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COLUMBA S. C. Thursday Morning, March SI, 1870. Thc Inviolability of KccortU. Tita no BA .... 5t~.C~.--~ TH4M HJT^II-m?? oently, is one involving an important prinoiple. The gist of tho matter is simply this: The Secretary of State, as? suming that the legislature had intended to nae the term *'Blackville" where the term "BamxceW appeared on the record, erased Barnie ell and inserted in lien thereof Blackville. Whereupon be was oalied upon to furnish a copy of the original bill, with a copy of the erasures and alterations. This he deolined to do, npon the advice of tho At tor noy-Gen or al. As we nuderstand it, the writ of man? damus was. therefore, served npon the Secretary of State, enjoining him to re? store the words by him erased. Upon this issue was joined, and Messrs. Pope, Melton, Chamberlain, Hntson and Al? drich engaged; in high debate; Messrs. Pope, Aldrich and Hntson for the writ, and Messrs. Melton and Chamberlain, contra. We hive a few words to say. We care very liitle whether tho Courts of Barnwell are held at Blackville or Barnwell. That is a matter of local con? venience. Bnt we do hold that an im? portant prinoiple has been violated by the Secretary of State. We take it that he designed no harm. We presume that j he did not feel the force of his own act. Bot, in onr judgment, it is obvious that he had not the shadow of a right to ohange the record. When called upon to make the ohange, he onght to have replied, "I cannot. I dare not. I shall not. 'What is writ, is writ.' " But he acted otherwise. In that easy and pre? vailing spirit peculiar to his political as? sociates, he did not hesitate to go behind the great seal of the State and to disre? gard the word of the law, in his am? bitious desire to carry out the spirit. With the Secretary we have no special issue to make. We aro disposed to say, "go and 6?a no inore." But we do re? gard it our duty to say that he has com? mitted a serions mistake, and furnished what might prove to be a dangerous pre? cedent. We do not exaggerate at all when we say, that the records that go into the Secretary of State's office must be preserved in their integrity, or the very foundation of government will receive a shock. Ia this case, the subject matter is of litt?o moment, but tho principle is of vast importance. The President and Cabinet are at a loss what to do with the troops, the standing army being largely in excess of the Notional necessities. We are told that the project to distribute them in small garrisons throughout the South is now under consideration, and will doubt? less be accepted; the only obstacle in tho way of such a disposition being a dislike upon the part of the War Department to make the military in any locality subser? vient to the civil authorities. Strange that it never occurs to the President and Cabinet to muster them out of service and thereby savo a large and useless out? lay to the Treasury. This solution would have been speedily arrived at, as far as the soldiers were concerued, had it not been for the many officers who would havo thus found "Othello's occu? pation gone." Even as it is, tho num? ber of officers in commission is three times as great as would serve the present j number of enlisted men on a war foot? ing, but they servo to maintain the dig? nity of the service, reward personul friends of the Executive, and, moro thun that, will prove handy in case of any of those sudden emergencies so often aris? ing under military governments. As for I garrisoning the South, it is not only un? necessary, but may provo highly preju? dicial to the public peace, in fermenting discords, otherwise readily avoided. The Washington correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch says : "Demands como to tho War Depart? ment every day for troops to suppress disorders and insurrections. Somo times it is to break up illicit distilleries or to protect internal revenue detectives; at others, because of imagined Ku Klux operations in the Southern States, aud for all manner of uses. The demands, if complied with in full, would hardly leave a corporal's guard in any one place. Many of the stories are, of course, for political effect. But they are losing! their influence, and those in power begin ' to complain that the iustanuea aro too frequent in which the demands for troops to preserve the laws are made without snfilnieot justification." POISONED BY JASMINES.-On yesterday, a little daughter of Dr. William G. Phil? lips, aged eighteen months, died from the effects of poison. Tho child was in full health, but happened to get hold of a few yellow jasmine Howers which it eat, and .which caused death, notwith? standing tho most activo remedies were immediately administered. [Augusta Chronicle. Tho number of deaths in Charleston for tho wook, onding March 26th, were twenty-five-eight whites and suventeou blacks. Ia addition to these, four still? births are roported. Tko Li Wing Wiitin ot tho ?.?tit* This work, from th? free and graphic pen of onr accomplished critic, poet and linguist, Jas. Wood Davidson, A. Mu, is a literary Bem o' rare intellectual merit. It is thorough, I free from exaggeration or extravagance, comprehensive, ooncise, and we have no hesitation in pronounc? ing the fulfilment of the design oarried out with marked effect. In tho January number of the XIX Century we have read some disparaging strictures on this work, in an article en? titled "Recreations of an Invalid." The author of this article, M. Eliza Smith, makes the somewhat startling assertion "that Mr. Davidson has sown the wind in publishing such a vol?me, and must expect to reap a whirlwind of censures." We do not know what Mr. Davidson personally expects to reap, but we know what he deserves to reap, what wo look forward undoubtedly to his reaping from all readers of reflection and discernment, and that is, a rich harvest of approval, of high appreciation and grateful thanks for the masterly manner in whioh he bas accomplished his difficult task. A task for which the author's high culture, comprehensive and catholic mind-terse, vigorous and telling style, no less than calm, judicial spirit and rare powers of condensation, eminently qualified him. True, Mr. Davidson's book may be in a manner incomplete-that is, he has negleoted to search diligently, and find out in remote places, the name of every Southern scribbler, who has ever put pen to paper-who bus ever perpetrated an obitnary notice, or written a couplet of rhymes, sensible or senseless. We don't think Mr. Davidson was called upon to include in his collection, every school boy or girl who had composed a school thesis of a little more than ordi? nary ability. As well write a book on the Artists of the South, and inolude the carno of every privato individual, who had ever sketched in penoil, or orayon, or water colors, or painted in oil, with moderate capacity. It would be equally sensible. We fancy n certain amount of ability should be unmistakably demon? strated before one is pronounced un artist, ora writer, and ono's picture taken as such. Wo will not venture to assert that there are none excluded from Mr. Davidsou's list, who deserve a piuco in it-Miss Cheeseborough, for instance, who has written considerably, and a few others. But wo are rather of the opinion that he is justifiable in excluding the uamcs of some very young writers, who, not wit h staudiug they muy do n great deul in the future, (and we hope that they may, and have fath that they will,) aro yet novices, destitute of that amount of literary training, and that weight of literary work accomplished, which aloue would, or ought, to make them worthy to cuter tho charmed circle of the literati of tho South. In that other rich acquisition to South? ern literature-Ida Raymond's South laud Writers-there is contained the names aud biographical sketches of 115 female writers, of whom, we confess, one-half, at least, we never heard of be? fore, though we always have, and do read, enormously aud indiscriminately, (if you don't believe it, Mr. Editor, we will send you a list of books, and let you judge for yourself,) and are South? ern to the back-bone, and tenacious of Southern reputation in every depart? ment, and proud of Southern achieve? ment. This confession of ignorance is certainly not meant au any disparage? ment to the writers in question, but ouly in vindication to Mr. Davidson. If he omitted some Southern writers, because be had never heard of them, he is not the only one in that predicament. Be this as it may, we claim for Mr. Davidson, that ho has accomplished what ho proposed to do in "the Living Writers of the South." Ho undertakes to show what literature tho South has. M. Eliza Smith say-), in this undertak? ing, he lins signally failed. We say, he has signally succeeded. If tho litera? ture of tho South displays lamentable poverty-as some critics have asserted Mr. Davidson may lament, and no doubt does, but he cannot be made responsible that such is the caso. We claim, furthermore, for this work, that it is well written and admirably ar? ranged; that it is nu impartial, dispas? sionate, masterly portraiture of Southern literature us it really exists. A tone of universal justice, independent of praise and social obligations, por vades its pages. He does something moro than echo the shallow compliments aud interested opi? nions of thu day. Hts criticisms are acute, and truthful-indeed, we know not which to admire most, his discriminat? ing judgment and accurate systematizing of fucts, or his keen analizotion of style, accuracy of detail, and that criticul in? dustry which brings forward in clear cut sentences, the prominent points and characteristics of each author. In bre? vity consists ono of the oharms and chief value of tho book; there is no oppressive fullness-if wo want a writer's mental status, a list of his works, an analysis of characteristics, wo have it all in a nut? shell. No unavoidable wading through pages of voluminous and tedious quota? tions, lengthy discussions and laborious criticisms coming to no visible result. lu powerful condensation, terseness and vigor, Mr. Davidson has no rival -he possesses, in an extraordinary degree, the rare genius of brevity. The Living Writers of tho South is an attractive portrait-gallery, and the vigorous pon skctches which characterize the book, aro more powerful, than lengthy aud moro oruato designs would be. They are as strong pieces of character drawing, as we have seen in many a day. Of this work, it cannot be said, as some critic, more pithy than complimentary, has re? marked of some other book, "it would be twice as good, if it were balfes long." Words ombody sentences, and sontonccs fe i11 , i ; .'* .'''..'i i ' H!1 m whole page? of snrpluaed writing. We heartily command the work to every one who wishes to obtain a true and impar? tial insight into tbs state cf S?sthers literature-erich will find nothing more literal and exact, A useful and characteristic feature is a moot complete index, of rare copious? ness, lists of books, with full titles, and dates of publication, all of which en? hances the value of the work a hundred? fold as a convenient book of reference. To sum up the whole matter, tho au? thor has so successfully worked up tho heterogeneous material in his possession, BO saturated himself with tho tone and color of bis undertaking, as hn9 furnish? ed to the South-what no other book ever so successfully has furnished-a faithful, chaste aud vigorous text-book of Southern literature. ANNABEL LEE. COLUMBIA, March 29, 1870. MR. EDITOR : I doubt it very much if any road has been conducted any better in the last year than the Green vi Ho Rail? road, South Carolina, with a view to maka money, ?fcc. All-the President, Superintendent and Conductors-aro do? ing their duty. I had no idea that a change for tho better could be effected in BO short a time. OLD AGENT. THE SPRING TRADE.-According to tho New York Daily Bulletin, (good enough sommercial authority.) the spring trndo thus far has been anything but satisfac? tory. It says: "All sections of the country have neon imply represented by buyers, who speak hopefully of the condition of business in the interior, ond are apparently in? tending to buy freely, but their purchases bave been confined to small parcels for supplying immediate vants, and the ag? gregate of business hus been compara? tively light. This rule applies even to the Southern merchants, who usually buy early, aud who this season are pre? pared to take a larger supply of goods than at any period since the war. There ure tho main elements for an active, healthy trade, and yet the commission merchants and jobbers universally com? plain of unsatisfactory sales." The Now York Journal of Commerce says : "Thoro is more activity in trade, al? though the purchases have been made cautiously, and, to & great extent, in moderuto bills. There aro no such sweeping eales ns usually characterize tho height of a busy season, but tho deinuud is all tho healthier for this reason, and tho risk of a sharp re-action much di? minished. We regret to notice a dispo? sition on the part of some houses having ampio capital, to speculate in cotton or tuko a turu in stocks." A HAND ROAD TO TRAVEL,-Wo have a printer in our oflice who Jives four miles from town, and who goes home twico a week. Ile has a rough and ad? venturous road to travel: First, he passes a houso where a mau was killed by light? ning; then, he pnsses by tho public gal? lows; next, where a man hanged himself; next, where a man was found dead; next, he passes by a place where a man hung his wife; next, ho passes a house used by medical students, many years ago, for dissecting human beings; next, a place whoro a crazy mau killed his mother, nest, tho place where tho Whigs in the Revolution, shot four tories, and next, the place Qeu. Graham thrashed out the tories in tho Revolution. And our printer has seen nothing like a ghost yet.-Hillsboro Recorder, lGth. THE PORT ROYAL RAILROAD.-The Augusta Chronicle says: "Tho prospects for the completion of the railroad be? tween this city and Port Royal are daily brightotr.ng. Two hundred and fifty tous of iron have lately been received in Charleston for laying tho track of this road, and moro is daily expected to arrive. Tho chief engineer states that work will Boon be commenced between this city and tho Savannah River, and tho entiro work will be finished by next October." A HIT AT CONGRESS.-When the Utah bill was up the other day, Fitch, of Ne? vada, as a final hit at the measure, moved that its provisions relating to bigamy and concabinngo bo extended to ill tho United States but tho District of Columbia. "Why except the District?" inquired Cleveland, of New Jersey. "I iccept it for the benefit of the members )f Cougress," replied Fitch, amidst a cmrst of applause. ANOTHER FIRE IN MARION.-On Tnes lay morning, says the Star, of tho 30th, lulf an lion- after mid-night, a fire was liscovcred in Moody & Smith's store. Tho store was entirely consumed, ns also ?vas tho office of A. Q. McDuffie. Mr. Wei hillie's books and paper were saved. Wessrs. Moody & Smith lost their entire dock, valued at about $8,000. Needam and John .Yates, arrested, sbarged with the murder of Sheriff Mi sell, of Orange County, Florida, while icing taken to Enterprise by tho acting iheriff and his posse, attempted to es tape, when the guard fired, killing them ><>tli. It is said the people of that Coun y are well satisfied with the result. An elderly Baptist lady, living up tho ilnskingrtu), saya tho Marietta Register, irrites as follows to a friend: "We can't ret. to meeting this weather, but tho mi? nster stayed with us throe days; wo gave tim Cen pounds of butter and a ham, md you botter believe we kept him pray ng while he stayed." Tho Washington correspondent of the baltimore Gazelle says: "The revenue ifiicinls in the South are calling for irrned and mounted men-United States roops preferred-to aid them in captnr ng 'coffee-pot distilleries in the moun ains.' The Government would find the jame not worth the candle; but how the armers' hen-roosts would suffer." An Ohio girl of fifteen has experienced aatrimony, desertion and divorce, in ndiana-all in throe months. Acta ?nd Joint Resolution* Pagard fcy tbo '. liCglalatarc of Soatli Carolina. AH A OT TO INCORPORATE TUB UNITY AND SSIENDSOIP SOCIETY OF CHARLESTON, AND TO CONFER OEI'.TAIN POWERS ' THEREON. I SECTION 1. Bc it enacted by thc Senate , and House of Representatives of the State of South Garelina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That William Eden, Robert Morrison, J. N. Izurd, Robert Turner, Charles G. Leslie and J. J. Connorville, and all other persons who now are, or shall hereafter become, members of tho corporation hereby cre? ated, shall be, and aro hereby, incorpo? rated as a body politic and corporate, and shall be knowu, in deed and law, by tho name of the "Unity and Friendship So? ciety, of tho city of Charleston." SEC. 2. That tho said corporation, by its name aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, to be appointed or elected in such manner, and according to such form, as may bo provi? ded by tho rules nud regulations now ex? isting, or hereafter to bo made, for the government of said Society; aud said corporation shall have a common seul, with power to alter the sume, together with tho said rules and regulations, in such manner and as often as it shall deem necessary und proper. SEO. 3. That the said corporation shall be capable to have, hold and enjoy any estate, renl or personal, in perpetuity, or for term of years, whether acquired by donation, device or purchase ; Provided, That the value of the estate so held shall cot exceed the sum of fifty thousaud (50,000) dollars at any one time ; and to lease, alien or convey the same, in full or for term of years in any way it may deem proper; and may sue and be sued, plead and be i m pleaded, answer and be an? swered uuto, in any Court of the State. SEC. 4. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in force for the term of fourteen vears. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JB., Speaker House of Representatives. Approved the 18th day of February, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TUE CROYE STA? TION RRIDGE COMPANY. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That S. Dalton, S. F. Trowbridge, R. S. Elrod, N. S. Clardy aud A. B. Holland, of Anderson and Greenville Counties, aud their asso? ciates and successors, be, and the same aro hereby, declared to be a body politic ?nd corporate, by the name and style of the Grove Station Bridge Company. SEC. 2. That tho said corporation shall huvo tho privilege to keep in good repair the briJgo now built over the Saluda River, near the depot nt Golden Grove, ou tho Greenville und Columbia Rail? road, and known ns Grove Station Bridge, for the term of fourteen ) ears, and bo allowed to receive and collect the following rates of toll, to wit: For a foot? man, five (5) cents; for a mau and horse, ten (10) cents; for all carriages drawn by ono horse, mule or ox, twenty (20) cents; for all carriages drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, twenty-five (25) cents; for all carriages drawn by three horses, mules or oxen, thirty (30) cents; for all carriages drawn by four horses, mules or oxeu, fifty (50) cents; for horses, single, five (5) cents per head; for cattle, three (3) couts per head; aud for hogs and ??heep, three (3) cents per head : Provi? ded, AU passengers shall bc charged only one fare for going aud returning on the same day ; And provided, further, That no one shall bc charged going to or re? turning from Church or elections, or children going to or returning from school. SEC. 3. Tho said Company shall be subject to any regulations hereafter adopted by the General Assembly for the government of such Companies. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., Speaker House of Representatives. Approved the 18th day of February, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. CoLonED PEOPLE AT TIIE THEATRE. '.Zeta," of tho Baltimore Sun, says: Considerable excitement was exhibited at the National Theatre, Friday night, over the admission to tho private boxes of the theatre of fonr colored persons, who occupied tho samo dur'ng tbo per? formance. No adverse demonstration was made. It is the first incident of the kind that bas occurred here. A Shenandoah Valley paper reports the sale of a timber tract of 2,100 acres on South River to Messrs. Pettibone, Parker & Co., of Washington, D. C., for $3,500. The same paper says that "land buyers are beginniug to come into the Vulley in great numbers, from the different sections of tho North." D. F. Pomar, of Gainesville, Texas, recently had an enconntor with a couple of desperadoes, and unfortunately re? ceived a wound of which ho subsequent? ly died. He killed one man, named Charley Moranza, with n good many nliases, who was said to have killed seve? ral persons before he met his death. A little girl, excited by tho brilliant ilteplay of her aunt's gold plugged front teeth, exclaimed: ' Oh, Aunt Mary, how [ do wish I had copper-toed teeth like ?rou." A clergyman iu Now York offers up prayers for the Legislature of that State, which, ho says, is " disposed to repeal aven the Ten Commandments." Every plain girl has one consolation; though not a pretty young lady, she will, if she lives, be a pretty old one. A St. Petersburg danseuso has been Tiled eighty roubles " for gestares ont of ill boanda." TZM ooal lt? ra ia . FURNITURE.-In procuring for one's jomo the necessary furniture, considera? tions of elegance and taste are to be fou? ndered, as well as convenience and jcononiy. In making snob purohases it is desirable to find an establishment combining these advantages, willi relia bility and fair dealing. Such a house ?ve believo is that of Frost, Black & Co., [*9 Bowery, Now York, whose aunounce tnent may bo found in our advertising columns. Their house is ono of the largest of thc kind in the country, and Bvorything purchased of them ?B guar mteed as represented. RURAL CAROLINIAN FOR APRIL.-As much reading matter in bis particular line ns any farmer can well disposo of before tho next will bo out. "Agricnl turo in Education," by Wm. Pinkney Starke, can be read with equal profit and pleasure by tho philosopher and thc planter; "My Plantation," is a well-con? sidered planter's Utopia; "Snarl's Short? comings in Farming," will touch many readers in a tendor place; "Novel and Curious Vegetables," handsomely illus? trated, is worth tho year's subscription. But why attempt a selection, much less an enumeration of the good things. The Rural Carolinian, containing monthly sixty-four pages of reading matter, beau? tifully illustrated, is published for tho small sum of $2 per annum, by Walker, Evans & Cogswell and D. Wyatt Aiken, Charleston, S. C. PUBLIC MEETING.-The meeting of the citizens of Columbia, called to bo held at Carolina Hall, last evening, was organ? ized by calling Joseph D. Pope, Esq., to tho Chair, who stated briefly the pur? poses of the meetiug. After a free consultation, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That the attention ol our citizens is called to the fact that registra? tion is required by law to entitle a mau to vote in the approaching election. Resolved, That it is the sense of the moeling, that it is tho imperative duty of every citizen to qualify himself by re? gistration, to vote at the clectiou on Tuesday next. Resolved, That tho citizens be, and are hereby, invited to assemble in mass meeting, at Carolina Hall, to-morrow oveuing; and that tho Secretary is here? by authorized to publish the call for the meetiug in tho PHONIX and Guardian to-morrow. JOS. D. POPE, Chairman. THOS. J. LA MOTTE, Secretary. MARCH 30, 1870. THE TRIBUTE OF COLUMHIA TO GEN. ROBERT E. LEE.-An incident plcusing in its character and honorablo to the city occurred hero yesterday. It having beeu ascertained that Gen. Lee would pass through Columbia by the Charlotte train, most of tho stores were closed, por pre? vious arrangement, and in spite of the drenching rain, a largo number of our citizens, including all the ex-Confederates of the field, turnedgout, formed in pro? cession, and marched to the depot of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail? road. When tho train arrived, Gen. Lee appeared on the platform, and being in? troduced by Col. A. C. Haskell, the noble old chieftain bowed his ncknowledg ments. Ho was saluted with deafening cheers, and wo presume that at no other point has the General received a more earnest welcome It is meet that the citizens should have done this. Colum? bia is tho capitul of South Carolina, aud, when she can, let ber speak as sho did on yesterday for all in South Carolina, that honor and revoro tho name of ROBERT E. LEE. He came and went on amid tho cheers of Carolinians. Wo learn that the health of Gen. Lee is feeble, and that he goes to Florida to seek relief. Wo learn that there were many pleasing incidents connected with the reception of Gen. Leo. As tho old veteran appeared, some shed tears, and j no ex-Confederate said, with tears fall? ing down his manly cheeks, "General, ?ve were overpowered, not whipped ;" ind tho crowd took it up and repeated t-"overpowered,but not whipped." Lit? tle girls also crowded in to see and speak o the General. Pleasant Goode, fui th? al to tho memory of his friend Gen. tfaxcy Gregg, was on hand, and Col. Mo dostor introduced hiui U> Gen. Lee, who book bim cordially by tho hand. Tho lest wishes of our community attend lim. Tho Lcxiugton Gazelle, in anncuue ng the departure of General Robert E. lioo on a Southern tour, says : "Ho will bo absent about a month, and hat ho will spend most of tho time in Savannah, Ga He will stop in Warren on, N. C., on his route, to revisit tho ;ravo of a daughter who died near tint ?lace during tho war. This relaxation rom tho muline of college duties, with he chango of scenery and travel will, io doubt, provo of beuefit to his health. ?he faculty wore urgent in their request hat the General should seek recreation a a pleasant excursion. The confine lent of college|Hfo had somewhat affect d his health. Miss Agnes Lee accom anies her father on the trip. " CRUMBS.-MncEvoy'a Hiberoicoo, em oraoiog panoramic scenes in Ireland, longs, dances, etc., will be exhibited in Tanney's Hall, on Monday and Tuesday iveniugs next. See advertisement. The PHOENIX office is supplied with avery style of material from tho small metal letter to tho largest wood type, together with plaiu and fancy cards, paper, colored ink, bronze, etc. It is the only establishment in the interior of tho State where two and three sheet posters eau bo printed. All kinds of work in tho printing liue atteuded to at short notice. All must register anew for tho next election, and each voter iu his Ward. Wo learn from General Harrison, the President, that the necessary arrange? ments have been mado to prosecute the work on the Blue Ridge Road. Work on tho Air-line route is also to be pushed forward. The best thing in tho first uumber of the new comic paper, Punchinello, pub? lished iu New York, is this: "Let Stone, * of the Journal of Commerce, Wood, of the News, Marble, of tho World, and Brick, of tho Democrat, put their heads together and make a new conglomerate pavement." Voters will bear in mind that they must register before voting at the mu? nicipal election to be held on Tuesday next. According to an Act passed by tho last Legislature, each Ward electa its own Aldermen. The Darlington Democrat makes mis? takes as to credits. Tho article relative to Gov. Scott was copied from the PHONTX, Uso your spectacles, brother. \ Letters are held for postage in Savan? nah addressed to J. P. Read, Columbia. The case of the State ex rel. A. P. Aldrich and others vs. Secretary Car dozo, was resumed yesterday morning. Attoruey-Gcneral Chamberlain conclud? ed tho argument for the respondent; Mr. A. P. Aldrich ia reply for tho re? lators. The Judge reserved his opinion. Mr. J. P. Southern, President of tho Georgetown aud Charlotte Railroad, and Capt. W. S. Greene, chief engineer, arrived in Columbia, yesterday, after a visit ulong tho liue of their projected railroad. Wo have reason to believe that a great misapprehension exists as to the reduc? tion iu tho wholesale price of goods in New York. Tho reductiou on desirable goods has merely kept pace with tho de? cline in gold, nothing more; and as to undesirable goods, their sale furnishes no criterion as to current market rates. In this city the decline iu dry goods has moro than kept pace with the decline in gold, and tho reductiou is fully us great, both iu tho wholesale and retail busi? ness, as it has been in any of the North? ern cities. Book and job printing of any kind, executed in the very best styles of tho art, can be promptly furnished at the PHOENIX office. A lot of new-stylo card> etc., just received. Prices very mode? rate. HOTEL ABBIVALS, .Mardi 80.-Columbia Hotel M A Newland. E Whitcomb, E L Pendleton, 8 I'Simone, a C; CP Paine, lt D Norris, Balti? more; T O Dunn, Little Uiver; H W Beaty. Conwayboro; L C Northrop, A W Tharin, A J Crcws. W D Kennedy, Charleston; J Seligman, El li King, W KuttrulT, New York; C if Hall, Agent of Mac Evey's liibernfcon; John P Adams and lady, Itobt Adams and ladv. Thoa P Weston. PO Chapoll. Hopkins; M L Kinard, citv: A J Fredericks, S C. Nickerson House-H Talcott, Conn; F H Cordon, Augusta; N 1? Youug, Richmond; W B Thomp on and wife, J Ii Thompson, Liberty Hill; W KiittrufT. Now York; J D Patterson and wife, California: B Patterson, Canada; Lieut AdaaiH, U H Army; J O Meredith, Helena; H Q Bennett, B ?? 8 Q Francis, Maryland; J B Seigler, Newberry; W J Young, N C; J li Gay, New York. LIST OF NEW ADVI.KTISEMKNrs. Thomas J. LaMotte-Citizens' Meeting. P. \V. McMaster-Beal Estate for Salo. Extra Meeting Acacia Lodge. P. Cautwell-Matter Kraut. Frost, Black A Co.-First Class Furniture. Mac Evey's Entertainment. Jacob Levin-Auction Sales, Ac. Acts Passed by the State Legislature. KOSKOO.-Tho Norfolk Haily Journal, of December ll, 18G9, says: "This medicino is rapidly gainiug confi? dence of tho people, and tho numerous testi? monials of its virtues, given by practitioners of medicine, leaves no doubt that it is a safe and reliable remedy for IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD, LIV KU DISEASE, Ac." The last Me Heal Journal contains an arti? cle from Prof. H. S. Newton, M. D., President of the E Medi-Collogo, city of New York, that ?peaks in nigh terms of its curativo proper? ties, aud gives a special recommendation of Koskoo to the practitioners of medicine. This is, WO believe, the first instance, whore inch medicines havo been oflictally endorsed >>y tho Faculty of any of tho Medic! Colleges, iud reflects great credit upon thc skill of Dr. Lawrence, its compounder, and also pots 'Koskoo" in tho VAN of all other medicines jf tho present day. F26 A FH.MAI.E- BKOULATOU.-Woman and her leeds. For complaints and irregularities to vhich ber sex is exclusively liable, ll LIN ITS n's Lr N'S I n l ion ;? is recommended on tho au bority of wives, mothers and nurses, who havo ested its tonic and regulating properties, aud know whereof they speak;" and also with tho unction of able physicians, who have admi listered the QUEEN'S DELIGHT to their fomalo latients, in obstiuato cases, with tho happiest csults. Almost all female complaints aro omplicatod with mental gloom mid deepon ency, tho gent?o and lasting exhilarating fTocts of tho QUEEN'S DEMO HT is admirably dapted to SUCH cases. As a remedy for hya? ena and mental depression, it has no equal ti tho world. NureiiiK mothers find it an ad? orable iuvigorant. It is highly satisfactory hat this preparation should prove so emi ently benoaoial to the sex. Young and old rill find roliet always. For salo by FISHES A I LI N ITU ir. Feb 19