The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, August 31, 1865, Image 2

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DAILY NEWS. CHABLESTON. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST .*U,*18G5. Fon some TiMK past ivc llave treated of the situ ation; and ?is our attention lias been chk-ily ad dressed lo th?! embarrassments experienced ami indicated by the radical chango in our social con dition, it is to In- confessed that our presentiments of tho subject havo boon somewhat sombro. Cer tainly they havo been less attractive than we would have been pleased to make them?for opti mism, if not always the most practical, is certainly tho moat pleasant, philosophy cither to preach or practice; and there arc, in fact, aspects of our subject which aro susceptible of more favorable presentation. To muko money, improve our circumstances, purchase comforts, grasp the hand of friendship at our hearths, and close tho door upon the blus tering? of tho outsido world, is now, we believe, the very common desire of everybody, and the op portunities of doing this aro rcnlly greater than thoy have over been, perhaps, at other periods of our history. Hitherto wo have had few roads to fortune, and those, only, who got the track, could mako mach progress; but now there is the oppor tunity, at least, for greater variety of enterprise. In fact, it were hard to say what enterprise could bo started now, without tho reasonable prospect of Hucccss. Our country is in want of everything. Labor, withdrawn from planting, will necessarily bo abundant; living, in a short time, at least, vill be cheap; tho business of farming will, doubtless, oonstituto almost our only form of agricultural pursuit, and will give us provisions in abundance. The arts and handicrafts will, doubtless, take a portion of our negro population ; the articles for common uso will bo made here, without the costs of importation; and thus, with abundant labor, and cheap living, and a market for everything to be made, at tho doors of tho factory or workshop, it wore djfiioult to say what business there is, hi which, if capital wcro invested, it would not be profitable. It is true we arc not more encumbered with capi tal thau with other goods, and directly, therefore, tho suggestion will not bo of great interest to our people. But the opportunity existing, capital will como to it. There is an abundance of it in other sections of the Uniou; liko other fluids it will ex pand, and we have every confidence that in a racy short timo wo will seo it in vigorous and successful operation here. Tho men aro here upon the spot who aro competent to determino when these op portunities occur. Thoy are, so far, engaged only in commercial and mercantile pursuits, b'i" they are discriminaliug and alert. They know the con ditions of success elsewhere, and when they see them here they will seize tho occasion, and give us not only the capital but tho energy and enterprise that will afford assurauco of success. Wo havo bocn so recently in contest with the people of the North that there is, perhaps, some sorcucss left, aud a disinclination to the thought that we are to rely on them for the means to nia tcriul advancement. But thoro is no doubt that the present tendency upon their part to bury the hatchet, to come among us, bring capital and en terprise, look out for opportunity, and give stimu lant generally to the paralyzed powers of tho coun trj*will be of very great advantage. Ami we regard tho occurrence hero as ono of the most fort?nate circunialauces of our condition. By-goncs must be by-gones. We have no longer a distinct social system, and a peculiar policy to be preserved. Wo must enter the race upon the great democratic plane, and it will be of unquestionable advantage to have other active men from other sections of tho world to help us. It is in this way only that wo can get a start. It is only from tho competi tion of foreign capital that wo can find value in our vested interests; that ?uir lands und other proper ty will find a market; und it is greatly important to tho business, and to tho comfort and subsist ence even, of some of our pooplo that this proper ty shall conic to market as soon as possible. Ilich moml is far ahead of us. A large amount of for eign enterprise and capital has already poured in upon that place, and already their stores are filled to tho utmost capacity, their streets aro crowded, tho burnt district?almost as largo as ours?is be ing rapidly built up, and real ??state commands a higher price, at reut or sale, than it did before the war. To this result there is at least a tendency among ourselves. There is already capital and eutcr prisc. If our property wcro out of tho hands of the Government there would be investments. Already companies uro being formed for manufac turing purposes. Wo hear of nn india-rubber company, of companies for the manufacturo of shoes, clothes, aud iuiplcmcuts of husbandry; and it is believed that a paper manufactory for the construction of that tissue from rice straw woidd bo abundantly successful. Ryo straw at the North?tho article moat extensively used for that purposo?commanda a price of twenty dollars per ton. Our rico straw has hitherto been OSOd sim ply for manure. It is thought to be better even than tho rye. We' have wood in abundance for tho machinery} bark for the ashes necessary for tho process; and it is scarcely possible,, thorpforn, that tho enterprise, if properly undertaken, would fail of tho most completo success. - > ?' ??? ... lilis? li ir? oils K?i)iiM million, of South? in Sentiment. Wo called at ton lion yesterday, in a leading edi torial, to tho mischievous misreprcsonto tions of tho New York Times concerning Southern senti ment, and also published an article from that Jour nal on the "Present Sentiments and Teachings of tho Southern Loaders." That article states --that public sentiment iu tho South is still as bitter and unloyal as iu 1801;" "that they aro Btill truculent, revengeful, and equal to any retaliatory action that may promise success;" and it runs on writh a long arraignment, including insincerity and per fidy in taking the oath of allegiance, brutal cru elty to helpless negroes, denunciation of the policy of the Government, abu?o of Northern citizens, and many other things, which, if behoved, tend to make the Southern peoplo odious in tho eyes of tho world. ...... Of course, among ourselves, wo knotf the Marges to bo infamously false. But it is most astonishing that the journal in question should permit them to bo niado in a tono of bitter invectivo, in the mo* conspicuous placo in its columns. Such wholesai?. aspersions on tho character, temper, and designs 0f tu0 gouth, ought not to bo mudo except on ?trons-ovidonco* but this article supports them by-none. Tfi?y &r? in flagrant contradiction to tho cxprossod >?ows of the Prcsidont. Ho ha? not charged on with i5^0 feeling? in his public uttoranoes; on the contrary, only a few days since, a direct contradiction of them camo from Washington, through the Asso ciated Press dispatchos, and which, of course, would not havo been sent had they not been in ac cordanco with his views. From thoso dispatches we tako the following sentences : " Tho Presidont, it is known from tho representation of bis inti mato friends, is determined to pursue substantial ly tue Kconatruotiou progi-ftnuaQ tUiw Iftiii do-yn, having reasonable evidence from the youth that it will Lo successful. Many ol Um accottnUi from that section are exaggerate?!, and misrepresent tho true nuil favorable condition of public opin ion." The Times taha' up the calumnies on the South, which nro branded at Washington us falsehoods and exaggerations, puts apon them its indorse ment, and gives them new currency. The Presi dent caused them to bo contradicted, because he considered them as not merely false, but mischie vous. The Radicals, some weeks ago, finding that they wcro not likely to shake the determination of the President to adhere to his policy of recon struction, varied their tactics, and undertook to foil him by spreading highly-colored accounts of Southern disloyally and virulence. Their present cue is to convey tho impression that tho South is a nest of unrepentant traitors, who cannot bo trusted, and, by their persistant slanders, to fun the sparks of discoid into a llame. Of courso we have foolish and wrong-headed individuals in tho South, as there aro everywhere. But tho general temper of our people is acquies cent. Tho men of standing in our country, tho mon who were looked up to during tho war as trusted lenders of public sentiment, neither ndvisc nor intend anything different from the discharge of their duties as obedient citizens. General Lee, General Johnston, Wade Hampton, Dick Taylor, and, in fact, every military leader in the South whoso nbility and character commanded conlidencc during tho contest, is now Betting an example of cheerful and manly submission to tho authority of the Government. Hundreds of eminent Southern citizens, who have made a figure in political life, counsel recognition of the facts of the actual situ ation, including the abolition of slavery. No man in tho South, of respectability and inllucnce, has actod otherwise. And it is these conspicuous facts which corrob?rale? the contradiction recently made from Washington of the misrepresentations and exaggerations of the Radicals and which gives tho lio directly to the slanderous statements of the New York 2'imes. Tlic Kctchum Dcfnlcntion t'nsc. The latest accounts relating to the abstraction of bonds and the forgery of gold certificates by Edward R. Kctchum, whose fraudulent operations caused the failure of the houses of Kctchum, Son & Co., and Charles Graham A Co., give a tolerably complote statement of the losses and liabilities of the two houses. KETCHUM, SON AND COMPANY. The amount of funds, bonds and various securi ties tnkon from Morris Kctchum, Son & Co. will more than equal two and three-quarter millions > dollars, though it will not reach threo millions dollars. The entire liabilities of the linn arc fully four millions. The amount of the assets has not yet been realized, but will bo about equal to the value of the abstracted bonds between two and a half and three millions dollars. Included in the claim against the estate is a check for the sum of two hundred and fifty thou sand dollars now held by tho Union Bank. One check, it is stated, was regularly signed, but was filled up by order of Edward Kctchum, directly be fore his flight, and passed over to Mr. Graham, by whom it was deposited in tho Union Rank and drawn against. Morris Kctchum it Co. declined to acknowledge the check, and it was at once re turned to the Union Rank. It was originally drawn upon the Mechanics' Rank, but was not certified. It is stated that the Union Rank has sued the assignees of Kctchum ?t Co. to obtain tho full amount of tho check. If this measure should fail tho check will be chargenblc to the estate of Charles Graham & Co. The matter wiU no doubt be left to the decision of the courts. CnAULES GRAHAM AND COMPANY. One million three hundred and fifty thousand dollars will probably cover tho liabilities of Charles Graham it Co. The stock balance against Mr. Gralinm?$205,000?makes a i>art of it, as well as tho claims of the Importers' and Traders' and the Fourth National Rank, and of tho houses of Dub ney, Morgan it Co. and Kctchum, Son ft Co. The assets of Graham it Co. applicable to the payment of tho claim amount to $600,000, five-sixths of which are now in the hands of their assignees. THE AGGREGATE LOSSES. Tho. liabilities of Morris Ketclmm ft Co. and Charles Graham it Co., including tho redeemed checks hold by the latter, will amount to 10,700,000; amount of assets of both houses about $3,250,000. Deducting the value of the forged checks held by Mr. Graham, the total present liabilities of both houses aro $5,350,000. Tho total extent of tho abstractions of bonds and tho forgery of gold paper by tho defaulter, Edward R. Kctchum, according to the above statements, may be set forth at $4,200,000. '? ? ? Letter from Gen. Jo. E. Johnston?The Hut y of the South. Baltimore, August 21.?The Fredericksburg (Va.) Ledger, of Tuesday, publishes the following letter of General Joseph E. Johnston : Buffalo Springs, Mecklenburg Co., Va., > August 17, 18C5. , You ask my views of tho future courso and fu ture interests of us all. The case is so plain that very little can be said or written upon it. Wc, of the South, referred the question at issue between us and tho United States to tho arbitra ment of the sword. The decision has boon mado and it is against us. We must acquiesce in that decision, accept it as final, and rccognizo tho fact that Virginia is again one of the United States. Our duties and interests coincide. Wo shall con sult the ono and perform the other by doing all that wc can to promoto the welfare of our neigh bors and to restore prosperity to the country. Wc should at once commence the duties of'peaec ful citizons, upon some useful pursuit, qualifying ourselves to vote if possible, and at the polls' our votes should be cast for conservative men?men who understand and will maintain Uto interests of Virginia as one of tho United States. This is tho courso which I have- recommended to all those with whom I have conversed on tho sub ject, and that which I havo adopted for myself as far as practicable. Very truly yours, J. E. JOHNSTON. TnF. official vote in ono hundred counties of Kentucky for State Treasurer, foots up as follows: J. H. Garrard (auti-Amondmcnt).. ;.41,835 Wm. L. Ncalo (Amendment).39,047 Garrard's majority. 1,G88 Tho Frankfort Commonwealth says : Tho following counties arp yet to bo hoard from : 1st Congressional District, Ballard. In VLIIth District, Porry, Rreathitt, Lotehur, Har?an, and Wolfe. In IXth District, Grcenup, Johnson, Floyd, and Magoflln. ' In all ten counties. Wo havo hoard, unofficially, from all tho counties in tho Vnjth Congressional District, which give Noalo 1505 majority. Wo havo also hoard, unofficially, from Grccnnp, in tho IXth Congressional District, which gives Ncalo over 400 majority. From Johnson, Floyd and Magofhn wo have heard nothing, but* beliovo Ncalo will get a small majority in each. Wo have also hoard, unofficially, from Ballard, in tho 1st Congressional District, and Garrard's majority is said to bo about 200 votes, The total vbWof th? Biete will ho about iW,000. At tho elections in 1864,1888 and 'i860 the'total voto was as follows: in 1864, 92,087; in 1863, 85, 695; in 1860, 145,048. > ? ' ' From Georgia.?A letter jnst received in this city, from Mac?n, Ga., says that tho provost guard are being withdrawn from that city, and the civil offlcora aro all resuming their duties, un der ordo??? from Gov. Johnson. Tho spirits of tho ?copio aro recovering, and business in all depart n*?**1",?Wr$flK rapidly:"*"" From a sOrf?B (f)r -j???*, relativo to^Goorgia; now being puWtohed -m-ihe New York mtropoll* tan Pncord, it appears that tho slaves in 1861 numborea 407,401, and their valuo was eatimatod at $275,000,001;. ^ Constance. Kent, who mnr?n?w,unr i??(1? i,?,U?. in England, is to'be pMiWB?4^^?MhS pioiw and pretty, MS0 Y New York Correspondence. Crime, and Demoralization?Colchester, the Spiritual Me dium?Eire in Jvktt S!re't?Secretary McCulloch, ?f-<\ New York, August 2G. The mctropoli.i to-day is not excited by any very astounding news. A more than usual number of crimes havo been reported, und it seems as if the terminationpf the.war were about to lead uh into a vortex of sin, crime, ami murders. From every part t-^t-^tountiy reports como from day to day of h?VrOr upon horror, and the sensitivo mind nat urally shrinks from the records of theso terrible demonstrations of dopravity. In numerous cases it is f?tmd" that discharged loldicrs arc criminals; but it may b?~ said of them as i body, and a very largo one, that '.hoy arc entitled to all the respect duo to good citizens. Doubtless they who arc now becoming criminals have learned, or added to their lessons, amid the laxity of camp life. Four sol diers, for violence to a ten?alo in_Bostou, have boon imprisoned for life, and in Detroit and other cities, trials have been going on against siililicrs who have done grievous wrong to themselves, to soci ety, and to the pr?ifession of which they have been members. That this spirit of disorganization may cease, is the prayer of every goo?l man. Colchester, the spiritual medium, who would not Eay a Federal taxas a juggler, has been decided y a jury at Bulialo to be only a juggler. This young man originally had gifts of the Kind said to bo enjoyed by certain persons, and which are claimed to arise from purely natural causes; but by his dissipation and vanity he has descended to becomo a person to bo scorned cvon bv spiritualists. Ho is in the habit, in the evening, of visiting pub lic places, where he appears with a face painted whito and red?a pintare of vanity and effemina cy?and his demonstration!! havobooome a carica ture upon what sonic people persist in calling spir itual manifestations. When science shall examine theso things, they will be found as ancient as Egypt?very wonderful, and yet very simple, com mon to man everywhere, anil a part of our com mon Inheritance. A daily correspondent, however, is not expected to enter on discussions connected with such supposed occult matters. Lot it suffice that Colchester has received no injustice from the jury who watched the case. Judge] Edmonds, in the Horald to-day. defends spiritualism and spir itualists from th? chargea brought against them in tho judgment pronounced by that activo but not always astuto or learned journal. A Arc took place yesterday evening in the pyro technic warehouse of Mr, Jenes, No. 1(5 John street. Several explosions took place, and two or three men rushed from the premises with their clothes on fire. Tho conflagration was destructive, but was subdued by the energy of our new paid Fire Department. Reports are current here that tho Secretary of the Treasury is about to seek a new loan, but un less ho has'changed his mind within a fow weeks, he haB no thought of such a thing. It is his in tention to economise in oven way, and if he does anything, it will be to consolidate the debt, in order to lighten its pressure upon the people. Hois a I profound financier, and above all the dictation of ! parti/ans or interested moneyed men. Tho Fed eral finances have been ably managed since he en tered upon the duties of his office. Tho merit of) tho Secretary is in llbl practical views of the finan cial situation. Oi.i.kk. Tho Washington correspondent of the N. Y. lTerald, writing under date of tho '24th, gives the following very interesting intelligence : r-noanEss of heco.nstruction* in oeokgia?xeoro surntAGE. Judge Lochraue and other Georgians arc in the city to-night and represent the work of recon struction r.i that State to be progr -.-sing rapidly and satisfactorily to oil Union men. Lot-Inane has mado speeches in ?lift?rent parts of tho State since tho appointment of Mr. Johnson us Provisional Governor, and has everywhere taken strong grounds in favor of recognizing the abolition of slavery, the fact that the negro is a free man, in stead of a free negro, the necessity and rightful 11C88 of his being admitted a competent witness in civil and criminal proceedings, the impossibility of colonizing him elsewhere against his will, and in favor of abrogating distinctions on account of color. Ho is confident the people of Georgia will accedo to all theso conditions and settle the prin ciple of the negroes' right to vote, subject to auch restrictions as are imperatively demanded. The Southern men at present in Washington co incido in the belief that the transition from slave to free labor in their respective States will produce little trouble. There is a wide-spread repugnance to conferring upon negroes the right ot suffrage; but this feeling is rapidly giving way to one of broader statesmanship. It is believed to be to tho interest of the South to retain the negroes and to guarantee them such rights and protection as will securo their friendship und prevent antagon isms of race. It is urged that if immediate suf frago were given the blacks tb^t several of the Southern States would have negro majorities and negro Congressmen, and thereby prevent white immigration, and compel its emigration, ami thus make them essentially negro State governments. To prevent this it is urged that tho negro popula tion of the Southern States should be nut on pro bation, white immigration encouraged, and the fircpon<lcranco of white voters insured before es abiishing universal siifirago. Many far-seeing Southern men recognize negro suffrage as onlv a question of time, and desire to obviate twenty-five years of ficrco and needless agitation throughout the country by conceding the principio now. TnE SUBJECT OF P.UlDONS. Tho report first published in a New York daily, and subsequently copied into the Washington pa pers, that Hon. John Wilson was appointed chief of a new pardon bureau, to organize on his re turn, an?l act under tho President's immediate supervision, is wholly without foundation. Iinlccd. it could not well bo true. The Attorney-General is tho legal adviser to the President, and all tho papers relating to pardons properly go to his office before being sent to tho President for approval. When signed by tho President thoy must go to tho State Departmeut for tho seal, of which the Secre tary of Stato is tho solo official custodian. The contemplated pardon bureau could bo nothing moro than an additional desk of the Attorney General's office. If the President's intentions con cerning the future granting of pardons havo boon truthfully represented, very litUo necessity exists for creating now " bureaus to expedito the busi ness. The question is not how many sots of pa Eors can bo put through in a given length of time, ut rathor how many of them admit or postpone ment. If it bo urged that delay will entail suffer ing and loss of property in many casos, it may bo answorod that tho President probably desires to punish many who deservo it in this way, but who would escape entirely if immediately pardoned. - - >-? A letter writer says a girl now-a-days ought to have tho Bank of England for a parent to stand any chance to bo married. HEADQUARTERS FIHST 8UB-DI8'T MILITARY 1 DI8TRICT OF CHARLESTON, S * CH?IU.E8TON, 8. 0? August 30, 18?5. ) [General Ordebs, No. 74.) I. THE FOLLOWING OENERAL ORDER FROM DE PARTMENT of the South is hereby repnbliahed for the information of all concerned. The rcriulrenienta thereof will be strictly complied with. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, ) IlKADQUAHTKKS IN THE FIELD. Fo?XVJ*hland, 8. O., November 28, 1863. ) [General Croerr, No. 100.] .1. Hereafter Officers leaving tho Post at which they aro stationed, whether upon duty or leave of absence, win register their najiicg at tho office of tho Poet Com mander, witu a memorandum of thoir orders, and, m caso of lcavo of absenco, tho length of timo for which the leave is granted. Upon arriving at any Post within tha Department, Of ficers vrlll report in person at tho Office of the Post Com mander, ?nd r?sister themselves as above provided, un less of superior rank to tho Post Gommandor, in which case It is proper to report th?ir arrival by letter or by Staff Officer. A book, proporly ruled for such register, will be kept at the Office of each Post Commander, In chargo of the ?Post Adjutant or Assistant Adjutant-General. By command of Major-General Q. A. Gillmokk. (Signed) HD. W. 8MITH, Assistant AdJuUnUGeneraL By order of Brevet BrigadlerGeneral W. T. Bskmstt, Oommivedlng Post and First Sub-District. GEORGE S. BURGER, lat Lieut. Mth ?. Y. Y, Y., and A. A. A- G. Auguntil 3 tiv. INTERNAL REVENDE STAMPS. ? PARTIES desiring Internal Revenue Btampa can procure them at the office <>f the Collector, in Droa;l-nticet. F. A. SAWYER. Augttst Ml 3 Col. Int. Rev. On- MESSRS. EDITORS:?PLRASK ANNOUNCE Mit WM. It. WEBB aa a candidato for tho Convention, who will be supported by ALL WORKING MEN. August 21> C* ?? the FOLLOWING ticket fop. THE CON VENTION Is respectfully submitted to the Voters of lbs City of Charleston, it in composed of gentlemen who are well-knowi?. ami who have bcou long Identified with the community and all ?Ih substantial interests. Ka??h individual name enjoys the esteem and confidence of all our citizens. They are gentlemen who arc prepared in good faith to meet tue emergencies that havo arisen, and to adopt such measures an will be best calculated t;> ; establish Civil Government, nud rcstoro the State to tho Union. The election of such men will inspire confidence, ami will satisfy all that the bent measures will be adopt ed for the re-cstabllshment of order, tho restoration of business, and the accommodation of public aflhlm to the new state of circumstances in which we an? placed. Everj' one will be winiug to acquiesce in the Constitu tional arrangements which such representatives would rcccomnicud. The Ticket will be run, without regard to the acceptance or withdrawal of the gentlemen nomina ted, and without previous consultation with them. If elected, they may not, as good citizens, refuse to serve. Hon. ALFRF.D HiTGKR. Hon. H. D. LE8ESNB. Itev. JNO. BAOHMAN. JAMES CONNER. Hon. CHAS. MACRETII. WM. H. GILLILAND. J. B. CAMPBELL. P. C. GAILLARD. F. MELCHERS. E. W. EDGERTON. August 31 Hon. EDWARD FROST. JAMES ROSE. HENRY GOURDIN, lit. ncv. P. N. LYNCH. T. D: WAGNER. C. H. SIMONTON. THEO. STONEY. G. W. WILLIAMS. WM. RAVENEL. WM. M. MARTIN. ?5- NATIONAL TICKET?Tho following gentlemen will safely adjust the relations of the State with the al tered condition of the American Constitution and Laws: 1. HENRY GOURDIN. 2. D. L. MCKAY. 3. Judge E. FROST. 4. GEO. S. BRYAN. 5. T. D. WAGNER. (1. W. 8. HENEREY. 7. G. W. WILLIAMS H. Col. A. O. ANDREWS. 9. W. O. BEE. 10. Rev. F. A. MOOD. August 31 11. DANIEL HORLRECK. 12. W. H. GILLILAND. 13. JOHN HEART. M. SA MX LORD, Jr. 15. C. R. RREWSTER. IG. W. H. HOUSTON. 17. T. GRANGE SIMONS. 18. W. KIRKWOOD. 19. Hon. A. O. MACKEV. 20. OEORGE BUIST. 4* ffd- UNION TICKET.?THE FOLLOWING GENTLE MEN arc submitted as candidates for election as mem bers of the Convention, b-.-ing thoso who recognize the existing state of political affairs, and will uso every c-iXorl to restore the State to her proper position in the Federal Union: D. L. McKAY. GEO. S. RRYAN. Hon. A. G. MACEEY. JAMES B. CAMPBELL. R. W. SEYMOUR. M. P. O'CONNOR. Ool. A. O. ANDREWS. DANIEL HORLREUK. Rev. F. A. MOOD. ALBERT BISCUOFF. August :il GEO. W. WILLIAMS. 10UN HEART. SAML. LORD, Jn. DAVID BARROW. BERNARD O'NEILL. HENRY GOUr.DIN. C. R. RREWSTER. H. JUDGE MOORE. R. S. THARIN. Dr. J. F. POPPENHEIM. OtT FOR THE CONVENTION.?THE ADOPTED CI TIZENS of Charleston respectfully nominate the follow ing well known gentlemen as their candidate for the Convention, and pledge a fair support to such tickets on which they shall in good faith be adopted, viz: W. H. GILLILAND. P. J. COOOAN. JNO. A. WAGENER. F. MELCHERS. 2 August 30 A2-THE PEOPLE'S OWN TICKET.?THE FOL LOWING gentlemen are respectfully named as suitable to represent the people of Charleston in the forthcom ing Convention. They arc all wcU known for their honesty and sincerity, and aro truly representatives of the niasses : CHARLES T. LOWNDES. WM. S. HSNEREY. HENRY D. LB8ESNE. THEODORE D. WAONER. Dr. J. F. POPPENHEIM.J Rev. JOHN BACHMAN. CHARLES H. SIMONTON. Rt Rev. P. N. LYNCH. JAMES M. EASON. THEODORE G. BARKER. August 29 C. E. CHICHESTER. L. T. POTTER. R. W. 8EYMOUR. EDWARD McCRADY, Sit. A. CAMERON. JOHN A. WAGENER. WILLIAM LEBBY. R. L. S1NGLETARY. AIT DR. T. REENSTJERNA. HAVING RESUMED his Practice of MEDICINE AND 8URGERY. wiU be found at his Office. No. 100 BROAD-STREET, between King and Meeting-streets. N. R.?Diseases of Private Nature cured with dis patch. August 15 jfiS-BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE I?THE ORIGINAL and best in the world I The only true and perfect HAIR DYE. Harmless, Reliable and Instantaneous. Produces immediately a splendid Black or natural Brown, with out Injuring the hair or skin. Remedies the ill effects o bad dyes. 8old by all Druggists. The genuine Is signed WILLIAM A. BATCUELOR. Also, REGENERATING EXTRACT OF MLLLEFLEURS, For restoring and Beautifying tho Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOB, New York. August 17 _ lyr ?3- NOTICE IS HEREBY GrVEN THAT APPLICA TION will be made at tho nest Scesion of the Legislature for an AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF THE CHARLESTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY. August 21 ndh ?S" 8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.?CHARLESTON DISTRICT?By OEOROE BUIST, Esq., Ordinary.? Whereas, EDWIN CHAPMAN, of Charleston. Accountant, made suit to me to grant him Letter3 of Administration of the Estate and EflccU of GEORGE FREDERICK MAR CHANT, late Lcsseo of the Charleston Theatre : These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said Gkobqf. Frederick Marchant, deceased, that they be and appear beforo me, in the Court of Ordinary, to be held at Charleston, at No. 3 Rutledge-strect, on the 14th September, 18G5, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why tho said Administration should not bo granted. Given uudor my hand, this thirtieth day of August, Anno Domini 1865. GEORGE BUI8T, August 31 ili2 Judge of Probates, ??- 8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA?CHARLESTON DISTRICT.? By GEORGE BUIST, Esquire, Ordinary.? Whereas, AUGUSTON DUQUERCON. of Charleston, Merchant, made suit to mo to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of tho Estate and effects of LEOPOLD DUQUERCON, of Charleston, Merchant : These aro therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Leopold Duquercon, de ceased, that thoy bo and appear beforo me, in the Court of Ordinary, to bo held at Charleston, No. 3 Rutledgc street, on Uth September, 1805, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show causo, if any they have, why tho said Administration should not bo grant ed. Given under my band, this 30th day of August, Anno Domini 1808. OEORGE BUIST, August 31 th2 Judge of Probate*-. ?g. STATE OF 80DTH CAROLINA?CHARLESTON DISTRICT.?By OEORGE BUIST, Enquire, Ordinary. Whereaa, AUGUSTUS DUQUERCON, of Charleston, Merchant, mado suit to mo to grant him Letters of Ad ministration do bonis non, with will annexed, of the estate and effects of Pameu Dcqttkhcok, late of Charleston, Spinster: These arc therefore to cite and admonish aU and singular the ktndred and eveditors of the said Paiikla DcQOzncoK, deceased, that they be and appear before mo, in the Court of Ordinary, to be held at Charles ton, No. 3 RuUcdgc-street, on 14th September, 1865, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not he granted. Olven under my hand, this 30th day of August, Anno Domini. OEOROE BUI8T, August 31 thQ Judge of Probates. tf*-OCLD AND SILVER,?THE HIOHEST PRE LiTUM paid for GOLD and SILVER, at August 14 No. -W> KJKa-8X?EET.^ I. O. 0. F. It. XV. GRAND I.OTX. ! ; ?>K TUE STATE OB* SOI TU CAROI.INA. AN ADJOURNED COMMtlKItlATION WII G RK held This />. ;n.-.,. at Odd IVllow.V Hull, ?it 1 uVlock, M. ?ll'ir.-rs :ii!?l momhcni :?r? r.-<jii(--t.-.i to bo punctual In attcmlanrr, as busbieas <>i Imporlutive will In- transact"-?!. J3y ?>r<i?!r. EDWARD MITCHELL, AugtMtjtl i* OrniiU SccreUry. WANTED, A FIRST CLASS WHITE I?.\sT >> TRY COOK. Apply immediately at Ucrritimta ?"?' I-_ August1? WANTED TO HIV, A FIRST CLASS HUOUY HOUSE, mun <i lo !i vr.irn old, R?>o?l nlzo ?;'_ r?r',w?!'rK?i,,'l}.J!"','! " r*v,*rJ' i?-*I"*ct. Apply I?? . ' V , 'I'1*'" Is"- '-' ' Kmi-'t.vi-'.. eornoc of Bvaufuiu str??-t. Iictwdii lo A. M. ?i!i?i 2 p. M AllflllHt is F?5??--l?-V??5B.?" 'rii ? ?*?% A DKMCMI-1W r ' ?,,S,1-l V"1'1''1' ?KHI?KMCK i? New.Siiiiiiiiir viii?>. or Hix (fi tor?! rniuart? r.i<,niK. now kitchen, dairy, s tablet?, and ottuir out-biiuMi?, with a fine vegvtatila gnr ?len, oi.lya few rods from the Depot. For fbrtberln. fnintutioll. nnply U> K. HUNT k BON August 31 _ths'i? Nc 17 llnyne-stn-L't. I ?UVE DOLLARS K E W A R 1) .?r. O S t7 ; from No. ?M Butt Hay, n RLAOE AND WHITE cow, with one split oar. Any <>m- returning her t? me. will receive the above reward. AiiRUHt JO ^y. y. MOTT. 1>RIVATE BOARDINU.CORNEROF KING and Tradd-strects. Day Boarder?] taken. Anmut 34 COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. BOWERS ,?v BILCOX, HA VINO ENTERED INTO CO I-AR'J'NKRNHI1' for t'-r purpose of comltn-t?iiu the BROEI-'RAi'i' AM? GENERAL AUCTION AND l.'OM MISSION BUSINESS, Will be thankful lo our Mends and (be public fur a share of patrntiagp. OflU-i-, for tin- pivs..-1-.t, at No. '.ja KING-STREET. 3, K. BOWERS. Angoat 30 10 j. w. silcox. ELECTION NOTICE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROCLAMATION OF hi? Excellency, BEFJAMIN v. PERKY, Provisional Governor of the State of Houth Carolina, dated the 20th day of .inly, in the year of our I?ord ? ?uhtocu hundred and sixty-five, wherein it is proclaim?-?!, dcclareil and mad?; known, "that tin; Manager? o? Election through out tho stati' of South Carolina will hold an Flection for Member?- ?>f a STATE CONVENTION, al their respectivo Preetnctti, on tho'FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT, aeeording to the- laws of South Carolina in. Coree before tin- vcccaslou of the State, and that each Election District in tho Stale Kliall ?tl?-rt ns many Mem ber? of tin- Convention as the said District haB Members of the House, of Representatives?the basis of represen tation lirin? population ami taxation." Under the abovo Proclamation, the polls will be opened on tho ?aid llrafc Monday in September in-xt. between Iho hours of 0 A. M., aud 1 ?P. M. ; niter which the votes will be counted, and the election declared for the election of twenty Dele gates to said Convention, at the following placea, to wit : Ward No. 1?at the Citv Hall; Ward No. 2?at tho Court House-, Ward No. ??Flrxt Poll, at the Market; Ward No. 3?Second Poll, Palmetto Engins House, An sor street; Ward No. 4?First Poll, Hopo Fire Engiuo House, Archdale-strei't ; Ward No. 4?Second Poll, En gine House, corner of (?corne and ?VilleRC-sti-eets; Ward No. *>?Eagle Engine House, Meeting-Street: Ward No. C?Washington Engine House, Yunderboret-alreot: War?! No. 7?Engine House, Columbus-street; Ward No. 8? Marion Engine House, Cannon-street. No person ?rtialitlcil to voto ?-hull lie permitted to voto in more than one election district, end the Mm-agors will administer to every person or persons offering to voto the following oath: "I ilo ?solemnly .swear (or affirm, a? the caae may be) that I have uot at this election for members of the Convention voted in this or any other District, and that I am constitutionally qualified to vote." In additiou to this oath the voter must show that he has taken the Amnesty Oath, as prescribed by President Johnson in his Proclamation of the 2*Uh May, A. D., IDOS. Should such person offering to ?u come within any of the exceptions in the said Aiimcnty Proclamation, ha must previously have received a special pardon before hi- can vote. The Act altering the 4th section of tho Constitution of the State of South Carolina is as follows, to wit : " Every free white ir a ? of the a;<e of 21 yi-ars (paupers ami non commissioned ofileers aud private* of the anny of tho United States excepted), being a citizen of this State, and having reside?! therein two years previous to tho day of election, and who has a freehold of fifty acres of latid or a town Tot, of which lie Ins beon legally seized and possessed at least six months beforo auch election; or not having any such freehold or town lot, bath been resident iu the Election District iu which ho offers to give ills vote, before the election six months, shall havo a right to vote in the Election District in which he holds such property ?ir residence." The two years' rcsidenco required by the Constitution in a voter, are the two yt-ars immediately previous to the election; and tho six. mouths' residence in the Election District arc the six .months immediately previous to the election; but if any person has his home in the State, he docs not lose tho right of residen?:?} by temporary absence with tho inten tion of returning; ami if lie hoi? his homo in tho Election District, his right to vote is not Impaired by a temporary absence with the intention of returning; but if one has his home and his family in another State, tho presence) of such person, although continued for two years in tho. State, gives no right to vote. Mnmigcrs. WAnD so. 1?err* BUb CHARLES LOVE. | C. WILL?MAii. H. W. SCHRODER. WAHn. NO. 2?COURT HOUSE. J. LEOARE YATES. I W. MIKELL. T. A. WHITNEY. WARD NO. 3, FIRST POM.?M.MIKI.T. A. J. BURKE. I JOHN D. MILLER. THOMAS P. O'NEILL. WARD NO 3, SECOND POLL?PALMETTO BNOlNE HOUSE. JAMES GILLILAND. I P. P. LOCKE. C. T. ROGERS. WARD Ha 4, FlnST POLL?HOPK ENOINT* HOUSE. T. ALLASON. I H. M. BRUNS. ROBERT E. BROWN, WAUl? NO. 4, SECOND POLL?KNOINE 1IOUHK, COllNull OEOROE AND COLLEOK-KTRKET8. JAMES L. PATTERSON. I L. V. MAltTHi. G. LAMB BUIST. WARD NO. 5?KAOLV. KSC.INF. HOUSE. JOHN MOFFETT. I PETER GUERRY. R. S. K. CHRIETZBERG. WARD NO. C?WASHINGTON KNOINK HOUHE. G. S. HACKER. I J. LADSON WEBB. M. T. BARTLETT. WARD NO. 7?SXOIN'F. BOOSX, COLUMDUS-STREET. E. C. THARIN. I JOHN 8YMMES. ROBERT TEASDALE. WARD NO. 8?WILEY'S WAGON YARD, KINO-STnEET. RUSSELL. J. F. ALDERSON. I W. P. JOHN BURNS. August 96 S. G. COURTENAY, BOOK ARD STATIONERY DEPOT, No. 9 BROAD-STREET, August 14 CHARLESTON, S. C. LOUIS J. BARBOT, AE CHIT EOT, CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. OFFICE: Northwest Corner Meeting and Tradd-strcete? Augnut 2*_10* WILLIAM E. MIKELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 40 BROAD-STREET, August 28 nithG (UP 8TAIR8.) L. w. speatt/ ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE OVER M'KAY. k CAMTOEI.T., HASEL-STREET, NEXT DOOR TO POST-OFFICE. He will act KB Agent in procuring PARDONS and ad UBUng CLAIMS on Treasury Dop-u-tincnt. August 16 BRITISH COMMERCIAL Life Insurance Company, UNITED WITH BritL-h Nation Life Insurance Company,' LONDON. THESE UNITED COMPANIES HAVE PAID TO PoUcy Holder?, Claims and Boniis, upwards of $0.ii?0,00?5u Policies on Lifo will be Issued by us. OEO. W. WILLIAM8 k CO., Agont?. F. M. ROBERTSON, M. D., Examining Physician. N. B.?Call at our Offlco and get ? Title Book of ad vlco and Information concerning life Insurance. AuguaUQ MIuW . ft W, w, fj qq.