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COLUMBIA, S. W Sunday Morning. November 30,1873. NO W*r. Tbe Spaniah Ministry, nader tbe ad? vice of the principal governments of Earope, has resolved to deliver tbe Virginias and its surviving orew and passengers to the United States author? ities, and to refer tbe qaestioDS of its seizure and of indemnity to the Govern? ment and damages to families or rela? tives to a mixed tribanal. This is emi? nently satisfactory sc far. It is no loas than it was proper to expect. The whole diflioulty seems iu a fair way of adjustment. Tbe ouly parties likely to be disappointed are those who desired a war iu order to gratify their propensity to steal aud plunder, und who count human life as of small account, if by its sacrifice they could be made rich aud powerful. ? <? ?? TU? JLieevon or CapUta Fry's Deullt. Tbo New York Herald has some kind words for tbo Christian hero, Captain Fry, aud urges tbe claims of his desti? tute widow and her seven helpless chil? dren. An army officer, in it communi? cation to tbe Herald, after quoting the fiual utterances of bis sorrow-stricken but unconquered spirit, and dwelling particularly upon tbe affeotiog passage in bis appeal, in which be says he has no home or country, and is a victim of war and persecution, tbe way of pros? perity being closed to bim, nobly claims him for his countryman, and his exam? ple and glorious death as a legaoy to both professions. He sends $200?one half to be applied to tbe assistance of bis wife and children, and the other to build a monument to Ina memory. The friends of Captain Fry, the men of that seotion which he served so faith? fully, cannot be insensible to such tri? butes of appreciation and sympathy. They come from generous hearts, and do their aathors tbe highest honor. But it seems not to have occurred to the Herald nor to "Army," that Fry is a victim of circumstances that are un? worthy to exist, and that his fate has logically followed the cruel treatment of the South by the General Government through nearly a decade of years. He went from Louisiana, where a vulgar despotism is npheld by force of arms, and the rights of the people disregarded, contemned and trampled under foot. The virtues and accomplishments of Fry were sufficient to exclude him in such a community from every avenue of support and every position of honor. The same state of things exietB here and in other Southern States. How many more gruud souls, worthy all Grecian, all Koman fume, must succumb to their hard fate before the Government will sec its error uud resume its magna? nimity? How much longer will, it con? tinue to show itself strong only in iu luinj? The true len.son of Fry's death is uot invasion of Cuba, but justice tu the South. * Monument t> Ukhllo]) Oil via. A monument of great beauty uud taste has just been completed aud erect? ed in tho coinetery at Caindcu to the memory of fho excellent und revered Bishop Davis. It is twelve aud u half feet high, standing on a base of granite, thirteeu inches thick, aud four feet square. It, is of Italian marble, with square shaft, the front of which is carved with mitre crosier, and capped with an urn. Oa tho right side is tho following inscription: For many years without sight, Uo endured, as seeing Him .who is invisible. Weak in Hotly, yet strong in Mind; This holy Man of God, hoth as Priest aud Hishop of the Church, Adornc-d tho doctrines of Hod, our Saviour, In all Things. The Dioooae of So Ulli Carolina, Stabii-died, strengthened, solth d iu lite Faith by Lit Episcopate, Blessed in bis Lite, bereaved iu hij Death, Erects this Monument, Ad a grateful trihiito to his memory. On the reverse side: "I have fought a^good fight, I have finished luy course, i have Kept the faith." -? ?? ? ? A Shocking Atkocitv.?The Kings tree says: "Mr. Hubert II. Shaw, who livod a few miles below this place, was shockingly murdered on Monday last, under tho following circumstances: He was on his way home from MoCut try's store, when ho became involved iu an altercation with Bill Shaw, a negro, whom he out with a knife. Shortly after, Jork Brown and Isaac Shaw, ne? groes, also oame up and assaulted Mr. Shaw bo severely that he died from tho effects of his wounds the same afternoon. Ho was terribly beaten on tho head with some heavy stick or pole, und loft by tho roadsido in a helpless condition. An inquest was held and a verdiot rendered that ho died from wounds reoeived by tbe hands of the parties above namod. They have all been lodged in jail." Mr. Jacob Carroll, a well known and popular merchant, died of pneumonia at his reuidenoe, near Fort Motte, on tho 17th iust., in tho forty-first your of hiu age. Meeting of tbe City Council. Council, Chamber, Columbia, November 25, 1873. Council met at holf-pvt 7,P. M. Pre aeut?Hie Honor the Mayor, Alderjben Carpenter, Thompson, Lowndea, Oar roll, Mitobell, Young, Taylor, Williams. Griffin and Cooper. Absent?Aldermen H?ge uud Carr. Tbe minutes of the last regular meet? ing wore read aud approved. Tbe following bills were presented, and referred to the Committee on Ac? counts: Fuguu & Brothers, iudigeut poor; Republican Priuting Company, printing; W. Steiglitz, Guard House. The following commuuicution was re? ceived: Columbia, November 25. 1873. To Hun. A. Cooper, Chairman of Cum millee on Streets?Dear Sin: Agreeable to au understanding hud with you, 1 havo made tbe requisite examination and survey for a drum bordering on the premises of Mr. Charles Logan, situated ou Medium street, but ween Gates aud Lincoln streets, und terminaliug on the property of tbe South Carolina Rail? road Company. I found the bed of tbe old drain washed into a deep gulch, on oroaching upon the side-walk, threaten? ing the safety of persons passing at night, and liablo to further caviog if allowed to remain. The full in the length of 500 feet referred to being nearly thirty feet, aud tbe fact of a drain at this place, made alter tho man? ner usually adopted throughout the city, having been washed away a n iru? ber of times heretofore, makes it neces? sary, in my opinion, that n drain of moro than ordinary character should be constructed iu this locality, uot only for the protection of the city ns well as the property holder, but us u mutter of strict economy. I would, therefore, submit to you the accompanying pluu for a drain at this particular place, be? lieving it to be the correct solutiou of the problem, und that, if strictly car? ried out, will be one of permaneuoe. Tbe charges for the survey, starting out with plun and specification, will be $75. Respectfully, CHARLES G. MAHON, City Surveyor. Petition from Charles Loguu, iu re? ference to the building ot aforesaid drain, was also received. The two were, after some debate, referred to tbe Com? mittee on Streets,, with power to act. On motion, tho yeai aud nays were oalled for ou the above, aud resulted as follows: Those voting in the affirma? tive?Aldermen Thompsoe, Lowudes, Milo'jell, Carroll, Young, Griffiu and Cooper. Those voting iu ine uegativo? Aldermen Carpenter, Taylor aud Wil? liams. Tbe Committee of Ways aud Means, to whom was referred the condensed statement of the City Treasurer for five months, from Muy 1 to September 3U, iuolusive, of receipts uud disbursements, reported back tbo sume as examined and found correct. On motiou by Alderman Thompson, the report of the committee was con? curred in, and the report ordered to be published. The Committee ou Ways and Meaus also reported back tbe statement of the City Treasurer, for the mouth of Octo? ber, as examined aud found correct. On motion, the report of tbe committee was concurred in. The Committee of Ways and Means, to whom wae referred the matter of erecting gus lamps ou the priucipal streets, reported that they lud conferred with tho Ollioers of tho gas company, and tbat said company would churgc $10 per post for couiiectiug tbe sume with the main pipe, in addition to the cost of lamp and post, which would bring the cost of each lamp to about $23; that the oost of the gas would be ?31 per month lor nach lamp. Ou motion of Alderman Taylor, the consideration of the sumo was post? poned. Tbo Committee on AccoUUtS reported back the following bills, uud recom? mended payment: John'Alexander, (two bills,) Water Work-.; 11. Goodman and M. E. Carr, Hospital; M. 11 Carr, indi? gent poor; John Alexander, City Clock; L. C. Carpenter, iniscelluneous; M K Carr, City Purk; Jucktou I'.uker, M. K Carr. Ii. F. Grifiiu, J. Aguew ?V Sou, Street Department; 11. Goodman, Alms House; M. E Carr, Alms House; M. E. j Carr, F. W. Wing, Gourd Mouse On motiou, tho recommendation of tho committee was adopted. The Committee ou Street.-., to whom was referred the petition of several eili zens residing in Waverly, to have Lady street opened under tho Charlotte?, Co? lumbia aud Augusta 11 dim id, referred tho same back, with the following re com ineudatiou: Tho Committee on Streets, having examined the street referred to i" the petition, would r* commend that Lady street bo opened across the railroad track and continue to Pickcus street, as parties are intruding on said street, ou what is known as Witling's Alley, be? tween Pickeus aud Henderson .streets. Ou motion, the report of the commit? tee was adopted. Tho Committee ou Guard House and Police reported ba-k the report of the Chief of Police for mouth of October us examined uud fouud correct. Oa motiou, the same was concurred in. Tho Committee on Water Woiks made tho following report: To the Honorable Mm/or ami Al ler/nen I?Gentlemen: On turning over the water works to tho Columbia Watt r Power Company, there were ou the grounds 101 cords of piuo wood, which wo think Homo steps should be taken to remove, as tho present condition of tiio wood is unsafe. Ou motion of Alderman Thompson, the consideration of the above was post? poned for tho present. --, Alderman Carpenter, from the Com? mittee od Ways and Means, reported that be bad received from tbe City Treasurer ?136 40 of old eity oarreooy, redeemed by that officer, and presented the same before Council, and suggested that it be destroyed. A motion by Alderman Taylor, that tbe Committee of Ways and Menus can? cel tbe sHiuc, uud deposit it as a special deposit in some bmk, od being put to a vote, was adopted. A communication from F. R Field iug, praying for a reductiou of assess? ment od the property of John Fielding, 1 wus referred to the Commi'te'j ou Ways and Means. The ordiuunces for raising supplies for 187-1 were then taken up, uud passed to a second rending, and with several amendments were pa-sed uud became ibe law as Follows: Sections 1 >iud 2 of the ordinance- to raise supplies for the lineal yeui 1874 were amended to road as follows: SECTION 1. A lux of eighty ceuts on every hundred dollars iu value of all real estate and personal property of every description, owned aud used in the city of Columbia at any time during the said fiscal year, ?hall be levied and paid mto tho city treasury for the use of the said city: Provided, however, That no per? sonal properly not taxed, or li.ible to be taxed by the Stute,shall be taxed for the service of tho said eity. Section '2. In addition to the fore? going tuxes, it special tux of seventy cents on every buudred dollais uf tbe assessed value uf all real and personal property of every description, owued aud u*ed in tbe eity of Columbia at uny lime during tbe said fiscal year, shall be levied aud paid into tbe city treasury, to be used for tbe purpose of pitying the iuteresl upon the public debt of said city, as provided by Act of (ieuerul As? sembly, entitled '"Au Act to authorize the Mayor uud Atdvrmeu of tbe eity of Columbia to issue bonds, uud to uego liate aud sell the same," approved March 13, 1S72: Provided, however, That no peisouul property not taxed, or liable to be taxed by tbe titute of South Caroliuu, shall be taxed for tbe us>: of tbe said city. as ordinance to regulate licenses for the yea.It 1S74 Section 1. lie. it ordained it;/ ihe Mayor and Aldermen <>/ the city of Columbia, in City Council assembled. That every per? son, firm, compuuy or corporation, en? gaged in, or intending to be engaged in, any trade, business or profession here? inafter mentioned, shall obtain, on or before tbe sixth duy of January, A D. 1874, it license therefor, iu manner pro? vided; tbo9e commencing bust ties* alter tbe Geh of January shall obtain a license before entering upon that business. Sec 2. Every persou, firm, company or corporation required by this ordi? nance to obtain a liceuse to engage iu auy trade, business or profession, for whieb a license is required, shall regis? ter with tin* City Cleik and Treasurer; first, bis or her name or style, ami in ease of a firm or company, the name of tbe several persons constituting such j firm or company ami their places of Ibusiue-s; second, the trade, business or I professiou for winch u license is re Iquired; third, the piece where such trade or profession in carried on; if a ' wholcsulu or retail dealer in goods, wares uud merchandise, the amount, [extent uud value of business intended I to be carried on, including distilled Ispinti?all of which -.hull be given j under oath. Sec. 15 If any persou or persons ex? ercise or carry on auy I rude, busiuess or j profession, for thu exercising, carrying { ou or doing of w hich a license is re? quired by this urdiuuuee, without Iiis? ! registering and taking out such liceuse, jus iu that behalf require.I, he, she or I they, besides being liable to the pay : ment for tbe licence, shall be subject to ! a penalty of not more than ?10, on eon ' vic'.iou before tue Mayor or any court ?I Icompetent jurisdiction; oue-half ol the : penalty, after deductiug expense1 uf tut I prosecution, to be paid Jo the pel-on I who lir^t informs of (he matters and I things whereby the peualij is recover 1 cd, mid the oilier hall to Ihe city. iSt:?? -1. In every liceuse lo he lakeii out, under or by uutli ?rity of this nidi u a lice, shall be contained and set forth ic purpose, trade, busiue.-s or proles ;.mo:i for which such license is granted, uud the namu and pfuce of bus>u< ss ul the p>-r?i>n or persons taking out the 1 sumo und tue time '.or which it is grant? ed; if a vvb'k-salti or retuil dealer in goods, war.- uud' tuercbiiudise, tbe amount, extent or value of Ihe bu-iin ss 'intended to bo earned on. The C'.ty Clerk and Treasurer shall prepare u pro ; per lorin of Itceusc lo be issued in each 'ease, and shall have Ihe same printed and bound, iu book form, in a neat and substantial lunuuer, with u proper 'check or .stub attached to each, upon which shall be Winten, at the time Ihe ? liceuse is grauted, the uutnoof the pa'ty I obtaining the same, the length of lime ! covered by said license, together with I the umciiut ch'irged therefor, and tbe ' party receiving such license shall have j tbe huuic posted 111 some COUSpicilou* ! place, where ins business, trade or pro ! Cession is carried on Any evasion of the provisions of this lection shall, ou conviction belore the Mayor, be puuiah j able by lluu ot uot exceeding S-IU. Sec 5 file licences granted under 'his ordinance shall not authorize the 1 person or persons, or firm, company or corporation mentioned therein, to exti I eise or curry ou the trade, business or profOision specified in such license in any other place Ihau that mentioned I therein, unless permitted lo do by ' the Mayor. A license grauted on uud I after January 1, 1874, shall coiniutiti in ' force uutli the 1st ot Junu try following; 1 and all licenses gr Oiled after the 1st uf i January, A. ? 1871, shall be issued upou payment of a rateable portion of the whole amount of moDey imposed for Buch licenses: Provided, however, That no license shull be grauted for a period less than three months, though the time to the end of the year be less than that. Each iiceuBe grauted shall be datod on the first day of the month on whioh tbe liability therefor occurred, and tbe amount tobe puid therefor shall be computed tberefrum uutil the end of the year, except ?h hereinbefore men? tioned: Provided, That after u license is grauted by the city uo portion thereof will be refuuded. Sec G Upou the removal of auy per? son or persons from the house or pro? mises at which the trade, business or i profession mentioned in such license I was authorized, it m..y uud shall be law ! ful for the Mayor to authorize, by eu ' dorsemeut uf such license, the person I reuioviug us aforesaid to auy other place I to carry ou the trade, business or pro | fession specified iu such license ut tbe : place to which such person 111113- have I removed. Stic 7. Eor 11 license to currv ou auy I trade, business or prsfession hereinafter j mentiouod, the sums hereinafter men? tioned shall be paid into the city trea 'sury: Astrologers aud clairvr vanta, 18200; apothecaries, retail, 825; _rehi I tects or surveyors, 825; auctioneers, j 3101); agents selling wood, 825; ngeut* 1 selling coal, 825; agents real estate aud collection brokers, 323; agents, selling j by sample ut retail, per year, $50; agents, selling by sample ut retail, per j day, Si; attorneys tit-law, 330; banks uud bankers, $100 to 8200; billiard, j bagatelle or other gaming tables, 850; . bowling alleys or pisl.nl galleries, lor I each alley or gallery. 323; builders and master mechanics, 320; butchers, for leach stull hired, 310; blacksmith snops, j first forge, 310; each additional forge, 85; brokers, couimeic at, cottou or pro? duce, 330; brokers, money and dealers iu exchange, 375 to 3100; brokers, pawn, 3100; brokers und dealers tu I hor.scs and mules who keep uo sule j slihlcs, per mouth, 310; uud it shall not be lawful for auy transient dealer tu horses aud mules to ofTer bis stock for sale uutil he shall buve taken out u license, to expire ut the end of one mouth, for which he -.hall pay the sum of 310; but such license may be re? newed ut the same rate. Fur violation of this article, the party obY^udine shall be lined in a sum of 325 for each aud every offeuce. Barbers, for each chair, 3o; book binders, 310; bout uud shoe making establishments, where boots or shoes uru made fur salo, 310; bakeries, brnid, pie or cake, 310 to 325; bill pusters, 35; boardiug houses, capable of accommodating MX persons. 310; more tbuti six persons und less than j twenty-five, 325; coal or wood yards, j ?25; confectionery or fruit dealers, 825; contractors, other than builders, 320; ! cottou factors, 330; cotton press, 315; cotton giu manufactory, 310; cotton j gios, ginning for toll or pay, S1L0; Ichiropodists, 325; carriage repository, 3100; cock-pit, 3200; dealers, retail, iu ? goods, wares aud merchandise, exclild i iug distilled spirits, whoso uuuuil sales do not exceed 35.000, 810; dealers, re j tail, in good', wares and merchandise, ; excluding distilled spirits, whose uubual ' sales exceed 85,000, but do nut exceed 310,000, 823; dealers, retail, iu goods, ; wares aud merchandise, excluding dis , tilled spirits, whose UUUUul sales exceed ' 810,000, and do not exceed 820,000, 1 $-10; dealers, retail, tu goods, wares und merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, whose annual sales exceed 820,000, aud do not exceed 830,000, 850; dealers, re , tail, iu goods, wares and merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, whose annual sales exceed 830,000, and do not exceed 85O.U?0, -3100; and every additional 81,000, per 31,000, ?2; deulists, 820; drummers, local, per mouth, 820; ex j press companies, $250; exhibitions, cir? cuses, per day, 8200; exhibitions, thea? tric, il, minstrel, or exhibitions uf any kind, lor gnu, per day, 810 to 825; found tics, 310; gas companies, 3100; I gas uikchiuo ill tun factories, ?50; gas litters aud plumbers, 825; gilt store, 8200; hotels, capable of accommodating 100 persons, 8200; hotels, capable ol accommodating less than 100 and mure than 50 persons, $100; hotels, capable of accommodating over "J5 and less than 50 persons, 85'.); hucksters, 810; manu? facturers ol ice and ice houses, 350; iu i-uraucu companies ur ugencies, (the same for each aud every company,) ?50; intelligence ollice, 810; junk shops, (ap? plication to be u- In to (Jity CoilUCll for license, ) .-'l?u; liquor ?for license to re? tail spirituous or malt liipiors iu quanti? ties !<?.-? Ihau a quart, per annum, pay? able quarterly iu advance, 5200; lor a license to sell spirituous or malt liquors iu quantities of a quart or more, per uu mini, payable quarterly in advauce, 8100. l ue receiver ol each hecuso card to pay into the Citv Treasurer the sum of 32. And i-r iri 'd-d, furl far, That the granting or withholding of licenses, in each particular case, will beat the dis? cretion of the City Council. Lumber yard.-, 323; marble yards, 810; milli? nery or dress-making establishments, 825; manufacturers aud bottlers of soda water, 823, machine shops, 810; com inisiou merchants, 850; mills, grist, 810; mills, Hour, 810; mills, planing, 85J; inili.s, sawing, 825; job printing offices, where more lhau three hands aro em? ployed, 830; where less than three hands uro employed, 8J5; photograph, ambrotype or ilegnerreotype galleries, 830; painters end paper hangers (mas lers,) 810; peddlers, local, per month, 85; peddlers, itinerant, per month, 850; peddlers, intiueranl, per day, 83; phy? sicians, 820; restaurant or eating saloon, 810 to 850; race-courses, 8200; cigars? every poison engaged iu selling cigars at retail, 810; every porsou engaged in selling cigars al wholesale, 850; soda water, where sohl from fount, 815; stables, livery aud sale, 8100; stage or omnibus, 833; telegraph companies, $100 to $150; merchant tailors, $10; undertakers, $50; warehouses, storage, $50; wheels of fortune, per week, $10; wagons, drajs, carts and hacks run for hire, one horse, $8; wagons, drays, carts and hacks ruu for hire, two horse, $16; wagons, drays, carts and hacks run for hire, foor horse, $35; wagon, dray or curt, private, store or business, for haul? ing, &c, into city treasury, for badge, 50 ceuts; aud for auy other business or profession, not otherwise provided for, a liceuse tax of $10. No persou shall let or bite auy wugou, cart, dray or other carriage or vehicle for the trans porlutiou of goodB or pussoogers within tbe limits of said city, without having first obtaiued a badge from the City Clerk, paying therefor into the city treasury OU ceuts, to be placed on some conspicuous part of the vehicle, under a peualty of $5 for each and every day that Midi vehicle shall be so run, to bo recovered by iufotmation before the Mayor; provided that uothing herein ccntuined --hall be construed to extend to wagons, curts or other vehicles going to or from market; aid for any other busiuess or profession not otherwise provided for, a license tax of $10 to $20. Provided, further, That whero two < r more brunches of busiuess, not necet surily connected, are conducted iu one establishment, a license shall be charged aud collected for each brunch of busi? ness so conducted, as specified in this ordinance. Dogs?upou each und every dog, to bo paid by tbo person or per? sons ou whose premises the dog is kept, 82; und the police of the city of Colum? bia uru hereby authorized aud required to Heiz? aud confine every dog found running ut large, und not having on the city budge or collar for tbe curreutyear, aud for every dog bo taken up by the police, $1 additional shall be paid for tbe same. ?EC. 8. All ordinances aud parts of ordinances conflicting with this ordi? nance are hereby repealed. Tbe ordinance for appropriations was taken up. Some little debate ensued, when, ou motion of Alderman Cooper, City Council adjourned at 2 30 A. M. CHARLES BARN UM, City Clerk. Tlie Wearn 6i Hix Art Gallery. Mit. Eurrou: While walking down Main street, the other day, I found I had a spare hour on hand, and con? cluded I could uot more profitably em? ploy it than by a visit to the attractive art gallery of Messrs. Wearn ?Sc Hix. As I enu red the hall, on tbe first floor, 1 was utterly taken by surprise; for, much as I hud heard of the beautiful specimens of photography there on ex? hibition I was entirely unprepared for the magnificent display belore me. From the full-sized liki ness down to the miuiuture reproduction, of tho human face divine, each poriect in its kind. Where ull are so excellent, it is almost imposbibu to discriminate, but we were especially struck with the beauty and fidelity to nature of eorae of the scenes about Columbia. Hurleyville, for in? stance, that sui generis locality, is de? picted with stereoscopic eividuess. Conspicuous among the attractions of tho gallery are the views taken from our mountain scenery, taken by Mr. Wearn during the past summer. It has long been a reproach to us iu the South, that we leave our own beautiful country uuexplored, and go sight-seeing among places far less richly cudowed by nature, aud that our artists leave their owu pic? turesque regions, and year ufter year go to gather material fur their pictures I along the well-trodden paths of hack? neyed Northern tourists. Mr. Wearn, with an exemplary patriotism, and tbo enterprise winch marks tbe flue artist, ? has waudered among tbe romantic I mountain) passes, through tho deep gorges iu tbe wild ravines, aud under j tbo beetling clifTs of the Blue Ridge, !uud brought back with him visions of j beauty which are, iudeed, "a joy for , ever." Cu tbe second floor of the gal ! lery, we And the well-appointed atelier I of that rising to eminence painter, WT. j P. Hix. As wo reach tho head of tbe I stairs, we stop, startled by tbe life-like : reproduction of tbe kindly face of "tho old doctor," (Dr. D.iH. Trezevaut,) and j we can scarcely believe that the lips are : uot goiug to open, relax into the old be ? uigu smile, or ubout to utter words of j cheer and encouragement. To Iiis chil? dren and friends, this picture is a pre? cious heritage. Next is an exquisite por , trait of "a maiduu iu her flower," and I then, a wonderful picture, one which j "requires seeing to be believed in," a picture of one of tbe gallant knights of tbe in-es-int South Carolina's chivalry? oue who may yet "wrnp his colors : around his breust ou a blood-red field of Spain." Tho painting is so true to na? ture us to amount to a curiosity in art. lint tho picture considered by Mr. Hix I himself as bis chef d'oeuvre, is a largo portrait of Ueu. Korshaw, standing on la battle field, in full Confederate uni j form. Here we linger. Tbo concen? trated thought written iu tbo com ; muuder's face, tbe vivid expression of ; oye, cheek uud lip. the well-poised figure j of tbe soldier, are all so faithfully por? trayed, that it scarcely needs tbe South ; ern cross, warriors iu tbe distance, or ? the "war clouds rolling down," to carry us back to tbe days when Kershav/'s Division was always among the foremost iu the ranks of our immortal heroes; aud tho memories which come welling up are too sweet and too painful to be dwelt upon in tbe Columbia of to-day. Contrasting these pictures of Mr. Hix i with some of his earlier efforts, we are greatly impressed by tbo improvement ' he bus made iu bis beautiful art. We earnestly hopo that tho next decade will i ic h proportionate advancement iu his , work, and confidently predict that his ! name will soon rank high among tho i artists of tbe age. MID. CoitUMOiA, November 26, 1873.