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Thnrsga? Mon?a'g, October'2,1$73.{ Experienoe baa shown how uncertain are the records of Olio in her pagofe of the world's' past events. History baa always been sorroanded by more or less uncertainty) and it has only been hardly aoehtdry since'means have been taken to protect it against error by aesocia tions formed for the accumulation of data. In No w Orleans, on the 1st day of May, 1869, there was a meeting of a number of gentlemen, for tbe purpose of effecting an organisation, which should use its influence towards gather ing from those who participated in the leading events of the late war accurate statements of what transpired. Tbe responss to tho call to form branch sooieties met with a hearty approval, and to-day, the Southern Historical So? ciety baa on its rolls of membership most of the influential and leading men who took a prominent part in the late struggle from every State. Now Or? leans was found not to be a central point for all the members, and accord? ingly the place of meeting of tho pre? sent society waa changed to Richmond, Va. The objects of tbe society can hardly be more sacoinotly stated than is done in the circular issued: "The object proposed to be accom? plished is the collection, classification, preservation, and final publication, in some form to be hereafter determined, " of all tho docament8 and facts bearing Upon the eventf ul history of the past few years, illustrating tho nature of tbe struggle from whioh the country has just emerged, defining and vindicating the principles whioh lay beneath it, and marking, the stages through *hioh it was oonductod to its issue. Tt is not understood that this association shall be purely sectional.- nor that its labors shall be of a partisan character." Not only to those who took part in the stormy events of those historical years, when the Sooth was in quest qI what she deeme" Uer saorod rights, but to tho children and posterity, there is a duty to be fulfilled. Tbe pen of tbe future historian, through the valuable services of the Southern Society, will be better able to calmly, and without 1 prejudioe, present the ovents of tbe past I than if it had been left to the loose and partisan publications which deluge tbe literary world. Truth cannot be of barm to those who come after us, if future generations oan glean from our labors lessons of political valne, the highest1 efforts will have met a reward. 1 The changes now going on in the insti ' tntions of our country are important, and as they more or less took their rise ? in the troub'ouB times of the war, everything tending to elucidato what is now shadowy, will enable oar successors to more oorreotly oast the horoscope of the future of this country. The Gran?ers. and the Crash ? Some of our exchanges are inclined to blame tu? grangers for much of the trouble th*t has befallen tbe money market of late. - The Evening Express, in a rather'sarcastic tone, thus speaks: "If the farmers want to get posses? sion of the railroads at a obeap rate, now is their time. Sines the beginning of .the rebellion, railroad stocks and bonds have not been so low, and the fall is from twenty to fifty per cent. Sooh opportunities for investment have rarely, if ever, been seen before, and if it were not tantalizing to ask people to boy who have no spare money, we wonld insist that the Patrons of Hus? bandry at. oqou take possession of the railroads of the country." If the crash is at all attributable to tbe Patrons of Husbandry, they "bnilded better than they knew." The fact is, the grange movement was ouly one of | . many incidental causes compelling tbe inevitable collapse of tbe Jay Cooke bal? loon. ' There is a pretty general hope ex? pressed that the present psnio may re suUiu the resumption of specie pay? ments, The ohief difficulty in suob re? sumption hitherto has been the faot that it involves a considerable contrac? tion of the currency, and it was chiefly the dread of sooh a contraction that caused our commercial elements to shrink from the experiment. '?-??-?e^? A LavEiA* Campaign.? Tho campaign now progresstbg in Mississippi pro? mises to be fbe liveliest contest of the season?not even excepting Bon. But? ler's dash for the Gubernatorial stakes I over the Massachusetts I course. The I rival candidates?Alooru and Ames are indulging freely in that vitupera? tive rhetoric for which the West \e famous, and their followers, imitatiug the loaders, frequently prooeod from words to blows. A lively sot-to oc? curred the other night,' at Columbus, between ah Ames man and an Aloorcite, in whioh tho former was. first denounced and, then drubbed. Gun. .Ames wa6 present wbi .the, fracas commenced, but soon assorted his satellite' aud sought refuge in tbe second story of a hoteii ? - . I KUclS-I? T??e?r?pu. The recent accident on the Charlotte Railroad, oy whiob Mr. Orchard and the engineer jjoat kbtfr li*e#*n<I th^jao^e Ol 0Ou*a*wuiC??.~p ?r ^'??"?v"E-t'rv?f the epotrbrought to my mind the moat wonderful of all modern inventions, and some Incidents "which, by yo?r permls aioQ, I will mention. It will be remem? bered that Morse; the inventor, was poor, and that he asked Congress to make a small appropriation to enable him io consiraol an experiuieulal tele? graph line from Washington to Balti? more. This was foqf many years de? clined, bat fluully, when Morse had despaired of success, Congress voted the small sum, I think, of $30,000. This was due to the persevering efforts of Mr.Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents, I believe. Tho incident of its passage is quite interesting. It was the lest night of the session; the petition had I passed the lower House, was low down in the calendar of the Senate, and oould not be reached in regular order. Morse left for his lodgings iu utter despair. Mr. Ellsworth remained, and succeeded in having it taken op out of its place. It was passeq ,atQ at night. Early next morning, he sent his little daughter, Annie.Ellsworth, to Mr. Morse's lodg? ings, with congratulations, and the re? quest that he oomo and breakfast with him. The thing of "congratulations" he could not understand, an he had no doubt of defeat when he left the Senate chamber. The young girl?for she. was only fourteen years old?told him that the appropriation had been made. It was hard for him to believe it, but ho went to breakfast with Mr. E., und there learned all tho particulars. Ho ex? pressed his gratitude to Mr. E., by hav? ing little Annie to send tho first mess? age, which, as tho world knows, was, "What hath God wrought!'' This was May 27, 1844. Iu tho summer of 1842, I was in Now York, and my friend, Prof. Eilet, of the South Carolina College, wan iu the city. He was constant iu his, efforts t- introduoe me to such things as were congenial to my taste, and which he conceived would interest me. He said to me that a gentleman, Professor Morse, had invented a machiuo which he called tho eleotrio telegraph, and whioh he (Eilet) thought would rank among the most brilliant and useful inventions of modern times. He ex? plained it to me, and promised to in? troduce mo to Professor Morse at. his rooms, that I might see it and wit? ness its mjsterious workings. The next day, we called on the Professor, who was in a building of five or six stories, and with the wires stretched from the basement to the highest floor, he gratified me by an exhibition of its power. I may bo pardoned for saying, that I look upon it as one of tho fortu? nate events of my life, that I shook this world-renowned man by the hand when be was yet iu obscurity?that I touched ?and handled tho little model telegraph, whioh is now beoome historical. It was this little machiuo, "tho observed of nil observers," the parent of the many hundreds scattered over our country, that figured bo conspicuously at the late national Morse celebration. But thirty years have rolled by since the construc? tion of the line from Baltimore to Wash? ington, and now our entire land may be said to be n not-work of telegraph wire. The alphabet, as the reader kuows, is composed of dots and dashes, aud these were read aud deciphered by the ope? rator, and* translated into the language of the oountry. This was the work of the eye. Iu the progress of the art, it was transferred to the ear, aud now, strange to tell, tho operator reads by sound. Could our fathers bo aroused from their sleep, what oould astonish them more than a visit to the telegraph office; aud what would be their emo? tions when informed that oceans offer no barrier, and that people separated by thousands of miles of water, by this means oommunioate with each other in a few seconds! But ull is not yet told. I When oironmstanoes will not allow of the usual methods of communication, u first class operator wants nothing more than a delicate nervous system. The letters of tho alphabet are readily dis? tinguished by the character of the I shock, the electrical impulse, and as clearly known by seuaation as by the eye or ear. This was kouo by that worthy gentleman aud most accom? plished operator, W. Richard Cathcart, Esq , on the occasion of the accident on the Charlotte Komi. Ho detached the wire from a pole near by, telcgruphcd the intelligence, and received tho reply through his bunds, which, by their nerves, transmitted tho sensations to the great centre of perception. The elec? trical current was sufficiently strong for. him to receive it through the hands; had it been weak, he would have used the tongue, a more delicate and sensi? tive organ. Wonder of wonders, to read by the tongue.' In this, we have something realized which Is almost as surprising as tho elaborate delusions of animal magnetism, spoken of ,by B?get, in which persons are Baid to see with the tips of their fingers, and to read a pieoe of writing applied to the pit of the sto maoh or nape of the neck. L. Mb'. F-nrTont Ar? them any Ociuuty Commissioners io Biohland? If there are, what are their names? Is there any law by whioh they can bo punished for their gross negleet of the public roads? The Montioello road, ono of tbo princi? pal thoroughfares leading to Columbia, is, in many places, impassable. It is unsafe to travol over even on horaobaok. People living along that road have to make a long detour to reaoh Columbia. Sooh officials ought to be suspended. I Please giro us the names of tho wretches, i Wo will see wbat the ouurts will do. ? ' J. H. K. I SElTEMHEn 29, 1873. i-? ?t 'it ii-:- ? Paris has 115,000 paupers, a much larger number, in proportion lo its population; that London. Columbia lemale College, Tho debt on this Institution, is the nly one on any of the property owned y the South Carolina . Conference. This year, (1873) has been designated as the time -within which thai. dabV should be paid, and this is necessary to discharge the obligation of the Trustees which was assumed in order to secure tho reopening of tho College the first of the year. To secure the liquidation of this debt, and otherwise servo the interests of the College, an Agent was asked for and was given. How this Agent has dono and shall have dono the work assigned, will ap? pear more fully at the ensuing session of tho Conference in December. The patronage of the College has been and promises to be most gratifying. Though tho larger end of that "old debt" re? mains yet to be disposed of, tho Agent is persurded that with a few hours' aid from the preachers of the Conference, and then a few more hours aid from the members of the church, the debt will bo fully disposed of by the lOjh of December. It is not possible for the Agent to he at all eligible points before Conference, or before the money season shall have passed. Kc therefore earnestly re? quests each preacher to bring this claim before each church so far as to appoint an efficient co-agent to work in that church and community to se? cure aid to pay the debt. This aid can* be given, 1. In cash donation. 2. In a subscription to be paid by Confer? ence, or 3. By taking one or more of the one hundred and fifty Bonds of the College. These Bonds arc each one hundred dollars and arc secured by an endorsed mortgage on each bond of insured property worth three times the amount of the bonds. No better pnper than these bonds could be desired by the most careful. These Bonds ore payable in Jice years without infcrc.it?the interest is all that is asked to be given. Any bond, not promptly paid when due. goes on interest at one per cent a month until it is paid. When the Agent receives the money for a bond, then the bond is hauded over or promptly expressed to such friend. Will the brethren and friends give the attention asked lor? If it were practi cable for the Agent to do it himself, he would not ask for help. The Col? lege is the properly of the Church, it is now on its legitimate mission, and is doing under President Jones, a great work in educating the daughters of tho country; the debt is sadly in the way of the free and successful work? ing of the College, the money to pay the debt is or soon will be in the country. Now if tbe good brethren and friends will join the Agent as suggest? ed, the money will, it is believed, be on hand in time and the College will be relieved. Sidi II. Browne, Agent Columbia Female College. Blushing.?Animals never blush, although monkeys redden from passion. We cannot produce blushing by any physical means ; it is the mind which must be affected ; and blushing is not only involuntary, but the wish to re? strain it increases tbe tendency. While the young blush more freely than the old. infants do not blush ; women blush more than men ; the blind and deaf do not escape. It is usually the face, ears and neck only that redden \ the blush does not extend over the body ; but certain races who go habit? ually nearly naked blush over their arms and chests, and even down to their waists. The limitation of blush? ing to exposed parts is explained by the fact that these portions of the surface have been habitually exposed to the air, light and alternations of tempera? ture, by which tbe small arteries ac? quire the habit of readily dilating or contracting. Hindoos blush but little ; tbe Chinese rarely blush; the Polyne? sians blush freely ; the young squaw of the American tribes has been seen to blush; the Knflirs of South Africa never blush; neither do the Austra? lians. The Lar?est Clock.?There is a wonderful variety in the size and ap? pearance of the contrivances 1))' which we measure time. An ingenious Swiss watchmaker contrived a tiny watch, which was worn in the finger-ring of an empress, and was but hall an inch in diameter, while the wayfarer ill the streets of London tells the time by looking up to the immense dial of the clock on the Parliament House, no less than twenty-two feet across its face. There are four of these dials, and the huge minute-hands take a leap of seven inches every half minute. When it strikes the hour, the four hundred pound hammer calls put the heavy tones of a hell weighing fifteen tons, and eight feet in height. The pendulum is full fifteen feet in length. To wind up this huge clock requires two hours' hard labor. Dedication.?The new Methodist church at llidgcway, S. C, was, after an appropriate sermon, Sunday, Sept. 28, iS73, by Rev. S. B. Jones, Presi? dent of Columbia Female College, for? mally dedicated to the worship of Clod. Tho church, with furniture, fencing, ?fcc, all complete, is a free-will offering of tho venerable and esteemed David II. Kuir to the M. E. Church, South. Before tho dedication ceremony, he handed over a properly executed deed of conveyance. The Lord accept the offering of his servant, and givo hihi a place in tho uppor sanctuary, when he shall fail to worship longer in the church bc'-nv.? Christ (an Neighbor. Kihduoa and sympathy do host for good manners. Do not be rude on the one hand, nor .affected on the other. Dare to be yourself?frank, hbnest'ond true. The Excitement ik France?A Cnlsia Thbkat&nbd.?Now that France has got rid wf the inyader,_by pajiofcjlfe last I frano of the war indemnity, afed thf ehe is again feeling hef strength, e find a that a new Question is at the dc _ demanding Bolutjcn. The present nju certainty has beoome painful-r>suob;vis the feeling more or less exprweu among all ranks and blasses of the people?and the general desire is that the Provisional Government should come to on end. MacMahon, it is said, is one of the most 2"?lo"s tbftt !?nw?dif?iij notion aboold bo taken in the matter. M. Rouher, the most capable man in the ranks of the Booapartists, differs from many of the staunch adherents of the empire, and is disposed to act with the Royalists. This looks as if there really wsb a split in tho Bonapartist ranks. The Bunupartiets, if they act as a unit, hold the balance of power. If the Bouapartists divide the Royalists, especially if M. Rouher goes with them, rrnst win as against the Re? publicans. The Right proposes to call a grand meeting on uu early day. This meeting mny opcu the ball. It may be a very long ball, but it may also be u very tame on^ Rouher knows that for the present, there is no chunve for the empire. The failure of the monarchy might be as convenient to the IJonupart icds as the failure of the republic. Not! much can be done for the empire until young Napoleon is of age. Sidi-Mohamet, Sultan or Emperor of Morocco, whoso death is unuounced, was born in 1803, and acceded to the chief power of his couutry in 1359. Hi.s reign was almost incessantly troubled by internal factions and revolutionary outbreaks, und by diplomatic quarrels with fcevern! of the "greut powers" of Europe. His Majesty, who bore the official sovereign title, of "Lord of the True* Believers," ami was a devout Ma hommedan, bad. nevertheless, b?r wife a Christian und foreigner, a French woman, named Virginia Lriuteruier, who became the acknowledged Empress of Morocco. Shu is?for yet she lives? a native of Cbaley, near Doie, (Jura.) where she was born, November 20, in a poor cottage. In 1831, she went with her parents to Algeria, where tho whoio family w.is subse? quently captured by Moroccans. Her lather was killed aud her mother died a short time afterwards. Ou account of her great beauty, Virgiuio was spared, brought to Morocco, aud there by a con? currence of romantic circumstnuces, the then Emperor's son?he just now de? ceased?fell iu love with her am} made her his wife. The Empress has since sought out and brought three of her sisters to the Moroccan Court, in which they hold high positions. Tue Titounne on the Polaris.?The Now lork Tribune iu publishing several letters concerning the discontent ou the Polaris, says: , "The information given by Inspector Smith, of the Danish ship Thorwuldson, to the officers of the Juniata, confirm the statements previously made concern? ing the disagreements on board the Po? laris. At Upernavik tho statement was current that the trouble was caused by Uuddington; but Inspector Smith uu-. equivocally asserts that it was caused by Dr. Bessels, who was jealous of the honors which null might reap by the expedition. It seems, however, that Hessels, Mt-yer and liuddiugton united to foment tho difficulties, whatever may have been their origin, aud that tho failure of the expedition was largely due to their diseoutent. The whole of this diHgracef.il quarrel should be made the subject of rigid investigation as soon as the portion of the orew lately rescued returns to this country,.and the culprits should be severely punished. Mutiny or insubordination on an ex? pedition like that of tho Polaris is alto? gether unpardonable." Death of the Oldest Merchant in Virginia.?Mr. Philip August, one of our oldest merchants and best kuowu citizens, died peacefully, after a long illness, at his residence ou Broad near First street, yesterduy^ afternoon. Ho was born ut Poiut-a-Pctre, Island of Cuadalnpo, West Indies, on the 20th day of Juno, 17^9, and wan, therefore, in the eighty fifth year of his age. He came to America during tho war of 1812, and settled in Alexandria, where ho engaged in the tobacco business. From Alexandria he removed to Frcdcr icksburg. und there spent thirteen years iu mercantile pursuits. Iu 1827, Mr. August cimu to Richmond and went itito the grocery business. A quarter of a century ago, his namu wus famous in connection with "August's Blacking," of which ho was Iho inventor aud manu? facturer, and which was sold in large quantities iu Virginia and adjoining States. He was probauly tho oldest merchant iu ibis Stale, having been in business for about sixty-one years. I Rich mond JSnq uirer. Tho New York Times coolly says that "Gen. Grant has uodosiro to interfere in State politics." The Republicans of Massachusetts don't seem to agree with "the organ," but on the ooutrary, se? verely whacked Grant for his officious Intermeddling in the home politics of the Old Bay State. The Bostou Ad? vertiser continues its assaults upon Grant's administration. Here is one of its recent utteruucee: "Some friend of the Administration wants to get control of a State; hero is an organization ready to his baud?what, so easy as to use it to oarry primary meotlngs? The Slato once scoured and the local patron? age at tho disposal of the oonquoror, nothing more remains to be done. The ramifications of corruption will spread rapidly to the city and County rings, and there lies tho people helplessly hound by a vast chain at the mercy of a Central Goverumeut wbioh has forged it.*' The Princess sleeve is very stylish now, [J -;- . ..? .".v.'.-VJiri! Crrr Matters.?Subscribe for the j Phoenix, I ThiB^arm wfcaliier baa given;* new lease of life to mosquitoes, j* \ (Jo v,liloses^ai^er.entltdei.l.astJjigh t, by the band of the 18th Infantry. Every parent is like a looking-glasB for his childreu to dreas themselves by. I ? The days of the weeks and the months ibis year uro tue same fis i?? 1856. Yesterday was generally observed as fast-day by our Israelite fellow-citizens. The prettiest thiug out?The Colum? bia girls on the streets yesterday fore noou. October dawned beautifully, yester? day?clear bluo sky, cool breezes and bright sun shine. Tho ga3 has ''suspended" in Char? lotte, and old dips, lamps, etc., have come into use. Tbe Charleston Netcs charges tbe Rudical Commissioners of Election with fraud, iu changing polling places, etc. Long waists, tight sleeves and high ruff-i will be the distinguishing charac? teristics of feminine street garments this winter. Nature teaches us that we ore ail de? pendent?that we are all like cog-wheels, pushing each other along by filling up mutual voids. Messrs. John Agnew A Sou advertise tbe necessary ingredients for a Southern breakfast?flour, meal and grist. They are warranted good. Pollock's thermometer indicated as follows yesterday: 7 A. M., 05; 10 A. M? GG; 12 M., 07; 2 P. M., GS; 5 P. M., GU; 7 P. M., 68%. Messrs. J. H. Kinard & Co. anuounce tbe opening of their fall tilock, which they claim to be complete and cheap. Cash is their motto hereafter. Frost is generally looked for and wished for, with the hope that with its nppearauce will result the disappearance of tbe sisbneas iu Columbia. Bring on your cotton, planters. Money is becoming plenty again, and the cotton merchants are desirous of sampling the fleecy article. Diphtheria is very prevaient in Co? lumbia at this time, and tho recent deaths of mauy ohildron iu this city is attributed to this terrible disease. It is understood that one or two of the phosphato companies, through their oflioials, yesterday paid into the Trea? sury $30,000, as royalty to the State. It was principally in certified checks. Tho number of wedding iuvitntions that are being seut out show lively times ahead. Trade will be brisk in the clothing and dry goods lines, besidee? well, we will see what is to be. Mr. E. M. Nathan directs one and all to run to his "China Hall." The ex? tensive stock of house-furnishing goods, etc., receutly selected by him, is now open for inspection. Policemau Oilbert Bynum arrested three disorderly colored persons at the South Carolina Railroad depot yester? day afternoon, and placed them behind tho County bars. It has been definitely decided that an extra session of tbe Legislature will be called about tbe 20th instant. There was some Opposition, but a majority of the officials deemed it necessary. ' Passengers arriving in Columbia cau ( never complain of tbe lack of two-hor6e J or oue-horse conveyances at the depots, j We verily believe that we can bouat of J more turn-outs of that kind and more \ importunate backmeu than any other i city iu'the dis-Uuiou of double the size ! of Columbia. * V' j James Davis, colored, Steward of tho I South Carolina Uuiversity, member of j tbe South Carolina Legislature, Sec, j has growing on tbe grounds attached to the Steward's Hall a due large cherry tree iu full bioom aud rich in greeu jfoliogo. The first growth hau entirely disappeared during the early summer. Notice.?The President of the Due West Femalo College will be at the Hendrix House Friday night next, to re? ceive pupils for his college. PncBXixiANA.? A natural repeater? An echo. A soft thing?Hasty-pudding. A great hard-ship?An iron steamer. A fair thiug?An agricultural horse trot. I Pressmen aro fortunate above all other laborers, for they are never out of business. If they give up work as press mon, they immediately becomo ex? pressmen. , Newspaper men are not all "great guns;" but still they bear some resem blanoe to them, for they are very apt to : make a report when thoy go off. An old adage, modernly applied:; "Back pay (like 'Brag') is a good dog;! but somo Congressmen think 'Holdfast' a better." A distinction without a difference? To be ohosen to office without opposi? tion. *Wife O^Ea?^..?^^^^ columns, Will give three performances iu this city, .b?JJPb^i?yjrf?^ te#e? bBt.'{ 'sto?!*h*t;/.&0 \ Great Eastern establishment; has been largely augmented since r last year, and is now, perhaps, the largest on the road. The Jjouisville aud Cincinnati press tell as of tremendous crowds in attendance. Tuo menagerie, complete' and rich in evorj depiiirtinentt preBeute t?u csc^sous array of gilded deD?, vans, -&c-, which are said to bo only equaled in the ele? gance of the circus exhibitions. We append a notice from the Cincinnati Enquirer, of ajate date; . "This afternoon and evening will be the lest opportunities of oar citizens to witness the performance of the Great Eastern Circus, Menagerie, etc. I The arenio portion of the show is very fine, particularly the wonderfo! feats of the Davenport Brothers, postnrers, aud the corps of acrobats. The menagerie, bird show, museum and aquarium are com? plete in every particular. The managers of the Great Eastern have reason to congratulate themselves, in consequence of the immense attendance that bas greeted their exhibitions. Last night and yesterday afternoon, the 'seating capacity of the rink was Tally tested, and hundreds were turned from the door, unable to gain admission." List of New Advertisements. R. Manro & Son?In Common Pieas. J. H. Kinard & Co.?Pall Goods. R. Mnnro & Son?Probate Court. C. D. Lowndes?School Notice. E. M. Nathan?Crockery, etc. John T. Bheit?Keys Lost. John Agnew & Son?Flour, etc Hotel Arrivals, October 1, 1873.? Wheeler House?A Pope, Wilmington; J W Dargan, Sumter; Thomas Wilson, Washington; J M*Westmoreland, Phila? delphia; Mrs C L B Marsh, Charles B .Marsh, Montgomery; John O Calhoan. Alabama; JD Kennedy, Camden; BG YoCum, Chester; W A Brewingtou, Pittsburg; Mrs Singleton, Allen Green and wife, Acton; T H Cooke, Camden; A D Haltawacger, Lexington; DrWB Geiger, city; J W Dantzler, Orange burg; J D Math?whon and wife, Mrs A Baker, Miss Baker, Qeo G Hull, Au? gusta; J M Blair, Richmond. Hendriso House?J Cotton, .Yu; J P Bridger, Md; W H Folk, Batesville; E K Dargau, Darlington'; J D Hogan, Doko; T P Hoyt, Johnson's; W J Craw? ford, Winuaboro; J I Banner, Dae West; L G Gardner, N Y; C A Hatnner, N C: H P Tar rant, O B Mayer, Jr, Newberry; JH D Hamiter, Rioblaud. Columbia Hotel?J M Soiglor, Green? ville; W T Woodrnff, Charleston; Mrs I and Miss Stroheeker, E L Stroheeker, Ga; ML Bonbam, Jr, Edgefield; W J [Sprinkle, NC; JH O'Neill, Newberry; II L Clover, Limestone Springs; T W Patton, Mrs Patton, Miss Korr, NO; W T J U Woodward,. Charleston; J W O'Brien, S C; S Verodn, N Y; Edward Candles, SO; WE Pelham, city; Jas Mooney, Md; J H Rion, 8 Lumpkin, Winnsboro; R W Brice, J E Craig, Blaokstooks; H Holten, W D Kennedy, Charleston; J S Wilson, S C; 0 Slow, N i'; WM Green, Sumter; J Robert son, H Robertson, Va; P P.Bass, So Ex Co. tit -~ ? The Carpet bag Debts.?It may ap? pear an untoward time just now for any discussion of the. proposed assumption of the reconstructed debts of the South by the Federal Government, but from the subjoined artiole, it appears that tho projeet is still entertained, though iu some details there has been a change of plan. The Buffalo Courier says: We confess to having been sl^ow to belie re that a formidable attempt could bo made next winter to foroe through Congvons a bill for the assumption of the Southern States debts by the Fede? ral Government. But there now seems to be no doubt that a very formidable combination of interests has been made for that purpose, and it is muoh more likely to grow stronger than weaker. There is a great deal of "money in it," aud it is backed by the same powerful carpet bag influence which bas long been in tho ascendant. The existence of the spurious governments in the South? ern States depends ou their being able to evade the natural retribution for the extravogant and infamous debts they havo created for the purpose of. enrich? ing their leading members. Unless the Congressional scheme can be oairied, recourse must be had to taxation, and the troth of the saying that if you touob a man's pooket it has a wonderful effeot in enlightening his understapding, will be strikingly exemplified. When such politicians as those who role in the Southern States, and have hitherto rnl?d in Massachusetts, are sup? ported by the immense power and pa? tronage of the Federal Government, the success of the schema is by no.means improbable. It is likely the business will be approached cautiously, and in such a way that the public mind may not be alarmed.! The process is some? thing like that of catching and saddling a shy horse. Probably the design may be covered up by asking tho Federal guarantee for payment of inteicst oe the Southern State bonde. Thus' the real design would be in part hidden, but the value of the bonds would at once be raised to par*, and thus put about 8100,000,000 into the pockets of "the ring. " No doubt some feeble con I ditions would be imposed for reimburs I ing the Uuitad States Government, by I giving it socio sort of a lien on the 'Southern "Bttifesv ..But cohditibns and 1 gnaiautees.o. this kind never have beau aud never will be enforced. -u.m, >4V<? (h i> ' There .vore 28 deaths in Charleston for fife week ending the 27th' nit.? whites 8; oolored 20.