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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thun lay Morning, February 28 1874. The ItlaHon Complaint. Unnecessarylength of time has passed since the memorial of the tax-payers of Marion County was received by the General Assembly, before any definite notion has been taken upon it. Yester? day, a bill from the House of Represen? tatives upon this Bubject came before the Senate, and elicited some debate. The bill is to regulate the assessment and collection of taxes upon real estate in that County. It admits the existence of great irregularities in these two parti? culars, and the impossibility-of affording adequate redress by hearing individual applications for relief. It enacts Chat the taxes of that County shall be levied cpon the assessment of 1872, instead of upon that of 187 3, and that this Act shall apply as well to euoh persons as have already paid their taxes as to those who have not. It provides, also, for a re-assessment of the real estate of the Connty during tho present year. The bill is liberal and proper, and is likoly to meet the concurrence of the Senate. It was opposed by Messrs. Whittemore, Swails, Gain, Jones and Nash. Tho first named member read a letter from Comp? troller H?ge, in which ho called in ques? tion some of the statements of the Ma? rion memorial, upon the authority of Mr. Fillebrowne, a clerk in his office, whom he had sent to investigate them. He olaimed his prerogative, as the final authority in such mat? ters, and exhibited an animus which should be condemned. Mr. Whitte? more was fearful that its passage would lead to the presentation of numerous other complaints, and the derangement of the wholo tax machinery, by which the collection would be seriously crip? pled, if it did not wholly cease. The fault was with the Republicans of Ma? rion, who have neglected their duties, and placed an incompetent man in tho Office of Anditor. He otherwiso under ? took to pick flaws in the memorial, by referring to persons who had not listed their property. Mr. Smith, the Senator from Marion, made a dear and convinc? ing expose of the case. He said that - there were a thousand aggrieved parties in the County, who oould not take euoh action as would relieve them within the time to which they ore limited under the present law, and tho regulations which had emanated from the Comp troller-General'i office. Either under these regulations, or under a bill which had passed the Senate two or three weeks since, it would require one month at least to Bettle the questions of tax, which concern the people of Murion. The demand for relief is not confined in that County to any one class, putty, color or condition. The cry came from every citizen. Unless something be done speedily, an immense body of swamp land would revert to the Stute and ceaeo to pay nny tax at all. The increase had been over 81,000,000? twenty-five per ocnt. upon the whole property of the County. It was a wrong that must be righted, aud while it con? cerned aitizonB of all parties, redress shonld come from the Republican side. Mr. Dunn sustained the bill. He thought it beat to go back to the assrss inent of 1872. It was the easiest mode of settling tho difficulty. Mr. Fillo brown bud been quoted ob saying some things, but there were others that he might have added?the arbitrary rais? ing, for instance, of tbo valuation of all classes of lands. Ho observed clerks from tbe Comptroller's office lobbying against tho bill, endeavoring to per? suade members to submit their oonvio tions to tho dictation of tbo Comp? troller, "who lords it bolow." In fact, the main spring of opposition to the bill was to screen that officer from the blame whioh is generally placed on hia shoulders. But wo need not quibble about that. All know that tho people of Marion bavo been oppressed. They have como up in a just, proper aud re? spectful manner to present their griev? ances, and tho General Assembly ought to meet them frankly, and not dole out satisfaction in a stinted way, from fear of giving a drop too much. He said that there were more reasons for granting tbo relief asked than ap? peared upon tbo surface. Tbo viow thus hinted at by the Senator from ilorry was dwelt upon more at length by Johnson, of Sumtor. Ho urged that it was neoessary to redeem the party and themselves, Damnation was now hang? ing over tbe heads of tbe entire Repub? lican party in tho State. It will bo a groat point in its favor and go far to? wards settling things, if, by passing this bill, the Legislature repair tbe wrong dono tbe people of Marion. Members think themselves secure in a 40,000 ma? jority, but tbe dolnge is coming, and things rapidly changing. It was neces? sary to answer tho oharge of'the Tax Payers' Convention, that the peoplej cannot got justice from those in power. Tbo passage of this bill will he a refuta? tion. Maxwell spoke in a similar strai r, Jervoy charged upon the Comptroller] that he had direoted the auditors to "pat it on" in their assessments. Wo have now upon us the oonsequouoos 'of this imprudence and injustice, aud it was neoeBsary to got rid of them, oven if the machinery of tax collection is disturbed. Swails and Jones were uot afraid of tho political conseqnenccB of refusing to pass tbe bill. Tbe former did not care an iota for the Tax-Payers* Convention. The latter charged that he had seeu the white feather exhibited in tho presence of tbe chivalry; but, for one, ho kept cooi and collooted. They-could afford to Bend - men all over the American Union, to stump the country and ?a 8wer complaints, &c, &o. Tbo discussion is significant, as show? ing the effect of the notion of tho con? vention, equally upon those who deny as upon thofo who admit it. On motion of Swails, to strike out tbo enacting clause of the bill, it was lost?there being three for and twenty-five against it. i ? m > The Cungatce Manufacturing Com pany. Tho bill to charter the Coaguree Manufacturing Company comes up in the Senate for consideration to-day. As we said yesterday, tho bill has de? cided merits. It is substantially the same as that applied for by the Colum? bia Water Power Company early in 1872, and which was passed in the Se? nate, with a proviso that the company should, within a term of years?four, we believe?erect mills and put 15,000 spindles in operation, or forfeit the sum of $50,000. Speaking for the public in? terests which are involved, and looking to the advantages and development of Columbia and the State, we should bo pleased to hear that this company and tbe Columbia Water Power Company had agreed to unite in tbe construction of the dam, and that each would pro? ceed vigorously and in generous rivalry to erect mills and establish factories upon their respective sites. And if they will not thus unite, then that tbe one in earnest should bavo every encourage? ment und legislative assistance to go abend without delay. This a regard for tbo prosperity of Columbia demands. This is tbo voioo of tho general public. Aud it is entitled to be respectfully con? sidered. Am IiiBEi'ftussinLB Conflict of Races TlIKEATENED IN south CAROLINA?TlIK COLOEED and WlIITE CANDIDATES FOll GovEKNOit.?The Wnshiugtou corres? pondent of tbe Now York Herald tele? graphs: Tho memorial of the tux-payers of South Carolina will ho presented t<> Uougress ami luu Freuiucui tula WO, k. The colored people of the State have combined to make Congressman Elliott their candidate for Governor. The wbito citizens, without regard to party, usk Senator Robertson, to secure the support of tho Administration on their side, to accept tbe gubernatorial nomi? nation. It is suid that Congressman Elliott boasts that if he can gut control of the State, be will "turn the cradle of the slave-holders' rebellion into tho asy? lum of tho slaves," thereby making the Stute uniubabitable for whites and tbe elysiuin of tbe negro. The contest pro? mises to be exceedingly bitter, und some uro predicting another irrepressible con? flict?this time, of races. Denver, Colorado, is destined to be? come oue of the most important points in that section of the United States, j During tho past year, its population has increased over 8,000, while the real and personal property valuation of Denver for 1873 was S?.331,100; in 18G3, it wus but ?500,200. This is $3.?07,7GU greater than the assessment roll of the city of Leaveuworth for tho year 1873, and from $1,000,000 to ?2,500.000 greater thau tbe valuation of Kansas City, Omuhn, Dubuque or Salt Lake for the samo time; nud of either of tho entire Territories of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho or Arizona. la 1870, tbo whole population of Colorado wus only 30,000. Itianowovor 105,000, and during tho same period moro than forty now towns have sprung up at different points, aud are in a thriving condition. Since 1860, OOS miles of railroad have been put iu operation, and over 200 additional miles I are under oontraot and const ruction, The gold and silver pioduotion since 1870 has been as follows: In 1870, 83,750,000; in 1871, 84,000,000; in 1872, 81,390,000; in 1873, 85,600,000; making u total in four years of $17,130,000. United States Co?ivt, Charleston, February 21.?The following cases were disposed of: Jeremiah Moss and Hil lariab MoCall, bankrupts; reports of Registrar oonflrmed. W. J. T. Glenn petitioned for final discharge, referred to the Registrar. Stoney, Lowudes & Co., bankrupts; tbe Judge signed an order for tbe asaiguoe to call iu lion oreditors and sell real estate. Samuel M. Lesoana was appointed assignee of Peter Vaught, and D. J. Wiun as? signee of J. F. Bleud. Tbo petition of F. H, Cresoh, for voluntary bankrupt? cy, was referred to the Regiatrur. There were 82 deaths in Charleston for the week ending tho 21st?whites 0; colored 28. What They Think of V?. WnAT is Rbtodlioan Government?? Tho history of the plundering State go? vernments in the Sooth is so familiar that a repetition of any part of it seemB to bo superfluous. But, nnliko the ordinary misdemeanors that attend poli? tico in other Stutes, the acts of the Southern leaders have struck at the very foundation of the State credit, and they bavo forced upon the tax-payers such | burdens that tho time appears to them not far off when taxation and confisca? tion shall bo synonymous terms. This is notably tho cuso of South Carolina, whero tbo enormous tax levies have well uigh driven the poople~~to~''>flcspcrato] remedies), and whero public robbery may bo said to have beeu legalized. It1 has now beeu seven years siuco the re? construction Svatu Government was organized in that Statu. During that time, the expenditures of the Stnto ad ministration havo increased with fright? ful rapidity. Eeery year, there have bcon promises of reform uud retrench? ment, for no matter how confident of success and of immunity tbo freo-booter may bo, there is still cuough of discre? tion in him to respact public opinion. But tue.se promises have proved to be the idlest delusions, uud year after year the ingenuity of the ruliug cubul has boon exerted to iuveub new pretences for plunder and new means of torture i for their victims, the tax-payers. * * All of tho expenses, iu short, are mon? strous, and such extruvagance could not bo perpetrated iu any except a Suuthem State. At the last State election, tho promises of reform woro freely mado, j only to be followed by the longest step yet taken in any one year towards the absorption of tho State's resouraos by the vultures who are preying upon it. Lately the tax-payers have been holding a convention iu Columbia; aft >r a long discussion, they conoludo that there is uo remedy at their command, and they now memorialize Congress to come to their rescue. They ask, in effect, us the people of Louisiana havo asked, that Congress shall guarantee them a repub? lican form of government, justifying this dsmund by the belief that the pre? sent form there is but an oligarchy, over which the people buvo no control. It is evident that the most serious ques? tions regardiug tho reconstruction of the Southern States have not yet been settled, for gradually the impression is forcing itself upon us that the local quarrels?the election frauds, the vio? lence, the corrupt legislation and the mercenary judicial decisions?are of na? tional consequence, and concern the welfuro of republicau institutions. Wo havo too hastily concluded thut the immediate remedy is in tbo hands of the people in the Southern States, as it is iu New York. Wo havo said New York has overthrown Tweed, and South Caro? lina ought to be able to overthrow his imitalor. But the cases are different. In tho Norlbern States, tho great majo? rity of tho voters uro tux-payers; in the Souther u States, tho property has always beeu iu comparatively few bunds, uud when suddenly the ballot was given to a lurgo muss of people who bad no experience of political aff.iira, the tux payers becumo a helpless minority. The shrewd and venal men who took the lead of this new element aggravated I tho class divisions nuturally existing .until tho property of the Stute was ut I their mercy through thrSbollot of those i who had only t heir prejudices to gratify. Tho tax-payers have not beeu entirely blameless, because they might have conciliated the power that now uncon? sciously, ignoraotly upholds tho rogues who oppress them. Yet it is difficult to sue what Congress can do iu the matter. It is true, us these memorialists juBtfy urge, und us similar bodies iu other Stutos havo urged, that Congress inter? fered to establish these governments. But, if this was wrong, it does not justify another interference. With tba clearest conviction that South Carolina and Louisiana, and other Southern States, uro tho worst governed commu? nities iu tho world, it is yot difficult to liiid an excuse in tho Constitution for tho interference of Congress, and there appears to bo no remedy but the slow und tedious cue of gradually educating thejioople in their duties, und awaiting the more general distribution uf tho taxable property. [Ncto York Keening Post. Rbvoiim in South Carolina.?Tho members of the Convention, being sen? sible men, versed iu public affairs, must surely havo known that Cougress can? not actively interfere iu tho matter. The President, with tho approbation of the entire country, has just refused to med? dle in the affairs of Texao, and tho Ex? ecutive Department of the Government is not likely to take a different course now. All tho moral support which can bo givcu to tho cause or reform in South Carolina, wo do not doubt, will bo cheerfully afforded, and with this assist? ance the State should bo able to work out its own deliverance. There is rea? son to believe that the task is not one of insuperable difficulty. Many of the ncf-oes have been misled by ffhite ad? venturers, but us a race they aro not dishonest or improvident. That tbo condition of South Carolina is now de? plorable, upd that this condition can bo ?fairly chargeable to negro rule, we aro forced to admit. But wo must also take tbo extenuating oircumstanoes of tbo case into consideration. A nine sudden? ly lifted out of bondage into control oan well be pardoned many errors; and when we remember that tho negroes of South Carolina foil under tho influence of vicious whito mon, whom their in? stincts taught them to consider as lead? ers and instructors, it is qot surprising that they have brought negro rule in the South into disrepute. * * * * * Let the oolored men themselves redeem tbo good name of their ruco by redeem? ing their State from misrule. They have no harder tafck before them than was undertaken here in the war upon the Tammany ring. Let the oomplete euoooas of that undertaking onoourage thom to like efforts. Tbe occasion now] presented to tbo colored men of South j Carolina is one rarely afforded to any' people. Tbey moBt improve it or for? feit tbe esteem of mankind. Tbe Re? publican party is not, and cannot in an; way be na ado, responsible for their past ^misdeeds. That party cannot and will not extend any sympathy to the present Government of the .State. It can nnd will give them the aid of its great moral; power in the work of reform. Let that work, then, ha undertaken without do lay.?New York Times. .?.Tau D'lfluAELi Cabinet.?The Cabi? net which Mr. D'lsraeli has gathered about him contains Homo of the strong-! est names of the Conservative party. | Lord Cranbone is said to bring to the] great post of Minister for India marked! capacity and high courage and resolu? tion. The Earl of Derby, who has beonj called to tho Foreign Oilice, is a saga-j oioas and determined statesman, and is1 thought to have u more solid popularity with tho middle classes than any other public man in Great Britain. Sir Staf? ford Northcote, who comes to the Ex-i chequer, was trained by Mr. Gladstone, himself iu the financial faith und policyi which have won Mr. Gludslont's most| middling laurels. Othor mumbers of the Cabinet stand well iu poiut of efli-i ciency und character. This is Mr. Dis? raeli's second accession to the highest position in the British Empire, and hej has, no doubt, tbe ambition t > make his present Premiership a memorable era in tbo history of his country. At the name' time, Mr. D'lsraeli is confronted by n| difficulty iu tho Irish Home Rule repre-j soutution, which may prove Ireland's opportunity. Iu tho Parliament lately dissolved, there were only seven Irish members publicly pledged to the Dome Rule principle. Mr. Isaac Bute, the able and popular Home Rule leader, claims that by the general election just' ended, tbe number of Irish members! who uro pledged to Home Rule has been] increased to fifty-nine, the whole repre? sentation of Ireland now being 103. In addition, twenty-four Home Rule mem-' hers have been elected iu England; therefore, more than one-eighth of the entire House of Commons?83 out of 052 members?are Home Rule men. Mr. Bute may not have all of these "well in' bund" when legislation aud debates be-: gin, but he will certainly have a com-, pact body?himself and fifty-eight other' Irish members?literally holding tho key of tho position. This is said to be u greater legislative power than Ireland; hud oven when U'Councll was in the full pride of his influence, and c.iu cry. "check to tbe king" wheuoverit pleases.. Discuses of tin: Ljuiiiih lire Curetl liy In hatatlou. Editor Phienix?Dii\n Sir: Having suffered for seven years with disease ol tbe nose, culled ozteua, and bronchitis, aud eoiu eruption iu the first stage, and ufter exhausting all tho beet ordinary treatment, and growing worse everv' cold 1 took, I realized tbo danger of my condition, and three weeks ago I com? menced Dr. Jones' remedies, und I would, through tho medium of your valuable paper, suy to other sufferers, obtain Dr. Jones' treatment without de? lay. It hn3 saved me from an untimely grave. I am ti planter, and live ueai Puoolutj Mills, Union County, S. C. WM. G. STINEMAX. X. B.?Owing to tho urgent solicita? tions from distant parts of tho State, Dr. Jones bus prolonged his stay at the' Wheeler House, in this citv, until the 13th of March. ? Drs. Greene, Lindley & lientley?T)R\.n Sins: My daughter has been taking "Dr. Greene's lit euro" for three mouths, with most wonderful effect. For five years, that fell destroyer, epilepsy, had' made ber life a living death; and for tbe last two years, so aggravated bad her case become, although trying every ad? vertised remedy, us well us tbe best me? dical talent iu tbe neighborhood, that she had from one to tin hard tits every day. Wo had utterly despaired of any relief, aud procured your medicine only to satisfy feeliuga that compelled us to do somothing us long as life re? mained. But, strange to say, from the first day's use of tho medicine, the fits stopped, and up to this time, (three mouths,) she bns not hud a single at? tack. Her condition, both mentally and physically, has greatly improved; so she i'j now able to attend church and pursue ber usual avocations of life. I consider your lit euro an invaluable remedy, aud believe it will, if used ueeording to di? rections, urrest any caso of fits, JOHN A. WILLIAMS, Newton Grove, Sampson Co., N. C. Starvation at theNoutii.?The Now York Day Book, treating of tbo woo which has come upon many of tbe poor of tbo North, says: "Had we tho voice and the trump of an archangel, we would mako one truism ring over this broad land with a force that would shake the planet like a uni? versal earthquake. It is this: The sole and only origin of the starvation hor? rors now visiting tbo honest sous nnd daughters of toil all over tho United States, is tbo terrible political outrago upon tho onco industrious and wealth . creating South. Tho poverty of that section is reading (as wo always de? clared it would) upon tho baluuco of the country, and till that South is restored, tho rest of tbe Union will suffer." Tho Counoil of tbo Evangelical Al? liance has nddrosRed a circular to the members of tbe British and American organizations of the body, and to Cris tiaus generally, to set aside Tuesday, tbe 17th of March, (St. Patrick's day,) as a day of special prayor for Ireland. Coalescing.?The West and South bid fuir, in Congress, to clasp bands and mako common cause against the East, especially iu tbe matters of finance and tbe tariff. City Matters.?Subscribe for the PllUiSIX. Lent is interfering with the grocers. A few elegant lace Beta, At a great bar? gain, at R. O. Shiver & Co.'s. Hojt's German oologDe is sold by W. 0. Fisher, .druggist. Yesterday' was cold, rainy ard disa? greeable. Our dog population ii fearfully and wonderfully on the increase. The days are lengthening at tho rate j of two minutes per diem. Cal Wagoet's Minstrels perform in t'lis city on tho 5th and 6th of Maroh. W. J. Yareon, Esq., of the New York clothing house of Andersou, Star &Co., is at the Central Hotel. ' Tho prices that ladies' under garments uro selling at, at R. C. Shiver Sc Co.'s, still attracts the ladies. A fine select ion of engravings can be seen at R. C. Shiver Sc Co.'s?only fifty ceuts each?one-fourth tho original price. Messrs. L?rick & Lowranco have just received a lot of dried venison, from the mountains of North Carolina. It is iu excellent relish. The auction sale of crockery, ?fco., ut E. M. Nat bun's store, will be continued this morning. Thoeo wishing articles in this line will do well to attend. Now is the time to secure a good set of furs. It. C. Shiver Sc Co. are offer? ing them at one-fourth the original price. Rev. John BuchmaD, the eminent Lutheran divine, (father of W. E. Bach man, Esq., of this city,) died in Charles? ton, on the 24tb, in the eighty-fifth year of his ago. The hydrant at the South-west corner of Richardson and Plain streets, needs the attention of the Engineer of the Water Works. Pieroe'a water is being wasted. Glenn's boat arrived, yesterday, with thirty bales of cotton, consigned to Me.sra. R. O'Neale Sc Son. Columbia is not exactly a sea-port, but we have occasional murine arrivals. Billy, at the Columbia Hotel, has a uew preparation, which be calls "Crcs ceut." It is healthful and invigorating ?the principal ingredients being eggs and milk. Our young friend and limb of the law, IJ. I. Boouo, Esq., leaves South Caro? lina to-day for a visit to Texas ou pro? fessional business. Wc trust that ho may have a prosperous journey and safe return. Messrs. C. MoArtbur, of the Troy Budget, and Wm. A. LeRjw, of the Doaton Journal, are iu the city. They will speuk of things as they fiud them, through the columns of their respective journals. Dr. Jones has prolonged his stay at tho Wheeler House. He has been urged tills ... - .UUH.IUIu(j uDuiauu iur his services on account of his saooese in curing the ufilioted of old standing com? plaints, heretofore called incurable. The Houso appropriation bill has re? ceived important amendments in the Finance Committee of the Senate. The reduction made is over $100,000. The Penitentiary iniquity is out down from 630,000 to ?51,500. It requires to bo still more razeed. Messrs. E. E. Davies Sc Go. are iu ro ceipt of another shipment of Northern poultry, game and celery; likewise a consignment of buckwheat flour. A few barrels of those select seed potatoes arc still left. A fine lot of roe shad nod black fish expected this morning. A somewhat notorious jail-bird, known as "One eyed Thompson," at? tempted to make his cscapo from She? riff Denb-'s institutiou, ou Tuesday night, by cutting through the ceiling. Ho was dctoctod, removed to auother cell and securely chained. Tho following is tho list of Republi? can nominees for Aldermen : First Ward ?Augustus Cooper, Sanoho Davis, B. P. Griffin. Second Wurd?O. J. Car? roll, John Pugh, S. D. Swygert. Third I Ward?William A. Carr, Adam Thomas, H. W. Purvis. Fourth Ward?Louis L. IBarr, William Simous, Dedford Wells. , Three white?balance colored. I Wo noticed, yesterday, at tbo store of iMeasrs. Hoffman & Aibrecht, a lot of 'extra large turnips, called Dolly Varden; together with Northern cabbage; tho best kiud of cooking and planting po? tatoes; apples, oranges and bananas; j besides canned goods, pickles, jellies, I figs, prunes and dates. They expect a jlot of sea-crabs this morning. Sudden Death.?:Wo regret to learn .that Mr. W. R. Sessford, a native of j Washington City, but for many years a resident of this city, was found dead in ibis bed, yesterday morning. Four or 'five years ago, he bad a fall from a scaf? fold, in the State Capitol, siuoe which time he has been aabjeot to epileptic fits, and the supposition is that one of these caused his death. He leaves three {children and an afflicted wife. Tbe boya are infallible in their signs of approaching amusements, each in their appropriate season. As on indica? tion of the winds of March being now at hand, we notice brAy fingers with knife, pnper, paste, &c, preparing mes? sengers to tho clouds, in the shape of kites of all styles imaginable; and the pretence of the Leuten season and the approach of Easter is signaled by the picking of eggs. Every other "small boy" you meet bus his pookets or bi? bat filled with fractured eggs, crying, "You want to pick?" But wo to those pockets and bats when a fight takes place or an alarm of fire is Bounded. PncENrxiANA.?The turn of tho tide? Tbe divorce court, A veterun observer says that many a shrewd man has nitrried a shrew. The human system can at any time endure the strain of established prac? tices, hurtful in themselves, better than tbe sudden wreuob of a temporary re? formation. Tho desire of appearing clever often prevents one from becoming bo. Habit gives endurance, and fatigue is the best night-cap. We know what we are, but we know uot what we may be. List of New Advertisements. Oity Money Wanted. Meeting Aoacia Lodge. Hope & Gyles?Venison Hams, Szc. Ten Nights in a Bar-Boom. Hotel Arrivals, February 25,1874.? Wheeler House?G F Wilson, R I; L Cbiohester, N Y; T Mahool, Baltimore; O F Young. N (j; G W Melton, Thomas Youngblood, J J MoOlare, Chester; B Zorn, Leesville; J S Ryan, J 8 Parker, J T Little, Baltimore; S H Mellichamp, N O; Mr and Mrs O L Mac Arthur, N Y; J Kennedy, city; W W Moye, Grove wood; W A LeRose, Boston; H L Darr, J D Blending, W R Flood, Bomter; O L B March, NO; 8 Dibble, Orange borg; J Lahey and wife, J W Shackle ford, N Y; W H Trescot, Pendleton; J L Murray, Anderson; W M Feagle, Char lest on. Columbia Hotel?M Arledge, NO; J F Hurling, Aiken; W H Strickland, Gal Wagner's Minstrels; H ? N O'Bear, Winnsboro; E H Greene. N O; O M Douglass, Gadsden; Gen DcR, Charles? ton. A fashion gossip says all Indies' gar? ments are becoming more and more masculine. Cloth jackets have revers just like those of a gentleman's coat. Square cuts and squaro effeots are given to wraps' sleeves und all parts of the dress. Even for balls aud evening par? ties, vests, corsages aud pa/ores ave fashioned with masculine revers. A startling change in ladies' drosses will be attempted at an early day. The skirts of these new costumes are to be short enough to clear the ground all around. No polonaise nor tunic, but three or four flounces on tbe front breadths and one vory wide in the back, will give the required dressiness. Over the back breadths will fall a full, perpendicularly pleated demi-skirt as a substitute for th? r?onf rto?? ?o fashffineb!? Th!~ izill only extend to the hips, leaving the front breadths nncovered, save by a loDg pointed corsage. To the back of thin oorsage will be. attached a square pleated basque. FiohnB of every kind of material are fashionable. They are admirable additions to a lady's stock of toilette accessaries. Two or three dresses of good material and color, or one black or ouo colored silk, can, by the use of half a dozen Geh an, vest one and psatires, bo made io do duty as dinner, evening and party dresses for a whole season. Good News.?A very noticeable exo? dus of colored people is iu progress from the Eastern Gulf States across tbe Mis? sissippi. The blacks aro making for t'exas. The New Orleans Picayune esti? mates that since 1870 100,000 negroes have gone to that State, and 800,000 whites. It regards Texas as the safety valve of the South, and has no fears that the negro emigration there will ex? ceed tbe white. In Alabama the de? parture of the blacks is consolidating a permanent Democratic power. In Mis? sissippi and Louisiana, where tho blacks were more numerous than the whites in 1870, there is a steady decline in their numbers, aud the white vote will soon be the largest. Georgia finds it difficult to spare this labor, although her white laboring population is on the increase. Yon Moltke on France.?Von Moltke does not think that France is dead. He knows better than any one else to what an unlooked-for series of acci? dents and blunders tbe overthrow of the French nrmies was in great part due. Like the cool, sensible soldier that he has proved himself, he warns bis coun? trymen to bo prepared for the day of reckoning. He sees clearly that the curtain only fell on the first act of the great international drama at Paris, and is naturally anxious that the second aot may not close at Borlin. The Frenoh press is commenting ou the gravity of the Bitnation. Von Moltke's warning to his own ooontrymen will also arouse France to the necessity of making greater efforts to prepare for the inevita? ble conflict. There is a boy named Blosser in Jonesburo, Teon., niueteen years old, who Stauda six feet six in his stockings, and is still growing. His foot is six? teen inches long. To agree with the saying of the time, he should have been named Slasher. Twenty-four German immigrants ar? rived in Abbeville, last week, and wero provided with homes.