The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, April 13, 1868, Image 3

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THE DAILY NEWS JC?~ LAU.; EST CIRCCL.YTION.-THF. DAILY NEWS BEING THE NEWSPAPER OFFICIALLY ililCOGNIZED AS HAVING THE LARGEST CIK CCLATICN IN THE CITY OF CHARLES. "?N. PUBLISHES THE LIST OF LETTERS REMAIN? ING IN THE POSTOFFICE Al THE END OF ZACH WEEK, ACCORDING IO THE PF.OVIS IO-N3 OF XHE NEW POSTOFFICE LAW. LOCAL MATTER^. m TIOX SALES THIS DAT. CAMPBELL, Kxox & Co. wiii sell this day, at . IO o'clock, at their cash aactioa house, No. 55 Hasel-strc?-t, white and brown Baruesly linen drill, coatings, duck, cottonades. shirts, "hosie? ry, notions. &c. JEFFOEIH & CO. will sell thia da-, at ll o'clock, ?.u Brown & Co.'s wharf, t?ie sloop Elvira. SABGENT.-Sargent has, come again. He . opens a: the Hibernian Hall to-night One hundred and fifty gifts are to be distributed. Bead hi= notice. PEBSONAL.- Rev. E. J. Meynardie, of Char? lotte, North Carolina, has accepted an invita .tiou from tho Masonic Fraternity of Lancaster. ". South Carolina, to deliver an address on the 21th of June next, St. John's day. AMONG THE NEWLV MADE CmzENS on Satur f> : day were the following : J. H. Bolke, G. F. ^Heisemann, Mich. Bolger, E. C. Ryan, Died :richBuiot, Honore Soubyroux, Chas. Berbusse, : Otto Sontag, Moses Marks, Thomas Hancock, .. C. C. Nordb.an.8en, Martin Klein. ISQCEST.-Coroner Whiting held an inquest - on the body of the infant, David Seabrook Tay? lor, five months old, killed '?j its nurse lying .uponit, at No. 12 Beaufain-stieet, two or three < dava ago. The jury returned a verdict accord? ing to the facts. ACCIDENT ON THE STEHET RAXLBOAD-On Sat .urdaythe flange of the wheel on car No. 32 - broke while turning the curve at the corner of Wentworth-street. No damage was done to .the cor, but it was taken off the lice and sent - to the stables for repairs. ! THE ATTENTION of tax-payers is called to the notice of the tax-collector for St. Philip's and ; St. Michael's, in regard to the quarterly State taxes now overdue. The books will be closed ? on the 27th instant, after which double tax ex . ecutions will be issued against defaulters. MUSICAL_An oratorio will be given at St. Paul's Church, Radcliffeboro', on Wednesday evening next. Prof. Eckel will preside at the organ: Trot'. Deden direct the choruses; Prot. .Hoffman win lead the '.Saengerbund," and Herr Metz direct the orchestra. The pro? gramme will be found in another column. <r -. KTNG-STEEET.-The city laborer were em? ployed on Saturday in dumping cart loads of .broken stones on that portiou of King-street immediately below Wentworth. The stones were supplied by the workhouse. Constant v travel will soon cause these stones to crumble, and a firm, hard macadamized pavement to be formed._ VILCE OP LAND.-At a sale of land at Spar? enburg Courthouse, on Monday last, the fol . lowing tracts, the property of Joel T. Foster, i were sold by the sheriff: One hundred and tea . acres for eight hundred and seventy dollars; - one hundred and fifty-two acres for one thou i sand dollars, being respectively eight and six * dollars per acre. AT A regular meeting of the Benth Shalom ? Congregation, held on 12th of Apr I, 1863, the ?following officers were elected tit serve for the < ensuing year: G. HOFFMAN, President. E. SCOTT. vice-President. PHILIP RICH, beeretary. M. MARKS. Treasurer. H. GOLLINER, First Trust?e. S. BROWN, Second Truste?. "WHAT IS SAID OF Us.-The Charleston cor -? respondent of Forney's Chronicle predicts rihat the new constitution will be ratified in , South Carolina by twenty thousand majority, :.and that it will be voted for by six thousand whites. He calla THE DAILY N??WO "one of tba leading eeoession journals," and denounces che lae% colored convention aa a gathering of "the .iznost recalcitrant of the secession leaders." SCHOOLS rs GBEENVTLLE.-The town com -imissioners report that $2500 have been sub? scribed for public education in accordance with ;the proposition made by Dr. Sears, general agent for the Peabody fund. The primary .- school was expected to be opened to-day. It will be remembered that Dr. Sears proposed to .make a donation from the Peabody fund to an . amount equal to that subscribed bj the citi :. 3?n8._ RESIGNATIONS OF CIVIL OFFICEBS.- An order tfrom General Canby, dated April 10,1868, pro? vides "that all resignations of civil officers, /tendered either to the military or civil authori? ties of North Carolina or South Carolina, shall not take effect, or relieve the officer tendering the same from his responsibility for a due dis . charge of the duties of his office, until the ao . ceptance thereof is officially notified, and a ?successor to such office has been duly appoint? ed and qualified. " TEE SHD? BICHAED HI.-The cargo, con : -fisting of salt, having been to a large extent cCaken out of this ship and brought to the city lin lighters, and the wind having become favo . .-.Table on Saturday, the steamers Pilot Boy and .Planter were dispatched on that evening to pull ?tho Richard HI off the beach of Sullivan's Island, which they succeeding in executing -.about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, without injury to the vessel, she having been protected from the sea by the breakwater. She was crowed t o the city during the Light, and now .liis at Brown & Co.'a wharf. ANNTVEBSABT OF THE SAVANNAH FLEE DE .PAETMENT.-We mentioned some weeks since that steps were being taken by some of the .fire companies of this city to be present at .the celebration of their Savannah brethren in May next. Companies have been invited from various cities in the Union, and the Palmettos ' of Charleston haye determined to be present. They have accepted the invitation, and will .show the Forest City firemen what steam en? gines can do with fresh water. The Palmet? to is, perhaps, the most powerful engine in -this deportment, and the company understand how to manipulate their pet. THE CAPEBS HOMICIDE.-The jury in the : above case returned a verdict on Saturday that B. L. G. Capers, a colored man, came to his death by a wound inflicted on the left side with a dirk in the hand or hands of Arthur Spear? ing alias Chisolm, also colored, on the 9th of April, at Fordham's hall, on Meeting-street. The jury entirely exonerate the brothers Ford? ham from any blame whatever. The hall in which the affray occurred is entirely distinct from their place of business, has a separate entrance, and on the occasion referred to it appeared that the hall had been hired for danc? ing purposes, which progressed peaceably un? til the fatal event. The funeral of Capers was one of the largest that has been seen in Charleston for many mouths. tr EASTER. OBSERVANCE OF THE DA I INIEREiTINU SERVICES AND SfRlIO THE CHU RC HE;. ?C. *c. IC Cheer?y and brightly tuc suu rose ye; day norning, as if huent ou us'ueria? in, all possible brilliancy, tao irrea: festin Christianity. The attendance at the churches was unusually large, the ladies children having donned their gay spring to in honor of tLe occasion. From the re] we give below of the services at the vai churches, it will be seen that these were o ' unusually solemn and impressive characte: THE CATHOLIC CHCBCHES. The Catholic church has always beet] inarkable for the imposing ceremonies wi j mark the observance of ali her great testis i Nothing calculated to fill thc minds ol worshippers with religious fervof is neglec and the pins o? the most celebrated compo of music, both of ancient and modern tit have been laid under contribution to aid 1 their works these religious displays. At the Cathedral chapel yesterday morn solemn pontifical high mass was celebra Right Rev. Dr. P?rsico being the celebr assisted by the Rev. Messrs. O'Neill, Berm ham, Quigley and Schacte. The altar ablaze with tapers, and profusely adorned \ spring flowers. The sermon was preached Right Rev. Bishop Lynch, from the 15th cl ter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians, was explanatory ol' the significance and fr of the r?surrection of our Lord, for the ci memoration of which the day had been apart. The music on the occasion coneistei Farmer's Mass, in B flat, which was effectif rendered by the choir, assisted by a fine orel tral accompaniment. The chapel was denE crowded by a full congregation, besides v many persons of other denominations. At. St. Mary's Church high mass was su the Rev. C. B. Northrop officiating. The e mon was preached by the Rev. R. Baker.D. who chose for his subject the Gospel of ! day. It was an eloquent and scholarly prod tion, and. was listened to throughout with d( attention. The music was the "Eyrie," "Gloria," l "Credo" from Mercadente's Mass in D min and the "Sandras Benedictas " and "Ag? Dei" from Haydn's Third Mass in C. The ri ular choir were assisted by some of the mi thorough musicians in the city, and from 1 ginning to end there was no room for anythi but praise. With the opening bars of t "Eyrie" the choir proved their ability and sk and throughout the "Gloria," including t stirring quartette " Laudamus te," th singing was marked by unusual vig expression and precision. The " Incarnatu tenor solo, and the " Ununi Sanctam " we sung with great taste, and the spirited " Vitt Venturi " was delivered with excellent effe The lovely "Hosanna" in the "Sanctu-s" t "Benedictas" and the "Agnus Dei," were su in a manner that v\ oald have reflected crei upon any metropolitan choir. The so'.i we graceful and expressive, the tre'.U were regal and well together, and thronghont the Ma the leading basso showed his powerful vol to great advantage. At the offertory the lea ing soprano sang, " I know that my Redeem liveth" from "tie Messiah." This was tl gem of the whole, and the singer, then, throughout the Moss, was no more corre in taste than charming: in tone and admirab in execution. The organ was played with fi] force and judgment, modulated for the pim accompaniments and pouring forth a rich floe of melody in the forte and choral passages. At St. Paul's Church, Society-street, thci were a large number of communicants at tl 7 o'clock Mass and at High Mass, at which tl Rev. Mr. Shadier officiated and preached. Tt church was crowded. Father Shadier took a his text Psalm 117 v. 24: "This is the da which the Lord hath made. Let us be gla and rejoice therein." In the course of an ei oellent and instructive discourse he made tl following points : 1. The feast of the resu: rection of our Lord is a continued feast of tl triumph of the truth ot His teachings as pn pagated by His church. 2. The resurrects of the Lord is a'continuous feast of tb triumph of virtue over vice. 3. Easter is, fina ly, a feast upon whi h all human suffering and privations even now celebrate their' fini glorious termination. LiHache's grand Miss pro pace, for f our voices, waB admirably rer dered by the choir. The altar was decorate in the most beautiful manner, and with tb great taste fir which the ladies of this enure are celebrated. There weie Bolemn Vespers a half-past 7 o'clock, during which the ant her "Regina Coli Latave r and other choic morceaux were sung. At St. Patricks Church, High Mass wa sung. The Rev. Dr. Moore officiated, ant preached a solid and logical sermon, appro priate to the occasion. At St. Joseph's Church, Anscn-street Higl Mass was also celebrated and the Easter ser mon preached by the pastor Rev. Mr. Crog han. THE EPISCOPAL CH CUCHES. A generous rivalry seemed to have spranc up betweea the ladies of the several Episcopa congregations in regard to the Easter adorn ment of their churches, aud the sacred edifices were indeed elaborately and'handsomely deco? rated. The Easter services at St. Michael's were ol a peculiarly interesting character. The church was beautifully decorated with wreaths and festoons of cedar, interspersed with flowers, and the chancel was spanned by an inscription in large letters, "Christ is Risen." The large chandelier which hangs from thc ceibos in the middle [of the church was tastefully wreathed with garlands, and, viewed from the gallery, struck us as pecaliarly beautiful. The music, which is always fine, was, on this festal occa? sion of the cb arch, unusually impressive. All the chants were new and were well rendered by the choir. The rector, Rev. P. T. Eeith, preached from Lake, xxiv., v. 34: "Tho Lord is risen indeed." The sermon was devoted to a disenssion of the mysteries of the Resarrec tion in its adaptability to the varying wants of humanity. The services closed with the ad? ministration of the Holy Communion to a large congregation, the rector being the cele? brant. St. Philips' was beautifully decorated. Wreaths of cedar, with here and there a white roes or hiv, were festooned from the gallery ;moss baskets filled with natnral flowers were sas pended below the wreaths, and all the columns were twined with ivy and the bases wreathed with cedar. The chancel and stained window were pre-eminently beautiful, and speak well for the taste of the ladies of tho congregation. From the upper part of the window a wreath hang in graceful festoons to the foot of the tablet, and thence continued until it reached the gallery. Below the wrsath the words "Love's redeeming work is done" were arrang? ed in the form of an arch, and below the arch and partially surrounded by it was a cross of white flowers and arborvitae. The pulpit, reading desk and communion table were very prettily ornamented with wreaths, and the font was one mass of fragrant flowers. The service was read by the Rev. Mr. Howe, and a striking and eloquent sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr. Miles from the following text: "Think not that I come to send peace on earth; I come to send not peace, but a sword." The subject was treated in masterly style, audit was shown tlint the Christian religion was not only t< etrato whore it was received without 0] tiou. but wa? to attack unbelief whereve whenever it wa* to be found. The mus: ; very ?rood, and tlid credit to tue choir were unsupported by an organ. Grace Church, in the matter of decora: wai generally adjudged to bc-.u- the arnon? the Episcopal churches. The ch an?! the altar were most elaborately adt with choi:? au? flagrant natural dowers, column? were twined with cedar, and i melted wi:h baskets of ivy, moss and flo1 An unusually large congregation assembl participate in the Easier services, and it v subject of grief aua disappointment to 1 when they learned that their pastor, the C. C. Pinckney, had been taken suddenl The services, however,' were rea i by the ] C. G. Memmiuser, who also rc .ected moa upon the text : "For Cu^st ia the en the law for righteousness to every one that lieveth;" Romans, chapter 10, verse 4. music was exceedingly fine, tho usual com ment of the choir being doubled. The Te D and Easter anthem were performed with effect. The Rev. Mr. Drayton arrived at conclusion of the services in time to adml ter the sacrament. St. Luke's was plainly, but very prettily namented, the principal decoration be around the chancel. Over the communion ble was the inscription "Christ the Lor risen to-day," neatly worked in cedar. ' lines "Love's redeeming work is done, Fongbt the fight, the victory won," were likewise beautifully displayed bene the cablets on the right and left of the la window in the rear of the altar. On latter, encl rcled in a handsome wreath, the inscription "L H. S." The choir gal] was ornamented with a pretty arch of ei green, and over the main aisle was a wre inscribed "Glory to God." For their sup rendering of "Jubilate Deo," the choir dese especial mention. The sermon by Rev. C. Gadsden was an admirable one-one of learned divine's best efforts. Text: 1 Pet first chapter, third verse. In the afterm the annual Sunday 8chool celebration t< place. The Church of the Holy Communion v beautifully adorned with evergreens and fl( ers. Tha service was read by the Rev. Toomer Porter, who also preached from Ac 17th chapter, v. 18: "He preached unto th< Jesus and the Resurrection." The congrei tion was an unusually full one. At St. Paul's Church, Radcliffeboro', I decorations were simple yet exceedingly tas ful, the Howers and evergreens being wrought by the hand of nature. The o tfoucre in the way of ornaments was a mar column in the rear of the chancel entwic with red an d white flowers, artistically plac in a green wreath running from top to ba the column being surmounted with an elal rate leaf-cross. Tbe galleries and organ L were festooued in green, and the font bloom with white lilies. The music partook of t character of the festival. The rector, I Lord, performed the services. Tho sermi was preached by the Rev. Dr. C. Hanckel, frc la t Sc. Peter, 1,3 and 4, and portrayed the ma nitude of the sacrifice our Lord had made f mankind, and the completeness of his victo over death and triumph over the grave. THE HUGUENOT CHURCH. Tho services at this church did not vary m terially from those observed on ordinary oe c sions. The music was, as usual, exquisit Professor O'Neill presiding at the organ. Tl sermon by Rev. Mr. Vedder was preached fro the 22d Psalm, and part of the 26th vers "They shall praise the Lord that soek Him." Firet. said the speaker, to seek the Lord : to humble ourselves before Him. It is prid which bolds man in bondage and provokes th Almighty wrath. Cbtiat himself taught th: there must be death in cue's self before ther could be life in the Lord. Secondly, to see God is to submit ourselves unto Him. Ou cry should be, "It is the Lord: let Him d what seemeth good to Him." To oppose Hi will is to dash our feeble strength against th pillars of the universo. Submission involve no humiliation, and it is the folly of huma pride which thinks otherwise. The old phil osophers taught that submission to fate wa true wisdom; but Christianity teaches tha there ia anall-pervading-providenoe, ben enc en and wise, which enters into every even! Thirdly, to 6erve tho Lord is to obev'Hia will If loyalty to a government is demanded as th first duty of a citizen, how much more is du to the Author of all government. Obedienc is the sacrifico which God requires. It is : part of the praise we give to God; and in th proportion that man seeks, submits and obey, the Lord, ia the praise bestowed. The reverend speaker enlarged upon and ap plied these truths with his usual force, clear ness and elegance of diction. THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES. The English Lutheran Church was very tasti ly dressed, through the zeal of the ladies of thi congregation. Above the pulpit on the wal appeared in letters of box and myrtle the le gend " Christ is risen," while lower down, oi either side, were the words "Believe," "Ee joico." Tho tablets of the commandments, th< altar, the panels of the galleries and the col umns were each adorned with garlands o wreaths of evergreen relieved by white flowers, whilo a handsome boquet bloomed over each gas jet. The organ loft was decorated with a harp in evergreen, inscribed with the motte " Laus Deo." The services were performed in the presence of a full congregation by the venerable pastor, the Rev. Dr. Bachman, as? sisted by the Rev. J. H. Honour. -The sermon was preached by Dr. Bachman, who chose for his text 1 Corinthians, chapter xv. v. 53. The German Lutheran Church, on H?sel street, was crowded long before the hour for service. The pulpit was beautifully decorated on all sides with garlands of evergreen and wreaths of wild orange blossoms. Over the entrance to the pulpit was a wreath of wild flowers, with the inscription "Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe." Li front of the pulpit was another wreath, with the inscription "31st October, 1517," being the day when Luther nailed the ninety-six Theses on the door of the Church of Wittenburg. Tho galleries were likewise orna? mented. In a circle around the altar were the communicants-girls dressed in white and boys m black-who participated in the Sacrament for the first time. Tbe choir, under the leader? ship of Prof. A. J. Hoffman, rendered the sol? emn music of the church most effectively. The sermon was preached by the pastor, tho Rev. L. Muller, from the text to be found in 1 Co? rinthians, chap. 15, verses 55, 5G, 57. Such was the throng in the church that only about one-third of the congregation could partake of the Lord's Supper. OTHES SEBVICES. In the College Chapel an unusually larg c congregation was present to listen to a dis? course by Rev. E. T. Winkler. The text se? lected for the occasion was from 1 Corinthians, fourteenth chapter, fortieth verse: "Let alj things be done decently and in order." The design of the sermon was to show the order prevalent in the early Christian churches. In treating of his subject, the ordinances, cene ral usages, and offices of tbe Apostolic Church were described, and explained in the reverend speaker's forcible and eloquent style. In the First Baptist Church, in the after? noon, the same divine preached, from the tenth chapter of St. John, tenth verse: "I am the door; by me, if any man enter, he shall be saved." 'The object being to show the privi? lege of church membership, and what we must do in order to become the true members of Christ's Church. The duty of faith in Christ, conscientious obedience to His requirements) and the imitation of His example were the themes practically discussed. lu the Circular Church, Kev. W. 0. Prentiss, delivered an elaborate discourse from Hebrews, chapter?, vc-rse 21. last clause, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec." He again preached in the afternoon, upon the character of the Apostle Paul. In the Second Presbyterian Church, the pas? tor, the Kev. Dr. Smythe, preached an able discourse upon the text, "He said, therefore, a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. And he called bis ten servants and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, occupy till I come." No reference was made by the pastor to the clir-racter of the day. In the Trinity Church (Methodist Episcopal) in Has?l-street, the Pastor, Eev. F. A. Mood, preached a sermon from St. Matthew, chapter 28, v. 7: '-Tell His disciples He is risen." The reverend speaker discoursed upon the pro? priety of this season for its celebration; the proofs relating to Christ's death; the facts and evidence connected with Christ's burial and resurrection; the lack of motive to remove the body; the ease with which an imposition could have been exposed, and finally the importance of the doctrine as the corner-stone of faith. At the Bethel Church a large congregation assembled to hear their favorite pastor, Rev. John T. Wightman, who likewise referred, in an eloquent sermon, to the character of the day, its associations and lessons. His text was the 24th chapter of SI. Luke, 34th verse: "The Lord is risen indeed." The necessity of the resurrection of Christ being firmly established upon an unshaken basis, upon this fact hangs the whole Christian be? lief and hope of immortality; upon it rests the external evidence of the Christian religion. This is the great central truth of the gospel, around which all the others cluster, and to which they yield their glory. Enlarging upon this theme, the eloquent divine opened proof upon proof illustrative of his text, and for an hour held his audience spell-bound. In the evening Rev. Mr. Mood preached a sermon before the Young Men's Christian As? sociation, at the Central Presbyterian Church, on Meeting-street. His text being Revela? tions, chapter 3, verse 5: "He that overcom eth, the same eball be clothed in white rai? ment." A large congregation was in attend? ance, and the singing, under the leadership of Professor Ruddock, was fine; HOTEL ABBTVALS.-Charleston Hotel.-G. M. Anderson, South Carolina; J. L. Reynolds, Columbia; G. H. Daily, New York; A. Kelley, Delaware; W. E. Plummer and lady, Boston; Miss Smith, New York; E. W. Hewitt, Augus? ta, Ga.; M. Courtright, New York; E. Carlton, New Hampshire; D. K. Jackman, Philadelphia; W. L. DePas8, Camden, S. C.; N. D. Sackett, Mrs. B. Moree, Hilton Head, 8. C.; E. F. Woods and lady, Boston, Mass.; D. F. Kimberly and Miss Kimberly, New York; H. B. Payne and lady, Cleveland, Ohio; B. F. Randall, G. Gray and lady, New York; Ely Iles and Thomas Iles, Illinois; W. H. Lippencott, Philadelphia; C. L. Flood, Maine: H. Bryan, Savannah, Ga.; A. T. Lay and lady, Chicago, Illinois; G. W. Lay, wife and three children, Jno. F. Lay, New York; J. H. Renier, St. Augustine, Fla.; D. W. Place, New Jersey; Edw. Tat, North Carolina; John B. Hubbard, Savannah, Ga.; D. Owen, New York; C. Cahan, city; D. B. Carrington and C. A. Carrington, Columbia, S. C.; E. Thayer, J. W. Duyne, New York; G. W. Tucker, Jr., Baltimore; F. Vince, Havana; Miss Hammond, Virginia; Miss E. J. Oakely, W. H. Chuseinan, Tho8. 8mith, New York; Wm. Wade, James Armstrong, James F. Green, city; L. Lorenst, South Carolina; W. R. Wheelock, A. Knox, Mount Pleasant; B. R. Eppes, Canada; J. P. Southern, Columbia, 8. C.; Jae. Bridge, city; W. W. Crane, Jr., and wife, Brooklyn, New York; S. 8. Tompkins, South Carolina; W. L. Ellis, Macon, Ga.; General Wm. Gurney, city; T. J. Robertson, Columbia, 8. C.; Capt. E. Kemble, steamer Mariposa; Captain W. 8. Woodhull, steamer Manhattan. UNITED STATES CO?BT, APEXL ll-HON. GEO. S. BBYAN PEESIDD?O.-AS the court was closed on Good Friday, the judge held a session on Saturday to accommodate those parties whose business was pressing. Ex parte M. Scott and Franz Janson-Peti? tion for citizenship. The petitions were read and the petitioners admitted to the rights of citizenship. In re C. B. Counts, a bankrupt. Thomas W. Holloway was appointed assignee by H. Summer, Registrar. Ex parte William Summer. Thomas W. Hol? loway appointed assignee by creditors. In re J. B. Kennerley. Joseph Caldwell ap? pointed by the creditors. In the Circuit Court.-The Rogers Locomo? tive Manufacturing au i Machine Works vs. Isaac W. Hayne, el at., trustees and others -Bill for injunction, etc. General W. E. Mar? tin and Hon. Henry Buist for complainants, Hon. J. B. CauipLell and Isaac W. Hayne, Esq., for defendants. The latter representing the State, was made party by order of the court. This case was heard and postpoued until Monday. A WELL DES EB VED CO?LPLI?IENT.-At the ad? journment of the Court of General Sessions at Georgetown last week, a meeting of the mem? bers of the bar was held, and tho following resolution unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the members of the bar of | Georgetown, and the lawyers in attendance at court, after the termination of the arduous labors of the term just closed, take pleasure in expressing their very high appreciation of the able, impartial and courteous manner in which his Honor, Judge Dawkins, has perform? ed the trying and responsible trusts which have devolved upon him as the presiding offi? cer of this court. "FAWNEV."-It would seem that the men? dacity of tho oditorof "mv two papers, both daily,"-the Washington Chronicle and the Philadelphia Press-is shared by the corres? pondents of those journals. The Chronicle of j Thursday last publishes a letter from Charles? ton, which concludes with this paragraph : James Gordon Bennett, Jr., arrived here a few days since, and has been conferring with leading secessionists. It is surmised that, in the event of an armed collision, he will receive the appointment of. admiral of the South Caro? lina navy, provided that be agrees not to pre? sent it to the Duke of Edinburgh, a la yacht Henrietta. NOTICES rs BANKB?PTCT.-Meetings of the creditors of the undermentioned bankrupts, to prove debts and choose assignees, will be held at the office of the Registrar, Hon. R. B. Car? penter, No. 72 Broad-street, on the days and at the hours named : Date. I Hour.' Name. \0f what place. -;-1-1 To-day. 110 A.M. | Thurston, John G.... I Charleston. Apl. 20| 9A.M.|Benbow, W. W.|Wright's Bluff A pl. 20 10A.H.?BilTaps, B. R.Wright's Bluff Arl. 20 11A.M. Bochett, Wm. H., Jr.. Clarendon. Apl. 20 12 M. Benbow, P. G.Wright's Bluff Apb 20 1 P.M. Mahoner, Jno. H.... Wright's Bluff Apl. 20 2 P.M. Hodge, B. E. Manning. Apl. 20 3 P.M. Bennett, Geo. A..| Beaufort, ApL 2I| 9 A.M. White, M. J.|Manning. Apb 21 10 A.M. Simmons, Arthur E... I Bamberg. Apl. 21 1 P.M. Lesesne. W. T.|Manning. Apl. 21 ll A.M. Cuttino, David W.|Clarendon. Apl. 21 ta M. McConnelL John T... Black Mingo. Api. 21 2P.M. Nelsons. Warren..... Manning. Apl. 22 9 A.M. Harvin,B. B.Wright's Bluff Apl. 22 10 A.M. Brock, J. O.Clarendon. Apl. 22 ll A.M. Holladay, J. J.Clarendon. Apl. 22 12 M Grice, Geo. D.Charleston. Apl. 22 2 P.M. Brochette, B. M.Wright's Bluff ApL 22 3 P.M. Brown, J. B.Wright's Bluff ApL 22 1 P.M. Way, T. A.Clarendon. Apl. 23 9 A.M. Harper, Jno. D.Kingstree. ApL 23 10CA.M. Owene, Geo. M.Barnwell. Apl. 23 ll A.M. Leman, W. W.Aiken. ApL 23 12 M. Trott!, S. W.Barnwell. Apl. 23 1 P.M. Martin, Robert.BarnwelL May 14 9 A.M.1 Archibald Armstrong.. Charleston. May 14 10 A.M. George U. Bushing.... BarnwelL May 14 ll A.M. Nathan H, Guyton.... Berkeley, A 31 o tiler Care. lu the card published on Saturday, I con? fined myself to the action ot the meeting in Columbia. In taking leave, however, of the public, as Attorney-General, a fte:- a service of near twenty years, 1 desire to say a word as to the office, and the more ?o because I consider myself the last of the Attorney-Generals of Sonth Carolina. I mean of the old white maha South Carolina-one of the original "Thirteen" -the South Carolina which gave to the "Revolution" her Rutlodges and Pinckneys, and to the crisis preceding the "second War of Independence" her Lowndes, Cheves and Calhoun; which has contributed to the coun? sels of the country since her McDuffie, Hayne, Preston and Legare-of that South Carolina I am the last Attorney-General. Heretofore the office has been, in this State, as in England, one of the prizes of the profes? sion, to be attained only after long and ardu? ous service. The Attorney General is the ac? knowledged head of the Bar, and the Bar have jealously guarded the position. The office, since the Revolution, has been filled-first, by John Julius Pringle, a learned lawyer, of large experience with a very lucra? tive and multifarious private practice; second, Langdon Cheves, darum et venerabi'.e nomen, a giant among giants, with the very largest private practice ever known in this State; third, John S. Richardson, eminently eloquent and successful as a barrister, for very many years a judge in our highest court; fourth, Robert Y. Hayne, who, between the age of twenty-one and thirty, began and finished a brilliant profession? al career, which gave him fortune enough to enable him to devote twelve years to poli? tics; fifth, James L. Pe tig ra, his very name a synonym for learning, eloquence and force as a lawyer ; sixth, Hugh Swinton Legare, a " polished corner of the temple," as profound as he was brilliant, and equally the scholar and the lawyer ; seventh, R. Barnwell Rhett, who, after a very brief term of office, was trans? lated to the Halls of Congress, and who has run a career since! which has made his name familiar from Canada to the Gulf ; eighth, Henry Bailey, who, as a lawyer, was a flt com? peer of his distinguished predecessors. For myself, I will only say thi.t, when eleoted At? torney-General, I had been sixteen years a practicing lawyer, and hava since been elected by Ave different Legis ta.ur es to this high office. So ends the roll of the Attorney-Generals of old South Carolina. How begins the new? Who is Mr. Cham? berlain? It may be that he is a gentleman, a scholar, and, for aught I know, learned in the law. But is he a citizen cf the State, and if so, how long? Is he a member of her bar? Ia he a member of any bar at all? How long has he practiced the profession of the law? I mean nothing psrsonc.1 towards Mr. Cham? berlain. But so far as ia known to the voters of South Carolina, he is a citizen of Massachu? setts, who has come into South/Carolina since the war and settled down as a planter on Wad malaw Island. Whether he is a lawyer at all or not is not known to the voters. But to this, too, we must submit as a subju? gated people, and, so lor as the bar is con? cerned, it is not the leant of our humiliations in the passage of power from the white maa to the negro. Vite ! ISAAC W. HAYNE, Attorney-General of South Carolina. April 13th, 1868. " Society "-A Query. To ths Editors of the Daily News : GENTLEMEN : On the 9th instant, I addressed to the Mercury the following letter, under my name: "Although a resident of Charleston for " many years, I have to confess that I have " never been able to exactly understand what " ia meant here by the term "Society." I no tic " ed in your issue of the 8th instant, that you " have repeated and emphasized the term So " ciety, in a controversy with " Carl Benson," " and I take this opportunity to beg you to "tell your readers what you mean by the " term Society. Is Society here in Charles " ton merely a set or coterie of a few preju " diced individuals who associate together to " the exclusion of all others, and who assume " to be Hie society ? Or is Society here like " that in all other cities, the ensemble of per " sons most noted for heir education and the " poliah of their manners." That letter, as yon see, had not for its ob? ject any justification of "Carl Benson's" criti? cism of our social manners and prononciation, but to obtain from the Mercury their ideas of what constitutes Society in Charleston. So many different ideas (and of course some of them must be erroneous) prevail here, that I deem it a great favor to tho public if some one, speaking by authority, will settle this vexed question. But the Mercury has not seen flt to notice my queries anti enlighten the public, doubtless deeming tho vulgarity of my name, and consequent low origin, a sufficient reason for ignoring my communication. I, therefore, am forced to solicit th s information from you. Will you please deans this term society, and greatly oblige, Yours respectfully, J. SMITH. BUSINESS NOTICES. H. H. If you want cheap 31ank Books; If you want cheap Stationery, Envelopes, Paper, ?cc.; or, MILLEB'S Almanac; lt you want Printir g executed neatly; If you want Books lound in any style, or Ac? count Booka made to order, with any desired pattern ot ruling, go to HIBAM HABIB, Agent, No. 59 Broad-etreet. CHEAP DEV. GOODS.-Messrs. Goudkop & Beuthner, No. 420 King-street, advertise goods in another column that should attract the eye and purse of every lady. Give them a call. Everything cheap a? dirt because purchased during the lato decline. THE MILLS HOUSE STABLES.-We take pleas? ure in referring our readers to the notice of these stables, which appears in tnother col. umn. The closing cf the Mills House has not affected friend Bakjr, but he has transferred his allegiance to the Mansion House, and is prepared to accommodate not only the guests of that establishment, but will transport the public to any part o.<:' the city. Mr. Baker hos recently increased his stock of vehicles, and can furnish his pati ons with the latest styles and with the best specimens of horse flesh. Mr. E. H. Yates has charge of the businee* department of the stables, which are under the general superintendence of Mr. W. A. Baker. MARBLE MANTELS, MONU .UENTs, H EAUSTON ES, die. A FINE SELECTION OF MARBLE MANTELS J\_ constantly on land at S. KLABEB'S Ware room, No. 54 First avenue, near Third-street, New lork. Cali and examine before baying elsewhere. February 3_6mo PLANTERS AND GARDENERS WILL FIND ELLERBE'S PUNT TRANSPLANTER, (Patented October 16, 1866), BY WHICH S?JHl'L?S PLANTS OF COTTON. Corn, or of any plant may be transplanted in the same time that die soil can be replanted, with? out disturbing the fit rous roots. At LITTLE & MARSHALL'S AGRICULTUBAL WAREHOUSE & SEED STORE, No. 140 Meeting-street, opposite Pavilion Hotel. Ch tries ton, S. C. january 17 itu 3moa Prrj G000&5, C1c. CHEAP DRY GOODS JUST OPENING AT G0?DE0P & BEITBIR'S. NO. 420 KING-ST. HAVING JUST RECEIVED, AND ARE receiving by every Steamer, a new and large supply of DRY AND FANCY GOODS, TO BE SOLD AT VERI LOW PRICES. They have been bought during the late de? cline in prices. & No. 420 King-street, FOUR DOORS BELOW CALHOl/.V-ST. April 13_mwflmo REASONABLE GOODS, OF Direct Importation. COTTON CAMBRICS AND JACONETS NANSOOK, MULL and SWISS MUSLINS TAPE CHECKS and 3TBIPES SWISS CHECKS AND STRIPES HAIR CORDS and BRILLIANTS RICHARDSON'S HOUSE WIFE LINEN DUNBAR DICKSON 4 CO. MEDIUM and FINE LINENS TABLE DAMASK and DIAPER HUCKABACK DOWLAS and HUCKABACK TOWELS BIRD-EYE DIAPERS and L. C. HANDKERCHIEFS. ALSO, WOMENS' and MISSES' WHITE COTTON HOSE MEN'S and BOYS' BROWN COTTON HALF BOSE, TWEEDS, 4c. For sale by JOHN H ANf KEL. March 16 m_No. 44 EAST BAY. gTRAUSS, VANCES ?i CO., Ko. 130 MEETING-STREET, HAVE JUST BECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF GOODS, WHICH BAYE BEEN BOUGBT DUBING TBE LATE DECLINE IN PRICES, CONSISTING OF: PRINTS, LONGCLOTHS, LINEN DRILL, DRAB D'ETE, Jaconet, Cambric and Swiss Muslin, Plain and Figured Nainsook, Victoria and Bishop Lawn, Bril? liants and Organdies. Also, a large assortment of Hosiery, Corsets, Handkerchiefs. AU of which they they offer at very low prices. March 30 -y^TE ARE OFFERING OUR STOCK OF DRY GOODS FANCY ARTICLES AND NOTIONS, AT VEUT REDUCED PRICES ] FOR CASE. The St .ck ls very complete in all branches, and particularly suited to the COUNTRY TRADE. Wholesale buyers will find it to their interest to examine the Stock. STRAUSS, VANCES di CO., No. 130 Meeting-street, Corner Basel. March 4 Cloting M?) /anticing (Boobs. S PRING STOCK OF CLOTHING-! WE HAVE IN STO?E AND ABE RECEIVING weekly NEW GOODS, manufactured from light welsh: Woollens, in SACKS, PANTS and VESTS, made in our own workshop expressly for this mar? ket, and warranted in every respect equal to ordered work, and at prices much below. GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. A completa assortment in WHITE SHIRTS, Silk and Gauze Merino UNDERSHIRTS, Linen and Jean DRAWERS, Kid, Silk and Lisle GLOVES, HOSIERY, SUSPENDERS, SCARFS, TIES, BOWS, 4c We invite an examination of our stock and prices. MACULLAR, WILLIAMS & PARKER, ONE PRICE CLOTBING HOU8E, No. ?70 KING, CORNER OF HA8EL-8TREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. March 24 Imo REEVES' jOIBKOSIA FOR THE HAIR, IMPROVED ! It is an elegant Dressing for the Bair. It causes the Bair to Curl beautifully. It keeps thc Scalp Gean and Healthy. It invigorates the Roots of the Hair. It forces the Bair and Beard to grow luxuriantly. It immediately stops Bair Falling Ont. It keeps the Bair from Changing Color from Age. It restores Grey Bair to its Original Color. It brings out Bair on heads that have been bald; for years. It is composed entirely of simple and purely vege? table substances. It has received over six thousand voluntary testi? monials of its excellence, many of which are from physicians in high standing. It is sold in ha'f-ponnd bottles (the name blown in the glass), by uggifts and Dealers in Fancy Goods everywhere, at One Dollar per Bottle. Wholesale by Demaa Barnes 4 Co. ; F. C. Wells 4 Co. ; Schleffelin 4 Co., New York. Marsh IQ lyr Jlurtion Suies. Wlnt? and Bro-.cn Barnsley Linen Drill, Coal? ings, Duck, ?otionadcs, Shirts, Hosiery, No~ fions, .[ c. CAMPBELL, KNOX & CO. W?1 sell THIS DAT. at 10 o'clock, at their Cash Auc? tion House, No. 55 Hasel-street, opposite Posto? fice, DRESS SPRING STRIPES. Tamertinee, Barege, Le?os, Muslins, Brilliants, Victoria Lawn, Organ? dies ic. DRaB D'ETE, Queen's Cloth, Bismark Cords, Al? pacas, Casiimere, Linen Drills, Coatings, Vestings, Canvas. A'C. HOOP SKIRTS, Towels, Towelling. Bobbinet, Fig? ured and Plain Lace. Skirting, Irish Linens, Nap? kins. Doylies. Shirt Bosoms, L. C.Hdkfs. (all grades), Embroidered Hdkfs., Shirts, Suspenders, Black Lace Mits, ?tc. SPOOL >ILE, Cottons, Tapes. Nt'dles, Buttons, Ladies' O. W. White, Mixed and Slate Hose, Gents' L. T. Undershirts, Drawers, White, Mixed and Brown Hali Ho;e. Misses' and Boys' Fancy, White and Brown Hose and Half Hose, j Conditions cash. . April 13 Sloop Elvira. JEFFORDS & CO. Will sell IHB3 DAY, at ll o'clock, at Brown & Co.'? Wharf, toot of Vendue Bange, The SLOOP ELTIBA, with all her TACKED, Sc, as she now lies alongside the above whait Conditions cash.- _April 13 Under Order in Bankruptcy.-Stock of fine Groaries in Store No. 80 Market-strut. W. T. LEITCH & B. S. BROS. Will be sold, by order of B. 8. Bruns, Assignee of W. CK Trim, bankrupt, on FELD Ai, the 18th inst Tile Stock of fineGBOCEBTES, at No. 80 Market street ?uso, A fine SODA WATER FOUNTAIN. April 10_fmwi Eligible Grocery Stand at t(\e corner of Maga? zine and Mazy ck tteeets. W. Y. LEITCH & IL 8? BBUNS, Auctioneer*. Will be sold on THTJBSDAY, 23d instant, at the Old Postofflce, at ll e'olock, That fine BUILDING, now used aa a Grocery Store, situated at the corner of Magazine and Mazyck streets, Including a two-atory Residence adjoining said store. Lot measures thirty-three feet front oa Mazyck street, by sixty feet in depth on Magazine-atreet Store contains four rooms, including bar-room, and the adjoining house contains four rooms. Terme-One-third cash; balance payable in ona and two years, with Interest, secured by bond and mortgage and policy of insurance. Purchaser to pay ns tor papers and stamps. April 13_mstathi Underwriter's Sal?-Choice Cuba Clayed Mo? lasses. \ BY J. A. ENSLOW & CO. On WEDNESDAY next, ISth Inst, will be soldat the New Customhouse, st ll o'clock, 70 BHDS. CHOICE CUBA CLAYED MOLASSES. And immediately after, on Union Wharf, ? fi?es ( CH0ICE CUBA CLAYED MOLASSES. Landed from the British brig Times, from Car? denas, and sold for the benefit of the underwriters and all concerned Conditions at sale._Aprils Brick Residence in Water- street. BY LOUIS D. DeSAUSSUBE. On TUESDAY, the 12th day of May at ll o'clock A. M., will be sold at the Old Postoffice, in the City of Charleston, The BBICE DWELLING HOUSE, on the south aide of Water-street, containing nine upright rooms and one dressing room, with piazzas to the South. On the premises are a cistern containing 10,000 gal? lons, and a brick kitchen. There ts also an en tranco on Zig Zag alley. Lot measures 140 ' feet 3 Inches front Une, 144 feet 4 inches back line, 94 feet 6 inch? es west line, and 38 feet 7 inches on the east line. Terms will bs made known in a future advertise? ment, mwf_April 13 SHERIFF'S SALS. By virtue ot a writ of Fieri Facias to me directed and delivered, will be sold at the northeast comer of the Courthouse, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May next, between the hours of ll A. M. and 3 P. M" All the right, title and interest of the defendant ia a LOT OF LAND situate on the east aide of King street, between Weun's Court and Smith's Lane, with, the Buildings and improvements thereon, known aa No. 16. Said Lot containing 22 feet front by 100 feet in depth, be the same more or less. .9-..,44 [ALSO, A LOT OF LAND situate on the north aide of Spring-street, with the Buildings and improvement? then on, known as No. 80. Said Lot meaatrring 89 feet front by 114 feet in depth. Levied on and to be sold aa the property of Joseph J. Kenny, at the suit of Margaret Augusta Prioa 8 train. ALSO. AT THE aun rara uro PLAC?, AU the right title and interest of the defendant in a LOT OF LAND situate on the north aide of Queen? street between Meeting and Church-e troets, with the Buildings and improvements thereon, known as No. 68. Levied on and to be sold as the property of Mary Dalia*, at the suit of J. L. McDermott Terms cash. WM. S. HASTIE, & O. D. April 13 mi Jtartioneers' pmtt B?lts. Small Farm, part cf the Bellavista Tract, for Sal?. BY LY. WESTEBVELT, Real Estate Agent, Broker and Auction* eer, No. 39 Broad-ctreet. 31 acres finest VEGETABLE AND PROVISION T.AMD, located in the pariah of St James' Goose Creek. This place is only 16 miles from Charleston, and offers facilities aa a vegetable market farm and a healthy Summer resort. April 9 themwsS _|?rlminrf, (EU. A R D W A R ?I , " FISHING TACKLE, ic. JUST BECEIVED, AND FOB SALE LOW. A LARGE STOCK OE : LIMERICK, KIRBY AND BAIT HOOKS, NET YABN3 SHINE TWINES COTTON, HAIR AND SILK LINES SPINNERS FLY SPOONS AND FLOATS REELS BODS SHBLMP AND MULLET NETS BULLETS HAND AND FOOT LINES BATE BOXES ?c., ho. ALDO, * A LARGE .STOCK OF BUILDERS HARDWARE an PLANTATION TOOLS, ALSO, VEGETABLE SEED AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BY SAM'L R. MARSHALL, NO. 310 KING-STREET, THIRD DOOB BELOW S0CD2TY-STBEET, SIGN OF THE GOLDEN GUN. April 1 wfm6 -pLOUGHS, CORK MILLS ara CASTINGS. PLANTERS WILL FIND II TO THEIR ADVAN TAGE to try the fine variety of PLOUGHS made in this city. BROWN'S TWISTED SHOVEL LOCKWOOD AND AT.ATUMA SWEEPS DOUBLE END HALF SHOVEL BULL TONGUES, Ero. These PLOUGHS are cheaper than any other now offered to the market and have given general satis? faction to all who have used them. THREE CLASSES OF COEN JILL LS Made to suit the present reduced purses of the plant* era, and CASTINGS of ah description to order. A liberal discount made to the trade. Apply to W. S. BENE BE T'S FOUNDBY, yo. 314 MEETING-STREET, April 4 Imo CHABLZSTOK, S. C. rjTHE OLD ESTABLISHED RETAIL HABDWABE 8 TO BE, No. 344 KING-STREET, Between Society-street and George-street GOODS SOLD AT LOW PRICES. JOHN VAST WINKLE, January 21 tuthaCaoa Ko. ft? KJag-atcoet.