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(JOIi?JylBIAy gggg Friday Morning, January 1, 1?7?. Happy New YeasI We have read an old-time atoryjthat January was dedicated to the old Ita? lian King and Roman god Janas, be caaoe, fron its situation, it might be considered retrospective to the past . and pvqspeoiivG to the opening year. What was good for this fabled keeper of tho earth, sea and sky and gardian deity of gales, bearing key and staff, and having numerous temples open iu <war nnd abut in peaoe, (and nearly al? ways Open,) may serve as a suggestion to as, vriio are more peacefully in? clined. We are at the dividing ridge between two years, and may be oom-1 .mended,, if Jonns-faood and Janas minded, wc look bask and reflect qpon the Wiecks of 187?, and forward and ?of 1875. It is a proud prerogative: 'Tia man alono that Joy doaeries, "With forward and reverted eyes." Another uso of the season, not so mythological in origin, is to make it the occasion, of fenoting, sending pre? sents and joyous wishes. It is a plea oant and oommendable ooatom. What ?can bo more appropriate than that the ^beginning of a new year should be -marked by a reflective mood and a generous spirit? Zu the trust that it may r be profitably improved in all its serious characteristics and de Mightinlly enjeysd in all its genial and ?social aspects, we take off our hats to ? on* friends and readers, and heartily vwiah them a happy new year. "*?'PolMn and Vraad In the Diplomatie Service. Tho "Emma Silver Mining Compa? ny (limited)" has been brought before Vioo-Ohancollor Molins, in the Eug ?4ish Ooart of Chancery, on the appli? cation of a stockholder for an order to vmable him to examine the books and papers in aid of a petition, whioh be baa filed.-to wind ap the1 company. After bearing counsel against the mo .tion, the Vioe-Obapeeller. at once ^granted it, Saying that "the case made 'by tho petition was one of gross fraud on tbo pure of the original promoters of tbo company, and that en or mono earns v bed ?beed obtained/ from tbo shareholders'upon the, faith of state ._ _L I -L .A._11_ ?iBiiw wuyiy an ?|>|iDaiauu?,: woro totally' untrue,'5 Reoentfy, ? a1 new -boajrd of, direotprs and a new solicitor of the company took office. ' The soli <eitor, accompanied by the chairman of tho board, hhvo been in this country Goine. mpntho, oud, after an examiua tio a of thewhole matter, have brought eait against Tren?r W. Park, Senator Stewart? of Nevada, and General Bax? ter, . for fraud and conspiracy, for .85,000,000. We suppose that the .statement iu oar despatches of yester? day, that Minister Schenok is eon* seated with a corruption food of 4760.000, grows out of the legal inves? tigation jibich, has thus been com? menced. The Nation, of New York, aava that -ha. haa. b&aii principally known and contemned in English so? ciety for the last years for his connec? tion .with the Emma mine and his skill as a player of "poker." To eluoidate the mysteries of this game, he has lat? terly applied bis leisure and powers in 'the production of a little green para .phtut upon the subject. His retention, as this journal urges, "in a place whioh, before the late reform iu the civil service began, was reserved for .Americans of the highest standing and character, is, perhaps, one of the woret -incidents in the history of the course ?and venal regime under which we now -live, to which the late elections gave ?such a stinging blow, and to which all ? boueat men will be prepared, we trust, to give another and a finishing oue, two years hence, should it be ueces -sary." ryn * * ?? ? Financial.?The financial and oom ?moroial report of the New York Herald, of Monday, represents the stock mar? ket as unsettled?gold firm, at 1.11& to 1.12; money steady, at SJ^f to s/per cent, on call loans, and Govern tu cot bond* 'strong. In Southern bonds, Tenneesee 6e, new series, and ex oou 4>ons sold at 58; Louisiana and Mis? souri.firsts at 89; South Carolina 6s, new, non-fundabje, at 7. Following which report ia this hint: "The fore? going constituted the active business in Southern bonds, but there is a strong, under-tone favorable to higher prices, whenever States and' corpora? tions shall agree on a plan that com oaeads itself to'tbo business and epecu lativu cqmmuuity." There can be no better J/pJau;" than to dieoover pare folly what is fraudulent or unauthor? ised pndreja.ptit, and to reeogojza sod provide means or paymeat of what Is wsU3^yi>st.' : \'"'; Impending Contest for Congreii. A oorrespoudeni of! the Ifews and Courier, writing from, Abbeville, enys that Goueral McQowau will contest the right of Comptroller H?ge to a ?eat in Qongreae. Hp has received numerous letters from both Democrats and Republicans in Washington, nrging him to make the oonteat, and he hsB d?'.ermined to do so. It is also stated that Judge nfackey baa written General MoGowan a, warm letter, ad? vising bim.to the same effect. The Aot of Congress regulating Congres? sional Election Districts provides that oaob shall be composed of contiguous territory. The Oonnty of Riohlnnd, which was placed by the last Legisla? ture iu tbo Third Distriot, is not con? tiguous to any other within it. This and other good grounds for contentiog the eleotion will be taken. -??f The Union highly commends 2 pro? position now before Congress to dis? pose of the publio lands for the benefit j of education iu the States. A dona? tion, it says, of the publio hinds, to be used for educational purposes, would eoable South Carolina to lay the foundation for an educational fund. &o. This may sound very well and look plausible, but South Carolina ought to be on her guard against ap? pearing as a supplicant before Congress for more laud for educational pur? poses. Ugly questions might be asked, which it would be difficult to answer. In'.a Wasbiogton despatch to the New York Herald, it is stated that General SberidaD, upon reaching New Orleans will confer not with' General Emory, bot with Colonel Merrill, who, in the opinion of the War Depart? ment, is the only officer thus far who fully appreciates the situation. Had the Government, the War Department and the so-called Department of Jus? tice written volumes to do it, they oould not have described the depths to which they are ready to descend more happily than by thin statement. If, as Mr. Beecber says, the hus? bands of good women can force them 'to tall lies, the Brooklyn soaudal has not been iu vain. It has given to the world the knowledge that the word of a good woman cannot be depended upon even in matters where it is im ??M4?? fc tL.t_ll:_ln, . 1-a-1l |nll,IIUI ?uo? UULU'tlfJ uut l/UO UUIU should be known, bot what baa be? come of tbat sturdy, self-reliant little group Of women who nsod always to have the last word, and whose obsti? nacy 10,000 huBbaods could not pre? vail agaiost? Is it possible tbat they have all been washed overboard? Poon Women.?The award of print? ing internal revenue stamps having been given to a friend of Bea, Butler's, iu New York, necessitated the dis? charge of 400 person", mostly women, from the Treasury Department at Washington. The Baltimore Sun's correspondence eaya: "Heretofore the custom has been' to deliver the notice of discharge at tha Aab)r nf li\.. Arnnlnvna lliu ?- - ?-r""J-? -?a sight of the missive being as much dreaded as would the appearuuoe of a viper. Yesterday, however, the envelopes with the discharge* were sent to the residences of the employees | to be dropped, aud maoy who left their work with a light heart yeBterday, lost their appetites for dinner when tbesu missives were found alongside their dinner plates. The houses of some of 1 the leading department offiofals were I besieged last night by callers, but it j [ will be impossible for retentions to take place, aa the transfer of the work carries with it all the money out of which the pay comes. The discbarge was delayed until the latest moment to! keep the employees from a gloomy Christmas, but the outlook beyond New Year's is a fearful thing to many of them." Ay, it is a fearful thing to thes* poor women, and to many moro all over the North. To many of tbem it means starvation, suicide or a fate worse than death. When the Abolition war destroyed the Union and emanci? pated negroos, it impoverished the white laborers of the North aud con? demned vast numbers of tbem to slavery and shame. Female Hats.?Happy is that bu? reau being wbo bus the taot to do a disagreeable thing beautifully. Here are the men of America oontinually babbling concerning the uggruvatiug height of feminine hats in tbeatra su jdionoes. Ai d yet no manager iu the land has bud the wit to remove these torments in the eimplo manner adopt? ed by the functionary of a Frenob pro viuoial theatre. He made no boiste? rous observations; ho gave no stern orders; pot he. He merely printed iu large letters on bis play bills this mas? ter-piece of genius: "The manager begs tbat all good looking ladies will remove their bats for the aooommoda lion of tbo r**st of the cudicccc. mbi%. aged, tbo bald aod the plain are Dot expected to oomply with this request." From that aospioions night, the soar* iug bonnet and the mountainous hat were inviuiblo at tbat wise men's theatre, Tb? Recent Tuaoedy in New Oh? le ans?Byerly the Self Made Vio tim. ?A. full account of the killing of D. 0. Byerly, manager of the Nev? Or? leans Bulletin, by ex-Gof.' Warmoth, was published yesterday. His attack upon Wermoth was caused by tho in tense feeling engendered in his office by the controversy between Warmoth and the editor, Mr. Jewell. The fol? lowing extracts from tbe Bulletin, and from Warmoth's reply, show the cause of the trouble. The 'Bulletin, in a re? cent article, said of Wa-motb: "Immediately npon the occupation of the Executive chair he aanningty devised laws inventing him with powers greater than thotie exercised by any potoutute of Europe. ***** Haviug thus secured himself in bis olbciul pneitiou, bis next aim was to provide himself with tho sinews of war. Entering the highest oQiae in the Stute as a bankrupt, having been previously supported by paltry oontri tuitions from the poor -negroeB, whom he hud deluded into the belief that he was their friend and savior, he felt the ??G???ity of pioviiiiug himself with the requisite means for sustaining that dignity, elegance and stylo whioh his exalted position demanded. His fer? tile brain was then ?et to work to con ooot measures for filling his pocket iu the shortest time possible. First, the monopoly of the whole city judicial printing was conferred upon the Re publican, a large interest iu which was conveyed to him in consideration of thiB locrative contract. Theo came the Ship Inland canal swindle, by which he made a bsudnomo Hum in a way that was peculiar. Then came the slaughter-house monopoly, iu a large amount of stock of which he had be? come interested. Then came quickly after the Chattanooga Railroad fraud, scook in which ha likewise owued to a large amount. Afterward, the law giving assessors and tax-collectors five per oent. commission, a part of which, rumor e-'ys, had to be turned over to him as compensation by the officers for their appointment, whose resignations in blank were in the hands uf War moth, who, by this means, at any time he saw proper, or wheuever any of his appointees proved recalcitrant, oould cause a vacancy simply by filling up the blank. With such ruvennes float? ing into his coffers it is not surprising that ere tbe close of his term of office he could boast of hiB millions filched from the people whose interests he had sworn to protect. "Having obtained now all the money and power he desired?in fact, everythiog bin heart could wish, bsvo social reoogoition?he set to work as? siduously tu gain th it mont precious boou which hud been denied to him on all eides and from every quarter. His money could not purchase this privilege, *\nd his political power availed him nothing iu the accomplish? ment of his cherished object. Tbe idea suggested itself, then, that he would make amends for his past cor? rupt and infamouB management of tbe State Government by offering to the white people to turn over to them the future control of their Statu. "His reward wan to be social recog? nition, oblivion for the past, and fu? ture respect, with an equal showing for political honors. But in this he failed. He foond our people inexora? ble, and although a few were hood? winked by his scheme, and fell a prey to his seductive proposals, the great mass indignantly rejected his over? ture's. He is the arch-instigator of every diabolical not that disgraces the statute book of this State, and he is the individual whom the people should aud do hold responsible for all the woes from which our people have so long Buffered." Governor Warmoth's "card" in re? ply to tbw above was published over hi i own signature, und concluded as follows: ? "I do not seek to avoid the respon? sibility which attaches to mo for auy of my ofiioial acts. No one is more alive to the mistakes I made or more regrets them than I do. The organi? zation of the metropolitan police iu this city was deemed a necessity for the protection of the State Govern? ment, which, with the lives of its olllcials, ut that time was constantly threatened by the mob under the leadership of Mr. Jewell and auch in? flammable men ub he. Tbe conferring of the printing on tbe Republican has always beeu a sore spot on Mr. Jewell's skin since he, who was a Senator at the time, proponed to vote for the print? ing bill if ?50,000 worth of printing under it should be given to the Com? mercial Bulletin, of whiob he was the editor, and whioh proposition was de? clined. The stutemuut that I ever had any connection with the Ship Island Canal swindle, slaughter-house monopoly, or the Chattanooga Rail? road Company, with the insinuation that I rcueived or owned uny interest iu any of them except what I paid for, is absolutely, uuequivocally aud noto? riously false. Tho only interest I ever hud iu any of thorn was somo shares I purchased in tbe Slaughter House Company, for which I paid $29.17 per share, aud sold, after keeping them eight mouths, for $30. * * * It is said that a good liar ought to have a good memory. So ought a man who sets himself up us a public scold add fault-finder to remember hisowu black spots before he points to thoBe he imagines he sees in other people. Even if I had aspired to social distinc? tion, us you say, snob aspirations have uever turned in tbe direotion of tbe managers of tbe New Orleans Bulletin _ma- n t t_it ,, ui mi. * j -a j. uctroii. Out of tbia grew tbe arrangement for a duel between Jewell and War* moth, which was forestalled by tbe meeting of Warmoth and Byerly, with tbe unhappy revolt as stated, on Sa? turday. ?OHENOK'a Pulmonio Syrup, Sea Weed tokio and Mandrake Fills.? Those deservedly oolebrated sod popu? lar medicines have elluoted a revolu? tion in the healiog art, and proved tbo fallacy of several maxims which have for many years obstructed the. progress of medical science. . The false sappositiou tbat "Consumption is incurable," deterred pbysicans from attempting to .find remedies for tbat disease, and patients afflicted .with it reconciled themselves to death without making an effort to escape from a doom which they supposed to be una? voidable. It in now proved, however, tbat Consumption can be cured, aud that it has been cured in a very greut num? ber of oises (some of them apparently desperate ones) by Sobenck'e Pulmo? nio Syrup alone; and in other cases by the same raodiciue in connection with Sobenck's Soa Weed Tonic und Man? drake Pills, one or both, according to the requirements of the c*ko. Dr. Seheuok, himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted good health for more than forty years, was supposed, at 0110 time to be at the very gate ot death, bis physicians having pronounced bis case hopeless, and ubaodoued him to his fate. lie was cured by the afore? said medicines, and, Biuou bis recovery, many thousands similarly affeated have used Dr. Sobenck's preparations with the H?mo remarkuble hucoohs. Full dtreotions accompany each, makiug it not absolutely necessary to personally see Dr. Sobenok, unless pa? tients wish tboir lungs examined, and for this purpose he is professionally at bis principal office, corner Sixth and Arch Rtreeta, Philadelphia, every Mon? day, where all letters for advice must be addressed. Sobeuck's medicines are sold by all druggists. Jan 0 113 CononED Masonry ?The Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, of Massachu? setts, J. N. Couna, iu an address before Widow's Son Lodge, No. 1, on "Tbo Legitimacy of Colored Masons in the United States," Thursday evening, made the following statements: "The iutroduotiou of Masonry among the colored men in this country was by the initiating, passing, and raising of thirteen colored men into a traveling lodge, attached to General Gage's army, stationed at Boston, Massachusetts, on the 6th of March, 1775. Ou tbo 29th of September, 1784, Frederick Charles, Dukoof Cum? berland, Aoting Grand Muster of the Grand L?dge of England, granted a warrant for the constituting of African Lodge, No. 459. In 1792, Prince Hall, the Master of the said lodge, insti? tuted Hiram Lodge, in Philadelphia. In 1797, he also instituted St. Johu's Lodge, in Providence. Iu the year 1800, Prince Hall died, and John T. Hilton was elected master. Iu 1808, the African Grand Lodgo woe formed iu Boston, with the above-named lodges. In 1827, the Grand Ledge of Pennsylvania was instituted, and in 1847 the National Grand Lodge was formed. The speaker said there are uearly 100,000 colored Masons in this country." Taxes.?Somebody has figured out the interesting fact that the total amount of State, County, city and town taxes collected in the United States in 1870, was $280.591,000, which was about 37 a bead for tbo en? tire population. The total amount of these taxes collected in 1860 was $94, 186,000, wbiob was about $3 a bead for the entire population. It cost, therefore, more than twice as much to take care of a man iu his State, County ami municipal relations in 1870 as it did ten years before. This does not include the Federal taxation. The net ordinary expenses of the Federal Go wrnmeut iu 1870 ware $161,421,000, wbiob was $1 30 a head for the entire population. In 1860 they were $60, 000,000, whiob was SI 91 a bead. In 1850 they were $37,165.000, which was $1 60 n bend. In 1840 they were $24. 139,000, which was $1.40 a head. It will be seen that while there was au iu oreuse of 51 cents iu the per capita cost of the Government from 1840 to 1860, there was an increase of $2 36 in the last decade, the rate being more thun donbled. United States District Court, Charleston, December 30?Judge Bryan presiding.?The petition of John Mayers, of Jonesbor:), for voluutsry bankruptcy, was referred to Registrar Clawson, aud that of John S. Wolf wus referred io Registrar Jaeger. Tb? petitions of Absalom Wilson, Eldridgo R. Chandler and Henry W. Mackey, of Sumter, for final discharge, wore referred to Registrar Seabrook, and the fourth day of February next set for final bearing. Juntos C. Keys was floully discharged in bankruptcy. The January term of the United States District Court will begin on Monday next, Judge Bryan presiding. The jurors drawn for tbo term are re? quested to be present. Be Just to Yourself and Generous to Your Wife.?Keep your farm ac? counts correctly and regularly iu tbo "Rural Accountant," and give your wife a copy of the "Carolina House? wife." Tbo largo salo of the Rural Ac? countants has enabled the publishers, Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charles? ton, S. G, to stereotype the forms, and thus reduce the ooat. They now offer the small size at 81, and the largo at $1.50, per mail, postage prepaid. The Carolina Housewife is Miss Rutledge's old established oookery book, sod nuuuiu uo iu cicij uuunts iu oaro* Una. J If "Yon havo broken my heart," said the woman. "I am delighted," said the man, "for you will find the pieces so useful." City Mattbbs.?Subscribe for tbe Phosnix?don't borrow. Heading matter on every page. Largest selection of imported cigars at tbe Columbia Hotel Cigar Store. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for'in advance. Choice brands of champagne and other wines at Hardy Solomon's. Something to boot?Lightning-rod. peddlers. Anything and everything in tbo gro? cery line at Hardy Solomon's. Brandy fruits, preserves, jellies, jams, etc., at Hardy Solomon's gro? cery. Best imported Pariagas, eight for oue dollar, at Colombia Hotel Cigar Store. Promptness and attention are the roK'S at Hardy Solomon's grocery ea tablibhment. Give Hardy Solomon a trial, if yon want anything in the grocery line. His stock is fresh. .'? Tbe Colombia Gas Light Company have decided to reduce the price of gas to 85 a thonsand feet. Palmetto fine cut tobacco is the beet in tbe city, and can be procured only at the Indian Squaw Cigar Store. Yesterday, the last day of the year, was universally oonoeded to be the most disagreeable of the season. Job printing of every kind, from a miniatnre visiting oard to a four-sheet pouter, turned out, at short notice, from Phoenix ofilae. Try us. Don't forget the Haverly'a to-mor? row night, at Parker's Hall. Secure a reserved seat at LyBrand's, and spend a ploaRant evening. The company is a perfect one in every respect. Notwithstanding tbe very inoloment weather, last night, many of the co? lored churobes were filled, aud the new year welcomed with hymns and prayers. Notices in the local column are charged for at the rate of fifteen cents a line, for nine linas or more. Lees than that space, $1. All local refer? ence to advertisements.ouarged for. Is it abaolutely necessary that scraps of paper, straw, etc, shonld be swept into tbe streets from tbe different stores at night? Tbe stuff might be disposed of aome other way, and the appearanoe of the streets improved. Wa are requested to aay that the re? port that Governor Chamberlain will receive to-day at hia residence, is a misapprehension. Mrs. Chamberlain will receive, aa on former New Year's days. Colgate's soap man is taking every? thing by storm. Mr. Frank. D. Hat field, the go-ahead advertising agent, is furnishing every family with a oake of the "Sterling." It is a good ar? ticle, aa all who use it will testify to. A pair of handsome and aorviceable iron gray horses, with a light vehicle, are to be disposed of at a fair price They will be sold together or sepa? rately. Any information can be obtained at Phcenix office. A colored child died suddenly, a few daVS nCO. and Clnrnnoy r.nlomar> V-;j?!d an inquest and decided that the child died of congestion of the brain. It was stated that a soldier gave it a drink of whiskey, but there was no evidence before the jury to that effect. The Grand Duke Nicholas?tbe Bus siau royal son who stole his mother's jewels to give them to Miss Pheniz, a fascinating American courtezan?has been pronounced insane. The Impe? rial family ingeniously took this me? thod of saving its honor. By-the-way, this fasoinating Miss Phenix is be? lieved to be a young lady from Colum? bia. The Phcenix Baia.?Bad weather is no bar to the devotees of Terpsi? chore, and last night they flocked to Parker's Hall, where Captain Little's "lire laddies," with a large number of their lady friends, tripped the light fantastic to the stirring strains of Prof. Buohar'a string band until long after the old year had been numbered among tbe things that were, and tbe now year began to feel itself firmly on its limbs. Quadrille, polka, waltz, with the graceful Cuban and tho ever ohanging, always pleasing Lancers, were followed by tho old time Virginia Heel. The night was delightfully spent, and many a pledge ex? changed of a renewal of the frolic on the next anniversary of the com? pany's organization. When supper was announced, all wont forward? even those who felt that their caudal appendages were an obstruction on tbe floor above. Pat. Meighan super? intended this division, and he eer ft, ?J| mtmmmamm *_,- t_ ? im .UlUlj UMM ?.?# UKUOU IUI VJ U IU JJ 1 U 1 11 W-1 I one should judge from the repeated calls for turkey, oysters and other good things. Bot balls and sappers must eome to an end, and $a mast this paragraph. Mail /vrrawoements.- ? Northern mail opens 6.80 A. M., 8 p. M.; closes 11 A. M.,6 P. M. Charleston open> 8 A. M., 6.80 P. M.; closet 8 A. M.,6 P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; oloses 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 8.45 P. M.: closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.80 A. M. On Sunday opeD from 2.80 to 3.30 P. M. Phcekixiana.?If yoa plant a puppy, what would come np? Dogwood. Subscribe for the Phoenix. How to get rich- Live on air aud sleep on a clothes line. A man with a big aoae isn't always handsome, but he's nobby, t No man osn truly feel for tbe poor without fooling in his pocket. Why was Both very rude to Boaz? Because she pulled his ears and trod on his corn. Joaquio Miller nan written about "A Storm in Venice.'1 Mrs. Miller is probably there. A philosopher has discovered that men don't object to be overrated, ex? cept by assessors. Cicero said, "The posuit of all things should be calm aud tranquil." How about capturing fleas? When Noah made tbe ark fast with a cable tow, there was a tied iu tbe af? fairs of men taken at tbe flood. When a dead man is spoken of as "tbe late Mr. Smith," the inference is that he did not die early enough. The crow is not so bad a bird after all. It never shows tbe white feather and never complains without caws Procrastination used to be the thief of time, but since Tardy has been killed by D. Lay, things are somewhat mixed. List op New Advertisements. Meeting Board of Trade. Price of Gaa Light Redhead. Strayed?Sorrel Horse. Hotel Arrivals. December 31 ? Hendrix. House?J W Taylor, J \V Coogler, Lexington; W L Smith, Miss L E Smith, F O Hicksoo. D O Bryco, Batesville; G Dixoo, A B Cbampy, J Wulpole, S C; W B Smith, Lvncb burg; T F Swionie, Chesterfield; W T Osboro, Tenn; W H Aboil, Chester. Mansion [louse ?A. E Orafft, Joseph Sullivan, Society Hill; F Sims, S C; Joseph Darrenaky, Wiun?boro; S O Kaminor, C E L?apbart. Ohas J Hen? drix, Lexington; J K Hawkins, An derr.oo; John H Howard, Greenville; H D ! I/, mi tor, Biohland; Cbas Law sou, W .'.mington; B F Manldin, G & ORB. Beuablb Testimony.?It oanuotbe reasonably supposed tbat when a per? son icstiSss to the riSoQ?j of a rpmeuy whose benefits he has experienced, without solicitation, that he does eo for the purpose of misleading the pub? lic, or from any other motive than that of gratitodo. It is still more un? reasonable to suppose that eminent physicians would corroborate the evi? dence thus given, unless they were persuaded of its truth. Tbe proprie? tors of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters p.re constantly in the receipt of voluntary testimonials acknowledging the cura? tive and preventive potency of this benefloent tonic and corrective, ema? nating not only from those who have felt its influence, but also from well known members of the medical pro? fession, both here and abroad, who have witnessed its effects, and pre? scribed it ift tbeir private practice. In tbe face of snob evidence as this, to wbiob tbe widest publicity bos repeat? ed!; bees sires, it would be ab??id >o question the medicinal virtues of the Bitters. Skepticism upon this point was long ago disarmed, and they are to-day as much respected and far more widely known than many of tbe offici? nal remedies which figure conspicu? ously in tbe pbarmacopav.a. They.are universally recognized to be the su? preme remedy for intermittent and re? mittent fevers, dyspepsia, liver com? plaint, general debility, disorders of tbe bowels and nervousness, as well as a means of fortifying the system against malarious influences aud those which operate injuriously upon the sensitive organs. Whether used as a remedy for actual disease, as a means of building up the broken down phy? sique, or of hastening convalescence, tbey are never resorted to in vain, and they often restore complete health when prescribed remedies can not even' initiate its recovery. J lf3f I / # ? o> Fcbohoott, Benedict & Co., Charleston, S. C.?presents fob the Holidays?Extraordinary In? dl'cements ?Best StaJ^Jfd, Print&fr 6c. up. Long Cloth, from 6a. opT Sheeting, 80o. up. Wool Flannel, 25o. np. Fine Dres% Goods aud AI paccas, 25o. up. Wool Blankets, Si .85 per pair up. Full lines of Jeans, Cassimeres, Cloths, BibboDB and every variety of Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls, Furs. House-keeping Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Bugs, etc Keep iug the largest aud best selected stock South, we can, with confidence, assore onr friends and the public, tbat by purchasing of us, by order, or per? sonally, they will save from 20 to 25 percent. Samples sent on application. All retail orders over $10 sent free of ohargo. Goods sent 0. O. p. Make remittances by P O. Order, Draft, or per Express. Brauohes at Atlanta, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fie., where goods can be obtained at the same prices. Jl t John Murphy, who was exoonted at Oarson, Nevada, Tuesday, for murder, on the soaffoM made some remarks professing bis belief in spiritualism, and at the came time uttering horriblo blasphemy.