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Taos?ay ^lormuK, February 21,1871. Our Political Dloense-Ito ?onrcc. Tho Cb arico t cu Republican ia riot iu all rospeots satisfied with oar explana? tion of tho primriry causo of the disturb* anoos io tho nppor portion of this State. We aro not wropg. The Republican is mis? taken. It decoives itself. It makes a seri? ous blander. Tho only hopo left to os of a peaceful solution of our difficulties lies io the ruling majority's accepting our y Torsion of this vexed matter. We repeat /''- it-the causo of our trouble lies in tho abnormal political condition of the State, and the consequent unjust, un wiso and corrupt administration of our pnblio af? fairs. The sooner this is understood, believed and acted upon, the better for all partiel. Had there been good govern? ment in Sooth Carolina-bad designing mea, for selfish ends, not playod upon the passions and prejudices of the co? lored people' of tho up country-there would have been a good understanding between the whites and negroes in that section, and no. blood would have been shed in political broils. Tbs blood shed in the up-country does not rest only upon the heads of the incensed men who were directly involved-its rests also upon thoso political leaders, black or white, or both, who havo brought about that stato of fooling which has created the disturbances. Let it be remembered that incendiary harangues and violent demonstrations on the part of tho Radi? cal party preceded tho affair at Laurens. Let it be remembered that the murder of Stovooa and the parades of an armed colored militia preceded the troubles in Union. Let it be remembered that the arming of the blaoks nnd the military exclusion of the whites precoded all tho recent disorders in Laurons, Union and York and elsewhere. Trace tho stream of disorders, nnd its source will bo found in tho policy and acts of the State Go? vernment. We insist upon this. We deem it important for this to be clearly apprehended-there can be no cure until the seat of disease is reached. If things are to get better before they got worse and this we desire-thoso in authority, and at present charged with thc public in te rests, must accept just such proposi? tions as the ones we are laying down. The Republican holds that we aro; skimming tho sonroe, when we say that "HO long as there are plunderers, or rob? bers, or partisans in the places ot autho? rity, there will be .outlaws in tho ranks of the community." This is no skim? ming of the surface. It is the truth. It is the cause. The Republican thinks that its deeper cause of the disturbances in the up-country is to bo found in "the radical defects of the community itself." This is but the superficial suggestion of sectional prejudice. Doubtless, there are bad men as well as good men iu the up? country, just as there are bad and good men in evciy other community in the land. But to say that tho up-country men of South Carolina are justly amcua ble to tho criticism of the Republican as a disorderly and blood thirsty sot of people, is a statement utterly unjust and incorrect. We do not believe that there oxi.sts in the country a moro kindly and well-disposed commauity. Brave, true and resoluto, as a general mle, it is only the most outrageous conduct on the part of the Government that would moke them depart from the strict line of the kw. The Republican refers to the stato of affairs that existed in the up country before the war, and contends that at that time "there was always moro or less cutting and slashing and blood-letting." Those of ns who were here at that time know better. Good order existed in the up-country, and a cass of violenco was the exception to the rule. And this may be added: Ia no part of the State were ibe colored peopio more considerately treated, nor did a better feeling between the races then oxist in any other section of thu State. The troubles and compli? cations that we are now dealing with ?ame from thoso who, intervening be? tween the two races iu South Carolina, have fastened upon tho State Uko the vampires that they are. But the PHOENIX is asked by tho Re? publican to consider tho city of New York. It says: "Is not that community robbed as fearfully as the PHOENIX would assort for ns. And yet Now York does not ovorthrow civil authority." In re? ply wo havo this to say: We doubt much if even tho groat city of Now York can furnish a set of thieves and robbers to outvie our lonni Rtjnnly. But suppose Now York can. It is very poor satisfac? tion for tho people of South Carolina to bo told that if they aro robbed, others aro robbed also--os for instance, iu New York. Misery, it is ?aid, loves company, but company certainly docs not euro us of our misery. Besides, let tho Republi? can remember t?ut it is tho fat goose that can Bhind til? picking. New York may .Und. tbe eteolaga inflicted apon her. Bat the people of Booth Carolina are not rich,. Thoy Tiav? o?roady been sadly fleeeed^and tfifcy arQ^rceglnhiftk tdjfeef that lota thin^mus?at$p,,and?f "civil authojjfUy." Blando in Vue *a j of their de? termination tor- eare themselves from ruin, need the Republican -wonder that it may bo sometime over-ridden. At least need it wonder that the spirit should arise to trample it down. The Rcpubli can thinks that the up country needs the school-house. All seotionu of the country need tho school-house aud the ohuroh. But to oure the troubles that have originated in the up-country, the State needs a reformed administration of our publio affairs-needs an impartial Executive.-a respected judiciary-an honest and intelligent Legislature rep? resenting all olosses of tho people, and bent upon securing a just, faithful and reasonable regime. It is plain what the Republican needs. It needs a different pair of speotaoles when it looks upon our stormy political sou. Now it "sees through a glass darkly." To TUE GUANO JCBX OP RICHLAND COUNTY: WO learn from the report o? Mr. Jillson, Stato Superintendent of Educa? tion, that that officer has not prepared his report in accordance with the Act to establish and maintain a system of /rec common schools for the State of So mh Carolina, approved February 1G, 1870. But it is not the short-comings of that officer that I desire to call your attention to. Let us assume that Mr. Jillson has done his best to carry out the provisions of his law; then there is responsibility resting upon his subordinates-the County School Commissioners. It is to tho neglected duties of the School Com? missioner of Bichlund County that I do sire to call your attention os Grand Ju? rors: 1. Tho Act ^Soc. 15, Gth) requires tho returns to bu made up to the 30th of tho last preceding September; but the report makes up some of the roturns to tho lut of October, and others to the 24th of June. (Seo Mr. Jillson's report, pages IB and 20.) If, as I am assuming here, Mr. Jillson called upon his subordinates for returns to the 30th of September, it appears that Mr. Edwards has not fur? nished them accoBding to tho requisi? tion. 2. The^Aot (Seo. 15, 7th) requires o return of tho number of whites of each sex that attended, aud the number of 'colored of eaoh sex that attended, the free common schools of tho several Counties. On page 19 of Mr. Jillson's report wo see that Mr. Edwards has ren? dered an incomplete return, giving only tho totals of color, making no account of sex. This is clearly n failure on tho part of Mr. Edwards to make the re? turns required of him by tho law. 3. Mr. Jillson presents, on pages 20 and 21 of his report, a table No. 3, to show, "by Counties, tho number of per? sons, classified as white mules and white females, colored males and colored females, that attended tho freo common schools of the State during tho scholas? tic yonr euding June 24, 1870, arranged from the reports of School Commis? sioners." Tho law uuder which this in? formation is olaimed by Mr. Jillson is the ubove-meutioned Act, Section 15, 14th, wherein ho is authorized to get and report "such other statistical in? formation ns ho may deem important." To this very importnut table. Mr. Edwards contributes nothing, Bichland Couuty haviug "No Beturn." This seems to be also simply a neglect of his official duty on the part of Mr. Ed? wards. 4. Mr. Jillson presents, on pages 22 and 23 of his report, Table No. 4 - "showing, by Counties, the number of pupils in thc State that studied each of the branches taught-compiled from tho returns of School Commissioners." This also is "other statistical information" deemed important by Mr. Jillson. Again wo find "No Beturn" from Richlaud the result again, one would think, of his neglect of official duty on tho part of Mr. Edwurds. At your next session, gentlemen, by culling upon Mr. Jillson for testimony, you can ascertain whether the above mentioned blanks in the returns of Rich? land County havo resulted from the ne? glect of his official duties by Mr. Edwards, County School Commissioner of your Couuty, or not. That it was the duty of Mr. Edwards to report whatever Mr. Jillson called upon him for, you will see by turning to tho Ant, Section 25, where? in the iauguoge is: "Ho (tho County Commissioner) shall also include in his report such other matters ns ho shall be directed to report by the Stato Superin? tendent of Eduoation." Section 2G of tho Act further says: "That should ho fail to muko the report required in tho preceding section, (25,) hu shall forfeit to tho sohool fund ot hts Couuty tho sum of fifty (50) dollurs, and shall, besides, be liable for all damages caused by such neglect." Respectfully, _ S. DRAWEE. Independent Fire Engine Company. THE Quarterly Parado for THIS .?fr-Nr-fr- AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, in lull Jfag ps. um to rm. has boen fO.S IT'ONEl). Tho KoRular Monthly Mooting of tins company will bo held in tho Hall Tn IS (Tuesday) EVENING, at 8 o'clock, hy oidor of tho President. DANIEL C. PEIXOITO, Fnl> '21 1 t">ocretary. NoTIeE.-.vn election for o.io Assistant Policeman will bu held at a Ktgm.ir ?neotiuR or the City Gouunl oil TUE?uAY, Fouruary 21,1371. Applioiuts, hand ueiiiions to W.J. ET l'Eu, Feb 211,_Cletk of Gnnmit. Notice. NO DEE H will bu sold at my Drewer v, neither at wholodalo pf retail. Eol> 21 JOHN U. bi- E JEBB. tfarrxax?J?y . ACTS Aim JOINT faBJeOliOTIOB?S Passed by tho Legislature-Session 1870 p ^ ant* 1871. AN AO? TO BENEW AND AMEN10 -THE OSjAE* TER Ol" THF. TOWN STABTAN??HO, SECTION 1. ii e it enacted, by the Son ato and House of representatives of tho Stato of South Carolina, now met ?nd Hitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Aot, all citizens of this Stn to, having resided twelve I months within tho State, and sixty days in tho town of Spartanbnrg, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic und corporate; and the said town shall ho called and known by the name of Spartvnburg, and its corpo? rate limits shall extend one mile in each direction from the Court House in said towu. SEC. 2. That thu said town shall bo governed by an Intendant and six Ward? ens, who shall be citizens of the United States, and-who shall have resided in this Stato twelve months, and shall have been residents of the said town sixty days immediately preceding their elec? tion, and who shall be elected on tho second Monday in September of each year, ten days' publie notice thereof being previously givon ; and that all male inhabitants of the ago of twenty-one i years, citizens of the Stute, and who {shall have resided within tho State twolve months, and iu tho said town six? ty dayu, immediately preceding tho elec? tion, sholl bo entitled to vote for said Intendant and Wardens. Paupers and persons under disabilities for crime ex? cepted. SEC. 3. Thc said election ahull bo held at some convenient public place in said town, from eight o'clock iu tho morning until four o'clock in the afternoon; and whon tho polls shall bc closed, thc Ma? nagers shall forthwith couut tho vote? uud declare tho oleotion, and give notion thereof, in writing, to tho Intendant thon being, who shall, wi Lb in two days thereafter, give notice, oroauso the seme to bo given, to the persons duly elected. Tho Intendant und Wardens, before en? tering upou tho duties of their oflie.es, shall respectively take tho oath pre? scribed by tho Constitution of this State, and, also, tho followiug oath, to wit: "As Intendant (or Wurden) of thc town of Spnrtauburg, I will equally nnd im? partially, to tho best of my ability, ex? ercise tho trust reposed iu me, and will uso my bo6t ondeavors to preservo thc peace and carry into effect, according to tho law, the purposes for which I have been elected, so holp me God." And ii any person, upon being elected Intend? ant or Wurden, shall refuse to net na such, ho shall forfeit and pay to the Council tho sum of twenty dollars, fot tho uso of the said town: Provided, That no person, who has attained the age of sixty years, shall bo compelled to servo in either of said offices; nor shall any other person be compelled to serve eithor as Intendant or Wardoo more that: ouo year in any term of three years. The Intendant aud Wardens for the time being shall always appoint one or more Hoards of Managers, three Managers foi each Board, to conduct tho election, who, before they open the polls, shall tuku ai: oath fairly aud impartially to couduol tho same. SEO. 1. Thal in case a vacancy sha! occur in tho office of Intendant or nuj of tho Wardons, by death, resignation removal or othcrwiso, au election shal bo held to lill such vacancy, by order o thc Intendant and Wardens, or a majori ty of tho same, ten tlnys public notict being previously given; and in CURCO sick liesa or temporary absence of tho In tendant, tho Wardons forming tin Council shall bo empowered to elect ont of their number to net as Iuteudau during tito time. SEC. 5. That tho Intendant und War dens duly olectetl and qualified shall during thoir term of service, sovornll; and respectively bo vested with ull tlx powers of Trial Justices, or Justices o tho l'once, as tho case may be, in th i Stato, within the limits of tho said town except for the trial of civil cases. Am I tho Intendant shall or may, as often a is uccessnry, summon the Wardens ti meet in Council, any three of whom with the Intendant, or any four of tb Wardens, may constituto a quorum t? trausuct business, and they shall b known as tho Town Council of Spartan burg. And they and their successors it office, hereafter to be elected, may hav. a common seal, which shall bo affixed ti all their ordinances; may sue and b I sued, plead and bo imploaded, in au; I Court of Justice in this State, uud pur I chuso, hold, possess and enjoy to then and their successors, in perpetuity, o for any term of years, any estate, real I personal or mixed, and soil, alien o convey the same: Provided, Tho sam I shall not exceed at auy one time thc sue of teu thousand dollars. And tho sail Town Council shall have authority to up point, from timo to time, as they mu, see lit, such and so many proper person to net as Marshals or Constables of sai town, as tho said Council may deem ne ccssury and expedient for the preserve tion of the peace, good order and polic thereof, which persons so appointe shall, within tho corporate limits of sui town, havo tho power and privileigef and be subject to all tho obligations, pe unities and regulations provided by lan for tho office of Constable, and shull b liable to bo romoved at the pleasure c said Council. And the said Towu Cont eil shull Imvo power to establish or un thorize the establishment of a mnrke house i u sui tl towu; also to establish c authorize the establishment of a guar house, and to prescribo au i table rules au regulations for keeping aud governin tho same, and until thu said guard bout be established, they shall be authorize to uso a room in the common jail of th County of Spnrtauburg for tho aouflui ment of all who may bo subject to I: committed for a violation of auy ord nances, rules aud regulations of sui town, arid the said Town Cuuuoi?, or lt au id ' uteudant aud Warden?, in peraoi any ono or more of them, m ny nu th or i zo ?UDjprcquire any Marshal ot the town, or avry Couotablo specially appointed for thot parp?se, to arrest and commit to the Haid guard house or jail of Spartan burg Couuty, as'. the ease may be, for a term not exceeding twenty-four hours, atty person or persons who, within the corporate li mi's of said town, may bo engaged in a brooch of tho pence, any riotous or disorderly couduct, open ob? scenity, public drunkenness, or any con? duct grossly indecent or dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any of them. And it shall be the duly of the town Marshal or Constables to urrcsaand com? mit all such offendors when required so to do, and who shall have power to call to their assistance the posse com i lui us, if need he, to aid ia malting such arrests, and upou the failure of said officers to perform such duty aa required, they shall severally be subject to such fines nud penalties as tho Town Council muy imposo upon them. And all persons so imprisoned ehall pay the oosts and ex? penses incident to their imprisonment, which said costs and expenses shall be collected in the snme manner ns is pro? vided for the collection of flues imposed for the violation of ordinances, rules and regulations: Provided, That such impri? sonment shall not exempt tho party from tho payment of any fine the Council may imposo for tho offence for which he. ?ho or they may havo committed. And thc said Town Council shall have full power nod authority, under their corpo? rate seal, to miikn all such rules nud re? gulations, by-laws aud ordinances re? specting the streets, ronds and tho busi? ness thereof, ns well . s thc police system of the said towu, ns shall appeur to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare aud convenience, and for pro serviug health, order nod good govern ment within said town. And tho said Town Council may impose lines for of? fences against their by-laws, rules and regulations, and ordinances, and appro? priate thc samo lu tho public usc of said town. And I ho ."-aid Town Council shall havo the same power that Trial Justices or Justices of tho Ponce now have, or may hereafter have, to compel the at? tendance of witnesses, and requiring them to give evidence upon thc trial be? fore them c>f any person or persons, for a violation of any of their ordinances, by-laws, rules or regulations, bul no fine above tho sum of tweu'y-fivo dollars shall bo collected hy tho said Council, except by suit iu the proper Courts of Justice in this State, und that no fine shall exceed the amount of fifty dollnrs; and, also, that nothing herein contained shall authorize tho said Council to make any ordiuanco or by-law inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws of the State. SEO. 6. That thc said Intendant aud Wardens, or a majority of them, shall havo full power to abate and removo all nuisances in. said towu, and it shall bc their duty to keep all roads, ways, bridges aud streets within the corporate limits of the said town open and in good repair; and, for that purpose, they are invested with nil tho powers of County Commissioners or Commissioners ol Hoads, for and within tho corporate limits of the said town, and they may lay out new streets, close up, widen, ot otherwise alter those now in use; nnd shall havo full power to classify and arrange tho inhabitants or citizens ol said town, liablo to street, road, or othei public duty therein, and to force thc performance of such duty under such penalties as nro now, or shall hereaftei be, prescribed by law. And they shal huvo power to compound with all per? sons liablo to work the streets, ways and roads in said town, upon such terms a? their ordinances or by-laws may estab lish, br their rules and regulations rc quin?, the moneys so received to bo up plied tu tho public n60 of tho said town, i And all persons rofnsing to labor, oi failing to pay such commutation, shal he liablo to such tine, not exceeding twentj dollars for any one year, as th? said Town Council may impose, nud they shall have power to enforce the payment of such fine, in tho sumo man uer as is now, or may bo hereafter pro vided for tho collection of Couuty taxes, And tho said Town Council shall havt power, with tho consent of tho adjacent laud owners, to olose all suoh roads, streets and ways, within tho said town, as they may deem necessary, by tho salt of thc freehold therein either at private or public sale, hs they may adjudgo besl for tho interest of the said town, ant they shall keep in repair all such nett streets, roads and ways, as they may. from time to time, deem necessary foi tho improvement and convenience o: said town: Provided, That no street, road or way shall bo opened, withou first having obtained tho consent of th? landowner, or owners thereof, th rou gi whoso premises such new street, road 01 way may pass. SEC. 7. Tho said Town Council ebal have power and authority to require al persons owning a lot or lots iu said towt to closo in, and to make and keep it good repair side-walks in front of sait lot or lots, whenever tho same shall fron or adjoiu any public street of said town if, in the judgment of tho Council, sud side-walk shall bo necessary; the widtl thereof, and tho manner of construction to bo designated and regulated by th? said Town Council; and for the def au 1 or refusal, after reasouablo notice, t< tnako and keop in good repair such sido walks, and to closo in such lot or lots j tho Town Council may cause the saan i to bo mado or put in repair, and requin tho owner to pay tho.price of making o repairing; and the said Town Oonnci aro hereby empowered to sue for and re ?over the same, by action of debt, in an; Court of competent jurisdiction: Pro vided, That such contract for mnkiiij and repairing is lot to tho lowest bidder Tho cemeteries nud public gravo-yard arc also placed under tho jurisdiction o the said Town Council. S KO. 8. Tho Intendant nnd Wnrden of thc faid town, or a majority Of them shall have full power to grunt or refus licences to keep taverns, or retail spiritu? ous liquors within the corporate limits ot the said town, upon such conditions Jud under suoh circumstances aa "tb them hull scorn proper and right: Provided, That in no instance shall the prico of n license to keep a tavern or to retail spirituous liquors bo less than tho amount is established by tho State, and all moneys paid for licenses and for linet; and forfeitures windi bo appropriated for tho public uses of the auid town: Pro? vided, That the Intendant and Wardens duly elected shall not hnvo power t'.> grant uuy licouse to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyond thu term for which thoy have been elected. They shall have power to regulato sales ut unction within tho corporate limits of the town, aud to graut licenses to auc? tioneers, itinerant traders, to keepers of hotels, livery stables, billiard tables, ten? pin alloys, or other kinds of games efl hazard, skill or chance, on all drays, carts, wagons, carriages, omnibusscs, buggies, horsos, mares or mules kept for hire or used for public purposes in said town. And they have the full and only power to imposo a tax ou all shows or exhibitions for gain or reward within the corporuto limits of said town. Thoy shall have power to impose a tax not exceeding twenty cents on e\tery hundred dollars of thc value of all rcSl and per? sonal property lying within the coepo rate limits of the town, tho real and personal property of churohes and school and college associations excepted. That an ordinaucc declaring tho rato of aunual taxation upon property and other subjects of annual taxation for the year, sholl bo published at least three weeks during the month of January in each year, except tho first publication, which shall be immediately after this amended charter is accepted and adopted by thc General Assembly of this State: Pro? vided. That if, in the judgment of the said Town Council, any properly, real or personal, shall bo returned below its actual and truo value, then, in such case, reference shall bo made to the hooka of the County Treasurer, and the lust assessment of such properly made by the County Assessors shall be taken as thc value of the same., and that all persons liahio to taxation tinder the Hyne, shall make oath of their taxable property withiu said town, and mako payment of their taxes to the Clerk oud Treasurer of the said corporation, or such other per? son as they may bo ordered or required to do, during the succeeding month after publication, and tipou fuiluro to mako such return and payment as re? quired, the parties BO in default sholl be subject to tho penalties provided by law for fuilure to pay tho general, State and County tax, to bo eufurced by the orders of the Intendant and Wardens, or a ma? jority of them, for tho use of tho said town, except that in such enses that exe? cutions to enforce tho payment of suoh taxes shall bo issued uudor the seal of the corporation, and may bo directed to the Town Marshal, or other persou appoint? ed by the said Town Council to levy, collect and rcceivo tho same, with costs, ns in such cases made and piovided by law. And all property upon which such tax shall bo levied and assessed, is here? by declared and made liable for tho pol? mont thereof in preference to all other dobbs, except debts due to tho State, which shall ho first paid. And that all other taxes imposed by Ibo Intendant aud Wardens, or u majority of them, shall bo payable in advance by tho par? ties Habla for tho same, and on failure of payment, their property shall bo lia? ble for the same, aa in manner and form just before stated. Sr.p. I?. The Intendant and Wardens elect, together with Clerk and Treasurer, shall, during their term of ellice, be ex? empt from strict and police duty. Euch Town Council shall, within one month nf ter tho expiration of their term of of? fice, make ont and return to their suc? cessors in of?ieo a full account of their receipts and expenditures during their term, which account shall be published io ono or moro papers of tho town or County, and skull pay over all moneys in their possession belonging to the corpo? ration, and deliver up all books, records and other papers incident to their office to their successors: n'id, on failure to do so, they shall bo liable to be fined in o sum not exceeding five huudred dollars, to be collected by any proper action of the Town Council. SEO 10. That all ordinances heretofore passed by tho Town Council of Scartan burg, in conformity with tho authority granted by existing laws, shall be, nnd they aro horeby, declared legal and valid. SEC. ll. All Acts and parts of Acts heretofore passed in relation to the in? corporation of tho town of Spartanbnrg be, and the same tire hereby, repealed. SEC. 12. This Act shall be deemed n public Act, and continue in force for the terra of twenty years, and until the end of tho session of tho Legislature there? after. Approved February ll, 1871. Malt Corn Whiskey, WARRANTED two years old, at Fob 21 JOHN O. BE ROERA'. Beer! Beer! SK KG EUS' unadulterated double strong BKER is tho only reliablo pure Roer in mis city. JOHN C. SEEG BRU. P. S. Drink Hoogers' Deer and yon will haro no headach?. Fob '21 Early Garden Corn and Beans. MOHAWK BEANS, Valentino Beans, China Red Eye Hoaos, Early Six Wooka Boan?, Largo Lima Butter bonna. co UN-EARLY SUGAR CORN, Mammoth Sugar Corn, Largo Whito Flint Corn, Ever? green Com, Earlv Hulton Corn, Smith'a White Flint Corn, Early Burlington, Extra Early Dwarf Corn. For sale by Fob 21 i E. H. IfElNITSrT. Drnggiat. Lawn and Grass heeds. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS, Whito Glover, Red Clover, Timothy, Herd Uraas, Or? chard Orara. For eulo by i Pcb alt E. II. HE1NIT9H. Drngciat. Something Nice. DRIET! CHERRIES, Dried Blacbberriea and Virginia Roll Butter, for aale by Feb 9 MONTEITH * FIELDING. - ? ? ??? M Aili A ii H A NO EM UN m-The Northern mail opens at 8.30 P. M. ; clones 12.15 P. M. Charleston day mail opona 4.80 P. M. ; closes 11.30 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 8.30 A. M.; closos?.OO P. M. Greenville mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 8.30 P. M. Western mail opens 1 30 P. M. ; closes 1 30 P. M. On Sunday ofiiuo open from 3 to 4 P. M. PHCENIXIANA.-The price of singlo copies of the PIUKNIX is ?ve cents. Country publishers in want of second? hand typo-bourgeois and minion-be? sides rulos, leads, chases, otc, can be supplied, at about bulf founders' prices, by applying at tho PHONIX office. Book and job printing of every kind' attended to promptly at PHONIX ofllco. All persons indebted to tho PHOENIX office must make immediate settlement, or tho accounts will be placed in the hands of tho proper officers. Hereafter all transient advertisements are to be paid for before inserted. Tho regular quarterly meeting of the officers, board of directors and district managers of tho South Carolina Monu? ment Aisociation will bo held at the resi? dence of Dr. John Fisher, on Plain street, this (Tuesday) afternoon, Febru? ary 21, at 4 o'clock. A. full meeting is earnestly desired. A chimney burning ont, last night, started tho firemen, and after a general run-around, the machines were housed. There is nothing that dies so bardas a lie. Knock it dowu a hundred timep, and there aro people who will forthwith set it on its feet again, as if it were a j ninepin. Kill it outright, and its parti? sans will decree it a crown of martyrdom. The ward collectors of the Memorial Association will please discontinuo their collections, as the President has under tukeu the work, und ?eud whatever they have collected to tho President or tho Secretary, there being a debt pressing for payment. We have icctived from Messrs. S. M. Pettengill & Co., newspaper advertising agents, a neatly-bound copy of the ''Ad? vertiser's Hand-book," . comprising a complete list of tho newspapers, periodi? cals and magazines published in the United States and British Provinces, ar? ranged by Counties, with tho population of Counties and towns, separate lists of tho daily, religious and agricultural news? papers, und a history of tho newspaper press. It is a truly useful work for re? ference. "Vive Ja Champagne," "Timo is Money," etc, aro tho mottoes on tho first quality quill tooth-picks offered for s de by Dr. E. II. ncinitsh, at his drug s'ore, opposito the PHONIX office. They aro sold at only a small advance on tho price of tho inferior grades. "Sir Harry Hotspur of Hu mbletb waite" is tho title of an illustrated novel, by Anthony Trollope, for a copy of which Wt: are indebted to Messrs. Duffie & Chapman. It ia No. 354 of Harper A Brothers' Library of Select Novele. Price fifty cents. A month of honest work would dis? pose of all thc necessary annual legisla? tion of any State in tho Union, except in very rare emergencies. Long sessions are a fraud upon tho peoplo who have tho bills to pa}-, un unreasonable tax upon tho time of honest members, and a constant opportunity for thc hatching of rascalities by the dishonest ones. HOTEII AnnrvALS, February 20.-Co? lumbia Hotel-li. O. Mauldin, Miss Stro becker, Charleston; P. P. Bartlet, Miss Cleveland, N. Y. ; G. W. Clayton, Spar? enburg; J. Galluobat, Miss V. Gulln cliat, Manning; W. Harris and lady, J. H. Propst, Binghamton, England; Jos. Walker, J. A. Carver, A. Hyman, W. A, Bradley, S. C. ; G. T. Litchfield, Little Kivor, S. C. ; Dr. C. Mille, N. C. ; W. H. Kirby, P. P. Dickinson, N. Y.; J. L. Bichmond, J. T. McCullough, Winna? ll oro; J. M. Baxter, Newberry; J. R. Bruilsford; P. H. Wellsford, Va.; J. T. Rees, Greensboro; M. O. Dixon, N. O. R. R. ; W. Wade. Angosta. ?ickerson House-E. Cuthbert, Va.; D. Shuthers, Philadelphia; E. S. J. Hayes, Lexington; F. Green, Orange burg; J. Lunney, Darlington; S. H. Lyon, Baltimore; Mrs. J. J. Gormley, Charlotte; L. G. Gurdiner, New York; J, A. Brock, Anderson; F. Arnim, Ham? burg; Muj. Stark, Muj. Gardiuer, Rich? land; J. W. Fowler, M. & B. R. R. ; L. H. Osgood, Springfield; H. B. Pribble, T. J. Steers, Walhalla; J. M. Martin, Abbeville; D. J. Morse, New Havon; W. Cain, S. C. LIST OP NEW ADVEKTIBEAIENTS. Acts of the Legislature. E. Stenhouse-Fresh-Crackers. E. H. Heiuitsh-Grass Seeds, Ac. Meeting Independent Fire Co. W. J. Etter-Notice. J. C. Seegers-Notice, frc. llOI.B AND COIINKR WOUtt.-Now ?H tllO limo to attack the rata, mico, bedbugs and roau?ea io every ludo and corner. Just put JBAAC BEN'S "bunk POP" iii their reaeli, and they'll troop out of their haunts, devour it anet die. Sold by all druggists. ^ *4tu Lippmau'u Hitters aro tor salo by all drug? gist* ami (b-alora. Depot in Columbia. H. C., at Ci iaei-ia & iloGitKOOii's. Druggists. B 18 COTTON 8KU.D Ott, CAKE can bo had at all tinr.es, and in any quantity, of ,fau 21 B. HOPE.