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COLUMBIA. S. C.
Fri ay Hormuz, March 29, 1872.
The Democrats and tho Lib?ral Repub?
licana.
' ID view of the combination between
what baa been bitbetto known as the
Democratic party and the branch of the
Republican party oalled liberal Republi?
cans, which combination is, on all sides,
admitted to be absolutely necessary in
order to wrest the Government from the
hands of the military Republicanism
represented by Grant, the question of
first importance is, how or upon what
terms shall thia alliance or unification be
brought abont? Shall tho liberal Re?
publicans oome to the Democrats, or the
Democrats go over to the liberal Re?
publicans? In strong Democratic States
and communities, like Georgia, Ken
tncky, and tho oily of New York, for in?
stance, it is natural, perhaps, as it cer?
tainly is the case, that Democrats and
the D?mocratie press stand up for their
party organizations, and believe and
maintain that deferenco should be paid
to the greater strength of the party in
point of votes over that of tho liberal
Republicans. They deem it their right,
and are desirous practically to control
and direot the liberal Republioan move?
ment, as a condition precedeut to giving
it their support. Snob seems tho tone
of the New York World, whiob advises
the Demooraoy to take no hand in tho
"intestine strife of the Republicans,"
bnt to bold aloof from the Cincinnati
Convention or its advocates, until it be
understood what terms they are prepared
to offer. Mr. Stephens, in the Atlanta
Sun, advocates pretty muoh tho same
line of conduct, and warns the Demo?
cracy against the danger of breaking np
their organization by too hasty and ill
considered endorsement of tho Scburz
Samner movement. This may be a very
proper view, and necessary in order to
the preservation of the Democratic party
as a distinct organization. It may,
moreover, snit the aims and ambition of
leaders of the Demooracy, who, being
distinguished by their prominence in the
party, desire its perpetuation, not only
in prinoiples, but in name.
In our bumble judgment, however,
the less the Democracy, co nomine, have
to do with the Cincinnati Convention in
the way of shaping its action, or sug?
gesting or influencing its nominations,
the better for the liberal Republicans,
and consequently for the country. No
mere party deserves consideration when
snob mighty issues aro involved as now
divido Grant and his adhorentB from
Schurz, Sumner, Trumbull, Greeley, and
their liberal Republican confreres. The
great crisis which the founders of the
Constitution, the revolutionary fathers
of the country, as well as political phi?
losophers iu the old country, predicted
from a study of the nature and frame?
work of our Government, is rapidly
coming upon ns. The liberties of the
people aro being endangered, and our
republican form of government alarm?
ingly threatened, by Grant's manifest
intention to centralize the powers of
Government at Washington. His popu?
larity, military 'renown, and the dis?
turbed condition of the country conse?
quent upon the war, all combine to ren?
der Grant a dangerous man ; and especi?
ally to bo dreaded as the instrument to
effect that centralization which, in the
exercise of bis executive functions, he
hos shown to be his object. Against this
centralization, Schurz, Brown, Sumner,
Trumbull, and tho other Republicans
allied with them, have arrayed them?
selves, and upon that ground all good
oitizens, Democrats or anything else,
should give them a hearty support, and
act in such a way, too, as will givo them
the greatest chanco of success. This
Democrats will best do by asking no con?
ditions or aonoessions to themselves us a
politioal party. In Connecticut, the De?
mocrats in their gubernatorial contest
have adopted word for word, as embody?
ing their principles, tho liberal Republi?
oan platform of Missouri, framed by
Sohnrz and Gratz Brown. If they can
sustain and endorse the platform, they
must, to aot consistently, be equally
ready to support good men on that plat?
form, by whatever political name they
chance to bo designated. If the Mis?
souri platform forms tho basis of that of
the Cincinnati Convention, as it doubt?
less will, that should bo enough for us,
and we should, with ono accord, rally to
tho support of the candidates who are
selected to uphold it. If the Democratic
party dies out or becomes merged in this
kindred liberal Republicanism, what
boots it? What there was of good in its
principles will live; what of evil de?
serves to die. Tho war hus destroyed
the efficacy of tho Democratic party to
impress its prinoiples upon tho minds of.
the people, and tho sooner it disappears
and lends its strength to some oilier
moro popular whilo equally praiseworthy
organization, the better for tho in tor?ala
of good gore rn ment thron ghout the
ooo n try.
Be Prompt to Heg USsr.
To-day, the books will be opened for
registration at the several polling places
in the city, whioh aro specified in the
notioe of the Commissioners of Election,
published in our advertising colnmne.
We urge upon all good citizens to bo
prompt to enroll their uuiucu. Nothing
will oontribute mure, nest to actual
voting, to seoure the election of tho citi?
zens' ticket than promptness, zeal and
spirit in fulfilling all the requirements of
the law. Interest mauifested by one
begets activity in auothcr, and so the
bali will roll on tiil aii bauds unite in a
hearty, spontaneous und enthusiastic
effort, whioh will have its collateral in?
fluence in changing tho opinions of those
who may otherwise vote against us.
After ali that has been said and dono by
tho carpet-bag fraternity to prejudice
the minds of the colored people against
the citizens' movement, it cannot be hid
from tho more intelligent of onr colored
fellow-ejiizens that the white people are
struggliug only to seoure a fair repre?
sentation of their own aolor and inte?
rests in the Council.
We have put up for municipal officers
no politicians of any party, but simply
reliable, industrious mon of business, of
high character and unimpeachable in?
tegrity. Men who, if eleoted, will in?
sure us an honest, efficient and economi?
cal management of tho public affairs of
the oity, in accordance with the true
intorcsts of all classes and conditions of
our oitizens.
IIow any colored man, who takes an
intelligent view of the future wolfaro of
his raco and of the country, with which
it is indissolubly connected, can refuse
to allow, and by his vote show that he
refuses to allow, his whito neighbors a
voice in their oommon business, wo are
utterly at a loss to see. If tho masses
properly understood tho matter, wo are
confident they would not act so un?
justly; and it is for our people to talk
with them, and mako an effort, at least,
to divest their minds of the false aod
pernicious idea whioh self-seeking dema?
gogues have impressed them with.
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Thc Tlclcet in Ward 4.
We trust that notwithstanding the re?
ported declaration of Mr. R. C. Shiver,
that he is not a oandidate for Alderman
of Ward No. 4, that his name will be
retained. We aan readily understand
why Mr. Shiver would not solicit thu
nomination on the citizens' ticket. He,
doubtless, oonsiders himself bound not
to make a bolt, as it wore, from the Re?
publican ticket, after having appeared
before tho Republican club us a candi?
date, and failing to get the nomination.
But whatever considerations may induce
Mr. Shiver not to seek a nomination by
the oitizens, does not pruvout thom from
voting for him. If a majority of his
Ward express their desire to have him
represent them in tho Counoil, he cannot
well, nor will he, we believe, refuse to
servo them. Mr. Shiver was at tho North
purchasing his spring stock of goods at
tho timo he was nominated. Ho know
nothing of tho "proposed honor," und
may, with truth, say ho is uo candidato;
but peoplo can voto for whom they
choose, and we trust that every man in
Ward 4 who is in accord with tho citi?
zens' movemout will retain thc name of
R. C. Shiver upon bis ballot.
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A SurriiEiiENTABY Ku KLUX REPORT.
When tho House of Representatives
lately voted 81,000,000 for tho uso of
the Department of Justice, it was
charged that the money would bo usod
in some coercion at tho South necessary
to preveut a result adverso to the domi?
nant party at the next Presidential elec?
tion. The only States that can be ope?
rated on with any success are tho two
Carolinas and the Gulf group. Tho first
aro pretty effectually disciplined already.
The following statement from tho Phila?
delphia Press will be accepted by mauy
as significant of tho rost of tho pro?
gramme:
"Senator Scott, chairman of tho com?
mittee on tho condition of the lalo in?
surrectionary States, is preparing a sup?
plementary Ku Klux report, which ho
will present at an early day. It will in?
clude a review of some of the testimony
taken in tho Gulf States, which was ro?
ceived too late to be noticed in tho first
report."
DEATH OF DR. E. E. WHITHER.-It is
our melancholy duty to record tho sud?
den and unexpected demise of Dr. E.
E. Whitncr, whom, a week or BO since,
wo announced as having taken up his
residonoo hero, removing from Ander?
son. Just a fow months since, nu older
brother departed this life, then residing
in tho State of Florida.
\Qreenvillc Enterprise.
Since our last issue all the prisoners
confined in jail at this placo havo beon
discharged on bail, except BaxtorCroely,
Mattison Good and Miles Howell. No
now arrests have boen mndo.
[Chester Reporter.
Dr. Robort Rudasill, of Lincoln Couu
ty, N. C., has just boon notified of a
legacy of $0,000,000 awaiting him in
(1er many.
REPOSTED DEATH OP HENB? BBRUY
LOWKKT.-Henderson, the correspond
ont of the New York Herald, recently
with the Lowreys, says:
Between February 13 and 16, in-com?
pany with bis fidu8 Acholes-Boas
Str ng-Henry Berry Lowrey was rang?
ing the oonntry in the neighborhood of
MOBS Neck, in search of flume persons
whom, he had been informed:, were
hunting him, while Stove aod Torn
Lowrey und Andrew Strong were sta
tioued ut a rendezvous on Lumber River,
near the "new brid, e." Abont ono and
three quarter miles from Moss Neck sta?
tion, within short gun-shot of the road
leading fromInmau's Bridgo to McNeill's
mill, they discovered in tho bushes u
newly-made "blind." (a placo of con?
cealment or ambush mudo by intertwin?
ing the branches of tho thickly-grown
bushes.) Il was not then occupied, nod
Heury Burry, believing it lind been
recently made by ouo of his pursuers,
who would shortly roturn to it, en
soonsced himself in it, while Boas made
a blind for himself a short distance off,
covering the road. But a few minutes
after they had placed themselves in their
respective positions, the report of a gun
was heard from Henry's hiding piuco,
and when Boss, who waited to hear a
word from his chief or an answering
shot from an enemy, cautiously ap?
proached tho spot, Henry Berry Lowrey
lay on his book, with one barral of his
shot-gun discharged, and his noso, fore?
head and whole front of his head blown
off. The broken ramrod and missing
wipor showed he had been trying to
draw a load from his gun. Boss draw
tho body into a thicket, aud notilied his
companions, who straightway buried
bira where, in all human probability, the
eye of man will seo him never.
Thus perished this remarkablo man,
and his death marks the desolation of
this most formidable body of despera?
does. Tho largo sum of money ho was
said to be in possession of is also lost'to
tho country, for no member of the band,
not even Boss nor his wife, knew the
whereabouts of his treasure chest. Tho
remaining outlaws have made diligent
search, but as yet have bad their lubor
for their pains. Henry Berry was said
to have bad a good deal of money, bo
sides his share of tho proceeds of tho
Lambertou Bank, from which some
830,000 were tuken. It appears to have
been his habit of appropriating to his
own use tho lion's sharo of all money
taken, giving his subjects tho other
booty.
SOUTH CAROLINA GAME LAW.-By re
ceut enactments of tho General Assem?
bly of South Carolina, the old and long
obsoleto game laws of tho Stute aro
revived aud declared a part of tho sta?
tute law. As a mutter of interest to
those of our readers who are fond of the
chase, wo give a summary of the provi?
sions of these laws. Ic is declared un?
lawful for any ono to kill a doe or fawn
from the first day of January to the last
day of July in auy year, or to kill a buck
from the tirBt of September to tho last
Friduy in October, or from the first of
March to tho last day of April in any
year. And tho period when it shall be
unlawful to kill a doo is extended to tho
first of September. Tho penalty for a
violation of either of these provisions is
a fiue of tou dollar*, wbilo tho snniu pe?
nalty is attached to fire hunting at any
time, with an additional petialty of
twenty-five dollars for every deer and
fifty dollin M for every borso or head of
neat cattle killed while so doing. An?
other equally important provision at?
taches a lina of ton dollars to any ono
who shall hunt on any lauds whatsoever
at a greater distance from his or her
place of rosidenco than seven miles,
without the consent of the proprietor;
aud also declaring ovcry entty upon tho
enclosed or unenclosed lauds of another,
after notice from the owner or tenant
prohibiting it, a misdemeanor punish?
able with fiue or imprisonment, or both.
In cuso of a failure, on conviction, to
pay the fine*, one-halt" of which goes to
tho informer, thc trial justice before
whom the caso is tried is required to
commit the convicted party to jail for
periods not exceeding two or thrco
months, according to thc offence.
A large fire occurred in Valdosta, Ga.,
on Tuesday, destroying several business
houses. Willis Allen lost S2.G00 worth
of property-no iiisnrauco, M. Nelson
lost ?2,000-no insurance. Tho losses
of S. A. Smith, Jr., will foot up S3.U00
no insurance. Tho goods of Mr. S. D.
Love wero damaged in removing thom
from his storo to the immunt of Sl.OtlO
insured. The losses of Dr. Slatcn aro
about Si,500-partly insured. Georgo
W. Roberts lost SHOO-no insurance.
The stock of J. B. Wither was damaged
to tho aniouut of S3?0-insured. W.
Joyco lost about SlOO-insured. The
losses of Henry Ehrlich, R. Ehrlich and
R. Thomas wero very li"ht. Tho lire
seems to undoubtedly owo its origin to
incendiarism.
IMPORTANT ORDER.-An order was
granted, on Tuesday, by Judgo Bryan in
tho United States Circuit Court, in the
case of tho United States vs. John Fraser
k Co., et ai, authorizing Jamos Robb
and C. T. Lowndes, trust?es, to take oat
S250.000 of tho bonds hold by tho court
iu that case, and hold tho samo subject
to any judgment which might bo re?
covered in the State Court by oertain
oreditors suing for a pro rata iharo o? the
bonds. Tho surplus, after paying such
judgments, if auy, is to bo returned to
tho United States Court.
[Charleston News.
Tho Wudesboro Herald says: Captain
Eurie, chief cngiueor of tho Chcruw and
Salisbury Railroad, wo understand, was
here lost week locating tho balauco of
tho ronto of said road from Chcruw to
this poiut, a distance of about four miles.
Tho greater part of tho track from Clio
raw to within four miles of this placo
has boon graded, and s;>iuo of it ready
for tho cross-tics.
TES SAD BTU RY OF PAULINE MARKHAM.
A Tory few years ago there flashed upon
the American stage a woman of marvel
ona beauty and of perfect form-a form,
too, not jealously concealed. Sho was
acknowledged to be tho handsomest
player of the day. She tamed the head*,
of all the young mon who suw her, and
addled the brains of not a few of the
old ones. She was the lion (tho lioness,
if you like it hotter,) of the duy. Tbe
newspapers teemed with her praises, und
oven dignified magazines bowed the
kuee beforo her. Her voice, wo are
told, was like unto "vocal velvet," hor
appearanoo majestic, her limbs inde?
scribable and unrivaled. If tho reader
has ever entered a theatre, he knows
that wo mein the very queen of tho
blondos, tho charming Stalacta of tho
"Black Crook"-Paulino Mnikhum. Bo
cently w? visited New York, and, to put
in a dull uftcruoon, waudered to Wood's
Museum. We found Miss Markham
was ouo of tho company. Though sur?
prised thut we had heard uolhiug of her
through thu nowspapors, and that she
should bo uu actor at the afternoon per?
formance of a museum, wo fully expect?
ed, not exactly to see her as dashing as
ever, but certaiuly tu hud her still in
some respects tho Markham of memory.
To say that wo woro astonished when
sho carno ou, fails to express our feelings.
The curtain rose, and, in tbeutrioul par?
lance, a lady nea!ed was discovered, lu
her wo recognized not a feature of Pau?
lino Mat khain ; yet it was her. She was
pale, wau aud weak-so much KO, in?
deed, that it was evident she went through
her part in tho greatest pam. lt was
not a momentary sickuess; what wc bo
bold was thu utter wreck of this ouco
magnificent being. A harsh, deepcough
told sadly and emphatically enough of
consumption, and of consumption not
just commenced.
To us, the tight wus painful. A year
ago, thia woman lived tho lifo of a
princess; wealth was poured iuto her
lap. Now she was uot worthy to grace
even tho evening programme of u place
of umuHomeut unrecognized usu theatre,
and lib rally tottered ufternoon after
afternoon about tho stage, that she
might earn enough to keep yot awhile
longer the little lifo still loft her. Seve?
ral times she sought thc support of tho
scenery, when compelled to stand n mo?
ment or two. A burlesque followed tho
comedy-just mich a burlesque as she
was wont of old to dash through iu the j
gayest of gay spirits. Sho was allotted ]
tho second, not thf first part. A cough
had replaced her ringing laugh, a sickly
bindo tho bright glances of hor eyes.
Tho cureor of this woman is only out
of thc commou order, in that it has been
so short. Sho triumphed scarcoly a
quarter the averngo length of time.
Liike thousands before, sho thought her
beauty und hur talents (for she had the
latter too) everlasting, aud neglected tho
warnings which must havo como to her
until too late. How gladly now would
she take a third of what an hoar's shop?
ping hus timo and again cost her.
[Philadelphia Press.
THE GERMAN FESTIVAL.-From tho
Charleston Courier we lenru that the
festival of tho German Kille Clubs this
year promises to be an nflair of more
thau ordinary magnitude, judging from
the programme published, lt will be?
gin on thc 22d of April, aud last five
days. Ou thc morning of the first, as
preliminary to thc day's pleasure, twelve
cannon shuts will bo fired ou thu Citadel
Green. At 7 o'clock, King Bequest
will bo escorted to headquarters at Liud
btedt'8 Hall, corner King and Calhouu
streets. The procession will then bo
formed, and will march through tho
principal stroets, and finally to tho depot
of the South Carolina Railroad, Ann
street, whore cars will bc iu readiness to
convey tho cortege to the Blatz. There
President Mel Obers will receive tho in?
vited guests from the city and entertain
them with a bountiful lunch. After the
usuul signal, thu shooting at various tar?
gets ami the festivities will begin, aud
bo renewed every day nutil Friday, ut 7
P. M. Siuce last year tho grounds have
been considerably improved; ten now
sbingledroofed booths havo been erected
for larger stands and restaurants; no
more tents will bo used; nowfbowling
alleys have boen built for tho uso ot vi?
sitors. Delegations of clubs in Atlanta,
Savannah, Augusta, Walhalla, Brooklyn,
Ballimore, Philadelphia, Washington,
Mobil?, Cincinnati, and other cities, aro
expected. A great deal of money has
been expended by tbo club in putting
the Plalz in better order than before,
and to improvo it us far as they could do
so this season. As thu railroads have
decided to take visitors to tho Platz at
half faro during tho festival week, there
will inevitably bo a larger attendance in?
duced by this fuct and superior attrac?
tions than there bas been for several
years.
Tho followiugis ono of tho best cough
syrups now in use, for consumption,
liver complaints und colds. Take four
largo onions, peel and slice thom into
water, boil them until nearly fonder,
add ono single handful of flax seed, and
boil a few minutes longer, thou strain it.
There should bo ono tea-cupful of juice,
and after straining add one ten-cup of
boney and ono tea-cup of good cider
vinegar. Bottle for uso.
Somo startling figures aro given re?
specting the ravages of tho small-pox in
Philadelphia. It is said that no epi?
demia pestilence, not even cholera, has
within half a century boon equally gono
ral or fatal, tho bills of mortality pro
conting uu average of more thau 200
deaths n week during tho autumn and
winter, lt bus raged during a poriod
nearly ten times as long as did cholera,
and it haB not yet censod.
lu North port, Ala., lust week, a woman
WUK found dead in bur bcd, with her
little child fondling tho corpse and try?
ing to open her mother's eyes.
There aro f>0l) Baptist churches in
South Carolina.
A Rosi AK Tic Sx GB Y.-In South Caro
lina, lately, has been enacted another |
version of the "old, old story" of man's
inconstancy and woman's oonataooj. A j
lady now no longe* young, aftor many
years of waiting, has been married to
her love, who was far from being true.
Shu had supposed him dead-killed in
battle-and fdr nine long years had
mourned his loss, refusing, by the snore,
admirera of her beauty and her wit, both
of which wore mora thun ordinary, for
aho carno of a Huguenot stock, renowned
for their good looks and good eeruo,
and aa uueeatresa of hera waH one of tho
beauties at tho court of Catherine do
Medicis and mistrals to tho Klug oL
Nuvurre. While sha thus wns mourning
her life away, her recreant lover waB
alive aud well, aud thu husband of a
Northoru womuu. He had beon left for
dead on ono of the fields of battle, but
under the skillful treatment of tho Fedo?
ra I Rtirgeons and tender care of a brown
oyed hospital uurso had regniued his
lease of life, but lost the heart which !
was not-his to loso. Taking advantage J
of his death being reported, ho came to
tho North, and under a feigned name
married his hospital fairy. With her ho !
lived happily till the fall of 1870, whou
death took her away. Then at his de?
serted hearthstone tho lonely mau
thought of his Southern love, nud his
old passion returned. Hoyicldod to the
yearning to Bee her again, nod with
three children, tho fruit of his marriage,
went back to "old Carolion,"andshamed
nud trembling prOBOntod himself before
her. She, ou her part, forgot and for?
gave him all, and has taken tho vows
which ranken her a mother to bis chil?
dren.
AKKEST OF Mn J AUKS BUEWEU.-Tho1
Gmuitovillu case, in which a negro girl
shot tho infant child of Mr. James
Brewer, was afterwards shot herself, and
tho subsequent shooting of Mr. Albert
Turner, is still fresh in tho mind of the
public. On yesterday, to tin great snr
priBu of our community. Mr. Brewer
wa9 brought to Edgefield to be lodged iu
jail, having beon arrested in Grauitevillo '
tho day before upon ovidonco pointing
to him U3 tho person who shot Turner.
A stringe aud improbable tale, truly.
Uuder tho new law, which all wa a pri?
soner to bo hoard for bail before two
Trial Justices, Mr. Brewer had a hearing
last night, Tuesday, 20th, before i'riul
Justices Ramsay and Eichelberger.
Messrs. You maus Sc Sheppard, and Maj.
W. T. Gary, uppeaiod foi the prisoner.
This hearing resulted in tho release of
Mr. Brewer upou bail. Mr. B. has re?
turned to his homo. This evidence
against Mr. Brewor, and his arrest, are
ascribed, by the public generally, solely
to personnl malice or a malignant
pchemo. Truly the wanton shooting of
au infant by a negro woman was terrible
enough in itself, but what eudlesa trials
and troubles bas it not subsequently
brought io its train?
[Edgefield Advertiser, 11th.
DANOEIIS OF FANCY KEROSENE.-Prof.
Chandler, of New York, has begun a
crusade against tho sale of the highly
dangerous fluids used throughout the
country for illuminating purposes, which
slay from 1,000 to 2,000 persons per
annum. Every day'e delay, he Bays, in
enacting laws to stop tho traffic con?
signs from three to six human beings to
a fearful death, in the United States
alono, from these dangerous oils. A
table lately published shows that from
January 1, 1871. to March 1, 1872, there
were 1,511 fires in New York, of which
number 283, or eighteen por cent., wero
occasioned by the explosivo products of j
petroleum. Tho figures at tho bureau of
vital statistics show that of tho 112
deaths which occurred from scalds and
burns during the year 1871, thirty-nine
deaths, or thirty two per cent, of the
whole number, resulted from the use of
petroleum, lt is stated that tho explo?
sivo oils, advertised under divors at?
tractive titles, aro moro daugerous than
tho poorest kerosene, being merely
naptha or gusolino deodorized of their
pungency. Tho news columns of the j
daily papers show only a fow of tho
groat number of accidouts, conflagra?
tions and doaths caused by this meaus.
LOWBEY on NOT LOWUF.Y?-"THAT IS
THE QUESTION."-Thc Atlanta Sun, ol
yesterday, Bays: "On Monday, two aus?
picious individuals woro observed pass?
ing along Peters street, by Martin
aud Richards, und directly left tho stroot,
nud wont across tho commons border?
ing thc street at that point. Oue of the
party appeared to be twenty-six or
twouty-cight years old, rather slim and
athletic. Both seemed to have Indian
blood in them. Now, ia it not possible
that theso persons wero ll. B. Lowroy
and ono of his comrndes? It is known
that Lowroy has flod, and ?10,000 have
boen offered for his arrest, ag well as
SD,000 for each of sevoral others of his
clan. Detectives, wo learn, have beon
quito vigilant in Virgiuia and North
Carolina, and havo failed to discover
any traco of the fugitive. It is uot at
all unlikely that he has passed through
Georgia in seek of refuge farther West."
TESTING TIIE LICENSE LAW.-The gon
eral opposition to tho enforcement of
this iniquitous law has at length taken a
decided form, and, at a meeting of tho
ci ti rons representing tho various inte?
rnets of the city, held yesterday, at the
Bank of Charleston Hall, a resolution
was passed inviting all persona affected
by thc Act to joiu in a mass meotiug to
ba held on tho 30th instant, for the pm
poso of takiug legal proceedings to test
tho validity of tho Act. Tho mooting
acted with moderation, aud only took this
step upou tho advice aud opinion of the
moat cminout aud legal counsel iu tho
city. - Charles/on News.
Congressman Cox is said to be tired
of buing a st nt osman and purposes be?
coming a lawyer again. Ho will be
pu/./.led, however, to practice some of
tho laws that he has helped to make.
Booal Items.
Orrr MATTHUS.-Th? price of single
copies of the PHCBNTX is fire cents.
To-day is Good Friday.
Capt. Jackson requests us to say that
tho stoeplemen at the Charlotte Railroad
Shops and Presbyterian Church will be
practiced iu thc fire alarm to-dsy. Citi?
zen? need not beoome excited, therefore.
The following appointments have been
made by tho Governor: Henty G. Street,
Notary Public for Charleston; Edward
Houea, Trial Justice for Ocouoe, vice J.
W. .Livingston, resigned.
Mr. A. A. Hammett, a Trial Justice in
Uniou County, has resigned.
The musio now furnished by tho gar?
rison band'is well worth listening to.
Several instruments havo been added.
Among other beautiful pieces performed
yesterday afternoon was "Gu yonder
rock reclining," from Fra Diavalo.
Ono individual from the Nutmeg '
State came to Columbia and made a mis?
take in the way of investments, He was
passing along tho lower end of Gervais
street, and saw what he supposed were
positive evidences of petroleum. Mr.
Speculator went to work and iuvested in
the adjacent lands, and was about to
make extensive purchases, when he acci?
dentally discovered that what he thought
was pe tr olex, in, was only the refuse of
the gas-works.
The largo saw-mill at Summit Station,
on tho Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, together with 50,000 feet of
lumber, was destroyed by firo on Wednes?
day lust. This mill was looatcd in Lex?
ington County, and was considered the
host iu that section. It was run by
steam. The loss is very heavy, as there
was but slight insurance.
A. A. Gilbert, Esq., of the Sumter
Watchman, paid a flying visit to Colum?
bia, yesterday.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Northern
mail opens at 3.00 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 6.00
P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Wostern mail
opoas 0.00 A. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. On
Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M.
PHOSIXIANA.-Light drab hats, with
a wide band of the same color, and a
tiny rod feather in the sid?, are the
latest agony for the gentlemen.
It is ?aid that the bill of exceptions
in tho Fisk-Stokes case makes 700
pages, nod that it will take a week to
read it.
Ono of tho latest patents granted in
Washington was for an improvement in
chignons.
The new fashionable color for evening
gloves is called Incarnadine. It is a very
light flesh color.
Lamont says we moy as well be happy,
as "we are going through tho world for
the lust time."
Spring 6tyle-young lady jumping
over a gate.
Among other "sports of tho ring" may
bo included weddings.
LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Acts of tho General Assembly.
Geo. Symmers-5,000 Live Indiana.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
B. W. Taylor-Medical Meeti?g.
Nominations for Aldermen.
IIOTEL. AB ni VA LS, March 28,1872.-Nickerscn
House-Y N lintier, K E Dickson, Manning;
A Grimball, E Coflin, L Lorouzt, Charleston;
N G Osteen, Sumter; J A Adams, Baltimore;
K s J Hayes, Lexington; J G Gibbes, Florida;
AI t? QUI, city; F 1) bush. Greenville.
Tho Clovelnnd Ledger says a gentle?
man of leisure in that city, who resides
on tho West sido, and prides himself on
his personal appearance, lately sought
to remove a grease- spot from his coat
tail by tho froo nso of beuzine, and then
stood close to the stovo that the odor
might evaporate more quickly. He was
quite correot in his theory but unfortun?
ate iu practice, for boforo ho could say
Jack Rubinson he was turning cart?
wheels out tho window, and thero was
not enough coat tail left to make a
"weskit" for a doll baby. He does not
rido horseback now, and sleeps on all
fours like a mule.
GROWTH OP THE WEST.-The first
steamboat which was lauuohed upon the
Western wators, was built at Pittsburg
about sixty years ago, in 1811, which
was seven years before the first lake
steamer was launched. Now, there are
roported to bo 4,400 steamers, of all
classes, plyiug on tho inlund lakes and
rivers.
An Indiana woman first married a
man named Robb. When he was gone
she consolidated with a person named
Robbins, No sooner waa he entobmed
than sho secured a cortain Mr. Robin
Bon, and now ho is dead. Proposals for
another partnership will be received,
but only for men who oan go one better
ou Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. HutohiuBon died
iu Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, of lock?
jaw. It is thought tho lock-jaw was
brought on by taking cold uuder the
process of vaccination.
Among tho Romans all men of fall
ago wero obliged to murry, and it is
even a modern law of England whioh in
flietG a linc upou all bachelors in thc
king loni, of twenty-live years au 1 over.