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COLUMBIA, S. C. j Friday Xe m m sr, August 16, 1875?, For President of the United States. ?ORACB OREEL,KY', of New York. For Viee-President B. GRATZ ?KOWW, or MUioarl. H?ge Hastens io Explain. Mr. S. L. H?ge bas sont as a note, which will be found published elsewhere in our columna, explaining, to Borne ex? tent, the appearance of his name among the list of happy reoipients of executive bounty in his generous distribution of *'armed force" favors. Mr. H?ge ac knowle? jes that he received money from Gov. Scott from a draft given him upon the armed force appropriation, and that the amount, as stated in the list pub? lished by us yesterday-?1,000-is cor? rect. His only cause of quarrel seems to be that the mimes of Messrs. Pope & Haskell, whom he alleges to huvo re? ceived fees from the.Governor, were not also published. AU we have to say about that is that we neither added nor sup? pressed any name nr names, but the list was published just as we received it from a careful hand, who copied it from the records. If the names of Messrs. Pope & Haskell, or of any other persons, no matter what their politics may be, had appeared upon the records, we should have published them without hesitation. 'Whether Messrs. Pope & Haskell have or have not received a fee from Gov. Scott, or some other State official, for legal services rendered, we have no knowledge. They surely deserve a foe, aud a very handsome oue. They huvo really rendered valuable service to the '?tate, bj bursting the bond scrip bal . loon and saving to this devoted State up? wards of 32,000,000, about to "go np" v therein. -What Mr. H?ge has done of value to the State does not so readily appear, and he does not deign even to attempt to show. We think Mr. H?ge might cer? tainly, when he bas condescended to ex? plain at all, have informed the publio of the nature of these legal services for which $1,000 of the people's money was paid him. That amount would keep two ii rat claps public schools open the entire year-a thing unseen so far in this Stato; or it would assist very materially in fur Dishing bread and meat to the poor lu? natics, who aro kept in imminent peril from starvation. We hope Mr. H?ge will reply more fully, not only for hit own sake-about which, however, wt are not particularly solicitous-but alar, for the satisfaction of the public, whicl -interests us moro. That H. K. Scot! has def randed the State is very clear; foi whatever may have been the nature o Mr. Hoge's professional services, tbei could certainly form no proper item o expense in tho organization or equip meut of au armed force. Mr. Hoge'i profession is law, not arms. What wi should like particularly to know of Mr H?ge is, whether bis professional ser vices were employed in the impeaob tuent case by the Governor. B. B. Elliott, at the time and still i member of Congress, is the generali; accredited attorney of his Excellency ii the impeachment case-if that may b -called a case-which was staved off b; 'bribery. We bad never heard or suspected be foro that Mr. H?ge was associated wit! Mr. Elliott in the business. The latte received $10,500 from the armed fora We presume that he, too, can, wit much truth, say that the money aeon dited to him was a fee for professiont ?services. Quite a handsome fee, too, bj the-way, for a case which never eve came up for trial. $10,500 is a goo year'e profit for the best legal talent i the State. We should be glad to bec from Mr. Elliott OD this subject. B had a right, of course, to receive a ft ?rom H. E. Scott, and it was DO matte of his where or how Scott drew tl money. But ho owes it to his oonstiti ency, of which we are an humble par to explain. There is a dark or whil spot, whichever would show best, ia h escutcheon here, whiohit may bo uenef oial for bim to wipe off if he can. Tl columns of the PHCEKIX are opea to hin We aro ourious, too, to know whi claim F. J. Moses, Jr., had upon tl armed force fuud, allowing that tbei can properly be any such fund under joint resolution which expired by its on limitation two years since. Perhaps h too, can truthfully say that tho $11,01 paid bim was for professional service We believe that it was his professio being that of Speaker of the House Representatives beforo which the resol tion of impeachment was to bo brough And Mooney, that myth of mooi nhirio, who seems to havo had such strange fancy for things material, \ wonder what kiud of services were hi which the Governor appreciated at $2E 545. Some spirit, he must have bee ?ailed up from tho vasty deep by II Scott, to aid tho "armed force" in thc i unequal contest with the spectral squad? rons of the Ku Klux Klan. And Leggett and W?BOU, who received between them $23,100 from the State Treasury, will uot his Excellency toll the people of "our beloved State" who these valuable servnutB are, who have been worthy of such priucely remuneration at his hands? l?o certainly ought to know the gentlemen, if such thoy be, and if they be uot, what they be, for he signed the drafts in their favor. Last, but not least, we should like to know by what authority Lowia Merrill, a Major iu the United States army, was paid $500 from tho Treasury of tho State of South Carolina. Will the gal laut Major explain? -<-???-? POLITICAL. JOTTINGS.-Senator Doolit? tle, tho effort of whose lifo has been to contradict his name-aa ho is tho busi? est and most activo man to bo found iu the field-opened the political campaign in the First District of Maino ou Satur? day evening, addressing an immense gathering of tho Democracy and Liber? al Republicans on tho issuo of the pre? sent day iu the city of Biddoford. A mass meeting was held in the open air, no hall in tho city being available for the large assemblage. The leading Jewish paper* in this oountry, tho Israelite, has come out for Greeley. The latest bulletin of the movements of tho great American traveler and sportsman, U.S. Grant, shows that on Saturday last, he was at Alexandria Bay, stopping ut the residence of Mr. Pull? man, und that ou the same memorable day, in company with Gen. Sheridan, he went fishing and "caught a fine lot ol fish." This will be intensely gratifying intelligence to tho American peuple He had better do as much fishing now at the public expense as he possibly can, as after tho 4th of next March he will have to "go on his own hook," and lug at his owu "line, if it hikes him all sum mer." <-???? "WE'LL Hum, TUB THIEVING CREW,' ETC.-The following is an extract fron a letter received by a gentlomau in thii city from a friend in Connecticut, uudei date of the 10th instant, and is publisher at his (the receiver's) request: Our friend Selby is battling manfulh with his ponderous power from thi "ashes" in defence of the righto of th< people of his State, and upon the Bub ject of arithmetic, as applied to tin finances of South Carolina, has alread; smashed his competitor "across th way" finer than bug-dust. The Unio has t iken a big job of it-bas attemptei to tout Parker, Kimpton & Co., int smooth water. There is a tornado n hand, which will seud the whole tribe t Davy Jones' looker. Tell Selby to kee; up bia fire, day-light will come-the da of reckoning and retribution is at hand Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys ar marching-not in battle array, but t clasp bunds of friendship across th "bloody chasm," which should hav been dosed long sinoe. We are con ing to meet you, with the olive brano ic one hand and a bunoh of mint in th other-knowing full well that your gem rosity, which is proverbial, would insui the necessary quantity of exileront 1 consume the mint; this, then, stirred u with the stem of tho olive branch, woul or?ate sufficient affinity to fill all tt cracks and chasms ever opened in til oountry, besides burying all the torn? hawks that "poor Lo" ever had < dreamed of. [Accompanying the abovo was a ga lows, with three initialed loops.] --.-??-? A Rome, Ga., letter to the Marlboi Times says: I wouder if Columbia, S. C., lov Sherman. And yet we sometimes bet this American Haynau, this Austrian T eumsoh, (ho wa? snubbed by William Prussia,) lauded by Southern Democrat I havo no peculiar love for the "o white hat," but, Mr. Editor, as betwei thia modern Nero, or any Democrat his ilk, and the modern skull macad mizor of the White House avenue, the seems but a slight difference; for, y< know, Mr. Grant (ante bellum) was strong Democrat. And yet, with all bia negrophilism, Southern ohivali hate, and even his presout Eu Klux i olinations, Mr. Greeley is tho Dem eratic uomiuee for the Presidency. Ai I think he will make about as good representativo of Democracy as won have made Gen. Sherman, or as was, may add, Gnu. Blair. Just here, ought to mention that in the oocflagi tion of Rome, in 1864, Blair was the ch of tho Indian Warriors' Burning Clu Was Frank ou hand commanding t grand fire-works of his Generul-iu-Ch: Tecumseh, February, 1805, at Columbi Yet we find voters and oven polic seekers who refused to hear a wc against Frank Blair, and would ha cheerfully voted a Sherman tioket 1868, positively ignore the old uigj lover. Ahl "conaiBtenoy, thou art jewel of great price;" and, borrowi partly from the celebrated Mada D'Stael, we say: "Oh, libertyl in t namo hath crime reveled and rapiue a plunder foastedl" TRUE AS STEEL.-Tho Raleigh JV< says: "There is but one sentiment in reg? to the election with oar party, and tl is that Judge Merrimou is elected G ernor of North Carolina by a handso majority. Wo feel it, we believe it, know it." COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 15, 1872. To the Editor of the Daily Phoenix. SIR: I observe io your issue of to-tiny au exhibit of the frauds committed un? der the armed force appropriation. As my name appears among thoa? who have drawn moneys from the Treasury of tho State, under said appropriation, allow me to st uto that I did reoeivo a warrnut on the Tr-jasury, from Gov. Scott, for tho amount stated in your ex? hibit, to be drawn from the "arm force fund." This warrant nus for profession ut services, which I wus called upon to render, and did render. And while making this statement, Mr. Editor, will you be so kind us to publish the amounts received by "Democratic attorneys" for professional services reudorud to the samo parties; for instance, tho linn of Pop? it Haskell? Please lut tho public know ult. Very respectfully, S. lt. II OG E. - f Hore STATION, August l-l, 1872. J. A. SELBY, ESQ : A great deal has been said in tko pupers and ou the stump to expose tho tyranny und corruption nf State and General Goverumeut legisla? tion. In viet? of it, something is said occasionally about tho remedy. I desire to eco a more specific ventilutiou of tho remedy necebflary to. remove tho evils that exist iu our State. All parties aud aspirants for office cry out reform, and some of all types of parties admit tliut there has beeu every corruption, but as to tho details of a remedy, very little is said. To stir up this subject moro point? edly, I propose to exhibit iiy positions and views of a remedy. In primis, I once held a positiou in the Legislature of tho State. I soou learned that there were tricks and log-rolling in tho art of legislation. The firmuessand principles of a legislator wero frequently put lo the test. I practiced ou two fundamental rules as to voting. Mo class legislation for party, civil or religious, none for using the credit of Stuto extravagantly for doubtful purposes, constituted my motto. These principles should be ob? served iu tho remedy I propose. Now, as lo tho remedy itself. First, over all, wo need au able, honest, working Legisla? ture, who evin and will do the work of tho people in four weeks, and go borne. Wo must ubolisb all uunecessury offices aud curtail tho number of attach?es, aud work the machinery of Government in a plain und inexpensive manner. Some salaries must bo lowered. We must ceuse issuing State bonds, sold at such heavy discount, to raise money for tho public wants, and abstain from guaranteeing auy moro railroad bonds. Tho jury law, tho election 'aws, the freo school law, tho odious license law and . thors, should be amended. Tho mode of letting out contracts for the current and permanent priuting mnstbe changed to tho old rule. Extravagant appropriations must be stopped. Our publio debt must bo scru? tinized, and all the public and private claims against the Stato which have tho smell of fraud aud illegality about them must be repudiated, aud only those that are legal and fair should bo puid, to suvo the honor and credit of old South Caro? lina. What say I as to thea election of electors? Leave this out elf our Stato and County elections. Wait and see how that question stands before that election comes on in November, and only theu decide whether we oan do any good by voting at all. What is my party record, and where do /think our people should stand? Whilst tho great Democratic party existed, be? fore and during the war, we voted with it for such men as suited ns. It has fallon to pieces now, and, necessarily, ia not what it was before tho war. It is divided into old line and progressive De? mocracy, as fully developed by faots. Republicanism, too, is not now what it was before the war; nor is noio what it waa in 1870-then a unit. It is sepa? rated into Radical Qrantism and into "honest, Liberal Republicanism," em? bracing the Cincinnati platform and no? mination; in general, willing to nnite with Liberal Democrats, and no partisan men, to reform the Government and re? trench its expenses. I think there is little or no difference in these two par? ties in their essential principles. We are swimming together in tho turbid waters of politics, to roach tho shore of a common peace, and to seenro tho safe? ty of our rights against a common foo a centralizing and consolidating Goveru? meut. We aim to wear out the bato of party strife, and to escape party tyranny -yes, and to maintain freedom iu the exercise of our electivo franchise. If wo must characterize by a gonerio term this union of men and purty names to fight a common enemy, I would call it u Democratic-Republican or a Republican Demooratio purty, both progressive from their former status. Here is where I stain!, and want to bo a peaco-moker uo radical or rabid Democrat-no radical or rabid Republican. We moy bo pro? perly called a progressive Democrat or a Jeffersonian Republican. Ho was pro? gressive. Wo aro for a union of all true citizens and honest-mi oded men, to work harmoniously for a reformation of our Government everywhere, aud to preserve our sacred Stato rights. JOHN C. HOPE. - . . ?. ? And an item about still another old frieud-Gen. M. W. Gary. Wo bear that, on bis way to White Sulphur Springs, tho othor day, ho lost his trtiuk in Richmond-a handsome trunk full of elegant now clothes for the summer campaign-or, rather, that tho railroad peoplo lost it for him. Imagino him under theso circumstances! See him! Hear him! Wo predict that ho will RUO all tho railroad companies in tho world and fight all tho direotors li and-to-h aud. I Edgefield Advertiser. - To the People ot Mouin Carollnu. At the last session of the Legislature of this State, a charter was obtained by tb? South Carolina IVJUI Estate, Planting and Mining Company, "for the purpose of seeming foreign and domestic capital in the purchase nud improvement of lands and other property, and for tho working of the same, und for selling and settling tho eame;" or, ai it is more fully expressed in the fourth section of the oharter, "the said corporation shall huve power to purtfbuse, acquire, hold, use, work and dispuso of real estate in uny of the Counties of this State, to work uud operate mines, to work and operate farms and plantations within tho State, uud to dispose, geuernlly, of tho pro due's of tho sumo." This company has been duly organized under the charter, and fifteen responsible citizens selected bj tho stockholders as a Donni of Direct? ors, by whom one of their number, thu Hon. Wm. Aiken, a gentleman of thu highest repute, both ut home uud abroad, hus boen chosen President. At u recent meeting of tho Board of Directors, it was resolved that tho iiudcrsigued be appointed a committee to lay before the people of the btute ii prospectus of the company, und to solicit douutious of laud, or subscriptions to thu capital stock of tho company, iu cash or in lauds, in shares of ?1(1(1 each. In presenting this enterprise to your favorable consideration, wo are not un? mindful of the prejudcies against uni ried experiments, uud if your experience in the past or your condition iu the present poiuted us hopefully to a prosperous fu? ture, we might shrink from the tusk of attempting tu introduce a population to build up our waste places, uud restore us tu our wonted muteriul vigor and vitality. But what uro the facts of tho case? Seveu years ut' continued exertions have well-nigh exhausted our energies, uud failed tu revive us as a State ur resusci? tate us ns a peuple. The present condi? tion of the civil ui?airs of this common? wealth is lamentable iu the extreme, und if allowed tu continue, forebodes naught but irretrievable ruin to our people und tho Stute. To uvert such a destiny is oue of tho prime motives of the organi? zation of the South Carolina. Heal EJ tate, Planting and Mining Company. Our efficiency to improvo tue condition of ourselves aud uar people will depend upou the menus placed ut our disposal. Combined effort is the popular idea of the times. Stupendous projects are undertaken and successfully accom? plished thereby; co-operatiou surmouuts obstacles with apparent euse, that indi? vidual euterprise would outdare encoun? ter. Throughout the South, combina? tion is daily effecting mighty results for the public weul. Shall we not make au effort tu accomplish as much for our duwn-trodden State? Do uot our de? pleted Treasury, our abused credit, our debused officials and the geueral depres? sion of our people, oouviuce us that a change is imperative? There is a vast amount of uuoccupicd laud in South Carolina. The proprie? tors would enrich themselves by deeding u moiety of such hinds tu any company that wuuld settle upon them a thrifty, honest, industrious population; for bu they farmers, mechanics, tradesmen or miners, they would euhance the value of the adjacent lands by every improve? ment made upon their own. lu addi? tion to this, they would also share in the profits derived from sales to immi? grants, the working of lands that may be placed under cultivation, or auch other operations, as mining, spinning yarns, Sec., that may be determined on by the company us being to the most advantage. Any parties disposed to aid this laudable enterprise, by donations or subscriptions of laud tu the capital stock, will please address either of the undersigned. D. WYATT AIKEN, Cukesbury. GABRIEL CANNON, Spartanburg. W. W. HARLL.EE, Mar's Bluff. WM. M. SHANNON, Camden. W. M. LAWTON, Charleston. AUGUST G, 1872. ATTEMPT TO MOB A GREELEY MAN. An old colored man from Long Creuk, yesterday, excited to lawlessness au idle aud vicious crowd of colored Grant sup? porters by displaying a Greeley badge upon his person. While in tho vicinity of the "rock spring," ut the foot of Chosnut street, the crowd of intimidat? or?! who had gathered around him gave unmistakable ?vidences of u determina? tion to do him violeuce. Policeman E. R. Wilson appeared upon the scene and used his utmost to disperse the crowd and afford protection to tho uegro, who had been molested for no other reason than that he wure a Greeley badge. The crowd was finally dispersed and the ob? ject of their antipathy marched off uudcr protection. During the disturb? ance, however, the policeman attempted to mako the arrest uf one or two of the principal agitators, but iu this he was resisted, aud tho culprits succeeded in duding him in the crowd, through whoso sympathies they escaped. Tho police? man called upon many present to assist him, but this assistance was obstinately withheld. We understand that he has tho namos of two of the ringleaders in this affair and will procuro wurrants for thoir arrest.- Wilmington Journal. Tho Darlington Southerner says: Ou Thursday night, tho 1st of August, tho house of Mr. J. T. Bogers, a few miles bcluw Society Hill, was struck by light? ning, and cuusiderably shivered. Pro? videntially it was juBt then uuoccupicd, thu two brothers having left in the after? noon, to spend the night with their elder bruther. Mr. Bachelor's daughter was killed on the same premises, his wife so seriously injured that her recovery is doubtful, and he escaped with a severe shock. HUBBARD ON A RAID.-We stated in our lust ieeuo that the cavalry from HUH post had gone out on a raid, and had not returned up to the hour of our going to prosa, The command came back to towu on Wednesday, without uny prisoners. It seems that Deputy United Stutcs Mar? shal Hubbard bad been out iu the Tur? key Greek neighborhood fur u week or teu days previous, concealed among the ttfgroes, and thought thut bo hud spot? ted thu haunts of certain men in I hat scot ion whom tho authorities aro very anxious to get bold of. ile sent word on Tuesday for jt he OR val? y to como to Iiis assistance, aud that ho could make the arrests that uigbt. Tho cavalry were, Iherefore, ont as au auxiliary force to the Deputy Marshal, aud not us au inde? pendent command. From respectable aud reliable gentle? men, we get iuformutiou of tho most wanton und unprovoked outrages com? mitted by Hubbard und bis guug of negro assistants, while pretending to net in tho discharge of bis duty. Tho pre? mises of Mr. E. li. lt'ibius wore among the first searched. Hi.i children ur? all daughter.", two of whom aro married one to Wm. Carter, tho other to Ferris. Both of these meu are avoiding urrests, and their families ar? living near the residence of Mr. Robins, and under bis protectiou. Mr. Hollins informs us that bis premises hud been searched eleven times before by the military authorities, ana that he hud alwaysbeeu treated with respect and without uny unnecessary iu diguity, till Hubbard made his appear? ance; that he (Hubbard) seemed to gloat over the opportunity to iusult women, terrify children, and expend some of bis malice against the respectable white peo? ple of tho ?State. Tho door of Mri?. Ferris' house was violently burst opon and the lock brok? by him, whou she was in a few feet of tho door, offering him the key und asking that the door be uot broken ?own. When this piece of un? necessary brutulity was accomplished and she appealed to him for redress, tho ouly reply she received was au insult. The bed clothes were stripped from a sick child lying in a trundle-bed, aud the bed rolled violently about thu room, under the pretence of searching in and under the bed for u conceuled Ku Klux. These ucts are fuir samples of the way this heroic Marshal carnes ou the wur agaiust women und children. Auotber place visited wan thu planta? tion of William Carter, which is reuted by two young meu, Calvin Chalk and George Carter. Both of these meu were absent from homo on the uigbt of the raid. Their house was broken into and searched; aud wheu they returned borne iu the morning, they fouud that seven quilts, four counterpanes, three pairs of pantaloons and three vests bud been stolen aud carried off. As a supporting force to tho expedi? tion, Hubbard bad along Columbus Cranford, Giles Good and Bill Palmer, three of the most notoriously infamous and lawless negroes in theCouuty. After they were relieved from duty on SVednes day morning, and while they were ro turning home they took occasion to call at thu bouse of Mrs. Press Estes, whom they insulted aud threatened with theil loaded guns. From here they passed tc the residence of Mr. E. B. Robins, and that gentleman being away from borne, they attempted to go into bis yard. When ordered by bis daughter not to dc so, they insulted her and leveled theil guns at her. If wo thought it were worth while, wt would counsel the people to address t remonstrance to Marshal Wallace against allowing the perpetration of suol wantou outrages by his deputies anc subs. Tho law ia harsh enough at best without adding to its execution th? practice of such brutal indignities npoi women and children. All we can de however, is to remember that we are i subjugated people, and that we mus bear with meekness whatever indignitiei our heartless oppressors may see prope to impose, trusting that in God's owl good timo relief may como to us fror some quarter or other. In justice to Lieutenant E. B. God frey, who was in command of the ca valry, and whom we know and respeo asja gentleman, W6 ?re assure I.by ou informants that the soldiers had nothin to do with the breaking open of doors throwing sick children about, etc., etc Lieutenant Godfrey, we are sure, woul ueither do anything of this kind himseli nor would he suffer it to be done by an one nuder his command. Hubbard wa in command of the expedition-the ce vulary were only along so as to give th civil authorities assistance in case an should bo needed-and upon Hubbar rests tbo whole responsibility for everj thing that was done.-Chester Reporter. DEATH OP MR. CHARLES N. HUBBERI A paiuful shook was given to our con meroial community yesterday, vhio soon spread itself with a responsivo ou pouring of sympathy and sorrow froi every vocation and class of citizenship, as a brief telegram on our bulletin boan announced tho Budden demise, at Cati kid, N. Y.| of this most worthy and e timablo gentlomau. Mr. Harbert le this city ?bout a month since, as wt usual, for a summer retroat in tho mom tain regiou of New York. [Charleston Courier. SUDDEN DEATU.-Reoeutly wo hai been pained to chronicle tho suddi removal by death of oue of tho Osteome ladies of Greenville, and this week, similar duty is required of us. Oula Thursday, ubout 10 o'clock, Mrs. Ar McConnell was attacked by a stroke i uppoplexy, from the effects of which si died iu a few hours. Sho was attend? by Drs. Long aud Hoke, who extend* all tho medical aid in their power, but no offset. Mrs. McC. was an excellei person in all tho relations of lifo, of wif mother und Christian lady. [Greenville Enterprise. Wo learn that Mr. Samuel Reid, I estimable citizen of Oooneo County, dit last Saturday, aged seventy years. 1 was buried at Walhalla on Suuday. HM ooal Items. CITT MATTERS.-The prioe of single copie? of the PHONIX ?B (ive oents. The first bale of new cotton received in thia market was ye&terduy sold to Messrs. B. O'Neulo & Son, at nineteen cents.' It was from the plantation of Mr. S. J. Hook, of Lexington, and classed middling; weight 405 pounds. Mr. McKenzie ha? had a heavy stroke j of the fifty cent mania, and has fitted up . a case, containing innumerable articles ! at half a dollar, muuyfof which would, according to poker lingo, "see that and go fifty better." His fiuo Concord grapes are also disposed of at the same figures. A much-needed rain, yesterday, cooled the atmosphere delightfully, and at tho same time benefited the crops materially, j A colored mun, named William Cou? sins, was accidentally killed at Granby quarry, cu Wednesday last, by a full from a derrick. Dr. Thos. T. Moore has returned to tho city. Mr. E. Cuthbert, traveling correa pondeet of the New York Herald, is a tho Columbia Hotel. The ase of V. J. TobiuB and wife, et al., creditors, vs. Lucy H. Pickcns et at., was before Judge Melton, sitting nt chambers-, yesterday, upon a motion to dissolve an injunotiou heretofore grant? ed. Messrs. James B. Campbell and L. F. Yeomans were heard for the motion. Messrs. J. M. Baxter and R. S. Duryea, contra. The Judge reserved bis opinion. A mad dog was killed, yesterday, by Policeman Blizzard, iu front of Dr. Lynch's residence, ou Assembly street. Tho following is the range of the ther? mometer, yesterday, at the Pollock House: 7 A. M., 80; ll A. M., 92; 12 M., 87; 7 A. M., 79. Programme of music by the band of tho 18th Infantry, this afternoon: Adelia Quickstep-Keller. Overture Culipde Bagdad-Baldien. ** Song and Waltz-Holman. Cuolma from Lomborgi. Heart and Hand Galop-Lewis. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS-WEDNES? DAY, August 14.-A. L. Buchanan, ad? ministrator, rs. F. A. McNinch et ai. Motiou dismissed. Opinion by Moses, C. J. Alva G ige el al. vs. the City Council of Charleston et al. Motiou dismissed. Opi? nion by Moses, C. J. James M. Pringle rs. Edward R. Dor? sey et al. Motiou dismissed. Opinion by Moses, C. J. PHONIXIANA.-An advertising tallow chandler modestly announces that, with? out intending any disparagement to the sun, he may confidently assert that his octagonal Spermaceti is the best light ever invented. The grate question-What's the coals going to cost next winter? Is thero any peculiarity in the way a shoemaker breathes his "laBt?" The young ladies of the period must be given to dreamy speculations, they build such castles in the (b)air. The man who never told an editor how he could batter his paper, bas gone out West to marry the woman who never looked into a looking-glass. A HENT TO LOVERS.-There is a story iu a Western paper to the effect that a prudent Kentucky father, with a mar? riageable daughter, found it impossible to keep the beaux from the house; so ho furnished her with a musio-box, which plays "Home, Sweet Home," at 10 o'clock P. M., precisely. The beaux are all gone and the house closed up in five minutes after. Some fellow who wants to stay late should get a box to play "We Won't go Home till Morning," at 9.55, punctually, and then the old gentleman up stairs might forget to wind up his machine. ARRESTS.-Polioemaa Allen Robinson, while on duty Thursday Dight, received information of tho whereabouts of two escaped jail birds-Bristow Wilson and Henry Williams-and as soon as relieved from duty, secured assistance and went over to Wheeler's hill, where the "birds" were reported to be concealed. When tho house was approached and a call made, thero was a general scamper, but the policemen forced an entry, and found that Wilson aud Williams had removed a plaok from the floor, and concealed I themselves under tho house. Policeman ? Robinson ordered them out, under the threat of a shot, when then climbed to the upper joist, and refused to surren? der. They were theo clubbed and pulled down, and after considerable reiistauco, taken to jail. Wilson and Williams are among those who esoaped jail about two mouths since. Policeman Robinson de? serves much credit for this capture, it being made subsequent to his hours of duty in tho night. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Geo. Symmers-Mackerel, A*o. Jacob Levin-Light rs. Darkness. Meeting Palmetto Lodge. . J. L. Beard-Cow for Salo. J. D. Bateman-Irish Potatoes. *