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COLUMBIA, & C. Friday Morning. May 3, 1872. Flexibility lu the Government. The vacillation of the New York He? rald on political questions, and its syco? phantic pjrbeliTiti'es to' iden^tyl^jtself always with the winning side in party contests, have'passed into proverbs. Mistaking . the quiet which prevailed throughout the political field, np till a very short while back, for ? general acquiescence and Batiefao^ion of the pSQj pie in GrantV administration', .the He? rald, as a matter of coarse, baa boon one of the warmest and etaanohoat support ?re o! the great gift-taker. So eonfldent | wat th? Herald of Gran t's re-eleotion thal, by ita fulsome zeal tn praising and. sustaining whatever he has done, it has irrevocably commit tod itself to support j him through think and thin in the oom ing canvass. AH of this we can readily understand, for it comporta precisely 'with the past history of tho journal. 'Bot the Herald, fickle and un r eli ab lo as I it has been in its political teachings, has - always enjoyed the repa ta ti on of being an ably conducted paper; and we must confess our otter astonishment at finding ancfarernde and false notions Of the na? ture' of our Government as were con? tained in its editorial columns in its issue of the 29 tb ult. Wo are. there given a two coln mn ar tide in apology for Grant'e course in the matter off the Washington treaty; and an effort to shift the responsibility upon the shoulders of Mr. Fish, Secretary of State. In the course of this there is a digression npon what the Herald terms the want of flexi . bility in cur Government, and its views j npon the nature and objects of the Pre ridential office, is what excites onr sur? prise. The "want of flexibility" of which the Herald complains manifests itself, according to that journal, in oases of an? tagonism or differences of opinion be-] tween the Executive and Congress, when, from the "rigidity" and nndue| power of the executive office, the "po? pular will" can be effectually thwarted for a terka of years, or until the next . Precedential election, by the caprice or crotchets of a single individual. The) case of A edy Johnson is' referred to as illustrative of the point, and'that noble old devotee to the Constitution receives | *a side stab, because he regarded' rather his oath of office and dnty to the Con? stitution, than the threats and high? handed measures of Congress. Says the Herald: "Had he been Prime Minister Ot a Government like . the English, he ijbjfQnld have been driven out of pswer by of a want of confidence." The evidently thinks this a defect and , "?rec sf weakness in our Govern? ment, and that it. is a matter of regret' that there is .not some equally faeile me |od Of ridding Congress of an obpox ?ns President aa there is of ridding Parliament of an unpopular Premier. In the South, at least, we have always been taught, to regard the President BB bearing tho relation to Congress of that Of the King or that of Prime Minister to Parliament. Further, too, that the executive was a co-ordinate and co-equal branch of the Government, with all its rights, datieaitnd powers well defined, and as suored as that of either of the other two. So far ss the popular will is concerned, it is difficult to see why Con? gress should be considered any more its authorized month-piece than the Presi? dent. They are both the creatures of j the people", equally responsible to them, and equally liable to their sovereign dis? pleasure. The President swears to sup? port the Constitution-not to be the] slave to do the biddings of Congress ; and when the office ia sunk so low, if it ever is, that the occupant descends to be simply a sort of great high sheriff or marshal to Congress, sane men will pray for the speedy institution of an empire. ? i ? ? e ? ? The great majority of people of this oonntry who are opposed to being ruled by a mere band-fall of wire-pullers, sin? cerely hope th?t the Cincinnati Conven? tion will at least break the io? in favor of cumulative voting. This system pro* mises to result in th? only practical so? lution of ona of the greases! evils inci? dent to the republican system of government, and is one to which no honest man or honest party can objsot, since its sole aim is to protect, in a limit? ed degree, the interests of the minority. The new departure inaugurated at Cin? cinnati would not he complete without | this reform, being prospectively engraft . .ed upoh j Us platform, partipolarly as it promises tp be more favorably received than any, other yet suggested to the A ma r i o a p. people. -;-?.??-?1-!-. Mrs. Peter Oronda, of Maokinao County, Michigan, is the mother of twenty-three sons sud daughters, eaoh of whom is parent of a dozen or more, con? sequently Mrs. Gronda is grand-mother to at least 300 little ones. The Radical party, tempest-tossed opon the flea of pol?tica, is already ia ss desperat ea strait aa the*jrew of the boa ? in which; Jonah, osonped from Winafyeb j Jonahs aro plentiful with them, an&aru constantly being tossed 'overboard from tho preeluontl.il ticket. Cod? Colfax was the first who smiled bat Bank. Thea Wilson, the cobbler, plumbed tho depths like a lap-stone. Tho next victim Was Grant's special Mend, Wilson, of Iowa, who has just ?sen given, to tho fishes, .and- -Senator-Soottr' of Pennsylvania, now eiaoda io hie shoea. Ho il is: who is to save the Keystone State, -by acting as a cDun?or irritant to Ourtin and Geary -deserted. Long before port is reaobed Scott will probably drop over the taff? rail, and some other unfortunate will become a candidato for ibo last sall bath to be taken in the general wreck. Spotted Eagle, Esq., Big Io j uul hesp? of tba Cheyenne tribe, gives official no tico to the Government that no Pacific railroad shall be built throogh his terri? tory, and the soldiers of Undo Samuel ont on the plains are preparing to go? vern themselves * accordingly. While admitting* 3. Eagle, Esq.'a conduct In the premises to have been somewhat considerate, we cannot help viewing it as in the highest degree injudicious. A fiori m na ago Will be the inevitable conse? quence, out of which S. Eagle and hie friends will emerge well plucked, with no tuions or tail feathers to speak of. He had much better to be content to whot his beak with plenty of bad whiskey, in? stead of blood, and allow the Pacific Railroad to rail away toward the home of the setting Bun, where Indian senti? ment locates tho happy hunting groundi he now stands a chance of visiting pre maturely. PASSING SENTENCE.-Sixteen of thc Ka Klax prisoners, recently on trial it Charleston, most of whom had pleader! guilty, were sentenced os follows': Leander Spenser, convicted of oonspi racy, was sentenced to ten years' impri sonment and $1,000 fino. ? Wm. Smith, convicted of the sam< offenoe. ten years' imprisonment an< 81.003 fine. Pinch ney Caldwell to ten years' impri sonment and 81,000 fine. Julias Howe to foar years' imprison men! and 8100 fine. Allison Hayes to four years' imprison ment and 8100 fine. W. LaFayette Hood to three yean imprisonment and $100 fine. Elijah Hardy to four years' imprison ment and $100 fine. James A Sanders to two years' impri sonment and 8100 fine. Felix Dover to three years' imprisor. ment and 8100 fine. William Ramsey to eight years' impri sonment and 8100 fine. Walter Dawson to eight years' impr sonment and $100 fine. Walter Moore to eight years' impr, sonment and 8100 fine. Joseph Luokey to eight years' impr sonment and $100 flue; H. F. Floyd to two month?' imprisot ment. Creighton Popo was called up for set lenee, but upon a ?tatemen! from h counsel, judgment was suspended. PBOORESS or TBK Aitt-LiNB RAILROA -THE FIKST PASSBNGSB CAR WEST C OHABXIOTTX.-By the courtesy of Pres dent Johnson and Superintendent Ale: ander, of the Charlotte, Columbia an Augusta Railroad, an engine and passet ger car were yesterday placed at the di posai of some of the prominent visitin railroad men, and at about ll o'oloc started from the intersection of Trac street, and prooeeded Westward on tl Air-Liue Road some twetve miles, to place to be known hereafter as Potiphi Station. The advent of such a train c the new line created quile an extende excitement in the Western part of ot city, as heralding "the good time co^ mg," when traius will be run every dr and all the time. Among tho nota railroad men on beard were Colon Hud nutt. General Inspector of tl Pennsylvania Central Railroad; Colon Buford, President of the North Oarolii and Richmond and Danville Railroa Superintendent Talcott, of the abo' roads; General Alexander, Supericten ant of the Charlotte, Colombia and A gusta Railroad; Superintendent We ford and Captain Allen, principal assit ant engineer of the Air-Line. The were also several d ii ac tors of the Son Carolina Railroad, and other gentlemi interested in railroad improvement The day was cloudy and pleasant warm, without being nnoomfortab] .nd the excursionists enjoyed to the ft the pleasant and exhilarating sensatio of the ride. The country, the grade the road and the track were all daly co aldered, and the best of satisfaction < pressed by the distinguished visitors their excellent appearance, generally a; severally. - CtorloUe DUp?i?h. FATAL AoorDEKT.-On last Sstard evening, jost before sun-sot, Willis Goddard, a colored lad about fifte ?eara of age, was shot and instan iliad by Henry Zeithweith. From t most reliable accounts we have heard, give the, following as the iaots of I case: Young Zeithweith was handling loaded gnu, when his floger slipp from the hammer and it went off; t whole load lodging in Ihe right breast William Goddard, who was just al tl moment walking in the store. The jt of inquest have rendered a verdict accidental homicide in acoordanoe w the faots.-Marion Crescent. Th? Harder of Minor F?ru-Ti;* Tra? Version or UM nimboO?VBCB. In these days of degeneracy and crime, th? country" i H BO often shocked by hor? rifie (fiedfbf blood, that the mero kill? ing of % siigle man makes little or no iQ^resaioaS upon; .tb? jtWlfr^^nd'^ i :& min is shot; tho news spreads ewiftly over the ?otrntry. Maby indignant re? marks are mude, a few abort cdoiments by the press, and there's an end ofi the mutter.* Tho victim ia-Boon forgotten, the act lost sight of amid other and fresher sensations, AUd . tba world moves gayly on'. . Such ia the way of th? world/ euch it bea a i woy a been,-and euob it-wilt ever continue to bo, perhaps; but wo must confesa that we feel Tor thbse who suffer unmerited ills, and we shall not pass them hurriedly by, careless of the evil which hot befallen thom. We have read with indignation the details of the ra>h killing of Minor Pa? ris. He was a poor man; be was ob? scure-unknown, perhaps, out of eight of the smoke of his own oabin; and his untimely end is a matter of small con se? quence to the public He may have been the Griminal he is obarged to be; the indiotment against him may have been true; he may have violated the En? forcement Act, and actually committed the horrid (?) crime of intimidating some colored voter; bnt for all this, he was a human being, an Amerioan citi? zen, and was entitled to be treated as such, and not fie dealt with as an outlaw and shot down like a dog. Various ac? counts of the shooting have appeared in the columns of the newspapers. At first the versions of the affair differed widely, and in many points were totally false; i but now the true story of the unfortu? nate affair has been laid before the pub [lie ic tbe evidence of the witnesses, who testified at tho coroner's inquest. The substantial facts appear to be these: Dsputy Marshul Duncan, having bench warrants for Miuor Paris, Morion Har? ris and others, went up into the Broad Uiver country to execute tho warrante. He was accompanied by a detachment of Federal cavalry, who, as is stated by Major Merrill, in his despatch to the War Department, were "acting as a posse to the United States Marshal." When the force reached the neigh? borhood of the Cherokee Iron Works, a squad of soldiers were stationed at a point on the river wbero a certain boat was lying, and ordered by Lieut. Ben? ner, who aommanded the detachment, "not to allow any one to take the boat away; and to arrest any person that came there; and not to allow them to go away, and if they insisted on going to fire on them." This was the rash order whioh Hamilton Grider, the hui co cor? poral, who was in immediate command of the squad, testified that he received from Lieut Benner. While the squad were guarding the river bank two men (Minor Paris and Marion Harris) came up, intending to cross the river in the boat, or to visit Paris' fish-traps out in the river, it does not appear clearly whioh. They were ordered by Grider to halt. Harris did halt, but Fnris re? fused to halt, and going to tbe boat, got in and rowed off into the river. After he had got some distance from shore, the detachment, having called to him re? peatedly to halt and come back, fired a volley at him, one ball inflicting a death wound through the bips. A short time after tbe shooting, Marshal Duncan and Lieut. Benner, who, we are told, were asleep (1) at the house of Mr. Lat h an, a few handl ed yards distant, at the time of the firing, arrived at the scene of the oc? currence, aud the wounded man was brought on land, where he died after suf? fering intensely for eight hours. These are the plain unvarnished facts. Now, it appears from this state of the case, whioh we take to be tho true one, that the Deputy Marshal, to whom tho bench warrant was directed, and the only one in the party who had a legal right to ap? prehend the accused, was not only ab? sent at the time of the attempted arrest, but was actually asleep. No warrant was served upon Paris. No authority was shown which he was bound to obey. The marshal who held the warrant for his arrest was iu bed asleep, several hundred yards from the scene. Had Paris refused to surrender to the marshal, tho lawfully constituted officer of the Federal Government, upon his exhibiting this warrant, and the marshal had ordered the soldiers to fire upon him, and he had been killed, the aol, perhaps, would have bean justifia? ble. Bat tbe military were acting only as a posse to the United States Marshal; and operating in that capacity, they oould be used by the marshal only in case of foroible resistance to the mar? shal; and without his immediate pre? sence, they had no authority to demand the surrender of the accused. Surely, it would be a monstrous thing if citizens, it matters not if they are sooosed by Federal courts, must yield to any United States soldier who chooses to demand their surrender, or be shot io death ! Thc veriest criminal in the land is entitled to the same rights whioh the most virtuous oitizen may claim, The law presume? him innocent until he is proven to be guilty, and throws a shield about him until he is properly condemned by s legal court The fact that he is charged with the violation of an Aot of Con greeo, does not place him beyond the pale of the law. Upon this cursory view of the oase, it appears to ns very clearly that the kill? ing of Paris was not only unwarranted but a most reckless and inexcusable Uk iug of human life. The majesty of th< law ought to be vindicated, and the dutj of investigating the affair will devolv< upon the grand jury of the next cour held in Spartanbnrg County. The re sponsible parties ought to be prosecutor, to the foll extent of the law. Blood ha; been shed wrongfully; a man has beet shot by the military without proper au tbority. Let it be settled now, once foi all, whether the lives of our citizens an at tho meioy of the Federal soldiory Tbe poor man whoso life was tuna reok leasly taken leaves a dependent wife ant five helpless little children to mourn his loss. They have our sympathy, and, we imagine, that of all who feel for the vio USDS of GrVntftj cru?l military despotism, I We append' below Corporal ?rider's sworn testimony, taken hafora tho coro? ner*- jury, .4&riL19:& JM '* ?'Hamilton' Gfidor' (Lonee Corporal) being sworn: says: That lie belongs to .Troop IV 7th United States Cavalry; that on Friday morning, the 12th of April, I was toidi by Lieutenant : Benner not to allow any one to take the boat away, and to airest ?any, persons that Dame there; not to allow them to go awny, and, if tbtry insisted on going* to 8roon them; two men carno np; they, ad 'blankets on their shoulders; I order? ed them to hidt; one. man did halt, and the other Rwore that he would not halt; the man ran; part of the detachment fol? lowed him and ordered bim to halt, and he did not halt, and used the remark,, 'he be dammed if he would;' after that, part of the detachment halted him fre? quently; after he had got some distance io the river, the .detachment fired on bim; after that, be showed signs of being wounded. Lieutenant Benner took a boat and went out into the river after him, and brought.him baok on this side of the river." MAJOR MERRILL'S VsRSlON OF THE AF? FAIR.-The following despatch baa been received at the War Depattment from Major Merrill, who, os he was in Charles? ton at the time, knows nothing person? ally of the affair: Friday last, Minor Paris, indicted for Ku Klux murder, WBH shot and killed hy troops noting as posss.to United'States Marshal, while he wan escaping the efforts of the marshal to arrest him on a bench warrant of the Circuit Court. Telegrams to newapapers to create sen? sation, headed a "Diabolical Ca trage," are totally false.-Rock Hill Lantern. METHODIST G KN EB AL CONFERENCE. One of the great ecclesiastical events of this mouth is the General Couferenco of the Methodist Church, which meets to? day in Brooklyn. It is considered re? markable from the fact that it is the first assemblage of that kind in the Metho? dist Ohurch in which the laity have had a representation. Since the last General Conference, in 1808, that question hos been submitted to tho church and the conferences, and has been adopted in the affirmative. The lay delegates are men of high character and enlarged ex? perience, and will give dignity and weight to the assemblage. The confer? ence will consist of 421 delegates-292 ministers and 129 laymen. There are also five bishops. Both sets of delegates Rit and deliberate together as oue house, but may vote separately whenever one third of either set of delegates shall de? mand it; and in euch oases, the concur? rent vote of both sides of the house Bhall be essential to carry any measure. Among the delegates are two from Libe? ria and one from India. There ere a number from the Southern States; from Mississippi 4, Louisiana 2, Georgia 4, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 4, and Alabama 2. The appearance of these Southern delegates ii looked upon at the North os the augury of the final settle? ment of the differences between Metho? dists North and South, though that can? not be unless these, delegates are from bona fide Southern Methodist Churches, and not, os we take them to be, from churches ot the Northern Methodist Church established in the Sooth. 1 Ballimore Sun. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.-The annual meetiugof the stockholders of the Char? lotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad Company convened at Charlotte, under a call from the President and Board of Direotors. The stockholders assembled at the Court House at 10 o'clock A. M., on May 1. 1872. Ou motion of Col. William Johnston, Goo. W. H. Neal was appointed tempo? rary chairman. Messrs. J. M. Morehead, M. P. Pe gram and S.X. Johnston were appointed a committee to verify proxies. Mr. J. M. Morehead, from the committee, re? ported 4,631 shares of stock represented in person and 713 by proxy. Gen. R. Barringer read the by-law re? gulating the holding of stockholders meetings. The by-law requires a majo? rity of the stock to be represented, which is 12,890. There being only a small proportion present, and there being no probability of having a suffi? cient amount represented, he moved an adjournment under the by-law govern? ing the proceedings of meotings in such oases. Carried.-Charlotte Dispatch. TBS CAMPAIGN OPENED.-On last Saturday we wore sorry to see in our streets several muskets, cartridge boxes, ?to., and to hear later in the afternoon the drum beating, as if some military body was drilling. We are informed that theoolored people have again formed m - i MmmmM? ktt J ~ "_ av ?*UVA VUUllilUUUVU IAS Ul Al, having met for the first time on Satur? day, a week ago. We say wa are sorry to see and hear this, for we are confident no good will oome ont of it. We have bad a quiet time since the last election, and we don't wish to see a change. \ Marion Crescent. DEATH or A GOOD CITIZEN.-On Mon? day last, the sadden death of Mr. Abner W. Glanton caused muon surprise and distress in the Ivdd HUI section, of which he was one of the most useful and hooored citizens. On the day before Mr. Glanton was at church, at Antioch, in bis usual health, and on Monday died of a severe congestive chill. His memo? ry will be muoh cherished. I Edgr?dd Advertiser. Coil. O. W. MILLEE.-This gentleman, who lived for many years in Marion, and who was well known throughout the County, died in Florida about a month since. He had readied a ripe old age. It is stated that a railroad from Black? ville to Barnwell is a fixed fact, and it is said that it will be completed in timo to ship tho next orop. HM o o A X Ito m a?. -. ? . CITY MATTKBS.-The pri?e of single oppies of the EfeosNi* ie|?v^ oj^ity. ..Treasurer.mkelexpects to occupy his new residence inf ? snort tune. It is1 being put in i?p-top order, and is to be el?gautly furnished.'*- "*.. There is an nnnsnally large number of able-bodied young men standing around the street oorners day after day. The question is:. Where do they sleep nights,* and who pays for the tobacco they are wasting?' Mr. R. Franklin wiU accept Our thanks for a mess of new potatoes, ? of the "Early Bose" variety, grown, we pre? sume, on bis island farm. Eleven State guaranteed bonds of th? Greenville and Columbia Railroad were sold by Messrs. Seibels ?k Ezell, yester? day, at an average of fifty cents. ! An amateur oonoert, for the benefit of Trinity Church Sunday Sohool, will be given in Irwin's Hall, on Tuesday even? ing next. Extensive preparations have been made for this musical event, and it will, doubtless, be well worth attending. In front of the store of one of oor principal colored merchants hangs the following sign: "Purl Grits." But if that don't spell pearl grist, what does it spell? Our old friend, E. R. Stokes, Esq. the chief of tho book-binding fraternity -is np with the times. He can print, number, rule ?nd bind any and every kind of work coming under the head of "book-binding;" and has lately added to or increased hiB business facilities by a stationery branoh, where plain snd fancy paper, pens, envelopes, penoils, ink-stands, slates, etc., ore obtainable, at low figures. Mr. Edward F. 3tokes, of Greenville who claims to be an out-and-out Demo? crat-proposes to address the Colum? bians, this evening. See his card. Messrs. Brookbanks & Co. have fur? nished us au acceptable present-a bas? ket of delicious strawberries, grown in the "City by the Sea." These gentle? men keep fruits and early vegetables on hand. Notice has been given to all County Treasurers, that unless they settle promptly with the County Commission? ers, as required by law, they will forth? with be removed from office. Gov. Scott bas removed C. S. Green leaf, a Trial Jnstioe at Union, and ap? pointed George E. Tuxberry in his stead. P. A Eichelberger has been ap? pointed County Treasurer for Edgefield County, upon the express oondition that he will promptly settle with the Gonnty Commissioners, vice John Wooley, re? signed. The following is the programme by the 18th Regiment Band for this after? noon: DeMolay 'Quickstep-G. A. Pats. Grand Concert Medley-Downing. Narcissus Waltzes-W. J. Wade. Crear Atout-Ziohoff. New Year's Polonaise-Appetus. TRIAL OF COUNTY COIE&IISSIONEES. On Monday next, the trial of Messrs. Frank Miller and M. McLaughlin, Coun? ty Commissioners of Charleston-so long postponed-is to come o?? in Judge Lee's Court. There were seven indict? ments in each case. MAIL ARRAHOKMEHTS.-The Northern mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; closes 10.45 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.15 A. M.; closes6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens G.45 P. M. ; doses 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 12.30 A. M.; closes 12.80 P. M. Wilmington mail opens 2.30 P. M.; closes 10.80 A. M. On Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M. SUPREME COTJBT, THURSDAY, May 2. The Court met at 10 A. M. Present Chief Jue ti oe Moses and Associate Jus? tices Willsrd and Wright. Mr. Yournane returned his argument for appellant in MoNsmee es. Waterbury et al. Mr. Carr for respondents. Ex parte Augustus Knowlton. Peti? tion for admission to p?sc?GO is thc Su? preme Court. W. J.DeTreviUo for peti? tioner. Petitiongranted. Executors of W. A. Alston vs. devi? sees of W. Ai Alston et al. Be-argument ordered. - At 8 P. M., Court adjourned to Fri? day, 35, 10 A. M. It might aa well be noticed en paitan; that betrothal parties ara now the uni? versal ouatom in good society at thc North. As soon aa a couple beoomo en? gaged, a party is given, to which all friends are bidden for congratulations. This loaves no escape for the unhappy victim, and also aota as a public liotifi ontion for "other iel lo wa" to keep ont ol the way. tn foot, it ; beare a ?i etiler re? lation to the ceremony with the public sentence wbloh precedes the execution. Marriage itself, we are, told, ia a custom of Divine origin, bot "betrothal parties)1 is evidently a ouatoni bf' mother-in-law origin. ' ' MESTIHO OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TUE GREENVILLE A*LV COLUMBIA RAILROAD. The annual meeting of tho stockholders Sf this company VB? held .yesterday, in aehr ball, OTC? the ?flBcecbt the Booth Carolina Bank and TrustOompany. Tho ?tock representation A Wae very large 68,609 vote? being casi. On motion of President W. J. Magrath, the meeting waa called to order1. ?Jen.' M. WV Gary waa eleeted Chairman, and O. Y. Car? rington,-Esq.., appointed Secretary. The reports of the President and Directors, and also of the General Superintendent, were read. No business of importance to the public was transacted. The fol? lowing is tbe result of the election for President and Directors! - President-W1.1 J! Magrath. Direct? ors- B. Adger, T. D. Wegner, Timothy Hurley, Charleston; J. O. Boa tb, Lt. D. Childe, Edward Hope, John E. Marley, Columbia; B. L. MoOaughrin, Newberry; Joseph Crews, Laurens; F. F. Gary, Cokesbnry; James L. Orr, Anderson; H. T. Farmer, Flat Rock, N. O. The report of Superintendent Doda mead, published on our fourth page, gives an exhibit of the condition of the company. HOTEL ABBITAU, May 2, 1872.-JWofcerJon Houte-J P Reed, Anderson;'J A Boardalu and wife. Hrs Small, child and servant, K J Hubbard, wife and maid, N Y; W H Lvlea, J ti Mills, Fairfield; E Cadd, Bar's Landing; G H Abbott, Augusta; J L Perrin, Abbeville; GE McCall, Darlington; Fra Cleveland and daughter, Greenville* H J Evans, 8 Williams, SC; Judge King and wife, J H Bitter burg, Philadelphia. ' Columbia Hotel-VI Dudley, J H Arenel, Charleston; C Durand. W ?. Durand,. WB Oathligb, W D Kyle, N Y; W H Montgomery, Due West; P M Cohen, Union; AMBraelaford, Clarendon; D M Cobb, J H Bofttwr?ght, N C; C Smith, Marion; O F Ootchett, BC; T H Crosby, Md; P L Ives, Conn; W H Evana, Ire? land; G W DubeU and wife. N Y; J O Bailey, Greenville; H P Tarrant, W Y Fair, Newberry. LIST OF Nsw ADVERTISEMENTS. Amateur Concert at Irwin's Hall. To the Dem?crata of Columbia. D. C. Peixotto & Son-Auction. Hos tot ter'a Stomach Bitters. Statement Central National Bank. GOOD FOB TEXAS.-Tho people of Texas seem to be in the oondition in re? spect to worldly goods for which Agar fervently prayed. They have neither poverty nor riches. The Texas Intelli? gencer say?: "We have not an alma house in the State, nor do we need one. We are all rich, We venture the assertion ?bat not a man, woman or child in all the State necessarily goes to bed hungry this year. Come to Texas. This is the place to live well and look well." To which the Galveston Newe adds: "We suppose that there is no part - of the world in which the Saviour's statement, 'The poor ye have with you always,' is not found atiiotlv, true, bat it is difficult for as to realize the faot. There is not to-day in all Texas a poor man or wo? man, as poverty is understood elsewhere. There' are thousands who .cannot buy silk dresses nor broad-cloth coats. There are tens of thousands who .have no gold watches nor solitaire diamonds. There aie bat few who caa own fast horses or indulge ia the more expensive luxuries that many think indispensable. But there are uone who need want for neces? sary food, clothing and shelter. Any man who is able to work two hours in the day can have all these, and for those whom sickness or infirmity render help? less, the neighborhood has always an abundance. If we have bat. few rich men, there are no poor fines.. .If we have bat little luxury, we h?ve every ne? cessity that man needs."-South Land. A MELANCHOLY END.-The even tenor of life in thia town was disturbed on Sa? turday morning last by the information that the dead body of a'man had been found in a well situated upon the Wa? verley House lot, Efforts were made soon after discovery to get the body from the well, and when this was accom? plished, the remains were identified as those of a stranger in this vioinity, named P. W. Moms, who had been stopping at the Waverley Honse for five or six days previously. The appearance of severe wounds, as if inflicted by a knife upon the throat and left arm of de? ceased, indicated foul play; but the tes? timony adduced at the coroner's inquest, wbioh was held during the day before John C. Whitefield, Esq., Trial Justice and acting Coroner,, thoroughly dis? proved this assumption, and clearly de? monstrated that the deceased committed suicide, which was caused by intemper? ance.-Anderson Intelligencer. ? Duluth was startled the other night by two heavy explosions, which proved; to be an - attempt, partly emcsessfal, to destroy the new dyke wbioh secares to Duluth the benefit of St. Louis River. The rival city ox (BopjpBOf is accused cf the deed. ? . al > ... "?? A drunken Scotchman, returning from a fair, fell asleep "by the road-side, when ? pig fleend his?, end befan licking his month. 0awney1 roared: "Wha's kisa iug me noa? xe see what it is to be woll liked amang the lasses." Tris DALLY TBATN.^-AS promised, the running of a daily train over the King's Mountain Bailsroad has been commenced. The train leaves Yorkville at 6.80 A. M., and arrives at 6 P. M. '^[YorkviUs Enquirer. At . meeting ot the Board of Regents of the State Lunatic Asylum, held Mon day? AMorpej'General D. H. Chamber? lain was eleeted a Regent, vice Dr. Ma^4# rjfl?J^V' Fl AKO?HEB CENTENARIAN.-Sarah Ro? binson, (cplored,) died of paralysis, j in Charleston, on the Itt, at the advanced age of 101 years. "Massa Christoper Columbus wss a queer man," said a negro orator; "a notion crossed him one day, and den he crossed ah ocean." . *