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cotumbii; sr? Taeiday Meraisg, Jaac 23,1S74. Proposed Imptaobmint of Daren. Mr. Wilson, of the Boubo Judiciary Committee, reported a resolution, last Wednesday, that Judge Durell, of Louisiana, ought to be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. The specific ohargos. wero tue manner in whion matters, in. bankruptcy were disposed of by Judge. Duroll and the mid-night order *bl?b placod Kellogg and party; in possession of the State House. The oue charge 1b of corrup tion, together with Abaigaoo Norton, with whom he was intimate, in making extortionate and outrageously exorbi? tant charges against bankrupts; the other iB of flagrant- and corrupt abuse of his judicial functions. The charges of drunkenness and fraudulent transac? tions do not enter into the oase. In reference to the midnight order, the committee say they have fully gone ovor the testimony, and denounce it as an aot unparalleled in tbe history of the judiciary of the country and merit? ing impeachment. There are two re? ports, the majority presented by Messrs. Butler, Wilson, White, Jewett, Eldridge and Potter, tbe minority signed by .four members, including Mr. Tr?coaino, reoomtaenaiug that all proceedings be discontinued. Mr. Poland, Ol Vermont, submitted his in? dividual opinion' that, while Durell hud n? proper legal jurisdiction to make j$af$j&Tj$ Ja?*, tyVaQJ*a oor ruptly^boi ..only.,.w?ftkJy uud without iudiciatv' calmness and correctness. And iu regard to the undoubtedly cor- J rnpt practioos of. ofijgars of his court, he thinks be did not share in the pro coeds. But bo suaUiuod the impeach? ment, nevertheless. It is noticeable ttut the name of Mr. fremaine appears in the lead of those Of the committee opposed1 to this pro? ceeding. He is tbe same man who made the majority report against the riouth Carolina tax-payers' memorial? one of the poorest, feeblest and most contemptible papers ever presented to Congress; a mere rehash, with added venom and shameful perversion of truth, of the counter-memorial taken on by the Whittemore committee. He wants to cbter up the record of iniqui? ties perpetrated in the South, and to let off the criminals who have betrayed their trusts and inflicted untold inju? ries and wrongs upon Southern com? munities; hi;tbe,name and while!beat? ing the commission of the General Government. It ia equally significant that Mr. Eldridge, who presented the able minority report on the memorial referred to, and showed a just concep? tion of the intolerable wrongs perpe? trated here In tbe abused name of Re? publicanism, and a purpose to insti? tute auch proceedings as would in their effect efface the eUio, takes side with those who recommend Durell'a impeachment. Efforts will, of oourse, be made to prevent any objectionable action on the resolution. Kellogg is already on the scene, using every poa sible art and management to defeat it; for if Durell falls, he will not be able to stand. It is amazing, when we consider the power of corruption, tho facility in doing wrong, and oompare it with the difficulty of holding men to the paths of reotitode, of correcting injury and retrieving error, Through one dark midnight deed of a wretobed tool of a batch of conspirators, easily consum? mated, New Orleans and Louisiana have had a flood of corruption let loose, and a reign of valgar tyranny and despotism fastened upon them for years, which have brought them to tbe verge of revolution, and aroused the interest and excited the fours of tho whole country. And yet tho Govern? ment haggles about tbe matter, aud committee men pretend they cannot see, und partisans are perfectly willing to protract this agony and disgrace in flioted upon a noble and helpless peo? ple, rather than that the party shall be exposed aud tbe fonl deeds of its tools and agents nneartbed. Tho steps of corruption and wrong are easily and quickly taken. Measures of justice and reform are slowly and reluotantly enterod npon. The only oomfort we oan see is, that if justice is slow, she is snre. -* 4 ? *>-r???' It is a pity that some of her Bister powers do not persuade Spain to abandon her bloody and oostly at tempt to retain Ouba. The situation in the island at present is more than ever deplorable, and the relentless conscription by Captain-General Con? di a is said to be producing a reign of terror. The Cubans have just land? ed ouo of tbe mrat important expedi? tions of tbe war, with 4,000 arms, six pieces of mountain artillery, and a largo quantity of ammunition, and have established communication with Gomez. "Got. Moses and other State offi? cials may be all that they are charged with being?and we do not say that they ?sr??t-?st i?s ?sk?nd?h>,of the Republican party ip this Statte ia^s hones*, althodgh it may n?t be as ln telliMht, as afcy party whioh ever up hel?ya political banner in any Beotlon I of tho o?untryV'? Union. How men bow down and worship power! Even the power of declamation tike Samner's, power of stolid obstina? cy like Grant's, power of the peculiar sort of Christian statesmanship repre? sented by such men as Harlan, Howard and Oolfaz, have their admirers. Men must worship something, and if they can't find a hero, they fall down be? fore a log. In tho above quoted ex? tract, it is "the rank and file of the Republican party in this State," whose honesty haa won this genuflection. But, alasl the compliment is left-hand? ed, after all. It is at the expense of their intelligence. Call a man a block? head at a German University, and you get a fight on your hands. It ia the unpardonable epithet. Remembering this, we protest for "the rank and file"?some of whom we have known as both intelligent and honest before they were lowered from their humble station in life into tbe Radical fold? that they shall not be oalled fools in any suoh insidious fashion. As a pieoe of flattery, the honeyed words honest, although not intelligent, will not pasB muster. Besides, how can yru mike out that 80,000 honest voters always put in power suoh men as "Moses and other State officials," as to whom yon admit so much? How oan it be that when you take the sense of an honest constituency, you invariably get as re? sult diahonest and untrustworthy officials? It will not do to oharge it as due to want of intelligence, for it happens with intelligent regularity and shows the system of arrangement and forecast. It oomes from laok of spirit and manhood, rather from want of proper pride, whioh subjects the great muss of Radical voters in tbe State to the manipulations of a dozen, more or less, Radical bellwoathers. Will they, like sheep, still follow these tinkling bells, now that auy one, whether intel? ligent or not, can see that their sounds oonduot to ruin and disgrace, to po? verty and shame? If they do, tbey will indeed make good the Radical "insinuendo" that they have no brains to spare. -? ?- >? The Confederate Records.?The House of Representatives at Washing? ton oity has amended the sundry civil appropriation bill so as to provide for tbe publication of all official records of the late war, including the Confederate archives. The new section reads as follows: "To enable the Secretary of War to begin tbe publication of tbe rebellion, both of Union nnd Confede? rate armies, the anm of $15,000; and the Secretary of War is hereby directed to have copied for the public printer all reports, letters, telegrams and gene? ral orders not hitherto copied or printed, and properly arrange the same iu chronological order." The amendment was unanimously adopted, and is favored by all, tbua far. Sena? tor Logan advocates it in the Seuate. Singular Coincidence ?We learn that on the night previous to the de? parture the next morning of Mr. Gal vin, the ill-fated engineer, to take oharge of the engine upon whioh he lost his life, that his wife had a most singular dream, whioh the sequel has proven did actually ocour. It seems that on tbe night in question she dreamed that her husband was brought home to her with his legs broken and dead, and so impressed was she iu cou ceqnenoe that tbe next morning sbo begged him not to go. To which he replied that the officers of the road would expect him to tako charge of the engine and ho must do so. He did bo, and our readers aro acquainted with the cousequences that followed. [ Wilmington Journal, Sawyer's Successou ?The delay in filling tho position of Assistant Secre? tary of the Treasury is attracting somo attention. Mr. Sawyer bus not for several days put iu an appearance at the Treasury Departmout, and he an? nounces that ho is no longer Assistant Secretary. He does a great deal of wandering around, and is supposed to be looking for somo one worthy to un? loose bis sboe-latcbets, and will likely havu as hard a timo as Jupbet in search of hi 4 father. It is understood that the position of Assistant Secretary was offered to Hon. John Allison, of Pennsylvania, the present Registrar of tbe Treasury, but Mr. Allison prefers his present position, and respectfully declined the offer.? Washington Letter. The Mew York Times does not want to make a party question of the mess in South Carolina. Is there to be no responsibility, then? Tbe oondition of affair; in South Carolina is All that the Times describes, and is directly asorib able to the Republican polioy. Are we not to place the aap where it be? longs? Shall tho country rest content with being told that if it does bold the Republican party responsible, it will get no redress? The course of tbe Tinus is altogether honorable nnd in? dependent. But that oiroumstauoe should afford no sholter to the anthor of the villainy. [Louisville Courier-Journal. Tho constitution for the Tax Union? Proposed ana Iltccmmended by (lit) Tax-Payers* Convention'. , JTba Bxoontsso Committee of the Tax ?b.ye'*y Convention, at their late meet? ing in Charleston, adopted and or rjired to be published an address to tho people of the State, and a form of constitution for the Tax Unions. The uddresa ia as follows: FKiiiiOW-CrrizENB: Tho Executive Committee of the Tux-Payers' Con? vention, iu pursuauco of tho duty with which they wore charged, herewith present to you a pluu for the organiza? tion of tho Tux Unions throughout the State. The object of this organi? zation is to put iuto effective operation all lawful means within our reach fur the ro-eatab?shment of uu honest und economical tulministratiou of govern? ment iu South Carolina. ? The committee do not dreni it ne? cessary to argue with you upon the nrgoucy or the occasion, or the neces? sity of reform. Tho burdeus to which I wo aro subjected are greater than wo I can bear, and tho proof is to be fouud iu the fact that the houses and lauds of the proprietary class are beiug for? feited to the Stute, in quantity and number without a parallel, from ?beer inability to pay the taxes. There can be no stronger or more distressing proof of oppression than thosystemutic confiscation by the governmeut of the property of the citizen for non-pay? ment of dues too excessivo to be borne. But when the moneys, < x tor teil from the people uuder color of law, are also systematically and shamelessly sciuau dered, plundered aud stoleu, another and more grievous wrong is added to the catalogue of enormities, aud tho very aome of the most vulgar form of despotic rule is reached. Such go? vernment forfeits all title to the name, and is no better than organized .spolia? tion and robbery. It would be u slan? der and a stigma upon you to suppose that yon will sutler this state of things, so destructive and ignominious, to continue, without exhausting every possible human effort to put an end to it. Your history, your traditions and your personal manhood forbid it; there is no need of reasoning about it?if you be true to yourselves, your instincts will all impel you iu this direotiou; uor can you hope to redeem yourselves, without helping yourselves. Self-help will bring you ull other help. We cannot believe that there are uot good men enough of all parties in the State to rescue the government from the men that are bringing min und disgrace upon yon, and to restore it to some? thing of its former respectability. To this end activity, real earnest purpose, devotion to the uause and thorough organizalion are necessary. Tho Tax Unions will furnish tho form of organ? ization, but you mast breathe iuto it the breath of life, und make it a living, active, efficient and pervading instru? mentality for good. Especially should our youug men devote themselves to this work. The future, its hope aud deatinies, are all their*. If they do uot try to shape it, there will be un? told miseries in reserve for thorn ? uot only ruin, but shame and remorse, sure and perhaps too late. It is upon them that the blame will rest, for it is now their time to come to the fronting this struggle under tho law, as before they came to the front in the more dreadful isHue of war. The same spirit and courage that stood them in steud then, will stand them in stead now. Their cause will enlist the sym? pathies of all good men throughout the country. To put dishonesty to flight, to purge corruption, to rescue the good common wealth from the hands of tbos? who have made her name a by-word and reproach every? where, is a wo-k well worthy of an earnest, ooncerted and persevering ef? fort; aud if it be undertaken in the proper spirit, uud with a zeal and energy proportioned to the exigencies in which we are placed, it mast und will bo successful. lu conclusion, we beg to aommeud to your earnest, sober and faithful consideration these words of wise, pa? triotic counsel, from tho uddreps of their convention to tho people of South Carolin?: Let tho honest aud well meaning citizuus, one by one, be brought into tho Tux-Payers' Union, aud made to work for tho cause of good government, until tho Stute is redeemed. Tho eclat lh:it attends the clash of urins is wanting to such a struggle, but no cause can bu more] worthy of the earnest, faithful and pa-j tient labor of ouo who Iuvob his peo? ple and his Stute. A triumph like thin is not to be won by a single decisive battle, uor, it may bo, by many toil? some cnnipuigus, but patient, endnr- 1 iug aud boue.st work, sooner or Inter, will briu;; victory to your .standards. No laurel wreaths muy crowu tho victor's brow, but n ransomed and re? deemed Caroliua, a free, prosperous aud happy people, will attest to future generations that, worthy of your au- j cestry, aud true as they to duty und honor, you havo taken up tho tight in j the darkest hour of adversity, and faithfully and successfully fought it out to victory. Wo conjure you, then, at onoe to o.ganizu, compact aud work up tho Tux Payers' Uuiou, uutil you anchor the State safe iu tho harbor of assured peace und prosperity. JAMES OHESNUT, Chairman Executive Committee Tax Payers' Convention, iu behalf of Committee. The constitution for the Tax Unions, qh finally adopted, is as follows: 1. The object of the 1'ax Unions are tho reduction of taxation and the ho? nest appropriation and expenditure of the public funds. 2. There shall bo in each County as many Subordinate Tax Unions as may be deemed necessary, but not lese tbau one such Subordinate Union for each township or ward. There shall be one County Tax Union for each County and one State Tax Union for tbe Btate. . . 8. E5ft*h Subordinate Tax Union ?hail have suoh name or designation as the members thereof may select, bat eaoh Oonrily Union shall be designated by the name of the Cuunty, and tbe State Union shall bo ntyled "Tbe Tax Union of tbe State of South Caro? lina." 4. All tax-pajers iu this State are eligible to membership of auy one Subordinate Tax Uuiou in the County in whioh they live. 5. Applications for membership mu.it bu mado in writing aud addressed to the-Tux Union of- County. Such npplicatious shall bo signed by tho applicant, or by bis authority, and shall give tho applicant's full name and address. The applications mu.st be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Subordiuute Union to which they nru addressed, which committee may report thereon at auy meeting of the Uuiou, aud a majority of tho voles of tho members present shall be sulli cient to elect. (3. The officers of each Subordinate Union shall bo a President, a Vice president, a Secretary, a Treasurer uud an Executive Committee uf live members, iuoluding the President and Vice-Presidont, who shall be member uf such committee ex officio 7. Tho Subordinate Uuioud sbail hold regular monthly meetings, and shall have authority to hold spent a) meetings as may be ucces>ary. 8. Eich member of u Subordinate Uuiou shall pay to the Treasurer of such Uuiou uu iuitiation fee of tifty cents uud also such uniform per cent age, not exceeding two per ceut., of the lust tax laid upou him for geueral State und County purposes, us may be called for by tbe Executive Committee of snoh Union, with the approval of the Uuiou; and such per ceutugo shall be declared and collected before* the first day Of September iu each year. 9. The County Unions shall consist of two delegates from each Subordi? nate Uuiou, with oue delegate uddi tional for every twenty members be? yond twenty iu each S'lbordiuuto Union. 10. The Couuty Unions shall meet nt the respective Court Houses, on the first Monday in July, October, January and April iu each year, with authority to bold special meutiugs, upon the call of the Executive Committee of the County Union. 11. The officers of tho County Unions shall be a Prcsideut, a Vice Presideut, a Secretary und u Treasu? rer, who shall be elected a! the first meeting, aud sbail hold office until the first Monday iu July iu tbe eusuiug year, und until their successors shall be elected and shull qualify. 12. The Executive Committee of tbe Couuty Unions shall cousit-t of tbe Chairmen of the Executive Commit tees of tho Subordinate Unions, who shall be ex officio members of tbe County Uuiou, together with the Pre nideut of the County Uuiuu, whioh Couuty Executive Committee shall have power to elect its owu officers. 13. Tho State Uuiou shall consist of three delegates from euch Couuty Uuion, and shall meet annually in Co? lumbia, on tbe fourth Tuesday iu No? vember, and at such other times aud places us the State Executive Commit? tee may appoiut: Provided, That fhe tirst meetiug of the State Uuiou shall be held at such time as may bs up pointed by tho Executive Committee of the Tax Payers' Couveutiou. 11 The officers ot the SUt<> Uuiou shall be a President, three Vice Prent dents, a Secretary, u Treasurer, an Ex? ecutive Committee aud suoh other of? ficers as the Uuiou may determine to appoint. 15. Tbe State Executive Committee shall consist of two mein hers from each Congressional District, und the President of the Stain Uuiou. Tbe members of the State Uuiou from tbe County Unions of the Cuuuties com? posing each Congressional District shall nominate the members of tLe Stato Executive Comtaitteu from that District. Hi The State Executive Committee shall elect its own officers, uu 1 bhall meet ul such times aud places as the Chairman, in his own discretion, or upon the writteu request of two in-tu? tu era uf the committee, shull appoint. 17. The actual expenses of each member of the Stale Ex cutivc Com? mittee, in attending meetings of the committee, shall bo paid, upon the order of the Chuirni m ol the Stute Executive Committee, by the County Uuious of the Cougro.SHiou.il District which he repr?seilt.s. 18. The Statu Executive Committee shall make such an assessment tii I hey think necessary, upou the County Unions, which assessment shull be iu propoitiou to the amount of the last tux laid for general State an 1 County purposes iu each County, und shull not exceed l'.j per oout. of the amount of such tax; aud the Executive Commit? tees of the several Conuiy Unions, in order to meet sjich assessment und de? fray their other expenses, shall make! uud collect uu assessment, iu hku pro portion, upon the Subordinate Unions. 19. All funds received by the Trea? surer of the Statu Uuion shall be depo? sited by him, iu bis numu as Treasure!, in a bank to bo designated by the Pre? sident of tbo State Uuiou, aud uo money shull be drawn txcept upon tbe draft of the Tieuniror, COUUtel'Signed by the Cbairmau of the State Exeou tivo Committee, notice of which pro? vision shall bo giveu to tho bank whioh shall be denigcatod us tho pluco of do posit. 20. The Stato Executive Committeo are authorized to pay the Treasurer, as compensation for bis services, if they shall deem it neoussary, a com? mission not exceeding 114' per cent, on all money received by him, and per cent, on all money paid oat by bim. 21. There shall be prepared, by eaob Subordinate; Union, a full uud correct roster of fiu?h Union, giving the Dame and residency of each momber, and also a record of tho names of all the tax-payers within the township, ward or other district in which the said Union works. One copy of the roster aud record shall be kept by the Secre? tary of tho Subordinate Union, open for the inspection of the members, and u duplicate copy of such roster and re? cord ?b ill bo sent to the Executive Committee of the County Union, who shall prepare therefrom a generul rot? ter uod record for the County. A da plic.t.o copy of each Couuty roster and record shull be forwarded by the County Executive Committee to tire Executive Committee of the State Union, tho secretary of which commit tee sb?ill prepare therefrom a general roster and record for tho State. 22 This constitution may be amend? ed by the vote of two-thirds of the Couuty Unions, stlbjeot to the ratifica? tion of the State Union, or by n vote of the State Union, subject to the rati? fication of two-thirds of tho County Uuious. JAMES CHESNUT. Chairman Executive Committee. The Executive Committee also una? nimously adopted the following reso? lutions: Resolved, That the delegations from the several Comities to tho Tax-payers' Convention of 1874 be requested to proceed at once to the organization ot Subordinate and County Tax Uuious, iu accordance with the plan now pro? mulgated by the Executive Committee of that convention. Resolved. That the County Unions shall elect, uot later than tho first Monday iu September, tho members of the State Uoiou, which will meet at a time i.) he hereafter announced by the Executive Committee of the Tax Payera' Convention. Resolved, That after the organization of tho Tux Unions it would be inexpe? dient, in our opinion, to ro assemble the present convention, and that if it be at any time advisable to call the tax payers of the State into convention again, a new body should be organized upon motion of the Union. Resolved. That this committee, before separating, take great pleasure iu plac? ing upon record tueir appreciation of the ability, impartiality and dignity with which tbfir Chairman, the Hon. Jas. Chesuut, has presided over their deliberations. Judge Magkey and Sheiufk Yocum. The following is taken from the Winns boro News: An interesting correspondence has takon place between Judge T. J. Muckoy and Sheriff Yocum, of Ches? ter. Sheriff locum wroto tc Judge Mackey that be could get no money from the County Commissioners, and that he had strained his privat" credit in supplying prisioners with food; ihat there wore two prisoners confined. H.? called his Honor's attention to the fact. Judge Mackey replied that be regret? ted the embarrassment of the Sheriff, but if there were no funds in tho trea? sury he was without a remedy by sum? mary process. He suggested that a lien be given on tho crop of the County furm by the Commissioners. The Commissioners had officially in? formed Judge Muckey that Mr. Yocum presented an account for $355, and re? fused to take 8200 in part payment. The Couuty Treasurer also certified that he hud ulready paid the Sheriff ?2,3-12 25. nearly ooe-hftli of the whole tux for Couuty purposes, und more than double the amount ever drawn before in one yeur; this, too, in face of the fact that in January there was not a prisoner in jail or a criminal oush on docket. The Judge, however, authorized tho removal of ono pri? soner to York jnl. and the release of the other, who was within five days of her time of release, unless the justice would provide for her. Sheriff Yocum replied, denying that ho had been offered S2?0, and claimed that the sumo influences which had so long kept him out of his mouey were still at work. He chums that he has receipts for moruthuu the bills he pre? sented to tho OommiHsiouera. He el lima to have served more State papers in a ye-ir than had been served beloro in twenty II ? also claim* that there have beeu more pn-oneis iu Uue?ter jail this lust year than iu any two ye?rs previous since recoiistruc t ion We do not know what will be tlio upshot of the mailer. Death of a Buiual Pahty on Mont BiiANO. ? Uulitjntini stales that a uie laueholy uumdeui hud occurred in Switzerland Mr. and Mrs. Liskeurd. a young E igllsh pair on their wedding tour, set out with a party of friends to make uu usceut ol Mont lilauo When they readied ihu suiumiL of the cor? ridor, the ladies felt the cold so severe? ly that, tho guides advisud returning All were fastened together with ropes, aud tbo bride set out, leaning npou the arm of u gutdo. Hardly had they taken 100 puces, when Mrs Liskeurd und her companion suddenly disap? peared down a crevasse covered with a slight layer of frozen snow. Unhap? pily, the ropo by which they were conceded with the others broke, and they were seen no more. The hus? band at once procured extra assistance from tho Grands Chalets, but the bodies could uot be recovered, and are probably some thousand feet duwu in the mouutaiu. Death must have been instantaneous. Rev. Dr. Oastou and his son, of Passaio, N. J., caught a burglar in the act of entering his house, thrashed him thoroughly and then let him go his way. City Mattzb?.-Subscribe for the Phoenix. The moe^utto season has commenced io eafueei. . \ Luna gives forth her brightest rays nightly now. To-morr?w (June 24) is St. John's day?venerated by the Masonic fra? ternity. Dr. Talley has removed to the Co? lumbia Hotel, where calls may be left for him. The weather, on Sunday, was very pleasant, with slight showers of rain; but yestarday was a scorcher. The Schuelzenfest in Augusta com? mences to-day. Several of our Ger? man fellow-citizens will be present Thero is a dog in this vioinity whioh keeps up an inaessant barking at night, rendering himself a nuisance to the neighborhood. He should be looked after. Sheriff Southern, of Greenville, ar? rived iu Columbia, yesterday, with se? veral temporary boarders for General Dennis. The Captain reports every? thing serene in the mountain city. The stagnant water whioh has col? lected under the bridge, corner of Richardson and Upper Boundary streets, smells very unpleasantly, and unless removed, will, doubtless, cause sickness in the vicinity. A colored haokman, named Bobert Bryce, was thrown from his wagon, yesterday, and sustained a compound fracture of the collar-bond, besides other injuries. He was properly oared for. Tho fuueral of Mr. B C. Shiver, on Sunday, was oue, of tbe largest ever seen in Colombia. 'Rev. J. K. Men? denhall officiated. There weret over forty vehicles io the procession.' Tho remain* were interred in Elrawood Cemetery. The cattle have discovered a new use for the wooden lamp-poets erected iu different parts of the city, Beveral months ago. They rub themselves against them, and then return thanks to tho oity fathers, after the order of the itchy Scotchmen and the Duke of Argyle. It would be more agreeable than at present for pedestrians on Main street, if the parties who have control of the watering hose would instruct their pipemen not to exercise their skill in ascertaining just how near to passers by they can atop their stream without actually deluging them. Coggia's comet ia now approaohing the earth, and porsous who know where to look for it can see it. Its tail is half a dogree long, and re? sembles, to the heated imagination of tbe astronomer, a half-opened fan. Mr. MoElrone thinks he can see it, in the direction of the North Star. As be is np and about all night, he has excellent opportunities for observation. Death of Mr. Thos. N. Brouohton. This gentleman, who is regarded as one of the most prominent citizens of Clarendon, departed this life on Sun? day last, from an affection of the liver, at the age of fifty-seven. He held the position of County Treasurer for several terms?acceptably to the peo? ple. He leaves a wife and a large family of childreu. A Funny Dispute.?Tbe Columbia Union, having beeu twitted with re? ceiving money from tbe Radicals, re? torts by twitting its Conservative ac? cusers with getting the lion's share of the spoil. Can it be that the prer.se? of Carolina lovo lucre more than prin? ciple?? Augusta Constitutionalist. Yes, sir. Tho records of printing bills puid show this to be the fact. "A-?k us some harder questions." 1 Columbia Union. S:> far as the Pikenix is concerned, iu our mildest language, suitable to the occasion, nud having no fear of an ?'armed force," we prououL.i the "in siuuendo" of the Union to be false. List of New Advertisements. Meuting Colombia Lodge. A. H. Davegu?Rolling Stock forSalo Meeting Eutaw Encampment. It L Bryan?New Books. W. G. Bower?Furuitare Repairing. HoteIi AnuiVALS, Jane 22, 1874.? Wheeler House?B I Boono, Dr W C Fisher, J H Ruoklo, H HD Byron, L Noah, J I' Sloan. Jr. A H?ge, oity; F M West, W H Blaokwell, N C; W R Sluyter, J J Spiro, N Y; J Jenkins, J H Maucke, W A Bradley, Ga; John Cuutey, Cam den; Eugene St Am and, Charleston; A C Chalmers, Md; A Par? ker. Abbeville; Mrs Rossetor, SO. Hendrix House?Thoa 0 Ryan, S J ZcMgler, Charleston; W H Pope, P A ?im?, Va; P W Tabb, Md; P Garey, N Y; W D Trantbam, Oamdon; Miss E Frazier, Edge?eld; William Nelson Emlyn. city. Columbia Hotel?J W Sprinkle, N O; Wvbo Joues, L W Simkins, oity; Wm Y Howard, West Point; T S Clarkson, S C; G E Reab. Augusta; J E Thames. Cnarlostou; J L Soulbern, W T Shu? mate, Greenville; J E Thomson, R H Sieve, N Y; G R Lomkins, Ya; R D Summers, Md; Alex Why to, NO; E O Smith, La.