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COLUMBIA, S. C. Friday Morning, September 13, 1878. For President of the United State?, HORACE* GREELEY, of New York. For Vice-President B. GRATZ BROWN, of minoan. Dr. LaBordc'i Tribute to Jad** O'Neall. It is pleasant to find, amid tho carkiug cares and personal discomforts of theso degraded times, instances of quiet con? tentment and happy serenity iu the cul? tivation of letters, and ia application to the elevated studies which never tire, bat always strengthen and console. It is the Christian's privilege, when Bin abounds and abases are rife, when wick? edness and miserable delusions prevail, to project his thoughts and place his hopes ia that other world of purity and bliss, into whioh those will have the su? preme happiness of entering at last who, overcoming the temptations which beset them here, keep unspotted garments and unblemished consciences. The scholar, while zealously discharging the Chris? tian's duty and indulging with others the Christian's hope, has the inestimable additional advantage of a vast field of thought, a whole past world o' rich learning and aoonmulated treasures of research, over which he may expatiate to his heart's content, and where he.may nourish and feed his intellectual and moral forces with the very lifo-thoaghts and heart-aspirations of the departed great and good. * * * * ??And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet, retired solitude. Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, Sin plumes her feathers and lets grow her winga, That in the various bustlo of resort Were all too ruffled and some time impairod." Placed as we are in the whirl of events, in oontaot with much that is revolting and disgusting, compelled to look no less constantly than hopelessly npon moral deformity-the very air being foetid with official and personal corrup? tion-we are almost ready to envy the composure of Dr. LaBorde, in his quiet study, communing with the illustrious departed, and tracing with the pen of foud recollection the lineaments of a worthy of the past. We have read his "Tribute to Hon. J. B. O'Neall, LL.D.," with muoh interest, and feel, as we tarn its glowing pages, that it must have been a labor of love to him, to prepare thia summary of the life and labors of one who lived in butter days, and adorned them by his aotivity, his integrity and his genius. His heart warms with bis theme, and with crowding memories of the time when there were intellectual giants in the laud, and when private worth and unsullied integrity were not shadowy, by-gone visions, bat actual and tangible realities. His work is rightly named a tribute. It abonada io com? mendation. But it could not well be otherwise. The life of Judge O'Neall was so pare, so earnest, so devoted to duty, so fully and variously and philan? thropically employed, and his blemishes were so slight and few, that it is now almost impossible in the retrospect to see anything but what was excellent and praiseworthy. Before giving some ex? tracts, which will set both author and subject in a favorable light, we add, that the brochure is very agreeably written, io the author's well-known pleasing and copious style, nnd illustrated by literary references, which hit) extensive reading enable? Dr. LiDoide to employ so readily and happily: JODOE O'NEAL L'S EJP.TH, EDCCATION AND DISTINCTIONS - John Beltou O'Neall, late Chief Justice of South Carolina, was born in Newberry District, April 10, 1793. He was sent to school when he was but five years of age, and has thought it of sufficient importance to record in the brief autobiography which he left, that "he recollects to this day with what avidity he read the first book placed ia his bauds-the 'Pilgrims Pro? gress.' " Who can declare the power ex? erted over his life by this work of almost superhuman geaius! a work which gives every shade of character, whether good or evil; opens np every delusion, every by-path and peril, every confliot and support. His education was purely English, nntil he reached his 15th year, when he was sent to a classical academy. He was regarded nu a youth of fine talents and capacity, and made rapid progress. It was here that by constant practice he laid the foundation for ex? temporaneous speaking, for which, through life, he was distinguished. In February, 1811, he entered the Junior Class of the South Carolina College, and graduated with the second honor in De? cember, 1812. Owing to the embar? rassed condition of his father's pecu? niary affairs, he was ia early lifo thrown upou his own resources, and obliged to defray in part tho expenses of his colle? giate educatiou. After bis graduation, he took charge, for a hhoi t pe. tod, of the Newberry academy, and was then entered us a student of law. In May, 1811, ho was admitted ta practico in the courts of luw and equity. lu 1816, ho was returned u memoer of the House of Representatives fer Newberry. With? drawing from political lire ?rom 181G to 1822, he devoted the tntuivul to thu laborious pursuit of his profession. Re? turning io tho Legislature ia 1822, he continued a member for six years, dur irjg four of which he was Speaker of the House. Ou the 20th of December, 1828, he waa eleotud Associate Judge, and in Deoombor, 1830, elevated to a seat in the Court of Appeals with John? son and Harper. Upon the abolition of the Court of Appeals, he was transferred to the law beach, and in May, 1850, on the death of Jud go Richardson, became President of the Court of Law Appeals and of the Court of Errors. His re? corded labors, which in amount are un? surpassed, are to be found in the volumes of reports. Bu', his labors and his dis? tinctions were not confined to his chosen profession. Two colleges of the coun? try conferred upon bim the degree of Doctor of Laws, and straggling manfully in every field where be might be useful, assooiatious, societies, corporations and churches poured their honors ia rich profusion upon him. In Deoember, 1859, he was elected Chief Justice of our State; thus roaching a position, whiob, while it gratified the highest pro? fessional ambition, carried with it the assaraaoe that his arduous labors oa the beach, through the long period of a third of a oentury, wore appreciated by the people who knew him best, and to whose service he was devoted. Judge O'Neall continued to discharge his duties to the last, though much en? feebled for a year or two before his death. About the middle of Deoember, 1863, he visited Columbia on judicial business, aad labored for several days l with bis accustomed assiduity. He re? turned to his home in Newberry, aad died without a struggle, oa the 27th of that month, in the old family mansion which he loved so much, ana where he had resided for forty-three years. His MENTAL CONSTITUTION AND ELO? QUENCE.-In his mental constitution were united uncommon vigor, acute? ness, quickness of perception and me? mory. There was no intrioaoy of law whiob ho could not unravel, no depth whiob he oould not sound. His grasp was comprehensive, bis memory had among ita stores all that was valuable in proc?dent, and few seized so readily the main points involved in the issue. When at the bar, he took rank among onr best lawyers in the up-country, and our greatest jurists respected him for bis learning and ability. He was specially diotingaished for his fervid eloquence, and judges and juries wero led captive by its power. He was of Irish extrac? tion, and his style of oratory partook largely of the national character. It was warm, impassioned, discursive and rhe? torical. Hi3 DESPATCH IN BUSINESS-His RE? VERENCE rou GOD.-Judge O'Neall united great mental power with extraor? dinary quickness and activity. These qualities are rarely combined, but they are not incompatible. To know which oases admit and which do not admit of calm deliberation, Bays a great writer, is a rare and admirable thing; and also to be able to meet both in a suitable manner. Snob, to a large extent, was the genius of Judge O'Neall, and to it is to be asoribed much of bis intellectual greatness. When it is added that he carried into his station a holy reverence for God, a religion pure and undefiled, 1 give bis orowning glory. It was not that of Bacon, which he oould take up and lay down again, to further the ob jeots of an unohuatened ambition, but it was the vital principle which gave im? pulse to every action, the ever-burning flame which lighted his pathway through the labyrinth of life. What reverence he indulged towards his God! Thal name was never mentioned butin prayer, in thanksgiving and in praise. What aa example to bis brethren on UK beech, tu all with whom bo came tn ooo tact! His LA noi..i IN THE CAUSE OP TAMPER ANCE.-Thia was a causo dear to bi.' heart, nnd for thirty years he urged thc claims of total abstinence with nil tin zoul of un apostle. It is not unworthy of mention, aa it illustrates the mora fol ce of his character, that he abandonee" tho usu of spirituous liquors and tobucoc to save ti friend. There aro those win suy that he gava undue prominence tc thu virtue of temperance. I know thu' be was right when he declared di unken D?sd Lbe lowest und nio>-t degrading o all vices; and if it be true that his zea sometimos i nrriod him too far, it is alto gotlier pardonable. It is sad to believe that th J most revolting pictures hav< their original in real life, um', that th< bolde.se t Ubi ts of the artist do not trans ceud thu exhibitions of nature. Ho wu: right, too, in tho principle that the fits step iu the work of reforming a d?grad?e man is to treat bim with hind?es?. Hil first feeble efforts must be encouraged yon must believe him to bo in earnest give him a measure of your confidence and leave no room for that feeling of de spair which, if it comes, makes reforn impossible. His LITERARY LABORS.-Few mei among us labored more through tin press. Ho was fully sensible of tin mighty power of this engine, and f; eel; did bo bring it to bear in support o knowledge, right and justice. Th? Drunkard's Looking-G lass, the Wanderer Calo, Reminiscences of the R?volution various essays in tho periodical press and many published addresses attest bi industry. But be made still more ambi tious efforts, and bis Digest of the Negr Law, bis Annuls of Newberry, aud hi Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Soul, Carolina, may be regarded as permanon additions to our literature. Of thest productions of his pen, it is not my pm pose to speak particularly; but some o them demand a passing notice. "Th Annals of Newberry" is dedicated to tb people of that District, and in its natur -to ase the words of its author-is **his torioal, biographical and anccdoticul. He hopes that it will constitute som contribution to the history of the Stute and that it will preserve the names c maay worthy mea from oblivion. J may bo that the material is not very we digested, but it is marked by groat in elastry, love of truth aad justice, and i a riob legacy to tho people of Newberry Whatever may be its faults, "The Bench and Bar of Sooth Carolina" is a work ol deep interest. The reader must feel that the author has striven to do justice to the distinguished men who pass in re view before him. His SU CO ESS AS A SPEAKER.-As a po? pular speaker, few men of his day were listened to with equal interest. Large assemblies gathered around him, and j though the oritio found fault, and'the admirer could point to no special merit, still he rarely failed to make an impres- j B?OU. Nor was he without those external graces whioh are generally pleasing. His Eorson was dignified and commanding, is expression benign and intelligent, his voice strong and agreeable, his power of language extraordinary, his utterance rapid, and his thoughts were poured forth like a torrent. He was often hu? morous when the occasion allowed, and his comio stories were told with good effect. Earnestness was a striking cha? racteristic of his speeches. His G KN I A L QUALITIES AND MOB AD EX? CELLENCE.-He was genial in his nature, and none enjoyed more the society of his friends. He was cheerful ia temper, easy of access, and ever ready to contri? bute his share of entertainment. He was a high example in all the domeatio and private relations. As a neighbor, kindness and generosity formed the law of his life. Always willing to give his wise counsel to the needy and unfortu? nate, no one was turned away from hin door without relief. AB much as there is in his intellectual greatness to excite admiration, I love the better to dwell upon his moral excellence. To do good was the ruling passion of bia life. He had that all-embracing humanity whioh sympathises with the whole family of man. His CONCEPTION OP LIPE NOBLE AND FULLX REALIZED.-The view whioh has been taken of Judge O'Neull presents his life as one of ceaseless activity. Its whole course most impressively teaches his conception of its duties and its obli? gations. He did believe that God gave him his powers and faculties to be used for His glory, and for the benefit of his raoe. He was, therefore, unlike many ! who act aa if the general interests of society have no claim upon them, and j they were only to think of themselves I and oater for their own advantages. His conception of life, then, was truly noble, and from it he realized an unusual mea? sure of happiness and contentment. To him, the world was a fitting theatre for the employment of all his energies, aud he made a holy consecration of them. He touched society in all its parts, and from its lowest to its highest phases made each particular interest his owu, and toiled with joy and with gladness. It is a grand thought of Pascal, that one does not show his greatness by being at one extreme, but in touching both ex ; tremes at once, and filling all the inter? mediate space. I The work is published by Mr. W. J. Duffie. EDITOR OF PHOENIX: I do Dot think yonr editorial of yesterday rightly inter? prets my reoent card in the Charleston News. Whatever may have been the in? tention of Judge Willard, or the plain I tiffs in the case of Gibson, et al., the de? cision certainly forbids and prevents the payment of all punting claims. What? ever possible chance there may have been of any payments from "money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri? ated," the claimants are effectually de? prived of il by this decision. Your odi lor'al acknowledges that "tue case and the decree is aimed at the current and permanent printing;" aud in my card I said "the cm rout and permanent print? ing of the State include* tho publication ot' the laws in the newspapers and the priutiug of the various documents order? ed by the General Assembly." Perhaps I should have separated the current printing, under which head is charged the udvortisiugjo? the laws, from tue per? manent. But tho object of my card was to show that there was uo eouue^tiou of the State priutiug, either current or per? manent, with any rings. North? 1 know of any alleged frauds ulluded to in your editorial. If there are any, I, as a citi? zen, will be glad to have you show them up, and will do all in my power to assist you. lu answer to your heeming inquiry for information, ns to what appropriation the Legislature made for public adver? tisements, I would state that thc Act provides that all cluims for printing shall bu paid "out of any moneys in the Treasury not other wiso appropriated." J. WOODRUFF. OFFICE CITY CLERK, COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 12, 1872. Mit. EDITOR: I find that an error hos been mado in stating the amount of sales by the different merchants in the city as regards J. C. Dial, who is put down as one whose sales aro less than $30,000. By reference to the books of 1871, I Cud Mr. Dial returned his sales us over $50,000, and paid business license for that amount. Mr. Dial informs mo that his sales for the last year were about the same amount as the previous year, and that he mado the same return to Mr. Etter, (former Clerk,) but by some orror his name was placed us one whose sales were less than $30,000. I make the above statement in justice to all parties concerned, as I think it an error on the part of both Mr. Dial and former Clork, and not in any way intended to evade tho amount of tax levied by the city. CHAS. BARNUM, City Clork. Another fashionable peril bas been discovered, which will doubtless fright? en tho ladies a little. Silks which aro colored with poirato of lead ure liable to explode at any moment, if subjected to too great a heat. THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. TOMKIN? SON.-It is urged by the newspaper press opposed to the election of Mr. Tomlin Bon, that bis resigoing the position of State Auditor, without proclaiming tu the world the fact that ho was powerless to arrest the tide of corruption flowing through the State Government, ia an evidence that he was parliceps criminis with tho plunderers of the State Treasu? ry. To this objection it is au all-suffi? cient answer to say, that to this day it is exceedingly doubtful if there is any man in the State of South Carolina, bo be in office- or out of office, who eau tell how much is the State debt, and therefore Mr. Tomlinson, when ho resigned bis position SB State Auditor, certainly could not know what, thus far, bas been inca? pable of discovery. When the Tax-Payers' Co eveut ion met in Columbia, who does not remember how they were deceived by the fine words of the State ofiioialB, and in effect pro? claimed abroad that, after ul! the State debt was not so big as they thought it might be? Then, who tbat was at all desirous for information last year, as to this important matter, does not remem? ber how Mr. Treasurer Parker comforted him by his handsomely printed state? ment, showing tbat tho State debt was but a little over $6,000,000? It was only when the report of the Financial Committee first saw the light that we had an official exhibit, which showed bow grossly the State Govern? ment had deceived the public. To be sore, there were people who made what seemed extravagant statements on thia subject, but they derived their informa? tion more from their own imagination, or from surreptitious perusals of the Financial Committee's exhibits, than from known facts. Therefore, wc are safe in saying that Mr. Tomliusou's knowledge, or, more properly, belief, of the frauds in tho issue of bonds was the same as that of any other intelligent man not connected with thu State Go? vernment-no less and no more. He could not have made his belief serve the purposes of proof in u judicial investiga? tion, for be had no means of establish? ing the facts on which his belief wus grounded. He was not a member of the Financial Board, nor of the Land Com? mission, nor of the Sinking Fund Com? mission, nor did bis position as State Auditor give him any atv ess to the books and records of tho Troasnry. Neither was be like the present Secretary of State und candidate for State Trea? surer, charged with tho duty of sealing the bonds which wore issued by direc? tion of the Fiuaucial Bourd. His belief was the result of moral rather tbuu legal conviction, und was based upon his knowledge of the cha? racter of the officers of the State Go? vernment und their general purposes. This knowledge, though sufficient to satisfy his own mind, would have been of no weight as a statement of facts sus? ceptible of legal proof. Other people knew Gov. Scott, and tho members of the Financial Board as well as he; other people knew their general determination to take oare of themselves, at whatever cost to the State, aa well as he. Yet none bad the means of ascertaining bow far they bad abused their powers and op? portunities, until thu report of the Fi? nancial Investigating Committee was published, months after Mr. Tomlinson had resigned his office as State Auditor. Mr. Tomlinson, as an honest man should do, made no charges against the State Government when be resigned, because he had no means of proviug them. As a wise and prudent man, he avoided a controversy in which his belief and as? sertion would have been met by the plausible, though false statements of tho State Treasurer, taken from the records of his office, to which neither Mr. Tom? linson nor any other person, except such an ono as the law permitted, had access. That the objection which we have en? deavored to meet should bo seriously urged against Mr. Tomlinson, is one of the bos*, evidences of how slight is the foundation of the charges against him. f Charleston Republican. JcoictATj Kunu? KY.-George Lee, Jmlgo of the Interior Court of thin County, abruptly loft Charleston foi New York, on thc 20th day of July last, leav? ing tho court in session, to bu assembled and immediately adjourned by the dork every morning, except Sundays, from that dato until tho prcuoot time. This was certainly un unique Jud interesting proceeding, but it \vi?j also an expensive one, for tho pcopl - have had to pay*for it nt tho rate of $70 per day,kexclusive of the Judge's salary, which is v-,500 por year. Up to and including to-day, this pleasant trip of Judge Lee has entailed an extra expense upon Charleston County of $i),450. Tho Judgo returned to Charleston on Tuesday last, nud as an excuse for bis curious conduct and pro? tracted absence, alleges thal he has been sick, nis conduct yesterday, however, was marked by the samo lofty indiffer? ence. Instead of appearing at the Court Housu and immediately adjourning the court, bo kept away, thus allowing the furce to bo continued ono day longer, and another $75 to bo wasted. [Charleston N'?tes. Judgo Mackey left for Washington on last Monday afternoon. Ho is tho bear? er of an address, or letter, from the State Executive Committco of tho regu? lar Bepublicau party to President Giant, representing in very forciblo Iunguugo tho conduct of Majors Merrill and Brown and Dictriot Attorney Corbin hi taking part in locul elections, and Hoking the President to issuo an order at once com? manding ihat this interference on the part of tho military and civil officers of tho General Government shall cease. In tho event of President Grant's refusal to comply with this reasonable and proper request, it is not tho purpose of the regulars, us wo understand it, to throw their strength in favor of (hooley; but simply to refuse to vote for any electoral ticket at all. and thereby givo tho State to Greeley by default.--Chester Reporter, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.-The fellowing are the grand aod petit jurors, drawn for the October term of the above court: Grand Jurors-Wm. Wright, Cou wayboro; T. O'Brien, John W. GordoD, Robert Gordo?, J. W. Dereef, A. T. Gregorie, S. Y. Tupper, Charleston; Charles T. Camp, Johnsou's Turu Out; Asa Huco, Cheraw; E P. Stoney, Chas. Sattorthwait, Aiken; Polk Gallagher, Sumter; C. P. Reinsen, Thomas Adams, Columbia; J. M. Betsell, Orungeburg; Wilkin Gunter. J. W. Earhardt, Lex? ington; B. EL Newland, Blackville; Jacob S. Beck, Salters. Petit Jurors-Fortune Barrows, Wm. Scott, Kingstree; Moses Pinckney, B. K. Kinloch, J. Cudworth, Henry Faber, L. T. Gardener, Wm. Fryer, J. C. Otgen, W. R. H. Hampton, Eugeuo Huchet, H. W. Bonnetbeau, S. D. Stoney, Phillip Salters, Charleston; Carey Aiken, Webley Dargan, Darling? ton; J. G. Cole, Beaufort; Abram Green, Gadsden; Henry Webster, Noah S. Adams, Camden; Paul C. Wyse, Lex? ington; Benjamin D. Moutgomery, Wm. Bolt, B. D. C. Montgomery, Columbia; Wilsou Henoegun, Beunettsville; P. A. Jewitt, G. H. Lowndesberry, James Mujor, Aiken; R. H. Wiles, Orungeburg; Abraham Middleton, Barnwell; L G. Broughton, Cheraw. SPJUTANRURO ITEMS.-We clip the fol? io, ving from the Spartan: Mr. Barney Bishop, an aged and much respected citizeD, died at the Re? sidence of his son, W. P. Bishop, on Monday last. His life, which was pro? tracted to a good old age, was marked by the strictest honesty and probity. Tho'electiou for Intendant and War? dens of this town, held on Monday last, resulted in tho choice of the following gentlemen: Intendant-Tohn Earl Lomar. War? dens-Charier Thompson, John H. Evins, Thomas G. Massie, J. T. H. White, A. H. Kirby and L. Twitty. Wo learn that Tom Thompson, a co? lored citizen of good character and in? dustrious habits, was severely, if not fatally, injured on Monday last, by the falling of a stick of timber, which he was assisting in raising ou ono of the tres? tles on the Air-Line Railway. DEATII.-We aro pained to leurn of the death of Theron E. Montgomery, Esq., who died ut his residence, twelve or thirteen miles North-east of this place, ou last Monday morning, after a painful aud protracted illness. Mr. Moutgome? ry WHS an industrious, enterprising and public-spirited citizen, aud will be greatly missed in the community in i which he resided. CHAKLESIONIANS TO THE RESCUE.-It has in some inexplicable manner escaped the attention of the argus-eyed^reporters of the New York journals that among the sojourners at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, who were active in rescuing the sufferers hythe terrible Metis disaster, were a number of native Charlestonians. The Southern Samaritans were gentlemen of color, who, after working during the winter in Charleston, with more or less industry, find it a pleasure, perhaps, not unmixed with profit, and not entirely dissociated with light and genteel em? ployment, to reside daring the summer months in the elegant sea-side hotel of the North. However, they were among the first to render assistance to the un? fortunate passengers of the ill-fated steamer, and imperilled their own lives iu rescuing tho Bufferers, and they cer? tainly deserve tobe immortalized by this publication of their names, whioh are as follows: Samuel Jackson, William G. Lawton, Robert Brown, Franois Provo, Peter B. Morgan, Edmund Ross, James Evans, Louis Brown, Samuel Graham. James Spencer. John Purcell, Edmond Butler, John Mitchell, Walter R. Des verney, Thomas Yeadon. [Charleston Ne ss. We regret to say that Ibero i;: uo : abatement in tho amount of sickness re , ported from all section? of the County. Nothing like ir. baa ever boon known herc before. Chills and fever, bilious fever and di pt beria are tho prevailing diseases. lu several families two and I three, and, in ono case, four deaths have I occurred. Ou Saturday, he 31st Au? gust, the thermometer marked as low as ?sixty degrees; on Saturday last, the 7th j inst., it reached 100. In this violent I chauge of temperature, together with the great abundance of fruit iu the County, may probably bo found the cause of the distressing condition of tho health of the people. Among the more recant deaths we hilve heard of is a eon of Mr. John Hood, aged fourteen ; a son of Mr. Jo*iah Miller, aged sixteen; the wife and child of Mr. Valant ino Atkinson, Jr.; a child of Rev. Mr. Boyd, of Rich Hill; and I three children of Mrs. Campbell, living near Rich Hill.-Chester Reporter. TUE STOMACII AS AN AVENGER.-For every broach of the laws of health that wo commit, the stomach inflicts a penal? ty. Headache, biliousness, nervous tremors, constipation, colic, heartburn, nausea, debility and mental depression aro only a few of the punishments which an outraged stomach is capable of im? posing upon OB. To bring back this vengeful organ to its normal condition to placate, invigorate and regulate it there is nothing in the wido world so potent as a course of HoBtetter's Sto? mach Bitters. Under the operation of this beneficent vegetable corrective and tonio the gastrio juice becomes a pure aud healthful solvent and resumes its natural flow. The effects is the same on the biliary secretion, and in fact on all tho fluids of the body, and the final result is the removal of ovary painful or unpleasant symptom occasioned by the rebellious action of tho digestive organ. B8f3U Tho room Geu. Lc3 occupied at tho Lexington University, stands untouched, in the exact condition in which he left it, and will be carefully kept so forever. Hi O O JE! 1 It? nm 0 Grrx MATTERS.-The price of single copies of the PHONIX ?B five cents. Old newspapers for sale at PHONIX office, at fifty cents a hundred. The advertising agency of Walker, Evans & Cogswell, represented by Ros? well T. Logan, Esq., ia the only author? ized agency for this paper in Charleston. A large and varied lot of cards, suita? ble for weddings, invitations, visiting . and business purposes, havo j nat been re? ceived at this office, whiob, owing to the doll season, will be printed at low rates. Jackson Brooks, the convict who suc? ceeded in making his escape from the penitentiary, last week, at the time Smalls was shot, was arrested in WiunB boro, on Tuesday, by the telegraph ope* rat or, Mr. McDonald, and a colored man i named Wallace, and voa retained to his old quarters, yesterday, by Captain [jackson. The prisoner says that he I jumped into the river, bat immediately returned to the bank, and went below Columbia; when he struck diiect for Wioasboro. He still had on bis peni? tentiary costume. The card of Mr. W. Maller, relative to the re-opening of his female academy, is published this morning. Mr. M. is a veteran in the school line, having been engaged in teaching for fully thirty years-in numerous instances instructing the children of his former pupils. We commend Mr. Muller to our citizens, if suoh recommendation be necessary. Wo are indebted to Mr. W. J. Duffie for a copy of "Ombra," No. 379 of Harper's "Library of Select Novels," a new novel, by Mrs. Oliphant, the popu? lar authoress, whose previous produc? tions, "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Agues," "The Laird of Norlaw," etc., have acquired for hera desirable reputa? tion. Her novels form a most admirable series of popular fiction. They are marked by their faithful delineation of character, their naturalness and purity of sentiment, the dramatic interest of their plots, their beauty and force of ex? pression, and their elevated moral tone. Copies will be furnished by mail at 75 cents. Another rain installment, yesterday, which was properly appreciated. We are authorized to state that there will be a meeting? io the Court House, this evening, at 8 o'clock, for the pur? pose of organizing a Greeley aad Brown Club. Thos. F. Grcneker, Esq., of the New beny Herald, is in theoity. His health has materially improved. Colonel S. S. Crittenden bas retired ) fi om the editorial control of the Green ' ville Mountaineer. The exclusion of several editorial articles is the cause assigned, although he recognizes the i prop rie toi y right? of tho owner of the i paper. Owing to the inclement weather, the band of the 18th Regiment bas been unable to perform for the post two days. The foMowing is the programme for this afternoon: N. CO. Quickstep-Ricizel. Scene ana Aria, Naburbodanosar Verdi. Qaadrille, without Title-Strauss. Capr icia-Hagen. Orlando Galop-Keller. PHOX?T"INA.-Courting, alter mar? riage-Apply ing for a divorce. It is not round sentence?, but pointed ones, that, aro sure to s' 'ck in : he me? mory. Did uny one ever i:ee flour made from wild oats which people BOW in their young days? Mr. Gradey euswers, "Yes, cer.ainly, chick-weed gro^s from the egg-plant; the heus should"ho set out upon them in May." Queen Vic! o i ia has feat a snuff-box to Mr. Stanley. He is ia no danger of being snailed out, however bis exploits may be sneezed at. A Texas paper complains tbat the "In? dians aro a drawback" to seulement in thal Stato. Precisely so; gene-a"y in the region of the hair. A sentimental reporter sajs: "Au lumn's breath blows away the froth of fashion from tho wateriDg-places." In the United States navy there is one officer to every four men. MAILARRANGEMENTS,-The Northern mail opeas at 2.80 P.M.; closes 12.00 A. M. Charlestou day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; doses6.15 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western opens aud closes 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opeas 2 30 P. M.; doses 11.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers. 8. J. Perry-Golden Bag. D. C. Peixotto & SOD-Auotiou Sale. Porter & Steole-Fresh Arrivals. Arthur & Boone-For Rent and Sale? W. Maller-Female Seminary. Chas. Barnum-To Contractors. Moeting Palmetto Lodge,