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^gjggSSSSSSSSSSSStSSSSSSiSSSSSSBSSSli Tuesday Morning, Hovember 4, 1873. ?y^rrnf-f ? ? The Policy of Conservatism. In considering the tenure by which the radical Republican parly hold* sway In 'Booth Carolina, we have to bring into view the principles which it professes, the peculiar circumstances under. whioh it was invested with its enpremaoy, and the nature of a large part of the elements whioh compose it. Theso things havo all been fused toge? ther, and we havo as the resultant an anomalous political structure, with more show of strength and permanency than it really possesses. Its base rosts on popular dogmas, furnished ready-made to hand by the national Republican party of tho United States. Its shaft was reared and fashioned by agencies whioh were active- and vigilant in their work, operating in secret leagues, and through practised emissaries, who in fased into all its joints the ooment of party and race bitterness of feeling. It is orowned by prejudices of triple thick? ness and double iron-plated ignorance, on whose orest sits a stolid, immovable sable sphinx, grinning defianoe and breathing revenge. Look at it. It is ugly, monstrous and repulsive. But it has only the remains of its capacity for evil. It is carefully compacted through? out, bat its materials are of a nature to give way with the lapse of a few years. You.will not find a trace of justice or of enlightened intelligence anywhere in it. Whatever of good there may have been in its professed foundation principles, those that were distinctive-vthat is, and differenced it from othor parties and organizations?have done their work and had their day. Tho wholo affair, as it now stands, begins to look shaky, and appears ready to topple. Internal corroeious and solf-destroying corrup? tions have eaten away its solid part. It is a problem of interest to the peo? ple what policy they had best pursue in reference to the monster whioh yet dominates the State, and whoso excesses increase as its real power diminishes. ' Shall they sit down and wait patiently till it dies? Shall they oontent them? selves with furnishing it the rope with whioh to hang itself? Will they retire from the political field altogether? They will not, and should not. They will steadily maintain what organization they have, and embrace every suitablo oppor tunity to enlarge and extend it. They shonld aot more in concert. They should not lose sight of each other, or give way to the baneful tendency to isolation. As tax-puyers and property holders, us citizens who wish to see tho country restored to prosperity and to proper security of its rights, as heads of families who acutely feel the degrada? tion of society, and whose duty it is to recover it to dooenoy, propriety and honor, us the heritage of their children, they are bound to give their influence towards the re establishment of good government aud the overthrow of bad. This they can do in many ways. We need not partioularize them. They are obvioas enough. We will refer only to one or two. They should so conduct themselves as to detaoh from the Repub? lican ranks and propitiate many who are possibly honest and good, but were too weak to resist the attractions of power and bluudibhmcnts of favor. Alany are thero by tho merest chance, aud when the party comes to Ub death struggle, will, of cour.se, desert it. Besides these, there may be others who buvo thought it practicable to work some good for tho countr}' and themselves in its ranke, ihut they could not do elsewhere. Mis? taken, of course tboy are, as was tho lamented Orr iu the fatal Btep which he took. It is not the place for a put riot. AU n ho are really patriotic mual inevita? bly become aware of this. When the tug curaes and the tests are applied aud the scales fall from their eyes, tbey will seek thosc^ places where their honest purposes, and good intentions can be carried out eucoeBafnlly and honorably. Tho colored people, . too, should bo borne with' patiently. They havo been grosaly deceived, but are beginning to perceive it. They have intelligence enough,to understand that they have been made cats-paws of. Desirous of rising out of their moan condition, anx? ious to mako a good impression on man? kind in their first appearauco before it as freemen and legislators, they are mortified and disappointed at tho sorry spectacle they present. They do not blame themselves bo much as the thiev? ing, plundering loaders whom they havo followed. They will torn to tho Con? servatives by-and by for advioe. Con tjueriug thoir prejudices at last, they will go to Ihose who never oujolod, flut? tered or betrayed him. Let them be cordially received aud wifely advised. Aud while their minds are eulightoned, and their .good purposes ooufirmed, let not their feelings bo truuuhed upou. 'Let' 'l&i^VS^wU^wSwnw!1' m"co? adjutors in re-modeling the Govern? ment. - 9^5en ship and influence bo wbunded, if they should ee*k to jrilace'on the side Of good order, honesty and genuine re? form. There is another way in which good Uonservativo influence may be ex? erted, and powerfully, too, but we will defer its discussiou to another day. Wanning (He Orange. Our contemporary at the other end of the avenue oomes up smiling on the subjeot of the graugje. It does us the honor to quote a passage from our piece. It really looks well in this strange place. Whether from contrast with its sur? roundings, or from its merits?abeml? it shines thero like a good deed in a naughty world. Our neighbor thiuks it has discovered a Veritable mare's nest. "The grange will bear watching," for 32010"'. Well, watoh as much as you please. Land improvement, crop rear? ing, stock raising, diffusion of agricul? tural knowledge and education, cheap? ening transportation, securing the bene? fits of co-operative purchase and distri? bution, these be pleasant to behold, and profitable to consider, and we hope that our neighbor will be duly edified. Having lit, liko its prototype, Mercury, upon a "heaven-kissing hill," overlook iug the farm, our modorn Herald will familiarize itself with "Gcu"and "Haw," "Whoa, Dobbinl" aud "G'lung, wou't ye!" It will bo initiated into the mys torios of corn husking. It will onjoy the delights of plantation dinners. It will be ashamed thnt it way ever so bel? ligerently inclined. It will be converted, and come away Binging bucolics: t "Onco I was in tho railroad riug, But now my hands aro hard with toil; I've scattered hay-sced in my hair, And blacked my boots with harness oil. "My city cows havo all gone dry; I am no longor in my prime; My day is drawiug to its close, And it will soon be milking time. "With ono to grasp her by tho horn. And ono to hold her by Iho tail 1 Ob, lot mo safoly sit between, And calmly fill my milking-pail." .-???-? * Elections To-D.it.?To day, there are to be elections iu twelve States. The New York sud Virginia elections possess more interest than the others, as they are more hotly contested and fought upon issues of national importance. The same, indeed, in true of the con? tests in Massachusetts and Maryland, except that in the former the Radical majority is so large that it can hardly be overcome, and iu Marylaud the Demo? crats will ns easily control the election. Upon the result of the legislative elec? tion in New York will depend a United States Senator, in place of ex-Governor Fenton, whose term expires in 1875. In Virginia, the election is for Go? vernor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and members of the Legisla? ture. A Senator is to be elected, Sena? tor Lewis' term expiring iu 1875. Tho election of Kemper and the Conserva? tive ticket heetns to Lo well assured. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the elections are for Governor nud other State officers, the ooutests are between the Republicans aud Independents, the Democrats making no nominations in either State. It is thought that the re? sult will be very clo6i\ nud excites great interest in the North-west. Mississippi votes for a Governor, Slate officers and a Legislature, which elects a Senator lo succeed Geo. Ames. Alcorn aud Ames, both Republican Uuitod, Stales Senators in the present Cougress, are Ibe two Republican candi? dates for Governor. ? ? ? Statu Penitentiary.? The Union Herald says: Genorul Dennis, Superin? tendent, bus recently mudo several im? portant improvements ut tlio State Peni? tentiary. He has had built n substan? tial brick wall on a part of the front to take the place of tho dilapidated fence that has stood there. Also uu inner, to protect the banks. He is also building a sewer, that runs from tho centre of the wings to tho rivor, a work that has cost a great deal of labor. The new wing is being pushed along as rapidly as possible, the second tier of cells hav? ing boon nearly completed. New iron caps have also been placed over the key holes of tho locks, which bear the num? ber of the cells, aud are to be neatly printed. Tho whole institution has an air of neatness, oharaoteristio of mili? tary discipline, everything apparently moving along like clock work. Shameful Recklessness.?On Fri? day morning, about 11 o'olook, Mr. Hamilton Slawsou, Sr., who is eighty four years of ago, was knocked down on East Bay, noai Broad street, Charles? ton, by a dray, which ran over him aud broke his right leg ubove tho knee. Tho driver, whoso carelessuess was responsi? ble for tho mishap, coolly drove ou without manifesting any couceru what? ever as to the result. The leg was set, but has siuce been twice dislocatod by the movement of the patient, who is se? riously ill, with little prospect of re? covery. Some of the uttaohoos of tho Legisla? ture havo returned to Beaufort, poorer but wiser men. Cause, no money, no sioecurea. ? ' TU? Ht, IxjuU Mutual. , yj Atlanta, Ga.. October 80, 1873. To the Policy Holdere of the Si. Louis ?^r^^edrrLW Insurance. Company in '.> Georgia, S&tyA Carolina and Florida:' You are aware of the trouble* this company has bad to contend with for the past six months, from its enemies it home and abroad, in their persistent efforts to break down the company, by vexatious law suits and false reports as to its solvency, eta., allot which has had the effect of s inking your confi? dence in the company, and causing ap? prehension as to thosafety of your poli? cies. Feeling a deep solioitude, as well for our ourselves (for we aro insured in the company) as for you, our senior viBited St. Louis to learu tbc truo condi? tion of the company. The three eminent actuaries, whoBe names are attached to tbe report published herewith, bad just completed their iuvestigation of the company's affairs, from wbich you will see that tbe solvency of tbe company is beyond all question. You will not wisely by paying your premiums and keeping up your policies, otherwise they will be furtoited, and you will lose what you have already paid. All of the suits against the company, save one, have been dropped, and that one will be. We honestly believe that the company is as sound as auy in the country, and beg u careful perusal of the report of the actuaries, and tbe addresses of tbe directors. Very respectfully, JAS. E. GODFREY & SON, State Agents financial statement of it3 condition? me eti no of the directors. A special meetiug of tho directors of tbe company was held lust night to hour a statement of its aildirs, prepared by threo or four experts. Mr. W. J. Lewis, President, occupied the chair, and tbere. was an unusual large attendance. report of tue actuaries. Mr. Bryuut, at tbo request of the President, then read the following re? port: To the President and Directors of the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company. Gentlemen: The undersigued having at your request made a "thorough ex? amination of the books, accounts, assets, liabilities and resources of the com? pany," submit to you- tht> aunexed schedules of assets aud liabilities, iu which ia set forth the condition of tbe company on tbe 1st duy of October, 1873. In making this examination, most of our utteutiou and all of our labor have lleon given to the items uf avset.s which consist of premium notes and deferred and outstanding premiums, and to the liabilities under policies nuw iu force. These items are constantly chang? ing in amouut, are difficult of exact as? certainment, ou account of tbe multi? plicity of their details, und are more than any others liable to error and mis understanding. Wo have examined tbe condition of every policy now in force, and of every one which has ceased to be in force, actually or apparently, since tbe 1st day of January, 18GD, and have referred in every instance to the ori? ginal entries of premium payments; and we report to you, ou this point, tbtit every policy that is in force, we found so stated on tbe company's books, with a few insignificant exceptions of "commuted" policies, ou which default bad been made iu the payment of a de? ferred part of the yearly premium, but tbo policy holding good for tbe "com? muted" amount until tho eud of tbe year; thereafter containable by tbo pay? ment of interest on premium notes. These policies were marked off from a misapprehension of tbe effect of a de? fault, iu Stich C4S0S, iu payment of a deferred premium. The registers of policies aud renewals we regard as sbowiug, with uuimpeaub ablo exuetueas, tho present conditioti of tbc company's policy-obligations. The actual records of tbo same items we have .subjected to tbo searching tent of an examination of every item uf date, amount, kiud, age, term?, etc., of every ono of a large number of all kinds of policies, cirryiug an aggregate reserve of over 84,000,000; aud tbe variations ! from exactness in all the entries amount? ed to but SS0 of liability. We speak explicitly ou this matter, for tho reason that it has been charged agaiust the company, that its books do uot truly show tbe condition of its policy-obliga tious; having full knowledge of tbe facts, we pronounce tbe charge un? founded. Wo find tbo aggregate of premium notes claimed by tbo company to be tbe true amouut, having examined tho items of them on every policy, by reference to tho original entries of the premium payments. Iu tho accompa nyiug schedules, the items numbered one to eight are takon as stated by tbe company. Items (U) premium notes, (10) deferred and (11) outstanding pre? miums, we have personally ascertained, and wo vouch for llioir accuracy. Tbo other items arc stated from estimates carefully made and approved by us. The valuation of policies were made by us in person, with great cure, uud the cor? rectness of the work was tested by twico reviewing it. And, as you requested, tho policies now ib force issued prior to aud siuao March 10, 18b'9, have been separately valued at G percent, interest, besides tho valuation, at 4'.< per cent, interest, of all policies und reviaiuuary u'Iditious now in force. The othor items of liability uro given as stated by the company, not regarding capital stock as constituting a liability, nor iucluding any sum for death claims contested, of which tbo amount is stated and carried inside. The item of interest notes wo consider to bo, under their conditions and for the purpose of tbe present valuation, fairly udmissable at the amount for which they aro en tored in tbe schedule. All of which ia respectfully submitted. EDWIN M. BRYANT, EMORY McOLINTO?K, J. H. KELLOGG. ST. Louis, Mo., Octobor 23, 1373. Statement of the condition of the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company, oh the 1st ^X-PljfiP^6?? W?: BeaVcstate loVnjjp!Br'fU l&SO.Slft?? Real testate, company's $ building at coat. .631,078 75 Real estate, com-pany'rt lot on North-west cor? ner of Sixth and Lo oust streets, St. Louis, Mo.9. 19G.00U 00 j Real estate purchased uu der deeds of trust for? feited . 02.507 86 Stooks and hoods owned.. 2*0,257 4.5 Due from agents. 150,745 10 Cash iu office and in b?uk' 10,301 53 Bills receivable, ;nc!ud ing loans on collaterals 851,000 .......... 08,305 04 [Note.?The foregoing eight items are entered from statements and valuations by officers of the company. The following three items are stated from results of examinations of the books by Messrs. Bry? ant, McClintnck aud Kellogg I Premium notps, includ? ing 810,502 71 cash notes. 2,248,902 12 Deferred premiums, not amount. 110,601 35 Outstanding premiums, uet amount iu process of collection und trans? mission . 100,410 46 Accrued interest, includ? ing 84,000 accrued rents, computed by the company. 100.G56 44 Discounted reul estate notes iu excess of 4J.J per ceut. interest (esti? mated). 135,000 00 Office furniture (Laif cost). 13.1S1 63 Total.8 5,048,989 37 LIABILITIES AND KESKIIVES. Admitted death claims, not yet due. 8 156,850 00 (Claims * contested 8G4, 148.35.) Stock dividends unpuid 8500. due tu agents 829,466.02 . 20.96G 02 Reserve for outitundiug policies aud reversiou ary additions less re-in? surances at uet values by tho American Expe? rience table of mortali? ty aud 4Jj per ceut. in? terest valuations by Messrs. Bryant, Mc Clintock and Kellogg.. C, 173,463 00 Total.8 6,360,270 02 Valuation at 6 per cent, iuterest on policies is? sued prior to March 10, 1860, and at 4,'.^ per ceut. interest on all other policies, and all reversionary additions computed by not re? serves, American Expe? rience table of mortali? ty, by Messrs. Bryant, McCiiutock and Kel? logg. 5,435,519 00 Difference hot ween A.) A per ceut. und 6 per cent, valuations of poli? cies issued prior to March 10, 1860 . 737,011 00 Totui assets.8 5,048,030 37 Total liabilities and reserves at 4,'.,' per cent.8 6.360,270 02 Excess of liabilities aud reserves at 4^ percent, over assets.S 111,280 65 Total avsets.8 5,013,060 37 Total liabilities aud reserves nt 6 per cent, on old poli? cies us above stated-^ 5,622,335 02 Excess of assets over lia? bilities aud reserves ut 6 per cent, on old poli? cies.8 326,654 35 Total usu'ts.8 5,048,080 37 Liabilities and reserves on 6 per cant, valuation of oil policies uud rever? sionary additions*. 5,207,236 02 Excess of onsets over lia? bilities and 6 por cent, reserves on uli policies.8 741,753 35 Number of policies iu force, 16,673. Amount insured, includ? ing revorsiouury addi? tions.814.832,130 00 Mr. Priest said ho would ask Mr. Bryant aud the other gentlemen who had been making the examination, if from thoir knowledge of the affair* of tho company, they could recommoud it to tho country ae regards its solvency. Mr. Bryaut?I should answer its solvency is so far boyoud doubt that no policy holder at present insured should think of abandon) ug his policy aud leav? ing tho company?for that reason. Of course, as regards now business?com? peting for other policies?tho oompauy has precisely tho difficulty that auy other ouo has in going before the peo? ple with a statement showing resuuroes on u certaiu basis when tho law requires unother basis, but that the assets of tho company and tho premiums yut to bo received nro sufficient to meet its obliga? tions,, we have no doubt. Mr. Priest?That id tho answer to the question precisely, KEl'OUT OF Tin; COMMITTEE. Mr. Boyle read the followiug report of the committee; To the, Board, of Directors of the St. Louie. < MutualnGf/? Insurance Company: \ , ~The undersigned, wJUo were^ppjuted by jmx a oa^mjfttee ?o wepjire en ad /tresfito tba atotnt an& po^oy-huders of the company, ' herewith .'euboiit what they "d?eo) * ???it.^bJ? paper tc bs ad? dressed by this board to"tbnae interested in the oompany. Your committee huvo deferred tbe discharge of tbe duty required of them by yuur resolution until tbe affairs of the company bad been futly examined. Tbe examination made by Messrs. Bryant, McOlintock and Kellogg, and tbe result of which is herewith submit ted to the board, has been, in tbe opi? nion of your committee, thorough aud acouratH, und tbe address wo have pre? pared is buoed upon the estimates of these geutlrineu as contained in their report. In this connection, yuur committee would recommend that the thanks of this board are herewith tendered to tbe above-named gentlemen for their disin? terested labors in our behalf. Respect? fully sumbitted, WILBUR P. BOYLE, JOHN G. PRIEST, 1 HENRY T. SIMON. ADDRESS TO roiiICY-HOLDERS. To the Policy and Stockholders of the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company: Immediately after the inauguration in August last of your present Board of Dieecturs, a card wus publisbcd by the President, iu which you were promised an early and truthful statement of the condition of tbe eompaoy. We regret this promise bus not been fulfilled at au earlier date, but tbe peculiar circn n stanccs which led to our election as directors, and the faot that tho annual statement uf tbe company fur the year ending December 31, 1872, hud been widely discredited, seemed to require of us that, before auy further statement was published, u thorough aud accurate examination uf the company should be tirst secured. It will be seen by tbo accompanying report uf our ooudition that this exami? nation has been made by Messrs. Edwin M. Bryant, Actuary of tho Life Associa? tion of America; Emory McOlintock, Actuary of tbe Nurth-western Life In? surance Company of Milwaukee, and Josiab H. Kellogg, Actnary of tbe In? surance Department of the State of Illi? nois. These geutlemen need no en? comiums from ua to insure coufidence iu tbo uccuracy and truthfulr.es* of their statements. They are all distinguished for integrity of ohnraoter and ominent ability iu actuarial soieuae, and in the poiformuuce of the task for whioh they generously proffered us their services they havo also merited distinction for untiling industry. Doubtless the Co? operation of ao many prominent actua? ries iu the investigation of a single com? pany is without a precedent iu the his? tory of life insurance. It may, with equal truth, be said Chat tbo occasion for it wus unprecedented. Tbe bitter aud malignant spirit in which our ene? mies had persecuted this company, and the readiness with which they would have seized upon any mistake of the board to creato distrust in your minds, suggested tbe urgency of extraordinary means for estimating our assets and lia? bilities with unimpeachable accuracy. We give you tho report of tbese gentlemeu as we received it from them. That tbe figure." contained iu it failed to approximate miKu closely to those ap? pearing iu the lust annual statement of the company, can be uco >untsd for only by those under whoso direction tbe last moutioned .-tatemcnt was prepared. It will be seen by au examination of the accompanying report that on the basis uf a reserve at the rate of per cent., tbe liabilities of the company ex c. els its assets to the extent of $111,000. It will also be noticed that ou the basis of a reserve at 0 per cent., tbe assets of tbe company exceed its liabilities to tbe extent uf $700,000. Iu making this i estimate it will be observed that tho capital stock (amounting to $100,000) is not included in the list of liabilities. The reason for this is, that, under tbe charier of the company, this stock is not entitled to auy of the assets (other than auy interest dividend not exceed? ing 10 per cent.) until all the policies are fully paid; and inasmuch as the charter is made perpetual, no liability to tbo stuck can over occur. But tho questious which concern you most are, whether the company is safe, and whe? ther, iu the event of your death, your families would receive tbe amounts for which you are insured. Ou this matter we entertain no doubt wbatevor. We I do not hesitate to declare our conviction that the company is now, and will con? tinue to bo, abundantly ablo to meet all of its liabilities, present and futr.ru. It is true that, under the laws of the several States, whore onr company is transacting business, a reserve at pur cent, is required, and in one of tbese States tho rate is limited to 4 per oent. But this is purely a technical rule, and wbilo it may be a necessary standard of security with companies in the Eastern States, whoro tho average rato of into terest will not probably exceed 1}2 to G percent., it is not a proper test of tho solvency of a Western company, where tbe rates of interest range from 7 to 10 per cent. So that you will at once per? ceive that, upon a praotical standard of solvency, the stability of our company is placed beyond all reasonable doubt. In tbe States where the rate of re I serve is not limited to 1,' f, per oent., tho oompany will, of course, havo no diffi? culty in continuing its business; and even in the States whoro this reserve, is required, wo entertain the hope of beiug allowed to continuo our business for the present, and until tho company cm be supplied with the additional amount required by the laws. In Mis? souri, wo anticipate no difficulty. If the law requiring a \}:. per cent, reserve applied to this company at all, it could only bo applicable to policies issued sub? sequent to tho passage of tho law, and I II I ggjg~?? o&*bitt,otfoite;l?ii^a?,)vniaId have a ftorplasaboT?lUbUilietf o! ?800,000. . The considerations t? wbich ate bay a < Iba? briefly aliudedn confirm oar cop violions that j the condition of the com? pany ia perfectly solvent. The main stay of any Iiis . inaaraass'CesBpany is the onnfidonoe of the public For sore than air months, the efforts to weaken and destroy tho ooufldeuce of theipub lio in this company liave been uurivaled in their vigor and psrsiaienoy. Poring the same period, our rate, of mortality has exceeded the calculations of experi? enced and skillful , actuaries.. That, under these oiroumstaaaes, the poop pany can make so favorable an exhibit, as is hero presented, is, to our mind*, the strongest guarantee of its future . pros? perity. The storm of "envy, hatred and malice," through which the com - pany has been passing,'has wel^aigh spent its force, and.a peaceful and pros? perous voyage seems assured for the future. On motion cf Mr. -ScbaeSer, the re? port and address were adopted, and toe | committee discharged. City Mattkbs.?Subscribe for the P II (KS IX. This mouth has five Saturdays and live Sundays. There are many beautiful meteors flashing across the sky these autumn nights. The Legislature convenes to-doy?tho Senate at 12 M.t and the House at 7 P. M. ? . Vine Norfolk and Charleston oysters at all times and in all styles at Wm. M. Fine's State Capitol Saloon. We regret to learn that the casting of the bell was a partial failure. - There was not quite metal enough. Another attempt will at onoe be made. The weather, Sunday and. yesterday, was all that oould be desired?clear, blight and sun-shiny. There were indi? cations of rain, yesterday afternoon. Col. John Chambers arrived in Charleston on Saturday, with some blooded nags, which he stabled at Ar? nold's. They are on their way to the Columbia fair. Hose and^Harry Watkius, with a se? lect company, will occupy Irwin's Hall, next week; while the Tremaihe' Bro? thers will hold forth at Purker's Hal). Fair week will be a gaia one. We have beon requested' to ?t?te, by Alderman Taylor, that the report in circulation that the banks are bnildiag the new city hall is erroneous. He says th) City Council is oarrying the mat? ter along. The Hebrew Benevolent Society of this city have donated 850 to the yellow fever sufferers at Memphis and Shreve port?825 to each place. This is a liberal donation, considering the- nu? merical strength of the organization. We publish, this morniug, a lengthy artiolo relative to the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company. Dr. J. W. Parker, of this city, is the agent for this company in Columbia, and will impart all necessary information pertaining to tho working of tho company. We are indebted to the committee, through Mr. John F. Sutphen, for a card of invitation to a pdblio installa? tion of the officers of Excelsior Lodge, No. 7, I. ? G. T., and to participate in I a "social," in Masonic Hall, this even? ing, at 7 o'clock. Mr. Stork has the oaroass of a swan hanging in front of his saloon. It is one of a trio, killed by Major J. G. Lykes, on his pond, about nine miles below Columbia. It is a beautiful bird ou the water, but very ill-favored on laud. These birds are seldom seen South. Messrs. E. E. Davis ?fc Co. are again in receipt of a fine lot of game of all kinds, partridges, ducks, turkeys, geese, ohickuns, Jco.; likewise a fine lot of dressed poultry. They are daily receiv? ing fresh Norfolk oysters and fresh fish of all kinds. lu faot, they can supply, anything required for the table.' Sevoral days ago, an aged colored man sold a bale of cotton to a mer? chant in this oity, realizing forty-five dollars for the same. On his returning home, he was waylaid a few miles from Columbia, and knocked down, severely beaten, and the whole amount of money taken from him. Sergeant Blizzard} and Policeman Storrs succeeded in cap? turing the parties. Puujnixiana.?Save your suds for the garden and plants, or to harden your yurds when sandy. v Charity is like money?The more we stand ia need of it the less we have to give. , Whilo the gift of conversation proves a clever man, the want of it is no proof of n dull one. * Whatever God gives man as stepping stoues, they often make into stumbling blocks. List or Nkw Advbbtissmkj-ts. John Huff?Stock for Sale. Moore k Faber?Keys Found. P. Kraft?Guns and Pistols. Meeting Palmetto Fire Company. Jacob Levin?Gas-Light 0*o\ , Notice to Consumers of Gas. H. J. Roe?85 Reward.