The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, May 15, 1870, Image 2
Sunday Morning, May 15,1870.
IMPORTANT Pnoo BEDINGS.- A ca30 was
couimonced here yesterday, which will
be of interest to tax-payora throughout
the State. In 1868, the Legislature
authorized the Comptroller-General lo
endorse bonds of the Blue Ridge Rail?
road Company, to the extent of 8 1,000, -
OOO. Upon ita being ascertained that
the Comptroller-General was endorsing
the bonds, an injunction was applied for
before Judge Melton, to restrain the
Comptroller from endorsing, and tho
Railroad Company from issuing tho
bonds. The oaso is brought by promi?
nent ci tizona and tax-payers, aud tho
gronnd taken is that such endorsement
of bonds is in cou(lict with the Constitu?
tion ot the State. A temporary injunction
has been granted and tho hearing of tho
oaso ordered for Tuesday next. It is
stated that during Friday night, tho
Comptroller-General endorsed ono mil?
lion ott the bonds; it is further stated
that these bonds were delivered to the
agent of the Bine Ridge Railroad, und
wero cont off Nor, th ward by the 9 o'clock
'tra?a yesterday. If these thing* bo so,
it is hoped that tho Comptroller or Iiis
Excellency the Governor will use the
telegraph and prevent innocent pur
> chasers from receiving these bonds, until
the grave questions presented to tho
courts shall haye been disposed of.
The Columbia correspondent of tho
Charleston News, referring to these bouds,
says:
"But this endorsement of tho bonds
of a railroad company is to be examined.
The Senate, by a vote of twenty-two to
one, has declared that the Stato is ex?
pressly prohibited by the constitution
from endorsing any bonds for auy pur?
pose whatever. The State may issue
fte own bonds, bnt cannot endorse others.
See article 9, sections 10 aud t i. of the
Constitution ; and also the Senate journal,
pages 10 and 40. The tenor of thu
whole article of the Constitution in ques?
tion is clearly restrictive of tho right
and privilege of issuing bonds; aud our
safest lights of jurisprudence are said to
have expressed the view just given."
IMPORTANT, IP TBUE.-The Washing?
ton correspondent of the Now York Sun
reports that a scheme is ready for con?
summation to sell Cuba to the noted
Spanish voluntoors of the island, in
order that they may sell it to tho United
States. This project, we are further
told, has the advocacy and co-operation
of Secretary Fish, who is said to make
no secret of his opinion that it offers tho
best possible solution of tho wholo Cu?
ban question. The price to bo paid to
Spain, the Sun correspondent further
avouches, is $100,000,000, one-tenth in
coin and tho remainder in bonds to be
guaranteed, if possible, by the United
States. Editorially, tho Sun adds:
Wo do not publish this extraordinary
communication without somo reserve.
But it comes to us from a sourco of so
high-a character that wo are not at. lib?
erty to doubt that there is a foundation
for its statements. Besides, it accords
very remarkably v?ith u plan for tho set?
tlement of Cuba which was said to have
the approval of Mr. Fish a year ago.
Ile was then reportel to be conviuced
that 'Spain's best mothod of eudiug the
civil war was to sell the island to tho Cu?
bans; and the design now developed is
but another form of that ideii. It is
rather noteworthy, too, that tho unfold?
ing of thia scheme should be cotempo
raneous with the arrival in Washington
of Mr. Paul S. Forbes, who has the
credit of having acted on former occa?
sions as a privuto agent between Gen.
Prim and the American Government.
TAXINO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL?
ROAD.-In tho United States Circuit
Court, at Charleston, Wednesday, his
Honor Judge Bryan presiding, a motion
was made by Hon. A. G. Magrath, fut?
an injunction to restrain Reuben Tom
linsou, Esq., Slate Auditor, and the
-treasurers of tho several Counties t ht ongh
which the South Carolina lliilrowl
passe?, from proceeding to the collection
of tuxes, assessed upon tho property of
tho company.
The bili sets forth that the South Ca?
rolina Railroad Company has. by the
statutes of tho State, a.perpetual exemp?
tion from taxation; tbut by the recent
Act of tho Legislature, tho courts are
forbidden to interfere with tho collection
of any tax assessed under tho authority
of tho Stale, and that tho provision made
in tho statute for tho recovery of taxes
illegally assessed aud collected is inade?
quate, and affords no adequate or sub?
stantial relief. Hence this bill is brought
by Brauch & Sons, citizens of Virginia
and Georgia, against tho South Carolina
Railroad, to prohibit tho company from
paying the tax, and against tho tax
officers for tho purpose of suspending
tho enforcement of the taxes.
After a lengthy argument on the case
in tho United States Court, Thursday,
Judge Bryan decided to issue the injnno?
tion in accordance with tho request of
tho petitioners.
PDEDTSCITUM.-This word, which has
boen so frequently given of lute in the
despatches from France, is thus rendered
by Webster: "Latin, from plebs, pleb is,
common people, and seit inn, decree. A
law enacted by tho common people,
under tho superintendence of the Tri?
bune or somo subordinate plebiuu magis
trato, without tho intervention of the
Senate."
A Or??* Fraud K*po?c<l.
The Auburn (N. T.) Morning News,
gi voa tho following oooount of the man?
ner in winch the guilty parti ea in the
recent Bine Bidge bond counterfeiting
were overhauled :
A singular and extensive fraud was
recently undertaken in this city, tbe
exposure of which at its interesting
crisis, and the arrest of the rascals en?
gaged, iu time to preveut a villainous
swindle upon the State of South Caro?
lina, were effected by the notion of tho
proprietors of ibo Morning News. In
our Saturday's issue wo made more men?
tion of tho arrest of ono L. NV. Motculf,
who bad been for a few months in the
employ of Messrs. J. Dunn, Jr., & Co.,
at tho prison, on a charge of counterfeit?
ing. We witbbold tho particulars until
after the preliminary examinations.
This having tuken place, and the prisoner
on bis own coufessiou having bceu com?
mitted to jail, wo are at liberty to give
publicity to the facts.
On the 14th of February last, Mr.
Metcalf came iuto tho counting room ol
tbe Morning News Publishing House,
and expressed a wish to have a piece of
job-work executed. Ho showed a ?15
coupon of the Bluo Bidge Btiilroud, of
South Carolina, and wauted to kuow if
an accurate eopy of it could bo made.
Upon being told that it could, he otTured
tho firm a largo bonus if they would
executo a correct fae simile aud strike off
3,OOO of them-amounting iu valuo repre?
sented to SI5.C00. Metcalf was inform?
ed that tho job would be uudertukeu,
und thu latter went oil' satisfied that bo
had madu a good arrangement. The
firm immediately wrote to Detective
Kennedy, Superintendent of the New
York Police, informing bim of tho facts
aud askiug if he wished to work tip the
case. If be did, the job would be under?
taken; but if not, Metcalf would bo put
off with 8omo good excuse. Kennedy
telegraphed in reply for tho publishers
of the News to go ahead, referring them
to Mr. H. H. Kimpton, tho Fiuancial
Agent of tbe State of South Curoliuu in
New York. Correspondence was thou
bold with Kimpton, who, however, failed
to take au active iuterest iu the matter.
Progress was tbereforo delayed in the
execution of tho coupon?, satisfactory
excuses being odored co Metcalf for thc
delay.
About th reo weeks since, Mr. J. Fred.
Deuuis, while in New York city, afte]
seeing Kimptou, who bad not yet take!
activo steps in the matter, was fortunad
enough to scenro an interview with Mr,
John B. Hubbard, Chief Constable o
South Carolina. A full statement of tin
Tacts was made to bira and bo agreed li
work up thc case, at tho same time di
reefing Mr. Dennis to go ou with tb?
work. Tho business was then pu
through, and the coupons were ready io]
delivery ami iu the safe in tho counting
room by Thursday, tho 28th ult. Met
calf came in that day for them, but ai
Detective Hubbard lind not arrived, bi
was put oil' with tho statement that tin
paper on which the coupons were to lu
printed bad not yet arrived, but was ex
pected that night-in fact, tho bill of i
bad already been received. Tho cou
pons would bo ready by Monday, tin
2d inst. Metcali' was still blissfully cou
tiduut that things were all serene.
Detective Hubbard arrived, Monday
under tho assumed name of Wm. Chap
man. Arrangements were made so that
ipso non viso, ho could still bo a witnes
to the whole transaction when tho wo dd
bo vexer of South Carolina finance
called for bis conpotr?. Mutealf calle
in due time, ?uni, ignorant of tho fae
that the oagle-eye of u detective wa
watching his movements from an adjoin
iug room through un opening iu thu pal
tilion, received tho job of printing, es
pressing great satisfaction with tho wa
it was executed. It was agreed that cou
peusatiou for tho work was to bo mad
ont of Ibo proceeds of the swindle. Coi:
pons, representing 67,000, were seul
therefore, to tho Treasurer of Soul
Carolina, for r?demption, oue-half b
express, and half hy registered lette
Tho accompanying letter was signe
"Wm. Jenkins," tho alias of Mulcal
The balance of tho coupons was lo r<
main, during the i uteri ni, in (hu pul
fishers' sufe. In accordance with an A<
of tho South Carolina Legislature, passe
December, 1850, it appears that Stal
bonds bad boen issued in aid ol' tho Liln
Kidgo Railroad. Tho S15 coupons (
theso bonds fell duo during the lato wa
when thu finances of tho State did in
admit of their payment. Their rcdcni|
lion bas been lately authorized by tl
South Carolina L?gislature, and they ai
now being paid, it is upon theso coi
[ions that the counterfeit is made. Su
pinions were all along entertained (au
subsequent confessions of Metcalf up pei
to j us ti ly them) that \V. W. Sampsoi
Chief Clerk of tho Treasurer of Soul
Carolina, was an accomplice in the fr.iui
Lt was necessary to prevent his gettii
the packages sent. By a special urning
meut with tho I'ost Office mid tho E
pres* Company, detective Hubbard wi
enabled to reach Columbia in advance
(hem. An expert assistant dotcctiv
Win. H. Griffin, was left in charge <
mat tors here.
On Friday morning, a telegram w
received from Columbia, stating that M
Hubbard arrested S impson in Hie net
taking tho express package from tl
O Iii eu. A warrant was thereupon swo
ont against Metcalf, and placed iu tl
hands of Officer Fullmer, who proceed
with Mr. Urilliu to tho boarding placo
Mr. M, and arrested bini. The guilty oi
confessed everything, and produced U
tera which appeared to provo beyond
doubt tho complicity of tho Chief Cle
of tho State Treasurer of South Carolin
Ile was committed to j ti), to await a i
quinitiou from Ooveruor Scott.
Great credit ia duo Chief Coustal
Hubbard and his nssociate dotectiv
Wm. H. Griffin, late of tho Seeond Mi
tary District detectivo force, for the ski
ful manner in which they worked t
matter up. running tho counterfeit!
down just as thoy felt thc rusti? of t
greenbacks that they were to realise
from their rascality. Metcalf certainly
waa,a greeu one, and ia more likely io
have been a tool in the transaction than
one of tho originators. His acoomplices
seemed'to think they had a Bolt thing on
the South Oarolioa State Treasury, and
would have found it so indeed had it not
been for the miscarriage st this end of
the Hue. The notion of the proprietors
of tho News has resulted in bringing two
rogues to justice. Had they rejected, on
the first impulse, tho dishonorable pro?
posals, an opportunity would have been
lost. As it is, tho rogues are caught,
tho coupons and plates aro in safe banda,
and no one has beon duped but tho
scoundrels themselves.
Corrc*nuiid<.-iicc ur tile Phoenix.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12, 1870.
Tho propositions of Messrs. Sumner
and Morrell, to make a chango in tho
United States patent laws, to tho effect
that the Government shnll have tho right
to tako nnd use suoh inventions ns its
chiefs may deem necessary, without
compensating the inventor, has caused
quito a movement among many of our
inventors here, who have devoted years
of 8'tidy to accomplish results of great
value, intended for Government uso
only.
A military officer, stationed in Daeo
tah, writes to Washington tha't in refer?
ence to tho report that there were from
10.000 to 20,000 Sioux on the war path,
tnat he knows that tho wholo tribo con?
sists of only 8,000, and of that number
only about 1,800 aro warriors; and that
they are only thaeateuing hostilities to
induce tho Government to fulfill the
treaty stipulation made with them
(Sioux.) Wo hope tim officer is correct,
and that tho Government will nt once
fulfill their agreement with tho Sioux.
Thia officer, it seems, however, is not
sanguine tiiat .ve may not have trouble
with tho lud?aos; tor in showing the
distribution of 4,10? troops now in his
territory, ho intimates that General
Sheridan is iu readiness to tako com?
mand whenever au Indian war breaks
out. General Sheridan is emphatically
in favor of the reservation system, and a
strong military force to protect the agents
and the indians from tho encroachments
of tho wbito settlers.
Tho people of this city read with spe?
cial interest all the liuo speeches which
aro made iu Congress, from ti ino to
time, on tho promotion of education, and
think it fully timo that some definite
effort was made to promote the cause in
tho national capital, when Congress has
uever yet appropriated ono dollar to the
support of .schools, although more than
one-half tho entire school population of
the city are childreu of the employees,
clerks, or other persons couuected with
tho Government, who own no property
here and pay no taxes. As ii result, the
school facilities are very inadequate, and
tho schools, which should be models ?"or
the nation, are absolutely discreditable.
Not but t hat t ho touchers and other school
officers may bo as efficient bern as else?
where, but there are not enough of them,
and not enough buildings, and many of
those we have, aro quito unlit for tho pur?
pose, some having been condemned as nui?
sances by tho Hoard of Health. In roany
of these llly-coustructcd hovels, fifty and
sometimes sixty little childreu are daily
congregated iu charge of ono teacher.
At the time tho last school report for
this District waa made, about three years
ago, there wi re 10,137 children without
any facilities whatever for education.
More that) one-half of the wholo num?
ber, ami of the minority who aro being
taught, one-half are attending private
schools. Until recently, the sentiment
here in regard to publiuschools has been
much the same as that which existed in ?
the Southern Stales, that they ?ire well
enough for paupers, but not fit for re?
spectable people tu patronize, except as
they would encourage other charitable
institutions. Among the many and im?
portant changes which the past decade
has brought to our eily, thc sou ti tuen t in
favor i>r supporting and improving the
publie school?, is oue of tho most sig?
nificant. The majority of tho people of
the District are earnestly endeavoring to
support the public schools, and increase
the facilities for common school educa?
tion bert1, but they need help from Con?
gress. It is hoped, from recent mani?
festions of interest on this subject iu
Congress, that they may, if they can
wait patiently, receive, sometime, suoh
aid as they need. And yet, there are
legislators in both branches of Congress,
and they expect us to -all them states?
men, who look upon all propositions of
Government aid to education with dis?
favor, contending that all such work ap?
propriately belongs to tho several States.
Though acknowledging tho vital necessi?
ty for popular education,especially in our
republic, they yet ignore tho duty and
responsibility, because they can lind' no
positive literal words in the Constitution
enjoining it upon them. Ono of the
most progressive and energetic of the
members of the House, General Shanks,
of Indialla, alluding to this stylo of
statesmanship, remarked, unt long since:
"When a man has learned just about so
much law, he is good for nothing us a
statesman." Whether it is too in noll or
too little legal knowledge which has
caused tim trouble, wo Imvo seen some
sad examples of crooked statesmanship
in tlie discussion of this question of edu?
cation, a short time since in tho House,
and yesterday in tho Senate, in tho ef?
fort to cut down the very moderato ap?
propriation for tho Bureau of Education,
which tho House saw tit to make. A
number of Senators took this occasion
to express their sentiment, that the Na?
tional Government ought not to take
^'ognizanco of education in any mancor.
Duo remarked that tho national bureau
aught not to have existed three days;
ethers that tho very small appropriation
for tho bureau of 314,500, ought to bo
increased. Tho matter, after a lengthy
discussion y CR tord ay, in the Senate, the
?ote was postponed till to-day, and? i?
my next letter, I may be able to give yon
a fuller account of tho manner in which
the various Senators have acquitted
themselves upon this question, which,
in my opinion, cousidoring the immense
and vital interests it involves, furnishes
the best possible test of statesmanship.
Tho municipal polities of Washington
is degrading low. So low have they be
oomo in tho estimation of the people,
that it has become difficult to get an
honorable man to accept tho nomination
of any muuicipal office from any party.
Tho truth is, that the atmosphere o?
Washington, as was truly said by Seuntor
Brownlow, of Tennessee, is to contnmi
nutiug that it is difficult for ono liviug in
or even coming to Washington," to pre?
vent a disposition to HI cal. This city, to
be suro, is a city of otlico holding nod
office traffic, as it is, to a great extent,
nt tho capitals of nil great nations.
But at tho sent of this nation, being
partly owned by tho Government, and
entirely controlled by Congress, save its
muuicipal privileges, tho majority of tho
people here who dabble in politics, feel
to have no permanency aud aro not per?
sonally or pecuniarily interested in tho
future prosperity of tho city. The re?
sult of tho last city convention held on
Thursday, two moro candidates were
added to the list of would-be Mayors of
Wasbiugtoo, which now completen trio,
aud affording a standurd for each of Hie
principal Washington dailies, respect?
ively; "Evening ?Var," M. G. Emery,
though a wealthy stone-cutter, is known
as tho ''poor man's friond;" "Republi?
can," A. C. Richards, t'-o present
Superintendent of tho police: and the
"Chronicle," Sayles J. Bowen, the present
incumbeut.
The largo increase of pensions caused
by tho lato war, has given rise to tho
necessity for a largo number of examin?
ing surgeons, who aro scattered over
the country. They now number 13,251,
and more than 2,000 examinations are
forwarded by them during each mouth
to tho Interior Department. The fees of
this class of officials was established by
tho law of July, 14, 1862, at ono dollar
and fifty cents. When cases are referred
to Boards of Exaraiuing Surgeons, ns
they usually are in iurgu cities, the same
fee is divided among tbe members of thc
board. The board at New York and
Philadelphia, being composed of iive
surgeons each, the fee is only thirty cents
per surgeon for scientific and medical
inquiry. A bill has been proposed to
increase tho fees of individual examina?
tion to two, aud of cxcminalions by
boards to tbreo dollars per case.
Tho General Land Office has just re?
ceived returns from tho Surveyor of
Idaho, showing the survey of tho exterior
eight township and sub-divisional Hues
of two moro townships in that territory.
Snake River, moving through a portion
of this land, is navigable for small boats
at all seasous of the year. Theso town?
ships contain alargo proportion of first?
rate laud, aud will admit of largo settle?
ments. Also, hits just transmitted to
"West Wisconsin Railway Company"
at Hudson, Wisconsin, a patent for
lands enuring to that company, for the
construction of tho third section of
twenty miles West from Latnah, in the
State of Wisconsin, utitler Act of May 5,
1804, said patent covering -11.200 acres
of land. Also, submitted to tho Secre?
tary of tho Iutorior, for approval, two
lists of laud enuring to tba Stato of
Minnesota, to aid iii tho construction of
the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bail
road, aggregating 80,700 acres.
HOMO.
Mn. EDITOR: Our people and our
papers have of late said much about
immigrants and Northern capital coming
here to help build up the South and add
to tho prosperity of our whole people.
This wo think right, and wo believo that
every true Carolinian, who is worthy of
the name, will welcome to our Bunny
homos good men from every quarter of
the globe. Some mouths ngo Northern
men and Northern money proposed to
buy, and did bnj*, tho Greenville and
Columbia Railroad, and it is now in the
hands of "live Yankees," who are full of
energy, and have all the money lo back
them that they want. They aro not.
politicians, but railroad men, whose
L-ll'orts aro directed to the building anew
ol' tho road, and putting new and
splendid engines and ears on tho track;
thereby adding to the material prosperity
of tho wholo country through which it
passes. Their interest is our interest,
md our interest is their interest. Aid
[hem by our countenance aud good
will, and tho road will still bo a greatei
hlessiug and a richer source of wealth
than ever before I fear that these
gentlemen, on their recent trip over tho
road, were not. treated with that courtesy
ind civility that they wero entitled to.
Most of them aro well known to your
readers ns gentlemen of ?ducation,
Hooey and iullneuce, und I could not
nit regret the notices which appeared in
tho Walhalla Courier and tho Anderson
Intelligencer, lt is our best policy and
liierest to treat with respect and civility,
f not with cordiality, till who may como
unongst us to make this their home,
md by their energy and money, add to
>ur prosperity. Theso gentlemen have
noved amongst us, and brought their
atnilies with them, and invested their
notley here, and why should wo treat
hem'thus? Is it right? A NATIVE.
Tho Japanese nobility aro now send
tig their sons to tho United States to be
idncated. Five young men, sons of tho
ending officials of Japan, havo ulready
)ceu for two years taking a thorough
iou i so of studies at New Brunswick, N.
F., and recently live more havo arrived
rom Yeddo, and joined them. Tho now
irrivals aro sons of Japanese nobles.
Rhers aro to follow soon, tho Japanese
referring American to English or
^renell schools.
Iiooal I fcamr..
The Charleston Republican, of tba 13\\,,
says :
; "Wo lonni that the South Carolina
Banking and Trust Company wiii go
into active operation on tho 20th instant.
11 is understood that Mr. Hardy Solomons
will bo President, ns Mr. Baldwin, owing
to his omeo under tho General Govern?
ment, will not bo able to accept it. Mr.
Phelps is spoken of as Cushier. This
gentleman is ut present Cushier for the
heavy dry goods house of H. li. Clulliu
& Co., New York."
Wo hopo that the above may prove
truo, although wo thing it premature.
Mr. Solomun is a go-ahead business
man-ono of our youngest merchants
who by his skillful aud discreet manage?
ment has reached tho topmost round of
tho mercautilo ladder.
CRUMBS.-Yesterday morning the
weather was really cool and resembled
October moro than May.
A convention of all tho superintend?
ents and teachers of Sunday schools in
the State is in session at Charleston.
The well-known Virginia watering
place, known as the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs, will bo open for the
accommodation of guests ou the 1st of
June. These springs aro accessible by
railroad, and with many improvements
on past seasons, present attractions of a
superior character. Seo advertisement.
Tho Working Christian, tho organ of
tho Baptist denomination in this State,
has been removed from Yorkville to
Charleston.
The Ladies' Industrial Depository has
been removed to tho building recently
occupied by Dra. Reynolds, where they
will be pleased to receive work of every
description as heretofore.
There will bo n horse race, at the Con
garee Course, on Wednesday, May 18
fast horses to participate; Mr. R. Frank?
lin will also furnish a barbecue-knives,
forks and seats-only think of it-in ex?
cellent stylo, at one dollar.
Mr. Symmers advertises a choice lot
of wines, in this morning's PHONIX.
Some of tho names are perfect jaw-break?
ers; but after ono's throat ia lubricated
with a smoll quantity of tho article, the
difficulty is materially relieved.
Wo learn that tho Wilmington, Co?
lumbia aud Augusta train mado tho Grsl
trip across tho bridges on Thursday
night, tho exchaugo of passengers being
mado at Hilton. In a few days tho line
will reach tho new depot in Wilmington.
The United States Marshal, of Ohio,
having appointed two women to tako the
census, General Walker informs him the
appointment is illegal, and they can't do
it. Well, Ibero is a branch of this
census business that you can't fool the
women ont. of toking part in.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri?
nity Church-Rev. P. J. Sh.md, Rector,
10',: A. M. and 1 P. M.
St, Peter's Church-Rev. J. J. O'Con?
nell, Pastor, 10 J ? A. M. and ? P. M.
Washington Street Chapel-ltev. Wm.
Martin, l?'.? A. M. and 5 P. M.
Marion Street Church-Rev. Wm
Mood, IO.1.: A. M. and S P. M.
Lutheran Lectura Room-Rev. A. ll.
Rude, 10J? A. M.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. W. E.
Buggs, Pastor. 10!.J A. M. aud 8 P. M.
Owing to tho absence of tbe pastor,
there will bo no services at tho Baptist
Church to-day.
LADIES' INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION*.-Tho
receipts and expenditures of this Asso?
ciation for tho month of April, 1870, are
as follows :
Receipts from sales-room, ?101.80;
ordered work, 878.15; stamping, S3.GO;
stitching, 85 15; donation, Si OJ; sub?
scription, ?3 (ll); through Mrs. Levy for
salaries, SGG.G5; repairing machine,
SH.75; last balance, ?117.28; total,
$451 3?.
EXPENDITURES.-To agent, $30.00; to
assistant agent, $20.00; to machine,
S10.00; to work. 8127.00; purchases,
$58.08; freight, $1.25; leaving abalance
of $202.05. Persons employed ?'i.
Thc PHO?N'IX ofiico is supplied with
every stylo of material from tho small
metal letter to tho largest wood type,
together with plain and fancy cards,
paper, colored ink, bronze, etc. It is
tho only establishment in tho interior of
tho Stato whero two and th reo sheet
posters can be printed. All kinds of
work in the printing lino attended to at
mort notice.
HE DRINKS. - How ominous that sen?
tence falls! How wo pause in conversa?
tion aud calculate: "Tt's a pi ty I" How
his mother hopes ho will not when ho
grows older; how bis sisters persuade
themselves that it is only a few wild oats
that ho is sowing! And yet tho old men
?hake their heads and feel gloomy while
[hey thiuk of it. Young mau, just com?
mencing lifo, buoyant with hopes, don't
kinki You aro freighted with precious
?argo. Tho hopes of your parents, of
(rom- sisters, of your wifo, of \ our chil?
dren, all aro laid down upon you. In
srou tho aged livo ovor again their days;
through you only can that weary ono you
ove obtain a position in society; and
'rom tho level in which you placo them
mist your children go iuto tho great
druggie of lifo.
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5 MAIL ABRANOEMSKTS. -Tlao? Northern
mail is opened for delivery at 8 a. m.;
closed at 8.30 a. m. Charleston, opened
at 5.30 p. m.; dosed at 8.30 p. m.
Greenville, opened at 5.30 p. m.; closed
at 8.30 p. m. Western, opened at 9.30
a. m. ; closed nt -1 p. m. Cbnrlestc.,
(evening,) opened at 8 a. m.; closed at
4.30 p. m. On Sunday, the post office is
open from 9 to 10 a. m.
HOTEL A nm VALS, May li.-Columbia Hotel
G J Patterson, Cheater: T C Andrews, Orange
bur?; J W O'Brien, J E Adirer, N A Hunt, J S
Byan, P D Uluhardson, Charleston; SP Hous?
ton. S C; W A Sanders and family, Edge?eld;
\Y L Hardin, Baltimore; O Durham, NO; TB
Starke, Richmond; D 8 Trne and ladv, Iowa;
W P Wart, ii B Pant, Greenville.
Nlckerson House-D Mower, Newberry; J A
Bower, E Beach, H W Mackay, B C; Lusius D
Baldwin, Mm H E Crane, Miss Crane, N J; F
H an ale. N Y; D T Ward, lt & G lt lt; J H
Seiglcr, Newberry; W E Dawoly, Norfolk.
LIST OF NKW ADVEIITISF.MENT?.
Wilson <V Lorentz-White Sulphur Springs.
Jacob Levin-Hay, Auction.
Ooo. Sty minors-Imported Wines.
Nurse Wanted-Apply at thia Office.
P. P. Fruzoe-Sheriffs Sales.
Meeting Board of Trade.
Meeting of True Brotherhood Lodge.
Tm: DEMAND' TELLS THE STOBT.-From all
directions, Orders for I'IIALON'S VITALIA oa
SALVATION rou TUE HAIR como pouring in. All
the noxious Dyes. &c , go dowu beforo it. A
year hence, they will bo unmarketable. Tho
tidies say it is as pleasant to uso as a per?
fumed toilet water, and lt is as transparent as
crystal; Nothing else reproduces BO perfectly
thc original lino of tho hair. M15 f3
Do not ho discouraged. If you have Dys?
pepsia, or any disenso of tho Livor, thero is a
long lifo of happiness beforo you, if you only
uso SIMMONS'LiVKit REGULATOR. Ml5 |3
WHY WILL YE Dn.V-Death, or what lg
worse, in tho inevitable result, of continued
suspension of tho menstrual Jloio. It is a con?
dition which should uot lie trilled with. Imme?
diate relief is tho only safo-guard against
constitutional ruin. Iii all caues of suppres?
sion, Suspension or other irregularity ol tho
"conreos," Dr. J. Bradficld'a FEMALE REOULA
TOR is tho only sure remedy, lt acts l>y giv?
ing tono to tho nervous centres, improving tho
Mood anil determining directly to tho orgaus
of menstruation. It in a legitimate prescrip?
tion, and tho most intelligent Doctors uso it.
Prepared by L. ti. Bradfield, Druggist, Atlan?
ta, tia., at $1.50 per bottle, aud ?old by tc
spectablu Drugniata everywhere. MIS 6
OPINION OK TUE PHESS.-WO take pleasure in
calling the attention of our readers tn a vory
remarkable medicine, a notice of which ap?
pear? in tho Observer this morning-Heinitsb's
.'QUEEN'S DELIOIIT." Tbcro must bo some?
thing in it, for wo hear it spoken of as a pr??
parai ion of much merit, and ono prepared by
Ur. Heinitsli himself, of distinguished phar?
maceutical reputation. The euphonious SOU
briquet, "QUERN'S DELIOIIT," has in itself an
at I rad ion which tdiould commend it to our
lady friends in need of so excellent, a medi?
cine, and we supposo all would bo benefited
by ita use. For ?ale by FISIIEII &. UEINITSII,
Druggists A24
Nurse Wanted.
AMIDD LE-AO ED Woman ns NURSE.
Good references required. Apply at this
o thee._ May 15
Board of Trade.
AN extra meeting will bo held TO-MORROW
(Monday) EVENING, at 8 o'clock, in Pal?
metto Engine Houso. ea..All Cotton Mer?
chants, whet her members ot tho Board or not,
are requested to hu present. Bv order:
M uv 15_ lt O'NKALK. Jr . Sec'y.
Hay! Hay!
Anollier Lol Just In.
PC/ BALES, mperior to anything pren in
m.)\' liiis market, for salo at my Auction
It lom, for cudi. JACuR Lt-ViN,
Cornel- Plain and Assembly street, near
Market. May 15 3
True Brotherhood Lodge No. 84, A.F.M.
A\ THE regular Communication of Trae
Brot herhood Lodge will be continued
/V\TO-MDUUOW (Monday) EVEN INO, in
tho Hall, at S o'clock. Tho First Degree will
bo conferred. By order the \V. M.
May 15 1 F. A O It KY, Secretary.
Imported Wines.
In AVE just received tho following list of
choice v% INES, comprising the finest Euro?
pean brands. This is, without doubt, tho
largest and beat assortment ever offered in
Columbia.
C LARIATS.-Brandenburg Freres' Modoc,
St. Julien. Margaux, Pontet Canet, Laltose,
chateau La Boso, Orand Vin Latour, 1858;
Margaux, 1858; -aFitto, 1858
nOi its AMI ?AUTEUNB8.-Lanben
hcimer, Keersteimor, Hockheimer, Marco?
brinier, ltudcsbcinur, Haut Sautcrno, Haut
Bursae.
CHAMPAGNES-Moot it Ch an don's Ver
zenuy, Dry Imperial; Vin Imperial, Gieen
Seal." Bruch, Tou -lu r Si Co.'a Lac D'Or, Caito
D'Or, Spat kling Moselle.
SIlfCItltllSM-AM Goods from tho boneo of
Wisdom iV Warier, Xen.-s ?lo La Frontern, in?
cluding tomo very dioico "AMONTILLADO,"
worthy Ibo attention of conuoiseurs.
May 15 OKOBOK SYMMFRS.
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, V.
M MMF.lt, 1870.
nji.HIS elegant establishment will ho opened
J. for tho reception of visitors on tho first
(Uv of JUNK, ls.70.
The Proprietors, with the experience of tho
la*t summer, and liaving made many changes
in tho di fie rout departments of this extensive
Watering Placo, each of which it. will be thoir
endeavor to IMI'IIOVE, extend a pleasant recep?
tion to their patrons.
Tho Cottages aro largo and commodious,
separato and distinct from each other, and
lilted up with now Furniture.
Every effort ot tho Proprietors will ho put
forth to make their guests comfortable, and
it will he their aim to koep up tho reputation
nt the MON1V.OMEKY W HI PB SULPHUR.
The social us well ns the gay will lind that this
place has peculiar advantages over many of
tlio Watering Places of Virginia.
An elegant Band of Music hus been secured.
Bowling Alleys, Billiard Saloons and Baths
have been tilted up fte thu umusemont and
?omfort of guests.
Pont Ullice, Express Ofiico, Telegraph Oftiro
ui tho pi omises fiir tho convenience awl
intercourse with all parts of tho world.
Passengers will procure tickets ola Virginia
md Tennessee Bailroad to Big Tunnel, and
[alto tho Springs Branch Bai'road, which
ands them directly in the Reception Houso at
lim Springs.
Board ill per day; 120 ptr week; $70 ptr
no ot h.
For farther pnrticu'are, address
WILSON A LOREN ! Z, Proprietor*.
May 15 2mn
For Sale,
A FIRST-CLASS PLANTATION MULE,
LJL warranted sou nd and quick. For par
.?Liilars. apply at AGNEW Av CO.'S STABLE.
Mav ia a*_
100 Bales Hay,
FOR SALE by
WELLS tt CALDWELL,
Noar Greonvillo and Charleston Depots.
May ll