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Tuesday Morning, Beptember l?, 1873. ~ ? ? '~r" -T ? - Genir?i Qrant ?nd in? Benin. GorAoial Joseph E. Johnston writes that, "not being a citizen of the United States," he does not oare to express his opinions oh Gtesarism or any other topic of public agitation, scandal or gossip. The reticenoe of the Confederate Gene? ral is characteristic. A prond man, as yot unrelieved of civil disabilities, and therefore a practical alien in his own' land, he prefers to stand silently and with folded arms upon tho bank of a stream whose tidal ebb and flow is no longer of serious concern -to bim. He is right enough as times go, albeit the country can ill afford to spare any of its good men from active life; and it would, per? haps, be carrying speculation into the regions of impertinent cariosity if one should undertake * to guess, in spite of his brusque letter, what maybe the bent of hl8 tsind touching the old comrade who, at this moment, has it in bis power, more than any man, to set per? sons proscribed like General Johnston npon their political jogs. That General Grant, the Louisville Courier-Journal asserts, has never been unpopular with what is known'distinctively as the Con? federate element, but that, on tho con? trary, there are soldierly reasous why the Confederate olemont should regard him with sentiment* of personal kind? ness and respect, is a faot which fur? nishes Coo jar ism with its most suggest? ive danger; because, if General Grant should bo elected for a third term, there in a likelihood that ho would find a united South ready to support any pre? tension he might she fit to set op in the direction of a stronger and juster'ad ministration of the Government than has been secured by the unequal ba? lance of powers and parties during tho last seven years. The real thing, there? fore, to be apprehended in the future, > i the gradual attritions of tho one-man power; rathor than any specific desigoB of the President. General Grant, we take it, is simply going upon the princi? ple which has Beemed to guido him since Mb rise in the world. That princi? ple is the getting of all he can, and tho keeping of what bo gets. But us there is no considerable means of opposing him at the South, and as the conduct of the Northern people, noting through the Republican party, has bad the effect of quenohing a sound national and pa? triotic spirit among the Southern peo? ple, it cannot excite mach wonder that bis election for a third term will break down all opposition to him in that quarter where opposition has proved so fruitless. This overthrow of impedi? ments would need only to bo followed by the opportunity in order to build np a feeling of self-advancement on tho part of the adventurous. Men would begin, and not without reason, to say that the ohoioe between Cmjarism and Radicalism is a ohoioe between a master in whose service there is a chance -of promotion,- and a master whose domina? tion baa been always ungentle, ungener? ous aud discouraging. The responsibility for the Organiza? tion of parties in a way to iusuro us against the re-eleotion of General Grant rests, therefore, entirely with the North. The Sonth threw up tho sponge last year. It was the only hearty supporter of Horace Greeley, and jwhou it made the'surrender of its prejudices in order to Bignalize its entire submission to the decrees of war, it closed its account with tho past. It will hardly re-open the books. In the future, it will be a simple follower, not a leader, in ideas, taking care to make tho best terms it can with the inevitable, whatever thut may happen to be. Thus, unhappily, tho South, enfeebled by misfortunes and discouraged by mul administration, may be considered a fruit-growing re? gion of tendencies dnugeroua to liberty. Cmsarism is a misuomcr. It remains to be seen whethor General Grant can compass the forms of a renomination through tho army of oOioo-holders com? manded by bim. Then it will remain to bo seen whether uny successful oppo? sition to his re-eleotion can bo set up iu the Northern States. At prcBont, there is none. If thi6 were 1876, instead of 1873, there would bo small chance of beating Gen. Grunt at all, either iu a nominating convention or bofore the people. To tbis complexion it has como at last, and the roticence of Gon. John? ston is significant because it hints at an ominous Bilence all over tho South, a silence only broken by the Virginia Conservatives who, undoubtedly, though wo think mistakenly, represent a pre? vailing opiniou among Southern men. Wo need not say that wo do uot shnru this opinion, and that wo look to tho North and West for the means of cor? recting it. Nor oau it be corrected until n ohango of parties,in the General Go? vernment restores tho South to ita moral and sentimental heritag?. At present, it ?B without either;. It has lost its reckoning and, its fellowship, and-is drifting, a phantom, a quiddity, dream like through the mists. ? ~ ? * -r? , Tue Cotton CnoPi-f-September 1 is the date agreed upon in commercial circles as the terminal period of the "cotton year" in tho United States, and during September the very large num? ber of persons in all parts of the world who are interested in this valuable Btaple, either as producers, factors, car? riers, spinners or consumers, are on the lookout either for statistics ol the cot? ton year that has just olosed, or for prognostications of the year's trade that is opening. The annual statement of the receipts and shipments at the differ-, ent ports for1 the year ending September 1, 1873?that is, the jear 1872 and 1873 ?as published by the Financial Chroni? cle, shows a total crop for the year of 8,930,508 bales, being an inorease of 956,257, a-s compared with the year 1871 and 1872. The exports are 2,679, 986 bales, and tho homo consumption 1,301,127 bales; leaving a stook on hand at the close of the year of 90,989 bales. The largest crop ever made in this country was in 1859 and I860, when 4,669,770 bales were produced, and the largest eiuco that period was in 1870 and 1871, when 4,352,317 bales was the aggregate. The total gross weight of the past year's crop roaches 1,821,920, 023 pounds, and the averuge weight of the bales is -IGi pounds. The crop of sea island the past year was 26,289 bales, against 16,845 in 1871 and 1872; 21,609 in 1870 an.d 1871; 32,223 in 18G6 and 1867, and 46,6-19 bales in 1859 aud 1800. The Biiast.?Gen. Butler, after his failure to secure tho nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, telegraphed to a peisonal friend in New York city, on Thursday morning: "All is not lost, but honor. The greatest is behind." The friend, considering it rather enig? matical, submitted it to his acquaint? ances, but thoy could make nothing of it, except that it was u curious com? pound of misquotations that might mean something or nothing, according to the whim of the interpreter. By the-way, after 'Butler was thoroughly beaten and had backed out, he present? ed himself, with the most unblushing effrontery, to make a speech upon the resolutions prepared by his bitterest enemy, Mr. Hoar, and recommended < that they be passed without dissent. Among them were the two condemning, first, the back-pay grab, of which he was the champion; and second, the im? pertinent interference of the Govern? ment officers in trying to force him upon tbe people of Massachusetts. Could impudence aud shamelessoess go further? Indeed, Butler is a beast, in? sensible to all moral feeling. ?-??-? Hippophagy is said to be on the in? crease in Franco, and the artists of tho kitchen are cudgelling their wits to find new styles of serving it up. A surluin of horse, corned?saddle would bo a moro appropriate term for it, perhaps? is said to be superior in succulence to beef prepared in tho same way. Cer? tainly, if the horse is a thorough-bred, its flesh ought to bavo u racier gusto than has that of tho slow ox. Compa? nion aud servant of man as the horse is, however, it seems utmost like cannibal? ism to transfer him from tho stablo to theritable; and iu this country, ut least, it is probable that he will, for many years yol, coutinuo to eujoy tho privi? lege of being curried, instead of cooked. --??? Mom: TltOUBLIi fou tue SfANl.ut?s IN Cuua.?The news from ?avaua shows that apart from tbe progress of tho re? volutionists and inability uf tho Spa? niards to suppress tho iusutTuutiou, there uro serious troubles fomenting among the Spanish loyalists thomselvos. Havaua, fcociully, politically and liuau cilly, rests on u volcano, which may burst forth at any time. Tbe Republi? cans', now that Spain is a republic, have raised their heads aud claim the right of meeting aud discussing political ques? tions. Tho sluveholding und royalist party are opposed to this, aud have, iuu factious aud iu au intolerant manner, attempted to break up the Republican meetings. In one case, these slavehold? ers, monarchists aud Curlists actually c uisod tho police to break up a Repub? lican meetiug, and to march those who wero holding it to the jail. Cf course, such connivauoa of the uulhorities with these violent reactionists and slavehold? ers in their outrage upon tho Republi? cans, must create u ruvulsiou and bitter antagonism. As our correspondent says, it needed but a ?park to' iullamo the whole mass of pooplo iuto a blazo of riot aud bloodshed. We fear there will be terrible scenes yet in Huvana nod ! other cities or Cuba. All that, however, would help the oauso of Cuba Libru. The troubles of Spain aud among Spa? niards in Cuba afford the patriots a good opportunity to free their country. I New York Herald Governor A. D. Cooke has resigned und A. R Shepherd has been appointed Governor ut the District of Colambia Territory. ?? The Stole*? Own?A flT??r a >d Importgut, "Witness 8MBr?d. Since the mnrder of James Fisk, in the Grand Central Hotel, On the even? ing of January 0, 1872, the police and detectives have been earnestly working L? ui?OOV??: tb& whtoienboulo.ol ? W?ui?? who was then boardiogin the hotel, and who, it waa said, saw Htokes throw away the revolver and picked it up.. As this woman is a very important witness in the case, no expense was spared in the search, and it is said that not less than ?5,000 has been paid to different per? sons, who either pretended to know something about her, or really thought they could put the police on her track. Many tiresome days and nights were spent by the detectives in hunting for her; kand although they several times thought they hod discovered her retreat in houses, both in this and 'other cities, she managed to elude their vigilance. At one time, word was received by the officers engaged in the case, that the woman they were looking for was io Chicago, with a General in the army. The effioers lost no time iu going to that oity, and to the place where they had I received information that sho was con? cealed. They were again doomed to disappointment, however, as they could not learn anything about her being there, and they were again forced to re? turn to Now York. It was then thought by several of the polioo authorities that some person in the interest of Stokes was keeping this woman out of the wuy, and was also sending tbe officers on tbo wrong track, while tho woman wus in biding, either in this city or some city adjoining. About six months ago, two detectives received special instructions to hunt up this womau, and a few days after re? ceived information that sho was iu Phi? ladelphia. Ou arriving in tbu city, tho detectives found the place where she hud been living, but only to learn tbut sho bad left there that morning, and tbey could not ascertain in which direc? tion she hud gone. After a short time, they again got upon her truck and fol? lowed her from place to place until they nearly tired out with the search, nud asked to be relieved from tbo task, giv? ing as their reasons that tbey had fol? lowed her so steadily for some mouths thai, they were known by all her friendu, who uo doubt gave information of all their movements. The officers wcrothen allowed to give up tbe cbase, aud very little more was done in tbe mutter until last week, wheu Captuiu Irving, of the detective force, learned that tbo womau was iu this city. Tho captain gave tho cuso iuto t!?e hands of Detectives Tully aud Dilks, of Ceutral Office, who have already made some very good arrests. These officers took charge of the case, and went to work on Friday last, und learned that night that the "mysterious woman" was in a house up towu. They immediately proooeded to the place, and for eighteen oonseoutive hours watched the house, and then learned that sho had left tbe place. Tho officers then re? solved to wor? more cautiously, but did not hear anything more of her until Monday lust, when they tracked her to a house iu tho Twenty-ninth precinct. This time they were tolerubly sure of their sucoees, and determined not to be again beaten. Tboy, therefore, seoured the assistance of several other officers, whom tbey placed about tbu house iu such a mauner that it was impossible for any persou to leave or enter it with? out being seen. After their prepara? tions hud all been comploted, they ma? naged to get iuto the house by strata? gem, and on going to a room on the se? cond floor, found tho woman, about whom so much had been said and writ | ten, in company with a General of the army. The woman, on learning their busiuess, admitted that sho was beateu at lust, and yielded with a good grace, saying that sho was tired of trying to elude tbe polico. The officers then con? cluded to watch the womau during the [night, that she might not slip throngb their lingers, aud Detective Dilks lay down ou the mat iu front of tho door, whilo Tully took up his station on a chair besidu the General. The woman, who was now a prisoner, and whose uuinu is Minnie J. Deuten, aud the widow of General Beutou, of tho Con? federate army, was allowed to sleep on a lounge iu tbo room, und in this way the night was passed. Yesterday morn? ing, a carriage was seut for, and the officers, iu company with tbo Guuural and Mrs. Benton, entered it and were diiveu to police headquarters, wh'ire tbey were closeted with tho Superin? tendent for some time, after which tbey again entered tho carriage and were driven to tho District Attorney's ofli jo. where Mrs. Benton was held in default of $5,000 bail. Sho was then taken to the House of Detention, whore she now is. It is said that this is tho only wit? ness of whom the Stokes family uro afraid.?New York Post. The Graphic Balloon.?Professor Steiner, who bad charge of the inflation of tbo Graphic balloon, says ho does not believe a cotton balloon of tbut sizo can bo made that will stand tbe strain of in? flating with tho wiud against it as it was fur tbe last hour of tho afternoon. The blowing against it exposed a surface of 4,000 square feet, equal to the maiusail of the biggest, bbip that ever crossed tho Atlantic. Prof. Steiner abo says there were 3?3.?00 feet cf gas in tho balloon when it collapsed, which gave an up? ward tendency of over 7,000 pounds pressing against tbo weight of the bal? loon, which is 4,000 pounds. Even a silk balloon oould not staud it. Ue said be had never seen a stronger bal? loon; aud if the wind had been less high, tho balloon' would have beou ull right. It is probable a new balloon will bo constructed. ? - ? -f.?? The New York Herald's financial article, of the 12th, quotes: South Ca? rolina sixes, 32(3)37; do., new, January aud July, 14(310; do.| April aud Octo? ber, 27@20. Thi Stbxkh.?Od Friday and Satur? day tbe strike, which began in tbe oity a week ago, h^eiiendad-to.aU the Ehwrohate mille on A*bley River. ? The j and! in the Etiwatt and ipaoifia mills ; ?(rook first, and, kttbaequently, foroed ' ine ti?nfls in the Aim u Lie unils i-o olriko,' On Friday these bands, variously armed and equipped, proceeded to' the Stono Phosphate Works to compel a strike among the laborers there. Tho superin? tendent, however, informed them that they could not aome on tho premises, and after uttering the usual threats they left. On Saturday morning thej posted themselves on tbe road leading to the mills, and when tho mill bands came along in a wagon on their way to work, the strikers stopped tbem nnd forced them to join the crowd. The wagons were allowed to go on to tho mills with? out the laborers. On Friduy night several negro laborers were beaten by the strikers, outside the city limits. The strikers did not interfere with tbe white hands at work at tho mills. All the mills were closed on Saturday, aud will probably be closed for some time to oome. Tho owners have positively re? fused to give the advanced wages de? manded by the strikers, aud will deter? mine, at a consultation to be held at an early day, whether they will clo^e the mills, or demand the protection of the United States forces. They can easily get the hands to work nt the old rates, provided they are protected againet the violence of the mob. Iu tho city all the phosphate, rice and saw mills were o'osod on Saturday, but it is romored that they will begin work this morning, the old laborers having signified their desire, to return to work ut tho old wages and their intention to protect themselves again, t violence. The strikers on Saturday visited the work? shops of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, where a number of colored laborers are employed, but so fur there has been no striko there. *? [Charleston Neves, 15/A. One of the most remarkable, sales of cattle ever made iu thin country or in the world took place at New York Mills, three miles from Utica, New York, on the 10th instant, comprising the herd of Duchess aud Oxford breeds belonging to lion. Samuel Campbell. The sale at? tracted the most prominent short horn breeders of the world, including repre? sentatives from the great grazing eec tious of Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Min? nesota, Cauuda, England and Scotland. About 500 people were present, includ? ing all the American breeders, and several distinguished purchasers from England. Mr. Megibben, of Kentucky, paid 812,0?? for the three-year old Se? cond Duke of Oneida. The First Du? chess of Oaeida brought $30,G0O from Lord Skelmersdale. Lord JJective bid off the Tenth DuchesB of Geueva at 83G.0UQ. The highest prico paid was $40,600, by Mr. Paviu Davis, of Eug laud, for tho Eighth Daohoss of Ge? neva. There were in all 111 animals presented. The sum realized was ?380,890. Tho Dachess herd was origi? nally from England, imported in 1853, aud kept in perfect purity in Duchess County, New York. Louisville Courier-Journalism*.? "Tbe Republican party of the District," says the Washington Chronicle, "has nothing to gain by placing inferior men before the rfboplo." Yes, but look at the impossibility of finding any other sort of men iu the Republican party of tho District, and tell us how the thing is to bo helped. "Rhode Island is said to be overrun with mice." We know that the Stato isn't large, but we should think that they might find room enough for the operations of a small Scotch terrier, es? pecially if they could borrow for the occasion an adjoining County or so from Massachusetts or Connecticut. it is said that counterfeit nickels are in circulation down South. That man cau have no desiro for earthly power or distinction who would counterfeit u nickel. We should as soon thiuk of counterfeiting a paper collar or u brass button. "Two Wisconsin Germans," says an exchange, "thiuk that they have disco? vered perpetual motion, und want u patent." What they really want und me ' ueod is a room or two iu some vocjply-coiiduuted lunatic asylum. I a\'<?tu ctt Mexican Oltukea'c Ahead. Nu? ? tr.,.u .uouterey continues to iudi cate 'tie probability of uu outbreak in tiju' city, iu consequence of the content lor tho governorship of the State of Nuovo Leun. Gcu. Garcia Ayalo liuviug received a majority of the popular vote over either uf bis competitors, his friends are sanguine of his success iu the Legislature, upou which the choice now devolves. Tho present Stato Govern? ment bitterly opposes Geu. Ayalo, and has organized a military force, which is I guarding tho palace. Several chiefs of the revolution last year, who are iu sym? pathy with the State authorities, have reached Monterey, and have taken tip quarters there. The Federal Govern? ment, wbioh is supposed to favor Gar? cia Ayalo, has ordered several compa? nies of cavalry from San Louis Potosi to Monterey, und their arrival is daily looked for. Tho ex-Queen of Spain is defendaut in an action instituted by her husband, wbo accuses his wife of squandering her fortune in political enterprises aud ex? travagant amusements. She wus, ho sayH, worth 1,000,000 franss a year when she went to live iu Paris, but si nee then her income has dwindled down to 500,000 francs, and if she is allowed to go ou, as she seems inclined to do, she will, in a few years, bo peuuiles.s. There has been a large decrease iu the exportation of silk from China, owing to a continued depression in the London market. The total export this year is.estimated at 2,742 bales, against 7,614 ut tho samo period last year. Ex-Pbesxdknt Johnson abd teds 8?b ratt Oabh.?It is stated that ex-Presi? dent Johpsou is expected< in W*sb?ng* ton in a few days, for the purpose of examining certain'd?cumenta connected With^theVtrial of; tho asafssi|ation^ of rresideni'Lincoin, whereby ha hopes to show that the statements of General Holt, Judge Advocate General of the army, recently published, are erroneous. Mr. Johnson writes that ho can, from tbe official documents, show that Judge Holt is mistaken, and that be never re fused to see auy of tho friends df Mrs. Hui-rutt. |He states that he never was in? formed of the fabt that any of Mrs.'Bnr rutt'a friends wanted to see him. and controverts the assertions of General Mussoy, who was at the time one of his secretaries, to the effect that he refused to seo Mrs. Sarratt. Entbbpbisb!?The Marray Hill Pub? lishing Company, 120 East 28th street, have just made arrangements with tho Graphic Company for a further 15,000 of that unique chromo, "Throw Physio to tho Dogs," a copy of which they present to every purchaser of Dr. Foote's most popular book Plain Rome Talk and Medical Common Sense. . Both chromo and volume seem to have touched the mirth and sympathy of the people. It is to the credit of the Doctor that he designed the piolure which Bispham baa so admirably paint? ed. The Doctor is strongly "new school," and oau afford to humoronsly illustrate ou cauvas the exclamation of Hamlet, "Throw Physio to the Dogsl" [Neio York Daily Tribune. An Expedition to the Holt Land.? Prof. JumcB Strong, of Drew Seminary, Madison, N. J., chief of the Oriental topographical corps, is organizing an expedition to Egypt, Asia Minor and Palestine, to sturtabout Christmas. The professor will tuko a large stuff of en? gineers, icientiats and artists to aid him. A limited and select party of tourists will also accompany them. Prof. Strong will have personal charge, and be assisted iu tbe management by Prof. Worman, aud by Mr. George May Powell, who bus just returned from a successful trip to tbo Orient, which was taken for tho purpose of pre? paring tho way for tbe expedition now litliug out. DnowNiNo the Ginn Babies in China. Tbe "cry of tbu children" of tbo female geuder in China must be voiciferous, indeed, if, as says the Chinese Provin? cial Treasurer of Hope!, their parents drown them at the rate of eighty per cent. This personage has issued an edict to his people, forbidding this method of thinning out the female pop? ulation, and plies them with various ar> guments and threats to induce them to desist from the inhuman practice. Among other convicting appeals be re? marks that the children can be sent to a foundling hospiru!; that they will find husbands if allowed to live. He also threatens them with the vengeance of Heaven, and dually with punishment for wilful murder. Shreveport, whioh is so severely af? flicted with yellow fever, is situated on tbe West bank of Bed Biver in the Northern part of Louisiana, about 300 miles, by land. North-west of Baton Rouge, aud about thirty miles below tbe "Great Baft," whioh is the limit of navigation for large steamboats. It is a thriving town, and, previous to its present isolation, had a daily communi? cation by water and railway with New Orleaus and all parts of the country. A large business has been carried on at Shreveport, as it is advantageously situated fur the shipment of cattle from Texas, and cotton from Louisiana. The population is about 4,007, of whioh 2,430 uro while and 2,168 colored. Female Masonio Obdeb.?Tbo "East? ern Star" is the name of a benevolent und philanthropic organization of Jack? sonville, Fla., composed of tbe sisters, wives, daughters and widows of tbe members of the Masouio fraternity. Tho jewel worn in public by tbe mem? bers of the order, is composed of fine gold iu the shape of a star, about au inch and n half from the extreme points, j aud elegantly set iu enamel of various I colors, emblematical of the degree, with j mystic devices known only to the iai i tinted. It is said that tbe proprietors of ouo of the principal hotels at ti fudbionablo summer resort, bus already cleared over $10,000 on this seasou's business; and tbe season, us everybody knows, has beeu an exceptionally poor ouo. When u landlord can maku a respectable com? petency for Ufu on tho business of less than a quarter of a year, tho public can pretty well uuderstaud how unmorci ! fnilv they are gouged in their hotel ! bills. Plain-spoken People.?They bo licve iu calling things by tbe right names out in Iowa. A Comity conven? tion adopted this strong and somewhat sweeping platform recently: Whereas, wo believo that when a man steals he is a tbief; aud whereas there are politi? cians of both parties who steal; there? fore, Resolved, That we aro tired of be? ing plundered; that it fs a good time for tbiovos to stand from under. The happy village oi Huntington, L. I., is said to be unprovided with a "lock-up," so that malefactors have to be accommodated in the hotel of the place. There are so many churches in the place that there is no ground left on which to build u jail,'and so many cri? minals that it puzzles one to think what can bo the uso of the churches. The New Opeba House.?Mr. P. M. Murray bus begun working on tbe new opera house of Messrs. Saudera & Cur son, aud up to noon yesterday, had laid 37,000 bricks.?Charlotte Observer. If tho Democrats show as steady gains in tho ensuing elections as they have in Maino, Ciusarism will begin to wane. Ottt Matters.?SabieribfeWor the PH<wni.'' . v'i- ?'r?/.j.;viiyir y-u<wi?,-. fashion, wbioh ?8 perhaps the beat, j nie ? in regard to 'drees that can be Riven. dfdi There were niqe deaths in Columbia for the Wbek ending the" XStb'^hUo fonr; colored, five. The proprietors of the Indian -Girl . Cigar Store impart information to the public relative to -Beast Butler; wtiich' will ?bt'lie regretted. '" 'vWr?V?i ? i Mr. D. Epatia returned, yesterday, from'a visit to the No*whom markets, where be laid iu a heav^ stock bf arti? cles iu tho clothing line. The meeting in relation to tho Abbe? ville convention is to be held this even ing, in the Court House. Let there be a full attendance. Mr. John White has furnished ua with several copies of late Dublin and Tipperary (Ireland) papers. They are on file in ihe Phchnh office. On Sunday afternoon there was an? other change in tbe weather, and white clothing went down to sixty per cent, below par. Yesterday it warmed np again. Counterfeits of the. last issue of fifty aent stamps are in circulation. The counterfeit is said to be so skillfully exe? cuted as to almost defy detection by ex? perts. The following is the range of the ther? mometer at the Wheeler House, yester? day: 5 A. M., 68; 7 A. M.. 67; 9 A." M., 65; 12 M., 66; 2 P. M., 67; 5 P. M.. 69; 7 P. M.,69. The wooden hurdles over tbe gutters' on some of the streets need attending to?they are iu a dilapidated condition, and may cause a broken ankle, from, the foot slipping through. We are safe). The September number of tbe Otphan's Appeal is before ua. It is an instructive little sheet, conducted by the managers of tbe Palmetto Orphan Home, and published monthly. Fifty cents a year is the subscription price. We don't say that Treasurer Spinner, the Great American Letter-writer, ever issued counterfeit money, bnt he has certainly issued more "queer" paper than any other man in public office. Some one asks ns what the phrase, "coffee and pistols for two," means. It means nothing at all. There . was a phrase, "pistols for two, coffee for one" ?i, for the survivor of the proposed affair of honor, wbioh had.some wit in it. Messrs. Kiuard A Wiley are in receipt of their fall and winter stock of bats? and a beautifnl atook it is, too. Thera are tbe Broadway, Cassimere, Tourist, (G.'.C inches dtfep.) Mount Cenis, Eng? lish Dress, Fulton, Sport, Tom Bowling* , and a variety of other styles. Mr. Jimmie Kennedy, who is engaged in this establishment, knowing bar par? tiality for nobby head-gear, has pre? sented us with a very beooming tile. Charitable.-?Mr. W. R- Oat heart, manager of the Western Union Tele? graph office in this oity, has furnished us a copy of tbe following order, re? ceived by him yesterday. This company have always noted liberally, where the exercise of true charity is called for: Augusta, Ga.. September 15, 1873. To Managers of Third District Western Union Telegraph Company: Send free messages relating to the re? lief of Shreveport, La.; and at tbe re? quest of the Governor or United States Senator of Lojiisiana, you may receive and transmit contributions of money by telegraph without charge. By order of President Orton. J. A. BRENNER, Sup't Third Distriot W. U. Tel. Co. Pucksixiana.?Levity is the soul of wit. The wetter the weather, the dryer the man'. Advico to young writers?Say what you have to say, and then stop. What is tbe difference between a hangmuu and a gambler? One ropes people in, and the other ropes people out. Tho ants are fighting the cotton worm iu Texas, and soon the aunts will be holding tea fights over the manufac? tured cotton itself. Our last Congress gave the public . such a supreme contempt for corrup? tion, that if you ever hint Credit to your landlady, she will contemptaoasly add, "Mobilier." From what is going on at present ; nearly all over Europe, the present age might well be called the pilgrim age. Long waists, tight sleeves and high ruffs will bo the distinguished character? istics of the feminine garments next winter. Tbe wife of a man iu Paw-Paw, Mich., who left home threatening to commit suicide, will probably soon be disco? vered to have only been to see her pa-pa. List of New Advertisements. Meeting Independent Firo Co. Capital Building k LoaoflKsoociatiou. Ben. Butler Tarred and Feathered, D. 0. Feixotto & Sons?Sales.