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COLUMBIA. S. C. Tnesiay Morning:, October 22, 1872. For President of the United Stales, HORACE UIIEELCY, or NtW Yurk. For Vice-President B. GB&TZ B HOW IV, of Missouri. Oar Daly Now In the Presidential con? td. Nothing was ever gained by apathy and indifference, either in politics or any of the other concerns of life. Persistent effort is the seoret of success in almost every instauoe, and when combined with honest faith seldom misses its goal. Tuero is nw thing io weak as despair; nothing so strong aa manly exertion. These aro trite truths, but thej need to be brought to the attention of our peo? ple at this time, for we seem laboring under a fit of political despondency, which, if not removed, will be the sure cause of our utter discomfiture and tho ruin of our State. It is bootless, though, to speak now of our recent State election. It is not pleasant, and, proba? bly, not profitable. We must take the result BS it stands, with a hope and a de? termination to do better next time. The question of greatest and moat pressing importance to us, at present, is the Pre? sidential contest between Greeley and Grant; and which culminates at the elec? tion - just two weekB from to-day. Though most interested in the result, most unanimous in our support of Gree? ley, and most to bo benefited by his elec? tion, the Conservatives of South Caroli? na have alone, of all of the States of the Union, failed to make at least the neces? sary arrangements to cast their votes in ?his behalf. It is. trae, that there ?B no hope of carrying this State against Grant, but that is no reason why we should not do our duty-act up to our honest con? victions and leave the rest to Providence. Moreover, we may help the good oause in North Carolina, for instance, by pre? senting an undaunted front here. The dre should be kept , up along the whole line, or else the enemy may concentrate their forces to our disadvantage. The Cincinnati platform is grounded in patriotic truth and right. The move? ment sprang into existence from a popu? lar impulse, and is bound eventually to be pushed on to full fr ait ion. In it we have undoubtedly far the greater por? tion of the best, the ablest, and the most patriotic of the leaders of both the old Demooratio and Republican parties. It is a desperate fight, however, we are making against all the corrupting power and patronage of the Qovernment; more dangerous than ever before in the history of the republic, and bucked, too, by Grant's great personal hold upon the hearts of the Northern people, as the successful Union General. We may be defeated, truly, but it is not the part of brave men or good citizens to allow a possible, or even a probable, defeat to chill their courage or make them waver in the discharge of their plain duty. We are certainly not without reasonable ground of hope-very strong ground of hope-of Greeley's election. The great? est danger which besets us is the possi? ble despondency which may come upon our people on account of the failure in Pennsylvania. The truth is, we laid too much store by that State, from the con? viction which almost every honest man felt, that suoh a suspicions character as Hartrauft could not, in an intelligent community, engage successfully in a contest with so pare and able a man aB Baokalew. That great State would have been a most desirable ally, beyond all question, to the Liberal cause; but we can do without her, and without many others, and still beat Qraut. Even should we fail in getting control of the Presidency, it is still highly de? sirable to get as strong an opposition as possible in Congress, to prevent the ex? treme and uoirupt aotions of the Radi? cals. The white people of Sooth Curo lina oan aid the good canse materially, ii they will, by showing that they have an interest in it. If we allow the election of Greeley to go by default, we in whose behalf the Liberal movement was princi? pally made, and whose special champion Greeley has become, what can we expect onr friends to do at the North?- Such a oonrse is absurd and suicidal, and we call npon the Exeoutive Oommittoe of the Demooratio party and the representa? tive of the Liberal Republican party in the State to put out at once a Greeley electoral ticket; and we call upon every good citizen of tho State, who does not favor the election of General Grant, to come ont to tho polls aud vote for them. It is too lato now to make anything of an active canvass; but surely it should not need, in the present emergency, any very argent appeals from the stump or elsewhere to seouro a full response from all trae sons of South Carolina. . Remember the only complete Mon age - rio traveling South is "Old John Robin? son's"-Columbia, November ll. To tlic citizen? of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S. G., October 21, 1872. For the information of tbe public and for tue purposo of warning the tax? payers of tb?B Htuto against a s?beme which bas been gotten up by certain Stute officials, by wbioh certain men are to make a largo amount of money by de? frauding the people, I wish to address to you a few words. A little more than one year ago I was appointed to the position of Auditor of State, and since that time I have endeavored to do my.duty in that connection to the best of my judgment. How far J baye succeeded remains for the people to deoide. The first action, which, out of my regular course of duties, I deemed it inoumbent upon md to take, was the prevention of the circu? lation of the Blue Ridge scrip. This, I was repeatedly told by the Governor, some ono was going to do; but nfter waiting until almoat too late, I learned that the action of the Governor was simply for the purpose of forcing John J. Patterson, the President of the com? pany, to pay certain alaims which he held against the road, in the shape of a note of the company, which he procured in a way not likely to add to . .e reputa? tion of an honest man. Waiting, as I have hor oto foro said, until almost too late, for some ono to take this matter into the courte, I finally instituted the necessary proceedings, with the sanction of tho Governor. After proceedings had been commenced and the usual uecessary inducements been offered his Excellency, an effort was made by him? self aud other? interested, to induce me to withdraw (he suit. $10,000 in cash was offered me by one party the day that tho case came into court; and au indirect offer of 325,000 in scrip was subsequent? ly made by another party, in case I would consent to withdraw the suit. Thia, I, of course, refused; and the matter has been a bone of contention be? tween us ever since. Aa effort wua made soon after the ad? journment of. the -Legislature, and con? tinued for Borne two or three months, to induce me to levy a specloliax to pay the interest upon the entire bonded debt of the State, legal and illegal, to be collect? ed immediately. This I refused, al? though an inducement of $20,000 in ooeh was offered me, to either levy the tax or resign my position for the purpose of al? lowing Dr. Neagle to make the levy ; and, at the same- time, I was informed that Gov. Scott had promised Dr. Neagle to remove me; in ease J ref used to make the levy. I ng ain dedin eil to comply with their wishes. Mow, a second effort has been made to force me to levy a tax to pay the interest upon the fraudulent debt of the State, and to inolude a levy of three mills upon the dollar to redeem $450,000 of the ! Blue Ridge scrip-'one-quarter of the entire issue-which hos, by decision of his Honor Judge A. J. Willard, of the Supreme Oourt, been decided unconsti? tutional and invalid. Now, while I deem it the duty of every good citizen to pay all just and lawful taxes, I do not consider it his duty to pay every tax that may be imposed by unscrupulous meu, who chance to be in power. Nor do I consider it the duty of any officer who, through the force of circumstances, happens to be tho ap? pointee of such men, to blindly follow their dictation, without regard to right or wrong. So thinking, and acting as I consider it the duty of a good officer and an honest man, I have again refused to comply with their wishes; and I have this day received aa order removing me from office. It is but just to myself to add, that I was informed by his Excel? lency the Governor that I might retain the office, provided I would make the levy. His Excellency, while insisting upon the levy of these taxes, informed me that he knew the money, if collect? ed, would not be applied to the purpose for which it was levied, but that that was none of our business; that it was our duty to levy the tax; and he based his argument upon the ground that many outstanding claims wore now held against the State, (of which he is tho possessor to the amount of $10,000, as he himself informed me,) and that the Treasurer would have no funds to pay them. His only other argument was, that he hail publicly pledged his word to Henry Clews & Co. that tho tax would bo levied-, and that, should it not be, he would Btaud before the people in the light of inconsistency. This scheme is, UB I have said, no new movement; but while Auditor of the State, I succeeded iu preventing its con? summation. Being no longer ia such position, I am powerless to proteot your interests, and 1 now leave it to you to say, shall this plot be carried out, nod you bo subjected to pay this enormus tax, amounting to twenty mills for State, and, in this County, five and one-half mills for County-two sud one-half times the tax of last year? or will you unite iu .a determined effort to prevent the conti? nuance of the frauds wbioh have impo? verished the poople and disgraced the State? To bring euoh an effort to a suc? cessful issue, I pledge for my own part my most hoartv co-operation. * EDWIN F. GARY, Late State Auditor. ELECTION RETURNS.-A correspondent writes as follows relative to tho election in Lancaster: Tomlinson, 1,004; Moses, 982. Tho whole bolters' ticket ahead in the County. The Democratic tioket was oleotod io tho County, with the exoeption of one Rep? resentative-D. C. Wolf, (white Repub Hean,) who beat his opponent, Welsh, by a majority of pino. The Democratic majority in the County is ninety-five. The Democrats lost 100 votes on account of sickness, which prevails extensively in tho Eastern and Southern portions. On Monday last, a oolored man named Joe Berrygall was drowned in Winyah Bay. Tho Mexican, border troubles have entered ou a now stage. While we bad a commission taking evidence of the outrages upon Texan settlers along the Bio Grande, the Mexicans, it appears, had a commission of their own at work receiving testimony on the Eame subject, but from a purely Mexican standpoint. Thoy intend to assert that they are not to blame; that it is only one of the nor? mal conditions of society in euch places, and that Americans aro interested in the raids as well as th? citizens of their re? public. The diaphanous nature of theso arguments will bo appreciated when oar commissioners make their report. A compromise of some kind is to bo pro? posed, and the delightful normal statu of Mexican society to be offered as a pattern for the rest of the world. Our Government bas all along, for the sake of iutoruational courtesy, protended to assume that Mexico wus willing but unable to stop these outrages; but this attempted palliation of their enormity should lead them now to speak as they think. WINKSBOKO, S. C., Oct. 21, 1872. The reoent election returns for Fair? field show that the bolters have gained the Senator and two County Commis? sioners. The whites supported the best men on either ticket, and elected most of - them. This may bo considered a great victory for independent voting. Under the despotic rule of the League, the Bad ?cal majority hos always been about 1,200, but henceforth personal merit will probably be considered ia the contest. Owiug to the disgraceful apa? thy of the whites, Wallace's majority ia 1,800. But niuuy of tho votes were illegally cast. At all the precincts ex? cept four, the managers failed either to qualify themselves or to swear tho voters, though both are required by law. If these precincts be thrown out, the over? whelming majority will be reduced to about 900, and the contest between Wallace and Perry will probably bo de? cided in favor of the latter. The de? feated candidates for County offices also speak of contesting- the election. If this be done, the. result is still doubtful. At any rate, the power of tho League "has gone whore the woodbine twincth." S. Patrons of Husbandry. COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 10, 1872. By virtue of the authority vested iu me as Master of the State Grange, and in accordance with the following resolu? tion, adopted at the meeting of the Masters, Past Masters and Deputies of Patrons of Husbandry, held at Oolumbia, Ootober 9, 1872, to wit: "That the Master be requested to ap? point one Deputy in each County, to or? ganize subordinate Granges, and that he assign them their Counties to operate in," I hereby appoint the following named gentlemen Deputies: F. A. Connor, CokeBbary Grange, Ab? beville County. James A. Hoyt, Anderson Grange, Auderson County. J. W. Ogilvie, Allandale Grange, Barnwell County. L. A. Harper. Beaufort County. A. B. Rose, Ashley Grange, Charles? ton Connty. Julius Mills, Fishing Creek Orango, Chester County. S. G. Godfrey, Cheraw Grange, Ches? terfield County. J.S. Richardson, Clarendon County. L. A. Harper, St. George Grange, Ool leton County. E. R. Mcivor, Darlington Grange, Darlington County. D. O. Tompkins, MeetiDg St. Grange, Edgefield County. T. W. Woodward, Winnsboro Grange, Fairfield County. Bou. Alston, Winyah Grange, George? town County. C. N. Donaldson, Greenville Grange, Greenville County. T. E. Dudley, Horry County. Wm. N. Shannon, Wateree Grange, Kershaw County. J. H. W. Stevens, Waxhaw Grange, Lancaster County. Wm. Anderson, Laurens Grange, Lau? rens County. Wm. L. Shuler, Fork Grange, Lexing? ton County. T, E. Dudley, Aikeu Grange, Marlboro County. O. D. Evans, Marion Grange, Marion County. Frar.k Moore, Now Chapel Grange, Newberry Gonn ty. D. Wyatt Aiken, Ocooee County. W.F. Barton, Orange Grange, Orange burg County. D. Wyatt Aikeu, Piokeus County. C. O. Marshall, Columbia Grange, Richland County. John H. Evins, Spartauburg Grange, Spartauburg County. John S. Richardson, Sumter Orango, Sumter County. G. D. Poako, Fairforest Orango, Union County. Jas. Mccutcheon, Iudiautown Grange, Williamsburg County. E. M. Law, York Grango, York Coun? ty. Stokes, who killed Fisk, and Foster, tho car-hook murderer, ocoupy cells on tho same floor, and within twenty foot of -Mich other, in tho Tombs, in Now York. A correspondent from tho city writes: "Two men now Btrickeu in yours, and both crushed by misfortune, visit tho prison several times a week. Each basa son imprisoned for murder. Ono of theso mon is the father of Fostor, the other is the father of Stokes. What a spectacle to see the old men meeting iu the corridor, eaoh in searoh of a blood? stained child." A DIAMOND STEALER'S CONFESSION.-A Memphis despatch, of thu 15th instant, Baye: Sinco the confession of James Kenney, a noted thief, now serving a term in the Tennessee penitentiary, of his connection with "Billy" Forrester and others in the Schooler diamoudlrob bery at New Orleans, in 1871, Mr. Schooler has oome hore. After consult? ing with Ohief of Police Athey, he, with that officer, proceeded to Nashville, und obtaining an interview with Kenny, pre? vailed upon him to make n full confes? sion, which is to tho effect that the rob? bery was planned by Forrester, Frank Dayne, alias^Dsgo Frank, now in jail in Jersey City, and Davo Cummings, and. that in order to draw the police from the scene of the robbery they hired men to set steamboats at the landing on fire, by which trick tho Bteamors Thompson Dean, Magenta, und four others were consumed. Daring the fire tho robbery was effected, $100,000 worth of dia? monds being obtained. After remaining quiet awhile the spoils were divided, and he and Forrester came to this city, where n portion were sold and the remainder tent East, one large stone being Bold to Angelo Mowe, who is now on trinl hero for robbing the safe of tho Chief of Police. Returning to Memphis, Mr. Schooler and the Chief found Angelo's piu put up as bail. Mr. Schooler ut once recognized the stone, and soon after several others were found and identified, never having been removed from the ori? ginal setting. In conversation with Mr. Athey, Kenney said he was certain that Forrester murdered Nathan, but no ono knew all about it but Forrester's wife, now in Memphis, and she was "too fly to give Billy away." DEATII or A VENERABLE LADY IN RICH? MOND COUNTY.-It is our melancholy province to record the death of another venorable und esteemed resident of this County, in tho person of Mrs. Eliza Oarduer, mother of Col. James Gard? ner, editor of tho Augusta Constitutional? ist. Mrs. Gardner died yesterday morn iug, about 9 o'clock, at her residence on the Sand Hills, at the advanced ago of eighty-nine years. She was, perhaps, tho oldest resident of tho Couuty, and in her duy had adorned and dignified all the relations in whioh thu grand virtues of true womanhood assert their legiti? mate supremacy in giving exalted tone to sooial sud domestic life. Long pro? minent* in tho best circles of society, und more than sixty years a faithful and devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, she has left a name and an ex? ample which is a rich heritage for those of ber family and friends who mourn her; death.-Augusta Chronicle. Remember the only live Sea Lions on exhihibitiou in the world are in old john Robinson's Menagerie, Museum, Aqua? rium and Circus-Columbia, November ll. A COLORED MAN AFTER GRANT'S REVE? NUE SUPERVISOR.-Several gentlemen from Greensboro, N. C., i ufo rm the Statesville Intelligencer, that on Thursday last, George M. Arnold, colored, met with P. W. Perry, Supervisor of Reve? nue, more generally known ns Long Perry, in front of the Benbow House, in the above named place, and proceeded to curse him at a round rate, shaking his fist in Long Perry's face, and denouncing him as a d-d thief and scoundrel, say? ing that be (Perry) had received thou? sands of dollars for electioneering pur? poses, and hud not given tho negroes a cout, ?fcc., &o., all of which Long Perry took with tho meekness of a Uriah Hoop. "Behold how good and how pleasant," ?co. Lancaster is setting a good example to other Pennsylvania municipalities, in ferreting out election frauds. In addi? tion to the arrest of Simon Cameron's brother-in-law, for attempting to bribe an election officer, another Grant Repub? lican has been caught up. One McMel len, a member of the Grant Republican County Committee, has been arrested, on charge of uttering false naturalization papers. The affidavit on which McMel len was arrested is clear and explicit; it is difficult to see how tho accused can escape, except by collusion with officers of tho law. Bat tho law officers iu Lan? caster threaten to do their duty. How much longer do the people of Philadel? phia intend to sit in silence with the fruits of a great fraud hauging over them?-New York Tribune. A Ku KLUX TRIAL IN SAVANNAH.-The first oase under the Ku Klux law ever tried in Savannah came off on the 16th, before CommiBsioner Stone. Joseph B. Carroll, of Boston, Ga., beingoharged, with ten or twelve unknowu parties, with going in disguise to the home of Joseph Hill, colored, in Boston, Ga., on the night of the 2d inst., and taking by force therefrom one J. Ctosar Few, co? lored, of Thomasville, and beating him unmercifully. Carroll was committed in default of $5,000 bail. Other parties have not been arrested. MILITARY ARRESTS.-The following highly respected oitizens of this County were arrested on last Sunday night, by Unole Sam's official henchmen, aided by the military, for alleged offences against the United Slates Government: Dr. D. A. Richardson, Joel W. Anderson, Capt. W. W. Neill, James O. Duckett, Ludy Tribblo, Duckett Copeland. [Laurensville Herald. DECEASE.-Mrs. Nancy Miller, wife of C. M. Miller, of this village, died on the 11th inst., after a painful illness of seve? ral days. Tho death of this lady will carry sorrow to the hearts of a largo oir clo of friends and relatives. She leaves a disconsolate husband and several chil? dren to mourn her loss. [Laurensville Herald. Mr. W. H. Evans, a oustom-houso officer in Charleston, was so severely in? jured by falling into tho hold of the ?hip Nautilus, on Thursday evening last, that ho diod on Sunday. EaocsLl Items. OITY MATTERS.-Tho price of single copies of tho PBXENIX is five cents. Old newspapers for sale at PHONIX office, at fifty cont* a h a nd red. Scribner's Monthly, for November, ex? hibits the excellencies characteristic of thia periodical. Tho opening article is "Northern Russia and St. Petersburg," by Edna Dean Proctor. E. W. Sturdy gives an excellent description-fully illustrated-of the earthquake at Africa, on tho West coast of South America. Dr. J. G. Holland, the editor, contri? butes the first chapter of a serial which will run for the next year. It is enti? tled "Another Bonnioastlc." Mr. Mon curo D. Conway contributes his first and second lectures before the Royal Institu? tion on "Tho Demons of the Shadow," besides other entertaining matter. Scrib? ner & Co., New York, are the publishers. The down freight train over the Char? lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, ou Saturday night last, met with an ac? cident near Ridgeway, by which two freight cars were demolished, bat the contents were uninjured. The trains were not delayed over an hour. Nobody hurt. Round trip tickets from Columbia to Augusta, Ga., and Charlo Ho, N. C., are being issued by the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company at re? duced rates, duriug tho continuance of the fairs in those cities. Mr. G. Y. S. Aiken, agent of old John Robinson's circus, meuagorio and aqua? rium, was in Columbia, yesterday. He has succeeded in making arrangements with the different railroad companies, by which round trip tickets will be fur? nished for one fare, to those who wish to visit the exhibition io Columbia, ou the 11th November.' We havo been requested to state that a convention of the Euphradiau and ClarioBophio'Societies will be hold during Fair week. Prof. W. J. Rivers ha3 been invited to preside. The convention will be held at night, and probably in a pub? lic hall. Full preparations have not yet boen made, bat will be announced here? after. Mr. Glaze is fully equipped for the iwinter campaign. He has just returned from New York, where he ordered a tasty collection of articles in the jewelry line. See his card. We are in receipt of a piece of music, entitled "lu Memoriam-R. E. Lee," by P. J. A. Lutz, of St. Louis, Mo. It is Mubliahed by the Lee Monument Asso? ciation of Virginia, aud sold at fifty cents. This is an easy and novel man? ner of "raising funds for the completion of the monument. We hope the following is not apropos to this region at this season of fairs: "A man was awarded a premium at tho cat? tle show and fair in Northampton, Mass., for a two-year old colt, when the animal he entered was a horse eight years'' old. The owner bad a oolt in pastare, and sent a man to bring him to the show; (he mau made a mistake and took the eight year old horse, whioh was in the same pasture, und the committee 'put him through.*" Gov. Scott has appointed L. G. Cabi? nas a Commissioner of Deeds for Los Angelos, California. Dr. D. O. Tomp? kins, Trial Justice, Edgefield, removed. E. F. Gary, State Auditor, has been re? moved, and J. L. Neagle appointed. We are indebted to tho managers for a card of admission to the annual fair of the Anderson Farmers' and Mechanics' Association, which comes off on the 30th and 31st instant. Of course, a man may smoke, if he likes; bat when ho comes out of a ohoroh on a Sunday evening, and lights his cigar before he is off the stops, the sup? position is that he hos no olear ideas of the fitness of things. THEATRICAL.-Mrs. D. P. Bowers, as? sisted by an excellent company, and supported by Mr. J. O. McCollom, made her first appearance before a Columbia audience, last night; and was received with great eclat. Her rendition of Eliza? beth was grand, and the audience showed their high appreciation of the magnificent powers of the aotress by their profound attention and rapturous applause, alternated by deep silence. We regret that Mrs. Bowers should have made snob a brief engagement in our city, and can only indulge tho hope that tho amusement season will not have passed away ero sho will bo enabled to pay our city another visit. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho Northern mail opens at 3.20 P. M.; closes 11.00 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 5.30 P. M.; OIOBOS COO A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western opens and 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. Io Chester, Yocum, a candidate upon the Moses ticket, got possession of the Tomlinson tickets and destroyed them, so bat few Totes were cuBt for Tomlin? son.- Union limes. Mr. Yocum requests us to say that this statement is incorrect. The following is the programme fur? nished by Prof. Buchur, for thiB after? noon, at the garrison grounds: N. C. O. Quickstep-Ritzel. Potponri, Martha-Heinicke. Royal Cirque Quadrille-Middleton. Seztetto, Lucia de Lammermore-Do? nizetti. Protio8a-Auber. New Year Galop-Wiodeman. A PASTOR CALLED.-A meeting of the church members and pew holders of the Presbyterian Church, in this oity, was held on Sunday last, after morning ser? vice, to take into consideration the ex? pediency of calling a pastor-Dr. Wilson having only acted as "stated supply," nntil it should be thought expedient to call a pastor. For the information of those present, Mr. W. J. Daffie, secre? tary of the church, read the resolution which had been adopted at a previous meeting of the church and congregation, instructing the session to take steps to prooure a permanent pastor. Not that any one was dissatisfied in any way with Dr. Wilson, but believing that the growth and prosperity of the eliuroh required a pastor who could devote his whole time to the work. The session of the church, in accepting the resignation, adopted resolutions expressive of tho oblo, faith? ful and acceptable manner in whioh he has discharged his duties as stated supply, and requesting him to continuo his ministrations until a pastor had been obtained. Colonel McMaster stated to the meeting that the e?Bsion had con? cluded not to invite different clergymen to preach as candidates, but to nominate a geutlemaa for pastor, of whose ability and obaracter they had tho highest guarantee. The clergyman they had fixed upon was Dr. J. A. LeFevre, of Baltimore, Md. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-COLUMBIA, October 21, Judge Melton presiding. Tho court was occupied during the day in hearing the case of J. A. Hendrix & Bro. vs. C. H. Manson-complaint for relief. The jury were instructed to ren? der a sealed verdict, to-morrow morning, at 9 o'clock. Hester Robinson, Isaiah Oampson, Joel Butler, in jail nuder charge of grand larceny. Ordered that they be discharged On their own recognizance to appear at next Court of General Ses? sions. John Smith, assault and battery. No bill. Ordered to be discharged abso? lutely. Augusts Haynesworth and Robert Davis-grand larceny. Ordered to be confined in jail fourteen days. Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad vs. Sallie Ray. Motion for ap? peal. Court reserved decision. John Rhett and John T. Sloan, Jr., for plain? tiff; 0. D. Melton and Monteith & Baus kett for defendant. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Cooper's Art Gallery. Capital Building and Loan Associa'c. Wanted. John Agnew & Son-Potatoes. Wm. Glaze-Jeweler. HOTEL AUUIVALH, October 21.-Hendrix Haute-A L Walsh, Charlotte; J 8 Cathcart, Winnshoro; JO Anbrev, Angosta; A Miller, Greenville; B B Wyse, Lexington; T E Good? win, Baltimore; Mrs Nancy Kirk, 8 C; H Edmunds and son, J A Wooten, Ridgeway; O P 8 Wright, Pomaria; ? B White, Frog Level; R H Jennings, Fairfield. Nicker son House-J B Means, E B Means, Charleston; Wm Johnston, Charlotte; B M Walker, A AT BU: OH Pettingiii, city; T J atruBs, R A A A L B R; John G Young, O, C A A R R; G W Downa, Walhalla; W AGillaland, Granite ville; B I Boone, city; J 8 Fillibrown, Darlington; Mrs O R Bryce, Mies L Bryon, Mies M Bryce and two children, Richland; W T Butt, Augusta; B 8 Hnbloy, Walhalla; Miss M Perrin, Mies Aikon, Abbeville; J W Harrison, B F Wbitner, Anderson; J 8 8pear man, Jr, O R Reeder, Newberry; J L Hart, 8 (J; GT H o Urn an, Doko. Columbia Hotel-li 0 Johnson, Ga; D B Flenniken, Winnaboro; Mrs D P Bowers, J C McCollom, H D Hannabara, KY; J D Jami? son, H D Gilbert, N C; W H Evans, G A 8ey mour, Charleston; Judge Moses, Newberry; F H French, U 8 Gav; J H Hannahan, Bich? land. Many amusing stories are told of the youthful eccentricities of Oscar II, the present King of Sweden. He was early noted for. his wayward disposition, ana his father insisted that his son should be treated by his teacher with the same se? verity os ordinary school-boys. Dissatis? fied with his frequent whippings. Oscar, at the age of twelve, ran away, and was found in the streets of Copenhagen, playing marbles with a parcel of little ragamuffins. At the age of seventeen, he was sent to the University of Upsala, and participated in all. the practical jokes of the students. In six months, however, he was recalled to Stockholm, where, among other exploits, he was in the habit of running to all the fires in the capital, and of working with the ut? most vigor at the engines. When the Princess Sophia, of Nassau, was seleoted as his wife, Prince Oscar went seoretly to Lubeck, and, in disguise, traveled with the lady on the steamer that conveyed hor to Stookholm, having adopted this method of ascertaining for himself the character and personal appearance of his intended bride. A poor young man bas won the band of a wealthy lady because he jumped off a Mississippi steamboat and saved her poodle from drowning.