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YOT.TTMT?. VT -NUMBER 993.] CHARLESTON, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10. 1868. EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK m TELEGRAPH. WASHINGTON. GENEBAL OSANT STILL KEEPS JIC3I ON THE FC TUBE, AND ADVISES PEACE Et THE PRESENT. WASHINGTON, November 9.-Grant is attend? ing to routine duty, and although he receives many visitors, he does not seem to encourage conversation regarding his future actions. Only two Congressmen and three Senators are here. Hollins decides that liquor dealers, in ma? king returns, must draw off into regular bar? rels what may bo in their standing casks, for proper guaging and stamping. State Department advices indicate little real progress in the Alabama claims. It seems that Seward adds conditions to Johnson's proposed eettlsment, and there is, consequently, a dead lock. The Ordnance Court, comprising Generals Thomas, Hancock, Terry and others, convened to-day. BHancock visited the President this morning. Mcculloch decides that imported tobacco, snuff and cigars do not require the revenue stamps unless withdrawn from the custom? house for consumption or sale in the United States. At Belvidere, Ohio, Grant addressed a Re? publican procession, and said, among other things : "Gentlemen, I see many of you in uniforms. You laid them off three years ace, and you can now lay them off again, and we will have peace." Quiet Restored in Florida. TALLAHASSEE, November 9.-Nothing of im? portance has transpired since Saturday, either ' in the impeachment of the Governor or the suit for conspiring against the Lieutenant ' Governor and Secretary of State. There are no indications of any disturbance of the public peace. About one-half the arms thrown fronl the cars have been recovered in good order, and are in the possession of the United States troops. All the Judges of the Supreme Court are here waiting the aution of the Circuit Court. -o Condensed ft'ewi by Telegraph. Bishop S. T. Ryan was consecrated at Buffa? lo on Sunday. There were seven thousand per? sons present. The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias, comprising delegates from New York, Penn? sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Louisiana and Nebraska, met at Wilmington, Delaware, yes? terday; the Supreme Chancellor, Samuel Read, of New Jersey, presiding. The Order numbers forty thousand in the States represented. The Louisville Courier and ^Journal have consolidated and formed the Louisville Courier and Journal. Governor Bullock, of Georgia, offers $5000 ?eward for tb? murderers of Alfred G. Kuffin, Sheriff of Richmond County, wbo was killed in the election riot in Augusta. A Madrid correspondent of the London Times er.ys that the Spanish crown will probably be tendered to E?partero "JLFZEJS GRANT, WHAT?? A Lecture by Wendell Phillipa- He Hla trosts Grant ?nd Considera Him Un? sound on the Negro. The great Abolitionist, Wendell Phillips, last week delivered a lecture in Bos ion, entitled " After Grant, What ?" Here is the conclusion of this extraordinary discourse : The North sits with heavy eyelids, looking out confusedly, and cries, M Oh, God I" give us a leader, and snow us a man that knows the pilot that can mark out a leader." The Re? publican party points to the great soldier, who is to be its leader. But. friends, we are about to choose a President. What does that mean ? President I Go over the water with me a mo? ment, and look at the English Government. There has not been a King in England for sixty years. In thc last half century the English Government has drifted entirely into a new form. The House of Commons now creates a King by its voice, and by its vote it unkings him. It ia the moat elastic, convenient, prompt, and ready government in the world, and when I look at it 1 Beem to see grave rea? sons why wo may in time abolish the office of President. If England floats into a new crisis and the man at the helm evinces either a rnis undersUncring of it or an unwillingness to execute the will of the people, they turn him out in sixty minutes. Before Gladstone or Disraeli can get a vote he must empty his whole mind and tell all he thinks on the stump. But in the United States we elect a President tor four long years. We have an Executive that stands there, and we have a Legislature that stands there, totally independent of each other and able to checkmate each other, and we have seen this state of things the last four years. There has sat a muddled demagogue m the White House for whom, the moment ho quits the mask of the Presidency, there is not a man on the continent poor enough to do him reverenc9^[Applause.] Yet, for four years, the Congress of the United States, and almost the unanimous purpose of a trium? phant Democracy, has stood at bay, while a shameless, traitor has taken steps which can never be undone. We are to choose a Presi? dent to take his place. It is no Engli?h Pre? mier that can be displaced in an hour, but one who will hold power for four long years. Grant was a stout soldier, but the cannon are called home, the banners are furled, and the muskets are not loaded: what we want more is a man of ideas. The Republican party never had a plan; it has always drifted. What I want now is a plan. And to-day, Americans, you are to decide whether you will drift under the next administration or have a plan. Now you applaud Grant. What I say to you to? night, this twenty-seventh day of October, 1868, is this: This epoch turns ou the negro. You may think it vulgar, think it fanaticism, think it narrow-mindedness, but I tell you this and mor?. Every constitu? tional epoch since '89 has turned on the negro. We never have had a question under the con? stitution since "89 which history will say any? thing about in tb e future, which will so far sur? round the next generation that they will waste one page of history's print in preserving it, except the questions which concern the negro. The great contest in making the constitution was the negro. To-day the question all re? volves on the negro. It is not my fanaticism; it is not my prejudice; it is nob a loud conceit, which causes me to say that this one revolves on the negro. Justice to bim saves the nation, ends the strife and gives us peace; injustice to him prolongs tne war. You can't help it. You may shut ?our eyes to it, and say you don't want to ear about it; but the thundera of a thousand cannon will tiing it into your ears, and into the ears of your children. The question is, what does Grant think of the negro ? There is not a man in this house that will maintain for a moment that before the war, before 1861, there is the slightest shred of evidence that Ulysses Grant ever had ono singlo idea on the negro, right or wrong. You will allow that. Then the gun sounded at Sumter. Did he wheel into line-did he right about lace as did Shepley, Dix and Butler ? Cei tainly he did not. Then came the questions, shall we arm the negro ? shall we free the negro ? sbjull we recognize the citizenship of the ne? gro ? You all know what killed Fremont, and what cashiered Hunter, and what made the South hate Butler and Charles Sumner. It was the negro. Nobody ever felt for Grant-nobody ever found fault with him. You will all allow I am not exaggerating or misstating. You never heard the first hsD of a word from General Grant during all those ?ears. The great General marched right up o Appomattox, took the extended sword of General Lee, and sheathed it. And every man in this audience will allow that up to that mo? ment the lips of Ulysses Grant never had dropped one single word, and his most sanguine friend has not presumed to hint at one, or to invent one np to 1S65. Is not that so ? He went all through tho war with the heavens dark and the land shaking with the thunders of fifty battles delds-God's command to the na? tion to do justice-and it did not wrench one word fi om bis lips. And he gave no mottoes. Chatham said, " I rejoice that America has reBiBted, " and yen kno whim by that. Andrew Jackson said, "The Union; it must be preserved." Butler said, .'Contraband," and the people of the loyal Stages responded. [Applause.] What did Grant say, enthusiastic i Jola tor ot' a s:out soldier ? I go the extremest limit and ask you to stt ie one single watchward uttered by him that a bull dog might not have growled forth, and I am doing bun justice. I know all he did, and will, to ibe extent of my ability, mete out to him the lavish praise which he deserves. But that great conflict never wrenched from him a single word in reference to the negro. How does be stand to-day? What do vou know about him? England looks up to Dis? raeli and saya he represents this, to Glad? stone and says he represents that; we will trust them twenty-four boure, and if they don't prove faithful, out with them. Ameri? ca. in au hundred-fold darker hour-$2,000, 000,000 in debt, with, anarchy in half of the republic, with half a million fresh graves, the most terrific convulsion that ever strained the cord ge of nationality, the great gigantic war of ideas, looks up to ? groat soldier and says, "What is his ooiuion ? ! Mr. Washburue as? serts, Major Rollins is confident, Schuyler Col? fax believes, Colonel Forney supposes. Henry Wilson does not doubt, the Evenins PoBt thinks, the Tribune hopes, and in the mean? time there does not a man walk this coininent who is able m this urgent exigency ot national attain to quote one single written word that pledges tho great general to any view on this subject, excepting his reply to the nomination at Chicago. Thai says : "Iindoise the system of Congressional reconstruction." Well, judg? ing by the year 1SG?, that is a failure. TUE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT. Kr. Colfax Make* a Speech ut Pitts? burg-He Pitches Into the ex-Rcus Promiscuously. Vice President elect Colfax passed through Pittsburg, Pa., Thursday evening, on his way to Washington, and was serenaded by a large crowd. He responded m a somewhat re? markable speech : He said there was a trinity cf principles in the victory of Tuesday : Liberty for ali-jus? tice for ail-protection lor all-aud "by that sign we conquered." There was another reason why this young and patriotic party succeeded. It declared thal we ought to en? franchise rather than enchain-eievate rather than crush-build up rather than trample down, and because we bore our canso down to the humble and helpless. Though denounced by all tho enemiea of the right in this broad land, we weat forward to conquer and win salvation for the Union as we gave emancipa? tion to the slave. [Applause.] When, in this contest, we were the only par? ty in this I road land that dared to stand by the down-trodden and helpless people of tho South j -the only party that denounced the outrages I that dishonored na as a nation-and when upon our heida were invoked the blessings of those who loved our country, I know that you re? joiced on the night of the election over the victory which we won. ( know bow you re? joiced over tho result; but some were rejoic? ing in their hearts who did not show wbat was ?assing in their minds. They were the tried 'nion men of the South, who rejoiced not in their public squares, but hanging upon tho . outskirts of hostile crowds to learn whether they were to have protection or whether their dearest rights should be outraged; and when the wires sped the news thal thc majestic voice of the people had spoken and said there should bo protection to them, tho loyal men of the South gath? ed around their hearthstones and thanked God that His providence had pro? tected them. [Cheers.] There are two sharply defined questions which have been settled by the voice of the people. The Democratic platform declared, in that portion 01 it written by Wade HamptOD, that the reconstruction measures of Congress were unconstitutional, revolutionary and void, and the American people trampled that plat? form under their feet, as they had trampled the platform which, lour years before, declaicd the war a failure and domanded a cessation of hostilities. The voice of the people, from whose decision there is no appeal, has declar? ed that the reconstruction measures of Con? gress are not unconstitutional, revolutionary or void. We have declared the voice of the peoplo is to be obeyed, and the laws are to be enforced, whether rebels like them or dislike t'aem. [Cheers.] The second principle which has been settled by the popular vote is that overv man has thc right to go South or North, East or West, so long as he is devoted to the principles ot our flag, an-I be protected by it against outrage and wrong. [Cheers.] To-day the only place in this broad laud wbero tho peopl- _o pre? vented from Singing the batt]c-son"'s of the war, such as "Dowp with the Traitors and up with the Stars/ is on the blood-stained fields of the South, where your soldiers fell. You could sing those song's among the banditti of the Alps or among the thugs of India. The only place where you could not sins them ia over the graves of our dead soldiers. But we are going to have a land so free and so loyally presided over by a man so true to his country that you may sing those songs anywhcic. [Applause ] I spetk of President Grant. From his own utterances you will find-before he wrote those magnetic words, "Let U3 have peace"-if you look back to bis acceptance speech, when the committee waited upon him, and remembar hearing tho words as I after? wards read thom-that he said he was for "peace and quiet and protection everywhere." What he says he generally means. [Cheers.] He will bring to thc duties devolving upon bim as President tho samo energy, tho same ability and the same will that has hitherto characterized him, and wlicn he says there shall be peace and quiet and protection every? where, let traitors beware, for lie means'what he says, and he will carry it out. [A voice "String up Wade Hampton."] I can tell you one thing, my friends, this par? ty that has been struggling for the supremacy and carried two Northern States (New York anq New Jeisey) by unblushing frauds-that has carried six Southern States**by tho votes of men who had no sympathy with your flag-that that party will never appear before you again until they have secured new leaders. [Cheers.] And they will have to get some new principles be? sides. I do not think Wade Hampton will make any more platforms for the Democratic party; I do not think Vallandigham will nominate any more Presidents; I do not think Preston and Forrest w ll nominate any more Vico-Presid rnts. As for the future, under the administration of President Grant, I look forward to an era of peace and prosperity; an era of development in all manufacturing and agriculturing indus? tries, which are the very backbone of every nation beneath the circuit of the sun. With Grant's zeal to stop every wasteful ex? penditure of our treasury, and his opposition to every attempt to imperil your business; with Grant, who, under a d'vine Providence, has been called to fill the Presidential chair, I trust we shall have a future of unexampled prosperity. [Prolonged cheers.] -The Arctic exploring ship Germania, sent out by the Prussian Government, has returned t. Bremen, without having penetrated to her destination, which was tho North Pole. The explorers made sundry attempts to land on different parts of the coast of Greenland, but were always prevented by Ice; and in their endeavors "to sail westward they were stopped by ico forty feet thies. Thus baffled, iii ey made for Spitzbergen, whence, sailing north? ward, they reached their highest latitude, eighty-one "degrees five minutes, in sixteen de? grees" east longitude, where ice again turnsd them back. In its main object tho expedition has therefore failed ; but something hts been done in the rectification of charts and in col? lecting objects of. nat ural history. -The recent earthquakes in South America and California were not accompanied with vol? canic eruptions. This fact has given rise to the 8urmiso that these countries may expect a recurrence of these shocks. Heretofore, iu countries where volcanoes are to be found, the earthquake precedes the eruption, and as soon as the subterranean commotions are relieved through the craters, the shocks cease. Thc volcanoes appear to be escape pipes, and when these vents are ch-ked, the internal forces en? deavor to break out in other spots. -Mahogany is so abundant in Nevada as to be used for fuel. A contract has been entered into to supply several thousand cords of it at three dollars and a half a cord. QVJBSy VICTORIA. The Exact Trath ubortt Her Pecaliari ties and AUeged Unpopularity. The New York Independent contains the fol? lowing interesting article: Two years ago, or^ thereabouts, a wretched little paper, published in Lausanne, Switzer? land, indulged itself in some scandalous sto? ries about the Queen of Great Britain, and the British representative at Berne, or one of his representatives, bad the folly to elevate the libel into importance by prosecuting the jour? nalist. This was perhaps the first time that auy scandal about Queen Victoria found ?ts way into print. Long before this, however, Queen Victoria's loyal subjects talked abcut her as Airs. Candor talks about some of her friends. At last those whisperings began to fiud distinct and open expression. A weekly paper, called the Tomahawk, was started in London, and it made itself famous at once by a cartoon enti? tled ,;A Brown Study." The ait.^t repre? sented a heavy-looking Scotchman, of the lowerclass, with kilt ?Dd sporran, standing on the stops of the British throne, while the Bri? tish lion gazed from below wi;h wondering and puzzled eyes at the audacious and nonchalant intruder-somewhat as the Emperor A'ex s Comnerius, in Scott's novel, looks astounded at the Frank count, Eobert ot Paris, lounging on the imperial scat. The cartoon in the Toma? hawk was admirably executed; it was the work of a man of genius in his way-Matt Morgan, one of the principal scene-painters in Covent Garden Theatre. The paper, which had not then and has not since any literary merit what? ever, became celebrated and popular in a mo? ment. People were scandalized, shocked, amused, aroused. Tomahawk's cartoon had, in fact, illustrated what everybody bad been tallong about, wondering at and grumbl ng over. This is the scandal about Queen Victoria : In her personal service, her most constant and close attendant is a Scotch croom, or gillie, named John Brown. He rides on tue box of her carriage, he hands her in, he hands her ont, he cloaks her, bo shawls her, opens doors for her, is alwavs near her. Popular rumor avers that he sleeps on a rug outside her bed? room door ; and. although this certainly is not his habit, it is beyond doubt that he has done so occasionally while the Queen wss travelling. He has been so closely, indeed, in attendance on the Queen that unquestionably there might be grave cause for scandal were he a Bizzio or a Potemkin. Take further into consideration the fact that all West End tradesmen, the dressmakers, milliners, cooks and lackeys ab? solutely detest Queen Victoria because of the dullness created by her long rath ement ; and that it has become an article of faith with all that class that the depression of trade and even the financial collapse of England are to bo directly attributed to tho Queen's protracted and inconvenient seclusion, is it won? derful, then, that the scandal was eagerly and delightedly spread? In fact people busily spread it who did not in their hearts believe it; and before long it became the universal talk-a whisper of London. Tne> Queen began to bo spoken of in slang phrase as "Mrs. Brown." Punch one day published under tho head of "Court News" the announcement that "Mrs. John Brown walked on the s'opes yes? terday." Great mirth was created once by an old jumble of names in a Loudon daily paper, which, giving a report of some popular demon? stration, said thc proceedings closed with the singing of "God Save (he Queen and John Brown"-the fact meant to be conveyed being that tho meeting sang that famous* hymn to the memory of tho Harper's Ferry fanatic. Things went so far that the Queen,"in ber re? cent book, actually inserted a passage explain? ing the position of John Brown in her house? hold. Lt is needless to say that those who love scandal and like to belicvo it, liked and believed it none ?ho less because of this well meant attempt at explanation. What ls tho exact truth in all this ? The Queen h? a good, pure, true-he irted woman-a little given to eccentricity at the best ot times, lately so shaken and even shattered in nerves as to be occasionally not emile mistress of her? self. This John Brown" an honest, dense, thick-headed Scotchman, was a faithful servant of Prince Albert. His taco and name are asso? ciated with the memorv of some of Victoria's very? happiest day?. How tendcrlv Bhe loved her husband, bow she delighted in his society, noliody neods to be told. The classic woman who swallowed the ashes of her dead lord did not love more wholly and absorbingly than did tho heavy-featured, uninteresting "Queen of England. Kho clings to the old servant of her husband as she might to her husband's dog. But it ie beyond all question that a certain taint of nervous excitability-ono does not like to call it niadnc38-is an element m thc feelings which inspire tho Queen to defy scandal in Eng? land. It is commonly said by those who de? fend tho Queen, that ehe labors under tho de? lusion that the soul of Priuco Albert has been transferred into tho homely frame of John .own. This is a wild exaggeration, but it is Quite true that the manner in which ilie Queen connects thc memory of Prince Albert wi tn tho presence of John Brown hus something mor? bid, fantastic, and almost monomaniacal in ii. If it is not madness (yet that way madness lie . ), sho has frequent fits of nervous irrita? tion, which would seem to those unaccustom? ed to them to border upon frenzy. Not long since (this story is the simple truth) two of the Cabiuct ministers were at Osborne, con? versing in a sort of informal council with ber Majesty. A page, charged with some message, tapped ii tho door-two or three light taps. The Queen, who had been talking and listen? ing with great interest, became so startled and excited by the sound that she screamed, sprang up, paced the room in the wildest alarm, and, for a lon : time, was utterly unable to settle down to cairn and rational conversa? tion of any kind. Under tho influence of morbid attcc!ts hl;c these, there is eomclimea little reliance to be placed on what thc Queen may ray, or deter? mine, or do. She was UWJ aoiiiewhat inclined to be headstrong ; now sue is apt to form sud? den plans, or take sudden 1 esolvcs, from which nothing caq divert her. She will leave Lon? don, and rush to Osborne, or to Balmoral, at the most critical period of a session, at a mo? ment when a change of niinistiy may be. im? pending; and, when she has rc-solveu on any such escapade, no lemoDstrance or advice can dissuade her. In this way she has persisted in keeping John Brown as her p?rsonal attend? ant, and allowing him to be conspicuous in his attentions everywhere'; and no servants' hall or club scandal can induce her to send him into tho background, or to alter her friendly deportment towards him. Unquestionably this is unwise; but Queen Victoria is not in ? mental condition from which wisdom can be always expected. Shcis not mad-that ia all any ?ne can venture to say. She is unpopular-widely and profoundly un? popular. Not in the active, aggressive sense -not as George the Third was once unpopular, when brickbats and stones were pelted at his car . ?age; not as Adelaide, wife of William thc Fourth, was unpopular, when a tumultuous meeting at Charing Cross threw up handier chiefs in delight at O'Connell's daring allusion to Whitehall, and the sovereign who lost bia head there because he allowed himself to be guided by his foreign wife-iu no such sense is Victoria unpopular. But thc mass of her peo plo have ceased io care for her, the West End dislike her, gentility slanders her, flonkerism jeers at her. Of personal loyalty to her, there is little or none. A few high-minded politi? cians and their followers respect her virtues and pity ber sorrows; but ardent loyalty to her is dead. A distinguished Nova Scotian, lately in London, ond fresh with all the fervor of the old-fashioned colonial loyalty, confessed to thc writer of this article the' profound disappoint? ment which came over him when be found that, go where he would in the B:irish capital, his loyal professions were ?eccived wilh won? dering, puzzled, hall'-contcmptuous incredu? lity. Does any one in England desire that the Queen should abdicate? The West End trades? men, dressmakers and lackeys, perhaps: but surely no ono else. Tho Prince of Wales is not a person whose accession to the thiono any ratiouai and disinterested being can look for? ward to without anxiety. He is a fat, heavy, loutish young man; growing every day more and more of the regular Bruna wick* mould and feature. He is deeply in deb:. He is not over attentive to bi3 wile-the one member of the family who ia really popular; ho has low and vulgar tastes; he has a tainted reputation. Scandal pursued him from Loudon to Paria, from Paris to Berlin, and back again. He de? lights in low comic actors, and still lower amie singers. When he goes to the opera he soon falls asleep; unless, indeed, when Pauline Luc? ca is singing-and then he is all ears and eyes. Nobody worth thinking of wants him for a king. He is a Prince Napoleon, without eloquence, without genius, without democratic senti? ments, without love of letters and art, without a grand imperial face; and just think what Prince Napoleon would be without all these redeeming merits ! No ! if the English people must have a sovereign, let them hope that God may save the Queen as long as possible. What? ever her unhappy difficulties and failings, sel? dom comes a better, and tue better is certainly not In sight just now. THE EAItTHQ VA.KE. The Recent Sliock in San Francisco Scenes and Incidents, [From the Alta California, October 31.] At precisely six minutes to eight o'clock this morning, the most severe earthquake which lias occurred since the occupation of California by the Americans, shook our city. Tho gener? al excitement prevailing throughout the city renders it difficult to give anything like an ac? curate account of the amount of damage done, or the number of casualties. This is tue first earthquake that has ever caused loss or life in San Francisco, and the amount >t damage is unquestionably greater thin that caused by the shock of October 8, 18C5. This earthquake differed in many particulars from anything which had previously visited our city. The morning was moderately warm.and a dense fog covered the town. There was not a trace of a breeze perceptible. The first indication of the approach of the earthquake was a slitrht rumbling sound, as of something rolling along the sidewalk, coming apparently from t he direc? tion of the ocean. Whether this proceeded from beneath the surface of thc earth, or from the agitation of loose bodies on the surfaco of the earth, is uncertain; the most general opinion appears to be that it was from the lat? ter. The shock commenced in the form of slow, horizontal movements, the effect being pre? cisely such as would be produced on a frail wooden building by a parson shaking the door violently in an attempt to force it open. The motion was purely horizontal, not perpendicu? lar as in the great earthquake ot 1865. The oscil? lations continued from ten to fifteen seconds, growing more rapid and more violent for six or seven seconds, then increasing in force and ra? pidity for four or five seconds, then suddenly ceasing. At 17i minutes to 9 there was a very slight shock, j list perceptible, but its coming on the heels of the great one, people generally rushed into the street, apprehensive of what might follow. At 10.23 A. IL a third shock, quite a sharp one, was felt, and a panic was created on the principal streets, crowds rush? ing in frantic iud foolish excitement.'rom every building, and running madly along tho side? walks without any clear idea of where they wore going or what they wished to do. At ll A. 12. precisely a fourth and very slight shock was fell. Tho fog cleared away and tho sun shone out in a cloudless sky, while a slight breeze sprung up at ll A. M. * Up to the pre? sent writing no more shocks have been felt. The great shock of 1868 produced a whollv different effect on buildings from that ot 1865. In October, 1865, glass was broken and shiver? ed into atoms in all the lower part of the city by tho perpendicular oscillations, while com? paratively tew walls wore shaken down or badly injured. The earthquake of to-day broke very little glass in any part of the city, but the dam? age by the falling of cornices, awnings and walls was immense. The shock was principal? ly felt on "made ground," and the flats where tho foundation is known to be untrustworthy at all times. Along Montgomery-street *. num? ber of buildings aro damaged; and eastward, toward the bay, few buildings are wholly unin? jured, while many are utterly ruined. On the eastern shore of the bay, and, in fact, all the way around it, everything built on thc flats has suffored soverely. It is a noticeable and grati? fying fact that not a single building construct? ed as it should he in a city liable to earth? quakes, like San Francisco,"has suffered to any extent at all. Whei tho groat shock culminated a starn pedo from every building ?ii tuc city took placo. Hundrods of horses on thc streets, frightened by the rush ot the people, took fright aud ran away, adding to tho danger and excitement of the moment. As the fire und b it:lemont walls and heavy awnings were coming down in all the lower part ol th'.' city, numerous casualties, more or loss severe, occurred, and there was a considerable loss of life. The public school buildings are generally well constructed, and were damaged vory slight? ly, if at all. Part of them escaped wholly unin? jured. Nevertheless, tho prevailing "excite? ment beiug very great, and tho liability to panics among the pupils on any alarm being given so great as to be in itself ? more threat? ening danger for them than that of the earth? quake's power, it was deemed best to close thc schools tor to-day, and, accordingly, the children were all dismissed and sent home. As tho minor "tapering-oil" shocks were felt the excitement increased instead of diminished, as it should have done, sceintr that all our experience goos to show that the worst invariably comes first in bun Francisco earthquakes, and the merchants generally commenced closing their stores. By 10 A. A?. business was pretty generally suspended, not because apprehension wus felt to any extent ot further damage or dunger, bat because tho ex? citement was tto grcit that no business could well be transacted. The Stock Exchange met a jd adjourned for the day without transacting any busincsd; the streets ivcro tilled with peo? ple-men, women and children, ''seeing the sights," congratulating each other that it was no worse, aud chatting and laughine, and'ruu ning about generally as if at a show or lair. Tho impression a stranger would gain fi om tho faces of those on the streets would bc that some pleasurable excitement had occurred. Certainly there was nothing in tho appearance of our people to indicate that a great calomity had befallen them, or that their confidence in thc stability of San Francisco bad beeu shaken for a moment. When the momentary panic occurred, at twenty-three minutes past ten o'clock, we noticed several women who fainted, or were unable to move for terror; but this special excitement subsided very .-prickly indeed, not lasting moro than fivo minutes at the utmost. When the first great shock carno many people had not risen from their beds, and the rush into thc stto^ts was accompanied by maDV ludicrous incid?.'!'?-dishabille being thc rulo, and f?ll dress the exception. None of tho city, State or Federal courts he'd ! any sessions. Judge Provinces of the polico court discharged all tho ''drunks" that had beeu arrested the day before, and all the other prisoners in the city prison were seul M the conntv jail. Portsmouth Square was tho re? sort selected by hundreds of women and chil? dren, who could be seen wending their way with baskets, fte., to that placo, remaining there during the day. The customhouse is terribly damaged, and it is questionable whe? ther it will admit of repairs, so general does thc destruction appear at first eight. Tbs chim? ney top at the north end of the building fell at the first wave. The chimney on the west side is twistod in a direction opposite to that of its ori? ginal ono. Thc earth-walks, generally solid and firm, were loosened by tho vibration. The gen? eral delivery of the postoMce is temporarily suspended, although a few attaches remain at their posts, making up the mails tor the interior. Several of the private clocks stopped. The one on Tucker's new building stopped at five minutes before eight o'clock. an/1 the hour and minute lund have silently pointed out tho time ot the shock during the forenoon. Thc large pendulum clocks in priv? ate houses also stopped from five to seven min? utos before eight. Mare Island Navy Yard ex? perienced two severe shocks of earthquake this morning. Several chimneys were thrown down, and some of the buildings considerably shaken, but no serious damage waa done and no person was inj tired. Captain Mitchell, of the navy, informs us that the ground shook so violently as almost to throw him off his toet. thc shock beiug accompanied by a frightful rambling sound. Several people took to the water, considering the stream much more safe thau terra firma-which was terra arma no longer. -They tell a pretty r:ugh story ou A. T. Stewart, tho New York "merchant prince," who, like most very rich men when they set np an extensive and showy establishment, has undertaken to do a little something in thc way of " patronizing " literature and art, as it is cilled. A collection of old aud rare books made in Savannah, by a bibliomatic named Smct, was recently sent to New York for sale, and the persons in charge, with a view, proba? bly, to securing good prices, had some special catalogues prepared, which were sent to a number of the wealthy men of the city, with an invitation to call and examine the books before the salo. Alter a few days, the story goes, Mr. Stewart sent a notf to the parties in lnterestViying that he had cari olly examined the collection but must decline to purchase for the reason taut he found the books too old to answer his purpose. The Laity in the Episcopal Convention The New York Times, in the course of an editorial article on tho lato Triennial Conven? tion, says: It is a hopeful sign of the times that in the recent discussions the most influential, if not the most prominent, part was borne by the laity. No one can have read the daily abstract of what was said and done in tho Convention without being struck with this fact. We can? not and would not ignore, of course, the im? pression made by the speeches of such distin? guished clerical deputies as Bev. Drs. Haigh t and Littlejohn, ot New York, Howe and Good? win, of Pennsylvania, Mead, of Connecticut, Adams of Wisconsin, Hanan, of Maryland, Andrews and Norton, of Virginia, and Gadsden, of South Carolina-all clear thinkers and forci? ble speakers, who never rose without com? manding attention. And yot, after all, largely as the time of the Convention was taken up with the various topics upon which these able and learned divines touched in debate, it is clear that the action ol tho body was deter? mined rather by the counsels of the distin? guished laymen who had seats upon the floor. Few ecclesiastical issemblies have had so great a number of eminent practical men from the body of tho people. Tho experience and learn? ing of Samuel D. Buggies and Hamilton Fish, of New Yo k ; tho quick perception and thoughtful wisdom of Messrs. Welsh and Con? ingham, of Pennsylvania; thc calm, clear modo of statement of Messrs. Battlo, of North Carolina, Otis, cf Illinois, and Shelley, of Vir? ginia-all accustomed to pronounce legal judg? ments from tho bench ; tho sharp, incisive lojnc of Mr. McCrady, of South Carolina, and tho sturdy good sense of Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky ; these high intellectual endow? ments would have illustrated any deliberative assembly. MOUSE-MOLLINOS.-On Thursdiy evening, the 6tti November, 1809. at thc bride's residence, by tho Bev. Dr. DANA, Mr. EDWARD MOESE to Miss ALICK MULLINGS, both of this city. No carJe. RODGER?-LEGARE -In this city, on the even? ing of the 29tb Oc'ober, by tho Rov. W. 0. PREN TiBS, S. HENRY RODGERS, of this city, to MATTIE A., eldest daughter of the late MOITE W. LEGARE, of St. Paul's Parish. . ?Maar*). ELFE.-Died, on the night of the 27th October, at the residence of her brother-in-law, THOMAS S. Bunn, Miss HARRIET E. ELFE, in the seventy-sev? enth year of her age. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." * Special Hatirrs. ?a- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP MANHATTAN, from Now York, are notified that she s discharging cargo at Adger's Wharf. Goods remain logon the Whari at sunset will bc stored at expense and risk of consignees. JAME j ADGER tc CO., November 10 1 Agents. AW INDEPENDENT TICKET. FOB MAYOR, HENRY D. LESESNE. FOn ALDERMEN. WARD NO. I. J. D. GEDDINGS. | BERNARD O'NEILL. WARD NO. rx. WM. MCKINLAY. I J. R. PRINGLE. WAILD so. ru. JOHN KENNY. | E. BATE?. ROBERT HOWARD. WARD NO. IV. JOHN F. O'NEILL. I GEO. I. CUNNINGHAM. CHARLES VOIGT. | RICHARD HOLLOWAY. L. T. POTTER. WA ED NO. V. R. E. DEREEF. | A. CAMERON. WARD NO. VI. H. B. OLNEY. I E. W. MARbHALL. WAHI) NO. VII. F. J. PELZER. WARD NO. vin. WM. G. WHTLDEN. November 10 1 ?S- MECHANICS' AND CITIZENS' TICK? ET. FOR MAYOR, Hon. H. D. LESESNE. WARD NO. L BERNARD O'NEILL. | J. D. GEDDINGS. WARD NO. II. JAMES R. PRINGLE. | C. C. TR?MBO. WARD NO. III. JOHN KENNY. | ALVA GAGE. EDWIN BATES. WARD NO. rv. JOHN F. O'NEILL. I B. D. WHITC. HENRY. GERDTS. | PATRICK MORAN, JACOB SMALL. WARD NO. V. ARCH'D CAMERON. | JOS. D. AIKEN. WARD NO. VI. fl. B. OLNEY. I HENRY O ET JEN. WARD NO. VII. JAME? M. E'.SON. WARD NO. vni. JOHN HANCKEL. November 0 2* US-AVERT DANGER.-"OUT OF THE nettle Danger we pluck thc dower Safety," says Shakespeare. Feeble invalid, do you wish to pluck this flower ? If so, invigorate your system with HOS TETTER'.S STOMACH HITTERS. Strength is your safety. Weakness is never safe. Acute disease makes short work of the feeble. Re-enforce half-de? feated nature with Hie ?ucat vegetable invigorant in the world. Not merely au iuvigoraut, however, but a gentle laxative, a more potent blood d?purent than any prescribed in tho pbarmacoi-cei. aud the best anti-bilious medicino extant. It is because it com bines so many importai medicinal properties that this remarkable vegetable sneciffc produces such ex? traordinary effects. As a preventive, it forestalls disease by'endowing the humau physique with ex? tra resistant power; aa a curative, it sustain-* the strength while removing the complaint Its use as a remedy for ind gestion is now so general in all par.s of the Unite.1 States, that it may bc consistent? ly entitled the NATIONAL hPECD?ic FOR DYSPEPSIA. Its celebrity is nat conj)ned to tide couitry, how? ever, or even to this continent. Tiiere is no port in the Wi stern Hemisphere t which it is not consign? ed; nota State between Pattagoaia and the Arctic Sea in which "HOSTfcTTEtt'S BITTERS" is not a household phrase. In this mooth of fogs, when chills and fever and other malarious disorders are rife, a medicited stimulant isan article of the tirst nejessity for all who travel by land or water, or are in any way expos? ed to thc morbific influence* abroad in the atmos? phere. Of all alcholic tonics the BITTERS are the purest and most efflcicious-a tact attested by lead? ing analytical chemists, and confirmed by some of most eminent medical practitioners in thc United States. 6 November 9 OS- BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.-ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN on the interesting relation of Bridegroom to Bride in the institution of Marriass a guide to matriiuoDial felicity and true happiness. Sent by mail in sealed letter envel?nos frc; of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Phila? delphia, Pa. Dinoa_September^ ?3- B ATC HELO R'S ii AIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best lu thc world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, nstantancous; no disappoiutmeut; no ridiculous tints; remedies the ill effects ot bad dyes; invigo? rates and leaves tbc bair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by all Druggists and Perfumers; and properly applied at Batchelor^ Wig Factory, No Bond-street. New York. lyr January 3 jrji H. GKUPY Of CO., DEALERS IN LEATHER, HIDES AND OIL, No. -42 SOUTH CALVERT-STREET, Baltimore. F. H. GRUPY.H. G. CURTA! October 10 y-3moa gepotii pitters. Y E H D U R E A LIVING- DEATH. The confirmed dyspeptic may almost Bay with St. Peter, "i die daily." pm The object o? this arti? cle is not to remind tj him o? his pangs, bat to 6how him how to ban I ish them forever. The means of immediate and permanent relief are prof? fered him in PANKNIN'S HEPATIC BITTERS And it ls for him to say whether he will continue to endure a jiging death, or put himself in a position to render lffe enjoyable. . LIVING ADVERTISEMENTS ? tho efficacy of this matchless vegetable stomachic are to be found in every city and town in the South; healthy men and wo m men, rescued (rom torture by its use, and ^1 cager to bear testimo? ny to ita virtues. It ?f \ differs from any other Bitters iu existence in this especial particular-it is not alcoholic. EXCHANGE PAIN FOR EASE, And Weakness for Strength. Get rid of the ailment; which intoifero with enjoyment; cast gloom and dea pondency to the winda; take a stronger hold of life and, m short, become a ' NEW MAN, Through the instrumentality of the most powerful and popular of all vegetable invigoranut and cor? rectives, PANKNIN'S HEPATIC BITTERS. Biliousness, Indigestion, General Debiiity, and all the complaints which proceed from a want of proper action in the liver, thc stomach and the bowels, are eradicated by a course of thia great CONSTITUTIONAL SPECIFIC, Which not only combats and conquers diseases that have entrenched t emselves in tue system, but is the best known safeguard against all unhealthy in? fluences. Persons wh mm ose occupations and pursuits subject them l\| to the depressing ef? fects of a close, unwh I m olesome atmosphere, should take it regularly as a protection against the low fever." and other disorders which malaria engen? ders. Individuals who are WASTING AWAY, Without any special complaint, except a gradual declination of bodily strength and nervous energy, will Hud in the BITTKRS A FOUNTAIN OF VITAL? ITY AND VIGOB, AS REFRESHING AND EXHILI RATTNG A3 A POOL IN THE DESERT TO THE SAND-SCORCHED AND FAINTING TRAVELLERS. PANKMN'S HEPATIC BITTERS Is composed of the pure juices (or, as they are me? dicinally termed, Extract?) of Roots, Herbs and Bark*, making a preparation highly concentrated and entirely tree from alcoholic admixture of any kind. They will be lound AN UNFAILING CURE For Livor Complaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Chro? nic or Nervous De m M bili ty, Chronic Dis? eases of the Kidneys, w$T and all Diseases ari* sing from a Disorder Im ed Liver or Stomach, Such as Consti? pation, Inward Piles, Fullness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Distrust for Food, Fullness or Weight m the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sinking or Fluttering at the pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in a Lying Posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or W?bs bciore the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, UeUcicncy of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat, Ruining in thc Flesh, Constant Imagin? ings ol Evil und Great De? pression of .-pi? nts. Keep your Liver in ai order-keep your di? gestive organs in a so ?%M und, healthy condition by tho usc of these re ll medies, and no disease will ever assail you. WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN Are made strong by the use of these Bitters. INVALIDS Recovering from any severe attack of sickness, will find these Bitters peculiarly useful in restoring lost strength, by removing thu cause of cebility and in? creasing the appetite. They should take a teaspoon? ful three Urnes a day, mixed with a little water. The Hepatic Bitters are also recommended to those suffering with Chills and Fevers, when it can be taken in connection wiin other remedies prescribed for such complaints, and will assist the action of these medicines, supplying the system with the much needed strength lost under tho debilitating effects of malaria upon the constitution, i he doss in such cases, fora grown person, would be a table fc-poontul three times a day, immediately before meals. Dyspeptics should never be without a bottle of HEPATIC BITTERS, as they have been uniformly found tc restore the stomach to its lost energies, and thus lead the patient back to tho enjoyment of the blessing of perfect health. They should take a des? sert spoonful thr-e times a day, an hour before each meal. These Bitters are also recommended to phy? sicians, and can be used by them in lieu of other tonics, such as 'l inet. Columbo, linet. Bark, linet Gentian, and all the cat ? ologue of bitter tonics; far excelling these in ita I action upon the system, being a combination ol' I many useful tomes and aromatic carminatives, which are rendered aperient by the addition of a little Turkey Rhubarb, making a preparation long needed by the profession. CAUTION! See that the signature C. F. PANKNTN is on tne label of each bottle, n. ? All others are coun? terfeits. Principal Ul' |Y| oca and Manufactory at the German Hedi 111 cine Store, Nc. ?23 MEETING-STREET. CHARLESTON, S. C. C. P. PAMvM.v, Proprietor. HEGE'JAN 4 CO., No. 203 Broadway, N. T., General Agents. PRICES: Panknin's Hepatic Bitte?, per bottle.SI 00 Pauknin's Hepatic Bitters, half dozen. 5 CO jesrDo not forget to examiue well thc article you buy in order to get the genuine. ron SALE DY GOODRICH WIREMAN & CO, No. 23 HAYNE-STREET, CHARLESTON S. C. AND BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINES EVERYWHERE. July 3 - Slj?pp???fl. VESSELS WASTED, TO LOAD FOE PHILADELPHIA, BAL TIMORE, New York, Boston, Maw., Charlestown. Mass., Newburyport, Mass., and West Indies. Cargoes ready. Arply to H. F. BAKER k CO., November 7 No. 20 Cumberland-street. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE FINE FAST SAILING AMERICAN J8bip OWEGO, IL I. Poer Master. For Freight Engagements, anply to W. B. SMITH & CO., November 3 Napier's Range. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE Al AMERICAN BARK HELEN SANDS, F. E. OTI?, Master, having a large i part of her cargo on board, and being o i small capacity, will sail with dispatch. For balance of freght room, apply to October 29 aTREET, BROTHERS k CO. FOR LIVERPOOL. CHARLESTON ANBHVERPOOL STEAM? SHIP LINE. # THE FIRST-CLASS IRON STEAM? SHIP GOLDENHORN, H. C. Mo ' BEATH, commander, having a large portion of her cargo engaged and going on board, will meet with dispatch, For freight ol a few hundred bales Cotton to com - p?ete her loading, apply to ROBERT MURE k CO., November 7 0_Boyce k Co.'s Wharf. FAST FREIGHT LINE TO AND FROM BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON CITY, WILMINGTON, (DEL.) CINCINNATI, (0.) ST. LOUIS, (MO.) AND OTHER NORTHWESTERN CITIES. -r-i tm THE FAVORITE AND SWIFT ????'{ Screw Steamship FALCON, JESSIE " D. HORSEY, Commander, will sail for ? Baltimore on Wednesday, the 11th cd November, at 3 o'clock P. M., hom Pier No. 1. Union Wharves, making c?ose connections, and delivering freight to all points in connection promptly and at loa rales. Through Bills Lading given on Cotton to Boston. Insurance on Cotton, Bice, Domestics and General Merchandise, by the steamships of this lise, li per cent. The steamship CARROLL will follow on regular day. For Freight or passage, apply to COURTENAY k TRENHOLM, November 9_3_Union Wharves. FOR NEW YORK. REG ULAR LINE EVERY THURSDA Y. PASSAGE REDUCED TO 815. THE STEAMSHIP SARAGOSSA, Captain CE o WELL, will leave Van derhorst's Wharf, on Thur.day, November 12, at - o'clock. Bil's Lading, accompanied by Tax Receipts or Certificates, must positively be handed in at our Onice by Six o'clock on Wednesday Evening. November 9 RAVENEL ii CO., Acenta. NEW YORK AND CHA R LES l ON STEAMSHIP LINE. FOR NEW TORE. THE SPLENDID SIDE WHEEL STEAMSHIP CHARLESTON, BEB? ET, Commander, wil leave Ad ger's Wharf on Tuesday, the 10th inst,, at Three o'clock P. M. Thc Steamers of this Line insure at three-quarter per cent. lor Freighter Passage, having splendid Cabin ac? commodations, apply to JAMES ADGfcTt i CO., . Corner Adcr'x Wharf and East Maj (Up Stairs). jfJS* Tho MANHATTAN will follow on Saturday, 14th instant, at jrvur P. M. November f 2 FOR PHILADELPHIA. -?5,T THE STEAMSHIP PROMS SBBM THEUf, Captain A. B. GHAT, will leave North Atlantic Wharf Tues? day, 10th inst, a.half-pa--t EloT^n A M. For freight apply to JOHN k THEO. GETTY, November 1 Agents. TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH CHARLESTON EN ROU IE TO FLOBIDA, AIKE N .fc/f*"*^ AL? o'her places, should not fal y^^i?']$'AZ *o lay in their supplies of PROVIS ??M??dtfM IONS, CLARETS. CHAMPAGNES,. ^?3r?Za?=Sw CORCIAI-S, BRANDIE-'. WHIS? KIES, WINES. CANNED MEATS, SOUPS, ic. Pates of Wild Game and Devilled Ham for Sand? wiches and Luncheons. &o?Send for a catalogue. WM. S. CORWIN k CO., No. 275 King-street, Between Wentworth and Beaufaln, Charleston, S. C. Branch of No. 930 Broadway, Corner 20th street, New York. October28 STEAM TO LIVERPOOL. CALLING AT QUEENSTOWN. THE INMAN LINE. SAILING SEMI-WEEKLY, carrying the U, Xfliffity** 9- Mails, consisting of the following i id m\mw H teamer?: CITY OF PARIS, CITY OF BALTIMORE, CITY OP WASH INO ION, CITY OF BOSTON Sailing every Saturday and every alternate Monday. at 1 P.M., from Pier No. 45 North River, New York. RATES OF PASSAGE. DI THE MAIL STE AME S 8 SAILING ETEBT SATURDAY. Payable in Gold. | Payable In Currency. 1st Cabin.$100 i Steerage.$8 1st Cabin lo London. .105 Steerage to London... 8 1st Cabin to Paris_115 | Steerage to-Paris.4 Passage by the Monday s te uni-rs-First Cabin 890 gold; Steerage S30; payable in U. S. currency. Rates of Dassagc from New York to Halifax; Cabin $30, Steerage, $10; payable ic gold. Passengers also lorwarded to Havre, Homburg, Bremen, kc, ?'tmoderate rates. Steerage passage from Liverpool and Queenstown, HO currency. Ticket? can be bought here by per. 6ons sendinu. for their friends. For further information apply at the Company' offices. JOHN G. DALE, Agent, No. 15 Broadway, New York. June 4 timo PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMFY*! TH SOCOH Ll>i? TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FREIGHT AND PASSAGE AT GREATLY RS RV CED RATES/ STEAMERS OF THE ABOV1 line leave Pier No. 42, North River, foot of Canal-street. New York, a 12 o'clock noon, of the 1st, 9th, 16tb and 24th of every month (except when these dato! fall on Sunday, then the Saturday preceding). Departure of 1st and 24th conuect at Panama with steamers for South Pacific and Central American ports. Those of 1st touch at Manzanillo. Departure of 9th ot each month connects with the new steam line from Panama to Australia and New Zealand. Steamship CHINA, leaves San Francisco, fo Chita and Japan, December 3. No California steamers touch at Havana, but go direct from New York to AsptnwaU. One hundred pounds baggage free to each adult. Medicine and attendance tree. For Passage Tickets or further information apply at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the wharf, foot of Canal-street, North River, New York. March 14 lyr F. R. BABY, Agent FOR PA LAT K \. FLORIDA, VIA SAVANNAH, FKRNANDINA, JACKSONVTLL E AND ALL LANDINGS ON THE ST. JOHN'S BIVEB. m .^T^fc. THE STEAMER CITY POINT ??H??gS?(1100 tous burthen), Captain W. T. MONELTT, will leave South Atlantic Wharf every Tuesday Niyht at 9 o'clock, and Savannah every Wednesday Afternoon, at 3 o'clock, tor the above places. Returning, will leave Savannah for Charleston every Sunda', Mornit g, lt 8 o'clock. All frfici't o 'yable on the wharf. Goods lelt on tho wharf after sunset will be stored at expense and risk of owners. J. D. AIKEN i CO., Agents, Octobers South Atlantic Wharf [ONE TRIP A WEEK.] CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH STEAES. PA 'KET LINK, VIA BEAUFORT,HILTON HEAD ANT BLUFFTON STEAMER PILOT BOY.Capt. W. A. VADE?. STEAMER FANME.Capt. FENN BECK rr-?e?w ONE OF THE ABOVE STEAMSR8 5jS will leave Charleston every Tuesday Morning, at 7 o'clock, and Savannah ever Thursday Morning, at 7 o'clock. For Freight or passage, apply to J.-HN FERGUSON, .lime 29 Accommodation Wharf. FOR WRIGHT'S BLUFF, AND ALL LANDINGS ON THE S AN IEE RIVER. _jr-^. THE STEAMER MARION, CAP ka^Y^mi? 1 *T>i J- T. FOSTER, is receiving Freight a: Accommodation wb?rf, and wtll leave To-Morrow (Wf duesdav) Night, the 11th instant Apply to * JOHN F1RGUSON. November-10 2