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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thursday Morning, June 18, 1874. Cumulative Voting Boin the Comple? ment and corrective of Universal Suffrage, Among the advantages whioh have been claimed for governments of the oonstitntional over those of the nu? merical majority, is, that they admit,, with safety,,a much greater extension of the right of suffrage. The un? doubted eviU of universal suffrage may be obviated by the checking principle they supply. Bat as has been veil said, a similar extension of suffrage cannot be safely made in go? vernments of the numerical majority, without placing them under the con? trol of the more ignorant end depend ent portions of the eqmmunity. This very result hat Come abont in South Carolina, with "the farther effect to divide the community strictly upon party abd race lines. One would sup? pose that owners of the soil and labor? ers aaouatoined exolnaivoly to work it, would find their interest in a mutual interdependence, and would strive to promote each others welfare. And they would but for the fact that .they are riven asunder by unwise political arrangement. The rule of the mere j majority, coupled with universal auf- ( frage, he* euffioed to divide interests j that are identical, end to alienate feel? ings that should be kindly and just. ' Can any Changs ever take place for j the better between parties thus situ- ' ated towards each other? Nothing can ba more depir^blo, for nothing can be more hurtful to both than that they j shall continue as they are. We bave , reaohed a low point, but a lower I awaits us, and dangers are not far off. 1 Whatevor good impulses may linger in ' the dominant majority, are neutralized , by the counsels 'of.'bate, by the aug- , gestions of interested leaders, by the < exaltation of the idea of party sue- j cess, which, unfortunately, while it , triumphs over the defenceless minori- ' ty, triumphs at the same, time over < justice and right and tbe country itself. 1 Something good might be expected of , the adoption of the principle of mi- \ nority ropreaontation. An a lesson of ? justice, it would have useful effect j npon minds nnuaed to grant it; as a ) measure of conciliation, it would tend , to heal the present unhappy divisions. ' It, too,, as well as the concur re u t ma- ' jority, would consist well with and ( temper universala?fjrage, .... { We should be glad, we wohld oonsi- | der iVa hopeful sign of a peaceful ul'ti- | mate solution of our troubles here, if"? those hall dosen men, more or less, who sway the fortunes and direct the I polioy of .the Badioal -party, would 1 take up this scheme earnestly and im- | press it upon their side. They can do , it it they Ohqoae. tf they do not do it, i it will be because they are indifferent as to what may come out of the atti? tude o|, opposition in which parties now stih'd to eadh other, kud which threatens the public peace. We wish we knew how to < convince them or appeal to them. We wish they conld understand, while they have the oppor? tunity of seeing it, bow much better prevention is than cure?how desira? ble it is that tbo people shall dwell together on just terms?terms promo tive of the happiness of every class, condition and oolor. In the first Tax-Payers' Convention, Mr. Tronholm, of Charleston, dis? cussing the question of the expedi? ency of the cumulative system of vot? ing, made some remarks whioh we consider even more apposite and ap? propriate now thau they were then. "It is not ugaiust universal suffrage," he said, "that we remonstrate; it is against the imperfect application of it. That mode o( practical application prevailing, not in South Carolina aloue, but in overy State of this Union savo one; a method by whioh, instead of universal representation, the entire minority, no matter how large that minority may be, is deprived of all representation whatever. It is aguinat this great defect, this monstrous ine? quality, that we remonstrate, and for which wo would institute'a remedy." We have bad* three years further ex? perience of. the evils which the scheme then presented, was, calculated to soften and gradually?diminish, if it did not offectaally" remove* How many more -shall weihnve before the concession's jui<ide ami the experiment tried? -!-*.?V *--? Fuak op'HvDnoruoBiA.?-Two men have cited, this year in the Manchester and Liverpool hospitals, England, from the mere' fear of hydrophobia. "PerhupH," 6*5? a writer in an English paper, "these are hot the only in? stances of the uuiuteulional but fatal misohief done by panic mongers. Such pcr.Muis have loss of life and the anxiety of thousands to answer for." Reception to Colored Members of Congress?Speeches and Banquet.? A large meeting was held in Baltimore laBt night in honor of tho oolo^cl Re publican members of -OoDgresa^ under the auspices Tof ibaAlnry lu?d <Un{pn Republican AfisooiaHon, in, too African Methodist Episcopal Church oh Sara? toga street.----\Eue cuuroh was crowded with colored men and womun, the gal? leries and aisles being filled. The fol? lowing colored members of Congress weru preseut: J. H. Rainey, A. J. Rspsier aud R. H. Caiu, of South Ca? rolina; J. R. Lyuoli, of Mississippi, ?nd P. B. S. Piuohbaok, of Luuisiaua. A. J. Ransier, of South Carolina, on being introduced, said bin experience of Baltimure was not very pleasant. Four years ago, nr. with Mr. Card zo, State Treasurer, put up at the Eutaw House, when they were auked if they were colored men. They replied that they were uot making auy special effort to pass for anything else. At the landlord's request tbey left. He did uot bold Baltimore responsible for that. They have made great stride; flinoe then, when Governor Geary was Bresiding over tho National League, otwitbstanding tho odium sought to be caBt upon the colored race, they have worked up in a manuer creditable to any people. The negroes first showed their courage in the Florida war. But it took the great war of the Unicn to awaken the American people to a sonse of duty to these people. But with emauoipation and political 1 rights tbey do not enjoy practical free? dom. A* long as they will give their ; votes to men who will vote against 1 civil rights, and say they do uot want it, they will never get it. The Re- ' publican party will be responsible to < the country if tbey do not get civil 1 rights. Tbey will reooguize first, the justice; and, next, the expediency of 1 hftvinor it, J. H. Rainey- of South Carolina, i was introduced as the first colored man i aleoted to Congress. He suid tb? co* i lored people had been most singularly < jituated within the United States. If I they went back to history, tbey ouu < point with pride to the great men who < wore block men. Hannibal was a I warrior iu the days of the Cumrs, aud 1 trhose military abilities was appreci- 1 ited by the Soipios. The white men < )f our day say Hannibal was a white ! man, if be did live in Africa. It was I lard for the white man to believe that < iny good can come out of the negro. 1 The white men claim all the warriors, 1 irtiets, poets and apostleB were white < men; but it is said that many of tbem 1 ind the old Christians were of negro I jlood. What would tend to give i\ white man respect does uot count in 1 regard to a negro. White meu will .< jay of a negro, not that be is educated, ? jut that he is intelligent; and if a 1 aegro behaves like a gentleman, they I will say be' is a very civil fellow, ' They will give him uo credit for good I breeding. If he fights bravely, thoy ' jay be fought brutally. Iu the duyts 1 of the Ctosars, they fought like br?te?, 1 too. The oolored people of the South < patiently waited their deliverance. 1 The oolored people have many advan? tages in this State, for which they are indebted, not to the State, but to the 1 Doited States. A great part of'the talk about the Southern States is uu- < true. They have made some 1 mis? takes; and what people have nut made some errors? Tbey have put iu posi- 1 tion unworthy men, who have been aided by white men iu order to bring reproach upon the negro. The co? lored people in this couutry have a great future. Their children can be educated. Physiaally, they are weak; hut politically, they can achieve great things. Never was a people so much aroused us the negroes iu this country upon the subjeotof education. It will elevate the colored mau as it has ele? vated the white mau. He would say that he had never, iu all his travuia, been iu such a stately edifice owued b> colored meu (alluding to the Bethel Church); never had he seen such uu organ. Cannot white meu see thai negroes ure endeavoring to acquire taste, refinement, culture, education and wealth? Let them get wealth, and seo if the white meu will nor nay that a tax payer in entitled to repre? sentation. R. H. Caiu, of South Ciroliuu, for? merly a prominent minister of the African M. E. Church, was the uext speaker. He said it was six or eight 5ears ago since he was iu this temple with the distinguished Yice-President of the United States, and addressed tho people ou a subject dear to every heart. The tocsin of war had beeu sounded, aud white aud bUck men were rallying to the a guv Then Judge Bond, Henry Wilson aud others', urged the great cause of itspnbh-1 cauism. If tuey looked forward then, 1 tbey have greater reason now. 120, OUO noble bluek soldiers tramped through this broad laud. They uro now waiting only for the oap-atouo to bo put on. Wbat thoy are contending j for now is oivil rights. Ho then re-1 ferred to Sumner's dying declaration not to let the bill fail. When the Se? nate Waited till 7 o'clock in the morn-, ing to pass the Civil Right* Bill, he thought he saw the immortal spirit of Suinuer hovering over the Senate chamber. They live in a happy day after all. There never was u mission as suocessfol as theirs. Onr enemies slsw themselves, aud we possessed the laud. The Israelites had to pass forty years in the wilderness. Thoy are goiug to stay hero, and whatever may be the grandeur of this uution, the black man is to enjoy it. They can wait. They are in no hurry. They wore 240 years in slavery, aud they can afford to wait longer. They made cotton, sugar aud rice for the Southern ; people, Tbey put in operation mil? lions of spindles for other people, aud they intend now to work for their own bencQt. Ho knew that tho nation will never go up until it takes the negroes with them. The Anglo-Saxon raoe is great people, and they say the oolored Jedjrie wilt imitate them. That is so; ioy traut to make mooey and to spend loney. v C He spoke of the alleged prejudice between the races, tnd -said there are 7&7,300 mulattoes in tins oountry. The Civil Rights Bill will not pass this sossioa?this is election year for Con? gressmen, dome members want it with the school clause in it, and some without it. But they can pas* the bill after the elestiou and before they go out of office, and thus avoid the ques? tion at the pulls. They cannot get the two-thirds vote to lake tho bill up from the table.?Baltimore Sun. Combinations ?The following, from the Columbia Union, may interest our readers: "The latest political combinations in Charleston, u city whose politicians muke up the slates for ull the balance of the State, is as follows: J. U. Raiuey, for Congioss, from the First Diittriot; E.. W. M. Maekey. Secoud District; R. H. Cain, Third District; T. J.Maekey, Fourth District, und W. J. Whipper, Fifth District. Messrs. Boweo and Maekey have united their forces so long divided, and henceforth everything will be lovely. A gentle? man just from Charleston says the feeling there among many politicians is netting in atrougly tor Moses. An? other gays Cbamberlain is far ahead in political strength; while still another Bays Scott is stronger than all others combined. You pays your money aud takes your choice. Judge Malier is said to have muoy friends, .so that the fight promises to be interesting ut least." Thus it will be seen, that while the up-country is as usual resting quietly as to politics, the wire-pullers below itrb virtually deciding as to tut- nomi? nees. Now is the time for tbe honest men of all parties, regardless of race or previous opinions in politics, to begin to arrauge for a vigorous aud determined campaign ugaiust the reign at corruption aud crime that Las .so long exerted its baneful influence over the moral, eooial aud political institu? tions of our State. The fbnmeful re oord of many promiueut officials of ihe State should not bo prolonged further, the good of ull parties demand a 3bange, aud must have i*. High taxes aud bar!governmenteudured for years, in enormous debt contracted without sonsideration, und the industries of our country1 paralysed or destroyed, have stamped the past aud nreseut ad- I ministration us both devoid of priuci- | pie aud lacking in ability. We ctiuunt ' afford lunger to continue this. It is j hostile to every interest of the people aud subversive of every principle of tho government. The tax-payer feejs its oppression iu the enormous tribute he pay.-, aud the laborer, though often ignorant of the fact, miffer.s the same enormity. What do they get iu re? turn? The public institutions lan? guish, public enterprises are forgotten and private interests are neglected or ruined, while a vast revenue IS annual? ly collected iuto the coffers of the trea? sury to be disbursed among the vam? pires who are sucking the people's stibstuuce. Then we should awake aud checkmate the couusels of those who endeavor to fusion anew the chinking chains of infamy around the liberties of our long misused citizeus. [ A nderson Consersator. - The State Dental, Association*.? The fourth annual meeting of tho South Carolina Dental Association convened yesterday, at tho rooms of the President, Dr. W. S Brown. The meeting was called to order, when the following officers aud members an? swered to their names: W. S. Brown, President, Charleston; T. F. Obnpeiu, First Vice-president, Charleston; G. F. S. Wright. Second Vice-President, Charleston; J. II Alexander, Secreta? ry, Baruwell; T. W. Bunchier. Trea? surer, Cheraw; J. S. Thompson. Ab? beville; M. Bissil, A. K. Durham, Cumdeu; West. A Williams, Green? wood; D. L Boozer, Columbia; J 1J. Patrick, B. A. Muckenfuss, M. L. Hanckel, Win. R Hull, C. C. Patrick, I Churlestou. The President ma<ie n few brief re? marks welcoming the country mem- j bers to the city. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Drs. Ii. H. 'league, of Alken, j. W. Norwood, of Greenville, und II. 13. Rice, ?>f Darlington, were offered as members, and wore elected tu member- j ship. Tho President hero read his address, j which contained much of good advice aud earnest appeal, and win listened I to with marked attention. The time ' of the daily sessiou was decided to be at 10 o'clock each morning, und half past 5 o'clock iu tho eveniug; -1 o'clock for clinic. A resolution, by D. L. Boozer, was offered and passed, to draw up resolu? tions in respect to the memory of U. ti. Wbaley, deceased. Tho association adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock, this fuorniu?. [Charleston Netrs, 17/// Death ok Ma.t John W. Hunt ? Major John W. iluut, au oli aud re? spected citizeu of this County, died quite suddenly ou last Sunday morn? ing. He was ohauging Ins dress to pay a vi lit to his sister, living a few miles from him, 'when ho was seized with a violent cough, which, it is sup? posed, ruptured a blood vessel, as he died iu a few minutes. Major Hunt was about sixty years of age aud highly I esteemed- in his neighborhood. He was once ohcted u member of the Le? gislature sumo twouty years ago. [Carolina Spartan. Thero wore 37 deaths in Charleston for the week eudiug tho 13th?whites 15; colored 22. --.V. 3 iL --.? ? - ?-.?.. .,. . r-t Maua Mos??. It is by this familiar name that tba present Governor of South Carolina appears to be kuown in his owa State. Those of our readers who made them? selves acquainted with the facts pub lished lately in a letter from our spe? cial correspondent will know what manner of man ho is. The evidence seems to be overwhelming that he is about as fit to be Governor of a State as any burglar who prowls about the streets of New York at mid-night. lie ban helped himself to the public funds, and he has handed over the key of the treasury to anybody else who happened to bo short of money. Hih private character appears to bo simply detesta? ble. We were obliged to strike out of our correspondent's letter several passages which might have beoo of? fensive ti delicacy, but which truth? fully describe notorious events in this precious Governor's life. Wo sent our correspondent to South Ciroliuu, in orrler that we might get at the facts from an unprejudiced source. The ouly instructions we gave to this cor? respondent were to tell the truth, aud to spare no paius to arrive at the truth. Aud, thus far, tho results of his inqui? ries fully justify the statements which have beeu made relative to the shock? ing mtsgoverumeut of South Carolina. We apprehend that there ein be no doubt as to the facts laid before us. Iu 18C3-66, tho expenditures of the State Government wore estimated at S260.6GS. The appropriations for 1873-71 amount to 81,789,270?an in? crease of over 01,500,UOU. Tbeg^-ater part of the money represented by this increase seems to he treated us lawful plunder by the officials of the titute. The Governor i? charged with rob hi ry. JBuormous tracts of laud have been confiscated for unpaid taxes. County Treasurers and Couuty Com? missioners have t.n-eti actually con? victed of tiiet't. We Ui cd not go over every detail of the ^oug story, for we have repeatedly published it in these columns. The question which we wish to press home to the minds of our ? llepnblittiin friends is, is it tho duty of the gn at party to which we belong to defend Aud perpetuato these frauds, or to condemu and put so end to thorn? To thi? question, we have received nuewers from many sotMces. Iu a large number of cases, we are told, us we hoped uud expected to bo told, that the Republican party vi--.ll uot stand by tho reckless misgovernmeut of Moses aud his gang. In a smu.il uuiuber of in-.taU0en. we have beeu begged and J w?riieil to say no more about it, for fear of injuring the llepabliuau parly j That is to say, when enormous frauds ire brought to our knowledge, we arc I to suppress the eviduuee of them, and '; this1 course, it is thought, would "help tho party." Iu the first place, we have to Bay, iu answer to this, that we should dttcliuu to i,ike the course sug? gested, even if it would help the party; iu the second place, th.it we do uot be? lieve it would help the party. The plan was tried by the Democrats in 1871-72. The Herald, World aud ether Democratic papers suppressed the ?vi deuce of the T'ummauy frauds. The Herald, now so noisy iu its talk about "honest government," never uttered one world against Tweed and his friends?neves even published one of the figures which brought their guilt home to them. What was the conse? quence? Did tho Herald save the Democrats from defeat? No! It only discredited itself aud the party it at tempted to protect. When u newspa? per jotus iu au effort to cheat the pub? lic, that newspaper suffers as well us the author of the frauds. Hut iu Ilm case, the Republicans are not responsi? ble for ttie crimes of Massa Moses. Why should they uudertake to defeud them? They cannot be concealed. A voice, however, com, RS to us from Troy, saying, "You injure our party." Gratitude is so uneommou :i virtue, that we are half inclined to look with indulgence eveuou a diseased tn inifes tatiou of it. In this case, gratitude for a forcigu mission seems to have paralyzed the judguieut. "Speak in a becoming mauner," says our friend? that is, do uot speak above a whisper. Lie is s.? amazed ut the condescension which picked him out for a foreign mission, that, as they bay in the blast, he is perpetually raising the eyebrows of astonishment and bending the knees of submission. All this seems to us very foolish. The Republican party lives by virtue of its services to the nation. It bus never defended fraud?never attempted to conceal it when discovered, We were much praised by these very journals when we were uueurtuiug the Tweed robbe? ries, but now?it is u horse of another color. We do not see the difference. Wo did uot attack the lauiruuny rulers be? cause they were Democrats, but be? came they were thieves. We shall uot now defend Massa Moses because be calls himself a Republican. We have never scrupled to point out tho errors of our own party, and it is lather too lute in tue day to call upon us to do so uow. We admit that it is difficult to reach Moses and bis gang directly, lint ltdirectly we have already reached them. They arc scared at tho ex? posure which we have made of their crimes. Wo find even their own "organs" warning them that they must turn over it uew loaf. When onco these meu understand that the Repub? lican party will uot permit them to subject au entire State to pillage, they mil become alarmed, and desist from further spoliatious. Moses is seeking re-election, aud we hope ho will bo de? feated. Wo advise tho Republicans in South Carolina to turn him out und ; elect uu honest man. It is their ouly chaucuof putting themselves right be? fore tho peoplo ot tho North. If thoy ueglect this advice, they will liud that they arc sowing sorrow for themselves iu tho future. They will get no eup port or encouragement from this part of the country. Tweedism is Tweed ism wherever it may be found; and, for our own parts, we shall leave journals like the New York Herald to defend it?we wash oar bands of it al? together.?New York Times. City. Mattbiw.?Subsoribe for the PnrxNix. Business is us dull us the back of a cheese kuife. Fow men know how to raise a boil scientifically. How to get rieh?Live on air and I sleep ou u clothes line. Only the stamps are necessary now to eujoy good living here. The Choral Uuiou meets to-night. The weather, Tuesday evening, pre? vented a meeting. One ul the heaviest storms of the seusou passed over this city, Tuesday night, accompanied by rain, thunder and lightning. Visitors to the commencement at Woffurd College will go and return over the Spartanburg and Union Rail? road for one fare, from the 20th to the 20th of Juno. The return in the mandamus cuse re? lative to the certificates of indebted? ness waB read yesterday. The argu? ment will be heard in the Supreme Court to-morrow. To advertise in uoy guise is very wise; aud he who buys discreetly hies where lies the surest prize. He who det'n-s this rule relies ou empty guys*, bis business dies, nor can it rise to any eiste until he plies bis skill aud vies with others wine wbo advertise. j Alaj. Wm. Simons, notwithstanding bis political und military proclivities, has nut forgotten l>usiness. He is engaged in flooring tS-e first story of Uxe Stute House, and a capital job it ie, too. Tue round columns were somewhat of an obstruction, bnt the wood has been neatly fitted around tbeu. The Columbia Wate? Power Com? pany folks complain of the waste of water by the citizeua, u& the reason for the pumping up of ttae dirty river wutttr. Duriug the war, there were double the number of persons resi? dent in Columbia that iSere -are now, and the water supply was sufficient. Hun; up a better excuse, gentlemen. There will be a meeting of the Southern Life Insurance Company, in the Central National Bank building, to-day, at 11 o'clock. General Col quitS und Col. Miller use in the city, and will be on hand. Arrangements hav> been made for patting up their new building, at an eajly day. The friends aud patrons of the insurance j company are invited to- be present at to-day's meeting. Look to the Water You Use. ?We have in Columbia, as in ether cities j aud towns, what is familiarly known as a municipal government. This j municipal government has entered I into a contract with a company known j as the "Columbia Water Company," to supply the city with spring water, I at the t?te of SlG.OOOa year for twenty i years. It used to cost between 86,000 j and $7,000, and was then good. What 1 ever the difficulties and delays the {company has been subjected to in re? ceiving the enormous compensation i agreed upon, it is in no measure re ! leased by them from its obligation to ' furnish a certain de lined quantity of I good water every day. Does it do it? ; We cannot apeak of the quantity fur I nished, but every ono knows the j quality to be inferior. It never came i from springs, unless the springs had i ?rst been the recipients of mud or ; tilth. It is unwholesome as it is uu ' pleasant to nso it. What is worse, I there seems no ccrtaiuty that this j * I nuisance will ever be abated. The Town Council finds it easier to mako I contracts than to enforce their condi { lions. If they aro doing their duty ! towurds the citizens in this extremity, I there is no evideuoe seen of it in any I of their published proceedings, and I noue iu tho appearanco of thc water. It is, iu fact, getting worso from day i to day, and is now heavily charged I with mud, and of doep tawny hue. It I is dangerous to tako it in the stomach. I There cau be no assurance of health where tilthy water is nscd. Citizens had better avoid the mixtare which flows through the pipes, and protect themselves as best they can. They had better mako arrangements to pro? cure suoh water aB it will be aafo to use from wells or springs. It may cost something, but sickness will cost much more. They must go back to ! first principles, suoh as were iu vogue when Columbia was a village, to which condition it exhibits signs of rapidly returning. Supreme Court Decision, June 17. ? Bull, respondent, vs. J. R. Lamb son, appellant. Appeal dismissed. Opinion bp Willard, A, J. Dbowned.?During tbe severe storm of Tuesday eight, Dick Hull, a colored oarponter, fell in tbe ditob, on Taylor street, near Henderson, and was drowned. The supposition is that he was under the influence cf liquor. Coroner Colemun hold an inquest, and a verdict in accordance with the above was rendered. Prisoners Released.?Sheriff Yo aum, of Chester, informs us that, owing to the non-payment by the County Commissioners of bis accounts for dieting prisoners, he has been com? pelled to "turn 'em out." Things have come to a pretty pass?tbe Go? vernor pardons one-half of the crimi? nals und the balance are released by the Sheriff. HoxBn Arrivals, Jane 17, 1874.? Wheeler House?ft Scbaab, Bath; H Sparnick, Aiken; T B Frazer and wife, Sumter; B F Bryan, NO; S Dibble, Oraugeburg; L D Dubausaure, Charles? ton; W M Conners, Miss E Conners, Lancaster; Miss 21 Jenkins, Charles? ton; A H Colqaitt, J H Miller, Ga; A K Brittain, Mrs Brittaio, Mies Brit tain, Ala. Columbia Hotel?E J White, Charles? ton; J M 8eigler, G A O E B; J H Miller, Augusta; H 8 Johnson, city; J A Barkadale, Liurens; Wm Wilson, G Holmes, P L Wiggin, Beaufort; C A Speissegger. John F Newman, Charleston; T SOlarkaou, Charlotte; J H Hancock, Sptrtauborg; E G Kent, Happy Splice; John P Kinard, New berry. Hendrix House?C K Morrison, SC; J T K Walker, Augusta; P H Hanes, Winetoc; J L Black, Bidgeway; PT Hollmua, Miss Ellen E Hanck, Fort Motte; W W Oland, Doko; T J Bar? ber, Smith's Turnout. List of New ADVxjffisaMBNTS. Meeting Columbia Chapter. i. C. Dial?Preserving Kettles. Tho New York Methodist says that tbe Northern and Southern Methodists having entered into bonds of fraternity At Louisville, according to the old-fa sbioued habit of Methodism, "the next thing in order i? to shake hands ulL around." Tins is propoeed to be done at an international camp meeting, at Bound Lake, commencing on the 8th of July. There are expected to bo prejeut Bishops Kavo-naogb, Pierce, Doggett and Wightman>of the Church South, with Dr.McFerfin, Missionary Secretary; Bishops Janes, Simpson, Peek, Ames, Haven, Foater, Andrews and Scott, of the Northern Church; Bishop Bichardson, of'Canada; Bishop Miles, and others of. tbe Colored Methodist Episcopal Church; Bishop Campbell, of. the. African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Bishop Clin? ton, of the Zioa Church, .-< ? ? Ksoro Box Dbownmh?Lost Sun? day, a negro hoy was drowned in a pond near Aiken, while bathing. An iuq,ueat was. held over hie body, and several other boys who had been bath? ing with him required to place their bands- on his face, in order to disco? ver if any of them had used any vio? lence towards him, the conviction be? ing that if auch was the case blood would gush from tbe nostrils of the deceased as eoou as the body was touched by the guilty party. As nothing of the kind happened, the jury came to the conclusion that no violence hud been used, and that the death had beeu altogether accidental. That jury were evidently not believers in the old aphorism that "dead men tell uo tales." [A ugusta Chronicle and Sentinel. United States District Court, June Hi?Judge Bryan presiding. The petition of Klinok, Wickeuberg & Co., for the involuntary bankruptcy of Colcock & Hey ward, was heard, and 'the judge adjudicated the debtors bankrupts. The petition of J. M. Small, for final discharge in bank? ruptcy, was referred to tbe Registrar. Iu tho matter of E. G. Greene, Jr., bankrupt, it was ordered that the as? signee withhold tbe payment of the claims of Green Brothers, amounting to $32,500, till further orders. An insurance case was recently tried in the Court of Queen's Benoh, Eng? land, wherein payment was disputed of a policy upon the life of a woman, on tho plea that the man to whom it was made payable had no insurable interest in her life. Tho claimant averred that the deceased was his be? trothed wife, and this faot being es? tablished, tho court held that the claimant had an insurable interest in her life, and the policy must be paid. Tho Japan cable men have disco? vered, between Honolulu and Yoko? hama, sis submarine mountains, which aro from 5,000 to 12,000 feet in height. What makes the discovery more de? lightful is that summits are covered with ooral and lava. One of tbe moun? tain peaks reaches tu the surfaoe of the water, bat it is to be hoped that the oable company will be put to no expense for tuunels for their wires to run through. Bloody.?In ten European govern? ments there are 6,110,090 soldiers? the poor, miserable poppets of bloody minded and rapaoious rulers. While the monarcbs and despots of the old world aro immensely augmenting their military establishments, tho Congress of the United States have pared the regular army down to a more fragment. We frankly confess that such action on the part of a Republican Congress looks very little like imperialism. ".Mother Darling's medicine" is wonderful for children. Get it at Heinitsh's,