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Sunday Marning, September 28.1873. ? Banking TronbJu. In former days, when the conn try was full of State bunks, it was rare that peo? ple in a panic withdrew their deposits. The danger to the banks was from their own notpB of circulation. They were collected and brought back upon them mv be reUoomoii in goid. The people considering that danger, were disposed to sympathise with the banks, and make common oause with them. The broker who gathered up the bank-notes and demanded their redemption in gold at the oountor of the bank was regarded by the oitizens as little better than a free? booter or rdbber. It was this demand for the redemption of their notes that cansed banks to suspend. Oar new banking system Tr based upon the na? tional credit, ond the. notes handed to the banks by the GoTernment for the Government bonds deposited by them, all have the same credit and aroreceived indiscriminately everywhere. They can not be very readily gathered up and as? sorted for a ran on banks for gold, even if gold were now paid by them. But we have eoeu, what was not generally anticipated, that thero is a great scarcity of bank-notes, and as they are the me? dium of payment of debts, the banks find as much trouble from their scarcity as they found from the scarcity of gold in former days during specie payments. This Boarcity of notes is produced by several causes: TrasT. The general oredit of the na? tional currency diffuses it more widely than was possible with the currency of the local State institutions of other days. Second. At particular seasons when the cropa are being moved this ourrenoy is required in large quantities in the principal prodooing regions of the coun? try, which increases soaroity elsewhere. Thikd. At aaoh seasons, it has been a favorite triok of the millionaires of the arcvt metropolis to look up a fow niil atv&S of currency, in order to ougeuder feveriBhness in the stook and gold mar? ket, and profit by the vibrations uf values nnder the fickleness and fears of dealers. This also produces a pressure amongst moneyed institutions and foroes ' collaterals at publib sale, causing sacri? fices and always more or less disturb? ance. Fourth. At suoh a time, a panio ex? cites depositors to withdraw balances, and tbey, or many 6l them, hiding away bank-notes for ah opportunity, they be? come still to ore scarce in the maiket. It is easy to see,- as the Richmond Dispatch suggests; how a panio nnder such a state of things may cause a gene? ral crash. The best banks ever invent? ed were not proof against a sudden and general demand from depositors. The Bank of England, it is stated on good authority, seldom keeps more than eleven to twelve per cent, of its liabili? ties in cash reserves; and Mr. Bagebot says that the London and Westminster Bank?the "first of the joint stock banks in public estimation"?keeps only thirteen por cent, of its liabilities in oash. So, after all, that most strik? ing trait of civilization?faith and trust amongst men in one another?is the main reliance ol banking as it is of com? merce and of all the civilized pursuits. Of course, there are many badly con? ducted banks; but a panio sweeps both good and bad, and this is the dreadful nature of the panio. Banks are them? selves a check upon one another, and in timo wilt weed out the rotteu ones. Bat a panio sweeps away the detectives and the delinquents. So it may well bs conoluded that sound institutions have been foroed to suspend by an unreason? able public opinion, to the general und serious injury of the public. These ex? amples only inorease the reasons that should cause well-ordered aud solf-pos sesBed communities to felicitato them? selves for having avoided the rock upon which others have so fortuitously split, and wrecked themselves. Tho Dispatch says: At a meeting of the associated banks of Richmond, held at the State Bank, on motion the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That in order to enable the banks of this Association to afford additional assistance to the business community, and also for the purpose of facilitating the settlement of exchanges between the banks, any bank in this AsBOoiation may, at its option, deposit with a committee of three personc, to be appointed for that purpose, an amount of bills receivable or other securities, to be approved by, eaid committee, who shall lssne thereupon to said depositing bank certiOoates of deposit, bearing in? terest at 8 per oent. per annum in de? nominations of 3500 and $1,000 each, as may be desired, to an amount not in excess of soventy-five per oent. of the eeourities or bills receivable so depoaitod; except that when the securities so de? posited shall consist of United States stooks, gold, or gold certificates, the certificates of deposit may be issued upon the par value of suoh securities. These certificates may bo used iu settle? ment of balances in* exchanges for a Seriod not to extend beyond tho 1st of ovomber next, and they shall be re? ceived by creditor banks during that period; The aeearitiee deposited with' the committee above named shall be held by them at a epeoial deposit pledged for the redemption of the certificates leaned thereon, and each bank Bball be rcoyuiiol'ulo Ivt iuo payment OX auch bills, notes, and other securities it may so deposit; The committee ate author? ized to change any portion of said secu? rities for an equal amount of others (to be approved by them) at the request of the depositing banks, and shall have power to demand additional security, either by exchange or an increased amount, at their discretion. The amount of certificates which the committee may authorize to be isaued shall not exceed to any bank five per oeut. on the capital thereof." That temperate and- non-partisau commercial journal, the New York Bul? letin, is of opinion that the existing em? barrassment may bo traoed largely to Congress and the Federal Government. By unwieo grants of lands to railroads, {\ has stimulated into existence new roads where they were not needed and beyond the means of the country to provide for the expenditure their con? struction required. It has raised by ex? cessive taxation, revenues Tar beyond the requirements of government, and allowed them to remain in the pnbtic Treasury, oommeroe and industry .being thus deprived of the coin, the legal tenders and national bank notes needed for the daily payments of the commu? nity. All subsidies and land graut? to railroads, &c, it is insisted, ahonld be prohibited, und the expenditures of the Government, as well as taxation to meet them, should be reduced to the lowest possible limit. The New York Evening Star sums up as follows: "The srifpke is clearing away, and the wreoks appear. What are they? Half a dozen very rich mon have suspended payment, bat are quite as rich as ever; a Bcore of moderately well-off men have declined also to pay their debts, and are ready to jump into the market when it opens* again; one huge defalcation is disclosed, but so acute is the panic that it passes with but little notice; the Pre? sident has shown his hand, and it don't seem to be precisely clean ." The TnYiKa Ordeal of Yesterday.? There was a suppressed excitement in the streets of Charleston yesterday morn? ing, which marked the presence of dau ger, and gave token of the determination of the peoplo to meet it squarely and bravejy. The news of the suspension of three of the four State banks caused a natural alarm, but the sober second thought satisfied the people that their safety lay in protecting the remaining banks as far as might be, and that any open distrust or fear would bo ruinous. As it was seen that the three nabional banks and the Uuion Bank paid out cur? rency at demand, with both swiftness and promptitude, the feeling of incipient dismay was dispelled, and when it be? came known that not even one commer? cial house had gone to protest, and that large deposits had been made in one of the banks, a certain measure of confi? dence was restored. This was strength? ened by the large transactions in the Charleston cotton market, and by the nowa that large sums of mouey in coin had been shipped from England to the United States. At the close of business the feeling was comparatively oheerful, and, although the drafts for the regular Saturday payments will be necessarily large to day, it is not believed that there will bo any serious trouble. Three fourths of the banking capital of Charleston is intaot. Prudence and for? bearance will enable the old city to pass throngh this ordeal without severe in? jury, as she has passed through other crises in the commercial history of the country. This must be done! [Charleston News, 21th. The Mixed Commission.? The session of the Mixed Commission on British and American claims closed yesterduy. Iu our- issue of yesterday it was stated, on the authority of a Columbia paper, that all Columbia claims hud been disal? lowed. This is an error, as wc are in? formed by Messrs. Walker Je Bacot, at? torneys of this city, that they havo re? ceived official notifications of awards for property seized by the United States army, under General Sherman, ou its march throngh Columbia. We are also informed of tbe official notifiuatiou of an award of $6,000 to Mr. William Ash ton, of this city, through his attorneys and their associate counsel, Messrs. Brewster, Spratt & Burke, and Messrs. Walter &, Bacot and John C. Millar, Esq.?Charleston News ami Courier, The Westville (Miss.) News, iu what it terms a quiet and impassioned article on United States Senator Adelbert Ames, son-in-law of Ben. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Radical oandidate for Governor of Mississippi, who en? deavored to secure bis re-election to the United States by bullying the Legisla? ture, says: ? Would that an avenging Heaven would send a deserving thunderbolt and strike tbe ourrupt carcass of this aroh fiend (Ames) from His green earth and consign it to the worms of tho dust, and that his blackened and polluted spirit might descend into the bottom? less pit, and there, amid the smoke of its torments, writhe and wrangle for? ever and forever. Say Your Prayers.? The Griffiu News becomes the Angel Gabriel over us in this melancholy manuer: "Let what will be the result, tho Southern farmers caunot beiojured much, as they are boand to end in bankruptcy, and the sooner.the better, as any change is better than our present dependent sys? tem of conducting affairs." ? B Abt Fajbutko H?bb?bs im New Tobe. Baby farming horrors are being exposed in New York. The Tribune mentions the, case of one Ellen Roberts, who has been in the business of bsby farming ior Borne time, and says: i Up to the present it oannot be posi? tively ascertained how many children she has cansed to die, from inattention, filth, and starvation. It is feared, how I ever, that within the last four months no less than tbirty-seveu children plaoed in I her oaro have died. On September 14, IJ. Shelby having heard of the brutal treatment the unfortunate children were reoeiving at the hauda of the woman, informed Captaiu Allaire, and, with Dr. j Wooster Bench and a number of police, they surrounded tho dwelling and made a thorough search. They found a num? ber of infants scattered about the floor, and presenting a shocking bppearance. One girl, aged about thirteen months, was found to be in a fearful state from 'starvation, filth and ill usage. Tho poor thing was almost naked, had almost sucked one of her thumbs off, und had become bo weak that even that means of sustenance had to be abandoned. The little BUiTerer was at once sent to the Alms House, but it is feared that she cannot survive. After all tho other children found in the house were properly cared for, Mrs. I Roberts was arrested and held to bail in 81,000 for further examination. Three 1 witnesses testified to the shocking no gleot of children in her care. One wit? ness testified that Mrs. Roberts was habitually drunk; that several children who died from disease and starvation were kept in the house by the accused several days, and then during the night taken out by an undertaker named Boyl ston, who placed them in a stable, where he kept them three days before burying them. Mrs. Roberts is seemingly intel? ligent, asserts her ability to disprove the terrible charges, und was culm in de? meanor. She is a widow, with five children of her own. She is out of the "baby-farming" business now, the last of her charges having been taksn from her by Captain Allaire and Dr. Wooittr Beach, on representations of persona i living in the neighborhood that she was , maltreating them. The Gale in Florida.?The gale of the 19th iu6tant, which caused so much disaster in this State and Georgia, is rep? resented to have been very disastrous in Florida. At Ap>tlackicola the tide was increased by the force of the hurri? cane, und completely flooded the city. Houses and mills were demolished, and the streets of the city strewn with oranges from the orange groves, which were in many cases destroyed. The loss in tho city is estimated at from $150,000 to $200,000. At Cedar Keys j the storm is said to have been the most terrible which has ever visited that por tlon of the Florida coast. In Gadsden County, houses, fences and trees were blown down, and mills and out-houses completely swept away. The damage to the County ia variouslv estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000. Tho little village of St. Mark's, near Tallahassee, was completely demolished. Tho do struotiou was gcnoral and complete. Only one store (*ud that a very strong iron-braoed building) was left standing, and bat a few dwelling-bouses. All ! aloug the c^ast the hurricane proved very destructive. Iu Leon County, over fifteen houses were blown down, and irreparable injury done to the growing crops. Tho storm lasted for about five hours, aud, during its continuance, was most severe. No lives wero lost. A Semes of Horrors on the Texas Border.?A series of robberies aud murders havo recently been committed on United States citizens residing or traveling on the border of the Stato. Within a short time, Mr. Montgomery was attacked, robbed and left for dead in his house iu Monterey. Jose Ravezio was beaten in his store in Camargo aud loft for dead, his assailants being disco? vered in time to prevent robbery. The Pcrdie family were robbed on the high? way near San Fernando, and men, wo meu and children left to starve in an un? frequented spot. Mr. Henderson and two companions wore robbed, and one of them killed in China. Two Ameri? cans were attacked and one wounded in the road near Marina, escapiu2 only after a desperate fight, iu which one of their assailants was mortally wounded. Dr. Haggerty was kilied in his house and tho premises robbed. Tho perpe? trators of these crimes were arrested and their guilt clearly established, ex? cept iu tho Perdie case, yet not one of thorn was punished, the authorities either being indifferent or powerless. The facts havo been proven before the United States Consul and sent to Wash? ington, in th?? hopo that jredress will be demanded. Maj. Calhouu, of the Columbus En? quirer, who bus lately*seen for himself the oonditiou of the crops from Opulika to Mobile, iu Alabama, says that it looks as if the locusts of Egypt had swept over the laud, destroying every green thing in the cottou fields and leaving oDly a fow ripeniDg bolls and the uaked stalk shrunkeu and parched. The very country and the faces of the people seemed to partake of tho disaster that has befallen tuu utaplo on which tho planters have been dopending. "I will not make a bale of ootton to every twonty acres planted," said a gentleman to him. "How much land have you iu cotton?" ho asked. "640 acres, and there is not forty bags of ootton in the lot," was the answer. "You cannot 1 pay your hands, then? ' My hands are I discharged, or rather thoy deserted me, land you will find them swelling the j number of idle freedmou who now (throng tho streets of Montgomery."** The verdict of the jury in tho case of I the State r*. J. L. Broeden, County I Treasurer of Marlboro, charged with j official niiscondnct, was no? guilty. Comfort in Af?totion.?-& philoso? pher says: When bis partner dsolares that the 1 tonn must s?petfaT'' ff f Since their money'ond oredit were both at an end,: !,i |f' "Boot Jinks was depressed for an hour and a half.' And then brightened np, with a singu? lar langb. ??There's a good here," quoth ho, "that I never foresuw: Many years I've supported my mother in-law; But now!?you'll excuse my hilarious shout? At last the old lady will have to turn out!" Hydrophobia ?On Friday lost, a Mr. Edward Hawley, a resident of Scran ton, Fa., died of hydrophobia. About three months ago, he was bitten by a small dog. Ho subsequently gava indications of rabies, and on last Mon? day, was taken severely ill, V7ilh the final fatal result mentioned. Mr. Haw ley's case is interesting, as involving the failure to effect a cure of his malady of severul of the resources which ignorance and superstition have so often vainly applied in cases of hydrophobia. When he first showed symptoms of the deadly effect of the bite tbe dog which had inflicted tbe wound was duty killed, and, in order to make the cure more as? sured, the time-honored folly of apply? ing the hair of tbe animal to the wound was tried. It is carious to reflect that in this age the most silly traditions of a past day of superstition should still sur? vive. ? Mr. Hcuyler Colfax, ex-Vice-President of tbe Uutted States, was lately intro | duced to the North-west Indian Con? ference M. E. Church, by Bishop Simpson, its presiding officer. Mr. Colfax, in the course of some remarks, 'said: "I prize most Liguly your uu I shaken friendship and sustaining con? fidence, ftud hope that both may con? tinue unimpaired in all tbe years that remuiu to us, until I, with you, shall be gathered to our fathers." To which Biahop Simpson said: "Aud we all hope that your future may be more brilliant than your past," the confer? ence responding, "Amen." A senti? ment which may be echoed by cveay charitably-disposed mind. The burned district of Boston is be? ing rapidly rebuilt, the streets widened, larger water pipes luid, nod the whole character of the district with respect to fire risks changed. It is expected that on the anniversary of the fire, Novem? ber 0 und 10, three of the streets will be wholly restored, und niuro thau three fourths of the sites of all the other burned buildings occupied by partially completed structures. The new build iugs, in beauty, strengtb and durability, are improvements on those that were destroyed, aud many of them are fire? proof. Their value is estimated at twioe that of the old buildings, not? withstanding the widening of tbe streets. The Sequel of a Love Story.?The Republican has an account of a most terrible affair, which took place near KingHbnry, Mo., Bome days agu. It appears that a young girl, whose name is not given, living near the town named, was discovered by her parents to be enciunet. A few days after the dis? covery, they took their daughter to a corn field near the house and forced from her a living child. They then threw the babe into a Ehallow bole in the ground, and deliberately stamped it to death, so frightfully mangling it that when they completed their hellish work it was difficult to distinguish the flesh and bones from the mud and clay. The parents were arrested. The Age of Christ when Crucified. A ?forth-coming volume of Chevalier Ernst Buuseu on the "Chronology of the Bible," which is issued simultane? ously not only on both sides of the At? lantic, but in four of the leading lan? guages of Europe?English, Frenoh, German and Italian?will present some features of extraordinary interest. One of tbe most startling and on tbe whole tho most novel of its ecceutricities, will be the calculation which assigns to Christ the age of forty-nine sears ut the 1 time of his crucifixion?an event which, j according to this theory, took place in the year il? of tho common era. I^Found parties are in vogue iu Wash? ington, D. C. Members of congrega? tions, euch provided with an article not exceeding ,ono po :nd iu weight, sur? prise their pastors und have a jolly, social re-union. On one occasion, re? cently, 100 members of Mr. Belmor's Lutheran Church surprised their pastor in this way. Tho articles brought were numerous, embracing tea, ooffee, sugar, flour and other groceries. One lady brought a pound chickeu alive, aud an? other a pound of napkins. No one brought a pound of briok, and no one carried awav a brick. A Poor Showing.?At the Vienna Exposition, or World's Fair, exhibitors from the United States took but nine diplomas of honor out of the 419 award? ed, and oniy four of the nine were re? ceived by individuals. Tbe other five are conferred on Governmental insti? tutions. A country so fruitful in in? ventions should have carried off many premiums, but, ns above stated, only I four honorary diplomas, out of 491 ! awarded, came to citizous of the United I States. Thanks to putting industrial . interests under the sway of tho poli i ticians. I Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller discoursed I iu Placervillc, Cab, last week, on "Silent ; Women." We cannot imngino where isho gathered material for the lecture, I unless it was in a cemetery or a deaf and dumb asylum. City Matters.?Subscribe for the Phcbnix, A fina mule belonging to Mr. Iieenan suspondert laut night. The iaosquitos-aro taking their last nip1, it is to be hoped. There were four.deatha iu this eity for the week ending the 27th?whites, two; colored, two. The Southern Warehouse Company make advances on cotton. See their notice. We have been requested to state that the night trains over the South Carolina Railroad will bo resinned to-morrow (Monday) night.. Mr. C. F. Jackson, faarful of his heavy stook remaining on hand too long, offers it at extraordinarily low prices. Mr. John C. Dial i* about to occupy his new and extensive establishment, on the South-west corner of Richardson and Taylor streets. Dr. J. W. Parker informs insurers where and how they'oan protect them? selves. He represents several reliable companies. Our noighbor, J. C. Seegers, Esq., expects to occupy his now quarters, ad? jacent to the old staud, iu a few days. Mr. Seegers belongs to the "push aheads" of our German fellow-citizens. Mr. Edward F. Stokes, the erratic " Democratic war horse," was before Judge Willard, yesterday, upon a writ of habeas corpus, but the hearing was postponed. Mr. Long, ut the Mil's House Stables, received a car load of fiue horses, yes? terday. Hu authorizes us to-say that he will exchange horses and mules for cotton at fair prices. Dr. W. C. FiBher advertises Wood's D'Orsay cologne, which has been com? plimented so highly and deservedly by many of our citizens. It is particularly delicate and frngraut. The witty proprietors of the Indian Girl Cigar Store are out with another sensational notice, which will attract attention. They arc "putting their house in order" for a heavy fall busi? ness. Despatches from Cheater, Sumter, Greenville, Orangeburg and other towns in the State Bay that the financial panic has a depressing effect, aud that ootton is neglected, owing to the want of currency. Summery again yesterday, and white clothing was donned by many persons. Tho thermometer at the Wheeler House reoorded: 7 A. M., 74; 10 A. M., 76; 12 M., 76; 3 P. M., 79; 5 P. M., 79; 7 P. M., 79. The Governor has appointod Jesse E. Dent, of Richland, a Notary Public; John Hough, of Richland, Trial Jus? tice, via JEsop Goodson, deceased; John M. Hall, of Aiken, Trial Justice; Solomon S. Jonos, of Anderson, Trial Justice, rice Elijah Webb, deceased; C. W. Smith, of Anderson, Trial Justice. The resignation of P.C. Fludd, of Dar? lington, as Trial Justice, baa been ac? cepted. "Citt Monet."?Our citizens yester? day, renewed acquaintance with an old friend, and nearly al! who came in con? tact with it seemed gratified?we refer to what, in 1366, was known as "city money." The City Council, in order to relieve, i! possible, the pressure for greenbacks, decided to re-issue $15,000 worth of this currency. A few hundred dollars of it was put oat, yesterday, which was taken by many merchants without any hesitancy. It is to be hoped this will be generally done, as the ecrip will be received for all dues to the city, and will all bo absorbed by Febru? ary or March next, in payment for taxes. Unhappy Thoughts.?That, after 4,000 years' waruing, the great majority of people haven't found out what a stupid thing it is to get iu debt. That you can't get a barber to shave you without his boring yon to bny Bomething of him. (N. B.?If yon don't he cuts you.) That Bnuff-takers can't have their noses turned down-side-np. It would be so much more economical and con? venient. That nearly everybody should think himself better than anybody else? which is about all the thinking that nearly everybody does. That thero should be so much hard work to do iu the world and eo few hard workers. That it is so much easior to preaoh than to practice (physicians excepted, of course.) # ?. That so many people should be mas? ters of a tongue except their own. That tho millennium doesn't hurry op. That mosquitoes, will sing as well as stiug. That brokers ahead generally mean breakers. That "days of absinthe" should bo so dreary. easier, yesterday. The agreement ep tered into by tho banks works satisfac? torily. TbOSC Whv noii SO iuZiGuata SB to control funds Were either depositing or. checking. The Carolina National received a-liberal amonnt of deposits; while the Central bad toothing to com? plain of. The Officers of the Bank and Trust Company wer^ kepV ' anting the day, and found at the close of busi? ness bnt slight difference between their check and deposit accounts. .Messrs. Edwin J. Scott & 8on did their usual amonnt of busiueaa, . The Citizens' Savicga Bank bad a fair amount of de posits. Altogether, we may safely say, that any disposition towards a panicky feeling, if snob existed,, has passed. The Colombia banks are sound. < ? Phoznixiana.?A new prayer loir Wall street?Bemember . those .that ate in bonds. A flower for Wall street brokers to cultivate?Glad-I-owe-less. All interest in the Modocs will be suspended with their leaders October 3. The only good rbyme for speculation ?Peculation. We should estimato the character of others from onr own knowledge, not from what we hear of them. E. E. Dnvies & Co., on Plain street, have just received another lot of those fine North Carolina cream cheese; ttlso, ? a fine lot of Northern fruit. Fully aware of the wants of the public they are now making extensive arrange? ments to furnish them during tbe fall aud winter months with every variety of fish, oysters and game. * . Mail Ariias?kmexts. ?Tbo Northen, mail opens6.30 and 10..30 A. M.! olo?es 8 A. M. aud 6.3d P. M. Charleston opens 7 A. M. and 2.30 P. M.; clones 6.15 and 8 30 P. M. Western opens 6.30 and 0.30 A. M.; closes 9 and 6.30 P. M. Wilmington opens 4.30 F. M.; closes 6 A. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. On Sunday the office is open from 9}? to 10>? A. M. Religious Services This Day.?St. Peter's (Catholic) Church?Rev. J. L. FallertoD, First Mass 7 A. M.; Second Mass 10K A. M.; Vespers 4>? P. M. Trinity Church?Rev- P. J, Shand, 10% A. M. and 5 P. M. Lutheran Ohnroh?Rev. W. B. Yates, 10& A. M. Baptist Church?Rev. J. K. Menden? hall, pastor, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday Sobool at 9 A.M. Marion Street Chnroh?Rev. W. D, Eirkland. 10A. M., and 8 P. M. j Sunday Sohool, 9 A. M. I Washington Street Church?Rav. O. t A. Darby, ip>? A. M. and 5 P. M. Presbyterian Churoh?Rav. G. R. Brackett, 11 A. M. Rev. ?. M. Green, 1%. P. M, List op New Advertisements, J. W. Parker? lasoronoe Agent. Charles Barnnm?To Contractors. Miss Wilbar?Sohool Notice. Indian Girl Cigar Store. Robert MoDongall?For Sale. Fisher's Drog Store??n Hand. W. Mailer?Female Academy. Southern War oho use Company. C. F. Jackson?Bargains. j. H. Kohler?Estray Hol?. Hotel Arrivals. September 27, 1873. Columbia Hotel? J M Seigler, GiflR R; C K, Knowles, New York; W J Sprinkle, N C; Rev AM Foloki, Charles? ton; T J Mackey and wife, Chester; A J Frederick, W D Kennedy, S C; J H Folks, Angasta; W H woodward and wife, Oonneotioot; Mrs C E Oarr, Au? gusta; J D Gardner, N C; R P Bass, S Ex Co; L M Tough, Kansas; G C Doug lass,' Col ambus; F Carl well, Orange burg; E D Adams, Hartford; A Nottet Frauk Frederick, J H Stelling, S C. Wheeler House ?J N Bowden, Wil? mington, N C; M G Ryttenberg, F J Moses, Snmter; W R Reid, G Shlisler, New York; L Haynes, Savannah; R H Hand, Charlotte; J P Cornier,.New York; S H Blodgett, M W Bissell, Cam den; Charles W. Bailey, Suffolk, Va; B G Yocom, Chester; R H. Boykin, Virginia; J Lyon, Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad; JF Smith, Bal? timore; W L Hand, Charlotte. ~ Hendrix House?M 0 Teasdalo, Pa; E J Caughman, Lexington; J E Sendrix, NC; WA Wade, Va; M W Perry* Ky; L M Riser and lady, Newberry; J B Lance, Mrs Lance, Miss Charlotte Lance, .Charleston; Mrs G W Alexander, child and servant, Miss Alexander, Miss B Heppoldt, Mrs W S Alston and two children, S C. Nervocs Debility.?A depressed, ir? ritable state of mind; YTRAK, nervocs exhausted feeling; no energy or ani? mation; confused head. WEAK MKUORV. often with debilitating, involuntary discharges. The oonseqaonoe of ex? cesses, mental overwork or indiscretion*. This nervous debility finds a sovereign cure in Humphreys' Homoeopathic Spe? cific, No. 28. It tones up tbe system, arrests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and despondenoy, and rejuvenates the entire system; it ie perfectly harmless and always efficient. Price $5 for a paok nge of five boxes and a large $2 vial of powder, which is important in old serious cases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all Druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of Srioe. Address Humphreys' Specific [oM020PATnio Mediicne Company, No. 562 Broad way, N. Y. For eale by Geiger & MoGreoou,Columbia, S. |0. Apl4ft iy