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COLUMBIA, fLXL Wednesiay Morning. Hot. 3, 1874. Tlie Bleotlon? To-Uay, To-day the eleotioa will be bold for Governor, Lieatenaat-Governor, mem* bars of the General Aaaembly, School Commissioners, Oocidty Commission era and Probate Judges in the several Oonutiea in the State, and for a Repre? sentative to OongresB for eaou Oongres sional Diatriot. It should also be borne in mind that there is to be an election in this, the Third Congres? sional Dlstriot, for the unoxpired term of R. B. Elliott, lasting until the 4th of the next Marah. In voting for Gen, McGowaD, this point ought to be looked to, and the vote oast for both the next regular term and the unox pired part of the present term. Whatever be the result of the elec? tion for Governor and Lieutenant-Go vernor, the probability is that the united Conservative and Independent Republican vote in the General Assem? bly will be a majority of the whole, and exercise a controlling influence on legislation for the next two years. The great struggle for politioal power will be made two or four years hence, when expected constitutional changes take effect, and all the departments of the State Government will huve to bo filled. Three amendments to the Statu Con? stitution are to be ratified or rejected at this election. We huve heard of no opposition to them. One relates to the boundary line between Piokens and Oconeo Counties. The second is important?it is designed to limit the terms of ofQoe of the Comptroller General, Adjutant and Inspector-Gene? ral, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General uud Superintendent of Education to two years. They now hold office for four years. By all means cut, them down. Some of them might, be dispensed with altogether. At a proper time, we shall demand a reduction of the number aud tho emoluments of the office-holding class. The third amendment is intended to limit the rightand authority of County, ctty, town or village to become stock? holder in, or lend its credit to, any company or corporation for moro than five por oent. of the assessed value of its property, unless by approval of the legal voters therein. T.-ns amendment possibly may do some good in restrain? ing tho readiness to contract it. But a greater check ought to be applied than the consent of ai majority of the voters. A majority of voters ru-iy be interested in loading down a County or town with debt. Nothing is so plea? sant to man; people as spending the money of others. The majority of those who own the property ought to concur with the majority of the legal votejrH, beforo a debt of any considera? ble burden should be imposed upon any community. But we shall not dis? course further. We trust the election will be fair, honest and peaceful. The EtjEOTIonb.?To-day, the follow? ing States will elect members of Con gross: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mas? sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis? souri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ten? nessee, Texas, Virginia aud Wisconsin. In Michigan, on the same day, the woman's suffrage question is to be voted on, and the Woman's Journal says, "the day will be the most impor? tant in its possibilities that has dawned upon America since the Declaration of Independence, for it is the day on which the men of Michigan, by their votes, will establish or defoit impar? tial suffrage and equal rights for wo? men." In thirteen of tho States (in? cluding Louisiana) tho Legislatures elected will have the choice of United States Senators. A Card from JUr. V. I*. Pelham. Julian A. Selby, Enq , Editor and Proprietor of the Phamix?iln. Enrroit: I ask space- in your oolamos to Bay to my friends and tho publio, what is well known to yourself, that I am not. the author of the editorial article headed, 'The True Insue," whioh ap? peared in the Phjssix, on Sunday morning. Ls statements nre not oorreot, in my judgment; its opinions and sentiments diametrically opposed to my own; its whole npirit and pur? pose in the teeth of my earnest aud honest convictions. It ts not necessary for mo, ia this connection, to combat its conclusions, and, of course, I make no objections to your right to present them to your readers: as your own. Bat it is necessary and eminently pro? per for mo to advise your readers und the country that I utteflv' repudiate them for myself. C. P. PELHAM. Gormaus, rally and vote the ticket on whioh the name of Seegors uppeurs. Tho bods of Germany nevor forget their fatherland aud honor those who h >uor her sons. CONGAREE. To the Votars In the Third Congre? .-~ i. aiinnal PlstrtHi-n--? Gen. MoGowau left Columbia yes? terday morning, having met with a cordial reception hero from his old friends and made many new ones, who wiltgivo him their support to-day for Congress. This iBsue of the Phosnix will reach many in this Connty and in Newberry, Union, Spartauburg, Abbe? ville and Andersou before they cusl their votes in this election. To sut'h we would say that tho position to which Gon. McGowan has been nomi? nated, is one of vast importance to the people of the State. It is tho duty us well as tbe right of the voters to place in this responsible office a man of talent, of integrity, of lurgo views, of commanding ohuracter?one fitted by his liberal, enlightened nud patriotic views to represent all interest?, races and classes of our people. Gen. Mc? Gowan is jast such a man. Ho is uot bound up in tho lines of party; hois not trammeled by Obligation?; ho wears no man's aud no party's collar. Ho is a Htunnch citizen, who embraces in his big heart rich und poor alike, the hnmblo and the lofty, tho white and tho black* Ho wiil bo a repre? sentative of the whole people, capable of reflecting honor iu tho Naliouul Legislature upon tho State; and as able as he in, be is willing to protect all iis interests and vindicate all its rights. We trust that his friends will work faithfully for him to-day. And we look especially to tho colored citizons, to whose race Gen. MoGowau has ren? dered such disinterested services upon every occasion tbat offered, and for whom he fuels the interest which birth, long association and kindly rotations naturally engender, that they will re? member their friend. Lot them to? day contribute their part towards sus? taining the honor and character of the State, in sustaining one of its most honored citizons for an office which bus b(.cu too long in oar recent history the perquisite of mediocrity, partisanship, ignorance, bigotry and corruption. ?-???> Tu tile Voters in tile Fonrlk Congres? sional District. What we have said of General Mc? Gowan in another pluce is equally true of the gallant, able and upright Gen. Kershaw, and the grounds prosented for tho support of the one apply with equal force to engage tho support of the other. A puror man, a moro vir? tuous citizen, u more capable and fit representative of the whole people, can? not bo found iu South Carolina or any? where else, than Kurshaw. The ad? vancement of snch n man would itself be conclusive testimony to tho virtue and patriotism of the election iu his district. He has long and always been distinguished by generous moderation of sentiments, by nupartisau feeling, by the purpose to conciliate, divergent interests, to burmunizo uutugouisms between races and classes, und by earnest dosiro tbat the issues of tho past should be buried ou of sight und return no mure to vex us und corrode our prosperity. It has been a great gratification to road of his brilliant ro ceptiou by the people, to notice that his old, weil-knowu and admirable traits of character, mind and heart have been brought out iu snch fresh? ness aud force iu the course of his can? vass, that it has become an ovation, n sort of triumphal march to success and I victory. The wholo country looks to tho iuto?igent voters in South Caro? lina, black und white, to send to tho halls of Congress only such men as uro qualified for the distinguished position, mon who will bo tho peers of tbe beat, and whose industry, sagacity and uu suliied character exerted in its behalf will reflect honor upon our prostrate I State aud assist to lift it up from its ! degradation. Of all our present needs tho most urgent is of good and capable men in Congress. Gen. Kerabaw has too long remained in retirement. Let him be placed where ho rightfully be? longs, and whore ho may "most ef? fectually serve the State." -.--???? Mr. Editor: "No Irish need apply," is the motto of the Bowou ring in Charleston. Tho motto of the Court House clique is equally significant. No Germans need apply and no Irish are wanted. Seegors and Agoew hud to lower their flig to tho demand of the grand-sons of Ireland and Gor mauy, aided by tbe youths who pay no tuxes, bat claim tho privilege repre? senting thoso who do. Germany and Ireland will vote tbo ticket which raises her nuturalizod citizens to equal rights, GERMANY AND IRELAND. -1 m * * White men, act as froemeu. Don't fear tho party laib. Lot freo speech bo your motto, and dou't bo led by the nose by tbo non-tax-payors of tho Coart lionse cliqao. MANY CITIZENS. --.-??->?- . Vote for Chamberlain, Gleaves and the Nish County ticket. To Conservative Voter?. - We understand the Chamberlain and Minort faotioD have resorted to lho artfal dodge of patting a gentleman, Mr. J. G. ?eegers, on their tioket, to dignify it. We earnestly invoke all good men to keep the faitb of the white*people, which we have pledged to the Nash party. We hope every lover of his country and every man who desires to promote honesty and reform, will vote for Greene, Delany, MoGowan and the Nash ticket, without a single erasure. By order of Execu? tive Committee. F. W. McMASTER, Chairman. <-??-? Kieliland County Ticket. Senator?(J. 8. Minort. Representatives?IV J. Palmer, J. I'. Gilmore, John C. Soegers, Augustus Cooper. Judge of Probate-T. M. Wilkes. School Commissioner ? D. N. Si monds. County Commissioners?C. P. Pel? ham, Jr., Li. M. Walluce, Jacob Jack? son. ? Office Commissioners ok Elkcti ?n, Colvmdia, S. C, Nov. 2, 1871 At a meetiug held this morning? present, Wm. M. Taylor und John Ag new?it having been stated that tho church ut Ktlltuu's Precinct oouid uot be obt.iiued us a polling place, tt wu. resolved thai tho election at I&illiuu'a bo held at ttStdck'a Store," near tiie turn-out on the Charlotte, Columbia uud Augusta Ruilroud, at said place, aud in tho immediate viciuity of lho church heretofore designated. JOHN AG NEW, Chairman. Mr. Editor: Every one is giving the reasons why they cannot vote for Nash, allow me to give mine, by tell? ing you u little t*tory and pointing the moral which udorns lho tale, by wuy of application. To commuueo, my father was largely in the busines of raising eheep. lie had sheep on the brain, and owned several hundred of them. These sheep were led by ail old bell-iceiher, with u head so hard that ho butted tho neighbor's dogs to death who tried to help themselves to mut? ton. My father thought much ol this old bell-wether, but ho lv?d his faults, which sometimes augered father much. If thero was the Bmallot hole in any of tho fences around father's farm, he would bo sure to bnvo his nose in it, then his head, und then his body was sure to get through, and all the other sheep were sure to follow turn. He kept father in continual torineut by leuding the sheep into all sorts of surupes, destroying his crops, und depredating on his neighbors, somo times getting the other sheop adoso of lead, or a worrying by tho ueigSibor's dogH, when they tried to escape home again. Well, he worried father eo much that father determined to sell him, he could stund him uo longer; so he told us boys to take the old bell wetber to the ueighboriug town and soil him. Well, we boyH, who were tired to death, too, with the many scrapes old bell-wether had got us into with our neighbors, wero right glad to hear this, and we went with happy faces to the sheep pen to get him out. When we tried, we found it easier said than done; the old ruscal Bee med to have smelted a mice iud did uot want to leave tbo peu, and the other sheep followed after him as he ran around tho pun, and would not go out at tho opening ut which father stood to ullow him to go out, uud thou to atop the others from going. Fiuaily, after running around several times, he made a dash for the npnniug, knocked father down, and ho and all the flock run off down the road. So father got up tnad, Hwearjug ho would sell tho whole d?d sheep, and ordered ns boys to drive them to market. So we Hturted olT right willingly, htil as we had to erosa a creek on a bridge, tho blumed old i cuss got it into his head to jump through uu opening in tho aide ot the bridge which crossed the creek, unit tho sheep, fool-like, all followed him in u leap of twenty feet, right into the jcrtuk. Well, tbo result was, that about half ot" tho sheep got drowned nun t'other half got hotuo-draggled and drooping, some of tlieni with tho wool torn oil by tho briars and bramble, as they escaped up Lite bank of the creek, worried by the neighbors' dogH before they got safe to tho pen; but the struugest thing of nil was, that when wo got thero the old bell-wether wus ahead of us, urrivsd first, und looked but little hurt. Iu making the leap, he alighted on his head, fractured his skull und let out a portion of his brains, but ho did nut seem to mind that much uud soon got well again, keeping more ut home, and is now got sleek und oily again. True, the old thoughts of better days would come back to hia mind aud ho would try to go out on a bust; but the sheep dou't follow him hs before, aud tho old bell wether buns and bleats, runs around and kicks up tho devil generally, but thu sheep, knowing tho old fellow is cracked, don't pay much attention tu him, and wo boys split our sides with j laughter when tho old bell-WOther goes I on his dignity uud tries to bo loader again. Now the moral of my tale is i this: Tho old bell-wether is Law Hinge. There lie and many of his kin reside. In lho days past and gone, tho people trusted in them im? plicitly, until they thought they pus j sussed till thu wisdom of tho Stftto. I They ruled on thu bench and they ruled the County; uo man could say ihem nuy, with safety. Wore he a merchant, his business was euro to I suffer; wero ho a mechanic, his patrons ! would drop oil, for uo mm daru bo seen going to his work-shop to give him employment; wero he a hotel keeper, no man daro stop ut his I hotel; if it wero known ho opposed the b'.dl-wether uud other sheep, so Imany good citizens, each as the late departed Jan?ey and Caldwell, had to keep silent aud live a life of hypo? crisy, lest they should ba butted to death by public opinion and the party laab. Well, we all unfortunately know the fatal result of this assumed leader? ship. We were led blindly into tho late' oivil war. Many of the best youfh of the country, in their prime and iu the flower of manhood, were laid iu the silont tomb; whilo others, after un? dergoing many hardships, ult starved and each almost nuked, with many, after suffering imprisonment, wounds, bruise*-, impaired health uud loss ol property, and others without a roof to cover our heads, we found, tbe old bell-wether had arrived before us, but little injured, except the slight loss of a portiou of his brains. His wounds soon healed up, and ever since ho is subject to his old uttueka of leader? ship, lio imagines Le lives iu tho good old days, wh-ui every man has no opi? nion of his own; when free speech did not exist, ami white tuen were penned aud voted liko ho many .sheep., .Sometimes, too, ho suc? ceeds by bis bleating aud abuse, tie frightened tbo people from accept? ing the fourteenth amendment and ac? cepting ike terms offered by tho Oou grebs of tho United Statt* s. Weli, poor Billy bins, by following bun ?,5 ?in, crunk brained us he is, Oongre.v poulnhfd us by the fifteenth ituiuml rueiit und by the reconstruction law-, lio imagines ho is "monarch of all he surveys;" tried to dictate to the North by forming the black cod- ; by prevent? ing us from taking part in tho re? organization of thoState Government; ubused every man who tried to do good, by taking oQioen uuder the new regime, and prevented tuiiuy from joining und doing the country g md Such ro n as Senator Robertson, who took ollioe froui the new iw/i/.-.c, were soundly abused and Vll.iticii, because they could not see through the spool a eles of the bell-wether. l$y the Ireuka of tho old hell-wether, and by this 1 ineau nil the other old bell-wether., iu .job County, the .ro verumeut uf the State, uud of thecitn s hnvo passed out of our power. We huvu hardly a voice in the State and none in ih^ city government <d Colum? bia. Cur substance is squandered by those in power aud who lead the oppo? sition to our destruction, und all 0u cause the old bell-wether would not lead us tight or allow others to lead us iu safely through the crisis of our mis fortuue>, It is rule or ruin with this sutno old bell wether. Iiis l ist freak is to joiu bands with our old black ram named '?Nash," u fat old rascal, who has fed on the good tilings grown ou us and our neighbors' farms, and who lias led everj* raid on our rights und liberties. In fact, this old black ram "Nash" has been our most invete? rate foo ever siucu reconstruction took place, aud has voted for every^bad net wbiob disgraces our legislation, lie has grown sleek aud oily on a sulary of $(300 per year, and uow owns much property, the met? us of obtaining which he can best, tell. Now, the last freak of the old bell-wether is to join hands with this old black rum Nash, and usk ub old Confederates, his com? panions io-arnis, as well us tho sensible people of the County, to embrace our ancient enemy, to warm in our bosom to life "the viper who bus already preyed on our vitals." This old bell? wether has fooled us too often aud led us into too many scrapes to get us to follow him again. We must have nuw leadors, und will look to the working men of the country to lead us iu the future. Wo are willing to be led by the farmers, the mechanics and the merchants, but never by tbe old bell? wether, who. with cracked fcktlll, loss of brains und want of common seilte, crack the pirty whip aud dare us to vote ugiinst their wishes. "What wise man, when his sun asks him for bread, will give him a stone, or in place of a i fish, will givo Inm a serpent." The j old bell-wether m'.y come down to tho lev.l of Ninth, but wo cannot see the duly of supporting t-uch old kinky headed rams, und won't associate with them. MANY CONFEDERATES. DlJ.VTlI OF JUDUti GltAIIAM.?Judge 11. P. Uniham, of the Charleston Cir? cuit, died at his residence, in K'ltledge avenue, last evening, at 7 o'clock, after uu illness of only three days, lie was born iu Marion Comity, and was tbirty-seven years old at tho time of his death. Ho received his education at tho South Carolina College, uud, after graduating, was admitted to tho bar, and practiced law at Marion until tbo breaking out of tbo lute war, when bo entered tho Confederate service ai Colonel of the 21st South Carolina Voluntoors, with which regi uiont be served until the close of the war. Hu was a bravo soldier, and was generally liked by tbo men of his regiment. Ho wus* wounded at Walt ball Jauolion, iu Virginia; but con? tinued iu tho Unld until the surrender of the Confederate armies. In lSof>, ! ho was elected to tho Legislature from I Marion County, aud served until the reconstruction Acts of Congress placed the Stute Government in the bands cd the colored people. Iu tbo reform campaigu of 1870 ho allied himself j with tho Republican purty iu this State, and in tbo winter of that year j was elected Judgo of this Circuit, to i till the vacancy occasioned by the i resignation uf Judge Carpenter.' In 1 1H72 he was re-elected for four years, i and heltl the position at the time of I bis death. The remains of tho do 1 ceased will be .sent to Marion to-night, to bo interred in the family burying j ground. ? Charleston News und Courier. Vole for Joiiu C. Seegore, the peo? ple's ouudldatu'for tbo House oT Rep? resentatives. Vote for Chamberlain, Cleaves and the Nasb County ticket. To the Editor of the Phoenix?Sin: Your issue of this morning contains in da editorial the following statement: First, that Mr. Dunn bus not denied that, in the Senate, ho resisted the pBobeme for the settlement of the public debt. Second, that it is a fact that when it was Bought to scale the debt ut forty cents on the dollar, the opposition of air. Dunu compelled tho frioudH of the measure to cousent to a hcuIu of tifty cents, thereby preventing a decrease of the debt by more thau $1,000,000. Third, that iu relation to the reveuuc bond scrip, Mr. L)uou has fought the Executive Department step by step, uud that whatever has been j done in the courts iu tho interest of thiH fraud has been done ut the in? stance of Mr.,. Dunn, as tho ugeut of Mr. WoBley, aud that Mr. Chamber? lain, Judgo Magrath, C. D. Melton, .Mr. Itiou and other distinguished lawyers, with whom the Attorney Oe ueral has had to oouteud, will bear testimony t?> the fict. Fourth, that .Mr. Dauu has not denied the charge in.ulo by Judgo Multen, in his tour through tho up couutiy, that the pur? pose of his opposition to Mr. Chaoi herlaiu was to inaugurate uu udmiuis I ration which would disturb the ! aoitleweut of tbo public debt uud open it, so tli.it tho con version hoods mid I tho boud HCrip ouuld bo tcilel with I the other debt uud at lho t-umo rate, Tu ahow thu utter and wilful falsity of these htatcruoutH, I will say that! have not liefere denied tho charge ol resisting the fuudiug bill, as until now such ?? charge has never been mude, lo my h now ledge. I now say that its falsity is proven by the well-known fact that, upou the lljor of tho Senate, I took uu active part in advocating its passage, and that upon my speech and motion at the close of the debate, its pas-tuge wan made unanimous. In an? swer to the second charge, 1 refer to the .Senate journal of lbTU-71, where, upon page 15i), it is nhowu that the am-udiuent to the bill, ns it came from t!,e House, changing the rate of scaling from forty to fifty per cent., was introduced by the Finance Cora mitte'.', of which I was not a member. I bey reported the bill, and, without ?lehnte, it received the assent of every Republican iu tho Senate, the vulo being tw.'iity-tive to .six; the six ob jf.utmg being Democrats?Duucuu, D.iv.iil, linlcoinbe, Jeter, Wih-ou und Keith. S.?, instead of my opposition having caused an increase iu the rate of scaling, as falsely stated, the jour? nals show it to have been the work of the Finance Committee, representing iu the Semite the views of the ad aim is tration, and that my voto was giveu for it, iu common, with that of every other Republican Senator ou the floor. Third. If there baa been any actiou of the Executive Department in rela? tion to thu bond script which I have fought step by step, lot it be shown by the journals. 1 challenge such exhibit, I and prouuuuc>Ti')e charge false iu toto. No action iu relation to the mutter of the boud scrip was ever taken by the Executive Department in the General Assembly, to tr>y knowJedgCj and, con? sequently, 1 could nor huvo fought it step by step, or iu uuy other mauncr. So far from Mr. Wesley's having taken j auy action iu the courts nt my iu j stance, I have yet to learn that he bus gone into the courts at all, nor will any of the gentlemen named us willing to testily to such statemeut presume to give uuy Buch testimony. Mr. Cham buriaiu has been, uud, i believe, still is, Mr. .Wesley's attorney, and if the case has been carried to tho courts by Mr. Wesley, it has probably beeu by advice and counsel of Mr. Chamber? lain, his attorney. It has been else? where muled by souau of these gentle? men, in proof my al eged desire to have tho conversion bonds recoguized, that thu repudiation clause of the Itinding bill, winch referred to these fraudulent bonds, wus ntrickeu out of j the. bill in the Semite on my motion, and afterwards restored iu the House. Ily reference to the Senate journal, page 101, it will bo seen that thu mo? tion to strike out that clause was made by Mr. Whiiteniore, and sustained by every Senator ou the floor except Mr. Jeter. Fourth. In my speech at Charleston JI referred to this charge as reported to J have been made by Judge Molton, und Ideuonuced it then, as I do now, as j utterly false. Nothing of what I then said has beeu withdrawn by me, except ; a personal threat against Judge Mel I ton, he having giveu Mu?srs. Curdozo land Solomon as authority for thu jstatemeut that I advocated the funding 1 of th>3 conversion bonds und reveiiuo ! scrip with the other debt, und ut the I same rate. To tho report of tho con j voraatioufl made by these gentlemen, I i havo already sufficiently answered by I branding Cardozo'fl statement tis ? do I liberate falsohoad, and Mr. Solomon's j curd us a misconstruction of language iudistictly remembered. Iu conclusion, 1 wili Hay that the ' pcrsistoot effort of Mr. Chamberlain'* I friends to wilfully aud totally misrep j resent my position aud action iu the j matter of the State debt uud fraudu ! lent, claims is of tho character of the scamp who, when pursued with the i hue and cry of "stop thief," joins ic I the cry moro lustily than any other, iu I the hope of divertiug a just pursuit from himself. I have uot troubled myself overmuch to contradict the j statements so freely made, as but few ' men iu or out of the State can be mailt ' to believe that if my course was us rep' I resented by them, I should be now st I honored by their enmity; aud I bavt I felt confident that tho attempt of the ! ring to injure the cause I advocate, by i representing ran us one of themselves, i is altogether too thin a devico not tc ! be readily understood and appreciated bv any tnau of intelligence uud under lataudiDff. THOS. C.DUNN, i Cm Mattebs.?Subscribe for the Phoinix?don't borrow. 4 Tbe days are getting shorter and gas bills longer aud longer. 1 The biggest and best horn in town is at tho Cottage Honse. Transient advertisements and no? tices must bo paid for in advance. Tin's rule will be adhered to hereafter. Tbe Park school, taught by the Misses O'Callahao, oponed yesterday, with a full attendance of pupils. We understand that Judge Carpen? ter supports Gen. MeGowan for Con? gress. The Rural Carolinian, for November, has been received. Wulker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston tire the publish? ers. A material change has been made in the schedule of the Wilmington, Co? lombia and Augusta Railroad. See advertisement. j Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short notice, from riiussix othce. Try us. A despatch from Sum!er states that Gov. Moses has been nominated for tbe Legislature from Snmter, on tbe Greeuo tickst, in place of Col. T. B. Jobuston. Ono week from to-day, tbo Fair of tbo Agricultural and Mecbauicui So? ciety wih be opened. A fine exhibi? tion is locked for. The racing will, doubtless, be excellent. A number of horses have already arrived. Mr. W. D. Starling's new stables, on Plain strent, rear of Agnew & Son's, establishment, is n model horse hotel. Tbo stables aro conveniently arrauged and water facilities are abundant. He Ibas Gue stock aid superior vehicles. Cold, yesterday and the day before, with plenty of frost and ico. The duck-hunters are iu eostucies, us the cold snap bus mused the web-footed' birds to put in un appearance in the ponds udjacent to Columbia. 'i'bere -*vas a big meeting at the tSate House, last night, and speeches were delivered by Messrs. Chamber? lain, Patterson and others. The Ro i preaeutative chamber was filled with !spectators. The train which left this city for Charleston on Friday night, ran off the track, about forty miles from Charleston, and the engine and nine cars demolished. The engineer and ?reman wero unhurt, although the ! engine was thrown fifteen feet over a ditch. The great business of this day is to vote, and vote right. We traet, that as in Charleston nod ' many other places iu tbe State, stores and shops will be closed, and all persons em? ployed in them allowed full oppor? tunity to cast their ballots, and a little extra time to enjoy tbe fun besides. Cnpt. Sligh requests us to say that the reports to tbe effect that in a speech at the Camp Ground, about a fortnight ngo, he advocated the elec? tion of Miuort, are incorrect. He made a plain, straight-forward Demo? cratic speech?extending the olive branch? "only this and nothing more." I The clerks iu the insurance and real ! estate" offices of Messrs. Seibels and ! Ezell have been using what spare time I they had for several weeks past in j making a diagram of every square in the city limits. Tho plans show the , situation of every building upon the ? respective squares, und whether of j brick or wood, shingles or metalic I roof. It is a very greut help in the ? insurance business. ! Au amusing iucident occurred in I front of the PhiENIX olliae, yeaterday. Two colored meu wero discussing the merits of their respective Senatorial, c-t| lidutes, when one offered to bet 85 to 1, that Nash would not give his ad? herent a coat. Just then tho colored Colonel hove in sight, and upon beiog applied to took, his friend to u store and gave him the necessary covering. The darkey cumo back and gleefully took tbo money. -y. PiiCBSiXiAKA.?A shocking soenc* Kerosene. A revolver?Tho earth. Go to work should be all tho go. Drawing materials? Cork-norews. Hop merchants?Dancing-masters. It is never too lato to many or to mend. An orn uukuown to ttomct;-the middle ages. List op Nkw Advicrtisbmbnts. j Mrs. Brazftale?-Mansion House. Mewtiog Palmetto Steam Fire Co. i Meeting Chicora Tribe Red Meu. J. Fisher?Valuable Qroperty. Hotbii ArutvatjS, NovBuni.r 2.? Mansion /louse?Geo Brims, city; JO F Sims, Rich land; Philip L Alexander, Greeuvilile; W P Russell, wife and ohild, .Charleston; B F Mauldiu, G & C R R. Vote/for Chamberlain, Gleaves and the Na4h Couuty ticket.