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Vf'f'L II -I'" ? All.! "?ni in. II I I ?? ?COLUMBIA, S. Sunday Horning, April 11, 1878. The Philosophy of the Greeley Move* ment. In the notion of State?, and in the platforms of parties^ as well as in the oonduot of individuals, whatever is based upon principle, whatever is done or pro? fessed because it is right, in apt to bo vindicated by time and experience ngairist' any momentary failure, which may overtake, it. The effort to, olect Horace Greoloy to the Presidency had the finest sond-off of any similar political movoment in our reoent political history. It was right and just in itself. It ex .pressed the yearning hopes of patriotic mon of all sections of the country. But it followed too close after tho close of the war. The wounds it had opened, tho wrongs it had fixed upon one portion of the American people by the despotic temper, the irresistible prejudices and passions and deplorable ignoranoo it had installed into power, were not sufficiently healed, or not sufficiently appeased. President Grant had but to sound his drums and send forth the cry that the rebels and Democrats were aspiring to position again?he had but to agitate the money centres of Wall and State streets with fears of their safety?to walk over tho course into the White Houso again. Sine o then power has run its usual oourso into corruption, and tho National Admi? nistration has been detected to bo a huge job for private gain and favoritism, and a flagrant outrage upon the section of the Union which, on every account, and by every title of generosity, should havo had, if not its protecting care, at least its unswerving justice, extended to it. Sinco then the North has grown in political ?discernment, and is ripening into more kindly feolings. What tho Spnth knew from its reasoning, from its habit of thought and investigations, from tho lessons of Jefferson, the writings of Ma? dison, the productions of Colhoun, tho example and the utterances of its greaf thinkers incorporated into its public life, the North is arriving at by another prooess. Facts and experience aro com? ing to the aid of its thought Conquered Greece gave to its victor arts, literature and philosophy. It taught Ronio cul? ture and refinement So the over-run SoUth, by the discovery of (the merit of its political creed, by the conservative tendencies which inhere in the structure of ita society and forms of Government, ? when in their normal condition, by the power of' recuperation, which it has shown against the effects of a disastrous war and ,a more destructive and tanta? lizing peaoe, is giving a useful lesson to the States North. They are discovering that there is more here than they were aware of. They struck blindly at slave? ry, a mere incident, remaining simply a a little longer on the Southern than on the Northern stage?not aware till they had felt it that the mode and circum? stances and results of thoir crusade would destroy rights dearer than slavery, and en? danger-even the guarantees of sound government and personal liberty. Theso things aro beginning now to be dis? cerned, to be considered and appreci? ated. But we have written at greater length than we intended. We meant merely to introduce the sensible, just and hand? some remarks made by General Gordom. of Georgia, a few days ago, in Atlanta, in vindication of the Greeley movement. Many persons have hastily .supposed that it was a great mistake; that the South erred, Ac. But it was a sincere and honest effort for reconciliation and resto? ration, and as such will be more amply vindicated as timo rolls on. Speaking of tho attempted coalition of elements to defeat n corrupt Administration, and the failure which followed, Sonator Gordon says: ''The elections of lost fall were the le? gitimate and the necessary results of that coalition. Something like the Greeley movement was absolutely necessary. The Northern peoplo had beoome incrus tated with a granite formation of passion, prejudice and hate, beneath which their mellower and better, feelings were im? prisoned. It seemed impossible to break through this horrid casement that had coffined the kindly Northern and West? ern heart No plea could penetrate it; no outrage eould shiver it; no argument could phase it It was a solid, unfeeling mass, against whioh all impulses fell im? potent But Horace Greeley, with one stroke of his pen, as with a wand, shat? tered this miserable shell, and threw the words of truth and right and justice, like sunbeams, in upon the soul, and the brain, and the heart of the people. To use hla own expression, 'a ohasm yawned between the people of this republio that must be closed or filled.' Like an? other Cur tins, with aa heroic a heart, and aa high a purpose, ,1 am sure, as moved tho onoient Roman, ho flung himself as a sacrifice into the abyss. He Sve his pen, his 'speech, and his life to e cause of reconciliation. ?< And he did not. giro them in vaini Through his saorifloe the ohasm was closed, and his peoph* stand over his grave united and victorious. I- oppoSuu ?heGreeley movc nienfc at flrat, but I am not one of thoso who insist now that it was a mistako. I thtekrH the wisest political movement in our political history. \ It won tho carrying out of tho policy aha*, dowed in Lincoln's, memorable words? ?We have conquered them' by arms; lot us win them by magnanimity.' ' I heard Senator Bayard, who. yc?u will remem? ber, opposed tho coalition bitterly,'and denounced it on tho door of the Haiti more Convention, soy in the executive session of the Senate, just a few days ago, that after seeing its fruits, he esteemed tho Grooloy movoment as a wise, politic and patriotic movement It gave tho South the ear of the North I and West. This was all wo wantod. Wo did not noed arguments, wo only lacked ] an audience." Wanted, Another Ingersoll. What a power is public opinion. The country is recovering from tho saturnalia which succeeded to the war. Tho old fashioned words right, justice, honesty, are again coming into vogue. Demand for reform of abuses is becoming a living power once more. It ever penetrated tho benightod and besotted regions of | South Carolina, and for tho last six months has taken a practical shape which | makes plunderers both squirm and curso. Back, rogues! is tho word, now. Dis? gorges is tho demand. Unfortunately for | us we havo but little purchaso to aid in j detection and prosecutions. Bings have been so compact, the cohesivo power) which unites plunderers is so much su? perior to all better influences, that whilo the ring worms have peached on each othor and nothing is so common as the most monstruous accusations the ono of tho other, they aro sworn against its taking tho form of testimony. Men walk up and down tho streets of Colum? bia who know their accomplices in frauds as perfectly as they know their own, who blab thorn out on occasion, but they would leavo the State or the United States sooner than testify. They are afraid of implicating themselves. It is a pity that wo are at such disadvantage. New York is better off in dealing with j the great ring steals of Twcod and his I associates. It convicted them and sent | them to the penitentiary. And now, under an honest and energetic Governor, who knows how to lay Iub plans wisely, aided by such citizens as Charles O'Conor, tho Legislature has passed some statutes known as Civil Bemedies Acts, whose scope is very wide. They remedy ajl tho defects in the law, as it pre? viously existed, which broke down tho former civil suits against members of the ring. And now, again, in the lack of other evidenco against those who have fled the country and taken their property with them as well as against those who havo not escaped, Governor Tilden has pardoned out of tho prison Ingersoll, one of the principal offenders, who has j turned State's evidenco, in order to uso him in the prosecution of the other de? linquents. This is business. This is a companion piece to his action in refer? ence to the canal frauds, by which $1,500, - 000 is annually saved to tho people. These are big licks, such as suit the large field of New York and the more advanced condition of its reform policy and ex? posure of abuses. If we only had now a first class rascal in the penitentiary', ono of tho esoteric disciples of the cor? rupt ring philosophy, who would be will? ing to barter the truth which ho knows for the froo air of which he is deprived, we might make a start. What a splendid revelation, for example, might not ? and- and dozens of others make? But with all tho criminals who havo I been plundering the people and fatten? ing on their substance, with all the vil? lains who have drawn no other breath than that of corruption, we cannot find one who can he utilized against his fol? lows. They snap their fingers at the puny efforts to convict. It is lamenta? ble that with all our resources in this line, wc should he powerless to use a singlo one. We arc like the miser tnagnas inter opes inops. Wo have cotton and unimpeachable water power, but no companms to spin it up. We have minerals, but wo don't mine. We havo capable men and honest men, but they havo no more chance than if they were in heathen lands. And, worse than all, wc oven have the raw material of rogues in lavish abundance, big and little, but for the life of us, wo can't got at ono of tho big ones, either for tho discipline and punishment which would do him good, or as the means of detecting others, a sorvioe which would he, of infinite ad? vantage to tho community. But, alas! who thinks or cares for tho community? The utmost that we are capable of is to pass resolutions directing public officers to prosecute and then "lose" them. Oh! for a convicted plunderer! Oh! for j the genius and courage in a public officer whioh will find such man, mani? pulate him through the courts, give him a wholesome courso of prison life with hard labor, and. then will make him a stand-point, a pou ato to lift and destroy the whole corrupt rascally gang who prosper in the degree that they despoil and Stifle tho State, and glitter and shine with a false glare, only, as they tarnish its honor. Thb Umited States Ooubt, Apbix, 9, Judoe Bbtah FUNDOn?.?In the Circuit Court Henry Williams, alias Henry Townpond, indicted for stealing letters from the Columbia nnnt now; verdict, guilty. The case of Henry1 Johnson, in diotmont for forgery, was, on motion of] the District Attorney, transferred to the District Court The oaso of William S. Parsons and others against the City Council of Charleston was postponed. Strayed or Stolen: A .Great Popular Beaotion. ' Any information will be thankfully received at the headquarters | of the Connecticut Bepublloan Stato | Committee? Springfield Republican. Frauds Arraigned. In Judge Beod's Court, ofciTriday, Mi. Miles presented a petition from Messrs. Geo. W. Williams & Co., Polzor, Bodgers & Co., Wm. C. Bee, Jamegv Adger & Co., Alva Gago, Or. A. Trenholm A Son, and other lending property holders of tho County, to sot aside certain verdicts against tho County of Charleston, The Judge, after hearing Mr. Miles for and Solicitor Buttz against tho petition, or? dered that the verdicts bo set aside and new trials granted. These judgments, sixty-throo in number, amount to about $120,000. Tho grounds of tho petition uro, that the vordicts had been irregular? ly recovered, that many of the claims an; fraudulent, that tho Solicitor had ac? cepted service and then allowed the ver? dicts to go against the County by con Rent, without the knowledge, assent or authority of the County Commissioners for whom ho assumed to act. Tho pe? tition, moreover, was accompanied by affidavits from two of tho Board of Com? missioners, allowing that thoy had never employed Buttz to act as their attorney. Buttz was very indignant about it, and filed an answer which concludes with what is meant ns n sting, namely, his "regret that men of standing and charac? ter should sign such a paper." He also intimated his purposo to indict the pe? titioners for libel, and tho County Com? missioners lor perjury. He bikes it hard, uses big words, haughty threats and nil that, but it won't avail. Tho publio has reason to thank Judgo Heed, Mr. Miles and the petitioners for their timely action. It will not prejudice any just claims, and those that are regarded as fraudulent and irregular will have to Bhow what bottom they stand upon. As an example, the step taken in Charles? ton will be invaluable. Tho determina? tion expressed by Judge ltecd, that the "Court, whilo ho presided in it, should never bo tho means of legalizing claims that were fraudulent and invalid," is one that docs him credit, and will meet the cordial approval of tho poople of the State. Let aggrieved people in other Counties take heart from this example. Bhode Island closes tho political races for the spring season. There will now be a respite in election returns until August, when Kentucky will have an unimportant and of course one-sided strugglo. September follows with regu I lor field-battles in Maine and California, land skirmishes in Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Oregon, I Indiana, Nebraska and West Virginia have no olections this year. In October, Ohio and Iowa will teat the popular pulse?tho latter by electing a Governor. The political sweep-stakes of the year will bo in November, when Now York and Pennsylvania, with u number of others, will have their a.vy in tho mat? ters of government We regard this as the very best year not to bet on con? tested political struggles, for tho people are doing their own voting pretty much as they like, regardless of organs or I loaders. ?-??-?? The G.vnq or MunoEivEns KSD Thieves ra Jail?Captain H. C. Alloy has suc? ceeded in capturing Jim Bug and James Anderson, tho ring-leaders of the organ? ized band of murderers and highwaymen that have terrorized the people of Green? ville, Spartanburg and Union Counties for tho past six months. Never has a detective managed a case with more con summato skill, nor pursued villains more successfully than the Spartanburg mar? shal has done in this case; and lie not only deserves the thanks of tho citizens in the vicinities where these murders and outrages have been committed, but of the people of the State at large, and his reward should be commensurate with the splendid work he has performed. Tho peoplo of Greenville County now know who murdered in cold blond, to got a few dollars, their fellow-citizen, Marens barton, which has been a mys? tery that none of us could solve. We know, further, that a number of our citi? zens have been accosted on the public highways, and whilo some have escaped by night, others havo been shot, and among that number is Isham K. Robi son, whoso arm is almost paralyzed from the effocts of a pistol shot. He was fired upon four times, within a few paces. Mr. Bobison, as woll as the drivor of his wagon, both went to see Sullivan yester? day at tho jail, and identified him ns the man who aimed a blow at Mr. Bobison with a bludgeon. Alf. Walker, who cul? minated his career of crime in the heart? less murder of Bev. Mr. Miller, is sup? posed to bo the negro who did the shoot? ing These desperadoes, with Jim Ander? son, have all boon captured; and besides the orimes they have committed in Greenville County, they must account for numerous others committed in other sections. The proof in every case will be estab? lished beyond the shadow of a doubt, and then it is expected that there will be such another hanging by the neck, as will.warn all such scamps that the ma jc.'y of the law is respected by tho good people, and will be enforced against all who engage in murder and rapine. It has oome to light that the President of the Spartanburg National Bank and Capt Alloy were to havo been the next victims of the murderous gang that has just boon broken up by the capture of the ring leaders. Their plans wore laid to make a raid on thoao gentlemen be? tween tho 10th and 12th of April, and bnt for the fortunate capture of the scoundrels, two more good men may have been brutally murdered. [?reent?We Aetes. Tho gains and. Josses were pretty dvenly'divided between the two parties yesterday. The Demoorats made all the gains and the Bepublicans all tho losses. [Hartford Times. CrrxTrzMs.? Subscribe for the Puorttrx and then invest a V in the real estate dis? tribution. Reading matter on every page. Our people ought to have good bmins. They e?t fish enough. Musical mosquitoes uiakc men much mad now. Seo notice, of Morris' Minstrels, for Tuesday and Wedn( sday nights. Tho cheapest black grenadines wo havo | ever seen arc to be had at C. F. Jack? son's. In forwarding subscriptions to the r?'?i*Mx and Gleaned, don't forget the postage. C. F. Jackson has just received a lot of dress goods, worth 25c, and soiling j them at 12.1c. The Morris Minstrels arc advertised as j first class and strictly moral in every respect. The rain foil steadily the best part of yesterday and last night, and the damp? ness and cold made fires pleasant onco I more. j You can get all stylos of job printing, I from a visiting card to a four-sheet post ' er, at the PmBXtX office. Prices satisfac 'tory. Col. I. W. Avcry has sold his interest ; in the Atlanta Herald to Col. P. A. Alston ? ?oue i of his partners?and severs his , editorial connection with that paper. Mr. Symmers, of the City Hall grocery fame, is out in our columns, this morn? ing, with a list of desirables, indispensa? bles, A-e. Spring trade must be promising, judg? ing from the large stock of dry goods, notions, Ac., our friend Jackson has bought--selling cheap, too. C. V. Jackson says he is the leader of low price.;, and if you will call and seo the large stock of now goods and their ? low prices, you will agree with him. A bargain can be obtained in tho pur? chase of a fount of second-hand bour? geois or minion, with the necessary coses, at the Piuesix office. W. D. Love & Co. arc alive to the wants of the people. Wo have been sur? prised at their immense display of spring goods, and at such low prices. Mr. J. H. Kinard announces to the ladies that lie will havo an opening of millinery at his establishment on Tues? day next. The display already made in his windows is fine. The annual meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent Society, for the relief of the | sick poor, will be held Monday (to-mor? row) afternoon, at 5 o'clock, at Misses Reynolds' school-room. This is the season of the ycur when the average young man of the period squares his cash and wonders which tailor he will victimize for a stylish suit of spring clothes. Now that spring is upon us, wc hope that our merchants will see that their steps and dry goods boxes are cush? ioned. It is asking too much of idle men to wish them to sit upon cold stone or iron. Tickets in the real estate distibution, which comes off in April, can be obtained J at Phoenix office, Indian Girl Cigar Store, Columbia Hotel Cigar Store, Wheeler House, Sulzbacher's California Cigar Store, and Sheridan's grocery store. Now is the time bed bugs make their appearance. They are said to he most readily destroyed by nux vomica in tho form of tincture, combined with liquid? ammonia, which mixture is to be freely applied to tho joints and cracks of the bedstead. Here is a simple rule to detect coun? terfeit fifty cent notes: On the counter? feit, the lock of hair in the corner of Dexter's forehead touches the hair at each en I, while in the genuine it is a "C" shaped lock, and touches only at the lower end. ILvtr. Storm.?Yesterday morning came in bright and warm, with the prospect of a summer day, but by 11 o'clock, with little warning, the clouds gathered, the wind blew, the thunder rolled, the light? ning flashed, the ruin poured, the hail fell thick and fast, and wo began to be? lieve we would soon be the victims of a tornado. Tho storm lasted twenty or thirty minutes, during which time the atmosphere becamo suddenly cool, and wo were again reminded of winter. Wo heard of no damage by the storm. Tho following was the state of tho barometer and thermometer at 2 P. M., as recorded by Dr. E. E. Jackson's instruments: Baro? meter, 29.7; thermometer, 66. The ther? mometer fell nine degrees in fifteen minutes, when the cold wind from the North came. Relioious Services To-Day. ? Prosby terion Church?Rev. J. H. Bryson, 11 A. M. and 7J P. M. Trinity Church?Rov. P. J. Shand, rector, and Rev. J. H. Stringfollow, as? sistant, 11 A. M. and 5 P. M. Lutheran Chnroh?Rev. Z. W. Beden baugh,10} A. M. St. Peter's (Catholic) Church?Rov. J. j L. Fullerton, first Moss 7 A. M.; Becond Moss 101 A. M.; Vespers 41 P. M. Baptist Church?Rev. A. B. Woodfin, pastor, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Marion Street Church?Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Washington Street Church?Rev. A. W. Walker, 11 A. M. Mission Chapel?Rov. A. W. Walker, 4 P. M. , Irwin's Hall?Rov. D. B. Clayton, 4 P. M. Colored Firemen's Tournament.?The 1 colorod firemen tire making splendid ' headway in their proposed tournament in the first part of May?about tho 3d or 4th. They deserve all the help our citi? zens can give them toward success, as they havo over been ready, energetic and I willing co-workers with the white com- . panics in fighting the fiery element They propose to invite several colored companies to participate with them in' their festivities; and we are satisfied that tho visitors will have to be at tho top round of tho ladder of experience und activity to surpass the Vigilant, Enter? prise and Congavce. Tub Fair.?This festhal in aid of the Palmetto Orphans' Home was continued yesterday, from 11 to 2, but tho storm which came up at the first-mentioned hour was a great damper to the occasion However, a fine lunch was to bo had, and quite a number of persons were present A large number of fancy articles were disposed of during the fair. Wo have not ascertained tho full amount realized, but have reason to believe it approxi? mates $500. The expenses were light, as nearly all the articles disposed of wore contribution*. The string bond of the 18th Infantry rendered their services gratuitously. We unintentionally omitted the names of Misses Sophie Diercks and Marie Kramer in yesterday's issue. Nobby.?Somebody has said that "gar? ments oft proclaim the man; but costly thy habit to thy purse." There Is much truth in this quotation, despite the fact that some one else has said "clothes don't make the man." Take the hat for in? stance. Wo ask the question, which is liked the best, a now hat or old hat? The answer comes at once?nsw hat Well, there is a placo in our view where tho daintiest, the largest, tho roundest or longest heads can bo fitted. We know it to be a fact Then, you can find there all styles of caps, except perchance a madcap or night cap. Talk of your Broadway swells, dressed in the height of fashion! Horc is the house to fashion yourself according to taste. Dress suits, business suits, or any other kind of suit, except a Brooklyn scandal suit, can bo obtuined. As for canes, t!.-- nobbiest little ones, to twirl in one hand while you curl your moustache with the other, (unless you are like a Chinese "gal," with all your hair on lop of your head,') or any other cane, except one to kill a brother, con bo purchased here. Oh, tho neckties, but they are lovely. The Lord Warden cravat is tho one, with patent adjustment; worn either as a Brunswick scarf, Windsor tie, bow, or with ring or pin.* All varieties and colors can be had, except a sheriff's nocktio. Collars of endless styles and shapes, save as big as a horse collar, as that would bo out of all reason. You con have them standing so high that insurance agents wonld bo soliciting you to tako out an accident policy on your ears. All these, and even more, do we say unto you aro to bo had and done at the popular store of Messrs. Kinard & Wiley. ? ??? ?, Tue Fibemen's Tournament.? The day for the great festival of the white compa? nies of the Columbia Fire Department has been fixed on Thursday, the 6th of May. Its success is already assured, as tho active and energetic gentlemen in charge of the arrangements have secured handsome subscriptions from our citi? zens, with a bright prospect of a greater increase. Out firemen richly merit all that can bo done for them in nid of any enterprise which they may undertake, as no portion of any community is so self sacrificing, patriotic or public-spirited as its firemen. In many instances, without property themselves, they volunteer life and limb for the protection of that of others. When tho fire-alarm is sounded, tho fireman feels it a call to duty, and answers tho summons with an alacrity and patriotism that cannot bo surpassed by tho soldier's response to the call to arms. By all means, then, let every citi? zen contribute to aid the firemen in their day of recreation and enjoyment, and mako it an occasion long to bo remem? bered by the community at large, and ono which will stimulate, if such can be possible, our gallant firemen to renewed zeal in the dischorgo of their unselfish and self-imposed duties. It is expected that several companies from adjacent cities will participate with the Palmetto, Independent and Phoenix Companies on this gala occasion. Those who may visit Columbia to take part in the tournament will havo to look weU to their laurels, as our department have been practicing nightly for some time, and have accomplished remarkable feats in timo and evolutions. The visitors who may entertain hopes of carrying to their homes some of the handsome prizes offered, must como propar?d to perform deeds of agility and admiration. The following prizes have been de? cided upon: First - prizo for steamers, $100; second prize for steamers, $75; first prize for hook and ladder companies, $75; second prize for hook .and ladder compa ? nies, $50; first prize 'for hoso companies and hose reels, $75; second prize for hose companies and hooo reels, $50. For particulars as to order of exor? cises and information for companies in? tending to participate, oar advertising oolumns famish directions. Op En a House.?Tuesday evening, tho 13th instant, Miss Anna Dickinson will deliver her famous lecture on Joan of Aro. From the favorable, indeed eulo? gistic, comments of tho press, wherever she has appeared, even in cities where there was a feeling, against women lec? turers, and where she had been classed with certain Stuntons, Anthonys, et id omne genus, we feel assured that Miss Dickinson will be received at the Opera House by a largo audience. We havo published several notices of this famous woman, and now annex one from the Richmond Dispatch: ' 'It would possibly be nearer tho fact were wo to say that Miss Dickinson is not a lecturer, but an actress?a power? ful, fasoinating actress, who dramatizes her thrilling words, and with a touching pathos acts out tho simply touching story of Jean D'Arc with a power such as has never boen witnessed in tho South be? fore. She brings before her hearers tho Bcenes and incidents of 400 years ago with an earnestness and a magical con I trol that is beyond our power to describe. To say that she holds her audience spell? bound would not faithfully represent the truth. She chains every listener, moves every heart, and brings tears to eyes that would scorn to weep upon occasions of more solemn import" Spelling Matches.?The rage for con? tests in orthography seems to possess the country, and none the less in the great cities than in rural neighborhoods. Washington, Baltimore, New .York, Bos? ton, Chicago and, we believe, every other prominent city in the country hold these battles every week, and find thorn very amusing, and all the details of the fight appear in the papers next morning. A ' 'great spelling match" was held in Lin- " coin Hall, Washington, on tho evening of tho 31st ultimo. After a long and livoly competition, Miss Clara Ball and Professor H. L. Thomas were left solo combatants, and Miss Ball then broke down on tho word "jib," spelling it with a "g," leaving the Professor the victor of tho field and owner of the prize?a Web? ster's dictionary. Wo note this particu? lar match which is reported by the Wash? ington Chronicle, because, for the first time, we find tho* rules of the game printed. The reader may feel an interest in knowing thorn: 1. After the presiding officer and referees shall have been presented, the 1 schoolmaster will at once take charge, and tho sides for the first contest shall be called off by the leaders who have been selected. 2. The standard authority for spelling shall be according to either Webster or . Worcester. 3. Tho speller shall have the Tight to ask the definition of a word before spell? ing, and also to except to the pronuncia? tion of a word if he or she deems it lack? ing in authority. 4. When a word is mis-spe'.led, it shall not be again put in the' same class, but the schoolmaster shall give the correct I spoiling to the audience. 5. Tho referees shall deoide all ques? tions raised. In case of disagreement, the presiding bffioer shall deoide. All appeals shall be made and decided on the spot before the spelling of a word by a contestant shall be final. But this rule shall not preoludo the correction of an error by a speller, if discovered and corrected before the final syllable is spelled. The words selected for the contests shall exclude, so far as possible, all words of a technical, medical or purely seien- ' tific character; also, geographical and proper names, and shall be confined to words in use in general reading, writing and spoiling, ? ? ? Hotel Annrv.vLs, April 10.?Columbia Hotel?P. 8. Jones, Ohio; E. Burton, Pa.; W. P. Gee, B. K. Brookington, Dar? lington ; G. D. Sellers and wife, St Mat? thews; H. B. Jenker, Boston; J. B. Thomas, J. Trumble, S. C.; T. H. Swain, 111.; J. W. Aiken, Winnsboro; P. C. Hoinek, Tenn.; M. A. Warren, city; J. D. Stoney, S. C; T. Hamlin, Chicago; E. C. Thornton, Omaha; H T. Peake, S. C.; T. H. Crukshanks, Ala.; J. H. Croft, Ark.; J. H. Whittinson, Vioksburg; A. C. Shooter, Miss.; J. W. Gosport, N. O.; L L Phillips, B. Christopher Caw-' bridge, Mobile; T. L. Eraster, St. Louis; S. C. Tomllnson, Michigan. Wheeler House?Mrs. T. M. Keerl, W. F. Lanaboo and wife, Master E. F. Keerl, Miss L. Bobinson, Mrs. S. Phillips, Bal? timore; B. W. Dayton, N. J.;F. A. Met calf, N. Y.; W. H Previtt, S. C.; Waiter 8. Turner, Augusta; S. E. White, Grove wood; John R. Bennons, Baltimore; W. Dudley, Charleston; Wm. A. Bradley, Augusta; P. 8. Jones, Toledo; T. B. Crawford and wifo, Miss D. Crawford, 8. L. Crawford, W. Jt Crawford, U. Y.; J. Noa, Baltimore; Wm. Ayres and wife, Philadelphia; W. R. Harmount, S. A. Arnstein, N. Y.; 8. Angle, Charlotte; J. H. Woodcock, Richmond. Mansion House?Dr. Levy, Baltimore; W. O. Tntt, Orangeburg; 8. V. Boll, Jr., Savannah; G. M Anderson, Groenvillo; 8. B. Poinier. Ridge way; Mis? M. L. Rutledge, Miss M, C. Holliday, Claren? don; Jas. E. Black? city; M. Resse. Baiti ?\%^^^ ^ ^ * Hendrix House?"E. P. Swayne, Paw t P. West, RO. W. Mathers, " Thomas Stoltt, Tenn.; J. T. J. A. Lavai, city.' i' ' fp < > t i i ? ? List of Nkw Anvsarrsxaresrs. ? J. H. Kinard?Millinory Goods. 3 W. D. Love & Co.?Summer Silks, fta. l'irenlen'8 Tournament Jeeoblievin?8tore Goods. Independent Fire Company. 01 gJl?iu$j~Bacon, Peanuts, fto. id Farmers'B. 4L. Asa'n. Jacob Lovin?Unpaid Gas Bills. O, P. Jackson?New Goods. City Hall Grocery Store. Parker's Hall?Morris Minstrels. ' One of the theatrical critics having spoken of Emily S?ldens as ??a Gordian shape of dazzling huo," the Providence Press says: "We suppose he means to convey the idea that she's knotty aa weft aa nice."