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COLUMBIA, G. Saturday Morning, Nov. 7, 1874. The Coming Fair. Through tbo courtesy of Mr. James M. Crawford, we bad tbe pleasure of a drive through tbe Fair Grounds and adjoioiog raoe course, yesterday morn? ing. Tbe plaoe looks revolutionized since wo last saw it. Tbe Secretary's oftioe is bright aud inviting, with a new eoat of paiut, uud a new. strung fence on the street, neatly white waehodj >s a plenaant ezchango for the old dilapidated one. The grand stand in receiving a ooat of whitewash, tbe grounds have been graded, the various stalls, sheds, stables and lots for tbe reception of stock are all in order. The main building is being prepared inter? nally for tho articles which are to be displayed in it. Mr. Crawford has fitted up au art gallery after an im? proved Style. Everything about the grounds begins to feel tbe change and look attractive. A trot round the race course showed tbe track to be in capi? tal order. Articles uro beginuing to arrive. Tue efli-jient Secretary, whose bund is ever ready to carry out the conclu? sions of his quick aud discerning judg? ment, aud whose experience bus been found so valuable iu all our agricultu? ral festivities, is expected to arrive this evening, und enter npou his work. Everything betokens u good fair, and tbe stock exhibition is, we understand, likely to be quite fine. Next Tuesduy, the 10th, tbe Fair will open, aud we take occasion to Bay a last word to ex? hibitors and visitors, that they may govern themselves accordingly. Every? thing is in readiness to reocive their contributions. Let tbem now pour , in, and, farmers, come yourselves, and bring your wives, daughters und sous. Merchants, meehauics, laborers, artists and students, welcome all! We hope to see a crowd?a real, live, good-sized srowd, and everybody and his wife en? joy themselves. - ?>?>>? 'l lie Army of Northern Virginia.. During tbe recent Fuir week in Richmond Virginia, members of tbe nrmy of Northern Virginia held a re? union, ooncluding with a banquet, an interesting account of which we read in the Richmond Dispatch. Those old heroes of tbe grey are as accomplished in the arts of peuoe us tbey were formidable in those of war. They treat the dread issues in which they played so important a part with a temper, a discretion, au enlightened judgment, which ure beyond praise. Active in th# held, wieo in couuoil, patriotic and self-sacriticing in doty, now that years have past since tbey sheathed their Bworde, they uome forth from tbeir re? tirement none tbe less oonaerned in tbe problems of government, aud none the less devoted to great princi? ples for wbioh tbey contended. Ou tbo occasion to which we refer, Gen. Fitz Lee presided with ready wit and easy grace. He pleasantly in? troduced tbe evening by telling an anecdote wbioh some of his friends bad enj >yed at bis expense: "An old farmer," be said, "who was a devoted adherent of tbe cause of tbe Confederacy, aud a firm believer in its ultimate success, was very startled at the rumor that Geu. Lee bad surren? dered, und most indignantly denied it. At last there came along some men who said tbey were at tbe surrender, and offered to show him their paroles. Thia puzzled him, and he scarcely knew what to say, uutil at last a bright idea struck him, and he triumphantly exclaimed: 'Obi I know how it is; it is not Gen. R. E. Lee who has surren? dered, but that fellow Fitz Lee, and I nm not surprised at anything be does.' And so, continued Geu. Lee, you must not be surprised at anything 'that fellow' may say or do to-night." Gen. Kemper, the Governor of Vir? ginia, handsomely responded to tbe first toast of the evening, embodying tbe glowing sentiment of Gen. Lee, worthy in its compass of tbongbt and terseness of expression to .compare with any apoLhegm of Aristotle or Ba? con: " Virginia?As gfimt in peecs as iu war, she ia teaching nations that 'hu? man fortitude is equal to human ca? lamity.' " To tbe sentiment that "fortitude and fidelity now are us honorable and bo coming to the survivors of the army of Nortberu Virginia as were their chivulry and courage in wealing tbo grey," Gen. Eirly m ule characteristic response, in the course of which be entered, but not bitterly, into tbo merits of some statements in Geu. Joe Johnston's narrative. In showing who aro tho survivors, ho insisted that there are two deaths?ono of spirit and ono of body?aud that tho man who dies in spirit is "deader than those wbo have died iu body." He said a word ulao about tho "for? give and forgot" spirit inoulcated bj his gallant friend, Geu. Filz Lee, ranging kimeelf beside ouo of the' great fathers and lights of the earl; church: "It is very hard to forget, ho said, and we cannot alwajs do bo wbeu we wish. He would liko very much to forget 'Appomattox Cowl House,' hot, unfortunately, he is uuable to do so. I In reference to the duty of forgiveness of enemies, be thought thut oue of the conditions was thut they should re? pent. He bad receutly derived great comfort from reading a suyiug from the eminent St. Chrysostom: 'I love my enemies, but I hate the enemies of my country and my God.' He could oordiaiiy adopt ibis exegesis of the doctrine of love to euemies." Gen era la W. H. F. Lee, Liudaay Walker, James A. Walker, Bradley T. Johnson, of Maryland, Robert Ran? som, of North Carolina, aud others, agreeably filled up tho pauses of the evening with patriotic aud stirring ad drosaeB, which we have found to be pleasant reading. "Wit, humor, and good fellowship," says tho Dispatch, "reigned supreme." "Many memories of the camp, the bivouac, the march, and the battle, wore recalled, aud nothing disorderly or unpleasant murred this most de? lightful re-uuion of Lee's Veter a us." Six months before tho belching of the guns of Sumpter auy one would have beem deemed u fool wbo pre? dicted absolute war. [Philadelphia Press. This may be all true enough; but tho w?r is over now, aud why do you seek to renew tho bitterness of section ul hate by spelling Sumter with u p? -?-??-? The Election?Its Frauds, &c.? The election for this County, which took place ou lust Tuesday, so fur us order uud quiet was concerucd, passed of! to the entire satisfaction of all lovers of peace, but as to fairness and honesty ou the part of ut least one polling precinct out of tho four ut this place, there were perpetrated tho most glaring fruude. At precinct No. 1, ut which Ellis Thompson, was Chairman of tho Board of Managers, the election law was set utterly at defiance; first by said precinct being opened u full hour before the time designated by law. The law says tbe polls shall be opened at G o'clock A. M. The polls were opeucd at said box, and voting com? menced at 5 o'clock. The law was set at deli nice, or utterly ignored, iu the second place, by said Thompson, in his refusal to have; his box pub? licly inspected before opening the polls. Ho was requested, by quiet, orderly citizeus, iu a calm uud cour? teous manner, to let his box be opened for iuspecliou, but ho refused, und persistently refused?the box ic ts not inspected at all. But this modol "manager" aud fit tool for auy dirty political work, pro? ceeded, eveu before the first streak of dawn?uud, us ubove stated, uu hour before the time designated by law?to tuke in the votes of the "oewly en? franchised," uud by half-past 6 o'clock there were polled at this magical box, "No. 1," tbe astounding number of 400 votes. Ouly 533 votes iu all during tbe whole day were polled at this box, 490 of which were taken iu the short space of oue hour aud a half?all Ra? dical. As soon as the evidences of fraud were mado so manifest ut this precious box, "No. 1," uo Conserva? tive would deposit his ballot in it; and even the decent colored voters?a part of whose religiou it is to vote the Ra? dio il ticket?who kuew of the alleged fraud, shunned it us human nature is wout to shun a vile und poisonous rep? tile, uud went to other boxes hard by. L La uren s v tile Hvrtdd. What tue Northern Elections Said to the Cuattanoooeiis.?To the political hurlots and unpunished rub? bers and murderers of States who were in conclave at Chattanooga, it said: "Back to your duus of infamy aud lairs of uucleauuess, ye hypocrites, plunderers and deceivers; crawl into your boles, ye political vipers, whose slimy trails hava marked aud blighted the fairest lauds Heaven's suu ever shone upon; hide your guilty heads, ye detainers of the Americiu name, ye fomenters of civil discord, blood uud rupine; sneak from tho pub? lic gaze, ye political publicans uud Pharisees, ye miserable prostitutes whose harlotry has turned to a by? word and reprouch tho vury name of republican government, und whose damnable crimes have retarded tho growth of tbe nation half a century, aud heaped a thousand millions of taxos upon a burdeued people!" These wero the thunder tones that c imo from 5,000,000 of freemen ou Tuesday last, us iuterpreted by their votes, and they huve ouly warned the Radical leaders beforo they smite them with a baud accused iu iron mail.?Pittsburg Post. ? ?.?? ? Tni; Nation's Loss.?Iu one- of B. F. Butler's late invocations to his con? stituents for a rouomiu.itiun to the House of Representatives, lie recounted tho imugiuary outrages of the wbilo leaguers iu New Orleans, und asked, "What will tho South do if you re? fuse to return me to Congress?" That interesting quostiou tnu.it now bo nu swurod. The terrible emergency sog 1 gested by Mr. Butler has occurred, i and it remuios to be eeou whether the I South can bo kupt in the Union with? out tho aid of Butler. It is a pity to lose u man who lends so much grace, dignity und honor to the councils of i che uatioD, but according to the old saws, what's done can't bu helped, aud what can't be cured must be endured, und republics are proverbially ungrate ' fttl. An Affray.?It ia oar unpleasaLft duty to report a difficulty that oooor red at thia plaoe ou Wednesday, the day after the eleotiou. It was between two youDg men from Spartanburg and two oolored men from Columbia. Tbe causa of tbia difficulty we have not been able to ascertain, but understand that it waR altogether personal, and that politics h<ul nothing to do with it. It resulted iu tbo wounding of tbe two oolored men slightly, and tbe arrest, by tbe military, of tbe two young men from Spartauburg. Two other young men, citizens of this County, were also arrested by tbe militury as partici? pants, one of whom was ufterwardB re? leased. Iu this connection, we will add that tho military made tbe urrests before the civil authorities even bad uu op p >rtunily to uct. If wo have been cor? rectly informed, the Sheriff was ut his dinner at the time the difficulty took place, and that be never as much us requested the aid of the military. Neither did the municipal authorities have time to uct. It is proper to state, further, that tbe two young meu who were arrested mudu no attempt to es? cape. Wo have, herotolore, enter? tained the old fogy notiou that the military was subservient to tbe civil, and ouly to be called upon when the civil authorities bad exhausted proper efforts. But wo do not propose to comment upou tbe mutter ut this time. We give tho facts to tho world, aud the}- uro truinpet-tongued of them? selves. ?Laurensville Herald. IlunuEtt Over-Shoes for Horses ? This is a reecut invention, which pro? mises to be a boon to the equine in hubituuts of paved cities. The shoe is made and lined iu a precisely similar manner to tbo article-, of apparel worn by tbe hutnun race, and, iu fact, pre? sents no points of difference save in its shape uud its manufacture of the best quality :-f India-rubber. It is de? signed as a substitute for the irou shoe, und us a moans of preventing the many maludies to which horses' feet aro subject. Horses Buffering with cracked or contracted hoofs, aud simi? lar painful hurts, it is said, are quickly cured by tbe substitution of the rub? ber covering for the ntiyieldiug metal siioo. Tue elasticity of the former al? lows the hoof to remain iu its natural shape,.while protected from ubrasiou against pavements by the heavy rub? ber sole beneath. Tho device is easily removed from or put on the hoof; aud hence, while .-lauding in tho stall or turned out to pasture, tho horse may he left bare-footed. Iu winter time the coveriug serves as a protection ugaiust illness due to the coiumou practice of iniugliug salt with the ice and snow iu city strt-ots, while the roughened surface of tbo rubber be? neath serves to give the animal a foot bold iu slippery weather. As compared with iron shoes, the cost of tbe rub? ber ono is about oue-third more, und their weight is some forty per cent, less, while tbey aro very durable. Sixteen sizes are manufactured, so that acenrate tits may be obtained. ? -????. - Foul Murder?A Brutal Scene in the Streets of St. Paul, Minn.?Jus. J?ick uud bis wife were attacked ou the streets by George Laucbteu Schlager aud George It ipp and wife, who evi? dently bad been lying iu wuit for them. Mrs. Lick was brutally mur? dered on the spot. Mrs. ltapp and her husband then attacked Mr. Lick, the former being armed with a knife aud the latter with a tinner's soldering iron, and after kuockinghim prostrate they placed him face downwards iu a small creek, and Rapp stood on bim to hold bis face in tbe water uutil be wuh straugled. Tbey were frightened off by approaching footsteps, aud Lick was picked up insensible, and may yet die from bis wounds. All tho ussusstus were captured. The Milk in the Bismarck Cocoa nut.?The Berlin correspondent of tbe New York Herald bas obtained tho grand secret of tho Von Arnim-Bis? marck trouble.' Hero it is: The Em? press Qaueu, lb? Crown Prince aud the Crown Priueess of Gertnuuy Want? ed to abate Priuco Bismarck, who is a noisy, impolite tnun, uud to put Count You Arnim over him. Princo Bis? marck got wind of this project through an attachen devoted to his cause in tbe German embassy iu Paris. Therefore, ho recalled Count Arnim, and then in? stituted legal proceedings in due form, assisted by the crown lawyers, politics beiug rather a grim game just now. -?? Kerosene Drinker.-?Tho Chris tuiutsburg (Vu.) Messenger states that there is a negro boy living iu Neport who will drink kerosene oil by the quantity wbouever be oau got it. He ! cruves it to such uu extent that tbo family are compelled to bide, not only tbe can which contains it, but eveu tho lamps. H'i has been known to drink bait a piut ut a time. The effect is similar to mvuu whiskey; it produces u wild intoxication. When under tbo influence of it he will light matches 'and hold thorn withiu his mouth, talk j idiotically, mimic men and beasts, and acts liko a fruutic baboon geuerally. He goes by tho iiutne of Braudy. j - - ?????*? i Poison Inoculated from a Dead i Person.?Mr. Nowry Hamilton, uu j undertaker, of Brooklyn, N. Y., re i cently disinterred the body of one Mrs. ! Ryan, and, while performing the work, cut bis band. The injured limb came i iu contact with the corpse, inoculating i poison into Mr. Hamilton's system, ! developing at once tbo fact of the pro ! valence of blood poison, from the of ] feet, of which Mr. Hamilton is now suffering, w.tb very faint hopes of bis reoovery. The enemies of Butler probably tbink that "time at last makes all tbii-gs oven." Lookino Oot for a Row ?The United 8tateo Ohief of Ordnance is evidently anxious to take stock in the next war that may be moving around anywhere. In his anuual report, it seems he favors ao aooumulitiou of ?UO.UU? of the Springfield breech load? ing arm, as admeasure of eaouomy" and a "reserve in case of war." "Eve? ry year's delay," he urges, "is fraught with danger," aud "an iuereuse iu the appropriation for arming aud equip iog the whole body of the militia is again brought to the attention of Con? gress." Of course, it is right and pru deut to be on the safe side, but at pre? sent it is diflieult to understand wbut has exoited Geuural Bauet. Tho At torney-General, who is now special Commander of thetiriny aud navy, may have beeu giving him some of his high military inspiration ou the strength of Merrill's reports from Louisiana, and Hester's from Alnbima, or McDowell's general report, which eouveys the maddening intelligence that within twelve months oue United States sol? dier has beeu slightly injured by the detested Southern white man. If it is an outside war, well may we u-k, "Where is thueuemy?" Probably the. manufacturing interest involved is also in u highly excited and prophetic hu? mor, und ?000,000 u year for eight or ten years would prove extremely houth iug ami puciticutory. The Average Bakiiei: ?He is in a .state of perspiratiou and is greasy; be wears a paper collar; his lingers are pudgy and iiis nails are iu mourning, evideutly for some near relation; be snips and snips away, pinching your ears, nipping your eye-lashes and your jaw until you think he must have cut off cuough hair to ?li u tuut tress, lie always says: ".?Shampoo, mi?" to which you say, '"No," aud he says, "lv.1, sii?" to which yon reply. "N.t!" Two octaves higher, "Head's very dirty, sab;'' to which, if you have experience, you respond: "1 always have it so," and cut off further debate. But be bus his revenge, lie draws his lingers iu a pot of axle-grouse, scented with tntlsk uud age, aud before you call di? vine his fearful intent, smears it all over your head, and rubs it iu nnl'l you look like an uuimuted gnu swab. Then he showers ive ?k bay rutu doWU your hack aud over your shirt, inge? niously arranges your locks in a way that would make Socrates look like a tbunder blasted idiot, and collects his stipend with au air of virtuous conde? scension. As you put your hat on, you uro assaulted by u small boy with a large brush, who" punches you iu the ubdomeu with the straw cud, raps your ribs with the haudl", und conducts his movement- with such masterly strategy that you must fall over him or pitiably bribe him with teu cents to let yon j out. How is it that girls can always tell u murried man from a single one? The fact is indisputable. Bluckwood Bays 1 thut "the fact of matriiuouy or bacbe | lorship is written so legibly iu a man's appearance, that no ingeuuity cau con? ceal it. Everywhere there is some in explicuble instinct thut tells us whe? ther an individual (whose uume, for? tune and circumstances are totally un? known) be or be oot a murried man. Whether it is a certain subdued look, enoll as that wbinh characterizes the lions iu a menagerie, uud distinguishes them from the lords of the desert, we cannot tell; but that the truth is so, wo positively ufhrm." Matrimony and Purgatory.?A priesi who was examining u continua? tion class iu tho South of Ireland usked, "What is tho sacrament of matrimony?" A bright little girl at the head of the class answered: "A state of torment into which sowls enter to prepare for a better worrnld." "That's the answer for purgatory," said the priest. "Put her down fat of the class," said tho sub dcucou. "Lave her alone," retorted the priest, "for, anything you er I know to the cjii trary, sbu may bo perfectly right." ? If '.be old man will insist on taking a i smoke after going to bed ut night, the sooner the house is iusured fur twice its value tbo more complacent will be tho feelings of thy relatives who staud by when tho tiremou hunt among the ruins for his bones.?Detroit Free Press, A trunk checked for Chicago ut the depot, yesterday, bad tho followiug iu scriotiuu pasted ou it: "For Hoaveu's sake, play light ou this trunk. All I've got is iu it, and every cent in my pocket! must spend to get a divorce from a shiftless husband." j Troy Times. Ou Tuesday, from Massachusetts to Texas uud Florida, the people assem? bled to enforce their complaints; a freo people met to execute the will of freemen as lightning does the will of Uod. Aud they havo spoken with uo uncertain sound. And Butler?the great Republican commoner?to-day there uru none ao I poor us to do him hotior. His politi? cal course is run, and he drops from I public life, amidst tho shouts of u hap? py people, with u blackened public ami private character. Mortality is Philadelphia.? ' There were 278 deaths in Philadelphia i lust week, a decrease of 8 from the 'previous week. Of this number, 11 died of consumption, 11 from disease i of the heart, scarlet fever, 12; typhoid ! fever, 10; and diphtheria, 8. A lady b.uher bus beeu driven out of Dubiupie by tho married ladies of i that place. Tliu hitler thought t-he I scraped acquaintance too easily. David Martm, convicted of tbe mur? der of little Willie Carter, is to be ! hanged iu Now Hanover County, N. C, on December 18. We wonder what Bon. Butler thinks i about the third term? City Utters.?Subscribe (or tbe Phcknix?dn't borrow. Dry and aiaty again, and rain would be more tin* woloome. ^ Tbe "crotcra" prate of agne and fever weathelnow. "Apple-pl?y" ia now tbo faahionu ble uilment. The fastivimosquito returned for a brief season vitli tbe warm weather. How to fitd a girl out?call when she isn't to. Broken sidwalks abound in various portions of lb city. Judge Curpnter bus recovered from his recent iofries and tdcknesR. Tbe guo rill j takes placo at the Wheeler Hons to night, ut 9 o'clock. Tho little Iol.s aro already bcgiuuiog to look uuxiuuly forward to Christ? mas. Tho Governor has appointed E. N. Ci trksou Trs.l Justice for Hicblaud County. Tho ollicial reuru of the recent elec? tion will uot bi made before next pJL'uesday. Mr. Nast wil hive u Quo opportunity fur a ironh catoou. We respectfully aug^i st a "lidii wive." (iood advice in these dry times for heads of fuimUs lud girls ? look out I for your spurks. There is ou comfort?fushions change, but winuu do not change with tbem, I Tho alarm of ire at (j o'clock, last evening, was cabeifijy tho explosion of one of tho oil imps put up by the city. Apples are uot uly most serviceable us mete malt, rs ol nutrition and food, j but aro exceediugy valuable for their mediciuul virtues. ilev. B. M. Palter, of New Oilcuus is iu this city, am will preach at tho ! Presbyterian Churh to-morrow morn I ing und eveuing. j An honest old ftoier, ou bciug iu I formed, the other ay, that ono of his i neighbors owed hit u grudge, growled out, "No matter, b never pays any? thing." It is too bad thatgirls should ruin their hair by wearig so much false stuff, when tho rnajrity of tbem have enough of their on to make a pretty 1 display. A grand rally of le friends of Mr. Chamberlain will beield iu the House of Representatives u Tuesday next. Mr. Chumberhiiu, Jdgo Muckey, At toruoy-Geuerul Multu uud others, aro expected to address 10 meeting. A writer iu Scriter tbiuks it im? proper for a person I say "excuse my glove," on shaking auds with a fel? low being. If this vriter bad been pursued for a week r two by a man with u sbot-gun, for eglecting to make this simple requeet.ie might change bis opinion. These are "hard ti es," yet tbe va? rious admixtures of 'duo ruin," "dia? bolic gin," "tangle 10t" uud "fusil oil" remain uuuffeetei and the steady old tipplers bud it a ratter of no little difficulty to keep o their regular "uips," while a good .piaro "bust" is totally out of tbe queson. Mlle. Zoe?This Cuban sylpb, assisted by a strong company, will open au engagement i Parker's Hall, on Mouday evening, to 9th instant, concluding ou Ttiefidayiight, tbe 10th. Tho pieces selected forthese occasions ure, "The Freuch Sp" and "Esme ralda." The eugagment, though brief, wo beliovo vill bo a great suc? cess. Mlle. Zjo corns to us with tbe highest praise run press and peo? ple, uud, os elsewbro.wo have every reason to believe bo season of tbo troupe here will be mo d profit to tbo manager aud ontetuhmont to the people. Her actingwiu so pleasing to the people of a towi iu Nevuda, aud so up to nature, tut Mile. Zoe was presented with a silvr brick, enclosed iu a substantial case or better preser? vation. You cau sou tbiru ivory day wbou you pass by, and . ghnce ut them sa | tislies you that thy ire fresh Haiti j more sausage. Bu-jgms, also, of any circumferenco aud length desirable, j Their fruits and sc.,>ua.blo vegetables , are full und eomplet in stock, tempt. ing to tbe eye nndpleasiug to the I taste. Apples, oratres, and otbei ! fruits, nuts of all kindt cabbages, &c, . are kept constantly in ft) supply. Tin I cheapest pindars in tow. Tbeu, the j confectionery departmenv?omes in foi 1 a share of your attentiai Tbero if ' no use in specifying tbo i??et thiugt ?just call and soo their igpecially i ! those barrels. Oysters, freih froa j Wilmington, constantly 01 baud. Wi ! bad uearly forgotten to ty that all 1 j these articles are found iu pofasion at the store of Messrs. Hofuan ?fc Al i brooht, a few doors below to Pa<BNia office. By His Fruits Shall You Know Him. ?Tbe election is over, and the successful parties are rubbing tbeir hands in glee over tbe fruits of tbe victory; but that fades iuto insignifi? cance, when you tickle your palate with and smack your lips over tbe fruits of tbe eartb at Mr. McKenzie's; pears from Califoruiu, of golden bee; apricots, green gages, preserved gin? ger, &o. And theu to think that dur? ing Fair week, hot or cold, rain or sbiue, you can get oysters iu every style, ice cream, ?fco., at the saloon at? tached to the coufectiouery. Hotel Arrivals, November G ?; Hendrix House?G U Nickelsoo, N C; D McCliucb, Philadelphia; MisH H McKiin. Camdeu; E E Sill, R A Powel, Iiersbaw; J S Guuuels, Rieh land; Jules Strauss, Charleston; F P Sbeltou, Uuiunville. Eist of New Advertisements. B. Yisunska?Watches, Jewelry, etc. H. & S. Btiurd?Auction Sale. At McKenzie's?California Pears. Mile. Zoe?Parker's Hall. Aguew & Sou?Mince Meat, etc. A Card to the Masonic Fraternity and the Purlic in General.?The following card from the Secretary of tbe Masonic Relief Association spunks for itself. The drawing will take place without doubt: Office Masonic Relief Association, Norfolk, Ya , October 80, 1S74. At a meeting of tbe Board of Direc? tors of the Masonic Relief Association, held to-night, the followiug resolution was adopted: Resolved, That we give to tho public our official assuruuee that our Grand Gift Concert will positively be held oa the 10th day of November, 1S74, as previously appointed, and will, under no circumstances, b?" postponed. (Signed) HENRY V. MOORE, Secretary. Melancholy Circumstance. ?Pri? vate '?beau, of the Uuited States troops stationed ut Marion, iu a lit/ of delerium tremens, last Saturday morning, at? tempted to take his life by shooting himself with his rifl;. Tbc ball struck his left elbow und shattered tho bones, injuring the joint to such uu extent as to require amputation. The operation was performed by Drs. Mullius, Price und Eilerbee. Tbe putieut is doing well. "Come Home, Dear Nellie, Comb Home."?Nellie Graut is coming home jiu Juuuary, of courbe. We suppose that uu interesting eveut may be ex? pected about that time, und tbe young wife would naturally wish to be with her mother at such a season. More? over, a boy born out of the United States cannot be President, aud it is well to look forward to even distant eventualities. The Election.?The election passed off quietly at this place on yesterday. Tbe whole number of votes oast at this box was 729, the largest ever polled. Tho Conservatives worked manfully, aud it is conceded that they have carried the County by a hand? some majority. Green received 319; Chamberlain 375. Kershaw 351; Wal? lace 375.?Lancaster Ledger. Sudden Death.?Mr. John O'Neill, a young man, in employment at Riddock's saloon iu Market street, near Meeting street, Charleston, died very suddenly, between 11 and 12 o'clock Thursday, from the effects of a sudden fit of coughing. His health hud not been good for some time. United States District Court, No? vember 5.?The conrt met at the usual hour, Judge Bryan presiding. The petition of J. A." Easlow Sc Co., for voluutury bankruptcy, was heard. The judge sigued the order of adjudication, and referred tho petition to Registrar Carpenter for further action. "Frederick, Md., is exhibiting a jackass with the gift of speech," says the Cincinnati Times. Frederick is unquestionably a very enterprising town, but there are thousands of towns that will tell her that her exhibition is nothiug new. Tbe number of Chinese students in Massachusetts aud Connecticut is now upwards of sixty; aud will soon be one hundred. These "Emperor's boys," m tbuy are called, are allowed about 57UU a yeur for expenses by the home government. Never iu the history of politics has this country seen such a wonderful political revolution, brought abonc peacefully, as occurred Tuesday, in more than one-half of the States of the Union. Mrs. R. B. Game died at her resi? dence, iu Marion, rather suddenly, last Thursday. She was a most estimable Christian wife aud mother. She leaves a devoted husband and ninj interesting and utTectiouate children. ^ Miss Barto, a young lady living in" Osoeola, Pa., was impelled by curiosity , to search a male friend's pockets. She drew out u revolver, the hammer of which caught iu the cloth, uud she was shot dead. Oucd ugaiu uudt r its proud colors, i the Democratic party has triumphed. i A very large majority of tho people of . tho United States has voted for its candidates uud endorsed its principles . 1 Wo feel authorized iu auuouucing 1 that Gen. Graut will not be a candidate for a third term.?X. Y. Herald. i He will "leave this to the people," , Mr. Herald. Mr. James Calvcrt, a worthy citizen of Spurtaubarg County, died near 1 Walnut Grovo, ou last Friday, in the eighty-third year of his age. Now we shall havo time to hear more about the Beecher scandal.