The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 01, 1874, Image 2
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Sunday Morning, March 1,1874.
Tho Counter Manifesto.
The memorial of the Tax-PayerB* Con?
vention, eent to the United States Con?
gress, is remarkable for the condensed
force of its arguments, and its brief but
tolling array of faots. It has gone forth
as an authentic revelation of a*btato of
things iu Sooth Carolina, wbioh were
but imperfectly known to the American
people, and were calculated toi startle
them. Moderate and restrained, as it is
in expression, it exhibits evidences of
abases, corruptions and orimes here,
which are a disgrace not only to^Ropub
lioan institutions, ^but to oivfilzTrtirJn*
itself. The pubJiq men and journals of
the North have^drsoussed very earnestly
and dispassionately tho grave problem
of our condition, and proposed several
remedies of relief. Some mode of ex
trioatioh will no doubt be found in time
for tho wrongs perpetrated here, which,
while taking effect mainly upon our
people, conctrn tho wholo country. The
alleged wrongs of slavery were suoh us
to inspire a crusade, wbioh marshaled
the forces of public opinion, Congres?
sional legislation and tbe strong arm of
military power, and tho nso of armies
unsurpassed in modern times, in num?
bers and equipments, to suppress them.
One form of slavery bus been over?
thrown, but another more hutofal bus
been established. We need not repeat
the apeoifloations of the memorial. We
need-not adduce other testimony in the
oaae. Tbe matter has gone to the whole
country, for its consideration. Who?
ever wishes to know more fully can (lud
abundant evidence. The more scruti?
nizing tbe inquiry, tho better for us.
We should be glad if Congress should
appoint a committee of investigation to
come into tho State and push investiga?
tion in every .department of the Stute
Government, and in every corner of its
territory.
Tho reply to this masterly document,
sent out Friday by the Ceutrul Republi?
can Committee, while evasive ^aud in?
correct throughout, admits euough to
establish the conclusions of the memo?
rial in all essential particulars. It is a
confession of guilt. It acknowledges,
for instance, that the citizens who com?
plain that they have been dobarrr.d, con?
trary to tho intentions ol Congress,
f rom becoming partukers of the rights
enjoyed by citizens of the United States
and other State Governments, state a
faot, but one for which they have only
themselves to blame. It is hard to ad?
just exactly the proportions of blame
on different parties for events wbioh are
passed. We oan show just the col.
irary t?i mm oiutcuiouL ui ILo w~~L-_.
Committeo in some matters which came
under oar personui observation. But
we pass that by, noting only the con?
cession which tbe committee unoon
6ciodsIy makes.
Nor shall we concern ourselves with
its special pleadings ub to the expendi?
tures of 1865-GG, as compared with
thotie of 1873, nor with its poor expla?
nation of tbe increase of the public
debt. It is certainly unhappy in its re?
ference to tho increased number of sala?
ried offices, a large number of which
are utterly useloss, and many positively
mischievous and only used to debauch
and mislead the iguorant. They point
to tho establishment of schools und the
diffusion of knowledge among the
masses. The reports of the publio of?
ficers show not ono of tho institutions of
this State to bo upon a satisfactory
basis. The moet melancholy reading is
furnished iu those of the Superintend?
ent of Pablio Education. The common
school system bus proved an utter abor?
tion from beginning to end Tho money
appropriated for schools is only paid in
small purt, aud thut does no real good.
Tho schools are a mockery of educa?
tion, and the South Carolina University
is utterly prostrate. It is u shorn, aud
serves tho use of a retreat for miseruble
imbeoiles in the professors, strangers
equally to the State and to true learn?
ing, who really do nothing but walk
about, log-roll and electioneer for their
pay, and draw it.
The answor of this committee tu tho
exposure of the effect of high taxation,
in forfeiting to the State, in ono year,
20*8,523 aores of laud, and to the fur?
ther faot, that whilo the land leaves the
owner, no other class?not oven the
black laborers?are benefited by it. It
is only such as a school-boy might
frame. It does not touoh tho evil, ex?
cept in showing that it cannot be denied
to exist,- and that its extent cannot be
magnified. Its mode of treatment of
the memorial throughout is of a piece
with what wo have shown. If thore is
corruption in Ihu committees, if they
oan only be induced to roport private
bills for pay in band, then, thoy say,
thoao who pay thorn are guilty also.
Very possibly. But that is not tho
point. If the committees were consti?
tuted of honest men, they could not be
approached with bribes from any quar?
ter. These legislative robbers stand in
the way of all business, and exaot their
fees sometimes from both sides, as regu?
larly as if they were keeping toll-gates
or bridges, or were stationed ou the
highways to plunder tho defenceless
traveler. The Central Committee makes
a poor apology for Iho enormous sums
expended in printiug. They fail to
state why such useless volumes, such an
inordinate quantity of matter, havo
been ordered to be printed. It is the
merest pretence *toMh^tn<^e^that thfl^
pubjio-lfavo been instructed or bc?efltod
bythem. They were printed fur u very
different reason, and in ninety-nine out
of a hundred cases, only servo tho pur?
pose of waste paper.
The Central Committee, in their de?
speration, nso another urgumcnt which
wo mast briefly notice. They charac?
terize tho gentlemen who composed tho
Tux-Payers' Convention, as prominent
politicians of tho old regime, tho former
ruling clomcnt of the State, not en?
dorsed by the sober-thiukiug masses of
tbe people. Mow, conceding thut there
were gentlemen of the old regime in tho
convention, admitting that they may
havo taken a part in politics in other
and better days, aro they to bo ostra?
cised for that and forever condemned to
sileuco and inaotion in the midst of tho
nnmitigated evils wbioh afUiot tho land?
They havo not forfeited their citizen?
ship, and tho fact that they wero for?
merly eminent in service, gives them an
additional title to be heard now. They
distinctly announce that thoy aim nt no
political emolument or positions. They
oomo up to the relie'f of the country,
and propose measures which will benefit
all classes. It is not true that they have
acted without authority of their con?
stituencies or warrant of public ap?
proval. They were properly accredited,
and we have not seen u word of con?
densation of their action. The best ele?
ment of tho Republicans themselves, in
the State, bus endorsed it cordially and
earnestly, and out of tbo State the
voices of commendation have been well
nigh unanimous iu all respectable
quarter*. It is truo thut when tho
question of culling the convention was
discussed, some of tho Conservative
members of the Legislature wero ready
to advise against it ad premature. This
was the solo objection. These very gen?
tlemen, every man of them, who wrote
to the President of the convention,
were in favor of its assembling immedi?
ately ufter the October elections and be?
fore tho next Legislature should meet.
Severulof them were members of tho
nnnvention. and all. WO believe. DOW
concede that it did its work wisely and
TVC?y ullw v?ici uut tkooijluuiu u iij?ui??u
too soon. Even with tho moral forco of
its deliberations taking wholesome effect
upon public opinion overywhere, and
operating, to some extent, in checking
the General Assembly in its mud career,
tht-y huvc witnessed somo legislative
proceedings, bince its adjournment,
which show tho leaders to be immoviv
bly joined to their idols, aud unaltera?
bly committod to tho destruction of the
best interests of the State. Thsro is
now a unanimous convicliou that theso
legislative robbers havo resolved to get
the lust cent from an impoverished peo?
ple wbilo the opportunity lasts. They
act ns if they felt doomed, and employ
tho last moment, while tho ship is biuk
iug, iu loudiug themselves with plunder,
hoping to escape with it ou somu friend?
ly plank to some hospitable shore. JJut
they o??|y increase their risk of going
down beneath the wild waves which
howl around them, eager to swallow
them up, and to which, perforce, they
must soon commit themselves.
Interminable,
The community is anxious to know
whether tho General Assembly has re?
solved to declaro itself iu perpetual ses?
sion. It is rumored that such is their
intention, and that, when tbe time
comes, if it over does como, for tho
members to go homo, thoy will morely
take a recess, aubjeot to bo reconvened
upon the call of the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House. We
know that suoh'is the wish and tho de?
clared purpose of somo of tho Radical
members. Has it been so settled in
caucus? We should like to know, and
if it be true, what reasons can be as?
signed for suoh unusual prooeediug. Wo
can understand some?snob, for in?
stance, as keeping ward and watch over
tho treasury, in order to prevent its
overflow, keeping an eye to tho Conser
vati' is, to prevent their doing harm,
and flourishing tho lash ovor Governor
Moses, to keep him in order; but thore
may be others which these legislators
entertain, unmindful of tho gathering
storm and the coming Cromwell. Will
tho ?essiou extend to tho crack of doom?.
Tlie Family Blatter.
Tho Senatorial trust claims oamo to
grief, yesterday, in the Senate. The
Clerk of the Hoaae denied the soft im
peaobment that they were presented
under his wing, and Mr. Benedict, of
the Republican Printing Company, de?
clared that none of them belonged to
his mythical coucern. A few friends
stood up to the bill, through thiok and
thin, to tho last?Messrs. Whittemorc,
Swailo, Jouoh, Owens aud others. But
tho current Bet tho other way, and swept
along enough to give it ij.si quietus.
After all, tho Uft-jrMf not givou. Wo
crave -to-'fleo that list. Woudcr if
Moouey aud Loggutt wore included iu
it. If not, why not? They were just
tho follows for such claims us these.
How long beforo thoy will live und
urolihe again?
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COLUMBIA, S. <J., Feb. 28, 1871.
Wo, tho uudorrtigned, Democratic
members of tho Legislature, feel the
necessity of a reply to the following
extract, embraced in tho "counter tno
morial of the Executive Committeo of
the Iiopublioun party to the Congress of
tho Uuitod States:"
"Tho Democratic members of tho
Legislature, numbering thirty-one, held
a cauous, aud unanimously resolved not
to participate in tho proceedings of tho
convention, aud addressed a letter to
tho President, advising ogaiust the cull?
ing of the convention, us unwise end in?
judicious. Tho President replied, re?
gretting that they had not informed him
of their intention previous to the meet?
ing of the Executive Committee, that
had already called the meeting toge?
ther."
This statement is not true. It mis?
represents tho sentiments aud notion of
the Democratio members. They did
hold a meeting, and addressed a loiter
to Mr. Porter, tho President of tho con?
vention, and the Executive Committeo,
in which they expressed the opinion
that the time lixed for the meetiug was
inopportune, und their reasons therefor
stated.
No resolution was adopted "not to
participate iu tho proceedings of tho
oonveutiou;" but, upou the contrary,
several who were members did partici?
pate therein.
LIEN It Y A. MEETZE,
J. P. MO CUE,
W. U. WALLACE.
S. S. CRITTENDEN,
JAMES MoCULLOUGil,
W. P. COMPTOls,
JAS. E. DUSENBUliY,
J. W. LOW MAN,
ALFRED M. LOWRY,
EDMUND HERNDON,
B. II. HLCE.
R. E. BOWEN,
T. J. MOORE,
G. W. DUVALL,
JOHN WILSON,
THOS? B. JETER,
D. It. DUNCAN,
WM. C. KEITH,
W. E. HOLCOMBE,
J. C. HOPE.
I was present at a meetiug of tho
Conservative members iu caucus to eon
Mint LLIU J ' i ?- 1_L_ J-,''" ^ .^f
tho Tax-Payers' Convention. It was
unanimously agreed that tho meeting of
the convention was inopportune, and
somo of tho members thought wo ought
not to participate; but no resolution was
offered or voted on ut that meeting. I
was not present at tho next meeting.
G. CANNON.
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Tlllfi STATE LKUISLATUIIK.
Saturday, Fbuiiuary 28, 1874.
SENATE.
Tho Sonate met at 12
A ooucurrent resolution, requesting
the Attorney-General to report tho real
condition of suits against certain rail?
road taxes, was agreed to.
Mr. Qaillnrd introduced n joint reso?
lution to relievo Stophuu D. Russell,
Deputy County Treasurer, und William
Guruey, County Treasurer of Charles?
ton, of responsibility and liability for
Certain moneys lost by lire.
Mr. Curdczj?Joint resolution to
make an appropriation to pay tho past
due indebtedness of the Stute Lunutio
Asylum.
Tho bill to charter the Cougareo Ma?
nufacturing Company received its third
reading aud passud.
Tho bill to make appropriation to pay
tho claims held in trust by J. Woodruff
und A. O. Jones against tho State, wus
indefinitely postponed.
^Fifty-three Acts and joint resolutions
wero ratified, tho titles of which wo will
publish when they receive the approval
or veto of tho Governor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House mot at 11 A. M.
On motion of Mr. Rico, a joint resolu?
tion relative to tax asboesmonts was
withdrawn, and referred to tho special
committeo of seven appointed to draft a
bill in relation to assessment and taxa?
tion of property.
Mr. C. S. Green introduced a bill to
alter and amond the charter of the town
of Georgetown.
The enacting clauses of tho following
named bills wero stricken out: A Senate
bill to amend Section 1, Chapter XCV,
of the Gonernl Statutes of Sooth Caro?
lina, relative to property made liable for
debts; Senate bill requiting the appoint?
ment of additional Trial Justices for tho
CountioB of Abbeville and Newberry; to
provide for the election of constables.
An honest politician of Tamaqna pub?
lishes the following card in the Item of
that place: "Being a man who has no
rospect for himself or anybody elso, and
having lost my character forty years
ago, I now consider myself a suitable
person for tho borough council, und
therefore oiler myself us a oandidate,
subjeot to tho dooision of tho no-oharao
,ter party."
Ha? SufTrage Kuilrrl 1
It certainly looks so. Take South ;
Carolina, for instance. To say nothing
about the confusion and disorder ihat|
obtain in that State, tbo prostration off
industry, the antagonism of classes, the;
aotnal property of the Stato has shrunk .
from $500,000,000 boforo tho war to lose'
than 8200,000,000, uccordiog to present
valuation. The Stato baa been saddled
with a debt of over ?10,000.000, with,
nothing to show for the money, while
her taxation has increased from less ,
than ?500,000 to over $2,500.000. Thorr
are plouty of plantations iu tho Statcj
which cau be hud for paying the tuxcrsi]
on -thyra. Land-holders are digoou
raged. Planters dare net put in crops.
Trade is at a stand-still. Tho schooltj,
arc worthless. Society is chaotic. One*
of the oldest aud foremost States in tin
republic is ut tho mercy of a parcel ol
ignorant aud thoroughly unprincipled !
politicians, black und white, und then1
seems to be no hope of her immediate
deliverance.
Tbo same thing is substantially true
of several other States. Alabama and i
Mississippi uro only a little better off ]
than South Carolina. The factious that
are cuutcudiug for the control of Ar-;
kansas depend for support upou u vusl!
body of igtiorant voters. Tbo coudiion
oi things in Louisiana is familiar to all
our renders, and too disgraceful to bei
described. It may be attributed tu va?
rious causes. But buck of all other rea?
sons is the fact that tbo enfranchise?
ment of the negroes put the Slate prau*|
tieally into the buuds of a body ol peo?
ple whoso prejudices were easily excited,'
and whose passions were bkill'ullyj
played upou by political udventurers,
who used their votes for tho ruin of thi^
once rich aud prosperous State. Nor is
this difficulty confined to States in which
there is a large colored population.
Neither Kentucky nor Kansas is an en
viable State to bvo iu just at present,
aud more people have migrated horn;
North Carolina within two years ih.-.u
have removed there for settlement. In?
deed, the condition of many of otir
great Northern cities, financially and
morally, i.-; quite enough to mukn one
question the ability of oar people for,
self-government, if not to bring the
blush to patriotic cheeks. When we
read of the crimes that are of daily
occurrence, the peculations and corrup?
tions among officials, tbo riugs Km!
control our municipal governments aud
rob tho people for the on rich men t ol
plunderers, the neglect of great public
interests aud tbo mismanagement of ilfi?
poitaut institutions, it becomes a seri?
ous question whether the experiment ot
uuiversal suffrage, has not failed. Il
certainly seems to have failed every?
where except iu tho smaller cities und'
among the intelligent und public-spirit
od people of tbo rural districts. Our
Northern towns still serve to ket p alive
tbo public faith in democratic institu?
tions.
These facts tell their own story.
They point in one direction. It is
obvious that good government cannot
come from merely counting uoses.
There h no magic iu the ballot-box,:
particularly whoro ono-sixth of the
voters cannot write or read; much less
where tho election is decided by count?
ing after tho voting is done. Mathe?
matics do not curry tho moralities in
their train. It is not enough to have u
SI1LMV Ol iiauM^, um^oo tuo uauuo kite
ckan and have bruins behind them.
Exactly the remedy for tho evils inci?
dent to uuiversal suffrage has yet to be
devised. Frauco is trying to nbuto
them by reducing tho number of voters,
liut this pi in would not work iu this
country. It is contrary to tho genius of
our people and the drift of public opi?
nion* The proposal would be met with
a storm of opposition. Tho tendency
of the age is against it. Eron in Eng?
land tho tide is setting towards an in?
crease of suffrage privileges. We shall
give thu ballot to women before taking
it from a single man who holds it to?
day. But how to modify tho workings
of universal suffrage, what new element
to interpose lo make its election wisui
und its action more advantageous, what
brake to apply to the wheels when they
are manifestly whirling towards tibstruc?
tion, are topics deserving more serious
attention thuu they bavo yet received.
It would bo au immense gain if suffrage
could be made intelligent. It is s
shame that the eoutrol of a half dozou
great Status is practically in tbo hands
of an ignorant population, and that
that there are ignorant pooplo enough
iu all our large cities to turn the scales
of au election. Compulsory education
would do much for tbo country iu time
It is undoubtedly one hope of national
safety. But there needs somcthiug more
I than tho spelliug book to make a poo?
plo prosperous and n nation great. Iu
fact, our dauger to-day is not so much
from igtiorant voters as unprincipled
demagogues, who use their wits aud
their wisdom to mislead tho people and
enrich themselves. It is not so much
intelligence that is wanted as something
behind thu intelligence, which shall
lead its possessor to voto for mcu who
aro honest, and measures that will pro?
mote thu public welfare.
I New York Graphic.
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Nine young ladies took tho white veil
at Hartford, last Monday. Tho sox
have a decided pouohant for tho voil,
and when it is not tho white or black
voil, it is tho bridal veil which they
covet.
A lady had her dress trimmed with
bugles before going to a ball. Her
little daughter wanted to know if .the
bugles would blow when sho danced.
"Oh, no," said tho mother," "papa will
do that when ho sees tho bill."
A Wostorn onthusia9t exolaims, "I'd
rathor bo a door-keeper in a hall of the
grangers than to shovel sugur iu tho
stores of the middle men."
Mrs. Vau Cott claims to bavo con?
verted over 12,000 souls during her six
year labors.
Cm Matters.?Subscribe for the
Phcenix.
Oasu will be the rule at the Phoenix
a/lino hereafter.
Wo like hot weather. It's such a
good excuse for being lazy.
Tax-payers have only until March 7
tu pay their taxes without penalty.
There were six deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 27th?whites 3;
colored 3. ?
Tho best ba^ga^a-^rfTlry goods and
nationu are fit C. F. Jackson's, the leader
of low prices.
Tho Governor has appointed Mr.
Charles Heuniug, of Greenville, a No?
tary Public.
Our Goodmun neighbor is improving
his ways?his pavement is being put in
order. The Count superintends tho job.
Ycuterday, there was a blendiug of
wiuter aud spring. A snowy-looking
sky, but warm and plea*aut, ueverthe
liHH.
Tho Piicen'ix is iu receipt of a lot of
wcddiug envelopes, paper, etc., of the
latest Paris and New ?ork styles, which
will bo priutcd at reasonable rates.
Tho lust appearance of Jack Frost
will auon bo announced for this season.
The festive mo&qaito then plays an en?
gagement.
Tho Phcbnix job office i.i complete in
every respect, and cards, posters, pro?
grammes, bill-heads, etc., are turned
out with alacrity.
Winter has departed, and to-day
Soring makes its bow. Tho reign of
King Winter has been unusually mild?
plenty of rain, but little snow or ioe.
Dr. Greene thinks his stay at tho Co?
lumbia Hotel may not be prolonged be
youd Monday, (to-morrow.) Call aud
oce him during that day, or yo\i may be
too late. He gives his services free.'
An instance of throwing one's self
about wus witnessed a few evenings ago,
at a party, iu the case of a young lady
who, when asked to sing, lirst tossed
her head and then pitched her voice.
As an indication that the cold season
is over, numerous flocks of wild geese
have been pussiug overhead recently,
going Northward. Weather-sages in?
terpret this us an indication o; tho end
of winter.
Tho fourth grand gift concert fcr tho
benefit of the public library of Ken?
tucky comes off on 31st March. Tickets
oau bo had through Mr. D. Gambrill,
up to the 20th instant, after which date
all unsold will be returned.
Rev. Dr. M. Cohen Stuart, of the
Dutch Reformed Church, Rotterdam,
and member of the late Evangelical
Alliance, iu New York, will deliver an
address before the Biblo Society at the
Lutheran Choroh to-day.
Since preparing the oditorial leader of
to-lay, wo have received the denial of
cuu uonservafive members ot tne i_:e
gislature of the imputations cast upon
them by the Radical Central Committee.
It appears in another column.
Persons indebtod to the Phoenix office
are earnestly requested to call and settle
it once. Thcro is a large amount due?
the greater portiou in small sums. The
iudebtcduoss must bo liquidated, or we
shall bu forced to resort to extreme mea?
sures.
Happy Cal Wuguer, with his baud of
uucqualed minstrels, performs in Ir
wiu'd Hall, on Thursday and Friday
evenings next. The troupe ? iuclndes
sumo of tho best performers in this
country, including the original Johuuj*
li.wkjr.
Transfer printing inks are iuvalnablo
to railroad companies, banks, mer?
chants, manufacturers and others. They
ire enduring and changeless, and will
copy sharp aud clear for au iude?uite
period of time. Having just received a
fnish supply of iuks, we are prepared to
execute orders at moderate prices.
Rev. Dr. Stuart, of Rotterdam, Hol?
land, will preach at tho Presbyterian
?Clinch, this morning, at 11 A. M. This
distinguished divino was a delegate from
Heiland to the Evaugelioal Alliance,
that met in New York last fall, and has
all winter boen traveling iu this country.
Dr. Stuart will also address the Bible
Society at its meeting in tho Baptist
Uliurch at night.
Tho fifty-eighth anniversary of the
Columbia Biblo Society, Rev. George
iHowo, D. D., Prosideut, will be cele?
brated at the Baptist Church, in this
city, this Sabbath evening, March 1,
1874. Addresses will bo daliverod by
Rev. J. H. Bryson and Rov. Richard
jMcIIwaiuo. Tho public arc respectfully
and earnestly invited to attend. A col?
lection will bo taken up to aid in tho
distribution of tho Biblo.
MailArranobmehts.?The Northern
mail opous 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes
LI A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opens8
I A. M., 5.30 P. M.; olosesS A. M., 6 P.
M.WostornopensG A. M., 12.30 P. M.;
jcioses?, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens
ii.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wilmington
;?pons 4P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On
'Sunday opon from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M.
I
the) 1
etc., muBt be accompanied with the
OAsja. No exoeptions can be made.
Ordinary advertisements $1 per ^qawco
of nino printed lines fur first insertion;
tifty cents euch anbserpient insertion;
weekly, jpontnly and yearly rates fur?
nished on application. Advertisements
inserted once a week, & each insertion.
Marriages aud funeral invitations, $1.
Notices in local column fifteen cents a
line, each insertion.
Fikesixiana.?The ladie?' question?
what is tho next spring fashion?
A pensive hnsband is frequently the
result of an expensive wife.
Tho chains of habit are generally loo
small to be felt, till they uro too strong,
to bo broken.
An alabaster neck, marble brow and
arch expression, is said to constitute a
well built woman.
Why ask another to do what-yon can
do yourself much better and quicker ?
The newest flora! sentiment?"If you
wish for heart's ease, don't look to mari?
gold."
He who betrays another's secret, be?
cause he has quarreled with him, was
never worthy of the name of friend; a
breach of kindness will not justify a
breach of trust.
Religious Services This Day.?St.
Peter's (Catholic) Church?Rev. J. L.
Fullerton, First Mass 7 A. M.; Second
Mass 10 >.< A. M.; Vespers 4}? P. M.
Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Shand,
Rector, 11 A. M. and at 4 P M.
Lutheran Church?Rev. G. A. Hoagh,
11 A. M.
Washington Street (Methodist)
Church?Rev. S. B. Jones, 11 A. M.;
Rev. A. Coke Smith, 3)? P. M. Sun?
day Sehool 9J< A. M. Seats free.
Marion Street (Methodist) Church?
Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 11 A. M. and Tl?
P. M. Sunday School 9^ A. M.
Second Baptist Church?At the Cha?
pel (late Christ Church) on Bull, be?
tween Laurel and Blanding streets?
Rev. Mr. Carothers, 11 A. M.
Baptist Church?Meeting Bible So?
ciety, at 11 A. M. aud 1% P. M. Sac
day School at 3 P. M.
Presbyterian Church?Rev. Dr. Stu?
art, 11 A. M.; Rev. J. H. Bryson, 7 P. M.
List or New Advertisements.
Rev. Frank Dobbins?Notice.
Meeting Myrtle Lodge, K. of P.'
Gas Light Bills.
Jacob Levin?Auction.
Cottage for Rent.
Cal Wagner's Minstrels.
?. D. Eberhardt?New Goods.
Pond's Extract.
Meeting Columbia B. & L. Assccia'n.
HoTEii Arrivals, February 28,1874.?
Columbia Hotel?M W Gary, Wm L
Gary, E d gefiel d; M A Cloy de, Atlanta;
J P Bos well, Camdeu; S C Gilbert, S C;
C K Knowles, New York;*Gol William
Johnston, Charlotte; Julias Mills, Ches?
ter; John Whitaker, New York; W H
Burnet. wife and two children. Newark:
T A McCceery, New York; William r
Clohonne, SC RR; Mansfield Rhodes,
N C; F B Cuso, Jr, New York; W D
Kennedy, Augusta.
Another Great Cube of a Variety
of Different Diseases by Dr. Jones.?
I came to Dr. Jones, two weeks ago, on
a crutch, could scarcely get along, even
with it, having had rheumatism for
thirteen months, was four months on
my back; I had enlarged spleen, dyspep?
sia and disease of the liver. Also, I
could not eat, nor sleep, nor walk, and
suffered most excruciating pains day
and night for four mouths. Dr. Jones,
iu one operation, enabled me to walk
without tho crutch, aud to-day I return
home <i cuml and new man in evert/ re?
spect. My doctor told ma I could not
live unless I weut to tho pprings; but
not being able to do that, I came to Dr.
Jones, who has matlo me a new man in
two weeks. My neighbors did not ex?
pect me to live, but I return to them to?
day like another man, I advise the af?
flicted, fur and near, no matter what
their disease is, or how others have
failed, to apply to Dr. Jones. No man
could have been worso than myself and
live at all, before I went to this great
physician. R. H. WELSH,
Friend field, Marion Co., S. C.
Dr. Jones will continue to euro the
nlilioted at tho Wheeler House, Colum?
bia, until March 18.
Nervous Debility.?A depressed,
irritable state of mind; weak, ner?
vous, exhausted feeding; no eneroy
or animation; confused head, weak
memory, often with debilttatrso, in?
voluntary discharges.?The conse?
quence of excesses, mental over-work or
indiscretions. This nervous debility
finds a soveiieion cure in Humphreys'
HoMcsrATHto Sfecific, No. 28. It
tones up tho system, arrests discbarges,
dispels tho mental gloom and despond?
ency, and rejuvenates the entire system;
it is perfectly harmless and always ef?
ficient. Price ?5 for a package of five
boxes and a large $2 vial of powder,
which is important in old serious eases;
or $1 per single box. Sold by all
druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of
price. Address Humphreys' Specific
HOMOZHATHIO MEDICINE COMPANY, No.
502 Broadway, N. Y. For sale by
Geiger & McGreoor, Columbia, S. C.
Deol7 film
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Boeoher's salary
seventy years ago, was $300 per annum
and firewood. His son, Heury Ward
Beecher, receives $20,000 a year. But
then ho has to buy his firewood, and
that ought to be taken into considera?
tion.