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Tuesday Morning, April 20,1870., Let the People Speak Out. . ?We have followed with much plesnbre the review which the Union-Heraljf hau nifttlc of the tax bill, in giving reasons why it should not become law. Its po? sition upon this question is one which ought to be reproduced to the tux-payers ?nd to all citizens interested in the sub? stantial welfare of tho State, as contra? ?distinguished' from the factitious'profits *>f ^oftee-holduijg, speculation, ring con? trol end corrupt bargaining. It is the -entering wed ye to the discussion amongst the Bepublicnns themselves of the vital measure of taxation, preparatory to its .consideration at the next session of the (eoUeral Assembly. ' The grounds of objection to the bill are the manner in which it is' passed, the excessive amounts itJevies and the fraudulent and doubtful .character of many of the claims which it provides for. As to ttio manner, first: The bill was started.in the House imme? diately after the Christmas and New Tear's holidays. It went to the Senate about the middle of February, and was detained by the Committee on Finance, of which Nash, of Bichland, is Chair? man, and Whitteiuore the power behind the throne, until the 26th of March?the bwt ihxy and hour of the session. Tho ?object et Uns deception, as Btatod by bur -contemporary, was- evidently to place it I in the hands of the Governor at tho very Jost minute, and then adjourn without giving him a chanco to veto it. It was thought that, rather than postpone the, collection of taxes for a month or two, that he would sign the bilk In consi doring the first section, the Union-Herald asserts that 1 \ mills for salaries and con .tingents of the executive and judicial departments is too small, becauso sala? ries are fixed by law and contingents aro ? - nt down to a minimum, and neither -can be lowered at present A deficit of. 459,000 will result It looks to the Legislature to enact > a' law next winter greatly reducing salaries, to take effect from November 1, 1S76, so that the pro sent figures of 1} mills will suffice. The, eeoond section levies 1 \ mills for penal, charitable .and educational purposes, and is a half mill too much, if those in? stitutions aro properly managed. The vt.we mills for the support of the common -schools, together with the poll tax and the (listriot school tax, ought to work wonders, if faithfully and judiciously jtpplied. This is not done. No hue collect od in the State is "more waste fully and even criminally expended." .The levy in section 4 of \\ mills for le? gislative expenses,' is too much. The -good people will never be satisfied until the entire legislative expenses are brought within $100,000. The Union Herald soggasm that when the Legislat ur o ^naste folaw to; rodux^ salaries, it will in-' ?l?de its own. The \ to pay forihe ? public priutiug, to meet the ooatraotoX $50,000 /or ? that object, and .the deficiency of ' last year, cannot'-nbe helped for the present year, because it is a matter of contract; but \ of a mill is Ample for all necessary printing, and it ahould be Ve'oVneed accordingly. The A ranTlevy Iff* section 7, for claims passed st the recent bossion, 'the f mill for print mg .^^Bamscies for '73 and '71, tho 1 mill to pay balances of unpaid appro? priations of the year ending October 31, 1871, should .all bo peremptorily struck out In connection with this class of levies comes dp the ''question, whether . the mode of getting them through is not t unconstitutional? Tho passed claim busi? ness is one of the greatest frauds to which the people uro subjected. Ijarge amounts are taken from the treasury by this hocus pocus plan, earned into effect in the .closing- hours of the session, in the midst of confusion and excitement which effect everybody but those who . are adroitly using them as covers and blinds by which to achieve their spolia? tions. This question will be brought squarely hp at,tho next session, "by- a bill introduced by Senator Cobhran, of An? derson, whioh. provides that all claim bills, to be valid, must be road three separate times, on three several days, in ?enoh house, be duly ^ratified by the pre? siding officers, presented to the Govern? or and signed by him, and sealed by the ?Secretary of State. In reference to the 10th section, whioh levies 2-6 of a mill to pay 'past due indebtedness of the Lunatic ?Aesylum, the State Penitentiary and the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, and wbiefa ft sdso opposes, our * contem? porary says: '?VTe are unalterably op? posed, to levying .sny. tax. for any olaim, until some Other investigation Is made into its character, than that given: to it bar loaiaUUveiOOTOSMttoes.'' ! '!<-:/?. ? ? . *>ur'object In 'fanning over th^ie points, *s ,tq ,bH?w pur 'CpniwrvM^e'jj f r iend? in a atti tude of. the an ore ad van oed. | woctton of the Bepublioan party in this State; as we may infer ft from these com? ments and from the expected veto of tho fei^ byj^ if^ernor.' Recurring io ono of Ahe; earlier articles, we find that a tax of . ten milli, or one per, cent, is oon eidered to be about right?, and if equally . and properly d^?itr^ntofL;,. to leave no such deficiency a*M*,walftoea mUl tax now does. We at* ntfcito be understood as favori^l'iq |f?^f ajfWrt' ten tollW, *>> j n<1 . ? ? ?? ? ' " ?In within it The great duty of our people is to come up to the aid of the Governor | in 4?maii ding that only a reasonable and juatjtax Hhtdjf be impeded upon them. Th? should strengthen hig haadn and the innds of all in las jjarty who, in fie parigt aro making ft aland againHt^'heu,vy taxation, legislative frauds and conve? nient processes by which their money in taken ho unsparingly out of * '-thetr I pookeUt. You aee here the Republicans*^ arc divided as they have novcr been be* [ fore ainoe thoy asaum>id tho reins of coal" aval over South Carolina. This wiM-b*r^ the opportunity of tho people. They must take advantage of it and apeak out with tho authority which rightfully belongs to there. Lot them demand that only a proper and necessary tax shall be levied, and that it shall bo applied to only proper and necessary objects. Tho Orangeburg Netra, nlso a Republican journal, Hays that if the Governor should 'put a quietus upon this last swindle of tho Legislature, by vetoing'it," it Hhall move itbat "meetings be held at tho Court Houaes, on some Bale-day, in every County in the State, and resolu? tions of thanks bo passed and forwarded I to him." The idea in not a bad one. Wo would suggest, that to tho resolutions be added one or two that tho tax shall not bo more than eight or ten mills, at tho outside, that claims must havo harder road to travel, and be undoubt? edly authentic end Valid, before paid at | all, that several of tho leeches now suck? ing the blood of the Stute be Hummarily cut off, that both salaries and offices bo reduced, that appropriations for Bham education shall be kickod out of the way, and* in general, that tho Government shall nfcor? closslyapproximate economy* decency, honesty'and justice. Quail and Pakthidoe.?The Turf, Field \ and Flirm corrects a common error North in calling partridge quail. "All farrrie.ru," it says, ?'and pot hunt j ore say quail. The sportsman invaria? bly steers clear of the vulgarism. He knows that the partridge of our country resembles the European quail in no one particular save in the habit of partial emigration. While the meat , of the qua? is dark and often loaded with fat, that of the partridge is white and in? variably loan. Again, the quail is po? lygamous, while the partridge ?s monoga? mous. Our partridge is a bird far tho superior of the European quail, hence I one reason why the two should not be confounded." Amur, American Anniversaries. ?April | may w?U be called the month of Ameri? can anniversaries. On the 19th of April, 100 years ago, was fired the first shot in tho cause of tho American colonies- the shot that "rang around the world." On the 12th of April, the first Shot of the South was fired on FortSurater. .On the7 14th of April, ten years ago, the flag of the United States was raised again over the ruins of the same fort, while but liv< days before, Genend Lee hud surrendered the remnant of the Confederates forcti to General Grant. On tho 14th of April, 1775, was organized the first unJi-KUyery soci^y jh Ajn or in. Th'eJ Brooklyn tigte notice* it as a significant fact that the PenuHvlvanin Society for Promoting -the Alxditn of Slavery and tho hurried re sistnneo to British oppression were or? ganized at about the same moment. The*l republic und the agitation that was, in less than a century, to test its strength of I self-preservation, * were born together. There was, however, no sympathy then between the friends of American liberty and of abolition. New Englnnd was en? gaged in tho slave trade, and slavery pre? vailed in Northern as well oh Southern colonies. There would never have been a union either for* independence or a common . government, except by tho to? leration of slavory. As has been already stated, tho celebration of the hundredth anniversary of tho battle of Lexington or Concord occurred on Monday. Quite a controversy has been going on between the two towns ns to which fired the first shot of the revolution. Mr. Georgo William Curtis, who has boon selected to deliver the oration in Concord, has boon asked his views on the subject. He bwois : 11 "At L'-xington. the militia, sixty or | I seventy in number, were drawn up in line, and, rofusing to disperse at the Bri? tish Huuimons, were fired upon by the British, nt least 600 strong. Then the Americans were ordered to retrre, and as they did so, a few returned tho British fire. At Concord, the Americans ro solvod to cross the Old North Bridge, which was held by the British,' and wero advancing for that purposo when tho British fired. Then the Amort cans wore ordered to return the fire, which tboy did, and the British retreated. | The af? fair at Concord was deliberate, inten? tional, organized resistance. At Lexing? ton it was a massacre; at Cone?ra a bat? tle; and the Americans were as wise in retiring at Lexington as they were in ad? vancing at Concord." . ; ? Tan Louisiana Compromise. -?The suc? cess of the Wbeelqr, oopipromiso ??ems to be established by tho proceedings of the Louisiana Legislature,' on Thursday.. .xiri.iVa til. i'lL.._tiLi_i' _' 4? kl <Y_ k lature is opposed to lain,. a*?d,he is, reduced to thei pout/oa.<*t> mere> tive officer. In this nontral cone he will remain till the election of i when a SOW. Governor wiU be ths^. \ and when tho popular voice will psoba bly be respected. In the meantime there j??jp0?!^ lhat tho State will enjoy restore prospect that tho State will enjoy tjonj ,trenooility, so essential to the oration of business and property. j?i uqUj , ? i .^.i??: i : ?& nt ?? " The, widow of the lane Biabop Polk Wied in New Otltens o* th* IMIm .i* ** Cuba*" Cuban insurgents in satisfactory progress, the statement of the what is called the republic Bepuhlican troops hare the smstern extremii within sixty miles of all the strategic poiuts telligence received sine of the journal referred i that smnll parties of ( been within fifteen mih retired unmolested. Pi ?Mso been ?earroyed fh that section o'fThe inland to a considerable extent. If tho ipatriots can hold a baue line within thirty miles of Havana, they will virtu? ally isolate that city from the other parts of the island. JCbis will be a mat? ter of vast military importance. It is also certain that the disposable force of the Spaniards.has b?-u so reduced that both in x'rienie and Camaguey they re? main in fortresses or entreuched camps, and will not fight in tho field. The re? sult of this is, the patriots have full and complete possession of those district.-, and tho Spaniards cannot get either rein? forcements or information. It is further stated that the per centage of desertions from the royal forces is such as to make it certain they cannot conquer the Cu? bans, even with all tho reinforcements that can be drawn from Spain. Since Valmaseda has been in command us Cap? tain-General, more than 3,000 Spanish troops have been landed at Havana. The anestion arises, what has become of lern? What has become of all the rein? forcements which-Spain has sent to Cuba since tho war began? Or, were they only men of straw? At all events, they seem to have been absorbed by some unknown agency in the most mysterious manner. Diversity of Pbodccts.?Some of the Virginia papers are appealing to the agri, culturist* .of that State mo to diversify their crops that in no case can they be left without a sufficiency of food for their own support, even if they have no pro? fits. The Petersburg and Richmond i newspapers are strongly advocating this rulo, and, it is to bo hoped, have a good prospect of success. There are some portions of Virginia in which tobacoo is practically tho single drop, and if it fails to yield largely the consequences are dis? astrous. Tno Oulf States, in case of any accident to the cotton crop, find them? selves in a like, predicament The New Orleans Picayune advises the planters of Louisiana to diversify* their crops. In three years the cotton, 'crop of the South has yielded 11,750,000 bales, of the esti? mated value of $725,000,000. The value of tho crops for the three vears preced? ing the war was $534,000,000. let not? withstanding this large increase, the Picayune Rays that the cotton States are everj- year going deeper and deeper into debt As a partial remedy, it suggests the diversification of the crops, so that the planter may have more for his per? sonal support and for that of his em? ployees, and less need for expenditure on this account. It seems scarcely credi? ble that with an average annual return of $234,960,000 from cotton the Southern States should bo in such a deplorable condition, but it appears to be true. All that they can make seems to be turned into ashes by official plunder and mis government and consequent disorganiza? tion of labor. At the same time, no com? munity can prosper whioh depends upon 1 only one crop. Diversity of agricultural interests is one of the secrets of North or Middle State prosperity, and might be tried with advantage in the Southern States. - Haiti more Sun. Emigration to the Tkkkitoiiiim and California.? The rapid.inatease of emi? grant travel over the Union Pacific this, spring has already been noted. Fuller information shows that there is a general rush of immigration to Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming and the Pacific coast this spring. The Union Pacific Railroad is compelled, it is said, to employ the passenger equipments of connecting roads East to move the people Westward as fast as they arrive at Omaha. Two and sometin-w threo emigrant trains are j despatched from that point daily. 3,500 emigrants were carried from Omaha dur? ing tho first seven days of this mouth. Dnring the month of March, California alono received 10.000 of these new set? tlers. This travel is exclusive of the regular first class travel, which is also proportionately largo. It is a noticeable fact that East bound travel is light at present, the roads being compelled to haul back comparatively empty trains. Freight trains are also accumulating at Omaha so fast that the Union Pacific finds it almost impossible to keep it clear. Some Mexican raiders have been cap? tured, and they say that the desperado Cortina pays them $2 a head for beeves! and $1 a head fdr the horses they cap? ture in Texas and bring to Win! Cor? tina makes a nice clean profit, of course, at this rate, und he has been permitted to drive the traffic so long that ne thinks it is perfectly legitimate. The Mexican Ministor Mariscul, speaking of the dif? ficulties Of the border life, the other day, at Washington, was cold-blooded enough to remark that, "if people chose to live in a malarial country, they cannot com? plain if they get chills and fever," mean? ing that Americans living on tho border who have thep* cattle stolen should not complain of Use est>stropbe. ? There is snoh a thing, however, as properly drain inga malarial region* and it should bo donen]Pe|RJa^naJ| > . |fck?d! dMprttcbVs laUmtUbh Carli'st.i are to be taken with considerable re? serve, but if it be true that the Carlists have taken to saJTfUea off women and ohildren and holding them for ransom, their treasury must nave ran even lower than- usual. Povorty is, if not the greatest drim04. certainly the greatest ?wajjtaMSj o? ?ua wariosi- mid -his ftdne rents, and really the difference between this ttode of ranting revenues and the Al phonsists' way of c?nserlbfmg msn and boys and making them bfey exomption, is on* of degree rather thap. of kind. Only one is organised'oppweeion and the Other hi brigandage, and the Carlist gaai*uC????u t>mhn viotoHv f fMmfr?,,*. e.,rwere em* &Hit^? ? frjlliWf ?*>. Ml of the SfW *W <tW?? WWd. Bqgler*, was killed. , ,,v-, v1 Cfl 11 il * l tri'iA ,u0lftldbi Iq.itvi'] n ?,;Crrx Mattzkm. If yon are aaked to tend vesar Fhosj?x, suggest to the would &'rfafpt?f?ty h *? h rrl better subscribe. '^^MfiHwHRter on every page. ijf TnjJMKpreoie Courts meets to-day, at BrjBS^ Tho Fourth Circuit wiU'be The4jnrwing of tho Greensboro Lotte? ry,' wafi poetponcrt until X o'clock thin morning. Sunday 'was a peculiarly uncomforta? ble day. The way in which tho dust got up and dusted was worthy of Um most blustering of March days. Notwithstanding the prognostications of the Chicago Adventiste, the world still wags along, and you will have to pay your debts as usual to-day. Ilomernber the lecture by Mi.<s Anna E. Dickinson, in tho Opera House, Thursday night. Her subject will ben novel one "For Your Own Sake." The firemen make things lively every night, practicing for the approaching tournaments. Competitors will have to be sharp to beat the Columbia boys. An attempt was made to fire the dwelling of Mr. F. Percival, a few nights ago. The same evening, Mr. Muller hnd his stock of clothing carried oft" by some one who entered his bed-room. We have been requested to state that a fair for the benefit of the Vigilant Fire Engine Company will be held in the store-room South of Messrs. H. ?V S. Beard's, to-morrow (Wednesday) even? ing The 26th inshint is the fifty-sixth anni? versary of the introduction of Odd Fel? lowship into the United States, which will be appropriately celebrated in States more prosperous than South Carolina. Next week, there will be a round of entertainment*?Monday evening, the tableaux in sad of the Memorial Associa? tion; Tuesday and Wednesday, "Lady Washington's Ten Party," and more to hour from. Disastrous accounts have been received from nearly every section of the Suite of the effects of the late cold snap. Fruit and early vegetables have been nipped. The loss will be immense, as the season is over a month behind. Deputy Marshal Grant, yesterday, ar? rested Lewis Tucker, of Ncwberry, on* charge of perjury?he having sw>>rn that he ?>as worth over $:i,OO0. Tucker had offered to go on the bond for the release of James Heywnrd. Tin.- coming bonnet is to have a hurri? cane deck nnd a bell-tower, and will also have a signal light, birds of paradise, quail and Welch rabbits. Architects are planning higher doors for its accommo? dation. An ineffectual attempt was made to enter the store of Mr. J. H. Heise, on Plain street, by mentis of a crowbar, on Sunday night, but the planks of the back door wer" too strong for them. More shot-guns, with steady hands, needed. They tire publishing odes to "ff. ntlo Spring" in New York, with a foot of snow on tho ground. The same hits been done here, but Jack Frost paid us two or three visits in as many nights past, and the odes are now awaiting the re-appeantnee J of balmy spring. Wo occasionally issue a half .shoot, but our readers lose nothing by it in reading matter, as we make up the amount lost, as witness this morning, when tho Puo nix contains over thirteen columns?the most of it small type. A very good old book teaches us, by parablo, that tho man who bid his Udent in a mink in did not do well. How well will those merchants succeed who hide their capital, their business and them? selves from all who do not, by mere chance, enter their stores? The wintry snap has dissipated all calculations of early vegetables. The destruction is general. Various devices were resorted to, but it is thought they in-ailed nothing. Boplanting is indis? pensably nocessary. Yesterday morning, I there was a heavy white frost. In the afternoon it was much warmer. A pocket-book, (containing $17.40, a gold pen and a receipt to Geo. Wither spoon for use of a sewing machine, signed by N. W. Trump,) was lost, on Sunday night, between the State House and tho corner of Marion and Taylor streets. A liberal reward will be paid upon leaving it at the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine office. Baker and Farron, sustained by the dramatic company, afforded a pleasant .evening's entertainment, at the Opera House, last evening. Their comic situa? tions, dances, songs and drollery were extremely well received. A large audi? ence was present. It made *one forget tho prevailing dullness to witness the lively scenes which were so welb^jH^. Hunlen by this company. wfe?''T ? 1 Tho Solicitor of tho Treasury Depart? ment has decided that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has a right to exa? mine the chocks of any bank for the pur? pose of ascertaining whether the law that requires stamps on chocks, has been violated or not A lot of spies and in? formers are roaming- over the country {engaged in this doloetable business. Bo.' 'on the wsleh for them,'and bo careful to remember what the revenue la w deaian ds ' m this respect t u . <i Fibe. ?About half-past 10 o'clock, Ban day morning, fire wan discovered on the roof of the dwelling of Col. A. C. Has kell, in the Southeastern position of the city. Notwithstanding ? the distance, the flromen'were on huhd in( good time and succeeded In extinguishing the flames, and saved the house,'although a new roof will be indispensably neces? sary. AU hands worked energetically, and the furniture was all removed. Cant. Alii good promptly summoned two of his teams and nssisted in the transfer to Col. Huskell's temporary abode. Just as the1 firemen were putting their apparatus in order to depart, another alarm was sounded, and away they sped* but the alarm proved to be a tabje one. ? Tri: Post Offic e Kobheus. ?Chief of Police Nixon and Deputy Marshnl Canton aro entitled to great credit and the thanks of the entire community for tho skill with which they have managed this affair. Yesterday, the entire party of colored, thieves, five in number?Larry McDufne, Ben. Moody, Hay Martin and Amelia Becd? were bound over by United Suites Commissioner Boozer, in sums ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, to appear at the May term of the United States Court By-tho-way, Capt Nixon ha* been instrumental m "sending up" twenty individuals on charges of grand larceny, during the past three weeks. Chase 'em out. Tue Lvov Wx.sniM.ton Tea Paktv.? The rocoptions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next- -April 27 and 28. The object is to realize a fund to assist in the construction of a lecture room for the First Presbyterian Church. Th<- following are the managers: Ladies Mrs. F.- W. McMastcr, Mrs. Jane Dargan. Miss Mary McKenzie. Gentlemen - Col. F. W. McMuster, Messrs. Eben Stenhonse. H. Muller, W. Clark, I B. L. Bryan, Jas. R. Scott, B. O'Neale, C. Reck. Jiw. Morris, Dr. E. B. Turnip- I seed. The ladies in charge of tablos are re? quested to moot at Mrs. Tappan's, on Blending street, to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 5 o'clock. A F\fAL Rencontre in EnoEiTEnn. - - We learn that a fatal shooting affray occurred at Edgefield Court House, yes? terday, at 12 o'clock, resulting in the death of Mr. Marshall Glover, and the slight wounding of the two Stevenson brothers. It appears that the Stevensons wore tenant* of Glover, and all parties had repaired to the town for a settle? ment. Words arose, and, as we aro in? formed, Glover was shot down; while on the ground, he used his pistol on tho brothers, wounding them both slightly. The firing was returned, and he re-1 ceived his death wound after, being ho | severely wounded that he could hot rise. Altogether there were about fifteen shots fired. Tho Stevenson* attempted to escape, but were arrested and lodged in jail. There Is much excitement. The Jewish Passovkb.?The Feast of PasHOvor, "Pesach," is ono of the three] great festivals of the Jewish church. Under the requirements of the Mosaic law, all males of a certain age assembled at Jerusalem to observe this festival, in order that their piety and devotion might be strengthened and social inter- ] course and brotherly love confirmed. It was upon the recurrence of tho Pass-1 over, ami under the inspiration of its associations, that the renowned Jewish | warrior, Judas Maccabee, impressed upon the minds of his valiant sons and fioople tho history of tho redemption of srael from Egyptian bondage, and to his teachings may he ascribed the heroic and successful struggles of the gallant Asmoneuns against the powerful legions of Syria and Rome. In that em of strife and* bloodshed, the celebration of the Passover had a two-fold signification?a blending of the religious Hierarchy with its civil polity, in order to restrain the cupidity and ambition of aggressive nationalities. Since the destruction of the second temple, the Passover has been observed aft a purely religions cere monv. The festival commenced lost evening, in accordance with tho statrtte to be found in the 12th chapter of Exodus. Several days before the holi? day, everj' Jewish house is thoroughly! cleansed from garret to cellar, and tho I evening boforo its advent purged ofl every article containing leaven; tneusof of which is strictly forbidden for seven days. Instead of bread, "Matsote," un? leavened bread, or Passover cakes, pre-1 pared in a peculiar manner, is eaten. Four days out of seven are regarded and observed as days of solemn assembly. The services in the household and the1 synagogue are replete with the narration of the redemption of God's chosen peo- | pie; the recital of the miracles of Hoses, the chanting of his grand and eloquent I opie, "I will sing unto the Lord, for ha hath triumphed gloriously, the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea." The ritual also contains songs of thanksgiving for deliveranco from Egyp? tian slavery, the giving of the law and the possession of the land of promise. The old and the young of both sexes unite in offering the incense of prayer and grateful homage to God, not only for his providential assistance and relief to their ancestors, but also for his morcy c:tchd?d ic ******* in bsin** permitted to ' renew and enjoy the privilege of cele-1 brating the Passover. The feast (with its ceromonials) is generally observed by every Jewish family throughout the world, and, like the "New Tear'' and lendftr- . I I *' i List or New. AmaWJ^ment*. \ A. C. Haskell?Card of Thsn Rooms to Rent I ? Meeting of Chicora Tribe. Application for Ohara*?, nit <?? 3lusting dnsuls Loifs << i? l Mooting ladependen* Fire Company. Horn Awtaxjk April 19.? WKnier House?Im B. Cheatham. N. Y.; C. A. Noyes, Mas*.; W. 8. Turner, Augusta; H. Bucklin, Pa.; P. bodruff, GharleHton; HfjVan Jfctwerp, W. H. Back, er. Pa-; J. L. Addison, M. Clark, Aognsta; Leo Hagood, city; Judge A. P. Aldrich, Burn well; Mr. and Mrs. John Onthwaite, J. N. Onthwaite, Ohio; C. M. Hopkins, Baltimore; X. J. Borden and wife. Miss as Borden. Chas. O. Shead and wife, Miss Shond, Mass. ; 8. Boyd, Pp.; Mrs. W. D. Davis, Miss Davis, Providence; J. M. Nathans, Pa. ;, i. U Little, eity; D. H Henderson, Aiken;R. Bell, Mass.; P. F. Baker, T. J. Farron, L. Barnes, P. Short, W. H. Collins and wife, Misa Kent It Wood, J. ?. McDonough, H. C. Cobnm. J. Kinlan, O. Frederick, H. Laodon, R. Menge, Jos. Human, Baker A Farron Tfonpe. Mansion House?W. 1L Par vent, J. L. Fillebrown, city; Ii. C. Logan J Green? ville; T. M. Emerson, city; F. G. P?rsua* 8. C.; S. Fair McGregor, IL C. Tyler, B.. Mock, city ; J. H. Todd, U. 8. A. Columbia Hntd?Y. B. Kennedy, N. C.; A. N. Talley, Jr., O. A O. R R."; E. H. Greene, N. CjL; J. McC. Bowen, Md.; W. J. McDowell, K. A IT. R. R.; J. M. Seig ler, G. A C. K. R.; F. J. Moses and two children, Ga.; Maj. Moses, Sumter; S. C. Gilbert, S. C.; A. J. Frederick, Orange burg; T. 8. Clarkson, N. C.; M. J. Kevins, S. C.; J. D. Stoney, S. 0.: F. M. West. N. C; It. Mayo, Jr., Virginia; J. W. O'Brien, Charleston; O. B. TrnnrbO/lT. Y.j C. M. Simmons, Ga.; R. D. Alex? ander, Chester., . j Coiajmsia, S. C, April 19, 1875. For the great kindness and aid so generously and earnestly bestowed upon my family and myself, on yestsadsr. the, 18th instant, when our dwelling house. was on fire, by* so- many, that to express our feeling to each by personal commu? nication is impossible, I beg leave to tender thanks in this public form to tho. Independent Steam Fire Engine Gom pony. tho Vigilant, the Phocnir Hook and Ladder Company, the Palmetto; Steam Fire Engine Company, and; tho Enterprise, to them and to their mem-, bers severally, to tho many neighbors who, by their 'prompt and devoted en? ergy, held the fire in check ; until every? thing in the house had been removed. and put in' safety, and especially to the gentlemen, officers of this post of tho United States Army, and the men of the garrison, who rendered so much material f aid with Huch real kindness that it can? not but be remembered gratefully. I shall never forget all this kindness, and ' hope that the whole community will take this, as it is meant for an expres? sion of the gratitude which we feel so earnestly. A. 0. akSSKSSut. Mr. Boucher has been going through' the most difficult part of his whole task i ?the explanation of his romarkabU} letters. It is difficult, because the gene? ral public does not readily sympathise with the peculiar modes of expression i current- in Brooklyn? though to Mr. Beecher and his friends it may seem plain < enough. Thus, when he was asked ? what he meant by saying that -he was on, the ragged edge of anxiety,- remorse and1 despair, und passed most of his time in ? the horror of great darkness, and he re- , plied that "these, were feeble < worda," and that "if there had been any stronger' in the English language be would harA used them," bnt that,' nevertheless, they were mere rhetorical expressions, and. did not mean unythine in particular. , most readers, ncenstomed to lefts healed'. hmguAge, Will be tempted to give him 1 up as an insoluble oonurinVrnm. si Iri-'brm?I??r-ri- ? The North Carolina people are vary much in earnest over, the preparations for , celebrating the centennial of the Meek- ' lenbnrg Declaration of Independence, which ooours on May W, and, to testify I their general good, feeling, pent a cordial invitation to President Grant to, bo pre- ' sent on the interesting occasion. Grant, however, through his secretary, declined' curtly, saying that he was too busy to at- J tend. Knowing that the President ha*' ; an abnndance of time to attend the Con? cord and Lexington centennial this week, . and to lonnge at Long Branch, the North '' Carolinians are ? very. indignant at hie treatment of their courteous invitation. . . Prof. Huxley, speaking of the rxigin of tho horse, gives the following luoid explanation of its existence: "The evi? dence, based on the analogy of known developmental facts, that a three-toed Hipparion form, which lived in the Mio? ? cene epoch, gave riao by the suppression Of the phalanges of the rudimental toes and some other slight modifications, to' tho apparently one-toed later Tertiary horse, is as satisfactory to my mind as ? the evidence, based on the analogy of , known structural facts, which leads me to have no doubt that the said extinct Hipparion had-a stnV?Te stomach anoJlfT" certain kind of heartr ? "* T "r The Jonesboro Grange, No. 301. of Jefferson County, Alabama, recently adopted resolutions severely condemn-* ing the course of the action of Oongresn toward the Booth, bewailing the op? pression which they suffer, pledging themselves to every Grange in the United ; States to aid in sustaining the Conatftav i tion of the fathers of the country, and . asking in return the sympathy and .?ha-, rity of every mamher of the order of the Patrons of Husbandry. They ako invite emigration. The wrongs of the South may form one of the issues of the > farmers' party in 1876. Lookout The "Breeding 'Doves" Is the namteor'; a new colored society in Atlanta. Two' , have the "Rastling Jacobs," the '<&it dren of the Furnace," and other* of that.. kind, but there is a metropolitan ' is perfectly oharaoteruU?C- /ft* only hope for J^^onah^A rsTa;??^?' ssaasrw^' ate* prevails that his signature Mai \ bob^as the American eagle .Uaggfin* ' th the serpent of rebellion. As hie & re resembles a