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COLUMBIA. S. C. Saturday Morning. September 14,1872. For President of the United States, tlOli.ACE ?REKLEY, or New York. For vice-President B. GRATZ BROWN, or Mino url. Ob. Whertl Tell Mc, Where! Whether the ancient philosopher who vent about with a lantern in his hand, searching for au honest man, was re wardod with success, is a matter upon which we have no authentic information. It ia to be hoped, for the credit of our common humanity, that he was. Should the cycle have returned for his meta? morphosis, and re-appearance in the fl??b, to pursue again on earth the ob? jects of his former life, we would caution him against making the attempt in our reconstructed Carolina, amongt those who, by a providence moat remarkable and post duding out, have the rule and destiny of the State ia their hands. The State Republican Convention, whioh met here a month ni nee, both regular and bolters, was in nothing so remarkable as in the exposare, by its members, of eaoh other's dishonesty and falsehood. Orr, Neagle, Wbittemore, and others, exposed Moses, Jr., and hie agents in bribery and oorruptiou. Julius Meyer, of the Born well delegation, revealed to the Conven? tion the astounding faot that Moses had tampered with him only the night be? fore, and offered $2,000 for his vote and that of his three colleagues. Elliott dis? closed the Beeret machinations and the unblushing rascality of the Chamberlain faction in the effort to gain ascendancy. Mackey touohed the raw in Whittemore Bo artistically and mercilessly that he wilted as he never did before, reminding one of a gourd Tine touched by frost. He laid it heavily on Tomlinson and several others, making, by the way, a very lame and poor apology for his chief. In the Bolters' Convention, at the Court House, the same delectable proseedings went on. Deep answered unto deep of villainy, and it is yet a mooted point which faction threw most mad, or dived deepest into the mire of filthy crimina? tion. We would readily give the palm to either were the other dear charmer aw iy. As it is, we have the embarrass? ment of riches of nastiness, and are in a predicament of doubt as to whether we cun touch either with a ten-foot pole. Orr, Corbin, Sam. Dickerson, Sam. Lee, et al., all pitched their voices to the same tune. Corbin designated Mackey os the .'fiend upon two legs"-a polite way of saying, we suppose, the devil upon two Btioks. Whether a fiend upon two legs is any worse or better than the tradition? al diabolus of the hoofs, horns and whisk? ing tail, we shall have to leave to Radical experts themselves to decide. Sinco the adjournment of the conven? tions, the same edifying line of com? ment and disoloBuro has been followed in public meetings. The work goes bravely on. The colored troops fight nobly. Abase is the order of the day. Mackey does not tire; Orr's snort ie heard in the mountains, and Corbin'? zeal is ouly surpansed by that he exhi? bited in his persecution of the so-callod Ka Klux. The bland Oardozo and the erudite Judge Melton have singlod oui Mr. Reuben Tomlinson for their speoia! attentions. So far, we are bound to saj that they rest contented with vague aile' g?tions, unsastaincd by proof, whicl Mr. Tomlinson has challenged, but which is not forthcoming. As was once answered by a lady when asked her opi nion of the coartly Martin Van Buren, "Well, bo in a pretty good imitation of t gentleman," so we incline to hope tba Mr. Tomlinson may provo the man w< are all in searoh of. He seems to us s pretty fuir imitation, at least, of an ho nest man. We despair outright of find ing any one of that class in tho company he keeps, if it be not he. We cling tc him as oar only hope of deoenoy anc character among the dominant party Oar disappointment will be great, shoulc he fail to come np to the standard. W< have reserved oar deoision upon hil ease, and asked for light both from him self and his acoasers. We shall for i time keep our lantern trimmed anc burning, and anxiously await what it lays may discover. Those who havo as sailed him are bound to make good thei charges, or have them discredited, an< fall into contempt along with them, a men who have borne false witness agains their neighbor deserve to do. We true that Judge Melton will see the propriet; of an early vindication of his charges now that they havo beon so emphatieal); denied und tho proof so pointedly cullei for. We snbmit that the Judge, wh< has dropped tho ermine and turned prc BOOator, has not made good his case be fore tho tribanal of public opinion whatever may be thought of it in t'\ Btar chambor of his confreres, or in th dark recesses of the immaculate Counci of Ten. Caa it be possible? Is the race of honest men, the noblest work of God, extinct amongst ns? Are wo to know them only by traditions and records, by fossils dog from the dim and remote regions of the past, like thoae which provo the existence of the extinct dodo or mastodon, dag ap from the bowels of the earth? Tura we to the East, "Beholdl what light from yondor window breakel It io the East, and Graham is the san." Jadge Graham, io a speech at Marion Court House, 31st ult., assailed F.J. Moses, Jr., as the iaoarnation of every? thing mean and untrustworthy, as a man whom it would not do to trust, as one addicted to stealing and fraudulent issue of pay certifico tes, &o. This woald havo beea weighty, heavy, we moy eay, like his decisioas, coming from Judge Graham, if aamatohed by similar in? sinuations 'against himself. But, per contra, a member of the Executive Com? mittee of the Moses faction threatens him with a prosecution for bribery and corruption. This committee-man states that Moses has in his possession a letter written to him by Graham last winter, offering 8100,000 to put a oertaia bill, ia reference to the assets of the Bank of the State of Sooth Carolina, through the Legislature. Graham is allowed the pleasant alternative of singing a pali? node, and taking back these damning assertions and charges, admitting that they were only used in a "Pickwickian" eeuse, or of being brought before the court upon very serions accusations. This may be a joke, bat if it is, it is of the grim order. If it indioates a real purpoBo'to dank the Judge, it is ono he may not disregard,, although we would fain hope the imputations are unfoaud ed in faot. If he had not unfortunately turned his back upon his own respecta? ble and honorable position, he might safely rely for his vindication upon the extreme improbability of Moses de? clining the handsome sam of $100,000 upon any pretext whatever. As it is, be mast, like poor Tray, take the cons?? quences of being caught in bad com? pany. He, too, must explain. "Mr. Graham has the floor." -* m ? > Correspondence or lbs Pnccnlx. GREENVILLE, S. C., Sept. 12, 1872. One J. A. Barker, said to be a mem? ber of the last Legislature from Edge field, and formerly connected with the Lester Cotton Factory, in this County, made his first appearance at speechify? ing, politically, in town, last night. Having secured the old Court House and half a dozen candles, he proceeded to enlighten the people. We found our? self among the audience, but heard nothing new, bot listened to the oft-told tale of the rascalities of Radical politi? cians. Once or twice he floundered in political waters beyond his depth, but dexterously extricated himself without drowning. He "went for" Grant and Wilson, bat whether he "went for" or against Moses, could not bo learned from anything he said. Mr. Barker is a good Barker or speak? er, a man of fine presonoe and personal appearuuee, and would, doubtless, make a useful man in any community, if en? dowed with correct political principles. Ia the Convention of the fire Coun? ties composing the Eighth Judicial Circuit, held at Anderson Court House, yesterday, Wm. H. Perry, Esq., the present Solicitor, was unanimously nominated for re-election. While he han performed the duties of judicial prosecutor with ability, firmness and in accordance with law, it has been done with mildness and void of oppression in any particular, and he deserves the cordial support of the people of his judicial district. Gov. B. F. Perry having received and accepted tho nomination for Congress in the District at present represented by A. S. Wallace, intends soon to visit the different Counties and discuss, if need be, tho political issues now pending, and to mako tho acquaintance of tho people. We bespeak for him a cordial wolcome. M. RADICAL LIES.-A gentleman of vo? racity informs us that at a Radical meeting at or near Goshen Hill, in this County, ono day last week, one Colonel Kirk told tho colored people that tho Government of the State of Georgia was in the hands of Democrats, and the oolorod people in that State are now as mach slaves os they were before the war. That they could not leavo tho planta? tions without "a pass from their owners," and were oalled to work and to meals by a horn, just as they were be? fore the war. In a speeoh herc, this same fellow, Kirk, told tho colored people that while Jaao Mobley, daring the last session of the Legislature, was at work for tho interests of his constituents, the other members from this County wore sleep? ing ia their seats. At this Simon Farr, one of the so-called sleeping members, rose and told Kirk tbat it was a d-d lie, and ho (Kirk) knew it was a lie. Now, onr "onssing man" is absent, and ns we don't indulge iu that luxury, we merely say that his statement about Georgia is just what Farr said his story about the sleeping members was. We'll lot Farr do the cussing. j Union Times. They have a flower in Alameda, Cal., called "Aaron's cup," which measures two feet eight inohos from the baso of the flower to tbe tip of thc cap. Letter from Gov. Perry. GREENVILLE, S. G., Sept. ll, 1872. J. H. Rion, D. R. Duncan and S. P. Ha? milton, JSsqs., Committee, ?fcc. GENTLEMEN: T bad tba honor of re? ceiving your communication of the 9th instant, last evening, informing me that "the Democrat io Convention for the Fourth Congressional District had una? nimously nominated me as the candidate of the Democratic party for eleotion to the House of Representatives of the United States Congress from enid Dis? trict," and that you "beg to urge npon me the acceptance of the nomination." This unsolicited and unexpected ex? pression of confidence, on the part of the Democratic Convention of this Con? gressional District, bas made a deep impression on my feelings, und I can as? sure the members of that Convention, representing the Counties of York, Chester, Fairfield, Union, Laurens, Spartanbnrg, Greenville, Pickeus and Oconee, that I highly appreciate the distinguished honor they have conferred on me. At this time, and under existing circumstances, it is one of peouliur and extraordinary distinction. The intelli? gence, eduoation and wealth of the State of South Carolina, comprising 40,000 or 50,000 voters, possessing, in a great measure, all the commerce, agri? culture and manufactures of the entire State, aro unrepresented in the Congress of the United States, and only partially represented in onr State Legislature. This HoomaloriH condition, in a govern? ment purporting to be republican, has existed in South Carolina for the last seven years, and brought the State to the lowest doptliH of political infamy and to the verge of bankruptcy and ruin, the loss of oivil liberty and porsonal securi? ty! This Congressional District is the only one in the whole State in which there is a ohanoe of electing a represen? tative of the white people. If elected, therefore, I shall have the prond distinc? tion of being the sole representative of the virtue, intelligence and wealth of Sooth Carolina in the National Congress. There muBt be a change. This condi? tion of affairs cannot lust mach longer, without the most terrible results. It, therefore, behooves every one who loves his country, and values its peace and prosperity, to exert himself and make any and every sacrifice necessary to re? store republican principles, and the pu? rity of our Government, both State aud Federal. Profoundly impressed with these sentiments, I did not fee) myself at liberty to refuse, a few days ?ince, the nomination of tho Democratic party of Greenville County as a candidate for the State Senate; although it was made against my earnest protestations, on ac? count of my health, age, and disinclina? tion to enter again public life. But my friends urged that I could be of service in redeeming the State from its degrada? tion and ruin. I aocepted their nomina? tion. This embarrasses me, now, in de? termining my duty. Bot as Greenville was represented in the Congressional Convention, and consented to my nomi nation, I feel that it is the wish of thc County I should accept tho higher nue more responsible position now assignee me. In accepting the nomination now ten dered me, it is proper that I should state all my feelings and principles are ii sympathy with that great national party whose pnrpose is r?conciliation betweer the two sections of our country, and th< two races which live in the Southon Staten; and whose aim is, ander tb? leadership of Horace Greeley, to pnrgi tho Government of its corruptions, re store repnblican prinoiples, and promoti the peace and prosperity of all seotioni and classes. The Radical party, Nortt and Soath, see and know that tbei success as a party depends on keeping up the hatred of the North to tho South and the hatred of the colored race to tin white race. When these hatreds mu prejudices are crushed out, tho Radica party will lose their ascendancy in tin Government. Tho colored people wil no longer be the political slaves of selUe) and designing office-seekers and holders who are basely and most treacherous); using thom for their own promotion un< plunder. The interests aud rights of th colored people have been sacrificed an< betrayed by their pretended friends nu< guardians, the carpet-baggers and scala wags! Tho moneys appropriated for th education of their children have beoi stolen and squandered ! The free school are closed I The hundreds of thousand of dollars appropriated to purchase fo them homes have gone tho same way, ti enrich scoundrels and leavo thom home less and houseless! Their taxes hav been increased, until the burden is op pressive and intolerable! It is a wei known fact in politioal economy, tba the laboring classes have ultimately moe of the taxes to pay, although in tho fire instance levied on property. The mei chant adds the duties ho pays to tb price of bis goods and the consumer r< stores the tax. So tho tax on lands an personal property causes the owner t charge higher rents and pay less fe labor. Tho two best and sincerest friends th colored people ever had are Horac Greeley and Charles Sumner. Thee gentlemen have nrgod tba colored pet pie not to antagonize themselves, ns raoe, to tho white people; but vote ind* pondently and for honest and intelliger men. Their politioal rights are secure by constitutional amendments, and the have nothing to fear except the bad me they put in office, and who falsely te them that there is daugor in voting fe or confiding in their formor masters an friends. How any one, who loves his State an values civil liberty, can prefer Goner Grant to Horace Greeley, is strang? passing strange. In time of profoun peace General Grant issued his proel mation, ordering tho peoplo to dispon and return to their bornes, in certui Counties! They were at home at th. very time, aud DO disturbance bad taken place for mouths previously! The civil authorities were not resisted and were capable of making any and all arrests required. But notwithstanding all this, the President, immediately after his proclamation, sent his military into seven or eight Counties, and made arrests without warrant, aud the persons arrested, innooent und guilty, were hurried off to jail, and the sacred writ of habeas corpus denied thurn! In your communication, notifying me of my nomination, you express an earnest wish for mc "at once to euter in a thorough and rigorous canvass to secure my election, which, by the Con? vention, is doomed a matter of vital interest, not only to the Congressional District, but to th? whole State." lu obedience to this injunction, I will, as soon as the court is over ut this place, visit all tho Counties in tho Congres? sional Distriot, and extend my acquaint? ance with the people who have been so kind and confiding. lu the meantime, I should like to bear from my friends as to appointments they may sue proper to make. With great respect and esteem, I um truly and sincerely yours, &c, B. F. PERRY. TUE EVIDENCE AGAINST FORRESTER. The principal ovidonce against Forrester is, os asserted, that the "dog" with which Mr. Nathan wus so brutally mur? dered, or one very similar to it, had been traced to his possession. It will be remembered that during the month of May, 1870, the residenco of Mr. Soheuck, on Fifth avouue, was entered and robbed by burglars. Among the articles carried off from Mr. Schenck's residence was a "dog" which had been used in tho house in opening cases of wine, &). The sons of Mr. Schenck, on being shown the "dog" found in the house of Mr. Nathan, it is alleged, fully identified it us the one which had been stolen from their house. This wus an importaut point gained, nud it was sub? sequently ascertained, almost to a cer? tainty, that Forrester aud Ellis were both ongagod in tho burglary at Mr. Schenck's house. This would uaturally connect Forrester with thu fatal instru? ment. It is alleged that the police authorities have positive information that o few nights before tho murder, Forrester, under an assumed nuine, occupied a room at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, and that bc desired and was given a room ou tho Twenty-third street side of tho hotel, overlooking the Nathan mansion. It is asserted that Foi rester was seen in the vestibule of the hotel ou the night be? fore tho murder. The evideuce in the hands of the police is, doubtless, stronger than these points, on which ulouo he could not be convicted. It is further claimed by the police authorities, that Forrester was not alone in this "job," but that he had one or perhaps two ac? complices. He was, however, the ono who "put up the job," and who, with fiendish violence, showered blow after blow upon the head of his defenceless viotim, adding murder to the list of his many crimes. # . ? MASSACRES BY INDIANS.-Tho follow? ing despatch was received ot San Fran? cisco on the 9th inst., from San Diego: The Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, for Au guBt 31, has the following: Four Mexi? cans, named Ysodora Telles, Manuel RomoB, Felipe Espinoso and Martin Lo? pez, who had been at work in the Hanoi tt Volley, and were on their way to Santa Cruz, where their families live, were at? tacked by a porty of Apaches, in ambush, about ten miles above Calabazos, and all instantly killod. They were stripped of all their clothing and left where killed. The same day that Lieut. Stewart was murdered, four Mexicans left Camp Crit tendon for Tucson. The next morning ono of them returned and reported that when they were going down the hill to Davis Canyon, about oighteen milos from Camp Crittenden, they wore fired upon by Apaches aud his three comrades in? stantly killed, he saving himself by flight. The scene of the slaughter is about two miles beyond tho place whero Lieut. Stewart was killed. Wm. Eutdiss, agent for Hooper & Company, beuf con? tractors, brings information that thu Apaches broke into their corral ut the Avarich ranche and got away with thirty head of cattle and one horse. The body of Corporal Black has been found about a milo from where Lieut. Stewart was killed. His bands were tied behind him and he was lacerated with spears from head to foot. It is supposed that he was taken alive and tortured. Gov. Safford has called ont tho militia as tho only way to hold the country. , STAMPS ON PERFUMERY.-The petition of tho "Drug and Druggists* Sundries Importing Association," of New York, asking to be allowed to stamp per? fumery in original packages, without disturbing tho contents, which was for? warded to tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has boon refused on the ground that each bottle is required to be stamped singly by tho law which passed Jane G, 1872, and which wont into effect on the 1st of August. The Commis? sioner says that protection to the arti? cles and security to the parties who deal in them, as well as tho law, require the stamping of each bottle separately. ] Washington Patriot. -??-. ? Mister George Loo, Judgo of tbo Infe? rior Court, had not rocovered sufficiently yesterday, from tho effects of his plea? sure trip North, to descend to the vul? garities of common business. At least, it is so supposed, nineo ho failed to ap? pear at tho court room, and tho clerk, after waiting a half hoar upon bis Honor, was reluctantly obliged to book another 875 against tho County. i Charleston News. Jackson County, Fla., boasts of aoue lcggod Cnnfoderato soldier who has been married sinoo tho war, and who has been made tho happy father of four pair of twins in succession. Pertinent Q,uerlea. COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 13, 1872. Tb Mr. Cardozo, Secretary of State: You have lately attacked Mr. Tomlin - son, a member of yonr party, and a can didute for Governor. Wbat yon say of him may or may not be true; he says it is false. But it seems this charge of falsehood has become BO common among you, that it is difficult to know who speaks the truth, or if there is any truth in your party. Of one faot, however, tho country is well satisfied-according to yonr testimony, regulars and bolters, a more audacious set of thieves never disgraced civilization. You came bore as u preaoher of the Gospel, I believe, turned politician, affected honesty, and now yon are a candidato on the ticket of F. J. Moses, Jr., who, it is conceded, is the most consummate thief and briber in your ranks. "Thou shall not steal." I dace say you have preached from this commandment, but you seem to have forgotten it when you wore elected Secretary of State. By tlio Act of Assembly, No. 467, p. 135, tho Secretary of State is teqaired to pay the fees und perquisites of his office into the Treasury; he is to receive a salary of 33,000, the same to include clerks'salary. By tho Comptroller-General's report of November 1, 1870, it will be seen that you received for salary $3,000; for com? pleting index, 82,000; for clerk, $1,000; for contingent fond, $1,000; making the amount reoeived by you 87,000. At page fifty of that report, I find that you paid into the Treasury, receipts of lees, $1,026. I do not see what you did with your contingent fund; but I do see that, although the Act requires you to pay your derk oat of your salary, you took $1,000 from tho Treasury for that. And do. you mean to say that you only re? ceived for foes and perquisites $1,026 for that year? There in an office which costs the State $7,000. Why, before the war, when the State paid no salary to the Sec? retary, but gave bim the fees and perqui? sites as his compensation, he kept a de? puty in Columbia aud Charleston, paid them both liberally, and made from 33,000 to $5,000 a" your for himself. Since tho war tho recording required to bo done in that office has been increased, and tho fees are tunch larger, aud yet you say that you only received $1,020. Why, Mr. Socretaiy, in yonr report of November 22, I860, pp. 211-2, of reports and resolutions, you say that you issued 1,007 commissions to "officers appointed hy his Excellency the Governor." Now, if I am correctly informed, tho feus for a commission ure $3.25 at least. If this be so, you received for that alone 33,467.75. But you also recorded trust deeds, mortgages, bills of salo, certifi? cates, marriage settlements, grants and plats, leases, official bonds and pardons, for all of which fees and perquisites aro paid, that of right belong to the Treasu? ry, aud you have only paid in $1,026. And yet you attack your brother Reu? ben, the rival candidate for Governor, on tho bolters' tjeket, for dishonesty. You also attack Scott, Chamberlain and Parker, of the Financial Board. Par? son, will it not be as wei) for you to ex? plain this financial transaction, as to the fees aud perquisites in the Secretary of State's olfico, before you denounce Reu? ben as a phosphate thief? There are some other little matters connected with your office of Secretary of State which will not bear ventilation. But the fees and perquisites are enough for one text. When a parson becomes a politician he is almost Bure to lose bia character for sanctity. X. DEATHS. -We regret to learn that Mr. Thomas Yinson, a respected citizen of this County, died in Columbia on Sun? day last. For some time Mr. Yinson bad been suffering from a complicated dis? ease, which bdfiled all medical skill. Under this disease his physical and men? tal powers gave way, and his relatives, and frieuds placed him under Dr. En? sor'? care as a lust hope of restoration. With feeliugs of deop sympathy for the parents, we announce thu death, in this village, on Friday lust, from dipthe ria, of Peter J., oldest sou of Robert W. and Louisa C. Shand, aged six years, three mouths and six duys. j Union Times. We are informed that Tana Frierson, a colored woman, formerly the property of S. E. Maxwell, died on the 1st inst., aged something over 100 years. She had boen in the family of Mr. Maxwell since 1811, and prior to that time in tho fami? ly of Maj. Keels, the father of Mrs. Maxwell. Mr. M. informs ns that, in her long life as a servant, she bore an ir? reproachable character for honesty, fidelity and truth. After emancipation she continued to reside on the old place, and was supplied with the comforts of life by the family whose confidence and affection abe bad won by her faithful? ness.-Keowee Courier. The New York World says: "Mrs. Merriman, now the wife of Pere Hyp. oinshe, is a native of Seneca County, Ohio, the daughter of a farmer named Butterfield. She married when quite young a merohaut named Merriman, of Bucyrns, Ohio, who died three years ago. Mrs. Merriman was, and is, an ex? ceedingly beautiful woman, and as bright as she is beautiful. She was an especial favorite of Henry Ward Beech? er's, and through him procured the posi? tion of correspondent of the New York Times in Puris, in the life-time of Henry J. Raymond. She is a sister of C. W. Butterfield, an attorney of Buey rus." ANOTHER JOB FOB STANLEY.-Tho Jewish Messenger suggests that Stanley should now be detailed to hunt up the lost tribes of Israel, "who disappeared about twenty-fivo centuries ago, and who have since kept a studious silence con? cerning thoir whereabouts." R. S. Tharin, of Charleston, is in New York, trying to arrange with Horaco Greeley for a stumping tour of this State. Eiooal X t o m fi?. m m Cm MATTERS.-Tbe prioe of single copies of the PHONTX ia five oents. The oity authorities should certainly do something with reference to the sup? ply of water. Yesterday morning again, the supply was short. If a fire should break out, Columbia would be in a terri? ble condition. Sergeant-at-Arms Oreen has exhibited to us a trophy, in the shape of an appendage to a monster rattle-snake, which waa killed at Fish Dam, Marion County, on the evening of the 11th. It contained eleven rattles and a button. The next morning, tho "pilot" and mate of his snakeship were despatched at the same place. There is great complaint-and justly, too-with refereuoe to the gas bills. The coal gas ie inferior to the rosin, and the smell is terrible. The bills aro also ahead-although ostensibly lower-as witness tho PHOENIX. The bill for this office, in August, 1870- when the rosin gos was $9, we believe-was $32.40; August, 1872, whon tho price of coal gas-an inferior burning material-is 86, the bill is $36.60. OonsnmerB cannot under? stand this reduction in price. We regret to learn that a son of Mr. W. H. Whitlock-who resides near Frost's Mill, on the Greenville and Co? lumbia Railroad-was accidentally wounded by a ball from a pistol which he was handling, on Thursday last. The wound is severe. Mr. John Bahlman has furnished us with a three-foot specimen of the ser? pentine gourd, grown on his premises. It ii quite a curiosity. I Mr. R. R. Hemphill, of the Abbeville Medium, visited oar sanctum last evening. This is thc last month that internal revenue stamps will have to be fixed to legal doouments, as the new law abolish? ing all stamp duties imposed by Schedule B, except the tax of two cents npon bank checks, drafts or orders, takes effect on the 1st of October. . PHONIXIANA.-The woy the wind blows-Towards Greeley. It is said that "the original Declara? tion of Independence is fading ont." And the deuco of it is, we haven't among our statesmen a single Thomas Jefferson to write another. Never repeat a story unless yoa are certain it is correct, and not even then, unless something is to be gained, either of interest to yourself or for the good of the person concerned. Tattling is a mean and wicked practice, and he who indulges ia it grows more fond of it in proportioa as he is successful. A fashionable boll-The world. Supplemental treaty-"I shall smoke, dear, now I'm married." It is lucky to marry in September, if yon get a good wife and she gets a good husband. A beautiful woman, said Fontenelle, is the purgatory of the parse and the para? dise of the eye. Lifo, according to the Arabio proverb, is composed of two parts-that which is past, a dream; and that which is to come, a wish. The St. Louis Globe soys: "When a Boston mon tries to wind his watch with the door-koy, ho is a little eccentric. They don't sell whiskey there." He who betrays another's secret, be? cause he has quarrelled with him, was never worthy of tife sacred name of a friend; a breach of kindness at one side will not justify abroach of trust on the other. HOTEL AP.UIVALS, September 13.-Columbia Hotel-T G Elam, Va; ii L Fillyan, W C Black? wood, N C; O A Head, A J Stringer, W J Har? din, W F Barr, Anderson; A P Piper, 8 C; P Duffio, W D Kennedy, G W Clark, Charleston; W McFarlane, NG:L D Clark, Louisville; K B Hemphill, L W Forster, A B Wardlaw, Ab? beville; W U Mattox, Ga. Nickerton House-Wm Johnston, F G Johnston, Charlotte; W A Dabney, Atlanta; Wm Murdoch, Salisbury; J W Childes, Balti? more; B F Itiloy, Alabama: D V Long, Pendleton; S A Townes, Ellison Capers, Greenville; F R Wickenburg, James Marah, Charleston; B J Donaldson, Cheraw; F D Bush, G ct C lt ll. LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Simmons' Liver Regulator. J. F. Eiaenmann-New Stock. G. E. Elford-Printing Office for Sale. W. L. James-Steamship Line. The Deinoorotio dissatisfaction in Ver? mont and Maine, on which the Rads baso their hopes of carrying the oonatry, as they claim it exists everywhere, is tho 8malleat graiu of comfort we over knew a party to put ap with. We think dis? satisfaction that con Bist s in polling a vote above previous strength is "all in your eye, Betty Martin," and tho anxious Rads can hug it to their bosoms as much as they please. It is one of Patrick Henry's "delusive phantoms of hope." Counsol should be careful to hit the right mau when they throw ink bottles at one another in court. Here we have a Missouri jadge seriously injured by a blundering bottle-thrower. It is a common thing in Wisconsin for women to ride astride. They may bo seen thus mounted in all tho largo towna. Texas is now divided on tho location of tho capital, the question being be? tween Houston and Waco.