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FOUNTAIN OF HEALTH AND BEAUTY.-Purify
tho "blood" and enrich the stream upon which
life ebbs and flows. Use HEIN1TsHs QUEENS
DELIGHT. 1t enriches the blood when thin
and watery. Too many neglect the condition
Of the blood, particularly among females.
Poverty Of blood is a common disease. The
chief symptoms arc ''paleness," feeble pulse,
loss of appetite, indigestion, flatulence and
irregularity of the bowels; low spirits, head
ache, nervousness, debility, with languor;;
with poor blooi. The "QUEEN's DELIGHT" ia
a life:exhilarating elixir. and should be used
at this season. Get bottle. For sale by
FISHER T. HEIEITsH. April
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FIRE. About three o'clock yesterday
morning on alarm Of fire was sounded in
Ward l. and upon repairing to the spot
flames were found issuing from an out
building on the lot of Rev. Thomas
Smythe, in Meeting street, near the bat
terry: The flames were quickly subdued
by the firemen, who were promptly on
hand. A room in the building occupied
by DR.. Smythe as reading room and
study contained valuable library, to.
gether with various manuscripts. These,
together with the Doctors entire ward
robe, were destroyed. Charleston Courier.
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VALUE OF THE CoTroN CRop. "A cot
ton crop of 100000 bales, at the
average price of the season, so far, is
worth about S31O, 100000 currency, in
Southern ports, which is equivalent to
over $3.50, 100000 in gold. This is a
greater aggregate value than was ever
received for any cotton crop in the
United States, exceeding, by some mil
lions of dollars, the value of the great
crop Of 1890, 900 bales in 1859-GO.
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BEwARE.-The public in general are eau
toned to look out for the spurious articles put
up in imitation of and as substitutes for Sim.
mons LIVER REGULATOR. Buy only from re-
in square packages. and has the signatures Of
A. Q. Simmons andJ H. Zelin l. Co., on it's side;
all others are frauds upon the public. Be.
warcl Ap t3
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WHAT 1T IS Nor AND WHAT IT Is.-These
truths are eelf-evident. PHALoNs VITALIA Oh
SALVATION FOR THE HAIR is neither sticky like
molasses, nor muddy like gutter-puddle. 1t
is, on the contrary, genial fluid, clear,
limpid, aromatic, harmless, and will restore to
gray hair whiskers, boards and moustaches,
their original color as certainly as sunshine
melts tho snow. Ap 10 t3
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LATER NEWS FROM CUBA. Cuban
Junta in this city have advices from Key
West and Cuba dated April 8, which
make no mention of the collapse of the
revolution reported in Havana telegrams
of the previous day. The Junta are
officially advised that Jordan has made
junction with Agramonte, and, with q
combined force Of 1882 men of all arms,
is moving in search of Valmaseda. This
General has force of about 4, 500 mon,
and a lively engagement is looked for.
The Junta believe that the Havana de-
spatches announcing the crushing out
of the rebellion" are only the forerunners
of another glorious victory.
Charleston NeUs.
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REvoLvINa.-A few years ago, Parson
Brownlow prayed that if he died at the
North, his coffin might be left open at
one end, SO that he could crawl away
from the abolitionists. About the same
time, Senator Drake. of Missouri, intro.
duced bill into the Legislature requir-
ing all free negroes to be sold into
slavery. Now look at them and say if
quackery can any further 60?
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notice.,
COLUMBIA, s. G., January, 1870.

COLUMBIA, s. G., January, 1870.
The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company having been formed
by the consolidation of the Charlotte and
South Carolina and the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, and having executed
u first and only mortgage on its entire
property of 1875 miles. including equip
ment, is now redeeming all the bonds
formerly issued by said two companies
by an exchange of its first mortgage
bonds. These bonds bear seven per
cent. interest, payable in January and
July, and are amply secured by q mort
gage on property which cost per mile
more than three times the amount Of
bonds 80 issued.
The present price of the stock and the
business of the road give ample guarnn-
tee Of the security of the obligations for
permanent investment. Indeed the
opinion is freely expressed, that there is
no safer bonds issued by any party or
corporation in the State, and they are
cheerfully commended to capitalists as
safe investment.
For the purpose of funding the foating
debt of the Company, 10000 of these
bonds are offered for sale to the public,
at the Treasurer's Office in Columbia.
sJ16mw27 VIM. JOHNSTON, Pres't.
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LIST OF New ADvERTIsEMENrs.-
Jacob Levin-Corn, Oats, Flour.
F. A. Grey-Columbia Chapter.
D. q. Peixotto s. Son-Auction Sales.
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rAs. cohiitsstsd niseiioa icr May;aor and

|Ths contsstsd 1nlsosion ISr Msyor and
CoLusD1A, April II, 1876. The City
Council met in the conrs room ut 40.
o'olooka. nj. PresenAHis Honor the
Mayor; Aldermen. Agnew, Bates, Bryan,
Claffey, Geiger, Hope, Hussung, John
son, Shields, Walter and Waring.
John T. Rhett, Esq, City Attorney,
announced to the Board that. after con-
sultation with the counsel acting for the
claimants, it had been agreed for the
illegal acts, alleged to have been COM
mitted at the recent election, and to try
the case upon its constitutional merits,
before the courts, and suggesting that
the reports of the Managers of Election,
for the recent election of Mayor and AL
dermen, be opened and read, for the in
formation of the Board. Mr.. Chamber
lain, counsel for the claimants, stated,
in few remarks, the result of the con-
ference between the counsel for both
parties, being substantially the same ns
presented by Mr.. Rhett.
On motion, the report of the mana
gors of the recent election for Mayor
and Aldermen were read, and received as
information.
On motion, Council adjournd to meet
tomorrow, Tuesday, at 10 o'clock a. m.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April IL, 187O.-The
Council met OF 10 o'clock o. M. Present
his Honor the Mayor and ten Aldermen.
Mr.. John T. Rhett, City Attorney,
submitted the following paper, which
had been agreed upon by the counsel
for the respective parties in this cause,
which was received as information:
In The Matter Of the Contested Election of
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City of
Columbia.
The following facts are admitted to be
true by the counsel in the cause repre-
senting the respective parties:
l. That the Mayor of the city of Co.
lumbia is a salaried officer, but was made
such by action of the City Council, and
has been paid out of the City Treasury
for years past
managers received large number of
votes. though not sufficient to overcome
the majorities, from persons residing
within the territory recently, and within
less than sixty days before the election,
"AHSNSN W oAO WI POAo"O AAGiiCo VI VIC
city, said persons claiming upon the
ground solely of that residence the right
to vote at said election.
8. That the present acting Mayor and
Aldermen are the persons elected in No
vember, 1868, under the Act of the 25th
day of September. 1868, to serve until
April, 1872.
4. That the persons newly elected,
who claim to be seated as Mayor md
Aldermen, have made q demand upon
the present acting Mayor and Aldermen,
to be permitted to qualify, enter upon
their Offices, and to have the books and
papers connected with tho Offices claimed.
turned over to them; and that that de-
mand was refused by the present Mayor
and Aldermen, upon the grounds set
forth in their declaration of the election.
(Signed,) JOHN r. RHETT,
City Attorney, for self, and Messrs Car
roll and Pope.
]. D. TRADEWELL,
d. 81. CHAMBERLAIN,
COnnae1 for Gilman
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UsRopAn PnoanEss IN LIFE INSURANCE.

ij UNEQUAL. PnoanEss IN LIFE INSURANCE.
The Insurance Adpocdte for March says
Since the subject has been properly
presented to the public, the progress It
has made is much greater than in former
days when it was less understood and ap-
preciated. "" N't.f~
Companies from time to time have
boasted Of this progress, but the annual
exhibits to the Insurance Department.
show the renl facts. =
From ''The Life Chart" published by
that staunch insurance journal The Spec
tdtor, of New York, and which every life
Insurance agent should have, we are
gratifed as we'll as surprised to find the
Piedmont and Arlington of Virginia has
excelled every company represented in
that "Chart" near its own age, and in it's
brief career placed itself ahead of many
OF the Oldest companies in this country,
and their name is legion. This exhibit
shows that the Piedmont and Arlington
had greater increase of business in
1869 over 1868 than any company on this
continent. It showsthat there were only
three companies in the United States
that issued larger amount of risks in
1869 than it did, and only nine COM
panies that issued more policies. Also,
that with their accumulated risks of fif-
teen or twenty years, all combined, this
company though young stands twentieth
IN amount of risks in force.
This exhibit, among over hundred
companies. makes the Piedmont and Ar
lington the leading Life Insurance Com
pany at least of this country. It shows
not only progress, but caution and
economy. Compared with other COM
panies its losses are small, while its ex-
penses average considerably less than
those of other institutions of like age
This flattering exhibit warrants us in
predicting, that in a few years, the Pied
mont and Arlington, will, like Saul of
Tarsus, tower head and shoulders over
oil companies in this country.
Capt s. l.. Leaphart is the agent OF
this company in this city. He is also
one of the general agents of the State.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS, April a. Columbia HOTEL
II Bonham, Edgefeld; Crews. Laurons;
I G Barker, G Monlminger, w A Pringle, D
Schroeder, W. Bradley, T H symmes. Charles
ton; Il Terry, T Haines, Z W Smith, J g
Teford, A; A Osdell, New Orleans; O
Bull, Orangeburg; F Green, Pendleton;
Leesville; Chas Barnum, city; " B wilson,
Yorkville; w Il Robertson and lady, Winns
boro; E H Hamilton, A Fredricks, 8 @; e A
Kingville; H B FAINT. Greenville.
Nickerson HOmse--W H Perry, Greenville;
g D Fox, Richland; 8 Shannon. Camden;
John D Thomas, st Matthews; II D Lacon and
wife, B Beyca and wife, Pennsylvania; Mrs
J D Schcnk, G; King, Georgetown; q
Tennant Georgia; Chatham, Newberry.
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The Associated Press telegrams have
become 80 inaccurate and unreliable of
late (says the New York Financial CAroni-
Gle. of the 9th instantly that we have
been compelled to make arrangements
by which hereafter we shall receive
special kilograms, directed to ourselves,
as a check upon them.
A Chinese cigar-maker at San Fran
cisco has gono to the insane asylum
through trying to keep the run of inter
nal revenue decisions regarding cigar
stamps.
The weak and emaciated mother SAYS:
"h1y health and strength is restored hg
the use of" SoLoMoNs' BIrTEpe. N21
''Oh! what IN excellent Tonic" is the
language of the invalid who uses Solo,
MONS BrrTERs. N2l
''Just the thingl" Such is the excla-
nation of the Dyspeptics who use Solo,
MONS BrrrERs. N21
ST am strong and healthy, yet to pre-
serve my good condition." I use Solo,
MONS BITrERs. N21
If you want fine appetite and good
digestion use DR.. TUFTS Golden Eagle
Bitters.
A healthy and exhilrating beverage is
DR.. TUFTS Golden Eagle Bitters.
Dyspeptics should use DR.. TUFTS
Golden Eagle Bitters.
Delicate females take the Golden Eagle
Bitters.
DR.. TUFTS Golden Eagle Bitters is the
best tonic in the United States.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS s.-The8 Northern
mail is opened for delivery at a. M;
closed at 8. 80 n. m. Charleston, opened
at $50 p. m.; closed at $50 p. m.
Greenville, opened at $50 p. NJ. closed
at $50 p. m. Western, opened at $50
q. m.; closed at 4 p. m. Charlesto4.,
(evening,) opened at 8 q. M; closed Mt
4.3O p. m. On Sunday, the post Office is
open from to 10 n. m.
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prescribed by law, which Is not elapsed
and will not expire until The first Mon
day in April, 1872; because no sentence
OF o motion from EofIicet hasSever been
pronounced against them or any OF
them; nor has any proceeding forthat
purpose been ever instituted, and be-
cause SO much Of the aforesaid Act, en-
titled "An Act to alter and extend the
limits Of tho city of Columbia" as pro-
vides for IN election of Mayor and AL
dermen of that city on the first Tuesday
of April, 1870, operates. in effect, to ex-
pei them. the present Mayor aud Alder
men, from their respective offices, with
out a hearing, or the opportunity of de-
fence, involves palpable assumption of
political powers by the General Assem-
bly,, and is in conflict with the '.law of
the land" and the Constitution of the
State. JOHN MCKENZIE, Mayor,
JOHN AGNEW,
JACOB HUSSUNG,
GEO. A. SHIELDS,
r. W. JOHNSON,
ORLANDO u. BATES,
VIM. P. GEIGER,
W. T. WALTER,
r. L. BRYAN,
EDWARD HOPE,
@. WARING.
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Attest: J. 8. MCMAHON, City Clerk.
Mr.. Tradewell made the following
statement, which was received as infor-
nation:
After the admission of certain facts
bearing on the question of the validity
of the recent election for Mayor and AL
dermen of the city of Columbia, and the
declaration of tho acting board had been
read and adopted, Mr.. Tradewell, on be-
half of his colleague. Hon. ID. II. Cham
berlain, and himself, counsel for the
claimants, then arose, and addressed the
Board, stating in substance that para-
graph in the PHOENIX, of tho 18th, rela-
tive to the matter pending, was incor-
rect-thnt the counsel for the claimants
made no admission of frauds in any way
in the conduct of the election, nor did
the counsel for the contestants desire
any such admissions; and as to the argu-
ment about fraud after the debate of the
legal question, no such argument is in
our contemplation, nor will any such
ever be heard.
On motion, Council adjourned
j. 8. MCMAHON, City Clerk.
I'VE simply gave the information as
reported to us; and as Capt. Tradewell
asserts that the statement was All error,
we give his orrection.-PHGNIx.
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J. D. TRADEWELL,
d. 81. CHAMBERLAIN,
Counsel for Claimants.

Mr.. Rhott then submitted the follow
ing declaration, which was adopted by
the Council, and signed by them:
On the 9th of April. A. D. 1870, under
and by virtue of the Act of the General
Assembly, approved 26th July, 1870. and
entitled San Act to alter and amend the
charter and extend the limits of the city
of Columbia" polls were opened and
votes were received for Mayor and
Aldermen of the said city on the next
succeeding day, the 9th April, 1870 A
written paper, subscribed by many of the
corporators and electors of the said city
OF Columbia, was presented to the pre-
sent Acting Board of Aldermen, contest
ing the validity of the election of NIL the
having received q majority of the votes
so cast for the said offices of Mayor and
Aldermen, and charging tho managers
Of the said election with illegal acts
in the conduct of the same. On the 4th
April, 1870. the said Acting Board of
Aldermen of the city of Columbia, having
received from the managers of the snid
election their returns of the same, with
tho ballots of tho voters, proceeded to
examine the said papers, and to investi-
gate tho case presented by the said par
ties contestant-the persons reported by
the said managers as having received
the largest number of votes for the said
Offices being first served with notice to be
present if they would; thereupon, after
such examination and investigation by
them duly made, the said then Acting
Board of Aldermen of the city of Colum-
bia announce and declare, as the result
in part Of said election, that John Alex
ander received the largest number of
votes for Mayor, to wit: 1,151 votes; and
that tho following persons received the
largest number of votes for Aldermen
of the wards respectively of the city, to
wit: For Aldermen of Ward No. l, j. w.
Denny received 400 votes, Augustus
Cooper 4O2 votes and Charles Minort 800
votes; for Aldermen of Ward No. 2, VIM.
Hutson Wigg received 232 votes, Israel
Smith 235 votes, and William Hayne
232 votes; for Aldermen Of Ward No. 8,
William Moony and s. B. Thompson
each received 205 votes, and JOS Taylor
2O4 votes; for Ward No. 4. II. NJ. Wal
lace received 312 votes; VIM. Simons 3O2
and Jacob Goodwin 303 votes. But
the said then Acting Board of Aldermen
of the city Of Columbia are advised and
so declare and decide, that the said al
legged election of Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Columbia is in law invalid and
void, because the present incumbents of
the offices Of Mayor and Aldermen OF
the city of Columbia have been lawfully
elected and inducted into those Offices
respectively, for term for which hasbeen
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Autt Isl. IL. bouudl Us. VI. n. Auu w Z.
Addison. s. Morse and wife cS. Eliza
beth Adams, et al. G. B. Walker us.
Lewis Corror, CT al Thomas G. Langs-
ton os. South Carolina Railroad Com
pany. r. s. Gillian rs. D. s. NIcJunkin.
The following cases were ordered to be
re-argued: Ann Creighton. et al.. vs. JAS
r. Pringle et al.; 81. D. Lesesne, ex'r.,
and A. p. Allston, ex'., us. Benjamin
Allston, CT al. Tupper vs. Marshall
Order to amend record.
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Us
Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Barker was heard for plain
tiffs in error as to the Jurisdiction of the
court below. Mr.. Hudson for defendants
in error. Mr.. Memminger on the same
side. Mr.. Corbin in reply.
Kinslers, ex'rs., vs. Mary A. Holmes.
Mr.. Monteith was heard as to the juris-
diction Of the court for appellants.
In case of William II. Burgess, plain
tiff in error, us. William r. Carpenter,
defendant in error, Mr.. Melton read the o
argument of Mr.. Galluchat for defend
ant in error.
The following were continued: s. G.
Hinton, administrator, rs. Sarah Ken
nedy, et al. Biggers Mobley, et al, uS.
John Mckee, sr., administrator. G.
johnson Carter ads. the State. John Is.
Stokes, plaintiff in error, rs. Archibald
Melton, defendant in error, abandoned.
Andrew j. Kibler, plaintiff in error, 0s.
q. Rives, defendant in error, struck of.
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sylvania, and in the Illinois State Con-
vention by Mr.. Joseph Medill and others.
Its operations may be illustrated thus:
Massachusetts has ten Represen tatives in
the lower House of Congress; each voter
has ten votes; he may give them to ten
candidates, one to each, or he may cumu-
late them upon n less number than ten,
even to one. One-tenth of TIE voters
may thus be sure of q representative, if
they choose to unite upon one person.
Thus. suppose the number of voters to
be 200, 900, and each with ten votes.
making 1000. 900 votes in ALL of which
100000 shall be sufficient to elect, the
friends OF any one candidate might secure
the concentration or cumulation of the
200, 900 votes cast by 10000 voters, and
those would have representative, though
all the remaining votes were cast for one
person. In practice, no doubt, tickets
would be made up by the two parties and
each party would send representatives
merely proportionate to it's constituency.
A third plan is that of limited voting,
by which is to be understood that of re-
quiring the votes to be cast for q less
number OF candidates than the whole.
Thus, if the number of voters were
100000, and the number OF candidates
to be elected from the State, or district,
ten, and each voter were allowed to give
only one vote for one candidate, and
10000 votes we're to elect, tho result
would be that every 10, 900 persons mi ght
have representative if they would.
This plan is generally referred to in con-
nection with several candidates, rarely
in connection with single ones.
The fourth plan is that of substitute
voting, which permits candidates to cast
anew the useless votes given to them,
and substitute third person in their
place. A plan of this sort has been re-
commended by Mr.. Fisher, of PhiIadel-
phia. Thus, supposing again tho num-
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cotnnodate eight sets of quadrilles. On the
other side of the corridor is another large room
which could hold four and perhaps six sets.
Adjoining these are the punch room; the card
room, a snug apartment, provided with elegant
little card-tables; and the two large lower
rooms are devoted to the supper. The table
in the latter presents beautiful appearance.
Silver epergnes and vases support numerous
and splendid bOquets; the table is covered with
every delicacy, rare and costly, that the album
dant markets of San Francisco can afford. The
glass and all the other equipments are of the
finest quality and newest designs, and, lit by
glass chandeliers, garlanded with bright flow
ers, its appearance asa supper-rOOm has not
been surpassed by that of any other we have
seen on the same scale. Two dressing-rooms
for ladies', and one for gentlemen, all hand
somely furnished in black walnut, are as COM
plete and convenient as one could imagine or
expect. But upon the bathrooms and CORR
doris OF course the greatest pains have been ex-
pended. The hands, me cut glass chandeliers
are covered with tastefully arranged garlands
of natural flowers and festoons depend grace
| fully from each chandelier to the other. From
| the ceilings and in the halls and in the door.
ways hang magnificent baskets of moss en-
| bedded natural flowers; so that what with
| garlands and festoOons and baskets, the air is
laden with sweet odors. Beautifully striking
| also in effect and in sound are the canary
birds, who, twenty-one in number, and hung
in beautiful cages, vie with the bands in in
dustry and in sweet sounds, and fill up the
pauses beautifully with their singing and twit
tering. The floors, of course, are covered will
snow white canvass, the walls are frecoed in
beautiful taste, and with this slight descrip
ton our readers may easily "guess' what the
ball to the Boston Board OF Trade looked like
at midnight.
Especial jenkins was present, in his pro
fessional glory, and the description of female
toilets is bewidering. In the list of guests
are the names of Hon. John B. Brown an(
wife of Portland, and Horatio Stebbins.