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COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturday Morning, July 12.1873. Tue Right to the Columbia. Canal Pro? perty. In situation, pareness of water and air, healthfulness and agreeableness of climate, Colombia is considered and is really inferior to no oity on the conti? nent. It ia in cosy connection with the rest of the world, through several lines of railway which stretoh from it to every point of the oompasB and by the wires of several telegraphio oompanies. It was first laid out and incorporated in 1787, and soon became the seat of government, of institutions of learning, of tho State College, of the asylum for tho insane, of the Theological Seminary, of many and varied small manufactories, and more re? cently of the Methodist Female College aud penitentiary. A favorite resort of merchants, planters and professional men, it grew to bo a city of great beauty and olegant residences and gardens, and from its business of ootton buying and selling, banking, dry goods and groce? ries and professional emoluments, com? petency and sometimes handsome for? tunes were made. Taste and education, religion and morals, sooial ogreeableneBs, ?decorum and order, were marked fea? tures in the oondition of its people. They were not exactly thrifty; they were not devoted to money making in those early days, else they would have received -a suggestion in the night's stillness from the roar of the water-falls of the Con garee River. They would have put to a more profitable use the great water power which nature has made for them, lying immediately abreast of the city, boginuiug at its Upper, end and termi? nating a little bolcw the lower, having a cpitch of thirty-six feet. The day at last cama when. the value of this boon of nature dawned upon our minds, and the advantage of utilizing it became a public duty and a pnblio ne? oeasity. Adversity opened our eyes to see what was,overlooked in our days of prosperity. i.Alasl for us, just as its im infenso.importance was revealed to view, jfnaSlatfr Legislature, to" all appearance, iurew.aVay the ' precious\ franchise. It granted the valuable privilege, upon whose successful management in manu? facturing a city of more than 100,000 in? habitants could be sustained, to a Com? pany; and received for it nothing but empty promises and delusive .hopes. Compare the Columbia Canal to-day, as it crawls along idle and unproductive, with tho high hopes which Were framed by the people of the State, and the grand promises whioh were held out by the no uiiusd purchaser, Mr. Sprague, of Rhode Island, several years ago, and the heart sickens at the contrast. No spin? dles whirling, no wheels rovolving, the busy hum of manufactures unheard, tho expected throng of operatives, workmen and craftsman'not hers, and all the in? dustries,- profits, comforts and happicoss whioh were.to result from' the-great im? provement, mere shadowy dreams, and errors of the mootil All is silent along the c.iual, as in the days when the Indian roved up aud down the river banks, hunting and fishing. We beliove that it is definitely under? stood that the Bhodo Island manufac? turer declines going on with the pro? mised development, and, lame aud im? potent oouolusionl proposes to sell tho property to the State ogaiu, or to the city of Columbia, or to a company, for $300,000. And this purchase is advocat? ed as the shortest, most economical aud most satisfactory mode cf recovering the property to the use of the people. We take leave to differ from this view. We should advise, first, a strict examination into Mr. Sprague's title, to see whether it is sound, good and binding und, se? condly, to inquire whether ho has not forfeited his right, even if origiually good, to hold or to convey this property, by neglect of the "improvements und tue development of the water power, upon condition of doing which ho was to re? ceive it, Were there any conditions at? tached to tho purchase? If so, havo they been fairly complied with? lias tho cot-tract been fulfilled as agreed upon? These crc grave quostions fur our people of Columbia and of the State. If we are sold, as well as the water power of the canal, let us lose no time in Unding it out. -?-??-? To send corn from any distance to Chicago seems at prosent to bu an un? profitable piece of business. The St. Louis Times, of the 1st iust., says that a car load of corn was sold at Chicago last Friday, for 878.71, tho railroad charges on whioh were $00, involving n not loss of 811.29 to tho shipper, in addition to commission charges aud original cost of the oorn. Mr. Win. Llerbcrson died at the resi? dence of Mr. Finloy, in Spartutilmrg Couuty, on tho 25vh of last month. Mr. Hcrborson was a nntivo of Ireluud, and had beeu in this country many yours, lie was one of the braveat soldiers in the Confederate States army. Htmt? bumU.c Aaylaia. Columbia, South Carolina, is probably one of the beat managed institutions, bo far as its immediate offioers arc con? cerned, in the country. The many great improvements and conveniences recently added and adopted, through the instru? mentality of Dr. J. F. Ensor, its inde? fatigable Superintendent, by and with the oonsent of its Board of Regents, are worthy of the highest commendation aud praise. Tho institution now* numbers be? tween 200 and 300 patients, and their com? fort in evory particular is the constant study and supervision of the Superintend? ent and his efficient assistant, Dr. Sloan. The fatherly control, kind care and bene? ficial influence is readily to bo seen in a walk with them through its different wards. Every modern appliance has been recently introduced; new heating and cooking apparatus; elevators from the kitchen to tho different wards, by which the patieuts of each ward have their meals served to themselves, without be? ing compelled to leavo tho floor; hot and cold baths on the floor of each ward, aud the entire institution refurnished throughout in every ncccosary particular; tho patients also separated and classed according to social statibn. A new and se? parate chapel building ha9 been added; I and it is really pleasant and wonderful to [see the great happiness expressed so manifestly on each countenance in re? cognition of a familiar faoe, whom all re? collect as a source of pleasure in former contributions of musical assistance, and of the ready and willing yielding to that kind influence when others have failed. Dr. EnBor is the man for tho position; considorite to a degree, always ready to adopt whatever may be necessary for the good of those under bis charge and of the institute; also, invariably using the atmo6t economy?if necessary, putting his own-shoulder to the wheel, even giv? ing bis personal supervision to ont-door manual labor. All this we know, for we have seen it. J. T. W. Gbeensbobo, Ga., July, 1873. ?-??-? ? Thk Heiuld on GssAnisM.?Tho New York Herald thinks there is something in the tendency of Grant to Cccsariam. It concludes a long article thus: The spirit wkioh made Jefferson?but moro especially Jackson and Lincoln? so paissant, was only a form of Canarism which is making itself a power in our politics. In those days people wero not bo susceptible to its inflaenoo as now. Strange things have occurred in Ame? rica; the public tone has become lower? ed; Congressmen have grown rich from bonds and subsidies which they voted out of the Treasury; a compuny of thieves have hold New York under their hands and robbed it of millions; forgery and perjury have become political ac? complishments, and seats in the Senate are bought with money, ns the purple of the Camrs was bought when the Ptsoto rian Guards were in power. We have no Prtotorian Guards, it is true; but the men of whom Mr. Colfux may bo re? garded as the most prominent example? the Prroiorian Guards of the Republican party?have made Csemrism possible in our time, and have compelled us to open an issue with the people w4iich has not had its parallel in gravity sinoe tho foundation of the Government. In the District Court, on the 12th. be? fore Judge Bryan, the petitions of Jesse W. M. Brown, John N. Brown and Allen F. Free, of B'arnwell, for voluntary bankruptcy, were referred for adjudica? tion. The petition of Benjamin H. Hutes, of Spartanburg, for final discharge in bank? ruptcy, was referred to Registrar Claw son . The assignees of K-rr & Boich, bank? rupts, wero allowed liver per coot, addi? tional compensation. The petitions of Thomas Sparinau and D. W. Anderson, bankrupts, for homesteads, were filed, and appraisers ordered to be appointed for the purpose. The assignee of D. W. Anderson, haukrnpt, was ordered to cull in lieu creditors of the estate. The Sheriff of Lancaster was enjoined from selling the effects of A. Ivy, bank? rupt. In tho United States Court, the reporl of Registrar Carpenter, concerning tho election of assiguccs of the Bluo Ridge Railroad, held on the 27th ultimo, camo up for consideration, and therenpon en? sued nu argument, which lasted from 11 o'clock A. M. uotil 3-P. M. Upon read? ing the report, Mr. Corbin moved for its continuation. Ro stated that a protest agaiust the admission of the claim of the State, represented by the Comptroller General, hail been filed, but contended that even if that claim were ruled out, it would make uo differeuce in the result of the eleotioa. He, therefore, urged tho confirmation of tho registrar's report. The debate was continued by Messrs. Treecott, McCrady and Metnaiiugor. It was resumed yesterday. Settlors Accident nv Lightnixo.? Duriug it severe btorm cf thunder, lightning und rain, on Saturday last, about 5 o'clock in tho evening, as Messrs, Dr. Coleuiait, Beubiu Kirby and Robert Foster wero sitting on a log under a largo locust tree, at Jouesvillc, they woro struck by n flash of lightning and miracu? lously escaped death. Mr. Foster had u large dirk knifeiu a scabbard fastened to a belt around his waste. Tho .scabbard was split open and the point of tin) dirk us effectually melted as if it had been in a furnace. Olio of his shoes was also split, aud hit> clotbos nearly all burnt from his body. Dr. Colomau was badly burnt on his hip?, and tho seat of his pantaloons was literally toru to shreds. He was thrown backwurds from tho log, stunned, but revived in u short time. Mr. Ktrby was badly burnt across tho bowels and both arms and bis clothes wero atao badly burnt. ? Union Time*. Mr. Corcoran, tho Washington hanker, j has given 30,000 acres of laud to the j Epu'copaliiins iu T?xm. Ballooning with Hot At??Fbight ftjl Death op La Mountain.?The Chi? cago Tribune has a despatch from Ionia, Michigan, giving an account of the death by the collapse of his balloon of La Mountain, at that place, on the 4th of July. He was a brother of the eelebrated La Mountain, who, it will ba- retnem lyered, was a very successful roronaut, in the employment of the Government dur? ing the war in observing from a balloon the movement of the Confederate forces. His balloon was what was known as a hot air one, and was simply filled with rari fied air, and not gas. The canvas had somewhat of a worn appearance, as if the wono for being tilled with heated air too often. At the summit, where the canvuB was sown together, a block some teu or twolvo iuches in diameter was fastened, aud through a hole iu thin, six guy ropes were secured, hanging down over the sides of the balloon, being at the bottom some seventeen feet opart, and these were tied to the basket by the professor himself. There were no ropes ruuniug around the balloon horizontally to keep the guy-ropeB from slipping, or to pre? vent the whole thing from sliding out! between the ropes with a gust of wind. At 8.55 P. M , tho profeBsor stepped into the basket, and the balloon took a shoot up almost perpendicularly, with the pro? fessor swinging his hat to the crowd, all apparently enjoying the sight, lu a few moments more, however, the mouth of the balloon was observed to wave ubout two or throe times, then to pass between the ropes, careeuiug over on the side, when the ropes broke out from their fast? ening at the top, and the fall commenced. La Mountain was uoticed to be appa? rently making some efforts to get the basket above him, nud if possible to break the fall, but after the first strug? gle he fell so rapidly that nothing could be distinguished but the falling body, his hat coming after him, about 100 feet or more behind, the old canvas, nearly collapsed, falling down gradually. The body struck tho ground half a dozen feet from the North-west corner of the jail building. It struck with such a terrible thud that it jarred the ground for fifty rods aronud, and made an indention in the solid ground eight inches in depth. There was soaroely a bono iu the wholo body not broken into fragments. It was as limp as a rag. There were very few fractures of the skin, except the right foot, the bono of the right leg being driven through the bottom of the foot. The professor is a brother of the cele? brated tcronaut who died two or three years ago. This oue's name was Edward La Mountain. He was u jeweler by trade, and lived at Brooklyn, N. Y. He had said just bqfore he went up, that he wished to take the train for home as soou as possible after coming down, as his wife wan very sick. He himself had nut had his clothes off for ten days. There were from 10,000 to 12.000 people who witnessed this horrible tragedy. He was seen by people four miles from the city, at an angle of thirty-five degrees. The best estimates make the height from which he fell from 1,000 to 1,500 feet. Those who were on tho hill back of the town said the strangest sight was to witness tho people swaying back and forward like a held of wheat moved by the wind. Tue Esplosion at Yiroinia Citt, Nb vada. ?A despatch from Virginia City, Nevada, gives some frightful particulars of tho explosion of nitro-glyoerine and giant gun-powder in that city, on the 30th of last month. The despatch says: When the building blew up, aud it was known that several persons were buried in its ruins, the firemen worked as best they might to extricate them. A man's voice came from the building, aud when one of the firemen said, "Who are you?" the answer came, "Charley Knux; for God's sake, get me out." Tho men theu ciught hold of the victim's hand, and tried to pull him out, but could not do so. He said that the water from the engines was drowniug him, but begged to have it yet played, as his feet were burning off. Then, with a' piece of scantling, some one eudeavored to pry up the timbers surrounding and con tin - ing tho mau, but ho said, "You are crushing my bead in." He had to be left to his fate. On the roof of oue of the adjuiniug buildiugs, which was on lire, stood a crowd of women, woeping aud shrieking and asking for God's sake to ho takeu down. Tho liremou mude their way to them aud rescued them. They had not kuowu what had taken place, but thought there had been uu earthquake, aud that the building was crumbling under them. In tho room of Oeu. Van Bokkclcu, where tho explosion is supposed to have originated, there was a pot moukey, which, as is supposed, had socn its master at work with the powder and experimenting with uitro glyceriue, aud may have caused tho ca? lamity by imitating him. Thero aro some circumstances which lead tu the belief that incendiarism wns nt the bot? tom of tho trouble, but us yet the de? tectives have not bven able to decide in regard to this. This Cotton Chop.?Partial reports received at the Department of Agricul? ture from tho cotton regions to July 1, represent much wot weather, which, in '.some States, makes tho crop backward in maturing. The indications arc, that whatever may be the injury to the crop from this nud other causes, the deficien? cy will, it is supposed, be supplied by tho larger planting area than heretofore, aud therofore, it is believed, the crop of : this year will at least be equal to that of the last. Wo hoar ou last Saturday a heavy storm of wiud and hail passed through the upper part uf Ihn County, near I Whetstone. The huil was small, and ut> : serious damage is reported. Com was a good deal tangle I by the wind. Ou the j same day, at old Pickeus, a very heavy, i washing ruiu fell. At Walhalla, we are dry, though nut suffering fur rain. Death of an Old Citizen.?Captain L M. Coxetter died at .bis residence iu this city last evening, about 9 o'cloak, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. He was ben in Nova Sootia, in the year 1818, but came to Charleston before he had reached tho years of manhood. He fol? lowed a seafaring life, and by devotion to duty soon attained the command of a schooner plying between this port and St. Augustine, Fla. It was out of this communication" between Charleston and Florida, first established by him, that grew the flourishing commerce which is now carried on by steamers. When the war with Mexico broke out, his schooner, the Stephen and Francis, was chartered by the Government, and wub engaged under his charge in transport.ug stores and supplies between New Orleans and Galvestou. He wus subsequently, upon the loss of his vessel, placed iu charge of a Government transport, which he com? manded until the termination of hostili? ties. He then returned to Charleston, and at once set about reviving the trade between Charleston and Florida. With this obj-jot, he built tho steamer Florida, aud subsequently the Carolina aud Ever? glade, ail of which he iu turu com? manded. This was the first steam com? munication between Charleston and St. Augustine, aud under his well directed efforts the commerce and travel between tbe two ports grew to considerable pro portious. When the Confederate wnr broke out, he fitted up the privateer Jeff. Davis ut this port, and having success tully ruu the blockade, wus the first to fly the Confederate flag in foreign waters. After a brilliant and successful cruise, the Jrff. Davis was wrecked on the St. Augustine bar, and Captain Cox etter, escaping with his crew, returned to Charlestou. He. was next seut to Europe to purchase the steamer Anto niet, iu command of which he run the blockade repeatedly. He was after? wards placed iu command of the Beau regard, a swift blockade runner, and wus on board the Theodosia, ut tho time of the capture of tbe Confederate ageuts Mason and Slidell. At the end of the war, he purchased the steamer Dictator, now engaged in tho trade between this place and Jacksonville, aud commauded her op to within a short time of his death. Iu his death, the community has lost one of its staunchest and most valued members, and the sad announce? ment will be received with wide-spread regret. ? Charleston IVetcs. Wnx the South Remain.^ Poor.?The great problem of political economy for us of the South is to combine the pro? ducing mi l tho manufacturing iuterests. Sectionalism has almost been our ruin? we do not cherish it. We wish to seo tho people North and South prospering, but we can see no prosperity for tbe Sout1' until we learn to produco our food, manufacture our staples aud give employment to our mechanics. We want factories of every kind, but these faoto ries must have patronage, and, like charity, this patronage must begin at home. We remain poor, because we must have everything from the North. We plough our crops with Northern made plows, bitch oar teams with North? ern-made harness, cut our wood with Northeru-made axes, dress our lumber with Northeru-made pluues, drivs our Northern nails with a Northern-made hammer, and paint our houses with a Northern-modo brush dipped in North? ern paint. In short, we are rocked in Northern? made cradles, wrapped iu Northern made -waddling clothes, suck our paps made of Northern-made corn starch, through a Northern-made nipple, from a Northern bottle. Wo are educated from Northern-made books, are poisoued with Northern physic, and being gently laid in a Northern coffin, our minister clothed in Northern-made clothes, takes our fuueral text from n Northern-made Bible, aud loving hands in Northeru made gloves lower us by means of a Northern-made rope, iuto a Southern grave, and our lust resting-place is marked by a tomb-s-tone quarried, dressed and carved ut the North. This policy is not the truo one. We must manufacture and patrouize home institu? tions. Then, and not until then, can we cxper.t to be independent of tho North? ern States.?Agricultural Journal, Chinese Ciirav Laijon ?The Spring? field (Mass.) Republican explains that there is no longer any eu'gu ot a prison in connection with tho Chinese shoo fac? tory at North Adams. The Chinese were isolated as a precaution on their i first arrivnl, when it was doubtful how : they would be treated by the people. I But now there is no anuoyauoo on 1 either tide, aud visitors may "see Chi I ucio gentlemen aud ladies welcome gu'-ats tu our best families and at place? j of t utertuiumcnt, while their children j neither experience nor occasion ombar I rnssuiout in constant attendance upon our schools." The Chinese, as tiroe 1ms '.hown, are competitors more to bu feared thuu de? spised. They began by working on suf ! fornnco as cigar-makers iu San Frau I ciseo; they have now tho cigar trade in i their bauds. They work for their em? ployers until they master tho business, and thcu they start for themselves ami undersell them. Tho Chinese, rank jauiang the most successful and cuter j prising on the Pacific const. Give John i an fi]iiul chance nny where, and the j "Mclikau man" has enough to do to hold ! bis own. -- A largo bear was killed a ft w days ago, I near Suiter's depot, Willi uusbnry County, by Mr. E. 11. McConuell. Two of thesu animals were discovered by a ? negro womau. They were passing I through a field, going in tho direction ol San tee River. Depth or Human Kindness -*-Wis cousin highwaymen are gentictnuuly fel ? lows. A pair who were robbing a farm? er, the other day, held an umbrella over j his head to keep the seu eft, and offered him a s:p from u !l i-i: of goo i brandy. The Farmers and the Railroads.? Tiiu Chicago Tribune says: Undor the influence of the farmers' organizations, a new direction was given to the celebration of the Fourth in the interior of this State yesterday. The at? tendance at Pontiac, Galesburg, Spring? field and other towns, was even larger than that of former years, and the tem? per of the people and the topics dis? cussed were uf an unusual kiud. Ear? nest treatment of questions like tho re? lations of the peuple to the railroads and corporations generally, of the-various phases of monopoly, the hopelessness of looking to either party fox deliverance, and tho need for independent organiza? tion, took the place of the usual boister? ous festivities and spread-eagle speeches. That paper further adds tbat tho rail? road commissioners of Illinois have given an opinion that the pro rata princi? ple of the new railroad luwmust be ap? plied to freight shipped from other States after it reaches the border of Illinois, whether it bo in transitu across tho Stato, or destined for any given point within the State. At the same time in? formation comes from Dos Moincs of an opinion shortly to be announced by one of the courts cf iowa, to the effect that freight contracts mado in Iowa to any point in Illinois, over ronds operated in both Iowa and Illinois, will bo binding, irrespective of tho legal rates in Illinois. There is no doubt tbut the opinion of the Iowa court is based on good law, and will be .sustained. The Chicago 1 'im is says: Tho railroad commissioners have is . sued a circular explanatory of certain doubts that havo arisen nuder the new law. The commissioners begin by call? ing the attention of tho railroads to the language of the Act, in that it forbids extortion as well as unjust discrimina? tion. They then recite tho questions that huve been propounded as to the construction of tho law, and proceed to auswer them. The points whioh their answers establish ore briefly these: 1. The law applies to freights coming in and going out of the Stato the eame as to looal freights. Ii. Railroads may make special rates to shippers who han? dle large quantities. 3. When two or more roads owned by separate companies are connected to as to form a contiuuous line, the same rate may he charged as if the road owned the entire line. 4. It is competent for railroads to issue excur? sion, commutation and thousand mile tickets. Postal Cards Between England and the United States.?Postal cards will, before long, be interchanged between England and the Uuited States. Fol? lowing up the negotiation of a postal card convention with Cauada, the Post master-Geuerai has nowjauder considera? tion u similar tieuty with England, by which the cards of the one country are to be delivered iu tho other for a postal rate of. three cents. At present, the let? ter postage rate, under which they would , have to go, is six cents a half ounce. The only obstacle in the way of success? fully carrying out the proposed arrange? ment with England, should it be con? summated, is slid to bo tho objection of the steamship compauies carrying the mails, who want two cents ns the sea postage on a card, whilst the Postmaster i General will give only one cent. This latter rate would be the equitable sum for the eervice, as it would leave one cent for each couutry, which is the same , method of division now made of the let? ter postage?two cents for each conutry and two cents for the steamer. Railway Mail Servicf.?The Wash [ ingtou correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial states that there are now in tho United State, C3.51-1 milts of railway . mail service, tint being an increase of , 5,003 miles since the same period last , year. Massachusetts is the only New ' England State in which there are 1,000 miles ol railway service, that Stato hav \ ing nearly 1,700 miles. Delaware has \ 'Iii miles, while of the other Middle States, New York has 4,720 miles; New i Jersey, 1,151 miles, oud Pennsylvania, 3,071} miles. Of the Southern States, . Arkansas, Florida and West Virginia , have less than 500 miles; while in the others, there are from 1.U0J to 2,0GC miles. Illinois has the largest railway mail service, 0.?2G miles; Ohio next, 3.S77 miles; Nen York, third; Penusyl > vania, fourth; aud Missouri, fifth. Iu \ the latter State, there are 3,3-i'J milos. A young lady whoso "pa struck iio" a . few years ago, says the Titusville Herald, , and who has since been at a boarding school, recently returned, and u party was giveu for her benefit. Upon tho . bottom of her invitation cards she caused . to bo inscribed: "Ii. S. V. P." and one ? was sent to au illiterate rich fellow, who i 1 has also mado his money by boring. lie . did not come, but sent a eard with the letters "D. S. 0. C" Meeting him in the street, she asked him what he meant, i "Tell me first what yours meont." "Oh! ; mine was Freuen for 'EuSpOUSO if yon ! uauuot accept.' " "Well, miuewas Eng j lish, for 'Damu sorry I can't come.' " Iu tho case of uineteeu barbers brought before him, Justice White, of 11 Richmond, Va., has decided that shaving has become n necessity by long usagt ' j and public opinion, aud is an adjunct tc I that proper cleanliness?which is next to ,; godliness?that is necessary for the pro? per attendance upon tho church services, and a duo observauco of tho sabbath. A youog man, named McCormick, from Detroit, recently eloped with n ; ? pretty girl of Toronto, Canada, and, ac i j compauied by her little brother, went to i Chippewa, whero they were married, i Imprudently venturing iu a boat ou ; Chippewa Creek with bis g.ty young wife, they were carried out into tho Nia ! gura llivor and over the falls, j A colored man, by tho name of Jeff, j Faucett, was accidentally drowned ou the 23th of June, whilo bathing with sotuu other colored men, iu II lrris' mill p >n l. Union CoULty.' E?o o al jctf>m.?. Crrx Matters.?The prior ut *Yng?e copies of tho Phoenix is five conts. The average school-boy is enjoying va? cation. Moonlight promenades are popular at this time. The world may owe every man a living, but some are too lazy to collect it. ??Take it cool," is the popular saluta? tion during the present woather. What greater pleasure is there in life than that of being non-condactor of- a newspaper. A pound tomato has been placed npoa our desk. The grower thinks "some things can be done as well as others." Lod Hill, Esq., a well-known and highly-respected citizen of Edgefield, died on the 7th. Ho bad many friends iu Columbia. The contemplated Blytho Gray duel, which created considerable excitement in Greenville, has been squelched, and all parties are satisfied. * It is not true, aB has been malignantly reported, that the Philadelpbians pro? pose to continue their centennial exhibi? tion a hundred years. The story ofigiu ated with one of our city aldermen, who thought that the name of the exhibition implied that it wonld last a century! We are informed that Colonel S. Pcarcc, iu charge of the Columbia Canal, who had been directed by the Board of Health to abate a nuisance in the canal, between the ferry and brick-yard bridges, commenced work upon the same yester? day, and will finish to-day. Serious sickness in the neighborhood had caused the complaint to the board. A smalt colored boy, about eleven years old, named Andrew Lee, came to this city on tho evening of the 4th, and wandered away from the party having him in charge. Any person knowing of his whereabonts will confer a favor by communicating with his Bister, Jjula Cooper, near the Charlotte Baitroad de? pot. Habeas Cortes.?Mr. A. Glover, of Edgefield, was carried before Judge Maher, at Barnweli, on the 10th, on a writ of habeas corpus. General Gary and Mosers. Youmans and Bacon ap? peared for the prisoner, and J. R. Abney, Esq., for the State. After hearing argu? ments in the case, the Judge granted tbe application. Bail in the turn of $5,000 was demanded and furnished. Phcenixiaxa.?Comfort for the unfor? tunate?It is never too late to get up. Tho rarest thing in the world?What te called common sense. Chuckle-heads?People who go round chucking dice for drinks. Ten currency mills make a cent; bnt fancy what ten gin mills makel When you want to help a man, help him. Never do anything by halves. The mos? extravagant of -speodthrifts is the man who throws away his health. It is suggested that young ladies ara so anxious to get husbands because every woman is amiss until she is mar? ried. A Western toast?Let come what will come, for it is sure to come, so come and let us take a drink! And they all came. Tho hops at the watering places are beginning to brew. A spot where oceans of milk mny be found?Off Cowc-3. A shocking afftir? A.a electrical ma? chine ? . List of New Advertisements. E. Er Jacksou?Turnip Seed. John H. Clarkson?Cheap Beef. Simmons' Liver Regulator. Ohas. H. Ditson & Co.?Music. ^ ? ? ? Hotel Arrivals, July 10.? Wheeler House?E M Johnston, N Y; J J Cohen, Augusta; J H McDevitt, F A Bellanger, EJgefield; Miss Hancock, Miss M Pride, Ga; Wm Dudley, H E Osier, Cnpt Daw son, Charleston; Dr ThoB Smith, Savan? nah; B D Townsend, Society Hill; C P Hvdo, N C; B F Williamson, Greenville; T E Dudley, Beunettsville; Col John W Harrington, Marlboro; L C Thompson, Liberty Hill; Maj Morgan, Richland; T S Clarkson, Charlotte; Geo Bankroft, Marion, Ala; J Shackleford, city. LuroitrANCS of Healthy. Blood.? Every drop of blood that circulates through the veins ev< utually becomes a solid particlo of tho body. Flesh, boue and musclo aro merely solidified blood, joudnponthe quality of the blood de? pends tbe condition of tho whole physi I oal system. Unless tho liquid material ' by which tho human substanco is re | uewod aud austaiued is puro and nutri? tious, it is impossible that the body can bo healthy aud strong. Ono of the most important proportios of Hostetter's Stomaoh Bittors is that of improving tho condition of tho vital fluid when in? fected or impoverished. Acting directly aud powerfully upou tho atomacb, iu which tho manufacture of tho blood is commenced, and upon tho livor, which secretes a fluid next in importance to the j stream of lifo itself, this powerful vege? table touis aud depurent has an immense indirect infiuence upon the circulation. Hence tho extraordinary cures wrought by tho Bitters in cases of general debili \ ty, malarious fevers, rheumatism, hi ; lfouBue*?, constipation, Sec. Jy 11 +1U