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COLUMBIA, S. C. Friday Morning, May 29. 1874. ' A Hog(?i(>v? ItemlniiCBDCo. It sometimes happens in homan his* tory that all the avenues of justioo be? come olosed and society a helpless victim, while it respects form in the hands of its dangerous classes. Ex? traordinary as Buoh conjunotnrea are, they compel a resort to extraordinary measures to remove the evil* which attend them. An inatruotivo instance of this occurred within our own rccol V-!|yti3n. la 135?, corruption in San i Francisco reached its height The roughs ruled the roast. The gamblers A were in their glory. The prize-fight crs wors the fa?oritc pate. The thieves and pick-pookota plied their vocation without fear. The oonrtesans held high carnival. The police were pimps of the criminals. The pnblio prose? cutors were in league with those they prosecuted. The Judges made a mock? ery of justioo. The officers of the law were tools of the breakers of the law, and disorder reigned supremo. This was the condition of a city. The evil did bpi pervade tho whole Stute. ' The press was dumb. Tho only editor who had dared to do his duty was murdered in his own office, and the gambler who murdered him went "dnwhipt of justioo." All good influ? ences seemed to be dead; all power of correction of evil lost. Society was 4be prey of thieves, murderers and - tevery s?rt of "picked villains." They ?< were .strongly organized. But their -depredations did not cover the whole ? area of the State. At last the people of property and . stahdiog became alarmed. Their lives ! were in peril. Their property was in? secure. Social order?everything they . most prised was in danger. Forbear ?. unco had been exercised to the utmost wand ceased Id be any longer a virtue. They too): the remedy in their own bunds. Taay orguuized systematically for the work they had meant to do. They formed club* in every ward. Each club sent a delegate to a central club, whioh perfeoted the plan of ope? rations. It ohose judgeB, prosoouting attorneys and police sworn to execute justice. One bright Sunday morning the clubs mol at their usual places, aud, ?having been duly armed, proceeded, at an appointed hour, to goneral head? quarters, and thence marohed, in solid column, through the main streets of the oity. The whole movement had been con? ducted with such perfect secreoy, that ?those outside of it had no apprehen? sion of its meaning. While this army of the people was marching through the oity, the leading criminals were being arrested. By the time it re? turned to'headquarters, everything was ready for business. A huge platform was erected. The people's court was .. organized. The prisoners were put on their (rial. Some, who were proved guilty, wero convicted and executed, "before all Israel and the sun." Others, whose guilt was not clearly proven, were banished?amongst them ?a Judge of one of the courts. Others were remanded for further hearing? amongst them Yankee Sullivan, tho notorious prize-fighter, who commit? ted suicide the same night. The work wan done quickly und boldly, and done well, If any one ob? jected that it had been done without formal authority of Jaw, he was com? pelled to admit that it had heeu done justly. It had all the exouue of neces? sity; it had all the provooation of out? rage. The rule of tho rough* was broken, and lifo aud property aud so? cial order becamo aw sufo in Sun Frau oisco us on the Atlantic coast?thanks to tho "Vigilance Committee.'" - Bneuuiaglnji. It is gratifyiug to learn that tho im? migrants who have been recently in? troduced into the State, as a general thing, are quite well satisfied. They find the climate all that they could de? sire. They have been well recoived aud well treated, and express them? selves sensible of the kindness of our poople. Tho report they make will have a strong influence upon others. It is, of course, desirable that it shall bo favorable. An immigrant who ex? presses himself pleased with the coun? try aud the people, who can speak well of their fair dealing aud hospitable habits, becomes a missionary of immi? gration, and capable of advuuoiug it, abovd most others. An immigrant of this ?ort writes to Mr. Oaines from Hogan Station, in Union Oouuty. After referring to re? ports whioh ussailed him on his way to Booth \Oarulina, by whioh he was somowhat discouraged, he says: "Im? agine my surprise, on arriving at my destination, to find everything to the contrary. Instead of soar faces and oold wori&s, I fj?a ^elootned, w" spiles aud, open at ma, and'I could ?Iah for tvbetter/or more ktud-tytar Employer ?than Mr.-$ I feel dependent?what I never folt in N&r York, while hen-cooped in tho fourth story of a tenement house. I now have a whole house to myself, with large garden attached," &c. He says in a postscript: "Three cheers for South Carolina." A? iNSUIaT TO FOREIGNERS.?Scuutor Pratt, of Indiana, in his speech ou the Oivil RightB Bill, said some things which the foreign people of this coun? try would do well to ponder, especially tho Germans and Scandinaviius of the West, who have acquired Ameri? can citizenship and bavu hitherto been very instrumental in keeping the Radi? cal party in power. Lit-ton to Mr. Pratt: "It has seemed to me a most sur? prising thing that people who declaim against what they call negro equality are never heard to start any objection to admission to fullest rights of citi? zenship of the foreigner, though he be ignorant to the last degree, u pauper, or a criminal, unacquainted with onr laws, and not oapableeven of speaking out language. More than tho third of a million of immigrants from every country of Europe annually laud upon our shores and are heartily welcomed to the privileges of citizenship, with whom it is not unfair to suy the negro population of tb 13 country will bear favorable comparison in all tho elo muuts that go to make useful oitizeus." If tho foreigu-boru citizens of In? diana oau stand that sort of talk they oau stand almost anything. The Prostrate State.?Tho follow? ing little paragraph, which appeared on Saturday, is cue of the most sig? nificant items of news recently pub? lished from tho South: 'The sale of the property of delinquent tax payers of Charleston Couuty, South Carolina, was concluded yesterday. 2,900 pieces of real ostale in the Couuty havo been forfeited to the State for want o! bid? ders." Having taken what little ready money the citizens had, the plunder? ing public ofhctuis are now confiscating their lands and houses. Tho New York Tribune conjecturos, no doubt correctly, thut very fow of tbeso 3,000 parcels of property forfeited within a week iu and around Charleston will be redeemed within the ninety days allowed by law. Nobody will buy them under tho present couditiou of ufT.iirn, because uobody oau possibly pay the charges ou them. They will remain us public property uutil gene? ral bankruptcy or some other catastro? phe puts a new fuco upon the situation, and then they will pass into strange hands. Indeed, when a State cannot collect its taxes, even by distraint, we do not know why it is not bankrupt already. Tho Tribune reminds those bouest and well meaning persons at Washington who want to do something for South Carolina that a very good opportunity was spoiled only a few weeks ago. A steamboat captain con oerued in a wholesale fraud by which tbe Charleston ring voted itself into often at the last election was convicted ?not, indeed, of this offouce, for the State courts are too oorrupt to punish electiou frauds committed for the right side?but of violating a statute of the United States for the purpose and in the act of committing the higher crime. He wus seutenced to a lino, and was immediately pardoned by "Frederick A. Sawyer, Acting Secre? tary of the Treasury." It is suggested that the resignation of Mr. Sawyer might afford a drop of relief to South Carolina. The Moses Titian.?Solicitor liuttz yesterday morning received a telegram from Orungebtirg, stating that Hum? bert, tho ex-Couuty Treasurer, hail not tied, but was still in tho village, and would remain for tho trial of his Excellency tho Governor, which taken place to-morrow. Later in the day, he received the following despatch from Humbert himself: Oranoebuho, May 27.?To C. W. Butte?I urn here, and have no idea of leuviug. J. L. HUMBERT. During the day, H. S. Tburiti up- . plied to Trial Justices Grceuo nnd { Lovy to issue a warrant for tho arrest of Judge R F. Graham and Solicitor C. W. liuttz, ou uu affidavit charging, them with conspiring to injure the j good name and fame of the Governor, ? and to deprive him of his olflco. The | warrants, however, were not issued. | Iu tho meantime, tho interest in Radi? cal circles has reuohed tho highest point. Wbittemore, Jones, Hurley uud a number of leading lights und mainstays of tho party were in the city yesterday,caucusing tho situation. They will all be present at tho trial? if it comes off. [Charleston News and Courier. ? - - ???. Executive Clemency.?In sentenc? ing Anthony McCoppon at Abbeville, last Friday, Judge Cooke said that his sentence would be light for two rea? sons; first, the prisoner had told tho truth about the matter when put npou the stand to testify; second, tbore was no use rending him to the pooitentiary for a long term, beouuse he would be pardoned by the Governor. Judge Cooke said that the efforts of the courts in this Stato were so prostrated by the undue exercise of executive clemency that there wus a premium on crime. Such evidence is damaging against Mr. Moses. The Civil Rights Bill.?In the Southern States this bill, from all tbit we have -beard and seen on this sub? ject, will olose the public schools, not ohlv in Georgia, where retaliation has been threatened by the Legislature, but in every Southern State where the whites hold the power, and in those States where the blacks aro sopreme, as in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana, the whites will withdraw their children from the publio schools, rather than submit to their mingling with the biuckv under this Congres? sional law of equity. Mr. Sargent, of California, tried an amendment au? thorizing separate schools fur whites and blacks; but tho proposition was declared as destructive of tho greut leading principles of tho bill, and so it was promptly voted down. There will unquestionably be a great commotion throughout tbu South clo.-e upon tho ! hools of the passage of this hill, and tho political constqueuces may Uo far moro serious and extensive than any of the Republican leaders of this Con gross anticipate. ?Neic York Harald. The Herald sums up tho mischief created by this useless and uncalled for bill os follows: It direotly provokes, excites aud cultivates the antipathies of racu und custe by forcing into promiuenuo dis? tinctions that are ineradicable. It en? forces conflict by causing the law to i give an equality which tho Creator has denied, and ruinously injures the nice it pretend \ tJ servo by placing it iu a position of antagonism to a superior aud dominant race. No laws on such subjects arc sound or effective save iu so far as they are declaratory of actual conditions. If the law designates a lino of action tUat is iu accord with tho tendencies of human pride mid passion, there is harmonious opera-: tioti; but if the law and human nature are in conflict, it is human nature that prevails, uud every iu effective law that is mnde is a direct loss to tho moral power of tho Slate. The Baltimore Awricin touches upon one notably bud effect of the measure: "If the. effect of the bill will he to destroy tho publio tohools iu the Southern States, wu think that Con great' ought to hesitate long before making it a law. Wore wo thoroughly couviuoed that the Civil Rights Bill, us it stands, would put out these feeble lights that uow twinkle along the dark horizon, we should add our urotcst to j those tbut have already been mode against its pa9>aje. Hither than run the risk, we tLiuk it would be belter that the House of Representatives should strike out the otauso relating to common schools." Tho eilort to got up the Civil R:ghts Bill in the Housu Monday, provoked cousiderublo bad blood, uud tho South? ern members generally, as well as many disvreet und sound Republicans, were taken by the ears at ouce. Tho committee having the bill iu charge failed to get it before tho body under a suspension of tho rules. The opinion prevails among a large num? ber of members that the bill will not go through the House, and it was even said that if it did pass tho President had givon au intimation that he would j veto it. The leading Republicans are anxious thut the Civil Rights Bill should be consigned to the tomb of tho | Capulets. Marlboro.? Within tho memory of the oldest inhabitant, the cotton pros? pect has never been so gloomy at this .season of the year. Tbu prospect for a corn crop is not favorable. The bud worm is doing much injury?destroy? ing much of it, iu fact. Andrew Gr?nland, convicted of as? sault aud battery, with intent to com? mit a rapo, and of assault with intent to kill, was sue tensed to ten years iu tho penitentiary, five years in each case, one sentence to take effect imme? diately upon the expiration of tho other. John R. McO/iagc, convicted of the murder of Rubert ,1. Breeden, wus seutonced to he hanged on Friday, tho 17th day of July noxt. Notice of ap? peal wus given. - ? Repudiation is making headway iu the West. Dallas County, Mo., has refused to pay interest or principal of $280,000 worth of bonds issued for railroad purposes, uud when tho United States Court gave judgment against tho County Iho judges of the County court escaped service by jump? ing through windows aud ruiunug away. Greene County, iu tho sumo .State, which also issued railroad bonds by the vote of u largo majority of the citizens, is iu default for interest, and some of thoso who were so anxious for a railroad uro now arming to resist the levy of taxation to pay their obliga? tions incurred in getting it. ? -?? ?? Virginia ToiiACca.?.Many of the farmers, disheartened by tho result of this year's sales of tobacco, which iu some instances did not realize what they paid for fertilizing material and hired labor, will this seaBon invest sparingly iu tho wood. Thoy aro hir? ing less forco Iu operate crops with, and tho supply of plants has bueu much diminished by uausiuil and un? expected frosts. So far as Virginia is concerned, the tobacco of next season may be expected to bo short in quan? tity, whatever tho quality may turn out. ? Richmond Whig. -?-? ? ?> Civil Riuut.s ?A distinguished co? lored gentleman of Washington threat? ens our Northern friends that if tho Civil Rights Bill passes ho intends to tako his wholo family to famous North? ern watering places, and sen whether they are received uud associated with properly. If not, he will givo some trouble in tho courts. Sea. Wo trust he will oall on Messrs. Bnutwell und Frolinghuyson. City Mattebs.?Subscribe for tbe Phcbkix. ' Fithiog frolics and pic-ales are'.'of daily occurrence now. < Tbe annual fever dealing plum is On tbe market, at 10 cents a quart. Tho emalt-pox oases in Augusta are reported as at a stand-still. Tbe ablest and moet successful mer? chants ore invariably liberal adver? tisers. Plants and growing vines on rock walls will decompose and debtroy the same. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, of this wouk, are Ember days iu the church calendar. Several companies of militia weLt ou a pic-uio, yesterday. It is ulmo-it useless to say, all colored. Tho healthy, useful and bountiful blackberry is flooding the market, und the black vendors are "berry" proud. To-day being what is known us hang? man's day, is no evidence that Moses will be convicted, or tried, either. Strawberries arc selling iu Charles? ton ut eight conts per quart, und iu Columbia ut twuuty and twenty five. The real estate business seems to be dull every where, and unoccupied stores urc plentiful iu nearly all the largo cities. A slove-pipo hut is Cousblered uu j insurmountable obstacle to the success | of uuy caudidate iu the coming cam- j paigu. Look out for sneak thieves. S >mo j ouo entered tho store of Mr. George j Konainau on Wednesday, and stole a sum of money. There was uu error iu the dato of the Leesvillu pic nie advertisement us published yesterday. It appears cor? rectly this rcoruiug. June 2) is the day. We understand that there is a case of small-pox at Lexiugton village, which is supposed to have been wafted from Charleston. There is great ex? citement in the "State" o?'er the un? welcome visitant. What has become of tbe lamps for the streets? Tho posts may not rot before the lamps are put up, hut they will not be as sound a year hence us they are now. Tho City Council might engage the moou u short time out of each month. "Many people ask for pipers ut this ollieo who would ?coru to beg for five cents; yet that is tho price charged for a copy. Wo hope many will tee the point." Wo havo copied this because it is applicable to this ofilco. The young men of tho First 13.ipti.st Church are continuing tue euthusiusm iu the spiritual cause infused into tho community by Rev. Mr. Graves. They are holding weekly prayer meetings und will assemble to-night at the resi? dence of Mr. A. J. Dodamead. It will bo remembered that Henry Ward Beechcr was orodited with preaching, a few summers back, a ner mon prefaced with tho remark, "It's d?d hot!" If we were H. \V. B., we would pen the same sentence iu refer? ence to tho past few days. , An attempt was made to enter the ! store of Mr. H. Muller, a few nights I ago. Somebody will get hurt ut this I business yet. Besides, the competi? tion is becoming so extensive, that. J thcro will boa fulling oil" iu exposed I points before long. The boys are enjoying themselves With tops, but they should not make their rings on tho pavements, m d I gather there in crowds, thus impcdii g j the progress of ludivs und gcutlum<'ii. Tjrtck out, boys; tho police will bo after yon, as you uro violating the city j law. Dul you see those golden lined j bunches displayed at the frout of the store of Messrs. HolTtuun & Albrccbt, yesterdaj'? They ore South American bananas, which melt iu tho mouth like unto ice cream. They uro lu.-ciou*; they are delicate; they are cheap; lbey are for sale. Step uo aud get u .-up ply. Think a moment; $20saved furyon. I Wo will establish the 1st of Juno next ? general SUto office under Invin's j Hull for the world-renowned Wilson j Sewing Machine. Prices to bn 85U, { SCO, S70 and $80. A written wunou I tee of five years given with each ma? chine by Moore & Cozby, General State Agents for South Carolina. , Judge Cooku has sustained thu re j cent decision of Judge Green, to tho effect that legil notices anil advertise ' moots paid fur from private funds may I bo published in uuy paper selected by tho person advertising, notwithstand? ing such paper may not bo one desig? nated as au "official" paper by the State authorities. "Official" papers apply only to such advertisements as aro paid for from Stuto and County funds. Lawyers may, therefore, order all cstato notices, rofereo sales and sheriff sales to be published in this paper, should they prefer it. We learn tbat Mr. Jas. H. Heudrix, tbe late Auditor of Lexington County, recently'.removed by the Governor, rtf uses to deliver op the office on tbe demand of hia successor. Tbe counsel of the/ latter, Mr. A. M. Booser, will apply for a writ of mandamus, before Chief Juatice Moses, ou Wednesday next, to compel tho delivery of the office. Will tbe city authorities take into eirly und careful considtration the bygieno of the city? Having the healthiest of all Southern citiea im der their supervision, it should bo their purpose to preserve this reputation for salubrity by keeping thestreols, ulIeyF, buck lots and all other places free from unwholesome debris. We trust the approach of the warm season will admonish them to be vigilant. Owing to the luck of a sufficient fiio alarm, property in Colombia is in great danger. We have a fire depart? ment thut cannot bo excelled for alacrity, energy and perseverance; but tin se qualities cuuuot be brought iuto < h>ctive operation ut the dead hour of night unless the firemen can receive a proper summons. The City Council owe it to the tax payers to pay for and placo iu proper position the bell which j has been cast for tho city. At a meeting of our German citizens, I held on Wednesday evening, a I Seh Uelzen verciu was organized, and I the following officers elected: Presi I dent, John C. Scegers; Vice-President, Geo. Dieicks; Treasurer, W. Steiglitz; I Secretary, R. Kotnig; Fiuauce Com I mittee, M. Ehrlich, C. D. Eberhardt, j P. W. Ktaft, E F. Hei, J. F. Eisou luunii. lhe club will soon put feet ar? rangements for a Scbuelz-iufest, wheu Columbia's German citiznns will show us how to enjoy ourselves. The investigation iuto the origin of tbe conflagration, which destroyed the j house of Mrs. T. C. Andrews, last ? Sunday morning, which was to have j taken place before Trial Justice SUat tou at 2 P. M., yesterday, was post j poned until 9 o'clock this morning, I when tho attorney of the company j which injured the property will be j present to defend tbe interests in his , keeping. The lawyers iu the caso are I becomiug as plentiful aa the witnesses. I An economical Columbian proposes i to do without ice this summer. As a ! substitute be will gather his family ! about him every day at 12 M. aud re { cite tho following accoout of a Spitz ; bergen winter: "Stones crack with the noise of thunder; iu a urowdod hut tho breath ol tho occupant will fall in flakes of snow; wine and spirits turn to ice; the snow burns likecuustio; if iron touches tbe skin, it brings tho flesh away with it; tho soles of your stockings may be burned off your foot before you cau feel the slightest warmth from the fire; linen takeu out of boiling water in? stantly Stillens to the consistency of n wooden board, und heated atones will not prevent tho sheets of the bed from froeziug." PnoccEDXN'O) op Council.?A ses? sion ot tho City Council was held last I night, which wus protracted beyond ? 12 o'clock. Among tho transactions was tho rejection of a resolution to I allow claims against tho city to be re? ceived iu payment cf tuxes. It seemed to be generally understood, huwever, that executions would not bo pushed against parlies who presented these claims iu pay moot. Iu other wouls, tbe Council is willing to take the money if it cau get it; but they don't seo how ihey can, wnh justice, shove a large creditor to the wail tor a tcnull debt. It was stated that tbe ex-Clerk und Treu urei hud falle,], up to this la e date, to make a report ol his transi? tions, und remarks wero made that showed much feeling ou tho part of the Aldermen iu reference to the mat ' ter, A resolution was adopted to take { Steps tu foteo u showing. The lolluwiug liouid of Health wus elected: Ward 1?Charles Miuort, Joseph i McMillan, Joseph Kennedy. Ward 2-Dr. E B. Turuipseed, A. It chardron, Horuco Lee. Ward o?Dr. B W Taylor, W. B. Gulick, Douglass Clusk. Ward 4?John FitZHirumons, Cyrus Alsum, Benjamin Montgomery. Council then ctucut-ed awhile, und went iuto an election for City Attor? ney. The candidates were Jumna D Tradcwoll, W. H. Wigg, J. A. Dunbur and J. A Williams. Ou tho third bal? lot, James A. Duubur, having received a majority of the votes, was declund oieuted. The supp rters of tho utw City Attorney iu tho vioiuity of the hail I hen made u rush for tho corner ut M no street, umid shouts of triumph, wnoro tho "conquering hero" was found, iu high spirits, aud the sup potters unanimously accepted an iuti | tatiou to tuke borne of "the same." Mail ?hranoeukstb.-Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 8 P.M.; closes IIA. M., 6 P.M. OharloBton opens 8 4. M\,$.30 P. M.; closet 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Western opens 6 A.M., 12.30 P. M.; closes 6, .1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; olosee 6 A. M. Wil? mington openB 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2.20 to 3 30 P. M. List of New Advertisements E. H. HeinitBh?Medicines. LeeHville Pia Nie. Hotel Abbivals, May 28. 1874.? Wheeler House?3 W Ward, Charles? ton; J C Shield, New York; O L B Marsh, Wilmington; Harry E Osier. Charleston; Mrs C L B Marsh, child and nurse, B F Bryan. S V Junting, Wilmington; E S J Hayes, wife and two ohildren, Lexington; W P Pattilla, Atlanta; H i Burr and family, Mem? phis; H B Walker, Virginia; P C Westmorland, Baltimore; R T Fuvier, Rock Hill; O Lark, Laurens; Miss Kate Lark, Miss Lida Lark, Miss Kate Matbews, N C; A Pope, Wilmington; E C Green, Jr, Sumter; John Hawkins, England. Columbia Hotel?C F Perrie, Pa; G Cronemeyer, N Y; H W Rice, Lexing? ton; J Stuart Land, G & O R R; J W O'Brien, J D Stooey, Charleston; C S Bull, Oraogeburg; G E Reab, Ga; H G Ewart, N C; C P Gardner, Green? ville; W Rogero, Ya; E L Pegram, Baltimore; J A Byurs, Pa; W P Helm. J T Caruth, NY; J P Rodgcrs, Va; G E Fritchett, N C; W S Fr?ser, Ohio; S C Latbrope, H C Long, J D Payne, ; Ala; E L Clowett, La. Words of Vital Interest.?Will the thousands who read columns of frivolous verbiage every day devote tivo minutes to the perusal of a few4| facts which concern them nearly? Our ttxtis "Health," and we will put our commentaryfciuto a nut-shell. Weak? ness is indirectly the cause of all Bick uesh; for if nature be strong enough to resist, tho morbid influences which pro? duce illness, of course they are power? less. Seek btreugth, therefore. In vigornte and reuulate the system. Wnen tbe fire of life seems to be abso? lutely dying out in tbe system, and the miud, sympathizing with the body, is reduced almost to a state of imbecility, the mighty restorative, Hostetter'b Stomach Bitters, seems, as it were, to lift tbe sufferer out of tho Slough of Despond, und recruit and re invigorate both the frame aud the intellect. Would that all who have known its benefits could condense their experience into this paragraph. They would tell the healthy that to protect their health they must use this great safeguard against tbe debili? tating influences. They would exhort the weak to discard all unmedicated aud impure stimulants und cling to. this wholesome and unfailing tonic^ aud alterative as the shipwrecked ma? riner would cliug to u raft in a stormy sea. They would tell of dyspeptic pangs relieved, of appetite restored, of shattered nerves re.Htrung, of head? aches oured. of disordered functions regulated, of hypochondria dissipated, of miasmatic diseases baffled, of fever and ague oured, of liver complaints ar? rested, of heat, privation aud toil de? fied, of hope re-animated and cbeer fulness restored. Suoh are tbe effects of Hostecter's Bitters. M24j-3fll To all, partioalatly invalids, spring is a tryingseason. indications of nick - nehs should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by allow? ing the bowels to become constipated, and tho system to remain in a disor? dered condition, until the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce of , prevention is worth a pound of core, is I ?in old and truthful saying. Therefore, wa udvise all who are troubled with the] complaints now very prevalent?head^ ache, indigestion, disordered liver, w*ut of appetite, nausea, or feverish skin, to take, without delay, Schenck'a Mandrake Pills. Wo know of no remedy so harmless and decisive iu its action. It at once strikes at tho root of the disease and produces a healthy tone to the system. People never need suffer from any disease arising from a disordered condition of the liver, if they would take this excellent medi? cine when they feel the first indica? tions of the malady. Families leav? ing home for tbe summer months should take three, or four boxes of these pills with them. They have an ulmo-t instantaneous effect. They will relieve the patient of headache in oue or two hours, und will rapidly cleauso the liver of surrounding bile, and will effectually prevent a bilious attack.i They are sold by all druggists. M10f21?I Revolutionary Relic ?The houst still stands near tbe Atlantic, Tennessee and Ouio Railroad, about thirteen miles above Charlotte, where the Mecklenburg declaration was first drafted by John McKuitt Alexander. There the neighbors assembled aud drew up this declaration on the 19th of May, 1775, und on the 20th brought it to Charlotte where a meeting was held aud these resolutions promul? gated. Tho old hoase is now much over 100 years old; it has stood the summer and wiuter storms well, and is still right well preserved. I Charlotte Observer. Accidentally Shot.?On Saturday alteruoou, Heury Green, a colored house carpenter, while on the train of tbe Chester and Lenoir Road, acci? dentally shot himself through the body, with a pistol, which he was carelessly^ handling and flourishing, to tho terror of all wbu were iu the car with him. The ball entered the leftside, inflicting a dangerous, if not a fatal wound. Green was druck at the time the acoi I deut occurred.