- - - - -- --- - - .- *P-16 - - - 17. MONTHS. . . Ps - HRM *F* 6 -6 6 -E NEWBERRY, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY _VaL-M II. IS PU7BIMJFn; EYF,RY DNDA 'itlewberryA IL ily TMMs Ir. & IV azme TERMS, V,50 FOR SIX MONTHS, EITHER IN CURRENCY OR IN PROVISIONS, - Payment required invainably in ad'vafice.) Adver.tiementsivserted at $1,50 per square, for - - Qht in8srtion,-$I for. eap suibsequent insrtion. XEr ge oipee, aPn-e 1invitation-s, Obituaries, - ad.Coomuications of personal interesacharged - e adietisements. - MarIeston Adverfi*ement& - ----------. AL M. 1 --sovD&L s. souD Aretibald GOt &Oo.I r -MISIO exUPPING, CM 8 FORWARDING MBC T -6 AD 128 MY TTSTR ETJ - Chadest.n, S.fC ..W1- NWANENMUSES RlEPESENTI JY 1% W . ~ANClS~ -adn 20 5 tf A.0' 19) ES it TN. 11 ra .. -harles L-Guilaaue - RT - * ~'kte-XVytee anastoxs. - S- 1T ILL MAKE IJR ADY\CF O Consi'znrc&thrggh b isMeak - .'i;ac &T::Kew. Yor essa.Do a~ viet.a & o. Ser r - 'Msr.Bome ert Cs ewba ,es.rs H.m:raas:r di Am Sw 'or. 36ears. T n A:a, Biaiwi x sjr,o-. MeMsrs. J. & D. - x , f Mesr. Jois K. GI.Li.r& Co., I tpoo. .Mesrs'. Iscsar *.L.ui & S ldelphi. eSPfrs. PtsGasar, F: t~kCol,BANmore. Airrs ce, J d-r zler 46*:'; ..- i SacDThies for lussngme cieer Cob-w w &e way througi,. by bu eind 14., aird toas4 .by &A ige tMna Pwv.oUC oughQ ~Lameel.afd - wt i.r rt.gci fa?e o Itunt E I -CbU AGG*14 AG -1Wke 0- DRY ACY -OODS - - AqNqms - Fuf l 1 irgte assortt ent now a~4re a%k - or emic at L'mrest AetWcest 'whoae s~k, by ~'' - 1 Mee,i geis~~*nest, -JApe 2. imrat 4r Xe - * General Commission1Iechkats~ C1MRITQTOL &~O. * 'Congt PrQdo eeiwdpd Pun zna - dec 20 m - -- ChisolmBrotls4 SHIPPING An I General Cm iso MERtSNANTS, CHIARLESTON, S. 0.1 PROMPT attention given to the Pur ehase, S.ale and Shipment of Cot ton, Rice, Lumber, INaval Stores, Coa, &c. Merchandize forwarded to all parts of the country.. Consignments solicited, on which i berdi ,advancesj Referenes-Joh.'Erasler' W. Charleston. S. C.; G. W. W'diaima & Co,, CharLeston, $. -C. fl OARR & OO0 teeiers in CaApeSs Oil Eothis, Mattings,; WiiadowJSkades~ PATENT STEP tADDEXRS, &c. T'AL&S TRIMMINGS, of every variety Which they offecr to the Tradea t New York Job CHARLESTON, S. C. Charleston Advertisements. AITKEN, NOYES AND JOHNSTON, No. 159 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C., IMPORTERS & JOBBERS. DRY GOODS, LOTHS AND CASSIMERES, BLANKETS AND FLANNELS, CLOAKS AND SHAWLS, DELAINES AND PRINTS, FRENCH MERINOS PLAIN AND PLAID LINSEYS, GLJSH DRESS GOODS, IRISH LINENS. BROWN & BLEACHED SHIRTINGS, )PERA FLANNELS, 9ATINETS AND KEREYs, TICKS- AND'STRIPES, A.LSO, A LARGE ASSORTMENT10F OPERA_ HOODS, sCARFS, SmAWLS, SUNTAG AND NUBIAS. ALSO, A COMPLETE STOCK OF FANCY GOODS, no whih we invite the attention of the trade. 4~ A , CH~AFR~E. To.-205 EAST-B-AY ST-R-EET 0Posite'-New Custom House) CYIARLESTON, S. C AND MEMO$ATs EALER IN BUTTE3, -.CHEE&E, LARD' and CONSIGNMENTS RECEIVED BY EYE lY STAMER of Goods seketed expresly or the Chadeston MarketL' QRDERS PROMPTR ATTENDED TO. Charleston, S.OC Nov 8 1865. Su. ITT& NARSHALL CHARLESTON, SO. CA. GRICULTUR A L Tp1/nents of all kinds of ~the:h:.test~ and most approved patterns. %r Esros Hay bCutters, Corn Shelters, Ci iveorgCitton Gine, JIorse powey Thrashing !rachiuan Separtors, -Saw end Corn .Mlins, 'ntadonu Carts, .Handbarrows; -wiLh Plough atings of all kinds. .AlSO, wsroveI .Rnd-Power Portable. Cottol Presses. Fer sake for CASH at. ?e York prices. 6AtESER SMITH, (YTTQN FTRS, tai!'aF.)warding ierchants, MBO~TR AThANIC OWHAEF, - CH A R LETONS. C. - Solieit Cobsignments of Cotton, Naval Stores X kiads of Yhodute; and~ Gener;d. Eeadise, ed wilhnake ADT'VANCES ozn the -amej and all either ig this of foreign~ markets. Orders for Goods promptly ereente~4l lo ivest lices.' Goods forwarded to anay poir. Refer.*oXesrse G. : Wliams f'Co.. and feoeoaser * Oi. de-6mm 1{ENRY I3ISCHOWP & 00., 90O0MI8S10N MERCHANTS, Apd-Wholesale Dealers in GrecerIes, Wines, Liqu'orspSegars, &c No. 197 East Bay, Opposite Frazer's Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. IENRY BISCHOFF. C. WULBERN~. nov 15 3m JOHN KING & Co0, [MPORTERS AND WHIOLESALE DEALERS IN 3ROCEBIES PROVISIONS FLOUR . . FOREIGN & DOMESTIC LIQUORS SEGA RS 3ROCKERY, HOLLOW WARE k&tLASS WARE ALso,. 2000 SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT, liN. 88 Hasel-Street nov 8 Sm CHARLESTON, S. C. E. B, STODDARD & CO., W-holesale Dealers in SO0TS, SHOES AND TRUNKS, AT T HEIR OLD ST AND, 165 MEE TIG STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Take pleasure in aI.nouIncing their resumption >f business, and invite the attention of purcha ers to their.toe.k, which is now complete. iov 8 &m For Sale. MULES and HORSES for sale at my -- plantation in Newberry. L One fine harness HORSE. 4J3 i JOHN N. HERNDON. SUPPLEMENT. Thursday Morning, January 4, 1866. We are gratifled to learn that our townsman, W. Hood, Esq., is constituted Treasurer of the State under the new regime. See important proclamation-by the Governor. Gen. Orders No. 1-General A. G. Garlington. Declination-L. R. Marshal. Declinatlon-John W. Grierson. Horses for sale-John N. Hern don. Mills House, Charlcston-J. Purcell. Ma sonic Fem.de College, Cokesbury-F. F. Gary. Death of W. A. NcSwain. It is with painful emotions that we chronicle the death of the Rev. W. A. McSwain, ,t Lau rens, C. H., Sunday last. ,His death is a calamity to the church of which he was a- distinguished minister. He was a man of intellect, piety- and amiabilit-beiovcd by all who knew hini. A slight snow storm prevailed this morning. The sn peeped out a moment or two, and the ae sappeared.- The streets are very nearly rivers of mud,. We go to presi under'a cloud. t is dar- above, below, around. Aqua the nor ,nal condition, with darkies on.the brain. As we close this item o most beautifal shower of frozen Sn6g descends-pretty little .pellets, they'e -already ceased. It grows brighter, we see small patches.of clear blue sky, with a, silver lining to the clouds, and hope for lirighter days soon. miliia 4pointmont. The appointment d Maj. General Wiliams to the iorn)and of the 5th division composed oftle 9th -and 10th brigades; wiUno doubt give .gederall satisfaction; heis a good and efficient..soldier; And merits the: sEme. '.Brig Gen. J. -C.- Witin smith, or Spa burg,commands the 9th brigad', anrig. Gen. I. P. Todd, of Laurens, the 10th. 0GoL Thos. W. Gary;' 8th' Regiment. Col. W: W .Lester; 39th Regiment. These gentlemen have experlenced- bard service. Their qiL,ifiestions are sup-ior. And as brave and tre men, their .pointments are alike honorable to the Sta*e and country. - FromWashngton, The. Secretary of State announces offi#4ly that the Constitutional Amendment wbich has Wei .ied b .thre-foub o of rhlsitee heumaCID valid to all intents aid purposes, as a part of the Consthtltion of the U'tnie4 8ta tes. .The vote in this4ity *sterday for negro inf frage,.esulte4 in U rAvorable and'6,50 opposed to it. - - A resoidtion was nearly =.anunously adopted, declaring that the ptblic debi, .with infereet, should be promptly paid. A.resotivom was. passed declaring tbs the test Iath will not bk.dispensed wth. . A caucus of all~the Southern members now iu Washingtou-was held a few 'evenings since, at whidh they resolved to go home and remain there until after the 4th ofdXarch . Mr. Sewar&-mut4 of eonrse decide for Con gres the remaining question whether the late Coutederate States, by-the-votes of whose Legis laLures~the amendmecnt. has. b'en.adopted, are ja the Union or utt o5f it. He, 4together w!ith the end~re Johnson- dministration 'have, however, for themselves takenthe'positiona that' the said 'States were never out of the- Unjin. The isue between 'the President's' restoration policy and that of.the. Stevens-Summere Republi can.party is no~ -fully made. -It-is 'well- that 'it is so for- the pepl fhe North must now under stand and- deeide it. Intelligent and disint.erested; men itom 'the North and 'West~ whob come her.e -iepresent. that; the-whole 'country is tired ofC party .r.le and aux. fousl desirous-of the resto1-ation9of' the Union,: and of $'ie practical resnmnytion fof former rea tions with:the South, w.wimidig t h neither sc tion can prosper, nor the put'ic d.ebtbJ;e paid.. The folowTagare- the offeem aecently appoin . ed of the Legislature for New berry Distrien - Magistre ,--E. P. Lake, John Coate, . . Herbert, Josiah Stewart,[inaes N.' iJpseormb, Win. E. Dorreb, Gee. S..CannQpf Jobu K. G. Nance, J. B. Eegerk ohn A. Cannon, HIery Halfacre, F. ..Dominich, Samnuet Bowers - District JuMdge -Y. J.. Pope. *G(ooner--K H:~Kinai-d. Comm~.ssionzer& ef- Public B5lingt-L -J' Jones1.N A. Hunter, W. A. Cline, Juo. R. Leav ei, efnthias Ba.rre, James Gauntt, James MI. Bax ter. Commissioners of Free. &hoolsA. P. -Lake, Thomas-Lipscomub, George S. Catmon, ~John IM. Calmes, Reuben Lyles, Thotpan V. Wicker;, &fen Hawkins, F. H. .Dominick, John Croo-ks. C?ommrissioners of Roads-Mathe w Hall, J. H. Suber, James Cald well, Jno. K. G. Nance, Jack son Teague, 'Thos WV. Holloway, A. J. Long. shore, M1. F. Workman, John F. Sims. Comm issioners to appro'e i'ebiic Securitics G. T. Scott, Peter IIair, Jno. 13. Carwile, Geo. Glen, Rt. L. McCau!ghripa. TAXES IN THlE SoUTr.-Property holders in the Southern States will be gratilled to learn that, in his report to Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury recommends First That the colletion of interval reve nue taxes which accured before the establish ment of revenue oilces in the States rcently in rebellion be indeSniitely posponed. Second. That all sales of property in those States, under the direct tax law, be suspended until the States shall have an opportunity of assuming (as was done by the loyal States) the payment of the tax' assessed upon them. Thir~d. That all transactions in such States which may be invalid by the 4on-use of staops, be legalized as far .. it is in the pow er od Congress to Iegahize them.' Trustees South Carolina Universi ty.-Messrs. B. F. Perry, J. 3. Middleton, W. F. De8aussure; R. WV. Barn well, J. S. Preston, C. G. Memminger, T. C. Perrin, Thosh Smith, J. L. Manning, S. McAliley, James Farrow, Wade Hampton, James Simons, Rt. Yead9n, F. W. Pi -kens, E. J. Arthur, R. WV. Gibbes, Henry McIver, J. N. Frierson and James II Carisde. The following ar.e the Major Generals recently confirme d by the legisla ture :J. B. Kershaw, Joshua IHagood, R. F. Graham, Marx Gary, and J. Hi. Williams. Col. John A. Wagner, of Charleston, Brigadier General. Colonel Char es I. Simonton to the command of the First Regi ACTS OF Tu GENERAL ASSEMBLY AN ACT TO RuSE SUPPLIES FOR TIE YEAR - COMMENCIsG IN OCTBZa, ONE TnousAND EIGHT RlUN-RED AND SIXTY-FiV T. Be it ena ted by the Senate and House oj Representatirm, now met aud sitting in Gene ra Assenbly, ra by t he autho7ity ofthe eame, That a tax for zhe sums and in the manner hereinafter tnntioned, shall be raised and paid into the public Treasury.of this. State, for the use-and servicethereof; that istosay Fifteeen cents id valoreM on . every hundred dollars of the value of all the lands granted in this State, except such lands as duriiig the year have been in possession of the Freed man's Bureau, and on all lots, lands and buildings within any city, town, village or borough in thii State, except such as during the year have been n possession of the Freed, man's Burean.; two dollars per head on all male res dents of this State between the ages of twenty-one aid sixty years, except sPch as shall be clearly proved, to the -sAtisfactioI0) of the Collectorm, -to be ineapable, from malims orotherwise, .ofprocuring a livelthood.; sixty cents per hundred. dollars on factorage, em ployments, facufLies and professions,; iriclud ing the profession of dentistry(whether in the profesion of the jaw,the proits be derixed from. the costs of sui t,eus,or bther sources of profes sionial income,) excepting- cergyien ; sixty centL per hnidred dbllarson the. a-monnt oL nommissions' received. by' brokers,- vendose masters, and coLannLai6n merecbants;one dul lar per head on each and-every dog, of every. kind and-descriplion, in' the State on theirst day of Jantary, o.ne thousand-eight 'tImndred ddsixty-six, . brought into the State be t,ween that tie'and tbe date of the -paynent. of fares ; fortyco-ts p~eidundra dolars on the,capital stuck of all incorporated gas-ight companies -now -in acti*eoperalion one bun dred cents per .huhdred dol1ars on all .'prem iarustakeain this-.State bvnsurance. cotpa mies incorporated ithin, this.State. and t*O hundred cents oct.hundred dollars -On all prenduros takeri iP this State by the agemrcies of'insurance companies and nderwriters in -c)rporated withi4t the limitA of this State-; -on aU express cokipanies doing business with i this State, on iousand dollars each, to- e paid to the Taiz0ollecter of RiChland D'a trict'; twenty nhts upon. prery hunilred dollars -of the .mount of sales of goods, wares and tnere6bdize, endbracing all the ar -ticle.S'of trade for saleg,. arter or eichange (The products'of .ii: State'aad the: nnnfu lactardproduatE 'ny of tlae 4ite..Stat:s or.Tcerttories thereof, excepted,) whicb any person shAll have made from tte first day of May of the present year, to-the -4ilst day of January, in the year-of oUr - Lord-one thou-. sand eight hundred and siTty-sjx,iithiron his, her ot tbeir capital, or borowed -capital, or on account of any person or persons as-agent,, at torai. or consignee ; one hundred cents upon eveicv-hundred dallars of the amount of. sales of'all goodi, wares and rerchandize whatev er, which*any transient person,not resident.in thi.s State, shall make in any house, stall or public place ; one hundred cents -on- every hundred dollars of the value -of all -articles inaiiufactured id this State for sale, barter -or exchange ;.twenty dollas. upon every. htin dred dollars of' the value 'of all spiri(uons li quor, manufactured in -this State- tor sale, bar ter or -exchange, 'and upon all- spirituons Ii ~quors brought into, this State for sale ,barter or exchange ; one bundred cehtS #xV ever~y b:hundred xdollars in value of all cotton on hand nt the first day of October last, excluding the. crotp of the present year from this taxation ; one dollar on every huzndred dollars of' all .alesof cotton made -since..the first day ef :ayast to the first day of October, one thou sand, eight hniJred :ands- sixty-dive :.Proei' -ed,..That the tax shall not be due-on -any otton seized bj the -United Statei Govern menrt.and'not. returned;or-on any:cotton stol en and not recovered i onie hundred cents on eery hundred dollars in vahie of all crudej turpentin e, spiritS oI turpenrtine antirosinceos and on the first day v Octobdr Iast, sxciid igthe production.of the ye. one thousand ight hundred an ifrty16 e qie--hundrd cnts.on every hundid dolla~rs of all saleE of4 sard artic,es from first~of afay last 'o firitoq October,.-one thonsandr eight biudredand six tyive, except sales of proauction of pr.esent year ;twenty dollars per day for ripresenting publicly for gain of i'eward.any play,-ome-j dy, tragedy, interTude or frace, or mother em pl)Imnt of to~ stae, or apy part therein, or. for~exhibiting wax tigires, or other shows of any kind whatsoever, to be paid into -the haab-of the Cbrh of tha CouWmiespedfi-vely, 'ho shall be bopund to pa.y the sainc into 4the public. TFreasury(:eteeptIig)fn casey where the same is-now .regnired by law to be paid -.to corporations-er otherwisek II. That all taxes levied on propeirty, as~ prt scribed1 in the first section of this Act, shall bc paid to the Tax Collector for the Dis trict Cr Parish in which said property is loca ted. And whenever any person, upon whom a tax is imposed by thi-s Xct, has no visible property upon which an execution can be Ice vied, it shall be the duty of the Tfax-Collector to sue out of the D)istrict Court a sIiecial at tacmtent, attachinrg m-mneys and credits in the hands of any one whomsoever, and due to such person, which special attachmevnt shall be cond(uctedt inl the samie way and be subject to the same regulations a-s are provided for special attachments in the Act to establish District Courts: Providcd, That any em plover may. make returns of the names of such persons as are employed by him, and pay the tax of such personf, in which case the tax-receipt shall be a good anid valid set-off mn any action for wa'ges by such employee against such employer. III. In mnakin'g assessments for taxes on the value of taxable property used in man u factring, or for railroad purposes within this State, the value of the machinery used there in siTall not be included, but only the value of the lots and buildings as property merely. IV. That the lots and houses on Sullhvan's Island shall hereafter be returned to the Tax Colector of the tax District in which they are situated, in the same manner as other town lots and houses, anid shall be liable to the same rates. of taxationm. V. That the taxes horein levicd .shall be] paid only in gold or silver coin, UI)ited States Treasury notes, or notes declared to be a legal tender by the Gorernmnent of the United States, or such bills receiv-able as may be is sued under the authority of the present Leg iature . a .als ay-cer t ifica tes of Jurors and Constables for attendance on the Coart of Common Pleas; pay-certitfeites. of bearers of votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor and Members of Congress; and pay-certifi cates of Members of this session of the Legis lature The Tax-Collectors of the several collection Districts shall be allowed, on. all sums of money paid into their-hands for taxes, a commission as follows, tbat is to say t The Tax-Collector of Horry and St. Ja*es', Goose Creek, a commission at the rate of ten per cent.; the Tax-Collect6rs of AndrsoN, Chester,. Chesterfield, Christ Churh, Claren don, Darlington, Greenville, Lancqstr,. Lan rens, Lexington, Marion,. Marlborough, New berry, Orange, Pickens, Prince ifam's, Sartanburg, Alt Saints- St. Andrew's, St. GeoreI's, Dorchester, St James', santee; St. John-a, Berkeley, St. Like's, St.- Paul, St Peter's, St. Thomas' and St.:Dennis', Union, York, Williamsburg and Barnwell, at the rate of seven per cent; the Tar-Cilector ref St. Philip's and St Micheis, at the date of four per cent., -until the_Comioipsion amouWts to three thousand 'dollarsk an& after thit amunt, on all remaining sains, ar one: per cent.; all the other Tiz-Collectors,.s.eomaw sion agithe rate~ of ive' per cent. Tax-VolIfc tors shall make their returns- at the Tresary,. in Columbia,on or before the Orstof Augst. VL That before the. colecton of the taxes& terein levied, an assessment shaul be pdIe of the actual- value of the property taxed, an4. t)r tha. _purpose the Ta,CoHectors Ofz'the several Districts or Paiahes, except th Par ighes of SL Philip and St.