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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thursday Morning. Ootoborlo, 1874 tbt Evil Kfftrot of Bad ?nd Weak llii vi- j ri in cm. It suits the purposes of certain Ra .. dicai poHtioiaus to represent the oon ? dition of the oountry as one of very sa? tisfactory prosperity. But the fact is, that the financial panic, which shook trade, shrank ap values and disturbed vibe entire monetary condition of the ??oantry, yet oontinaes its disastrous : influence. There is abundant capital "la the great commercial centres, but it I? loth to enter upon any ventures. We learn from the New York Herald's , financial and commercial review of the last week, that while money can be had ?%an call, for purposes of stock specula ?? tioa, at 2 and 3 per cent, per annum, ? the merchant and the manufacturer, - without the kind of capital which can --1m realized in an hour, have never ioand it more difficult to borrow for their legitimate wants. Trade still laugninhes. Iron mills are suspended in their operations, and woollen and ?cotton manufacturers running their mills on half or three-quarters time, continue to overstock the markets with their productions. Every legitimate and produoing interest of the eountry is at * low ebb, and hundreds of thou? sands of laboring men ore seeking in wain for employment. Tho contrac? tion of values in all articles of com? merce and in all classes of produo ?oaa, has become painful and oppres? sive. The tendency of prices, in nearly -every department of trade, is down, vfjotten stands at nnzemnnerating figures, and is placed on the market mainly because of the necessity of .?meeting provision bills and necessary 'daily supplies. Financially and poli? tically, we are at sea, and trouble has come and continues to stay with as, in . epite of the efforts of the National Le "gifrlfttnre, exerted pro -ssedly to bring ? quiet and peace, restore confidence, and prepare the way for the time when .specie payments shall be resumed, and ?uro all tho supposed evils of the era - of iufl ition of the ourrenoy. ? ? . Tho government is lamentably weak all its departments, and vicious and partisan in several. It has not the sa? gacity to discern that the tain, mis go tvarnmeut and excessive taxation im -.?posed upon the great [producing and exporting States of the South, is work ?ug disaster in the North. It is cotton that pays the debt abroad, and what ? over interferes with its profitable pro? duction, .tends to turn tho financial beam against us. It knows no remedy Jox Southern troubles, which are -aaostiy manufactured by those who .-pander to its prejudices, and ose it as au instrument to keep themselves in power and position, than ooeroion and .repression. It has no heart to feel for tho depression of Southern trade, and as perception of its importanoe to Horthern manufacturers, and Northern caeohanios and operatives. For short? sighted political purposes, it has en? couraged or permitted the impoverish? ment and degradation of the Southern - people; and the consequences are ru *aed trade, low prices, falling bonds, aud universal disoontent. The infec? tion is not confined to one looality, but is spreading all over the country. To complicate matters, the personal aspirations of President Grant for a third term, are felt by bosiness men to .. forebode no good. They desire to be - xid of his tinkering at the finanoial question, and of his delegation of the powers of his office to snob oroatnres *e Williams, who in turn is ruled on all Southern questions by the basest .. earpat-baggors, who have spread them solves like lice over the Southern States. .Busluees meu vainly thought that the re-eleotion of President Grant would save the country from fiuancial disaster, and Wall street set its faoe . like flint agaiust Horaoe Qreeley. But business men, unlike President Grant, Jearn from experience. They were - vKiRing 'to re-elect him, but having tried him tho second time, they now ask to be excused from supporting him for the third term. The Commer? cial List, a work of authority published in Philadelphia, points out that tbo v third term movement has also become -a dioorgaDiziug elemeut. It laments that a aide issue of this sort should thrust its unweloome form in the way ot earnest efforts to effect a true solu? tion of finanoial and business troubles. It grieves that "the greed of ofllue in the Chief Magistrate" should with? draw men's attention from the great -duty "of patting shoulder to shoulder to pash forward, North and 8outh, upon a path of progress and advance towards prosperity. Instead of a XMdiay of reonperatioo, it must be ono -of resistance against further disorder." Tbe great need of the con? try is a sensible, Jost and patriotic govern? ment. Business and good feeling are both distojjbed by sciolists and pre landers when advanced to positions of power, and whioh they&Smrrto make I tributary to their personal ambition. !-??-> - Wrungi or the LouMana Colored Rt publlvuni. The colored people of Louisiana have issued a remarkublo address to tho State, in whioh great complaiut is made of their treatment by their white Radical assooiutes iu ooutrol of the State Goverment. It is a severe in? dictment of tbe Kellogg Government as neither generous to the whites uor ja&t to the blacks. Wo copy a passage or two to show its spirit and tbe sume sense of injustice done them by the carpet-bag fraternity prevailing there as finds constant expression now in this State They say: "Humiliating bb it may appear, with all our devotion to the Republiouue, there is not a man of color, oflioial or otherwise, who can inform us in tbe present crisis of the system to be pur? sued by the party or the policy of tho administration upon a single measure of publio interest. We would reflect no credit upon our developed manhood and intelligence, nor bo worthy of the privileges of American citizenship, did we not indignantly resent the treat? ment of poppets. We do not object to the oomplexion of onr leaders, but we do protest against the manifestation of that uncharitable and unjust spirit whioh ostracised us in the administra? tion whioh we have oreated with our suffrages. Men are likely to be as much wanting in iutegrity as self-re? spect when they will solicit our sup? port and then shrink from official in? tercourse with us. An administration which is ashamed of tbe source from wbenoe it sprang, and in its dispensa? tions discriminates invidiously against its partisans, incites the gravest appre? hensions of ingratitude and treachery. While we are Republicans we are also American citizens. We owe mach to our party, but more to our country; and realizing, as we do, that the Republican party, as controlled in Louisiana, is frequently at variance with equal and exact jus tioe to its conscientious adherents, it. becomes our duty to grasp the situa? tion and enoourage suoh a course of wisdom and patriotism as would re? ceive the approval aud eupport of tbe people, irrespective of color. The ad? ministration of Goveruor Kellogg owes its existence, to our support, and to that extent we are responsible. We, in many respects, have been sadly dis? appointed; but, painful as are our re? grets over the past, they are slight when contrasted with our fearful an? ticipations. Our uxperionce impresses us with the conviction that tbe integ rity of tbe Republican party is not subserved by the policies pursned by the State Government, and we shudder as we contemplate that our interests are likely to be compromised for ag? grandizement aud through feara of personal safety. The Goveruor seems to represent a policy whiob is neither generous to the whites nor just to tbe blacks. It is rigorous and obstinate in ils cru? sade against the aspirations of its colored friends, while it is obsequioiiR and wavering in ull the dealings with its political foes. < m Thb Kbynote of tue Campaign.? The Now York Time*, (Republican,) is pitobing into tbo "Key-note of tbe Campaign" given in tho circulars of Republic in State Committees to their party newspapers, namely, to "give great promiueuce lo tho uccouutu of horrid outragos iu the South, until after the elections." Tho Times has three corrospondeuts iu tho South especially instructed to inquire into tbo reports emanating principally from Washington defamatory of tbe wbito oitizens of tbe South, und they have been unable as yet to fiud uoy sub? stantial basis for thorn. In spite of lies, troops and provi? sions, the Radicals will bo beatcu iu Alabama. Then they will try to viti? ate the election. Tbeir game is to rule or ruin, and, as long as this is the koy note of Northern sentiment, they have the power to do tho one or tbo other. Gradually, and in spito uf almost in? surmountable obstacles, one after an? other,all of the Southern States, except South Carolina, Florida, Alabama,Mis? sissippi and Louisiana, have wrested themselves from negro, scalawag and carpet-bag dominion. Alabama will presently be quit of it. Ultimately, if there bo no military intervention, Lou? isiana, South Carolina and Mississippi will follow, leaving Florida the aolo surviviug relio of Radical barbarism. Gen. Korshaw h&s been warmly re? ceived in Greenville by both Republi? cans and Conservatives. The Green? ville News says: If tho Republicans throughout South Carolina support tbe movement against the "bond ring," as the Re? publicans are doing in this County, nil will end'woll. Say no more about Europe. She is taking care of Joaqnin Miller, Josie Mansfield, Genet, and two American base ball olube. To the ComciviliBt Voiara ot lllrh . land Coanljr. At a meeting of tbe Executive Com? mittee of jibe Conservative parly for | Riobland Couuiy, it was licsolvcd, That in view of the cha raoter and surroundings of the two Republican tickets presented for tbe support ot the voters of Riobland County, tbe committee deem it desira? ble, in tho interests of good govern? ment, that the Conservatives of this | County should give their undivided and unanimous support to tbe Nash Couuty tioket. Resolved, That wo reoommeod every oitizen of tbe County who desires au honest administration of tbo State Go? vernment, to give their earnest sup? port to John T. Qreeue for Governor, uxd M. R. J). 1-inev for Lieutenaut Governor. P. W. MoMaster, Chas F. Janney, R. O Nhatj;, Jr, J. VV. Smith, John McKenzie, Samuel Gauner. Mr. Editor: Allow me a small space to reply to an article in your paper, signed by Bomo obscure iudividu.il, who styles himself "Tax-Payer," aud wbioh contains an uumerited attack on Mr. John T. Sloan, Jr. It may be well to state that thoro is no olaBs that I know of, who will not support Mr. Sloan for tbe office that has been ten? dered to him by a portion of the Re? publican party of Riobland County. I feel sure, from tbe wording of the letter of "Tax-Payer," that he is a sore head. No representative man oould have written such a miserableebulition of spleen and jealousy as that to wbioh "Tax-Payer" gives utterance. It is de? voutly to be hoped that the great body of tax payers will treat tbe publication with tbe contempt it merits. All that I can say of Mr. Sloan is, that he is a true mau, and hau wou whatever of po? sition he has without tbe aid of such representative men as "Tax-Payer" shows himself to-be; and no one who has any sense doubts that Mr. Sloan, under any circumstances, would bu a great accession to the representation of Riobland County in the next Gene? ral Assembly. One Who Expects to Pay His Taxes. Mr. Editor: Iu my communication, published in your paper of the 14th, the word Convention ie substituted for Conservative three different times, und changes tbe meaning iutended. The article should read as follows: "Speak? ing of tbe wily Nash iu your paper[ of 13th, you state tbut John T. Sloan, Jr., has reoeived the nomi? nation for tbe Legislature, is popu? lar with ell classes, and possesses tbe fnll confidence of tbe Conservatives. If you intend by this to convey tbe idea that Mr. Sioan will receive the support of all classes of the Conserva? tives on tbe day of election, you will find yourself quite in error.' Mr. Sloan may possess tbe kiud feelings of tbe Conservatives, but will receive but amull aid from them." TAX-PAYER. The Greene Movement.?The card of Dr. Latimer, which we published yesterday, is an indication of the stand.ng of the Greene movement iu this County among the Republicans. Dr. Latimer is looked npou as oue of the best men in the County. Person? ally, be is strong?has a large number of friends who *re guided by his judg? ment iu political affrirs; and socially, is a guuttemtin of bigb standing; aud bin open advocacy of Judge Greene will ensure him a heavy majority m this County. There is no man iu the Couuty Unit we would prefer to num? ber among tbe friends of the Conner v-i lives than Dr. Luimer, as we have every coufideuco in his love of country aud of good government. [ Greenville Daily Neios. An Immense Litigation.?The clurk of tbe County Court of Culdwcll, Ohio, desires information of tbe present resident;.* of John Ilogiand, who, in 1S2?, jointly with Terrenoo McCuue, became owner of 1,080 acres of laud iu Tiogu County, Pennsylvania, which is now worth ovor 35,000,000, nod iu course ot litigation. It was sold for tuxes in 1833, and uow tbo heirs of McCuue are olaimiug their share Tu it, aud are unxious that John Ilogiand or his heirs should sburo with them equal? ly this immense fortune. A Murder at George's.?Tbo Or augeburg Times, of tbe 10th instant, says: "On Thursday night last, a most atrocious murder ooourrod at George's Station. It appears that while Mr. S. T. Jackson aud Mr. Stoudenmire were dosing up thoir store to retire, an un? known and conoealed man fired upou tbe party, almost instautly killing Mr. Jackson. He is represented as a highly respected and esteemed citizen, and tbe cause of tbo orime is still u mystery." Tho Chamberlain meeting, on Fri? day last, was not so largely attended as it was supposed it would bo, there be? ing but about 300 colored people out. "Omega," a correspondent of the Union-Herald, placed tbe number at, from 1,500 to 2.000. How he made such u mistake is beyond conjecture. I Ne wherry Herald. A blind baby, labeled as follows, Ii??* "found rofnge iu the broad bosom of Atlunta's charity." "As I have nine children, and am hardly able to sup? port them, and as you have uono aud WiiUt ou0, I send y.>u this one to take care of." The only oburob iu thin country where sermons are preached in Irish, it is said, is at Elmira, III. Deaths in Charleston for tbe week ending October 10, 52?whites 21; co? lored 31. Sewjlble ConurratlT??. The Conservatives in South Carolina have made op their minds to freak and cordial co-operation with the Inde? pendent Bepublioaus, wko.ieem earn? estly endeavoring to carry oat some? thing like reform in tbe State government. The Tax Unions, which comprise most of the influential and intelligent property-owners of the State, for some time manifested a pre? ference for Qen. Kershaw, an honest and straight-forward man, as candidate for Governor, in oaae any Conserva? tive nomination was to be made; hut tbey are now convinced that Judge Greene, the Iudependent candidate, could do much to improve the present lamentable condition of affairs if be were fortunate enough to get u seut in tbe Governor's chair. Tbey oousider tt a forloru hope, but they menu to do tbeir utmost, and if tbey fail tbey will certainly be bitterly discouraged. Al? though tbe supporters of Chamberlain are by no means so ooufideut as they were shortly after his nomination, it is pretty evident that be will have a very Htroug following, and it is probable that he will be elected. With tbe frightful examples of tbe past few years before him, it is fair to auppose that he will do bis best to reform tbe glaring evils which have brought South Carolina to tbe briuk of rain. But he will be oumbered with a greedy army at bis back, and will And it as bard to detect frauds as be seems to have found it when he was Attorney General. When tbe Independent party, in whoso ranks there are large numbers of negroes, appealed to tbe Conserva? tives of the State for oo-operation, tbeir appeal met with an instant re spouse from many quarters. Thou? sands of men who have Buffered for years all the miseries of taxation with? out representation, aud who have been completely at tbe merry of the igno? rant and vicious, auswered at once that tbey would sacrifice partisan politioa in the interest of a movement for fair government. Tbey did uot sit sulking in corners, refusing affilia? tion and issuing manifestoes tilled with dreary complaints, but they stepped frankly forward aud gave their adhe? sion to a party which had nomiuated au earnest advocate of tbe wiser pro? visions of the Civil Rights Bill as Go? vernor, and a highly intelligent co? lored man as Lieutenant-Governor. There were mmy Oonserv itivos who hesituted, aud who still hesitate, to follow tbo excellent example afforded them by tbeir old associates; but tbey will iu time accept a decision which is certaiuly wise, and will bo produotivo of much good. They have seen tbe folly and nselesBness of any attempt to open a raoe issue, and have nover seri? ously contemplated it. Tbeir neigh? bors iu Georgia have now and then sout to the world glowing accounts of race disturbances on tbe Carolina borders, but there was uever any basis of fact on whioh to build the presump? tion that South Carolina was to be the scene of actual strife between whites aud blacks. Whatever may bo the immediate result of tbe ludopoudent movement in the State, the final effects can? not but be good. 'The negroes are evidently learning to pay some little attention to tbe obaraoter, as well as the political professions, of candidates; and that is a long step forward. Tbe prospects for retrenchment of the ex? penses of government, and for appro? priation of tbe revenues to their proper uses, even if the Independents und Conservatives do not elect their can? didate, will be far better tbau if tbey bad never made an effort to eleot one. If tbey do succeed, it is uot probable that tbey will attempt any other tbau a liberal polioy. The Conservatives say truly Unit neither tbe Civil Bights Uill nor tiny of tbe present causes of the troubles iu tbe Sjulb can perpetu? ate disseusiou iu South Carolina, und that there iv no obstacle to harmoni? ous und immediate progress save tbe diahouest administration of tbe State government. Even under tho crush? ing weight of that government, certain sections of the Commonwealth manage to prosper. What might uot bo es peoted if tuxes were reduced, stculiugs were abolished, aud industries, were revived? Both the regular Republican party und the Independents would do well to pay strict attention to measures for an increase of educational facilities throughout tho Statu. Either party will succeed or fail, eveutually, v-ry much in proportion to tbe amount of attention it bestows upon the educa? tion of its voters. Uutil tbe majority of tho negroes are fur bettor instructed than at present, tbey oanuot become useful citizens; tbey will not have tbo ambition or tbo pride neoessary to urge them to uooumulato property and to develop the State. Retrouohment in appropriations for school purposes would be fatal to progress toward re? form iu South Carolioa. I New York Times. Finally, and to Conclude ?Mat? ters have baou so far advauood now ut tho last Gift Concert of tbe Public Li? brary that Goveruor Bramlotto is en? abled to state positively, und unmis? takably, that tbo tiuul drawing will take pluoo on tbo 30th day of next No? vember. Therefore t?o^o who wish to participate iu tbo greatest gift concert ever offered to the public, in this or any oouutry, should make immediate arrangements to bo ready for the groat drawing. Any delay uow will imperil .the ticket-holder, for, whatever may bo said oy outsiders, wo can assure our readers that wo know whereof we speak when wo say ndvisudly that the drawing will come off on the day indi? cated. Burglars are doing Marlboro and Mariou. I City Mattkbs ?Subscribe for (be Phcknix?don't borrow. Oar oity is brim fall of new goods, i "A violent rush of oook-tail to the heed" is the polite way of saying it now. Messrs. Hoffman Sc Albrecht are in receipt of a lot of fresh Wilmington oyaters. Qo early to get a supply. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for in advance. This rule will be adhered lo hereafter. Evidences of the season of the "sere and yellow leaf" are multiplying on all bunds. A full line of those popular and well known brauds of black alpacas at very low prices. Just received at the old etuud of R. C. Shiver & Co. We hope that when Gov. Greene is inaugurated, it will not be difficult to obtain au honest chamberlain from the ranks of tbe regulars. Twenty five cents dress goods at the old stand of It- O. Shiver & Co. Are the best for tbe money ever brungbt to Columbia. We are tbe recipients of a quartette of pomegranates, large and luscious, growu by Mr. Robert McDougal, of this city. Side band prints are all the rage. Two hundred pieoes seleoled patterns will be opened this morning at the old stand of R. C. Shiver & Co. A respectable family oan rent a con? venient cottage on Main street, on easy terms, by applying to D. G. Thomp? son, corner of Main and Medium streets. Seegeib' Henry was at the Sohnetzen Verein ball, last night, and while watching tbo fanoy steps of the dunoers, thought of a fancy glass he would have for bis lanohers to-day. We did not publish tbo advertise? ment, Mr. U.'B., "iu accordance with contract;" therefore, your statement is?well, you kn<*w what Horace Gree ley said. "Will you please insert this obituary notice?" asked an old gentleman of us yesterday. "1 make bold lo ask it, be? cause I kuow the deceased has a great many friends arouud here who'd be glad to bear of his death." Governor A i It en thus records another outrage upon this people: "I have been knocking aronnd tbe North all summer, and have just got home to find my rioe crop lost by the accursed ma? levolence of tbeso politicians." Tbe Augusta Constitutionalist says: "Tbe Original Georgia Cotton Field MinBtreU are reported to be 'busted/ Tho agent in this city, wo learn, re oeived a despatch yesterday to the of fact that tbe troupe had diebanded, and would not perform here aooording to announcement." Tho Union-Herald proclaims that Chamberlain and Gleavesare bound to be eleoted. Then why resort to mU* statements in regard to enthnsiastio meetings, tbe adoption of tbe regular Republican platform, &o.? We will toll you. It is because tbe U.-H. takes tho majority of the voters to be greene men. Considerable complaint is daily made by ladies, und, in fact, almost all pe? destrians, on Main street, regarding tbo rnuuiug of trucks, wheelbarrows and baud carts on the sidewalks, which create great inconvenience. There is an ordinance pr^biting tbe running of these vehicles on tbo sidewalk of the alreets. Whore aro the police? PneEsixiAXA.?Mice fatten slow in a church. They can't live on religion any more than ministers oan. Civility is like letting a man light bis cigar by yours; it increases him him uud don't diminish jou. Politeness is like an air-oushiou? there may be nothing in it, bat it eases our jolts wonderfully as we journey along tbe rough rood of life. Charms strike tlio sight, but merit wins tbe soul Having food and raiment, there? with be content?especially if you havo a little spending mouey. How blessings brighten as they take their flight. Southern Musical Journal ?This popular Magazine enters upon its fourth volume with tbo Ootober num? ber, aud tbo publisher may well bo congratulated upon the uniform suo cuss attending it from tbe start. It is now enlarged to thirty-four pages, while tbo prico of subscription remains tho samo. Any one desiriug this very attractive Musical Journal, by remit? ting $1.00 can socuro it fur ouo year, together with a elioiou from n list of valuable premiums; among which ap? pears tbo offer of a olmuoe to win a superb $800 upright piano, which is to be re ill id omoug Journal subscribers only. Specienon copies, with premi? um list and full Information, sent free on application. Address, Lodden k Bates, Publishers, Savannah, Ga. Wantbd.?Three good Oonnty agent* to canvass for the sale of the Sioger sewing maohine. To the right kind of men, indooements are offered. Apply ai the office of the Singer Ma nnfaotaring Company, 153 Main street, Columbia, S. C. 2 Mail, Abbangbmkktb.?Northern mail opens G.30 A. M.f 3 P. M.; closes 11 A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opent 8 A. M.,5.30 P.M.;closet8 A. M..6P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.: closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.80 A.M. On 3andaj open from 2.80 to 3.30 P. M. Sparnick eays tho bolters were de? cent y interred at Loxington, yester? day.? Union-Htrald. The above paragraph may be naught to a superficial observer; but we have the best of authority for stating that a party of independent Republicans, I who attended tho mooting at Lexing? ton, were subjected to a gross indigni? ty. Tbey went to the meeting in a oarriage, and while absent from their 1 vehicle, some of these regulars, in keeping with their filthy tricks, soiled the seats of the vehiole with a compo? sition akin to their own. Bali. ?The Schnelsen Vorein Hall was well filled last evening with ladies, members of tbe club and invited guests, to trip the light fantastic toe. Tbe party was in tbe greatest glee, the music enliveuiog, and the dancing splendid. Tho ball was enjoyed as only Germans know how to appre? ciate such amusements. Our parting thought to the gay assemblage was, in the words of Byron, "On with the dance! let joy be uncon fiuedl No sleep till motu, when youth and pleasure meet To chase the growing hours with flying feet.** Policies of insurance vary in their stipulations, aod aro not as generally comprehended as they should be. For instance, if a party is insured for 83,000 on a stock valued at $4,000, on which a loss by fire of $3,000 is sus? tained, the insurance company, ander the ordinary policy, is bound to pay the total loss. But there ii sometimes inserted in the polioy an average clause whioh makes the amonnt to be col? lected to be proportioned to the loss, just aB the total insurance is propor? tioned to the total value. Under ouch a polioy if a merchant had $25,000 in? sured on $100,000 worth of goods, and the loss was $4,000, he would collect only $1,000. Tbst kind of polioy is not to be recommended unless the holder wishes to be in part his own underwriter. Hotbl Arrivals, October 14. ? Ben drix House?J B Brown, J W Robison, J R Jordan, Fair (leid; Julius Dreyfoss, Atlanta; W S Husso, Newberry; B R Shall, J E Price, Lexington; Miss Hankie, Mrs Stinson, Rook Hill; Mrs MuOaw, Darlington. List of New Advebtisembnts. Geo. My ram era?Fancy Groceries. O. J. Lanroy?Auction Sale. Fagan Bros.?Furniture. Juoob Lie vi u?Auotion Sale. Honnons of the Yellow Fever Plague at Pensacola.?A private let? ters from Warrington, near tbe Pensa? cola (Fla.) navy yard, dated October 1, says: "Tbe fever has not abated yet. Three Sisters of Charity died last night. There are six officers down with tbe fever. * * * I wish the first of November was here and we were spared. This suspense is perfect? ly terrible. No one seems to escape tbe fever, poople who have bad it be? fore and everybody. It is frightfully lonesome; almost everybody is dead." Begins to Smell.?"Hon." John T. Deweeso. late member of Congress from this District, says, in a letter to the editor of tbe Sentinel, that no money or bonds were appropriated by the Convention of 18(33, or by any Le? gislature during Holden's administra? tion, that money was not employed to accomplish. Ho says he was in bad company, was poor, and found all in the make, and he wont in, too. He seems penitent, and says ho is ready to testify and tell all he knows to bring other offenders to justice.?Raleigh (N. C.) Sentinel. ?-? - Kidnapped Child Discovered.?At Pittsylvania Court House, Va., on Saturday, an Italian organ-grinder, accompanied by a woman and child, wore ou tho streets?tbo man making music and tho woman begging?when Mrs. Sallie Francis, from Word Springs, Vs., oamo up and claimed tbe child und had tho Italian arrested. Charles O'Conor has written a letter in whioh he declares that the futuro of tbo republio depend] upon tbo estab? lishment of free trado and direct taxa? tion. If he would now writs another, and tell us how long he intends to con? tinue spelling bis name with one n, we should feoi entirely at ease. Tbe fair of tho Greenville Agricul? tural and Meohanioal Association opened Tuesday, with brilliant pros? pects for a week of pleasure.