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News Irenla.

CHARLESTON, April 6-Arrived- steamer
Champion, New York; schooner P NJ.
Wheaton, Rockport; schooners Hannah
Little and E. G. Irwin, Philadelphia.
Sailed-steamer James Adger, New York.
HARTFORD, CoNN., April 6.-The Repub-
llcan State ticket has been elected. For
Congress, the Senate delegation divided,
and Dixon defeated
HARTFORD, Conn, April 6.-Jewel's ma
jority Is about 500. The Legislature is
Republican, which secures Connecticut's
ratification Of the fifteenth amendment.
HAVANA, April 6.-The Spanish steamer
Quintin has arrived with the Comanditano,
captured at sterrip Key: Ten Cubans were
drowned. while attempting to escape.
The Din1o, in a leader, to-day, considers
the rebellion in the central department. en-
tirely suppressed. The steamer Conterrook
has gone to the mouth of the Mississippi to
intercepta reported expedition from New
Orleans.
The regular steamer from Vera Cruz has
arrived. 1t is thought Canto will be dis
charged. The Government intended send
ing commissioner to Washington, to have
Rosencrans recalled.
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BEER I!

TVNHE Commissioner Of Agriculture, in his report
j. for the year 1865, speaks as follows:
There can be no doubt of the general sdute-
ration Of all malt liquors. In England and other
countries, where heavy penalties are imposed and
an increasing vigilance practiced to detect and
punish such frauds, by system Of inspection of
all malt liquors manufactured before exposed to
sale, the practice is very common. How much
more in this country, whore there no laws on
the subject and no officer to carefully analyze the
products OF tho brewery? Some years ago, Pro-
fessor Mapes Of New York, analyzed the beer
from dozen different breweries, and all were
found adulterated with noxious substapces. Itis
said that the sac of drugs to brewers, is a profit
able part of the trade. This is perfectly nfam ous
Cocculus indicus, (fish- berry, nux vomica (dog-
button, from which strychnine is obtanedj are
some Of the delectable substances found in beer!
These are potent poisons, and the brewer found
using them should be drowned at once in one OF
his own watts. The British Parliament passed a
law to prevent this nefarIous business. The fol
lowing is an extract: No druggist, vendor Of or
dealer in drugs, or chemist or any other person.
in or retailer Of beer, knowing them to be such,
or shall sell or deliver to any person on account
or or III trust for. any such brewer, dealer,
taller, any liquor called by the name of or sold for
coloring, from whatever material the same may
be made; or any material preparation other
than unground brown malt, for the darkening the
color OF worts or beer, or any molasses vitriol,
honey, quassia, cocculus indicus, grains of para
disc, Guinea pepper, or opium. or any extract or
preparation OF moasses, or any article or prepa-
ration to be used in worts or beer for or as sub
stitute for malt hops; and if any druggist shall
offend in any Of these particulars, such prepara-
ton, 20, shall be forfeited, and may be seized by
any officer OF excise, and tho person 80 offending
| shall forfeit foe hundred pounds
"Under this law, very many druggists and brew
ere were brought to grief, and yet the practice
continues Unless the American public are ready
to admit the immaculate purity and innocence OF
American brewers they must be content, while
drinking their beer to cherish the belief that they
are at the same time guzzng some narcotic poi
son or damaging medicine In view of the unpre-
cedented growth Of the barley crop; OF the great
increase Of the number of maltsters and brewers
OF the vast unknown quantities of beer that are
drunk in every city and almost every town on the
continent; it is the dictate of sound wisdom, that
the attention of Legislators should be called to
the subject OF the adulteraton OF our malt liquors.
and severe penalties should be inflicted as pre-.
ventive."
P: s.-Judge for yourselfl My Beer is pure.
March 18 JOHN G. SEEGERS
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Land and City Property for Sale.

Land and City Property for Sale.
I 4FIRsT CLASS CITY RESIDENCES, to 12
le Rooms, = =, -
g. Sc Sseo1dGlas on u; City Residences to 10 Rooms,
8. third Class 3to 6 &c
4. Valuable Building Lots, on Main street, (
5. 10 Lots, in other parts OF the city,
6. Large Lots in Waverley,
7. II Tracts of Land, within miles of Columbia,
from ten acres to 1,00O
8. The Hopkins t. o. Plantation, ,480 aores
9. 2,422 acres, near Kngsville, one of the best
cotton and stock plantations in the country,
10. Other Plantations in Richand-some OF
them very desirable, =
II. 10000 acres in Edgeheld- tracts, z
IL. Mill and Planting Property in Lexington,
13. $4,000 acres in Charleston-phos and
other Lands,
IA. $500 acres Farming Lands in Fairfield,
Is. 700 acres near Greenvill Court House, !.
16. 5000 in Laurens-eeveral tracts
II. 1900 in Kershaw, t
18. 900 in Marlboro No. place
10. ZIG in York-rich in gold
20. Fine Plantations in Abbeville
81. 81, 900 acres OF Land in Florida
Parties desiring to purchase or sell property
will find it to their interest to consult with u.s. We
have correspondents in New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore, to which points we are constantly
sending descriptive lists Of property for sale.
March g GIBBES d THOMAS.
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CITY MAC HINE WORKS

COL UABIA, S. e.
TTNHE subscriber is prepared to manufacture
Il STEAM ENGINES, Portable and Stationary,
OF from to 2j horse power. MILLS and MILL
GEARING furnished at the lowest price and
shortest notice. All work guaranteed.
April emo RICHARD TOZER.
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DR.. T. T. MOORE,
Dental 5ur&eon,

Wou{LraDD @ to his rsnd
re-opened his Office at his newly fitted up rooms,
over Messrs. Bryan McCartcr's Bookstore, Main
call. Ho is prepared to do all kinds of work in
the most approved style. and at prices to suit the
times. All work guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction. April
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Notice to Taxpayers.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, April /, 1869.
NNHE Books Of this Office are now open for re-
Il ceiving City Taxes Delinquent Taxpayers
are notified that executions will Be issued as soon
as practicable, for the collection of taxes now past
due, and If they desire to save costs, will call
promptly and SETTLE n
April Sc J. g. MCMAHON. City Clerk.
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General Commission Business
NONSIGNMENTS OF PRODUCE,
" Orders for purchase Of Merchandise,
Shipments Of Cotton, and GENERAL COM
MISSION BUSINESS, solicited by
MARK E. COOPER, Main street.
Best references given. March "a 9mo
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COLUMBIA, April 1, 1869.
THAMES on Sales of Merchandise and on Auc.
Il ton and Commission Sales, Incomes Hotel
and Saloon Receipts, &C., for the quarter ending
March 81, are now due, and prompt payment Of
the came is required.
April &c J. g. MCMAHON. CITY Clerk.
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1'''l As AYEHS BAHsAFARIEEA,. A,-.ss.-.s1
r q n pu, ,fsf FfY i've sfsfa fcK n = n q n

= fHE reputation, Ibis q &.
cellent medicine enjoys, is
derived from it's { ures,
many of which are truly
marvellous. Inyeterate
cases Of Scrofulous disease,
whore the system seemed
saturated With corruption.
hare. been purified an d
cured by II. Scrofulous af-
fections an d disorders,
which Mhra LarOraXated nv
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MILLINERY.

Several cases Of Ladies, Misses and Boys'
HATS AND GAPS. from Is cents up. Hair
Braids, Waterfalls, Curle, Switches, Coils Rats,
&c. Country Merchants will find it to their ad-
vantage to give me CALL and see for themselves
Fresh arrivals every day. Hats, Bonnets, &c., by
the case or dozen, will be sold very low.
ALSO,
Bridal Wreaths and Wells of every description.
Having first class Miners, we are prepared
to execute all orders with neatness and despatch.
Main Street, Columbia, opposite Hopson & SUIT
phen's. March % 3mo
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Pure "pickson's Improved" Cotton Seed

Pure "pickson's improved Cotton Seed,
EOR SALE, at $500 per bushel for any amount
Il OF bushels or under. Over s bushels, at
$3.50 per bushel.
Seed grown from seed bought by me of MIR.
David Dickson, OF Oxford, Ca, (the great seeds.
man. In 1867. at 81 90 per bushel. -
The DICKSON yields moro than any other Seed
in the country: Warranted pure. 4 r-t.
Hon David Houser, State Senator from Orange
burg writes as follows concerning the "Dickson
Improved Cotton Seed:" %lH
ST. MATTHEW'S, s.. c., February 15, 1862
A. P. AMAKEn, ESQ: The Dickson Improved"
obtained OF you last spring, turned ont moro cot
except the same variety Of seed planted by me
before tho war, which were lost by Sherman's in
cendiares. DAVID HOUSER =
March 81 Ys ,.' lI'.l-7 - -,
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All uSt:d & IA ga le@ g. {.

49, ta:S "a A1e@-
> Sugar. Coffee. No,assss, Bacon, dc.
BY D. @. PEIXOTTO & SON.
WE will sell, THIS wednesday, MORNING, tho
Thin 7th inst, at 10 O'Clock. at our Auction Room.
25 BBLs. Assorted Grades of SUGARS,
~ " Molasses, g lt .4g -,.
IS Bags Rio Coffee,
5000 Lbs Belly Bacon,
10 Gases D. g. Shoulders.
o5 Good Unbagged Hams,
1000 Lbs. s. G. Strips,
Is Boxes Goshen Cheese, ..t3.
~ tubs Extra Lard,
10 10 Tin Pals Family Lard Us Lbs each, "''t
70 Boxes Layer Raisns y ! s.
20 20 Bbls Pink-Eye Potatoes,
20 Gross Round Wood Box Matches
10 Bbls. Rye Whiskey,
30 Boxes Smoked HerrinGs
100 Bbs. Assorted Grades OF FLOUR s
One Complete Set Of corrAeE FURNITURE,
in excellent order. Conditions cash April 2
Assignee's Sale.
In re T. A. Tradewell. En- pdrte Robert N. Lewis.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
stated case to me directed By the tn tge Hon aSSyc sm
:. Bryan Judge Of the United District Court. for
the District Of South Carolina will offer Tor sale,
1869, i'll front of the Court House, in Columbia
Co., s,sst at II o 9Goek iS "A A. M all the right title and
Mary +. Tradewell, deceased.
Terms made known on day OF sale. Purchaser
al .f5 and stamps
Auction Sale Of Barondoes and 1fa,anzas Sugars
Engish Island Cuba, Clayed and Muscouado
IH0idsSes - -
BY RIsLEY & CREIGHTON, Importers
WILL be sold, at auction, at II O'Clock A. M. on
III URSDAY, 9Th instant, at Accommodation
wharf, the following lots of SUGARS and MO-
Cargo ex Schooner emma" from Barbados
81 HHDS Choice and Extra Barbadoes Grocery
SUGARS, va -Il
oTierces Choice and Extra Barbados Grocery
Sugars, 80 -
81 Barrels CLoice and Extra Barbados Grocery
Sugars,
80 Puncheons Extra Barbadoes MOLASSES
Balance OF Cargo per "Mary A. Holt" from Ma
tanzas-
62 HHDS. Choice Grocery SUGARS,
so Boxes Dry Centrifugal "
IS Hhds New Crop Olayed MOLASSES,
4O Bright Now Muscovado Molasses
Ex "Prometheus"-
40 HuDs. Old Muscovado MOLAsSEs,
10 Puncheons Old Muscovado &c
Terms at sale. Anril6e
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New Books for Sale at Bryan & McCarter 8.
IL Of clyffe-S1.5O.
Cast Up by the Sea, by Sir Samuel Baker-75c.
How Bride was Won. Illustrated.
Above Rubies, by Miss Brightwell-s15O
Jesus OF Nazareth, His Life &c, with descrip-
tion Of the Palestine. illustrated. by Abbott.
bikes English Speaking Countries-$1 co.
Tales OF Heroes, from English History-sl.5O
ALSO,
Some New Novels, London Juvenile.
Books Cheap and beautiful, &c.
New styles Of Silver and Gold Pens Feb 20
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Smoked Fish, Etc,

Smoked Fish, Etc,
SMOKED SALMON and Halibut. Picked Trout,
~ SALMON Mackerei Pigs Feet, etc.,
Mixed Pickles, by the gallon, half the price OF
Bottled Pickles. for sale by GEO. SYMMERS
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The Reynolds Patent Plow,

1H0 heyHUIuB z HCtnC fIUW.
HAVING made arrangements with VIM. Glazt
IL u Co., for the manufacture and exclusive sal.
Of this justly celebrated PLOW, we are prepared
to offer them to the country on good terms. Coco
tools will always be found good investment
Feb % FISHER, 1.OWRANCE Il FISHER
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Richland-..In EQUITY.

HICHIdHu...IH EQuICy.
Edward and Henry o. Kinsler, Executors, rs.
Amelia B. Kinsler ct al.
DURSUANT to the order of the Court, the cre-
Il ditors OF JOHN j. KINSLER deceased, who
have not heretofore proved their demands, are
required to present and establish tho same, be-
fore me, on or before the 1st day Of MAY next.
d. B. MILLER, @. g. P.
Clerks Offico, Richand, March 25 1869.
March &c t16
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n HAVING ESTABLISHED myself 6 few
R2A. doors below the Pheni1 Office, in Raws'
d. Music Store, will keep constantly on hand
good stock OF WATCHES. CLOCKS, JEWELRY
share OF public patronage. REPAIRING, of all
kinds, done reasonably and at short notice.
March II limo GEO BRIJNS
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Cast Iron Wanted.

Cast Iron Wanted.
CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH CAROLINA II. r. SHOPS,
COLUMBIA, g. O., March 16, 1869.
FVNHIS Company will pay 81 per 100 pounds, for
Il old CAST IRON, delivered in lots of 100 lbs.
or more, at their Workshops N Columbia, or to
its agents along the line of road.
March II limo I'd KLINE MN.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
The Fruits Of Reconstruction.

A leading and influential Radical
Congressman, in conversation with a
prominent SoutheTner d few days
ago, in Washington City, in regard
to Mississippi affairs, stated that the
present condition of Alabama illus
trated very well the views of, and
sustained the objections of, the Mis-
sissippi delegation in opposing the
admission of their State under carpet
bag rule. He said that Alabama
chad two Senators and five members
of the lower House, and not one of
them could fairly be called citizen
of the State, and that no one of them
had ever attempted to make known
to Congress the condition and wants
of their constituents, or to give any in
formation whatever as to the state of
things in Alabama that they seemed
to know or care nothing about their
State or their people, and that if
any information was asked, they
generally replied by inquiring what
were the views of the party making
the inquiry, on the subject of some
matter personal to themselves" The
same gentleman expressed the opin-
ion that the feelings of Congress
were softening every day towards
the South, and Mississippi especially,
and that postpOnement of the case
of Mississippi until next winter
would most likely occur, and that, in
that event, neither the rejected Con
stitution nor its authors would give
the State much trouble"
We learn from gentleman who
was in Washington at the time, that
it is true, as stated in the newspapers
that the et-baggers met with {
cold reception by Grant on the 24tl
of March, and that day or tive
thereafter, he received Messrs
Brown, Watson and Simrall, and {
few persons belonging to the ConSer
vative wing OF the Republican party
with great cortliality, and eNpresse'
his opposition to the rejected Consti
tuition and to the re-assembling o
the Convention.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-01
Burning Of Witches in Ahualteco,
Mexico.

We copy as follows from the
Brownsville Ranchcro, Of the 10th
One of those barbarous acts, the
execution of witches, was recently
consummated IN tie town of Ahualte-
co, and its authenticity is not to be
doubted in the least.
On the 4th of January, 1869, in
the town of AhuaItecO, district of
Matamoras, State of Puebla, a wo-
man was hung and burned, said to
be witch !; another woman was also
fogged most cruelty for the same of
fense-the son of the latter figured
among those who flogged her. The
mere denunciation of this deed needs
no comments, filling with shame and
sorrow and covering with dread the
defenders and perpetrators of the
crime.
The following are the two versions
of the affairs. Regarding the first
which was communicated TO the press,
the missing of an OK was the cause Of
the tragedy. A woman who profess
ed to be witch was asked to reveal
the whereabouts of the animal, which
she failed to do; she wars taken and
hung to q tree, shot at, and then
plunged into the flames until she eX-
pired. The body was buried III the
cemetery, but on the following day
was eXhulned by order of the curlte
of the town, who protested against
having the remains of the witch in
tered in cOnsecrated ground. The
husband of the unfortunate woman
kept himself secreted, fearing he
might be made to share the same
iate. The Mayor of the ii y had not
only authorized the procedure, but
had also been the principal perpe-
traitor.
According TO the second narration,
| which we regard as authentic and
official, as it emanates from the Gov
ernor of Peubla, man by the name
of Manuel Rejan was eager to know
if Maria Clara Austusia vas witch.
took her out to the outskirts of the
town and commenced to beat her Sc
verely; here he was joined by fouI
|
other individuals, and to make the
unfortunate woman confess her sup
posed crime, they hung her TO d
tree, at first by the arms and then
by the neck. Being thus tormented
Maria Clara admitted she was {
witch, and denounced two other wO
men as her accemplices, after whicl
| she pXnirtu The OprnptratorS yynl,
in search of the other two women
but one Of them was bravely defende,
by her husband, aud the other wa
taken out and logged by the party
and among the number was her ow
son, nomed Manuel Rojauo.
The Governor of Puebla has take
all the necessary measure to hav
the perpetrators of this horribl
crime punished.
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pr0spettus.
THE AMERICAN CITIZE
Is PuRLsHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING By
JOHN H. BOs w 0 RTH.

to feel of his breast, but his hands
seemed to be bound down, and
a weight to keep down his head.
The soldiers shone i'll his eyes, and he
unconsciouslA counted them :ss one,
two, three soldiers, and that one
whose overcoat has slipped down is
an officer" he thought. Then he
saw flashes, and he thought, "what
are they firing frOm--mortars or
cannon? They are firing again, and
there are more soldiers, and they all
go past" lie all at once became
afraid that they would leave him
there. lie wanted to cry out that
he was wounded, but his mouth was
SO dry his tongue stuck to his palate
and horrible thirst tormented him.
He felt how wet he was about the
breast. "Really | fell into some
blood when lay down." he thought,
and yielding more aud more to the
fear that the soldiers who were going
past would leave him there, he col
lected all his forces and tried to cry
out: "Take me along," but in.
stead of that he groaned so horribly
that it was awful to hear his own
voice. Then some red fires danced
in his eyes, and it seemed to him
that the sol' RS were laying stones
on him; the fires danced quicker and
quicker the stones which they laid
on him oppressed him more and more.
He made an effort to throw off the
stones, stretched out, and then
neither saw nor heard, nor thought
nor felt. He was killed Oh the spot
by a fragment Of shell in the breast.
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The Insurrection in Hayti-Boston
Traders Coming Money out Of the
Negro War.

For the last eighteen months civil
war has been raging i'll the negro re-
public of Hdyti, and, according to
all accounts, the prospects of ter
mination Of the conflict are about as
distinct now as they were a year ago.
The war being confined principally
to the coasts Of the island, armed
vessels are playing an important
part in the struggle. President
Salnave has three or four war steam
ers, all of recent acqui sition; and
now we hear Of Saget, one. OF the
chiefs of the revolutionary party,
having just urchased a war steamer
to take part III the bloody work that
has been going on for some time
past. 1t is notorious that Salnave's
treasury is empty; it is a fact that
Saget is equally impecunious and
it is "a well known fact that these
negro beliigereats know nothing
about handling vessels, and are
totally ignorant of the artof gunnery.
How, then, do they manage to get
these war steamers Of whose opera
tionS we hear so much AnG by
whom are these vessels managed and
worked g Thereby hangs Il tale"
Each party in Hayti is i'll the hands
of few white men, who are all
Americans, hailiug principally from
the good city of Boston. These men
are trading upon the miseries of the
unhappy people of Hayti. They furn-
ish vessels and munitions of war to
+ Salnave-and they are equally ready
to supply his opponents with engines
of misunderstanding i'll return
cargoes of coffee, which are sold i'll
this country at handsome profits to
the spectators. According to an
account given by an American who
recently visited Hayti, the business
! is managed in the following manner !:
The Government lays hold of all the
G coffee sent down to the seapOrts for
, exportation, and then gets an Amer
4 lean firm in the Haytian business to
: purchase IA man-of war for $50, 900,
n said firm proceeding to execute the
Il contract at an expenditure of about
It $4,000 or thereabouts, for whicl,
e sum some wretched old trap of 4
:, steamer is sent off to Uayti g Will
t wretched guns and with shell just as
dangerous as so many Hubbard
souashes." The same thing is done
II for the revolutionary party, which
holds the town of st. Mare. and con
e trolls large quantity Of coffee. Thus
y the spectators are coming money
q out OF the war; and while this state
e of things lasts, there can be but little
e hope of cessation of blOodshed
Surely this is matter deserving thu
1t serious attention of our government
II What is sympathy for the negr'
he North, if Boston traders are to b.
ii allowed to speculate in this fashion
N upon the misfortunes of people II
he whose welfare so deep an interest |
rs professed by the ruling party III TIL
~ country IN. Y MGcui'y.