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Saniay ?lormnfr, January 22,1871. TUB RIGHT Tumo TO Do.-^The Mo? bile Register suggests that the Alabama Democracy, since their recent victory, devote their energies to the development of tho resources of the State and refrain from disquieting themselves over the past. This advice it happily illustrates by relating the following anecdote: "We remember onoe, traveling on a Mississippi steamer, to have been deeply interested in overlooking a game of bluff, whero a 'bale better' was voted just the thing. Among the players was a clerical-looking gentleman of ripe mid? dle age, florid, imperturbable, and evi? dently meaning business. Each time the cards were being shnflled the more excitable players would talk over wtiat 'might have been' if such a card had boen somewhere else, aud each time our quiet friend would call them back to the matter in hand with the sago counsel : 'Look yere, gentl'ui'n, thar ain't no uso a-play in' post mortem hands I' " A New York journal thinks "it is about timo the entire South ceased play iug 'post mortem hands.' " Perhaps it would be well to tender that advice to the altruista of other sections, and also of the dominant party in Congress, who seem inclined never to let by-goues be by-gones. The charge that the eutiro South, or any considerable portiou of its people, are disposed to keep alive issues which tend to renew trouble, is unsup? ported by facts, and, in view of the de? fencelessness o' the South, brings tc mind the fable of the wolf charging thc lamb with muddying tho stream. At the same time, it would bo wise in men ol all sections to bury the past and look tc the future, and even, in looking to tin future, adopt the advice of tho PHONIX, in devoting their attention more to ma terial development than to politics. <-???-? Telegraph cables are being extendci over the world from the centres of popu lation and trade to the extremest point East and West. Cables havo just bcei laid to Penaug, Singapore and the islam of Java, so that messages go from Lou don at from $20.75 to ?37. The Wes lud?a and Panama Telegraph Companj* the London Times says, bas successful]; laid a submarine cabio between the isl ands of St. Thomas aud Porto llico which is to bo immediately oponed fo business. Tho section betweeu Port llico aud Jamaica is being proceodci with. Tho same paper reports tho sue ccsaful laying of a cable betweeu Singo pore aud Madras, thus completing th telegraphic submarine chain from Eng 1 tod as far as Batavia, iu the island o Java. And with tho Atlantic cable across to thc American continent, am theu with the lines across the contiuen to the Pacific shores, and cable cntci prises also projected thence from Sa: Francisco via the islands to Japan, girdle will literally have been put uroun the world. HAJID TIMES. -The New York Tribun notes the cry of "hard times," an truthfully attributes the cause, primarily to tho fact that too large a share of on people aro trying to live by some-thin e'se than productive industry. Othc influences contribute, it says, but thi is far more potent than the whole c them. We are fast becoming a natio of schemers to live without work. Ou boya ure not learning trades, our fara ers'sons aro crowding into cities, loo! iug for clerkships and petty ofiicci hardly one American girl in each hui drod will do housework for wagos, hov over urgent her need; BO we arc soudiu to Europe for workmen and buying c her artisans millions'worth of prod ucl that wo ought to mako for ourselve There oan be no doubt that our boj and girls must be taught to love labo by qualifying themselves to do efficiently, if wo would better matters i the future at all. - ..?><>. TUE CLOVEN FOOT.-Those Derne orate and so-called conservative ltopubl cans who have been telling tho couuli that Oraut was honest and felt kind disposed to tho South, will forever ber after close their lips after his iuiquitoi messugo setliug forth events alleged have occurred under tho military adm nisi rations of Meade and Caoby, sore of which were long siuco proved to 1 wicked inventions, us evidence of ll present state of public sentiment in tl South. It shows thoro is nothing i dcBpicablo that Grant will not stoop it. -?^?v N EMILY A MILLION PEU ANNUM SAVE -Tho force of assistant assessors of i terual revenue throughout tho count hos thus far been reduced nearly tweut fonr por cent, of tho wholo number servic?, the services of 513 having bei dispensed with. This reduction eflec a saving to tho Government of neai $800,000 per annum. It is estim?t that a further reduction of quito 200 ? aistaut assessors .viii bo made. LEG?SLAT?Va PaOCBBDIIOB. SATURDAY, JANUABY 21, 1871._ HOUSE OF BEPBjpBNTATiVES. The' ??nae m?tatia M. 1 1 , . ?t Mr. Hay LIQ offered /. resolution, tn ut the Genend Assembly do odjourn ?tine die on the 1st day of March. A motion waa made to lay the'resolu tiou on the table. On this the ayes and nays were called-ayes 12; nnys 75. Mr. Mobley opposed the passage of the resolution, stating that he under? stood tho trick which underlay tho reso? lution. ? few scheming members in both branches of the General Assembly had their pet Bebemos to swindle the State; there were many matters of gen? eral importance to be legislated upon, and these sharp ones wanted u day of adjournment fixed, that they might bo ennbled to press matters at the close of the session, and burry through their in? dividual bills, because there would bo no time left for discussion. Mr. Whipper sustained the passage of the resolution, claiming that unless a time wore fixed for adjournment, time would be frittered away by such mem? bers as tho gentleman from Union (Mr. Mobley) at the expenso of the State, and tho Legislature would sit beru until July, without effecting anything. Some mem? bers there were who, not being able to earu a livelihood at home, were desirous of drawing their $6 a day as long ns pos? sible; as for bim, ho had occupation at home, and ho hoped the resolution would be adopted. The resolution was adopted by a close vote, and ordered to be sent to tho Se? nate. Mr. Keith introduced a bill to incor? porate tho Working Men's Mutual lieue lit Lifo Assurance Association of South Carolina. Mr. Hutson introduced a joint resolu? tion that the County Commissioners ol Lancaster bc authorized to levy a specia1 tax. Mr. Kee d i uh gave notice of a bill tc regulato the road tax. Mr. Briggs introduced a bill to ant ho i izo Couuty Commissioners to bind oui illegitimate children and the children ol paupers to service. ? The Committee on Engrossed Bills re ported a joint resolution for tho relief o S. Cochran, and others; which wai passed. Notice waa given of u bill to tilter um amend tho charier of tho town of Aiken Mr. Myers gave notice of a bill t< compel tho State Treasurer to pay ovo to the respective County Treasurers tin apportionment due their several Conn tics from the unexpended school fund. Mr. Elliott introduced a resolution that whereas it is believed that cortaii charges against tho Governor, which ap poured lately in the Charleston News originated in tho fertile bruin of a cer tain fabulous reporter of that paper, th said reporter be expelled from the ha! of this House. The Speaker ruled the rc*soIuliou ou of order, inasmuch that since tho re porter was fabulous, the House had n jurisdiction in the matter. Mr. Logan gave uotico of a bill t< provide indemnity for certain aggrieve persons. Mr. Lovy offered a resolution, that th claim of Risloy it Creighton be ro-coiu milted, on account of a mistake in th G gil rcs; which was adopted. Mr. Milton introduced a bill lo chang tho name of Ambrose McFadden to Am brose Alexander McRao. Mr. Whipper, for the board of ma uagers on the part of the House to prc secuto tho impeachment of Judge Vcr non, reported a replication to the pie of not guilty made by Judgo Vernon The replication is the usual one mado t a plea of tho general issue. A resolution that S3 per day and tel cents mileage be paid witnesses sum moued by the managers, and that th clerk be authorized to draw a pay certi ficate of Si,OOO to pay the same, wa adopted. Tho consideration of the bill to d< clare martial law was postponed ti Wednesday, at \y? o'clock P. M. At 3.1? P. M. the House adjourned. THE TROUBLES OF GLADSTONE.-Th Euglisb Prime Minister, Mr. Gladstom socms to have fallen into the hands < tho Philistines. Tho London Standart in a sharp criticism on tho ambitiot plans and ends of Prussia and King Wi liam, calls to account Mr. Gladstone Government for tho alacrity it hus di played in congratulating tho Emporor < Germany on his new dignity, with i hesitation in acknowledging the Frene Republic. This would seem tobe a vei fair hit. The Scotch Presbyterial have also got held of tba anfortuna premier. At a recent meeting of tl Free Presbytery in Ediuburg, tho que tion of his Protestant orthodoxy wi brought up, based on the tcuor of h recent lotter on tho subject of the Po? to Mr. Lease. Tho Presbytery passed resolution slating that. Mr. Gladstone language in that lotter bas awakened deep sonso of apprehension iu the mini of all Imo Protestants in tho Unit? Kingdom. In his desire to propitia tho Catholics of Ireland, Mr. Uladstoi forgot nil about tho Scotch Presbyter aus. Ho must bo as sorely perplexed some of our own politicians in shapir their course upon the question of Hain unity. - - - . +~ CANNONADING you RAIN.-Tho san phenomenon of heavy falls of ruin ft lowing great battles, which was obsorvi in tho lute civil war in tho Uuited Statt hus been also noticed in Europe sin tho beginning of tho present war. severe drought, which had prevailed Europe for somo time, before the b ginning of hostilities, was abruptly ?ll effectually terminated soon after tb w begun. If there is uny truth in tl theory thus suggested, it might be w< to try tho effect of heavy caDnonadin in a peaceful way, of course, along tl whole lino of the region in our OT country now suffering from drought. EMIGRATION. -Tho poop?? ?? . Son th Carolina, for the teat half century, have bael'a passion for the Weet. Parent? instill it into their children that thia is AD old worn-out country, and there ie a glorious home for them in the "new countries." The result is that yoong men grow ap with the idea in their heads tbat it will be impossible for them to make a living in South Carolina, and that they must leave the State as soon as possible. 'This emigration mania has produced a multitude of evils. It has beeu tho primary cause iu produc? ing these worn-out hills of which our people complniu so much. The theory with our people has been, cut down Ibo forest lauds, plant them in cotton aud run them literally to death, uud thou, liko an Arab, strike tout and go to a new country! Tho owner of these lauds acted like a covetous router, who had au oye to tho immediate product of tho soil and ignored all damages. Another evil which resulted from this notion of goiug to the West, ?B that it has effectually prevented the farmers from making permunentnud comfortable improvements. The homes of many of our wealthy planters have littlo about them to mako them attractive. Every house uad feuce is built on tho most im? proved choap scale. The object in view seems to have beeu that tho housing and fencing might certainly rot down ns soon as the owner could ruin the fields. The contemplated point was to emigrate, leaving the whole premises au howliug waste-a plateau of gullies studded with the debris of ill conceived and awkardly constructed buildings. When the owner got ready to leave, be was forced to sell at any price he could get. There was uothiug about tho premises inviting. A Btill greater evil, resulting from this migratory notion of our people, is that it has made laud cheap because it has made the i nh ab i tun ts few. Now wo do not think that South Carolina is a paradise; neither do wo pretend to say that it is tho best Stute in the Uniou; but honestly, and with feel? ings of pride, we do say that thero arc as many advantages and as few disad? vantages in Sooth Carolina as in any spot on tho continent. If we will, for instance, compare York County, either with the prairies of the West, or with tho Shenandoah Valley, we will find that it is possessed of as many, if not more, natural advantages as either. It may be that the valley of Virginia, or the prairies, iu point of rich soil, surpass any part of York Couuty. This may be true, or it may not; but ull of York County enjoys blessings that are not j possessed by thc prairies or tho valley i of Virginia, lu York County, any undi everythiug can bu produced thal is | raised ou the prairies, and besides, York County is healthful; and wo have good water to drink. Weean raise cotton in York County, sud it cannot be done in the valley of Virginia. Emigration is, and liai boen depleting j our County. Every industrious and energetic youug mau that leaves the State is a real loss. Tho very fact that! he leaven, has a tendency to place his i native Stato in a false light in tho eyes ; of tho world. Wo neod immigration. | If wo had more permanent inhabitants of the right sort, in York County, we would soon see that the advautages claimed by other localities are only imaginary. Several of tho Western and North-westeru States have, to a great extent, been settled by South Carolini? ans. Had these individuals remained in the State, their own condition, in every ret>pect, would have been as good as it is, uud the condition of the State would, to-day, befar better thau it is at present. They havo not bettered themselves, and they havo injured the State. L1 'orkv Hie E>u? u irer. The history of Kuloff, tho murderer, who waa last Friday sentenced to be hanged at Biughampton, New York, is very singular. He is now a man of sixty-five years of age, and, so far as can be ascertained, his first step in crime was taken only twenty-six years ago, when he had almost reached tho age of forty. Ho is a scholar of unusual attainments, aud, previous to his fall, he was not ouly a lawyer, but also a physician and me? chanic, and skilled io ull three profes? sions. His wifo and child disappeared twentj'-six years ago, and ho was put on trial for abducting them, but escaped. Theu ho was tried for the murder of his child, and was oonvicted, but, before sentence was passed, tho judgment was over ruled, and he was discharged, be? cause no body had ever been found. Io all these oases, ns well as when ho has been tried subsequently for other of? fences, he has acted ns his owu counsel, and conducted his affairs with great Haili. On ono occasion, when incarcerated for some offence, bo gaiucd tho good will of the jailor, who made him the tutor of a sou. lu reward, Kuloff led tho young man astray. This pupil in (otters and in crimes wits companion of Kuloff in the burglary which resulted in tho death for which ho has just beeu tried. Tho young man was drowned in crossing the river with the third burglar, and Kuloff was thus tho only one of tho three left to be brought into court. Much of Ku loff's history is unknown, but some facts of his ?atc career have come to light. Cu two occasions ho has defended his own accomplices in New York Couuty courts, under an ussumed name, acts of bold defiance which must stand almost alono in criminal history. In his room in New York eily were found not only a quantity of burglars' tools, but a half finished treatise ou tho grammars of nations, written by bis baud. The feel? ing of the people in Binghamton against this literary bandit was so strong that his ucqnittal was impossible from tho first, and thero was an avowed purpose to lynch him if tho most unfavorable ver? dict was not recorded against him; and yet, in tho face of snob hostility, ho de? fended himself ns calmly as if he were tho paid counsel of a stranger. Bargains in Clothing at HOKB'B. A FaiOHTFtrL LEAK-WHBBB DID THE MONET GO To?-The correspondent of ins Ch arl oat on News says: Just before the recess for the holi? days, you will remember that the Legis? lature m ado un appropriation of $.135, 000 to pay tho per diem, mileage and incidental oxpenscs of tho body. Up to the 4th of January, (which included the recess,) tho General Assembly had sup positiutisly bce? iu seasiuu forty-four days. The average amouut of raouey paid to 152 members during that time was $255 eaoh, which, in the aggregate, made tho sum of $3S,G50. Tho number of attaches to both Houses in not far from ono hundred. At a liberal esti? mate, these were entitle.1 to about $150 each-making $15,000 and a total of $53,650. Before his departure for the North, the Governor signed certified checks to tho amount of $05,OOO. Ou his return to Columbia, in two weeks after, hu found to bia amazement that the eutiro $135,000 appropriated had been cxpendod, and about $15,000 still remained unpaid. lu other words, tho difference between $05,000 and $135, 000 has been "lost" sight of-paid out without tho Governor's signituro re? quired by law, and there is not n humau being who can or will tell what has become of the missing funds. Tho Treasurer of the State hail simply paid out tho money to somebody, contrary to the law, which prescribes that tho Go? vernor shall countersign cverj' check issued from his department. It is claim? ed that tho appropriation bili authorized tho Speaker of tho Houso and President of tho Senate to issno certified checks, when properly vouched by the commit? tee. I am iuformed that $10,000 will cover all tho checks issued by the Speaker of the House, and it is not likely that tho expenses of tho Senate were any greater; so that, supposing tho wifo of every member, and his wife's relation?, were employed as clerks, there is still in the vocative a large amount iu somebody's pockets not likely to be sounded by any plumb line dropped by judge or jury duriug tho present admin? istration of the State Government. These checks aro scattered over the town. The two bauks hero aro said to own a goodly number, purchased, of course, at a "living" discount; but in vain have tho ofusers applied to the Governor for his countersign. This is ouo cause of bitterness between some of tho members and the Executive. Com? ment on tliis condition of affairs is unne? cessary. The facts speak for themselves. CONCEALMENT.-Is this a virtue'/ Can Mats are not able to answer the question, though logic supply them with many argument.-.. Not belonging to any school of philosophy-Kgyptinu, Grecian, lio mau, British or Grecian-we are not perplexed with the doubts that embar? rass their disciples. Truth rarely, if ever, needs concealment. If a veil be cast over its revealings by stratcgem, Time, the great exponent of life and futurity, ultimately lifts it, rights all wrongs, abd sets error and perversity at deliaucc. By ono who is himself des? tined to live for centuries, bo is styled "tho Avenger." Nemesis attends his call, and Retribution awaits his sum? mons. Present policy cannot intimidate him. What to him aro the roses of youth? What political cunt? What scholastic artifice? On roll the years, and gray old Time, intrepid as venera? ble, reveals all things-the cowardly concession, tho wayward design, the truckling scheme, stand bare in bis sift? ing bauds. Concealment may avail for a brief period, but when that space is passed, wheu tho interest of the transient pre? sent has entirely subsided, there und then appears iutxorable Time, dial iu hand, Truth establishing his awards. Ab! Time is omnipotent when Truth claims her rights. "Wait and See" is the title of a mo? dern romance which we have never read, yet if tho suggestiveness of its motto affected tho writer properly, a wide field was certainly laid open to inspection. There is nothing so dark ami ominous in tho character of the youug, especially, us this same habit of concealment. Cir? cumstances may possibly justify a soli? tary instance of it; but, after all, sinceri? ty is one of the most lovely attributes of humau character. Satan, "the father of lies," can alone claim the authorship of deceit and of double dealing, its se? cond phase. Wicked men love darkness because their deeds are evil; but truth courts investigation, aud the stronger the light the clearer will it shine. Poli? cy shields itself under tho light garb of Riihturfnge. Timo ronds away the frail investiture, and leaves man's motives, as a denuded skeleton, baro to tho gaze of ail. Truth, all powerful, smiles at con? cealment, as virtue smiles at folly. As surely as good will, in a final ad? justment of things, triumph over evil, so surely will candor abash cunning, and conceal meut, the handmaid of tho latter, dissolved like light mist, will leave all its meritricious arts exposed to tho prying eyes of curious mortals. Givo us a crys? tal nature. Let us seo all its emotions. Understanding misconception and error, wo strive to overlook and forgive both; but cold-blooded concealment und de? signing craft como not within thu cate? gory of pardonable offences. Hypocrisy argues hardened vice, which should be punished rather than forgiven. [Nato Orleans Times This story comos from Cedar Fulls. iowa: "Anup-towu bridegroom dreamed on his wedding night that he was being chained to a log on a railroad track, and awoke to find himself on tho floor, with his head nearly mashed with a chair and an excited woman standing over him, asking if it was customary for brides to bo dragged out of tho bed by the feet, fcjho said she never had submitted to such extortion before, and she'd be darnod if sho would now. Ho told her it was new to him, too." FBKE MATTER IN THE MATLS.-The PostmaBter-General has communicated io the Senate a statement in relation to free matter passing through the maila. It appears that in December, 1869, each postmaster was instruoted to take an accurate monthly account of ali franked or free matter deposited at their respect? ive offices for mailing for the period of six months, commencing January 18 and ending June 30 1870. The total num? ber of offices Lo which reports were duo was 28,492, but the number from which full or partial reports were re? ceived was only 8,583, nearly 20,000 wholly failiug to report. The returns of the 8,583 reporting offices BIIOW that within tho six mouths thero was trans? mitted 5,110,790 franked letters, the postage upou which, at tho established rate, amounted to $055,548, und 2,047,971 pounds of other frauked matter, such as printed documents, seeds, ito., upon which tho postage at the established rate amounted to $200,848, making al together for six mouths for postage on free runt? ier tho sum of $916,396. At a fuir rato of estimate for the nearly 20,000 non reporliug post offices, tho postmaster says tho following grand result is shown: Total number of franked letters for six mouths, 10,894,497; postage $993,070; printed matter, kc, 2,055,190 pounds, aud postage $338,593.85. Total postage for six months, $1,271.003.80. Total for one year, $2,543,327.72. - . - A young girl commands a company of Frauc-Uren rs of Lamnrche, iu the Vos? ges mountains. She is called Antoinette Lix, her father was a soldier, and she was boru at Colmar. She received a very fine education, und obtaiued a situation, as governess iu a noble family of War? saw. While she was iu that city tho last Polish insurrection broko out. After sho had seen Count D-, in whose family sho had been governess, sent as a prisoner to Siberia, sho was suddenly filled with enthusiasm for tho cause which ho had defended, assumed tho gaib of a mau, fought among the gueril? las of Poland, and after the defeat of the cause fled to Dresden with the remnaut of the Polish army. Returning to her uativo country, she was made postmis? tress of Lamarche. In this towu a com? pany of Frnuc-tirours had been formed for a long timo already, und when the wai* broke out the command of tho same was offered to the young woman, who is now leading tho same existence in the Jura mountains which she led for more than a year iu Polaud. A BHAVB SWITCHMAN.-The New York World, of Sunday, the Sib iustaut, says: A thrilling scene, which might have been taken from "Under the Gaslight,' occurred near the Thirtieth street depo) of the lludiou Uiver Railroad, Friday night, as tho oxpress train was coining in from Albany. Donuts Murphy, thi switchman, was about leaving his little shelter-box to turn tho switch, wheu fi wild-lookiug man rushed upon him with an uplifted hammer in bis hand, and threatened to bruin him if ho touched Ihe switch. Murphy, although alarmed, neted quickly and effectively. With ii sudden rush, ho butted the man will his head in the abdomen with such forei as lo knock him senseless for the mo meut, theu turning tho switch, the train sped swiftly ou iu the right course, whereas iu a few seconds it would bavi dashed into a heavily loaded freight train. According to tho latest official advice! received by the Secretary of State, then wero still about 120 Americans iii Paris who were determined to see the end o the conlcit. Mr. Wnsbburne, thongl freo to go, his decided to remain, unde the belief that bia friendly offices migh bo serviceable in soothing tho rigors o war when the capital should fall, us i waa auticipatcd would soon happen The Consul (Mr. Read) has availed him self of tho privilege conceded by th? department to quit his post at his owi discretion. Thero was a weekly mail al lowed to go through thc Prussian line from our legation, so that in regard t< communication tho restraint bas beei comparatively limited. Tho American were as comfortable as might be ex peeled. - - -?. -k- -- - DROWNED.-On Monday, tho lGlh iu staut, three colored men named Sanclu Bryau, Romeo Beck and-Bryan, lof tho Perryclear Place for Chisoim's Land ing, in a dug-out, tho wind blowing ver fresh at the time. They had gouo but ? short distance when tho boat upset, am Sancho Bryan and Beck were drowned Tho other man reached thc shore in i very exhausted condition. In Scott County, Ky., on Wednesday a party of armed masked men attacket a party of colored men and killed thre< of them. Later in tho day they bad i fight with a party of armed colored meu in which three of the latter and ono o tho masked men wero killed. Tho co lored peoplo aro reported to bo llockiuj i uto Frankfort for safety. An old miser of Knoxville, Illinois opened his heart to a nephew who wa going ont West, and drow him a eheel ou the bank for five dollars, but, by mis take, made it $500. On hearing the ex tent of his generosity, he exclaimed tim ho was ruined, and immediately gave iq his shriveled ghost. Dr. William P. Cuuuington, a well known musician and composer, nod foi thirty years the leader of the Wal un street theatre orchestra, in Philadelphia was found dead in his bed ou Saturday morning. A young married woman, apparently iu good health, fell dead iu Ooutnville, Cheater County, Pa., a few days ago while preparing dinner, and her agec moihor, hastening down stairs on boinf summoned, fell and was killed instantly Tho Douse of Representatives, Ol Monday, by a large majority, ordered ti its first and second readings a bill nu thoriziug tho building of a railroad fron Washington to New STork city. Xjo?al Items. If it bo true that misery loves com? pany, the poor of the Sooth may find Borne alleviation of their woes in the fact that more people aro out of employment in New York, ut present, than on any previous wiuter. Rending rooms and other public places are thronged with working men, who go there to keep warm. The amount of sufferiug daily increasing is frightful. All thia is un? doubtedly due to tho policy pursued by the Radical party, siuce coming iu pow? er, tho result of which is to concentrate all tho wealth in a few bauds and reduce wages, with a steady l?crense in the prico of life's necessities. Unless the present protective systom is destroyed, our laboring population will rapidly descend to the state of penury and igno? rance it reached in England under tho working of the same system. PUONIXIANA.-The prico of single copies of the PHONIX is Qve cents. If carriers charge moro it is a swindle. They cnn bo obtained at that price at the office. Hook and job printing of every kind atteuded to promptly at the PHONIX of? fice. Every variety of material on hand. Country publishers iu want of second? hand type-bourgeois and minion -be? sides rules, leads, choses, etc., can be supplied, at about half founders' prices, by applying at the PHOENIX office. All persons indebted to tho PHONIX. j office must make immediato settlement, or the accounts will bo placed in the hands of the proper officers. Hereafter all transient advertisements aro to be paid for before inserted. Wo have received from tho committee an invitation to be present at the anni? versary supper of the Burns Clnb, on the 25th instant, and shall endeavor to bo on hand. Tho np freight train on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad mot with an ac? cident, about, niue miles above Newber? ry, yesterday, caused by a loose rail. Three freight cars were badly damaged. Tho passenger trains, up and down, I were detained about two hours, in ex j changing passengers, baggage, j each train returning from whence it I came. Mr. 'Jobb, miller for Capt. Sligb, was fired lipon by unknown parties, on Fri? day night last. Fortunately the ball lodged in the door. A colored driver was also fired upon a few days ago. RELIGIOUS SEUVIOES TIIIS DAY.-Tri? nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shund, Rector, lO'.i A. M. and I P. M. St. Peter's Church-Rev. Francis Jn qucmet, 1st Mass 7 A. M. ; 2d Mass 10}?; Afternoon Service 4 P. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. Jos. R. Wilson, D. D., 10J.? A. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rude, L0?? A. M. Washington Street Church-Rev. M. Brown, 10}.? A. M. and 3|.< P. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. W. W. Mood, 10)? A. M. and 7J4 P. M. Seats free. Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 10"^ A. M. and 7.1.? P. M.-Subject: "Samuel, the Man in Advance of his Age." HOTEI, AIUUVALS, January 21.-Nick anton House-W. H. Woodcock, N. B. Walker, W. H. Bean, N. Y.; J. Copes, G. W. M. Creighton, Fairfield; J. W. Grace, Colleton; W. R. Russell, Dr. T. Guion, Newberry; W. F. Taylor, Jersey City; G. W. Connor, Abbeville; W. R. Ramsay. Edgefield; H. L. Strong, Rich? mond; li. M. Law, Yorkville; R. Holley and wife, Conn.; Miss E. Warren, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. W. Bailey, N. H. ; W. E. Kline, Chester; H. J. Mamblin, Utica; F. D. Bush, Belton. LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Columbia Chapter-Convocation. F. W. Fickling-Lost Checks. J. T. Elders-Stray Cow. J. & T. R. Agnew-Money Drawers. Lost Braoelet. F. A. Connor-Mill Rocks. You can obtain the best of Cigars, Chowing and Smoking Tobacco, Pipes, otc, at tho eign of Ibo Indian Girl, Columbia Hotel Row. Jil Bo convinced of the merits of a moat valu able modicine, by trying tho OLD CABOLINA UITTKUB. Jan22f3 If von have a discharge from tho nose, of feiisive or otherwise, stopping up o? the nose, at times giving nasal twang to voice, partial loBBof tho aenao of smell, taste or hearing, fcc! dull and stupid, have pain or proasnre in tho head, take cold easily, you may roat as? sured that you have Catarrh. Thousands an? nually, without manifesting half of tho abovo symptoms, terminate in Cousin, pt ion. or In? sanity, and end in tho gravo, lt. V. Picrco, Sf. P., of Buffalo, N. Y., is the proprietor of r,- LJ.MAI. Oni.??l, n ... >- - turf-* ?. r. ~ : r. ~ I ?,. .Sage S tsRl&l * ?. iiv.iut;iii -n |/t.-i i ? v v ?.,.. ^.... lor Catarrh, which bo aonda to any address, post-paid, for sixty couts. ?Sold by mont drug? gists everywhere. Jan 22 1Ht3 Buffering humanity, who labor under the ef facta of tho ills suporinduced hy malarious diseases, can shake ott' tboir earthly pains by using the Croat Southern Tonic. Jan 22 f3 Tf jon would possess renewed lifo, try tho OM? GAROMNA UITTKUS, tho Great Southern Tonio. Jan 8213 "lt's niitv curia," aaid Mrs. Partington to Ike, while re ding about tho impending war in Europe, "that tho Hollorhorn creatos such an ado in Yurrnp, wlion it's sich a common disuaso among tho cattle in Amer ky." The old lady, having delivered herself of tlc abovo, took a dose of LlI'PMAN's G BRAT GER? MAN HITTKHS to cheer her depressed spirit*, ami resumed her knitting. Lippman'a Bittera aro for sale by all drug? gist* and dealers. Dopot in Columbia. H. C., at Qimat ft MCGREGOR'.., Druggists. H M