Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tfitmm, sr!c: ___-_ ?-{?*. ~*\-: 8qh?ay Morning, January 10, 1875. : ?%.i.V.:<' ' . , ' -====a Panslvo sad Active. Mt: Hkeph^S"; of iO90?gis, is report? ed to bold President Grant blamelesq in the Louisiana matter. Ho declares, as lie haa provi ouely ? done, that there never has been a President from Wash? ington down so loth to exercise arbi? trary power as Grant, whom be oha raotoriaeo aa emphatically and dis tinotivolyapaaaivo pan. It is Con? gress which is to blame, &o. We have very great respect (or Mr. Stephens, having always) bad the utmost confi? dence, in bis sagacity end integrity of purpo?e. Wo uro oouGoious, however, that his views npon the salary grab? and'his persistent apologies (or Grant's arbitrary oourao; have seriously etag gorod faith in him. And yot wo think there is aoettainamountof pliausibility in what ho says, b?t'tpo tbiu. we shook, think, to deceive a man ol tho ipene. tration 'of Mr. Stdphooa. Grant does generally profess to put power away fro^^^-OpVa? Wjjfi r$&W M*. orowa. Whon he assumed the, reins of control, ho nunouuood that he Bhould'hovo no opiniono of hie own to main'tpir1),. but; would ateor hie coo reo by tli?/p?bfio opidion of the country. Ho claim a to bavo a warrant oil the timfVfrtr tih?lntr?iw.Wr?me he SOfiS to. "-imrTTP'*fTi?i*T~ jfifv fl Wgfrt * ? either In the mandate of the people or in the-'sfolS?ft of Qdn^eas. . Under this has addressed himBelfio the task of educating the poople-rr-lhe portion of thesj^?Vho.qa^i^eat servo him? moneyedtnon, office-holders and poll tioiano?to toko one by one those steps whioh wonld make the way easier for him to absolute control.;- His parti? sans io Congress have been active and an tiring in thiagame^. . Whenever op? position to it * m?niWed itself, as in the action of Charles Sumner, Schurz and jotjhsfp,, 4>?jf jwere made to feel the blow ofGrantV mailed but concealed hand. They were struck down by their felloWsin the Senats* ander the ioepi ration of a whisper or an order from the Whito Honse. He has used the same tactics towards the South. He has appointed and sustained bad men in the Government offices against the wiehes'of the people, against the inte? rests of the country, in contempt of the ihstioots of repugnance whioh ho? norable men felt to the control of shy? sters and sharpers, bnt always under the guise of compliance with some pre? tended pabllo opinion or of respect for the authority of place-holders on titled "to. nominate or recommend. Thus we have had Worthicgtons kept in position, thus Pattersons have been madtf eonrces of disastrous influence, thus Merrills have been oherished as the sf?ttTpf. the eye, thus Kellogg, Packard, Cesey, with all, their ready tools, have been Bostained aa instru msnte to throttle tho rights o! a State. Grant, wishes, to bo considered "a passive man,'1 but ho knows how to employ aotivs agencies, sod to bring them into being for bis purposes. In the present Louisiana embrbglio, it is more ahan suspected that, by ooceerc with hie ready man in Congress, it has been determined that his recommends tiona in regard to that nnhappy State, onoh no they are, vre re not to bo noted upon. Toe loglo of the oase would then be, that aa Oongreoa did not see fit to ggapgle jwjth tbs diffloolty, the President ?most: and henoo, Swash? buckler Sb^r|dan> outrageous acts aod orders beofimB1? n'eoesaity. This id the sort of p?eness that the ffreeident has shotf q, bijd' Jor'the limited extent of it'j being a cloak for the active law leesneseof his onosen assooiates and' i d Mtr u men Is, and', a oovering for. his unscrupulous reaching after despotic power,'wo uiay agree, with Mr. Sto pbouo"that be is passive. Bo is a storm in the tropics, till it bnrato overhead, and comes down with desolstiog force. The. nirenmstances under whioh the extraordinary action in New Orleans was consummated", go far to show that tbe President did uot really mean that Congress should act in the oaso, ex? cept under hie dictation, in a way to salt bis ends. In bis message, he twitted it for its qegjlecl, and oom niiiinnd n? th? hcMit'y bsrthcn re* sponnibility that,waa-iherflby laid upon his own shoulders. He would gladly Ha i.tri nt if. av\A' wnJli lv? 4?^ ? ? -,-t- *-- ""?.""?"**,.?* ?*???*? ???? vhij w%r happy if tbo action Of Congress v/oulcJ relieve him, &o. . Ho coagUt 'to make the impression that bo greatly desired ?oaW no* Mfc<w)f *'?t, ,onie?. tfa<? to bis* Suggestion Congress,' in gsod faitb, sent on able committee to New Orleano io investigate and report back it the faote la regard to the ooodi tion of affairs in tbat Btute. The com? mittee wont accordingly, and Was doing itfl work iuithfully, ably and impartially. But tbut wan more thuu what was bargained for. In the midet I of the labors of the committee, swoopB down Sheridan, and poors his soldiers into tho legislative halls of the State, maroheB out members of the Legiala tare, organizes it to suit Kellogg, and denounces the best portion of the peo pie as "banditti," wortby ouly of dram-head court-martial and swift shrift for eternity. The proceedings of the committee, as fur as they had been made public, did not please the President, Williams, Coukiing, Ed monds, Morton und the like. Hie professed anxiety to devolve upon Oongrees the oare of Louisiana plainly appears to have been only a skiam. When taken at hie word, ha chafes and frets, and threatens that somebody will be hurt, and sends Sheridan to carry out his real behests and provoke a collision. Bat while trying to pre? cipitate the people of Louisiana into all tho horrora of u at rife which they dp not seek, and so far have sagaciously avoided, be has failed with his beneh? men into thd1 snare 1 which be has un? consciously -spread for their own feet. He st?nde arraigned before the bar of publio opinion for conspiring against the liberties and constitutional rights of Amerioan citizens and sovereigu States. We shall see whetber they will condemn him and consign him to the darkness and disgrace which should, follow an invasion of dear bought and blood bought liberties, us sorely as effeat follows cause. Wo doubt if they are ready io echo the monarchical sentiment implied iu the queotiou of a moroiog contemporary, "What is the Grand Army of the Re? public, from Maine to California, bot Cmsar, if it mast be, against the world?" If that inaek had been dropped in New York or Chicago, we might regard it as of serious import. Bat in this Bubjuguted territory, it be? tokens little more than the zeal of a follower who seeks the petty distinc? tion of being first to cry " Vivn I'Em pereurC Ttie Mteklanbars Declaration or la. dependence. Oar neighbors of Charlotte, North Carolina, are moving in tbe matter of oelebrating tbe centennial annivereary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of In? dependence in on appropriate manner in the oity of Charlotte, on the 20th day of May, 1875. A meeting has been held and views interchanged upun the subject. Major Graham, the Senator from Lincoln and Cutawba and obalr man of the North Carolina Senate sab-Committee on the Centennial, nrged tbat thin should not be merely a Ghariotto or Mecklenburg celebration. The event was the pride of both tbe Carolinas and of all wbo love liberty everywhere. He mentioned that at? tempts had been made to rob the Stute of the credit of the first movement to rid America of tho tyranny of Qeorge III. He suggested the printing of a pamphlet containing the original de? claration and the proofs of its authen? ticity. Many people outside the State do not believe that such an event ever took place. Col. Wm. Johnston also said that so little bad been done to convince outsiders of tho genuineness of the Mecklenburg Declaration, that it was no wonder they disbelieve it. An article had appeared iu the North American Review intended to disprove it, which had not been answered, bat ought to be. Resolutions were adopted to the effect: That it is the duty, not only of the County of Mecklenburg, but oue which the State of North Carolina owes to herself, and the friends of free govern? ment everywhere owe to the memory of those who participated in tbe De? claration of Independeuoe promul? gated in tbe town of Charlotte on the 20th day of May, 1775, tbat tbe oen teunial annivetsary of tbat illustrioos event be appropriately celebrated in the city of Charlotte, und that a mass meeting of the citizens of North Caro? lina and tbe friends of the enterprise everywhere, be held in Charlotte on the first Thursday of February, 1875, to appoint committeea to make all the necessary arrangements for said cele? bration, and that the Legislature make suitable, appropriation to defray the ?cCessarj espouses. We have.pot seen tbe publication in the N$*)h Avicricm Review, to whiob vjiiiinim rfonnana ^esci-?hes, Lul we are satisfied no amount of inge? nuity, no skill in distorting facto can rob tbe old North State of h?r glory in this declaration, by casting any reasonable doubt upon tbe fact that it was made. Earnestj abie-and patriotic .moo . of , Mecklenburg promulgated Several of tho dootnueu. after warda ?p ?tbly esrtnraed up by Mr. Jefferson, and I pledged to their maieitenauoe their lives, fortunes and ssared honor. The one draft was of essential assistance in framing the other, and was more than a year in advanoe of it. We agree with \he. gent lernen concerned in this meutingaVtuat it is eminently fit that the fact should be bo established as to silence all caviliog aud doubt in the future. This cau and should be doue. Our North Carolina friends have our earnest sympathy iu the com meudabla objects they have iu view. Men who mako history surely should not be allowed to suffer iu their jiibt fame by the neglect of their defend? ants tu establish and preserve u proper proof uud record of it. ii - 11 ?... i<!. Mr. Cox, of New York, ramie a good poiut against the administration of President. Grant in contrasting its course in the Virgiuius question with its dragoouiug of the South. It was following the British Government in its mode of dealing with Spain, like a little jolly boat bebiud a steumer. It held up the white banner to other na? tions aud made war upon the American people. i o m ? The journals who advise the people of Louisiana to offer armed resistance to the Cuited States forces do a very wrong und a very foolish thing. Cp to this time the LouisiauiauH have acted admirably, uud aro receiving the sympathy of the whole oonntry. A single false step might ruin them. We do uot believe they will take it. After the fail of (Jastclar the repub? lic iu Spain was a hopulos sham. That !?oq? reason why the Americans look complacently ou the conspiracy whioh has just put the sou of Isabella ou the throne. Another reason is the Wane of real Republicanism iu this country. In the North the people look with equanimity npou the sub? version of liberty at the South. In the South tbo people, grown used to violence, and grown desperato by poverty, begin to feel that it would uot bo so bad after all to drivo tbo iron that has reached their soul iuto the body of the nation at large. Incendiauy Placaiids.?About 1.30 o'uluok, this aftertioou, as Cola. R. C. Bund and R. ft Wood were standing at the corner of St. Louis and Royul streets, in conversation with Gen. McMillan, Gen. Sbeldou, C. W. Ring gold and others, while u lurge crowd was assembled at the other side of the street, near the State House, a negro wuh seen comiug down the street with a board elevated ou a stick, on which was inscribed, "Remember Sept. II." He planted this on the corner, and it was immediately taken out of bis hands by a white man and elevated to general view. Ools. Bond aud Wood immediately upproacbed, divining at once the incendiary character of the appeal, took the board away uud smashed it. A oousultaliou was then helii between Messrs. Bond aud Wood, J. N. Ogden, R. H. Murr uud other gentlemen, whiob resulted in the fol? lowing appeal: Wherras, it is evideut from the con? duct of the Rudical party that their object is to create a disturbance iu the city of New Orleaus, and that for this purpose they have employed men rep resenting themselves to belong to the Conservative party; aud whereas, the Republican party relies upon auch a disturbance: We do hereby beg and implore all good citizens, having the welfare of Louisiana ut heart, to retire to the pursuit of their usual avocations, und not assemble around the State House. JOHN McENERY, L. A. WILTZ. FRED. N. OGDEN*. Me&srs. Wood aud Bond read this at the corner, where upwards of 200 peo? ple were assembled, und every repre? sentative man immediately obeyed orders by departing, leaving only about fifty (all Radical bangers-on) ou tbo ground. [.iVeir Orleans Picayune, Glh. Sheiudamsm.?Gen. Sheridan is evidently an accomplished liar. When he arrived iu New Orleans, he in? formed one of tbo reporters, of the Picayune that bis visit to the city was "a purely personal affair," that Louisi? ana wus "out of his department, aud be had received no instructions re? specting it." A similar statement catno from Sheridan's headquarters at Chicago, on the day that be started for New Orleans. The tin lb is that Sheridan went to Ni v Orleaus at tho President's personal request, and with special instructions and discretionary powers; that he has since assumed command of the military department, and is now zealously at work "organiz? ing be!! in the South." There recently died in the North of France at the ago of eighty-three a miser who lived alone, and whnaa hnt. when examined by the authorities after his death, proved a sort of gold mine. Hie pillow alone contained .19,600 francs in gold pieces of tbo time of Louis XV and Louis XVI. He had a taste for old pieces. Ho had been robbed many times, and the thieves were goaoratly deteotad through the antiquity oi tbo .money they stole. The -total of the sumo robbed from him In his life, for which men b'aVe been oonviated and sentenced, reach 100,000 francs. Sohkkck's Pulmonio Sybdp, Ski Weed Tokio and Mandrake Pinija.? These deservedly celebrated And popu? lar medicines have effected a revolu? tion in tbe healing art, and proved the fallaoy of several maxims which have for many years obstructed tbe progress of medical science. The false supposition tbat "Consumption is incurable," deterred phyto cans from attempting to find remedies for that disease, and patients uillicttHl with it reconciled themselves to death without making nn effort to escape from u doom which they Rnppnsed to be una? voidable It iu now proved, however, that Consumption can be cured, nnil that it has been cured iu u very great num? ber of oises (some of them apparently desperate one*) by Sebeuok'a Pulmo* uic Syrup alone; ami in other cases by the same medioine tu connection with Scheock's Sea Weed Tonic and Man? drake Pills, one or both, according to tho requirements o( tho ouso. Dr. Scbeuck, him?elf, who enjoyed uninterrupted good health fur more thau forty years, was supposed, at one time to bo at the very mit? of deutb. bis physicians having pronounced his eise hopeless, und ubundoued him tu his fate. lie was cured by tho ufore sttid medicines, and, since bin recovery, many thousands similarly uffeuted buve used Dr Scheock's preparations with tbe same remarkable sucoeHs. Full directions accompany each, making it uot absolutely ueeespnry to persouully see Dr. Sohenck, unless pa? tients wish their lungs examined, and for this purpose he is professionally ut bis principal office, corner Sixth and Aroh streets, Philadelphia, every Mon? day, where all letters for advice must be addressed. Scheock's medicines ar* sold by all druggistB. Jau ? |13 A TlUCMPU OVKR homhtto ?It is not dillioult to ulurm the timid, und invalids are proverbially so. Aware of this fact, the venders of psendo bitters, ?'entirely free from alcohol," huvo raised a false cry against tonic prepa? rations containing spirits, und no doubt have frighted a few sick folks into purchasing the fermented rubbish which tbey sell, und which is infinitely more injurious than tbe vilest drama drunk at tavern burs. But already a tremendous re action basset in ugaiust these ubomiuable nostrums, which, being devoid ol the alcobolis basis which alone prevents liquid botanio preparations trum turning sour, de? compose ulmont us soon us mude. Hos tetter's Stotnuch Bitters bus lived and will live down multitudes of such im? postures. A regular recurrence of the demand for the great alterative invigo ruut from those who have always been its patrons, shows tbat tbey hsve not swerved in their time-honored alle? giance to America's most popular re? medy; nud a constant influx of new orders demonstrates how little impres? sion, after all, the blatant denuncia? tions of tho mook bitters men huve made upon the general public. So long an Hostettor's Bitters cohtiuue to cure and prevent intermittent and remittent fevers, dyspepsia, constipation, kidney disease and the numerous other ail ments to which they are adapted, tbey will coutinue to dominate the factious opposition of humbugs, and that will be just us long as tbey are manufac? tured aud sold. Be it kuown unto all bogus nostrum venders, of every de? gree of audacity and kuavery, that they oau never hope to pull them? selves into public favor at tbe expense of Hostettur's Bitters, tbe reputation of which is foouded, as it were, upon a rock. J8f3Hl Fubchoott, Benedict & Co., Charleston, S. C.?Extraordinary Inducements ?Best Staudard Priuts, 6c. up. Long Cloth, from 6c np. Sheeting, 3Uo. np. Wool Flannel, 25u. up. Fine Dross Goods and Al paccas, 25a. up. Wool Blankets, 31.85 per puir up. Full lines of Jeans'; Cassimeres, Cloths, Ribbons and every variety of Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls, Furs, House-keeping Goods, Carpets, Oil (Moths, Rugs, eto. Keep? ing tbo largest and best selected stock South, wo can, with confidence, assure our friends aud the public, that by purchasing of ub, by order, or per? sonally, they will save from 20 to 25 per cent. Samples sent on application. All retail orders over $10 sent freo of charge. Goods sent C. O. D. Make remittances by P O. Order, Draft, or per Express. Branchen ut Atlanta, Ql., and Jacksonville, Fla., where goods caii be obtained at same prices. Jl f Be JrsT to Youuself and Genebous to Your Wive.?Keep your farm ac? counts correctly and regularly in the "Rural Accountant," aud give your wife n copy of tho "Carolina House wife." Tho largo sale of the Rural Ac? countants bus enabled the publishers, Walker, Evans k Cogswell, Charles? ton, S. O, to stereotype the forms, and thus reduce, the coat. They now offer the small size at Si, und tbo large at $1.50, per mail, postage prepaid. Tbe Carolina IIou.ne.wifo is Miss Raiieuge's old established cookery book, and should be in every house in Caro? lina. J If A celebrated lawyer and Governor of South Carolina had been employed to defend a fellow indioted for stealing a horse. The evidenoe was plain against him, but the Governor Baftda snob u powerful speech that the jury at once aoquitted htm. After he was turned loose, he was accosted by n friend. "Now, Jim, honor bright, did you steal that horse?" "Well, Tom, for a long time I thought I stole him, but einco I've heard tho Go? vernor'a speech, I don't boliavo I did.'.', Maxime Paulet, a French chomist, i has discovered tbat} wood oan bo! preserved by means of sulphate of j oopper and creosoted oil. City Matters.?Subscribe, (or the P?osNpc??fjon't borrow. v f a A friend indeed is one who ii'ndt fti need. Number of deaths in Columbia for the past week 7?whites 5; colored 2. Bight Rev. Bishop Howe will preach and udmiuister the holy right of con? firmation iu tbo Episcopal Church, t iis tncrning. Largest selection of imported cigars at the Columbia Hotel Cigar Store. Now is a good time to buy ther? mometers. They are lower now than tbey have been sinco last spring. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will hold their anuual meeting at New berry, on the 20th iust. A lurg? at. tendance is expected. Died on tbo 2d of January, in Upper Township, Richlund County, Mr. Benjamin Hood, aged 102 years. His third sou is living, and is 76 years old. All goods marked down five per ceut. at Hardy Solomon's. This world would be a sandy desert of louesnmeness if women were not privileged to attend auction sales and pay more for an old bureau than a new chamber set would cost. An inebriate man, walking along the street, regarded the moon with so? vereign contempt: "You needn't feel en proud," he said, "you are full only once a mouth aud I am every night." Best imported Partagaa, eight for one dollar, at Colombia Hotel Cigar Store. We have boon requested to state that a special meeting of the members of the Bap', ist Chnrob will be held on Monday evening, at half-past 7 o'clock. As business of importance will be transacted, a geueral attendance is re? quested. It is to be hoped that the oity au? thorities will have a light placed in front of the City Opeia House by next Wednesday night. It is danger? ous walking iu front of the City Hall with no light to illumine your path? way. Mr. C. U. Baldwin, whose pocket was picked in King street, Charleston, ou Thursday night lost, states that his losses were uot as bad as was reported. The thief uuly stole about $160 from him. I Yesterday, the snu shone brightly, and a genial warmth pervaded the at n>osphere. The ladies and ohildren were out in strong force, and every one wore a choertul countenance. The I past week has been rainy and gloomy. I A pair of handsome and serviceable i iron gray horses, with a light vehicle, are to be disposed of at a fair priee. They will be sold together or sepa? rately. Any information can be obtaiued ut Phoenix office. The concert of the Colombia Choral Uuion, for the benefit of the Washing? ton Street M. E. Church, will be given at Parker's Hall, on Tuesday evening, the 12th instant. We hope to see this entertainment for a charitable purpose largely attended. The concert will be sufficient attraction, but the object is a double incentive foraorowded hoose. Five hundred barrels of "Solomon's Fancy" flour, just received. New is the time to buy, as flour is oheaper than iu ten years, at Hardy Solomon's. At the annual meeting of the stock? holders of Colombia Gas Light Com? pany, on the 6th iust., the following gentlemen were eleoted Directors for the present year: W. B. Stanley, An? drew Crawford, J. W. Parkor, Lewis Levy, R. L. Bryan, W. K. Baohman; and ut a meeting of Directors, W. B. Stanley was re-elected President, and Jacob Levin Secretary and Treasurer. Palmetto fine cut tobacco is the best iu the city, and can bo prooured only at the Indiuu Squaw Cigar Store. The grand masquerade ball of the Schuetzen Verein has been postponed to Wednesday, the 20th inst.. in order to give ample time (or the preparation of costumes, and not to give the pub? lic all their amusements in one week. In consequence of the popularity of this amueement, and the great number of tickets being sold, Irwin's Hall bau been secured for the accommodation of the masqoeraders. Five tierces Davis' diamond hams, of this season's cure, just received at ilurdy Solomon's. Religious Services To-Day.?Pres bytorian Chnroh?Rev. J. H. Bryaon, pastor?ii A, ?i. und v u f, m. Trinity Church?Re. Rev. Bishop Howe. Confirmation services at 11 A. M. and 7>? P. M. Lutheran Church?Rev. Z. W. Be denbangb. at 10){ A. M. Sunday School 3 P.M. Baptist Chnroh?W. H. Leavoll, 11 A^&Land 1% P. M. Sandap School, Bt. Peter's Catholic Charon,?1U v. $J L. Fnllcrtos, first M&sa 7 A. M.}MoofrS Mass 10K A. M.; Vespers 1% P. Ms . . _-??m^- m jui-J s. JiaTili i'JJJJaa ! Tournament. ?The yoong men's ' ton ro amo n t, wbjch bad been po'at^bea for several days on account of the.pn favorable weather, asms off yosterday, at the Fair Grounds. Ten koigbta ooutested. Mr. Keith Tarrer au?ifefj?ed " in takiog the greatest number of ringe, \ wiuniog the crown. He coronated , Miss Alioe Earle as Queen of Lovo end Beauty. Mr. Hart Mexoy crowned' Miss Coney E-irle as First Maid of Honor. Mr. Manning Maxcy crowned)., Miss Brooks Sims. Mr. B. O. Wright won the spurs. Mr. G. K. Wright won the tin cup. ' '.'"e?s. . Opening or the New Opera House. The completion of the new theatro and Opera liousu in the Oity Hall ia un event which will no doubt be duly i celebrated. It is so nearly done now that it will be opened next Wednesday upon the appearance of Miss Adelaide Pbillipps. A short visit vto it, yester? day, served to convince na that it is fV gem in plan, accommodation, arrange? ment and finish. Mr. Cramer's elult f iiI aud practiced hand appears in the, , painting of the scenes, the decorations .: of the oeiliog, and, in feet, every-" where. His brush bus been indus? triously employed and with fine effect. It is a fortunate thing tbat one eo ca? pable was found to provide thought? fully for all those innumerable details', which enter into the construction of n play-bonse. , i The occasion of the opening will be a highly agreeable one. Tbo Barber of Seville will be presented by Mies, Pbillipps and company, under ,tb? < auspices of our amateur vocalists o'f 1 the Choral Union. ' - l' The Opera.?On Wednesday even? ing, the 13tb instant, Miss Adelaide Pbillipps will make her second sppesT'r anoe before a Columbia audience- thia time in a new role. She will fjppOar in the grand Italian opera of the "Barber of Seville," at the City Opera Horace, under the auspices of the Columbia Choral Union. The New York Sun thus speaks of Miss Pbillipps: The "Barber of Seville*' gave Miso ' Adelaide Pbillipps a fresh opportunity last night to justify the title she de? servedly wears as the "American Pri? ma Donna." We do not heel t?te to say tbat the role of Boeina has never been better supported in this country. ' " Una voce poco fa," the opening cave-' tioa, was rendered with a perfection of florid exeootion and of aoting worthy of the highest eulogy. The duet be? tween Busina and Figaro, (Sig. Orlan dini) was also admirably rendered. The coquettisbness and the archness of Bosioa have never been more satis? factorily represented. Orlandioi was excellent both in voice and action. The tickets for reserved seats to the grand Italian opera are for sale at the China Hall of Captain W. B. Stanley. Feast of the Epiphany.?The past week baa been generally observed as a week of prayer throughout the Union, and Wednesday was celebrated throughout the Christian world with due solemnity and religions ceremony, being the anniversary of the joornoy of the three wise men from the East to the crib of Bethlehem to render homage to the infant Saviour. Tbf - Evangelists tell ua that when Je was born tbere came wise men fror, the East to Juden, demanding of He? rod where was He tbat bad been born King of the Jews, for they bad seen His star in the East and were come to adore Him. Herod, being ignorant of the event, consulted the priests and. soothsayers, who from their knowledge ; of olden prophecies and tradition re? garding the event divined that Bethle? hem, of Judea, should be the favored plaoe. Thitber Herod directed. the chieftains, enjoining them tbat when they should discover the whereabouts of the new-born King-they should re? turn and inform him tbat bo, also, might go to worship Him. ? In the meantime the bright atar became visi? ble and rolled across the heav??%until it stood above the manger wU?pn the infant lay. Entering into tfln stable they found the ehild, with Mary and Joseph, and, falling down, adored Him. Then opening their treasures, tbey offered him gifts of gold aud frankincense and myrrh. T?os it wss on tbe twelfth dsy after Christ's birth tbat He beoame known to the Pagan world through the persons of those wise men, and hence tbo day is some? times called "Old OhriBtmas Day/' Hotel Arrivals, January 9.?Hen. drix House?3 J Taylor, A tt Barnes, Charleston; T F Wesson, Mrs T F Wesson, T F Wesson, Jr. N Y; D H Long, Baltimore; J O Feaater, Bcse Hill; W H Hallo well, Philadelphia. Liar op New Advertisements. O F. Jaoksou?Bargains, Choral Union Oonoert. B. I. Boono?Citation. T. H. Oibbes-M. & F. B. & L. A. Sacred Musis Books for 1875. O. J. Laorey?Apples, etc Two thousand pounds freeh moun? tain batter, j oat received and for sale cheap at Hardy Solomon's. Send early If yon want to secure a bargain. \