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comjmbia, s. c. -vs<.?->;; i S '-8 5 ' ? -?i-J Tuesday Morninsr, January 7. 1873/ The Vmlveralty of Ufte S?rth. The Right flev. Dr. Qointard, Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee, and Chan? cellor of the University of the South, together with General Presto a and Gen* ?ral Kerohaw, presented the olaims of . this institution to a large and interested audience, on Sunday night, at Trinity Church, in this city. Bishop Qointard is a pleasing spoaker, having a Btrong, well-modalated voice, and earnest deli? very. The matter of his discourse was mainly the importance of education. Which should inolude not only proper physical development and mental train? ing, but also the due onltivation of the affections. He pleaded for that eauca tion which not alone would fit. roan for business, bat qualify him for docy .to his fellow-man, and which recognized his close relations to Ood. Infidelity was organized, and bold, designing and in? sidious. It erected the altars of what it called the religion of humanity, and would have men'worship it instead of God himself, whom it characterized as a "tyrant in Heaven." The church and - iu good ui?? .iuuoi unite their influences to resist it and the merely eecnlar and ?hallow education which aimed no higher than to prepare man to make money and get rich. This popular exolasion of the Christian element was working immense barm, and largely increasing the class of juvenilo as well as adult offenders against the peace, ordor and well being of society. Sohoolu which recognized dnty, inculcated religion, and taught faith in..God, whether eatablished by Baptist?, Roman Catholics, Presbyte? rians^ Methodists or Episcopalians, or any other denomination', were things to flovoutly thankful for. TheTJniver . of -the South, at Sewanee, Tennes? see, .wai based npon this broad, oatholio and enduriDg foundation, was folly sen? sible of the great want of the times, and was fitting itself more and more every day to undertake its supply. It was rapidly growing in the pnblio regard, and giving satisfaction in the discharge of^ta grand gilder taking. In.l867y there wer a but)-! nine students and three pro ! * feasoraV now the corps of instructors had inoreaaed to thirteen; and the students numbered 240. Bishop Qaiutard urged that the real question ' was not ao much what we should give to an institution of auch high: aims and rich promise, and which bad been already so mnoh blessed of God. bnt'whether we could afford to withhold our proper quota to its sup? port and efficiency. Whatever is done ' in snob good oause wonld prove a valua? ble investment, wbioh would yield profit on earth and secure treasure in Heaven. He had witnessed in bis travels in' this State the universal and oppressive sense of desolation. This was nnworthy a race of noble lineage and of historical name and character. Despair was un? manly. It was forfeiture of duty. It was distrout of God. There was a great work to be done, in wbioh South Caro? linians, as becomes their race and history, their just and enlightened views of duty, and their loyalty to the Christian reli? gion, would be expeoted to take no in? significant part. Gen. John S. Preston, upon invita? tion, followed in some excellent remarks, in the course of whioh be paid a touch? ing and affecting tribato to Bishop Polk, of Tennessee, who was the father of the Boheme of a great university, to be nnder the management and control of the dioceses of the ten South-western States, and in whioh he was ably seconded by our own pare, noble and beloved Elliott. Ho find every reason to believe that Se? wanee wonld . become a school of oivil liberty as well as a nnrsery of civiliza? tion and a seminary of true piety. Gen. J. B. Kersbaw concluded the exercises of the evening, by an earnest, practical address, in whioh he explained the plan of endowment. The University required, he said, $40,000 a year, in addi? tion to the emoluments whioh it now possessed. It proposed to have the sum of $500,000 raised, in some form of obli? gation, upon whioh eight per cent, inte? rest per annum should be paid, in semi? annual installments. This would consti? tute no oppressive burden npon the friends of the institution. Whoovor might not ohoose to have his obligation Continue in foroe, in case of bis death, could so arrange it and have it so ex - pressed on the face. Charleston had contributed $15,000, Greenville $2,000, Abbevillo, it was expected, $1,000, Oam den $1,500. He felt assured that Colum? bia would not be.behind, bnt, by its ear? nest and liberal action, would exert an inflaenco in behalf of the plan wbioh would be felt even to the Bio Grande. W? sincerely trust that his expectations may bo realized*. ..It, is a beautiful idea ?fGen.AersJtaw, that in the necessary ' .ta to '.'ff s>j,? . *>: ?.- ?'?. .1 and almost divine work of reconciliation of sections, noes, interests and opinions, I which has to be made, in this .country, the UnifefMty of? the South, front the [mode of i?fl organisation, tho powerful influences which it oombiuee, the high education wbioh it will impart, and the Christian basis upon ?hieb it rests, will exert, under the providence of God, a grand, a noble and a glorious influenoe. "Blessed are the pcaco-makers; for the; aball be called the children of God." Big? nidge Scrip Can, The Supreme Court met yesterday, at 12 M. Attorney-General Melton read the return of Comptroller-General H?ge, to be found elsewhere in our columns, in the oase of the State ex relations R. C. Shiver and others against the Comptrol? ler. J. B. Campbell, Esq., of counsel for plaintiffs, asked time for answer and reply upon whioh to make issue. Time wan irronfi.<1 fit] th I? mnrning wheC the i argument will prooeed. Scrutiny Headed. Has society no way to protect itself against the crimes and horrors whioh are constantly perpetrated againat it by mismanagement, ignorance, want of at? tention and drunkenness on the part of persons employed on railways and steam? boats? The heart Bickens at the ac? counts of their frequency and enormity, and of the immense suffering and loss of lifo they occasion. The newest instance of slaughter was afforded on Thursday night of last week, near Bear Creek Sta? tion, on the Maoon and Western Bail road, in Georgia. The up night pas? senger 'train should have stopped at Bear Creek, in order to let the down day train pass. But it did not, owing to the condition of Alex. Johnson, the engi? neer. He was asleep, under tho influ? ence of liquor, and passed tho switch station without knowing it, being utterly oblivious of his duties. The trains met three miles from Bear Creek, the two engines running into each other with great force. Seven colored emigrants to the West were killed outright, and seven others wounded. One white man was killed, and several others badly hurt. The engineer has been arrested by order of the President of the road, and the strioteet investigation will be made into the matter. Should the facts, as al? leged, be 'substantiated, bis trial and punishment should follow without de? lay. It ia time that steps were taken to prevent a recurrence of disasters arising from snob cauaeB. No man is entitled to be employed in a responsible position who is so mnoh addicted to strong drink that he oannot abstain from it while on duty. Companies should scrutinize their men olosely, and give employment only to such as aro of cor? rect habits and of trustworthy character. The general public have a right to be protected by them against tho fatal con? sequences of ignorance, recklessness aud incapacity, producod by tho besotted oondition of persons to whom, in part, their lives and property are temporarily entrusted. A Well Known New Orleans M en? chant Attempts Suicide.?At about 7)? o'clock, Saturday morning, December 28, Mr. Tristram Topper, of the well known firm of Price, Huno & Tapper, attempted to commit suicide, by shoot? ing himself through the head, at his office, No. 26 Carondeletstreet, upstairs. The pistol report having been heard by Mr. McConqoie, the clerk of the estab? lishment, who sleeps up stairs iu the third story, he at onoe hastened down, and found Mr. Tupper lying on the sofa, bathed in blood, aud bleeding profusely from a wound in the forehead, just above tbe right temple. The ball did not penetrate the skull, but after perfo? rating the skin, ran around to nearly tbe centre of the forehead. It is not, there? fore, considered that the wound will be fatal. It appears that Mr. Tupper ar? rived at his office about 7 o'clock in the morning, and that he went into the rear of his establishment, where he placed the pistol to his head and fired, the ball taking effect as described. Mr. Tupper is probably one of the best known of our business men, boing interested in almost all of our business enterprises. The cause of the act is unknown, though it is stated that tho firm of whioh he was a member had been laboring under temporary embar? rassments, though, as it id known far and wide as one of the wealthiest in the South, it is hard to conceive how any auch calamity could befall it. Mr. Tup? per is a native of South Carolina, and is largely oonneoted in that State and in Mississippi.?Nino Orleans Times. A party of ruffians on King street, Charleston, Saturday evening, amnsed themselves by deliberately spitting npon the dresses of ladies walking in front of them, disfiguring the promenade toilets so outrageously that the ladies, in some oases, were compelled to take refuge in stores and invoke the aid of the clerks to render their appearance presentable. Elcck Diok, the negro who was stabbed on the night of December 28th, in a Church street saloon, in Charleston, by Blanford Gaillard, colored, died on Fri? day evening last, at the city hospital, from the wound inflicted. Joseph Jefferson made bis re-appear anoe as Bip Van Winkle in Baltimore on the 1st inst. Mr. Editob: For the information of the public in general. an& of ths ? CHty; Oonnoil in pertioular, and with the view of ehowing that the opposition of the Board1 of Trade to the payment of lioeueos ia iuflaenced only by the heavy and unequal burden Imposed on the merchants and business men of the city, end not from captious motives against Council, I beg leave t* aumbit the fol? lowing statement of facts: For the year commencing 1st April, 1867, and ending 31st Maroh, 1868, the entire receipts of tho City Council from taxation, sales, water rent, licenses, Ac, (deducting therefrom oity bills issued,} was $40,191.32. For the year com mono - iDg April 1, 1868, and ending 81st March, 1869, the 'entire income of the oity from all sources (after deducting oity bills issued) was $48.680.38. 6ee published reports of Capt. James 8. MoMahon, City Clerk and Treasurer. Since the administration under Mayor Alexander went into power, new sources of taxation havo been acquired, by the power to tax personal property, and the increased value of real estate caused by the extension of the oity limits. There is at the present time taxable property, real and personal, to the amount of $6,000,000. This alone, at eighteen mills to the dollar, imposed by the re? cent ordinance, will bring a revenuo of $108,000; nearly $60,000 more than was imposed by the Counoil of 1868 and 1869, from all sources, licenses included; or about 125 per cent, on real and per? sonal property in advance of the entire taxes for 1868 and 18G9. But, Mr. Editor, if we add to this the licenses nought to bo imposed by the recent oity ordinance, which will realize about $25,000, this year's income will amount to $133,000, against $48,680 in 1868 and 1869; or au increased taxation, under Mayor Alexander's administration, of about 175 per cent, over tho years 1868 and 1869, and if the water rente, market receipts and other taxes are added, it will aggregate 200 per cent, increase. When this increase of taxation will end is a question of serious importance to the merchants and property holders of the oity. To the merchants, particularly, it is a question of life or death. Business is retrograding and luxes are increasing, and the Counoil olaim the right to impose taxes on the business and occupation of the citizens, which must eventually drive them to seek other homes where such exactions do not ex? ist. To show tho increased city taxation of the present time, over the past, I will illustrate by reference to the city taxes of the firm of which I was a member in 1861, and compare it with the taxation of tho firm of which I am a member in 1873. - The entire taxes of the said firm, in 1861, was $102, which included water rent, wagons, horses and merohaudiso. The avorago stock of that firm wat $65,000. The stock of tho present firm will not bo over $18,000, and the taxes aro as follows: Taxen ou stock of $18,000, $324; licenses, $175; water rent, $10; total, $509, ou a stock not one-third as large as 1861. Now, sir, if I had a stock of $65,000, in 1873, I would be taxed 81,170 on stock, and about $330 on licenses and water rent. Total, in 1873, $1,500, against $102, in 1861. I have said enough, Mr. Editor, to show that the tuxes, exclusive of licenses, aro ample to carry on the city government without tho unconstitutional resort to licenses; aud to show, also, that the mercantile classes have just cause of complaint against this enormous city taxation. What becomes of tho money raised by this ouormous taxation no man knoiceth, for the administration of Mayor Alexan? der has failed to publish nu account of receipts and expenditures up to tho pre? sent time. Will the belligerent Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means en? lighten the public by giving a little of the Unit expended in denunciation of the mer? chants to this more needful duty? MERCHANT. Make money fast and honorably, $12.50 per day, $75 per week, by at once applying for a territorial right, (which are given free to agouts,) to sell the best, strongest, most useful and rapid selling sewiug machine, and patent button-hole worker, ever used or reoommonded by families, or buy ouo for your own use; it is only $5. Sent free everywhere by ex? press. Address, for particulars, Mr. A. Citoley, corner Greenwich and Court landt streets, New York. DIOtuV The Attorney-General of Florida, Judge J. P. Emmons, is totally blind. Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Sarah Cooglor and her sons, William and GEORGE COOGLER, are invited to attond the funeral eervicoa of tlie latter, at No. 15, Hurlcyvillo, THIS AFTERNOON, at half-past 3 o'clock. Hay and Fodder. JUST received and in store 50 balos prime FODDER and 50 bales prime HAY, for sale low for cash by Jan 6 2_ D. C. PEIXOTTO &. SONS. Richland Lodge, No. 39, A. F. M. A AN Extra Communication of tbiB <e#V-Lodgo will bo held THIS EVENING, at o'clock. Tho Second Degree will bo conferred. D. I. BOONE, Jan 7 1_Secretary pro tern._ Phoenix Axe, Hook and Ladder Co. MEMBERS will assemblo at their House, in full uniform, (black pants, white gloves, rod shirt, Uro bat and belt,) at half past a o'olbck, THIS AFTERNOON, to parti? cipate in tho Parade of the Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Company. By order of the President. Jan 71 F. D. KONEMAN, Sso'y. Burns Club. A SPECIAL meeting of the above Club will be held at MoKonzie's Saloon, THIS EVENING, at 8 o'clock. A full at? tendance is requosted. By order. EDWARD HOPE, President. W. RoyTuecretary and Treasurer. Jan7 1 > Raxlboad Disaster. ?The Atlanta Herald furnishes the following details of the collision on the Maoon and Western Railroad, on the lad instant: j> The engineer was asleep when tho sta? tion waareaohed; sq, also, was his fire man, Louis Tisoro, and the wood passer, Ohas. Horn. Thero was no one on the look-out. The first alarm of danger was the blowing of the whistle of the other train as it oame around a ourve, only abont 200 yards distant. This alarm was first thought to be the engineer's signal on arriving at a station. Hardly had the sonnd been nttered before the trains collided, and everybody on both were thrown forward with immense force. All knew instantly that some mishap had taken place, but what it was uono could tell. It was generally be lieved that the train had run off the track. Tho screams and shrieks that rent the air were terrible. Women and children were crying and men fearfully alarmed. Every one that could, en deavored to get off. As soon as possible all who were in the rear oars got out and rs.u forward towards tho eDgines. It was then discove-ed that the two trains had collided. Tho tender of the ongioe tele? scoped the oar next to it, jamming the eutiro front half of it. This car was completely filled np with negroos. All who were iu tho front part of it were more or less injured. E'ght wero killed outright, three uf whom were negro men, three women and two .children. Those who were not killed were so completely shut in that they hud to bo cut out. This required four hours to accomplish. Furtunittoly tho wounded wero not seriously hurt, thoir principul suffering being on accouut of their inability to move uuy part of their person. SSomo thrco or four received outs and bruises which were only flesh wounds. Of those killed, two of tho men wero brothers, who got on tho train at Griffin, and were on their way to Kansas, a woman and two children from Americus, who, with ber husband, woro going West. What shall we any of the conduct of tbnt engineer whoso gross negligence caused this terrible, terrible disaster. Asleep on bis post of duty, with a freight of priceless value under his euro and wutchfnlnesa. Many deep and bitter things were Raid of him by tho passen? gers, and it was thought at one time yes tordny morning, that his safety was not so sure after all. Probably had it not been for the claims of humanity whioh those poor mortals, 6hut up in that torri blo prison bouse with tho doud and dying around tbem, bad upon the passengers, they would bavo viaited upon him a dreadful vengeance for his recklessness. Mrs ltebccoa Wiloutt and Mrs. Eliza? beth Teuguo died iu Lty^rens County iu December. . To Rent, A STOKE, on Main Btrcot. Apply to SE1BELS & EZELL," Jan 7 Real Estate Agents. Independent Fire Co. m MEMBERS ot thie Corn? et pany will assemble at "their Engine Lie-use, in "full uniform, THIS AF? TERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, for parade with Palmetto Firo Company. JOHN F.SUTPDEN. Hecrotarv. Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Company WILL aescmblo at their House THIS A F T E R l| NOON, at half SP paBt 2 o'clock, for .pur !uU-, in full uui - form?black pants. Members Mill be punctual. Annual meeting at 7 P. M. Tho members will CJnie prepared. Ry order. T. P. PURSE, J.\n 7 1 Secretary. REPORT OF THE CONDITION" CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK UP COLUMBIA, S. C, AT Columbia, in the Stato of South Caro? lina, ai eki?o ol business December 27, 1*72: RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts. $30S,80i ?>3 Over-Uraftu. 15,712 72 Uuitod States Bonds to eocurocir culation. 150,000 00 Other Stocks, Runds und Mort? gagee. 5,994 40 Duo from National Hauke. 2,910 GC Duo from blalo Hanks and Rank? ers . a.fiflfl C9 R.inking Hor.eo. 11.0U0 00 Otbor Roal Estate. 8,835 52 Furniture and Fixtures. 3,163 Gl Current Expenses, including Sala? ries . 5,112 53 Taxes Paid. 1,733 48 Promiums. 18,711 GO Cash Items, including Roveuuo Stamps. 2,330 83 Dno from Redeeming and Rosorvfl Agents.113.018 G5 Sills of National Hanks. 37,420 00 Fractional Currency, in? cluding Nickels. 4,219 24 Specio. 21 05 Legal Tinder Notes.... 27,470 00 112,209 !51 $619,223 61 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid ia. $150,000 00 Surplus Fund. 12.000 CO Profit and Loss. 21,375 56 National Bauk Circulation out? standing . 135,000 00 Dividends Unpaid. 11 45 Individual Deposits . 286.843 5G Due to National Banks. 6,492 07 Notes and Bills Re-discounted_ 16,000 00 Bills Payahlo. 25,000 00 $649,223 54 State or South Carolina. I County or Riculand. j I, A. O. Bronizer, Cashier of tho Cent ml Na? tional Bank of Columbia, s. C, do solemnly swear that tho above atatemont is true, to tho best of my knowledge and bolief. A. O. BREN12ER, Cashier. Subscribed and eworn to before mo. this 6th day or January, 1873. O. N. Q. BUTT, Notary Public. ConBECT.?Attest: John B. Pai.mkr, W. O. swaffield, B. L. Bnv.vN, Directors. 49" Union oopy onoo. Jan 71 Eioo al itelmas. Otit Matthhs.?The prioe of single copies of the Bnoiirrx is j'five cents. . We are indebted to Commissioner Watts for the monthly report pi the Agricultural Department, for November and December, 1872. Gov. Moses has, upon the recommend? ation of a number of prominent citizens of Spartanburg Coonty, pardoned Thos. H. Doyle, convicted at the fall term of the Court for said County, and sentenced to imprisonment for two years in the South Carolina Penitentiary. We acknowledge the receipt of the Becond general report of the Commis? sioner of Claims. Of the claims re? ported, there are forty-one from South Carolina. Gen. D. B. Saokett, Inepector-General of tho United States Army, and Gen. Israel Vosgee, President of the Court Martial now in session in this oity, are the guests of Col. Black. Tho Wilmington Daily Journal has been enlarged and otherwiae improved. The Journal and Star are both lively ex? changes. A German tailor in this city objects to having his cribbago designated by the word cabbage. He oalls it "cole slaugh." It is reported that the postmaster at Spartanburg, ?. Cannon, having become Bomewhat involved in his accounts with the United States, has decamped. John B. Goodwin has been appointed Jury Commissioner for Biobland Coun? ty, vice John P. Adams, resigned. To-day, the Palmetto Steam Fire En giue have their annual parade. It is ex? pected that the Independents and the Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company will be out as an escort. We have received from the author a pamphlet entitled "The State Sover? eignty Record of Massachusetts; by a Son of Norfolk." The-Norfolk Daily Virginian, edited by the poet,|James Barron Hope, comes to ub in a new and improved dress. The Senate of South Carolina con? venes to-d-iy, at 12 M., and the House of Representatives at 7 P. M. Ransom Anderson, convicted, at a late term of the Court of General Sessions for Sumter County, of laroeny, and sen? tenced to three months' imprisonment in tho Connty jail, by Judge Green, has been pardoned. The colored people of Washington are "gwine to tend dat naugural ball, or dere won't bo any more woting by color? ed men." Maj. E. W. Eversoo has retired from the Union, where ho has served, since its first publication, as local editor. He has entered a new field, to perform the same duties. Ho is local editor of the new Republican paper, which is expeoted to make its appearance this afternoon. Mr. B. F. Jackson occupies the local chair for the Union. Somebody declares that the day is not far distant when there will be a great luck of leather for making boots and shoes. It iti true, too; and we can't see how tho danger is to be averted, unless somo people in Columbia can be induced to go bare-footed. Gen. J. B. Dennis has boen appointed Assistant Iuspeotor-General for tho De? partment of South Carolina, Grand Army of tho Republic. If one out of every ten of the people who took a Boleoin vow to reform New Year's day would stand fast by their re? solution, we should bavo a great many more sober and respectable citizens. Superintendent Stoibrand has estab? lished a school at the penitentiary. He has engaged the services of D. T. Cottel, who has established a regular school, and has everything in working order. About two hours per day are devoted to study and reoitation by eaoh of the three classes. As suoh institutions aro consi? dered reformatory in their character, Superintendent Stoibrand has taken the most effectual method of reformation. Programme of musio by the 18th In? fantry Band, this afternoon, at the garri? son parade grounds, at 5 o'olook: Concordia Quiokstep?Goetz. Aria La Traviata?Verdi. Good Night Quadrille?E. Marie. Overture Slave?Bishop. Heart and Hand Galop?Gungl. Goiikd bv a Stag.?A sorions accident happened to Mr. F. A. Souter, of this city, on Saturday evening, near Doko, on tho plantation of Mr. Tarnipsoed, about fourteen miles from Colombia. Mrs. Tumipsoed has a pair of tame deer, which had jumped out of their enolosnre, and had been attacked by the dogs. Mr. Soater endeavored to take the dogs off the deer, when one of them which had beoome greatly enraged by the fierceness of the dogs' attack, turned upon Mr. Souter and gored him seriously in the abdomen. He had medical at? tendance, and the wound is not consider? ed fatal. At last accounts ho was doing well. D. 0. Pelxotto A Sons sold, yesterday. at p?bHQ>ocll6u,.U\ei, ?Renten ^ijs*'* and half acre lot for $2,250;, one-half. cash, and balanoe in Bix arjd twelve months. " V* " - : ? Fifty acres of well wooded land, with* in fonr miles of the oity, at 61.75 per acre, cash. u sal A large number of horses and mules were sold at good prioes. Fins.?The freight train coming from Augusta, last Saturday night, met with an accident near Graaiteville. A spark from the engine ignited a bale of cotton, and the flames spread with such rapidity, before discovery, as to seriously damage two oar loads of cotton. Tue conductor, as quickly as possible, caused the coiton to be thrown into a stream of water, and thereby prevented a serious fire. Yes? terday, a special train brought the da? maged OOfctOn to Colombia, Madams Brignodi.?The numerous friends of this distinguished cantatrice will be pleased to know that she is adding to her already famous reputa? tion ec a Binger in Europe. The follow irg extract, from the Swiss Times, of December 2, published at Nice, is a gratifying testimony to her powers as a singer: "Donizetti's Opera, 'Luciadi L?mmer-' moor,' was produced last night for the debut of Madame Brignoli, who is rest? ing a few days in Nice, and was rendered with a purity of voice and faultlessness of execution beyond all praise. The honse was crowded in every part by the elite of Nice, and the Gra^d Duchess Oonatantine, of Russia, attended in semi state, in whose honor the Russian Na? tional Hymn was played after the first A0t." Supreme Court?Columbia, January 6, 1873.?The Court met at 10 A. M. Present?Chief Justice Moses and Asso? ciate Justices Willard and Wright. The State of South Carolina ex rel. R. O. Shiver, J. P. Southern and W. C. Swaffield, vs. Solomon L. H?ge, as Comptroller-General?Petition for man? damus. The return of the Comptroller* Geneial was read by Attorney-General 8. W. Melton; after which, Mr. J. B. Camp? bell moved for further time for petition? ers to file their answer, and to-morrow morning, at 10 A M., was allowed them. Metsro. Chamberlain, Campbell, Ma grath and Rion for petitioners; Attorney General 8. W. Melton, O. G. Memmin ger and Messrs. Pope & Hnskell for re? spondent. William F. Redding and wife vs. the South Carolina Railroad Company. Or? dered, that the record in the case be re? turned to the Circuit Court of Charles? ton, for oorreotion. At 1 o'clock P. M., the Court ad? journed until 10 A. M., to morrow. Miss Patterson's Readings.?Miss Patterson's appeaianoe last evening at once oonoiliated the attention and served to prepossess in her favor the large land select audience whioh had assembled to greet her. Youtb, grace, ingenuousness and high artistio talent, were all pic? tured in her person and shone in the ex? pression of her countenance, In read? ing the "Legend of Bregenz" we feared for a moment that tho weakness of her voioo would detract from the proper effect of her correct idea of its meaning; Jmt it soon increased in power, and its perfect distinctness, even in its lowest whispered tones, quieted all apprehen? sion. "Jeptha's Daughter" was a fine display of her command of pathetic in cidonts, ns was "Miss Flora McFlimsey" and the "Caudle Lecture," of the humor? ous, the groteequo and tho comic She was equally successful in rendering that difficult, weird master piece of Poe, "The Raven." Miss Patterson has only to study and discipline hor voice "to soorn delights and live laborious days," to reach distinction in the literary world as a reader, and win that success on the Btage in her impersonations which her fine talents, her correct taste and juBt conception of the meaning oi the au? thors, whoso choice morceaux sbo re? produces, justify her in aspiring to. She will appear again this evening in an entirely new programme, and wo advise onr friends that they may enjoy a delightful and instructive entertainment. It is a form of amusement, if we may so call it, which we should be glad to see more frequently exhibited. It is more pleasant to witness and more agreeable in the retrospeot than most others with which we are presented. It is both re? fined and rational. List of New Advertisements. Seibels & Ezell?To Rent. Mooting Burns Olnb. Seibels Sc Ezell?Aootion. Communication Richlind Lodge. Meeting Independent Fire Company. Meeting Palmotto Fire Company. D. O. Peixotto & Sons?Auction. Hope & Gyles?Fair Notioe. D. C. Peixottp k Sons?Hay, &o. Meeting Hook and Ladder Company. Report Central National Bank. I shall ever consider Simmons' Liver Regulator as the preserver of the life of my little son, who is now in blooming health. MRS. ELLEN MEAOHAM, J 4 t3?l Ohattaho> hee, Fla.