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COLUMBIA. S. C, Sunday Horning, Ootober 20,1872. For President of the United States. HORACE. ?RKELK?. or Ne IT York. For vice-President B. GRATZ BROWN, of JKUiouri. Camac for Bnoonragcmtitt. There is one feature of the State can Tass just ended, which we regard os th? first hopeful sign yet given of the posai ble political reformation of our pinn dered and misgoverned State. We refei to the independence which large nnm bera of the oolored people exhibited it the exercise of their right of suffrage Hitherto, at every oleotion iu the State since their participation iu the duties and privileges of citizenship, they hav< voted, in a solid mass, the party ticket without questioning, nnd, apparently without caring for the character of theil candidates. They had been taught to regard it al most a crime to depart, in the leas degree, from the oourBe dictated bj their leagues and conventions. The] looked upon their tioket with eyes o idolatrous devotion, and were utterly deaf to all appeals, which might be mad? ?to them to alter or amend it in any way This time wo find their vote fluctuating to a surprising extent, even among tin candidates upon the regular ticket. As a general thing, the men of bettei .oharaoter have polled the largest vote. At any rate, a preference has been shown, ?nd thousands of the colored people have voted as ia their judgment wat best, and not simply as their leaders di? rected. This is shown most dearly ic the handsome colored vote which Natha? niel Barnwell, Esq., the independen! candidate for Solicitor of. this Circuit, has received. He is believed to bc elected by a swingeing majority, though the colored vote in the Circuit exceedc the white several thousand. If the Bolt? ers had been elected, the oolored people would have been freed at once from the thraldom of party tyranny, and the final redemption of the State assured. As il is, tho ice has been broken, and we arc firmly impressed with the inspiring faitb that South Carolina's night of degrada? tion and misrule is drawing to a dose. . We shall have an ugly time of it, doubt? less, for two .-yoara more, and be sub? jected to a taxation far more burdensome than auy we have yet experienced. But the feast of the thieves is drawing to a dose. There is an outside pressure in the daily increasing publio sentiment at the North in favor of a chango of thc national policy towards the South, and an inside pressure from a large portion of the oolored citizens in the State, whioh the publio plunderers who have been despoiling the State for the pasl four years cannot muoh longer success? fully resist. If the white people remain true to themselves, and true to their State, bet redemption is assured, and a future in store for us more glorious than our past There is no State on the Atlantic coast more admirably situated than our own. We have two fine harbors, large and in? creasing railroad facilities, the finest cli? mate in the world, fertile soil, large mineral resources, manufacturing advan? tages of a high order, an aotive, ener? getic, high-tjued people, in short, every requisite exoept good government to make a prosperous, happy and great commonwealth. Good government we must and will have if our people remain staunch and true, and will take the necessary steps to insure success. We believe that the best and most ca? pable man in the State can be made Go? vernor at the next eleotion. * .> ? > A constant reading of the Arizona pa Sers, with their endless catalogues of Ia ian outrages, brings the following edi? torial extract from the Arizona Miner, of the 21st ult., published at Prescott, out of the realm of exaggeration into that of stern reality: It will soon be ten years sinoe we first arrived in this Territory, and, in looking book over onr long residence here, me? mory fails to point out one week in whioh ono or moro white men have not been murdered by Indians, and in which valuable property has not been stolen or destroyed by the same people. For five years of this time our duty as editor of this paper has compelled us to record most of tho bloody deeds that have been enacted, as well os to note and comment upon the losses that have been sustained by our oitizeuB. And, again, it has fallen to our lot to view the mangled remains of many of the victims of savage feroci? ty; to feel for thoso Whoso last dollar's worth of property was taken from them; to loee property of our own; to be made a target of by Apaches; to be on the watoh against surprise, and to bnvo our hair ereot itsolf, and to stand, ride and walk in fear aud trembling of larking savages. Need we say, then, that we are tired of this state of affairs, tired of the unpleasant duty it has forced us to per? form? Scarcely. Mr. William Knox, a public-spirited citizen of Chester, sixty-three years of ?ge, is dead. THE REB?IVT.-Tba following are the names pf those who have received a ma? jority of the Totes cast at the recent eleotion in this County: Governor-F. J. Moses. Iiientonant-GoTemor-R. H. Gleaves. Secretary o! State-H. E. Hayne. Attorney-General-8. W. Melton. Treasurer-F. L. Oardozo. Comptroller-General-S. E. Hogo. Superintendent of Education-J. K. Jillson? Adjutant and Inspector General-H. W. Puma. Representatives-A. W. Curtis, S. B. Thompson, Chas. Mioort, S.T. Gilmore. Coroner-I. H, Coleman. 'Sheriff-J. E. Dent. Clerk-D. B. Miller. Probate Judge-S. D. Swygert. Behool Commissioner-D. Salmond. County Commissioners-E. M. Weston, W. E. Hayne, U. Portee. Congressman-Third District-R. B. Elliott. Congressman nt Large-R. H. Cain. Solicitor-J. H. Run kio. The following is tho vote on the con? stitutional amendments: Constitutional amendment-Yes, 2,690; No, 39. Constitutional amendment, Art. XVI -YeB, 2,793; No, 61. The following is the result of the elec? tion in Marlboro: Solicitor-D. D. McGoll. House of Representatives-Jaoob All? man, Dudley P. MoLaurin. Sheriff-J. H. Jones. Clerk of Court-T. W. Allen. Judge of Probate-J. Wesley Smith. Sohool Commissioner-Frank Hazle. County Commissioners-C. T. Stubbs, Edward Miles, Joel L. Easterling. Coroner-John Bristow. The Winusboro Sews says: The unofficial oaloulation is that Du? val! ia eleoted Sheriff; Sanders Ford Se? nator; downey Clerk of the Court; Nel? son Judge of Probate; Crawford Sohool Commissioner; Elliott, Jacobs and J. M. Martin, County Commissioners; Isaac Miller and Levi Lee, Houso of Repre? sentatives. The third member of the Legislature is still in doubt, M. S. Mil? ler and Smart running very close to each other. A. S. Wallace has carried the County by. 1,815. \ BOWEN ELEOTED SHEBXFF.-All the Radical politicians in the city were on tip-toe yesterday, until it was positively known th ut Bowen had beaten Mackey by several hundred majority. In the oity, Mackey han a majority of 1,849, but in the country precincts Bowen has at least 2,500 majority. Tue indications are that Mr. Willimau is eleoted Clerk of Court, and that Mr. G. I. Cunningham is elected County Commissioner. The rest of the ticket is badly out up, and it cannot be certainly known what candi? dates for the Legislature are elected, until the official reports oome in from the parishes.-Cliarleston News. TALK OF A CONTEST IN CAMDEN.-The vote in Kershaw is ss follows: Moses, 1,328; Tomlinson, 1,013. Rainey re? ceived 2,209; Cain, 1,342; L. E. John? son, 977. Total number of votes cast, 2,375. The Regulars elect their entire ticket by a little more than 300 majority. The Bolters speak of contesting the election, as two old precincts were not opened, at which they would have re? ceived a considerable number of votes. MOSES WINS IN MARION.-All the polls are heard from, with tho following re? sult: Regular ticket, 2,402; Bolters' ticket, 2,236; majority for the Regular ticket, 166. Thu Conn ty Republican ticket is elected by the same majority, the Democrats voting with the Bolters. The colored people voted solidly. Few whites voted. The Republican tioket was somewhat split. The eleotion passed off quietly. OOONBE.-The eleotion in this County passed off quietly. The Tomlinuon ticket for State officers is abont 600 votes ahead. Gov. Perry's majority for Con? gress is also between 500 and 600. Col. Keith has been elected to the Senate by a large majority. Mr. Herndon is one of our Representatives; the othor is in doubt. Stribling, for Clerk, Dendy, for Probate Judge, Craig, for Sheriff, Lewis, for Sohool Commissioner, and Wooden, for Coroner, have been elected. W. H. Stribling has been eleoted County Com? missioner, the other two being doubtful. \Keowee Courier. Tho following is the result of the eleo? tion in Lexington Ooonty: Se o? tor-J. C. Hope. Representatives-Henry A. Moot zo, Dr. J. H. Lowman. Sheriff-Henry H. Geiger. Clerk-Wm. J. Asman. Probate Jadge-S. P. Wingard. N. Harn well's majority for Solicitor is 1,000 in Lexington County. A very serious aooident happened last Sunday to Mr. W. T. Lightfoot, as he was driving.out, near Orangebarg, with bis family, very nearly resulting in the death of one or more of the parties. While on a bridge, the horse shied and stepped off the bridge, carrying with him tba buggy, in which wero seated Mr. and Mrs. Lightfoot, together with three ohildren ana a nieoo of Mr. Light? foot. The water was quite deep enough to have drowned them, and possibly would have dono so, bad it not been for some oolored men who drovo up at the moment, and rescued them from the perilous position they were ocoupyicg under tho upturned wagon. The storo and stook of J. Moody, who merchandises six miles North of Marion Court House, was totally destroyed by Bro on Tuesday night. Loss about 88,000, partially covored by $6,600 in surnnoo. The fire was oortuinly tho work of incendiaries. Barnwell is to have a town hall. The Sons of Temperance have takon the mat? ter in hand. Xiii o cal Items. -? . Om MATTERS.-Tho prioe of single oopies of the PHOENIX is five oents. Old newspapers for sale at PHOSNIX office, at fifty cents a hundred. We have received No. 2 of "A Cyclo? pedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Diokeus,"com piled from his works and alphabetically arranged by F. G. De Fontaine. Published by E. J. Hale & Son, New York. Attention is directed to a change in the schedule of tho North Caroliua Divi? sion of the Bich mond and Danville Bail road. Yesterday, tho weather was gusty and the streets dusty. There were eeveral errors in the tabu? lar statement of the result of tho election in this County, as published in our issue of yesterday. Mr. J. E. Dont received 224 votes nt Hopkins, and Mr. P. F. Fr uzeo 5. Mr. N. Barnwell received a total of 1,853 voteB and Mr. J. H. Bunkle 2,195. The Union, on the victory ia this State, hoists one dead chicken. What will become of the hen roo.,ts if Grant oarries the nation? Mrs. D. P. Bowers, tho celebrated tragic actress, supported by Mr. J. C. McCollom, and a selected New York company, will render the grand histori? cal play of "Elizabeth," at Irwin's Hall, to-morrow evening, tho 21st inst. The fair of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina will bo opened to-morrow two weeks hence. ExteuBivo preparations are being mado for a grund exhibition. Mr. A. Palmer anuounoes a large lot of btavos for yulti at prioos corresponding to those previous to the late rise iu irou. His stook is large and varied, and you can pay your money and take your choice. We learn that a representativo of thc Charleston News and one of tho Courier had a difficulty in Charleston, a fewduys since, and coffee and pistols for two are freely spoken of. For neck-wear of every kind we com meud Messrs. Kinard & Wiley. They have, among other styles, Albion, Im? promptu, Compromiso, Clarendon, Club House, Butterfly, etc Many of them ore entirely new, embracing ties, slides and patent catches, of every shade, from pea green to loyal blue. To those who require suspenders, we can recommend the Sampson braoe. The Bichmond papers note the appear? ance in that city of well executed 820 United States Treasury notes. So per? fect is their imitation that they are cal? culated to deceive the best informed. The Baltimore papers also make mention of a dangerous imitation of tho fifty cents fractional curreuoy bill which has been put in circulation in that oity. Oar citizens and bankers should be on the lookout, as specimons of these notes will no doubt find their way hither. There are now two vacancies in the higher branch of the General Assembly one caused by tho death of Mr. H. W. Duncan, Senator from Union, and the other by the decease of Mr. L. M. Wim? bush, Senator from Chester. It is to be hoped that an order for an election to fill these vacancies will be issued at an ?arly day, and that a repetition of the outrage on the oitizens of Lexington County may never occur. Chester, no doubt, would eleot a Radical Senator, while Union is sure for a Democrat. The Union says, significantly, "in Union there is need for care." A school for the edaoation of Catholio children-boys and girls-has boen opened at the corner of Taylor and Gates streets, by two of tho nuns from the Valle Cruois Instituto. The attend? ance, thns far, has numbered about twenty-five, but the oapaoity of the school is equal to twice that number. A small oolored boy, about nine years of age, by the name of Isaac Brown, very dark, has very white teeth, and stammers, is missing from his homo. Any one finding him will please turn him over to the Chief of Police. We were led into an error in stating that the stone-outters employed on the vault of the new Central Bank building were on a strike. Operations had ceased from the fact that the material on hand had been consumed, and work will be resumed in a few days. W. D. Love Sc Co. aro now sottlod in their new quarters, and give dry goods purchasers an outline of their stock in our advertising columns this morning. We are requested to inquire of "Old Probabilities" if ho will be kind enough to send an area of rain in this direction. Mr. McKenzie announces, in official form, in our issue of this morning, his receipt of good things. Bead thu list and take your ohoioe. Col. S. A. Pearce, membor of tho Na? tional Liberal Republican Exeoutive Committee from this State, is ia the city, having returned from an extended i visit North. The Conservativo ticket, beaded by Hope for the Senate, bas been elected from Lexington over both tho Bolters ?nd the regalar Radical ticket Jane Mobley, we learn, tendorod his resignation as Auditor of Union County, to Gov. Scott, on the 15th instant, in anticipation of his eleotion to the Gene? ral Assembly on the following day. Bat the retarnB from Union Gonnty ?how that tho "best laid schemes o' mice and men gang afb eglee." Messrs. J. A. Hendrix A* Bro., ever mindful of the typos, sent in to our em? ployees Inst night a nice little treat, in the way of apples and crackers. A new sign board for the display of circus pictures bas been erected next to Mrs. Heed's millinery establishment. Mr. C. F. Jackson has ereoted a sign in front of his store, which is both odd and attractive. It is of the color of Sut Lovengood's dog. Now that the cool nights are ooming on, people are thinking about fixing up their front gates. They say there ?B no uso trying to keep them in repair BS long as the evenings are favorable to outside courting. One of the wants of this age is a gate hinge that will bear the weight of a young couple without straining the gato nor the young oouple. SAD.-Mr. Hugh MoElrono, of our oity, has mot with nevoral sorrowful afflictions in the past few days. He lost an interesting girl, nine years of age, last Sunday, from diphtheria, and on Thursday night, his infant child fell into the tire and was severely burued. Bat on Frid-iy night, his oup of bitternosu was filled to overflowing, when the ?oui of Mrs. MoElrono winged its flight to immortality; she also hoing a victim to j diphtheria. BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES.-Mr. M. J. Calnan, agent at tho repository of Mr. John Agnew, situated at the corner of Sumter and Washington streets, has made his autumnal bow to the public. This establishment has the capacity, in both workmen and material, of turning ont vehicles of any description with both neatness and despatch. The force em? ployed haa been considerably incroasod, in order to meet the demands of the public, and we believe that the taste of any purchaser can bo satisfied in either home or Northern manufacturer, at this establishment. Make, your purchases at home, and oirculate your money where, like bread cast upon the waters, it will return to you in the course of time. THE PRINCE OF SHOWMEN.-Mr. P. T. Barnum, who enjoya the above soubri? quet, hos sent us bis sard, announcing his intention of visiting all the Southern States the present season. His show consists of a great museum, menagerie, caravan and hippodrome combined, which exhibition is as novel, colossal and varied as money and experience can make it. The museum collection, be? sides containing a whale which is "very like a whale," being 100 feet long, con? sists of thousands of curiosities, includ? ing rare and unique Bpeoimens in every department of natural history, works of art, expensive mechanical human Agares and automatons, as well as living human phenomena; thus making up a marvelous combination, such as gave P. T.'s great New York Museum so much oelebrity for thirty years. The menagerie contains several hundred living wild animals, many of which are very rare and costly. To this is added a magnificent Roman hippodrome and mammoth circus, with thorough-bred Arabian horses, trained camels, and fifty of the beet performers in the wotld, and a large company of gymnasts, acrobats, athletes, &o. COMING.-The great James Robinson and his champion circus and trained animal exposition are on their second triumphant annual tour, visiting princi? pal towns only. Their company is larger and more talented this season than ever, led by the only Robinson, the acknow? ledged "champion bare-back equestrian of tho world;" Frank Pastor, the cele? brated somersault rider; Little Eugene, Master Clarence, M'Ue Louise Boshell, Shoppee and Whitney, Davenport Bro? thers, Wm. Gormon, George Graham, the Qregories, the Lo Clair family, and Billy Burke and Charley King as clowns, together with the great riding dog, "Phil. Sheridan," and an immenso corps of leapers, tumblers and gymnasts in general. Mr. Robinson's stud of trained horses aro said to be unsurpassed, and perform feats truly wonderful. The museum department is under tho oharge of Mr. C. H. Normon, an experienced oaterer, who will give interesting lec? tures on the thousands of curiosities to bo seen on the day of exhibition. The great golden chariot used in the proces? sion is said to bo tho finest and most ex? pensive over built. This great show will bo in Columbia on tho 26th of Oc? tober. IMPROVEMENTS.-The building intend? ed for tho Union Savings Bank is rapidly approaching completion, and President Southern expects soon to be in posses? sion. Thc charter of the new institution is a good ono, and there is no doubt that it will be one of the most popular sav? ings banks in the State. Mr. B. W. Johnson is the contractor for this bijou of a building. Tho front of tho Grand Central dry goods house, of Messrs. W. D. Love Sc Co., is being painted, as also tho side, apparently for the display of a largo sign. The new confectionery and bakery of Mr. W. Steiglitz, on Main street, below the PHONIX offioe, is making rapid pro? gress toward being occupied. The front presents a very neat appenranee. The ornamental work on the Temple of Art, coustruoted under the tasteful superintendence of Mr. B. Weam, of tho firm of Weam Sc Hix, is receiving its finishing touches, and ere long will be the object of every eye on our main I horoagbfare. It will be truly beautiful. Messrs. Brookbanks Sc Co. are pre? paring to occupy the establishment for? merly used as a furniture warehouse by Fagan Bros. The front is being repaint? ed, and the internal arrangements are being neatly disposed. They will proba? bly remove to their new quarters early next week. A portion of Main street is being bed? ded with gravel. THE COTTON STATES' AGBICCXT?BAI? FAIR AT ?CQUSTA.-Tho third annual Fuir of the Cotton States Mechanics' and Agricultural Fair Association will commence next Tuesday at Augusta. Tho Association commences its exposi? tion this year under the most flattering auspices. Under the difficulties whioh .ittondod the first year's operations of tho Association, it ran in debt; but last .-ummer, through the publio spirit of the City Council of Augusta and the citi? zens, all this indebtedness was paid off, and tho Association is free and untram? meled. The premium list is liberally and most skillfully arranged, and is cal? culated to interest the representatives of every brauch of Southern industry. The gentlemen who havo oharge of the affair have an experience of several years; they have profited aad have been taught by the lessons of former exhibi? tions, and have taken every precaution to make the Fair a completo success. The manufacturer, the meohauic, the planter, the raiser of horses, of cattle, of poultry, will find that everything has been done to ensure their oouveniouce, and to give the articles which they may enter au advantageous place. A large crowd ia expeoted to be present, and the exhibitor could find no better field for benefiting himself and the publio than will be presented in that city. No one need stay away for fear of insufficient accommodations. The citizens will make every exertion to entertain suitably their guests, and Augusta has plenty of first clnsB hotels and boarding-houses. Let no visitor who oan go stay away. A cordial invitation is extended to all, and we are oouviuced that no one who* goes to Augusta will fail to have a pleasant and instructive visit. PoMEROI-SUEDAin CONCERTS.-This celebrated operatic concert troupe will uppear in this city, about the 28th inst. They have been giving concerts in our neighboring oities, and have received the hearty eucomiums of both the press and the publio. Miss Pomoroy's feats of vocal agility are described as startling and brilliant, and her difficult and bril? liant cadenzas all that could be expeoted of the human voice. The brothers Corme Albert and Louis, respectively eight and nine years of age, are spoken of as hav? ing taken the publio and tho critics by surprise. They sprang from obscurity to recognition as first class artists, and in a short time aohieved a distinction for whioh many have labored for years. Mr. Siuolair, who was conductor for several years at the Opera de Italiennes, iu Paris, is decorated with fonrtoen medals from the principal mu ?cal institutes in Franoe, Italy and Germany. One of the San Franoisoo journals, the Alta Gali forniaK winds np a eulogistic notice of Miss Pomeroy's olosing appearance in that oity ss follows: "The appearance of Miss Pomeroy was the occasion for thunders of applause. Beautiful as a poet's dream, possessing a voice rich in melody and pathos, she charmed tho hearts of the audience and won from them enthusiastic cheers and showers of bouquets. Wo unhesitatingly pronounce her the finest contralto ou the Pacific coast, and bespeak for her a glo? rious future. May her Mines full in pleasant places,' and may He who hus endowed her so richly protect her from al! harm during her long journey; and while absent, San Francisco will lose u lady whoso accomplishments and beauty it will bo hurd to replace." Cracks in stoves may be effectually stopped by a paste mndo of ashos and Rait. MAIL AIIKANQEMENTS.-Th? Northers mail opens at 3.20 P. M.; closes 11.00 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 5.30 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M. ; doses 6.00 A. M. Western opens and doses 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opens 2.30 P. M.; doses 11.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. RELIGIOUS SEBVIOES THIS DAY.-Tri? nity Church-Rev. P. J. Skand, D. D;, Rector, ll A. M. and 5 P. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. D. Der? rick, 10 ?? A. M.; Rev. D. K. McFar? land, 1% P. M. Sunday School. o% P. M. . Washington Street Church-Rev D E. McFarland, 10>? A M. Catholic Church-Rev. J. L. Fullerton. First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Second Mass at 10 A. M. ; Vespers at 4J? P. M. Ladson Memorial Chapel-Services at 10>? A. M. and 8 P. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rude. 10X A. M. Lunatio Asylum-Rev. W. J. McKay. 9 A. M. 4 Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Reynolds. 10J4 A. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. J. R, Wilson, 10>? A. M. and 7>? P. M. PHCENIXIANA.-Taste is the microscope of judgment. Men often criticise girls' figures, bat when a girl has a few thousand of her own, they generally think the figure about right. 1 ' Iudian reservations-Scalps. Au Indianapolis man, dozing in his pew, suddenly shouted "Hurrah for Hendricks I" Michael Gorman hos died from the ef? fects of habitual over-eating, in spite of his doctor, who said, "If you will gor? mandize, why Gorman dies, that's alt.'/ Do-mewer-The cat. AU the newspapers have mentioned that Fanny Fern was the wife of James Parton, but not one of them hai men? tioned that she was the mother-in-law of Q. K. Philander Doestioks, P. B. A curious book has appeared in Eng? land, entitled "A Yoioe from the Back Pews to the Pulpit and Front Seats." Monograms, embroidered in tulle veils, ?B the latest frivolity in that line. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. James Robinson's Mammoth Circus. C. V. Antwerp-Found at Last. J. McKenzie-Confectioneries, ko. W. D. Love & Co.-Dry Goods. Cottage for Sale. A Card. HOTEL AIIHIVALS, Ootober 19 - National Hotel-E K Tribble, LaureuB; H W Tinsley, Union; J D Gardner, Jr, N O; W J Montgo? mery, Marion; H E Norman, ti O; J t? Land, Greenville; W Swearinger and lady, Edgo fleld; T I? Lane, P Balden, Ky; V B Swann, N O; JD Irwin, D Gameakey, ? I; J H Savage, Ala; J ll Means, E B Means, W L Disher, Charleston; H Vanantwerp, N Y. Hendrix House-P Lovenstein, Md; J Lan horn, Mis? Anna Lanhorn, Ridgeway; O W Jay, G ? Bradley, N Y; W P Wideman, Abbe viUe; O L Jones, N C; W B Seal, Va. Nivkerson House-T O Gower, Greenville; J M Seigier, Newberry; W C Anderson, N Y; L do Leon, Chicago; Gen Bobert Ransom, N O; r J Steers, A L & B; E E Platt, St Lonja; J W Shaokloford, S O; J G Dutton, N O. Columbia Hotel-J A Richardson, S O; B G Yocum, D Hemphill, Cheater; E P Brooks, J L Clarke, Md; J H Rion, Winnaboro; E Lau? rent, C K Knowles, N Y, "USED UP."-What is the predse meaning of tim familiar phrase when employed to signify an unnatural condi? tion of body and mind? It means ex? haustion, languor, want of vita! energy, mental apathy-a pitiable state of physi? cal and mental helplessness. The best, and in faot the only perfeotly reliable panacea for a "used np" system is that most popular and potent of medicinal stimulants, Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters. No matter whether the health has been broken down by excessive labor, over study, an insalubrious atmosphere, anx? iety, irregularities in diet, dissipation, or any other cause, this powerful and pleasant vegetable restorative will soon recruit the drooping energies of nature, restoring the integrity of the nerves, and re-establishing that functional regu? larity wbioh is essential to animal vigor and a hopeful frame of mind. As a cure for debility, in alt its varied manifesta? tions, Hostetter'a Stomaoh Bitters is nn upproaohed by any tonio in the materia medica. A thickly-wooded island, known as Long Island, about fourteen miles above Muscatine, in the Mississippi, has turned out to be a regular robbers' nest. The discovery was made by the polioe of Da* venport, who, having had their suspi? cions aroused, visited the spot recently, but, on reanhing it, found that the thieves had fled. Many evidences, how? ever, of occupation of the island were strewn around. Boxes of all kinds aud many sizes were thick on the ground, with bits of piper and pieoes of twine and rope, here and there an old gar? ment, and many signs of carpenter work. Acoording to the report of farmers liv? ing near by, the island had been aban? doned by thu villains only the day be? fore, when they bad loaded a large yawl nud a skiff with plonder, and started Southward. None of the houses in the vicinity of the island had been disturbed by tho'thieves, and the farmers thought the people on the island were a party of sportsmen, for they were often seen fish? ing in the river, and starting off with guns on their shoulders, as if going off on a bunt. ?? ? ?. ... Some of the newspapers waste a great deal of unnecessary ink by writing the name of Charles O'Oonor with two n's. O'Conor himself has grown rich by avoiding such reckless extravagance.