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i sk \ aa pr..-,,.? i jj -, ate Safcnr/ldy flornino;. ?OV?!!?berl5r.lS7C. Thc I. nt o Survlvoro' Bloc ting. At the recent meeting of the survivors, in this city, the following officers were elected: President-General Wade Hampton. Vtoa-Presifiente-Gen. R. H. Anderson* ' Geu. J.R. Kershaw, Gen. 8. McGowan, G??/ M. C. Butler, Gen. Arthur Mani gsult, Maj. T. G. Barker. Secretary-Col. A C. Haskell. Treasurer-Capt. W. K. Buohmnn. Executive Board-Col. Edward McCra dy, Col. J. MoCntchen, Gen. Ellison Capers, Col. W. H. Wallace, Gen. James , Conner, Col. J. H. Bion, Col. C. Irviue Walks i The following memorial paper, re- i opeotiog Gen. B. E. Lee, was submitted j by Gen. J. B. Kershaw-a SOLDIER'S tri- , bute to a SOLDIER: It is meet that we recall on this oe- ' easion the memory of our revered chief- < tain. Gen. Robert- E. Lee, and to lay < upon hie tomb our poor tribute to his i greatness and his worth, amid the votive < offerings of our countrymen at the I shrine of the patriot and hero. Wheu 1 we approach the truly grand and breathe < the atmosphere of that whioh is sublimo, 1 either in the moral or physical world, 1 the heart of . man is stilled-the spirit is awed and humbled by the presence of ( tho Infinite, manifested iu the works of His hands, or ia the diviner emanations 1 of His own supernal naturo and imnge, i sometimes vouchsafed to the denizens of j earth. Thus it is when we stand by the , newly-made grave and contemplate the . person-, * the character aud the career of ! Robert E. Lee. ; Wo feel tho inadequacy < of our limited powers either rightly to ^ conceive the virtues of the dead, or to , embody iu language such conceptions as our capacities enable us to enjoy. Wc ( would withdraw into the deeper reaesses of our own nature, tbo silent regions of unutterable emotions, those borders bf ? the spirit land where we catch the echoes of the infinite world beyond, thora to ! ?commune in the stillness of our own hearts. Yet it is fitting that wo, his frienda and comrades in the past, who 1 shared his triumphs and his reverses, his . joys and bis sorrows, his hopes and his j despair, should wreathe around his , honored name and memory our garlands . of love and praise, fresh and unfading , flowers from the garden of grateful . hearts, embalming for tho generations , io come the virtues and the greatness of the illustrious citizen, hero and pa? triot. His was a nature so perfect, that, like (the icicle, it defies analysis or compari- 1 soo. It presented a fullness, a com? pleteness, a grandeur of development ' that offered nothing to censure, and left 1 nothing to desire. Neither the expe? rience of the living, nor the portraitures I -ol history offered its prototype or par ?aUeL Our great countryman, Washing tan, furnishes in some of his character- 1 istics, as also in the analogies of his career? a resemblance as that between star and star, but they differed as "one star differeth from another star in 1 glory." His form, his face, his voice, his bearing God-like in beauty, power and grace, distinguished him from all other men. He certainly was made but "a little lower than tho angels," and now he has crossed the river to be with i them, whither the flower of his noble army had gone before, whither we, too, skull follow, if faithful sontinols, as one : by one we are relieved from duty boro and ordered to the front to join that victor band. Theie are men, cast in so high a mould, so peculiarly and emi? nently favored by God, as to be rather fitted for that better life than this. They are the groat examplars; the beacon lights, that guido the race onward and upward. Think of that illustrious throng-the Confederate dead-in the world of light and liberty! How many such men-"heroes in history"-lind , there place most fitting among the highest and the brightest? Yet even among these, how towers tho lofty spirit ' of Robert E. Lee! When we consider the moral grandeur of tho man, even his magnificent achievements ia the field o? arms cease to astonish us, and wo loso ourselves in tho contemplation of his nobility of soul. What was his life for the last five years but a constant martyr? dom of tho spirit-a daily dying for tis.9 To teach us to labor, to Buffer, to endure, to wait patiently for our redemption, to abide faithfully by the inevitable, to bow to tho will of God. Who can esti? mate what he felt, what ho endured, in those five years of agony, for his tor? tured countrymen? What woudcr his great heart broke at last? His duty done, thank God, henceforth he wears the victor's crown-illustrious inhabi? tant of ono of tho "many mansions" of his "Father's House." Thither, in our humble measure, may wo strive to follow, that "where he is, wo may bo also." Resolved, That the above bo inscribed upon the minutes of tho association, and a copy be forwarded to his bereaved family, as au assurance of our profound and respectful sympathy with their affliction. The address of General J, 8. Preston was requested for publication. Tho following resolutions were adopt? ed: Resolved, That tho executive board bo authorized to publish by subscription, Upon the plan reported by thom, tho Boll of the Dead, prepared by Professor Hivers, as now re-arranged in two edi? tions, the first edition for corrections and additions, uud tho second so cor? rected and added to in permanent form. Resolved, That the executivo board be authorized to purchase, os soon as the treasurer shull be iu sufficient funds, after having paid the amounts already ordered, a completo file of the official re? ports issued by the War Department of tho Confederate States, and such other histories as they may deem it important at once to obtain, and to draw on the treasurer* v?henj3o ia ianda,.therefor, to an amount nottexce?diDg ffSKfj \ ? Resolved, Tuft tb???oatite?board bo authorised to ob tain,? place ol deposit for th?/reaor>1s and Hooks of tho Associa? tion, which Bh?ll be accessible to all, and to expend upon the same a snm not more than $25 for shelves, &o. Resolved, That this Association re? quests all persons having original reports of or letters describing battles, marches, recounois8ances, sieges, or other papers relatiug to tho operations of the war, to permit tho executive board to have copies of the same taken for preservation. Resolved, That this Association appeals to the surviving officers und members of avery company that went into the Con? federate service from the State, and to the officers of the general staff, to pre? pare rolls of their comrades from memo- ' ry, if there exist no records from which ? to make them out, and forward the same to the chairman of the executive board. Resolved, That the thanks of every : Confederate soldier of the State of South : Carolina and of the people generally are luo to Professor Rivers, for tbe valuable Material he has colleoted for the history >f our State troops, and especially for ' 'be Roll of the Dead, preserved through | lis generous and patriotio labors, and i ibis association of the survivors of the war render to him their grateful acknow edgmcnts. < Resolutions wore also adopted looking 1 10 certificates of membership, and to the ' {election of a badge to be worn by tho members of the Association. This meet? ing of the survivors was well attended, 1 ?nd twenty-five of the Counties of the \ State were represented. The oration of General Preston and the entertainment . jivon by the local body of survivors 1 ?vero marked features of the occasion ' connected with the survivors' meeting. , - China, olosely following the example , sf European nntions, in one respect, at | least, is arming. Gun-boats aro being rapidly constructed and equipped by the . Mongolian authorities, and they are im- , porting weapons of war in considerable , quantities. Whether these preparations mean good or ill to foreigners residing ? in China, n few months will tell. It may : be that the Chin?se Government intends , to protect foreiguers moro effectually , from mob violence in the future than , they have dono in the past. Or they may , JO placing their people on a war footing . to enable them to cope more successfully , with the Powers of Europe, in case they , iro called to an account for tho ill-treat- , mont that Enropeans have of lato re? sewed in China. j ANOTHER Cmccs M AX AQER MURDERED, I -Henry Whitby, a circus manager, for- > merly of Lancaster, Pa., was killed on ; tho 2d instnnt, at Kaya ville, La., by a gang of rowdies, who attempted to enter the circus without paying. Mr. W. re? monstrated, when a melee ensued. Five shots were fired at him, one of them pro? ving fatal in a few days. It is stated that four of the ruffians were shot dead. A guest of a hotel sent in a bill to the landlord for services rendered in killing bed-bugs. At the same hotel a gentle? man was looking over the register, when Ilia eyes caught sight of one of those pests of creation travelling about leisure? ly over tho page. He turned quietly to 11 friend and remarked: "Well, this is the first hotel I ever saw where the bed? bugs looked over the register to seo what room you occupy." GIN HOUSE BURNT.-Tho gin houso of Mr. John Landford, near Scuflletown, in this Couuty, was burnt on Monday night last. Tho house was one of tho best in the County, and contained fourteen bales of cotton, sixty bushels of wheat, 250 bushels of corn, two or three threshers and other proporty. The loss is estimat? ed ut about $3,000. There was no fire about tho premises at night-fall, and beyond doubt it was the work of the in? cendiary.-Laurensville Herald. TnE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-The forty-sixth annual session of the Synod met at St. John's Church, Charlo don, at 10 o'clock, yesterday morning, Rev. A. R. Rude, D. D., of the Columbia Theological Semi? nary, presiding. After prayer and divine service, the meeting was called to order, und Rev. J. H. Hawkins, of New? berry, was requested to act as Secretary. CHEAP VOTES.-A milkman in Massa? chusetts was surprised, on the morning after election, by the payment of a small bill held by him against one of his cus? tomers. Tho good woman explained to him that her husband "had got two dollars for his vote, andsho wished there was an election every week." Votes scorn to bo very cheap there. The first negro that was over in She? boygan, Wisconsin, arrived there one day lust week, und tho people of the town nre so delighted with his presence that they havo petitioned tho Govern? ment to give thom a brauch of the Freed mon's liureau. ANOTHER CIRCUS TO UK SOLD.-Wo un-1 dcrstaud that Dr. Thayer's circus, with j its entire stock of blooded horses ?ind j whole paraphernalia, will bc sold ut | Khcrifi's sale, ut High Point, .V C., on the 22d instant. A Boston man hus evolved from his inner consciousness a conundrum, which he propounds and answers as follows: "When is an original idea like a clock? Whou it strikes one." A Presidential coiuciJeiieo has hap? pened. The model of the statue of Grant is finished just ao the elections have fin? ished Grant. Twenty-five persons met their death by their devotion to tho base ball during tho past season. A colored lad fell into a sixty-feet deep well ni Abbeville-, a fow nights ugo, and was rescued without injury. A ninety-year old colored woman, namod Miriam Champion, died sud? denly io Camdon, on Thursday last. MWWP'W w i! II ni' ummw yjn MH? J JI.UU-JJUJA^MI Tho ArmR<tleo^eBoil>tIwB^^^?t^aVnj| from O?CEvt Biii^?Wk'.- I jg . The following ?a Ibotext o?' the Prac ai^n Gjffoifyt circular, which has Jt|W baan addressed by Count Bismarck to diplomaticrepr?sentatives of the North German Confederation serving at the seat of foreign governments. The State paper is dated at Versailles, November 8, aud roads us folio~vs: YOUR EXCELIJKKCI:: You will learn by this that M. Thiers, on the part of the French people, expressed a desir? to be admitted to negotiate with tho Cabinet representatives of his Majesty tho Kiug at headquarters, after having previously entered iuto communications with tho different members of tue Government of National Defence at Tours and in Paris. In compliance with orders from his Ma? jesty, I declared my willingness to graut the interview which he sought. M. Thiers was, in consequence of this do oision, allowed first to proceed to Paris, which ho did on the 30th ultimo, return? ing to the royal headquarters next day, tho 31st of October. This was tho first time a statesman enjoying such distinc? tion and importance as M. Thiers does bad accepted plenipotentiary powers nt the hands of tho Paris Government, rhis fact induced mo to hope that pro? posals would bo submitted to us by him un tho purt of France, the acceptance of which would he possible, and iu tho in? terest of tho conclusion of peace I ro 3civod M. Thiers with that respectful at? tention and official demeanor and oon Juct to whicli his distinguished position, not to spend of nny former relations, en? title him. During tho interview M. Thiers de ulared that France, induced by tho ex? pressed desire of the neutral powers, was ready to accept an armistice. Thus his Mtijesty the King, had, in the face of the first declaration of M. Thiers, to consider tho fact that any or every armistice concluded during the war would iu itself bring to Germany all tho iisadvantnges which uro connected with tho prolongation of a cumpaign, and which come during such moments of de? lay in the operations to every army which receives its supplies, particularly its supply of provisions, from distant sources. Besides thia, wo took upon ourselves the obligation to leave the Ger? man troops, which bad become fully available by tho capitulation of Motz, in tho positions which they occupied on tho jay the armistice was signed, and to re? nounce, tho occupation of further terri? tory of tho enemy, whioh at present we might achievo without nny, or certainly eery little, resistance. Thu German irmics could not expect much in tho way of reinforcements or succor during tho next few weeks. On tho other bane!, Franco would, by the conclusion of au irniistieo, be enabled to develop its re? sources and to complete the organization of the army corps that are now forming; and when hostilities should re-open nf ter the nrmiatico, she would be able to op? pose to us troops which at present do not exist. Despite all theso considerations, the personal dosiro which was felt by his Majesty the King to take a first step in tho interest of peace prevailed, and I was empowered to make nn advance to M. Thiers by granting au armistice of twenty-five, or, as M. Thiers afterwards wished, twenty-eight days, on tho basis of the simple statu in quo as it existed on the day of signing. During the inter? view', I proposed to M. Thiers that I would define by a line of demarcation, which should be regularly agreed to aud adopted, tho several positions of tho troops, ?od to interrupt hostilities dur? ing a space of three weeks, so that France could proceed to the holding of parliamentary elections]for the constitu tion of n national representation. On the French side, this I mee would have resulted simply in effecting thu renunciation of insignificant und, to thou), nlways disastrous army sorties, as also of u useless and to us incomprehen? sible waste of ammunition from the guns of the forts around Paris during tho period of its existence. With respect to the elections in Alsace, I was in a position to declaro that we should not insist on any stipulation which would call in question tho right of the claim of Franco to the German de? partments before the conclusion of peace, and that we would not make or hold any of tho inhabitants of these parts responsible for their appearance in a French National Assembly ns the con? stitutional representatives of their coun? trymen. I was surprised nt the French Pleni? potentiary (M. Thiers) declining these proposals, in which all tho advantages were on tho pnrt of France, and nt Iiis declaring also that he would accept au armistice only in the event of our agreeing to nn oxteusivo provisioning of Paris. I replied that this would include so much more of a military concession than a return to tho status in quo, or, indeed, to any tiling reasonable, that it could not be expected. I asked him if ho was in a position to oiler his Majesty tho King any equivalent in return. M. Thiers declared, in reply, that ho was not in a position to tnnko any mili? tary otter, in return, and that he was' obliged to ask this concession of the pro- j visioning ot' Purin, without offering any? thing tl?? than the readiness of tho Paris Government to nccord to tho French nation tho right of election of a repre? sentative body, which would probably constitute an authority with which it would ho possible for us to treat fur ponce. In this shapo I had to submit tho re? sult of our negotiations and conversation to his Mujesty tho King and his military advisers. His Majesty was justly surprised at these exorbitant military claims by France, and he was disappointed in his expectations as to the probable result of the negotiations into which I had en? tered with M. Thiers. The incredible demand that Prussia should give up the fruit of nil the efforts which she had made jbi the field daring the pest two BM??MP? surrender the many advantages eis? fiad gained, and thus bring the situ? ation back to th o cond ili?n which existed ut the moment when the inveatnueut of Paria was commenced, eouicV only provo that in Paris they were merely looking for pretexts to deny the French nation the right of holding tho election, ond that they were not willing to give the people an opportunity to curry tho voting ont without interruption. Influenced by my desiro to make an? other effort to come to nu understanding on ?orno other basis of sottloment, M. Thiers bad an interview on the line of the army outposts with tho members of the Paris Govern m cut, on tho 5th inst., so as to propose to them oitber an armis? tice on the basis of the status in quo for a shorter period of time than that which was asked, or the simple cnnvoniug of the electoral bodies without any treaty of armistice. In this instance I Boid I could guarantee a free admission of French voters to Paris, and the granting of every facility which did not interfere with our military situation and the safety of our army. Bogarding the substance of his inter? view with Messrs. Favre and Troohu, M. Thiers hus not given me any approxi? mate information. Ho could merely in? form me that tho result had been the de? livery to him of advico to break off ne? gotiations with ii i H Majesty aud to leavo Versailles, since tho completion of nu armistice, inclndiug tho right of re-pro? visioning Paris, was not to bo attuinod. Mr. Thiers' return to Tours took place on the 7th instaul, ut nu early hour of the morning. Tho course of Lue negotiations with M. Thiers has impressed me with the conviction that tho present rulers of Franco did uot, from tho very beginning, sincerely wish to hear tho views of the French nation expressed in a representa? tivo parliamentary bod}', constituted by a free and uncontrolled election, and that just ns little has beuu their iuteution to bring about an armistice; but that they stipulated for a concession which they knew from tho first to bo unaccept? able, and that they only asked for tbeso conditions in order not to give to tho neutral powers, on whoso support they count, a direct refusal. In conclusion, I beg to request that you will express yourself to tho Govern? ment to which you aro accredited, iu ac? cordance with tho contents of this de? spatch, to tho reading of which to the Minister of State for Foreign Affuirsyou are duly empowered. Accept, &o., BISMARCK. To his Excellency-, Minister of the North German Confederation at the Court of-. SCENES IN JAPAN.-A street called the Tokodiu, is the Broadway of Yeddo. It is twenty miles long, and very muoh crowded. But there is a vast difference in the appearance of the two thorough? fares. There are no vehicles in Japan, and tho pavements extend from one side of the street to the other. No provision is made for the passage of carriages, Omnibusses or wagons, for there ar none in existence, and persons on foot tnko possession of the whole highway. The entire metropolis is built of wood, and one dwelling is a representation of all. A Japanese bouse at the first glance resembles a child's toy house on a largo Beale. The floor is raised about two feet above tho earth, and there is a covered porch iu front, resting upon the baro ground. After entering the porch, you step up into tho homo, always leaving your shoos behind you. It is considered a very groat breaoh of propriety to enter a dwelling without removing one's boots. As they wear only sanduls, covered with a leathern thong, which they san shnfHo on or off in an instant, this custom is of but little moment to tho natives, but foreigners find it avery troublesome one. The porch answers for a depository for shoes, and, in passing tho boase, tho number of visitors may be known by counting the number of pairs of sandals on the porch. When the walls of a liouso are up, it consists of but one large room, which is then out by partitions, which ure no? thing more than sliding screens that close up into each other in a fashion that admits of one apartment being divided into a dozen ones instantly. There are no chimneys attached to the houses, and they contain no beds, chairs or tables. Tho floors aro covered with a series of clean bamboo mats or cushions, each six feet by tbreo, and nicely bound with rod or blue tape. They aro stuffed with light wool or moss, and are as soft and yielding to pressure ns tho heaviest Brussels. These mats fit iu with each other as regular ns the squares on a chess board, and the whole floor is kept ns clean and is dusted ns often ns tho mahogany side? board in tho houso of a Dutch burgher. No speck of dirt is ever allowed to rest upon the polished surfacn of tho matting, and to step upon it with a pair of boots would be a greater insult than to make a foot-stool of a $700 piano. The family Hit upon the matting all day, with their legs bout under them, in a shape that would give any foreigner incurable paralysis in fifteen minutes, and they sleep upon ii ac night. A Japanese pil? low is a curiosity in its way. It is nothing but a rocker of a cradle, broud enough to stand alouc, with a semi-circu? lar depression off the upper ?ide. Tho Japanese lie full length on tho floor, place not their bead but their neck in the crescent-shuped hollow on tho upper sido of tho pillow, and rock themselves to sleep in a few minutes. GENTEET? PonrrrcAii PIIUASBS.-A Chi? cago pnper, referring to the "Another Lie Nailed" catch phrase at aboat elec? tion times, call? it "Another fragrant fiction impaled upon the nefarious fork of fact." This ought to snit the most fastidious. The price of a pnssnge in a balloon out of Paris is $800, and no indemnity against accidents. ~ DrvOROB DAT.-Tho 8th of November wes a m?morable unjin the Cincinnati courts-it was "Divorce Day." Tbs aced?isthurftieseribedf ^ '.. ?8 ' '. In tho Common Pleas Court, dh Tues? day, the divorce docket, comprising up? wards of sixty cases was called. At 9 o'clock tho court room was nearly filled with women of varions degrees of eociul position, of all ages, aud all i ' ions, ex? cept tho "heathen Chinee," soliciting ju? dicial relief for their mauy grievances neglect, desertion, cruelty and infidelity being among the principal charges made by tho "better halves" against their lords. Tho number present was swelled enor? mously by tho fact that every woman who had filed a petition brought on an average three of her sex along for wit? nesses. Many, too, brought their bnbies ulong, furnishing tho music for the oe-I oat-ion gratis. ?n a fow cases tho hus? bands were plaintiffs. It appeared to be a general reckoning day all rou nd for the violators of tho matrimonial contract. The only cases called were those in which no answers had been filed to the peti? tions, leaving the immense majority of cases to bo hereafter disposed of. CAHOOLIC ACID AND STREET WATERING. During tho past summer most of tho crowded streets of London have boen waterod on ulternate days with a weak solution of carbolic acid, as has been the custom for tho last four years, and there is no doubt that this excellent antiseptic and disinfectant has been very beneficial in a sanitary point of view. Tho in? habitants of those streets have often ex? pressed satisfaction at tho freshness and removal of disagreeable smells, which this acid produce?, and they regard it as AU addition to their comfort. Tho City Item, Philadelphia, is "run" by a father and seven sons, a patriarchal arrangement that should recommend it to family men, every elemeut of journa? listic necessity being under the caro of the eight Fitzs. Fisk, Jr., lately refused to give money for a cemetery fcuco, because it wasn't needed, ns thoso inside can't get out, and thoso outside do not want to get in. LAST NOTICE.-Tho Accounts of lt. AL? LEN, deceased, are placed in tho hands ol A. L. Solomon, Esq., "for collection. All indebted will please make immediate pay? ment and save coats. JOHN AGNEW, Nov 10 ?J Administrator. Heise's Dining Saloon, IN rear of tho Confectionery, is littod np with everything pertaining to a first class establishment. Norfolk OYSTERS, FISH and GAME of all kinds during thc season. Nov 10_ BAZAAR AND ^MFMTOKEBY ! For useful things and thinga for sport, The curious people hero resort. ENTIRELY now slock of TOYS and FANCY ARTICLES for the Holidays. Variotios too numorous to mention. CANDIES manufactured daily. CAKES of all kinds, plain and ornamented. Also, full stock French CONFECTIONERY. Canned Goods. Jelly, Raisins, Citron, Almonds, and full line of aasortcd Nuts. Lemons. Oranges, Cocoanuts, Ao. Fruit of all kinds during tho season. Nov 19 Continually Arriving. OUR I SEMENS E STOCK OF DRY GOODS RECEIVES daily additions, and wo aro at present in receipt of tho cheapest and protti oat lino of DRESS GOODS that has been offered this season. All goods sold by our house guaranteed as to prico and quality. Nov 19 R.C. SHIVER. HANDSOME Wall Decorations. ipERSONS furnishing Houses iu auy portion j of the State would do woll to rcmomber that wo have a special HOUSE - FURNISHING DEPARTMENT, in which wo keep a beautiful collection of Wall Papor, Carpots, Oil Cloths, ! Shades, Cornices, Damask Curtains. Loops, Rands, Rugs, and everything pertaining to House-furnishing in llrst-elabs style. Wo have a competent man, who will go to any section to lit up our Goods, and wo guarantee his work. R. C. SHIVER. Nov 1!) Buggies ! Buggies ! ! WE have now on { ?&m^r-3m-~-n hand a hahdsomu ?? ./^-t'-fagttWWJ1 'ff1 ..sortmentof Colon.bifc ^^^^^Q??J%^ uuu\o B U G G IES, which wo oller to tho public at prices ranging from ?135 and upwards. Dur Buggies at 1175 art! guaranteed to bc superior in stylo and tillich to tho so-called Premium Buggy at ('225-the body of whit h is Northern-made, and tho stylo of which would not bo adoptod by any Livery Stablo Proprietor in any of our Northern cities. j*y Do not bc deceived by Northern work, which looks well outwardly, but which does not stand the tesl of time. ALI. oiru WoitK is WAS* UANTED. CARROLL & S PELMA N. Nov 17_0 BY AUTHORITY OF A POWEit ex? pressed iu tho last Will and Testament of tho lato W. F. DoSaussure, deceased, I will sell, before tho Court House, in Columbia, on tho FIttST MONDAY in December next, tho oilico on Law Rango rocontly occupied by the deceased. Terms made known at day of sale. May bo treated for privately at the office of my Attorney in law and fact, D. B. DKSAUS S? RE, Esq. E. G. BURROUGHS. Nov 17 Solo Executrix. POSTOTFIOB lHotrR8.-Northern mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes ll A. M. Charleston and Greenville, open 4.30 P. M. ; CIOB? 5.30 A. M. Western, opens 12.80 P. M.; closet) 2 45 P. M. Charleston, evening, opens 8 A.M.; closes C P. M. Office opon Sundays from half-past 1 o'clock to half-past 5. PUULIO MEETING.-A meeting of the citizens of Columbia was held Inst even? ing, and resolutions adopted favoring tho joint stock company in connection with the State Agricultural und Me? chanical Society. Committees were ap? pointed in each Ward to obtain subscri? bers to thc stock of the company. We Khali publish to-morrow tbe official pro? ceedings handed to us by the Secretary of the meeting. The WEEKLY GLEANER is a family paper-the largest in the State-pub? lished and mailed overy Wednesday morning. It contains tho gist of the tolegrnms, market reports, editorials, communications, tales, anecdotes, poe? try, etc., published iu tho DAILY PHOE? NIX. It is especially intended for the accommodation of readers residing off tho regular daily mail lines, and will be found a valuable ncquisition to any family circle. Tho prico of subscription is ?2.75 per annum. Clubs of tea fur nurned at $2.50. PudiNixiANA.-The price of Bingle copies of tho PIIONTX is five cents. If carriers charge more it is simply u swin? dle. They cuu be obtained at that price at tho oflice. . i ? The Columbia down nnd the Augusta np train over tho South Carolina Rail? road, collided ou Wednesday night, at Branchville. The locomotive and seve? ral cars were badly smashed. Colored women are manifestly born to blush nnseen. Stop at Pollock's and secure a chance at the ton jars of domestic brandy peaches. Subscriptions ure hoing taken np for an opera houso in Columbia. We hope our citizenB will subscribe liberally. Mr. Jos. Hart Denck is making ar? rangements to give several matinees, du? ring the next mouth. His reputation as a musician is well known. Mr. Irving's hall is rapidly approach? ing completion. It is 121 feet long by 52 wide. It ia confidently expected that a first-class troupo will inaugurate the opening. Wm. Laidler, Esq., of our staunch old daily visitor, the Charleston Courier, is I in Columbia. HOTEL AmuvALS, November 18. Nickerson House-T. C. Tilley, Ports? mouth; A. H. White, Rock Hill; W. C. Reid, S. C.; Henry Jones, Augusta; S. M. Seoley, Kentucky; Arthur Shaw, Bultimore; Col. Wm. Johnston, Char? lotte; S. F. Houston, Augusta; P. M. Tabb, Jr., Baltimore; Wm. Prond, New York; Mrs. S. A. Hoosan, J. O. Moore, wife, child and nurse, Charlotte; R. Mof? fatt, New York; W. H. Farmer, Rich? mond; R. B. Lansing, Baltimore; G. A. Thomas, Atlanta; Edward L. Clark, Pa. ; W. J. Boyd, J. B. Clark, Baltimore; H. J. Armstrong, Sam. Mason, Raleigh; J. A. Franklin, Louisville; A. J. Hal ti wun? ger, Choppell's Depot; W. H. McNair, Cheraw; Norris Montgomery, J. W. Pur year, W. A. BUSH, New York; B. F. Bar tholow, S. C.; M. Drucker, Charleston; J. H. Gay, Chester; F. D. Bush, Green? ville; W. J. Vereen, New York. LIST OF NEW ADVEBTTSEMENTS. John Agnew-Last Notioe. Heise's Bazaar and Confectionery. Meeting Elmwood Cemetery Co. R. C. Shiver-Dry Goods. BUDDEN CIIANOZS OF WEATHBB are product? ivo of Throat Diseases, Coughs. Golds, Ac. There is no more effectua* reliuf in those dis? eases to ho found, than in tho timely uso of "Brown's Bronchial Troche*.*' They possess real morit, and havo proved their efficacy by a test of many years, having roceived testimo? ny I? from eminent men who have used them. N19 1 "On, IT xs NoTUlNOt"- Only a slight cold and cough. A few ?lays pass away. I'horo is crape on the door. What in tho matter? Doatb! Only a slight cold! Will death not startle you from tho delusivo slumber that "only a cough" will not harm you? Beware, and take heed! overy daj's experience refutes this fallicious argument. A cold, a cough neglected, is a sure precursor of consumption. While yon havo time, soe to it, that you no longer neglect a slight cold, and go at once and buy a bottlo nf Stanley's Great Cough Itemedy. Prepared by HLINITSII, at his Drug Store. " N 17 "H's mity curls," "Md Mrs. Partington to i I kn, while reading about tho impending war j in Europe, "that tho IJollorhorn creates snch un ado in Ynrrnp, when it's sich a common I dise?s? among tho cattle in Amer;ky." The i old lady, having delivered herself of thc I shove, took a dose of LIPPMAN'H GREAT GER? MAN Birmas to cheer lier depressed spirits, and rosuinod hor knitting. Lippman's Bitters aro for sale hy all drug . gist? and dealers. Depot in Columbia, B. C.. ? at OKIGF.II k McGitKOon'B. Druggists. 8 18 Ho for the Race! THE eubsoriber respectfully invites his friends and public in general to oall and seo his stock of home-mado SADDLES and _IHAKNKS8?8| which 1 can sell twenty-nvo per cont, cheaper than any Northorn mado goods, and will challongo any morohantin tho South for *1,000 to comparo with mo in home-made work. Nov 1 Hmo lt. HANNAN, Main streut. Charleston Bivalves, in every style, at POLLOPK'S.