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COLUMBIA, S. C. Wad ties lay Morning, March 4,1874. The Appropriation Bill. The appropriation bill is getting along slowly in the Senate. On Mon? day, it amended the fourth paragraph of the first section, so as to give $15,000 instead of $7,500 to the Attorney-Gene? ral, to defray expenses of litigation in his department. This is, no donbt, ne oesBary, for there is a great deal for that officer to do in the way of proseoations, and in the management of oases in which the interests of the State are in? volved. We trust that no less sum will be finally agreed upon, and- thai the Attorney will be oaceuraged and forti? fied in hie purpose io posh investiga? tions into the abuses whioh surround him on all-hands. The sixth section was struck out, yesterday, and the sub? stitute proposed by the Committee on Finance was adopted in its stead. It concerns the salary of the Adjutant and Iuspeotor-Oeneral and the contingent expenses of the State militia. The sum is fixed at $5,000 instead of $15,000, as it came from the House. This is an improvement upon the House bill, but still is, in oor judgment, $5,000 too much. The militia Byetem is little bet? ter than a farce. # There is no need of it, and no good in it. The only effect it exerts is to promote idleness and the love of show, and to foment the spirit of discord between the different classes of the people. These able-bodied men, whir ride fine horses and put on holiday toggery, at the expense of tbe people, if thpy did not have tbis exoqso for doing nothing, might possibly find some bet? ter way of spending their time. It is a common remark that there aro no well drilled regiments or companies even in . the State. No military knowledge is imparted under the present system. It is iBtnply an abuse and extravagance. Air. Whitteuiore moved to pass over the slauve in the bill which makes appro? priation of $80,000 for the penitentiary until certain'inquiries oould be made. Ho referred to an article iu a morning newspaper, and proposed to raise a Committee to visit the penitentiary and investigate aud report back upon its management. This was well character? ized by Mr. Duncan as a novel motion. There were no new facts to be disco? vered, and there was no necessity for any delay. Whitteuiore said that no reasons had been given for cutting down the appropriation to $51,000. He did not mention any reasons for raising it from that sum to $80,000. He is like the Comptroller, always ready to "pat it on." --~? Tue TriMt Claim?. The bill to authorize the payment, out of the proceeds of the tax fur the year commencing November 1, 1874, of the ahtima h?M in t.?r?t Iw Jos. WnnrlrnfT and A O. Jones, was, as our readers will remember, indefinitely postponed last Saturday. But it had a resurrection oa Monday, a motion to reconsider hav? ing boon iatroduood by Gaillard, of Obarleston Oounty. It came up yester? day as a special order, accompanied by a list of claims, about 200 iu number, run? ning from the small amount of $12 to $10,000, and aggregating the sum of $155,988.87. The discrepancy between this Amount and the one named in tho bill was explained by Gaillard and Jones to have arisen from a laok of time on the part of the committee to get complete returns from those holding claims, many being absent from town. They got all they oould. Gaillard moved to amend the bill by striking oat $215,000 and inserting $156,000; also, to strike out the name of A. O. Jones as one of the trustees. Tho question whs on tho passage of the bill ns thus amended, and it was passed by a voto of ayes 20, nays 12, nnd ordernd to bo sent to tho House of lloprcsentativos. Wo had some curiosity to see this lint of claims in print. Now that wo have it, it is nioro than wo are able to com? prehend. Legislative expeuses, articles furnished, contingencies, Sec, are indefi? nite terms, aud no doubt cover a multi? tude of sins. It is a fiuo paper for Re? publicans who really desire to effoot re? forms, aud will be an invaluable appen? dix to tho dooumonta put forth by the Tax-Payers' Convention. -, ?-?. The rebellion in Japan id making progress, but it is to bo hoped tholibor ul government will bo able to satisfy the revolutionists by curtailing tho power of the lords of tbo Roil, It is tho old atory of tho tenant of tbo land at wur with his fouuul baron, fought for tbo first tiino in Jupuu. Tho Japanese are too rapidly takiug a placo among tho progressive nations oi tho world to allow tho producing classes to be oppressed und robbed by the nobles, und tbe Htruggle is a direct result of tbe polioy which has givou the Empire the higb plllCO it now occupies. Even Japan must overthrow her barons. The article from tbe New York Jour? nal of Commerce presents a clearer view of the real situation here than we usually see in Northern journals. The startling troth is fully seized by it, that the impoverishment of tbe better classes here is not followed by tho consequences of any improvement in tho oondition of the poor blacks. There are many dif? ficulties at present in the way of the combination of these two classes for the political extermination of their com? mon enemies.. Bat tbe suggestion has weight, and there are sufferers among the oolored pooplowho ^re ready to act upon ^t.- The^prinoipal trouble is-to disabuse the oolored people of tho idea that some advantage is to be taken of them. They are so used to corruption that they cannot yet appreciate appeals to them in behalf of the country. Bat they aro learning, and there is hope of improvement. Thero is another mode of solving tbe problem, if tbe United States Qovernment would only once heartily desire to see us clear of oar troubles, and oould only see things as they aro in this State. There is a way of proceeding on its part which would not impair its authority, or do any harm to any one, and yot would bring us spoedy relief. Bat tbe time is not yet. An Examination or the Statistics. Editor Phoenix: Tbat reply to the memorial of "The Tax-Payers' Conven? tion," published by the dignitaries of the Radical party of this State, is a re? markable production. As a document designed for tho perusal of an ignorant multitude, who would bo likely to mis? take bravado for brains, it would doubt Ices appear to be conolusivo of the foot that its promulgators were a orowd of the worst slandered innocents tbat tbo world has ever prodacod. Bat being pat form under the pretence that it is designed as a serious and candid reply to tbe ??memorial of the Tax-Payers' Convention," and intended as a vindica? tion of the Radical party of this State from the damning charges preferred against them in the document to which it purports to be a reply, and tbo state? ments therein contained being addressed "to the honorable tbe Senate and House of Representatives of tbo United States," it betrays a want of sagaoity remarkable indeed, when we take into consideration tbe brilliant array of ta? lent, literary culture and exporienccd statesmanship unavoidably suggested by the imposing array of names tuereto ap? pended. Tho design of this remarkable production is to show to the Congress of the nation, and through them to tho people of tho United States, that the "tax-payers" of this State have no bur? dens of which they havo any right to complain; but tbat they aro, on the contrary, if they only bad sufficient sense to appreciate tho blessing, a highly favored people, who ought to feel de? voutly thankful to Heaven that such a set of contumacious rebels as they are havo been permitted to enjoy the mani? fold and rapidly multiplying blessings showered upon them bo copiously, under tho beneficent sway of the benevolent party of progress, that was placed in power in 1863, through tbo operation of 10 machinery of reconstruction, and Lhafc has hinrlly nnndnaftnndnrl. in Mv? display of a degree of magnanimity characteristic of so wonderful a collec? tion of disinterested patriots, to "go? vern" said contumacious and rebellious "tux-payers" for tbe last six years, only charging them, for the arduous, self imposed labors attendant upon tbe labor of love to which thoy have been so assi? duously devotiug tbeir energies, the in? significant trifloof $1.67 per capita. "Obi tbat mine adversary bad written a book," was tho ei tarnation of one of old. Now, it so oooui3 that tbe National Congress, being of an inquiring turn of mind, does every u ith year commission men to go forth und make inquest of tbe affairs of the country, and the in? formation thus collected is carefully ar? ranged in tubular form, after which it is printed, bound into u book aud labeled "Census of the United States." Sinco tho appearance of the document called a "Reply to the Memorial of tho Tax Payers' Convention," tbo writer of this article has taken some pains to look into said book, iu order tbat ho might see for himself whether the tax-payers of this State aro really groaning ander an excessive burden oi taxation, far nioro grievous than that imposed upon the people of most of tbo States, whero tho representative bodies levying tho taxes, no matter what poli? tical party is in tho uscendaucy, are elected by, and do roally represent, tho property-holders and tux-pnyors of their renpeotivo States. Tbo result of this investigation is a confirmation of tho opinion previously ontortuincd by the writer, that tho taxation in this impo? verished State is simply outrageous, when compared with tho taxation of the more opulent States of the Union, where the tax-payora have a voico in tbe legislative department of tho Stuto Go? vernment. Such being tho fact, tho writer proposes to loy before your read? ers tbe statistical rosnlts at which he has arrived. "Hast thou appoaled unto Ciesar? Unto Cteiar thou ohalt go," said Fcstns to Paul. "Hast thou ap? pealed unto statistics/ Unto statistics thos ?halt go," say we to tho?party that bus assumed the paternity of tho docu? ment of which we write. The statistios by which wo essay to decide whether tho tax-payers of this State are ontrugoously oppressed, aro not published and ma? nipulated by South Carolina carpot-bug ofiioiuls; but thoy uro suuh us have been collected carefully, aud published at great expense, by tbe Congress of tho United Statos, tho very body through which the Radical rulers of tho ill-fated commonwealth of South Carolina pro same to address the people at largo of the United States. On looking into these statistics, we learn that the property, I real and personal, of the United States, as assessed in 1870 for purposes of taxa? tion, was valued at 911,178,986,732. On this assessment there was levied for State purposes tho snm of $68,001,298, being nearly 4 4-5 mills on the dollar. In South Carolina the assessed value for 1870 was 8183,913.337, npon which there was levied, for State purposes, a tax of 9 mills on the dollar; that being nearly 100 por cent, higher than the average levy in the United StateB. But tho real value of property in the United States for 1870 is given at ^0tOC3-,6r8;5O7; being moro than douElo tho assessed valuer'"dpiuSf whiob valuation the tax collected for State purposes amouuted to only $2.26, say 2>{ mills on tho dol? lar. In South Carolina the real value is put for 1870 nt $208,116,989, which, iu stead of being double the assessed value, as was the case in tho United States, taken in the aggregate, was oulj a fraction moro than 13 per ceut. above the assessed value; and upon this valua? tion there was collected, according to the oonsus report, a tax, amouuting in the aggregate, to $1,321,337, being at the rate of 6.35 mills on the dollur, or very nearly three times as much as the average tux of the United States for the Soar 1870. And yet our South Carolina olous affect a holy horror at the oom plaints of tho tax-payers as being almost groundless. "Stop your olamor," they say, in substanoe; "wo only chargo you $1.67 per capita for governing you." Consoling, truly. But let us look u lit? tle further into this matter, by com par? ing, or rather by contrasting, individual States. In New York, tho assessed value of property for 1870 was $1,967, 001,185, while the real value is given at $6,500,841,264; moro than three times the assessed value, and upon this assessment was collected, for State purpose?, $8;720,156, being 4.43, not quite 4>.< mills to tko dollar; white the amouut collected was only in pro? portion to 1.34, say I'j mills on tho dollar of tho roal value. Thus it is sein that tho Empire State of the Union, bloated with wealth, as she is, collected, for State purposes, in 1870, only SI.31 on the thousand dollars worth of pro? perty, estimated at its true value, while the people of this impoverished State had wrung from them $6 35 on the thousand dollars Wurth of property, e3vimated at its true vuluo. In other words, our beneficent Governmeut re? quired us to puy, in 1S70, $4.73 9 of tax for every dollur that the citizens of New York had to pay, in proportion to the true value of the property. But wo seem to henr tho sonorous voice of our State Treasurer commanding us to be silent, as wo are only required to pay $1.67. per capita for our blessings, while the peo? ple of New York have to pay $2 per capita. How little tho people of-New York seem to know about the allied sciences oi government aud political economy. From tho empire State of tho Union, let us turn to Ohio, the empire Stute of tho West. There, in 1870, the assessed value of property waH $1,167,731,697, and the State taxation $4,727,318, being in proportion of Tour mills on tho dollar; not half what it was in South Carolina. The true value is given at $2,235,430,300, upon which valuation the tax levy was in proportion of 2 1-9 mills on the dol? lar, beiug only one-third what it was in South Carolina ou tho aotual value. TjOflk. TIOW "fc HtnsnnnlinrnO? TLC?~ tho assessment was $1,591,983,112, and the taxation $7,40S,962; being at the rate of 4.65 mills on tho dollar?only half what it was in South Carolina. Tho truo value ie given at $2,132,148,741; the taxation being again only about half what it was in South Curulina on the samo basis, it being nt tho rate of 3.47 mills on tho dollar. But we feel that this is enough, in all conscience, to justify the complaints of our people, aud to justify the profound disgust manifested by tho peoplo of tho North, of all shades of political opinion, at tho terrible perversion of all tho principles of correct aud honest govern? ment, manifested in tho workings of the monstrous engine of fraud, corrup? tion and oppression which is the legiti? mate offspring of the measutes con? cocted by a few malignant spirits that woro brought into power by the foarful convulsions which resulted in the con? solidation of all political power in the hands of tho General Government. In order to disabuse tho minds of the authors tho "Reply to the Memorial of tho Tux-Payers' Convention" of any erroneous impressions thnt may arise in their minds in reference to the author? ship of this oommou'catiou, tho writer will state thnt ho had neither pnrt nor lot iu tho "Tax-Payers' Convention;'' and further, that ho is a tax-payer, aud ono who painfully .feels the weight of tho Government which charges only $1.67 per capita for the unbounded bless iugs it confers, but which happens to charge him about $2 50 PER CAPITA. Tho trouble, tho Indians have given the Government has at last waked up a few thinking men to the conclusion that tho policy of making treaties and grant? ing subsidies to peoples within our owu geographical area is a monstrous ano? maly. They propose that tho Indiaus shall now be treated as citizens, aud held ameuable to tho laws. Iu Michigan are several thousand Indians, who, for somo years back, have been gradually re? claimed from nomadic habits and aro noarly ull settled on homesteads. Tho Government hna only to pursuo tho same policy with tho Indians of the plains to bring thorn under complete domination. ?? ? ? The Cincinnati brewors annouueo that ulready tho saloons that havo been closed in tho smaller towns havo cut down tho demand for alo and beer from tho Cincinnati breweries to tho extout of 600 kegs a day. the state l,eu1sl,atuiie. Tuesday, Maiicii 3, 187-1. SENATE. Tbe House sont to tbe Suuutu tbe fol? lowing concurrent resolution: Whereas, tbo present session of the General Assembly is running into the fifth month; and wbercaB, this protract? ing of the session is just cause of com? plaint by tho citizens of tbo State; uud whereas, this House bus repeatedly sig? nified its willingness to adjourn; there? fore, Resolved, That this House having dis? posed of all mutters before it of general interest to tbo State, do respectfully re? quest the Senate ^appoint au early day fur final adjournment. Mr. Whittemure mado several mo? tions, to dodge the issne, but failod to Carry bis points. Mr. Dunn moved, as a substitute for the House resolution, the following, i wbiob was adopted: Resolved by tho Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That a com? mittee of three on tho part of the Se nato, and-on the part of tho House, bo appointed by tbo Presidont of the Sonnte and Speaker of the House, who shall examine the calendars and report a concurrent resolution relative to an ad? journment of the Geueral Assembly. Mr. S. M. Smith preseuted tho fol? lowing resolution, adopted at a meeting of the Board of Regents of the Lunatic Asylum: Resolved, That this Board requjst the General Aesembly to levy an additional tax of one-third of a mill to pay the past due indebtedness of tho Asylum, and that we ulso request the Geueral Assembly to uppropriuto the sum ol 375,000 for tho year eudiug October 31, 1374. An Act to make an appropriation to pay tbe claims of tbe Citizens' Savings Bank of South Carolinn, and the Cen? tral National Buuk of Columbia, S. C, against the State, was ratified. Mr. Mclutyre introduced a bill to provide fur tho paynieut of certain claims held by George W. Waterman. Mr. Whittemure?Bill to deQuo the manner iu which bonds of Cuunty School Examiners shall be constituted. Mr. Audrews?Bill to lease out the. Penitentiury and for other purposes. The bill to make an appropriation to pay tbo claims held iu trust by J. Wood? ruff and A. O. Jones, w-s amended by reducing tho amount from $215,000 to $150,000, und by striking out the name of A. O. Jones wherever it occurred, when the bill was passed aud ordered to tho House of Representatives, by tbe following vote: Yeas?Meters. Andrews, Cain,^Clin? ton, Corwin, Gaillurd, Uayne, Hollins hoad, Hope, Jervey, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Martin, Mclutyre, Owens, C. Smith, J. M. Smith, Swails, White, Whittemore?20. Nays?Messrs. Cardozo, Donaldson, Dickson, Duncan, Dunn, Duvall, Hoi combe, Jeter, Keith, Nash, Sinutls, Wilson?12. Mr. Duucan gave notice tbut on be? half of himself and others, who voted iu the negative, he desired to entere protest ou the journal against the pass age of the bill. - Tbe appropriation bill consumed tb< remainder of tho day's session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Artson introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that a bill to punish persons for ill-treating children, ap? prentices, servauts, idiots and helpless _ %.? . _ 1-f_,_11... 1-L1 . __J mado tbo special order for to-morrow, ut half-past 1 o'clock. Mr. Rice introduced the following ro solution, which was adopted: Resolved, That, until otherwise or? dered, after this date, this House Bhal meet at 11 A. M., and udjjurn at 3 P. M., meet agun: ut 7 P. M., aud udjouri at pleasnro. Mr. Artson introduced the following resolution, which was adopted: Resulted, Thut the special committee appoiuted to investigate tho affairs o the Dunk of tho State, be, und they ar< hereby required to report to this House all information iu their possession, oi Wednesday next. Tho Speaker laid beforo tho House tbo resolution of tho Board of Regent: of tbe Lunatic Asylum. Mr. S. Greene rose to a question o! privilege, aud bud read from tbo Clerk': desk an articlo published in the New York Times, of February 23, being t letter on the financial condition u South Carolina, purporting to bavi been written by N. G. Parker, I at* State Treasurer, said orticlo reflecting on the present General Assembly. Mr. Cochrau moved thut the busiuusi beforo tho House be suspended to taki up from the calendar concurrent redo lation instructing the Attorney-Genera to prosecute N. G. Parker, lato Stub Treasurer. Adopted. Tho concurrent resolution was tukoi up, adopted, and ordered to be sent ti tbo Senate. Tbe bill to raise supplies fur tho Gscn year commencing November 1, 1874 was amended, passed und .sent to tb Sonate. The blank in the Senate concurren resolution relative to adjournment, wa tilled with tho word live, the resolutiot was concurred in, und ordered to be ro turned to tba Senate. .? . ~? ? According to tho Roman correspond out of tbe Allgemeine Zsitung, n remark abla change lias taken place in tbo re lation between Germany and Italy "Tho entente cordiale," ho Bays, "ha received a sovero shock. If a war wer now to break out botwecu Germauy am Franco, the most trifling promises oi tho part of Franco would suffice to dra\ Ituly away from tbo Gorman alliance nud public opinion in Italy, if it con tiuues to be disposed as it is now, wil not urgo tho Government to do its dut; toward its ally of 1360." Of tho twelvo Presbyterian cburcbo in Abbeville County, eight are at pre aeut vacant. I Crrr Matteus.?Subscribe for the ! Phoenix. j Prepare your gardens, for spring is looming. Cash will be the rule at the Phoenix j office hereufter. i The weather continued plcasunt and 'spring-like yesterday. ' The beautiful and charming Wallace 'Sinters, Jeaanie, Minnie aod Maud, ap? pear here soon. _ A number of wealthy...Northern gen? tlemen ba,yo arrived in this city during the past week, on a tour of observation. The dog ordinance is to be rigidly en? forced. Treasurer Barnnm will furnish a collar of exemption npon tho payment 'of S2. Now is the time for house-keepers to purchase a supply of long cloths. B. jO. Shiver & Co. are selling all kinds of dry goods ut ruinous prices. < The Phoenix is in receipt of a lot of wedding envelopes, paper, eto., of the latest Paris and New ?ork sty los, which ! will be printed at reasonable rates. It is stated that a certificate of in? debtedness of the State, given in amount for $156, sold at auction, on Monday, for 811. Wo received a visit, lost evening, from Mr. Hugh Wilson, of tho Abbeville Press and Banner, He is tho banner bachelor of the press of the State. Yesterday was the anniversary of the feast of lots, or Purim, instituted to commemorate the deliveranoe of the Jews from tho machinations of Human. The druius ou either tide of Main istreet are beiug cleared of obstructions and the principal street put in order. Let the good work continue iu the other streets. ; The stock of dry goods, boots, shoes, carpets and millinery is going off rapidly at II. C. Shiver k Co.'s, if one can judge by the crowd that visits the store every day. I Messrs. Kinard ?fc Wiley are in receipt iof a number of new styles Bpriug hats, embracing Grangers, Governor Coke, Spring Time, Semite aud a duzen other I varieties. '! Happy Cul Wagner and his troupe of minstrels perform in Irwin's Hall, to (morrow and Friday evening?. Reserved seats cau be secured at Bawls' music store, next to Phoenix office. Mrs. S. A. Smith has removed her ; dress-making establishment to the rooms ? in rear of Messrs. J. 11. Kinard & Co.'s ' dry goods emporium, where her friends land patrons are invited to call, j Mr. M. Sulzbacher, of the California i Cigar Store, manufactures cigars and ?jcheroots of various grades aad kinds? the most popular are tho Havana che? roots. Smokers prefer them. The millinery stock of B. O. Shiver & Co. must be closed out this week, 'jLadies iu want of millinery, hair goods .ami ornaments will take advantage of ljt-.c "^-"ir.r.;;j i,~ secure m.-.,^.?, >i Mr. E. Bosenbaum, Press Agent of iHappy Cal Wagner's Minstrels, was in tour office, last evening, and informs us . that tho troupe havo played to the best l|Of audiences iu Florida during tho past .week. He is at tho Columbia Hotel. ' The fourth grand gift concert for the j benefit of the public library of Ken? tucky comes off on 31st March. Tickets |,can bo had through Mr. D. Gambrill, Jap to the 20th instant, after which date t!*ll unsold will be roturned. i Au advertisement in this morning's Phoenix makes official announcement of * the formation of a partnership in the management of tho Columbia Hotel, f I Messrs. Gorman & Calnan have charge, ^ and will continue it as a first class estab? lishment at tho reasonable rate of S3 a f day. b| Hou. Tim. made a number of incor? rect statements during his recent speech 'Irelativo to Blue Kidge, and nearly every s day, the parties referred to are corroct L> ing him. Tho speaker was interrupted -.frequently, and that may bo some ex ' cuse for tho ioncenracies. j Messrs. Hoffman & Albrcobt aro in re 3 ceipt of auother lot of those fino Dolly j Vardeu turnips, spinach, radishes and , lettuco, ruised by Mr. R. 0'.Neale, of " this city?tho first iu tho market. Also, e line planting uuu cooking potatoes; to? gether with somo of .the largest North 1 era beets ever seeu in this oity. *l The Governor has nccepted tho resig? nations of F. M. Davenport, as Trial ?Justice for Greenville; John Hamilton, Coroner for Laurcus, and C. P. Quattle :";baum, Coroner for Lexington. Ho has !. appointed Wm. Holmes, of Kimball, .'Texas, a Commissiouer of Deeds for b this State. ji Tho Governor has issued proclamn? Jtions offering a reward of $200 for the .v'arrest of one Benjamin Drnyton, oi '? Georgetown County, accused of the Jjjmurder of Mrs. Margarent Johnson. y'Also, a reward of $100 for tho arrest ol lAlonzo Butler, alias Alonzo Wiley, s charged with burglary committed in the i-itown of Winnsboro, ou the 26th of last month. Phcenixiana.?Be cot unstable in \ thy resolutions, nor various iu thy I actions, nor inconstant in thy affections; so deliberate, that thou mnyat resolve; so resolve, that thou mayst perform,; 10 perform, that thou mayBt persevere;? mutability is the bodge of infirmity. A. good oonsoienco within will be always better to a Chiistian than health to bis naval und marrow to his bones; it will be an everlasting cordial to bis heart; it will be softer to him than abed of down. A good conscience is the best Icoking-glaea of Heaven. Use every hour to advantage, and study to make even leisure hours useful. Think twice before you throw away a dollar; remember you will have another to make for it. Wasting sweetness?Putting your arm about a pretty woman. I Temperance "measures"?Pints of cold water. To Subscribers and Advertisers.? Orders for advertisements, job work, etc., must be accompanied with the dash. No exceptions can be made. Ordinary advertisements $1 per equare of nine printed lines for first insertion; tifty cents each subsequent insertion; weekly, monthly and yearly rates fur? nished on application. Advertisements inserted onca a week, $1 each insertion. Marriages and funeral invitations, $1. Notices in local column fifteen cents a lino, each insertion. Mail, arrangements. ?The Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; oloseB 11 A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opens 8 A. M., 5.30 P. M.; oloseB 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 12.80 P. M. ; closes 6, 1.30 P. M.' Greenville opena 6.45 P. M.; doses 6 A. M. Wilmington open's 4 P.M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. The following are the officers of the Columbia Bible Sooiety, for 1874: President?Rev. Geo. Howe, D. D., LL. D.; Vice-PresidentB?Rev. Wm. S. Plumer, D. D., LL. D., Rev, William Martin, Col. A. O. Haskell; Secretary? B. D. Senn, Esq.; Treasurer?Eben Stenhouse, Esq.; Depositary?W. J. Duffle, Esq.; Executive Committee? Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. D., Chairman; Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., Rev. A. R. Rude, D. D.. Rev. Sidi H. Browne, Rev. J. H. Bryson, Rev. J. K. Menden ball, Rev. Wm. D. Eirkland, Rev. Richard Mcllwaine, Eben Stenhoase, R. D. Senn. List op New Advertisements. Gorman & Calnan?Colombia Hotel. Horse and Carriage for Sale. W. B. Gulick?Referee's Notice. Meeting Rich land Lodge. Mrs. S. A. Smith?Removal. Hotel Abiuvals, March 3, 1874.? Wheeler House?T T Tulinger, Oamden; E B Haskell and wife, R M Pulsifer and wife, Maes; John E Morris, Md; A Ma oauiey, N O; H A Wilson, J M King, B W King, wife and boy, N Y; W 1> War? ren, S C; J Emisoa, city; Miss M M King, W Dudley, Charleston; Thomas MverHo. Pa- t. .q?.m. ;-f city; J W Whirter, R H Hand, N C; R L Daunenberg and wife, Winnsboro; D C 3obs, High Point: D R Phifer and wife, Newberry; J MoSayre, N Y; Geo Blumpt, Ohio; C L B Marsh, N C; J M Smith, Mass; B Karr and wife, White Hall; T Anderson, Fair held; G Sydney, N Y; H L Wolfe, S O; A L Dennis and wife, N Perry and wife, A Q Keasby and wife, Mrs D Dodd, N J; M Taylor, Sam Sloan, C S Brylia and wife. NY; J Ba? con and wife, Misses Bacon, Pa; M R Dennis and wife, S S Dennis, A L Den? nis, Jr, T T Kinney, N J; W D Bishop and wife, Conn; D Johnson, Jr, Union; T M Wilkes, S O; J W Hayward, New borry. Columbia Hotel?E M Bray ton. Aiken; J Stuart Land, Greenville; G P Jones, Virginia; C F renn, Philadelphia; 8 J Cown, New York; W J Sprinkle, Wil? mington; W M Dwight, H V Desportes, Winnsboro; P L Wiggin, Beaufort; T H Oakshot, Jas J Campbell, Washing? ton; T D Gillespie and family, R Bruce, Knoxville; Hugh Wilson, Miss Wilson, Abbeville; P A Arnold, Greenwood; H C Mazyok, Charleston. Hendrix House?D Roland, Pomaria; J W Chandler, Winnsboro; Dr O B Mayer, Jr, R Mathias, Charleston; W D Durst, Edgefield; John Ransnr, C, O Sc A R R; M Gaalt and wife, Baltimore; A LITuntt, T F Wesson, N Y; E 8 Cop poek, Newberry. Nervous Debility.?A depressed, irritable STATB OF mind; wear, ner? vous, exhausted feeling; NO energy OR ANIMATION', confused head, weak memory, often wttii debilitating, in? voluntary discharges.?The conse qaenoe of excesses, mental over-work or indiscretions. Tins nervous debility finds a sovereion cure in Humphreys' UoMfEPATHio Specific, No. 28. It tones up tho system, arrests discharges, dispels tbe 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, whioh is important in old serious oases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all . druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of , price. Address Humphreys' Specific . HoMcarATHio Medicike Company, No. ' 562 Broadway, N. Y. For aale by ? Geiger Sc McGregor, Columbia, S. O. Dool7 tUlm Pond's Extract.?"The Vegetable Pain Destroyer" never fail to afford re 1 lief from pain. Try it once, and ; nothing could induce you to be without tt. Marlt3fll