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COLUMBIA, 8." C. Saturday Morning, June 6, 1874. Cumulative Voting a. Jlcaiarc Of Ultfht and Peace. It is a common error, one which works a grievous wrong, to confound the numerical majority, as ascertained by the ordinary forms of suffrage, with the entire people. In his ''Disquisi? tion on Government," Mr. Calhoun developed a beautiful scheme of con? current or constitutional majorities, which should approximate the direct representation of interests, as the nu? merical majority does that of numbers. It was bis design by this process to bo eure the rights of minorities. The light of suffrage, pure and simple, would produce one result; aided by a props.' organism, it would produce an? other. The two wonld embrace the whole community, viewed both as to numbers and interests, By these two independent methods of expression, thereat opinions and feeling*, wants and rights of the whole people could be ascortained, and each have just rep? resentation. It is no part of his scheme to get at a direct expression by vote of the minority as such. In his day, as now, the majority carried such weight as to include the whole, and to be popularly regarded as identical with it. It swallowed all the rights, powers and immunities of the whole people. In the following passage, he tersely states how far suffrage, us usually exercised, and only reaching -the result of a numerical majority, falls short of completeness and jus? tice. "If the numerical majority," he eays, "were really the people, and if to - take its seuse truly were to take the ?QQHO of the people truly, a govern . ment so constituted would be a true and perfect model of a popular consti? tutional government,' and every de , parture from it would detract from its v exoaHeuoe. But, as such is not the vcose?as the uumerioal majority, in? stead t f being the people, is only a portion of them?such a government, instead of being a true and perfeot model of the people's government? that in, a people self-governed?is but the government of a part over a part? the major over the minor portion." The incompleteness and injustice thus clearly pointed out, and which Mr. Calhoun propo&ed to remedy by his ingenious plan, exist in greatly aggravated force in South Carolina to? day. There is not au intelligent think? ing mau in tho State who will not freely admit it. Its evils are so great, its despotism so crnshing, that it is im? possible to get a minority representa? tion in the Legislature strong enough to exert even a wholesome check upon the majority. It Las, accordingly, be? come reckless. It has assumed to be, as it is practically, irresponsible. It is unnecessary to point out the dan? gers to whjph, under this state of things, we are rapidly teuding. Intel? ligent Republicans see and lament it. The Republican press in its calm and more luoid moments has urged the ne? cessity and advantage to its party, in a party point of view, of a better repre? sentation of the conservative element. The necessity and advantage of it to the State, and to those great interests which havd well nigh been ruined, need not be insisted upon. We think there oan be no difference of opinion upon that point. Two important questions remain to be settled: First, whether the party which has the over? whelming, and, as we have seen, self destructive voting power, will consent to any arrangement which will give representation to the minority; and, second, how shall it be secured? The plan of proportional representa? tion by cumulative voting is recom? mended by considerations of iairuess and justice, whose demands it meets. It s9ems to be a more direct, mote simple, and perhaps is a more effica? cious remedy for the evils of tho numerical majority thau tho scheme to which we have alluded. It has tho advantage of having been tried in England and iu this oountry, and of having worked well. It has been em? braced iu theory by several leading Republicans of this State. We alluded, some days ago, to tho views of Mr. Chamberlain, as expressed in the Tax? payers' Convention in 1871. His party might have escaped mach obloquy had it promptly adopted them. It is not too late, however; and a most unexpected sign that the scheme has vitality, appoavs in an excellent and liberal article upon cumulative voting in the Union of this place. We trust siuoerely that its merits will he fully ventilated, and its reasonable? ness pressed homo upon the party iu power. Here is something practical; here is ground upon which all parties can meet. Here is presented the pros peot of reconciliation, and a glorious opportunity of doing the State service. Recognizing tho rights of the majority, we ask only to have, those of the mino? rity frankly conceded. Will the domi Lant party extend to us the olive, branch, and shall we have peaoe? -?-????? A. Proposition. We cheerfully endorse the proposi? tion below of the Charleston News and] Courier, made to the Union, and ask for it tho just and fair consideration of all thinking men in the Republican party: "Will the Union, in concert with >hu Conservative press, demand that both the Conservative aud Republican con? ventions pledge themselves, in tboir platforms, to tho instant passage of a law providing for cumulative voting, and that overy candidate for a State office or for the Legislature bo requir? ed, before his nomination, to give u similar pledge? We look upon the measure as one which is just iu itself, and which will bo beneficial to Repub? licans and Conservatives, and, if tho representatives of both parties can be induced to work together, there will be no difficulty iu placing on tho sta tate book, before Christmas, a law which will secure to the Radioais u voice in districts where they now huve none, and will give tho Conservatives a proportional influence in districts like Charleston, where they are entire? ly unrepresented. Whut does the Union say about it?" South Carolina and Coxokkss. Monday evening, Mr. Tremain. of New York, obtained unanimous con? sent to call up from the Judiciary Committee, at any time during the remainder of the sessiou, the majority report in the Sonth Carolina case, with a view of adopting the majority recommendation denying tho prayer of the memorialists and discharging the committee. In case tho report ia called up, there will be a strong effort made to have a free disoassion, several Conservative members being already prepared to speak upon the question at length. Of course, whether any discussion will be allowed will depend altogether upon the will of a Radical majority, sufficiently Btrong with a full House to force tho previous question and squelch debate. It is generally believed that these ungenerous tactios will be resorted to iu order to stifle any remarks from the opposition de? signed to injure the Radical party in the fall campaign. The plain fact is that tho Radical leaders see, as with double vision, that the party is in no condition to further damage its record by a free ventilation of the South Curolina troubles at the present time, and will not be likely to ulTord their opponents so fair au opportunity to canvass their action in tho premises us would be afforded uudor anything like a reasonable allowance of time. Re? sides, they will have a very good chance, to corner out of the dilliculty by urging the late period of tho ses? sion, und the uceessity for disposing of mun v bills needful to bo passed. [ Wash. Cor. News and Courier. The Late W. T. Buuue.?Thenn uouocean ? l of tili- sudden death of this estimable gentleman, will surprise and shock his many friends who hud not heard of his illness. Mr. Burg, was a ?uoigiau by birth, and had been engaged iu tho wholesale dry goods business in Charleston for many years before the war, in copartnership with Mr. ?. W. Marshall. After the war he was u member of the firm of Marshall, B?rge k Ho wen, and that of Marshall & B?rge. Some time ago he dissolved his copartnership with Mr. Marshall and went into business iu New York. Mr. B?rge was u fine business muu and respected wherever he was known. [Charleston News and Courier. Hung uv. a Moo ?Wo learn, from a gentleman who came dowu tho South and North Road yesterday, of the hanging by a mob, at Courtlaud, on Friday night, of a young inau about nineteeu years old for committing u rape upon the person of a young lady of that place. We have no particulars as to the names or social standing of the parlies, nor any further fact-i con? cerning this outrage. But Judge Lynch is a terrible executive and a swift avenger of outraged honor, us is shown iu the tragic fato of Williams, at Mobile, a few weeks since, and now this instance. We hope these two cares, coming so soon upon each other, will carry with them a wholesome les? son.? Montgomery (Ala j News, Jst. .?-<??'??> ..- - United Status Distinct Count, Juuo 1?Judge Bryan presiding.?Tho report uf Registrar Suabrook, in favor of establishing a lien against MoMus ter, Mouteith & Roath, in behalf of D. B. Miller, Clerk of Rtchluud County Court, was confirmed. J. C. Conn, of Spurtauburg, was finally dis? charged in bankruptcy, and the peti? tions of Simon P. Rainwater and W. K. Sweet for similar discharge, were referred. Jas. M. Baxter wus charged with reportiug to the court whether any offer had been made for tho pur? chase of the Laurens Railroad, and whether, in his opinion, it sale would bo advantageous to the parties con? cerned. Tho proposition to subscribe funds to the Ohoraw and Chester Narrow Gauge Railroad, succeeded in Lancas? ter. Aaron Alpeoria Bradley has turned up in Edgefield, aud seeks the honor of going to Congress. MoDnffie County, Ga., grieves over the possession of oue white Radical in the County. Thu Perils of Sherry.?The sud? den death in England of several well known persons, from a moderate drink? ing of Sherry wine, has caused au in? vestigation of this potation, which is the favorite buverage of well-to-do Britishers. <The result of the analysis is startling, und adds another argu? ment to the many advanced by temper* anoe societies why total abstinence is the only safe guard. It has been sat? isfactorily ascertained that the Sherry of commerce, even tho best brands, is strongly mixed with alcohol und brandy, oven tu tho extent of forty per cent Tho alcohol used io this traffic is artificially mixed and iiltcted. Iu this way it does infinite damage to thu .stomach uud brain. Tho nervous sys tem is disordered, and rhenmutism, gout., iudigestiuu and paralysis ure thu inevitable sequences ot frequent stimu? lation. The New York Times fur? nishes some interesting .statistics on these points, and, moru particularly, calls atteutioti to a law case, before Judge Blatcbfonl, which exposed the frauds of tho busiuess iu a suggestive and striking way. It says that, from evidence furnished the court, ?%? wiue could be manufactured out of various pour wines and nrtiti.'iai substances, dtrongly mixed also with aloohn), which not even un expert could dis? tinguish from the pure, original wine, uud yot that it would only cost a dol? lar a gallon; win in geuutue Sherry, even in ?Spinn, costs four dollars iu gold per gallon. The power of skilled adulterators iu imitating all natural odors uud llavo's is nuu ot the ro markuble things in chemistry, Eveu so subtle a ill vor us that of the esseu tial oil in old Sherry, which redoubles thu llavor of walnuts, cuu bo counter? feited so thut no expert uouhl discover the falsity uf it." The deductions drawn are, that it is extremely doubtful if either Euglaud or thu United States cuu boast of the pofcsession of a genuine urticle of Sherry; aud thut all whodriuk habitu? ally brandied aud mixed wiues arc con? stantly iu danger of serious injury, it not death, from uffections of the sto? mach, brain or nerves. If these things bu true of sherry, how much more forcibly do they apply to the iiery compounds that we know as whiskey and gin! It may be that some stomachs, by tho law of assimi? lation, beoomo accustomed to poisous; but tbe vast majority of people who i iudulgo themselves are tho victims of deadly drugs loug before the patient aud much-enduring stomach can be? come morbidly ucuustocued to their visitations aud temporarily proof against their ravages. How much to be pitied, then, are those of our fel? low-creatures who cannot altogether deny themselves these corrupted and corrupting draughtsIiuw huppy they who are satisfied with bparkling water as a beverage, and crave nothing else for their thirst! The mental and corporeal injury done by adulterated spirits is wide? spread aud before all eyes. The ca? lamity entailed upon man's mural na? ture is almost beyond the power of language to describe in adequate terms. If you think this too strougly drawu, look around you. How many house? holds are there without the skoletou in their closet? How many memories are free from its pollution? IIow many grave-yards ar<- inuoceut ol the victims ui drink? The limes advises that if any man thinks it wise and best to use wine at table, let that wine be claret or some other light wiue. We dare say, claret is less hurtful thau other drinks; but au investigation might show that tho noxious quality ditiered only iu de? gree. A man is justified, iu thoso times, in speaking well of good and pure liquor, if ouly on the ground that wo may not revile the dead. Scllivan's Island Notes.?Four tea-inch mortals have beeu placed iu battery at the rear of Fort Moultrie. There are at present on thu island /our boarding houses nud one hotel, all of whioh are in full operation. Families are moving down rapidly, land the boats are crowded every trtp I with furniture and other household effects. l'he front beach, yesterday, was strewn with barrels of rosin which had been thrown overboard from the bark Sul ween. Tho tided for the past week have beeu unusually high, so much so as to render promenading on tho front beach out of tho question. Work has been resumed upon the fort, and it is thought that improve? ments will bu t fleeted. The nights on thu island are unusu? ally cool, tbo mercury standing at -. twenty-odd degrees below the city average. Early Hums ?The following ticket has been issued by the autt-Muscs faction of the Republican party iu Charleston: For Governor? D. II. Chamberlain. j For Lientenant-Goveruor?11. II. : Gleaves. For Congress?lt. II. Cam. For State Senate-?Henry Thompson. Representatives?Ii. Ii. Artson, Timo? thy Hurley, J. M. Freeman, Jr., Henry C. Hudgius, N. T. Speucor, J. W. Delano, Simuel B. Qarrett, H. E. I Bull, 11. H. Hampton, Richard Bryan, j P. I?. Hodges, W. H. W. Gray, Wm. I Seubrook, J. Andoll, Wm. North, A. P. F^rd, E. Petty, Wm. Glover. -.?- ? Tho Pittsburg Post, u leading Domo jcratic organ of Western Pennsylvania, 'says, pithily: "The ouly colored poo ! pie in tittuudancu at Nulliu'e weddiug, ! were those who acted in tho capacity of waiters?a gross insult to tho co? lored population of tho United States. Why "uot have the Constitution so amended us to compel Grant to open the White House to citizens of race and color?" How Squirb Skaoos got Skinned oy the "Pjiakaoii Men."?"You see," said tbe squire, pitching bis voice tu au oxegetical altitude, "it wne sorter tbis way. Last Chuoslay wuz a week ago, I sailed down from Gwiuuett to Atlauty, with seven bags of cottou. Artet I sold 'em I kicdor loafed roua' lookin' at things in general tin' fotlm' just as happy as you please, when who should I run agin but Kuruel Blutuu game. Mo au' the Kuruul used tu be boys together, an we wuz as thick us five kittens iu a rag basket. We drunk oaten the suuie gourd, uu' we got tue lint snatched oaten us by the same baudy-leggo \ school-teacher. I wuz gitteu as Jon-tomo as u raiu crow, nfore I struck up with the K-irnul, au' I was glad to sue him?durued glad. We knocked 'rouu* town right smurtiiully, an' thu Kuruel interjucc-d me to u whole raft of fellers?mighty nice hoys thoy wuz, tj<>. Arter supper, tue; Kuruel says: "'Skaggs,' 3.iys he, 'less go to ujy j room, what' wo kin talk uv-r to- olu I times sorter uouifortuole uu' i?tidi.s- ? turUt d like." " 'Greeuble,' says 1, .?u' w<; walked a ; squar or so, uu' turued into n alley au' i walked up a uarrer par oi st-irs. i'oo j Kuruel giu a lutlc rap at a greeu door, I au' a sliek-lookiu' into latter po|ip>*tl out uu' axed us in. lie wuz the dura- ; deat puriitest nigger you ever skuu. 1 He je^t got up an'spun arouii' lik? a i'uiu cat with ?cr tail afire. The room ! was as tine as a fid lie an* full of pic turs uu' .sofys, uu' the cheers wuz -as saft u.s lamb's wool, au' 1 thought to j tue-eit tout tht) Kuruul .vuz ?> lugau I riant cuss. Thar wuz a lot oi migiily j nice fellers sc ittered roan', u-lulliu an' a-tulkiu' quite soshablu like Ape ? rient, the Kuruel wuzeu'l much sot back, for he suitor laffed to httusrdf, j an' thnu he say*: " 'Boy-,' says he, 'I lurv fetched up a j freu*. Judge Uightower, this is .Squire Skaggs, oi Gwiuuett; .Hajer Briggs, Squire Skaggs,' an' so on, all 'rouu. Tuen tho Kuruel turns to me an'says: " 'Roely, 1 wuzeut eipectiu' euua puuy. Skaggs, hut the members of the Young Meu's Christuu Sosushan make my room thoir headquarters.' I ups uu' Mays I wuz mighty glad to meet tho hoys. 1 used to be a prouiu tiv' Baptis myself aforolgot to uus.siu' tbe Yankees, an' I hov always had a sorter haukeriu' arter pious folks They all I a Odd uu' shuck ban's over agin, uu' wo sot thar umokiu' *u' a uhawiu' jest as muchuel us you please. I disremember how it como up, but presently Major Briggs gits up an' says: " 'Kuruel, what about that new par lor game you got out tho other day?' " 'Oh,' says tbe Kuruel, lookiu' sorter sheepish, 'that wus a humbug. I can't make no head nor tail oateu it.' " 'I'll bet 1 kin manage it,' says Judgo Hightower, quite animated like. " 'I'll show you how, Jedge, with pleasure,' nays tbe Kuruel, an' tlieu he went to a table, uulocked a box, an' tuck uut a deck ut kecrds uu' a whole lot of little wbatyoumaycallums. simi? larly to hum buttous, some white an' some red. Squire Skaggs paused and supplied his tireless jaws with a fresh quid of tobacco. "It ain't no Use to tell you any more. When them fellers got done luruiu' me that game 1 didu't have, money enough to take me dowu stars. I lay 1 looked a leetlu wild, for when the jedge closed the box be said: j " 'We hev hud a pleasant eveuiu', Squire. You'll lind the Kuruel wuitiu' for you ou the step3, an' he'll give you your mouey buck.' " "I uiu't never laid eyes on tbe Kur? uel sence, uu' wheu I do thar's gum' to be a case for tbe Kurriuer?you mind my words. I seed Bale Lester next day?you kuow Rufe; he's iu the Le? gislature now, but I used to give him pop-eoru wheu ho wuzan't so high? I seed Rufe, au' he sed I wuz tuck in by the Pharaoh men- Tuck iu ain't no uamo for it. Domed if 1 didn't go to the bottom an' git skinned alive." At the recent State dinner to the Emperor of Russia, iu London, "when the squeal of the bagpipes first rosu in the hall, Mio Czar was apparently per plexed as to tbe urigin of tbe sound, aud the other Russians looked ut one another in amazement. Yet the pipe 1 mn-t have beeu familiar to a good I many P.ussiau ears iu the Crimea, j where the'men in petticoats' made ' their mark iu the great war. Tbe first ?shrill notes gradually swelled iulo a fuller blast, und round t!i" table marched tho two pipers, with distend? ed cheeks und active elbows, pulling as if they were beut ou exploding themselves and blowing the walls j dowu." -? ? Italians.?The Now York Times says Italians are beginning tocmigratc jin considerable numbers. They are i advised to proceed Southward, but seem to prefer selling fruit and play l ing music iu the Eastern cities. We should liko to have a million Italians I in tho South, if they wo .Id devote I themselves to agriculture and the use I fnl arts. If they come, for God's mike, i lot them leave their hurdy-gurdies and j bag-pipes at home. ; Lanoston.?A well-known mulatto, ' named John M. Laugstou, orated at I the Baltimore decoration of colon- 1 j soldiers' graves, tho other day. He said the negroes wanted civil rights ' with the "iuflatud white tnuu." He seemed to iguoro the fact that the de? preciated win to mau was averse to civil rights with the infltted negro. BllISTOW.?Tho new Seerelury of the Treasury, F. M. Bristow, is forty-one years old und a lawyer of emiueuuo. He is a Kuutuokian by birth, aud dur? ing tbe war was Colonel uf tin/ Eighth Kentucky Cavalry ou the Federal side. He is said to be a man of pure charac? ter aud strong intellect. The Tragedy ik Brooklyn, N. Y ? The telegraph furnished Wednesday 11 brief acoouut of u terrible tragedy wbtub occurred iu Brooklyn, N. Y., on Tuesday, in wbiob a Mrs. Dwyer killed her three little children and wounded her buabaud so fearfully tbat be may not recover. Sbe whs imme? diately arrested and feakou to jail. She appeared to take the matter very calm? ly. Wbeu asked if she realized ber portion, sbe said sbe did perfectly, and then made the following full uuu fessiou of the crime: I am a murderess I nave defied the Uw; but my little ones, tbauk God, are in Heavoii. I nave, often felt like killing myself, aud 1 knew tbut if I went first uud left tbeui behind me they would u?iver reach Heaven. My husband wouldn't go to work. 1 warned him to goauii yet he persisted, ami my brain is not quite right some? times, aud that's the way it happened. 1 don't think my husband and I had any great love for each other. I was only eighteen when I was martied; he was much older th>tu that. But ? cau llouustly say that I feel a eomfort to know that my children are iu Heaven. Wasn't it the Lord who sent down His duly Son to die? Well, I took I n- lives '?t my children, but it was ? ?!? their souls' sake. First, I killed :.u- baby?my little Tim; he was one year uud nine months old. The reason 1 took the b lby tirst was be muss he was lying nearest t ? me. Ho made some noise?1 think L.-5 cried quite hard?but it didn't hist ioug. I tut Maggie second. Sue woke up, and said: "Mamma!" 1 said: "It's me, Maggie." Tiieu I put her out of her trouble. Maggie was u good girl. She told me many limes she wanted to go to HuuVeu. Once I asked her whether slie would tVel bad if I should drown her in tue river. She said no, lor mIiis Mould go to Heaven. Then I took Jemmy. H* woke up aud moaurd, mi 1 turned him over in let the blood ruu out of bis head faster. L'hey were good chiidreu. My bus baud was uot a sober man; he was uuder the indueuce of liquor yesterday afteruoou when hu caoiti home first. Then he weut out again lor money. He earn.: iu at ;'. o'clock this morning, and h.mi be was goiug to have work, aud the coopers'strike was ended. I got a paper this morning, but the story he told me was not true. I got crazed, for I've been in the hospital because my head was bad. Istruck him with the hammer while he was lyiug down. He got up, and I hit him again. Then he ran out, and I weut into the bedroom aud killed the chil? dren 1 am twenty-eight years of age; had four childieu, one of whom died a few years ago. Do you think my ch?dreu uud me could all starve to death just because of his plagued old societies aud unions and tomfoolery? If other people uro witling to starve, I'm uot; and that is all there is about it, now I tell you. This isn't the tirst lime he has served me this way, but I bet il will be the last. I've wautod my children to go to Heaven for a long ! time anyway, ami I thought they i never would, unless I seut them there I myself. I christened (hem all this I morning, so I'm sure they are there uow, praying for their poor mother. I Wouldu't yon have doue the Siiolfi i thiug? No? Well, I guess it's all for the best, anyhow. It it isn't, I'm to blame, and that's all there is about it. I meant to kill myself, too. I meant to cut my throat with a razor, or bit my head against the wall. I deu't know why I didn't. I was going to the station bouse, to give myself up to i the police, when tho oflicers came, for I thought I bad doue, peibaps, right. The womau appeared stolid, aud gave no sigu of grief. She had beeu tu a lunatic asylum about a year ago, though discharged under the supposi? tion she was cured. Her neighbors say she was a tidy house-keeper, and was uot addicted to the use of intoxi? cating liquors Lancaster County Commissioners will grant no license to sell liquor in any part of the Conuty iu the next twelve months. MARRIED, { On Wednesday eveniug, tha 3J. of June, i itieUnt, in this ciiv. bv ttu'V. Or. llevnoldri, KU WIN .SCO ff UOUKNIUHT and Miss I ANN I IS E, UY4UM. No cards. Executive Uommtttee Meeting. I '1M1E hXKOUlTVE COMMITTEE or the j JL Htato Agricultural and Mechanical so I ciuty wilt meut in Columbia, on l UE.sDAY, j Iii? lfilll JUNE, at S o'clock I*. M. A lull at ? lendanco is respectfully requested, as mat* 1 t -is of viuii Importance to tiie Society will i Ln> submitted fur thoir action. Itv order ot 1'. W WOODWAltD, President. 1) Wyatt AlKEN, Heo'y. June 6 Official Order, No. 1. IWAN I' all Smokers to know that thore uro still plenty more of the celebrated I 5 cont PAItTAltAS on hand, i guarantee I that they contain more and a bollur quality lot t'obacco than any other 5 cent Cigar I sold in this city. Special Order, No. 2. All Smokers of Pressed Cigars will please take notice that they can get a bunch con? taining '25 Cigars lor 11, and all other popular OrauiU at equally low prices, at the CALlb'Ot.NlA ClOAK STOttE, tSigu of the Indian Chief,) Ud Dour Below Wheeler lioiiee. Jutiefi _ BLOOD AND LIVER FILLS, Prepared only by iE. H. HEINITSH, ARE the hont L1VEU PILLS ever offuiod to the people ot the South. For all diseases ot the Liver they go ahead of any utbor l'ill known. Thoy havs been tried aud found worthy of general acceptation and use. i. hoy euro all cases of Liver Complaint, Diliousnuss, Fevers, Chille, Headache, Costivuness, Sick Headache, Nervous Headache, Bilious Hoadaeho, Neuralgia, Catarrh, Dizziness, Fullness, OppiosRion of tho Head, Hush or Blood to the Head. Juno G J City Mattebs ?Subscribe for tbe Pboznix. It in feared cremation would lead to family jure. Tout Colli um has goue ou a visit to other "barge." Gild a big knave, aud bouest uieu will worship him. Pat. will serve turtle noup ut the Pollock House, to-day, from 11 to 2. The "California Cigar Store" pub? lishes "Oflioiul Order, No. 1," followed by "Special Order, No. 2." Read wbat the Indian Chief says. Robert Douglass, colored, a resident of Columbia, was killed iu Wilming tou, N. C, ou Thursday, by beiog struck on the head with a club. We could learn iO further particulars. Attention is directed to a notifica? tion to the Executive Committee of tbe State Agricultural and Mechanical Society to attend a meeting in Colum? bia, ou Tuesday, tbe 16th instant. The subscribers to the Phoenix, be? low Plain street, have not received, their pipers for the past few days,1 owing to the illness of tbe carrier. We hope that he will be able to serve them this morniug, however. This section was visited, daring Thursday night aud yesterday morn? iug, with refreshing showers of rain, giving to vegetatiou the moisture it so much needed, and oooling off the at? mosphere very much. We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend tbe triennial cele? bration of the Philodemio Society, of Georgetown College, on Wednesday, the 21th instant. Our yonng fellow townsman, Mr. J. C. Robertson, is on the committee of arrangements. Inquest.?Coroner Coleman held an .inquest over the body of Anna Richardson, colored, yesterday. Anna was tbe child, (about six years of age,) the accidental poisoning of whom was referred to iu our columns of yester? day. The jury rendered a verdict to the effect that Anna Richardson came to her death by poison, administered by her own bauds, without a know? ledge of what she was driukiug; but thu jury were enable to determine what was the nature of the poisoncus liquid. "Who Can Paint Like Nature?"? That is the question asked by James Thomson, the poet. We can almost it. Our answer is here in Columbia. Do you wish to have your haudsomc face reproduced iu life-like beauty on cards? Or, you with the ugly "phiz," do you wish your picture with an ar? tist's improvement ou nature? Have you, mother or father, u child whose iufaut sweetness you desire reflected on card? If any there be whoso an? swer is iu the affirmutive, our direction is as follows: Stand iu front of the Wheeler House, look across the street, elevate your glance to the second story, aud there you will behold the gallery of Mr. W. A. Reckling, a young artist, who will make you a Mezzotint, that looks like marble sculpture, or serve you in uny capacity in his line. Call there und see the picture of Tom Collins, taken when he was iu Rome, Georgia. Testimony froh Abroad.?Dr. Hei ? NiTsn: Please send me four bottles of your "Rose Cordial" for bowel com plaiuts. I find it u most valuable me? dicine. B. SCHWERIN, Newberne, N. C. LioT of New Advertisements. E H. Heiuitsh?Pills. Executive Committee Meeting. Oliver Ditson &, Co.?Music Books. California Cigar Store. Hotel Aiuuvals, Juno 5, 1874.? I W/weler House?Q N Butler, Augusta; A H YuuBokkelen, Wilmington; E P Butts and wife, J S Browning, J W Ward, Charleston; Jumes Buxbaum, Philadelphia; C Smith, Marion; John R Cochran, Anderson; S R Earle and wife, George Lousel, Sumter; F E Burrow, Now York. Columbia Hotel?5 A Tnrrentine, W, C it A LI U; G Tapper, S E Herring. L A Spcarniau, S C; J F Newman, J J Murreil, Charleston; E Mulohay, E Collius, Ga; D S Miller, NY; TS Clarksou, N C; A J Frederick, SC; J Copes, Wiuusboro. j King's Mountain Military School, TOKK.VIL.LK, S. V. THE leading features of this in? stitution are long established merit, full eollegiato course, able and experienced faculty,complete equipments, and singularly lu-aUhful location. Second Sesmon of 1874 beginn JULY 1st. For catalogue, address i Col. A. COWARD, May 31 lmo_Principal. MILLINERY. JA PULL line of latest styles; also, Ladies' and Children's sum's, Urs. Moody'n cele? brated CORSETS, with other Btyloa; UN DER-WEAR in great variety; HAIR of all description, and Bazaar Pat? terns, which will bo sold very low. Ploaee call and nee for yourselves, at Jane '2 3mos MRS. O. E. HEED'S.