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The We** Departure. want of material resarces for manufacturing pur nnqea. ?rehave au ltnmeuse surplus of there ojisi'e Uhor^aoplf. will adapted to this occupa? tion wbiot can be cheaply obtained, while wa have' A vast water nower, which ls the most eco nomical ol Bli motive ferces applicable to the ma ohtuery or manufacturing. Itreqnlreano labored argument to pro- that the nearer the local I >n o' toe mao nf acto*., uto the fields that produce the raw material, the cheaper (other things being eqnal) eau the man nfaotured article oe supplied to those wno are engaged in the production of that raw material One patent reasjn of this result ls that the manu iaoturer hlrasetf receive? ihe raw mater al at so much cheaper a price, saving the cost of trans? portation, insurance, AC. Yet our magnificent waters are running to waste, within view or thousands of pro lfic fields white with the fleece or the cotton plant, our vagrant streams ihat now-like Tennyson's "brook"-"go idly on forever" should have the sound of tnelr ralilog ?a*ers drowned In the music or a million bu*y spindles. These str< ams are never locked up in the :cy grasp or winter, bat they flow ou perpetually, warmed and brightened by the snosiilue or a mild and genlai cUTni8Splendid material resenrce has hitherto been doomed to disastrous neglect by the unwi-e policy fostered In ihil state, oar people have too long onooned with Thnmai J"trer80 i In 1rs not sagacious bops, ntteied In 1808. tua; "there shanta never be m trie Un.ied Mate?, and. least of all, in Virginia, any manufacturing establish? ments, but t&at they sh ula be confined to the hlreilass of Kurnpi." Tne-worid, however, was wiser than that greit statesman. The pulses or an advancing civiliza? tion are thronblog IQ every stroke vt the multi? plied macnlnery applied to manufactures that minister to the comfort and the higher taates of man. With a proper number of manufactories foronr products tn tim Sta e, the rate of wages now given to agricultura? laoorers will be greatly en? hanced, while, at the same time, agiicultur.il em? ployers will be benefited by tue rapid advance lu their leading productions, resulting In the In? creased demand, and they will be furnished witn a more oertalnand convenient market. The ave? rage rate of wages for agricultural lahore's In this State, Including < ni y adults, ls not more than klz dolara per moi;th, which seldom, if ever, leaves tue laborer any surplus This ls the inevitable law of supply and de? mand. Vary tin industries, and employ In man nf stories one hair or the sta: wan laborers now Ullina the fields, and the wages or the remainder would probably be doubled at once. With a view to the especial encouragement or manufactories of cotton and wool in this State, I recommend the speedy passage of a law provid? ing tnat all such man lfaciorle* that may be es tarnished within the limits or this State, on or be? fore the first day of November. 1876, shall receive from the treasury of the State a banns equal to the Mate tax aaseased npon tho necessary build? ings, land and machinery ot said manufactories, such bonus to be paid aunnaLy, and to be con unu-d for five jean after sue i manufacturing company, clalmlug the same, shall have put l;s lactory into actual operation. as a matter of equity 1 recommend that the same bonos be allowed by law to manufactories of cotton and woollen goods already e.-taolished for a like pei lod. commencing at the close of tte present fiscal year. ttecorder'a Court of Charleston. I recommend that the ( dre of recorder of the City or Charleston be at once abolished It la a palpable sinecure, ro* which there ls no necessity whatsoever, and lt is sustained at a c st to that city or twenty-five hundred do.lars per annum for the salary or the recorder, and nine nund'ed dol? lars for bis clerk, and yet 1 have been informed tn at not more than two er three sessions i r the court have been held during the past ten years. This excrescence should be Immediately cutoff, and the corporation of Cnarleston would be there? by relieved of an UB necessary barde., imposed npon ll by a law of the bute. Thc Pence Law. The very large conaamption of timber for rene lng purposes threatvhb speedily to exhaust the rorest trees in man? counties of the-tate, and bas created the gravest concern arnot g our lead? ing agriculturists, and a widc-8prea i ue>lre that the exi8tinir lenee law should be, as soon as poa-1 albie, repealed. as there oas been for some time a great differ? ence of opinion In < ur State as to the legal provi? sions which should be e-tablished in regard to tbe subject ol feeing, I de-lr<- to give, at some length, some of the reasons wblsh induce me to | recommend ti e abolition or our present laws and j the snbsiltmlou ol otu- rs. ist. The building ora fence, lncludlog the split tng and hauling of the rails, ta a tax npon the I capital and abor or the larmer equal, lt ls esti? mated, to at least one-third of the market value of our average cotton lands. The money and work thus expended wonld if applied io tbe cul? tivation of the land, increase, by a very large par? entage, both tbe area cultivated and the produc? tion tiereof. 2d. Vast bodies or a'ab'.e land that are now na-1 tilled for want or fencing umber, end for which, on that account, there is no cale, wonld readl y v find pnrctias rs among oar agricultural laborer*, and be j kiding plentiful harvests, thus cheapen? ing many ot tue necssarles of life, and adding to the wealth or tne state. Sd. To require the funner to f-uce ont his neighbor's stock, instead or reqalrlnsr the owner of the stock to lenee lt la, is a palpable act of in? justice, and a mon -troon lnstawce of folly, la a State whose wealth ls agricultural, and depends aim'-st entirely on tillage and not on pasturage. Why Bnould I be reqn red io bnild a fenee around my farm, at a ueavy cost, lu order to j keep my neighbor'a cow ont of my growing crop, when I derive no benefit from that cow t Why should his property, consisting or a few roving animal-1, be more sacred in the eye of the Kw tuan the few acres from whiob, by In insiri? ?os toll, I deriw my dally bread ? . Is it not just and fair that every man shnnld be require i to exercise reas mabie care tor bis own property, and not subject his neigt.bor io ?ny oatt to prevent tbat property becoming th means of injury to any other da-s of property ? 4th. The fence* themselves oicupy a < oosldera ble portion or tue cleared land, thus reduc.ng the I oui ivated area. 6th. In proportion as the demand for fencing timber exnausts the supply et trees In any locality, the pries or wood for fuel increases, which ls a consideration or great moment in a c iun try where there la no development of strata of coal. ctn. Science and experience nnlte to prove that, in regions where the forests are bung ex? hausted, the fall of rain ls proportionally les? sened, and the landa are parched by long droughts that not only destroy vegetation, but. from the failure of water, prove fatal to stock of j all kinds that are permitted to ron at large. I have read that this Is notably the case in the Srairte belt or Texas and New Mexico; and I ave been reliably informed that it ls strikingly exhibited in those sections ol Virginia where. In the late war, the trees were destroyed for fu i and other purposes along the lines of military encampment e. 7th. Came and other stock can be fenced lu more cheaply and securely than they can be ienced ont. 8 h. The system of fencing In stock, while it lessens the original expense of establishing a farm, will tend to increase the yield per acre, oy preserving a large quantity of tbe natural man? ares, for application to the tilled sod. 0th. tnciosed pastures will tend to lnclt among our agriculturists the cultivation or lm Sroved gras.-es. and also to an Improvement la the reed i r stock ; in both of which particulars south Carolina ls far oeh-nd most of her sister States. 20th. Oar farmers may be better enabled to rest their lands, by cultivating several tracts lu rotation, w?t?oct the necessity of fencing each thus recuperating soils that are threatened wu h total exhaustion by contine JUS cultivation, un aided by proper fertilizers. Uta. The fence law repels the agricultural im migrants of the Northern States, whose cultiva? ted Industry and thrifty modes of farming ate so much needed la this State, where there are three aeres of arable land I;lng fallow for every acre there ls that ls tuted. Tnat most valuable class of laborers ehrlnk from coming Into a country or Siate, in which, ber?re they can safely nm a tur row in a fifty-acre field, they mus: exper d. m some cases, more money and labor to build H fence than are tequtred to build a house wherein to live. IStb. It ls not only cheaper to fence csttle In than to fence i hem out. but lt is far Barer for the farmer, rendering his crop less liable io damage .rom the Inroads of stock running at large Many vexatious lawsuits, and the killing and wounding of hundreds of head or cattie that m ike breaches through tho fences, to the great injury of growing crops, can thus snreiy be pre? vented. lath. The danger to life and p-operty on our railroads ls greatly increased by stoc* running at large. In answer to these reasons given above, which are by no means exhaustive ur the argument lu favor of the abolition of the fix ce law. it ls al leged, by the advocates of the fence system : ist. That there are many poor persons who own a few head of cattle, and do not own a scf flclent quantity of land to pasture them on, an i tbat such small lanahalders, ir the renee law Is re? pealed, wm ne compelled to sell their cattle for what they will bring, or let them starve; and that tate alternative must sorely occar to the large ! number who own stock, bar. have no land at ali. ad. Th^t lhere ar? large tracts or land suchas oar pia? b rret s and wet bottom?, that are flt i my for grazing, and th.t, ir the lenee law Is re pe iled. canuot be utilized as at pre eat 8d. Tb t many small landed propne ors cauDOt keep their necessary st ck enclosed in pastures for want of loca lil. a suppled with water anr? that euch must be greatly IPJ :red if obliged by law to miiuu rrcio<e pastures fnT?h?8?.?wtr,,0ll?eflm objection may be found in the roUowlng legitimate d ductlon from the prl- oiple on which lt seems to bs based. suppose that ten pewons settle ia a se-laded i?0!??0?1 th? and that nine of them pio ?m t0?r*V th?. f22! 8 8uJ brea* ?P the ?oil io .pea iara.s, and determ?nelo enclos and feed tnei neces ary farm stock, while the temh lo? cates m their vicinity, and be ng tho owner or twenty h ad of cow-, prefers making butter or r?l-log beer cattle to Hoing the s ii; and. as he owns bat ave acres of lind, he is onposed to re? pealing the fence law. desiring bis st ck ?o range fnr ti. , Tt)e covfs are Wort" Ave hundred <ioilars ^"jeiot, DlIl tne c0,t of ,ne en 0D he *^ui<t.mswoadatle s treble O' qua-iruple that th^wWtSfiy 10 the tt,fory of 1,118 objection, must be bnn.64 lnou8aotl <loli'"'8' worth of rentes I tne niuo rarm,0t?u t,,at amount of the morey or ?aad camt?i,-muaL D? IucJced up as s. much1 capital, jaorc^r iQ pmect lne rrQitB of lHelr Industry against destruction by their neig five hundred do'lars' worth or cattle. Indeed, the sam ) exoense o: fencing wo required If the neighbor owned nut one n roving stocK; and thue nine farmers wouu tn expend at least a thousand dollars ei build a fence to keep out from their cror. twenty-five dollar cow. This lair and simple statement o? the theo deriving the fence law s-enn to rae suf?cl? demonstrate ita injustice and Impolicy 1 agricultural community. That the cunsequeuces to the small landli who ls obliged to enclose his stock, wldbe jurlouaasis asserted li that onje^tlon, I de> C9d by the fact, that fi ls very class of i owners are, I have been told, notably prus; on the sea coast Islands In oar Mate, wir. ?Ions, thougn of great extent, and coutalol abundance of winter pasturage for outlying nave been for manv years exempt fromm >atl>nsofthe fence laws, and now comal few enclosed farms. The second obj orlon can be met by hat sufficient area of the wet uottoais and pin rena enclosed for |.astures, the proprietors c lng a sm ill fee ppr annum. The third objection would be obvia'ed ny lng the cattle ?. water, or takln? the water stock, or by having a well and a trough : paBture ground. . The aumof the whole argument agalns present disastrous fence system ls, that a mers are compelled to build and keep up I which thev do not need, because 8< me c owners desire to graze their stock ou land i they do nor. own. 1 bhouid add mat provender for stock wot greatly Increased m product, and consequ cheaitned. by the i realer area that will a be cultivated, should al fenclug bo Uisp; with. I have thus dwelt at length upon the rei which snould operate In iavor or the abolhl our leuce laws-flrat. because 1 believe that abolition would be Un first step tauen by :. carolina In me adoption of a progres-ive sj of agriculture, in which we are signally b( t e age; and second, because lt has lieret been the popular, but erroneous doctrine ii State, i h at oor present fence law ii adapt me protection of the poor rarmer or caitle o against the landed p'oprletor or wealthy far .-o far ls thia doctrine from being found fact, or even d daclble by reasonable infen that In many ofier Mates wher-i the -'no fe law ls of force, the small and poor farmer the very class who most loudly protest ag any chaoge In their laws on this subject. In this connection 1 ask your considera!lo the rollo wing ex i net from me presentmei the grand Jury of Fairfield County at the ut? ter tenn of ihe court, which has been for wa to me by me clerk of the court of the said coi It will oe seen thereby that the grand unanimously recommend the repeal or the I h? lu that omuty: "Toe grand jury unanimously present to honorable conrt that the existing fence law force In mis State are an evil and an encl rauce to me county. Whatever utility these ; may have subserved In a former perlcd of country, lt ls certain that now they constltu system unnecessary, unjust and burdensom ail, and especially io the poor and humula il ortho soil, and are nnknown to the most lightened agilcultural countries oi the wi By statistics collected from the report of the rlcultural dep iriment for 1871 it appears Hut vaine or reocing lu this Mato sums up t we one mllliois. one hundred and thirty thousand, eight hundred and nlaety-slx doll Toe value oi cattle in this State suma up ml lions, four hundred and one thousand. Hundred and fifty-two dollars. Apportioning former vaine pro rata to i hi < county, we n* va ne of fenclug In this oonnty amounting to hundred and forty thousand dolars; whl e total value or cattle recced ia by this sy-.ten fencing tn thl> county ia one hundred and i thousand nine hundred and fl e dollars, disc ina. the astounding fact that we employ six Urs-wo tri of fencing io restrain one doi wo th of caf Ie." lu reierenceto the relative et of i he repeal of these laws upon the rich and poor men ol the county, the grand Jury qu irom Bald report: 'There ls al-o inequality the tax which fencing bears npon the farm ? he rate of whlcn increases with me d -creis th" area. For example, a farmer enclotdui f-ection of land of six hundred and forty a wliha cheap fence, cosvlng out one dollar rod. pays twelve hundred aad eighty dollars as many rndB of land, or two dollars per ac anoih* -, with a quarter section of one huno and f>:xt v acres, pays six hundred and forty < lars, or four dollar- per acre; wolle a third, w is only able to hold forty aerea must pay th hundred and twenty dollars, or eig t uollars acre-the poor man, In this ease, being burd ed with au extra mortgage of six dollars ; acre, which his richer neighbor ls not compel to pay." Au act repealing the fence laws may be pror ly pasted, designating the counties, or parti counties, to which lt t hall apply. All objecfi that arti at all reasonable, lt appears t J me. rr be fully met by providing that employers c t< acting with agricultural laborers shall b quired to famish pastarage for not excredl tilter bead of catii* for each one or the tabor employed Persons may aUo be authorized enclose pastores, sn 1 to charge not exce. di one dollar per annntn for each head of cattle j turedand attended to thereon; the owner or si pu-tnre to be held responsible for any danu done, or any loss to the owner of BUCH cati 'e. their escaping from the enclosed pasture thro i any fault or negligence ff the proprietor there And lt should be further provided that the 1 Ung down, or the attempt to let down, any p ture fence, with a view to a low any eattie tc i cape from each pasture shall be deemed a m demeanor, and punlshaoie with fine and lmpr onment. Municipal corporations should also be requlr to keepa public pas*ore enclosed, with n ami 0 two of the corporate limits, tor the con? ni- nee of residents in the corporation, who mi be charged a reasonable sum for the requlsi rare and pasturage of their cattle. The State Militia. I recommend thar, tho present militia law left, untouched. This law provides for the oiga ization of the militia under auch rules and regu Hons as may be prescribed by the commander chief and the adjutant and inspector-penen This duty win b?. performed with caution and di creston, and upon consultation with tiegeuii officers of the National nuard of the State. I The statutes of the several states lu relation I the militia conternpiatts, as does the act or co gress on this subject, that the organiza1 lon of it Mate militia shsii be asslmulated to that of tl Unned Mafs army. This plan bas bsen fol lo wt la iho brigading of the several regiments airead organized, and will be adhered to lu the future. The limited number of arms In the possessif of ih? state will not permit us to arm the wbo of ihe National Guard at present, nor ls it eiuu necessary or expedient that ad the militia sboul beequ.pped for war m a time cf peace. It ls b li' ved mat the regiments alreacy armed, an LOW most of them thoroughly dril,. d. will rural? almost a sufnoient fort e, with me unarmed ri Herve organization, to meet any contingency thc may occur. snould au emergency arise, requiring a lanre io: oe, arms can be issued from me state armor for any additional regiments that may be neenec Protection for Insect-Destroy Ins; Blrdi The farmets of the whole conni ry are dl^ecilui their attention and earnest efforts io the sur pression of the noxious Insects that annually lc v ide and destroy a great part of the cotton grain and fruit crops. The injury and lo B to tn agricultural products ol the imi.ed states b. tn depredations or those insects that feed upoi vegetable life, are estimated, by high authority 10 be. ordinarily, not less than fifty millions o dollars per annum. It can readily be shown, by the s'atlsilcs I bavi examined, that the Increased multiplication o 11 sects, attributable dlreotly io tne extermina tl ju of blidB, causes a de-trna ton of the producti of Industry, representing annually, mrouguou ihe word, ihe labor or several millions of mon, The only effective mode of checking and B ibdu lng these pesta ls to raspeo the order of nature and preservo the small birds to meet and con quer them. They alone can stay the advance ol ihe dreaded army worm, whose far reaching col umns, anresl? tlble by man, waste our cotton fie.tis, and b'lght, in ti elr silent but piti es! marc?, the hopes and prospects of the plan er. Without further multiplying the evidences drawn from costly experience, of the value ol birds as suppressors of noxious insects, thereb. adinna to our agricultural wesith, and cheap u Ing o the consumer the cost or many of the nec? essaries of dre produced by tillage, 1 earnestly recommend the passage or an act providing for the punishment, by a mod?rai e Une and impris? onment, nt any person who shall waotomy kill or inj ute any Insectivorous bird at any season of the year. Salaries ot'Judges. 1 recommend that the salaries of the Supreme Co rt and Ircult Judges of tue State be propor? tionately Increased respectively. 1 hey ore the jardost worked and poorest paid officers lu anv department of the Mate govern? ment; and, while . ara constantly admonished of thenecestlty of economy In the admlnis rail n of the govern-i eur, i deem lt au act of simple justice and sound policy, on the jaitof every siate, to appropriate lorine salaries or high J idiciai offi? cers such amounis as are consistent both willi the dignity of their positl ma and the necessities thereby Imposed upon them. Jury Law, Under existing laws providing for theprepar atlon of the jury lists, no Court of Common Pleas or General Sessions can be legally hel-i In the month of January, although lt in pr scribed l>y statute that In several counties therein named there shall be held terms of s dd courin, b-f In? ning on the first Monday In January. Sections, chapter 8, of tba general i> tatures provides that me Jury lists shill be prepared once lueveiy year, during the month of January, and secilon IT of the same chapter declares that "the time for d awlugjutor-shall not oe less than seven nor more man flfreen days be ore he dav when 'ile jurons are required to attend." it ls obvious t.iu,. l the Jury lists are to be prepared in Jauuar I and "thejurors to b. drawn uot less than teven days before the day on wniUi t .ev are reqmr-d to attend," there can be no term hem which re quires me attendance of Jurors on the firs;. Mon u ,y In January. 1 re ommena that tue law nro vldlngforthe preparaUo . of the Jury data h* Wi amen .ed, at your pres-nt ses-1 >u, as lo nrnrl,?. that he board of Jury commissioners rh ill arZ p?re Jury Lau and draw the Jurors whenever lt shad un necessary, fo, the holding or any regular or np dal term of the court of Uenerai Sessions or Oommon Piras, lu their respective counties. Agricultural Lien Laws. A celebrate? writer npon governmental science 1 ll LU \JAXJ.M-*v~ made the remarte, founded upon wide observa? tion, that -the true an of government consistB in loverniog as little as possible " This ls no d'-?bt tiue, abd was designed to en? force the eorrec'principle tri a legislative enact? ments should not unnecessarily trammel individ? ual enterprise or independence tn th; ordiuary busliets relations of the citizen. ? ne Sure, nowc-ver. white H may not propetl? dicat-? lu this particular, can, as a matter of public policy, wisely foster that n? stein or private couiracs that will, In thc judgment of Hie legis? lator, tend to advance Ita greatest goad of the largest number i f the people, lu tins view, and lu Hie common Interest, of lhe agricultural labo? rer and i he land owner, 1 earnestly recommend a speedy chango in our existing agncuituiai den la Wei are now working chiefly on the share sys? tem in the raising of crops. This is known as th? HaJUn plan ol "cropping" and lt has kept tue astrlcultural laborers of Italy p jor.f'T the nast i tiree ceo1 unes, aod ha" greatly aided In making that county the symbol of a retrograde civiliza? tion. i lils mo le or w rking ?ands breed* dlscrntent among both employers and laborers, tends Ul fiaudupou both, and multiplies litigation, while under it the Uboier receives bat little, if any, surplus fi om his labor. We abouid toner ihe English or "tenantry" ey-.tem, which consist* in the owner of the land rentln< his land, annually, or for a longer pe? riod, at a stlpu a'.ed yeany rental. At present the mani cs ly good system ls not encouraged among us, SB we nave no statute making the rent for tuc 1 ?nd a lien upon any part or the tenant's crop. The landholders are afforded a good rea s ,n on which, In moat lt.stances, they refuge to rent their land <<? those who ha;e nothing bat their labor to depend upon. The nen law only secures thiae who advance suppl cs ' o carry ou aud make the crop, and mose advances ma, oover tue uitire product of the laud. This, too, snould be corrected. Tue laboier or tenant and lim family should be guarded agalust his own improvidence by statutory enact mout, limiting tue proportion of i he crop that the Hen for farm Boppiles sh .li cover. 1, iherefi-re. trust that, before the close cf your present sessiou, a Hen la* will be p ssed provid? ing i hat i be charge for the reniai or the Un i, pur? suant io the terms of the lease, shall const miea preferred Hen upon the crops raised thereoa, nu lng the continuance of ?ucn lease; Provided, Tnatiliel'.en or the yearly rent shall not cover more niau one-fourth of the annual crops. The lisa IOTsupplies advanced to carry on the fam nhould be reairictel to one-half or the en? tire crop on which such advances are made. Asylum fur tn? Deaf, Dumb and Blind. I rorward herewith tne tweoty-fourth annual repent of tuo superintendent or the above-named institution. The number of deaf, dnmb and blind Inmates at the date ol the superintendent's report, De? cember lfl, I87?, was forty-two. The number ad? mitted during nie tlacal year ending October 31, 187A was forty-one. ?ihe report lurnishea Hie welcome Intelligence that the pupils Have made commendable pro? gress In their very exiended course or trudies, and that no deal h has occurred among them dur? ing the past year. Tue institution ls well de-lgncd In all Its parts to tUVct Its humane object, it ts located at Cedar sprlogs, a healthy r-oiut. surrounded t.yagteea niesceuery, in the vicinity o' Spartanburg iourt honae. lt was rounded through tho philanthropy or a benevolent citizen of the State in January, 1849. The d panmeut tor tue blind, however, WUB not esianllsned until Aorii. 18?5. In 1*67 tue iiniltn ilou was transferred io the State, and additional buildinga were ereced. The lion. J. K. Jillson, superintend' nt bf edu? cation, and secretary of the board of commis? sioners, unites with ihe euperlnieudent of ti ls a-ylu m la asking an appropriation or fifteen thousand dollars for the present flscal year. I co dillly concur In this re^ommeadation. Tuat ?m .tint, at least, ls required to meet the exist? ing nee is of the institution. I's prim0 object IB t > enable ns tom ves and pup.ls io become self support ng by furnishing them Intellectual ti alu mg, and thus assist the victims ot an awful natura! calamity to acquueaklil in the mechani? cal arts. To etfect that object requires a costly cliss of text books, specially adapted to the lust ruc lon or those who can neit her epeax nor hear, and to those who are totally deprived <>r eight. This class o text book lavery ? xpenalve. a Bible for the blind costing from twenty np toforty-eght dodaiB. Musical lusti umena and p< cuitar school apparatus are ul-o necea-ary, and workshop, are rt quisle, in which t:u leadinp: trades may be taught. t IB a noble charity, and should ba liberally malu taine '. me bU'Jects of this mysterious and Tearful visitation or Providence will always continue io i?t?r u. ceri ala proportion In number to tue popu? la iou of the Siam. Tuat propoitlor. appears to be regulattd by a law of Mt iure ia ali civilize I countries, and eau, by a close ob-ervatiuu, be accurately determined The white rac-.-, lt hai been ascertained, is far more liable to dearness, dumbuess and b iadness tuan ls the tdack, the average beiug one dear muietoabout six thousand in tlie colored raor, whereas there 1? ?ne to about ev-ry two -hou-aml in the wiine. The average nf ihe blind among the two races in this State ls shown ny tne United states census ot 1S50 and i860 io ne. lu the white, ono In one thousand seven nuudred an t sixty one, While among the colored in Habitant H thu propoitio.i oi blind ls oue in three thouaau-i three hundred aad flft.-thiee. Tue numb r of bllud tn th J State la i860 was one hundred and seventy-one. The brat attempt recorded in History to In? struct the deaf and da ub was made lo Spain, about tue year lftuo, ?itu marked success, by Pedro Ponce, a Benedictine moak, who suc? ceeded lu educating several deaf mutes among the no liny. This beautiful and teneflceat art was greatly Improved aud made more easy aud efficient i>y Hie good Abbe de' Kpee', who established a school for deaf u.utes m Pans, Prance, where he t.iug:it them with surprising skid and success about the year 1756. 1 etchers traiued by bim founded t-cuools throughout Europo. 'ihe sys em of teaching ihe deaf and dumb by a manual alphabet, making signs wit i the ii.m is expies.nvc or letters, wa- Orst Introduced into ? he Unled States in isis, by the Justly Ceiebated man Thomas Qaiiaudet, who rounded me famous ..Aiueiican ASJIUIU for the Heal and Durah," at Hartford, Couneclcut. in the year is IT-the flr.it institution of the kind established lu America. All tho Mew England States send their bene Helarles of this class to the parent asylum at Haitford New Jersey sends hers to .New York and P/uladelohla, aud Maryland aud IMiwaie Bend theirs to Philadelphia or to the Kai lonni Asylum at Washington wit.ci lias been munni ccui ly endowed by Congress, .v d is uuder the supervision of the President mil Congress. south Carolina ls fortuaa'e ami honored In having her own ample institution lor trainiug the dea and the duinu. and tue blind, it ls pro? vided with an ab e. diligent, aad fulthlu: corps o odious, and it should never be permuted by the Mate to languish for want of proper mainte? nance. Flowage Act. We require a statute by which can be furnished ap ompt and specific reme ly to p itons wno-e lands may be Injured by the overflow of water? courses orita* quent npon < he erection of mill nama across the same, and the want or proper care in the owners of such dams. lt air ula regulate a so the use of ihe wa er of such streams on which anjacent m Us. propelled b water, may have beeu erected. M my Mates have already passed Jaws sptcialry In regard to this subjeot. The statute of Rhode Island would seem to me to be the most suitable ror ua. a"-d 1 recommend ? hat Its leading provisions, ir not tee whole of it, be adopted ny the Ueneral Assembly, and ou acted luto law for this s ate. The statu e to which I refer ls to be found In Title o, chapter 88, or the "Revised Statutes or Khode Island." This volume ls la ray hands, ?n i will be furnished for the use of any c m mutee of your honorable bodies that m ty des. re U. The provision lu the nth Reefton, making the judgment for damages run against the body or the defendant, should, of coarse, be stricken out, as i ? would be violative of our constitution. State Finance*. My sense of duty to your honorante bodies, and to those whom yeu represent, will not allow mc t> make any reo tn men i.it lons lu regard to the debi, of ihe State until 1 have amply ronlfled myself by the judgment and approval or tin.ee wnose efforts have oeen directed for a loug time pa.it to the discovery of a path of safety ror thc Mato rr? m out or the Uoyrtcth of danger in which site ls lutolved. I am unwilling to eut- r upon this grave ana mom- nt us subject uulll 1 can see my way dearly to the end. Haste io otter an opinion never proves ita wis. dom Let us ask A patient walting on the part of the people, and a temporary pacification of all tnelr hopes aud fears. Conclusion. The preaent administration Has entered upon the duties assigned lt under the organic law and thcbtatutea of the Mate, with a bankrupt, tr. as nry and aabalteied State credit, its advent has he>-n heralued by loud aaseve atlon* on tue part or political opponents that lt would doom the Commonwealth to still deeper financial disaster, and enlarge tne burden" ol thu pejple. These forecaBtlngs or c mm* < vlis to the state, although Impeded origin illy by ind,vidual or party prejudice, also expressed the honest icars and sincere convicilons oi many goo l and esii mable ci lzer.8 Happily those who urged them with maevoteme were as devoid of the pre? science or the prophet as iluy aie of His charity The Athenians built a column, aud Inscribed upon lt tne wordB, "To time, who vlud caies " It is for us to determine me irreversible deciee of history as to whether nur accusers ba-'eJustly charged us. If we raunfui y pelf, rm our out ts to mo .Mate, we Gt a. lu this matter. SH?elv repose our vindication upon tue public Judgmeat and the public conscience, which eventually arc rare? ly. If ever, wrong. The passions tuat were heated In the fierce cru? cible of political antagonism art; now lapidiy cooling, and men are temperately viewing -the sima .on as lt ls. 1 ask only for this administration that Itahall bejudg d by 'ts w rk, and mu its work shad ne mea me i by the real difflcu ties that environ lr. Th se dlfflc ltles are i.ot tnsurmouutao e. The elements oi ma'erla! prosp my ate being jve y where combined and developed in the .nate it is for us to take eire tbar. no actor the state administration shall check this progress.ve move? ment, cur ti nst-wnlch we hold soieiy fur the beneiit of the people-can be best discharged by enacting auca l?gislation aa will give additional impalse to all the useful Industries and beneficial snterprlses alreadv In motion, ami by a fa'thful ind economical application ut the public revenues to the objects denned by law. To this great end, fellow citizens of the Senate and House, my efforts, and fiose or the S'ate officers who sunound me, will not be wanting, and I am Tully persuaded that yours will not be denied. I trust that your couusels fur the common good of the whole peonle of the state win be constantly enllghienod"rtnd fortified by the wis dom of the omnipotent Ruler cf the Universe, an.i that, whatever may be the adverse Judg? ment of men, each legislator win deserve and lecelveihe approving sanction of his own con? science tn all his public actions. F. J. HOSES, Jr.. Govern r of Sooth Carolina. TBE STATE TAXES. No Chance for a General Rxtenslon of Time-Charleston Expected to Pay np or Take the Consequences-Tho New Hotel-Governor Aloses Buys a Modest Town House. [SPBCUL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS ] COLUMBIA, 8. C., January 14. The hearing of Mr. Campbell's argument in the Blue Ridge scrip mandamus case is postponed till ten o'clock to-morrow. The bill authorizing the comptroller-gene? ral to extend, at discretion, the lime for the payment of lax^s has not yet passed the House, and the penalties will, therefore, at? tach aller to-morrow. lu the cases of certain of ihe counties, however, where the auditors and treasurers have been behind lime In get ling their books in readiness, there ls no doubt I bat an extension of lime will be au? thorized, and this will act as a remission of the penalty. No general extension ot time has been determined upon hy the Governor and the comptroller-general, and lt Is not thought Charleston will be one of ihe coun? ties which will have exceptions made In its favor. The bill leavlog the matter In the dis? cretion ot the comptroller-general, subject to the approval of the Governor, will probably receive its final reading and passage in the House to-morrow. The Wheeler House Is thrown open to Ibu Inspection of the public this evening, and lt ls to be opened for the reception o? guests to? morrow. The house ls brilliantly lighted. The post band is stationed in the balcony. A dal my collation is spread for the ladles, and the house-warming ls attracting throngs of ladies and gentlemen. The Preston mansion, one ol the finest resi? dences in Columbia, which has been the home of the Hampton family lor generations, has been purchased by Governor Moses for forty thousand dollars. PICKET. TBE JUDICIAL ELECTION. Thompson II. Cooke Successful- The Work or tlie Uay-Progrcn of tho Water Bill. [SPECIAL TKLBGRAH TO TUB NEWS ] COLUMBIA, Tuesday, January 14. The two Houses Ol ihe Legislature met in Joint session to-day tor the election of a Judge ol the Eighth tJlrcult. The candidates were: V7. J. Whipper, colored;Thompson H. Cooke, Radical; General Samuel McGowan, Conserva? tive; S. D. Goodlet!, and J. Scott Murray, Rad? icals. The nominations were made after a good deal of talk by the Iriends of the candi? dates, and at about three o'clock a ballot was taken. The result was as follows: Gen. McGowan.46 votes. Cooke.41 votes. Whipper.22 voles. Murray....22 votes. COICOCK.1 vole. Before the vote could be announced, the Re? publican members began to stampede to Cuoke, and the result, as announced, alter about halt of the Republican members had chunged ibelr votes, waa: McGowan.43 votes. Cooke.85 vote?. Goodleit.4 votes. Whipper.2 votes. Murray.2 votes. In the Senate, the bill to incorporate the Irish Rifle Club; the bill to amend the oct to amend ih? chatters ol certain towns and villages; the bill to Incorporate the Charleston Draymen's Benevolent Aeeaoclatlon, received their final reading and passed. The bill to repeal the Winyaw ami Santee Railroad had Hs second reading. The bill to amend Sec? tion 1, Chapter 96 of (he Geueral Staline?; the bill to provide for the establishment ot a State Normal School; the bill to limit the ainouut of ll'ns upon crops; the bill to amend Chapter 120 ol the General Statutes; the bill to create the office, of'pu tile weigher of Orangeburg, were referred lu committees. In the House, the bill lo reduce the number ol notaries in Charleston to four was reported upon unfavorably by ihe judiciary committee. Toe bill] to establish a bouse ol [refuge in Charleston was reported upon favorably. The bill to abol?an the Inferior Court of Charles? ton was reported upon uniavorably. The bill to charter the Charleston Water and Canal Company was reported on favorably. Grant offered a concurrent resolution for ihe Inves? tigation of the financial affairs ol Charleston County, the debate on which occupied the larger part of the morning hours. PICKET. TUB PRINCE AND TUE KAISER. LONDON, January 14. The retirement ol Bismarck trom ihe Prus? sian Cabinet ls said to be due to diff?rences between him and Emperor William on the church question. Tb? Kaiser became alarmed ut Bismarck's hostile attitude towards the Catholics, and declined lo fellow any longer ihe political lead of ihe Prince. TUE DEAD EMPEROR. LONDON, January 14. Marshal Le Boeuf and Generals Frolssard and Fallly have arrived at ChlBelhurst. from France, to attend Napoleon's Mineral. Prince Teck will likewise attend. Queen Victoria will visit the Empress Eugenie after the luue ral. Marshal Baz tine's health has become seri? ously affected Blnce he has received ihe news ut Napoleon's death. His wife ls at Chisel hurst. Two hundred persons will be admitted hour? ly to view the ex-Emperor's remains while lying In elate. SPARKS FROH TUE WIRES, -The Erie Railroad ls to issue $10,000,000 of new bonds ai par tor Improving the road und constructing a double track. -A general r?duction ol telegraph rates will shortly be inaugurated by all tue compa? nies. -The Kellogg Legislature ID New Orleans has eiecled Piucbback to the United ttates Senate. -Tue cotton ship Tuscarora, from Mobile for Liverpool, foundered lately off Gibraltar. Tne eaptalu aud leo men are lost. -Cungress yesterday was engaged In dis? cussing ihe Credit Mobilier ami Pacific Rail? road. -Easterly to toutuerly winds, with clondy weather and rain, are predicted for ihe South Allaniic Slates to-duy. -The bark Isabel from Savannah, and the steamer Louisiana from New Orieans, have arrived at Liverpool. -Ihn advocates ol ihe James River and Kmawha Canal scheme ure vigorously press? ing their claims for un appropriation before Couti ress. -I'he recent snow storm in Minnesota was attended with ihe most uppalling cold ever kuown lhere. Great numbera of persona were frozeu in death, inciudiug four men in a sleigh covered with buffalo robes. JOTTINGS ABOUT TUB STATE. -Last Monday was sale day at Walterboro', and crowds ol people thronged the town. Several horse races look place in ihe alter uuon. -J J. Klein, Esq.. the present intendant ol Walierboro', bas ueen re-uominated. -A rolored mau, nameu John Cannon, shot himself accidentally on the Howe Shoe Road, near Walierboro', on Sunday last, and lt was necessary to amputate hi? right arm. MEETINGS THIS DAT. Tyre Lodge, A. P. M., at 7 P. M. Our Social Circle, ut 8 P. M. Ladles' Confederate Home Association, at 7 P.M. Auxiliary Association Confederate Home, at 8 P. M. German Friendly Society, at 12 M. Charleston Dramatic Club, at half-past 7 P. M. Wagener Artillery Club, at 7 P. M. Fellowship Society, at 7 P. M. AUCTION SALES THIS DAT. Wm. McKay will sell at 10 o'clock, at his store, clothing, dry goods, &c. Rlecke & Peterman will sell at 10 o'clock, at the corner of Concord and Inspection sireets, contents of grocery store. Lowndes & Grimball will sell al ll o'clock, near the Postofflce, real estate. Miles Drake will sell at lo o'clock, at his store, clothing, hats, Ac. ? R. M. Marahall & Brother will sell at half past 10 o'clock, at their office, mules and horse. THERM OMETRICAL. The following was the range of the ther? mometer yesterday, at the drugstore of Mr. Joseph Blackman, on the south side of Broad street: 8 A. M., 46; 10 A. M., 62; 12 M, 68; 2 P. M., 68; 4 P. M., 67; 6 P. M , 66; 8 P. M., 54. _ _ FIRE ON WAD?LALAW. Last Saturday morning the dwelling of Dr. Hart, of Wadmalaw Island, was destrojed by tire, with most o? its contents. The fire was caused by an overheated atoro pipe, which ignited the wood work through which it passed. LOCAL LACONICS. -The Emerald 8ocial Club will give a grand soiree this evening, in Madam Barnard's Hall, corner of King and Society streets. -THB NEWS is in reoeipt of complimentary passes for 1873 from the Savannah and Charles? ton and the Northeastern Railroad Companies. -There will be a united meeting of the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Confederate Home Association to-night, at eight o'clock, at the Home, Broad street. -Joe Jefferson and bis company, with Man? ager John T. Ford, passed through the oity yesterday on their way to Savannah, where Rip Yan Winkl? ia to be produced to-night. -Willis Haines, the youth who accidentally shot himself a few days eince whilst gunning, still lies at thc City Hospital ia s very critical condition. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER. Yesterday afternoon, subsequent to the ad? journment ot the Inferior Court, four prisoners were put in charge ol three constables to be carri9d to Jail. One of the constables, with two prisoners, walked some diatanco in ad? vance of the rest of the party. When those reached tho corner of King and Broad streets ono of tho prisoners broke into a run up King street. The constable, supposing that thc other constables were cloae behind him, aban? doned the remaining prisoner, a notorious colored offender named Alfred Hudson, and pursued tho runaway. Ho succeeded in cap? turing the latter, but when he returned Hud? son was missing. REAL ESTATE SALES. Lowndes & Grimball sold at auction, yester? day, one hundred and four building loti?, com? prising that portion of the well known Slake: properly lying eaBt of Meeting etreot, be: tween Line street and Payne's farm, and ex? tending to Cooper River, for $12,051, one fourth c&Ai, balance In one. two and three years. The property consists principally of marsh land, and the price obtained for it ls consequently excellent. The sale will be con? tinued this day, when a number of valuable lots ou King and Meeting streets will be of? fered. By Leitch it Bruns : The building on East Bay street, known as Palmetto Shades, for $2500, part cash; balance in two and three years. Robb's cooperage shops, at the north? west corner of Wharf and Inspection streets, for $1000 cash. By J. Fraser Mathe wes : A plantation con? taining 600 acres, situated in the parish of St. George's Dorchester, Colieton County, for $1030, one-linirlh cash; balance In three years. By H. H. DeLeon : A lot on the westside ot King street, for $1490, and a lot and dwelling house on the south side ot Broad street, for $4600; terms In each case one-third cash; bal? ance in two years. THE COURTS. I ii Uni States Court. Petition of H. H. DeLeon to e3tablish debt In the case ot John Fraser ? Co. Relerrpd to Samuel Lord, Esq., as special referee. John M. Moore was ordered to give bonds lo apppur for trial at the August, 1863, term of the Uulted States Court on a oharge of re? sisting an officer Ia the discharge of duty. The following true bills were found by the grand Jury : James Gallagher, harboring seamen; J. H. Freer, failing to cancel stamps on liquor casks. George A. Prince plead guilty of exposing unstamped perfumery lor sale, and was charged the usual flue and costs. Ellas B. W. Rend and Carolina Gleger were found guilty of attempting to intimidate vo? ters. Inferior Court. '. The grand Jury made ihe following findings: True bills: Samuel Fraser, forgery lo four cases; Wm. M. Molen, breach ol trust and lar? ceny In two cases; Wm. Weathers, house breaking and grand larceny; Edward Myatt, violating the pilotage law and obtaining money under false pretences; Samuel Carro way, burglary and grand larceny; Charles T. Mackey, assault and battery. No bill was found against Chubby Wilson, Joshua Williams, Jonas Wright, Bram Joh ti? son, and Thom".? Williams, on a charge of burglary anu grand larceny. . The Jury In the case ot Lewis Walker, bur? glary and larceny, being unable to agree on a verdict, a mistrial was ordered, and the case continued lo the next term. John Donnelly, convicted at the last term of grand larceny, was arrested on a bench war? rant, and sentenced lo one year's imprison ment. Samuel Bates waa lound guilty ot bur? glary and grand larceny. Municipal Court. George Finegan, drunk, disorderly andi stabbing C. F. Lawrence, trial Jual Ice. John Walsh, drunk and disorderly, trial Justice. John Dantzman, colored, drunk and disorder? ly, two dollars or twenty days. Peter John? son, colored, applied for lodging, discharged. Trial Justices' Courts. George Finegan was bound over by Trial Justice Caulfled, yesterday, lor I rial before the Inferior Court, on a charge ol assault wilh a deadly weapon, with intent to kill, and as? sault and battery. The charge was founded on an altercation between Finegan and C. F. Lawrence, a colored man, which occurred at the oorner of King and Wentworth streets, on Monday atternoon, lu which Lawrence was slightly stabbed. MRS. OATES IN LES BATARDS. The audience at the Academy last night was larger than cn the nigbtprevious. Offenbach's comic opera of "Les Bavards" waa proaonted without any interpolations. Mrs. Oates was in better vein, and the choruses were excellent. There wero no local hits as on Monday night, bnt a strict adherence to the English version of tho text, and a proper roudermg of the quaint and pleasing music of the great German com? poser, pleased the audienco mooh better. To? night Pianche's musical comedy of "Ile Flower Girl of Paris." O'iMMF.HCIAL NEUS. Exports. BARCELONA-Per Spanish brig Paco-380 bales upland cotton. 68 bbl* rosin. FALMOUTH AND A MARKET-Per Swedish brig [lellos-867 bbis spirits turpentine and 1433 bbla resin. Nsw YORK-Peri-teamshlp Charleflton-82 bags sea Island cotton, 1439 bales upland conon, 104 tierces ri: e, 32 casts clay, 100 bundies staves, 131 bales domestics. 188 packages sundr e ?. IIALTIMORK-Per steamstilp taloon-141 bates upland cotton. 361 tierces rice, 228 bbis io?lo, 84 bales ( omestlcs, 189 empty bbis, 23,0OJ feet lum? ber, 73 packages. NORFOLK, VA-Per sehr J P Wyman-112,586 feet lamber. Th? Charleston Cotton, Rice and Narai Stores Markets. Omca CHARLESTON NEWS, I TUESDAY EVENING, January 14. 1873. ) COTTON.-This staple was dall and with almost a suspouslo.t of Inquiry, .'?ales about 100 bales, nay, 6 at 15.14 at 17X. 6 at 18, 44 at 183?. 1 at 'J sy,. 4 at 19, 6 at 19%. 13 at i9>i. 12 at 19?. Tbe market ls tuo unsettled to permit reliable quota? tions, and they are omitted. RICE.-Tbere waa a firm tone to the market, wltb but a limit a supply of good qualities offer? ing. Sales stout 140t.erees clean Carolina, flay, 24 tierces at eve, 31 at 7 1-19, 76 at iy,c 9 ?. We quote common to fair at 6>i(g>7c, good ~% @7Xc NAVAL STOE?S.-There were received 92 bbla spirits turpentine and 650 bbis rosin. Tbere was no business announced. FRB IO UTS.-To Liverpool, by steam, direct, on aplauda,-on sea Islands; via New York, \i on uplands, - on sea islands; by sall Xd on uplands, and #d on sea Islands. To Havre, - on uplands. Coastwise-to New York, by Bieam, \'c on uplands and-on sea island .; $2 V tierce on rice; eoe 9 obi on rosin; by sall, -c V lb en cotton; -c ?? tierce on rlce;60c 9 bbl on rosin; $li?i2 $ M on lumber; $12912 00 tp. M ou timber. To Boat n, by steam lie on uplands and $2 60 9 tierce on rice; by sall, -c V lb on uplands; rosin 70c; re.-uwed stun $12(312 60; Mainer $ 13? 13 50; phosphate jo?5 50. To Providence, by sail $io?il ? ll ott boards; -c V lb on cotton; by steam %o via New York. To Philadelphia, by at earn fie On Unlands; $175 vp cask on,rice; 60c 9 bbl on rosin; $1 on spirits. Throngh bills of lading given to Boston, Provl dence and the New Kn.dand cities are regularly issued on t.tus roam, and oispatch guaranteed. By sall, $3 ? M on boards; $12 on timber;-y ton on clay; $3 so on pnosphates. To Baltimore, by steam-c 9 ?; by sall $8?9 50 Mon boards;- on Umber; $3 60 fi ton at city; $i@ 4 so 9 ton up river on pnoapuate r-ick. Vessels ?re In dem iud by our merchants to take,lumber freight? rromGeorgetown. S. C.. Darlenand Situ la (tiver, Qa., and Jacksonville, Fla., to Northern ports,and $10? 129 Mare the ratos on timber aud boards. EXCHANGE.-sterling 60 day bills SIX. DOMESTIC EXO?ANOB.-The banks purchase sight checks on New York at >? per ceut. off, and sell at par. GOLD-12?13. Market? toy Telegraph. MONET MARKETS. LONDON, January 14. Noon.-Consols 92J? Fives aux. >rle 48. Evening.-Discount In market one-quarter per cent below bank rates. PARIS, January 14. Noon.-Rentes Sir 16c. NKW YORK, January 14. Noon.-Krelghts quiet. Mocks strong. Cold steady at us- Money arm at 7 p.*r c- ir. Ex? change, long 9>{; snort. lu? Governments dull but steady. Stae bouda dan but steady. Evening -Money easier at 4a6. sterling dull at o^ays. Gold UK COTTON MARKETS. LIVBRPOOL. Janu-ry 14. Noon.-Cotton opened quiet; uplauda 10)?d; Or? leans lOJid. Lat-r.-Cotton dull but eat-1er; uplands 10a 10j?d; Orleans 10)?al0?<i ; salen8000 bales;specu? lation and export uOo; shipped from savannah or Charleston, December or January, uxd. Evening.-Cotton closed unchanged; sales closed ar 40uu bales American. Yarns and fabrics tend down. NBW YOHK. January 14. Noon.-colton rosier; sales 1216 bales uplauda 20#c.; Orle ins 21)?. fcvenlug.- Cot ou quiet; salea 24S6 biles; up? lands :0;ic Orleans 21c; net receipts to-d..y 4fl9'J; gioss b\)0?; Fates reexport 2210. ?iles of conon futures in,4'iU balea, a- 10 tows: January, 19 916a m,*ic; February, 19?,'al9J?<'; Uarch, 19Ji?20e; April. 2OKa20 6-lflo; May. 20X0; June, 2ic; July, ul,1,'. Sales 1er export yesterday 624 baies. BOSTON, January 14. Cotton quiet; middlings 20Jia2,c, BALTIMORE, January 14. Cot*on quiet; middlings 2u>ic; gross receipts '..TI bal h\ exports to tue continent 167; coastwise 389; sulea 22 J; stock 10,311. NORFOLK, January 14. Cotton quiet; low middlings lbsais&c; net re? ceipts 297 nales; exporta coastwise 4149; sales 32 j; St.CS 11,769. WILMINGTON, January 14. Cotton quiet; middlings i9?o; net receipts 109 bales; capons coastwise 34i; stock 2681. SAVANNAH. Januaty 14. Cutten dull; middlings i9;-?c; net receipts 4489 baies; sales 6^0; stock 82 497. * AUGUSTA. January 14. Cotton dull and Irregular; micdllugs isj?ai9c; receipts 852 balts; e aies 896. MEMPHIS, January 14. Cotton quiet; mlddllnga SOc; receipts 1986; ship? ments xSftg; siook 27,789. MOBILE, Ja narr 14. Cotton quiet; good ordinary n?ial7j<c; mid? dlings IPS: net ncelpts 2202; exports coastwise 2747; sales 800; fctock43,669; lo? middlngs 183? aisjfc. NEW ORLEANS, January 14. Cotton in good demand; low midd.ings lSJic; middlings iP.*?ai9&; net receipts 7"u5 bales; gross 8io.i; exports to Ureat Britain 4198; sa'esi60u; last evening 6200; stock 169,220. GALVESTON. January 14. Cotton weak; good ord marv 17c; net receipts 209; bales; exports to Great Britain 1207; couti nent 1-780; coastwise 226; sates 1800; stock 73,38i. PROVISIONS AND PRODUCE MAREETS. LIVERPOOL, January 14. Noon.-Breadstuff's duli, wheat 12s 3dai2s Sd for average. Corn 28s 3d. Flour 20s ed. Beef sss. NEW YORK. January 14. Noon.-Flour Arra. Wheat quiet but stpady. Corn Bteady. Pork qolet; mess $l3 75al4. Laid quiet, and In buyers' favor; We tern steam flasxe. Turpentine quiet but, arm at 61 ??e. Rosin linn at $3 85 for strain? d. Evening.-Piour quiet and unchanged. Whis? key closed weak at t4c. Wheat closed a shade firmer; red Western $170al 86. Cora rather Heavy. Rice firmer; Carolina 8a9c. Pork, n.-w $i:t 76. Lard weak a 8?85 16c Turpentine flat. Koaiu firm. Tallow quid at sassie. Freights steady. LOUISVILLE, January 15. Flour firm; extra faml y $ > 75 Corn arm; re ceipts light; Miedcd lu bulk 42ai2?. Provisions weak but uot quotably I iwer. PorK $12 6oal2 76. shoulders 6,V?c; sides 7X Packed lard 7Ji 1 SX for choico leaf; ty, ror steam. Whiskey arm at00a9lc. CINCINNATI, January 14. '' Flour In fair demand and arm. Corn stead? iiind unchanged. Provisions dull, but eis de mauling cooee Bloos. Pork quiet at $12 75. buy? ers i fferlug $12 62>i ?aeon nominally unchanged. I jWH18iey steady at 90c. Ifew York Naval Siorcu Market. NEW TORI, January 13. . The Dally Bul e'ttn anys: Receipts io-day 2?47 o'ds rosin, 440 do spirits turpentine. 43 do pitch, 30 do 'ur. spirits turpentine are q itel and scarce? ly so firm. We quo e at ?U6l>ic for merohama bl-onier. Strained roi lu ls only moderately ac i/ve. but prices held a trifie ?rmer. ?ales 8uo bbis jic ll 85. and 390 bbis at $3 90. In fine nHos we no e 400 bbis No. 1 at $1 ?5. Tar and pitch un 1 changed. _ New York Klee Murker. NEW YORK, Janna y 13. The Daily Bulletin says: The marke closea firm, with a fair inquiry lor all graden, and p Ieee unaltered, wc not.; sales of 2t)o bans Raugooa at 67<a7c, and 4u tieices caro Ina at 73?a8,'?c Wilmington Market. WILMINGTON. January 13. SPIRITS TCBPENTINB.-sa es or 162 casks at e?o per gallon ror Southern 1 ackngei. Mark t quiet amt firm. ROSIN-Strained has advanced 7>ic on last sale. Tue traii-actlons tc-day were 2ou bbis ol at $3 60. 4110 bb s extra No 2 at $3 26 and 800 bids s r un td at, $3 17>i per bbl. Market for strained cn ned firm. CRUDE TURPENTINE-IS in light receipt, with a go d inquiry. a d ^ales of 120 bbis at $3 for hard, and J4 8U ror yellow dip and virgin. TAB.-Marl'-1 quiet and Bteady, with eales of 86 bbis at $2 ty per bbl. Kecaipu per iL??Uroad, January 14t. SOOTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. 1917 bales cotton, ioa bales goods. 18 bbls spirits turpentine. 72 obla rosin. 17? bbls fljur, acara wood and lumber and 4 cars stock, To Railroad Agent, \V U Bee A co, T P Mnltn, B H Frost Ar c , Peizsr. Rodgers A co, t? II w alter A co, Bar? den 4 Parker Reeder A Davis, A J Salinas, Counts A Wroton. M..wry A ?on, Sloan A Seig? nior, Mmdaugn A Weekley, Crawley A Dehony J 0 M a: louee, j K Sires. W P Dowling, ?las A co, W U Williams A co. Wagenir A Monsees. witto Bros, A u Mulligan, Trendolm ? Son, W C Dukes ? eu, u w Wildaus * oo. J R Adger * co, w W smith, i aldweli k Son. W B Smlih k co. W O Cour ney A co, t? A Hopley A co. Goldsraitti k Son, W M Bird k co, s R Marshall A co. Walker, F.van< A Cogswell, Jeffords A co, D Bulwlokle A o% Qua< keiibu8h. Ki til A co. F t? hi ckoflt, H Cobla A oo, Bolimaun Bros, ll 0 Grady. NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. J30 bales conon. 27 obis spirits turpentine, 476 bbls rosin, cars lumber, tobacco,p o*s, md-e, Ac. To E H Frust a co. W K Ryan, A J >allnas, 0 H Wa;ter A co, cald well A son, W C. Conn ney A co, T P smith, A S smith, Kavenel A co, Barden A W Gurney, IrennolmA Sou. Whilden A Jones, Reeder A Davis, o W W Williams a oo, Pelser, Rodgers A co. Murdaugh A Weeney. F Willis, ingaham A >on. J L Kirkpatrick. Pringle A Son, Kinsman * Howell, W C Dukes A co. Stoney, Lowndes A co, Witte Bros, J M Fredsbcrg, J K Anger A ca, S 0 F. R agent, E Weldng, and others. ; - 1-, Passengers. Per steamship Charleston, for Sew York-^Mlsa Mcuowan. J T McQlooghiin, J b. Stewart, J O Conway, Mrs Alexander, Miss Alexander, H T Givens w Atkins and wi e. / Per steamship Falcon, from Baltimore-Messrs* J S Barn ?v eli. U A Harr is and T F sullivan. ? 1 Per steamship Champion, rrom New york-J Vf Delano, K S Proc or. S D Benne tt, u H VanSame, J E white Mi B E IS Ottolengus J Carter, Jas L Ryan, Neille Wilklusnn. W R Adams, B II Barr. J T smlih, J Brown, Msjor J cr ?yt n, Mrs s J Ter wlilger. Mrs Gardner, Misa Carr, Miss M Stry. brm*, MUs Batteil. Miss Buckley, MISB King, Miss N Mead, J D Mead and wile, aalsy Mead, M P i rune, and 2 on deck. eOUX OALJShDAJi. Vf ION'S PHA8X8. First Qaarter, 7th, o honra. 17 minutes, morning Full Muon, 14th. 4 hours, 25 minutes, evening. Last Qnarter, 22d, 8 honra. ?2 minutes, evening. New Moon, 30th, l hours. 17 minutes, morning. Monday. monday. WodneKday. rhnrsday... Friday. saturday... ftindwr... . SUN BUBS. 7.. 8 7.. 3 SUN 8BT8. 5.. 16 6..17 6. 18 5.. 10 6..19 6..20 6.. 21 MOON a. a a. rises, e..io 7..13 8.. 8 e.. 6 lo 2 10..64 HIGH WATIB. 7..29 18.. 12 8..48 9..28 10.. 8 10..42 ll..19 HA Ul UK N KWH. QHARLE8TON, S. C.JANUARY 16, 1873. Lat38deg4flmln33 8ec. | bon 79 deg 67 mm 27 seo ARRIVED SATURDAT. Steamship Champion, Lockwood, New York-' left 291 h ul'. Mdse. To J E Adger A co. Adams, Damon co, M A A ashton. D A Amme, Buickea *. Wohitmr.n a, u Bart A co, H Bischoff A co, B BjJd. E Bail. M Brothers, J il Br?ning, F C B?rner??N Brown. Ur U Basr, W J Bennett, Bollmann Bros, W M Bird A co, W tl ebafeo A 00, L cuaplo, J 0 H Clan ?en, ll Cobla A co, L Ochen A CO. K Camp? bell, Cavanagh A Welsh, L ueiu, J W Delano, H A one A hon. A Damon. G H Eyxenbach, Rr#ln A M?stil, Evening BulieMn, D t. Fleming A co Po-' game's Book ato'e, T Frost, Furchuott, Benedlot ? co. F Fisher, c II Glidden, J H Graver A Bro, 0. Graveiey, P L Guillemtn. E w Oilmke, Ora mann A Sonwacke. Con Gilmore, 1H Ball A co. J aeeso min A Bro, Uart A co. I Hyman A co, Holmes,, calder A co, J Llarkamp A co. W Um: t. R M Hall J W Harrisson. H Harris. A Illing, Jeffords A co, W H J .nos A co. Kdock, Wekenborg A co, Knooelock A small, U W Krlete. F Kressel. Jr, Kres-el A BraLdes, J. nnson A Brown, H Kial te A - co, Mrs M Lampe. J H Lopes, G J Lnnn, Laurey, - A.ex ui 'er A co. Locke A Gr ming. Mantoue A co, 5 R Marohail A co. E W Mar.-hall A CO. Mai tin 4 Mood, Men cu A Muller, Melohers A Muller, Mc Loy A -Ki. e, J U Mllnor A CO, W A Middleton, Wm Matthlessen, Muiphy A Little, S ti Miller, A Mumz A co. J F O'Neill, 0 F Panknlu, E Perry, 0 P Pop pen helm, Ravenel A co, Raveuel. Holmes A co, J Heed, J hleis, F E frehroder, D H Sltcox. W >hepherd A co, -unday Times, W B Smith A co, J Sayas, atoll, webb A co, J F Taylor A co, Terry A No.en, S Thompson, Thomas A Lanneaa. R Thom? pson A co, P P Toale, M Tri? s, W Ufferhardt, J H V I ers, F'von Saoten, Wagener A Monseea, Walker. Evans A COB swell, O F wie tera, s H wil? son A Bro. P Wlueman A co, Whlldeu A Jones, R D White, T u \v 3it, so Ex Oo, SORB, NB SR,' and others. i. .' sehr J T Weaver. Gladding, New York, - days. . Mdse. To Roach A Monett, reiser, Rodeerr A co, 6 0 Railroad Agent, W B Smith A CO. and others. Tug Ida, D sinclair, Jr, CoosawRiver, AM Adner. sehr Brave, Foss, Boston via Vineyard Haven 8 days fr. m latter port. Furniture. To D 3 Sil cox. Vessel to Enslow A co. Received from hisolm's Min. 67 tierces rice. To S L Howard A ?Uro. Received from Bennett's MI1L isl tierces rice,' To w o Bee A co and Kinsman A Howell. 0LEARE1? YESTERDAY. Steamship Charleston, Berry, New York-Jae ! Adner A co. Steamship Falcon, Hay nie, Baltimore - P 0 rrenholm. . ' spanUh brig Paco, Estarellas, Barctljna-W F Han. swedish brig Hellos, Holm, Falmouth sad a Market-Jas Adger A co. .-chr J P Wyman, Perry, Norfolk, Va-Roach A, Monett SAILED YESTERDAY. Steamship Charleston, Berry. New York. . Steamship Falcon. Haynle, Baltimore. Br narromine F.lle de l'air. Jones, Liverpool. FROM THIS PORT. ; Steamship Jumes Adger, Lockwood, at New Yum. January ll. steamship Manhattan, Woodhall, at New York, - January 14. MEMORANDA The sehr James L. Maloy, Russell, from George town, S 0, arrived at Daltlmore January 12. LIST OF VESSELS . , OP, CLEARED ANO SAILED FOR THIS PORT. FOREIGN. ; LIVERPOOL. Br bark Galona, Smith, sid.December 1? BRISTOL, INO. Br bark Architect, Doddridge, sid.Deo 18 NEWPORT, ENG. The Ellen, Harvey, aid.Dec 18 CALLAO. Ship I lorella,-. sid.Oct 2* HAVANA. Span brig Hugo, Guaroben, eld.Dec T DOMESTIC. { NSW YORE. Sehr Myrover. Brown, up.Jan 9 Sehr Osprey, Dukes, cid.Jan 4 >chr ihomaa w Haven, Brown, cid.Jan io y chr Jessie B Smith, Williams, up.. .Dec 2? Sehr Wm Penn, Thompson, cid.Deo 29 PHILADELPHIA. Steamship Ashland,-, np.Jan ll B KL PAST, MI. Brig Josie A Devereaux, Haskell, up.Jan T BOSTON. Sehr Isabella Jenett, ? ? , ap_........... Jan s\ Sehr Skylark, Lorlng, cid.Jan S BALTIMORE. Sehr Ma'oaks, Fooks, up.-.Jan IL Sehr Willie Luce, Talbot, cid.Jan 4? SET wxsT. -y Br Bark Annie Troop, Newe.), up.Jan X. Otoo tate for Classification. CADEM Y CP MUSIC. ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING 70 the beantlfnl little Southern Nightingale Mas. JAS. A. OATES and he: NEW COMIC OPERA COMPANY. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16,1873, Planche's Musical Ccmedy of THE FLOWER GIRL OF PARIS. THURSDAY PRIMA DONNA OF A NIGHT. Janl5 rjlJE PRINCE OP CARNIVAL HAS ARRIVED 1 His full supply of COSTUMES, MASKS, ic, representing ah natl ms and all obaracters. Trim? ming* for Masquerade Snlta are now to be Eeea at VON SANTr.N'S Baziar, No. 229 King street, next to i he Academy of Music. The completer cu lit for the i.rand Masquerade Illumination Bail or Chinese Carnival of the Wagener Artillery Club nas also teen received, -and can be seen ac the Hibernian Hill on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jannary 22, 1873. Tickets for the Carnival can be obtained at vox SANTEN'S. junj.s