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cUi.io.il College, at Oraogeburg, will eaob. I trait, receive tbo attention whioh they reqaire at the.hands of the 6MiMai mmmw* ? Bkpobt' or tub ArroaNinr-GH^BKAii. ti?<Nit:llB?wiUi thelioottel report of the Attorney-Qoncrai. I* will be found to present, with due fulness of delsil, tho labors of that hffiae in re sptot to causes iri the oourt? in 'whioh tbo State, hao been u parly. Or had an interest which required a legal repre? sentative. No one can examine the report without being convinced of tbe " importance and' variety Of the pnblio interests to be represented by the At? torney-Gen era I. I earnestly urge the pernBol of this report ' upou the mem bars of th'd'Gtmeral Assembly- I think tboy will dgree with me in tbo opinion that the litigation' conducted through tbo Attorney-General und those em? ployed by him, hns not only been ex teokfte and"thbsV important, but that thotounher {n v?b'iob it ha* been odn-, duet?d,?1 mid" tbe results attained, ate Bdoh> U3 to inspire/confidence is the fidelity*- attd proTeaoionnl ohill with whiob tho Statti'h'as in this respect been aetyodf''The report of the At tornoy-Gobo'rhl ?linwa tbo' amount of htiK'?tiofj atUI UD?hiohed. It is nnue oeaaary to add ?bat! this un?uiRhed bo-iuoBF,"together with that which will inevitably arie?:dnrio'# tho present '^oar.'DwW'^e&Wrti^af^Maibh be modo vor tho/Expenses neoeseaiHlycpn neaUld wltW stfotj''litigation. :'I do not doobtthat mfi^e'raaiS one brivate cor ppruii?b iu'thia Statu .haVexpended a larger "aatiT-VTn litigation during the, p;U-? year, tliao baa be'dn? -expended by the State; The professional fees paid to4 tbpbo who have represented the Statif have not equalled in amount tho;;o Wbi?b1!?ro uuaaily paid by pri? vate peruse and corporations for like servioea. I call attention to the esti? mate of o^naii^fta jto?_iUe present year, at pngo 103 of tbo Comptroller-Gene ml'd report. ?. Ootmirtr E4^arcks^?The financial condition of many, if not moat, of the Ooontlee .cf the State is deplorable. The praofcioo of making expenditnres, incurring"' ?bligutioDB, I and issuing cheoka, warrants and orders in exoose of the funds provided to meet them, has' prevailed to each an extent wo to prodooo 6, state of affairs whiob calls lor tUtyaotio'ti.or trie General Assembly. Udder the preseM law! nb part of'the fund* art^ twn^jtteQ'Tdf' ?oonty pur? poses dhfin^1 the1' preaeut year can be u pptlefl \d the 'pay lut'n't of any obliga-' tumntit?fimwto to1 November 1, ISU? -:mid result Ik; that no rWdorda io open 'fofc'too- #r<s!feut payment df mady dl tteleSf?t MerltBri?us creditors of the 'Counties'. ^5 f ast'onoa here, as of thatolass, the jurors, sheriffs and other offlooro, v?hd buvo felt compelled, or uotually boon cotnp?lled by their pnb? lio duty, to givo their time, or to ose their pdrabnal 'n?Uj to maintain the pnblio in?titblio?^'.'of their. Oonntiea. No juror could'refaao.to obey hie eum mou#t? attend "th'd oourta; no sheriff ooold opari bid' jail* doore'because the County Troaoororo oould not furnish funds to. teed tho . prisonero. In this way it boa happened, to my personal knowledge/tbat Oduuty offloers have exhausted -'their personal means and credit, cud uro left without hope of presunt payment. To remove this in? justice, ahtbority should be given to tbe Oonoty Commissioners, under pro Sertnstrnotioni, to levy taxes to gra ually pay past indebtedness. This obould not be dona in one levy, bat the tax should be distributed over two or more yoaro. The. next duty ia to provide acme effectual protection against saoh evils iu the fnturo, The only perfeot protection is honesty and eoonomy on tbo pi/rt of tho County Commissioners; hot in the absence of those - qnnlitiea, something. may, be doue, I think, by legislation. To this end, and aa the result of my most care? ful examination of the 'subject, I ro commend 'that tbe system of speoifle levies bo applied to County taxes, ' I do cot fcbow that it will be expedient or practicable to make .a'apecifio levy for every class of Conn ty oxpaudi tares, bot I do recommend, that the levies be made opeoifio for onoh objects aa the pay of jnroro, tho dioiing of prisoners, and other expenses' which are of anoh a charaotor as to' be essential to the maintenance of' publio order and go? vernment. There io Goarcelyaoy e ab? ject which collo moro loudly for ro drens, than our County financial sys? tems,'?ud 1 trust the General Assem? bly will 4*vifiel?&3 apply the proper remedies, J " "?u>1 ' " Floating Indebtedness of tub State?Tho floating indebtedness of the State presents a eubjeot so vast, undefined and complicated as to re? qaire the exercise'of qor beat judg? ment as well aa great caution in deal? ing with it. The total amount of tbe apparent indebtedness of this olasa is unatoerteioed. The legal Validity of a largo part of it is more than doubtful, , and tbe meritorious oharaoter of a Btill larger part may well be disputed. Tnere is a certain view whioh may be taken of this whole class of indebted ne*fi, whioh would treat it as a matter to be indefinitely pootpoued. In this view tbo presept Administration and Geueral Aesetnbly might regard it as au iodebtedneM for whioh they are not responsible and whioh they shonld not, therefore, permit tq, become a bqrden opoa their management of publio of fairs, For my oWn; part, t cannot al? together take tbfa; view of the sabjeot; I miiht regard bo rimoh of this iodebt edneiB ob has the, oharaoter of legal ?ad moral validity as a portion of the pablie ??rdcs rhJcb ?of vuvare now Oilled to conduct pqblld'affairs, mubt ftisoroe. On the other hand, I am in flotibly opposed to the hasty or present liquidation of any conaidotpblo portion ;, of tljia ihdebtedpeiir. Xhe^poblip inr ? .a?asta, in my judgment, require, firet, moot promptly- and iu full, of all ?x penditnrea made or to bn mado during the pre noli t. year. Not uatil ttrie in done should uur attention. be tarn?d to tbu past floating indebtedness of the BUte. Further tbanr! tbu. t ana op? posed to nuy plan which look* ' to tbu indiscriminate payment of all this iu dabteduttxa fir ita iu^isorijniutto re? duction-' of rejection, I think its amount, the various classes of which it oousitsts, the time, aud uirouuistuuce-? under wbleh and tbe objects for wbioh it was iucurrtsd should, be ua eertained. After this is done, I think snob portions of this indebtedness up have the highest merit in point of ge? neral equity should be provided for, it it citu be duue without iuipotung too great a burden of tuxitinn upon the people. Uuder this latter bead, I think, would full the eilst lug indebted? ness, in great part, at leust, of tbe Lunatic Asylum and tbu rjtttto Peni? tentiary, and, perhaps, uf other chari? table and penal institutions. I'knnw, for instance, from persona! experience and information; that many of our mer? chants, bunkers and other citizens have come, forward, from a eein-e of duty and not from ordinary business mo tiven. on naverul occasions. In huntuin our Lunatic Asylum and Penitentiary by fmrniftbing Rupplies and by Unding their money und credit, Snub, services create the highest pos?ible obligation ou the.part ot the State to repay such parties at the earliest practicable time. I recommend, then, that, after due die crimination between tbe alasseB of our fioatiog indebtedness has been made, ?ach portions or classes of thin indebt nesfl be selected us. bavo tbe highest equitable olaim to payment, ami, then, that it he ascertained whothor the people are able to bear the harden uf any additional tax to pay them, in whole or in pact. Whatever it may be found possible to dn in thin way, I trust will be done. Above all thing*, the General Assembly should icako any suah levy'specific iu all respects. Tbu object* to wbioh tbe tux is to be ap? plied should be distinguished, btyoud all doubt or question; if any debts are to be paid in full, it should be no or? dered; and if aprorata puymeut among several debts or classes of dubia is to be made, the exact mode and per uent ago of payment should be specified. Nv opportunity should be given for any diversion of such funds from the precise objects for which they are de sigued by the General Assembly. With tbe expression of these views, I sub mit. the matter to the wisdom of the General Assembly, with the hope that snob action will be taken as will con? vince all honest public oreditors of the readiueas of this General Assembly to do all.in their power to meet tbu just obligations of the (State. :1 Fish -Culture?I have been re ?nested by several citizens, for whom have great respect, to call the atten? tion of the General Assembly to the subject of tbe stocking of oar utreamn and lakes with fish. It has been rap resented to me that a Commissioner or Commissioners might be authorized to he appointed by the Governor, to serve wholly without pay, who would enable tbe State, at a trifling expense ?say about $1,000?to proaure from the United States and tho other States the best varieties of fish with which to replenish our waters. I transmit here with a copy of the annual report r?5 the Commissioners of Fisheries of New York, aud submit the subject to tbe consideration of tbe General As? sembly. Minority Representation ?I com? mend to tbe consideration of tbe Gen? eral Assembly the question of enacting a law applying the system of vntiug, known as "cumulative voting" or "minority representation," to fctbe eleotiona of incorporated cities aud towns in the State. I do not feel pre? pared to do more than to recommend that tbe syatem be tried on a small scale at present. An a matter of theory, the system promises the best results, but I think our policy respect? ing it should be tentative at first. If Its prautioal results are satisfaotory when applied to our cities aud towns, public sentiment will sustain its appli? cation toother elections. A bill intro? duced by Senator Coohran, of Ander? sen, ii now before tbe Senate, wbioh embraces this feature among its provi? sions, and I commend it to tbe favora? ble action of tbe General Assembly. Revenue Recommendation:,.?I re? new, with' increased confidence, the 'recommendations made in my inaugu? ral address, and especially tbe recom? mendations for a reduction of all pub lio expenditures to tho lowest point consistent with the actual require? ments of good government; the dis? continuance of contingent funds, ex? cept to a very limited extent; the shortening of tbe sessions of tho Gen? era) Assembly; the reduction of its ex Jlenses and the entire abolition of legis atlve contingent or incidental funds; tho removal of all abuses connected with the public printing; tbe keeping of expenditures within receipts, aud particularly the immediate adoption of a proper syfitem of accountability iu the disbursement of all public funds. Tbe praotioal enforcement of the last recommendation I regard as abso? lutely essential to our success in avoid log tho evils of the past, which now block our efforts at progress ou every hand. Upon this subject, my views are so decided that I shall feel obliged in future to place the responsibility for a failure to adopt some safer system than the one now prevailing entirely upon tbe General Assembly. OONOIjUDED TO-HOItBOW. Wanted, Agents, Male and Female, TO sell Pictures everywhere. 14,000 re? tailed by one. Another wrltea: "I can make more money in this business than X oan on a 910.000 farm, all atoAked." WHITNEY A CO., Norwlob, Conn. *>*? ? ' ?; ? ?iL?MBtAi; 8. c. Wednesday Morning. January 13, 76 t>ti?ll ihc salary Apur<pprI???lon AJ*t j Ivbaafcbeua left entirely to V few' members of tb" Conservative press in this State to shuw tbo wholly irregniar and reprehousible piooeeding of the General Ansambly, in the so called passage of the Aot, providing for the salaries uf tbe members und for legis lativo expenses, includiug contingent fuodH. Our prurient Radical press, it will be remembered, thought the mem? bers "disinterested," uud to be ooni tuondn." for uot tukiug inure, buch is not (be judgment of tbo intelligent and fearltsR Conservative Republiouu opinion of th<? conurry, as reflected in respectable journals like tbe New Turk Times Nor ouu the action tu ken bo del coded anywhere or upon any rea? sonable grounds. It was without ex? oose. No apology can be made for it, or, if made, oau udd to tho validity, whioh i'y leaks io itself. Tbe measure violated the. Coustitutiou in its provi sions, uud moro especially in .tho mode iu wLioh it was fauid to have been passed. It passes our comprehension how a statute, which depend**, as all ntut.nlos must, u[? >u the concurrence of the twu h.uuohi.0 of the Legislature, ohii be claimed to huve becomo law, because of eurtdiu circumstances of disagreement between the two Houses, or thrir committees, iu respect to it. Mr. Ediott, the Speaker, bus informed os tbut ho his repeatedly opposed thin rule Tint it would have beeu better for him to have exposed its violation both of the Cuustitution and of statute law at the* timo he made bis ruling, and thus sought, i y inducing proper action, to avoid H? enforcement. It would have been well, alao, it some able Conservative member bad shown, as many iu lite. House wore capable of doing, tho tcce.st-itj of repealing or setting abide the rule, before it oonld take disastrous efieot. Coming before tbe Governor in Uns . questionable shape, he, tob,' bight well have doubt? ed and declined to affix bin oiguaiure to tho bill. We believe a veto wonld have been sustained, and it was ju-t tbe pill that would havo been whole? some for the otomuchs of oertaiu mem here, who eared nothing for the oonutry or tbe people, but, as the Union-Rcrald eomplimentally phrased it, were looking out toe their aoouetumed "luxuries" But unaccom? panied by any protest*,'scarcely resisted iu its fiual consummation by any ooo iu the General Assembly, and natu? rally desirous to fuel his way with care iu the face of the opposition, open and secret, to which his reform policy is subjected io his own party, and hav? ing but little timo to consider the im? portant questions and issues involved in it, he signed it, as we know, with 1 reluctance, accompanied by brief expo? sition of its doubtful legality. Recog? nizing the high merit of his inaugural address, admiring his bold staud in the election of Judge, aud appreciat? ing the prudential reasons which he cannot disregard in his position, we have taken no exoeptiou to his coarse ia approving the bill. Where wo dis? cern the proper spirit, we aro willing to wait till it o&n move with effect. We are ready to allow the Governor a margin for policy aud caution. Re forme uuonot bo instituted io u day, or go by leapt*. j The '1 eneral Assembly has now come together again. The Governor has sent iu an elaborate message, in whiob, among other matters of pressing inte? rest, we learn that he has oharaoter ized the salary appropriation Aot as iudefeusible, aud ouu not to bs re? peated with bin consent. What will be the action, if any, whioh the body will see fit to take, remains to be seen. It may rest under tbe odium, or boldly purge itself uf blame. We uro satis? fied now, as we bavo but n from the beginning, that it will prove, if not re? pealed or counteracted, of serious iu jury to the cause of good government aud light economy amongst us. :? As it Btaods, it is a triumph ot the elemouta of tho Legislature, from which the oonutry bus already suffered so tnuub. They will tuke courage from it to go ou in tbe eame old way. If it stood alone?if it was not a trophy which will inspire other attempts?if it was not. a constant reminder of the de? lights of legislative opoliation and "luxuries"?it would bo prudent and proper to say no moro about it; But a m? tJAMiupie, it wiii have a fatal effect j as a precedent,) it will fee dan glrons; and as an incentive to renewed attaoktj open the Treasury, it will con tin no to utimulate greed, and prompt ingenious and oanoiog modes of mak? ing them. We ebould be glad, in the interests of sound and proper legisla? tion, from a doe regard to tbe rigbts of 'the people,, whose sweat and thought and toil aro so largely drawn Upon to raise even tbe uehessary nnp plies of the State Qovernmeut, if the spirit which prompted and lives in this measure could bo rebuked aud ttugbt a leston. Aud wo nay this not in reference to tbu bum voted tbe mombera themselves as pay for the ir services; while wr.iu?, unconstitutional and excessive iu umouu?, it is the least of tbe evila embodied in tbe bill, aud oouaidering the constitution ol the legislative brauch, oua difficult to avoid. - .-???-. i hk sTAl'K LK?l?L.Vl'tlllK. Tuesday, January 12, 1875 SENATE. Tbu Seuato met at 12 M., and was aided to order by Piosiuum G leaVert. A quorum pruseut. The Presideut laid bttforu tho Sc nute a communication from State Su? perintendent of Etlucatiou Jillson, containing a synopsis ot his sixth annual report f?>r the luholaslio year, ending Juue 30, 1874. hum which it apper? there w.^re-231), 102 nobolars in atteuduuee during the yrur?84,075 I white, 145,127 colored; number of iree comoiuu schools 2,353; increase ovor last year 272. The annual report., of the Secretary of State aud CouapUoller-Geucral weie also presented. Mr.- Gaillurd presented potitiou of sundry drilgglot* und apothecaries, praying amendment ol "An Act to regulate tile Side of l n toxie.it i ug li? quors, aud to uiiur und uoieud the luw in relation ttierolu,' passed at thn sea hiou uf tho viem-iui A-soOibiy oi 1873-74. Messrs. D lualdnou, Hope, Maxwell, Myl-ia uuil W bittern ore gave uotiou of bill*. Mr. Whitt.em./ic introduced bills to regulate ofleuees agaiuat marriage and the relatiou of sex; regulating the manner *?f Contenting elections; to amend Chapters VII, VIII, IX, X and X?, Title II, Part 1, of tho Geueral Statutes, relative to elections and their results; to anwud Chapter XXV U, Title VI, Part I, General Statute?), re? lative to the ceusus. Mr. Marnball?Bill to doGne the I mauuur in which Boards of County .School Examiners shall be constituted. Mr. Owen??To wiud up aud fiuaily settle the affaiis of the President aud Director*! of the Bank of tbe State; to provide for the redemption of tbe out s'andiug debt uf the State. Mr. Smalls introduced a resolution, that a special committee of three be appoiuted by the President to investi? gate and report witbiu ten duys charges made against Hon. T. C. An? drews, Senator from Oraugeburg, iu the alleged confession uf one John L. Humbert, late Treasurer of that County. After consideration of general or? ders and reading the Governor's mes? sage, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House re assembled at 12 M. Speaker R. B. Elliott iu tbe ohair. Quorum present. Messrs. Beatty, Simkius, Copes, Ferguson, Woodruff, aud others, gave notice uf the introduction of bills. Mr. Hirsoh introduced a concurrent resolution, which was adopted and or? dered to the Senate, that whereas, Sec? tion 54, Chapter XVII. Title V, of the Revised Statutes provides for appoint? ment of joint committee of one from tbe Senate and two from the House, to examine tbe books of the State Trea? surer and Comptroller General, said appointments tu be made at tbe session previous to such examiuatiun; that a committee be appointed by tbe presid? ing officers of euch body to couduot said examination und report at tbe next session in the manner prescribed by law. Mr. Simons introduced a joint reso? lution to extend time for payment of geueral State and County taxes fur Rickland. Mr. Humbert introduced a resolu? tion, which was adopted, that on aod after this day this House will meet at 11 A. M., aud adjourn at 3 P. M. Mr. Guffln introduced a resolution, wbioh was adopted, that the Surgeaut at-Arms he instructed to iuqsiire and report what disposition has beeu made of the large chandelier which bung iu the centre of this hall. Mr. Harriott?Bill to amend Section 1 of an Act to provide fur the. payment of the past indebtedness of George? town County. The Speaker laid befure tho House a message from the Governor, which was read, and tbe several recommenda? tions referred. ? ? - -? ? - - - FuncnooxT, Benedict & Co., Charleston, S. 0.?Extraordinary Inducements ?Best Staudard Prints, Ue. up. Long Cloth, from 6o. up Sieoting, 30c. up. Wool Fluuuel, 25o. up. Fine Dread Goods and Al paccas, 25c. up. Wool Blankets, $1.85 per pair up. Full lines of Jeans , Cassimeies, Cloths, Ribbons and every variety of Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls, Fiirs. House-keeping Goods, OarpetB, Oil Cloths, Rugs, eto. Keep? ing the largest und best selected stock South, we can, with confidence, assure our fnouds und the public, that by purchasing of us, by order, or per? sonally, they will save from 20 to 25 pCrCCn". SiJIip.c" ??????? ??? U(ipnuauuu. All retail orders over $10 sent free of oharge. Goods aeut 0. O. D. Make romittanoes by P. 0. Order, Draft, or per Express. Brauohes at Atlanta, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla., where goods can be obtained at same prioes. Jl f . . m i? ? Subscribe for the Phcenix. City MATrKB^.?S?bs?1r!be "T?r the Phoenix?don't borrow. ? 9 Tbe Katie Putnum tronpe will ap? pear bero next week. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for in advance. - Largest polectiun of imported cigars at tbo Columbia H-itel Cigar Store. ''These low grounds of sorrow" wero pretty moist yesterday. To-morrow iu tbe last dar for tbe puymeut of tixes. Tbe penalty at? taches lifter that. Best imported Purtapns, eight for out* dollar, at Columbia Iiotul Cigar hi to re. Palmetto tine cut. tobacco is the beet in the city, and can be procured only at the Iudian Squaw Cigar Store. Capt. Hughes' boats arrived yester? day, with sixty bales of cotton, con? signed to Messrs. L'iriok & Lowrance. Weather too disagreeable fur busi? ness, yesterday. The great job was huw to keep warm. Col. P. W. McMaster haa beeu ohoRen auuiversary orator by tbe Che raw Lyceum. Dr. E E Jackson propbfaies that the weatbur will clear to-morrow? January 11 It is to be hoped he will be correct iu bis prognostications. Tbo trees and telegraph wires were coated with ice, yesterday. It was a I very pretty sight, although the rain bail a dampening influence. Those who are curious to know what aort of a thing pneumonia is, can get a gnnrl supply of it now iu return for a slight exposure. Tho Grand Lodge of Kuigbts of Pythias will bold their annual conven? tion in this oity, this evening, at 7 o'clock. The convention will be held iu Good Templar's Hall. Job printing uf every kind, from a miniature visiting card to a four-sheet poster, turned out, at short notice, from Puc&six office. Try us. Several attempts have been made recently to throw the Wilmington Co? lumbia and Augusta passenger train from the track, near Fair Bluff. Tbe bend wants a baud-full of buck shot. Tbo grand inunquerade ball of the German Schuetzen-Verein comes off in Ii win's Hall, on Wednesday evening next, January 20. Particulars in ad? vertisement in another oolninn. We are indebted to the committee for a oard of invitation to a banquet by the Knights of Pythias, to-morrow (Thursday) evening. We shall endea? vor to bo uu hand und do our duty. The Legislature convened yesterday, at 12 M. (aud not 7 P. M.) Bat little business was transacted. The Go? vernor's Message was read in both bonnes. The principal objeot of the members seemed to be an attempt to keep warm. A groat many limbs of trees and a number of flue plants aud shrubs, in various looalitiea in tbe oity, were broken down, yeaterdoy, by the weight of the sleet. The storm extended throughout this State and North Caro? lina. At a meeting of the City Council, last night, the tax ordinance was passed. Tbe levy is eight mills for general purposes and ton milla special interest. The new Opera House was also named the "Alexander Opera House." Frozen to Death.?A colored man, named Peter, who formerly belonged to Col. John English, was frozen to death, lust Wednesday. He started to go home in a wagon, that day, and was found about seventeon miles East of Columbia?within one mile of home?lying iu the road, frozen stiff. TueNewOpbra House ?Remember the dedication of the nov Opera House this evening. Miss Adulaide Phillipps and her highly talented troupe of ar? tistes ure well worth hearing. The building will be comfortably warmed, aud every arrangement made for com? fort. No improper characters will be admitted. The prograramo is very at? tractive. The Choral Union ronder an opening or welcoming air, after whioh the operatic tronpe give tho charming opera of tbo "Barber of Seville." The workmen wero bnpy, yeaterdoy, and Mr. Cramer?who ia entitled to the credit of the admirablo arrangement of the interior of the building?was here, there and everywhere. Watson's Art Journal aays: "Miss Adelaide Phillipps, both as an actress and a singer, nobly maintains America's right to stand in the front racks of the lyric stage world 1 It ia impossible to sp?ak ioo highly of her, whichever of her qnalitiea we discuss; her thoroughly perfoot school, her Italian prounnciation, her wonderfol drsmatio fervor and intensity, her eqoal aod lovely voioe, hor graceful geetares?? always suiting the notion to the word, and her artiatie conception ol the character entrusted to bar/' i*f ?' ? - ? HC _ . .. : .?.'? *<{..! Oabojusa.' Kaxjorajc. Ba?k . ? At the aanaai meeting of the stookholdotn of the Carolina National Baak? of Colom? bia, 8. C.?heid oil Tuesday; ^January 12, 1875, the following named geotlo men were elected Directors, to serve during the ensuing year:. ? Col. L. D. Childs, Dr. J. W. Parker. Cupt. Biobard CNeale, Jr.; Mdj. C D. Melton, (solicitor,) Captain John S. Wd.-y, Maj. J. B. Ezell. Colonel B M. Wallace, Dr. T. O. MoMaboc. I At a meeting of the Directors, the same day, the following officers woro ( re elected: , , - ... Col. L. D. Childs. President; Dr. X. W. Parker, Vice President; Capt. p. J. Iredell, Cashier; Mr. Wilie Joneo, Teller; Mr. John Bail, Collection Olork; Mr. John A. Metts, Book keeper. Mail abbanoehents.?Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 8 P. M.:closes 11 \. M-, 6 P. M. Charleston opent-8 f A. M., 5.80 P. M.;closet8 A. M.,6 P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., %.V. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On j und ay opoD from 2^30 to 3.31) P.M. List of New Advert is euents. Grand Masquerade Ball. < S. D. Epstiu?Notice. Meeting Richland Lodge. W. B. Lowrance?Cow LjsI. Electoo of Polioemen, eto. A Triumph Over Hdmbug ?It in not diffioalt to alarm the timid, and invalids are proverbially so. Aware of this fact, the venders of psendo bitters, "entirely free from alcohol," have raised a false cry against tonio prepa? rations eontaieing spirits, and no doubt have frighted a few sick folks into purchasing the fermented rubbish which they sell, and which is infinitely more injurious than the vilest drams drunk at tavern bars. But already a tremendous re-action hasset in against these abominahle nnRfrnm?. which, being devoid of the alcobolis basis which alone prevents liquid botanic preparations from turning sonr, de? compose almost as soon as made. Hos? teller's Stomaah Bitters has lived and will live down multitudes of suoh im? postures. A regular recurrence of the demand for the great alterative iuvigo rant from those who have always been its patrons, shows that tbey have not swerved in their time-honored alle? giance to America's most popular re? medy; and a constant influx of now orders domonStratee* how* little impree*' siou, after all, tue blatant denuncia? tions of the mook bitters men have), made upon tbo goneral public. 86 long as Hostet ter'd. Bitter* continue to cure), and prevent intermittent and romittent ? fevers, dyspepsia, constipation/ kiduoy disease and the numerous other ail? ments to which they are adapted, they will continue to dominate th* faotioua opposition of bnmbugs, and that will bu just as long as tbey are manufac? tured aud sold. Be it known unto all bogus nostrum venders, of every de? gree of audacity and knavery, that they can never hope to puff them? selves into public favor at the expense of Hoatetter's Bitters, the reputation of which is founded, as it were, upon a rock. J8f3tl Science's Polmonio Sybuf, Sba t7kkuj Tonio and Mandbakb Jfuxs.? These deservedly celebrated and popu? lar medicines have effected a revolu? tion in the healing art, and proved the fallacy of several maxims which have for many years obstructed the progress of medical soienoe. The false supposition that "Consumption is inoarable," deterred physioans from attempting to find remedies for that disease, and patients afflicted with it reconciled themselves to death without making an effort to escape from a doom whieb tbey supposed to be una? voidable. It ii cow proved, however, that Consumption can be cured, and that it has been eured in a very great num? ber of cases (some of them apparently desperate ones) by Sohenok's Pulmo nie Syrup alone; and in other oases by the same medicine in connection with Sohenok's 8ea Weed Tonio end Man? drake Pills, one or both, according to the requirements of the ease. Dr. Scheeck, himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted good health for more than forty years, was supposed, at one time to be at the very gate of death, his physicians having pronounced his case hopeless, and abandoned him to his fate. He was oured by the afore? said medioiues, and, since bis recovery, many thousands similarly affected have nsed Dr. Sohenok's preparations with the same remarkable success. Full directions accompany each, making it not absolutely necessary to personally see Dr. Sohenck, nnless pa? tients wish their lungs examined, and for this purpose he is professionally at his prinoipal office, corner Sixth and Arch streots, Philadelphia, every Mon? day, where all letters for advice mubt be addressed. Sohenok's medioines are sold by all druggists. Jan 9 flS Be Just to Yourself and Generous to Youn Wife.?Keep your farm ao oounle oorreetly and regularly in the "Rural Accountant," and give your wife a copy of dho "Carolina House? wife." The large sale of the Rural Ac? countants hao enabled the publishers, waiker, Jttvans * Cogswell, Charles? ton, 8. 0., to stereotype the forms, and thus reduce tho coat. Tbey now offer the small size at 91, end the largest $1.50, per mall, postage prepaid. The Carolina Housewife is Miss Rut ledge's old oatabliehed cookery book, ood should ? be In every house in Caro? lina. J.lt