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COLUMBIA. S. C. Thursday MorninK^Mayje, 1872. THe Democratic Convention. We were opposed to the call of a Democratic Convention, for the reason that we could Bee no possible good that enoh a meeting could effeot; while, on the other hand, it might commit, what in our judgment would be an aot of con? spicuous folly, by placing Democratic candidates for Presidential honors in the field. It nooma far preferable to UB, who regard the success of Liberal Re? publicanism ns affording tho only prac? tical method of reforming the Govern? ment and relieving the oppressed South, that tbe liberal Demoorats should quietly give their support to Greeley and Gratz Brown, than that a convention should be called to endorse tho nomination formally, or to repudiate it entirely. Since, however, tho convention is to meet, it beoomeB the imperative duty of tho South to Hooure her proper Bhare of representation in it, aud to shape and determine its action in accordance with her views of what is expedient and pro? per. There is but one opinion in the South with regard to making Demooratio nominations, and that is, that suoh a course would inenre the re-election of Grant,* or whatever other Southern hating Radical the Philadelphia Conven? tion may nominate. This, of all things, the South would wish to see avoided. There aro no suoh mighty advantages thats Demooratio President can offer over the honest old farmer of Chappaqua, as to indaoe us to f irego the election of the latter, and risk our absolute ruin upon the desperate chances of the former. We in South Carolina-and we can speak with the samo oortainty of Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana-are not in a condition to stand upon more theoretical principles of Government. We need substantial relief, and that right quickly. This rule of political adventurers and unecrupulouB villains is intolerable. No people, however prosperous their circumstances, muoh less when in the piostrated and. shattered industrial con? dition that South Carolina is, can stand a tax of from 830 to $40 on 81.000, and have all the money squandered or stolen besides, and not one cent devoted to publio improvements, or a consideration of any nature whatever reoeived. What do we care about the principles of Mr. Jefferson, more than those of Mr. Hamil? ton, or any other man, that we should sternly advocate them, at the imminent peril of being Bubjeoted for the next four years to the same grinding oppres? sion and wholesale thefts which has been our lot for the last three? We fail to see how there is any sacrifice of political principie in eupporting Greeley and Brown, upon a platform violating no essential doctrine of Democracy. And evon if we did, we are inclined to think that there should be some higher duty thau that of fidelity to u political princi? ple, to induce uuy rational community for its Buke to undergo ngaiu what we have experienced under oarpot-bag mis? rule. Having the publio debt quadrupled in less than four years; having $9,000,000 added to it one year; having a tax of 85,000,000 levied on property worth less than $150,000.000, when a tax of 8500, 000 amply sufficed; when there was pro? perty worth $450,000,000 from which to pay it; having to see, notwithstanding this monstrous exaction of money from an impoverished people, the paupet lun?tica starving and soon to be turned out of doors, the Stato Penitentiary threatened with dissolution, the public schools suspended, and no money in thc Treasury, even to pay tho judges of the oonrts, are not light bardens to bear. Their repetition is by no means a charm? ing prospect, and we would rather vote for old Horaoe Greeley, if thereby a pro? mise of relief is given ue, than throw away our suffrages upon as worthy a man as even Thomas Jefferson was, merely for the sake of his revered principles. AVERAGE WEIGHT OP COTTON BALES. "The average weight of cotton bales, put up in different countries, during the . post ten years, is given as follows: American cotton bales average 438 pounds; Egyptian cotton boles average 495 pounds; East India cotton bales average 886 ponnds; Turkish ootton bales average 882 pounds; West India ' ootton bales average 216 ponnds; Bra? zilian cotton bales average 165 pounds. The average American orop is 3,00O,00C .bales; the average Egyptian orop if $00,000 boles; total orop of India it 1,650,000 bates; total crop of Turkey it 200.000 bales; total crop of West Indio is 150,000 bales, and the total Brazilian crop is 800,000 bales. - The Boston Journal (adm.) insista thal a policy of conciliation must be main tained toward tho Liberal Republicans and adds: "As to the tono of tho Re publican press, those who havo engage? in this Liberal movement are not ohil dren, and they will expect the plain manly dealing justified by their course.' No Sale? Agreeably to notice given, as the law directs, the new oity bonds-or a part of them-were offered (or sale at pnblie outcry yesterday. There were no buyers, and the lot offered, 0500, with a privi lege of $5,000, was knocked down to the oity, at the nominal bid of eeventy-?vo couta. There was, we are informed, a sort of jocose bid of twenty-five oents by a by stander. Tho oity authorities vory properly withdrew the bonds from the market. They could not have done otherwise, and we hopo they will con? tinue to hold on to the bonds. While it is very trne that the city of Columbia honda offer a safe and valuable invest ment to capitalists, and should be worth more, perhaps, than any other class of publio securities in the State, it is very evident that even they cannot bo dis? posed of except at a very ruinons dis? count. The City Hall and now market would not ba worthless improvements; and if the city must inevitably incur additional liabilities, we would vastly prefer she should receive a consideration of that nature to that whioh was received for the $75,000 borrowed of Dr. Neoglo last year, and the other surplus thousands realized from the sale of the stook of the city in the Charlotte, Columbia and Au? gusta Railroad. What the consideration here was, wo must be excused from stat? ing, for wo havo never been able to as? certain its character. We are quite sure, however, that it WBB not a City Hall nor a new market, for wo havo neither, to any great extent-though something was said about buildings of that kind when Dr. Neagle was called upon for as? sistance, and so generously responded. Public credit in South Carolina, whe? ther State or municipal, is utterly lost for the prosent. No Government snob as ours, that squanders-to use a mild term-millions of dollars annually, can sustain its credit. There has been moro publio money wasted and stolen in South Carolina, within the last threo years, than would have supplied all the neces? sary and proper wants of government for forty years to come, and more. This year, there will be raised by taxa? tion as much as was raised iu ten years before the war on three times the amount of taxable property. In other words, our present rate of taxation is abont thirty times aa great as it was prior to the war. Can any one wonder that the publio oredit is gone? It fol? lows like night the day, upon such an outrageous management of publio affairs. It is very woll, as matters stand, that such should be the case. As long as a dollar could be raised in publio bonds, oar carpet-bag offioials would oontinue to saddle us and our posterity with an ever increasing burden of debt. Now they have to resort solely to taxation, whioh has this advantage over the bond swin? dles, that it has a limit, and we have the grim consolation of knowing just bow much is stolon. Horace Gradey no Longer an Editor. Our telegraphic despatches, yesterday, inform us that Horace Greeley has with? drawn himself from the field of journal? ism. This is a wise step on the part of "Unelo Horace," and we regard it as ad? ditional proof, if such be needed, that that old white hat of his covers a "lovel head." As editor of tho Tribune, Mr. Greeley not only deprived himself of tho powerful support of that able paper, but was placed iu such an embarrassed and vulnerable position, as could not have failed to damage seriously his prospects and the cause of Liberal Republicanism. Freed from such shackles, the Tribune will now, under the competent manage? ment of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, provo a mighty champion in the political strife that is approaching, and the vonerable old philanthropist can sit quietly and comfortably under his own vine and fig tree at Chappaqua, till the voice of a grateful aud admiring people shall sum? mon him to the higher honors of the White House. ? ?a ? ? Fina.-Yesterday afternoon, about half-past 2 o'clock, the large store-house on tho plank road, opposite the Three Mile Houao, belonging to Mr. Whitte more, took fire and was burned to the ground. The building was used as a soap factory, and contained a large quantity of hides, bones and tallow, be? sides an immense number of barrels and stave boxes, for packing the produce of i the truok farm. At the first ory of fire, tho Marion Fire Company, who wore marooning at tho Sohutzenpiatz, forsook their amusements, and rushed ovor in a body to oontend with their old enemy. Being without their machine, thoy could do nothing towards arresting the pro? gress of the flames. Breaking into tho burning building, thoy worked away liked horoes, and saved about400 barro)s and other property from the flames. Tho building, it is said, was fired by two co? lored boys.-Charleston Nexos, 15/A. A Brooklyn one-armed soldier killed his brother-in-law by striking him on the neck with tho fist appertaining to his ro maiuiDg arm. Tbe following letter from Judge Brinkerhoff will be read with interest. The Judge was an Adams man at the Oincinnati Convention, end has been put down, with Judges Matthews and Hoadley, as bolters from tho nomination of Greeley, and as having declared that he would support Giant rather than vote for Greeley. The Grant organs were very exultant over his apparent de? fection, and were loud in their encomi? ums upon bim. We wonder what they will say now, or if they will publish this letter? The following letter from Judge Brin? kerhoff appeared in the Cincinnati Ga? zette, of Saturday: lu my lotter, which you publish this morning, through a typographical error, I am mude tu say what I do not wish to say, viz: "We shall continue to halt until we find thora is Borne better road to travel." The word "some" should be "no," in order to bo as I wrote it. In short, I want it understood that if the Presidential contest is narrowed down to a choice between Greeley and Grunt, anda platform no better than that adopt? ed at Cincinnati, I certainly shall sup? port, Mr. Greeley, and in that conclusion I tbink all free traders should concur. If the Democratic party endur?es Mr. Greeley, he will certainly be eleoted, aud if eleoted, he is bound by the platform to accept the will of tho people upon the tariff question, us they shall express it through their representatives in Con? gress. Now, the Democrats, by joining the Liberals, can make the organization thus formed as overwhelmingly free trade as the Republican party is now protection. In short, tho Liberal party, under such circumstances, will be essen? tially a free trado party, and ns such, should receive the hearty support uf all free trade Rcpublioans. R. BRINKERHOFF. MANSFIELD, OHIO, May ti, 1872. YANKEE KU KLUX.-The New York Herald gives this account of the murder of Yanoil in Illinois: "A band of Ku Klux, masked and diessod in long white robes, with black borders, and displaying the skull and cross bones, rode up to the house and delivered to him an omiuous looking document, ornamented with a large Ku Klux seal. This paper ordered him to make, restitution of property in certain oases, to cease cohabitating with the widow of his nephew, and tu perform a number of other nets, under penalty ai death. This notice gave tho old man great alarm, and ho faithfully promised to perform everything required of him. He oomplied with every demand, so far as he could, and, thinking that no dan? ger was to be apprehended, on Saturday last returned to his home, which ho had temporarily vacated. About ll o'clock on Monday night, after he had retired to bed, Mr. Vancil was aroused by a knock? ing at the door, accompanied with the order to 'como forth.' Upon opening the door he was confronted by twelve masked men, disguised as before, who instantly seized him, and, despite his cries and the entreaties of his wife, to whom he had been married but a short time, without affording him time to dress, hurried him off through the woods, a distance of three-quarters of a mile, where they hung him to a limb uf a tree. Before leaving the house tho in? mates wera warned against making any noise or of following the Ku Klux; con? sequently they remained quiet until day? light, when search wan made and tho body of Mr. Vancil was found suspended from a tree. Lifo hud been extinct several hours when the body was found. "Murder has become so common in Williamson County as hardly to be con? sidered a crime, at least thirty homicides having taken place within tho last twelve years. A beautiful state of society this, to exist in the great State of Illinois. Vancil was seventy-five years of agu, quite infirm, and was worth about $50.000." No one will Bay that thero havo been as many murders committed in the whole South as in this one County of illinois. Bat no Judge Bond is sent thero. No Scoggins' gang to arrest thooitizons. No Bosher, Pearson, Joo Crews and such scum with troops to harass the people. Was there over such a shameful discri? mination before in tho world's history? THE CABINET .-The Boston Post says: "Mr. Greeley's honesty of purpose counts a great deal for him, and it is freely suggested that with a well chosen Cabinet ho oould put tho Union on tho right track again. With Charles Francis Adams, Bay, for Secretary of Stato, there would be no paltering in our foreign policy; with Trumbull as Secretary of the Treasury, there would be no miserly hoarding of gold or rninous fluctuations in tho money market; with Hanoook as Secretary of War, the records of the De? partment would not be mysteriously missing; with Cox as Secretary of the Interior, civil servioo reform would not gasp for life, while if tbeso names were not sufficient, a splendid talent would ro? main for his unpartisan choice. There are Doolittle, Cowan, Hendricks, Schurz, the silver-tongued, Thurman, whoso logic and strength of intellect are fami? liar in every State, Gov. Parkor, whoso wiso polioy in Now Jersey has excited such commendation, Gov. Seymour, of New York, Palmor, of Illinois, English, of Conneotiout, Atkinson, Endicott, and others of Massachusetts. Tho list is a brilliant one, and when Groelcy appears as tho central figure, the pre? sent Administration, with its gold stocks in waiting and its dilettante statesman? ship, docs not provoke unlimited en? thusiasm." .17,000 persons die nnnuully in Eng? land of consumption, which the Loudon Telegraph calls "u scourge, compared lo which cholera is a jest and war a diver? sion." ARREST FOB KIDNAPPING.-Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clook, H. W. Hen? dricks, who, as our readers know, has figured oonspicnously in arresting Mr. J. T. Hancock, was arraigned before Justice Butt. He WBB charged, on th? affidavit of Col. K. A. Alston, with false imprisonment and an attempt to kidnap, in that on the 4th of May he arrested Mr. J. T. Hancock, without lawful au? thority. General Garlingtoc introduced Mr. J. T. Hancook, who stated the particulars and circumstances of his arrest, the most of which has already been pub? lished. Tho only new evideuco hu gave was the following: Wm. William?, the associate of H. W. Hendricks, tried to console Mr. Hanoook by assuring him he would not have to remain in ?South Carolina moro than two or three weeks; that Wesley Scott, the person originally charged in the warrant, had escaped; they were obliged to have some parson; and that it waa in thia emergency only they had determined to arrest Hancock. Williams, in reply to the inquiry as to what wastbe cause of thu arrest, at first intimated that thoy needed bim (Han? cock) as a witness, but finally avowed he was charged with con6pirncy. Hero General Gurlington submitted in evidence the original warrant. Mr. M. C. Kiser was introduced and corroborated tho testimony of Hancock. Judge lt. J. Co wart also Btated ne of the particulars of the proceeding by which Mr. Hancock was brought Indore him on a writ of 'tabeas corpus, all of which has already been published. General Garliugton thou tendered in evidence the following telegraphic de? spatch from the Cleric of tho Court in South Carolina, whose name wai] at? tached to the warrant in question: CHARLESTON, S. C., May 8, 1872. A. C. CARLINGTON: No indictment has boon found against Thomas Hancock. I have not issued a bcuch warrant against Thomas Hancock. I thought I had telegraphed this three times already. DANIEL HOLBECK, C. C. C. U. S. for S. C. The telegram was objected to by Uuitcd States District Attorney Furrow, whereupon General Carlington moved fora continuance of the case, unless the court deemed thu testimony sufficient to convict the prisoner, until next Thurs? day, to enable the counsel for prosecu? tion to obtain the necessary testimony corroborating tba telegram from Mr. Horlbeck. In thu meantime, we learn it is General Garlington's purpose to col? lect all necessary testimony, aud such as will confirm the suspicious irregularity in this very elastic warrant. - Atlanta Sun. --. ? Tho very virtuous and consistent New York Times, which a few weeks ago threw ull manner of mud at Senator Schurz and his coadjutors in the Liberal movement, is now actively engaged in crooking the pregnant hinges of the knee, and fawning upon the lieformers, with the very evident design of foment? ing dissensions ia the Liberal ranks. First, we were trented to a fulsome eu? logy of Mr. Schurz; and this followed byan attempt to throw out a "feeler" for a "common agreement." As for thc cry of "anybody to beat Grant," the Times expresses a lofty hope that this "narrow viow" of tht> subject ut ?3sue may bo discarded by tho public. The Grant question is ono which "the people will have an ample opportunity of de? ciding"-a remark which verges on the disloyal. And then the "principles" in? volved, according to the limes, are those which "the Philadelphia Convention need not hesitate to adopt." Tho "ono term nonsense talked by Horaco Greeley" is only "laughed nt," but "tho measures worth serious consid? eration aro those which the whole (sic) Republican party ought to unite in work? ing for." If they were to be repudiated at Philadelphia, tho Times would "be obliged to express groat disappointment concerning that convection." And while tho Times does not as yet go so far as to counsel tho admission of "a set of tricksters," it exclaims with fervor: "We must keep up with the times. No just aud necessary reforms eau bu rel used in these days." Tho Times' motive in all this will be suspected by tho scoffers; and tho utterly incorrigible will bo apt I to recall ono of Mr. jEsop's most re? nowned fables in connection therewith. ABOUT PREACHING IN GEUMAN.-Tho Deutsche Ziitung, in speaking of Dr. Bude's sermon, preached last ?Sunday in the now Gorman Church, in Charleston, takes exception to tho fact that tho same was preached iu English. It says: "Th ore aro ia Charleston about fifty churches in all of which sermons are preached in English every Sunday, whilo there ia only ono church set apart for Gormans, which should be kept specially for them. But it seems as if we aro to have the old story over again, and who knows in how short a time English only will be preaohed iu our beautiful Gorman Chu rob? It is to be hoped that the builders will not live to witness this sad event. The St. John's Lutheran Church was built by Germons, but not a German word is heard there now. The German Friondly Society was foundod by Ger? mans, but whoro is their German lan? guage, now? Tho few Gormans hero must combat every aggrennon on tho part of tho English laugnngo. or thoy will surely bo swamped by it. Our beau? tiful church should remain German-if not for us who understand English, it should remain so for our brothers from tho old Fatherland, who arrive hero strangers in a strange laud, and who, of course, will wish to hear tho consolations of religion in tho Gurman lan guage." --? . - . Tho Hon. John D. Caton, for many yoar.=i Chief Justico of tho Supreme Court, Illinois, nnd n leading Democrat, has written an elaborate lotter upou .ho political situation, in which ho gives un? qualified support to tho Cincinnati no? minations, ami maintains that tho Demo? cratic party should make uo separato no iniuutious. Ito TTY S. CITY MATTERS.-The price of single copies of the PHONIX is five cents. Mr. H. C. Powell, a disciple of the "art preservative," is making the neces? sary arrangements for publishing a Ma? sonic paper in this city. He proposes to furnish all the latest Masonio informa? tion of interest to the craft, besides other matters of interest prepared by competent writers. The terms for the paper will be 82 per annum. The Governor has appoiuted J. M. Cantwell a Trial Justioe for Colleton County, and Wm. H. Jones, Jr., for Georgetown County. The ISth Regiment Band, nuder thc direction of Band Master Buchar, per? forms tho following pieces this afternoon: Quickstep-Guard on the Rhino Buche. Suene et. Aria Nabucodouosor-Verdi. Drill Polka-Funk. Quiutetto, from Romeo and Juliet Bellini. Star Galop-Gungl. The much needed rain began falling I lust night, and its continuance for a day or more ia desirable. PHOJSIXIANA.-A spring suit may be had by knocking a man down this month. The latest fashion in giving wedding presents is to have the monogram of the giver engraved on it, instead of that of tho person to whom it is presented. A man should no more make his honesty a boast than a woman should her virtue. To speak too mach of either renders them qnestionable. Now is the limo for tourists to supply themselves with lava ear-drops fresh from fountain-head. The latest novelty in sewing machines is one that will follow the thread of an argument. If, as atheists affirm, creation came by chance, what a sublime chance it was! The richer a man makes his food, the poorer he mukes his appetite. "The deuce" is not an oath. It is the expression of disgust which escapes a card-player, when, hoping for the ace, he turns up ono spot too many. To grow rich, earn money fairly, spend less than you earn, and hold on to the difference. The first takes muscle, the second self-control, and the third brains. An Ogle County, III., man has trapped fifty skunks during the post six months, which is another indication that the bat? tle is not always to the strong. Misery loves company, and so does a marriageable young lady. One of the greatest evils of the world is that men praise, rather than practice, virtue. The praise of honest industry is on every tongue, but it is rare that the worker is respected more than the drone. To tell your own secrets is generally folly, but that folly is without guilt; to communicate those with which we are entrusted is always treachery, and treachery, for the most part, combined with folly. The spirit of true religion breathes gentleness aud affability; it is social, kind and cheerful ; far removed from that gloomy superstition and bigotry which cloud the brow, sour the temper, deject tho spirit and impress moroseness on tho manners. Tho excoises of our youth are drnfts upon our old age, payable with interest, about thirty years after dato. Penciled eyebrows are coming into vogue. What will temperance reformers say to this: Germany has discovered a way to make brandy out of wood shavings. COURT or COMMON PLEAS, May 15. This court met, yesterday, at 12 M., Judge Melton presiding. Tho various dockets were callod over and cases assigned for trial. At IP. M., the court adjourned until to-morrow, at 10 A. M. SUPREME COURT, WEDNESDAY, May 15. Tho Court met at 10 A. M. Present Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Willard and Wright. Crotwoll el al., vs. Boozer el al. Mr. Baxter resumed his argument for appel? lants. Mr. Fair was heard for respond? ents. Mr. Baxter in reply. Suspended until record is completed. Rooder vs. Speake et al. Mr. Baxter for appellant. Messrs. Fair and Cald? well for respondents. Tho following decisions were rendered : James M. Pringle vs. Edward R. Dor? sey et al Judgment affirmed and mo? tion dismissed, per curtain. Opinion to bo filed by the Chief Justice. C. D. Aureus vs. the State Bank. Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Wil? lard, A. J. Chief Justice Moses filed dissenting opinion. Eliza L. Smith et al., vs. Mrs. M. M. Gatowood cl al. Petition dismissed, per curiam. Tho fallowing cases woro continued: Tho South Carolina Manufacturing Company vs. J. P. Prico and ex parle Joel W. Anderson. Tho following aro to bo submitted on printed argument: Mrs. Eliza Stewart vs. Pierson ct al. Mrs. Eliza Stewart vs. Henry H. Blease. Moyer .V Bro. vs. Henry H. Bloase. At 3 P. M., tho court adjourned until Thursduy, Kith, at 10 A. M. COUBT OK GENERAL SESSIONS, May 15. The Coart met at 10 A. M., Judge Mel? ton presiding. The prisoners convicted at the present term of the Court being present, his Honor pronounced the fol? lowing sentences: John Harris, (colored,) grand larceny; to bo confined in the State Penitentiary, at hard labor, for eighteen months. Adam Thompson and Richard Oliver, (colored,) larceny; to be confined in the State Penitentiary, at hard labor, for two years, each. Wm. Lucas, (colored,) for the murder of John Simpson, (white,) to be safely kept in the County jail until the 16th day of August next, when be shall be taken by the Sheriff of said County to the place of public execution, and be? tween the hours of 10 A. M. and 3 P. M., he be hanged by the neck until dead. Butler Johnston and Edward Harris, (colored,) for the murder of Patrick Murphy, (white,) pump-minder near Hampton's, on the South Carolina Rail? road, a few months since. The same sentence was passed upon each of them as that upon Lucas. Georgiana Brown, assault and battery; discharged upon ber own recognizance. The usual general orders were passed; after which, the Court adjourned until October next. LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. C. Shiver & Co.-Bargains. D. C. Peixotto & Son-Auction Sales. C. F. Jackson-Bargains. L. Carr-Attention, Battalion. MeetiDg Columbia Chapter. Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.-Hair Vigor, &c. P. Cantwell-F. M. Beef. W. J. Etter-Proposals. DUTCHEB'S LIGHTNING FLY-KILLEB sweeps them off and clears the house speedily. Try it. Sold by dealers every? where. A 30 tff2m THE TENACITY OE TBUTH.-Wkenr nation aa clear-headed as the Americans once become convinced, from long experience and observa? tion, that an article possesses superior ex? cellence as a medicine, not all the preposter ous clamor of all the worthless nostrum ven? ders in the universe can shake their belief in ita efficiency. Truth is a very tenacious thing, as theae worthies are beginning to dis? cover. PLANTATION BITTENS baa too firm a hold upon the popular esteem to be in the slightest degree effected by the cold water diatribes which the advertisers of fermented slops, "without a particle of alcohol," are so fond of launching against alcoholic prepara? tions. The public knows very well that this peerless r?novant and tonic does contain spirits, but it also knows that they are of the purest and most wholesome description, viz: tine old St. Croix, the most active and bene? ficial diffuser of its remedial and invigorating properties throughout the system which could possibly be adopted. 49~ Pimplos on the Face, Eruptions, Blotches, Sorofalous diseases, and all sores arising from impure blood, ore cured by Dr. Pierce's Oolden Mediaal Discovery. M 16 i i H or m ABB rv ALS, May 15, 1872.-Nickerson Doune-J Capera, wifo, two children and ser? vant, Winneboro; Jesse Beaver, Bowan; H Melting, Hiokuejr; O J Goodwin, Ga; Miss Budd, SC; .3 8 Buist, Charleston; Miss Ella Lucas, George Buist. Jr, Spartanburg: Miss Maupin, Miss Carr, Va; I B Steere ana wife, Walhalla: J O Hudnutt and wife, N C; F D Bush. G * O R B. . Columbia Hotel-J Bhundell, W 8 Parnell, Pa; B F Barthlow, Md; J H Pesel), Chester; W A Crine, 8 J Crine, Newberry; J H Wiley, Ala; H C Pike, Miss G M Bider, B Stewart, N Y; J H Averill, J 8 Browning, Charleston; 8 A Boper, Salem; L M Hencklo, Richmond; J J Honorai and eon, T fl Allen, H D Gilbert, N C; J P Boyoe, J Broadna. Greenville; J T Sei bies, J T Keen, city; B F Hodson, T H Clarke, Camdon; Mrs Carroll, Branchville; WA Brad? ley, Oa; J E Thames, 8 C. A Hindoo onoe said to one of the mis? sionaries: "Reviling our gods, oritioising our Shastras, and ridiculing our ritual will accomplish nothing; but ibe story which you tell of Him who loved and pitied, and came and tanght, and suffered, and died, and rose again-that story, sir, will overthrow oar temples, destroy our ritual, abolish our Shastras and extinguish our gods." The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad consumed only eleven days in building their temporary bridge at Con? cord. It is 1,400 feet long, and contains 225,000 feet of timber, all of which was in tho round lng when the old bridge was swept away, and was sawed on the line of this road, and run over its rail to the bridge. The question at a country tea party turning on the impropriety of mixing np oake with a pinch of snuff in the fingers, a lad remarked that he had seen his mother do it, and never drop a bit of snuff. "Why, my son," said the lady, "how can you lie so?" "Well, mother," he replied, "maybe you did drop just a little." The Danville (Va.) Times says: "A few years ago, if any one had told us we ought to vote for Greeley, we should have felt insulted. Now, we shall vote for him with a great deal of satisfaction, as long as the prospect of his beating Grant is the least encouraging. The times change, and we chango with them." KILLED OK THE RAILROAD.-William James-younger brother of Rev. Burrell James-colored-said to have been of good oharacter and habits-was killed at Wedgefield, on Wednesday last, in at? tempting to get aboard the train while in motion.-Sumter Watchman. A Wisconsin editor writes, just after the eleotion: "Our worthy father was olocted police justice, our worthy bro? ther was eleoted assessor and our worthy self, be it known, ran for alderman in our own ward, and was, unfortunately, defeated." A Swede had his head broken by a falling brick in Chicago the other day. One of the great advantages of being bern a colored gentleman ie that you then have a head whioh a brick won't break. A Detroit youth fell headlong from a second story window to the pavemeut, and complained that it "jarred him some." Thero were 1,625 births, 437 marriages and 1,552 deaths in Riohmond, Va., last year.