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jfefoday Morning. May 16, 187Lyi -r^a-coroirsgcnt lilaMltty or ch? stace. The Charleston Courier o.tll8 attention to the faot that tho statement merle in the Convention as to the pnblio debt o! tho S tato is of coarse exclusive of tho contingent liabilities of the State ariBirJg from the endorsement of railroad bond's. The following is the statement: Contingent liabilities of the State of Sooth Carolina arising from the endorse? ment of railroad bonds, November 1, 1870, as appears by Comptroller's report: Booth Carolina Railroad ?bonds, paya? ble in 1868, secured by first mortgage, 02,093,812.40; North-eastern Railroad bonds, payable March 1, 1809, seoored by first mortgage, $92,000; Charleston and Savannah Railroad bouda, payable in 1877, secured by first mortgage, $505,000; Savannah abd Oharleston Rail? road* bonds,-under Aot of 1309, payable in 1889, secured by first mortgage, $245,700; Laurens Railroad bonds, pay? able in 1870,. secured by first mortgage, $75,000;- Sparlanburg anU union Rail? road bonds, payable in 1878-79, Beoured by first mortgage, $350,000; Greenville and Columbia Railroad bonds.and certi? ficates of indebtedness, payable in 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1888, under Aots of 1861, 1860 and 1869, scoured by first mort? gage, 81,420,515.80; lilno Ridge Railroad bonds, under Aot of 1868, $4,000,000; total, $8,787.008.20:; . , ? ' The. Courier holds that these endorse? ments should ba? considered? part and parcel .of .the State's liabilities, adding ' th/H *'*of tho oxton t of th ig obligation, and how far on this account the State is likely to sustain loss, each can judge for himself > ^ - * Louis Blanc, who wrote much and well on European politics while the o?Mjpnd ompiro flpajdshud;-hag'-soon fit to indite a letter on tho pr?sent-condition ol-France*.which will certainly noten hat?ce his fame as a .practical thin kor. ?iongieur Blanc is a strong Socialist, ont] ia possejised with tho. idea/that all th? ovila from which European society suf hin can at o nco be. eradicated by {ti< . proclamation of a republic, whose cor ncr-Btono is social equality. France is U bs the scene of this Utopia, and Pari the capital. The Commune is M Liana's starting point for tho perice government of Sooialistn. The anarch; ruling Paris now he deplores, but say that "force founds nothing," to whiol opinion Louis Napoleon, Bismarck ant the ex-King of Hanover can certain! not subscribe. To those who desire t seo a French Bepublio established on basis as durable as is our own, the raph sodios Of Blanc and his sympathizer must prove particularly distasteful, fe they con vinco tho friends of true libert that even many of the most intelligerj Of Frenchmen do not comprehend th '. first principles of self-government. . THE JPABIS PANDEMOMOH. - Corre; pond en ts from Versailles atalw that tb same look of* organization which loi Napoleon his empire' prevails at the pr< sent timo in the armies of tho Freue Bepublio. lu the meantime, the Con mnnists still control Paris, and, thong their army is diminished, it- is' still del ant. Misery, wretchedness and riot see to prevail in the capital. All who CG get away oro flying from the plagu stricken oity. Crime and debnuohoi appear to be holding high carnival ther and horrible blasphemies of all th mankind holds sacred are.uttered as they were something to bb proud o Tbs world is becoming tired bf the pr longed bloodshed. The commercial i terbsta of Europo aro suffering, anti the investing army does not hnrry up i work, it ought to maka way for the Qc mans, who will bring order t& this pa . demonium. ' EPISCOPAL CONVENTION-ASSISTAI BISHOP EJECTED.-Tho third day of tl Convention was devoted chiefly to t! balloting for Assistant Bishop, whi -excited great interest. The Reveren C. P. Gadsden, W. B. W. Howe and \ P. DaBose were the prominent nam? Finally the Rev. W. B. W. Howe, Charleston, waa oleoted. The Charle ton Courier says: "Twenty-three ballot* are cast witbo result, when one who had beon large receiving the suffrages of his oolleogui tnagnammoasly announces his d?clic tare in favor of his reverend brothc whereupon the Rev. Wm. B. W. Hot was unanimously elected. "Tho Assistant Bishop eleot is w known-to our community and the Oh ur throughout tho State ns the loved ai eatoernod rector of old St. Philip's. ? works ia his parish, and his walk a conversation among all oar people, spe his record. Apart from attainmot Bpecially theological, he is distinguish by ? mind enriched by liberal and d cursive culture, a spirit catholic and fi of charity, great common sense, ai that raro attainment which does c deny a iright heart and sound mind to non-aoqniesconca in one's own. pee ul viewa of truth. Wo wialj him God ape in his high and sacred office.'' Dr. W. B. Wells, a promiuent oitiz ol Artgusta, Ga., died suddenly on t 14 th, ' THE HIGH JOINT TBKATT.- TOO Wasb iDgtoo C^ronicia pnbliahea a ??mUoOioial reportWthe ?atyjmfrue b^.ttr? High Joint Commission: #| ' ]g England agroii to p>y for tue ravages of .tho Alabama and other priyoteors, and regrew them. " The claims ar? to b? ?x f mined by five arbitrators-one appoint? ed by the United States and Great Bri? tain eaob, and three by a designated sovereign State of Europe or America. AU other claim a iq ol oded between April 13, 1861, and April 9, 1865, shall be re? ferred tb^a ''rnixecV commission. The limitation asrte", time, and the. applioa tion o? the views of Lord Granville, as expresBod in regard to property of Bri? tish residents in tho recent Franco-Ger? man war, that foroiguers aro not to be entitled to any special protection for their proporty, or exempt from military contribution from Neither side, kills a largo number of British clniniB of vaBt maguitudo, and excludes moat of the ! cotton claims bf British residents. The sea fishery.questjon is. settled by allow? ing both, ? Uptlohs: tb fisli unrestrictedly in each other's waters, except shell-fish, salmon, shad and river fisheries. Fish and oil, exoopt'flsh preserved iu oil, uro to bo duty free. Euglaud claims that tho United States get? thoadyantuge of privilege in this matter, and n mixed commission, with a friendly umpire, ahull say whether she ought to pay Eng? land nnything for it. . Freo navigation on the Canada rivers and on our lakes is arranged. All these stipulations restore practically the treaty of 1854. The question of the North-western boundary lino-is to bo referred to th*b Emperor of Germany. This involves the ownership of tho island of San Juan, on the Oregon boundary. j] There can be!little.doubt, after the expression of tliegren^ workingman's mooting in Hyde Pirk, London, on Sun? day evening, that the sympathies of the trades' unions are entirely with tho Com? mune in the Paris insurrection.,. lt is difficult to conceive that this should be so, with our general ideas of tho orderly character of men who earn .their bread by the sweat of their brow. When the staid Englishmen can be induced to be? lieve that, the Frenoh Communists ar? fighting "for the liberty of the world and tho regeneration- of . mankind," while they aresaokiagoburohes, destroy? ing property, encouraging unnecessary slaughter, and battling against tho best hopes for oivil government that France has ever had, it oannot be denied that the sentiment of the trades' union is a powerful one, and thal their bund of onion is one that overcomes judgment and national prejudice alike. When the cry of ''universal republic, democratic and sooial," is heard from thousands of Englishmen, who at tho same time en? dorse the horrors of a French revolution, England has oiuso to tremble, and all other nations with her. The New York Herald, referring to the so-called' fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, says: "From General Grant's course on the Ku Klux question, it is evident that he intends to force the fight upon these two amendments, so obnoxious to the Demo? cracy of the Sooth, and never recognized by the Democracy of the North." But it makes no sort of difference what Grant foroes the fight upon, if the Democratic party makes a square issue against him with a statesman and a-true Democrat for a nominee, he will he the worst beaten wretch who ever ran for an office. So many of the most intelligent and respectable members of the mongrel party bate and despise him, that tho oampaigu will be dead before it starts*. And Grant will go to the shades of For ? ney, and be a dead dog, too. I New York Day Dook. Tho Paris correspondent of the Lon? don News says that tho devastation caused by the bombardment of Neuilly is even greater than might have been expected. In tho avenue leading to tho Portes des Ternes, whole sides of houses aro smashed in, and the streets around aro a heap of ruins. The trees are torn to shreds, and scarcely a lamp post is left standing. In the other main tho? roughfare lending from Neuilly to Paris -the Avenue dela Grand Armee-there is not a house which has escaped being hit Some are riddled with shot. i THE DiaFjiA.Ncm.sED.-A Governor in one of the Sunt hem States estimates the number of 'disfranchised in all the States at 159,500, divided as follows, among fourteen States: Virginia, 20,000; North Carolina, 20,000; Georgia, 18,000; Alabama, 15,000; Tennessee, 14,000; South Carolina, 12,000; Mississippi, 12,000; Texas, 12.000; Louisiana, 10.000; Arkansas, 8.000; Missouri, 8,000; Ken? tucky, 7.0U0; Florida, 2,500; Wost Vir? ginia, 1,000. A margin of 25,000, he thinks, would still make an approximate that would be reasonable. Not long ago, a Brooklyn bridegroom, on the spur of the moment, when ho felt reut goo.i, not having had uuy experi? ence before in that line, gave a minister $500 for marrying him. Next day, he went to tho elder's house with a bandage around his head, bis left arm in a siing, a black eye, it c?palo on the summit of his head, one sleeve of his coat torn off, and the North side of his pants out at the elbow, and told the eider if he didn't Sve him back $405, ho would sue him r obtaining money ander false pre? tenso. He didn't feel quite so jubilant. A NEW COTTON FACTORY.- WO learn from the Greenville Mountaineer that a company of gentlemen in that town have taken stops towards the establishment of a first olaas cotton factory in Greenville County. Already abont two-thirds of the oapital necossury for the purpose has been subeeribed, and there seems to bc so little doubt about securing the re? mainder, that the measure may almost be regarded as accomplished. . THBWOE? OOF A BLACK; MAJOB,-On Tuesday afternoon, Captain Willard 'A'. Howey, formerly an officer in tljo Thir? teenth -Maaauohusetta Volunteers, bat 'inore recently from South Carolina, ac? companied by Major Samuel Dickerson, of the South Carolina militia, entered the bar room of tho Astor House. Major Diokerson is a black man. The cap? tain called for some old rye whiskey, and, turning to bis odored friend, Bald, "Major, what will you drink?" The major called for rum and molasses, but was indignantly repelled by the bar? keeper, who remarked in an insolent manner, "We don't sell rum to niggers here." This remark naturally iuceused the major. Taking off bia cap and military cloak, he said: "Gentlemen, tho Democratic party of the North is different from the Demo? cratic party of tho South. When I was a ?lavo, I whs often nsked by white gen? tlemen to tuke a drink, and I uqver waa refused. I am now a citizen. . I have been locked up in the Tomb's ail night, and thixt ought to entitle mo to voto iu Now York, and certainly a good Voter ought to bo allowed to drink ut this bar, no matter whether lie is white or black. I havn't got as many friends herc ns I thought I would Hud in New York. I tried three times to seo H?rnen Greeley. Hu linally Bent me word that he had no confidence in tho Republican party of South Carolina. Ho said he thought they were all thieves. Gentlemen, I'm from Charleston, aud I tell you-" Here tho bar-keeper interrupted the major, and said that if somebody didn't get out, eomohody elna would call the police, whereupon Major Dickerson picked ap bis hat und cloak, und, accom? panied by Captain Hussey, left thc Astor House. The next seen of these gentlemen wat at the Home Made Hotel, Greenwicl street, wher? Capt. Hussey makes hu headquarters. They entered together and were going np stairs when seen bj the proprietor. .."Hilloa, there," he cried out, "this ii no colored boarding houBO. We don' permit anything of that sort here." i "But this is my friend," answeret Capt. Hussey, "and he is going to m; room with me, sir." "Thia ?B my honse, sir," said the prc prietor, "and it is against my rules t< allow any negroes up stairs. You man either abide by my rules or leave th house, sir." ? Down came the major aud his frien the captain. Not a word was spoke until they reached the sidewalk, then th major, boiling over with rage and mort flcation, gave vent to his feelings i curses both loud and deep. "Didn't I tell you that the Democrat of tbe North were better friends to ya than the Republicans are?" modest) asked the oaptain. .Tm done; air, I'm done," replied IL major. "Ill go back to Cha) leeton an tell those folks down there somethin they don't know, sir. I've got to let 01 all I know when I got back to Charle ton, and I'll scare some of those fellow Good bye, captain; I'll see you to-mo row;" and the excited black politick started for his colored boarding house : Broome atreet.-New York Sun. INDIAN ATROCITIES IN ARIZONA-TE TIBLE VENGEANCE OP THE WHITES.-Tl Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, of thc 3d ins hos the following: "The suffering and exasperated pe pie have commenced tho work of retah tiou on the Indians. Their patience hi been remarkable, but tho killing of fo good citizens on the San Pedro by I diann who hud boen fea and otherwi provided for ut Camp Grout, exhaust. it. There is no Indian reservation Camp Grant, but a few hundred Apach recently came there, promised pene aud were fed and recruited, and then went out to steal and murder. Huvii trucked the guilty ones to their base supplies two weeks ago, the citizens il te un i ned to make their power felt, ai on the 28th of April, a few of thet aided by 100 Papugo ludians, stnrted a mission of revenge and self-protect ic 'Carly on the morning of the 30th, th dushed into thu Indian camp, killi eighty-five savages and taking tweni eight children prisoners. A horse : ceutly stoleu from a farmer, uum Smith, of Tucson, was capturod, a soma unbroken packages of centro prim rifle cartridges, und a breastpiu woi 3200, thut belonged to a woman recen killed at Ubaa, wero found on those ] diane, making it a matter of certaii that they were tho same Indians tl killed L. B. Wooster and tho women his furto. It is certain that the oitizc of Arizona will no louger witness t murder of their fellows nud the steuli o? their property and tamely endure Says the Paris Univers: "Tho G clergerie oontains nt this moment abi sixty priests, all torn arbitrarily fr their religious houses or from 1 churches of Paris; and, in additi others aro incarcerated at Mazas, Hoquette, La Sante, &o. The fi named receive no other food than ea in the morning a ration of insufiloierj baked black bread; at 9, a basin of w is supposed to be broth, and nt 3 a sn portion of rico or meat. They are 1 allowed any knife or fork, but Vol round wooden spoon, and are, by spei orders, deprived of the privilege en jo; hy other prisoners of obtaining bei food from the canteen. Yet many of clergy detained at the Conciergerie old men, are forced to remain in tl culla night and day, add are forbiddei take exercise in the yard.", Ono of the New York oritios says tho outrageously bo puffed Miss Viei DomorcBt, just brought out as a pr> donna, that her voice "is as thin as tia paper." The Camden Journal mentions death of Captain C. B. Burns, a yoi gentleman highly esteemed in that o< m un i ty. TJHB i ..TAI?KATIVE GEXERAII."-Tho Now York Tribune ie 'Mown" upon Gen. Sherman for his New Orleans" speech especially for saying tba? those Ku Klux reports had been grossly exaggerated. It calls him "the most talkative of our Generals," thinks ho. is aiming at the Presidency, and, in short, virtually tells faiiin to mind his own business and let politics alone. Now, as General Sher? man has displeased tho Tia di cul s so amazingly, we are satisfied that ho de servos mach higher praise than it occur? red to as at first to award him. We had some prejudices against him in connec? tion with that Columbia business and n few other little memories, but can forget it all when he flings such a fire-brand iuto tho ranks of tho common euemy as he seems to have done. Tho Tribune is not alone in its dis? pleasure. Tho Radical press in geuernl joins in tho outcry. There are indica? tions that tho silent und smoky gentle? man in tho White House is uneasy und jealous of his "talkativo general." Tho man who causes nil this commotion must have strong claims upon our gratitude. Wo begiu to like Sherman. Lintig muy hu livo, if ho continues to do aa well. We take back any growl of our own that may have boen uttered about him, in view of the yelping, and howling, and barking that come from the other side. Meantime, the New York Herald, re? joicing in the opportunity of worrying thc Tribune, extols the speech of Gene? ral Sherman to the skies, and proposes him ns Democratic nominee for the Pre? sidency. Tho Herald pronounces au ?'lab ora te eulogy upon the speech and its author. A doubt is suggested, uever ' theless, as to his own consent to the can? didacy. Wo quote a sentence which a disloyal miud might, perhaps, consider somewhat personal in its allusions: "Possibly, Geuernl Sherman might not like to run against Genend Graut, and ho might consider that his high position of General of the army for life, with a salary almost equal to that of tho President, is enough to satisfy tho ambi? tion of any ono. He may thiuk this preferable to a short term of ollie o in tho Presidential chair, with all the trou? ble, labor and anxiety attached to it. In truth, the chango could add nothing to bis means, for he is not a mau to accept' gifts in such au office, and it would be a IOSB to him pecuniarily. Nor would it exalt him much above his present posi? tion. Still, to be President of this mighty republic is a great honor, nud to a patriot like General Sherman it is ono neither to be sought nor rejected. Lot the people, then, move in tho matter, uud this distinguished mau may bo the successor of General Grant in 1873." [Mobile Register. A detachment of German landwehr troops are engaged, and havo been for a month, iu re-interring tho dead around Metz. Private letters from tho spot de? scribe the work aa horrible, sickcuiug and disease-compelling in the extreme. In hundreds of instances the rain bas wash? ed away the shallow graves of the half decomposed bodies, and portions of corpses are lying bare. Most horrible of all, ia that portion of their task which compels them to search out the bodies of officers and to transfer the remains to a moro suitable locality. The eflluvinm has so penetrated tho garment of the workers that they are never rid of it, day or night. Disgust and nausea de? prive them of their appetite aud of the power of sleep, and tho scene is moro dreadful oven than Dante's visions of the Iuferno. Still it is a necessary labor, as otherwise the whole country around would be uninhabitable. HEAVY OPERATION IN HEAL ESTATE. We notice our old friend and liberal patronizer of the newspapers, Thomas H. Agnew, Esq., 2G0 Greenwich street. New York, hus purchased half a block on Third avenue, comprising eight store* and dwelling houses, for ?110,000. This is a heavy purchase, but in the immense business which Mr. Agnew does in thc wholesale and retail grocery line, it ia a "mere fl.oa-hite." [Bergen County (JV. J.) Democrat. The negroes in Arkansas ore threaten? ing to light for their right to hold office. Governor Clayton recently snubbed them iu some of his recent appointments, aud they won't allow the white appointees to j bold their positions in any comfort. They have a way of giving them two days to got ont of tho County. Negroes as they aro, they won't let tho wool bo pulled over their eyes. Ou Friday last, a colored man, in Camden, named Frank Thompson, broko into tho houso of Sallie, bis wife, whilo sho was absent, and stole ber olothes, and a two-year old baby, her child, (but not his,) and le.t in tho direction of Darlington. The officers of the law are after him, for tho recovery of tho chattels and personal property. More Ku Klux outrages are reported from Georgia. "Old Pot," an inoffen? sive negro of seventy-three years, was visited by five Ku Klux, who beat bim terribly aud ran his wife off. These Ku Klax were of the African bolief, and "Old Pot's" offence was voting Demo? cratic. He took her fancy when ho came; he took her hand, he took a kiss; he took no notice of the shame that glowed her happy ohoek at this. He took to coming afternoons; he took au oath he'd no'er deceive; ho took her father's silver spoons, aud after that ho took his leave. Tho law in China is that if a woman disputes her husband in tho slightest degree, she may be murdered by him with impunity. If that law wcro iu force in this country, the mortality among wives would be very great. A Boston paper is "in favor of women voting if they want to." A Western pa? per "would like to seo the man wh'o coald mako them voto if they didn't wont to." Haleigh, N. C., had a five minutes snow on Wednesday. The New York Herald, nominating Gcu, Wm. Tecumseh Sherman for tho Presidency, says: ;;. fl ? . The Southern - policy of - conciliation and -reconciliation, emanating '." from Generul Sherman, is - better than tho policy of the bayonet adopted by Gene? ral Graut. "Universal amnesty" is good, and "universal amity," we believe, will follow it. The victorious party in a foreign war can afford to he generous, and the victorious party in a domestic war ought to be generous. How else, looking to the South, can we heal thc wounds still left open from the war? General Sherman, tuon, in the proper mon for the Democratic party. Put him in the Hold and in thu front against General Grant, and not ouly will the Union supporters of tho war be divided between them, but tho courtesies bf brother soldiers will provail iu the cam? paign between the two parties.. The violeut hostilities botweon the two par? ties and two races will disappenr in tho South, for, ns many of tho blacks, will be drawn to Sherman and the Demo? crats,- the bitterness, of tho whites against thurn will change into a better feeling, and tho present danger of a war of races will bo removed. On tho Ku Klux question, General Sherman will neutralize the popularity of General Grunt on tho Joint High Commission; und on the war and tho issue? of the war thu two parties, with Sherman opposed to Grant, will stand substantially ou tho samo footing before the people. Thus, thou, upon tho great financial questions of the day, the Demo? cracy, under the banner of Sherman, may, North and South, securo the ba? lance of power in the election. In short, if for thu great Presidential battle of 1872 General Grant is the only mau for the Republicans, 'General Sherman, of nil men, is the mun for the Democracy. Let thom try him, and the party, will ut onco rise to its feet, "like a giant re? freshed with new wine," North and South, EaBt and West. Try bim, for the field is open for Sherman, and the coast is clear. ... TAUPBUINQ TEMPERANCE.-A. tempor? ?neo lnw of Massachusetts excludes all liquors from salo, except cider. The reason why that beverage was allowed,, according to the New York Commercial, was in order to propitiate the squirearchs and the deacons, who aro very influen? tial in the commonwealth, and who will muka and drink cider. After several years of contest, another clause was adopted, by which towns were allowed to submit to ballot tho question whether "ale, porter, strong beer or lager beer" might bo sold within their limits Through this solemn ordeal has much of Massachusetts just panned. The vote was generally small, but in many towns depravity carried the day, and nie is henceforth to be sold. Worcester, Law? rence, Pittsfield, Springfield, Lynn and Great Barrington, among others, took this serpent into their bosoms, and be? came like nnto Sodom and Gomorrah, while Salem, (where they used to burn witches, and which has a spice of the old intolerance left,) New Bedford, Greenfield, Cambridge and others voted that, because they wero virtuous, there should be no more cakes and ale. Gue town, Brookfield, voted unanimously for prohibition, and clinched the vote by instructing the officers to prosecu o. The Commercial thinks that the basis of a Settlement should bo broader, and the question made liquor or no liquor, in? stead of this Massachusetts dodge of whipping the devil round the stump. " {Ballimore Sun. An innovation in tho way of female decoration has been introduced in the fashionable circles of London, which even the universal adoption of short skirts could hardly have led one to ex? pect. It is said that certain lovely dam? sels, tired of bracelets, neckluoes, ear? rings and tiaras, have accepted and pro mnlgated the Eastern fashion of wearing anklets. They are already for salo ia the prominent jewelry atorod, and many of them aro superbly fashioned, beiug wrought in gold and silver and enriched with precious stones.- They generally have little tinkling bolls attached. SUDDEN DEATH.-Betsy Mitchell, an old colored woman, eighty-five yea?s of ago, died suddenly ut No. 37 Spring street, yesterday, of general debility. The coroner held an inqaest, and the verdict of the jury was in accordance with tho facta.-Charleston Courier. A man named Oscar Ulmer, residing near Savannah, Georgia, while deliber? ately seated on the track of the Central Railroad, was ran over by a passenger train, on tho 12th, and had both feet taken off. He died the next day. Tba New York Board of Health makes the cheerful announcement that patients with the small-pox aro frequently sent to the hospital in the street cars and hacks which are in u se daily among oiti zeas. The physicians are said to bo to blame. A man in Illinois oommitted suicide by drowning, lately, in six inohes of water. He couldn't havo done it alone, but bin wife, with that self-sacrificing de? votion and helpfulness so characteristic of the sex, sat on his head. A maa who was arrested ia Halifax and sent back to Demorara. West Indies, on the charge of murder, recently, jumped overboard on bis arrival, and was immediately seized and devoured by sharks. While four high school children were taking a sail at Uh i copee, Mass., recent? ly, the boot parted and three of them Arad Southworth, Kate Hunter aud Min? nie White, were drowned. The remains of Captain T, J. Warren havo buen brought to Camden, (from Gettysburg,) ood were re ihterrod on Friday last. The jail, poor house and town hall of Fayetteville, N. C., have been sold for dobt. PHONTXIANA.-:The price 'of dingle' copies of the PHOENIX is Jive couts. . The residence of Mies Cordelia Mo: deoai, corner of Sumter and ' Lady stree tn, -was entered on Saturday night, . and robbed of a quantity of provisions, crockery, etc. ? discharged serrant is strongly suspected, ? Pamphlets, briefs, catalogues, dodgers, posters, hand-bills, bill-be ?de-iu fact, everything in tho way bf job pria ting gotten up in tho best style and on torms that we pledge ourselves will be satisfac? tory to all parties. With . approved ma? chinery and steam power, we challenge comparison in prices.? ! .-, .j.-, ..i ? Mr. George Tupper has been present? ed with two oil paintings on copper, which ore well worth inspecting-:"La Loge a' VOperu"- and "La Dame,Aux Camelias." .> They are on exhibition f at bis'rooms over Dr.'Tifrher's drugstore. Congressman 'Elliott.jwilJ, accept .Ont thauks for further Congressional docu? ments. '? ? i < ' . The Camden Journal hn* mada its ap? pearance in a new dre>s.! Tho paper is also considerably enlarged; a gratifying sign of prosperity.. ', i Devlin & Co., the enterprising clothiers of Broadway, New York, have published for gratuitous distribution, ii neat" little illustrated pamphlet, entitled the '.'Me? tropolis Explained." It contains much information as to the sights of the city, besides oar routes, ferries, places of amusement, etc Also, an excellent map of the great metropolis. } .Tho tournament of the Charlest?n steam engine companies comes off to? morrow. The Independents, of thia eily, will participate, and leave for the "City by the Sea" to daft at 12 o'clock^ The -colored companies are to have a tournament the next day. ' . Indolence is.? stream that flows slowly on, yet it undermines every virtue. The race bolweqn .PettengiU's gray maro aud Minort's pony ''Mike" was not decided, yesterday-the race being de? cided "drawn" by the jndges. Wm. Sally, an old resident bf Colum? bia, was in the city, lest night. This information is deemed necessary, as a wager is pending on the matter. The members of the Fir? men's Band are requested to meet at the music store of Messrs. LyBrand & Son, this morn? ing, at 10 o'clock. MAIL ART Anet iiiENTs.-Tba Northern mail opens at 3.80 P. M.; cloaca 12.IC P. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 11.30 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 8.80 A. M.; closes 6.CK P. M. Greenville mail opens 7.30 P, M.; closes 8.30 P. M. Western mai! opens 1.30P. M.; closes 1.80 P. M. Or Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. Tho following is a list of the officer* and members of the Independent Stean Firo Engino Company, who will leav< here to day, on an excursion to Charles ton, to participate in the firemen' festivities which take place in that cit: to-morrow. They will be accompanist by tho Firemen's Band: OFFICERS-John MoKenzie, President John C. Sutphen, Vice-President; Da niel C. Peixotto, Secretary; W- H Monckton, First Director; Henry Hen nis, Third Director; John F. Sutphen Fourth Director. > . MEMBERS-C. V. Antwerp, J. Il Smith, J. 8. Bawls. Jacob H. Stelling John H. Stelling, A. C. Monckton, J. A Jackson, W. S. Morrison, Wm. Mr. Guinni*, Samuel Morris, B. S. Gillilanc T. L. Mood, John T. Wright, 0. J. Beel N. Quilman, Chas. A. Bedell, W. Andel BOU, L. Maugnm, H. Frank, John Ivej Harry Levy, Jamos Stokes, W. H. Cos John Heise, George Green, James M< Dougal, P. Cantwell, R. B. McKay, I H. Meimbreese, C. Hoefer, John M< Millan, John F. Beard, N. Levy, W. C BatemoD, W. G. Beck, Thoa. Ballinge: W. H. Denny, A. C. Squire, Jr., W. E Mood, B. Y. Neal, Lewis Levy, J. C Sutphen, B. O. Smith, Frank Mille: W. W. Deane, Masters B. Morrison an J. P. Selby. HOTEL ARRIVALS, May 15.- Xickersi House-Mrs. J. J. .Calhoun and dough te Atlanta; W. B. Thomas, C., C. & A. I R.; E. E. Dickson, Manning; 8. I Hall, E. Thomas, Johnson's T. O. ; J. 1 Godfrey, Atlanta; E. H. Hamilton, I G. Dunn, New Orleans. Columbia Hotel-J. Hern, Jr., Phill delphin; P. Duffie, W. D. Kenned: Charleston; E. H. Brooks, W. Wad Augusta; W. F. Hague, city; S. Fran! W. A. Perp. W. S. Floyd, Baltimore; I White, N. Y..i H. D. Gardin, Va.; a Moses and lady, A. J. McNeil, J. Mon ghan, Sumter; J. E. Godfry, Atlanta; I W. High, W., C. and A. R. R. ; J. H S;ood, Barnwell; S. J ohuston, Newberr; r. L. Anderson, T. H. Law, Sparta! burg; W. P. Jacobs, Clinton; W. V Smith, N. Oy^ LIST OF NBW ADVKKTISEHKKTB. Mons, Berger-Corns and Bunions. Meeting Y. M. C. Association. For Sale or Bent-Cottage House. B. & W. C. Swaffield-Reduction. Capital Building and Loan Asaot'n. Monteith Sc Fielding-Auction Sale. Jacob Levin-Corn. Monteith & Fielding-Card. Meeting Independent Fire Company . Lippwau's Bitters are for sale by all dru Kiata ami dealers. Depot in Columbia, H. { at G mn KR & Mc?nEQon'3, Druggists. 8 lb