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THE DAILY JfEWS. Thc Street. 3? ALICE GILL. Gire me the busy street. And lot me meet At every jLteet new theos ; E'en though they strati gera bc, ADCI taso no thought ot me. Save that I seo tueir jew? ls and their laces. Give me the crowded mart. E'en though it bath no heart, And I am poor and frietidless; That I may lose my care By gazing ou tho fair, Whose number tripping down the way scorns end? less. Let roe bc ono though small. And meanest of thom all, I'll boar too jostle and ill humor. That wait for such as I, Born 'neath a cloudy sky, " ..heard of e'en by those who herald evory rumor. gggg = CITY COUACll, PROCEEDINGS. REGULAR MEETING. COUNCIL CHAMBEE, January 14,18C8. Present-Tho Mo vor; Alderman Ravenel, Wragg, Gerdts, Small, O'Neill, Willis, Stein meyer, Olney, Oakes, Marshall, Euston, Whil den. Cosgrove, Butler, Parker, Courtenay and Pringle. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The following matters were disposed of : Sundry applications for licenses. Referred to Committee on Licenses. Application of John N cunan for permission to repair his house in Mazy ck-street. Referred to Committee on Brick and Wooden Buildings. Communication of C. M. Eoson. On motion of Alderman Steinmeyer, it was referred to the Mayor, with authority to act. Communication of A. J. Rutjes, relative to leasing the City Hall Squaro, during tho Hum? mer months, for tho purpose of dispensing re? freshments. Referred to Committee on Pub? lic Grounds, &c. Communication of Edward Bull, relative to a balance duo him by Commissioners of tho Markets for work done previous to tho war. Alderman Euston moved to rofer it to the Market Board. Alderman Courtonay moved to substitute the Committee on Public Grounds, Ac, to report at next meeting. Lost. Question recurred on origiual motion and carried. Communication of P. Dolan, ox-Sergeant of Police, relative to hie pay. Referred to tho Mayor. Application of Ed. Sobring, for renewal of certifi'-ate of city stock, the origiual having bein lost Granted. The following communication was received as information : OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH, ) CHARLESTON, January 8,1868. j To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston, S. C.: GENTLEMEN : At a special meeting of tho Board of Health, held on the 2d instant, the following resolution waa unanimously adopted, and the Registrar instructed to forward the same for the consideration and approval of Council : Besoiced, That the Board of Health of Charleston respectfully and earnestly recom? mend to City Council, the propriety and im? portance of the immediate remodelling and repairing of the building known as tho Work? house-putting- tho same in such condition as shall be suitable for a city hospital. That pro? posals for said work bo called for, and tho work done under the supervision of tho City Civi! Engineer. Tho work to be completed hy? the first day of May next, when tho present lease of the Tucker Houso, Hampstead, will expire. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, GEORGE S. PELZER, M. E., City Registrar. Alderman Courtenay gave notice that later in the evening he would introduce a resolution touching on the communication. Sundry bills against the different city insti? tutions. Referred to proper Committees. Bills against Alms House, for month of De? cember, 18C7, amounting to $2964.12. liefernd to Committee on Accounts. Return of Harbomaster for December, 1867, showing $458.28 paid into the City Treasury. Information. Return of City Sheriff for December. 1867, showing $189910 paid into the City Treasury. Information. BEPORTS. Alderman Ravenel, chairman Committee of Ways and Means, submitted the following re? port, which was received as information : The Committee of Ways and Means, after long and careful consideration, beg to submit to Counoil the accompanying bill, to raise sup? plies for the year 186?. In the estimate of the probable wants of the several departments of the city govern? ment, the figures have been put at tho lowest point, but still a large amount is found requi? site. Tho estimate of the probable receipts from all sources, will fall short of the amount needed by about the amount of the ai. nu al interest of the city debt. It is true there is an arrear of taxes due, from tho years 1866 and 1867, of over $100,000; but against that there are claims against the city remaining unpaid of an equal, if not larger, amount, so that no rober can bo looked for from that quarter, even if the whole amount in arrears should be paid. In making this plain and candid statement, the committee uro a wai o that censure will bo visited noon them, but thoy believe that after a fair ana impartial consideration by attendant circumstances, and the difficulties encountered by them, they will be acquitted ot blame. Cir? cumstances beyond our control, and which it is useless to discuss, have produced a condition of m things heretofore unknown. Nor are we singular in tnis respect. The failure of the soil, whether from seasons or otherwise, to yield its accus? tomed products, has cutoff trade almost en? tirely, and our people at the end of each year find themselves poorer than at its beginning. With an Impoverished people and such general stagnation of trade, what else than great and insuperable difficulties are to be expected by a . tn^-poratf ort whose only mode of raising means is by levying and collecting taxes. Ont misfortune is that we found the city en? cumbered with a large funded debt, for the ex? istence of which the present authorities are surely not responsible. In the oase of indivi? duals under the pressure of debt, we see al? most daily how their enorgies are cramped thereby, and how utterly impossible it is f jr them, with all their struggles, to succeed. This is equally applicable to corporations, but in the former case provision is made by thu laws of the c juntry to afford relief, which is altogeth? er impracticable iu the case of a municipality. The taxes imposed the two past years have proved a heavy burden upon the community, yet the comuii ttee cannot recommend a reduction. To lera* tax which would raise tho lull amount needed-would require an advance of over fifty percent; upon the rate ol' taxation in tho bill of 1867. Even if this were dono it is question? able whether any largor amount would bo re? alized than under the rates the committco is prepared to propose, and tho result would bo to subject a very large ainouut of property to sale under the sheriff'i hammer, to* which no purchasers will be found, our own pcoplo being too much impoverished to purchase, and the unsettled condition of affairs fonding to pre? vent lather than to invite investments here from other sections of the countrv. In preparing the Tax bill of 1866 tho esti? mates were necessarily vague, the condition of things for several years preceding precluding tho possibility of obtaining a correct basis up on.which to found them, aud tho amount real? ized under that bili did uot suffice to nioet tho demands. Those of 1867 could bo moro accu? rately estimated, having tho expenses of 1806 as a basis of calculation, and it will bc remem? bered that when the bill carno up fonts second leading it was accompanied by a report from the committee showing a probable deficiency of over $200,000. Owing to tho great depression in trade, not only tho receipts from taxes, as sales will bo greatly reduced, but tho inability to meet taxes generally, will be much increased, and tho de? ficiency ac the end of the year may provo even greater thsn shown by tho estimates. While the committee regret their inability to provide for the quarter*)' interest as it falls due, they can soe no other course to pursue, (rustirg to the forbearance of the holders of stocks and bonds, with the assurance to them that, 60 long as the present authorities exist, some pro? vision will be made to liquidate tho interest accruing thereon. The following estimates of wants and sup? plies, together with tho bill to raiso supplies for tho year 16o8. are respectfully submitted. [Signed] WILLIAM RAVENEL, 1 Z. B. OAKES, I Committee E. W. MARSHALL, J- of JACOB SMALL, ! Waya and Means. P. C. GAILLAKD, Mayor, J WANTS OF THE CITY FOR Til- YEAR 18G? Alms House.$ Orphan House. ? Gas Light. ; Streets and Pavements. ? Polco. Flro Department. ? Lunatic Asylum. Artesian Well. Tidal and ether Drains. 1 Salaries. 5 Printing. High School. Collego of Charleston. Health Department. 5 Paving streets now under conti act- i Claims due and unpaid. li Interest on city dobt.St Contingent Fund.?. 1 Total.$8? INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES 1808. Real Estato, $20 000,000.$4C Merchandise, at $ per cont. 7 Licenses. S Markets. . Orphan House Fund. . Rents. Fines. Commissioners' Licornes, &c. 1 Premiums. Carts and Drays. 1 Harbor Master. . Other sources. m Deficit.29 Total.$861 Alderman Wragg submitted a weekly re of tho Keeper of the Tidal Drains, which received as information. Alderman Wragg made the following rep Tho Special Committee to which was n red the memorial of the Trustees of the Cha: ton College, respectfully repor; : That after carefully examining the grot upon whioh the Trustees base their appen Council for tho means of carrying on the i rations of the college, they fin 1 thom so st: Iv in accordanco with the recorded facts of case, that nothing is left for them to odd nor is there anything to subtract from, tl truthful narrativo. It is plainly shown I the claims of the collego are founded on double basis of pecuniary and moral obligut Of pecuniary obligation, because Council cepted from the college a transfer of the asi it then possessed, on condition of underra]; to pay the expenses of thc college. Of mt obligation, becauso the present embarrasen: of the collego arises from the failure of the i to pay the interest on its obligations, a sufi ent endowment having boon made the coil since thc transfer and agreement alluded to enable it to carry on its opurations with calling upon the city at all, or. in tho langa of the Retrenchment Ropori., to be self-s porting. But as this enionment is inves in city stocks, it can only be available when citv rays its obligations. lliis institution is now th J only college the lower part of the State, the ono at Coir bia having been converted i ato anniverei lt is tho only one that has an endowment a quate to its own support. Il has a corps professors equal to any in tho United ?tat In order to make it popular it is only nee sary to give it stability, and that it would n have if it could avail itself of its resources. The task, therefore, for this committee undertake is to show that Council may justice to the college without doing injustice anv other parly having, claim;i upon it. Claims upon Couucil may b 3 divided into t classes: 1st. Thoso arising from obligations airea incurred, and which cannot bo prctermitt without violating faith. 2d. Those which rest on the daily accrut expenses incidontal to tho zity eovernmoi and which may be increased or diminished proportion to the means al. the disposal Council. In providiug thc means for meeting thc yei ly expenses of the city, tho fust class of ob g?tions is that which common honesty requit should be first attended to. Afterwords t surplus may bo made available for the requii tnents of tho second class ot claims. Such rule as this naturally r?gul?t 38 an individual thc adjustment of his privato affairs, for 1 knowB that unless his obligations aro mot 1 credit goes, and with it his ability to contim his business. And it is impossible for pub' bodies to oct by any other nie. Let Council, thin, pursuo this course. Li its first available means be exponded in ho: oring its obligations-in pt.ying its debts being honest-and then Ut the surplus 1 spent in new works. Pursu ) this course, ai soon its good effects will bo apparent. Ne confidence will be placed iu city promise Credit will revive City jecurities rise : value. Distrust no longer haunt us. (Jloo: givo place to cheerfulness und hope, and tl era of prosperity we aro ill yearning afb begin to dawn upon us. Tho committee recommend that the del due by the city to tho Ch' !jston College I paid over to the trustees, and tho salarios < thc curator one1 librarian paid; for in this wq alone can tho college bo niade "self-sustaii lng" in accordai co with the recommendation e the Retrenchment Comniittoc. All of which i3 respectfully submitted by WM. T. WRAGG, Chairman. JOHN H. HONOUR. E. W. MARSHALL. Alderman Ravenol moved tho adoption c the report. Alderman Olney moved an amendment, t lay over for consideration at next meeting Carriod. Alderman Courtenay, from special commit tee, reported several offers ho had received lo repairing St. Michael's clock, and stated thi various amounts proposed. Alderman Enston mo v >c. to refer the offen back to the Committee, with power to act Carried. ? Alderman O'Neill submitted the followin; minority report of tho Comniitteo on the Arte sian Woll on the petition of the proprietors o the Charleston Hotel. Laid over to be takei up with majority report at next meeting. MINORITY REPORT OP ONE DP THE COMMITTE! ON ARTESIAN WELL. The undersigned, dissenting from the ropori of the majority of tho Committoo on Artesia! Well, asks leave to submit the following rea? sons for his dissent, with thc accompanying testimony : * 1. It is evident from tho testimony which has boon so carefully collaged by thc commit? tee, in conjunction with that which'is now presented, that Mr. llixcr did have aMinder standing with soraC onegin huthorifyjil thc Artesian Well, and^enrpowered to trJoftihout it, that ho, Mixer, Should bo -allowocj^tno froe uso of the wator, if/transported at his own ex? penso to the hotel. # 2. This understanding waB compatible with the oxisting arrangements of those controlling tho well. Freo uso of tho v^ater was denied to no ono, and it was never thojyufpose of Coun? cil to exclude any citizen f .*om tho uso of it, or charge for it during tho progress of the will to its successful completion. ?kV 3. Since the well bogaulMRmit down to tho prosont timo, no charge his Leun made upon any of the 'citizens for tl o uso of tho water; but conveniences were even arranged at tho public expenso for distribution of tho wator to those who might desire lc avail themselves of it. Troughs were made and placed in position for the use of animals. 4. Why should Mr. Mixer thon, or his successors or assigns now, be chargod for the uso of tho water bocr.uso ho convoyed it by pipes rather than other* who took'it by barrels ? 5. Tho woll was bored al tho expense of tho citizens, by an equal contribution of taxes, and there is not justico In disciiminating be? tween citizens in tho uso of tho water, by im? posing a charge upon ono that is not common to the whole. 6. As long as any citizen is penni! ted to uso the water ot tho well, ae:cording to his own mode of transportation and use, it is equally theprivilego of the proprietors of tho hotel, provided the latter do not abuso this privi? lege by using it for profit or ttafiic. 7. The well being public property, crcatoil by tho equal contributi ya of citi'zens, it is neither competent nor light to fix a charge for its use, except by public enactment that will opcrato indiscriminately apon all citizens. 8. No public tax has leen imposed for the use ol' tho water. Tho rate that is proposed to bo charged against Mr. White's estate is an imposition and m thc sh:, po of a penalty. 9. Tho water flowing tu thc hotel lias not been a source of profit te; it, but merely ft con? venience to tho propreton and a ].ublic ac? commodation. [Seo tits testimony of Miller and St. Mark.] 10. Tho uso ot it has .iev?r beou perverted for private gain. IL Others havo been allowed to uso it for private emolument, and have been permitted U removo their conducting pipes, ai d some uso it now to their privato benefit and advan? tage. None have been disturbed in tho enjoy? ment of this right but the Charleston Hotel. 12. Mr. Mixer conferred a public favor in connecting, by pipes, tho well wich his hotel. Tho pipes still remain, a:id there they will re? man?, saving tho expenso to the city of this much piping after the well is completed. 13. ibo connection of tho spring with the hotel has been a public benefit in affording a protection against the spread of fire in the vicinity of thc hotel. It has served as a safety valve in soveral instances, when conflagration threatened tho surrounding property, and af? forded, in such times ot extreme peril to pro? perty in that locality, an unfailing supply to contend with ard subdue the flames. [Seo the testimony of M. H. .Nathan, Chief of tho Fire Department, ind. lt. M. Alexander, Board of Firemasters.] 14. It would be detrimental to the public welfare to shut off the water and destroy the connection. [See the letter of the Chief o'f the Fire Department.] 15. Why is it proposed to charge the hotel now, when it has not been done heretofore ? ls tho public to bo benehttcd by the charge ? or aro tho burdens of taxation to bo lessoned thereby ? IC 'ibo charge recommended is not a tax, it is a penalty. It is proposed to charge the pro? prietors of the hotel $500 per annum for a sup? ply of water which, if not taken up by them, would flow into the common sewers and empty itself into tho rivers on either side of our city, lt tho irater should be shut off from the hotel it would tic a public detriment, subjecting the hotel to some inconvenience without any cause or public advantage. 17. Admitting thc right to charge, and tho justico of levying some contribution from the hotel, tho rate proposed is exorbitant and ex? cessive. Tho city has been put to no outlay to supply thc hotel. Tho supply is not a source of gain to the users, but a public advantage, and its stoppage would be a detriment to thc public welfare. 18. Such a charge as tho ono proposed is un? known iu any chy in tho United States, aud perhaps in tho whole world, where the most extravagont outlays aro made, and the most expensive aqueducts constructed to supply the great public necessity for water. In tbe city of Augusta, au adjacent corporation, they have incurred a large expones in carrying the water of thc Savannah to every quarter of the city, and in that city tho Plantor'a Hotel, a first class and one of tho largost houses of public entertainment, is only charged seventy-six dollars ($76) per annum for its supply. 19. Mr. White entered into no contract with tho city to pay $500 per annum for tho use of tho water, and* a proposition mada on one side and not accepted on thc other is not binding. The City Council may have ordered the pipes to bo cut which lead to the hotel, which even admits of some legal doubt; but a mero publication of a charge for the uso of a thing, without respect to its real valuo, could not ai any any sense, cither ol' law or justice, bind a party without his consent to its pay? ment. For instance tho Cas Company, a cor? poration, cannot bind a person to tho payment of their chargo, by mero advertisement, with? out hi6 consent, but they mav saut ol' their gas. 20. If Council deems it just that Mr. White should bo charged for thc uso of tho water, ho should only bo charged what tho Witter was worth, or what, uudcr all tho circumstances, tho city deserved for tho supply. Finally. The Charleston Hotel, when built, was started as a public ontcrprise, and has been recently bought and is kept in tho samo spirit that actuated its founders. It is not compatible with tho dignity of thc city, nor is the subject worthy, nor is this the time that this discriminating duty should bo laid. To impose the chargo cannot bonc?t the city ; to stop tho supply of water would be a private in? convenience aud a public detriment. In presenting these views, with ad defcrer.ie to those who differ with me, I am not swayed hythe opponent interest I may have as a representative of Mr. White, but actuated chiefly by a sonso of ray duty to tho communi? ty at large. Respectfully submitted. JOHN F. O'NEILL, One of Committee on Artesian Well. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I CHARLESTON Dumuor. j Personally appeared Chorlos A. Miller, who deposeth that ho has been continued in thc employ of the Charleston Hotol, as chief office clerk and book-keeper, from 1857 down to the present time. Ho was privy to all business arrangements and transactions that were made by Mr. Mixer in his lifetime in relation to thc hotel. Kuows when tho pipes were laid be twoen tho hotel and tho Artosian Spring, nud tho understanding Mr. Mixer had with thc au? thorities in chargo of tho well boforo laying them. Mr. Mixer obtained permission to lay his pipes across the streots from the City Council, and ho repeatedly told this deponent that he had an understanding with the au? thorities that if ho laid his pipes ho should bo allowed free use of the water until the well was ready for general distribution. Mr. Mixor never would have undertaken tho enterprise, nor incurred the expense, if ho thought he would be charged for tho water. Tho book of tho hotol containing the entries of tho cliargos for laying the pipes were de? stroyed by fire dining the war, but depo? nent is very positive in his recollection that tho cost of tho pipes, and thc espouse of laying them, was over seven hundred dollars. Those costs and oharges do not in? clude anything that was done to the cistern. At night the water at the spring was turned on and secured at tho hotol in a .cistern; any surplus after tho cistern became tilled passed into tho public drains, and af tho time there was, aud deponent believes thero now is, a constant waste of tho waler, a quantity of it passing through the public sewers into either river. At tho timo Mi-. Mixer laid his pipes, and ever since, to tho best of deponent's knowledge, tho Artesian water has been froo to thr public uso for all who might come and take it. Mr. Mixer had lo obtain permission of the owners of tho lots through which hid pipes had to pass. Tho permission wes accorded. Mr. Mixer certainly never comteiuplatcd that ho or his successors in thc hotel would ever bo charged for the uso of tho water, so long os a regular water rato was not imposed upon all citizens, and tho waler convoyed through tho city. Mr. Mixor never placed a high value upon tho uso of the water, and only regarded it as a convenience, lor which ho hail snfluiont ly paid. Depo:.en: knows that on ono occasion a largo conflagration in Hayne-streot wa? checked and impeded front the supply of thu well in the hotel. The water is used at thu hutel for bathing purposes, bul not for culinary or laundry purposes, lt has not boon a source of any profit to tho hotel, but merely a convenience, and may bo regarded as much a public as a private acc'onunod -ilion. Doponont was Mr. White's book-keeper and cashier; no uemand for payment of any bill fur water was ever made irpon deponent in the lifo time of Mr. White, anti it has been only since his death that any written notice of any such claim was sont tu the hotel office. / C. A. MILLER. Sworn to before mcrfn this Sith day of Jauua y, 1868. M. P. I??JONNOR, Magistrate. f HE Sg??T j OF So?ri^CAROLINA, ? * I . # / CHARLESTON DlSTniCT. J ' 'Boforo mc personally appeared Francis St. Mark, who niakcth oath and saith that ho is now the lessee of the barbershop und hair? dressing roora attached to tho Charleston Hotel, and has been tho lessee sincu 1857, when Mr. Daniel Mixer was the proprietor ol' tho said hotel j-cHat the pipes leading from the Artesian Well to tho hotel were lani by Mr. Mixer, who agreed with this deponent that be would allow him tho use of a small room in thc hotel adjacent to the barbershop and hair? dressing room, provided thia deponont would put upj bathing tubs, and othorwiso prepare the* .room" for tho purpose of accommodating tho'public with Artosiau water baths; that this deponont did accordingly proceed to flt up tho said room, erecting flvo bathing apartments, at a cost and outlay of about fiftecu hundred dollars. And this doponent further niakcth oath and saith that neithor tho said Daniel Mixer, in his lifetime, nor his representatives sinco his decease, nor Mr. White, havu over derived any profit or income from tho sr.id bathing room or Artesian water in tho hotel; that thc said bathing room has never even been u source of any great profit to this de? ponent; that not moro, on an averuge, than three (3) persons per day visit the said room for tho purposo of bathing, and it is impossible that any prout of any consequence can be realized. Tho price charged for bathing is fifty cents for a singlo batli ticket, or thieu tickets for a dollar, and this includes hair? dressing materials labor, fcc. This deponent is also advised that Mr. A. C. Welton is interested in thc said business ol Artesian wator bathing, and that ho has the usie ot thc water at tho well accorded to bim without charge, and has caused to bc erected on the grounds connected with t he soid well a largo number ol' bathing apartments, for thc uso of which hu receives twenty-live couts from each visitor, without furnishing thom nnythiug but irater. And this deponent, fnr thei answering, says that to shut off tho water from thc pipes leading into the said bathing room attached to his establishment would be u serious inconvenience to a law number of his customers, who arc gentlemen uf tho highest respectability, and have loni; patronized him, and such a step will result in loss or damage lo no ono so seriously as himself. FRANCIS ST. BI AR A. Sworn to before mo this i)th dav of Jannary, 18?8. HENRY BUIST, 'MagistratJ. CHARLESTON, January 7th, 18o'8. John t\ O'Neill, Esq.: DKAU Sm: In reply tj your favor of Gthinst., in relation to the well, winch is situated in the yard of thc Charleston Hotel, and windi is supplied from the ArlOoiau Well, I would state that, to my own knowledge, ever since thc well has been in the hotel yard it has always been used by tho fire engines in every case whero a fire has occurred in that locality. I am unable af this timo to say bow many times it bas been U8ed. I am not prcparod to say it is a never failing well for fire purposes, but I known it to be a good ono, and of much importance to the neighborhood in case of fires. In my judg? ment it would bo detrimental to the property in this proximity to dispense with thc use of it. as it is accessible at all times and can al? ways be deprnded on. Respectfully your obedient servant, M. H. NATHAN, Chief Fire Department. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ? CHARLESTON DisTnicT. J Personally appeared R. M. Alexander, who deposeth that ho is at present one of the Board of Fircmasicra of the city. DepoDont was the officer in charge of tho Pheonix engine in 1865, in tho spring of that yoar. Ho was proacnt with his company and apparatus at a fire which occturcd about this time in Hayne-3treet. Tho conflagration was a serious ono, and imperilled the hotel and surrounding property. Depo no .t used this nighf the water from tho Arte? sian Well in the hotel freolv, and knows that it 8orved to cheek aud finally extinguish tho flames. I drew tho wholo time from the same well, which was not oxhaustod. Other cnginea drew from thc sumo well on that night. Depo? nent considers tho ?upply of this water to tho hote. a public benefit in affording a ready sup? ply of water in case of firo in that proximity, und ho?cvcs it would bc detrimental to the pub? lic wclfuro to cut oil' tho supply from tho hotol. It. ?I. ALEXANDER, 1st A8s't Chief Fire Department. Sworn to before mo this 10th January, 1868. II. P. O'CONNOR, Magistrate. AroosTA, January 10,1868. Planters' Hotel pavs soventy-six dollars per year. R. DOUGLASS. Alderman Gerdts made the following report, which was adopted : Tho Committee on Streets, to whom havo boon referred the bills of A. Pendergast, beg loave to report that they havo oxamiued thc same, and find ono ciiargc made os King street, across nfoullrio-strect, of ono hundred and fortv-two foot trunking, which ia not ac? counted for by the City Engineer; amount $12 GO. Also an over chargo of work dono hi Ehz.ibeth-streot; that is. 533 feet trunking is charged instead of an open box drain, the charge for the formor ia 30 cents a foot, where? as the conim.ttco rccommond that 15 cents ho allowod for tito latter, and that tho bill so cor? rected (deducting $122 55) bo passed for pay? ment. H. ?EKDT8. Z. B. OAKES. B. M. BUTLER. JAMES Ii. PRINGLE. JACOB SMALL. Alderman Olnoy made the following report, which was adopted : Tho Committee on Accounts report that they have examined the following bille, ?nd them properly certified, and recommend they be passed for payment, viz : OaPHAN HOUSE. Adams, Damon & Co., sundries.$116.40 G. Vf. Afinar, modieinos.92.49 Joanna Burrigan, milk.91.65 James B. Eetls, dry gooda.68.80 Honry Bischoff, groceries.434.30 T. M. Bristol, shoes.117.88 G. H. Brown, crockery.13.95 H. Cobia &Co., groceries.154.70 li. Feldman, groceries.157.58 H. Oer.its & Co.; groceries.121.56 T. A. Johnson, beef, &c.393.77 Marshal, Burge &, Bowen, dry gooda.25.81 Mrs. S. Moorer, wood.62.40 Jacob Small & Co., bread.333.94 Steffens <fc Co., groceries.357.55 J. Thomson & Co.. seeds, &c. '.41.80 E. Wolfing, wood.65.62 Salaries.505.00 Total.$3,215.15 ENGINEER'S OFFICE. W. G. Whildou & Co., ewer and basin, &C.. $2.25 W. D. FOBTEB. Two bills for professional services be foro the Courts hold at Columbia.. .$250.00 H. li. QLNEY, ) P. C. GAILLARD, Mayor, r Committee. E. WILLIS, J Alderman Whilden mado the following report, which was concurred in : Tho committee to whom was referred the application of thc Palmetto Stoam Firo En? cino, respectfully recommend that tho petition bc granted. WILLIAM G. WHILDEN, H. B. OLNEY, Z. B. OAKES. E. W. MARSHALL, S. G. COURTENAY. Tho Mayor made the following report, which was adopted : The Board of Health, to whom was reforrod sundry bills against the Health Department, report thoy have examined tho same, find them properly certified and rccommond they bo passed for pavmont. Bills are as follows: P. C. GAILLARD, Mayor and ex off. Chairman, WILLLVM RAVENEL, JACOB SMALL, Z. B. OAKES. E. D. ENSTON, E. W. MARSHALL. .STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF THE HKALTH DE? PARTMENT OF CHARLESTON, S. C., TO 17lH OF OECE1IBER, 1867. BILLS. filiss, J. W., for tinware, cooking uten? sils, ?fcc. $52.44 Courtenay, S. G., for stationery, ?fcc.. 36.60 Ehuev & DoVeaux, for iron work on Hospital building. 37.56 Grubor & Martin, whiakcy and ale_ 237.00 Graman & Schwackc, drugs, &c, and instruments. 45.00 Hastie, Calhoun & Co., cnamolod cloth 20.0(1 R. M. Marshall & Bro., ono secretary.. 15.60 Pankniu, C. F., for burgical inatru ment8. 33.87 Raoul it Lynah, for drugs. 5.00 Shepherd & Cohen, for stove, cooking utensils, &o. 79.25 .Silcox, D. H., for chairs. 15.00 Tnoni3on, J., & Co., for tiuwaro, cook? ing utensils, <fco. 12174 Cfforhardt & Canipsen, for dry gooda, homespun, ?cc. 23.33 Von Sauton, F., for lamps, kerosono j, oil, &o. 13.31 Whilden, W. G., & Co., for crockcrv ' ware.30.50 Walker, Joseph, Agent, for printing, i books and stationery.'.. 97.85 Walker, Josoph, Agoni, for printing, ' &c, for Registrar's ofiico. 29.25 Aimar, Goo. W., for drugs, medicines, &c. 92.75 $993.11 Respeclfullv submitted, GEORGE S. PELZ ER, M. D., City Registrar. The Mayor mado a favorablo report on the application of L. Witzerick for permission to put up a Bmall steam eugine on his premises, Washington and Charlotte streets. Concuried in. RILLS. The following bill carno up for its second reading, which it received : A BILL IO ABOLISH THE Of FICE OF KEEPEB OF ST. MICHAEL'S CLOCK. Be v. Ordained, That tho office of keeper nf St. Michar-l'a clock ho and thc aamo is hereby abolished. Tho bill received ita second and third read? ings, aud passed, title changed to an ordinanco, and oidcred to bo engrossed for ratification. Thc following bill came up for its second reading : A BILL TO PBOVTBE FOR THE LIQ?I RATION OF THE INTEREST ON THE DEBT Ol' THE CITY WHICH ACCRU El> OX SlST DAX OF DECEMBER LAST. Bi il ordab ed by Hie Mayor and Aldermen In i.'tly Council Assembled, That tor the pur pise of liquidating tho interest 011 tho public debt of the citv, which accriud 011 thc 3L>t day ot December last, six per cent, stock, obliga? tory on tho corporation of t.ic City of Charles 'oii, shall bo issued under thc direction of thc Mayor Lo thc porrons holding stocks or bonds nt tho city, and entitled to receive tho intorest accrued thereon at tho time above stated, the said stock to bear iutcrost a ter thc rnto of six per cent, per annum, payable quarterly, re? deemable in thirty years from date; Prodded, that no part ol' said stock ahab be issued for any sum less than twenty dollars, or for any fractional part of a dollar. Provided, also, that all suma for loss than twenty dollara and for fractio itd parts of a dollar shall Le paid in eily bills. SEC. 2. That lim form of certificates and modes of transfer of said stock shall bc sub? ject to thc sanio regulations as now exist in re? lation to other six nor c:nt. stocks of tho city. Alderman Courtenay moved to amend Section 1 by striking ont ibo word twenty on the ninth and tenth lines, and insert fifty. Alderman Willis moved to nisoit one hun? dred. Loat. Q .-cation recurred on first amendment and lost. Alderman Parker moved to amend by insert? ing forty. Lost. Question recurred on tho section, and it was adopted. The second section was read and adopt Bill passed Bccnnd and third reading, t changed to ordinance, and was ordered to engrossed for ratification. Alderman Ita vend, from Co/nmittee of W and Means, gavenolico of tno following bil raise supplies for the year 1868, and lor ot purposes: A BILL TO BAISE SUPPLIES FOn THE YEAR < THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDBED AND 8DC.TY-EIO AND FOB OTHER PUBPOSES. SECTION 1. Be il ordained by the Mayor < Aldermen in'City Council assembled] Tha tax for tho sums, and in tho manner herc after mentioned, shall be raised and paid i: tho treasury of the city, for thc uso and s vico thereof, that is to" sav: Two dollars every hundred dollars of tte value of ev house, building, lot, wharf, or other landed tato, including evory building and impro mont on lands undor a loaso for a term of 1 or moro yeor3, from a religious, charitable, literary society, or undrr any building lea payable in three periods, viz: March, July a November. Seventy-fi. e cents on evory hundred dolli of all sales of gooda, waios and merchand on personal account, or on account of otho payable monthly. Two dollars on every hundred dollars of I gross receipts of all Btreet railroads, paya monthly. Throe dollars ou overy hundred dollars tho cross receipts of all Express Compani payable monthly. Seventy-five cents on every hundred dolli of all eales at auction, payable monthly. Throe dollars por month on every coach four wheel carriage drawn by two horses mules (exclusive of the horses or niulcB), pa] ble monthly. Two dollars per month on evory coach four wheel carriage drawn by ono borso mule (exclusive of tho horse or mule), pay hie monthly. One dollar and fifty con I H per month every two wheel carriago, chair, sulkcy, et (exclusive of the horse or mule), payai monthly. Threo dollars on every bundi cd dollars of gre iixome, and all gross "profits derived from t pursuit of any faculty, profession, occupatk or employment, or from tho exerciso of a office, whether in the profession of the law, t profits derived from tho costs of snits, conni fees, or other sources of profess ional income incomes from the ptaei.ce of dentistry, et payable monthly. Two dollars on every hun Ired dollars oft value of any note, bond, mortgage, judginoi decree, or other investment ol security whalovor character, whether tho said nol boud, etc., bc located, and whether thc inte osts or divido ids bo paid here or olsewhei payable during month ot March. -dollars on overy hundred dollars of a dividend! received from stocks not exempt* from taxation, payable monthly. -dollars on every hundred dollars of i annuities and other income or incomes, i e. ived from what source soever, which are n exempted from taxation by Jaw or ctherwi herein taxed, payablo monthly. Two dollars on overy dog kept within tl city, payable on or beforo tho 29th day of Jin ' next. Three dollars on every hundred dollars gross receipts of all commercial agencies, pa able monthly. Tinco dollars on every hundred dollars of t commissions received by factors, commissic merchants, bankers, brokers, dealors in fo cign and domestic oxchango, vendue master or other persons vending or buyiug good wares, niorcliandiflo, produce, and real ar personal property on commission, payab monthly. Two (lollara on every hundred dollars of a gross premiums received for or by any insu ance company located in this city, whether ii corporatod or not, or by agencies for ind victuals or companies, whether incorporated ( not, payable monthly. Three dollars on overy hundred dollars ( ?ross receipts of all gas companies and otbc manufacturing companies located in this cit; payable monthly. One dollar per mo:; lb on every horso an mulo used or kept within thc city, except m horses or mules usod in tiny licensod carriagi cart, dray, or other vohiclo, payable motitbb Two dollars and fifty cenia per month ou a rotoil dealers in all ar li (des whaisoovcr, whoo monthly returns of anita do not yield a ta above tho said amount. Two dollars capitnuon tax on all males ove twonty-ono years of ago, payablo on or befor tho 31st day of March next. Two dollars and fifty cents per month ol all hucksters. Two dollars and fifty cents per month on al barber shops. One dollar and fifty cents on ovcrv hundrct dollars of tho gross receipts of hotels and pub lie eating and boarding houses, payabl monthly. One dollar on overy hundred dollars of all re coipts of livery stable koppers, payabl monthly. Two dollars on every hundred. dollars of tb gross receipts of cotton presses, payabl monthly. Seventy-fivo cents on every hundred dollar of tho crops receipts of all printing offices newspapers, aud publishing houses, payhbli monthly. Throo dollars on overy hundrod dollars of al goods sol I in !lu city by persons uot residents by sample or otherwise. One dollar on ovory hundred dollars of aalet of all horses and mules brought to tho city payable monthly. Ono dollar on every hundrod dollars ot' tin gross receipts of Magnetic Tolegraph Compa uics, payablo monthly. Scveuty-llvo cents on overy hundred dollnri of tho gross rccoipts of alf Tavern Keeper: and Liquor Dcalora, payable monthly. Si c. 2. If any r-ersou or persons or corpora? tions shall neglect or rcfuso to render to the City Assessor a return for taxation, under tlii Ordinaiice, on or before tho 31st day ot March next, then it sh ill be tho duty of thc City AH sesHor to assess such person or persons or cor porations such amounts as m his judgmeni and, according to tho bost of his knowledgi and information, he may doem just and proper which assessments ho shall record in a bool andadvortiso tho same for the space of twontj days, within which time thc parties so assess? ed shall have tho privilege of correcting th( samo, under oath, hc-foro tho City Assessor, ii ho or they doom theiuselvo3 over assessed. And all persona offering so tu reduce their as? sessments, sholl aus .vcr. on oath, all such in? quiries, in relation lo their taxable incoiuo re? ceipts or property, n3 the City Assessor sha! moko. And all assessments made by tho Cit; Assessor nnd not corrected, as aforesaid, Iv . ho parties interested, at thc expiration of tin said twenty deys, shall bo doomed as correct and no fur thor appoal therefrom shall bo al lowed. And each and evory such defaulter shall pay double tax on tho amounts so assessed, or, iii case of correction, upon tho amounts correct? ed, as aforesaid, and executions for tho samo shall be iasucd ae >'n other cases, in case of de? fault in payment. SEC. 3. It is made Ihe duty of tho City As? sessor to call thc attention of nil perso.is liable for taxes to thc several items ot taxation here? in specified, and to institute such inquiries as will tend to procuio o full return thereof. And if any person shall neglect or refuse to include in his return any such item of taxation, the City Assessor shall assoss him in respect thorcof, and tho Treasurer ahull collect the sumo as a part of his tax. SEC. 4. Tho taxes assessed under this ordi? nance, except such as aro payable monthly, shall be payable in tbivc equal parts; ono pa? t on or beforo the last day of March ncx;, another part on or beforo tho last day of Joly next, and the third part on or before tho hi.il day of November uext. And in case of failui o to pay any such part, within twenty days from the day fixed for tho final payment thereof, el? ocutions shall issuo for such part. SEC. 5. Any person or persons, or corpora? tions, failing to pay tho taxes in the maunjr and at thc tunes heroin beforo prescribed, nu y he doublo taxed at thc option of Council. And it shall bo the duty of the City Treasurer "o forthwith issue executions against, the gooda, chattels, and other property of said persons jr eorpurations, and lodge the said execut o is with tho City Sheriff, who shall immediately proceed for tho collection of the name, in tho manner provided by ordinances for the en? forcement of executions. SEC. U. To tho end that Council may have un opportunity of determining whether or not it would bo i XDcdicnt for Council to levy a tax or taxes upon the whole real and po-sohal estate of winch persona liable to bo taxed within tic city moy bo possessed, or in other words lo tax every tuan upon what he ia rou liv worth, it shall bo tho duty of the City Aascasor to pre? pare and lay before Council, on or before t io liiat doy of " next, a return of tue worth or value of. the personal property of which any inhobitnut or other person, liable to taxation, may be possessed, ns of the first day of January, 186H, making his assessment, iii each ca-e,'upon inquiry and from thc best u lormation ho mav be able to obtain. SEC. 7. That all ordinances and parts of or? dinances repugnant hereto bound the same ?.rc hereby repealed. On motion tho bill was taken up for its fi -at reading, which it received. Alderman Marshall, one of thc Committ ?e, gave notice tl.at ha wonld, on thc secend reading of tho bill, ofter the following amend? ments to section one: Strike out the ninth and tenth linc in th'; fi rat flection, "if the tax on sales of goods, wares anc merchandise," etc., and insert: 1 wo dollars on ovcry hundred dollars of stock iu trade on hand on the 1st day of January, 18&i, payable during the month of March. ?lso, to insert after word "security," in tho 29th lino of tho first section, and "personal property," (wearing appahel and house bold fur? niture excepted). AIJO. to ?itrike out all after tho word "what? soever," in the 54th lino of first section, and insert "whose stock iu trado ou hand on the lat January, 1868, did not exceed fifteen hun? dred dollar.*." Alderman Raveuel moved that the second rendiug of tho bill be postponed, and that tho Mayor DC requested to call an extra meeting on Friday evening next, at 7 o'clock, for the coi jideration ot' the same. Carried. RESOLUTIONS. jJdermnn Courtenay offered tho following rosolulion, which was adopted: Aesoloc I, That tho City Civil Engineer be ins tructed to advertise for proposals to repair thu city building known as the Workhouse, sit nato at the corner of Mazy ck and Magazine sti cot-, and to report to Council at its uext rc rular meeting. Alderman Olney moved that a new commit? tee be appointed, and added to tho standing co nmittces of Council, to bo called a "Com? mittee on A8BOS.-rmonts.'' Laid over for con? sideration at next meeting. Tho Mayor submitted the following commu ni M,tioi)3, which he had received from the City Ticasuror: CITY TREASURI, January 14,1868. Ti Hon. P. C. Gaillard, Mayor: DEAR HIE-It ia necessary I should report, to CouncQ that thoso persons who havo availed tb emselves of the city tire loan have paid up tho in terest as requii ed under the ordinance, except". Mr. J. D. Budda, to whom twenty-three hundred dellars was loaned. His interest for October last, of $40.25, and a like amount for January, both remain unpaid at this date. ?ours, respectfully, S. THOMAS, City Treasurer. AMOUNTS DUE THE CITY FOB BENTS. F oating Dry Dock and Marsh's Railway, three quarters, to 1st.$225 00 Brown k Co.'s wharf. 1 quarter, to 1st,.. .37 50 Erodio, E. H., 1 quarter, to 1st.168 75 E obiing & Tincken,4 quarters.to 1st... .325 00 Ireitas, J., 1 month, to 1st.10 00. N urray, Mrs. Eliza, 1 mouth, to 1st.8 S3 Fienburg, A., 1 month, to 10th.10 00 (Signed ) C. P. FRAZER, A. (. A. Junuary 1,1868. OFFICE OF CITX TREASURER, } January 14,1868. f DEAS SIB : I wish to report to Council the a hove hst of rents furnished this office by Mr. Frazer. Yours, respectfully, 8. THOMAS, City Treasurer. To HON. P. C. GAILLARD, Mayor. Of tho above, tho following amounts have 1 een rccoived : Agent Brown <fc CO.'S wharf, in full.$37 50 Behling & Tienken, on account.162 50 il ienburg, J, in full.?.10 00 On motion, received as information. Adjourned. W. H. SMITH, Clerk of Council. Commercial. Exports. LlViTtPCOL-Per ship Richard III- 627 bags S I Cotton. 3124 bales Upland cotton. S KW TORE-Per steamship James Adger-40 bags 8 i and G61 bales Upland Cotton, 134 tierces Rice, 08 boles Domestics, 379 socks Peas, 349 bogs Corn, 44 packages Sundries. I ne Cnn neston Cotton .Harket. OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, > CHARLESTON. Wednesday Evening, Jan. 16, '68. I Thc murkot assumed a declining character, and prices fell off }?c. ft lb. Solos near 700 boles, soy 1 at Wi ; 22 at 13; 16 at ; 1C3 at 13X; 74 at 14; 30 at UK; 10 at Wi ; 28 at 16,'.,' ; 80 at 15>i ; 8 ot 15 # ; 21 ot 13^; 167 ot 16. We quo'e: LIVERPOOL OLA seme AXION. Ordinary to Good Ordinary.13 ?Wi Low Middling.16 @ Middling.16>i'a)16 Strict Middling.nominal Augusta Market. AUGUSTA, January 14.-COTTON.-There waa i r toady demand this morning with full prices at 16c : or middling, hut a decline in New York at noon checked opcrotious hero, and thc market eic sci dull; soles. 1060 bales; rccoipts, 607 bale?. LAUD-Tn good domand ot 15c for new Tennesse?. COHN-There is a more bealty trade doing, thouga sales aro not heavy. We quoto primo dry new white, il 10 for lots, with only a moderate stock offering. OATS-Scarce aud in domand; primo command $110 readily. WHEAT-Scar c and in demand. We quote red, $2 35a2 50, and white, $2 80a2 90. Wilmington Market. WILMINGTON, January 14.-TURPENTINE Prices uuchanged. Boles or 640 bbls, ot S3 10 for soft and $1 86 lor hard, $ 280 lbs. Spmrrs TURPENTINE-las been In activo request to-day, and thc prices show; an advance of 2aJ cte ou foi mer quotauons. Sales or 28 bbls at 48 ctn; 260 do at 49 ct-, and 250 do at 50 cts $ gallon. ROBIN-There has been a moucrate demand for tho lower grades, and the soles to-day are 820 bbls, at $2 UH for strained and No 2, and $2 25 for No 1. TAB-Only 26 bbls received, and sold at $1 86 $ bbl. COTTON-Is in fair Inquiry, but holders are gene? rally asking figures above tho views of buyers. Sales oi 21 balo*, at 13Kal4>? cts tor low middling, and 14>i cts ? lb for middling. COON-A cargo of 15 U bushels from Hartford changed hands ot $1 27 '$ $ CO lbs. Tr UDER-Ono raft sola at $8 9 M. for fair mill. New Orleans market. NEW ORLEANS, January 10.-COTTON-The Boles to-day amounted to 5250 bales, at prices showng au improvement iu all desirable lists of >4c. Wc now quote Ordinary at 12>?al2??c; Good Ordinary at 13>? al'IJ?c; Low Middling at 14>ial4?ic; Middling ot 15a 15i?c; Strict Middling at 15>?al5??c and Good Mid? dling at -al Cc. 'tho market opened with n very good inquiry nt previous rules, but under the favorable influence ol' au advance ot obout 1 V c. in foreign exchange, and co i ?si feral .le competition among buyer*, while the supply was only moderate, prices soon assumed an upward tendouey, resulting in the improvement noted above. Even runu ng lists of white clean Low Middling ind Middling brought out-ide figures, and Striet Good Ordinary, with the samo advantages, sold at 14c. Tho soles of thc post three do) s sum up 14,550 bales, making a total for tho week of 27,800, against 31,000 last week, and 32,250 the week before, but it ls manifest that theic would have hoon no falling oil' m Uio niovomcn- had tho supply been equal to tho de? mand. The receipts proper for tho week, excluding the arrivals from Mobdc Florida aud Texas, which o e embraced in their respective statements, amount to 29.193 bales, agalust 31,160 lost wee Ir, showing a decrease of 8,965 bales. Thc receipts proper for tho corresponding week last year wcro 25,019 bale.-. I ho week's exports comprise 25,896 bales, embracing 16,823 lo Liverpool, 3,886 to Havre, 926 to Genoa, 2,210 to Boston, 1,645 to Now York, and 401 to Phila? delphia. STATEMENT OF COTTON. Stock rn hand September 1st, 1S07, (balos) 15,266 Arrived to-day. 4,844 Arrived previously. 312,256-317,100 332,350 Cleared to-day. none Cleared previously.217,872-217,872 Stock on hand aud on shipboard. 114,484 Consignees per South Carolina ltallroad, January 15. 82S bales Cotton, 5.1 Oaks Mdzc, 1337 bags Corn, 4 cars Stock, Furniture, and sundries. To Railroad Agent. Stenhouse & Co, H K Seago, J W Sprague k Bro. T J Kerr & Co, Gibbes k Co, Goldsmith 4 Son, G W Williams k Co. WilUs k Chisolm, W C Court? ney k Co, G n Walter ft Co, J R Pringle, E H Rod? gers k Co, Hart k Co, J ft J i> Kirkpatrick, John? ston, crews & Co, J B E sloan, R Rhtti, J M Cald? well k Sons, Cort, Kopff k Jervey, O Reeder, Roper k Stoney, H Elutte A: Co, Graeser, Lee, Smith & Co, J C Ii Cluusseu. Consignees per Northeastern Railroad, January 15. 289 bales Cotton, 25 bbls Naval Stores, 5 cars Stock, boes Rough Rice, Mdze, kc. To W C Dukes k Co, Piiickney Bros, Adams, Frost k Co, Mowry & Co. J & JD Kirkpatrick. Williams fe Co. W X Ryan, Graeser, Lee, Smith fe Co, E H Rodgers k Co. Scre ven k Nisbet. A > Johnson, Rovcnel .v. Co, W Roach, J M Caldwell fe Son, Mazvck Bros, Wogeuer, Heoth k Mousers. I K Hertz fe Co, Major E L Dean, BAA J F t arly, G E Pi ltchett, F A Sawyer, Railroad Agent, aud Order. P?KT C^XiS??srD^kR. PHASFS OF int MOON. First Quarter, -Jd, 10 hours. 54 u.imites, evening. Full Muon. Util, 5 hours, 45 minutes, morning, i.nst Quarter, ititi), ll hours, 55inimit?s, irornlng. New Moou, ?Jilli, 'j hours, 10 minutes, evening. > \ XAXtiin* I s,ra I M00H HI0H S j j MSES. I SETS. I RISES. WATER. UI.Monihi.v ."77."l 777~rl 5..13 U..48 40..23 UlTuc.Mlay.. .1 7.. o ! 5..14 10..51 ll..12 I6|Wednesday.! 7.. 4 j 5..15 ll..50 12.. 3 16.Thursday... 7.. 4 5..16 Morn. !.. 0 KiFrlday.? 7.. 4 5..17 12..50 1..54 IfllSatnrday...! 7.. 4 I 5..18 1..46 2..64 19 Sunday 7.. 3 I 6..19 2..43 3..47 i'assengcrs. ppr steamer City Point, from Palalko, vio Jack? sonville. Fernandina and Savannah- W R Napier, E David. Mr Wilhams, wife and child. C Haskell, W Wallace, L Hill and wile, B Prince, J A Huger, Jr, Mr McIntosh, wife and child, Miss Piteraud, and 7 iu steerage. ?jtaine tos. Port of Charleston, January. 16. Arrived Yesterday. Steamer City Peint, Adkins, Paints.J, via Jackson* ville, Fernandina and Savannah. 7I? bales Cotton, 9 tierces Rico, Mdzc, Sc To J D Ailceo A Co, Roper As Stoney, L I fetter, J Salvo, E David, T W WU hams, W M Lawton. J A J D Eirkpatrlck, Pinckney Bros, J B Togni, J Hyman A Co, Southt m Express Co, G H Walter A Co, McLoy & Rice, B O'Neill, H Gale. C L, D H M. M Rope, W Itollia, Jeffers A Co, McKay A Campbell, W C tee A Co. Cleared Yesterday. Steamship James Adger, Lockwood, New York Courtenay & Trenholm. Ship Richard HI, Scott, Liverpool-Street Bros & Co. Soiled Yesterday. Steamship James Adger, Lockwood. Naw York. Memoranda. Tho Savannah Hows A- Herald of Wednesday, says: 1 he steamtug Christiano, Capt?la Sly, arrived here yesterday for tho purpose of toking the Lightship to tho Charleston Try Dock for necessary work. We have often wondered that Savannah liad not one of those necessary adjuncts to commerce-a dry dock. Ihousandj ot dollars hove been lost to na by die fact. What say tue commercial men and the ship, owners ?-sholl we have a dry dock ? Tho steamer Rebecca Clyde, at Wilmington, N C, from New York, reports having Men on Monday afternoon a brig ; whore about thiriy miles N of Hat? teras. The wind was light and water smooth, and the sails of the brig wero hanging loose, as if she had jost sttuck. The tide was about half flood, so that it was possiole for her to novo floated at full tide. The distance was too groat to discover her name. Mimte. NORTHMA9TEHN KAILKOAD. MR* . ? . GENEUAL 11UPERIN TENDEN T'S OFFICE, ? CHARLESTON, S. C., January 1, 1868. J TBE PASSENGER TRAINS ON THE NORTH? EASTERN RAILROAD will run dally as fol? lows, viz: Leave Charleston.... ;.9.00 A. M. Arrive at Florence.2.80 P. M Leave Florence.8.46 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.2.30 P. M. Theas Trains connect with the Trains of the Wil? mington and Manchester Railroad going North and coming South, and with tho Trains of tho Cberaw and Darlington Railroad. a. H. SOLOMON8, January 1 Engineer and Superintendent. SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON KAIL ROAD. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, 1 SAVANNAH AC CHARLESTON RATXSOAD, J CHAHLESTON, D cember 31, 1867. ) ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1 THE TRAINS on the Savannah and Charleston Railroad will run as follows : Trains leave Charleston on Mondayt, Wedtntdayt and Fridays^i? 9 A. M., arriving at Coosawhatchlo at 3.30 P. M. Returning, leave Coosawhatchie on Toodayt, Thursdays and Saturday!, at 7 A. M., arriving at Charleston at : .30 P. M. A Steam Fer ry connects tba Company's wharf, at the foot of Mil-street, with tho Railroad Depot on the west side c f the Ashley River. JOHN S. BYAN? January 1 - Generad Superintendent SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, ) CHARLESTON, S. C., October 3, 18'?7. > ON AND ?FTER OCTOBER 0, 1867, THE PAS? SENGER TRAINS on the South Carolina Bail, rood will run is follows, viz : FOB AUGUSTA. Leave Charla ton.10.40 A. M. Arrive at Augusta.7.40 P. M. Leave Charleston.7.30 P. M. Arrive at Augusta.6.60 A. M. FROM AUGUSTA. Leave Augusta.3.40 A. M. Arrivo ot Charleston.12.20 P. M. leave Augusta...4.10P. M. Arrive at Charleston. .4.00 A. M. The 7.30 P. M. Train norn Charleston, and the 4.10 P. M. Train tn om Augusta, will not run on Sundays, FOR COLUMBIA. Leave Charlu ton.4.30 '.M. Arrive at Columbia.1.10 P. IL Leave Charterten. .5.40 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.6.00 A M. FROM COLUMBIA. Leave Columbia.10 00 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.7.06 P. M. Leave Columbia.3.00 P. M. Arrive at Cheleston.. ....3.20 A. M. The 6.40 P. M. Train from Charleston, and the 3.00 P. M. Train from Columbia, will not run on Sun? days. CAMDEN BBANCH. Leave Eingviile.12,05 P, M. Arrise at Camden.2.40 P. M. Leave Camelon.8.30 A M. Arrive nt Ringville.11.10 A. M. These Trains will only run on Mondays, Wednes liys and Saturdays. CHARLESTON AND SUMMERVILLE. For Summe -ville. .4.90 A M. For Charleston.1.28 A M. For Suinmo.-ville. ...4.10.40 A. M. For Charles ion.2.08 A. H. Por Summerville.3.40 P. M. For Charleston.6.36 A M. For Summerville.5.40 P. M. For Charleston.7.10 A M. For Summerville.7.30 P. M. For Charlee ton.10.69 A M. H. T. PEASE, January! General Superintendent. GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAIL? ROAD. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 8TH. Passenger Trains wiil run daily, /Sundays ex? cepted, as follows : Leave Columbia at. 7.00 A M. Leave Alston at.8.55 A M. Leave Nowberry at.10.35 A. M. Arrive at Abbeville at. 3.80 P.M. Arrive at A aderson at.6.15 P. M. Arrive at Greenvale at. 6.00 P.M. Leave Greenville at. 6.00 A. M. Leave And ir son at.6.46 A M. Leave Abbeville at.8-46 A. M. Leave Newberry at.1.25 P.M. Arrivo at Alston at.3.00 P. M. Arrive at Columbia at.6.00 P. M. Trains oa the Blue Bidge Railroad will also run daily, Sunlayt excepted, connecting with tho up and down Trains on the Greenville and Columbia Rail? road, as follows : Leave Anderson at.6.30 P. M. Leave Pendleton at.6.20 P. M. Arrive at Walhalla at.8,00 P. M. Leave Walhalla at.4.00 A M. Leave Pendleton at.,.5.40 A M. Arrive at Anderson at.6.40 A. M. The Train will return from Bolton to Anderson on Monday and Friday Mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, January 0 General Superintendent CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, I COLUMBIA, S. C., Octobor 5, 1867. | ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 6TH THE TRAINS ova:- this Road will run as follows: Leave Columbia at.? Jr Arrive at Charlotte at.? T f? " Leave Charlotte at.2.66 A la. Arrive at Columbia at.S?~5; Making clo;e connection for all points North and South, as follows: . _ " Leave Cc lumbla.in M PM Leave Charlotte.2? TM Leave Greensboro'.*. ?}. Arrive Richmond.1?? ir Leave Rimmond.f- " Arrive Washington. Arrive Br.ltimore.AT*- M. Arrive Pldladelphio.?. Arrive NOW York.^ ^?^ January 6 _Superintendent. COLGATE & CO.'S GERMAN Erasire Soap, THE STANDABD OF Excellence. For Sale hy all Grocers. 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