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COLUMBIA, S. C. Toes lay Morning, 8eptember8,1874. The Right to Bear Arn?. Some time in this month there is to take plaoe, at Oreedmoor, on Long Island, a great international rifle match, to bo contested on one side by an American team and on the other by an Irish team. Dally practica for posi? tion on the Amorioao. team takes plaoe at Oreedmoor on the part of the mem? bers of regiments. The scores are re? ported in the journals daily, and excite great interest. Tho diatanoes are 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, and eaofa member is allowed fifteen shots at each. It will be an interesting occa? sion when the teams meet. It gives a* no pleasant feelings when we wit? ness the ardor which enters into this contest, to read in some of onr jour? nals in this State tbat one of the Cir? cuit Judges of South Carolina and one of its Senators in the Uuited States Gongress, should so far forget the rights of American aitizoos, as to advise that the rifle clubs which are in process of formation in this State ?ball disarm themselves, or be dis? armed by the national authority. It Bhows whither we have drifted under the sway of the party which rules the State. The common heritage of Ame? rican freemen?the right to bear arms ?is-sailed in question as to the people of South Carolina by persons occupy? ing high and responsible positions. The next step in logical order is to try to deprive them of this right. These peraons seem to forget that it is se? cured to the people nader both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Sonth Carolina; that the disabilities in this respect, which tho late oivil war brought, ended nine years ago, and that South Caro? lina is nominally, at least, a free, sove? reign and independent State. There is, under the lnw, no privilege denied to her citizens which is allowed to the citizens of New York. If those who object to rifle companies, sabre olubs or any other forms of manly associa? tion entered into in order to acquire expertness in the use of arms and for manly exercise, should pretend to say ' that they tend to inorease the dangers of collision between classes of the population, they oould bo easily refuted. As an objootion it comes too late. They never discovered that the costly militia, with its ex? pensive and fraudulent contracts for the Bupply of nrms?oontraots which made dozens of them rich?was in any way dangerous to the peace of society, or an exorbitant tax on the resources of those who pay the taxes. The best arms which American manu? facturers could make were distributed broadcast all over this State, where they remain to this day, aud placed in hands certainly not more discreet or humane than ure those of the edueated and self controlling citizens who are forming rifle clubs. With associa? tion of men iu any way, provided, of course, they be men of average intelli? gence aud average discretion and hu? manity, oomes increased sense of re? sponsibility. One hundred men in a company, having its rales and regula? tions, ander discreet control, moving only as they receive orders, and only in grave emergencies, which orders are weighed before issued, and the Bubjeot of consultation and reflection by intelligent and oonsoientious men, are a hundred-fold less dangerous to the pnblio peace than if they were not so organized, and each man of them should be left to obey bis own im? pulses, and avenge what he may re? gard ns his own wrongs in his own way. The privilege of bearing arms, of drilling in companies, of practical? ly studying the military art, would do more to do away with the wretched habit of carrying concealed weapons, than all the dead letter laws which have encumbered tho statute books. This is a common and flagrant evil. Why dou't Judge Mackey seek to en? force the law which forbids it, rather than ouunsel tho abolition of organi? zations which would have a whole ?ome effect in suppressing the habit? We have seen pistols and knives drawn in Radical nominating conven? tions, to take the lives of fellow-mem? bers, for, perhaps, some.hasty word or menaoe. We recall a notable instance oi it two years ago, in the State nomi? nating convention. Wo have no doubt that a large number of those who meet to-day to nominate a Governor, bear concealed on their persons the deadliest weapons. Wo submit to Senator Patterson and J0J30 Maokey tbat such a habit as this prevailing particularly among their associates, is more worthy their condemnation, and their best efforts to abolish it, than the eminently peaceful and peace pro serving rifle clubs. Bat the other day. our amateur young oarsmen went on .from Charleston, Savannah and Washington, D. C, to compete for the prizes in tbo scull races on Saratoga Lake. Suppose some of our riflemen should seek admission into the great match at Oroedmoor. It would be a pretty position for them to be placed in beforo the whole country, to have it objected, as it wonld bo objebted, that the public men of their State have called in question their right to exist at all. Such tnlk as these men have indulged in is an imputation in every point of view. The ride clubs do not exist by their Bufferunce; they oaiinot be abolished by their word. They uro not incendiary; they mean order nud peace. At tho samo time, they know their rights. ?-? ? Ttie Preliminary Nute. Mr. Chamberlain, candidato for Go? vernor, has published un address to the pnblio, whioh was remurkable for hav? ing nothing in it that any one would like to know. He did not explain the operations of tho Land Commission, of the Siuking Fund Commission, or of tha Financial Board. It was simply a denial that for all tho iniquities with whioh he was officially connected, ho was personally responsible. In this, he has not touched bottom, and we are left to (orm our judgments independently of any aid whioh bis address affords. In statements to the correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal, we tiud him admitting tbat there is "next to no? thing" to show for the increase of $12,000,000 funded debt; that tho land whioh was purchased by the Land Commission for $700,000 wuh a "bud speculation," and that "hundreds of thefts" have never been mentioned. In the Land Commission and Financial BoardB, Mr. Chamberlain was a bright and shining ligb*, aud, at tho samo time, was the law officer of the State. It is not unjust, then, to place much of the blame of those transactions upon his shoulders. As regards tho repu? diated conversion bonds, his language was enigmatical. Ho said: "TheLe? gislature may declare i hem frauds, and etill they muy not be." If that means anything, it is that Mr. C. departs from she action of tbo lust Legisla? ture, which throw them overboard. "They may not bo frauds." That is the preliminary uoto to the bugio blast and outset for tho collection of $6.000.000 moro money out of tho I people of South Ouroliua. Tile Beimel of Trade unit J. ?I. I'aUer 8on. The extraordinary statements of John J. Patterson, in answer to the deoial of the Boaiul of Trade of his gross charges sguitn-t tho people of South Carolina, nre iu no sense u re? ply. Ho tries to evade the real matter in issue in u cuttle-fish or Ku Kiux cloud of looto, rumbling, incoherent and irrelevant accusations us to things in the past What tho board stigma? tized us false was particularly bis charge, that murders and murderous outbreak* are daily taking place in this State. Is that so or not? That's the question which cannot bo evaded. .-??-? The Memphis Appeal contains a lengthy account of tho reoeut lynching of colored men in Gibson County, Tenn. It is claimed that a number of colored men had organized them? selves into a band, tho object of which was rapine, murder aud robbery. Tho ring-lenders, who wore arrostod, con? fessed tho whole thing, implicating a number of othor*. Whilo being con? veyed to jail, tho vougoanco of tho ex? cited whites was wreaked upon tho prisoners. That gushiug child of nature, Guv. Antoine, colored, of Louisiana, has told his story to the Chicago reporters, who are moved to great commisera? tion for the unhappy blacks of tho Creole Stute. But what of tho un? happy whites, pillaged for years of their property and their liberties? Is there no pity for them? - Tho Southern whites uro bearing with patience the troublesome attitude lot tho negro towards thorn, becaaso they know that it is incited by Radical white emissaries, for tho purpose of influencing the Northern elections. If in twelve States und among 13,00(),0i)0 of peoplo lb uro should bo un occa? sional oollision between men of tho opposito races, it should not occasion surprise. The surprise is thut, with the Radical election ageuU secretly plotting all over that section, a general oivil war has not been excited. The spirit displayed in Tennessee is that of the vast majority of tho ruling raco in the South. Law and ordor shall pre? vail, and if there are offenders against society, be thoy white or black, they shall be tried by the properly consti? tuted courts and punished by tho legal authorities.?New York World, Mr. Joel F. Garrison, of Grccuvillo, died last week. Ex-Gov. Scott?Gitb the Dkvii, his Dos?Ex-Go v. Scott has boon re? peatedly twitted with being a non-pro perty-owuer before his advent in South Carolina. The North west, a Demo oratio paper published in Napoleon, Ohio, says on.this subjeot: A Bad Piiooeny.?Last week wo published extracts from an address de? livered by ex-Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, on the 4th of July last. The address contains many wholesome lessons wbioh can be made alike valuable aud instructive to tbc North uad South, and we will iu a few weeks publish the entire address. Before proceeding to uu analysis of the addre?1?, nud gleaning from it the lesson* wo find therein, wo will be .n.rd ined, wheu tb? fact is remember? ed that Gov. Scott was u few years ago a citiz m of this County, for in? dulging iu a few words purely per souul. Much has been said of Scott by the press und politicians of the entire oouutry, and, like Byron, he could truly say that he hud awakened to tlutl himself suddenly famous. lie has been the recipient of much preise aud a great deal of abuse and censure. No mutter what the opinions of others may be, knowing him as wo do mid us the writer of this article hue for years, we hesitate not iu Baying that we be? lieve him to bu what Pope calls "the noblest work of God"?an honest man. He eutcrcd the army in October, 18(31, as Lieutehuut-fJolouel of the (J8tb O. V. I.; was promoted to Colo? nel iu July, 1802; after commanding in that capacity a brigade for two years, ho wan made a Brigadier-Gone ral in January, 1865, und was subse? quently promoted to Brevet Major General. At the dose t?f the war he was assigned to duly iu South Caro? lina as Commissioner of the Freed meu's Bureau und commauder of the United Stules forces iu that State. He teceived the highest compliment which could be paid a volunteer officer by being retuined in the service, with full rank, for more thau two years alter every other officer of the same grade had been mustered out. In April, 1868, ho wus elected Governor of South Carolina?tho first after re? construction?aud was re elected in 187U. At the time he entered the army ha was a prosperous merebnut in this place, worth, perhaps, from $50,000 to SliO.UOO, which he. hud ac? quired by his own energy und skill; with a small family, economical habits und more tbuu ordinary financial ability, this sum was greatly increased during his term of service. By one real estate transaction alone in this town he, in a short time, cleared over $30,000. By this and other legitimate speculations, we know that ho made iu tbi* County alone over $100,000. The fact, then, that Scott should have become what would bo called wealthy, is no evidence of dishonesty, or that ho has swindled tho people of South Carolina. So much for the personal. A few words about the address: Tho fact that Scott isau honest man, a good financier und a shrewd politi? cian, taken iu couuection with the de? plorable condition of u flairs in South Carolina, us shown by him, is oue of the ' strongest arguments against the system of government which uow ulll ids the people of the South, Tho educated e tizjus of tho Southern States, those who hail made' government a study, wer? tislruciaud. This resulted partly from their own pride and obstinacy? that spirit which cannot brouk defeat or accommodate itself to a state of things the prejudices of a lifetime wa. opposed to?partly from the pre? scriptive and illiberal policy (if the General Government, partly from the reckless cbuructcr of tho many adven? turers who, after the war, sought (hat unhappy and eil! cted section as buz z ?rds do u carcass, to cover aud devour it. The voting power?the sooe'eignly ?fell into tho bauds of uucducuted, half brutalized and receutly liberated serfs. This votiug power?entirely unfitted for self government?became the ready tools with which udveutur ous knaves from the North und un? principled scalawags from the Soulh elevated themselves to placo. Of course, many of the places of trust, of great responsibility and of fiuunciul importance to the people aud the State, necessarily fell iuto tho bauds und under the COUtrol und management of these uneducated und grossly igtiorunt blacks. Is it surprising?is it to be woudcred at?that wo liud such a state of things so graphically and fearfully pictured by Gov. Scott? South Carolina is uot the only vic? tim of this wretched state of affairs? uot the only illustration of the danger of suddenly elevating to citizenship and to power aud to place tin uuedu outed serfdom?a people wholly unfit? ted, now aud hereafter, uot only to govoru others, but to govern them? selves. Take the Dislrict of Columbia, where this same spirit of fanaticism, this same idcu of unrestricted liberty, this equality of races, this Utopian understanding of freedom, prevailed to such an extent as to obtain from Con? gress a charter for uu independent go? vernment. What has been tho result? A legislature, consisting of two branches, was given to the District?to tie eh clod by the voters, a largo majo? rity of whom were thbso same planta? tion negroes. A governor was ap? pointed by tho President; a new go? vernment, a Utopia, bused on univer? sal suffrage, was inaugurated, uuder the eye of Congress aud uuder the immediate guardianship of tho Presi? dent. Alas I for such impracticable statesmanship! In less than three years' time, a debt of over $25,000,000 was fasteued upon a District but ten miles square, and the corruption be? came so groat, tho stealing so public, bold and notorious, that Congress, Radical as it was, was compelled to I abolish the government. Suob will ever be the result of suddenly invest? ing any people, especially au inferior race, with the right of self govern? ment, and these two examples of themselves should bo sufficient to satis? fy persons, whatever their prejudices may be, that an apprenticeship in the art of government most be served be? fore the power is exercised. It cer? tainly was a sufficient advance iu what our reformers termed civilization, to relieve the negro from the bondage of slavery und luvest him with thu dig? nity of a freeman. For the right of suffrage, he could well ufiord to wait, und sound judgment ever suggested that ho should wait. This state of thiugs is, however, uow upon us, und wo must do the best we can under the uiicntnslitcccs; und wo hope that the better clutis iu the South, of all pit ties, uutive-horn and those of the North, will all unite in the election, not only of holiest, but of educated and quali? fied persons to the various official p?j sitioDs among them, and thin rigid the terrible wrongs aud utilises which oppress them and cat out their t-.ub stuuee. Vou Knew Your Duty u>i:l V. u Did It Not. Mit Editoic Thu Unionllnrald puts iu the plea of "confession aud avoid uuce" to the allegations ol critnt against tho Radicals of Sou;h Uaro lina Great heaven! who ever heard of such a plea on thu criminal bide of the Court? Iu a civil action, a man I may coufess uud avoid. "I promised, to bu sure, but you cheated me into tho promise." Such a pica the negroes of the Stute might put in, if charged with not fulfilling their promise to support the carpet-baggers and sealu I wags?"you promised mu forty acres aud a mule for my vote; von have given mo neither." This would be u good pleu in confession aud uvoidanoo. lint to uu allegation of crime?a charge ol larcjuy ? the plea is equivalent to u plea of yuilly, with uu appeal for mercy. W?dl, wo accept tho plea, otherwise thu confession of guilt, und uro ready to forgive, if they "bring forth fruit meet for repentance." Let them show their repentance by making restituti u, not ns Z iccheus did, but. to the best of their ability; or, if they cannot restore, let thorn ut leant, like the woman taken iu adultery, "go aud sin no more." Rut tuts is not these people's idea ol repentance?no humiliation, no dust and ashes for them. They acknow? ledge their crimes, they confess the ruin they huvo brought upon the..State, aud they ask iu return lor their con? fession, uot forgtuness, but?0 lent poru?rewurd. " We confess our guilt, now show your forgiveness by putting us again in the< high places of power, by uffoiditig us another opportunity to steal some more." Str.iuge, indeed, is tho Ridical idea of morality in South Carolina. A confession of guilt uot only supersedes the necessity of restitution, but is au insuperable claim to trust aud confidence uu the part of those who have been cheated, robbed, despoiled of their substance. Rut there is another phase of Ridi? cal morals exhibited iu Mr. Chamber? lain's defence, or rather iu Mr. Chum beiIain's demand to bo put at the head of the State: "It is true, I wus a mem? ber of every roguish commission und committee; i was coguizmt, or might huvo been cognizant, of every act of ruvoal robbery, it is true, but 1 did uot actively engage in any of those acts; J did not force open Ihe door; I did not put niy hand into the treasury. I am so much less guilty than the rest, that my guilt is in comparison inoociuce? nay, is entitled to the highest rewards which u despoiled people can coufer on exalted virtue." Ohl Mr. Chamber? lain, you know better. Or do you? Perhaps not. Quns ileus vult jninlere prius dementut. Tho highest intelli? gence is often obfuscated by a de? praved soul. Know this, that in thu court of conscience, there uro not those degrees which cau be recognized in u court of law. A petty larcouer is a thief, all the samo as a highwayman or a burglur. A breach of trust is as high?yea, rather, a higher?crime thau actual theft. 1 will not insult your intelligence by supposiug that you did kuow your duty. No; you knew your duty aud your defence?nuy, your justification ? of yourself is, that you only did it nol. If this is your viow of morality, of virtue, of worth to be lauded aud re? warded, God help you! Caisd.?No. 201 East Bay, CnAitniis ton, S. C, September I, 1871. ? Wo respectfully iuform the merchants aud public generally of Columbia, that we are iu no manner whatever connected I with any parties retailing and deliver? ing Brilliant Petroleum Oil iu your city, and publicly denounce any at? tempt made to ussociuto our namo with any soch enterprise. We uro wholesale dealers only, and not com? petitors to our patrons. 2 WM. M. BIRD & CO. ?-?. ? Matrimony Undkii Dii-Ticcr/riES.? Yesterday, a young man appeared in this city before tho court clerk, to get the usual authorization to pay some young ludy's board. IIo 6woro sho was over twenty-ono und got tho coveted dooutuout. Complaiut aud oaths wero soon after made boforo Mayor Kclley, that tho young lady was not very far advanced iu her teens, and a warrant was issued for the ar? rest of thu intending husband. He, it appeared, had made his inteuded "over twouty-ouo" by putting thoso figures iu her shoes aud then swearing by them. The device was too thin, aud he may huvo to serve a time in the State's prison for perjury. "Verily, tho course of truo lovo uover did run smooth."?Richmond ( Va ) Enquirer. i City Mattebs.?Sobsoribe for the Phoenix. Senator Patieruon put iu an appear auce on Sunday. Attorney-General Melton has almost entirely recovered from his recent se? vere indisposition. He arrived here on Saturday. ff?Job printing of every kind, from a miniature, visiting curd to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short uotice, from PlKESIX otlice. Try us. The third dramatic eutertainmeut of the Sub net zeu-Verein Dramatic Club comes off to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, in Scbnelzm Halle. Mrs M. Dunlup, of Charleston, is uboiit to opeu a millinery establish? ment in Mrs. Hiurichson's building, on Main street, nearly opposite Phosnix office. Thick gurtn-uta buvu gone back to tlmir hiding-place;-; the tires were not kindled in the sitting room yesterday, and they ireut buck to putting ice in their water aud milk. The Union llendd says uover a woid about "Honest Government League," which is rapidly incn using iu Charles? ton. That word, "honest," ii to it like a running stream to witches. Mr. 11 von Pircb, nu educated young German, is iu the city, and is de? sirous of securing u class, to reud und write that language. Applications should bo made at Mr. Duflij's book? store. A young lady was struck in the face and badly hurt, a day or two ugo, by one of those abominable sling shots. A stop should ho put to their um by the youngsters. Deputy United States Marshal Mat tisou, who shot aud killed Davis, of Anderson, is still eon fined in jli!, awaiting his trial before tho United States Court. Judge Bryun has not yet decided whut the amount jf bail shall be. Mr. David Epstiu, the well-known clothier, of Columbia Hotel row, hua returned from New York, whore be se? lected uu immeuse stock of goods in the way of clothing and gent's fur uishiug articles, to add to his present varied stock. lie claims thai his prices will be adapted to the times. An order from Actiug Chief J. F. Sutpheu will be found iu another co? lumn, ordering the department to pa? rade this afternoon, iu citizen's dress, All the machines will "playoff." This trial in demanded by tho Hoard of Underwriters, Iu test the water capa? city of the eii.y. The University Chapel, at the foot of Sumter street, is the great gather? ing point for the martins; they have deserted the Columbia Hotel, and every evening hundreds of thousands of them may be seen circling around the chapel building. Major 11 ?. Keeler, who has been attached to the post, iu this city, for several years, departed for Louisville, Ky., yesterday, to take a positiou ou the stall of Gen. McDowell. Mtij. lv.'s friends gave him a dfjtttner prior to his departure. The palmetto mouumeut was placed in position yesterday, in front of the State Capitol. The leaves will be screwed ou shortly, the ornamental fence erected aud the handiwork <f Mr. Werner, repainted and rejuve uated, will again be exhibited to the gu/.-s of admirers in all its beauty. The inauguration of the Spartan burg and Asheville Riilroad is to the celebrated in Spartauburg on Thursday next, the 10th instant. A special traiu to counect with the Greenville traiu at Alston, will be run over the Spartauburg aud Uuion Rail? road to-morrow. The great riilroad meeting, to bo held &t Spartauburg, ou the 10th, promises to be ouoof the most import? ant meetings held in this State for many years. South Carolina needs such a railroad us tho Spartauburg and Ashovilio promises to be, in order to place her iu direct communication with tho great West. Senator Xaeb states that the political meeting at the Camp Ground, on Sa? turday last, was a regular military gathering?tho orders of the Governor , to the contrary notwithstanding. Evon tho chairman of the meeting was in uniform, while tho guus of tho partici? pants were Slacked around. Perhaps Col. Minort thiuks everything is fair in politics aud war. But little of tho property advertised by tho SberilT" was disposed of yester? day, owing to the soarcity of money. Mr. Levin disposed of .several lino cows, at good prices?8151, 61 aud GO; carriage aud pair of cream-colored horses, $630; 57 shares Columbia Gas Light r.tock, 011.25 par share; 15 shares Broad River Bridge stock at $57 a share; Columbia and Augusta Bail road stock, SO a share. 1 The Gathering of the Clans ?On Sunday and yesterday the trains urriv iug in Columbia were thronged with delegates to the great Republican Nominating Convention, which assem? bles in the State Capitol, to-day, at 12 o'clock. Caucusing and log-rolling wore earned on extensively. Fine's rooms and Parker's building are the headquarters of the contending par? ties. Moses and Chamberlain stock seems to be down, und it iB highly probable thut another gubernatorial caudidate, but little talked about, will be sprung. As there are several con? testing delegations, whose claims it will te.ke some time to settle, it is hardly probable thut any definite ac? tion will be bad to-day. The candi? dates for Congressional honors are uumerotiH. Carriages were traveling to und fro until a late hour last night. The would-be Congressman devotes another third of a column of his Union, yesterday, to the Phcesix. The only reply wo deem necessary to bis entire statement, relative to the "con B!!rvativu"-nees of this paper, is a flat contradiction ? three letters express it. As for the appeal for odvertisements, everybody knows that is legitimately iu the way cf business. The Phoznix ciunot afford to All its columns with advertisements for show, as the Union does. The runner of that paper is shrewd enough to know that it looks respectable to see advertisements from conservatives (Democrats, if the term suits him better.) iu a Radical sheet; the receipts from other sources enables him to publish soch advertisements gratuitously. As for the trunk-pack? ing business, we muet beg pardon?we should have said his carpel bag. That he departed Northward, the day after the big scare caused by the fox hunt, he does uot deuy. We must further apologise to our readers for wasting so much space upon the aubnrn-buired Union mau, for we verily believe that, so far as he is concerned, they think "Where ho unes and how ho fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." Sui'ueub Court Decisions ?Sep? tember 5. 1874 ?Johu Davis, respond? ent, rs J. Win^mith, appellant. Mo? tion dismissed. Opinion by Wright, A. J. AudrewJT. Ksbler, appellant, rs. John J. Bridges, respondent. Motion granted. Opinion by Wright, A. J. List of New Advertisements.? Meeting of Ward 2 Tax Union. Firemen's Parade. Meeting Eutuw Encampment. D. C Peixotto&Sona?Auction Sale. Meeting Palmetto Su am Fire Co. Meeting Independent Fire Co. Mrs. Frank El more?School. E. II. Heiuitsb ? Burning Up. Meeting Riuhtuud Rifle Club. Jacob Eevm?Auction Sale. Certificate Lost or Misluid. Hotel Arrivals, September 7.? Rose's Hotel?J M Smith, F J Counts, E F Slatter, Ham well; D P Ramsear, New York; W C Broughton, Claren? don; G P Jacoby, Newberry; J M Lombard, Augusts; J A Watson and wife, Philadelphia; J M Tindale, Sumtcr; E Bean, Louisville; H H D Byron, Union, Mrs W M Sain, Orange burg; T A Moreno, Brooklyn; E A Moise, Suuiier; J M Runion, Greenville; M L Owens, Rock Hill; Geo F Mclotyre, S A Jacoby, Walter boro; B J Hayes, Lexington; John A Barker, H Strom, Edgelield; J P F Uump, Spartauburg; J A Tarraut, Greenville; EL Tolbert, John R Tol bert, Niuety-Six; Alfred Tolleson, I Spartauburg; J W Vinaou, James H iGoes, Union; O C Folger, W A. Les? ley. Alouzo M Folger, Pickonsville; F A Parker, Spartauburg; J W Caunon, Orangeburg; Cbus F Farmer, Walter I born; S G Graham, Wm Peel, Aiken; T V Fowler, G & O R R; J A Richard? son, S C; W G Fowler, Union; FD McVitty, Atlanta; Alex Bryce, Wal hulla; John S Harris, Z P Moses and wife, city; Cuarles E Rice, Baltimore; J T Reynolds, Memphis. Hendrix House ? L W Duvall, Winns boro; B A Kiwis, city; W H Zemp, Camden;C Spencer, Bishopviili", Bliss Auuie Speucer, Lynchburg; W P White, Abbeville; A L Huutt, N Yj D McClinch, Pa; A L Parquet, Summit; G P Ligoo, city. Columbia Hotel?P Cunningham and wife, Gu; T S Clurkson, N C; T C Duon, Horry; ? W M Muckey, J F Newman, Charleston; H Bombard, N Y; S T Poinevr, Spartauburg; F M Pope, S C; T C Audrews, J H Phil? lips, Oraugeburg; C A Speissegger, Charleston; S W Melton, city; Peter Lynch and daughter, Ga; H Milthack, N Y; S Agnew, Duo West; John A Mo roso, Charleston; Jas M Baxter, New berry; G W Delano, J W Delano, D Horibeck, W H Evans, J W Reed, E B Seubrook. Charleston; M Moses, Newberry; John King, Edisto; M Mc Langhliu, Charleston; J T Ligoo, DF Walker, Ga; W W Milam, Newberry; J S Laud, J M Scigler, G ?fc 0 R R; J C Sealy, Newberry; J R Sluwson, city. Central Hotel?G D Compton, Charles? ton; D A Smith, J W Bower, O ? Rad cliflV, city; R M Mougin, Goober; CA Petty, AIhiou; R Skerritt, T P Loriug, Sumter; J M Croswoll, Orangeburg; J C F Sims, Riohland; G P Hoffman, Doko; S N Williame, G & C R R; R L Stansell', Hodges. - ? ^.-? QTransient advertisements and no? tices must bo paid for in advance. This rule will bo adhered lo hereafter.