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COLUMBIA, 8. C. ?srs Jay ?craing, SovsaberlB, '74, Hold Them to Account. The New York Tribune has specific J a few of the "aggravated oases" of outrageous encroachments opon the sights of the Boathera people, for which it advises them to proseoute the JF od oral officials who wero engaged io them. It begins with the deteotives .Bo^oh and Hester in Alabama. They arrested large numbers of prominent "Conservative politicians in the district represented by Congressman Hays, ?ud instead of taking them before the '?commissioner of the plaoe of their ar? rest; and alleged offence, send them 30U miles ander guard, to submit to preli? minary examination at Mobile. HeBter elao seized the person of Col. Wet wore, Chairman of the Demooratio .Executive Committee of Sumtor County, on the eve of nn important political meeting and Bent him and three others away uuder a trumped up -charge of oonspiriug to injure him. There was no case against them, and they were discharged, but the objects 4jf Sc?tsr were accomplished iu the ar? rest, to compass which ho used papers issued two weeks beforu the alleged offonoe, in ouunectiou vith a totally different matter. In Louisiana, Kellogg's oanvasseis are cooking returns in order to cheat the people oat of their votes at the roceut election. The Tribune says that these Irandsand outrages Bhould not be ac guiesoed in, but pursued through ?Congress and the courts; the wrongs ^prevented, and the criminal agents in them prosecuted with rigor, even if it takes years of waiting and persiatent effort. It also handles the case of -Major Merrill. This officer requires a -severe overhauling, not only for Lou? isiana's sale, but for the credit of the .army.' It thinks he may ho reaohed 'through Congress. Possibly he may. Tho attempt has been made bufore by ?'Senator Clayton, of Delaware, for his i nnoffioer-like oonduot in South Caro? lina, but has, so far, failed. By all means, he abound be attended to. De? tailing military officers to regulate State polities, is an anachronism which ike Tribune thinks the next Congress will not fail to oorreot, if the Sooth ?only cultivates tho virtues of pationoe, resolution and a long memory. The day of reckoning will come for Mer? rill and a seoxe of others, if wo nse the means -now put into oar hands for ^ bringing them sternly to acoonnt. "A Commeralti View of tb? Currency. The New York Journal of Commerce, m high authority in the best commer? cial oiroles, and representing the mer? cantile and trading rather than the money-lending and speculating olaBs, -has pat forth a compromise view as regards ourrenoy and resumption. It "would leave resumption to come of its own aooord, seeking neither to hasten i aor retard it. It would put no limita-1 tion to banks with their circulation bar-id on national bonds, and would 'declare by law legal tenders to be such "oao longer, but only ourrenoy. It next proposes that the Government shall reduce the greenbacks whenever of 3ere* !e a bond beariog 3 65 per oent, interest, and that no banks for a time shall be permitted to redeem their aetes either in greenbacks or in 3 C5 Vends. This, it oontends, would leave the country as it used to stand in time sf suspension of specie payments. Busi? ness, would go on quietly and sucoeus lolly, and preparation steadily be made lerffofiemption, which, by this process, "would eome gradually, naturally and without shock. This opinion goes against any forcing of resumption. It resists the curtailment of currency other than that which naturally comes from the operations of trade in a regu? lar way. Rither should wo have more i?tf??cy than any ouriaiiment. We ?so in the state of exhaustion and de? pression which follows panic, eioite ment and feverishnoss, and need stimu? lation. Before we can reoover oar normal atato of strength and conti fleace, we must have stimulating and WiwnnB food. This seems to bo a sensible and mo? derate view, and points the way to the adoption of a measure whiob will meet the necessities of the oonntry and keep ?live its enterprising spirit. It is com? mon and sale ground, upon which fluanoial extremists may meet; whore tke inflationists, the hard money ad? vocates and the roaumptionists may agree to lay down their differences and mite upon a financial polioy which re? tains the best features of eaoh one's pet aoheme. ? m ? ? - It coats more than 82,000,000 every year to feed the pet birds of America. The sin of keeping them oaged will -also cost iheir owners something. ? I mi>? irr ant Decision.?On the Oth instant, the United States Supreme Ooart gava a decision anon a principle oi construction j which is of ooneidera ble interest to the oonntry. It was a qneBtion aa to the liability of stock holders. The court below allowed a recovery against a stockholder of an insolvent back without reference to proportion. The Supreme, Court, through the Chief Justice who de? livered the opinion, held tbat each stockholder is liablo only to pay a sum whioh shall bear the same proportion to the whole indebtedness that his stock bears to the whole oopi'sl. .-* *t m i The terrible typhoon, which de? stroyed so muoh property and so many lives in China, is described iu a letter from Hong Kong. Tho scenes in the town of Macao were appalliug iu tho extreme, as may be judged from tho fact that the dead were numbered by thoasands, some aooouuts estimating the number who perished ut 20,000. Affaiiis in Arkansas.?It was hoped tbat when Arkansas?at lust huppy Arkansas?should place on tho head ber Garland, all her woes would bo forgotten, and peace and plenty would reign in the land of the Traveler. But the brightest of dreams are so mediums dissipated, and so with our drcuni of Arkuusiun beatitude. When old Mr. Baxter vacated the cbuir Gubernato? rial, he congratulated tho people on tho prospect thoy had before them. But no sooner had tt at wortby stepped down and ont, than ono Smith (ob, the incorrigible family of Smith!) stepped up and in. ? Mr. Smith pronounced himself Governor?by what right, it would puzzle a bar-room full of Smiths to say. Smith called on Grunt, as usual, (not with Smiths, but usurpers,) to sustain his cause. It is cot kuowu exactly what Mr. G. will do iu tbo premises, but it is pretty safe to sur? mise that he will not repeat the little Kellogg piece on Arkausas boards. Mr. Garland was elected Governor by a well-nigh unanimous vote, and the President will see the use if he docs not feel the pleasure of recognizing the lawful executive of Arkansas. Speaking of the Arkansas Governor ship, the New York Herald says: There is a Bort of tragic farce in tho multipli? city of Governors in Arkmaas, which might be very amosing if it did not indicate so much underlying evil. And the State is one of tboee unfortunate, commonwealths which is not more blessed in her United States Senators than in her many Governors. Tho young man Doraey, who holds a seat in that body, is, we are told, impor? tuning the Administration to sostaiu the claim of Garland. As we said be? fore, all this would bo amusing if it was not sorrowful. A London lettor says that the sensa? tional account of the cremation of the body of Lady Dilke requires but little examination to show its apooryphal character. The furnace used at Dres? den and the intense boat around it ad? mits of no saoh minute inspection of the proeoss of combustion no is indi? cated in the paragraph tbat professes to describe it. The twelve responsible persons who were present at the event engaged solemnly uot to disclose the details, and there is no reason to be? lieve that tbey have broken tbeir word. The paragraph was eridently written by an opponent, to try and produce in the public mind a revulsion against the process. No dead person could have been required for experiment; a dead animal would have served as well, and experiments have been so made at Dresden and elsewhere, which have shown that cremation is decent, swift and free from any unpleasant effects on the senses. Lady Dilke was one of a number of persons who, siuoo the agi? tation of this subject, have made pro? vision for having their bodies burned after death. The fear of premature burial has boen shown to he much more wide-spread than the fear of not being placed together properly at tbo sound of tho archangel's trumpet; and the opinion is expressed that popnlur apprehension, along with oertuin uu pleasant associations witb undorgrotind composition, may yet give tho ctetna tionists the victory ovur superstitious about bodily resurrection. It is said that a feeling very favorablo to crema? tion prevailed among tho learned mou of the recent Oriental Congress in London, and several of them openly unnouuoed their preference for this modo of disposing of tbe body. TnE Hoosao Tdnneij.?For more than twenty years tbe Stato of Massa? chusetts has beon pegging away at the Green Mountains with the intontiou of boring a tunnel that would bring Boston nearer to Albany, and so nearer to the groat West. For nearly eighteen years the State seemed to drop its money into the big hole with? out muoh to show for it. One con? tractor after another gave up the job. until the State found horself five or six millions of dollars worse off than before she undertook the work, and a very solid stretch of mountain still be? tween her and Albany, or rather Troy, whioh was the actual objective point of tho contemplated railroad. In 18G9 Mr. Walter Stanley, of Montreal, uu experienced civil engineer nnd con? tractor, ncdortook the work at an agreed price of 84,600,000, and has now just completed the tunnel nnd is only waiting on the State for the steel rails with whioh to lay tho track. The Port Royal Railroad is oarryicg passengers at the rate of three cents a mile. Mb. Editob: It baa been impossible for me to famish yon with a list of the premiums taken by the owners of horses at our recent Fair at on earlier date. I append an offioial report. Please publish for tbe interest of your readers: Best light draft stallion, over 4 years old, Owen Daly, Colombia, 820. Best light draft stallion, ever 8 years old, 2d premium, B. B. Wise, Lexing? ton, 10. Best light draft stallion, ovor 1 year old, F. W. Wing, Columbia, 10. BeBt light draft brood mare. W. A. Beaty, Union, 20. Best light draft brood marn aud colt, ThnmsR Taylor, Columbia, 25. Best light draft filly, 3 years old, W. H ? u- xt_i......... on Best light druft filly, 2 years old, J. M. Morguu, Columbia. 20. 2d bent light draft filly, 2 yoars old, M. M. Buford, Newberry, 20. Best light druft filly, 1 year old, D. B. Miller, Columbia, 20. 2d best light draft filly, 1 year old, D. Wyatt Aikon, Abboville, 10. Best heavy draft stallion, 4 years old. M. M. Buford, Nowherry 20. . Best heavy draft stullion, 2 Yours old, R. A. Griffin, Abbovillo, 10. * Beet heavy draft brood mure, D. 1*. Duucun, Union, 20. Best heavy draft brood muro und colt, D. P. Duncan, Union, 25. Best heavy draft filly, 3 years old. II A. Grilliu, Abbeville, 20. Boat heavy draft fillv, 2 years old, W. Q M. Berty, Lexington, 20. 2d bout heavy druft filly, 2 yoars old, D. P. Duucun, Uuiou, 10. Best heavy draft filly, 1 year old, D. P. Duucau, Uuion, 20. 2d best heavy draft Ciiy, 1 year old, M. M. Buford,'Newberry, 10. Best blood stallion, ?1 years old, K. B. C. Cash, Chesterfield, 20. Best blood stullion, 2 years old, G. B. Tucker, Newberry, 10. Best blood Htalliou, 1 year old, T. S3. Sims. Uuiou, 10. Best blood brood mare,G. B. Tucker, New berry, 20. Best blood msre ani colt, G. B. Tucker, Newberry, 25. Best blood mare, 4 years old, Mustor T. iSbiver, Columbia, 20. Best blood filly, 3 years old, J. S. ?Sims, Union, 21). 2d best blood filly, 3 years old, T. G. Bacon, Edgofiuld, Hi. Best blood filly. 2 years old, J. Ila good, Barnwell, 20. Best blood filly, 1 year old, G. B. Tuoker, Newberry, 20. Pest pony mare, Messrs. Goldsmith it Kind, Columbia, 15. Best Middle pouy. Master Thomas Taylor, Columbia, 15. Best pair id. C. raised matched horses, D. P. Duncan, Union, 25. Best single harness horse, S. C. raised, D. P. Duncan, Union, 20. Best siddie horse, S. C. raised, A. Aldriah, Barnwell, 20. Best matched horses, open to the world, N. D. .English, Kentucky, 15. Best single harness horse, open to the world, N. D. English, Kentucky, 10. ! Best single harness mare, open to the world, D. Wyatt Aiken, Abboville, 10. Best saddle horse, open to tho world, It. A. Keenan, Columbia, 10. Best saddle mare, opeu to the world, W. Duns Barnwcl. 10 Bent 3. C. raised heavy draft geld? ing, It. A. Griffin, Abbeville, 15. BeBt S. C. raised light draft gelding, R. Tozer, Columbia, 15. Best S. C. raised light draft gelding, 3 years old, W. T. Abrams, Newberry, 15. Best S. C. raised light draft gelding, 2 years old, J. M. Crawford, Columbia, 10. Best slallion, exhibiting greatest number of colts, G. B. Tucker, New? berry, 25. Best and nearestjtborough.bred trot? ting stallion, O. Logau, Columbia, 20. Best and nearest thorough-bred mare, W. Dunn, Barnwell, 20. Best aud nearsHt thorough-bred pac? ing horse, M. M. Buford, Newberry, 20 Best combination horse, W. A. Beaty, Union, 25. The receipts of tho rooout Fair were 84,776.45, ol which $180 wore stock taken in the Joint Stock Company. The expenditures were $5,lull, of which $110 were paid on nccouuts left over from the Fair of 1873. There aro' something over $500 worth of premiums still uupaid, but which will bo puid during the year 1875. Bespectfullv, D. WYATT AIKEN, Secretary. United States Cocut, Cuaiileston, Novemiibk 17.?Judge Bryan presid? ing.- -The petition of W. T. Shumate, assignee of G. F. TowueB, bankrupt, to call in lien creditors, was referred to W. J. Ciuwson. Tho assi ^neo of Franklin H. Creauh was ordered to pay eighty-one dollars fees duo by estate. The petition of certain credit? ors to remove D. H. Phifer, assigueo of Whitmire, was referred to Registrar Clawson. James Deas, a witness in tue case of the United States against James Murphy for illegal voting, was committed to jail in default of giviug $200 bail. Final hearing iu the oase of Shuokelfonl & Kelly, for discharge iu baukroptcy, was fixed for Friday, tho 20th instant. The peti? tion of Arthur M. linger, assignee of E. Scott Miles, to oall in lieu creditors, was referred to Registrar Seabrook. President Grant's opportunity is now before him for a brilliant display of statesmanship in tho preparation of his annual messsge to Congress, par? ticularly on tho currency question, banks aud bonds, and on the tariff, Southern reoonstrnotion, tho late elec? tions and tho third term. {New York Herald. '? llatk vyeatusk ?nohax?es and Fboomobtios of thb Coming Winter The eaoeutric weather through whioh ?he oo??tiy has been passing for tome months constitutes a memorable mete? orological cyclo, of whioh the New York Herald thinks we bave not seen the end. Hi nee the early part of July nearly every seotiou has been visited by thermal extremes and excessive droughts, which have liugored into tho presont month and bid fair to leave their impress on tho approaching win- ' tcr. That tho groat ooiitiuouU uudar go cyclical changes of clitnato by no moans inappreciable, is a m.liter of historic record too fumiliur to bo ig? nored. In modern times, as iu 1857 aud 1838, theso uon-perioiliu vicissi? tudes have been sensibly felt. In tho year just named tho rai??!?.1?? season was so marked in Central Europe that tbo Seine, in Paris, shrunk to a mere, shallow of itu usual self, nud portions of tho hud of tho Rhino, never before, dried tip. wore left uncovered. Straugo to say, simultaneously, however, tho level of Like Ontario was two fue.t higher than its menu level us deter? mined by fourtoen yours' observations. In tho few years preceding 1810, tbo rainfall was ho large in Pennsylvania that uu American geologist showed tbat, bud tbo Kiuoti extended to the lake r gion, tbe inland Water.-*, in tbe ub.sei.ee of new outleta, would have risen twenty-nine fei t ubove th?ir nor? mal height. The extraordinary dry liens uf tho summer und autumn of 1874 on this eoutineut has had its compensation apparently iu the udnor mal rainfall of uu opposite continent iu thu same hemisphere. While the Ohio und Missistippi have been slug? gishly .'courting their hull emptied channels, thn Nilo bus been pouting its torrunlini routiug 11 uJo over the inundated plains ot Egypt in it bus hardly been known to do ft oiu tune immemorial. Early in July last the great African lliver began to rise rapidly (at tho very time our Ameri? can rivers began to fall) and coutinned so to do till it reached, on tbo I lib ol September, the almost unprecedented height of twenty nine leet at Alexan? dria. It continued at this point till the 7th of October, when an iuorease of three feet woaid have put all the Delta of Egypt uuder tho rushing yel? low tide. Still farther Erst tbe beuv< rains in India, tho autumnal cyclones tn tbo Bay of Bougaf aud ttio terrible typhoons whioh recontly Bwcpt over Nagasaki und Hong Kong, evidence uouditions of excessive humidity on tbe opposite side of the Not thorn he? misphere, balancing tho excessive I aridity prevailing iu tho United States Such physical changes appear ano? malous enough, especially whon wo contrast those which caused tbo Bengal famine in 1873, aud the floods in 1871 Aro thoyfduo to regular cyclical causes, recurring iu supru-aunual periods? Sj it would seem; und it also seems likely that those extraordinary phenomena travel slowly around the globe, some? what as the ordinary storm does. The attempt has been made to trace hot aud cold years to thu variations of sun spot frequency, and ominout scientists have contended that tho sun-spot pe? riods are followed by corresponding climatic changes on the earth. But, however this may bo, the abnormal seasons we huvo experienced aro di rectly traceable to the variations of at ?j?opLiuriu prcusuit? u? thu earth. Thus, according to known laws of the atmosphere, the abnormal prevalence of hot Southerly winds ou any conti? nent North of the equator, proves that there haB been an icrial depression of long standing in the ooean West of it; and a similar excess of cold Northerly winds argues an excess of pressure. If these long-standing high and low pres? sures move from West to East, in tho middle latitudes, us the transient cy? clones and anti cyclones aro kuown to do, we have an easy and obvious ex? planation of tho contrasts of weuthor .on opposing sides of tho Northern betnisphoro iu the samo year. With? out dwelling on tho theoretical aspects uf theso weutbor anomalies, it is evi? dent tbe presout year must close with a great deficiency of moisture iu the soil of the United Stales East of the Rocky Mountains. Tho winter and spring rains of 1875 may restore the water of which tho rocks nud springs bavo been exhausted by tbo summer aud autumn droughts and thus pro pare tho gtouud for agriculture. But tn the moautimo tho water courses must be scantily filled, tho wells low aud tbo subterranean fountains but half replenished. Iu a word, tbo con? tinent is now iu tho oondition of a thoroughly drained Hold. Tbe effect of suoh dryness, however, will bo to oheck tho chilling evaporation of tho soil, uud thus, iu somo measure, to mitigate the rigors of tho approuching winter. Strange Fatalities.?Two Btraugo occurrences havo takeu placo, accord? ing to our foreign files, iu Europe. Two littlo girls wore playing on tho footpath, in a populous city, when ouu pushed the other, so tbat, falling in the carriage-way, she wus crushed by a vau; her comrade run a way in fright, but was knookod down by au omnibus, and picked up dead. Both corpses woro carried away on the same bier. A drunkard waB snoring iu a recess of u bridge, as happy as whon kiugs were types of happiness; a respootublo man stopped, wroto something ou tho leaf of his pocket-book, pin nod it to the drunkard's coat, and, jumping into tho rivur, drowned himself. Tbo note was a polite request, inviting tho drunkard, when ho was awakened, to inform tho writer's family of his fate. Surely, hero is romance onough even for Paris. The kitchen of Mr. A. Moisson, at Florence, wus destroyed by tire on the night of the 13th inst. City Matters.? Subscribe for tbe Phoenix?don't borrow. Reading matter on every page. Northerners are delighted with this charming November weather. The stylish overcoat should aome below yoar knees. The regular term of the State Su? preme Conrt commences on the 24th. We may confidently look for a wet spell, as the rain commenced to fall last night. Transient advertisements and no? tices must bo paid for in advance. This rule will be adhered to hereafter. Tho oldest inhabitant is scratching bis heud iu the attempt to remember when wo huvo had snch u remarkable full. Tho time for tho commencement of collection of tuxes has been extended by tbe Comptroller from the 20th to the 30th inBtant. Tho State Board of Cauvasscrs were engaged all day, yesterday, in tho con tested case?; but as their Bossions are not public, nothing definite is known. Job printing of every kind, from a mi jiature visiting curd to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short uolice, froru PiUESIX ollioe. Try us. Tbe haudsomo uniforms of tho Rich laud Rille Club were made in this city, by Messrs. R. & W. C. Swaffleld. The work speaks for itself. 1'on cuu aeon re good board and com? fortable quarters in a private house, by calling on Mrs. S. J. Wyatt, Plain street, near Bull. The annual meeting of tho stock? holders of tho Chat lotto, Columbia and Augusta Railroad will be held iu this city? to morrow. A uumber of barrels of extra fiuo po? tatoes and apples are to be disposed of ut auction, this morning, by Messrs. D. O. Peixotto .& Sons. See adver? tisement. Mr. E. Morris, agent for tho Caro? lina Lumber Manufacturing Company, pnhli-hes a curd in another column. The company is prepared to furnish anything iu their line. Old type metal, at 25 cents a pound, can bo obtained at tho Phossix oflice, for small quantities; 20 cents by the 100 pounds?delivered at any of the depots. James A. DuffaH, convicted of mur? der iu Charleston, about two years ago, and whose seutenoe of death was commuted to imprisonment a short time cince, received a full pardon from Qov. Moses, yesterday. It is currently reported that the compauios of the ISth infantry, re? cently ou duty in Louisiana and Ala? bama, are to return to Colombia shortly. They will be heartily wel? comed. Mrs. F. W. Lander, an eminent tra /?n/lioM ?r. will, o fi.;^ nlnaa numminv o ?? ? ? -w ?- J 1 appears in Parker's Hall, on Tuesday eveuing next, November 24. She is highly spoken of by the press and public. / LaFayctte I. Wolfe, of Charleston, has been appointed a Notary Public by Qov. Moses. The pardoning conti? nues. A murderer, named Clark, from Marlboro, is to walk into the peniten? tiary, instead of upon tho gallows. One of onr Southern bank presi? dents was made glad, yesterday, by the reoeipt of several large and juicy oranges, grown on a recently purchased island, near Beaufort. The crop pro? mises to be extensvie. Tho handsomely ornamented cuke exhibited by Mr. McKenzie at tho late Fair, and which was so generally ad? mired, now ornaments his Main street establishment. An individual, who thinks it would make an acceptable Christmas present for his sweetheart, proposes to got up a ru111 3 for it. Mr. A. C. Kaufman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Spartunburg and Asheville Railroad Company, gives no tioo that there will bo a grand mass meeting at Union Court Honso, on Sa? turday, Deoember 12, 1874. The citi? zens of Colombia aro invited to attend. The railroads will furnish tickets on accommodating terms. Dr. Doboit, of Philadelphia, is at the Hendrix House, in our city, and proposes to give instant relief for nails penetrating the flush in the worst cases, and removing corns without pain or drawing blood. He has tbe highest testimonials in his possession, from gentlemen with whom we are ac quiuted, and we can safely commend him to our citizens. Phoinixiana.?Which times are the best? Meal times. Ignorance is the wet nurse of pre? judice. One bad thing about gold?Not hav? ing it. Domestic broils make unsatisfactory meals. Easy shaving?Taking tho beard oil an oyster. "Arose" by any other name would be "got up." The size of "#e Icesl'e fcot esciiea the envy of many individuals, and this accessary appendage is frequently! oommen ted on. One of oar newspaper acquaintance* was desirous of famish? ing a fall length picture of the Phcsnix man, for the delectation of his readers; bat that foot was tho stumbling-block, and he came to us for advice in his dilemma; we suggested that he pat as much of it in as bis columns would bold, and appeud "To be continued." This foot, be it known, is an honest one?full length?uoue of your nine inches. Mail auiianqemekts.?Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes 11 A. M., 6 P. ?I. Charleston opens8 A. M.,5.30 P. M.; cIohos 8 A. M..6P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. At. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.: closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. 31.; closes 10.30 A.M. On 3unday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. Gkand Lodge A. F. M.?Charles Inglesby, E^q , acting Grand Secreta tary, publishes tbe following for the information of delegates to the con? vention of tbe Graud Lodge: The railroads will pass and repaas all Masons aud their families over their roads for one fnre, between the l'h uud tho 10th of December next; tho tickets to be purchased ut the start? ing point, tho purchaser exhibiting to the agent a certificate from his W. M. testifying Iiis membership and stand? ing iu bis lodge. The hotels, npou tho production of said certificate, will board all Masons visiting Charleston between the4th uud 10th Docember, at tbe following rates: Charleston Hotel at ?3 per day; Pavilion Hotel at 82 50 per day. This hotel arrangement, however, to embrace only Masons themselves, their families having to puy full rates. Pastoral Letter of Bishop Howe. W. B. W. Howo, of the Diooese of South Carolina, has issued the follow? ing pastoral letter to the clergy of the Diooese, under date of Charleston, November 17: The Church of Englcnd, through the Archbibhop of Canterbury, again invites us to unite with tbe Anglican Communion throughout the world in the observance of a special day of in? tercession iu behalf of missions,' and has named St. Andrew's Day, the 30th of the present month, for such observ? ance. Tbe service appropriate to the occasion will reaoh you by mail, and is hereby licensed by me to be used in this Dioces3 gq tho above day. Hop? ing that you will gladly avail, your? selves of this opportunity to assemble your congregations for prayer in be? half of missions, and in behalf of unity among all calling themselves Christians, that so the world may be? lieve that the Father hath sent the Son to be its Saviour; and for the celebra? tion of tbe Holy Eucharist, the sacra? ment of love and concord; and pray? ing that the spirit of self-denial and of willing obedience whioh marked the Lord's Apoblii;, Si. Andrew, may ooma to ns all. List of New Advertisements. O. J. Lanrey?Auction Sales. Peixotto & Sons?Apples, &o. J. Soimonelli?New Goods. E. Morris?Lumber, &o. Meeting Riobland Rifle Club. Hotel Arrivals, November 18.? Hendrix Bouse?W W Wood, L J Baker, N C; J Friend, H W Moxbey, Ga; W M Reid, J B Wilson, Charles? ton; H Sumerfield, W Sumerfield, Va; Wm Field, Evanvilie; J B Len nerd, N Y; W Chatham, Edgefleld; Dr Winthall, Philadelphia. A curie us superstition prevails on the Isle of Man. It is to the effect tbut children may be preserved from tbe whooping cough by being placed in tho hopper of a mill. "Whooping cough," says the Manx Times, "is, at the present time, exceedingly preva? lent in the South of the island, and re? cently a large number of the children were taken to tbeGrenaby Mill, in the parish of Malew, three miles from Custletown, in order to be subjected to tbe 'charm.' Two hoppers of the mill were crammed full of children, \ and as soon as they were comfortably land safely settled, the miller caused tbe wheel to revolve three times, tbe parents of the children being present at tho time. In order to be efficacious, .the ceremony mast be gone through at a time when tho ministers of the dis? trict are engaged in preaching in their pulpit. For this reason, about noon on {Sundays, is generally the time** chosen for the performance of this curious rite." The number of land owners in Eng? land is growing clearly less year after year. Little less than two centuries ago it was about 200,000. In 1871 the Census Commissioner of England re? ported tbe astounding fact that in that time the numbsr of land-owners was 30.315 persons. Thus the whole of England and Wales is tbe private properiy of 30,315 persons. This was iu the spring of 185L Of these land owuere, 17,047 were males and 13,268 females. Twenty years lator tbe num? ber of gentlemen land owners had de? creased to 14,191, and the number of lady land-holders to 8,733?22,034 in all. The income of English land? owners from their lands has inoreased anormoosly. The number of land? owners, it is thought, is now smaller than at any previous period.