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COLUMBIA, S. C. Friiey Morning, June 27,1873. gTSio Wster Goranlalnt. Eeally it is too touch, this eternal pother about the water supplied to the oity. It looks as if everything in this era of freedom, and of the predominance of the party of moral ideas, must be soiled. The prevalent and all-abound? ing filth, it is oharged, is not kept out of the streams which are sent up to slake the thirst and supply the kitchens of our citizens. In Columbia, before the dawn of this delectable era, we always had good, wholesome water, of delightful temperature in witter, but requiring ice or some cooling process in summer. In all seasons, it was pure and agreeable. The public drank it without apprehen? sion of .cholera, or cholerine, or the fear of entozoa. And while it was good, it was cheap. It was furnished at a cost of about 86,000. The pretext that the sup? ply was likely to prove insufficient, *>r that the machinery was getting old, wqb seized upon by the new City Counoil of 1870-71, and the job of supplying water was let out for twenty years to the Co? lumbia Water Vottsr Company for 816,000 a year. Then commonoed this water trouble, and now all who can gain access to a well, deoline to risk drinking the water furnished by this company. The Mayor of the oity gave it as his opinion to the Gity Oonncil that it was impure, un? wholesome and dangerouB. The Board of Health pointed out specifically the causes and souroes ot this impurity. The oontraotor answered these charges and imputations, and made a fair showing Of certificates from the heads of large piblio institutions, in favor of the good quality of the,water supplied to them. Again, the Counoil and Board of Health have had the matter before them, and in course of debate before tho former body, an eminent practitioner of medicine is quoted as saying that ho would not even use the water for bathing purposes, as ho feared ill effects from it, The City Physician stated that upon examination he had found the water impure and oharged with organio ma'tter. It might cause disease to break out at any mo? ment. Tho action of Council culmi? nated in the adoption of a motion that the Mayor call a mass meeting of the citizens to take aot.:on upon the subject. Thus the matter stands. There is, beyond question, a general nneasiness about drinking the water. The citizens are afraid to use it, and as we urged (wo weeks ago, it is of the last importance that the question of the culpability of the contractor be settled, and of more importance still, that a supply of whole? some, palatable water be furnished by him. If he is faithfully discharging his dnty, agreeably to contract, he should be promptly exonerated of all blame. If he is not, and the public are daily drinking in the seeds of disease and dis? order, a remedy should be summarily applied. The mode of doing this, or the agencies by which it is to be done, are, perhaps, nnimportant. We cannot say that we favor the soheme of a public meeting, into which prejudice and haste are likely to enter. A competent com? mittee of each meeting, however, might very well co-operate with the Board of Health, to whom the duty properly be? longs, in an investigation ot all the faots pertinent to the question. We write without bias, except in favor of trood water and fair dealing all round. Let , those who may he appointed to make such investigation go at their work with judicial strictness and candor us to parties and their rights aud feelings, but with unswerving purpose to probe the evil thoroughly, if ods exists, and to effect the desirable and all-important object of securing once again a supply of water that shall be healthy, agreeable, and, in every respect, satisfactory. An old poet Bings of water as "tho best thing." It is, when good, It may bo the worst, when foul. Oar "Natural Allies," says the Mobile Register, are moving strongly in the right direction. You may call their movement "Farmers' Club," "Oranges of Industry," or whatever else you please, hot they oortstinty set forth the rights of tho people who live by tho sweat of their brow to a fair chance and a just equality with tho3e who live by their witB iu the raoe of life, without fa? voritism, monopoly or robbery on the; part of the Government. This is what we have always understood to be Demo? cracy, and aa a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, wo bid tho farmers "God speed!" and shall rejoice heartily in their triumph. -1 A freight train smashed np lust Friday, abont one and a half miles from Marion, by whioh two or three Mrs became a total wreck. New Hampshire cleared 320,000 on her State prison last year. The indus? try should bo enlarged. City AVater? Filter, filter, filter?it certainly re? quires it. The citizens hear almost daily that a now filterer is to be used or pat in, eo that the city water will resume its pristine parity. Filtering oar pare Bpriag water is something new to all, bat more especially to our old inhabitants; and why it has become necessary to sub? ject the city water to a process of purifi? cation, is something novel and ntartling. There is something rotten in Denmark, before it is fit to drink. Have the springs failed, that recourse mast be made to the river? If eo, it mast be de? trimental to health add a dangerous ex? periment. A change of water to men and animals always throws the system oat of gear. Does the contract give the right to the Colombia Water Power Company to famish river water for the ase of the inhabitants? This matter should be looked into by tbo proper au? thorities. Pare water is indispensable to the health of the people; and pure spring water, clear and sparkling, is what oar people have been accus? tomed to ase. Do not the same springs exist? Does not the same pure water still ooze from its natural bed, the sources from whence the city has de? rived its supply for many, many years past? The head spring that gashes forth its waters in Sidney Park is still at work. This was the first water nsed in the city. Tbo steam engine then nsed for the purpose of throwing this water ap into the old reservoir was in tho park; the basin on the hill in front of Colonel Alexander Taylor's residence. In after years it was deemed necessary to enlarge the works. At this time the present distributing and receiving reservoirs were built; also,.a mach larger engine par chased. This was the first fatal mistake of oar city fathers. For at that timo they ought to have erected water power in? stead of steam, and it would havo been famished to the city for that purpose for a trifle by the State in 1354. The engine party oarried the day, and tho works were placed in the steam mill lot, where they have always done good work, by supplying the oity with pure wator and plenty of it. The water in Sidney Park was economised and ran down to the basin in iron pipes; besides whioh the waters from several springs were conveyed to the same spot. Among them Rogers' spring, situated ia the ravine near Messrs. Kind & Goldsmith's City Foundry, a bold gashing spring, if carefully hoarded, would supply half of tho city itself. With this bountiful supply, water was abun? dant for all city purposes at all seasons of the year. Tho hardest trial the works were ever subjected to,-was during the war. The city at that time was com? puted to contain about 20,000 inhabit? ants, eighteen stationary engines, large manufactories for the making of money, &o.? one in particular, with two large fountains constantly playing night and day, in order to havo a moist atmos? phere; a Government distillery and la? boratory?all of which were supplied from the City Water Works with pure spring water, and plenty of it. To use water power instead of steam, would be well, if it was a matter of economy. It was understood that tho same spring water was to bo used for drinking pur? poses, the only difference being in the motive power. The people are begin? ning to think they are paying dear for the whistle. The old works, with a plen? tiful supply of good, wholesome water, cost from $6,000 to S7.000 per annum; tho low works, supplying the city with dirty-looking water, from tbo river, it is said, oosting 316,000 per annum. Look upon that pioture and then upon this, and set; what the citizens make by this splendid operation of our City Council, with Mayor Alexander at the head. The making of the contract was wrong; tho prioe too ranch by $6,000 a year, and the terms too long by ton years. Wrong, altogether wrong, that a people should be so imposed upon, and if the fault lays with the Columbia Wator Power Company, they should be sum? marily dealt with. Any man or set of men who would tamper with the health of a community in a oaso like this, to .say the least, are criminals. It would bo far preferable to abrogate tho ooutract, go back tc first principles, and havo pure water to drink that requires no filtering. "There shall be wars und rumors oi wars." The talk in Europe now is, that Bismarck is exceedingly uneasy regard? ing the future intentions of France, and has placed heavy masses of reserve troops under arms. Austria is also said to bo arming and preparing for war, with a view of assisting the French, in case of a conflict. Should the Prussians ro-ocoupy the evacuated provinces of France, ur is said to be contemplated, a general rup? ture would bo likely to ensue. The day when "nations 6hall learn war no more" wiil, evidently, not be seen in this age. .-.-?>?-. Tho Pope, who has got through cero bro-spiual exhaustion, the result of a life-long liability to cpileptoid seizures, acute and bronchitis and locomotor ataxy, will probably live a hundred years or more. It is peculiarly distressing to bo compelled to admit cerebro-spinul ex? haustion, opileptoid seizures, acute bronchitis and locomotor ataxy, aro com? patible with infallibility. Certainly dis? ease is no respecter of personj. It has been generally bolieved that shad coald not be taken with tho hook and line. Mr. Thomas Chalmers, of Holyoke, Mass., has demonstrated to the oontrary. Discovering that captured shad contained in their maws a peculiar kind of miller, ho made an artificial fly like it, and caught, in 1861, not less than 1,100 shad in this way. His seoret leaked out, and fly-fishing for shad is now usual at Holyoke. ?urifying HEALTH. The Spartanlmrg and Ailxevllle Rail road. Railroads have beoome a necessity for the prosperity of the country. The pub? lic mind is being thoronghly aroused to the necessity of a' passage across the mountains leading to the great grain and provision country of the West. . I have lately visited tho Counties of Henderson, Buncombe, Polk and Transylvania, in North Carolina, where they have one of the finest climates in the world, and a soil that produces corn, wheat, rye, oats and hay in great abnndanoo; also, apples, Irish potatoes, cabbage, &o. Tnoy also raise fine beef cattle, sheep and hogs, all of wbich the South needs. I find the people of those Counties alive to the im? portance of railroad facilities, and will? ing* to aid liberally according to thoir means. Sonth Carolina is deeply inte? rested in this extension. Millions of dollars have been spent in trying to make tho connection by other routes, which have only been so much money wasted. The praotioability of the Butt Mountain and French Broad route ha3 been established beyond all question, more than one-third of a oentnry ago, ander the administration of the lamented Uayne. The whole mountain range from Virginia to Georgia having been carefully examined, and reports made of such gaps as were thought practicable, Gen. Hayne, in his report to the stock? holders at Flat Rock, in 1837, said: "We rest our claims upon the country and our hopes of success ohiefly upon the fact that this wouderfal pissage through tho mountains is to be found within the limits of our charter, lying almost in a direot lino between Charleston and Lexington, and affording unquestionably the cheapest and easiest and most direct communication between the Atlantis Ocean and the Ohio River." He says again: "We have dwelt on thiB most strik? ing feature in the oharacter of our line, because'we believe it to be without a parallel. It has been well observed that it is greatly to be doubted, if the topo? graphy of the world affords so singular and striking a feature as the valley and river of the French Broad." Bot I need not dwell on this point. I will only re? mark that the convention hold at Knox ville, in 183C, was represented by 380 delegates from nine different States, and after many days spent investigating the various lines, the Butt Mountain and French Broad was unanimously adopted. The route from Asheville, N. O, to Spartanburg, S. C, was again surveyed in 1859, following nearly the same route that had been before adopted, which reports no grade between Aahe ville and Spartanburg coming into South Carolina exceeding 10 feet to the mile, and only miles going to Asheville over 40 feet to the mile, and that section only 63 feet to the mile. Well may it be said to be withoot a parallel. Now we Will compare distanoes, tak? ing Cincinnati, Ohio, as a central point. From Cincinnati to Philadel? phia, via Pittsbnrg, is 836 miles; from Cincinnati to Baltimore, via Wheel? ing, is 7G3 miles; from Cincinnati- to Norfolk, over Oovington and Ohio Rail? road, is 683 miles; from Cincinnati to Charleston, through Frenoh Broad Val? ley and Butt Mountain Gap, is 659 miles ?giving Charleston tho advantage in distance of 24 miles over Ndrfolk, 104 miles over Baltimore, and 177 miles over Philadelphia. From Morristown, on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, to Richmond, is 417 miles; from Morris town to Norfolk, is 517 miies; from Mor? ristown to Charleston, is 384 miles?dis? tance in favor of Charleston over Rich? mond of 33 miles, and over Norfolk, 133 miles; also, a grade of 40 feet per mile, against 63 feet per mile on the other routes. Then, take Asheville as a oen tre. From Asheville to Portsmouth, via North Carolina Central Railroad, (not 1 yet finished,) is 449 miles; from Ashe? ville to Beaufort, N. C, by same route, is 416 miles; from Asheville to Wilming? ton, by samo route, is 404 miles; from Asheville to Charleston, is 300 miles giving advantage to Charleston over Nor? folk of 149 miles; over Beaufort, 11C miles; over Wilmington, 104 miles, with Advuntago of grade of 40 over 63 feot per mile. Thus it will be seen, that the Spartanburg and Asheville route has the advantage of distance, grade and direct 1 ness over any route that can bo found to connect the Stute- with the West, and by far tho cheapest of construction, with , the further advautago that it runs di? rectly through tho centre of the State, and cannot be tapped nnywhere so as tc divert trade from tho Statu. It is a mat? ter of the utmost importance, that means be procured nt onoo to build this link before other roads are completed, which will divert trade and travel to other cities. The Wilmington and Rutherford Road is now being built. A largo force is at work between Wilmington and Charlotte. Tho road is in operation from Charlotte, via Lincolnton, to within a fow miles oi Shelby, and most of the grading done to Rutherfordton. They intend extending it to Asheville. I see, ulso, efforts are being made to build a railroad from Au? gusta to Anderson. When these ruade I shall be oompleted, where stands Colum? bia and Charleston? Isolated. Build the Spartanburg and Asheville Road, and, as shown above, no other lino can com? pete for the business. Take a map and draw a line, touching the various points to Cincinnati, and on to Chiongo. You will seo at once the importance of this connection. This line will put Columbia aud Charleston in direct connection with tho inexhaustible coal fields in the Cum? berland Mountains. It would also open up n largo trade with that extensive re giou beyond the mountains. Charles? ton then would beoome a shipping port for the products of the West, and, in return, furnish them with merchan? dise. Columbia has facilities for manufacturing .unsurpassed by any city in tho South. By this route, the finest market in tho Unitod States would open to the capitalists engaged in that businoss. A constant supply of all the produce of the West, brought direct at the cheapest rate of freight, would eua ble them to operate at the smallest cost, and send their goods to that vast sec? tion to be consumed, where no cotton is raised, and the teeming millions mu6t be clothed. And Charleston, being the nearest port on the Atlantic, and conse? quently to the trade of the West India Islands, would draw a very large busi? ness for export, and build up the City by the Sea, which would 6oon become not only the queen city of South Carolina, but of the whole South. 1 cannot think, where so large an interest is in? volved, our people will permit the pre? sent opportunity to be neglected.' The South Carolina Railroad is vitally inte? rested in this great enterprise; passing direotly through the centre of the State, it must pass the whole way from Colom? bia to Charleston over that road. The corporators of the Greenville and French liroad Road (Greenville, Tennessee?not Greenville, South Carolina,) will meet at Hondorsonville, N. C, on the 1th of Jnly, preparatory for organization, ready to uuite with any road that may cross the mountains. Now is the time to clasp hands across the Blue Ridgo, and seud the iron horse to gather up the vast surplus of that fertile couutry, to the mutual benefit of both sections. G. CANNON. At a meeting of the Board of Com njisEioncrs of the Company, Leid in Charleston recently, Archibald Cameron, Esq., waB made permaueut Chairman and A. C. Kaufman, E?q., elected Secre? tary and Treasurer. Mr. A. C. Kaufman statod to the meet? ing that he bud written to Major D. R. Duncan, Secretary of the Company, for a fall description of the couutry through which this road will pass, and the ad? vantages in point of distance, tucueliug, bridging, trestliug, gruding, Arc, thut this lino possesses. Uo also said that he had the assurance that if Charleston and points along the connecting road would subscribe for their quota of stock, there were capitalists ready to take hold of this road and build it. The distance to be built, he bclievod, was but ninety miles. This company does not ask for untold millions. Less than $500,000, raised between Charleston and the mountains, will secure its completion. Tho leading spirits in the enterprise are gentlemen of high honor, undoubted in? tegrity and large experience. Their names are enough to inspire confidence aid satisfy the pablio of an economical administration of affairs. Captain John S. Farley moved that a committee be appointed to prepare an address to tho people, setting forth the advantages to bo derived from the building of this road, not only to ?Charleston, but the whole Stute, which was, on motion, adopted. After a lengthy and pleasant inter? change of opinion on this vital question, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Tue Atlanta. Sun.?The mortality among Southern journals during the past six months has been unusually great. The last victim to the ravages of the epidemic is tho Atlanta Sun, which suspended publication on Monday. This is the third Georgia daily which has i died within tho past month. Two of them?the Augnsta Constitutionalist and : the Savannah Republican?were among ' the oldest papors in the South and in the i United States, and for many years in tho past exercised a controlling influence in ' the political affairs of their section. ? The third?the Sun?was a new paper, that commenced journalistic lifo uuder auspices the most brilliant irtod encou > raging. It had for i?s editor and pro? prietor a vigorous, graceful and popular ' writer, a statesman with a national repu? tation?the Hou. Alexander H. Stephens. ' In a few months the circulation of the > paper was enormous?something almost ? unprecedented in tho hiBtory of the Southern press. But the colipso soon ' followed the culmination. Political i article?, no matter how well written, can - not mako a newspaper, and the Sun was ; destined to furnish a forcible illustration > of tho correctness of this observation. ? A paper must have a field and it must i have something beuidea "leaders," even i though they bo from the pen of so able i a publicist as Mr. Stephens. A city ol ? tho size of Atlanta cannot support three ? daily papers. With all its cucrgy and ' vim, with nil the enterprise and progres i siveness of its people, it is beyond its ? power to sustain throe good daily papers. If two prosper and do well, their pro ? prietors will have causa for congratula? tion. It was manifestly impossible for i more than that number to succeed, and the Sun was another victim to the pro i cess of over-crowding. The revolutiou in journulism at the South, to which we 1 have before alluded, is not yet complet '< ed; all the dead are not yet uumbered. Papers are ceasing to be political ma? chines. Journalism is becoming as ' legitimate a business as that of the ? dealers in drugs or dry goods, and re ; quires, first, n field, and then capital, i energy and industry to make it a success. Without the employment of these re l tpaieitus, all efforts v.*ill be futile, success bo an impossibility. Attempts may be ! made to establish papers where the field is fully occupied, but though they may struggle along for a while and eke out a 1 precarious existence, they must evontu > ally succumb to the inevitable, and cu i tail loss upon those who make the dan i gerous experiment. i \ Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Slang is bad enough in the mouths of i boys nud duily papers, but when preach? ers and religious papors use it, it is far worse. "Soul Liberty" is a new slang , phrase that we have repeatedly notiood lately. It means religious freedom. It is unnecessary, for religious froedom ex? presses the whole idea, and also un? meaning. Souls are always free, they ? oan't bo confined in jail, nor beuten, nor killed. We advise those who coined the word, to seud it back to the mint, to be melted.?Chester Reporter, XZi o o a 1 Ite tr^ <&. -? Oity Matters.?The price ui single copies of the Phcexxx is flveoente. Old newspapers for sale at Phoenix office, at fifty cents a hundred. A genius is popularly supposed to be one who can do anything except mike a living. Turtle soup for lunch, to-day, again at the Pollock House. Families will be supplied u ith soup and 2teaks. A trip to Snmter on the 4th of July is in contemplation by the Sons of Tempe? rance of Columbia, wo are informed. The report that there is a case of oholera at tho garrison is emphatically denied by the surgeon and the officers. Persons in arrears to the Phoenix {for subscriptions are notified that prompt payment- must be made. It is either money or no paper. We are pleased to see that Mr. Richard Davis has so far recovered from his re? cent attack of sickness as to be again ablo to enter upon the active duties of I life. At the Colombia Hotel family grocery [ can be found everything ' requisite for ! family use. The stock is carefully kept up. Mr. Ja3. MacFie?a veteran in that Hue?is Mr. Solomon's right bower. Mr. E. G. Fleming, agent of the Wil? mington, Columbia and Augusta Riil road, has furnished us with a copy of the condensed Time Card No. 4, to New York, etc. The rates are low. A quantity of type metal?equal to Babbitt, for many purposes?for aale at the Phoenix office, at twenty-five cents per pound for small quantities?less figures for large lots. We can speak of the weather on Wednesday night and Thursday us sim? ply delightful?just the kind which con? duces to pleasant slumber. A Bteady rain fell during the greater part of yes? terday. A devotee of Bacchus was overheard, the other night, thus addressing his hat, which had fallen from his head: "If I pick you up, I fall; if I fall, you will not pick me up. Then I leave you," and he Etaggered proudly away. Those who are fond of good cofi'ee, can be supplied by calling on Messrs. J. A. Hendrix A: Brother. They are in re? ceipt of a fresh lot of properly roasted Bio ooffee, which is peculiarly pleasant to the taste and smell. The following young ladieB compose tho graduating class of tho Methodist Female College: Mis9 Anna A. Browne, Miss Ida S. Wells, Miss Florence B. Sims, Columbia; Miss Anna M. Kilgo, Fairfield; Miss Plume L. Harris, Chester, Two colored men by the name of Smith ?Reuben and Henry?got into a difficulty, yesterday, on the premises ol Mr. George Davis, near the city, when the former had an ear cut completely off by tho latter. Sheep stealing was the alleged cause. The Chester Reporter is'after Treasurer Curdozo with a sharp stick?is anxious to know what has beoome of the im menss sums of money collected for taxes, a3 an acoount for six dollars cannot be paid, owing to want of funds. A meeting of the citizens of Riohland has been called for Saturday next, in the Court House, for the purpose of consi? dering the necessity of levying a special tax for school purposes. A fall attend? ance is desirable, as it is a matter of in? terest to all. The Union-Hiratd learns that negotia? tions are pending for tho sale of the va? luable lot on the corner of Lady and Waskingtou streets, to Eastern gentle? men, who contemplate the manufacture of furniture. Sachau enterprise would probably meet with success. Tho mate? rial in this Stale is abundant, and the demand large. Unitod States District Attorney D. T. Corbiu, has been engaged for some time in looking up the records rela? tive to old Fort Littleton, situated a short way below Beaufort. The land, which was duly ceded to the United States, having beon occupied by private individuals, the authorities arc looking into the grounds of their title to it. A card in tho Sumter News, signe'? E. H. Batemon, charges that the aforesaid B. was discharged from his position in tho Sheriff's olfioe, because he levied on a roan horse belonging to Gov. Moses, for non-payment of taxes. Tho card charges Treosuror Gardner with being at the bottom ofthe affair; bat that tho real causo of his removal was the testimony of Mr. Bateman rolativo to the jury-box fraud. Dr. E. E. Jackson preserved speoimens of the puro spring water, formerly ob? tainable in Columbia, and now compares it with a jar of tho vilo fluid which passes through the pipes. He also exhibits sketches of the horrid looking insects which freely sport in it. It is to be hoped that tho City Council and Board of Health will do their duty in the premises, and that promptly. The citizens will back them up to any extent. Public Library of Kentucky.?The drawing of this enterprise commences on July 8, and we are informed that tickets can be procured here, of Mr. D. Garn brill, np to the 30th June?bet not after that date. f cholerine, Cuolein, Cholepyrrhin, is a peculiar disturbed condition of the "bile," owing to a torpid and sluggish notion of the liver, brought on by ex? cessive beat nnd impaired digestion. A box of Heiniteh's Blood Purifying Liver Pills and a bottle of Rose Cordial for bowel complaint will cure the disease. * i Patbons of Husbandry.?The follow? ing granges have been recently organ? ized in this State, by* John A. Barksdale, Lecturer of the State Grange: Gowdys ville and GoahenHill, in Union; Wallace*, in Liurens; Bethel, in Spartanburg; Washington, White Cane and Eureka, in Orangeburg; Graham's and Black River, in Williamsburg. Sons of Temperance.?At the regu? lar meeting of Columbia Division, last evening, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing quarter: H. Bascom Brown, W. P.; J. D. Ro? berts, W. A.; A. H. Monteith, R. A. P. Post, A. R. S.; J. A. Moody, F. S.; Samuel Beard, T.; TV E. Plumer, c,; H. c. Fowler, A. C; W. E. Stratton, L S.; A. D. CumpBty, O. S. Mail Arrangements.?The Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M. and 3.00 P. M-; closes S 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.; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Western opens 6.30 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; closes 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.80 P. M.: closes 10.80 A. M. On Snnday the office is open from 3 to 4 P. M. Phcentxiana.?The close of a college coarse should be but the commence? ment of one's education. In case Captain Jack should Buffer on the scaffold, it has been asked would it be called tho "High, Lol (the poor In? dian,) Jack, game?" A French artist has succeeded in pho? tographing a kis*. There isn't mach difficulty in getting a negative in this country. June is a good month to marry?if the wife gets a good husband, and the hus baud a good wife. ClariosofHic Society?Distribution of Diplomas.?The inclement weather, last night, prevented a full attendance of the friends of this time-honored society in Clariosophic Hall, to listen to an ad? dress from J. Qaitman Marshall, E: q., of , Abbeville, on "Popular Education." ! Rev. J. L. Reynolds invoked the Divine , blessing on the proceedings. The young : orator .handled his subject well, and his : eloquence drew forth rounds of applause from the appreciative audience. Presi ' dent Evans addressed the members of i the society?those who were leaving as . well as those who were to remain, and confirmed diplomas apon Messrs. J. i Qaitman Marshall, W. McBeo Sloan and others. An amateur string band added to the pleasures of the evening. Hotel Arrivals. Juue 26.?Handri.c House?Mrs Benjamin, J Frankifn and wife, Lexington; J J McNolly, N Y; B c Spranels, Barn well; J B Patrick, Yorkville; O J Harris, Anderson; W D Jones, Winnsboro. Columbia Hotel?S c Gilbert, Charles? ton; J H Miller, Augusta; c S Darby, . Fort Motte; John Agncw, Jr, city; G E Davis, Washington; W L Skelton, Ga; c T Perrie, Philadelphia; Mrs Howe and daughter, Wilmington; J W Sprinkle, N i ?; c P Gardner, S c; J L Clarke, Balti? more; W c Griffin, Ninety-Six; J H Hauser, J H Stelling, 8 c; H B Fant, Anderson; F D Bush, G <fc O'R R. 1 Wheeler House?F Simmons, M k L R R R S; H E- Dmmmond, Spartanburg; W J Whaling, Ga; N Ryland, T Snow, , N Y; W Cox, Fla; W S Green, wife, nurse and child, Mies Green, Miss E D Green, Va; R H Hand, Ga; Mrs M ? Brooks, Ninety-Six; M H Sraim, Fla; Miss A Mooro, N c; E B Smith, Edge field; M Triest, Charleston; W D Cator, ' T J Grupy, Md; Mr and Mrs c E 1 Spencer, Yorkville; W W Pegrom, N c; : W A Gibb, Ga; A c Spain and son, Dar? lington; E M Johnston, N Y; D D Car? lisle, Jr, A L R R; J S Ligoa, Ga; Mrs McGowan, child and servant, Abbeville; Mrs L J Patterson, MisB Wardlaw, Lan? caster; Miss J Jenkins, S c; J S Bowers, T. P. Walker?Notioe. The Grand Pacific Hotel. Tho Emerson Method. C. Bouknight?Railroad Bonds. You who lead sedentary lives?Print? ers, tailors, shoemakers, etc., will find a great relief for tbo constipation from which you so often suffer, by taking Sim? mons' Liver Regulator. It is a simple, harmless vegetable compound, sure to relievo you,*and cau do no injury. If your hair is falling out, use ISattans' Crystal Discovery, whioh supplies that nourishment from the loss or insufficient supply of which the hair falls out. It gives new life. A trial will convinoe. Sold by druggists generally. Prioe 81 per bottle. For sale by C. H. Miot. N H; A Fisehesser, Walhalla.