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Suada? ?sgaisg, Ootcbtr 12, IS73. S 3Icl?nchoIy Coll*pee. The zig-zagjoourdo and sadden dar eh to earth of the Graphic balloon is bat a circumstance in oomparison with the tortuous'whirlings of oar neighbor, the Union-Harald, uu the bonded deb* vaca? tion, and its rapid desoent to the deep? est depths of Radical immorality, in its last utterances on that grave subjeot. It fleNv high in the air, eiroling glorious? ly towards the sun, and made the wel? kin ring with its screams of denuncia? tion of Morton, Bliss ?mQp.'s olaims. Men looked With surpriae %t its unex? pected, demonstrative and noisy re proaohes and rebukea of the profligate crew who had cheated the poor people? the dear and humble people who sweat in fields behind the plow, end holding the hoe. and spade in their hard and sweaty hands?out of their small but honest earnings, and saddled upon their toil and that of their descendants for generations to oome an intolerable load of spurious debt, Distrust of the sin? cerity of all this indignation, all this palaver which flowed in copious streams for Beveral months, and frothed up and down in the cola tan conduits of the Herald,. was freely expressed by some unbelieving skeptics. Even wo, mild and gentle as we always are to our con? temporary, were constrained to charac? terize the display as theatrical. Like the bully in the "Georgia Scenes," the Herald was only rehearsing, and "soein' how it could a font." We are grieved 1, to say that our forebodings wore true. The Herald shrinks from the. last round. It retires to its corner, or its "ring." "Alaal Matilda thon was true, At least I thou iht so (?) at the U-" nion-Herald. If it went bigh, it has como down low. In its issuo of yesterday morning, it says that the Legislature has been called - to arrange some compromise with the .public creditors. The responsibility for ' the debt, it of oonrse saddles upon the -Democrats. The Radical Government ? Contracted it, but, somehow or other, the Democrats are the fellows to blame. ? It was the jaundiced opinion manufac- j ^ured by them abroad whioh produced the monetary embarrassments, and be? trayed the poor innocent Radical officials to do wrong in re-issuing bonds, in hypothecating the Agricultural Col? lege land scrip, and in other similar operations. They stole just to spite the Democrats, who "hadn't onghter" to have dealt oat to them suoh "unmea SOIed scorn and contempt." We are used to this sort of talk. It does not hurt. It is not meant to be believed, except iu oiroles where anything will pass current, and where counters are as good as coins. It appears a new light has boouq round about the Herald, which enables it to see the error or its ways. It is ready to oondone the crimes of the "bad and irre? sponsible men'.' of its party, for party's sake. Whatever 4t\advocated in the spring uud' summer,'it repudiates now in the harvest days. It holds it to be imperative that the monoy borrowed, with^?J^rdnierest,' should be honestly returned. It mhat be honestly returned, whether honestly borrowed or not. The whole plan and reason for doing this are revealed in the following passage from tho Herald: ? "Whatever legal defect there may be | in the issuej?r hypothecation of certain bonds, it is urged by some, with much sound sense, that a plan should be da vised to pay those parties back their money, with interest, who lebt it in good faith to help sustain a Republican administra? tion and educate the emanoipated chil? dren of the State. It would bs political suicide, stubbing our party in the back, to repudiate one' dollar of this debtor these claims. It the oreditor is willing to take a fair compromise, we should meet him half way, and as he helped us in our hour of need, when the Democrats, the so-called tax-payera, woru laughing and sneering at as, denouncing our cru? el it and doing their best to destroy us, we should be true to him, and pay him bock fairly, honorably and squarely, whatever is due him?principal and in? terest." . What a position tea a party or a jour? nal to takel There is no reasoning with it. It is impregnable. The party of moral ideas mast; at all hazards, be saved from committing euioide. Moral ideas must be thrown overboard, to save the life of the party. Honesty would kill it doad. If it seek to pro? tect the people and tax-payers, it it r u jeot those olaims known to bo fraudu? lent, if it attempt to pry into those to which the shadow of suspicion attaches, (see platform,) it will be suspected of honesty. This it cannot bear* The old saying of "Give a dog a bad name, and you might as well hang him," is re? versed in this instance. It is a good name whioh is dangerous to the party. ' 0 temporal O Moses! 0 Herald! The total vote of Fairflold for Senator was 2,456, of whioh Martin's majority was 949. DiicoTtry or America. As our readers may not remember it, we will inform them that *c-&7 (0?V ber 12) is the an nivereary of the discovery ol America by Christopher Columbus. 381 year* ago, to day, the world-seeking Genoese first set foot on 'the shores of 1 the new world. The story of the con 1 oeption in his mind of a new land, or an ootjntting portion oi the Asiatic conti? nent, his earnest brooding over it and perseverance against all discouragements in testing it, aro told with all the interest and grace of style which Washington Irving so fully commanded. In the prosecution of his purpose, he adapted his argumenta to the comprehension of his hearers, using small as great, simple illustrations as well as abstruse calcula? tions. He argued that wherover there was sea, there must be earth both to cor? respond to it and to bound it. It oould not extend indefinitely. Earth was not only beneath the waters, but must somewhere appear upon the surfaoe iu continents and islands, as a just and ne? cessary equipoise. Meeting disappoint? ment everywhere else, he finally enlisted the interest of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and, after due preparations, boldly sailed away over the traokleea ooean. The voyage was uot very long, but hia crew became dissatisfied at the hopeless prospect. But ho managed to quiet their apprehenaione and to inspire them with his own hopes. They were cheered as it bocar.uo cert&sn. that they were approaching land, of which proofs of floating timber, weeds, birdB, See, were preseuted to their byes. The green shores of the Bahamas at last rose to view, and "that greut antiquity," America, was discovered, or re-diaco vered, as the case may have been. It was a grand day in the world's history, a discovery whose consequences uro be? yond the powers of calculation to connt or Imagination to conjecture. Below, we copy Borne thoughts appropriate to them from the Courier-Journal: "Whether it be true or not, that the anoient Norsemen visited this eountry in the eleventh century, or that the cele? brated Welsh Prince, Madoc, landed with a 6tnall fleet in Virginia, 100 years or bo afterwards, the claims of Colum? bus are in no manner affected thereby. He philosophically reasoned out for him? self the existence of land at the point toward which he sailed, and trusted him? self in a crazy craft, to the wild waves of an uncharted ocean, with the strong faith of a great moral hero. The diffi? culties which he encountered and over? came, add to the groatner.a of the enter? prise, and as we now can see it, to the reputation of the man. Obstacles pre? sented by prejudioe and superstition were even greater than those of a atrictly material character. But he rose triumphant ovar all, and gave to the old world an unknown, yut twin-sister, born at the same chaotic birth, laved by the same multitudinous waters uud fanned by the same far-reaohing galeB. It is meet that euoh a discovery and such u day should be fitly commemorated* Ere the lapse of four centuries from the 12th of October, 1492, when Columbus first set foot on the soil of San Salvador, the land which he diaoovered has become the Land of Promise to the very ends of earth. In its rapidly increasing population aud the development of re? sources, it has outstripped the moat san? guine dreams of even the sanguine Co? lumbus, giving a material verification to the Master's assertion: 'The lu?t shall be first.' The new world has become the peer of the old in civilization, and has far outstripped her in all thosu ele? ments of material advaucement which make life enjoyable. To Columbus uud his discovery all this is due. Before the next esntury wanes, tho tides of popu? lation, aettiug in from thu far Eist and the far West as they now do, will make North und South America, with their ad? jacent isles, not only the most populous, but tho most prosperous uud powerful of the great divisions of tho globe" -? -??-? "A Hide Learning 1? u. Dangerous Thing." The Union-Herald, of Friday last, has treated its readers to a learned (?^eBsuy on Westminster Abbey, in the course of which we are iuformed that it is the last resting-placo of Wellington, Shaksj>eare und Milton. Wo hud supposed, until we read this recondite uriicle, that Wel? lington wus buried in St. Paul's, that Shakspearo still slept ut Stratford-ou Avon, protected by his famous anathema, "Curs'd be ho who moves my bones," and that Milton's remains rented in peace iu the humble church of St. OileB Cripplegate. Bat the Herald, true to its name and vocation, uunouuues some? thing new and radical. It disturbs the dead no less than the living. By way of justification, it may say, as a charac? ter in Molieru does, who unluokily lo? cated the heart on tho right side, "We havo changed all that." Radical! radi? oall to the back-bone. -??- ? Earthquakes.?A violent earthquake occurred in Darmstadt, Germany, on Tuesday last, cansioor great terror among tho inhabitants, shaking the city greatly aud doiog considerable dumagc. This shows that the earth is gettiug feverish again, and now wo fear that next tho oity cf Paris will be greatly shaken, for the signs of a coming earthquake in that quarter aro iu tho air. Itefeiac to T?k? Thulr Own Pills. Toe aotloa of tbo Board of Trustees of the South Carolina University, on Friday, demands a word at our bauds. Had they simply accepted the resigna? tions of' Drs. Talley, Gibbet and La Borde, we should have had nothing to oomplain of. But they have accompa? nied tbe acceptance with a statement of satisfaction that the professors baVe withdrawn. They "cannot regret," they say, "that a spirit so hostile," Sea., "will no longor be represented in tbe University." This commtint upon re? signations is onboard of in the history of tho College, and. were there nothing else to show it, demonstrates tbe degra? dation to whioh the institution is tend? ing. The imputation and the sin is that tho professors resigned ou account of tbe admission oi Seoretry Hayne as a medi? cal student. How the action of the pro? fessors ought to be considered, will ap? pear more clearly in the light of one or two facts whioh we fiud it profitable to recall, and--which we commend to the oonsideration of the board. This is not the first of Hayne's feats iu this way. Being almost white, uud yut rep? resenting the black race, he is a good wedge to open the way for it into new places. A few years ago, he appeared, one bright Sunday morning, at the com? munion table of Christ Church, tbo pulpit of which was occupied by Ruv. Mr. Babbitt, and the members of which were principally Northern people resi? dent horc and a few natives who parti? cularly sympathised with thorn. Upou tbo approach of Hayno, a member with? drew, a hubbub ensued, and the Mission Churob of Mr. Babbitt went inconti? nently to pieces. No more services were held iu it. The Northern people who composed the congregation would go no more. They would uot woiship iu the same building or commune at tho same table with Hayne. Mr. Babbitt himself described the break-up iu most unloyal language: "The fact is, as we say up North, thore was a negro in tbe wood-pile." Mr. Babbitt iu a shining light now?not in Christ Church, but in he College. He has muoh satisfaction in welcoming Hayne to membership in its sooiety, whom he failed to protect at the communion table from the in? sults of his own countrymen. What think you of that, Messieurs Trustees? And what do you think of Mr. Babbitt, who caved in so ingloriously ou the ne? gro question, at a time and under cir? cumstances when courage aud principle were demanded. Tbe negro is strong now, and so is Mr. Babbitt; but it would have been oonsiderod more manly auy where else than in the Radical party, to have stood boldly by his black bro? ther, when he more needed recognition and support. Again. We have it upou the boat authority, that a considerable uamber of Northern residents here?new and old comers?intended to send their sonn to tbe College, if it had not taken the unfortunate turn it has. Now that tho forerunner of u black invasion has gono in, tbey havo abandoned that intention. They were willing to entrust their sons to Messrs. Baruwell, Rivers, LaBorde, Faber, Szo., upou the prospect of only white students attending, but are posi? tively determiued to withdraw them from their successors and their allies, with tho expected irruption of colored students. Sueh a disregard of "the welfare of the Stute, as well as of tho dictates of jubticc aud tho claims of our common humanity," such an unwilling? ness to stand by the colorod man and take him cordially by tho hand, ou tho part of these Northern people, shows a lamentable inconsistency between pro? fession and practice. Will the Board of Trustees think ou these things? Iu view of the approaching crisis and tho dark outlook for Republicanism in France, the French Republicans appeal to tho sympathies of Americans, and ask that clubs aud public meetings be organized in behalf of their oause. Ah, Messieurs, wo can't attend to tho sort of Republicanism wo havo here. A Decided Turn oe the Screw.?Tbo farmers of Montgomery County, iu Ala? bama, have been pretty well UBod up by oottou planting, during the past few years, just as the Montgomery mer? chants were tremendously floored by speculating in futures, last season. So bad is the situation that they have been constrained to call a meeting of tho fra? ternity, in order to devise ways and means of confronting a diro calamity. By au almost exolusive devotion to cot? ton planting, we presume, coupled with fatal seasons, these Alabama farmers have found themselves on the verge of ruin. Tho remedy suggested by the local pross is the true oue, in tbe main, aud that is, to abandon the insanity of wholesale cotton planting, aud strive to make something to eat. The planter of cotton, who has no capital and attempts to make his orop by borrowing, who shows no prudence in procuring ad? vances, and vory little in putting all of his eggs in one banket, is a doomed man I from the start. * ., Cni. Mattm?.?Subscribe J[ot (he Phosnix. . Yesterday might be called a fine speci? men ui the I?iubu rumicr di~. , ^ The fancy for twilled goods has^'re atored serges tp favor, and they tare brought out in'variety. From a popular fashion journal ema? nates a proposal for tbe abolition of ?0nr!n2 ?InvpR for ornamentation. Tbe chills are so bad j ust now, iu the swampy sections, that the dogs havo a Peruvian flaror in their bark. The warm snap, yesterday, causou Dr. Fisher's fountain to spout freely. Tbe supply was not exhausted, however. There were five deaths iu Columbia for tbe week ending the 11th?whites three; oolored two. It is understood that collections will be taken up in tbe different churches, this morning, for the benefit of the Memphis and Sbreveport sufferers. Samuel Perkins, a colored man, who was injured several weeks ago, on tbe South Carolina Railroad, died on Fri? day. - No change in gentleman's fashions is to be noted, says a fashion paper. We would not mind that, if there was only a little more change iu the pocket. Messrs. W. D. Love & Co. inform tbe public, und wo havo no doubt of it, that it will pay them to visit their establish? ment every day. See their advertise? ment. Rev. Dr. Plumer, Professor iu the Theological Seminary, iu this city, read a paper on tbe subject of family religion in the session of the Evangelical Alli? ance in New York, on Tuesday. The ladies will bear iu mi**d Mrs. Reed's opening, on Tuesday next. Tho articles were selected by Mrs. Reed in the large cities North, and are very tasty. Cash is the rule. Transient adver? tisers must puy before insertion. Mar? riage and funeral notices are $1. Ad ve 'isements not exceeding five lines, seveuty-fivo cents; nine linos, 31?subse? quent insertions, fifty cents. We learn that Messrs. Wm. S. it L. Talbott have sold to Geo. M. W. Gary the fine black horse which has attracted such general atteutiou. The General has a match for the animal. The team will bo hard to beat. Gen. Grant had a large amount of de? posits in tbe First Nutional Bank of Washington jaat before it broko, and the only time he ever played tho part of Gen. Jackson was whoa ho removed tbe deposits. Tho Union-Harald slaps at tho Demo? cratic Commissiouers of Uorry County, but has nothing to say about tho mise rablo oondition of the roads iu Rich land, which should be attended to by Republican Commissioners. Keep your eyes open, neighbor. A general court martial is to uonvdue ?n Atlanta, Ga., next Wednesday, to try Lieut. Galbrealh, 2d Infantry. From this post, there aro detailed as members of tho court, Capt. Ogdeu and Lieut, and Adjt. Pottor, of the ISth Infantry. Capt. Keelor is Jadgo Advocate of the court. Tue University?Action of tiie Board? Education at a Cheap Rate.? Tho Board of Trustcas of the South Carolina University, at a meeting on tho 10th, passed tbo following resolutions: Resolved, That this Board uocepts the resignations of M. LaBorde, M. D.f A. N. Talley, M. D., aud R. W. Gibbes, M. D., us Professors of the University of South Carolina; and iu nccepting the same, this Board deems it duo to the public to place upon record their cou viction that the resignations of tbeso gentlemen woro caused by the admis? sion, us a student of tho Medical De? partment of tho Uuivorsity, of the lion, lienry E. Hayne, a gentleman of irre? proachable character, against whom tho said professors can suggest no objection, except, in their opinion, his raco; and rooogniziug this us tbe ouuso of these resignations, this Board cannot regret that a spirit so hostile to the welfare of our State, as well as to tbe dictates of justice and the* claims of our common humanity, will no longer be represented in tbe University, whioh is the common property of all our citizens, without distiuotion of race. Resolved, That this Board he?oby dis? avows any intontion to abridge, reduce or suapeud any of the sohools of tho University. Resolved, That the Treasurer of the University uf South Carolina bo, and j he is hereby, authorized to remit all fees and room-rent now imposed by law on atudeu'.a enteriug the University. PuiENixtANA.?Nothing so humanizes the soul as sympathy. Dauoing, like now miik, strengthens tbo calves. Your doubt of his truthfulness may J mako a truthful child a liar. Almost tho best rule of life is to bo worthy of one's self. Defect in manners is usually the defi? ciency of fiuo perceptions. Partial culture runs to tbo ornate; ex? treme culture to simplicity. Good ties to keep one's business from going to pieces?Advertise. Death of Mrs. Wm. Wallaoe.? This lady, consort of Col. Wm. Wa'.laoe?of thfs oHy, departed thi* life, yesterday, of eej?2umplU>j!="" fth^j hfgj ha^n nn?eU for several monthe, ba| her relatives and friends wore not aware that consump? tion had seized upon her vitals. She leaves a husband, ohildreo, brothers and other relatives, besidea host* of dear friends,'to mourn ber almost sudden decease. Her romains will be interred, this afternoon, in the Episcopal Church burying-ground. Death of a Columbian.?We are called upon to record the death, at an early hour, yesterday morning, of Mr. Wm. C. Anderson, a native and resident of this city, after an illness of one year, from the fell destroyer, consumption. In October last, while attending the fair in Charlotto, Mr. Anderson contract*! a severe cold, which fell upon his lunjl, aud ended iu consumption. His age was about thirty-one years. He was in Confederate service from the beginning to the close of the war. He leaves a father, mother, sisters and brothers, who reside in a distant State. Kind friends, however, ministered to hii wants, aud he bad every attention. His hosts of friends will lament hia decease. The funeral will take place from the Wheeler House, to day, at half-past 12 o'clock. Religious Services This Dat.?St. Peter's (Catholic) Church?Rev. J. L. Fullertou, First Mass 7 A. M.; Secoud Mass 10 ?<c A. M.; Vespers 4}? P. M. Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Shaud, 10' J A. M. and 5 P. M. Lutheran Church?Rev. A. R. Rude, lO'.j A. M. Marion Street Church?Rev. W. D. Kirklund, lO^' A. M., and 7M P. M. Sunday School, OA. M. Washington Street Chnroh?Rev. ?. A. Darby, 10^ A. M. and 5 P. M. Presbyteriau Church?Rev. E. M. Green, 11 A. M. and 7}u P. M. Baptist Church?Rev. J. R. Wilson, 10,'.2' A. M. and 7 P. M. Sauday School at 0 A. M. Lent's Celebrated New York Cir cu*.?-On Wednesday next, the great New York Circus, owned and conducted by the far-famed manager, Mr. L. B. Lent, will exhibit in Columbia, aud tue event will be hailed with pleasure on all sides. Of the many entertainments of this character that have been put oe fore the people, Lent's show takes the lead from all in two very important re? spects, i. e , the mug n dice hoc of its paraphernalia and the attention to de? tails that characterizes its eaoh and every exhibition. Mr. Lent would rather give uo show at all thau present an exhibition that should be marked by a display of rowdyism on the part of the* performers and other attaohees, such as is too commonly the case with many shows. He aims to elevate the standard of arenic entertainments by presenting only such attractions as are strictly lirst-olass iu character; and he also desires to make hia exhibitions at? tractive to the better class of people by having them conducted, in every de? partment, in a manner that would re? flect credit upon the manager of the most respect able theatre. Mr. Lout's ideas, in this regard, are very well known, and, from the notioes of his show?highly complimentary in charac? ter?whiob we have aeon in Northern papers and the papers of Virginia and North Carolina, we feol assured that he pleases wherever he goes. His circus proper is the same that for seven sue- j ceasivo winters held sway over the hearts aud pocket-books of the good people of Qotbain, ut the iron, building on Four? teenth street. The burning of this structure in December last has com? pelled the popular manager to keep to the road longer than usual, aud it is this necessity that brings him among the Southern people, coupled with a strong desire to show them what is meant by a "first-class oirous." The menagerie department of this great show contains a long list of beasts, bu ds and reptiles of the rarest varieties. They are, one and all, splendid specimens of their kind, and this branch of the show wius the most lavish approbation from all who witness it. Remember it is on Wednesday, the 15th, that this show exhibits in Colombia. Laconics for the Ladies.?The la? dies love goats, but only those of the Reding breed. Ii is said that Miss Anthony always concludes her prayers with "Amen and women." A lady wishes to know why, since the invention of needle-guns, women can't fight as well as men. An absent-minded man kissed his pot kitten and slapped his wife. The mice iu that house have had a good time ever since. "She died of a corset," is the inscrip? tion on a tomb stone in Stenday, Prus? sia. A woman at our olbow says she probably died cor?-et couldn't bo helped. Sallie Fay, of Etmtra, Ohio, is learn? ing the carperter's trade, and it is suid that every young man in that locality is anxious to become a carpenter and join her. The New York oourts rule that when a man fifty years old, a church member, hugs and kisses a maiden of forty, such conduct mav be considered a promise of marriage. N. B.?-The rale does not apply to young people. A* 1*4-2,80 P. M?i:5l???!ft5 ?o4 3 30P Mi Wertem opens 6 and 10.30 A. M.; closes 6 anfl 2 P. M7; Gr^Vme'p^enB 6.45 P. M.; olose* $ %. %,?b, j$j?day office is open from 2% to 10}? A. M. - Uk'happx Tao?^^^?That bat.' tend - c.-s should is. sc't==gh. '. That people will continue to sleep in feather beds; f That it is so hivd' for a politician to be an,honest man;; i.. .. . .j. .. That nobody can sleep more then twenty-four hours a day. w That a sono4 mind should so rarely be found in a ao?nd body. 1 f - That there should be so many -fel lows well met everywhere. That nearly all Englishmen should have the vowel complaint, -' That when a man is hard-' ap we should all be hard down on him. That there is so mnch money in the world and so few people have any. That people will eat when-they are not hungry and drink when they are not thirsty. List or New Adyhbtiskiocnts W. 0. Fisher?Bottled Sweetness. ? Mrs. C. E. Reed?Millinery. Hope & Gyles?Family Supplies, W. D. Love k Co.?Dry Goods, ?fco. Meeting Farmers' and Meob. Asso'o. Jos. Caen?Closed for tbe Season. Black & Waring?Notice. Meeting Myrtle Lodge. Wanted, a Room. Hotel Arrivals, Ootober 11, 1878.? Wheeler House?J. Gray, ioity; J-H Mc D -vitt. J A Baker, H Strom, J L Din kins, Edgefleld; G A Rowley. Mo; T M Jackson, Ga; DE.Evsrill, Tenn; JE Oobb, Muj Ii H Hand, Ga; J Wooley, GraniteTilie; DL Turner, Edgefleld; W Stevens, Ridge; T W Woodward, HA Smith, Winnsboro; J Hagood, Barn weii; RE Ellison, Fairfieldj H D Shri ver, Md; C R Jones, NO; JM McKay, Abbeville. Hendrix House?M L Fox, W A Fox, N C; A S Barnen, Mrs Bookbart. Miss Lizzie Durham, Doko; Mrs L.F House, Hartford; P H Meimbreese, city. Columbia Hotel?W E Cpyle, Charles ?Stowe. New ?ork; E L Hall, W & C K R; S C Gilbert, Charleston; J H Stell? ing, So Ex Co; Joseph Gaidar, Ger? many; W H Evans, Charleston; J L Scales, S & A T Co. , ? m a ? Nervous Debility.? A depressed, m? ritaulb state of mind; weak, nbby?u?, exhausted feeling ; no energy, or ant mation ; confused head, weak memory, often with debilitating, involuntary discharges. The constquence of ex cesaes, mental overwork or in discretions. This nervo US debility finds a sovereign cube in HUHFflBEXS'HOMOSOFAXHIoSVB* ? cifto, No. 28. It tones up the system, ' arrests discharges, dispels the; mental1 gloomaud despondency, aod rejuvenates the en tire system; it is perfectly harmless and ai ways effioient. Price $5 for a pack? age of five boxes and a largo 82 vial of powder, whioh is important id oid oerions cases; or Si per single box. Sold by all Druggists, or sent by mail on receipt bf price. Address HugPWEKYS* BpEpono Homoeopathic Meducnh Company, No. 562 Broad way, N.T. For sale bv Geiger & McGregor,C^lnmbia, S. C. Apl4 Hly United States . District' G?riirf? Charleston, October 10.?This court woe opened by Jadge Geo. S. Bryan. Bryan Ellis, indicted and tried for.; re? tailing liqaor without paying, the spe? cial internal revenue tax, was acquitted. The case of W. H. Effersbn, indicted for violating the internal revenue law. was nol. prossed, a compromise proposed having been accepted by the Govern-, ment. Tbe* petition? of Robert La Roche Heriot, of MeobantcsviUe, Wm. 'Ialone, of Union, and Hamilton Wil (.1), of York, for voluntary bankruptcy, were referred to the registrars of their respective districts. J. J. Beatty, as? signee of Geo. Di Congdon, bankrupt, wus finally discharged. The grand jury returned a true bill against Wm. Meade, tor obtaining goods with intent to de? fraud. Troublesome people will not let tho President and his increased salary of S50,000 alone. A Mr. Willard has found out that *ho appropriations for 1878-74 to the expenses of the White House are about 877,000, in addition to the $50,000 recently voted. Most persons think that tbe President keeps np the White House. Not at all. How erroneous such an idea 'is will be seen from the following appropriations by 'Congress: Furo ace-keepers, 8720; two policemen, 82,640; one night watohman, $900; UBher, $1,200; two door-keepers, 82,400; steward, $2.000; messenger, 81,200; seoretary and elerk, 810,000; contingent expenses, $6,000; annual repairs White House, $15,000; for refurnishing White House, $10,000; fuel, $5.000; green house, $10,000; grounds, 910,000. "John Kelly," oried Clerk Johnson in the special sessions, yesterday. Two men stepped from the prisoners' pen. Bo?h were John Kellys. ?"Margaret Kelly," oallcd the olerk. Two women stepped forward from tho spectators'^ seats. Both were Margaret Kellys. The Johns were of kindred tastes, being wife-beaters, but were otherwise stran? gers. Tbe Margarets were alike in for? giveness, both withdrawing the oharges against their husbands, and differing mainly in one having a patch over her eye, aud the other a cat on the top of her bead. The braised and bruising Kellys went out of oourt together. [Nein York Sun. Col. Leo Jordan, of Augusta, Ga., says ho lost by the recent storm -about 200 bales of cotton, aggregating about $15,000. .