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COLUMBIANS. C. Tuesday Morning. May 19, 1874. Tim State oor?rnoa?nt Sellins Otat the People. The Radical State Government of Sonth Carolina ia this week eDgsged, in every County, in eelling the real estate %?f its citizens, who are delin? quent in paying the taxes, assessments and penalties charged thereon. It is indescribably sad, to read the loog liets of those who are succumbing to the hard fate, whioh, in this hideous form, has overtaken them. They are, for the most part, the names of the poor who have not known how to cope with the difficulties which beset them. They have land, which, it may be, they are unable to cultivate or get cultivated profitably. In certain locali? ties, men cannot procure labor that is to be' relied upon, npon any satisfac? tory terms. In others, it is of a character to harass and vox, rather than to aid and comfort. The derange? ment of the labor system thus ope? rates very unfavorably upon those de? pendent upou its efficiency. But the evil falls even more heavily upon a still humbler class of people, the white and black men who themselves handle the hoe or hold the plow handles. The hard toiler, work as ho may, cannot make both ends meet. Such a large proportion of the fruits of his labor must go to support u thievish govern? ment and to buy fast horses, glittering -diamonds, gold watches, costly furni? ture and houses, and dainty food and elegant liquors for officials to enjoy, ?"-hat he has not enough left to furnish hie family the plainest support and I ?elotlnug. He is kept ground down in the dust. He is in a more degraded and comfortless condition than ever were BlaveB. At last his bit of laud, over which he has tugged and sweated, ! IB1 tedee brought under the hammer by \&e State which oppresses rather than protects its sous. The confiscation which is going on spares no ago, sex, condition or color. Of GOO tracts of land now reported for tax sales iu two townships in Beaufort County, only about fifty are the property of white men. Taxes and the profligacy which has made them so high and burden some, make no discriminations. The Governmeut has become an en? gine of intolerable oppression. It is rapidly passing from the state of in? famy to that of tyranny and outrage. The confiscation of property has prac? tically begun. Men ure to be despoiled of the homes whioh their own or their fathers' honest efforts won for them, and in which are bound up the tender est associations of life. It is sad, as wo said, to reud the lista of delinquent ..property of its citizens, whioh the State this week places on the market for cash, and proposes to alienate .from its rightful owners. All over .Sooth Carolina, men will gather in knots as the Auditors ory this pro? perty, and mournfully talk in sub dned tones of the condition to which they have been bronght. As the homestead, which has been the scene of their joys and sorrows, passes out ?of their hands, the tear will start and the bosom swell. The freeholder, ?from a oondition of some eomfort and independence, passes to one he never knew before; he becomes homeless, houseless and wretohed. Is it not more than sad? Is it not provoking? Are men with good red blood in their veins to patiently submit to suoh ignoble destiny? Will they kiss the rod which smites them? They act, in? deed, in many instances, as if they felt themselvos iu the coils of fate, which it were fruitless to resist. But they are not powerless, und should not give up their manhood. They have only to be men and to keep united, to burst the paltry withes which bind them. Why shall the property-holders of South Carolina, who have more cause than any others on the face of the globe to contemn the government of thieves whioh is over them, be the only persons of all on that globe to hold it in respect? They should re? solve not to BuppL.t it any longer, in any way they can avoid. The time has come for them to make a fair and square issue with it. Every mao whose property is pnt np for sale should fight for it to the last. He shonld never acquiesce in any suoh transaction. He should reaolutoly re? fuse to give any title, or in any way assist in or oonsent to the act whioh robs him and family of their home. Let him stay like a man on that spot of earth whioh Ood, In His goodness, has oonferred upon him, and contend for it at he would for bis faith and bis life. And every man who baa a soul in ?him, every neighbor who is not dead ?to neighborly kindness and human oharity, will not, by bidding or por obese, help tbc governmqnt be should detest against* the neighbor whom he should love. And those- whose greed may disincline them to regard the claims of good neighborhood, who may *>eo their opportunity in their fel? lows' calamity, will be wise to resist the temptation of bettering their con? dition at the expense of others' suffer? ing and injury. The wheel revolve*, and their time may come. The oharity which we deny may be denied to us. The money which comet) from distress will in some shape prove a cur?-. Ju? das received silver as tho price of in? nocent blood, but conscience drove him to hang himself at lust. *-??? The Grand Jury of Oraugeburg County, yesterday, brought in a bill of indictment against J. L. Humbert, Ute County Treasurer, aud P. J. Moses, Jr., Governor of the Stato, for breach of trust, with fraudulent inten? tion, and for grand larceny. Solicitor Butlz moved that a bench warraut be issued for the arrest of Iho parlies. Judge Graham reserved his decision as to his right to i-isue the warraut for the arrest of tho Governor until this morning. We understand that a legal advisor of the Governor urged upon him to go down, face tho music, aud give bail for bin appearauce for trial. Meeting nt ike Orphan*' Hume. A very interesting meetiug was held at the Palmetto Orphans' Home, on Monday afternoon, May 11. After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brysou, at the request of the visitors, the childreu sang several beautiful hymns, which they rendered witii great spirit, and were then examined iu geography und mathematics by their teacher. This examination was extremely gratifying to the visitors, and reflected great cre? dit on the skill and proficiency of Miss Bulliu. This pleasing performance over and the childreu having retired, tho visiting committee, composed of members from the various city churches, proceeded to busiuess. Mrs. Dr. George Howe, Sr., was called to the chair, and Mrs. Clark Waring ap? pointed Secretary. Tho committee is composed oT the following ladies, rep? resentatives of the various churches: Presbyterian Church?Mrs. McFio, Mrs. Mcllwaine, Mrs. Howe aud Mrs. McMastir. Baptist Church?Mrs. Charles Januey, Mrs. David Jones, Mrs. Wm. Fickling und Mrs. Hubert Swaffleld. Lutheran Church?Mrs. Diercks, Miss Boyue, Miss Wilbur aud Mrs. Bearden. Epuoopal Church? Mrs. Norton, Miss Gregg, Mrs. Baoh muu aud Mrs. Waring. Methodist Churches?Washington Street?Mrs. Miot, Mrs. Boatwright, Mrs. Hubert Johusou und Mrs. Henry Scott. Ma? rion Street?Mrs. J. W. Parker, Mrs. Sidi H. Brownes, Mrs. George Gapers aud Miss Wade. It was msolved that two members of this visiting committee shall visit the liom? every week duriug the year, to consult with the matron, to discover the coudition and the wauts of the in? stitution, aud to cheer its inmates by their kindly presence and sympathy. This plan has been adopted by similar iustitutious in the West, with admira? ble advantage and benefit. God graut it may do so amongst us also. The sub committee of each church will appoint one of their number as treasurer, who will please baud any funds collected to Mr. Bryan. These sub-committees will please ul-:o report to the Socretary for publicatiou in the Appeal. Each month, the Sicretary wilt publish the order iu which mem? bers of the different churches are re? quested to visit. Tho following ap? pointments have beeu made: Third week iu May?Washington Street M. E. Church; fourth week iu May? Lutheran Church; first week iu June? Episcopal; second week in Juue? Baptist; third week iu Juue?Presby? terian; fourth week in June?Muriou Street M. E. Cuuroh. M. S. WARING, Secretary Visiting Committee. A Sanctimonious Cahi'et-daooeii.? The woman who has voluntarily abau I doued virtue's wuyn, the soldier who I has deserted his fl tg, the pilot who forsakes tbo wheel iu tho hour of peril, tho shepherd who loaves his flock to the wolves, are suiuts com? pared with tho preacher who de? scends from the pulpit to tho arena of politics, who quits tho pursuit of holi? ness for the more exciting chase after tho almighty dollar, and flings his mi? nisterial robes aside that he may array himself iu the garb of public office. Yet such a character is .a dove when put in comparison with that abomina? ble fungus growth upou tho American body politic?the reverend carpet-bag? ger. The infamous Brooks who, through greed of office, has plunged Arkansas into civil war and shed the blood of soores of men, is a man of this stamp. He was chaplain to a no-gro regiment during the war. He left his flock of oolored sheep and went into politics. The country will rejoioe that President Grant has ordered the apostate wretch to dis? band his army of negro ruffians and go home.?Charlotte Observer. Mrs. Fair has supplied herself with some new revolvers and things, and intends to demand an apology from everybody who has intimated anything derogatory to her oharaoter. So if there ahoold be a marked falling off in the neit census, or no census at all to speak of, General Walker needn't bo surprised. Protsarant Episcopal Convention? Fourth; and Last Day's PpocBKDiNaa. Tue convention met at 8k. Paul's Obaroh on Saturday, pursuant to ad? journment. The Rev. K. 8. Trapier and W. C. Courtney, Eiq., were elected to supply vacanoies in the Board of Trustees of* the General Theologioal Seminary. The Rav. J. G. Dray ton and MeBSis. W. H. Parker, J. B. Palmer, James M. Davis and Ohas. Siuklor wero olected Alternate Deputies to tho General Convention. On motion of Mr. John Hauckel, the whole question of a auffragou bishop, to attend the wants of tho co-1 lored people, v. Inch had been bronght up by a resolution offered by tho Rev. P. F. Stevens, was laid on the tublo. Tho Trustees of the Diocesan The? ological Seminary wero re-elected. They uro as follows-: itevs. P. J. Shaud, D D., J. D. McCollougb aud R S. j Trapier, aud Messrs. II. 1). Lesesue, J. 13. Kershaw und G. A. Trenholm. : Mr. E. McCrudy proposed that the ' second rule of order be amended by insertiug immediately after the word convention tho following: "Provided, that nothing herein shall prevent tbo immediate organization of the conven? tion," which wan adopted. Mr. E. McCrudy proposed amend? ments to tbo Constitution, Article X, by striking out in tho third line, from the word "bishop" to "committee" in tbo fourth line, and insertiug tho words, "Secretary of tho Convention;" also, by striking out in tho twelfth liuu the same words, and iu-ertiug, "Seoru tary shall, on the second day of the session, read tho communications im? mediately after rending the minutes of the prccediug day, whereupon tho con? vention shall take .such order thereon as they deem proper;" which were adopted. Ou motion of the F.jv. Mr. Trapier, tho statistical portion of the purocbial reports woro ordered to be priuted but ouco in tabular form. , On motion of tue Rev. Mr. Miles, it was ordered that no clerical or lay member of the convention be grunted leave of absence, except ou account of siokuess or equally as urgent necessity. Aftor tbo presentation ef tbo regis? trar's report, the approving of the mi? nutes aud words of counsel and encou? ragement from the Bishop aud prayer, the convention adjourned si/w dm. L>on Pi att Favors Ckem at ion ? We have been turuiug tho matter over in our gigantio j mrualistic mind, and after consulting with Joueg, Brown and Robinson's Young Man, havo concluded to throw the weight of our body and influence in favor of tho fur? nace. Rotting in the damp ground is a heathenish business. As our es? teemed friend, Sir Welesley Bang, M. P., remarks, "It is rawther nawsty." But we favor cremation ou grounds of more importauuo to us. We havo re? ceived legal notice that the Capital cannot be published under tho shadow of th? Government. We intend to make a stout resistance. We have a double-barreled ehot-guu for long range. The enemy will have to ap? proach in column through a dark, nar? row passage that smells of ooal oil. Then, for short quarters, wo have a stump-tailed bulldog, soured by be? ing crossed in lovo aud solitary con? finement. Ho is the most misanthropic hull-dog wo ever kuew. His tail is as stiff as Conkltng, while his smile is a sardonic exhibit of teeth, reminding one of Morton listening to a veto. But what to do with tho dead bodies? This is the question, aud this fetches us to cremation. We have a lovely furnace under our stoam boiler. We will oin derate. Tho bodies of onr enemies will not only bo comfortably disposed of, but at tho same time help to gene? rate steam, so that tho conquered Con? gressman or other official will do more after death to disseminate useful in? telligence than ho ever accomplished when alive. Our flue is excellent, and will carry off even the foul gases of a rotten oarpet-bagger without offjnee. By Jo-*! this is such a beautiful idea that wo are inclined to try it on our creditors. There is a fat man who comes np here every day with his littlo bill. Ho is quito exhausted when ho reaches onr sanctum, and a little tap on tho noso with the 'hoss pistol' would dispatch him as neatly aa a fur bearing Alaska seal, lie would snvo us a ton of coal. What a Ixmntiful idea! We favor ciudcratiou." Deatu op A diu KAh Franklin Bu? chanan.?Admiral Franklin Buchanan, formorly of tho Confederate Navy, died of pneumonia, ou tbo 11th iust , at his rcsitlouco, in Talbot County, Md., at the advanced ago of sevouty four. Tho deceased officer was u na? tive of Maryland. At tlie breaking out of tho lutu war of tho States, Admiral Buchanan was in command of tho navy yard at Washington. For several months, he took no active part in the troubles, but finally determined to cast his lot with tho South; went to Virgi? nia, tendered his services to the Confe? deracy, wan commissioned an officer of the navy, and placed in command at Norfolk, Va. At this point, ho supe? rintended the construction of tbo iron? clad vessel, tho Virginia, (Morrimao.) and was assigned to its oommand. He commanded the Confederate fleet? Virginia, Jamestown and Roanoko? wbioh made the successful attaok on the United States fleet in Hampton Roads, near Newport News, March 8, 1862, in v/hioh the Virginia (flag-ship) sunk the United States sloop of-war Cumberland, (twenty-four guns,) and oaptared tho frigato Congress, (fifty gans.) Daring the engagement, Ad? miral Baohanan was severely wounded in one of his legs, bat retained com? mand of his veaael until his viotory was complete and vessel safely moored at Norfolk. Cm Matters.?Subscribe for the Phosnix. Summer has rogularly set in. Son* day and Monday it was hot enough to satisfy all heat-loverfl. The Governor has accepted the re? signation of J. M. Dennis, as Trial Justice for Sumter. Representative Charles Mioort is ; looking towards a Senatorial chair, with fair prospects of succeeding. Tho Port lloj/al Commercial and Soulhern Standard have beeu merged into one publication. President Davega will accept our thanks for a "pass" over hie railroad? the Chester and Leuoir Narrow Gauge. A bluck-aud-tan dog has turned up at the Piukn'ix oilicu. Tbo owner can have her by proving property. Tho Puxusix job oihce is completo in ovory respect, und cards, posters, pamphlets, programmes, bill-heads, etc., are turned out with alacrity. Tho chapel building, iu the Univer? sity campns, is being put in thorough repair, and will be used as a normal school. This office lacks nothing of being u first class job office. Any stylo of work desired we can do, and thut at low figures and ou short notice. The "little folks" of Trinity Church will assemble at the residence of Cn.pt. Iredell, on Duly street, "armed and equipped" for a pic-uic, on Thursday morning, at H;.J o'clock All must come prepared for a good time. The Governor has made the follow? ing appointments: R. W. Cousart, of Ker&haw, us Trial Justice; Wm. Rolliu, Trial Justice for Ward No. 3, Charles? ton, rice W. T. Rife, removed; and M. L. Owens, c.f York, a Notary Public-. The Port Royal Commercial asserts that the taxes uro so heavy thut the colored people of thut section are for? feiting their lauds. The Radical shoe begins to pinch. The Enterprise Fire Compauy, Pre? sident Miuort, pic-nicked at Mr. Seeg:rs' brewery, yesterday. Capt. W. U. Stanley, the veteran ilremau, was complimented by the members of the Euterprise, by doffing their bats. Mr. Auctioneer Levin, yesterday, by order of tbo County Auditor, offered for sale several lots of land belonging to delinquent tux-payers, but as tho bidding was slack, tho salo was post? poned nut il to-day. In the meantime many of the defaulters are paying up. A new weekly, called tho True South, has made its uppearancc at Brunson, on tho Port Royal Railroad. It claims to be published iu the educational in? terest. Tho friends of the enterprise have done the handsome thing, by contributing over $4,000 towards it. It appears that in the case of Couuty Treasurer W. II. Gordner, o' Sumter, whose arrest was mentioned last week, the charge wus for failure to report monthly whilo his office was closed during the summer months. There is no other charge against him, we learn, aud his accounts with the Stato and Couuty are said to be correct to a ceut. Couut or Common Pleas, May 18.? The case of W. G. Childs, Trustee, ngaiust C. D. Eberhardt, was tried verdict for the plaintiff. ; The e.180 of W. D. Live & Co. against W. O. Marshall, was tried; verdict for the plaintiff. The case of Robert K. Scott against Wm. Whaley, et al., executors, was tried; verdict for tbo plaintiff. The case of Michael Allen against Jerome Fagaa, was continued aud heard until the Court udjourned. At the ufteruoou recess, the Court was udjourned until 10 o'clock, to? morrow morning, on account of tho indisposition, of tho presiding Judge. Tho Grand Jury found true bills ngaiust the old aud new Boards of Couuty Commissioners, for official mis cond uct. Mr. Attorney-General Melton asked that the gruud inquest bo not ad? journed until testimony could bo secured by which the indictments could be framed. Mandamus and Injunction.?On Saturday night, Judges Carpenter and Cooko sat in chambers to hear peti? tions for mmdamus aud injuuotion. Tho former hoard two cases?ono to oompei tho County Treasurer of Ker shaw to receive bills of the Bank o! the State in payment of taxes, aud tho other to compol tho Connty Treasurer of Sumter to do likewise. As the Stato aud County taxes were not severed, tho Judge held his order to enable the petitioners to make out au auiondod petition. The point with Judge Carpenter seemed to bo, that tho bills of tho Bank of the State were not receivable for Connty taxes, but simply for State taxes. The ease be? fore Judge Cooke was the one brought by W. U. Trescot, Esq., to compel the Treasurer of Anderson to receive said bills for taxes, and to restrain him from selling property to pay taxes. Judge Cooke refused to grant the order, but agreed to make np an issue ao that the case could be lawfully tried by the courts. The ladies of the Memorial Associa? tion aro preparing a dramatic and mu? sical enteffeinrifmtiito 'bt.given next Monday night, at Parker's Hall. The noble devotion of these ladies deserves more than cheap sympathy from the public. Their object is, as is well known, the completion of a monu? ment to the Confederate dead; and all whose heart was in that cause, and all , who bouor the memory of the heroes that fell in the conflict, should testify their sympathy by their presence. It wo are to judge by past entertainments under the same auspicos, we may con? fidently assure .our readers that they will be more than repaid by attending at Parker's Hill on Monday evening. Mail Arrangements.-Northern cauil opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; oloses 11 A. M.,6 P. M. Charleston opens8 A. M., 5.30 P. M.; closet 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 12.80 P. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. IIotei. Arrivals, May 18, 1874.? Wheeler House?Jos J Perkins and wife, Boston; C H Merrill and wife, Cambridge; Ohus H Lord and wife, Boston; Ohas F Doty, Genesee; R H lluud, Charlotte; 8 D Faulkner, Alex Thompson, H J Faulkner, Mrs J O Williams, Miss Williams, New York; J Jenkins, Charlotte; B M Harris, Baltimore; W H Gardner and wife, Sumter; H D McGuinnis, New York; T B Jenkins, Grovewood; William H Brawley, Chester; John D Whidden, Boston; S C Johnston, Philadelphia; Wm Dudley, Charleston; T M Dobson, wife und ohild, Yorkville; ? F Thomas, Baltimore; Jos Buxbanm, Philadel? phia; J ? Schwerin, Sumter; Thomas Brainard, Richmond; F M West, Wil? mington; RE Bratbie, Charlotte; J L? Terry, Charleston; Wm A Bradley, Augusta; D H Re id. New York; M O Roberteon, Winnsboro; W H Mon teith, city; Warren M Faegh, Charles? ton; L J Jones, Newberry; F Mo wbray, Baltimore; Ephraim Tweedy and wife, Georgia. Hendrix House?F S Smith, Md; J H Pressley, Miss M. M Pressley, Pa; J L Black, L A Walker, Ridgeway: T B Jttsr and wife, Union; M;s J T Doug? lass, Duko; R Woods and wife, G H Nicholson, Choster; Ezra Suelgrove, Lexington. Columbia Hotel?J Norton, Chester; G W Thames, N C; W J Jenkins, Mass; S P Hamilton, Cheater; T S Clarkson, Charlotte; Tbos J Mackey, Chester; W J Sprinkle, N C; E D Dillon, Richmond; T B.Bevill, Ga; T j H Barubart, USA; J S Terry, W H Evans, Charleston; G E Reab, Ga; O G Jaeger, Y J Pope, Newberry; J W Gray, J Stuart Land, Greenville. List of New Advertisements. T. ?. Bramlette?Kentuoky Lottery. Meeting Independent Fire Co. Meeting Capital B. & L. Association. Notice to Landlords. J. S. Mclntosh?Cottage to Rent. Meeting of Richland Lodge. Ths New York World has wasted a great deal of fine writing upon the tele? graphic report of the arrest of the Grand Duke Nicholas, brother of the Czar of Russia. All the treasons among the Princes of the blood royal for tho past 300 years, and the scenes of bloodshed and murder which have disgraced the imperial prisons and palaces wore reviewed. The enter? prising writer of the articlo was evi? dently preparing his readers for the subsequent announcement of a deep laid plot against the life aod sove? reignty of tbo reigning monarch. Much to his disgust, however, the next despatch makes it a matter of jewelry instead of an affair of State?theft in? stead of treason. It Beems that the Grand Dnke's arrest was made, ac? cording to the euphuemiatioal lan? guage of the telegram, on account of the "disappearance of certain diamonds." So it seems that the Prince is a thief and not a traitor, and instead of fol? lowing in the footsteps of his ances? tors, has chosen for imitation the Re? publican Congressman of the period. Fire and Loss of Life.?We learn that the dwelling bonao of Mr. S. O. M. Hood, seven miles North of this plnco, was consumed by fire, together with all the hoaeehold furniture, clothing, private papers, .to., on San day morning, about 'J o'clock. Mr. Hood and family were absent on a visit to their relatives at the time, leav? ing the premisch in charge of a colored servant woman. The flames had made such headway when the woman was awukened by the bnrning building, that it was with difficulty she made her escape with her ohild. A little colored boy, about seven years old, sleeping in the same room with the woman, perished in the flames. Cir? cumstances lead to the belief that it was the not of an incendiary. Two colored men, Calvin Black and Jake Pea, have been arrested and commit? ted to jail, oharged with perpetrating the deed.?Lancaster Ledger. Mr. Williams' famous landanlet will play as prominent a part in the next campaign for the Presidency as the celebrated gold spoons of Mr. Ogle in the Van Baron campaign. An ingeni? ous politician has purchased the land? anlet, and proposes to drive it through the West, drawn by fonr horses and with liveried servants. His purpose is to show the horny-handed and hard fisted people an example of the luxury and dissipation of official life in Wash? ington.?New York Herald.