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The editor of one of our NIichi-
gan exchanges threatens to Ku Klux
his delinquent subscribers. Hear
him: "Some of our subscribers for
got to pay up this spring. The
secret serpent has hissed! PAY up!
Bloody bill The yaller coffin Srins!
Pay your subscriptions promptlyl
The frizzled cat news! Death to
traitors! Two dollars q year! Your
doom is sealed! X! X! XII
A house, formerly belonging to the
Jesuits, in Catania, Sicily, was re-
Gently purchased by the railway COM
pany. On taking it down, series
of recesses was discovered in the
cellar walls, in which were found
several skeletons, evidently of per-
sons who had been built in alive.
From long shreds of cloth attached
to some, it is presumed they were
priests.
The following dialogue came off at
the Whistler House, in Mercer, Pa,
the other day Trayeler-"Land-
lord, have you had any cases of sun
stroke in Mercer?" Landlord-"No,
sir: when a man gets drunk here we
always say he is drunk, and never
call it by any other name"
A country paper says, there is o
man 30 mean that he sits on the
door-steps of the church on Sun
days. to save the wear of his pew
cushions. h'
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ssRip-up-lIenar ,Pasty. !

Fr1s :
The .Rip-up7lican" partyl How
aIpprop pfiately named. "Rip-up" for
short. .s,.,. d. ~. e, ~
= In 1860, as q result, Of the first
election, they ''ripped" the old
Union; and; but for Democratic aid,
could not have prevented the "trip
ping" OF the flag. from hem to hal
lizards. ,l6, ) .55
,ii b. Falstaff Butler, a shining radi-
ca! light, of the lantern order,
ripped" open bank vaults in New
Orleans, and made himself the richer
in "silver and gold," besides grossly
CHASING the respectable women of
alike. .o
In 1864, by tripping" packages of
Democratic votes, they exposed the
double L.. M. to the bullet of the
assassin, thereby opening the success
sion tc an original "ripper," tailor, J
at whom they have ''ripped" and
sworn ever since.
During these three years OF peace.
they have concocted as many plans
for reconstruction" and have
,NPPS ohO" oll Us OICGuy ana
thrown them to the winds
Old Thug Stevens declares they
have "ripped" the Constitution, and
legislate "outside" thereof. Bout
we'll has ripped "hole in the
sky" and Old Thug "penitentiary"
in hell.
Callicott. (Greeley's "my friend, 'D
and hosts of other moralists of the
Jacobin color, have "ripped" into the
peoples money bags,
Chandler and Yates and Useless
G. get on "tear," and Grip" things
generally.
And now they seek to arm their
ignorant black followers, that they
too may do little ripping" on their
own account, practicing with the
bnyonet on the bowels of their De-
mocratic neighbors.
The greatest Grip" however,
awaits them on November Sd. The
people will "Trip" the "rippers;" and.
like Rip Van Wrinkle, they'll fall
into death-like sleep; but, unlike
Rip. they'll never wake again.
Ne,c York Ecpress.
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WAsHINoToN. News Awe s;s,;,. Ssm g. !

a WASHINGTON News ANr - sSss,F. IS g. -.
ltis now very evident that the pro-
8ramme OF tine. truly "loil' party in
the South has been again chan9ed
and the idea of allowing the Lepiala,
lures OF the States to elect Presiden-
tial electors has been abandoned.
MIR. Devices, of North Carolina, who
wanted the reconstructed govern
ments to be propped up with Federal
bayonets, declared most emphatically
that the people of his State would
never assent to such q political
fraud This and similar declarations
from Georgia members, together
with the late action of the Georgia
Legislature in electing Democratic
Senator, have given qnietus to the
project, and with determination to
try the ballot-box comes call upon
the President for troops.
1t has already been stated the Pre-
sident is thoroughly posted as to the
alleged outrages in Louisiana, Texas
and Tennessee, and while he refers
such applications as have been made
for troops to Secretary Schofield,
NocASe1hJ 10 ub tu6 Sdtu6 C1m0
kept informed of the true situation
of affnirs and he rules accordingly.
The popular impression seems to be
that General Schofeld sympathises
with tho radical party, but there is
good reason for believing the oppo-
site. He will not allow himself or his
department to be used to advance
the political fortunes of the radical
party.
1t may very well be inferred what
the status of the Secretary of the
Treasury now is from the attacks
upon him which have recently ap-
peared in radical prints, but I have q
fact which demonstrates it still more
clearly. I learned that he expressed
himself without reserve this morning
to several gentlemen, as entirely san
guine of Seymour and Blair's tri-
umphant election. The prospect of
success now so bright, has become
the panacea for all diseases arising
out of anxiety and perplexity Of
mind produced hitherto by incerti-
tude in respect to the all-important
question of how the cat will Jump.
Cor. Baltimore Gazette.
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ZEPHANIAH PLATT AND SOc1A-

ZEPHANIAH P1ATT AND SocIAI,
EQUALITY. Military Judge Platt set
tied some months ago with his family
in Aiken, was kindly received by the
people, and visited and was visited
by the society of the place. I'm
charitable people say that Aiken
wants emigrants, and insinuate that
hence this hospitality. But no mat
ter the motive, there was the fact
Zephaniah and his family visited and
were visited. A dark cloud, how
ever, has recently come over all this
bright prospect of social harmony,
and 1t happened in this wise: A
short time before the meeting of the
Zebraic Legislature, one of the black
delegates, the notorious r. B. Elliot.
happened to be in Aiken, and Judge
~ Platt wanted to see him on bust
ness, and sent word to him to that
effect. The colored distinguished"
misunderstood the invitation, and
called at the Judges" house with
his wife, negro woman of bad re-
pute. There was company at the
house, and the servant who attended
ut the door announced Mr.. Elliot
and lady. They were introduced and
took their seats in the midst of the
assembled company, who did not re-
main assembled long, but made their
escape as speedily as possible. Hon.
Iephaniah had short interview with
Elliot, the particulars of which have
not transpired, bnt are supposed to
have been interesting. The Judge (?)
was exceedingly indignant, and de-
nounced the attempt at social eqnal-
lty IN unmeasured terms. He had
always been a Republican, and in
favor of equal rights, but thought
that he still retained right to select
his own company and choose his own
guests. .-CharleSt0n Nea.cmy.
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FATAL DUEL NEAR New ORLEANS.
On the 25th instant, P. E. Laresche,
Jr., son of respectable notary. and
Deputy Constable Bossier, Of the
Third Justices Court of New Or
leans, fought near New Orleans.
Laresche was killed. A dispute in
the courtroom was followed by q
challenge from Mr.. Laresche. The
duelists met at II A. NJ, in the Par
ish of ST. Bernard, some distance
below the city, near the United
States barracks. Mr.. Laresche was
accompanied by Messrs. Marcel and
'. Smith, as his seconds, and DR..
Berjet as his surgeon, while Messrs.
f'orstal and Labatut acted as the
friends, and DR.. Rance as the sur
geon of Mr.. Bossier. The ground
was marked off at forty PAGES, and
double-barreled shot-guns, loaded
with slugs, were the weapons selected.
At the first fire Mr. Bossier's weapon
missed fire. At the second fire MIR.
Laresche received q ball in the right
side, Immediately under the ribs, the
ball passing entirely through his
body. ThayOung man was borne to
the dwelling of his parents, on Royal
street, where he died. Mr.. Bossier
is cripple, having lost leg in the
war. The victim was but few
months past his twentieth year. Bos-
sier was arrested and imprisoned.
Surgeons Berjet and Rance were ar
rested rs accessories.
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AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE. -
On Friday night last, very culpable
case of shooting took place about
seven or eight miles from town, by
which two daughters of Mr.. Thomas
Cook were shot, and seriously, if not
fatally, injured. From the best in
formation that we can obtain, it
seems the sheriff's colored deputy
had gone out at the time named, with
a party to arrest son of Thomas
Cook, named Dorus, and had per-
mitted several colored men to 90 with
the party, who did not belong to the
posse Upon arriving at MIR. Cook 8
place, the only white man belonging
to the party went in to see if Dorus
Cook was in the house; while he was
gone, Dorus was seen outside the
house, and seeing one of the colored
men, hailed him roughly. The man
replied III the same manner; Dorus
then appeared to be making an effort
to draw weapon, when the colored
man seized q gun from one of the
sherlff's party and fired ut Dorus
Cook-who ran off-the shot taking
effect on his two sisters, who were in
the window Of the house at the time.
The deputy very properly arrested
the one who fired the gun, and
brought him to town, where he is
now in custody.
Darlington .Southe,ner.
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Montana papers report that the
steamer Guidon is to be taken over.
land around the great falls above
Benton, and hereafter ply as regn-
lar packet in waters till now undis-
turbed by steamers wheel, They
describe the mode of transfer by
saying that "the boat will be placed
trains"
Albert Hughes, negro man, was
hanged in Plattsburg, Mo, on Fri
oay' the 24th ult.. for the murder of
white man named Jenkins. He
made speech, not exactly confess.
ing the murder nor DENYING that he
did 1t. When he was dronped. his
feet touched the ground and the rome
had to be shortened. ~ ~
A man in Dover, New HAMPSHIRE
who boasted that if his house were
entered by burglars, there would be
funeral OF one less blackleg, was
recently robbed of gold Watch
hanging over his head, and. his
empty purse was placed upon his
revolver lying in chair close beside
his bed.
A young lady. in Richmond, re-
Gently, padded q would-be burglar
SO severely with press-board. that
1t IS thought he will be unable to sit
down for some time. She found the
intruder under her bed, and, seizing
the press-board, accelerated his
movements materially.
The drug store of Dawson &
Blackman, in Charleston, S. c., hav-
ing been subject to. burglaries for
two years past, strong suspicion was
finally fixed upon O colored man.
named Isaac Jervey, and he mas been
arrested with full proof of his guilt.
DEATH OF WEL1-KNowN AUTHOR.
Se6a Smith died at his residence.
The Willows" at Patchogue, L. l.,
on Wednesday last, after O long and
painful illness, at the age of seventy.
tive. He was born in Buckfeld.
Me-, September IA, 1892. n.
A paragraph in the Charleston
Ne'cs states that the political disabili.
ties OF Ex-Governor Orr have been
removed. He is now on visit to
Arkansas and Iowa, for the purpose
OF looking after some lands entered
by him in 1857.
"The rebels have robbed the
cradle and the grave" says Grant.
''for soldiers;' and yet, the very
next day, he called for 200, 900 men
to vanquish these infants and
ghosts.
Mr. Thomas Hooper, whose death
occurred few days ago, was the
Oldest Mason in Massachusetts,, and
the Oldest Past Master in the United
States. He was Master of King
Solomon's Lodge in 1912.
The radicals, in Convention, on
Saturday, to nominate q Judge for
the Greenfield District, in Ohio,
broke up in a regular riot. Let us
have peace.
Grant to. Butler: "Stop all ex-
changes; we can't afford to give live
rebels for dying Union soldiers. 1t
is hard, but can't be helped" s
The radical ship is already on its
beam ends. One sea more will sink
the craft
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cotton afioat bound for this port
Ego, 000; whereof 5000 are american. !
Market quiet and unchanged. Sales
OF the week 6S,c00 bales; exports
u 200; speculation 8, 600; stock 5S1, Z
O0O;5whereof 269, 1000 are American.
x :. LONDON, August d7-Evening.-
Consols 9356. Bonds 711S.3 .
LIVERPOOL, August 7-Evening.-
Cotton steady and unchanged; sales
10000 bales. l.
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Mrs. J. NJ. Toler, of Fayetteville,
North Carolina, was unsuccessful in
her efforts to obtain from the Presi-
dent the pardon Of her husband.
Mr.. Toler, it will be remembered,
now languishes in q military bastile,
to which he was sentenced for q
number of years by military com
mission. The charge against him
was that Of killing a negro for ont.
raging white woman.
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DemocfntIcl rItetinS.. !.

II There was very large turnout of
the people of Chester District. on
.Monday-the largest that we have
seen for years. 1t is very evident
that, atlast, our people are thorough
~ aroused and alive to the impor-
tance of the situation. We have
never seen so much earnestness and
unanimity in the white population.
II was expected that General Wade
Hampton, OF this State, and ex-
Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
would address us on that day, and
much disappointment was felt by
reason of their non-attendance.
The Court House was too small To
hold the crowd, which adjourned to
Mrs. Woods grove. The Committee
OF Arrangements, not anticipating
SO many people, had not made suitable
arrangements, but soon extemporized
a stand for the speakers.
Chas. S. Brice, the Chairman of
the Committee appointed at the last
meeting for the nomination of Of
ficers, &C., and drafting OF O. plat
form, made his report. The platform
is too long for repetition here. It
embodies all that we wish in the
coming canvass.
The following gentlemen were
unanimously confirmed by the meet
ing as officers of the Central Demo-
cratic Club of Chester District.
President-Gen. ". A. Walker.
Tice- -Presidents-Maj. J. G. Lowry,
John w. Durham, Esq, John G..
McFadden, Esq, Joseph Wylie,
Esq. Rev. George Picket, A. b.
Brown, Esq, Jesse Williams, Esq.
Recording !Secretgy--John A..
Bradley, Jr., Esq.
Corresponding .Sscretmy--E. G..
Mcclure, Esq
TreaSm'er--George w. Melton,
Esq.
The meeting was addressed, elo-
quently and earnestly, by L. G. Nc
Lure, G. S. Brice, W. A. Walker and
S. p. Hamilton. Esqrs.
At the conclusion of the regular
speeches, Samuel w. Melton, ESQ. g,
of Columbia, was loudly called for,
and i'll his usual fchcitous manner,
enchanted the attention of the crowd
in very earnest speech in behalf of
the Democratic cause, which elected
warm applause. The meeting then
adjourned without disturbance.
At night, there was another large
meeting Mt the Court House, numer-
ously attended by black and white,
and suitable addresses were made.
The events of the day demonstrated
that the Democracy of old Chester
are terribly in earnest and are "going
in to win. - Chester Standard.
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Auct1On Sale3 2
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of South

In the District Court of the United
States for the District of South
Carolina.
In the mailer Of Leuin, Dauids d. Co..
BankynptS. tS.-In Bdnl;,uptcy.
d. c: PE1XOTTO & SON, AUcr1oNEEns.
DURSUANT to the order Of the Court.
IL in the matter aforesaid, to me direct,
cd, will sell, at Columbia, on FRIDAY.
the l4th instant, at the store-house, cor.
ner OF Washington and Assembly streets.
the entiro contents of the said storehouse'
being the stock in trade Of the said Bank
rupts, consisting of DRY GOODS, BOOTS.
Shoes, Clothing, Hoop Skirts, Miscella.
neous Articles, &c.
ALSO,
At the same time, the unexpired term
Oft OF the g, Lease of said storehouse, being
from the day of sale to January Is, 1869.
Terms cash. Articles purchased to be
removed at once.
J. P. NJ. EPPING.
U. S. Marshal as Messenger.
c. NJ. WILDER, Deputy.
aug 10
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The FIRST CoTToN BALE.-The
New Orleans Crescent, of the I'd inst.
says: owe have before us sample
of the first bale of cotton-crop of
186S-which was grown near Hous
ton, Texas. The staple is long,
silky, and superior to any we have
seen last year. The fortunate owner
OF the snowy feeces has sent them to
New York by express to obtain the
prize which is annually awarded for
the first bale. There is no cause to
apprehend any injury by the worms
IN this advanced condition of the
crop"
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AN English engineer has just laid
before the Emperor of France the
plans for monster raft, to be placed
on three steamers, each supplied
with an engine of LOCO horse power.
This raft would convey trains, in all
seasons, from Calais to Dover in an
incredibly short space of time. and
at fabulously diminished fares.
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at the meeting, the other night.
IN Montgomery, Alabama, Hum
phreys remarked that "we are now
settling down from stage of tur-
moil." A darkey, in the crowd, says
to q bystander: "Who dat he say
settling down on keg OF sperm oil?"
OF course, he understood all the
speech. Mobile Tribune
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GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT
GREENvILLE COURT House. The
largest meeting We ever witnessed in
the Greenville Court House, assem-
bled on Monday, Immediately after
the adjournment of the United States
Court. Notice had been given in
the Enterprise for the past two weeks
that Governor Perry would address
the citizens, and he did so, in very
admirable manner; setting forth the
facts connected with the great De-
mocratic Convention, and the nomi-
nation of Seymour and Blair. The
reasoning of the Governor was most
convincing, and his calculations of
the prospects of success for the De-
mocratic candidates, were based
upon sound and solid basis. His
remarks were enthusiastically cheer
ed, and the good cause strengthened.
He was followed by Col. Rion, of
Fairfield, who was called out, and
by Col. Blanding, of Sumter. These
gentlemen, distinguished for their
patriotic spirit and gallantry as Of
ticers, and for their intelligence as
citizens, made forcible and elouuent
speeches. The limited space of a
weekly paper, prevents our attempt
ing either report or comment on the
speeches, which were mainly lust
and sound in argument, although.
there were perhaps some things in
each of the two last that we did not
approve, there were exceptions to
their general excellence and accept
ability.
The people OF Greenville and adj
jacent Districts. white and colored,
are invited to attend mass meeting
of the Democracy, Oh the evening of
Thursday, 18th inst, at Greenville G.
FL. Procession to be formed at T
o'clock, and march to public stand,
where addresses will be delivered by
the following distinguished gentle
men, viz: Gen. Wade Hampton.
Gov. Vance, Gov. B. +. Perry, Hon.
j. Is. Campbell, Hon. Armistead
Burt, Gen. NJ. G. Butler, Hon. W. d.
Simpson, Gen. M. w. Gary, and
thers.-GyeenriNe Enterprise.
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COLUMBIA MARKET.

Report for Week ending Friday, august Z.
PHOENIX OFFICE, COLUMBIA, August ST..
There has been nothing doing in cotton
during past week, and we omit quotations.
All other articles Of country produce are
In good demand, with fair supply.
The following buying rates OF South Ca
rolina Bank Notes, is prepared by Gregg,
Palmer & Co., Brokers':
Bank of Camden .25
Bank of Charleston 81
Bank OF Chester. z
Bank of Georgetown. Observation-Disclosures. 5
Bank of Newberry 80
Bank OF South Carolina. ............. s
Bank Of State of South Carolina, rold, ]. 10
Bank of State Of South Carolina, [new,].
Bank of Hamburg. 10
Commercial Bank. ., l
Exchange Bank. 8
Planters Bank !
Farmers and Exchange Bank. .... 1
State Bank
Union Bank 80
South Western Railroad Bank, fold, !. :. .25
Planters and Mechanics. ............l .l6
AASA AShoheo
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news Iteii,ss.


News Iteins.
CHAnLEsroN, August z. Sailed
Steamer Falcon, Baltimore. 80 =
LOUISVILLE KY, August 1.-The
Democratic majority will rub O,OOO.
NEW uORnEANs. august 7.-War-
mouths letter to the President has
completely created good feeling to-
wards him on the part of the con-
servatives, which his speech to the
crowd on Canal street created.
In tho Senate, Jewell offered q
resolution, that Committee of
Three be appointed to wait on Go
vernon Yarmouth and ascertain from
him the time and place of the $50
murders which he says have been
committed in the last; sly weeks
also, to obtain the letter Of District
Attorney Hndeneth. : alluded to.
which charges indisoriminate murder
OF men, women and children in his
judicial district. Jewell followed
his resolution with IN intensely bitter
speech upon the acting Governor.
The resolution was referred to the
Joint Committee on the Condition of
the Country. ~
BosToN, August brig Laura,
from Cienfuegos. is ut anchor at the
quarantine, with the yellow fever on
board.
New YORK, August 7.-An engine
and five freight cars, on the New
Haven Railroad, went through the
bridge at Norwalk, in consequence
of the watchman neglecting signals.
Six persons injured
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Cable Despntchcs.

Vienna, August Baron Yon
Beust made speech at Schntzenfest,
declaring that Austria would not In
terfere in German affairs and dis
avowing the policy of vengeance.