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COLUMBIA. S. C. Satur'ay Korain*. March 2 1872. Municipal Election. It will be scarcely a month now till the eleotion for Mayor and a new Board of Aldermen will take place. If the good people of Columbia intend making any efforts to effect the desirable and needed change in the character of our oity go? vernment, it is high time that initiatory steps were being taken. A oertain ele? ment of the Republican party-mostly, we beliove, those- in sympathy with the present Council-have been stirring pretty actively for some time past in tho interests of their favorites. Ward meet? ings have been held frequently, and grand speeches made, with a view to awakening party spirit; and thus delud? ing our colored people again into en? trusting the public interests to the vam? pires who have so thoughtlessly sacrificed them for the last two years. Say or do what they will, the present Council can? not escape the conviction, in the minds of the community, of having been cog? nizant and most probably directly inte? rested, in the City Hall fraud. It ia be? yond the limits of the remotest probabi? lity, that such a stupendous swindle as was contemplated-amounting to up? wards of 350,000-could have heen suc? cessfully run in under their very noses, without their being conscious of it some of them, too, experienced mechan? ics and bnilders, and must be presumed to be able to give, at least, an approxi? mate estimate of the cost of a building. More than this, the short advertisement for bids given; the declarations of mem? bers of Counoil themselves prior to en? tering into the eontraot; the negleot to employ an architect to make an estimate for them, and a hoat of oi rou m static ea, intelligible only on the hypothesis of their guilt, would be sufficient to eonviot them even before a judicial tribunal. Where a rational suspicion of such con? duct-muoh less such strong legal proof, as we have here-rests upon any man or set of men, they should be instantly thrust from positions of honor and trust, and will always be, except where a majo? rity of the people are wanting in morajl sense and a proper appreciation of their duty as citizens. 1 For the colored people to foist upon our city again snob a dangerous set of officials as we now have, would be shameful and inexcusable on their part. We do not believe they desire to do such a thing, nor will do it, unless their party fidelity is played npon by designing men. Excited and blinded by Radical spur and lash, they may be induoed, by those in whom they have sadly mis? placed their confidence, to take almost any erroneous step. We are firmly of the belief, that of their own accord, they will not do gross injustice to the inte? rests of the white people. The white people, in our judgment, should adopt measures at once to defeat the purposo of those who are scheming to give a political coloring to the elec . tiou. Wo must effect a compromise with the colored citizens, if possible-suoh that their personal rights and privileges, and tho pecuniary interests of the whites, shall be alike observed and se? cured. How to go about this, is the question. The most simple and advisa? ble modo, appears to us to be to call a publi'j meeting of both races, discuss the matter candidly and calmly, and we can then ascertain whether a compro? mise be practicable. An arrangement whereby six of tho Aldermen would be selected by the whites, and the Mayor and nix remaining Aldermen by tho co lorod pcoplo, wonld, wo believe, bo en? tirely satisfactory to the former, and willingly acquiesced in by tho latter. Wo would urge tho matter upon tho at tontiou of our public-spirited citizens, as ono of vast importance and pressing moment, and invite an expression of views and opinions, though our columns, from both races. ? .* ? ? Forney MUS out of humor willi tho President not long since, hut Grant un? derstands very woll how to conciliate suoh people, and tho consequence is that Forney has not only gotten over his pouts, but gono zealously to work for his employer. Ho claims that a loader of his gavo Grant his first nomination, and so ho has industriously entered upon tho task of writing him up again. Not only this, but ho has undortakon tho of? fice of mediator between Grant and dis? affected Republican leaders, being au? thorized, no doubt, to uso the sumo sort of argument that proved so efficacious with him. But this would-bo Warwick is doomed to failure, and wo advise him to insist on being put in Creswell'ti place now, for if he waits till Grant's second torm- for tho long-covetod Poatmastor Genoralship, he will never get it. As for tho Philadelphia nomination, that, with or without Forney'aoid, would pro? bably bo givon to Graut; but tho nomi? nation of a faction is a widely dilTeront thing from an olection. THE COLOMBIA CANAL MATTER TN TUE SENATE.-The bill to authorize tho con? struction of a dam across the Congaree River, and the resolution from thoHouse to examine into the work on the Colum? bia Canal, came up, yesterday, in the Se? nate as the special ordor for 1.15 P. M., on tho report of tho special committee thereon. Tho matter was postponed for a short time, for the consideration of the Georgetown Railroad bill, and at about 2 30 P. M.,iit vas taken up. The discussion was niaiuly on motions to defer further consideration, and at times lapsed into pointed personalities, in? dulged in by Senators, both . for and agBinbt tho bill. Tho report waa made by Mr. E. S. J. Hayes, thc chairman of the special committee, who moved that it be made tho special order for Monday next, at 12.30 P. M. .'Jj . Mr. Leslie favored the postponement, urging ns a reason that the Senator from' Lexington (Mr. Hayes) was not then ready to fully explain the views of the committee, and besides this, the report bad not been read, nor properly con? sidered by the Senate. Mr. Nash said: I oppose the motion to postpone the matter. The Senate will recollect that, a few days ago, the Senator'from Barnwell demanded that this matter should bo brought np at once. He (wanted that the bill should come up at an early day, but now he de? sires it to be postponed. The Senator from Lexington ia just as well prepared to-day as he will be at any time, and I daresay he has got his points with bim now. Mr. Nash afterward found that he waa laboring under tho impression that the postponement was to be nntil next day, and favored postponement until Monday, saying that the bill would have to have three separate readings in each house, and that it would take at least six days to pass the measure. Mr. Leslie wished to set himself right, and wanted all to aet themselves right, in this matter. ? Mr. Nash-Then I can put you. whore you belong. Mr. Leslie thought it an unfortunate affair that the friends of the dam bill were where they were then. * Mr. Nash-That is right. Call them the friends of the "dam bill." Mr. Leslie-Let me tell the Senator from Richland that be has got to face this bill, and that he has got to faoe it squarely. It is unfortunate that theae men are placed in this predicament, but we are going to meet them, and have now tho documents and facts togo upon. There is an unfortunate.fact staring you in the face. To-day you are opposed to the bill, and we will be able to show why you are so opposed when thetimeoomes. But the chairman of the eommittee asks that this postponement take place. Mr. Hayes said he withdrew his mo tion, and was willing to meet the ques< tion right now. Mr. Leslie waa ready, he said, too but, on consideration, moved to make the bill the special order for the next dav, at 1 o'clock. Mr. Arnim wished to set himself righi in this matter. Ile did not know who ther, at the present time, he was in favoi of the bill or not. He took tho posi tion, that in 1868 a right had been grant ed to Mefi8rs.Spragtio & Co. to construe a canal, which work had never been car ried out as agreed, and that now, a: power was asked for to build a dum there was no guuruoty that the luttei would be completed. Mr. Nash moved to lay the motiou t< postpone on the table, which was car ried. Mr. Leslie thought they were as road; then to take np the bill as they eve would bo. Ho did not v/i?,h to make an; motion for further time; ho could nov rout the opponents of the bill; he kuov the shape iu which they were goiog t< present tho matter, and knew their re) sons. He wanted discussion and, ii faot, rather courted the job; but he hat seen the turn affairs had taken, and rc gretted if, but, after all, ho didn't kuov wheu they would bo moro ready for dis cu88ion than they were to-day. After some considerable discussion ttl I motions to adjourn to a day doliuite Mr. Hayna moved to indefinitely post pone thu wholo subject matter. Mr. Leslie-That kills the wholo mut ter. I have seeu miiuoauvroiug of thn kind, however, in my days. This wi! wipo out tho report of the Senator f roi. Lexington, aud everything else. The, are ready, it seems, to force tho issn this morning. They want tho merits c the bill discussed now. I am perfectl willing that these oppononts of tho bi should take tho part they uro taking, un I am, as well, perfectly willing that you Mr. President, as our presiding office! should take tho part you uro taking i this matter. The President-What does the Sent tor from Barnwell mean by the remnr h? h AM just made? Mr. Loalie-I will tell you what moan. I meau this: I think your pin poso is to rulo distinctly on the side < the bill. The President-Tho Senator froi Barnwell will not bo allowed to proceed Ho is entirely out of order, and can ut proceed. Mr. Leslie-No more can yon. The President-Tho Senator cauuc bo allowed to proceed, unless by u vol of tho Senate. Mr. Arnim-Mr. President, I mov that wo do now adjourn. Mr. Hayue-On this, I cull tho yet and nays. Tho President-Thc Chair know? au trusts that ho will do his daly, aud hopi that he will be assisted by tho goo sense and courtesy of tho Senate. Th Chair submits that ovory question lu boon put in duo order. Tho Chair hf no interest in tho matter, aud trusts tin ho is sufficiently well kuown to has always acted i in partial ly, and .must say that thc course of the Senator from Barnwell is not justified by any action of tbe Chair.' Mr. Montgomery moved that the Se nator irom Barnwell ba allowed to pro? ceed with bi? remarks in order. Mr. Smalls-Provided the gentleman apologizes for what he has said Mr. Hayuo thought that the Senator hud always proved himself magnani? mous enough, aud would be willing to make a due apology to tho Chair. Mr. Nash did not, know about allow? ing the Senator to proceed. Ho had al way M acted in thia manner, .reporting to personal abuse, uud he for ono was uot willing to submit to it. Ho did not proposo to submit to it personally, uud dpi not propose that thu pooplo of the State should submit to it. I treat every man as a gentleman, aud that IN nil L ask from bim. If the Senate cannot protect ita own diguity, I want it to un? derstand that I eau protect mino. He carno lune UK tho champion ol' this bill; but when' he comos heie and makes such attucks as he made against Mr. Baldwin, the Other day. Issy, if he mud o Buch a statement against mr, |he or I would not sit on this floor to-day. Mr. Leslie-Whut? Mr. Mash reiterated bis statement, aud re? marked that the Benito had of late become & placo of vituperism rattier than of any? thing else. Ur. Lesli* bad assumed tho air of a dictator; Ins course could bu plainly seen in Iiis action ou ibu Georgetown bail, road achanto, ?lu speaks about t hu ?Senator from Richland, too, when it is known timi during thu consideration of that bill bc was urging Senators, in their seats, to support his measure. Mr. Leslie-Why dou't you tay ab? Didn't I como to you? Mr. Nash-Yea. Mr. Leslie-And what did you baj? Mr. Nabh-I voled against tku bill. Mr. Leslie-That is nut all. Mr. Nash thought lind tau gentleman Lom Daruwell should m a ko au apulogy. lt was customary for him, just bet?re the close ot each General Assembly, tu mako one ot his characteristic ?peeebe*. lie, aloo, would at? tack thu Democratic benatora ono day, in Ibu must abusive manner, and ou tho uer.t day, take it all back. Thu President ot thu a?? nate was placed them by the poople of thu State; ho had no voice on thu Hour of the r?o nato. Could thu Senate, then, bUpport this Senator in bia most uudigui?ed a?ueu ot thu President? I c .u proudly recollect thu day in tho history Of thu State when, should such rom&rka bu madu, some one would hud an ink-stand flying at bis head. Thu old Se? nators would not submit to it. If thurn is ?ut vt lung 1 respoct, it is tho self-respect, thuv had. Mr. Smalls then proased his amendment, that thu Son itor apologize, and thu motion, with the amuuduiunt, was. carried. Mr. Leslie, thou said: What viii suit tho Senate? Hr. President, you want ?ometliing, and-I will give you smoothing. ,1 ho Hostly belieyed what I said; md 1 ropeat agaiu that 1 believed it. I thought it unfortunate that you ruted as you did; beaidos, I saw you luau ing ovur your desk, whisperiag to somu Sena? tor opposed to thu bill. While that uatistiud me that you wore in their iuturest, yet, il il is not true, 1 will be glad to withdraw my re? mark. The Prcsidunt stated that ho did lean over tho desk and spoke to the Senator from Rich? land, but it was for tho purpose ot obtaining the initials of a guntUmau in the lobby lo in? sert in a card, and the Senator from llarnwull ought to know that the Chair waa innocent, ot thu motives charged upon him. The Presi? dent than ruad th? fourteenth rulo uf the So? nate. Mr. Leslie-Now, nuder ibis statement, I will say 1 waa mistaken. Mr. Prosident-The Senator will proceed. Mr. Lealie-I will say that, in all this mat? ter, I havu endeavored to act fairly toward thu pooplu of thu Statu and toward the people of thu city of Columbia. 1 havu had a deep intcust in what would bo the ?nal action iu reference to this bill, Which ant bonzes the construction of a dam across thu Cougaree Kivur. 1 must say, Mr. President, that my interest in this bill baa been redoubled by tte fact that thc opposition that bab been made to it has beau made in ihe spirit of wrong and oppression. I bouncily believed, at thu time when I hist raisud my voice against this bill, tho opposition was induced by what ia Called the ..penitentiary party." I believed tliut they were determined to dog tho bill even though they could out defeat it upon it? merits-thai they would duloat it by uvery pOrblblu method known to Hiern. I believed that their opposition to the construction ul this dam was purely personal. I have ex? amined their conduct, and 1 believe thai tht S natura from Marion aud Richland, ant others associated with them, are bound to de? feat tho bill, not upon its merits, but froru malicious purposes; and I will try to show thc Senate that this is au. 1 may bu wrong; bul whun 1 foul and think that rank injoatice it being done, that opposition of thu worst kim is put upon tho bill tu help some cliijuu oi elan, 1 must work against it; and 1, muy bo would usu hinguagu that thc President ut tht Senate would mlu tu be out of order. Th? greatest opposition to ttiis bill is wielded bj these two die tl, ami 1 want tu cati atteuliui not only tu tho history ol these iwo men, ii their ell'ortH in behalt nf thc penitentiary, bm ir opposition to this bill. The quent ion nov before tho Senate to indefinitely postpone, in vulves thu whole matter, and 1 um glad of il yet, iu another sensu, 1 um sorry, for il tenth to show the foxy tricks resorted lu by Ibu up position. Thu quubtiuu involved iu thu roo lotion, us to whether Menura. Spraguo A Co have complied with thu terms ol' their con tract, which is supported by ono uf thcau Sc nature, ie thuir last dying ellurt tu kill tbii bill tu construct thu dam. And now the; moan, by a kind of mamuuvro, to hidetlnitcl] post pono tho whole maller. We aro all a war* that such action kills thu bill. If tho Senator waul lids dam, 1 (hairs them now to say ac I know that 1 can show that the opposition ti Gus bill comos irom personal and interestei m ives. Whenever tho S?nate declares tba my mouth shall bu ulosud then 1 will sit duwil fur then my work will have been dono, lolaiii Glin: Thal Mr. Spraguu asks of tho Statu pur luiseiou tu construct a dam across thu Conga ruo Uiver, at tho Penitentiary, w hich will III crease thc available horse-power -t t.tat pciu fruin :l00 to 1,100 horse-power- that is the ob joct and purpose of this bill. Not a bingi penny is asked from the puoplo (d' the Stat fur this purpose. It is ouly asked that til water now miming tu waste bo diverted int tho channel of thu canal which tho) have con utructod. What objection is there to it? D wo ask anything from tho State? Tho Treu sury is,bankrupt, suruly wo can get notion there. Mr. Leslie closed Liu remarks by refcrriui lo thu relativo horse-power of the streams t Lowell, Maes , and Columbia, tho former c which is univ 3,001), white thu latter is ll,Pin extending over a length of two miles or mon livery colton factory su far established iii th Southern Stales had proven financially a sue cobb. Tho nulls at Augusta were paying DU pur cent on origiuul investments. Thu mill at Granitovillu aud Lungley, in our ow State, are, tun, paying well. Collen eau b manufactured at a less cost hero than any whoinelso; but all thisnooda capital, whio must be invited to como hero. An expolia ol half a million of dollars is involved itt th erection of a mill. Tint necessary labu would servo largely to build up any city, feel as if our friends do not begin to content plate tho true situation-that lhere is a groa dangor of their losing, hy a blind and inter I oitad policy, tho boneflts mo surely to como to them from such a mosBuro as this. Pending tho consideration of the motion to indefinitely poetpono tho wholo matter, tho Benito adjourned, ho the matter will come ap as unfinished business to-day, when Mr. Leslie will have tho floor. COLUMBIA, March 1, 1872. MB. EDITOR: It will not make a parti? ?la of difference to tho health of tho city whether a dam bo placed across the CoDgarce or not. One thiDg is certain, which time l,as over and over again proven, and that is, th ut os long as the river runs' in its present bed, and Colum? bia remains on its present site, just so long will thero bc more or leus malarial diseases ulong the heights fronting the river. It is n well-known fact, that the winds on this continent blow steadily from the South nud West, nt least eight months of the year. lu tho months of Decem? ber, January, February and March, they ure ulmost daily from thu West. In the mouths of April, May, Juno and July, they como mostly from the South, and thu other months of the year, principally frum the East aud North. These West? ern aud Southern winds curry malaria in their train all tho time, and if there bo no forests iu their way, they are bound to carry tho seeds of diseuse fir and near. Tho sun's heat ?Iso draws mala? ria howards it; and just so long as the sun gets up in thu East, the Eustern and Southern banks of nny (dream will be more unhealthy than tho Western or Northern bunks. For tho proof of this, usk any backwoodsman or any of the eurly settlers of a locality. Tho simd hills are freo from disease just so far as th*?y aro protected by woods, and with an open front towards tho South and East. On some parts of the Saud Hills near to this city, ugne is just as cotntxou us ulong the river front. Columbia should have been built on tho Lexington bide of thc river, aud then, no matter how many dams there was in the Cungaroo, no bad effects would have uriscu therefrom. M. LEGISLATIVE PHOC?KUIKG8. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1872. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M., Presideut Hausier in the Chair. The House umendment to the bill tc provide for the construction of a new Court House iu and for the County ol Richland was concurred in, and ordered to bo enrolled as an Act. The following bills were passed: Tc iqcorporato the Sumter Academical So ciefy: to declaro North and South Wim bee Creeks navigable streams. The Committee on Engrossed Billi reported a number of bills as ready foi or third reading, which were laid over. The report of tho special oom mit to? on a bill to authorize the construction of a dam across the Congaree, with thc House concurrent resolution, appointing a committee to examine into and report upon the work on the Columbia Canal, was taken np and discussed up to 4 4;' P. M., when the Senate adjourned anti! to-morrow, at 12 M. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M., Speukei Moses iu the Chair. The following bills and joint r?solu tions were read the third time, title; changed to Acts and ordered to be en rolled for ratification: To incorpor?t) tho Beaufort Manufacturing and Im provement Company; to provide for th< appointment of au inspector of phos phutes and define his duties; to inoorpo rate the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac cepted Ancient York Masoni, of tin State of South Carolina, and the subor ilinate lodges nuder its jurisdiction ; t< provide for the paymeut of certain debt: by the County of Aiken; to re-open i public highway iu Richland County; t< amend an Act entitled "An Act to reuet and amend tho charter of tho town o Mount Pleasant; to incorporate the towi of.,Towuvillo, in tho Couutyof Anderson joint resolution authorizing tho purchas of a suitable building, at Hamburg, ti be used and occupied as an armory fo tho Otb Regiment N. G. S. C.; a bill t make appropriations und raise supplie for tho tisoal year commeucing Novem ber 1, 1871, was taken up and, after vu rious amendments, was passed to a thir reading. At half-past ?1 o'clock, thc House loo a recess until 7 P. M. - - .. - ^ . - SKIPPER-BACON.-Thc Union 7Ym< records the following joke ou two res dents of Columbia: lu that city there is a jolly goo Englishman by the name of Skippei who will occasionally take a little to much "alf and alf," and while tinder il jolly influence is anxious to make even body around him iu us happy a cot ditiou as himself, by making thei drink with him. Well, Skipper gc "on a breeze," and sauntered into tL Columbia Hoto). Of course he hud t drink before leaving, so walking np t thu bar he called for drinks for ai! i tho room. It happened that one < Pharoah's lean kind was there, who wi reluctant to respond to Skipper's cal Skipper, however, would take no e: cuso, and tho little lean man was fore bly placed at tho bur. Skipper leane upon the counter, and alter eyeing tL little fleshless individual from toe t hoad, said: (Hie) what (hie) is your (liii name, strauger? My name, said tL stranger, is Bacon. Skipper stared i him in apparent astonishment, and sah (Hie) well, sir, (hie) my Darno is (lin Skipper, but (hie) I'll bo d-d if I don (hie) vrn?? flutter meat than you aro to woi on. We did not learn whether Buco stood tho next treat. -. * A Dutohmau who was elected to h State L?gislature, liais gives his opimo of it: Yen I veut, to do Legislature, fought I vould lind dem all Solomon dure, but I soon found dore vas some t piok fools doro as I wae. XI? ocal Itemea. -. ? * MAIL ABIIANOKMI?STH.-Th? Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; oloscs 7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.80 A. M.; closes 6.00 P. M. Greenville mai) opens 6.45 P. M. ; clones 6.00 A. M. Western mail opon? 9.00 A. M.; closes 1.80 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. D?CASTRO.-The horrid woa'.her had a damaging effect upon DeCastro's audience, last night; but the perform? ance was UH good as ever. Tho distribu? tion ot awards afforded considerable amusement. No. 4 drew the pig, but declined to take it; No. 43 was then called, when Mayor Alexander stepped forward and took possession of the porker. Mr. Wehner was the lnoky holder of No. 93. which called for 840. There is to bo a matinee, this afternoon, ut half-past 2, for the accommodation of ladies und children, when each little visitor will receive a present. To-night will bo the last performance, when tho d?capitation nud suspension aots will be exhibited. Tho prinoipal prize will be S50. CITY MATTERS.-Tho price of single oopies of the PIUBKIX ?B five cents. At 7 o'clock, yesterday morning, thc cinul waa rilled with water throughout its entire length, from its source to itt tormiuntiou. Tho efficacy of the work was sufficiently proven hythe short time required to fill it with water-about twelve hours. Boats came down with the water as far as Geiger's Mill, ou Thursday, and yesterday a boat louder' with wood came down to the peniten? tiary. Gov. Scott has appointed Henry Spar nick, Esq., Notary Public for Aiket Couuty. The question about to spring ia thc question about spriug bonnets. It has boen suggested, that as th< Berger Family will be here during Mon day, that it would be a good idea to giv< a matinee. A number of little folks, w( have reason to believe, wonld cttend. . By a despatch received in this city yesterday, we regret to loom that Miet Cecile Nathans (a native of Columbia' died at her home, near Charlotte, N. C. the night before, at the age of twenty three. Although at death's door, sh? visited Columbia, about ten days ago to be present at the marriage of a favor ite brother. She was folly aware of he: situation, and died perfectly contented She leaves a father, mother, brothers sisters and a host cf relatives and friondi to mourn her death. Tho tonch of spring with which wi were blessed during the carly part of th week, started the poach blossoms, bu tho cold, rainy, disagreeable weather o the past two days frightened them back We are highly gratified at being abl to state that an old acquaintance, Mr. J H. Davis, has beon added to the firm o lt. C. Shiver Sc Co. Mr. Davis is a old Confederate aud an energetic bus: ness man. The valuable building lot, on th North-east corner of Plain and Bichare son street, formerly owned by Maje Thomas Davis, has been disposed < through Messrs. E. W. Soibols Sc Co for the sung sum of $16,400. There ni nlleys on tho North and East sides, is to bo hoped that the purchasers wi proceed at once and eroct a hotel un public hall. A light gray will bc the favorite sprin color. So tho bills are light, basham and pas will not caro much about tl color. SUPREME COURT, FRIDAY, March 1. Tho Court mot at 10 A. M. ProBout Chief Justice Moses and Associate Ju tices Willard and Wright. Ex parle Samuel J. Lae, Richard V Couaart, S. A. Swails, R. C. DeLarge, : J. Minton, W. H. Jones, Henry , Maxwell-petitions for admission 1 practice. Tho following members of tl bar wero appointed a committee to ex miuo tho applicants: Attorney-Goner Chamberlain, and Messrs. Whipper nt Worthington. On account of the illness of Mr. Cline horlain, and the necessary absenco r public business of Mr. Whipper, on m lion of Mr. Worthington, tho cxamin tions were deferred until Wednesdt noxt, 0th inst., at 10 A. M. Tho following deoisions w'ererendere J. R. Welsh, respondent, vs. J. 1 Davis, appollant. Motion denied. Oj nion by Willard, A. J. Moses, C. J and Wright, A. J., concurred. R. J. Donaldson, as Receiver of tl Bank of Camden, vs, W. E. Johnson ul. Order affirming Circuit Court jud mont already filrd. Opinion by Mose C. J. Justices Willard and Wright oo currod. Emilino Bradley vs. P. Rodelspergi Decree of Cirouit Court revorsed ul caso remanded. Opinion by Willard, . J. Moses, C. J., and Wright, A. J concurred. E. Jucksou vs. T. C. Weatherly. A 1 peal dismissed. Opinion by Willard, J. Moses, C. J., and Wright, A. ?1 I concurred. Tho Court adjournedaulil Wcdnestlo I 6th, at 10 A. M. Tbe stone-cutters engaged on the Fe- ' doral Foot Office in this city, struck, yes? terday, in consequence of ten hours' work being exacted from them by Super? intendent Kingsley; whereas, as they maintain, eight hours is the usual time called for on Government work. Mr. Kingsley, however, thinks that this mat? ter is misunderstood, and that the Go? vernment employees putin the number of hours per day exacted in the different cities where they are employed. Mr. K. compliments his late employees on their efficiency and skillful workmanship; but thinks that a compliance with their de? mands would be taken us a precedent, and work disastrously upon other em? ployers. We hope the affair will be ad? justed soon. PHQZSIXIANA.-A Detroit kuife-grinder has just bonght a handsome residence with the profits of three years' grinding, says the Free Press, of the 23d ultimo. That is nothing. We have axe-grinding ring? who have pnrohased any number of fine houses, with tho profits of only a few weeks' grinding. Tho Pittsburgh Post says "there seem to be pretty general preparations made nil around among the Radicals for a funeral." We are glad to hear it. There aro mu JV Radical leaders who would make lovely corpses, and whose funerals have Leen postponed quite too long. Scotland's brightest light-Burns. Soug of the Bufferer from toothache "How happy could I be with ether." In walking, always turu your toes out? ward and your thoughts inward. The former will yreveut you from falling into cellars, and the latter from falling into iniquity. It is vexatious enough to Buffer from the misrepresentations of one's open enemies. But to be held responsible for the ravings of every insatiate ass who Sattere himself that the pnblic are happy only when he is braying and flapping his long ears, is calculated to disturb one's complacency. Illinois has taken to investigating. ? committee of inquiry into the manage? ment of the Stute Penitentiary, report that during the past two or three years there have been expenditures for that institution to the amount of $177,000, for which there are no vouchers any? where Ho that thinks himself the happiest man ia really so; bnt he that thinks him? self the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. We should give as wo receive-cheer? fully, quickly and without hesitation, for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. What is the worst seat a man can sit on? Self-conceit. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Acts of the Legislature. Inquire at this Office-To Rent. Card to the Public. Carolina National Bank-Statement. R. C. Shiver & Co.-Notioe. HOTEL AnmvAL8, March 1,1872.-dickerson //ouse-Thoa Ward White, lindville Female College; Mrs Prather, Miss Prathcr, Due West; J S R Legare, Orangeburg; Albert (? ru-ITV, Richmond; C J Prido, Hock Hill; Miss Junes and sister, N C; Harvey Terrv, Colum? bia; R M Faust, Philadelphia; B D Town? send, Society Hill; Joseph Goodmau, Penn? sylvania; JA Rotting, JSC; T F Finger, Wil? mington; F 8 Williams, Spartauburg; H PO Offutt, New York; G II Barrows, Aiken; Wm Perry, Pendleton; Owou Norris, Baltimore; J M Mackay, Abbeville. MIKE HOME ATTRACTIVE-Nothing adda moro to the handsome appearance of a house outside, and lo its cheeiiulncss inside, than goodI clear wiudow glass, and bright-colored ornamental glass at tho sides and over thu tops ol tho doors. The lirst lots in all tho bright warm light of the aun, while the latter admits tho light at thu samo time that it abuts off the view of prying eyes. The beat French mid American glass, both plain and ornamental, as well as doors, Bashes, blinds, balusters, newels, mantels, iso,, aro to bo had of Mr. P. P. TOALE, No. 20 H ay ne H tree t, Charleston, t?. C. F20t Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., in his book on Chronic Diseases, Bays in regard to his Guidon Medical Discovery, with which our readers are familiar: "From ila wonder fid power overconsumption of the Lungs, I had thought strongly of calling it my Con Bumptive Curo; but frcm tho fact that it is a perfoct specific for thu soro throat and hoarse noes to which ministers and other pnblic speakers and singers are subject, and also for Bronchitis, and all seetre Coughs, and i* an invaluable remedy for diseases of tho Livor, and also aa a Blood Purifier, I decidod not to apply to it a name which might mis? lead and pruvout itu usc in other diseasea for which it ia so admirably adapted. ' It will cure a cough in one-half tho time necessary to cure it with any other medicine, and it does it not by drying it up, but hy re? moving tho cauao-subduing tho irritation and healing the affected parts." This valuablo medicino is sold by all first class druggists. A WHOLE PEOPLE'S OPINION.-When a na? tion of forty millions acct-pts and endorses aa a BTANDABD RESTOBATIVE an articlo that it has had tho fullest opportunltiea of testing during a period of twelve years, who can bo so absurdly incredulous as to doubt the ex? cellence of tho preparation? PLANTATION BiTTEiiH has passed through this ordeal, and is now the most popular proprietary medi? cino on this continont. It would bo difficult to find an adult of either sex botween the Atlantic and tho Pacitic, or between the North-oast corner of Maine and tho Gulf ot Mexico, who does not know, either from per? ennal experience or observation, that thia re? nowned vegetable remedy is the purent tonio and stomachic, and tho lineal alterativo and regulating medicino, at present beforo tho world. As a preventive of and euro for dis? ease* generated by malaria, and as a speedie for dyspepsia, rheumatism, and all nervous and bibi.us affections, it ia admited tobo fairly pronounced tho FAVOIUTE HOUSEHOLD TONIC AND ALTERATIVE of the Western Hemla pheto. F29J3