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COLUMBIA. S. -C.! Wednesday Morning, JUDO 26,1872. A ff* l ra In LoaliUna. Next to South Carolina, there is no State of the Sooth which ha? more tho? roughly drank to the bitter dregs the oap of Radioal r eco OB tr no ti on than Lou iaiana. The same venality in the- Legis latare-the same reckless expenditure of money, the same fraudaient and thievish inorease of the pabilo debt, ; the ,Bamo heavy taxation, and the same general demoralization in every department of government-exist there? through the combined role of ignorance and vice, aa in oar own well nigh rained State. The evil effects, however, though the same ia nature and kind, are somewhat leas frightful in degree. The proportionate increase in the public debt, and in the rate and amount of taxation, is not so great an with as, .which is attributable to tba fact that the Radical majority there bas not been anything like so heavy as with us, and the rascals, conse? quently^ did not feel so secare in their Boh?mes of plunder. For the. same rea? son? loo, the ledemptioa of the State is more hopeful than is that of Sooth Ca? rolina. There is bot one obstacle in the way of the good people of Louisiana re? forming their State Government, and that ia a want of unanimity, manifested ap to this time, among .thB different ele? ments of opposition to the corruptionists. They havo a multiplicity of reform par? ties, each nf which Seems doggedly de? termined that the good work shall be accomplished upon ita special plan of procedure, or not at all. There are, first, the straight out, dyed-in the-wool Demo? crats, who, like the Bourbons, seem to learn nothing and forget nothing. They are good men actuated by high and pa? triotic motives; but they are impractica? ble, and seem unable to adapt them? selves to the ohanged condition of affairs, which the war and the enfran? chisement of the formes slaves, has brought about Io our opinion, these are the biggest blockheads pf. all. Next, there is a party called the Reformers, who.propose to ignore natjpual poliiioe entirely, ?nd devote themselves solely to the;' amelio ration pf S tate affairs. Il these men were dlsafiVoted Republicans, and tho white people wore educated op to the idea of making the beat of bad circumstances, like we pf South Caro? lina, and would sustain the/Republican Reformers ?ri masse, there would be ? hope for them. But they are conserva thro whit? men, formerly Democrats 01 Whigs, and have ho Republican strength, They are 'playing the same role whiot we attempted in 18T0, with the differ once that our white people were a unit while they can muster but a fraction o: that race in their ranks. There is m hopa f?V thes?; ??d if they persist i, their present course, their defeat will bi even more conspicuous than was ours Lastly, there is the Liberal Republioai or Qreeley and Brown party, compos?e of both Demoorats and Republicano These expeot to combine national witl State issues, and make the support o Greeley and Brown conduce at the sam* time to local reform. They seem to u to ocoupy the strongest ground and ti offer the best prospects ot success. The; have a strong Republican following among the most prominent and worth; ot whom is General Longstreet. Af te the Baltimore Convention shall have en doned Greeley and Brown, as it wi) most certainly do, the Demoorats ii Lonisisna will doubtless join hands witl tho Liberal Republicans and the non partisan' supporters of Greeley am Brown; and when they unite, the re formers will fall into line, and, by the! joint endeavors* rescue tho State fron the carpet-bag plunderers^ The Radioals, too, are bitterly divided and this, to some extent, renders les hopeless the reprehensible wrangling into which the Liberal Republicans, th Reformers and the Democrats hav fallen. Picohbeok, the present oolorei Lieutenant-Governor, leads ono wing o the Radical party, and M. P. Kellogg now United States Senator? leads th other A few day? since a oonventioi was held to nominate State officer! Kellogg was nominated by si majority c one, and Cfflior Antrim, SF. Alack mac was elected as the candidate for tba Lies tenaot-Governorahip. Thora ia gres dissatisfaction at the nomination arnon the Radioals themselves. It ia said tba Kellogg will be made United Stats Senator again, in which event Antrim who is a negro of no ?ducation, will bf ooma Governor. To t hi> pt large nu mb e of the more intelligent and moderst negroes: are oppoeed. From all thea conflicting elements it does seem that th oonservativo men of the State ought t be able to secure a better go?ernmenl If they do not th? fault ca nat lia wit them, and be attributed either to a wac of honest purpose oe incapacity tot inte l.gent effort. ? A Nsw LEAGUE.-Leagues and clubs havo of late taken the places of "isms" and "ologies." Any bod j of men or women wishing to reform the world, or a pari of it, or to teach nature some no? vel doctrines, immediately banda toge? ther, hires a room, anti blossoms out as a olub or a league. Dbe last out-crop of this kind ia the "Humanitarian League. " It? objeot is "to place women in unison with tho moral forces of nature." It believes that women are the "natural conductors of these moral forces," and inspire men not only with what is no? blest in life, bat also with a willingness to aid in its realization. The League aims to effect, before going farther, two results-to obtain the appointment of women aa school commissioners, and the introduction of art culture and a school of morals and manners, wbioh, as it is somewhat vaguely phrased, "will offer the best compromise between the reli? gious and secular interests whioh now seriously impair the best efforts of onr common school system." Afterwards, however, we- get a dearer view of this reform. It will oousist in inouloatiog reverence and respect; in teaching muBio; in proper attention to ventilation, clean? liness, digestible food, the moral use of dress, and in other things that sound very well on paper. THE HEBREW POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.-Tho Hebrew popula? tion of the United States ie, year by year, becoming larger. The persecu? tions in Europe have induced many to emigrate, and tho natural desire to enjoy the unrestrained freedom of dwelling and of trading, and theattraotive power a large body professing the same faith always possesses, has diawn many others, nntil now, by their intelligence, energy, thrift and law-abiding conduct, to form an important element in the population of all oar great cities. As compared with England, there are aeveral hundred thousand Israelites in the United States, and only 80,000 there; and immigrants are constantly flowing in from Europe to an extent that is little known. They scatter on their. arrival throughout the United'States, wherever they buvo pre? viously determined, or wherever their friends may persuado them. In Oali forniit they are quite numerous and widely diffused.' Ia New Orleans and other Southern olties, they are both active and influential. Their numbers show moa tin places like New York and Philadelphia, but they flourish in Cin? cinnati, Pittsburg, Ohioago, St. Louis and .Baltimore. The influx of the race from E aro pe goes on unnoticed because they are not reported separately. John A. Logan ought to be tamed out pf .the oh urah at once. He doesn't strag? gle around with the delirium tremens on him ai be used to do, bat it is said thal he has gone to swearing again like e sailor..' The day after Congress ad jonrned he bad a special appointment tc meet Qrant at the White House, and talk over with him Logan's right to dis tribute the official plunder in Illinois, bat when he got there he foaod thai Grant was half way to Long Branch and this npon the very heels of Logan'i defence of him against the attacks o Sumner! It was too much. Pious lan guage couldn't do the subject justice and Logan has since then hurled enougl damns at the head of Grant to build, i they were bricks, a house as large as th? capitol. Such conduct is unbecoming i member of the church. Let him b< kioked ont at once. NATIONAL? PBBSS REUNION AT BALTI MOUE.-By a consultation of representa tive journalists from various parts of tin country, it has been decided to hold a Baltimore, on the 9th of Joly next, i grand national reunion of members o the editorial brotherhood, and of tb repr?sentative printers of the countr who favor the Liberal movement begui at Cincinnati, ond who day together fee it both pleasurable ind desirable t< acknowledge tue honor whioh the peopl of the nation propose to confer for tb* first time npon the fraternity and oraft ii the election of Horace Greeley to th highest position in their gift. We agre with the New York Eapreta that thi movement ie most judioions and well timed, and we hope to hear a prompt an? healthy response to it from all parts o the conn try. . BODY REOOVEBED .- Sunday m om ?ni we gaye an aoouunt of tbe drowning ii the canal o? o colored mau, OD the even lng previous. Sunday bis body was re covered, and the drowned man wai identified as Plato Ohiaolm, of thia city We learn that when the boatoommenoei staking Obieolm mada bl? escape to th back, but afterwards nobly plunged it the canal to save a comrade, and met hi own death. The body WM found a ebor distance this side of the old powde works.- Augusta Chronicle. An editor commenting upon the im p?rtanos of '?mall things, saya he doe not even alight a straw, ii it has a aheir, I cobbler at one and* SCHEDULE o?r ??TWW AND OGQUTA TioNS SUBJECT TO TAX.-The following schedule of articles and ooo a pat?on* sub? ject to tax nader the internal revenue law? aa amended by thc Act of Jane 6, 1873, has jost been prepared by the Treasury Department: * ;" ' .v Spirits.-No. 1. Spirits distilled from apples, peaches or grapes, per gallon, 70 cen te. No. 2. Spirits distilled from materials other than apples, peaches or grapes', per gallon, 70 cente. No. 8. Beotiflers, (sp?cial tax,) $200. No. 4. Wines, liquors or compounds known or denominated as wine, and made4n imitation of sparkling wine or champagne, bat not from grapes grown in the United States, and liqaors, not made from grapes, currants, rhubarb or berries grown in the United States, but produced by being rectified or mixed with distilled spirits, or by the infusion of any matter in spiritB to be sold as wine, or as a substitute for wine ia bot? tles containing not more than one pint, per bottle or package, 10 cents. No. 5. Same, ia bottles containing more than ooo pict, and not more than ono quart, per bottle or paokage, 20 oentp. No. 6. And at the same rate for any larger quautity of Buch merchandise, howover put up, or whatever may be th? paokage. No. 7. Dealer, retail liquor, (apeoial tax.) $25. JNo. 8. Dealers, wholesale liquor, (spe? cial tax.) 9100. No. 9. Manufacturers of stills, (special tax.) $50. No. 10. Stills or worms m an uf no tur od, each $20. No. ll. Stamps for distilled spirits in? tended for export, each 25 cents. No. 12. Stamps, distillery warehouse, eaoh 10 cents. No. 13. Stumps for rectified spirits, each 10 cents. No. 14. StampB, wholesale liquor deal? ers, each 10 coats. Tobacco.-No. 15. Cigars ead cheroots of all descriptions, domestic or import? ed, per 1,000, $5. No. 16. Cigarettes, domestic or im? ported, weighing not over three pounds per 1,000, per M., $1.50. No. 17. Cigarettes, domestic or im? ported, weigbiug over three pounds per 1,000, per M., $5. No. 18. Manufacturera of cigars, (spe? cial tux,) $10. No. 19. Hniiff of all descriptions, do? mestic or imported, and snuff flour sold or removed for use, per pound, 32 cents. No. 20. Tobacco, chowing and smok? ing, fiue cut, cavendish, plug or twist, cut ur granulated, of every description, tobacco twisted by bund or reduced into a condition to be oonaumed, or io any meaner, other than the ordinary mode of drying and curing, prepared for sale and consumption, even if prepared without the use of any machine or instrument, and without beiog pressed or sweetened, and all fine-cut, shorts and refuse soraps, clippings, cuttings aod sweeping of to? bacco, per pound, 20 cents. No. 21. Stamps for tob?ceo or snuff intended for export, each 10 couta. No. 22. Dealers ia leaf tobacco, (spe? cial tax.) $25. No. 23. Retail dealers ia leaf tobacco, annual sales not over $1,000, (apeoial tax,) $5. No. 24. Retail dealers ia leaf tobacco, annual eales over $1,00U; for every $1,000 over $1,000, 50 cents. No. 25. Dealers io manufactured to? bacco, (special tax,) $5. No. 20. Manufacturers of tobacco, (special tax,) $10. No. 27. Puddlers of tobacco, when traveling with two horses, mules or other animals, first olasa, (special tax,) $50. No. 28. Peddlers of tobacco, wheo traveliog with two horses, mules, &o.. second class, (special tax,) $25. No. 29. Peddlers of tobacco, when traveling with oue horse, mule or other animal, third class, (special tax,) $15. No. 80. Peddlers of tobacco, when traveling on foot or by any public con? veyance, fourth class, (special tax,) $10. Any person who sells or offers to sell aod deliver manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars, traveling from place to place in town or through the country, shall be regarded as a peddler of tobacco. Fermented Liquor8.-No. 81. Ferment? ed liquors, per barrel, $1. No. 32. Brewers, annual manufactures lesa than 500 barrels, (special tax,) $50. No. 83. Brewers, auuual manufactures not less than 500 barrels, (special tax,) 9100. No. 84. Wholesale dealers in malt liquors, $50. No. 35. Retail d1 alers in malt liqaors, $20. Banks and Bankers.-No. 36. Bank deposits, per mouth, 1-24 of one per cent. . No. 37. Bank deposits, saving, &c, baviog no capital stock, per six months, y? of one per cent. No. 88. Bank capital, per month, 1-24 of one per cent. No. 89. Bank circulation, per month, 1-12 of ooo per cent. No. 40. Bank circulation exoeedicgOO per oeat. of capital, ia addition, per month, I C of per cent. No. 41. Banks on amount of notes of any person, State bank or State bank association, used for circulation aud paid out, 10 per cent. NOTE.-Tho tax on i nco m o expires by limitation with the assessment on in? comes for the calendar year 1871. The repeal of the tax on gas takes effect Au? gust 1, 1872. FOTJBTH OF JULY ORATION.-Dr. ?. M. Sheppard, aged eigbty-thrue years, at the request of citizens bf Ea faa ta, Ala., has consented to deliver an address at tbe opera house in that place, on the 4th of July. He is the oldest man and about the oldest inhabitant of the place. Joeh Billings says that opera music don't have any more affect on him than oastor oil would on a graven image. - 1 1 1 - wi ?agi?1 A REVOLTING RECITAL .~^T he following particulars of a most shocking oaae ot neglect tend inhumanity whioh has over disgraced the American people, are taken from the columns of the New York ;:'.A year or so BID ce, a yonng girl, giv? ing ber name as Mary Butler, came to Unionville, a village on the Midland Railroad, about twelve miles from Mid? dletown, N. Y., looking for a situation as a domeotio. She said abo was alone in the world, and getting no employ? ment, she formed an acquaintance with a man named Seeley, a laborer, and lived with him as his wife, although it ie not known that they were ever married. Notwithstanding great ornelty on the part ot the man toward the girl, she clang,to bim with that singular affection oharaot?riatio of women of her olass. A few weeks ago a lady living at Gardiner ville, near Unionville, was attacked with small-pox, and no one being found to take care of her. liberal offers were made by her friends for some person to ?ot ia the capacity of narse. Against the earnest wish and protest of the girl above mentioned, Seeley compelled her to risk her life at the bed? side of the small-pox victim, for the sake of getting possession of the money offered. The girl attended the lady throughout ber illness, and thea re? torced to Uaioaville, engaging as a do? mestic in the family of Mr. Asa Smith. A short time thereafter symptoms of small-pox appeared on Miss Butler, and she was sent to Seeley's house. He re? fused to have her there, and she was then taken to a lonely, ruined house on the "drained lands" iu the woods, and left. The house had no floor; the win? dows were out, and not a door to shut out rain or shine. The authorities sought for some ono to attend to the poor creature iu her horri? ble sickness, but no one could be found exoept Seeley, who was willing to accept the position, and he only did so in con? sideration of $20 paid bim by the town. Receiving bis money, hts went io thu house, and noone heard or saw anything of bim again uotil Friday last, when he came to the village and suid the girl was dead. His appearance in the town just from the house of pestilence aod death routed geueral consternation, and he wits given a new suit of clothes and dis? infectants, and told to depart. He left, and his whereabouts are unknown. The body of the unfortunate girl laid iu tho house, ut the mercy of oats, dogs aod rats, whioh had free ingress to the rniu, until last night, when persons were found with humanity and courage sufficient to proceed to the house sud give the body burial iu the wild arness. This was ac? complished with great difficulty, for ob? vious reasons. The body bad been mu? tilated by sotuo animal or animals, and severul cats wero frightened off at the approach of the burying party, but lurked around and followed the remains to the spot where they were buried. This is one of the most shooking oaeee ever known here, aud it bas excited general comment and execration. No? thing positive is-koowa about the un for? tuna to Mary Butler's history. She was bright and U telligent and about twenty years of age. The Dispatch also says: Great apprehension exists that the pestilence will be spread by the dogs and cut? throughout the neighborhood, and the mind of the community is far from being easy. If the "community" is not decimated by the small pox, it will not be because they do not deserve it. Suoh inhumani? ty and cruelty we have seldom heard of. SPIES AND INFORM?ES.-One of the ourses ioflioted by Radicalism upon our country is the great army of low black? guards, detectives, null-house spies, whiskey-smellers, sneaking informers, &o. Daniel Webster once said that "We mast look above the law and beyood the law to the prevalence of well principled and enlightened public sentiment." Laws can only be enforced when they are tn accord with public sentiment. Hence they must be wise, just and im? partial to meet the support of the peo? ple. The test oath prostituted the sacredness of the oath aod led to im? measurable perjury. The unjust tai upon the industry of the country has led to blockade running aod evasions ol the revenue laws. So spies are stuck about in every neighborhood to watob and report those wbo are trying to dodge the unjust laws. Thou there ia anotbei set of .spies of a higher degree to watob the spits of a lower degree. Then t third set jailed supervisors',' to watch thc second set, aod so on and so on. All this scum is born of Radicalism, In tho better days of the Republic, a de teotive was an unknown monster. Asp] would have been looked upon with abso? lute horror. The Bible deooanoes the whole dirty olass of informers: "Thor shalt not go np and down as a tale-bearei among thy people." A system direct!] opposed to the Bible must bo ali wrong, and this system has boen forced upon the country by Radical corruption and villainy.-Southern Home. Major Delaoy says: I see that the Columbia Union states that General Worthington, Secretary Oardoso and Rev. Mr. Cain state that their name? were announced as speakers at the great Willard meeting, oo the 17th inst., with? out their knowledge or oonaent. Tc show how much reliance can ho placed in suoh statements, we have in hand thc favorable replies of Gen. Worthington aod Secretary. Cardoso; also, the verbal acknowledgment of Rev. Mr. Gain, all of whom would have been bare, bul ?iokness of the General, and a recent re? turn home of the others, prevented theil being present.' The following new definition is sag* gested for the forthcoming edition ol Webs ter'aU J abridged: To m aka wk: Ac agricultural implement, chiefly used foi raising hair. JZm O O ? 1 It? TY! 0. CiTT MATTERS.-The price of single copies of the PHOENIX is Ave cent* The local editor of the PHCBNIX ba? departed for the Boston jubilee, Gotham," &o., etc., and so on. Io printer's par? lance, he has pat on a "sob." Competition io the carriage and buggy business is at its height in Colombia. Mr. Greenfield and Messrs. Carroll & Spellman are the competitors. The State House has a Dolly Vardon roof. Mr. Wright, of Anderson, will d?lirer the valedictory oration before the Clari osophio Society of the University, this evening. The panorama of "Reminiscences pf our National History," will be exhibited in the Columbia Hotel dining hall, this evening, at half-past 8 o'clock. Tickets can be obtained at the office of the hotel. Prioe, fifty oents. Lebanon Lodge, No. G, A. Y. M., is giving promenade concerts at Cooper & Taylor's Hall, for the. benefit of the lodge-S. B. Thompson, Chairman Com? mittee of Arrangements. Marshal Wallace has returned from his Albany tour. The hydrant at the corner of Main and Plain streets bas been renewed. ? The Euphradian Society of the Uni? versity will be addressed by their vale? dictory orator, Mr. John P. Arthur, of this aity, to-morrow evening. E. E. Davis Sc Co., the enterprising fruiterers and vegetarians on Plain street, have received another cargo of flue Florida melons, and delicious can te - iopes fresh from the Charleston gardens; likewise a regular supply of fresh vege? tables from our Columbia gardens. Call early and make your selection. * We have had several copious showers of rain in this vicinity for several days past; and, as a consequence, everybody is pleased, and even "the fields smile with gladness," and the gardens look fresh and joyful. While the jailor was about to look up the prisoners in the County jail, last night, a rush of the prisoners was made upon him and four of them escaped. William Laidler, Esq.. of the Charles? ton Courier, is in the city, and is stop? ping at the Columbia Hotel. The City Council failed to have a quo ruin last evening. HOD. John E. Bacon delivered a high? ly entertaining address before an appre? ciative audience, at the University Cha? pel, last evening. PHOSNIXIANA.-If a spoonful of yeast will raise fifty cents worth of flour, how much will it take to raise fouda enongh to buy another barrel with? How to find steady employment-Get tide the State prison. The reason why "Nature" will have her way is because she is feminine. How to prevent a conspiracy from leaking out-Let the plot thicken. "Doctor, what is the best remedy for a brain on fire?" "Blow it put." You may convince a mao, but yon must persuade a woman. A female barber out West, has retired from business, on account of the arrival of a little shaver. Oranges sell for a dollar a thousand at Zanzibar. No wonder Dr. Livingstone likes the new country. Dolly Varden butter is made of lard and enough soap, grease and hair to stick together. The manufactory is in Wright County, Iowa. Energy will do anything that can be done in this world; and no circum? stances, no opportunities will make a man without it. Somebody has said that life is an epi? gram of which death is the point. They say that Colfax has really re? tired, this time, in good earnest, Grant will retire in November, in great disor? der. What building are people moat likely to catch cold in? The bank, because there are so many drafts there.. What makes so many drafts in it? Because so many people go there to raise the wind. To grow rich, earn money fairly, spend less than you earn, and hold oin to thc difference. The first takes muscle, tbt aeoond self-oontrol, the third brains. - A gentleman once on entering tho dis? orderly apartment of a lady editor said: "Madam,.'tis plain tb be seen yon are ol a litter-ary turn of mind." A sunshade-An eclipse. Girl loafers-Female bakers. Hard to beat-A boiled egg. MAIXI AKBANOEMKNTS.-The Norther* mail opens at 2.30- P. M. {doses 12.0? A. M. Charleston day Kuall opens 4.8( P. M.; doses 6.00 A. M. Ohorlestoi night basil opens 7.00 A. M.; oloses.fi. If P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.46 P, M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western open? sod closes 1.80 P. M. Wilmington opens 2.80 P. M.; doses 11.80 A. M, Or Sunday office opan from 8 to 4 P. M. . OOH Aasarrs -nr-OHABTPSTOW.--The advortieing agenoy of Mesara. Welker, Evans & Cogswell, represented by BOB well T; Logan; Esq., fa the only an tho r l??d agency for thia paper in Charleston. POSTAL ClBDS.>-Assistant Postmaster General Terrell states' that the Depart? ment is no w examining varions designs for the postal cards authorized by a re? cently enacted law, and, opon the de? termination of theirstylt% &o.t proposals will be publicly invited for.-their manu? facture. :< - Luaus NATURE -Mr. Wm. Bowers, of this city, is the proprietor of a canino ouriosity. ' It has bat' two legs. Where the fore-legs should be, are small excres? cences, about the .size of uu acorn. The "purp" is two weeks old, quite lively and healthy, and will bo trained, if pos? sible, to make as good use ' of its two logs aa dogs generally make of four. A TIMELY PRECAUTION.-The Com? mon Council of Chicago have passed a peremptory, resolution heading off the prospective . exploder of guns, toaoher off of eqaibs, and general flinger of Ore-crackers on the 4th of July. The action of the Chicago Council might well be adopted by the City Council of 'Colombia, as far Ss our principal thoroughfare ls concerned, at least. The reckless manner io which pistols and Joraokers are fired on the 4th of July renders it dangerous to promenade Main street. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. Cantwell-Diamond Hams. Carroll & BpeBmah-Carriages. A. Gr. Brenizer-Dividend Notice. HOTEL AEIUVALB, June 25, 1872. - Columbi* Hotel-A li Tavlor and soo, Columbia; Wm Laidlor, B 0 Gilbert, Mr? Johnson. Charles? ton ; A H De Witt, Baltimore: Z W Carwilo, 8 0; W F DeKnight, Sumter; T J Robinson, J D Gardiner, Jr. W, O and ABB; J F B radweit and wiro, Wilmington; J C Whitnor, Atlanta; G P Cotchett, BoEx Oo, Nickerson Housed B Chatham, Helena; J ft Hlanson, city; Col Ames, E E Malone, A lt R B; W T Batt, Augusta; Mrs J Young, Pue Weat; Mrs J Bofd, two children, Charlotte: Mrs E W Everson, Columbia; E 13 Weaon, 'N Y; Mian Btineon, N 0; J B Craig. Doko; fi J Donaldson, Cheraw; J P Kin a rd, Newberry; J E Craig, Blaokstook. GEO. W. JOHNSON, Esq.-Sometime ago we printed a paragraph,, taken from the Beaufort Times, of the death of this gentleman, and wo now give place to the annexed card, whioh we copy from the Beaufort Republican, denying the report, aod over his own signature: I notice in the issue of the Beaufort Times, of May 25, that my death or taking off is reported. I have grave doubts about the truthfulness of ssid notice. I am not eonsoiona of having been called npon to-join that "innume? rable caravan" that don't come back, and judging from my rotundity and good health, I .shall remain aboveground a while longer. Very respectfully, GEO. W. JOHNSON. Peter Josten, a German, was arrested in Tennessee, some time ago, charged with a heinous offence. Yesterday, she telegraph announced that "the G??U?MDCI of Nashville employed able counsel and saved an innocent man," Good for the Germans of : Nashville Bat suppose able counsel bad not1 been employed, what would have become of that inno? cent man? Isn't our civilization a little defective, when the acquittal of an inno? cent man depends upon the employment of able counsel? Innocent ment are sometimos impecunious, and sometimes j they are not Germans. Thie ia sad. bal I it is true, end the eloquent prosecuting I attorney is gathering laurels every year itt his masterly' conviction of innocent I men who are too poor to "employ able counsel." SMALL Pox ABD VACCINATION.-Small? pox is becoming the great scourge of the time. It is alarmingly prevalent in neighboring cities, and from varions parts of South America, reports are sent that it is oh the inore?se, or that it ia as? suming a malignant i form. In rural American localities oases are also of fre? quent occurrence, and they are' some? times accompanied by exhibitions of in? human and fatal neglect on the part of the friends of the stricken patients. ' The value of vaccination as a preventive, and the bon efl ta of a universal employ mani of thia life-saying agenoy, are so olearly demonstrated by tho events of the past year ' ta Phlbide!pb& and other cities, that compulsory vaccination ia booming a State and national necessity. --, i . ?"ii r-' SOUTH CAROLINA SECURITIES.- Tho New York Herald of Saturday says; The new' South Carolina July issues broke to twenty-eight on a renewal of tho disputa between; tho committee of the stock exchange and tho warehouse company aa to the registration of bonds. The latter insist npon a fee of ona per cent, for their services. Meantime tba unregistered bonds aire continued aa a good delivery until September 1, aa a gai as t July 1, aa originally arranged by the committee. ~>-u-m'-- ? ?ighty-six Counties have spoken.in Georgi** Twenty favor Greeley, or a temporary alliance; eighteen call for a straight nomination; forty ara for party util? abiding Baltimore; ten are oo? oommiUal. L Forty-nine ara yet to hear from?. v Au enterprising insurance agent in Indiana presented Franz Abt with a 86,000 accident insurance polioy, good for thirty days. Ah' English gent baa patented, solid beer, which yon can chew 1 George Francia Train ia to lectura in Biohmond Joly 6th.