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Frilay Moruinii Bepteaaber 29,1871. Tho NUTT City Itali ona New Mdirkel Th? Letter Ot Slr. Parkins. Oar readers have observed tho note of the Ci ty Clerk and the letter of the archi? tect, Mr. Parkins, published in yester? day's PHONIX. TO refer the editorial of the PHOENIX to Mr. FarkirjB was righi, on Mayor Alexander's part. We give him credit for that. This was what we de* aired. Wo have now Mr. Parkins' reply. It is very vague and indefinite. It is entirely unsatisfactory. In tho first place, we think it susceptible of proof that the coBt of building is higher in Atlanta than in Colombia. It stands to reason that it should be. Atlanta is an interior t?wo, more remote than Colum? bia from the sea-port, and iron, lamber, lime, glass, sand, woges, building mate? rials in general, are, no doubt, dearer than in this oity. Ai to brioks, we are not now informed as to their market price in Atlanta, but we wonld presume that they are oheaper here than in that city. But, asido from those connidera tions, we have to say that this is not the point. Mr. latter, on tho part of the City Council, is on a side issue. The main point is, what is the proper, honest contract price for (he work contracted for by Mr. Allen and bid on by Messrs. War? ing and Johnson. Let us leave Mr. Par? kins, and what he said, ont of the ques? tion. Let the plans and*sp?cifications of the new City Hall, as thoy..woro handed to Messrs. Allen, Waring and Johnson, be submitted to an impartial committee of citizens. This alone will satisfy the public, and this alone should satisfy the public. And the same may be said for the new market. Certainly thero can be tio doubt as to the disposition of tho City Counail to submit the matter to this toBt. Is not this a reasonable demand? If there be no fraud, then vindication trill follow. We are pleased to observe thatithe Board of Trade have appointed st committee to investigate this matter. We are satisfied that th oj will do their .duty without favor or affection. Let tho whole matter be thoroughly Bitted. All the public want is the truth. A nollie r I'll ase or tbc Slatter. Thus far we have directed oar inqui? ries to the subject of the legitimate cost of the new improvements propos?t! and determined upon by,the City Council. On that subject we have our opinion. Wo believe, from what we can learn, that the proper cost of'the now City Hall is not greater thau $80,000, and that Mr. Allen, the contractor, receives a bonus of $60,000. This, however, is to be proved pr disproved. Upon the City Council reeta the onus of furnish? ing tho test. We reserve, for the present, au absolute and final judgment in the premises.: . ? So, too, with regard to the now mar? ket. We regard it likely that-the proper cost of that building' is about $12,000. If this be so, tho contractors, Aldermen Smith and Simons, receive a* bonus of $6,000. This,: however, is also to be proved or disproved, and tho responsi? bility for the pi'oof rests upon the City Council. But there is, us we have re? marked, a new phase of this matter, and we hope that the committee of the Board of Trade will ask for light in the pre? mises. What about the ways and means provided for raising this $168,000, neces? sary lo carry out the two conw?els that the City Council have made. This is a matter lying back of the cost of the new im? provements. It is an important ques? tion. We ' have been informed that a certain capitalist' consulted a lawyer of this oity as td the right of the City Council to issao bonds of the city, and that this question was submitted, be? cause of the faot that the said capitalist was contemplating the loan to the City Coanoil of $75,000,. upon the placing in his hands of city bonds to the amount of $250,000. Was this arrangement ever perfected? If .so, who is responsible for it? These are questions that the publio have a right to.ask. In the name of the public, we ?all for information. The risa of golcbis attributed by the New York Sun to several causes. That paper remarks that it is owing, in the first place, to tho fact that a syndicate of speculators are op ora tin g for a rise, ?eoondly, as shown by the advance of the rate of interest by the Bank of Eng? land, the stagnation of tho European money market which prevailed daring the summer has oome to an end, and the millions whioh .woro temporarily sent over hero and loaned nt two and three per cent, per annum have been called home, i Thirdly, our imports aro largo, and that creates a large demand for coin for duties. Frank Kinlooh-the old wood sawyer, better known as Jawbone-died iu Sum? merville, Sunday, in tho ninety-sixth year of his age. He war, the coachman of Gov. Aikeu's father. COLUMBIA, September 29. 1871. r M?. EDITOR: ? hand you two extracts from the Iaat issue of tho Edgeflold Ad -^tfser, Septembc? 28,; which wero.wri^ ton in reply to a commun i ca ti on in tho Columbia ' tTniony^some days ago, over the signatura of t"Aa Old Rejmblipap." For baro-faoed mendacity and reokless inj us tico, this corr os pondent-"An Old Republican"-has not been equaled be? fore, even io the prostituted columns of the Union, whose whole capital and stock in trade is wilful and malicious misrepresentation of the people of South Carolina. "An Old Republican" is very well known to the people of Edge&eld, who he hos, on more occasions than this, slandored and traduced, to make capital with his party. No portion of the United States has been more quiet and orderly for months and months than Edgeflold, and this mendacious correspond out has become alarmed at it, knowing that, with a restoration of a normal condition of society, such excrescences as himself must wither into obscurity. EDGEFIELD. AN OLD LIAB, RATHER.-Last weok wo copied from the Daily Union a tre? mendous farrago of stuff, in tho shape of a lettor dated "Heights Above Ham? burg," and signed "An Old Republican." This lotter depioted a fearful Ku Klux outrage against a negro family in the Dark Corner. It was intended to fire tho negro heart and make the negro brood still moro fiercely upon what rene? gades and carpet-baggers term "the wrongs of bis moe." But to day we publish a oomplete refutation ot the whole tale. See tho affidavit of Sile Ro? binson and his two sons, hereto nnnexed. So "An Old Republican" turns out to ba simply an old liar. But the Union will stick up to him. Of that he may bo sure I EDOEFIELD COUNTY, S. C., September 25, 1871. We, Silo Robinson and sons, John Ro? binson and Spenoer Robinson, do here? by certify that we are informed that cer? tain persons have reported that we are tho persons referrod to in a communica? tion headed "Heights Above Hamburg, S. C., September 14, 1871," and pub? lished in the Daily Union, over the sig? nature of "An Old Republican," upon whom a Ku Klnx outrage was said to have been committed; that we livo near Red Oak Grove, and that no outrage has boon committed upon us of any nature whatever; that no section of the State oan bo more frdo from Ku Klux out? rages, aa we have not hoard of a Bingle act of any organized band of lawless persons. his SILE * ROBINSON, mark bia ; JOHN H ROBINSON, murk hi? SPENCER VA ROBINSON, mark. Witness: Wyatt L. Holmes, Wm. Parkman. MB. EDITOR: I hove read in your issue of the 21st, an article copied from tho Columbia Union, over tho signature of "An Old Republican," iu reference to a Ku Klux outrage said to have been committed in this vicinity, within the lost month. Since then, I have trou? bled myself no little to asoertain if tbero was any foundation for the rumor, and am satisfied that the statement is an un? mitigated falsehood throughout. I have seen the old colored man, Silo Robinson, npon whom, the outrage is said to have been perpetrated,. and ho. utterly dis? claims knowing anything in reference to the reported Ku Klux disturbance, or having said anything to that effect. And ho is willing to sign a paper giving the lie to the whole story. The colored people in this neighbor? hood say they are willing to testify that no suoh outrage hos occurred in tim section of country; and they further wish me to say for thom, thut while tbej are satisfiod, and are liviug in peace and quietuess, as they have boeu doiug for n long while, they hope tho party will uol disturb the friendly relations existing botween thom and tho whites, by ropro eenting the weakest of their race as cir diluting such libelous aud unwarranted falsehoods. I send yon a list of names, of both whito aud black, who aro willing to tes tify in this matter, should you desiri further ovideuoo, viz: Messrs. T. J Thurmond, Jesse Bailoy, P. P. Doolit tie, J. W. Glanton. B. F. Glanton, Wm Parkman, W. J. Holmes, C. L. Blair Dr. J. H. Jennings, Landon Tucker, E A. Searles, Starling F. Freeman, W Bussey, (white,) aud Sile Robinson Lewis Gilchrist, Thomas Collins, Alial Hampton, Pleasant Holmes, (oolorod, and could send hundreds of others, i neoessary, of both colors, living in tin vioinity of Red Oak Grove Church. WYATT L. HOLMES. RAILROAD MEETING.-The followinj oard, published in the Edgeflold Adver? tiser, is signed by nearly fifty prominen citizens: Wo horoby invite theoitizens of Edge field County to meet together at Edge field Court House, S. C., on Monday October 2, 1871, to take into considorc tion the building of a railroad from Au gusta, Ga., via Edgeflold Court House to Laurens Court House, and any poiu beyond whioh may be deemed advisabh and the propriety of calling a railroa convention of all persons interested i the enterprise, to be assembled in Cc luinbia, S. C., on Friday, 10th Noven: ber, 1871, and of appointing delegate thereto. * Tho name of the nnfortunato ooiore man, found on James Island, a few dnj ago, and who was and still continues ii sensible, is Simon Grant. The name < his would-be murderer is believed to L Moses Washington, also colored, who now undor arrest. The Flnnncea ot tho Btati. The Charleston News analyses Gov. Scott's report to the Ka Kim Commit? tee. The points are well taken. Tho Neica says: . Assuming, ?pr the sake of argument, that Governor Scott's September report is correct, the debt of the State is: Amount of bonded debt existing prior to the war.84,046,540 16 Amount of bonds issued by Provisional Government 1,023,473 94 Amuut of bonds issu?d by present Administration. -1,-158,550 00 Debt according to Scott.. ?9,528,50-1 10 To this must bo added : 1. The difference between tho trae amount due on the Fire Loan Sterling Bonds past due and un? paid, 8788,222 27, uud that stated in the Oorup troller-Genoral's roport, $.184,444 57. ...8 383,777 76 2. Blue Ridge Railroad bonds. 4,000,000 00 813,912,341 8G Lees amount of bouda paid at maturity, accord? ing to Governor Scott's roport. 250,000 00 Total debt of the State...813,662,341 86 Wo deduct the 8250,000 wbioh is do olared to have been paid; bat how are we to know that tho floating debt lina not been increased by an equal amount? Tho State owed its Financial Agent, ia May last, 8800,000. How much duos tho State owe him now? The only additions wo make to tho figures gj$en by Govern? or Scott are: (1) the differeuco between tho true and tho published amount of tho debt duo on the Fire Loan bonds, and (2) the amount of the bondB of the Blue Ridge Railroad guaranteed by the State. We do not take iuto account the other contingent railroad liabilities of the State, amounting (seo Scott's roport) to 82,712,608 20; because wo hope that, as Governor Scott says, "in the event of any of the. above roads failing to meet the interest on tho guaranteed bouds, the State is perfectly secure." But the 84,000,000 of Blue Ridge bouds cauuot be included ia this category, the State having ia their case little or no security. Ono statement made by Governor Scott iu regard to the Blue Ridge bonds is particularly disingenuous. He says "none of tho bouds have yet been put on tho market." This is literally true. No Blue Ridge bouda bave been "put on the market," but at least 83,100,000 of tho whole 84,000,000 are hypothecated to se? cure contracts made by the company, or the money which it baa borrowed. Tho attempt to fasten upon preceding administrations tho responsibility for 88,162,440 of tho entire direct debt of the State, will fail now as it has failed before. Gov. Scott reports, for instance, that 8500,000 of bills receivable, issued by tho Provisional Government, have buen redeemed by the present adminis? tration. Wo do riot doubt that 8500,000 was paid out in this money; but tho bills which were redeemed wero issued by Gov. Scott's administration, or wero re doomed thrice ovor. Gov. Orr, in his message presented to tho Legislature when the Scott administration took office, say s: "Ou the 1st day of May, 18G8, there was outstanding and in cir? culation of these bills receivable only 8135,687," and Gov. Scott himself says, iu his message, that the amount out? standing on May 1, 1868, was 8220,000. How was tho 8135,687, or tho 8220,000, conjured into 8500,000? Nor will tho statement made of the past due interest, and other debts of preceding adminis? trations, paid by the Scott administra? tion, bear tho least examination. It is rather cool, for example, to place upon the convenient backs of preceding' ad? ministrations the responsibility for inte? rest on the S Uto debt up to July 1, 1869, wheu it is un indisputable fact that the Scott administration came into power in May, 1868, fourteen months before. But wo uro not disposed to push the Soott financiers to tho wall, nor do wo desire to take a gloomy view of tho situ? ation. It is sumoient to know that tho Radical governineut of South Carolina, in threo years, have, in round numbers, doubled the public debt of the State. Upon tho subject of taxation wu have ouly a few words to say. Por ten years previous to tho war tho average annual taxation was 8131,000. During tho past three years, according to Gov. Scott's own statement, the appropriations have boen ns follows: 1808-Total taxation.81,338,742 1869- Total taxation. l,011,9t)l 1870- Total taxation. 1,670,063 Total taxation.81,023,706 Annual average.81,341,235 Wo are glad to seo that Gov. Soott is confident that tho Legislature, at tho next session, will amend the election law so as to OIOSG the door against fraud; and if Gov. Scott carries out, in good faith, tho promises which he made to tho May Convention, wo shall be inolined to blot out all remembrance of his ingenious re? port to thu Ku Klux Committee upon tho financial condition of the State. MAN KILLED NEAR HAMUURO. -A ne? gro, named Hoary MoKinno, was shot and killed near Hamburg, S. C., Tues? day, by William Quarles, a whito man. Quarles and McKinno had had some previous difficulty about the wife of tho latter, and mooting on this occasion a quarrel sprung up between tho two, ending in the death of McKinno from a ball fired from a pistol in the hands of Quarles. Wo understand that both of tho parties had been drinking and were slightly intoxicated. Immediately after tho shooting, Quarles lied and has not yot becu apprehended. A despatch from Portland, Oregon, says that track-laying on the Northern Pacific Railroad will commence Monday. TOB Ku KLUX.-Ia the Baltimore Commercial Convention, on the 26th, Mr. Arnim, ol Sooth Carolina, offered the following:" ; . Whereas tho Southern States in gene? ral, and the S tato of South Carolina es? pecially, have and,do suffer great losses in commerce, finance, credit, immigra? tion, and in every other respect, by the constant rumors of tho operation of Ku Klux notion and its consequences; and whereas the Stute of South Carolina hus ample laws to protect nil citizens and to briug offenders thereof to justice; aud whereas his Excellency tho President of the United States is, will or moy bo nd vieod to proclaim in ccrtuin Counties of. the Statu of South Carolina martini law; therefore, be it Resolved, by tho National Commorciul Convention, now in session iu tho city of Baltimoro, That tho President of this Convention shull appoint a committee of throe, whose duty it shall be to pre? pare and present to his Excellency the Pr?sident of the United States, in the name of this National Commercial Con? vention, a memorial to the effect: Not to proclaim martial law iu tho State of South Carolim. unless tho responsible citizens thereof refuse io use their in? fluence of right nod order, und hiing overy person chargeable ns acting with the Ku Klux Klan to justice Resolved, That tho same cotmnitleo shall prepare aud cause to bo published au address to the people of South Caro? lina, in the name of thc National Com? mercial Convention, and require thom to do their utmost duty in arrestiug every person who is proved by substantial wit? nesses as having committed deeds kuowu as Ku Klux acts, so that such outlaws may bo brought in the courts and dealt with according to the laws of the State aud United States. Mr. Arnim desired the resolutions to bo referred to u special committee of five. Mi' Snyder, of Tennessee, moved that the resolutions bo laid on tho table, which was curried by u large majority. The following delegates wore present from this State: Rich'd Lathers, Charles? ton Board of Trade; Daniel Ravcuel, Jr., Charleston Chamber of Commerce; John Aloxauder aud W. H. Wigg, Co? lumbia; E. B. C. Cash, State at Large; Prank Arnim, Third Congressional Dis? trict. CHARGED WITII KU KLUXIXO.-On Monday uight last, H. C. Moseley, United States Deputy Marshal, upou warrants issued by Samuel T. Poiuier, United States Corn missioner, arrested tinder tho Kn Klux Act of Cougrcss the following mimed persons, residing in the upper part of this County: O. C. Beam guard, Charles Beamguurd, J. Newman Thomas, William C. Thomas, John C. Watson, Thomas H. Lesslcy, William D. Losslcy and John L. Wood. They wero arrested on a charge of having whipped a negro womau by tho name of Phoebe Smith, who resides in the samo neigh? borhood of tho persons accused, on tho night of tho 12th of Moy last. Tho pri? soners were brought to town ?bout day? light on Tuesday morning, by a squad of United States soldiers, und lodged in jail, preparatory to a preliminary exami? nation before tho United Stittes Commis? sioner. Robert Faulkner, of the simo neigh? borhood, charged with participating in the same offence, and for whoso arrest a warrant had ulso been issued, was absent from his homo when the officer called to arrest him; bat on his return, and ascer-1 taming that a warrant hnd been issued for him, he immediately came to this place and suri'ond?red himself to the Mai shill. On Tuesday an investigation wos had by the Commissioner, and ofter the ex? amination of witnesses in behalf of tho prosecution, tho accused wore required to give bond, in the sum of $2,000 each, for their appearance before tbo United States Circuit Court, to bo held in Co? lumbia on tho second Monday of No? vember next, at which term, we under? stand, Judge Bond will preside. At the limo of writing, (Wednesday moruiug.) the required bail had not bcon given. [ Yorke Me Enquirer, THU BLOODY ROLL.-Tho following are Ibo names of tho officers by whom Mrs. Surratt was tried, wrongfully con? victed, und judicially murdered. They should go down to posterity: Major-General D. Hunter, U. S. V. ; Major-Genoral Lewis Wallace, U. S. V.; Brevet Major-General August V. Kautz, U. S. V.; Brigadier-General Albion P. Howe, U. S. V.; Brigadier-General Ro? bert S. Foster, TJ. S. V.; Brigadier-Gen? eral James A. Ekin, U. S. V.; Brigadier General T. M. Harris, U. S. V. ; Brevet Colonel C. H. Tompkius, U. S. A.; Bro vet Lieutenant-Colonel D. K. Clenden nin, 8th Illinois Cuvalry?"Brigadier-Gen? eral Joseph Holt, Judge Advooato and Recorder; Hon. John A. Bingham and Brevet Colonel H. L. Bonnet, Assistant Judge Advocates. MORE "UNDER TUE GAS LIOUT."-A man entered a complaint before Alder? man MoMasters, of Pittsburg, Pa., on the 25th instant, against his wife's step? daughter and son-in-law, for attempting to kill him, by first boating him sense? less and then layiug him upon the rail? road traok, to be run over by tho next train, after the manner of tho sensation? al situation in tho drama called "Under the Gas-light." THE CHOLERA. -Tho cholera is carry? ing off tho people of Russia at a fearful rate, and as great desolation now reigns in socio portions of tho Empire ns in ploguo-riddon Persin. In St. Putersburg, things are improving, tho number of deaths becomiug daily less, but in other parts thero is no diminution of tue tlis eose. Some iucousiderato persons have re? cently doveloped a fine vein of coal near Corning, a locality tho geologists lmvo repeatedly declured it impossible for coal to exist in, and the indignant savuns aro contemplating nu injunction. ? DISGRACEFUL AND SHAMBFUII Aar. We learned, by acoident, of a circum? stance which, if true as we heard it, ought to bring tho blush tc? tho cheeks of all ihankind to, think that one of God's creatures, known as mau, should be tho author of snob an'outrage. When the remains of the Confederate aoldiers were being exhumed from tho battle? field of Gettysburg, a mun, whoso father owned tho ?ield whereon the soldiers were buried, actually took a gold plate, to which were attached a set cf fuho teeth, from the bead of one of the sol? diers, ami now refuses to givo it tip. When the agent of the Savannah Me monal Association visited thu residence of David Blucher, (the name of thia Christian citizen,) near Gettysburg, Pu., for tho purpose of obtaining the remains of the Coufederato dead, supposed to be buried there, hu found that two bodies culy wero buried on said farm. They were those of Lieut. Col. Winu, of the 4th Georgia Regiment, and a Mr. Law, of the same organization. Blocker posi? tively refused to allow tho bodies to bo removed until ho was paid for allowing the remains to rest on tho ground as long ns they had, whereupon tho agent left. He returned, however, subsequently, and through diut of persuasion and shaming, he prevailed on Blocker to al? low the bodies to be exhumed; and when they wero removed, ho (Blocker) ?tole tho toeth. Lot (his mau bo passed around, so that his name may become familiar to every resident of the laud, and when this vile scum of humanity comes along, let bim be, as ho should, scoffed at by all honest men, nud shunned as an object entirely unworthy of being countenanced by decent society. I Savannah [Ga.) News. TUB KILLING OP HEMPHILL.-As wo stated laat week, John Gurdner, a special doputy of tho Sheriff of thia County, shot and killud John A. Hemphill while attempting to effect his arrest on a bench warruut. At the last term of tho Circuit Court for this County, Hemphill waa convicted of perjurj', but absconded be? fore the sentence of the court was i .ssed upon bim. A scaled sentence was left j by the preBidiug Judge. Ou Monday of last week ho was arrested by Deputy Gardner, and on tho next morning, at 2 o'clock, was brought to tho jail for com? mitment. While at the jail door bc made a pretext to step a short distance from thoso having him in charge, and tho jortnissiou being granted bim, after walking a few steps from the door ho commenced running at full speed and made his escape. His whereabouts were soon ascertained, however, and Deputy Gardner made the second effort to cap? ture him, with tho result heretofore pub? lished. Tho matter was immediately brought before the grand jury, which body failed to find a true bill against Gardner, and ho was consequently dis? charged from further pustody. I Yorke Hie Enquirer. TAMMANY'S DEFIANCE.-Tho adhesive policy of the powers that be in New York baa been admirably illustrated by thu Mayor and Comptroller, and now the general committeo of Tammany, in? spired by tho irrepressible Tweed, rises above tho storm of reproach and sounds a vigorous blast of defiance. This com? mittee held a meeting Monday oveniug, nud Supervisor Tweed made a character? istic speech, in which he consoled the wounded honor of Tammany by Baying that the party had only to be compact nud resolute, submitting to no wrong, legally and peaceably depositing their ballots, and victory would crown their standard. Every candidate nominated by Tammany would bo elected on the 7th of November. The leaders, he added, who had been assailed, would bo vindicated in a court of justice. News? paper attacks and aspersions emanating from organizations of disappointed poli? ticians did not constitute evidence. On tho conclusion of tho great Rackcm's speech, tho officers of last year were re? elected unanimously. It was deter? mined to hold the primaries for tho elec? tion of delegates to tho State Demo? cratic Couvcntiou on the 29th instant. Tai: STATE FAUL-lu au article on this subject, the Charleston News calls atten? tion to tho Fuir. It says: "Tho Fair of tho Agricultural and Mechanical Society will bo held at Co? lumbia, beginning on the (Uh and closing u*i tho 11th November. We print the r 'es nud regulations in another column, n d tho Secretary, Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, Cokesbury, S. C., will be pleased to give intending exhibitors any further infor? mation they may desire. Premia ms aro given for field crops; cattle, horses and mules; wines, honey and preserves; fruits and vegetables; manufactured goods; needle and fanny work; mnchinery and manufactures in wood and iron; objects of art. There- are also speoial premi? ums; including ono of $300 for the best steam plough successfully operated one hour eaoh day during tho Fair. All that is needed now is a determination on the part of tho public to make the Fair equal to its rivals in our sister States, and worthy of our own ante-bellum reputa? tion. This can be done." TUE TsiiBOBAPii LINE.-We aro ona blod to announce that tho telegraph line to Yorkville- has been completed, and facilities aro now at hand for instant communication with the "rest of man? kind." Mr. B. W. Norton, a competent and accommodating operator, is in charge of tho office at this place, and re? ports everything in readiness for receiv? ing and despatching messages. L Vor kettle Enquirer. A full-bearded young grand-father re? cently bud his hirsuto appendage shaved oil', showing n clean face for thefirst timo for a number of year?. At tho dinner tublo his turee years old grand-daughter noticed it, "Gazed long with wondering eye," and fiually ejaculated: "Grand? father, whoso head you got on?" TU o>-o ?o? 1" ". X.-?^'jar^'aT, FHCENIXZANA.--The price-;of Bingle : ?opi?s of the PHCENIX-is ?y.e.??jits.' f?dy The causea of tho removal of John Eptou as Trial Justice of Spartanbnrg County, we are informed, was failure to have persons nrreBtod who were guilty of outrages, and for using his office iu a, partisan manner. A sensitive old bachelor says that pret? ty girls always affect him jost as orna? mental con fea ti on cry does-they give him the heart-burn. You cannot escape from anxiety and labor; it is tho destiny of humanity. We are nssurcd by the agent, Major Horbach, that the grand single number raille, advertised to take place on the 12th of October, will positively take place on that day. A large number of tiokets are being sold daily. Mr. J. Ross Robertson has taken edi? torial oharge of the Winnsboro N&ws. "Cousin Susie" will accept oar thanks, for the tasty floral presentation. . Mr. Pollock (he of the Pollock House) is in receipt of another lot of canary birds. Cages of different styles are also on hand. Our merchants, and others wishing to prepare for tbe fall busiueas, will please take notice that the PHCBNXX office is supplied with all necessary material for as handsome cards, bill hoads, posters, circulars, and other printing that maybe desired, as any office in the city. Give us a call and test our work. Messrs. J. H. & M. Xi. Kinard dispose of other things besides dry goods, at low rates. They have a stock of boots, shoes and bats, whioh they are disposing of at ridiculously low priceB. Try them. The thermometer at the Pollock House ranged aa follows yesterday: 7 A. M., 57; 12 M., 61; 2 P. M., 65; 7 P. M., 64. The difference between an entranoe to a barn and a loafer in a printing office One is a barn door and the other is a darn boro. Happiness is a perfume, and every man should shed some. Marriage licenses in Maryland bear tho State seal, with the State motto *'Cresci(e el multiplicimini." (Increase and multiply.) The Columbia Hotel grocery establish? ment of Hardy Solomon, Esq., is now under thu superintendence of Mr. A. L. Solomon-tho brother of the proprietor -who is known in this community as thoroughly competent for the position; his long experience in mercantile affairs rouderiug him perfectly au fail. The establishment has undergone an over? hauling, refitting and refurnishing. The stock is full, and the proprietor will see that it is constantly kept np. A glance through the establishment, yesterday, showed many articles new to this sec? tion. Among others may be mentioned cm died orange and lemon peel; choco? late paste, for compounding a hasty cop of that beverage; lard in buckets, etc. Mr. A. MoFeo is at his old post. * "Go it while you're young" has been tho ruin of thousands. A lovely mode of reasoning-Man and woman putting their heads together. MAID ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho Northern mail opons at 3.00 P. M.; closes 7.15 A. M. Charleston day moil opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes 6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opons 6.45 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M. ; oloaes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Septomber 28. Columbia Hotel-S. C. Gilbert, J. S. Han nahan, E. B. Seabrook, W. H. Evans, Dr. L. C. Service, Charleston; J. F. My? ers, J. H. Wahlers, M. P. Browning, G. W. Sturgeon, G. Boliver, Orangebnrg; N. B. Lipscomb, Abbeville; S. N. Dixon, Ga.; J. Anderson, Fla.; F. A. Gilbert, Sumter; L. R. Hamer, Barnwell; W. L. Hardin, Baltimore; R. A. Cates, W. D. Fowler, Glenn Springs; S. Fair, L. J. Jones, Newberry; R. B. Foster, S. and TJ. BJ. R. Central Hotel-L. Mann, Newberry; S. Bobo, wife and daughter, Spartanbnrg; J. L. Young, C. Bolt, S. B. Jeter and wife, Union; D. G. Ruff, Mrs. M. L. Sims, Alston; J. Bf Motley, Kershaw; D. A. Smith, W. H. Ramply, Anderson; J. B. Rogers, Will ?ams ton; B. F. Maul tl in, city. Nickerson House-Miss E. Watkins, Miss L. Watkins, Riohmond; J. P. Smith, N. 0. ; J. M. Mos ely, Hodges'; R. M. Stokes, Union; W. R. Hom ph ill, Rev. J. L. Hemphill and wife, Ky.; J. Knox, Abbeville; B. F. Crayton, S. H. Provost, Anderson; E. Frost, Charles? ton; D. W. Bowles, Virginia; Fred. D. Bush, Greenville; J. D. Creswell, Green? wood. LIBT OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Geo. Symmers-Winos, Liquors, ?to. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. iMronTANT TO Hun.nr.ns AN? CONTRACTORS. We learn from our Charleston exchanges that Slr. P. P. Toalo, the well-known manufacturer of Doors, Ka ulien, Blinds, fcc, h AH established a depot at No. 20 il ay no street, where he keeps constantly on hand not only all articles from his own manufactory, but also every variety of huilders' hardware, French and American wiiidon Rlass, hoth plain and ornamental, slate mantels, and, in short, every tb i tig, ne? cessary lo tiiiihh handsomely a residence, a store, or a church. Aug 31 i