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-TJTS?t-r---M-* a I kaiil&j korning. Jfcpaary ai, ??jfes. jj Put tU* Bill Through. The bill to exempt manufacturing capital from taxation for a term of years, reported by the Committee of Ways arid Means, is now upon its se? cond reading in tho House of Repre? sentatives. There io also another bill upon the calendar which is to the same general-purport, but notr so comprehensive, introduced ? by- Mr. Levy,, member from Charleston. The Goverr^jT|-Jnjhis . }ate rmesaagei has Wjfmta ondpcsed. tho ..measure,, and pr;es^^p some'-good aTgu^on|3^in' its support, j?e. thiriks.lhaCwlth a proper-,^MribeV*otf mhnrffa'etbrres for our products in this State, laborers' wages will bo greatly enhanced, and, at the same time,. agricultural em? ployers will be benefited by the rapid advance in their leading productions. A""imter; repr^se?te? as an vemineiit and' learned citizen.of this City, in the Herdd^ few'dayk since, complained of. the delay in passing this whole? some; measure He urged that it be done^atphcb^ saying;:.. . l;. - . . ''Moniare now waiting, with largo capitals; ready to commence the erec? tion of extensivo cotton and other manufactories'in South Carolina; just bo'^o on as this Act shall become a la,y^^jSw?^^P^^^^B^^ done, and that, too, speedily, all this capital, will go to other .Southern States, which have passed liberal ma nufacturing laws, and be lest to us forever. Why, then, delay?" . We have said a good deal upon this subject of manufacturing during the la?t three months. It seems the most promising means of recupera? tion from our prostrate condition. The mode of fostering it in this State by an exemption law is demanded by every consideration. which can, influ? ence, a people. ' In fact, in view of the liberal policy of Georgia in adopt? ing it for a^term of years, ij^ isvwith us ay nlatter of necessity,"*, andv no longer one of choice. It must bo done, or the capital which is ready to be employed here will seek the better prepared'field of ottr go-ahead neigh? bor, on the West. We ^ieed. alj, the capital wo can get. Not speaking ir? reverently, iff is the one thing need? ful. We want diversity of employ? ments, steady and just remuneration of labor, and the impulse and-stimu lus of new ideas and new employ? ments. - - M?~- ? ... fiat JwtUU. Wo regret that by a mischance we missed the argument of James B. Camp ball. Eiq , before the Supreme. Objart, in baliali'bl the holders of tho Blue Ridge Btilroad aorip. It was no dotlbt learned, anbtje and plaoaiblo, but wo cannot oon ceivo of anj thing really strong or con? vincing on;" that aido, oven from tbe ?bleat and most experienced advocate. Mr. Ohamberlain led off for the relators in a Bpeeoh wtrfoh was extremely well excogitated, ingeniously soataiued in all its Tpsrta, .and forcibly delivered, but which,' nevertheless, appeared sopnisti caJi when pluoud on the anvil and nub jeoted to the hammering of the learned, earnest and logical counsel.on buhalf of tho State/. Tho card Which appeared in oar oolumns, Sanday morning, from B. ? 0. Shiver, B^., i.tt T?fer^ocd to the ex? pected deoiaiou in this case, ia of un? usual obaraoter and refreshing interest. Mr. fl. ia pao of, the priuaipal claimants, holdi?g a considerable amount of this scrip, acquired io tbe way of regular and legitimate business. Of course, it is bat naturaUo him to seek to. recover, what is just ad'd right. All men do that. But not all men pre willing to deolioe ac oeptanca of any thing of doubtful equity. . Mif. 8._ calls on tho Judges, to.whom the oaao ia now committed, to decide it ? etrictly on its, legal aod equitable merits. If it bo found lacking in these, h* asks them to kill it. at onoo ,arjd- forever. If it be a fair and just debt, be would bo ploased to biivo jfcpaid, bat . not other wiso. Thin is tlnrepirit ol good citizen? ship. It must spring from a preference Of tbe right to tho expedient, and be "1n itself its own toward. Wo could almost - wish, considering bis magnan'irjdtity, that Ms. 8, should not lose bis part of tbe olalm, although our oonvictions have become settled. and confirmed against its validity. Bet wenn two and three millions of capital are invested iu the seed business in tbis country, and tbe. annual trade tqraa ovormot leas than $5,000,000. It baa shored the growth and oUsugoof the last quarter of a ountury, and-now has looked hands with tho udvtlticing oivili 2ition of tho country. Straws\a?bw ifaohimfr Um J#?q4 blows, The preseftt N^ifonal A$#nis? tration, iojfoj?J ttdoga as ?feil ai great^: evinces a; design of gftisplog at word power, and a desire of tickling itself with more pageantry and show. Not alone by the unwarrantable interference in Lioaisiana, not only by the labored arguments of President Grant and Secre? tary Oroawoll, in .favor, ^Jf grasping the control of .the telegraph system, but in such a rualter, as orderjDg tbo West Point cadets tcTaerva aaobr-ps d elite on tho occasion of the- inauguration of the President in March next, does it show the cloven foot of personal government. There is something in the interference with the West Point cadets that will re? volt the feelings of every ingenuous per? son. These youths go to West Point as atnclontB. to b* plnnftd nndrtr ft discipline severe and exacting, and to be employed in studies laborious and varied, and requiring the closest attention. Their continuity should cot bo broken. It is unprecedented to draw them a way for any purpose; and certainly participation in such a pageaut would be anything but refreshing, instructive or agreeable to them. The idea, which we have seen quoted from the Philadelphia Press, that the large number of Americans and the representatives of foreign nations who will witness their soldierly drill and bearing, and be hugely impressed there? by, is all the merest bosh and nonsense, and only intended to conciliate popular pardon for ?flagrant violation both of good taste and of the domands of a stern and just discipline. It seems further, that tho Seorotary of War, who has mads this unusual and un? justifiable- requisition on the command? ant of West Point, is preoluded by a statute from doing anything but what "may be enjoined on him or entrusted to him by the President of the Uoitod States." Under tho Aot of 1802, it is required that the "cadets shall be sub? ject, at nil times, to do duty at such places, or snob eervioe. as the President of tho United yute3 shall direct." The order, therefore,besides being open to the grave objections already made, is either to be represented as unwarranted, it made by the Secretary sno vigore, or is one of those blnu'dera which is worse than a crime, if the President himself extended it, or connived at it. It can only be intended to subserve persoual gratification, and to stick another little feather in the Presidential oap, and is unworthy of a man of any real dignity of character, or any trne conception of pro? priety. The.New York 'World well says: "If the Oommander-in-Ohief affirms the order, there is an end of the matter; bnt then the public will have the pleas? ing reality before them of a President of the United States superintending the pageantry of his own installation?a thing, down to this day of shamo, un? precedented." The New York Herald in a <business notice of the market Ja gold and securi? ties, makes the following remarks con cerning a gentleman well known in this community and State: .. The Vioe-President and Chairman of the Gold Board, Bev. Mr. T. A. Hoy t, resigned . his office to day in order to allot? of his scoepticg s call to the pas? torship of a ' Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Mr. Hoyt. was a Southern minister before the war; but coming North went into the bunking business and eventuallyH9ecame.the Chairman of the Gold Board?a position be has filled with dignity and honor 'ever since his first election thereto several years ago. -?i * '-ja ? ? ? - Last Sunday evening, says the Senti? nel, a Mr. Moore, residing in Yanoey County, N. 0., got into an affray with a Mr. Braokins, of the same County, about some geese, and the latter stabbed the former, from which he died next day. Brackins has fled the County. Moore is suid to have been a desperate character. The Saturday before, a difficulty oc? curred between a Mr. Washburu nod Mr. Boon, of . the same County, in winch Wash burn was,, shot and killed. This was considered juatiftabio by the magis? trate-.' A Washington correspondent an? nounces that lemonade is provided for thirsty Congressmen in the cloak-room of the House, and adds: "I'horo is a man. who squeezes congressional lemons I all , duy long, and he is paid a salary j uuder sumo head?-stationery, I believe? a graceful allusion to the uomoving qualities of tbe drink he prepares, a ad the lemons' and'sugar are paid for as fuel aodgaeKi3 ' Mr. Gladstone, the Prime Minister of1 England, in a recent speech iu Liver? pool, said that more wealth had been ao oumulated in thatoonntry since the com? mencement of the preseut century than in all the proceeding ages from the time of Julius Crom; ana again, at least as much wealth was created within the last twenty years as in the preceding fifty years. A yohng man, named George Mayo, seduced' a girl, named Franklin, at To beau Station, on tho Georgia Railroad, and finding himself pursued by a bro? ther of the girl, committed suicide, A fcjuu Francisco merchant drew a bead ojsi" a burglar, and captured bis "long-lost brother." faOJfOBfciThe pi to re is fast di thing done ytt io the way of an cation ?f the 8U^^V J**1 itty'fv more tel. appoint a oojamlgtoe of | bree to investigate the amoant and V*H three to investigate the amo lidity of the State debt, ia a move in the right direction, except that the Legisla? tor^ ah oold itself appoint the commit? tee. No one who has in any way been connected with the administration of the government, or been acoased or sus? pected of having had anything to do with the increase qf the public debt, should be pat on the oommittee. Tbe committee should bo composed of at least two Democrats. The government is aud has ull the tima since reconstruc? tion (during which time the increase of the public debt has taken place) boon aader the control of the Bepublioau party; and if nothing wrong has been done, it will be impossible for auy com? mittee to make a wrong appear. Men who are sore they are right, always pre? fer an elimination of their acta by their accusers, rather than themselves declare their innooenoe. There ia no surer sign of guilt than to rofuse to allow our ac? cusers to investigate our aota. A com? mittee composed of such men as General Wade Hampton, Atturnoy-?enortd 3. W. Melton and ox-?overnor Benjamin F. Perry, would give general satis? faction to the people, and certainly would not be objectionable to any who are, as honest men, ia any way connected with the Government or Le? gislature. The people are eagerly wait? ing aod watching to sea what will be dono in this matter. This is one of the first and most important of all other things that should have been done; but better late than never. Tho namo of ?very member who opposes an investiga? tion as proposed in Mr. Levy's move, should be made kuowu to tho people; and those who favor tho inovo should bo press it as to distiuotly draw the line be? tween those in in vor of investigation and those opposed. The people may set it down as a fixed fact, that thoso who oppose investigation are of the guilty party. The peoplo are paying the heavy taxes imposed upon them promptly, but they are doing so under many a protest. All who think that tho people are paying those enormous taxes willingly aro very much mistaken. NOOK. The Fence L>\v, Mn. Editor: Tho Legislature seemn to 1 have under consideration tho propriety of altering or abolishing the old fence law. Your correspoudeut, as well na many others with whom he has con? versed on the subjeot, is decidedly of opinion that a law requiring everybody to keep their atock penned, and thus allow all persons to plant their lands i without the enormous expense of fenc? ing, would bo a la iv that would give very general satisfaction; if ouo year's notice was given to the people before it goes into operation, in order to allow them time to use the rails, that are now on every plantation, in tho ereotioo of good I and substantial fences, to enclose their stock. There is, bowovor, one feature iu the proposed bill wbiob, if I understand it oorreotly, is entirely objectionable, I and should not be entertained for one I moment. I allude to the idea of allow? ing tbe citizens of eaoh County to eleot whether or uot they will fence their farms. It might do very well for those who reside in the interior of each Coun ty; but what about those who live on and along the lines dividing tho Coun? ties? Buppose, for instance, the County Iof N?wb?rry, being scarce in fenoe tim? bers, deoides to eucloso her stook and plant her orops outside; but Lexington County, adjoining below, having plenty of timber, concludes to let her fences stand as they are, and let her stock run I oat. What will become of the farms in Newberry lying along tbe line of Lex? ington? Who is to pay for the orops de? stroyed in Newborry, and tho hogs, cat? tle, horses, and, perhaps, men shot and killed? My house Staads on. the liae, and I plant both in Newberry and Lex? ington. What am I to do? A COUNTY LINER. Through tho "ring" arrangements the oity of New York ruu up a dobt of great magnitude, the eutire sum reaching over $1*25,000,000. Uuder the reform regime tbe last year, this enormous debt of the oity government was reduced near $9,000,000, and it is to bo hoped, with the aid of the iudependont press, that this rednotion may continue until tbe debt is reduced to a reasonable amount. Refusal of principal of an Indiana school to grant leave to go home at Christmas, oaused tho little fellow tbe most poignant anguish, bat it was coun? terbalanced, a few days after, by his in? effable joy as he bounded into the room witb a telegram in liia hand, exclaiming, "Now I've got to go homo?father's deadl" Fbisoneb SnoT.?A constable named Johnson, in arresting ono Isaac Obisolm, colored, at Fort Royal Ferry, last week, shot his prisoner fatally. Chiaolm was aooused of murder at tbe phosphate works, near Charleston, Johnson is now in jail. A Gorman recently arrived in this oountry says they alwoys hiss bad ooting in bis country. If we were always to hiss bod acting in this oountry, our theatres would eaoh be apt to bo mistaken night? ly for a pond of geese. Tbe weather has boon so cold in Now Hampshire, that tbe mercury sank quite out of sight last week, and evon alcohol thermometers lost tbeir spirits in trying to raaku 42 degrees below zero. California is making brandy from figs. The liquor is very pleasant, and after drinking a quart or so, a man will oheer fully stand any amount of abuse from his wife. Mr. M. Cobon, of SomtCr, bos beep victimized by a oce-nrmod cotton specu? lator, signing bimsolf Hamuol Williams. Tbe ootton was not forthcoming. O?xibtTKIjIj'a ESVOTA^QJI AjJ?ORBD.-? u*??ldwell investigation Im uoex Xltediy fruitful of important evidence ' day, and theljbeedy expulsion of tho Benetor is now regarded as certain by nearly all who b*vo listened to the -en denoe. Tho oommittee evidently mean to gat at the tmtb, as there are no politi? cal questions which pan be effected by such a feat. Farthermoro, Oaldwell is an uneducated, unintelligent man, with? out political iuflUenoe, and with no graces of mind or speech to reoommeud him to the Senate. His reputation is that of a mere speculator and sharper, and bis very presence is significant of corruption. The principal witness to? day was Leu. T. Smith, Oaldwell's part? ner, who blunderingly let out some fra? grant facts which are sufficient by them? selves to eonviot Oaldwell. He testified that an arrangement was made between Senator Oaldwell, Governor Ournoy und himself by which Governor Oaruey wsb to withdraw from the Senatorial cootost for the sum of $15,000, and that this sum was paid Governor Osmsy by Quid well. After the eleotiou Smith paid Go? vernor Oarnoy $7,000 moro ns reimburse? ment for expenditures mode by Govern? or Carney during the election. After letting out this story?which Oaldwell did not expect to oome out, neither did his opponents?he hedged a good deal on other poiuts, and at the conclusion of his testimony, Senator Carpenter [sug? gested that the attention of the witnesses should be culled to tho fact that they were testifyiug nudor oath, and that perjury would lead to punishment in tho United States Courts. Seven or oight witnesses were examined during the day. Col. D. R. Anthony, the Mayor of Lea veuworth and editor of the Leaven worth Times, gave important testimony, alleg? ing that ho wan offered $5,000 by Culd well personally, which ho refused. He supported Caldwell for tho Seuatorahip out of regard for local interests. Some of the tillest swearing was douo by a witness named Peckham, who was h member of the Legislature, and who told many people in Topeka that Culdwell had offered him $2,000 for his vote. On the Btreuglh of this offer ho bought out a drug store. For some reason Caldwell did not fulfill tho contract, for which reason he was nnable to complete his purchase of the store, and ho went to Leavenworth several times to got the money. These facts ho denied to-day, but another witness, named Fitcher, tes? tified that Peckham told him he was offered $2,000 by Culdwell. Peckham admitted that he told many people that ho was offered money for his vote, but said he did it jokingly and in order to throw his enemies off the scent. The oommitteo laughed at his testimony. Most of the otber witnesses who testi? fied denied the allegations of fraud so far as they were concerned, but admitted that it was well understood that votes were freely bought and sold during the Senatorial contest. A number of other important witnesses have been sum? moned, inoluding Gov. Osborue, W. D. Adams aud Senator Moonlight. The latter, it is said, will swear positively to having witnessed the payment of money by Culdwell. [Wash. Cor. Neu York World. Small Pox in Wabhinotoh.?The ghastly yellow signal of the pestilence floats heavily on the damp, chilly air from mauy a tenement house. They say the abodes of the aristocracy are not obliged to oome under the flag. I am told that when u poor victim of the small-pox dies in or is taken away from a tenement house to the hospital, all the inmates of tho infected house are shut up in inexorable quarantine. Strangely enough, in somo instancec, no provision is made for their living. They are not likely to have any supply of food or fuel on hand, and the oonoequence is that rather than starve or freeze, thoy escape from their wretched homes to beg or steal, and bo spread the frightful conta? gion. Next to our inscrutable Board of Public Works, our Board of Health "Moves in a myaterioua way Its wonders to perform." Two or three times a poor colored man, desperate with cold and hunger, hue broken jail from a house in which his wife aud lit tie ones are coufincd, and out of which his brother aud four chil? dren have been carried dead or dying. He oomes to the house of a relative of ours, in which he was once a servant, rings the bell, theu retreats a few yards, and when the door is opened calls pite onsly for alms?ho who never begged before. I am assured that there is great suffering among tho families situated us this family are, who are tho victims of the diaeano without having it, aud who are almost compelled to become emissa? ries of the pestilence, which hitherto bus been almost confined to the colored community. It is dying out, I hoar? the disease or the community?I hardly know whioh is meant. They say these people, when they run tho blockade oT the Board of Health, epread tho conta? gion by street car riding. Thoy wore always given to excessive indulgence in that vehicle. It is to them what whis? key is to oar Celtic citizens. It is the triumphal oar of emancipation, and why shouldn't they ride, at whatever cost to them or us? I Wash. Cor. 2Veu> York Times. Precious gems were used to lighten tho horror of tombs, and we are told that tho tomb of Edward tbo Confessor, in Westminster Abbey, contained eighty four jewels of great value, and the tomb of Thomas a 15ecket, in'Canter? bury Cathedral, was celebrated for its great wealth of gotns. Henry C. Price, who claims to be ouo of Captuic Hemmen' crow, is calling for assistance, lie is pronounced an im? postor. A number of curious thieves have beeu urrestod for stealing women from Ward's Island, Now York. An inmate of the Pennsylvania peni? tentiary has occupied a solitary cell for thirty four years, without seeing tho sun. |Oin Mattbb?>?The prise of jungle copies of the Paonrxx is Qveoonts. Tbe latest styles wedding and visiting cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can bo obtained at tho PhoznIX office. Old newspapers for sale at Phosnix office, at fifty cent* a hundred. To day is the anniversary of the birth of Oen. Stonewall Jackson. He. was. born January 21, 1824. Work on Capt. Parker's new building is being pushed forward rapidly. He has adopted a new idea for this locality? a double flooring. The Nashville papers speak in very complimentary terms of Mr. Jos. Hart Denck. He is winning golden opinions everywhere, ? Company I, 18th Infantry, command? ed by Oapt. B, B. Reelert Rationed at Laurens, aod Company H, Oapt. W. H. McLaughlin, of the same regiment, sta? tioned at Chester, have received orders to proceed to this oily, and will probably reach here during the present, week. This will make five aompanles of the 18th present at this post. Mayor Estes, of Augusta, is at tho Co? lumbia Hotel. There was no qnorum in either branch of the Legislature, last night. We have no objection to Northern visitors, but would prefer that they should leave their peculiar weather be? hind them. The passonger trains from Camden aud Charleston were detained, yesterday, by the run off of a freight truio about ten miles below Columbia. Nobody hurt. A card from Mr. Thos. Steeu appears in another column. He is an efficient business man. Mr. James Bay has complimented us with a card of invitation to the anniver? sary celebration of the Burns Club, on the 27th instant. The following is tbe list of grand jurors drawn on the 10th instant for tbe eusniog year: Qeorge Harrison, Nathan Graddick, D. H. Crawford, E. H. Hei nitsb, P. Bpellmao, E. B. Stokes, John H. Bryant, George M. Drafts, John T. Fetcer, John E. Giles, Jack Seay, Ben ben Weston, April Lucas, John 8. Mein toah, E. 8. Percival, Jaok Ferguson, H. M. Gibson, Samael Rowan. The grand jury is composed of five colored and thirteen white men. The inimitable Jos Jefferson will per? form in Columbia on'Saturday evening next. He is too well known to need any special commendation. The Bale of oil paintings advertised by Meeers. D. C. Peixotto & Sons, for this morning, has been unavoidably post? poned. Due notioe will be given of the sale. Treasurer Cardozn is kept busy an? swering questions. Owing to the post? ponement of the penalty for non pay? ment of taxes, funds are acaroe. Every person ought to bo vaccinated, and whenever small-pox is prevalent re vaccination ought likewise tobe adopted. Not many years ago small-pox was one of tho moat frequent causes of death in the German army, bat now it rarely, if ever, ocours, owing to the fact that every re? cruit, oa joining tbe army, is re-vacci? nated. The following ia the programme of musio by the 18th Infantry Baed, for this afternoon: Shepherd's Quick-step?Grafula. Cuv.itina Lombardi?Verdi. Tanz Jubel Polka?Strauss. Potpourri from Freisch?tz?Weber. Waltz?Wine, Women aud Song? Strauss. Over Stioks and Stones Galop?Faust. Phosnixiaka.?There areairy nothings, but it is to be presumed the learned pundits of tbe Royal Society of England were not conspicuously recognizing that fact when they elected the Astronomer Royal, Sir G. B. Airy, Preeident. How? ever, it's iu his line to be airy. "The jejune specimen of junto jour? nalism," is tbe way in which a paper in Des Moinos, Iowa, alludes to a rival shoot. "Sunset Cox" will make a tour toward sunrise at tbe expiration of his term as Representative. I A Rhode Island couple recently cele? brated tbo seventy-second anniversary of their marriage. How's that for Hymen? Liverpool milkmen are fined for add? ing water to milk. The reform we should like tu see here is a little mors milk add? ed to the water. Tbo Pope says: "I will give Vat-i-oan in tbe way of accommodation for the ok pel led Jesuits." Iu what case is it absolutely impossible to bo sure aud slow? In tho caso of a watch. Destiny is tbe eoapo-goat which we mules make responsible for all our crimes and follies; a necessity which wo set down for inviuoiblo, when we bavo no wish to strive against it. Mr. Mix is a Norwich druggist. ? Mail Aubahoemkrt?,?'lha Nortbore mail 'opeb,* ^.soX m; on? fco?) p; ir oloses 8 P. N^and ft ?00'? m, K?harle? ton day mail opens 6.15 p. m,; olosee 6 A. M.; ntghi open* 7.00 A, m.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 p. m.; oloses 6 A.M. : Westerp opens 6.80 a. M. and 12.30 P. M.; oloses 8 and 1 P. m. Wilmington opens 3.80 P. M.r ?loses 10.80 A.M. On Sunday the office is open from 8 to 4 P. M, "" LlOT of Nkw APv?BTieKMairiB. ' ' ' ' Registration of Bonds. ' ' > * Hope & Gytea-rOow Peed. ' Dr. Tatfs Pills. 1 Meeting of Independent Fire Co. ' w * D> G. Peixotto & Bons?Hey. Oats. Bale of the Carolina Oif Works.' Joseph Jefferson?IrWin's Hall. : Capital Bnilding and Lean Aseocia'n. P. Cant well?Cow Feed. .. Thomas Bteen?Commission Merch'nt. W. H. LyBrand?Notice.;. IIoTKn Arrivals. January 20, 1873.? Wheeler House?Pat Duffio.SCRB; Q Irwin, oity; B Bomar, N Y^Tboi.H Clark, Camden; Miss L Nixon, Ala; J Grant, W T Mathewes, J B .Lacnean, New York; D Hempkift, Chester; Got FJ Moses and family, oity; J T Solo? mon, S O; 0 E Spencer. Yorkville; Mlaj,': MoGowao, M M Tarner, J 8 OoLbren, . Abbeville; H S Beattie, GreenvUle* RS Findley, Baltiirore; 8 ? Dodaoo, N 0: . J B Cleave land and wife, Tehn; R at Oleaveland and wife, Spartanbarg; J . Hollinehead and family, Abbeville; W O Cleavoland, Greenville; J K Rabb. Alaton. Central Hotel?A, Joeaolyn, GtCKB; A Davis, T R Gainea, J 8 Lapd. city; , Wm Blanohard, Augusta; Thos McCoy, . Laurena; J 8 Peaoher, Wm Pennj Ken? tucky; T W T Lanham, Texas; J 8 Wofford, V M Bogers, Nesbitt Wicken, 3 O; J W Hay ward, wife and child, Newberry; R J Donaldson, Cheraw; Tboo Blair, Fairfleld; Dr John Wilson, Anderson; Geo T Reid, Hodges; J 8 BiobardHon, H M Zealy, Alston; N F Walker, Cedar Springs; Edward Hern don, Ooonee. Stuffino a Goose.?The following contribution on social ^ cookery;., ig , drawn from experience perhaps ra? ther than from mere observation: ' A young, innocent, confiding, just married goose, is the easiest to be stuffed. The following is a common process: She has been married.about a month to a husband who has. been a little fast; but he' promises reform? ation, and starts off matrimonially - by resolving to settle down and be? come a model family man. The fust few weeks go off well; he spends every evening at home witb the goose, who imagines that there is to.be no end to the honeymoon, . But on Christmas day the husband meets a friend who badgers him about1 the constraint of married life; etc The husband, afraid of being thought henpecked, resolves to spend that evening at his old renort, with his former cronies. Then commences the stuffing of the goose. "I've got to go down to the office to-night, my dear," says he, "to see a man on very important business." "And leave me all alone?" poute she. "So sorry, my dear, but it can't be helped" "Can't I go, too?" "Oh, it would be hardly worth while?I'll not be late?good bye," and away he goes, chuckling over the success of the operation. After this, the goose is stuffed regularly and with growing frequen? cy. One night the husband comes home with his breath smelling of Bourbon. "Medicine for the cholera, my dear." Next ho stumbles in drunk. "Sun-struck, my dear." Finally, as in most cases, the gooso gets stuffed to her utmost ca- ' pacity very soon, and refuses to ab? sorb any more, and then the fires of conjugal contention are lighted, and then Christmas times lead to the vory reverse of peace and good will bo tween husband and wife. Let this little story sink deep into the hearts of all young husbands who may this day entertain any purpose of stuffing a goose. Tho sturdy yeomon of Massachu? setts, the defendants of the "embat? tled farmers," who "stood > and fired tho shot heard round the world," they too havo their ways that are dark. One of them sent a fine looking tur? key to a Boston. market the other day, in a lot of fair ones weighing 114 pounds, and where the gizzard was wont to be, lol eight pounds of tho shot were found': ' Father Ryan Vsnr - III.?Right Rov. Bishop Quinlan hfts received a cablo telegram from Milan, Italy, an? nouncing tho dangerous illness of Father Ryan. He was so ill that thrco doctors were in attendance upon him; and no ono whatever was permitted to sco him. Tho reason an urchin gave for be? ing late at Rchool, Monday, was, that tho boy in the next .house was going to havo a dressing-down with a bed cord, and ho waited to hear him howl.