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-:7 - THE WEEKLY HERALD. NEWBERRY, S. 0. WVind'da ii,marnh mcs ~. -Look out for the cross mark. Renew your Fub.criptions. Spceial Investigation. S;tturdav lIast, in1o ay witi a number of our pre:.inent cilizens, Ne were favored with an interview by Cap,. IIenry A. Shorey, 15th Maine Vol., and I eut. G. 1i. Ziier, A. A. A. G. on Ger.. Ey's staff, who were appqointed to exfamine into the conditio1 of the reCd people, concern ing the treatment of whom a variety of grave charges were preferred. The interview was cor dial and seemed to be satisfactory to both par ties. -The commission were earnest in their en deaLvor to- render a jist and impartial verdict in the case, and demeaned themselves with becom ing courtesy and kindness of manner. Capt. Shorey was of the opinion tha: "Bushwhacking" belonged to the past-that it was about "p!aycd out." And that the charges of an unpleasant nature.referred to the close of the past year; that now- matters were improving. He also ex pressed the opinion that there was an over plus ofnegro-labor in our community, and believed that if the idle and the loitering could be taken away it would-prove a mutual good. Capt. S. and Lt. Z. returned to Columbia the same day, to make their report, which we anxiously look for. It is a relief to us to learn that the charges against our sister district of Laurens will be re futed so far as the present year is concerned. The authorities had a very pleasant interview with the citizens last week, and all that apper tains.to the freed.-ple is in good condition. Emigration to Mexico. We publish in aiother column, for the infor mation of our readers, an interesting letter from M.Y. Niury on the suhject of emigration to Mexico. He has received from Maximilian the appointment of Imperial Commissioner of Imigra tion, and this letter has been written for the benefit of those in this country who desire to remove to Yexico and enijoy the privileges ex teded to-them under a decree of the E nperor. The high character of the writer, and the oppor unities which he has enjoyed of obtaining accurate knowledge of the country, are a sufficient guaran t of the truth of what he states in this letter. We do not be:ieve that he would indulge in ex aggeration on so important a sub;ject. - It will be perceived that he recommends to tfiose wflo- de -sire to seek their fortunes in this "land flowing1 with N!ilk and honey", to form associations or opmpanies, and send ahead persons to make se lections of lands, and coUecct all the information necessary .o- the suc-cess of such an enterprise. On so impor ant a mattgr every one must act on his owzrgudgemnent. But if the Empire egi b *regarded as permanently estailished, their is no country under the sun more inviting, in every -rspect to the Southerner who -de.sires to le'avee b - Iiehomne for a foreign clinie. - 1' - - Turned up at last. Tr& incrcount in a Northern paper of a do-A sipet by~the police upon distileriesin New York, It is sta,ted thatL no less than twenty-.were dis coyered- secredly at work manufacturing whiskey,~ apen1 which' no tax was paid. They were of coarse-seized,- In one of these- establishments a -quantity of 'oklroller' composition was found, bought up second hand from printing offices for the purpose of being manufactured into good-old French Brandy.. Ye gods, tiiink of it, brandy made of! old glue and molasses soaked for months in printei s ink and lie,I.aug'h! Our old rollers are -valhable from this date and are for sale, and we cheerfully recommend them to- steers as hat ing all the vile requisites so essential to the1 making cf good brandy. Like Micawher we have been waiting under the belief that something woiuId tumn up, and lo, here it is, the mine is dis covered, we are rich, perhaps. .& ny how we can ~azufacture our own French brandy. Nickersen's Hotel. We had riecasion last week to stop at this howse-formerly. the Female College. It was ou' first vist tibere since its conversion, from -the original designl, to its present use. We had no -idea that it was so well adapted to Mrs Nicker son's purposes. The irterior arrangements and accommodations are most admirable. As to the management of the house it is needless to say .more th-an that Mr. N., has not forfeited his merit ed claim asa good host by his misflortune through fire,.and that the house is as good as the khest. -As soon as circumstances warrant, it is the inten tion of M r. N., to.erect a magnificent hotel in the central portion of Columbia, but ecomfortably and pleasantly fixed as he- is now we hardly look for a changa,soon. Penianism Yrom all accounts has culminated to the point from which it must either burst in war or collapse in smoke or thin air. Iimmense- meetings are held, gigantic preparations inade, large sums of money collected, arms of ill kinds bought up,I and companies, regiments and brigades formed', te., all over the country. Notwithistanding all .these signs the northern papers seem to .think that it will end in nothing, or admitting the lead &rs inaearnest, that thgy must be ere long checked by interposition of government enforcing its neutrality laws. 'The bubble must soon burst. The deluded victims, the poor working classes, whoare d#ying themselves must be the great est-sufferers. SWhat's the matter, Brothers? - In looking over our e:schanges we notice thaT the Greenville Mountaineer copies a paragraph from us credited to the Laurensville Herald, and - t'he News of Charleston with like obliquity of vien gives the Mountaineer credit for a, notice appearing in our paper. Would you ignore u.s as dead,out. of existence ? Circular from Headquarters B. E. F. & A. L. By reference to circular order from the Bureau .of Refugees, Freedmen and abandoned Lands, it will be seen that the charges on provisions for making contraets arc revoked. Contracts are re. quired to be submitted to post headquarters for approval, otherwise they are declared null and void. .- - -- + e.. The beautiful plantation in jMadison County, 3 ississippi, known as "Annandale,' the residence till now of Mrs. Johnstone, the Jackson News, of .he 11. infrm..s u, was sold on the 10th, to vw DEATH oF TnE REV. STEPHE ELLIOTT.-Our words of sorrow and regret have scarce been spoken over the untimely death of the heroic Gen. Elliott, when it becomes our duty to make the painful announcement of the death of his father, the RevStephen Elliott, who died in Beau fort on the 1th of March, 1866, in the sixty fourth year of his age, of a disease contracted in accompanyhig to the grave the remains of the son whenT he mour-ed so tenderly. Mr. Elliott w! born at the beginning of the present century, at Beaufort; took his degree at Harvard University, and about 1832 received holy orders in the Episcopal Church. His life Was faiLly spent in doing bis Master's work. At one time, be was, temporarily, Rector of St. Peter's Church, in this city. le will be, how ever, chiefiy remembered in the Church by his untiring efforts to promote religion among the, negroes. He declined, of his own choice, the charge of any established church, and from his own fortune built, in 184-, a large church at Conbahee, intended exclusively for the use of negroes, to whose religious ii.struction he devoted himself assiduously. for many yetrs, asking and looking for no reward but the "well done" of Him whom he served. Mr. Elliott served as Chaplain of the Beaufort Artillery in the bombardment of Fort Beaure gard in 1S61, and afterwards of the Post at Po cotaligo. The last years of his 4ife were filled with cares and troutle. He saw untimely grav-!s closed over two bereved sons, and exile and spo liation of property were heavy trials' of his old 1ge. But affliction and worldly losses never for a moment lessened the equanimity which was the i charm of his character; and his brave heart, though bowed with trouble, was full of charity I to mankind. We intrude for a moment upon their sorrow, and express to his family and friends the tender sympathy of this community in their loss.- Charleston News. THE CILD oF STONEWALL JAcKSo.-A f-ii correspondent send4e Richmond (Va.) Exam iner the following delicate pen and ink portrait of the only living scion of the late Gen. T. J. Jackson. She is evidently in love with her sub j. ct : "I had recently the pleasure of seeing the child. of Stonewall Jackson. She. is a, bright little cherub, about three years old, with fair hair, blue eyes, and a complexion of mingled lilies and roses-the lilies however, greatly predominating, although, perhaps, she does not look very robust. For the benifit of curious mothers I will describe her dress: She wore a Marie Louise blue merino trimmed now with black velvet ribbonj edged with white. Her little cloth cloak was of a drab color, ornamented with bands of silk and fancy buttons. Her hat was of English straw, trirmed with blue velvet and white feathers. A tippet, and muff of ermine, completed the costume of the little fairy, and she looked as any mother's darling need look. She was borne in the arms of a, colored nurse, of whom she seemed very fond, and'to whom she was prattling with exu beramnt gaiety. The dark eyed, sadlooking lady who followed her, in widow's cap, and gar deepest motraing, completed the petare of shine and shadow." The dauger of Stonewall Jackson, adds H Exaniner, may she live to pate to future generations the litical blood immortal fa ther. AcQUIrED.-The case of the United States' vs. Daniel ind R. Addison Jeffe'oat, which has exci ted some int'erest for several weeks past, before the miilit~ary commission, sitting in this city, has been brought to a'llose by a judgment of "not guilty," which finding has been approved by Gen. Ames. The prisoners were defended by Messrs. F. W. Fickling and J. D, Pope ; and was prosecuted by Lieut. Crooks, acting as Judge Advocate. The charge was, " the murder of a per:on, whose name was unknown, wearing the uniform ot a United' States soldier, some time about the I8th gr 191h February, -1865, in Lex ingtoni District, immediately after the.passing of Gen. Shernian's army through that section.' The justification pleaded by the prisoners appears to have been of the. strongest kind, and the court rendered a verdict of "justifiable homicide." It afiords us great.pleasure to record this termina tion of the case, as our community appeared to be getting somewhat feverish, under the impres sion that to ?>e "cJarged" before the commnis sion, was certainly to be "condemned" to heavy penalties and long imprisonment. The decision in this case will be received with favor. It will tend to dirabuse the public mind of this impres ion, and to show that justice wilr be meted out by the commission upon a fair case made. We are informed by one of the counsel for the pris oners, that the Judge Advocate conducted the prosecution with courtesy, and presented the case for the United States with skill and abi;ity. [Columbia Phoenix. APPEARAN~cE oF A& DEMoN--Many of the citi zens of Bracken County, Kentucky, have made affiida'vit that t ev.were visited by an unearthly demon. One of the affidavits describes the mon ster thus; "Standing to the right of the cabin, near the fence that separates the negroes' garden fr-m the house yard, was a creature of gigantic stature and the most horrifying appearance. It was nearly as high as the comb of the cabin, and had a monstrous head, not dissimilar in shape to that of an ape ; two short, rei'y white horns appeared above each eye, its arms were' long, covered with shaggy hair of an ashy hue, and terninated with huge paws, not unlike those of a cat, and armed with long and hooked claws. Its breast was as large as that of a large sized ox. Its legs resembled the front legs of a horse, only the hoofs were cloven. It had a long tail, armed with a dart-shaped horn, which it was continual. ly switching about. . Its eye glowed liked two living. coals.of fire, while from its nostrils were 'emitted sheets of bluish colored flamne, with a hissing sou'nd,- like the hissing of a serpent, on1y a thouisandifold louder. Its general~ color, save its armsg asa-dull, din~gy breiwn." WHAT Wnsur Dzo.-At the office of the towRship trustee, the other-day, we ea* an old mar., seventy-seven .years of age, and the father of twenty-seven childreT, vbo Is a county pauper. Thlis old Enan~ -some years. agO' was a- popular preacher of the Baptist Ghureb, loved and respect ed for his piety and goodness of heart,-and hon ored for his jatellectual strebgth. A word of two syllables contains 'the secret-of his downfall. He loved whiskey-drank it-ind now, in, his old age, is a miserable object of county charity tottermng on the brink Cf paup-s grave. There is a sermon and a warning in every white hair on this poor old man's head, which rollicking young men, who make thoroughfares of their throats for a constant succession of torch-light proces sions, would do well to read and heed. ITndianapolis Herald. The A rmy and Navy -Journal says that '1t00O Confederate soldiers are buried in Holywood and Oakland Cemeteries, near Richmond, Va. In the late civil war, 220 battles were fought. In Virginia 80, Tennessee 37l, Missouri 3,7, Geor gia 12, South Carolina 16, North Caro$ 11, Alabama 7, Florida 5, Kentucky 14, the Indian Territory and New Mexico, one teach. There were also seventeen naval engagements. Miners in the southern centre .of the Pennsyl vania coal beds never get more.. than fifty-five cents a ton for their labor, and the transporta tion to New York by sea makes the cost per ton only two dollars and fifty cents. Making allow ances for royalty, waste, dra.yage, taxes, &c., the best anthracite would afford a handsome profit to theilealer in New Yor-k who would sell it at seven dollars. A A resolution was adopted on Monday, in the House, requesting the President to state how many $20,000 Confederates he has pardoned, and who they are ; how much property has been con fiscated, and how much eiTfiscated property has been restored by displacing freedmen who, by act of Congress, had been allotted the same, with other par ticulars of like nature. The reply of Mr. .Tohnson wilb ha waited -wih infte?et. The Marriage of Negroes-Orders from tLe Freed men'sB ureaa. Mention was made some days ago af an order of General Howard's giving his subordinates di rections relative to the marriage and divorce of negroes. The following is the order in full: WAn DEPArTM.NT, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LAND4, WASHINGTON, March.2, 1866. Attention is called to paragraph eight of cicu lar six, series 1865, from this office, with regard to marriages. The Commissioner deemed those regulations sufficient to enable the assistant corn missioners to draw up more specific rules. The Commissioner directs that each assistant commis sioner consult the State laws with regard to the marriage and divorce of white persons. and em body them for the benefit of freedmen, so far as this can be done in a circular. It is desirable to frame such a system of mar riage rules as would be approved by the State authorities. It is, therefore advisable to procure the formal approval of the Governor to your circulars on this subject. The Commissioner would simply suggest several points that require immediate attention: 1st. Parties eliible to marriage. 2d. Who shall grant certificates of marriage. 3d. Parties authorized to solemnize marriage. 4th. Dissolving marriages. 5th. Reg istrv of marriages. 6th. Regulations with refer$ ence to persons who have lived to.,ether without marriage. The greatest care must be taken to instruct all the freed people as to what the law demands of theni in regard to marriae- ; and all clergymen and magistrates who are authorized to give certificates or solemnize marriage, m11ust be earnestly soli:ited to aid the bureau officers in rectifying the existing evils on this subject. The assistant commissioners will forward to these headquarters a copy of their regulations with reference to marriage, as soon as they sell be drawn up, -for file in this office. 0. 0. HOWARD, Major General, Commissioner. THE PULPIT AND THE STUMP.-POlitiCS and preaching do not thrive together. When parsons turn politicians, and deliver stump speeches in stead of sermons, they cannot expect. their con gregations to grow in graca Some of the New England preachers are learnng this to their cost. The Indrpendent publishes-a letter from a clergy man complkining that in Connecticut alone sev enty pulpits are vacant-the reason assigned be ing that in consequence of the abatement of in terest on the subject of religion, congregations cannot be induced tW contribute enough for the support of ministers. The writer says: B investigation, I find that the Congregational clergymen in Connecticut are really being driven from their-posts of usefulness by want. Over one-ffth of all the pastors in the State were dis missed during the past year, while only eleven young men were ordained. In regard to sala rie., I learn from the Minutes of the General As sociation that three pastors have no pay; one has $100 ; one, $300-; one, $300 ; nine have $400 ; thirty-three,.p0 ; one hundred and four, 1000 ; forty, $1500; sixteen, $2000 ; four, $25 P0 ; And three, $3600 a year. That the average sum paid to ministers in Windham County is $653; in Tolland County, $728 ; Middlesex County, $816; New London County, $848 ; Litch field C ounty, $880 ;. Fairfield County, $10O44 Hartford County, $1064; New Haven County, $'127. When we consider the present cost of living, we ask-Gan our clergy men support -and endu~ cate tfieit families on these salaries ? They do not. Many are in debt, in want, in distress, and feel obliged oftentimes to resign and undertake some of the many other fields of labor, ,whereby they can bring support to their families. The New York World adds : From what we bear from other States, we pre sume that there must be some three hundred s'a-' cant pulpits in New England, while th&e are probably some five hundr ed more where the par sons make barley enough to kee,p soul and body together. The same 'eak of intere3t asd absti nence from church-going and church-supporting is noticeable all over the North, especia1tvy,re the influence of New England thought prevail A REVEREND BL.ASPHDER.-The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, under date February 21st, says:- "The prayers. of the chaplain of the House, Mr. B3oyn ton, for the past two days have been, curiosities in their way; not exactly dictations to the Almighty, but rather mild, insinuating suggestions and hints. Unfor tunately, they were not noted down by the phono graphic reporters. Certainly, Mr. Boynton ex hibits 'eminent qualifications for preaching (or ether praying) politics.' With upturned eyes and clasped hands he sent up this morning the follow ing petition to the Throne of Grace, as nearly as I can recollect ; "We thank thee, oh God, that the great issues of the day are assuming that form that it is no longer a question of this party or that party, but of 'who is on the Lord's side.' We thank thee that Congress stands firmly united on the right side. We thank thee that we are not as other men; and, furthermore, we- thank thee that other men are not as we are. "There is but one:God, and Thad. Stevens is his prophet." Just think of Thad. Stevens being God's Vicar on earth, or of the Almighty being one of the rank and file in a Radical caucus." A Doctor Tournes writes a letter from the town of Manabouah, on the Red Sea, to the edi tor of the France Medicale, containing facts which would indicate that all which has been said of the ravages, of the cholera in ,those regions, is still far below the truth. We give the following extract : "At Mecca,' when the scourge suddenly made its appearance, six thousand persons died in the space of two hours. A panic seged upon an enormous maes -of pilgrims, who fled to Djeddah. The streets, squares, rark.ets, all were crowded,1 and scarcity of food was tT e result. Hence, gen eral infection and famine almost. The conse quence.was, that as fast as steamers arrived, they were carried by assault by the brave Mussulmans~ who, Ia4pite of their fanaticibm, 'barded, sword and knife in hand. One English vessel, calculated for 800 passengers, was obliged, to avoid the massacre of her crew, to put sea with 2,80 UPrearA DIETTxON REAr. ESTArz. --It is 'i' rtant that the owners of real estate should fook to the payment of the United States direct tax thereon. The law provides:that this tax shall be paid within sixty days "after the opening of the offices of collection in any city or county. The~tax, is twenty-seven cents on one hundred dollars' value at the assess ment of 1860, which, if not paid promptly, is liable to an additional tax of ten par cent. If not paid at the end of sixty days, the pro perty, according to the Act of Congress, passed 1862, is forfeited, and will be seized and sold by the Government. AN IMPORTANT ORDER.-The annexed impor tant ci-der has been issued by an Assistant Spe cial Agent of the Treasury Department: OrrrcE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ) MACON, GA., March 3, 1866. [ By order of the Secretary of the Treasury, through H. M. Buckley, Supervising Special Agenti Treasury Department, this -office is discontinued. The embargoes placed upon -cotton by me are raised, and the order regarding shiprnents, of February 18, 1866, are hereby revoked: CLIFTON T. WHARTON, Ass't Special A gent Treasury Deparement. WVASHINGToN, March 12.-Iqthe Senate, to-day, Senator Sherman presented -a petition from r citizen of Co'umbia, S. C., asking indemnity for loss sustained by the destruction of his house. HIe read a letter from Gen. Sherman, alleging that Colombia was net fired by Federal authority, but by order of Gen. Wade Hampton. Gen. Sherman'states that the town was on fire whenc he entered it. The petition was referred to the Committee on Claims. - - - - c L.NAL IN S. COURT opened on Monday, Judge Aldrich pre siding. The jury was impannelled, the judge reading his ch-rge, after which court -was ad journed, for reasons set forth in the address which we will lay before our readers in next week's is sue. The following is the- preseutnient 6f the Grand Jury: In view of the circumstances brought to our notice by his Honor, Judge Aldrich-the inter feretnce of the military authorities of the city of Charleston, to prevent the execution of a sen tence pronounced by him-his Honor having de ,cided that the dignity which belongs to the Judi cial department of the Government of South Carolina, and the public good, require thatcourts shall not be held, while subject to the interfer: ence of the militaiv, and to be brought into con tempt by such interference; and, having resolved, so far as-he is concerned, not to hold courts: We, the Grand Jury of the District of Newberry, desire to express our entire concurrence in the view3 of the matter ente'-taiaed by his Honor, 6nd our conviction that the resolution embraced by him is fully justified by what is due to he dignity of the Judiciary of the State, and by the public good. JAMES FAIR, March anth, ISG. Foreman. Sr. PATRici.-The common belief that St. Patrick, the patron Saint of "ould Ireland," on the -17th of March, (his nativity,) turns over the warm stone, signally failed on last Saturday. It was the colder side instead of the warm that he turned over, and the result unfortunately was a cold snap, which we fear has seriously injured the fruit crop. We have too much reverence for his Saint-ship to censure him for so great a mis take, or impute all the blame to him. Other in fluences may have helped to bring about this re sult; the Fenian interest perhaps may have had much to do with it, and then the preparations making all over the North for the celebration of St. Patrick's day on a huge scale made the drink ing of much "poteen"- a necessary consequence. The natural and charitable inference is that the whole party had "bricks in their hats" the night before, and there being no moon to shed light, it was impossible to tell which and of the stone to take hold of. ScKER.-AS a generality we abominate suck rs, and the most of people will agree with us. There are various kinds of suckers, the sap sucker, hiskey sucker, the blood sucker or money suck. er, for they are one and the same, and last but not least the sucker which infests the printing office. All unprejudiced minds must agree that their portion will be unenviable, they must even tually "naw upon a file and flee unto the mioun tains%f Hepsidam, where the lion roareth and the whang-doodle mourneth for their first born." But there is another kind of sucker, it inhabits the water, and fist.:d out and placed upon the table is not a bad sucker to suck in, as we know, for our friend Bauknight sent in a mess last week which have been disposed of. Our thanks are lue for the same. If the author of thie following will give us his name, or sh.6w himsezf, we guarantee to give him such an advantageous offer as will at once make i man of him for life. The squib was found on sur table, it may have been wafted by the wind :r fixed up by our devil, any way it is inserted or the benefit of our friend King-m.ore. If you have a sweetheart And want to make her laugh Take her down to Kingsmnore's And get her Photograph. Hie too can take her Ambroty pe As natural as life, And it will be a guarantee That she will be your wife. 'RtTHMETIC REVISED.-'dohn' says that the old style of rithmetic is wrong, for instance that a ~reater number can go into a lesser, in proof of which a party of five sat down to eight bottles of wine, and found no difficulty whatever in putting ight into five. There was nothinmg over. CoNCERT.-We are informed that our friends Bones, Johnson, and others, iri~other- words the minstrels, will give an entertainment on Friday evening at the Court House, to which the public, nd the ladies especially, are cordially invited to ttend. The.programme will be a rich one. FoUND.-A Stock Lock Key. The loser will pply at this office. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LofrELACE & WHEELER.-It 'will be seen that flessrs. Lovelace. & Wheeler have on hand Lamps >f all descriptions, :Groeeries, Hardware, -etc., t., etc., also fish hooks, lines, &c. Their stock is full and embraces a variety of just such goods ms are iffd6mand. They ivill also pay the high ~st cash price for country produce of aniy skind whatever, or barter their goods for the saIne. MESSits. COURTENAY & TRtNHoLM.--These gen ;Imen have given up the receiving a.nd for ward ng business at this point priparatory i.o leaving. or Gharleston. All -claims against the firm should be presented by the 25th inst. They ad rertise for sale one of Go&wer & Cox's Iron axle wagons, also mules, Harness, &c., &c. ')ffN n "Bank of New berry" Building. ELs, CRAWFORD & FRIDAX, ,ComrDIsion -& Forwarding Merchaats, Columbia,- S. C., will give ~heir attention to the Storing & Sale, and Re yiving and Forwarding of Cotton, Rice, Tobac ~o, Flour, Bacon, Grain, Hay, Merchandize and 'roduce generally. We refer to their card in an >ther column for reference and particulars, WARREN KINsMAN, 279 King street, Charles. on, S. C., Manufacturer and Importer of Confec ionery, Raisins, Nuts,' Toys, Prunes and dealer n all kind's of Crackers and Buiscuits. Candy put up in 25, 50 and 100 pound boxes. Coloring natter purely vegetable. Sugars warranted pure md unadulterated. Orders promptly attended to. W. H. WEBB,we are happy to say,has returned rith a full stock of spring goods, which he in 'ormis us will be disposed of at such figures as nust certailnly pij ase bargain hunters.,His stock s various and' diverse, and from a ladies' fire pring hat down to a shoe-peg. - -W. F. KINsiAN, 2'79 KING STIgEET,CIARLES'TON, . C.,. will supply farm'ers, planters, gardners, nd the trade with MapesNitrogenized Phosphates f Lime, at reducell prices. This justly celebra ed fertilizer'has a worl d-widei reputation. -&e: See the cari&o essm. Goldsmith & Kind,ad if you -want castings of any kind, pr anything in their line of business, we recomniend. that your orders be sent forthw-th to then.-.They are pleasant in intercourse, reliabi in busines- and their work warranted to give satisfaction. AusTrx, AxNES & Co., -131 eeing street, Charleston, S. c., Wholesale and Retail Groeers, and Commission Merchants, receive by every steamer fresh invoices of Goods in their lie, which they ofTer to the trade at reasonable prices. W. W. IIUCsEAL, it will be seen, is with Love lace & Wheeler. Ile invites his d frends and former customers and the pubff generally to an insprxtion of their well assorted supply of choap goods. II. N. WILmuIAs & Co., 14' Meeting street, (Up-stairs,) Charleston, S. C., continue to supply the trade with Hats, Caps and Straw Goods at Wholesale. JAcou STzax has returned, and advertises, in addition to his fine stock of spring goods, 'some thing good.' They say it's very good. For Sheriff--Captain Thomas M. 'aysinger. FromWashington. WAsINGTON, March !2.-The Seiate has con firmed the moniination of Albert G. Mackey as Collector of Customs at the port of Charleston, S. C., and George S. Bryan, of Charleston, as United States District Judge for that District. MExico.-It will be seen by the following-that Maximilian has issued a'decree granfing bounties to all vessels sailing under the Mexican. flag: DEcREE.-Having heard our Ministerial Coun cil and being desirous of promoting and extend ing the martime commerce of the Empire by. the concession of privileges in favor of. sea-go mg vossels, we decree : -1ARTICLE I. Bounties will be granted to vessels sailing under the Mexican flag and engaged in ocean navigation. ARTICLE II. These bounties will be paid as fol lows: Vessels built in Mexico, making foreigh voy ages beyond America, $8 per ton. Making voyages to the United States, the West Indies, South America and Central America; $4 per ton. Vessels nationalized by Mexican law, making voyages beyond America, $4 per ton; Making voyages to the United States, the West Indies,- South America and Central Ametica, $2 per ton. ARTIcLE1II. This decree shall take effect on and after the 1st day of Jandary, 1866. Given in Mexico, November 1, 1865. MAXTMILAN. For the Emperor, the Minister of FateigiRea tions and Mariie. - - M.D. CASTILW. GOOD NEWS FROM CHARLESTON.-The solicitude of those who are interested -in the old city by the sea, have been awakened by despondent-mer cantile circulars. We have had the pleasure of -hea.ring a different story from one of the moet sagacious and reliable gentlemen -of that cit,-, Ione whose interests are idenitified with it,and whose name and high official -position, gives weight to his judgments wherever they are kinown. Our correspondent states that there is, indeed, but little money in the city ; but adds; "Everything here is becoming more hopeful eyery day. The plante.rs are getting money -to plant with by giving the capitalists a share of the crop. IT he laborers are coming to their senses ; and even on the sea islands, where they would not allow a white man to land- a month- ago, they now send for their former owners,f,and are enter ing into contracts. The. President's yeto has opened their eyes, and has done much good -to both races." We are especially pleased to give this eminent ly trustworthy testimony, as it furnishes an- an swer to.the radical productions of the disastrotte effects that would ensine 'frem tha Presidential action. Mr. Johnson -knows what la is about; he acts iti behalf of interests with. which lhe is ac quainted, and if -his action is unhindereds.k will be a blessing to the Southern States, aiid a bless Trumbull and Geueral Howard would seriously injure both.-Augqusta Transeript. in~ Washington as to the- exact reladions of th United States and French Governmnents on the Mexican question, is by no means settled:-6 de tined. There is a strong party- at the nationat capital who are in favor -of pushing masters a little. Although the French Emperor haas signi tiehsitnion to withdraW the French troops fromMexco,signs are apparent -that their.places are to be supplied immediately by other foreign. forces. All this -is to be done at the instigation of Napoleon. Our Government, it is reported, is seriously considering this whole question, and a spirit is manifested not to tolerate any chicanery or insolence on the part of France.. We do - not believe an open rupture will occur between the United States and France .on accoutin of this Mexican inbroglio, but we: would -. not-- be sar prised to see some very sharp correspondence before long. Fights between the Liberals anid Imperialists are said to be of almost daity ocdur rence in Mexico since the last despatches- .ere received.-- - The Louisville Journal having published apa a graph stating that "Mr. and Mrs. -Brerer, of. Kentucky, have twenty-two childrea," a correW pondent writes: "The rem-embrance of the-above paragraph, in your paper.some timts'ago, induces me to tell you of an old !nan, wheni we seepossing to Knoxville about once # week. We call hin Grandpa Davis. Heis- upward -of ninety years old. His wife -ha*-given birth to twenty-ningt ebcildren, twe.nty-eight ofwhom are still living: They furnished the,Union army-in thie -rafe 'wart with twenty-five recruits. Is.there-anothe- -man who deserves the, appellation- of ."loyal". to a greater exteiti than Grandp& Davis? *Does -hie not deservia pension at the- hands~of a Govern ment to 'which he has contributed so lai'gelyj to save. - -RUsa OP EMIGRATIo.RoM GERMAY,-efter from Frakfor~d, on-the Rfain, states:-- - "The, emigration to your country continues unabatedly.' In 1865, there went, via' fiLtsbeg, 37, 659 passengers, and embarked fri ninety4opar sailing vess&j and thirty steamers- in 1864kthele left only 19, '767, on thirty ships. W1he number of those -who left Europe via Bremen had-reached already, in Noveinber last, over 42,000.. From the little town of .Herrenburg, in Wurtemburg, which -numbers only 2,41k iohubitanits, eft -dkh ring the last year fifty-seven persons, taking with them in hard cash, over 25,000 gilders, There is not the least doubt that the emigration from Europe, during 1866, will reach at least 300,000 persons. S. S. Cox, in his recent speech at the Wash ington veto-ratifi-cation meeting, thus ~tersely stated the present political issues:- "The conflict now is between Bureaucracy and Democracy ; between the rump and the executive ; between State existence and State destr:ction; between liberty ordered by law and-liberty disordered by, Radicalism ; between-Union .and idisunion-; be tween perpetual peace and incessant agitation." SERIous AFFAIR AT CLINTON.-We- regre to state that a -diffictulty ~.crred at Cliti:Onior Weddesdwyoflastwn i 4rinking sop of Mr. W. F. -Rose, between ie~ aborgnamedi and Mr. J. S. Rodgers, in which:b[Aows were. inflicted on the head -of Rodgers with a pitcher or dleen ter, in' !he hands of Rose, ca(usin&. the: death of Rodgers... - . - Rose was-taken into cust.ody- by the Sheriff and was admitted to bil in the sum of $5,006. - - f(Lauremb.iille He ld. SMAL. Pox,-We have learned that this dread ful and loathsome disease is making its ppear ance in several- places in the District-in. the neighborhood of Clinton and towards -the Green The C41ege ell, the oW s4tly sweep-t (rer grot and vale o'er.Mu gil To linger in the heart s lomte - And swedy thert-tb _oa. * Breathes o'er the 'ords wtthmiys t2 Though many years hde -couean40t( Since Erst I beard the College b Afar -from scenes on-ondlyao With every lov'dicompae4.ogqs, i Still softly in the heart I ie Thy silver peals ringswo&Iy p - And still with :em'ry'.ee i And still wahin-the bosou 4*1 Th-e many for-ms'tha& eiri - And listenei to he Oaeg' Though age a.ongeheart Anid furrow sIL the ?rp Still with it comes in To morning in e eU-1W 07 Where e'er I roam wbatei:1 F Within the bosam kiW- dg Afar o'er life's tempei sea Thy silver tones swcdtoHe L ECLIPSE OF THE Moo.--Z ce moowill take place,oir-he 30th a this month. The begipnig the at .8 in the evening; ni phase 10.39 middle- of enA of %he total jbase, Sa. end 6f the eclipe ., 1I a total-eclipse, I kouusa*gl the whole ee3, S IiaMf phenomenon % towi ,klps we hope the night of th Oth' order that the event--ay Quantrell, the.VWpu0._ be in. Mexico. - Maximilian bes created - Marshal. :eners1 Mejia 1a pointment. Twenty iAi4to;c.*f ge per is to be'issued - hi Armps arshal'Bazaine Is-ai4 vo'have there most be=war with the Ui4& The Cheraw Adewir-says*it*Ak - that District siz 4utdrd me gentemen. hj dear .whi - six handredi' t..; HYME minmn, a1iuay' evedC inst.j by ev.. .i4aaN.&' ass. ~ ~ ~ 7 4,_e_3|ileak juxV to MWs B.-I .BMLB - "Q! zarried jDe1d-4e&*4 -Whete. twqeoeind$ lula~~ Thy golden eait* inWdi do - : Thy lanip-with heven4&opa -The friends: of C0apt THO.M~ respectfully noodihate bin aau for Shrf fe~6n sr auce that they ba e giv pd "RE YINGAFORWARl~*-4 4. inistaut. -4 Oelif (il z 12 ~ k taining gHOITOGL&Pf~OR -' -stand opposite the (Toni'fEbise, my stay wint e liih. a Winl respitfly inform.uI4kw6 public generally of .Neu benG made li* purchases fpr he Spn B - i?eistiew abledb ipose.of his Mf gready~ reduced yrices, *bth geed and fnE of -- HATo age IISsprin t7J :F Leghor, ana - -~ Te garity anbrce the wants of all classe. Call at the corner under ~' mnar 2112 WH~ #IEADQUARTES#.gY. A 4 Disr. Wass. $9 CIRCtiL AR I. It having been reported to' roneous impression-bias 1iherdo from-thesr qi-es r charges onirdisions fors rklg harelqyevoked,indaU thlsoBau'-in the D'a. 4 snuedagly foisr&to hs t ofallmo.neys eal1eddA II. sub. ,&ast.o'iw- , * 19 see thatfaithf!d c r-ersn gho#~r~i chirp$ .&iP tirortys i~~ . tsioner, o ma k tioer, orvakCJe t o er.05cee bl Browder:ot B'x