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VOLUME YI.-NUMBER 739.3t
CHARLESTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1868.
[EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Our European Dispatches.
[BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAm.]
CHANGES IS THE BRITISH MINISTRY-LATEST
FROM ABYSSINIA-ENGLISH FEELlNfi TOWARDS
AMERICA.
LONDON, February 2C-Thc Times says Lord
Derby's resignation iras a foregone conclusion,
so also was the succession of Disraeli, as no
other man bas tho equal right to take thc
Tory lead. Lord Chelmsford will retiro, but
no other changes are likely.
Theo is no reason, under thc present cir?
cumstances, why tho Ministry should not bc
permanent. Thc News says it is possible thai
Crambourno may sue.ced Northcote in thc
India office; and Lord Stanley may bc made a
peer and representative of tho government in
the House of Lords;. The Telegraph, discuss?
ing the position of the new Premier, intimates
that Disraeli cannot expect thc indulgence due
his veteran predecessor. Thc Staudard 6ays
tho previous task of Disraeli as Chancellor ot
the Exchequer was one of great difficulty, but
ho is best fitted by his courage, tact, ex?
perience, and close relations with Earl Derby
to succocd in tho still more difficult task whick
now devolves upon bim. Thc Post declares
that Disraeli now becomes Minister less on his
own merit than because there is no one else so
fit for tho place.
Dispatches have been received from Abys?
sinia dated to the 6th instant. Mojor-G. ncral
Napier telegraphed to Sh Strafford Northcote
that Major Grant, sent as an envoy to the
friendly chiofs, had been well received by
Prince Kassai. The lotter and prcsonts in the
name of her Majesty Queen Victoria were ac?
cepted and received in an open durbad, or
council, which was attended by two thousand
Pereons, chiefs and warriors. The inhabitants
met by Major Grant were all friendly to tho
English. The women of Odeva cheered tho
mUitary mission on its entry into the town.
A great meeting of tho friends of the United
States was held to-night at St. Janies' Hall.
Hon. John Bright presided. A number of
prominent Liberals were present and ou the
platform. Johr Bright made a powerful speech,
arousing; thc sympathies of the audienco for
tho American peo do by eloquent allusions to
their conduct in thc war of tho rebellion. Rev.
Newman Hall presented, with ability, tho
American side of thc Alabama controversy,
and pressed his views with an earnestness and
eloquence which carried the vast iRsemblage
entirely with him. Tho meeting was enthu?
siastic, and broke up with cheers for America.
LONDON, February 28.-Noon.-Consols, 92?a
93. Bonde, 71?.
LONDON-Evening.-Securities unchanged.
LIVERPOOL, February 28-Noon.-Coltou
dull; eales, 8000 bales; sales of the week, 51,000
bales; for export, 9000 bales; for speculation,
7000 bales; 6tock, 292,000 bales; American,
169,000 bales. Breadstuffs quiet.
LIVERPOOL, February 28-Evening.-Cotton
closed heavy nuder unfavorable Manchester
advices. Uplands, 9?d; Qrloans, 9?; eales,
8000 bales.
PAMS, Febiuary 28.-Th" Bullion tho
Bank oi France has increased 18,000,000 ol
francs.. Bourse heavy. Boutes weak.
Our Washington Dispatches. I ?
S
THE FORM OF PROCEEDINGS TN IMPEACHMENT- ,
c
STANTON VS. THOMAS-ALABAMA RADICALS BE?
FORE THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE-TM- A
PEACHMEXT CANNOT PASS THE SENATE, 4C. *C. 3
WASHINGTON, February 28.-Thc .procecduro '
in impeachment will begin the day after tho v
articles arc presented. Tho Senato will resolve
itself into a court at one o'clock, a quorum of a
the Senate constituting a quorum of the court. v
After the trial commeuces tho court will sit *
daily, and legislation will proceed during tho $
recesses of the court. The final argument will '
be presented by two cn each sido- the House ~
having the opening and closing (speeches. All j
orders and decisions will be made by yeas and j j
nays, without debate on tho part of the Sena- I \
tors. Chief Justice Chase presides. Thc I
President need not appear in person. Thc i [
oath of Senators is, "that iu all things apper- J
taining to thc pending-impeachment I will do
impartial justice according to the constitution
and laws. So help mo God." Thc court com- J
pels attendance, and punishes contempt, and "
may call tho army and navy to its support,
a ,d sits with open doors.
The Senate rejected M. N. Misowell a? Com?
missioner of the Revenue. <
Stanton answers the warrant foi falso im- j
prisonment, and sa? s he wi'l attend to it J.
through an attorney.
. Charles Van Winkle has been nominated Xuir
shal of Virginia vico John Underwood.
Tho leading Alah.ma Radicals were before ,
the Reconstruction Committee yesterday. Tho
Democratic members of the committee urged j
tho immediate presence of leading men from (
elifferent parts ot Alabama, to explain tho facts .
regarding the late election. They call for affi- ^
davits concerning the voting.
Tho Impeachment Committee hope to be ,
able to submit the articles to ibo House this |
afternoon. , i j
The Rev. Mr. Tyng has been found guilty, j J
aud sentenced to ?eccive a public admonition j
from the Bishop. j (
Thc Herald's Washington special says that *
impeachment cannot pass tho Senate, i rum- *
bull, Fesseudeu, Anthony, Spragne, Tipton, j
Van Winkle, Riley and Sherman, will voto I
against it. ?
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 28.-IN THE SENATE
a bill was reported for abolishing thc Bureau
of Statistics.
The rule of proceedings in the impeachment I '
case was presented. Its consid?ration was i
postponed. ! ?
One hundred thousand dollars were appro- ; .
pri.v.ed to c:iable tho SecreUry of the Treasury ? j
to make a defence against the claimants for j i
captured and abandoned property in tho Court
of Claims. The bill conveying the proceeds ot
captured and abandoned property into thc
treasury was passed. The Senate then ad?
journed.
IN THE HOUSE, thc bill reimbursing Ihe hold
ors for certain bond.? destroyed by fire, was (
passed alter considerable opposition. The . j
proof in this case was clear. Ibo Sccretavy i j
being able to identify the bonds from tho j i
charred remains.
The bill regulating thu custody and expendi?
ture of the public money? was p. s?ed-it for?
bids the transfer from oue bureau to another,
and the application of the surplus in one ap?
propriation to supply a deficiency in another,
tho penalty is imprisonment and fine. J J
The con^deratiou ol thc civil appropriation j j
bili was resumed.
The Speaker announced that the Impeach?
ment Committee w.mld probably report arti- (l
cles to-morrow.
Ihe House then adjourned.
Tlic Reconstruction Conventions.
NORTH CAROLINA.
' HALEIGH, February 28.-The convention were
' engaged in thc consideration of the Judiciary,
and dotoruiincd that the Judges should bc elec?
ted for eight years.
The conservative convention have nominated
ibo following : For Governor Z. B. Vance of
Mecklenburg; Lieutenant-Governor E. D. Hall,
of New Hanover ; Secretary of State, P.. W.
Best, or Greene ; Public Treasurer, K. P. Bai?
lie, of Wake: Auditor, S. W. Bulgin, of Bun?
combe ; .Superintendent of Publiv Works, S. F.
Patterson, of Caldwell; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Rev. B. Craven, D. D., of
Randolph. Thc Judges of the Supreme Court
aro 1!. M. Pearson, Chief Justice, and W. H.
Battle and E. G. Reade associates.
oconoiA.
ATLANTA, February 28.-Tho convention re?
solved to-day that, until thc General Assembly
shall otherwise direct, there shall bo a District
Judge and District Attorney for each Senato?
rial District, tho 6aid court to determine all af?
fairs not punishable with death or imprison?
ment in thc penitentiary. Other business un?
important.
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, February 28.-In the con?
vention a resolution of thanks to Congress aud
General Grant for their efforts to arrive at re?
construction was laid over. The article on
suffira?:: adopted restores all except those who
held office under tho Confederacy, editors and
proprietors of newspapers who advocated se?
cession, and all AI h o preached secession.
General Hancock Revokes his Order Re?
moving the Aldermen.
NEW ORLEANS, February 23.-An order has
been issued from General Hancock's headquar
ters, which states that by thc direction of Gen?
eral Grant so much of Special Order No. 28 as
relates to thc removal of certain Aldermen and
assistant Aldermen, for contempt of orders
from headquarters, and appointing others in
their place, is revoked, and the Aldermen re?
moved arc reinstated. Tho order has unset?
tled public confidence in the city finances. City
notes declined to-day three to flvo per cent.
Georgia News.
AUGUSTA, February 28.-General Meade has
issued an order that in tho case of the munici?
pal authoritica of Savannah, tho charges of al?
leged maladministration have not been sus?
tained before tho military commiteee by suffi?
cient reasons.
Market Report?.
NEW YORK, February 28-Noon.-Gold 41J.
Old Bonds 10?. Sterling 9J. Flour drooping.
Wheat, heavy. Corn Aalc. lower, l'ork 25c.
lower. Lard drooping. Cotton duh and lower
it 22e. Turpentine a shade lower. Rosin firm.
EVENING.-Cotton dull, and ic. lower; sales
3000 bales at 22. Flour dull, and favors buyers;
Slate $8 50al0 50; Southern $9 80al4 75. Wheat
dull. Corn heavy; White Southern $1 18al23.
Pork $24 G2. Lard 15*alCi. Coffee buoyant;
he. higher. Naval Stores unchanged. Freights
quiet. Gold 413. BondB-old llOj. Sterling
unchanged.
BALTIMORE, February 28.-Cotton very dull.
Flour quiet. Whoat linn. White Corn $1 15a
[ 17. Provisions strong. Lard held at 17.
ST. LOUIS, February 28.-Bacon advanced.
?boulders lljalli couts; clear sides 144al ?
?outs, packed.
AUGUSTA, February 28.-Cotton quiet. Sales
00 bales. Receipts 10G0 bales. Middlings
;0.i20Ac. Sales of thc week 4(i(J0 bales. Rc
cipta 5400 balc3.
SAVANNAH, February 28_Colton opened fina
,ud advancing, but closed duh and declinod ;
liddliugs 21Ac; sales ?29 bales. Receipts 2012
talcs. Exports 13,040 bales, of which 11.0G8
rero to Liverpool, 2571 to tho Continont.
MOBILE, February 2a.-Cotton opened firm,
,t 21c, and closed quiet, under Liverpool r.d
icc3, at 20ic; sales 1500 halos; receipts 2W.0
mles; exports 8530 bales. Sales of the week
100 biles. Receipts 15,420 bales. Export*,
oreign, 1S.830 bales; coastwise, 5180 bale*,
{tock 5940 bales.
?E\V ORLEANS, February 28.-Cotton quiet;
diddling* 21Ac: sales 3000 bales; recoin:.,
1391 bales; exports 21G9 bales. Sales of ti e
\col; 23,400 b.les. Receipts 2357 bales. k':c
)or!s, coastwise, G49G bales; foreign, 2G.3J3
lab s. Stock 99,118 bales. Sterling 50Aii55.
?'gilt Exchange on New York k per cont, dis
?unk Gold 41 A. LouisianaStigar unchanged,
ilolastjcs, primo" 80a82c.
WILMINGTON, Febraary 28.-Spirits Turpen
ine ?toady at 05c. Boging steady; low No. 1,
>3. Cotton firm; Middling 20a20*c. Tar, $2 30.
THE CONVENTION.
CONVENTION II ELD BY AUTHORITY OF THE
RECONSTRUCTION LAWS OF l ONGRESS,
TO FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
Ft R SOUTH CAROLINA.
TniUT?-EIGHTH DAY.
The convention assoniblcd at the usual hour,
vas oponed with the usual prayer, and pro
.ceded to work. Au effort was made by ".ho
.'resident to induce thc body to resume tho
lonsideration of unfinished business and a? fai?
ts practicable to economize time; but tho dele?
gates were evidently not disposed to io more
hau attend to the minor details connected
vith the current work of tho body.
S veral members asked for leave of absence
'or periods ranging from two days to a week.
Abjection was made by Mr. S. G*. W. Dill, of
Airshaw. He sail it members wanted to go
ionic, unless called thither by tickuess or
equally pressing necessity, in God's name let
hem stay there. Bo was anxious to be at
tonio as much as any one, but, while so mach
voik remained to be done, every niau owed to
limself and constituents to finish the labor of
;hc convention with tho shortest possible
lelay.
Mr. B. O. Duncan thought there was dar ger
?f losing a quorum if the system of gran ing
eave of absence was kept up as it had been.
Thc question being put to a vote, thc con?
tention refused to grant leave; but, on further
.onsidcration, the friends of the respective
lartios stating that they were called away by
.erv important business, tho action was recon
lidcred, and the h ave requested was granted.
Subsequently, W. McKinlay, of Orangeburg,
ifiercd :i resolution, which was adopted, that
iii detonates receiving leave of absence shall
je required to report their rotura, and if they
lave overstayed their time without sufficient
reason, .-hail bc deprived of their per diem
?ir every dav absent.
Mr. C. t." Bowen presented the p?tition of
Francis L. Miller of Charleston, asking to have
i;s disability removed. Ile represents that he
s disqualified from holding anv office under
he government of tho Stato, or of the United
Hates, by reason of having participated tn the
ate war; but he participated to this extent
inly, that he enlisted as ai tri vate iu the Marion
Artillery front the Cily ot Charleston ?bout thc
[st of November 18G2;did nut hasten to go
nto Cc war, and kept out of il as long as he
:juld. The petitioner looks upon thc said al
empt ID sunder tim Unio 1 us a crime and re?
flets that he was ever lcd into il, or felt any
sympathy tor it. He now sincerely desires thc j
cstoration of I he State lo her place in thc
.'ni in, under thc Reconstruction acts of Con
?ross, and desires te be allowed to participate
n thc work ol'restoration.
Petitions in favor of C. W. Dudley and j
[lionets C. Dudley, of Da'lingtjii; Alexander !
). atty, of Greenville, to the same effect, were
Iso presented, and referred to thc Committee
>n Pet i tic ms for action.
By this time the hour of ll arrived, and it
icing the tinro set apart fur the payment of
lie per diem and mileage of members, thc
ouvcutioii adjourned, and did not reassemble
>r labor during thc day.
THE TROUBLES IN WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING DETAILS BY MAIL.
THE STANTON-TH0MA8 CASE-PROCEEDINGS BE?
FORE JUSTICE CARTTER-GEN. TU0?IA8 RELEAS?
ED FROM CUSTODY-SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST
MR. STANTON.
Tho National Intelligencer of Thursday con?
tains a full report of the proceedings in Judge
Cartter's Court on the preceding day iu the
Stanton-Thomas case. Wc copy its account:
At 11.20 o'clock, Chief Justice Cartter, ad?
dressing tho counsel, said: "Are you ready to
proceed in the case of the United Slates agaiust
Lorenzo Thomas?"
To an inquiry by Mr. Merrick whether it was
to be heard iu the Criminal Conrt or m chamb?
ers, thc Judge replied that bc was sitting then
in chambers.
Mr. A. G. Biddle, ono of Mr. Stanton's coun?
sel, asked that Mr. Nathaniel H. Carpontcr, ol'
Wisconsin, might bo admitted to the bar, in
order to assi?t the prosecution in the conduct
of the case.
Justice Carttor said that he might bo admit?
ted. However it was not necessary. He
should hear the case aB a sitting magistrate
only.
At this juncturo tho son of Mr. Stanton ap?
peared in court and handed a parcel of papers
to Mr. Riddle.
Mr. Carpenter, addressing the court, alluded
to the magnitudo of tho case, its importance
in tho eyes of the public, as well as to tho par?
ties concerned; and in view of the fact that he
desired more timo to prepare himself in tho
matter, and was at present suffering Irom a se?
vere beadacbe, ho should ask for a contiuua
tion of the hewing until to-morrow morning at
ten o'clock.
Mr. Merrick-We would be very glad to
gratify Mr. Carpenter if we did not feel thal
wo aro obliged to ask that tho hearing shall
go on, for reasons based on public good. Wo
ate constrained, though reluctantly, to object
to thc postponement until to-morrow.
Mr. Carpenter did not think the affairs of
the Dation would suffer matorially from a de?
lay of twenty-four hours. Ho could positively
say, if tho hoinng was postponed, that tbe
prosecution could present all their points in
two hours. Tho public good cannot languish
extensively until that time.
Mr. Biddle-Bo8idos, it is not improper to
state, that it will only bo the beginning of tho
cane, and not its final issue to bo determined
to-morrow.
Justico Cartter-Let. tho examination bo
Mr. Merrick-Before you pass tho order, wo
ask your Honor that tho ca.-e be adjourned
iron?a hoaring beforo you in chambers to your
Honor sitting in tho Criminal Court.
Mr. Riddle said that tb is was an anticipation
of tho order that would probably be passed,
that thc defendant appear at thc ensuing bum
of thc court.
Justico Cartter said ho .vas as ready to de?
cide that point now as at any time. Thc conrt
was sitting now as a magisterial court, prc
Uminary?to tho inquiry into thc matter by the
criminal court, whether any ,crimo has "bcon
committed. Thc transfer might operate for
the convenience of thc record, but it would liol,
change tho character of the investigation, or
tho relation ol* tho parties. In cither caso tho
court must act in a magisterial capacity, lt
waB not good practice for a judge in chambers
to transfer bis work to the court.
Walter S. Cox-An additional consideration
in making this motion, which we have failed to
mention, and which wc ask to be beard beforo
you decido tho question, is, whethor your
Honor could proceed with thc examination m
Chambers while thc criminal court is in ses?
sion?
After r. short consultation on this point
Chief Justice Cartter, resuming, sai i: Tho
inquiry of counsel scorns to :>ro-supposo that
it is tho duty of tho judgo holding tho court to
inquire into crimes committed, tho grnnd jury
sitting apart from that court, ii tribunal made
by law to examine tho nature of all charges
presented, and render snob action as is neces?
sary. Tho examination of a judge in chaiubcis
is as to whether a crimo has been probably ,
committed, and it is properly bis province, and 1
not of a iudfio upon Ibo bondi. Tho idea, in j
my mind, is that the transfer may bo made;
not that it should bo done. It is, therefore,
mcroly a matter of practice, and, wbilo ho ?
would" do unytlung for thc convouioneo of Ibo j
record, lie did not sec that anything could bo
gained by tho transfer.
Thc order foi the continuance of tho case to
bo heard in chambers to-morrow was made, '
and the Judgo resumed tho business of tho }
Criminal Court. ;
Mr. Morrie1; then arose and said: May it
please your Honor, General Thomas having j
given bail on Saturday last-the day of his or
rost-to appear b. fore you in chambers to-day, j
has been surrendered by Ins bari, and is now
in tho custody of tlic Marshal. Being in tho 1
custody of that officer, wo present to your
Honor ns tho Judgo holding tho Criminal '
Court for thc District of Columbia :.. petition :
for thc writ of habeas corpus. I ?ie petition is ,
as follows:
To the Hon. D. K. dirtier, Chief Justice of ?
the Supreme Court of the JJiftrirt of Cu- i
lumbia, holding the Criminal Court fur (ht I
said District : i '
Thc petition of Lorenzo Thomas shows that j
he is now hold in custody by thc Marshal of j 1
said district, under and by virtue ot a warrant j ,
made out and given to "said officer by your j
Honor, sitting in chamb?n. Ile avers, aiid will '
show that said imprisonment is wholly unltiw- ?
ful and without color ot authority undur tho
Constitution and laws of thc United ?States
upon the facts stated in the causo ? f Mis said | !
arrest, and ho prays your Honor for tho writ of ; j
habeas corpus, diicctiug tho said Marshal to i '
bring tho body ol' your petitioner boforo your !
Houor in open court, that thc cause of bis cup- j '
tion and de'entiou as aloreaaid may bo inquir- !
od into and bc dealt with according" lo law. 1
Mr. Carpenter-This application was entirely
an unnecessary upisodo in the ease. Th? !
prosecution had, at the request of thc Secrc- 1
tary of War, instituted the proceedings ia or- 1
dor to briug thc matter before the coul ls for !
judicial settlement. There was uo personal '
feeling oxisting on Hie part of air. Si anton i .
against General Thomas. He only Jcsirod to i
settle thc question involved in thc matter for I !
the benefit of all cone rued. Thc raosocntion I
have tho highest opinion of Mr. Thomas' per- ! ?
BOiiol character, and they would not ask that 1
he bc held even in his onu personal ?vcogiu- (
zance. We do not even think it necessary. j
Justice Cartter-What have you to say on !
this question V
Ur. Cox-It is not necessary that wc should
ask youl-Honor to take this into account. His 1
bail'is surrendered, and he is in the hands of
thc Mai-sli.il. He wns hailed to appear here be- ?
fore yon, and as his bail have surrendered him,
ho is legally iu the custody of the Marshal, and c
asks as his right for a writ of habeas corpus. c
Mr. Carpen ter-Ho was bailed to appear be- '
foro you si tl ?uti in chambers, and not as a "
Judgo ot a Criminal Court. '
Mr. Merrick- D' th : view of tho counsel is 1
correct, ho is certainly in custody. Our ap- 1
phcatio i is to thc court now open, and not to :1
thc judge in chambers. 1
Judge Cartter remarked thal his knowledge
of General Thomas'character would not allow 1
him for a moment to deprive him of his liberty c
if the case was tobe continued.
Jlr. Cox-It then ouly remains tor us to ask s
that lie may bc discharged.
Jud?e Cartier-I will hear that motion. : ,
What have you to say Mr. Merrick ? , .
Mr. Merrick- Wo have nothing lo s:?y. Wo j 1
have submitted our motion.
Mr. .-'arpenter-Pardon a single suggestion I i
before that motion is entertained-I take it I t
that there ave no fears of Mr. Thomas leaving j
the city. It Mic prosecution are satisfied that j .<
he will not run away, and no one expects he \ i
will, it seems to be entirely unnecessary tore- j <
quire bail, lt is only apressive movement on , i
the part of thc counsel for Mr. Thomas. ? t
Mr. Merrick-I desire to make a suggestion, t
Justice Cartter-It is not necessary. I have s
concluded to grant your motion for these rea- ;
sous: It iseonicsicd or stated by the prosecu- i
lion that General Thomas does not .-eek to )
evade thc process ol the law iu uiiv r-jgard; thal 1
he ia a resident of thia city, and will be herc i
ready to respond to any cull tindo upon bim. I i
believe ho can be found whenever ho is wanted. 1
Ir is now Wednesday preceding the Monday o i <
which the grand jury will assemble to hear (
this and ail other cases. There is nothing in i
this decision toan can or will bo construed as a i
precedeut or authority in any case. What is <
my duty as an examining magistrate-consi- '.
dering that tbere are only lour short days be- <
fore thc grand jury will be in session ? ls it to i
hold the case from day to day, or to let it abide i
the ordinary conree of jnstice ? [r appea
mc to bo my duty to let it take that course
j Nothing is going to bo settled bv tho CJ
I nation ; and I cannot disguise from n:
that tho subject under 'consideration bc
j undergoing tho investigation of tho hil
tribunal of the land, and I do not pro poi
trifle with ii quest ion involving so many
grave points. Concurring in the opitii
the counsel for the prosecution, that th
fondant will always bo ready to respond ti
call of tiic proper officers, I thihk it is mv
to dischaige tho prisonor. General Tlio
yon can go hence. And thereupon the C
ordered Lia final discharge, and dismissec
case.
General Thomas then left tho cojrtroor
company with a number of his friends, ar
he passed out of thc building. wa9 loudly cl
ed by tho crowd assembled to see him.
Tho counsel for Mr. Themas hail obta
a subpoena on Mr. Stanton to bring with
his commission, which subpoena was place
the hands of Marshal Gooding for Bcrvice :
Thc following is a copy ot subpona issue
In tho Supremo Court of tho Distric
Columbia, February 25, 18G8,-United Si!
plaintiff, agninst Lorenzo Thomas, defend
No. - Law. The President of the Un
States to Edwin M. Stanton ': You are hoi
commanded to appear in this court as a
ness for thc d?tendant, aud bring with
your commission as Secretary ot War imm
atelv.
Witness: D. E. CARTTEI
Chief Justioe of said Com
R. J. MEWS, Clerk.
Marshal Gooding served tho writ upon
Stanton at 10.30, and returned it to the ct
with tho following endorsement:
('mr HALL, WASHINGTON, V. C.-The wil
writ carno to baud at nine o'clock and 1
minutes A. M., and was sorved on Edwin
Stanton, by copy delivered to him in per
bv me, at'ten o'clock thirty minutes A. M
t?-day. DAVID S. GOODING,
United States Marshal, D. (
February 2G, 1808.
Mr. Stanton did not appear, although he
formed tho Marshal he would be in atte
ance at twelve o'clock.
Immediately upon the discharge of Gent
Thomas, and tho dismissal by the Court of
case rnado against him by Mr. Stanton,
caused a suit to be instituted against Stan
for malicious prosecution and false impris
ment, claiming fifty thousand dollars dar
ges.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL-CONFLICT
OPINION AMONO LEADING REPUBLICANS
UNCONSTITUTIONALITY.
Tho Washington corrospondont of the N
York Heiald details tho following proceedir
had in thc United States Senate on Fri tl
last :
When tho Senate had assembled in exec
tive session the Presidential documents wc
laid before tho bod v, and Senator Bayard,
Delaware, took the door for the first time sin
ho returned, in opposition to the resolute
disapproving of tho President's action, ai
arraigning him for acting in opposition to ti
law, and argued at length upon tho tinco
stiLutionality of tho Tenure of Office bill, ai
upon its entire inefficiency, then admitting i
constitutionality to restrain tho Prostde;
from removing anv member of thc cabine
Mr. Dixon followed, and took the ground th
the President had the right to roinovo fro
positions in his cabinet those whom he dcor
ed were neither friends nor advisers. Tl
Tenure of Office bill contemplated notlur
more than the protection of those who mig]
ho fairly designated enemies of tho Executiv
Mr. Stanton was included moro especially ;
tho number, and Radical friendship for ni
sought, even at tho expense of harmony in tl
government, to retain him in defiance of lai
commun sonso, and good taste, as so-called ai
riser, but really as II spy upon the lixucutiv
Mr. llomlriclis spoke in very strong teni
against what he designated aa imposition c
uno of thu co-ardinate branches of tho goven
incut, to which neither of tho other two wou
tamely submit. Ho instanced tho oxtraord
nary chango of soiuinicnt which somo Ropul
Itcan members pf thc Senate had undergone i
late when an alteration of thc political positic
seemed impending.
Senator Sherman, as chairman of tho con
:n?tico ol'conference on thc part of tho Hom
?.hen tho Tenure of Office bill waa undor coi
sidcralion, reported that thc bill, as amende
iud approved by both Houses, did not a tum j
io restrain tho President from changing h
Cabillo!.
Mr. Doolittle aski?d Mr. Sherman if the bi
left thc President power to remove Mr. Stat
;on.
Mr. Sherman inplied that it did.
Mr. Morton interrupted, and said at tho tim
jf thc passage of tho bill it was admitted th
towor to remove Secretary Stanton was take:
?way from tho President.
Mr. PcsBondon interrupted, and said netti
lng of tho k nd was understood by him, and i
ic ha<l thought Unit tho bill meant to offuc
mell an object ns taking away from tho Exccu
?ive one of its principal cloincnts of unity am
effectiveness, ho should have voted against it
A great iloal of confusion hore ensued, i
ividc difference of sentiment being apparent
imoug the Senators.
Mr. Howe got tho floor, and argued vcr;
logically, though it rcllected upon His party
that thu Senate hud no power to curtail the or
?ailie privileges of the Executive; yet, thottgl
lie was opposed to Mio general acopo of tin
policy embraced m tho Tenure of.Offico bill
lie wits unable to decide in thia instance whe
was most lo blaine, Congress or tho Pres!
Jeni.
Messrs. Trumbull, ^essendon and Drake fol
lowed, and each in turn confessed his inability
Lo give ?in opinion rm tho law which woidd fa?
rer tim construction of tho resolution offered
that tito President hud violated the law.
Slr. FesHeiulcn bald ho desired to read sta?
tutes inore : tilly, and that bc had Utile doubt
lio should (ind sonic law which would justify
ho President in his presold course.
Mr. Drake astonished every one by his cou
jcrvatisin. Ho, like Fessendcn, was unable to
?orin au opinion favorable to tho resolution;
loitlicr could Trumbull.
Tho whole doha o, occupying aa it did ovor
six ';ours, was long and exciiing, for tho sole
.oasoii that Greek met Groci?, or in other
voitts, Radical was pitted against Radical,
vhilu the handful of Democrats disappeared
n tho conflict.
Howard. Chandler, Sumner, on tho one sido,
trumbull, Howe, Fessendcn, on the other,
nade tho chamber ring wilh angry conten?
ions. Old Gullet Davis would have given
wuiething lo get a chanco of breaking a lance
ii tho exciting contest, but the tremendous
mrront ol' Radical argument left him l o.ploss,
ind'swept away even more Btrong minded ora
ors. After au almost incredible amount of
Biking over thc const tutionality and the rc
,'Orso of the Tenure of Office law, thu lollowing
-csolntion was adopted :
Whereas, the Scnato road and considered the
tomrnunicalion of thc President stating that
io had removed Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary
if War and he designated the Adjutant-General
if tho anny to act as Secretary of War ad intc
im ; therefore
Resolved hy the Senate of tho United Statos,
['hut under "thc Constnti '"U and laws of tho
Juitcd States the Preside has no power to
cmove Ibc Secretary of W and designate
my other officer to perform ti lutii s of that
itlicc cc/ ttuer m.
The yi mi and nays were not iken on thc
lassagc of this resolution. Tho v. > is report
id ti? lin vu slood twenty-eight i and six
.gainst. Edmunds wis the only i ?ublicau
aid lo have voted against lt.
Thc Washington correspondent of tho Bos?
on Advertiser (liadical) sends thc following
u regard lo Uto debate in executive session :
t was hold by all Republican Senator,
rem the beglnuiug of tiic debate, I believe,
hatlhe President liad no right to appoint a
Secretary of War. ad interim, during the sea?
lion ot' ilie Semite, hut several Senators, inclini?
ng Mich lawlers os Messrs. Trumbull. Fesscn
lc;i, Drake and ?dmnnds, were not wholly
tlcar on thu point ol' his right hi remove; they
lid not take gr. nun I in favor of this right by
my means; but. as Mr. Fessendcn said, there
ire several laws bearing on the subject,
md it wai not wisc to assort oti'-liand an ophi?
on on such nu important legal qucsti in.
Hc3sr8. Sumner, Chandler, Pomeroy, Wilson,
larkin, Conkling, and, indeed, many others,
vere entirely positive that the President had
io right to mnko a removal. Il was suggested
JV two or three persons that thc Executive
:?:iiinumcation bc referred to tho Judiciary
JoiiiPiittec for an examination of the law, but
his found Little favor, Mr. Wilson arguing
varmlyihat thc emergency demanded immo
liate action. This view finally prevailed, and
Mr. Wilson's rc olulion. considerably tonco
lown from its original form, was adopted, lt
irill b seen that this does not, in direct terms,
leny thc right to remove, bu1, passes upon
both tho President's acts at once, and demi
tho right to remove and appoint ad interim.
, VISIT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE CITIZENS OF BALT
MOUE TO PnESTDENT JOHNSON-THE PH ES
BENT'S RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS.
A committee appointed by the citizens <
. Baltimore to present to President Johnson th
resolutions adopted at a meeting in that cit
on the 22d of January last, in reference to th
rights of American citizens abroad, had an ir
tervicw with thc President on Wedneeda}
Hon, W. P. Preston, thc Chairman of tho Oom
mittee, after pre.-enting the resolutions i
some appropriate remarks, concluded by agai:
assuring the Pr?sident of thc warmest sympa
thy and ?apport of a great majority of the pee
plo ot Baltimore.
The President, in reply, assured tho com
mit tee that efforts havo Leca and aro yet boin{
modo to accomplish the purpose so presentee
by the chairman. Nothing, ho said, will Ix
left undono by thc Executive to carry ou
au object so entirely IU accordance with ' h?
own convictions and feelings. He continu?e
as'follows :
I shall not attempt, in set terms and mea?
sured phrase, to respond to tho remarks you
have made in lefercnce to tho condition oj
affairs at present agitating the public mind
Thc presentation of such kind sentiments, and
thc encouragement which they givo, constrain
me, however, to say that they afford me a
gratification which words aro inadequate to
express. Such assurances at this time give
strength and courage in the fierce conflict
which now provails around us. Pointing you
to tho past as an index to what my future con?
duct will be, i beg you to believe that in tm
honest effort faithfully to discharge tho high
and responsible duties imposed upon me by
tho constitution and tho laws, I will consider
no personal sacrifice too great for me to beor.
Snell a sacrifice cannot be compared with tho
great object to ho attained, of preserving tho
principles of our Republic, by a strict ad?
herence to tho constitution and the laws
made in pursuance of its provisions. God
bcins willing, I will perform my duty, let the
consequences bo what they may". From
my adveut into public lifo, now some
years ago, until tho present time, I have
passed through many ordeals in my struggle for
thc interests of the people. Nover, however,
have I, for a moment, swerved from the
straight lino of duty; and, standing in this
presence, I can sincerely declare that as yet
there has been no occasion, when having been
assigned to tho duty, 1 have abandoned my
post. I rely now, as in the past, upon the in?
telligence, thc patriotism, and the virtue of the
American people, who I believe wdl como in all
their might and strength to tho rescue of their
country, and save it from the destruction which
now seems to tLrealon its ruin. My faith in
the American people is Btrong and abiding. I
have nover betrayed them, nor do I believe that
now, when tho waves of passion threaten to
ensuit tho land, they will desert or abandon
one who in thoir cause is engaged in an earnest
struggle for thc preservation of constitutional
liberty aud tho supremacy of civil authority.
I again thank you, gentle men, fur this en?
couragement, and assure you that so long as
the vital current continues to warm and ani?
mate my existenco, and memory holds its
placo, this occasion will bo remembered and
cherished.
WHAT IS THOUGHT OF J?DOE CARTTEB'S THICK?
ERY-THE PEOPLE SUSTAINING THE PRESI?
DENT.
Tho Washington correspondent of the Rich?
mond Dispatch writes under dato of Wednes?
day night :
The unexpected termination of criminal
proccediti" against General Thomas by thc
dismissal of il.c caso and his discharge*from
cunt.?ly is thc H.ibjcct of comment to-night.
Judge < 'arttcr'd apparent readiness to dis?
charge tho accusod, so as to destroy tho foun?
dation Cor a writ of habeas corpus, is severely
criticised by those who desiro a decision of
tho legal points in thc United States Supreme
Court prior to n iin.il vote iu tho Senate, whilst
thc action of tho judco is approved and
chuckled over as a shrewd manouvre by those
who favor the instant conviction of the Presi?
dent by a vote of thc Senate without reference
lo the action of the Supreme Court Tho re?
sult is charact nzed as the work of a con?
spiracy among high officials, including two
who should hold themselves entirely free from
partisan interests, lo prevent the War Depart?
ment imbroglio from reaching tho Supremo
Court in any form, and by this means compel
theScnato to dispose of impeachment on party
considerations, alter thc manner of the House.
As the matter now stands, tho Supremo Court
cannot get jurisdiction of tho subject except
by a proceeiliug of some kind upon the civil
side of thc ease.
ibero are three modes suggested for bring?
ing tho controvcrsey ultimately beforo the Su?
preme Court-one ot theso was commenced
to-day, by direction of tho President, in the
form of a pe tition for a quo warranta.
General Carey, member from the S.cond
District ot' Ohio, to-day received a letter from
one of tho most influential leaders of the work
ingmcu's organization of Pennsylvania, and a
Republican, in which is this sentence : "Ton
thousand thanks for your volo against this
fearful wrong-impeachment."
A telegram to tho President from Cairo, to?
night, auuouncos that ''at the charter election
to-day tho Democrats gaiued over four hun?
dred. Stick to tho War Department. ' [Signed
Democratic Central Committee.]
Another, from Holyoke, Mass., says : "Hang
to thc constitution," and you will be sustained
by thirty thousand men of Massachusetts."
[Signedby a number of citizens.]
Another, from Terre Haute, Ind., says :
.'Stand firm to your positition and in defence i
of tho Constitution and lin Executive Depart?
ment. Indiana will sustain you with 100,000
brave, stalwart, and triod men."
The great importance at tho present time or
every volo ol Conservatives io tho United
States Senate has suggested a probable formal \
request upon Air. iliomas, of Maryland, to
resign his position of sonator from that State, .
in order to enable a new senator to be sent j
here without delay.
TUE VIEWS OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE. 1
Thc Washington correspondent of the Balli
moro Sun *aya : j
Thc preliminary proceedings having now
been initiatod, thosj who rushed tho project j
through with such hot and indecent huste are j
now giving themselves tune to breathe, and (
are now coming to the conclusion that it is not <.
so "big a thin.;' BS it looked in the bcyinniug. |
Sumo of tho over enthusiastic frionds of Mr. t
Wade wi re olleriu.; bets last night that he c
would hold his first levco in the White Houso ]
two weeks hence; but to-day they aro siuging i
another tune, and asseverate that impoach- i
nient is a very slow precess, and that in a case t
of such magnitude as thc present, it will not \
do to ho in too gre it a hurry. Whispers aro i
flying about tho Radical camp that t ie Chief
Justice cannot be replied upon iu Ibis omer- j
genev to promote tho party end*. It is well t
known that thc friends of Mr. Chane reel much ?j
chagrined at the turu events have taken tho ^
last fow mouths, tho result ol' which has been
the complete overshadowing of their favorite
bv General Grant, and il is surmised that they t
fool a little revengeful towards the Grant men.
However this may be, it is felt quite sore
that thc Chief Justice will insist upou a Btrict jj
aelhercnco lo all proper forms in tho great trial ?
over which he wu! now be called to preBido, J
and that proper deliberation shall mark all its :
proceedings. lu addition to all this is the :
fact that Mr. Wade, who hopes to succeed to ?
Presidential honors, is cordially detested by
several of his associates in the Senate, aud op?
posed by several others on the ground that ho
lacks tl?o statesmanship at this critical period 1
in thc party's history, and that one result of i
his occupancy of thc" white House would prob?
ably be the defeat of thc party next fall. ^
A SPUNKY NEW YORKER. \
Thc following letter from John Hocker, a r
large flour manufacturer, and the reform can- J
Jidate for Mcyor cf Now York in 1805, appear j
in tho New York Expresa of Monday. a
NEW YORK, NO. 25 RUTGER'S PLACE, February a
23, 1808.-Reflections upon the startling events v
which took place iu Washington City un Satur- 1
day last, impels me, as an Anioricau citizen, to ^
protest against the arrogant assumption of the 1
domiuant power Sn Congress. The President
of thc United States, by virtue ot the authority 6
conferred by ibo Federal Constitution and tho
laws of tho country, has deemed it expedient
to remove a subordinate officer, aud is resisted
in tho exorcise ol tuis constitutional right by -
the Senate and Congress of tho nation, who",
regardless of law and time-honored precedents,
threaten his impeachment. An imperative Ob?
ligation devolves upon all who value the pres- :j
orvatioii and perpetuity of our institutions,
who desire the administration of oar govern?
ment to he conducted in accordance with the
principles npon which it was organized, and
who feel that our liberties are at stake, to as?
sume a determined opposition to this flagrant
abuso of a constitutional privilege. Thus im?
pressed, and calling upon all lovers of their
country to unite with me, I offer myself and all
that I possess to sustain the President in this
crisis.
And I hereby declare that I will regain no
man in my employ who will support the fanati?
cal party whicn is now dominant in our nation?
al councils; that I will have no intercourse
whatsoever with any man who will not uphold
the President of the United States in this fear?
ful juncture; and, in the event of impeach?
ment, I call npon all citizens, whose senti?
ments accord with my own, to make public
their views, and unite as a vigilance committee
in his support, and resolve never to vield until
our constitutional rights are secured.
Very respectfully,
JOHN HECKEE.
Call for the National Democratic Con?
vention.
The National Democratic Committee, by vir?
tue of the authority conferred upon them by
the last, National Democratic Convention, at a
neeting held this day at Washington, D. C.,
roted to hold the next convention for the par?
i?se of nominating candidates for President
ind vice-President of the United States, on
;he 4th day of July, 1868, at 12 o'clock M., in
;he City of New York.
The basis of representation, as fixed by the
ast National Democratic Convention, is doable
be number of Senators and Representatives
n Congress ol' each State under the last ap
)ortionment.
Each State in invited to send delegates ac
.ordingly.
S. B. Lyman, George H. Paul,
Josiah Minot, D. 0. Finch,
H. B. Smith, Isaac E. Eaton,
William M. Converse, Thomas Haynes,
Gideon Bradford, William McMillan,
W. G. Steel, William ABteo,
W. A. Galbraith, Absalom H. Chappell,
John A. Nicholson, George A. Houston,
Odin Bowie, Joseph A. Eozier,
James Guthrie, . A. B. Greenwood,
L. a Trimble, John w. Leftwltch,
Enfuit P. Bonney, Thomas Sweeny,
W. E. Niblack, John Patrick,
Wilber F. Storey, James W. McCorkle,
W. L. Bancroft, W. L. Sbarkry,
Lewis V. Bogy, John Hancock.
John H. McKinney.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FBEDEBXO O. PBINOE, Secretary.
Wasln'ngton, February 22,1868. J
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
-Switzerland still adheres to the old way of ]
scenting capital criminals by beheading with
lie sword.
-Two tipsy British soldiers cursed the
.ueen, and are now serving a five-year sen
Bnce vnth branded backs.
-An English jory has awarded ?1100 dam
ges to a gentleman whose nerves were
bocked, but who received no bodily wound,
y a railway accident.
-The peasants in Brittany, France, believe
aat the great Napoleon is still alive, just as
omo Democrats persist in voting ic Andrew
ackson in this country.
-The performance of the Can-can has been
topped at a London theatre by order of the
,ord Chamberlain. Ot course Lord Willoughby
an't allow anything BO immoral.
-Judy represents a Kontloman at dinner
idling up a horse shoe from the soup tureen,
nd saying, " 'Pon my soul, it's too bad ! This
i tho second time cook's forgotten to take the
boes off."
-Dr. Cumming writes to a London paper
iat ho still believes his interpretation of pro
hecy to be correct, and "that it is time for
very man, while doini,his duty to his coun
:v, his family, and society at largo, to have his
lins girt and Iiis lamp burning, for 'tho com
lg ot tho Lord draweth nigh.' "
-A Londoner advertises that he "has the
ratification to announce that the Emperor
[aximdian was in tho constant habit, previous
) his melancholy death, of using Lily Water
? Circassia," and quotes from the official re
ort that "the bearu which the Emperor wore
mg and full, is in perfect preservation."
-In Sheffield, England, a curious mass
lecting has been held, being composed of the
pponents nf vaccination, and designed to pro
'St against compulsory vaccination. The
?eeting doclared that they prefer the risk of
nall-pox to tho risk of the more loathsome
taladics that, in their opinion, vaccination
equontly superinduces.
-Lawyers and judges are alwa)'S differing
n tho subject of the propriety of the judges
iterrupling lawyers' speeches. It is said that
t England an eminent counsel recently spoke
ir two hours before one of the Vice-Chancel
irs, and the proceedings wore reported ver
Him by a short-hand writer. It appears from
is notes that the judge interrupted the bar
is ter precisely one hundred and thirteen times
-noarly once a minute.
-Lord Stanley, the possible Premier of Eng
nd, after his father, Earl Derby, is about for
f years of age, and is at tho head of Foreign
ffoirs in the present cabinet. In manner, he
i very grave and austere. On the occasion of
ie cable banquet, where mirth and hilarity
ere tho order of the evening, Stanley was
irict as a beadle. At an early hour ho re
aeslied to be excused. "Now," said his father,
io Earl, "we can have some fun-the old man
as gone !"
-Sandown, a village in the Isle of Wight, is
a instance of the results which sanitary pro?
uvions can effect in a sickly neighborhood,
y the enterprise of an intelligent land pro
rietor, in bringing about a system of thorough
rainage and pure water supply, it has been
.anuformed from a condition of occasionally
otorious unhealthfulness to one in which
rdinary epidemics aro unknown, and to a
eath rato iu the last five years of only eleven
i the thousand.
-Tho British navy is being supplied with
feboata propelled by steam. At an experi
lent recently made in lowering one from the
ivifca of the wooden screw three-decker Duke
;' Wellington-the highest above the water
nc of any English war-ship-the boat waa
earning away in two mmutts and three sec
ids after signal was given *o launch her.
his boat is twenty-eight feet long, has a three
jrE e-power engine, and on a previous trial
ip had made seven mile an hour, an extraor
.ucry speed for so short a easel. Whon Ulled
ith water, and with a double crew, it waa
tn id impossible to capsize or sick her.
-The French Prince Imperial, who enters
s thirteenth year on the 16th of March, will
,kd his first communion in the month of
ay. His small Highness has now a house
Did commensurate with his "great expecta
ors," composed as follows : General of Di
sion FoBsard, Governor; Captain Duper re, of
ie navy; Colonel de Yiel d'Espenilles, of the
tv airy, and Chefs de Bataillon Lamey, of en?
ticers, and de Liguiville, of infantry, aides
a-catup; M. Bachon, equerry; Dr. Barthez,
icdical attendant; M. Filon, preceptor, and
[me. Bruat, gouvernante. The apartments
f ;;be Prince aro in the Pavilion de Flore, op?
osito the Seine.
TUB NEW RECONSTRUCTION BILL.-The fol
wing section was added on Tuesday by the
ejato :
11 And be il fwilier enacted, That the coDsti
iifaonal convention of auy ot the States nion
ic-ned in the acts of which this is amendatory
lay provide that at the time of voting upon
lie ratification of the constitution, the regis
ercd voters may also vote for members of the
louse of Representatives of tho United States,
nd for all elective officers provided for by thc
aid constitution; and the same election o iii eera
rho Bliall make the return of the votes on thc
ftification or rejection of the constitution
hall enumcrato and certify the votes caat for
ii embers ot Congress."
Also, an amendment requiring ton days' re
idence in thc election district of euch voters
II offer to vote where they arc not registered.
Tho bill then passed and goos to the House,
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HPUBLIKHEU EVERY THURSDAY, AT $16.,
? odvanc, Adverjlseme^msert,,
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FOR LIVERPOOL.
-^rrv THE AMERICAN SHIP "GRAHAM'S
jfc^g> POLLEY," CBAitr.r.s J raozss Master.
having tho largest portlrn of hex cargo
"f^==& engaged and going on board, will meet
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For Freight engagements, apply to the Captain on
board, or to PATTEllsON ft STOCK,
February29_South Atlantic Wharf,
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lng tho largest part ot her cargo on board,
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For freight ol SOO or 600 bales, apply to the Cantala
on board, or to PA1TERSON fi STOCK,
February 29_Sooth Atlanta Wharf.
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THE GOOD SCHOONER "SERENE,"
being of small capacity, will load for above
port, and have quick dispatch If sumo eat
Freight offers.
For engagements, apply to
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Fobruary 29_Nos. 143 and 1411 East Bay.
FOR LIVERPOOL.
TaE BRITISH SHIP GORILLA, JONS 1
Master, haring a oort on of ber cargo en
'.V" gaped and going on board, wiK meet with
dispatch for the above port.
For Freight engagements, apply to
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February 27_Boyce's Wharf.
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K^CTV THE NEW \1 AMERICAN SHU?
XCQ^ "JAMES A. WRIiiHT" haring s portion
ijSbl?-? of her car wo ec gaged, will bo dispatched
1 n for the abore port
For Freight engagemeLts, apply to
STREET BRO! HERS ft CO.,
Fenrnary22_No. ti East Bay.
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GOOD RATES AND QU.CK DISPATCH
GIVEN. Applj to
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^ Shipping rind Commission Merchants, i
January 25_Nos. 143 and itt East Bay.
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IS NOW PREPARED TO CONVEY PAS
' SENGERS to all points of Interest around
s the harbor. To leave Government Dook at
.10 o'clock, A. M., and S P. M, visiting Fort
Sumter and Morris Island.
For Pleasure or Maroon Parlies arrangements will
be made with CAPTAIN on board.
January 28 tuthaSmos
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For Freight or Passage, apply to iii
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February 2?_2 Up Starra.
FOR NEW TORR.
REGULAR EVERY SATURDAY. : ,
THE STEAMSHIP SARAGOSSA.
Captain Cnowrr.i, will leave Van
derhorst's Whuf, on Saturday,
February 29, at half put ll o'clock'
A. M.
Bills Lading, accompanied by Tax Receipt*, 'must
bn presented by half-past 9 o'clock on that day. -
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Ute?n THE INMAN LINE, SAILING
Bf$S SEMI-WEEKLY, carryin? the U.
Jtffl9 S. Mails, consisting of the foUowiag
r?j?-r>- steamers:
CITY OF PARIS.
CITY OF BALTIMORE,
CITY OF WASHINGTON,
CITY OF BOSTON.
Sailing every Saturday and every alternate Monday, ,
at 1 P.M., from Pier No. 45 North River, New York. .
BATES OF PASSAGE,
BS THE KAIL STEAMERS BAXLIKQ XVXXT SAXUKDAT.
Payable in Gold. Payable in Currency. .
1st Cabin.$100 Steerage.$80
lot Cabin to London.. 105 Steerage to London... Sf
1st Cabin to Paris....115 Steerage to Parla..... 48
Passage by tho Mon Jay ate mers-First Cabin $90,
gold; Steerage $3u; payable in U. S. currency.
Rat s of oassaga from New York to Halifax; Cabin.
$20, Steerage, $10; payable ic gold.
Passengers also forwarded to Harre, Hamburg,
Bremen, ftc, ?t moderate rate?.
Steerage pas?are from L verpool and Queenstown,
?40 currency. Ticke.s eau be bought hero by per?
sons sending for their friends.
For further iutormation apply at the Company's
offices. JOFNG, DALE, Agent,
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February 20_Cmo
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and Thursdays.
For engagements apply to Captain DAVI9, oh
board, at Commercial Wharf, or to
sHACKELFORD ft KELLY, '
February 29 stu th_Boyce's Wharf.
THROUGH TICKETS TO FLUK1UA,
BY CHARLESTON AND DA VANNA B STEAM
PACKET LINK. -SEMI-WEEKLY VIA BEAU?
FORT AND BILTON HEAD-WEEKLY
VIA BLUFFTON.
STEAMER PILOT BOT.Capt. W. T. MCNELCT.
STEAMER FANNIE.Capt F. P?at
r w?IC^S 0NE 0f the ABOVE STEAM
j???ti?m3m EIi!5 w111 leavu Charleston ovsry
Monday ind Thursday Night nt 12 o'clock; and
Savannah every Wednesday and Satura^y Mom
ing, at 7 o'clock, to aching nt Blutfton on Hor.
day, trip from Charles. , And Wednesday, trip from
Savannah.
AU Way Freight, also Blueten Wharfage, must be
pre-paid.
For Freight or Paeeaae, apply to
JOBN FEUGDsON, Acccmn.odatton Wharf.
Jaunary 1G
FOR PA LAT Iv A , FLORIDA,
VIA SAVANNAH, Fl*RNANDINA, JACKSONVILLE,
AND ALL LANDINGS ON TUE ST. JOHN'S
RIVER.
_ ^rr^"j* STEAMERS DU TATOR AND
.?m&*?t=r^=TriTV FOIN I, w.U leave Charleston
every Tuesday and Friday Evenings, at 9 o'clocir,
for above (.laces, and Sava nuh ev.-ry Wednesday and
Saturday, at 3 o'clocl: P. M.
Steamer DICTAI OR, Capt, L. M COXSTTEB, sails
Tuesday Evening.
Ste mer CITY POINT, Capt. S. Abaras, sails Fri?
day Evening.
For Freight or Passage apply on board or at office
ol J. D. AIKEN ft CO., Agenta,
January 3 South Atlantic Wharf.
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