fj*Oaol« ItBi .

^ There are fror» uncles besides Üno^bTom. Thai venerable and persecutedcolored<a*lnt, whose fleiitioini ivoes andfancied tribulations in, Mra. Slawe'*, ro-

manoj, whiob was, after*' the Abolitioh-fsV* own heart, and wrung from it croco-,

drile^tears of-sympathy in its imngi'neryanVrbxrtf/göratnd aoehes, went thö wäV Olall ephemeral and worthless aeusaHoua.¦"UiqW^twe-' GablnM baa <goi I intolimbo. It baa no,:uerinaneut place inliterature, .characters whieh,.Jiyedand| ßirpltüd . their brief hbur|ope"tbo-Stage. ooVnof falaahöod !\nd dotrnctl )n,have deservedly fnSea'^PH.t of^jjhe populurregard-^od popular memory, > tin thoAle-olino of. her popularity, tho author .was

'- compelled to enter another departmentof the xomodul markot. For a briefwhile, An before, sho uuccoedod in at¬tracting attention, to herself, and some

degree of'wonder at .the uu heard-of anddiaguetlng revelations j'sho'' pi'^fcas^d tomake. ^The ^u^lio'incngoarlrJn soön set-tleä aponiiierJ,fiind she oontiaues'di ro-

.lopedLin its cloud. She has found herlevel, and bor misbegotten creation, haeb$e} Quppjuuted by another ''ancle-" ofa more lively and versatile kind. He is.called ..p'hole Samr" but is-uot the tra-

ditioD»l,r good-natured, and., hjunorousfoj^w whom we all regard bo favorably

; osroprsaentiDg our "nation." Or, rather,,itialhis same character in a new lightIt is of Unöle gam: afbe appears Jo dia-oerning foreign eyes, in his more reoentpeculiar development*!,., and* altogethernovel and striking chh'raoteriBtics.' './' " 1

A, plel^^rtid^; Tklr. YiötQ*ieo,S»r-. don,' has been holding 'the nSirror up tonature iju.tbe gay capital for^sonto'timepast^wiU* great success. He is thh most

pofMÖ»^»y»dwqP»i litre* the tiauT ölBoroTa:*'- Ä^^eeeribeti as a clover,

tolüffleyes- ipngVfIlling Ukfr and; etn^bth-ebUwlfaoe! *5$9 baa satirized thVsej-'eond empire and the bourgeoisie, whoBughün^d, Napoleon iu "Famiilo Be-.4toiten," and the peasantry in "NosBons Villageoia." These Tvere followed

byr^txiejf and 'Otajagaj.y tn^iWlarfer dieWi off-Oambetta. Öd hasnow turned his eyes to the Westernworld, and in L'Onolo Bam hue pre¬sented republican institutions and man*

an a point of viewby nomeabi flitteringto our national vanity, but very amus-

ing. The play has been intordioted bytho authpritieft from fear of diseasingthe Aoaferioan colony in Paris. Bat thisprohibition will, no doubt, soon be re¬moved, and Americans will enjoy thefan pf^the thing no leas keenly thanforeigners. Correspondents have de-Boribed the .plot and «givejt 10ml ofl"jthescenes, and while absurd -genorajfy anduntrue to nature,' we have found themdiverting, and often hitting the nail onthe head very aptly.-The notion of the play begins on a

HadsonJtttver steamboat. Samuel Tupplebot (*rid_ bis niece, Sarah, are pas¬sengers. Samuel is a type of the Yankee,with the good, and especially the bad,points of that obaraoter. Having begunwith selling matches at twelve, and hadvarying success in iho blacking line andin selling sugar and chocolate, he at laststruck oil and became a millionaire.Other characters are a French Marquis.De Bochemanne.traveling in the Statesfor observation and adveutaro;.. Mohk.Bonhomme, a Fronohman of wealth, anardent Republican iu his views, with hiswife and daughters; Elliott, a journalist,connected with the Now York props,a politician, n member of Congress anda professional fiddler. In tho secondact, yon are introduced into a splendidhotel on Fifth avenue, New York. Theyoung Marquis has come to offer hisheart and hand to Sarah, who evidentlyhas her lather's turn for business. Thusshe oateohitfee him:Sarah.How much are you worth?Marquis.Worth? I don't understand.Sarah.I mean are yon very wealth;?Marquis.Ahl Yes. 80,000 franca a

year.Sarah.Is your money well invested?Marquis.Iu shares, land, vineyards.Harah.Bourdeaur vineyards? None

of your Cutuwba.Marquis.Yes; but ray dear Sarah.Sarah.Do you receive' your ronta

jreguWrly? >, .iAnd so on.We have been much amused with

Mona. Bonhomme's experience, and thechecks to his exuberant republican feel¬ings. He was full of fervor when hefirst landed on tho shores of freedom.The examination of his trunks is pro¬ceeding slowly, but ho is awaiting theresult with all the indifference which aoloar oonsoienoe should inspire, when heis approached by a deteotive.Detective.Monsieur, perhaps I maybe of service to yon. I think I ean in¬

duce the Custom Honse men to passyour baggage much oheaper than yon.Möns. Bonhomme (surprised).Mpoh

bLeeper!' VTby .bbuW f pay tföS"a"ny.thing? I have absolutely nothing liableto doty.

_ ,ift-i.i,iMiirMinever ^'^^^^^j^why I aiiSId pay ^lie#hPnfth^reyirjng .y^jjp h^PyTjj^^[Detective walks away. Immediately theUustom House Officer shouts loudly.]Custom House Officer.Hum bum!Möns. B. (reflsotiyelj)."Hum bum"

.I Wonder what is the meaping of thatWOrui N 2 .-OX . '. > i t it*;

O. H. pfficor_^n)grUj)^QngUacuiii'"MönsT^ST.X see pow.( Tho oflicercalls: some assistants' by 'nuine." WhatAinuyj*&bioS)thvy'haV0*fq' Kbfs oouatrv.

C. H. > Office* V(filf\mioiug the, lidu toiaiou^t^.'avtrrA1t>iup' and dmru withgreat violence) ^Bouugbouc! comerlownj; } > \.)^MouB. B. -{anxiously).P wish those"fellows would oomo down before tho of¬ficer uÄlroyävrüj tr^nkl in^hig.'langSf' attheir etnpidity aud indolence. }Qetcbtive (ceturbing)-^All tbe etuiT in

your trunks ah'd your w.ilo's aud daugh¬ters' trunks will be thrown out on theground directly, unless you answer thatofficer mighty quick.Mona. B..Is it possible ho will injure;

my luggage) because those stupid fellows,Hum Bum, Bong Boom» Boung Dounand Come Down do not appear whenthey are called?Detective.Excuse me, may I inquire

your name? ..... ?.Möns. B..Certainly. I um Möns.

Bouhommo,of Marsaiiies, vory muoh atyour service)'Detective.Bon horn me!Men. B..Yes1,' Bonhommc.Detective--^Well, that is what the of¬

ficer is trying to say. He has read yourname on your trunkMbne.B..The devil!Tho upshot of the mfitter i?, that poor

Bouhomme'rushes to the Custom Houseman, and tberavlte makes an addition' totho philological acquirements.he learnsfhe moaning of - the words "come down"in the American official sense.T1 Wo_givu another *oeuo,otj^e-;eutu.usi-aatlcMons. Bonhommc at TroepemdenceHall, Philadelphia: ^ . , ^Moo's; Bonnommo^s^opoatrophlziugthe bricks ot that voidable building,

when there 'entera a gentleman whoseacquaintance he had made on his voyageacross tho Atlantic. - Mutual -courtesiespass, and Moha. Bonhdmme explains hispurpose in visiting Philadelphia, andespecially tEo benefit 4ie hopes*'to gainfrom conversations with eminent Repub¬licans in that city- < . p x*j .

> *X QIJ r 0"It is fortunate that wet have met,"

«eys the. gentleman,-vfor hero comes aAnan who is <aoknowleaged*vtön>el tlfogreatest living exponent of -tjae-princi¬ples of republicanism aa;understood andpracticed in Philadelphia and Washing¬ton at the preaopt day."; , J '

^ J; Mbna.' Bouhommo turns and Bees ap¬

proaching a short, stubby, gray-haired!man, with an uneasy, nervous manner,and an eye .constantly, .moving in aatoultby, furtive way, as if he was mo¬

mentarily . expeoting a constable to taphim on the"'shoulder. Hfs-features areexcessively repulsive,, indicating greed,avarice, and all the meanest- passionswhich degrade humanity. Möns. Bonhomme's friend calls to him, and he ap¬proaches iu a sneaking, hang-dog man¬ner, such as a notoriousr pick-pocket ex¬hibits when publicly ordered to oomeacross a street by u captain of police

"This goutloman," says Möns. Bon-homme's friend, "has oome all tho wayfrom France to study tbe principles ofrepublicanism, aud I tell him that youare the man to instruct him.""The prinoiples of republicanism, as

we understand them here," is tho reply,"are very easily learned. They aio sim¬ply addition, division aud Bilenoe."Möns. Bonhomme's friend laughs,Mona. B. himself appoars bewildered,

and turns his attention to the portraits ofrevolutionary heroes which adorn thewalls.There arc many amusing scenes and

incidents iu this not, the most amusingof all being the Inst. Möns. Bouhomtne,whoso Republican enthusiasm is noteasily quenched, even under the mostdiscouraging circumstances, hears thatthcro is to be an election, and is highlyelated ut the opportunity of seeingAmerican citizens iu tbe majestic art ofexpressing tho freeman's will by meansof the ballot, hoping to gain some newideas ou this eubjact to carry homo toFrance. Sevoral vory entertaining inci¬dents are introducod which causo muohlaughter, but tho most comical of all istheßnale of tho act, where the enthusi¬astic Frenchman iu caught by a party ofRepublican roughs, and voted twenty-two times at one poll ander twenty-twodifferent names.tho policemen stationedto maintain order iu tbe meantime em¬ploying themselves iu tho work of vigor¬ously clubbing away the real citizonswhom Möns. B., against his will, is com¬pelled to personate.The Presidential election is over,

Grant is in hid offioo for his lust term,and Coffee may go to grass. The Sou ateof tho United States refuses to opeu allbrbnehes of the army to him The ques¬tion was tested on Wednesday last. Aletter-writer bays it is amusing to noticehow mauy of the Senators who wore lostwluter warring for tho passage of Sum-nor'a bill to secure equal rights to thenegro, are now indifferent upou thosubject.Finax Cotton Mini* in the Nobth-

WB9T..The first oottou mill ever estab¬lished in the North-west was opened inJones villa, Michigan, a few days ago.The occasion was celebrated by a balland banquet, wbioh was attended by 600persons. The company has a capital of«100,000, and is engaged in the manu¬facture of brown sheeting.

ANBAfl DStation, Kansas,

ffkhjgeixof XMmwr'Jack 3$tuts-ClarkVttiul/undertook

ÖhrjBtopher Gilson?\.revenge. Gilson kxl

_rrr.'iii_«l_

Oi' xiuVaUluec¦ vwjüft

csubg G^lapn/.fltflPlted" hla>,loose at rQilsoa with a six-i

ua. turcodoeilcr, nud

Gils.)n killed him with n shot-guu. Thisparty lost "nlghp hiado their brags whatthey wonld do to Gilsou. Orio proposedto tnke him out aud .pio through him inbis owu tent. They naked him out totako a: walk, nud Gilsou paid, "No; Idou't want to walk out just uo'.v." Theyreplied, "Yon must." Gilson gol binpistols and shot-guu, and said, "Boys, Iurn ready to waik out with jou now."Gilsou theu started aaross thu railroadtrack, nud stayed in near all night. Be¬fore going ho made the remark, "Youfellows.wiil have" to fight mo to-morrow.'"The party thou started off and got theirnoedle-gnus nnd pistols, (two of each,)and went -into every house ini -town,breaking stoves, smashing the doors andwindows, and drove several men out oftown, robbed others, and made nighthideous with tbeir yells.

At hidf-past & in the morning, Oilsonwent over to his tent and told a fellowby the name of Pote to go nnd tell thosefellows to keep away from bis tents. Hedid bo. They said, "We will kill him or

bust, and will afterward run this town."At 8 o'clock, the six boys armed them¬

selves with a Henry riflo and two six-shooters eaob, aud went to Gilaon'a tentto kill him. Gilson was ou the look-outfor them, 'having two six-shooters and ashot guu in his bauds. As soon as theparty came up, Gilson went: oat andsaid, VOpen the ball, or I will!" JackStUtzman drew, a bead and fired, butmissed. Gilson fired aud killed S*m,Wright; fired again and killed ThomasMoLeland. Statznian'a shot, however,came 'past Gilsou's head, when he said,"Close all, boys," and fired with a six-,shooter,'killing Jack Stutzman. The'balauce then ran, nud Gilson fired afterthem,- shooting Joe' Clark's arm off.Gilson came out without a scratch. Itwas a battle of one man against six, withthe result.three killed and oue wounded.The citizens got together aud retorned

Gilson a vote of thanks for the good hebad done the country und himself..Mr. Criley, General Superintendent of

the construction of the »A., T. A S. F.RoadY presented Gilson with a pass forpno year. The citizens presented himwith a 9150 shot-gun. Gilson then tookadvantage .of bis pass.* and. started. for

zans of Dodge, who turned out, led byhim, against the desperadoes, cut-throatsand robbers of (that place. Over 200shots were fired inside of ten minutes.Two desperate character?, by the nameof Texas, and Williama, were killed,Twenty balls were found in eaoh of-theirbodies. The balance of the out-throataran for life.Gilson is from Brooklyn, N. Y., and

has a brother connected with the Brook¬lyn Eagle. He is a mau that has alwaysbehaved himself, is a hard worker and aperfect gentleman. He has been in theemploy of the Government since 1868,is highly mentioned by officers be hasserved under in tho army, and was withGen. Sheridan as scout during the cam¬paign against the Cbeyennes, Arrapahoesnnd Kiowas, iu tho winter of 166S-C9,and was employed in the same capacityby Gens. Augur aud Myers, at Omaha.Every one of theso gentlemen give himexcellent recommendations.The citizens of Kansas will forever re¬

member him for the good ho has done.

The String Elections.-.New Hamp¬shire holds tho first spring election thisyear, and the candidates for Governoruro Ezekiol A. Straw, Republican, andJarnos A. Woston, Democrat. The elco-tiou is held March 11th. Tho next elec¬tion will be bold in Rhode Inland, April2d, nnd tho third in Connecticut, Anril7lb. Iu Iho latter State, Henry P. ila-von, Republican, and Charles R. Inger¬soll, Demoorat, have been nominatedfor Governor. Both in New Hampshireand Connecticut members of Congressare to be ohoscn at theso elections, theformer having threo and the latter fourmembers. At the Presidential election,the majorities for Grant were, in NowHampshire, 5,744; Rhode Island, 8,C3G;and Conneotioat, 4,758. At the Govern¬or's eleotions in theso States in thospring of last year, the Republicans car¬ried Now Hampshire by 2,107, RhodaIslaud by 1,005, aud Connecticut by2,001.The situation iu Spain is growing every

day more critical. Tho Car lists are saidto havo approached within twenty-eightmiles of Madrid, At Pampeluua, whilethe chiefs Olio nud Dorregarry, with.1,000 men, uro within cunion-shot ofits walls, there is the prospect of a Fede¬ralist revolt, and souin troops sent to re-iuforco thu garrison iu tho citadol havomutinied. If tho Government can livethrough tho present emergency, it willhave Jitllo to fear lor tho future.England Refuses to Recognize Spain.

During tho sessions of tho British Houseof Commons on Monday, the UnderSecretary for Foreign Affairs stated, iureply to a question, that it is the unani¬mous opiuion of her Majesty's Cabinetthat "no government admitting of re¬cognition had been established in Spain."ThiH official declaration will doubtlesstend to bring the Spanish question to aspeedy and definite pointAn undutiful son in Iowa has embit¬

tered bis father's declining years byeloping with his step-mother.

(«Ick «f aalt L.»k« Cltjr.Orrx, UTAH, February 6..

tetbij"Ifloenj

Igtben«e feVe typte*brTfttolIerf

tbey are limitless, except inion of tbe lake, tbat stops tho

oity from going t*at way, and the Go¬vernment reservation stops it in another;bort jo; anotbpx, way, it extends as far asBrighaWYbiiiig has building lots.' Theetfwete are wiere-mrd regularly laid out,with streams of-.-water running downeach-side, though in winter time .theygo nor.illy take to tho middle of the street.The city is beautifully had out iu ftcpiarosof a large bizo, am} except iu tho busi¬ness" portion of the city, ni'»st of thesquares are only partially built upon,Ibe-retuniuder being converted into gar¬den, apple und punch orchardf", which,when in full bloom in the spring, giveto the city a most beautiful appearance,and ono oan hardly toll whether bo in ina couutryfiod city or u citified country.Iu winter it is the muddiest, dreariestplace West of tbe Missouri, und ono cansay of it, 04 Tom Mooro said.of Ireland,"It is a beautiful place to live out of."Kineo the arrival of tho Gentiles, Salt

Lake City hai gradually improved in itsbuildings, and has received many of tbe."modern improvements," such as gasworks, steam fire engines, htreet car

railway, theatres und respcctnblo hotels.in fact changing itself thoroughly, yetslowly, so that now, as tht: city stands,it consists of palaces and huts placedpromiscuously side by side, aud one can

pass from the sandstone pavement of an"iron front" to the clayey walk of anadobio brick shanty,.walking down theprincipal street of the oity.Jlaob has. buoti said about the Hor¬

mons during tbe last few years, .so Ishift] say but littlo of thtm. Iu theirreligious duties they are as bigoted as

they are careless, and ail that their lead¬ers ask of them is a strict payment oftheir tithing, aud a dislike of anythingauti-Mormou. Their ehurcb service isvery like tbat of the Methodist. Theirplace of worship is what is called theTabernaole, the largest building iu thecountry, wbiob will hold 14,000 peoplesitting. Hero they worship and herethey Listen to sermons which are nothingbut political harangues, or else speechesto arouse a feeling against. the Govern¬ment and the "Gentiles."As I said, the coming of tho "Gen¬

tiles" has improved tbe oity wonderfully,but the change cauned by them did notcease here; with them came fashion, andthat made the greatest, and to the hus¬band of ten or fifteen wives, tbe saddest0! .inge. Before his ohinf expense wasin buying gingham to make his wivesbonnets. Alan now tbe envious wivesWon't wear gingham bonnets while theirGentile neighbor can wear "those lovesof things" made up of velvet, dowers,,&o. Nor would they wear uupannieredcalico while their more modern neighborbustled about in silks and poplins. Sohad the green cottou "umbril" to giveway to the silk parasol, und thus tbechange came. If (he authorities atWashington will only let polygamyaloue, fashion will kill it quicker thananything that they can do, tor what mancan stand the requisitions of severalfashionable wivea?Let mo say tbat Eastern people en¬

deavor to make Iirigham Young, "theprophet, seer and sage" of Mormouism,more miserable than he is; instead ofsixty somo odd wives, he has only nine¬teen, and instead of somo 200 or 300children, he has only fifty or sixty; stillho has enough to make it quite an outlayto furnish thorn all with Christmas pre¬sents.There is a garrison of United States

troops stationed near the city. I havenot been up there yet, but I can eeefrom here that tbey havo a very com¬

manding position over the oity.Death of Mas. A. A. Fostkb . It is

our painful duty to announce tbe deathof Mrs. Julia Foster, wife of Mr. A. A.Foster, of our city. She departed thislifo cn last Saturday nigbt, leaving twoinfants but a few days old, besides a

daughter aud husband, and numerousfriends. The community has lost au ex¬cellent lady; ono who adorned her spberowith all the true graces of bor sex. Theaillicted ones, and especially the mother¬less bubts, have tho sympathy of all.

[Greenville Enterprise.Death ov Old Citizens..Itev. A. C.

Stepp, of Danklin Township, who wasin the oity on Monday, informed us ofthe death of Mr. Robert .Scott, whichoccurred in his neighborhood, on Iho21st of January last. Mr. Scott was inhis 110th year, and so stated on bisdeath-bed. He came here in his boy¬hood, öpötiuiug bis life iu Carolina.

Mrs. Nancy Davis, oigbty-odd years ofago, also died about tho same time, inthe sumo neighborhood.

[ Greenville Enterprise.It uow turns out tbat Mr. Wm. A.

Alexander was murdered by a mnu bythe name of Cantrcll and a negro whowas in company with him. Theso per¬sons havo been arrested and carried toWashington, Ga., for examination. Thenegro coufessed Ilia crimo.

[ Walhalla Courier,Wo regret to learn that Mr. William

Knox, ouo of our best citizeus, diedsuddenly at his residence, uoor FuirPlay, oil Monday last, of disease of thoheart. He leaves a young family audscores of friends tu mourn his loss.

I Walhalla Courier.Death ok Du W. A. Fair..Wo re¬

gret to learn that this gentleman, son ofJames Fair, deceased, died at his resi¬dence, near Prosperity, at 12 o'clock,Thursday night last.A Western roporter is said to have

such large hands that he woars no jewel¬ry here below, but expects, when he getsto heaven, to be allowed to wear one ofSaturn's rings as a compensation.

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jg Amounts do4 t|e PähneI offifi mutlj>« sekfed promp^^a frÄthe^ indrjfgenceSjsinijpt be giv|n. mW* llnBM>BTejS5?*-eTto "dairy oa baeTioesa.To-day is the anniversary of the naval |

battle in Hampton Roads in 1862, when .

tbe Confederate iron-olad Merrimao sankthe United State» men-of-war Cougreesand Cumberland^ _ iiiLmfl ...,,*"Xn interpreter i^wanted to unravel tbVenigmatical' jokes perpetrated' by therival jokers. v-

We learu thut two of our German fel¬low citizen* are preparing to return to

fatherland.neighbor Gottlieb Eilhardt,who has been a resident of Columbia formore than thirty. years, and Mr. JacobHussuug and wife. We wish them a

pleasant voyage and a gratifying recep¬tion iu their childhoods' home. Thoyhave proved thomselvcs honest and re¬

liable citizens.-Mr. D. Epstin has leased tbe large

store in Columbia Hotel building, latelyoccupied by Messrs. Straus & Uro., andloaves for the Kurth to-day, for. thepurpose of laying in u largo stock, ofgoods in the way of clothing and gen¬tlemen's furnishing articles. ''.,.'Mr. Thomas Steon advertises a sale-of

oil paintings, books, etc, this evening,at bis auction room See his card.Governor Moses has appointed'Walter

Steele, of Charleston, a Notary Public;C. A. Darliug, County Auditor of Edge*field, vice F. A: Ballinger, removed;Warren R. Marshall, Trial Justice ofFairfield. vies Howell Edmund«, removed. '

It is proverbial that in union there isstrength, but in the Union, of this city,tberu is much weakness.Deputy Marshal James Canton baa re¬

ceived from GovernerCaldwell, of NorthCarolina, a warrant for MontgomeryBishop, now in' Haywood jail. Bishopis charged with murder, aud fled fromthis State.The fire bell, was removed! from thu

old tower, yesterday, by Chief of PoliceJackson, and placed in its new quarters.The new tower commands a fine view ofthe entire city.

Messrs. John Hyler and Daniel Jelli-co, two adopted fellow-citizens, whohave been connected with the State Lu¬natic Asylum for many years, have leftfor Ireland on a visit to their relativesand friends in tho Emerald Isle.

Mr. Carawell, the temperance lecturer,holds forth in Columbia, on Wednesdayevening next. He is highly commendedby the press of the different oities wherehe has lectured.Miss Anna and Miss Ettie Borger, of

the Swiss Bell Bingers, now stopping attbe Colombia Hotel, were taken seriouslyill with diphtheria, Thursday night.Dr. Darby is in attendance upon them.Tho public would like to learn tbe

contents of that suppressed telegram.Dame Rumor says it ia all about the ball.That you'll not bo dum[b) on "Spiro,"lot us spero.Mr. W. K. Greenfield, among other

elegant vehicles, has brought out a mag¬nificently equipped hearee.believed tobo tbe finest iu the State. It has siximmense black plumes on the roof, plateglass sidoa and ends, etc., and is ar¬

ranged for two or four horses. Messrs.Pagan Brothers have purchased this ve¬hicle.An acquaintance iu the upper part of

tho State is mystified as to Mardi Gras.He has heard of Timothy aud KentuckyBlue Grass, but Mardi is a variety bokuows nothing about. An explanationwas furnished, whon the mystified indi¬vidual made a ghastly smile, and re¬

turned thanks to the informer.Columbia is a favorite placo for gift

enterprises. Several of them are in pro¬gress hero now, and as long as those whopart easy with their money will bite, thebait will be sot. Young men, yourmoney is not mado half as easy as yonpart with it.A gentleman informs us that ho was

approached night before last, iu a suspi¬cions manner, by two men, who askedhim if ho had any money. The timelyappearance of a policeman caused thesuspicious characters to beut a hasty re-

I treat. A b!uo pill with a little po wdor isneeded by theso fellows who havo eickparses.A large firo was iu full blast on the

Lexington sido of tho river last night.Tho sneak thieves aro again at work.

A houso iu Hurleyville aud ouo on Ladystreet have recently been robbnd..Tbe weather was vory ploasant, yester¬

day, and "Old Probabilities" prognosti¬cates a continuance of the nameBoynton's saws of different grades are

offered for sale by Messrs. John Agnew& Son.

Messrs. Hope & Gyles are in receipt offresh supplies of oorn and oats, flourand big hominy.good for man andbeast.

Ii.im f..'.'mmm wm

yve Jeajp »n^^üMpob^ioa.'.. andFarmerp' Buiiaiog »ftd Loan Associationis. rapidlyii increasing tn^-rnembership.Tbc Ar»» ,tegniarrjoSe^iljg JflWbii -fleld

We f^rtf^h^received by ü aited States CommissionerRopzgr of Morion a disturbs nces at Lan-reneville, recently, and compliiirita ofviolations of the Euforotmient .andKltix Acts of Congress hare been madeto him. It is hoped..that.tbe necessaryprecautions havo bseü- adopted to avoidny further anxiety' and; trouble, andbat a peaceful, sulutiuu will be arrived

at. It lb believed tbat tho participantswero under tbe influence of liquor, Tbestatements made to tho Commissioner,are that parties were assaulted, but noneseriously hurt. We await further deve¬lopments. Warrants have boeu issuedfor the arrest of ei^ht &u-»pected na'rtici-pauts. '

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PHfflNixiANA..A youth following hisOwn beut is apt to,get into straightecdcircumstanoes. . > ;A Bchoolboy'a toast: "The girls.-may

they add Charity to- beauty, subtractenvy frbm friendship, multiply 'generalaffection /"divide time by industry andrecreation, reduce soandal too its lowesiidenomination^ 'and raise virtbo to itshighest power. * 1

The difference between sealing waxand women, says Reuben, is, that oneburns to keep a secret,' and the othor totell it. :

It is .difficult to say which is the mostinspiring, the tap of the drum or & kegof fresh Isger beer. -. i .,.The pew stylo of bunnot is a .cross be¬

tween the sinok0-3tack of a locomotiveand a custard cup. So-says tho en¬gineer's wife. V jxTho Library Committee of I he Board

of Trade acknowledge the receipt of thefollowing donation's: ¦" >V-From Mrs. Clark Waring.Hew the

World was Peopled.Fontaine, 1 vol.;History of a Mouthful' bf Bread.Fon-taino, 1 vol.; Louisa of Prussia and herTimes.pamphlet; LippincotCs Maga-_zine, eleven numbers; Eclectic Magazine,fifteen numbers; Legend of Sleepy Hol¬low; illustrated, 1 vol. :

From A. G. BrenizeK'Esq.'.D'Au-bigne'a HiBtory of the Reformation, 5vphu .

- . 4 .¦ JFrom J. H. Sawyer, Esq..Darwin'sDieseent of Man, 2 volsiüitizena are requested to' band such

books as they intend giving to one ofthe members of the Committee, as soonas practicable. \\>\v.\Shabpebs ik New Ojileans..New Or¬

leans contains a large nnmber of sharp-ers of every description, who endeavorby every means to "rope in" strangers,The lottery "dodge" ia most in vogue,A party neatly dressed stepB up to avisitor, and after endeavoring to drawbim into conversation, remarks: "I havea lottery ticket. Don't you want to gowith me to the office and eeo what itdraws?" This little bait was thrown outto an Augusta man at the late carnival,but the sharper failed to got a bite.. TheAugusta party simply informed the fel¬low that he wasn't buying lottery ticketsthat day. He didn't take worth A cent.Another dodge was tried on two citizensof this place, in a restaurant on Campstreet, and, like the other, signallyfailed. While the two gentlemen weresitting at a table, discussing some of thefine oysters for whioh New Orleans isfamous, a man approached them fromtbe rear and inquired if either haddropped any mouey, at tbe same timoholding out a large roll, which he saidbe bad piokod up near their chairs. TbeAuguBta men comprehended the littlegame at onoe, and very quietly informedthe sharper that they didn't have somuch money about their pcreonB. See¬ing tbat the gentlemen comprehendedthe dodge, the fellow, with a confederatewho was noar by, left the restaurant.Tbe objeot was clearly to ascertain whatamount of money the gentlemen hadabout them and in what pocket theykept it, in order that it might bo quietlystolen on the first opportunity. Webeard of several other similar instances,the oharpera failing to accomplish any¬thing in each case, however."Wo clip the above from tbe Augusta

Constitutionalist, and can vouch for thetruth of tho statements. Tbere is nodoubt, however, but that tbe oitizeus are

arranging to take hold of the matter,and tbe general belief is tbat JudgeLynch will soon have charge of somo ofthese parties, when the rest will, doubt¬less, skedaddlo.HotBiÄEtJBlVALS, March 7, 1S73..

Columbia Hotel.C MoMurphy, R EBrown, Charleston; TJGoodwyn, A TDarby, Fort Motte; E L Schultz, Md;II D Gilbert, G W Thames, N O; F Pul-merston, J Tbomason, 111; J B Flanker.-

nigau, La; 3 Y Propritors, Ala; T K Le¬gare, Orangebnrg; W H Evans, Ga; RevA M Folohe, Charleston.Hendrix House.J Norton, Sr, Chester;

HBJenks, Mass; J D Tibbett, Edge-field; P A Eichelberger, wife and son,Edgefleld; J W Campbell, 8 C; L WPerriu, Abbeville; T J Solomon, Sumter.

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