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COLUMBIA, S. C. Tuesday Morning, Jnly 29, 1673. Unlv?rstt jr Vers? CoilaKo. The beginning of the decline of the University may, we think, be fairly traced to the radical change in its organ? ization, to which we have alluded in a previous article. It was. done at a time when eduoation was utterly prostrate in the State, and under conditions the most unfavorable for its taking good effect. This change following cIobo upon the eonolusionEof a ruinous and devastating war, there was no suitable material out of which the proposed now strnoture could be built. Many youths bad falleu in battle anid from disease, who would otherwise have been educated at the' College; many more were either unfitted to pursue a course of study, or had been deprived oi the means necessary to sus? tain them in it, or could not any longer spare the time, because of the pressure of toil neceeaary to aid in the support of the family. Wo mast bear in mind, like? wise, the small advantages which boys at home bad, during, the war, to become fitted for the University course, involv? ing aevexe previous mental training, the formation of habits of close application, and a proficiency in studies little short of what a college course itself ought to give. . Unfit as waB the material without to respond to the new demand, there were no changes within to correspond to the high-Hoandiug title assumed. The departments remained the same, the cur? riculum of studies was not enlarged, no additions were made to the professor? ships, and there was no infusion of new life or new elements of brain, learning, experience or tact into the system. There was simply a change of name, with re? laxation of discipline, with a dissolution of the ties of responsibility on the one hand, and of those of obligation on the other, which hitherto had bound profes? sors and students together, and with a system of examinations for degrees and honors wholly inapplicable to the exist? ing circumstances, or to any possi? bilities which could come out of them in a score of years. To crown the absurdity of this scheme, to give the coup de grace to all prepara? tion for profitable college life, examina? tion for admission to it was dispensed with. Young men without preparation were equally welcome with those with it, to enter the University. And so the classes were formed of heterogeneous and crude materials, differing in their preparation and training, and in the amount of their reading, varying, in fact, in every particular, and conforming ia each other mainly, if not exclusively, in the one respect, that they chose the same brauch of study and took the same ticket. And, of course, this choice, from the nature of the cqbc, could not be, in many eases, enlightened and suita? ble. Those who made it, owing either to immature age or unripe judgment, even when old enough, were not compe? tent to determine bo grave a matter, in? volving, first, tho question ^of regimen most appropriate to train the faculties to thought, and to store and stock the mind; and, secondly, that of pursuit in life. These were serious drawbacks to success. But the reflex notion reRnltiDg froui the change, was most to be regretted. It produced an impression in the homes whence the students cane, and in the schools where they were bred, that was fatal to the success of the lattor. The College, nnder Presidents Barn well, Hen? ry, Preston and Thorn well, by severity of examinations and by stringency of conditions operating iu those quarters, had produced especially a most excellent effect on the schools. They had been brought up to a point of high efficiency, and the education imparted at several which we could name, even if not sup? plemented by college terms of study, would Cave been considered respectable, and were a sure foundation upon which young men of ambition and of ability to apply themselveB conld successfully build in private. The injury inflicted upon sound education in the State from this cause, was both deplorable and irrepara? ble. A Convention or Confederates at the White Sulphur Springs.?We un? derstand that the "Southern Historical Society," of which Rev. Dr. Palmer, ol New Orleans, is President, has appointed a convention to assemble at the Montgo? mery White Snlphur Springs, on the llth of August next, for tho purpose of adopting some general plan for collect? ing and preserving the materials for a history of the late war, and for having that history written from an impartial Southern stand-point. This society was organic! several years ago, with Dr. Palmer as President, and a Vico-President for each one of the late Confederate States, as well as for Maryland. Gen. R. E Leo was the Vice-president fur Virginia, but after hid death, Gen. J. A. E?rly was appointed to Bnoceec? him. The plaa of the convention is to have a number of delegates appointed for each State, by the Vice-President thereof, in order to seoare a proper representation, but it is also desired that there shall be as Urge an attendance as practicable, of all those Confederates who feel a suffi? cient interest in the object of the con? vention to induce them to take part in its furtherance. We are informed that a number of delegates from this State have been appointed, and that General Early, by request of tbe parent society, will de? liver the opening address. The presence of a number of distinguished officers of the Confederate army is anticipated, and among them, Generals Joseph E. John a ton, Beau regard, Bragg, Hood, liar dee, Hampton, and otherB. The convention will doubtless be one of great interest and attraction. ? The Baltimore Fire.?Tho great fire in Baltimore, on Friday, excited appre? hensions which fortunately were not jus? tified by the facts. The loss is large and the suffering has been great, but neither what it was feared it would be whilst the fire was raging. Yet the disaster should serve as a warning, not only to the au? thorities of Baltimore, but to those of every city. Here are a few extracts from the American: The ground, which was not desirable for dwellings, was eagerly seized upon for a manufacturing establishment, and probably the largest and moat complete wood-turning and planing establishment in Maryland was erected in the heart of the city. It was simply an im? mense tinder-box, paoked-with sufiioieut combustible material to set the whole neighborhood in a blaze, if a spark was applied. Unhappily, yesterday morn? ing, a man employed at the engine al? lowed a live coal to come into contact with a pile of shavings, and four squares of charred and crumbling ruins tell the. rest of the story. After looking at both sides of tho question, however, we think that the peril of having a tinder-box in a crowded locality like this is too great, and that it more than over-balances all the advan? tages. We believe that there should be au ordinance prohibiting the erection of factories iu which large engines are used and combustible material bundled so near to the business centre of the city. This is only part of the lesson of the fire. A great many poor people lost all their worldly goods, and are houseless and homeless. In due time, an appeal will be made in their behalf, to which we trust there will be a generous response. Unselfish Livers.?The ox-Empress Eugenie has been lately represented as saying that she aud her son "live but for France." That is no doubt what Princo Napoleon, cousin of her husband, is living for. That is why the representa? tives of the Loose of Orleans and the bouse of Bourbon, especially the Count de Chambord, "still live." They live for France. The questiou whether France is living for them does not seem to be considered. Iu Spain, Dou Carlos is living for that great country at tho I expense of a great many other men's! lives. Bloody battles are fought, in-1 volving thousands of deaths, that Don Carlos may continue to live for Spain. , A rogue on one occasion plead in excul? pation of his offence that he must live, to which the magistrate replied that he diel not see the necessity. Wo do not see the necessity of Eugenie living for France or Don Carlos for Spain. PnOB.UiLE Fatal Accident.?Thurs? day evening last, about 7 o'clock, tho train on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, at Lilliugtou Creek trestle, about one mi!o from Briukley'b depot, struck aud hurled a white man from the trestle to tho bod of tho creek below, a distance of some twenty to twenty-rive feet. Tho train was stopped as soou as possible, and, upon tho en? gineer and others going to the 6pot, they found that tho man had received a severe wound on the head and was badly bruised about tho body. Ho was ap? parently between sixty and seventy years of age, gave his namo as James Byrd, and said he resided at a place called Byrdville. At last accounts, received yestorday afternoon, he was iu a very critical condition and his recovery was considered extremely donbtful. No blame is attached to the engineer or auy ono else on the train.? Wilmington Star. . ? The Cotton Caterpillar.?The Bean fort Republican of the 25th says: "The fact is no longer to bo disguised, that the ' caterpillar is upon ns. Already we hear of their being on John's, Wardmalnw, St. Helena and Paris islands, and we , have no doubt that they are to bo found on all the islands and in every cotton 1 field on the const. Coming thus early, with tho crop backward, they will be t likely to destroy the whole of the cotton , crop ou the sea islands, if the weather should be wet und cool." The proposal to compel all hotels to . supply their upper stories with rope lad? ders, is nothing but a device of Satan. What a provocation to tbe lofty but cu? rious spirit of somo unquiet American, to set the building on fire, just to see how the denied things would work! A young man in Marietta, G*., will soon lead to the altar a youug lady worth $50,000. That's an investment 1 that beats a ticket in tho Louisville lot i tery. Correspondence of ttX* Plicenlx. Wiixiamsxox Springs, July 26, 1873. This is a village of 800 inhabitants, situated on both sides of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, Id the County of Anderson, eighteen miles South of Greenville and eight above Belton, and about SjSO feet above the sea level. It is high, dry and healthy, accessible by good Cfcuuty roads, aud easily reached, of course, by rail. It has six stores, doing a moderate business on an aggre fate capital of between 850,000 and 60.000. 2,000 bales of cotton are shipped here, and 250 tons of fertilizers are received aud distributed here. The place has never had a large business. Its ohief distinction is as a pleasaut and healthful summer resort for invalids and plea9ure-6eekers, aud as the seat of pros? perous schools, male and female. Before the Phoenix arose from the a6b.es of Co? lumbia, as early as 185G, it contained a large, magnificent hotel, owned by a joint stock company, and capable, with its 200 rooms, of accommodating, upou a pinch, G00 guests. The building was three stones high, covered a great extent of ground, was as large as the Mills House, and aost $90,000. From a gen? tleman who visited the place in those halcyon days, we learn that the hotel was often crowded, and gaiety tilled the scene by day and night in drives, par? ties, balls aud concerts. It was de? stroyed by fire in 1853 or 1850. Simul? taneously with this thronging of visitors to the springs, Messrs. Wesley Leverett & Manning Belcher conducted here one of the most prosperous male schools in all this beautiful upper couutry. Wil liamBton still shows the eame character? istic-), aud had it suitable and sufficient accommodation, would prob-bly again be visited in large numbers, stekiug health, pleasure and recreatiou. It needs a well-kept hotel, a bath house, livery stable, bowling alley, reading room, circulating library, a lyceum fur lectures, aud other means of entertain? ing visitors and making their time puss pleasantly. Something, too, ought to be done against the fleas and flies, which are iu overpowering force here. As it is, there are some good boarding houses, aud a goodly company of about a score of agreeable persons now visiting here. Mr. Deal's house is popular, pleasantly situated, and the table well supplied. Mrs. Lynch, iu the same quarter of the town, has also several lodgers aud board? ers. The water enjoys a good reputation for tonic and invigorating properties. It is indicated more especially iu cases of de? bility, dyspepsia and indigestion. It ucts pleasantly on the principal organs of the system, causes no inconvenience, gives a good appetite, and is light and agreeable, the temperature being Gl.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Large numbers of persons have attributed tho re-establish-' ment of their health to its use. A gen? tleman now here?Mr. Whitmire, of Greenville?has, for nearly four years past, been the victim of dyspepsia, neu? ralgia and rheumatism, has visited several watering places and consulted physicians, but without any sensible re? lief. He has been drinking the water for ten days, aud has improved very much in health and spirits. Ho speaks highly of it. Other cases of illness show marked improvement iu their symptoms from its use, in conjunction with good medical advice. There are two practicing physicians resident here, both highly esteemed and successful iu their practice?Dr. B. F. Brown, a native of Anderson, and Dr. H. Epting, from Lexington County, near Columbia. From the catalogue of the Williamstou Female College for 1S72, we learn that each pint of the water contains 13*.j grains of carbonate of iron, held in so? lution in an excess of carbonio acid, 3'.j grains of sulphate, of potash, 2,'J grains of sulphate of magnesia, a trace of iodine and a trace of sulphur. We filial 1 have occasion again to refer to the schools, tho female college, presided over by Rev. Samuel Lander, A. M., uud the male acudemy, conducted by Mr. J. H. Carlisle, both agreeable, genial gen? tlemen, capable instructors and enlight? ened educators. There are three churches ?Methodist, Baptist aud Presbyterian? well atteuded. Dr. W. A. McCorkle, in charge of the railroad depot, and as agent of the Express Company ut this point, makes everything pleasant iu those departments by his e?icieucy in business aud the urbanity of his man? ners. You have already had some ac? count of manufacturing in the neighbor? hood, in references to the Piedmont Ma? nufacturing Company, on the Saluda, aud to Mr. Pickle's Wool Carding Facto* ry, on Big Creek. Wo had the pleasure of hearing a lec? ture on Tuesday evening, from Dr. Ana sansel, a native of Geneva, Switzerland, and a naturalized citizen of tho United States. The Doctor is a man of exten? sive travel and varied information, speak? ing the English language well, extremely agreeable in conversation, having a large brain, and withal good-looking. Ho has been a close observer of tho events and scenes in which he has mingled, and pre? sents his reminiscences, views and con? clusions iu a good English stylo, with force and effect. Iu bis lecture, he com? pared and contrasted the characteristics of tho French and Prussians with racy humor, leaning with decided partiality towards tho former, and concluding with a summary of their paramount cluims to the regard and gratitude of the Ameri? can people, by their devotion to the principles of liberty and their timely, cordial aud valuable assistance rendered to the American cau-je iu tho great cou tust of the American Revolution. Graco Greenwood put the 'following conundrum to Senator Carpenter some time ago, but at last accounts had re? ceived no auswer: "If it is hard for a Senator to be a good Christian on 85.U00 a year, what aro a poor clerk's chances of salvation at 61,400?" Woman ought to do all she can to make this earth a paraiii.se to man, as it was. all her fault i\u\\ he lest the other. ThB Baltimore Fire.?The burued district is bound by Mulberry, Liberty, Lexington and Howard streets, and com? prises ten blocks, divided by Oiay, Sara? toga and Little Pleasant streets;, runbing East and West, and by Park street, run? ning North and South. The following is a list of buildings destroyed, and the losses as far as known: Commencing on Saratoga street. South side, at tbe corner of Liberty, every buildiug was burned, including the Cen? tral Presbyterian Church; estimated loss, $70,000;insurance, 360,000. The build? ings adjoining on the West, No. 86, oc? cupied by J. O. Horsey; No. 89, by Miss Mary Curtin; No. 90, by L. J. Baltoman, shoes; No. 92, by Dr. J. Lindsay; No. 94, by Dr. Rameli; No. 96, by Miss Ma> garet Dieter; No. 98,' unoccupied; No. 100, by Miss Middleton; No. 102, by the Sisters of Notre Dame; No. 101, St. AI phonso's Church and library, which ex? tended to Clay street South. The esti? mated loss on the two latter buildings is said to be 380,000, covered by insurance, but io what companies cannot be ascer? tained. No. 106, boarding house; No. 103, occupied by Daniel Sullivan, gas fitter; No. 110, corner of Park street, by Simon Leon; all these were fine brick store houses, several stories in height, and ure a total loss. West of Park street, on Saratoga street, No. 116, by Clement Ostendorf, cigars; No. 119, by Grawlew, house painter; No. 120, by A. Ostendorf, jew? eler; No. 122, J. Lantner; No. 124, Mrs. Houk, confectioner; No. 126. John Weis, lager baer; No. 128, Fred. Neider, lager beer; No. 130, private, frame dwelling; No. 132, Henry Litz. lager beer; all were burned out. Nos. 134, 136, 138, tbe lat? ter the Central Garden lager beer saloon, were partially burned, at which point the tiro was stopped. On Saratoga street, four doors from Howard street, and on the North side of Saratoga street, ail the buildings are destroyed but a dwelling adjoining St. Alphonsus Church, occu? pied by the Bedemptorist Fathers, wbiub was deluged with water. Oa the West side of Liberty street, South of the Central Presbyterian Church, to the corner of Clay, were three private dwellings, Nos. 53, 60 and ,62, which are the only buildings left standing in the block, and are only par? tially damaged. On Clay street, on tbe North side, be? tween Liberty and Park, every building has been destroyed. On the South Bide, of Clay street, between Liberty and Park, James H. & John S. Hogg, car penters and builders, loss $5,000; insur? ance S1.700; John D. Stewart, Central Stables, loss 315,600; insurance $5.000. On the South side of Clay street, West of Park, Joseph Thomas i: Sflk's saw mill, a large four story building, owned by Anderson Banks, built for a silk factory, but unoccupied, and several Bmall dwellings. On tho North Bide of Clay, aud West of Park, the buildings destroyed were occupied by painters, carvers, carpenters and cabinet'makers, whose individual loss was small. Ou Park street, West side, between Lexington and Saratoga, the principal losers are H. N. Darton, tobacco, No. 31; Thomas C. Burton, house furnishing goods, No. 32; loss heavy. From this point to Clay street, some eight or ten small buildings arc completely destroyed, and thence to Saratoga, principally small stores and lager beer saloons. On the East side of Park street: E. Rosen baum A* Co., sewing machiues; Criger, shoo manufactory; J.I. Weisner, machine shop; Fitzbergor, shoes; Miller & Sons, marble yard. The loss of the latter is estimated at 34,000. The principal loss on Lexington street was the First English Lutheran Church aud tho parsonage of Rev. James H. Barclay, pastor, with a valuable library, attached to the church; total loss; insured for 310,000. On Mulberry street, South Bide, the University of Maryland and the Mary laud Academy of Arta both took tire, bat were only partially damaged on tho roof, aud tbe former by Hooding with water; both covered with insurance. A valuable museum attached to the academy was unharmed. Most of tho pictures were removed aud saved. Ou the North side of Mulberry street, four brick dwellings ?Nos. 43. 45, 47 and 49 ?burned out, and Nos. 37, 30 and 41 partially burned. One does not often read of so sudden aud terrible a retribution as that which overtook, last week, a murderer iu Cheshire, Conn. Michael Higgin?, a farm laborer, ou Saturday night, stubbed, fatally, John O'Neil. A search for Hig gius being instituted, his dead body was found in a room in the farm house. Ho had died of heart disease, superinduced by excitement. Nemesis arrested, in? dicted, arraigned, tried, convicted, sen? tenced nud executed him almost simul? taneously. If hangings are impressive, here was a denouement of tho tragedy which upon many minds will be more impressive thnn forty regular strangula? tions. Two Many Babies.?Joseph Hastings suicided near Petersburg, Lincoln County, Suuday, by cutting his throat. His wife found him praying some weeks ago with a rope round his neck in readi? ness to swing into etornity. Ho was immersed at the Richmond Christian Church during tho prevalence of cholera in that locality. The bloody knife was found sticking in the wall of a barn in which he bled to death. He was the father of triplets, exhibited at the Nash? ville Exposition. A Obeat Steamship,?Among tho fo? reign arrivals at New York, on Monday, was tho mammoth steamer City of Ches? ter, of tho Inman line. She is said to ! bo the largest steamer afloat, next to the Great Eastern. Length 450 feet, 44 beam, 30 feet docp, nominal horse power 11 850, but capable of working up to 1,250. I She has accommodations for 1,400 pas? sengers. She left Liverpool on the 10th t! aud Queeiistown ou tbo llth. ,1 A forgery maun is rasing iu Sevan* I nah TZ* o o A 1 Ite ?et er. ?r?? ? vj ?y ?. Citx MATTSBB.-f-The pr&e ui single oopieiof the Phcrnix la flveoauts. Mr. Symmera has come to the front with an array of ?pleodid Articles in his line?groceries, liquors, &o. Yesterday set in hot as blazes, bnt a rain came down in the afternoon, and cooled the atmosphere. Mark Twain has secured a patent for a new idea in scrap books. Wo never siw a new idea in one of them yet. Mesus. Nathan ?fc Peixotto advertise, this morning, articles serviceable to honse-keepers. The alarm of fire, sounded at 9J? o'clock Sunday night, was caused by a kerosene lamp explosion in a store on Plain street. No damage. The Secretary of the Treasury has de? cided to issue the new ten dollar national bank note within the next five weeks. No further issue of new notes will be made until after the meeting of Con ! gross. I It was not a Wheeler & Wilson agent ! on whom the country people turned j their dogs loose. He is always welcome; besides, bis sweethearts there would not allow him bitten by the dogs or geese. * We have received from Mr. W. J. Duffle No. 336 of Harper & Brothers' library of seleot novels, eutitled, " 'He Cometb Not,' She Said." It is from the pen of Annie Thomas, author of "Played Oat," "A Passion in Tatters," etc Several physicians have stated that our information as to the prevalence of ty? phoid fever in this city is incorrect. We cheerfully correct the statement. In ad? dition, we are authorized to say that the health of the city ie very good, for this season of the year. A new enterprise has loomed up in Columbia. An ice company on wheels? that is, the ice, not the company. It will be delivered at your door, at two cents a pound for five pounds. It is to be borne in mind, that the consumer saves by this new and cool process?what melts the company loses. Oub Home Gardens.?A beautiful cluster of the trophy tomato may be seen at Dr. Heinitsh's. Nine tomatoes on one twig, weighing ten pounds, cultivated by Richard O'Neale, Jr., at his gardens. The trophy is the finest tomato raised, and with each fruit, size and quality, the luxury of thhi esculent plant will be appreciated. Phoesixiana.?Are deformed negroes ' Black Crooks? When will wisdom be hightst? When Wise "goes up." A good thing to have in a base ball match?A friend and pitcher. Tho only quiet place in New Yolk? Tho Morgue. The situation in Louisiana?Out of a situation. A school board that is never elected? A black board. Wanted?A needlo to sew a patch cn the pants of a dog. A young lady dismissed her lover, the other day, because he said she couldn't hear arms, Drinkers in this country can hardly be called heathens, but still tho great idea with them is jug-or-not. A debating society near here is en? gaged in discussing tho difference be? tween n horse-radish and a reddish horse. Free-lovers' maxim?Beget and forget. How to become a real estate agent? Marry a rich wife. Concerning Postal Cards.?A large number of persons availing themselves of the postal cards, and their importance a3 a saving in postage, render necessary some explanation of the intent and pur? pose of tho law. Some parties have re? cently tried to transmit some of these cards with writing contained on tho place intended for tho address only, which is contrary to law, but the explanation did not satisfy the sender. An opinion was askod of the Postmaster-General, who says that any additional matter other than the address on the faoe of a postal card renders it unmailable, except at letter rates of postage. The annexed of? ficial ruling by the department was made recently, and is important for everybody to know: The law authorizing the issue of postal cards does not contemplate the addition of any matter other than a communica? tion which may be printed or written with a pencil or ink. If any matter is attached to a postal oard, the card should bo treated as a letter, and held for post? age at tho mailing office; bat reaching the office of delivery, it should bo treated as wholly unpaid, and double letter rates collected on delivery. List ok New Advertisements. Butts & Co.?Kennebeo Ice. E. H. Heinitsh?Queen's Delight, Sec. Nathan & Peixotto?Fruit Jars, &c. Geo. S/mmers?Cheese, &o. Wm. Gorman?Columbia Hrtel. ---? ? - Burglars ure on the rampage in At lanta.