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??Sunday MorniDff. Deoember 13,1874. Jaokton and Ormnl. The Ciuoicinati Enquirer hos been -staged in a controvorty with some of -iio Administration journals in regard So <U?e accomplishments of Andrew ?Jackson, and it vehemently resents the accusation that tho old hero was a mau o? either "imperious or boorish man? ners," declaring that "we never had a .President who was more olegant in de? mon nor or impressive in his external appearance." That he was often "im ^wesaive," must be admitted, but the JZw/uirer is slightly mistaken in the farmer'part of the assertion. Nor was "al& Hickory"" vory well informed on many subjects on whioh Grant has also cvincod an abundant lack of informa? tion. Ho know little about interna? tional or evou constitutional law; but 'ie /had one of those happily oonsti ' tated minds whioh go across labyrinths <eC eophietry j and through masses of immaterial faots straight to tho true point. A story is told of him that is tlkiotrative of his oharacter. Daring <&e administration of Mr. Monrre, Jackson, in command of aomo troop3, > invaded Florida, aud auptnred Arbuth aot and Ambristor, two Englishmen f:ho, it was charged, inoited the In? diens to depredations, just as the rarpet-baggcrs now incite negroes to ? riot. Ho at onco ordered a court mar Ciai'aud had them bung, with but .'.Ziffle time to prepare for their future plaoe of abode. Ho was arraigned for <ibc offeuao before the Cabinet of Mr. ZX^nroe, and Mr. Adams, the Secretary f >sZ -State, defended him on tho high . /.prouna of international law as ox :nouadea by Grotius, Vuttol and Puf vecdorf. . Jackson, who had quarreled -srith Mr. Monroe, was disposed to re? gard :ho matter as entirely personal. **E>?n Grotius.; d?n Pufiondorf; d?n Vattel/'eaid he; "this is a mere matter ' oot?7eeu Jim Munroo and me." it is also suid of him that, pondiug :flaa question of dispute between this .senntry nad France in regard to the demand for 35,000,000, his znoseage tu -Congress contained a direct and insult ? 'eg throat to Louis Philippe. The Cabinet consulted and urged a cbaugo ?ol the phraseology. Mr. Forsyth, J-?ior_ .Secretary of State, adroitly skaeged the lauguago dictated by the .President, to soften it and muke the -.neoesage more diplomatic in terms and - store conformable to peaceful and - ienrtoous national intercourse. But .?. when Mr. Djnelson, the President's - private secretary, read to bim from the jacoarVshoets, Jackson stopped bim -erben'he got to the part relating to Franco. "Bead that again, sir," aaid .- he; "that, it ie not my language; it has i beau changed, and I will have no other expression of my own meaning thau xay ofu words." The original words ?rare -substituted, and his absolute dic? tation wrang from Franca the money Urbich never could have been obtained throagfu- diplomacy. .. It is -hardly necessary, however, to tiefend the old warrior from the fre ?.jaeut charges of personal rudeness, zee -to any supposed resemblance ho '.mac-boar to Grant. Ho was an out? growth cf, our honest and robust Ame? rican life. He was as courageous as a 3??doe Indian, resolute, aggressive, bristling with belligerency; bat .what iorperfactions he bad were far more &an redeemed by his oonspiouous and i^ecoio virtues. Gen. Grant has many zf his defeots, but, unfortunately, there the similarity ends. If ho possesses any of tbo old soldier's vir aes, except u bull-dog pertinacity?it that may boc-illed aviitue?he has suc? cessfully concealed them from the world, and, ibo Louisville Courier fourmd fears, ho will die and leave us in ignorance of bis possession. -?-??-? "L'Ue Southern Fact lie Hallway. We are decided advocates of this g rexr. enterprise. We followed up tbo SAOvetauats of its projectors with un? defeated interest, read all the spseches isud reports made in its behalf from Xoxark.iuu or Marshall, the Eastern isrmtuus, to San Francisco, on tbo 2?aoiho coast. Tho prostration which iacao upon nil railroad as well us other iator.ests from tho ?nanoiul panic of a ;C?.r ago, caused work to cease upon it. &ut it is ono of the thiugs that are to be, aud certainly one that ought to bo. Wo hopo that the timo may not bo long .Jneforu the projeot will be resumed aud XMtCfififUted with vigor, Wc noticed a ? J ay -or two ago tho features of a bill ?which is to bo introduced into Congress . f;e -tid'in iisfCopatruotion. They are ?s-ccb, if faithfully observed, as to tho? roughly proteot the interests of.-tho Groverumout, while it extends the help fug hand ip'^ar/uiefeVn'g the pay itent of the interest oa Qto per cent, bonds, having forty years to ran, which tho Beveral companies will issue to tho amount of $10,000 per mile of road constructed or acquired and equipped. Tho day for objecting to tho Crovern ment'a participating iu internal im provem-ut schemes is ouo thut has passed. Tho violation of the cou^ti tutiouul limits iu so mauy directious and to Bi flagrant extent, aud to tho iinmeuio detriment of tlie Southern States, make it cm ?y for them to ac quiesoo in what may ^r.issibly be an? other, harmlu.-iS lo other cjuiniunltios, but vastly beaerlcial tit their owu. Wo put such ditlionltio'j out of the way altogether as no longer teuabie, and at least uo longer applio.ihle to u>. Tho tiuio has urrivo? for tho South to not a3 a unit upon this question, if she desires to aeouro a highway to too Pa oiflc, as of oonrsc she docs Tho opening and settlement of the ferlilo lands of Texas aud the South? ern Territories would seetn to warrant evory reasonable exortiou to efl'ect it. Tbe increased yield of cotton, tobucco and the ceroula would add immensely to the national wealth, and at the same time, by opening now sources of traffic lor interchange with other lines, would do much to vitalize the eutire system of Southern railroads und the buviuess generally of tho Southern States. Be? sides its conferring great bouefits iu this way, tho vast dcposiLs oi tbo pre? cious metals and other minerals in Western Texas, "N'cw Mexico and Ari? zona, now practically useless, would be utilized by the coustructian of u Southern truus-coutiucntul railroad passing through them and bearing their products East aud West to the great marts aud centres of trudo. ?-??*-? Tiie President's Views on South? ern Afi'a ins and Finance.?Tho New Yurk Journal of Commerce has tho most solid and scrutinizing article on tho President's message that wo huve seen. The Journal refers to tho expo? sition of .ho President's views towards the South, uud says: "So caudid man denies thut it is tbo President's duty to enforce lows of Congress and tho provisions of the Constitution 'with rigor,' (to Uschis own words,) when circumstances ren? der that necessary. Wo blame the President, uot for enforcing tho l ?ws, but for using the whole power ol his oflicu, and the army with it, to bolster np a parry ut tho South. Ho has never appeared on the scene as a judge to ,ir bit ritte between two contending fac? tious, but always us au advocate ready to hack up his urgumeuts for bis side with bayonets." What ho says of the South is. us ubuuj, the Journal holds, ouo-sided. He repeats the oid stories about "white leagues," masked aud armod. to deprive citizens of the freedom of tho ballot by violence and intimida? tion, and snys^the Journal: "But he has not a word to nay of the formidable and murderous combina? tions of blacks who roamed over parts j of the ?onth, murdering, outraging j and robbing, and causing a reigu of terror which the whites could ouly suppress by couuter-movemeuts. There are two very distinct sides to this ques? tion. If there were white leagues, theru were also black leagues, whose crimes mado leagues of uuothor color necessary in the opinion of some of tho best citizens of tho South." Concerning the President's views on finance, the Journal says; ''But whatever his opinions on Linauco may bo intrinsically worth, they have no binding power on Con? gress, and really carry but little weight. They have uo uioro tlTeot than those of uny other mnu who 1ms supcrncially studied financial questions through other men's spectacles, unless it is un? derstood that he would veto every other plan of relief that might be adopted but his own. Tho President j as good as declares that In* is not ob? stinate or tenacious ou thut point, for he says: 'It i:i Ihn d'ily of Congress to devise the method of cor roc ling the evils which are acknowledged to ?xi.st, and not mine,' Tho Secretary of tbo Treasury use:-, language to the same effect, aud adds: 'The Socrotary can do neither more nor less than obey ami execute such laws as Congress mat/ enact.' These we tako to be distinct intima? tion.* that tho Adtni?istr?tiou will not quarrel with tho Congressional ma? jority, whutover they do about the finances. In truth, all tbo financial I recommendations of tins President nud j the Secretary wero intended for p >pn lar effect, and not us outgivings of an ' ?tdminiatrutiou policy to be executed j with rigor uud firmness." ; The Hsdioitl papers are slid discuss? ing the future policy of lue Demo? cratic party, und uro foreshadowing the gravest porils to thr> State in con nequo.ico of its triumph. Of course, tney don't behove anything of the kind. The only "porils" which will re? sult will be to tho Radical party, und their gravity canuot be over-estimated. Tho disclosures of Bidioul corruption will bo fearful. Besides, nn a very in? telligent gentleman of Virginia ex? pressed it, tho Democracy will inflict upou tho Radicals "what they dread more than war, pestilence and fa? mine?the Constitution of the United States." Tai! Tu ans: r OF Yen es. ? Telegrams from various aoarces report the suo? oeaalol. observation of the transit of Venus. The elaborate and coBtly ex? peditions sent to so many points of earth, to note tho movement of the planet as it passes aaross tbe centre of tbo solar systotu, provokes inquiry as to the object. Tbe Baltimore Ameri? can gives i be reason briefly, tbus: "Tho primary object is to ascertain tho distauce of the sun front the earth, which, once fixed, will eua'ole us to de? termine the dist luce of all the various members of the planetary system from the earth and lrom each other, even to I I that of Neptnup, so far removed that j I one of itn dnyj is n cyclo of our years, ! whilst the warmth')! the rays of the 'situ never r.aiohos its perpetual ice an.1. I suow. Onr distauce from the sun is u I yard-stick for measuring other celes? tial distance!', and when that is once definitely knowu, wu have a positive basis to go upon fcr measuring space. Tbo preliminary trouble i* tbut there i are millions of miles of difference in | tho various estimates of the distauce I between the earth aud tbe suu. The j ancient astronomers fixed it at 0,000, 000 of miles; but Eucke calculated i'. at 05,000,000, which has been the com? mon acceptation up to tho preseut time. But tho object to bo attained is absolute certainty, and tbu supposi? tion is that tho modern perfection of science would attain this from the ob? servations of tho recent transit of Venus. It is tho claim of scientists that it will euuble them tc arrive at certainty in their work, and demon? strate it to the popular comprehen? sion. Uudcr such conditions, it is not difficult to uuderstuud the value of these obsnrvatiots." The first observation of the transit was iu 1G30 by Jeremiah Horbachs, a young astronomer. Tbo crudj man? ner of his proceeding is thus told: "He darkeued his room and 1- t in sunlight on u sheet of white paper, through an aperture in a window ..but? ter. It was Sunday, aud tbe pious us tronomcr watched his paper till it was time to go to church. This duty be would uot neglect, although another opportunity to witness tbe trauet of Venus, and demonstrate the wisdom of somoyenrs' study and labor, he knew, would not be offered for n century. Koturuiug from church iu tbe after noou, ho resumed his observation, and tbus describes what followed: "At this time an opeuiug in tbe clouds, which reudernd the miu dihtiuutly visible, seemed hs if Divine Provideue?) en? couraged my aspirations, when, ob! most gratifying spectacle, tbe object of so inauy earnest wishes! I perceived a new spot of unusual maguitude. and perfectly round, which bad just en? tered on tho left limb of the sou.' " With tho parfected instrumentation of the present day the desired object seems to have boon obtained, and us-j trouomy, whieh i.s said to bavo "stood j still for a thousand years, from Ptolemy J to Kopier, hiu at last made a step for- j ward which may astonish, benefit and oulightcu the world. Tho observations of the tram-it in j various parts of tbo world on Tuesday seem to have been atteuded in several localities, as was naturally to be ex? pected, with disadvantages, and iu one loculity, at least, none could be made at all. Prof. Hall, chief of the Ame? rican expedition in Siberia, in a de? spatch from tbe station ut Vladivostok, says that clouds nbsenred the sun from dawn until ueur the arrival of the critical moment, when all became bright, and, as tbe plauet advanced aud touched the sun's limb, the mo? ment wm signuled with accuracy; but owing to tho drifting of haze and clouds between it was impossible to obtain pood photographs oi the con? tact. The moment of the second con? tact wan obtained, however, although tho vapory ?tute of tbo atmosphere continued. When Venus had crept nearly half way ccross the solar dif.o tho huzo disappeared sufficiently to admit of photographic images being taken. Thirteen negatives were exe? cuted, so that it will be possible to map the truck of tbe plauet on the photographic image of tbe sun. Prof. David.um, chief astronomer of the American '-xpedition to Nagasaki, ro ports that cloudy weather prevented an exact record of tbe moment of first contact, but the second was obtained with accuracy, aud also about '200 mi crometric measurements iu tbe course of the observations. About sixty ex? cellent photographs were tiiken of the transit, aud the results aro considered successful. Tbo English parties iu ; Egypt report favorable observations of only tbocloaiug stages of the phoneme-1 non at Cairo and Kmv,. and perfect snccoss at Thebes, where tho artists j obtained excellent pictures t.f the journey of the plauet over the suit's face. The objorvatiou at Teheran, Persia, is reported as very successful. At Shauhui tho English astronomer bed nothing but clouds to gaze at, and no observation at all could bo made. Tho Engl iah observations iu various parts of India, however, were a per-i feet success. Tins Amoricau observa? tion.'; at llobart Town, Van Diemuu's Land, only partly succeeded. It will, \ of course, be months .yet before the ? final results of tbo observations urol figured out, and uutil then wo must] regard with patience tbe present uu- ; certainty with which tho distauce of j our solar luminary and co-ordiuato [ conundrums are surrouudt <-??-? Mr. Booth is wholly oast down by the touring away from him of his mag nifloent theatre. It is said that since its sale was found to be unavoidable, he has scarcely been the same man. 1..' - - -!-'? -' -" '" ' 1 Bret Harte in the South.??Brot Harte has recently returned from a tour ia the South. Hu had an inter? view with a correspondent of the Chi? cago Tribune, from the report of which we copy: "Their women of the supcuor fami? lies," said Hnrt<\ "anrpasa ours in real intriusicstreugth, und are very far supe? rior to t'Hoir men. I never hoard such English spoken us at some of tho pri? vate houses I visited. Propriety with? out frigidity, and a classical amiability met me very frequently. At the sumn time, aomo of tho littie conveuieneea, without which we could uot get along, are wholly absent, from households, otherwise very pert eel. Their cuisine might he remedied. "Why, :vt-. as 1 sat i:: the ho? tel, iu Hint drowsy, sa'-inlyinj; air. J fell Hint, if 1 were to atny there year, I would be just like the res! of th* people, want to put my i-e? higher than my head, and hardly ta'k, so much wero tho effort." Harte thought that '?no evil of the South was the surplus ?>! political dis? cussion. The" press was uot enough a news press, but redundant in contro? versy ami pulitieal pen.onulity. He also thought tho Northern people were iguoruut of the South. "For my part," he said, "I ii.fi not the faintest idea of the oonnt.'y." The Gr*, no Secret.?The grand secret iu medicine is to help unturo. Sustain and regulate?these uro the Alpha und Omega of tho only theory ot cure that has common sen e for its basis, if tho nervous system is shat? tered, the luiibclttn weak, und the tuiud, like the body, in a state of partiul col? lapse?what is it best to do? lieuson teaches us the answer: Build up yuu man, Bruce him as y??n would brace u tailoring edifice. The pabulum he needs is a louu alterative, ilnug him up nut of the depths of debility uud despoudcucy with Ho^tutter's Biiturs. They cannot injure. A child may take them iu doses suited to its years, with? out the possibility of harm. 1 lie en fueblcd vital powers are us sure to re spou.l energetically t'? their action as I the wiltoil grass is to erect its bladeb uuder the vivifying and refreshing! rain. In all cases of debili ,y the Bit-1 ters are absolutely required. There is j uo substitute or succeed.iticutu thut j will fill their place, llesort to the] most woodjrful of modern tonics, and t nil will bo well. Bear iu mind that iu dyspepsia, intermittent fevers, bilious I disorders, and ullV stiuiis of the nerves, ' no other medicine will produce ou;;; lithe of liui goo.l edVot that invariably j follows tba use e>t this excellent in- | vigorunt und corrective. Being a mild diuretic, it gives a healthful impulse j to tho action of the kidneys where j there is a tendency to dropsy, und as a > blood elepurent aud nervine, has n highly beuc-iicial effect in rheumatic! cases, ll combines in happy propor? tions the tonic. aPerative, aperient, j antiseptic, diaphoretic and anti-bilious properties requisite for the restoration of a System generally disordered, and has no equal as a winter medicine. Dec 11 i .3? 1 -t ??- - Sciienck's Mandrake Piles will bo found to possess those qualities neces? sary to tiie total eradication of all bi- j lious attacks, prompt to start the sc- > cretioo3 of the liver, and give a healthy tone to tho entire system. Indeed, it is no ordiuury discovery iu medical science to havu invent, d a remedy for these stubborn complaints, which de? velop all the results produced by u heretofore free use of calomel, a mine? ral justly droaded by mankind, uud ac? knowledged to be destructive in the extreme to the human system. That the properties of certaiu vegetables comprise all the virtues of calomel, without its injurious tendencies, is now an admitted tact, reuderod iudisputa j ble by scientific researches; and those! who use the Mandrake Pills will be | fully satisfied that tho best medicines are those provided by nature in th<? commou herbs aud roots of the fields, j These pills open the bowels and correct 1 all bilious derangements without sali- j vation or uny of tho injurious effects of calomel or other poisons. Tbo se? cretion of bile is promoted by these pills, as will bo seen by the altered ! color of the stools, and disappearing I of tbo sallow complexion und cleansing of the touguo. Ample ilirections for ose accompany euch box of pills. Pre? pared oiily by J. II. Scbetick A* Son, lit their principal eilliee, corner Sixth aud Arch atreets, Philadelphia, nnd for sain by all druggists aud dealers. Price 25 ceuts per box. DocOflii The liovolty of Charleston, S. C, for the next few weeks is the great re? duction in our prices ot all kinds of Dry (.roods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., at the popular house of Pnrcbgott & Co., who, it is known, keep the largest und best selected stock of above-named goods at the lowest possible prices. Country orders entrusted to tbetn are filled with the greatest e ire aud dis? patch. If goods are uot satisfactory, money will be returned. Samples scut on application. Poinil per Express or Post Oi?oo Order, or goo.-hi will In sent C. O I). All retail orders over 310 will be si nt freo of charge. N -'.'j ? ??.? . - People will get. married, and most of us do not have hut ouo chance, so do it up in style. Moreover, it is n poor compliment to your friends to invite them to your woddiug with a shabby invitation. Tbo imitation is your bow; it introduces tbo lifo of tho now couple, and should bo in the best style. Walker, Evans & Cogswell, j Charleston, S. C., have all the finest j styles of puper. cards, A-o., uud exe? cute tbo work iu tho highest style of the art. Send to them for sample) j and prices. N 29r/ City Matters.?Subscribe, for the Pikexix?don't borrow. Heading matter on every page. Tbe otosing-ont sale et tbe old stasd of R. C. Shiver & Co. will be the great attraction this week. There were four deaths in Columbia for tbe week ending December 12? whites three, colored one. Transient advertisements ami uo lices must bo paid for in advance. This rule will be adhered to hereafter. Everybody tun get bargains this week at the closing-out sale at the old stand or R. C. Shiver & Co. Oid type metal, at 25 cents n pound, can bo obtained at the PnaJNlX office, for small quantities; 20 cents by the 100 pounds?delivered at tho depot. Job printing of every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short notice, from Phoenix oflicc. Try us. The best of oysters and fluid extracts, I which are to be found anywhere, are I I obtainable at Fine's State Capitol Su ' loon. \ The immense stock of merchandise j ut the old stand of R. C. Shiver t?r Co. j is to bo sold out in thirty days. See advertisement. Gov. Cbamberlnio has upp.-iuted j Themas 11. Clifford Commissioner of Deeds iu New York; Dr. A. F. Ana Hansell, Trial Justice ut Laureus. t \V. P. Elix. E?q., of this city, bus beuu appointed District Grand Master of tho A. F. M. for tho Fifth Dietrict, . uusling of Richlind, Lexington, Nowborry and Uuiou. Mr. C. F. Jackson proclaims the near approach of Christmas by an ad? vertisement unuouueing what he has on bund at thu "Cheap Store" suitable ' for pro-tents. Tho uew towu on tho Wilmingtou, Columbia aud Augusta Railroad is JEastover, instead of Westover, as pub? lished. We came within 7,000 miles of it. A skillful driver succeeded iu ma? nipulating tho reins so successfully, yesterday, ns to stop a rnuaway horse, ou Bridge street, although the animal mndo things lively tor several squares. Our Plain street friend Jackson?he of the mortar and pestle?has Christ? mas articles which will uot be con? sidered elrogs by those who are ta fortunate ns to receive some of tbem ub presents. It appears from tbo annual report oi thu Treasurer etf thu Churlotte, Colum? bia aud Augusta Railroad, that tho couditiou of the road is not so pros? perous as formerly. Tho receipts for the financial year just past are-$10,000 less than those of the preaeding year. Daily papers, as well as wecklios and others, circulate free of postage in the Counties whereiu they uro published, provided that every paper so favored must also be printed, wholly or in part, in the same Conuty iu which it is claimed to bo published. It will be seen by refereuce to a card in another column that tickets to the i grand masquerade ball of the German Schnetzen-Voreiu, to bo givon on the 13;h of January, are now for sale, and tboso who wish to participate should secure their admissiou cards in ad? vance Members of tbe old Hampton Ca? valry will find a notice of interest to them iu another column. A msetiug istobo held hero to-morrow, to arrnnge for a re-union in Augusta, Gi., ou tbo 16th. Half faro tickets will bo issued by tbo different railroads. General Ilampton is to deliver an address. Members (lay and clerical) of tho South Caroliuu Conference will pay full faro on tho Greeuville aud Colum? bia Railroad, and return free on tbo certificate oi Confcronco Secretary. Ou thu Charlotte, Columbia uud Au? gusta Railroad, members oau go at half rate; that is, six cents per milo both ways, aud must buy local tickets ?agents to endorse on each ticket, "Good to return." Religious Seuvices To-Day. ?Pres? byterian Church?Rev. .). li. Dry son, pastor?11 A. M. and7<{ P. M. I Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Shand, i Rector; Rev. J. H. Stringfellow, as? sistant? 113A. M. aud 1 P M. St. Peter's Catholic Church?Rev. J. : L. Fullertou, first Mass 7 A. M.; second Mass 10'J A. M.; Vespers V/i P. M. I Washington Street Methodist?Rev. W. II. Fleming, D. D.. 11 A.M., aud j Rev. O. A. Darby, 7 P. M. Sunday school, 9j.j A. M. Young Men's Prayer Me?tiug, 3l.j P. M. Mariou Street Methodist?R. v. W. D. Kirkluud, pastor, 11 A.M., uud Rev. W. U. Fleming. 7 P. M. Sunday school meetiug, 3*g P. M. Lutheran?Ilev. J. r. Smellser, D. D., President of Newberry College, Walhalla, S. C, will preach at 10% A. M., address tho Sabbath school at 3 P. M., and deliver a discourse on "Edu? cation" at 7 P. M. Baptist?Rev. J. L. Reynolds, IIA. M., and Rev. Nicholas M. Long, 7).< P. M. Sabbath school 3 P. M. New Books.?Mr. W. J. P&S?faa presented au with two uo vela, from the fertile brain of B. L. Farjeoo, author of "Blade o1 Grass," "Golden Ors?^ eto. ?entitled "The King of No-Land," (reprinted from Harpar's Bazar) and "Jefsie Trim"?tbo ono adapted to yonug heads, nod the other to old ones. The author's stylo is very pleasing, and the twenty-Live and fifty cents called for wili be profitably invested. Chrhtmas is coming upon ns with no laggard step. Less than two weeks intervene, und prndent heads of fami? lies aro already busy devising schemes and making pleasant preparations for the joyous eveut. This year there is every reason to believe there will be a liberal observance and a hearty cele? bration by the old and yonng of the auored feslivui. We have had a mode? rately prosperous year, aud compara? tive confidence has succeeded the rest? lessness which prevailed a year ago. The little ones will come in for their full share this season, and handsome and rich presents will be exchanged among adults. Business must brighten np nuder the apur of the season, and the business man who judiciously bids for patronage will merit and reap the lurgeut reward. Now is the time for display, siuco tho race has already, be? gun, and splendid Stocka are being laid before the public, and customers are looking for uttractive bargains. Among the new styles of bats which Mo66rs. Kinurd & Wiley have intro? duced is tho "Pilgrim"?taper crown, 6,'.j inches, deep-set brim, soft black fur hat, very uobby, and worn by wealthy professioual gentlemen?such as ed? itors, faro dealers, .members of Con? gress and the Legislature. Also, the "Snow Flake," for children?some? thing cutirely uew; the band and binding are of velvet, and the ear-tabs correspond with the trimming?in black, brown and blue colors. See them and try them. List of patents issued from the United States Patent Office to citizens of South Carolina for week ending De? cember 11, furnished for the Phoenix from the office of J. MoC. Perkins & Co., counsellors at law and soiicitort for American aud foreign patents, 513 Seveuth street, Washington, D. C.: 150,232. Shade attachments for plows, J. G. Darby. Fort Motte?died October 3, 1871. Brief. A socket in the plow staudard receives a crank-arm having another socket at its upper end to receive the shade-handle. The angle is varied by a joint and arm held by a set-screw. 150,081. Fire-kindlers, John Com mins, Charleston?tiled September 24, 1871. A kindling material, composed of lumps or pieces of coke or charcoal saturated with a solution of rosin and turpentine, and coated with a prepara? tion composed of equal partB of pul? verized charcoal, coal, aud saw-dust, substantially as set forth. 150,173. Saw gummers and sharp? eners, Henry Baughman, Dorn's Gold Mine?filed July 18, 1874. Brief. A clamp having its upper edge inclined and channeled to receive the back of a hand-saw and bold its toothed edge level. A perforation downward through tbo heavy portion of the clamp clears it of the filings. 157,251. Cotton presses, W. H. Wiilkor, Charleston?filed Oetober 17, 1874. Brief. The upper side of the cross-head is provided with oams so formed that, in the fore part of the movement, they present a declining plane to tho rollers of the sectors. Mail .v..r.vngbments.?Northern mail opens 0.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes IIA. M.,0 P.M. Charleston opens 8 A. M., 5.30 P. M.;c1obcs8 A. M.,6 P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; doses 0, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 0.45 T. M.: closes 0 A. M. Wil? mington openB 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A.M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. List of New Advertisements. Meeting Myrtle Lodge, K. of P. German Scbuetzen Verein Ball. Meeting Acacia Lodge. C. W.McGinness?Notice. C. J. Iredell?Notioe. Edwin J. Scott?Citizens' Meeting. Mrs. E. Catkeart ?For Bent. U. Bouknight?Notion. C. F. Jackson ?Dry Goods. J. Moighau?Meeting 2d Begiment. II. .v; S. Beard?Real Estate. 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