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COLUMBIA,' S. C. Thursday Morning, January 29.1874, Carum Eipeniei. The Commit teo of Waya and Meana ia now engaged in considering the ap? propriations they will recommend. If it doe* it* duty, it will find many leaks thai ought to be stopped. There are legions of abuses, large and small, in fcha way of expenditures, that demand oorreation. Look at the enormous printing and legislative expenses. Not a single dollar of the people's money should be thrown away on unworthy and nselesa objects. The Legislature, as the dieburser, through its votes, of the.public fand?, should bo more strin? gent sad exacting of service for com? pensation than a man would be in his privat? business. If tbey measure the compensation of officials by the service which they do the State, the appropria? tions will be cat down largely, and some now contemplated will not bo voted at all. For instance, how can men with any conscience, or any regard for tho country, appropriate $50,000 for the South Carolina University? How can they engage in the job of going out into the highways and byways to gather up reluctant students, and bring them here professedly for instruction, but really for no other reason than to fur? nish an exonse for drawing heavily on the publio treasury, for the benefit of men who have not a particlo of claim on the score'Of merit or charity? Tho In? stitute for the Deaf and Dumb and tho Blind has been killed atone dead by the same blind and'reckless theory, sought to be put into praotioe, which has made the- University a waste and a desert. Will intelligent men, whether Republi? cans or Conservatives, white or colored, throw away the hard earnings of the people, under the pretence of sustain* ing institutions which have given up the ghost? In this time of univoraal strin mamaw ?kan man ItaoA 4n nntnnrnmion 6?"?iU " ?w? ? ??I and be.eatisfiod with n bare living, when education for their children is a luxury . beyond the reach of their meaus, would it not be well to reduce salaries gene? rally, from the highest offioial position in the State to the lowest? - We notioe in the bill for tho pay of members, that mileage is put down at twenty cents a mile eaoh way. Has any one' taken the pains to count the sum that is thus annually lost to the State, in the excess over the amount necessary to bring our Solons and Dracos to the oapitol and take them back to their homes? We have not, but do not doubt that it would suffice to pay the jast ex? penses of the University as now consti? tuted. The mileage of the members of ths Legislature of Georgia bus just been reduced to ten oents a milo, and $12,000 saved to-that Stato by tho re? daction. ? This may be oonBidered a small matter, but the people who have to foot the bills, call for every redaction that oan be made consistently with a proper diBeharge of the publio service. If any one has the taste for sponding, he can do so without let or hindrance, if he confines himself to his own ho? nestly acquired means. But when in a public position, that of the fiduciary or steward of the funds of the people, he mast remember that he has not the right to exeroise the same latitude. We want a oheap and economical govern? ment. The people are tired of waste and spoliation. Unless some cheok is AneQd?y applied; w? will soon be bereft of homes, means and comforts. Re? publicans, outside of the olQee-hoidiug circle, and the rings whioh form round it, are interested as well as others, in securing economy, responsibility and fairnesB iu the administration of affairs. Let them set their face ugainst the bar? baric splendor iu which officiate live, and regard the demands of the whole people for retrenchment of espouses. Down with the aristocracy of plunder, away with tho sheen ef falsehood. Oar Marion exohaugos inform ua that Mr. Fillebrowne, of tho Comptrollor ?eneral'H office, gave olose examination, last Monday, to the books of tho County Auditor and Treasurer and tho records of the proceedings of tho County Board of Equalization. He expressed himself as thoroughly satisfied of tho justice of the complaint of the citizens of Marion. We commended tho line of notion re? sorted to by the people of Marion. We also approve of the prompt steps taken by the Comptroller-Oeueral and Mr. Fillebrowne to make close personal exa? mination into tho matter. Now let tho Legislature do its duty likewise. And other Counties have a good precedent set thorn in the prudent and firm uoarso of Marion's men. It is strange that we don't hear some? thing sentimental about tho beautiful fratorpul relations of Chang and Eng, who woro so attached to eaoh other that they could not live apart, and not even death could divide them. Mr. Crittenden, of the committee who made tho report upon the printing, and who recommended that it be given to the lowest responsible bidder, gave a review, yesterday, of the answer made to it by the Republican Printing Oom* pany. It was coached in mild bat effective language. His points were that the recommendation oi the com* mittee was good Republioau doctrine, and that tho eztrayagauoe of the print? ing was a crying evil, universally con? demned. He frankly admitted that the work had been well and* promptly done 1)y the oompany, that they have a well appointed offiae, and that he would vote for them again oheorfolly if their rates did not cxoeod those of others equally responsible. He noticed tho reply par? ticularly in its bearing upou tho Gene? ral Assembly. The fault, as charged by the company, was no doubt mainly due to the reokloBs orders which it hod given. It was now its part to apply tho pruning knife and out down tho print? ing within reasonable bounds. It should no longer require a useless mass of documents, such as Ku Klux roports, and reports of the Joint Investigating Committee. This evil should he re? formed altogether. Mr. Grittenden did not conolude his epeeoh. Ho has tho floor to-day. ??-? - Dr. Jonca' Bncceu. Editor Phoenix?Dear Sir: Having heard of Dr. Jones' great skill, and boing a great sufferer with rheumatism and partial deafness, I oame to him, to? day, and in two hours he has cured my rheumatism and restored my 7iearing. L can never expresa my gratitude, and hope you will publish this great cure in your valuable paper, as such skill as Dr. Jones possesses should be heralded to the people. J. W. WILKINS. My residence is near Smyrna, Barn woll County, S. O. Given at the Wheeler House, January 28. Death or Dr. David Livingstone ? A cable despatch from London, Jauunry 26, announces the death in Africa of the -. I. .?uUmi --f nnni?. ^1 LIM; UUVHUOU VA^IUIUI O. .UHU \j v. u . . uont, Dr. David Livingstone. This celebrated traveler and author was born near Glasgow, iu 1815. A son of poor parents, he was placed in a cotton fac? tory at ten years of ago, and in the in? tervals of his daily labor, pursued an extended course of self-instruction. Iu his nineteenth year, ho conceived tho idea of going to China as a medical mis? sionary, with which object he attended lectures on medioine and divinity at tho University of Glasgow, and was admit? ted a licentiate of the faculty of physi? cians of that city. Tho breaking out of war between Great Britain and China fmsfratod his intentions, and ho turned his attention to Southern Africa, em? barking in 1840 for Capo Town. From theuoe he proceeded to tho interior, learning languages and oustoms and per? forming missionary duty. He started on his tirst exploring expedition iu Juno, 1819. He returned to Euglaud in 1S5G, having traveled over not loss than ll.UOU miles of African territory, and by his astronomioul observations, hud deter? mined tho sites of places, hills, rivers and lakes, nearly all of which had been till then unknown, as well as described the physical features, climatology und geological structure of the countries be had explored, and pointed eut mauy new souroes of commorco. He also pro? pounded his views on the question of African civilization, by recommending the growth o! cotton upon an extensive scale iu tho interior of that continent, and thoopouing up of commercial rela? tions between England and tho South African tribes as likely to put nn cud to the slave trade. Iu March, 1858, ho re? turned to Africa; again visited England in July, 1861, and quitted it finally iu April, 18ti5. Iu conesquonce uf rumors of his being killed, expeditions have beou ut various times Bent from England in search of him. It is frosh iu tho public mind that Mr. Stanley, a Now York Herald corresponduut, who had joined one of those- expeditions, bocame impatient of its slow movements, sepa? rated from the expedition, .und iu the summer of 1872, found him at Ujiji, in the African iuterior. When Stuuley loft him, ho was determined to?pro coed with his explorations, uud not to return home till bo had completed tho groat work of ascertaining the source of the Nile. His vast labors, combining all the researches und results of hie fellow-explorers into a harmo? nious whole, have won a brilliant and j lusting reputation for his namo. So j many reports, however, havo been re? ceived from time to time of the death of this traveler, that there would bo some incredulity in regard to tho present de spatoh, but for the fact that tbe details now given seem to warrant tho conclu? sion that the sad story repeated so many time: heretofore is at last true, and that tho great explorer has finally mot his fate.?Baltimore Sun. United States Court, Quarlestok, January 27.?The petition of Jones Crockett, of Lanoastor, for final dis? charge in bankruptcy, was reforred to Uugiatrar Olawson. C. F. Hinson, bank? rupt, was ordered to uppear at the office, of Registrar Carpenter, and. sub? mit to an examination, as required by tho bankrupt Act. The petition of J. G. Steadman to establish lien on tho estate of T. N.Friday was referred to Registrar Carpenter for roport. Leroy Wilson was approved of as assignee of Geo. Wilson, bankrupt, of Barnwoll. An order of adjudication in bank? ruptcy was eigaod iu the case of F. Klmtworth, debtor, on petition of Wm. McKay, and tho matter referred to Registrar Carpenter. TUE BT ATE LEGISLATURE. Wednesday, Jax?abt 28.1874. ? -SENATS? The Sonate assembled at 12 M. House oonoarrent resolutions for the appointment ?f a Joint committee to investigate the operations of the phos? phate companies and relative to the issue of pay certificates for claims passed, were ordered to He on the table. ? concurrent resolution to meet in joint assembly Friday, January 80, at 1 P. M., for the purpose of entering into an olootion for Chief Justice of the Su nrnms flonrt. WAR agreed to. A bill to amond Section 07 of Chapter XVII of the General Statutes of South Carolina, relating to investments by fiduciaries, received its first reading. A bill to amend Seotion 52 of Chap? ter XX of the General Statutes of South Carolina received its first reading. Mr. Johnston introdnced a bill to re? gulate the nppointmont and salary of Trial Justice* iu the town of Sumter. Mr. Whittemore?Bills relating to curtain bonds of tho Blue Ridge Riil road Company, whioh have been held as collateral security by the Fiuanoial Agent of the State of South Carolina iu the oity of New York, for advances inndo to said railroad company; to amend Seotion 11 of an Act entitled "Au Act to incorporate tho Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Compa? ny, and to authorize the oonsolidatiou of said company with the Carolina Nar? row Gauge Railroad Company aud the King's Mountain Railroad Company." Mr. Andrews?Bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Orangeburg to levy an additional tax for certain purposes. Mr. Clinton?Bill to authorize aud ompowor certain Couuties to issue bouds in subscription for preferred Btock of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad Com? pany. Mr. Dunn?Bill to incorporate tho town of Port HarrelBon. After consideration of general and epeoial ordors, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. Mr. Meotzo, from Committee on tho Judiciary, reported book a number of billM, which were read. Mr. Bowley, from Committee on Ways and Means, reported favorably on bills to authorize and require the County Treasurer of Abbeville to pay tho excess arising from tho lovy to build the Court House to the past due indebtedness of said Couuty; to make appropriation for the payment of the salary und mileage of tho members of tho Qeneral Assem? bly, salaries of subordinate officers aud employees, and exponses incidental thereto. Mr. T. J. Moore presented claim of School Commissioner of Spartauburg for salary for your ending November 1, 1872. Mr. T. B. Johnson presented petition of heim of estate of James MoBride, of Sumter, praying reduction of taxes; also, presented claim of J. 0. Wilson for teaching school iu Sumter; also joint resolution in relation to assessment of properly iu Sumter.? Mr. Spears introduced a concurrent resolution, whioh wus adopted, that a committee of three on the part of the House, ? on the part of the Senate, he appointed to investigate the operations of the phosphate companies of this Slate, with power to investigate the books of said companies for the years of 1872 aud 1873; eaid committee to re c?ivo no pay. Mr. W. H. Wallace introduced a joint resolution authorizing the County Oom misiiiouera of Union to pay interest on tbo debt of said Couuty. Also, pre? sented claim of R. M. Stokes, for print iug. Mr. Peterson?Bill to incorporate tho M. E. Church, of Cedar Swamp, iu Wil liumsburg County. Mr. Giles?Bill to ostablish a ferry across the Santee River, iu Williams burg County, and to vest the same in Aaron Martin, his heirs and assigns. Mr. Owuns?Bill to amend an Act on titled "an Act to grant, renew aud amend tho charter of tho village of Bock Hill, in the Connty-of York." Mr. Ratehford?Bill to incorporate tho Zion Baptist Church, of York County. Mr. Foalhorstona?Bill to authorizo E. B. Murray, n minor, to apply for ad? mission to the bar. Mr. N. B. Myers introduced a con? current resolution, that the Clerk of the House of representatives and the Clerk of the Seuate be instructed not to issue any pay certificates for claims passed iu excess of tho appropriation voted by this General Assembly. Mr. Artson introduced n resolution, which wus adopted, that tho Committoc ou Contingent Accounts and Expenses be, aud they nre hereby, instructed to ascertain and report to this House, within throe days, tho necessary amounts required for the contingent expenses of this House for this regular session. Also, introduced hills to amend Section 12, Chapter .CXX1X, Part IV, Title I, of tho Revised Statutes, rein live to lar? ceny of goods; to provide for the ten siou und recodifieation of tho statute laws of tho State. Mr. Tnrnor?Bill to incorporate the CilizeiiB* Cemutory, of Charleston. Mr. Hurley introduced a concurrent resolution, which was adopted, that the two houses moot in joint assembly on Friday, tho 30th instant, at IP. M., tc olect a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Also, presented claims of J. R. Nieruseo, forservioes ne arohiteot of new State House; Haynard, Bartlett & Co., for window frames aud sashes of ue? State House. Also, introduced a reso lutiou, that whereas the oolumns of the newspapers of tho State have been, from timo to time, filled with artiolet oharging that the contingent fund ol the Governor has been directed to othei purposes thnu that for which it was ap propriated, that a committee of five be appointed to examine into tho said fund, aud roport to this House its condition Upon which a debate ensued, pending \ which the morning hour expired, j Mr. 8. B. Thompson presented claims of sundry schoolteachers of Biohland. The Senate seat to the House bills to regulate the manner of payment of commissioners, managers and olorkf of elections; to regulate the tenure of cer? tain civil offices; for the better protec? tion of land-owners and persons renting! land to others for agricultural purposes;1 joint resolution with reference to past indebtedness of Spartanburg County. A message from the Senate stated; that it has hud ou tho table concurrent resolutions from House relativo to puv [certificates for claims passed, and to in? vestigate tho operation of phosphate' \ companies. Also, concurrence in a reso lutiou for joint assembly, Friday, 30th! inst., nt IP. M., to elect a Chief Jus? tice of tho Supreme Conrt. Mr. Thomas ofiorcd tho following as a snbstitutu for the roport of special com? mittee relative to the Republican Priut-j iug Compauy: That, immediately after tho passage of this Act, the Clerks of the Senate and Houso of Representatives bo. and they aro hereby, authorized and re quired to advertise, for ten days, in tho uewspapers of Ghurloston and Colum? bia, for sealed proposals for tho printing <?f the laws, journals, bills, legislative documents and papers for each branch ; of tho Qouoral Assembly, and tho print? ing required for tho Exeoutive aud other departments of State. That said pro ' posals shall bo in duplicate, and shall bo addreseed, respectively, one copy to tho Committoe ou Printing of tho So? nate und one copy to the Committee on Printing of tho House of Representa-j tives. That ut tho expiration of the] time for advortibiug snid proposals, said committees Hhall meet, and, a majority of each committee bejug present, they shall open said proposals, and ahull re? port thereafter to their respective branches, with their recommendations thereon; and if said report bo agreed to by both houses, tho persou or per? sons recommended by said roport fhall bo awarded the contract for the public printing after tho expiration of tho con? tract uow held by the Republican Print? ing Company; provided that tho con? tractor or contractors shall agree, iu writing, to employ printers irrespective of race or color. That for tho purposes of carrying out tho provisions of this Aot, an animal t'ix of one-half of ono mill shall bo levied aud collected for thu payment of tho ex? penses of printing: Provided, That the ?annual cost of said printing shall not exceed the amount so levied aud collect? ed. And it is hereby made a folony to divert thu amount so levied and collect? ed to any other purpose or purposes whatsoever. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and they aro hereby, repealed. A debato ensued, (Mr. Critteudcn having the floor,) pending which the Speaker declarod tbo House adjourned. Ozicna, an offensive disease in the nose, which eats away tho partition bone, destroys tho sense of smell, pro? duces green or yellowish scabs, the shape of tho nostril, sometimes fl.it, often tainted with blood and matter; causes weight and dull uchiug over the eyes, headache, loss of memory, giddi? ness, &3. This disease is often caused by neglected colds, by suppressed skin diseases, scrofula, measles, scarlet fever, psoriasis, syphilis, and other conta? gious diseases, and is itself contagious. It often extends to the throat, pro? ducing hoarseness, bronchitis and con? sumption. It is a tertiary form of can? cer, destroying tho uoao and throat, when too long neglected. Dr. Jones is the only physician in the United States who thoroughly uuderstunds curing this dangerous and offensive diseaso. He destroys tho offensive smoll iu five minutep, and relieves the sufferer in every way ut once, and cures tho disease iu a short time. Dr. Jones is now healing the bfllictetl at tho Wheeler House, Colombia, S. C, where ho will remain until February 10. Inquest.?The following is the verdicl of tho Coroner's inquest, held ou tin body of Engineer Eauc: "That tho said John Y. Lano cacao tr bl9 death by the bursting of tho boilui of tho engiuo Fort Hill, tho property o) tho Grcouvillo and Columbia Railroad Company, said ougino having for n lout time been unsafe and unfit for use, anc being known to bo bo unsafo to tin officers of said compauy, und porticu larly to one Thomas Hodameud, thi General Superintendent of snid company and having been by him, while bi unsafe and unlit for service, continued iu use." ? - Tho weddiug anniversary celebration1 occur aa follows: Three days, sugar sixty days, vinegar; first anniversary iron; fifth nunivorsary, wooden; tent! anniversary, tin; fifteenth anniversary, crystal; twentieth anniversary, china twenty-fifth anniversary, silver; thirtieth anniversary, cotton; thirty-fifth anui versary, linen; fortieth anniversary, woolen; forty-fifth anniversary, silk fiftieth anniversary, golden; eeveuty i fifth anniversary, diamoud. Newspapers whoso fomalo candidate! for school offices havo been elected, nt longer beud the victorious announce mont with the defiant rooster, but ( modest lion complaisautly broods ovei the glad tidings. Whether t io clasi typified by this domeslio fowl will it future contentedly brood over anything but political successos is becoming t question of vital importance in tin eooial world. ' To stop on a picco of orange pool anc come down upon tho pavement like t ; sack of salt thrown from a fifth slory ; window, and then have a policeman tc ] come up and remonstrate with you foi using language on the street unbocom 1 iug an officer and a geutleman, is one o the ornelost things this mooking work over asks the Christian to endure. Oitt Matters.?Subscribe for the Pocbnix. Tight shoes are ruinous to the feet. Business was awfully dull, yesterday. Senator John J. Patterson arrived in Colombia, yesterday. Hoyt'i German oologue is sold by W." O. Fisher, druggist. "As sociablo as a candidate before election" is a good simile. The winter of our discontent is pass ing away mildly aud swiftly. Kate, who was out walking yesterday, is very sure the winds blew, because her noae was. L. Cass Carpenter, Esq., expects to resumo the "Daily Uuion" on Monday or Tuesday noxt. Ash Wednesday falls this year on (be 18th of February, and Easter Sunday on tho 14th of April. Superintendent Davis, of the Spartan burg and Union Railroad, has furnished us with a puss over his road for 1874. Several stores have been eutered and robbed of smnll quantities of goods dar? ing the past two or three nights. Keep a sharp look-out for the thieves. Are blacksmiths who make a living forging, or enrpenters who do a little counter-fitting, any worse than men who sell iron and steel for a living? Parties aro already forming to go on an excursion to Now Orleans during Mardi Grae. The prico of excursion tickets will bo published iu a few days. There was a perfect storm of wind aud rain, early yesterday morning; hot afterwards the sun cumo out clear nod bright, the wind lulled somewhat, and everything wa3 fair and lovely. A "young colored men's convention" wna iu session in Parker's Hull, yestor day morning, during which tho glaring frauds which have recently been perpe? trated by the rings were exposed and denounced. The pot boils. The Saualo, yesterday, concurred in a resolution freui tho House of Repre? sentatives, to go into an election for Chief Justice on Friday next, at 1 o'clock. We havo heard of no oppoti tiou to tho present incumbent. Mammas complain that it is difficult to get an old-fashioned, plainly-dressed doll for their children now-a-days. The doll of tho period is elaborately dressed, j wears jewelry, nad is altogether too nice and costly to "knock about." I The venerated pastor of Trinity Church; P.ev. P. J. Sound, had a "enr priso" party on Monday night. A number of his parishiouers paid him a jvisit, bringing with them provisions and other things which are needed by house? keepers. Rev. E. A. Holies has presented as with a pamphlet oopy of the "Minutes of tho forty-ninth annual convention of tho Evaugelical Lutheran Synod and Ministerium of South Carolina and ad? jacent States," which convened in Barn well County, iu Ootobor, 1873. Messrs. Jos. H. Donck and Emile L. Zawadil commoDce their musical tour of the State, to-day, and this evening, give a concert in Musio Hall, Sumter. Thoy term their entertainments "Grand Piano Rehearsals." Captain Ly Brand went over, last night, to muko the ne i ccssry arrangements. i The Christian Neighbor is after the Pucunix again, in reference to chicken 1 lighting. If it does not know au adver? tisement from n local notice, wo only say, look to your owu columns, noigh 1 bor. "Wo" havo never neon a regolar ' cock-?ght, with tho instruments und > accompaniments, about which the r Neighbor npcaks so glibly. |i Send your nnmo and address (with Si , onclosed) to Luddeu ?: Bates, Savan j nub, Ga., publishers of tho Southern i>Musical Journal, (monthly,) and thoy "jwill send yon their valuable magazine , for ouo year, aud with it givo you as a , premium ouo dollar's worth of the laloet laud no-t popular sheet music, or one of Winner's seventy-tivo cout instructors ^ for nuy iustrumout, or fifty cents' worth ? of musical merchandise of any kind, , selected from their mammoth stock. l . <' Tho Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, of Jjauuary 14, 1871, suys: . A Wonderful Cuke.?Yesterday moruing, Jobu G. Arthur, a young man . who resides in Graniteville, South ' Carolina, cuaiu iuto oar offiuo, aud re? quested us to look at his eyes. They wero badly orossod, and had been so, ' according to his statement, for eighteen y years, siuco a short time after his birth. Llaving heard of tho wonderful cures 1 performed by Dr. J. A. Jones, he had r come to the city for tho purposo of let? ting tho latter operate upon him. In | tho oourso of a couplo of hours, Mr. '.Arthur returned, and ?tated that the de? \ feet in his vision hud been entiroly ro ?'moved, and that his eyes wero as straight as those of auy ono else. His ' looks fully corroborated his assortiou, 1 and there was every evidence, of a won ' jderful euro having beon accomplished in > an incredibly short spaco of time by the r skillful physician. ji Dr. Jones is now practicing iu this l city, and can bo consulted at the Wheel? er House. Phc^ixiana.?- About 1 the ?'?'"f^tett friend we have in thef telegraph. 1 jfttf Who Wonly In good health; a?d'ia willing to work, has' nothing to Tear in the world. Intermingling with women ia tho ele? ment of good manners. Charity ia like money?the . .more we stand in need of it tholess we have of it. Quiz, who has been to a female sing? ing eehool lately, insists that the little dsars don't properly attend to their do's. The only railroad sohemeB now pro? jected in the State are tho Cberaw and Little River Railroad and a branch road from Edgefield to tho Pine House, on the Wilmington, Columbia and Angnata Railroad, and a road to run from tho confluence of the Tegaloo and Seneca Rivers, by separate lines, to Walhalla and Anderson C. H., and to connect with the Augusta and Hartwell Railroad, in Georgia. These lines are well lo? cated, and if tho roads are poshed to completion, they will become important channels of trade and travel. _x^^^ii: j. Major Thomas H. Bomar writes'to our friend Dr. Faber, thanking him for the interest which he has taken in assist? ing immigrants to reaoh the upper country. He has found good homes for the twenty-five Italians who went up to Spartanburg last Thursday. He regrets that he did not take the entire party. He expects to find places for at least 100 more. He telegraphed, yesterday, for a blacksmith and farrier. Those j who have employed tho Italians express themselves well satisfied with them, j Inquiry is made at Acton, on the Wil? mington, Colombia and Augusta Rail? road, for immigrants, by Mr. J. A. Thomas. He will give thirteen dollars per month and rations for suitable per? sons. Thus the good work goes on. . List of New Advertisements. Ohas. Barnam?Notioe. Meeting Aoaoia Lodge. D. C. Peixotto k Sons?Auction. Mrs. j. A. Bufwuii?For Thirij Days. M. Sulzbaoher?Sunday Smoking. Carolina Military Institute. Hotel, AnBiVALB, January 28, 1874.? Hendr\z House?J H Greonwuy, J- R Ridgely, Baltimore; W C Floyd, John Anbury, Pa; G ? Watson, Baltimore; A I E Rucker, Qa; J E St Amand, Charles? ton; T W Sligb, Eillian'a; B A Hemer, Winnsboro; S N Brown, Abbeville; H A Gibson, Fairfield; Rev E Caughman and lady, Lexington. Wheeler House-L P Gnffio, Abbe? ville; C J Voorhees, N C; J B Harrison, RS Findley, Baltimore; C M Hopkins, IB J Gage, Charleston; P M Tabb, Jr. Richmond; L H Melliobamp, Wilming? ton; S S Ho welt, J S Browning, S C; IJ E Huntoon, H Mitchell, M Wolff. W B Ogden and man, W O Sheldon, New York; M V Calvin, Augusta; E H Shel? don, Chicago; J D Whiddon, Boston; j O S Lester and wife, Saratoga Springs; A Blythe, Greenville; J D Bower, Ab? beville; J R Coohrau, Anderson; T C Pool, Newberry. The Baptist Church in WestDedbam, Mass., is in trouble. Last Christmas evening, there was a social party in the vestry, at wbioh the game of "drop the handkerchief" was introduced. This game involves kissing, at which the Rev. Mr. Foster, tho pastor, was much scandalized, so that he was moved to say aloud, "the church was built for a house of God, and not for kissing par? ties." A fierce controversy ensued, a young man threatened to knock tho reverend gentleman down, all the plea? sure of the evening was de? troy cd, and the Rev. Mr. Foster has concluded to resign. Knew How it Was Himself.? An inebriate, some little while back, got into a car and became very trouble? some and annoying to the passengers, j so much so us it was proposed to eject him; but a kind-hearted and reverend doctor, who was also a passenger, in? terposed for him and soothed him into j good behaviour for the remainder of the j journey. Before leaving, however, he j scowled upon tho other occupants and muttered some words of contempt, but shook bauds warmly with the dootor, and said, "Good day, my friend; I seo you know what it is to be drank." Wanted.?A copy of the new transla? tion of the Bible. In delivering a lec? ture to one of the prisoners arraigned for sentence last Friday, Judge Coo ke said, "God has said: 'While the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return.' " We feel cortain that 6nch a passage docs net occur in King James' version. May be his Honor has had a special rovelation. Biblical scholars had best brush up.?Abbeville Medium. Died.?Mrs. Nanoy Capps died vory suddenly, at her residence, near Middle Saluda, Gteonvillo County, a few weeks since, about seventy years old. She re? tired the night previous in apparent good health, and was found dead in her bed next morning. The Abbeville Medium charges the Federal soldiers stationed in that town with throwing down and breaking Lieu? tenant Selleck's monument. Vandal? ism. H. H. Hyde, a well-known life insur? ance agent, who reoently died at Bos? ton, held life polioies to the amount of $70,000. The liberty to go higher than we are is given ouly when we have fulfilled the I duty of oar present sphere.