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COLOMBIA, 'S. C. Wednesday Morning. April 1,1874. <>A> Sovereign Stttte."' We think that wo properly appreciate tho impediments in the way of the Pre? sident's proffering to the people of South Carolina any direct assistance in securing them relief from the intolera? ble evils of which they complain. Qen. Grantf has never given any deep study to the great questions whioh have arisen in American politioal nistory between the States and the General Government. When at last they oame into hostile col? lision, the oontest was transferred from the Cabinet to the field, and was settled by-the sword. As a soldier who took an important part in the events by whioh they were determined, it is natu? ral fcr to rest oontontedly in the results or the war. Hie politioal con? victions are warped by the bias left on them by his peculiar and special expe? rience. We expected, therefore, to hear him say, es he praotioally did, to the Tax-Payera' Committee, that no ohange is practicable in the fundamental law, and that up relief may be looked for in that quarter. We might have urged, indeed, that as wo owe the oondition we axe in to the power of the* Government, whioh so changed the relations and status of population here as to make this oppression follow as the inevitable oonsequence, so we have a right to look to that power for extrication from it. But there were strong political reasons fbr enacting regulations whioh virtually placed us under barbarous rule, and re? duced the State to ruin, under the lead of adventurers. Those politioal reasons still exist in great force. They pre olude any idea of deliverance as likely to result from changes in the Constitu? tion. Some day, the amendments may be revised and modified, but the time is not yet. The central government, ithflaopolioy has blotted South Carolina from tho map of freeiuud happy States, has, owing to tho onutinued prevalence of reasons of State and political consi? derations, no power to restore her to her proper plaoe. ? Taking the view, then, that he is con? trolled in certain matters by politioal necessities, and supposing, notwith? standing we know the so-oalled sove? reignty of the State, as now exercised, is turned against its dearest interests, its most sacred rights and its old-time houor, that he means no mockery in re? manding us to the powers und remedies of a complete sovereign existeuce, we are prepared to invoke them in good earnest, and to extract from them what? ever effioaoy they may yet contain. As we ure sovereign, eveu if ou u lower busis, let us claim tho rights of sove? reignty. But preliminary to this, wo must ask tho President and Congress to withhold the power of the Government from interference iu our affairs. It is not consistent with the position of a sovereign, independent State, to hive troops quartered in its midst?a rebake to its olaim of the right nud power of self-government, and a standing menace to its people. We proolaim to tho world [that wo are capable of good order, und jtbut we wish the classes of out people to bu subjeoted to no unnatural press? ure, bat to be left free to arrange their affairs with each other as they may see fit. We believe that the maintonanco of military force works in the direction of prejudice and to the disturbance of kindly relations betwlen those whose highest interests would he subserved by Closer and more friendly ties. The President sayy. that as we make our own laws, if we suffer from them, it is our Dwn affair. But those laws are not anuoted by tho free, uutrammeled voice jf the people* An iufiuenoo is kept up here which stifles that voice, and which )roods distrust where there should be jonfideuce. The practical effect is to jlaco bad| worthless aud corrupt men in ;he pUccs of power, und to keep them .hero. As God is our judge, this is the solemn truth. Such things are incon listout with and violative of 'the rights )f a State, whioh has a "complete sove eign existence." In'this respect, there ore, Gen. Grant cun give us some re ief, and we appeal to him to muko his )wu words good. Wo have rights here is well as other people. Wo claim the Heritage of American freedom. It will ?not do to put us off with empty sounds. Krive us tho substanoa as well as the ?orms of republican governmont. If wo fere sovereign, then let us be sovereign In every pulsation of our hearts, in Bvery aot of our lives, in every fibre of lour being. I There is another evil which strongly militates against our sovereignty and ?iaturbs tho peace as well as directly Hfctcjute;) the unhappiuess of our peo ft^^The Federal appointments iu the] Bfojmvo been confided to unworthy | BSBBfl^Why shall such distinguished H?pjjf?an^ conferred upon men who have no other merits than their profes? sions of loyalty? The Government should seek to place gentlemen in posi? tion here of ability, of integrity, of knowledge, of experience and of moral worth. '; Suok a man as Herri!! was a disgrace to the army whose commission he bore. His mode of conducting the prosecutions against the poor victims of the Ku Klux fanaticism, was as hideous and heinous as Ku Klux error itbelf. Oorbiu, as District Attorney, was scarce? ly less pre-eminent in malice and all un oharitableueBB. Is it possible that the President can think he has done a pro? per thing, a just thing, in appointing sach a porsoa as Worthington to the Custom House? It is a mystery how a brave man, a good and just muu, aB wo would.liko to consider the President to be, could accept suoh" disreputable characters to represort the power and beueQcencc of tho Government iu South Carolina. Only a few days ago, a reve? nue collector named Malony, accompa? nied by James C. Moon, inveigled a quiet and inoffensive old gentleman?a Mr. Bolt?living near Burnt Factory, in Laurons County, to bcII them a twist of home-made tobacco, and then arrested him for it as an offence. Ho was sont in a wagon to Laurens Court House, and committed to jail, but released next day on bond to appear at court. All this was done without any warrant. Tho examplo and influenoo of a base fellow of this sort would corrupt a regi? ment of simple and credulous colored people. Such a creature disgraces the form of man and taints tho air he breathes. And yet ho is a Government official! Will tho .President think of these things? Will he give ub, as a sovereign State, men in the Federal offices whom wo can respect for probity and character, and whose deportment will exert a wholesome moral irfluenco id the respective communities iu which they may be stationed? A Shrewd Dodge.?The publishers of Gen. Joe Johnston's book sent ad? vanced sheets to the New York World and doubtless paid heavily for their in? sertion. Other newspapers oopied these slips for nothiug. Mr. Mummingor strikes back at Gen. Jou's assault on tho treasury of the C. S. A. Public ex? citement eusues?and tho book goes off Irke hot cakes. Tour Now York pub? lisher is a smart man, a very smart man. Tue Presidential Sxuu.?The cor respondeut of the Charleston Neics writes us follows, under dato of the 28th ultimo: It was an undeniable sunb. What tho President said was harsh enough,' but his manner wns oven more signifi? cant than his words. It told us plainly that tve had nothing to expect from him, and thut whatever his opinions might bo as to our grievances, bo was not at nil inoliucd to trouble bis bead in providing a remedy, as ho bad made up bis mind to saddlo upon tho whole body of the tax payers the responsibility for the at? tack which had been made upon him by one member of their convention. All recognized tho fact that they had met Gon. Grant while bo was iu an angry mood; but tbeydid not learn until after? wards that Honest John Patterson bad lett tbo Executive Muudou just as they had entered it. Only the day before, Patterson had been showing urouud what purported to bo n ruport of tho obnoxicus speech, uud threatening to have it read in the Senate; and tbero is good ground for believing that, when tho delegates were ushered into tho pre? sence of tho President, he was still smarting from the stings of the offensive terms which our Pennsylvania Iugo had just called to his attention as a fair sam? ple of the sentiments of the tax-payers of South Carolina toward the National Administration. Considering these cir? cumstances, tho delegates generally con? cluded to regard tho rebuff they had mot rather as an exhibition of u not un? natural nuger than an u manifestation of a deliberately assumed hostile attitude. And as thoso gentlemen are acting, not iu an individual capacity, but as the trusted representatives aud spokesmen of a suffsriug pooplo, it is not improba? ble that, after bis return from Philadel? phia next week, somo of them may seek another iuterview with him when he is 1 in calmer mood. Tho same correspondent telegraphs on the 30th: "Some of tho delegates received to? day indirect but trustworthy nssurunoen that President Grant is entirely ralisfied by what he has heard regarding tbo alleged obnoxious allusions to himself, ooutained in a speech said to huve been mude in Lho Tux-Payers' Convention; that he feels that he has been unjust to tho delegates and tho tax-payers whom thoy represent, and that he sincerely regrets the misunderstanding of tho facts whioh caused his harsh response to tho address of tho delegation." WilBRE the TnOUULE Lies,?A cor respondont of tho Columbus Enquirer, writing letters "from the moon," says somo sensible things ubout sublunary affairs, among them tho following: "Tho great difQoulty with your Southern peo? ple, thou, is not tho fact of their pover? ty, but tho failure to reuhzo their po? verty as a fact, aud the South will never attain to any reasonable prosperity until, as may be said, she eliminates the remembrance of her former wealth. The Wax to Encourage Immiqua tion.?Major Melohers, the State Com? mies ioner of Immigration, in ft circular letter to the Commissioners iu the inte? rior, bets: "I have been oBsnred by-cotnpetont authority, that with 810,000 and 50.000 uorea of land donated, Borne 10,000 fa? milies may be brought to the State by next winter. Without inducements to oiler to immigrants nono will oome, ob tho West und other Southern States uro in tho Held to get all the immigrants that corns, Tennessee, for instance, has offered 100.000 acres of land gratis, to be divided in alternate seotions to immi? grant families; aud Virginia has appro? priated $15,000 for tho aatno purpose. I urn huppy to say, that iu some Coun? ties of the State, the peoplo havo offered lauds at very low prices, and given some gratis; bot tho movement should be general, and every County should do all in its power to induce immigrants to sottlo iu our State." Since 18901 UK this latter, suvs the Charleston News and Courier, Major Melohers has received information tbut Col. J. B. Moore, of Statosburg, has dounted 3,000 ucres of land, to be given to immigrants, in alternate sections of fifty acres. This gentlomau conipro hends the situation. White immigrants will not remain iu South Carolina as hired luborers. Thuir natural und pro? per desire is to have farms of their own. They will come and stay if laud bo given them; (.specially as more money will be mado hero thun in the exclusively grain growing States. Otherwise, they will continue, to go West. A New State.?A bill wus introduced in tho House of Representatives, on March 20, to ouuble tbo peoplo of New Mexico to form u Constitution and Stute Government, und providing for the ad? mission of tho State into the Union. The United States acquired the territory under tho Mexican cession of 1818, ex? cept tha^ part lyiug South of tho river Gila, and West of the old boundary, which was acquired under the Gadsdeu purchase in 1853. By Act of Congress of September 9, 1850, tbo Territory of New Mexico wus constituted, extending from California Eastward to the 20th meridian aud from the Northern bound? ary line of Moxico Northward to the 37th parallel, while between tho Kooky Mountains aud tho 20th meridian, it extended Northward to tho 38th paral? lel, making un urea of 215,807 Miliare miies. 15y Act of Congress of August 1, 1851, territory acquired from Mexico by the Gadsdeu treaty, 13,535 square miles, wus annexed; thus giving it u total urea at 261,312 square miles. Iu 1861, 11,000 square inihM were set oil to tbo Territory of Colorado, and in 1SG3, I 126,111 squaro miles wore cut off ami j organized into the Territory of Arizona; leaving 121,201 tquaro miles as luo pre? sent uroa of tho Territory. Iu 1850, Now Mexico was tho first ot our three I Territories in magnitude of population, | the ceusus of that your showing 01,517 j inhabitants. The census of 180'J showed a population ol 93,510; giving tho Ter? ritory the first position among our six Territories in point of population; the j increasu being attributable to the exton- j siou of the territorial bouudaries by the i accessioi) of the Gadsdeu purchase, u< | well as to growth of population. The I census of 1870 gives New Mexico tho Sicond position among our trio Torrito- j ries, with a population of 91,871; tt fall? ing off from the census of 1860 of 1,612 inhabitants. Thin decrease, however, ! was occasioned by tho dismemberment of Now Mexico between ISO;) and 1870, ' for tho benefit of Colorado aud Arizona, j It N.<:w Mexico ia admitted, .she will be | the thirty-eighth Stato in tho Union. ?????? ? Law Suit Ending in Murdeu.?Ou tho 13:h inat., Capt. E l. llic:', late of Florence, Ala., and formerly a guiluut officer in the Confederate Army, was shot aud instantly killed by two bro? thers, Johu and Thomas Plant, at Junes' Laue, Limestoue County, Ala. llico re eoived three shots, {either of which would have resulted fatally.) from a pis? tol iu tho h inds of one of tbo Plants, when the other placed the muz/.le of u double-barreled shot-gun to Llico'shcud, und blow his brains out. The origin of tho difficulty is thought to havo grown out of a law suit, which was decided iu Rico's favor. Ilice, when shot, was un? armed, und it is supposed be was not expecting a difficulty, -?? . ?. Attempted Suicide.?We published in yesterday's issue tho sudden death of Miss Maggie Miller, a beautiful aud ac? complished lady from South Carolina, who died iu Salisbury hist Sunday night. Wo regrot to learn this morning that a eon of Mr. J. M. McCorkle of that place, a very promising and talented young man, was at Hickory Tavern when ho heard of Miss Miller's death, and ho pulled out a pistol und shot him? self. The young lady wus bis a?innced. We ate glud to know that young Mc Corkle did not succeed iu taking his I i fe. ?Raleigh Crescent. Wendell Phillips is u wonderful epi grauimatist. He will damn any man's character or ruin tho reputation of any canse rather than abandon his epigram J aud antithesis. Here is tho way ho puts i tho case of tho conflict between tho North and South: "I say that tho South would have! couquored us iu u year If her inujor goneruls hadn't been drunk; nud we would havo conquered her in two years if our major-generals hadn't been drunk." -?. Montgomery, Ala., is apprehensive of another visit of the yellow fever scourge this summer, and the papers aro urging tho board ot health to prepare for it in time. Du Schenck's Standard Remedies. ?The standard remedies for all diseases1 of tho lungs are Schenck's Pulmonic Sybup, Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Schench.'s Mandrake Pinns; and, if taken before the lungs are destroyed, a speedy cure is effected., To these tbree medicines, Dr. j. H. Schcuck, of Phila-1 delphia, owes his unrivaled success in the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The Pulmonic Syrup ripens tbo mor? bid matter is the lungs; nature throws it off by an easy expectoration; for wheu the phlegm or matter is ripe, a slight cough will throw it off, tho patient bus rest, and the lungs begin to heul. To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this, Schenck's Muudruko Pills aud Schouok's Sea Weed Tonic must be freely used, to e'euuso the Stomach and liver. Ssheuck'a Mandrake Pills net on tbo liver, removing nil obstructions, re? lax the gall bladder, tho bilo starts freely, and the liver is soon relieved. Schenck's Sea Weed Touic is a gentle stimulant and alterative. The alkali of which it is cooapost-d mixes with the food and prevent'? wiurjng. It assists the digestion by toning up the stomach to a healthy conditiou, so that tin* food and tho Pulmonic Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs heal, und tbo pa? tient will surely get well, if care is taken to prevent fresh cold. All who wish to cousult Dr. Sohnuck, either personally or by letter, can do so at his priucipal oflict\ corner of Sixth and Arch stroots, Philadelphia, every Monday. Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists throughout the country, March 2'J tili Neuvous Debility.?A depressed, iriutarle state of mind; weak, ner? vous, exhausted feeding; no energy or animation; confused uead, weak memory, often with debilitating, in? voluntary discuahges.?The conse? quence of excesses, mental over-work or indiscretions. This nervous debility Quds a sovereign cure iu humphreys* HoMtEr.vTiiic Specific, No. 28. It tones up tho syatum, urrosts discharges, dispels the mental gloom and despond? ency, und rejuvenates the entire system;' it is perfectly harmless und always ef? ficient. Price $5 for a package of live boxes and it large ?2 vial ot powder, which is important in old serious cases; or !?l per single box. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. Address humphreys' specific Uomojpathic Medicine Company, No. ?t32 Uroidwuy, N. Y. For ualo by Geigkr A: McGregor, Columbia, S. (j. DeclT Mini Columoia Hotel, March 27, 187-1. This is tu certify that I havo been uuder the treatment of Prof. Lane few days, und I do feel perfectly safe in saying that I am absolutely cured of stammering. Tbo most respectable mer? chant* in Charlotte, N. C, will testify that I teas one of the irors! stammerers i.i existence, und that 1 very often hud to resort to my ])-iuc!' to effect ray j necessary business transactions with them. | A'oi/1, whenever 1 stummer, (if at alt,) it is nut because I c.iu't avoid it. 1 um tho master note and siammerinq tbo i slave. \Y. S. WILSON, Union County, X. C. \ For the truth of tbo above, 1 refer you to the following merchants of Char- j lotto, N. G.: W. J. Black, MoMnrr.iy & | Davis, Messrs. McLaughlin a Son. M28 ? W. S. W. ? .? -?-. Pond's Extract ?L'o stop bleeding from lungs, nose, gums, stomach, pi I en, bowels, uterus, or ulsuwhure, its uctiou* is remarkable for promptness und otti cacy. Match 31 ' The Richmond (Ivy.) Register says: If nil tho retiirued Confederates should do us well as General John Li. Hood to? ward repopulatillg the desolated South, it would be but u ?bort time until the places oi those who weie killed und those who died of disease during the war would be filled by u new gunnrutiuu. From a private sou rev wo barn tout Gen. Hood has been married just live yours, and that ho is now the happy futher of seven children. While tho women were praying on Ihr* sidewalk in front oi a saloon in New Alba 113-, Ky., recently, u light was in? augurated between socio men close at bund, und though oaths and rib.il lry wero thicker than blows, one woman didn't liuish her prayer till the light was ended; but the rest were pule and terror-stricken. Dr. Ferricr h is received a' grant from the Royal Society for tho purpose of en? abling him to pursue bis investigations on tbo brains of monkeys. This is de? cidedly wrong. It they are, indeed, our relations, it is a case of mayhem, and therefore unlawful, if they arc not, what's the use? Charles Stunner, iu bis youth, achieved the arduous feat oi swimming across the boiling rapids below Niagara Falls?a fiiut which few men havo had either tbo muscle or the nervo to per form, and much morn arduous than liyrou'a venture iu swimming tho Hel? lespont. Humors exist in Washington that there will beuehungoin the Treasury Department, Secretary Richardson hav? ing been too intimately mixed up with tho Satiboru contract and moiety busi? ness to render his remaining ut tho head of that department with auy de? gree of credit to tbo Government. A young man named Martin Collius, near Ristiopville, Woroester County, Md., while walking with nn open knifo in bis hand on Monday last, attempted to jump over n log, nud fell on the point of the knife, inflicting a wound iu tbo breast, from which he died. Tho woods between Washington, South River and South A in boy, New Jersey, hivo boeu burning furiously for several days, und trade between the places has been utmost impossible ut time?, but it is bolieved that the lire can be kept uuder control. City Matteu3.?Subscribe for the Phcesix. The pic-nie sea sou is near at hand. A titanding nuisance?corner loafers. To-day is All Fool's Day. Look out. Unless a sorere frost occurs soon, the fruit crop will be abundant this year. Cash will be tbo rule at the Pjjcenix ofBce hereafter. March gave its laRt blast yesterday? and u heavy one it wus, too. Oar young nun don't seem to be very actively prepuriug for tbo coming base b ill season. It is well. This is Passion Week, the last in Lout. Next Saturday, Easter Eve, close6 the solemn seasou. There is uotbiug that wiil so sup the levity out oi a man us billing down on a damp spot iu thin j?uuls. Watch out for the new counterfeit iift3- cent shiuplasters. It is u hnugltug concern, and u httle care will detect them. improvements of real estate uro ou tho increase, as the pleacnut weather opens. A number of new buildings are eon tern plated. To-day is the last chance for guessing in the Augusta eottou pool. An invest? ment of ?5 may yield a haudsome re? turn. Tho Phoenix job olliee is complete iu every respect, and cards, posters, pro? grammes, bill-beads, etc., are turned out witii aluoiity. Tho city authorities and the gas com? pany are at logger-heads as to buck pay, aud the supply has been cut off from the city buildings. Messft. E E. Davies & Co. are in re? ceipt of u lot of fresh, luscious straw? berries, which they are selling nt rea? sonable prices. They will also supply select geraniums, at 51 per dozen. Col. T. li. Johnston's horse, Euin of Man, and Cen. Smalls' Duke of Beau? fort, will trot fur a purse of $2,000, mile beats, best three in live, tit the Auxiliary Association truck, at the Fair Grounds, on Friday, May 1. The Southern Express Company ex? pect to occupy their new building to? day, ami have extended u general invita? tion to their patrons to call in aud in? spect the building, and also asbist in disposing of a lot of good things which will, doubtless, bo on bund. Messrs. il. A- W. C. SwuftlelU an? nounce the opening of their spring stock of geuti' furnishing goods, cm braeing everything i:i the line. The articled were personaliy selected bj a member of the lirm. Tbey have an ex? perienced cutter, with skilled workmen, so that ;f "lit" is guarauloed. A raiil-; uf handsome articles is being gotten up at Dr. \V. C. Fisher's store, the entire proceeds uf which will be! turned ovel to the. managers of the C mfederate Widows' Home, in Charles-1 ton. AH the article., were donated, und ! consist of a solid silver pitcher, half set of jewelry, pair (if ear-ring*, two breast? pins, fancy cushion aud u Grecian head, A colored woman, named Marj- Bird, (or alary McCuiv,) was found dead, yes? terday morning, iu her bed, in a house ou Diekens street, nearly opposite Lady. She retired tbo night before in uppa- j really good health. Au inquest was j held I y Trial Justice Thompson, und a ! verdict rendered that she came to her death from convulsions. Yesterday?March ol?was the d.:y set by Judge Carpenter for receiving the amended return of the editor of the Suinter Trui Hou'.hron to the charge of contempt. We learn luut iiu return has beeu made, so that, according to Judge C.'s summary mode of proceeding, tho oQoudiug editor will be jailed. What next? Dr. Wilsoii has received u unanimous and pressing call to tbo pastorship of the First Presbyterian Church of Wil? mington, N. C, aud will accept tho call, we are iuformcd, if the General Assem? bly, the high court of the Presbyterian denomination, deem it wise to permit him to suuder his professional cnunec ftiou with the Theological Seminary in this city. Tho Assembly convenes on {tho 21st of May. Wc uro glad to hear that the cotton claim of Miss M. A. Buio bus been re? ported to tho proper Congressional committee, und that the chances of her recovering her rights are excellent. j Miss Buio was a most charitable person, when she had tbo menus, and many soldiers must remember her with kind? ness. Any good luck bux>peuing to this lady, who gave her attention to all suf? fering soldiers, on either side of tho I line of battle, will bo welcome news. MaHjAbuakuements. ? The Northern mail opens 6,30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes 11 A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opens 8 A. M., 5.30 P. M.; closes 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Western opine 6 A. M., 12.30 P. M.; closes G, 1.30 P. M. Grceuvillo opens 0.45 P. M.; closes G A. M. Wilmington opens I P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. Oil 3unday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. The Suspended Lawiers.?It is cur? rently reported aud generally believed that the Supreme Court Las set aside tbe order of Judge II. B. Carpenter, in tbe contempt case of tbe counsellors of tbo Citizens' Savings Bank?Messrs. McMaster & LeCoute, Bncuiuuu & You mans und Pope & Haskell?and. has re? manded tbe case back to Judge Carpen? ter, so that, if necessary, some other penally may be imposed?suspension beieg declared illegal, unusuul and un? just. Truest or a County Treasurer, . Charged' with Being a Defaulter.? County Treasurer II. A. Smith, of Fair hold, has been arrested and lodged in jail, charged with being a defaulter to tbe extent of 510,000. It is understood tbut $18,000 was tbe original amount, but that $3,000 was turned over to Mr. Fillebrowne, chief-clerk in the Comp trollet; Gt?c-ir.,.'? office, -he had gone to Wiunsboro to look into the matter. Mr. Smith's friends express great confidence in his innocence, and assert that he will make things straight. Mr. Smith, we leam, declares his safe was robbed. Tbo April number of the Kwai Caro? linian comes to us in good season, brim? ful of tbut class of practical and in* structive reading matter whioh has characterized every issno from its first inception to the present time, and which has won for it a deservedly high reputa? tion among the agricultnrists of the country. Ths terms are $2 per annum, with liberal club rates. The publisbors also give the choico of two beautiful chromos to all subscribers, at prices as? tonishingly low. Address Walker, ' Evnns & Cogswell and Wm. L. Daggett, publishers, Charleston, S. C. Phoenixiana.?The great secret of health is obedience to the laws of health. Those who are incnpable of commit? ting groat crimes, do not easily suspect others of them. Throw life into a method, that every hour may bring its employment and every employment have its hour. Iu the olden timo, it was said by St. Paul, we believe, that it was better to marry than to burn. Iu the modern time.?, the objection to burning does not seem to be so greut?at least, it is thought hotter to bur>! than to bury. Balloon Experiments.?We ure in? formed that M?ns. Lo. ?. Flirpana, an ingeuiuue rorouaut from Denmark) who has been for a considerable time quietly experimenting upon the vurious modes, not of "raising Ihn wind," but making tho wind raise biiu, has so far perfected his scheme that he will m ike a trial trip to-day, from the vacant grounds, corner of Lady and Gadsdeu streets. It has been found necessary to eelect this somewhat inconvenient spot, owiug to the proximity of tbo g is-house aud the necessity for a supply of this ruther im-, portant article iu bis operations. The ascension will probably take place be? tween 2 and 3 o'clock?we havo no; been notified of Use exact hour, i'he object of tho experiment is to demon? strate the ability, bilberto undiscovered, of directing icrial machines at will, and thus render them available for military reconnaissances, and eveu for travel. M?ns. Lo. ?. Flirpana will probably sail above the tops of the houses, rest for awhile on one of our church spires, perhaps on the flat top of one of tho towers of the ucw City Ilall, and other? wise illustrate the value of his invention. Tho drivers of vehicles are requested not to rue over the Iudia rubber tubes that will conueel tho gas-house with tho ma? chine, and spectators will be required to keep within the limits that may be pre? scribed by tho guard in attendance. List or New Advertisements. Spartanburg and Union Railroad. C. Bornum?Notice. A. L. Solomon?Notice. Meeting Riobtund Lodge. Indian Girl Cigar Store. R. Sz W. O. Swaffield?Clothing, etc. Hotel Arrivals, March 31, 1871.? Wheeler House?Mr and Mrs George Farmer, N Y; F Niokersou und wife, Miss Addie Nickerson, Miss Cora Nick erson, Boston; J H McDevitt, Edge field; D A Van Namer, Jr, Vermont; J S Ryan, Baltimore; G MoTier, Tenn; W W Divies, Sparenburg; W N Taft, Wm Gumoy, Charleston; T F Greneker, Newberry; Daniel Price aud wife, Isaac A Alling and wifo, S G Gould and wife, N J; E C Green, Jr, Sumter; Mr and Mrs J W Thomas, Pa; J N Cobb, Md; J M B MoMary, W M Cole and wife, H C L Jarvis aud wifo, NY; I'D Johnson, Samtor; A Wealbeimer, Baltimore; J H Jones, Detroit; F F Whitehead, Spar? tanburg. <% Columbia Hotel?W J Sprinkle, N C ; J W O'Brien, Charleston; Wm T Gurey, Edgeflcld; S Mays and wife, A Bennett. New York; T H Hinchman, wife and son, Detroit; W D Goodrich, Wilming? ton; Robt Goudy, New York; W H Evans, CharloBtou. Hendrix House?J M Boyd, R H Jen nines, Fair?eld; W F Stautou, Alston; II D Haraiter. W W Hamiter, Richland; J ml go T J Muckey, Chester; H Hies, Baltimore.