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COLUMBIA, S. C. Friday Morning, Jnne 26, 1874. The New Yorlc ??Tlmei" on South Carolina A flairs. The New York Times has for some weeks past made a specialty of the sorrspilon and Hoverocoenta! ahnRes of Sooth Carolina. It was later than the other great New York journals in discovering the rieh placer, bat now that it has found it oat, the 'Times scorns disposed to dig till it gets to the bottom. We are under very great obligations to the American press, and particularly so to that of New York, for throwing their strong influence and broad light npon oar affairs. For many long months, for years even, onr condition was bat feebly diBoerned oatside the 8tat?. Oar outcries were treated as so many treasonable otter anoes, and the anfferiugs of whioh we complained were, in many instances, pronounced the juat oonsequsnoes of oar political sins. Bat at last light has broken through the cruet of ignoranoe and prejudice, and the po? litical rancor whioh hugged delusions and sought to place blame where it did not belong, seems as if about to expire. The situation of South Caro? lina, the abnormal, unrepublioan cha? racter of its government, the gigantic frauds and corruptions whioh charac? terize it, the rapid tendonoy it shows to degradation and to the dissolution of the ties which bind aooioty together by the harmonious development of all its parts, and by the iU9t protection of all its interests?these and their oansoa have become a ?tudy to the curious. We welcome the researches and the intelligent interest of these thoughtful men. We invite their in? vestigations. The problem whioh ia tobe worked out here is ore which not merelj involves the fortunes of the oitizens of the State, bat oonoerns the whole American people. The last letter of the Times' corres? pondent from Columbia is of consider? able length, and is demoted to an ex? position of the views of ex-Qovernor Magrath on some of the causes and the remedy for the ills of the State, to interviews with Go vor nor Mobob and ex Governor Soott, and to statements of Treasurer Oardozo about some fan? cied reforms. The mode of reform proposed by ex-Governor Magrath ?ouuds plausible enough, but does Dot seem to ns to be praotieable ? or possi? ble. It presuppo838 three things, none of whioh can be oonnted npon or con? ceded?first, a sincere desire and pur? pose on the part of the Federal Govern? ment to effect genuine reforms here; se? condly, the capacity of its appointees to office in the State to make uny seri? ous impression upon the minds of the colored people; aod laitly, the will and the ability on the part of these people to aooept ihie dictation, and to regu? late their political oondoot accordingly. It is ndt worth while to discuss auch a Boheme, for the United,-Status Govern? ment, aa ut present controlled and ad? vised, has shown'no just conception of the evils existing here, and not a par? ticle of desire, to hate, them abated. As much is admitted ' by ex-Governor Magrath, when he says: '"If honest, educated men were appointed to the United States offices! now filled by cor? rupt and ignorant political favorites, much good would certainly follow." In asking Government to reform it? self, as the preliminary step to intro? ducing reform here, he begs the whole question. What, again, would the oolored men care about "(he nation at large" demanding of them to "reform their party,- and to give their support only to honest candidates?" By what tribuual would it be determiued who are "honest?" How would those be designated and spotted who have been j "engaged in corrupt transactions?" Tbere are to-day, as tbero were in 1872, hundreds of unhung villains re? volving the obanoeM of their being elected to otlioe as reform candidates. How are the poor voters, while held in leading strings of party, ever to discri? minate the false from the true, the counterfeit from the genuine? The ooreepondeut states that he had a long conversation with Gov. Moses, bot that he foand it impoHsible to dis? cover what exouses he had to advnDce for the many corrupt acts of his ad ministration. Hu ??uiiosaltj assured the correspondent that bo wus a mach injured mini He assnrud the public of the same thing in yesterday's Union-Herald, contradicting, but in a muddy way, several of the corres? pondent's statements. He touches upon matters of no sort of pnblio con? sequence, such ns bis misunderstand? ing witb Mr. Molotyre, his spendthrift disposition aud suoh like, leaving weightier matters unexplained, and I the severe ob arges whioh rest upon him unanswered. We bcttrto oail.the attention of the correspondent to Mr. Cbamberlaio, as a probable candidate for Governor. He will do our publio a service if he will interview him and elicit his opi? nions upon the validity of the oonvor Rion bonds, the part he took in trying to prevent or iu ???ri?g (v.liicheTer it was) their issue, his present views of proportioual representation as the right of the miuority of the State, and whether he means to insist upon his party associates that they shall conoode it. .-???-. Heading and Writing;. The Union has inclined its long cars to oatob the voioee of the "natiou" as to the sort of government it demands for Sooth Carolina. Amongst its dis? coveries is this, that ignorant, illiterate and incompetent men, whether white or black, must not presume to expect office, but keep iu the back-ground, or, as it says, "take baok seats." "A man who caunot read or write has no busi? ness in publio position of any kind." In recalling to mind the men who have held publio position for the last half dozen years, during whioh the State has been ruined and revolutionized, we find very few who cannot read and write. Whittemore can do both. So cau Niles G. Parker, John J. Patter eon, F. J. Moses, R. B. Elliott and moat others coooernod iu this ruin. Mr. Pike, the Republican writer, who gave bis views of things here ia the "Prostrate State," says that "it is the reading and writing negroes of the South Carolina Legislature who load in its most infamous venalities and corruptions. This sort of education merely lends a cutting edge to their moral obtuseness." Very true, and applicable also to re .diug and writing white men, both iu the Legislature and iu official positions. What, sup? posing we could get at the documeuts, would the boasted power of reading and writing, whioh they possess and have used in office, disolose of injury to the State and outrage to morals? The three r's, readiug, rttiog aud rith metio, are very good things to know, bat the statesmanship, virtue, integri? ty, oapaoity and churaoter, whiuh fit men to rule a State wisely aud justly, imply a great deal more. A man who oan merely read aud write, iu the em? ployment of a corrupt government, and under corrupt moral influences and tempted on every baud, is more likely to be a forger, briber und peculator than anything else. The poor mau, white aud blaok, in Siuth Carolina, | who cannot read and write, are by no means the worst meu in it. They sell i their votes, but the rascals who induce them to do it and buy them are meauer and wickeder than they. They are the men who oan read and write, but have not the first element of true manhood, and neither private virtue nor public honor. . m 6= ? When a court sentences a crimiual to nine or ten years iuoaroeration in the penitentiary, it must have some strong grourd for its action. Judge Maher sentenced the Burnwell Com? missioners, Glay to nine years, and Robinson to ten. The Governor, yes? terday, pardoued these meu after but I a few weeks detention. Either bo or Judge Maher is very much iu fault. But Judge Maher is well spoken of on all bauds us both oapable aud honest. The fault is not with him. This fla? grant attempt, substantially to eet aside the jiidioiary, demands the con? demnation of all citizens. "The crim-<H and mistakes oo t a nut? ted by the R -puuiio ma of 8 >>ith Caro? lina had been very Herious ones, but the Demooruoy, Instead of trying to oor reot, bud douo evurythiug to atlgmeut and iucrease them " Tho above lauguuge is attributed to Mr. Gardozo, iu a New York Times letter, from Columbia. When a sin? ner repents and confesses ins sins, it in but right to believe him Wneu ho blubbers about the sias of others, be naturally excites distrust. But we admit that Gardozo is good uutbority on Radical or me* -..? ?-? No Moita rnar Guns ?A few oven ings ago, there was a crowd of colored persons iu front of the Court House, iu Obarleston, discussing the Robert? son shooting case and the trap-gun. The latter was evidently in bad odor. The drift of the conversation was do oidedly agaiuat that weapon, aud after a great deal of talk aud bbiHter oo the subject, the crowd resolved that tbey would not give their support to any candidate for oQIoj. uud especially for the Legislature, uuIjhs be was willing to commit himself to a pledge to have a bill passed, us eoou as possible, mak? ing it a criminal nffduae to set a trap gun in corn oiibs, ohiokeu coops, smoke-houses, stores, Sea. ViEVfS op Ex Governor Magratu on the (Situation of Affairs in So?-IK Oabodina.? A correspondent of the Now York Times says: Ho greater error oonhl be committed than by* supposing that the white ele? ment of tho State oould have succeed ed in incorporating itself with the ne? groes after tho war, or that the same influence oould bo obtained over them which was now so ruinously exercised by the Northum settlers. Taking into consideration the difficulty of two raoe? in an instant becoming political equals, after the relation, of master uud slave had existed between them for generations, it was idle to suppose that in the course of a few hours the habits of life and modes of thought which had been oherished for many yours could be brushed away and to tally different views adopted. lu faot, it was to expect from the natives of South Carolina that of which no peo? ple in tho world's history had ever been capable. But evon if tbi<? had boon otherwise, if the while natives of the State had at ouoe begun to incor? porate themselves politically with their formor slaves, it was the general belief that tho distrust of the negro toward those who hud been their owuurs, would be evon greater than it was now. It should not be forgotten that the enfranchisement of the negro was the result of a war; was forced upon those by whom the blacks had been owned. Whatever might now be tho opinion of uegro slavery uh an abstract question, there oould of oourse be no doubt that in the slave-holding States nefore the war the people of those States regarded such servitude as necessary to their prosperity, as an essential element iu sivilizatiou. At thin late date, it was unnecessary to discuss the wisdom of the views then entertained. The fuct remained the same. The abolition of slavery was presented to the miud of the Southern slave-holder as the confiscation of his property, and as affecting him in every source of Im well-being. The negroes understood this thoroughly. They know very well that the whites were opposed to their freedom. This being the case, the liberated slave was nut only himself unwilling to oome under the political oontrol of his former mas? ter, because of a fear that he might again be placed in a position oj servi? tude, but, iu addition, these fears uud suspicions were fermented uud excited to the highest point, by tho adven? turers who came into the State after the war; und commenced u career of wickedness and corruption which had continued up to this tun--, uud which bad been suooessful iu the past because of the fears which hud constantly been kept alive in the hearts of the blacks. It was unnecessary to say that these fears wer*e groundless ones. To the question, "How can these evils be reformed?" Gov. Magrath and other prominent natives of the Siute replied, "Only by the Federal Govern? ment." The negroes of South Caro? lina had looked to that Government, and to the American Union, as the effective meaus by whioh their delivery from slavery had been secured, and since that time their respect for and obedience to that Government hud been one of the leading traits of their character. This being the case, it was not to bo doubled that if in any dis? tinct and tangible form it could be conveyed to their ininda that the con? dition of tbinge now existing, aud whioh had been brought about by them at the command of bad lenders, was distasteful to the Uuited States, they would halt in their present course and adopt any line of conduct that the Government might suggest. Whatever manifestation the authorities at Washington might feel oalted upon to make, to be effective, should be made in some practical aud unmistaka? ble manner. Tho ueceosity for this would be better understood when it was re mem bored that the colored peo? ple could not read nor write; that they would not believe what might be told them r?.?girding politics by the white natives, and that all their information was derived from leaders whose inte? rest it might be to keep them misin? formed. The Uuited States office bolders, who wore directly responsible to the Government, wore the persons beat fitted to convey to the blacks the desires und wishes of thut Government. If honest, educated men were appoint? ed to tbe Uuited States office?, now tilled by corrupt aud ignorant political favorite?, much good would certainly follow. Too next step would be, throngn these officers, to disabuso the miud of the uegro of the tusuue notion that there was any power on earth by which he could uguio bo reduced to slavery. If this wu* done, the blacks would listen to aud co-operate with the white uatives; for then tho ouly apprehension which separated them would bo removed. If, with Ihis, thu c ilured niou were assured in positive terms that the nation at largo demand? ed them to reform their party, to give their support only to houost candidates und to repudiate all those who had been engaged iu corrupt transactions, there might be brought ubotit nn identity of iotorest and u concurrence of action betwoeu the two races which could not fail to result io the redemp? tion of the State. It judges and le? gislators could bo made to feel that tho American Government and the Ameri? can people were closely watching, aud would hold tunai at least to a strict moral account for their actions, cor? ruption would cease and honest rule once more prevail in South Carolina. Government uid and interference would have lo bo invoked sooner or later. If it did not oome now, iu the manner suggested, it would bo obliged to oome before many mouths iu tho shape of an armed force. M. Jules Janin, the author, is dead, Another Comet.?The oomiDg coDi? et, which is already visible in the con? stellation Gameleopard, in right aaoen sion aboot seven hoars and declination about seventy degrees North, is ex? pected by astronomers to become ex? ceedingly luminous in tbo last week of July aud the first week of August. It is anticipated that its brilliancy will far surpass the Donati comet of 1358. The coming comet was Orst prsro9ived in Franco, on the 17th of April lust, by M. Gozgin. It is increasing itsdis tuuco from the sun, ami is moving to the youth. It was first visible iu the early morning, but it ia now also vi?i ble before taid-uight. ijutuo prelimi? nary though imperfect Bptutroscopio examinations, it id said, have been al? ready made of the new visitor. The telescope bas revealed nearly 7UI) com? ets, and every year we have onu or two new ones. Comets were once consi? dered precursors of great calamities, and home in our own ago, who still re? tained superstitions ideus, spoke of the oomet of 1858 us bringiug warning of the aivil war. It is to be hoped that j the oomet of 1874 may not be a "pre? monitory symtom" of dnmostio con? vulsions or foreigu hostilities, elee we might bo justified iu reviving the old prayer, "Deliver us from the devil, tbo Turk and the oomet." A correspondent of tbo Atlanta He ralti, visitiug tbe gold mining region of Georgia, gives au neuouut of the plau udopted to turn tbe bed of the Cbestateo lliver. This river, a .short distance above its junction with the Gbuttubooobee, makes a bend much resembling a burse shoe. Tbe distance by a .straight cut across the beel of the hor.se shoe bend is abont one-third of a mile; and the distance urooud by the present course of the river from one to the other of these points is u little over two-and-a-half miles. A mountain in? tervenes iu the line of the p*< posed short cot. The plsn is to tunnel through tbe mountain a passage for the river, thou dam it ut the heud of the bend, aud turn it through this tun? nel. The cost will bo considerable, but it bus already beeu ascertained that tbe Bands in the river beet contain much gold, aud it is believed that tbe enter? prise, will pay handsomely. The farm? ers owning tbo laud on the river, on both sides of the bend, form the com pauy engaged in the work. NEwsPArr.n Seizukl: in New Ok leans.?Ou Saturday uight last, as tbe forms of the Bulletin newspaper at N. w Orleans were beiug carried to the press | room, they wore surrounded by tweuty five metropolitan policemen, seized aud taken off to tho police station, and locked up iu a cell. Mr. Byerly, the proprietor, wout to tho station and de? manded their surrender, but it was re? fused, it being stated to him that tbe seizure was made by order of General Badger, Chief of Police, and Police Justice MoArthur. Through courte? sies of tbe Republican, tbe editors of the Bulletin managed to get out a par? tial sheet Sunday morning. The cause of this lawless proceeding, was the vi? gorous attacks of tbe Bulletin upon Kellogg and other officials. The forms were released next day. The respon? sibility for the outrage rests upon tbo Chief of Police. Even as stars suck the life-blood of theatrical managers, bo is the star fish wasting the vitality of tho unfortunate Connecticut oyster. The five-fingered fish grasps the poor oyster's shell, keeping it shot until the occupant becomes too weak to resist its de? stroyer, which theu makes a supper of it. For our part, we cannot but con? sider your oyster to bo a most an fortu? nate bird. To be torn from bis uativo uest iu Virginia may not be much to buur; but to bo carried to Couuecticut against his will and plauted there, und then be squeezed to death by five Con? necticut fingers, is a fate which proba? bly tbo oyster finds to bo harder to bear thin a disappointment in lovo. Walkinq Women.?The best in? stance of plucky women to be noted is tbo wulking tour of tho Misses Ward and a party of five American ladies, who are uow journeying ou foot through Gormauy. The ladies are ac oompauied by a lad of thirteen, uud they are traveling with Hkolch books aud a light haversack, picking up in? formation, uud making an art tout of tbe German towns. Walking is not uauuliy u characteristic of American women; but these ladies seem deter? mined to set uu example, though it would huvo been butter to boast after tbe performance rather than before? hand. The steamer Viken, from Now Or? leans, arrived lutely ut Liverpool. The captain reports that on tho 20th of March, two icebergs wore sighted, tho highes! being 150 feet, uud one mile loug. A lookout was afterward kept ou the foreyard, and ut 8.15 tho ship was completely surrounded with icebergs, both large aud small ones. One passed about twelve feet off tbe ship, about three feet out of water aud GOO feet long, and it was thought the ship would strike evory minute. About 100 icebergs, both large und small, must havo beeu passed. Tho Loudt-u Times, of June 9, pub? lishes this advertisement: Should this meet tbe eyo of the lady who got into tho 12 30 train nt New Grose Station on Friday, May 15, with two boys, one of whom was evidently just recovering 'om an illness, sbo may be pleased -o learn that three of tbo four young ladies who were in tbe carriage uro very ill with the measles, and tbe health of the fourth is far from what her relations oonld desire, ClTT M?TTEDS.?Subscribe for the PKfENIX. Lovely moonlight nighta are with as just now. Nobody exhibits a morbid desire to fight or do anything else interesting these days. The delegation from Colombia to tho Savannah Schuetzen?D. Good? man, chairman?returned yesterday. The delightful breeze, yesterday afternoon, and the thuuder-storm at night, oooled the atmosphere very ma? terially, and made existence bearable. The blackberry crop is flash and other fruits promiRo to be plenty. Capt. Stanley has tho wherewithal to keep them for winter use. The Indian Girl imparts rare in? formation with reference to Governor Moses, which will utrike terror into the hearts of his friends. The first cotton bloom that we have seen in Richlaud was furnished by Edward Williams, who farms on Dr. Wallace's place. Rev. John Coffin Nizaro will lecture iu Parker's Hall, this evening, on the "Eloquence and Oratory of the Scriptures." A blind oolored man is perambulat? ing the streets, producing music from a eracked fiddle, accompanied by a strong voice. Policemen Gilbert and Bright are eutitled to the credit of sounding the City Hall bell, yesterday. A ladder elevated them to the proper position. Yesterduy was wurmer, if possible, than the day before. We did not con? sult the thermometer; bat, like the Irishmau, felt disposed to plump the littlo heater in a refrigerator. Governor Moses has pardoned the Barnwell Commissioners?G. B. Clay, sentenced to nine years in the peni? tentiary, and A. L. Robinson, ten years. Wu learn that the meeting of the City Council, on Tuesday night last, ended in a flare-up, and that harsh words passed between some of the officials. Many of our citizoos are flying from tho sultry seasou which is uow upon us, to the shady nooks and pleasnut recesses of the various mountain re? treats and watering plaoes. Happy are they who have wingsl Tho Columbia Shuotzens presented their Augusta brethren with a large and haudsome silver goblet lined with gold. Presidents Seegers and Spaeth exchanged compliments on the occa? sion. Visitors to the summer resorts on the line of the Spartanburg aud Union Railroad, will be pleased to learn that double daily trains are now being run over that Hue?making ooouootions with the Greenville and Columbia and the Air Line Railroads. Miss Buie deolares that her cotton claim ii no longer one of the uncertain things of this world. She befriended Federal as well as Confederate sol? diers, and her expected increase of funds will be grateful intelligence to many persons. Fii:e ?The isolated lath and plas? ter building, situated near the corner of Medium aud Wayne streets, the property of C. Logan, Esq , was de? stroyed by fire, yesterday eveniug, about 7 o'olook. It was occupied by a oolored family, who lost everything they hud?even to a gun, which ex? ploded by the heat, and scattered the crowd. The triangle sounded the alarm, aud the city bell followed unit. The firemen turned out promptly, but us there was no water in the vicinity, their running availed nothing. The tongue of the Independent hose car? riage was brokon by coming in contact with a fence. Mail akrahobmekts.?Northers mail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes 11 A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston open* 8 a. M? 5.30 P. M.; doses 8 A. M.,6 P. M. Wostorn opens 6 A. M., 12.30 P. al.j closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville ' opens (5.45 P. M.; doses 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On 3uuday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. Pi tins ix i an a.?A woman too often reasons from her heart; hence two thirds of her mistakes and troubles. Our sorrows are like thunderclouds, whioh seem black in the distance, but grow lighter as they approach. Be assured when onoe a woman be? gins to be ashamed of what she ought Dot to be ashamed of, she will not be ashamed of what she ought. Love covers a multitude of Bins. When a soar cannot be taken away, the next kind office is to hide it. Love is never so blind as when it is to spy faults. Witt* sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping off a broken string; but a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It is a 6oed when, even dropped by chance, springs up into a flower. Judge Oooke has sustained tho re con t decision of Judge Green, to the effect that legal, notices aud advertise? ments paid for from private funds may be published iu any paper selected by the person advertising, notwithstand? ing such papor may not be oue desig? nated as an *'official" paper by tbe State authorities. "Official" papers apply only to such advertisements as arc paid for fro= State r-si C.r.v.niv i - - w funds. Lawyers may, therefore, order all estate notices, referee Bales and sheriff sales to be published in this paper, should tbey prefer it. List of New Advertisements. Sala Barn well Court House Building Self Sealing Fruit Jars. Indian Girl Cigar Store. Tbe Star Linen Marker. Hotel Arrivals, Jane 25, 1871.? Wheeler House?E M Boykin, Cam den; J S MoClellan. Pa; VV H Gage, Ohio; W W Bull. J S Donman, N Y; W A Ohisolm, Barn well; A A Post, Fork; B Myers, Fort Motte; W Steele, Savannah. Columbia Hotel?G nines, Bates ville; J A Dunbur, city; M M Welch, Pa; T B Harrington and wife, S C Gil? bert, J D Stoney, B McElroy, Miss McElroy, Charleston; W T Butt, G E Beab, Ga; G F Jones, Md; J Stuart Land, G Sc C R R. Be on the Alert! Danger is at Hand.?This has been a 6ickly season. The medical faculty prophesy evil in tbe future. They think pestilence ia on tbe wing for Amerioa. Suppose this to be true, what ih tbe best de? fence agaiDSt it? Redoubled nervous vigor. This is the only protection against panic, as well as against tbe principle of infection. Why do not those who predict the epidemic pro? pose au adequate preventive? There is one?a touic, nervine and alterative, competent to shield the system against Che subtle elements of disease, whether they float hither on tbe winds from distant lands, or riae like vapor from our owu soil, or are] incorporated with the universal fluid. This oue preventive, of which there is no dupli? cate among the compounds either of tbe old world or the new, is Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters. Remember that it is a Bpecitlo for all the com? plaints whioh lay the system open to visitations of deadly epidemica. If you are dyspeptic, it renews tbe vigor of your digestive powers, gives you appe? tite and restores your cheerfulness. If you are nervous, it invigorates every fibre of your nervuns system, from tbe base of tbe brain, where it begie?, to tbe extremities, where it termi? nates. If you are bilious, it disci? plines your unruly liver and brings the notion of that organ into harmony with tbe laws of health. It is, in short, an invigorant and alterative so powerful that nature, with Hosletter's Bitters for her ally, may bid defiance alike to native malaria and foreign in? fection. It not ouly awakens the phy? sical powers from a state of collapse and inanition, but it imparts perma? nent vigor to the muscular and ner? vous systems, reinforcing, as it were, both the stronghold and the outworks of vitality. The aged, the deorepid, tbe nervoos, tbe broken-down of both sexes, are recommended id try it. Tbey will assuredly find it a present help in time of trouble. J21 f3^|l Db. Schenck's P?MfONio Stbof, 8ba Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. These medicines have undoubtedly performed more care, of consumption than any other remedy known to the American publio. Tbey are com? pounded of vegetable ingredients, aud contain nothing whioh can be injuri? ous to the human ooustitution. Other remedies advertised as eures for con? sumption, probably contain opium, which is a somewhat dangerous drug in all oases, and if taken freely by con? sumptive patients, it must do great in? jury ; for its tendency is to confine the morbid matter in tbe system, which, of course, must make a cure impossi? ble. Schenck's Pulmonio Sytnp is warranted not to contain a particle of opium. It is composed of powerful but harmless herbs, which act ou tbe lungs, liver, stomach and blood, and thus correct all morbid secretions and expel all the diseased matter from the body. Theso are the ouly means by which consumption can be cured, and as Scheuck'a Pulmonio Syrup, Bea Weed Tonic and Maudrake Pills are tho ouly medicines whioh opernte in this wuy, it is obvious they are tbe only genuine cure for pulmonary con? sumption. Each bottle of this invalu? able medicine is accompanied by full directions. Dr. Scheuok is profes? sionally at his principal office,, corner Sixth and Aroh streets, Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters for ad? vice must bo addressed. JO |13 There is not a question that to-day tbe Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine is the favorite with tbe mass of tbe peo? ple?that it has tbe strongest bold apon the popular confidence. Its in? variable success over all other ma? chines at tbe Industrial Exhibitions in this country, and its magnificent tri? umph at Vienna, have established its superiority beyond all question, while tbe nnivorsal experience of those wbo buve used it ia a continual influence, more valuable than all else, in its be? half. [Frank Leslies' Illustrated Magazine. A drunkeu mau, named William J. Smith, who was disturbing a religious congregation last Sunday, six miles below Athens, Ga., shot and killed a Mr. Jackson, who was trying to lead him away,