, 1874-10-26
Alabama-.-A Circular from North
erncrs Resident There.
They Dony the Existence Of Anti. Ropub.
lican Disturbances.
Result Of tho Registration in Louisiana.


| from Our 0tcn Correspondent
| COLUMBIA. s. O., Oct. 10, 1874.
This olty IL ono Of tho bost situated In sht
South, and rapidly returning to opulcnco. al
tho carpet-hnggors Of national reputation llvt
horo, and havo generally expended thcir atcal
insa in ndorning tho spot. Doth United Slater
Senators rcAitle hero. There arc probably 10, ,00(
| poorlo in Columbia.
| TOgT-CEFICE nT MULLKTT.
Tho city IL tho recipient Of a now Post OfY.ce
Of u9tiyo State granite. equal to tho granite oil
| Richmond or ilaino, which cost nearly 3d00, ,000
"Tloro's q job in that" uail an old grumblol
at my sido.
+ "IIow2"
"Tom Robertson and pool Of follows had
1oto horo. aud moved tho Post -Of1ico away from
tho business 10 inoreaao tho vaiuo of their lots "
! I lookod back at tho Cnpltoi On ono crest and
the Post-Of1}ce OH tho othos, both largo granite
piloH, mid tho lno street, 100 feet wide, w,icl,
haa boon reinclogod, 40 If by 1nagic, with ,ottor
houeea than hcforc, and thought tho position
Of tho pcst-Oilico was proper, whoever BONG
| ltctl.
I saw this post- Office as soon aa I cntno to
town. and remarked: "Thero ia ono person
hero know, Alul!ott."
Yes. thoro ho Stood with his little shallow cor
'sc' .ile kp"iiu eapla-"lhoo"9 IN tue ottlc, RID
Ills Enln. plncEea "lndoWs III tho maln stories,
and hla indomitaolo iusttcatou Of basement.
Aralott o:n put Saoo,oo away like mlser. All
Aia houses cry for light; thoy yoarn in vasn for
"'nao~ lnso which tho Sly may flood tho little
apartments. ion kno" him almost anywhere
IN no" iora ho has proa,lccd a massive s1unro
OF nos lnoucctlVe granite; in Washington.
ene "lh' or pn1lding colonnns'ea where tho
etaoite oaou1a naTo ocon handled in mnssos;
n'8 1n'al'oe etitlcos lack hatrbrsm and open fca-
@ susSs' :s, " ~ Ga'nca 'hat he gives substantial
ehould ho supervising architect. mt t,r,,,obta.
man. Tho 1attcr n,rt ~ 1,,a of,,oa ~ .,st'..,s
t;o, ,n, H. 11.l;.aa - us ~ :. ua'apa-
nrt @ l,aro 1 hoo .ho xo,on u1 na' permitted "has
OF It's public architecture to rociyo tho uniform
and gloomy iranrossion of onn n,nn'a dormoa
c,rrrnr,,r,.r,,,
rboro is nov catn csnotorv ,Hss'' at co,rnh;o ,oa
tanning the pedestnl merely of what WAS devised
for Confederate aolaiors' monument; near by
Ia tho unmarked rravo oy aon nrorr p;o,.
moni1 in tho onIv ctv Inv, soo,, u 1asS @ ,cn-
1coeratos hare rasaod worthy pile.
Poor johnny Rob That nun ID thin
thinker who lays ANYTHING to tho b1ame ~ tho
hova md vonnr, mon ,rho .zont ~ - y. ~
tho con,,r,,n;iv ha,, t,oni1.1 a ~ ~ "Ar "nerc
NV eo'uu,'S n"u uee'aou a'lst conamandcd 1t.
War 10 no aohool Of opinion; 1t Ia the proof of
community. 1t hnd boon better for ,.n if orery
Southoruer had taken up his nuetet, md .nnroJ
Tho Federal Troaaurv tin rroc]v vn;,, ~ r,,ot
.a1,aa oa'...as s Nv 6'oeu5 tasa ot "haeafo
canoa oo"tno'n l.oyausts. Tue MacSoya, tho
Boullgnys, the Bullocss, tho Bottacs, and tho
Davises OF Texan, wero expensive l1xuyies to
tho Union. Travelling in IT., Soutt, sin lad
iost vcIc,n,o ia tho ~onn '1 ne,'s, sL'u n'a1.-
20 "e'eo.'o luo So'l's 1sobel aol-
oio1h. Cofda manly, brave, Binccro,
thoy hardly knew tho motives OF tho
war which tho former generation had
BROUGHT abont. TINY hcDrd TIM con,,,,o,a .ma
+7,o. ,,,.,,t =. H., 49, o ooi'''1''a' "ta
Ivy "sns 70 tao hcla' l nefor saw any young
1oiIowa IN tho South 30 preooo1ous ~ to hayo do
sired to fight Tor tho Union. Ihcy fought for
what Government thoy Ind. and bnttor fo,. thor,
tsat thov did hooor,a rota1,,a,, ~ ..oA'
a i !. eA"so ;" .eoA ID nossee ahah
"nu II ID c'eo'taolo 10 LILO iIorubltcan
IDEA, unttcr tho worat olrclnlstnncos that tho
South surrendered at last by armies. by Stntas
and municipalities, hopping oyog for tho nnr,od