Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Columbia; s. ;c. Thursday Morning. Angnjt 13,1874. frauilulent Hoods of the Houtlinrn States. We learn from Ibe St. Louis Republi? can that the Arkansas State Conven? tion is debating the question of repu? diating the bonds, about $9,000,000 in amount, authorized by the Legislature while- under control of the Republi? cans, to be isqued,to cortpin railrpad companies. These bouda .have not all beeniissoed,. Gov<.7Bax|er .hayjog re? fused* T# ^ive them to, certain roads that had - not complied with the condi? tions. ? What amount: has been isaued and put on the markht we do not know; but it is almost certain that all will be disowned on the gronnd of fraud. This the people demand, and the convention will comply with the popular wish. The issue of these bonds by the Republican offiaiala was marked by frauds similar to those practiced by the Bullock government in Georgia. Iu one case, it is stated, the railroad company built a seotiou of ten miles, drew the bonds thereon, took up the rails and relaid them on the next section, and drew another in? stallment of bonds, and bo oa, till its whole quota of bonds had been drawn, and no road built?the venal State authorities conniving at and probably participating in the fraud. In some instances, the bonds were sold for twenty cents on the dollar, the State receiving no consideration for them whatever. The Republican makes the following comments on the proposed repudiation by Arkansas of the f rand* ulent bonds issued while the State was in the hands of tho Radical plunderers: "The repudiation of these bonds by the State of Arkansas is very unfortu? nate; i we do not know that it is wise and just. But it i? another example of the inexorable disaster in which the Badioal governments in the 8outb end. Repudiation iu Georgia, repudi? ation in South Carolina, repudiation in North Carolina, repudiation in Ar? kansas, and a threatened insolvency in Tennessee, are the dismal residuum of the reconstruction rule iu those States; and we have no reason to hope that the process is ended yet." People who purobase stolen pro? perty, knowing it to be stolen, have no right to complain when the law re? turns ' it to the rightful owner, and punishes the receiver and the thief. When the governments of the South were wrested from the intelligent and lawful custodians appointed by the people to administer them, they fell into the hands of adventurers and plunderers, who, under the specious pretexts of progress and internal im? provement, involved the Southern States in the wildest and most extrava? gant undertakings. Their purpose was to enrich, themselves and involve the people in irretrievable flnauoial ruin. No sane man bau ever expeot the tax? payers of South Carolina, for instance, to pay the fraudulent bonds issued without the san?tion of the people of the State. Call it repudiation or what yoa please,, we askii in all candor, what have the honest' ptopor,ty-holder8 of South Carolina?who are helpless and powerless to protect tbemsoWes, to re? press a wrong or assert a right?to do with the bonds issued by the mongrel government? There is no moral, obli? gation on .their part to redeem one single dollar of the millions of pro? mises issued in the name of South Ca? rolina. These bonds and the bonds of other Southern States. were sold' pt prices ranging from fifteen cents ou the dollar and .upwards, bearing, iu most oases, eight per cent., interest. The purchasers, the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel justly asserts, did not expeot the property-holders to redeem them when the government reverted to their keeping. Oar Governments huve been iu the hands of robbers, who, not content with stealing everything they could lay their bands on iu the respective State Treasuries, have issued millions of promises to pay. The press .warned the people of tho North and of Europe that these bonds are fraudulent. The Government of the United States, which sustained tho adventurers and plunderers in office in these Soothorn States, is responsible for the debts contracted. It is a settled principle in law, that the principal-' Iii 'always' responsible1 Jdr tho'o?loial nets'of his duly and' ' lawfully-appointed ageut. The Governments in thVs'ohth after the war wer6'the ^roatuxes^ < tho Federal Government jt they,were inau? gurated by the Congress of the United States and sustained by tho adminis? tration, and', the Federal'Government ia alone responsible for the unlawful sets committed by its proteges, as well as for all the bonds illegally issued in defianoo of the wishes of the property holders and oitizeni of the Southern States. ""'OivttRi?Hfa'. ?Tbe Cincinnati Com? mercial has a long leading editorial, in whioh it e s? ay 8 to show that Mr. Jus tioo "Br^?ley VM rondojred a decision agaiaaijSbe ecpstitappatlity of. the Civil Bjghts BiOi (of pouree, oqly sub? stantially so.) a'ttd to^,'prove that, tho R^ptfDlloau^partyMs not pledgo'd to tho passage of that hill. It affirms that hardly a majority of the Republican .lawyers.of..the country bold that bill to be constitutional. The whole ten? dency of tbe article is to relievo tbe Republican parly from the odium of that bill of abominations, and to put the party upon a new taCk or traok. Last Week's Victories.?Not ouly in North Carolina did viotory perch on the Conservative banner. Iu Ken? tucky, a Clerk of the Suprome Court was chosen by a majority of over 50,000. Tennessee also mudo u glori? ous exhibit in the local elections. And the oity of Vioksburg gave a large De moorntio gain, sufficient to put the municipal government under tbe con? trol of white men. It would seem tbat when Conservative majorities com? mence raining, they pour. Let us re? alize the flood. ?-??-? Horrible Negro Plot Discovered. A special despatch to tho New Orloaos Bulletin, dated New Iberia, August 7, says: "A dreadful plot of the negroes has just been discovered here to kill the inhabitants and to set fire to the resi? dences and plantations in the Parish of St. Martin. Tbe facts were dis? closed by a letter which was handed to a prominent white gentleman by a Republican, who vouches for tbe truth of the statement it contains. The plun was to oomm9uoe killing and burning at the Lostrapes place, and oontinne their work of rapine and murder as far as St. Martinsviile. A recommenda? tion is made in the letter to set the plantations on fire, in order to find where money could be found. The negroes were to keep for themselves the most beautiful women, and the parties who were to be killed were mentioned by name. As soon as the criminals ascertained that their horrid plans were discovered, they fled the ; Pariah in hot haste. Tbe greatest ex loitement prevails, and the people are thoroughly aroused and determined to discover and bring to punishment the villains who have meditated this dread? ful massaore and pillage." A New System.?Four large oottoo warehouses are being built near New York for tbe coming cotton crop. Tbey are ranged along the river front, aud will be connected with tbe docks by the railroad tracks. The buildings nre of brick, and the space between the I warehouses can be so arranged that the I cotton can be repacked and rebaled j under glass roofs in all weathers. The storage capacity of each of the fonr warehouses now in oouree of construc? tion is about 15,000 boles, and it is ex? pected that the buildings can all be ready in time for the new crop?About October. There is also room for the erection of additional structures, with a capacity of over 250,000 bales. The transportation' to and from the oity can be accomplished by lighters, and vessels can load their oargoea at tbe docks, thereby,saving,tbe expense of cartage from the presses to tbe ship. Many of the present store-bouses are surrounded by inflammable buildings, bat those warehouse* will be almost fire-proof and amply protected in ease of a conflagration. The Herald says: "If tins place is selected," said a cot? ton broker, last evening, to the re? porter, and it is certainly suitable for the purpose, the eiloek'vrill be to revo? lutionize the cotton trade. It will be a grand reform, and, although some old fogies may stick to their little store-bouses in the middle of tbe city, most of tbe cotton merchants will cer? tainly seud their cotton to those water? front warehouses. You cau say tbat the saving in this oity will be $500,000, at the very lowest." - I A Talk.?Lieut. Col. Davidsou, of the 10th Cavalry, bau furnished to the General of the army a report of a talk with Ashobo and Asatuy, of the Po cuotethka baud of Comunohes, which is interesting as showing tho cuuso of tbe present hostilitity of tho Coman ches aud other tribes. After some talk, in whioh they inquired as to how they were to be treated, Davidson asked the Indians what tho Comanohos had to complain of; what were the causes of this general hostility on the part of the Comanches, Kiowas and CheyenneB. They replied, that tho Comanches had nothing to complain of on the part of tho Go? vernment agent or troops or whites, but that some two months ago a prophet arose among tbem, who told them that he had had an interview with the Great Spirit, who said that the Gaddos, Wiohitas and other Iu dians, who were, adopting the white mode of life, were going ddwn hill last in means and population, and the ComanohSB would do the same, if they followed tbo aamo road; and for them to be again the powerf nl nation they once were, was to go to war and kill off all tbe white people they oould. This, these two chiefs said, chimed iu with the feelings and wishes of the evil disposed of the nation, and the present war is the result. < ?? There has been a terrible gale off the const of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Hundreds of fishing boats are over? due, and it is feared many of them havo been lost. Iceland's millennial oelebrution took place August 1st, when Ki'ug Christian IX., of Denmark) opened ths ??reci? met with & formal grautiug' of a, new Cuh^titutioh" to t)io island, which'prac? tically ff ees'tt from Danish supremacy . audjgivis its inhabitants absbluto cop ' traf.over their own affairs. ' Then will follow-say nus&ber of festivities ;in oommemoration of the founding and consolidation of the republic by Harold, the Fair-Haired, in 874, before many of us were born. Iceland lies between latitude. 63 degrees 25 mi? nutes aud GG degrees aud 30 minutes North, uud longitude 13 degrees 33 minutes und 24 degrees 40 minutes West. Lt is quite n remurkab'e island, seeming nothiug but a nest of volo.i uoeH. It has no stratiticd roch of uuy kind, uud is u simple muss of molten muttei that had bubbled up out of the oeeuu und, ufter cooling oil, hud taken ou uu Arctic snow-cup to "make it more binding." Tho rugged grandeur of its soonery is very striking. The clefts iu tho enormous beds of oucu Haid lava are of the most picturesque aud startling description. Its rivers are formed from the melting buows of tbo mountains und uro very numerous uud beautiful. The whole interior is u vust desert, for the most part so ele? vated above the level of tho sea that the snows uover melt. Surrouuding this desert and overlooking the sen, there is a belt of luud ou which there is plenty of vegetation for flocks of sheep and herds of cuttle, uud a popu? lation of G0.000 or 70.000 lind u com? fortable subsicteuco, partly from their pustorul lifo and partly from li-hiog. They are a quiet, industrious und con? tented people, und seem well capable of self-government. - ? ? Who ake tub Dukheks??Some of the leading papers of the country made singular blunders recently, iu giving notice of a convention of I Junk? ers, held iu Illinois. Tho Cincinnati Times gives a brief sketch of their his? tory: The origin of the society, or, more properly, the church, dates buck to the Christian era, but tho first congrega? tion organized iu America wus at Gor mantown, Peun., in the yeur 1721. They are a denomination of Baptists, and emigrated to this country from Germany, hence tbo name, Germau Baptists, which is tho proper name. The nick-name, Dunker, or Tuuder, is from the Germau word, Taufen, to dip. The Seventh-day Baptists origi? nated from this denomination, about the year 172'J, by Conrad Beissel, ut Ep lira tu, Penn. They wear a very plain but ueat dress, being temporate in thut us well us in nil other tbiugs; as regards shaving, it is left optional with the members; bub they are not allowed to change the cut of tho beard to follow tho ever-changing fashions. Tho meu aud women do nut live iu Bepiruto habitations, us they uro not e.onlined to mornistoi ins uud n unneries, but, ou the contrary, are scattered over the land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and uro moro numerous than is generally supposed by thorn who have but little knowledge of tho sect, having over 1,000 ministers, with quite a large laity, (150,000, according to report of National Conference, held in Illinois;) and instead of murriago being disapproved of, as bus been re? ported, it is held more sacred than it is by moat other religious denomina? tions. The only oubu in which it is disallowed is when one or both of tho parties has a husband or wife living, whether divorced or not. John Hay has sung of the noble exploit of Jim Bludsoe, pilot of the Prairie Belle: "I'll hold her nozzle agin tho bank Till the last galoot's uahoru." The bruvo self-sacrifice of Charlie Ditt mnn, who died at his post on the Put. Rodgers last week, deserves to live iu story us u nobler aot than that other. When the lire wus discovered, be promptly turned tbo wheel so us to head the bout toward the Iudiau.i shore, but, to his horror, he found that tho rudder did not answer to the wheel. It was cvideut that the tillor ropo had been cut or hud burned through. So tho boat was unmanage? able, and she slowly drifted upon r. sand bar, somo distuueo from the shore, uud tho passengers aud crew bud the water before them as their only refuge from tho fliincs. Although his efforts to govern tho bout wore fruitless, Dittmuu seems still to have clung to the hope thut tho rudder would again answer to his will, and so stood at the wheel, steadfast aud grand in his sclf-murtyrdom, until the hot flames licked up tho frail pilot bouse, and he perished with his hands upon tho wheel. A Singular Ciucumstance.?Several weeks ago, a family residing near Liberty Mills, Orange County, Va., arose early in the morning, and pro pared breakfast, using the tea kettle in which to heat water for coffee. The family drank of the coffee as usual, end without any injurious effects. To? ward noon some one iu attempting to uso tho kettlo for another purpose, found in it a considerable sized black snake boiled to death in the water which waa used for tho coffee in the morning. On this announcement there was consternation in the family for a short time, some vomiting and others trying to do so, but failed. Strange to say, no one was otherwise injured.?Shenandpah Valley Register. The total number of accidents on English railways for 1873, a report of whioh bos beea published for tho year, was 247? being one more than tbo pre? vious year. The total number of per? sons killed was 1,372, and of injured 3,110, wbiob embrace all killed and in? jured at crossings as well as servants and employees. The oorreepondence of tho New York Tribune, from Williamsburg, Mai?,, says that very little change, so far has been mode iu the fade of?the country over which tbo flood swept. Sand uud bowlders still make a wilder? ness of once pleasant lanes, streets aud fields, and bat few bouses aro ttlos fari building. Where houses once'stood,' you .find wooden crosses erected, ou whioh are rudely painted suggestive legends like these: "Dr. Johnson's, nil drowned (seven;)7' "Birmingham's, all lost (five;)" "Seyentwecu swept awuy and drowned between here and thu mill," &o. Them is an indispositiou yet to build, until property-owuers kuuw whether they aro building ou sand or rock. ? Masked Outhaue in Kentucky ?D. B Naiu, ? jewidcr, of Med way, Wood ford County, Ky . whilo ou his way homo, Mouduy evening, was seized by four masked uiou, und no truce of him has since boeu found iu the neighbor? hood whore ho waa optnred. It is probable that ho was murdered und bis body bid. A man who bu4id bis cries and wont to Ins rescue was driven back with throats of duuth. Several negroes u, little later saw the men car? rying Natu awuy. Qu was theu strug? gling and grouuing. Fires ?Tbo gin-house and fixtures of Mr, W. W. 11 ?gern, of Iudiutitowu, S. C., was totally destroyed by ?re ou Tuesday morning lust. The house was struck by lightning, from which it caught, and had nearly burnt down before the. lire was discovered. L jhs SS1K); no insurance. The store and otitiro stock of good i belonging !<i Mr. Jas. Harper was also destroyed by lire ou the night of the same du.y; cause of the fire nccideutul. L-js.i $1.1X10; no itisuriince. Murder in Church ?During a .ser? vice iu a Methodist church three miles from Carlisle, Ky., a rough named Hamilton jumped up, cursed thu ser? vice nud flourished his pistol. Trustee Thomas Shaw, in taking Hamilton out, was shot by In in through tbo huud. The murderer wrs taken to jail tiud then removed to Lexington to avoid lynching. Rev. Webster, of thu Oraugeburg Free Citizen, received u mauling from an irate ollieial, F. McKinluy, of Orangeburg, u few days ugo. Ho took it meekly. The cause of tbo assault wus cerlaiu strictures of the newly fledged editor. A mau named John l'etertaau wus rnu over by a train near the Catholic Church at Eist Bridgeport, Conn., on the 11th. und iustantly killed. His body was horribly uauuglcd. lie leaves a family. Nearly all tbo stone-workers on tbo new State House at Hartford, Conn., have struck to maintain the rulu of nine hours as a day's work, the con? tractor requiring ten. awful.?Failing to kill Til Ion by calling him kopropbagous, the World newspaper now attacks him as u "Corybaotiau cuckold." The kitchen of John A. Calhoun, Esq., of Abbeville, was consumed by firo during the past week. Mrs. Gabriel Hodges, Mrs. Auuie Duncan and Mr. Eli Thornton died in Abbeville last week. An aged colored man, named Harvey Davis, died suddenly in Newbsrry, a few days ngo. There were 27 deaths in Charleston for the week euding the 8th?-whites 6; colored 21. Ex Eiml Commissioner Leslie is working bard iu Baruwell to be ^uut to the Legislature again. Mr. J. U. Btlke, a Charleston grocer, died suddenly ou the Ulli, of heart disease. K A Great Convenience. BROSENB OIL delivered at your resi? dence, at cents pur gallou. C. UUOOKRANKS & CO., Agents. Aug 13 :l Ward 1 Tax Union. AMEETING will bo bold THIS AFTER? NOON, at Irwiu's Hull, at CA o'clock. A punctual attendance is requested. l?y order of the l'icsideut. Aug 13 1 _ J. T. WELT.S. K.?,t*?tnrv. $10 Reward. IWILL pay the above Howard for tho do livery to mo of my indentured Appren? tice, MILES KOON, and I hereby forbid all persons harboring him. JOEL MEDLIN. ConOMlUA, August 12. 1*74. An? 19 a* ?hicora Trib3, No. 2, Improved Order of Red Men. ACOUNCIL FIRE of tho ahovo Triho will ho kindled at tho Wigwam, (Odd follows' HalL) 8th Run. 12th sleep, Stur? geon Moou, Gr. S. D. :W3. Decrees will bo conferred, by order of tho Sacliom. W. J. GATUOAltT, Aug 13 1 Chief of Records, pro t*>m. Steam Engine For Sale. AN 8 horao STEAM ENOINE, in lirst rato order, for salo; suitable for a cot? ton gin or grist mill. Prieo, J5t)0. Apply to RIOHAKD TOZEli. Aug 12 HENRY WARD BEECHER 8 tho principal actor in tho greatest . sonsation ot the day, and tho "Indian Girl,.'as the loader of tho Cigar Trado of tho St at o, have boon thoroughly critloisod as to their merits, and tho result seema to bo a warning to marriod man to husband more olosely tho affiiotions of their wivos, and to Smokors in supplying their WANT3 TO HUSBAND MORE Closely thoir funds, by invouting in tho "Colobratod 52. Gigars, instoad of inferior goods at bighor rates, and to remember that aa no one can boast of more WIVE3 THAN BRIGHAM YOTJTJG, So no cigar storo can boast of us good Cigars and Tobacco for tho prloe as the INDIAN OIRL CIGAR ST?HE, Aug 11_Columbia. 8. C. House to Rent. TFTE HOUSE and FOUR ACRE LOT of Mrs. E. J. Arthur. Good gar 'don and oxoollcut woll of wa'.er. i'ob session given immediately. Apply to WM. MARTIN or E. R, ART11UU. July 4 A City Matters.?Subscribe for the PiitENIX. * Tho oslico ball iu aid of the Ladies' Mouumeut Aesociatioi is the attraction at Glenjn Springs to.night. , '] Broo^jaankB & Co.*,1deliver korpserJe oil at your residence at a low price. See their advertisement. Trausient udvertisement3 and no? tices must be paid for in advaucc. This rule will be adhered io hereafter. Tho season is in its prime, and Africa rejoices. The difference in number betweeu moss melons and melon musses is hot appreciable. Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short notice, from PuajNix nllice. Try us. Tim. Hurley's poor children's pic uic comes oil at Mount Pleasant, to? day. Tim., evideutly, wants to be made Governor. The Charleston News ami Courier publishes Governor Moses* Sumter speech iu full us a supplement?twelve Columns and a half of small type. Tho Savannah Republican, one of the oldest papers in the State of Georgia, has beiiu forced t.t Mispeud publica? tion. Yesterday uud the day before were warm enough to mtisfy even a crema tiouist. Puns were iu such demand that tho prices went up V',0 per cent. A horse attached tu tho buggy of Mr. G. D. Iicudrix ran away, yester? day, throwing the occupant out aud badly smashing one wheel. Seegers' ice machine is all light again, und "freezing out" a* usual. Cooler weather muy, therefore, be looked for. Wm. Henry Troscott, Esq., has de? termined to run for Congress from the Third Congressional District. We shall publish his authorized announce? ment to-morrow. Ses what Messrs. W. D. Love & Co. have to say. Their stock of goods is tho most extensive in the city, and what they claim for them can be de? pended upon. A lino of steamers is about to be pnt on between Port Royal and New York. Charleston und Savunnah must keep a sharp look-out, or the new city will get ahead of them. What a world of gossip would be preveuted, if it wus only remembered that a person who tells you of the faults of others, intends to tell others of yonr faults. Old type metal?superior to Babbitt for some purposes?cun be obtained at Phojsix office at low figures?25 cents a pound for fifty pounds or less; 20 cents for larger quantities. All in want of mnoical instruments of any kind, from a Jew's harp np to a piano, woald consult their interest by visiting Mr. Rawls' store, next to Phoe? nix office, as be is selling off cheap, in order to close out his stock. A run-off and smash-up ot two freight cars on the Charlotte, Colum? bia and Augusta Railroad, near Gilbert Hollow, ou Tuesday, detained the Au? gusta passenger train five or six hoars. Counterfeits of tho new fifty and ten-cent stamps are now in circulation. Tho counterfeit of either note is hardly calculated to deceive persons ,who handle much money. The paper, is poor, and the green color is paler than the genuine, and the engraving vory clumsily executed. A unnibor of prominent Radicals of Wilmington, N. O, chartered a train from the W., C. & A. R. R., for an ex? cursion to Columbia, on tho ISth; bat owing to the turn of the tide?the de? feat of tho party in tho old North State?the contributors backed down, und the train will not be run. The Chicora Rifle Club numbers about eighty members. Tho following are the officers: President, C. P. Janney; First Vice president, F. B. Orchard; Second, James E. Morris; Third, Georgu W. Wright; First Director, R. A. Koenau; Second, H. C. Beard; Third, H. Milne; Fourth, J. D. Roberts; Fifth, J. J. Orchard; Surgeon, D. B. Miller, Jr., M. D.; Chuplaiu, Rev. W. D. Kirk land; Secretary, W. W. Williams; Treasurer, A. C. Moore. Tho Civil and Political Convention adjoarned, yestorday evening, after passing a series of resolutions?tho grand wind-up being a knock-down argument. Samuel Lee, of Sumter, who claims to bo a reformer, made a sevore attack on Treasurer Cardozo? denouncing him as a dishonest official? when the keeper of the State money? bags struck from tho shoulder and stretched the Sumter reformer on tho floor; and when the latter arose and made belligerent demonstrations, the portly Treasurer gave him another sookdollager, and down he went again. Parties interfered, and tho combat onded. Our Book Tabue.?Mr. W. J. Daffie baa famished as with a oopy of a pro fufeiy "Sins?rifted novel, by Dr. F. W. Robinson, entitled "Second-Cousin Saftb'.Tj anthihr of "Carry's Confes? sion," etc. It is an admirable story, and- the- character of tho heroine is originally und skillfully worked ont, and an interest is cast around which never flag*?tho numerous wood cuts materially adding to the interest of the work. It is published by Harper & Brothers; price 75 cents. We are also indebted to the same gentleman for a bound copy of Harper & Brothers' descriptive list of their publications, with trade-list prices. Rape and Attemited Murder.? The statement published, yesterday, relative to the attempted robbery of Mrs. Shull, of Lexington, wau incor? rect. She wus on her way borne from Gilbert Hollow ulone, on Saturday, wheu tho stirrup-leather broke and she slipped to the ground. Perceiving a stump a short distauce off, she was proceedings towards it, to remount her borne, when a negro man sprang oat of the bushes, aud, utter a struggle, succeeded in outraging her. He then asked her if she intended to tell on him, and when she replied that she did, he attacked her with lightwood knots and beat her terribly. A white mau name up while he was engaged in his murderous work, wheu the iiend ran off; but us he is kuowo, and a uumber of men ure in pursuit of him, he will likely be overbuuled. Crimes of this uaturo uro becoming bo frequent in different parts of the country, that short work should bo made of the scoundrels when caught. Lynched.?Henry Glover, the co? lored brute who outraged Mrs. Shnll, near Gilbert Hollow, on Saturday last, wus caught, yesterday, in the swamp adjacent to that village, and shot. "Served him right," is the univeral sentiment. Supreme Coubt Decision, Wednes? day, August 12.?Alexander Wise, ad? ministrator, respondent, rs. Jesse H. Hnrdiu, executor, el o7. Judgment of Circuit Court modified and case re? manded. Opinion by Moses, C. J. Wright and Willard, A. J.'s, concur; Willard, A. J., filing separate opinion. List of New Advertisements. C. Brookbanks <fc Co.?Kerosene. Meeting of Cbicora Tribe, No. 2. Joel Medlin?$10 Reward. W. D. Love & Co.?Great Bargains. D. C. Peixotto & Sons?Auction. Hoteii Arrivals, August 12, 1874.? Whaler House?C D Bateman, C C Puffer, D A J Sullivan, H Faber, W Laughlin, Charleston; G McAlpin, Philadelphia; L S Beiden, Wilming? ton; W C Boylston, Baltimore; J G Thompson, city; B Mverp, S C; D M Elkinsand lady, Gilbert Hollow; O B Stout, Ky; W M Grabam, Sumter. Hendrix Rouse?L W Duvall, J B Lenurd, Winnsboro; D McNair, Che raw; S Rosenberg, John Wood, oity; E E Snelgrove, Newberry; A F Ruff, Ridge way; W Daniel, N C. Halional Hotel?J N Henry, Ga; T C Magan, Aiken; B S Boazman, Chap poll's; B E Fripp, T B Biasell, Richard Green, Charleston; J D Marion, Miss Maggie Marion, Chester; W L Disher, Aiken; H Wolff, Orangebarg. The Baltimore Sun .says: "A citizen of South Carolina, an old man, who is wholly disconnected with political life, writes to the New York Daily JStdletin a sad account of the 'overwhelming load of irresponsible depravity and ignorance which has crushed them to the earth.' The appeul ho makes to the North to consider their case is most mournful and touching. He says 'it is simply awful to be com? pelled to live and rear children amid scenes of such political corruption and profligacy,' and mnko3 an affectiDg invocation to Northern magnanimity to ask what can be dono to 'save what? ever is fair, lovely and of good report from extinction or a worse fate.' "All this social anarchy is the result of the political deviltry which North? ern politicians, seeking their selfish ends and tho continued domination of their party, inflicted upon the South by what they called the policy of re? construction, which, instead, was simply destruction." The Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad.?The Charlotte (N. C.) Ob? server, of the 6th, says: "The order for the sale of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad, under the Childs suit, on the first mortgage bonds, hav? ing been granted,, and the parties to the sait, Messrs. Childs, Manson and others, of Columbia, S. C, having re? fused to take the amoont of their claim and transfer the judgment for tbo be? nefit of the gold bond holders, Mr. R. Y. MoAdeu, of this oity, one of the trustees under the* gold mortgage, at the request of the Board of Direotors, through his attorney, Col. H. O. Jones, of this city, obtained u restraining or? der preventing the sale of the road. The injunotion was issued upon the complaint of Mr. McAden, iu the in? terest of the gold bond-holders and the stockholders of the road." Three giraffes just from Abyssinia have roaobed the Garden of Plants iu Paris. This animal threatens to be? come extinct. He is taken now only in a very small distriot.