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Wednesday Morning, Sept. 30, 1874. ArUUclul Honesty. la the cl??iDg boars of tbo session of the last General Assembly, the legisla? tive robbers made savage attacks upon the State Treasury. Some of their so called claims were defeated or staved bejjufcftl anch moastraaa oharaoter as to frighten from LUeir oupportr those <who desired ;td sustain them. Many tyero allowed, and are amobgsTi those Hot which the State Treasurer refused to issue the certificates. oT jhdebted aoss. Just after those fiuai robberies were consummated, so far as legisla? tion could do it, it was charged by Sadioal speakers and the Radical press that the Conservative members were to blama in part for not being present to opposo thorn. The fact was, that 'the day of adjournment hud been fixed tvo or three times, but, as it proved, it deceived, and was iutended to de? ceive and induce to go home, several jf the members who wero fagged out tvith the long-protracted sessiou. A stranger, looking on at the filibuster? ing of these final acts, would infallibly have adopted the same'views of the legislative body whioh Mr. Pike did. But what is particularly noticeable, is that the blame expressed againat the -Conservatives in this case is nu admis? sion that, tbey are specially needed in the Legislature to guard the public treasury. Their highest duty, as thus interpreted, would be to prevent legis? lative dealing. This, as a paramount duty, the better class of Republicans aavo also to shoulder. John Coohran, ?u the address to his constituents, which we noticed yesterday, in explain? ing t-j them why hi bad not been able ?to 8cuapP Joe passage of moro of the j-teSccma "he now advocates, gives, "iiOiougst the reasons, this: "I also had to fiovoto a great por'.ion of my tiuio to the defeat of many fraudulent mea? sures that c.imo up for our cousid<.ra- | tivjts, where t ie State was interested f jta thousand! to millions." Ja the journals of the Rulioal party ?we'have read, frequently, of lato, that they waut a strong minority of able, honest aud industrious Conservatives ia the Legislature. When we come to jiualyze the motives of this professed rhih, we find them to bo not that Ihey propose to use tho high qualities ?whiqh thoy oonccde to the Conserva? tives, iu the construction of better Laws, in the reformation of a grovelliug policy, or ia the faithful aud economi? cal discharge of the few duties incum? bent on them. It is rather that they ehalt play the part of detectives and policemen, aud by prevention, per? haps, of some flagrant frauds, add to the credit of the party which they thus hold in oheok. Suys one of these journals: "Some of our party, who are talking loudly enough about reform, need some wutohiug. There has never been enough of it. With a strong minority, our party would uot have fallen so low as to bo now on the de? fensive." Where it would be uicesiary, ind where a little capital could be made out of it, the Conservative voles 1 ?would be utilized fot the benefit of the LSadioal administration, aod to smooth over the record of tho Radical party. Rat how would it be when the great swindles and jobs come in for consideration ? Then the ?Conservative honesty and intelligence would be in tho way, aud the party lash and all the old arte used to nullify their effect. What all honest men want is not petty pretences of reform; mot a paraded economy ia insignificant things; not a political use to be made of good elements, ia tho Legislature or elsewhere, nil in the iaterests of party and for the benefit of oftinals, but Another spirit altogother, breathed iuto tho charaoter of legislative, iato public counsels, and into all tho forms of the public life. The country noeds more than a minority checking the Betrages of a majority, and giving to it the benefit of its deconoy npon such occasions as it may see fit to appropri? ate it. It noeds a class of mon in pnb .'ic positions who will not owe their ?.small character for rectitude to the ef iective opposition of political oppo? nents, breaking tho force of some of their most odious measures. A lady sixty-seven years old, tho mother of twelve children, fell in love with a young man at Santa Rosa, Cal. A few woeks ago, finding that sho joald not marry him, she took a dose of bed bag poison and died. In a speech madeatrAylesbury, Eng? land, by DTsraeli, England's Prime Minister, he said: "I know of no ovent in my public life that I bo much de? plore aa the Crimean war. That war cost 200,000 lives and more than ?200, - ?000,000 sterling of money. It was a mu that was perfectly unnecessary." OVBR CROWDED PROFESSION.? tin all quarters, especially in our chief I oitiee, wo have evidences that the legal Tbei?e2^ Yorkfp?urfuw!^ -^f^ ewtfl notes ufifs faotjkud prfjfia that k great demongpsutiou B ii baa Mkio? nuuj>3 in 00nse(i9en!:0- 0<j ?cl mitte it ti) jjirac*] tiab, hilt. wiUioutLa clientage or b\j.?i neaa, the ueedv are tempted to beoome unscrupulous, and thu a to proy upon the oommuuity iu several ways, (tlikw pro Juctivu of 8erio,u.i.iuj.ory. Oo.oua, side are thotio who adventure on specu? lation'to eucourugu strife where there is no teftaouubiu pretence of justice in the cause, they represent'; and on the. other uro inoreoauti?ns brit greedy at? torneys, who pick up thuir clients us u gold-seekor d.ma his claim iu a miuing distriot.'aod work upon thu same pi in oiple until the placet is exhausted. There are yet, howeym-, innumerable able and shimug lights in every com? munity, who grace the bar of'the coun? try and oouserve society. There is no profossion that has done more for lib? erty and tho rights of muii than that of tho practicing lawyer. The fact that unfit moo get into it does not tos son its honors to tho worthy. ? ? - In his roraarkabio work, Mind and Body, Dr. Muudsley given m iny curi? ous lust.inoes of hereditary mauta ex: hibitiug itaolf iu various ways, but we do not romotuber such u case of here? ditary mania for suicide ?k that lately meutiouod by the Paris JSvenemont. A fow weeks ago, some boatmeu on thu Home discovered iu tho water the body of a man, whosu pockets wore full of pobblen, aud who appeared to have boon iu tho water several duyn. He proved to bu a M. Jules Djluias, who was regarded as very happy in his do? mestic and other relations. A few evenings before, ho and his wife had gone out shopping ou the Boulevard Batiguolier, aud were ou their way home, wheu, us though struck by a sudden thought, Dolman said: "Oh. look, here, I nave somewhere to go, und it's 0 loug wuy, so there is no good in your coming with me; you cau go borne;" aud left her. It grew Into, still ho did not return, and she became ex? tremely noxious. Tho following tnoru iug a note arrived from htm. Shu 1 seized it 11 ud read: ''Forgive me, my poor Margaret. I am going to cause yon ouo more vexation, but, at all events,-it will be the hist. I go to re? join my father nud mother." The hither was killed by throwing himself from au omnibus; tho mother by throwing hois.-if from a wiudow; the sister suffocated herself. Tilts GlFI of K12AUINNSM.?Of all thu j intellect iml gilts bestowed on lUilll, I he ! most iutoxteuting is readiness?the [lower of catling all tho resources of I the mind into simultaneous action afcul moment's notice. Nothing strikes the unready us so miraculous as this promptitude i:i others; nothing im? presses him with so dull and envious u sense of coutrust iu his own person. To want ruudiuess is to bo laid on the* shelf, to creep where others fly, to fall into purruuueut discouragement. To be reudy is to have the mind's intellec? tual property put out at 5d or tOD per ceut., lo be unready at thu moment of trial is to be dimly conscious of 1'ui.mi! ticu tied up somewhere iu a napkin. What au engine ? we ure speakiug id "the ommcrcj of matikiud"?:?; u memory ready with its stores ut the ?ret question, word.-; that come at your call, thoughts ili-it follow 11 unbroken 'sequence, reason quick at retort! The thoughts ?vi? may feel not u?ovc our level; the w.irds we could arrange in as barmouious order; the memory, only give it time, does not tail us; tho repartee is nil the occasion culled lor, if only it had not suggested itself too Into, thus changing its nature Irom a triumph into a regret, ic ih such com puriaous, the painful recollection 01 panic and dlbititur, the -peed) th.it would uot bu spoken, the reply that dissolved iuto incoherence, tho notion that belied our intention, or, it tuuy be, experienced iu a humbler held that, gives to readiness such u churtn and value. The ready matt does Boom .such a clever fellow!?Blacktcaod. - C> Fi'?b.?There is really moro men? tal force iu u cup of coffee than the uuiuiliutcd dream. I havo always had grounds for respeoting tho scientist who decided, after years of testing its efficacy, that aolfdo prevented the waste of inuscalur tissue. Though I do think that Schiller, with all his philosophy, made a mistake iu diluting it with old oogunc. A united aroma of Java uud Maruoaibo is autlioiuut in it? self, to say nothing of the fumes of looious Mocha. The French manner of distilling coffeo is a ?uo art, under? stood iu its perfectiou only by a native or a Swiss expert who has served an apprenticeship in Parisian cafes. Thoso who resort to u boiling process should oover use anything but au earthen vesaol or porceluin-liued ooifeo-pot. It should be carefully oieauod aud kept closely covered to proservo tho fra? grance, which otherwise goes to waste with tho steam. The rank expression which coffoe oftentimes indulges comes from the tin in whioh it is boiled and left standing. If possible, tho cups iu which it is served should be heated to provont stagnation of the delicate ef? fervescence. j Tho streets of New York aro lighted at night by 20,000 lamps, Heven com? panies furnish tbo gas, at au uggrogato cost of $700,000. A olevcr negro named BIuo bus been reuominatod for u seat in tho Ken? tucky Legislature. Iu this case there is a good do il of color ft-r tho belitf that BIuo will be re-elected in spite of the fact that he is bluok. It makes a big difference whon a lady faints away whether you bathe her tsniples with oamphor or molasses. ! A Romance is High Life ?At the gaming table the Duke of Richmond iocnrred a debt of honor to Lord Oil* doacb, w biofar tnr was unable toj pay, unfljit wiih dgrea^ thut hia son, a lad 0 ^lfteou.'who^bolf'e the title of Barl of tit mia J*reo5rl that hia son, a lad of Juu.'who^ore the tiiIn of Earl of MaTOh.Jihonldrii.arry the still ^younger daughter of Lord Cadogan. The boy was hunt for in/m? school and the girl from the nursery, a clergyman was ia attendance, and the children were told ttfa^tUQy werej-fco 'be married ou the sput. The girl had uothing to say; tho boy cried out, "They surely are net'going to marry me. to that dowdy!" L\ut married ibcy were. A post chaise wns ut tho door; the bridegroom was pniekitd oil''with bis ml or to miku tho gruhUj'oUf, ?i:d tho brido was sent buuft to tier .mother. Lord Murcli it muii?Ml .ifiroad for severd years, after which be relumed to Loudott, u Hell educated, haudsotno young in in, but in ub hatte to meet bis wife, whom In* never saw < xe.ept upon tho decision of their hasty marriage. So ho tarried iti London to uuiukc himself. Ouo night at the opera his attention wuhattracted j to a beautiful youug lady iu tliu boxes, "Who is thut?" be asked of a gcutlu-1 uiau beside him. "You must be :i | stranger iu London," was the reply, "not to know tho toast of the town, the beautiful Lady March." The Eirl wont straight to tho bos, uuDouucud himself, uud claimed his bride. The two fell iu love with each other ou the spot, uud lived long and happily to? gether; and, when the. Iiusbaud died, she ulso died, of n broken heart, within a few months. ? 7/<s fJafaxy fiu' Sep? tem ber. ? - Henry Yore, of Portsmouth, V.l., though he was blessed with u kiud father, absurdly fell in love with bis step-mother, a variety of attachment heretofore regarded us morally impos f.iblc. So Yore fiVd with Ids step? mother aforesaid to Richmond. Ohl Yore didn't Itku it. Iiis sou might have hut- d ins step mother ever so much, but carrying her off in this way was ubstitd. So thought the old gou tlemau, uud ho was eoutlrmed iu tiis , opinion by tho fuct that the runaways bore away with them the most of his mouey?$900 in solid silver coin. S ? i thu bereave I parent sat down iu sack- ' cloth aud ashes, and refused to be com- ! forled. Menu while, the fugitives uro in jail, in Richmond, awaiting his coin-! ing. Wo consider this young naau ; dreadfully erroneous as his c.ouduct b i^ becu, iu some sort ? phil ?s .?phieal buu cfuctcr of mankind Hu bus ol le I to 1 our store of knowledge. 21? has <? .r ncled grave mii*upplohoiisiou*. lie ; has So >wij that. I>i twceil the sti p .-on uud Mj?? atep rn'ither no natural reptig nauce exists. If he eau h>ve, others certaiuly iu his position can tolerate. The manner iu which S aithcrn "outrages" occur may bu teamed from tho state of affaire existing in Sumter County, Alabama. There ouo Warren DvW. a negro politician of the vciy worst type, has becu making a canvas* for tho Legislature. In the first phuv. however, bo must have bis guard of Honor, as his home becomes u sort of military camp ground und rendezvous | for all tho idle, worthless uud vicious ' negroes of the vicinity. Siart'ng out j from this tniliturj- station, be haran? gued lim blacks in language ot an in ucudtary character, lie laid down the ? law that ".f a uegro is killed, we most j kill a white mi:i, uo matter whether we get the right nnc or not." Such sc- j rious apprehensions wer.; bUlertuined j of the m iu tint a warraut was issued j lor his arrest, uud the officers found him surrounded by about fifty armed negroes These refused to obey the wi *. it was not uutil the Sheriff an in - I muiie 1 too citizens that peace could lie I rettored, and then Dew bad fl-.'d the uouutry. if the greatest forbeuruiico j bad not bueu exercised, a formidable ! riot might have been the eouseijueuee Uov.V Riours.?The boys of Pitts burg have bold a moss meuliug, und resolved: "We will go iu swimmiti whenever wo darned please, aud won't come any extra shenanigan about get? ting our huir elry to sell tho folks ut home, and that we will have shirts to weur, so that the big fellows won't iaugii at us when we are undressing, thut "we uro wil ing to do thu square j thing to our parouts, but ain't cut fur tending to babies, and wo won't do any labor about home that does not pro? perly come within boys' sphere, uud not that, if it interferes with the hours of play, which health demands hoys should haw, viz: Between 7 o'clock in tho A. M., and 0 in the P. M., with uooessury intermission for meals; that straps und law, nor cowhides, nor slip? pers, will have auy effect on this rebel? lion. If they try that game it will be a good-bye John for errands, and wo shall ever pray. That's the kind of hair-pins we uro." Iu tho North western corner of the Territory of Wyoming, is located emo of tho most beautiful lakes ou this cou tinent, if not in the world. Adjacent to it are four nv.ijostic rivers, the Yel? lowstone, flowing into the Mississippi at a distance of 1,3'JU miles; tho Mis? souri itself, which fiuds its way to tho Gulf through the father of water'; the Columbia, which leads to tho Pacific, aud the Colorado, which, parsing through tho most remarkable canon iu tliu world, discharges its waters into the Gulf of California. Grouped around this lako ami in the midst of this water tdied, is, perhaps, the grand? est display of cataracts, hot. springs, geysers, mud volcuuoes and natural architectural beauties anywhere to be found on the faoo of tho globe. A woman di"d of consumption, in Jefferson vi lie, Ky., tho other day, uud the man who wrote bur obituary says that "she gently atrode into the dark oavo of eteraal uight at 6,'? o'clock in the morning." murr-TT-*-?t?r. im i" ? 1 ' ' '? 1 UL**ri~*rTr vNobth Cauomna Jtems.?The Wil? mington Star Hayn: Tito comtnissioncrs who. wore appointed to iuventigutu the ultd!re or" toe Freed man's BaUtt, ff^t three oi oaths of del vi ug into its Voipeu D083, have at last been obliged \? au n?ubce 'that,'"however mnoli ifJinay. be regretted, it ia novertbeleasitrne, that this company is insolvent aria no able to pay its depositors and other oreditors." This in p >or consolation for tho creditors. They do not even got the satisfaction of au assnrauee that thy ooujuiissiouurs will fasten the responsibility upon thu proper parlies iu the Wasbiugtou riug who atule tlio I money of the poor colored people of Wilmington und other cities and towns j throughout the Sont.li and prosecute! thetn. They are bopole?H vic.iui-, nut] j tlndr money is in the pockets of Iii? From tho Statesvillu l*ttndntarfc: We leuru tli i! in Irish pe.ldiof mysterious | ly disappeared in tue upper part ot j Surry County, near the Wilkes line, | and no .e.t ton tutles beyond Ei kin. ilm ; puck w.ia found in poeso-sion ol -oinc i p;rt:? ?, und couseqioutl v suspicion ? was aroused and a gem r.l sutirtdi in- \ stituted. Several persons have Ween . arrested, heiug suspected as thu parlies i guilty ol this man's murder, though i uothing us y<-t ii detluitely known. 1 Tho peddle* is supposed to have hail several hundred dollars ol money inj his possession, aud probubiy left the j railroad at this point. Three colored seamen, belonging ou thu schooner F. Jj Godfiey, which ar- ? rived iu Wilmiugtou, from Pliilndel j phia, ou Friday, tnntiuied SaturJa}, I and refused to do further duty ou the visss I They were htlbsnil leutly ur i rested atid taken before a Justice, who ordered them lu he commit led to jail. The names ol the men are, Benj S Ind? ers, Jesse Llichurdsou und fbomas j Crooks. The Sttitesville Landmark says: An] excursion party, consisting of uevctal! youug ladies from the Fist, were over- | takeu by a severe snow storm on Negro Mountain, iu Ashe (Jouniy, lust week. | A Wilmington youug lady ? Miss j Wortb?displayed a heroism and iulre- | pidity worthy of distinguished mou j tiou. To the cooluess of this brave! and beautiful young WilfuiugtouiaU must bo attributed the escape of the j whole party from a leriibiu duuger. Til'-: VlltoiNIA Canvass ?L'ho Cou s'ervatives of Virginia are coulideut ol j siiccesh in every Congress District ex? cept on", the Norfolk District, and there they expect to run the etuiny to the throat latch, it, indeed, they d > not beat l.iui. In ;i..,t contest there are throe participants, the gallant and able John Uoodo, 11 * ? ? negro Dr. Nor ton and the miserable caipet bagger Platt. Our best wishes are with our j Conservative friends. We hope that they may sweep the whole .State, und that Virginia in the uext Congress tuny be represented by tho ablest delega- . tiou ?tu; bus sent to the national legis tutors fur many years. ?*r . i 'the Continental Herald says: "ialesl are sometimes told iu which tho hero j ? lies from un excess of j.iy, but it has . rarely occuriwd that in iuslttuce has) happened such us that just recorded j from Gesseuny, near Berne, wherein i a man hung himself from being over whelmed with good luck. The man , who is the btibj- ct of thu story, by im- : meuse ilVorts, in which he was ' conded tiy his wife, who was eveu more itvurioious than himself, sue- j needed iu utuusdug acousid< rablu sum | ot money. Not long ago be was in- j formed that a legacy of 25 UUU francs had been 1> ft bun. This piece of for- ; tune gave him tho mortal blow; u pro found melancholy seized bim, and* the fear id death from hunger haunted him d ty and night. To avoid this ; feurful prospect, be stealthily loft his i bouse line of these latter uights, went | l iuto thu neighboring forest ami hung I himself to a pine brauch, lie left I 100.UU? francs of his fortune." j "Fonli.y To Nioirr, Love "?Uns I baud traveling Scene 1?Boom in [ hotel. Spittnous full of cigar slumps, j Bourbou whiskey. All bauds fully j equipped for a night's spree, litis baud in u liuiry io be oil, writing borne: DEAKEST ScrfiEt My time is uo occu? pied with business that I cau hardly spare a moment to you. On! darling, how I miss you; und tho only thing that sustains me during my ubsouce is the thought that every moment thus spent is for tbo beuetlt of my dour wife aud children. Take good care of yourself, my dear. Feed the baby on one cow'a milk. Fxousu haste, &o. Wife at home. Scene 2?Parlor. All the gas lit. Thirteen grass widows; Fred, from tho corner, with his banjo; Jack, from above, with his guitar; Sam., from below, with ids flute; lots of other fellows with their instruments. Daucing and hinging. Sideboard covered with nuts, fiuits, cake, cream, whiskey, &j Wife, in a hurry to dauce, writing to husband: Deau Jiuimv: How lonesome I fool in your ub-euco. The hours pass tediously. Nobody calls ou me, aud J am ooustautly Ihiukiug of thu time whon you will bo humeundyourchcer lul faco light up tbo routine of every? day life. My household duties keep mo constantly employed. 1 am liviug as economical us possible, kuowiug that your small income will uot permit of frivolous expunsu. But now, dear, I will Buy good-bye, or I will bo too late for the monthly concert of prayer. In haste, yours, &o. -. -? ? ?? ? Tbo surface of our bodies is covered with scales like tish; a single gram of suud would cover 1?U of these soules, und yet u siugle scale covers ODD pores. Triplets occurred iu three families iu a Minnesota town last week, not? withstanding the grass-hoppers. I C- .'U'l I ' ? ?!??-r?r?l-?-:-? ' 1 L' v Orry Matters ?Subscribe for the Phoenix. Au iuquest wud bold, yesterduy, over the remains of Mrs. Harrington, fad a verglict rendered that she cumo to her death from wounds inflicted by ber husband -wiih a kuife. The weather, yesterday, was ruth er tdeusaut. Everybody appeared to be in a good humor. A A. Gilbert, E q., ol tho Sumtir Watchman, paid us a visit yesterday. There was a report, yesterday, tu the t fleet that a colored boy, uutned Anthony Liegau, was drowned; bn', upon inquiry, it was ascertained there port WilS untrue. Did you ever pause a moment where : u gu; g of luburtib were at ivork with-! out being usked liy one or more of ! tiiem, "boss, what time is it?" Lovely otrly ri?iig nuw. Livers of s.iur kraut are looking] blue in tins section, us the cabbage er ?p throughout the couutry is u fail- ' lire on uccouut of ttie long coutluued j ilnuo-ht. ? ? I l'?.;gs contain much phosphorus, and t a: - the lie>t foo 1 f >r tbo-e persona ivbu are deticieut iu briius. This idea is of tliu utmost impurtauco to many pet sons. Duj \s length, 11 hours and 50 mi liiltes. Ju perfect sleep thu whole of the | uervous ayatetu is involved. Oar butchers haven't commenced j killing pork to uuy cxteut us yet. Tue crops of ehinq lepius, grapes, p.-i -immuns aud acorns are said to be more abundant this season than for many years put t, au 1 the weather wise amoLg us?some of whum claim to be able tu see farther into the future than "Old Probs." himself?predict in cou t-equoucu a hard winter. Uoal w.ll ooii take u rise. . Toothache weather has eome. .Silence is the fittest reply to foily. At a reccul meeting of Ward I, Mr. O S Mi uc't wus elected President ami Mr. ,J. A. Beultie S'.'cretury. \\ Lien Moses goes tu Washington for | tro;,j -, A'lonoy Guueral Williams should show him round iu that Liu d.iul t lie stole, from the Uuited State-, and the baud should strike up the "Rogues/ Much." The following letters are held at the (Jolumbii Punt Oilice for postage: Amy L. Dm!, Columbia, S. C.; Milt lioberoou, L'iureusville; George Williams, Pom.uia; U. II. Hall, Oruugeburg; M Fred, llau&ou, 71 Prospect, Patterson; Messrs. Spick Brothers, OS Broadway, Patterson. Best u jt fool ivitb lighting whiskey. Sorrows are tho shadows of pa6t joys. A moustscbu dyed black look* iu cougiuuus ou a sandy haired muu. Tho greatest furtum ? consist of p-u niits. Both printing aud ruling done iu the tiueet grades of copying ink til the PlUENIX Job Pi tuting Oflice. llev. Joseph K Wilson has arrived in Wilmington. N. C, with his family, uud i* now settled us pastor of the Ftrst Ptesbyterian Church, in that city. Business men tell us there has not in jvurs beeu such a depression iu trade as the last few months have witnessed, and we suppose it is true. Su-e/. ng is nature's provision for scratching the iuside of tho nasal or g.??. It is not too late to sow either lur uips or collarda fur winter greena. Bouquets arc goiug. B. F. Bates has beeu appointed u Trial Justice for Spart an burg, vice B. II. Stedmau, removed. Samuel Black, of Charleston, has been appointed a Notary Public. Tho following resigna? tion < have beeu accepted: H. J. An? thony, County Commissioner of Pick ens; 11. J. Hagins, County Commis? sioner of Laucuster; Duncan Mclu tyre, Trial Justice of Mariou; S. R. Carr, SheriiT of Georgetown. Tue Hat Makes the Ma:;.?It has beeu frequently said that clothes do not make tho man, but you will bud few persons who are not willing to ad? mit that tho bat makes any muu look lifty per cent, better, or worso, ns tho case may be. A new and fash? ionable hat will impart an uir of gen? tility to any man; a shocking bad hut will make a prince- look like a loafer. These thoughts havo boeu suggested by a reoeut visit to several of our hat establishments. Mail Akbanqementb.?Northen mail opens G.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closet 11 A. M., G P. M. Charleston open* 8 A. M.,5.30 P. M.; closes8 A. M.,6P. XL. Western opens f? A. M., 1 P. M.; closos G, 1.30 P. M. Groonville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.3G A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. Some horrible monster, for three nights previous to last night, piled orotv?-tifcts ou the Wilmiogton, Colum? bia and Abgaata Railroad, at Cain's Savannah, eight miles from Sumter. The monstrous scheme was repeated and persisted in, so as to intercept both night traius passing that point?the ouo coming toward aud thut go? ing from Columbia to Wilmington. Ou Sunday night last, tho first of these fiendish efforts, the train from Columbia ran into the pilo of cross ties put upon tho road, at a speed of about twenty-live miles uu hour, the engine pushing them before her for a distance of one hundred yards or more without accident. A heavy reword should bo offered by the road for the shocking criminals. ScilUfiXi IN GltEQNYIllb.?? Miss M. C. MeCaw, sister of the lamented W. H. McCaw, will opeu a school at an early day, at the resideuce of Col. Moeely, in Ureeuvillu. Miss McCaw is gifted with a high order of talent, aud pos? sessed of many accomplishments which qualify her for the duties which she proposes to euguge in. We cordially uommeud ber to the regards of our friends iu the mountain city. Parents and guardians who place their children iu her hands will Uud ia her a capable teacher aud a faitblul friend. Hahvust Moon.?This is the harvest moon. It derives its name from the harvest season iu England, which oc? curs about this lime. With us tho com is so far advanced towards ma? turity that a fair estimate of the value of the crop can be made. The heats of summer have departed, and Ibe cool, bracing days of October ore approach? ing, when nature will clothe herself in ber gayest robes. The days are plea? sant uud refreshing, aud ut night the j firesides very enjoyable. I To tue Ladies ?High tortoise shell combs are fashionable again. Modern brides effect a penchnt for pearl oruume'its. i Feather trimming, will be exten? sively used this wiuter. I E^yptiau oruameuts are iu favor. ? They are very baudsume. j Still stock.ngs ai e in vogue with the j ue.w und peculiar shoo. Lmg ear-riugs will be revived this , winter. This is what the leading jaw | tilers say. I Some ladies wear the sash crossed on the froot of the dress, and tied in a j huge bow on the side. I Several new kinds of dieas material urn iu market; the "velvet cloth" among others. Embroidery promises to be about as I fashionable as ever. The buudsumest j imported suits are covered with it. J For full dress o:oasions, low corsage, I short sleeves and loug double-fold train will be the rule. Shell necklaces are something new. They are made of shells of the Dead Sea, strung ou a duo gold chain. The navy blue cloth waterprocf cloak continues iu high favor. It is one of tho best garments ever introduced. Powdered hair is entirely and com? pletely out of fashion. Loss fulso hair is woru now than for many years past. List of New Advertisements.? VS. 11. iieinitsh?Queen's Delight. Meeting German Schnetzen Verein. Mrs. Luvy?Primary School, llehearsul Columbia Choral Union. C. Hamberg?Wood. Hotel Abkivals, September 29.? Henilrix House?Mrs Langdon, N Y; F Mulially, Ky; HC Founel, JOHar din, Chester; L R Maylory, Spartan burg; W P McDaoil, Ga; S ? Rich? ards, T B Bites, Union; J K Rabb, Alston. Columbia Hotel?J F Murphy, J W O'Bryau, W S Hastie, J F Matthews, W J Gayer, M J Nevios, Charleston; CKKaowlcs, W Sprinkle, H Terry, J T Seibles, City; Miss J Corbit, Sum ter; Mis Pickons, Mi&s Peyton, EJgefleld; W J Gardiner, Pa; McD Arledge, T 8 OiarksoD, N O; W D Kennedy, G E Reab, J S Land. J L Deadeylie, J ? James, Ga; W Zi68, N ' Y; J M Seigier, G & C R R; A G Rorvnscy, Robinson's Circus. The retirement of*Postmaster Gene? ral Cresswell from (office was unex? pected. Men do not reeigu high and lucrative offices without very urgent reasons. It bus come to light that Cresswell has been guilty of enormous postal frauds; has been aoting iu col? lusion with a Bet of king contractors for mail routes, Ac, and has squan? dered millions of dollars, wruog from an outraged people. That tho Post? master-General of the United States should turn up a Government rogne, is disgraceful. It does seem as if there is something iu Radicalism that makes u muu u thief in spite of himself. Audrew Johnson bus a olose friend uamed Graham, like himself a tailor, and born in North Carolina. Graham went to Middle Teuuesseo many years ago, carrying his worldly good in a pack. He made money as a tailor, strove for wealth while Andy strove for office, and is now thu richest man in Middle Tennessee.