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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thursday Morning,September 16,1870. M Tiic Southern States as a Home tor the Emigrant"-The Testimony of Air. Sawyer. lu another column will be found an article by Senator Sawyer on the advan? tages that thu South possesses in the way of climate, soil, productions, health and Security. It appears in the New Tort JZedger. The industrial points made by Senator Sawyer are well put and dearly set forth. Tho article is calcu? lated to do mach good. Senator Sawyer has doije the South a service in this statement. Of course we have no sym? pathy with bis talk about a "partisan press, inspired by relics of disloyal opin? ions and hopes," but wo eau overlook these phrases of a New England mau and a Radical Senator, when wo sec that his article, in other respects, is fair und just, and wheu, further, we observe that, even in bis remarks about tho political situation of the South, he has to acknow? ledge much that a "partisau and disloy? al press" have set forth. For, it will bo seen that Senator Sawyer acknowledges, with uuoonacious candor: 1. "Tho abuses of power by place? holders." 2. "The work of reconstruc? tion was thrown into bund:* little fitted by education, by experience, or interest, to undertake it." 3. "It would bo folly to dony that gross evils have existed in the new Stato governments of the South." 4. "She," the South, "labors under political evils." G. "Tho mau who comes to her as an immigruut from Europe or tho North will bo welcomed to her soil and her community, so long as be Bbows himself worthy of such a ?welcome." Thus it will be seen that we can thank Senator Sawyer for his industrial utterances, and also commend him for much in the way of bis political acknowledgments. We commend the words of Senator Sawyer to the Euro? pean and the Northern settler. The South welcomes to her soil and her community, and her matchless advautuge.s, the honest aud working settler. Let him come nnd help us to good government. ? e ? ? RECOGNITION AND MEDIATION.-It is officially announced that Baron Nercier, the French Minister to Mudrid, has buen recalled. Existence of an understand? ing by the United States, llussiu, and Italy, looking to u termination of the war is mentioned. Members of the suite of tho Empress and tho Prince Imperial sailed from Antwerp for Harwick, Eug land. They took with them au immense qnautity of baggage. The special correspondent of tho New York Tribune, at Paris, sends the follow? ing despatch, dated Friday, which he was refused permission to telegraph: "Overtures havo been made to Austria to obtain au armistice from Prussia, on the basis of territorial integrity. Russia is understood to havo offered her good advice to tho French Govern mou t, aud is now taking active steps. Her assist? ance depends on Franco's acquiescence in the Russian Easter policy. It is be? lieved hore that Bismarck does not waut Alsaco and Lorraine, and the Bullish press goes beyond tho wishes of the Prus? sian Government. Tho war office ex? pects to have by to-morrow, iucludiug troops of the Hue, National Guards aud Garde Mobile, 300,000 men, counting the forces at Lyous and elsewhero, but hastily organized aud imperfectly armed. Troops and artillery arrived yesterday from Mezieres, and are encamped on Avenue Imperitrieo. Other troops have left for the front. It is fully expected that the American Minister will be asked to help in the peuce negotiations." WELL PDT.-General Grant thinks a French Republic au impossibility. The World reminds His Excellency that it does not become him to prophecy ovil of tho Republic of France, wheu ho has so fully committed himself to tho expe? riment of resting Republican institutions iu our Southern States ou tho political capacity of our uegro citizens. Assu? redly, there is no part of tho population of France which is not better qualified for tho duties of free citizens than our Southern negroes. Tho Pope baa completed his arrange? ments for retiriug from Rome upon tho urrival of tho Italian army of occupation. He will go to his summer polaco at Ous? ted Gandolfo. This village, is about four? teen miles South-east of Rome, and is picturesquely situated on a volcanic peak 431 feet above a beautiful lake. The spot ?B one of the loveliest in Italy. Tho latest despatches show that the question whether the King of Italy or tho Pope shall be tho civil ruler of tho people iu the present papal territory is to bo de? termined by an election, tho Italiau troops meantime haviug possession, and the purpose is professed of protecting tho Pope in bis oeclesiastio rights. -? ? ? ? THE COLUMDIA RAILROAD BRIDGE. Two more arches have been placed in position on the Charlotto, Columbia aud Augusta Railway bridge siuco tho pas? sage of tho first train on tho 1st instant. There will be twenty arches to tho bridge whou completed. It will bo ono of tho strongest structures of its kind in tho South, having a heavy foundation of stone piers, that no current, however Btrong, in our river can affect iu any way.-Augusta Chronicle. -1 ^ ? > On Saturday night, tho down freight traiu oo tho Georgia Railroad, ran over aud killed a man uamed George I. West, near Stone Mountain. Reform Meeting nt Sandy Run, Lf xl na? to n County, 8.C. MB. EJDITOB: The oitizeus of the ex? treme lower port of our County met on the 10th instant, at tbe Sandy Bon Academy. The objeot of the meeting was to afford an opportunity to our oolored population of hearing tho principles and obj cota of the Beform Party explained and discussed, and at tho same timo to organize all of each color in an earnest and untiring effort in the political strag? gle, which now agitates our State from the mountains to the seaboard. Tho meeting was called to order at ll o'clock a. m., Dr. G. Muller, presiding, who, after making a few remarks upon tho object of our meeting, gracefully in? troduced to the audience Mr. Bice, a promising young lawyer of Lexington Court House, who, alone of tho several speakers who were expected to bc pro sent aud uddccss the meeting, bnd suffi? cient pluck and enthusiasm to ride tho tweuty-fivo miles, which hos to be traversed in order to reach thia distant aud isolated portion of tho County. Thu limits of this communication will not admit of auythiug like an adequate report of Mr. Bice's eloquent and in? structive address. Never before bad the subject boon presen ted so thoroughly und forcibly to tho people of this communi? ty. With a master hand he placed be? fore the eyes of the audience, the happy aud prosperous condition of tho country beforo the late war, and haviog portray? ed with almost painful distinctness the unfortunate results of this most oruel of all civil conflicts, and the political neces? sities whioh thence arose, he gave us the history of tho Beform party in South Carolina, its origin and progress, its dis? tinctive traits as contrasted with radical? ism; thoroughly exposed tho actions; of the party in power, and colling to the memory of the audience the heroic strug? gle and unselfish sacrifice of our mar? tyred soldiers whose graves dot almost every plaiu from Gettysburg to tho Bio Grande. Ho closed with au earnest ap? peal to his audience, by all that man hold dear in this life, to unite, irrespec? tive of color, in n determined effort to redeem our beloved State from her pre? sent political infamy, to restore an honest und economical Government, to place houest aud capablo men in office, and restore tho days of prosperity aud happi? ness. Mr. Rice retired amid much applause from the audience. A Reform Club was then organized, to co-operate with tho club at Lexington C. H., and throughout tho State. Tho audience quietly dis? persed, well pleased with tho able ad? dress of Mr. Rice. lu conclusion, it is but au act of jus? tice to say that Mr. Rico also attended a Reform meeting at Zeigler's Store, iu Orauguburg Couuty, about six miles from this place, where, from causes unknown to thc writer, tho speakers haviug failed to appear, Mr. Rice huviug been called upon, entertained the very large audi? ence which had assembled in an earnest aud enthusiastic speech, for nearly three hours, during which he was frequently applauded. I hear, from those who were present, that the colored people were also weil represented at Z-Mgler's. The colored people in this vicinity seem more willing to listen to the arguments that arc now being presented to them than ever before, which I think can be count? ed amoug the many signs of success fur the Reform party. SANDY RUN. Tile Southern Slut?-? UH a Hunte foi- the ISmltjrunt. Senator Sawyer writes as follows to the New York Ledger: Until recently, it has been hopeless to expect the laborer, tho mechanic, or the small farmer from other lands, to make his home in the South. The desire to emigrate implies the desire to better the condition; the desire to emigrate to Ame? rica usually implies tho desire, not merely to better tho physical well-being of tho emigrant, but to elevate his family and diguify his manhood. The Euro peau laborer who contemplates removal to this country has learned that, in America, he will cease to be simply one of the conuters with which kings and princes play, or oue of the instruments which capital uses solely for its own benefit, and will become a mau. This forms no small part of thu inducement to break ties which, however they may havo kept him down, have still great power over the affections and purpose?. Hence, it could not be expected that the European, still less thu Northern or Eastern mechanic or laborer, should come to li vu iu States where labor, as a rule, was a badge of servitude, and whero the standard of a day's labor was that which could bc exacted from un will? ing and unpaid bondsmen. Slavery enforced ignorance. Ignorance and slave? ry degraded labor, lu a society where tho whole, or much tho largest part, of tho labor was performed by slaves, there was no placo for a free, manly, in? dependent mechanic, who honored his work as his work honored him. Rut slavery has passed away, and as soou as the political affairs of tho South? ern States assume something like a set? tled and permanent condition, that tide of emigration which has hitherto sot so strongly anti so steadily toward tho West aud North-west, will surely take a South? erly course, or flow with a divided stream, of whioh not tho smallest part will seek tho rich fields and genial cli? mate of tho South. Thc reasons for ex? pecting this aro manifold. 1. Tho territory of tho Southern States is moro accessible than that of the interior of tho continent to which thc path of tho immigrant now tends. A long extent of sea-coast, with inauy ex? cellent harbors, invites foreign com? merce. Rivers navigable for long dis? tances, traverse the whole region between tho Alleghauios and tho Blue Ridge and tho Atlantic; while the rich and almost virgin soil of the Gulf State? is watered by many streams, whose proportions would be majestic to eyes not need to consider tbe immensity of "The Father ot Waters." These natural water oouraea, with many thousands of miles of com? pleted railroads, and thousand? of miles more in process of construction, give large facilities for inland commerce. The upper waters of those rivers afford a power waiting to be utilized, sufficient to turn the spindles and work the looms of the world. In tho mountain districts of Virginia, tho Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia, the rivers literally leap to tho sea, aud furnish a wator power whioh it makes an engineer sigh to seo ran to wasto. 2. Tho soil is fertile, aud capable of producing almost every variety of crop which can be produced in tho Northeru nud Middle States, aud many others for which tho olimate of the colder States is unpropitious. Whjlo tho cotton of tho South lina come to be its great staple, and will, doubtless, long hold a very high placo among its products, it is neverthe? less truo that its soil uud climate uro ad? mirably adapted to thu vsuccessful cul? ture of ether agricultural products. Its mouutaiu regious aro unsurpassed in fit? ness for grazing farms. There is no good reason why East Tennessee, Western North Carolina and Virginia, Northern Georgia and South Carolina, should not rival tho best Northeru aud Western dairy products. Aud there is no better field for wool raisiug in the world than can be found in these Status. Fruits of all kinds flourish. Tho luscious peach, tho succulent melon, tho juicy pear, the crisp apple, tho orauge, tho lemon, the fig and tho apricot find here gouiul soils and favoring climates; while tho grape iu every variety may bo cultivated to rival its fellow in Spain, Franco or Ger znuuy. An opinion has gained currency that the soil of tho Southern Atlantic States ia "worn ont;" that only small crops repay the hard labors of him who tilla; aud that tho searcher for good farming or planting lands must seek them elsewhere. .This is undoubted? ly an error. For generations thc cul? ture of tbese lauds has been in thc bauds of slaves. Tho overseers, who directed and scourged the slaves, were but too often little superior in agricultural knowledge to tho "field hands," and tho "field hand" had only intellect enough to uso tho rudest implements in tho clumsiest possible way. Thu top of the ground was scratched, not ploughed what the plauter called a plough was no whit better than that described by Virgil twenty centuries since. Tho scores of agricultural implements invented by the activo bruins of educated farmers and mechautea of the last thirty years were unknown in the South, except very rare? ly. No attempt was made to uso the means existing on every well-ordered farm or plantation for saving or making manures. Everything was taken from the soil; nothing was returned toit; and its natural cupacitics were absolutely un? known, because of tho rude aud imper? fect culture. Piuco on tho soil of thc Carolinas, Virginia or Georgia, intelli? gent labor under intelligent direc? tion; curry there the implement! which havo so lighteucd the labors and increased the harvests of the North ern and Western farmer; apply thc same sagacious foresight, thrift aud (energy, which enable tho New England fannel to raise "premium crops" ont of tho nat ll ral ly infertile lands of that section, um: you shall ace the lund groan uuder tin burden of tho crops that shall grow there, besides the ordinary and enrlj procurable fertilizers in abundance oil any plantation, tho recent discovery o: phosphate of limo in South Carolina hm opeued upa source of supply sufficietil to renovate not merely tho "worn out' lands of the South, but of a continent This deposit can hardly bj o\er-entitnat ed in value. To tho largo population, now engaged in mining and manipula ting it, and destined to bo much larger it is the source of great wealth; to thc agricultural interests of the couUtry, il is a source of much greater wealth. 3. Tho mineral wealth of tho South thoughlnudevuloped, is vast, and wait! only tho reaching forth of the baud o enterprise to pour its treasures into tin lap of commerce. Iron, gold, coppei and coal exist in abundance. In Soutl Carolina largo deposits of a very lim clay exist, of which pottery meet tc compare with thc best of Worcestershire can bo mode. Ochres of great value art also found, Grauito and marble in in finite varidty are at hand. 4. Tho forests yield tho choicest wood; in great variety. The pines of the Caro linas and Georgia aro well known in al our marts; tho live oak of Florida i: highly prized by tho ship-builder; tin palmetto of Carolina serves purposes fo which all other woods fail; and tin mountainous portions of the Souther! States aro rich iu woods fit for furniture and ornamental uses. 5. Thu climate is, in tho main, health ful aud pleasant. Tho inhabitant i spared thooxtremo cold of Now Englant aud Michigan, ns well as tho torrid lieut of tho tropical regions. Charleston ii on or near the isothermal lino whicl passes through Naples; to spook of Na pies is to remiud ono of all that is dc lightful in sky, temperature, climate And to ono who knows the oharm of th climate of Charleston for nine mouths ii tho year, Naples can offer few climat i advantages. The whole Stato of Soutl Carolina, and indeed all tho Southon States, have n healthful and ogreeabl climate, if we except tho districts know: to bo malarious, and comprising but small part of tho whole area. Eve; these aro healthy from November t May; and for planters who are oblige, to cultivate tbeso malarious district! pine lauds aro over near, where a resi denco is perfectly safe uud pleasant th year round. Tho rates of mortality which arc the only sure tests in Iii i matter, indicate very clearly that th States of Virginia, North and Sout Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Flor da, are ns favorable to physical vigor an long life as any others io the Union. With regard to the other States of the South, we have no definite data at band, but it is believed the same fact ntay in substance be asserted of them. 6. The lands in the Southern States can be purohased at much lower rates, in proportion to their value, than in the North or West. An investment in a farm or plantation in the South, and the same care and labor to make it a paying one, that is given by the thrifty farmer in the North, will, under the more genial skies and in the louger seasons of the latitude, poy largely more than it would in the older States. Something should be suid about the political situation in tho South. The political excitements, tho abuses of power by place-holders, tho waut of re? spect for law and order existing in some parts of tho South, are no moro thnn, under all tho circumstances, might reasonably have been apprehended. The reconstruction members of Con? gress failed to enlist the sympathies, or to recoivo the support of the great mass of the intelligent of tho South. It was ii misfortune that this was so. It threw tho work of reconstruction into hands little ?ttod by education, by experience or interest, to undertake it. Tho results were better than tho Southern white peo? ple themselves had a right to expect. Yet it would bo folly to deny that gross evils have existed in the now State Co vcrnmeuts of tho South. But things aro mending. Tho moro moderato and intelligent men of the sovural States nre wakiug up to tho fact that n revolutiou has taken place, und that if they would have auy part in tho government of their States, they must act on tho principles which that revolutiou has established. Day by day new recruits aro comiug into thc camp of those who would make tho now South a bettor, richer, wiser aud freer community than tho old South could hope to be. And ere long tho ma? jority of tho intelligent men of the lately rebellious States will bo acting with the friends of equal rights and of tho nation. For South Carolina, I feel authorized to say, that u partisan press, inspired by relics of disloyal opiuions and hopes, cannot bo trusted to represent fairly her political situation; that while she labors under political evils, she is slowly but surely working hoi se If clear of them; and that the man who comos to us ns au immigrant, whether he comes from Europe or from tho North, will bo wel? comed to her soil aud her community, so loug as ho shows himself worthy of such a welcome Tho days of violence, in excess of that which exceptionally exists in other States where thu rulo is the observance of law, have, I behove, passed away in South Carolina. The laws aro generally well executed; and there aro abundant grouuds for hoping that ere long large numbers of those seeking new homes will find thom within her borders, and find them profitable aud happy. APPOINTMENTS.-Wm. E. Rieso, of Charleston, has been appointed a Notary Public. Thomas R. Greer and Frank IIoovis have received like appointments. Wm. E. Si mouds, of Hartford, Conn., hus benn appointed Commissioner of Deeds. Tho following Trial Justices have been appointed: W. K. Holman, Orangeburg County, vice A. B. Knowl? ton, removed; Wm. A. Bott, Union County. On Monday last, a fire broke out in tho bakery of Mr. Karwish, on Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga., and spread so rapid? ly as to destroy his grocery store, corner Collins and Decatur streets. There wero thirty-seven deaths iu Charleston for thc week ending tho 10th; whites 17; colored 20. Between twenty and thirty men have been killed by grizzly bears in Califor? nia, during tho past yenr. NEW AND STYLISH Fall and Winter Goods Now Opouiug, at tho Well Known Establishment Of C. F. JACKSON. WE aro new receiving onr NEW FALL GOODS from Northern inarkotH, and ex? tend a general invitation to our friends and patrons to give us a call mid make an exami? nation of our stock, wbicb is well soleo tod, aud will bo sold at tho l^owost Hates. ?Satisfaction guaranteed to all. Septlt?_C. V. JACKSON. Main wtreot. Candy! Candy! ! BOXE8 fruah mixed CANDY Juat re i?O ccivod and tor nalo at wholosalo only, by J. Si T. ll. AGNEW. H??ilv HART WHOLESALE, NO. S HETAIL, CORNER KING CHARLES' .Agents for F air ban A.N BURDICK'S NATIO! DRAX.1 HOES, J H ON, STEEL, HOLLOW WARE, MILL STONES, AGRICULTURA! Sept 15 OD tho accidental explosion of three kegs of powder on Friday, tho store? house of Mr. Lewis McDonald, at Sulphur Springt, Perry County, Ohio, was completely destroyed, and Mr. Mc? Donald, George Gravos, a yoong man named Priest, and a son of McDonald, aged fonr years, were killed, nod George W. Gordon dangerously hart. Tho IOSB in property is 86.0U0. PROGRESS.-The Augusta Constitution? alist says: The kind treatment of tho ex Emperor Napoleon by King William is universally recognized by tho press as an "indication of the progress of civil? ization." By parity of reasoning, tho manacling aud imprisonment of Jefferson Davis wero indications of tho progress of barbarism. Ex-Governor Vance, now residing at' Charlotte, reports a completo pacifica? tion in North Carolina. Bio says all tho troubles have been taken into thc courts, and nothing 6eems likely to suffer but tho pockets of some of tho politicians for damages. William Grieng, a German tailor, arrested for stabbing Carl Weigand, in Now York, on Friday night, committed suicide in a coll of tho twenty-second procinct, by hanging himself with a hand? kerchief. The Republican party in Missouri is hopelessly split, tho point at issue being whether tho existing disfranchisements in tho State should bo maintained or abrograted. TUE attention of Hie reader is respectfully invited tu tho advertisement of bradfield & Co., in another column. They aro undoubt? edly selling tho best renaud los out for tho diseases they aro recommended fur. IlnAD FIKLD'S FEMALE REovxATonand Dr. PiiurniTT's CBLEUUATEU LIVEU MEDICINE, has certainly cured moro nfllictcd portions than any two medicines of their age. Try them and be well, ns those gentlemen guarantee sutisfnc lion or money refunded. A 7 If tho testimony of aged poraonB who have tested tho vivifving and solacing properties of LIPMANN'ri OB EAT OKHMAN BITTERS is worthy of credence, they aro decidedly pre? ferable to any of tho unmcdicatod stimulants I or combinations of drills and alcohol ordina? rily prescribed to cheer tho spirits and strongthou tho systems of persona of an ad? vanced age. These bittera produce no unna? tural excitement, and these effects aro at once Hoot hi m,' and strengthening, and they coun? teract to a great degree tho depreaaing influ? ence which tho decay of tho bodily energies baa upon tho animal spirits; it is, therefore, that it ia acknowledger) universally, tb at Lipp? mann's Bitters aro cordial for the aged. HI 12 A BEAUTIFUL TnououT.-It maj- bc truth? fully Haid that tba groateat of all blessings is health, tor without it tho joya vouchsafed are turned to sorrows. To all health ia essential tb* life's enjoyment and. purauita, to tho young and old, to the rich and poor. Aro you search of wealth? Health ia necoaaary. Do you doairo oilico and worldly honora Of what avail would these bo without health? Tho beauties of spring, tho eong of birds, the dcop blue sky, tho rolling ocean, all have a j {>ootic faacination which charms only the ?oaltby in mind and body; but to tho sick what aro theso but mockerios. Tho body (lia caaod, tho mind sickly o'er with tho saddest of thoughts. Oh! that 1 may live to appro ciato the blessings of hoalth. This rieb huon ia within tho reach of all. Tho remedy at hand in HEINITSU'SQUEEN'S DELIOIIT, tho health pa? nacea. Now ia the timo to try it. A 2 Funeral Invitation. Tho relatives, friends and acquaintances of tho Kev. Oeo. W. and Ilcv. William E. Bogga, aro requested to attend the funeral services of MBS. OEO. \V. BOGQS, at the residence of Bev. W. E. Bogga, THIS (Tuuraday) MORN ING, at DJ o'clock. Union Council, No. 5, R. and S. M. fTHE Regular Convocation of this Council will be held THIS (1'bnrsday) EVENING, ?t Masonic Hall, at 8 o'clock. Sept IC 1 G. E. MEOUEN, Recorder. Acacia Lodge No. 94, A. E. M. ??. AN EXTRA Communication of thia -?^Mf Lodgo will bo bold iu Masonic Hall, /V\'i'ld.s (Thursday) EVENING, at 7 o'clock. Thc Second Dogrco will bo conferred. By order of tho \V. M. Septjl 15 _ J. LEE DIXON, Secret arv. Notice to Owners of Goats, Swine, &c. THE Ordinance relating to Goats, Swine, Ac., will bo atrictlv enforced on and after SATUBDAY, September 17th. All Goats, Swine, Ac, found running at largo in the public utreota, on and after date above nien liouod, will be. taken to tho city pound. By order of tho Mayor. W. J. ETTER, Sept l l 3_City Clerk. Wanted to Rent. A NICE, comfortable COTTAGE, of aix or t ight rooms-in good locality. Ad? dress by letter, stating terms, otc, Meptia 1? 1MJU0HASEK. PIUKNIX Olljee. Creme Ile La Creme. -I f\f\ BARRELS vory superior FAMILY J_ULf FLOUR, 20? barrels low priced and medium qualities. For salo low hy EDWARD HOPE Sundries. ANOTHER lot of those extra lino SEGARS; cask above-proof Brandy; bcaidoa variety of other choice articlca. Give thom a trial. PAYSINGEE >t FRANKLIN, I Sept 10 Exchange UOUBO, Main atroet. & CO., 19 IIA Y NE STREET, AND MARKET STREETS, roN, 8. c. ks' Standard Scales in 5?AL HAY CUTTER. GUNS, NAILS, CHAINS, TIN WARE, H?LTING CLOTH, j IMPLEMENTS. 3m TZ? ooal IE "t? ? X3GL S m POSTOFFIOE HOURS.-Northern mail opens 4.30 P. M. ; closes ll A. M. Charleston and Greenville, open 4.30 P. M. ; close 5.30 A. M. Western, opens 12.30 P. M.; closes 2.45 P. M. Charleston, evening, opens 8 A. M.; closes 6 P. M. Office opon Sundays from half-past 4 o'clock to hnlf-pa6t 5. T'?e following appointments have been made for Jntlgo Carpentor and General Butler: Manning, Friday, Septomber 16. Liberty Hill, Saturday, Sept. 17. Orangeburg C. H., September 19. Barnwell C. H., September 21. Walterboro, Colleton, September 23. White Hall, Collcton, September 24. Beaufort, Monday, September 20. PHO?NIXIANA.-Mr. Isaac H. Coleman, of Columbia, has been appoiuted Coro? ner of Richland County, vice S. B. Thompson, resigned. A woman as black ns the ace of spades says sho was "born to blush ti oseen " It is reported that the fall fashion for ladies'bats will be a funnol-shaped ar? rangement, with the small end be? lli ml. Thc sales of wholesale dealers (except tobacco, snuff, cigars, wines and liquors,) have been officially decided to bc not taxable after the .'int h inst. Boston bus nu "Eight Hour League." Its members don't want to work more than eight hours a doy. It is strikingly different with newspapermen every? where. Some of them work from twen? ty-eight to thirty hours a day, and speud the rest of their limo in weeping that there aro no more hours to work. It is estimated that tho whole amount of money derived from the income tax this year will not exceed $10,000,000, and that to collect this amount will cost 89,300,000, tho same as lust year. This will leuvo only ubout ?700,000 for tho Treasury. The balance will go to sup? port an army of office holders. These estimates aro based on Ogures furnished by such loyal men aa Commissioner Hol? lins nnd Congressman Schouck, and are not very far, probably, from the truth. Is it any wonder that taxes are high, or that tho proportions of the public debt are slowly, very slowly, curtailed? A meeting of the Columbia Bar was held yesterday morning at the office of Messrs. Barnwell & Mouteith. Upon motion, ex-Chancellor Carroll took the Chair, and Charles F. Januey was re? quested to act as Secretary. Upon con? sultation, the followiug resolutions were considered and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That a committee of four be appointed from the Columbia Bar to confer with the members of the Charles? ton Bar, and other Bars iu the State, for the purpose of preparing such a modifi? cation of the existing Code of Practice in this State as will make it conform moro nearly to tho needs of tho people of South Carolina. Resolved, That if it be deemed ne? cessary a convention of tho South Caro? lina Bar bo invited to be held in Charles? ton at an carly day to take into conside? ration the whole subject. Resolved, That, as this Bur has been informed that James H. Rion, Esq., of Winnsboro, has had the subject under particular consideration, the committee bo authorized to confer with him, aud invito his aid, by soliciting such views and plans as may have been already thrown into shape by him. The followinggentlenieu wereappoint ed a committee under the resolutions: Messrs. J. D. Pope, C. D. Meltou, F. W. McMustor and H. G. Worthington. Upon motion, the melding adjourned. J. 1'. CARROLL, Chairman. CHAULES F. J ANN Er, Secretary. HOTEL ?niav?iiS, September 14.-Nicle erson House.-L. P. Jones, Spartunburg; C. P. Hyde, Virginia; William Fraser, Canunda'; J. K. Reid, N. C.; A. Baum, Georgia; J. A. H?ge, Joseph H. John? son, Alabama; A. nerrman, D. M. Millions, Georgia; Robert W. Potter. Augusta; Dauiel Pratt, Alabama; W. P. Sproule, Florida; A. T. Reid, Georgia; E. A. Williams, Baltimore; John P. King, Augusta; Joseph N. Calcock, Charleston; H. Johnson, Mars Bluff; Miss M. McCall, Floreuce; L. P. Loxing, Sumter; George C. Bolt, Alabama. Columbia Hotel.-Vf. E. Prescott, Edge field; H. J. McCormack, J. D. Meyors, W. H. Jameson, Jr., J. W. O'Brien, Dr. H. M. Bruns, wife and daughter, R. Froueberger and wife, Charleston; A. H. Seward, U. S. A.; Samuel W. Melton, F. P. Tupper, B. B. McCroery, citv; J. W. Fowler, J. F. C. Du Pro, J. T.* Robert? son, Abbeville; R. D. Culp, Union; W. C. Humphrey, A. A. Foster, Alex. MoBee, Miss A. A. McKay, Greeuvillo; Mrs. Lowry, ohild and servatit, Chester; S. A. Agnew and lady, Hones Path; P. K. McCully, M. Lesser and son, Anderson; Leon Weil, Philadelphia; W. D. Ken no? lly, Augusta; Robt. A. Clark and wife, S. C. LIST OK NEW AUVEIITIHEMKNTS. Hart it Co. - Hardware, Ac. W. J. Etter-Nolie?. Jacob Levin-Furniture at Auction. Union Council-Regular Convocation. Acacia Lodge-Extra Communication. Notice to Chewists JUST arriveil. ut Pollock Ilouao, Daf-loy's MICHIGAN FINK CUT. Sept 13 A line lot of Brandy Peaches, dornt sj tic, to be had at POLLOCK'S;.