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COLUMBIA, 8: C. Tuesday Morning, July 15,1873. Gen. Beaurcgard'a Unification Scheme. We have read with regret and indigna? tion the severe abase whioh has been ? heaped upon Gen. Beanregard by some Sonthern journals, for having dared to adviso a certain line of policy, in order to secure unity of feeling and action in the population of his State. There is nothing more base than the ready impu? tation of nnworthy motives,? to thoBe whose lives and services constitute for them a proud reoord in the history of the country. Gen. Beanregard has this title and the litlo of nnaallied character, un? questioned honor, and devotion to truth and duty and to the boat interests of his countrymen, to vindicate his right to offer them advice, even if nnpalatable, in the j^euliar condition in which they are placed. Standing amid the wreck of constitutional liberty, looking upon the debris of popular rights, shattered by the aggressions of the central power at Washington, and the enoroaohments of the combined carpet-bag and negro rule at home, and seoing the utter povterles.3 nesa of the other States to aid her, it is no wopder, and it is no disgraoo to Gen. Beanregard, that he has excogitated and submitted for judgment an extraordinary remedy for the ills of his native State. The condition of things whioh he seeks to change, his.own spotless esoutoheon, the plauaibleness of the sehenie which he 'proposes . shall be adopted, and his evident eiQqerjty in maintaining it, all combine to require'and enforce the most respectful consideration of his views. While we question their soundness and believe them the suggeatiops, of . despair, we profoundlyrespeok the sonroe whenoe they emanate, and view them as the honest -and manly, though mistaken, oonviotions of a patriot sans peur et sans reproche.. Tho first objection whioh it occurs to us that tho.policy recommended by Gen. Baauregard is liable to is, that it will be the entering wedge to. a state of things which' will make sooiety intolerable. The unification sohemo has, undoubted? ly, its. roots in tho Constitution of Lou? isiana. But it is not there by the cordial assent of the people of the State ' It is imposed upon them,' as it ha? been imposed upon other States, by unscrupu? lous power, and tho force of circum? stances over whioh they had no control. It is there as an accident, tho conse? quence of unsuccessful war, a thing to be submitted to, beoause it cannot be re? sisted, a neoessary evil, not to be cor? dially and hopefully carried to its logical results as a positive good.' These results and the odious ramifications to which they will ieud, we shall not undertake to portray or to ? follow out; but wo Bee social consequences, whioh, to speak mildly, ?ag?fi not to be desired by either raoe. We-need not recur to old saw*, such as that "familiaritj breeds con? tempt," "man id a bandle of habits," &o., to show the evils to whioh unwise concessions will load. Broak down natural and proper distinctions, and tho barriers to.degradation, vice and im? morality aro overthrown. Already the view is advanced in.the teeth of the plain toacbings of history, and in disre? gard and contempt of 'refined sncopti bilities, that intermarriage of tho white and black races is not tho bad thing which it is usually considered to be, bat a certain means of improving and strengthening both races. Mongrelisin is advocated, and the mulatto product, it is coolly claimed, is superior to the original black or the original white. Such views need only bo stated, to be seen in all their deformity, and arc well calculated to arouse alarm and horror. Th3 Louisville Courier-Journal woll snys, thut "the question is one in which our prej .dices may instruct our reason." -?? The war indemnity which victorious Germany imposed npon conquered France, was five milliards of franca. Re? duced down to our money, this sum would amount to Si,000,000,000. It is only about two years and a half since payment was begun, but Franco now owes but $100,000,000, and this is to bo paid by tho 5th of next September, the third an? niversary of the surrender of Napoleon at Sedan. Thore is something marvel? ous in tho financial administration that has enabled a nation whioh just emerged from a disastrous defeat from a foreign foe, was plunged into an internecine war, and has since been constantly occu? pied with excited and acrimonious politi? cal (struggles, to disoharge so enormous a debt in such a briof space of time. What has been achieved in Fruncc, and the ra? pid roduotion of our own uutiounl obli? gations, will forever stand an monuments of tho powerful and elastic recuperative force of an industrious people. Oar people aro paying the penaly of progressive greatness, in having fast? ened upon them,: year by year, still heavier appropriations for the ptiblio H9rviuo of the oountry. While the na? tional debt still remains unshorn of any of its features as a national blessing, the appropriations yearly inorease in amount. Tbe appropriations for the current fiscal year foot up to more than $18,000,000 that can be vouched for over those of last year. For this year, Congress has appropriated $172,290,700.82, against $151,216,751.52, which was deemed suffi? cient for the fiscal yoar of 1873. Tho principal inorease is in the War, Navy and Treasury Departments; and not the least item in the general total is the in? orease of $1,757,000 in the appropria? tions to members of Congress, this addi? tional sum being needed to pay for the "salary-grab" and "back-pay steal," and for a few moro salaries, owing to an in? crease in the number of members of Congress. -?-??-?? When public jonrnals praise every? body how can the people decide who is meritorious? The Wilmington Star per? tinently nBka will the system of puffery, now so common, never bo abandoned? Or, is every Congressman, every member of the Legislature, every constable, every captain of street carts, to bo "able and efficient?" Aud are we for all time to come to be "pleased to see on our streute," or "in our sanctum," anybody and everybody "without regard to raco, color or previous condition?" The New York Herald contains a full account of the banging of Jim Brown, colored, for the.murder of Mrs. Eliza? beth Jones and Mrs. N. Dozier, two aged white ladies, near Suffolk, Vs., on the 1st of June lust. Tbe following are Jthe concluding,paragraphs: On a green award, in the rear of the Court House, in full view of tho main thoroughfare of the town, almost in the very heart of it, the gallows was erected. A large party of little sohool girls pio nicked in sight of it, while. the boys played base ball and performed mock executions in its very shadow. The morning of the last day broke bright and clear, and Jim Brown awoke about G o'clock, apparently refreshed by a sound sleep,' It is stated that ho disposed of his head to a dootbr for whatever neces? saries he should need in jail, and bis body to another man, who was'one of his captors, for some similar consideration. The crowd present was immense, num? bering 5,000 people, of all ages, sexes and* oolors. A number of Norfolk po? licemen, who came on the excursion from that city, volunteered their eervioes to keep order; but some of these gentle? men, who were drunk, kept tho orowd in a roar with their antics. Far from being solemn or impressive, the occasion was one of gayety, festivity, drinking and profanity. An itinerant root doctor drove a thriving trade on tho outskirts of tho crowd. A prize candy merchant was equally successful, aud tho peanut and ginger-oake woman voted it the best paying day for many a year. As soon as tbe murderer's ablutions were perform? ed, he began coolly aud calmly to make his toilet for tbo scaffold. With tho aid of the polite and smiling little Sheriff, the dressing was completed by placing over Jim along, flowing, ghastly, white robe or shroud. At 11 A. M,, the condemned man was couduoted from the jiil to the gallows. He appeared to be very much excited, his pulse beating 140. He mounted tho steps to tho drop in a tremulous manner, falling on his knees wbcu bo reached it, muttering a prayer and greatly agitated. The Sheriff tben pinioned his arms nud legs, and he stood looking to tbe North? west, with his eyes half closed. Precisely at twenty minutes after 11, tho swinging doors of tbe drop fell with i crash, nod tho body of Jim Brown was lanuched into the yawning abyss of the scaffold, where for a moment it spuu round and round. The fall was about threu feet aud-a-half, and the neck is said to have been broken. While Brown was expiring, a negro, who was in tbo upper branohoa of an adjoining tree, and stooping eagerly for wurd to sue the suspeudud man, lost his balance and was preoipitated to the grouud with euch force ay to break bis neck, and ho was carried homo a eorpso. The execution was witnessed by a sou of Mrs. Dozior, ono of tbo murdered ladies, and by tho C3udemned man's wife. The day wound up with a great deal of drunkenness, several fights, two runaway horses, smashing buggies, ?ud other in? cidents. The Division of Spain Into States.? Tho following is tbe scheme proposed to the Spanish nation by Sonor Castellar: Spain will be divided into fourteen Status. Tho torritory of Madrid will be neutralized within a radius of two league*, which will tuke in Curubancbel, Legan es, Poruels, Faoncarral, Guntnar tin, Hortalezi, Vallecas, Getnsa. Tho capital of New Castillo wilj bo Toledo; of Old Castillo, Burgos; of Oallioia aud Asturias, Poutovedrn; of E^tramadura, Trujillo; of Lower Andalusia, Jerez; of Uppor Andalusia, Grenada; of Valencia aud Murcia, Alicante; of Catalonia, Bar? celona; of Aragon, Ca9pe; of Navarre and tho Basque provinces, Vittoria; of tho Balearic Islands, Palma; of tbe Ca utiries, Santa Cruz; of Puerto Kioo, San Juuu. It is probable that tho constitu? tion will include u Federul Congross, with 400 Deputies, a Senate with 52 mumbers, 13 local congrosses, with 100 Deputies, it is calculated that 1,753 Deputies and Senators will cost, nearly 18,000,000 reals. Description of tub Moh8t?0* Aia Ship Now Constbuottno fob Pbofkssob Wise.?-In answer to numerous inquiries on the subject, the New York Graphic, patron of tho .enterprise, gives the fol-. lowing details as to the dimensions, ma? terial, outfit, &o., of the balloon to be used in tho great trans-Atlantio voyage. They are from specifications made by Mr. Donaldson: There will be two balloons, tho largest of which will bo 318 feet in circumfer? ence, 100 febt in diamoter, and 110 feet in height. When inflated and ready to start, ihe extreme hoight of the appara? tus', from the crown of the balloon to the keel of the life-boat, will be 160 feet. Tho great balloon will require 4,310 yards of oloth. The material is unbleached sheeting, of u thick, close qunlity, of the brand known as "Indian Orchard," pur? chased from Eldridge, DurCatn & (Jo., 310 Broadway. Tho crown of the bal? loon will be doubled for a distance of 50 feet from the top, with 150 yards of the same material, and a third thickness will be added of "Manchester Mills," bleached, of which 250 yards are re? quired. There will be 14,080 yards, or eight miles of sewiug, in whioh 10,137, 000 stitches will be made The stitching is now being performed at the show? rooms of the Domestic Sewing Machiuo j Company, (corner of Broadway and Fourteenth street,) by a forco of twelve seamstresses. The thread used is silk and cotton, tho top spool being silk. The valvo of the balloon will bo three feet iu diameter, and made of Spanish cedar, with a rubber-coated clapper closing on a brass plate. The valve fixtures and top of tho balloon are the essential parts of the apparatus, aud are, being con? structed with special care to gnard against any accident of derangement. The net-work will bo composod of three strand tarred rope, known as "marlin." The width of the net will bo 212 meshes, and its breaking strength will be 53,300 pounds. 500 pounds of "marlin" will be used. From the netting, 53 ropes, % inch in diameter, of Manilla, will oonneot with the concentrating rings. These ropes will each be 90 feet in length, or 4,770 feet in the aggregate. The oonoen trating rings will be three in number, to gua.-d against breakage, and will be each 14 inches in diameter, eaoh ring being of wood, iron bound. ' These rings will sus? tain the car, life-boat and trailing rope, and will bear the strain when the anchor is thrown out in landing. From the con? centrating rings, 24 Manilla 1-inoh ropes, eaoh 22 feot long, or requiring 528 feet in all, wifl depend, and form the frames for an octagonal-shaped car. They will, be kept in place by light hoops, made of ash. Tho lower ropes will be connected with net-work, and over the net-work nt the bottom of tho car a light pine door will be laid loosely, so thct it can be thrown out if required. The car will be covered with duck, of which fifty yards will be needed. Attached to the side of the oar will be a light iron windlass, from which tho boat and trail rope can be raised and lowered as may be desired. From a pulley attached to the concentrating rings, a heavy Manilla rope will fall down through tho car, and thonoe to a sling, attached to whioh will be the life? boat. This boat will be of the most approved and careful construction. It will have water-tight compartments, sliding keel, and will be made so that it will bo self-righting. The boat will bo provided with a complete outfit of oars and sails, and to it will be lashed instru? ments, guns, lines, &o., and provisions for thirty day?, all in water-tight cases. The trial rope, by which the mrocant can maintain any desired altitude with? out resorting to ballast, will be of Ma? nilla rope, 1 >4 inch thick, and 1,000 feet long. The car will be fully provided with instruments, provisions, Sea., inde? pendently of the boat. It will be so constructed that it can be taken apart piece-meal and disposed of as ballast. It will carry about 5,000 pounds of ballast, which will consist of bugs of sand, eaoh carefully weighed aud marked. Among the instruments to bo carried in the car, there will be a galvanio battery, with an alarm, two barometers, two chro? nometer watches, u compound ther? mometer, a wet and dry bulb thermo? meter, a hygrometer, componer, qua? drant chart, parachutes with fire-balls attached, and so arranged as to explode when striking tho water, so as to indi? cate tho direction travorsod, marine glasses, two vacuum tubes, a limo stove, Ac. A numbor of carrier pigeons will bo taken along and despatched at Inter? vals on tho route, with intelligence of tho p ogress of the expedition. The smaller balloon will bo forty feet in height and thirty-four feet in diame? ter, aud will bo mado from 403 yards of "Manchester Mills." Its net-work will consume twenty pounds of forty thread cotton cord nnd six pounds of Italiuu hemp. It will bo attached to the con? centrating wings of tho largo balloon, aud will bo used as may bu required to test tho upper currents or assist in feed? ing the largo balluou. Thu Dulloonswill bo coated with a varnish made of boiled linseed oil, beeswax aud benzine, end of these ingredients 1,000 gallous will be used. Tho capacity of tho great balloon will be C00.00O cubic foot of gas, but it will bo inflated with but 400,000 cubic foot, which, ut tho hoight of one mile and three-quarters, will expand sufficiently to fill the balloon. The lifting power of illuminating gus is about thirty-five pounds to tho 1,000 feot, so that the bal? loon.will have u lifting capacity of 11,000 ponnds. The pressure will be one and a half ponnds to the square inch. The weight may be summed up as follows: Balloon, 4,000 pounds; net and ropes, 800 pounds; car, 100 pounds; boat, 1,000 pounds; drag rope, 000 pounds; auobor aud grapnels, 300 pounds; sundries, 300 pounds; total, 7,100 pounds. Then 4,500 pounds will bo allowed for passen? gers and ballast. A female lire company extinguished the couil igralious in Lcwisburg, Fa. Preparations for the Oouma Muni* citali Canvass?New Schemes and Com? binations.?Becsose the nity politioiana are in a state of aemi-qolesoenoo, it does not at all follow that the canvass for tbe munioipal election, in October next, lan? guishes. On the contrary, riew combi? nations are developing daily, and the benehmen of the varions asphnnts for municipal honors are doing their level best to "make bay" for their respeotive candidates. Tho situation remains pretty much as it wai a month ago, except that a number of now combinations and par? ties bare appeared in tbe field. Tbe most important of these is the Black Man's j party, a new oiganizatioo, under nu old name, of which Major Martin 11. Delany is the acknowledged head. Tho aim of this combination was to run in a colored man for Mayor, but the sharp Major, in a published lotter, throws no end of cold water on the scheme. A uew move will probably bo developed iu a short time, caused by a now deul iu tho Custom House and tbo nppoiutment of General Worthington as Collector. It is thought that ex-Collector George W. Clark, who has once boon Mayor of the city, liked tbe place so well, tbat he is willing to sacrifice all considerations of personal feeling or convenience, uud ac? cept tbe position again; and it instated by tho knowing oneR. with many pro? found winks uud nods, thut he will inukc a strong fight for the regular Republican nomination, with a good cbftuce of suc? cess. Tho quid mines say thut bo has the inilucuco to support bim, and that with the regular n runmatiou and a strong Al dermauio ticket at his buck, the ex-Col? lector will must assuredly go iu to win. Per contra, tho supporters of Mr. IS. W. M. Muckey aver that be is confident of obtaining the regular Republican nomination, and is equally confident of success in the eloctiou. Major T. G. Bong is still spoken of in connection with the office of Mayor, and his friends and supporters claim that tbe movement iu his behalf is gaining strength daily. The present inoumbeut, Mayor Wago? ner, it is stated, expects to receive the regular Conservative nomination, and claims tbat he will be supported by a largo colored vote. There are numerous other candidates iu tho field, but these only have an eye to the office iu per? spective, and do not propose to make a fight unless there is division in the ranks of tho contending parties. Tho aspi? rants for Aldermanio honors are almost as numerous as sands npon the sea-shore, and tho struggle after the imaginary mu? nicipal loaves and fishes promises to be nuusually severe. All the old hacks are in tbo field, of course, aud very few new men are spoken of. By tho 1 'old haoks" is meant tho men who have been pulling at tho wires in the Republican conven? tions ever sinco Republican conventions had an existence In this community. All- parties seem loth to begin the can? vass, but confine themselves to laying the plans of the campaign. The active, opeu canvass will begin about tbe mid? dle of August, and from that time out the fight will be to the death. I Charleston News. A Georoia Colored Man on a Eu? ropean Tour.?A well-kuown oolored man?Henry Gwinn?left Savannah some time during tbe month of May, for a European tour, intending particularly to pay a visit to the great Vienna Expo? sition. At the time of his departure, Henry was employed at tbe Palaski House as chief waiter in tbe ladies' sa? loon. He was owned, previous to tho war, by Rev. Peyton E. Wade, of Scre veu County, Ga., upon whom ho waited constantly as body servant, carrying on that gentlctnau's correspondence regu? larly. Tho Liverpool Albion, speaking of Henry, says: "A fine specimen of tho Amoricau cot? ton plant, grown in Early County, South-west Gdorgia, and several beauti? ful samples of tho cleaned fibre, wero exhibited iu tbe Exchange News room, yesterday, by Mr. Henry Gwinn, of S.i vauuah, who is passing through Liver? pool with tbo plnut and samples, en route to tho Vicuna Exhibition. Mr. Gwinn, who does not look like a 'person of color,' was formerly a slave, aud was owned by a Georgian clergyman, but re? ceived his freedom as a reward for loug, faithful aud invaluable eervice. Mr. Gwinn comes to Europe with a good supply of excellent letters of introduc? tion, iucluding one to tho Hon. Mr. Jay, United States Minister at Vienna." Lynch Law in Texas.?Tho state of public feeling iu portions of Texas, ou tbe subject of lynch law, may bo infer? red from tho touo of the following spe? cial telegram, Bent from Waco to the Galvestou News, under date of Juue 00: List night, about thirty men rodo up to Mat. Wallace's, about three quarters of a mile from tho publio square, called him out, took him about fifty yaids, and hung him to u treu. Tho limb being low, they tied a ropo t>> his feet aud at? tached it to auothortroo near by, to pre? vent him from touching tho ground. He died from strangulation. Wallace was a brother-in-law of Bill Posey, ami bad been attending to Po3ey's affairs, which ho was fast converting into Iiis own, thinking Pos<ry would hardly daro return to theso parts, but ho reckoned without his host. Tho deooasod was con? sidered a very bad man, and was con? siderably mixed up with ull tho cuttlo stealing going on in this County. Ho laloly "shook" Posey and his crowd and moved near towu. It is generally thought tbat Posey's gang "treed" bim, wbilo it is supposed by others that he was buug by tbu men who have been robbed of horses uud cattle. Tho verdict of the jury reads that he came to his death by unknown hands. A servant girl in NbWark, named Bridget Reagan, was arrested, ou Thurs? day, for pilfering, and when searched, six pounds of butter, with a piece of ico : aud seven pounds of sugar, were found ! secreted iu bur bosom. EbO O A X It? 333 l?l ? ClTT i!ATTERS.-The pTloo Ul Single copies of thePhoxnix |s fiveotats. Some people any thai dark-haired wo? men marry flret. We differ; it is tha Ught-boadcd ones. It is said that pounded ice, dipped in the white of an egg, will settle the sto? mach when all else fails. "Cholera bomb shells" is the scathing sarcasm launched by impecunious urchins at the luscious water-melons. Young man, bear in mind that though | some of the city sanctuaries aro closed to day, there's a place boiow always open. Yesterday was pay-day at tho garrison, and it is presumed that fully $7,000 was disbursed in various ways by the boys in blue. Broken spouts are common through? out the city. There is a penalty attached to wasting of water, whioh careless citi? zens should be rominded of. Business improves, despite the dull season. Numerous jobbing merchants, iu water-melons, ornament the side wulks with their tempting stocks. The Morris cotton giua are all the go. Mr. Morris is a practical man, and su? perintends his business?lending a help? ing hand when necessary. Any individual having a tile of the South Carolinian, for tho months of June, July and August, 1862, will confer a favor by making it known at Phoenix office. It is absolutely necessary that some? thing should be done relative to the oity fire alarm. The bell requires renewing; or, as some have suggested, a filing out of the oraok. A black and tan pointer slut has taken up her abode on tho premises of a citi? zen, who is anxious to get of her. In? formation us to her whereabouts can be obtained at this office. The Southern Express Company has considerably reduced its rales of freight over the lines of the Charlotte, Colum? bia and Augusta and Wilmington, Co? lumbia and Augusta Riilroads, and all points between Augusta and Richmond. A fastidious citizen of Zanosvillo, Ohio, objects to tho boys bathing in the reservoir which supplies tho city with water. Bathing is nothing; the water supplied to our citizens looks as though something worse than bathing was done in it. Messrs. R. O. Shiver k Co. have adopted a novel plan for displaying theii different styles of frail papering?cover? ing the side-walk in front of their im? mense establishment. See what they have to say relative to "Seasonable Goods." By a card in another column, it will be seen that Major Guliok, by authority oi tho Comptroller of the Currency, will proceed to organize a new National Bank in this oity. It is a profitable business, and those who are fortunate enough tc possess surplus funds will, doubtless, in? vest. Advertisers, who bring funeral, mar? riage and other email notices to thit office, must come prepared to pay foi them. It is unreasonable to ask us tc charge these petty amounts, and our ex? perience teaches us that we ultimately get paid for one ouC of three. Oar termf are published. An excursion for the merchants ol Augusta, over the Wilmington, Colum? bia aud Augusta Railroad, has boon ar ranged by Mr. John Jenkins, agent ol tho road at that place. The excursion train left the Union Depot, yesterday, at 5.-10 r. M., and will return next Fri? day afternoon. Mr. Ernilo Pouciguou died at his resi? dence, iu Charleston, on Friday, at 2 o'clock 1\ M., in the seventy-fourth year of hia age, of apoplexy. Ho re? sided in Columbia during the late war, where ho niado many friends. Mr. P, was a native of Bermuda, whence he I refngeed in early life, lie was a wealthy j aud a liberal man. Row any man eau help believing in tho doctrine of punishment after death, when ho considers tho mosquito, how it bites, is more thau wo eau understand. This diabolical inject is brought to mind by the mention of a Miohigan man, whe has invented a machine, a sort of trap, for its deadly extermination. It is said to do its work very thoroughly, and ba? to bo re-set only after tho capture ol each mosquito, so that its owner cau pleasantly spond his nights in attending to it. Con nek's Inquest.?Acting Coroner Trezovant hold on inquest, yesterday morning, over tho body of Thomas C. Johnson, who was found dead at his resi? dence, on Fiokens Btreet, at an oarly hour in tho morniug. A post mortem ex? amination revealed tho fact thutthe liver wns nearly donblo its proper size. Tho j verdict of the jury was that tho deceased ! came to his death from congestion of the j liver and stomach, caused by the exces ! sive use of spirituous liquors. ; Phcknixtana.?Good nin? needs no pneh. The psopsr port in .a storm?Fat-*is Bay. The inilk-man's waterlog place?The j pomp. The lawyer's beat ease?The case ia hand. Tbe grangers are now busy in their grain. Woman should study to be smart, bnt never sbrew*ed. Uncle Sam's salnte to Captain Jack? "You be hanged I" Slaying time in Now York?All tbe year round. "Corner statuary" is tbe latest term for loafers. Jeff. Davis bas been inundated with visitors daring his stay in New York, to preolude the possibility of his again firing the Southern heart. "Necessity 13 the mother of inven? tion," and, if you inquire at tbe Patent Office in Washington, you will find that invention is also too ofton tbe mother of necessity. Tbo Casabianca of the period is thus' poetically discribed: He caoio ?tho image of his sire, * With all the charms that youth can lend? Aud sat beside the kitchen fire, While mamma did his garments mend. Sho turned tbe pockets inside out, And forth came miscellaneous things; And all the region round about Was strewn with marbles, fi8h-hook3, strings. A dirty handkerobief, some gum, Fragments of cake, a dozen nails, A photograph that had become The worae for wear?bnt laugnage fails. So thought the matron, in dismay; And, with intention to destroy, Thrust iu the stove suoh cards ae they Who piay at ouchre would employ. But qniok, tho boy, through smoke and flame, Grabbed them, nor cared for burns a speck; Aud like young Oasa?what's his name? Trod bravely on the burning "deck!" List of New Advertisements. A. L. Solomon?Notice. B. Sobwerin?Selling Out. E. H. Heinitsh?Druge, &e. P..C. Shiver & Co.?Seasonable Goods. The Morris Cottou Gin. D. C. Peixotto & Sous?Auotion. W. B. Gulick?New National Bank. Meeting Independent Fire Company. Hotel Arrivals, July 14.? Wheeler Rouse?J W Vance, New .Orleans; R L Dannenberg, Baltimore; JR'Joey.N C; Phil Dannenberg, Winpsporo; Wm P Etcbison, J R Mears, Charleston;" Geo Baukroft, Marion, Ala; H L Darr, Sum tor; T U Lamar, Sparta, Ga; J W Rigs by, A J Twigg, Augusta; H W Harding, . Clinton, N C; Wm Eberhardt, city; E S 1 J Hayes, Lexington; W M Shipp, N C; W P Bynom, Charlotte; John H Del > lard, Greensboro; R J McDowell, Rufus , Barringer, Jos H Wilson, Charlotte; Miss Moore, Wilmington; H A Smith, Winna* ' boro; W M Jacobs, Augusta; B J Hayes, i Lexington; M London, Wilmington; Lt ; Robt London, U8A; JL Breeden and t lady, Bennettsville; S A Durham, wife and two children, Mis* A L Durban, S ' C; Thos Thomson, Abbeville. Columbia Hotel?H Heins, RIdgeway; . J T Hester, D Barrow, N x; M HDown j ing, $uoiter; J H Reddiok, Marion, Ala; J Dougherty, Jr, W D Kennedy, G A : Seymour, Charleston; J F Burton, New > berry; J W Biles, Florida; E M Caypless. . city; W J Acker, Washington; W J , Sprinkle, Charlotte; F S Garrison, C P Graham, Arkansas; S Kahn, Pa; D H 1 Willard, Washington; J H Stelling, G Sc ORR; SC Gilbert, W H Evans, G E f Reab, Charleston; E H Brooks, D F . Walker, A L Millerr Ga; J D Gardner, N C; Rev C B Northrop. Charleston; T J ' Goodwyn, J T Darby, Fort Motte, f Hendrix House?3 S Cathcart, Winns 1 boro;JM Seely, Ky; 8 Williams, Geo Hughes, 8 C; J M Ambler, Pickens; P ' Skiff, Charlotte; J A Cannon, Perryvtlle; C C Tracy, West Teun. The Petersburg Appeal on tue > North Pole?Tho Dispatch's question: "Now, tell us, Mr. Appeal, whether you 1 believe iu the North pole? For our ' part, we would have no hesitation in . speakiug just as disrespectfully of it as Sydney Smith's friend did of tho cqua , tor." The Appeal's reply: "Now, we tell you, neighbor, upon conditions of pro? found secrecy?grave-yard talk?that we 1 have precious little faith in nuythiug North of Mason aud Dixon's line. If the North polo was not so 'fur North,' ' wc might ontertain a shade of belief in aud respect for it. But, as at present I advised, we must confess that wo regr.rd , it as a first class fraud. And we sincerely trust that the first man who discovers it may be swung to it until he is dead, 1 dead, dead, according to tho formula ot" 1 tho law. Wo are very much of the opi [ nion of tbo Virginia statesmau, who held tbat there was nothing true North of James River. That from tkalsUearu, ! as ono progresses North, he finds every? thing und everybody to grow, personally, , socially and politically, rottener and rot tener. So yov may judge, brotbor, how things would appear, and in fact be, when the traveler reaohed the North polo." Iu a recent case of assault with intent to kill iu Indiana, it was shown that the affray came about from a father insisting on remaining in tbo room with his daughter aud her beau. The jury cleared tho young man, knowing that nothing could be more vexations than fur a fellow to sit up Sunday night with a baodsomo girl and her old dad at once.