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COLUMBIA. SS. C.Saturday Morning, July 13, 1872.

A Suggestion to the Reform Republi¬cans.

Jadge Orr, Mr. Corbin, and a respect¬able number of other prominent Repub¬licans in the State, have commenced acrusade against the Scott-Moses rinf.They express a determined parpóse toeffect a reform in our State Government,and to prevent a farther continuance ofthe frauds, bribery and general corrup¬tion of the present regime, which baamado reoonstruoted South Carolina a

hissing and a by-word throughout theUnion. The condition of affairs inSou til Carolina to-day is as damaging tothe Republican party as.it is painful andruinous to our own people, for it is duesolely to that parly, or, at any rute, tothe present Administration at Washing¬ton, which, in reconstructing the State,placed it in the hands of those who nowcontrol it, and bas kept it there even atthe point of the bayonet for the last fouryenni. It is but natara!, then, thatQrant and those who support him, feel¬ing the burden which robbed and ruinedSooth Carolina is to him in his stragglefor ro-oleotion, should desire to relievethemselves as far as possible by takingsteps to rid themselves of Scott & Co.,and to plage the fettered old PalmettoState; in somewhat more presentablechapo for the people of these UnitedStates before that direful Tuesday in No¬vember shall oome.We believe, therefore, that there is a

eincoro parpóse on the parc of the au¬

thorities at Washington, and of suoh lie-publican leaders in the State as are notrogues, to do something for South Caro¬lina. They have been very slow aboutit, and have sat now for three years andmore with perfect apparent satisfaction,and allowed the work of plunder androbbery to go on. But we are glad tosoe them aroused even at this late day,though they are sparred up in the main,too, by purely selfish and partisan mo¬

tives. The,redemption of the State is a

matter of too grave and vital importance,and too earnestly desired by oar people,to be rejected on account of any un¬

worthiness in the means or the motivesby whioh it may be accomplished. Weare, therefore, willing to co-operate even

with Grant and Grant Republicans forthis gèod purpose. Bat there is a limitto this coalition, which we believe themajority of the good white people of theState are willing to make with the GrantRepublicans. We will do anything forState reform-simply anything whiohwe can in honor-that we may rescue

the State from the hands of the thieves.So far as that goes, we are willing to aidGrant and the Grant party; bat we willnot vote for Grant nor join his partyeven to save the State, for the thievescannot hold it much longer any way, andwe cannot support Grant without stulti¬fying ourselves^ and surrendering* everyprinciple of honor and truth, whioh are

dearer than life itself.Judge Orr says we must do so, that

the honest white men of the State mustdeclare for Grant and ally themselveswith .vbat he calls the regular Republi¬can party, in order to counteract theinfluence of corrupt carpet-baggers withthe colored people. We say to him thatwe cannot accept the alternative. If thecolored people cannot unite with us uponMr. Greeley arni the Cincinnati plat¬form, whioh is aa explicit in guarantee¬ing their freedom and equal rights asthat of Philadelphia, then we cannotunite at this time. Judge Orr seems tothink that tho mere votes of the -10,000conservative white men in the State isnot a nnffioient aid'to the Reform Repub¬licans. We must, in his judgment, goin with the oolored people and give themthe benefit of our counsels. We are

perfectly willing to do this, too, and inom judgment it oan be done withoutoar joining the Grant party, whiohJudge Orr seems to think indispensable.Here it is that we have a suggestion tooffer to Judge Orr and the other Repub¬lican reformers. There is no necessaryconnection between the Stale and thenational elections.None of the issues are common, nor

do the elections come off at the same

time. There is an interval of Beveralweeks. Now, it the Reform Republi¬cans really desire the co-operation of thewhite men, on a basis honorable and fairto both parties, for the purpose of de¬feating the State ring, let them make a

separate State canvass. Let them call a

convention purely o' themselves, adopta platform and invite the white people to

join them on it for State purposes solely.There will then be no difficulty in thematter at all. The white people will jointheir clubs, speak at their me t ngs andsend canvassers throughout the State toaddress the people. It will be a m o ve¬

rnen t purely for local reform, snob csthat whioh was made in 1870, with thisimportant difference, that the colored

people and Republicans will inaugurateand lead tho movement instead of theDemocrats. Each party will tuna beleft untrammeled in its choice of a Pre¬sident. The whites will vote for Gree¬ley, and the oolored people, if they donot learn better sense by November, -willvote for Grant..

Oates Before Judge Willard»There was short work made of the

bond scrip case, yesterday. Mr. Corbindelivered an argument in favor of therelator, State Auditor Gary, and whenbo bad finished, Messrs. Melton andChamberlain, who were counsel for theState Treasurer, declined to mako anyspeech. They were, doubtless, con¬vinced of the hopeless nature of theircase; for Judge Willard had intimatedvery conclusively the day before that thescrip was far below par, aud even bellowzero in bis official judgment.The case of T. J. & H. M. Gibson,

and others, creditors, rs. TreasurerParker, was called after the other was

ended. This is the coso in wbiob Parkerhas made an alleged showing of biareceipts and expenditures during thepresent fiscal year. Mr. Pope, for theplaintiffs, objeoted to this return ofParker'«, on account of its want of full¬ness and particularity. The objectionsor exceptions were sustained, and theTreasurer ordered to amend bis return.The further hearing of the case was thenpostponed till Friday next.

-»??»?»-PoionoAii DÖTTINGS.-Radical organs

claim a great deal of credit for Grant'sadministration, because of some reduc¬tion on the national debt. That reduc¬tion, considering the onerous taxes,ought to have been much greater, andwould have been but for mismanagement,extravagance, incompetency and fraud.During Greeley's administration thepublie debt will be moro rapidly reduced,and yet the burdon of taxation will belightened.Now comes ex-Senator Cain, who, at

Newberry, exposes the venality of theColumbia rings, and declares that n taxof ten mills (last year it was abouttwenty) wonld pay all the honest ex¬

penses of tho State Government. Thisbegins to look like reform by Republi¬cans, in earnest.Mr. Sumner is still managing to exist

in the climato of Washington from whichour over-worked President finds it neces¬

sary for his delicate health to fly. ButMr. Sumner's work, although it merelyinvolves the use of brains, for that rea¬

son cannot be done for him by any one

else; whilst the President's duties can

be-or at all events mast be-delegatedto vice-deputy sub-assistant subordinateclerks of departments.

SoUTIIEBN SEOUIUTIES DciiTj.-ThoNew York Herald, in its financial articleof the 10th, says:"The Southern State bonds were dull

and without essential change, except inthe South .Carolinas, wbiob for tho oldbonds were firm and for the new strong,the July kind rising to 28>¿ on a prettyspirited demand at the second board.Holders of these securities are beginningto believe that the finanoial condition ofSouth Carolina has reashed its ebb andmust improve for tbe future, as a conse¬quence of tho more prosperous conditionof the people in their agricultural pur¬suits, and in view of a very probublechange in the State Government nextyear. The now Tennessees were alsoquite strong, and again presented theanomaly of selling at a higher price thanthe old, some little local reason in con¬nection with speculative sales being thecause."

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WiNNsnono, S. C., July ll, 1872.MB. EDITOR: I notice in your valuable

paper the statement that "all sorts of interpretationo have been given to Grant'cLL. D.," but I would add, all sorts ex¬

cept the true exposition, which itLucifer's Liberty-Destroyer.You will appreciate the moaning 1

give, by recalling the fact that tho devil'timps are scattered all over the worldGrant is one in human shape. Verjrespectfully yours, SUBSCRIBER.

P. S. lu the event of Greeley's elec¬tion, "LL. D." will mean "Licked LiktDarnation." Hurrah for Greeley ancBrown 1 Yours, S.

THE GENEROUS LICENSE TAX.-Th(first ease to test the validity of th«general license law was tried befortJudge Lee, in the criminal court, y esterday. I. W. Hayne, Esq., was indiotecand appeared on trial. He was defender!by Hon. I. Hayne and Hon. C. G. Mernminger. State Auditor Bennett waa tlxonly witness examined, and after aielaborate argument by the counsel foithe defence, who contested the legalityof the law, and argument by Solicito;W. G. Whipper, on behalf of the Statethe case waa. submitted to the jury, nnder the charge of the Judge, and a verdiet of "guilty" was rendered. Tho defondant's counsel immediately gav<notice of an appeal.

[Charleston Courier, 12th.-«-.-«.-]-

The oolored division of Sons of Tempera ace, at this place, numbering between forty and fifty, turped out in fulregalia on the evening of the 4th. Th*society ia growing in numbers and aocomplisbing much good.

[Lancaster Ledger.

BEECHER'S LIBERAL RELIGIOUS IDEAS.On Sunday last Henry Ward Beecheradministered the sacrament in PlymouthChurch, Brooklyn. He invited Fro«testants and Roman Catholics, membersol all religious denominations, in goodstanding; even thieves and other dis¬reputable characters, who felt that byparticipating io the holy ordinance,they would be benefited, to come for¬ward:Mr. Beecher's subject was "Hope as

an element of Ohristinn faith." Thotest selected was Romans viii., 24-"Forwe are saved by hope; but bops that isseen is not hope; for what u man suuthwhy doth he yet hope for." Ia a KO JIO-wbat lengthy introduction, he elaboratedthe thought that tho Christian characterwas characterized by the element ofhope; that wns its central sentiment.Ho did not know any other system ofreligion that hud this as a characteristic.Almost all the religions outside ofChristianity have the element of fear asa propitiatory position. Where fear wasthe generio element it was a servilereligion. It was true that conscienceformed an important clement in religiou.It very properly did so; but consciencewas not the result of religion, and ullthe seventh ohapter of Romans went toshow that. We" never were so pure usour conception of purity. We never gotsuch a control over passion us that wewere forever free from its throbs andfevers. Now no system that in its re¬sults is disturbentis peace. Christianity,alone, so far aa he kuew, made this hopethe genius of religion. But nowhereelse was the aim of life made so high.We are to be perfect men in ChristJesus. Christianity demanded that menshould be perfect in the whole crystalpalace of their moral sentiments. Thenlet us consider what the law of Christ¬ianity is, and then the circumstancesunder which men are called upon toobey this law. Every mau was borninto the world without his own leave. Ilecomes into life with a new deal, as itwere. If the seed of the lily was cast,and with minor exceptions, the saino

lily would appear iu any part of theworld where it was deemed desirable togrow lilies. This could not be said ofman. The country, the locality, theprinciples under which men are boru, allhave au effect upon the moral character.For example, a child boru in New Yorkhas not the same chance as a child bornelsewhere, in the Middle States in a

Christian household. This was a pro¬blem that wus simple enough w hen youdealt with mankind; but it cannot be sodealt with. Man must bo taken step bystep, and dealt with according to the in¬fluence with which he had been sur¬rounded. Christianity was for all men;it contemplated men just as they are; itrequired that man should be dealt withas he is, and not as he was not, Thus,when he came to look at mea in thelight of this fact, he could only under¬stand their being saved by hope in thisway. That it was the nature of God tomark oat for men widely an ultimatecharacter, out of which there should begiven snob a hold upou God that weshall hope, that we shall see somethingin the Lord Jesus Christ that inspireshope; thus we are saved, not by or forwhat we have, but for what we hope toattain to-a position that shall uot beunworthy of God. Every soul, then,that begins tD aspire, to look upward,had a right to say that he was Raved byhope. Mr. Beecher here drew a puruileiillustration between tho parental loveand God's love, in the unvarying factthat it was the unlovely child, the fro¬ward, the scape-grace ot the family, thattho love of the parents went ont after.As to the future life, if a man got toheaven by tho skin of his teeth, hewould have an opportuuity to developwhat he neglected here, while the mauwho had developed his nature iuto a

higher life would go up higher. Anearnest appeal to the audience to heedthe promptings of their spirits, whichwas kindling within them a h^po thatthey might be saved, and to allow thatemotion to mould itself into fact byunitiug with those who remained at thocommunion service, dosed a very faith¬ful discourse. The benediction was pro¬nounced, ami about two-thirds of thecongregation left.

How is THIS FOR REFORM?-The ap¬pointment of J. Milton Best, as post¬master at Paducah, Kentucky, in placeof Mr. Pickett, suspended, gives a strik¬ing illustration of President Grant's ap¬préciation of his civil service reformsystem. Dr. Best, as is well known, hada claim pending in Conorress for damagesfor the destruction of his property dur¬ing the war. After a fierce straggle inboth houses, a bill for bis relief waspassed, but it was vetoed by the Presi¬dent, because he thought it was openingtoo wide a door for the payment of warolaims. Dr. Best thereupon addresseda letter to the President, setting forthhis peculiar necessities) and asking foran office that wonld pay him from 93.000to $4,000 a year, and promising that bewould give up the office again at the endcf the year, if he was required to do so.General Garfield and Senator Wilsonmade the application. The Presidentreferred it to the Postmaster-General,alluded to his veto of Best's bill, andrequested that if there was a good reasonfor the suspension of Mr. Pickett, thathe be suspended, and that the postoffice be given to Dr. Best. The officewas not quite worth the sum suggestedby Dr. Best, but, nevertheless, it wassomething, and no time was lost incarrying oat this item of civil service re¬form.We learn that a small colored child

died at Florence, S. C., ou Sunday last,by accidentally getting concentrated lyein its mouth. We givo this ar, a warn¬ing to those who have small children intheir cate, to be guarded against acci¬dent by this powerful alkaline poison, bykeeping it in a secure place.

SPABTANBUBG COUNTY, Joly 12, 1872.MB. EDITOB: AS far as my observation

extends-and I am sure that I know thisOonnty well-there is a very deep feel¬ing pervading thia entire County in favorof reform. We heard one of the mostinfluential Democrats say that he was

willing to embroco any politicul princi¬ples, or sustain a-J y man, whose plan ofreform gave assurances of prosperity-whose plan would place such men in of¬fice as would look to tbo public welfare-whose plan, if successful, would give us

a wise, intelligent and honest adminis¬tration of our Stute Qovernmeut. No¬thing short of this will mako our whitepeople contented. We must have a

good State Government, or we mustleavo the State. All of our lauds-nowalmost valueless-will still depreciate invalue. The condition of those of uswho cannot get away will bo, indeed,most deplorable.Now, my object iu writing is to merely

suggest the propriety of holding a con¬vention of white delegated, who Bhallmeet and consider what plan of reformis most likoly to accomplish thu desiredobject. Tho people uro universally sa¬tisfied that if tho prcsout tendency oftbiugs cannot bo checked, then utterruin must sooner or later overtake us.If u convention of good and wise menwould advise us to join the Republicanparty, as the most probable plan of se¬

curing rt good State Government, thouno ono would object. If we make an¬other mistake now, it will more thanlikely be fatal. M.Tho Columbia correspondent of tho

Charleston 2fctcs says:I bear that the prosecutions under the

enforcement Act are to be pressed withunprecedented vigor aud severity in theupper Counties. There >s a pile of war¬rants for arrests iu Uuion County alouea foot and u half thick. Not a dozencitizens of thu County, of Saxon blood,will escapo. W. J. Sartor, a very esti-mablo young man, of Union County,who married a short while since in Lex¬ington County, was torn from his brideon Monday last by Grant's minions, andis uow in jail here.The affidavit which I meutioned in my

despatch yesterday us having been madeby Parker does not refer to scrip case,but to that of T. J. & II. M. Gibson andothers, creditors, against Parker, whichwill follow this, aud in which ho willhave to give an account of his receiptsaud expenditures as Treasurer. In thiaboud scrip case, Puiker bas made annuswer, in which be alleges that thebonds of the Blue Ridge lloud, to thuamount of §3,391,000, have been re¬ceived by bim to be canceled under theAct, and that he bas already issued scripto the amount of 61,796,823 53 in lieuthereof. There in, therefore, still out¬standing 8ti(M,()00 of the bonds, whichare pledged in New York as collaterals,and it will require something over$300,000 more of the scrip to take themup, making in all au issue of scrip ofover $2,100,000, iuRtead of $1,800,000,as bas boen generally understood. TheAct evidently contemplates only thelatter sum; but Parker, by a fancy con¬struction of his own, upon the secondsection, has made this increase ol$300,000, which, it is significant tonotice, is just precisely the amount saidto have been used by tho beneficiariesof the bill to bribe the Legislatura toseoure its passage.A specimen of the scrip was produced

in court to-day, and a strange discre¬pancy was discovered upon its face, theevident intention being to avoid, by thissubterfuge, the appearunco of being abill of credit. Tbo Act expressly direct«that scrip shall declare upon its facethat tho sum meutioned therein is dueby the State of South Carolina to thebearer thereof. This is uot done, butthe scrip simply says on its face that ilis receivable for taxes for a certainamouut, acknowledging no debt whatso¬ever, which latter, according to Jnd gtWillard, is uecessury to tho creation oí cbill of credit.

OUTRAGE UPON TUE HIGHWAY.-OtWednesday last, a young man by tiltname of Willard accidentally discovereron tho plantation of Mr. R. Young, tb<notorious Bob Sartor, who is more thaisuspected of being the leader of a gangof negro thieves who have been breakiug into stores, smoke-houses, &o.lately in this County, aud for whonthere is a bench warrant issued. Nohaviug the proper authority to arresbim, be oame to town to obtain a warrunt aud assistance. Ho imprudentlylet it be known what bis errand to towtwas for, and hurriedly returning aloneSartor jumped from the bushes noaiwhat is known as the Dodge, at the outskirts of town, seized his horse, and saying, "I've got yon now," pulled Willanfrom his horse. Willard drew his pistolwhioh Sartor grabbed und immediatelyfired at him, the ball striking him on th«top of the head, stunning Willard antinflicting a severe flesh wound, whiolbled freely. Sartor then kicked hinseverely and made bis escapo, takin(with him Willard's pistol. By eomimeans, we could not learn how, Willangot possession of a largo bunch of keybelonging to Sartor, with which, it iisupposed, be had been able to get int<the stores, Ac, lately robbed.This is the second or third daring out

rage committed by these Sartors, anttheir gang, and we think tho authoritieare to blame for not arresting them.

[Union Times.- ? » »

MouiiTRtEViiiLE ELECTION.-The following was tho ticket elected at Moultrie vi lo on Wednesday: Intendant-Dr. J. B. Patrick; Wardens-Coi. C. HSimouton, A. D. Comen, Dr. B. AMuokenfusu, C. Wuldburn, James FSlattery.GruHsboppera as big as sparrows Hour

ish iu Florida.

r«ooal Items.-.? .»-

OITX MATTEBS.-The price of singlecopien of the PHOENIX is five cents.Old John Robinson is now making a

toar of the Eastern States, with one ofthe ñneBt menageries to be seen in thiscountry. The collection embraces a

number of wild animals, which are ¡sel¬dom seen South. His circus companyis also rated A No. 1. The veteran ex¬

pects to visit South Caroliua during thecoming winter.Two soldiers were drummed ont of

the United States infantry service, yes¬terday afternoon, for desertion. Tho"Rogue's March" attracted quite a largocrowd, to witness the ceremony. Onoof the soldiers, who was imprisoned fortho above offence, nando an attempt to

escapo from the guard, some time buck,while in transition to und from thcblacksmith shop, and was fired at seve¬ral times; but tho balls coming too closefor comfort, ho surrendered.The remains of General W. K. Easley,

of Greenville, who died in Atlanta, Gu.,on Thursday last, arrived in Columbiayesterday, and will be carried to Green¬ville to-day.Edwin J. Dreher, Esq., un alumnus of

the institution, while not a classicalschool, at Lexington, S. C., was at tholast meeting of tho Board of Trustees,during the recent commencement week,at Walluilla, S. C., elected to the Chairof tho Preparatory Department ol New¬berry College, in place of J. E. House*],Esq., who had recently resigned the dis¬tinguished position.A card appears in this morniug's PHOE¬

NIX, announcing that Mr. C. V. Antwerp,the Bon of our late fellow-citizen, G. V.,has succeeded to the business of Mr. E.Pollard. Mr. Antwerp bas been engagedwith Mr. P. for several years, and isthoroughly posted in all of its phases.We wish him every success.Cama Blair, colored, whose term of

imprisonment hud nearly expired, was,on account of good behavior, and uponthe recommendation of the Superintend¬ent of the penitentiary, pardoned byGov. Scott.

The Independents exercised theirsteamer, j-esterday, with satisfactory re¬sults.A peculiar freak of nature, in the shape

of twin cucumbers, has been .presentedto the PnxENix. They were grown bjMr. A. Stork.Columbia is a delightful spot. Thc

weather-notwithstanding the usuallyhot mouth of July is rapidly passingaway-is far from being uncomfortableaud mosquitoes have not yet put in ec

appearance.Pollock's thermometer ranged thusly,

yesterday: 7 A. M., 78; 12 M., 91; 2 P,M., 89; 7 P. M., 82.We have received from the publisher!

of the Golden Age-Theodore Tilton'tpaper-a pamphlet copy of the proceedinga of the Liberal Republican Convention in Cincinnati. Also, "The Philadelpbia Failure," a review of Grant's rc

nomination, by Theodore Tilton.WTe were honored with a call in oui

sanctum, yeaterduy, by our friend, JCalvin Hemphill, of the Abbeville Midium.Mr. L. J. Radcliffe exhibited to us

last eveniug, a fine specimen of tbafragrant and beautiful dower, "NighBlooming Cereus." The plant, Mr. ßinforms us, was cultivated by himselffrom a cutting, which he obtained fiviyears ago. The two flowers on thiplant emitted a delicióos fragrancewhich permeuted our whole office infew minutes.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT Dc:WEST.-A friend from the up countr;gives us a glowing account of the commencement exercises at Due West, whiclended this week. Erskine, the maloollege, is in a flourishing conditionand has an able and energetic corps c

professors. There were nineteen gradeates this year. The Hon. John Y. Kipatrick, of Alabama, delivered the anniversary address.The female college is also prosperous

and the performances there showed careful and high culture. The Rev. W. 1Capers delivered the anniversary addrecbefore the Amelian Sooiety.A FOUNDLING.-A fine, healthy-lool

iog female infant was found yesterdamorning on the steps of the houso i

Caleb Boyd, a oolored watchman at tlCharlotte, Colombia and Augusta Rairoad depot. Pinned to its clothing wtthe following letter:

COLUMBIA, S. C., July ll, 1872.To the Governess of the Orphan AsylumDEAR MADAM: With this you will riceivo a female iafant, six weeks old, bname Alice Sinclair, an orphant, whiaplease take care of until called for. SLhas friends that are well off, and yowill receive annually a stated amount f(her support and maintenance. Talgood care of it, and give it every noce

sary comfort, and you will be well n

paid, and God will help those who beltho orphan. I am, very respectfully,

VOTRE AMI.

BLUE HIDOE.-The case of JohnMacKay vs. the Pre« ideu t and Directorsof the Blue Bidge Railroad Company,which wus to havecomeap for preliminarytrial, before Judge Melton, yesterday,was postponed till Saturday next, July19, on account of tho absence of theparties to the snit.

PHCENIXIANA.-Muni thou pendulumbetwixt a smile and tear.Davenport, Iowa, bas a girl who spells

backwards. We never thought back- '

wards was a bard word to spell, before.Detroit bas a street sprinkler named

.'Good Templar," which prominentlydisplays tbe advertisement of a whole-sale liquor firm.Aa exchange tells us that "lovelaughs

at small-pox." It can well afford tolaugh at it, for it knows it isn't going tostay long enough to catch it.Our whist-player remarks, apropos of

tho Alabama rub, that there was alto¬gether too much shufiliug before we be¬gan to deal.

Marriage, after mukiug a will, rendersthe will void, probably for the reasonthat the testator is held to have been ofunsound mind or he would not havecommitted the folly of getting married.Toice of the night-S'oat.A DELIGHTFUL SEAVOYAGE.-Northern

travelers and tourists who desire to avoidthe heat and dust of travel by railroadduring tho present "heated term," shouldinspect the advertisement of the "GreatSouthern Freight and Passenger Line,via Charleston, S. 0." Upon the invi¬tation of W. A. Courtenay, Esq., generalagent, we recently took a trip on theiron steamship Georgia, commanded byCapt. Holmes-a thorough seaman anda social, obliging gentleman-who canfind time to look after bis ship and alsotbe oomfort of his passengers. Asstorms are rare at this season, sea-sick¬ness need not be apprehended-at least,during tbe trip referred to aboce, nearlyall the passengers-about sixty-met inthe cabin regularly three times a day,and some of them even called for lunch.We would suggest to the managers of

the Charlotte, Columbia and AugustaRailroad the importance of shorteningthe line between Columbia and Char¬lotte. Seven hours and three-quartersto ron 110 miles is too tantalizing inthese fast times. The reason assigned,we believe, is, that a certain number ofhonrs ia alloted to this road by connect¬ing lines, and that "through" passengersprefer slow running to laying over severalhours at terminal points. This, we con¬sider, an unreasonable excuse, as wehave never heard complaints about the"laying over" in Atlanta, Ga., and Mo¬bile, Ala., where nearly three hours arelost in each oily; besides, "local" pas¬sengers feel that they are entitled tosome consideration. The managers ofthis popular line have already beenlooked upon as belonging to the go-ahead class, and it is earnestly bopedthey will, by a shortening of the sched¬ule« maintain their well-earned reputa¬tion.

The following additional gentlemenhave been licensed by the Medical Boardof the South Carolina University, os

pharmaceutists, druggists and apotheca¬ries, under the recent Act of the Gene¬ral Assembly:E. H. Heinitsh, H. R. Wiltberger,Columbia; Dr. A. E. Norman, Dr. B. S.

James, Walhalla; A. A. Sohwake,|0. F.Schwettman, G. W. Aimar, Thomas O.Aimar, Dr. H. Baer, Dr. M. Greenland,C. H. Panknin, Dr. A. Bawl, Dr. A. C.Spencer, A. F. Tum Vordecn, GeorgeCaullier, A. O. Barbot, A. W. Eokle, C.O. Michaelis, Ouuilesion; Dr. A. G.Ducker, Orangeburg; Dr. J. E. Byrd,Timmonsville; Dr. E. Norton, Conway-

boro; Dr. A. J. Vidal, Ben ne tts ville; Dr.P. H. Sloan, Pendleton; G. W. West¬moreland, Greenville; Dr. F. G. Parks,Greenwood; T. A. HudgenB, HoneaPath; Dr. Ben. F. Bawls, Union; 0. J.Dunlap, H. F. Hodgson, Camden; Dr.D. S. Price, A. F. Graham, W. O. Mc¬Millan, Marion; Dr. J. A. Mays, Dar»lington; W. H. Habers, Aiken; Dr. JohnMay, Yorkville.HOTEL ARRIVALS, July 12,1872.-IfickersonHouse-VJ W Marilee. Mars Bluff; J M John¬

son, Marion: D B Phifer, Miss M 0 Wbitmire,Newberrj; F T Miles, wife, ohild and nurse,Baltimore; D McIntosh and wife, U 8 A; W MThomas, Cheater; Q Wilkins, Ky; F Blodgett,E Tweedy, Augusta; L W Hunter, Charlotte;J B Latham, J L Milla, Blackstock; J B Chat¬ham. Helena.Columbia Hotel-Bill Jonos, Ala; J L Brea¬

den, Marlboro; J M George, H O Bocknall, J8 Fink, D L Filiyan, N C; B M Wallace, 8 0;B A dark, 8 O Gilbert. AM Folche,I Holmes,W H Evans, B W Tomlinaon, Charleston; E AScott, Newberry; A Haines, U SA; F Y Sageand wife. Ga; B Hughes. England; HP Ham¬mett, J L Southern, Q G Wells, Y EMcBee,Greenville; JO HemphiU,Abbeville.LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.%0. V. Antwerp-Fancy Articles.M i loh Gows for Sale.Chas. Barnum-Proposals.Gov. R. K. Scott-Proclamation.

SUDDEN DEATHS.-Mr. Charles Mad¬den, an aged and respected citizen cfthis County, died suddenly on the 4thinst. We have not learned the particu-lars of bis death.Mr. Joseph Box died suddonly on the

6th inst. The deceased was also of thisCounty.-Laurensville Herald.