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GOLUM?M, S. CI -,. ? ?? v.ff.t'H .JT.'-'t't.'-" 1 Saturday Morning. Jannary 10.1874. lliln*. or tne People, auH Postpone th? Penmlty. ? Ii fa all very Well for Treasurer Car? doso to oucourage tax-payers to coma up to tho captain's offloe and Bettle, by promising to redeem certificates which are not now available for taxes by green? backs wbioh' are?that is, if the green? backs 'aro freely paid iuto the treasury as taxes; 6o it appears from a Trea? surer's poiut >.of wie?; bat; the people who hate bonght'oerf'ifloates with wbioh to discharge, thia jiab'i?ty would prefer to oarry out tbe original--arrangement. It is all very well for the Governor, speaking through tho Treasurer, to as Bare hojdora that.be will protect their intettefs ih the certificates. Perhaps be will. Perhaps. he has his reasons iu* dotbgso. These promises we accept as small favors, and aro duly thankful therefor.. Bat if ' the Governor and Treasurer, or Oonfrttroller, wish to cre? ate a ripple of approval in the people, why don't they consider and determine favorably upon tho postponement of the time wbon tho penalty will attach for tho non payment of tuxes? All over tho Stato dompluint is made of the nar? row limits of time within whioh it ie essayed to collect tho taxes. If men are resolved upon anything, it is not- to pay the penalty,' if possible to avoid it. And jot, as things are, it will be impos? sible to avoid it hero and in several, perhaps most,'of'tbe Counties, unless -.-those having the authority to do so in? terpose to proven it by extension of the time of collection without penalty. We bara suggested the first of March, and we take this occasion to renew the 8aggest*on. The Governor avows bis readiness Jo see to St that tbe certificates ? are duly redeemed. That is directly in theinterest of the Republican Printing ?Company; and only secondarily in that portion of the people wbo have dabblod in them "to the extent end amount of their taxes. Now let bim consult the intereets of tax-payers directly by com? ing forward to reiisve tbem from the penalty, which, if enforced, will not only be a hardship, but have tbe appear acce of being a trap in whioh thoy have been caught. And let bim prolong tbe time for collection till the first of March, so as to enable those who are embarrassed und troubled about tbe matter, to make their arrangements satisfactorily and at their leisure. . i ?????? Nomination of William? Withdrawn. The President has at last withdrawn tbe nomination of Attorney-General Williams for Chief Justice. Since time began, there never was euch universal condemnation of an appointment aa nut fit to be made. Tbe dibauseiona in re? ference to it t-how Williams to be unlit for the position, in point of talents and legal attainments, and to be covered all over -with sores and spots, incurred in the ooorse of his political experience in Oregon and Washington. Aoousations and prools of a time-eerviug disposi? tion, evidences of positive corruption, the habit of drawing on the public trea? sury to pay bis private expenses iu car? riages, servants aqd the like, protests from the Bar Association of New York against bio confirmation, on tbe ground that he is. wanting in intellect, experi? ence and reputation, together with tbe determined staud of the majority of tbe Judiciary Committee, have Baflloed to slay htm. Tbe President went in per? son, as he did when be pressed tbe San Domingo purobnee on Congress, aud nrged tbe Committee to report favora? bly. But he failed ignominioosly. Tbe Senators composing the commit? tee could not face the music of universal disapproval of the proposed confirma? tion. Tbey ventured even to bint that they did not regard it as properly within the province of the President to make an appointment of thia character and magnitude, as if it was merely a per Bonal favor, whioh bo might bestow on bis personal friends. His conduct iu tbe Louisiana matter opened tliu eyes of every one to his unscrupulous und auperserviceuble character. Iu with? drawing bim, tho President is not in? fluenced by udj of these considerations. It was 6imply impossible to force his confirmation. Ho proposes still to re tuiu him aa Attorney-General. But we hope thut be will bo routed even from this position. Ho would disgrace uuy position. The people uro beginning to inquire why it is that President Graut has euch affinity for disreputable cha? racters?why be so inevitably gravitates towards what iu utncemly, dishonorable and even infamous. -^. Fire. ? Wo regret to learn that tbe dwelling, kitchen, .to., of Mr. Thomm J. Stoele, in Toeooa City, was consumed by fire on the 1st inst. Nothing was saved. His loan is about S800. The Uro was the roBiilt of aocident. \Keowee Courier. Kxtervd f |M Time. Ths Treasurer of Anderson County, owiug to thunon-reo option of thebookB from the County Auditor, will not begin tbe collection of taxes until the 12th instant. He will have bat three days within which to collect before tbe penalty will attach. Tho Intelligencer advises tax-payers to refuse to pay tbe penalty, should they, from inability of the Treasurer to collect in time, become amenable to it under tbe law. It can? not think that the Legislature will at? tempt to enforce it, but will authorize an extension] without the penalty, as soon as it meets on the 20th instant. The Conservator (Republican) also iu sists that the time be expended. Embarrassment is likely to arise all over the State from the short space of time allowed within whioh the taxes can be collected under the law without penalty. It is due to the people that it should be extended. The limit onght to be fixed as late as the Grat of March. This we shall ask tbe Legislature to do. Meantime tbe Qovernor and Comptroller ought to take some step which will quiet the uneasiness of the people as to their liability to tho penalty. Dccrcanc Taxes bylmprovlng the Coun? try. The Anderson Conservator (Republi? can) warmly advocates the iutroduotioo of immigrants iuto South Carolina. It presents the following clear view of the i enhancement of values and decrease of taxation to ensue from the development of the State, from increase of indus? trious and thrifty population. It says: **By judicious cultivation of the soil, or the proper application to some brauch of industry, tbsy will increase the valae of tbe property of the State and correspondingly decrease the rate of taxation. At present, only about one-fourth of the available lauds in tbe State are in cultivation; and, conse? quently, the owners pay the same tax on the three-fourths that produces no income that they do on that whioh makes an income, or they pay four times the tax actually levied on the pro? ducing portion of their estate. Now, when the tax is fifteen mills on the dol? lar of all property, and only one-fourth of the property produoes an income, it is equivalent to paying a tax of six per cent, on the productive oapital. But if all this idle oapital wa? utilized, it woald inoreose ita productiveness and its value, and thus reduce the actual tax to less than fifteen mills on the paying oapital." ? m * ? southeun SoXiDIEKS1 convention.? On the 22d of February, 1874, a con?eu tion of soldiers and edlicers of the late Confederate army is to be held in Nash? ville, Tenn. The object of this conven? tion, as we learn from tiic Banner, is u most important one, uuel should com? mend itself to every soldier iu tho South. It is to organize a responsible body of men, who ?hall con?ult as to the best means of obtaining a truthful and reliable history of the late war; take proper measures for securing I ho com? pletion of this work as speedily as pos? sible, and select as their historian a man of talent and varied literary ability, who shall bo able to present to the world both a truthful narration of facts uud an entertaining and readable book. The Southern soldier has been present? ed in an ambiguous light long enough; it is time ho should take his proper posi? tion on the page of history. Wo hope the convention will be largely nltooded. ? -*- - The Bluk Ridge Kailkoad.?Tho case of the Blue Ridge lUilroad was heard in the United States Court, in Charleston, ou Tuesday. Mr. Tre-cot read the return to the rulo (if J. W. Harrison, Prtsideut of tho Pendleton Boad, in which the Pendleton Roud, running from Anderson to Pendleton, fifteen miles, claimed a separato organi? zation and an account with the Blue Ridge Railroad. Mr. Young read the return of Messrs. Thomas Sr Son, of Baltimore, setting up lien, and insist? ing upon the sale of tho road, iu a whole, by tho trustees. Mr. Corbio read an elaborate replication to tbeso returns. Mr. YotiDg moved that the whole prooeedings bo dismissed upon the authority of two late decisions of the Supreme Court of tho United Stutes; that the adverse claim of property against assignees could not be decided under tho rule to show cause, but must be by plenary proceedings. Messrs. Corbiu aud Buist were heard against tho motion, and Mr. McCrady, Jr., in reply, iu support of it. Mr. Simonton, as representing u lien holder, suggested to the court the necessity of having the Bale ordered under sUch proceedings us would offer po possibility of objection to the bill,, and prepared, therefore, u bill to bring all parties beforo the court. The court held that it could not order u sale by tbo assignees without further in? formation; that tbe independent exist? ence of tb? Pendleton Road seomed prima facie established and made a very grave issue. The Judge, therefore, ordered the case to be adjonrned until the 20th, so that answers to the replica? tion might be filed aud tbe necessary testimony had. It is said that tho Commissioners of Claims havo reported tho following claims from Lexington County to Cou gress and reeomtnunded payment: Ks tute of Lomuel Boozer $l,l?G3, and Jacob Neetze $711. Lira in Ambbioa.?It Is usual daring ? eeuaou of financial dietarbanoe for men to look at everything through a darkly-oolored medinm, Which tinges every object with a melanokoly hue. Panics are . the result of the errors or orimea of private speculators, or of tho blonders and Crimea of public- offlolals. la some instances, publio official? and private individuals are equally involved in blame, beoause the Government may shapa its measures so as to on courage speculation at the expense of healthy it ? duatry. AH. money panics are bad enough. While they prevail, large i numbers of innocent parties and honest laborers are apt to suffer. The chan? nels of trade are obstructed, distruBtund suspicion check the "best enterprises, and tho ordinary work of industry is more or less hindered. But while there may be just grounds for severely oensur iog either the policy of the Government or the injurious ventures of specula? tors, or for oensuriug both, it is the duty of the people?that grand body of men and women who occupy the posi? tion of private citizens, and work out their own fortunes by some regular trade or profession, and whose aggregate wealth ia counted by billious?to keep in mind the fact that, to a large degree, they are the masters of their own for? tunes. This country to-day, in spite of reoklesB speculation, wild-cat railway enterprises, and blunders of publio po lioy, offers greater advantages of a sub? stantial nature to the poor and people of limited means than any country within the bounds of anoient, rich, populous and highly-civilized Europe. Day la? borers, meohanica, house servants and bowing women in this country are, in the great majority of cases, better lodged, better clothed, and better fed than persons of like employments are in London, Paris, Vienna, Koine, Ma-, drid or Berlin. They wear better clothes and eat better beef, bacon, poul? try, bread and vegetables than persons of small means do in England, Germany or France. The United States, waiving all discussion of many notoriously in? famous frauds snd peculation", j? a bat? ter country for the poor, in spite of the present disturbances, than any country in Europe. Sixty cents a day is considered good wages for a working-man in auy of the European countries, except Great Bri? tain, where the wages are somewhat higher. In the Tyrol Biik region and in Italy, they often do not get more than ten cents. In the couutry in Ger? many ten cents ia the common pay. Women there often get but live cents. In Sweden, men often work from 4 o'olook in the moruing till *J in the even? ing, and do not get more. During the late war, many poor women in Berlin were hired to knit stockings for tho soldiers for five cents. The profits of the poor who keep petty shops, sell trinkets in the street, or aot as sutlers, do not average morn than three or four per cent. Barbers in Berlin, siuce the raising of their prioea, get five cents for hair-euttiug antl two uud-a-balf cunts for shaving. Servants ut hotels gut from three to eight dollars a mouth. Servitut girls in private families often get but ten dollars a year. Sometimes theao classess cannot get work at uuy price. Tho best proof of the truth of our statement in aeeu in (he fact that, of the millions of immigrants who pour into thiri e. Minify from Europe, muuy of whom amass independence aud wealth in a few your-), only a small per oentagu return to their old homes, to which they aro bonud by the strongest ties of affe?* liou. The new world ia reonguized as tho boat homo for the poor by the vast majority of perm? us who have tho? roughly tiled life in tho old world aid iu the new. It would he un unwarrant? able deduction from the foregoing state? ments to argue that the people should lake no interest iu publio sffiira, aud tolerate official profligacy. It is the duty of the people iu tho country to exercise continual watchfulness over the conduct of those who are at the head of tho Government. A largo part of our prosperity ia duo to our largo territory und small population, to our Hue cli? mate aud fertile soil. People are uot forced to jostle aud crowd ono another here for a spot to live on, as in tho old world. We have a great country. Let it be the chief objeot of every citizen to keep it so. United Stated Court, Cii.vhle.ston, January 5.?Iu the oubo of Alfred Johu bou, tried for retailing liquor without paying tho special tax, tho jury ren? dered a verdict of not guilty. An order of adjudication of bankruptcy was signed iu the case of John Aguew & Son, oreditors and petitioners for the involuntary bankruptcy of McMaster, Mouteith & Roath. The petitions of Richard B. Cain, of Sumter, and Jas. W. Barnwoll, of York, for voluntary bankruptcy, were referred to the regis? trars. The report of Registrar Clawaon on exempted property of Gaston Jerry, bankrupt, was confirmed. A similar re? port iu tho oases of J. L. Aluddox, Wni. McKinuey, Win. Allison, Jcsso R. Stone and Gideon R. Thomas was ulao con? firmed. Tun Right JSriMT.?We find in the message of Governor Noyos, to the Ohio Legislature, a recommendation tbut a iioerai appropriation bo made for tho euro of the Confederate Cemetery at Columbus. It affords us great pleasure to chronicle such a generous and mag uauimous act. General Noyes deserves the moro credit for it when it ia remem? bered he has just been boateu for re eluotion, und that he is an intense Radi? cal to boot. Such deoda ns these will do more towards bringing about n cor diul and completo reconciliation between tho two sections than all tho laws which cau be passed by Congress. What has the flro company done in regard to purchasing au engine? Is R >ek Hill to have u tiro ongino or uot? a-.ks the Lantern. Mabk Twain's Tbibutk to Woman.? At au annual banquet of the Washing? ton correspondents' club, tbe following toast was read: A Woman?Tbe pride of the professions and the jewel of Oars. To wbioh Mark Twain responded as follows: Human intelligence cannot estimate what we owe to woman, sir. She sewn On buttons, she ropes us in at the oburcb - fairs, she confides in up, tells whatever' she can Mud out about tbe little private1 affaire of oar neighbors, she gives us a pieco of her mind sometimes, aud some-' times all of it. In all relations of life,! sir, it is a juBt aud grateful tribute to 3ut of her she is a *'briek!" Wherever you piece woman, sir, in' whatever position or estate, eho is an! ornament to tbe plaoe she occupies, and a treasure to the world. Look at tbe! names of history 1 Look at Desdemonnl! Look at Lucretiu Borgiul Look ut mo 1 ther Eve! I repoat, sir, look ut the illustrious names of historjl Look at: Elizabeth Cady Stanton! Look at. George Francis Train! And, sir, I say,1 with bowed head and deepest venera-, tion, look ut the mother of Washington! She raised a boy that oould not lie; but! be never bad a chuuce. It might have' been different if he. had belonged to a' newspaper correspondents' olub. I Mark looked around placidly upon his excited audience, and renamed :| I repeat, air, that in whatever posi? tion you put a woman, (hois an orna? ment to society, and a treasure to the world. As a sweetheart she has few equals, aud no superior. An a wealthy grand mother with an incurable distem? per, she is gorgeous; as a wet nurso vhe has no equal among men. What, sir, would tbe people of the earth be without women? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scare! Then let us givo her our support, our sympathy? ourselves, if we get a chance. But, jesting aside, Mr. President, wo? man is lovable, gracious, kind of heart, beautiful, worthy of respect, of all es? teem, of all deference. No oue here will refuse to drink her health right cordially, for each and every one ot us has personally known, loved aud honored tbe best of thorn all?bis own mother. The New York Herald states that a rumor is afloat in Washington that bo fore the lapse of many dayp, a Republi? can member of the House will submit to that body a somewhat bold aud start? ling proposition for the relief of tbe Southern States from their present dis? heartening financial embarrassments. This proposition, it is said, will be to advance to the Southern States several hundred millions of cash, or its equiva? lent, aud partly in consideration of the heavy losses Buffered by the Southern States in theloBSof thoir slave property. This will not be very disagreeable infor? mation to the Southern planter who if contemplating the formidable baluuce against him on tbe debit side of his fac? tor' i account. The Sinthern people were robbed of their slave property, and it would be only justice to make good -tho losses sustained by reason of tUeil spoliation. Tbe Herald thinks that "ot course there is no hope of tho success ol any Riich scheme this side of the Presi deut's edection of 1870," but evidently thinks there is something in the move? ment, for it goes on to say: "But suppose you have an ambitious Uepublidn or two intent upon a new de? parture for 187U, yon will perceive that, tu g lining the good will of tho South, through the proposition suggested, tin Republican leading off iu this move meut will .secure some capital to build upon. It seems to be understood here that a powerful bolt from the Ad min is (ration party is bound to bo mado for tbe ourapaign of 187(5. and so if some leading Republicans during this session of (Joogress shull lead off in nooie move mvnt for the Southern vote not set down in the Administration programme, jou need not be mrprised." It will bo ?emembered that when Mr. Hunter asked pay for slave property, u few mouths ago, the propositiou was pronounced monstrous by tho Radical press. Now a Radical Congressman favors tho measure. Verily, the world moves. Anniversamal Notes. ? How times do change! Ouly 290 yoars ago to-day, (1581 ) William Carter was hanged in London for printing Catholic docu? ments. This day, in 1S05, Noble Wim berloy Jones, who came to Georgia with Gen. Oglethorpe, and took part in out revolutionary struggle, died. Many o! the Joneses of this State are bis do soeudauts. On this day, iu 1813, Great Britain issued bur manifesto against tbt United States, whioh provoked a do claration of war ou tho other part. Hut: tho Atlantic telegraph been in opera tion, the battle of Now Orleans would not bavo been fought January 8, 1815 nor would tho bombardment of Fort St Philip followed tho uext day. On tbii day, iu 1845, 000 houses were burnt ii Port-au-Prince. \Augusta ConstiiulionaU.it, 0th. -? ? ? Failure or PltOHlir.TloN.?A very ic mm kable illustration of tbe practica wortblessness of the most stringent lawi against tbe sale of intoxicating liquors u given iu the annual report of the super intendont of tho city prison of Boston Tho salo of liquor is absolutely prohibit ed in Bostou, and tho State employs t constabulary force whoso duty is t( compel obedience to the law iu this ro spoot, and to seize liquor that is offeree to the public. A mau can send a telegraphic mossugt from Land's End, iu Eugluud, to Kirk woll, iu Scotland, a distance of 70C miles, at ouo cent it word. In thit country bo would have to pay fulij twelve limes ns much. American news papers, nevertheless, devote fully twelve limes as much space to telegraphic new ns do those of England. Gm Matters.?Subscribe for the Phoenix. i Cabh will be tbe rule at the Phoenix i office hereafter. We had sun-shinci rain and cold, yes < teriiay. J. W. Penny. E*j , ex-State Printer, is iu the city. < A first class lunch is set out at Mr. John G. Seogers' saloou daily, at the usual hours; in fact, it in a small sized dinner, and a perfeot feu*t to some cus tamers. The Ruck Hill Lanlern is hereafter to 1 be an agricultural and sooial paper, and will be published under the cams of the Orange. The South Carolina Annual Confer? ence of tho M. E. Cbnrcb, (North, co? lored,) will convene in this oily, Thurs? day, Jauuary 15. Bishop Haven ia ex? pected to preside. O^'ing to the great demand for seats for the performance of theOatea' troupe, on Monday next, ail parties who have engaged scats and not yet paid for them are requested to do so at onoo, or the Siine will be sold to the first applicant. The Governor has pardoned James Loriug, sentenced to ten years' impri? sonment for murder; Johu'BroWn, sen teuced to two years' imprisonment for murder; Wm. Allen,'sentenced lot two years' imprisonment for grand lurceuy. The second number of Peters' La Creme de la Creme (a collection of music for advanced players) is before ob. It contains twenty-three pages of music? worth $2 25 iu sheet form?at the low prico of 50 cents. Tho yearly subscrip? tion is Si It is published by J. L. Pe? ters, 59(J Broadway, New York. MessrB. Hoffman Sc Albrecht are iu receipt of German pickl?u ???p bc??r, German suur kraut, dried butter beans, Havana and Florida oranges, fine as? sortment of Northern apples and pota? toes, fresh spinach, carrots, turnips, horsh radish roots, cabbage, Wilming? ton oysters, smoked fish roe, Sea. Our exchanges ooms to us containing timely and well considered views iu if.*7or of immigration. Tbe granges have taken the matter iu hand, and have appointed committees to receive ,and transmit orders and conduct cor? respondence. On Tuesday, of this week, Major Whitner, Chairman of the Committee on Immigration o< Ander son Grange No. 71, forwarded to Mai. Melcbera, of Charleston, an order for twelve or fifteen immigrants. There cau be no question of the policy. Every care should be taken to m?ke it success? ful, by judicious and satisfactory ar? rangements for the new comers. Death of a Distinguished Citizen.? Dr. John A. P. Scott, one of tho old planters of St. HcLcua Parish, died in this city, yesterday morning, at the re? sidence of his sou-in-law, Joseph Daniel Pope, E-q , ut the udvauced uge of eighty years. Dr. Scott was the oldest liviug graduate of the South Carolina Colh-ge. Ho was, ut the time of his .death, probably the eldest, member of t,h ) medical profession ia the Stato. Ibout fifty years ago, he was for some years a member of tho South Otroliua L'gislatnre, and had been also promi? nent as a Mi-ou, of which order he was a zaalous member up to the time of his de ah. At his request, be will be buried i to-day, with Masouio rites. The bedy will be temporarily intorred at Trinity Church, but will be subsequently re? moved to the cometery of the Episcopal Church of St. Helena, of whioh church , he was, up to the disasters of the war, a conimuuicint, and for many years a 1 vestryman. Pirenixiana.?A Daniel come to jud{_ ! moot?Sickles. I If anybody waut.8 to teat tho efficacy ? of prayer let him try its effect on Cou ' gro h. The conversion of that body ' would bring the wholo nation to their I knees. A Minnesota girl is reported to have ' two hearts. Wo have known girls near ' cr homo who could boast of half-a-dozen j all at ouce. i An ungrateful Benedict declares that cooing comes before marriage and billing after, while, his better half says ho is . making "much ado about nothing." I A down town shoe-maker, who was 1 pegging away very lustily on Thursday, ?Vits asked if he was celebrstiu01 the new year. He replied that he was hammer . iug out tho laat. > The last sensation in Sinm was tho 1 burial of a State elephant with royal I honors. Only a real, live elephant can make- a stir among tho puoplo in this country, 5 The Polaris survivors pray for a pet I sion. They had an ice timo of it and i think Congress ought to do a nice thing r by them. They will get vory cold oom jfort from that quarter. It is preying , that the modern Congressman believes 'iu. appearedt in oor columns oomewhere ?b?at tbe let' insfcyMd' of which the Anderson Co7iscrvalor complains as' not oontainiug the name of James lt. Orr, was a selection from some other journal. We were not wanti?g in - proper appro? bation of his merits while living. We have paid him deserved honor in death. Peace to bis asbts. ... Tue Dead head System.?The At? lanta Herald aunouuces that "on and after next Monday, the T2th of Janu? ary," it will totally abolish the dead? head system, whioh it pronounces "tho bane and the disgrace of Southern jour? nalism." It closes its uDoouucenieut as follows: "Wa should be gl*d to ?e? every paper in Georgia do away with tho oontempti b!e system which has do le'.so. much to lower the profession, in the eyes of tho world. It is by tbe narrowest margin imacinuble that the. average Southern editor of tbe present day escapes being looked upou as a sponge and a vagabond. He is the avaricious and unscrupulous bane of all public institutions. It is all folly for an editor to plead,; when he is Bneered at for beiog a 'dead-head,' that he does ten times the worth of his tibket in newspaper work. If ho doos this ho is a financial fool, aud ought to reduce matters down to a bU6ibeas basis. 'The Herald proposes, when a theatrical troape reaches Atlanta, to charge it for every line, of printing it gets, pay for what tickets tho editors use, aud then criticise the performance exactly as it deserves. So with railroads, hotels and everything else." A capital idea, which should be gene? rally adopted. " . Suicide of Richard Weahs.?Tbe community was startled, yesterday morning, to learn of the death, by his own baud, oi Richard Wearo,. of the arm oi Weurn & Hix, photographers, aud doing business for the last year in the building, on Main street, known as tbe "Art Gallery." Mr. Weatn, as we learn, was a native of tho Isle of Man, from whioh place he wo? brought to this country, and settled iu Charlotte, N. 0., with bis father and family. Subse? quently, bo rosiddd some time iu New berry, but has been a resident of Co? lumbia for, perhaps, fifteen years. He was forty-five years of age. At 10, yes? terday morning, Coroner Coleman sum? moned a jury of inquest, whioh, after tbe usual investigation, rendered a ver diot that "he came to bis death from a pistol wound iu the head, inflicted by himself, while laboring under a fit of insanity." The suicide 'occurred be? tween 3 aud 4 o'clock in tbe morning. The instrument used was a Derringer pistol. Mr. Wearn was enthusiastic in the pursuit of his Calling. He was a member of tbe Masonic fraternity, in j which be attained a high degree. He was highly regarded by bis friends, and ? died without fooe. He leaves an inte? resting family, who have the sincere sympathy of the community in the sad and sudden bereavement which has be? fallen them. He will -be bu ed with Masonic honors to day, at 11 o'clock. List of New Advertisements. Hope Sc Gyles?Oats. Meeting Colombia Chapter. Meeting Union Council. ' Meeting Acacia Lodge. G. T. Berg?A. F. M. Oliver Ditsou & Co.?Music Books. W. M. Fine?Saloor. Hotel Arrivals, January 9, 1874.? Hendrix House?H D Hamiter, Rich land; J Lawhou, H W Desportes, G W Moore, Ridgeway; C F ltisley, John Irwin, Jas A MoCormack, New YTork; J Hurr>on and lady, Edgefield; O J Harris, city; Geo E Boaga, B H Welsh, Charleston; H T"Sloan, Abbeville. Wheeler House?3 W Allinson, Bos ton; W T Gary, Edgefield; F Hanks, Kentucky; S E Massman, G M Lang? feld, Philadelphia; John T Benediot, Troy, N Y; R 8 Tharin, W Dudley, Charleston; A R Alt mayor, J J Green, New York; O O Harris, Virginia; J D Whilden, Boston; A D Lippelt, Balti? more; W G MacKay, Wilmington; J B Eldridge aud lady, Hartford; Wm A Bradley, Augusta; T B Turner, McD Arlcdge, Charlotte. Nervous Debility.?A depressed, irritable state of mind; weak, neb vous, exhausted feeling j ns) energy or animation; confused bead, weak memory, often with debilitating, in? voluntary discharges.-The 00086 qoenco of excesses, mental over-work or indiscretions. This nervous debility finds a sovereign cube in Humphreys' Homojpathio SrsciFio, No. 28. It tones up tbe system, arrests dischargee, dispels tho mental gloom and despond? ency, aud rejcivenates the en tire system; it is perfectly harmless and always ef? ficient. Price $5 for a package of five boxes and a largo $2 vial of powder, wbioh is important in old serious cases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of prioe. Address Humphreys' Specific HoMoznATH.'t Medicine Company, No. 562 Broadway, N. Y. For sale by Geiger & McGregor, Colombia, S. C. Deol7 t?lm Iu all evils which admit a remedy, iopatieuco should bo avoided, becanso it wastes that time and attention in complaints whioh, if properly apt Ho', might remove the cause.