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COLUMBIA, S. C. * ? _ . , Sunday Morning, July 28, 1872. For President of tho United States. HORACE GIIEELEY. ot New York. For Vice-President B. GRATZ DHOWS, of Mlnonrl. The Georgia Democracy. The Georgia State Oonvention ad jonrned on Wednesday last, after reno? minating the Hon. James M. Smith for Governor, and putting out a etraight Democratic eleotoral ticket. It Was a high compliment to.Gov. Smith, that he should have been renominated by accla? mation, not a single' dissenting voice b nug hoard. Gov. Smith bas served hie State faithfully, ably and efficiently, and the people of Georgia have very properly shown, by his unanimous renomination, that they duly appreciate his valuable services. But we regret to see that the Oonvention treated the Liberal Republi? cans in a manner which appears to UB scarcely courteous, and whioh was surely impolitic and uncalled-for. A committee of Liberal Republicans, consisting of Joseph E. Brown, John Harris, John D. Pope, RY L. MoWhortor and B. Ii. Mott, waa appointed to ooo fer with the Demo orate, with a View ..to a combination in State and Presidential elections, auch as the Liberal movement contemplates. Theoummittee claims to represent 15,000 Bepublioan voters in the State, and the propositions whioh they made-to have only suoh representation as their compa? rative numbers entitled them to-were oertainly very fair and equitable. Bat their overtures were utterly disregarded, and a Greeley 'and Brown eleotoral ticket chosen without any reference to the Liberal Republicana, and the Con? vention adjourned without taking any final action -whatever in regard to the communication addressed to them by the committee.. The latter, with very com? mendable good sense, determined that they, would support the Greeley and Brown electora, notwithstanding the re? buff they bed received, but expressed their purpose to oast their suffrages in the State election in such manner as cir? cumstances might lead them to think best and proper. Tho Dem?crata of Georgia may con? ceive themselves to be, and doubtless are, sufficiently strong to carry their State by a large majority, without any aid from the Republicans, but it was neither kind nor W?BO to treat thus cavalierly a large body of their fellow citizens, who approached them in a friendly and conciliatory spirit, and who are virtually of their own political faith the national platform and nominees of the two parties being the same. Joseph E. Brown is neither a Bullock nor a Blodgett. He trimmed his political sails so as to catch tho wind of Bepublioan prosperity, but he never plundered the people nor betrayed'his trusts. Ii we are not misinformed, he was greatly in? strumental in releasing the State from the thraldom of Bullock's corrupt and pilfering crew, and he hos many friends yet among the good people of Georgia. Beoonoiliation is the watchword of the Liberal movement, and we should have been glad to see it more fittingly exem? plified in our great sister State. We cannot expect Georgians, however, to be as forgiving or as just, perhaps, to? wards their political opponents as we are in South Carolina. A year or two ol oarpet-bag plundering, such as we are afflicted with here, might open their eyes somewhat to oar ways of looking at things. An honest and capable public official is each a rara avis with us, that we care but precious little what politioal theories he may entertain. THE NEW TOBE TIMES.-The situation of tho Now York Times very much re? sembles that of the unfortunate crow often seen in this country to be winging a rapid flight, pursued by a bevy of those pluoky and belligerent birds, the mar? tins. In vain, the unfortunate crow triea all his stupid art? to battle his pur? suers, First one and then another of the angry martins, in inoessant recur? rence, dart down upon him and delivers with right good will a hearty blow. So with the Times. That paper has made itself tho organ of Gen. Grant, and is the only prominent New York paper that supports the present Administra? tion. It is, of coarse, not very scrupu? lous in its statements. It contd.not, in fact, give Gen. Grant and his party any effioient aid if it were. It, therefore, challenges attack. The press, not only of New York, bat of other cities, has not been slow to accept the gage of battle, and tho Times baa been sadly treated and ita feathers muon milled. A Scotch contemporary has the fol? lowing, on tha marriage of a dear friend: "flo stepped npou the hymeneal plat? form, adjusted th? fatal noose, and was ?wang off into that unsilent bourne whence he can never retnrn save by the decease of Mrs. M'Olum." POUTIGAL D?TTINGS.-We suppose the Pandora box of Confederate archives, lately purchased cheap from Col. Pickett or Rickett, or whatever his name may be, -will be shortly opened. Among the evils to como forth are two letters of Mr. Greeley, written to the Confederate Go? vernment in rotation to the Niagara Fulls negotiation. No doubt they will be duly dilated Opon as treasonable; bot when we remember that Mr. Greeley went to Niagara Falls at the urgent request of Mr. Lincoln, wo need not fear that Mr. Greoley'a caase will be at all damaged. ? mau too'aowardly to famish his name to the editor, writes to the Balti? more Gazelle advocating Grant for Em? peror. He said that Greeley would not bo allowed to take his seat, if elected; that Grant would be elected to a second and then to a third term; after that, he would be proclaimed Emperor, as it was the purpose of the Radioal faotion to have "strong government for this big o 3 un try." This is, no doubt. Grant's purpose, but the people have a say in this matter. That the Grautites of South Carolina are taking to beating and murdering such of the black men os wish to sup? port their best friend, Horaoe Greeley, is the best evidence of the weakness of their canso, the iniquity of their designs, and the desperate straits to whioh they are reduced in order to curry Southern elections. The vile serpent of Radical ism ia broken in the back. It is in its last agonies, and its writhings and con tortious are fearful to behold. It is ex pouted to breathe its last about the Ith day of next March. The Grant party is moving heaven and earth to carry North Carolina. The President may send all his Secretaries there,- and reinforoe their arguments with the whole Treasury of the United States, bot it will be in vain. North Carolina has had enough of Grantism and carpet-bag government. What Carl Schurz said in his St. Louis speech of the Southern States generally is applioa ble to that State. While the rest of the country has been prosperously progress ing, the value of property iu North Carolina and the other Bon them States is far below the figures exhibited by th census of i860, industry has been pakied, production discouraged, and the control of public affairs put into the hands of unscrupulous partisans, having no interest in the material prosperity of the State. We have too good an opi nion of the people of North Carolina to suppose they can bo induced to sustain Grant. The system of - involuntary contribu tionB forced upon subordinates in go vernment offices, which the pious Senator Buckingham tries to justify by com par ing it to the religions offerings made for church purposes, is being pushed to ex tremes1 under'the exigencies of the pre sent campaign. Already two roquisi lions have been made on the department clerke in Washington for the expenses of the North Carolina election, and the victims are beginning to inqaire amou themselves how much salary they will have left if the extortion continues at the same rate, after contributing for Maine, Indiana and Pennsylvania. They fear that by the time the November con test approaches, they will be drained dry and will have exhausted their credit, so that the Government will be obliged to fill their placea with new men, who will be able and willing to contribute freely in the hope of compensating themselves for present outlay through future op portunities. The mode of levying these contributions, according to the Wash itigton Patriot, is to head the list for eaoh class with the name of a well-known clerk, against which is plaood the amount per head assessed against that olast), after whioh the pan?r is presented to the clerks in succeeBLn. They all deem it prudent to respond to the call ?-??-> How IRELAND IS MISREPRESENTED. England certainly needs proportional representation to remedy the infamous "rottenborough" system; but, as bad it is there, it is worse in Ireland, statement made in the British House of Commons about the distribution of vot ing power in Ireland, is to the effect that the franchise is enjoyed by 220,(100 males, and 1,280,000 men are deprived the rights of citizenship. Even nd mi ting that every seventh man is perfectly oapable of representing at the polls the views of another six who are disfran? chised, it appears that the distribution of votes ia still yery unequal. There ore thirty-one Irish members of the House of Commons,' who represent bat 16,000 eleotors, and thora are twenty-eight members, who represent 120,000; eight constituencies with 2,000 eleotors return the same number of .members as four constituencies with 44,000, and so on. SFATAXI ACCIDENT. -It is stated.that Mr. W. MoGacity while attending a Sunday sohool celebration at Union Church, about thirteen miles from Chester CH., was kicked by a horse, and so seriously injured that he died before he could be removed. Mr. MoGanity was a oitizen of Chester County. A PR?SIDENT ron THIRTY SIX HOURS. V correspondent of tbs Kansas City Times recently interviewed David R. Mollison, who, opon the death of Wm. lt. King, a month after his inauguration is Vioe President, in 1853, succeeded to ;ho Vice-Presidency, when the following dr?nge and forgotten fact in American History was brought to mind--that Atcbi lon was legally President of the United States for about thirty-six hours. We ex tract as follows: ??>.',.' Reporter-Xou were President of the United States for about thirty-six hours, peere you not? General-Tea; you seo Mr. Pierce's ;erm expired at midnight Saturday, and ?his being a Christian country, of coarse nothing was done on Sunday. Mr. Bu? chanan was inaugurated at noon on Mon - lay. Therefore, as President of the 3enate, I succeeded to the Presidency when Mr. Pierce's term was out, [laughingly;] but I had no realization of any high position nntil about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. We had been hard at work in the Senate Quiahiug np business, ind having lost muoh sleep, I would pro? bably have slept all day had I not been wakened np by some personal frieuds, who came to congratulate me and secure positions for certain parties. In order to do everything in proper stylo, I ap? pointed a full Cabinet, and then it is jaid that my administration was the most successful and popular one over known, there not being a removal or ap? pointment during my whole term. CARPET-BAO RULE IN THE SOUTH.-We ind in a Radical paper of the very deep 3st dye the following illustration of how the beneficent rule of the carpet-bagger in the South is sometimes turned to the advantage of those who are "clothed with a little brief authority," and who Jesiro to make hay while the son of their undeserved prosperity oontinoes to shine: Mr. J. T. Armstrong was a roving ad? venturer, who finally settled in Apala? chicola, Florida. There he was eleoted. ay arts known to such men, and "ways bat arc dark," Judge of the Probate Douri, Mayor of the oity and President >f the City Council-his blushing honors jomiog very thick, indeed, npon him. Under these circumstances, he recovered i judgment against the city of Apalachi? cola for 3045. The suit was brought by limself, and before himself, and judg nant given in his favor by himself, and .ho city wharf property seized under the udgtnent and exposed for sale by direo ioa of the court, which was this identi tal Armstrong. The outrage wan de lounced by the citizens, to whose indig? nant comments the multiform Armstrong, Tudge, Mayor and President of tho Douncil, coolly replied that he came here to make money, and considered his lotion a perfectly legitimate mode of naking it. MEXICO.-Mexico seems to be grow ng moro and more demoralized. Assas inatious and kidnapping aro the order >f the day. The Postmaster-General eports that during the last year there lave been 128 pnblic robberies of the nails. A wealthy proprietor, Miguel Jribe, was kidnapped near the capital, aken out of his carriage, in whioh ho vas riding with his family, and carried ?ff to the mountains. Juan Cervantes, .nothor prominent .citizen, was kid lapped in one of the principal streets of he capital, while returning home from he theatre, and a ransom of $6,000 de? manded of him. Mr. Bassoea, a French nan, was kidnapped also in the environs .f the oity. The establishment of .A rei? nga, in the town of Teoome, was en ered by a band of eighty men and obbed, and a son and brother-in-law of he proprietor were murdered. "Crazy Black Dick," who died sud lenly at Harrisburg, Pa., on Saturday, ras a man with a mission, notwithatand ng he was inBaue. There is at Harris mrg a tangled not-work of tracks be ween the two depots, over whioh trains re constantly passent?. For years, 'Crazy Dick," in all weather and under ll ! circumstances, made it his choson Fork to run along in front of every train hat started, warning every one to clear bo track. Only onoe was ho tempted rom bis post, and then a railway en ineer gave him a ride to Pittsburgh. Vhile he was absent, a little child was illed on the track, and after that no iu ucement could persuade him to leave. ?he railroad men will find it hard to do rithout his services, so freely and cou ageouflly given. Major Andrew Hibben, of Mount 'leasant, tim las', male representativo of name that bas long been prominent mong tho best families of tho low ountry of South Carolina, died last 'hursday, in the sixty-fourth year of his ge. The announcement of his death 'ill revive in the minds of very many of tie old citizens of this State the recol? lection of his consistent, honorable and eatons career in the .Legislature of his ative State, the unvarying oourtesy of is deportment, and the unswerving in Jgrity of bis character. He was never mrried, but at his bachelor home, in his ative parish of Christ Charob, lie dis en8ed a princely hospitality during the renter part of his life. [Charleston Neics. The United States Revenue cutter laoer arrived io port last evening, after a extended cruise in the neighborhood f Beaufort and Port Royal. Her com tander reports that yesterday morning, t 4 o'clock, he discovered a vessel rounded on Stono reef and displaying gnats of distress. On approaching and oarding the vessel, she was found to be ie Spanish brig Jesus Maria Jose, of DO tons measurement, from Cuba, in atlast, whioh had stranded on the reef ist before midnight, and had sprung a ad leak and filled with water. None of ie officers or orew had been injured, ut the vessel, whioh was consigned to lr. W. P. Hall, of this oity, will be a >tal I o BS,-Charleston News. DAMNO BOBBERY OF A 85,000DIAMOND PIN,-Ou Tuesday occurred ono of the most daring robberies ever perpetrated ia Buffalo, New York. At noon Mr. Dickinson, jeweler, of Main street, went to dinner, leaving the store in charge of a yoong lady relative. About 2 o'clock the jeweler missed from its proper place the splendid diamond brooob, valued at $5,000, whioh bal long been an objeot of admiration to all who have visited the store. It is an old English pin of the finest workmanship, and is iu the shape of a circle, from which bang several pen? dants. There were 440 diamonds clus? tered in the pin, sot in silver. On missing this valuable property, the proprietor was thoroughly ularined, and it was not until the most rigid search had been made that he came to the eon elusion it mast have boen stolen. The young lady who was left in charge of tbe place during the absence of Mr. Dickin? son states that five persons came into the store during the time, two couples, and afterward a lady. She did not leave ber place behind the show casu while any of them were there, and could see them all the time they were iu the store. On the other hand, Mr. Dickinson is positive that tho brooch was in the case when he left for dinner. It was placed in the end of tho case, second from the door, and a tall person might easily lean over und seoore it. Tho case was not open when the loss was discovered. Mr. Dickinson notified the ouper intendent of his loss, and that officer immediately sent his most experienced officers to investigate the case. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE -Alexander Dje, a laboring man, with a large and dependent family, residing at Cow Run, Washington County, Ohio, found in au old coal bank a tin can containing a quantity of nitro-glycerine. It had doubtless been left there by the agents of the Roberts Torpedo Company, who imagined they had concealed it in a safe place. Mr. Dye supposed the clear liquid substance to be carbon oil, and being a poor man, concluded to make use of it in his family. He accordingly took it home and emptied a portion of it into a lamp already half full of oil. The dangerous substance of course sank to the bottom, leaving tbe oil ou top. On Thursday evening, July 4, be lit this lamp, which burned without accident until the family retired. About ll o'clock, it is (supposed, Mr. Dye arose and relit the lump for some purpose. Tho oil having burned off, the nitro? glycerine followed up to the blaze, when a fearful explosion alarmed the neigh? borhood. Help was almost immediately at baud, when a horrible Bcenepreseuted itself. Mr. Dye was dend-his right band blown off, his throat cut, and a bad wound in his breast. One of his daugh? ters, aged seven years, was fatally wounded, while two other children were unhurt. The chimney end of the log house was blown completely out, and the entire building reduced to a wreck. Wno CARRIED THE NEWS.-The Sun's Washington correspondent, telling how Union secrets were made known to the Confederates, says: "When the rebel? lion was in its early stage, no lass n per? son than Gen. Thos. Jordan, of Cuban notoriety, bot then a rebel officer, made an arrangement with the notorious Mrs. Greens! ;v, who was afterward arrested, whereb. ne was to forward io the head? quarter -#f tho Southern army such facts as would to important for them to know. Mrs. G. proceeded to become intimate with the Hon. Henry Wilson, then chairman of tho military committee. This she confessedly accomplished, and the honorable Henry was so thoroughly manipulated that every plan and project? ed movement was knowu by her. The design of the advance of the troops to the battle of Bull Run was got by her from him before tho fact, and forwarded to the rebel headquarters through the agency of Tom Haelett, the brother of Mrc. Mason, the lady who was a witness in the French army investigation in April lust." -,-. - HEROIC SACRIFICE.-A few days since one Phillip Gould, a colored man, came to Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, to attend a pio-nio of a company of colored soldiers from Camden, and, while stand? ing near the railway, suw, just as the Reading express was rounding a curve, and dashing down upon them with frightful speed, five ladies standing npon the track. With wonderful presence of mind, and with utter disregard for his own safety, he violently pushed them all over the edge of a slight embankment, at the foot of which they were in perfect safety; bat in safety attained only at the cost of their preserver's lifo. Gould was struck by the engine, tossed over the smoke-stack and fell on the tender, from whore he rolled to the ground, horribly mangled and quite dead. Heroes are not over plenty in tbeso degenerate days, but tbis gallant fellow saved five lives by the sacrifice of his own. The LaCrosso Democrat, a famous newspaper, which perished on tho 10th inst., was launched by "Brick" Pome? roy in I860, and rapidly attained a no? toriety throughout thu Union, for the bolduess of its opinions and the audacity of its expression. It attained a circula? tion which was exceeded by bat few me? tropolitan journals. Pomeroy got rich, built a fine newspaper office and an opera house. In 1868 he went to New York and established the Democrat there, and from that time the LaOrosse Demo? crat became a side-show. Pomeroy ran through all the money he had made in Wisconsin, and bis LaCrosse organ sank rapidly. The remains were purchased the other day, by John Symes and George W. Peck, who are now running the Liberal Demccrat. A Madras high official has sued an? other high official of the same place for damages in an English court, beoaaso the latter failed to address him by his title "honorable," and won. HM O O Al Items . ? ? CITY MATTERS.-The-price of single copies of the PUONIX is five cents. Dr. ' M. Weill, an eminent optician, from Borlin, Prussia, is at the Columbia Dote], and will be pleased to see any of our citizens wbo are troubled with any affections of the eyes. His Brazilian pebble glasses are highly commended. A sand-spout of extreme proportions was observable on Washington Btreet, near Gadsden, yesterday. An attempt at robbery was made at Mr. Joyner's saloon, on Main street, early yesterday morning. The would-be robber was disturbed and made his escapo. Mr. J. F. Tarrar, in charge of Mr. C. B. Franklin's NasBau Island farm, pre? sented ns with an open boll of cotton, yesterdoy-the first in this vicinity, we believe. There wus a Radical barbecue at Trenbolm's farm, yesterday, at whioh the principal office-seekers were present. Addresses were delivered by Gov. Soot$ Treasurer Parker, Comptroller Neagle and others. The riohest joke we have lately heard was perpetrated in this city the other day. A colored maa, who had imbibed the teachings of the Grantites, said he was opposed to Greeley, "became he was not an honest man." Ye godsl what next? A mad dog was killed in Hurley ville, Friday afternoon. Yesterday was the hottest day of the season; as to the night of that day, lan? guage fails. The hegira for the up-country has commenced. It has been suggested that excursion tickets over the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, good for a month, would prove a paying proceeding, by in? ducing increased travel. The following is the programme of music by the band of the ISth Infantry, for to-morrow, July 29: Overture-Caliph De Bagdad. Baldien. Quick-step. Paust. Scone and Aria Nabuchodonosor. Verdi. Narcissus Waltz. Wade. Finale Lucia de Lamermoor. Doni? zetti. Henry Sparniok, Esq., cf the Aiken Tribune, is at Rose's Hotel. P nos KI xi ANA.-No wonder time is of tee murdered, when it is struck every hour. Good intentions are like fainting ladies-all they want is carrying oat. No one wishes to have a bald head, bul no one wishes to lose it when he has. It is now said that orange is the pro per color for spectacles for persons witl weak eyes, instead of blue or green. If a civil word or two will render i man happy, he must be wretched in deed who will not give them to him Such a disposition is like lighting an other mao's candle by one's own, whicl loses none of its brilliancy by what th other gains. The land of a Western farm is so we that the owner hoes bis corn with a dip per and digs his potatoes with a hool and line. A new Spanish dictionary, intended b be complete, devotes to the word ojc eye, fifteen royal octavo pages, givini citations from eighty-eight authorc Who wouldu't write a dictionary? One of the rarest and most pleasing c flowers is tho pink of politeness. If a cause be good, the most violon attacks of its enemies will not injure it s mach as an injudicious defence of it b its friends. Tho Chicago woman who married man in jail, brags that she is "the on! girl in town who knows where her fe low stays of nights." 50,000,000 of paper collars and cnfJ are made annually in Troy, N. Y., an 17,000 people are employed in doing it. RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tr nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, D. D Rector, ll A. M. and 5J? P. M. Lunatic Asylum-Rev. Dr. J. L. Rej nolds, 0 A. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. Mr. Davii 10}4 A. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. W. I Kirkland, 10>? A. M. and 8 P. M. Washington Street Ohuroh-Re^ Manning Brown, 10)? A. M. and 5 P. OL Catholic Church-Rev. James F?lle ton, First Moss, at 7 A. M.; Seeon Mass at 10 A. M. ; Vespers at 4 }." P. & Baptist Churoh-Rev. J. L. Reynold 103 s A. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. Joseph 1 Wilson, 10)? A. M. BEFORE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONE BOOZER.-John A. Boswell, lato pos master at Camden, S. C., was arrested i that place on Friday last and brought rj before Commissioner Boozer, in th city, yesterday, on a oharge of embe zlement of money received from monc orders. He was bailed in the sum . $2,000, to appear for examination, c Wednesday next, 31st inst., at ll A. h CORRECTION.-It WOB not Mr. Post, tl phonographic reporter, who wasdrowuc at Cape May, but an unknown man < tho same name. THE AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL. -The last issne of the Aiken Tribune contains a two-and-a-half column report of the ex? amination of the pupils of the Aiken High School, and the exercises and festivities incident to the olose of its summer Besaion. This school was organized in January last, by Prof. Jas. E. Crossland, who is well known in this State as a gentleman of high intellectual abilities, unblemished reputation, and as having aa experience that eminently qualifies him for the responsible position whioh he occupies. Although the school has been in operation only six months, more than seventy pupils, of noth sexes, have been matriculated, and from the applications already received for admis? sion after the vacation, it is altogether probable that 200 eeholars witl be in at? tendance in September, when the winter term will begin. The examination was rigidly conducted by a disinterested board of gentlemen, appointed for that purpose, amongst whom was Henry Sparniok, Esq., the editor of the Aiken Tribune, ami their report earnestly com? mends the school to the patronage of the people of the State. Prof. Crossland is assisted is bis labors by a full corps of competent teachers, and this considera? tion, coupled with the reputation of the Professor himself, and the popularity of Aiken, as a place of healthful resort, justify us fully in commending the school to oar readers at large. SUDDEN DEATH OP AN OLD CITIZEN. We are pained to announce the death, yesterday evening, about half-past 7 o'clock, from apoplexy, of Mr. Patrick H. FJanigjD, a native of County Down, Ireland, bot for many years a resident of this city. His age was abont fifty-five. He leaves a wife and several sons. A BAKE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR SIGHT.-Dr. Weil, the celebrated German optician and ooulist, is stop? ping, for a short time, at the Columbia Hotel, room No. 30. The Doctor is pre? pared to furnish a superior quality of Brazilian pebble glasses, to snit all ages and visions. He comes highly recom? mended by the profession, the press and prominent citizens of the different States -individuals who are personally known to us as reliable, and whose endorsement is a guarantee of his ability as a scientific optician, and we have no hesitation in recommending him to our community. His office hours are from 8 to 10 A. M., and from i to 7 P. M. Ladies are re? ceived in the ladies' parlor, and gentle? men in the reception room. Persons not able to call will be visited on appli? cation, without extra charge. * LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Kmard & Wiley-Clothing and Hats. C. Barnam-Notice to Tax payers. Phccaix Hook and Ladder Company. HOTEL ABBIVALS, July 27,1872.-IVickerson House-D M Benno, W.OftABK; JA Sadler, Charlotte; Y Bollard, Qa; SWT Lanham, Texas; E T West, Charles.on; J H Averill, 8 C; Jil Chatham, Helena. Columbia Hotel-J T Flannigan, Ga: Dr M Wert, Kamschata; J S Browning, Charleston; P P Pease, Ky; J A Collins, NC; LP Loriug, wife and daughter. Sumter; H D Gilbert, J D Gardner, NC; WH Yates, Sumtur; C G Jae? ger, Newberry. A CRITICISM ON A CRITICISM.-A week or two since a distinguished clergyman discussed the question of card-playing, summing up in favor of the practice, one argument being that it conduced to thought and quietness. The editor of a religious newspaper, looking back over his godless days, doesn't agree with him, and thus sums up his reasons: "What experience we have had of cards is op? posed to his. Seven-up we have gone rally found to be prolific of furious dis ouBaions as to who played 'the low,' and we never saw a silent game of whist. On the contrary, as soon as the last trick is taken, one of the defeated players is sire to call out to his partner, 'What in thunder did you play that diamond for?'" Whether the preacher is right or not, the editor certainly makes a strong case, and the majority of the ex? perienced can hardly help seeing it in the samo light. THE "ESCAPED NUN."-Edith O'Gor man, the "escaped nun," is again in trouble. If she did not esoape from a convent, ia the first place, and people are wicked enough to say that she never saw the inside of one, she certainly has had enough of escapes recently to entitle her to Borne distinction. At St. Paul, Minnesota, che "escaped" from the hotel without paying her bill. She has "escaped" from her hnsband-whose fa? cility in the uso of hts fist is said to be more scientific than pleasant-several times, and now she baa "escaped" from San Francisco, it is believed, for Salt Lake City, leaving behind her a libel suit and certain little matters that needed her attention. We regret to say, it is stated bys San Francisco paper that she carried away with her "a goodly sum of money, obtained by sensation, from the moat orodulouo of over-credulous audi? ences." It is said of Merrimon, the Conserva? tive candidate for Governor of North Ca? rolina, that be never took a drink of whiskey or brandy, never used tobacco, never swore or used an oath, and knows not one oard from another. He is in avery respect worthy the high office he is seeking, aud will reflect credit upon lis native State while he is invested with the honor of her ohief magistracy.