The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, December 15, 1866, Page 2, Image 2

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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15,186G. AGENTS, ?e saxe following ?re the Asente fojttds paper: -"TV. A. HEMINGWAY, General Travolfngand Collecting Aftov! COLTS MURCHISON, General Traveling and Col ^TOWNWEND & NORTH, Booksellers and Stationers, Columbia, S. C. O O. GOODMAN, Cross Hffl, Laurens District, S. C. j' V. NETHEES, Union, S. C. Captain W. E. EARLE, Greenville, S. C. Col. 3. 3. RYAN, Barnwell, S. C. J. T. DuBOIS, Marion. C. S. HARBY, Sandy Ford P. O., Madison Co., Fla. PATRICK & HUVEY, Macon, Ga. j Y. H. WILLIAMS, Clinton, S. C. j! E. ALLEN, Chester C. EU-S. C. W. S. LANCE, Grahamville P. O., Beaufort, S. C. B. F. BRADFORD, Walterboro', S. C. H. L. DARR, Sumter, S. C. THAD. C. ANDREWS, Orangeburg, S. C. J. M. BROWN, " Southerner otnce," Darlington, &. C. M. M. QUINN & BRO-, Augusta. J. H. ESTELL, Savannah, Ga. ISAAC DAVEGA, Agent in New York. J. L. SHECUT, Agent at Atlanta, Ga. .. WM. HENDERSON, Agent at Bennt-ilsville, S. C. Tlic Cotton Tax and tlic I ministries of the j, North. Wo have seen of late many arguments against the constitutionality of the Cotton Tax Law, hut wo do not remember to have seen any observations respecting t?e effect ?f this law upon the indus? tries of the North. We presume our readers are quite as well aware of the fact as we are that the Northern people care a good deal more for their pockets than they do for the Constitution, and that whenever the former is touched by legislation a great noi^e comes spontaneously from the vox jpopuZi, and something must be done. The follow? ing very sensible editorial on the Bubject we take from tho New York Commercial and Financial Chronicle: . We are persuaded that the effect of the cotton tax on Northern interests has no* been sufficiently considered. It is customary to look at this impost as one merely of revenue, shutting out from view entirely its influence upon our own industries. The argument sustaining it has always been based on the idea that the tax was not paid by the North, nor oven bV the South, but that it was collected in great part out of the European consumer. There are, however, weighty reasons, at present appa? rently lost sight of, why tue North should question the expediency of this tax, and demand that the policy or impolicy of it be brought under the im? mediate ana earnest consideration of Congress. It must be clear, we think., by this time that the liverpool. manufacturer cannot be compelled to pay the tax. Before .the war we had a monopoly ; our cotton drove out all competition. No country coulcrproduce the staple in sufficient quantities, as good or as cheap as we could. A tax of three cents then would have been easily collected. The planter could have added it to his price without materially affecting the production in other coun? tries. A four years cotton faniine has, however, worked a decided change. Now, instead of monop? olizing the trade, we have many competitors. Even the India staple, which was supposed to be incurably defective, has been improved,., and Eng? lish machinery has been far better adapted for working it, the war having developed methods of using India cotton not before known. Then,' again, there are several countries, as is well known, sending supplies to market which command as high, and some of them higher, prices than our own uplands. The effect of this is seen in the present state of the Liverpool market. With a crop in the United States of only about two million bales (and many estimate it much below that figure), the Liverpool price is about Md., with a downward tendency. In fact, many good judges believe that it will decline to 10d., or -lld. at least, before the winter has passed, so nearly independent Of us have foreign markets become. Many countries which are, from -various causes, furnishing decreased supplies now, promise larger returns another twelve mouths, the present tax offering^a premium i^n^Jgroducjion fitPSR^Cl^x)S?Tt.ujm?.1.uul ?u C(i^cornod) igeas?yseen. Assuming thc planter to put the tax upon the price of his cotton, it results that the quota? tion for American cotton at Liverpool is in? creased 14 per pound. That advance necessi? tates a substitution of the staple of other coun? tries for American, wbich again puts up the Erice of these descriptions, "and directly stdmu ites the production of cotton in such countries, consolidating the cotton. interest there, and pro? moting a permanent extension, of the foreign crop. The consequent increase of ?supply from those sources reacts upon the value of our own cropland this., natural process of adjustment deprives the planter, of the ability to collect his tax from for? eign buyers. Th ^ result, therefore, is to place the American'grower at a disadvantage of three cents per pound in competing with the grower of other countries. This, ir long continued, will be suffi? cient to foster production elsewhere-such an ex? tent as to force down prices to about their old level, when the planter, being ho longer able to grow cotton at a profit, will abandon that for some other branch of agriculture. It would thus appear that wo nave no power to compel foreigners to pay this tax. The result of it must be to transfer our cotto.i irado Lo other countries, and to place Great Br tain i.i that position of independence of the America?? cott. n supply which she has now nearly attatno J. aad winch, for political reasons, she has long sought. It is hardly necessary for us to say that the msir.i onoiica of tuc cotton trade is vital to the fu? ture prosperity of the United States. The South is by no means the only interested party-nor, as wc think, is she chiefly interested. The prosperi? ty o? ttii-j trude means the prosperity of the. v whole Union: its recuperation -.-means the re? cuperation of the whole industry of the coun? try. Who can estimate the advantage we re? ceived from the two and a half m?hon bales brought to market since the war closed. Do we not all know that it bridged difficulties which to many niindsj appeared impassable? Our exports of cotton during the year ending September!, . ,1866, were 1,552,457 bales, and we received in gold for these exports over 230 million of dollars. To how great an extent are we in the North indebted to these very exports for the decided prosperity enjoyed and our own quick recuperation since the war closed? Is it not, then, a question that we should seriously consider, whether it is wise to cripple an industry like this? . ' The cotton tax, moreover, has a directly inju? rious bearing upon our cotton manufactures. With them a cheap supply of the raw material is of vital importance to enable them to compete with other countries. Either reducing the production or increasing the relative price of the American .staple by taxation, must check the growth of the manufacturing interest. In fact, practically we are-shut up to the consumption of the American cotton. Our machinery is not adapted for the use of the short staple of other countries; and, if it were, there would be the necessity, of adding to the price paid at Liverpool the cost of transporting ! the India staple here. Our manufacturers are thus placed at a disadvantage as compared with those of Lancashire, who have a variety of staples to which they can resort rather than pay the tax. ' By mixing a certain proportion of Eastern cotton with American, they can set off the extra price of our cotton arising out of the taxj and yet on many heavy goods; and on dyed; goods, especially, produce an article as marketable as though made wholly from Southern cotton. Thus' thelendency ?f tho tax is to divert cotton manufacturing from New England to Lancashire; and to give English cotton goods the ascendancy over American; not -only in foreign countries, but in our own market. It IB . true the revenue law allows upon domestic cotton goods exported a drawback equivalent to -three cents per pound upon the weight of cotton contained in them. But this advantage has thus far availed'our manufacturers little, the entire ex? port of cotton goods from this port and Boston from January 1st to the beginning of November having been only 12,634 packages, against 110,772 packages for the corresponding period of 1860, showing that we have regained little of the trade in these manufactures with foreign countries trans- i , ferred to England during the war. / Then, again, it is evident that if we cripple the South, if this tax deprives the planter of a profit on his crop, he must purchase just so much less of our products. One portion of this country can? not suffer and the other be prospered. To: what extent the present stagnation in ans ines s is due to this very cause, we do not undertake to say. But %.when we remember that on a crop of two million : ' '-/ bales (offivenurfdred pounds each) thirty million of dollars is exacted, in addition to the income tax which we all pay, we Bee how heavy is the burden they are laboring under, and with the price falling how important they would find it to confine their purchases to the merest necessities of life. And it should be remembered, too, that this tax bears with peculiar hardship upon the freedmen-tho la borer who produces the crop. In many cases he 1 is the planter struggling to work his way up; in I all other cases he is the eniployee, and must of | necessity suffer in common with the employer. Finally, such a diversion from cotton growing as must inevitably follow from the permanence of I this tax, would result in important embarrassment | to our agricultural interest. The South would then be driven to the cultivation of breadstuffs upon her broad cotton lands; and as she would S produco a large surplus of those commodities, she would become a eompe itor with the West for the foreign markets, rosulting in a decline in tho value of agricultural products throughout the country. It is thus, indeed, that heavy taxes upon special industries always work out derangement in pro? duction, with consequent injury to trade at large. For these, among m ny other reasons, it is much to be hoped that Congress will at an early day re? consider this question in a broad and national | light, not merely with a view t o remedying the present obstructive method of collecting the tax, but for .he purpose of utterly and finally abolish? ing the impos?.-The Chronicle. The Admission, of Colorado. I Advices from "Washington, dated the 9th, says : The friends of Colorado are confident of her ear ! ly admission into tho Union as a State. They say the opposition at home comos almost entirely from the Territorial Governor and the gentleman whom I he commissioned as delegate to Congress in the face of the report of the Board of" Canvassers against him, and a few of his personal and politi . cal friends. It is understood that Senator "Wade wiH to-mor ! row presont to the Senate documents and papers now in the city, which will fully counteract the ?false impression that Colorado has been de? clining. They . show a great increase in population, -wealth and prosperity; that the tax 1 j valuation from tho year I860 is $10,610,-1 800-an increase over" last year of nearly $2,000,000; that the raines are not valued or taxed and would probably double the total valuation; that the filings and entries in the Land Office for actual settlement under the Homestead and Pre? emption Laws, for the ten months ending Novem? ber 1. 1866, w.re 251,000 acres; an increase over the same period last year of 111,000 acres; that the First National Bank alone, in Denver Ci!y, from May 10,1865, to November 1, 1866, drew exchange to the amount of nearly $12,00D,000, and other banks do nearly as much business; that the assess? ment for Internal Revenue, for 1866, is $141,368; that during the past year 250 new buildings were erected in Denver City alone, at a cost of $476,000, and many other towns are proportionately prosper? ous; that eight new smelting furnances, at a cost of $180,000 have been completed; that fifty-eight miles of mountain roads, at a cost of $50,000, have been constructed^ that one hundred and.thirty-six miles of large irrigating ditches at a cost of $136,000 have been made, and that the .production of gold has more than doubled within the past year; that the Post-office receipts for ike year end? ing June 80, 1866, were $33,206-inore than in several of the States-and an increase over the preceding year of $15,990; that the crops have been abundant, and it is thought enough to supply the home demand; that the pretended census is partial, one-third of the important counties not being returned, and the count in others made by the assessors being confined to the tax-payers; that the indication by this census of only about thirty-six thousand is contra dieted by the property valuation, ns it would Bhow ? per capita wealth larger than that of any State j j in the Union: tba ti the votes also indicate a larger I population. In 1864, on the first Constitution, it ] was 9225; in 1865, for Governor. 7457; in 1866, for delegate, a light vote was cast, in harvest time, for an office expected to he abolished by admission, vet it was within four of 7000. From all these facts, it is inferred that the present population 1 cannot be loss than fifty or sixty thousand, and it is being rapidly increased by emigration. It is claimed that the rapid approach of two branches of the Pacific Railroad toward Colorado, and the vast extent. of her agricultural, grazing, gold, silver, [copper, lead, coal and other mines, and in salt and petroleum, insure a rapid development and increase in population in the immediate future, and that she is soon to be one of the great, rich | j and populous States of the Union. "WE KNEW, of course, that every teacher who flogs his scholars, copies from the barbaric age, but did not dream any school management adopt? ed the rebel practices at the Andersonville slaugh? ter pen. Rut it seems one of the publie schools in Aurora, Illinois, is provided with a; "deadline," ging. The-Ifer??d of th?f townTof December 1st, says : "As a funeral procession, accompanied by the members of a Lodge of German Odd Fellows, in full dress, and a hand of music, were passing the Slay grounds of our East Side Public School a few ays since, during the recess, a large number of the students, old and young, attracted hy the mu- i sic and display, went down near the procession to witness the proceedings, while the teachers sur? veyed the affair from the schoo '.-house windows. "Now, it appears that there is a boundary line established somewhere on those school house play grounds, over, which if a student goes during Behool hours a punishment is the result. At the close of the recess the scholars are examined in relation to their knowledge of this rule, and those so unfortunate as to he aware pf the existence of such a regulation, were arraigned for punishment, and whipped, under the superintendence of the Principal, the assistant in the various rooms ad? ministering the flogging in their various depart? ments. " Young ladies who have prided themselves throughout their school days on obeying the rules of school heretofore, held out their hands, received ; the lashing, went home, and humiliatingly con fessed that they had been whipped ; while many of the younger girls were compelled to raise the skirts of their dress while the teachers whipped them on the calves of their legs. And so the majesty of the law was vindicated and the students well know the boundary lines of the play grounds at the East School hereafter."-Cleveland Herald. GEH. BUTLER FOB THE PBEBTDENCT.-The Wash? ington correspondent of the New York Times, in a letter , dated the 9th, says : i Gen. Butler has been here for several days and has been very free in divulging his political plans and speculations to his friends. He does not con? ceal his expectation and his purpose to he a Presi? dential candidate in 1868. He concedes that as matters stand now, and as they are likely to stand under present guidance, the Union party will not probably make any one holding so ultra a position as he does, their candidate. But he thinks that if he were ? member of Congress now he could force the party to take a position which would render his nomination a necessity. He is not without hopes that even this may be accomplished by inducing one of the present members to resign. -But if this fails, he thinks a veiy early session of the next Congress may answer the same purpose,-and he is accordingly1 very earnest in pushing the bill for holding a session on the 4th of March. He thinks ? there will be three candidates-?ne of the Demo I eratic party, one of the Moderate .andi Constitu--. tiona! Union men, and one of the Radical and Re- ! yolutionary Republicans. The latter he thinks certain to wim under : proper - appliances, and he hopes to make himself their representative: It is easy to see that he '"expects - to jostle some of: the present leaders in Congress from their places quite : summarily when he takes his seai. A "YEHEBABLE .MAN."-The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer confers newspaper canonization upon Mr. John WiRis, of Nelson county, in that State, who, in the ninetieth year of-his age,-is now on a deer hunt near Craigsv?le, Augusta county. Here? tofore he has always gone on toot, sixty muss and hack. Thifryear, for the. first, time in his life, he entered a railroad car, and proceeded upwards of a hundred railes tor the hunting-grounds, without an attendant. This old patriarch has reared thir? teen children, eleven of whom are now living, and he has also: upward of one humored grandchildren living, and many of: the fourth and fifth genera? tions. . He works every day and all day on?hisfarm, and has been accustomed to do so from his early boyhood. - ? - . . ? - BOOTS AMD SHOES, ?HEAP BOOT Ap SHOE STORE, No-359King-street, BE^OW GEORGE STEEET, :VrOU WILL FIND AT THE *BOVE ESTQ&BMSH X MENT a full supply of Gent's, Boys' and Youths' ' BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS AND SLIPPERS; Ladies* Misses' and Children's Congress Gaiters; Polish Boote, Balmorals, Bootees, Buskins, and Slippers of every da- i scrlptlon; Gent's and Boys' Hats of all kinds. I The shove Goods I am determined to sell at the lowest | possible price. My motto is quick sales and small profits. Give me a cad and you wi1 'be reworded.' October 2J etutimos CLOTHING. No. 35 BROAD STREET AND EXAMINE A FINE LOT OF AND SUITS OF WHICH WILL BE MADE TO OBDEB Al Forty Dollars. JAMES MCCORMICK, November 27_MERCHANT TAILOR. _ ~~ J ?? CIT cn Stici&ertttaofjer, MERCHANT TAILORS, No. 186 EE?? STREET, THIRD DOOR ABO VE HOBLBECK'S ALLEY. HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR NEW STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, consisting of tbe finest FRENCH AND ENGLISH BROADCLOTHS, DOE? SKINS, and a full variety cf tbe neatest and latest style patterns of CASHMERES, VELVETS, SILKS, &c, Beaver and Esquimaux Cloths, for Overcoats, and a full supply of Medium Grade Cloths and Casshneres for Bu? siness Suite. They are now prepared to make up Garments as cheap j ly as can be done in any Northern, city, and finished in the latest and most fashionable styles, or in any style that maybe desired. They respectfully invite their friends and the public to call and examine the stock for themselves. All orders will be promptly executed and gocd fits and prompt workmanship will be guaranteed. November 10 stuth2mo JAMES MCCORMICK, MERCHANT TAILOR, WHQT.FiflAT.E AND BETAU, DKALEB ZN CLOTHS, MUERES ASD VESTINGS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, No. 35 BROAD STREET, July 23 6mos CHARLESTON, S. C. FURNITURE, ETC. ELEGANT FURNITURE. GEO. J. MELS, LACY <fc CO., Thirteenth and Chesnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA. We have a snit of '5 ELEGANTLY CARPETED, And Furnished Complete as PARLORS MD CHAMBERS. Purchasers can see how a suit of Furniture will appear in their house, and can from these rooms make a better selection than they can from furniture promiscuously ?glaced in large warerooms. " 2/nos November 26 CONFECTIONERY, TOYS, ETCT PEEP ASE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. REMEMBER THAT FRED. YON SANTEN, NO. 290 KING-STREET (this is his address, if you wish to order by mail), has this season an unusually large, and certainly the most beautiful collection of FANCY GOODS, TOYS and FIREWORKS in this city. He has ? been established here for seventeen years, and Mer? chants, Planters and families residing in or visiting the city will find it profitable, instructive and amusing to inspect the Goods which he is now opening at the SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERS, and which will make suitable presents ?or the coming holidays. If you cannot visit bim personally, any one acquainted with the city will tell you that VON SANTEN knows how to give satisfac? tion in filling all orders for the country, which are en? trusted to his care. Outside of his Shelf Goods, he offers to the Trade TOYS, FIREWORKS and CONFECTIONE? RY, put np together or separately, iu original boxes, at prices ranging from five to one hundred dollars per case. If yon wish to buy or order any Toys or other: Presents for your parents, children or friends, in the Fancy Goods line, such as beautiful CABAS, WORK BOXES, CHINA ORNAMENTS, JEWEL CASES, TOILET SETTS, FO? LIOS, CARD CASES, and moat beautiful ALBUMS, cost? ing from SI up to $25 each, and other ornamental as well as useful Presents, go to SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS, No, 290 KING-STREET, Three doors below Wentworth-street. November 10 stuth2mo CANDY FACTORY, COR. KING AND ANN STREETS, A. D. FLEMING, ?WU ol es ale and Retail. ESTABLISHED 1845. WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM HIS FRIENDS ! and the public generally that he has now and keeps constantly on hand a large and increased stock of fresh CANDIES of his own manufacture, as well as a complete stock of FRENCH CONFECTIONERIES; et direct impor? tation. With the improvements recently made to his Factory, he has every faculty for supplying the. city and country trade. Merchante from the country making pur, chases for the HOLIDAYS are solicited to examine his a tock, as liberal inducements will be offered to them. Decembers Dno* AT THE CHARLESTONBAZAAR NO. 681 KING STREET, Near Upper Guard House, t. P. r?S?ESTON, JOBBER AND ?EALERIN TOYS ? ? ..' .?- ? FANCY Gf?ODS NOTIONS ? ... A ,v- TRIMMINGS r ? t - - . - >-? . ;: -, FIBE WORKS FANCY CHINA" GOODS FOB HOt?DAY ?IFT8 FANCY BASKETS MARKET BASKETS FANCY WORSTED GOODS, &c. &c. Novembers . imo CL0THIN8. FILL AND WINTER GOODS, AT-THE OLD AN? WELL KNOWN STAND OF Edgerton & Richards, NO. 32 BROAD STREET. THE SUBSCRIBER BEGS TO INFORM HIS FRIENDS and the public generally that he is now receiving his Stock of FILL MD WINTER GOODS, CONSISTING OF : BLACK AND COLORED CLOTHS Black and Fancy Cassimeres, in great variety of styles Bearer and Pilot Cloths Plain and Figured Velvet, Silk and Cassimcre Vestings. All of which aro of the best FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE. I take pleasure in informing tho public that having se? cured the services of one of THE BEST C?TTEES in the country, who, from his extensive experience, both in Europe and America, is prepared to guarantee A FIT TO ALL. As Successor of Edgerton & Richards I would inform tho old patrons of the establishment that I have then? MEASURE BOOKS, . AND CAN FELL - ORDERS FROM THEIR FORMER CUSTOMERS AT A DISTANCE WITH SATISFACTION. J. S. PHILLIPS. December 1 Imo OF CHARLESTON, ESTABLISHED IN 1830, AT CORSER OF EAST BAY AND QUEEN ST., AND NOW RE-OPENED AT NO. 219 BING STREET, WEST SIDE, ONE DOOR SOUTH OF MARKET STREET, UNDER THE CARE OF THE SAME PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANTS, HAYE RECEIVED DUBING THE pant woolt a lar ?rc luvoUso ol* SEASONABLE CLOTHING, to fill np their Stock, and can now ofter to purchasers choice and at? tractive styles of GARMENTS of all qualities. AISO, BOTS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, THE BEST SUPPLYIN THE CITY. FURNISHING GOODS. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF PURE LAMBS? WOOL AND MERINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. THE TAILORING DEPARTMENT well supplied with a variety of CLOTHS, BEATERS, CASSIMERES, and VESTINGS, which can he made up under the su? pervision of a first-class FRENCH CUTTER, who is calculated to please every one that will favor us with their orders. . WM. MATTHIESSEN, ? ? . AGENT, E. W. MeTURBOUS, Superintendent. November '?S CARRlRI,WllfORD&a, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS . ' - - ?. IN \ .< ' *' ' FINE, MEDIUM, ARD COARSE CLOTHING, A MERIGAN EXPRESS BUILDING, NOS. 65, 67,59 J\_ and 61, Hudson street, near Duane, New York. : . T. F.: GABHABT. W. H. WHITFORD. J. B. VAN WAGENEN. : JtecemberlO 6mo . A. T. HAMILTON. PHOTOGRAPHS! BASLOW, THE OLD OPERATOR, HAS THOROUGH? LY renovated and fitted up the Old Star Gallery, and is prepared io take all Mnds of PORTRAITS. He is thankful for past patronage, and further solicits a share of the trade. He has also Photographs of Confederate Gen? erals, Ordinance of Secession, Views of City, Sumter and other Fortification?, at wholesale and reta?, at S. E. COR? KER KING.AND MARKED-STREETS, CSjarlestoh, 8. Ci - N. B.-Porcelain ttfittSSie and Pictures enlarged on -short-notice and in bale of atylA. ..... -Navember 1, BREWSTER & SPRATT, Attorneys at Law & Solicitors in Equity OFFICE No. 98 BROAD STfiEET. November 9 DRY GOODS. mw GOODS ' Just Received, at the . No: 287 King street, BANCROFT'S OLD STAND. WE WOULD CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR VERY LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF FANCY IND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Most of whian has just boen, purchased by one of the Firm at much lower prices than wo have yet been able to show this season. Our city and country friends, and the public generally, are respectfully invited to examine OUR STOCK before purchasing elsewhere. We will guarantee all Goods at the lowest market prices. Some Goods we are offering at very low prices, SUCH AS: . Per Yard. LINEN CRASH, for Towels, at. 10c. BLEACHED LINEN CRASH at.. 12}?c VERY GOOD LONGCLOTH at. 12>?c. ! GOOD SHIRTING LONGCLOTH from.17 to 20c. j GOOD BROWN SHIRTINGS at 7 yds. for.$1.00 CALICOES at. 12}?c j A FEW MOURNING CALICOES, a little dam? aged, at."..,. 12}?a NEW STYLES AND BEST QUALITIES, at I .16?$, 18%, 20 to 25c. ONE CASE OF ASSORTED PURPLE PRINTS, ranging from.20 to 30c. ? 4-4 PURPLE PRINTS, English. 4-4 BROWN MIXED PRINTS, French. We have also opened entirely new and very desirable patterns, , in all of the very best makes of PEINTS. FURNITURE PRINTS AND WHITE AND COLORED FURNITURE DIMITY.. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. WE WOULD CATT, SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR TWENTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER, which contains a ?variety of Goods at olnfost half price, consisting of a few pieces of DELAINES, COLORED WORSTED PLAIDS, COLORED CASHMERE PLAIDS, STRIPE POPLINS, STRIPE LUSTRES, PLAID LUSTRES, for Mourning, Together with other DRESS GOODS? which aro very cheap at tweaty-?vc coats. ALSO TO OUR THTItriT TO THIR??-FIVE CENT COUNTER, which contains an assortment of CASHMERE PLAIDS, WORSTED PLAIDS, STRIPS P0PLTN3, PLAIN AND HISED POPLIN3, PRINTED MERTNOES, A FEW PIECES'OF PLAIN MEEINOES AND STEEPED DELAINES, doublo width, which wo now offer at 30 to 35 cents-original pri?es 50 to 65 cents. Wc also invite attention to many other styles of I DRESS GOODS that we have marked down in similar | proportions: ENGLISH MERTNOES AND COBURGS. FRENCH MERTNOES, from..$1.00 to 1.25 and $1.40. Some of the pieces are very cheap in all shades. FULL UNES OF EMPRESS CLOTHS IN ALT. COLORS, in Drabs, Slates, Royal Purple, French Blue, Mazarine Blue, Maroons, Ac, kc, which we will sell j cheap; together with . almost every style of DRESS GOODS usually brought to this market WE ARE SHOWING FULL LINES OF GOODS IN EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT. CLOTHS AND FLANNEL DEPARTMENT. BLANKET DEPARTMENT. NEW STYLE HOOP SKIRTS IN THE BEST MAKES. BLACK GOODS AND SILK GOODS DEPART? MENT. We are offering a beautiful line of Colored Silks and full line of Black Silks in all qualities. CLOAK AND SHAWL DEPARTMENT. HOSIERY AND GLOVE DEPARTMENT. Full lines of English and German Hosiery. Two full lines of French Kid Gloves in every number. OUR LINEN AND DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT wfil be lound well stocked with all the most useful articles for ! Samily and housekeeping purposes; together with every lither article to be found in our Une, which we will sell | it the lowest market prices for CASH GR CITY AC? CEPTANCE. Our country friends can make their purchases' by >rder, or should they, visit the city, we will be glad to lave them call on us. N. ; B.-SAMPLES AND PRICE LISTS sent nv cf ?barge to any part of the Stat?, Be sure and call at ,,, . 9i .::NO:28T KIM STREET," (Bancroft's Old Stand). December ll MILLINERY, ETC. EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, No. 268 King' street. INVITES THE ATTENTION OV THE LADIES TO nor large and well assorted stock of JT?..LTNICKT, consisting of Velvets, Silks, French Felt, Chip and Straw Bonnets, Bound Huts, in all the fashionable shapes, whick she will offer lor tho next, twenty days at greatly ? reduced prices, owing to thc necessity ol' dearin-; out a large portion of her stock preparatory to enlarging her Show Booms, which she finds it necessary to do, mor? dor to bettor accommodate her customers. Now is the time for bargains. Ladies will do well to call and exam? ino before purchasing elscwl-ere. In addition to the above, will l>c sold at cost, an elegant assortment of TRIMMED PAPER PATTERNS, of all the lastest styles of Cloaks, Basques, Mantillas, Jackets, La? dies' and Childrou's Dresses, in great varictj". December ll tutlis3_ INSURJO QUEEN, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON. CAPITAL..'810,000,000 IS GOLD. | APPLY TO GIBBES Ss CO., Agents, ' NO. 10 ADGER'S SOUTH WHARF. December 7 _i?_ THE EQUITABLE ~ Life Assurance Societ: OF THE UNITED STATES. Established February, 1S59. ASSETS.S3,000,0C rrVRE ASSURED PARTICIPATE TN THE PROFITS. JL Dividends declared annually AND PAID IN CASH. O. A. BOWEN, Agent for Charleston. At Messrs. Jame3 Adgcr lc Co.'s, corner East Bay and Adger's South Wharf. luths November 20 ? I8CELIANE0U8. SPECIAL NOTICE. DISEASES OE THE EYE AND EAR. [FORMERLY OF LONDON, ENGLAND. J OCULIST AND AURIST, ON THE EYE AND EAR EESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE CITIZENS Oft Charleston and vicinity that he will be- here again] at the Charleston Hotel, on Monday, December 17th, and remain until Saturday, the 22d, After that time monthly. OFFICE HOURS FROM 9 A. M. TO 6 P. M And can be consulted on DEAFNESS, NOISE IN THU-J HEAD, CATARRH. DISCHARGES FROM THE EA SCALES IN THE EAR, ACCUMULATION OF WAX ] THE T?ATt, OBSTRUCTION OF THE EUSTAC TUBE, and all Acute or Chronic Siseases of the '. AND AXE PASSAGES. , ARTIFICIAL EYES INSERTED WITHOUT PAIN, AND PERFECTLY | RESEMBLING THE NATURAL EYE. OPERATIONS FOR CATARACT, STRABISMUS GROSS EYE Artificial Pupil, &e., Skilfully performed, and all diseases of the! EYE AND EAR treated, and every operation in Aural and Opthal-il mic Surgery performed by DOCTOR GARDNER. Principal Office, 84 fest 4QtlistM H. JW For reference, testimonials, &c., send for at' CIRCULAR. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. The Louisville Journal says : " The testimonials whico] Dr. Gardner presents to the public could never have boca* obtained, except by the display of great skill and lear ing in his profession. One thing especially command?t in the Doctor's practice is, mat he will not attempt! mourabie disease for the sake of a fee, but frankly* ?he patient whMher he can be cured or not. We che ?ally recommend Dr. Gardner to the attention of aB ot Wends who may be suffering from diseases Of the ci md ear. , .. j The Richmond Times says : ?<We have nb h?sitation I ayuigthatDr. Gardneris th? most scientific and sn ?ssrol eye and ear surgeon in this country." j ?? Dr, Gardner's treatment of the eye and ear is wondJ m.-Richmond Enquirer. . : We.feel Justified In recommending Dr.Gardner BO hose Buffering from diseases of the eye and ear. ?C/^-???? -...cv, -. ??. [Richmond Whig. \ -wo can safely and cordially recommend Br Gardni t rhow^fubSfallhe underSkes to perform* * v .... . . r : [BcLUisnorernipper, | The, New Orleans True Della saysV ban e*k i econuaend Dr. Gardner as a successful operator on t ? ye sad ear: Ho w?Tnot undertake to treat a case uni . cure can bo effected. we,nu | Tho Wheeling Register says: ??Dr. Gardner is one i ho moat successful Oculist? and AurbrtHrvSe count ??ff^1 diseasesI ?ovembera ?