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COLUMBIA, 8. C. Wednesday Morning, April 13,1870. Reform la Atcprcoeutatlon- Atmlyits Of tue UlAcrcnt Methods or Proportional Representation. In his lecture, in Bonton, Mr. .David Dudley Field, after taking the last presi? dential oleotion:,' and showing how un? fairly and irregularly the present repre? sentative syetem works, thus gives au ac? count of the different schemes that have been suggested .to improve the said sys? tem. At this timo, wo desire only to remark that, in our judgment, all of these, schemes are defective, and that tho right one has yet to be worked out. The pro? blem remains unsolved. But to return. Mr. Field says: / How TER Bvnj (JAN ns REMEUIED.-Va? rious pluiis have* been proposed, of whioh I will now proceed to give an account. The problem is, to procure a legislative body whioh, at the time of its eleotion, will faithfully represent the whole body of eleotors. . The point to be gained is tho giving to every elector a representa? tive, so that When the Legislature meets, the former may feel that ho eau point to some one on tho floor to whom ho bas given authority to speak and not for him, and that the latter may represent only so many votes as he has received. THE BABB BOHEME.-Speculations on the 8ubjeot were begun so early as the latter part of tho last century. A bill for English parliamentary reform, intro? duced by the Duke of Richmond in the year 1780, contained a olahse looking to a represantation of minorities. In tho former part of the present century a scheme having the same objeot was broached by the late Mr. Hill. In 1855, a plan proposed by M. Androe, was in? troduced into, the representative system of Denmark. ; In 1859, Mr. Hare pub? lished his great work on the oleotion o? representatives, parliamentary and muni? cipal. Since then the subject has re? ceived much attention, and given rise to many discussions in this oountry, and in England, Fiance, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, and Australia. Mr. Hare's s?beme is one which, for the sake of distinction, I will call that of prefer? ential voting. It ascertains the quota bj dividing the whole number of voters b? the whole number of representatives, Thus, if the whole number of voten should be 800,000, and the number o: representatives to be- ohosen 200, thc quota of voters to each representative would be 4,000. Then the voter is tc deposit at the polls a voting paper, oi which he shall have placed in the ordei of his preference the names of the candi dates, or of so many of them as h< pleases. No vote ia to be counted fo more than one candidate; any candidat receiving 4,000 votes is to be declaren elected; if the candidate first on a voting paper fails to obtain the quota, or ha already obtained it, the vote descends ti the next in. order of preference; when i candidato has.obtained the quota, hi votes up to that r. umber are to be la ii naide, and the remaining votes are to b counted for the candidate next in orde of preference, and so on, till all the vote are appropriated and tho whole numbe of representatives is obtained. If thor be not 203 persons credited each witl 4,000 votes, and the representative bod; is consequently deficient in number, tin deficiency is to be made up by takin( tho candidates who come nearest to th required quota. This method, which have called that of preferential voting is also called by the Swiss reformers thu of tho electoral quotient (le quotiet ?ele doral. ) A second plan is that of cumnlativ voting. The theory of this ia, that, quota hoing ascertained as before each voter shall have as many votes a there are representatives to be elected (either from the whole State, or frot eleotoral districts less than tho who] State, as may bo determined,) and sha bo at liberty to cast them all for ono car didate, or divide them among several, o he pleases. This plan has been propose in Congress by Mr. Buckalow, of Peni sylvania, and in the Illinois State Cor volition by Mr. Joseph Mcdill and other: Its operations may bo illustrated thu. Massachusetts has ten Representatives i the lower House of Congress; each vote has ton votes; ho may give thom to te candidates, ono to each, or he may cu mi late them upon n less number than ten even to ono. One-teuth of the votei may thus bo sure of a representative, they choose to unite upon one persou Thus, suppose the number of voters 1 bo 200,000, and each with ton vote making 2,000,000 votes in all, of whic 200,000 shall be sufficient to elect, tl friends of any oue candidate might seem the concentration or cumulation of tl 200,000 votos cast by 20,000 voters, au those would have representative, thoug all the remaining votes were cast for oi person. IQ practice, no doubt, ticke would be made up by the two parties au each party would send repr?sentative meroly proportionate to its constituent A third plan is that of limited votiuj by which is to be understood that of r quiring tko votes to be cast for a le number of candidates than the whol Thus, if tho number of voters we: 100,000, and the number of candidat to be elected from tho State, or distric ten, and each voter were allowed to gi only ono vote for oue candidate, at 10,000 votes wore to elect, tho rest would be that every 10,000 persons niigl have a ropresontativo if they woul This plan is gonerally referred to in co neotion with several candidates, rare iu connection with singlo ones. The fourth plan is that of substitu voting, which permits candidates to ct anew tho useless votes givon to thoi and substitute a third person in tin placo. A plan of this sort has boen I conirncndeil by Mr. Fisher, of Philad phm. Thus, supposing again tho nu ber of 'electora'lo'US"'ItiO.Wft/ancT ol representatives 10, and 10,000 votes tobe sufficient for election; and then suppos? ing six candidates to bave received each 15,000, that ?8?'90,000vin all, and two others each 5,000. Here are 80,00.) bur-, plus votes cast for the elected candi dates, and 10,000 insufficient' votes divided be? tween two persons, so aa to give neither of them enough to elect him; the plan we are speaking of allowa the three eleeted candidates to cast 30,000 surplus votes'-, and the two defeated candidates to cast j 10,000 insufficient votes for new candi? dates. Those eight persons would substi? tute four other persons as the candidates to reoeive the 40,000 votes, and would elect them to serve with the six first I elected. The fifth plan ia sometimes called that of proxy voting, which permits erery voter to give his vote or proxy to uny person he pleases, and that person to represent him in tho Representative Chamber if he can unite upon himself other proxies sufficient to make up the electoral quota, and if he receives more than this sufficient number, then to oast additional votes in the chamber, pro? portional to the number of proxies re? ceived. This is the plan put forth three years ago by the Personal Representa? tion Society of New York. The sixth plan is that of ft'sf-voting, or what is called the free conourrenoe of lists or the open list-a plan recommend? ed by the Reformers of Germany, second in merit only to the plan of preferential voting. It supposes lists of candidates containing each the names of as many as there are representatives to be chosen, ranged in the order of preference, to be deposited with the proper authorities a certain time before the election and num? bered. Each elector gives his vote for a particular list. The whole number of votes for that list is divided by the electoral quotion, and the result gives the number of candidates chosen on that list. For example, if there be fifteen representatives to be oleoted, 15,000 voters, and five lists of candi? dates. List A receiving 5,000 votes secures five representatives; list B re? ceiving 4,000 votes secures four repre? sentatives; list C receiving 3,000 votes secures three representatives; li?t D re? ceiving 2,000 votes secures two repre? sentatives; list E receiving 1,000 votes secures one representative. In case of a vacancy caused by death or resignation, eleotion on more than one list, or other cause, the place is to be supplied by the candidate next in order. This plan would operate thus iu a State having 100,000 voters and ten Representatives iu Congress to choose, and three parties with eaoh a list: List A receiving 00,000 votea, list B receiving 30,000 votes, and list 0 receiving 10,000. The quota or electoral quotient being 10,000, list A would be entitled to six representatives, list B to three, and list C to one. The six highest names on list A, the three highest on list B, and the one highest on list C would then be I chosen as the Representatives of the I State iu Congress. I have given these different plans in general terms with very little detail, but sufficient, I think, ! to show the principle on whioh each of them rests. Preferential voting avoids both the objection of too great concen? tration of votes upon one person and the loss of votes below the quota, since no candidate eau have counted in his favor more than enough to elect him, and every vote will be counted except tho number less than a quota left after electing tho required number of candi? dates. Other difficulties, however, might appear in the actual working of any of tho plans, which we do not now fore? see. VALUE OF TUE COTTON- Cuor.-A cot? ton crop of 3,000,000 bales, at the average prie o of the season, so far, is worth about 3310,000,000 curronoy, in Southern ports, which is equivalent to over $250,000,000 in gold. This is a greater aggregate value than was over received for any cotton crop iu the United States, exceeding, by some mil? lions of dollars, the value of the great crop of 4,800,000 bales in 1859-GO. REVOLVING.-A few years ago, Parson Brownlow prayed that if he died at tho North, his coffin might be left open at one end, so that ho could crawl away from tho abolitionists. About tho same time, Senator Drake, of Missouri, intro? duced a bill into tho Legislature requir? ing nil free negroes to be sold into slavery. Now look at them and say if quackery can any further go? LATER NEWS FROM CUBA.-Tho Cuban Junta in this city have advices from Key West and Cuba dated April 8, which make no mention of tho collapse of the revolution reported in Havana telegrams of the previous day. The Junta are officially advised that Jordan has made a junction with Agramonte, and, with a combined force of 4,782 men of all arms, is moving in search of Vulmaseda. This Gonural has a force of about 4,500 men, and a lively engagement is looked for. The Junta beliovo that the Havana de? spatches announcing tho "crushing out of the rebellion" aro only tho forerunuers of another glorious victory. [Charleston News. FIRE.-About threo o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire was sounded iu Ward 1, and upon repairing to the ?pot flames were found issuing from an out? building on tho lot of Rev. Thomas Smytho, in Meeting street, near the bat? tery. The flames wore quickly subdued by tho firemen, who wore promptly on hand. A room in tho building occupied by Dr. Smytho as a reading room and study contained a valuable library, to? gether with various manuscripts. These, together with tho Doctor's entire ward? robe, wero destroy ed.-Charleston Courier. -?W Cont?ted ?IcVtW 'fir Jtfs?yor*E3 Aldermen. COLUMBIA, April ll, 187?.-The Gity Council met iu the court room nt 10 o'clock n. iii Present-Hie Honor the Major; Aldermen Agnew, Bales, Bryan, Clafjfey, Geiger, Hope, Hussung, John? son? Shields, Walter and Waring. John T. Rhett, Esq., City Attorney, announced to the Board that, after con? sultation with the counsel noting for the claimants, it had been agreed for the present to waivo nn examination of the illegal acts, alloged to have been com? mitted at tho recent election, and to try the case upon its oonstitutional merita, before the courts, and suggesting that tho reports of tho Managers of Election, for tho recent eleotiou of Mayor and Al? dermen, be opened und read, for the in? formation of the Board. Mr. Chamber? lain, counsel for the claimants, stated, io a few remarks, the result of tbo con? ference between the counsel for both parties, beiog substantially tho samo as presented by Mr. Rhett. On motion, the report of the mana? gers of tho recent election for Mayor and Aldermen were read, and received as information. On motion, Council arljournd to meet to-morrow, Tuesday, at 10 o'clock a. m. COLUMBIA, S. G., April 12, 1870.-The Council met at 10 o'clock a. m. Presont his Honor tho Mayor and ten Aldermen. Mr. John T. Rhett, City Attorney, submitted tho following poper, which bad been agreed upon by tho oounsel for tho respective parties in tbis cause, which was received as information: In (he Matter of the Contested Election 0/ the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Columbia. The following facts ore admitted to bo true by the counsel in the causo repre? senting the respective parties: 1. Tbat the Mayor of the city of Co? lumbia is n salaried officer, but was made suoh by action of the Oity Council, and has been paid out of the Oity Treasury for years past. 2. That, at the recent eleotion, the managers received a large number ol votes, though not sufficient to overcome the majorities, from persons residing within the territory recently, and within less than sixty days beforo the election, annexed to the corporate limits of the city, said persons claiming upon thc ground solely of that residence the righi to vote nt said election. 3. That the presont acting Mayor and Aldermen are the persons elected in No? vember, 1863, under tho Act of the 25tb day of September, 1868, to servo uuti! April, 1872. 4. That tho persons newly elected, who cluim to be seated as Mayor une Aldermen, havo made a demaud opoi tho present acting Mayor and Aldermen to be permitted to qualify, enter upot their offices, and to have the books aoc papers connected with tho offices claimed turned over to them; and that that de maud was refused by the present Mayo: and Aldermen, upon the grounds sc forth iu their declaration of tho election (Sigued.) JOHN T. RHETT, City Attorney, for ?elf, and Messrs. Car roll ami Pope. J. D. TRADEWELL, D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Counsel for Claimants. Mr. Rhett then submitted the follow ing declaration, which was adopted b; tho Council, and signed by them: On the 5th of April, A. D. 1870, node and hy virtue of the Act of the Genera Assembly, approved 26th July, 1870, ant entitled "Au Aot to alter and amend th charter and extend the limits of the cit; of Columbia," polls were opened an votes were received for Mayor am Aldermen of the said oity on the nes succeeding day, the 6th April, 1870. J written paper, subscribed by many of th corporators und electors of tho said cit of Columbia, was presented to the prt sent Acting Board of Aldermen, contest ing tho validity of the election of nil tb persons reported by the managers 11 having received a majority of tho vote so cast for tho said offices of Mayor an Aldermen, and charging tho manager of tho said election with illegal ucl in tho conduct of the same. On the -i t April, 1870, the said Acting Board < Aldertnou of tho city of Columbia, bavin received from tho managers of the sai election their returns of the same, wit tho bullets of tho voters, proceeded t examino thc said papers, and to invest gato tho caso presented by tho said pai ties contestant-the persons reported h tho said managers as having receive tho largest number of votes for the sai offices being first served with uotice to I present if they would; thereupon, aft? such examination and investigation I them duly made, tho said then Actio Board of Aldermen of the city of Colon bin announce and declaro, as the rosu in part of said election, that John Ale: ander. received the largest number < votes for Mayor, to wit: 1,151 votes; an that tho following persons received tl largest number of votes for Alderme of the wards respectively of tho city, I wit: For Aldermen of Ward No. 1, J. V Denny recoived 400 votes, Angust? Cooper 402 votes and Charles Mittori 8! votes; for Aldermen of Ward No. 2, Wo Hutson Wigg recoived 232 votes, Isra Smith 235 vote?, and William Hoyt 232 votes; for Aldermen of Ward No. I William Moony and S. B. Thompsc each received 205 votes, and Jos. Tayl< 201 votes; for Ward No. 4. R. M. Wfl lace received 312 votes; Wm. Simons 8( and Jacob Goodwyn 803 votes. Bi tho said then Acting Board of Alderme of the city of Columbia aro advised ac so declare and decide, that tho said 0 leged election of Mayor and Aldermen 1 the city of Columbia is in law invalid at void, because the presont incumbents 1 tho offices of Mayor and Aldermen tho city of Colombia have beon lawful elected and induoted into those effie respectively, for a term for which has|be< prescribed by law, which ia not elapsed and will not expire until the first Mon day in April, 1872; because no sentence of a motion from oflloa hasher been ?ironounoed against thom or any . of hem; nor has any proceeding for that purpose been eyer instituted, and be? cause se much of the aforesaid Act, en? titled "An Act to alter and extend the limita of tho oity of Columbia," as pro? vides fer an election of Mayor and Al? dermen of that city on the first Tuesday of April, 1870, operates, iu effect, to ex? pel thom, the present Mayor aud Alder? men, from their respective offices, with? out a hearing, or the opportunity of de fcnoe, involves a palpable assumption of political powers by tho General Assem? bly, and is in conflict with tho "law of the land'-' and the Constitution of the State. JOHN McKENZIE, Mayor, JOHN AGNEW. JACOB HUSSUNG, GEO. A. SHIELDS, R. W. JOHNSON, ORLANDO Z. BATES, WM. P. GEIGER, W. T. WALTER, R. L. BRYAN, EDWARD HOPE, C. WARING. Attest: J. S. MoMAHON, City Clerk. Mr. Tradewoll made the following statement, which was received as infor? mation: After the admission of certain facts bearing on tho question of the validity of the recont election for Mayor and Al? dermen of the city of Columbia, and the declaration of thu acting bonrd had been road and adopted, Mr. Tradewell, ou be? half of his colleague, Hon. D. H. Cham? berlain, and himself, counsel for the claimants, then arose, aud addressed tbe Board, stating in substance that a para? graph in the PHOENIX, of tho 12th, rela? tive to tho matter pendiug, was incor? rect-that the couusel for tho claimants made no admission of frauds in any way in the conduct of the election, nor did. the counsel for tho contestants desire any snoh admission; and as to the argu? ment about fraud after the debate of the legal question, no such argument is in our contemplation, nor will any snob over bo heard. On motion, Council adjourned. J. S. MoMAHON, City Clerk. [Wo simply gave tho information as reported to us; and as Capt. Tradewell asserts that the statement was au error, we give his correction.-PHONIX.] - The Associated Press telegrams have becomo so inaccurate and unreliable of late (says the New York Financial Chroni? cle, of the 9th instant.) that we have been compelled to make arrangements by which hereafter wo shall receive special telegrams, directed to ourselves, as a check upou them. A Chinese cigar-maker at San Fran? cisco has gone to the insane asylum through trying to keep the run of inter? nal revenue decidions regarding cigar stamps. The weak and emaciated mother says: "My health and strength is restored bp the use of" SOLOMONS* BITTEJ*"* N21 "Oh! what an excellent Tonio," is the language of the invalid who uses SOLO? MONS' BITTERS. N21 "Just the thiugl" Such is the excla? mation of tho Dyspeptics who use SOLO? MONS' BITTEBS. N21 "I am strong and healthy, yet to pre? serve my good condition," I use SOLO? MON'S BITTERS. N21 If you want a fine appetite and good digestion uso Dr. Tull's Golden Eagle Bitters. A healthy and exhilirating beverage is Dr. Tu lt's Golden Eagle Bitters. Dyspeptics should use Dr. Tutt's Golden Eagle Bitters. Delicato females take tho Golden Eagle Bitters. Dr. Tutt's Golden Eagle Bitters is the best tonic in tho United States. NOTICE. COLUMBIA, S. C., January, 1870. The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company having been formed by the consolidation of the Charlotte and South Carolina and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and having executed a first and only mortgage on its entire property of 195 miles, including equip? ment, is uow redeeming all tho bonds formerly issued by said two companies by an exchange of its first mortgage bonds. These bonds bear seven per cent, interest, payable in January and July, and are amply secured by a mort? gage on property which cost per milo more than thrco times the amount of bonds so issued. Tho present price of tho stock and the business of tho rond give ample guaran? tee of tho security of tho obligations for a permanent investment. Indeed tho opinion is freely expressed, that there is no safer bonds issued by any party or corporation in tho State, and they are cheerfully commended to capitalists as a safe investment. For the purpose of funding tho floating debt of the Company, $50,000 of these bonds aro offered for salo to the public, at the Treasurer's Office in Columbia. J16mw27 WM. JOHNSTON, Pres't. Columbia Chapter No. 5, R. A. M. A REGULAR CONVOCATION will bo |5??jihcl(l THIS EVENING, at Masonic Uall, sXfcSgfat. 8 o'clock. By order of tho ll. P. ??.?_ April 13 1 g. A. PREY, Socrotary. MRS. S. A. SMITH, EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, &how Jiooms over C. F. Jackson's, Main street. THE latost styles of BONNETS, I HATS, just received. Also, plain Und clogautly-trimmcd DRESS PATTERNS, of all tho latost and ?x most roliablo Btyles. D R E 8 8-M A KING, in all its branchos, attonded with promptness, and on roasonablo terms. Ladies aro invited to call. April 9 Imo . ,. ..... : ,-r;-. . , . .-. ? ?. ^ '".y > < i-JIU ir nu- .1 ?E?'?O o ?.1 lt? m ? . WEDDING CARDS AND ENVELOPES.-? lot of wedding cards abd envelopes, of Iatoat styles, has just been received wbich will be printed in imitation' of en? graving, and at less than one-tenth the cost. Gall and see specimens. The PHOENIX office is supplied with every stylo of material from tho small metal letter to the largest wood typo, together with plain and fancy cards, paper, colored ink, bronzo, etc. It is tho only establishment in the interior of tho State where two and threo sheet posters can bo printed. AU kinds of work in tho printing line attended to at short notice. THE RACE yesterday was a gallantly contested affair, and attracted a larger number of spectators than any similar sport has collected on the Gongaree course since tho closo of the war. Time was called about half-past 2 o'clock, and a very fair start mada ; but boforo a third of the field was traversed, the race being a quarter stretob, the bay gelding entered by Whitaker, of York, took the lead, which sh o maintained until the close, coming in thirteen feet ahead timo22>?seconds. Thestake was81,000. Two or three lively "scrubs" were also run and participated in by very good stock. Tho muin race, however, excited chief interest, not alone by reason of the calibro of the animals and size of the stake, but because the two horses repre? sented North and South Carolina. Vic? tory in this, os well as in the recent cook fights, has perched upon the banners of the old Palmetto. CRUMBS.-We have received from Dr. E. B. Turnipseed a bag of his cele? brated "pure bunch cotton seed." As we are not so fortunate as tobo the possessor of a field wherein to experiment, wo shall turn the seed over to an agricultu? ral friend, and faithfully record the re? sult. "Troat Culture, by Seth Green,"is tho title of a little work, containing nearly 100 pages. It will prove interesting to pisciculturists. It is published by Seth Green & Co., Caledonia, New York. The annnal meeting of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Cumpa is to be held in latter city on Wednesday next, the 20th instant. A correspondent of the Lancastei Ledger states that on Wednesday last, only two colored persons voted for tht "citizens' ticket" at the Camden muni? cipal election. It was a good idea put forth by a ne? gro, tho other day, that ho was in ad vance of Senator Sumner in his ideas o freedom. Ho wanted to soo tho time when a negro could not only vote, bu could vote a Democratic ticket witboul exposing himself to denunciation ant danger.^ SUPREME COURT, April 12.-Tho Cour mot at 10 a. m. Present-Chief Justici Moses, and Associates Wright and Wi I lard. Tho following cases were, upon motion restored to the docket: Biggers Mobley vs. T. K. Cureton, et al., M. L. Bonhan vs. W. J. Griffith, Wm. J. White vs. A J. Kibler. Amos Cook vs. Albert A Moore et al. R. A. Pringle el al. vs. Bel Sizer, et al. Thos. F. McLow vs. J. W Browne, ex'r., two cases. Seabrook vs Gregg. John McKeegen vs. D. Mc Swiney. Ex parte Jno. McKeegan, ii the case of E. F. O'Neil, adm'r., vs. Ma ria P. McKewon, admr'x. Ann Griffii and M. L. Bonham vs. G. A. and H. \V Addison. S. Morse and wifo vs. Eliza beth Adams, et al. C. B. Walker vs Lewis Corror, cl al. Thomas C. Liangs ton vs. South Carolina Railroad Com pany. R. S. Gillam vs. D. S. McJunkin Tho following cases wero ordered to b re-argued: Ann Creighton, et al., vs. Jut R. Pringle el al.; H. D. Lesesne, ex'r. and A. P. Allston, ex'., vs. Bon jami! Allston, cl al. Tupper vs. Marshall Order to amend record. Cheraw and Darlington Railroad vt Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad Cou pany. Mr. Barker was heard for plait tiffs in error as to tho jurisdiction of th court below. Mr. Hudson for defendant in error. Mr. Memminger on the sam sido. Mr. Corbin in reply. Ki osiers, ex'rs., vs. Mary A. Holmet Mr. Monteith was heard as to the jurit diction of tho court for appellants. In case of William R. Burgess, plait tiff in error, us. William R. Gurpentei defendant in error, Mr. Melton read th argument of Mr. Gallachat for defenc ant in error. Tho following were continued: S. ( Hinton, administrator, rs. Sarah Kci nedy, cl al. Biggers Mobley, el al., v. John McKee, sr., nd mi ni strut or. C Johnson Carter ads. the State. John 1 Stokes, plaintiff in error, vs. Archibal Moiton, defendant in error, abandonee Andrew J. Kibler, plaintiff in error, v. C. Rives, defendunt in error, struck of MAH, ARRANGEMENTS.- The| Norther mnil is opened for delivery at 8 a. m closed at 8.30 a. m. Charleston, opcuc at 5.30 p. m.; closed at 8.30 p. n Greenville, opened nt 5.30 p. m.; close at 8.30 p. m. Western, opened at 9.c n. m.; closed at 4 p. m. Charlesto, (evoniug,) opened at 8 a. m.; closed i 4.30 p. m. On Sunday, tho postoffico opon from 9 to 10 a. m. UNBOJCTAXI PROGRESS IN LIFE INSURANCE. The Insurance Adv?calo for March says : Since, the eubjeot has been properly piesontod to the public, tba progress it bas made is mnoh greater thao iu former days vf hen it wits less understood and ap? preciated. Companies from time to time have boasted-of this progr?s?, but the annual exhibits to the Insurance Department' show the real facts. From "Tho Life Chart," published by that staunch insurance journal The Spec? tator, of New York, and which every life insurance agent should h uve, we are gratified as well as surprised to find the Piedmont and Arlington of Virginia has excelled every company represented in that "Chart" near its own age, and in it? brief career placed itself abend of many of the oldest companies in this country, and their name is legion. This exhibit shows that tho Piedmont and Arlington had a greater increase of business in 1869 over 1863 than any company on this continent It showsthat there were only three companies in the United States that issued larger amount of risks in 1869 than it did, and only nine com? panies that issued moro policies. Also, that with their accumulated risks of fif? teen or twenty years, all combined, thia company though young stands twentieth iu amount of risks in forco. This exhibit, among over a hundred companies, makes the Piedmont and Ar? lington tho leading Life Insurance Com? pany at least of this country. It shorn) uot only progress, but caution and economy. Compared with other com? panies its losses are small, while its ex? penses average considerably lesa than those of other institutions of a like age. This flattering exhibit warrants us in predicting, that iu a few years, the Pied? mont and Arlington, will, like Saul of Tarsus, tower head aud shoulders over all companies in this country. Capt S. L. Leaphart ia the agent of this company in this city. He in also one of the general agents of the State. HOTEL Anni VALS, April M.- Columbia Hotel. M L Bonham, Edgefleld; T B Crews, Laurons; T G Rarkor, 0 G Momminger, W A Pringle, D T Corhin, E McCready, Jr, Thos Frost. W H achroder, WA Bradlev, T H Symmes, Charles? ton; A H Torrv, T J Haines, E W Smith, J G Telford, USA; AD Osdell, New Orleans; O J Bull, Orangoburg; J F Green, Pendleton; D W Howard, T Lyon?, Virginia; M Wagner, Leesville; Chas Barnum, city; W B Wilson, Yorkville; W R Robertson and lady, WinnB horo; E H Hamilton, A J Fredricks, SO; EA Weeks and daughtor, New York; G T Wecker, Ringville; HB Fant, Greenville. Nickerson Honan-Vf H Perry, Greenville; G D Pox, Richland; 8 D Hhannon. Camden; John D Thomas, St Matthews; R D Lacon and wife, B D Bovca and wife, Pennsylvania; Mrs J D Schenk, NC; HJ King, Georgetown; 8 H Tennant, Georgia; J R Chatham, Newberry. LIST OF NEW ADVEUTISEMENTS. Jacob IiOvin-Corn, Oats, Flour. F. A. Grey-Columbia Chapter. D. C. Poixotto A Son-Auction Sales. WHAT IT IS NOT ANO WHAT IT Is.-Those truths aro self-evident. PUALON'B VITALIA OB SALVATION FOB THF. HAin is neither sticky like molaasea, nor muddy like a gutter-puddle. It is, on the contrary, a genial fluid, clear, limpid, aromatic, harmless, aud will restore to gray hair whiskers, beards and moustaches, their original color as certainly as sun-shine melts tho snow. Ap 10 -f;3 BEWARE.-Tho public in general are cau? tioned to look out for tho spuriouB articles put up in imitation of and as bubstitutes for Sim? mons' LIVE? REOULATon. Buy only from re? spectable druggists, and seo that it ia put up in Bquaro packages, and has the signatures of A. Q. Simmons and J. H.Zelin A Co., on its aide; all others aro frauda upou tho public Bo? warcl Ap 10 +3 FOUNTAIN OK HEALTH AND BEAUTY.-Purify tho "blood" and eurioh tho stream npon which life ehbB and flows. Uso HEINITSB'S QUEEN'S DELIOBT. It enrichos tho blood when thin aud watery. Too many neglect the condition of the blood, particularly among females. Poverty of blood is a common disease. The chief Bymploms aro "palouoaB," feoblo pulse, toes of appetite, indigestion, flatulence and irregularity of tho bowels; low spirits, head? ache, nervousness, debility, with languor. These points are always found to ho connected willi poor blood. The "QUEEN'S DELIOBT" is a life-exhilarating elixir, and should be used at thia season. Get a bottle. For salo by FISUEB A HEINITSU. April 5 KOSKOO.-Tho Norfolk Haily Journal, of December ll, 1869, says: "This medicino is rapidly gaining confi? dence of tho peoplo, and tho numerous testi? mon?ala of ita virtuos, given hy practitioners of medicino, loaves no doubt that it is a safo and reliable remedy for isiruniT? OF TUE BLOOD, I.IVEB DISEASE, AC." Tho last Aft' Heal Journal contains an arti clo from Prof. lt. 8. Newton, M. D., ProBidont of tho E Medi-Collogo, city of New York, that speaks in high terms of its curativo proper tics, and gives a special recommendation of Koakoo to tho practitioners of medicine. This is, wo believe, tho first instance where such medicines havo been officially endorsed hy tho Faculty of any of tho Medical Colleges, and reflects great crodit upon the skill of Dr. Lawrence, its compounder, and also puts "Koskoo" in tho VAN of all other medicines of the present day. F26 FRHSII SUPPL?Y OP CORN, OATS, FLOUR. pr/~v/-\ BUSHELS Superior White CORN, OUU COO bushels primo OATS, 50 barrels Extra and Family FLOUR, just recc-ivod in atoro and offered low for cash, by JACOS LEVIN, Auclionoor and Commission Merchant, corner Plain and Assembly utreets._April 13 2 Fashionable Millinery. MUS. A. MCCORMICK, .ni-- i?_ HAVING very rocontly re ttK?frw turned from Now York^rSffc Hfli LLB with a handsome, stock'uMw ym\IfJH of MILLINERY and FANOYT--?* ^jj-Aliy) ARTICLES, of ondlesa variety. /^GHwSv oho will ho prepared to exhibit r *^S?^\thom for full inspection on WEDNESDAY, April 13th. Her stock consists of ItonnotB and Hats, of tho latest importation; together with French and American Flower?, which cannot bo sur? passed hy any in the city, ALSO, Chignons, Curls, Switches, Braids, of the very latest styles. Her stock of Fancy and Toilet Articles aro far too numerous to men? tion. A call from tho Ladies of Columbia and vicinity is earnestly solicited. April 12 2 Old Java Coffee. i)rv MATS Old Government JAVA COFFEE, ?Z? V r for nain at reducod prices. April 9_E. nOPE Mountain butter. KITS North Carolina MOUNTAIN BUT ?2 L TER for sale low by tho packago. March 9 GEO. 8YMMER8.