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VOLUME VT.-NUMBER 940.] CHARLESTON, S. C., THURSDAY MORMNG, SEPTEMBER '?t 1868. EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK BY TELEGRAPH EUROPE. A MONARCHY XS SPAIN"-DEATH OP BABON JAMES ROTH SCHILD. MADREO, November 16.-There waa an im? mense demonstration on Saturday in favor of & monarchy. Fifty thousand persons were pres? ent. Oloyaza, Martos, Serrano, Prim and To? peto spoke, and much enthusiasm was mani? fested. PARIS. November 16.-Baron James Roths? child, the head of the house, is dead; WXSSJXGIOX. SETENTJE AFFAIRS- COMPTROLLER 'S REPORT ARCHITECT'S REPORT-GRANT DOES NOT FOR* -GIVE-PRINTERS. WASHINGTON, November 16.-John T. Smythe has been appointed Supervisor of tho Northern District of New York. Secretary McCmoch has ordered the dis? missal of twelve inspectors from the Philadel? phia customhouse. Mcculloch and Rollins had a long interview to-day. Several supervi-ore will be appointed to-morrow. The Comptroller of the'. Currency recom? mends the redemption, of national bank notes in New York, and prohibiting the payment of interest on bank balances by banks in the City of New York. The report contains the usual statistical information, showing the condition of the banks, the amount of taxes paid, lawfcl money in reserve, &c. Twelve banks have or? ganized since the last report, nineteen are winding up, and four have failed. ?Schofield has returned. The supervising architect of the Treasury Department in his annual report urges the de? cision by Congress of the disput? about the New Orleans Mint, which he denounces as an unsightly and half-finished mass of masonry. He also urges the purchase of the Battery at New York, and the erection of appraisers stores, and ultimately of a new customhouse, which the necessities of the merchants already demand. Gen. Badeau, of Gen. Grant's stn fi*, stated to-day, in answer to a question as to whether Gen. Grant intended to be. present at the dinner to be given by Attorney General Evarts, that it depended on whether Secre? taries Mcculloch and Welles, or Postmaster General Randall, would be among the guests, as the President elect did not wish to meet either of those gentlemen. Rollins has issued the strongest orders to guagers about stamping and branding whiskey barrels. Neglect will lead to immediate dis? missal. A large number of printers have recently arrived seeking places in the Government prin?Dg offices, but enough are already en? gaged to answer any business demands in the tature. Florida- The Huddle-Colored Candi? date for Congress. TALLAHASSEE, November 16.-At a meeting of the Supreme Court on "Wednesday next, Governor Reed will apply for a quo warranto against Gleason, to show by what right he holds the office of Lieutenant Governor of Florida. Governor Reed claims that Gleason was ineligible when be qualified, not having been a cuizen of the State three years as required by the constitution. There is in type, to be issued to-morrow, a circular in the interest of Saunders, .au inde? pendent colored" candidate for Congress, pur? porting to be issued by " The unterrified tiger committee of the Republican party of Florida." It is signed by some fifteen prominent colored politicians, and calls for the hearty support of voters in the'coming election, which is to take place December 29th. . . Earthquake at Elizabeth, New Jersey. NEV YORK, November 16.-Four distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Elizabeth, N. J., last night, at a quarter-past ..ten o'clock. The shooks lasted only twenty-seconds. Chairs, tables, beds and other articles of furniture swayed to and fro. Condensed News by Telegraph. Thomas Armstrong, of the firm of Arrus Btsong, Cator & Co., Baltimore, died yester? day, aged ninety years. The North Carolina Legislature met yester? day, but adjourned until to-day for want of a quorum in the Senate. Governor Holden will send in his message to-day. THE MONCRIEFF BATTERY.-The new method of working and protecting guns of heavy cal? ibre, invented by Captain Moncrieff, of Eng? land, is attracting great attention in that coun? try. The (tun is treated by bim exactly as if it were a rifle. He goes back to the primitive system of defence, and asks for a simple earth parapet only, by means of which he promises to afford us an almost perfect protection. And this is how he accomplishes his object. He mounts his gun on a small carriage, which rests upon a pair of curved iron elevators or rockers. Under the forepart of these rockers he places a counterweight, slightly in excess of ute weight of the gun. We will for the mo? ment suppose the gun to bo loaded and ready to fire. It is now en barbette, the counter? weight being at the bottom of, the system, the gun at the top and looking over the parapet. The weight being heavier than the gun,- the system remains in this position until the gua is fired, when the force of recoil disturbs the equilibrium, re co ls the gun backward upon its elevators, and raises the counterweight. By thia act oz recoil thc- gun becomes lowered behind the parapet, and being here held by a simple mechanical contrivance, it is ready tor loading, gun, carriage, counterweight and ele? vators being completely hidden from the ene? my. It is the rifle over again. Up to fire; down to load. When the loading is accom? plished, the catch is released, the superior weight of the counterweight brings it down and raises the gun into the firing position, whence, alter delivering its fire, it again re? treats. TOUCHING INSTANCE OF CHILDISH DEVOTION. Three children in New Brunswick got ?stray. One was about B?X years of age, the oth?is four and three, lt was a wild region, and in wild weather, and at the edge of sight. From signs, it seems that the six-year old soon felt sure there was no hope of their being found, or finding themselves that night, and so it took measures at once for the safekeeping of its h ttl? ones. Putting tbom in the most shel? tered nook it could find, it then stripped away the most of its own garment to put on them, oed set out to gsther dry sea-weed and brush to cover them up in aod defend them. Quite a quantity of this had been gathered and piled about the babes into a sort ot a nest, and there they lay when the people found them, still alive; but the six-year old matron and martyr lay cut on the shore dead of the cold-lay be? side tho last pile of brush it had been able to gather, but was not able to bring in. -The Germans in the United States, accord? ing to the Wenaus of I860, number 1,301,135, divided arnon? the principal States as follows : i New York, 2"G,252; Ohio. 168.210; PeDnsvlvania, 138,2?; Illinois, 130,804; Wisconsin, 123,879; Missouri, ?8,487; Indiana, 66,705. The Ger? mans io the principal cities are distributed as follows : New York, 119,977; St. Louis, 50,510; Cincinnati, 43,911; Philadelphia, 43,639; Balti? more, 32.608; Chicago, 22,227; New Orleans, 19,729; Boston.. 3202. THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. SECOND DAT-MONDAY. NOVEMBER IC, 18C8. [REPORTED OFFICIALLY FOB THE SEWS.] Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Al? dermen met at 12 o'clock, noon. Present The Mayor; Aldermen Potter, Cunningham, Lindstrom, Dereef, Wall, Olney, Honour, Whilden, Voigt, Howard, McKinlay, Marshall, Moore, Cade-14 members. . The Mayor announced a quorum. The proceedings of the previous day's ses? sion were read by Mr. Moroso, one ot the sec? retaries, ?nd, on motion, confirme J. The Mayor then read the following commu? nication : CHARLESTON, S. C., November 16,1363. To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of thc City of Charleston : GENTLEMEN-The undersigned most respect? fully beg leave to inform your honorable body that they aro informed and believe that they were, piirsiiant to law. duly elected on Tues? day, November 10,1868, to the offices set op? posite their respective names; that said result of said election has been duly communicated by the Managers of Elections to his Honor the Mavor. The undersigned therefore respectfully pray that their election be officially declared accord? ing to law, and they bo all J wed to qualify and take their seats, aa thoy now announce they ira readv and waiting to do. GTLBEhT PILLSBURY, Mayor. ED WD. P. WALL. Alderman Ward No. 7. L. T. PUTTER. Alderman Ward No. 4. G. L CUNNINGHAM, Alderman Ward No. 4. H. H. COLLINS, Alderman Ward No. C. JAS. F. GREEN, Alderman Ward No. L E. W. M. MACKEY, Alderman Ward No. 2. - WAL MCKINLAY, Alderman Ward No. 2. ROBT. HOWARD, Alderman Ward No. 8. P. M. THORNE. Alderman Ward No. 5. M. BROWN, Alderman Ward No. 6. T. R. SMALL, Alderman Wald No. 8. L. F. WALL. Alderman Ward No.-5. I W. B. H. HAMPTON, Alderman Ward No. 4. T. J. MACKEY, Alderman Ward No. 3. : DAVID BARROW, Alderman Ward No. 3. : The Mayor said he supposed the object of the memorial was to establish right of the J claimants, and if he heard of no objection it : j would be received as information. I No objection bein? made, the memorial was 1 so received, and the Mayor announced the j board ready to proceed to business. Mr. Corbin, on behalf of the claimants, ' aroso and announced that the counsel for the ( parties opposed to the protest had associated j with them the Hon. C. C. Bowen. < The Mayor then signified the readiness of ] the board to hear anything thc connsel on 1 either side might have to submit. I < Whereupon, Mr. Corbin read tb3 following j answer to the protest : f 2b (he Acting Board of Aldermen: Gilbert Pillsbury, J. F. Green, E. W. M. J Mackey, David Barrow, T. J. Mackey, Richard Holloway, R. Hampton, L. Wall, P. Thorn, M. L H. Collins, Malcolm Brown and T. Smalls, by . their attorneys, D. H. Chamberlain, C. C. , Bowen and D. T. Corbin, appearing in response j and for answer to the protest of J. B. Camp bell and others asrainst the election of Mayor . add Aldermen, held on the 10th dav of Novem- i b??r, A. D. 1868, do say : 1. That tho Acting Board of Aldermen ought t not to receive or entertain said protest for c want of jurisdiction; said protest Becks to set ; aside and hold utterly void au election held in l {rarauance of an act entitled "An act to provide < or the election of the offioore.of the incorporat? ed cities and towiiB in tho State of 8outh Caro- _ Ima," passed September 23, A. D. 1838. And no authority or jurisdiction is conferred npon f the Acting Board of Aldermen to entertain or i decide snch a question. v 2. The Acting Board of A'dermen h%v? juris- j diction only il)- "When the election of ? ma- , jority of the persons voted for is contested; or . (2), the managers are charged with illegal c conduct." (See act.) Hence thoy not ouly ? onght not to entertain said protest as saet?, c but ought not to enter, ai ti it as a ooutcst of c the election of any person or persons to office, a because as such it mr.kes ont no caso within ? the jurisdiction of the Board of Aldermen, viz: c It does not set forth the names of the persons t voted for, or the names of a majority of the t persons voted for, or tho names ot the persons { whose election is contested, or that tho "man- c agers" havebeen guilty of "illegal conduct." i 3. The first, second, third, fourth and fifth ? grounds of protest cannot bo entertained ex- a cept as grounds of contest of election of par- e ties to be named. _ They are ill-timed, and cannot be entertain- \ ed till it is made to appear in an authentic c and official manner that Gilbert Pillsbury re- c ceived a majority of votes cast and for what of- T fice, and that a majority of the Aldermen, and j who, "reported to have received a majority of ? votes cast," did actually so receive a majori- v ty of votes cast. c 4. As to the sixth ground of protest, "That v the Board of Managers were never organized f according to law," it is submitted that tho law L] neither provides for nor requires auy organi- a zalion of the Board of Managers. They were U appointed and organized under the act entitled t "An act providing for tho next general election v and tho manner of conducting the same," * passed September 3?6:h, A. D. 1868. And " the act, under which this election was held. p makes no additional or other organization. Thc ? language of the law is, ihey "?re hereby au- a thonzed and required to conduct tho elections r, herein provided for." ? 5. As to tho seventh ground of protest, ? "That the result of tho election lias never been t ascertained by the Managers of Elections as a a Board," it is submitted that there is no pro- 9 vision of law that requires t rat the ,;result of the election should be ascertained bv tho u Managers of Elections as a Board." The i Managers of Elections, appointed and organ- ^ ized under the General Election law for the u precincts within the corporate limits of the 0 City of Charleston, constituted fourteen sep- j, arate and independent "boards," and as such n they conducted, and "were required to con- " duct," the election; as such they were required ti "to meet at ten o'clock A M., on the day sue- ^ ceeding tte election," and "proceed to count ^ the votes," and "transmit? their report of thc v same in .*, sealed envelope to the acting Mavor ?j of the city." " u 6. As t? the eighth ground of protest, "That c the reports of the managers of the several j, precincts were separately and independently , transmitted to the Mayor," it is submitted, as ? a matter of law, that this is precisely as they D onght to have done, and hence can afford no D ground of complaint or protest. 7. As to the ninth ground of protest, "That \? the ballots, after being countsd, were not pre- e served, but were, in many cases, actually de- n stroyed,"it is submitted,"without confessing n or denying the allegation, that there is no pro- ^ vision of law requiring the ballots, "attar being ], counted," to be preserved, or prohibiting their 8 destruction, hence the fact is immaterial and 0 is no ground of complaint or protest. 8. As to the tenth ground of protest, "That e the ballots were carried to the Mayor's offico n and left there in open boxes," it is submitted, B without confessing or denying the allegation, ? that it is immaterial; that there is no law L touching the matter, and the doing or not do- c ing ol the act complained of con furnish no j, ground of protest. v For the reasons herein set forth, and for that ? the said protest is irregular, uncertain and in- t sufficient in law, it is respectfully asked that t thc sime be held for naught and be dismissed, a andthererult of tho election of Novomber 10th, r A. D. 1838, be forth ..?th declared according to ? law. D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, ? C. C. BOWEN, D. T. CORBIN, t Attorneys for Gilbert Pillsbury, et al. t Mr. Corbin said this paper was presented by c the counsel for claimants in the nature of a t plea to the jurisdiction' .of the court, and i it was the duty of this body to decide t that question which ia first raised. It i ?3 also IT: the nature of a demurrer, and of 1 an answ.r to each one of the ground-* of pro- s test from beginning to end. It was one of 1 those preliminary papers in a trial which must 1 be passed upon, and which tliev (the claimants) i desire pa -sed t- pou br this boord befo: e they 1 entered into any testimony. If the positions i taken in this paper were sustained, as the t claimants thought they should bo, then it 1 would preclude the taking of anv testimony, t Il the board decided that this plc?, is law, and I the law of th3 case, then it brought them the irresistible conclusion stated on tho la pise of the answer, that the protest is Irres; lar and insufficient in law, and should be d: missed. The counsel for the claimants respct fully asked therefore that this plei might considered at ouce, and that they be hex upon the subject. If the counsel on the oth side proposed to bo heard, they were willing hear any suggestion in advance a3 to tho moi of procedure. Mr. C. Richardson Miles, ct the counsel, c behalf of the protestants, said that they a ceoted the proposition of the counsel for tl claimants that this paper should be put in i a plea, answer and demurrer, and they pr< posed to so consider it ; not aa any one. but t an answer, a plea to the jurisdiction and demurrer to the sufficiency of the protei which is in tho nature of a declaration. The Brooosed to consider it in that shape. Th oard had already determined lo consider th protest, and waa then sitting by virtue of th resolution unanimously adopted at the firs meeting. Mr. Miles then read the resolution as fo lows : ,. _ Resoled, That it is the duty of -his Hone tho Mayor and Council to appoint an earl day to verifv the ballotings in the variou wards as legally required-to take imder oat evidences of fraud and other illegal act sai to have been practiced in thc recont municipa elections, and in all needful ways lu conforr to thc Act of Assembly as an indispensabl preliminary to an official annunciation of th Under that resolution the board had adopt ed rules and organized. Under it counsel ha been appointed in pursuance of their rules t appear in behalf of the protestants aDd coun selia behalf of tho claiman-s. A motion i made to ir i vc counsel time to appear, and th board adjourned to meet again for the pur pose of hearing the case. When agaii assembled as a board, a paper is roai and admitted without objection, whicl contains an answer to the various allega tioii6 of the protest seriatim. At the sam time they incorporate therein a plea to th< jurisdiction of the boaid, and also a demurre is to the sufficiency of the mattors charged ii the protest. Upon tho discussions of thi questions thus raised the conuscl for thc protestants were prepared to enter. lt might o-? well understood that he felt op pressed with the sense of the deep responsi bility involved, sustained though he was by tb< respectful confidence placed in him by his fe! low-citizens. He etood there not only for himsalf, as a etti zen of Charleston, he stood there to speak no I only for the fifteen hundred citizens whose aames appeared on that roll, and who, as hit Honor well remarked, in a word, repr?sent?e the character, intelligence and loree ot this community, but he stood there in the name ol the law which had been violated. He stood there in thc support or that order which had been trampled nnaer foot. He stood there in thc same of something higher than that. He stood there having the responsibility upon him of rais? ing Lis voies in behalf of that liberty at which a deadly blow had been aimed. Nay more, il oossible, there is something stronger than chat-stronger than law, it might be asked ? i'es; he stood there for the maintenance of civil society, which is involved in this issue. Self-preservation brought every man to find its place to-day and arraign himself on ono side or the other, for the issue is whether wo ive in a civilized community, in social order ivhether there is any tribunal which can enforce be mandates or law and preserve order. This community hai recently gono through ?cenes which havo agitated it to tho very bot .om, and the surging waves of which are still (welling around us-scenes which may have c-een seen six and thirty years ago-the imago )f which may exist in tho memorv of thoso who larticipated m tho florae conflict whicb thon ont this community in twain, but which never iavo boon cnictcd since until within tho last en days. What has boen tho spectacle in this me of the first elections held nuder thc new Constitution of South Carolina? What meets ts at the threshold of that constitution ? Vhat are we to look for under it ? This constitution solemnly rocogniz's tho lecessity of protection to the people in all that lertains to safely, tranquility and good order, lad tho scenes we had j list gone through ?eon consistent with freedom? Had safety >een assured to every man, however great or ?owever humble ? Aro thc women and children, vhoso lives have been endangered by tho 'erv fears through which they have cone, se inred? His that tranquillity which th? con ititution declares as the primary' duty of evory ifficer to entone been secure? Let evory ulizcn answer. Lot him say whether, ins? pective of race or party, he did r.ot put his lead on his pillow the night succeeding the ?lection with a feeling of indol?iblo shame or tho scenes through -which we have >assed; that which is under a constitu ?onal government, and under a form ot gov? ernment profesaing to be Republican; tho pal? adins ol our liberties, that which is higher han the jury-box-tho ballot-box-has been urrounded by scenes which brought shams to ivery cheok in the community of a corni try irofessing to be free and civilized. Freedom ! Vas there freodom in thc Inct that no man ould go to the poll with the feeling that ho ould como away with his life safa? Security, rhen no man felt that if tie ventured to deposit tis ballot he niieht not be struck dow.i by thc land of thc ruffian; tranquility, when tho air ras reut by tho shrieks of an infuriated rowd, whose whole reason seems to have de larted from them in tho violence of their ury. But what is more, whon that most ireadful form of " all in which tyranny nd misrule can come, when it comes under he form of hw, when those who should bc he sacred ministers of justice, when those rho should be the protector ol' thc weak and .'ebie and right against all odds, aro those rho have prostituted thoir power to the vilest inposes of evil, when tho ann of law is it ?ol? laue the instrument of violence m : o >;?:-...-. ion, when that partisanship wh.c . ououlJ ause.on the threshold infltlouCua tho actions f thc very person whoso duty it, is to preserve he law inviolable, and he asea hia power for lie purpose ol violating the law which he was worn to preserve and protect. Theso are the ceues which have stirred up this*pcoplc. He spoke not so much ot individual instances, ccanse, to the honor of South C.irohtia, liere are abundant la wa upon our statute book rhich give protoctiou to thc citizen. Let it bo nderstood throughout thc length and breadth f this land that over.- act of interference witb.or atimidation of, a voter, is in itself a miademea or aud a crime uuder the law. Thc individuals rho have been guilty of this can and will bo nought to punishment. Our statute book eetn with laws upon the subject of preserving ho purity of elections, and enacting heavy lena?ties against all thosa who affect that ro? uit, either by force, bribory, fraud, cr any indue means. Each and every one of theao onstitutes a well-defined rrime for which an adividual is to be punished. So also heavy enalties against official misconduct are laid own in thc statute book. These crimes can iot be committed with impunity, because the arties can be brought to a heavy reckoning. Hedidnotspeak so much of the individual as te did of the spectacle of partisanship prcscnt l to our commuuity on that occasion, in thc lode of conducting thc election, when there was lOthing which waa evcrreadof or which tra? ction speaks but what was unblushingly pun? ished, and in tho face of day. When they saw cenca which they had read' of aa occurring in thor cities and States coming home for the irst time on the soil of South Carolina; scenes oact-ed under that constitution which guar ntecs to all safety and tranquilly which ;uarantees aro re-enacted iu thc deelara ion of rights which proceeds that iustiu nent, "that all elections shall be free and pen, and every inhabitant of this corn uotiwealth possessing tho qualifications pro? dded for under tliis constitution shall have ,n equal right to elect officers and be olectcd o fill public offices."' What could be stronger han thoso words, "all elections tshall b? free .nd o .ion ?" Moro than that-aa ?I* that was lot enough. [Hero counsel read section 33 of ho constitution relative to tho right of auf? rage.] Now, the position we occupy hore to-day is hat this constitution, thc fundamental law of he land, baa been violated in every line, iu ?very.word that bears upou thia subject, aud hat the election wo are proie3lin,' against was lot Iree aud open, because every inhabitant of he commonwealth did uot exercise, and was lot allowed to exercise, h\s right and unvi ege. But more than that, that tho right of luffra^e, instead of being protected against iribery. intimidation or improper conduct, las been subjected to bribery, intimidation md improper conduct ai every ata^e, and las, therefore, been a mockery under the "orms of law, which is tho most dreadful yranny to which a peop'e can bo subjected, e-ecause the Legislature which as-rmblcd uu Icr thai, constitution has declared, "that all Iaw3 on the subject of elections not expressly repealed, or expressly inconsistent wit enactments of the Gonoral Assembly am constitution, are still of force." He waB prepared with a body of law, the time came, to show that from the yea to the year 1858, the Legislature has agai again passed law upon law increaainf stringoncy of the law preserving the pur elections, and punishing all intimidad voters, or punishing any one who intel with tho freo exercise of the free wil free opinion. Large and ample powers be JU given to managers of election fo purpose of preserving order. He won prepared to show those laws are of for< day; that they have been violated, and tl is th3 investigation of these crimes whi tho ground of tho parties being here b the board to-day. He was prepared to be specific than this. When he spoke ol abuse of power, of official misconduct, h not intend to shelter himself under gem tics. We are here to-day, said h?, with spi charges. Ono of the scenes which was common va this community was to sec a of men, generally if not universally col men, designated with official badges, different colored ribbon, and some them with the printed words, "sp deputy sheriff," armed with clubs, attcn at every precinct, undertaking to sci uti each voter who cime to the polls; underta to demand and require from him the pro tion of tho ballot which he was about to dei in the box; undertaking to require him to a certain ballot in the box, and in nume cases preventing him from putting his b :n the b-x. Wc are prepared to show that who voted wore denounced by this body of in the mo.it violent language, and in n cases their lives imperilled. \Vo will also e that these deputy sheriffs were in cons communication with the managers, were i to receive instructions Crom them to bring taiu men to the polls, and that, these men \ seen to go armed with clubs, and enter boost which were defenceless women and child to drag forth mon to the polls and comm them to vote. They were seen to enter hoi holds in which there was no one who c mid fend the sanctity of his home. Tnis s; body of men came around tho pie cine ts, in tho name of law, in thc name of the she as officers of the law, declared that they A required by him to take charge of the" Bo of Managers and compel them to go. wi: they should dictate and to take them from precincts to the place where they shmld posit their boxes. We will show that th men claimed to act under the authority of sheriff. We are prepared to show, and wo challei contradiction, that the appointment of t body ot men was utterly illegal, was an outr; upon tho law, an outrage upon liberty and dor; and if we can prove that this materii altered or affected the result of the i lection is in itself a completo, thorough and adequ ground tor setting aside the whole election. Wo wis'.i to bo understood as stating this frankness and candor, so that our posit might be unmistakable. He contended tl the law itself has made complete provision the maintenance of order at the polls. 1 act of Assembly, which regulates general el tions and provides for the manner of condu tog then, declares that "the State consta and other peace officers of each c milty : hereby roquirod to bo present at the polls a Lo provont all interference with the manage and to seo that there is no interruption of go order." [Too counsel hero quoted the law i latin? to the conduct of elections.] The protestants, he said, would show tl iccordiug to these laws of South Carolina, v only in each one of them made specific, and misdemear-iirs punished with fine and irapr onmont, but also that they have provided apparatus for tho maintenance of peace, will be shown that the managers are thoi selves the custodians of the peace-that th ire empowered to appoint constables at ot product for the purpose of preserving ord< ind committing all those who disoboy ti )rd.-ra of tho managers. They were propar :o show by the law that with Uris apparatus ti ?heriff ol' tho county has nothing to do exco n tho ono putica 1er of executing processes nandates. They were prepared to show und lie law, gonoral and special, lhat the sheriff tn executive officer, that he is to execute lai 'ul processos, nnd arrest only when a proce s pat into his hands which authorizes him irrest; (hat if he arrests an individual Utachos his property for the purpose of con Delling attendance without lawful warrant, 1 ian be punished summarily by tao court fi iontempt. Counsel then road tho law definiu ho duty of sheriffs to arrest persons for mi lemeanora committed m his presence, fi reason or for felony upon probable and re? lonablo grounds. Counsel contonded that thoso persons upo vhoni tho BlicriLT devolved bia authority bi anio amenable to tho law for any illegal ac ?ommitted under cover of that authority, an t might be that some of thc outrages woul >o phouldered by tho personal responsibility < ?ha individual illegally appointed. lu tho faco of such *sceu?s, and in tho face t uich trampling under foot of all that was nt :essary for the maintenance of order in th ?ommunity, did it r^qtiiro an apology for th sxcitemout that ensued? Did it requin -n !Xcuso for tho attention they had given tin natter? Would not a lack of earnestness bc oken a lack or manhood ? Would not any on vho had the feelings of a man, and recognize ho sanctity ot homo, feel cravon if his blooi vas not stirred on such a call as this ? lt wa vith all tho earnestness which ho or au.vboJ, :ould show that they proved their devotion t' .nv and order, and their determination to dis dingo their duty as citizens. Counsel then alluded to the rogistratiot aw, which declares that in order to secure th( roe expression of all porsons qualified to vote ho Managers of Election shit ll, at a ccrtair ime, pr?vido for a complete registration, ant hat registration shall be' a condition pre .o ont, un essential condition of tho voter be ng allow jd to vote. Were they to say that i vas mithin T when they found that thia first irehtninary act, .to secure the free cxprcssioi >f the citizens of Charleston, waa interferet vith by this very body of men whom he hat :haracterized as violators ol' tho law ; thal vhon those who were charged with the con luct of tho election on one side addressed i respectful communication to the sherill laying that citizens were prevented from regis ot mg by this very body of men, he returns it vita tho taunt that he kuowa of no law which ?enders him amenablo to the citizens ol Charleston. Is any officer so high that ho is lot amenable to the humblest citizen for an nv rintrcmciit of the rights of tho citizen? He vould say thoy were not accustomed to such .espoused to our citizens, either in the city or "lille. They were entitled to a respecttulau iwer. Their communication was that that ?ody of men were violating the law, and were :laiming to act under authority of the sheriff. Thia was ono of the modes in which the pre lminary step to secure a free expression of ipinion'was carried out. But was that all? Who were allowed to re tister, and who were not allowed to register? they would bo prepared to show by the oaths if five geutlemen of us high respectability 0.3 :an be lound in Charleston that at one precinct wo hundred and sixty-seven persona register id, who registered and whoae names aro found ?egistered iu the second, third, fifth, six-b, md seventh precincts. They would be prepar? ed to show by the testimony of gentlemen of he same character anti respectability that one mildred and fifteen votes were deposited by Dersoiia not lawfully authorized to vote, be? muse they were not the peraous they claimed 0 bo, and were not residents of the precinct. They had secured to themselves the respect 'ul hearing of this board, and what was more )f this community and of this country, for thoir ..oice would go forth throughout the length md breadth of thc United States. Whatever night bo said of themselves or of their elec? tions, they were herc to-day to maintain the supremacy of the law, of the Constitution of he United States and tho Constitution of South Caro?nx. Tuey stood hero to-day the ihampions of freedom and the maintainers 0* law. Tliey wo aid be prepared to show, by a mass of testimony, that this registration, which was to secare the purity of thc election, ?hows hundreds and thousands of persons with illegal or unquestionably illegal votes, url thus they would securo one ground upon which thia matter will be carefully considered ind we?rnod. They would also show that when it came to the niore solemn art of depositing the ballot, ;it every one of thc fourteen precincts a large number ot' votes were depoiitud which were il? legal because thc persons were not qualified to vote, either because ih^y were not citizens of tho United Slates, not citizens of the State, not residents of tho Stute for twelve months, or not residents of the precincts for sixty dave. They would have a mass of matter, whicli this board would have to consider. We will show, said Hie counsel, by testimony, that citizens who were shown io bc entitled to vote have been excluded, and they would thus establish another ground upon which claim that this elec ion is illegal. They \ show by a great mass of testimony tba election was not free and open; that maoy not allowed to vote because actual fore employed to exclude them; that they driven by threats of violence and intimid from the polls, and that ballots were abstri from others by force. Wo will also show ballots were taken from the hands of vote: fraudulent means, and others substitute! them. Whon we have shown ell this, wi have shown that the election is utterly in lar, illegal and void. These were matters which met the ey every citizen. Every one. to some extent, instances of these illegalities and irregular brought home to his attention. The counsel then said that they would only show the election to be illegal and upon the grounds they had already stated, that it has been illegal from beginning to and that every step of the procesa lins be departure from, if not a distinct violatioi law. In the first place they would con that the election as prescribed hy law tc conducted has never had existence, bees tho requisites of the law had not been c plied wtth. They would contend that the of 1808, declaring and providing for the gen election and declaring the mode in whicl shall be conducted, expressly makes it duty of the Governor to appoint commiss ern of election. It makes it the duty of tl commissioners to nominate or appoint mr gera for each of the precincts, only provld that thero shall bo at least ono precinct each ward of thc City of Charleston. In dition to this tho law expressly requires t the commissioners of election so appoin shall organize as a board, and that thc ma g'.rs shall orgauizj as a board, and shall el a chairman. This organization for elect cou.iacl coutended was not unfamiliar to ; ono who knows anything of the manner which elections have been heretofore c ducted in South Carolina. The next question was, how did the man ers discharge their duty? They would si that the illegalities and irregularities ot rn: of the managers themselves is a ground vitiating the election. But after all th scenes which he had commented upon t passed, they name to tho time when thc cc munity was agitated by tho result of the fear contest through which they had passed-wh thc attention of every mau had been calhd the subject, and when, of all others, the mi agers should have been most scrupulous in t discharge of their duty; and there they wo; bo prepared to maintain that, according to t law ot 18C8, tho managers refused to com] with its requirements. They did 1 count the votes in thc manner pi vided tor by law. Tho act declai that thc managers of elections shall meet i the days succeeding each election at sot proper place within the corporate limits of t city or town and proceed to count tho v-;t< They would contend that the law distinctly a: I emphatically directs that the managers, as , board, should moot at some place and count tl votes, under oath. They would contend th j the managers Were never so sworn; that in t couuting of tho votes they wore guilty of irre ularity by allowing the votes to be counted unauthorized persons, and therefore prever ing tho managers from giving official stat ments of tho results. They would show th the managers never have, in accordance wi the law, transmitted their report, but, on tl contrary, fourteen individ?alo have transmits to his Honor tho Mayor papers purporting be tho result of the election. Thc report whi< the law prescribes is a single report of the r suit of the election, it matters not wheth there be four precincts or forty-four. But, ii stead of all this, there has been no meeting < the managoi'8, no counting, no report tran mitted to tho Mayor under seal, and, therefor every preliminary which tho act rcquiroa ht failed to havo been complied with. They would, in pursuance of the act, sho that tho case upon which they have arose upoi that investigation which had brought thei lhere to-day. To strip this matter of the pn tost of all technicalities, thc viow which thc maintained with regard to tho Municipal elei tion is this : that when all tho rcquisions c tho law havo been complioJ with, and th elections shall have been held according t law; when tho managers shall have mc according to law, taken tho required oath; couuted tho votes as pt escribed by law, ascor t.lined tho result in tho manner prescribed b law, transmitted the result in the manner prc scribed by law, to wit : in a sealed envelope t< tho acting Mayor of thc city; in that case thi Mayor, on opening that paper, ia simply ti perform tho function of declaring tho result the>6 being no dispute. But supposo tho case of an election of i Mayor and eighteen Aldermen, anil thc eloctio: declared aud pronounced in tho city, and one of thc Aldeimcn is protested against on thc ground that he did not rocoive a majority o tho votes as declared by the Mayor. Wh.il would b j tho result ? Thc Mayor elected^ and Aldermen constituting a majority, orgamze and decide on tho qualification of "such mern ber protested against in the same mannner as the House of Representatives ot tho State ol South Carolina or tho Congress of the United States decido upon thc qu ihlication ot their members. But supposo thc managers aro charged with illegal conduct, would tho law prescribe that parties should go through tho ridiculous form of a protest, and tho managers have the power to decidj on tho illegalities of thoir own con? duct? Certainly not. Such a form would be useless and a mockery. ?So it would bo if the law made a majority of a Board of Aldermen, whose election was protested, judges of their own caso. Houco, it was noc'ssary that some tribunal should be designated which should try tho caso and have tue jurisdiction under certain circumstancos. This is committed to tho acting ?oard of Aldermen of cities and towns. If the election of a majority ot the Aldormen is objectod to, or if tho legality ot thc whole election ia diaput: 1 or the managers are charged with ?Ho :.. u duet; if tho Mayo: had the pow j.- .i opon that single envelope, and aunounce tne result before Tho illegalities wcro investigated, that single act would destroy the very court which the law has decided should try the case. The moment tho Mayor proclaims tho election those he proclaims elected are entitled to their seats, and tho acting Board of Aldermen have ceased to oxist. For the Mayor simply to tako the fourteen differor.t returns of thc* mana? gers and declare their, as the result, would bo to destroy the board which the law prescribes to try a case where the seats of a majority of tiloso elected are contented, or where a protest is made against thc illegalities of the wholo election. To give such a construction to the act would be to make the Legislature guilty of au absurdity. When the protest was prepared for the pur? pose of submitting it to the Managors of Elec? tion, as a board, and declaring to tliom that thc election was illegal and void on account of tho various frauds, and demanding of them that they should not transmit any report, wo wo learned for tho first time that there was no such body in existence whom wc could address, hut that at least seven had handed in papors claiming to be official returns. We denied the right of these parties to transmit these papers, and took thc ground that that transmission was irregular, that tho Mayor could take no notice ot it, and that the returns wero not made in accordance with hw, and contended that tho result should not be declared until an opportunity was given tho protestants to bo heard before this tribunal. Counsel contended, then, that tho investiga? tion of this caso was placed in the hands of this board; that the returns and ballots wero to bo examined by them alono, .md the ques? tion decided before any result can bo declared. Thc next question was whether thc managers, hiving failed to perform their duty, the board could perform theirs. A necessary preliminary to the announcement of tba election would bo the examination of the ballots. lu that connec? tion they submitted and chimad that the very act read declares that m tho event of a chal? lenge of the legality of the conduct of the man? agers, and the challenge of the election of a majori tv of the persons voted for, thn bal? lots shall be examined with tho return?, or thc returns examined together w.th tho ballots, and that they must have these returns so made compared with the ballots. Yo do this they must have satisfactory proof of thc legal custody of those ballot-? from the* time thc boxes were sealed, for the purpose of counting them, to the moment they wore opened by this body. They must have legal evidence of thc lawfiil custody of these ballots from the time tho seals were brokeu to the j present time, from th?* hour to the very day and thc very minute until they were opjued by this hoard. They must bo satisfied by tho evi? dence that these "are thc ballots which thc hw requires this board to examine. There must be proof showing their history from one mo? ment to another, and that they never passed out of the official custody of the managers un tu tney come omciauymto rnecum/juv 01 mo Mayor, and from the Mayor to the board. In conclusion the counsel said he had, at the outset, stated that first which was patent to every citizen, and which was the i eal ground upon which they claim that this was an election conducted in euch a manner as to ren? der it utterly nugatory and void. But when they came to the investigation of the case then it would seem to be proper to begin with a comparison of the returns with the ballots and then to lind whether all the essential requisites of tho lo w have been complied with by the man? agers, which would enable the Mavor to declare the result. If that ia not sufficient the board should consider those particular instances of illegalities which he had cited here a? having vitiated the election, and then when all these ire disposed of, to consider the testimony. They were ready to show ihat a number bf specific votes were cast illegally, and that the lumber of legal votes excluded exceeded the majority of the persons voted for at this elec? tion. Th is ho considered as an orderly mode of eonductine the case. They had taken this jourse deliberately and advisedly, because they ?vero hero for thc purpose of showing daylight ;o thc country, for ?bowing to the world what ;hey believed to be their rights, and their power to maintain them. He felt it would be leedless to make an appeal to anybody to .ouse thom to a sense of tho responsibility de rolving upon them, because every one must 'eel that it is a question whether there shall be law, whether there shall be naintonance of life, libertry and property, >r whether we shall be resolved into hat elementary condition in which every inn whilo he has his life must protect it with lis own arm. This, said he, is the question, [s this to be a community which shall be ;overned by law, or is it to be a community in vhich tho constituted authorities declare they u-e incapable of protecting every citizen, ?owevor humble or however powerful? We ire hero with no weapons but those which the aw give ns, with no means of enforcing mr rights, but to sec that the laws are strictlv (bayed. I believe thai; every man who signed hat protest, signed it under the conviction that ie was doing his duty to tho laws, to his wife md children, and also believe that every man vho signed it is wilhng, if need be, to lay down lia hfe for the maintenance of those rights, it is for you, gentlemen, to say, by your dods? on, whether the maintenance of those rights s sufficiently protected by the tribunals of the aw, or whether the citizens outside shall be nvitcd to their own protection. If there is my ono who feels that in tho position I hold I vould not be thankful to escape from it. he loes me injustice; for while I would not dare o shrink from it, I would not dare to aspire to t. While I feel thankful for the confidence >f my fellow-citizens who have requested me o take upon myself this barden. 1 feel it is by io means an enviable position to hold. But he great issue involved is dearer than every hing I hold, and in comparison with which ife is nothing. I therefore appeal to the board br a calm deliberation of tho law, so as to en tble you to decide this matter according to ightfand I hope it will never go forth to the vorld that in the time-honored old City of Charleston, which has always been noted for rood, orderly, quiet, law-abiding citizens, that inder the revolution which has swept away dinost every landmark thero is not left enough if the old spirit to secure justice, right and air dealing. Thero never nae been a time in he City of Charleston when an appeal to that icnse of right ever failed to make every man ibandon party, everything, ana come "up for he maintenance of law and order. And I lever will believe, until wrung from me by the icern necessity of the case, that this city has oat, or can lose, that quality of justice and ight. Therefore, we aro here fearlessly to iross and boldly to consider what we maintain ,o be right. We therefore submit that the Act of Asf em? ily under which you aro convoned, passed on he 25th of September, 1868, with the reaolu ion passed by your body, and which with tho ules your body adopted on Saturday for your rovernauce in the investigation of the election, lemaud that the first step which shall be taken iv your board in pursuance of the investigation ifthis case, in tho language of the act, shall ie that thc returns of the election, together rith thc ballots, shall be examined by you as tn Acting Board of Alderman, aod we ask that hat step be now taken. Mr. Corbin nex' addressed the Council, pro enting as briefly as possible the argument in avor of the c'.u'mints, and specially pressing he objection to ibo jurisdiction. Mr. Barker replied, and a desultory discus ion ensued, participated in by Messrs. Mem uinger, Miles, Corbin, Barker aud Bowen. Alderman Whilden then moved that Council iroceed to thc examination of the ballots in ccordanco with tho resolution of Alderman reddings already adoptod. Alderman McKinlay (colored) moved to meud by striking out all aftor the word "re oioed." and inserting "coasidor the plea to he jurisdiction." On motion of Alderman Deroof (colored), cconded by Alderman Potter, this amendment ras laid on the table. The qusation was then taken on the original notion of Alderman Whilden, and decided in he affirmative. Aldormvn Whilden moved that Council now djourn, to meet to-morrow, at ll A. M., and hat tho daily sittings of tho board be from ll L M. to 3 J?. M. The motion was agreod to. Council then adjourned. W. H. SMITH, Clerk of Council. J?ltimorc Jl?Dertiscmtntfi. DIANOS! PIANOS!! i OLD MEDAL FOR 1868 HAS JUST BEEN AWARDED TO CHAS. M. STLEFF FOR THE BEST PIANOS NOW MADE, OVER BALTIMORE, PHILADEL? PHIA AND NEW YORK PIANOS. _ yrricE AND WAREROOM. NO. 7 N. LIBERTY STREET, ABOVE BALTIMORE-STREET, BALTIMORE, Mci. STIEFF'3 PIANOS HAVE ALL THE LATES1 mproTomcnt, including the Agraffe treble, ivory routs, and the Unproved French Action, fully war ?anted for five years, with privilege of exchange within twelve months if not entirely satisfactory tc purchaser. Second-handed Pianos and Parlor Or ;?us always on hand from $50 to $300. REFERS EH WHO HAVE OUR riAh'OS IK CSE: General Bobert E. Lee, Lexiugtou, Va. General Robert Rjnsotn, Wilmington, N. C. General D.H. Hill, Charlotte, M. C. Governor John Letcher, Lexington, Va. Meuers. R. Burwcll A Hons, Charlotte, N. 0, Fe nale Seminary. ". " . C. li. Iliddick, Female College, Eittrell's Spring?, S. C. Bishop Wilmer, New Orleans, La. Max Strakobch, Italian Opera. Messrs. Picisoa i Sons, Sumter, S. C. Charles Spsuccr, Charleston. P. C. Send lora circular. Terms liberal. October 22_3-3mos WM. KNABE Hi CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PIANO F0BTE8, BALTIMORE:, MD. October 19 3nacs JAMES KNOX.JOHN GILI KNOX & GILL, C O T X O S F X?C TORS Alp GENERAL COMJIISSION MERCHANTS, No. 125 SMITH'S WHARF, BALTIMORE, Consignments of COTTON, RICE, Ac, respect? fully solicited, und liberal advances ma-ie thereon. Ordera tor CO KN aud BACON promptly executed with care and attention. April T, 12mos* FOK LIVERPOOL.. THE FINE BRITISH SHIP N. MOSH ER, MOSHEB Master, hiving a portion of her cargo engaged, will have dispatch for the above port. For Freight engagements, apply to November 17 STREET BROTHERS k CO. FOR NEW YORK-MERCHANTS' LI VE. THE FIRST-CLA9S REG CL AH PACKET SCHOONER ROBERT CALDWELL. MCCOB IMA CK. Master, having the balk of heavy Ireigbt engage , will meet with prompt des? patch. WILLIAM ROACH. November 16 2 FOK LIVERPOOL. rjrrv- THE FINE BRITISH SHIP "SCOTS JEQgO WOOD." YEAMOX Master, is now loading jjiyygy for the above port, md having a portion ' ' of her cargo engaged, will meet with dis? patch. For Freight engagements, apply to ROBERT MURE & CO., November 16 Boyce's wharf. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE Al BRITISH SHIP BORNEO, * CAED, Master, having a portion of her car? ngo engaged and on board, will meet with . dispatch for the above p rt. F jr Freight engagements, apply to ROBE KT MURE A CO., November IC 6 Boyce'? Wharf. FOR SEW YORK. REGULAR LINE EVERY THURSDAY* PASSAGE R DDL CKD TO 810. THE STEAMSHIP VIRGO. 'Captain BCLKXKY, will leave Van. .derborst'B Wharf, on Thur.day, ?November 19, at - o'clock. November IC_RAVENEL k CO., Agents. NEW YOKK AXD CHARLESTON STEAMSHIP LINE. FOR NEW FORK. THE SPLENDID SIDE WHEEL STEAMSHIP JAMES ADGER. LOCK 'WOOD, Commander, will leave Ad iger'a Wharf on Tuesday, 17th inst., at - o'clock. Through Bills Lading on Cotton to Boston and Providence at low rates. For Freight or Passage, having splendid Cabin ac - commodations, apply to JAMES ADGEB k CO., Corner Ade^r's Wharf and East ba; (Dp fitaire). November IC 2 (STEA MERS LEA VE EVERT i TH DA Y. ) FAST FREIGHT LilliE TO ANO FKO.II' BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA. WASHINGTON CUT. WILMINGTON, (DEL.) CINCINNATI, (O.) ST. LOUIS, (MO.) AND OTHSB NORTHWEST? ERN CITIES. -g. THE FAVORITE AND SWIFT P2 8-rew Steamship CARROLL, L. M. Umorss Commander, will sail for Baltimore on Wednesday, the 18th of November, at half-past Eight (8)?) A. M., from Pier No. 1, Union Wharves, makmg close connec? tions, and delivering freight to all points In con? nection promptly and at toto rates. Tbrough Bills Lading given on Cotton to Boston at lc, Rice Kc. : jand to New York Cotton at fie, Rice $2 SO per cask. insurance on Cotton, Rice, Domeslics and General. Merchandise, by the steamships of this line, fi per cent. The steamship SEA GULL will follow on regular day. For Freight or passage, apply to CODRTENAY 4: TRIHOLM. November 14 3 Union Wharves. TRAVELLERS PASSIV G THROUGH: CHARLESTON EN ROD TETO FLORIDA, AIKEN m And other places, should not fal a? jSW to lay in their supplies of PROVIS - IONS, CLARETS. CHAMPAGNES, CORDIALS. BRANDIES, WHIS? KIES, WINKS. CANNED MEATS, SOUPS, Ac. Pates ol' Wild Game and Devilled Ham for Sand? wiches and Luncheons. ?OST?ond for a catalogue. WM. S. COI .J k CO., N<- ,o King-street, Between Wentworth and 13 ea utain, Charleston, s. C. Branch af No. 030 Broadway, co.-ner 20th street, New York. October28 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMFY'?' THROUGH LIN*! TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FREIGHT AND PASSAGE AT GREATLY RE DOCED RATES I SIE AMERS OF IHE ABOVJt Une leave Pier No. 12, North River, foot of Canal-street. New York, ? 12 o'clock noon, of the IsL 9th,lCtb and 24th of every mouth (except when these date* fall on Sunday, then the Saturday precedingi. Departure v>f 1st and 24th connect at Panama with steamers for South Pacific aud Central American ports. Those of 1st touch at Manzanillo. Departure of 9th ol each month connects with the new steam line from Panama to Australia and-, New ZealanH. Steamship CHINA, leaves gan Francisco, fo China and Japan, Decembers. So California steamers touch at Havana, but gc direct from New York to AspinwalL One hundred pounds baggage free to each adult, Medicine aud altendanco free. For Passage Tickets or further information apply at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the wharf, foot of Canal-street, North 7 tiver, New York. March 14 lyr F. R. RABY, Agent. FOR GEORGETOWN, S. C, TOUCHING AT SOUTH ISLAND, KEITHFIELD, WAVERLY AND BROOK GREEN MILLS. THE FINE STEAMER EMILIE, _?Capt. Is i AC DA VH, wi 1 receive Freight This JJ rn, at commercial wharf, and leave as above To-Mcrroui (Wednesday) Morning, 18th in3t., at Six o'clock. Returning, will leave Georgetown on Friday Morn? ing, 2?th inst. All Freight prepaid. No Freight received after sunset. SHACKELFORD k KULLY, Age-its, November 17 1 No. 1 Boyce's wharf. FOR CH ER AW AND ALL LANDINGS ON" THE PEEDEE RIVER. -JT^w THE FINE STEAMER EMILIE, ??^??SCCapL ISAAC DAVIS, will receive freight To-Morrow ( Tuesday), 17th instant, at Commercial Wharf, and leave ai above on Wednesday Morning, 18th instant, at Six o'clock. m*king connection with Steamer Gen. Manigault at Georgetown. All Freight prepaid. No Freightreceived after sunset. SHACKELFORD & KELLY. Agents, No. 1 Boyce's Wharf. November 16 2 FOR PA LAT li. A, FLORIDA. VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA, JAOK80NVTLL E AND ALL LANDINGS ON THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER. . _tr?"?w THE STEAM EB CITY POINT ?????EgClllOO tonB burthen), Captain W. T MCNELTY, will leave South Atlantic Wharf every Tuesday JSight at 9 o'clock, and Savaunah every Wednesday Afternoon, at 3 o'clock, lor the above places. Returning, will leave Savannah for Charleston every Sunda? Mernirg, at 8 o'clock. All freight pnyable on the wharf. Goods left nn the wharf after sunset will be stored at expense and risk of owners. J. D. AIKEN k CO., Agents, Oaobcr 8 South Atlantic Wharf. [ONE TRIP A WEEK.] CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH STEAJfi PACKET LINK, VIA BEAUFOR T, HILTON HEAD AND BL?FFTOH STEAMER PILOT BOY.Capt. W. A. VinEK. STEAMER FANME.Capt. Fess PECK -.fr-w ONE OF THE ABOVE STEAMERS -Sj-S?gggJW?l lpftvft OharlflHtnn evorv Tuesday Morning, at 7 o'clock, and Savaunah ever Thursday Mornmg. nt 7 o'cloek. For Freight or passage, apply to J.'HN FERGUSON, June 29 Accommodaiioi. Wharf. TOWAGE SERVICE. m - -r-TT-THE FIRST-CLASS TOWBOAT ,^?2?jt^?SAMSON, Capt Tnos PAYNE, is now in complete prepar dion to TOW VrSsKLS of any tonnage toac-d?rom Charleston Bar. The propeller RELIEE, Capt. J. J. ILYS.V, in com - . plete order, wdl take Towage en 2 age in "nts within the Harbor, or to pia-es on Ashley tnd Cooper Rivers, at reasonable rates. JOHN FERGUSON, October?? tuf imo AccO'-imrdation Wharf. ROSADALIS Purifies tlie Bio?ul For Sale by Druggists Everywhere. July 23 mc lyr