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COLUMBIA. S. C. Tharai?y]?prninK. January ll. 1872. Ta\e LoroL; Itognc vi- tho Ku Klux, Md tili ?lojwi of John Bro var a -vs. tu. BOHl ortbi Living 8oulli. The organ of the corruptionista here lo very muoh exeroiaed all the time about that secret and. oath-boaud society, the Ka Klux Klap, bnt it hau notbiog to say about ^ 1. THE X1O?AI1 LBAQOK. 2. She Stato frauds. - 3. The pity frauds. . jj It would Uko very muoh to m nd dy the waters,that the Leaguers,. and ewin ???io, t*?ii ?orraptionists may esoape. Bufe when Ku Ktoxlsm has beon disposed of, theo.the turu of the swindlers and robbers will come next. What brought the Union.editor first to Sooth Carolina? We bats' the evidence. We ask this question : Did yon not, when yon were coming South last year, write to a mem? ber of Congress from this State, stating that you wore, going to South Carolina to organize Union Leagues, and that you would so prepare the minde of the Leaguers as to render certain the re oleotibn of the member-for all of which you naked only that your expenses be paid? ildw answer this. A pretty fel? low you, to be denouncing the Ku Klux, when you "know all about it yourself 1" Wei/have before us the "Ritual, Con stilution chid By-Lava of the National Counctl,?. L. A., together with all ne? cessary information for the oomplote working ot Subordinate Councils," pub? lished at Washington, at the Great Be public office, 1867. Do you not kuuw all about this? Do you recognize this solemn oath? "I, (eudi repeating his own name,) in the presence of Almighty God, do swear, with an uplifted bund, to keep Beeret, and nt no ' timo to reveal to any persou or person*) or otherwise in any mannet or form? BO that nt any time any part 01 parts may here transpire, or which um j be made qr become known by, and io oousequ??uo o?, luis my obliguliou ol seoreoy. -60 help mo God, and keep rat steadfast, in this my purpoje and binding obligation." The above ia the preliminary solera^ oath which the Loyal Leaguer takes be fore he is allowed to enter the "sacred' oirole. After a great many other grane forms, mystical proceedings, and a so lemn prayer tO Heaven, wo quote tb? following extract from the order of ini tiation int6 the Loyal League:. "After darkening the room, the M lights the fire of liberty, to burn durin( the administration of the obligation; th? members will be notified to join hand in a oirole around the candidates and th altar-tbe P. stepping within the oirole * * * The P. continues as follows Now pince your left hand on the na tional flag, and raise your right towan Heaven, repeating after mo the follow ing Obligation: I, (eaoh repeating hi own name,) with au uplifted hand, in th preaenoe of God and these witnesses, di solemnly swear, (or affirm, if oonscien tiously opposed,) without mental resew ation in me of any kind, that I will sap port, protect and defend the Oonstitn ti on and Government of the Unitei States of America, ono nod indivisible and the flag thereof, against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will vot only for and none but those who advo oate and support tho great principles se forth by this League to fill any office o honor, profit or trust, in either the Stat or General Government; and that, i ever called to fill any office, I will faith fully carry out the principles sot fort) by this League And, further, that will protect and defend all worthy mern bers of the Union League of America and that I will nover, in any manner o form, divulge or make known to an; person or persons, not worthy member of this organization, any of the signs pass-words,-grips, proceedings, designe debates or plans of this or any otbe Council cf this organization, unies when engaged in admitting new mem bers, abd with ray right hand on th Holy Bible, Declaration of lo depend enoe, and the Constitution of the Unite States of America, I acknowledge mysel firmly bound and pledged to the faithfu performance of this, my solemn oblige tion: 80 help me God. Response b the members: To this, wo pledge out selves. "P. Gentlemen, around you is a ban of brothers alike sacredly pledged. Thi oirole is never to be broken by treacliert, Response by the members: Never! "P. Brothers, will you enlarge your eil cte to admit new members? Respons by the members- We will. "P. Prepare, then, for accessions to you ranks. The circle will here bo opene and the new members admitted. "P. With clasped and uplifted bandi repeat after pe the freeman's pledge: T defend and perpetuate freedom, pulitici equality aud un indivisible Union, pledge my life, my fortune and my sacre honor. So help me God." Next follows tho solemn charge, i which the initiated aro informed tin "the sword ?B a weapon of defence au protection. * * * We ii culcate the Bpi rit of peaoe as essential 1 national happiness und prosperity, bi when foreign foes or traitorous ban<3 attempt to rob ns of our uationul inlier tance, let our gleaming swords leap fro their rests lo guard the temple of our libe ties." Then follows the "Battle Cry 1 Freedom," of which wo submit, ns spot mons, the first and last stanzas: "YOB, we'll rally 'round the flag, boy?, w? rally ouoe againl Shouting the battle-cry of freedom; We will rally from the hill-sides, we'll gath from th? plain, Shouting tho battle cry of freedoml" "OHOBOB.-The Union forever. Hurrah, boya, hurrah! Down with tho traitors, Up with the stars; While we rally 'round tho flag, hoi rally once again, Bhoutiug the battle-cry of fro edon * . * * . * "So we're springing to the uah, from tho Et and from thu West, Shouting tho nattle-crv of frendoiol And we'll hurl the rebel crew from the land love the best, Shouting tho battle-cry of freedom!" "OHOBOB.-The Union forever," Ac. Theeo extracts from the ritual of 1 Loyal League, a oopy of which wo ha ?gSJSJBMa^ obtained, and which is full of staff absurd and high-flown, but well calcu? lated to i m pr ?SH the negro ssool with its' ?errora,-pud its J?yeteries,' and its sym? bols, aurt its ssored flrefc-^obt?Vinedr we aro told in a" note, by djasolviog oue pound of gum myrrh in half a gallon of slooholl Thia, now, is the Beeret, mys? terious oath-bound leagne, that in the Sooth obtained everywhere and brought within ita folds carpet-baggers, native reoegadea and negro voters almost to h m?q,"jtQ eay nothing oUJltt_Wpmen.. This .waa, the Organization, that pre? vailed in'thisState froitf to tty) other, and which reached every farm and plantation. This was the organiza? tion that'field the negro fast bound. This was the organization ?bel united the negroes against the Southern whites,' andj inarched their natural prejudices and antipathies. This was the organiza* tion that was military, religious, social, political ?ml industrial in its influences and scopes. Thia was the organiz itioD, under the auspices of which, negro oburohes have been carried ou,, negro troops drilled and marched, negro sooial balls held, negro politics regulated- and negro labor strikes and labor unions organized. This was the Loyal League. This is the Loyal League. This teague existed in the up-country. In the Oountiej now under military rule und lorded over by Graut's officers, these leagues existed, und often did their mis ohief. What then? This: When Ku Klnxisn is denounced and magnified, let it be re membered that before tho Ku Klux wen the Loyal Leagues, and Scott's negri militia supplied with arms and ammuui tion, and in many cases marohicg ant oounter-marohiog-ahooliDg "the battli cry of freedom"-one line of which i this: " We'll hurl the rebelcrew from the land ute lov the belt!" Now, we end this artiole thus. Le the Loyal League be put side by aid with the Ku Klux Klan. Let thia question bo. asked: Wb; should the United States Governmou put its iron foot upon the ono and let th other go Scull free? Wo ask: Why pul sue the Ku Klux Klan and leave un touched the ?State swindlers and the Loy< Leaguers? Or, if we desired to plead fa the Ku Klux Klan, might we not aug goat that: "Thieves for their robbery havo authority Wheo judges steal themselves." Another point: In the battlo-ory c freedom the freedman is made to Bay b the carpet-bagger that he will hurl th rebel crew (that ia the Southern white? from the land they love the best. Let u herc say-to aarpet-bagger and f reedma alike-that the quicker they ohange tin "battle-cry" the better for them. Th white man o? the South does noe in ten to surrender his part in the lund h loves. Here he stands, und, for ou< whilst we shall ever do the colored ruc justice, and give them just ouch a sbov tug as Heaven would approve, we d< clare, distinctly, that it is the whil man's prerogative to give tone and d reotion and coloring to the civilization < this country. . And he will do it in God good time, whatever may be tho ace dents of the present. If the soul of John Brown has bee marching on, and marching on, it is tin: for it to stop its march-at least at th expense of the Southern white race. . political ambassador, though we be "i honda," we declare that there is anothe soul that is marching on along the higl way, over the plains and the hill-tops < this Southland. The "soul of Joh Brown" ia the soul of a dead mau. W caro not whether history shall call bil fanatic, criminal or martyr. The soi that we feel in all the crimson of ot blood, and which every trna white ma must also thus feel, is the soul of tt living, the resolute, tho working Soutl marohing on in faith, hope and firm r solve to tho patient endurance of tl present and the glorious victories of tl future. This is the flag wc raise, and Heave and our friends help us to hold it ev* high and ever steady! -? ? ? ? - Tua MOUNT ZION SCHOOL.-Wo tal much pleasure in cul I inp; attention I this school, located at Wiunsbor Memories of the post make this a pie oant duty to us. We worn ourselves student of Mount Zion when tho en neut teacher and disciplinarian, M Hudson, presided over tho school. As former pupil of tho school, and ono i terested in the fortunes of education general, we aro pleased tbut the o uoudemy has f?llen into its prese hands. Mr. Farrow stands high os i instructor und governor of youth. Lil Colonel Coward, Mr. Farrow is a grad ate of the lute Citadel Academy. If \ recommend the King's Mountain soho at York, we have the same kind word f tho school at Wioneboro. May the fl of each gather ti foll corps of recruits. THE COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGS. We record with great pleasure the fn that the Board of Trustees had a st ceesful meeting on the subject of i opening the Columbia Female Colley now used for hotel parposes, sod w kept by Mrs. Wright and ber etHoio son. It was determined to mako a lo of 820,000, which, it is behoved, oan effected on eusy terms. Ami, furthi wo may add, that it is safe to say tl the Colleges will be re opened next fu This is well. Let it bo done. -? ? ? i Throe sisters in Stonington, Com were married on New Year's to thi brothers. i in r if i -n-iniMnimwiM ?? ..Minority Rcpr?MBUtlon " IQ discusing proportional reprosonU tion with the organ of oOBBUPriOK bore, or io proposing it as a measure of relief now, wo hope that oar ootemporary of | the Charleston News will not thus throw F away i Us Aro. As wo have before said? the principle of proportional represen ! tation is a good and j nat governmental principie, but it is folly to expect that it will now be oonoeded by the dominant party.; He who trdublfes his bruin about it will. Hud that it will be "tore's labor, loft," or "mucJi ado about nothing " Lot ns leave this question for the pre? sent, Bay we with respect to the Nevis. The duty of the hour is to deal with the bond swindles and to break the ring, and to bring Scott,' Parker & Co. to justice. Let not "minority representation," or anything else ander Heaven, come to ohange the issue. Keep to tho point. TUB KINO'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL.-Our readers and the public concerned will bear in mind that this excellent school of Colonel Coward, at Yorkville, will re-open on February 1, next. The military events in York have not touched Colonel Coward or his school. We know that this is an ex? cellent school, both of instruction and discipline. Colonel Coward has an efficient corps of assistants. Colonel Coward instructs in mathematics, French and drawing; Mr. Wm. Carroll in Latin and Greek studies; Lieutenant John S. Reynolds in literature, grammar, compo? sition and history; Lieutenant C. ?. Spencer in natural sciences, geography and book-keeping. The discipline is at once paternal in spirit and military in oharaoter. We commend the school to the State and the South. The ladies aro preparing to assist with a fair, or something of the kind, the Palmettoes of this city, in their effort to secare funds to purchase a steum fire engino. Need we Bay that we wish the causo the moat abundant success? The ladies will succeed. That hos beon the caso in Columbia. We have never yet known'the ladies of Columbia to fail in any good work undertaken by them. In their vooabnlary, there is no such word as fail. -- REPORT CORRECTED.-We leam that there is no truth whatever in the report that Maj. Gary, of Edgefiold, had killed a oitizen named Blair. The truth is that Maj. G. is the attorney for Mr. Blair, who, it is said, in self-defence, killed a colored man. ..Tia? Coln la Spurious- Nail lt Down!" We bave received tho following from tlie editor and proprietor of the Union ville Times: UNION, January 8. 1872. Dean PHOZNIX: Permit me to unquali? fiedly contradict the statement made in the Columbia Union, of Saturday, that the Ku Klux, or any one else, had whip? ped "unmercifully" a colored man aud his wife, either on the Monday night be? fore Christmua, on the Saturday night before last, or any other time, in the neighborhood of Cross Keys. The re? port is an unmitigated falsehood. I have taken great pains to hunt up and in? quire of every person, white and co? lored, from that neighborhood, in oar town to day-aud there were a large number of such attending court-whe? ther they knew of any suoh occurrence, and every one of them pronounced it a lie. It is probable that the oitizens of Cross Keys and viaiaity will hold a meet? ing* and denounce the report and its au? thor. I know of no neighborhood more orderly and law-abiding than Cross Keys, and the good people there will not sit quietly and suitor their good name to be tradno?d. Respectfully, R. M. STOKES. A Vt>b?e feoff} Abbeville. We have received the following letter from a citizen of Abbeville, a man of oducatiou, und one who, in former days, represented Abbeville in the State Legis? lature: ? am no lawyer, and, therefore, om not competent to give an opinion for others; but, having read the proceedings from the beginning to the end, as to the trials in the United States Court, sitting ia Co? lumbia, if I were such a lawyer as John sou, Stanbery, or a Pettigrew, I would, not appear in defence for any accused party before this Ka Klax Court. It was proper ond becoming and right, in tbe first trials, for tho eminent coun? sel who wero retained to do ul) that they have done. But now, professional self respect, und respect for tbn administra? tion of justice-trial by ju ry---forbid the taking of tiny part in the fama now being enacted in the State House. For what are these trials (co nomini) but judicial farce? with a partisan bunch, or Judge, with a packed jury and suborned witue?see? Hoes uot thu verdict of guilty under suoh a court, such a jury, mid such witnesses, an necessarily follow UH that tho sun will l iso, nr night follow day? It iras so ordered from the begin ning. Then why set up a defence? The fact of age, intelligence, monti worth aud iunooence (an alibi) being estab? lished, instead of shielding tho nooused, aro but reasons with Judge Bond for in? creasing the severity of his sentence. Let auy Jawyer refuge to enter un up pearauue in tua court. Leuve tho poor, innocent men to their fate, in Judge Bond's court. Their conviction bus been ordered, is certain, is a foregone ?on elusion. Let Judgo Bond, his jury aud his witnesses havo all tho glory, sud all the responsibility. Yours, truly, On the 4th of fifarcb, 1873, the terms of tho following twenty-four Senators will end: Spencer, of Alabama; Bioe, of Arkansas; Cole, of California; Ferry, of Connecticut; Osborn, of Florida; Hill, of Georgiu; Trumbull, of Illinois; Mor? ton, of Indiana; Harlan, of Iowa; Pome? roy, of Kauiasj Davis, of Kentucky; Kellogg, of Louisiana; Vickers, of Mary? land; Blair, of Missouri; Nye, of Ne? vada; Patterson, of New Hampshire; Conkliug, of Now York; Pool, of North Carolina; Sherman, of Ohio; Corbett, of Oregon; Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Sawyer, of South Carolina; Morrill, of Vermont; Howo, of Wisconsin, Information "VYsmted. MKSHRS. EoiTona: Upon calling at tho c2cc bf tb? Oliy Ciara-, op ye^ps?&j, in order to pay my general 'license tax on ssies, I wau called opon to pay also for a special liouuHo ao a retail dealer in cigars. I desire to koo? if il can be pooeib?? tbat I am to be thus dtmble taxed. I am no special cigar dealer. I do sell cigars, but I also sell candy, po? tatoes and a hundred other articles. Ac? cording to the ruling of the City Clerk, I might be called upon just as well to pay n number of, licenses, limited only by the artioles I have ia my store. As I understand it, my general tax on sales is inclusive of my small oigar salee, and I presume that tho cigar license.ie to be taken out by those who deal specially or exclusively in cigars. I ask for informa? tion. Yours, respectfully, G. DIEBOKS. In anawer to Mr. Dierck's inquiries, we reply that we take tho same view of the matter that he does. We presume that the oity authorities will take the same view, when tbe subject is called to their attention. TBK UNITBD STATES COURT, WEDNES? DAY, January 10,1872.-The oourt met at ll A. M., Hon. George S. Bryan presiding. The grand jury returned a number of true bills, and were allowed until to? morrow, at 12 M., to make their general presentment. Mr. Fiekling presented and read a pe? tition, ex porte John Little, one of the prisoners arrested under a oharge of vio? lating the Enforcement Act, praying for the writ of habeas corpus in bis behalf. After reading the petition, Mr. Fiekling stated that he presumed that the writ would issue that the prisoner might be brought before court, and the question then be determined whether he bo re? manded to prison or discharged. Mr. Corbin objeoted, upou the ground that the petition itself set forth the grounds of the prisoner's detention, viz: that he was held in runfjuerjoent by vir? tue of an indiotnieut by the grand Jury of the court, whiub was iu itself auswer sufficient to the petition. Mr. Fiekling said that he knew that the writ would nob ibsue as of course, but that, unless the nose waa very olear, and the issue of the writ bo attended with great inconvenience and expense, ho presumed the court would be loth to refuse tho writ; that iu tho present in? stance, however, it was not necessary that his Honor grant the writ, inasmuch as the oase could bo curried up as well, doubtless, on the order of the oourt re? fusing the writ, as upon the order re? manding him to prison after hearing, but he preferred the latter course, inas? much as it wan tba customary one, and firmly established by authority. Mr. Corbiu said tho oourt never granta an order or takes a step that i H futile and cannot amount to anything; that the petition required no answer, inas? much as it sets forth in itself a legal ground of detention, and that the pro? duction of the prisoner would be en? tirely useless. Mr. Fiokling then said ho would take the case of J. J. Greer, where no indict? ment had been found, at least at the time of the presentation of tho petition, and where the right of the prisoner to be brought boforu the oourt was olear; that he deemed it unnecessary to make the constitutional argument upon the question, as the court had already ex? pressed its opinion thereon ou the mo? tion in arrest of judgment. Judgo Bryan said he would suve the coansel that trouble; that he had always been convinced that so fares the En? forcement Act related to the protection of the right of suffrage, it was, beyond question, constitutional, for it was surely the right of any government to protect its citizens in the right of suffrage; and that snob an opinion he conceived to be as well dictated by his patriotism os a citizen as hy his legal conviction as a judge. It was then, upon the presump? tion that the prisoners had actually been in court, ordered by the court that they be remanded to prison; and from this order Mr. Fiokling took an appeal. The oourt then adjourned till ll A. M , to-morrow. AKO?HSS &QO>T )>R?# HOMIS.-The Cin? cinnati Inquirer says: "We begin to have serious donuts whether that very 'loyal' gentleman, Col. Scott, from Ohio, who, for years, has, by some moceas, designated himself Governor of $nut/) Carolina, has an ad? ministration that wo 'loyal-' rjjec et thc North ought to support by our counte? nance. Our suspicions have originated from a report made by a Joint Special Financial Investigating Committee, ap? pointed by the Legislature of South Ca? rolina, at its fast session, to take a peep j into the affairs of the State. So flagrant, are the facts, so manifest the corruption and so evident tbe grossest frauds, that the oommitiof, in u report of nearly 300 printed pages, both confess and show that 'great swindles havo been perpe? trated, tbut corrupt means have been used and alliance;* formed, that the money of ?hp S>de aud tho bouda issued have not be.un disjuojfg^ pf its directed.' The Legislature, when it appointed t|ie commit!*)*-, look xpecial pains to exclude every Demop/uL from it, mid hence our loyal frieiidi will ijn? feel disposed to cont rudiot its statement*. This ie a spe? cimen of all tho oarpet-bag governments that have been established at the South. How would it do-we throw it out sim? ply as a suggest iou-to let the Southern people hereafter elect their own State i governments, and choose their own oiti zens us members nf them?" THU INDIAN Corro? Piioopyr.- Thc Washington Republican, ot Monday, says "the official report from Bombay, received ut tho Treasury Department, states that tho coltou crop of British lu? dia, which wus remunerative during thc rebellion of the Southern States, is ra I pidly being abandoned, and that linseed is agwiu becoming tbs staple crop grown for exportation.''1 This does not corres? pond, however, with il.o lojegraphio re? ports scut out from Liverpool-ouall we say to bear thu market for the Southern staple? Betwoeu the two conflicting state? raents, how shall we decide? There is one thing to be noted in this oonneotion: That the Government bus nu special roa sou to ??aye its agents make false repre? sentations ns to (ho Indian cotton pro? duct, while tho linglish speculators und spinners have. That'd just tho difference. HOMIOIDR IN MARION COUNTY, I'LA. Wo learn from a private letter from Ma? rion County, Flu., that Mr. Neal Fergu? son, Tax Colleotor, was murdered near a hammock, by four uearnes, and his body robbed of so m o $700. The ne? groes have been arrested and are in jail. *\'Mtt> Labot. GOLVM?A, 8. C., January 8, 1872. ?Dzzt?ha CoLuww?a * parut Fiacmjixjt I tafee liberty of asking your opinion abbot certain matten oonoeraing the SttUeapd people of Booth Carolina, and desire to be enlightened by yoursuperior political understanding with regard to the present status of the poor, white meohanio in your community. To begin: I'm a Democrat, und ? red hot one, and though not "to tho manner born." I am; I believe, a firm friend io the South, and.? thorough hater of oatt* traliaation, free-love doctrine, woman suffrage, negro equality, amalgamation with negroes, and, in fact, all the isms that tho fanatical lun?tica of New Eng? land are at present trying to distract tho attention of the people of the United States from viewing the rottenness, cor? ruption and incapacity of the present administration, x bear complaints of the pr?tent State Government almost every day, and tbe heavy load of taxa? tion noon the people, lands sold for taxes, and a general depression of busi? ness of all kinds. Now, it seems to me, (but i may be wrong,) that if we had a good State and municipal government here we might let Grant and his coadju? tors go to Jericho, as far as South Caro? lina is ooDcerned. Well, yon say, but how are we going to get it? The nigger? all voto for these Yankee thieves, and they are a heavy majority in South Ca? rolina, and can carry elections as they choose, and we can't help ourselves. . All boah, Mr. Editor; the people of SoutL Carolina CAN help themselves. I wil try to illustrate the thing and prove that it can be done. Suppose, for instance, a war of races should begin, what shook be done, do you think, with a half dozei merchants here who would furnish th? black troops with ammunition just foi gain? Why, their white brethren wouh Lynch thom on the nearest lamppost And yet, Mr. Editor, there is a ponrnaaj war of raoes here, at this very moment and you heed it not; but keep on supply ing the enemy with ammunition, an? playing your game right into the hand of the enemy of the South. Now, suppose you want me to prove thee bold assertions. I eau do it, sir. Jae cunt your Argus eye ou every building i the course o? erection in ino eily ot Cc lumbla, und almost every place, for thu matter, and who are employed there Do you ?eu muny white Democrati voters? No, sir; you see scarcely auj thing but ink spots, und those very me who employ them won't give a whit mun employment, aud yet complain < hurd times, heuvy laira, and in genera they groad about the State Governmet like a "bear with a sore head," and hal the most to say about it, while they ai furnishing tho Yankees with bat?ot-bt ammunition every hour by feeding un employiog niggers to vote agoiust then instead of hiring the whit? man wt can do moro work in a day, do it bette and will vote FOR them. Now, M PHOENIX, why employ negro meohanio who voto against white men, instead < your white brethren? ! This is what 1 am driving at. Ye ' need not tell me that white men can't I I got, for I have tried these contracto I myself, and many others J know of ha' dono the same. Nemes, persons at places can be furnished, at a moment notice, to prove this. Carolina w i never bi any better off while the Ya kee gives the nigger office, and tl Southern people feed them and gi' them employment before any one ele 1 Well, you may say the negro wor cheaper than the white man. Not s Mr. PHOENIX . He may work at a ohea er rate per day, bot can he do as mu in a duy as a smart Northern or Euro; an meohanio? If J give s negro meoh nio a dollar ? day. nod ho does twen square yards of plasterer's, painter's carpenter'? work for that dollar; won it not come cheiiper to hire a white mi for $2.50 per day, who cap do six yards, and do |t in a workmanlike ma net? Times are changed now, and, Democrats, we must suit our actions tho times. Throw apathy to the fo winds of heaven, that no remembran may be had of it, and give those e: ployment whose views and whose inti eats are the sr.me with yours, and t ourpet-bagger would go home and pl oq his yankee melodeon, among his F ritan rooks, and whittlo wooden nutinc for want of ammunition. Yours, Ac, A WHITE MECHANIC. CHBSTEU, S. C., January 9, 1872, EDITORS OP PHCVNIX: I notice in I issue of your p?p?r to-day a despat from thia place, headed "A Great J)en oratio Victory," in referenoe to the el tion, yesterday, for Intendant and W deng, - l)i~h is, in some sense, a mista Polities did not coter inly the electi at all. It was carried by good men both parties, who desired to have 'gc moo, identified with the welfare of < tow?, to take uhnrgo of its beet inter? for the ensuing year. This election 1 folly shown that carpet baggers aro tho decline, ut least in our little town CHESTER DEATH qr LA*RA FAIR -A fcjan Fri cisco despatch, ,1 iinmiry ?, says that fy) Laura D. Fair, tho convicted morder? diod iu prisop in that city, on Efatnrdi December ?j?. M>s. Fair was a won of great personal attractions and streoj of churuator, aud was finely educat Sbo once occupied a good sooial posit: iu tho Southern States, but had mi recently beou tbe wife or paramour o great many Dieu. For several yes she was the mistress of A. P. Orittend a prominent lawyer Hud Democratic I liticiuu of ?Jun Eran?ispo. Last april Crittenden appeared Iq be striving break away from the siren, and sent his wife, who was then visiting Atluutio States. Mr?. Fair armed I self with a pistol aud killed Critteud as ho was sitting by the aide of his w on the Paoitic Railroad ferry boat Mrs. Crittenden was arriving iu the o Mrs. Fair was tried for the murder, i was coqyjptcd, after a long and exoit trial, and seutsuoed to 1;? hanged. 1 defunct* was insanity, und tho defe ant's cou use 1 asked for a new trial, various ieouuiortl grounds, ohw-f which was the alleged prejudice of sc of tho jury. Thu coso was argued fore tho Supremo Court, but pout po from time to time, und was still pend whim death iu prison solved the qi tiou which bi^d agitated tho courts : the comm mi ty. It was generally lieved in San Francisco' that Mrs. J would commit suicide, rather than gi the gallows, but nothing in the brief spatch, quoted above, ludientes thats was tho fact. LIE ur VB. AH VB PAO cica o? no?. WEDNESDAY, J ABU AB Y 10. 1878. t A A A^. . The Senate met at 12 M., President Ransie. in the Qbair. Mr. Oardozo .introduced ? bill toeatob Heh a free bridge over the Water oe Uiver, in Kershaw County. Mr. Hollingsheed-rT? renew and amend the charter of the town of Iiowndeaville, tn Abbeville Cou u ty. Mr. Nash-To oharter tba Columbia Banking and Inaoranoe Company, of Columbia. Mr. Wbitiemore--Relstiog to the re? torna of warrants issued by Trial Justices. An Act to oharter the North-western Kai broad Company, ip the State of Booth Caroliriu, which had been vetoed by his Exeellenoy the Governor, was called op, and passed over his veto, by a.vote of yeaa 17, uays 8. The following were passed: Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Aot lor the better protection of migratory fish;" to change the names of Tyrrel Williard and Ida Williard, and to mska them the legal heirs of T. J. Jones; report of Com-' mutee on Claims, recommending' pay? ment of account of John Alexander; concurrent resolution to appoint a joint speoial committee to investigate and rep port upon returns made to the State by phosphate companies; bill to repeal an Aot to authorize the formation of and to oharter the Togaloo and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Messrs. Arnim, Smalls, Duvull, Nash and B wa i ls were appointed a committee to divide the State into five Congres? sional Districts. At 1}4 o'clock, adjourned until to? morrow, at 12 M. . - - "t******* HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M., Speaker Moses in the Chair. The unfinished business, being a reso? lution declaring vacant the seat of J. Banks Lyle, was taken up, and after a very exciting debate, was adopted, by a vote of eighty yeas to seventeen naya; wbiob, being a two-thirds vote of the members present, the Speaker announced the seat of J. Backs. Lyle, a. member from Spartanborg County, vacant. Mr. Oogguue iutroduoed a bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incor? porate the town of Coke ab arv." Mr. Levy-To incorporate the Peo? ples' Savings Iustitnte, of Charleston. Mr. Myers-Joint resolution, that the General Asaemblv adjourn Febrnarv IQ, 1872. Laid over. Mr. Wilkes-Bill for the protection and propagation of game. A petition was presented from sundry citizens of Abbeville and Anderson in favor of creating the new County of Washington. Messrs. S. J. Lee and Bowley asked permission of the House to be relieved from the committee appointed to investi? gate into the affairs of the Land Com? missioner's office; wbiob was refused. At 8 o'clock, the House adjourned un? til to-morrow, at 12 M. Wm. P. Burns, of Buffalo, New York, has returned to his home from the dia? mond field of South Africa. Mr. Burua was at the diggiugs from May to Octo? ber, inclusive, and managed to accumu? late about 170 gems, varying from one quarter of a" carat to twenty-seven and a half carats in size. His moat valuable find, a etone of twenty-five carats, brought him ?930 in London. The dia? monds of South Africa, as is well known, mostly inoline to straw oolor in hue, and, as the supply has been immense, thia variety of stone has fallen prodigiously in value. Mr. Burns adds, however, that his own good fortune is by no means a fair sample of the luck usually met at the diggings. He says that not more tban two persons out of 100, on an average, succeed in making a handsome thing of the business. Many suffer and toil for months and months, andar? glad at last to getaway penniless. Mr.Burns reports the further interesting fact that a large proportion, if not a majority, of the seekers at tho diamoud heida are Americans. This suggests that a new American State may thus arise in Africa, and the singular spectacle may be pre? sented of Americana ruling in Africa, while Africans govern oue^bglf of the United States. RE-ANIM ATTN o THE HAIB.-When the hair ceases to draw from the scalp the natural lubricant which is its sustenance, ita vitality is, as it were, suspended, and if not properly Attended to, baldness will be tho certain result. The one sure me? thod of avoiding such an unpleasant catastrophe js to ase LYON'S KATHAIBON. which, when well jropb?d iuto the soalp, will speedily re-animate tba hair and preveut it from falling out. Besides that, this inimitable resusoitapt sud strengthener of the hair nourishes and stimulates jt? yonng and tender fibers, removes all obstacles ta their growth *n the shape of dandruff and dirt, and ulti? mately proddoes a new orop of hair, stronger, glossier and' twice as abundant 4s the old. As a hair dressing it is nota? bly tue ?oat agreegbje, refreshing and serviceable article ever p!*od upon a drossiug-table. SYMPTOMS OF LivenCOMPLAINT AND OF S?fyE of T JIB DISEASES PBOUUOED BY IT, - A sallow or yellow oolor of sjfio, pf yel? lowish brown spots on face and other parts of body; dullness' and drowsiness, with frequent headache; dizziness, bit? ter or bad taste in mouth, dryness of throat end internal heat; palpitation, in many capes a dry, tessjog cough, with sore throat, unsteady ap pet j te. raising of food, ohoking sensation/ in throat; die tress, heaviness, or bloated, or full feel? ing about ?to m ooh and sides, pain in sides, back or breast, and about shoul? ders; oolio, pain and soreness through bowels, with heat; constipation, alter? nating with frequent attacks of diarrhoea; piles, flatulence, nervousness, ooldness of extremities; rush of blood to head, with symptoms of appoplexy, numbness of limbs, especially at night; cold chills, alternating with hot flashes, kidney and urinary difficulties; female weakness, dullness, low spirts, unsociability and gloomy forebodings. Only a few of above symptoms likely to be present in any case at one time. All who me Dr. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical Discovery for Liv??r Complaint and its complications, are loud in its praise. Sold by all first class druggists. 3 11J3 TOWN BnBOTiON.-Last Monday, an eleotion was held for Intendant and Wardens of this town. The old Coun? cil wes opposed by a Republican ticket, which, however, was defeated by twen? ty-three majority. The Republican op? position was to some extent a surprise, and the energy they exhibited in mar? shaling their forces, caused many to look extremely uneasy. Marion, how? ever, is a Democratic stronghold, and re? deemed herself right nobly. I Marion Crescent. ?rrr MASTS&S.-The price of ein gie O0pio?lor4he PHOXNIX ia ? ve oe o ta, i j I A pobrete outfit, with the exception y I of a press, for a country paper is offewd ? ior ??ie ?A a very low rate. ParticuUA 1 I bao be Obtained at PHOENIX office. 1 The PHOENIX office is supplied withall j neooswary state rial for as handsome cargo, bill h eade, poa tero, pamphlets, band-biB*, J oircolara, and other priotiog that mayjpeH desired, oaany office i n the Booth. Gmfl ! as a call and test oor work. I 9 ,i Oar readers will observe, that at a fofl bent meeting of the stockholders of Carolin? National Bank, tibold Boato^l of Pi reo tors and the old officer* WATBV re-e?eoftf4U.q 2 ? Soe what Mr. McKenzie has to ss^T this m or niug. He is in receipt of a frtjel* ' ' stock' of artiolos-among which may ^e m mentioned bananas, oranges and appia?. .* Mr. Hamborg is down on wood-that ' ' is to say, hp has put down the price of fuel. 'See tis advertisement. ' j Aft r several days of peculiarly un? I pleasant weather, old Sol mette hts *>?/-; pearanoe yesterday, causing a giQeW j tarn-Out arning the ladies. * A new gas) burner, which promisee ? great saving, is advertised this morning.] The accidental barning ont of a ohim- ?.] ney, on -the - premises of Mr. James K. j Heise, caused an alarm of fire, last uight, j about half pant 8. The firemen wore oat in a harry. NEW BANEINQ AND INSURANCE COM? PANY.-By reference to the legislative proceedings,.it will be seen that a bill has boen introduced in the Senate-tu ~ charter the Colombia Banking and I ? our? anee Company, of Colombia. The ' corporators mentioned in the bill are J. fi P. Southern, J. C. Roath, J. B. Ezell, J. S. Wiley and E. W. Seibels-all well known citizens. ^ Height & Go.'a Empire City Museum, Menagerie, drena S?I?? Balloon, will ex? hibit nuder /bree separuto large pavi? lions, all for one prior of adtnisaiou, aa follows: Su m turville, 8. C., Wednes? day, January 31; Columbia, Thursday, L February 1; Uniouville, Friday, Febru? ary 2; Spartanburg, Saturday, February 1 8; Greenville, Monday, February 5; An? derson, 'I'uptiday, February 6; Newberry, Wednesday, February 7; Camden, Thurs? day. February 8; Oraugeburg, Friday, February 0. SUPREME COU UT, WEDNESDAY. January 10.-Tlie court mot at 10 ?. M. Present -Chief Jual ice Moses and Associate Jus? tice Willard. ' June Modrea vs. Port Royal Railroad Company. On motion of Mr. Whipper, it wa? ordered that bia name be substi? tuted for that of Mr. Verdi er as con u He I for appellant. Q.. W. <0?4mer, responde nt, vs the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Hail road Company, appellants. Ou motion ' of Mr. Rion, ordered to be docketed and continued,?'. Mr. Pickling resumed and concluded bis argument in tho oase of Boyce rs Shiver, after which the court adjourned until Wednesday, January 17, 10 A. M. MAU? A IIRAHQ EM EKTS.-The Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; doses 7.15 A M. CbarletttOP day mail opona e.00 P. M.; u loues 6.00 A M. Charleston night mei! opens 6.30 A. M.; oloeee f?OO P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. I M.; alones 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens9.00A. M.; closes 1.30 P. M. Op Sunday office oppn. frqm g lp $ ?. )|f. AID hoi\ THB PAiii^excQ -At the oat) Of the Pal met toes for the ladies who SQ kindly offered to h?M ft ?. to assist tU? I "boys" in raising means to parobspe a steamer, a good number responded, and much good feeling and enthusiasm was manifested. Mrs. T. M. Pollock, Mrs. i R. S. Morrison, Mrs. J. A. Sh iel IR, Mrs. ' Mary Breay? Mrs. f). S. McColly sod ? Mrs. ^rf.'bepiy, pjcopoaeo} tty tables.. .After some ' other arrangement, the meeting adjourned to meet again on ? ext Tuesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at the Pulajeito Hall, wheu all the arrange-' merita will ho UQnVpjetec]. Tba Cam mil? tee of Arrangements niost qortjialiy iu: vite all the ladies who feel an interest in the enterprise to be present, assuring them tliPt their services will be fully ap- , preoiated. Fina INSURANCE COMPANIES-We pub lish below quotations of stocks of Hart; ford fire insurance companies. Jt wi]) bo gratifying tp the numerous policy: I holders of the old Hartford iu this city aud vicinity to see that the Block of the company is held at t won ty-fi ve cents more io the dollar than that of any other Hart? ford company. This faot is especially noteworthy in view of the great OhipfegQ conflagration, and provea that this old company, organized in 1810, is founded upon a Toh%. OFF*?. ASXKD. J3t?a. . . r .v.170 176 Hartford.175 200 Phoenix.161 170 National.102 105 Orient.i.100 - Steam Boiler. 07 99 Messrs. Black & Waring are the agent^ of the "Hartford" in this oity. UAMDSAoruatso ENTKBPBISK IN CHARLES? TON.-Charleston ia fast becoming a malia faotnring as Well as a commercial city. The largest manufactory of doora, sashes, blinda, Ao., in the Southern States is that of Mr. P. P. TOALK, on Horlbeck's Wharf, ia that oity, salsa foons at Nc. 20 Hayne street. Mr. TOA LE'S advertisement appears in another column. ,?>?<.> tfofg^ Ld BT OF Nsw ADVERTISEMENTS. P. Cantwell-Sanr Kraut. W. 8. Monteith-Auotion Sale. John Agnew & Son-Potatoes, Seo. Oommanioati?n Richland Lodge. C. Hamberg-Wood. C. J. Iredell-Stockholders' Meeting R. O. Shiver fe Co.-Kid Gloves. * J. Moljtftns?io-Confectioneries^ feo. Charles Rosenberg-Good Advice.