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COLUMBIA, S C. Satarday Morning. May 30, 1874. Justice Blow Footed bat Hare. Xa all bis messages, the President ..iuw^persistently recommended to Con ;?*esa to paaB the Civil Bights Bill. VJXTou that its fate haoga in the halanoe, *?fc is hinted that if it should pass, he v vili -veto it. We are told, too, that "..leading Republicans are anxiona thet ? ^stehali ho consigned to the tomb of *ibe Papulets.. Again, it is Baid that ?-'.she Preeide?t ia in favor of barying Hfcjs ^aimosities whioh were born of ?the war, and the. small Radical fry, "iscssst" Jputi Patterson, are ?sehoing tho strains of peace and fra -"icroal xsoncord. Something is in the - Qjfn?- At least, it most be blowing -strongly, when sails are aet in this jfasbien to caloh its breezes. Is the -flroioe of the country making itself ?eaed at last? Badioalism, whioh, for < rtho most part, hau ran in one great ? *?tcty ohannel, is now about to divide itself into two streams, of whioh one , fTreuaises to' be muoh cleaner and v.cloarer than the other. Thero are per "stms in the Republican party who havo the discernment to perceive the rrtnn which its excesses have brought i^ojyoa 4be country and particularly --Tipon the Sooth, aud they uro not ^wanting in the courage.which demanda that that peraeouted section shall have -?v?.(Lrrgcr! faaeasuro of justibe1 extended to -This-spirit is making itself felt, /at is aliakiug the Washington Oubinet. ' Wie stolid, -thick-skinned, if not thiok /Jbeaded* Grant, a von shows .coosaious ?aess of its power. :JTJie,'?jew York Times-, Which, in "other 'days, oooupied an advanced po? sition of hostility to the South, now ?evidently sees the dangers whioh must ? result from its continued ? persecution. L^ux-nntioing a'Speech recently delivered *by Mr. Eaton, the newly-eleoted Sena rttarr.from CoDnectiout, it distinctly says .-'that it is not a sufficient answer to his s*demand of equal rights for the South "?o ^'lli iiim a "Copperhead" and a ?"Bourbon," and to say that be was not ^l?ao?nd" on national issues dating the war,'.or-to ding at him the missiles .'Which darkened , the air, between 1861 <4ttoi l?65.u 'ii*I ?ball try," *aid Mr. JE}typpK, "t? 'take away4 .{he " federal .'-..baycuets from our brothers in the ' Bont'h, eo that every State in this land -?hall have the same right of local go .-.T?rnmgnt, and the same exercise of it, ca-our own Stalo." It defends Mr. i Eaton for culling attention to tho sitaa .tiou of the Houth, and demands that a*? vbe beard, and that the oanse he .pleads iball be judged upon its merits. The article is altogether so remarkable -.*&& en gratifying, that wo extract a portibn of i?, Which is full of manly ?Ottsei1 and' manly conoeauloq. , The -??titer maintains unequivocally that tii?-;TOJbt of-States to goveru thpm iaiivssia.aa deaf to the people as over at w??/ And hfl does not ''hesitate to ? idaclATei that the oontimontul experi . oients of governments for the South . look like egregious failures. Oar . neadscs will highly appreciate the fol . lowing passages: ?"All auoh questions as these should .Ji? dealt with fraukly. It ia very bad ?rptfKoy-ou tho part of the Republican pacty to try to stuft' them away in cor? ners, and oover them With the "battle 4f ag" or with any other of the war jparapbernalia. The people will not ? eooseut to see either a Poland or an I reland created on thia soil; ? It is not impossible to redress mistakes when ?they aro discovered;- but to psraist in xttiose mistakes after discovery, and to pretend that religion and morality re ? jg rnre us to persist in them?this is a course whioh wo certainly shall not \tako tho responsibility of recommend? ing to the Republican or to any other . jjarty.. The Southern State? .are not ??ltctog nnder a lair or free government ?so Mr. Eaton and many others allege. SYell, is the assertion tr,ue?/ Look at ? i?'otith Carolina1. The faotB in refer? ence)-to that State seem to be about us well established as any historical facts ?jan be, and they amount to this: the ?egroas, assisted by rascally whites, - have held a sort of grand orgie in the State for several years past, have swal? lowed up among them pretty nearly all the private property in tho State, buve ruiued what may be called the native ? citizens even more thoroughly thau tho -var had done, have robbed and har - tried like so many highwaymen, and have reduced the State to a condition which must shook ovary man who nut., it or reads-about it. The very Go ' verlor of 'the State is a thief. The i Legislature , is a gang of thieves. Is 'this a "Republican Government" such a* tfce Obnhtitb'lion expressly guaran? tees to ull tho States? "Wo venture to say, that it is not; t Mint, on the contrary, it is a govern .'men* of whioh the republic has every '. reason to be ashamed. No doubt tho system introduced as a."war measure" into tho South uftor the war?chiefly upon the advice of Senator Sumner 1 vbud Thaddens Stevens?was expsri . .mental; but oau we wonder that peo? ple everywhere begin to ask how long ?ie. experiment is to last? There should at least he some signs of im Srovement visible as time goeB on. 'lue years have pas?od sinne tbo dose of the war, ?bei is South Carolina bet? ter governed than she was then? 8he clearly is not su well governed as she was under a purely military rule. The' same must be said, mutatis mutandis, of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas./ Now, it is folly to suppose that the Republican party, as an or? ganization, will continue mach longor to Ipok on with perfect satisfaction at this groat failure. Tho lenders of the present moment may not pay any at? tention to the subject; but if they do not, other leaders will arise who will see that justice is done. Last week, we all witnessed the United States So? nate engaged for abont twenty-four hoars at a stretch in passing a bill for tbo benefit of the negro, merely out of a sentimental sort of deference to the' wishes of a deoeasod Senator. Re Bpeot for the dead is incumbout on us all, but legislation sboild bo based on a careful and wise regard for the wel? fare of the living, not npon 'man? dates,' real or fictitious, of tho dead. "The negro has had a very fuir amount of protection. It is impor? tant before going any further to find out what use he has made of tho free? dom given to him; in what way he has exercised the vast political powers with which he has been endowed; what sort of a government he has helped to set up in States where he is most power? ful; whether, in short, he at this mo I meat stands in need of protectiou from the white man, or the white man stands in need of protectiou from him. If Mr. Elton intends to raise these questions, depend upon it he will obtain an andienco, and he cannot be suppressed by howls aud groans, und we, for onr part, shall not join in auy suoh attempts at suppression. We should like to iee the questions taken np by Republicans. Mr. Carpenter made u great beginning in reference to Louisiana. Saoh a work would bo far more oondncive to the prosperity of the party, and to tho cause of good go? vernment now and hereafter, thau tbo headloag passage of sentimental bills in favor of the negro." -?-?*-? Biases, We have not been able to ascertain exactly what was the result of tho Moscs-Humbort affair at Oraugeburg yesterday. Wo understand that a mo? tion was made by Mr. Moiso, of coun? sel for the Governor, to have tho venue changed, on account of alleged prejudice existing in Oraugebnrg. Whether any exception wus taken to the jurisdiction of the court, wo havo not heard. The matter as it stands is curious and nnpreoodented in many respects, and. is a striking illustration of tho delay and uncertainty of the law. That uncertainty would, no doubt, bo summarily dissipated, if the venne should be changed to Richland, where the Governor would have a fast friend in D nnis, the jury commis? sioner, and in the troops of Colonel Minort aud General Nash. K>'-? The Bane of Office-holding. Oar contemporary, the Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer, hints at a propcaitiou which is to be submitted to the people of the State, white and black, to combiue, without reference to party professions, in tho interests of good government. The distinguishing feature of the proposed organization will be tho exclusion of office-holders. The design is that the whole people, not office-holding, shall tuke the ma? nagement of affairs in their own hands; that they shall meet in primary and County conventions, and in a State Convention, on a basis of repre? sentation perfectly fair betweou tho white aud colored races, but rigidly excluding office-holders from member? ship, aud ignoring them completely in nominations. The object aimed at is to sweep tho State Government of every thief in olll^e or seeking ofllco, but not to interfere with County affairs. Wo havo only tho shadowing of the schoine, aud cannot judge of its feasi? bility. It may nob be advisable to un? dertake more than is projected by our contemporary, but it occurs to us that tho Conuty officials ought in some way to be embraced in it. Corruption and iucompetoncy have spread from centre to ciroumfcrcuee. County Commis? sioner.", School Commissioners, Jury Commissioners, Treasurers, Auditors and Trial Justices ure many of them hand in glovo with the central ring They are its tools and thick and thin supporters. County Treasurers and Auditors ure appointees of the Go? vernor, and the power of appointment is openly continued in his hands us conducive to party strength. Through them, even in Conservative Counties, an influenae is kept up which sustains or apologises for the worst excesses of tho ring government. We wish our friends sucoees in their schome. Its object is good. We will give candid consideration to the means by which it will be sought to carry it out, when they aro more fully dis? closed, One thing we liko about it in advance. It shows that faith is not wholly dead. Underlying it is the consciousness that we have but to be vigilaut, uctive, ju*t and fair to ac complish importuut changes and achieve geuuiuo reforms. Another thing in. it -may bo commended. It correctly diagnoses the disease whioh is rotting out tho State Every thing is arranged in this Bute to make office a 6creon for corruption. Not every office'holder is a thief, but tho exceptions arc rare, aud exist in de spito cf a corrupt system. If we could adopt and enforce new guaran? tees of good conduct in office, aud bring in a new set of men, honest men, who would rosp?ct, or could be made to respect them, things would improve. Uutil that is done, we but gti in a circle. - CO education OF the R.vcbs.?The Rav. W. 13. Deriek, (colored,) pastor of the Third Street Mothodidt Church, of Richmond, in tho course of h Ber? moll recently delivered upon tho uub jeet of the eduoniou of the colored rao1?, said: From the information received, the j Government now oou'eoiplates the passage of a bill in which thu co edu? cation <>f the races ia to lie attempted. Now I may bo frowued ut by my peo? ple, but regardlesH of frowus aud COU Bcqueocei, I will say the moment .snob an enactment appears on thu stulute book, tho public sohool system in the South will receivo a blow that will eauHu its death, ami uo power ibis .side of Heaven can in fuse life into its dead carcass. Then, who will be the losers, the blacks or white.-? I need uot tell you. That I leave to you to answer and pouder over. I am anxious for thu days to cooiu when eiste will be I abolished; but the teachings of 2U0 years cauuot be forgotten III teu or twelve years. I will look for waul with gloomy anticipation if such a law is passed. Why, how long would such a system bo maintained iu the fifteen ex-slave Statut?? Just as long as would be required to go through the forms oT law needed to destroy it. Some bnug i the lawfulness of the bill in q icstibu; I but all thtugs that are lawful are uot expedient. Ah a uegro, I uru with you as far as consistency will allow me. There arc to bo found in tho South over 1,000,000 of colored children at? tending schools. Are wo prepared to furnish means to continue their educa? tion, when these Status refuse to im? pose taXdtiou for school purposes, which they will surety do? Iu Virgi* nia, there are 80,000 colored cbihlien attending the public, schools. What will become of ilium? If thu Govern? ment will furnish us new props to the present system, so that wheu the old ones are removed we need not suffer, let it come. But I see uo such gua? rantee. I have heard of uo such pro? mise. Wo aro now passing through one of the most solemn periods of our existence. Thu education of the ris? ing generation is a matter of no stn ill importance; strike it now, aud it will take auother generation to cure tho injury. I am not discussing civil rights. I am discussing the thing pertaining to our future welfare. Education and wealth will rule. Tell the Government to give us surety that wheu our preseut Bystem is abolished, they will provide for us, aud that ougbt to be done at once, for time is too preoious to be wasted io experi? ments. Greenville Races?TuiltD Day.? Thu Urat race was for tlie citizens' purse, $150. Two mile dash?first horse, $1U0; secoud horse, 850; welter weights; entrance, $10 Col. T. G. Bacon's horse, "Jim Hiutou," aud Mr, T. M. T. McKenuon's horse, "Bob Kennedy," were entered, Hinton hav? ing the inside traok. Hiuton came out ahead; time 3 50. A second race being mado up, Mr. Welboro entered his clay back burnt*, "Lord Baltimore," and Mr. J. B E km his bay horse 'Tough Maguti uaguu." Tins was a half inilo dash. Tho bay won in 57 seconds. The third race was uimle up by R. M. Kennedy entering the bay horse, "Lord Batemau,"aud Ur. T. M Wel boru his cioybuuk burse, "L ird Balti? more," the second time. 1'his was a quarter of a uiilo heat, and was won by Lord Biltimore, iu 5-4 socouds. Tbe fourth racu was between the sorrel mure, "Lady Lightfoot." en? tered by Air. Dirk, aud the black, horse, "Black llawk," entered by Mr. Buuch Muhde, Tins wuh a hult-mne race; thosorrol winning thu he.it by u| halt length. Thu fifth and last race was between tho gray horse, "Wild Insuman," unit tho black horso, "Flying Dneh luiiu." The distauoe was a iiuli-uiil". Tho gray uamu <n a he id, bj' huif u length. ? Greenvllle New.-i. Rev. Father Cuarlos Ferec, one ol tho vicars ut tho New Orleans Cathe? dral, was drowned i'uiirsiuy alter uouu, iu Like Poucharfain, at Milueburg, while bathtug. IIwas ttiirty-four years of age. Father Fe reo wout to Shroveport during thu epidemic, und was tho only priest that recovered from uu attack of fever tbcro. Mrs. Graham, wife of Andrew J Graham, of the Fork, Anderson County, died on Tuesday uigut last. Mrs. G. had retired only a short time, when her husband was aroused by a strange noise she was malting, and be? fore tie could procure a .'iglit she was a corpse. She was in perfect health, and the cause of her death is nukuowu. W. P. McKellar, T. A. Jcffcrsuu aud A. R Burton, the C.unity Com? missioner of Abbeville, were prusoutud by the grttud jury for disbursing pun lio funds contrary to law, and were ordered to give bull for their appear? ance aft thu next regular term of the court. Sprctal Picetlntf of the City Council. | - ' Council Chamhbr, ^ d OpJi?MiJiA, S. C, May ?8..4874. \ ; . ?'. G juooil met, pursuant to aal), at 8)J o'clock P. M. Present?HfJ Honor the Mayor, John Alexander; and Alder-' men Brown, Carr, Carroll, Cooper, Davis, Griffin, Pugh, Purvis, Simons, Swygert, Tbomas und W?lls. The Mayor utatoil that us a quorum was not present on Tuesday, the 2G'.h, tho regular mooting night, he called thisspeoial meeting to transact routine busiuess. The minutes of previous meotingi wero rend aud adopted. rETlTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ure Petition of suudry butchers, asking that tho ordinance forbidding tho re? tailing of meats outside oT the market dtiriug market hours, be enforced, was referred to the CommitLeo on Murket, aud the Chief of Police instructed to aid .said committee iu the euforcumeut of suid ordiuancw. Petition of Betsy Douglass, asking that the amount due uer by the city for services iu market be applied to the liquidation of bur sou'n taxes, was referred to the Committee on Wnys and Means. Petition of Miss O. R McGownu, praying for a reduction of assessment on her property, was referred to the Committee on Ways aud .Means. Petitiou of Charles H. Gardner, for permission to keep open the side door of his store ou Sundays, for the pur? pose of selling candies, fiuits, Ate, was rand, and, on motion of Alderman Simons, it was resolved that the prayer uT the petitioner be not granted. Petition of P. Dukes, i<n permission J to haul ten loads of dirt from G-idsdeu i street to repair .?idewalk in front of his residence, was referred to the Com- ! mitten on Streets. Ooruaiuuicitinn from Jaeoh L-ivia, Secretary and Treasurer of th?Colnm-j bia Gis Lieht Coaipauy. stating thai j if gas bill fur mouth of March was uot j settled by Saturday, tho l?*h of May, : tho g.is would be shut oil, wns re-! f erred to the Committee on Ways und Menus. The .Mayor stated that sub.se- j queutly to the receipt of above com - ! muuicatiou ho ctlleil upon Mr. L iviu 10 regard to this matter, aud he pro mixed to take no turther steps uutil June 1, proximo. Communication from Speciul Com mitten of Board ?f Firernnslers, asking [ that immediate action be taken to put iu operation a system of tire alarm, adequate to protect the property of citizens, wns, on motion of Alderman Carroll, referred to tiie Committee ou City Clock, with power to have the new city bed pub up in the tower of the new City Bail us noon as possible. I Tho following bills were presented nod referred to the Committeo oo Ac? count*: P. Cant well, M. E. Cirr. F. W. Wiug, Street Department; W. D. [ Starling A Co , City Hospital; W. D. j Stalling A- Co., R. S Young, J. E. Fry |A Co., Alms House; W. E. Carr, 'Guard House; M E Carr, building 011 shed aud fences for napthu; Mims A Shiver, filling and settling lamp posts; P. Cautwell, Council Cnamber. REPORTS Alderman Cooper, from the Commit too on Ways aud Menus, reported that he had renewed the policy on the Mar? ket Home for one year. Received as information. Alderman Carroll, from t he Com ..tit tee on Accounts, reported back the fed lowing bills, ami recommended pay? ment*. Edward Reed, Cooper A Taylor, Jacksou Parker, Samuel Gouniine, M. E Carr, Street Department; M. Steig litz. two bills, Cooper A Taylor, J. A. Jackson, two bills, Guard House; B. F. GrilBo, City Hospital; B F. Grif? fin, indigent poor; B F. Griffin, Alms House; S. E Stratton, S. D. Swygert, examination of pauper lunatics; Co? lumbia Gas Eight Compauy; Indepen? dent Fire Euginu Company, reut of hall. Alderman Carroll, from the Commit? tee ou Market, reported several butch? ers in arrears. Referred back to the Committee, with power to not. Alderman Gr Iii >, from Special Com? mittee 011 new Ci'.v Hull, to whom was referred the communication of the agent of the Atlantic Lightning-Bod Company, offering to put up rods on new City II-id, naked for further time. Granted. Lite following ordinance, offered by Al'leriunn Carroll, passed its third ivu.liug au I b-cime a law: AN oKOINANCK to AMENU AN OUPINAKCE TO UAKE APl'ko"ltlATION? if ?III TUR fis? CAL YEAR UoUMENClNU JANUARY 1, 1871 JJti U ordained by the Mayor anil Al? dermen of Ibe ciiy ot Columbia, in Council assembled, and by the autho? rity of Hie same, That as much of the ordinance a:: Uses tho tmlary ol the City Phyeieiau at i??juU, bo uiuuudedso as to read SI.U?? Toe following ordinance, introduced by Aidermau Davis, received its third reading and bec.iuto a law: an OV'HKANCE to AUOLISU TUB office of ov USEKUOPTUM FoOIl. He it ordained uy iti?< .Mayor aud Al? dermen o I tho city of Columbia, in Council assembled, aud by the author tty of tho same, That so much of un ordinance euti'.ieil "Au ordinance to amend an ordinance regulating the Alms House, and to oreale tho office of Overseer of the Poor," us relates lo tho said olUi'ti ol Ofersuer of the Poor, bu and the same is hereby re? pealed. A citizen from Ward 1, u Mr. Jack sou, appeared before Cocuml, aud stated thai tbo water iu the canal, near the Congareo Bridge, was drytug UpJ that the mild, expo-ted to the lie... of ihe sun, was very olleusive aud would breed sickness. He, therefore, report? ed the canal us a nuisance. Tho Mayor instructed bun to draw up a petition, setting furtu the facts, and submit it to Ihe Board of Health. Alderman Simons inquired whether t ie ex City Clerk had made bis final report. Tiie Mayor stated that be had not; whereupon Alderman Carroll moved that wheifll Council adjourn, it adjonrn to meet on 'Monday evening next, ut 8 o'clock, to hoar the Clerk's report. Alderman Simons moved to amend by adding: "Aud if no report be mud a by thu Clerk at that time, fur? ther proceedings be instituted to force him so to do." Accepted. Alderman Pugh moved to amend the ?im-.'odmout ho as to read: "Aud if be fails to make a report, immediate legal action be taken." The amendment to tbe amendment was accepted, aud the motion, as amended, was adopted. Tho following resolution, by Alder? man Carroll, was adopted: Resolved, That the City Clerk be in? structed to advertiso for bids for the city printing for tho ensuing year; the bids to ba opened at tho uext regular meetiug, and the contract awurdud to the lowest bidder. On motion of Alderman Brown, Council proceeded to the election of members of tbe Board of Health. Alderman Griffiu, on behalf of the Aldermen from Ward 1, nominated Col. Charles S. Minort, Joseph Mo Millau, Esq., aud Joseph Kennedy, Esq. Alderman Carroll, on behalf of his associates from Ward 2, nominated Dr. E. B. Tnruipsccd, Rev. A. Richardson and Horace Lee, Esq. Alderman Purvis, on behalf of his USHOciatCH from Wurd Ii, nominated Dr. B. W. Taylor, Douglass Clark, E<q , und W. B. Oulick, Esq. .Alderman Brown, on behalf of his oolleagues from Ward i, nominated John Pilzsimmoos, Esq., Benjamin Montgomery, Esq., und Cyrus Alston, Esq. Too nominations were unanimously con tii med. Uu motion of Alderman Purvis, Conne.il proceeded to the election of a Cily Attorney. Tbe Mayor appointed Aldermen Purvis, Simons aud Brown as tellers. Applications from the following per? sons were preseuted aud read: James A. Duo bar, W. Hutsuu Wigg, J. H. Williams uud James D. Tradewell. .Mr. James A. Dunbur, Imviug received a majority of thu voles cast, n.is de? clare, i City Attorney tor thu eusiiiug iw.s- years. i Ou motion of Alderman Brown, Council adjourned. WALTE It R. JONES, Cily Clerk. | i HvDUoruonia.?At a regular meet? ing of the Medical Society of lbs j County ol New York, Dr. Elliott in tbe chair, und Dr. A. E. M. Pordy acting us secretaty, a paper wub read by Dr. Oburies P. Ru.s.-ell on "Hydro? phobia." He said: There are two lorms of canine maduess, it is claimed by several prominent Euglish author? ities; one marked by abhorrenue of water, tbe other the result of dis? temper uud unmarked by auy of the above symptoms. Both are alike com? municable by inoculation. Canine maduess is spoken of by tho Hebrew historiuns. The earliest moution, how? ever, of the true hydrophobia is given iu a Htudoo treatise as long ago uu the ninth oeotury. The hydrophobia of this time is described as exactly identi? cal with that of the nineteenth century. Thee .ritus and Plato refer to madness among the wolves. Virgil, in his "Ueorgijs," aud Ovid, in his "Meta? morphoses," speak of rabid animals. It is a popular superstition that cut? ting oil' the tip of the tail, forty days after birth, will prevent an animal from ever uontracting hydrophobia. | After sketching out at great length thu history of the disease up to this oen tnry, tbe lecturer proceeded to indi? cate tho various sanitary measures for its prevention und cure. A very able .doctor of England recommends the ' treatment of caustic, aud states that he effected eighty cures iu a single year, and that when applied immedi? ately ho never lost u case. Iu thu Statu of Louisiana, in the year 1870, uo less than sixty-three oases of canine mailness were reported. Zaigler fixes the origin of the dis? ease as a morbid condition of tho gas? tric juice iu animals. It was a popu? lar superstition iu tho lust century, that there was a worm under the tongue of every dog, which eventually brought ou hydrophobia. Science has showu us that this is only a gland of the salivary apparatus. Dr. Kiue -tute? that the disease does uot exist iu Greenland. The popular uotiou that ! rabies prevails during any particular j season of the year, has uo foundation : iu fact, This does away with tho le ! getnl of "dug days." An interesting feature of tho disease is tho ability ol one human being to transmit it to an? other. Tbe disease begins in the dog with shyness and a disposition to nuap ut imaginary objects. Vomiling anil iiu tiunatural distortion of tho oyes uext follow. His bark becomes very peculiar, und cuds iu a strange howl. n>j becomes utterly iudiflereut to pain. As a rule, a rabid dog will pass a tra? veler on a road, unless it be attacked. Persons may be inoculated without .inspecting it until tho disuiiso appears, i ho greatest sanitary mdasuru which should bo taken iu hrge cities is to do away with vagruut dogs. There uro many thousands ol these iu New York. 1'Uo measure of taxation has proved very ellieucious iu Europe. Tho use of thu tnuzzle should be confined only to suvugu dogs. It is ol little use, as it is generally removed at home, tbe very place where thu disease manifests it? self. Dr. Russell relied especially upon cauterization with nitrate of sil? ver. JUDOG M ah Kit FOlt GoVEHKOi;.?A e >rr. spendent uf the Beaufort Stand? ard and Commercial, a .staunch Repub? lican paper, nominates Judge John J. Malier for Governor. Omr Matters.?Subscribe for the ? No raiu yet, bat dust iu abundance. Old Probs. docs not give us a parti? cle of bope for rain. Mr. It. B. Heinphill, of tbo Abbe? ville Medium, is iu the city. Tho Central National Bank building it receiving its finishing ornaments. To-day is the last of the Ember Days. To-morrow will bo Trinity Sunday. Yesterday was fail of golden beauty at a very early hoar, and the rest, "red hot." Another German paper, to bo issued weekly, is soon to bo published in Charleston. Subscriders?Obtain tho latest news by mail and by telegraph in the Daily Pbxbkix. The Governor has accepted the re? signation of J. J. Richardson, as Coro? ner and Trial Justice for Kershaw County. A majority of tho garrison equipped themselves with new straw hats, yes? terday, at tho store of Messrs. Kinard Sc Wiley. Tho Chief of Police has captured a sow aud two shoats, which ho proposes to sell next Monday, unless they are reclaimed before then. A. L. Robertson, one of the convict? ed Barnwell County Commissioners, escaped from Sheriff Walker, while en route to Dennis' boarding house. Tho application of James A. Dunbar for City Attorney was etrougly recom? mended by Republicans, the first namo on tho list reading Franklin J. Moses, Jr. The investigation into the cause of the tire, last Sunday morning, had be? fore Trial Justice Stratton yesterday, i rosulied in the acquittal of the woman Bowcus. ' Aldermen Pugh and Purvis exhibit j ud greut desiro, at tho last meeting of I Council, to do justice to claimants I against the city, but they were on.tho ; wrong side for the majority. I We seo qoile a number of persons I around town who seem to have, as an I only employment, the brushing away I of 11ms. Well, that is hard enough this kind of weather. By reference to our advertising co? lumns, it will be seen that the Wil? mington, Columbia and Augusta Rail? road will issue excursion tickets, via Charlotte and Wilmington, to alt the watering places. Tho City Council discussed the question, on Thursday night, of dis? criminating between the original hold? ers of claims against the city and holders by purobase. We concluded that they had bonght an elephant. A woman was brought before Trial Justice Coleman, the other day, for the settlement of a case of petit lar? ceny; but she was not to be caught by such small nets; she simply prodnoed a pardon from our model Governor, and retired. In conversation with a reporter for tho News and Courier, Robinson said the convicted Barnwell Connty Com? missioners had no fears that Moses would dare refuse to pardon them, and that they would not be in the peniten? tiary fifteen days. 4 Thomas Padgett, who was convicted of murder at the March term of the Court of Generul Sessions for Edge field County, and sentenced by Judge R. B. Carponter to be hung yesterday, { had his sentence respited by. tho Go ! veruor until tho first Friday in Janu? ary next. Think a moment; $20 saved for you. We will establish tho 1st of June next a general State office under Irwin's Hall for the world-renowned Wilson Sewing Machine. Prices to be $50, SCO, $7? und SSO. A written warren tee of five years given with euch ma? chine by Moore & Cozby, General State Agents lor South Curoliuo. A Wo received a letter from a sub-*fl I scriber, at Ncwburry, ocmplainiug thatfl j freight hud been delayed in its ship-^ ment from Columbia to that town. Upou inquiry of Superintendent Doda rnond, wo learu that tho freight re ferred to had probably reached its des ? filiation before the complaint had. j Col. Dodamead informs ns that all freight received at his depot is prompt? ly forwarded, aud that tho complaint should be on his side, as rolling stock I is plentiful, but freight scarce. List or New Advertisements. Perry & Slawson?Cigars. J. M. Dent?Notice Meeting Typographical Union. Man Wanted. D. Epstin?Furnishing Goods. A. Pope?Round Trip Tiokets. County Treasurer Ellison, of Abbo-^ ville, was presented by the grand jury of Abbeville County for embezzling public money received by him from persons who purchased laud from tho Laud Commission. Jud^c Cooke im j mediately ordered his urrost.