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The latter part Of last week, near

The latter part Of last week, near
Dresden, Weakly County, Tennessee,
a negro woman dug hole near, her
cabin, placed her two children in IL,
then lighted large ere and ieotually
burned them up. She was subse-
quently arrested, and when asked
why she committed the horrid deed,
said her children would not obey
her, and 80 she concluded to kill
them. - Cincirnatfi Commercial. sr.
There is an Irish superstition that
the breath of child who never be.
held the face of its father, charms
away disease. Irish children. ac-
cordingly, whose fathers die before
their birth. are in demand even in
this conntry. They are frequently
called in from the street, or from
school. to "hreetha oa .ii.e t..cs oi
the baby"
There is widespread belief in
Europe that the Napoleonio Dynasty
and the French Empire will fall in
1869. This superstition is the result
OF some curiously mysterious figures
published three years ago in the
independence Beige. which make the
year 1869 do for Napoleon what the
year 1848 did for Louis Philippe.
Two San Francisco policemen tried
to arrest Chinaman on the I'd of
this month. They found it neces-
sary to leave him a moment, and SO
haud-cuffed him with his arms each
side of a lamp-post. When they re-
turned their prisoner was gone-he
had climbed up the post and swung
his arms over the top.
LEGENDARY FEsE.-We regret to
learn that Mrs. Yeargin, who lived
in our town until within the past
year, and who had removed to her
farm, about six miles from town, was
burned out by some incendiary last
week, and had barely time to escape
with her life from the burning build
ing.-GreenriUe Mountaineer.
An Indian and she bear were found
lying dead together in the town of
Woodville, Wisconsin. The Indian
had shot the bear six times aud then
attacked her with knife. She
squeezed the life ont of him in a
dying effort.
A serious fire occurred in Elberton,
Georgia, on the 14th, which among
other property, destroyed the office
of the Elberton Gazette, published by
MIR. 5. n. Carpenter, OF this State.
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CAITonsIA-Few people have an
idea OF the extent of California. The
State is 700 miles long. by about 200
wide. San Francisco and Sacramento
together haven population Of about
I70, 600, leaving about 800. 600 popu-
lation for this area OF country-as
large as all New England and New
York and Pennsylvania together-an
area large enough and rich enough
to sustain population Of 80 1000, 000
It would make large sized European
kingdom. The State will have
$4,000, 600 bushels of wheat to spare,
which will bring in from $1S, 600, 600
to $40, 100000. The wool-clip is
larger than ever before. The vintage
promisae te he che hes. c-Te7 gather
ed. $4,000, 1000 grape-vines are in
bearing, and new vineyards are the
order Of the day. The State hn, just
begun its network of railroads, soon
to be connected by the long spider
thread across the continent.
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A company has been formed, with
the ssan0tion of the Argentine Go
vernnsent, to export live cattleto Eu-
rope from Buenos Ayres. SFor this
new, enterprise. seven large steamers
are to be built in England, Fitted to
carry 1,200 head of cattle each, to
distill 8, 900 gallons of sea water every
day, and TO accomplish the voyage
from the River Platte to England in
twenty-five days.
The British clergy are accused Of
attending too much to politics. A
Massachusetts, paper mentions one
who was so busy electioneering at the
late election, that he left corpse in
his church for three hours, with the
mourners waiting for him to como
and officiate.
GIN HOUSE BURNT. The gin house
of Mr.. King, at 96, in Abbeville
County, caught fire accidentally on
last Friday morning, and was COM
pletely destroyed. The house con-
tanned five bales of cotton in the
seed, belonging to several parties.
A New Haven ruffian, last week,
attempted to outrage IN old lady of
sixty years, first silencing her by
placing plaster over her mouth.
After struggle. a passer-by fright
ened the brute away.
A New York surgeon has revived
the chirurgical idea of amputating
the little toe of children to prevent
corns in after life.
The publication Of the Chester
Standard is to be discontinued.
Cause-want of patronage.
George Peabody, Esq. has given
to tho poor between four and five
millions in gold.
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LEGACY TO A Co1oREp WomAn

LEGACY TO A Co1soRED WOMAN
Maria Martha, colored woman. re-.
GENTLY slaFe, shad bequeathed to
her farm In Platte County. Misaos,.
ri, valued at sc, 900. Her old mas.
ter issthe generous, donor. She saws
she never was SO happy as when in
slavery, and blesses the name of her
kind old master.
SOCIETY HILL BRIDGK.-We learn
from the Bennettsville Journal that
the Society Hill Bridge is now com
pleted, and travellers have been
crossing for several days. We learn
that the bridge is very strongly bnilt,
and will stand many heavy freshet.
In the new British House of Com
mons there are twelve Independents.
A-e 3aptisvs. Eve QuaKers, two Wes-
leyan Methodists, one Calvinistic
Methodist, seventeen Unitarians, ten
Presby terians, six Hebrews and
twenty-six Catholics.
It is said that Brick Pomeroy's
New York Democrat is a losing con
cern. and will shortly be discontinued.
The subscriptions to his La Crosse
publication have fallen off terribly
since the election of Grant.
A colored field hand, aged eight
cen, has been found in Mississippi,
who plays on the piano the most diff
ticnit airs. She is to be publicly ex-
hibited.
William McMahon, q printer in
Louisville, KY, is reported as having
fallen heir to $4,000 sterling. be-
queathed by an English relative.
A man named King, living i'll Rose
Valley, Western New York, has had
thirty one children by one wife.
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Univrrsnl Amnesty Declared.

Whether sufficient to heal all our
ills or not, we hail with Joy procla-
nation from the President announc-
ing full and complete amnesty and
pardon for all political offences in con-
nection with the late war between the
States of the North and the States of
the South. 1t was due to his admin
istration that it should be signalized
by an act that destroyed all distinc-
ton in the matter of political rights
among American citizens. Such is
the constitutional effect of the par
don, and could case be made and n
decision extorted, the Supreme Court
would decide that it swept away
every disability or disqualification
prescribed by Congress as penalty
for engaging in the late war against
the United States. But, tho Savan-
nah Republican asks, will Congress
treat it as such and give it its legiti-
mate scope? 1t will doubtless con-
tinue in the future, rs in the past, to
regard the Presidents pardon as a
nullity, if indeed it do not positively
vote him censure for this exercise
OF an nndonbtcd Executive prerosa-
tive.
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A meeting OF commercial travellers.
or, as they are generally termed,
drums, was held in the Astor
House, in New York. recently, for
tho purpose of securing the abolition
of the present obnoxious license laws
If the various cities and States. A
committee was appointed 70 raise
subscriptions, in order to test the
legality of the license laws with re-
ference 10 cnmmercinl travellers.
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Whenever European editors see an
item of news credited by the papers
to the Homer Iiiad, of Louisiana,
they invariably take it as q great
joke-instead of being q very serious
fact. There is no accounting for
tastes, however. in newspaper titles,
and our own opinion is that Maine
fairly matches Louisiana by her
Presque Isle Loyal Sunrise. We
always thought the Bunker Hill
aurora, of Charlestown, furnished n
striking combination Of ideas in its
name; but Loyal Sunrise goes ahead
even of that, in felicitous suggestions.
Who shall say Dickens newspaper
names in MnTtin MuselcrH are extra
VACANT.
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TOILET REQUISITES.

NREN III NOvELTIES-Perfu
IL Extracts, Odors, Boquets, Fountains,
Antique Oil, German Cologne, Lubin's Ex-
tracts and Powder, Royal Lavender, Per
fumed Crackers. French Pomades, "Cos-
metique," English Hair Brushes, Dressing
Combs, assorted; Fine Tooth Combs, Eng
llsh and French Tooth Brushes; Elegant
Toilet Soap-Roso, Almond, Honey, ely
cerine, Windsor, Zahater, Skin Soap, for
the complexion; Powder Puffs and Boxes,
in variety; Toilet Waters; all very cheap at
FISHER Il HEINITSH'S
Dec 2Ot Drug Store.
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CHINA AND JAPAN. advices
state that the English fleet reached
Nankin on the Sth and demanded
full reparation for the recent insults
to the missionaries at Hang Chow,
which was granted by the Viceroy,
after threats had been made to seize
Chinese gun-boat in the event of
refusal. A rebellion, under General
Ling, had droken out in Northern
China. Proclamations against Christ
ians were being widely posted. The
troubles at Formosa, between Chinese
and foreigners were assuming q Sc
rious aspect, aud gun-boats have
been sent to protect the latter.
From Japan we learn that the civil
war continued, although it was re-
ported that the imperialists had cap
tured the rebels chief town. Seven
war ships had appeared in tho inland
sea and destroyed many castles and
some towns. The crowning of the
Mikado. at Kiotto, was observed as
gala day. Prince Satuma's visit to
the Mikado had been postponed, in
consequence of his discovering plot
to capture him.
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and New Years
Presents for Young and Old!

A VARIETY OF JUVENILE BOOKS
N Fine and cheap editions of tho Stand
ard PC CETICAL WORKS. British and Ame-
rican; Photograph ALBUMS, $50 styles, J
from IS cents to $l2.00. STEREOSCOPES,
and Pictures to match; CHROMOS, beau
tiful; Foreign ENGRAVINGS; Rosewood
and Mahogany Writing Desks; Portfolios;
Work Boxes, all sizes; Gold Pencils; Gold
Pens; Ink-stands; Pocket Knives;i 4 Diaries
for 1869, (very neat;) also, a new variety of
Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and
Baptist HYMN BOOKS; Episcopal and
Catholic Prayer Books; Fine Pocket and
Family BIBLES. &c, from England, all
styles, just received, at
BRYAN & McCARTER'S
Dec % 10 Book Store.
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ADuLTERATIoNs. recent exten-
sive examination into the character
of goods sold at large number Of
grocery stores in New York city. dis
closes, besides short weight, adulte-
rations of the following character:
Ground Java coffee containe ed roasted
bread crumbs, peas and rye chicory,
burnt sugar and coffee essence;
ground cinnamon was adultcrated
witk tapioca; ground mace with pull
verified crackers; ground cloves, with
spices of all kinds, from which the
essential oil had been extracted. Tea
contained willow leaves, genuine
broken leaves agglutinated by some
artifice, damaged leaves and tea dust.
The green tea was colored with q
powder supposed to be Prussian blue,
and the sugar was moistened with
water to the extent of ten per cent. n
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8 AN OLD CoLoRED MAN AND Boy
DRowNED.-Asa Campbell and Will
Freeman, old colored men, and boy
named Henry Small, started from
Rantowles. st. Paul's Parish, day
before yesterday, for the city, in fiat
loaded with wood and hay. They
got through Wappoo Cut safely, but
when in Ashley River, off Chisolm's s
Mills, yesterday at daylight, n high
wind caused the tide to beat in tho
flat, which filled and swamped. Asa
Campbell, sixty-two years old, caught
hold of bale of hay and sustained
himself, and called loudly for the
other old man and the boy, but they
did not answer, and he says they
were drowned. Charleston Ners.
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Pectoral Cough Candy.

NNHE best Cough Remedy in the world.
Il 1t stands pre-eminent for public
speakers, particularly Lawyers and Di-
vines, as it gives cearness and distinct
ness to the voice and fortifies tho lungs
for any future emergency. No one should
be without it when the changes in the
weather arc so frequent. would advise
you to keep this article of Cough Candy by
you, for it is very convenient and pleasant
to take, until all signs and symptoms of
your Cough or Cold has entirely disap-
pcared. For sale 1T +. POLLARD'S.
Dec u fImO&
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MARRIED.

On the 18th instant. at Elm Dale, Edge
field County, by Rev. l.. K. Gwaltney, VIM
f. ROATH, formerly OF Columbia, to
ANNIE f., fourth daughter of s. w. Nj
cholson, Esq.
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Eeca1 Ite1aas.

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Messrs Dnfie & Chapman have
received the January number of
Denorest's Ladies Home Co,npanion.
1t is perfect gem.
Some OF the most valuable sites for
building purposes are to be disposed
OF at auction tomorrow morning, to
which the attention of capitalists is
invited. See advertisements in an
other column. -..-....-,...,..
Stone L Murray's unequalled cir
Gus troupe gave two exhibitions ha-o
yesterday. It is universally conced
ed that this is the very best company
which has exhibited hero since the
war. They perform in Charleston
tomorrow.
FATALLY BURNT.-An inquest was
held yesterday, by Coroner John
ston, over q colored infant, which
was accidentally burned to death at
the Central House, on Christmas day.
The mother went out of the room.
leaving the child near the fireplace.
and when she returned, found that IL
had been fatally burnt A verdict
was rendered in accordance with tho
above.
COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD.
The injunction case of the South
Carolina Railroad Company against
the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company will be dissolved by the
decision of Judge Platt, which orders
jury to assess damages. Under
this ruling of the Court, the work
will, it is understood, be resumed i'm
mediately, and the road pushed
through to Augusta with all possible
speed.
Christmas day passed off quietly.
Everybody appeared to be in good
humor, and there were many pleasant
exchanges ofgood feeling. Mr.. Wright
extended general invitation to his
friends to call and partake of lunch,
and large number accepted. In
the evening, number of Christmas
trees were Illuminated, and little as
we'll as big folks enjoyed themselves
hugely. AS an evidence of the good
time coming, we would state that our
merchants assert that they never
before sold 80 many goods during
any three days as were disposed of on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS Day
Trinity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand,
Rector, 1o1G a. m. and p. m.
st. Peters Church J. J.
O'Connell, Pastor, 10 n. m. and 8
p. m.
Marion Street Church-Rev. D. J.
Simmons, 1Oh q. NJ; Rev. W. T.
Capers, 319 p. m.
washington 'NCreeC Cn0pel-hev.
W. L. Capers, 101I n. M. Rev. E. G.
Gage, 80 p. m.
Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A.
r. Rude, 1016 q. m.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. W. Il.
Boggs, 1O15 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Rey-
nolds, 101I q. m.
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FAST AND CHEAP PRINTING. We
have just added fast card press-of
the Degener & Weller patent-to the
machinery of the Phenir Office; and
have also made additions to our stock
of fancy type, cards, paper, etc.
Persons in want Of any styles of
book and job printing, are invited TO
coll and examine samples and prices.
Cards printed at shortest notice. and
at prices varying from So to SO per
thousand.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. at
tention is called to the following ad-
vertisements, published for the first
Tim n fb;o N, ar,,,no.
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nRnu over Cne money! II paper is
subscribed for, the money must ac-
company the order-otherwise no
attention will be paid to them. This
is rule which will be adhered to.
Sauce for tho Goose is saucc for the
Gandcr.
The difficulty which the colored
Representative from Louisiana, Me-
nard, findsin obtaining seat in the
House of Representatives. presents i
significant contrast to the facility
with which the colored men of the
South are assisted into the Lsgisla-
lures and Conventions of the South
ern States, by the very party which
seems so reluctant to make the ac-
quaintance of the colored brother
from Louisiana. Whilst Representa-
tive Menard is only permitted to look
on, as yet, at the Legislative perform
ances in the House, and is reported
to be left ont in the cold, socially as
we'll as politically, by his Republican
comrades, Mr.. Pomeroy introduces
billin the Senate, having the purpose
of so amending the Constitution of
Georgia, as to place beyond all posi-
bility of doubt the right of every
citizen of the State, black and white,
to hold Office. The world cannot fail
to observe the difference between Re-
publican theory and practice, by lis
tening to Mr.. Pomeroy in the Senate
andlooking at Representative Menard
in the lobby of the House. The con-
trast is striking and suggestive. It
may be nm ingenious device for per-
petuating political power, and though
designed rs an exquisite qualification
of revenge. it has failed of its object
so far rs humiliating the Southern
people is concerned, most of them
having received it with the calmness
of demeanor which might lie expect
ed of them, whilst as political OK
pedient. it may prove petard which
will, in the end. hoist the inventor.
With the progress of intelligence
among the colored people of the
South, it is quite possible that they
may come in time to inquire why it
is that such solicitude is manifested
by the radical leaders for their right
to Office in tho States, and none at all
for their right to enter Congress.
Some Of them, more ambitious than
others. may not be always content
with official equality with Souther
statesmen, but may aspire, as Menard
does, to that wider field Of useful
ness and loftier elevation, where they
may fraternize with those choice radi-
cal spirits by whose incubations they
have been hatched into political con
sequence. 1t is difficult to see, rs the
Baltimore San aptly says, why CO.
lored men, who are considered com
petent to sit in the Legislative and
Convention halls of the South, should
not be equal to Il place alongside some
OF our Intelligent Congressman from
the North.
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IL is said that Frank Reno, one of
the express robbers lynched the other
day at New Albany, Indiana, alone
knew Of the place where was deposit
cd 800, the proceeds of one of
his many robberies. His sister visited
him some days before he was hanged,
and tried to induce Linn to tell where
this hoard was concealed; but he re-
fused. telling her that if he could
not live to enjoy it. no one else
should. The secret died with him.
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There is no mistake about it, PLAN
TATIoN BTTTERs will ward off Fever
and Ague and all kindred diseases. if
used in time. No family need suffer
from this distressing compliant, if
they will keep PLANTATION B1TrERs
in the house, and use it according to
directions. The most important in
gredient of this medicine is the Cali
snya or Peruvian Bark, which is
known to be the finest and puress
tonic in tho vegetable kingdom.
The extract of this Bark is the active
principle of all the good Fever and
Ague Medicines prescribed by intel
ligent doctors. Calisaya Bark is
used extensively in tho manufacture
of PLANTATION BIrrERs, as we'll as
quinine, and we dare say they owe
their popularity mostly to that fact.
We can recommend them.
MAGNOLIA WATzR-Superior to tho
best imported German Cologne, and
sold at half the price. D26tlt3
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MURDER IN CHALMERS STREET =
On Wednesday night, about half past
II O'Clock, Samuel Dawson, colored,
was murdered in shanty in Chal.
mers street, near Church street, by
James Loring, colored, alias Indian
Jlm--a notorious villain. The
cause OF tho murder WAS jealousy.
When Dawson's body was examined,
1T was found to have TWENTY-FIVE
wounds. Coroner Whiting held an
inquest over the body, at which DIR.
Joseph Yates attended. The iury
returned a verdict i'll accordance with
the above statement.
Charleston Neus.
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VILLt HOIEL, from us peculiar sitna-
ton, being at the Junction of the Columbia,
Augusta and Charleston Divisions of the
South Carolina Railroad, and upon the
direct line, North and South, it is insured
the patronage of "a large local and through
travel.
Bids for i;s occupation for the ensuing
year, will be received by H. Il. PEAKE,
General Superintendent South Carolina
Railroad, at Charleston, S. c., until Janu-
ary 1. Dec 273
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To Rent.

To Rent.
MY PLANTATION, situated on Broad
lVI River, about ten miles abov6 Column
6la. 1t is good Corn and Cotton land.
For further particulars address mo
through the Post Office.
Dec 247t W. p. BOOKTER.
Special Notice.
THE MISSES STARK Will receive Board
Il ers--or Rent their house. Inuuirc
East ond of Senate street. Dec II thm4
For Rent.
CEVERAL ROOMS over Palmcr's Tin
- store, on Main street. Dec 25
To Rent.
"A A COTTAGE HOUSE, containing
f.:l4 four rooms, with kitchen, out houses,
-91ctc.. within one square of Charlotte
Depot: Apply at this Office. Dec "a
For Sale.
A FINE lot of young Kentucky
tA> MULES. They may be seen at
W. Mr.. Charles Logan's lot, corner
GkRzA0 OF Senate and Assembly streets.
Dec "a G. w. S. TALBOT.
Annual Meeting Columbia Gas Light
Company.
TIME Stockholders in the above COMPANY
Il will attend their annual meeting, at
Carolina Hall, on THURSDAY, 31st in
stant, at ~ o'clock NJ
JACOB LEVIN,
Dec 10 mtnth Secre nv.
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Furnished House to Rent.

AeA ONE of the most pleasant and con-
Giiif venient COTTAGE HOUSES in the
city, situated i'll desirable neigh
borhood. is offered for RENT. Apply to
Dec II EDWIN J. SCOTT
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Branchville Hotel to Rent.

A MM(O THE attention OF capital
&frTH{s-sS lists is particularly directed
C. Rltfi iZI14 to the numerous advan-
&EzA4illEl7I &E14ll37 tagcs OF the BRANCH
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Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.
9 BOXES POSE BUD, very fine,
- boxee Commonwealth, very fine,
boxes Dew Drop, very fine,
cases pnre Virginia Leaf Smoking To-
bacco, half and whole boxes.
JOHN O. SEEGRRa,
Dec 10 Main street, rear Poet Office
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Mass Meeting A.. F.. M.

Meeting Of the Craft is fra
sA,-tcrnally called for TOMORROW
NJ (Monday) AFTERNOON, at 4
o'clock, to receive the Report OF tho Board
of Trustees. A full and prompt attendance
is fraternaliy requested.
w. T. WALTER,
Dec 81 1 Secretay Board of Trustees.
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COLU MBIA.
Sunday Morning. December az. 1858.

CAsH.-Our terms are strictly cash.
II an advertisement is to beinserted.
hand over the money; if a paper is
subscribed for, the money must ac-
company the order-otherwise no
attention will be paid to them. This
is o rule which will be adhered to.
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Messrs Dnfie & Chapman have
received the January number of
Demorest's Ladies Home Companion.
1t is a perfect gem.