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COLUMBIA. S. C. Saturday Mornm*, August 17, 1872. Fvr President of the United States, HORACE OREBLET. or New York. For Vice-President B. GRATZ BUOWN, or JHlMoarl. Til? Lan Uv Hie Convention. A few hot-headed, die-in-the-last ditoh Democrats, lead on by Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky, and enoouraged and egged on by the Oraut Radicale, propose to hold a oouveution at Louis rille, Kentucky, in September, for the purpose of putting in the field an ultra Democrutio ticket. Late developments show that the Grautites have even stooped to m uko combinations with the corrupt outcasts of Tammany to further this s?beme. That it will amount to anything serious, we do not apprehend. There cannot be found, in our judgment, any respectable number of sensible De? mocrats who will take stock in such an absurd as well as suicidal movement. There is, therefore, but little reason to fear that tho pcheme will seriously injure Mr. Greeley's prospect. Still, every little helps, in Buch a life and death straggle as is now going on between military centralism and looal self-govern? ment, sectional hate and national recon? ciliation, the military and the civil power, as represented, the one by Grant, the other by Greeley. To weaken one strengthens the other, and every vote which the Louisville Convention may detract from Greeley, increases Grant's ?oh an ces proportionally. The Grautites see this, hence the active efforts they -are making to encourage the movement. It is the heaviest and almost the ouly ?blow that they can strike the Liberal .party, and they will expend hundreds of .thousands of dollars to give the Louis? ville Convention an appearance of power and respectability. It is almost impossible to conceive ?how Blanton Duncan, a man of consi? derable ability and unquestioned inte? grity, and Alex. Stephens, than whom we have no Bhrowder politician in the South, can allow themselves to be Iud thus blindly by the nose by the Grant faction. Surely they cannot have the remotest hope of eleoting their nominee. They could only expect Democratic sup? port, and the National Democratic Con? vention unanimously nominated Horace Greeley as their candidate, and the Cin? cinnati platform aa enunciating thc prin? ciples for which they propose to contend. This aotiou has been endorsed by the Democratic masses, and no sane man can entertain the idea that they will now change their settled and well-matured convictions for the mere whim of Blan? ton D anean, or even Alexander Stephens. What, then, oan these men bo proposing to themselves? Is it to re-elect the pre? sent nepotic numb-skull of the White House? Their efforts can effect nothing else, yet they profess the most otter ab? horrence of Grant. Blanton Dunoac, Alex. Stephana, and any other person, has certainly an unquestionable right to support Grant if they deem it proper for them tu do so. But they have uot a right, we take it, to sail before the people under false colors. If they are for Grant, let them, then, hoist tho ty? rant's oolors. If they are not for him, then they should desist at once from pur? suing that course which can point to no? thing o'bo than his re-election. < < ? > The Southern States will all go for * Greeley, with, perhaps, the exceptions of South Carolina and Mississippi. New York viii cost her electoral vote for him. Pennsylvania will give him a majority aimoBt as certainly as the day of election oomes around. Indiana will go for Hen? dricks and Cravens in October, and for Greeley and Brown in November. Not? withstanding her great Republican ma? jorities in the past, it is probable that Illinois will eleot the Liberal Bepublioan State tioket, and pronounce for Greeley. Oregon and California may be counted as almost certain for him. Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee will vie with each other in their majorities. These States, in addition to the South, will give their electoral votes to Greeley and Brown in November, and many of the other States, it is believed, will do like? wise. The people are tired of nepotism, incompetency, corruption and centraliza? tion, and are determined on a chango ol government. We eannot think it doubt fol that tho philosopher of the Tribune, the farmer of Ghappaqaa, will be thc next President of the United States. The oolored men of Washington sent, on Monday morning last, to the Admi nistration organ, the Chronicle, a third installment of eleven voters of their race in this locality who endorse Sumner'i letter dedaring for Greoley. Acoompa nying tho list is au assurance that thii same number of names, professing a like political belief, shall be furnished thc papers every day daring the campaign, that being the number called for in thc original challenge. / F. J. Musca, Jr. Thia gentleman's name is prominent before the public as an aspirant for gu? bernatorial honors on the Republican ticket. He ia a subject, therefore, upon which the press may properly animad? vert. His merits or demerits aro open to publio diflousiion. Ne sutor ultra crepidam. We know nothing of his merits as a candidate for Governor, and, therefore, will not essay to speak on that side of the question. Of his demerits, we havo some very de? cided impressions. It is painful to be personal, and to parado a man's faults before the community. But we have a duty to perform, and must do it. If Mr. Moses were only dead, we could easily and becomingly escape tho disagreeable task of commenting upon his frailties, upon (he principle of the proverb, "Be mortuis nil nisi bonum." He is not dead, however, and there is no exouso left to us. We do not intond a lengthy or la? bored critique upon the character of the gentleman. For the present, we shall confine ourselves to one doubtful point in his record, which we think he should eluoidate, if he can, before claiming the suffrages of his fellow-citizens. His name appears upon the death list of beneficiaries of the armed force fund. Daring tho last session of the General Assembly, and just about the time that his Exoellenoy was suffering intensely from an anticipated attack of impeach? ment, strong premonitory symptoms of whioh had already appeared, F.J. Moses, Jr., who was in a position, as Speaker of the House, to give his Exoellenoy almost immediato relief, received from the Trea? sury of South Carolina $11,000, which was charged to a fund that had about as much existence as Moses' brother benefi? ciary, J. Mooney. Will Mr. Moses explain to the publio his mode of practice in this interesting case? It is publicly charged that R. K. Scott drew upon the Treasury, nader cover of the "armed force," to raise money to bribe the House of Represen? tatives against his impeachment. F. J. Moses, Jr., was Speaker of that House, and he received, just about that time, 811,000 upon the order of the Governor. For what was the money paid, Mr. Moses? . ?-??-? PotmcAii D orr i NU s.-What has be? come of the rebel archives? "Give as Borne more arohives," is the cry raging through the Greeley pres j, without elicit? ing response. Unless something mor?is Boon forthcoming in the way of disclo? sures, we shall have to charge up that $75,000 to Gen. Grant's already rathei plethorio "blunder account," reflecting, while laying down the pen, that a foo! and his money is sometimes soon parted, North Carolina gave in 1S68 a populai majority of 18,611 for Grant and Coif as on a full but not excessive vote, Halifax County polling 4,371. This year, Hali fax, with no inorease of population, hai been made to return 5,307, swelling th? Grant vote from 3,080 in August, 1863 to 3,610 in August, 1872; yet the Gran majority in the State is hardly 1,000. I the offiee-holders can afford to fire i thousand gnus in honor of this shrink age of their majority from 13,611 t< 1,000, how many should they fire whei the Liberal ticket only beats them 10,001 next November? While at Baltimore, some one askct Gen. Benning, "What are Mr. Stephen and Gou. Toomba doing?" The Genera replied, "They are trying to dig up yes terday, and it won't come." The Grant men of Adrian, Michigan mobbed a Liberal orator and quiete him with rotten eggs-meet weapon c a rotten Administration. Andy Johnson never said a bette thing in his life than when he exclaimec the other day, in his Knoxville speed "It is no time to say this or that is nc my party, but let us all unite in sayin this is my country 1" It is that sort c feeling that insures the election of He race Greeley to the Presidency. The Grant leaders aro ready cnoug to welcome such Southern men as enlii under their banner. Mosby, the gue rilla, is scarcely less a lion in the Grai menagerie than Ben. Butler himself. Quantroll were really living, as has ? often been stated of late years, an could reconcile it to his conscience to cl so, we should certainly advise bim f proclaim himself a Grant man. H little peccadilloes would not only bo fo given him, but he would probably get onstom house-that is, provided a mer ber of the Grant or Dent family did m want it. Even Wilkes Booth would g a first-class appointment if he wero li ingand avowed himself a Grant man. A HEN BK COMES A GENUINE ROOSTS Stanwood Brooks, of Abbeville, S. C has in his possession a strange ohicke It is a hen changed into a rooster. Ti chicken laid the eggs, and raised a broc of chickens this year, since which tia it has undergone a oomplete m?tame pirosis. It has a new comb and tai), ai it is to all intents and purposes a rooste THB ALBANY BASTILE-A PBISONER'S STORY.-There are now sixty-five po? litical prisoners from the Booth ia the penitentiary near Albany, N. Y., which is a County, not a State prison, and supports itself by the labor of the prison? ers. In behalf of some of these prison? ers, as stated some days ago, Hon; Gerritt Smith ha* advised pardon, it having been established to his satisfac? tion that thoy are iunooent of the charges against them, i'he President has taken the matter in consideration, and bas sent a spacial messenger, Col. Whitely, chief of the secret service, to make a thorough investigation as to all of the prisoners, and upou the report of this ofJBoer, it is stated, he will base his action. Hezekiah Porter, one of thu unfortunates recommended for purdon by Mr. Smith, it seems, is now past the need of Executive clemency, having died on Friday. An interviewer of the World follows Qerritt Smith in his exploration of the secrets of these prisoners, and be con? firma the experience of Gerritt Smith that many of these so-called Ku Kluses aro guiltless of the crimes charged against them, and have been sent there solely on account of their politics. When the seorot union negro leagues of the South were first orgauized under North? ern political agents, Southern men ia some of tile States, naturally enough, went into the opposite direction of orga? nizing Ku Klux leagues, with like signs, oaths, Ara. ; but tbere are prisoners in this bastile who were not even in the Ku Klux leagues. Samuel G. Brown, of York County, S. C., was one of the persous interviewed, and to him I said: "Tell me your case, how you came to be here, and what you have to complain of." "Tho greatest hardship of which I complain is being arrested for beiog u Ku Klux, when I never belonged to the order at all. My family are left in a very destitute condition." "What family have you?" "I have a wife, three daughters and two sons. My wife and daughters have no one to look after them; and there is my stook and farm all left to ruin with? out attendance." "When wore you arrested?" "I was arrested on the 1 SJ t li of Octo? ber, 1871, and by the advice of my coun? sel I pleaded guilty, which was a very foolish thing to do, although a gentle mau herc yesterday-Col. Whitely-told metbat ho did not believe me,when I said I was innocent, yet such is the fact. It was on the 26th of December, 1871, that my counsel pleaded guilty for me, and I am sentence*! to five years." "Did you have nb\connection with the klan?" V "I knew of the ordo^ and I attended one meeting of tho klan, and that was the hold they had on ma and that was the reason I plead guilty^l "For what purpose dtof. you attend that meeting-did you inuend to join the klan?" \ "No, not at all. I had a atauble pur? pose in going there; I wau Rd to 6a vo the life of a young man who thad, in a drunken frolic, let out Borne \>i the se? crets of the order, and also to induce my son to resign his position as cbjief of the klan." j "Did you succeed?" i "I did in both objects; my] 6oa re? signed, and I saved the yourJg man's life." T "That wee all the connection TOU bad with the klan?" "That was all. I never belonged to it; never approved of it. I had two sons, both members of it, but I never was." "Were your sons arrested?" "No; they got off; they left the State." "Where sre they now?" "I dou't know where they are now. J think they have left the United States. Since I have been imprisoned my family have written to me that they had heard from them on the 12th of May last, but they did not say where they were." The New York Express, commenting upon tho subject, says: "That some of these eixty-fivo prisoners were really guilty, we have no doubt, but their crimes are political crimes, and nov that tbo Ku Klux are all suppressed, ought leniently to bo looked upon. But while this is admitted, it must not be forgot? ten that tbo most of theso Ku Klux cries were got up for political effect North and West, and to strike terror among the white population of the South." The Weldon (N. O.) News has an edi? torial on tho frauds in Halifax County, from which we take the following: In Halifax township, tho registration books of 18C8 and 1870 were copied in full, without any revision, and voting carried on accordingly. There are some 1,400 names registered and 780 votes cast. The office where registration was carried on was very frequently left open and the booka exposed to any who desired to re? gister. Persons voted under names which wore marked on tho books dead, and numbers voted nnder assumed names, while others who had only been in the County a few days were permitted to vote. At Palmyra,- there were nine? teen more ballots than persons regis? tered, Capt. Kitchen! protesting against counting the votes at the time. At this plaoe and at Littleton, there were fla? grant irregularities in registration and voting, which will be brought ont in good time. With these lights before us, and the fact that the vote was 852 in ex? cess of the voting population, not count? ing deaths and other departures, what can we term it other than fraud? A young lady named Mills, at Liberty, Clay County, Mo., had an altercation with ber brother on Friday night, when she seized a shot-gun and shot and killed him instantly. In Courlaudo, a Jewish woman of Pitton, has given birth to soveu children in ten months. The 1st of July, 1871, she had four daughters; at tho end of May, 1872, two boys and a girl. Hoy GRANT BEFRIENDS THE NEGRO. - The very disastrous effort of Gen. Grunt's friends and sycophants to vindicate him against tho sound and pointed charge of Curl Schurz, of having approached that distinguished Senutor with corrupt pro? posals, will not, we trust, deter them from some attempt nt least to cleur his fame from another grave scandal. It is one which hus an important bearing upon the much-disputed question of the sincerity of tho President's profession of conversion to thc doctrine onco hold in great detejtatiou by him. ' We refer to the great cardiual Radical doctrine of negro equality, as proclaimed in the con? stitutional amendments. To testify his submission to this demand of the r.e grophilist, it appears that Gen. Grant was induced, about tho begiuuiog of his Administration, to appoint u colored boy to that aristocratic institution, where his own sou, Princo Frederick, was under? going his preparation and polishing for tho graud tour which ho has recently made through Euiope, under the special care of the General-in-Chief of the armies of the United States. But cadet Smith, colored, was not well received or regarded by the Caucasian cutlets. The scions of the Radical chiefs, who have appropriated all the cots in the rational academy, would not take their parents' prescriptions, but rebelled against all association with or recoguition of Smith, as their equal. They snubbed, elbowed and larked him in all imaginable ways. It was in vain he complained to the pro? fessors, and that he continued studious and punctual iu the performance of all his duties. The Radical sprouts, headed by the President's son, saul, "It might suit our governors to tell the niggers they ure our equals. We koow that that is all political gammon, and we boys ain't going to stund it." And so poor Smith had a hurd time of it and wished himself baok iu Couneuticut, where he had a kind frieud and guardian in a very respectable old Republican, uamed Da? vid Clark. To him, when complaining of the rude conduct of the white cadets toward his protege, aod intimating his desire that be should be permitted to re? sign, President Grant said, "No; he had heard most favorable ace tu o ts of the be? havior und proficiency of Smith, and he would see that he wus protected in his rights." How this pledge was kept is now exposed by Mr. Clark, in a recent publication, whereiu he states, on the authority of that saintly soldier, Gen. Howard, that a court martial being or? dered to try Smith, Gen. Grunt request? ed the Secretary of War to constitute the court BO aa to secure his dismissal, giving as a reason therefor the assurance of his sou Fred., that there existed a strong prejudice against Smith among the cadets. In order, however, to conceal tho real object and character of the court, Gen. Howard was constituted president. But as the evidence was not sufficient to con? vict Smith, even this packed court could not find a verdict against him. He was acquitted of the main charges, but the President not approving the finding, poor Smith hud to leave, and his good friend, David Clark, now revenges his bad treatment by addressing to our ne? gro brethren throughout the land the pertinent question, whether the man who has behaved in this manner to one of their race is worthy of their confidence and support. We agree with Mr. Clark as to the pertinency of this question, and we submit it to tho special consideration of that African Moses, Frederick Dou? glass, who is essaying to lead his race through the Red Sea of politics into the promised land of Federal favor. \Neto Orleans Times. GREELEY'S EASTERN TOUR.-If honors meau anything-if enthusiasm meuns anything-Horace Greeley leads the race in New England. Though he is making but a simple pleasure journey througu that section, every step has beeu au ova? tion. The multitudes gather around to cheer him, to shake bis honest hand, to hear him speak. His presence brings forth partisans to his oause, who other? wise would have stayed in the buck ground. He magnetizes both leaders aud people. Then his speeches, so wise and thoughtful aud kindly-what a con? trast to tho stuttering monosyllables of his rival, who has been hurrying through another part of New England. At Man? chester, Greeley said to the people: "I trust misapprehensions und sec? tional hatreds are yielding to lessons of experience, and that a long and bright ora of peace and fraternity has dawned upon our once distracted country." But Grant's response to an address elsewhere was: ' "I can't make you a speech, but Mr. Brown will make you that speech I was going to make." This, however, is merely tho difference between brains and the lack of them. We believe Mr. Greeley's Eastern tour ia winning hundreds of Republican votes to the reform movement. Ho is not electioneering, it is true. But who that is wavering betweon right and wrong, who, within whoso breast the good and bad principles aro struggling, can look upon his honest face aud resist the con? viction that he is tho man for President in preference to Ulyssos S. Grant? It will take but a few votes to turn New Hampshire, but we believe Greeley, among his native hills, has converted thousands. May his presence in Maine bo equally potent.-N. Y. News. ? ? ? FIRE-The house of Mr. H. B. Sprad ley, at Marengo Mills, with its contents, was destroyed by tire on Sunday night last. Mr. Spradloy lost all his furniture, clothing, etc., and is now seeking the as? sistance of tho charitable, to aid in fur? nishing his family with necessaries for present roliof.-Camden Journal, NEW MAIL ROUTE.-Wo learn that a now muil route has boen established to run from Union C. H., via Fair Forest, to Woodruff's iu Spartanburg County. The contract for carrying the mail on that route has boen given to Mr. J. II. Goss.-Union Times, ? II. .... MM>--^ X? o o a. 1 Items. ??? Om MATTERS.-The prioe of single copies of the PHOENIX is five cents. "Look not upon the water-melon when it is red, nor upon the stewed cherry when it giveth its color in the cup; at last, it biteth like a soft shell oral) and stiogeth like the cholera mor? bus." Capital ia reported as a drng in New York-over 8ir?0,000,000 lying idlo in Wall street ulone. Money can readily be borrowed on call at two per cent, per annum, aud real estate is inordinately high. Contrant these evidences of pros? perity with our own deplorable financial condition, and then decide whether it is not high time to eschew the sentimental? ism of politics and adopt some practical measures for thc financial reclamation ol the State and its people. Bishop Wightman will preach in tLc Washington Street Methodist Church, to-day, at ll o'clock. E. F. Stokes, Esq., tba irrepressib'c Democrat, is in the city. The following is tho range of the ther? mometer at the Pollock House, yester? day: 7 A. M., 77; 12 M., 82; 2 P. M., 82 7 P. M., 80. COUNTY CONVENTION.-The Conven tion for the nomination of County of fleers and members of the Legislature mot yesterday in the Court House. C M. Wilder was called to the chair, anc S. B. Thompson appointed Secretary. The meeting was occupied nearly th? whole day by speeches from varioui members, many of whom attacked somi one or more of the figments of the ring At a late hour the Convention proceeded to the nomination of candidates for th) Legislaturo. Some twenty nomiuationi were made. Upon tho first ballot, Chas Minuit and Samuel B. Thompson re ceived a majority of tho votes cast, anc were declared nominated. A secom ballot WOB then held for the other tw( candidates, which resulted in the nomi nation of A. W. Curtis and J. T. Gil more-(all colored.) The Couvention then proceeded to th nomination of a candidate for sherifl Mr. P. F. Frazuo withdrew his name Tho contest was then between Mr. Jame Graham and Mr. Jesse E. Dent. Befor tba balloting was concluded, Mr. Gre ham's name was withdrawn, and Mi Dent was nominated b^?edamation. The Convention then adjourned uoti to day, at 10 A. M. The Sergeant-at-ArmB of the Con vet tion and the son of the Sheriff di more work in a few moments than wa accomplished by the aagust body dui ing the whole day. Mr. Frazee bar. pened to be in the van of the spectator! and the surging crowd in the rear foroe him forward over the forbidden lim when the Sergeant-at-Arms ordered hil back; but back he could not, on accom of the crowd at his back. The dought knight of the staff then "went" for M: Frazee in genuine pugilistic style, whic was returned by the latter in his best c the P. B. art. The Convention was regaled duriu the day by many phrases acquired du ing the past few years of parliaments! practice aud teaching, such as "pints < order," "privileged questions," "pr vious question." Szc, ??c. Tbore seems to be great dissatisfactic among many of the delegates with tl action of tbe Convention, and tbrea are freely made of calling another coi ven tion. PHCENIXIANA.-Opeu to conviction Jail yards. Miss-construction-Whalo-bone, wai diug, powder and paint. What requires moro philosophy thi taking things as they come? Partit with thir.ga as they go. New-fashioned ear-rings aro made plain gold, cut iu the shape o' a squar upon which raised monograms are e graved. They are very unique I J ouse Olney, from whose geographi the now aged generation of Yanke were taught that a town is a collectic of housos, a County a collection of town a State a collection of Conuties, and republic a collection of States, died Stratford, Conn., Joly 30, aged abo seventy-four years. Some young men aro a little partial blue-eyed maidens. Others like dar eyod lasset. But the mon-eyed gil havo the most admirers. As it is the characteristic of great w: to say much in a few words, so it is small wits to talk much to say nothing Tho salt business of Michigan is fall?) off; this will not interfere with t! Grant Salt Uiver explorations next fa however. A young explorer in tho conni thinks the humming hirds have a sba way of presenting bills for morning dov; When an impecunious person has ? haustcd his resources at his "uncle'e ho generally resorts to out-of-the-w haunts. WHERE ARE THE POLICE?-Must it ibU low that because a County Convention is held in Columbia, and this pr that man v is nominated for an office, that their re? spective partisans shall have the right to make tbo streets echo with their bois? terous conduct? And must peaceful citi? zens vacate tbe side-walks for the passage of turbulent crowds? "Let us have peace." We have been favored with a copy of the circular of the Greensboro Female College. Miss Lizzie C. Orchard, of this city, is soon to take charge of the musical department in this institution. The Greensboro Herald contains tho fol? lowing complimentary notice of Miss O. : "Mis3 Orchard is from Columbia, S. C., the daughter of Prof. W. H. Orohard, formerly at the head of the IUUB?C de? partment in the celebrated Barhamville Institute, and is an experienced instruc? tress of music, having been for several years in that position in the Methodist Female College, once the leading female, institute of South Carolina. She has received a professional education, and has enjoyed the very highest advantages in her profession. She brings high tes? timonials, and we will cordially welcome ber to oar midst as au accession to the educational interests and to tho social circle." We advise people not to be too cheer? ful over the fact that the world has not been knocked into smithereens ou the appointed day. It ia impossible to say what may happen before the week is out. Comets ire eccentric Astronomers are fallible. Thc comet may have stopped somewhere to wood and water. When it was first observed, it was 3,000,000,000 miles from the earth. Its rate of travel is nineteen miles a second. Now, when we come to cypher from numerical data like these, it is easy to make a mistake of a few billions of miles or so. The comet may have been due on the 12th, and failed to keep his appointment, as human beings have been known, once or twice, to fail to do. Far be it from us to wish to awaken in the bosoms of oar readers superfluous alarms. All we Bay is-it may yet come! The thing never has been fixed exactly in point of time. Bockh said it would hit us, on the 12th inst., at 3h. 40 m. P. M., and Planta mour at 6 h. 30 m. P. M.-a difference of 2h. 50 m. Kow, if the astronomers oould make mistakes as to hours, why not as to days, and why not as to weeks? But we say nothing. If people choose to feel KU fe, let 'em I that's alli LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. N. Long-For Sale. W. L. King-Just Published. P. Cantwell-Diamond Hams. E. E. Jackson-Grass Seed. HOTEL AUUIVALS, August 16.-Columbia Hotel-3 Williams, F H Mullins, 8 C; D L Fill van, J M McGowan N C; Ii H Oklkera, B J Weston, E O'Neill, W D Kennedy, Charleston; B W Miller, Miss; W J Jarvis, Macon; O N Belton, Florida; D F King, N C; D O Robert? son, Charleston; W H Hagood, Jr, S H Bellin? ger, Miss Hagood, Miss Ingram, Barnwe L THE GREAT COTTON CASE.-Judge Gra? ham rendered a decree, on Tuesday, in the cuso of W. A. and Jeremiah Beall, against Bobb and Lowndes, trustees of John Fraear ?t Co. It will be remem? bered that the firm of John Fraser & Co. executed bonds in November, 1867, for the settlement of the deficiencies of the houses of Fraser, Trenholm & Co., and Lafitte & LeCounts, which were placed in the hands uf C. T. Lowndes and Jas. Bobb as trustees. The trustees had re? fused to recognize the right of the Messrs. Beall to claim a share of these bonds, and hence the suit. The case was referred to Mr. W. J. Gayer, as spe? cial referee, and he reported in favor of .the plaintiffs, and this report was ex? cepted to by the defendants. The de? cree, after reviewing the findings of the referee, continues: "I am of the opinion that the conclusions set forth by the said referee are sustained by the evidence and the law applicable to the case. It is therefore ordered that the exceptions of the defendants to the said report be overruled, and that the report stand con? firmed in all respects. Further, that the defendants, Charles T. Lowndes and Jas. Bobb, do admit the plaintiffs, Wm. A. and Jeremiah Beall, to become parties to the agreement of November 25, 1S67, on au equal footing with the holders of accepted or unaccepted foreign bills of exchange, and to be paid out of the bonds oonstitnting their trust in the same proportion, pro rafa, namely, to the plaintiff, Wm. A. Beal), bonds to the amount of $99,683, exclusive of interest; and to the plaintiff, Jeremiah Beall, bonds to the amount of $85,173, exclu? sive of interest. It is further ordered that the plaintiffs have leave to apply for any additional order which may be ne? cessary to enable them to carry this de? cree into full effect." [Charleston News, loth. At the Bale of the late Mr. Blenkiron's Btud, Blair Athol, "the best horse io the world," as Mr. Tattersall called him, brought 12,500 guineas. The sum total of tho sale, which lasted six days, was 124,505 guineas. Blair Athol won the Derby and the St. Leger in 1864, his sire, Stookwell, won the St. Leger and the 2,000 guineas in 1852. and his dam, Blink Bonny, won tho Derby and tho , Oaks in 1857. A Pittsburgh policeman has been re? moved /or snoring so loud as to distmb people on his beat. Mr. John W. Reaves, a respectable citizen of Horry, died on the 3d inst. A sick child died in Milwaukee in a photographer's chair.