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COLUMBIA. S. C.
Sunday Horning, Joly 21, 1872.
For President of the United States.
HORACE GHEELEY. of New York.
For vice-President
li. ?KATZ BROWN, or Mlnourl.
The Political Outlook.
The Presidential campaign may now
bo considered as fairly opened, and the
opposing parties, BO far as prominent
and influential men are concerned, are
pretty well made up. So far, everything
has worked well for the Liberal party,
and their prospects grow brighter and
moro encouraging every day. The Demo?
cratic press and the leading men of tho
party have accepted the aotion of tho
Baltimore Convention with a unanimity
and a hearty cordiality that exceeds the
anticipations of even the most sanguine.
There is no doubt now about the Demo?
cracy. Greeley and Brown will receive
fally as strong a Democratic vote BB
oonld Hancock, Church, or any party
candidato who oonld have been named.
They will probably reoeive a much
stronger vote than any straight ticket of
tho party, for there is far greater proba?
bility of their being elected. For them,
every Democrat will feel that his single
vote moy count, and he will take the
trouble to go to the polls and cast it;
whereas, if the campaign of 1868 were
repeated, as wonld be virtually the case
with a Democratic tioket in the field,
thousands of conservative men wo old
take no interest in the canvass, and
wonld not even vote, from sheer de?
spondency. In Pennsylvania, where the
Democracy has been considered the most
uncompromising, and were slowest in
expressing their willingness to support
the Liberal Bapnblioan nominations,
there is nota single Democratic paper in
the State which is not earnestly advocat?
ing the cause of Greeley and Brown,
Bin oe the Baltimore Convention declared
such to be the best policy for the party
and the country. We have this npon the
au th o? i ty of the Press, a Grant organ,
edited by Forney, who expresses his un?
bounded astonishment at the unexpected
unanimity.
The accounts of the accessions to the
Liberal movement from the Badical
ranks are also moat gratifying and hope?
ful. Assertions are made by reliable
Republicans of great political experi?
ence and the best advantages for ob?
servation, made, too, with the greatest
confidence and without qualification,
that Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, and
some say even Iowa, all of which have
been hitherto regarded as absolutely
certain for Grant, will give their electora
vote to Greeley and Brown. In Massa
ohusotts, the Liberal tioket has disco
vered wonderful Republican strength
despite the popularity of Wilson. In
deed, in every seotion of the North
there is found a strong feeling amone
the moderate Republicans to snstaii
Mr. Greeley, and we have every reasoi
to hope that this feeling will continue ti
grow every day of the canvass. Sinei
the great lights, the brains, the oharao
ter and the representatives of the tm?
principles of Republicanism-Greeley
Sumner, Trumbull, Sohurz, Tipton
Gratz Brown, and others of their kind
have broken away from the Graut fao
tion, there is nothing to support tin
latter except the power of a great orga
nizatiou.
The Grautites represent the ultr
Northern party, the party of seotiona
hate and jealousy, and which prefer
rather to koop the ir'on th forced into th
Union by the mailed hand of militar
power, than that she nhould bo restore
willingly and cheerfully, with her fu
independence and equality. They n
longer represent the Union Rep?blica
pvty, but only the extremists of thr
organization. The Liberals are tL
party of genuine re union and rooono
liation, and to them will turn all the me
of the North whe fought in the late we
honestly to preserve the Union, and nc
from hatred of the South-men of OOH
prehensive and patriotio views, wh
wish to eeo not only a part but every se
tion of the Union peaceful, prospero!
and contented, in the enjoyment <
good, honest and economical goven
ment. We believe their ideas will pr
vail, for they ought to prevail. Eve;
motive of intelligent self-interest at
patriotism leads the people, both Norl
and Sooth, to seek the reestablishme
of fraternal feelings among the States
the Union. This is the only ration
bond of onion among freemen. Tl
Sooth by its prompt, yea, eager suppo
of Horace Greeley and the Liberal R
pnblioan platform, manifests, beyond i
question, that its paramount wish is
seonre for itself an honorable and se
respecting position in the Union, to fe
give and forget the war, to shake han
cordially with the North, and to uni
sincerely in a common effort to perfc
and perpetuate our great Republio. T
proffer first oame from the Nortb,
through tho Liberal Republicans at Cin?
cinnati, and we believe that its unani?
mous and enthusiastic acceptance here
will have again a reactionary effeot npon
the good people of the North, and that
by the time the day of election comes,
Liberal Republicanism will have swept
the country from North to South aud
Eabt to West.
-
How to Get Immigrants.
Mr. Boutwell, Grant's Secretary of the
Treasury, leaving his official duties in
Washington to attend to themselves, is
down in North Carolina, stumping for
his chioftain, Grant. He made an elab??
rete speech nt Greensboro, some days
ago, in the course of which he offered a
novel suggestion on the subject of immi?
gration. The way to secure immigrants
in the South, says Mr. Secretary Bout
well, is for the States to support tho
Republican ticket. Some fools might
possibly be induced to try Mr. Bout
well's odd plan, if they had no expe?
rience in thc matter; but, unfortunately,
the good people of North Carolina have
already tested the beneficent effeots of a
Republican government, without any
very satisfactory results, Moreover, if
they think Republicanism has not re?
ceived a fair test in North Carolina, they
havo the living example of our noble
Palmetto State, which has been over?
whelmingly Republican for four years.
Immigrants have not flocked here to any
great extent, nor has the Republican
government manifested the least desire
that they should. A rapid influx of in?
telligent immigrants is about the last
thing under the sun that they would
care to see. No, no, Mr. Boutwell; you
cannot make even the credulous darkies
believe that publio plundering, piling up
publio debts, heavy taxation and whole?
sale corruption, which has characterized
the Republicanism of every State in the
South, will induce immigration to any
great extent.
BOUTWEIJI?'3 FINANCIERING.-Rather
thrilling to that most sensitive chord in
our people, the pocket nerve, must be
the constant statements which the Grant
party workers so industriously spread
through the press about the reduotion of
the debt. But when we look into tho
stupid facts and dogged figures of the
oase, we can find little to encourage the
hope that Mr. Grant's Mr. Boutwell will
descend to posterity surrounded by a
brilliant halo of financiering. The end
of the fisoal year shows $200,000,000
changed from B?X to five per oent., but it
also shows the completo failure of the
four per oent. bonds, promised to Con?
gress, and that in exchanging the six per
oents the expenses of the negotiation
ate up all the savings we shall make for
some time to come. This is not the en?
tertainment to which the people were in- j
vited. There is also an unexpected fall?
ing off in the Treasury bullion. Only
856,000,000 of the gold now in the Trea?
sury belongs to the Government, and as j
it is, no moro can be spared before the
1st of Hep tomber. The reported Go?
vernment gold was $109,000,000 in May,
891,000,000 in Juno, and $88,000,000 in
July, less the gold certificates. The fall?
ing off has been steady andbegius to at?
tract attention.
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.-A correspond?
ent of one of the daily papers, writing
from London, gossips pleasantly about
George Cruikshank. We confess that
we thought he was dead. He seems even
now, as we read about him, a relic of the
past that has hardly any business with
this modern world. All those who
appear to us his contemporaries have
departed-Dickens, Thackeray, Murk
Lemon and othors among the writers,
Orowqnil, (Forrester,) Doyle, Leech,
among the artists. And evon an older
generation than these has Georgo Cruik?
shank seen. He illustrated the first
books of Diokens, and still, in spite of
many editions and signal ability in tho
illustrations, the favorite works of the
great novelist are those in which the
queer figures of Cruikshank, odd, gro?
tesque and such as only he oould draw,
are profusely scattered over the pages.
The Old Curiosity Shop, with Nell and
the spare, bent form of her grand-father,
and the weird, repulsive deformity of
Quilp; Barnaby Radge, with the Old
May-pole Inn, the brutal, stalwart Hugh,
poor Barnaby and the wonderful raven,
the anxious hunted look of tho mother,
the nonchalant Sir John Chester, with
the vivid pictures of the wild scones of
the Gordon riots; who that has read
Diokens, with Oruikshanks' drawings,
oan forget them, or who oan read them
with any satisfaction in any other edi?
tion?
A SPKKOH BY JUDGE WRIGHT.-Asso?
ciate Justice J, J. Wright, the colored
member of the South Carolina Supreme
Court, made a two-hour speech at the
Colored Men's Convention, held in Bal
I timore last Wednesday. He advised his
hearers to demand a fuller recognition of
their civil rights and a larger share of
offices, advocated a constitutional amend?
ment to make a foreigner competent to
beoome President of the United States,
and pitohed into the Oinoinnati platform
extensively, especially the fourth article
providing for local self-government,
which he said was a revival of the doc?
trines of secession.
POIIITIOATJ D?TTINGS.-Joe Hooker is
eare that Horace Greeley will be the
next President; and Joe judges from
Lookout Mountain, whence one can Bee
a loug way ahead.
The Greeley Republicans have Becured
a daily organ ia Boston. The Boston
Times formally announces that honce
forth its watch-word will be-Greeley and
Brown.
?. T. Stewart, wheo asked how he
was going to vote, simply replied: "I
have been swindled out of ?20,000 by
the general order business."
Baltimore has done nobly. Now, tho
lines being re-formed, und the reinforce?
ments having arrived, let there bs a final
and overwhelming charge all along tho
lineal Givo Gruutism its Waterloo de?
feat.
A Baltimore correspondent of tho
New York World, writing duriug tbe
session of the Democratic National Con?
vention in that city, states that a gentle?
man from Tennessee, who owned 100
slaves before the rebellion, stated that
before starting for Baltimore be was ap?
proached by au nuti-Greeley man, who
reminded him of his previous wealth,
and said: "Greeley did more than any
other man to free your slaves," whon be
replied, "that is the very reason why I
want him to try his hand at freeing the
Southern whites."
A correspondent gives the following
reasons why he supports Horace Greeley
for the Presidency : 1. Because he is an
honest man. 2. Because he is a man of
intellect. 3. Because bo is a pare pa?
triot. 4. Because he is a man of on
flinching steadfastness to principle.
The New York LJerald says: "We re?
cognize the courage, the manhood, tho
loyalty of tho Southern people, now that
the rebellion and its causes are alike
dead and buried, and wu admit their
equal title with ourselves to all the privi?
leges and rights of the Constitution,
j We shall hold any Administration in the
futare responsible for a constitutional
treatment of that section of the country,
and shall regard au assault upon their
liberties and privileges as a crime against
the Republic."
Colonel Shorter, in conversation with
Mr. Everts, of Montana, at the Greeley
headquarters ia New York, said that the
Democrats dowa South did not caro ti
oent for Greeley's past record. Said he,
"We don't ask him to go back oa a sie?
gle ono of his life-long principies. Wt
would not honor him as we do now if wt
thought he coald be persuaded or paie
to deny his old abolition record. Wt
love and trust him now for his present
record, his amnesty sentiments, and hil
earnest desire for harmony and reoon
cilia tion." Colonel Shorter is an electric
orator, and made the most thrilling
speech at the Chappaqua gathering or
Saturday.
An exchange tulls us that "the Presi
dent's stables contain eleven thorough
bred8." This way the people have o
putting thoroagh-breds ia the stable ant
scrub-stock ia tho White House ought ti
be stopped.
The following lotter was received ii
Washington a few days days since, by i
young man who asked aid for a Libera
Republican weekly paper pablishei
there, nud is of importance, as it goes ti
show tho writer's opinion on subsidizing
tho press:
"NEW YORK, July 12, 1872.-Sin:
decline decidedly to mk my friends t
furnish money to sustain a newspaper ii
Washington. I do not consider this
legitimate political expenditure. If th
people will not support newspapers tho
fuvor my election, wo must get on with
out them as wo may.
"HORACE GREELEY."
Tho New York Slants Ziitung is sover
ia its attack oa Presidoat Grant's admi
nistrution. Ia its leading editorial
Woduesday, it said: "Tho most effectut
weapoa which caa bo directed agaiust
continuance of tho administration of th
ruling party, and agaiust the ro-electio
of Grant, consists in a referoace to th
State Governments of tho former sc
oallcd R?bel States. Ia the Norther
and Western States no thorough inquir
is needed in order to convinoe the poop]
of the ruinous influences of a contint
ance of Grant'rf administration."
How muoh the carpet-baggers hav
done for oommon schools in North Care
lina may be reokoued from the fact tht
from 1868 to 1870, the State raised, fo
common Bohool purposes, not less tba
$534,000, and the mon who had seize
the Govern meat, expeaded not mot
than 839,000. Ashley, Suporinteoder
of Public Instructions, may know whs
has become of part of the $-195,000 nnai
counted for.
Grant discovered a new brother-in-la'
reoently, in the person of G. W. D. Be
nan. And now G. W. D. B. enjoys lift
liborty and the pursuit of happiness a
a National Bank Examiner, Mr. A. ?
Britton, of St. Louis, having been ri
moved to make a place for him. TL
extra blessing of being a brother-in-la
consists in the fact that an office eau I
obtained without the use of that evident
of merit, a valuable present.
? <e
The mansion arid kitchen of Mr. J. V
Youngblood, of Montmoronoi, were COD
pletely consumed by an inoeudiary iii
on Wednesday night.-Aiken Journal.
SOOTH CAROLINA.-A Columbia cor?
respondent of the Boston Globe-the
largest paper, wo believe, published in
New England, and head and shoulders
for Grant-writes:
TheStato Convention will be held at
an early dnj. About every other mun
one meetB is u caudiduto for some office.
Sambo Sbarpshius went home from tho
lost Legislature to his cotton patch on
horseback-tho horse was bought with
money received for voting for somebody's
railroad bill-und evory darkey drops his
hoe and says he is a candidate for the
Legislature. Tho County Conventions,
however, straighten out this little diffi?
culty of a surplus of material, and the
fight will be made in tho Statu Conven?
tion. Tho present incumbent of tho
Gubernatorial chair (Scott) is what
might bo termed pretty well played out,
except in purse. This he will doubtless
use to got the nomination for Governor,
that be may bo the more sure nf beiug
elected Souator, a position he has loug
sought. Although ho has stated that ho
wus a candidato tor no office, his consti?
tuents remember that he made the samo
statement before his lust ro-elootion, and
this with a pretty accurate knowledge of
bis movements, which his unxiety pre?
vent.-) beiug kept ns secret ns ho desires,
causes no faith to bo put in any asser?
tion he may mako in this regard. Tho
Treasury is empty, and even now tho
Lunatic Asylum, Stute Penitentiary, and
other public institutions aro being run
on borrowed capital, and discounted
warrants; th0 quarantine fund of 32,500
is refused paymeut; the school fund of
3300,000 has not boen paid in any
amount, und the Superintendent of tho
Lunatic Asylum has mortgaged his own
private property to tho amount of
315,000, that tho iumatos may bo cared
for. At first glance it would naturally
appear that the Statu Administration is
accountable for all this-and much more
-the enormous debt. Well, it is, oithor
directly or indirectly. Tho only excuse
is, that tho opposition has been continu?
ally crying down her securities, and
therefore it took more bonds to raisa a
dollar, end all the money in tho Treasury
to pay the interest on them; but tho in?
terest is not paid; it is past due. The
next subterfuge is, that tho Legislature
was extravagant. This is true, but not
to that exteut represented, or to cover
tho largo deficiencies. It rests upon tho
shoulders of the present State Adminis?
tration, and the Republican party knows
it; and in November will inuko such a
swecpiug as will entitle it to the rank its
majority points toward. Scott cannot
by his gold again bo Governor, and he
is so well understood by his coustituouts
that tliey are disposed to throw bim
overboard as a political Jonah, who hus
brought them into disgrace.
LIBERAL REPCULICAN MEETING.-A
meeting of Liberal Republicans was
held at the hall, corner Market and
Moetiug streets, Charleston, on Thurs?
day evening. At the appointed hour,
Mr. J. Evans Britton was requested to
take tho chair, who requested Mr.
Emery to explain tho objeot of tho
meeting, whioh was for the purpose of
forming a Liberal Republican Club in
support of Greeley aud Brown, and for
other business incidental to a political
club in the approaching campaign. It
was requested that those present, favor?
able to tbs object of the meeting, enroll
themselves ns members of the club,
which was dono, aud the meeting then
being formally organized, there was, on
motion, a committee of three appointed
by the Chair to nominate permanent
officers of the club. The oommittee,
after consultation, nominated the tem?
porary Chairman ns permanent Presi?
dent, Capt. Tbos. Divine n~d Mr. E.
Harper, as vice-Presidents, Mr. Moulton
Emory as Secretary, aud Mr. B. A. Car?
son as Treasurer. Tho action of the
oommittee was unanimously endorsed by
the meeting, uud, ou motion, these gen?
tlemen wore declared elected to the posi?
tions for which they were nominated.
It was resolved that this club bo known
as tho Greeley and Brown Contral Libe?
ral Republican Club, of the city uud
County of Charleston.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted as tho plat?
form of tho club:
Resolved, That os good Republicans,
wo desire and will work for tho election
of Greeley und Browu, in preference to
Grant and Wilson, because, first, they
r?preseut botter principles; aud, second,
they uro bettor fitted for tho position.
It was requested to givo notico that
every citizeu favorable to our candidates
for President and Vice-President, and
the platform enunciated at Cincinnati,
be invited to enroll themselves as mem?
bers of tho club. Books for that pur?
pose will be found at the hall, noxt to
the Republican office, corner Meeting
and Market streets.
It was ordered that a notico of the
organization bo sent to Colonel S. A.
Pearoe, Chairman of tho State Commit?
tee, nod to the Liberal Republican head?
quarters in Washington and New York,
lt is now proposed to organize auxiliary
clubs in every ward in the oity, and as
soon as practicable to hold a mass meet?
ing, at whioh prominent speakers will
address tho citizens upon the Liberal
Republican movement.
It was requested that tho daily papers
of tho city publish the proceedings of
this dub. The club adjourned subject
to the oall of tho President.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN LITE.
News is brought from Canton, by the
European China mail, that in Chung
Sing a theatrical performance was recent?
ly given in honor of a female deity.
While performance was going on ono
night, the bamboo structure caught fire,
from the careless burning of some joss
paper, and there being a great number
of female spectators present on tho oc?
casion, there was the greatest confusion,
and tho number of dead and wounded
was stated at something like(300 persons.
In one case a whole family were killed.
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CIT? MATTEIIS.-Tbe price of single
copies of the PHCEXTX is five cents.
A largo and varied lot of cards, suita?
ble for weddings, invitations, visiting
and business purposes, have just been re
oeived at this office, which, owing to the
dull season, will bo printed at very low
rates.
Mr. Seegers is actively at work on his
now building. Tho location is on Rich?
ardson street, a few doors North of the
PHONIX office. The new structure is to
bo of brick, with un iron front, and two
stories iu height.
Tho house of Mr. C. Bouknigbt WJIB
raided upon, Friday night-tho fourth
timo during tho past year-and his
pauts, containing the safe key of the
Treasurer's office of tho Charlotte, Co?
lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company,
carried off-nothing else touched. Mrs.
Boukuight's watch and jewelry, besides
the silver iu daily use, wore on tho
bureau adjacent, but were undisturbed.
As there was a considerable sum of
money in tho safe, it was feared that the
thiof had eductod aa entrance to it; but
upon examination, yesterday morning,
everything was found all right.
Tho court martial-consisting of Maj.
W. H. Brown, as President, Captains
Morris, Stewart and Lloyd, of the
IS th United Stales Infantry; Captain
French and Lieut. Weston, of the 7th
United States Cavalry; Captain Keeler,
of the 18th Infautry, Judge Advocate
which has been in session in this city foi
somo time past, engaged iu the trial ol
Lieut. Gallagher, of the 2d Infantry, on
various charges, adjourned yesterdoy.
Although their verdict has not beer
made public, the supposition is thal
be hus been honorably acquitted.
To-day-July 21-is tho eleventh an
uiversary of the battle of Menasses,
The fight occurred on Sundny.
Gov. Scott has appointed J. E. Glover,
Auditor for Colleton County, vice J. W
Burbridge, resigned.
Col. S. A. Pearce, (who has beer
elected a member of the Executive Com
mitteo of the Liberal Republican party,
returned to Columbia, yesterday, from i
Northern trip.
i Tho weather was very pleasant, yes
terday, as witness the thermometric!)
record at the Pollock House: 7 A. M.
79; 12 M., 85; 2 P. M., 81; 7 P. M., 78.
The band of tho 18th United State
Infantry, under the skillful direction o
Mr. Joseph Bucuar, prodaces most de
ligbtful musio. Tbe following is th
programme for to-morrow (Monday
afternoon, at 5 o'clock:
Rook City Guard Quickstep-Eckharl
Shabert's Serenade-Sintbert.
Sextino from Lacia De Lammermoo
-Donizetti.
Andante Previosa-Weber.
Kiss Waltz-Ard i ty.
PnosKixiANA.-The conjunctive moo
-Thoughts of matrimony.
If you want time to pass rapidly, hoi
row $500, to bo paid iu thirty dayi
without fail.
Editing u paper is very muoh like ca:
rying au umbrella on a windy da;
everybody thinks he could manage
better thun the one who has hold of tl
handle.
Where once the prairie was trackles
save for the Indian trail, it now bea:
tracks of T rail; which shows what a di
terence a little dash may make.
Most oi the shadows that cross ot
path through life, aru caused by staudic
iu our own light.
Sow un act, aud you reap a habit; so
a habit, aud you reap a character; sow
character, and you reap a destiny.
A woman with a quick temper shoal
not marry a dilatory, easy-going ma
Such a slow match must lead to a bk
up in tho ead.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Ti
aity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, D. I
Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P. M.
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rod
10% A. M.
1 Marion Street Churoh-Rev. W. ]
Kirkload, 10>? A. M. aad 8 P. M.
Washington Streot Churoh - Re
Manning Browu, 10?. M. and 5 P. I
Catholio Churoh-Rev. James F?lle
ton, First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Secoi
Mass at 10 A. M. ; Vespers ot 4)4 P. I
Baptist Churoh-Rev. J. L. Reynold
10,l.i A. M.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. Joseph
Wilson, 10)? A. M.
POLLUTED ATMOSPHERE.-It is said 1
eminent scientific men that "tho deco:
position of o single potato or wilt
turnip will breed disease if tho vapors
tho decaying substance aro confined
the walls of a house." The same is ss
of decaying substances ia alleys, strei
and yards. The vapors arising frc
manare and rubbish piles will so impre
nate tho atmosphere as to make it n
healthy, and thereby spread disease a:
death. This is the cause of so many d
eases breaking out that bafile tho skill
physicians. Filthiness causes dcatrt
tion wherever it exists.
OUR AGENTS IN CHARLESTON,-The
adverti&iDg agency of Messrs. Walker,
Evans ?fc Cogswell, represented by Bos?
well T. Logan, Esq., is the only author?
ized agency for this paper in Charleston,
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho Northern
mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; closes 12.00
A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30
P. M.; closes G.00 A. M. Charleston
night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; closfsC.15
P. M. Qreenville mail opens G.45 P.
M.; doses 6.00 A. M. Western opens
and closes 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opens
2.30 P. M.: closes 11.30 A. M. On
Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M.
We are requested to state that the sub?
scription committee of Pheonix Hook
and Ladder Company will commence
their tour of collection on Monday.
Recent letters received from the builder
state that the apparatus will be ready
for shipment on or about the 1st prox.
Those of our citizens who have not al?
ready subscribed will Lave an opportu?
nity afforded them to do so, as the com?
mittee aro empowered to collect from
such persons. *
CAMTAIQN NEWS. - The Presidential
campaign is now upon us, o<nd is des*
tined to prove the most exciting and in?
teresting one that wo have had for many
years. We are determined to furnish
our readers with the fullest and freshest
information from all quarters of the
Union, as the campaign progresses, and
to this end will increase the nnmber of
our news columns, so that the PHOENIX
will contain for the campaign more read?
ing matter than any daily paper at the
capital, and as much as either of our
Charleston cotemporaries. To tho citi?
zens of the upper Counties of the State,
the PHOENIX, as furnishing news twenty
four hours ahead of the Charleston news?
papers, particularly addresses itself. All
ye who feel an interest in the election of
Greeley and Gratz Brown, and desire to
know the correct status of the campaign
as each new development is made, send
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PERSONAL INFLUENCE.-No person is
without influence. Some persons fall
discouraged, on the highway of life, be?
cause they cannot be this or that emi?
nent person. Why not be willing to be
themselves? No person who ever lived,
or who ever will live, is without influ?
ence. Why not make the most of it,
since you cannot grasp that which you
have let slip through your fingers? Nc
person in the world is exactly like you.
You have your own faults, but you have
your own excellencies, individual to
yourself. Give them air. Because you
are not a poet, why, then, should you
not be a good merchant? Because you
oonnot go to college, ahouid yod there?
fore forswear the alphabet? Because
you cannot build a palace, should you
not rejoice in your own hnmble room,
and that because it is your own? Will
not the sun also shine into your own
window, if you do not persist in shut?
ting it out? If you cannot have a whole
house full of flowers, may yon not have
one sweet rose?
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Convocation Myrtle Lodge.
Meeting Gaza Lodge.
T. P. Walker-Notice.
HOTEL Anni VALS, July 20, 1872.-dickerson
nou?e-li W Lawlor, Mobile; J A Sadler.
Charlotte; W T Butt, Augusta; E T West?
Charleston; Miss L F Ingram, M J Seigler,
Nowberry.
Columbia IIotel-E W Mercer, S C; J B Ker?
shaw, Camden; A NV Blake, QriOin, Ga; B M
Clayton, Abbeville: Mrs D T Corbin. Charles?
ton; J B Mynek, J R Gilaon.fC 8 A; Jas Bren?
nan, Mass; J L Gardner, Wilmington, NC; J
L Xoomer, Charleston.
A STRANGE CRIME.-Mr. J. C. Browne,
of Cincinnati, shot a boy to death last
Sunday, because the lad, who was play?
ing ball, ran into Mr. Browne's pear or?
chard after a ball. Mr. Browne is eighty
five years of age. He was for many
years a Methodist preacher, and hos
been all his life an exemplary Christian,
lt seems that the boys had been stealing
the old man's pears. He loaded an old
rusty shot-gun with slugs and tied the
barrel to the stook with twine. No sane
man would have risked his life by using
such a blunder-buss. He fired at the
lad and killed him instantly. Mr.
Browne was one of the original owners
of the Cincinnati Ctommercic?, and as?
sisted in issuing the first number. It is
only a few weeks since we annonnoed by
telegraph that bis son, J. W. Browne,
had shot and killed a man in Memphis,
for seducing his daughter. Browne was
at the battle of New Orleans, and was
the hero of an oft-told story. He owned
some cotton, whioh Jackson took for
breastworks, nnd complained to "Old
Hickory," who thereupon gave him a
musket and made him do duty. It seems
a hard ending of life, after eighty-five
years, to go before one's Maker with
bands stained with a child's blood.
Two colored Liberal Republicans were
set upon by a nnmber of their Radical
brethren, also colored, in Raleigh, N. C.,
a few nights ago, at n ratification meet?
ing. Ono of them, Samuel G. Cross,
has not since been heard of, and as
threats were made against his life, it is
feared be bas been foully dealt with.

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