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COLUMBIA. S. C. friday Morning, September 6,1872, For President of the United States. UOIl AUK OHEELEY, of Ne VT York. For Viee-President B. QR&TZ DHOWS, of Minoan. Tho Mil natl un tn Pennsylvania. The decisive battle of the Presidential contest will be fought in Pennsylvania, as usual. "As Pennsylvania, so will go the Union," has passed into a political proverb; aud it is as trae now, perhaps, as iu any previous election. There the two contending faotions are concentr?t ing their heaviest guns, and bringing into play all their knowledge of political strategy. Tho Liberals and Democrats have all the legitimate advantages on their side, and could not have the least doubt of success ia a fair election. Mr. Buckalow, the Democratic candi? date, ?8 one of the worthiest of Pennsyl? vania's SODS. He is a man of high and spotless oharaoter. No shadow of suspi? cion has ever been cast upon him. He is also a statesman of large experience, of commanding ability, of liberal t nd catholic views, and a man, too, of great personal popularity. The Liberals and Demoorata could not bave selected a better or more available candidate. If oharaoter, capacity and true patriotism can conquer at all in a conflict with Cameron's gold, they will do so in the person of Charles B. Baok alew. The Administration has been sin? gularly unfortunate in the candidato forced upon it by the Cameron ring. Hartranft, the Radical nominee for Go? vernor, is the present State Auditor, and ia mixed ap in the Evans frauds and several other swindling sobemos, of greater or less magnitude, which have b6en perpetrated upon the people of Pennsylvania under the existing, admi? nistration. The Government of the State of Pennsylvania, until, perhaps, the recent daring exploits of the Scott Moses dynasty in South Carolina robbed her of that unenviable pre-eminence, ranked as the most shamelessly corrupt of any in the Union. Simon Cameron, the great American corruptionist, bas bad the State of Penn? sylvania in bis meahes for many years. With her great iron, coal, oil, railroad and banking corporations, all of wbiota are greatly affected by legislation, she offers a ?eld of operations to the specu lative lobbyist seoond to none on tb< continent. Cameron has proved him self the master manipulator of ber Gene ral Assemblies, and to him have soo cambed all the lesser lights. Amoof these, as a man after his own heart an< bis possible successor, is Hartranft whom he has procured to be nominate! for Governor by the "regular" Bepubli can party. Oar Patterson-"honest John"-wbi is now pitting Moses, is said to hav been a pupil, and still a sort of partner of the canny Cameron. This aooount for tbe fact, wbiob baa lately been die closed, that Hartranft, last year, speen lated largely in South Carolina bond: mostly the new ones, using for that pm pose the public funds of Pennsylvanie Hartranft, in short, is nothing more tba a willing tool of Cameron's, wbo, b the use of corrupt means, forced hi nomination, much to the disgust of a decent Republicans who knew any thin of his record. Forney's paper, the Ph ladelpbia Press, perhaps the most inflt entisl Republican journal in the Stab opposes him bitterly, and other Repal hean sheets, not entirely the slaves < party, refuse also to advocate his ele tion. In this condition of things it is plai to seo that if the people of Pennsylvan were left to themselves, and a fair ele tion secured, Buckalow would inevitab sweep the State with a handsome maj rity. There is every reason to hope th he will be eleoted any way, despite tl evil machinations of Cameron and tl Grant administration. These latte however, 'will use every means in the power to put in Hartranft. Should 1 be defeated and Buokalew and an hone eot of subordinates gain control of tl government, many of Cameron's frau ?and villainies will certainly bo brought light, and he forever damned before tl people. Moreover, he hopes for a i eleotion to the United States Senate ?ase of Har tran it's suooess. He wou then have control of the State Treasm txnd would "handle" the General Assei Vly, RS usual. With Buokalew as 0 vernor, he will be forced to the retii ment of private lifo-or, perhaps, of t penitentiary. For his own sake, the; fore, Cameron will leave no stone u tamed to bolp Hartranft. Grant has equally as much at stal ?nd though he might not himself sto to the use of euoh base means as i .common with Cameron, his lioutenai .Morton, is by no means so scrupulous Already it ie said that negroes are being imported from Maryland and Vir ginia, and ander plea of seeking em? ployment on railroads and in other wealthy corporations poder Cameron's control, are preparing to register and vote on the 10th* of October. PoiiiTiCAii JOTTINGS.-Tho Republican house is on Are in Maine, and it will take all the wataru of the Keanebeo and Fonobscot to put it out. Tho Adminis? tration party Aro dreadfully alarmed. lu their desperate strait, they sent tho "thief" and the "murderer" to get them out of their difficulty, and the murderer paraded upon the ?tago a man in Ku Klux uniform to frighten back to the Qrant ranks the men who wore moving through the forests of Maine to join the Liberal party. But let it be understood that the Liberals have not counted Maine aB on their side, and huve made no sanguine predictions with regari to it at the election on Monday next. The Radical Republican majority at the last State eleotion was 10,631, but ut the last Presidential election Grant's majority was 28,030. It is a matter of decided interest to know what Maine will do now; but the Liberals are quite sufe in their expectations. Senator Soharz has hud quite un ova? tion in Indiana. He spoko at LaFayette on Friday last to an audience estimated at 6,000. On the platform were forty seven little girls, representing the Staten, who presented him with bouquets. At night a multitude, amounting to 20,000, were on the streets with a graud torch? light procession. The speech of the Senator is said to have been one of thc most powerful he ever made. It is nc wonder; he has been badgered and ridi oaled for being a foreigner, and other wise in a most scurvy manner. It is timi that he should turn, like tho lion, upot his unscrupulous assailants. They wil hear from the great Gorman oftener thai they wish before this campaign i through. Nast, the caricaturist, is help ing out mightily to give foroe to tb blows of the illustrious Teuton. The convention of elootors of the Li berni ticket in Columbus, Ohio, on Fri day last, was a highly interesting affair Each elector gave a statement of his con elusions from the canvass thus far, an tho result was very cheering. The prof peot of carrying the State elections an the Liberal ticket for President was ver bright. Senator Thurman made a sp: rited and cheering speech. Ho wus t presido last uight ut a grand mooting i Columbus to be addressed by Senate Trumbull. Things move smoothly i Ohio. The Grantites ia Pennsylvania mu have "smelt a rat." One of the Com ties of the Eleventh District nominate Governor Curtin for Congress, but 1 was defeated ia the District Conventio the vote being: Curtin, 6-1; H. Walto: 83. We do not presumo to say how tl Governor will go, but taking this as sign, it would seem that ho is not mm for Grunt. Rev. X)r. Ray, a colored preacher New York, struck a stratum of com un sense, in' a recent speech supporting tl Cincinnati platform, when ho declar that "why I go-for Horace Greeley that he has always gone for me-for i raco. He has always advocated freedc and equality. That is why I am i him." Mr. Sumner ha9 urged this poi in language more elaborate, mid classic but there is a sturdy honesty, not speak of an iuviucible logic, in what 1 have quotud, which is quite as forcibh ?-??-? STATE OV SOUTH CAROLINA, HEADQ'S NAT'IJ COM. LIU'I, RBP'NS, CODUMDIA, S. C., August 28, 1872 All voters of this State, who aro favor of the election of Greeley a Brown to the Presidency and Vice-P sidoney of tho United States, and of t organization of n Liberal Republic party, on tho basis of tho Cinoinn platform, aro respectfully and earnee requested to take immediato steps to gonizo tho party, and to form Grce and Brown Clubs in every voting p oinct of this State. Lot the young n enter actively upon this work. Secretaries of clubs will confer a fa by sending to this office notices of tl organizations and their locations, tc thor with a list of their officers, at early a day as practicable. S. A. PEARCE, Jit., Member Nat'l Com. for State of S. ( ?-???-? HEADQUARTERS TRUE REPUULICJANS STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, Sept. 3, 1872. County Chairmen appointed at Convention of True Republicans reci ly held at the oity of Columbia, and ] sided over by ex-Gov. James L. Orr, hereby specially requested to report mediately to these headquarters; a all others who may have suggestion make, or information to impart, in r renee to the inauguration of an hoi State administration. AU commun tions should be addressed to Ja Brennan, Columbia. S. C. C. C. BOWEN, Chairman State Exeoative Committe JAMES BRENNAN, Seo'y aud Trea'r. A Republican to Republican*-I. THEJUBBBAXi BErOTJIiIOAN CANDIDATE FOB I THE PRESIDENCY. To the Editor of the IVibuno. SIB: I have known Horace Greeley for almost a quarter of a cen tory. For the last half of that period, it has been my privilege to Bee him often, and to have opportunities of observing what manner of man he is. Without claiming an extra sharo of ability to judge of men, I may be excused if I think that I possess snuh ability to au average degree, and in the exercise thereof, I do, without tho least doubt or hesitation, say to Repub? licans that Mr. Greeley is a perfectly safe man with whom to entrust Presidential duties. Am I asked on wUa^ I base such a judgment? I answer: He is honest. He is industrious. . He is prompt in bis engagements. He is free from bad habits. v Ho is morally us pure as tue new fallen snow. He is kind. Ho is capable of tilling any place that he would accept. He is familiar with the history of our country. He is known by and knows ns many of our publio men as any mau in the Union. He knows tho capacities of the people and the resources of the nation. He is conversant with the powers and duties of the Federal Government-how far it should go in protecting the citizen, and where it should stop ia its dealings with the States. He is jealous of tho national honor, and would always maintain it, us well with foreigu governments as iu its pecu? niary and other obligations. Ho is incapable of a disbonoruble act as u aitizeu or of disreputable conduct us au olliaial, and I am quite sure that pub? lio trusts confided to mm will be held in honor, administered in justice, und faithfully executed iu accordance with law and for the interest ni the people. Does u candidate for the Presidency require other and better qualifications thau these? Have any of our Presidents possossed either or all of them iu a great? er degree than does Mr. Greeley? I think not. Is my opinion governed by reason or personal regard? For about one-third of a century Mr. Greeley has been writing or Hpeaking on public mat? ters, about public men, on questions of political economy, on national, State and municipal affairs, ou questions of morality, on persouul rights, ou interna? tional law, and lie must have written in? telligently, understandingly, or bo would not, could not, have hud thc, largest cou tinuous body of rendors iiud listeners that uuy American bas ever been ho? nored with or encouraged by; and it doos uot becomo tbo.so who to-day op? pose bis election to say that he was au ordinary writer, for no mau of culinary capacity has ever acquired tho great in? fluence on tho publia opinion of this country that bas been conceded to Mr. Greeley. To say that bo was au ordi? nary writer is to belittle tho intelligence of that great throng of Americans who have been reading bis writings and list? ening to bis addresses during all these long years. To deny his integrity of purpose is to slander the American peo? ple, particularly that great element which embraces the educated, religious, thoughtful, moral portions of our coun? trymen, outside as well as inside of po? litical organizations, for no American ever has bad so mauy clergymen, states? men, lawyers, physicians, teachers, stu? dents, and all those classes whoso brains move tbe masses, und whoso morality keeps society from utter degradation, as readers and auditors, as has Mr. Greeley ns editor of thu Tribune and ns a speaker ou the rostrum. Can a man of this sort be other thau capable, honest, true to his trusts? No question of public importance has ever escaped his pen or speech, and never hus be been found upholding evil or upologizing for wrong; never failing to teach tho ignorant how costly igno? rance is; never ceasing to teach that honesty, industry, temperance und fru? gality were better than their opposites. No manner of public policy calculated to ameliorate tho condition of tho peo? ple over encountered the opposition of his powerful peu, but, ou ibo contrary, such measures have always found in bim an able und zealous champion. Did flood or Uro lay waste a hamlet or city, who so prompt to call for aid to tho suf? fering as tho editor of the Tribune? If famine or pestilence Btruck down the people of a foreigu clime, who so ready to give, and urge others to give, as the Tribune editor? Who among our edi? tors and speakers did more ellioieut work than Mr. Greeley ia the great oauso of laud reform, whereby millions on mil? lions of acres of God's fruitful earth were saved, without price, for God's toiling children? Everywhere, at all times and under all oircumstancos, hu has ever been defending the weak in their rights against the strong in their wtong-doiug. Suoh a mancan be trusted by the people to do the people's work. SINCLAIR TOUSEN. NEW YORK, August 23, 1872. A CASE FOR TIIE Dc ?TORS.-Miss Anna Ligon, a young lady of the neighbor? hood of Lebanon Church, wheo quite a child and more than twenty-five years ago, ran two dogwood splinters in the lower part of her foot, which remained concealed and gave no pain nntil recent? ly, when inflammation and suppuration supervened, and the splinters were dis? charged from the npper part of the foot. They had remained buried in the flesh more than twenty-five years, without pain, and were then thrown out. Why the long delay and tho final result? Let the dootors answer. [Abbeville Press and Banner. Rev. A. L. Smith, for twenty-five years an itinerant and local preacher of the Methodist Church, died at Spartan burg on the 25th nit., and was buried with Masonio honors. Ho loaves a widow and five ohildren. BOUND THE WOHLD BX RAILROAD - There are enthusiastic persons who ex? pect to live to see the tim? when they can take a palaoe-oar in New York which will carry them to the utmost confines of Alaska, get transhipped over Behring's Straits, and be thence conducted by a vast oirole railroad through Central Asia, Upper India, Cabool and Persia, along the Euphrates Valley, thence to Constan? tinople, Vienna and the confines of Western Europe. Sober-mindod folks think this rather less reasonable than would bo the expectation of performing the same journey iu a balloon. To any? body at all disposed to conclude that, because the present generation will cer? tainly see three or four railroad routes across this ooutiuent, therefore it is not unreasonable to suppose that, at least one may traverse, at no remoto date, the en? tire breadth of Europu and Asia, we re commeud the mading of thu recent dis? cussions over what is called '"tho direct highway to India." This idea found en? thusiastic advocates at a time wbou our Pacific railroads were undreamed of, and us long ugo as 1830 the possibility of forming tho most essential link of said highway was vory conclusively demon? strated by actual survey. Gen. Chesney, thu veteran explorer of the Euphrates Valley route to the Persian Gulf, died without seeing the first stop made to? ward thu realization of his favorito pro? ject, aud though bis views have recently found siillicieut countenance to be mudo I tho subject of inquiry by a committee of j the British Parliament, their practical embodiment seems hardly mort, near I than it was sixteen years ago. And yet, this much talked ot railroad between tho Mediterranean and tho bead of tho Per? sian Gulf is tho merest installment of the proposed railroad connection between Europe und Asia. IT; would bo but 8U0 miles long, aud would require a connec? tion of ut least equal length to allow it to tap the European railroad system at Cou staniinople, ???S? another a good deal longer to liiflkrrt ut Kuraoh?e, or som? adjoining point with tho railroads of British India. It must not be supposed, however, that the Euphrates Valley Ruud is a mere geographical chimera. Tho most practically minded of its opponents admit that it will be carried out some day. The difficulty iu tho way of it?> ad? vocates is to show bow it could bo got to pay now. Its proposed route is as fol? lows: A glance at thu map of Asia Minor will ?how that tho extromo North-east corner of the Mediterrauoau is occupied by ?i gulf variously known as that of Soitideroou, Iskeuderoou or Alexaudret- | ta. Tho traveler round the world would ? hort; disembark from a steamer und enter a railroad car, which would take nun, probably, by way of Aleppo, to the right bank of the ancient river Euphrates, lu tho course of bis journey through Meso? potamia ho would pass aurosu thu proba? ble site of the Garden of Eden, would find Babylon a wayside station, after passing a branch line to Nineveh, and would probably cross into thu valley of the Tigris at thu point where stands Bag dud, the city of tho Caliphs, und tho scene of tho marvels of the. Arabian Nights. Thence to Kowait, ut thu bead of the Persian Gulf, would bc but a brief journey, and nt that point tho steamer would be ia waiting to convey him, if bound for ludia, to Karacheo, the great sea-port of Sciude. Of course, the geo? graphers, tho social philosophers, und tho probable Cook's excursionists grow enthusiastic over tho prospect of bring? ing the hoar autiquity of Chaldean dy? nasties face to faco with the latest pro? ducts of the world's civiliz itiou. "To Babylon and back for $300," might even attract hundreds of oar own countrymen to fulfill the prophecy of au enthusiastic member of the British Association that ? tho "restoration of tue ancient route of tho Euphrates" would bring throe couti neuts into closer relation, besides "reju? venating" Babylon and Niuoveb, and "reawakening" Bagdad and Cteni ?dion. To tho Euglish mind there is also the tempting prospect of makiug the Go? vernment independent of the Suez Canal for the conveyance of troops to ludia. And yet, although all that is wanted is the guarantee of the British Government to u four per cont, luau of $50,000,000, tho idea hus not met in official or busi? ness quarters with anything like en? couragement. Tho Turkish Government is open to givo all tho laud that is want? ed, freo of cost, to talco the joint respon? sibility of the loan, to give the yield cf the customs duties of two ports, and cf sundry provincial revenues, to tho pro? posed corporation; und, in fact, to un? dertake thu construction of tho railroad, after tho money has been raised, reserv? ing to tho British Government right of transportation of mails and troops. And still it may safely be predicted that the road will not bo prosecuted-nt least for several years to come.-New York Times. RADICAL RAPACITY AND SOUTHERN RUIN.-Tho Radical Governor of North Carolina admitted in his last message that the people of that State could not pay their heavy taxes und make their living nt tho same time. The same may be said of every Southern State in which a Radical Government, chosen by ne? groes and propped np by Grant's bayo? nets, is iu existence. In Florida and South Carolina the taxes amount virtual? ly to confiscation. The sherill's are un? able to realize at public sale the amount taxed by the carpet-bag and soallawag legislatures upon the delinquent proper j ty. While tho ability of tho people to ; pay has been diminished six-fold by the I destructiveness of tho war, the taxes have more than trebled. Rain stares a third part of the Union in the face, and we are asked to clinch it by the re-elec? tion of Grant.-New York News. FIRE.-We regret Ito hear of tho loss by fire, of Mr. A. Loryea's residence, at Branchville, whiob occurred on Satur? day morning last. Through the ex? ertions of tho citizens, the greater por? tion of the furniture was saved. Mr. Loryea estimates his loss at $3,000. [ Orangeburg Times. 0 Dooal Items. CITT MATTERS.-The price- of single copies of the FHCENH is Ave cents. The advertising agency of Walker, Evana & Cogswell, represented by Ros? well T. Logan, Esq., is tbe only author? ized agency for this paper in Charleston. A largo and varied lot of cards, suita? ble for weddings, invitations, visiting and business purposes, have just been re? ceived at this ofiico, which, owing to the dull season, will be printod at low rates. Old newspapers for salo at PHOENIX office, at fifty cents a hundred. A colored man complains that he went to the market, yesterday, and ordered ham and eggs, at a stall; but beefsteak and rice wero provided, and, when the would-be egg-eater objected, a odored policeman was called, who furced the dissatisfied darkey to bolt the objection? able food. Twenty-five cents was then forced from tho unwilling darkey, who then went on his way growling. Where is the Ku Klux Committee? Mr. Koneman will accept our thanks for a bowl of capital ox-tail soup. He is addicted to such. His saloon is on As? sembly street, opposite the market. We acknowledge tho receipt of on in? vitation from the managers to a costume ball at CatooBa Springs, Ga., on the 12th iust. Among the Committee of Recep? tion, we notice the names of Generals Hampton and Bonham, of this State. Thoro is a prayer meeting under the auspices of tho Young Men's Christian Association every Friday evouing, ut 8 o'clock. The meeting is open to nil yoong meu, und is held at the Reuding Room. The fall trade will soon open iu om city, with fine prospects of a fair busi? ness. Many of our merchants are now in the Northern cities making their pur? chases, and by tho middle of the currenl mouth, wo look for unusual activity IL business circles. Wo are selfish enough to hopo that our columns will soon teen willi tho advertisements of our enterpris? ing merchants, aud generous enough tc hope that they may fiud tho investmen one of thu most profitable of their lives The Columbia Division No. 6 of th) Sons of Temperance have erected i beautiful l?utern ut the front of tbei ball, to bo lighted on the evenings o their meetings-Thursday of each week Tho motto of the order is displayed in i triangular form on each observable par of tho lantern-"Love, Parity, Fidelity. Some artist, who detected a waut o glaring color in the largo pictures dis played on tho fence at the corner o Main and Lidy streets, by the Greu Eastern Circus, hus undertaken to sup ply tho same by a free application o poke berry juice. Tho explosion of a kerosene lamp a the residence of M?SB Percival, on Plaii street, last night, raised a stir among th firemen; no material damage done. The following is the programme b Prof. Buchar's 18th Infantry Baud fo this afternoon: -.*< Martha Quickstep-Flotow. Selections from Bellini's Opera Sc nambula. Flora Quadrille-Strauss. Selections from Li Perichole-Offen bach. Flying Cloud Galop-Goetz. We return our thanks to tho membei of the string bund for a delightful seri nude, last night. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Norther mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; clones 12.C A. M. Charleston duy mail opens 4.2 P. M.; closes COO A. M. CharleBto night mailopeus 7.00 A. M.; closes6.1 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 1 M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. WTestern opei and closes 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opei 2.30 P. M.: closes 11.30 A. M. O Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. Speaking of "Old John Robinson big show," the Baltimore Sim says: "THE CIRCUS.-John Robinson's ci cns, now on exhibition at Richmon Market lot, is, according to the goner verdiot of those who have seen and ei joyed it, one of the very best shows evi exhibited in Baltimore-certainly a mo attractivo entertainment for familie and is visited both afternoon and nigl by large audiences. The menagerie d partment contains some rare speoimei of the animal kingdom, including si lions, a hage rhinoceros, an ostrio standing fifteen feet high, a hippopot mons, and other equally rare and int resting studies. In all its appointment the circus ia complete, over forty pe formers appearing in the ring at oi time. Among the riders, aro sever daring actors, whose performano always elioit the greatest applause. Foi clowns furnish fun for the boys, and ai of course, the most popular members the troupe." PBCENIXIANA.-Immense belt buokl are ooming into fashion. They are gold or silver, and worn at the side in rosette. It is said the washerwomen are gettii up a wring. Courage, the commonest of the vi taos, obtains mora applause than disci lion, the rarest of them. THU RECEPTION OF THE PHONIX HOOK AND LADDER TBUOK.-Yesterday after? noon, there wat! a jubilee or jollification among the firemen-the occasion being the reception of a new and improved hook and ladder apparatus by our name? sake, the PHONIX. The machine was built by J. H. Hartshorn & Co., of New York, aud is perfect in every respect having six ladders of different lengths, ten short and ten long hooks, lanterns, etc. A committee from (ho company, consisting of Messrs. Wm. 0. Kennedy, C. Brookbanks, A. Goldsmith, James Dunu and R. Rosenthal, received the apparatus in Charleston, and attended to its transie- to the train for this oity, where it arrived ut IP. M., yesterday. The members of tho Phonix, under Capt. Jack Little, the Palmetto Steamer, Vice-president Shields, and the Inde? pendent Steamer, Capt. McKenzie, as? sembled at their different rendezvous at hilf-past 2 o'clock, and at half-past 3, under direction of Capt. John McKenzie, headed by Prof. Ly Brand's Silver Cor? net Band, and followed by a carriage containing Mayor Alexander and the committee, proceeded to the depot .of the South Carolina Railroad, where the apparatus was taken in charge and car? ried to tho Pheonix Hook and Ladder house, corner of Assembly and Taylor streets. The steamers were propelled by teams of mules. After housing the different machines, the members re? paired to the City Hall, where a collation was served up-Capt. McKenzie presid? ing. After knives and forks had per? formed ther duty for a reasonable length of time, Mayor Alexander was called upon, who, in a few words, compliment? ed the fire department, and closed by a call upon Capt. Little, of the Phonix. Capt. L. responded, but excused him? self from making a lengthy speech, and iu winding up his remarks called upon Mr. John Caldwell-a liberal patron of thu fire department of Columbia. Capt. Caldwell told the assemblage "what he knew about firemen," and subsided. Capt. Jeuns, a veteran member and ex Captain of the Phonix, in response to numerous calls, returned his thanks, and complimented Capt. McKenzie, who, in turu, brought np somebody else; but by this time, as, according to Burns, "the mirth and fun grew fast and furious," "yo local" deemed it expedient to take up his line of march. The following is the report of the committee on tho new machine: To the Officers and Members of the Phonix Axe. ilouk and Ladder Company. GENTLEMEN: We, tho undersigned committee appointed to examine your new machine, beg leave to state that we have performed that duty, and take plea? sure in recommending it as a good, sub? stantial machine, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is intended. Very respectfully, RICHARD TOZER, A. F. CARROLL, J. C. SEEGEBS, Committee. COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 5, 1872. The following are the officers of the Phoenix. And just here we "rise to ex? plain." The company numbers thirty six active men-many of them experi? enced; and we venture the assertion that the alarm bell will not put forth many strokes before the apparatus-whether or not Capt. Jackson is at the tiller-will be on i*s way to the fire: Foreman-J. L. Little. Assistant-E. Straus. Secretury-D. Goodmuo. Treasurer-J. Jeans. The uniform consists of a leathern hat, labeled "Phonix," redfiaunel shirts, black pants and leathern belts. Before I concluding, we must say that the colla? tion was of a charaoter to suit the assem? blage, but a liberal-minded gentleman, deeming champngne-and we agree with him-absolutely necessary, furnished several cases. P. S.-Capt. McKenzie was to have appeared on horseback; but as it was expected that numerous teams would be in attendance, and it was feared that tho unusual sight might frighten the ani? mals, it was deemed expedient to forego that portion of the programme. TAKE COUBAGE, INVALIDS .-Pain and weakness produce despondency, and the invalid who is laboring ander bodily torture, debility and mental depression at the same time, is indeed in a pitiable ?condition. Bnt let all who are thus I situated take heart A balm is provided both for their physical and mental in? firmities in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Among the commonest sources of pain, uneasiness and melancholy are tho dis? eases which affect the stomach, the liver, the alimentary canal, the nerves and the mas?les, saoh as dyspepsia, bilious dis? orders, constipation, headache, hysteria, and rheumatism, all ot wbioh yield readily to the regulating, invigorating and purifying inflaenoe of this peerlesi vegetable tonic, stimulant and restora tive. Take courage, sorrowful invalids yon will find the help yon need in Hos tetter's Bitters. ?lf3 LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. C. Bowen-To Connty Chairmen. Meeting Palmetto Lodge.