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C ) LUMBLA. S. C. Friday Morning, March 17, 1871. The Coinuiaiiloutlon of "Ciilclicm." Wo invite attention to the able artiele of oar correspondent "Calchas." It will be found to repay perusal and to invest the subject of our State troubles with due gravity. Genuine va. Fa?nelo Republicanism. Tho types made us, on yesterday, do? oroo tho death of Republicanism os es? sential to the welfare of the State and theooantry. Radicalism-which we re? gard pseudo-Republicanism-was the term that we penned. In gena inc Re? publicanism we have faith; faith tout to this men will oome when the intelligence and virtue of the masses shall enable man to approach the last analysis of go? vernmental forms. And, in onr judg? ment, the essence of Republicanism con? sists iu thorough representation of pro? perty as well as numbers. It is not De? mocracy run mad. It is not the plebis? cite of France. It is not the present universal suffrage of this land, which ig? nores the rights of miuorities and en? thrones mere numerical force. Rutas respects the fruit of toil and industry, it is security to property, moderato taxa? tion and a proper application of the pub? lic moneys. As respects numbers, it is proportional representation which, after all, is bat thorough representation. It is government limited by constitutional forms and observances. It is liberty without license. It is protection to per? sona and property, and a self-govern? ment springing from the just influences of a virtuous and intelligent population. Republicanism, as understood by the "fathers of the Republic," is a good word. But, as used and understood in its present party sense, it is an evil thing. And this it is that we hold must be OOD demncd by the popular voioe in order that the country may be put upon a more hopeful career. THE COUNTY TREASURER.-"We are in? formed by parties from Columbia that ?. M. Rose, the County Treasurer for this County, who left here uuder a mili? tary escort on Friday last, before day? light, arrived in Columbia that after? noon, and on Saturday turned up miss? ing, without having accounted to the State Treasurer for the moneys collected by him. One statement is to the effect that he is in concealment somewhere in Columbia, and that the money has been placed in the hands of his father to be returned to the Treasury. Another is, that he bas absconded, and that this statement is thrown out as a temporary delusion, to throw parties in search of him off the trail. The Governor has given his attention to the matter, and we doubt not will do whatever may be necessary in the promises. In tho mean? time, a delegation from this County waited on the Governor and obtained a promise that reasonable time would be given for tax-payers to make payments without incurring the twenty per cent, penalty. A now County Treasurer will be appointed this week, and notice will be given when tlip office is ready to re? sumir business. - Yorke Ute Enquirer. Referring to the cases in Court, the Edgefield Advertiser says: The Indictment in the case of the Statu against Winslow Hamilton, for the killing of Capt. George Butler, was not given to the grand jury. As regards the trial of tho negroes charged with the murder of the Rev. Mr. Harrison, nothing could be done. The Magistrate hud not returned the in? quest papers, the witnesses were not in attendance, and the authorities generally who should have attended to the pre? liminaries of the case seemed to be at fault. All this is culpably wrong. The murder of Mr. Harrison was most fla? grant, and its punishment called for energy and promptness on all sides. PENNSYLVANIA KU KLTQCES.-The New York Journal of Commerce advises Radi? cal Congressmen who are so worried over imaginary Ku Klux disturbances in the South, to look at the outrages in tho mining districts of Pennsylvania-a Re? publican State. The editor says, rebuke that bitter sectional prejudice which in? stigates Congress to pass laws exclusively for the repression of outlawry at the South, and shuts its eyes to a worse state of things in Pennsylvania. If itisright and necessary for the Federal Govern? ment to crush out Ku Kluses, it would seem to be equally so for the samo power to put down Buckshots and Mollie Ma? guires. The Federal power has no busi? ness intervening in States, however, un? less called upon by their authorities to givo them aid. A GOOD ORDER.-We are reliably in? formed that Governor Scott has issued an order requiring tho militia to turn over all State arms now iu their posses? sion. These arms have undoubtedly berni the cause of all the troubles in tho upcountry, as reported by tho confer? ence that met the Governor on last Monday night in Columbia. Wo hopo tho troubles are now ended. But should tho two races continuo to raise difficul? ties, it will, without doubt, bebo the press of the Stat?.- Winnsboro News. GUNS TURNED OVER.-AH tho arms latoly in tho hands of the militia of this County have been turned over to Col. S. B. downey and Sheriff Duvnll. This is a movo in the right direction, and we hopo this good work will go on all over tho State. - Winnsboro News. .? ?^^?|| 5SS5BSES!??^-S5BBS5SSS5S**5S To Hia J?xottiiLKNO? Ooyj?B^OB .Sooxx: It mnai byappa^nt tb your ExoeBeoby, as it is to?inking^nen giberaily^b?ougb out the State, that tho adjournment of tho General Assembly marks an era iu tho history of South Carolina-not in the adjournment itself, but in tho atti? tude of affairs and of publia opinion upon questions of vital interest to tho common weal, and nt the same timo to the administration of which you uro the chief. It is to speak to you in earnestness aud candor of this new attitude of af? fairs that I have ventured to address you herein. Had I the ear of your Excellency, I should speak to you privately instead of thus publicly; but I am not of the num? ber of those whom you have recently honored with your invitation to counsel. But the assurances that you have given to some of our best citizens, and the re? cent evidences of your sincerity in giv? ing these assurances, have gone far to decide me in asking your attention to what I have to bay. Your Excellency will herein see that 'uy end involves fa? vor to yourself, while its grand motive is safety to South Carolina. The new attitude of affairs that I have referred to is, briefly, this: The public mind in this State hos fixed upon a line, severely and clearly drawn, between the State Government in general which you administer aud certaiu officers in that Government. The entire session of the Genoral Assembly just closed, the re? ports published as a part of its proceed? ings, certaiu facts that have transpired in it, have all, taken together, led us to identify oertaiu mon as guilty. That intelligent public opinion demands one of two things-cither that these guilty meu be removed or else that they be al? lowed an opportunity to prove their in? nocence. I will now show you by example ex? actly what I mean. Your Excellency will do me the favor to observe that it does not matter for the main issue I make whether this public opinion is right or wrong. Its tv; J.S ?a icc is the prime matter. Our people-and in using this word I will show you that I mean to make no distinction of race or of political party our people believe that Mr. Parker, the State Treasurer, is dishonest, and is ma? naging his office badly and to the detri? ment of the State finances. Involved with Mr. Parker, in the same category, aro also Mr. Neagle, the Comptroller General, and Mr. Kimpton, the Finan? cial Agent of the State in New York. But, in order to simplify the matter, I beg leave to take one-Mr. Parker-as au illustration; and I propose to show your Excellency some reasons for the opiuiou in question, and then to point out some of tho inevitable results. We are now free from tho excitements inci? dent to an election campaign, and eau discuss these matters, which involve the safety of the State itself as well as that of all the political parties, iu calmness aud iu kindness. Let me repeat that 1 am perfectly free to accord to your Ex? cellency a sincere desire to have the Go? vernment properly administered, and especially to have the abuses of our finnnces, now uotorious, corrected. Your Excellency will bear with me while I repeat that I do not propose to prove that Mr. Parker is dishonest, or guilty of anything wrong; but to show that such opinion prevails and should prevail amoug our people. 1. There ?B an apparent discrepance between Mr. Parker's reports and those of both Mr. Kimpton aud Mr. Neagle; in tho former case a discrepance of $7:10,808.03. 2. In the reports for Mav, 1870, an item of $7,100.91 gold in Mr.'Kimptou'a report appears in Mr. Purker's report at $7,100.91 currency. 3. Senator Arnim calls attention to thc fact that the amount returned by the Comptroller-General to the Financial Agent is $540.293.79, while Mr. Parkei stales the same as only $504,293.79. 4. Senator Arnim farther informs ne that, although tho Comptroller-Genera! includes in his list of creditors of the State the following items, to wit: Six pei cent, bonds, (18G9) Land Commission, $200,000; six per cont, bonds, (1870] Land Commission, $500,000; yet Mr! Parker makes no report of any proceedf of tho said bonds having been receivet at bis office, but actually charges the State Treasury as follows, to wit: Laue Commission, $83,335. 5. Senator Leslie, who is thought tc bo in a position to know, has repeatedly thrown out tho idea that Mr. Parker ii dishonest. G. Senator Nash, during the campaigt last fall, is well known to have Raid, a Gadsden, that he had heard Mr. Parkei accused, iu your Excellency's presence of fraud in the theu famous Schley-laut albur with the Land Commission; ant I thai Mr. Parker did not dare to deny th? accusation. I am aware how the mattet was finally made to stand upou Mr Parker's books, and upou those of tin Land Commissioner; but your Excellon cy can need no reminding of the scent that occurred when Mr. Parker was firs summoned upon thia matter before thi other members of the Advisory Board. 7. I have reasons for believing tba your Excellency has receutly Lad occa siou to remiud Mr. Parket* of tho nex poi ut I have to make. It ia the notori ou8 fact that Mr. Parker is now i wealthy man, whereas, upon his electioi to tho office he now holds, ho was ai moneyless as tho most of us, who an destitute through the profligate equau dering of our State resources by suol officers as Mr. Parker himself. Upoi this point, Capt. J. W. Collins, of Beau fort, S. C., under date of May 29, 1370 soys: "Since 18G5, I have held a olain against bim [Mr. Parker] for severa hundred dollars, whioh my attorney hai settled recently for thirty cents on thi dollar." This Capt. Collins describe himself as "a thorough Republican ?nd is the" mao who says thai he "enlist ed this Niles G. Parker io the First Mas? sachusetts Ga valry Regiment, st Haver hill, Massachusetts, where ho [Mr. Park? er] bsd been the unsuccessful proprietor of a restaurant and bar." Capt. Collins gives his address as Post Office Box 33, Beaufort, S. C. His letter containing the above statements appeared ia The N-Vinn newspaper of New York. 8. From wbat the public in South Ca? rolina know of Mr. Parker through that officer himself and through Captain Col? lins, as above quoted, it is more thau probable, I beg lenvo to suggest, that Mr. Parker is one of those men whom his Honor Judge Orr once characterized as "men who do not, and never did, en-, joy public confidence; men who nre ignorant, corrupt, dishonest, and unfit, by reason oj' (heir early associations, for de? cent society.1' There are numerous other points similar to these, which I might give, but these, I trust, are sufficient to explain the existence of tho public opinion in question. The effects of this opinion must of ne? cessity bo: 1. To impair the credit of the State. 2. To make your administration odi? ous. 3. To make the Republican party infa? mous. 4. To retard or prevent the collection of the State taxes. 5. To foster discontent in general, which may, and probably will, lead to '. un organized resistance to tho authority of such officers as are in any way identi? fied with Buoh abuses. I am quite prepared to believe that your Excellency is ready to take all legitimate steps to avert any and all of these effects. In venturing to suggeBt something that may bo done to better this state of affairs, I need hardly fur? ther urge my entire freedom from any desire to appear officious or obtrusive with advice not called for; nor need I be misunderstood as intimating that this oue is tho only or even the greatest oue of the three or four grand causes of tho difficulties before us-difficulties which all good citizens joiu your Excellency io deploring. Nor need I avoid intimating that, iu my opinion, your Excellency has far more to gain by exposing f rands and fraudulent officers, relatively speaking, ihau the State has. I am quite aware that your Excellency lins not the power to remove an officer elected by the people; nor is the removal of Mr. Parker the step I am about to suggest. I would know him guilty be? fore I could desire his removal. That which your Excellency can do, however, is to appoint an expert aicount ant; to place in his hands tho books of the Treasurer, the Comptroller-General and the Financial Agent; to get such ac? countant's report of the books of these three officers, especially those of Mr. Purker; and to publish the result. The accountant must bo a man favorably kilowa throughout our State; and such a man can be found in Charleston if not in Columbia. Tba effect of this step would be either to relieve Mr. Parker of a load of odium that rests upou him, and thus remove a great source of discontent, or else to brand him with that infamy which he deserves und which, as I have attoinpted to show, is bringing disgrace upou the State your Excellency governs, upon the party your Excellency represents, and upon your Excellency as au individual us an individual so long, und so long only, as your Excellency takes no step to draw the lum of demurkatiou between tho Governor uud that wholesale plun? dering of the public treasury which is lust making this unhappy Commonwealth a hissing aud a by-word among all hon? est governments. If Mr. Parker bas done no wrong, he ought to be the first to demand this step; but if he ia guilty, your Excellency would hardly care, wo think, to share the infamy with him. But, as things have resulted, the public do fix upou tbe State government, which your Excellency rep? resents, this odium; and what I have ventured to suggest is that your Excel? lency oweB it to yourself, to your office, to your party, aud to truth, to throw the odium where it belongs. If this or something tantamount to it be not done -such is tito nature of mau, when smarting under a gigantic wrong-whe? ther it be right or not does not affect the result-tho people will hold your Excel? lency to be an accessary after the fact, in that nuder the shield of yoursileuce the crime has boon allowed to go uuwhipt of justice, and tho culprit to daily Haunt the glitter of his ill-gotten wealth in the eyes of a wronged, oppressed, indignant and intelligent people. This attitude of affairs is grave to the last degree; und our people look with in? tonso interest, not unmixed with hope, to tho course your Excellency has just taken in calling to your counsel the lead? ing citizens of our State. Wo trust, moreover, that neither you nor they will underrate thc gravity, not to say the so? lemnity, of the matter before you. Wo trust that neither you nor they will, for oue moment, forget that this people have twice gone to war as a remedy for wrongs fur less grievous and galling thnn those which they now suffer. CALCHAS. DEATHS.-James M. Richardson, Esq., one of the most prominent and houored citizens of our District, departed this life on Saturday last, at his residence at Ninety-Six, aged about fifty-seven. Wo are pained o announce tho death of that high j esteemed and much be? loved lady, Mrs. Esther Rainsford, relict of the high-toned English gentle? man, James Rai nsf ord, Esq., who was for so many years one of our most honored and useful citizens. Mrs. Raino ford's death occurred at her home, near this village, on Saturday night last. [Edgefield Advertiser There are over 200 Japanese students at present in the United States. JPnbllc Meeting. ? public mocliug of ibo 3ftizeos ?of Book Hill, Yorkpounty, and it* vicinity, was held ou Tuesday, the ll th Mareil, 1871, for the purpose of considering the condition of public affairs. On motion, Dr. T. L. Johnston was called to tho Chair, and W. L. Roddey appointed Secret iry. On motion of Colonel C. Jones, a com? mittee of seven, viz: O. Sitgraves, W. Lt. Roddey, John Ralturee, Jobn R. Lenden, D. J. li. Witherspoon and Colonel C. Jones, were appointed to draw up resolutions for tho action of the meeting. After due consideration, the commit? tee reported through Chairman Colonel Jones: Whereas, gin houses, barns and other property of peaceful citizens of this County, have been destroyed, manifestly by colored incendiaries, maliciously in? cited by white leaders, and in retaliation therefor it is reported that homicides and whippings have been committed iu the Western part of this County; whereas, arming of military companies of one race to the exclusion of the other, aud tho open, undisguised plundering prac? ticed by the Legislature at its last ses? sion, huve greatly added to the excite niont and indignation of our people; whereas, an order hus been issued to dis? arm these companies, and the Legisla? ture has adjourned and can no longer commit acts of plunder, which have brought disgrace upon the State and poverty upon its people: Now, in consideration thereof, and in further consideration that violence be? gets violence, that lawlessness is fol? lowed by crime: Resolved, We earnestly express the hope that peaceful relations between the races muy be re-established-that no further acts of violence will be commit? ted; and we respectfully invoko all law abiding meu to co operate with us iu tbo attainment of these ends. Resolved, That a good feeling exists between the two races in this communi? ty, which wo attribute to tho disarming of the colored military company at this place by tho Executive. The above preamble and resolutions were adopted, and Col. C. Jones, Col. C. J. Pride and T. L. Johnston wero re? quested to wait upon his Excelleucy the Governor and inform bim of the true state of feeling in this cdmmunity. On motion, it was Resolved, That these proceedings bc published in tho Yorkville Enquirer aud Columbia PHCBNIX. On motiou. the meeting adjourned. A THOS. L. JOHNSTON, Chairman. W. L. RODDEY, Secretary. COLUMBIA, March 15, 1871. Mn. EDITOK: Noticing in this morn? ing's issue of your paper an article takeu from tho Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, in which it is stated that parties over? heard remarks mudo by me, that if the foot toll over the Augusta bridge was not removed by next Thursday, the bridge would bo burned, I wish, through your valuable columns, to pronounce the above statement false in every par? ticular; and in proof of the falsity there? of, I desire to state that I huppcued to be, fortunately, many miles away from the Augusta bridge ut the time the above remarks were said to have been over? heard. It is the evident desiro of some parties, to mo unknown, to raise a feel? ing against me in Hamburg, where I ro side, but, unfortunately for them, my reputation as a peuceablo citizen will re? fute any such falso statements. Re? spectfully yours, JOHN WILLIAMS, Sergeant-at-Arms House of Representa? tives of South Carolina. TUE EXCITEMENT LAST WEEK.-Ou Wednesday of last week, some excite? ment prevailed in town, arising from a rumor to the effect that on the day pre? vious a collision occurred near Carmel Hill, in Chester County, between a com? pany of Scott's negro militia of that County and a party of whites, in which a number of each had boeu killed. Late in tho afternoon, information wa3 re? ceived by Sheriff Glenn that a company of armed negro militia from Chester was advaucing stealthily upon this place, avoiding public roads, and making their way through the woods and fields. Tho object of this movement by the negroes being unknown, the Sheriff properly summoned a posse of niuo citizens, and immediately went iu the direction the negroes were said to be approaching, and about a half mile from the Court House met a number, consisting of six? teen privates and ono "commissioned" officer. Ou coming up with this band, tho Sheriff inquired tho object of their movements and why they wero marching in the directiou of Yorkville; to which they replied that they wished to reach the towu in order to secure protection. Tho Sheriff then told thom to lay down their arm j and they should be protected, wheronpon thc negroes at once placed themselves under protection of the She? riff, who returned with them to towo, aud as a precautionary measure placed them in the jud during the night, a squad of United States soldiers acting as guard arouud the prison. At sun-rise next morning, tho negroes were liber? ated by tho Sheriff, when they availed themselves of the protecting care of the captain commanding at this place, hy whom they wero retained four days and permitted to depart. It is proper to add that tho negro officer said to tho Sheriff that not a gun bad been fired by bis company after entering York County, nor bad they boon attacked or molested in any way.- Yorkville Enquirer. Texas has a new gume in cards-one holds a revolver, the other holds the cards. A coroner holds the inquest. H? o ?o gt,X lt? TY? a . ?Mr. N. A. Stedum?, ffr., baa beert me oditori?lly conueoted with tho Mario? I Star. He fights under the-Democratic bauncr, and coraeB before the public in a graceful salutatory. Wo greet him with a hearty welcome. Mr. Stedum? passcB from oue Star to another-having been formerly connected with the Wil? mington Slar. A RACK BAULKED.-A race which was being planned in Charleston, between the owners of Little Mack and Grey Eagle-tho horses which tried their speed in Columbia, during tho session of the Legislature-wai thwarted by tho exorbitant demand of $500 for the use of tho truck. Other cities generally grant a gratuitous uso of their race tracks. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Northern mail opens at 3.30 P. M.; closes 12.1G P. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 11.30 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 8.30 A. M.; closes COO P. M. Oreen ville mail opens 7.30 P. M.; closes 3.30 P. M. Western mail opens 1.30 P. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday oflice open from 3 to 4 P. M. Life assurance is being better under? stood and more fully appreciated every day. Only a few days since we were shown a check from the "Equitable Life Assurance Society," of Nev* York, for SlO.379.35 in payment of a policy for ?10,0;)0, which had become a claim by the death of one of our prudent and thoughtful citizens. Our readers will observe the notice of tho public mcctiug held recently at Yorkviile. The committee, consisting of Messrs. Jones, Bride and Johnston, had a satisfactory iuterview with Gov. Scott. lu Laurens wo learn that matters are quiet, and that both white and colored have gone to work. In view of the in? dustrial interests of the np-couutry, it is time for all parties "to beat tho sword iuto the plowshare." ST. PATRICK'S DAY.-This day will be celebrated hero by our Irish citizens. Under the auspices of tho Hibernian Society, a supper will be given at the Columbia Hotel. We acknowledge the courtesy of an invitation. We shall let tlio late Bishop England speak for us on ST. PATRICK'S DAI, and to his lines, to be found iu the poet's corner, we refer the reader. "Yea, Erin, raise thy drooping brow, And wreath it with tho shamrock green." Domorcst's Monthly Magazine, for April, presents its usual brilliaut display of new spring fashions, and a choice selection of literary articles, somo very good and practical information on home matters, aud Jeunie June's splendid papers on the marriage question. Each successive ?umber of Demoresl's Monthly seems to be unexceptionable. Every department that goes to make up a first class parlor magazine is complete, aud the premi? ums offered to each subscriber, at $3, aro certainly worth much more thau the yearly subscription. Published by W. Jonuiugs Uemorest, 838 Broadway, New York. PUONIXIANA.-The price of single copies of th?-" PHONIX is five cents. Book and job printing of every kind attended to promptly at PUONTX oQice. Plain aud fancy colored printing exe? cuted with neatness and despatch, on the most reasonable terms. All the latest styles of cards, ?fcc, on hand and printed in excellent style, at the PHONIX office. A fount of minion of about 200 pounds, together with two-line letter, nearly new, will bo sold at 40 cents a pound, with tho cases. This is a bargain, as the foundry price is 08 cents. Also, a lot of second-hand bourgeois and minion, at 25 and 30 cents. Besides leads, rules, chases, etc. Pamphlets, briefs, catalogues, dodgers, posters, hand-bills, bill-heads-in fact, everything in tho way of job printing gotten up in tho best style aud ou terms that wo pledge ourselves will be satisfac? tory to all parties. Let us hear from I you, business men, iu the shnpo of or? ders for tho spring trade. With ap J proved machinery and steam power, we challenge comparison in prices. Messrs. L?rick & Lowrance announce their new goods and new storo, this morning. They keep a large and select assortment of everything in their line. We commend them to the patronage of tho public. "And lo! the winter is passed, tho rain's all over and gone," tho birds war? ble their sweet music in the distant for? est, and the green gross is shooting up o'er tho plains. If tho weather con? tinues ns it is for a few days, all nature will bo clothed with greon, aud old Jack Frost will havo to hurry up if he wishes to deprive us of a splendid irait season. By reference to their advertisement, it will bo seen that Messrs. Childs As Wiley have commenced business at tho stand formerly occupied by W. J. Hoke. Lent began this year on Washington's 1 birth-day and will, end on tho anniver? sary of Lee's surrender. A trotting match for $2,000 has been arranged for the Augusta Horticultural Fair, between Jack Chambers' "Hick? ory Jack" and Mr. D. A. Short's bay colt-milo heat?, best three in five. Messrs. R. & W, C. Swaffield have a card iu this morning's issue large enough to : peak for itself. S. Ii. Hall, Probate Judge of Yoik County, aud H. K. Roberts, publish curds iu thc Yorkvillo Enquirer, an? nouncing their withdrawal from tho Radical rauks. Also, ThuddeuB Archer. Scipio Lominack, Robert Estes, Jordcn McLeave and Jackson Rai ney. The Augusta paper.* state that perfect precautionary measures havo been adopted against the spread of small-pox in that city. HOTEII ARRIVALS, March 10.-Columbia Hotel-Mrs. Gaillard, Mrs. McKensie, Miss Robinson, Wiunsboro; R. M. Hall: W. H. Evans, S. Gillespie, O. M. Sadler,' Charleston; J. H. Means, Fairfield; J. A. Brown, Philadelphia; J. T. Koempel, J. J. Green, N. Federlin, New York; Jos. Walker, S. C.; E. A. Brooks, W. A. Bradley, Augusta; J. W. Fowler, J. F. C. Dul're, L. H. Russell, R. Jones, Ab? beville; T. P. Sims, Uuion; J. B. Fellers, J. J. Birre, T. P. Wadliugton, New? berry; E. E. Jefferson, Edgefield; J. Sempson, F. Coxo, Greenville; H. L. Johnson. Nickerson House-A. L. Rutges, P. Coonan, Mrs. M. S. Barry, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith. N. C.; H. Forrest, Jr., Mobile; W. H. Collins, Boston; T. T. Moore, Sau Fraucisco; J. S. Simpson, Laurens; W. H. Elliott, Baltimore; J. G. McCracken, Pittsburgh; J. A. Tucker, St. Louis; F. D. Darling, Boston; Dan. Bi own, Audersou; J. H. Mason, S. C.; Cid. Greene, Oraugeburg; J. M. Selkirk, city; F. D. Bush, Cascious Valley. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. Sc. W. C. Swaffield-Just Received. L?rick Sc Lowrance-Removal. J. S. Campbell-Corn. D. C. Peixotto Sc Son-Hay. Dr. Heinitsh-Trophy Tomato Seed. Childs Sc Wiley-New Firm. F. A. Schneider-Removal. J. D. Bateman-Natural Frozen Ice. Phosphate and River Miniug Co. House to Rent. Moro than one buudrud tbouesnd persons annually die in this country from Consump? tion, w tl ich is but tho child ot Catarrh. (500 is offered hy the proprietor of Dr. Sage's Ca? tarrh Remedy tor a case ot Catan h he cannot cure, Sold by druggists, or send aixtv cents to Dr. lt. V. fierce, Buffalo, N. Y., ai d eet it by mail. A pamphlet free. M l? HTf3 Now's tho timo when bedbugs, mice and roaches are popping out of their holes and crannies. Take a pop at them with Ioaaceen's '.iSoiUi Foi"'1 and pop them off forever. Bold by all druggists. F 17f Lippman's Bitters are for sale by all drug? gists and dealers. Depot in Columbia, H. C., at ?Ei?Kii & UcOaKOOB's, Druggists. 8 18 BS? POU KENT-Above the Carolina in: National Bank are tinco handsome ?Ul BOOMS for rent. These rooms are provided with all tho appendages necessary to tho comfort and couveuieuco of tho occu? pants. Apply at thc Bank. March 17 MA MOUs*: WAN i KO.-A nioe COT? TAGE HOUSE, containing four or live Booms, with suitahlo outbuildings, in Eastern part of city, can bo rented to a good tenant. Possession desired on the 1st of April. Apply at thiB ofh>e. March 13 6* NOTICE-My wifo, MABTHA JOYNEB, having left my bed and board, on the 23d of October last, without cause, I caution the public against contracting any account with her in my name, as none snob will be paid by mo. A. B. JOYNER. March 8 C_ SPECIAL, ATTENTION given to the col? lection of Commercial Paper, Interest ou State and Railroad Bonds and Stocks, and Conversion of State Securities, by Nov 23 6mo_D Q>MBRILL. Broker. STOCKS, BONDS anti COUPONS bought and sold by D. t? AM BB I LL, Broker. Nov23 fimo_?_ COUNTY CLAIMS ANO JURY CERTI? FICATES bought bv Keb 5_ D. O?MBRTJ.L. Broker. rjPBCIAL NOTICE-Hereafter all Stores ? and Bar-Rooms, (except Drug Stores,) must bo closed on tho Sabbath. Bv order: JOHN A. JACKSON, March 3 Chief of Police. OLD BANK BILLS and MUTILATED CURRENCY bought and sold by Nov 23 finn)_D. OAMBB1LL. Broker. COTTON SEED OIL CAKE can he had at all times, and in any quantity, of Jan 21_ E. HOPE._ IK YOU WANT BIG HOMINY, PEARL HOMINY, or COBN FLOUB, Goto MONTEITH A FIELDING'8, Feb '.) Near the Market. St. Patrick's Day. 1MIE HIBERNIAN SOCIETY will celebrate tho anniversary of Ireland's Patron Saiut on tho evening o? the 17th instant, at the Columbia Hotel. Members of tho Socioty will meet at their room, at C.30 P. M., for transaction of buei GnVsts will attend at the Columbia Hotel, at H M I?. M., for Supper. Tickets may bo obtained at tho stores of Messrs. J A T. R. Agnew, P. Cantwell, and at tho Columbia Hotel, and from the following gentlemen: h M. J. CALNAN, ] J. DOOLY, M. BRANNON, ^ Committee. W. GORMAN, R. HANNAN. I M ireh 12 f3 P. CANTWELL, Sco'y. Tax Notice. THE ornoo of the County Treasurer ot Rich? land Oouuty will bo dosed on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 17th and 18lh, for tho purpose of posting the ???-Bm)W1N. March 1G3_county Treasurer. Hay and Corn at Private Sale. rrer RALE8 Prime HAY. I O 500 bushels Whito Oom, at roduood prico tor cash only. Apply at ray auction room, JACOB LEVIN, Corner Assembly and Plain streets. March 10 2