The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 29, 1874, Image 3
Telexraptalc^I^rel^n,, Attain.
Bkblht, April 20.?The Emperor Wil
Ham closed the session of the Reiaoh
stag, yesterday, wlltii .rmfcl speech of
no crenoral importance.
Madrid, April 2D.?. ramor is car
rent that the Oarliats have asked Mar?
shal Serrano for an amneBty.
London, April 28.?In the Honae of
Commons, the Home Secretary intro?
duced a bill amending aud considerably
ameliorating the licensing Act. It fixes
the closing hour of public houses a half
hour later at night.
New Xobk, April 28.?There was a
slight fall of snow this morning. It is
raining now.
Shbnandoah, Pa., April 28.?The se?
vere wind and rain storm of Sunday was
followed by a heavy snow to-day, whiob
still contiuues. It is now two'inches
deep.
'Fclcffi -tiuttlc? A nit:rtou ii Mutier?.
Louisville, April 27.?The strikiug
men on tho Short Line Riilroad have
returuod to work. Four trains aro run?
ning as usual. Business has beeu
wholly.resumed, und no more trouble is
apprebeuded.
Mobile, April 27.?The memorial ex?
ercises here to-day were witnessed by
the entire community nud vicinity, A
beautiful statue was uuveiled?Rev. Dr.
B. M. Palmer, of New Urleaus, orator.
After the delivery of u beautiful aud ap?
propriate address, und just as Admirul
Semmos was about to unveil the statue,
Col. Wickeraham, our popular post?
master, who was a Federal soldier dur?
ing tbe war, stepped forward and pre?
sented tbe Admiral with a beautiful
wreath of flowers, in tbe shape of a cir?
cle and cross, acoompauiod by the fol?
lowing touching and appropriate note:
'This floral offering is teudored with
the kindly and sympathetic-greetings of
surviving Federal soldiers, resident in
Mobile, who honor the brave aud
heroic dead of the late war, and desire
yonr acceptance of tbe same as au bum?
ble tribute to valor and unselfish devo?
tion, to a cause held dearer than life.
Fresh be the memory of those under
the sod, and the dead awaiting the
judgment day, nuder the one tbe blue,
under the other tbe grey."
Admiral Semmes aaceptod tho florul
offering in a neat and appropriate ad?
dress. At the completion, the statue
was unveiled amid peals of artillery
from guns kindly loaned by the Fede
rals for the purpose. Auothcr pleasant
incident of tbe occasion was the follow?
ing tonohing and acceptable offering:
"APBUi 27, 1874.?From tbe officers
of the United States army, stationed at
Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala., to tho
Mobile cadets, as a mark of respect to
their gallant dead, and in recognition
of their manly and generous action in
contributing to tbe decoration of graves
in the National Cemetery at Mobile,
Ala., on the 80th of June, 1873."
Everything passed off delightfully, all
the military, fire companies and socie?
ties participating.
Washington, April 27.?Mr. Luuiat
delivered a very touching nnd eloquent
eulogy on Sumuer in the House to-day,
closing with these seutouces: "The
North, exultant iu her triumph and
elated by success, still cherishes, as we
are assured, a heart full of maguauimous
emotions toward bur disarmed aud dis?
comfited antagonist, aud yet, as if
under somo mysterious spell, her words
and acts ure the words and ucts of mis
pioion aud distrust." "Would that the
spirit of the illustrious dead whom we
lament to-day, could spouk from the
grave to both parties to this deplorable
discord, in toues which should reach
each heart throughout this broad terri?
tory.'' "My countrymen, kuow one au
otber, and you will love ouo another."
Washington, April 23.?Tbe follow?
ing despatch wus received hero to-day:
Little Rock, Auk., April 2*.?To If.
S. Grant, President: On tho 19tb day ot
tbit> month, as Governor of this State, I
tolegraphed you there was au armed in?
surrection against tho legal goverumeut
of this State, aud made a requisition
upon you for aid to suppress it, nud to
prevent domestio vioieucu. I have just
now bean advised that you havo never
received tbe requisition. I uow take
occasion to say that au armed iusnri ac?
tion exists in this State, against the
lawfully constituted authority thereof;
and as tho Legislature cauuot meet until
the 11th day of May, I call upon you for
aid to protect the Stute against domestic
violenoe. ? E. BAXTER,
Goveruor of Arkansas.
A similar call bad previously beeu re?
ceived from Brooks, claiming to be Go?
vernor, and two attorneys iu his bebulf
reached here yesterday, to urge a com?
pliance with the call. Two attorneys,
despatched by Baxter, will soon arrive
on a like errand, in his interest. Tbe
question us to who is tue aatuai Go?
vernor will be presented to the Presi?
dent for decision, unless- somo other
mode of settlement shall intervene bo
fore the matter is formally taken up for
exeoutive consideration.
Since yesterday morning, not more
than fifty depositors of small amounts
have applied to the Freedmeu's Savings
Bank for withdrawal of funds. In all
other respects, business is progressing
as usual.
- Tbe House appropriated $90,000 to
pnrohase rations for tbe distressed peo?
ple suffering from tbe overflow in tbe
lower Mississippi. The Judiciary Com?
mittee has been authorized to take tes?
timony looking to the impeaebmout of
Jodge Storey, of Arkansas.
In tbe Senate, Aloorn presented tho
memorial of tho State Grauge of Missis?
sippi in favor of tho Fort St. Philip Ca?
nal.
Baton Rouob, April 28.?800 families
in this parish are homeless from the
flood.
New Orleans, April 28.?$200 from
Savannah have reached the relief com?
mittee. Advices from Teoho County
are discouraging. Government eap?
plies are being received.
Boston, April 28.? The contributions
and subscriptions have reached $33/000?
\
Little Book, Abk., April' 23.?No
material change. The Baxterites hare
a sixty-four pounder siege gnu planted
at the corner of Markham and Soott
streets. Both parties are expecting re?
inforcements, and both have telegraphed
the President regarding the situation.
Fifteen oitizens of Boughton followed
tho horse thieves. They had a Light, in
which one ottizen and three thieves were
killed.
Washington, April 28 ?The Presi?
dent has proclaimed a ratification of the
extradition treaty with Salvador. The
new postal treaty has also beon signed.
To Hon. W. L. Lewis, Master of Slate
Grange of Louisiana: By order of tuo
Executive Committee. I send you by ex?
press, to-night, $1,000, for tho benefit of
the suffering members of our order iu
Louisiana. O. K. KELLY,
Socrotary National Gruuge.
Tho LTonso Judiciary Committeo to
day udopted the.majority report of tho
Sub Comtnitteo nguiust tho prajer of
tho South Carolina memorialists. This
report will be submitted to the House at
the first possible moment, referred
back and priuted, for the purpose of
giving Eldridge the opportunity to make
a miuoiity report, which will recom
moud u commission to investigate the
coudition of South Carolina.
Tho legislative appropriation bill was
passed. The amendment to strike out
tho items for the assay office ut Char
loltee, N. C, was not agreed to iu tau
House; so the items stand.
Fred. Douglas, Prosideut of the
Freedmcn's Savings Bank, gives assur?
ance that depositors need givo them?
selves no uueasincss, and should Dot
dispose of their interest at a sacrifice.
His officials assure him that if depositors
will be patiout for a very short time, tho
banks and branches will bo abo to pay
dollar for dollar.
The disabilities of General Henry H.
udbley, of Siblcy teut notoriety, wero
removed to-day.
Col. Frauk Keynolds, of tho army of
the Khedive, is en route to tho United
States ou a special mtssiou.
There was a long coutrover>y iu the
Seuato over tho veto. Tho vote, whe?
ther tho bill should pass, notwithstand?
ing the veto, was 30 to 24?not two
thirds?and tho bill wus lost.
Edmunds, from tho Judiciary Com?
mittee, reported favorably ou bills to
remove tho political disabilities of H.
H. Sibley, Thomas M. Joues, Dabuey
U. Maury, Van 1?. Morguu, Filzbugh
Lee, of Yirgiuia, Jobu Julius Guthrier,
of North Carolina, Wm. G. Joues, of
Alabama, and ?. D. Auderson, of Texas, j
all of which wore placed on tho calen?
dar. He ulso repotted unfavorably on
bills to relieve the political disabilities
of J. W. Becnet, of .Maryland, Jobu
Forsytb, of Alabama, Georg? Piekett, of
Virgiuiu, David A. Telfair, of North
Carolina, aud Raphael Seuitnes, of Ala?
bama. Most of these bills did nut have
tho necessary petitions from tho parties
named, uud the latter ouo the commit?
tee was not disposed to consider favora?
bly anyhow. The committeo was dis?
charged from their further considera?
tion.
The House Committee of Ways and
Meaus was instructed to iuquire whether
au ollioer of tho New York Custom
House visited Washington to secure
corrupt legislation.
Probabilities?For the Middle States,
fresh aud brisk North to Went- winds
and clearing weather, over tho Western
portion during tho uiuriiiug, aud over
the Eastern portiou during the evening.
For tho South Atlantic Status, wiuds
veering to West aud North, with clear
and clearing weather. For the Teuues
sco und Ouio Valley, North-west to
North-east winds, guuerully lower tem?
perature aud clear or partly cloudy
j weather. The Ohio Biver above Evuus
ville aud the Mouoogahoia will conti?
nue rising. Tho Mississippi will re?
main nearly stationary. The lower
Missouri will continue lulling.
Sblma, Ala., April 2d.?The river is
higher than siuce ltiu'5, aud is rising. It
is raining.
AUGUSTA, April 28.?Heavy rain to
[ day. The crop accounts aro discourag?
ing, ou account of iho floods.
Tho ooruer stone of Pio Nouo Coilego
will be laid at Macou next Sunday, with
impressive ceremonies, Bishop Gross
officiating. The Irish Volunteers, from
Augusta, Irish Jasper GreonB, from Sa
vunnab, with religions sociotios from
both cities aud delegations from Atlanta
aud Columbus, will bo preaout, to take
part iu the cercmunics.
Charleston, April 28.?There was a
heavy ruu ou tho brauch of tho Freed*
raeu's Savings 15 ink horo to day. At
first tho depositors wero paid in full,
but us the run continued, tho bank paid
twenty per cent, of tho deposits, aud re?
quired sixty days' notice for the balance.
The deposits in the bank on April 1
wero $250,00J. About $5.000 woro paid
depositors to day.
Charleston, April 23.?Arrived?
Steamship Ashland, Philadelphia.
Telcgrapltlc? Commercial llcporl-).
Columbia, April 28.?Sales of colton
30 balos?middling l?;1?.
London, April 28.?Erics olf.j. Wea?
ther fair.
Paris, April 28.?Rentes 50f. 80c.
Frankfort, April 28.?Bonds 08%.
Liverpool, April 28?Noon.?Cotton
quieter; sales 12,000, including 2,000
for export aud speculation; sales of up?
lands, nothing below good ordinary,
shipped Maroh, 87-10; deliverable April,
8>4? deliverable Juno or July, 3%; no?
thing below low middling, deliverable
April, 8 5-10; sales of American 7,000;
uplands, nothing below low middling,
deliverable Jane or July, 8 7-10; Or
leaans, nothing below low middling, de?
liverable May or June, 8 9-16.
Liverpool, April 28?Evening.?Up?
lands, nothing below low middling,
shipped March, 8 7-16. Yarns and fab
ries steudy.
New York. April 28?Noes. ? -Cottou
quiet; sales 747?uplands 17%; Orloaus
l?tf.' Fatares opened: April 17>^,
17 3 32; May 17^, 17%; June 17 9-16,
17 J9 82; July 18; October 17#. Flour
steady. Wheat a shade better. Corn
firm. Pork heavy, at 1G.85?17.00.
Lard heavy?steam 10 316@10K* Gold
opened at 18J??now 13>^. Freights
firm. Stucks aotive, at 'better figures.
Money 4. Exchange?long 4.87>?; short
4 90>b . Governments strong and active.
Stnto bonds quiet and nominal.
7 P. M.? Cotton? not receipts 3,809;
gross 4,122. Futures closed barely
Hteady; sales 20,600: April 17 3 32, 17?i;
May 17 5 32; June 17 17 32; July
17 15-16, 17 31-32; August 17K? Sep?
tember 17 31-32, 18; O-itober 17?4'; No?
vember 17 11-16; December 17%,
17 11-16. Flour and wheat steady, with
moderate inquiry. Corn firm, with fair
iuquiry?81(g)86 for now Western
mixed. Coffeo moro active, at 18,'.^@
22l4, gold, for R>o. Pork heavy. Lird
lower, at 10%. Whiskey 93^. Money
ea?v, at 3(r?l. Sterling weaker, at
?18732. Q^ld closed weaker, at 13.'?.
Goveru meats stronger aid active.
States nominal.
Cincinnati, April 28.?Flour in fair
demand and unchanged. Corn firm, at
C5(o;G3. Pork iu good demand; large
Hales for the Sinthern market, at 17.(JO.
Lard firm?10 for steam; 10.'^ for ket?
tle. Bacon steady?7 for bboulders; 9,'o
for clear rib; 9?.( for clear. Whiskey
firm, at 93.
Louisvile, April 23?Flour un?
changed. Corn firm, ut 77. Provisions
dull. Pork 17.00. Baiou? 7J? for
shoulders; M% for clear rib. Lard?
10>.^ for tierce; 10;\' for keg. Whiskey
93.
Memphis, April 28. ? Cotton quiet and
unchanged?low middling lQ}^Q^l(j}^\
receipts 199; shipments 209.
Galveston, April 23.?Cotton quiet
and unchanged?good ordinary l?j-i;
middling 17j4; net receipts 7,711; ex?
ports to Great Britain 2.390; sales 200.
Norfolk, April 23.?Cotton quiet aud
unchanged?low middling lO.1^; not re?
ceipts 4,120; exports coastwise 1,160;
sales 350.
Boston, April 23.?Cotton quiet?
middling 17%; nct receipts 47; gross
1,086; exports to Great Britaiu 95; sales
200.
Cn.vitr.EsroN, April 28 ?Cotton quiet
?middling It),'..'; net receipts 518; hales
250.
AUGUSTA, April 28.?Cotton demand
good; ollering* light?middling 1(3.!o ;
net receipts 238; salos 397.
Baltimore, April 23.?Cotton firm?
middling 17J.;'; gross receipts 35; ex?
ports coastwise 10-i; sales 281; spiuuers
80
New Orleans, April 23 ?Cotton
quiet und unchanged?middling 171.<i
low middling 167?; good ordinary 15;
ordinary 13,lJ; uet receipts 229; gross
417; exports to Great Britain 1,861;
sales 2,800.
Savannah, April 23. ?Cotton iirm nud
unchauged?middling 1GJ,C; uet re?
ceipts 120; gross 120; Bales 1,108.
United States Circuit Court.?The
court convened at tho u: mil hour,
Judges Boud uud Bryuu present. The
followiug c-.ihtii were transferred from
the Circuit Court to the District Court
for tho Western District of South Ciro
liua: For violations of iuterunl revenue
?H. C. Brawley, J. A. Williford, J. II.
I Marks, James Beid, Charles Collum, T.
I L. Gladden, F, Gregory, J. M. Ivey and
T. C. Robortsou. Iu tbe case of the
United Stab s against Toby Junes, in?
dicted for stealing pernoual property be?
longing tu tho Unit--1 States, tho de.- |
fondant was lined ?200. Isaac G. Long '?
was appointed Utiitoil States C ?mmis- j
siouer for llorry County, by Judge |
Lioud. Whi'uer Symines, Aib-jrt M.
Boozer and J. E Uagood, United Stated '
Commissioners, were appointed to s.;-|
lect jurors for the Circuit Conti uuderl
the lifty-fir.it rule ol that ouurt. In th>> i
case of Wm. Houston ag..:.n-., \Vm. A. i
Lay, tho plaiutiff was required to give
security for co.sti by tho first day of An- j
gust uext. Tho cases of Wm. U. Lang
ley & Co. against H trvoy Oog-iwell'uud
others, and F. Markley A- Co. against
W. C. Langle> & Co., ami others, were
heard, ouil a Utiul decree rendered, from
which decree an appeal was taken to thu
Supreme Co?it o* tuG Uuilcu Siuies.
I n tho case of Ilonry Heyward against
John B. Bissell and Wm. C. Bee, exe?
cutors of Wm. C. Hoy ward, a decree
was rendered and tbe case referred to J.
E. Uagood to nsoertain the amount due
in Uuited States currency. Iu the case
of M. B. Fuss ngainst Smitb & Sneoker,
Russell Cue aud others, of the schooner
Leila, being un appeal from tho Distriot
Court, it was ordered that the decree of
tbo District Court bo reversed, and that
tho libollauts pay costs iu tho District
Court und on this appeal. Iu tbo case
of Mrs. C. E. Bonnett against I. S. K.
Bounett, bankrupt, it was ordered that
tbe Distriot Court order n reference to
special master to ascertaiu what costs,
Ac, aro duo. A eleoreo was rendered
upou tbo report of Samuel Lord, re?
feree, in tho caso of Brandl Sons & Co.
agaiust tho City Council of Cbarlestou
and otbors, upon which decree uotice of
appeal was given. A elecreo was also
given in tho caso of J. and T. Greeu
agaii-.st Cyrus H. Baldwin, receiver of
tbo Exchange Bank of Columbia, J. P.
Carroll, L. D. Childs and others, iu
which tbe stockholders of the said bauk
wore mado liable for tbo stook which
tbey held in February, 1865, aud judg?
ment rendered for tbo plaintiff for tbo
amount of their bills proven. Tbe
court thou adjourn od sine (lie.
Tho umbrella of tbo season is so
elaborately different from that of lust
summer, that any woman who dares to
oarry her old one will be considered
either very near-sighted or very strong
minded.
Pond's Extract affords immediate re?
lief iu all oases of acute pain. This is
strong language, but the experieuoo of
twenty-flvo years uttests its truth. Try
it! A29f3fil
Attorneys formerly were to lawyers
what apothecaries are to physicians,
ouly tbey did not deal in scruples.
Tho Bond Qneitlon.
New Yoke, April 28, 1874.
To the Editor of Columbia Phossix:
I have agaiu to throw myself upon your
clemency as a correspondent?uot that
I would soek or wish to mako your co?
lumns tho medium of controversy, but
from tho simple desire to deal with
this much vexed subject of conversion
bonds, iu the light of honesty uud fair
dealing. I havo to. thank you for your
indulgent treatment of rcyself, and the
courteous toue you have maintained in
discussing the subject in your issue of
the 11th instaut; but! must needs dis
6eut from your arraignment of facts,
aud your conclusions drawn therefrom.
With all respect, I tiiiuk you argue from
untenable premises, and tho drift of
your remarki does not touch Ihn ques?
tion at issue, viz: Tho rights?what we
consider the inviolable rights?of inuo
cent holders. True, yon allude to the |
rights of such a class, but carefully ex-'
elude us from ally benefits pertaining!
tberet >, and put us iu the pillory, as
moral, if not legal, felous. Instead of
beiug the ill-used, misrepresented vic?
tims of misplaced conuduuoo iu the*,
honor of Soitu Carolina, it secim wo
ought to bo thankful that we are let oil
thus easily; but our case might have
beeu worse, seeing that we are regarded
as receivers and abettors iu the fraud.
We arc eiinply criminals at large. You
admit that if the State Treasurer had
issued a larger amount of bonds than
tho la.v allowed, innocent purchasers ol
tho same might havo a claim against the
State, und the State Luid responsible for
tho issue of such bonds. I may bo per?
mitted to state, that the law in all such
cases has decided in favor of the bond?
holders. There was a uotubio case of a
duplicate issue of bouds tried iu this
State, some years ago, knowu as "the
Sob ny I or bond case." The bouds wero
issued fraudulent'!/?-that was udmittcd
by both parties. After a brief hearing,
tho railroad company was held responsi?
ble. Iu that particular, at least, your
State can be securely held responsible,
without doubt or question, as part ot
tho conversion bouds are a duplicate
issue, aud the Act authorizing tho issue
is silent regarding (bo numbers or the
color of the same. You assumo that
the Act ouly permitted the Treasurer to
issue bouds to certain persons comply?
ing with certain conditions. The
Financial JJoard differ with you in opi- !
Inion. aud tho Attorney-General of the\
S'atc decided thai the bonds could be '
used as col'ateral security for loans
made the Slate, which was doue.
You further assumo that till parties
touching, in any way, these bonds, did
so with the kuowkdgc that they wero j
fraudulent, aud tuok that risk along
with tho bonds?a most sweeping as-\
sumption, iu view of tho fict that the j
\executire officers of your State, tbeu in
office, said, and say note, that the bunds
are valid. Every stock exchauge in the
country admit the tutno. The baukers,
who loaned money upon them, the in?
surance compsuius aud savings institu?
tions, who bought freely of them, havo
not altered their opinion, and it is ouly
a portion uf the people of your State
(for I am given to understand your own
citizens hold not it few uf them) that
hold opposite views.
Whatever any single individual might
do or would do, iu tho way of wrong do?
ing, 1 think wo might safely assume
that the different purlies alluded to would
not, i;i their colleclice capacity, engage or
participate in any fraud known or sus?
pected, i'l tho same degree of candid
opinion, wc may conclude that investors,
proverbially a cautious class of people,
would not be apt to turn (heir hard
earned uiouey into securities to which
.suspicion were attached. It is admitted
that there, was utnl uro valid conversion
bov.ds extant. Yon say that, (here are,
likewise, fraudulent bonds of tho same
class. How could 1 or any ono dis?
tinguish between the real und tho
assumed? The Act does not eniightuu
us Upon auy distinctive feature ut re?
cognition. Wo had thu evidence und
the assurance cf the Governor, the Trea?
surer, tho Secretary of Statu aud the
j Attorney-General, all high State officials,
bankers, and your own State ageut, who
paid interest upou them, vouching for
their authority. Tho records at Colum?
bia were inaccessible to us aud to all but
State officers; but even if wo had found
entrance there, it would have beeu of
but littlo Borvico. At tho Morton-Bliss
I trial, before your Supreme Court, your
Attoruey-Goueral solemnly stated that
they (tho present Government) could not
I tell which were good aud which wero
bad among tho bonds issued. It was
i ouly last tall, after a iapso of several
years, that your august Legislature
found out tho secret which had remained
j sealed up uulil then. They have never
explained where tho light Cauiu from,
nor why tho bill, ordering an examina?
tion into tho public debt of tho State,
the year before, perished iu its pigeon?
hole. Wo had all the evidence und
ussnranco any ouo could reasonably
wish to obtain iu favor of tho bouds.
There was uot a hiut or word of caution
against them from any oue, not even
j from tho Conservative peoplo or press of
your owu State. So I think we, who
I invested in these securities, may bo pro?
perly absolved from tho charge of com?
plicity iu tho alleged irregularity of their
I issue, or want of caution ou our part in
buying them as legitimate bonds of the
Stato.
I have carefully noted your icmarks
as to my error iu alleging that tho Tux
Payers* Couveution of 1871 endorsed
by their sanction aud approval tho tbeu
limited issuu of ?1,203,800 of these
bouds. I quote,I from memory then, hh
I do now, uud if iu error, will most will?
ingly submit tocorreotiou. My impres?
sion was aud is, that in tho body of
tbeir report they endorsed tho debt
statement (official) of October 31, 1870.
showing tiio total outstanding debt to
bo $7,005,908 93. At all events, in tho
debt statemeut of 1870, there does ap?
pear two items?ono for $1,201,800, and
, the other (additional) showing 864,000
conversion bondsissued. Ab the eon
I vention met in May, 1871, we might
suppose they woold know the facts as
I have stated; the more especially, as
they were granted permission to exa?
mine the books and records at the Exe?
cutive Department in Oolnmbia. Cer?
tain it is, that prior to May, 1871, bonds
bad been issued and were openly dealt
in at our exchange without doubt or
question, having passed the scrutiny of
the examining committee. This I can
vouch for. Members of the convention
had been iu our city, examining into
mutters pertaining thereto, and couid
have learned the above facts from any
broker iu the street. I am aware that
the statement of debt approved of by
the couveution embraced a larger
amount than that bearing date of Octo?
ber, 1S70, but my impression was it
showed the debt up to tho period of
their meeting. There was not a word
raised ur bint given us to the validity of
these bonds until the fall of 1871, when
the New York World poured fnrth daily
denunciations of them
The conversion bond-holders feel quite
secure in their claim* as creditors of your
State, und will be uo parties to any
compounding or compromising of such.
They hare beuu abused and misrepre?
sented too much to bo in the humor to
accept anything less than their honest
rights. But we believo South Carolina
will do what is honorable to one and all
of her creditors. Her honor and good
name is iu question; with us, it's only the
mutter of money. Who has most at
stake? How would she?bow could
she?stand in 187G with her old original
sisters and tho bar sinister of repudia?
tion traversing her shield?
I usk your pardon for the length of
this letter, but as the subject matter is
of moment to your State as well as to
myself, I hopo you may find room for
it. I remain, vour obedient servant,
W. S. B.
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The corner stone of a new chapel for
the Little Sisters of the Poor has been
laid, at Baltimore, with imposing cere?
monies.
I Prof. S L. Walker, une of the first in
i this country to make pictures from sun?
light, died iu Poughkeepsie, on the
! 27th.
The International Council at New
York has disbauded, it having proved a
! failure in this country.
?.UOtlOH Bnloa.
Fur it tiu re.
BYJA0?B LEVIN.
On TO-MORROW (Thursday) MORNING,at
10 o'clock, I ? ill t ell, at tho residence of
Mr. Lewis Citrr, on Marion street, be
tweoa Taylor and Blauding. a general va
riotyof well-kept FURNITURE, consisting
or: "
MAHOGANY SOFAS ami CHAIRS, Cane
seat Chairs, Ottomans, Marble-top Table?,
Kxtension Tables, Marble top Bureaus and
W&shstands. Louugft, Mahogany Bedstead.!,
Mahogany Hook Case, Carpets, Mirrors,
Feather Beda ami Mattresses, Velocipede,
j Cooking Sliivo, (Cotton Plant,) and a variety
i>f useful attisles to house-keepers.
I Terms o isii and sale without reserve.
April 2!).
SENECA "CITY"
i/ftlC^ 18 not eight months old, yet
BNttWmJm tnu cum,U(,diouH hotels, a
@t?4Rv7!? capital liverr stable, car
?3??5i5i?Et"aRO, smith and harness
I shops, bcviUvs suvernl stores and private
I residence)*, ii fleam mill, Ac, have been
erected thorn. Many ot tho lots sold at our
[ first s;ii!'-, I4tli August lust, Lave changed
j hands, without exception, at good profits,
i and some us high ai It ? per eentum. Wo
Prunout'to have a further AUCTION SALE
! OF LOTS on
j j FRIDAY, .MAY I, 1S74.
' lYi which wo invite tho attention of capital
I istij. met chants, mechanics and tradesmen
? "if evuty kind, as well us a:l persona who de
, ?i; e tn locate in a 11 mrishing, healthy, moral
I town, pr>djce*iiig more railroad facilities
I th tu any towu in ttoper South Carolina, and
no Ideated as to offer a sure reward to tho
enti rprieing settler, whatever hie honest
employment may be; but having, iu our bo
ttce (?f tho lirst sale, slated the groat oom
mercial, manufacturing, mining and agricul?
tural ad vantages of the town and its neigh?
borhood, wo du?ist and refer to that.
Tunis ok Kale?One-third cash; balance
in lb reo and rix months.
April 2 T, NORTON k THOMPSON.
CASH.
AFTER TO-DAY, wo will aoil goods for
CASH ONLY.
COPELAND k BEARDEN.
Cqmjmiua. S. C. April 20, 1874. 3mo
Private Boarding,
BY MRS. M. A. DAVIS No.69$ Itiohardson
street, ooposite Hepubhcan Printing
tjf?cc, Columbia, S-_C._April 29 3f
To Rent.
MA COTTAGE on Mai ion street, be?
tween Taylor and Blandiug; contains
uiuo rooniu, with bath house and a fino
well on the lot. Applv to
April 29 2 OED, b. DIAL.
New and Seasonable Goods,
CONSISTING OF
PATENT REFRIGERATORS,
ICECREAM FREEZERS,
ICE PITCHERS and WATER COOLER8,
Sponge, Hip and Children's BATHING
TUBS,
Wire Meat SAFES,
Wiro Dish and Plate OoVBKS,
Glass FLY TRAPS,
Palmetto FLY BRUSHES,
Opened THIS DAY, and for sale at
STANLEY'S CHINA HALL.
_Arnil_2_9 _+3_
HON. R. B. ELLIOTT
GREATLY pleased the citizens of Boston
by hie eulogv on Char lea Bumner. Tho
"INDIAN GIRL" has delighted the citizens
of Columbia by the sale of those oslebrated
5 Cent Cigars. Evory one should remsmber
that the Maid's Wigwam is headquarters for
Cigars and Chowing Tobaooo; also, that she
makes Pipes, Cigar Holders, Smokers' Arti?
cles and _.
CANES A
Specialty. In fact, to know how far she
surpasses in Oda line, Inquire of those who
havo bought a Olgar from her for 5 cents,
superior to tli<>so sold elaewhere at 10 cents,
and then be convinced that as a ?
CONGRESSMAN IN WASHINGTON
Studies the interests of his constituents, ho
this Maid of Luxury considers this interest
of her customers Therefore, oall at IN?
DIAN GIRL CIGAR STORE, Columbia Hotel
Block, Columbia, 8. 0. April '29