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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING

BowERY THEATRE, Observation-Disclosures RI
AND BROTHER BEN, -
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner OF stb ~. and esd ST.
CHARLES O'MAILEY
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway-TuR RAYrrr PAN
TONNE OF HUMrTY DUMrTY.
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WOODS MUSEUM, Broadway, corner 3sth st.-Perform-
ances afternoon and evening IN PARIS, 20.
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BOOTHS THEATRE. Tweny.,hrd st., corner SIKH av :
HAMLET - 1880 -
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that the existence of the greenback legal ten
ders has not prevented the steady decline In
gold and graded approximation to specie
basis. It is question whether we should
not have reached specie payment before now,
If there had been no other currency than that
Of the legal tenders. The object has not been
and Is not really to contract the paper circula-
ton Of the country by Withdrawing the green
backs, but to substitute national bank notes In
their place. The true way to reach specie pay
ments Is to make the national banks redeem
their notes in coin and not to interfere with the
legal tenders. A portion Of their reserve
might be In legal tenders, with q sufficient
amount Of specie to meet any demand upon
them. The greenbacks, In such case, would
be instantly at par; would be as valuable and
as much sought as are the notes of the Bank
of England; for they represent the credit Of
the government, and the banks would find
these greenbacks more convenient and desira-
BILE to the people than specie. The converti-
bility Of national bank notes into specie or legal
tenders, at the option of the holder, would
make gold 10 little demand, for legal tenders
would be found more convenient and the peo-
pie would prefer them. There is no necessity
to extinguish the legal tenders and thus add
twenty millions year to the interest of the
debt The consequence OF Withdrawing the
greenbacks would be, not to diminish the vol
ume Of paper circulation materially, If at all,
but TO give 1t to the national banks and add to
the interest Of the debt and burden of the peo.
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cooperative Building Asso ton.
Administrators.

A many inquiries have been directed to
n me relative to tho disposal Of tho tick.
cts which may romain nnsold, would state
that they ,cif all be soih before tho drawing
takes place As but 1000 tickets will be is.
sued, and tho price fixed 30 low, a salo OF nli
the tickets must bo effected in order to cover.
tho expenses OF tho drawing, and the General
Agent will positively not hold Is ticket on tho
day OF tho rattle. AS It has become apparent
to ms that largo amount Of money hau been
placcl by those selling tickets in tho bankc.
or otherwise usoh, in order to obtain tho in
terest upon tho Same, now offer to allow in
toreRt upon NIL sums paid into my hands at
tho ratio OF one per cont. per mont Ii from this
date, payable on tho day OF drawing, bnt not
aftcrwai ds. 1t must be apparent to al that
40 long AZ the money III kept ont Of my hands,
cannot Fix day for the drawing. NV bond
in tho penal SUM OF $40. 600, makes u deposit
with mo as safe as could bo desired The
offor Of good rate Of interest, ala the do
siro 10 invest all tho money in improvements
of n moro extensive character, aro suilluient
guaranty that the drawing will tako plare ut
all carly day as possible. Evidence of tho
intended can DO scon at oornor
of Main und Plain streets. -
mist again request al! who havo money
in their hands to remit the same to mo, who
ther ii amounts to one ticket or ten.
DIR L. W. WHEELER,
nonoral Agent, Box 80. Columbia, sc.
July g 6
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The last resort Of a tottering institu-
tion is invariably the imposition of severe
discipline; and to this point has West
Point arrived. Until the everlasting
negro got his splay foot over its thres-
hold. nothing but praise wRa lavished
upon it, both by the cadets within and
the public without Now. it is in dis
grace everywhere. and Gen. Upton hdst-
eabljto check the growing 'disorganizAtiorn
by the establishment of rigid rules that
snaek somewhat of the Russian Imperial
service. Somehow, this does not seem
to hiend matters. The cadets are grow
ing more disoontented, and are disposed
taa -raeiet unreasonable demands; all OF
which may DO taken as an indication OF
the decline and an early death Of the
most aristooratio institution in the United
States. i, 4 ..
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REVIVAL OF Kkow.No7HnHa1sl. -One
'of tic Issuip OF she iisss Dfange rioss1n
New YMk the formation Of 1 Pro-
;testAnt isaBhe. and an effort toSfeviye
ltheA old Kf8ow Nothing orntade q. ~ +
Ihaabeen rsheatedly predicted that the
Radicals would have q new vicsih pretty
,aoon. and that Roman Catholics would
probably be lii. psTsy selected. SSos,
it is greatly to be deplpFed, that seem
ing provocation ftol that end has been
given by the attack on the Orange pro-
oession in New York: The Roman
Catholic Archbishop and the clergy did
their best, it is said, to prevent it, but
the'lawless element involved we're out
side their influence. While the clergy.
in the estimation Of right-minded men,
have cleared their skirts OF all RESPONSE
bi1itsy, Iha Misfortune iaz that the fanati-
cal and the violent will persiss in making
them answerable. and in retaliating upon
the Rtrian Catholic Church for the
ruffianism OF a few evil aud misguided
men. toThe preponderanos of Protest
antism in this country is so enormous
thai it may, in Q certain sense. be called
q Protestans country! But religious
liberty is one of tie few. franchises still
left ,Hs, and that ought to be secured,
not only Theoretically, but practically.
To this end, a spirit'of toleration and
charity should be cultivated BY Chris
tians of all denominations. And it
would be we'll for both Orangemen and
Roman Catholics to lay aside any out
door denominations which afe not in
conformity, with the customs of this
country, and are calculated to exotic the
prejudioes of 9th ers,
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FEMALE KU KLUx. - What is the mcan-
ing Of this? Mysterious announcements
reach us that "the Council OF the
Daughters of the Forest Of the United
States of America will hold O secret ses-
sion on certain Ridge-road in Philadel.
phin i'll the SIM flower Moon" Subor
dinate councils to the number of thirty.
two !nre reported as existing in other
States. Have we :,fenale Ku Kiux
among MS? Are these women thus .lurkly
shadowed forth as P. c. aud G.. .G.'s
Of F., etc, Pe.rolauses or Dafarges in
disguise? Do they help Lachesis twist
the mystic web of our country's destiny ?
Middle. aged females now.n.d DAYS would
nureiy nevor leave their houses and chill.
dren and wrap themselves persistently M
in this vapor of secrecy and gloom but
for somo tragic. terrible purpose. We
met, the other rainy day, dark and
threatening procession, escorting dead
man TO the grave. Each man wore a
grim band of bloody paint across his
brow. and bore in his left hand q glitter
ing tomahawk, aud in Ills right cotton
umbrella. Are these Daughters of the
Forest the mates and CO. workers Of those
Sons Of the wigwam? or can it be posi-.
BILE. az we nave heard suggested. thnt
they are only tho portly, respectable
wives OF grocers. blucksmiths and Car
penters, gifted with common sense md ~
knowledge OF pies. pickles and sewing
maollines, who have contributed twenty
five cents per month to help each other
when sick, aud who occasionally put on
their new bonnets and leave their kitch-
ems and baskets OF undnrned stockings
TO talk the matter over? But tell ns. We
winged winds, why Daughters OF the
Forest? Why is the reputable month of
July upset into the Sun. flower Moon?
Neio York Tribune.
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me Fose Office Directory gives the
names Of several post Offices and their
officers, as follows: Lovely Dale, Ind,
Miss jane j. Lasswell; Lovely Mount,
Va. Miss Eliza j. Aokers; Loves Level,
n. O., Miss; s. E. Austen; Loves Mills,
Va, Mrs. s. e. Roe; Loving Creek. Va,
Miss Bette Organ; Loving Town, Va,
Miss Id. E. Morgan. Is seems to be
lovely all arouad. 80. Y, t
Striking instance Of tue hastY, care.
less business habits of our people is af-
fordcd in the fact that during the month
of June more than 338, 900 letters, mis-
directed or otherwise not deliverable,
were reooivBd at the dead letter Office in
Washington OF these III. 700 contained
money checks, reoeiptsS DRIFTS, or other
documents Of value.
At seance on the goth, Of MAY. il ia
stated, the Commune oi Puris, nmidst
violent alterations. officially resolved to
burn the city. Delescluze closed the dis
oussion by remarking, with O fine das b
Of antithesis. that if they could not pre-
serve liberty. they could ut least secure
her splendid obssqnies. ,fg
FIRE ON JAMES ISLAND. There was q
large s.o on JAMES Isiapd, in South
westerly direction from Snrdy's Mile,
Sunday afternoon. which lasted for
hours, sending forth immense volumes
OF smoke, clouding the horizon. It had
the appearance of being in dense wood.
RESULTS OF TIE COMMUNIST CONFLICT.
New York World letter says ,thaS. in
the suppression Of the Paris Commune
3O, 600 persons were slaughtered, includ.
ing 5000 women and children. 10000
prisoners were tnken. and the police are
looking for $4,000 moro.
A young lady thought it would be in
teresting to faint at an evening party, re-
Gently, when one OF the company began
bnthing her head with vinegar, ni5on
which sha, started up; and exclaimed: :
hFor goodness sake, put nothine on that
will spoil the color of my hair!'.
The famine in Persia is so dreadful
thatthe Mohammedans are compelled to
eat the followers of Zoroastet to save
themselves from starvation. They cook
them up in various ehapes-nnd thus at
once crafty their appotites and extermi-
nate the infidels. IN.
F. Thus speaks the Memphis Aral.nche,
OF it's fnyorito euicidist Eight time 8
did this courier Of the grim monarcL's
Icy embrace attempt to cross the Styx
through the medium of the Mississippi.
She is good woman-for items"
Tho Rnleigh telegram defends the last
Legislature on the charge TINT they were
OF intempernte habits, andy suya that
scores of them never took drink dur
ing the whole session except when
somebody else treated"
a small son of John Casteen, of Cape
Fear Township, N. c., accidentally
killed himself with his fnther's gnn,
while the latter was out of the house,
last Wednesday.
A German, named Henry Bartling,
committed snicitle ID police station. IN
Richmond, Va, on the night of the 22d.
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THE NEMi YoRtu IRod I1ttssds, 4! Uara sl d:


28THE NEMi YoRU IRoA Intsssas <4!,Tha ead::,
gshsIs sppo!..&a ..e4 S!!!!kS !,4 :ssee4...a se4.a cA:
FSliaa 'and ,a}eorsl4. t' 3. ht1is lasssy
blllehed IL d. lilpef Of sfeamships. offer, great
Inducements to passengers {, s,Nortl,Sard
bound, who appreciate, conanodfous
deck state-rooms; and the comforts Of
good fare aud q place to walk about.
These steamships are the largest and aud;
beet appointed on the Atlantic or "a GuH
coasts, and their size and material of
oonstructioP insnres great safety. The
business Of the line has been good all
the summer. The South Carolina sails
from Charleston, to-morxpw morning.
tat .haii-past 10 o'clock, from Uniont
!whatves. .ias .te
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The Ku Klux Committee. failing to
find what they sought. have still disco
vered something, and that is, if the
wholesale system of spoliation carried
on at the South by carpet bag govern
ments is not soon ended, its evil effects
must eventually go cripple the prosperity
of the country Ia other sections ais to
arouse storm of opposition destined TO
prove fatal to them. No doubt the sub
stantial proof arrived at in this respect
will have due influence with large num-
ber of Radical representatives. already
dissatisfied with the policy being pnr-
sued by the Administration, and thus
help to widen that split in tile Republi-
can ranks through which the Democracy
will charge to victory. It iS not the frst
time a shaft found mark the archer little
meant ,tf
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Hon. D. L. Yulee. President Of tho
Florida Railroad. antfJ. Al. Hood, Gene
rHi Superintendent OF The sn,ne road,
have been arrested by United Stntes
Commissioner @. r.. Robinson, for OBJ
strncting and preventing United STATES
M"rshai Connnt from serving process on
the railroad property.
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A MODEL ooMMuN1rY.-A thorough

A MODEL COMMUNITY. a thoroughly
peaceable country is the NORTH western
section Of this State. At the recent
term in Oconee County the Court OF
General Sessions had scarcely anything
whatever to do. Only three indictments
we're tiled, resulting in the conviction 81
one person of assault and battery. Com.
menting on this fact, the Walhalla Cou-
,'ier. says: v., rta
"A population of 1000 souls, scat.
tered over wide area. could scarcely
have behaved bet.er,il put on their best
conduct. This, however. has been the
proud record OF tho oitizens of our
County for many successive courts. Ours
fl a white population, And. maintains,
even in the present trying condition, the
honorable record of the Caucasian race
for order and industry. Every honest
man. white or black, rich or poor, native
or foreign, is welcomed hore. and is pro-.
tected III all. the rights of citizen" /.
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No7IoE-ro 4RocERs An unprincipled Arm
have recently been copying onr ADVERTISE
msnts entire. with the single exc. ptiun OF
~ ..-mostitutihg their name ,in place OF ours.
deceive your cur TONERS, onn be eaeily avoided
by little oare on your part to see that Doo-
L.Y's YEAST PowDKR ~ the one they sro
srarahing for. While the action OF the party
only add, further testimony to the popularity
OF our Yeast Powder. we deem this caution
necessary. not only for your protection but
that OF the customer. -DooLEY j. DnorTiRR.
90 New street. Now York, Jply 25 n
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OFFICIAL RAFrLE NuMBEns Char:eston Uhari.
table Association. for btntas Free School fund !:
RAF,FLE CLASS NO, g7,..If6,iiAing-. judy "a.
/. s5-17- 81 40 $50 20 g. 4e SO 6s aset
WitnSss our hands. at Charleston! !ttKis oath
day Of July. 1871. FEM Peer.
JAMES. GILLIEAND,.
July 70 Sworn Commisaionors.
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N Office.

A IL. persons having claims against the lat 9
IA WM. w. WALKER. deceased, will pre-
sent them. properly attested, and those in
dcbted Will mako payment to tho undersigned
without dolby. THOS. P. WALKER,
July 25 / Administrators
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Ma: r. P. ToALs's New t,pr1crt .xD S.vps
hooMs We are happy to infurm our readers
that their q acquaintance. aIr. p. =. Toale.
while continuing hts marutac,ury Of doors,
" Arleston, s. o.. hns opened h handsome
!otbe9, and extensive sales rDoms at Nj. 20
Hayne street. where they will ind it, moro
convenient 10 call on him when they visit the
CITY. iho- sales ro,ms extend TO no 50
rinokney street. where there ia another IN
trance: Send aud get new and extended
price list of latest styles, etd. Bee advertire-
n'snt. y; July II 1mo:t
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SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CompAnv
Ibis company, which has met With
aimosE unparalleled aeccess in the annli
ana est, has Just been introduced.into
the Stale OF Virginia. by referehca 10
our dTertlsipg oolumns our; readers will
nnd that 1t has many good clnims fot a
snare OF public patronage. It ia the pio-
neor company Of the South: .if yna or.
gaptzed immediately after ;tlle .u.,r. IA
has now over 10000 policy7holderg, en-
bracing some of the most distinrnished
names in the Southern STATES 70 Gan.
John b. Gordon, OF Gebrefd.i the oafia1t
and brave general SO waii known 10 Ala
people OF Virginia, ia one OF TIM direc-
tors OF the oompany and President Tof
tue i'Atlunta Branch" Gen. Wada
Hampton. Of South Carolina, whose oaI-
liant deeds during the late wasare known
and appreciated Throughout The South.
ls also one Of the directors. Among it's
directors Will be seen names weIl-knoWh
IN business and hnapcin1 circles.
We understand TINT the State is TO be
shossaghIy 0rgshMed and I canvnssed
under the personal supervision OF Mr.. J.
d: Miller, OF Augusta Ga; aAs6oihte
general ngent, who is now id Rtohm6nd
and proposes to remain in the State for
sevaraS N onths., ! He is accompanied by
nos a: Il. Waring and Mry 'R. NJ! Nil
Ter. or sonth Certiins. end MI. ataua
r: Randall. rof Georgia, the distinSn;sh.
ed author and poet. These oo,,t3srnen
are Eafe and reliable men, and c6fiue, veil
introduced to the mtizena of Virginia.
They have all great e1perispce in the
matter OF life Insurance, .and ne predict
that. np company, haa euerSl SlatafsadA ) In
Virginia uuder,:In ore: - ~ ~
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Go operative BAJtAngg AHsooiatioina:
J. 9. Smith House and Lot for Sale.
.:Dr. Helhitsh-K Kina Chill Cure, 3d.,
T. PE Walker-N6tice. ..ial.i'''il: \:
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MIR. EDITOR: Allow. me, through the
columns OF your. journal, to reply to a
worry malicious article, signed "Mer-
chant" published Sunday, 23l instan,.
do not know who is ''Merchant," nor
do care about knowing; bntI am ready
at any time to prove the incorreotuess Of
snch o charge before the pnblic. made
no error in my weighing especinlly il
the bay alluded to; and if Merchant"
or anybody. else thinks that jnstcs has
not been done why not comeip IN q proper
wny, and have the error corrected before
giving publicity to it. BY that mole, lie
would soon be' made toCknow, that. if
"SSwintiling" {perhaps his bnsiness) is in
order with him, it il not so with everybo-
dy. p. B. NOVEL;,
Public Weigher.
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A Contest IN PROSPECT Col. I. G.
McKissiok. Of Union, who, it will be
reoollected, was the candidate OF the
Reform party for Congress in the Fourth
District of this State. is at present en-.
gagged in visiting the several Counties
with the view OF procuring sufficient
testimony to enable him to contest the
seat held by Hon. A. s. Wulluce. His
ground Of contest is that he was defeated
by fraudulent means. The Yorkvile
Enquirer is not sanguine of the colonel's
success, as "the frauds practiced ut the
lust election, " it says, "were so carefully
covered up that it will be next to impps.
sible to get anything tangible upon
which to hang tale"
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HoRRIBLE DEATH.AA negro man in
Buckingham County, Va. last Saturday.
was returning from the field, riding his
mnle with the plow- gear on, and in at!
tempting to pnt down basket without
alighting. scared the mule, which whirled
around suddenly and threw his rider.
aud at the same time his feet and lGHes
became entagled In the gear. His bull
dog, seeing his; master in distress. made
an attack on the mule, which became
more and more alarmed ut the situation,
took q run OF about q mile with the negro
dragging e! his heels, until life WIS Ga:
tinot. He was horribly mutilated. His
bowels were. torn ont, legs broken, and
skull crushed by the kicking OF the mule
and stones of the road. 'alt
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THsFAsrEsr REoonprD RunN1so T1nE.

The FASTEST RECORDED RUNNING THE
When the e1t-LReBgfeI3lA# -sFAs - reoeRtly
:sc!a to john Hhfper Hbr afbut $Aan
ounce. people Kstierally Thought tliaAthe
price was rather higM Mone ssebnt then
the animal thd3 other DAY a Sark}oBa
made his mile "a 1.k0, The oRiniotii was
Just as general that Mr.. J0'o Harper
was q very fortunate man. Poor Her
sogs time on !, the !! Buckeye G! Course s txe p
upon as most won ierfut achievement;
and Wheh atlexington, last spring, Bn-
ford's colt Salina. knocked of the half
second and came round in just I. 43. the
fastest running time on record WIS
believed to be established for many years
to come. Now, however, Kingisher
makes his mile in 1.4l, and loses the
heat by second to this new wonder OF
POETIC name ana practical achievements.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Indian Idols in Iowa.

The Dubuque Gowa) Times says that
at the base of what is known as Capita
10 Bluff, seven miles from Lansing, is
an Indian idol, manufactured out of
solid rock, which has stood there no
one can tell how many centuries, but
which must soon be removed to make
room for the coming railroad. At
little distance the idol resembles a huge
bear, reposing on it's launches. The
strange and uncouth object is still held
IN the utmost generation and respect by
all Indians, and various bands, as they
pass up and down the river, invariably
stop and endeavor to propiate the idol
with liberal presents of tobacco, strings
of gaud y-colored beads, pieces of dried
buffalo tongue sc. There 1t sits, at
the base of the bluff, mute and solemn,
looking out with expressionless eyes
over the bosom of the mighty river that
nlurmurs at its feet, never mourning.
never speaking, like another sphynx.
The ground wherein the throne of the
idol reposes is wanted for the road bed,
and the silent, expressionless god, whose
brow has been bathed in the morning
sunlight Of SO many centuries, must
fall. But short distance from this is
a smaller idol, which had evidently been
placed on the side of the bluff, but by
some CONFUSION of nature. was over
turned centuries ago, and pitched into
the river. During high water is was
completely covered, but at the present
stage the head and part of the body Of
the image are distinctly visible.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
The Sensation of an EXnInsinI

An old miner who has experienced
thus describes them. AS
soon as the explosion occurs, it drives
like whirlwind and with force enough
to carry any weight before it in the
direction of the nearest vent. In go
ing it sweeps along the ceiling, tearing
away props, brattices, and everything
else, even the pillars of coal. The I'M
fortunate miner who may be within it's
influences instinctively throws himself
flat upon the ground. Before he can
rise the gas has encountered the body
Of air moving in an opposite direction.
They come together with an elastic
shock sufficient to change the direction
of the gaseous tornado, and back it
comes with rush, lifting the miner
and fiinging him probably a distance of
fifty feet against the ragged coal. Be-
hind again there is a shock Of pure air
and foul, and again the gas whirls back
with undiminished fury, lifting the
miner once more, and dashing him back
whence he originally came. Again and
again this terrible game of battledore is
repeated. Nothing can resist its i'm
petuosity. Meanwhile the terrible af-
ter damp accumulates with surprising
rapidity. This is composed of the black
damp which hangs from the roof, and
the white damp which gathers along
the floor 1t joins the gas at every
rush, and adds power and volume to
its fury. The helpless miner struggles
with superhuman strength to resist the
butfetlngs of the mine fend, but now
the damp begans to seize upon his
senses. The sensation is not unpIeas-
ant. He feels a slight dizziness he
becomes weak and sleepy; he staggers :;
his knees suddenly lose all their power,
and he falls.