Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sunday Morning, Deo ember 29, 1872. P,>ltyUb*vl! Intoler?ncr__TUo Boot on the ? ftj . . Other Lieft. We have Buffioionily oombatted the statement that political intoleranoo has kept capital and population away from Columbia and the State; but a few words more on this point, chiefly as to facts, m%y be pardoned. So far as it has been p>8sible to gather the Bontiment of thoi people of the State, from the proceed? ings of its Legislature, ita boards of trade and ohaniberj of commerce, its agricultural societios, its railroad compa? nies, its newspapers and its authoritative conventions, it appears to have been ex? pressed decidedly in favor of immigra? tion. The Legislature, under Qov. Orr's administration, took' aofcivo steps to ad? vance it. It established a bureau of im migration, at the head of which General Wagener, now Mayor of Charleston, was placed; it appropriated a regular fund for its use, commissioned General Wage? ner to go abroad, with .assistants, to in? duce, by their representations and by publications of authority, the stream of immigration to flow hither ward. A large and imposing immigration and agricul? tural convention was held in Charleston, in May, 1870. It was oocupiod mainly with the problem of devising ways and meauB to add to our population, by prac? tical measures looking to their introduc? tion, and by reports which set forth the advantages and attractions of our soil, climate, productions, minerals, &o. But we need not pursue this line any further. It is not and never has boen true that political intolerance of our old white people has been so* strong as to disoou rage immigrants- from ooming hero. Thoy have come ami been welcome. AH th? world known that wc want more, and that we do not' catechise them about their political tenets. The only questions asked, when a new man comes amongst us, are* is he honest? will he bo a good oitiz^n? .Passing this or deal eaSelyy he is made walctometo suoh privileges as we*' enjoy ourselves.. There are reasons* and good .ones, too, why thoy do not come in larger nnmbers; but this which has been alleged is not one of them. Looking at our eubjeot. again, we find i that thoro is more rubbish?like that which we have just removed?which must be bleared away before we can get fairly at it. | 'Theisame . wiseacres who have discovered political intolerance to be the oiu that ?? easily besots us, -and blooks the path of progress, inform ub that the South may be made to blossom like the rose, its towns and villages made desolate - by the ravages of war may be rebuilt and improved, but it oan only be done by an "element" essentially different from the one which has oon ' trolled the political destinies of the State heretofore. Only the bummers, we sup? pose, who burnt our towns oan rebuild them. Nothing but the hair of the dog is good for the bite. Well, this is cool. Here are the remains of a fair city which was laid off in the last quarter of the last oentury. It is excellent in situation, fertile in soil, unexceptionable in point of health, and attractive in scenery. With so many advantages, with a rich and rapidly developing baok country as its feeder, it grew apaoe, and soon re? joiced in a respeotable commerce and trade. It became the seat of the capitol of the.,State, of the State College, and of the State Linatio Asylum. Other institutions in due time grew up and flourished here. The village soon became a town, and the town, in no great while, assumed the proportions of a city. It became the resort of the wealthy and the learned, the professional man, the planter, the merchaut, and the artisan. It presented every attraction as a place of residence which the heart of man could dosire. It was a point where centred many advantages of edu? cation and business, in its college, schools and churches, and in its shops, stores and contiguous farms. Broad and well shaded streets, elegant residences, splen? did and fragrant gardens, made it a gem of beauty and a homo of many delights. No wonder that its sooiety was charm? ing. Here met and blended, in wonder? ful fascination, the beauty of Damascus and the wit, learning and refinement of Athens, and tho courtly grace of tbo highest modorn civilization. Tho for? tunes of war placed all this wealth, beauty, comfort and elegance in the bands of an "exasperated" soldiery. In violation of all tho laws of war, all tho finer inBtiuots and usages of humanity, . in the face of roilerated personal pledges, tho commander permitted thom to de? stroy the city by Are. And now that, after struggling some years for a preca? rious oxistonoe, it begius to rise above tho ashes of buried hopes, of bo much that was delightful, comfortable, solac? ing and reined, we are told, forsooth, that the native element is in tho way. This is, indeed, cool. This is tho vi mmmmumwmm*m?mmmmmm^ clous, fretful pcrouplue's quills bristling against the friend whose plaoe it has slipped into; this is the qry of the para rritio onokoo, which seeks to hatch its eggs by tho warmth of another, bird's bosom. We aro no? a oussing man; bat here is great temptation, and an'ooeasion which proficients in the art would highly prize and appreciate We have a friend who aworo terribly in our army, as, accord? ing to TJoole Toby, they did in Flanders. Ho only could do joBtioe to this occasion. Would he were horel This is intolerance sure enough. Away with itl We wel? come, cordially welcome, industry and talent, ooupled with honor and hd*nesty, from whatever quarter they come, ? We look upon the structures of Greenfield and Wheeler with jast as much interest and pride as we do upon those of Davis, Lowrance, Fisher, Kinard, and Wearn & Ilix. Wo honor the memory of the pio? neer builders of our city?the Taylors, Hamptons,' Fauste, Wades, JSwarts, Halls, Goodwins, Wallaoes end Bryces. We respect their living representatives. We hold in equal regard the present race of men, Northern and foreign no less than native, who are laboring to revive and rebuilt it. This Rkiumpxion of Spboie Payments The resumption of specie payments is a subject now agitating financial ciroles at tho North. A number of influential men iu New York have taken up the subject in a practical manner, and suggest a way out of the difficulties by an amendment of tho national banking law. They pro? pose that the reserve now required of the national banks shall be required to be gradually changed to gold, until a suffi? cient amount of'specie has been accumu? lated to make specie payments possible. In addition to this, it is suggested that as fast as gold is accumulated, and Go? vernment Quotes or greenbacks uro libe? rated, the latter be withdrawn. We shall thus bo nt once providing a gold reserve for ultimate resumption, and re? ducing the volome of the paper cur? rency. . . , - <????-? United States Senators do not like to look closely into tho alleged corruptions of a colleague. The two Senators from Kansas were last wiutor charged with having secured their election by bribery. .A committee was appointed, to look into the charges; and to facilitate their ex? amination,' they were authorized to sit daring tho recess aud to take testimony in Kansas.;? Senator Morton wan the ohairman of the committee. Ho report? ed on Monday that he bad been unable to get the committee together; only Mr. Bioe answered bia summons. Had it ?been a poor Ku Klux that wasarrnigued, the wholo power of the Government would have beeu at commaud for his trial and conviction. The freedom ok ths Pjubss,?The worst feature of the outrages in Louis iana is the last?the seizure and sup? pression of the New Orleans Times. This seizure was made ostensibly for debt, but really because of that journal's bold and able advocacy of tho cause of the people of Louisiana, and its bitter denunciations of the misconduct of E. H. Duroll, an United States Judge, who loaned the wholo machinery of his court to the Custom House ring, and moulded every decree* in accordance with tho wishes of Kellogg, Casey and Company. The facts of the case, briefly stated, aro these: Daring the war the proprietor of the Times, Mr. Weed, was in business with a man named MoKeo, and iu the course of some transaction became in? debted to him for $1,500. This obliga? tion was never presented; its payment was never demanded. The Times was doing a large and prosperous business, was free from nil liabilities and paying its proprietor a handsomo profit. McKce became one of tho tools of tho Custom House, and during tho progress of the war between Wnrmoth and Kellogg, Mr. Weed was notified by obeoaro threats that unless his paper ceased its attacks upon Judge Durell, proceedings would be commenced against tho Times through him. No attention was given these Com? munications; tho denunciations of Du? rell continued, and the lattor being una? ble to intimidate, detormined to suppress the obnoxious journal. This, under the praotice which ho allowed, was easily and promptly accomplished. McKee made oath that Weed owed him $1,500, and was about to fly from the oity or conceal his effects. Upon this*n?Bdavit Dnrell issued an order seizing nil the property and material of tho Times? worth more than $100,000?and com? pelling tho suspension of tho paper. In vain did Mr. Weed offer to pay the amount demanded, and a large sum in exccsB for costs aud lawyers' fees. MoKeo replied that "no amount oould induce him to roloaso the establishment." Tho imprisonment, trial aad transpor? tation of tho French Communists has cost that Government a very handsomo sum. The Happel publishes an article from tho pon of Col. Schooloher, a mem? ber of the French Assembly, recounting this cost up to tho 15th of October. Ho states that 33,000 Communists have been tried at an expense of about. $2,917,805, and besides this tho annual oost of keep? ing tho Communists, ucithor shot at Satory nor sot at liberty, will bo about $150,000. Iu addition to this sum? $3,367,805?thero havo been mauy inci? dental expenses. .lit, I . . mW^-W'-TV. Corrupooaonco.or the JPhojnlX, Gbeknyille, 8. 0., Deo. 26, 1873.' Mb. Eorron: Christmas1 Eve came In stormy and; boisterous?mow, rain and sleet being-unpleasantly inter mingled. This contiuuod during that night and all next day?entirely obstructing trade and travel, and causing unusual quiet throughout our city, which continued until this raid-day. An unfortunate occurrence took place to-day, in which Ooon Ware was serious? ly and perhaps mortally wounded, at tho hands of Horace G. Martin, n printer. Particulars unknown. Ware lies in a oritioal condition. Martin was at onoe arrested by Sheriff Southern and placed in jail. The case will undergo investi? gation. M. Postal Cards in England?The Use and Abuse of the System?When tho Postmaster-General informed us of the new privilege by which we could com mnuioate with our friends at a oost of one half-penny, instead of a penny, we were not indisposed to rejoice that wo oonld got anything at half price. The rejoicings weru considerably moderated when we were told thnt our communica? tions must be written on an open card, the observed of all observers. It did not require u conjurer to tell us that hulf-penny post-cards would bo liable to scandalous abuse, and that tho new me? thod of conveying messages would be a new way of disseminating abominable libels. Wo vonturod to point this oat at the very commencement, aud our words have been more than verified. From that day to this wo have heard of nothing but libels. Impertinent shop? girls in the Burlingtou arcade have gra? tuitously insulted ladies of title, and ir? ritable gentlemen like John Hampden, with "a fad" oonoeruing the rotundity of the earth, havo used postal cards for the worst purposes. Every miserable little tradesman who owes a grudge, and every scoundrel who daro not eay openly what he thinks, flies to tho half penny post-card to gratify a mean feeling of paltry revenge. Post cards havo boen tried, therefore, fur some considerable time, and having been proved to be ex? tremely dangerous weapons, it becomes a question for the Postmaster General to decide how long he will retain them as an authorized means of communica? tion. For private purposes they are useless. Courtesy and decency alike prohibit their use by all well versed in the ordinary decencies of society. For what purpose, therefore, are post-cards retained? Tbrjfty house, keepers u6c them for ordering coals and candles. Secretaries of charitable societies are not abovo employing th?m for tho pur? poses of importunity. For summoning meetings and collecting councils they may bu huudy enough, but they are a perpetual annoyance to editors of news? papers, who would cheer the hour when they were abolished. Their condemna-' tion is pronounced in the recent libels ou Lady CouHtuuce Fitzgerald and Prof. Wallace.?London Era. "Escaped from Sing-Sing."?If uny thing could eclipse tho systematized during which marked the exodus of John Kiclly and Robert E. Hopgood, alias Lyons, from Sing Sing Prison, abont two weeks ago, when, on the strength of a bogus telegram, they sont the warden und clerk to New York, and thus made thems'.dves musters of tho situation, it is the audacity evinced by Sophia Lyon?, wife of the lust-named convict, who es? caped from the female prison, on Thurs? day evening. A3 in the case of her hus? band, the manner of getting away had been well planned, and all possibilities of frustration duly considered and pro? vided for. The woman Lyons, together with another female convict, was em? ployed in tho culinary department of the prison, and in that capacity, was not accustomed to be looked np eo early in the evening as tho other inmates. Shortly after nightfall ou tho day named, a vehi? cle drove to the prison, and the driver alighting, kuocked loudly at tho door. The summons was answered by Mm. Lyons, who, taking a basket of frnit from the visitor, handed it to her com? panion, saying that it contained delica? cies for the hospital, and requested her to take it up stairs forthwith. The other womau, uot suspecting anything wrong, left to deliver tho package, and in an in? stant afterwards, another female convict, who happened to be near tho door, saw the stranger throw a clonk over the shoulders of Mrs. Lyon3 and lift her bodily into tho carriage, which then drove rapidly from the scene. It is said that an alarm was immediately given, but all efforts to overtake tho fugitives were unavailing. Sophia Lyous had served about one year of her second term in tho prison for grand larceny. She belongs to a family which appears to bo steeped in crime", herself and husband being at this moment escaped felons, while her mother is stm undergoing sentence in the pri? son, her son expiuting bis crimes in a similar institution in Connecticut, and a daughter at present enjoying the hospi? talities of BlackweU's Island. [New York Sunday Herald. A Balloon Voyage Across tue At? lantic.?The Philadelphia Slur says: Professor John Wise, tho well known roronuut, has it in contemplation to make a balloon trip across the Atlantic next summer, preparations for tho great terial voyago being in process of arraugo meut now. Tho Professor, it will be re? membered, made the famous air trip from St. Louis to the Eastern extrornity of Lake Outario, a distance of over 1,200 miles, in tho short space of nine? teen hours, or at tho rate of about sixty three miles an hour. Lie feels cutirely confident of his ability to make' the quickest trip on record across tho At? lantic. Quite a number of scientific gentlemen have mitdo application to ac? company him in this greatest of all ballooning expeditions. ???je ii i i ?in um mi1 ?1 ? 'th*^?rrrrri":^?w Xjooal Ite nra s. Orr* Matth na.-?Tho price of single oopios of the Pnqprix is. five aents. * The latest styles wedding and visiting cards and onvolopes, tastily printed, cab be obtained at the Phoenix office. - Sleighing was onjoyod for a time, yes? terday. Ono coaple met with a slight mishap?an upset. Nobody hurt. A called meeting of the Board of Trade is to he hold to-morrow evening, in Hibernian Hall, at which business of importance is to be transacted. Leaking roofs are the prevailing epi? demic, and are particularly disagreeable. Two oars, containing provender, in a special train loaded with a company of United States cavalry, their horses and a supply of provender, ran off the track at Bluckville, on the South Carolina Bail road, last Thursday, nnd wero pretty badly smashed up. No other damage was dene. Wo should think tho insurance com? panies would "got around" looking niter Baruum's proporty, as ho has been par? ticularly unfortunate. Ho has lost three museums iu New York, besides his ele? gant dwelling, "Iranistau," in Bridge? port, Connecticut. By refereuco to the advertisement of tho Columbia Mnle Academy, it will be seen that Captain Thompson, whilo re? taining his accomplished assistant, Mr. J. S. Mailer, has also engaged an teachers Messrs. J. P. Arthur and C. DeHede maun. Mr. Arthur?who is u son of the late Hon. E J. Arthur?is a gradu? ate, with distinction, of the Virginia Military Institute, and of the law school of the University of South Carolina. Mr. DeHedcmann is a German of fine attainments und an experienced teacher. We had a call, yesterday, from Mr. J. H. Burgess, of tho firm of J. W. A K. Chisolm A Co., importers of jewelry aud fancy goods and manufacturers of human and imitation hair work, No. 447 Broad* way aud 24 Mercer street, New York. Over shoes are at a premium in Colum? bia, at pre?ent?not a pair to be had. One impecunious individual disposed of a puir at an advanoeof seventy-five cents on first cost, supposing he could supply himself at first figures; but was much chagrined at finding himself left in the damp. Have any of our enterprising citizens thought of securing a supply of ice from tho plentiful stock now obtainable? What is termed a "Virginia ico house" can bo easily prepared, and enough ice procured to "carry through" next sum? mer. The hoar frost on tho windows, yester? day morning, presented a beautiful ap? pearance, and was an object of curiosity to many of tho little folks. It is a rare sight iu this part of the world. Mayor Alexander has very properly decided to furnish a pair of mules for each of tho stcamors, in case of a firo alarm, daring tho present severe weather. A general court martial has been or? dered to set at tho headquarters of this post, for the trial of such persons in the military service, of the United States as may be brought before it. Tho oourt will convene on January 3d, proximo. Comptroller-General H?ge has giren his opinion regarding an application made by Sohool Commissioner Edwards, requesting Auditor Calnan to lovy a spe? cial tux of ono mill for school purposes? tho several tructees having failed to ar? range for the district tax. Mr. H?ge says it is tho duty of a Couuty Auditor to levy a local tax, and of tho Couuty Treasurer to collect tho same; but tho request in question is not a proper order upon tho County Auditor, nor has this Couuty any authority of law to ordtr any tax levied, except such as is voted by tho inhabitants of school districts at a legal meoting, and certified by tho Dis? trict School Trustees to tho County School Commissioner. At a regular meeting of Palmetto Lodgo, No. 5, L O. O. P., hold on the evening of tho 27th instant, tho follow? ing ofileors were elected for tho cusuing year: J. S. Molotosh, N. Q.; P. Kind, V. G.; E. Ehrlich, Treasurer; Samuel ltoberts, Secretary. Fisher's mill-pond was frozen over, yesterday, and numbers of persons on joyed tho uutuual pleasure of skating and sliding?principally the latter. The noon-day sun had a tendency to chock tho sport, however, aud caused several lo take a cold bath. Tho rnfild for handsome dolls aud fancy articles comes off at Mr. McKeozio's, on Tuesday evening next?ail excellent op? portunity to get New Year presouls at a low rule. Tho tax for Richlaud will amount to $l22,9i>G.20. The State assessment is twelvo mills, yielding $98,396.9G; Coun? ty, three mills, yielding $24,599.24. Tho Wilmington, Columbia und Au? gusta Railroad is still obstructed by the i freeze. Tho day passenger train, yester? day, dfd not arrive until a lato hour lust] night. Oar neighbor, Mr. P. W. Kraft, is fur? nishing oaken, aonfeotionery and toys to one and all Hin store it directly oppo? site the Pihhnix. x jC A card from the Union Savings Bank appears in another column. Deposit? of one dollar und upwards will be received. President Southern is au fail in the banking line, while his Directors are all men of business talent aud capacity. Mr. O. M. Walker, the Cashier, will at? tend to all calls. New Year calls on tho ladies will be "the thing" this year, we aro informed. Five miuutos aud a slight lunch, Dance Rumor Bays, will be tho style. There were numerous applications at the Phojnix offloo, yesterday, by per? sons in indigent circumstances, to par? take of tho liberality of our merchant friend, Mr. B. C. Shiver. The wood did not arrive yesterday, ni was expected; but will be on hand to-day, and will be gratuitously distributed by Messrs. it. A. Keenan and T. J. Harper. In the mean? time, the really destitute can apply to Mr. Shiver, wbo will supply tho neces? sary funds to meet pressing necessities. Wood is mw au expensive article, aud is very scarce. Mr. Clarksou announces the opening of the Odd Fellows' Academy on the 1st of January. Ho is an experienced teacher. Old newspapers for sale at Phosnix ollice, at fifty cents a hundred. ... -. Religious Services this Day.?Tri? nity Church?Bight Bev. Bishop Q iin? laid. IIA. M. and 4 P. M. Catholic Churoh?Bcv. J. L. Fullerton, First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Second Moss at 10 A. M.; Vespers at 4>? P. M. Marion Street Churoh?Bev. Wm. Martin, 10>? A. M., and -, 7>i P. M. Sunday School, 3J? P. M. Washington Street Cbnroh?Bev. O. A. Darby, 10>? A. M. Lutheran Church?Buv. A. R. Bude, 10?? A. M. Presbyterian Church?Bev. J. R. Wilaon, 10J4 A. M. and 7}? P. M. Baptist Church^?Iiev. J. K. Menden imll, 11 A. M. Asylum?Mr. D. O. Byers, A. M. Consolidation.?The assessment divi? sions, comprising tho Third Internal Uevenue District?fifteen Counties? have ? been, as we learn, re-arranged, rWhcrc-by only three assistant assessors are now employed, each having five Counties, instead of fivo each, with three Counties in their divisions. Mr. Q. A. Darling has tho charge of the first divi? sion, composed of tho Counties of Rich land, Lexington, Edgefield, Fairfield and Chester, with his office located in this city. Mr. Dennis, of Newberry, hus charge of tho second division, com posed of tho Counties of Newberry, Uuion, Laurcns, York and Abbeville, ilis iiffise will be at Nowberry Oonrt House. Mr. John C. Whitefield has tho third division, composed of tho Counties of Auderson, Oconee, Piokens, Green? ville and Spartanburg, with his office at Anderson Conrt House* Phienixiana ? -Fire gift?Incendia? rism. Soft words break no bones. Keep the mind on a healthy trot. Bored of education?The trnant. A jewel of an nncle?A oarb-unole. Forced politeness?Bowing to oirenm stances. A single fact is worth a ship-load of argument. The stars arj called wicked because they siu-till-lato. The best band to accompany a lady vocalist?A hud band. A music teacher was tried in the scales and found wanting. Tho best old charade: "In my first my second sat, my third and fourth I ate." Answer?In-sat-I-ate. A Kentucky huckster has over his stall this impressive moral injunction: "Any Man or Boy that takes one Apel Without Leaf is a Rogo in his heart." Tho fooling of confidence in the pub lie miud as to tho character of the inci? dent which befel Jonab, which has long prevailed, has recently been rudely shaken by the investigations of a certain Mr. Sands, who affirms, on what ground wo know not, that that luokless prophet escaped in a yawl boat instead of being cngulphed within the digestive abysses of the whale. On the other hand, cer? tain ditbitulions in respect to somo of tho recorded particulars of the journey of tho ark, aud certain historic doubts of tho authenticity of Noah which havo invaded weak understandings, aro finally sot at rest by tho discovery of un Assyrian inscription in the cuciform character, precisely verifying tho Biblical record, and setting forth also many additional ami interesting particulars. Mr. Smith, of tho British Museum, an accomplished Orientalist, is the translator of the atone. Who Mr. Sands, the promulgator of the yawl-boat theory in, wo don't know, and don't care much. Nor is there any ground for supposing that tho position of Jonah iu this community will be in the least changed' by any of his pre ; tended discoveries. i MaiJj Abbanokmetixs.?>TJif) Northern mail opens 6.80 A. M. end1 &00 P. M.; ol?jes 8 P. M. and 11.00 &J M. Charles? ton 'day mail opens 6.15 P. M.; closes 6 A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. M.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville opeOB 6.45 P. M.; oIoBesO A. M. ; Western operjs 6.80 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; oloboe 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opons 3.30 P. M.: closes L0.80 A. M. On Sunday the office is open from 3 to 4 P. M. The Hop at the Lunatio Asylum.?A ootemporary speaks as follows of this interesting affair: "Thursday night the first of the bops for the season, yearly inaugurated by Dr. J. F. Eusor, Superintendent, of the State Luoatic Asylum, was given. The inolemenoy of the weather kept away many invited guests, yet there were enoqgh present to make an agreeable party. The enjoyment of the occasion was uninterrupted. The music was fur? nished by the institution. Seventy-five of the patients were-present, and entered into the festivities with much zest; not a word or action by them was out of place, and the accuracy of their movements, in going through the various figures of the dance, surprised ull. Many of them waltzed well, aud they all appeared to view the ocaasiou with great relief and satisfaction. The promptness and deli? cacy whioh characterized their soleclion of partners, aud the politeness of them toward each other, as well as toward those with whom they came in contact, might be envied by circles claiming more reason, and waa an endorsement of the patient care and hard toil of the officers iu charge at the asylum, under, every difficulty, for tho benefit of their suffer? ing fellow-beings. The dancing waa kept up to a reasonable hour, the guests joining freely in the same, contributing much toward breaking the monotony of the livea of the patients. Other similar occasions are to follow at convenient and stated times, when cards of invitation? which the experience of past seasons has suggested to bo for the best?will be issued. Those people who may receive them should not fail to add their pre- - sence, for the good of the patients and tho pleasure of themselves." The Louisiana troubles have had the. most deplorable effect on business. Pri? vate advices from New Orleans are to the effect that the contest,has brought every department of business and industry to a stand -still. A deep gloom pervades the entire city. The movements of commo? dities, usually so aotive at this season of the year, have been practically suspend? ed. Planters aud farmers are afraid to ship their cotton and other products to that city, and shipments to other cities are suspended. The ordefB for goods, whioh formerly went to New Orleans are , sent to rival cities. The prospect for tho remainder of this winter, therefore, is auything but a cheerful one, and tho end is not yet. List of New Advertisements. Union Savings Bank of S. O. D. O. Peixotlo St Sous?Auction. Meeting Hook and Ladder Co. B. H. Clarkaon?School Notice. Baffle at McKenzie'?. % Columbia Board of Trade. Hugh 8. Thompson?Sohool Notice. Pboteot Your Health.?Cold and moisture oombined have a torporiziog effect upon the bodily organs, and the digestive and secretive processes are apt to be more tardily performed in winter than in the fall. The same is true, alBO, of the excretory functions. The bowels are often sluggish, and the pores of the skin throw off but little waste matter at this season. The system, therefore, re? quires opening up a little, aftd ulso puri? fying and regulating, and the safest, surest and most palatable ' tonic and alterativo that can be used for theso pur? poses is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Persons who wish to escape the rheu? matic twinges, (ho dyspeptic agonies, the painful disturbances of tho bowels, tho bilious attacks and the nervous visita? tions, so common at this time of the year, will do well to reinforce their sys? tems with this ronowncd vegetable stomachic aud iuvigoraut. It improves the appetite, strengthens the stomach, cheers the spirits and renovates tho wholo physique. D29 f4 Border Pastimes.?The Kansas City Times soys: On Tuesday morning last, a party of our prominent citizens availed themselves of an invitation extended by Superintendent Q. H. Nettlesou, of the A. T. and S. F. B. R., to take a littlo hunting excursion to Fort Dodge, about 350 miles from this city. The party prooeeded via the Kansas Pacific to Topeka, Kansas, where they were switched off and started down the Santa Fo Railroad, reaching Fort Dodge the following night. There they met with a torriflio North-western storm, which has swept the country during the past week. The country around Fort Dodge was perfectly bluck with buffalo. They hud run before tho driving Btorin to the Arkansas River, which, being frozen over and very slippery, they refused to cross. Tho herds accumulated by thou? sands until every bend by the river be? came gorgod with the black moving mass of buffaloes. The Kansas City party Bhot between thirty and forty without leaving Fort Dodge. They re? port more fun and more game than tLey* could attend to. On Wednesday night, tho pooplo at Fort Do Ige had a dance, nt whioh throo mcu were shot and thrown out into tho frost. Ono of these mou was brought to this oity last night, to bo forwarded to his friends iu New Orleans. They make no trouble nbont killing n few men at Fort Dodge. It is j mere pastime nt a dance-house fandango.