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COLUMBIA,; m c.
Sunday Morning, Karon 31, 1872.
Save tb? City.
It is every man'! duty to aid in the
effort to save the city, on Tuesday. No
oitizen can escape the responsibility.
Apathy and indifference' will result in
further opportunities for unprincipled
carpet-baggers to defraud the people,
omah the oity with a mountain load of
debt, and deprive honest labor of a fair
remuneration for its toil. Colombia ex?
pects every man to do his daly.
The Xjib?ral Republicans and th? Con.
nectlcut Election.
The action which the liberal Republi
oanB will take is the ohief theme of gen?
eral interest in the Connections election,
which comes off to-morrow. Like her
sister, New Hampshire, Connecticut is
fairly divided, in every respect, between
Republicans and Dem?crata. In num?
bers, wealth, intelligence, character, and
patriotio devotion to their State, the
warmest partisan on either side cannot
olaim any appreciable preference for
themselves. The last Republican admi?
nistration, like its D?mocratie predeces?
sors, has given to the Nutmeg State an
irreproachable Government. No cor?
ruptions, no thefts, no swindles, no ex?
travaganoe, no fraudulent issue of bonds,
no increase .of taxation, and, withal, a
diminution of the public debt, is the re?
cord of that happy State. Yet wo hear,
too, that the Government was Republi?
can last year. The rotten concern we
have here in South Carolina calls itself
Republican, too. One or the other is a
lie; whioh is it? South Carolina had a
so-called Republican majority of 30,000
at tho last election-Connecticut only
100. Our Government, then, if it doesn't |
lie in oalling itself Republican, is more
Republican than Connecticut. Wo are j
forced to the conclusion that there, ia a
mistake in tho name here, and that oar
pet-bagism and Republicanism are by
no means synonymous terms. ?
Bat to Connecticut. There are no'
looal issues in the election now on hand,
and national politics alono serv? to1
clothe the contest with the little interest
it has to the citizens of the State. But
little effort is being thade by the Demo?
''"crats, and the Republicans; though
struggling strenuously, under the im?
pulse of a mighty shove from Washing?
ton and, a host of speakers from other 1
States, has failed to arouse any marked
enthusiasm among the masseu. The re?
sult depends,, perhaps, upon tho oourse '
which tho liberal Republicans may pur?
sue. The' New York World ia deep in
ila denunciations of Schurz, Sumner
and tho other leaders of the liberal Re?
publican movement, that ?hey have
made no endeavor whatever to show
their strength in opposing Grant, by
taking sides with the Democrats and
aiding in the election of Hubbard; the
D?mocrat e oaudidato for Governor. It
accuses thom of au utter want of politi?
cal courage and independence; prediots
that they will be frightened back into
the support of Grant, and advises a ?
square-out Democratic fight for tho Pre?
sidency. Why this hot haste to turn
tail upon tho men^hooa tho World has
been so warmly sustaining but a short
while since, we are at a loss to soe?
It is silly to suppose and unreasonable
to demand that liberal Republicans, bo
causo they oppose Grant and centraliza?
tion, must support Democratic candi?
dates, and especially in a caso Uko that j
in Conuoctiout, where tho interests of
good government are in no way endan?
gered by a Republican success. A Re?
publican triumph in Connecticut cannot
now bo claimed, by any means, as an
endorsement of Grant; for the Central!
Republican Oommittoo, clearly perooiv-1
ing the oortaiuty of defeat on that issue,
have declared that no such issuo is in?
volved in tho oampaign. Senator Ferry,
lob, a Republican, who is working for
re-election, is retorted by tho correa
pondent of the Njfw York Herald, whioh
strongly favors Grant, as boing notice?
ably guarded, in his public speeohes, not 1
to say ono word in personal or indivi- '
dual commendation of Grant. Liberal
Republicanism mcaus opposition to
Grant and centralization, tho success of
which will be glory enough for ono cam?
paign. On that lino, good men, how?
ever thoy may differ in collateral politi?
cal opinions, can join hands. That is
all that need bo required, and nil that is
wise'to bd;nskod. Whether Connecticut
or any other State becomes in its local
government Republican or Demo ora tic,
if the parties aro any ways equal in in?
telligence and integrity, doesn't matter a
baubee.
A oolorcd woman in tho South-eastern
seotion of tho oity gave birth to a ohild
on Tuesday night last with two well-de?
veloped horns; ono on each Bide of tho
head. Tt is said to bo quite a cariosity,
and many persons have boen to examino
tho singular specimen of humanity.
X Wilmington Star.
Remember to Htgliltr.
No p orson will be entitle 1 tc vote on
Tuesday, who has not registered. Ee?
na ember that regi?tratio? is an ind ispen- J
table prerequisite to fha right of voting?
-?f ? aft ?-a
The Frenen Arme Investigation-J?m-|
./'i ncr'* Protest.
The sale o? arme by Government of?
ficiais of the War Department to the !
agents of the Frenoh Government, bas
been proved beyond all question, by the
testimony given before the investigating
oommittee nf the Senate. Furthermore,
it has boon established that whatever
possible doabt there might haye,been on
the part of the officials Of oar Govern?
ment as tp tho oharaoter of the par
chasers of the arms as agents of the
Freeh Government at the time of salo,
it iras well known what their destination |
Was' at the time of the delivery ot tho
arms. The bdlk'of the arms and stores
sold: were' delivered by the Government
at tho pier of thc French steamship.
They wore, marked by oar army agente j
F. B., indicating French Republic, andi
they were delivered by tho Government [
in Government lighters.
So far as tho resolution of Mr. Sum?
ner charged a violation of the laWs of
neutrality by the War Department, and
deceit' and bad faith pr?o.ticed towards
Germany, it has ween most fully' sus?
tained by,the evidence, notwithstanding
that the majority of tho committee dis-'
favored the investigation, and have
striven by every menus ia their power to
so explain tho affair as to shield the ad?
ministration I rom blame. Having failed
in this, they now turn With malignant
spite upon Mr. Sumner, the instigator
of the investigation, with a desire to
badger him and compel him as a witness
before them to disclose tho confidential
communications made to him, and upon
which tie Baooeeded in ferreting out tho
"disgraceful.piece pf jobbery.
Mr. Sumner,-whoso protest we pub?
lished at length yesterday, rofuscs to tes?
tify, apon tho ground, first, that it is un?
becoming his dignity and honor us a
Seuxior to allow himself to be questioned
'oatBide of the Senate upon matters
which ho ohose, as the representative of
tho people, to bring boforo that body;
ead, secondly, he objects to the compe?
tency of the committee* as having beon
organized contrary to parliamentary law
and long established usage.' We are not j
prepared to announce an opinion upon
the validity ol the ' abjections urged by
Mr. Sumner, as exempting him'from the
obligation of testifying before the com?
mittee, but can appr?cia to tho wisdom
and justice of his protest. A subpona
has boen serred^trpon the protesting
Senator which, it LB expected, he will of
course disdain to notice, and then Will
come the tog of war. The committee
will, doubtless, have Mr. Sumner ar?
raigned before th? bar of the Senate for
contempt, and we may expect an inte?
resting and abie vindication of his ]
course.
Tho attempt made by the Czar,
through Gen. Lovaschoff, to reconcile
and recall the'.diiaffected Poles resident
in France and other oountries, is said to
be meeting with encouraging success,
and it now appears that the negotiations
will end in a measure of amnesty on a
largo scale, and an entire chango in the
relations existing between Russia and
Poland. Tho wisdom manifested by the
Czar and tho course pursued, is highiy
commended in Europe, not only on ac?
count of its liberality, but also tho bene?
ficial effect his policy is likely to wield
upon the future peaco of the Continent.
MEMORIAL TO THF LATE WM. GILMORE
I SIMMS.-At a meeting of friends and ad
I mirors of the late W. Gilmore Simms,
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That committees bo appoint?
ed by the chairman of this meeting, at
his leisure, for tho city and State at
largo, who shall be charged with tho
duty of proouring pious for a suitable
monument to bo erected over thc re?
mains of Wm. Gilmore Simms, at Mag?
nolia Oemotery, and of raising the means
nooossary for the purpose, and that tho
committees report to an adjoarncd meet?
ing of this body, to bo called by tho ?
chairman.
In pursnnnco of this resolutioo, tho
?chairman, Hon. Alfred Huger, has ap?
pointed committees iu every County.
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A MLIIDERER HANGS HIMSELF.-Wo
learn from tho Lexington (Ky.) Obsci'ver
and Reporter, March 23d, that Leonard
Stough, the Richmond wife murderer,
committed suicide last Monday morning
by hanging himself with two hand?
kerchiefs. und a towel, tied togethor to
tho top bar Of the iron door loading
from tho dungeon to ibo cell. Ho bad
made two previous attempts to take his
life.
At an election held at Midway, for In?
tendant and Wardens of the town, tho
following gentlemen wero elected, viz:
Iutondaut-L. A. Burke. Wardens-H,
Bcrkman, J. L. Sense, W. W. Ellzoy, B.
W. Middleton.
Meningetis prevails in Newberry and
Edgefield Counties. A number of
1 colored people have died of its effects.
TUE PBISONEBS ?Ott TJ?lION-HoVf
ras ? nr. Ears WXBB CQNOTJOTKD-No WAH
HANI H, No ?HABOE, NO BAXL.-Tho Ka
Klux prisoners from Union County,
wats? arrival in'thia city was reported m
the-Nevss, of tu? 23d instant, are still aft
the Coan ty jail, awaiting their mockery
gi ? trial at the next term of the United
States Circuit Court, te begin in this
city next Monday. Tho list of arrivals,
aa- publish od at the' time, included the
names of three men arrested on charge
of violating the revenue law, and of
thirty whoso'alleged o ri rue ie?. Pupppseft
to be soma violation of the Enforcement
or Ku KTox Act, though, in this majority
Of the oases,'the p rino tors themselves
have not the Slightest idea of the oause
of their arrest, aud havo never bean fur?
nished with' the oharges against them,
the names of the persons making the
oharges, or even shown a warrant of
arrest. They have been confinad In one
jail and another for periods varying from
two weeks to five months, with no op?
portunity to prepare .for trial, because
they !have no moana of knowing the
charges against them, and'without bei tig
allowed to give bail, although, in most
qf the cases, any reasonable amount of
security?could aasily be obtained. Seven
of the thirty are colored men, and four
of these are Radicals and mem bera of
the Loyal League. .
Of the white prisoners, many are gen?
tlemen of education, refinement and
high sooial and professional position.
Ono of these ia Colonel J. F. Gist, one
of tho ablest attorneys and one of tho
?uest gentlemen in tho State, and the
oircumatanoe8 of his arrest afford a fair
illustration of the illegal and arbitrary
manner in which these proceeding have,
from first to last, been conducted. The
arrest was mndo on Saturday, the 8th in?
stant, at Uuionville. Deputy Marshal
J. H. Williams, encountering Colonel
Gist on the street, uooostod him by Bay?
ing, "You are my prisoner." Colonel
Giat naked to bo Bhown his warrant of
arrest, but Williams deolined to show it.
When asked if ho hnd any warrant, Wil?
liams replied that ho had, but that hu
had been ordered not to shew it. He
said that he would show tho back of the
warrant, and he held up a paper on
which was endorsed, "Tho United
States against J. P. Gist," and which ho
said was a warrant of arrest issued by
United States Commissioner Byron.
Colonel Gist not being satisfied with this
authority, declined to bo arrested, but
told Williams that ho would go to the
Commissioner's office, and surrender
himself, if a propor warrant of arrest
had been issued ugaiust him. Colonel
Gist then called upon tho Commissioner
and asked if a warrant had been issued
for his arrest, aud was told that it had.
He asked to be shown the warrant, bat
thia was again refused. He then asked
if an affidavit had been made against
him upon which to predicate a warrant
of arrest. The Commissioner ovaded
the question for awhile, and. then eaid
that nu affidavit had beon made by J. H.
Williams, the Deputy Marshal who had
attempted his arrest, and who is a re
oehtly discharged soldier from the
Unitad States army. Colonel Gist asked,
os a matter of right, to bo Bhown the
affidavit, so that he might know the
oharge against him. This demand was
positively refused, and to this day, Co?
lonel Gint has not seen the affidavit,
and does cot know that any charge has
boon regularly preferred against him.
Colonel Gist then asked to be allowed to
give bail for his appearance, but this
request was also positively refused by
the Commissioner, who declared that he
was neting under tho orders of a higher
authority, lt being plain, however,
that, even under the moat extraordinary
circumstances, any resistanoe by Colonel
Gist would have been worse than useless,
and would ouly have boeu seized upon
as a pretext for additional insult, he
submitted to the arrest, and delivered
himself np at tho Union County jail,
whence he was transferred, as already
.'dated, to tho jail in this city. Since his
arrival hero, ho has boon visited by the
Hon. A. G. Magrath, Hon. W. D. Por?
ter and others of his legal brethren, who
havo been profuso in their oxpressioos
of sympathy and ollera of professional
assistance. It is almost needless to add
that Colonel Gist is prepared at any time
to make the clearest defence upon any
charge of lawlessness that can bo brought
against him; but it appears to bo the
polioy of tho prosecution, as was shown
in the recent trials at Columbia, to keep
him and the rest of the prisoners in
ignorance of tho chargea against them
until tho latest possiblo moment, BO as
to leave them little or no time to ?trepare
for trial.
Tho treatment of theso prisoners is
everything that could bo expected under
tho circumstances, aud it is greatly to
tho credit of tho efficient keeper of tho
jail, Mr. John Clnussen, that, recogniz?
ing tho fact that many of theso prisoners
are gentlemen of high, standing, he bns
been careful not to add gratuitous in?
sults to the many discomforts of their
position, nod has extended to thom every
attention and comfort that is consistent
with the faithful discharge of his duty.
Tho general appearance- and manage?
ment of the jail is also very creditnblo to
its keeper. Ono features of great inter?
est is tho freo school for such of tho pri?
soners nu desiro to.avail themselves of its
advantages, which has boon established
m tho jail by Mr. Clnussen. This enter?
prise has beon maintained for about ono
year without any chargo to tho prisoners
or to the County. It is held in a largo
room on tho second floor of tho jail,
mado by tho removal of a partition, and
is attended daily by seventy or oighty of
tho prisoners, many of whom exhibit a
gratifying degree of progress in tho ru?
dimentary studies which aro taught.
The following is a list of the prisoners
from Union County, who aro supposed
to hov o been arrestod ou tho oharge of
Ku Kluxism, with tho dates of their
arrests: Col. J. P. Gist, March 8, 1872;
Dr. J. Rice Rogers, November 8, 1871;
R. H. Greer, Novombor 8, 1871; W. I.
MeKissick, November 8, 1871; N. H.
Hawkins, November 8,1871; E. T. Haw?
kins, November 8, 1871; R. P. Hawkins,
November 8, 1871: John Bevis, Novem?
bers, 1871; Wm. F. Bentley, November
8? 1871; John Bodger, October 23,1871;
Louis H. Bodger, October 23,1871; T.
Jefferson Greer, Ootober 23, 1871; H.
T. Gallman, March 6, 1872; James Mc
Spencer, March 4, 1872; A. G. Bently,
February 10, 1872; T. O. Nelson, March
4, 1872; N. B. Hawkins, Marok 4, 1872;
Charlea W. Scott. Maroh ll, 1872; Ira
Willard, Maroh 12,1872; JameB Tramel,
March 10. 1872; H. F. Floyd, Maroh 13,
1872] W. Br Sevil, Maroh 18, 1872; G..
F. Scales, February 14, 1872; John
Dawkins, colored, Ootober 23, 1871;
Wm. Little, colored, Maroh 18, 1872;
Wm. Johnsen, oolored, November 7,
1871; Wm. Nichols, colored, November
7, 1871; Daniel Nichols, oolored, No?
vember 7, 1871; Wade Salter, colored,
November 8, 1871; Albert Lewis, oo?
lored, March 8, 1872.-Charleston News.
THE KINO'S MOUNTAIN BAIDROAD.
The Yorkville Enquirer, in its lust issue,
says:
At a meeting of the old Board of Di?
rectors, on Monday last, President Law
tendered hi? resignation, as also did W.
B. Wilson, Esq., and Col. Wm. John?
ston, two of the directors. Maj. G. W.
Wilson was immediately elected Presi?
dent, and tho vacancies in tho Board of
Direotors were lilied by the election of
Messrs. John L. McLure and J. Harvey
Smith, of Chester. Mr. Robert J. Latta,
who has for somo time past occupied the
position of Secretary and Treasurer, and
agent at tho depot in this pince, and
who, wo aro pleased to say, discharged
tho duties to the entire sathfaotion of the
public, also tendered his resignation,
which was conditionally accepted. Mr.
James Mason was elected to supply this
prospectivo vacaucy. I. D. Wither?
spoon, Esq , of Yorkvillo, und S. P.
Anderson, Esq., of Chester, were ap?
pointed attorneys of tho company.
Wu ure informed that it is tho purpose
of tho new management to immediately
put the road-bed in first rato order, sup?
ply additional rolling stock, including a
new passenger coach, build needed turu
outs, sink additional wells, and constiuct
necessary water tanks, put on a daily
train as soon ns tho. necessary arrange?
ments can bo completed, run tho road as
a "live institution," and make it equal
to what it was during tho palmy days of
tho first President, thc lamented Col.
Wm. Wright.
A HORRMILE CRIME.-Tho Wilmington
(Del.) papora report that William Den?
nis, a negro, committed a rapo on thu
person of Mrs. John Thompson, resid?
ing about two miles from that city, on
the 27th inst. Tho victim was alono in
the house with her two yonng ohildren
at tho time, her husband-a mcohanio
employed at the Harlan and Hollings?
worth ship yard-being absent. Mrs.
Thompson made a desperate resistance,
tho furniture in the room being wrecked
daring tho Btrngglo. The negro drew a
razor and threatened to kill her. She
escaped from him finally and ran to tho
house of Joseph Lefovre, about a quar?
ter of a mile distant, in nearly a nude
state, all her olotking having been torn
off in the ?druggie, nearly exhausted.
The negro, add the pupers, bit pieces of
flesh from Mr. Thompson's faco and
body, which ho spit out npon tho floor.
Her condition is described as precari?
ous. Dennis mndo his escape, although
a number of citizens, together with the
police, wero soon looking for him. Ho
is described as about five feet five inches
in height, stout and had ou a white hat
and blao blouse
A SHARL* THING IN INSURANCE.-A
picea of sharp practico on tho part of
tho directors and ollicers of an insurance
company of Hartford, hus recently been
brought to light, but for some mysteri?
ous reason it failed to got into the papers
of that city. It r.eoms that these officers
borrowed from 810,000 to $20,000 each
of tho fund of their company, giving ns
security therefor, their individual notes
and mortgage on their homestead.
After tho firo at Chicago they wont to
that city, represented thoir company as
insolvent, bought up claims against it
(it is said for twonty-fivo cents on tho
dollar,) and then endeavored to uso theso
claims ut their faco value in payment of
their notos held by the company, and
were only preveuted from doing so by
thc receiver, who shut down on tho lit
tlo game.-Spring field Republican.
SAD ACCIDENT.-As Willie Brown, son
of John L. Brown, Esq., of this city,
was returning from u hunt, Thursday, in
company with several other boys, his
gun in some way or other was discharged,
lodgfng its contents in his fido. He was
immediately carried to his homo and
m?dical aid called in, but ail tho physi?
cians could do was unavailing Ho lin?
gered uuulyestordayjaiternoon, between
2 and 3 u'olock, lind breathed his last.
[Charlotte Observer.
Tho Aiken Journal bays that one of
tho most remarkable ladies in tho Coun?
ty is Mrs. Davis, who lives some ten
miles from Barnwell, She is 102 years
of ugo, and, to show what sho can still
do, H few months ago she spun thread
enough to weavo Bixty yards of cloth.
Sho is a good house-keeper, and looks
after things in a manner that would ;do
\ her credit if sho was not half the ago sho
is.
SMALL-POX FATALITY.-It is said that
no epidemic, not oven tho cholera, bas
within half a century, been ns general
or ns fatal in Philadelphia ns tho small
i pox; the bills of mortality prosen tin g an
average of more than 200 doaths a week
daring tho au tum and wiuter. It bas
raged during a period noarly ten timos
ns lohg as did cholera, and it has not yet
ceased.
I A "Jarndyoo vs. Jamdyco" case, in
which tho parties to the suit have for?
gotten tho material facts, was stricken
from the docket in St. Joe, after pond?
ing thirteen years.
Eiooal Items.
SUPREME COUNT DECISION, Marah 29.
-A. Carter VB. D. B, Brown. Now
trial ordered. Opinion by Willard, A.
J. Moses, C. J., and Wright, A. J., con?
curred.
M AI ii ARRANGEMENTS.-Th? Northern
mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; doses 7.15
A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00
P. M.; closeB 6.00 A. M. Charleston
night mail opens 6.30 A M.; doses 6.00
P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
M. ; doses 6.00 A. M. Western mail
opens 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1.80 P. M. On
Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M.
BIBLE SOCIETY.-The forty-aovonth
anniversary of the Columbia Bible So?
ciety will occur this (Sunday) evening,
at the Baptist Church in this city, on
which occasion a sermon will be deli?
vered by Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. D.
Service will commence at 7}? o'olook.
All denominations aro respectfully in?
vited to attend. A collection will bo
taken up in behalf of Bible distribution.
RUDAL CAROLINIAN.-With its accus?
tomed punctuality, thia mothly for April,
scarcely reached, and surely not ex
colled, by another working in the same
field of thonght, came to ns yesterday.
The articles are varied, to the point, and
just long enough. Dr. Charles TJpham
Sheppard, Jr., the well-known chemist,
assumes control of the department of
applied chemistry and mineralogy in a
lucid introductory, and calls attention to
bis assumption of the chargo and the
completeness of his laboratory.
CITY MATTERS.-Tho price of single
copies of tho PHOENIX is fl YO cents.
Messrs. Hendrix S? Brother are in re?
ceipt of another lot of that justly-cele?
brated "Mazeppa" family flour, which
has given such geucral satisfaction.
They arc the sole agents for this brand.
Citizens .should bear in mind that, ac?
cording to the present law, they can only
vote for Mayor nod tho Aldermen in tho
Ward iu which they reside. All other
votes will be thrown out.
Our new sign is a Now /on.' It is red;
and can be the better read from the
fact of being red, by any reader who
wishes to be the gleaner ol the intelli?
gence that thia is tho PHOENIX office. j
The Governor has appointed Charles
R. Titus and J. A. H. Sanders, Notaries
Public for Beaufort, and A. J. Stephens,
for Marion. W. E. Simonds has been j
appointed Commissioner of Deeds, resi?
dent at Hartford, Connecticut. Isaac
Wickliffe, of Walhalla, Trial Justice, j
vice W. M. Woodin, removed. Edward
nonea, ol Ooonee, Trial Justice, vice J. <
W. Livingston, resigned.
Mr. McKenzie's Arctic soda fountain
is again in operation. Nono but tho
choicest and purest syrups furnished.
Yesterday was moro Bpring-like than
any day wo have yet experienced this
season, aud as a consequence tho beauty
and fashion of the city were observable
on our principal thoroughfares.
Attention is directed to a change in
tho schedulo of tho Wilmington, Co?
lumbia and Augusta Railroad.
Attention is directed to tho advertise?
ment of valuable property for salo in
Picktns County. We will make o more
extended rcforenco to thi3 property and
its locality in a future issue
Mr. J. H. Kinara makes a largo dis?
play in our issue this morning. Call
and see his goods. If we toll you what I
ho has, it will deprivo you of the plea?
sure of shopping, so call and see for
yourself.
Mrs. A. McCormick annouuees that
her magnificent Btock of millinery goods
will bo open to the inspection of tho
public on noxt Thursday and Friday.
This simple announcement will socure
numberless visitors.
PIIO2N.IX.IAXA.-Advice to gamblers
"Deal" honorably with all.
Stuck up-All the telegraph poles.
A "time-server"-A watch.
Stutterers can't toll tho truth; Ihoy are
eternally breaking their word.
A California judge has just startled
the domestic proprieties by granting a
divorce to a husband, on the ground
that bo was insane when ho married.
Only lot this prinoiplo bo recognized,
! then farewell ' all clouds which lower
above tho matrimonial house. In Ori?
ental language, may that judge live a
thousand years.
Rov. J. Stella Martin, a nogro preach?
er, has latoly been lecturing in Tremont
Temple, Boston, dofonding the negro
representatives for accepting bribes on
the ground of lack of education, This
defence is certainly a novel ono, and, if
true, it may bo questioned whether peo?
ple who do not know the dif?oronco? bo
tween honesty and tboft, botween right
and wrong, aro fit to bo representatives.
An exchange wickedly says: Charles
Sumner leads tho fashion in his DOW
"Dolly Varden" ouit of politics. Ho is
emphatically the most "flowery" orator
of his time.
KEEP ia MIND.-To-morrow it the last
day for registration. . The plaoei of re?
gis trat ion are aa follower For Ward 1,
Steward's Hall; Ward 2, Court House;
Ward 8, Pheonix Axe, Hook and Ladder
Company building; Ward 4, O'Connell's
building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Lodge No. 3 of
this order was organized and the officers
installed, in this city, yesterday after?
noon. A. T. Smythe. Grand Chancel
lor, F. K. Houston, Grand Gai de, and ?
E. H. Rodgers, P. C., all of Charleston,
officiated. We learn that this is tho first
lodge of this order establisned in this
city, and that it has been inaugurated
under the most auspicious circum?
stances. We are not one of those who
have boen initiated into the mysteries of
the order, but we have boen informed
that it is "founded on naught but the
purest and sincerest motivos; its aim is
to alleviate the au fie rings of a brother,
succor the unfortunate, zealously watch
at the bedside of the sick, soothe the
dying pillow, perform the last sad rites
at the grave of ? brother, offering conso?
lation to the afflicted, and caring for the
widow and orphan. Having these prin?
ciples in view, they will endeavor to. ex?
emplify them by praotioal tests; and if,
by the grace of God,.it shall successfully
carry out thia object, they will feel that
their mission bas not been in vain."
Tho following/{gentlemen^ were elected
and installed ns officers for the. current
term: John A. Elkins, V. P;f O. F.
?Howell, W. C.; H. N. Emlyn, V. G.; W.
E. Lindsay, F. S.; R. B. McKay, R. S.;
J. T. Wells, B.; C. M. Mc Junkin, G.;
Charles W. McGuinnis, I. S.; A. Reck?
ling, O. S.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri?
nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shaud, D. D.,
Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P. M.
St. Peter's Church-1st Mass, 7 A M. ;
2d Mass, 10}^ A. M. Af ternoon Service,
4 P. M.
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. Hough,
10% A. M.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. JOB. R.
Wilson, 10}.j A. M. and 7 P. M.
Washington Street Church-Rev. Man?
ning Brown, 10;? A. M., and 4 P. M.
Marion Street Church-Rev. W. D.
Kirkland, 10}? A. M.
Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Reynolds,
IOMA. M.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Acts at the General Assembly.
'Columbia Building: and Loon Asec'u. ?
Mayer Alexander^Proclomation.
Communication Richland Lodge.
C. F. Joekson-T?'fhe Ladies.
D. C. Peixotto'& B?n-Auction Sale.
J. H. Kiuard-Spring Goods.
Mrs. McCormick--Grand Opening.
Joah M n ul din-Roil Estate Sale.
HOTEL AnnivALS, March 30.-Columbia
Hotel-A T Smyth >, Prank B Houston, E il
Podgers, Charleston; A Louis, Wilmington;
lira Af Derv.ey and daughter; Mr and lira
CT Bowen, Chicago: Tuomas GaTey; AW
Carleton, E W Pike, Boston; E P Speer, Md;
P Doma, Charleston; O liuunekon. Ga; John
E Dow, Jr, N Y; E 8 Mathey, U B A; D M
Cobb, Creen Swamp; S Boiueuu, Richland; W
D Kennedy, Qa: C K Knowles, New York: il
W Garovi Edgc?old; W ? Croaawell, S C; Wm
Earl.
A ickerton House-Hnntooa and family, K
Y; James G Gibbes, Fla; L Lorentz, Charles?
ton; Wm Whaling! ?a: Dr S Anglea, MC;I
A Llndeav, Ga; J M S?igler, Kewberrj.
APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
The following is the apportionment ot
the State appropriation of $300,000 foi
the support and maintenance of free
common schools for the fiscal year com?
mencing November 1, 1871: Abbeville,
$11,862.70; Anderson, 9,862.20; Barn?
well, 12,084.80; Beaufort, 15,511; Ches?
ter, 8,156.70; Ohorleston, 39,273.80;
Chesterfield, 5,345; Clarandon, 6,575.80;
Oolleton, 12,209.60; Darlington, 11,
292.30; Edgofleld, 15,260; Fairfield,
6,953.10; Georgetowo, 6,968.50; Green?
ville, 10.050.70; Horry, 4,453:60; Ker?
shaw, 5,290.40; Lancaster, 4,705.80; Lau?
rens, 9,163.70; Lexington; 5,906.40;
Marion, ?.133.30; Marlboro, 5,008.70;
Newberry, 8.086.50; Ooonee, 4,824.70;
Pickens, 4,534.10; Orangeburg, 12,
264.50; Richland, 8,229.60; Spartan
burg, 10,864:70; Sumter, 10,860.10;
Union, 8,060.70; Williamsburg, 7,284.80;
York, 9,792.20.
Pmnn AMD PuBiirr OF JAMES FISE,
Ju.-lt appoars from .Mo Al pine's "Lifo
and Times of James Fisk, Jr.," that the
redoubtable James had not only a stiong
aversion to lying, but that ho had an ut?
ter contempt for a mau who would be a
salesman in a wholesale dry goods shop.
He thought there must bo fun in tho lifo
of a salesman in a retail concern, whete
existence is mado more than' endurable
by chaffing with women and measuring
tape for them, bnt to stand and "dicker"
with aman who knows you are lying,
and who knows that you know that he
knowB you aro lying,; was a thing from
which his gigantio ?oul ever revolted.
This purity and this pride made him at
last controller ot Ene and the Opera
House-two institutions in which.prick
r.nd purity went hand in hand, and so
becamo notorious.-New York World.
An English clergyman, a high church
man, was preparing a humber of young
women last month (February) for con?
firmation. Among them is ono who tells
this story: "You all doubtless know, my
good girls," said he, addressing them
with affectionate earnestness, "what noxl
Wednesday is?" "Oh, yes, sir," they
all exclaimed, "it is Valentine's Day."
They were right enough; but it was also
Ash Wednesday, whioh happened to fal!
on tho 14th this year, and tho coicci
dence was fatal to'its pretensions.