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COLUMBIA. S. C.
Thursday ?orninsr, June 20, 1872.
There was bot a slim attendance at the
auction of the new-city bonds, yester?
day, and we believe bat two bidders,
Mr. John Alexander, the Mayor, and
Mr. Clark Waring, the contractor for
the new City Hall. $5,000 of the bonds
brought 66),, $10,000 65>_, and the
balance ($85,000) sold for G5. Mr.
Alexander bought $90,000 of the $100,000
sold. It was said that the sale was
genuino and filial; but inasmuch as the
Mayor of the oitywas about tho sole
purchaser, and the price realized uo
ruinous, we are inclined to hope that
there was no aotaal sale. It is plain that
thei 'bonds cannot be sold for anything
like their real value, or what should be
their real value.
The Union maintains, or appears to
- believe, that there was a combination to
bear the bonds. We can see no grounds
for snob, a supposition. The "bears," if
there are any, were strangely absent
from the first Bale, or attempt to sell,
a month ago, and if they were present
yesterday, did certainly allow their op?
portunity to slip without a murmur.
The tr rio reason of tba dull Bale of the
bonde lies in a want of confidence in the
State abd city governments, brought
about by the waBteiul extravagance, cor?
ra ption and fraud exhibited since the
State passed i&o hands of adventurers
and unsorpoloTO speculators. The bare
offer to sell additional bonds, in the pre?
sent condition of tinng?, has an appear?
ance of fraud or dishonesty in it. The
old bouda'do not sell for more than
seventy-five cents now. The new bonds
are no better, and cannot be expected
to sell for more. There is not a solvent
member of the present City Council
who would sell his own paper for twenty
five per cent, off, and when, as agents of
the people, they attempt to do it, wide?
awake capitalista begin to suspect right
off that there is something wrong, and
fight shy of the investment
CABTJ SCHTJBZ.-The purpose of the
conference which is to be held at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, to day,
seems to have been misunderstood by
such journals as have represented it to
be in direot antagonism to Mr. Greeley.
Some of these have spoken of the par?
ticipation of Mr. Schurz in the move?
ment as indicative of a purpose of that
gentleman, who was President of the
Liberal Bepnblioan National Conven?
tion, to oppose the nomination which
the convention made. It appears, how?
ever, from a statement which has been
published, and which is understood to
be on the authority of Mr. Schurz him?
self, that the purpose of tho meeting is
to unite all the elomente of opposition
to the existing Administration in com?
mon opposition, It appears that Sena?
tor Schurz was solicited to go into tho
eonferenee, and consented to do so on
the condition that he wonld go in as a
friend of the Cinoinnati nominations,
and it is reasonable to infer that his
office in that body will be to unite the
elements of opposition upon the Greeley
and Brown ticket. The necessity for
such u conference may not be apparent,
but the presence of Mr. Schurz in it is
likely to be of benefit to the conserva?
tive movement headed by Mr. Greeley,
rather than injury.
Colfax's fate should carry a warning
with it to all politicians prone to deal in
Buncombe. Smarting with the mortifi?
cation of defeat, he has sinoe bared his
bosom on the subject, owning np that
when he wrottf tho retirement-letter he
didn't mean it. The fact is, Colfax had
his leering eyo fixed on the Presidency
just at that time, and ia availing himself
of the oideBt of political dodges, ima?
gined that he rou uo danger. Un?
happily, he was tuken at his word, and
although he labored hard to afterward
recover his ground by accepting every
public position or duty offered him, it
was too late. There are always as good
fish in the sea as ever were caught. He
did not think BO at the time, bat will
now have plenty ot leisure to familiarize
himself with the bitter truth of that
homeliest of axioms.
The New York Sun fears that the
cavilling, demoralized, retreating army
of office-holders will never bo oonvinoed
that tho country is weary of their rule
until they are startled by the vision of
Dr. Greeley, fresh from the banks and
braes of Obappaqun, laying off his old
white- hat and unfolding his inaugural
address on the East portico of the
Capitol, while they catch glimpses of
General Grant, burdened with gifts
and surrounded by Dents, rolling out
of Washington on a swift truin, bound
for Galena.
The Bible has been translated into
Esquimaux by tho Moravian brethren in
Labrador.
Sale of the Bonds.
EXACT STATUS OF THE COTTON TAX
Briiii.-In response to many inquiries
npon the subject, from parties both
North and South who are interested in
the bill, the Washington Republican says
it is still pending in the Ways and Means
Committee, and will be reported by them
early in tho December session. Both
housea have been committed in ? direct
manner to its passage, and particularly
to the unconstitutionality of the tax.
Tho defeat of the Morrill amendment to
the deficiency bill was the first indica?
tion of the feeling in favor of the propo?
sition to refund. The great bulk of the
canes brought before the Court of Claims
are cotton claims, and the fight against
the amendment was made directly in the
I interest of the cotton producing claus.
The next, or second, and most conclu?
sivo evidenccbf the feeling in the pre?
mises, is to be found in the faot that the
amendment to the omnibus bill prohi?
biting the Secretary of tho Treasury
from collecting the two cents por pound
on cotton judgments obtained before the
Court of Claims, was passed by the al?
most unanimous vote of both houses,
both political parties accepting and com?
mitting themselves to the position origi?
nally taken by Mr. Dawes and others
when the tax was first imposed, that it
was not constitutional.
It is recorded as a notable faot that,
when Grant was nominated at the Phi?
ladelphia Convention, only one or two
of the 300 editors and correspondents
present manifested the least enthusiasm.
While the whole house boiled with a
mania of exoitement, singing, shouting
and yelling like madmen, the 300 editors
sat as impassive and stolid as though in
the retirement of their own sanctums.
When we oome to reflect that the ma?
jority of them had been for months past
drearily grinding out the old worn-out
tune in praise of Grant, we can easily
understand the sense of relief felt. It
was the dropping of the green curtain
on the farce. The show was over, and
they carried no courage with them ont
into the campaign.
THE CHARGES AGAINST TREASURER
PARKER.-The Beaufort Times, Republi?
can, says:
The circular of Treasurer Parker in
reference to the appropriation for public
schools exonerates him from blame in
not paying ont said appropriation. We
are glad to see that he bas at last pat the
responsibility where it properly belongs,
and hope he will continue to "risu to ex?
plain" other matters equally interesting
to the people. He is charged with pay?
ing money ont of the Treasury to de?
feat impeachment, and to keep oat of tbe
penitentiary the thieves in high posi?
tions who have plundered the State and
ruined her credit. We ask him to-say
apon whoso order thia money was paid,
to whom, and in what amounts. We |
know that Mr. Parker oan fasten this
corrupt expenditure where it belongs;
therefore we ask him to do it, as folly
and SR clear as he does this school op
{iropriatlon. In addition, he eau tell
tow much money was paid out to pass
auch infamous measures as tho validating
bill, intended only to shield and proteot
dishonest officials from the penalty of the
law. Let him statu the facts boldly and
fearlessly, and then tbe people will see
wby our sohoola are closed, our judges
unpaid, our benevolent institutions on
the charity of individuals, and why the
reply of "no money" is given to the
creditors that daily besiege the Treasury.
THE SUIT AGAINST GEN. BUTLER
WIEGEIJ IN A FIGHT, &O.-Ia the trial in
New York of the suit against Gen. But?
ler for in alleged forcible seizare of the
steamer Nassau at New Orleans, in 1862,
while he was in command there, to be
used by his brother in cotton and sogar
speculations, the whole of Friday and
Saturday was consumed in technical
legal argument as to the admissibility of
documents connected with the ownership
Vi the Nassau. There waa a large at?
tendance ia the court room, aad many
promiueat members of tho legal profes?
sion were present. Gen. Butler took a
leatliog part ia the argumeot.
The New York Sun states that on
Wednesday evening, after his testimony
in this suit, Lieut. Wm. H. Wiegel had
a fight with Capt. Fred. Martin, formerly
of Gen. Butler's staff, in which the latter
came off second best. Wiegel, it is
stated, was in his room asleep, when
Martin, entered and ufter announcing
himself, said to Wiegel, "You wrote a
letter to Gea. Butler, in which were
these words: 'Is there aoy of your kid?
ney who will reseat aa insult? Will aoy
of your pups fight?' Now, sir, I am ooo
of Butler's pups, aad I oan fight." Both
the mea weigh about 180 pouads each,
and when they clinched in the light that
followed, the contest was very severe.
Wiegel is represented to have punished
his opponent severely, until he was faint
from loss of blood, aad finally pitched
him dowa stairs.
FiLLinusTERS.-The New York Herald
has aa article showing recent activity
among tho Cubans ia New York, aad
mysterious departures io twos aad threes
for Southora cities. 600 mea, it is
claimed, are en/oute for Cuba, in three
expeditious, with full supplies of arms
aad ummuoitiou. A statement throws
doubt upon a previous oae, that tho
steamer Faaaio, from Baltimore, was
sean off Baruegat taking ou cargo for
Cuba, but thinks it was another privateer
from Philadelphia. That's pleasant for
Spain.
ANOTHER. LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM
GRANT.-The Chicago Tribune publishes
the follow i cg:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Jane 5, 1872.
GENTLEMEN OP MT CONVENTION: It
has signally pleased a gracious and be
nigned Providence so to order the revo?
lutions of the heavenly bodies as to
causo again to recur the quadrennial
period at which the nation may appro*
priately acknowledge and ratify my con?
tinuance in power? Wa re] doe to recog?
nize and reward'the ' loyalty of your
party to ou reo Ives, and to our affection?
ate cousins .of the Presidential family.
You will leam with pride that, not only
in this country, but in Europe, the Exe?
cutive rank is appreciated iu a novel and
gratifying manner. The Prince Frede?
rick Dent, our heir-apparent, is now so?
journing ut the various palaces of nistor
governments, escorted by the chief
officer of the army rt nd a numerous
retinue; the presence and grateful recep?
tion of another member of oar family
by the British Queen is also well calcu?
lated to facilitate the peaceful Hottleineut
of the Alabama claims. Should thu con?
tinuing appreciation of the American
people approximate to that ahowu by
the Republicans of England two centu?
ries ago toward General Crom well, whose
training as a tanner eminently fitted him
for (suppressing all opposition in his
party, it is possible that our republican
court may yet rival in its possession of
all the comforts of social life and itu
general hilarity and good humor the
Court of Louis XIV, of France, some?
times called the magnificent.
At present it is our gracious pleasure
to inform the Convention that, consider?
ing the circumstances, we are personally
doing as well.as oao be expected. The
unanimous vote of the "rump," defeat?
ing the payment of the Chorpenning
claim ($433,000) after it hud been care?
fully nursed by our exeoutive serenity
and our secretaries for four years, and
after we had peremptorily ordered it
paid, was an impoverishing blow to the
finances of the Administration, and indi?
cates the ungenerous tendency of certain
restless and mischievous opponents of
the party to reduoe its great exponents
to the scanty pittance afforded by our
meagre salaries. In this disaster we are
consoled by the complete success of one
of our moBtablo secretaries in extracting
from the Treasury tho sum of $93,000 in
the Seoor claims, and $300,0U0 on the
Boaoh contract, besides other very fuir
transactions, knowu as the Governor
claims, &o. Both these were instances
of the exeoutive prerogative, without
the tedious and unsatisfactory interposi?
tion of the law's delay. They show bow
rapidly "constitutions are not made, but
grow" under an Exeoutive which over
keeps ita eye steadily directed to the
main ohance. It is not impossible that,
by a judicious extension of our Execu?
tive prerogative, the tax-payers muy, at
an early period, be relieved of the ex?
pense of sustaining Congress altogether,
and may vest the sovereignty where it
can be exercised with the most unity of
counsels in the Chief Magistrate alone.
The failure of the San Domingo
treaty, so judiciously arranged by our
aide-de-camp, Gen. Babcock, backed up
by a reasonable display of force in the
Haytien waters, under three naval
officers, also occasions regret to a ohoice
circle of enterprising spirits, who bad in?
tended to realize in profits, on raising
sogar, the $30,000,000 a year or so which
have heretofore gone to the Government
in the farm of revenue. As this step
would depopulate the negro republic of
San Domingo, it was opposed by sundry
philanthropic gentlemen, who conceived
that the intereats of the blacks of Hayti
should prevail over the pecuniary wel?
fare of loyal friends of the Executive,
who have served their country nobly in
past transactions in cotton on both sides
of the line. I have expelled from the
Republican party these cynical and dan?
gerous men, wbo attempt in this manner
to limit the field of private enterprise,
when the Government is trying to keep
it from languishing. Of course, you
will pass some resolution approviug tho
expulsion of these incendiaries and
maintaining the unity of thu putty in
the bonds of peace.
It gives us sincere pleasure to announce
that our ohief effort has been to prove
that the humblest capacity iu the nation
is adequate to the performance of the
highest duties of statesmanship. Not
many great, not many mighty have I
called to aid me iu my task, if so it can
be called. I have followed tho Diviue
and Apostolic example of choosing the
weak moo of this country to confound
the men that are wise. They have done
it to my completo satisfaction. Some
members of my Cabinet hud never been
heard of by myself or by the country
until about the period of their appoint?
ment. They aro clever fellows, and
are doing well.
A Heidelberg letter-writer, speaking
of the ability of tho German students to
consume beer, says:
"A few evenings ago, ono of the
'Corps' were drinking at their club
hon* o, aud one of tho members came in
an tho clock wis about to strike 12, nud
bet that he could take twelve glasses of
beor during the twelve strokes of the
dock. Accordingly, tho beer waa laid
before him, and, much to the astonish?
ment of even the students themselves, be
did it. Tho same evening, ono of the
students drank 100 glasses of beer on a
bet, and was hardly affected at all by it.
These are really wonderful things to do,
when you consider that one of tbeso
glasses contains almost two pints of
beer."
Christopher Anderson, imprisoned nt
Troy, N. Y., on a charge of murder, out
bis throat in his cell with a piece of
broken glass on Saturday.
Thoro were forty-two deaths in Charles?
ton, for tho week ending the 15th
whites seventeen; odored twenty-five.
BARNUM'S MENAOBBIB LOOSB.-As the
great Barnum's show was leaving Erie OD
Saturday morning, en route to Gorry, one
of the trains drawn by two engines was
thrown from the track, and both locomo?
tives and several cars were precipitated
down the bank, the two former imbedded
in the earth, while the latter were com?
pletely wreoked, and the entire train and
its contents received a lively shaking up.
The lions roared, the monkeys chatter?
ed, parrots screamed, tho great rhinoce?
ros snorted and bawlsd, while the less
ferocious animals, liko the giraffe and
eland, shrank trembling into corners, re
fating to recognize the 'caresses of their
keepers.
Acrobats and equestrians executed
feats of agility never attempted in the
saw-dust ring, some of them going
through the car windows in their eager?
ness to escupe. Mel vi th executed a
pirouette on his head, while Lazello and
Wilson gave an exhibition of their skill
on the "flying" trapeze, unequalled for
rapidity in its execution. Dan Oastello
thought that the funniest thing he could
say was that "absence of body is better
than presence of mind in this case, and
ho proceeded to give u practical illustra?
tion of his idea, while the old perform?
ers involuntarily gave an exhibition of
ground and laity tumbling "not set
down on the bills." Beu. Lusbio, the
"lightning" ticket seller, solved u pro?
blem in substruction, with his usual
agility, while Summerfield, his assistant,
made "obango" with refreshing rapidity.
As the accident happened about 2 o'olock
in the morning, and the night being
aloudy and dark, the confusion that
reigned must bo imagined, for it cannot
bu described.
It was speedily discovered that a oage
ooutaining two royal Asiatic lions was
among the wreck, and the teriified per?
formers were not long in ascertaining
that these two monarchs of the jangle
were loose and unharmed. This fact
added to tho terror of the scone, and a
stampede for safety immediately ensued.
Professor Charles White, the celebrated
lion tamer, alone remainod undismayed,
and immediately began perfecting ar?
rangements to secure bis pets, a feat, as
may bo supposed, not easily accom?
plished. Providing himself with an or?
dinary raw-hide, Professor White ad?
vanced toward the spot where the two
unleashed brutes stood glancing fero?
ciously about them; but he hud not ap?
proached very near to them when he
was greetod with a terrific roar from the
male, which broke the stillness of the
night in awful and startling manner. It
"meant business," and as the great beast
stood erect, lashing his tawny sides with
his tail, it was evident that for a time,
at least, he was "monarch of all he sur?
veyed,"
Tbe little "kitten" or baby lion par?
took of the general excitement, and
mewed piteously. At times the lioness
would seize it in her mouth and look
furiously about, as if upon the point of
leapiDg into the darkness in search of a
safo retreat, and for a time things looked
squally. The lion tamer, however, was
at work, and, procuring a stout rope, he
succeeded ia throwing it over the head
of the male lion, and in a few moments
be waa securely fastened to a tree. The
female, however, with a perverseness pe?
culiar to her Bex, and, perhaps, infuri?
ated by the recent loss of two of her
"kittens," was not so tractable and
shooed fight; but Professor White's de?
termined manner soon brought her to
terms, and slip-noosing the yoanger one,
and slowly drawing it into an empty
oage, the mother was iuduced to follow,
and thus were both the ferooious beasts
secured, and all immediate danger from
them was over.
The other animals were captured with?
out much trouble, and at about 10
o'clock the show arrived at Corry, where
an immense crowd of people wero pa?
tiently awaiting their coming.
It is at once singular, and fortunate
that no one was seriously injured, nor
were any very valuable animals hurt.
Four curs, with their contents, were
wrecked, and many animals let loose,
but it is believed that most of them have
been recaptured, tho lions being the
only dangerous ones that were let loose.
Great credit is due to Professor White
for his intrepidity, for had ho been less
determined, serious loss of life might
have occurred through tho ferocity of
the two brutes that hud so suddenly se?
cured their freedom.-Tilusville Courier.
TnE MOUNT VERNON REGENCY-IM?
PROVEMENT OE THB ESTATE, &O.-The
Council of Vice-Regents of tho Mount
Vernon estate, hold last week, eleoted
Mrs. Mason, of Virginia, and Mrs. Dil?
lon, of Iowa, as Vice Regents of those
States. Miss Cunningham, the Regent,
in her report stated the various improve?
ments that bad been made nineo tho last
Council. Among these were the putting
of a furnaoo in tho cellar to protect the
foundation from dampness, the building
of three tanks, and tho purchase of afire
engine. The drainage of the place,
which was always imperfect, has been
improved, and they hope thoreby to
check ague and fever. There has been
a road constructed from tho wharf to the
tomb. More than 900 fruit trees have
boen set out, and in time will bo a
sourco of revenue. The grounds be?
tween the tomb and river have been
cleared of undergrowth and planted with
tho magnificent gift of Mr. Corcoran,
consisting of nearly 800 rare foreign
evergreens. These evergreens were im?
ported by Mr. Corcoran especially for
this purpose
SOUTHERN CiiAiMS.-Congress having
madu un appropriation for the payment
of tho awards made by the commission
appointed to audit Southern claims,
these claims are to bo audited by tho
Third Auditor, and paid as soon as the
accounts can bo adjusted.
Four Vioo-Presidonts of tho United
States have been re-elected to tho office.
They were John Adams, George Clinton,
Daniel D. Tompkins and John C. Cal?
houn.
AN OTU EB TRENT.-It seems to os that
the Pr?sident had better keep a bright
look-oat on his carpet-bag Governors, or
they will get him into trouble when he
least expects, and oompel him, in this
warm weather, to come book from Long
Branch. A new spook-no bigger than
a muo's hand, bot possibly pregnant of
mischief-is visible in the Northern sky.
It seems that, a day or two ago-and for
this we have the authority of a journal
high in favor with the State Department,
and trusted with all secrets-Sir Edward
Thoroton called on the Secretary and
presented voluminous documents bearing
apon the abduction of an Amerioan
named Rufus Brattan, at Loudon, Upper
Oanndu, by our Government officials, on
a charge of robbing a poet office at Hills?
boro, N. C., and forcibly took him to
Detroit, in violation of the extradition
treaty. All the facts relating to tho ab?
duction are plainly set forth, and the
British Minister makes a demand that
be shall be returned to London and set
at liberty; and if the United States has
any demand npon him, they must par
sue the course laid down in the treaty.
Such in the aoconnt given by the New
York Herald, on which we have only to
remark, that "robbing a po it office" is
a crime not provided for by any existing
treaty, and hence the story is improba?
ble, und, if it be true, pots the Federal
authorities, if they committed the act,
in a still more awkward position. The
other story, which has found currency,,
and is therefore uncontradicted, is that
the kidnapped man waa a fugitive from
South Carolina, suspected of 'Ku E.lux
ism," and diffident of Judge Bond and
his packed juries; that armed detectives
were sent after him by Governor Scott,
who secured him at night on .British
soil, ironed and norootized him, aud_in
that condition carried him off, first to
Detroit, where they evaded judicial
scrutiny, and thence South. We have
no opinion to express as to which story
is most probable, though we incline to
the Ku Klux version. Bat be this as it
may, the issue is perfectly certain. The
man will have to be sent back, unless be
be treated as Secretary Seward and Ad?
miral Porter did the Florida at New
Port News-put out of the way. N$t
only was the search on British soil perse
an outrage-and if applied to us -we
should have thought so-but if the al?
leged offence be a political one, as Ku
Kluxiam certainly ?F, the question of the
right of asylum urises to make matters
worse. There is a fixed role in all such
coses. Some eleven years ago, two "in?
famous rebels," parents of Ku Klux,
were rather unceremoniously taken from
the protection of the British flag and
brought within this jurisdiction. What
happened all recollect. It occurs to us
that the streets and houses of an inland
English town, for such is Canadian Lon?
don, ate at least as sacred as the quarter
deck of a West India steamer, and that
Gen. Grant and Mr. Fish will have to do
precisely what Lincoln and Seward did.
We trust that there will be no prelimi?
nary fuss, but that everything will be
done decently and in order.
[Baltimore Gazette.
No THIRD CANDIDATE.-It would seem
from intelligence from all quarters that
even the semblance of organized Demo?
cratic opposition against the Cincinnati
Liberal movement DO longer exists. The
New York Commercial Advertiser, (Re
publicaD,) which has signalized itself by
its hostility to Mr. Greeley, says, with a
woeful attempt at pleasantry, that it is
"pleased to know that it is becoming
dearly manifest that Greeley and Brown
will be endorsed by the Baltimore Con?
vention," and that "the World begins to
seo this, and to trim its sails according?
ly." The New York IleraUl&aya: "There
can be no longer any doubt that the
groat Democratic party is drifting to the
independent Liberal Republican num?
bers. The probability is that more than
the traditional majority of -delegates will
meet at Baltimore pledged to endorse
the Presidential ticket of Greeley and
Brown." The North-west seems to be
united with the South in upholding the
Cincinnati nominees. The Democracy
of each of the States of Kansas, Iowa,
South Carolina and Florida, in State
Convention assembled, early last week,
declared for the Cincinnati candidates
in their delegates orin their instructions
to their delegates to Baltimore. The
Vermont, Missouri and Indiana Demo?
cratic Conventions have since done the
same; Indiana, without regard to Mr.
Voorhees' previous opposition, Pennsyl?
vania, Massachusetts, New York, Con?
necticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Maine, North Carolina, Virginia, Geor?
gia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Nevada, Ore?
gon, California, West Virginia, Minne?
sota, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and
Wisconsin aro all moving in the same
direction. Now Jersey is as yet unde?
cided, and game little Delaware has au
anti-Greeley delegation for Baltimore,
but no doubt she will gracefully yield to
superior numbers. Maryland is un?
doubtedly for Greeley.-Baltimore Sun.
THE NEWEST SLATE.-At the Willard
mass meeting, held on Monday evening,
the following State ticket was nomi?
nated: A. J. Willard, (Aseooiate Justioe
of the Supreme Court,) Governor; W.
B. Nash, (colored Senator from Rich?
land,) Lieutenant-Governor; E. J.
Adams, (colored preacher,) Secretary of
State; F. L. Gardozo, (colored Secretary
of State,) State Treasurer; B. Tomlinson,
(ex-State Auditor,) Comptroller-General;
J. N. Hayne, (colored Bepresentative
from Barnwell,) Adjutant-General; A. M.
Warren, (teaoher in tho Avory Institute,)
Superintendent of Education. As four
of these nominees aro colored men, the
projectors of the new movement have
not stuck to their promised "'arf and
'ari" plan.-Charleston News.
Tho Empress Eugenie, has been suf?
fering for some time past from a painful
inflammation of tho facial glands. Her
physicians think sho will have to under?
go an operation that may disfigure her
countenance for life.
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ized agency for this paper in Charleston.
Cm MATTERS.-Tho price of singlo
copies of the PHCBNIX is five oents.
8100,000 worth of oity bonds was
sold, yesterday, at 66>?, 65>? and 65.
Messrs. John Alexander and Clark
Waring were the purchasers-$90,000
worth to tbe former and $10,000 to the
latter.
An advertisement relative to the
Cleveland, N. C., Springs will be found
in another column. These springs are
regarded as among the very bt'st in the
country-their waters being red and
white sulphur and chalybeate or iron.
The scenery is beautiful dod the climate
delightful. The springs are accessible
from Columbia via Charlotte and Ru?
therford Railroads.
Maj. A. (Jr. Eshleman-who has been
on a visit to Colombia for several days
for the benefit of his health-left for
Walhalla this morning. He was unable
to Lacrease his proportions, but bia phy?
sician thinks he is all right, cot with?
standing.
Okra will be soaped at the Pollock
House, this moro i ag, at ll o'clock.
At a meeting of the Board of Trastees
of the South Carolina University, it was
decided to make a chango in two of the
professorships-the ooo odoupied by
Prof. Hart and the other temporarily by
Dr. James Woodrow. Dr. Cummings,
of Spartanborg-who made himself oon
spicuoos daring a recent visib North by
his illustrations of Ku Kluxism-is to fill
the first chair, aad Dr. T. N. Roberts
the second.
A meetiog of Greenville Railroad
bond-holders was held, yesterday, (ac?
cording to advertisement in the PHO
NIX;) but, so far as we . could learn,
nothing deficite was decided upon.
To-morrow (Juno 21) ia the loogest
day ia the year.
We are indebted to the Junior Mana?
gers for a card of invitation to the Com?
mencement Ball of the South Carolina
University, at Nickerson Hall, on the
evening of the 28th iastaot.
Thc Tribune is the title of a new
weekly paper jost issued in Salisbury,
N. C., by H. H. Helper. It goes in for
Greeley and Brown.
W. M. Lawton, Esq., of Charleston,
has furnished ns with a printed copy of
his address read before the National
Agricultural Congress, which met in St.
Louis on the 27th ult.
PHCENIIIANA.-The growiog teadeaoy
of womea to adopt grave pursuits is ex?
emplified in a female sexton of a Chicago
ohnrcb.
The great essentials to happiness are:
Somothiog to do, something to love, sad
something to hope for.
What should a maa take with him
when cal Hug upon bis affianced? Affec?
tion in bis heart, perfection in his man?
ners, and confection in his pocket.
Charm-in g exhibitions-Those afford?
ed by low-necked dresses.
I A kaowledge of our weakness creates
in us charily to others.
I To day (the 20th) ia tho thirty-fifth an?
niversary of the coronation of Qaeen
Victoria.
A small press is still preserved at
Meatz, bearing date 1440, ou whioh Gut
tenburg used to draw off bia first proofs.
LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
R. D. Seau-Notioo.
Olevelaad Mineral Springs.
C. Barnum-Notice, ko.
M. 0. Walter-Executrix's Notice.
HOTEL AHRIVALB, June 19,1872.-Nickerton
IloMtte-P G Springeton, Red Dank; W John?
son, T D Johnson, Abbeville; T P Branch,
wife, child and nurse, Ga; J B Ohatham, He?
lena; W Stone. Charleston; A B MoCaw, Mian;
J Wright, Darlington; L L Wilson, Sumter; P
F Howard, Richmond; Miss S ? McGowan,
Miss J ? Perrin, Mies B C Oothran, George O
Perrin, Staunton.
Columbia Hotel-TL S Johnson, Columbia; C
H Simonton, Tim Hurley, W J McGrath, S G
Gilbert, Charleston; ? 8 J Hayes, Lexington;
J H James and wiro, Atlanta; G P Cotehett,
So Ex Co; li D Gilbert, Wilmington; S t>
Dunavant, A B R; H L McGownan, Dr John A
Barnsdale, Dr Wm Anderson, Laurens; J A
Romar, W <fc A R B; ? H Green. A Mt; JO
Whitner, W F Hayles, Ga; 8 Place, Camden;
W Shear. N Y; S HSBS, NO: B Kahn, Pa; O F
Pende, Md; Miss E O Polk, Holly Spriogs; L P
Davis, N C; W A Bradley, Charleston.
Totter, Salt Bhoum and aU Skin Diseasos
cured by Dr. Pierco's Goldon Modical Disco?
very.
The People*? Stamp of V?iue.-The Go?
vernment endorsement, whioh legalizes the
salo of PLANTATION BITTEBB, is not the only
Btamp affixed to that famous VEGETABLE
TONIO. It bears, lu addition to that offioial
Banotion, the STILL MOE? VALUABLE STAMP oir
PUBLIC APPBOBATION This ineatimable vouch?
er of its rare properties as a TONIC, COBBECT
IVB AND ALTEBATIVE, is of much earlier date
than the Government credential; for millions
of etok persona had pronounced it the GB&ND
SPECIFIC or TBB AGE long before Congress
thought of taxing proprietary medicines. It
ls unnecessary to repeat, in detail, the pro?
perties of this wonderful Vegetable Invigo
rant. The best referonce that oan be offered
to those who deaire the full particulars of its
virtuos, is tho GBNEBAL PUBLIC. Ask those
who have triod it as a remedy for dyepopeia,
conotipatian, biliousness,intermittent fevers,
norvous debility, rheumatism, sea sickness,
low spirits, or losa of vital power, what Plan?
tation Bitters has done for them, and be go?
verned by the response they make to jour
inquiries. J20J3