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COLUMBIA. S. C, Friday ttorning, April 11, 1873. The praotice indulged by bo many Legislatures of passing Acte incorpo? rating variona qompanies, to be eold by the incorporatora on a speculation, has received a timely oheok in Pennsylvania, by a veto from Governor Hartranft. "It is a notorious faot," he eays, "that for years past, Charters of incorporation have been obtained fop the express pur? posed ealo?iqf the.mere purpose of trade and traffic, and so used and to such an extent not very creditable to the com monwcaliu. They pay no enrollment tax under the system heretofore pursued of extending tue payment of the same until their Owners find purchasers. The sooner this class of "legislation is ended the better." As many as 1,600 Aot* of this kind are said to have been passed by the Ponncylvani^Le^lktnTre^inoe 1857, and the abuse. wouirHiavo cod tin ucd, but for the .veto of tho Governor. Legisla? tures oaaH be reJiea. on to disorlrbxnftto between'obarWij that ought to be passed and those that ought not to be -passed, A few influential lobbyists can secure the passage of almost any kind of charter. Captain Jack is a Booaiblo bravo; he ' keeps olobo to his lava beds, and refuses to be interviewed?a u persisie'nuy re? fuses, that even the special Harald re? porter du rat not dare cross the dead line. Captain Jack.thus far has held out, and rtaslj the moat dire neoessity can oompel /him to submit to suoh indignity; bnt hemmed in, as he is, on aii sides, the ob* . jeot of those persevering telegrams from the Peace Commissioners, to the effect that he will Boon have to submit, no wonder if he should show signs of weak? ening, es every well-behaved Indian should do. Captain -Juck, therefore, proposes to have a talk on Sunday next, which, the Commissioners think, means undoubtedly the showing of the white leather; On which, no doubt, they will again find themselves mistaken, for Jack "has already shed his tears," and means fight. Perhaps the well known military skill of the President, baoked by tho "Grand Army of the Potomao," might have a depressing effect npon the obsti? nate Beds, and Ulysses might enjoy a little summer campaign of the sort, if the Quartermaster would make it easy and agreeable. ? ? <-???-? ? The Charleston Pbrsbyteby.?This body, oomnosed of the ministers and -elders of tho Presbyterian Ohnroh in Charleston, Beaufort, Colleton, Orange burg, Biobland and Barnwell Counties, of this State, commenced its spring session Wednesday evening, in Zion Ohnroh, Charleston. In the absence of the last Moderator, the opening sermon was preached by the Rov. j. D. A. Brows, c! Orangeburg, from Jeremiah xiii, 16. The Bev. Q. B. Brackett called the Presbytery to order. Arfter calling the roll, the Bev. Jos. B. Wilson was .elected Moderator for the coming year. "The women to the boats!" rang through the NorthSeet, and, with her officers drawn up iu lino on the quarter ?deck and her commander standing with a loaded revolver at tho gangway, as many as might be were saved. "Good-by, my love," said this noble captain, as his own wife, a bride of three weeks, was pressed into one of the boats; "good-bye, my love," and went down with his ship. Of the few survivors of the Atlantic, the captain, who was aBleep in the ohart room, is one of the first reported. An Arkansas Emigrant Returned? What Hr Thinks op That Land of Promise.?Tbe Perry (Houston County) Journal relates the following oxperienco of a Houston Oonnty negro, who emi? grated to Arkansas a fow weeks since: One of Mr. George Slappey'a hands, after a month's trial of Arkansas, has re? turned to Georgia, gone baok to the plantation he was living on when he left, and says Georgia soil is good to cover his carcass when he dies, provided hn keeps his senses until then. He says the negro preacher, Mao Troutman, who in? duced his party to go, and who promised to go and stay himself, deserted them as soon as they got to the Mississippi Bivor, getting his pay, no doubt, and returning for anotber loud. He says he lived in the swamps, had to drink lagoon water, and work hard; that everything was so "different from what be expected, aud so nnlike what ho was used to, that his whole "studiment" from the time he landed was how ho might get back home. He left several of his friends there sick, and nearly all extremely anxious to get back home; but they havo to stay there until they can pay back tho money it took to carry them, and get thirty-five dollars to oome baok on. Fntu.? A fire broke out on Tuesday morning on Mr. Thomas Sloan's plaoe and spread with groat rapidity over the adjoining plantations of Mr. Wm. H. Robinson and Mr. James Harvey, caus? ing considerable damage. . Mr. Robin? son lost over 200 panels of fencing. Mr, Harvey's loss was also con si dor able. Several colored men wore badly eoorohed in their efforts to arrest the flam.->a. [ WitiMboro Jfowa. The Meeting: is Edokfikld.? At a public meeting, held ia Edgefleld on the 7th iuBtunt, the following preamble and resolutions wore adopted: Whereas reports are In circulation in regard to tho conduct, by certain County, officials, of their respective offices, whioh reflect gravely upon the integrity of sajW officials, whioh oreato apprehen? sion in the publio mind as to the faith? fulness of the public servants in the dis charge of their respeotive duties, and whioh render it eminently proper and desirable?both on the part of the said officials ana in behalf of all men inte? rested in the welfare of the County?that inquiries be instituted into the nature of the said chargea; and whereasfa large number of oitizens of the County of Edgefleld, boing desirous of ascertaining the indebtedness of the Oonnty, the misapplication?of' the public funds, if any there be, and of investigation of -the Oonnty finances generally, havo invited their foliow;cfljizen$i without regard to pa-#? to.institute^eucb. proceedings aa may. be necessary to accomplish said oHeets; therefore, be it ? Jicsoived, By tho people ol Edgefleld Couuty, in public meeting assembled: That the financial condition of Edgefleld. County demauda a thorough investiga? tion of the'books and .conduct of its Oonnty officiate, to ascertain its present ' indebtedness, how it ha9 arisen and how it can be hquidated; the pnblio de? faulters, and the amount of their defal? cation; and that, in or?er to make this invMtig^tion Marching and thorough, a obmmUtoo, con*i?ti^g of John Huiet, Ohairmaa; B.iA.lgrsch, Bcbsrt Green, Lytaus Simmons, Jesse Jones, B. T. Mitha, La^rrenoff Cain, John L. Addison ahd p. Xi. Turner, be appointed, whose duty it shall: be to inspect the books of all Oonnty officers relating in any way to ihe financial condition of the County; Who.shall report through the Edgefleld Advc User, and each .other of the pnblio presses as they may deem proper, a foil statement of tho result ?f their investi? gations; that upon full and fair examina? tion of the official books of the County officers, as above directed, and defalca? tions found against any of Baid officers, the committee shall report the same spe oifloally, forward a oopy of thoir report to the Governor and Attorney-General of the State, the Solioitor of the Circuit and tbe foreman of the grand jury of the County, and require indiotments to be preferred against such defaulters; that the committee are requested to re* port to the chairman and vacancy which pany ocour by the failure of any member thereof to serve, and thereupon he shall fill euch vacancy immediately; that tbe committee are earnestly requested to commence their investigations forth? with, and to pursue them vigorously to a result, in tbe cause of public patriot? ism, publio justice and pnblio honesty. Hesolved, That the committee aro au? thorized and requested to oaii a mooting of tho people of %he County whenever, in their judgment it is advisable and proper. Election off Dibectobs.?The follow? ing is the result of the election for Di? rectors of South Carolina Railroad Com? pany and South-western Railroad Bank, hold in Charleston, on Wednosday last: 1Uiukoai> Directors?Wm. J. Ma? grath, Geo. A. Treoholm, L. D. DeSans sure, John Hanchel, Andrew Simonds, Geo. W. Williams, Henry Gourdin, Francis J. Pelzer, Daniel Tyler, Wm. A. Oourtenay, James S. Gibbon, James P. Boyce, Samuel Sloan, Moses Taylor, J. P. Southern. Bank DruEcrons?J. C. Coohran, L. D. DeSaussnre, G. A. Treoholm, J. H. Wilson, W. A. Oourtenay, G. W. Wil? liams, F. J. Pelzer, J. S. Gibbes, W. J. Magrath, W. A. Pringle, Henry Gourdin, J. Hauekel, James Connor. Before the opening of the polls, yes? terday morning, Messrs. Oubbedge and Cohen announoed that they were not candidates for the office of Director of tbe railroad. Commenting on the affairs of the road, tbe News and Courier says: _ Geutlomen who were regarded as per? sistent foes of the present board frankly acknowledged that they were well pleased with what hadj been done, and deolared that they deemed' the prospeots of tho road exceedingly bright, The sugges? tions which wero made ns to the sale of real estate and other property, as to tbe adjustment of salaries and the like, were left to the discretion of the Direotors, and will, doubtless, receive their earnest consideration. All tho old board were re-elected, with tho exception of Messrs. Moses Taylor and Samuel Sloan, of New York, aud J. P. Southern, of Columbia, who wore chosen to fill vacanoies. These gentlemeu will bo welcome additions to tho board. ' A unanimous vote of thanks gave full voioe to tbe cordial well-done of tho stockholders, and the earnest ro mark9 of Gen. Cannon, congratulating the stockholders upon tho able manage? ment whioh bad Baved tbe road from falling into the hands of tbe rings, wore received with hearty applause. StahtijTNO Revelation.?A hund-bill is in circulation in this community, a oopy of whioh has been placed iu our possession, advertising a book entitled "A Shell in tbe Badioal Camp, or an Exposition of the Frauds of tbe-Repub? lican Party in South Carolina." "The book is written by Samuel R. Hall, ex Probate Judge of York County," and, according to tho advertisement, "shows how the ballot box has been used and the votes burned, and who has been bought and sold to get office, from tbe highest to the lowest officer iu tbe State." The advertisement also states: "To mako this work complete, tbe au? thor has screened no one, not even him? self, and gives the names in full of par? ties who stole money out of the Stato Treasury during the last Legislature, and who tried to steal it for him." f Yorkville Enquirer. A TeBBTBIjH ExPIiOBIOM AMD ?E3IOUB Conflagration?Loss of .Lifh.?The alarm of fire, last night, about half-past, 10 o'clock, was caused by the burning of several buildings on King, at and near the corner of Warren streets. . The store and dwelling at the North-west corner of King and Warren Btreeta was occupied by Mr. E. Klein, who kept a grocery store in the lower part, and whov' with his family, lived IB the upper por? tion of the houHo. The family ooMnted of Mr. Klein, bis wife and four children, who had retired for the nighty?nd were all asleep, when an explosion-took plaao which shattered the hpuse Jo fragments and ant fire to the ruins, j Wbctbo: tho explosion was caused by a keg of powder or a barrel of kerosene oil is not known, nor is it known by. what moans it beoame ignited. The noi.o caused by it was heard. Baveral blocks off, and fragments of the bouse were hurled to a distance of '200 feet. Miss Klein, the eldest daugh? ter of Mr. Klein, states that she was awakened by the shook, and found her? self nearly buried in the-ruins, which were in flames. Boon after this, u color* ed[ man ruahed in and dragged her from the place; bat what became of her mo? ther, who was lying beside her, ehe does not know. Klein, with two of his chil? dren, managed to make his escape, and the fourth child was Bubseqaontly found. It is supposed that Mrs. Klein perished in the'flamos, as no trace of her could be found, notwithstanding the moat dili? gent inqniry. The house was an old and rotten building, and the rains was at once wrapped in flames. The alarm was promptly given, and the firemen were quickly ?ii the spot, but a soaroity of water and the high winds for a time baf? fled . their efforts, and the old wooden shanties in the vioinity beoame speedily a prey to the devouring element. From the corner house, the flames communi? cated to the store immediately North, occupied. by Mr. Salvo as a fruit and produce store, and this was speedily con? sumed. The store on the South-west corner, occupied by Mr. Thomas Dal wick as a iurnitnre store, next oaught firo and was also destroyed. f Charitston News and Courier. Fatai? ArFiiAY.?A correspondent of tho Evening Herald writes as follows, under date of Edgefield, April 9: We had a serious affray iu our usually quiet Oounty, last night, resulting in the. death of one man and the badly wrJfcnding of another. The facta of tho case, as heard from the tnau who came to tho village after a proper officer to hold an inquest over the body of the man who was killed, are: Ou lust Mon? day, two colored men left the farm of Bomo parties in Georgia, across the Sa? vannah River, opposite our County, and came over to this State. They Btopped on tho plantation of Mr. Sharpton, and took dinner with his bauds and stopped there over night. On Monday night, two men, by the name of Bussy, the same that the colored meu had been at work for, came over from the Georgia side, and found the two colored men on Mr. Sharpton's placo, and they took the two colored men, and also several of Sharpton's hands, out, and whipped them severely. They then left, saying that they would take those two men back, dead or, alive. 'They came back last night, and met with a very warm re? ception, as the colored men were pre? pared for thorn. Tho Bassys brought with them last night two men by the name of Fob. When they came on the place to put their little scheme into exe? cution, they were fired into, the shots killing one of the Fobs and breaking the thigh of the other. The Bossya then left. DestbuctiteStorsi.?-There was quite a destructive gale on Tuesday afternoon of last week, beginning in the Bullock's Creek seotion, in the Western part of this County, and continuing its course E istwardly, passing Chester, Rook Hill, Lancaster and Charlotte, N. O. In this County, near the scene where the storm seems to have originated, its fury was most violent. It extended for a breadth of 100 yards, uprooting and breaking down trees and scattering fences. On the premises of Mr. E. A. Black, it was particularly destructive, and in the da? mage to his property, be sustains u se? rious loss: His barn, stables, ootton honae, smoke-houso, orib and fodder house were unroofed; a tree was blown down, fulling ou the kitchen, injuring that building; a portion of tho roof of his dwelling was blown off, and one of the doors lifted from its binges. Besides the damage to his buildings, much fenc? ing was also wrecked, and several fine fruit trees literally lifted from the ground. Many of Mr. Black's neigh? bors, living in tho track of tbo gale, ens tain sorious loss also; but, bo far as wo havo heard, tho ravages of the fitorm were not so great in any other locality. To such a distauco irero rails blown, and so great was tho destruction of timber, it was necessary to employ wagons and teams to clear away tho debris and re? store the rails and other timbers to their proper places. Mr. Black'd neighbors wore very prompt in rendering him tho necessary assistance to rep air damages to bis property, which kindness ho asks us to*1 acknowledge.?Yorkville Enquirer. Death of H. B. McMasteb, Esq.? Again we are called npon to chronicle tho death of one of oar best citizens. Mr. H. B. McMastor departed this life on Tuesday last, after a painful illness of about throe woeks, in the fifty-fourth yoar of his ago. He was a devoted member of tho Methodist Church, and by his sterling integrity had won the esteem of all.? Winnsboro News, ENTEni'BisE.?The ohief of the New berry Progressive Age has married, and the editor of the Newberry Herald has had a baby christened. Go itl A woman in Gardiner, Mo., weighs aixty-flvo pounds less than she did be? fore theturgeons removod her from a tumor on which she had grown. Bor? '?jggf - ab'tr-<?-?>.-J1Mr . Pitt Matters.?The price of single oopies of the Ph?nix is flveoonts. Ail the leading,' papers in the country are on file in the Piuknjx office, for the inspection of the pnblio. .^"Tho latest styles Wedding and visiting cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can bo obtained at the Pike nix office. As Good Friday is recognized as a genoral holiday, the publication of .the Phcunes will be suspended to-morrow. Tri-weekly subscribers will be furnished with the Daily. I A festival^ aid of Colombia Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance, comes off on tbe evenings of April 14, 15 and 16, in trwia^Hsli. The object is a worthy one. Turtle. Soup for lunch to-day, at tho Pollock House?''the monster amphibious animal having been decapitated yester? day. Families can be supplied with boo.r> arid Btoakol>y applying early. . Tho robbers have appeared in Wil? mington and Charleston. Tho Waverley Ho rise, in the latter city, was robbed c? Wednesday night. Look out, Columbia may be next. ., . A pocket-book, containing a nnmber of surgical instrumenta, was found by a colored man, yesterday. The owner can obtain them by applying at Pjkehex office. B. MeaoB Davis, Eiq , now occupies the editorial ohair of the Winnaboro Newa. He has had some experience in newepapering, as occasional correspond? ent for several papers. The Phoenix Hook and Ladder Com? pany went through a very successful drill, last uight, with nine working mem? bers. The ladders wore worked in the suort space of fifty-five seconds. Asbill's lightning gin saw filer is a re cent invention?Bimple in construction and effective in operation. The patentee is traveling throughout the State, for the purpose of disposing of this very useful machine. The almanao-mnkers were correct in their prognostications as to froat during this week, Yesterday morning, the grass nnd fences in the vicinity of Co? lumbia were perfectly white. The young fruit and vegetables will likely Buffer. A card from tbe proprietors of tbe the Gallego Mills, of Bichmond, Ya., will be found in another column. This 18 one of the most extensive flouring mills in the South, aud tbe brands manufactured are very popular. We are indebted to President Melchers for a card of invitation to the "Deutsche Sch?tzen Gesellschaft," which comes off in Charleston, on tbe 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th of the present month. These celobrationB attract immense crowds, and are peculiarly enjoyable Mr. Wright, of Sheffield, England, proposes to supply the world of tbe fu? ture with gas for light and heat made from common air by means of electricity. Tt is only to cob! fifteen cents per 1,000 feet. He has patented his process, bo if it works, Wright will be all right. Revue de la Mods, Gazette de la Familie, is tbe principal fashion publication of Mr. S. T. Taylor, Importe/, 816 Broad? way, New York. It is tborougly illus? trated with colored and plain fashion plates; has paper patterns, oto. Sub? scription prioe $3.50 per annum. Conductor Daffy pioked up three pas? sengers, yesterday morning, at Orange? barg?one colorod and two white. At Lswisvillo, tbe colored brother left tbe train, and when a halt was made at Fort Motte, nine miles distant, his white friends discovered that their valises had disappeared. They immediately about faced and started on a backward tramp after tbe supposod robber. "The colored troops fought nobly," ^nigbt be paraphrased to "the colored troops yelled horribly," as applied to a few drunken mfembors of tbe Chamber Jain Biflos, ns they roeled through Maiu street, making night hideous. But, if tbe police made no arrests, of course no one has a right to complain. Tho police are the best judges of violations of the peace; oh, yes?of course they are. The Bight Kind of Citizen.?The savings bank depositor is a hotter bus; band, father, neighbor, friend and citi? zen, than one who doea not save. lio takes his wife into his business nnd con? fidence, as ho should do. She knows how much ho makes and saves, and bis example inspires her with greater econo? my and ambition for improvement and independence. Thus, too, are tbe chil? dren brought up. They should all have their littlo savings bank deposit. Teach tho ohildren of tbe country tho great lesson of tba value and tho power of mo? ney thus saved and invested, (not hoard? ed,) that tho moment the child deposits fifty cents he becomes a capitalist, and tho prosperity of tbe country is assured. To learn to work and save is tbe fount of every virtue. Such is tbe stuff of whioh virtuous and prosperous States are built one. In the of Sergeant Charles H.H Roberts, Eigbteeutb United States In? fantry, who has laid in jail for a long timo/npon a charge of bfgatoy, the writ of habeas corpus .was heard at 2 O'clock yesterday afternoon, bet re Trial Justices Richmond add Btratton. Cor tain affi? davits were produoed, showing that Charles H. Leslie, the prosecutor, has been a deserter from the same regiment ajnoe the 9th of March last. After a thorough examination of the oase. Ser? geant Roberts was discharged npbn his own recognizance, to appear when called upon. James A. Dunbar, E*j., appeared for the State; Lionel J, Noah, Esq., for the prisoner. j "Is there any nioney in it?" This is the great touch-atone by which all pro? positions are tesled no?T-&-dsy?, Tn everyday business life, !ih politics, and we fear, in many cases,.In religion, it is the criterion which decides the qaoation. If a friend- broaches a new project, the first question he is met with is, "Is there! any money in itt" If a person ap? proaches another On the subject of ac? cepting an office in the gift of the peo? ple, the first question that arises is, "la there any money in it?' And so on throughout the various transactions of life. So intricately is this question of -?. 1ui?kvt?u lu ou ruu affairs of life, that, if the.motive for any uncommon act brought to public notice cannot be traced to. this root, it is very apt to stamp the aotor as a lunatic. ' The Spuing Openings.?Yesterday was certainly a gala spring day, and the beauty of the promenading ladies, the brightness of the weather and the plea Bant temperature of the atmosphere all tended to make it so. These openings at the fashionable millinery establish? ments of Mrs. Reed and Messrs. R. O. Shiver & Co., attracted great numbers. Some of the bonnets gave immense satisfaction, but to describe what par? ticular style of hat or bonnet will be worn this spring, would be an impossi? bility, as the fashion of to-day may be changed to-morrow*. It is generally un? derstood, however, that Tuscan and chip braids will be the favorites; black Neapolitans may also be in good de maud; while "Planobette," "Montana," "Thistle," "Favorite" and "Celeste," will be much admired. The trimmings most epoken of will be two shades of Nile and peacock, with an elaborate dis? play of field flowers, light colors being the most sought after. Tho discriminat? ing judgment and refined tastes of Mrs. Reed are as proverbial as her unvarying success in suiting her patrons and the novelty and freshness of her styles. She thoroughly compasses tho require? ments and wants of our people. At her inviting rooms may be fonnd all types of patterns for bonnets, hats, dresses, batques, sacks, etc. ? To-day and to-morrow Messrs. Kioard & Co. have their "opening." The ladies are invited to be present. Memorable Days.?The month of April is full of days commemorative of eventful periods during the late war. On the 2d, Richmond was evacuated, and occupied on the 3d by the Federals, in 1865; on the 6th, the bloody battle of Shiloh, in '62; Island No. 10 surrendered on the 7th, in '62; battle of Pittsburg Landing on the 7tb, in '62; surrender of Gen. Lee on the 9th, 1865; Fort Sumter first bombarded on the 12th, and sur? rendered on tho 13th, in'61; on the 13th, tho war ended, practically, in '65; Sher? man occupied Raleigh, and Lynohburg surrendered on tho 13tb, in '65; on the 11th, President Lincoln was assassinated and Andrew Johnson inaugurated on the 15th, in '65; all North Carolina forts and arsenals were occupied by Confederates ou tho 16th, in '62; President Davis was captured on tho 16th, in '65; Virginia seceded on tho 17th, in '61; Massachusetts volunteers mobbed in Baltimore on tho 19th, iu '61; Gosport Navy Yard evaoa ated and burned by the Federals on the 20th, in '61; Harper's Ferry burned on tho 20lh, in '61; Lower Mississippi opened ou the 2-lth, in '62; Fort Macon captured on tho 25th, in '62; ou tho 26th, Gen. Joe Johnston surrendered and J. Wilkes Booth was shot; on the 28th, Admiral Farragut captured New Orleans, I in '62; on tho 29th, in '63, occurred tho battle of Grand Guif; on the 30th was fought tho battle of Sabine Fork, in '62. Thus wo sco tho groateat events of the unhappy four years oconrred during this month. MailAbuanoements.? The Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M. and 3.00 P. M.; oloa?s 8 P. M- and 11.00 A. M. Charles? ton day mail opens 6.15 P. M.; closes 6 A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. M.; doses 8.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; doses 6 A. M. Western opens 6.80 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; closes 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.30 P. M.: closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday the office is open from 3 to 4 P. M. ^ - Frw^^Yfengtet to Ustm thui tbesitw and grist mill belonging to Oapt. James Douglass, residing about nine miles from the -city, was destroyed..by fire on Wednesday morning last, about 12 o'clock. Besides the pecuniary loss? which is about 31,200?the .neighbors will be inconvenienced, as this 'was the only grist mill in the neighborhood. The cause of the fire is unknown. . Tax.'Month o? Aram?According to the anoient Alban Oslendar, when the year consisted of ten months, April was the first, and had thirty-six days* Ac? cording to toe calendar of Romulua, it was the second month, and-bad thirty days.' The twelfth' month, calendar of Nnma 'gave it the .fourth place, with twenty-nine clays;, bat when Julina Oiesar reformed- the year, it was given (thirty-days, and 'his so remained till, the present time,; ''"Aprlr |s the flower-prc duoiog month of abpwere.and eun-shine. Hence the proverb: > . , ;.. "April ehowers *~ MekaHe? floWere , FflfENKiASA.-Ad inquiring youth -aakp, "Can h thin person properly be called a flWe5jrr-. ?JW(*R ;"? ;;? ' ' V'V'" j Iu the tropics, summer ib perrenniah. but at Niagara they have? a perpetual ?fall. he i [ ? r .-a i What word may be, pronounced quick? er by adding two letters to it??Quick. If twenty grains make a scruple, how many are required to make a doubt? Unredeemable bonds?Vagabonds. The original water Works?Eve's eye. A waiting race-?The- next generation. A running account?The bankrupt's balance at the banker's. Net profits?A fisherman's. Man advertises, then realizes. Railroad Disaster.?On Wednesday night, the freight train on the Wilming? ton, Columbia and Augusta Bailroad, which left here for Wilmington, consisted of six oars; one-loaded with rosin, one with lumber, three with cotton, and one with telegraph material. The train passed on without incident till within about forty miles'of Wilmington, near Grist's Station, jaat beyond the North Oarolina line. A farmer in this vioinity had been burning off some land. The fire had gotten beyond his control and communicated to the woods, through whiob it had swept to the railroad track, setting on fire a large quantity of wood corded along the track. The fire con? sumed the ties for a considerable dis? tance. The condnotor saw tho smoke some time before the fatal spot was reached, but as he had been running through smoke most of the night, thought no? thing of it, and the train went thunder? ing on. All of a sudden, the engine struck the place where the ties had*been destroyed, and was thrown into a burn? ing mass of wood. The car loaded with rosin and the lumber oar were thrown from the track, and the a bole train piled upon the engine. The fire in the engine and about the track at onbs communi? cated to the infiatnmable'materials whioh composed the freight, and the whole train was in flames in a short space of time. The entire train was burned, together with all the contents of tho oars, and the engine?No. 22, a new one just put on tho road?is a perfect wreck. Nothing except the axles can again be UBed. This loss to the company is not less than' 810,000. The engineer received a severe cut on the bead and had his band? badly burned, and the wood passer, a colored man, bad one of his legs broken. All the other hands escaped unhurt. There were no passengers on the train. News of the disaster was telegraphed to Wil? mington, and a force sent up to repair the track and dear away the rubbish, which was accomplished in time for the passage of the regalar passenger irain Southward yesterday. List op Naw Advertisements. Gallego Mills Manufacturing Co. Wanted?Situation. Temperance Festival. Mules and Carts Wanted. At Tnis Very Ho?r.? Thousands are sufleriug from fevor and ague, or lan? guishing in that condition of debility which the variable weather of the season is opt to produce, especially if the nerv? ous system be particularly sensitive and the physique delicate rather than robnst. All these sufferers, however mach they may deserve sympathy, are nevertheless the victims of their own want of forecast. A conrso of Hostetter's Stomach Bittere, commenced a month ago, wonld have exempted them from their present trou? bles. Having neglected prevention, let them at once adopt the means of cure. A wineglnss-fol of that genial vegetable tonic and alterative taken twice or thrice a day, for a week or two, will afford ef? fectual relief in any oase of intermittent or remittent fever,, chronic.indigestion, constipation, bilioosness or nervous weakness, ond a perseveronoe in the use of the restorative will prevent the possi? bility of a relapse. ApOfSJl