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. " ju m i i ?f?????^ Wcdnealaygorning, January 17.1872. Ow? Cerreiipoiiacnt Ui lUo South Caro, lian. University. A correspondent, who' Signs himself * 'Mo a n ta i n and Sea- bo ar u,1 ' ae ka ns cer? tain questions respecting the South Ca? rolina University. We desire briefly to reply to the questions, and to indicate our views on the subject matter. We regret that the South Carolina University is not a flourishing institution. As the .successor of the South Carolina College, it is linked with and forms park of an in? stitution around which cluster memories that the old ci tizona of the State will not willingly let die. Farther, we have a very high appreciation Of the philosophy .of ? central ?tate institution of learning. Wo ought to bavoasun in our educa? tional system, and this we Bay with no design, of disparaging other institutions. Bat we may add, that we deem it no fault of tho people of tho. State, and no fault of the professors of the University, that success has not marked the history of the University since the new regime. It is duo to the fact .that the University jests, and' cannot help so resting, under 'thh ?lindow of tho npaa tree bf ' Radical? ism-that tree tba fatal influence of which paralyzes. every interest of the .State;'mental, moral, and material, and which tends, f?rther, to poison the very life of the State. It is true, that the Authorities have exercised towards the University some forbearance. As for ibo money they have appropriated, they .deserve no thanks. It was the money of the ?tate, and -where they have rightly applied a few thousands, they have mis? applied or squandered millions. Nor have they done for the University what they should have done. They should remove their hands entirely off. The University cannot, if it is to suooaed, be fish, flesh and fowl. It must be one or tho other. It mast stand out in bold irelief, an institution for the whites of ?tho State. At the same time, we do not ?object to Claflin or somo o?her college standing ont, in equally bold relief, an institution for the colored people of the ?State. That public man who thinks that he can secure public education upon ?ho basis of mixed schools and colleges 4a a poor statesman, and if he under? takes to carry out such a scheme, wa pronounce him now a fool for his pains. At the same time, whilst we hold to these views, it is our duty, as well as oar pleasure, to present the oose of the pro? fessors and officers of the institution as wo understand it. It is due to truth ned them that they should not be mis? represented as respects their attitude io the past, as well as the present. After the close of the war, before the present corrupt regime, the College was .oonverted into the present University, and, in addition to the aoademio schools, schools of law and medioine were estab? lished. In 1867, the roll of students was 108, the next year it was 113, the next year it fell to sixty-eight. Why woe this? Because of the new regime? Thia is the matter in a nut-shell; because, whilst the University had an acceptable ?corps of teachers, the Board of Trus ttees gave offenoe, and properly gave ?offonae, to the sensibilities of the State. The position of the professors was a try? ing one. Let us do justice to these gen? tlemen, and recognize the conflict thal ?rose in their minds. They had a trust, It was the University. This trust had .been confided to them by the for mei regime. The question arose as to whal their duty was. So long as no degrad? ing condition was attached to the tenure of their office, they felt it their duty tc retain their offices and to preserve foi .better and more auspicious times the in stitution which had beon so long thc pride and ornameut of the State, ont which had contributed so largely to al the intellectual fame which attaches tc the past of the State. In this point o view, no reproach can attach to Un officers of the institution. We are not .aware that they nave, in any respect abated aught of their fidelity to truth, their consciences and the State. Dis ?creetly, bnt firmly and quietly, they seek, we take it, to carry the University flag,'and to preserve it, untarnished, foi the better days ooinicg-when, removed fcom baleful influences, the University ?hall again number its hundreds and dc its good work. We know all the pro fessors, excepting only the Rev. Mr Babbitt, who is the only appointee o tho present Board that carno fron abroad. The gentlemen we know ari true and reliable men, who require m .eulogy at oar hands, as they speak fo themselves in their oharaoters and thoi services. Tho gentleman whom we d< not know, for aught we can say, is with ont reproach ead worthy of acceptation We can, therefore, say, that whilst we ar not surprised at the condition of th University, and sympathize with th spirit that prodaces the paucity of sta dents; yet no blame can attach to the' professors, and we deem them as, of oourae, worthy of public confidence and the publio consid?ration. As for the speoial point made by our correspondent, we learn that, so far at least as the medi? cal sohoohis concerned, the point made oin hardly be deemed well taken. We are informed that the namber of stu? dents in that department is between forty and fifty, aud that this sohool, therefore, contributes a majority of re? cruits to the University. The professors of tho Coll ?go iu the ?io ade m i o schools are: Professors lt. W. Earn well, W. J. Rivers, J. 0. Faber, M. LaBorde, J. L. Reynolds, T. E. Hart, James Woodrow and B. B. Babbitt. In the sohool of law: 0. D. Melton, Esq. lathe sohool of medicine: Professors J. T. Darby, A. N. Talley, James Woodrow, M. La Borde, John Lynch and Edward B. Smith. Rev. 0. Bruce Walker is Librarian. The official report informs us that the Uni? versity had, last year, an attendance of sixty-eight students: "The nverage cost to the State, for the year, of the tuition of each of these students was $455.88. The State appro? priations for the University, for the fiscal year, ending Ootober 31, 1871, were as follows: For the support of the Univer? sity. $25,000: for repairs on the Univer? sity buildings, $6,000; total, $31,000. The Treasurer of the University reports that he hos collected fees amounting, in the aggregate, to $1,587.60." . Tne Adventurer from Brooklyn.-Brazen Audacity. Leslie, so-called Senator from Burn well in the Legislature, is trying very hard to prove that hs aoted just like the honest man that he is in the Land Com? mission business. The amount of the matter is, that he thinks he has covered up hia traoks so well that they cannot be discovered ia the mud of FHAUD. That remains to be seen, for we have a pro? found conviction that the misdeeds ol the rascals, big as well as little, whe havo been plundering our people, will yet be unveiled. The veil that oonoealf the hideous features of these people w il be tora aside, und many a Mokanna wiL there be to startle mea aad women witt their oorrupt deformity. Chief amonj tho unblushing and audacious "band o thieves"-more than forty in number is the brazen adventurer from Brooklyn We have read the account given in th> News of the debate between Whittemor and himself. We notice this especially Upon Mr. Whittemore's asking the ex Land Commissioner if he had not re ceived a Bum of money as the prico c his resignation of the office of Lam Commissioner, he did not deny it. Th reason why, we know. It is because th evidonoe exists, and may be produced that he did receive money as the prie of his resignation. And his petty coe ceptions of honesty and honor and oil ciul decency do not allow him to ad mi that it was a shameful transaction. Lei lie says that it is nobody's business ho he had resigned, or why he had r?sign?e Shameless adventurer, it is the businec of somebody. It is the business of th people of this State, whose servant yo were and are. It is the white man's bi siness. It is the black man's bnsinesi And particularly is it the business of tb public, if the money wherewith yo were bribed to resign WOB State monoy whioh it was. Whose money was it? We havo a letter from New York, fro: which we make the following extract, j whioh the Attorney-General and the e: Land Commissioner may both And foo for reflection: "I notice the Attoruey-Goueral's cat in the PncEKix, also your comment thereon. Please ask that amiable get tleman whether or not, since last Febri ary, he made his draft on the Finauoi Agent of Sooth Carolina in New Yoi for $25,000, in favor of one C. P. or 1 C. Leslie, a membor of the Seuate i your State, and if such draft was paid I Leslie, by tho Financial Agent; und ho Mr. Leslie been um indebted to tho A toruey-Gencral; and to what account was charged on thu books of H. 1 Kimptou." He udda-tho man who knows where he writes: "Get some friend of yours to ask hi if Chamberlain did not give him ti draft, aud if Kimpton did not pay ; before you publioly ask Chamborlai See what ho says. If he says no, 1 lies." And this is tho man who has tho (Hid city to get up in thu Senate, and de his Radical associates to proceed agair him, with tho threat, that if they < sond him to tho penitentiary, ho has t evidence which will enable him to oar along with him a goodly number of tl present magnates of the State! Can the man, leslie, blush? Wo don it. His oorrupt blood refuses to lou his heart, but prefers lo court the dat ness of his internal organs. It is hi time to put him in tho pillory also, if has not boen long self-pilloried. -? ? Tho Christian soldier, Gun. Howai hnB acccunitiluted a pleasing snm money by depositing Government fur in private banks and pocketing the : terest. T?a Raral.Caroilnlam-South Carolin? lu Agriculture, Manufactures ?nd Im? migration. If there.be three interests, in connec? tion with oar industrial future, that we have ever eiDOO the war sought to mag? nify over and above all other interests, it is our interests in the matter of agri? cultural and manafaoturing develop? ment and immigration. These make op a triple power that will do much towards establishing anew the foundation of oar restored industries. To improvo our agricultural system, to make it more tborongh, to adapt it to the new order of thinga-tbis is the great work of the planter and farmer. To multiply our manufactories, to utilize our products, to develop our mechanical resources-this is the great work of the meohanio and the manufacturer. To open oar country to the settlers of the North and to Eu? ropean immigrants, to encourage white labor, and to make the most of the labot we have-thia is the great duty of al! wide-awake, liberal and progressive citi zens. These are the ends we have evei kept In view, and we keep our eye opor oar industrial objective point. It is bj these methods and by this policy that wt are to build up "our State, and to seonn that power of wealth which will b< foaud to give foroe, substance and per in un on co to the viotories of intelligent and virtue. Nor let this troth be evei forgotten, that to make our political vic tories Bure and useful, tho* plow, tin loom and the anvil must help on the in visible .work of tbe pen and tho voice. In the last number of the Eural Caro Un?an-a monthly deserving the waru support of our people-we notice tw> articles in particular to which wo desir to call attention. The ono is upon "Th Agricultural Advantages of South Care lina, and its Inducements to Lnmigralion. The other is headed: "Can the South bi come a Manufacturing Country?" Co Aiken, of Abbeville, is the author of th ono article-tho first mentioned. If w aie not mistaken, the author of the othc may be found in the same family c thoughtful, working and energotio soc of tho State. The advantages of South Carolina, i the way of agriculture and imciigratioi aro forcibly, though oonoisoly, presente by tho author. He speaks of our State physical characteristics, and alludes 1 its climate. Tbe questions of real c tate, sooial status, education, religioi manufactures and labor, are also intel! gontly discussed. Col. Aiken says, i conclusion: "To sum up in an epitome of trul and correctness, South Carolina has tl soil and climate to produce any crop n requiring the heat and cold of the torr aud. frigid zones. Her geographical p sitien and railroad facilities place her immediate connection with tho marke of the world. Her increasing man ufa tures, her religious privileges, her ed cational advantages, her unexceptional social status, and tho quality of tl labor-all assure the honest immigra that within her connues, bettor th: elsewhere, can bo found lovely, hap] homes." The author of the article, "Can t South Become a Manufacturing Cou try?" asks a question full of significan to us. Wo believe that the author L rightly replied in the affirmative. J lieve, did wo write it? Wo know tl tho Sonth ann so become, and wo he thnt tho South ought so to become. ) refer our readers to the suggest: article in the Rural Carolinian. Mi truly does tho author say: "It hue; bc said that no nativo can attain to anyc< sidcrablo eminence, whoso prosperity < pends upon any ono employment; would seem, therefore, to bo tho part wisdom to diversify our industrial p suits, and whilst thc sturdy h usia nd m continues to gather from his broad ao the silken fleece of onr great Southe B'aplc, the swiftly moving spindle sho twist il into thread, and thc restless li spindle construct il into those thous( beautiful fabrics which so wonderfully hance its value." Tho author next ref to our advantages of water-power, climate and of labor, and ask.H why Son th nh on ll uot spin ber own oott< Neither in tho matter of capital limit nor in tho corrupt conditiou of ? official regime, does ho fiud serit obstacles to tho great work. Las tho author woil sams up tho ad vanta to result from tho more general introd tiou of cotton manufacturing establi incuts throughout the Sonth. Both these articles merit attention. Tho vii of Colonel Aiken in. Abbeville, aud Colonel Aiken in Charleston, aro al correct. Let tho groat interests of Stuto and the South bo magnified i presented. To UH, in a worldly S?i this is thc way, the truth and tho life, i honored alike bo tho pon that blazes way and tho hand that hows it c Southern fatherland, it is for thee! uro iii bonds. But let UH labor with i directed energy mid wait with patic und hope. The South will break tl bonds asunder, and again stand oreo the Union; her prosperity broad-based upon a better civilization than that which passed away, in God's providence, amid the disasters of tho war between the States. Let ns "breast the blows of oiroam stance." ? ? ? ? Tho Cit jr Council-Financier! nB Witta a Vengeance. We mentioned in our issue of yester? day that the 975,000 borrowed of Dr. Neagle for six mouths at fifteen per cent, per annum upon tho pledge of the $250,000 seven per oent. bonds illegally and secretly issued,.is said to bo now ex? hausted, it has been all absorbed, and yet the new market is not half done, and npou the City Hall only about $5,000 has been expended. Let ns see how mach of thiB sum of 875.000 wo can ac? count for: Discount on $75,000, at fifteen per cent, per month for B?X mouths, is $5,025. Taking this from the $75,000 we have $69,375, net amount to credit of City Connoil. Faid Alleu before starting his contract $12,500. Paid afterward $600. Paid Hurdy Solomon, President Bank and Trust Company, $25,000. Total $41,100. Leaving balance to bo acoounted for $28,275. $11,100 k uown to hove been paid outl $28,275 to be Recounted for! And what to show for all this? $5,000 of work and materials on the City Hall, and the new market not half done! Tho Council received from Dr. Neagle's loan almost money enough to build the City Hal), uud yet this money ie- all gone, and observe, ye citizens of Columbia, what there is to show for it. Now, let us to the record. What right had the City Council to devote this money borrowed of Dr. Ncaglo to any other purpose than that for which it was raised? When they proposed to borrow $75,000 to b ;ild the City Hull sud mar? ket, wus this a miserable subterfuge? It hus so turned out. What says the me? morial written by the City Attorney, Mr. Tradewell, and signed by the Mayor for himself and his Aldermen? Wc present ibis extract: "ILour memorialists reply to the charge of a secret issue of oity bonds, ?Sec., ?co., that such issue of bonds was known lo bt contemplated, and intended, AS TUS HOLE MEANS OF PROCURING THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE ERECTION OF THE CLTI HAM,." Observe this: As "tho sole means ol procuring the necessary funds for the erection of tho City Hall." This wat presented to the Legislature Dictmbej 20, 1871, and now on the 11th Janwiry 1872, it ?appears that the $75,000 has beon absorbed, and that but $5,000 huv( been expended on the City Hull. Hov. stand the memorialists bofore tho Legis iatnre and beforo the public? Let then hide themselves in the pit they have dug A writer in tho Columbia Union, win oalls, or rather mis-calls, himself "Jus tice," unites with the Union in its bare facod efforts to uphold a corrupt ring of which it is tho willing tool-and trio in ovory way to disparage Mr. Bowen one of Scott's chief accusers in tho Lc gislature. And, finally, iu order b weaken Mr. Bowen's inflneuoo, th writer says of the said Bowen: "He can not be dismayed, for ho has tho suppor of every active-Democrat." Wo knot very well that Mr. Bowen's career hu not been such as to commend him to th public confidence, and wo presumo h has it not. But this is not thu question The question is. are tho points made b him well taken? Aro his charges wei founded? It does not help Scott thu Bowen is not sinless. Fnrthor, vice d: serves support when moving, even for time and a purpose, in tho grooves c justice. Bowen deserves tho support t active Democrats as well as honest Rt publicans in the work of bringing th ring to justice We caro not what hi antecedents aro, or what bis purpose may be. Let him break tho ring, an we will then watch him. -io?, Among the phosphate compauies c Charleston, we desire to call attention t the claims of the "Stouo." Wo fiud thc some of our best merchant* and plantet are to be fouud on the directors' lis It appears, further, that, comparing th "Slono" with other oompauios, tho terrr of sale ure liborul, and wo aro informe that the fertilizer is of acknowledged 02 cellenco, and faithfully np to the bighei standard. Wo shall probably give it trial on a gardon spot; and if so, wo sba report our exp?rience with it pro bon publico. -<~??~K - THE LOCAL APPEAL.-We again invil attention to the Columbia Female Co luge. We refer to tho local appeal mad by tho Executive Comuiittoo of th Trustees. Tho appeal to tho citizens t Columbia will, wo kuow, meet with generous and liberal responso, In hell ing thocollego enterprise, weare h elpin not only tho oatiso of education, but w are incidentally enhancing our ow fortnnes. Read tho appeal. Let tl Trustees strike whilst the iron is hot. I.KOIHr.ATlVK PROCBEDinnn. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16,1872. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 BE, President Banaler in the Chair. Mr. Duncan introduced a bill to au? thorize tho County Oom missioners of Union to lay ont-certain publio high? ways. Mr. Curdozo-A bill to make appro? priations for the support of the State Lunatic Asylum. Mr. Leslie-A bill to authorize the construction of a public road from Bre naker's, by Henry's Ford, across the Big Salkahatohie Biver; to authorize the County Commissioners of Barnwell to bnild a jail at Blackville. Mr.Cardozo introduced the following, whioh waa adopted: Whereas it is evident that further le? gislation ?B necessary to more effectually suppress tho humiliating distinctions on account of color, whioh aro kept up in places of public entertainment and on public conveyances; and whereas the supplemental civil rights bill, by Hon. Chillies Sumner, now pending in Con? gress, looks to this desirable eud; there? fore, be it Resolved by tho Senate, the House of Representatives conourriug, That onr Senators and Bepresontatives in- Con? gress are hereby respectfully, but ear? nestly, requested to give their fnll and undivided support to the passage of this bill, as a measure of justice as well as of propriety. A number of reports of committees ?rfre rendered snd isid over. At 2 P. M., the Senato adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho House met at 12 M., Speaker Moses in the Chair. Thu consideration of special message of his Excellency the Governor, and re? port of special joint committee appoint? ed to investigate tho books, ?cc., of Financial Ageut and Treasurer, boing the unfinished business of yesterday, was taken up. ? motion bi table the whole matter was voted down. Mr. Byus took tho floor, and was fol? lowed by Messrs. Hurley and Whipper. At 5 P. M., tho House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. WHAT MESH r.s. STANuKUY AND JOHN? SON SAY OP THEIB RECEPTION AND TBEAT- j MENT, SoCIAIi AND OTHERWISE, IN SOUTH CAROLINA.-The Cincinnati (Josette pub? lishes the substance of an interview its reporter had with Hon. Henry Stanbery, ooncerning certain dumaging statements contained in the newspapers, in regard to his exp?rience during the Kn Klux trials in South Carolina, and especially with reference to the alleged discourtesy Bbown him and his associate counsel, Hon. Reverdy Johnson, by leading citi? zens of Columbia, und the report that they had retired in disgust from the de? fence of these cases: Mr. Stanbery, who had heard of these statements, bat bad not read them, on being shown them, at onco pronounced them wholly without foundation. He said Mr. Johnson and he received in Co? lumbia a warm welcome from the citi? zens, who repeatedly expressed th-?r grateful sonso of aud appreciation of their professional services in these cuses. A wish was expressed by the citizens that thoy would accept a public enter? tainment, but this was discouraged by Mr. Johnson and ho, who fouud them selves too fully occupied with their pro? fessional duties, aud besides, under the circumstances, they deemed it inexpedi? ent. Mr. Staubery showed the reporter a letter from Geueral Hamplou, dated Columbia, December 23, written ou the oveuing of tho ex-Attorney-General's departure, in which General Hampton says: "Allow me, as chairman of the oomtnittoo inviting you here, to express the sense of the obligation felt by onr people to you for the zeal you have shown, and the great ability yon have manifested in tho great question now at stake." Mr. Stanbery said their recep? tion socially was all that could be de? sired, though they were debarred to some extent from moving in sooiety by the en? grossing nature of their duties. Mr. S. said their purpose in visiting Columbia was to argue legal questions that grow out of the Ku Klux prosecution, touch? ing tho jurisdiction of the courts of the United States over tho offence und the constitutionality of the Act? of Con? gress, called the Enforcement Acta of 1871, with a view of bringing these queutions before tho- Supreme Court of the Uuited States, and that they had succeeded upon n division of opinion between tho Circuit and District Judges in having two important questions certi? fied to thu Supremo Court of the United Stutcs. These questions Messrs. John? son und Stanbery expected to argue in a few weeks. Upon pressing request of local council they did not assist in the trial by jury of. one case, and whatever disgust they experienced while at Colom? bia, was in the utter hopelessness of de? fending, against a chargo whioh, in their judgment, waa not made ont, before snob, a jury us sat iu tho caso. Ha said that persons to nerve as jurors in the United States Court, in South Carolina, are se? lected by tho Collectors of United States internal revenue, and that the jury which Hut in tho caso above referred to was composed of ton negroes and two whites. In view of this aud kindred fuots Mr. Staubery said that some idea might bo formed as to the manner the Collectors had discharged their duty. Tho death of Major General Halleok reduces tho number of major generals in thv army to three. This is tho number which tho law of 1870, consolidating the army, required that it should bo reduced to before any vacancies shonld bo filled by promotion. Tho military division of tho South will bo abolished in cons?? quence of tho death of General Halleck, but tho two departments which now con? stitute it-that of the South, under (Jen. Terry, and that of tho Gulf, under Gou. Emory-will romain as separate com? mands. Om MATTERS.-The prise: ci single copies of the PHCHNIX is five cents. Tho PHOENIX office is snppHed with ail necessary material for at? handsome cards, ! bill heads, posters, pamphlet^ hand-bills, . circa lars, and-other printing that may be desired, as any office in the South. GKtfl us a call and test oar work. A small building in tba male asylum grounds took fire, yesterday morning, about half-past 7 o'clock, canoing an alarm to be sounded; but the flames were extinguished before the arrivai ol the engines. Tho up passenger train on the Green? ville ond Columbia Railroad ran off the tr nek, at Cokesbary, yesterday, and de? tained the down train several honra. The Watkins Troupe, last night, pre? sented the remarkable drama of "Trod? den Down; or, Under Two Flags.*' Without attempting td describe the. piece, we will merely say that it was well rendered, and more than ever impressed the audience with the effeotiveness of the troupe. Mrs. Jamison ia a finished actress; Messrs. Eastings and Lingard are equal to the emergency. To-night, a dramatio version ' of the "Hidden Hand" will be presented. 31 A 11. ARRANGEMENTS.-ibo Wort bern mail opens at 8.00 P. M.; closes 7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes 6.0? P. M. Greenvillo mail opona 6.45 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail o po UH 9. ?? A. M.; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. P.EIDVILLI? FKMALI? ? COLLEGE.-We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of this flourishing institu? tion. Situated in one of the healthiest sections of the "up-country," (Spartan burg,) it nf?t?rds a good Bummer resort for those seeking health and retirement. The President in a Virginian, the son-in law of the late Richard K. Oralle, well and widely known throughout onr State as the intimate friend and biographer of Hon. John G. Calhoun . PHOBNIXANA.-Bridal d res tes this sea? son are mostly of tullo, palled and flounced and elaborately trimmed with point lace, satin ribbon, and orange blossoms, and are infinitely more be? coming than silk, satin or velvet. Tho probable termination of Grant's Indian policy-ex-termination. After all, what is more harrowing to the sole than a peg in one's boot? By bestowing blessings on otners we entail them on onrsolvos. Bloggs had his nose pulled, and was asked by a friend to resent it. He said he would next tweak. II A ia HT cfc Co.'s MAMMOTH CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE.-This immense organiza? tion, which has created a furore wher? ever it has been, because of the talent of performers, each of whom has a spe? cialty, will appear in this city on the 1st of February, es per onnounoemeel in another column. Its gratuitous exhibi? tions are, in themselves, sufficient to give the enterprise a prestige. It is a Southern company aud has received the highest encomiums from the press in every'city it has visited, which embraces all of any note from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Maoon (G.?.) Dai/y Citizen says of it: "This is the only Southern institution traveling, and being superior in point of artistic talent, and possessing the largest collection of rare wild animals, they have won the encomiums of the press and people wherever they have boon. In order to accommodate the vant number who always throng to witness the scenes in the arena, and to look upon the won? ders of which we ouly read in natural history, the proprietors have been com? pelled to increase their capacity, and now bavo two monster pavilions, in one of which the menagerie is exhibited, and the other is set apart for the circus performances. We bail the coming of tho circus and menagerie with pleasure, and oan assare the public that the ex? hibition is one of tho best on this conti? nent." HOTRL AnnrvAiiS, January 16.-Nick ergon House-A. B. Davidson, Charlotte; ii J. Doualdson, Oberuw; W. M. Thom us, Chester; R. B. Carpenter, Charles? ton; B. D. Townsend, Society Hill; J. Anderson, Jacksonville; T. P. Iuabrf??, Greenville; A. 0. MoOlelland, Pittsburg; W.L. Wolfo, Md.; Dr. Davis, Va.; F. D. Boab, S. C. ; E 8. J. Hayes, wife and two children, Lexington; R. R. Bridges. H. Bridges, N. 0. LIST or Nsw ADVERTISEMENTS. W. B. Stanley-Congress Water. E. E. Davia ?fe Co.-Chickens, otc. Black & Soibols-Notion. Harry Watkins-Theatre. P. Cantwell-Tva. R. C. Shiver & Co.-Furs. Hostellers Bitlers. J. R Emory-Railroad Meeting. Rov. T. W. White-Femulo College. FIRE AT FLORENCE.-A privato tele? gram received in Charleston, announces the total loss by firo of the buildings in .Florene*). S. C., owned by Messrs. Bnuh heit & Schouboo. The lire ie supposed to be of incendiary origin.