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COLUMBIA, S. ?5. ..> - . ._ , ? ' 8unday Mornint?, May 14,187?. ' <\ - NATION Ai "WEALTH.-The -cens?a re? turns do not show a material increases ip the national woftltb; Io 1800; the total valuation of all descriptions of property \?as $10,500,000,000. "In 1870,-the total wat $18,000,000,000, showing an in? crease pf $2,600,000;000, or- less than? - twenty five .per cent.'during ten years, while the inorease in the previous decade was seventy-fire per cent. There waa no public debt of any consequence ie 1880. We now owe about 82,500,000,000. ? Deducting the national debt from the present valuation of property, there will be no increase in the valuation of pro? perty over that of 1800. Ten years ago .the oepsus showed a population of 30,000,000; DOW there are about 40,000, 000; yet the 40,000,000 of people have no moro property than the 30,000,000 did ten years ago. According to these figures, the country is no better off than it was ten years ago. The New York Nation, in Bumming up these facts, says: "Tho true condition of the country, aa shown by assessment statistics, just pub? lished by the Census .Burean,, is simply this: The progress in wealth of the en? tire country is not equal to the increase . ia the national debt, without counting the enormously increased debts ot, S tates, Counties and towna. - The former slave holding States have materially declined in wealth. The rest cf the country has advanced in wealth, beyond the accumu? lation of the debt, about one-third.as much as in the previous .decade; but even thia advance is chiefly due to the fictitious rise in the prices pf real estate due to speculation," , ? .<.?? :J ;. Ex-GOV. PKhBT ON THE Brr CATION.-A correspondent of - the New York Tribune, who has been visiting Greenville, write? cs follows : Greenville is - the home of ex-Gov. Ferry, who was made Provisional Gover? nor by Andrew Johnson. I had a short talk with him upon South Carolina poli' . ttos. ' He appeared to feel keenly thc continuance of. his 'political disabilities, and introduced tho subject at the outset of oar cohversationVsaying that ha had been an.original Union man. and har] foDghl ??oe?s?on vavjft??- lli?.'wsvr aotnalli 'commenced,' bat that notwithstanding this ho was not now upon' political equal i ty with cot ton-field and corn-field nig . gera, and could not hold the smailes office; This personal grievance seemec* to color his opinions of nil ' public goes tfons. He took a gloomy view of th? situation in the State, fearing that then was no peaceable remedy'for the evila o a corrupt l?gislation und ?dministratiot ana oppressive taxation, and that violen . outbreaks would be the result. He fa vored tho plan pf minority, representa tion, but fluid that, it Could not bi . brought into .operation for nearly tw< : years, And that would be top fur off t< .meet the present emergency/. Speaking .of the exorbitant taxes* he kaia: "Wi ', are. aa law-abiding a people- aa can bi found on the face of tho. earth. Tin -faxes, unreasonable aa they aro, wpuld bj ..cheerfully paid; if the people had coufi . dence that they would.o? used for hones .? purposes; but they believe' that th< money extorted from them will go ti swell the gaina of tba, unsorupnlou : Northern adventurers' Who arei enrichi nj themselves by plundering the State.' ' The Governor waa severe upon the na tivo white men who had joined thu Be . publican pariy. I ventured to deprecat the intolerant spirit which denounces a aoallawags and thieves Southern men o \, property and known character for hoc eaty, merely because they have identifie* themselves with -the Republicans-i: j many cases, perhaps^ with/the patrioti ; desire of doing their State a service, b, influencing the ignorant negroes to alec good men to office. But the Governc was not willing to admit that any hone? white man tn Sooth Carolina could be . radical, and said, rather tartly, "When '.' man joins a band of rogues, he mm ?expo jt to be. looked npon as a rogue. Gov-Terry is a good example of the foll of keeping np political disabilities in th South. If there had been an act of gem ral amnesty passed three or four yeai ago, in all probability, be wonld to-ds be an aotive Republican, represents his diatriot in Congress, or filling sore other office where his talents and intej rity wonld be of service to the people]/ -his State. AB it is, the stupid policy < ?proscription pursued by Congress hi orced him into the Democratic party. We dip the following from the Ai ' gusta .Chronicle and Stint i ucl: . WriAT ENBROT CAN Do,,--Thore ts great and universal complaint of du times, bat it seems that in the dnlle of dull times some men can make tl .world move. We have just seen arepo of about thirty working days, in Charle * - ton alone, of Messrs. Miller & Banda agents pf the Southern Life Insuran Company. This report oertifies to tl taking of sixty-nine application amounting to $?60,000 in risks, at $20,000 ia premiums. This sccraa i i an extraordinary exhibit, and sport vol?mes for the energy and industry oar home institution and its aocomplis ed agents. Among the polices issuo we note many of the Catholic clergy the State of South Carolina and mai influential laymen of various denomin v tions. Eight colored prisoners succeeded making their escape from theDarlingtc jail, one day last week. Two were af te wards recaptured. Report <?? ita? Cofcst?s?SM? ?ayiti?re?. Gen. Mi O. Bufier, trajo] tl?eOctamtt too of EJ*ven, aq^mitte^ tue following The oCnmitteJLx wlfoixi-waa. referred, the r?solution of the Convention, "that a committee of eleven be appointed by the Chair to confer with .bia Excellency GOT. Soo?, in pnrsuance of the fourth resolution of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of the oity of Charleston, and report* to thia Conven? tion in writing or otherwise," beg leave to report that they have had an extend? ed conference with the Governor, pursu? ant to the resolution of instruction, eliciting tho following results: It was stated to the Exeoutiv? by your oommittee that they visited him, not aB partisans of any political party, 'but simply oe representatives of tho tax pay? ers of the State, to ascertain in what manner they could co-operate with him in correcting many of the prevailing evils now causing popular discontent, and to obtain from him ?h official state? ment of auch facts and suggestions as wonld promote confidence and secure re? trenchment and economy in the admi? nistration of the State government. The Governor, in reply, expressed his grati? fication that he was afforded an opportu? nity to lay before the representatives of the tax-payera of the State the facts in I hia possession, and such information as would meet tho viows of tho committee. He observed first, with reference to the finances of the State, that, notwith? standing the rumors that an illegal and irregular manipulation of the public funds had taken .place, it was the fact that nothing ' bad baon done involving the credit of the State which was not strictly authorized by law. And to satis fy the committee they were invited hy the Treasurer, Comptroller-General and State Agent, to make-a thorough exam i nation of their respeotive official ac counts. It is very gratifying to youi committee to state that these officiait were present at the interview, and have given free access to their offices ant books, upon which a special report wil be ' made by a sub-committee of thi Convention. The Governor produoei the ' printed statement of the fondee debt of South Carolina, which has beei furnished lo the members of the Con vention by the Comptroller-General, anc remarked that he believed it to be Bub stan tinily trae, and that he had no 'signed any other bonds than those se forth in said statement, and that non? had been issued except by authority o law. With reference to the nuneoessar; multiplication and in?rense of State am County offices, he remarked that he wa satisfied a large number of officials con! be profitably dispensed with, and that i .the. Convention would take positiv action.upon tho subject, it would probt bly have weight with the Legislature an induce economical restrictions, and ea pressed - the determination to exert hi influence with the General Assembly t effect that object; all of which is mot specifically set forth in tho report of sub-committee especially charged wit this branoh of their instructions. Upon the suggestion of your commi tee, that ono of the principal causes ( popular complaint und dissatisfaotio consisted in tho fact that many of tb Trial Justices and other- offioera an agencies of the law were incompeten and so. unequally distributed aa to pr< vent convenient and' ready access, h Excellency replied that he fully appr ciated the force of the remark, and kne that thia was one of the most fruitf i causes of the difficulties which have e: isied during the last six or eight month that, until recently, he had had troub in noding h proper class of men f< Trial Juatioea and other officers, and th; he was satisfied that much of the pe sonal violence and indifference to la was dna to the fact that the people ha' not the means of enforcing the law witi in their reach. In reply to an inquiry from your cor mittee as to his opinion of minority re resentation, the Governor was clear at explicit in bis endorsement af tho pla believing, as be said, that it would < more to destroy prej ud ice, prevent i feeling and educate the majority, tbi any event which could occur-that tin wonld be gainers should the Legislatu at its next session pass an Aot providii for minority representation. In regard to the election laws, the G vernor was very decided in the opinh that they should be amended, nllegii ns the reason that- as they now stan distrust was oreated in the minds of tl people, and temptation offered for t commission of fraud. Ho added that the next ?ession of the Legislature wonld urge a change, sp that the balle could be counted in public os soon the polls were closed. Your committee urged the inability the people, after paying the taxes ni being oollected, to pay a second tax November next. His Excellency said reply, that it had boen represented him by well-informed oitizons in aove parts of tho State, that for a large ch of citizens, whose taxes wore small amount, tho mouth of November wat ? more convenient time of payment th any other; and he hoped that to tl [ class of onr citizens the oolleotiou .of I tax at that timo would not prove oppr ( sive. But yielding to the repr?sent?t! I of your oommittee, bo requested them report to the Convention that he wot authorize the Comptroller to suspend t j collection of the tuxes in all oases wh< I the payment thereof was inoonvenii , to tho tax-payers. That this postpo ment shall extend to the first of Mar 1872, and that the penalty for non-p i mont Bhquld not bo enforced in i ; meantime. In brief, to recapitulate, your coma tee understand his Excellency as havi committed himself to the following p positions: 1. That bo bas signed no other bot than those set forth iu tho debt sta mont made by the Comptrollor-Genci il-that there havo been co fraudulent ; State and OouBty .affloo9, np pol tated, or e u n ne cesflarily multiplied, and should bo *w oucediu number, and many of them la PT That many o?jVhe offloi?te cbwgect with tho administration of jaBtloe have been incompetent and inaccessible to tho people, and that many of the disor? ders complained of in tho State have beeu created by thia cause, and. that he will replace them with compoteut per? sons whenever* he can do ao. " . 4. That he is in favor of the cumula? tive system of voting and minority rep? resentation, and would be glad to see it made n part of the law of this State. 5. That the election laws are defective, lead to fraud, and should be materially amended, and that ho will exert his influ? en?a to that cud. 6. That he would have the collection of the taxes of next November post? poned until the 1st of March, 1872, and not enforce thc penalty for non-payment until that time. Your committee ore aware of tho wide? spread feeling of distrust of the present administration, and whilst they share to a great extent this common feeling, they think it would be wiso aud proper that a cheerful response be made to this effort of bis Excellency to secure retrenchment and reform in the administration of pub? lic affairs. There has been nothing in the differ? ent interviews between yonr committee and the Governor, which leads them to believe that he desires or iutends to re? pudiate his assurances of an earnest de? sire to correct many of tho evils and grievances of which we complain. That frauds tho most flagrant, and corruption the most dangerous and de? moralizing, have been perpetrated- hy many of the State officials, your commit? tee have no doubt; but an investigation bas scarcely been embraced within the scope of their instructions, even if they had the power under the sanction of law and the time to have done so. In thia connection, however, your committee recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That his Excellency the Go? vernor be requested to direct the Attor ney-Geueral to inquire into all cases of alleged frauds upon the Treasury that may be brought to his notice, and to make suitable provision for the remune? ration of informers, and to the compen? sation of additional counsel whioh may be necessary. That the Attorney-Gene? ral be instructed, if fonnd necessary or oxpedient, to attach the property of per? sona ascertained to be in de'anlt to the Treasury, or in any other way to be unlawfully in possession of monevs of the Staid. A committee on the part of the Legis? lature is- now in session in this city, charged with the investigation'of. the transactions of some of tho State officials. Your committee recommend the appoint? ment of a oommittee of three by the President of this Convention, whose duty it shall bo, aa representatives of a large body of the tax-payers of the State, to tender their services and co-operation to the Legislative committee, in aid of the investigation now going on. Your oommittee not having tho autho? rity of law to press their inquiry into the numerous alleged frauds and corruptions to a satisfactory conclusion, and recog? nizing tho occasion as one of too much gravity to be hastily and inadvisedly passed upon, havo declined to be influ? enced iii' thia regard by the unsworn statements of individuals. The fore? going recommendations, however, if carried out, will lest the sincerity of those who havo tho authority for inves? tigation, and lead to a purification of the body politic The adoption of the following sugges? tions ia respectfully recommended for the consideration of the Legislature at ita uext session, with a view to tho enact? ment and modification of certain laws: 1. Increase the revenues of the State by additional legislation insuring the full and faithful payment of the royally on phosphatic deposits dug and mined, pursuant to tho terms of the charters of the respective companies. This may be effected by the appointment of reliable bonded inspectors or weighers, who should be required to determine by weight or measurement the number of tons mined before sale or shipment, and who shall receive for compensation a reasonable commission on amounts se? cured to tho State through his office. Your com mi tteo are advised that a large proportion of the public expenses might bo met from tine sourco, if properly col? lected, whereas but -;-> thousand dol? lars have so far been paid into the State Treasury. 2. Repeal cr prevent in future ads vesting valuable franchises, the right to dig and mino phosphates, otc, etc., in companies,Jail or a greater part off whose corporators aro members of tho Legisla? tura at the time of the grant. 3. Stop the drawing of money from tho Treasury for alleged current legisla? tive expenses, on the order of the Speaker of tho House or President of the Senate, in advance of any appropriation, which practico is in diroot violation of Section 22, Article II, of the Oonstition, whioh provides: That "no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in pursu? ance of an appropriation mndo by-law." 4. All appropriation bills ehonld spo? ol fy items under ooo h general hoad. For instance, the practice is to cover, uudor head of "Legislativo Expenses," tho payments to alleged employees, olerks, messengers, etc, of the General Assem? bly, who, as your committee aro in? formed, outuumber the members thereof. 5. Reduce the number of State and County officers, by blending the duties of two or moro offices in ono, and reduce the fees of coroners, whioh are excessive. ti. leimet a law limiting each session of the legislature to thirty days. 7. A law should be enaatod, or tho present law modified, prohibiting Coun? ty Commissioners from issuing any check until the,accouut upou_ which it is fii?g?u i? be ij??edt ia fi tilt audited and approTod by tho County Treaaurer or ftomo other independent ofiicor, and |e publish quarterly a statement, ia the Dearest fceWBP?por, of all amounts collected and paid try'th ern, from whom collected, to .whom paid, and OD what account. , 8? Let tho old law regulating tho fees of Solicitors be substituted for the present. 9. Repeal the Act granting a salary of $2','500*per annum to the Adjutant-Gene? ral. The office ia n mero sinecure. Its praotical duties can be performed by a clerk, to be appointed by tho Governor, actiog as Assistant a.djutant-General. 10. Limit each public ofiicer to oue salary or compensaticn for the same service. ( Vide Lieutenant-Governor's pay.) 11. Abolish Commission to codify the laws. It costs the State ?15,000, and does no duty which cannot be discharged by a clerk. Tho duties of your committee, Mr. President, have been delicate and ardu? ous," aud the timo within which they were expected to discharge thom, too limited to permit auch a thorough investigation of tho. matters committed to them, as they justly deserve. They have had to rely upon statements voluntarily fare": ished by the officials themselves, and the evils sought to be corrected may not find immediate redress. They trust, how? ever, that such information ns they have been able to procure, may lead to other and further investigation by the com? mittee above recommended, and that the suggestions and remedies which they have had the honor to make, may result in good to the whole people of the State. All of which is respectfully submitted. M. C. BUTLER, Chairman of the Committee. Mn. EDITOR: Please allow me space in your columns to publicly thank Messrs. H. E. Nichols & Co., agents of tho Geor? gia Home Insurance Company, for their rery prompt and satisfactory adjustment j and payment of my loss, by fire, on thc I 23d of April. I cordially recommend all my friends to insure with these courte? ous and efficient agents. . W. MINTOS*. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.-A mo? ther and her daughter died in Williams? burg, yesterday morning, within an hour or two of each other, under the follow? ing melancholy and extraordinary cir? cumstances. Between ll and 12 o'clock on Thursday night, so mo five or six row? dies visited tho saloon of Mr. Henry Biogan, corner of Stagg street and Gra? ham ayenno. Tbo follows contrived to get out through the house unobserved hy Mr. Riegan, who was busily engaged in his saloon. In ono of the rooms Mrs. Biegan lay sick in bed and very feeble, I and into this room the men outered with the view of concealing themselves'for the purpose of robbery, crawling on all fours. Mrs. Biegan and her mother, who was attending ber, happening to see one of them crawling atong the floor so as to get under the bed, screamed, and frightened off the robbers. The shock, however, which tho occurrence inflicted on her nervous system was so severe that, having lingered in qroat agony till that time, she expired a few minutes be? fore 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Her mother, who had already been muoh ex? hausted by watching over her daughter, was so terribly affected by this "addition? al strain upon human endurance that she, too, died at about seven minutes to j S o'clock yesterday moruiog. [New York Standard. A revival preaoher says that the tough? est customer ho ever came across in tho pursuit of his calling was a rough old fellow in a valley of the Green Moun? tains, who approached him at the close of un evoniug meeting with a very long1 face, and asked gravoly: ''Did 1 under? stand you to say that hell was a lake of fire and brimstone?" "Yes," said the divine, thiuking he bad at last succeeded iu making an impression on tho hitherto obdurate heart, and going on to enlarge upon the horrors of the place of torment. "Nonsense! nonsense!" interrupted th< listener; "I don't believe a word of it; you pile it on too thick; a rryui wouldn't live a minuto in such a place." "They will be prepared for it," said the minni ter, impressively. "Oh! prepared for it, will they?" exclaimed tho anxious lis? tener, brightening up. "I'd as soon bc there as anywhere else, then;" and off In walked, perfectly satisfied, and as gay as a lark. --*. ? DEATH OF THE HERMIT OP CHAMPLAIN*. Io 1721, Isaao Nye was a merchant of Burlington, Yt., doing business at the hoad of Nye's wharf. In 1839* or '40, ht closed the shutters, whioh have never boen opened since. Hero ho has lived as a hermit. The goods in the store when he closed it have remained ant mouldered on the shelves. He would sell none of them. He had n quantity of I valuable lumber, which lay and rotted at j the wharf. He had been feeble for year or two, and on Tuesday, 25th ult. ho died. He was laid out, at his own request, upon the counter of the old storo. . # ? 0w -1 A Canadian was arrested in Detroit the other day for having one wife in tin Dominion aud one on this sido. He I said he thought tho international laws were auoh that a miserable man could flee from one sido to tho other and lint matrimonial peace. A young mau generally gives a lock of his hair to his sweet-heart before be marries her. After marriage she some? times helps herself and don't use -scis? sors. Numerous Toledo policemen aro jobi laut over the removal of Warts from the | force. Wurts was another policeman. Poodles aro played out in the fastidi ous New York canine market, and terri? ers are in fashion again. Eooal Zt ema. .PUCBKIXIANA.-Tho price, of Bingle copies of the Fuos?fix is" 4ivo cents; .{Jfk quarter raco will ho ron on the. Coa garee-'eourse, to-morrow^nft?nponA jTun ahead. Quarter races in the good old times were really jolly affairs. The preamble and resolution, relative, to the $2,000,000 loan of tho ?tate, sub? mitted to tho Convention by Col. Cad. Jones, were aubseqaently adopted:- . Pamphlets, briefs, catalogues;dodgers, posters, hand-bills, bill-heads-in fact, everything in the way of job printing gotten up in the best style aud on terms that we pledge ourselves will be satisfac? tory to all parties. With approved ma? chinery and steam power, we challenge comparison in prices. Messrs. Duffie & Chapman have pre? sented us with thc Jane number of Dentoresfs Illustrated Monthly. Tho price hy mail is thirty cents. A curiosity for inlanders was exhibited at Mr. Jos. Campbell's store, yesterday -i sea-fowl, known ns the booby. It was caught in a creek, several miles be? low Columbia, and must have been blowu out of its course during the recent heavy weather. Capt. Wm. Sligh pur? chased the rara avis. The Chapmans afforded, in tense grati? fication, yesterday-both afternoon and night. "Ciuderilla" attracted a goodly number of the little folks. These artistes have furnished more genuine satisfaction than any exhibition which has visited Columbia in many a day, and we sin? cerely hope that tho visit will be repeated soon. Some girls are like old muskets. Thev use a good deal of powder, but will nol go off. Balls are curious affairs. If a mat happened to pat bia arms arounc auother's wife or daughter, when then was no music for warrant, his bide enc head would be in danger; but mash makes all the difference in the world; ai long as the fiddle plays, he can clasp he and whirl around like a howling Dervish Who will longer doubt the power o music, when it thoa hallows what woul otherwise be esteemed insult? Queei isn't it? The scholars attached to the Ban tit Sunday school were to 'have had a pic nie in the country, yesterday, but owib to the unpleasant weather, they had frolic in the rooms over the store c Messrs. Shiver Sc Co. In the afternoon the whole party attended the matinee c tho Chapman Sisters and enjoyed then selves heartily. Superintendent. Jone and his willing assistants know how t make children happy. - Fair play is authoritatively said to b a jewel. Connecticut Democrats are no inquiring whether Jewell can be e: peotod to be synonymous with fair pla' Congressman B. B. Elliott will accej our thanks for a number of Congre siounl documents-Agricultural Bepor for 1S09; Patent Office Reports, and r ports on Commerce and Navigatioi These volumes will be distributed to pe sons needing such documents. John E. Marley, Esq., agent of tl South Carolina Railroad Company, i: forms ns that he is prepared to issi round trip '. tickets, from Columbia Pilatka, Florida, and retmrn, for $23.2 The steamer Dictator leaves Chariest on Tuesday next, the 16th instant. Tb is a capital opportunity for a delight! excursion, at a reasonable price. . A strawberry ist, residing near Nor fol Va., recently shipped 14,000 quarts that delicious fruit to New York-tl result of one picking only, Au exchange mentions a case beyoi the ordinary oculist. It is that of young lady who, instead of a coman pupil, bas a college Stadent in her eye. Mrs. Dimond, of Rolla, recently elop from that place with one Garnett ; a fo< ish exchange, when jewellers say th diamonds are the most preoioas stone; ^'Punch1' says: "What in woman called curiosity, in a man is grandi' quently magnified into the spirit of i quiry." RELIGIOUS SEBVIOES rais DAY.-T nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, Reot< 10% A; M. and 5 P. M. St. Peter's Church-Rev. Francis .J que mot, 1st Mass 7 A. M.; 2d Ma 10} i ; Afternoon Service 4 P. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rai 10>? A. M. Presbyterian Chareh-Rev. Jos. Wilson, 10>? A. M. and 8 P. M. Washington Street Church-Rev. Mc uing Brown, 10>? A. M. and 5 P. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. W. 1 Mood, 10>4 A. M. and 8 P. M. Baptist Church-Be v. J. L. Reynoh 10J? A. M. and 8 P. M. MAIL ABRANOEUBXTS.-The Northe mail opens at 3.30 P. M. ; closes 12. P. M. Charleston day mail opens 4. P. M. ; closes 11.30 A. M. Chariest night mail opens 8.30 A. M.; closes C. P. M. Greenville mail opens 7.30 M.; closes 8.30 P. M. Western rn opeus 1.30 P. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. \ Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. 7 ?- ? -r-nj-i yv . EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.- This ttody met in Charleston oh Thursday lusfc. On 1 Friday, the Bishop's address Waa "road by Rev. John Johnson, A. number .of reports were submitted. For Assistent Bishop, two ballots were taken, bnt no election resulted. TheRevi ?/,P." Gads- ? den and the. Re*. Wi B. Wi Howe re? ceived the highest number of votes. We have not yet received Satdrdey'a-pro? ceedings. Revs. P. -J. Sbaud",' 0. P. Gadsden, C. C. Pinckney ?nd A. T.'Por; . ter were elected delegates to the,.Gene- ': ral Convention. A writer in the New York Evening ?Mail reminds un that "Adam endeavored to shift the blame of his fall upon Eve." It is wrong for one to speak disrespect? fully of bis grand-parents, but. we .can't help thinking that Adam turfed tba rascal in that little affair. Instead of assuming the entire responsibility for tho disreput? able transaction, and taking the conse? quences upon himself, whioh j he, as the ostensible head of the family," otoght to have done, ho bad- tbe ineffable mean? ness to 'throw the blame upon his wife. Bach conduct was utterly unworthy a Christian gentleman, and if he. had had a brother-in-law of any spirit w Kn te vor, tho chances aro that ho would bave gone j out- of that garden in ,\ the j foremost vehicle of a funeral procession.- - ' CONVERSATION OP WOMEN.-It is very well to call the conversation of women trifling and frivolous; if it is pleasant and grateful, it is all that can.be desired. Conversation should be tue relaxation, not the business of life; and the moral? ists, who require that it should be always of an "improving"' character, bave no idea of ila proper social usos. Improv? ing ! Have we not sermons, good bocks, lectures, institutions, and complicated educational machinery enough of all . kinds to improve na all off the face of the earth, if naturel did not oppose a lit? tle wholesome duncehood to this sweep? ing tide of instruction? Mast the school? master follow ns into our little holiday? If tho "qqeena of society" will only give ns talk which shall be bright without ill natured sharpness,, play fol wi thoufe '.silli? ness-if they will show us that affecta- v lion, vanity, jealousy arid slander aro not necessary 'ingredients, iur the social dia? logue,.but that, rather, they^ give nll^n iii-savor to tho wittiest uud the cleverest play of words-if thoy remember that good humor, sympathy and tho wish to please, for the sake ol giving pleasure, will lend a charm to tho most .common? place thought* and expressions, .'their conversation will "improve" OB, perhaps, quite as much as most popular lectures and most popular sermona! SHALL WE MEET AaArN?-The follow-" ingie said to be one of the moat bril? liant attiales ever written by tho la? mented George "P. Prentice: ? 'Bat the flat of nature is inexorable. There is no appeal for relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We ourish and fade aa the leaves of the forest, and the flowers that bloom', and wither, in a day have no frailer hold on life than the mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Ge? nerations nf mon will appear and disap? pear as the gross, and the countless mul? titude that throng the world to-day will t?-morrow disappear as the foot-prints on the shore. "Men soldom think of the great-event of death antil tbe-shadow falls across their own path, hiding from their eyes the traces of loved ones, whose living smiles were the sunlight of existence. Death is the greatest .antagonist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. Wo do not warit to go through the dark valley, although its passage, may lead to Paradise-and, with Charles Lamb, we'do not want to lie down in the grave, even with princes for onr^bed-fellows. "In the beautiful drama of loni tho instinct of immortality, so eloquently uttered by the death of the devoted Greek, finds a deep response in every thoughtful soul. When about to yield his yoong existence a sacrifice to fate, bis beloved Ciernan tba asks bim if they shall not meet again, to which, he re? plies: 'I asked that dreadful question of hills that seemed eternal-of tho clear nf roo mo that flow forever-_-ol the stars among whose fields of nz aro my raised spirit hath walked. As I look npon thy living face, I feel that there' is something in thy love that cannot really perish. We shall meet again, Clemant ha. " H?TEL ARRIVALS, May IS.-Kick er son House-C. C. Bonham, N. G.; J. M. Seiglor, Newberry; W. R. Kline, Char? lotte; J. H. Averill, S. C. R. R. ; W. B. Wilson and wife, Yorkvillo; G. E. Tay? lor, Sumter: J. C. Fagg, Killian's; J. B. Morgan, Md. Columbia Hotel-J. C? Bailey, Green? ville; S. Place, Camden; H. Wallace, N. Y.; H. W. High; J. A. Jarboer Char? lotte; H. Daly, Charleston; H. P. Fulton; J. W. Moore, W. Wade, Angosta. LIST OF NSW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. C. Poixotto & Son-Corn and Hoy. Howard Association-Essays. Levy & Mikell-Warning. Meeting Independent Fire Company. MID-NIOHT SUICIDE.-At. the dead hours of night, rats and mice leave their holes, bed-bugs and roadies their oran nica to feed on Isaacson's Sure Pop and die as if struck by apoplexy. Sold by all druggists. Lipptnan's Bitters are for sale by all drug gist? and dealers. Depot in Columbia, H. 0., .at OEIUEB & MOQREOOB'S, Druggists. S 18