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COLUMBIA, S. C. Friday Morning, June 25,1875. ? Too Much Indian. The result ot the recent visit of the Sioux chiefs to "Washington is well un derstood to have been u disappointment on all sides. The hitch between the Go? vernment and the Indians was as to pay? ment for the Black Hills anil their re? moval from Nebraska, but that is not likely to bo final. While wc hope that the commission which is to be sent to negotiate with the Indians, composed, as it seems to be, of responsible gentlemen, will be ablo to settle all points at issue between the Government and the Sioux, wo must confess that our telegraphic de? spatches give little indication of a suc? cessful mission. The Rev. S. D. Hin man, one of the commissioners, is an admirable appointment, being thorough? ly acquainted with the Sioux and their language, having spent ninny years among them, and is a man in whom they have entire confidence. The commis? sion is generally satisfactory, and it is to be hoped that the result of its labors will bo equally so. Whilst the Govern? ment appears to have done its best in its intercourse with tho Sioux chiefs, wo cannot commend the stylo of hospitality extended to them by some of our people. The Graphic, of New York, has an illus? tration of their visit to the Remington riflo warehouse, whero they inspected samples of small arms and selected the rifles to bo presented to them. It is truo that, in giving them the guns, thoy wero told that it was not to kill tho whites or each other, but that they might hunt tho antelope anel tho buffalo. One of the old chiefs exhibited so much sensibility as to say, "You hurt my feclinsg when you said I must not shoot tho whites with this gun. I never could kill a man who had given mo this gun." No doubt this was honestly said, and if tho Indians wero fairly dealt with by their white neighbors, it is probable the guns woulel only bo employed to obtain the means of subsistence. But, in view of the wrong-doers around them and their own readiness to resent wrong, we fear that the Remington rifles will be used for man as well as game. There is another circumstance connected with one of the entertainments given to tho Sioux in Now York so revolting and out? rageous as to be almost incredible. Some of tho chiefs woro on tho occasion scalps taken from white people, appa? rently women as well as men. The per? mission of such a brutal piece of barbar? ism inspires* almost as much contempt for the so-called civilized men who suf? fered it as for the savages who perpe? trated it. It seems to he high time that tho Indians within our borders should no longer exist as independent tribes among us, but be gathered together and and either merged, as the}' are in Cana- j da, with the common nationality, orsur ronnded on all sides by civilizing influ? ences, so as to make them practically, in time, part and parcel of ourselves. -??? -? ? The Black Hills gold fever may be ex? pected to break out again, in spots, and with more violence than ever, now that Prof. Janney's exploring party have "struck a lead" near Hainey's Peak, whero the deposits are said to be rich. About 100 miners, it seems, were found in the gold-bearing region, who in somo mysterious way had evaded the watchful soldier and the jealous Indian, and wero serenely making their fortunes. Somo of the troops with the expedition, in fact, have been amusing themselves sinco their arrival in the golden hills by pan? ning out the precious metal in encour- | aging quantities. The Missouri Democratic Centlal Com? mittee have adopted a resolution inviting the National Democratic Convention of 187G to assemble in St. Louis, pledging themselves to make ample preparations for the reception and accommodation for all who may attend. The place proposed for holding tho convention is the hall of the new Chamber of Commerce building, 'JUS feet long by 100 feet wide and 70 feet high, with galleries all around the hall, and a seating capacity for 17,000 people. ?' o <- > H.vrs Off in Const.?Yesterday morn? ing, whilo Solicitor Blythe was swear? ing several witnesses to go before tho grand jury, one of them being an Israel? ite, of course, kept his hat on. This was observed by ono of tho constables, about twenty feet oft", and, in a loud voice, ho said: "Make him take his hat off," and repeated it, which naturally mado tho witness obey, when Judge Cooko said: "Put your baton again," and, turning to the constable, told him "that is none of your business? it is his faith, and you have no right to interfere with it," which, of course, caused the officer to feel haA.?GrtinvUk AVios. The Crews Case.?Wc publish tho fol? lowing statemont from the Union-Herald, ns a reply to the article which we copied from the Greenville Xeirs: Tho Greenville Xetos is at fault in stating that Judge Carpenter was in Co? lumbia when Judge Mackey issued tho writ of habeas corpus in tho Adam Crews case. He was then in Charleston. Tho Xens? also complains that the Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit was not notified. We fail to see what he had to do with the case. The crime alleged against Crews was not committed in that Circnit, nor was the arrest made in it. The Attorney General was not in tho city, and the duty of representing the State fell upon Solicitor Runkle, of this (the Fifth) Cir? cuit. Ho appeared, and resisted the mo? tion to admit to bail without sureties. The truth is, that tho prosecution so bungled the work they had in hand, that no Solicitor could successfully have resisted a motion to absolutely discharge the prisoner. The affidavit stated that, the offence was committed on the 8th of November, while, in fact, it was commit? ted on the 2d; tho affidavit was not at? tested by the Trial Justice before whom it purported to have been taken; an offence of homicide was alleged to have been committed by Adam Crews; this allegation was made on information and belief, without disclosing the source of such information or the grounds of be? lief; homicide may be committed excusa? bly, justifiably or feloniously; the Trial Justice of this city who committed Crews did so without any preliminary examination, and for the crime of mur? der, when no such charge had been made against him; the arrest was illegal, because the Trial Justice of Spartanburg failed to deputize Alley to make it. Alley, who made the affidavit and the arrest, immediately loft town, although ho knew that a writ of habeas corpus was to be at once appled for. There was one Supreme Court Judge in the city, but the practico is always to apply to Circuit Judges for such writs whenever it is pos? sible. The fact is, that if a discharge had been asked for from any Judgo in the State, it would have been granted, on account of tho fatal dofects in the pa? pers upon which tho prisoner wa8 held. Riot and Murder Si Aiken County. ? On Thursday afternoon' of last week, a constablo of Trial Justice Holland, ac? companied by a largo posse, attempted to serve warrants upon several persons liv? ing in the vicinity of Tinker's Creek, in Aiken County, to answer for default of road duty, when he was resisted, and a skirmish took place, in the course of which two of the posse wero seriously wounded. The posse was composed al? together of colored men; the resisting party consisted of three Kenncday bro? thers, Aaron Tyler, and a colored man named Benjamin Sanders. On the fol? lowing day, warrants were issued for these parties, but were not served. That night Lodrick Ilickson, a son of one of tho wounded men, was brutally mur? dered in his own house by a party who wero recognized as the same who partici? pated in the wounding of the other men and in resisting arrest. Upon the news being conveyed to Aiken Court House, tho Sheriff went to tho scene of tho trou? ble and found great excitement prevail? ing amongst the colored people, most of whom were under arms and apprehen? sive of further difficulty with the rioters. The latter, however, have tied the coun? try, and by Monday order was restored. It is thought that the Kenncdays and their colleagues have gone to Georgia, and efforts will be made to bring them to justice. The Lykciiino or Simms.?There are some crimes so fearful in their nature that a man who commits themi deserved? ly becomes an outcast an Pariah of so? ciety, and forfeits his life to an outraged community as surely as does the rabid dog who is hunted to death. One of the strongest reasons justifying the summary execution of Simms was tho resolution adopted by the citizens of Anne Arundel County, M<b, in an indignation meeting: "Thirdly. We are not willing that his victim shall be dragged into court to tell over and over again the story of her ter? rible wrongs, or that her name shall be entered upon the records of our crimi? nal jurisprudence for future reference." We think this view settles the matter. The hanging of the wretch saved Miss Jackson the dread ordeal of utter humi? liation and sorrow of repeating before hundreds of men the horrible story. Again, let it be understood that certain death shall follow such crimes, and there will be fewer commissions. [Alexandria i?? nllnvl. Mosey Orders for Ireland, Slc?For some time past, a ride has been enforced in the New York and other post offices requiring that persons in Ireland to whom money orders are sent must be very accurately described to prevent mistakes. The full nnme, exact location of residence, occupation and personal description are expected to be given. The reason for this especial care in tho matter is because heretofore many orders sent have been returned to this country, the post office authorities not being satis? fied that the proper persons had applied for payment. In connection with the new postal treaty with foreign countries, which goes into effect July 1, a re-ar rangenient of the money order system has been' made, and circulars in refer? ence to tho change have been received from Washington at tho different post offices. Money order facilities aro to be extended to Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Italy under the treaty. In removing somo bodies from the Bcnnington (At.) cemetery, the other day, that of Mrs. Bartlett, which had been buried some twelve years, was found to be petrified, weighing GOO pounds. Hydrophobia.?We arc no physician, but it strikes us that hydrophobia is a hysteria in men that affects their minds. In other words, when a man is bit by a dog in^ the sultry months, if ho think no? thing of it and allow no fear of the result to haunt him, he will never have hydro-* phobia. A caso has just occurred in Brooklyn, where tho man died, horribly raving and frothing at tho mouth, and tho dog is still living in his apparently usual nealth. Tho man, Jackson, was very fond of playing with a large New Foundland belonging to a Mr. Sohuylcr. Ho borrowed the dog one day and took him home to show him to Ins family. The dog seemed a little home-sick, but Jackson took him in the yard and soon had him playing and jumping up at a stick. In jumping up and catching at the stick, the do^ accidentally bit Jack? son on his lip, and immediately the man was seized with fear of'Hydrophobia. It was a little scratch and he w ished off the blood, but his mind was full of the most torturing fears. Mr. Schuyler took the dog homo and sent him to a fancier, with instructions to keep watch on him for any si?.;ns of the disease, but none ap? peared and the dog was sent into the country. In the meantime, Jackson con? tinued haunted by these nervous fears, and would go frequently to the cooler and try if ho could drink water. His friends laughed and made fun of his fears, and sometimes he would laugh at his foolishness with them. At last his throat choked in trying to swallow water, and from that he was thrown into the most violent convulsions, which soon ended his life. The dog still lives and continues healthy. Chester and Lenoir Railroad.?We learn that the arrangement whereby Mr. G. W. Melton, of Chester, was to com? plete the Chester and Lenoir Railroad to Dallas, has been abandoned by Mr. Melton for lack of proper security from the company.?Lancaster Ledger. Mr. Editor: The above little squib has been re-published in some of the public journals of this State and North Carolina, and as it is a mis-statement of facts, calculated, if not intended, to mislead the public mind in regard to tho present status and future prospects of an enterprise of no inconsiderable concern to the business interests of many of the good people of both States, stockholders and others, I, as Presi? dent of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, and being fully cognizant of all the facts and of the e?xact truth in reference to the mat? ter, beg leave to state for tho informa? tion of the public and of all parties in? terested, that tho terms of the proposed contract as submitted in teriting by Mr. Melton were such that the committee on the part of the. company could not in honor and good conscience accept, and I am gratified to say that the Hoard of Directors fully sustain the action of their committee in the premises, and I further add in this connection that the prospects of the company are at present hopeful and encouraging. A. H. DA VEGA, President Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. Destructive Ham. Storm.- A very heavy storm of wind and hail visited al? most all portions of this County on Wednesday, Kith instant. In the neigh? borhood of Lowrvsville, the crops on the plantations of Mr. Daniel Purdue and Mr. .James Griffin are said to be com ! plctcly destroyed, and that of Mr. Neely I Smith very much damaged. Great de ! strnction was done by the hail in the neighborhood of Blackstock and Corn well's. One-half of Mr. H. T. Mock bec's cotton crop of l.Vi acres is in ruin-;, i Mr. Moekbeo showed us sonic cotton stalks, eight or ten inches high, from which every semblance of a leaf and form is completely stripped. These stalks were gathered from a field of thirty acres and arc but samples of the winde field. Mr. Mockbec's wheat had I been cut. and was stacked in the field, j In some of the stacks the wheat was com? pletely threshed out. He estimates his I loss at S2,?00. The storm was more or '; less destructive throughout all the West 1 ern portion of the County. [Chester /?";?<-.?,'.,?. - - - ? ; Tin: Pinch.?A colored dame enomi 1 tered a policeman, yesterday, and lutlt ! ing him, she inquired: I ??'Spose'n dat a pusson spit*in itnodt-r ! pusson's face, is dat anything.'" "Well, no," replied the officer. "Wall, 'spose'n dat pusson whose face was spit into should take de poker ami drop ile pusson who done do slutting, anil cut a big gash in dat pusson s bead, would dat be anything':" "That would be a seriou* case, ma? dam. Did any one strike you with a poker'.'" "Dat's whar do pinch conn s in. Izc de one who done de hitting!" she ex? claimed, lifting her hands in amazement and horror. Not very long since tho wife of tho Professor, Mrs. Agassi/, rose one morn? ing and proceeded, according to custom, tu put on her stockings and shoes. At a certain stage of this process n little scream attracted Mr. Agassiz's attention, and not having yet risen, ho leaned anxiously upon his elbow, inquiring what was the matter. "Why, Professor, a little snake has just crawled out of my boot," said she. "Only one, my dear?' returned the Professor, calmly lying down again; "there should have been three." He had put them there to keep them warm. Pleasant man to have in the house, particularly in one's sleeping room. Mr.;. Susan Ostcen, relict of the late Gabriel Ostecn, died at her residence, on Saturday, the ?th instant, in Sunder County. Subscribe for Ph<i:n:.?. I What the Weak Need.?Why do the 1 debilitated und feeble drend the Kum? mer? It is because heat is an exhausting element, and they are not in a condition to bear the new drain upon their lan? guid systems, which they think must necessarily commence with the warm weather. But cannot this evil be ob? viated? Most indubitably it can. What these weaklings need ?in fact, what nine tenths of us need at this season ?is an accession of physical vigor, and this desideratum can be secured, with abso? lute certainty, by a course of the might? iest, yet mildest, of all vegetable tonics, Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters. Thousands of men id' business, me? chanics and professional men, break down, partially or wholly, under their summer labors, simply because they have neglected to reinforce the powers of nature in this way. To persons who use the celebrated invigorant and cor? rective regularly in hot weather, the ex? haustion which excessive heat is apt to produce under other circumstances is unknown. They are not troubled with nausea, their appetites are good, their digestion excellent and their habit of body all that can be desired. This *for twenty years has been the uniform testi? mony of all who have taken the lUtters as a summer tonic and alterative. Its efficacy is due to the care ami scrupu? lous fidelity to the teachings of experi? mental science, with which its medicinal ingredients have been culled from the vegetable kingdom, the admirable pro? portions in which they are combined and the unequalled purity of its stimu? lative basis. * jista^i The golden syrups, sugar drips, Ac, arc said to be delusions and snares. A professor of chemistry has examined a dozen varieties of syrups sold at the groceries, and says that all of them are '?doctored," made by the "sulphuric acid process," as follows: "A warm (.131 de? grees Tali.) mixture of starch and water of about the consistency of cream, slowly poured into a boiling solution of one per cent, sulphuric acid, 'oil of vitriol,) the whole boiled for some time; then the acid is neutralized by chalk, and the mixture set aside. When the sediment has settled in the bottom, the liquid is dipped off and boiled down to a syrup. This syrup may be boiled down to sugar, forming what is known as grape sugar or iduooso." Instead of starch, however, old rags can be and are used very largely?rags collected from the streets or wherever they can be found. The following is a man's opinion: The female lip that has been profaned by the tonch of any man, unless it be a rela? tion, ought to lose all honor and respect. What remains for the husband if the lips ? the very outlet to the soul?have min? gled their breath of life with others? When a lady becomes a prodigal of her kisses we are instantly forced into one of two conclusions; that either she holds her virtue by a very slender thread or i that she is incapable of drawing the nicer distinctions, which is one of the characteristics of a pure woman. All of which is nice in theory, but if the man who wrote it was satisfied with his own matrimonial investment he was probably the worst fooled individual in nineteen States. Kiss- s may be naughty, but grass-hoppers will never spoil the crops of them. I A Coward and a Lady.- Three high ! wayinen intercept! d a lady and gentle | man m ar Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday i night, and ordered them to hold up their hands and deliver. The request was io>t acceded to, and on the parties attempt? ing to escape, the robbers assaulted them, knocking down the ladv Miss Alice ! Williams -and beating her severely, i The man escaped, leaving the lady to the : m> rev of the brutes. They searched her i person, but found nothing, she having ! concealed her watch in her bosom. They j left her in an insensible condition on the ground and made their escape, but were subsequently captured after a sharp fight, and are now in jail. It is truly wonderful, the variety and 1 ingenuitv of the conveniences for the j desk and office pens of varied patterns, I inkstands possessing numberless ad? vantages, letter tiles, each one the best, j PiiveloposJJof si/.e and qualities infinite. It is almost bewildering to enter the ! large Broad street store of Walker. I Evans A Cogswell, in Charleston, and see the number of these attractions. I Here yon find the largest stationery I stock South of Baltimore, and you only ' have twe) troubles first, sufficient cash: : and, second, the difficulty in deciding I among the many things offered, each ! equally suitable to your wants. M7t Homicide at Walhalla.? An officer I by the name of Robert Knight attempted ? to arrest a convict in Oconec County, on t Saturday, and met with resistance. The J convict attacked him with an axe, when ? Knight shot him. Knight afterwards surrendered himself to the proper autho? rities. The Indianapolis papers are giving publicity to the details e?f the Deaf and Dumb Asylum scandals, which are of a peculiarly unclean nature. Ministers and church oilice?rs arc badly mixed up with i?, and the probability is that Brooklyn's perfi -nuances will be eclipsed. The general health of Charleston ce>n tinnes good. Measb s seems to be on the decline, while .scarlet fever is not in? creasing ami not very fatal, but one death occurring during the last ten days. Diphtheria has reappeared within the past two weeks in certain localities. Mrs. Margaret Mathis, of Edgcfield, died somewhat Bnihlenly, on the 11th [ instant, having been sick but a single j day. She was in the 73d year of her Clara Louise Kellogg, the American prima donna, and Lotta, t':.-- a rtress, are both said to be engaged to v.< ll-boru and Wealthy I'hija iolphiutis. City Items.?Subse,ribo for (.don't bor? row") the PlICENIX. Sbcct music?children crying in bed. In all probability, Bunch and Hardeet will be bung, in Charleston, to-day. Yesterday, the weather continued" wann, with threateaed rain. Stamps are not required on notes; but it takes '?stamps" to pay 'em. All in want of goods for their families* should not fail to cull at the store of Wm. I). Love A Co. The commencement exercises of the Columbia Female College will be held on Monday, Tuesday and 'Wednesday next. The bargains in embroideries at "Wm. D. Love A Co.'.s surpasses anything we have seen in Columbia. The Bichland Bifie Club have deter? mined to visit Augusta, to participate in the celebration of the ninety-ninth anni? versary of American Independence. There will be a meeting of the Direct? ors of the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad Company, at Spartanburg, S. C, on Tuesday next, the 20th instant. The City Council has adopted resolu? tions to carry out the objects of the Par? ker Hall meeting. The preference given to the P. H. meeting is a violation of tho C. R. B. The "first cotton bloom," which makes its yearly appearance in the editorial sanctum, has been raised on the saltpetre hills, by Edmnnd Wil? liams. Thr annual exhibition of the School of Nazareth, under the superintendence of ladies attached to the Convent at Valle Crueis, will take place on Wednesday next, tho 30th inst. Why should any more, attention be paid to the resolutions of the meeting j held at Parker's Hall than that at Irwin's Hall? [See Council Proceedings, pub? lished yesterday.] I Hundreds of customers are every day receiving the benefits of the bargain counters at Wm. D. Love A Co.'s. The Union-Herald is anxious that South Carolina should be represented at the Philadelphia centennial. Echo, why not? We have tho N. O. S. S. C, the Le? gislature, and minor bodies from which to select. Dr. Gibbes' horse started on a runaway expedition, yesterday, just after he had left the. buggy, in which were two of his children, owing.to the presence of mind of one of which, the other was saved from injury. The annual commencement at the Ursuline Institute of the Immaculate Conception, at Yalle Crucis, will be held on Friday, July 2. The programme of exercises is, as usual, very select and entertaining, and we anticipate a happy occasion. Those partly made shirts at Wm. D. Love A Co.'s are the cheapest goods ever introduced in this country. Every one should call and see them. Henry Ward Boccher, disgusted with the long and tedious trial, gave vent to his exasperated feelings, yesterday, by s< verely cow-hiding Tilton in open court. If this were true, the sensation awakened ! by the sale of Perry A Shvwson's Havana tips (? for 25 cents, equal in quality to a 12A cent cigar,) would not be a circum I stance. **? In Georgetown College, yesterday, the following degree was conferred at the j hands of the Rt. Rev. Archbishop Bayley: I Bachelor of Arts?J.'Caldwell Robertson, of this State, Mr. Robertson also re? ceived a premium in the senior class of rational philosophy and mechanics. Mr. Charles P. O'Connor, also of this State, was distinguished in first gram? mar. The commencement season is at hand, and proud fathers and mothers are making ready to escort home their chil? dren from a successful academic compe? tition, and their juniors, sophomores and graduates will receive a welcome home from a long and tedious applica? tion to books and blackboards. Croquet, promenades (by moonlight) and pic? nics will obliterate, for a short senspn, all memories of severe and awe-inspiring teachers. During this season of vegetablo diet, every one desires to know where to pro? cure the freshest and best vegetables, as nothing is so poor as poor vegetables. The same may be said of fruits. When wo purchase bananas, we liko them firm and ripe; oranges, sound and sweet; apples, mellow and without tlecay; and so on through tho long list. This bill can be filled to perfection by Mrs. C. Hoffman, a few doors below the Piicenix office. List of New Advertisements. Perry A Slawson? Cigars. A. Fcininger?Proposals for Coal, (too. G. Hull?Excelsior Mills. Excursion Bichland Rifle Club.