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COLUMBIA, S. C. Sunday Morning. JnJy 19, 1874. Bome Wholeiomt AdmUiluni, and Yet no Reforming Spirit. We find in the Louisville Courier Journal an interesting letter upon our affaire from its traveling correspond? ent, written from tbis place. Amongst others of the Radios! faith whom he interviewed was Mr. D. H. Chamber? lain, one of the candidates for Go? vernor. Wo have devoted considera? ble space to a discussion of this gen? tleman'a pretensions to run as a re? fers candidate. The views attributed to him by the New York Times struck ns as lamentably inadequate, and not promising of any good. Iu all that has been said yet by any of these so called reformers, we have failed to And the living germ of any genuine reform. We do not. do them the injuatioo of supposing or of saying that they have no impulses towards, no desire at nil of, better things. They may have. We believe' they have. But Ahey speak of these things as men who dream, as men walking & sleep. There is no evidence that they have risen to the conception/ of anything more than the troublesome straits iu which their party has' been placed by its ignorance, imbecility and corrup? tion. Every effort they propose to make baa just Xbe inspiration of this selfish ipAereat and no more. The partyy/thff Sonth Carolina Radical part,y. condumned and contemned by ajri lue feat of the ^rorld, is the object " of their supreme affection. Their concern seems to centre upon and end with it. Although they have, as they boastfully say, a majority of 50,000 votes, they are constantly agitated lest they shall lose the elections. They are thas evidently conscious that they have forfeited the right?whatever right numbers, ignorance and tbe adroit use of prejudice as apolitical weapon gave them?to rule over, make laws fur and curry on the civilization of a free people. They see the rui n which ia spreading over the land; they are con? scious, some of them, of the decay of vir? tue and integrity, the loss of decenoy, the lowering of tbe tone of morals, the increasing embarrassments in whioh all the publio interests and institutions are beooming entangled. But seeing enough to make them act in earnest; enough to put a soul under the ribs of death, they show only an overpow? ering love of office, of position, of their own continued control. They do not treat of reform ai men into whose hearts the iron of oppression has entered. They view it rather as they would a theme in a debating society, or consider it aa they would a topic of history. No political Luther has yet appeared amongst them with high, determined objects and a courage to oarry them out which would paoe all the devils in hell; no honest Patrick Henry to thunder against violated law and invoke its proper punishment. Who cannot see bow tbey must neces? sarily fall short of accomplishing any objeot of value? There must be some* thing more than a sense of a mere party need of reform, even to institute a single one in the State of the hun? dreds that are required. The statements of Mr. Chamberlain to the Courier Journal show an advance npon those made to the New York Times. First, there is an admissiou that there is "next to nothing" to show for the $12,000,000 increase of funded debt and the unknown floating debt; that the laud pure baaed by the Land Commission for $700,000 is "a bad, bad speculation;" that while there may have been exaggerations in some particulars as to the wholesale specu? lations in the public moneys by tbe State officials, hundreds of thefts have never been mentioned; that it may be, after all, that more has been stolen than the State officials have been charged with stealing; and that the trouble is more in the wasteful way the tax money is expended than iu the amount collected. Two other points iu this letter have attracted our atten? tion. One is the language in refer? ence to the repudiated conversion bonds: "The Legislature may deolare them frauds, and still they may not be." This is similar to the terms employed about these bonds by Trea? surer Gardozo, in conversation with New York bond-holders. Does it in? dicate a purpose to galvanize these bonds? It looks, at least, as if Mr. Chamberlain has some arriere pensee about them and means to leave the question open. What sort of reform would it be, to saddle them again upon oar poor, debt-ridden, bedevilled State? Finally, what ia said about reform itself is noticeable. Mr. Cham? berlain does not differ materially from as in tbe idea he entertains of what bis party means to do or can do. We have tbe explanation bere of bis own loko'warmuees. He; can- only follow. He does not aim to lead. His party moans, no reform. It has no true con? ception of wbut it is. And Mr. Cham? ber lain, with all bis merits?and tbey aro free' couaeded?is not tbe man to infuse i with any sublime, self sacri? ficing purpose. - Important to Tax Payers ?In tbe case of the State ex rel. tbe Union Bank vs. Wm. Garoey, County Trea? surer of Charleston County, where tho relator tendered bills of the Bmk of the State for JJtij mom. of t decreed by Judge Graham that th/j' bills are to be received for taxes .due to the State, but not for tuxe* due to the County of Cbarleutou. The case as presented to the Court wuu in no material respect different from tho cases which have been before the Su preme Court of this State and of tbe united States. The Court considered, therefore, that tbe question of the re oeivability of the bills of the corpora? tion known as the President and Directors of the Bank of the State of South Carolina, for payment of tuxes due to tbe State, is finally and conclu? sively settled by the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Uaited States and the Supreme Court of this State. The order was also m?de applicable to aii other cases in which tender of snob bills has been made and refused and a mandamus asked for, as was done iu this case. Southern Women in the Civil War.?In tue August uumber of tbe Atlantic Monthly appears a paper, with the title "A Rebel's Recollections," in which the conduct of Southern wo? men during the war is portrayed. "Many of them denied themselves not only delicacies, but even substan? tial food also, in order to add to the stock of provisions for the army. Oue of them was told by a friend that she was breakirg down her health by lack of proper diet, and answered: 'I know that very well; but I must do the little I can at any cost.' And a mound in a Southern cburoh-yai 1 testifies that she meant what she said." Here is an anecdote of u young lady who had framed a bit of B. F. Butler's hand-writing: "Iu New Orleaus, soon after the war, I saw in a drawing-room one day an elaborately-framed letter, of which, the curtains being drawn, I could read only the signature, which, to my as? tonishment, was that of General But? ler. " 'What is that?' I asked of tbe young gentlewoman I was visiting. " 'Ob, that's my diploma?my certi? ficate of good behavior, from General Butler;' and, taking it down from the wall, she permitted me to read it, tell? ing me at the same time its history. It seems that the young lady bad been very active in aiding captured Con? federates to escape from New Orleaus, and for this and other simi.ar offences she was arrested several times. A gen tlemun who kuew General Butler per? sonally bad iutereNtcd himself in be? half of her aud some uf ber friends, and, upon making an appeal for their discharge, received this personal note from the commanding General, in which he declared bis willingness to disoburge all the others. 'But that black-eyed Mies B.,' he wrote, 'seems to me au incorrigible little devil, whom even prison fare won't tame.' The young lady had framed tbe note, and she cherishes it yet, doubtless." 8. C. Monument Association, Columbia, S. C , July 15, 1874. At a meeting of the Board of Direct? ors of the South Carolina Monument Association, held on Monday, July 13, 1871, the following statement of finances was made by the Treasurer, Mrs. W. K. Bachman: Total amount reoeived, $5,003.16; small expenditures by authority of the Board of Directors, $124.63; paid Muldrow & Co., archi? tects of tbe monument, $5,176.53. About 05,01)0 aro still wanting to complete the sum due. Tbe Board of Directors confidently hope that the different Dietriots will soon report a sufficient amount collected to enable the work to be finished. On motion, Mrs. Annie DeSaussure was unanimously eleoted a member of tbe Board. ftay-Papors throughout tho State please copy. -?-??-> For the last half of May the amount of freight delivered at the Fairbanks 8cale Works, St. Johnsbury, Vt., was 2,3-10 tons. Hard times necessitate the giving aud receiving correct weights, and hence the increasing demand for Fairbanks' Scales. Nothing inferior bears this brand. Each year increases its repu? tation at home and abroad. Tho beBt iron, the best steel, the best of all ma? terial, iu fine, is placed in the hands of the most skilled mechanics, and the product is tt scale considered the world over as tbe standard. Quality being the criterion, there is no scale made in America or iu Europe which cao, for a moment, compete with the Fairbanks, and there can be no oheck to a business oonduotedon such principles as govern this famous industry. Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, the great colored Waboo, announces himself a candidate for Congress from the First Congressional District. TU? imnH of the State. James B. Campbell, Esq., in a three coin ma letter to the Charleston News an'ii C?iirisr, explains his relations to the Bank of the State, and as solicitor, likewise, of the Barings Brothers, of Loudon, who held the fire loan claim. He also pays his respects to Mr. Isaac W. Hayne, iu some tart and spicy re? marks, delivered in the course of his history of his connection as joint soli? citor with him of the bank aud the Baiiugs. He does not omit to give a shot at Air. C. Richardson Miles, who tuade the report, on the part of the Tux-P,ayers' Convention, which was r,-?e?v'i tiy published, upon ihe. affairs of the lijuk of tho Slate. Wo give the portiou of this letter which concerns the writer's transactions wiih the bank as borrower of its money: "It is true that I did borrow from the Bank of the State fund, just before Judge Carpenter resigned, the sum of 830,000. 827,000 of this loan, upon only a part of the same securities, had been in and was transferred from the admirably managed bank of largest capital in the oity. The transfer was for the sake of the lower rate of inte? rest. It was upon ample Btook securi? ties, certified to by two most respecta? ble stock brokers, and approved of by every solicitor in the cause, including Mr. Hayne himself, as he admits. A very large sum of the bank fund was lying idle; the presiding Judge was about to resign; a fierce political con? test was beginning; on one side was Qov. Scott, who bud already made an earnest, unsuccessful effort to get pos? session of the whole fund, aud it was generally, though erroneously, sup? posed the appointing power to fill the vacancy till the meeting of the Legis? lature was with tho Governor. The opiuiou seemed unanimous in favor Ol some disposition of tho money us a means of safety to it. There is nothing in this transaction reproachful to Huy one. I have no self-reproach iu re? spect of it. It is quite true that the] securities ou which the loan rests have I sunk iu value till they are deplorably j insufficient. But it does not folio a* from thut fact, nor from the per.intent efforts of such persous as Mr. Hayuo and Mr. Miles to cripple the debtors, that there will be a loss by this loan, and, if there is not, it will be iu spite of their efforts. "It would be neither proper uor wise for me to speak of my resources, but I have an unbroken courage, and faith that rests upon them, that every dollar of it will bo paid. I have never avoided my liabilities, whether con? tracted for myself or for others, aud of the latt?r I have paid since the dato of this loan a sum quite equal to? even more than?its face, and I see no reason to despair of paying this; I am undismayed before it. There is also due by me a balance of 88.600 ou a loan of 826,600, made under Judge Graham's administration. The secu? rities for this were ample, but are now also insufficient; but this balanoe will, in any event, be paid. It has the preference, for a double reason: First, because it is within my resources, and i will not allow Judge Graham to suffer censure or obloquy for any con? fidence placed iu me; and, second, j because the acceptance of the loau was of itself a professional indiscretion aud mistake, winch I have always regret? ted, never defeuded, but have cen? sured with entire frunkuess. I do not consider myself above professional errors or below the courage to acknow? ledge them and censuro myself as freely as I would others. I have never claimed to mitigate this error, or that it was less censurable because not a I dollar of the money went to my own use, but was directly transferred to the aid of a corporation I was profoundly interested in sustaining. But I am not responsible to Mr. Miles or the Tax-payers' Convention for my profes? sional acts. This 838,600 and what? ever of interest is due thereon is the entire sum due by mo on my loans from the bank. Mr. Miles puts them at more than 883,000. "There is another liability of about 811,000 which Mr. Huyne, more truth? ful in this respect thuu his friend, Mr. Miles, correctly states, and shows that the bank cannot be a loser by, but may be a gainer; that is to say, whatever my liability may be worth is clear gain. When near about a year ago I under? stood that Mr. Hayne had applied to Attorney General Melton, and in? voked the further iutcrveution of tho State authorities iu this matter, I did not doubt the renewed mischief to the fond whioh he would bring about by the alliance he sought, und of which he uow complains. Whou, soon after, I further heard that his correspondence had somehow left tho impression that his purpose was aimed more especially at me, I gave immediate orders for the sale of my securities at whatever they would bring, for the payment of my debt. I was advised that there would be a better markot for them a few weeks later. Unfortunately I yielded to this advioe. The panic oame, the securities shrunk to a nominal value, and I am, as things now stand, a loser much more than enough to pay this whole debt. It is a general rnle that the oreditor should seek to strengthen, and not to weaken, bis debtor. If I were the creditor, and not the debtor, I should implore relief from Mr. Hayne, Mr. Miles, the Tax-payers' Convention, and the Greek advioe and I gifts they offer." The store of Mr. S. N. Hart, on Hayne street, Charleston, was found to be on fire on Friday, bnt the flames were extinguished before any serious damage, was done; tuere was conside? rable injury by water, however. Admissionb of Mb. Chamijkiilain.? "Welt, Mr. Obamberlain," said tbe correspondent of tbe Louisville Cou? rier-Journal, "yon see from my card I represent' a Western newspaper, tbe Gourier-Journal, and I came to you to talk frankly about tbe affairs of South Carolina." i O.?"Certainly*.sir. I recoguizo in the Courier-Journal one of tbe ablest papers in tbe Uuited States, and it will afford me pleasure to give you any in? formation I can." "Wbat iB tbe present debt of Soiitb Carolina?" "The fnuded debt is Sl7.000.000. The floating debt is so flouting that uobody knows. I suppose, iiowever, 81,500.000. Wbeu Gov. Scott came into office, iu 1803, the funded d.-ln 35,t)!)0,000 and -s little upward " "What have you got to k?ow f?.r tili?* debt? Auy cancellation id old obligations, auy railroad*, auy canals, stocks or l?oudh?" "Well, sir, to be candid with yon, ut-xt to nothing. We did pay tbe in? terest ou the old debt for tbree years, about $900.01)0, and we bought $700, 000 worth of laud iu the State for tbe use of the poor. With the exceptiou of this land, we have not a thing iu the world." "Is that land worth $700,000 to? day?" "I am afraid not. It was a bad, bad speculation." "Are tbe reports of the wholesale speculations of public moneys by State officials all true?" "Not all of them, I think. But, whilst there are exaggerations in ?um? particulars, hundreds of tbefis which have taken place have never been men? tioned by the newspapers. I reckou they about average the truth." "How about, iiitt Legislature repudi? ating $5,000,000 of the d. lit?*' "So it did, on tbe ground that that amount of bouds wur? fraudulently iiwtied. The Legislature, you know, may declare them frauds, aud ?tili they may not be." " The trouble is," he continued, "not iu the amount, of tuxatiou tbe people have to puy, for that is ouly 15 mills, or one cent aud a half on one dollar, but iu the wasteful way iu which it is expended. It ull goes lo defray the expenses of the State Government. Tho cost of the Government for the lust fiscal year was no less than $1,710, 000?that is, it took that amount to cover ad salaries uud legislative aud judiciary expenses. Not a cent of interest has been paid since 1871 upon the public debt. Some six or $300, 000 of new bouds have been exchanged for old at the rate of 50 per emit, dis? count ou the old, or two lor one." "Is there any real dispositiou iu your party to reform?" "Yea, u little; but whether the re? form party is strong enough to amount to anything iu the coming election this year, I cannot tell. The great body of the negroes scarcely know right from wrong, or at least their morality is quite different from our own. In the eise of Wbitteinore, a! few years since, who sold a cadets-hip land was turned out of Congress, they all voted for him to go back, not thinking that be had committed any 1 orime whatever." I "The people of (he Uuited States, I Mr. Chamberlain, look upou the of I ttoials of South Carolina as nothing I but a band of rogues. Ii this true?" I "I think the reports to some exteut exaggerated. Pike, of the New York Tribune, io his book, 'The Prostrate State,' made a great many misrepre soutatious. But when u people get to stealing it is natural to exaggerate their crimes. They have stolon a great deal, und it may be after all more than they are accused of instead of less. The great bulk of this 810,000,000 increase ol debt was stoleu, besides all, or nearly all, the mouey which in the meantime came in from taxation. It went out, of course, under the head of appropriations for State expenses." \u atrocious murder was committed near the banks of the South IMisto River, in this County, ou the 2d of this month. It seems that a white mau, named Phillips, bad been living with a mulatto girl about fifteen years of age, and being threatened with ex? posure, determined upou murder. This he accomplished by inducing his victim to follow him in tbe direction i of Alken Couuty, under the promise j that he would "fix bur all right." I Having got her near the river where his colored men had been stationed to assist him in his hellish desigu, ho got out of his buggy, directing the girl to do likewise, aud shot her. She fell but was not killed, lie then instruct? ed his colored accomplices to finish his work. They shot her, then, until she was dead. During her death agonies she was delivered of the child begotten by this ?eud Phillips. The woman and child were tied together, hung about with irons and thrown into the river. Ou tho 4th of this mouth, however, they were discovered in a cove by two men who were lish ing. The body of tbe murdered girl was at once reoognized, aud the se? ducer aud murderer suspeoted. Steps were taken by Trial Justice Phillips and others, which led to the arrest of three of the patties. Tbe colored men confessed their guilt, aud that they were to receive $100 apiece for takiug a human life. ? Orangeburg News. Wuo ii the Fortunate Man??-It is impossible to say positively until after the 31st of July, 1871, who will draw the capital prize in the Fifth Gift Con? cert of the Publio Library of Ken? tucky. But if we were to hazard a guess upou tho subject, it would bo I that Eomo ouo of from fair to middling luck, who buys a ticket in due time, ! will draw it. We know, at least, that j all tho best financial intellects of the 'country eutertain this opinion. City Matters.?Subscribe for the Phcenix. "The bright silver moon" dow; . There is bat one way to obtain busi? ness?publicity; but one way of gain? ing publicity?advertising. Tbc Ander of an oblong onyx sleeve button will be rewarded by leaving it at this office. Tbc penalty will be attached to uon lii!fu>e-takers by tho city authorities on and alter to-ruorrow, July 20. Tbnre were seven deaths in Colum? bia for the week ending the 18th ? whites 2; colored 5. Capt. Jack Little's buggy wa-< con sidembly damaged, yesterday, by hie | bor-.o running off. The bread of life is love: the silt of lif>- t.i w.irk; the sweetness of life is pue'ry; the water of life is faith. A paper iu the Moses interest is spokeo of. If reports are to be relied upou, the Governor has been unfortu? nate iu his uewepaper enterprises. Roon I trip tickets to New York, via South Carolina Railroad and steamer, e.iu now be obtained at the extraordi? nary low price of 831.30. Job priuting of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, tamed out, at short notice, from Phojhix office. Try us. Taylor Sc Johnson, of this city, are the contractors for making bricks for the new theatre in Charleston. They turn out over 30,000 a day. A hole Huftioieutly large to pat your head through was burnt iu the roof of the dwelling ou the South went corner of Linrei und Picken* streets, at au early hour, yesterday moruing No alurm, aud no other damage. A suit, wc are iofortnml, has been brought tgaiust holders of stock in tbeBaukof Hamburg, for their liabi? lity for the bills issued by that bank; and, in cousequenoe, the bills are in great demand ami rapidly appreciating. Some of the ladies counseled with the Sewiug Society of the Episcopal Church propose having a moonlight entertainment on tbeeveniug of Thurs? day, the 231 of July. They will be pleased to see their friends on the lawn of the Male Academy, betweeu tho hours of G>2 and 10 P. M. In case of rain, the academy itself has been kindly tendered to them for the even? ing. llemerxber tbo meeting of the Rich laud Riflti Club, to-morrow evening, at Sjg o'clock, in the Walker buildiug, between Messrs. Bryan aud SwaffieloV stores. Ninety-six names have been signed to the list?active aod contri? buting members. Officers are to be elected and other business of impor? tance attended to. The organization will, doubtless, prove a very efficient one, as some of onr best citizens are connects! with it. Grand Concert?One Fare.?In I order that the citizens of Newberry and vicinity may have an opportunity to attend the grand eoncert that wilt he given by the Columbia Choral Union for the benefit of the Palmetto Orphan Home, on next Wednesday eveuing, Superintendent Dodamead has kindly offered to take persons from there and return for one fare. As this concert is for a charitable beuc? ht, we hope a great many will take ad? vantage of this opportunity to enjoy a due musical treat. Mail arranoements.?Northern mail opeus 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes U.A.M.,6 P.M. Charleston opens 8 A. M.,5.30 P. M.; closes 8 A. M..6P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opeus ?5.15 P, M.: closes 6 A.M. Wil miugton opens -4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A.M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. The Concert for the Orphan Home.?Our city readers need hardly to bo reminded that tho Columbia Choral Union will give a grand concert at Parker's Hall, on Wednesday even? ing, for the benefit of the Palmetto Orphan Home. This is a charity which i8Commeuded to the support of every person who can appreciate the significance of that sad word. A child deprived of parents! In this world, no father's protection, no mother's ten? derness! Surely, such ohild has pow? erful claims upou our sympathy and indefeasible right to substantial aid. In the present iustanoe, we can enjoy a doublu pleasure?tho satisfaction of kindly remembering the orphans and of enjoying the best amateur music which tho city affords. Tbe Choral Uniou made a reputation upon its first appearance. It now adds to its titles to our admiration, careful and con? tinued study, assiduous practice, am? bition to excel and the spirit of dedica? tion to tbe tender offices of benevo? lence and humanity. We cannot doubt (bat the hall will he crowded on ' Weduesday night. Relioio?h Services To-Day.? Presbyterian Church? Rev. J. H. Bry Rflp. 11 a Qj9 or. j fi p \J> TrinHy Church?Rev. P. J. Sband, Rector, 11 A? M. and 5?^ P M. 8t. Peter's Catholic Cburoh?Rev. J. L. Fullerton, first Mass 7 A. M.; second Mass 10)4 A. M.; Vespers 1)? P. M. Second Baptist Congregation?Rev. A. M. Cartledge. Services in Bull Street Cbapel. at 11 A. M. Sunday School. 9 A. M. Marion Street Methodist?Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 101.; A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School, 9;< A. M. Washington Street Methodist?-Rev. A. Coke Smith. 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School, 9 A. M. Lutheran?Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaogh, A. M. Suuday School, 4}-.j P. M. Baptist?Rev. j. K. Meudenhaii, li A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School, 9 A.M. List of New Advertisements. Meeting Myrtle Lodge, K. of P. Meeting Columbia Lodge, A. F. M. A. 6. Breoizer?Residence for Sale. Wiiliam Price?Cottage to Reut. West 57 Plain Street?To Rent. P. B. Class?Cypress Shingles. Hoteii arrivals, July 18, 1871.? Columbia Hotel?J C Re ems, Va; U R Thomas, B A Steele, N I; 0 T James, Pa; E H Brooks, oity; A M Lee, Jr., 8 C Gilbert, J D Stoney, L Muller. j P Foster, Charleston; WD Kennedy, Augusta; E A Scott, 8 C; H F Hodgson. Camden. Wheeler House?W T Butt, W Scott, Augusta; F B Hacker, Charleston; J W Zimmerman, Batesbnrg; J Jenkins, Augusta; F T Miller, oity; J L Cohen, Baltimore; D B DeSaussure. C A Darling, city; W H Tresoot, Pendie tou. Nervods Diseases.?The nervous system exercises a powerful influence over the riige^tiou, secretion, nutri? tion, absorption and the circulation of the Mood, and its purpose seems to be to biud together the machinery of the body aud to combine and harmonize tbe action of its several parts. Diseases of tbe nerves are more numerous and uilliutive uow tbau at any former pe? riod?a result due to the luxurious habits of the age and to the excite meut which the struggle for wealth and position kindles and inflames. Almost every individual one meets in society, of either sex, is troubled with some nervous ufiVotion or other. Among tbe various medicinal agents recommended by the profession or recognized by the general public as nervines, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters occupies tbe foremost place. Physi? cians of eminence concede to it very extraordinary tonic properties, and its popularity as an invigorant with all classes of the community is indicated by a demand for the article which has distanced competition and is still con? tinually increasing. Men of business, politicians, authors, lawyers, invent? ors, speculators?in short, all who are engaged iu exciting pursuits?will find this healthful alterative and restora? tive tbe most restful cordial for tbe brain aud the over tasked nervous sys? tem that the combined resources of botany and chemistry have yet given to the world. It is agreeable to the taste, promotes digestion, regulates tbe liver and the bowels, depurates the blood, and is tbe most helpful elixir in cases of severe mental despondency that ever cheered the depressed spirits of man or woman. J19?8^[l Schenck's Sea Weed Tonio.?In the atmosphere experienced here daring the summer months, the lethargy pro? duced by tbe beat takes away tbe de? sire for wholesome food, and frequent perspirations reduce bodily energy, particularly those suffering from the effects of debilitating diseases. In order to keep a natural healthful ac? tivity of the system, we must resort to artiticial means. For this purpose, Schenck's Sea Weed Tonio is very effectual. A few doses will create an appetite and give fresh vigor to the enervated body. For dyspepsia, it is invaluable. Many emiuent physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia can be permanently cured by tbe drugs which are generally employed for that purpose. The Sea Weed Tonio, iu its nature, is totally different from such drugs. It contains no corrosive mine? rals or acids?in fact, it assists the re? gular operations of nature, and sup? plies her deficiencies. Tbe Tonio, in its nature, so much resembles the gas trio juice, that it is almost identical with that fluid. The gastric juice is the natural solvent which, in a healthy condition of the body, causes tbe food to be digested; and when this juice is not excreted in sufficient quan? tities, indigestion, with all its distress? ing symptoms, follows. The Sea Weed Tonio performs tbe duty of the gastric juice when the latter is deficient. Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic is Bold by all druggists. July 9 |13 Fires ??n Wednesday morning, about 2 o'clook, that large two-story dwelling knowu as the MoMorries house, in the North-east section of our town, was found to be on fire and eo far gone that in a very little while it was burned to the ground. The pre? mises are owued by Rev. J. W. Hum? bert and were ocoupied by J. W. Hay ward. The origin of the fire is not known. The house and elleots were covered by insurance. Shortly after daylight several bales of cotton were found on fire at the warehouse near the depot. Martin Harris was prompt? ly on band with his extinguisher, and saved the burning cotton. There is no doubt of this fire being the work of ao incendiary. [Newberry Progressiv* Age. Robbers are operating successfully at Long Branch.