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m VOLUME VIL-NUMBER 1050. t CHARLESTON, S. C., SATURDAY MOANING, JANUARY 9, 1869. FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK BY TELEGRAPH. THE STATE C AMT AI,. LEGISLATIVE PRO C EEDING8-OH AN GINO THE VENUE IN CRIMINAL CASES-INORREASING JU? DICIAL S AT, Alt I KS-ORGANIZING THE MILITIA - DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY NEW8] COLUMBIA, S. C., January 8.-IN THE HOUSE, Purvis introduced a bill to incorporate, certain fire companies. McKinlay reported unfavorably on tbo bill for extending tho tiino for officers to qualify. Wilson introduced a bill to incorporate tho Wilson Bridge Company. Whipper introduced a bill ompoworing tho Attornoy-Qonoral to change tho vonuo in ocr tain cases. [Thia bill ?B proposed with a view to lomovinrr Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken to Beau? fort for trial.] Dennis introduced a bill to regulato the agencies of insurance companies not incoipo ratcd in tho State. Jonks introduced a bill to defino tho duties of State Reporter, and to provide for tho pub? lication of the Supreme Court reports. Tomlinson introduoed a bill inquiring into tho management of the State Lunatic Asylum, He said there were some ugly rumors in circu? lation in referenoo to the asylum, winch needed investigation. Webb introduoed a bill to declaro the rights of creditors, and provide for winding up the affairs of railroads in South Carolina. Fe riler introduoed a resolution authorizing the Governor and the Commissioner of Agri? cultural Statistics to offer t wo hundred dollars as a premium for the best essay on the culture of cotton. IN THE SENATE, Arnim introduced a bill to incorporate the Vaucluse Manufacturing Com? pany of Edgefield. Simms introduced a bill to increase tho sala? ries ol'the justices of the Supreme Court and the circuit ju Iges. It provides that tho salary of the chief justice shall be $5500, of tbo asso? ciate justices each $5000, and of the circuit judges each $4000. The bill organizing the militia was consider? ed and twenty-two sections passed to a second reading. Leslie's motion to indefin itely post? pone tho bill was tabled by a vote of yo.vs 14; nays,8. Govoinor Scott, Chief Justioe Moses, Jus? tices Willard and H?ge, and Beveral United 8tates officers visited the Legislature to-day. WASHING TON. DEATH OF GENERAL ROUSSEAU-DETAILS OE THE COTTON BILL-THE VIRGINIA COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, January 8.-The death of Gen? eral Rousseau, which occurred in New Orleans last night, causes general gloom here; he was highly respected and loved. The bill regulating tho prico of cotton and encouraging its production, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase raw cot own af terthe passage of the ML the t*rb? ?envored at any railroad Cttspol OT on any steamer making direct connect ion with New York.at twenty cents per pound for uplands and thirty for sea islands. Purchases made through the revenue officers are to be exempt from tax, but if sold to other parties to be taxed three cents per pound. Cotton purchas? ed by the government is to be sold at not less than five cents advance on cost. Manufac? turers within the United States to be allowed two and a half cents drawback on all cotton used by them. A full report of all the cotton transactions is to be presented to Congress at the commencement of each regular session. The Virginia Committee are nearly all here. The meeting te-night is private and only pre? liminary._ CONGRESSIONAL. BILL REGULATING COTTON-BILL PASSED AMEND? ING THE NATIONAL BANK LAW-SUE MURPHY SUGAR REFINERS-WEST POINT. WASHINGTON, January 8.-IN THE SENATE, the bill regulating the price and encouraging the production of cotton was referred to the Finance Committee. Morrill reported a bill amending the act pro? viding for a national currency, and mentioned incidentally that tho United States lost $600, 000 by a national bank in Boston. The bill passed. A bill restricting the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Th.- discussion of tbo bill for the relief of Sue Murphy was resumed. Hendricks favored the bill, but without taking action on it, the Senate passed several private disability bills and adjourned. IN THE HOUSE, an application was received from the sugar refiners of Philadelphia asking for a new classification of sugar for tariff pur? poses. A number of private bills wore passed. After a long discussion tbe appropriation for West Point was passed, and the House went into Committee ot tho Whole and adjourned to Monday._ EUROPE. LAWLESSNESS IN IRELAND. LONDON, January 8.-The feeling among the tenantry in some parts of Ireland against the landholders is very bitter, and many oases of Agrarian violence, are reported. DISTURBANCE IN ITALY. FLORENCE, January 8.-Distubances, caused by the collection of unpopular taxes, continue. There is much agitation in Reggia and Bo? logna. General Cadana, commandant of the military division of Florence, has boon die patched to Parma to restore order. THE VOLUNIEEnS IN fcFAIN-REACTIONISTS-FOR? MIDABLE REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION AT SE? VILLE AND JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. MADRID, January 8.-A proolamtaion has been issued raising the state of siege of Madrid. General Prim, in an official circular, declares that the provisional government does not in? tend to disarm tho volunteers. Sagcsta, Minister of the Interior, has issued a Circular, in which he ascribes tho recent troabi?ft 'm Cadis and Malaga to intrigues of the Reactionists, and he charges that their ob? ject in fomenting those fllsitirbancs? is to pre? vent the plebiscitum. Quite formidable Republican demonstrations are reported at Seville and Jetes de la Fron tera. At the latter city the insurgen ts made a futile attempt to seize arma and ammunition '?-from the arsenal. General Caballero de Roda immediately sent a strong force of soldiers to bold thc town and remove tho arma to Cadis Jbr safety. TBS CONFERENCE. PARIS, January 8.-The Conference will cer? tainly open to-morrow. The Sultan ha? tele? graphed instructions, including orders to with? draw ebon kl tbe Turkish jilt ima! nm to Greece be discussed. The newspaper Tur quise, in yes? terday's issue, says that if tho Turkish minis? ter wjthdfBWs- war with Greece is inevitable. WRAN A F FA i RS. HAVANA, January 8.-Dulce's address con? tains tho following: "I will brave every dan? ger, accept every responsibility for your wel? fare. Revolution has swept away tho Bour? bons. Bights shall return to citizens, dignity sholl return to men. You will receive oil the reforms you require. Spaniards and Cubans uro brothers from this day, Tho freedom of the press, tho right to hold public meetings, tho right of representation in tho National Cortes, aro tho fundamental principles of true liberty, and these shall bo granted to you.' Ho adjures tho Cubans and thc Spaniards to forgot ?be past and hope for tho futuro, and to cstnblieh union and froternity. DR EA 1) FUTJ]A C CIREXT. EIGHT CHILDREN KILLED AND FI?TV WOUNDED B? TUE FALLING OF A SCHOOLHOUSE. ROCHESTER, N. Y., January 8.-Eight chil? dren ont of fifty, wound :d by the falling of a schoolhouse, are dead. The accident is at? tributed by tho coroner's jury to the neglect of putting full stone caps on brick piers. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. .? John Minor Botts died at his residence in Culpopor County, Va., yesterday, and will be buried in Richmond on Sunday. Quiet hos boon restored in the neighborhood of Norfolk. General Rousseau died at New Orleans on Thursday night. Yesterday, usually a great holiday in New Orleans, as the anniversary of tho battle of New Orleans, was in consequence very dull. General Buchanan has assumed command in Louisiana for the present. Sixty civil agents and clerks of the Freed? men's Bureau, in Louisiana, were discharged yesterday. Colonel Thomas N. Burnell, a captain in the war ot 1812, died in Richmond yesterday, aged 81. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL The Length ox* thc Session-A Batch of j Bills, Memorials and Resolutions-The Bank ox* tho State once More. [FBOMOUROWN COBBESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, S. C., Januaiy 7.-The present indications are that the prosent session of the Oeneial Assembly will extend at least to thc fifteenth or twentieth of February. Opinions have been given by some of the oldest and leading lawyers of the State, that it the Legis? lature do all that is required by the now con? stitution, they have between three and four months' hard work before them. IN THE HOUSE, this morning, Mr. Jenks in? troduced the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee oa the Judiciary : Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring. Thal a special commit? tee, te consist of three on the part of the House and -on the port of the Senate, bo ap? pointed, who shall, after due investigation and conf?rence with the Governor and Attorney General, submit a detailed report ot tho legis? lation necessary for a thorough and completo organization of the State Government, and the better protection of her inhabitants. The following resolution, introduced by Mr. Neagle, was laid on the table: Resolved, That the members of this House shall not be entitled to receive per diem for any time which they are absent from their seats on this floor, except on account of per? sonal sickness: Provided, this resolution shall not take effect previous te the 8th instant. The following, introduced by W. E. Johns? ton, after a lengthy and lively debate, was agreed to by a vote of ye is 67, nays 28. Ab? sent and not voting 31: Wlvtreas, It has come to the knowledge of the members ef this House that a refreshment saloon bas been opened on the west side of this hall; and whereas, such establishment is totally unauthorized; therefore be it JZesoioed, That the sergeast-at-arms be, and he ia hereby, directed to nave the same closed at once, and allow no such saloon to be open? ed on these premises hereafter. The following were referred to committees : To make the representatives of York and Lan? caster a Committee on the Catawba Indians; ?ietition of citizens of Charleston for a charter or a militia compony; petition of J. T. Green, of Charleston, for removal of disabilities; a bill to authorize the Recorder of Charleston to hold a Police Court.; petition of R. S. Cohen for renewal of State bonds; petition of R. L. North for renewal of State stocks; petition of Charles Logan for tho payment of the cou? pons of the Charleston and Savannah Rail? road Company; the memorial of the Faculty ol the Medical College against modifications in medical department ot the university; reso? lution to pay the widow and children of tho late James Martin, of Abbeville, his per diem and mileage to the end of the session; memo? rial of F. A. Ford; accounts of J. W. Ogilvie and J.D. irwin; a bill to provide for the widows and orphans of men murdered fer their political opinions; a bill to authorize courts of arbitration; petition of N. Ramsay for renewal of stock. A Dill to amend the act to organize tho Cir? cuit Courts was, en motion orDoLarge, made the special order for Monday next. The proper committees were ordered to re? port bills to roirulate the fees of probate judges and magistrates; to give authority to as80hsors to enter at onco upon their duties ond to completo assessments by February 15, 1869; to incorporate tho Mount Pleasant Ferry Company. IN THE SENATE, the following were ref, rr od to the proper committees: Petitions of Chan? cellor Inglis and Judge Wardlaw for arrears of salary; of County Commissioners of Darling? ton for State loan and donation; of J. W. A. Harkness, of York, C. M. Rivers and Simon Sindor, of Collet on, for removal ot disabilities; of J. J. Glover,of Colloton.?or relief frew double tax; of 0. R. Franklin for Legislature to make valid the town election of Clintoi, Laurens County; tho memorial of the Dean and Faculty of tho Medical College. The following bills were read a third timo, passed, their titles changed to that of an act , and ordered te be returned to the House of Representatives : A bill to punish sheriffs and other officers for violating the homestead. A bill relative to sales of property under the decrees of Courts of Equity and Circuit Courts. Mr. Leslie introduced the following resolu? tion : Whereas, The theory and political philoso? phy of the reconstructed government ot South Carolina establishes and provides for the elec? tion or appointment ot local or county as well as State officers, and os a sequence thereto the Legislature of the State is compelled to adhere to the practice that local offioere and their ex Ecrises, fees, costs and charges must be paid y tho county or locality for which they act. To adopt any other or diff?rent rules would be in effect to compel sparse ly settled communi? ties or counties to pay a great portion of the legitimate, natural and local expenses of their wealthier neighbors, where.n th ay have nov?te or voice; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee of the Senate be required to prepare a bill which shall provide 1er the payment of what were heretofore known as local or distriot officers by the localities or distrusts wherein they exer? cised their offices. The resolution was ordered for consideration to-morrow, and to be printed. Mr. Lun no y gave notice of a bill to increase the salaries ot the Justices et the Supreme Court and Circuit Judges. The following bills were introduced and re? ceived their first reading. . By Rainey, A bill lo regulate bank* in liqui? dation. By Mr. Hoyt. A bill to authorise Courts of Arbitration. Os motion of Mr. Leslie, tho Senate took np ont of its order for consideration, the resolu? tion relative to the appointment of a commit? tee on inquiry into the operation of tho law creating a State constabulary force. The re-solution was read, considered and agreed to. v The President announced Messrs. Leslie, g walle, Math, Hoyt and Hayn) taid committee. The agitation about the issue of tho bonds for the funded bills of the Bank of the State continues, but your readers may rest assure.i that the Governor will not issue tho bonds. In faot it is reported that ono of the largest bill holders has advised tho Govern or against such action, in order to avoid qucstioas of constitu? tionality whioh may spring up. Ho is willing to leave tho question to tho courts. THE CONTESTED ELECTION. DECISION OP THE SUPREME COURT. Opinion ox* Justices Willard and Hose, and Separate Opinion ot* Cliiet* Justice Dioses. COLUMBIA, January 7,1809.-At tho opening of the Supremo Court, this morniog, Chiet Justice Mosca announced that Mr. Justice Wil? lard would deliver tho opinion of tho court in tho case of Gilbert Pillsbury and others against tho Acting Beard of Aldermen of the City of Charleston. Judge Willard then delivered tho opinion of the court, at tho conclusion of which reading the Chief Justice announced that Mr. Justice H?ge concurred in that opinion. - It is believed that tho peremptory writ of mandamus will issue immediately. The following is the opinion ef the court : The State extol. Gilbert Pillsbury, et al, vs. the Acting Board of Aldermen of thc City of Charles? ton. Supreme Court, november Term, 1888. Mo? tion for Peremptory Man-I ?mus. OPINION. WILLARD, J. -Tho relators claim to have been elected to fill tho respectivo offices of Mayor and Aldermen of tho City of Charleston, at an eleotion held on the 10th day ot November lust, under the oct ''to provide for the eleotion ot tho officers of tho incorporated cities and towns of the State of South Carolina," ratified September 25,1868. (Special session, 1868. p. 106. ) They allege that said election has boen contested, as to a majority of the persons vo? ted for; that thereupon the returns, together with the ballots, were examined, and the case investigated by the respondents, who there? upon did declare as follows ! "Tho said hoard do declare that there has bean no legal and valid election, and 4hat no persons bavo been duly olectod to the offico of Mayor and Aldermen of tho City of Charleston at said eleotion." Relators claim ' that by law respondents are bound to declare ' the results of tho election, and had no authori? ty to declaro it void; that they have demanded of the respondents compliances with their ?legal duty, which has boen refused. Thoy pray a writ of mandamus to compel respondents to por form their legal duty in the premises. An alternative writ issued accordingly, com? manding the respondents to declare said elec? tion and allow said relators to enter upon their several and respective offices, er that they ap? pear and show cause for their refusal so to do. Respondents have returned to said writ two grounds of non-compliance therewith. The first is, that in virtue of authority vested in them by law os judges of elections, they have adjudged said eleotion to be illegal and void; and that snob decision is final and conclu? sive, and binding on all parties. The sooond is, that illegalities and informalities were com? mitted at such election, and in the returns thereof, and that fraudulent votes were cast in excesS of the majorities appearing in behalf of the relators, and they contend that this court, if not bound by the decision mode by tn Vespondents, must from the facts arrive at tMK&ame oonelnjfHon, namely, that the eleotion ia lile?al and void. h As to the matters embraced in the first ground, the relators have demurred; and as to the second ground, have moved to strikeout that portion ot the return as immaterial and inrelevant. The question for decision arises on the construction of the following clause of the fifth section ot the act arno named, which is as follows : "The Managers of Elections shall decide contested cases, subject to the ultimate decision ot the Hoard of Aldermen er Wardens when organized, except when the election of a majority of the persons veted for are contested, or tbe managers are charged with illegal conduct, in which case the returns, together with the ballots, shall be examined, and the oase investigated by the Aot ing Board of Aldermen, who snail declare the election, and their decision shall be binding upon all parties." It appears that fhe elections of "a majority of the persons voted tor" ore contested, and also that 'illegal conduct" was charged against the m-magers. The question is whether the determinaron and deeision of the Acting Board is in conformity with and in full discharge of their duty in the premises. Two acts are required of them: Fir a'. To ex? amine the returns and investigate the case. /Second. To declare the eleotion. The first has been performed, and no question is made about it. The second ii the subject of the present contest. Examine the powers of the respon? dents by the terme under which they are delegated, and no difficulty either ef construction or interpretation presents itself. An eleotion is the joint act of all lesrally qualified electors choosing to participate in it. It consists of the expression of a choice a? to the matter acted upon, whioh is, in legal consideration, a secret aot ot the elector, and a declaration of the result of such choice in conformity with the law under which the election is held, which is the act of the officers conducting the election. The officer.-* performing this duty ore here termed mana? gers. According to the present law, their de? cisions may bo reviewed in some oases by the new board ot aldermen or wardens, and in others before the old boaid. In the present case, the old board acts. The declaration pre? supposes a scrutiny of tho votes, and is oom Kleted by a return setting forth the whole nam? er of votes given for each candidate, and when there has been a choice, in conformity to law, by furnishing the prevailing candidate with suitable evidence of his eleotion. The foregoing is the general nature of the duty imposed upon the respondents by the terms of the statute, and if it is to be regarded as the limit of then- powers, it is evident that they have not acted in strict conformity therewith; en the contrary, while admitting the existence of an election in fact, they refuse to declare tho same, alleging as 'l e ground therefor that it was illegal and void. The respondents claim that by a proper con? struction of the statute, in connection with the former eleotion laws, it will appear that they have more enlarged powers, and are com? petent to adjudge the illegality of the election. lt is unquestionably true that, under the for? mer election laws, the managers of eloetions possessed, by the express terms of the law, ouch powers os are here contended for; but it is not clear how that con assist the respondents, wno act under a much mora restricted grane of authority. The powers in question are the creatures ef the statute, and we are not at lib? erty te cull from statutes passed at different periods and under widely varying circumstan? ces in order to increase their efficiency and symmetry. If the terms of the statute are to be enlarged it mast be in conformity with the principles governing legal construction, and because something is imputed in those terms by a necessary, or, at the least, by a reasona? ble implication. That which is drawn after the statute by a necessary implication IS as much a part of it as that which is expressed in terms. Where a subject melter ie named all things directly appertaining to it are includ? ed by necessary implication. . Where an act is required to be performed, whatever constitutes a necessary or ordinary means te il? perform? ance, ie in like manner inoluded. The ques? tion in all these oases is, not whether the mat? ter of implication will add to tho value and ef? ficiency of what is conferred in terms, but whether without it the statute will be wholly or im port inoperative. Applying these tests to the case in band, we have no difficulty in discovering that the powers granted and those nought to be add .-id by way of implication ore in their natures different and no way connect? ed or dependent, and oannot be united on any principle of necessary implication. One is ad? ministrative and the other judioial, and, there? fore, entirely separate and distinct itt them? selves. Nor doe? the nature of the duty to bo performed demand their conjoint exercise. Whether the election ought or ought net to be held mid there is equal propriety in making ita results officially known; nor can it be perceived hew tue right to pass judicially upon tho question of the legality of the election ! oatt tarnish any facilities for arriving at aa official statement of its results. There is no ground for enlarging the terms of tbe statute'so as to embrace the pow? ers claimed by the respondents on any idea of a nocoBsary implication, as strenuously con? tended for on their behalf. But'ii'.pt a neces? sary, may it not be a reasonable ?il1 ^lioation? This question opona a wide ?vms ) "i consider? ations, and enables us to deter n . b wholher tho enlarged powers contended "i^sre within the spirit and intent of the :-tatu' .? ,v not in its terms. It is an obvious rule ai' . .?....itruction tltat that which ia unreasonable i.iiitsorf can? not bo the Bitbject of a veaso -'.ne implica? tion. Nothing ia moro u'Veasort. than that tho Acting Board of Aldermen, busing an in? terest in this question, ho thctUfetain their scats in tho event the election -* held void, should bo invested with tho nowe of judioially deciding the case. But it h< said|lh>t the office ot alderman is one of honpr, and/V;':'J of emolu? ment! A dosiro for honors may h?r"?aB corrupt? ing an influence on tho judic?d?SBPtltsthrftt for emolument. We cuukjU-do viwnoo to thu very principio o#-t?*I?cial hnriii&in order to onlar^-iN^?-?wers of.th a rei?*'indents, or ascribe any such intent t% tLfe.'LeglsIatuio. The powers of the respond ntn $k? limited to a leptadafrleclaration of the -?l?-n&u, and.BO much of their return ns is chorree" by their de? murrer is msuffloient n s ia ans w?? to that part of the mandato of tho wib-.tb^uj requires a declaration of the election. UBtfeptdy view in which the relevunoy of tho r&sWt&'Ot tho re? turn oan be supported igj^Jvfcrtbis court can in thc present form of p^HtcdiiM determino a matter of fact-thc va!U-'7 oi :?e election. We are satisfied that iniiB?nestu/ i is nob pro? perly before UB. If theJ^pfotun . had under? taken to show that ico - cotton had in fact taken placo, ^hat. could havo raided an iBSue on whict^ their duty to declare the election d&pu^ed; but the return only goes to tho extent c. denying th^ legal validity of tho elootlon-a i^ct altogether unimportant, BO far as their duty-is concerned. The roapontlonts may have suppesed from the concluding clanto of the oovaniand of the alternative writ, which direot? the respon? dents to allow tho relators to tal? o possossion of tho offiaes to whioh they ;nal:o claim, that the entire question of tho right of the relators to tho officcBin question was e? issue on this record, and that, therefore, it was necessary to put in issuo the validity of tb .-election; but a carr lui examination of thj> innne of the writ shows that such issuesJKao aofc pertinent. The theory of the writ 1*? iLkt something is lacking to onable tho relator;* ;o prosecute any chum they may have a^tti?*CMl by the elec? tion to the offices, namely, h <? J?i?ration of the ros nits thereof. Hence thone -co> sity for apply? ing for a mandate to compel tu.0 vorformanoo ot that official act, without which ; ' ro right to tho office is inchoate. That 'portion ot the man? date that relates to the declare ' <m of tho elec? tion, must be regarded aa fixiti ?. tho character ot tho proceedings and tho tatuca triable un? der it, and tho residue mui^'-*>- swgnrclod rae ro? ly as intended to eu large thV <. rv>pt> of tho re? lief in tho contiiigencioa;vl^|^?>;.declaration of the elcotion favorable to tho-'olftmis of the re? lator?. In this respect mandate is objec? tionable, aa it seeks to carry tue remedial aid of the court beyond the pa? < niado by thc pleading. It ?B clear fiat ii tho case is in a position to enable tho tjl-ijt, te ^certain finally the right? of tho cou teat -.Tnt?respect to tho officers, then it would ho %sxo to require a declaration of the ?leoUor for nothing would be left dependent o-i t,? eh declaration. But the theory of the w$t contradicts sucli an assumption, and shows that a declaration is necessary as a condition precedent to any contest involving tho question of right to till the offloos. That portion of tho return covered by the motion to strike ont is. therefore, irrel? evant to the tine issues of the case, and may bo disregarded. It has been ur^od in behalf oi the respondents that the y.oroi^.itory writ must issue in the terms of tho alio.' ativo, or not at all, and that as it camot eo iaWe, the proceed? ing must be quashed. Is ia tv.io that tho pe? remptory writ cannot isSaeid t i.-o exact terms of tho alternative, os we '.ivo already aeon. Can it, then, issue at OL ' ?'.??vis held, in the King vs. Lt. Pancreas L'!"- ?35), and in itcgiua vs. lithe Oomtnifciioirers (14 Adoi. <s El., U. S., 459), that the peremptory writ must oonform exactly to the alternative, and that the court conld not mould the writ, though it may the rale to show cause. This strict? ness resulted from tho notion that thia pro oeeding did not partake of tho characteristics of the formal remedies afforded at common law, but was a reaerl to kingly prerogative because of a failure of justice. This uotioi bas not been received in this country; but the writ of mandamus has been treated as form? ing no exception to the mles governing ordi nary remedies. In the cass of ''People vs Thorpe (12 vol., 187) a peremptory mandamut was allowed an a return to a writ to a rule tc show cause without waiting to issue an alter native, and the relator was permitted to com? plete the introduction of on alternative wri pro forma. This is certainly allowing greater latitude than that of amena ment limiting tho sphere of the man date. The liberality with wliiek amend monta are allowed, ls well stated by Judgt Earle in Bank ot Pennsylvania vs. Condy (Hil Law, 109) The learned Judge says: "lin ancient riger on the subjects of amendment has been greatly abated, as well by the libera and enlightened practice of the courts-in mod ern times, as by statute. It is the constan practice here te amend proceedings in any pe riod of their progress, to preserve the syrasue try, and to make them conformable if any thin appear by which the amendment oan be pm sued. Writs, declarations, judgments ana ei soutien* can be on any day amended up to th time of fin il satisfaction, and there can be n reason why a vetdlet should not be also. This reasonable practice is applicable to man damns. The objection of the ICM pondon ts rc latea to "symmetry" and "conformity" alone and concerns no substantial right. We find in this case a return and a deoisio: !riving a definite mould to tho proceeding an orniing ample ground to amend by, and we d not feel at liberty to disregard the great aa< humane doctrine of amendmont now sreaerall proc?dent, in order to ongratt upon the prac tico in this very important deportment of rc medial justioo the rigidity practiced in carlie tim s. The relators will be permitted to amend thei ilteruajtivo writ in conformity with the fore going; and upon such amendment a peremptc 17 mandamus will issue, commanding the rc apondenta to declare the election. ornaos OF THE OHIBF JUSTICE. Chief Justice Mosed then read the folio win separate opinion: rho State ex roi. ailbert Pillsbury vs. the Aotln Board of Aldermen of tho City of Charleston. Ii Supreme Court, MOSES, C. J. {separate opinion). -While :o.ioor in the result of the opinion pronounce by the learned associate, I do not desire to b understood as committed to all which it con tains, as leading to the conclusion to whio the court has arrived. If I regarded th statute conferring on the Board of Aldermei the "power to examine the returns and th ballots, and investigate the case," as imposin the ? amor ?ty "'^Ohoir and determine," would not feel war^lS^o^tp granting^- th mandamus merely because tfwtefcad -rafted t ?eolare tho election. The obligation to bea and determine involved tho right to contd k and dispose of by judgment-the determinatio consequent on tho hon ring to be carried out b judgment, which implies decision. In the King vs. Loriado, et al, Burr 1, iii Lord Mansfield said; "It is a rule in the coi su-action et statutes, that all wtiiob. relate t the same subject, notwithstanding Rom? > them may be expired, or are not referred ti must be taken to be one system, and construe consistently." The learned counsel for the respondents n cognised the .v. - -.-c of this rule when he remar! ed "that the question is to be deoided by tl law and custom of South Carolina." Are the powers, however, of the Board of A der mon, under the Act of 18 J8, as great and e: tensive as those ot thc managers of olect?oi nuder the Acts of 1808. 1815, 1839 and 1816, i that this rule becomes imperative as guide? If, on the contrary, they are moi restricted, then following the reason c whioh it is fonnded, may we not ooncluc that the Legislature proposed and intend? a different and more limited grant than th< had theretofore given to the boards of tt like character? The acts of 1808 and 1815 a thorize the managers "to hear and dote mine." Those of 1889 ?J . *. 1848, "to hear ai dotermine the validity of the election, ar their decision shall ho final." Wltha knowlech of these acts, tho Legislature in 1868. pr* v.ding an uniform system for the oloction officers of incorporated towns, invested wi! authority the AotingBoard of Aldermen, who tho election of a majotity of the persons vot< for are contested or tho managers are oh arg with illegal conduct, to examine the balk and returns, invest?gate the case, declara t election, and their decision wai? to be bindii on all parties. L->ej this oarifor opon them HU< judicial powers as put them beyood t roadh of the procesa of mandamus ? Thia pt position is plainly and distinctly announo by the retain, ana ii is dos io the rcspondei that it should bo considered. The received idea at one tine was, that the writ would only lie to command the performance of a ministerial duty; but later eases lia vc gone farther, and it is now the constant practico to grant (he writ, to command the performance by any inferior jurisdiction, or officers, of any Sublic du'-y for which thero is no specific reme y. Tap pan 12, 476. Mere especially does tais apply in matters enjoined by statute, and thus the Court of King'? Bench where tho or? dinary (an ecclesiastical judge) refused a grant ot' administratiou ef probate of a will, tho King's Bench, a temporal court, ordered the writ. Anonymous, Strange- 1, 552; Km1* vs. Doctor Hay, Blackstone's Eeports 1, 648; Ba? cons, Mandamus D, 434; and tho ruling was fol? lowed in Silas vs. Ransom, John 6,279, and State vs. Watson, Spears 2, 105. To what extent the .Cjurt by this prerogative writ would attempt te icten ^%?j"itb an m Corio r jurisdiction, where ju? dicial pvTrf ?vus to be exercised; it is not neces? sary now to decide. IQ the case of the Com missiourrs of the Poor vs. Ly nah, Mc C. 2, 170, the court mud that they would interpose if thero had been an abuse of discretion, and this was in regard te a body clothed with judicial au? thority in the matter in which they had aoted. Judge Brevard. in the case ot Bruco W., Law Hep. 1, 165, often referred to in the ar gumout, said: ' But the authority ot managers is not purely judicial; that discretion ia limit? ed by legal restraints, and, being inferior, magistrates of a fixed character, even though they should confine themselves within tho bounds of their jurisdiction, yet they must bo subject to the visitorial juris? diction of the Court of General Bessions to regulate and control them in the exercise of their discretionary power." And he refers to East. 10,408, and East. 7, 92. Tho mere power to investigate and deotare an eleotien is not of Buch a judieiat character as precludes super? vision by tho writ of mandamus. The Legislature appears to have had in view all the acts heretofore passed in relation to managers of eleotions, so tar as their powers were concerned, and to limit the Board of Al? dermen in the contingencies provided for, to the mere investigation of the contested case and tho declaration of the election. This per? mitted scrutiny, and all that was necessary for the proper execution of the power thus confi? ded. What that declaration should be depend? ed on tho facts elicited in inquiry; but it is re? quired by tho act, for otherwise a party interested could not be placed in the position which tho law concedes to him, to assert tluough the courts bis right to au office. The declaration may in the end be of no vu Ino to him, but still if tbo act extends the privilege, it was not competent for the bo.ii d to deprive him of it by a neglect or re? fusal to carry out its provisions. It is made a substantive duty on the part of the managers-the words were intended to do note something. The language is plain, and has a significance and meaning whiob the cour o is not at liberty to overlook or disregard, lt is said, however, that tho writ will not be Sauted where it must be fruitless, vain or use is, and that the court has full discietion in the matter. lt is true that if the writ could have no icsult, as in the oase of the Queen vs. Trastees of lYorieiok ?Saving Bank, A. and E. 8, 729, or where the act to be performed would tail to carty out the purpose of a relator because it conld not be accomplish? ed in time to raider it available, the court would stay its hand. It has not been made to appear that any such obstructions or difficul? ties prevail in the case before us. Or all the powers which a court is called on to exercise, it approahes none . of them with more caution and distrust than those which are alleged to be within its mere discretion. Where tho law affords fixed prinoiplea for gui? dance, there is less danger of a "false judg? ment." v Whore nothing is to be followed bat the sug? gestions of ''legal will,'' thor* is a conscious? ness of want or safty, because there is no reb? anee; but in tho dictation of mere ru aeon whioh would induce K fluctuation and vacillation in the law, inconsistent with public security, and which might entail on the community all the evils which a regulated system of law was in? tended to prevent. Where discretion is to be exercised, it must be governed hy some admitted and prefixed standard of right. It is true that where tho end sought is only a private one, or granting the writ would be attended with manifest bard ship, there it will be withheld. Bacon 6, 443; Yan Bansaeller va. Sheriff of Albany; Cowan's 1, 512. How, in a matter of public concern affecting a large city, can we undertake lo say that the relators are not entitled to the remedy whioh the law provides to place thom in a position in which they may assert their claim to an office? Tho wrongs and hardships would be in pre? cluding them from the opportunity of establish? ing, if they can, a right from the possession of which, they aver, they are prevented by the non-performance by the Board of Aldermen of a duty whioh the law enjoins. January 7,1869. ^Harrie). SYMMlVs-X??rX4J!?MC?^^ the Rev. J. L. KKSKIDY. at Walhalla, 8. 0.. WHIT NEK SYMMEr*. Esq.. Editer of the Keowee Courter, to Miss MB 1 TIE, youngest daughter of Mrs. L. ALEXA KDE H. OLA >v SON-AD TOKES -Tn York ville, on the 31st ultimo, by Rev. H. H. DICKSON, Mr. THOMAS W. OLAWSON and Miss AMANDA A. ADICKE9, all of that place. HOLMES-BOPER_Tn Edgefleld, on the 24th ultimo, at the residence of Mr. F. H. HOPER, by the Bev. J. P. MEALING, Mr. ALFRED HOLMES and Miss MARGARET ROPER, all of Edgefleld District. USS- Tike Friends and Acquaintances ot the late Mrs. NATHAN HART, her son, S. N. HABT, and Mr. S. HABT, Sr., are respectfully invited to her Funeral, TO-MOBBOW, the 10th instant, at Twelve M., from ber residence, corner of Aiken's Bow and Meet ins-street. * January 9 AfThe Relatives, Friendo ?nd Ac? quaintances of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. O'MALEY are re? spect nilly invited to attend the Funeral Services of Mr. MARK O'MALEY, father of the former, from his late residence, No. 93 Church-street, near Chalmers, at Three o'clock P. M. TO-DAY. January 9 * Special lottos. ?TSAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAIL? ROAD COMPANY -Notice ls hereby given that tho Annual Meeting of tho Stockholders of the Savan? nah and Charleston Railroad Company, advertised toptmvf?BQ in Charleston on the 18th inst., is post? poned until tho varan WEDNESDAY in March, being the 17th day of the month. By ord? of tito Board of Directors. 8. W. FISHER, Secretary and Treasurer. jfar-Savaunah Republican and Morning New* will please copy and send paper and bill to the office Sa? vannah and Charleston Railroad Company. January 7_thea ?5F-C H ARLES ION GAS LIGHT COMPANY. CHARLESTON, JANUARY 5, 1869.-Ata meeting of the Board of Direotors of the Charleston Gas Light Company, held thu day, the following resolu? tions wore adopted : Resolve I, That in view of the many a?rions acci? dents report ;d in the newspapers from the ase of otiter lights, and in tho confident expect ttton i hat the public will r?stala this Company in the reduc? tion ot the price of gas by an increased consump? tion, that after the txplr<ttioa of the present month the price b> reduced to FOUR DOLLARS PER THOUSAND F li ET. Ii solved, That a? an additional inducement to new consumere, the Company will supply and pat in at its own expense thai service and aupply pipe for the basement story of tho bouse of any new applicant, tunic.' such regulations as the Board of Directer)? may establish. . W. J. HERIOT, Secretary. January 7 >'.. *a ??rfiUY YOUR TEA AND COFFEE FROM KUI ETE k CHAPMAN, corner King ami Radcliffe streets, and got a bettor article for the same money than at any other establishment in tho otty. November 14_Brnos ?T BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye ls tho beat in ibo world; tho Only tra? and perte* Pye; harmless, reliable, osiantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous Unte; remedies tho Ul ??octa of bad dyea; invigo? rates and loaves the hal? ?oft and beautiful blank or brown. Bold by all Druggists and Perfumer*; and property applied at Batchelor'? Wis? Jtaaery. No-. I Bond*?trcet, Now York. lyr January 8 Special lathes. SSrFTRST BAPTIST CHURCH. -PREACH? ING may be expected lu Ibis Church To-Monitow MOBMING, by tho Eov. W. H. WILLIAMS, Pastor, at half-past Too o'clock. Com name-ration Services of tho Rev. B. MANLY, Br , D. l)., a former pastor of this Church, will bo hold in tho AFTEBNOON, at half-past Three o'clock. Sermon by tho Rev. W. J. HARD, of Augusta. Tho publlo generally are respectfully invited to at? tend. January 9 SST CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP FAL? CON, from Baltimore, are horoby notified that ?ho ia Trna DAT discharging cargo at Pier No. 1 Snion Wharves. AU goods not takon away at sun. set will remain on whan'at Consignees' risk. MORDECAI & CO., January 0 1 Ageats. SS- AUDITOKS OFFICE. CHARLESTON COUNTY, CHARLESTON, JANUARY 8TH, I860. The following divisions of this County into Assess? ment Districts, and aaslgumemta thereto of As--ossors for the asssosment of personal property, taxable un? der tho act "Providing for the assessment and tax a tion of pro[ orly," passed .-eptembor 15th, 18G8, is hereby published for general information, to wit: CITY ?F CHARLESTON. Flint District-Compris) BR Wards Nos. land 3, lying oast of Meetiag and south of Calhoun streets-Mr. F. Q. M?H?QH, Asiessor. Second District-Comprising Wards Nos. Sand 7, east of King-street and south of tho oity boundary lino-Mr. BENJ. K. KINLOCH, Assessor. Third District-Comprising Wards No3. 2 and *, lyiag west of King and south of Calhoun streets Mr. JOHN W. KI SOM AN. Fourth District-Comprising Wards Nos. 0 and 8 lying west of King-street and south of the city boun - dary hne-Mr. J. M. F. DE rt KEF, Assessor. Fifth District-Comprising all that section or coun? try lyiag within tho County east of the Northeastern Railroad aad the Cooper River, including Sullivan's and adjacent Islands, the Parishes of St. James' Santoe, St. Thomas and Christ Church and that por? tion of St. Stephen's, St. Jobn's Berkeley and St. James Cooee Creek' lying east of the above named Railroad-Mr. S. F. LEQUEX, Assessor. Sixth District-Comprising all that Pe lion of coun? try within the County consisting of that portion of the Pariahes of St. Stephea's, St. John's Berkeley and St. James Goose Creek lying west ot the Norine ?st? ern Railroad, with that portion of the Parish of St. Andrew's lyiag weat of tho Ashley River and North of Wappoo Cut-Mr. J. W. GRIFFIN, Assessor. Seventh District-Com ni,in^ all th it section of couihry winin the county, coaristing ol that por? tion of St Aad-ow's, lying south of Wappoo C ut, St. John.'A Collstou, audthe adj locnt luau's west of tho eatraac? to Charleston Harbor-Mr. WIL? LUM DART, A-setaor. Bach Assessor ls required to com pie'o the assess? ment wittilm his district before tho 15th d?y of FeVmu-y, 1869. empleylag an assia'ant rf deemed t'??esaarfj and to cooli io him tel < within th s dis? trict to whim he ia assigned, observing strictly tao boundary lines of the same. While eich Assessor s li on d bo c ireful to avoid as fir as possible any? thing that may seem like an unne essary imvt ati gat on into the private affilr J of toe tax-paver, ho must at the s?me time UM evary proper means to satisfy himself a? to the correctness of the returns made. It is mo^t Important that the Assessors and all par? ties interested should no der stand that the year for whick this assess ni ont is made terminates eu the 1st day of Sqotanber, 1868; and that lt is the property which has been held by the tax-payer during the year preceding that dat? that is to be assessed for taxation. Each Assessor herein named and assigned to a dis? trict is required to enter upon the discbarge of hie dulice on MONDAY, tho 11th instant, and to report to thia office whenever it may be deemed necessary. Assessors should read carefully the act providing for the assessment aad taxation of property, and the instruction to A ssessors appended thereto. A. J. RANSIER, Auditor Charleston Cona ty. January 9_almo Sar IT IS SAID THAT TBE PROPRIE TOR S of the celebrated. PLANTATION BITTERS rent no lese than nine pews from the different denomina tieae in New York City fer all those of their em? ployees who will occupy thom regularly, free of charge. This ia certainly praiseworthy, and it is to be hoped that others who employ a large number of' people will follow the example. The above fact, ac? companied with the belief that a firm who weald look se closely after the morals and welfare of their employees, would not undertake to impose upon the publie, has induced us to give the PLANTATION BITTERS a trial, and having lound them to be all that ls represented, we cordially recommend them aa a tonio of rare merit_Observer, July 1. MAONOLIA WATBB-Superior to thb best imported German Cologne, and sold at half the price. January 5 tntbsS sar THE MACHINE, CALLED MAN, IS A very complicated and delio de one, and ia mo re ha? ble to get out of order, and much more difficult to repair, than any combination of wheel: and cranks and levers made by the hunda of man. As a rule, it ia tinkered too much, and badly Unkeied at that. Tt is often calemelizad, narcotized, depleted, and oth? erwise misused, when a'l that lt really needs is a wholesome tome and restorative like HOS TETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS to {(nt lt in proper trim and beep it so. Tho stomach is shamefully maltreated. In the firs t placo, the food which Its juices are in? tended to dissolve, is too frequently thrown into lt hastily, aad in a half-masticated condition, in whioh state the gastric acid cannot properly act upon it. The result ia dyspepsia. Then comes the doctor, and, finding the digestive organs weak and the bow? els inert, he proceeds to weaken aud paralyze still more with drastic purgatives. These tending-aa they always do-to produce a salutary change, he tells the invalid that medical science can do no more for him. Thia, with all Sae deference, ia a mistake ene of those mistakes wbioh Talleyrand said were tantamount to erimia. What the dyspeptic needs ls invigoration. Strengthen the stomach with HOS? TET TER'S BIT 1ERS, and the stomach will strength? en every other part of the haman machine, and make it, in common parlance, as good aa new. Upon the state of the digestion d?pendu, in a measure, the condition of the whole system. Now, the Bitters are the most admirable tonie known. They constat of the finest vegetable invigorate an1 restoratives, combined with an unaduiterate i stimulant. The dyspeptic needs nothing else io effect a cure, except a light, nutrilions diet, and a fair amount of exer? cise. Eran in the absence of those last mentioned accessories, the tonio and alterative properties of the prepaialloB will work wonders, enabling tho dyspeptic to digest inferior fare with comparative ease, and to maintain a good habit of body, In spite pf the drawbacks of a sedentary occupation. January 8_nae_6 Sar BRIDE AND BR1?K?BOO M.-ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN on the Interesting rotation of Bridegroom to Bride in the institution of Marriage? a guide to matrimonial felicity and true happiness. Sent by mail in sealed letter envelopes free cf oharge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Phila? delphia, Pa. September "3 J T. HVMPttRUYI, BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND COMMIS? SION MERCHANT. SALES OF REAL ESTATE. STOCKS, BONDS, SE GURIIXKd AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ATTENDED TO. AJO. ?? BR?Afl-grilMKr, CHARLESTON, S. 0. mumasMoas. - Son. HENRY BUIST, W. J. MAGRATH. Esq.. {?^sers: JA5??? CGKS?E'?, ?. n. WA if IMO, Esq. Octa*** a Sawing. FOR MTKUI'UOL. THE IT EST OLA?S DANISH BARK 'KAMMA FONDEFi, KROCH Master, having ? part of cargo engaged, will havodUptach. For Freight engagements opnlv to WILLIS Ic CUISOLM, January 8 Imo North Atlantic Wharf. FOR LIVKUPUUL. THE NSW AMD SI RICI'LY Al SPAN? ISH SHIP "PEDRO PLANOOLir," AMEN 1 ?UM. Master, having largo part of her cargo engaged and goiup; 0:1 board, will load with dispatch. For further Freight engagements apply to W. P. HALL, January 8 15 Brown A Co.'s Wtiarf. FUR BOSTON, .t.^ THE FINE 8CHR. MARY D. HASKELL, fTuCTL EARDEK Master, having one-half her cargo Aj^Koengagod. wiil have immodiate dispatch. "BS*" For engagements of Freight, apply to H. F. HAK KU k CO., January 8 No. 20 Cumberland-street. FOR B08TON--OESPATCH LI .VIC, THE Al REGULAR PACK KT SCHOON? ER JONAS SMITH, NICHOLS Mister, having i all her heavy freight engaged, wants a fow 'hundred bales Cottou and light freight to fill up with quick despatch January 7 3 WILLIAM ROACH k CO. FOR LIVKKPUOL. THE FINE AMERICAN SHIP "AME lLIA, THOB. BOKEHAM Master, is now ready >for cargo, and being ot HUI.ill capacity will . have dispa'ch. For engagements apply to PATTERSON & STOCK, January 5 8outh Allantie Wharf. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE Al CLIPPER BARK LIZZIE H., * SPRING, Master, having about two-thirds >of her cargo curagee! and going on board, .wIR have dispatch for the above port. For freight engagements, apply to January 5_STREET BROTHERS A CO. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE FIBST CLASS BRITISH BA It QU kW. G. PUTNAM, RICKARD Master, ha vin ? a large part of ber cargo engaged, wlU loa .with dispatch. For balance fielglit engagements, aDply to WHX18 ii CHISOLM, December 21_North Atlaulic Wharf. EXCURSIONS AK?USIUTI1E HARBOR . THE FINE, FAST SAILING AND COM 'FO RTA BLT appointed ya.ht ELE\NOB ?will resume her trips to historic points in ?tho harbor, and will leavo Government Wharf dally at Ten A. M. and Three P. M. For Passage, apply to THOMAS YOUNG, December 18 3sue Captain, o^ lioard". FOR LIVERPOOL. THE BRT1TSH STEAMER ST? 'TIRA, WAT Master, capacity 1808 5balen cotton, is due hore on 11th in ? s:ant and will sail on 25th instant. For freight engagements, apply to January 9 W. ?. BEE & CO. FOR NUW YOU Iv. REGULAX LINE EVERT THURSDAY, PASSAGE RIO LBJ CED TO 913. '?/MSi??? THE MDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP X^fe#yg? MAGNOLIA. Capt. AI. B. CROWELL, '-^fw?^?ffl? Commander, wtll leave Vaudor "".^Irr^Ft?! horst's VVliart, on THURSDAY, Jan? uary 14, ISM, at - o'clock. January 8_RAVANEL A CO.. _Aa-eut,i. NEW YORK ANO ORARLES l'OV STEAMSHIP LINE. FO R NEW YORK] Jmytr^sm THE SPLENDID HIDE WMJS&L j^t?teplw STEAMSHIP MANHATTAN, WOOD .??Mv?mWiVl HOU. Commander, wiR leave \U -rmtm?MMW?mmmuer'b Wliari on SATURDAY, the Dib, at Three P. M. JKg~1hrough Billa of Lading given to Boston and Providence, H. L . >?y Insurance can be obtained on these steamers at % per cent. Per Freight and Passage, having splendid cabin accommodations, apply to JAMES ADGER A Co., Corner Adder's Wharf and East Bay (Up stn Irs). The steamship JAMES ADGER will follow on Ti Es DAY, tho 12th instant, at - o'clock. January 7 ths2 - PACIFIC MAIL. BTE A JRS HIP COAJPT'B THEOWOH Lii-Ml TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FREIGHT AND PASSAGE AT GREATLY BM DU GEO RATES I j-yfAZeeUM Sir KAM MRS OF THE ABO V fi '^$sfcWK5 hue leave Pier No. 42, North River. l42M?3?M f?ot ot Canal-street. Now York. ? MSBBKBOL 12 o'clock noon, of tho lat 9th, 16U and 24th of every month (except when these datet fail en Sunday, then the Saturday preceding). Departure of lot and 24th connect at Panama witt steamers for South Faoiae and Central American ports. Those or lat touch at Manzanillo. Departure of 8th oi each month oonneots witt the new steam line from Panama to Australia an? New Zealand. Steamship JAPAN leaves San Francisco fer Chi? na and Japan February 4. 1869. No California steamers toucn at Havana, but go direct from New York te AspinwalL One hundred pounds baggage tree to each adnu. Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Tieketa or further information aatOy at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the whait foot of Canal-street, North River, New York. March 14_lyr_F. B. BABY, Agent. NEW ROUTE. REDUCTION IN FREIGHT. /f^&asm THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ?^^?M^^Strem Now Orleans to Charleston, 8, <^/Wjf??s^EX^^., VIA Florida Railroad and AL?J .*ri?CTaa??BSL.ANCIi LIN EU. S. Mail Steamships. And steamers CITY POINT and DICTATOR, will be given for tingar, to Charleston, per bhd.$75 Sugar, to Charleston, per barrel.15 Molasses, to Charleston, per barrel.2 60. Bice, to New Orleans, per 100 pounds. - Other Freights ia proportion to the above J. D. AIKEN A CO.. Agents. Charlea ton. F. W. PERKINS k CO.. Agents, No. 26 Carondelet-street, New Orleans. A. B. NOYES. Agent, December 15 Imo_Fernandina, Pla. TR AV IC LL ft RS PASSING THROUGH CHARLESTON B S ROU TE TO FLORIDA, AIKEN &"T"?&m Aud otuer places, should not fal /^ijE to lay in their supplies of PROVIS . ??MM?W&r> IONy- CLARETS. CHAMPAGNES ~2F3So?fc. CORDIALS, BRANDIE8. WHI8 KIES, WINES, CANNED MEATS, SOUPS, Ac. Pates of Wild Game and Devilled Ham for Sand? wiches and Luncheons. 4ST*Send for a catalogue. WU. S. CORWIN A CO., No. 275 King-street, Between Wentworth and Beau fain, Charleston, s. 0. Branch of No. 900 Broadway, corner 20th street, New York._Ootober28 _ INLAND ROUTE. THROUGH TICKETS TO FLORIDA. CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH STEAM PACKET LINE, VIA BE AL IORI' AND HELTON HEAD, CONNECTING WITH THE ATLANTIC AND GUEE RAILROAD AND CONNECTIONS FOB ALL POINTS IN .FLORIDA. r kaltem THB *1NE? FA6T STE AM B B \HfMM3lltW PILOT BOY. Contain FRVW P*OE. vrU leave unarioaten on ifonddy.aud Thursday Mornings,. at Eight o'clock. Returning, leave Havannah on Tuttdiy and Saturday Mommas, at half-past Wgh o'clock. For Freight er Paaaage apply to JOHN FERGUSON, Deosraber 80 _Accommadation Wharf, FOR BRUNSWICK. GA. rwsIC??K THK STEAMER "DICTATOR, " -iHfraTfffBfiii Captain CHARLES WILLEY, will touch at taus point every Wtintsiay. leaving (savannah a Nine A. M., and on her return trip will touch there on Saturday Af tr, ms* n, arriving back at Savannah esA??jitfdii ???,*i*g. S. u. Aitto k CO., November 24_Agenta. FOR PALATKA. FLORIDA? VIA SAVANNAH. TKBNANDINA AND JACKSON VTLLE. * - .air-'a? THB PIB&T-CA88 STEAM BB rH&ffgrlM? DICTATOR, Captain CHAS. WH.LFY,. wOl MSI from Charleston ? very Tnesaay Evenino, av Bight o'clock, tor the above pointa. The ftrat-oiasa Steamer CITY POINT, Captain WM. T MONELTY, will i all from Charleston every Friday Enning, al Bight o'clock, for ano*e points. Connecting with tho Central Railroad at savannah for Mobile and New Orleans, and with tn? Florida Railroad at Fernandina for Cedar Key?, at which, Kat steamers connect with Now Orleans, Mobile, iseoola. Key Wdat and H-vana. Through Btlla Lading given for Fright to Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans. Both steamers connecting with H. S. Hart's steam - ere Oclawaka and Griffin fi,r Silver Springs and Lakes, Griffin. Ettstis, Harris and Durham, Ail freight viyable on tho wharf. Gooda not removed at sunset will be stored at risk and expense of o wi. era. For Freight or Pateage engagemet t, apply to J. B. AIKEN A 0O" Age*??, South Atlantic Wharf. N. B.-No extra oha?g? for Meals and Staterooms . Steiner City Point win touch at St. Mary'?, Go o. going and returning each week. November il -~