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COLUMBIA. S. C. -ir , ill,- i ?' i .', - I * Tuei .lay. Morninr. JanuarY IS, 1875. Texm? ?ad g?mX> ?*??????. We get a faithful piotare of the ad vantages and disadvantages of North era Texas as the home of tho Booth Caroliua immigrant, Id a letter of "?. C. MeL.," who le a native of Booth Carolina, and * Competent judge, writ? ten from Dallas, Texas, to the Chester Reporter. Some prosper and some fail there, as they do everywhere else. It is a moat inviting field to farmers, in equability of climate, fertility of soil, aud its . adaptability to varied crops. The farmer can consult his own taste. The same acre of land that will produoe as mnoh cotton as any other acre in the South, will,.if planted in corn or wheat, yield. as generous a retaro as the moat fertile rand of tho North west. But all farmers do not succeed in making money, nevertheless. Another class do well there?those who have quick wits and some cmh capital. The country is overran with lawyers, phy? sicians, school-teachers end ? young men without means, seeking employ? ment as olerks and book-keepers, and all suoh should keep nwsy. The -writer knows njnny yo?ng mwn bier king for their board in Dallas, and glad to get situations on these terms; whilo the streets are filled with others seeking employment at any prioe. He men? tions the painful faot of two men from /his State, both graduates of South Carolina College before tho war, and who wont to Texas to teach nohool, actually begging for a dollar to get ^something to eat. One of them has been for bo me time guarding a wood yard, at fifty cants a night. He earn? estly advises his old friends of this State not to venture into Texas nnleea they have means to sustain themselves for a year or so. or unless they intend to farm. All things considered, we do not know any better ooantry that the South Carolinian can find than his own State. Here he has traditions and history to inspire* bis conduct; here re? mains an impress which tends to mould character to honor and propriety, as wall as to develop ifItdi wWsfalAes* and vigor. And rightly, appreciated, hsj has an ioWittivw^xaMiO? iS tie coo-1 dition of the ftate, whijfccTshoold strongly apffaf\?r* his me fpatriotism..MW)^kuay nc ?ountry wC?s^rO* Aha, ?riohsat wards to toil, we ars shot out from many fields of emoiunasnt and distinc? tion, hat we have ,the enjjobling task imposed upon nsdf aiding in the re? covery of its prosperity, and In the ra cstablisbment of the principle* of con? duct, public and private,.which gave it renown in other days, and made it a name and a power in the world. Tho TifWTgTi4TfTjpa.-rThe General Assembly convenes again to-day. We anderstand that i Got. Chamberlain ?will immediately send in a message covering the topies of interest which he thinks it advisable to consider. The sentiments of the inaugural mes? sage will be reiterated and expanded, and the great importance ot .sound and discrest legislation impressed upon the Legislature. The passage of the salary sod contingent legislative fand bill will be alluded to as an in? stance of departure from the right track, not to (hp] repeated 'with' tfa* ' Governor's concurrence any more. No reference, at we learn, will he made to troubles in Louisiana, or Federal affairs. Grbbn wood and August a Railroad . We loam ttomtbV Nero -Era, a new weekly newspaper/ published at the thriving town of Greenwood, oa the Greenville and Colombia Railroad, and, by-tbe-way, one of nunsnal merit in its arrangdmeut, bxafEer and edito? rial conduct, th*| the Greeuwood and Augusta Railroad still lives. It re? gards tho completion of thin link in the gruet Chicago and Atlanta Rail? road as a commercial necessity and al-uoit an assured certainty. The Bo ird of Director* will soon meet to consider important propositions in connection with it, which will proba? bly basten, bat may delay its progress. We are gratified to learn from our contemporary, that influences are at ' work which will as certainly result iu the speedy completion of this road as \ an adequate cause will produce a given \ effect. m Now and Thon.?"If any m.n hauli down the Amerieao nag," earn uen. Dix, in 1861. ? 'shoot bio on the spot." The Amariean people approved of his advice, Bat now, wheo not the flag bnt the citizenship it represent* is degrad? ed, Gen. Dix is silent. His eloquent words in 1876, are. "I have nothing at all to say on the question." [IT?* York Berald. OUR Problhh ?A correspondent (E 0. MoL.) of the Cheater Reporter writes from Dallas, Texas, a geueral condemnation of the efforts for reform made in this State in the campaigns of Carpenter and Butler and Oreen and Delaoy. He contrasts the success of Texas, Alabama and Louisiana with the failure iu South Oaroiiua. The former State, he trays, has wiped out of existence the infamous Rtdhtul Go vernmenl that was foisted upou her by Federal bayonets in 1870, and her affairs are now iu the control of her own oitizens. As the result, peace und quiet prevail in all her borders, eco? nomy controls expenditures in all de? partments of her government, the peopie are not borne down by oner? ous taxes, and plenty uod prosperity every where crown the laborer's toil. The mode of effecting a like result here, be argues, is to uhauge our tactics, and for the people, "with a spontaneous impulse, to raliy ou the raoe line end determine to no longer be slaves of their old slaves. Igno? rance and corruption have never yet been able to stund tueir grouud when bravely assailed by intelligence and honesty." Softly, friend. We have done what we could. We have more obstacles and worse elemeuta than ignorance and corruption to deal with. So, unhappily for her, bus Liuisiuua. And as for Texas, she bad the votes whioh enabled her to get rid of uu in? famous government. We appreciate the value of determination to throw off burdens, and resolution to do all that that implies. But there is a power which would delight to put tbem ou us again and doubte their weight. Our condition would be made worse. The whole difficulty here may be summed up in a word. We need votes aud a more friendly and leas aggressive General Covern men t. We shall get both in time, we hope. Our Southern question is fast assuming na? tional importance, aud the colored voters are getting their eyes open. Misrule and tyranny are having their effeat even npon them. Cotton Baoobbh. ?Our Abbeville exchanges oomment unfavorably upou a olasaof traders denominated "cotton ?^aggers," who induce depredations by the needy and thriftless upou the farm? ing interests aud receive the stolen eotton in trade. Mr. Albert Olink scales, ou the Savaunah side of the County, estimates the amount of cotton abstracted from bis plantation at fifty bales, and others have lost in similar proportion to their farming operations. .The loss is reputed to be so heavy that few, if any, of the sufferers will be able to run their farms another year. One of the offenders, as we learn from the Greenwood New Era, deliberately ex? hibits seventy-five bales amassed about his little shop, all the result of dili? gence in plying his trsde in the dead hours of night. The effect of this ne? fariouB practice is not only to suspend the productive operations of the farm, but to deprive hundreds of laborers of employment aud of the means of sup? port. These fellows are as predatory in their contracted sphere as the oar pet-baggers iu their larger field, It u suggested, in the absence of more ef? fectual remedies of the enforcement of law, that their names be published to the world and branded with infamy. It* might exert aome restraining in? fluence to have their names inscribed on a "roll of dishonor." Grkxn".vood Oabo Factory Funds. J. B. Tarrant, Esq., Treasurer of the Greenwood Card Factory Company, gives notice that, iu conformity to an order of the exeontive oommittoe, a dis? tribution of its funds will be made among the minor children of soldiers who were killed or died duriug the late oivil war. Claimants will make immediate application to the Treasurer at Greenwood. ? ?????" Save Heb fbou Hbb Friends!? It is charitable to suppose that tbo At? lanta News is orsoked. That sheet hopes that "the oitizens of Now Or? leans Will take op the gage of battle," and "crush to atoms Sheridan aud bis horde." Contrast tbts frenzied talk with the thoughtful words of the fear? less Gordon: "You oaonot better sub? serve tbo interests of Louisiana, of the South generally, end of liberty, than by continued forbearaace, even nnto death." In saying this. Senator Gor? don otters the sentiments of every true friend of Louisiana. No one would ha\e tbo heart to blame the Louisi aalans, if, in despair, they did rise op in arms to be shot down by Sheridan's soldiers. But every sensible man knows .that soon a courso wonid strengthen , Graot and Kellogg, and strip Louisiana of the tremendous ad? vantage that her constancy and for? bearance have given her. Now the game is in her own hands. ? Themonth that is always open?The oootb of the Mississippi. Geutleujtr.u ou both sides of the tives ere at fever heat on the Louisiana question, aud avail themselves of every opportunity to discuss it. Some members say that if the queatiou of sustaining General Sheridan cornea up, strict party lines will bo drawn, aud this would seem to be correct, for Mr. Willard, of Vermont, is the only Re? publican member who hau thus far ex? pressed n disapprobation of the course that has been pnrsuod there during the past few days. Mr. Hule'a resolu? tion, directing the Judiciary Commit? tee to report a bill for :i uew elec? tion iu Louisiana, is construed as a refl-icttoO up m the administra? tion's employment of troops, but Mr. Hale Huid not a word to intimate tb-it he offered his resolution because of dissatisfaction with the course of the Administration in the premises. On the Democratic side the denunciation of Sheridan's course, and especially of his telrgrum to the Secretary of War, recommending that the people of the State be declared bauditti, was very positivu. Mr. Tremniuu was Gen. Shertdau'.s most ardent defender Miuy Democrats believe that the re? sult of this Louisiana qnusti >n will be au extra session of Congress, unless such definite action shall be taken as will curb the power of the military. The extra session will be brought about by a refusal on the part of the Demoornts to permit the passage of the army appropriation bill, l'hey contend that they would be fully justi? fied and would secure the upprovai of the country by using all Parli.tmeutury means to defeat that bill, so long as ill" army is used to interfere iu the civil affair* of sovereign Stotus. They had determined to resist its passage, anyhow, until they had ascer? tained how and by what authority Attorney General Williams had us><d the militury power, and Geuerul Sberidiu's despotic action at Neu Or? leans has not tended iu the least to bring the military establishment into greater favor. The advautage of au extra session of Congress would be, thut the Democrats would have cuntrol of the House, and they could dictate terms in the bill whioh the Republican majority will not now permit. The bill does not become operative until July 1, 1875, and rtther than permit the appropriation to fail, the Senate, with a largely in? creased Democratic vote iu that body, could, it is believed, agree to certain restrictions which would prevent the military from acting in muttt?i^ purely local, and which belong entirety to the States. It is also urged now, with considerable force, that tbe Forty fourth Congress shall be organized at once, because the Administration woold act with less recklessness aad disregard of law if the fact stared it iu the face that a Demo? cratic House was always ready to inquire into its action aud conduct. In reconstruction times the Republi? cans considered it necessary to have Congress in session ready to watoh Ko Klux operations and what they alleged to be Southern outrages, and to curb Mr. Johnson. Tbe Democrats don't consider it any less important now that the Republican administration should be watched, and iu order that President Grant should be curbed. A "Rbpcolican" Foiim or Govern? ment.?80me modern politicians ap? pear to think that when the Constitu? tion pays that "the United States shall guarantee to every State iu this Union a repabtioau form of government," it means a government by the Republican party. Such Is evidently the idea of Marshal Packard, of New Orleans, who informed tbe Congressional in? vestigating oommittee the other day that he "did not believe a Republican State Government could maintain itself in this or any other Southern State without the aid and protection of Uuited States troops." It iu a very obvious remark that a government which oan only be maintained by mili? tary foroe, is scarcely "republican," eveuin "form," in the sense contem? plated by tbe Constitution, and most people will be disposed to my that a government whioh can only be thus maintained ought not to be maintained at all.?Philadelphia Inquirer. Eating and Sleeping).? It is a mis? take to suppose that eating before sleeping is injurious. Not at all un frequently does it happen that people am sleepless for want of food, and a little taken either when they first go to bed, or wheu they awake sleepless, will be geiiorally found far more efficacious, aud, of conrse, iu finitely less injurious than any drug iu the chemist's phar? macopoeia. These are the physical remedies for sleeplessness which have the best recommend itiou . As for the moial ones, there is certainly u good deal more to bo said. Perhaps the most stringent of all rules is, "Avoid anxiety." Chewing the bitter end of a quarrel is a thousand fold more in? jurious to repose than swallowing a (v.i.tie tcnpotful of the vary greenest of green tea. Sheridan telegraphed ou Friday to thu War Department thut he finds himself misrepresented in the North? ern papers, as their comments are telegraphed to New Orleans, and smarts under criticism. He says hu was instructed to report the actual eoudi-ion of alliirs in the South, and that he did so briefly, if necessary he wiii eenu the uauiea uf 4,0Gv perauus who have been murdered in the Sooth since tbe close of the war, and that he ean readily give us many names of murderers unpunished. When tbe despatoh was read by the President he said: ?'Peace shall be maintained iu tbe Sooth even if it requires the eoono my of blood." United States House Ohio and Massachusetts Sound ths Alarm. ?Governor Allen, of O.1* 10, bss sent the following message to the Qeoersi Assembly, which wu? referred to the Committee on F?deral Rela? tions: I desire to oalI your attention to the grave eiroumstanoe of the inter? ference of Federal troops in the re-or? ganization and proceedings of the Legislature of a sister State. If tbe reported aotion of the military iu un? seating persons claiming to bo mem? bers of tbe Louisiana Legislature, and giving thfeir phices to persons contest? ing tbe same, is true, und is legal and proper, then the suino interfereuce would be legal nu<l proper here, and it seems to be the duty of the representa? tives of the people of this State to at nnen t'uter a vigorous proteet against this action, that tn.ty he made a prooe .leut tit Home future time for tbo over? throw of civil government here. If there is a law warranting the settling of contested election easoe iu Stale Legislatures by the es-? of Federal troops, then, in my judgment, you should request its immediate repeal. If there is uo u.v for it, then your in? dignant protest should be beard at Watdiuigtou, insisting upon such ao? tion by Congress us will preveut, in the future, such flagrant outruges against civil liberty. Govorvor Qaston, of Massachusetts, in bis message refera to the Louisiana matter as follows: The presence of an armed force of Uuited States troops in the Legislature of a S ate for the pur? pose of sett hug the electiou contents between political parties, is a matter of great concern to all tbe people of the State?, iu oases where the passible effect of such presence may be to sub? vert the popular will, und imp mm upou the people rulers whom they have uot selected. I invite the im modi tte at? tention of the Legislature to this sub? ject. ? A Standing Army.?A late Wash? ington txlegram to the Cincinnati Commercial says that "one of the plaus of tbe Southern Republicans, which has been determined upou by tbo oiuous committee, is to propose the inorease of the standing army to 100,000 men." Under ordinary cir oumstanoes, a correspondent who wonld attribute suoh a desigu to auy man or set of men iu Congress would be considered a lunatic. The Chatta? nooga Convention even did uot get as far as this. It made u summarized statemeut concerning the White League, an J intended to supplement it with an earnest call for "more troops," but this was struck out upou the rceomtneudatiou of Senator Weet. The army now consists of 25,000 men of all arms, strong enough for ?11 legiti? mate purposes. If all the organiza? tions in tbe service were recruited op to the maximum, tbe rank aud file of the army would number45,000 men, which would be tbe largest number possible without creatiug new regiments. There is no prejudice more deeply rooted in the Americau mind than that against a large standing army, and it is not to be presumed that such a monstrous proposition as that mentioned by the Commercial's oorrespondeut is seriously entertained by any cue." ? ^, United States District Court, Charleston, January 9.?Judge Bryan presiding. The case of tbe United States rs. Lambson it Guy and John H. Lambson, for violation of tbe bank rapt law, was called, and after argu? ment tbe case was continued until to? morrow morning, at half-past 10 o'clock. In tbe#oase of the United Statei vs. Samuel Plaoe, Robert K. Scott aud F. J. Moses, Jr., a com? plaint on a post offioe bond, tbe jury found for the plaintiff ten cents. The petition of O. E. & A. S. Johnson, of Charleston, for voluntary bankruptcy, was beard, aud the petitioueis were ad? judged bankrupts, and the petition was referred to Registrar Carpenter for further aotion. The petition of J. B. Marks, of York, for voluntary bank? ruptcy, was referred to Registrar Claw sou. A large and enthusiastio meeting of citizens of Uuion County wuh held iu tbe Court Rouse last Monday, the 4tb lost., in tbe iuterest of tbe Spartan burg aud Aabeville Railroad. On mo? tion of R. W. Shaud, Esq., Maj. B. H. Rice was oalled to the chair, and Dr. B. F. Rawla was made Secretary. Ad? dresses were made by the Chairman, by Mr A. C. Kaufman, Hon. T. B. Jeter, General W. U. Wallace, und by Jane S. Mobley, the oolored County Auditor, aud the meeting then adjourned until the first Monday iu February. The Board of County Com? missioners have ordered uu election to be held on the 9th of February upou the question of subscribing $150,001) iu County funds to the capital stock of the above company. A CodfejE of Conundrums.?The Boston Globe inquires: "Have you noticed that ill all the estimates of the cost of living giveu us, the cost of the clothes of the 'man of tbo house' is almost invariably sot down at $300, or thereabouts, and that of the ma? dam's varies from $800 to ?3,000? A singular fact, is it not?'* And the Toledo Blade rejoins: "True enough. But when it costs three times us muoh to clothe a woman as it do en to clothe a mac, why is it that every? body expects the woman to labor for less than half tbe wages which the man I reoeives for the same work?" General Sherman says that "little Phil." is "a kind man." Yes, he is as kind a man as ever scuttled a govern? ment or out a throat?aa kind a man as ever devastated a valley or burned a village?as kind a man as?well, let ui say?as Ben. Butler, \ Louisville Courier'Journal. City Matters.?Subscribe for tbe Phgcnix?don't borrow. Tbe Legislature meets this evening, at 7 o'clock. Tbe Supremo Court re-assembles to* day. Trunsii'nt advertisements and no? tices must bo paid for in advance. D >mestio ".-sauce" is kept in family jars. IiiHt->ad of waiting for a chance, make one. Largest (-election of imported cigars at tbe Columbia Hotel Cigar Store. Capt. Mausen Willi itns' company paraded, yesterday, notwithstanding tbo terrible weather. Beat imported Partakes, eight for one dollar, ut Columbia Hotel Cigar Store. A good name will wear out; a bad one may be turued; a nick-name lasts forever. Tbe National Grange of tb i Patrons of Husb-udry convenes in Charleston iu February. Palmetto hue cut tobacco is the best in 111 ?? city, andean be prooured only at the Iudiau Squaw Cigar Store. We uru paying now for the pleasant weather of the early winter. Run aud sleet has been the rule for several dnys. aud blip-nps are frequent. Job printing of overy kind, from a I miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, 'turned out, at short notice, from PmBNix ollice. Try us. Owing to the terribly inclement weather, the Church Cummitteo and the members of tho Choral'Uuion have determined to postpone the concert for the benefit ?>f the Washington Street Methodist Church. Exhibitions every night this week. The Choral Union to-night; Miss Ade? laide Phillipps and Italian Opern Wednesday, in Opera House; Clara Wildman aud a New York Comedy Company, Thursday, Friday and Sa? turday evenings. With the Legisla? ture thrown iu. By reference to the advertisement in another column, it will be seen that Mr. J. N. Robsou, of Charleston, bus reduced the prices of bis phosphates from $33 to $3i) oash, and from $38 to $35 time; while soluble Pacific has been brought dowu from $43 to $46. On all sales this season the over-ohsrge will bs refunded on application. The weather is somewhat out of the usual order, and, as a consequence, thick clothing, over-coats, etc., are in demand. Messrs. R. <fc W. C. Swaf flcld have a heavy stock und are run? ning it off at low figures, well knowing that now is the harvest time. Mr. W. G. Beck, tbe old stand by of the con? cern, will be pleased to see all his friends, and they are a host. Tub Opening ok the New Ofeea House?Mus Adelaide Piiillitps.? Oar new Opera House is to bo dedi? cated to morrow evening. Miss Phil lipps, the prima donna, has appeared before a Columbia audience, aud was generally admired. The "Barber of Seville" and the character of "Roeina" is thus bpoken of by a musical critic: "Tbe plot of the opera may be briefly hummed up. Count Almaviva falls in love with Rosina, the ward of Dr. Bartolo, who desires to marry her himself, but she loves her unknown lover. The Count confides in Figaro, tbe barber aud confidante of the town, who helps on his cause. The Count enters Dr. Bartolo's house in the dis? guise of a drunken soldier, and after? ward that of a music teacher, but is discovered each time. They elope and are finally forgiven and blessed by the guardian, ou his learning the Count's identity. Such a plot, care? fully worked, leads, of course, to a number of pleasant situations, and their comio side is finely brought out. The mosio is appropriate to tbe words, und with acting and singing as good as that of lust night, the opera is cue ef the most delightful ever written. Sang, as it is, in Italinn, the work of convey? ing impressions to the audience lios iu a thorough interpretation of the parts and tho faculty of expressing the va i rions emotions faithfully by singing aud gesture. As Rosiua, Miss Phil lipps exceeded the highest anticipa? tions of her most sanguine friends. ? Requiring not only a flexible voice bat n mobile face as well, tbe part auf i fers no violence at her hands. Sho i displays a vivacity and coqnettishuess > that have never been excelled. Orlun dini makes a capital Figaro. His ? voice is rich aud full, and is under tho best of control. Iiis aotiug, too, is natural and unrestrained, provoking i mirtb throughout. As the 'Mutual l Friend,' he manages to he in the way i at just tbe right time, and is equal to ' all emergencies. Tom Karl's pore sweet tenor fits into the musio of the i Count's part as if it were its own. He sings smoothly and without those un ? ... i ttn^t r.Cf .^.? m.ta.1. ???,, VUUtU ?11 UiMbua 1? Uvjiui .d nulCii nil i ass in so many tenors. Baocelli, aa i Bartolo, the jealous, watchful guar ? dian, also made many friends by his i very fine and faithfnl acting, and Looa i telli's deep bass voioe made itself heard i above everything. As a whole, a more satisfactory or agreeable performance it is bard to conceive." Clara. Wildman ? DbAaTIO EntKB tainmknt.?By an adverlisment io other column of the Phoenix, it will be Been tbat tbe first dramatic perf< rm ancu io our new Opera House will be given by Clara Wildmao'a New Yotk Comedy Theatre. We notice tbat our exchanges speak in the highest terms of praise concerning thin troupe. Tbe opening play will bo "Etat Lyuue," one of the most powerful emotionsl dramas now being played. And in tbe character of Lady Isabella, after ward Madam Veine, Clara Wildman has few equals oo the stage?her act? ing being so uatural und life-like, that few in the audieuoeoan keep back the falling tears. Her singing of "Then You'll Hemembur Me," is charming. The whole company are spoken of as being first class artists, deserving tbe libetal patronage of theatre goers, and we expect to see the Opera House crowded, LihT of Nkw Advkhtihkmknts. Agents Wanted. C. J. L iurey?Butter, Oranges, etc. King'a Mou utain Military School. Meeting lliculaod Bide Ciob. Clara Wildtnaa's Comedy Theatre. - ? Hotel Arrivals, January li.? Hffuision House?Dr Wright, 8 C; Wm Nelson, Kersbaw; W A Btarnes, Doko; J L Black, Charleston; B 8 Hosoo, F M Hamilton, L M Fry, Jas A Laval, city; E F Anderson, J M Brown. Md; T B Ferguson, J Q Donaldson, Green vilie; J W Livingston, Seneca; 8 8 Cntteuden, Greenville; T B Angbtry, Uuiou; A Gordon, R 8 Lyles, New berry; J K Uabb, Fairfield; J L Orr, Mrs J L Orr, Anderson; B Glaosier, Chapped'*; H R Vandiver, R W Simp sou. Anderson; B FManldio, G&O R R. The great bridge, already com? menced, which is to couneot Near York aud Brooklyn and ruin the ferry business, baa beoome a source of great discord to the governments of the two oitina. Nearly $5.000,000 has been paid out merely on the foandationa of tbe abutments; and, notwithstanding tax-payers are grorublsng terribly, both Mayors in their late messsges re commeud the prosecution of tbe work at all hezirda. Tbe managers are charged with appropriating money from the bridge fund and altering the accounts. It is thought that the structure will oost at least $30,000,000 before it is completed. ( A Republican paper reminds us that John Randolph said, speaking in op? position to a bill during Jackson's ad? ministration: "Sir, every man yon meet in the House and onl of it, with some rare exceptions, is engaged in lobbying the infamous measure." Thai was half a century ago; but, if John Randolph oeuld revisit the national capitol to-day, he would find there, strange as it may seem, that aame "every man," as young, active and rascally as ever, engaged precisely as he was then. Prinoe Boralojovsk, a Servian noble who died in Paris, the other day, had been obliged to leave bis own country from tbe idea among the country peo? ple that he belonged to a family of vampires, tbe eldest sons of wbieh, for three generations, oame out of their graves to Buck tbe blood of living peo? ple. It is said that fire days before his death he told his landlord that it would be well, after his decease, to re? move his heart, so as to prevent his rising from tbe grave. We gavo Gov. Kellogg credit for more sense than be has shown in tell? ing the Congressional Committee that nnpardouable lie about a plot among tbe Southern Democrats to assassi? nate the President, If any set of men want Grant out of the way it must be the Republicans, in self-defence, for be is fast killing tbeir party. Beeidet, if we wished bim dead, we aboold pre? fer not to risk a tragedy, bot leave tbe work to Kentucky "Bourbon." That will do the work soon enough. Governors Allen, Gaston and Brown have already spoken of tbe usurpation of tbo President with the indignation it culls for, and Governor Tilden, of Now York, when tbo Legislature re-as? sembles, will respond with equal earnestuees. Governor Woodson, of Missouri, has joinod hands \gith the other States in protesting against Presidential usurpation. It is plain tbat General Graut baa made a mis? take. At an election held in Walterboro, ofcw tbe 4th instant, for Intendant an^r Wardens, Col. J. J. Klein was re-elect? ed Iuteudant by a majority of 91 over C. G. Henderson, Esq. This is now the fifth time tbe inenmbent is serving tho people. Iu the Uuited States Senate, on Thursday, the resolution of the Gene? ral Assembly of South Carolina, rela? tive to tbe deposits made in the Freed men's Savings Bank, was presented and referred to the Committee on Fi? nance Tbo Georgia negro has no more faith in banks. He lays his money out in store clothes and hair oil, and the nows of a bank suspension causes bim to exclaim: "Bust away wid ye, but you can't bnrt deeo laveudar pants." A little girl four yeers old created a rinnlo by remarking to tbe teacher of her Sunday School class: "Our dog's dead. I bet tbe angels was sen red when they see him coming up the walk. He's cross to strangers." The snng sum of $75,000 has been paid out for sponges in Key West dur > tog the months of November and De? cember, 1874.