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VOLUME II....N0. 133.] CHARLESTON, S. C., TH?RSDAY MOANING, 1?EBRUARY 33, 1866. [PRICE FIVE CENTS. BT TELEGBAPH. Washington Xewi. WASHINGTON, April 18.-Attorney-General SPEED, having recommended that the bonds captured by Gen. SHKBTDAN at Shreveport, which had been deposited by the * t iw Orleans banka with the State Auditor of Louis? iane be returned, the Secretary of the Treisury has telegraphed Gov. WKLLS that he will cause the bonds which may be identified as belonging to the banks, to be delivered to the 8tate Auditor, or any duly authorized agent at Washington, or will send the same to the State Auditor on receiving advices from tho Governor, at the risk of the State. The bonds amount to two millions. Sending Troops to thc Blaine Frontier. PORTLAND, ME , April 18.-The Government has char? tered tho steamer Regulator to tike a company of Regu? lar Troops to some point, probably Eastport, and she will leave on the arrival of thu noon train, whioh is ex? pected to bring Gem MEADE. Release of C. C. Clay. WASHINGTON, April 18.-The Hon. C. C. CLAY was re tjased from Fortress Monroe this morning. Redaction or the Military Force in thc Soath. WASHIHOTON, April 18 -Tho War Department has ls. sued an order reducing the force of colored troops in Georgia to ono regiment, Allhasa* tur > regiments, Mia sisaippi four, South Carolina one, and Florida one. From oar Travelling Correspondent. AUGUSTA. ATJQUBTA, April 15.-The trip from Savannah to this point furnished no food for reflection ; in fact, lt nover furnishes food for anything, except at Millen, where the hungry passengers hungrily ball, eagerly attack, hastily devour, and promptly pay for, a very good first-class second-rate railway station dinner. I need not describe Augusta to the people of Charles? ton, who are all aw;re that it is a beautiful semi-coun? trified and semi citified (I take the liberty of coining my own words as I proceed) place, with handsome broad streets and a fine wide Broad street. Green and Telfair streets are of particularly imposing appearancejln this ?pring season ; and the broad avenues, lined wfth beau? tiful trees moat beautiful in the wealth of their green foliage, reminds one forcibly of Savannah. Nothing In Augusta ls more worthy of note than the ladies, who are most tantalizingly lovely, tucked under their little "sundown" hats. These hats are theehape of a ohaflog dish cover-all of the ladles represent chafing dishes-andas they trip along Broad-street, with their heart-piercing little bats perched on the prettiest little mooking-bird heads, each head owning a face most pro? vokingly bewitching In the prertnessof ita coquet tish boaaty, lt ls enough to canse an absent-minded lndl v vlSual to forget the name of his maternal ancestor. ' Speaking of pretty ladles, reminds me of one of the .-prettiest hem,-reminds me of flu tact that th? belle of _ Augusta is st lut engaged to immigrate inlu' the United J . SUtee-of matrimony. Every one who baa ever visited ? August? will at once know to whom I refer, when I aay that lois lovely : o ung lady ls neted not only for her ex? treme beauty, but for the extraordinary smallness of her vals); which ls something larger than a wedding ring. Great preparations are being made hero for the Fair that is to tako placs '?bo first week in May. The Fair is to be gotten up for tho purpose of raising funds to be ap? plied to the enlarging of the building now used for the orphans under charge of the Sisters of Meroy. It will be a grand Fair, and a grand affair altogether. The ladies-God bless tbeml-are working their little fingers mott Industriously, and sewing hard, to make the cause succeed more than merely so-so. The young men here would take premiums at a grand drinking tournament, even though a select committee of Charleston boys were sent on here to contend with thom for the championship. I nover remember to have seen such enthusiastic imbibings, even at a Mayor's election - In my nativo land. The negroes hero arc working, but they are working : Tinder ?omedifficulties. 'Iany of them are industriously -4 engaged IQ sweeping and cleaning tho streets, which is ?? Tathor an unpleasant task ? hen the days are sultry and each darky has h is pedal extremities beautifully orna? mented with a massive chain, to which ls appended a heavy iron bau. Ihe military authorities here are de? termined that tho freedmen shall work; anl so for Idle noes, vagrancy or any misdemeanor, they treat them to a ball and chain, and render them useful as weU as or? namental. The n*groes present a highly interesting appearance when artistically aid poetically grouped to? gether in Broad-street, with a broom in hand and a hall on foot. 1 he great excitement of the week has been the grand -concerts of the Brothers POZKANBEJ, who have bien re? ceived here with a perfect ovation, drawing crowded hons M every night The applause with which the per formiLco was greeted, night after night, was greater than has ever been drawn from an Augusta audience. The press hore pronounce Madame VABIAN HOFTMAN superior to any of the artistes in the GHIONI and SUSINI Opera Troupe. Quite a gloom has been thrown over the city by the unaccountable suicide of Col. H. H. CUMMINO, one of Augusta's most esteemed and honored citizens, and one of the ablest lawyers in the State. This unfortunate victim of mental aberration, who was, tc all appear? ances, in full possession of evory essential to happiness, suddenly, *?-h his own hand, put an end yesterday to a life that had been spent in the exercise of all the vir? tues that alorn'manhood. Tis true, indeed, that truth ls strange-far stranger-than tbc strangest fiction. I have been received by the leading representatives of the Press here with the most unbounded kindness, and the most cordial courtesy. Let the following names be added to the roll of honor, sh.comprising gentlemen who, in response to the valuable letter of introduction furnished me by THE NEWS, have received me with ex? traordinary attention. Of the Chronicle and Sentinel, Messrs. HENRY MOSE and General A, B. WRIGHT, editors; Messrs. 8. A. ATKINSON and MARTIN D. CALVIN, assist? ants. Mr. ATKINSON was once oditor of the Constitutional ist and Field and Fireside, and in him I recognized an old and esteemed friend. He ls a perfect gentleman, and treated me with extreme kindness. Messrs DUTCHEB and RANDALL, of the Constitutional ist, are gentlemen of most pleasing manners and ex* treme talent-the latter is the author of "My Maryland," and is n scholar well versed in the literature of the day. To both I am much indebted, and also to Mr. ELLS, ot the Transcript, a gentleman ot refinement and educa? tion. The Globe Hotel, which has had the honor of num? bering your correspondent among its distinguished guests, has improved in aU respects, and has risen to a position which entitles it to rank on equil footing with -the Planters, if, indeed, it is not superior to the latter. The p/oprietor is a gentleman from Virginia, who has had long experience lo the business. I leave here to-night for Nashville di rec'.. It ls a pret? ty long ride, and there ls no telling what may happen ; bat if I should over get there alive and while, you shall bear from that point En attendant agrees, Monsieur le rodsotear, mes eal BjMftoaa empress?es. BOHEMIAN. South Carolin? Ballroad Company. We are indebted to the politeness of HENBT T. PEAKS Esq., the Superintendent, for a copy of a pamphlet COE teining the "Proceedings of the Stockholders of th Sonth Carolina Ballroad Company and of the South western Railroad Bank, at their Annual Meeting In th city of Charleston, on the 13th and 14th of February 1866." The pamphlet is from the * ell-known press cf Mr JOSEPH WALKER, and presents a handsome appe trance For the information of our readers, who, we know are greatly interested in this Road, we ?.ive a synopsl of the Report: When Charleston was evacuated the rolling stock o the Company was Bent up the Northeastern Road, ant after being hauled about from place to place, waa fl nail; left at Camden, where it was destroyed, just one yea ago, by au expedition from the coast under Genera POTTED. The properly whloh happened to be 11 Colum bia when SH BRM AK reached there, was Bent up to Ohos ter, where it t till remains. We can not go into the par tlculars of all the damages the road met with, as well a the destruction of the depots, workshops, tools, ant material of all kinds and description. On the 19th of June last the rood was turnod over u the Company by the military authorities under ccrtoii conditions and restrictions. They were without avalla ble means, and almoet without transportation. Bu they went to work under these most discouraging dim cult les, and by dint of energy, perseverance and cease less vigilance and activity, on the part of the officers the road was open to Colombia by tho flrBt of October last, and to Augusta on the first or April. The financial condition of 'he Company, of necessity occupies a great deal of attention on the part of tho Di reclion; for, while it is much better than that of mon} other roads and corporations, it is nevertheless sur rounded with difficulties. The moans aid the proportj of the Company have been seriously impaired, and c large portion of the debt his leached maturity: Prln clpal, $2,2:4,000, to which must be added arrears of In? terest, $496,799.47; making a total of indebtedness ol $2.729,799.17 to be met at this time. New bonds, on doned with the guarantee of the State, are offered tc the bondholders in substitution of those past due, and the accrued interest. These will be due In twenty years, with interest at five per cent, per annum. The Direc? tion design to provide by regular semi-annual payments, out of earning?, for the retirement of the entire sum at maturity. * The Board paya a merited tribute to tho valuable ser? vices and energetic efforta of the General Superinten? dent, in executing "Als work,' foll of difficulties, amidst trials, at times, painfully, officially, and personally embarrassing." "Eight months ago, thev received eighty milts of road without organization, and without means or facilities of any kind, anrLwith jhe labor of the coun? try utterly disorganised. Tne:?? re bave in operation two hunered and seven miles of railroad, and have re? placed four important bridges, with substantial, though temporary sri os t Itu tea.'? - Next follows the Report of the General Sn perin ten lent, which ia replete with intereat, and we regret our inability to follow J? through the various details cf "destruction"and "je-conatruotion." We have axjao xs prensa t ? few ttsma aatj. Passing over the recwriW md expenditures, represented by the usual groat array rf figures, where the Confederate dollar waa the unit of raine, we find that the gross income in greenbacks Crom June 19 to December 31, 1865, was $418,757.19, the net income being $196,985. The loss of assets is set down at $8,612,945.67; and loss of property at $1,629,114.64. (The amount of loss of assets is given in Confederate currency, principally consisting ol debts due the company by the Confederate Government for service rendered,] One of the most interesting tables of'he report ls tho "comparative statement of cotton, grain, live stock, etc., brought to Charleston by the South Carolina Rail? road, from 1814 to 1866 inclusive." In the twenty-two years, covered by this repot t, we find that 5,4.1,071 bales of cotton were transported over this road, an ave? rage of 215,998 biles per annum. The maximum was In 1855, when it reached 449.564 halos; the next largest in 1868, when lt was 428,462 bales. The minimum in 1864, whon only lo,315 bales were brought down. In 1860, 314.619 bales; in 1861, 120,673 bales; 1862, 24,881 bales; lu 1863, 48,145, and in 1865, 35,5 '6 bales. No flour ls reported for the first two years. The num? ber of barrels cf flour transported over this road from 1846 to 1865 (twenty years) ls 823,377. Maximum in lou?, when lt was 146,970 barrels, and minimum in 1860, when only 125 barrels are rcportod. Number of bushels of grain transported over this road luring the last twenty years, 4,342,447. Greatest in 1855 : 817,662; leaat in 1851, when it was only 547. Barrels of ntvU stores transported during the same twenty years, 240,784; greatest in 1860, when it bad risen to 54,439. During the last eighteen years, the road transported 151,616 head of live stock. Greatest in 1800: 15,213. Nearly all these tables show that the business of the road was steadily on the increase from year to year, up io tho commencement of the nar; a td there ls every -eason to hope for a continuance of this ratio, as soon as ;be country shall have recovered (rom the prostration o' 1er industry, caused by the war. The affairs of the road, on the wholo, are in a prosper )us condition, when all the circumstances of the times ire taken into consideration. The confidence of mon' lyed men ls waxing stronger, and South Carolina Bail' md stock has been steadily rising from week to week; ind If money were not so very scarce in this latitude' re have no doubt these ehareu wou'd bring their par -slue even now. THE PROCLAMATION E4FLAINXO.-It seems that a con lict of opinion in regard to the affairs ot the Freod oen's Bureau has occurred in Georgia. In response to . telegram sent to Washington, the following was re sive J from the War Department : WAB DEPABTMKHT. I Waihiogton, D. C., April 9, 1866. / Irevet Maj. Gen. J. M. Brannan, Augusta, Ga.: The Assistant Commissioner Bureau Refugees, Freed nen, Ac, lor the State of Georgia, having Inquired rhether the President's proclamation removes martial aw, and stated that tho Department Commander does lot feel authorized to arrest parties who have committed lUtrages on freed people or Union refugees, the de rota y of War, with the approval of tho President, directs ! no to inform you that tho President's proclamitlon ' loee not remove martial law, or operate in anyway ipon the Freedmen's Bureau in the exercise of Its legi- - imate jurisdiction. It ls not expedient, however, to . eeort to mill ary tribunals in any cass where justice ( an be attained through the medium of civil authority. , Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G. -?*t The domo of the National Capitol at Washington was ' ighted a few nights ago, and, as on all similar occa- 1 Ions, the effect was splendid It was the flrBt time ince the completion of the tholns that it hos been light d; and on this occasion both i'iine and thoms were rilliantly illuminated, and the rotunda thrown open to ie public. The experiment of the electrician, Mr- , AMOEL, GABDINEB, IS a perfect success. From an article in DeBoxo't Review, we learn that cai? rn ls exclusively worn by a population of 695,696,183, 1 artlally by 619,656,238-leaving out the non-cotton ] earing portion of 09,678,615, which makes up the total ^ opulation embraced. The annual yield of the world, i i estimated on assumption av >00,UOU,000 bala?. Tho i rgeat number ever produced in the Dnltod States in 1 Ino year is 5,000,000 bales. i BY LAST NIGHT'S MAIL. Oar dates last evening, by the mall and Southern Ex? press, are to the ICth from Kew York~JPhiladelphin, Baltimore and Washington. -?t mo M MEW YORK. The steamship Saxonia arrived at this port yesterday, and brings dates to the ?th inst-, inolus+ve; The news is not especially important, but hat <mne interest? ing features. The Prussian and Austrian quarrel is still the mam suVject of anxiety on the continent, and opinions are very greatly varied. Aa for actual facts th'y are fev and nnconseqoential; thuafarthe quarrel is : Jtogether one ot words. Great Britain ls profoundly quiet, and e'en in Ireland the Fenian folly has suna Into silence. Thomas Carlyle bas been inau? gurated Rector of the Cniverslty of Edinburgh, and I managed to deliver a speech of five columns in good plain ? English. We neel not say that it waa iou of wisdom, tersely and effectively expressed. Queen Victoria 1 written an autograph letter to George Peabody, ac- j knowledging her gratitude Lr his munificent gift to the j poor of Erndon, jj The papers touch upon this as an aol vf political as I well as personal irlendihlp, and some that were bnt a I few months since Insolent and particular?? offensive in j ali they hid to say of the United Sutes, sis now vocife-1 rons in adu'ation of th's groat country. Letters from Ita'y give accounts of a great massacre | of Protestants at Barletta bys Roman Catholic mob. The matter is important; but we need fctrt> -particu? lars before judging of lt . There is to bc a change-in the Presiden* of theSpin lsb Chamber of Deputies. - ? - : V The Portuguese official gazette publishes a contract | concluded between Portugal, Frame, Brasil and Italy, for a telegraph across the Atlantic. *v lt is reported from China that the Imperialists have j gained a great victory m tbe North, and that 50, CW reb? els had been slaughtered or captured. There appeara to be some political dlstvirbanco tn Muscat, so much so that the British resident* toot ref? uge on a r teamer. gf~' The northwestern frontier of India i#~ un ie ttl ed, as usual. jj Later news from Halifax partially modifies the alarm? ing accounts of the malignant sicVnofs-^n board tbe steamship England, so far at least aa to ti .-ow doubt on the previous statements that the distal.' was Asiat! ; choleta. The doctors, it is said, dlsig'*.e, and the doubt is enough to encourago the hope th? the dreaded pestilence has not yet reached our shores. The striko of the car-drivers still coS?nues, and there j appears to be little ptospect of its speedy adjustment. The strikers are persistent in their detaand for an in? crease of fifty cents per day ra their pay. and the direc? tors of tho roads are determined not_ to accede to the demand. The drivers threaten to aneont injunctions against aU the roods to-day for not ranrdng cars in ac? cordance with tho requirements of their charters. Mean? time the public suffers for want of ltrpopular mode of conveyance about the city. The Fenian excitement is still kept up on the Cana? dian frontier, and at 'Talala, Maine, there seems to have been a free fight between tho Fenians and tho towns? men on the one Bide and some provincials who had crossed over the frontier line. Tho latter Were driven across the bridge wblch spans the rtyjgthat constitutes there the boundary line between thtfUcitod states and ea British Provinces. An ex-Con federate nfflccr named I heeler, waa arrested at Toronto oo?attfjday last, and a oommlaslon as lieutenant-colonel la thc Ten?an army | was found on h's person. KB OM WABHTXOTWflF In respect to the memory of the lasa Presld- nt Lin? coln, tbe public offices were on Saturday closed. Includ? ing those ol the Executive Man?lon. "Tte President did not receive visitors. The HOUBS of RepreAntatlves was addressed on the Bubject at rocsideiable'T?nigth by Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, whose remarks were highly eulogistic of the lifo and character of the lat? Presiden t, regarding it -,. eminently fitting that Congress should put on re? cord a resolution lit memory of tbe md event; after itch the Bouse adjourned. The flags on, ali tho public tidings wore placed ayifjfcmaftt-,-? 're? " Tho work cf dismantling rorta Stanton, Carroll, bio oum, Lincoln, Totten, Stevens, Reno sud Sumner, was I oonipleted Saturday. Tho ordnance and ordnance stores were turned over to the proper authorities. The build? ings will soon be sold at auction and tho laud trans? ferred to Its owners. Commun'cations to tho Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau continuo to arrive, h questing him to aid tho writers ia making contracts with the freed people who have osfombled In Washington and its vicinity, to labor on farms and plantations in the South and Southwest. Yesterday upward of lour hundred froed people, living in and near Alexandria, Va., woio engaged by contract to go to distant points. THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION. A respectable portion of the Radical party in tho House are opposed to tho programme of their leaders for continuing tho session through the simmer, and I are in favor of adjourning in June, or the early part of July. The Senate, however, ls understood to be against j any adjournment this year. The fall campaign will doubtless compel the inajotlty of tho House to vote for lbs usual adjournment. If tho Senate will not agree, the President can (under the Constitution) adjourn Con? gress until tho next regalar session. THE TRIAI. OF DAVCJ. The statement that preparations are bring made in the United States Court tn Richmond fur th? trial of j Jeff, t ails has no foundation in fact The House Ju? diciary Committee h..ve '.his question, and also the question of Davis' complicity with tho assassination plot, under consideration, and nothing his be?n done and nothing will bo done in tho premises until they have n adc thotr report to tho HOUEO. It is allegod that | add Monal legislation ls necessary before anvthlng can be done in order to insure a fair and proper trial. Tto Judiciary Committee ls now engaged m looking into the evidence of the assassination plot. When they have finished it they fill confider tie question of treason, and at tie same time ascertain what legis'ation, if any, ls accessary lo sccuro his trial lor both offence?. THE nOCOMSTBUOTION COMMITTEE. The special correspondent of the Philadelphia Age says: It ls reported here that tho so-callrd Reconstruc? tion Committee will soon submit a plan upon which the Radical party wi-1 consent to a restoration ol the Union. I am not p.-cpire 1 to say whether there ls any founda? tion for thc report or not, and only give it as a part ot the current gossip of tbe day Rh/ delay of the Committee In reporting the joint re-1 eolation for the admission of Tennessee his given rise | to an impression that they have abandoned it al together, and are seeling to pros nt a more practical scheme I wblch would enable them to go before the people noxt fall under more favorable clrcumstmees. Whatever this Congress may do at tho present loiston In the matter of submitting plans for the restoration of | tho Union, willbnly be done for the purpose of affecting the approiching olectlons. They detire co restoration of thi Southern States to their proper relations within tho Union, as thev know full well that such an event would be tba death knell of their political party. MASONIC. Tho Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree of j the Ancient and Accepted RiteofF.ee Muons for the Southern Jurisdiction, will meet here to-morrow, to hear the report of a committee appointed to examine j ibo claims to soveriignty of tho Company of the Circles now oxis'ing in the Northern Jurisdiction. Gcfneral Uhert Pike will preside. PORTAL. Thc Pnstmaster-Generol has just rcturnnd a report of | he letters delivered and collected in the principal cities f the Union, which shows that during tho month of | March last the number of letters received ut the New fork PoHtofflce was 922,013. The number cf drop lct crs.33G.2U: newspaper*,. 128.058; and the number of) etterM forwarded 1,025,005 TUE FOLLOWING ls a description < f the regular medal >f the order of the Fenian Bro herhood, adopted by the | -ad ng Councils and Centres of the North : On ono sida is the Harp of Eriu on a sunburst, tho .aye of wk ch are f inned of pikes, ape irs and bayonots ; indernoith the harp aro crossed canons and swords. Circling these a e tao words: -'Patient dint and pow lee's shock, cm blast an empire liles a rock." Around tho outer edge of the rcvorae side are the ?ords, ?'Fenian Brotheahool" and "Erin gi Bragh." within this circle is a laurel wreath, surmounted by a Crescent, and inclosing the lines: Take thy banner, and b?neatu The battle-cloud's encir lin? wreath. Guard it tl'l our homes ard free Guard it, God will prosper thee I" The medals are of silver, sad tfle entire design and J : ie; uti on are very neat and tasteful. The New Orleans Crescent of the 10th says: The condition of New Orleans ls becoming deplorable n consequence oi the heavy rains and the rise iu the Iver. Tbe state of things on Sunday is thus described : 'Rain poured down in continuous floods, the heavens rere hung black with clouds, the levees were broken brough with crevasses, sugar and cotton plantations rere overflowed, the rear of the city waa flooded, mes louisiana races were suspended, and the people- wfre mable to get to church except ia akifis." OBITUARY. DIET, on the 14th of April, Mrs. JANE E. PRINGLE, wife of the Rev. J. MAXWELL PBIKOLE, of Christ Church, Oolam bis. * SPECIAL NOTICES. ?-THE BALE OP THE PLANTATION BIT? TERS is without precedent in the history of the world. There is no Beeret In the metter. They are at once the most speedy, strengthenlrg health-restorer ever dis? covered. It requires but a single trial to undwetand this. Their purity can always be relied oponJighey are composed of the celebrated Calisaya Bark, Cofflnt Bark, Dandelion, Ohamomlle Howers, Lavonder Flowers, Wintergreen, Anise, Cloverbuds, Orauge-peel, 8nake-root, Caraway, Coriander, Burdock, S.-T.-1860-X. &o. Thc" aro especially recommended to clergymen, pub? lic speakers, and rersona of llterary..habits and seden? tary life, who require Ireo digestion, a relish for food, and clear mental faculties. Delicate females and weak persons aro certain to find in theao Bitters what thoy have so long looked for. Thoy purify, stronpthen and invigorate. Thoy create a healthy appetite. They are an antidote to chango of water and diet They ovorcome effects of dissipation and lato hours. They strengthen the syttom and enliven the rn Iud. They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers. They purify thc bren th and acidity of tho stomach. They cure Dyrpepaia and CouM?pation. They cure Diarrhea, Cholera and Cholera Morbus. They cure Liver Complaint and Norvnus Headache. They are the beat Bitters IQ tho world. They make the weak man strong, and aro exhausted nature's great restorer. 4f" The following startling and emphatic statements cm be seen at our office. Letter of Rev. E. F. Cn IKE. Chaplain of the 107th New York Regiment: NEA* ACQCTA CBEEK, March 4th, 1863. Owing to tho great exposure and terrible decomposi? tion after the battle of Antietam, I waa utterly prostrat? ed and very sick. My stomach would not retain medi? cino. An article called Plantation Bitters, propared by Dr. DRAKE, of Now York, was prescribed to give me strength and an appetite. To my great surprise they gave mc immediate relief. Two bottles almost allowed me to join my regiment. . . * '. I have since se?) them used in many caaos, and am free to say, for boa pltal or private purposes I know of nothing like them. Ber. E. F. CRAVE, Chaplain.^ Letter from the Bev. N. E. GELDS, St. Claireville, Pa. GENTLE M rv;-You were kind enough, on a former oc? casion, to send me a half donen bottles of Plantation DU tera for $3 50. My wife having derived- so Linea benefit from the use of these Bitters, I desire her to e them, amd yon will plejse send us six boittes the mofnf) enclosed.. I sm, very truly, yours, N. E. GILDS, Pastor Ger. Bef. Church, SOLDIERS' Hoars, SUTEBTNTENDENX'S OFFICE, | CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jan. itth, 1863. J I hove given your Plantation Bitters to hundreds of our noble soldiers who s'op here, more or less disabled from various causes, and the effect is marvellous and gratifying. Such a preparation as this is I heartily wish in every family, in every hospital, and at hand cn every battle field. G. W. D. ANDBEWS, Superintendent Dr. W. A CHILDS, Surgeon of the Tenth Vermont Re? giment, writes:-"I wish every soldier had a bottle of Plantation Bitters. They are the most effective, por foct, and harmless tonio I evor used." WILLARD'a HOTEL, 1 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22d, 1863. j GENTLEMEN:- We requlro another supply of your Plantation Bitters, the popularity of which daily in? creases with tho guests of our house. Respectfully, SYKES, CHADWICE & 00. Ac. 4c. Ac. Ac. Ac. Be sure that every bottle bears the fac-aimlle of our signature on a steel plate label, with our private stamp ovor the cork. P. H. DBASE & CO, No. 202 BBOADWAY, N. Y. Sold by all respectable Druggists, Physicians, Grocers, Hotels, Saloons, and country dealers. April 19 _thstulyr MW HALL'S VEGETABLE 8ICILIAN HALE RENEWER has proved Itself to be the most perfect pre? paration for the hair ever offered to the public. It is a vegetable compound, and contains no Injurious properties whatever. IT WILL RESTORE GRAY HAIR TO ITS ORIGINAL DOLOR. It will keep the hair from falling out. It cleanses the scalp and makes tho hair soft, lus? trous, and silken. It is a splendid bair dressing. No person, old or young, should fall to use it. IT IS RECOMMENDED AND USED BY THE FIRST MEDICAL AUTHORITY. S3- Ask for Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Reno, wer ?nd take no other. B. P. HALL tt CO. Nashua, N. H., Proprietor!. For sale by all Druggists. Wholesale by KING & C?SSIDE7, March 1 thly * Charleston, S. 0. MW IN THE MATTER OP INFORMATION IN REG ABD TO DOCUMENTS LOST OR DESTROY? ED. THE STATE ) IN EQUITY, OK I COLLETON DISTRICT. 30UTH CAROLINA I A bill to perpetuate Testi Kt relatione. J mony. Tho bill to perpetuate Testimony in the matter of lecuments lost or destroyed, having been filed for this District-on hearing this bill, and on motion of Mr. LEROY F. YOUMANS, Solicitor, It it ordered, That all persons interested in documents of any description oat or destroyed during the recent war, the proof of irhose existence, loss or conter.ts, or any of them, rests n the memory of fitnesses, and who desire to have ivldence taken and perpetuated in regard thereto, have eave to come before the Courts for this purpose, by naking written applications under oath to the Commis iloner, in accordance with an Act of the General Assem >ly of the 8 ta te of South Carolina, entitled "An Act to >rovide a mode by which to perpetuate testimony in re ation to creeds, wills, choses in action, and other papers md records destroyed or lost during the recent war," nacted on the twenty-first day of December, A D. hie Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-five. tB. STOKES, C. E. 0 D. mmlasioner's Office, Collo too District, April 9.1866 iii 16 mtbSmo SPECIAL NOTICES. ter ESTATE NOTICE.-ALL PE?18ON8 HAV iug deix ands against the estate of JOSIAH B. PERRY, late otjOOUeton District, deceased, will present them propc^j^ttested: and all persons indebted to the estate will t^R n#.j ment to *F4.SNY A. PEBBY, Qualified Executrix. , Walterboro', April ll, 188?. /' April 10 ' _ lamo3mos 4S- .CONSIGNEES PER SCHOONER "SILAS WRIGHT" are beret y?-, o tin ed tbat her cargo is being This Day dischsrgod at Atlantic Wharves. All goods left oo Wharves after sunset ?ill be stored at expense and risk of the owners. WILLIS k CHLSCLM. April 19 ,,,_ I ?r NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-CON? SIGNES of cargo per brig "WIOOPEE," Lehman, Master, from Liverpool, now lying at Vanderborst'3 Wharf, are notified to call at the office of the Under? signed and tiign General Avengo Bond. ARCHIBALD GETTY k Ob., ArrU 14_Nos. 126 and 128 Moetlng-stroot esr NOTICE.-PARTTSS ARE CAUTIONED not to credit tho crew of tho Br. barque "Ezra," as the Master wlU not Oe responsible. April 18_ ?- FINAL NOTICE-ALL PERSONS HAV? ING claims ogoinst the estate of the late WILLIAM KEAN, Mariner, of Charleston, will present them for paymont properly attested on or before the 35th Inst. Persons indebted will mako payment THADDEUS STREET, Administrator. April IB _5_ *3T MESSRS. EDITORS : PLEA8E AN? NOUNCE ALONZO J. WJ1TE, Esq., as a Candidate for ALDERMAN OF WARD No. 3 to fUl the vacancy occa? sioned by the death of the late JAMES W. BROWN, Esq._. April 17 tfxT ALDERMAN WARD No. 3.-WE NOMI? NATE LE MU E* CRANE, Esq., as a Candidate for Al? derman Wa'd*^"j. MANY VOTERS. April la*.-" jjP_ ta- FOrlALDERMAN WARD No. 3, WE BEG to nomlnate^.B. TAFT. MANY VOTERS. April 14 *_ tO- CHARLESTON, 8. C., APRIL 13, 1866 - MESSES. EDrrons: Please announce JAMES COSGROVE for Alderman of Ward No. 8. MANY VOTERS. April 1* gj|g_ 49* NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAVING claims against the estate of NATHANIEL GIST, Sr., JAB. D. GIST, and J. D. and N. GIST, will present thea, propexi. -attested, to the subscriber. -L*" j W. a GIST, EXT. and Adm. * Jonesville P. 0., Union Dist, & a MarohS > _amos* ta- OFFICE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD COMPANY, MARCH 13, 1868.-At a meet* lng of the Board of Directors, Held this day, the ic* lowing resolution was adopted t ^ &?j2MMt act tho IrcXJcftt.do'cateao the wool t ot the meeting of creditors to beTpubliahod ia the newspa? pers, and that ' he, by pnblio notice, request all bond creditors of the Company to send to the Secretary a statement of the Bonds they hold, number, date and amount, accompanied by an acknowledgment of their concurrence In the recommendation adopted at tba meeting of the bondholders; and that they may be able to decide understandingly, the President do publish therewith a full and plain exposition of the condition and prospects of the Road, and the plan submitted to their choice." In accordance with the above resolution the holden of unendorsed bonds are hereby respectfully requested to forward to the Secretary of the Charleston and Savan? nah Railroad Company, as early as practicable, a state? ment of the Bonds In their possession, with number, date, and amount, together with an acknowledgment of their concurrence in recommendation adopted at tba meeting of the bondholders. R. L. 8INGLETARY, President. The Savannah National Republican please copy. March 16_ AS-STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN A CHARLESTON DISTRICT.-By GEORGE BUIST, Esq., Ordinary.-Whereas MARY DUPRAT, of Charleston, made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of ANN DUPRAT, late of Charleston : These are, therefore, to oite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and creditor J of the said ANN D?PBAT, deceased, tbat they bo and appear before me, la the Court of Ordinary, to be bold at Charles, ton, on 3d day of May, 1866, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be. granted. Given under my hand this 18th day of April, Anno Domini 1866. GEORGE BUIST, April 19_th2__Jndge of Probates. *y S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN A OOLLETON DI8TBICT.-By B. A. WILLIS, Esq., OnM nary.-Whereas, B. STOKES, Commissioner in Equity, has made suit to mo to grant bim Letters of Administra? tion of the Estate and Effects of JOHN A. WARREN, M. D., late of Colle ton District, deceased: These sro, therefore, to cito and admonish all and singular the kin. dred and creditors of the said Jon? A. WAREE*, M. D., deceased, that they bo and appear bofore me, in the Court of Ordinary, to be held aViWalterborough, on tho 27th April next, aftor publication hereof, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administrante should not be granted. Given under my mind this 19 th day of March, Anno Domini, 186C. R A. WILLIS, 0. 0. D. Marek 22 th6 ?-STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHABLESTON D'STRICT.-By GEORGE BUI8T, Esq., Ordinary.-Whereas, MARGARET A. P. STRAIN, of Charleston, widow, made suit to me to grant her Let? ters of Administration with will annexed of the estate and effects of MARY M. McJNTKRE, late of Charles'on, widow: These are thercTdreNo^ cIte and admonish s'J and singular the kindred and creditors of the said MAST M. MCINTYRE, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Ordinary, to be held at Charleston, at No. 3 Rutledge street, on 26th day of April, 186?, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said adminis? tration with will annexed should not be granted. Given under my hand, this eleventh day of April, A. 1866. GEORGE BUIST. april 12_th2 Judgo of Probates. Money Sent Wittart Danger of Loss. POST OFFICE, CnABLEitTON, 8. C., Feb. B, 186?. THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A .Money Order Onice," and orders npon any other doney Order Office, in sums from one dollar to thirty lollara, may be drawn. Whore a larger sum ls re? mired, additional orders to make lt np must be ob? sin ed. The charges for Money Orders will be as follows 1 )n Orders not exceeding SID.10 cents) )ver $10 and not exceeding $30. 16 coate yrear f 20 and np to $30. 90 cent? STANLEY G. TROTT, A P. M. February J