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i itjojay ^Vniaig; November 10, 1872.
<33o?* of the Cfciiwiuxlllurjr Association i
- FwrniaJii
The fourth annual fair of the Agricul?
tural'and Mechanical Sooioty closed on
Rid?y ovening, with very general Batis
Action to all ooncerned iu its festivities.
Be''serious accident oaoured to life or
Smb. to mar tho ogrfeeableness of the
cDcasian. Its t aehioyetnents are sorne
Ubhgto bo thankful for. As an iuatitu
fSoo, tho society has fairly mot the ex
psctatrbus of its friends and founders,
nod the- advantages which have acorued
from;it to tho State h'avo amply vindi?
cated, tho wisdom of its establish moot.
The society justly recognizes the pro
Sressiv? spirit of the ago. It sees before
??'liirger'measure of industrial success
to* winy a still higher distinction to
achieve. With, a view to greater efT
eienoy,. it was deemed expedient to or?
ganize a joint stock association, auxil?
iary to the sooiety as now constituted.
Ten directors were olooted, and instruct?
ed to apply to tho Legislature for an
Act of incorporation, and a meeting of
stockholders appointed to be held in this
eitjrpo the 15th January next, for the
purpose of effecting a' more complete
organization.
Atootiocable feature of tho present
meeting .hoe been the action of the City
Council- of Columbia, after confereuco
with ex-President Hagood, iu withdraw?
ing tho suit which was ponding in the
Sourt of Oommon^PleaH, between tho
aity.of Columbia and J. P. Thomas, W,
Wallans and J. B. Palmer, trustees of the
Agricultural and Meohunical Society.
All projjer demands were mot, srjd. till
necessary, guarantees and securities
granted oh either side. We arc gratified
?hat this suit has thus been relinquished.
5fc threatened the usefulness, if not the
rory existence, of the society, and had a
^biUitojgjeflebt upon the otherwise gene
sal disposition to continue its meetings
?n Columbia. Tho action of the City
?buntril has beau considerate and just.
They bavo.ovinoed a oommondable spirit
iotho matter, and while gratifying by
>hoir action the frienda of progress and
?vi the continued and enlarging influence
of the society, they have in no way in?
jured' tho rights or jeopardized the inte
Bests of their immediate oonutituonoy.
It is of immense advudtago to Oolum
htato? havo the society meet here. It
Bring* grist to our mill; by it our hotels
and ' boarding-houses are . filled with
guests, and.our merchants' stores crowd?
ed with customers. There is money in
it, and there is something more and bet?
ter than, money in it. It tends to keep
alive and cultivate tho social amenities
amongst onr people. Old friends meet
and exchange civilities and conrtesiep.
Fast, times ate revived, and the sense of
former prosperity and happiness, which
is evoked, acts as a vitalizing influence
upon the gloomy present; its sorrows
?wu"?ar?5 arc, for z tivio, 2t least, tnlrnn
cat of their hearts. The hardness of
the times, its deprivations and pinching
wants, are momentarily forgotten, and a
gleam-'of better things seen in the fu?
ture, in the light of those social re
fjuons which have always been a distin?
guishing and enjoyable feature in the
annual fairs. Oar young people form
orrenow their friendships; and in happy
intercourse with eaoh other, they forget
in look upon the pall-which oovers their
hopes of preferment and honest employ?
ment in the land. The ladios oomo out
in full force, and, God bless thorn! their
radiant smiles and ohaerful hearts dissi?
pate the prevalent gloom. Musio, merry
conversation, the joyous dance, the plea?
sant' promenades, all add their attrac?
tions, and, in contributing to innocent
enjoyment, subserve the general good.
Gen. Hagood, who has presided over
the sooiety with credit and efficiency
since its formation, declined a re-elec?
tion. His addresses have always been
well-considered papers, cogent in argu?
ment, exact in statement and judioious
in suggestion. Ho is very properly re?
tained- on the Executive Committee.
Major Thomas W. Woodward, of Fair
field, has been advanced to tho position
of President. An ardent Soulhorner, an
industrious planter, a wide-awake busi?
ness man, a genial companion, wo ex?
pect much from bis administration of tho
affairs of tho society. Col. D. Wyutt
Aikon has been continued in office, as
Secretary and Treasurer. A man of vast
energy, of wide information, of ready
expedients, aud of untiring devotion to
Jkis official duties, his services aro invalu?
able. Ho is pre-eminently tho right
man in the right placo.
This society is an institution which wo
. are bound by ovory consideration to up?
hold and cherish. Its usefulness bos not
yet reaohed its proper limits. It may bo
both enlarged and ameliorated. Wo aro
not in a critioal mood, but wo cannot
forboai saying that gambling aud drink?
ing establishments, tho army of trick
stars and cheats, and horse-racing for
money, are nil out of place on the Fair
Grounds. These are ugly blotches, sore
aud diaug&ttiibib excrescences, np.ee a
face othonvtW t dr and ai tractive. Lint
the bar siuijitor ho[removed from the
bright escutcheon of our cherished eo
oiety. Progress' und improvement nie
the words which we would whisper in
the ears of our new of?curs. Wo havo
some important suggestions touching an
agricultural school and model rm, as
practicable to buputiuto operut >u now,
as was the original establishment of the
society itself At., the time it was formed, 1
which, with due respeot, we deaigu sub- j
mitting to their consideration in u short
time,
* * ? *
The NIcaranKunnFllllbutter ix-t <tJu<lge.
We make the. following extracts from
Judge T. J. Maokey's address to tbe
grand jury of York County, on Monday
last.
After iuformiug tbe jury that with tbe
expiration of this term of court, tbey
will be relieved of tbo arduous and im?
portant duties with which they have been
charged by law, he says:
It is, doubtless, a subject of profound
congratulation with yeu, an it is with the
presiding Judge, that peace and ordor
prevail* everywhere within the limits of
your Oouuty, and that kind Providence
has blessed the tillers of the soil with
abundant harvests, aud kept fur from '.is
tho pestilence that has mado its fearful
visitations to other sections of our coun?
try.
Within the recent past, this County
was the scene of armed violence, prose?
cuted by a powerful organization, com?
posed of bold, bad meu, who scourged
and wounded aud killed many Atnuriouu
citizens becanso of their political opi?
nions or party affiliations. These armed
hands asserted tho law of tho strong
baud against tbe laws of the laud. They
paralyzed tho arm of justice, aud struck
down unoffending victims almost'within
tbe shadow' of this building, which is
dedioated to the protection of the weak
against the strong. Indeed, while these
outrages were fligrant, members of the
grand juries themselves, who were ao
tive participants in these crimes, 6at
where you now worthily sit, and with
unblushing forehead looked the presid?
ing Judge calmly in the eye, as if un?
conscious of the existence of the Su?
preme .Judge of all. Who hua recorded
their, violated oaths. Theso banded cri
mionlays ho for bo long a period thus
grievously oppressed hundreds of their
rellow-citizans, and . bid defiance to tbe
lawn, were but a part of..a mighty-orga?
nization that extended through nauy
populous States of tbe South, und iuto
many Counties of this State. This tre?
mendous and lawless power drow its
deadly cirolo of fire around its desig?
nated victims, and then pursued them
with an uutiring etep and a sleepless eye
into exile or death. The archives of the
M.it.imml Government, contain the HWOrn
testimony, proving that up to April,
1871, within a period of six yeurs from
the formal cessation of hostilities in tho
open field, 17,000 Americau citizens were
maimed aud scourged, and G.UUO slain
outright by tbe bloody mandates of tho
organization iu question. Tho .State of
Sontb Carolina having failed to protect
citizens of the United States, resident
within her limits, iu ' the free aud safe
exeroisu of their vested rights as suob,
the GoTcruraCwt of the United States in?
tervened by its courts, sustained by its
army, to protest its citizens in tho en?
joyment, unquestionod, of all their rights
of citizenship, and to bring to trial aud
punishment all who bad by force invaded
those rights. That interposition was
timely, merciful and just. Tbe first
great duty of a government is to protect
its citizens. In fact, this is tho para?
mount object for which governments are
founded. For this purpose tbe Bhips of
tbe republio carry their guns on the
waters of every sea, and the Consuls of
tbe United States fly tbe national flag in
every civilized land.
Judge Mackey then cites the arrest of
tbe Austrian, Martin Kozta, in 1853, as
also the more recent arrest aud impri?
sonment of Dr. Houard, and thoir sub?
sequent release, upon tbe domand of tho
United States Government, and says:
Who, then, shall question the right of
this nation to protect American citizens
on American soil? And who that sur?
veys events in South Carolina during the
past four years, will bo bold ouough to
deny that such protection was needed
hero?
If, however, the grand juries and the
courts do their duty faithfully and fear?
lessly, thero will never again ur-iso a ne?
cessity for the assertion of this protec?
tion by the exhibition of a military force
on the part of tbo United States. The
State of South Curoliua has never abdi?
cated, for an instant, her sovereign juris?
diction over all offenders against her
laws du her own domain. Tho Govern?
ment of the United States has nevor de?
manded that sho should ubdicato that
jurisdiction; but, on tbe contrary, de?
mands that tho State shall effectually
assert it.
?'' You will, thereforo, mako a most rigid
inquisition into tbo organized system of
crime iu question, and present for indict?
ment and speedy trial all persons who
may be shown, by tho testimony before
you, to have beou coucorued therein,
whether such persona stand indicted in
tho United Statos Court for violutiDg
tho Enforcement Act of Congress or not.
The Judge seems called upon to at?
tack Hon. B. F. Perry's letter, in regard
to what ho oonsiders the best course to
be pursued by the white people of tbo
State. While wo disapprove of Gov.
Perry's propositions, we behove that a
Judge upon the bench'/in addressing a
jury, transcends bis duty whoa he gives
political advice and exhibit* his partisan
jeelipgs. He is inhere to administer the
law, aud not to. disseminate political
ideas. The following are. Judge Maokey's
remarks. Tbo italics are ours:
The court desires, further, gentlemen
of tho grand jury, to bring to your at?
tention another mutter, hot entirely ir?
relevant to tbe one just considered. The
newspapers are giving ourrency to a let
tor, purporting .to have- boon written and
fcigued by a rea'nJdrJt- rlf 'this -Slate, of
high authority upon legal questions,
which leder is not . only a seditious libel
upon its face, but is eaten luted to seduce
many well-meaning cilizeus into a grave
infraction of tbo laws. The writer of
tho letter complains thoreiu of two
classes of persons, in connection with
tho recent congressional election in this
district?tho oho whom he terms the
"white voters," and tho other "negro
voters." Ho charges that tho first elasa
generally refrained from voting, and
that the second class universally voted,
but voied against the writer. Tho letter
is not entirely explicit as to whether it is
designed to subject tbo first class named
to any "pains and penalties" for so re?
fraining from voting; but its purpose iu
regard to tbo second class is unmistak?
ably Ret forth.
The court would state that if the exac?
tion of such a stipulation from laborers
and tenants dues not violate any exist?
ing Act of Congress, it is "devoutly to be
wished" that there will soon be tin Act of
Congress that would be thereby violated.
Auy attempt, however, to euforco such u
stipulation, would bo an infraction of
the election laws of this Stute, us a mani?
fest "intimidation of voted!" mid if tbe
voter cousented and fulfilled tho "stipu?
lation," it would render him liable to
tbe penalties of tbe law. A voter can?
not legally make his ballot the subject of
such a stipulation. He holds it as a
high and sacred trust fur the couutry of
winch he is a citizen, and tho law prohi?
bits him from using it for pecuniary
guiu, or making pruiit for himself iu
casting it. The writer says:
"I therefore urge upon the white
people, all over the Stute, to determine
unanimously and at once, tu have
nothing to do with tbe Radicals, white
or black, in touting their lands or em?
ploying their laoorers, without they will
agree, in writing, under a peualty, to
vote with them in all future elections."
To "dotermine unanimously" upon
such a matter, implies consultation, and
a confederacy to attain tho end pro?
posed. Such determination, so reached,
will subject the parties engaged therein
to indictment for conspiracy. It will be
the duty of this court, with your aid, gcu
tlemeu of tho grand jury, to check, by
prompt aud decisive actiou, in obodieuce
to tho laws, every such proposed system of
debauchery, aimed at the free electors of
the Stale.
The Jjean and the Put Buntlngiam.
JLct not the readers of the PlKEXlX bo
startled at the announcement of my sub?
ject. I hopo that homo good will come
from tho discussion. If it be true that
somo persons uro so lean as to bo walk?
ing skeletons, it is nlike true that others
uro so oppressed by fat as to be unable
to walk at all. It cauuoL be stated with
exactness what amount of fat constitutes
excess. A moderate amount is a sign of
health; but what is this moderate
amount? Leaving it to my readers to
ostimuto the value of the answer, I reply
that physiologists generally fix tho
amount of fat at about tbo twentietb
part of tho weight of a mac, uud tbo
sixteenth part of a woman. Whenever
the proportion falls below or rises above
Ibis, tbo condition is abnormal. Tbe
fatty or adiposo tissue is diffused over
.tho whole body, uud even in cases of
great emaciation some fat is always left.
The principal seat of the deposit in
yoang people is the cellular tissuo imme?
diately under the skin, but in middle
ago there is also a tendency to accumu?
lation in tho neighborhood of certain in?
ternal viscera, as well as iu tho subcuta?
neous cellular tissuo. These accumula?
tions are sometimes enormous, and then
they may be considered a serious evil.
Let mo mention a few of tho most me?
morable examples. The following per?
sons may bo regarded historic: Powell
weighed 5G0 pounds; Spoonor, 569;
Bright, 720; and Daniol Lambert, 739;
thus loading the host of fat men. It may
bo, howovor, that a Dr. Stafford sur?
passed Lambert, if there bo any truth in
his opitaph:
"Take hood, O, good travulor, aud du not
trend bard,
For here lias Dr. Stafford in all this church
yard."
It is a well established opinion that
obesity does not conduce to longovity,
and as it is attended by many inconve?
niences, some of your readers may bo
obliged to me for addressing to them a
few thoughts on the subject. Iu con?
sidering tbe remedy it behooves us, first,
to consider tho conditions which favor an
exoessivo deposit, with the view of re?
moving or obviating them as far us pos
siblu.
I remark, first, that there is a constitu?
tional, hereditary predisposition to cor?
pulence, and wo soo this exemplified in
families whero evory member has this
distinction. Doctors have enumerated
amoug tho conditions, climate and locali?
ty. Tbo use of a largo amount of liquid
favors tho deposition of fat. J3ut of all
conditions, food and regimen uro tho
most important. Let us consider somo
what particularly the subject of food.
Tho usual classification of food is iuto
tho nitrogeuons aud non-nitrogouous.
Tho first includes albumen, fibriuo and
casein, and the seoond starch, sugar and
tho fats. The substances belonging to
tho latter aro regarded as particularly fa?
vorable to the formation of fat, when
taken into the system. Experiment
proves, beyond question, that the free
use of non-nitrogenous food, and pur
t'cularly when aocompanied with inac'i
vUyt causes the deposit of fat. It is
illustrated in numerous instances, both
in oat>n and tho lower.animals.
Having noticed ^briefly some.. of the
main conditions, I come now to tho re?
medy. I remark first, that where the
constitutional hereditary predisposition
exists, greater perseyeraude and care are
necessary in carrying out tho treatment,
as in .tho case of other hereditary pre?
dispositions. I have tu add, that while
there seems to be in niaOy cases great
difficulty in increasing the amount of
fat, it/Sec^ujM^ry easy to dimiuish it by
judicious treatment. Everybody has
heard of the use" of acids) and particu?
larly vinegar, to reduce the' bulk; We
are told that a Spanish General so re?
duced himself by vinegar that he could
fold his skin around his body. A Dr.
Flemyng advises the use of soap for a
similar purpose, and Darwiu advises
salt and salted meats.
I pass these expedients by, with the
remark that they are pernicious, and,
therefor.', not to be resorted to. There
is no substitute fur diet and regimen,
aud to them alone must wo look for re?
lief, und they teilt never /nil. Let me
say to my corpulent readers that if they
wish to live long, thoy most look to diet,
and not to drugs, as too many do. 13y
way of encouragement, let me give a
case or two of successful practice. Dr.
Uheyne was an cmiucut physician, and
known as the "big fat doctor of Bath."
By attention to diet and regimen, ho re?
duced himself from ?S pounds to 229,
aud enjoyed good health until the ngo
of seventy-two. Dr. Gregory, of Elin
burgh, reports cases whero thu reduc?
tion reached a third, uud the persous
lived to a good uge iu the enjoyment of
health. It would bo easy to multiply
eximules, but I call attention to Mr.
Banting, who has a diditic immortality.
Mr. B. was a very fat gentleman; and in
addition to the inconveniences always
present with that condition of body, was
sufleriug frutn deafness. Dr. Harvey
was Aural Surgeon to tho Royal Dispen?
sary for Diseases of tho Ear, aud was
consulted for the defective hearing. The
Doctor concluded that his deufuess was
connected with his obesity, auvt pro?
scribed a diet for the reduction of his
bulk. Mr. Bunting, iu the end, was re?
lieved of both bis corpulence and his
deafness, and informed tho woild of it
#irough the press, aud Dr. Harvey pub?
lished u volume "On Corpulence in rela?
tion to Disease." To tho Doctor, then,
belongs the higher honor, and the sus
lern, ii I may so dignify it, or dietary, 1
should have been culled, perhaps, llur
vcyiiwi, and not Iitintinyism. It will bo
perceived in tho dietary that Dr. II. pre?
scribed for Mr. B., that food of tho uon
uitrogenous class is not wholly excluded,
but allowed in the smallest quantity,
while tho nitrogenous is much increased.
I must remark, too, that the bill of
faro is a very respectable one: Breakfast
?Four to six ounces of meat, two
ounces of biscuit or toast, and a large
cup of tea, but without milk or sugar.
Dinner?Ten to twelve ouuols of any
kind of G3h, except salmon, any vegeta?
ble, except potato ami vegetable roots,
any kind of poultry or venison, aud two
ounces of toasted bread. With it drink
two or three glasses of good rod wine,
sherry or Madeira, avoiding chainpaguc,
port or beer. In tho afternoon, four to
six ouuees of fruit, one or two biscuits,
and again u largo cup of tea, without
milk or sugar.
While I would advise all thu kiudred
of Jj imbert to follow the eximplo of
Bunting, my kiuduess of heart prompts
mo to say to those who prefer to remain
as they are, that, embonpoint is generally
!t sign <>f good humor and cheerful tem?
per. Hear thu words which Shukspcure
puts in tbo mouth of Cnxur, iu his ad?
dress to Autouy, whero ho places iu con?
trast tho fat and the lean:
"Let me have men about me thatero fat,
Sleek-headed men und such as slocp <>' night;
Yond* Cassias has a lean and hungry look?
lie thinks too much, buch inen aro dau^er
oub."
In some of the countries of tbo East,
obesity is looked upon as a beauty, and
young ludies uro fattened for marriage;
und Erasmus tells us of a nation of peo?
ple who elevated to tbo throne tho fat?
test among them. I i the case of very
fat persons, the specific gravity is much
less than that of water, and thoy will
float in it. We road that a fat lighter?
man on tho Thames fell repeatedly over?
board, without any other inconvenionce
than that of a good ducking, as, though
I bo knew nothing whatever of the art of
swimming, be continued to flounder
about like a firkin of butter, till he was
picked up. This is an advantage to tho
crodit of the fat man, and would seem to
givo him greater security against tho
perils by water, than that cijoyed by
the most skillful swimmer. If it be
true, as is urged by many physiologists,
that among other uses, tho fat Sorves as
a provision in cases of wasting indispo?
sition, wheu tbe digestive organs uro in?
capacitated from performing their offioe,
it follows that a largo deposit is of ad?
vantage in this em- rgeney.
May not my fat readers then tuko to
I themselves the comfort, that tho world
is divided on tho subject; that tho fat
have their admirers as well as the lean,
and that tho latter aro made tho subject
of joko as well as tho former? We have
tho story of two corpulent actresses, a
Mrs. Clino and a Mrs. Pritohard, quar?
reling about picking up a letter acci?
dentally dropped during tho perform?
ance of one of tbe plays, to tho amuse?
ment of thu spectators, as neither could
possibly do it; and Butler, iu Hudibras,
satirizes fat men in tho person of his
Saxon Duko. But as au off-set, wo
bavo tho story of u priest, who was no
lean, nnd dry in his articulations, that
he was unable to go through tho celebra?
tion of mass, as his joints and spino
would crack in so loud and strango a
manner, that tho faithful were terrified
and the faithless laughed; and we have
anothor story of a diminutive French?
man, who, upon being ordered to drink
a quart of ptisan, replied, with a deep
Bigb: "Alas, doctor I that I oanuot do,
for I bold but a pint/'*
Though we may nob be able to come
up to that ideal standard iu which is
embodied tbe perfection of physical de?
velopment, still it is generally within
our power to make ,an approximation
which will exempt us from many of . the
discomforts aud ? inconveniences which
attach to either of these abnormal condi?
tions. M. Li.
Eioo al Items.
Cm Matters.?The prioe of single
uopios of the Phoenix, is five cents.
Remember', John Robinson's circus,
menagerie and aquarium exhibits bete
to-morrow oveuiog. n
Tho Watkins troupe ooocludod tbeir
engagement lust nigbt to n well filled
hall. Mr. Watkius, as old Rip, showed
conclusively that ho is ono of the
most versatile actors of the age. We
bopo to greet him again at an early day.
Old newspapers for salo at Puxexix
office, at fifty cents a bnndred.
All letters and communications intend
od for this office, should be directed to
"PUQ3NIX, Columbia, 3. C ," or to the
proprietor, Julian A. Sexjiy.
At a meeting of tbo Joiut Stock Abso
ciatiou, yesterday, it was decided to
apply to the next Legislature for a char?
ter. Messrs. Shiver, Palmer and Swaf
field were appointed a committee to
apply for the charter. ?
Tho Slate Board of Canvassers have
reported that tbe total vote for Governor
was: F. J. Mose.s, G9.838; TomliuBon,
3?.533; scattering, 351. Majority for
Moses, 32,70t.
Messis. J. A. Iluudrix and Bro., the
popular grocers, will uc2ept our thanks
for samples of articles iu their line.
Mr. Joseph Newman, who resides a
short distance from Columbia, on tbe
Wiuusboro Road, u ns knocked down and
robbed, yesterday evening, while on his
way home.
Au easy way tu get rid of cock-roaches
Is to spread sprigs of tansy where thoy
are troublesome, and thoy will leave. It
is also effective in driving away black
ants.
Tbe Presidential Electoral College con?
sists of 3d(j members; necessary for a
choice, 181. The Stato colleges vote re?
spectively at the Stato capitals, and a
special messenger is Bent with the result
to Washington, where Congress counts
the votes aud proclaims the result.
It is considered humano now for
"smokers" to carefully quench the sparks
ou tbeir "stumps" beforo casting thess
on the sidewalk, to prevent ladies' trails
from catching fire.
"Meet mo at tho gate, love," has been
changed to "Meet meat tho grate, love."
The cool weather has necessitated tho
I-o ?
There are two kinds of people who aro
glad that tho elections are over?peoplo
who made money by them and people
who didn't. Tbe first are glad because
they made the money and can now enjoy
it, and tbe others are glad becauso they
think they now have a chance to make
some money, people having got their
business wits back again.
The eccentric individual who stops to
shako bauds with everybody whom ho
meete in tbo street is p?ul to have been
engaged for a fabulous sum to do all the
band-shaking that will, of courso, have
to be douo when tho successful candi?
dates give their receptions.
Fortunately the Fair closed before the
unpleasant weather set in. Yesterday
was a particularly disagreeable day?
cold and drizzly.
Our op-town citizens can now be saved
the trouble of traveling to the city mar?
ket for fresh meat. Messrs. Pope and
Dreunan havo secured convenient loca?
tions?on Richardson street?tbo one
corner of Richtaud and the other ooruer
of Boundary?where thoy will keop up a
supply.
The caso of shark's teeth, oxhibited at
tho State Fair, and for which a premium
was awarded, wa.i donated by Mr. Bark
ley to tbo Ladies'*Memortal Association.
It was rallied for thirty dollars, won by
Mr. Rabb, of Fairfield, who ro-donatod
it to tho association, nod it is again to bo
disposed of by raflls. It will prove a
valuable addition to any cabinet of curi?
osities. Tho handsome cake, oxhibited
by Miss Waithour, was awardod to Gen,
Ifagood.
?2,Werner's patent iron awning frames
uro well worthy of attention. If the ordi?
nance relative to wooden awnings should
be enforced, it would bo tho moans of
bringing them iutogonerul uso. Messrs.
Cameron, Barkley Sc Co., of Charleston,
are tho agents.
The dwelling of Mr. F. M. Drennaa,
sr., was entered by robbers on Friday
night, and a number of articles, includ?
ing a watch, carried off.
Messrs. Nathaniel Popo and Wado Tar
rur succeed od in arresting two esoaped
colored jail birds, yesterday.
We havo recoivod tho first few num?
bers of tho Daily Liberal, published at
Groensboro, N. 0., by E. J. Gotkrie.
By circulars, we leo^BHV an. emi?
grant train will leave /Atfetna, Qa., on
Tuesday, tbe 19tb iustuut, and .run
through to Memphis, Teun., via Nash?
ville. Now is tbo time to make tbe trip
at greatly reduced rates.
There is in this city an old h.uly who.
for two years past, has b en in a very ?'
despouding state of mind, because, forty
years ago, she made a smoking-oap for a
youag man. Tobacoo appears to her
in tbe dreary nigbt-watohos, and says it
will siuk her, aud that all tbe saltpetre
in tbe world oannot sav3 her.
Men of straw are not uncommon, nor
is straw bail, but it is now stated that
babies oiade of straw are not uuf requent
)y carried about the streets by beggar
women. This, iudeed, may be called
tiokliog the nose of oharity with a straw.
Some of the vines that areep up to the
windows of oity houses huvu again barst
oat into blossom. - This time it is with
paper Bkirt-collars, which are revealed as
tbe leaves drop away from the vines that
bad become reoeptuoles for discarded
objects.
Iu Yorkville, on Thursday, twenty
persons were indicted by the grand jury
ou Ku Klux charges. These are the
first iudictmentB made iu the State
oourts.
Pereons should be careful to buy their
postage stamps from the post office
alone. The post office department is in
receipt of information, it is repr.rtod, to
tbo effect that a large quantity of coun?
terfeit postage stumps are in circulation.
They are excellently engraved, nearly
equul to tho genuine, and are being sent
out by operators near a largo Northern
oity.
We understand tbut one of our most
promising yontbs has recently been flatly
rejected. "Young man, go West."
It's an ill wind that blows nobody
good. Here are tbe horse blanket ma?
nufacturers rejoicing in the briskest
trade ever known.
Tbo newspaper is just u-> necessary to
fit a man for bis.true position in life as
food or raiment. Show us a ragged,
bare foot boy, rather thau an ignorant
one. Hi6 bead will cover his feet in
after life if he is well supplied with
newspaprrs. Show us the child that is
eager for newspapers. He will make
the man of mark in after life if you gra?
tify that desire for knowledge. Other
things being equal, it is a rule that
never fails. Give the children newspa?
pers.
Phojsixiana.?Always "hard pressed"
?Bricks.
Mill dews?Wages of factory girls.
The proper homo rule?Fall measure.
The last appeal?A shoe-mukerw' strike.
Educated on a sound basis?The drum?
mer.
Tbo best throw of dice is to throw
them away.
"Two mnoh of a good thing"?Twins.
A gushing poet asks in the first line of
a recent effusion, "How many weary pil?
grims He?" We give it up, but experi?
ence has taught us that there are a good
many.
Prussia has purchased 150,000 new
rifles of England. "Let us have peace"
is ber motto, but it is a fowling piece,
and a great many of it, that she wants.
Order is Heaven's first law. The first
man-date dates from Adam.
Many gentlemen have pookots made
in tbe sleeves of their ovtr-coats, wherein
a lady may keep her hand warm when
walking arm-in-arm with them.
Tbe way to get rich?Make money.
Columbia is blessed with whistlers.
How to make money?By being a
United States Marshal at $5 per day.
Farmers' daughters are the best agri?
cultural fairs.
? Dakcikg School.?Prof. Milam will
open his dancing school, in hall over
Messrs. L?rick k Lowrunoo, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings, at half
past 7 o'clock, for gentlemen, commenc?
ing Monday, November 11. Class for
ladies, misses and masters Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at 3
o'clock. *
Reuaxous Services this Day.?Tri?
nity Church?Rev. P. J. Shand, D. D.,
Rector, 11 A. M. and 4 P. M.
Catholic Churoh?Rev. J. L. Faller ton,
First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Second Mass
at 10 A. M.; Vespers at 4;^ P. M.
Mariou Street Churoh?Rev. W. D.
Kirkland, 10)4 A. M.; lyi P. M. Sun?
day School, 3% P. M.
Washington Streot Church?Rev. M.
Brown, 10}? A. M.; 7?^ P. M.^
Lunatio ?sylom?Rov. D. K. McFut
land, 9 A. M.
Lutheran Oburoh?Rov. A. R. Rude,
10 A. M.
Baptist Churoh?Rev. J. L. Reynolds,
11 A.. M.
Presbyterian Church?Rev. J. R.
Wilson, 10)? A. M. and 1% P. M.
List op New Advertisements.
Mooting Myrtlo Lodgo, K, of P.
Scibels & Ezell?Wunicd.
Shopherd Dog Strayed or Stolen.
D. Gambrill?For Sale.
J. J. MoCante?School Notice,