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COLUMBIA. S. C. Sunday Horning, Joly 21, 1872. For President of the United States. HORACE GHEELEY. of New York. For vice-President li. ?KATZ BROWN, or Mlnourl. The Political Outlook. The Presidential campaign may now bo considered as fairly opened, and the opposing parties, BO far as prominent and influential men are concerned, are pretty well made up. So far, everything has worked well for the Liberal party, and their prospects grow brighter and moro encouraging every day. The Demo? cratic press and the leading men of tho party have accepted the aotion of tho Baltimore Convention with a unanimity and a hearty cordiality that exceeds the anticipations of even the most sanguine. There is no doubt now about the Demo? cracy. Greeley and Brown will receive fally as strong a Democratic vote BB oonld Hancock, Church, or any party candidato who oonld have been named. They will probably reoeive a much stronger vote than any straight ticket of tho party, for there is far greater proba? bility of their being elected. For them, every Democrat will feel that his single vote moy count, and he will take the trouble to go to the polls and cast it; whereas, if the campaign of 1868 were repeated, as wonld be virtually the case with a Democratic tioket in the field, thousands of conservative men wo old take no interest in the canvass, and wonld not even vote, from sheer de? spondency. In Pennsylvania, where the Democracy has been considered the most uncompromising, and were slowest in expressing their willingness to support the Liberal Bapnblioan nominations, there is nota single Democratic paper in the State which is not earnestly advocat? ing the cause of Greeley and Brown, Bin oe the Baltimore Convention declared such to be the best policy for the party and the country. We have this npon the au th o? i ty of the Press, a Grant organ, edited by Forney, who expresses his un? bounded astonishment at the unexpected unanimity. The accounts of the accessions to the Liberal movement from the Badical ranks are also moat gratifying and hope? ful. Assertions are made by reliable Republicans of great political experi? ence and the best advantages for ob? servation, made, too, with the greatest confidence and without qualification, that Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, and some say even Iowa, all of which have been hitherto regarded as absolutely certain for Grant, will give their electora vote to Greeley and Brown. In Massa ohusotts, the Liberal tioket has disco vered wonderful Republican strength despite the popularity of Wilson. In deed, in every seotion of the North there is found a strong feeling amone the moderate Republicans to snstaii Mr. Greeley, and we have every reasoi to hope that this feeling will continue ti grow every day of the canvass. Sinei the great lights, the brains, the oharao ter and the representatives of the tm? principles of Republicanism-Greeley Sumner, Trumbull, Sohurz, Tipton Gratz Brown, and others of their kind have broken away from the Graut fao tion, there is nothing to support tin latter except the power of a great orga nizatiou. The Grautites represent the ultr Northern party, the party of seotiona hate and jealousy, and which prefer rather to koop the ir'on th forced into th Union by the mailed hand of militar power, than that she nhould bo restore willingly and cheerfully, with her fu independence and equality. They n longer represent the Union Rep?blica pvty, but only the extremists of thr organization. The Liberals are tL party of genuine re union and rooono liation, and to them will turn all the me of the North whe fought in the late we honestly to preserve the Union, and nc from hatred of the South-men of OOH prehensive and patriotio views, wh wish to eeo not only a part but every se tion of the Union peaceful, prospero! and contented, in the enjoyment < good, honest and economical goven ment. We believe their ideas will pr vail, for they ought to prevail. Eve; motive of intelligent self-interest at patriotism leads the people, both Norl and Sooth, to seek the reestablishme of fraternal feelings among the States the Union. This is the only ration bond of onion among freemen. Tl Sooth by its prompt, yea, eager suppo of Horace Greeley and the Liberal R pnblioan platform, manifests, beyond i question, that its paramount wish is seonre for itself an honorable and se respecting position in the Union, to fe give and forget the war, to shake han cordially with the North, and to uni sincerely in a common effort to perfc and perpetuate our great Republio. T proffer first oame from the Nortb, through tho Liberal Republicans at Cin? cinnati, and we believe that its unani? mous and enthusiastic acceptance here will have again a reactionary effeot npon the good people of the North, and that by the time the day of election comes, Liberal Republicanism will have swept the country from North to South aud Eabt to West. - How to Get Immigrants. Mr. Boutwell, Grant's Secretary of the Treasury, leaving his official duties in Washington to attend to themselves, is down in North Carolina, stumping for his chioftain, Grant. He made an elab?? rete speech nt Greensboro, some days ago, in the course of which he offered a novel suggestion on the subject of immi? gration. The way to secure immigrants in the South, says Mr. Secretary Bout well, is for the States to support tho Republican ticket. Some fools might possibly be induced to try Mr. Bout well's odd plan, if they had no expe? rience in thc matter; but, unfortunately, the good people of North Carolina have already tested the beneficent effeots of a Republican government, without any very satisfactory results, Moreover, if they think Republicanism has not re? ceived a fair test in North Carolina, they havo the living example of our noble Palmetto State, which has been over? whelmingly Republican for four years. Immigrants have not flocked here to any great extent, nor has the Republican government manifested the least desire that they should. A rapid influx of in? telligent immigrants is about the last thing under the sun that they would care to see. No, no, Mr. Boutwell; you cannot make even the credulous darkies believe that publio plundering, piling up publio debts, heavy taxation and whole? sale corruption, which has characterized the Republicanism of every State in the South, will induce immigration to any great extent. BOUTWEIJI?'3 FINANCIERING.-Rather thrilling to that most sensitive chord in our people, the pocket nerve, must be the constant statements which the Grant party workers so industriously spread through the press about the reduotion of the debt. But when we look into tho stupid facts and dogged figures of the oase, we can find little to encourage the hope that Mr. Grant's Mr. Boutwell will descend to posterity surrounded by a brilliant halo of financiering. The end of the fisoal year shows $200,000,000 changed from B?X to five per oent., but it also shows the completo failure of the four per oent. bonds, promised to Con? gress, and that in exchanging the six per oents the expenses of the negotiation ate up all the savings we shall make for some time to come. This is not the en? tertainment to which the people were in- j vited. There is also an unexpected fall? ing off in the Treasury bullion. Only 856,000,000 of the gold now in the Trea? sury belongs to the Government, and as j it is, no moro can be spared before the 1st of Hep tomber. The reported Go? vernment gold was $109,000,000 in May, 891,000,000 in Juno, and $88,000,000 in July, less the gold certificates. The fall? ing off has been steady andbegius to at? tract attention. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.-A correspond? ent of one of the daily papers, writing from London, gossips pleasantly about George Cruikshank. We confess that we thought he was dead. He seems even now, as we read about him, a relic of the past that has hardly any business with this modern world. All those who appear to us his contemporaries have departed-Dickens, Thackeray, Murk Lemon and othors among the writers, Orowqnil, (Forrester,) Doyle, Leech, among the artists. And evon an older generation than these has Georgo Cruik? shank seen. He illustrated the first books of Diokens, and still, in spite of many editions and signal ability in tho illustrations, the favorite works of the great novelist are those in which the queer figures of Cruikshank, odd, gro? tesque and such as only he oould draw, are profusely scattered over the pages. The Old Curiosity Shop, with Nell and the spare, bent form of her grand-father, and the weird, repulsive deformity of Quilp; Barnaby Radge, with the Old May-pole Inn, the brutal, stalwart Hugh, poor Barnaby and the wonderful raven, the anxious hunted look of tho mother, the nonchalant Sir John Chester, with the vivid pictures of the wild scones of the Gordon riots; who that has read Diokens, with Oruikshanks' drawings, oan forget them, or who oan read them with any satisfaction in any other edi? tion? A SPKKOH BY JUDGE WRIGHT.-Asso? ciate Justice J, J. Wright, the colored member of the South Carolina Supreme Court, made a two-hour speech at the Colored Men's Convention, held in Bal I timore last Wednesday. He advised his hearers to demand a fuller recognition of their civil rights and a larger share of offices, advocated a constitutional amend? ment to make a foreigner competent to beoome President of the United States, and pitohed into the Oinoinnati platform extensively, especially the fourth article providing for local self-government, which he said was a revival of the doc? trines of secession. POIIITIOATJ D?TTINGS.-Joe Hooker is eare that Horace Greeley will be the next President; and Joe judges from Lookout Mountain, whence one can Bee a loug way ahead. The Greeley Republicans have Becured a daily organ ia Boston. The Boston Times formally announces that honce forth its watch-word will be-Greeley and Brown. ?. T. Stewart, wheo asked how he was going to vote, simply replied: "I have been swindled out of ?20,000 by the general order business." Baltimore has done nobly. Now, tho lines being re-formed, und the reinforce? ments having arrived, let there bs a final and overwhelming charge all along tho lineal Givo Gruutism its Waterloo de? feat. A Baltimore correspondent of tho New York World, writing duriug tbe session of the Democratic National Con? vention in that city, states that a gentle? man from Tennessee, who owned 100 slaves before the rebellion, stated that before starting for Baltimore be was ap? proached by au nuti-Greeley man, who reminded him of his previous wealth, and said: "Greeley did more than any other man to free your slaves," whon be replied, "that is the very reason why I want him to try his hand at freeing the Southern whites." A correspondent gives the following reasons why he supports Horace Greeley for the Presidency : 1. Because he is an honest man. 2. Because he is a man of intellect. 3. Because bo is a pare pa? triot. 4. Because he is a man of on flinching steadfastness to principle. The New York LJerald says: "We re? cognize the courage, the manhood, tho loyalty of tho Southern people, now that the rebellion and its causes are alike dead and buried, and wu admit their equal title with ourselves to all the privi? leges and rights of the Constitution, j We shall hold any Administration in the futare responsible for a constitutional treatment of that section of the country, and shall regard au assault upon their liberties and privileges as a crime against the Republic." Colonel Shorter, in conversation with Mr. Everts, of Montana, at the Greeley headquarters ia New York, said that the Democrats dowa South did not caro ti oent for Greeley's past record. Said he, "We don't ask him to go back oa a sie? gle ono of his life-long principies. Wt would not honor him as we do now if wt thought he coald be persuaded or paie to deny his old abolition record. Wt love and trust him now for his present record, his amnesty sentiments, and hil earnest desire for harmony and reoon cilia tion." Colonel Shorter is an electric orator, and made the most thrilling speech at the Chappaqua gathering or Saturday. An exchange tulls us that "the Presi dent's stables contain eleven thorough bred8." This way the people have o putting thoroagh-breds ia the stable ant scrub-stock ia tho White House ought ti be stopped. The following lotter was received ii Washington a few days days since, by i young man who asked aid for a Libera Republican weekly paper pablishei there, nud is of importance, as it goes ti show tho writer's opinion on subsidizing tho press: "NEW YORK, July 12, 1872.-Sin: decline decidedly to mk my friends t furnish money to sustain a newspaper ii Washington. I do not consider this legitimate political expenditure. If th people will not support newspapers tho fuvor my election, wo must get on with out them as wo may. "HORACE GREELEY." Tho New York Slants Ziitung is sover ia its attack oa Presidoat Grant's admi nistrution. Ia its leading editorial Woduesday, it said: "Tho most effectut weapoa which caa bo directed agaiust continuance of tho administration of th ruling party, and agaiust the ro-electio of Grant, consists in a referoace to th State Governments of tho former sc oallcd R?bel States. Ia the Norther and Western States no thorough inquir is needed in order to convinoe the poop] of the ruinous influences of a contint ance of Grant'rf administration." How muoh the carpet-baggers hav done for oommon schools in North Care lina may be reokoued from the fact tht from 1868 to 1870, the State raised, fo common Bohool purposes, not less tba $534,000, and the mon who had seize the Govern meat, expeaded not mot than 839,000. Ashley, Suporinteoder of Public Instructions, may know whs has become of part of the $-195,000 nnai counted for. Grant discovered a new brother-in-la' reoently, in the person of G. W. D. Be nan. And now G. W. D. B. enjoys lift liborty and the pursuit of happiness a a National Bank Examiner, Mr. A. ? Britton, of St. Louis, having been ri moved to make a place for him. TL extra blessing of being a brother-in-la consists in the fact that an office eau I obtained without the use of that evident of merit, a valuable present. ? <e The mansion arid kitchen of Mr. J. V Youngblood, of Montmoronoi, were COD pletely consumed by an inoeudiary iii on Wednesday night.-Aiken Journal. SOOTH CAROLINA.-A Columbia cor? respondent of the Boston Globe-the largest paper, wo believe, published in New England, and head and shoulders for Grant-writes: TheStato Convention will be held at an early dnj. About every other mun one meetB is u caudiduto for some office. Sambo Sbarpshius went home from tho lost Legislature to his cotton patch on horseback-tho horse was bought with money received for voting for somebody's railroad bill-und evory darkey drops his hoe and says he is a candidate for the Legislature. Tho County Conventions, however, straighten out this little diffi? culty of a surplus of material, and the fight will be made in tho Statu Conven? tion. Tho present incumbent of tho Gubernatorial chair (Scott) is what might bo termed pretty well played out, except in purse. This he will doubtless use to got the nomination for Governor, that be may bo the more sure nf beiug elected Souator, a position he has loug sought. Although ho has stated that ho wus a candidato tor no office, his consti? tuents remember that he made the samo statement before his lust ro-elootion, and this with a pretty accurate knowledge of bis movements, which his unxiety pre? vent.-) beiug kept ns secret ns ho desires, causes no faith to bo put in any asser? tion he may mako in this regard. Tho Treasury is empty, and even now tho Lunatic Asylum, Stute Penitentiary, and other public institutions aro being run on borrowed capital, and discounted warrants; th0 quarantine fund of 32,500 is refused paymeut; the school fund of 3300,000 has not boen paid in any amount, und the Superintendent of tho Lunatic Asylum has mortgaged his own private property to tho amount of 315,000, that tho iumatos may bo cared for. At first glance it would naturally appear that the Statu Administration is accountable for all this-and much more -the enormous debt. Well, it is, oithor directly or indirectly. Tho only excuse is, that tho opposition has been continu? ally crying down her securities, and therefore it took more bonds to raisa a dollar, end all the money in tho Treasury to pay the interest on them; but tho in? terest is not paid; it is past due. The next subterfuge is, that tho Legislature was extravagant. This is true, but not to that exteut represented, or to cover tho largo deficiencies. It rests upon tho shoulders of the present State Adminis? tration, and the Republican party knows it; and in November will inuko such a swecpiug as will entitle it to the rank its majority points toward. Scott cannot by his gold again bo Governor, and he is so well understood by his coustituouts that tliey are disposed to throw bim overboard as a political Jonah, who hus brought them into disgrace. LIBERAL REPCULICAN MEETING.-A meeting of Liberal Republicans was held at the hall, corner Market and Moetiug streets, Charleston, on Thurs? day evening. At the appointed hour, Mr. J. Evans Britton was requested to take tho chair, who requested Mr. Emery to explain tho objeot of tho meeting, whioh was for the purpose of forming a Liberal Republican Club in support of Greeley aud Brown, and for other business incidental to a political club in the approaching campaign. It was requested that those present, favor? able to tbs object of the meeting, enroll themselves ns members of the club, which was dono, aud the meeting then being formally organized, there was, on motion, a committee of three appointed by the Chair to nominate permanent officers of the club. The oommittee, after consultation, nominated the tem? porary Chairman ns permanent Presi? dent, Capt. Tbos. Divine n~d Mr. E. Harper, as vice-Presidents, Mr. Moulton Emory as Secretary, aud Mr. B. A. Car? son as Treasurer. Tho action of the oommittee was unanimously endorsed by the meeting, uud, ou motion, these gen? tlemen wore declared elected to the posi? tions for which they were nominated. It was resolved that this club bo known as tho Greeley and Brown Contral Libe? ral Republican Club, of the city uud County of Charleston. The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted as tho plat? form of tho club: Resolved, That os good Republicans, wo desire and will work for tho election of Greeley und Browu, in preference to Grant and Wilson, because, first, they r?preseut botter principles; aud, second, they uro bettor fitted for tho position. It was requested to givo notico that every citizeu favorable to our candidates for President and Vice-President, and the platform enunciated at Cincinnati, be invited to enroll themselves as mem? bers of tho club. Books for that pur? pose will be found at the hall, noxt to the Republican office, corner Meeting and Market streets. It was ordered that a notico of the organization bo sent to Colonel S. A. Pearoe, Chairman of tho State Commit? tee, nod to the Liberal Republican head? quarters in Washington and New York, lt is now proposed to organize auxiliary clubs in every ward in the oity, and as soon as practicable to hold a mass meet? ing, at whioh prominent speakers will address tho citizens upon the Liberal Republican movement. It was requested that tho daily papers of tho city publish the proceedings of this dub. The club adjourned subject to the oall of tho President. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN LITE. News is brought from Canton, by the European China mail, that in Chung Sing a theatrical performance was recent? ly given in honor of a female deity. While performance was going on ono night, the bamboo structure caught fire, from the careless burning of some joss paper, and there being a great number of female spectators present on tho oc? casion, there was the greatest confusion, and tho number of dead and wounded was stated at something like(300 persons. In one case a whole family were killed. XL> ooal lt? m 13 - ? . - CIT? MATTEIIS.-Tbe price of single copies of the PHCEXTX is five cents. A largo and varied lot of cards, suita? ble for weddings, invitations, visiting and business purposes, have just been re oeived at this office, which, owing to the dull season, will bo printed at very low rates. Mr. Seegers is actively at work on his now building. Tho location is on Rich? ardson street, a few doors North of the PHONIX office. The new structure is to bo of brick, with un iron front, and two stories iu height. Tho house of Mr. C. Bouknigbt WJIB raided upon, Friday night-tho fourth timo during tho past year-and his pauts, containing the safe key of the Treasurer's office of tho Charlotte, Co? lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company, carried off-nothing else touched. Mrs. Boukuight's watch and jewelry, besides the silver iu daily use, wore on tho bureau adjacent, but were undisturbed. As there was a considerable sum of money in tho safe, it was feared that the thiof had eductod aa entrance to it; but upon examination, yesterday morning, everything was found all right. Tho court martial-consisting of Maj. W. H. Brown, as President, Captains Morris, Stewart and Lloyd, of the IS th United Stales Infantry; Captain French and Lieut. Weston, of the 7th United States Cavalry; Captain Keeler, of the 18th Infautry, Judge Advocate which has been in session in this city foi somo time past, engaged iu the trial ol Lieut. Gallagher, of the 2d Infantry, on various charges, adjourned yesterdoy. Although their verdict has not beer made public, the supposition is thal be hus been honorably acquitted. To-day-July 21-is tho eleventh an uiversary of the battle of Menasses, The fight occurred on Sundny. Gov. Scott has appointed J. E. Glover, Auditor for Colleton County, vice J. W Burbridge, resigned. Col. S. A. Pearce, (who has beer elected a member of the Executive Com mitteo of the Liberal Republican party, returned to Columbia, yesterday, from i Northern trip. i Tho weather was very pleasant, yes terday, as witness the thermometric!) record at the Pollock House: 7 A. M. 79; 12 M., 85; 2 P. M., 81; 7 P. M., 78. The band of tho 18th United State Infantry, under the skillful direction o Mr. Joseph Bucuar, prodaces most de ligbtful musio. Tbe following is th programme for to-morrow (Monday afternoon, at 5 o'clock: Rook City Guard Quickstep-Eckharl Shabert's Serenade-Sintbert. Sextino from Lacia De Lammermoo -Donizetti. Andante Previosa-Weber. Kiss Waltz-Ard i ty. PnosKixiANA.-The conjunctive moo -Thoughts of matrimony. If you want time to pass rapidly, hoi row $500, to bo paid iu thirty dayi without fail. Editing u paper is very muoh like ca: rying au umbrella on a windy da; everybody thinks he could manage better thun the one who has hold of tl handle. Where once the prairie was trackles save for the Indian trail, it now bea: tracks of T rail; which shows what a di terence a little dash may make. Most oi the shadows that cross ot path through life, aru caused by staudic iu our own light. Sow un act, aud you reap a habit; so a habit, aud you reap a character; sow character, and you reap a destiny. A woman with a quick temper shoal not marry a dilatory, easy-going ma Such a slow match must lead to a bk up in tho ead. RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Ti aity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, D. I Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rod 10% A. M. 1 Marion Street Churoh-Rev. W. ] Kirkload, 10>? A. M. aad 8 P. M. Washington Streot Churoh - Re Manning Browu, 10?. M. and 5 P. I Catholio Churoh-Rev. James F?lle ton, First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Secoi Mass at 10 A. M. ; Vespers ot 4)4 P. I Baptist Churoh-Rev. J. L. Reynold 10,l.i A. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. Joseph Wilson, 10)? A. M. POLLUTED ATMOSPHERE.-It is said 1 eminent scientific men that "tho deco: position of o single potato or wilt turnip will breed disease if tho vapors tho decaying substance aro confined the walls of a house." The same is ss of decaying substances ia alleys, strei and yards. The vapors arising frc manare and rubbish piles will so impre nate tho atmosphere as to make it n healthy, and thereby spread disease a: death. This is the cause of so many d eases breaking out that bafile tho skill physicians. Filthiness causes dcatrt tion wherever it exists. OUR AGENTS IN CHARLESTON,-The adverti&iDg agency of Messrs. Walker, Evans ?fc Cogswell, represented by Bos? well T. Logan, Esq., is the only author? ized agency for this paper in Charleston, MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho Northern mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; closes 12.00 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes G.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; closfsC.15 P. M. Qreenville mail opens G.45 P. M.; doses 6.00 A. M. Western opens and closes 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opens 2.30 P. M.: closes 11.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. We are requested to state that the sub? scription committee of Pheonix Hook and Ladder Company will commence their tour of collection on Monday. Recent letters received from the builder state that the apparatus will be ready for shipment on or about the 1st prox. Those of our citizens who have not al? ready subscribed will Lave an opportu? nity afforded them to do so, as the com? mittee aro empowered to collect from such persons. * CAMTAIQN NEWS. - The Presidential campaign is now upon us, o<nd is des* tined to prove the most exciting and in? teresting one that wo have had for many years. We are determined to furnish our readers with the fullest and freshest information from all quarters of the Union, as the campaign progresses, and to this end will increase the nnmber of our news columns, so that the PHOENIX will contain for the campaign more read? ing matter than any daily paper at the capital, and as much as either of our Charleston cotemporaries. To tho citi? zens of the upper Counties of the State, the PHOENIX, as furnishing news twenty four hours ahead of the Charleston news? papers, particularly addresses itself. All ye who feel an interest in the election of Greeley and Gratz Brown, and desire to know the correct status of the campaign as each new development is made, send in your subscriptions to the PHOENIX, either daily or tri-weekly. We promise you a lively, readable and reliable paper. Send for specimen copies. PERSONAL INFLUENCE.-No person is without influence. Some persons fall discouraged, on the highway of life, be? cause they cannot be this or that emi? nent person. Why not be willing to be themselves? No person who ever lived, or who ever will live, is without influ? ence. Why not make the most of it, since you cannot grasp that which you have let slip through your fingers? Nc person in the world is exactly like you. You have your own faults, but you have your own excellencies, individual to yourself. Give them air. Because you are not a poet, why, then, should you not be a good merchant? Because you oonnot go to college, ahouid yod there? fore forswear the alphabet? Because you cannot build a palace, should you not rejoice in your own hnmble room, and that because it is your own? Will not the sun also shine into your own window, if you do not persist in shut? ting it out? If you cannot have a whole house full of flowers, may yon not have one sweet rose? LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Convocation Myrtle Lodge. Meeting Gaza Lodge. T. P. Walker-Notice. HOTEL Anni VALS, July 20, 1872.-dickerson nou?e-li W Lawlor, Mobile; J A Sadler. Charlotte; W T Butt, Augusta; E T West? Charleston; Miss L F Ingram, M J Seigler, Nowberry. Columbia IIotel-E W Mercer, S C; J B Ker? shaw, Camden; A NV Blake, QriOin, Ga; B M Clayton, Abbeville: Mrs D T Corbin. Charles? ton; J B Mynek, J R Gilaon.fC 8 A; Jas Bren? nan, Mass; J L Gardner, Wilmington, NC; J L Xoomer, Charleston. A STRANGE CRIME.-Mr. J. C. Browne, of Cincinnati, shot a boy to death last Sunday, because the lad, who was play? ing ball, ran into Mr. Browne's pear or? chard after a ball. Mr. Browne is eighty five years of age. He was for many years a Methodist preacher, and hos been all his life an exemplary Christian, lt seems that the boys had been stealing the old man's pears. He loaded an old rusty shot-gun with slugs and tied the barrel to the stook with twine. No sane man would have risked his life by using such a blunder-buss. He fired at the lad and killed him instantly. Mr. Browne was one of the original owners of the Cincinnati Ctommercic?, and as? sisted in issuing the first number. It is only a few weeks since we annonnoed by telegraph that bis son, J. W. Browne, had shot and killed a man in Memphis, for seducing his daughter. Browne was at the battle of New Orleans, and was the hero of an oft-told story. He owned some cotton, whioh Jackson took for breastworks, nnd complained to "Old Hickory," who thereupon gave him a musket and made him do duty. It seems a hard ending of life, after eighty-five years, to go before one's Maker with bands stained with a child's blood. Two colored Liberal Republicans were set upon by a nnmber of their Radical brethren, also colored, in Raleigh, N. C., a few nights ago, at n ratification meet? ing. Ono of them, Samuel G. Cross, has not since been heard of, and as threats were made against his life, it is feared be bas been foully dealt with.