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COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturday Morning, August 1,1874. Hints of the New York Times that are | "ImlnucndocB." ? | Our readers will remember tbo stun? ning effect produced in Budical circles by tbe letters of tbe New York Times correspondent, written from this State & month or so past, in denunciation of! ??be corruption of its government. Tbej Tfare of tbe highly-seasoned and sensational order, and caused Borne andden conversions to the new doc? trine of reform amongst the oorrup tionists. It booame necessary to make some formal recognition of tbe deplo? rable condition of affairs. Mr. D. H. Chamberlain, as a prospective candi? date for the purple, was duly inter? viewed, and gave forth the soaod, which, like that of the tuning-fork in tetratry Oberohes, nerved as the key? note to the coming doleful mnsio. Mr. Chamberlain is entrenched in reserve and seoretivenesB. All through his his? tory, as it has been enacted before ae in this State, he has moved with ex? treme caution, leaving in tbe office of Attorney-General, in his position as member of tbe Advisory Board of tbe Land Commission, of the Financial Board and of the Sinking Fund, as little trace as possible. To-day, tbe operations of hypothecating onr bonds in New York, the issuo of the conver? sion bonds, tbe way they were reoom soeoded and put upon the market and all the complicated financial jobs of Kimpton, aro profound mysteries to onr people. There aro few men, however, who know all about these operations, by which ten or fifteen millions were added to the State debt, and a considerable number of persons made rich, and amongst them is Cham? berlain. ' But the more he knows, the teas-he says. In conversation with the Times correspondent, he went as far? and it was very far for him to go?as to admit the advisableness of reform, for "the purpose of achieving political aucceee." Following this dim light, and echoing this puny voice, the State Badioal Committee have put forth their address to the some effeot. And now pomes the New York Times again to look upon the work of its hands. It finds it to be tolerably good. It has words of commendation for Mr. Congressman Elliott and the committee, as tbe head of the party, for the "sound advice" they gave in echoing the Times. That advice to tbe Badioal party of the State is, tbat they must "retrace their steps," upon peril of being exscinded from tho "party at large." Those who are more espe? cially expected to thus tnrn abont sud? denly are tbe black people, and for saying this, too, Elliott is patted on the back by the Times. The Times affects to base its hopes of revolution? ising tbe ooloied popolation npon the ^?forming spirit and purpose of El? liott. Elliott is to do tbe business. Bets t? boss tho job of turning out the bad fellows. He is to transfer the organization from the hands of rascals to the hands of honest men. It Bays with inimitable humor: "We cannot undertake, at this dis? tance, to point out all the men who have proved untrustworthy, and who should' be 'dismissed the service.' But they can be discovered readily enough by Iboee on the ground. Mr. Elliott, doubtless, knows many of them. We wish he had felt like naming tbe most conspicuous in bis address. He may depend npon it, tbat if he is sincere in his professed resolve to rid his State, bis party and his raoe of the scoun? drels who have so long disgraced tbem, he will be obliged to talk much more plainly than he talks in the commit? tee's address. He has entered on a war wbioh oannot be fought with rose water and sugar-plums. He will have to strike directly at tbe thieves in such a way that every one will reoognize them." "Mr. Elliott, doubtless, knows many of them." Certainly ho does. No donbt of that. And from him who knows mnoh, you mean that muoh will be required. Poor Elliott! Crushed with the weight of his own abandoned shield t Exposed at the moment he drops his mask and before he can get ? on again! Slaughtered with empty compliments! The man who engi? neered Moses into power and placed all his satellites in their orbits, who perfectly understands the salary-grab? bing business and has the Midas toaob which turns everything to gold! He is now to assail bis associates as a prosecutor whose hands have been washed and made clean in the laver of the New York Times. Is ho to arraign his fellow committee-men? Is he to seize Worthiogton? Mast ho lay vio? lent hands on Nash or Bainey? Is he to go for Mr. Chamberlain on that fatal bond business, those Land Com? mission frands, the responsibility for whioh ex-Governor Scott, by implica tion, places upon bis and Niles G. Parker's shoulder*? Are hiB reform? ing labor* to be extended to his old. orooy, F. J. Moses, Jr., in the shape of i a little bluster, to be taken in a Pickwickian ueuse, about the time of the nomination for Governor? Finally, he may usk, in despair, of the Times, would it have him commit political harikuri and run the sword of detec? tion und expo;-uro right through his own official bowols? Will it be bo ungracious as to echo old Humbert's worde: "Lot dese Oongusmeu's unload dereselves fast?" Fancy anil Fact. The New York Journal of Commerce is inoliued to take a kind and encou? raging view of our affairs. But, un? fortunately, it lacks information, aud is somewhat deceived by the specious and delusive promises of the Badical State Committee. It draws tho idea from their paper that a reform move? ment has set in here among the freed men, led by Congressman Elliott. "Signs of a split," it says, "in the negro ranks have long been visible; and Elliott may fiud many negroes already prepared to join him and co? operate with the white tax-payers to reform the State." Ono can but smile at the idea und wonder at its origin. It does bnt justice to the black people, however, when it says, in another place, that the more intelligent und thoughtful are conscious, to some ex? tent, of the dangers into which they have been led, and uro "ready to take time by the forelock und aid in throwing off what tbey have im? posed on thu tux-paying whites." But this seutimenthas uol amounted as yet to anything practical, and hard? ly justifies tho hope of the Journal of Commerce, that South Carolinians may by tact and discretion detach a part of this vote from the Radicals, aud turu it to account for the benefit of the State. We are not in condition, owing especially to thu aid and com? fort, the countenance and good will oxtended to the corruptiouists by the General Government, to develop this feeling among the blacks into force, or give it any useful shape. Like all weak people, they adore power, und power, they see, is arrayed against the old white race. What the Journal says of the severity of the address of the Radical committee against the ne? groes is too true. They are moro sinned against than sinning, and need less reform than those who affect to be their leaders und give them hypocriti? cal counsel. The Journal has a clear idea of the merits of the carpot-bug fraternity, although in expressing it it slights their scalawag brothers. "The pernicious example and crafty tactics of these renogado politicians of the North bus had," it says, "a steady cor? rupting influence on the negroes. No matter how far tho negroes partici? pated iu plunder, it was always the carpet baggers who marked out the campaigns and conducted them. These are the creatures who are, to our mind, most to be condemned for the shock? ing condition of the South." True, true. And they are here yet, organiz? ing for another campaign of plunder. UluckeyUin. Judge Maokey "s speeoh iu Yorkville contained some good advice to the colored people, and bringing forcibly to their view the corruptions of their government. "In our State Government," ho said, "what do we see? We see our debt increased, within the last six years, 816,000,000, inoluding 86,000, 000 of conversion bonds, which were properly repudiated. With this enor? mous increase, aro there any benefits to the people? No. Not a mile of railway; no public institutions of be? nefit erected; no school system. Yes, a school system, it is true; but like the village clock, only nice to look at, and not in running order, except iu the County of York." Ho counselled them to examine their hearts, to see whether thoy were fit to be candidates for office. We doubt if that will decrease the number. Every candidate's heart will toll him to go for office, and get it, if ho can. Judge Maokey didn't say whether ho was for Elliott or Chamberlain, Melton or Maokey for Governor. He seems not to favor Moses, although he Bays the Demoorats hope to have him nominated. Where he learnt this he didn't say, bat he rans a tilt against it as a "triok." Canning follow, that same Mackey, in kicking up the dust of an imaginary trick to hide a real one. Ab he is not for Moses, will ho tell the country whether he is in favor of the poor remains of tho Bank of tho State assets being spent to bolster a schomo to revive the repudiated conversion bonds and Blue Ridge Rail? road sorip, and to put out a candidate who represents tho polio;? A Dangerous Proposition. Id the Union-Herald, of yesterday, is a short article andor tbiB heading, copied from the Sntnter Watchman. It says: "A proposition has been made to .run Conservative candidates, declare them oloctod, proceed to tuka posses siou of tho public offices of the State, and appeal to Grant for support." Who mado it? Wheu aud where and by what uathority was it made? We have never hoard it, except as at? tributed to a Ridicul official, who is ou the war-path. It bus sometimes elso appeared, or something very like it, us u conjecture of tho Union-Herald. But, us no..- put forth with tho label of danger, it appears meant to it fleet upon Conservatives. If so, it is uot just. ,-.-*>?~>-? South CaiioiiINA.?Mr. Redlich!, the intelligent correspondent of the Cin? cinnati Commercial, writes it letter from Colombia, S. C, under dato the 23d July, in which he says: Crossing from Georgia into South Carolina at Augusta, you see the bane? ful effects of negro rnlo before you have penetrated a mile iutu this wretched State. Disguise it us we may, the fact remains the same, tho curse of South Caroliua is tbe igno? rance of a majority of her electors. From this havo all her troubles sprung. A stream cannot rise above its source, and the majority of her voters being as iguoraut of tbo princi? ples of our Government us the cattle that feed upon tho hills of Ohio, it naturally fallowed that the Govern? ment fell among thieves as completely as if all the offiues from top to bottom hud been parceled out among a lot of penitoutiury convict*. The uegroo* of South Caroliua aro totally unlit to ex? orcise the rigbt of suit rage, aud to plunge thorn head-long from a condi? tion of abject slavery to the respousi ble position of electors was a mishap, a folly aud a crime. Wo seo it now plain enough, und wo would have seen it before, had not our eyes been daz? zled by the prospect of getting a largo Republican majority. Wo huvo the Republican majority; but ah, tbe woe, misery, debt, crime, corruption, wick? edness aud villainy that this majority of black voting machines have .irought upon poor South Carolina. Tho Legislature is a den of thieves, and ignorant, stupid, bigoted black thieves at that. Take the convicts iu the Ohio penitentiary, organize them into a body, call it the Legislature, und you huvo a better body of tneu than any Legislature South Carolina has had since 1808. Aud further, sta? tistic* will show that the Ohio couvicts are better educated than tho South Carolina law makers, and bettor quali? fied to perform tho duties of office. More of them can read, more of them can write, more of them know the dif? ference between Watts' hymus and the Constitution of tho United States. If the most intelligent men in the peni? toutiury hud beou selected in 1808 as legislators for South Curoliua, and con? tinued in office uutil to-day, I havo no hesitancy iu saying, that tho condition of affairs here would now bo bettor. Iu looking over the figures of the debt of South Carolina, remember that she is a small State in wealth, worth not more than one-tenth of what Ohio is. In other words, Ohio is as able to carry a debt of $10.000.000 as South Carolina is a debt of $1,000,000 Tho cry of "Reform 1 Reform I" among tbe Republicans here is tho samo old humbug. It is the same old cry always board just before an elec? tion. Tbo Republicans of South Caro? lina will uever reform. The party here is composed of a mixture of ignorance aud rascality, in about equal propor? tions. Tho talk of "reform iu tho party," and such a party, is crazy bosh. As long as the Republicans control South Caroliua, so long will it be robbed and despoiled. Tho debt will continue to grow larger, credit will continue to sink, und the thieves to rule. Three years ogo, when I was here, (1871.) there was just suoh a bowl about "retrenchment and reform" as is board now. I stated in tbe Commer? cial then that there would be no reform, and that matters would grow worse each year. The prediction has beon verified. I see no more chance for improvement now than I saw then. And yet, when tho whitos of South Carolina appealod to the Federal Go? vernment for protection, what comfort did they get? How much did they get from Grant? --.-??-?-? Onr Faituf?Tj Wifb, at Least ? The New York Times, of tho 23J ult., says: "The noticeable phaso of tbe 'f ilton-Beeober difficulty is tho unalter? able fidelity with which Mrs. Beecher ministers to and sympathizes with her husband in his present trouble. All day yesterday she was constantly in attendance upon him and answered all those who oalled at the house She stated that Mr. Beecher was in tho best of health und spirits but that he could only bo seen by bis most inti? mate friends. In a conversation with a prominent member of Plymouth Church, yesterday, ho slated to the writer tbat Mrs. Beecher was firm iu her conviction of Mr. Boecbor's inno? cence. Since publication of Mr. Til ton's statement, she bad observed: "I don't beliove a word of it; I know my husband, and would not beliove t>*ioh things of him were bis accusers to swear to the truth of thoir stories on all tbo Biblos that had over been printed." Soar-Faood Charley, Bogus Chorley, Shack-Nasty Jim and all the other Mo docs, participated in tho oelebration of tbe Fourth at Baxter Springs, Kunsas. Three Black Crows on the Kam paoe.?Tho ghouls huve reached New York. They are up to their eyes iu their nasty work. All East of the Sierra Nevada rauge had congratulated itself that the filtby-miuded trio had been driven, if not into, at ieabt to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. We are all mistaken. From tho Pacific, thoy snuffed the battle of Plymouth Cbiirub, and, in light marching order, they left the golden shored by the next train, to claw aud shriek ?xultiugly among the carcartsu* that Imvo faben and the fouluesn that fills tho air. Tho woman Woodhull, with her pre? cious Bister Tennie Clufliu and thu fellow Blood, passed through (Jbicugo on Wednesday, aud. during the wait of tweuty minutes for refreshments, con? trived to have themselves interviewed by a Times reporter. Such filthy offal, it is very safe to say, never bet?re was crammed into tweuty miuutvs ot nine, und ruiely ever found Us way into the columns of a paper calling itself re? spectable. Timm harpies are after their harvest. The disgusting Beeober Til tun disclosures do not go tar ouough to satisfy their delicate appetites. "Theodore ought to have told ut! there wus of it." The more gashing Teuuie "don't believe in this piecu-tnea! way of doiug things." Tbey themselves know a great deul more than has beeu told yet, but they have "made up their minds not to tell it uutil after certain persons have spoken." Charm iug persons! Delicious vampyret-! Theodore is "a fine, noble man;" and Mr. Beecher, too, ia "u fine, noble, magnificent man, but he bus the same passions as all of US." The woman Woodhull has been asked to go before tho Beecher investi? gating <--ommitteo, but she is too shrewd for that. Sbo will give her evidencs to the world (luiutiy, through | a newspaper, of course, aod us th? uu- | tore of that i terview with Ihe Times reporter will reach Now York before* herself, those most interested will have an opportunity of estimating the value of her silence. What a delightful wo maul What a delightful trio! What a precious store those three outlaw.-, of society bavo piled up iu their brain manufactory of lies to launch at the oars and eyes of the world if they are not bought off! What threads und patches of letters from Beecher and "Theodore," aud perhaps others re? motely allied with Plymouth Church, t hose vultures may buvo hidden away among tin- garbage of thoir black mail ing stock in trade! Can auj* one doubt their object in Now York ut such a time, and can any ono imagine the dismay of the Burchcrsuud IheTiltousI at the fact of such a trio being present to hold their mixed budget, of lies and truth over tho world of Plymouth Church in Inrrorem? Not ouly over Plymouth Church, but over "the peace aud quiet of religion." Bad us thu i muddle was before, it threatens now, with the presence of these three roving vagabonds, to become so indescribably filthy, that the sunsuous minds of Clubber Alley aud kindred localities can uloue soar to a comprehension of thu Plymouth slime. [St. Louis Republican. An Extraordinary Medium.? Yonug Brown, the mind reader, who is pnzzliug New York, has a formidable I rivul in a Mrs. Miller, who is puzzling Cbioago. The mental experiments to which she is subjected are said to be wonderful, but her physical powers still more striking. Having mugne tized a small table, by pausing her bauds over the top aud aloug the legs, she turns it on its face, and then re? quests any gontleman present to turn it back to stand upon its legs, simply I allowing her to place the tip of her finger upon any part of it. Scores of stalwart men have pitted their fnll strength against the little finger of this little woman, but have ignominiou9ly failed. Even four men, wneu the "power" has been strung, have com? bined their strength aud failed as well, though generally the table is broken in tho effort. It is a very interesting ex? periment. While the stalwart man is trying to Bet it on its legs, the table will absolutely float all over the room. That is to say, it is continually trying to get away from the lady's antagonist, and will carry him about, now here and now there, and will generally sus? tain a position over his hend. The moment the sensitive removes her hands, the table becomes docile and allows itself to be set properly upon its feet, the sumo as auy other well-regu? lated piece of family furniture. An? other phase of Mrs. Miller's medium ship is slate-writing. The visitor is allowed to bring his own slate?a doublo locked slate, if he chooses? and when tho medium has held it under a table, intelligent auswors to questions or other tests are invariably found written on tho ms de of the locked slate. But her piece de resist? ance is her materializing phase. For scientific and test experiments, this lady is the best medium ever so'en in Chicago. When her hands are se? curely tied, sowed and sealed together, iron rings, ohairs, coats and vests are put on hor person so quickly, that ab? solutely no timu is consumed. Con? ceding that sbo was not tied ut all, but was freo to do with her hands as sho ohose, she could not manipulato three chairs as they nre manipulated in her presence. Taken all in all, Mrs. Mil? ler, in the variety of her phases, stands probably at tho head of the physical mediums of tho oouutry, the more so as she imposes almost no con? ditions. Another affecting extract from a Philadelphia obituary poem has ap? peared. It reads: Put away thoso little breeches, Do not try to mend tho hole; Little Johnny will not want them, I He bus climbed the golden pole. | City Matters.?Subscribe for tbe Piken ix. No'.uiug but politics in the atmos? phere now. Everybody can indalgo in water? melons now. Tbo weather is yet good for the sale of palm leaf funs. Wheuever business fulls off, it ulwuvs seems to get hurt. Living dogs uud cuts uro uuisauces, but deud oues are intolerable. Nothing comes home bo much to a tauu us uu unsettled bill. The work on the Washingtou Street Methodist Church is sg-.in to be stopped for want of funds. A ruuaway matoh between a loving couple wus the topic of conversation y?-sterduy. This is the seasou when small boys wear their hair aooording to what they call "the fightun cut." There is no change to report in the price of cotton in this market; very little offering. Why is a bankrupt like a clock? Be? cause he must either stop or go on tick. Who is the laziest man? Tho furni? ture dealer; ho keeps chairs and lounges about all the time. The entertainment iu Schuetzen italic, on the evening of the Gth, will bo half iu English uud half iu Ger? man. To-day begius tho last of the sum? mer mouths. It is earnestly hoped that it will prove as pleasant as whk July. No bell can ring ho loudly us a good advertisement. People will believe what they hco rather than what they bear. "Greasy Row," opposite the mar? ket, is to be demolished. It has been an eye-Hore for years. Deeent-looking stores, it is said, will take its place. Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting curd to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short uotico, from Pikenix office. Try us. Tho Governor has appointed God? frey M. Uarman a Trial Justice for Lexington, and William T. Elfe, Trial Justice for Ward 8, (Jharle6ton, vice A. Artope, removed. As a loathsome, nausea-breeding agent, nothing is more of a success than the ailnulhus tree. Not one should be allowed to stand in tbe cor? porate limits. Getting up in the night to give the baby a doso of soothing syrup is not what one cares about, but it's bitting a fellow's nose on the half-open door that corrugates bis feelings. Notwithstanding the dog law, there are countless hordes of worthless purps in this oity. Iu the name of humanity, we ask, will not somebody please start a sausage factory? Making game of them, Jadgo Maokey said: In York County, were yon to go out to-night with a doable-barrel shot? gun and fire it at random, three can? didates would jump out of every bash. A man's wealth depends more on bis wife than his income. Some women will cause their husbands to become rich on 8500 a year; others oan scarce? ly keep out of jail on 85,000 a year. Delegates from subordinate Unions are reminded tbat they will meet at the Court House in this oity, on Monday next, 3d instant, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a County Tax Union. Judgo Bryan arrived in Columbia yesterday, on his way to Greenville. He looks a trifle older, and his looks have grown snowy white. But the gloaming eye, cheery smile, mellow voico and gentle thought, as of yore, make it a charm and a blessing to meet him. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina adjourned on Thursday. Judge Bryan, Mr. Daniel Horlbeck, clerk, and others of tho Court officials passed throngh Columbia, yesterday, for Greenville, to open tho August term of tbe Court for tho Western District of the State. The summer mooting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society will be held in Spartanburg, by invita? tion, on tho 12th instant. The mana? gers of the various railroads havo con? sented to pass delegates to and fro for one fare. It is hoped that there will be n full meeting, as matters of the greatest importance to tbe welfare of the society will bo discassod. At Paterson, New Jersey, on the 30th of Jane, a trial for one thousand dollars was bad between a Jeffers and a Paterson steam Uro engine. Tho first named steamer won the prize, throwing two hundred and seventy two feet seven inches through one hun? dred feet of hose. Mr. Jeffers is the builder of the steamer now used by tho Palmetto Fire Engine Company of this city. . PnojsixrANA.?The ball kept rolling tbe eroqnet ball. Brunettes . are in fashion now, and tbe blondes are pale with envy. The greatest object of curiosity to a woman is tho drees of uuother woman. Call a girl a yonng witch and she is pleased; call un elderly woman nn old witch, und her indignation known no bounds. List of New Advertisements. Notice?Meeting of Israelites. Ditson Si Co.?New Music. Meeting of Word No. 2 Tax Union. E. II. Heiuiteh?Turnip Seed. Hotel Arrivals, July 31, 1874.? Columbia Hotel?J A Smith, Charles? ton; A Q Mandel, N Y; E H Brooks, city; W J Sprinkle, N C; B Muyo, Jr, Vu; S C Gilbert. J D Stoney, Charles? ton; J H Bion, Winnsboro; F Jessup, Pa; G E Reab, W D Kennedy, Au? gusta; J S Land, Greeuville; D S Hair, Burn well; W N Taft, J W O'Brien, Charleston: J G Graham, G Keenan, city; Kirk Bobinson, Orangeburg; Louis Cohen and wife, Ga; M Happ aud wife, Saadersville; D Horlbeok, Chester; P T Stevent, S & A Tel Co; A B Clarke, Vo; Captain T M Canton, Glenu Springs; T S Ciarkson, N C. Wheeler House?C B Hinton, USA; C A Darling, J F Treutlen, oity, B F Bryan, N C; H Wilkinson, Charleston; H Brockway, Mo; F Young, Md; J H Runkle. oity; W C Brenden, Miss F Cook, Miss A Breeden, BennettBville. Hendrix House?G F Harman, Lex? ington; J W Chandler, Winnsboro; E H Mashbnrn, Charleston; BW San? ders uud lady, Greenville; J Hay no, N C; L W Duvull, Winneboro; John Suelgtove, Lexington; Mrs G E Mc Coll, Dariingtou. We Pculish to the World?The remarkable medicinal properties of the "Queen's Delight." No medicine is so well known and recognized umong eminent physicians as a valuuble thera? peutic agent as the Queen's Delight. Some doctors think it ranks next to calomel in its alterative powers. A learned doctor thus speaks of it: ' Queen's Delight" seems to exert a power upon every cull and molecule of the body, aud modifies their func? tion aud condition. It reccheB both the fluids ami solids, and impresses upon them a curative influence une qualed by any other medicine. In curoutc dieeuses of the throat, there is no agent compared with it in value. It relieves the cough, obviates the night sweats, improves the appetite, and often induces a return to health uuder the most unfavorable circumstances. In consumption and bronchial dis? eases, the use of "Queen's Delight" bus been marked with signal advan? tage. Queen's Delight manifests a de? cided impression on the mucous mem? branes, changing their condition by its alterative powers. Rheumatism, both acute and chronio, obey promptly tbe searching powers of this medicine; aching limbs and back cease to tor? ment, comfort and health is restored. In diseases of the liver, spleen, bladder and skin, the Queen's Delight may be used with great benefit. For the cure of any of the many diseases incident to the summer season, it can? not be excelled, and we would recom? mend every family to have a bottle of it in the house at all times, in case of sudden siokness. It is no whiskey or vinegar preparation, bat a pleasant al? terative tonic, which has oared thou? sands and kept teas of thoueands in good health. For dyspepsia and weak stomaoh, the liver and kidneys, coughs and sore throat, the l?ngs and spitting of blood, Iobs of appetite, sick head ache, diarrbcaa and dysentery, fever and ague, bilious fever, cholera morbns and oramps, palpitation of tbe heart, broken-down nervous system, neural? gia and rheumatism, purifying the blood, inflamed and sore eyes, when caused by impure state of the blood. Get a bottle of his great medicine. Pre? pared only by E. H. Hjqdiitbh, druggist and chemist. July 16 What can be pleasanter than tbe life of a Missouri farmer? At day-light, he gets up and examines the holes around his corn-hills for cat-worms; then he smashes ooddlingmoth larva; with a hoe-handle until breakfast. The fore-noon is devoted to watering the potato-bngs with a solution of Paris green, and after dinner turns oat to pour boiling water on the chints-bngB iu the corn and wheat fields. In the evening, a favorite occupation is smudging peach trees to diecoarage the ourculio, and after a brief season of family devotion at the shrine of the night-flying coleoptera, all the folks retire and sleep soundly until Aarora reddens the East, and the grasshop? pers tiukle against the panes and sum? mon tbem to the labors of another day!_ Pardoned.-?The Charlestoa Neves and Courier says: "No less than twen? ty-one murderers have been pardoned or reprieved; twenty-fivo persons oon victed of manslaughter go scot-free; twenty-four persons found guilty of tbe terrible crime of boose burning es? caped punishment; 110 thieves, big and little, are turned loose to prey upon tho community. We say no? thing of the color of the culprits, though probably four-fifths of them are blacks; nor do wo oare to inquire who recommended their pardon. Tbe broad fact stands oat that Governor Moses in nineteen months has par? doned 421 criminals, including, we be? lieve, every County offloial who has been found guilty of malfeasance in office. Twelve columns of the Newark (N. J.) Advertiser, jo the smallest type, are filled with 14,270 pieoes of proper? ty, besides railroad property, to be sold for taxes,