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COI?TMBIAVS.C; Jrlday Morning, May 14, 187fl^ i The Whiskey Trouble*. M 'Immense frauds in v/hiskoy distills. '.{ton and sale bave been brought to light Wat several North-wostorn States. The 'Government has seized lurge distilleries ?and. rnotifying houses in St. Louis, Ohl 'eago, Milwaukee, Pekin, Cincinnati und >alher places, and the Secretary of the Treasury has directed that legal steps be taken at all, points where the frauds have been discovered against all con seemed in them, and that officers of tho tlovornmont who have been implicated fin 'them be removed. A regular whis? key crusade, has been instituted, and ?distilled property to the amount of SLOOO.OOO was' seized on Tuesday. About the first of this month, Mr- L. Gsss .Carpenter, Collector of Internal .'ftevenue for this District, represented at ' Washington' that' illicit distillation wa'j carried on hoie to an alarming extent, ^and-that several revenue officers had '-ieen murdered while attempting to i suppress the sale of contraband' whiskey. It is plain now that he was mistaken in the locality where tho ubuses existed, which he wished to correct by the use of rfcroops, and the murdered men were ' orfly of the mythical sort, known as Moaney, Loggett and Christopher. The Commissioner, upon investigation, said kewss unable to discover any lawless? ness in the district, and told the Col? lector to make an honest effort to collect the revenue, and, furthermore, informed ."?him that such aid should not be asked vnni.Il it is clearly established that the --civil power was helpless to execute the iiaws. Mr. Douglass further added, that .fee did not ..believe that the Collector, '.who was only appointed after the ad? journment of Congress, had had time or opportunity to encounter the despera ?does, whose sanguinary operations he reported to the Department. Aill-?ood citizens will wish success to the investigations of the Secretary of the "Treasury. Illicit distillation defrauds lthe 'Government, infects the morals of tfiie people, and spreads broadcast the evil of drunkenness. On every account it should be put down, and put down promptly. The abuses in this depart rxtesl are exactly suoh as exist in all ??aether departments of the Government lake <the test;' they uro the outcrop pings ?tf a corrupt system. They find head ssd centre where the large operations are .carried on, and where inducements .-exist do form rings to profit by them, flit Credit Mobilier ring crystallizes .-about .a great railroad across the conti ?jrnEty <a custom house ring seeks the commercial capital of the ' country, a political ring to ruh the Southern out? rage machine, naturally has its hend ??zusaters in Washington, with branches 'in the capitals of tho several Southern ?.satrapies, and so on ad infinitum. Whis? key rings come into play where whiskey is a great business, as it is in the North "veaL I The: Government has so oon flirtoted its laws, and so hedged this foushteas with regulations and conditions, *s practically to deny to tho Southern States any participation in it- As a .business, it has been given to the West, .?s&d we remember cases where persons wore compelled to abandon it in this O&Late, having becomo convinced by the obetaoles thrown in thoirwoy, that it was Che policy of the Government not'to jtavar it here, but to give it to the West. 'S hir was hardly intended as such, but it .bat. proved a blessing in disguise. Men ?Irink whiskey here as elsewhere, un? fortunately, but wo havo not tho manu? factories of the stuff in full blast among ?s, with all its demoralizing nnd injuri? ous .consequences. It is impossible that it can bo a great evil with us, cither as legitimate business or as contraband. It is necessarily small and limited. We .are not surprised, therefore, that the ^Commissioner should have listened in- | <eredul?usly to the cock-and-bull stories ruf the now Collector, and sont him .away with a flea in his ear. When he told him to go about his business and .?eiase his talk about troops, fictitious .murderers, d?., he did just what every? body approved. We grieve to .see, how? ever, that the Collector seems disposed in tako advantage of the exposures in the West to set his little machine of com K&aiats and demands into operation Again. He so honkers after these troops. In our city contemporary, of yesterday, .there'; appears on article which begins' with a reference to the Western whiskey . ?frauds, but it in plain to neo that its whole purpose- ia to servo the designs of | ?our Collector, We must protest against .its perversion of Tacts, it 'asserts, upon Ahe authority of tho "public newspa? pers," that illicit diotlllntion and sals of ^?hiaiey^^ oaislsd-.Qj^ openly and de* JtatfyMtiWpira we have .papef? f eafefoUy | and .'? we 5 Jbirf e seen nothing 0f/the Itihu in them. We re racmber1 no-Instance. Again, it says ?he^fc'?*$fc^ part <of the is^-ahldino citizens of tie up? -country for Government, aid, in the sup , prossion of this cohtyabahit', trade. Wp huve,not se,^,^^ be< excused for deuMiafcllid?aceuraoy. We don't Lollotfolhat the eVIl . exists any more now'than when'Commissibner Dou? glass, "after investigation," announced that ho could not discover the lawles?? noss ofwhlohOollootor C an )ont er com? plained, end refused to give him troops to harry and worry the people, and 80. believing, and having good grounds for our belief, wo distrust, In toto, the statement that any good citizens of the up-country demand troops to be Bent amongst them. There is not a bit of truth in it, from beginning to end. In the closo of the article to which we have referred, the difficulties of the Collector in arrest? ing whiskey peddlers are presented in a ?piteous and rather ludicrous style. "A revenue officer would be extremely fool? hardy to attempt, unassisted, to arrest one of these traders while pursuing his vocation." "Tho revenue official must go alone, or, at best, is only accompa? nied by a civil oflleer, whoso heart is in anything else but the work in whieh he is engaged." This is melancholy, and reminds ono of tho pursuit of knowledgo under difficulties. But as there is no royal road to learning, so there istno primrose path io the Bevenue Collector in the collection of tax. He must en? counter its labors and troubles and face its dangers, cheered by the hope of his reward, the olink of gold, and the smile of his patrons. But let him not surround himself with guards und household troops, if he expects to be agreeably re? ceived. As long as ho is civil to the people, they will treat him civilly in return. It is a poor way of introducing one's self to the discharge of duties of this kind, or of any kind, to berate them and show a desire to use force against thorn. Let the Collector ho satisfied with the rebuff already received, and let him address himself in earnest to the discharge of the duties of his office, and cease to impor? tune his superior officers for what he does not need, and could not handle wisely. ? ? ? ? Judge Shaw is holding court at Sum tor. At tho opening of the term, he de? livered u strong and impressive charge to the grand jury, urging upon them the proper discharge of the high and im? portant functions which devolve upon them. It was their province and pecu? liarly their duty to bring and present to the court all violations of law' which, in thoir judgment, were of consequence, to? gether with the names of witnesses. Ho discussed several other subjects of inte? rest The Watchman expresses itself as much pleased with the tone and spirit of the Judge's charge. He presides with dignity, courtesy and ability, and has evidently made a fine impression. The 100th annivorsory of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, New York, by the Green Mountain boys, under Ethan Allen und Benedict Arnold, was celebrated at Ticonderoga, on Tuesday, by a number of military organizations, under the auspiocs of the local poBt of the Grand Army of tho Republic. The story of Fort Ticonderoga is a brief but a striking one. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, followed by eighty-one men, rushed over tho ramparts of the fort, surprised its sleeping garrison, and after a slight skir? mish, forced its surrender. "By whose authority do you mako the demand?" asked the British officer, before comply? ing with Allen's bold request. "I de? mand it," replied the Vermonter, "in the name of tho Great Jehovah and the Con? tinental Congress." Tho authority was sufficient and the fort, with its garrison and fortv-nine prisoners, 120 cannon and other valuable stores, fell into the hands of Allen and his little army of eighty-ono men. By this bold stroke, the Ver? monters, acting under no orders but their own, secured the key of Lake Chumplain. Crown Point, also a fort of great importance, twelve miles North of Ticonderoga, surrendered on the 12th of May to Col. Seth Warner, without firing a giin, when it turned out that the entire British garrison was a sergeant and twelve men, and tho fort contained 100 cannon. These positions had cost the British many millions in money, several campaigns and many lives, their impor? tance in commanding the direct passnge from Canada to the provinces of New York and New England being manifest, and often demonstrated in tho British wars with tho French and Indians. Fort Ticonderoga cost the British in money alone, ?8,000.000. These cap? tures were tho first strictly offensive ope? rations of the revolution. An Impostor Exro3un.?The Charles? ton Xeits .and Courier says: Some days since, some of our prominent citizens were called on by an individual repre? senting himself as an authorized agent to procure money to assist in re-erecting a house of worship of the Methodist de? nomination in Columbia, the building having been blown down by tho late tornado. While some persons contri? buted, others refused until a further in? vestigation into the character of the col? lector could be had. On inquiring of the Bev. W. H. Fleming, Presiding Elder of the Columbia District, he .writes to notify the public "that the stewards of the circuit have ; not, author? ized a collection' by this person, nor do they expect to recover a cent of the money that may-be obtained from the generous public of Charleston." a?i-if'?*?',-r-r- ? Silver, coinage is going on so rapidly at the mint and branches, and tho coins are increasing in the treasury so fast, it is anticipated there will be'$10,000,000 In silver on hand by the opening of Sep Jember, so that, if the gold premium hall fall to a favorable point, it is possi 51 o the issue of the new coins may be ommenoed before the meeting of Con? gress in December.. ,: U is rendered more probable by the steady contraction of the .fractional currency, to which wo have Ibefore>ro/eryed. . Should the issue begin withtte dimes. snoV.no jpaora ton-cent potos ibe,issued, the dimes can bo kept aflouL Mr. Beck ok Tun SrttTATlOH.?The Hon. J?rnen B. Book hopes to he the next Uni tod 8 inten Senator Crem Ken tnoky. He told a reporter of the Cincin? nati Enquirer, recently, that he made no disguise of the fact that he was a candi? date, and that he should do all in his power* to secure his election. . Whon asked ahout his party's nomination 'for tho Presidency, he gave this racy an? swer: "The way the tide has set, in, everything seems to be directed toward one man. You hove Allen, and Thur nian, and Pcndleton up thero in Ohio, and Hondricks in Indiana. Hendrioks ruined Pendleton's ohanoes in 1868, so thai both are out of the question. Thur mnn has been distanced by Allen, be? cause ABen came in nt the right time and rescuod tho Democratic party from complete annihilation. You will nomi? nate him for Governor again this fall, of course, and if you elect him by a good majority?say 40,000?all h- itself couldn't defeat him for the Presidency. I cannot say he is my choice for the place. I would rather have a younger man chosen, not because Governor Allen is not n hale, vigorous man, and per? fectly competent to discharge the duties of the office of President, but because, if elected, he would he apt to gather around him a class of advisers who are old liko himself, but who arc not content to lei. the dead past remain buried. Ho would call in, I am afraid, the men of reminiscences, who would havo this or that wrong to bring up from their memo? ries. That Is Uot what wo want. The Democratic party must look forward, not backward. It must grasp the future time, instead of recaUing the past, if it expects to have its lease of power, now just commenced, continue. Allen is an able man, a man without stain, and in oil respects, save this, a suitable one; and if he is elected Governor this fall by a good majority, he can't be beaten next year for President Tilden is out of the question. The South and West will havo the naming of tho candidate?you can't keep it from them if you wanted to?und no Eastern bond-holding candidate will stand any show whatever." How the Republican party takes care of the soldiers in tho matter of head-gear is shown in a late report from the Quar? termaster-General. According to that document, thero wero in store in June, 1871, 21*2,528 army hats, and 300,455 caps. This is for our total army of a little over 25,000 enlisted men, give nine and threerfourth hots and twelve cops to each soldier. Who will have the teme? rity to suggest, after this, that the Go? vernment is unmindful of its defenders? Thero is an expression, "armed cap-a pie," which wo never entirely under? stood?we never dreamed that it meant twelve raps apiece.' If each soldier hnd even the fabulous nine lives of the cat, the supply of head-gear would be more than ample. Verily, it ought to be a good time for military tailors. Creercto Reports from Arkansas. ? The release from carpet-bag misrule seems to have inspired the people of Arkansas with fresh courage, and us a consequence there is amuck more cheer? ful tone in reference to agriculturo and trado. The Little Rock Gazette, of a re? cent date, says: "Never in the history of Arkansas was there such signs of indus? try and improvement. From every County in tho State we have the most cheering news. More wheat has b^en sown and looks in better condition than ever beforo known. Moro new ground has been put under fence, moro now fencing made, more farm improvements and moro industry displayed than was ever witnessed in our State in any one year previous to this." United States Court, Charleston, May 12.?In the Circuit Court, Chief Justice Waite and JndgeBond presiding, the case of Wm. J. DeTroville vs. Robert Small was closed with the argument of Mr. Barker for the plaintiff. The jury rendered a verdict for tho defendant. The District Court, Judge Bryan pre? siding, resumed the hearing of tho case of the United States vs. James Molony and James W. Haywnrd, for falsely rep? resenting a revenue officer. After argu? ment by Mr. Tlmrin for the defendants and Mr. Earle for the Government, the jury brought in a verdict of guilty as to Malony, and not guilty as to Hayward. The Court then udjouoncd until 10 o'clock to-day. Tho San Francisco Chronicle calls the nttention of immigrants to California, that they will have to contend against tho cheap labor of the large Chinese population on the Pacific coast, and con? soles itself with tho reflection that Cau? casian labor will come off victorious and drive the Mongolian population back to China. This may be true, but the record is that tho Chinaman will under? bid any class of laborers for work, and the existence of a largo Mongolian elo ment in California should be duly con? sidered by men without capital who I have caught the Pacific coast fever and meditate migration. The State Orphan Asylum.?At the last session of the Legislature, an Act was passed providing for tho removal of tho State Orphan Asylum from this oity to Columbia. In accordance with tho Act, a portion of the inmates, seventy two boys and girls, were taken to Colum? bia, on Tuesday evening. When tho orphans were mustered for starting to' the depot, about forty of them were found to be absent On making inquiry about the absentees, it was ascertained that they had decamped in a body, be? cause of being impressed with the idea that they were to be carried to the peni? tentiary.?Charleston Neves and Courier. Another cove who thought to fill his Sockets at the expense of an editor, has ad a surprise. A despatch from Spring field, Massachusetts, says Willis Pholps' $200,000 suit against the Republican, of that oity, was conoluded on Thursday, with a'verdict for the plaintiff of 6100. Sam. Bowles, Esq., editor of the Repub? lican, had accused Phelps of putting $200,000 in his pooket in manipulating a railroad scheme, and compared him to Boss Tweed, of New York. Phelps turned to rend Bowles, but it seems he did not rend-him very extensively. . She used to keep bits of broken I china ondorockery piled up in a convenient cornor of the closet, and when asked her reason, for preserving .such, domestic lumber, shejahota lurid glance at her husband, ? and- -merely' remarked: VHe knows what them's for." The value of. the wedding gifts of Mllo. d'AIhol, niece of the Empress Eugenie, 1? said to- reach the pleasant amount of $1,600,000. One of these gifts in a cameo sing which belonged to Charles V. Other littio amusing trifles are eleven necklaces end briHionts. The Duke d'Ossunn, whom the young lady marries, is one of the richest persenages of the Peninsula. Talking of weddings, there was an odd innovation upon established custom in Paris the other day, when a solo upon the violin was performed during the church ceremonial by a distinguished artist. The constable of Cabot, Vt.. went down a trap-door into a man's cellar for the purpose of putting an attachment upon some potatoes. The man's wifa shut down the door, sat upon it, and would not let the official out till he had made to her "the most solemn vow he over promised to n woman," not to put an attachment upon the vegetables. As he wns coming up, she interviewed him with the fire-shovel, and he left the house thinking that "a slice of the day of judg? ment" was aftor him. The needle gun, with which it was the fashion to say Sadowa and Sedan were won, has already been supplanted in tho Prussian service by the Mansor rifle. This weapon is being manufactured for the Government by private, parties, and the contracts have nearly all been filled ahead of time, so that the troops will be entirely supplied with it before the fall manoruvres. The field artillery is also being changed throughout for guns of improved pattern. The Philadelphia AorW AmirU'im says: "Money is in such abundance in the banks and fiscal institutions, aud in the hands of all engaged in discounting, that the demand is far below the offer? ings. Money for loanable purposes is, in fact, a drug, in consequence of the total absence of enterprise. 5Iue.li as has been said heretofore on th* subject, the surplus, which is greater than ever, shows that the expected recovery of busi? ness activity has not yet set in.r* He was n rich American in Paris, who discovered that an unpleasant looking fellow followed him every day from morning till night. He became uneasy and diplomatic inquiry was made whe? ther the man who watched was connected with the police. As a result of much negotiation, the unpleasant person was arrested, nnd proved to bo a gatherer of buts of cigars. The rich American only smoked famous brands and only smoked them half up, and it paid to follow him. Scppressiko HiiMHt os.?Tho Govern? ment strikcB out in the right direction when it begins to sqnelch humbuggery. The stock of a cigar manufacturing firm was forfeited in New York on Monday on account of their using counterfeit custom house stamps to defraud, not the revenue, but the consumer. They had iinitided the custom house stamp for the purpose of inducing the belief that their cigars we re imported. An unfortunate Sioux chieftain, named "Sitting Hull," got a severe flogging from his comrades, the other day, during the confabulation as to who should go to Washington, because he asserted that "the whites would have the country any? how." Sitting Hull was undoubtedly right, as there never was a greater sham than the talk of preventing the mining banditti from taking possession of the Pluck Hills. Inspired being ??'Whence, oh! whence, ladies, whence, oh! whence enme the marvellous instinct that prompted tho minute being originally contained in this fragile egg-shell, to burst the calca? reous envelope that secluded it from the glories of the outer world!" Chorus of admiring young ladips ? "Whence, oh! whenoe, indeed, Mr. Honeycomb?" Mus? ter Tommy?"Perhaps the little beggar was afraid he'd be boiled!" In Paris they believe that the flosh of horses and asses is first class brainial food. In New York the people who dabble in this lazy science have decided that a good square meal of tripe and calves' brains renews the phosphorous in the oerebrul tissues. Dr. Lambert enter? tained the Liberal Club, the other day, on an experimental tripe dinner. Most people of brains prefer good, juicy, roast beef. Senator An thou v, of Rhode Island, has, like Judge Keiley, been on a lengthy tour through the South. What he objects to is the fact that Southern families want to know something about; a stranger before they admit him to the sanctuary of the family circle. Anthony I calls this ??ostracising Northern men.'' We wonder if the blue-bloods of Rhode Island open their houses to every ad? venturer who happens to come around. Chicago is swamped financially. The delinquent tax list foots up SO,700,000, and the city is borrowing money to meet the deficits in its treasury by reason of the short-comings of tax-payers. Rut worse than that, it is acknowledged that if all tho delinquent taxes were collected they would not bo sufficient to pay the outstanding liabilities of the city not provided for in tho funded debt Ax.1, in the Family.?The official bond of Col. Parker, postmostor at New Or? leans, is a family affair. Gen. H. F. Butler, his brother-in-law, assumes $200,000, his nephew by marriage, Gov. Adelbert Ames, of Mississippi, $100,000, and tho father-in-law of Col. Parker's daughter $100,000, making the required total of $400,000. England sticks to muzzle-loading ar? tillery, and is manufacturing it at an expense of $1,500,000 annually, while tho rest of the world won't use any? thing but brooch-loaders. In the event of a war, England's muzzlo-loaders would play the devil with hor. Some of tho London dealers are taking advantage of the mania for old china by having made at the Staffordshire potte? ries quantities of "genuine old" Chelsea, | Dresden und other wares coveted by collectors. Rev. Robert Collyer's version of the statement that no man can serve two masters, "Yon ean't have the dyspepsia and serve tho Lord at the samo time." And yet there are a great muny out of the pulpit and in it who are trying to. Col. Wm. Johnston has boen elected Mayor of Charlotte N. C, over the form? er incumbent, W. F. Davidson. Politics dkl not enter into the contest, both candidates being of tho same political faith. j A lot of Alabama pig iron was recently shipped to Liverpool, England, and sola 1 for a profit. Crrr Matters. -If yon are asked to lend your Photnix, suggest to the would be borrower that he had better subscribe. Cleor and cool, yesterday. There was no quorum, last night, at the proposed meeting of Council. The committee appointed to obtain subscriptions to aid in repairing the da? mages to tho Presbyterian Church, are meeting with great success. * You can get all styles of job printing, from a visiting curd to a four-sheet post? er, at the PnouciS office. Prices satisfac? tory. A despatch from Blackville says: "Every box heard from. Majority for Blackville, 1,07'!." Anothor victory for the irrepressible C. P. Leslie. As the ?'hind distribution" scheme has been indefinitely postponed, agonta throughout the country are requested to refund whatever subscriptions have been made, and make returns to tho manager. The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad will run excursion trains to and trom Charlotte, to accommodate those desirous of visiting the Centennial. See advertisement. The colored Orphans* Home has been transferred from Charleston to Columbia -the Elmore homestpad having been purchased for that purpose. Yesterday morning, the youngsters reached this city, and wore comfortably quartered in their new "home." The Governor has appointed Trial Jus? tice -Aiken, T. W. Keenan. Notaries Public?Greenville, Philip Epstin; Snm ter, J. K. McElvecn. Commissioner of Deeds, Augusta, Ga. -W. T. Gary. Be signation acepted- L. W. Duvall, Sheriff FairAcld. Wo have been requested to state that there will be a meeting of liremcn at In? dependent Hall, this evening, to which Independents, Palmettoes and Phoenix men are invited to attend, to consider the feasibility of putting in an appear? ance at the Charlotte Centennial. Mr. S. D. Epstin made his maiden speech in Judge Carpenter's Court, yes? terday, and succeeded.in clearing his client, in a case of grand larceny, on a technical point. This effort of the young disciple of Blackstone is complimented highly. The Caledonian Club, of Charlotte, N. C, cordially invite Scotchmen and their descendants, who intend to be in Char lott? on the centennial, to meet them in Miller's Hall, corner of Fourth and Tryon streets, where they will bo re? ceived and t ntertained by the members of tho club. Tux Strawskrrx Festtvu..?Our Ma? rion Street Methodist Church friends gave a strawberry festival, last night, in Irwin's Hall, which was well attended. Tho Columbia Silver Cornet Band made proclamation of tho affair, and induced many passers by to halt and step up? stairs. The hall was a mass of ever? greens and flowers, while the bibles sur? rounding it displayed a tempting array of good things?light as weU as substan? tial. The music was very fine, and was heartily enjoyed. The festival will bo kept up this evening, as the church must bo fixed up. Court or Genebal Sessions, May 1:1, 1875.?This Court met at 10 o'clock A. M. The following cases were called and tried: Win. Kibler, indictment grand larceny - verdict guilty. Henry Johnson, grand larceny, Epstin and Lyles for defendant -guilty. John Bryant, murder -guilty of man? slaughter. H. T. William-;, grand larceny- guilty. James William-;, grand larceny?petit larceny. Aaron Galbut, burglary and grand larceny. Pending the consideration of this case. Court adjourned. Supreme Court, Columbia, S. C, May 13, 1875. - The court met at 11 A. M*. Present -Their Honors C. J. Moses, A. J. Wright and Willard. Lambert J. Jones et a1., vs. William H. Webb. Suber attorney for appellants. Baxter for respondents. Ordered, that the appellant havo leave to abandon the appeal as to Bonton, Smith A Co., George A Jenkins, and Edward Jenkins ft Son. Not to be heard at this term. G. M. Bowors et ?/., appellants, fn re Sarah A. Thompson, vs. Thomas A. Thompson et at. Lambert J. Jones et at., appellants, hi re Emelino Bradley, vs. Peter Rodel sporger et of., defendants. In consequence of a oontinuanco by counsel of tue cases on the docket from tho Sixth Cirouit, the dooket next in order is the Fifth, whioh will be taken up on Thursday, the 30th inst. It will bo followed by the hearing of the case of State vs. ?. and immediately after by the case of the State ex ret. the Attorney General vs. the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company. , Court then adjourned to Thursday, 20th inst., at 10 A. M. ? ??. Consignees.?Per South Carolina Rail? road, May 13, 1875: E. E. Jaoksoa, RH. Heinitsh, J. H. Doughty, lt. L. Bryan, Kinard & Wiley, G. Symmers, H. Solo? mons, J. C. Seegers, M. Sulsbaoher, S. Robinson, P. CantwolL M. H. Berry, W. D. Love ft Co.,-Jones,Davis ft Bouk night, J. ft A. Oliver, O. Brookbanks ft Co., H. Muller, W. B. Burke, B. B. McCreery ft Co., Mrs. O. E. Reed, J. Woodrow, W. Steiglits, W. B. Stanley. C. H., O. Hoffman, O. Hamberg, Pagan ft Bros., W. 8. Plnnicr, E. II: Heinitsh, L?rick 4 Lowrance, R. Toser, W. G. Fisher, W. Johnson, M* <krtHnay M. Ehrlioh ft Son, Oi 'S. Leckte, Perry ft Slowson, W. Bl.-B.vB.- l*i Bryan-, State ' Onihsn AsylulD, hf ? B. Denni*.\ Gold smith ft Kind. P. W. Kraft, J. H. Altee. ! List or Nkw Advebtujemeists. ? Report Condition Carolina Bank. Report Condition Central Bank. C. J. Iredell--Notice. Jaa. Anderson?Excursion Tickets. Lot for Bale. Hotej. AjuuvIls, JUy 13.?Mansion House?L. B. VYilcox, wife and child, Conn.; Mrs. A. J. Irvine, Greenville; Andrew Crawford, Geo. Harth, city; J. M. Sparks, Go.; Edw. McClarkson, Gads den; J. 8. Bowers, wife and child, Helena; T. M. Emerson, city. Cvlumbia Hotel?F. M. West, N. C.; B. C. Gilbert, 8. C.; B. G. .Tones and wife, Lewisville; H. T. Peake, 8. C; L. M. Tough, Kansas; R. Rice, Baltimore; J. R. Simpson, Laurens; J. D. Stpney.S. C. How Not to Die.?Thousands fall a prey to disease, not because the maladies that affect them nro necessarily fatal, but because they lack the requisite amount of nctivo vitality to make a valiant re? sistance to the enemy. It is a wise pre? caution to keep the body always In a state of defence?always prepared to "fend off" the germs of epidemio and other disorders, and to baffle the evil in? fluence of damp miasma and sudden thermomctrical changes. There is no difficulty in doing this. It is a foot as well authenticated as that two and two make four, that Hostetter's Stomach Bit? ters is specially adapted to this purpose, and for the simple roason that its . invi? gorating and regulating properties are superior to those of any other medicine in the world. During the twenty years that it has been in general use, ample opportunities have been afforded to com? pare its medicinal properties with those of other preparations claiming to be of a similar clans, and the result has been its adoption by the American people as the standard tonic of the age, its intro? duction into every civilized portion of the Western hemisphere, and on annual sale which dwarfs Into insignificance the demand for all its would-be competitors. The record upon which its popularity rests is a curiosity in medical literature, for it includes an almost unlimited va? riety of human ailments and disabilities. In fact, no other remedy possesses such a variety of hygienic virtues, and it is to these characteristics that it owes its pres? tige as a honsehold medicine. Ml4t3Hl It is truly wonderful, the variety and ingenuity of the conveniences for the desk and office?pens of varied patterns, inkstands possessing nnmberless ad? vantages, letter files, each one the best, envelopes of size and qualities infinite. It is almost bewildering to enter the large Broad street store of Wolker, Evans A Cogswell, in Charleston, and see the number of these attractions. Here you find the largest stationery stock South of Baltimore, and you only have two troubles?first, sufficient cash; and, second, tho difficulty in deciding among the many things offered, each equally suitable to your wants. M7f Hero is something for yonr educational column: "Ohashi Mnsatake, a school - master at Nakanogo, Tokio, recently re? fused a pupil, on the ground that his hair was out short, like that .of Euro peons. Ohashi is a shizoku of Tochigi ken, and the son of the late Ohasn Juno, who was a great hater of Euro? peans. He lectures on the doctrines of Menoius, old Chinese poetry and 'Saden,' one of the works of Confucius." A man two-thirds drunk and his book . coverod with mud, stopped a policeman on the street and asked to be looked np. "Whv, you are able to walk home, aren't you?" ashed the officer. * "Yes, I could get home all right, but I don't wont to, and you wouldn't it you had my wife! Take me down, old feller, and if she comes inquiring 'round, just say Pve gone to Toledo on 'portant business." Chinese cheap labor is not all that Koop in uns chap has painted it. "The Chinese tailors of San Francisco have struck, and have posted bills throughout the Chinese quarter offering a reward of. $400 for the lulling of any boss tailor who won't pay the wages demanded, and an additional reward of $300 for the kill? ing of any tailor who consents to work for less money." A Duluth editor, who has thus far evaded the fool-killer, has issued a card announcing the birth of his baby. Tho card is illustrated with cupids, and the words "ten pounds," are printed in tho corner. If that poor little thing could ? realize what a ridionlons father it has, it would immediately perish in its little bowols. In Plymouth, Mass., when a drunken man killed a police officer and kept shooting at everybody else, tho fire de? partment was called out, and succeeded in qnioting tho lion in his bosom. There are some towns in Texas that would bo happier with a few engines that could be relied upon in similar emergencies. Chaviz, the lieutenant of the Califor? nia bandit chief, Vasquex, is carrying out the threat he made to avenge the ' letter's death. With a band of mounted followers, he is ravaging certain South? ern Counties, whose Inhabitants clamor for a legislative appropriation as a reward for his capture. Miss Moody, daughter of the American revivalist, who is now preaching in Lon? don, not sharing her father's views, went, to tho play, and coming down late to breakfast next morning was greeted by him w|?,7'Wa?i 4iiU'-?r/fctow"4* which >He calmly responded, "Good morning, papa." . ,y ... j,<. , A onn factory in Unner Austria is mak? ing ^0,000 riflea for "Germany. It has delivered 180,000, and has received ? further order for 76,000. A Vienna firm is reported to bo executing a German or-. ?? der for 30,000,000 cartridges for delivery in Juno. A child stolen in New York the other day turned out to be the son of a widow who hadn't a cent, and bis abductor ? promptly restored him to ibet, arms. Two venerable citizens of Edgefield Mrs. Matbis and Mrs. W. G. Walker died lost week. Bishop Beokwith, of Georgia, killed an alligator on St Simon's Island re- . cently, that weighed 250 pounds : Yon, can't weigh ah ee\ with scales, bcca??o thoy have no scales, you know* It is ead to see people, squandering - money and know you cannot help;them. An open letter?O. An autograph let? ter?with some folks it is an X. Reading matter on every page.