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"COLUMBIA, S. a 'Thursday Morning, May 27,' 1875. Treasurers' Trials. ' The proseoution of the Stute against "\Y. A. Gardner, Treasurer of Sum tor County, for official misconduct, took placo last week before Judge Shaw, and resulted in a mistrial. The defendant's counsel made technical object ions, such m that the indictment was not drawn ac? cording to law, as it contained different . charges; that the cosh book of the Trea? surer, being a private book, could not be usod in evidence; that the word "District," instead of Connty, is used in ? the indictment, Ac. This sort of dc . fenco did not tend to show tho Trea? surer's aido very favorably. The loss of a document oharged upon him. makes the whole affair look worse. A book containing a record of County claims, ?the property of tho County Commis -? sioners, in the custody of the clork, and ? declared by the Stato to be essential to the prosecution of the next indictment ??gaixst the Treasurer, has suddenly dis? appeared. In answer to tho order of the Kludge, requiring them to produce tho book, the Co Unty v.Oiiiiiiiv mi oners ropiy I by affidavit, that it was taken surrepti? tiously from their clerk by Gardner him? self. Upon being 'ruled to produce tho book, he replied by affidavit that ho had v taken it, but only with tho consent of iho clerk, that he has it not now in pos ? .session, and docs not know where it is. The rule against both tho Treasurer and .the County Commissioners to produce the book of claims was confined in forcn . until the next term, and the Judge corn? 's, oriented sharply upon the remarkable . disappearance of an important public record. As stated, there was a mistrial, three of the jurors not being able to see any force in the charges against the Treasurer, being blinded, it is said, with ? the "light" which they have received. ? ,So>wo go. Lost legislative resolutions, Vrost diamonds, lost public records, Ac, Ac. Climates and Productions. "The differences in temperature, soil, moisture, winds and seasons generally, between States separated in lutitudc. or even contiguous to each other, require to .'be tested practically by experiments, as well oh treated scientifically in discussion. Our Southern country embraces a wide area of varying climates and differing soils, upon which can be grown every? thing suitable for food or desirable for .clothing. But it is not every Stato which -?an produoe everything. Tho products -'best adapted to each, should be carefully noted, and'de.tailed reports sent forth. Every one who has interesting facts, or ?\>j actual experiment and satisfactory reasoning, has arrived at conclusions that may be valuable to others, will con? fer "a service upon them by lotting them '?be known. A romarkablo thing, noted already to some extent, and requiring to be more fully explained, is that tho rich Mississippi Valloy and the fat alluvial Jands of Louisiana, huvc yielded of lato years not more than half in cotton of whnt is produced on lands in South Ca? rolina and Georgia once reputed to bo ?poor. A similar result is shown in the ?corn crop, too. We nil remember how j strong the tide of immigration from our , old States to the West was. The com-' plaint was universal, that our lands were worn out. But now it turns out that upon these so-called worn-out lands, .better crops are raised than upon the >fxesh soils of the West. Such a fact needs to be more fully presented and .authenticated, and if true to the extent claimed, its causes and conditions ought to be elaborately explained. There is much comfort in it. It will tend to assure us that our soil grows better instead of poorer, and will end in the conviction that wo had better be contented with our lot, as we cannot improve it by change. The great African colonization scheme, which the Washington correspondents .say is fathered by President Grant, seems j to bo heading up nobly. The President's organ, the Washington Republican, had % long editorial, on Monday, on the -"brilliant future of Western Africa," ?whioh is ? evidently put forth as a feeler ?of the public pulse. Here is an extract: "It is high time thut a more enlight? ened and liberal polioy be adopted by as. To this end, let oar people prompt? ly and heartily second the proposition aow submitted for an exploration of Western Africa. We have money to spare for Polar expeditions, for the sur? vey of the Valley of the Jordan, for watching solar eclipses, tho transit of Venus, and sounding tho sea. Can we not devote a few thousand dollars to the ?elevation of a continent which we havo wronged? In whatever point of view we ?contemplate Liberia in its relations to ?the United States, wo shall find it de? serving of all possible encouragement and assistance." The proposititn is to build a railroad into the interior of Africa, and for the Government to subsidize it, and then ?export the negro to the fever-cursed i'angles. It looks like very lively lunacy, rat it J is apparently an Administration .measure. The/ Wfudiington, Republican (kitohon organ) kindly remarks; The loyalty and patriotism of the kind whioh really found ntteranoo at Mecklenburg is to be discovered in any gathering of unropen itantrtraitors who do not expect or desire the prosonce of a > repr?sentative of tho United States Government. Louisiana?Ohthacism, So-called.? Charles Nordhoff, ui one of his letters to the New York Herald, says: I find that in a great many parishes, the members of the Legislature are mem? bers of tho School Board. As the latter office is not salaried, I was dull enough not to sco tho object of tho Senators and Representatives in holding it until an intelligent colored man, a Republican and an office-holder, explained to me that in this way tho public schools aro made political engines throughout the State. Tho Senators or Representatives appoint the school teachers, and select men who are their own political adhe? rents, and who, living among the colored people, help to keep them in office. "In this parish," said ho to me, "wo have n great many more colored schools than white, but it is a fact that most of the teachers are ignorant men or lazy, or sometimes drunkards. They arc ap? pointed by our Senator and Representa? tives, and their work is not to teach schools, but to talk up tho man who ap? pointed them. If a teacher were the smartest man in the township, and he went against the man who appointed him, he would be turned out. But this is not all; over here there is a colored school, and another one close to it. There is no need for two so near to? gether; but neither of them is worth any? thing, for they were both set up for poli? tics, and the teachers arc" only poli? ticians, and the schools are hardly ever open." Tho colored man who told me this, is a Republican and an office-holder. I shall not mention tho name of the parish in which he lives, because I don't want to get him into trouble; but his testi? mony was confirmed to me by many other men of both colors. The school report, to which I have referred, gives a melancholy picture of the Louisiana school systom. Of 272,131 children, be? tween six and twenty-one, only 57,433 wore enrolled in tho public schools; and as my eye runs over the pages, I lind that in ono parish the Treasurer of the School Board has used the funds for his privato purposes and paid the teachers in scrip to the amount of $.1,000; in an? other $30,000 was spent, and tho schools wore open less than a year?this in a country parish. In two parishes tho school treasurers "had absconded with quite a large amount of money belong? ing to tho school fund." In another, "the] monoy appropriated to establish schools was invested in privato business and speculation." In yet another, "all the forms of law which should govern school affairs have been totally ignored and disregarded." In the parish of St. Martin, the treasurer of the school fund was discovered to be a defaulter to the amount of $3,700. In St. James, the School Board had prudently burned their records when they left the office, and J. W. Hunsaker, President of the Board, after giving bail of $5,000 to an? swer to the charge of fraud, left the State. Do you wonder, in the faco of such things as these, that, according to the admission of Marshal Packard him 'elf, only 5,000 wdiito men voted tho Republi? can ticket in 1874V That is to say, the office-holders and their relatives. Is it matter for surprise that but for the fear of the Federal power the people would sweep away this Shite Government in an hour?that, in fact, these rulers would disappear of themselves if they did not know that they have the Federal Go? vernment behind them? Do you wonder that enterprise languishes and property is valueless when men see a fair election defeated by a fraudulent Returning Board, and tho President of the United States appointing to Federal office the chief officer of that board?the engineer of tho fraud, which was denounced as such by two committees of Congress? It is not contempt which the people here feel for their rulers, but fear. The man who bikes part in the State Govern? ment, even if he should be honest him? self, gives his influence to public plun? derers, and he must expect property owners to be shy of him. Did honest men associate with the Tammany thieves in New York? Or, if they did. were they not, in the public opinion, stained by the contact? "Do you see that man?" said a citizen in an interior parish to me; "he is our parish judge; he is as igno? rant of law as a horse. During the List election I heard him openly, and to his face, charged with theft. Not only that, but at a public political meeting where he was speaking, in his presence, he was .accused of taking a bribe of $10 while ho was prosecuting attorney, and the man who accused him was the man who paid tho money. In spite of this, the colored people were persuaded to elect him judge. Every decent colored man in the parish will tell you that it was an unfit nomination; but he got on the ticket, and the whole bar of the parish firmly believes that he sells justice, lie Bays no is ostracised; but can yon expect me to invite him to my house? He could not to-day get invited to the house of any respectable colored man in tho pa? rish. " "Can you expect us to like a people under whose rule such frauds go on for years and unpunished?" asked another, who allow the fountains of justice to bo corrupted, who never punish crime and are too corrupt, to check corruption in their subordinates; who dogrude the very schools to servo their partisan purposes; appoint rogues to colloot tho taxes, and frame a Returning Board to cheat us by a clumsy and glaring fraud, when wo try at the elections to procure a better government" ? ? 0 Artomus Ward was ono day lying upon the sofa, enjoying a cigar, in the little office of his publisher, in Now York, when a telegraphic despatch from San Francisco was handed him. It was from Mr. MoGuire, of the Opera House, who inquired: "What will you hike for ten nights in California?" Without a mo? ment's reflection, or changing his posi? tion, he wrote his reply in three words, and handed it to the messenger, as fol? lows: "Brandy and water?A. Ward." This was not all he did take, howover, for soon afterward McGnire engaged the showman, and he lectured in California with extraordinary success. Tho little despatch?r. ten dollar joke?was pub? lished in tho San Francisco papers, and set everybody to laughing and anticipat? ing tho author's arrival. '? An Ohio woman, who has boon reading of the popularity of triplets and twin*, did the best she could, but it was only a little creature with two feet on each leg. Phivjllkof.h of the Pbxss.?Tho Eng? lish House of Commons adopted some years ago a rule forbidding the publica? tion of any of its proceedings, whether in committee or in general session. No person, under a strict construction of the rules, except a member or officer, has a right to be present at a sitting of the House, and, on motion of a momber, the Speaker must clear the galleries of all strangers. This rulo, as every one knows, became long ago ancient and obsolete, but by a curious fiction of usage the House was not supposed to know that there were spectators in the galleries, and even reporters preparing to publish to the whole world all that occurred within its sacred privacy. In practice the technical prohibition of the presence of strangers amounts to no? thing. In the month of April last, how? ever, tho London Times and the London Xetcs published some facts that had been brought out in an inquiry conducted by the select committee on foreign loans. Both papers, before the publication of this particular report, had given full accounts of the hearing of this commit? tee, as they are accustomed to do of all committees of the House. But it hap? pened that one member of the House considered himself hit by the report, and though there was no greater breach of privilege in its publication than had been daily committed for years past, de? termined to visit the journals with public censure. Though the membcVs seemed to realize the absurdity of the proceed? ing, the majority of thciu appeared to hold themselves hound to stand by tho technical privilege, and hence the pub? lishers of the Times and News were sum? moned bofore the bar of the House, two days being given them to appear. Be? fore that time arrived the House had taken a "sober, second thought," and, on motion of Mr. D israeli, the order summoning these printers was rescinded, and the Committee on Foreign Loans in? structed to investigate the affair anil re? port how the papers obtained the docu? ments in question. As is justly re? marked, this was a sensible disposition of the case, for if the press is to blame for printing the proceedings of a com? mittee, which are open to tho public, the committee is still more to blame for allowing the reporters to have full access to all the documents. The Government has promised to introduce a bill recog? nizing and regulating the position of re? porters in the House, and this, if adopt? ed, will put an end to such follies as the House has lately committed. Thus, nei? ther in England nor the United Stntcs ] has the press been worsted by the efforts | of public, representatives to impair its j efficiency and bring it into discredit. | At the same time the application of the antiquated privilege rule to the press has been followed by other applications of it not anticipated by those who used it to the disadvantage of the newspapers, and one of which resulted the other day in a dreadful scandal from which the shaken nerves of English society have hardly recovered. The Princo of Wales, tho monarch-to-be of Great Britain, was actually turned out of the House of Com? mons, ulong with Prince Christian, the German ambassador, and a number of other distinguished people. He was ejected, with the others, simply us a "stranger," and in conformity with the old and obnoxious rule. A despatch from the Burmese capital states that the King is desirous of peace with England, and all complicity in the recent murder of Megary is denied. The Burmese dispute with England, concern? ing which a good deal has been recently said, is in regard to some territory (about 1,000 square miles of hilly coun? try) which belongs to Pegu, a province acquired in lK.ri by the British, but which was excluded from British terri? tory by a mistake in mapping the coun? try. The King of Burmah encroached on this territory, and Lord Xorthbrokc recently made preparations to drive him out. Tho murder of Megary upon the frontier of Western China and Burmah was charged on the King of Burmah also, and an explanation demanded both from him and the Chinese authorities. The Chinese have been very indifferent about the matter, and have not yet explained their part in Megnry's murder. The despatch, this morning, howover, states that the King of Burmah is ready to set? tle the dispute about the Pegu territory, and a Chinese general hud arrived in Burmah with despatches, the contents of which are not stated. It is not likely that the affair will be settled amicably. The English do not regret a msus Mli, which will enable them beyond doubt to textend their conquests to the frontiers of Western China and open nil immense traffic. The King of Burmah. moreover, it is known, has never been satisfied with the conquest of Pegu. The Uxiteo Status Distiuct Covbt, ('haiu.uston, May 25? Judge Bryan pre? siding.?In the petition of I. N. Fall:, for the involuntary bankruptcy of Kalcsky A Goldbath, it was ordered that tho defendant have leave until the 8th day of June next to show cause why the prayer of tho petitioner should not be gaanted. In tho petition of Butler, Broomc A Clapp, ct a/., for tho involun? tary bankruptcy of Austin A Shockley, it was ordered that a final hearing by jury hu allowed, tho time of the trial to be fixed by tho Court, on motion of either party to the cause. The petition of. John H. Meetze, of Lexington County, for voluntary bankruptcy, was referred to Registrar Seabrook for adjudication. Samuel Anderson and V. N. McCall were finally discharged in bankruptcy. The petition <fcf Peter Vaught, of Horry County, for final discharge in bank? ruptcy, was roforred to Registrar Car Jenter for final hearing on the 15th of uno next. The petition of M. Green? land, M. D., for voluntary bankruptcy, was referred to Registrar Carpenter. Mr. R. S. Tharin moved for a new trial in tho caso of tho United States vs. James Maloney and James W. Hayward, re? cently oonvicted of falsely representing United States revonuo . officers. Mr. Wm. Stone, for the Government, resisted tho motion, and the Court reserved its decision for further argument on Tues? day noxt A detachment of tho Washington Light Infantry, under the command of Liout. Gilchnst, carrying Col. William Washington's flag, which waived at Eutaw and. Coupons, sail from Charles? ton for Bunker Hill, Juno 12th. Col. I Simons and sovcral citizens of Charleston ! accompany the detachment. In December last, the Secretary of the Treasury estimated the receipts of the Government from all sources at $284, 000,000. At the same timo, ho put the national expenditures at $275,000,000. He thus expected to have a surplus of $9,000,000 to odd to the sinking fund. But tho estimates of the treasury are not likely to be realized. On March 21, 1875, the receipts and expenditures for nine months of tho current fiscal year, were ascertained in an official form, and they sum up as follows: Net receipts, $225, 201,810; net expenditures for the same period, $222,22:1.515. Tho returns from the amended tariff did not come up to the mark made by the Secretary. The estimates were: From customs, $102, 000,0(10; from internal revenue, $100, 000,000. The former may net $150,000, 000, more likely below than above these figures; the latter has kept tip and may overrun the estimate. The customs re? ceipts for tho fiscal year to April 15, 1875, were $131,742,108; internal revenue, $102,175,278. These are important con? jectures. They show, first, that the esti? mates of receipts were too high: and. secondly, that more money than was contemplated has been expended by the Government. In the face of the recent oxposnrcs in the whiskey trade, however, and in the custom houses, we have no difficulty in understanding why our heavy taxes produce less revenue than they ought to. A Showman is the Pknitkntiauy. - The prisoners don't tell what's in Vm till an occasion otfers to bring it out. Any amount of genius over there. Some time ago, they had a funeral, and at all funerals some eight convicts are detailed with the guard and allowed to go out? side, to help shovel the dirt and see tin ir dead pal decently interred. Now among these eight was n quiet and meek look? ing white man, who bad always obeyed orders in yard, and was never known to show any spirit at all except one even? ing, when ono of the guards off duty struck up a "break down" on the banjo, the meek man threw aside his pick for the nonce and shuffled off the pigeon wing with as clean a foot as Tim Morris himself. But now he was dressed for the funeral, und with a bone ring on his finger, he slunk his arms to his side and poked along in the detail with a woebe? gone face that looked like he wanted to (tie himself. They set down the coffin at the grave and all .stooped around to help lower it, when a voice issued forth, like a sound from the tombs, "Let me outer here!" The guard lied one wayand the convicts the other, the showman" in the lead and outrunning the whole pack, and if he is not now dead, he is no doubt playing somewhere to crowded houses, the best ventriloquist and jig dancer of the day. . ? Provide Against Danoeb. At this sea? son all the great lines of travel begin to swarm with human beings intent on business or pleasure. Are these moving multitudes aware of the danger which ensues from drinking different varieties of water ami breathing atmospheres to which their lungs are unaccustomed? Do they realize how important it is to be prc-armed with an antidote that will de? fend their systems fr>m the evil conse? quences of such changes and from all ailments and disturbances which arise fr OUl the miasma so plentifully evolved from the soil at this period of the year? Such an antidote - certain in its protec? tive operation and free from everything objectionable in its composition and flavor?has been for twenty years before the world. No instance can be adduced, during that period, in which Hosteller's Stomach Hitters has failed as an accli? mating medicine, or ns a preventive of the bodily ills to which the undefended system is liable in unhealthy loeidities. A good appetite-, perfect digestion, a vigorous condition of the nervous sys? tem, functional regularity and a pure mid active circulation are the elements of health, and the se signal blessing may be secured and perpetuated by the use of this powerful, yet Inirniless, vegetable tonic. Such is the experience of all who have ever taken it as a safeguard against the diseases which debility, irregularity and a morbid condition of the solids and thuds of the bodv an- sure to invite. May 21f2T3 ? ?. - - ? The San Franeisco*(7o-o?<V.'i\ the rep? resentative Radical paper of the I'aeilic coast, also takes up the advocacy of Mexican annexation. This scheme is rapidly establishing itself as a Radical measure. The Chnmirh concludes an editorial on tin- subject as follows: If Mexico were, in fact, annexed to the United States, and brought under our system of government, there is little doubt than an immense tide of emigra? tion would soon begin to llow in that direction. The resources of the country would be rapidly developed, and a gn at impulse would be given to manufactures and the mechanical arts. The curse of the country heretofore has been the fre? quent change of governments, tho con? stant 'recurrence of revolutions, and the depression of enterprise and industry resulting from the senso of insecurity. Mining enterprise has been discouraged by the liability to confiscation and rob? bery. Every other branch of industry has suffered from similar causes, and is still suffering. If this present Mexican Government, from which we have been iuclinod to hope so much, should also prove a disappointment, like the "Dead Sea fruit which tempts tho eye but turns to ashes on the lips," annexation will be tho only romaining remedy. This is Bismarckiau talk with a ven? geance. Appointments and Removals by tue Governok.?Tho Governor has mudo tho following appointments and removals: B. F. Miller and James S. Steele, Trial Justices for Lancaster; W. II. Honder Bon, Census Taker for Laurens; Potcr T. Smith, for Marlboro; W. H. Diokson, for Clarendon; F. W. Voght and J. H. Phillips, Trial Justices for Orangeburg; H. K. Flnnigan, Notary Publio for Fair field; Silas Ingram, Marion; L, E. llol loway, Abbeville; II. A. Corr, Commis? sioner of Deeds, Augusta. Removals? A. B. McKenna and J. M. Belk, Trial Justices Lancaster; J. R. Wnnnamaker, Trial Justice, Orangeburg; James Vin? cent Russell Swarm, Commissioner of Deeds, Moscow, Russia. The latest addition to the umbrella is a pane of glass, inserted in tho front breadth, through which the holder can ? see his way. City Matters?If you are asked to lend your PnoiifTii, nvggest to tho would be borrower that he had better subscribe. Jupiter is now the evening shir, and is at one of its greatest periods of brilliancy. Attend Perry A Slawson's clearance sales of cigars. Frank Palmer, the champion billiard 1st, plays a match game at the Opera House, in Wilmington, this evening. Attend Perry A Slawson's clearance sales of eigars. We have been requested to state that Mr. See'gors' saloon will be closed at .1 o'clock, tor the balance of the day. The Phtrnix boys .must look to their laurels. A party of youngsters have rigged up a truck and ladders, and arc trying to beat 1.08L Just us it began to get unpleasantly hot, yesterday, another thunder-storm sprung up, accompanied with rain, and everybody was comfortable again. _ The Young Men's Union prayer meet? ing, under the auspices of tho Young Men's Christian Association, will be held this evening, at ?S o'clock, id the Wash? ington Street Chapel. Talk about lively times -why, Colum? bia beats 'em all. Scarcely a pleasant day, but there is a pic-nic or two, while in the evenings dancing parties are of frequent occurrence. Mr. Cramer's talents are not confined to scenic painting and the dramatic art. A neatly-constmcted miniature ship, under full sail, attests his skill in mari? time matters. Dr. F.. E. Jackson has the v^ssi 1 at his store. Arrangement.; have been made to hold the next annual fair of the State Aux? iliary Joint Stock Society, in the city of Columbia, beginning on Tuesday, 9th of November next, and continuing through? out tho week. The evidence before the City Council relative to the diamond robbery, was that Policeman Loinax was implicated in the theft, and he was dismissed. The proceedings will be published in our next. The pic-nic of the Trinity Church Sunday School passed off very success? fully yesterday. There was a large at? tendance of littlu folk.;, with enough older heads to take proper earo of them. The swings were kept busy, while the foot-balls were kicked around exten? sively. If the city police can spare, any time from their enthusiastic search after the stolen diamonds, they will find a fit sub? ject for their attentions in a colored , boy who, all day long yesterday, blew and blew and blew some sort of strange whistle in front of Kingsland it Heath's crockery store. Too much music did that boy make. At the annual meeting of the German Schuetzen-Yerein, held last night, the following officers were unanimously re elected: President?John C. Seegers; Vice-President?G. Diercks; Treasurer? Win. Stieglitz; Secretary?F. D. Kone man; Finance Committee?M. Ehrlich, P. W. Kraft, E. F. Hei, George Bruns, F. Jacobs and II. Habcnicht Our readers may remember tho young (lurman immigrant mentioned in the Phcknix some time ago, who went to work in Y'ork County, and to whom, at his re? quest, a Bible in the German languago was supplied by Rev. Mr. Bolles. As might have been expected, he has done well, has laid upsomo money, will invest it in 200 acres of land the coming fall, and is now concerned about getting out iiis bride from the fatherland. A day or two since, some of the hoard? ers in a colored boarding house becom? ing mad at the scantiness of food on tho table, posted a large hand-bill in front of tho house with the words *?Star vation Hotel" upon it. The proprietor observing the poster, prepared ami at? tached to the first placard the following announcement: "If you'll pay your board, you'll get more to eat." It was then the boarders' turn; after a great deal of grumbling, they hunted other quarters. Wo hear the house is for rent. -? ? ? Procure your tickets, this morning, pack your baskets, and take your wife and little ones to the Schuetzen pic-nic. In the early part of the day, you can roam about the beautiful grounds; and in the afternoon and evening, Professor Buchnr, with his full band, will put you in tho humor to "trip tho light fastastic." An? other feature will bo attached to the Schuetzen Veroin pic-nic, which is to be had at the platz to-day. A tip-top bar becuo will bo served?such as to tempt the declining appetito of an invalid or satisfy tho cravings of a cormorant There will be no additional charge for this additional feast?which is sufficient guaranteo of a large attendance. Re? member, $2 gives ^'ou all tho privileges of tho dancing ball, tho promenado grounds and the full tables. ??????' Safely Maiuued.?A novel of 100 pages, under this title, by tho author of "Caste," "Colonel Daore," Ac, wo have found to be readable and entertaining. ? The character of the elfish young wife, j perverso, wilful and with unnwakened conscience, is interestingly drawn, and : instinctively contrasted with the same I porson chastened by suffering, sorrow 1 and shame, and alive to duty and con ' science. Mr. Duffio has favored us with i a copy. Revtvai. of an Old Oboavtzatioh.? Columbia Lodge No. 2, Knights Tem? plar, an old' organization, was revived, yesterday. A delegation from South Carolina Commandery No. 1, of Charles? ton, was in attendance; this delegation consisted of: Augustine T. Smythe, E. C.; A. Lindstrom, G.; W. II. Bird, C. G.; W. Cr. DcSaussuro, 1'.; E. S. Jennison, S. W.; John Davis, J. W.; F. B. Houston, Sw. B.; Richard Senior, St. B.; R. M. Wallace and J. W. Delano, G. The following were dubbed Knights: W. C. Swaffield, Roland A. Keenan, K. K. Scott, A. H. White, J. F. C. DuPre, W. II. Jackson, Owen Daly, J. P. Wil? liams, J. N. Richbourg, Geo. W. Parker, B. I. Boone, E. R. Arthur, John Dorsey, T. B. Johnson. A number were unablo to receive tho degrees for- want of time. The following officers were chosen: Eminent Commander, Thos. Dodamoad; Generalissimo, G. A. Darling; Captain G., G. E C. Johnson. Application was made for renewal of charter under dis? pensation. The visiting Knights speak in glowing terms of their reception and treatment by their Columbia brethren. Runxino a NKwsPArEii.?By some un accountubio misapprehension of facts, there is a largo class of people in the world who think that it costs little or nothing to run a newspaper, and if they buy a copy from the newsboy, when too far from the office to come and beg one, they arc regular patrons, and entitled to unlimited favors. Men call every day at newspaper offices to get a copy of the daily paper, jnst from the press, for no? thing, who would never dream of beg? ging a pocket-handkerchief from a dry goods store, or a piece of candy from a confectioner, even upon the plea of old acquaintance, having bought something once before. One paper is not much, but a hundred a day amounts to some? thing in the course of time. But this is a small drain compared with the free ad? vertising a newspaper is expected to do. Some men who have paid $2 at an early period of life for an advertisement worth four or five, appear to think they are stockholders in the establishment for eternity. They demand tho publication of all marriage and funeral notices, obi? tuaries and family episodes, for the next forty years, gratiw. Speak of pay and they grow indignant. "Don't I patron? ize your paper?" "Yes; but you recoive tho worth of vour money for what you pay." "But,'' says tho patron, "it will not cost you anything to put this in," which is just as ridiculous as to ask a man to grind your axe on his grindstone, and graciously toll him it won't cost him a cent. It takes money to run a news? paper as well as any other business; no paper will succeed financially that car? ries a dead-head system. Any mention of the people's affairs that they are anx? ious to see in print is worth paying for, and when printed is generally worth as much as any other investment of the same amount. Tho newspaper business is very exacting on all connected with it, and the pay is comparatively small; tl^e proprietors risk more money for smaller profits, and the editors, reporters and printers work harder and cheaper than the same number of men in any other profession requiring the given amonnt of intelligence, training and drudgery. The life has its charms and pleasant as? sociations, scarcely known to tho outside world; but it has its earnest work and anxieties and hours ? of exhaustion, which are not known to those who think the business all fun. Tho idea that newspaperdom is a charmed circle, where the favored members live a life of ease and free from care, and go to the circus at night on a freo ticket, and to tho springs on a free pass in the sum? mer, is an idea which 'we desire to ex {dode, both practically and theoretically, business is business, and the journal that succeeds is the one'that is run on a square business footing, the same as banking or building bridges, keeping a hotel or running a livery stable. List of New Adtzbtibemints. W. B. Burke?Butter, Potatoes, etc. H. A S. Beard?Auction. Meeting Acacia Lodge. Hotel Abbivalh, May 2G.?Columbia Iluhl?O. F. Cheathain, Spartanburg; D. M. Renno, W. A W. R. R.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ward law, Walhalla; C. C. Wardlaw, Augusta; J. F. Newman, S. C.; R. P. Spencer, Jr., Ga.; J. E. Bull, Vo.; J. F. Ellington, R. & R. Rj ; Hugh Wilson, Abbeville; J. M. Seigier, G. A C. R. R.; W. McDowell, S. A U. R. R.; J. W. Fowler, C. W. Tune, R. B. Reeder, Lau? rens. * Mansion House?Dr. M. C. Taggert, Greenwood; Miss Giles, Graniteville; T. B. Aughtry, Union; M. A. Park, J. M. Walsh, city; J. B. Thompson, Liberty Hill; B. F. Mauldin, Williamston. Hendrix House?A. A. Williamson, N. C. J j; E. Hendrix, Hickory Station; W. C. Young, J. A. Harris, Doko; Mrs. A. E. Crooks, Strothers; J. A. Selby, oity. CoNsrciNEEs per South Carolina Rail? road, May 26, 1875: D. Crawford A Sons, Union-Herald Company, Geo. Sym mers, G. W. Smith A Broughton, W. Steiglitz, E. Stenhouse, A. Constantino, F. A. Howerton, W. Robinson, W. B. Stanley, (.Diamond F.) C. Hoffman, C. Hamberg, J. Agnew A Son, J. Agnew, Jr., H. Solomon, J. C. Dial, W. D. Love A Co., W. C. Fisher, Kingsland & Heath, MoFall A P., C- S. Koenig, W. Green, P. Cantwell, (Diamond O,) Kinard A Wiley, C. F. Jackson, M. A. Warring, J. H. Ki? nard, J. H. H., M. H. Berry, F. D. Mor? ris, Clayton A Holland, Jones, Davis A Bouknight, W. B. Burke, Derrick A T., R F. Griffin, M. Comerford, Loriok A Lowranoe, R. A W. a Swa?leld, C. Brookbanks A Co., M. E. Carr, (Diamond O.) J. E. Giles, agent, Dr. 0. Nelson, J. W. Smith, Dr. W. R Globes. Copeland A Bearden, J. A. Hendrix A Bro., M. Brannan, J. F. Witooftky. Of 586 bodies exhibited at the Paris Morgue in 1872, 555 were the bodies of French persons. In 1873 there were 507 bodies, of which 460 were French. There were no Americans. They can'find other amusement in Paris than jumping into the river.