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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I
Copeland & Bearden-Notioe.
r. @. SILVER & Co. Dress Goods.
J. N. Long-Mules. e
O. f. Jackson-3d and 4th Lot.

There was destructive storm in
Union on Friday evening last, which
played havoc with. mill-datns, fences,
etc. The Times says:
"The destruction OF crops and fences
by these storms cannot be estimated as
yet. One man infurms us that they
completely destroyed ten acres Of fine
bottom corn, by blowing it down and
completely covering it with mud and
water, 30 that it cannot be saved, and
also SO completely ruined ten acres of
fine cotton that it is not worth gather.
ing. This is only one Of dozen SINH.
lar cases which have been reported to MS
by reliable persons. We hear that O
number of miildams were washed away,
but can only speak positively of the
dams at Beaty's and Webster's mills,
which. we learn, are almost entirely
gone" ''Ss
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New York DRY GOODS MARKET.
Inc past week was omplIatic.lIy active
with The commission agents, and the
arrival OF numerous buyers from all
sections OF the interior gave a decided
impetus to the jobbing distribution.
which, during the week, assumed large
proportions. All descriptions OF scn-
sonable goods participated in the gene.
raj activity. Cotton goods were spirited
IN request during tho week, uni price
fluctuations were infrequent, the cur.
rent rates having beon frmly maintain
ed. Although tue distribution Of
woolens failed to meet tho expectations
OF the most sangnino holders, there
was, nevertheless, large aggregate
amount OF goods pluoed with the Job
bing trade and III tho hands of distribu-
tors, and the movement was unattended
by any material reduction Of prices,
but, on the contrary, the current rutes
for really desirable fabrics were fully
sustained. The market for imported
goods exhibited decided improvement
during the week, although transactions
lacked the liberality Of former seasons.
from tho importers there was u fur in
quiry for moderate quantities of sea-
sonaDie productions; but, with thu ex.
ceptlon OF dress fabrics alone. there
was no real animation in the demand,
although the numerous small sales
effected resulted iu q fair aggregate dis.
trlbntion OF general imported fabrics.
Ne,o York Dauy BuHetin.
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THH UNITED STATES CouBT, The fol.
in the United Stats dolrt. il SESSION At
Greenvilie, sor the week ending ospyem
In BAsxhurroYsA Aviisil whitnsy 81
al. css VIM. H. Treacot et al, assighees
OF the Blue Ridge Railroad. Ordered,
that tke time for fling demurrer, plea
or answer to the bill OF complaint by the
said debtors, the assignees of the Blue
Ridge Railroad Company, be extended
to the first Monday, to wit, the 9th day
OF October, 1878, and that this order be
deemed to be without any prejudice
whatever to the, rights of the said de.
fendant.
En parle James P. Low, John P.
Southern, Geo. w. Williams, assignees
Of Blue Ridge Company OF South Ca
rolina. bankrupt. Order to advertise
for creditors, &c. Petitioners ordered
to give notice to creditors to present
their claims before J. O. Carpenter. Re.
Ristrar, in Charleston, on or before the
Sd day OF Novembea next, and Regis
trar ordered to file report setting forth
the nature and character Of said claims;
advertisements ordered to be published
once q week every two weeks until the
Sd day OF November, in tho following
gazettes, viz: Charleston Chronicle, Co.
lumbia Union Herald, Columbia Pheniz
and New York Times; ordered, that this
order be deemed without prejudice to
any person or persons, creditors of or
Interested in the estate, real or personal,
of the said bankrupt.
In re Martin A. Garden, bankrupt.
Petition referred to WI. CIawson, Re-.
gistrar, for adjudication, sc.
IN re Wylie Hannah, bankrupt. Pc
tition referred to w. I. Clawson, Regis
trar, for adjudication, &c.
II, re Charles @. Montgomery, e.c parie
Sullivan & Stokes. Referred to G. G..
J~ger, Esq, Registrar, to inquire into
the matter set forth in said petition.
E.c pdrte J. 81. Clawson, assiguee, in
re Thomas Palmer, bankrupt. Petition
Tor sale and to cali in lien creditors. Re-
ierred to w. I. Cawson, Esq, Registrar
in Bankruptcy.
E1 parte J. 81. Clawson, assignee, in
re Obediah Surratt, bankrupt. Petition
for sale and to call in lien creditors. Re.
ferred to w. I. Olawson, Registrar in
Bankruptcy, to report.
". .: Brown, assignee OF Keys &
Mccall, bankrupts. rs. A. p. Hubbard,
Mrs. Adelino Keys ct di. Petition to set
aside conveyance of land. Report Of
w. 5. Brown, assignee, confirmed, and
residue of assets in his hands, exclusive
OF costs, be distributed among the cre-
ditors Of bankrupts according to law,
under directions of G. G.. JN2er, RoRis.
trar.
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At the municipal election in Union,
on Monday last, the Democrats were
successful. The following is the result
Intondant-W. 9. Harris. Wardens--
W. d. Humphreys, Jason NJ. Greer,
John Rodger, Wm. Eller.
The election for municipal officers of
Kingstree resulted as follows: Intend
ants. A. Swails. Wardens- w. J.
Lee. G. 2. Nelson, j. F. Blakely,
Philip Heller.
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Postmaster Filley, of st. Louis, will
be known as the great Administration
Assessor in future. He is one OF the
shining lights of the Missouri Admins
tration party. and his partisan servioos
occurred for him the fat Office of post.
master in st. Louis, whose just emolu-
ments ought to satisfy any reasonable
person. It is charged, however, that,
not content with the ordinary salary, he
established regular system of assess
ments upon the employees of his Office,
equal to five per cent. of their pay. The
excuse given for this shameful proceed
Ing is. that Mr.. Filley has been very
liberal in his party contributions, enter
tanning the President at his house and
opening his purse on divers and sundry
occasions. Now, all this may be- true;
it doubtless is true. But 1t furnishes
no manner of excuse for the effort to
reimburse his outlay by taxing his
snbordinntes in Office, most OF whom are
poor men-some with fanilics, and
nearly all on moderate pay. A man de-
serves no credit for liberality to his po-
litical religious party who, after making
gift, proclaims his iberality to the
world for the purpose Of getting his
money back. This amounts to no iibe-
rality at all; it is an "Iudiun gfs," AS the
boys say, which is taken back by the
glver almost as soon as it is besto wed.
III extortlon OF this character be permit.
ted IN public officials. and they are sui
iered TO use their power to levy assess.
ments outside of their Legitimate salaries
and cmolulnents, the civil service will
become cesspool of rottenness. Every
officer will be feeoed by his immediate
superior, and the head officer will em
.ploy his whole time in gorging himself,
like bloated spider, npon the blood OF
his victims. We do not wonder that
the charges made against the st. Louis
postmaster are creating much excite.
ment in the most respectable business
ard political circles in that oity, includ.
ing the best men Of all parties. The
people are brought in daily contact with
their postmasters, and it is natural TINT
they should feel deep interest iu hav.
ing the postal service filed by men who
will not stoop to the business OF levyinp
assessments upon their subordinates 70
make good their own personal expeudi.
sures in behalf OF tho party.
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Petroleum gas as an illuminator pro-
mises to supersede every kind of gas
now IN use on account of its oheapness
and superiority. Means haes been dis.
covered by which it can be generated
and used for private houses, halls and
churches. II Is now very generally
used in Pittsburg, and the churches of
Sharpsburg, MD, were Recently lighted
up with it to the great satisfaction Of
the respective pastors and congrega.
tions.
THE CHARLESTON CorToN Poor. The
figures Of the New York Financial CAro.
njcde. received yesterday, it will be seen,
are $3.50, sos bales. II these figures
are correct it is probable that the
Charleston cotton pool has been won by
MIR. Carey, of NewberYy, whose fgntes,
we learn, are 8, 931, ,389 bales, only differ:
ing from the result SS1 bales. -
fCharkston Ne,rs.
A man, named Edward j. Walker,
had difficulty With apother named
Frank J. Malpass. near Point Caswell,
N. G., on the 10th, when the latter
struck the former blcw with his fist,
which knocked him down.. His friends
raised him up, but found that he was
dead. ts,
The New York Herald, of the 10th
inst, quotes: South Carolina sizes,
27H; do, new, January and July,
13h@l6; do. do, April and October,
2SA@29.
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COI.TJMBIA,siS. s.. g.
srtpsday Morning, September is. 1873,
! Castelar, Presid ent.


Since the abdication Of Amadeo and
the proclamation OF the republic. Spain
has called to the Chief Executive FL.
gueras. Ply Mareall. sAlmeron. and
lastly Emilio CASTELAR,. To each Of
these in succession have the destinies OF
the country been trusted. Under ordi.
nary circumstances, it would have been
matter OF surprise if any Of the FRS.
mentioned had failed. Under the pre-.
sent complications, II is no surprise and
no diccgedit. They have been surround.
ed by difficulties aud embarrassments
which II was next to impossible. with
the inadequate means at their disposal,
to surmount md remove. Fsotious iea.
lousies in the cities, incompetent and
dishonest colleagues. an empty exohe.
quer, q demoralizeil army. civil war in
the North and dinsurrection in the South,
isolation:fr European sympathy-all
these made government next to impos-
sible. Presidents were made and un.
made with the same fscility. Figueras
was cautious, Margall de1terons, Saline
ron bold; but aaoh failed. hecAnse those
who should support them failed to COM
prehend the crisis. 1t is hoped, for the
sake OK Spain and for the sake of free
institutions which lie has so much at
heart. that the elevation OF Castelar, will
bring peace. order and good government
to that distracted country. Profting by
etts failure of former chiefs, he refused
TO take Office, except without conditions
de likewise demanded power to increase
the army, to purchase 500. 200 rifles, to
organize the militia, to impose forced
loans, or be furnished means by which
he Gun obtain 500, 10000 600 reals to meet
the expenses against the Oarlist and
Communist insurgents. He, moreover,
demanded authority to suspend oonsti-
tntional guarantees, and to { rive the
local municipalities of the powers they
now exercise. All these demands were
voted almost unanimously, and CASTELAR,
enters office as untrRmmeled es Charles
V. OF Philip II. Capitalization is com-
plete In the great Spanish decentralizer.
All power is aggregated in the hands Of
the apostle of Federal Repnblicanisml
Napoleon ! could not have asked for
more. Well, Spain needs a master.
Castelar, has great opportunity. Let
him crush out the elements of opposi-
tion firmly. restore. order, repair the
evils of royalist tyranny and republican
incspacity, only to restore the constitu.
tion, establish municipal freedom, and
place Spain once more in the path of
European progress.
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That SPEECH. The editor Of the
Greensboro IN. c. Patriot is n North
ern man, and fought III the Federal
army during the late unpleasantness.
Hero is what he says about Mr. Davis
speech:
"Thc leaders OF tho war party in the
North lied to the people Of the North
ind the South, md thus secured the
support Of the Northern people and tue
final surrender of the Southern armies.
They went into war with the cry Of
Union on their lips, and it was this cry
that filled their armies which swarmed
over the South. When charged by the
democracy with it ~ an abolition war,
u war to free and enfrnnchise the negro.
to destroy State sovereignty, to annihi-
late the rights of citizens and States,
they denied it strenuously and filed
tholr dungeons with editors and speak-
ers who had the courage to charge them
with it. AUD yet We havs seen u!i this
brought about, and more, too, than we
ever dreamed Of, and not only the
Southern people, but also the Northern
people were Cheated, as Mr. Davis ex-
presses it. These may be unpleasan t
truths for Mr.. Davis, or any Que else to
ntter, but still they be truths, never
theless, and all the pens in the Radical
domain cannot unwrite them"
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81 : - &
J THBPHGsIxg BALI4ooA.- IN Tot wishing
to be o6tdone..' the PHGsrxErzs suScsss.
fully exper{mentedi with d balloon. last
night The fiery nroa.at sailed mpjesti.
oally into the air, abons q half past 8
o'clock, and the ascent was. witnessed
by large numbers of citizens, although
there was no public Announce ment of
tho event. The height Of the arial
visitor was iG0 feei, more. OF isss-per-
haps much less; diameter in proportion.
The name ''DA1LY PHGN1x, ,'.tin letters
ten feet OF less in height, adorned the
sides. The msterinl OF which the bal.
loon was composed vas neither silk nor
cotton. There were several. Yolu nteer
Dronauts. who, at the last moment,
cowardly declined. and the atoAtas was
launched into the air, with only q bea.
oon-light attached. We earnestly hope
if it lands Oh terra frma, that It will be
carefully handled by the finder, and
returned to the PHaNH ofios. It is
alao hoped that the discoyerer will care.
fully measure the distance, 60 that we
may be able to record it-mersly for the
advancement of science. Honor. to
whom honor is due-we should have
mentioned Professor Wells, in connec-
ton with the ascension, who was pre-
sent, and superintended the inaaat.;;oa.
The Professors name is well known In
balloon orioles, and his autograph on
PHOENIX receipts. A second and larger
balloon is being prepared, and if COM
pleted in time. will be launched this
afternoon. I RI
P. S.-Since the ascension OF the
"Daily Phmni1 Balloon" the telegraph
has informed US of the explosion of the
.s.Daily Graphic Balloon" We regret
that the erial car of our contemporary
failed to demonstrate the existence of
Westerly current; but we are proud that
ours proved the folly of the Wise theory,
as our Lexington friends will testify.
Our balloon stfnok an Easterly current.
While we may receive graphic descrip-
tion OF the failure of the transatlantic
voyage, We hope, phgniz-like, grander
may rise from the ashes of the first at
tempt.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. Septembe 10, 1873.
Columbia Hotei-HgW Trump, Ga; A A
Stoltz, G. w McManus, P G Webb, JH
Hall, W O'Brien. Charleston; :: Nichols
Acker. D @; Mrs W r Davis, child and
nurse, Charleston; 0 O Jordan, Aiken;
W P Rhodes. W T Cntt, Ga; J. D Gard,
ner. Jr, G w Thames, NOi n @ Ma
zyck, Charleston.
Hendrix House, III Gallo way, Winns.
bono; JJ McNally. N Y; 8 b McKin-
strey, Fairfield; r q Lampley, J @ Dun
bar. Marlboro; p Chambers. Darling
ton; L L McCleskey, Ga; @ Fair, N Y;
Garter, Ga.
Wheeler House-Grant Wilkins, At
lanta; R B Watson. Ridge Syringe; F
Boatright, @ Watson. Ridge; W l.
Hardin, E Duval, T n Leavy, Balti-
more; Geo McAlpin. Philadelphia; W
A Gill. G @ R; W P Hix. virginia; j NJ
Morgan. Richland; w W Davis, + Sd
II r; j NJ Mackey. Abbeville; p M
Cohen, Union; Mrs NJ @ Butler. Misses
Butler, city.
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Mrs. Elizabeth bennington, 100
years of age, died in Oconee County, on
the I'd inst. She was the mother of
pine children, and, at the time OF her
death, was living with her youngest
child, who Was sixty-six years old.
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Messrs. Berry Benson and W. M.
Hit, of Augusta, Gu, hGye been award
ed the pool of Sl,740, they having
made the closest estimate of the cotton
crop OF 1872 8, 3,93l,277 bales.
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Tie WArEREE SWAMI. "A correspond
ent of the Charleston Ne,rs cxplaiLs--nt
enst, to his uAn hatisfaction-how
81, 0OO. 900 may be md,ird to tho value Of
the Waterce .ni. by the expentii-
tnre of 81 .O0G.rn in .rAlg'ltening the
river. Land, h wu'tn from two to
five dollars an ncrr, will then be worth
$50 or 500. Thu scheme is IN attrac-
tive one, aad tic landed proprietors nre
only askci to make q contribution of
lands winch are now more IL. burden
than blessing. Once reclaimed, the
Watereu lands can supply the State with
grain. They arc as fertile and produc-
tive as the lands of the Mississippi val
ley, and will yield fifty bushels of corn
or bale Of cotton to the acre without
manure. The correspondent is conf
dent that the work will be done in time.
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SWIFT PUNISHMENT OF CRIME.-A case
of swift Justice occurred in the Quarter
Session Court of Philadelphia, ON the
iith. y. Johnson, alias L. Jordan. was
arrested ct Louisville, Ky, and brought
10 that city on tho charge Of embezzle
ing books, newspapers, &C., belonging
to Riley & Sergeant, general news
agents ut the West Philadelphia depot
johnson was arraigned. tried and con-
voted during the morning. George
hlidelhell, alias Aaron Mitchell, was
also convicted OF the snme crime. John
Groen, charged with the same offence.
jumped his bail and is at large. with the
detectives on his track. Midelhell was
sentenced to four months aud johnson
to three years Imprisonment.
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about which we hear so much of Iate?"
"Frce lunches" was the reply.
a NEw BOOK nY AUTHOR OF ''EAsr
LYNNE. Mrs. Henry Woods new
book. "rhc Master of Greylands, is in
press. aud will be published in q few
days. by L. B. Peterson IL Brothers.
Philadelphia, from the authors manu-.
script aud advanced proof sheets, pur-
chased by them from Mrs. Wood, and
will be in uniform style with "Dene
Hollow" "Bessy Rane," Roland
Yorke," Tho Cbannings. "Withiu the
Maze. and oil the previous works by
this favorito and popular author. For
somo months past. new serial, entitled
"The Master of Greylands," has been
published in the Argosy, q London
magazine, edited by Mrs. Wood. I.
will be completed for English readers in
tho December number; but, in conse.
quence of special arrangement with
the authoress, who has supplied the
Petersons' with her manuscript in ad-
vance. they will publish the whole story
complete in one large octave volume
long before its publication in England.
The plot is entirely original, and is said
to be equal, if not superior. in interest
to her other famous books. It will be
issued in large octave volume, and
sold by oil booksellers. ut the low price
OF sl.75 in cloth, or Sl.5O in paper
cover; or copies will be sent by mail. to
any place, postpaid, by the publishers,
on receipt OF the price.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-23

AMERICAN HosPTTALlTY.-Arth
Hugh Clough said, 1.-THE only way to live
comfortably in America is to live rudely
asd simply" and while we should not like
10 agree to his statement seriously, there
are moments of despair, it must be ac-
knowledged, in which we feel the force of
it. But there is deeper reason than this
for our discomfort, and happily it is one
which it lies in our power to remedy,
Somehow or other, the idea has become
chronic with US, that we must entertain
our visitors according to their style of living
rather than our own. If friend comes who
has no larger me'1age than we, it is all
very well; we make no special effort, and
are thoroughly and simply hospitable. But
let distinguished foreigner or an "Amcrl-
can prince" visit us, and everything is
changed. We have an indistinct idea Of
what he is accustomed TO at home; and
nothing Short of that will content us. We
put ourselves to torture TO devise how to
entertain him woFthily, forgetting that
what is unusual is always obviously SO,
and that he will detect the thin veneering
Of style, and either pity or sheer at us,
according to his nature,-From "Home ana
Society,"" Scri6ner's for February.
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SUCCEss.-One strong thing find here
below-the just thing. the trHe thing. My
friend if thou hadst all the artillery Of W ool-
witch trandlmg at thy back in support of an
unjust thing-and infinite bontires visibly
waiting ahead Of thee to blaze centuries
long for thy victory on behalf of it.
/ would advise thee to call halt, to fling
down thy baton, and say, In Gods
name, No! Thy success? Poor devil, what
will thy success amount to? if the thing
is unjust, thou hast not succeeded. No ;
not though houfres blazed from north to
south, and bells rang, and editors wrote
leading articles, and the just thing lay
trampled out of sight to all mortal eyes
an abolished and annihilated thing. Sue,
cess? In few years thou wilt be dead
and dark-all cold, eyeless, deaf. No
blaze Of bonfires, ding-dong Of bells, OF
leading articles visible or audible to thee
again at all forever. What kind of sue.
cess is that Carlyle.
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D EsTRUCTIoN OF LIFE IN CUBA.--
From dispatch Gust published from
Minister SicllIes to Secretary Fish, dated
the 10Th Of August last, an idea is gained
of the destructive character of the war
which has been in progress in Cuba for
four years past.
General Sickles says it is believed that
all the insurgents captured are shot or gar
roted, and estimates that $1,000 patriots
have already fallen. In regard to the
Spanish loss, he says it is not stated; but it
is known from official sources that their
force under arms in Cuba exceeds 100, 600
men, and, as more than half OF
these troops arc unacclimated, their casu-
alties cannot be estimated at less than IL
per cent, or 600 rncn annually, making
an aggregate Spanish loss of 10000 men
since the declaration of independence pro-
nounced at Yara in October, 1869.
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