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? i i ? ? . I, M ' i. ii i , twwstjagHRgr ts? jg ?atur lay Homin*, January 20,1872. .rv, ' ? ? j ' ? Pi a i T?? Fraud aient Over-Usue of JtlonfU Tv*'<? Points-trinnnelal. - - Wo beli ave that the alleged over-inane ol' State bonds has been conclusively estab lia bod by the ooorse Of argumenta that has.been heretofore pursued. There are. however, two points which we de Sire to make-points whioh we -believe, if made already, have not been dnly magnified. As onr readers are aware, the ring-the financial Board*-seek tc ezonse or defend the issues of bondi made upon the grounds that the money Aota of the Legislature did not limit the nmonut of bonds to be issued, but only fixed the amount of money to be raised. "We hold that they are estopped from making this amount. We carry our readers back to the Comptroller-Gene? ral's report of November, 1870, whioh report was accepted and endorsed by Scott, Governor, and Parker, Treasurer. In that report the Comptroller stated the "bonds authorised to be issued by the present administration, aa follows: Billa receivable Act, 9600,000; interest Act, 81.000.000: Bank of State, billa A'ot-. $1,-208,000? reitef of Treasury Act, $1,000.000;; T#ntf^ total. 8M58.55? " Wo ask the publie, now, to ?bs?r^e' 'thfs;. In if?v^ber,, 1870, before < any .'. fraud or oort Option was charged npon the Fin??o??l Board, the. Comptrpller-Gfeneral, Scott and Porker'construe the money Acto of tho Leg tal aili re to mean th at the bronxfif?ulhor. ise?ja b?istued are limited by thertioney lo be r?i?edl In, No vnmb?r, 1870, npj StatB offioiali ol ai m od that the r?o noy Acta of ibo Legislature wore to be eo construed as to work the absurdity that erny number of issues might Reissued .fa raise the cash authorised to pa raised. Ai t ho u gh frqud mighty and probably wofl? contemplated in the beginning) the time'had not como to ol aim th e .bop efitfi of'' th? savitigclaimb for whioh the Attorney .General -is ? 're? sponsible,. Ift ^o^,1?Mt:;i^^vl'ar^ eonstrned the money Acta reasonably' in ^?vambpr, 1$70?. ?re ? 'ib/?y %f$ wip^ped from a view favoring fran'd - in ^Nbvem bor, 1871?- Further, shall:these swin? dlers be allowed to avail themtjelveii, .con? trary to the legal principle; j ol th?lriown fraud and wrong? Wo say not, and Jive hold that these eorropt men are dearly estopped now from a oonstrnotiou of the money Acts, at variance with that ren? dered before the exposure of their ras? calities. Io November, 1870, the total funded debt of the State was pnt at $7,665, 908.98. Of the $1,408,550, authorized to be issued of bonds, the Comptroller states that the following bonds had'been issued: Bills receivable, $500.000; inter? est. 81,000,000; Treasury relief, $1,000,. 000; Land Commission, $700,000; total, $3,200,000. That is, there remained the difference between $4,458,650 and 83,200,000 to indicate the bonds still au? thorized to be issued to exhaust the limit. This difference is $1,258,650 from which it follows, on general princi? ples, since no Act has been passed sinoe 1869 authorizing the addition of a sin? gle cent to the bonded debt of the State, that the bonded debt of the State in No* vember, 1871, ought to have been $7,665,908, plus $1,258.550, or $8,924, 458. But it is acknowledged to bc $15,717,908-thuB, according to thu Bhowing, tho over.-isaue is $16,707,908, less $8,924,458, or $6,843,500. With respect to the second point thal we present, it hinges upon the eon vor sion bonds. We aro satisfied that thif baa boen a fruitful source of fraud. Th? point we here make is simply this: Th( Aot authorizing the conversion of Sont! Carolina securities required, as a condi tion precedent to tho issue of anj amount of conversion bonds, the sur rendering of a like amouut of othei State securities then outstanding, ant expressly provided that no increase o the Stato debt should be made undei that Aot. Now, according to the admis nions of Scott and Parker, they have without any securities being substituted put these eouvenion bonds upou tin New York market. Scott and Parke: acknowledge that of the bonds isnuec and delivered to H. H. Kimpton, Finan oial Agent, New York, and amounting to $9,514,000, conversion bonds to th* extent of $5,065,000 aro included. Thesi bonds ore practically and substantial!; an ovor-issue, for under the oonvorsioi Aot there is no authority for sendicj them to Kimpton and putting then npon the market. Let these plain points be added to tb argument already pointed, and makin, the South Carolina bond swindle an et tablished thing. ----?-*-<*.> The following is the result of the cloe tion held on Monday last for Intenriac and Wardens of the town of Walhallr Intendant-C. E. Watson; Wardens-? Taylor, Wm. C. Koith, C. F. Seeba, W Korb or, John Kaufmann, J. M. Yarbc rough. .i " The oorrospondent of tho Charleston News eeya: "Aaswphn for the adjustment, o? the difficulties coun coted with the State debt is to be! tried. < Mri Wesley; Of New York, in-l behalf* of Hbo. Union . Trust Company, pud pol. L. D. .Childs, the President of - tho Carolina National Bank of Columbia, had a long interview, yes? terday, with Gov. Seott, and submitted the following propositions, with a view to the arrangement pf the debt, and the acceptance ot the financial agency of the State by ibo Union Trust Company: To compound tho entire debt ol South Ca? rolina, by palling in. all , the .existing bonds of Vf h. ate Vcr olass, and issuing, in exchange for them, new bonds, at the rate of fifty cents .on the dollar; the Union Trust Company to guarantee the fulfillment of the oontraot; the same company to advance the money necessa? ry to redeem the bonds now hypothecat? ed, and to charge only legal interest therefor; to settle the indebtedness of i the State to Financial Agent Kimpton, I and to advanoe the money for the pay? ment of the January interest. Gov. I Scott gives his assent to the scheme, and Mr. Wesley returned, this morning, to New York, to draft the necessary legisla? tion and perfect the details of the ar? rangement." We have no idea that this scheme is practicable, even were it right. We op poBo it tn toto. We shall resist every effort, come from what quarter it may, to saddle npoh the people of this State the fraud,bonds. The debi of tho State of South Carolina the people ought to be \ willing to pay, and the honest debt of the State they are willing to pay. But ! let the line of demarkation be drawn .be? tween the bonds good, bad and indiffer? ent. The fraudulent claims that the bond swindlers of the ring are seeking to fasten upon the tax-payers, let them bo ignored. Above all things, we want this bond question considered and arranged I ip the interest not of bond-holders only but of tho great mass of the people who are not bond-holdors. Wo, at least, shall not be a bottle-holder to the bond? holders: We fatand fairly and squarely for the popular interests. The ?redit of the State, nnder the pro sent r?gime, ifs dead. Our finances arie rotten to the oore. The. pyramid ol fraud must fall. Lot ns moot our jue! obligations, and the first duty before us is to ascertain wfyil these are. And yet, omitting this, wo find our financiers en gaged in tinkering. The effort is to sad die upon the poo* tax-payers of SoutL Carolina the fraudulent over-ieaues, anc thus substantially to compound witt the bond swindlers. If our finances are to die, we do no forget that death precedes resurrection Nor do we forget that, in public mat ters, the interests of the few must yielt to the good of the many. But apar from all this, the scheme proposed wi! be found impracticable. Who will sur render the bonds? The point, now, is I pursue the ring, and not to compound wit, it. But we are told that Soott agrees t* the plan. We expect he does He wil agree to anything to day, since he cai go back upon it to-morrow. Wo sug gest, further, that he does well to stam forth the repudiator of his own bonds The question at issue between the bom swindlers and the peoplo of South Care lina mast be settled first in the courte After we have called the ring to account it will be time enough then to talk aboc this adjustment. We invite tho finar. oiul tinkers to help us, and not the r '.w As for the Union Trust Oompauy, w advise it to go about its business. Lc us call Soott, Parker, Chamberlain an Kimpton 'to account, and let tho Stat debt remain whero it is at presen This ?B the populur view. These aro ou views. 0 - t m *>?* Tho remarks made by us, on yestoi day, in referenoo to certain tons of coi having been hauled away from tho dope by the United States Government tcami may be regarded as involving the Unite Stutes authorities at this post. We tas pleasuro in saying that the assurances w have received on this subjeot do bt oonflrm our own previous improasioi that neither the Government nor any < ita military representatives were even n motely oonneotod with Mr. Crews' tram actions. We learn that Mr. Josep Crews is the wood and coal contractor < the post here, and that the coal that tl Government hauled away was purchase and paid for by tho Government in tl usual way. We have reason to conclue that the United States Qu ar te rm anti hore and the United States military ofj oials at this post are honorable soldier and hold thieving in the same scorn th we do. A Clinton County, Iowa, man, havii tho tooth-ache, determined to extra the unsound tusk by tho Indian metho He went to tho woods, bent over a sa ling, tied a string to his tooth, and tl other end to the bosh, laid calmly dov on his back and lot go. The tooth v nished through the tree-tops with sound like the whistle of a minnie ba and carried with it something less tbi a pound of gums and "sich." it li lill I I I ll I.I ' = ' ' The Grand Council of the Independent Order of United Brethren." ' This seems to be. the corrupt product o? the late ef? fort of tho l?gislative reformers to im? peach Bc ott abd Parker, and to call the riug to account. It is aa organization formed, it is Supposed, to aaye the cor? rupt State officials. Cemented by the gold piasters of the ring, it is a legisla? tive unit to vote so as to protect the ring. It is, according to all indioatioos, a corrupt' body of desperate legislators, who are b?ut upon tho protection of the public plunderers. We aro pleased to learn that such colored men as Messrs. Banaier, Whipper, Nash, Boaemon, and others of tho same intelligent class, are outside of this organization. Let Scott, Parker & Co. not tax the public patience too much. We shall keop an eye upon Scott & Co .'s cohorts. THE DRAMA-MR. AND MUS. WATKINS. For the drama in its integrity, we have a high appreciation. Philosophically co n si dered, we cannot say that we consider habitual theatre-going advantageous to the young, for the reason, that whilst Arne and manly sentiments may be incul? cated} yet no Ttraotical sot-ion c?_n follow up the aroused sensibilities; and thus it happens that we can perceive how, after a time, the springs of the sympathies may dry Up and leave the heart a waste. To explain our thought: In real life, the oftener our sympathies are evoked, the less lively they become; but whilst they become less lively and vivid, yet, when followed up by action, the activo habit of virtue becomes strengthened. To illus? trate, the oftener we hear the appeal of the beggar, the less lively are the emo? tions produced; but', if we respond with money, the Stronger becomes the aotive prinoiple of benevolence. So, too, the oftener the soldier goes into action, the less liable to excitement he grows; but the more oareful of his personal safety he gets, or the stronger becomes the active prinoiple of prudence. In the case, however, of the theatre-goer, the oase is different. The sensibilities may be powerfully exoited, but, upon repeti? tion, they become less and less aroused; whilst, iu the meantime, there is not, oe in real life, any strengthening of an ac? tive habit of virtue. In other Words, in a healthy human organization, as the sensibilities diminish in foroe apon repe? tition, the active prinoiple or habit oi virtue should bo strengthened; so that, when the star of feeling sets, the star ol habitual virtuous action may shine witl unaffected brilliancy. As a mental recreation, however, anc os a taste that may be temperately anc judiciously indulged, we hold thst dre matio performances may be both value ble and pleasing. To condemn th< drama, because there are and have beet immoral plays, is to condemn literatun because there are and have been immo ral and pernicious books printed an< published. That the drama has beoi perverted to vile abusos, and boen asso ciated with much that is falso and de praved and low, is true; but equally tru is it that this need not be so, and tba rightly UBed, it is a good element, an may be made to effect valuable resultt and to wiold a powerful influence in bc half of truth, virtuo nnd patriotism. These remarks are introductory t what we proposo to say of the Watkin Troupe, who have been performing her for tho past weok. Wo havo wituesse several of the performances, and aro enc bled to speak of their character. W havo had a very limited exporienco i this department. We aro, however, w may venturo to say, quito capablo t jadging of good aotiag when we see i Whilst all tho troupe porform their pari well, including tho little girl of tho oon puny, yet Mr. and Mrs. Watkins cei t><inly riso far above mediocrity. The aro superior in their department, an most successfully do they hold "tho mi ror up to nat aro. " Tho voice of eaoh : peouliar for clearness and sweetness, ac is suggestive of silver bells ringing ot upon the pure air. In addition to this, Mr. Watkins d serves credit for the taste displayed I the pieoes he brings forward, and for tl unexceptionable oharaoterof the ropr sentations. Fine, manly and patriot sentiments abound in his selections, ut both he and his gifted wife give utte ance to theso sentimonts with a forvi and effect calculated to make the aud enoe better, purer and wiser. We ha1 observed that the infloenoo exerted I this troupo has boen in the right dire tion. Mr. Watkins is as pleasant in pi vat o life as he is a gifted man on tl stage. Last night he gave an entortni ment for the benefit of the Palmet steam engino project, This waa genoroti This is tho last evening that this trou will appear boro. Lot Mr. Watkins i oeive tho benefit himself this ovenin and greet him with a full house. \ have a good word for tho drama when is wielded ia behalf of the good. Agriculture-Re port for 1870. . The report of the Commissioner of Ag rioaltore, for the year 1870, will be found very interesting-being fall of useful and instructive matter. Thu Hop-. Ho? race Capron deserves well of tho country for his report. Ho has charge of that department of industry, wbioh is the foundation of the prosperity of all other interests. Honor, say we, to the tillers of the soill They make up much of tbe bone and sinew of the conntry. Well does Mr. Capron say of the interest he representa, that it is the foundation inte? rest of the country-"an interest which is the source of supply of the physical wants of all classes and the nursery of energy and virtue for the equally essen? tial recuperation, from waste and enerva? tion, of tbe less healthful pursuits of life." The Commissioner, whilst eug, gesting that the application of more science to agriculture would result in in? creasing the value of our farm produc? tion to the extent of five hundred million dollars, yet is hopeful as to the agricul? tural future of tho country, and sees evi? dences of the fact that rational and re? cuperative culture is making inroads upon thc detractive srd ir- iicn-b?c modes so generally prevalent. We refer our agricultor i M! H tb this report for 1870. It is ns full of solid matter as an egg is of nutrition. Study it. LEGISLATIVE MATTEBS.-The proceed? ings in the Legislature yesterday were of a particularly dull and unimportant character. Thero seemed to be a reac? tion after the excitement of the election for Judges the day before, and the pub lie servants were evidently disinclined to work. Byas, in tho House, agreeably to no? tice, introduced a bill to repeal all of the Acts sod resolutions authorizing the issue or hypothecation of State securi? ties. Such a stop is hardly consistent with that worthy member's course in re? lation to the report of the Joint Inves? tigating Committee. Then, as the hired mouth-pieco of the ring, he was loud in his praise of Scott and his Financial Board, and in his blatant way, strenu? ously opposed the efforts made to call them to account for their acknowledged frauds. Now, after tho mischief is done, and be baa assisted the thieves io escap? ing, ho would make credit for himself by a pretended effort to stop the door to further frauds. The bulk of the time of the House was passed in filibustering by Mobloy, Byas and others, over a bill to incorpo? rate a pawn-brokers' association in Charleston, and which they succeeded ic staving off till 2 o'olook, when the House adjourned till Monday. In the Senate, the proceedings wore equally uninteresting. Corbin and Les? lie occupied the chief portion of the time, sparring over u bill of Leslie's, which wai finally passed to a third read? ing, providing for the construction of a road in Barnwell. Mr. Arnim introduced the following; which waa adopted: Whereas it is reported that the ontire debt of tho State of South Carolina is to be funded by the iisue of new bonds; and whereas it is inexpedient that any new bonds should be issued until the total amount of the State indebtedness is ascertained; therefore, Resolved, That the Committee un* Finance be instructed to report forth-' with to the Senate all bills und resolu? tions in tbeir possession relating to the registration of all tho bonds and stocks of this State, or in auy way connected with the nuances of the Slate. -? m ? ? Tiie Columbia correspondent of the Ch s ri es ton Courier says: "lt has transpired, within the past two days, that tho State officiais have taken steps to carry out the proposed arrage ?uout willi the bond-holders. The pro? position is to get the holders of State j bonds and stock to give up their securi j ties and re?oive in exchange new bonds I for half the amount, on condition that j the Legislature will pass an Aot pledg i ing ono-?i?th of the revenue of tho State I for tho payment of the interest, and ! promising not to increase tho debt. Mr. I Wesley, au officer of tho Union Trust Company, has been in the city, and I learn has left for New York, for tho pur? pose of carrying iuto effect tho proposed project." And again "Nemo" says: "Wesley's plan for the reduction of the State debt is to take off only twenty ?lvo por cont, of tho old bonds, and fifty por cont, of the bonds issued since Janu? ary, 1868." R. W. GRAND LODQB, L O. O. F.-At ' a mooting of the Lodge, held in Charles? ton, on Thursday, the following officers were elected: A. J. Mi ms, M. W. G. M.; T. Steen,R. W. D. G. M.; I. Sulzbaoher, R. W. G. W.; R. James, R. W. G. Sec? retary; JameB Siloox, R. W. G. T.; J. A. Elkins, R. W. G. C.; R. Lobby, Sr., R. W. G. R.; A. G. Magrath, Jr., W. G. M.; J. D. Meyer, W. G. C.; E. Hngne lot, W. Q. S. ; Committee on State of the Order-W. G. DoSaussure, J. McKenzie, J. N. Robson, John Heesemsn, Silas Johnson; Committee on Fiuanoo-Jo? seph Wbildoo, Arthur Fuirly, G. E. Moouen; Committee on Mileage and For Diem-Vf. E. Milligan, George Grubsr, W. Rosenberg; Committee on Elections and Returns-R. Jamos, C. Eberhardt, J. M. Elford. Several thousand obituaries of Jacob ' Barker havo filled our journals. The best ono wo havo seen is in tho Waco Examiner. It roads: "Jp.cob Barker has gono to tbat 'borne' from which uoither barkers nor biters over return. Ho took doa th's train at station 93." _ J j J J y I ?.rn . ? Orri MATTBBS.-The price of single copies of the PHOENIX ie tye osat?. ', The PHONIX office ?t suppHcc?'witb all necessar y material for as handsome cards, bill he nd s, posters, pamphlets, hand-bills; c?rcnlurs, and other printing that maybe desired, aa any office in the South. Give UH a call and tent our work. ? curd in another column announces the formation oi a partnership -in the drag business between Messrs. W. C. Fisher arid L. T. S?llim?n. Those gentle? men will, doubtless, suoeeed- in their enterprise, as both are thoroughly au fail with reference to the compounding of drugs. Tile Lantern, published by Johnstone JoneB, at Book Hill, S. U., made it? ap? pearance, yesterday. It is neatly printed and contains a liberal amount of reading matter. Mr. Kennedy announces the re-open* ing of the Cottagu House, on Washing* ton street. He promises to furnish the best of fluids, and as he knows what is really good, his promise may be depend? ed upon. The Palmettoee received a substantial testimonial last night, at irwin's Hall, and the performance was up to standard. To night ia the last of the season; but tho Watkins troupe will, doubtless, pay us another vieit soon. The dust was completely laid, yester? day; rain fulling steadily for several hours. The new billiard saloon of Mesara, Franklin & Fine was inaugurated last night-every table being oooupied. The paper is to the people what a aignboard is to tho traveler. The paper tells who is in business and where to trade, and the signboard tells the name of the place and direction. Then? if you want people to bay of you, tell them through the paper where you slay and what you have. Mr. Barry, Superintendent of the Ca? rolina House, has prepared a now drink, oalled "Shandegaff." He invites his friends to give him! a call. MAIL AnnA^QEME?(?8.-Tho Northern mail opens at 8.00: P. M.; closes 7.li A. M. Charleston day mail opona 4.0C P. M.; closes 6.00 A. Itt. Cbarleetor night mail opens 0.30 A, M.; closes 6.0( P. M. Greenville mail opens G.45 P, M. ; closes 6.00 A, M. Western mai opens 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1.80 P. M. Or Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M. PHOENIX AN A.-Lips have they, yetkist not-Pitchers. The only organ that has no stop's is t gossip's tongue. Parisian ladies now use orange ooloi underneath their eyes. Beautiful extract-A young lad] helped ont of a mud hole. Many men are "generous to a fault' who are not generous to anything eine. The first Prince of Wails-Jeremiah. Teeth have they, yet chew not-Combs v -r~ KO KliTJX O l'? HAGE AT THE STAT] HOUSE.-Yesterday afternoon, short!; after tho adjournment of the House, th doughty champion of his Exccllenc; Gov. Scott, the Hon. Benjamin Byas, o Oraugeburg, was set upon by a oolorei policeman (Williams) in the lobby of th House, und thrashed with a cowhide in most severe manner. It is ?nid that th honorable mombor had nsed insultio language to the wife of Williams, an hence his deserved punishment. By tandora ?tate that Williams encounters bis victim at tho head of the stairs lead ing down from tho lobby, and strenr ously belubored him every step to th bottom. THE BLUE Ut DO E.-At a mooting c the Directors of thc Blue Bidgo Bailroa Company, held yesterday, at their offic< tho following changes in the managt ment of the road were consummated The resignation of Colonel Oothran wo acoepted-he stating that he had onl taken the position of President as a ten porary expedient-his business pursuit preventing bis giving the necessary a tentiou to the office. Messrs. Gar Guliok, Butler and Palmer having r< signed, their positions were filled by th election of Messrs. C. D. "Melton, Thoi Steers, George W. Waterman, James IV! Allen and F. S. Jaoobs-the latter boin also chosen Secretary and Treasurer < the company. Colonel John J. Patte: son was elected to fill the vacancy oca sioned by tho resignation of Colon Cot hrs n. Thoa. J. Steers, Esq., wt elected Vioe-President. It is nude stood that this highly important work the completion of the Blue Bidge Bai road-will be pushed forward rapid!; all the necessary arrangements bavin been completed. We trust ihut oi vasoillating Legislature will plaoe t obstados iu the way of the company, bi will give them the necessary enoouragi mont in the completion of this importai connection with the great West. r DlBABTBOTJB ETHE IN AMEVILT^.-I?. oee?rted in the' town' ol Abbeville, on Thursday night. ' The Marshall Honee, a fine, larga . brick building"; the; Cityrt Houao amith> entire block of buildings between those, Jwoj on the,leit side of the main square, were entirely conan med. Trowbridge & Go., whose Btore was in .the Marshall House, it ls said saved the greater part of thea- etopk, ns did also John Knox, Traegar te Bequest; and Kapham & Sklarz, L. H. RQBBCII, J. Knox, Christian ?Wilson and li?e Bus? sell; but the buildings occupied by the above named parties, together with all the smaller buildings on tho two blocks, occupied by freedmen, were destroyed. The books and icwoids in tho Court House-Clerk's, Sheriff's, County Trea? surer, &p.-are1 reported saved. The buildings Were almost au entire loss. The damages are estimated at $75,000; insurance from 810,000 tb 913,000. Many valn?ble papers were lost by the County officers. HOTEL ABBIVALS, January 19;'-^!GWfcmoia Botey-.it A Scott; Newberry; A HugTrenrn, 8 C; W B Duuovant, W 8 Dueovaut,- R B-Cuno ?..?. VA???e,r'- H ? t?t_?ui.... - Foster, Charleston; A M Cartiefige,. Monti? cello; J MoOann, Charlotte; O H Sa'dlor. B C; B b Carpenter, J ? Carpenter, Charleston; J ? Bratton, Fairfield; E O McLuro, Chester: W Walsh, N Y; JOBulow, Ridgeway; WCher? ry, Colnmbus; 8 C Gilbert. HC; FA Harlan. N Y; H P Krewill, N C; J W Thomas and wife, Miss Thomas, N Y: H M Dr?ne, Wilmington; J Haguod, Barnwell: W A Bradley, Gadsden; J Knox, Ga; J H Schofield, Greenville; M A Curtis, Opelika. Niokeraon Eouat-3 G Thompson, Dr S B Thompson, F E Wlldor,Beaufort; E J Hardin. N C; J 8 Stuart, H A Stuart, Winnsboro; J A Sullivan, H W Blair, United States Coast Bor? ve/; E W Mercer, Ky; E H Johnson, Colorado; S fi Moaoham, J A Sudlow, Charlotte; H Hiss, Baltimore; E D Lacey, Buffalo; F E Hanlon, New York. LIST OF Nsw ADVBBTIBKMENTS. Fisher & Silliman-Copartnership. Irwin's Hall-Watkins Troupe. W. J. Etter-Notice. Citisens' Savings Bank. Wm. Kennedy-Cottage House. . Dr. B. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., sole pro? prietor of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Bern edy, has for over three years offered, through nearly every newspaper in the United States, a stand? ing reward of $500 for a case of Catarrh in the head which be cannot ouro. That he bas treated thousands of oasea and had no claims Eresented for the reward, from any one who aa made a thorough nee of bia means of cure, hi strong and conclu? ive evidence that he possesses eure means of curing this loath? some disease. The Catarrh Remedy is sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of sixty oents. ' PBO0BK8S OFTTTK RXYOLTTTTOW.-A HOW light dawned upon the wcrria with tho introduction of PLANTATION BITTEBS twelve years ago. Drastic purgation wont out-restoration and renovation otoe In. .The eyes of the people were opened to tho great fact that the way to oore disease is to strengthen and support its victims, not to place them at Its mercy by de? priving them of tho little strength they.have. It soon became evident that aa a means o? in? fusing vitality into Che feeble system, regu? lating the secretions, oaring indigestion, and reforming a bilious habit bf body, no medi? cinal preparation then known waa at all com ?arable to the new restorative. Since then nndroda of ' attempts have been made to rival the Bitters. They bavo all ' failed, and tbe GUANO REVOLUTION IN MEDICAL-, fl BEAT KENT, whiob ?was commenced in I860, ia atilt in progress. Nathing can stop it, for it ia founded on tho principle, now universally..ac? knowledged, that physical vigar la the ' most formidable antagonist of all human ailments, and experience naa shown that Plantation Bitt eta is a peerless invigorant, as well aa the best possible safeguard against epidemic dis cases, J18 43 DBESS PLAINLY, GIBLS.-Au old gentle? man, who knows what he is talking about, says: "Girls, let me tell you a stubborn truth. No young woman ever looked so well, to sensible men, as when dressed in a plain, neat, modest attire* without a ningle ornament about her person. She looks then as though she possessed worth io herself, and needed no artificial rigging to enhance her value. If a young woman would spend as much timo in cultivating kindness, meekness, mercy and other good qualities, as most of them do in extra dress and ornament, to increase their personal charms, she woold, at a glance, be known among a thousand; her character would be read in her countenance, and there her beauty will be found." DECLINE IN THE AMBBICAN Bram RATE. A remarkable diagram has been pre? pared by Dr. Toner, the statistician, which gives at a glanoe the faots of each census in regard to the relative longevity of the two sexes; also, another curious table, showing the number of ohildren born to eaoh thousand women between the ages of fifteen and fifty at eaoh cen? sus. This table reveals the startling faot that what is held np as the peouliar shame of Massachusetts is equally true of all her sister States. It is shown that only one-half as many ohildren are now born to each thousand women as in 1800, and that there has been a regular de orease from one decade of years to an? other. The ex-Empress Eugenie is confident that ere long she will retnrn to Paris as Empress, and in this belief abe has written to her friends in that city that she will be back there before next March. If she has thus written, it may be set down as a oer tain ty that some underhand work of intrigue ?B progressing in Frasee in favor of the Empire, the faots of which bare not yet appeared on the sur? face. The making comfortables warmer by lining them with newspapers is coming rapidly into fashion. In one respeot, this is oheering. It suggests the nope that a number of papers, ostensibly pub? lished aa nutriment for the mind, will realize what starvation diet they afford, and hereafter be issued exclusively as a covering for the body. LWhat terrible sarcasm is this!]