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COLUMBIA, S. C. Wednesday Morning, February 11, '74. Common Sense in the South.?Ii io reported that South Carolina is deter* ? mined to overcome negro supremacy by inducing immigration. Alast alaa! if they had thought of this eight years ago! la those days, there were hun? dreds and thousands of fine young fel? lows ready for the adventure and eager to try their ohanoos in that community. But the people of that seotion thought the only attention worth paying to the new comers was to burn them out or shoot them. So only the oarpet-bag po? liticians remained1, and they wore driven to Sambo. Bat new ideas may open new possibilities, and the proposition of South Carolina is the key-note of the hope of the Southern States. [Neu York Herald. It is a boyish fiction and boyish won? der that oats have nine lives. But what is this tenacity of life, to tho vitality which it ia the especial privilego of a lie to enjoy in this mundane sphere of ours? The demands of tho ago require another Mrs. Opie to present this inte? resting subject ip its. proper light. Tho lie. has .expanded with the civilization of the times. It has acquired a constitu? ency, WhOj fondly regard it as no longer a convenient expedient, but a promising virtue. 'If, da a satirist has said, "an eminent fool mast be a fool of parts," a consummate liar must both .shew origi? nality iu their invention and unsornpu lousneas in Btioking to lies. No power of rcafiou or clearness of exposure must over induce him to give in. He must remember that a lie well stuck to is us gO?dliia 'feiO-hy modern communities ns tho truth itself, and has not half its in? conveniences. Once a lie, therefore, always' h lie. If the saturnine Swift could look into current evonts here, and learn what whoppers are .told] overy day, and how far they are credited, he would ohnoklo with renewed satisfaction ovor his famous doctrine, that a lie will run round the world, before truth oan got on his boots to pur.iue it. ' Eight year ? ago, South Carolina ini? tiated stops to bring in immigrants. De? vastated- as she had been, aud utterly impoverished 'by war, she uevortheles3 sent her greetings North and to Europe, with earnest invitations to immigrants to come in and settle her wide unoccu? pied domain. She maintained a com? missioner abroad for Borne years, seeking by np ooh, personal intercourse and publications, to convince tbo Northern Europeans of her advantages. But im? migration agents from the North and North-west poisoned their minds with misrepresentations, and prevented their coming hither. They were greedy for them themselves, and there was no panic or financial stringency then to orippte them in their designs. So much for tho Herald's lamentations about eight years ago. The hundreds and thousand* ! "????!'" in.id bv Mui Httrald an ready to oome and eager to try their for? tunes in the South, and who were burnt up or shot, are pnre fictions, evory one of them. There has never been a day, before the war or since, when fine young fellows would not have been welcomed most heartily. Only the carpet-bag politicians remaifed, according to tho Herald, and they escaped by eusoousing themselves snugly in tbe bosom of Sambo? Does it pretend to think that these people went to Sam bo from neces? sity? Does the Herald not know that they wore sent oat iu many cases, and came expressly to deceive him, ride on him into political power, to suck tho ooaatry dry through tbe aid of his vote, and then at last to desert him, and the cauntry itself, aud leave them to tbe rain they had produced? If the Herald would take pains to examiuo, it woald discover th?t the chief opposition to the coming iu of the honest immigrant comes from the carpet-baggers. They dread aud discourage those who come, I not to plunder und destroy, but to work for fair wages, to add to the productive resources of tho Stute, and to got an houeatly-acqnired foothold ou ita soil. Work und honesty uro two things they bold in mortal detestatiou. The Herald may do immense service to troth and to the South, which re eeives little justice iu tlio Northern press, by just representations of hor condition aud needs, by proseutiug tho trno causes of her troubles, and by a friendly recognition-of hor own high and friendly spirit. It ia a power which wo woald gladly see ranged cousUtoolly ou the aide of fairness and justice to oar much misunderstood and badly ma? ligned beolioo. It very preperly states that tho key-note of our hopea ia immi? gration. Will thu Herald ascertain more correctly thu facta of oar recent history, and tamper any etriotures to which it may be inclined ia tho moro lenient construction to which it 'will thus be led? Au oDlightimed institution, send? ing forth its daily mosseuger* to all parts of the world, it should consider its responsibility for those fulsu aud au fair statements which yet linger on the borders of that great stream of intelli? gence and illustration which it pours through itj columns on all subjeota oon neoted with the' South. If it will par? don tho suggestion, we think it would be well for it, iu the fulfillment of its high mission, to employ a competent and accomplished writer, charged with the duty .of giving the facts and condi? tions of tho South, both as tbej ore and ua they should be. ? ? -?-???? The matters iu issue betwecu the President of' tho Bunk and Trust Com? pany, Treasurer Cardozo and Comp? troller Hugo, aro not yot nmioably set? tled. The Treasurer oeut to tho Gene rol Assombly, yesterday, a long letter, conveying the question from his point of view, and stating hie view of his duty iu tho promises. The special commit-! tee of the Senate appointed to invest.-1 gate the affair made their report, con-1 eluding with a resolution, which, with the Treasurer's letter, will come up as a special order to-Jay at 1 o'clock. This coinmiltee states that Mr. Solomou gave to ex-Troasurer Parker tho necessary vouchers for tho bill payable of $25,000, and that they arc not, now on filo in the Treasurer's office. Parker acknow? ledges the receipt, but fails to give satis? factory account of their disposal. It appears, they sny, that Solomon gave the noceesary consideration for the note, and is, therefore, entitled to pay? ment. Having said this good word for Solomon, they mako thiugs even by ex? pressing their approval of the Treasurer iu examining und scrutinizing every paper presented for payment. He is encouraged to persovere in this rigid course in words, and at tho same timo they Bubir.it a resolution that ho be in? structed and authorized to pay tho biil payable for 925,000, inasmuch as tho said bill had been passed upon, and ordered to be paid by au Act of tho General Assembly of November 19, 1873. The oommittee further recommends iu their resolution that the Attorney-Gono ral bo authorized and instructed to insti? tute suit against Niles G. Parker for the recovery of the vouchers belougiug to the said bill payable. They balaucc this lick against Niles by a back-hundod blow aimed ut the Comptroller. They regard his action in issuing instructions to Cardozo, about tho wuy he shall pay out tho Statu funds, &c, as an unwar? ranted und dangerous assumption of power. So tho balance of censure is held even between Huge and Parker, as that of comineudation is between Solo? mou and Cardozo. All parties ought to be futisfied und uny sing: "I don't caro how you bhare 'em, eo you share 'em even." Solomon will feel rudiaut, Car? dozo will be delighted with tho reward of his .scrutiny, Purker will foci a little unpleasant, but ns misery likes com _ _.-II ..l. . ... ._r_ pnSj, nui mba oeuiu uuuiiuiii uuui iuu fact that he has a partner iu the cen? sures of tho special committee. South Cauolina Monument Associa? tion.?Tho monument proposed to be* erected by the women oT South Caro? lina, in memory oi their gallant doad iu j the late Confederate war, has been de? layed iu its completion by wnut of the neceasary funds. Tho cof-.t of tho monu? ment will bo SIO.OUO; the first install? ment of $5,0U0 has been already paid to tho distinguished architects, Muldoon A Co., of Kentucky, who ore proceeding with the monument, which, when finished, will be a noble und beautiful tribute to our deceased soldiers. It is requisite that ?5,000 shall bo raised by October next, to complete this Hiirn of 810,000. This cau bo easily obtained, if eaoh District will pledge itself to give 3200, and if every individual who re? ceives one of those circulars will send tho small sum of $1. Lcit a treasurer and collectors be appointed'in every vil? lage and oily, and let tho money collect? ed by these local treasurers be promptly forwarded to the General Treasurer, Mrs. W. K. iiaohman, at Columbia. If ?the ladies in these Districts will givy the matter their earnest nttcution, we are convinced that they will soon secura tho amount ruptured. Sorely nono will re? fuse to aid in perpetuating the memory of those who oonntod not thoir lives dear that they might save the land they loved so well; aud though the cause they died for bo lost, nil is not lost, bo long a? their grnud epitaph, "They died for their principle!)," whether engraven on marble or ou the tablets of our hearts, shall contain for us and for future gene? rations inspiration and hope Mas. W. K. BAOHMAN, Treasurer S.O. Mouument Assoo'n. Hits. JOHN T. DARBY, Correspond!eg Secretary. Misy MARTIN, Recording Secretary. Uoai'.d of Dtnitorona.?Tho ofliaer3 of the Association and Mrs. O. MaoUe, Mrs. G. Howe, Mrs. O. Walker, M-s. Joliu McKenzie, Mrs. John Bacon, Mrs. A. Dargau, Mrs. C. Beok, Mrn. B. Levy, Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. W. H. Gibbes, Miss LaBorde, Miss Wade, Mrs. S. Beard. 4ka>'u Papers throughout the Slate will oblige by copying. Mr. E. W. Holland, who has long filled the position of Treasurer of the Air-Lino Railroad, has resigned that position. Col. Lirkiu Smith has beon appointed bis successor. UrnttKn Secret* Ile-reaieci?Ilovr Initia? tion? arc ConduvltJ. On being brought into the anto-room Of the lodge, (Greengrocer Temple, No. 101.) I was told that I had been balloted for and accepted. My informant,^rao was securely masked by what I after* wards learned was a large burdock leaf perforated with holes for the eyes, told mo that if I valued my life it would be neaossary for me to strip. As I did con? sider that considerable worth to me, aud as he italicized his wishes by care? lessly playing with a eoven-shooter, I withdrew from my garments with eager? ness. My masked friend then furnished me with the regalia of tho first degreo, called "The Festive Plotighbry," which consistod merely of one large oabbago leaf attached to a wuist-bnud of potato vines. Iu tbie airy costume I was con? ducted to the door, whero my compan? ion guvo threo distinct raps. (I was securely blind-folded by binding a slice of ruta-bags over each eyo.) A sepul? chral voioo from withiu asked: "Who I cornea?" My guide ncsworod: "A youthful agriculturist who desires to become a grauger." Sepulchral Voice?Have you lookod him carefully over? Guide?I have, noble gate-keeper. S. V.?Do you find auy agricultural marks about bis person? Guide?I do. S V.?What nro they? Guide?The candidate hue earrotly hair, reddish whickers und a turn-up nose S.V.?'Tie well. Why do you de? sire to become a granger? Guide (answering for candidate) ? That I may bo thereby the better ena? bled to burrow up the feelings of the rascally politicians. S.V.?Yon will bring iu thueineli date. My worthy stripling, ns you dan not nee, I will cause you to feel that yon are received at the door ou tho three points of a pitchfork, piercing the region of tho stomach, which is to teach you tho three greut virtues?faith, hope and charity. Faith in yourself, hope for cheaper farm machinery, and ohurity for the lightning-rod peddler. You will uow be haruosssd, ifcud iu rep? resentation of the horGO Pegasus, will bo tested as to endurance und wind. The candidate is here attached to n small imitation plow by means of a hempen harness. A dried pumpkin vine is put in bis mouth for a bit and bridle; be in aiude to get dowu upon all four:), the guido seizes the bridle, and urged on by a granger armed with a Canuda thistle, the candidate is gallop.-d three times around the room. Wnile making the circuit, the members arise aud sing: Got up and dust, you bully boy? Who wouldn't ho a granger? If t tic t histle'a prick don t cauac you j <y, To fueling you must L e estranged, till After this violent exerciso, he ia rubbed dry with corn-eubs, bees waxed where Hustled, aud brought standing up before the great chief?tho Most Worshipful Pumpkin-head. M. W. P. H.?Why do you desire to be a granger? Candidate, (answering for himself) ? That t may lonru to extinguish suwiug uuiobiuo agents. M. W. P. H.?Have your hands been burdened with toil? Candidate:?Not extensively, but then I am not riinuing fur otlice. M. W. P. U.?'Tis well, for our lodges contain several who nro supposed to be ready to sacrifice themselves for the good of their constituents. M. W. P. H. (navaguly)?Give me a '? chaw of tobacco 1 Candidate, searching himself tho? roughly, but us there is no placo about him to stick a pocket, tries to explain, but tbe Most Worshipful Pumpkin hrad interrupts him with? "Never mind, my dear young frieud. I am well awuru that iu your present condition you cau no more furnish your friends with tbe weed thau Adam could bo comfortable iu a plug-hat and tight boots. It is merely to teach you tho great lesson of economy?doing to others ns you'd like to have them do to you. You will uow be conducted to tho Most Eminent Squasb-prodocer, who will teach you tho grand builing sigu of distress. The sign, my worthy brother, will insure you ugaiust most of the ills of the agriculturist?amongst others, against droughts nnel being bit by tho ferocious grass-hopper." Tho candidate is now coudut ted to tho Most Eminent Squash Producer, who thus says: "My worthy brother, I will uow invent you whh tho order of the Festive Ploughboy, which you havo well won by your heroic achievement while harnessed; may you ever wear it with pleasure to yourself, and muy it be a means of terror to your enemies." (Tho M. E. S. P. then proceeds to in? vest the candidate with tho regalia of the Festive Ploughboy, which consists of a long tomato ueokluce.) "The grand hailing sign of distress is made by gently dosing the loft eye, lay? ing tho right fore finger alongside tho nose, and violently wuggiug the ears. It requires practice, but tho advantages are intense. It also has un important uiguificu'ioii, which you will do well to heed. The closing of the oyo signifies that in nil your deuliugs with mankind, you are hound to havo an ?yo to busi? ness. Laying tho finger alongside the noso is emblematical of wisdom, aud places you at once among tho 'knowing ones.' This ia extremely hanely in prog? nosticating now weather, and saves the wear und tear of almanacs. Wagging the ears signifies sublimity of purpose, and is thought to bo emblematical of childhood's happy hours. It is nlso supposed by some profound pahthars to have a distinct refereuao to apple dump liugs, but this fact is somewhat obscure by thu dust of ages. Iu token that you are one of us, you will uow be bntuded. Wheu one granger desires to ascertain 'for euro' if there ia another of tbo or? der in tho room, ho raises himself gently I by the slack of his uumeutionubles, scratches bis off thigh with bin neari hoof, and remarks, in a voice of tbun-l dor: 'Are there any grangers about?'j Tbe aniwer is: 'Joese-wax.'" I was here interrupted, Mr. Editor,, by a volley fired into tbo open window, evidently intended for mo. Fortunately, I escaped wit bout a scratch, and, which is of moro consequence, succeeded in fotobiog off my precious manuscript. This is about ull there is in tho cere-1 mony of any importanco. I must leave, the country at once?nrmcd nu;u aro ofl my heels. They know that I am writing" to cxpoee them. You may'hour from me again, if I should desto it best to' expese tlio other degrees, Until then, adieu. From your sacred friend, 13. POLE. Notice.?This ceremony of initiation iB used during tho absence of tho Inly members. Their initiatory ceremonies are entirely different, being much sita plilied, a:; they (should bo. ? ~? ? . Rt;.'jt."t-Tu oi'the BruTisu Elections ? Tho so called coup d'etat of Mr. Glad? stone baa ended iu disaster. Scarcely two weeks have elapsed since tho great Liboral Premier, disgusted with the per? sistent opposition oi party friends und foes in Parliament, precipitatud'u disso? lution of the body, and appealed to tho country for the election of a new one. The result is a Conservative majority, aud Mr. DTsruoii, the acknowledged leader of the party, is looked to an the prospective head of the new Ministry, tho retdguutiun of Mr. Gladstouu now I being regarded as inevitable. It is ; thought, however, that Mr. D'Isracli I may deem t ho Conservative majority not snfiicictitly large to warrant his accept? ance of (.ho Premiership, und eouciude to retain his .seat in tho Ilouse of Com? mon?, where, he may do more effective borviea for hin party. The G ou.sei vative uijj >iiry, it, is thought, will uot com pur? with Mr. Gladstone's majority m ISoS. But the fact that such a majoritj as that no longer exists is itself Mguifi oaut. Mr. Gladstouu has hitherto had a majority which made his iuUueuui iu Parliament almost unlimited. Some remarkable measures, such us h;.. Irish Church und Und reforms; his attempts, though uus'.iccchsful, at Uni? versity reform; his iiholitiou of- pur? chase in the army; his educational re j forms iu England nud Scotland, have characterized him as a great and cou? rageous reformor. The decline of the Elbera! party in England has been iudi touted by the elections which have nc curred during the past twelve month* as tbo result of resignations or deaths of members of Parliament. Tho Con sei vative party, ho we vor, scecaH to hr more liberal, ju its acts, il uot in it. prtuoiples, which arc uri?tocrutic, than is generally supposed. Iu reality many of the most liberal measures puss?d in Great Britain during the last quarter ol i a century were either originated or warmly supported by tho Conservatives, and it is a suggoativo fact (hat a large number of new electors who this yo.u voted for tho first time uro mainly drawn from what are oullod the middle and lower classes. That n Conservative ro actiou has come iu this quarter, would scarcely have been anticipated. Wut Men Don't Makry.?A few figure.- regarding tbo necessary ex peuses oT come people ought to be valuable to various parties contemplat? ing a change in life. "Eli Perkins" tolls us. for iustauce, of an old bachelor at tuo Filth Avenue Hotel, whose iu como is $20,000 a year, and still, be says, ho can't afford to get married. He's a pioud, blooded fellow, and now, ha says, as a single man, ho can have the best horses, best rooms, and the best box ut the opera; "but," ho con? tinued, "if I should gat married, 1 would havo to scrimp mysnif or over draw my income." "How is that?' asked Eli. "Well, now, come iu the parlor and I'll show you. You see, la dies uro so extravagant ,uow-a-d*ys. They dress so nitioli moro hero thau they do iu Europe. 1 mean, they don't wear rich dmmondd liko tho women ol Florence and Milan, but they wear rich dresses, luces, shawls and furs. Now, I'm proud, aud I wouldn't waut m\ wife to bo out-dre&sed,so I have to Uetqi out of the murriago business. Do you seo that lady there?" ho said, pointing to a fashionable callor; "well, nho has on a $100 panniered, wattaucd, polo naised, browu gros grain dross, aud 1 wear a $00 eoat. She wears a $1,201 camel's -hair shawl and a 3500 set ol sable, whilo I wear a $70 over-coat. Sh< wears a $70 bonnet, wlr.lo I wear an $^ bat. She wears $'.100 worth of point applique ami point aguile, whilo I weui a $0 shirt, iler ehocs cost $15, and mine eoat $12. fler ordiuary morning jewelry, which i? changed overy year? uot counting d amouds?co.->t $100, mine cost $50. -Vhy. tho clothea she has ou coot 82,285, aud mine co.it $20G, and that is only o 16 of her dozen out? fits, while I have?say three. Tho fuel is," oaid Ihn bachelor, growing earnest, "I couldn't begin to livo tu u brown stouo frout with that woman aud koei. up appearance to mdeb?carriages, ohnroh, diuneis, opera und sea-side, foi $20,000. I'd have to bocoino a second rate man, aud livo in au eighteen fool bouse, or withdraw over to Second ave nue, und that I'll bo d?d if I'll dul' i nud ho slung his fist dorr is shim into n nice silk hut, iu the excess of his euro e.-tne.is. There is some fun in th:>se eta fistic*, but n good deal more of rug gcslivu fact. ?.? ? Tho proprietor of the West Point, Gu., News, dtsguotod with Iho result o his efforts to establish a paper there, makes tho foHowing emphatic au uonnoomont in his last issue: "Died, ou tho morning of the 6th ol February, A. D. 1871. after a long ami painful illness, Iho West' Point News ' At a recent diouer of blmo-rn .kers tbt following to ist was given; "May Wr havo ull tho women in the country tu shoa aud all tho men to boot." "Yankee Thicks" in EuuorE.?In the city of Muuicb, I "?reut shopping" ] with a lady. Our first purchase, through tbo medium of her American-French, wh9 of a handsome watered ribbon, au inch and a half wide, at twenty-five cents per yard in greenbacks. I do not , know what was the advantage of the watering tu tbo ribbon, but my friend wits emphatic iu ? the expression. Our ' next ol ject was a Morocco belt. We 1 found a shop where tbey were displayed in the window, but as German ouly was spokon, we hud to seek further. Across tbe street, we found a polite shop-wo? rn iu, who supplied other little wuute, but bad no belli to suit. She recom? mended her opposite neighbor's goods. Upon iiuding the difficulty between us and tbe good neighbor, she oIToi-ed her? self us interpreter, and duiutily tripped ttciosa tho street to mukc our eonvtr.?a tion. No doubt, she made a great deal of it. My fair friend exitniuud tbo Morocco belts, but looked longingly tit some of Russia leather, temptingly dis? played iu the case. Timidly tdio asked to look at them, und demanded the piioo, "just- to see." The sum was uumed; we calculated it in our money. "Two dollars aud a half ouly for a Rus siii-ieathei belt!" exclaimed she; "there must bo freu trade between Russia aud Germany!" K-idiuutly sho paid the money, thanked thu interpreter, und re turue 1 to the hotel to excite tbo onvy of her female ucquaiutuuues. A week ifter, 1 saw her gazing ruefully on the remnants of the belt, which proved to he brown paper, with u thin red cover? ing, iler rusty ribbon showed itself two-thirds cotton. Eu goiug through au Alpine village to purchase a cune us a mumeulo ? uot a regular Alpine-stock, us I expected to do little climbing, but ouo which might, be useful afterwards?the priucipal attraction was the beautiful uhatnois horn which nrnutaeulod thu head. 1 ?udec.tfd it. wiih o?rc and with udvioo ot friends. I .vis not afraid of being im? posed lipon, Btciug the simple villager point our to us thu imitation horns, for fear wo could not delect them. After reaching home, tuy little boy, after flourishing it a good deal, said, "This smells tiO much like gutta-porcba." Whereupon Iho caue was put out of bis reiiCh, ami ho whs in disgrace. A few lays ago, it fell from its high position, am! a little piece was chipped off. My beautiful boru pro/od to be wood co? vered with a thin layer of gu^ttu-percha. From an old soldier ou the field of Waterloo, I purchased two buttons so crushed and earth-stained that I hud uot a doubt they had figured iu the great battle. L loimd afterwards that ship? loads of Waterloo buttons tire made yearly in England aud suntorei to be found tor travelers. In Rome, after visiting the olel church of St. Stephen's, lately excavated, my fair friend displayed to me with itrout delight ten or a dozen t-quares of vari? ously-colored marble, which tho hud ju<-t purchased as being part of tho old pavement. The ouner leaned over to see, uiiel said, naively, "Yes, they uro g!a-*-; ihe'y make a great many for sale." Die! utiy emu really ever see n wooden ham, or even nutmeg? N?llVOUS deiiility.?A DEPUES3ED, TiUUTAllLE STATU OL" MINDJ WEAK. neh 'vOUM, exhausted FEEXilXo; NO ENEltOY OK animation; confused UEAD, weak 5IEMOUY, OFTEN with. dei) 1 r.i TAXI nu, in? voluntary DISCHARGES.?The COUSe ij?cii?? ?i ?Xej?en?n, uicut?t uiai-n?ia Ot indiscretions. Tun nervous debility | finds u sovereign oubb in Humphreys Uom<ei\vtuio Specific, No. 28. It toues up tbo system, arrests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and despond? ency, and rejuvenates the entire system; it is perfectly harmless uod always ef dciout. Pnee tf? for n package of five boxes aud a large $2 vial of powder, which is important iu old serious cases; or Si per single box. Sold by atj, druggisls, or sent by mail ou receipt of price. Address Humphreys' Specific tlo&ieEHATnic Medicine Company, No. ?(52 Broadway, N. Y. For uule by Qeiokr Ar McUn&aoit, Columbia, S. O. Dec 17 f?;im - Ten of (he streckt iu Charleston be? gin with the letter A, thirteen with B, iwe-uty-four with C, four with ?. four .with E. three with F, ton with G, fifteen vith IT, two with I, three with J, two with X, sixteen with L, tweuty-ono with M, four with N, threo wilh O, fifteen with I', one with Q. ten with R. twenty-two with S, six with T, one with U, three with V, fourteen with W, aud .one with Z?in till, comprising streets, lanes, alleys and courts, 1?7, making about twenty two liucul miles. A special from Cambridge to the Bal? timore. Him says: Last Wednesday night, [at Tobuecostiek, Dorchester County, Md., Mary Travars, wife of Thomas i'ravers, colored, gave birth' to female twins, something like thu Siumeso pair. They are united by a fleshy band from the lower part of tho bteast bone to the ibdomeu, and face to face. One was boru dead, thu other livod a few mi? nutes, and hud its arm around tho dead ono's ueck. Dr. Benjamin bus bonght land preserved thu bodies. I "Got anything for a sick man to read?" iuepureel a pug-nosed boy at a ! news stand tho other ttay. "Yes, nuy thing you want ?Bibles, poems, re jligious books, Christian Herald, and so Vorth," replied the clerk. "Bibles!" Uohoctl the boy; "elo you think dad's a ' ingul! Omiiuo a lively dime' novel?ono I with au luguu sculping u soldiei!" I Detroit Free Press. j Josh Billings says: "There iz bnt jphew things ou tho face of the earth more worthless than a poodle, and yet II am glad there iz a poodle, for if there j .van uot there iz some ponple who j wonldu't have ouuy object in living, tud have nothing to luv." j M. S. Muupin, of Freestone County, Tex in, was assassinated by au unknown I party, in his own house, a fow days ago. Citx Mattkbs.?Subscribe for the Pucjznix. Fine's Norfolk oysters are all tho rage?thoy aro large, plump aud juicy. Cabti will bo the rule et tho Phcenex ? fiuoe hereafter. .?->.: Tho weather, yesterday, was all'that sould he desired?clear, warm aud 'sun? shiny. Tho Phoenix is iu receipt of a lot of wedding envelopes, paper, etc., of the latest Paris and New ?ork styles, which will bo printed at reasooublo rates. Tho Phoenix job office is complete iu every rospect, nnd cards, pustere, pro? grammes, bill-heads, etc., are turned o it with alacrity.' A dramatic entertainment will bo given at Irwin'.s Hall, Tuesday evening, February 17, for tho benefit of the South Carolina Mouumout Association. Kefreshraauts during the evening. The San Francisco Minstrels gave their second and last concert in Irwin'a Hall, last night. There was a foil at? tendance, and, us might be expected, gouerul satisfaction. The Governor has appointed the fol? lowing named gentlemen as Notaries Public: H. H. Jones, of Georgetown; J. Duncan Allen, John W. Freeman, H. Melvillo Myers and C. C. Cooper, of Barnwell. Beyoud routine business, there was uothing of special interest transacted in tho Legislature, yesterday. Treasurer Cardozo submitted a lengthy communi? cation, relative to tho Bank and Trost Company. Messrs. Fj. ?. Davies & Co. invito planters to inspect their stock of Seed potatoes before making their purchases. They havo just received a select .stock;? suitable for planting, which they offer ? low for cash. Persons indebted to tho Phoenix office are earnestly requested to call and settle at once. There is a large amount due? tho greater portion in small sums. The indebtedness must bo liquidated, or wo shall bo forced to resort to extreme mea? sures. The great rush at B. C. Shiver & Co.'s, yesterday, reminded us of "Bee store" times. Wo are inform?d that the entiro stock mast be closed out. All in want of dry goods, hoots and shoes, millinery aud hair goods, will tako advantage of this opportunity to lay in a supply. ' Transfer printing inks are in valuable j to railroad com pan ich, banks, mer? chants, manufacturers and others. They are enduring and changeless, and will copy sharp aud clear for an indefinite period of time. Having just received a frnah supply of inks, wo are prepared to execute orders at moderate prices. Mail AnnAKOBKBHTB.?The Northern mail opens G.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes LI A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opens 8 A. M., 5.30 P.M.; closet 8 A. M..6P. M. Western opentG A. M., 12.30P. M.; closes G, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens G. 15 P. M.; closes 6 A. Mt Wilmington opens 4P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. *r TO subscribers and advertisers - Orders for advertisements, job work, etc, must bo accompanied with the OA si i. No exceptions can be made. Ordinary advertisements Si per square of nine printed lines for first insertion; tifly cents each subsequent insertion; weekly, monthly and yearly rates fur? nished on application. Advertisements inserted onco a week, $1 -each insertion. Marriages aud funeral invitations, $1. Notices in local column fifteen- cents a lino, each insertion. Pikesixiana.?Light material?Gas ami glass. Cheap transportation?Freo passes. Care is a thing that people never take. When you find a mm who persistent? ly busies himself with other people's I affairs, it's a sure sigo*that ho hasn't got anything important of his own to at? tend to." % Mankind loves mysteries. Henco a hole in the ground excites moro won? der than n star iu the heavens. Hotbij Arrivals, February 10,1874.? Wheeler House?Wm Tapping, New York; F 8 Peck, St Louis; Mrs A E Levy, Ephram Tweedy and wife, Z W Carwile, Augusta; Frank Arnim, S C; A C Kaufman, W A Bradley, P DaffiV, Charleston; Mrs Lewis, Statesville; A D Martin, Cincinnati; F W Lizselt, New York; T M Wilkes, S O; Mis Mobley, Miss Gibson, Chester; J A Wbittemoro, Snmter; S Jenkins, CLB Marsh, Wilmington. Columbia Hotel?L O Northrop, city; W C Gulp, Fort Mill; H E LaBell,.Bal? timore; W I Spriukle, T S Clarkson, N, C; J E Farns, Fla; E W M Maokoy, C St* tson, Miss M ry Byron, J E Thames. Charleston; J S Laud, G & C R It; W A Riloy, P R R R; A J Frederick, 3 C; E A T?te, O.mneo. . Hendrix House?O W Cuttingj Qa; T J Martin, Pa; A J Buy less. Mu; L O Roilius, Ttmmonsville; 8 M Stuart, Wiuusboro; J L Black, T J Birber, S 0. List op Nkw Advertisements. Meeting Columbia Chapter. 1 L. Carr?Notice.