Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? jg - - . ga A ir*W" ?raric?i tor ^ttj?^K B? .onrcet. OT^f Tho Charleston JfciMgivraon interest? ing review o? (tho rapid growth ' of tho phosphate business in and oho at Charles? ton., It |a now an important indu?try of great value to the city of Charleston ?nd tt?e-$Ut? at largel The Wando Company led the way in April, 18GB, and waa quickly folid wed by: tho Ob ariosto n Mining and Manufacturing Company in"obipmdnt3 of pho3phato3 to Baltimore. Sinos then, throughout all tho region where' tbeao phosphatio deposita lie, ex? tensive works have been ereoted, and the busy ham of machinery is heard. Thirteen companies am now prominently engaged in this work. It is estimated that six millions of capital have been drawn into this branch of work. It is stated that the average thickness ot tho strata< of deposits is from fifteen to eighteen inches, and yielding from 600 to 1,000 tous per. aero. We congratulate Charleston' tap?n the great resouroes thuo'doveloped in her vicinity. Tho radical leaders no longer attempt any concealment of tho desperate straits to whioh they are roducod, the gradually spreading treason in their own camp, the popular verdiot rendered against thora in the late elections, are all too palpable and dangerous to bo longer ignored. Accordingly, we find President Grant assailed from every quarter with new advice and new policies. Always a blunderer, even while sailing in tho plainest political sea, not much reliance can be plaoed upon his judgment in the present difficult omergeuoy. . He is des? tined to fall the victim of one or other of the cabals now flocking to Washing? ton. He will either make an opon endea? vor to join the ultra proteotive policy of Kelly, Chandler, Schofield & Co., throw Himself into the arms of the torch and turpentine oarpet-faction, whioh Forney leads, or, in desperation, yield assent to Butler's belligerent attitude upon the Alabama question. It is difficult to tell whioh would prove the greater blunder, and certainly salvation will be found iu neither. The faat is, the reign of radi? calism is over in this country; the late elections merely exhibited the changing ripple of. public opinion whioh precedes the great tidal wave of '72, destined to sweep it into oblivion. A good joke comes from Washiugton, to the effect that tho President has com? menced the preparation of his annual message, and will devote the greater part of every day hereafter to that until its completion. Judging from the Presi? dent's previous essays iu letter-writing, it promises to be a rather extraordinary document. He doubtless propares it a? a ship captain reefs topsails-fusses around and looks on while somebody else does it. We venture the assertion that President Grant's brilliant intellect will have as little to do with its composi? tion as the fire on the tip of his cigar, and if he ever understands it after being written, he will rejoice in a uovel sensa? tion. -. Our only hope of restoration, says the Abbeville Press and Banner, to the go? vernment of our fathers and relief from the grinding tyranny which oppresses ns, is tho Democratic party of thc country. To its success we eau now only extend cordial sympathy and heartj good wishes; but we look with hope tc the day, perhaps not far distant, when we will be able to furnish material aid and active oo-operation in achieving r great Democratic victory. FiiOBiDA.-Tba result of the receul election in this State, though not exactly official, has been satisfactorily ascertain ed. We are informed by a member ol the Stato Executive Committoo, by whoo authentic returns have been recoivec from all the Counties, that the State it thoroughly redeemed from the hands ol the despoilers. The Democratic candi dates for Congress and Lieutenant-Go? vern or, have been elected by between two and three hundred majority, while the Democrats have a olear majority, nol counting independents, of from five tc six in the House, and from one to two it the Senate. This will give the people ol Florida', once moro, complGto control oi their own Slate af?airs. Should Reu? continue to disgrace the Executive chair, and we hope he will not, he will be pow erless for harm. He and his coadju? tors of thieves and' conspirators have reached tho end of thoir harvest, and we advise them to pack up their oarpet-bagi and leave the State when they may dc 30 with safotyl "Duron GAV" TO BK UTILIZED.-Pro fes8or Muillefort, of New York, has beet awarded tho oontraot for removing th? obstructions in tho James Iii vor, below Bichmond, Va. It has been d?termin?e to open the "Dutch Gap" canal anc transfer the chnnnol of the river thereto as tho bend at Trent's Beach is of late filling up rapidly. lie ved hom" my d?tiea aa Assistant Phy? sician solely and purely bc eau so of the prejndioes which exi?t against my co? lor and race. On these terms I can afford tc be relieved; on these terms I can af? ford to suffer both insult and injury. But whether any one can afford to insult and injure another on account of color, is a question wbioh time will determine. Respectfully yours, J. D. HARRIS, M. D. THANKSGIVING DAT.-Tho Richmond Btujuirer says: By the deoree of Ulysses S. Grant, a small-potato President, this is Thanks? giving day. We hope our people will duly observe it, and when wo say duly we mean it. We have, we admit, many oauses for thankfulness. Notwithstand? ing the efforts of Yankees to starve and degrade oar people, we are yet allowed to live, and we yet have the Old Virgi? nia spirit in us. "Sic Semper Tyrannis," is still our proud motto-and despite the tyrannical acts and edicts of a sectional Congress, and the bayonets of an igno? rant, incompetent, and malicious Presi? dent, we still claim to be Virginia free? men, freemen in principles aud spirit, although bayonets are held at our backs to intimidate and to "frighten us from our propriety." We repeat, we have many causes of thankfulness. We aro thankful that we were born on the soil of old Virginia; we are thankful that we wero not born in Vermont or Massachusetts; wo are thank? ful that we are Democrats, or, if you please, "Conservatives," and the friends of a constitutional government-not the present bastard, "so-called" constitu? tional government, but the friends of a legitimate aud not a sectional constitu? tional government-suoh au one as was framed and given us by tho Madisons and Jeffersons of '76. We are thankful that wo are not a radical or iv carpet-bag? ger, or, what is worse and meaner, a Southern scalawag. A scalawag! The meanest thing of oreation! It is n "foul bird that will pollute its own nest." Aud wo are thankful that wo cannot, observe to-day for the same reasons, (disguised though they may be,) that U. S. Grant has seen proper, iu his party proclamation, to demand that it be spe? cially honored. Candor compels us to say that wo do not regard it as a political Sabbath. Let it be observed, however, by those who may elect; but we hope it will be observed in a truly religious and patriotic spirit. Let us return thanks to God for her? ring, if wo cannot obtain meat. His ways are mysterious-yet, in tho end, will bo just and righteous. He has not deserted the Southern people. He is not the es? pecial friend of the Yankee. Time-a brief period-will prove tho truth of what wo say. Wo despond not. For ourselves, wo are full of hope and resolu? tion-and we trust all Southerners are not less despondent. With God, right and justice on our side, and our own firm resolution to contend for redemption to the utmost, our day of deliverance from tho oppressions of the acts of a tyranni? cal Cougress and tho malice of a weak and ignorant Executive, cannot be long. In tho result of tho recent elections, we seo the "hund-writiug on tho wall." The Democrats, Conservatives, and nnti Radicals, will have in tho next Cougress a power-if not a controlling power-yet it will be sufficient to put the veto on any extremo Radical meusure-sufficient to place the wh'to man on an equality with tho negro-and to afford us some reason for tbauksgiving. THE Eiauni ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF PARIS.-The eigth article of the now famous treaty of Paris provides that "if there should arise between tho Sublime Porte oud one or more of the other sigu ing powers any misunderstanding which might endanger the maintenance of their relations, tho Sublime Porto and ouch of such powers, boioro having rccourso to the uso of force, shall nfford the other contracting parties an opportunity of preventing such an extremity by means of their mediator. Among Russia's many complaints against tho treaty of Paris one is that this eighth article has boen repeatedly disregarded. Its object was to prevent war. How it has failed of its purpose, remarks the Now York Herald, all the world knows. It was dis regaded iu 1859, when Napoleon went to war with Austria. It was set asido in 1866, when Prussia rushed upon Austria and crushed her at Sadowa. It was re? spected in 1867, when the Luxemburg trouble led to the London couferonco. It was set ot naught by Napoleon, whoo ho declared war upon Prussia, in the present year 1870. The object of the article was unques? tionably good, but its practical valuo has beon equal to nothing. THE HERO OF ORLEANS.-SayB an ex? change, Aurolliesde Paladiues, victor at Orleans, tho only French General, Tro? cho excepted, who has been successful in this campaign, is. like Trocuu, au old soldier, and a warm anti-Napoleonist. Since tho coup d'etat his chuncos of dis? tinction have not been many and his honors wero few indeed, for he was ooo of tho few officers who opposed the imporial design. Ho is now fifty-three years old, and while serving in Algeria was complimented by Cavaignao. Could that General have foreseen that Anrelles de Paladines was to provo himself n true Paladin at tho "City o? Aurelian," his praise of the young subaltern's courage could not have been warmer. Two hundred Winchester rifles arrived at Orangebnrg last Thursday for Scott's militia-ouo hundred being intended for tho Fort Motte negroes and one hundred for tho Lewisville crowd. S'?i? ftt?^a'finwSiiwH?>i ?e ??agaar rpni^,'4a?^ovemt>er, S) ' published ? ? totten to ??on! old colleague*' on ibo pro con t aspects b? tho Bastera queetloo. [ It io only fair to Russia, be Mys, to ao kn owled go that ehe has dono nothing . to bring about the present war in Europe, Since Sebastopol, she has booti oooupied in restoring her forces, not in avenging her defeats', and in 1859 and in 1866, when two great wars were tearing astin- ! der tho Treaties of 1815, she remained impassive. But nov? "she is ready" She did not expect the war of 1870; above all, she did not foresee our reverses, and I mny add, in all sincerity, that she did not do sire them; but to admit that she will not take advantage of them, is to suppose her capable of forgetting all her tradi? tions and sacrificing her most essential interests." As to the report that a seoret treaty existed between Russia and Prus? sia, M. de Tjnguerroniere declares there is not a word of truth in it, and that he is certain M. Thiers is of the same opi? nion. He thinks that the demands of Prussia for French territory lead, as a caturnl consequence, to Russia making similar demands in tho East. It is not by a military intervention, however, that Russia hopes to realizo her designs. Snoh an intervention would be met by a very resolute resistance on the part of Turkey, whose army, and espe? cially whos navy, has made great pro? gress under the impulse of tho very en? lightened sovereign who governs her. It would not suit the pluus of Prince Gortschakoff to enlarge tho theatre of tho present war cud provoke against Russia, while Prussia is still engaged in her struggle with Franco, tho uuion of Euglaud and Austria. His policy is too skillful, his ambitiou too patient for such ahuzardous undertaking. Russia is in no hurry to revive tho Eastern Question. But in proportion as the Prussian in? vasion shall extend over tho French soil, Russia's influence will increase in tho Bosphorus; and on tho day that thc Kiug of Prussia, after re-crossiug tbe Rhine, shall stop at Aix-la-Chapelle, to take to Berlin the soeptre of the Holy Empire from the tomb of Charlemagne -on that doy Russia will be virtually at liberty to march to Coustautinorilo. WAK ON NAPOLEON, NOT ON FKANCE. M. Jules Favro's statement, that the King of Prussia, ou entering France, had declared that he was making war ou Napoleon, and not on the French peoplo, has often boen disputed by German wri? ters, and Professor Von Sybel, in a note to his very able letter i u Tuesday's Times, also questions its accuraoy. The King'c proclamation to the French peoplo wa; published in the London papers on thc 12lh of August. It begins aa follows "The Emperor Napoleon having mad( by land und sea an attaak on the Germai nation, which dceired, nnd still doeires, to live in peace with tho French people, I huvo assumed tho command of thc German armies to repel this aggression, and I huvo been led by military cucum stances to cross tho frontier of Frauce I um wurring war against soldiers, no against French citizens," nod so on Evidently thc intentiou of this passagt is to draw a distioctiou between Napole on and tho French peoplo, and to loa< them to understand, us M. Jules Favr< did, that Kiug William was ninkiug wai on Napoleon and his soldiers, who hm "mudo an attack on the German nation,' but not on tho French people, will whom the German nation "desires to livi in peace." THE FitANo-TntEUits.-The account! which we daily receive of the doing] of Frunc-tirenrs, "rnilway-destroyers,1 "wild boars of the Ardennes," ito. forcibly recall to one's miud the creatioi of Compagnies in the fourteenth century Then, as now, Franco was overrun by i hostile army aud ruled by u monard who reigned but certainly did not go vern, and the country in tho end sufier ed moro from its marauding inhabitant than from tho Euglisli iuvaders. A present, it is truo, theso irregular troop Lava found occupation enough in annoy iug tho German army, but tho danger i less, when thu actual invasion is ove aud tho pressure of want is felt, theil taste for pillage and general habits o i usn boni i nat ion may reuderthem acursi to their own country. The step that divides a free-shoote from a froe-booter is not generally a widi ono. Possibly, however, tho Franc tireur of our days con claim a mon honorable descent from theFrauc-arcbe of Charlen VII's time. That monarch weare told, made an important uddiiioi to the regular army by the establishmen of a body of militia, the members o whioh wero trained and equipped by tbei respective parishes, drew pay only whet on service, but at all times wore ex?mp from direct taxation. This exempt:.oi gave them their name of Franc-archers and they proved as effective in tho fielt as tho Swiss Guards, by whom the; were supplanted in tho reign of Loni* XI. THE UHLANS.-A great deal has booi said about the rather melo-dramatic per fornmnees of thu famous Uhlans. Bu theso light horsemen aro not quite origi nal in their fonts, aud aro, in truth, copy ists of tho exploits of tho dreaded Cos sacks of tho Don. "Accustomed to ac iu small partios,"saysScott, iu his "His tory of Nupoloon," "they threadet woods, swam rivers, and oftou pr?sent?e themselves unexpectedly in villages man; miles distant from tho main army t< which they belonged. They always an uounced their party as tho advanoet guard of a considerublo force, for whon they ordered provisions and quarters t< be prepared, and thus awed tho inhabi tauts into an acquiescence in their, de mauds." THE TEHMS OP PEACE.-Tho Gazetted France gives the following as the term of poaco, as likely to be voted upon: The treaty of peace which the Const! tuout Assembly shall be called togetbe to ratify will involve disarmament, tin .pledge to maintain on foot only on ot roy Of ft .determinate strength, a considere [?mura; vi riuvy wnr jBlieiRI WDMI! lia? already folien into tb* haws of UM enemy, and itnntlv-bitter dracght--the e?sslon of Lorr?ibe liind ?lenc-?, wn?ob, aro to bo joined t? the Palatinate of Ba? varia, and to form a neutral'Stato like that of Belgium, incorporated between France and Germany. Aa for Prussia, she will reserve to herself only the right I to acquire for ready money from the King of Holland the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; for she will not permit the 1 situation of a neutral Slate to prevent ber from h av i u g a door open upon France. THE WAK RECORD OF THE STATE. - I The Executive Board of the State Sur? vivors' Association, in their report aub mitted at tho annual meeting of the As-1 sooiation, explain at some length the objects of the organization, and show that, the war having ended disastrously, the Southern people will turn upon South Carolina the most scrutinizing in? quiry as to the part taken by the State in the conflict which she inaugurated. The action of South Carolina compelled the people of ber sister States to stand by and see her subjugated, or join in the struggle, and it becomes us now to show that South Carolinians wore not lagt-mls in the strife to which they called no South. And the Executive Board be? lieve that this eau easily be done. Out of a voting population of less than 68,000, this State gavo 44,000 soldiers to tho Confederate armies in the first eigh? teen months of tho war, and, during tho whole wur, at least one aoldn/r for every vote cast for secession, Al i ti o than twelve thousand South Carolina soldiers died in service, and the Executive Board assert their belief that, of tho remnant of tho glorious Army of Northern Virginia, whioh stood by its chieftain to tho lust, one-fifth were South Caroliuiaus, and this, althongb South Carolina was ono of the smallest of the niuo Suites whose troops composed that army. In support of their statements, the Executive Board cito a report of tho Adjutunt-General, in which it is shown that upon tho 30th August, 1862, the Stato of South Caro? lina had iu the field 41,873 volunteers and 1,100 conscripts, and that, up to that time, tho number of mon contributed by the State to the Confederate service ex? ceeded 45,000, besides 8,000 reserves. During the laat year of tho war, wo had in the field thirty-two rogiments and threo battalions of iufautry, eight regi? ments of cavalry, and two regiments, two battalions and twenty-two batteries of artillery, with four regiments of re? serves, besides the corps of State Oudets. This, in brief, is the war record of South Carolina-a record whioh sets at rest forever the ungenerous suggestion that this State dragged tho South into secession and left the burden of the fight? ing to tho soldiers of our sister States. The wisdom of secession, as a means of redressing tho wrongs of the Southern States, may be open to discussion; but it is nt least certain that South Carolina moro than fulfilled her every promise, and poured Out, like water, tho blood of her gallant children in what was the com? mon cnuse of tho whole Southern people. Even ber enemies must now admit that South Carolina nobly did her duty. [Charleston News. AURORA BOREALIS.-The aurora bore? alis, of unusual splendor, observed in the United States ou tho evening of Mon? day, October 24, and described in the Ledger of the next day, was also seen iu England, and accounts of tho phenome? non aro given in Euglish papers of sub? sequent dates. A correspondent of tho l?mes, at Worcester, s.iys that it was one of tho most startling and graud displays ever recorded in that part of the coun? try. At 8 o'clock he says tho aurora was magnificent beyond description. A briliiaut rosy light pervnded one-half of tho heavens from East to West, and ap? peared not only as thin, fleecy clouds, but iu jets and columns, shooting up? wards und ooncentruting in a point im? mediately overhead. Two great dis? charges of these confiscations appeared shooting np from tho North-east and from tho Norlh-west and meeting in tho zenith. Accounts from other places givo animated descriptions of the aurora; but the appearance of tho heavens, ns seen in England, does not appear to have boen as brilliant as it was in tho United States. Auroras were also seen on Tues? day evening, October 25, in England, as well as in this country. Tho workiug of tho electrio telegraph linea was also seriously interfered with in England, both by day and ut nigh!.. It may be remembered that these electrical phe? nomena were observed in the United States on tho evenings previous to Octo? ber 24, and that an earthquake was felt through Canada, tho New Eugland States and Northern New Nork on Octo? ber 20.-Philadelphia Ledger. SERIOUS AFFRAY.-Wo regret to an? nounce a serious affray whioh occurred in the lower part of the District, near "Trickam," on Thursday of the past week, and resulted in the death of Ansel G. Tolbert. It seems that a stock log bad been sent by Thomas B. Tolbert to the mill of Joseph W. Cook to bo sawed, which for some reason had not been re? ceived. Cook came into the field where the brothers were sowing wheat, and de? manded $2.40, which Tolbert refused to pay. An altercation arose, and Cook drew his revolver and discharged it twice at Thomas B. Tolbert, wounding him se? riously in the neck and Bhoulder and arm. The latter then escaped, and also { a negro man who was with thom. Ansel G. Tolbert stood his ground and received a mortal wound in the pit of his stomach, and also a blow on tho top of his head. In contradiction of various false ru? mors, wo would state, on the authority of the noting Coroner, that there was no political issue involved in the quarrel. [Abbeville Press and Banner. Charleston, S. C., has a ghost in the ountom house. Xa o o al v i-fco -ran is . Tho WBE?O?Y GLEAUEB in Q i?ujily paoer^the U^eatjin tfie j?Jta?fe-?pub li?bodr]and mallett ev?ry ?Wddoesday mrirnm?. Il contains -tho giat of the telegrams, market reporte, editorials, communications, tales, anecdotes, poe? try, eto., published in the DAILY PHCK ?rx. It is especially intended for the accommodation of renders residing off the regular daily mail linea, and will be found a valuable acquisition to any family circle. The price of subscription is 82.75 per annum. Clubs of ten fur? nished at $2.50. PHCENTX?ANA.-The price of single copies of the PHOENIX ia Qve cents. If oarriers charge moro it ia simply a swin? dle. They can be obtained at that price at tho office. Several companies of tho 16th United States Infantry have gone up to Lau? rens. This, we are informed, is in ac? cordance with Precidont Grant'e promise to Mr. Joseph Grows. Monday the Governor and Lieuteuunt Governor will be inaugurated. The election for Unitod States Sena? tor comes off on Tuesday next. Great caro should bo used in regard to clothing at this season of the year. The weather is very changeable. Vermout isa State that South Carolina will bo forgiven for envying. Ou Thurs? day next tho Legislature of tho Green Mountain State adjourns, not to re-as setnble again for two years. The greatest joiner-tho lawyer. He can place a tenant, impunucl a jury, box a witness, bore the court, chisel a client, ungnr tho gains, floor a witness, cut his board, nail tho case, hammer the desk, filo his bill aud shave a whole commuuity. A shor -maker writes us that ho is not only willing to give woman her rights, but her "rights and lofts." That is his tasl joke. Witty mani Tho Little Corporal Magazine for De? cember closes the eleventh volume of that brilliant juvenile. Tho magazine has now beeu published five years and a half, and has attained an unprecedented popularity and circulation. It is now enlarged, improved, and beautifully il? lustrated. The November and December numbers of 1870 aro offered free to all who subscribe now for the next year. Dou't fail to give your children this ster? ling juvenile magazine. It is published in Chicago, Illinois, by Sewell & Miller, at one dollar and a half a year, fifteen cents for a single copy. Beautiful and generous premiums aro given for clubs. Verdant individuals, who havo been victimized by tho swindling counterfeit firm emanating from No. C97 Broadway, New York, may possibly feel a little grim satisfaction upon learning that the mem? bers of the firm havo found themselves within tho meshes of tho law atlast, and have been committed to prison on charge of counterfeiting. ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-A private letter from Greenville, informs us of tho death, by accident, of Mr. A. B. Vickers, She? riff of that County. Tho fatal act was committed with a pistol, tho ball pnssing upward and through tho head-lodging in the scalp, just above the left ear. The fatal accident occurred at his residence, with no one abont tho house except his aged mother, who wns in an adjacent room. Death was instantaneous. No possible cause, other than accident eau bo assigned for the deed, as the official papers iu his office are reported to bo all correct. Tho occurrence has caused a profound sensation, as the deceased was in the full vigor of manhood, of remark? ably lino personal appearanco, correct in all the relations of lifo, and very popular with all classes. Coroner Henry Smith, with tho assistance of Trial Justice Moore, summoned n jury-consisting of tho first citizens of Greenville-and after a careful investigation, a verdict was ren? dered, to tho effect, "that the deceased came to his death from the accidental discharge of a pistol in his own hands." The large kitchen on the premises of Rev. James P. Boyce, was burned Thursday night. Accident. Tho extreme penalty of the law was to be inflicted upon Andy Hull, yesterday, (Friday,) for the murder of Captain Holtzclaw. THAT CARPET.-The Columbia corres? pondent of the Charleston Neics says: "Howmuoh do you think that carpet's worth?" we overboard one Radical ask another to-day. "I think it's worth not less than 82,500." "It cost $3,000, though," said ono Ra? dical, with a wink. . Tax-payers can seo tho carpet free gratis from tho gallery of tho House. POST OPTICE. Hocus.-Northern mail opens 430 P. M. ; closes ll A. M. Charleston and Greenville, open 4.30 P. M. ; close 5.30 A. M. i. Western, opens 12.30 P. M.; closes 2.15 P. M. Charleston, evening, opens 8 A. M. ; doses 6 P. M. Office open Sundays from half-past 4. o'clock to hulf-past 5. , Iauttium > os? RsxJBsr.'^horo are roany axioms, doomed sag? and of useful application,;fyefl$lfof 'jWt?S?ofr whtoh we are dioposa'd '.io cf on pt, Whon a great, moralist says: ^'Wbat cannot bo repaired is not to bo deplored," wo panse, asking whether any important mora] lesson does not need enforcement. Repentance stamps in a man's mind memory of evil or imprudence already committed. From a just sequence good is derived. This more especially hap? pens when, owing to his own culpable negligence or wayward folly, trouble ? overtakes him. Deploring a wrong course of action, in ' this case, is unavoidable-nay, salutary. Of what use, otherwise, were experience,' and how should age surpass youth in . knowledge and wisdom? If recklessness . prevents ns, as we pass through life, from laying any lesson to heart, we shall be children always, needing not only cor? rection but a constant repetition of the same events, which, unable to improve, leave us still open to like error and its consequences. Remorse is most deeply felt by honest and reflective minds. True, the indul? gence of self-reproach produces amend? ment only, whon, stopping short of despair, it induces resolve. "The evil done I will abandon at whatever cost," says a brave spirit; but the feeble, over? borne by the consciousness of undeserv? ing, sink into inaction, or persist, through force of habit, in wrong doiug, because they are not intrepid enough to combat both habit and inclination. It would be well, we say, despite the dictum quoted from a high source, did these lust named bitterly deplore any misfortune brought about by their own fault. When accidentally (that is to say by no agency of our own) calamity reaches us, thou, indeed, unreasonable distress is not only foolish but wrong, i Something must be granted, however, to the weakness of human nature, and it is well known that conscientious people sulfur of ton from self-reproach; because, sitting in judgment oo their own acts, they decide more severely against them? selves than they would against others under like circumstances. A mind of great integrity is apt to err thus, and to such we would say: "What is not to be repaired should not be deplored!" The application, in so far as they are con? cerned, being perfectly legitimate. Re? signation under misfortune is one thing, callous indifference another. Hardened vice never repents. No surer token of a darkeued mind and seared conscience can bo seen than this same obduracy, which, refusing to acknowledge error, casts scorn at thoso who reprove, and is sternly resistant of amendment. Another olass of people, who, to use their own words, "never take anything to heart"-though not culpable to the. same extent as outlaws-yet stand ame-..' nable to tho sin of levity, when, by their own neglect of duty, or indifference to results, they suffer reverses. It may be very amiable in such to close their eyes against trouble-but is it wiso or sensi? ble? Every day txperience should teach more loudly than all the homilies ever fulminated, as respects the guiding our conduct in life, and thoso livo to little purpose who aro not taught even by the bitter feeling of regret, things which we had better avoid in our transitory pas sago through sublunary existence. Let us not only regret wrong, but repair it, by every possible means in our power. An enterprising settler in Nebraska, who has an eye to the future, gives the following account of his doings in that rogiou: "I am planting 100 acres with walnuts; what will they be worth in twenty years? Each acre will have at least 650 trees, making 65,000 in all. For lumber, ties, fence-posts or fuel, $3 per tree may certainly be called a very small ligure, which will give nearly $200,000. Can anything be planted on that same land which will pay as large a return? And all the labor required is breaking up the land and planting. What is said of the wal un t is equally truo of the pine, which in twenty years will be 100 feet high and three feet in diameter." HOTEL ARRIVALS, November 25. Columbia Hotel-J. A. Moroso, H. H. Williams, W. Gurney, W. H. Evans, Col. Freeman, C. P. Butts, Charleston; L. H. Sondheim, Alabama; S. S. Ritter, Philadelphia; H. X. Farmer, N. C.; J. H. Ham, A. L. Carpenter, Baltimore; R. R. Bridgera. N. C. ; J. N. DoBarry, Pennsylvania; C. H. Stone, N. Y.; H. b. Johnson, San Francisco; R. W. McKee, N. Y. ; J. G. Burroughs and wife, Oon wayboro; Prof. G. D. Siegfried. Augus? ta; J. B. Lanneau, E. W*Herring, Bal? timore; W. D. Kennedy, Augusta; Dr. J. J. O'Connell, city. Nickerso7i House-J. H. Dogas, Ga.; S. A. Pearce, Jr., Mrs. S. A. Pearce, Jr., Lillie F. Pearce, city; T. S. Moorman, Newberry; Dr. Norwood and niece, Mrs. Townsend, two children and servant, Cokesbnry; H. H. D. Byron, Charleston: G. A. Writus, U. S. A. ; F. H. Green, Orangeburg; Joseph E. Fry, N. C. tc A. R. R. ; H. Jones, J. W. Puryear, J. V. Nethors, Ringville; J. J. Hempbill, Ches? ter; S. T. Payno, J. E. Lipscomb, Balti? more; W. R. Young, Due West; B. Barnes, Baltimore;T. C. Ford, J. Sowers, Lexington; L. Barnum, Richmond; G. Sohaub, Augusta; A. H. Levett, N. Y. ; W. Kozyzeenworth, Washington; D. H. Rose, Now York; J. W. Talloy, Angusta; T. S. Williams, New York; Lient. Bigger, Manning; W. J. Clark, Clarendon; Rev. W. J. Gaines, Edgofleld. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. N. Jones-?25 Rowatd. Columbia Typographical Union. J. Woodruff-Printing. W. D. Schoenberg-Grapes. The best imported Segara cau.be h. ul at POLLOCK'S.