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VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1072. CHARLESTON, Si C., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1869. SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM BY TELEGRAPH. THE STATE GAVITAJL. KO PAOOLET COUNTY-NO HOBS MONET POR TEE JUDGES JUST NOW-CIVIL. BIGHTS Ul CL-MILI TIA BILL.-PUBLIC BCHOOLS-EUPRATH BURIAL GROUND-RELIEF j|OB THE TREASURY-MIS \ SION PBEPBYTEBIAN OHUBOH- GREENVILLE AND COLOMBIA BAIXiBOAD-BOPEB HOSPITAL-GOV? ERNOR'S MESSAGE AND CHARLESTON MEMORIAL. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO OHABLHBTON NEWS.] COLUMBIA, Fobruary 3.-TN IHK SENATE, Arnim, from the Committee on Incorporations, reported unfavorably on tho petition of the citizens of Greenville and Sportanburg for thc formation of a new county out of portions ot thoso oounties. Tho bill to increaso thc salaries of tho Justi? ces of tho Supreme Court and Circuit Judges was postpone'! to tho next session. The Civil Bights bill, which has passed the House, was f;ad tho second limo, poseod, and ordered to bo engrossed. The militia bill was postponed and made the speoial order for Monday next. Tho following bills were read the third time and passed : A bill to incorporate tho Columbia Building and Loan Association. A bill to provide for the conversion of State securities. A bul to extend the timo in whioh the Cam? den Bridge Company may rebuild their bridge. A bill to renew the charier of the Town of Walhalla, in tho County of Oconee. A bill to alter and amend an .act entitled "An act to alter and amend the charter of the King's Mountain Railroad Company," passed the 16th qf December, 1861. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to es? tablish certain roads, bridges and ferries, and ' to renew the charters of certain others." A bill to incorporate the Wilson Bridge Com? pany. A bill to incorporate tho Aiken Sanitary As? sociation. The bill amending the Homestead act passed 'the. second reading, and was ordered to bo en tattgrossed. The bill establishing a system of public schools in South Carolina was made the special order for Friday. IN THE HOUSE ?the following bills were in? troduced: By TomlinBon-A bill amendatory of acts incorporating the University of South Caro? lina. By Wright-A bill to incorporate the Euprath Burial Ground anti Charitable Society of Charleston. By Elliott-A bill for tho relief of the Trea? sury. The bill amendatory of an act to regulate the manner of drawing jurors was Lasccd and ', sent to the Senate. The Greenville aud Columbia Railroad bill and the bill to incorporate the Mission Presby? terian Church of Charleston, were read the third time and returned to the tenate with amendments. Bose m on reported unfavorably on the mo r> ui o rial of tho frusteew of the Roper Hospital. Tho Governor sent in a message with the memorial of the citizens of Charleston against . Corbin's validating bill. It was received as in? formation and referred. ' WASHINGTON. PROSPECTS OP W H I S B E Y-NO MONEY FOR TEACHBBS-NO POSTAL. TELEGRAPH. WASHINGTON, February 3.-In debate on the whiskey tax last night, Schenck, chairman of tho WitjH and Means Committee, said there wero a parcel of speculatots throughout the country trying to kill the whiskey market by circulating a story that the Ways and Moans Committee or some member of tho House would propose to increaso the tax on whiskey, or perhaps put it back to its old rate. He would say that, so far as the Ways and Means Committee were concerned, no such proposition had been or would be entertained. He boped there would be no tinkering by the House of this part of the bill. The Committee on Appropriations has deter? mined to withhold the appropriations for the educational department. It is stated on tolerable authority that the Postal Committee will vote down the proposi? tions for a postal telegaph, on thc ground that the government and the public are better served by competition. The tei ms of the bill vacating offices in Vit - ginia, Mississippi and Texas, will turow the filling of the offices into Grant's administra? tion. Revenue to-day $1,000,000. Henderson introducod a bill into the Scnato yesterday, to provide for a Department of Home Affairs. It gives the head of tho de? partment a Moat in tho Cabinet, and places under his supervision tho Land office, tho In? dian Bureau, tho Freedmen's Bureau and min? ing matters. The weather has been very bad all day. CONG IlUS SION AT,. A NEW SUPREME COURT AND SEP ABATE CIRCUIT JUDGES-A NSW BILL TO REGULATE MISSIS? SIPPI-- RECUSANT WITNESSES-ALB-LINE RAIL? ROAD FROM WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK. WASHINGTON, February 3.-IN THE SENATE, Trumbull, from '.he Judiciary Committee, in? troducod a bill for reorganizing the Fedetal Judiciary. It provides for nine judges of the Supremo Court, and for the appointment of i Circuit, Judges. \ The Consular Appropriation bill was passed. Boutwoll's Constitutional amendment was considered to adjournment. IN THE HOUSE, the secretary was directed to Withhold payment for stationery contracts. Beck introduced a bill regarding Mississippi, which provides for an election in May, under universal suffrage and a general amnesty, for a modified constitution and for State officers. It was referred to the Reconstruction Com? mittee. '1 he recusant Now York witnesses appeared at the har of the House, and wore ordered to remain in charge of tho seigeant-at-arms until the committee we satisfied. The bm for an air-line railroad from Wash? ington lo'Vew York was discussed. The ludia* Appropriation bill was consider? ed, and the Hfcgse adjourned. SPARKS STROM THIS WIMMS. A steamer arrived yesterday at Havana with a large number o? tro jp* ?rom ?pain. There is much alarm hi Duchess county, New York, caused by sudden deaths of cattle. Havana continues quiet. A serious row oc? curred at iletfuoal a few days ago, between Spaniards and Cubans, in whion many were wounded), The International Hotel at St. Pauls, Min? nesota, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Los? $100,000. The guests escaped, losing their clothing., An outbreak ol the people occurred at Harnt lan on tbo 20th ult., which waa quickly sub? dued by the military. Serious trouble ie pro? bable there at any moment. Franoisco Antonio Gomez, tho newly elected Vico Preaident of St. Domingo, is of the Amor can school in politics, and is a man universally respeoted for his firm and patriotic character. An engino attached to a troight train on the Central Ohio division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad explodod near Barnesville, Ohio, on tho first instant, killing the engineer and fireman and severely injuring three train men. BVROPJB. Ci KN ICU AI. DIX AND JEFFERSON DAVIS. PABIB, February 1,-Goneral Dix yesterday received Mr. Burlingame and the Chinese cm baseadors, with thon; suifo. Princess Mathilde will give a reception next week to tho Chinese embassy. A report is curront that Goneral Dix pro? tested against the unusual honors with which Jefferson Davis was recently reoeived at St. Cyr while on a visit to the military sohooli there It is officially denied by tho French Govern? ment that the minister of tho United States has made any such protest. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, February 8.-The Beichsrath has adopted a bill allowing trial by jury in all cases of violation of the laws for the regulation of the press. FRANCE AND MEXICO. PARIS, February 8.- In the Corp s L?gislatif tho opposition speakers demand the restora? tion ot diplomatic relations with tho Mexican republic on the ground that French interests suffer by their interruption. SPANISH AFFAIRS. MADRID, February 8.-Prim and Serrano will piobably constitute the Directory. Tho Popo's Nuncio has been induced to re? turn. FROM THIS STATIS CATITAXi. The Charleston Klcctton Bill-I He Last Humors-A New Scheme-General heg? illative Proceedings. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMPIA, S. C., February 2, 18G9.-All my information tends to the conviction that Sona ator Corbin's bill to declare valid the Charles? ton election, will go through. The outside pres? sure and combination of circumstances will cause, it is behoved. Homo of those who were among its strongest opponents to vote in favor of the bill. Another proposition is on foot, to repeal the law confirming the ap? pointees of the military, in office, until their successors aro elected. That is, to repeal the "Act to quiet rights vested under military or? ders," parsed at the special session of the Gen? eral Assembly. This, it is argued, will leave Charleston without a government, and enable Pillsbury and his Board of Aldermen to take possession at once.. A strong fight has boen kept up in the Sen? ate between the advocates and thc opponents ot the bill to increase tho salaries of the Justi? ces of the Supreme Court and of the Circuit Judges. Tho most strenuous of tho former are Senators Leslie and Swails, while those of the latter are Senators Nash and Wimbush. It was considerably amusing to-day to hear tho pathetic appeals of the senator from Barnwell (Mr. Leslie) to the senator from Bichland to postpone the consideration of the bill until the arrival of some of its friends then absent on leave. The senator fcom Bichland, however, could not be induced to yield, and so the dis? cussion was kopt up until the Senate adjourned on the question of agreeing to the motion of Senator Leslie to postpene the consideration of the bill two days. IN THE HOUSK, Mr. Pettengill reported on a bill to establish a board of commissioners of publio lands, and submitted a substitute enti? tled a bili to establish a board of commission? ers of publio lands, to define their duties, and to authorize the issue ol bonds or stocka for tho purchase of lands, which was ordered to lie over for a second reading. A bill to incorporate the Young Mon'd Chari? table Society of Charleston was read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Incor? porations. The report of the County Commissioners of Charleston County was referred to the Com? mittee on County Offices and Officers. Mr. Burton introduced the fallowing, which was laid upon the table : liesoloca, by tho House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That thie General As? sembly do adjourn sine die on tho 22d instant, at 2 o'clock P. M. Mr. Sloan presented the petition of Thomas H. Bussell, of Anderson County, for removal of political disaoilities. Referred to the Com? mittee on Removal of Political Disabilities. C. D. Hayue introduced the following resolu? tion, which was adopted by a vote of yeas, 85; nays, 10 : Resolved, by tho House of Representatives, That au invitation is hereby extended to any lady to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and argue the claims of suffrage for females. A bill to provide for the care of the poor, after the passage of five sections to a third reading, on motion of DoLarge, was made the special order for Thursday next, at 1:15 P. M. Mr. W. H. Jones, by leave, introduced a bill to establish m agent to supervise contracts, and to provide for the protection of laborers working on shares of crops. Bead the first time, and referred to the Committee on Agri? culture. S. B. Thompson, from the Special Commit? tee, to whom was referred a bill to renew the charter of a ferry across Congaree River, re? ported that the same had been considered, and recommended that tho bill do pass. Whipper introdoeed a bill to-amend the charter of the Sulphuric Aoid and Superphos? phate Company. Read the first time, and re? ferred to the Committee on Incorporations. IN THE SENAT?, Greene, from the Com? mittee on Em oiled Acts, reported as duly enrolled, sealed and ready for ratification, an aot to alter and amend the criminal law. A message was soot to the Speaker of the House of Representatives inviting him to at? tend in the Senate chamber for the purpose of assisting in the ratification of the above act. A message was received from the House in? forming the Senate that a oonourrent resolu? tion from the Senate relative to laying ont townships, had been laid on the table. ~ The House sent to the Senate a bill to renew the charter of the Charleston Ancient Artillery Society. The bill reoeived its first reading, and was ordered for a second readiog and con? sideration to-, norm w; Alan, a bill tc prescribe certain rules to be observed iu the government of ferrios aud bridges privileged to charge toll. The House retrained to the Senate an aot to incorporate ibo South Carolina Phosphate Company. Ordered to be enrolled. Lunney presented the petition of the County Commissioners of Darlington County to th? Goneral Assembly praying authority to asses and collect tuxes, ?co. Referred to the Com? mit tee on the Judiciary. Wimbush presented the return of the Com? missioners ot Free Schools of Abbeville Coun? ty for the year 1868. Referred to the Commit? tee ou Eduoatiou. A LIV! to provide for tbs appointment of a Oommissiooer of Railroads and Telegraphs, and to prescribe his duties, was read by its title and referred lo the Commit too on Rail? roads, where it will piobably sleep its last The bill to incorporate the Wateree and North Carolina Railroad Company was made the special order for Monday next?, at 1 P. M. Tho bill lending the name and credit ot the State to the Greenville aud Columbia Railroad Company kept the House of Representatives occupied nearly the entire day. Nothing else of importance transpired. Tho bill jftmlly passed with a tax ol&uao, by . vote of 47 eyes, ON ras WINO. Floren??-Past and Present--Darill?j? ton-Cotton Crop - Business Pirnas Churches-K.. K. K.-Corn-91 ?nt- Pig a Delicate Subject-A New Plan tor Preserving Pork-Stea ling-The Pror peet Brightening-Christmas-A. Color eel Tournament-Negro Sheriffs and Magistrates. Eastward now the news-bird wings his flight ; from Columbia to Kingsville, from Kingsville aloDg the Wilmington and Manchester Kail road past the flourishing Towns ot Sumter and Timmonsville, your correspondent found him? self early iu the afternoon under the largo pas? senger shed at Florence. Hero he parted com? pany with bis further oastward-bound friends, and devoted half an hour to Bight-seeing in the famous South Carolina town with the famous Tuscan name. Every city, town and village in America has ila history, and all ol rfc modem (history. I an tired hearing men say, "I can recollect whe?a Chicago was a wilderness, " Atlanta a piaco of woods, or San Francisco an Indian village. One hears this sort of thing so constantly, that it ceases to excite wonder or even atten? tion. You have heard of the old negro ferry? man on the Mississippi, who when asked how long be had been living there, astonished his interlocutor with the reply, "Lor bress you, Massa, Fse boen 'ero Jong time. When I fust cum ;ere, dis 'ere ribber were no bigger nor a Icely branch." Well, I, your correspondent, though I can by no means lay claim to the dis? tinguished honor of being the "oldest inhabi? tant," can remember when there was no such place as Florence-when the site of tho pre? sent flourishing city was a vast, illimitable ex? tent of low pine flat, with nothing to relieve the monotony of tho melancholy picture. I spent a day there, from necessity of course, in 1836, and it was lonely, dull, dreary-fit place for frogs and suicides. That was in the olden time. Very dit?crnni, now. True, it is not a very pretty place yet; but it is "the centre of trade to a largo area of coun? try, and has massed together a consid? erable population. I should not like to say how many stores there are in Florence, bat, from a rapid reconaoissa-lco, without ac? tual count, I should say there must be from thirty to forty. Somo of these do a considera? ble business. Others, again, do very little. There aro mechanics here, restaurants, saw? mills, churches, machine shops-in abort, all tho elements of a ' substantial and rapidly growing civilization. Florence enjoys tho ad? vantage of unsurpassed railroad facilities, hav? ing a railroad to the north, south, east and wost. This, of course, draws considerable traffic, aside from the shipping of tho great staples of the vioinity, cotton and naval stores. Florence has no newspaper at present, but it has had one-the Florence Gazette; and there is no telling how soon ono of the two papers now holding forth at Darlington Courthouse may take up its bad and walk ten miles to Florence. As it is the fashion just now fot every village and cross -roads shop to ask our worshipful Legislature to bo made a county seat, I expect to see, beforo long, in your Co? lumbia correspondence, that suoh a bill has been presented in tho Houso from Florenco. But the whistle blows, and we aro off for Darlington. This is one of the oldest and finest villages iu the eastern part of the State. Although scarred and disfigured by the ravag? es of several recent fires, tbe town shows every sign of having for years been the abode of a cl?ss distinguished for, their wealth, culture and refinement. I am pleased to see, more? over, a steady improvement every year I have visited Darlington since the war, over the year preceding; and in another year or two I feel confident t .at ovcry vestige of war and fire will have disappeared; i. e. if the funds can be procured the building a courthouse and "appurtenances"-I say appurtenances because it is not polite to say "jail "-the latter word might oall up unpleasant associations or r?miniscences in the minds of some of our readers. Darlington is' a rich county, but of course th3 trade is much divided. Timmonsville, Florence and Society Hill combined get far more of it than goes to Darlington Courthouse. Some goes to Sumter, and some, perhaps, to Camden, while much of it goes direot to Charleston or Wilmington. Darlington Dis? trict, according to the census of 18G0 had a population of twenty thousand three hundred and sixty-seven, of which number eleven thou? sand eight hundred and Beventy-aeven wore slaves. There wei o then, of improved lands, one hundred and fifty-eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four acres, and of un i n pro v ed three hundred thousand two hundred and eighty-one acres. C i sh value of farms $1,786, 892. The number of bales ot' cotton produced in tho district in 1860 is sot down as sixteen thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. The crop of cotton has not been as good here as last year; not half a crop as compared with before the war. Lost year the crop was about 10,000 nales; this year it will probably not ex? ceed 8000 bales. So, also, I have been told that business has not been as good here as in other parts of the Slate. About 2000 bales of cotton have been shipped from this depot this season. The largest buy? ers here are Messrs. Parker $ Kelly, for a Bal? timore house. The business firms here are : Parker St, Kelly, Eason & Co., Hart, Parker & Co., B. A. & J. F. Early, S. Marco, H. Hyenas, A. Weinberg, J. G. MoCall & Co., S. A. Woods, E. W. Chniles St Co., and J. M. Woodward. There are two newspapers here, the Southern? er and the Democrat; and there is the usual complement of doctors and lawyers. Of churches there are three-Methodist, Rev. J. Watson, pastor; Baptist, Rev. F. W. Easou, and Presbyterian, Rev. Wm. Brearly. A flourish? ing institution here, also, is St. Dav! l's Lodge. A. F. M., Mo. 72. I was also informed, moat positively, on the word and honor of several gentlemen, that there are no "K. K. K.'s" here, nor have there been any here at any time since the war. The county made about corn enough the Fast year for home consumption. Meat-well, was going to say that it was i inpossible to raise any moat now hereabouts; m fact, I have said as much frequently of late upon the au? thority of very many trustworthy persons. Bnt I find it is considered very unhandsome to say so. in tact, pig has become a dolioate sub? ject. There are those high in the counsels of the State who consider such a statement libel? lous on a majority ol the "citizens" ot the State. "But---, do you mean to deny that negroes have been stealing, do now steal, and will continue to steal hogs, swine, shoats and pigs ?" "I admit the first and second pro Eositions, but deny the third. Let the farmers ave plenty of pork, enough for themselves and enough for the negroes also," replied this high official, "and jon will not hear so inuoh about the difficulty of raising meat." How wise a man get* in a short time, wheu he ls high in office, wo poor, low trash cannot see it as clearly. How will you raise moro pork, if the darkies eat your pigs? The-'eoounsel reminds me of the diffienltv th? bfln?voi*nt ladlee used to find during tho war in assuring themselves that their donations of food, deli? cacies, cordials, &o., would reach the poor sick soldiers whom they wished to befriend. The complaint was always that the doctors, hospi? tal stewards, nurses, matrons, and ether para? sites, eat up all the turkics, jellies, canned meats, fruit. &o., and drank up all the liquors. 2?hon the difficulty was staled to a surgeon, o suggested that the ladies should send plen? ty of good things, enough for all the attaches, and enough aiso for tue patients. This was good advice. Whether or not it was acted upon 1 am unable to say. I believe, however, the war closed before the experiment was fair? ly tried, But it is not nv at only that ie stolon-every? thing movable, bo it of over eo little value, temp! H the thief or the robber. It is much lesa trouble to piok cotton by moonlight, and sell it to the shopkeeper before day, than to plough and hoc, and pick the year through, in cold weather and in hot. Honesty may bo thc best policy, but there aro some who think stealing paye bettor. At all events, it yields quick re? turns, and at small outlay of time and labor. The consequence of all this is, that overy balo of cotton, every sack of wheat, oats or corn, has to bo carefully guarded, and piazzas, halls, Sui rots, in fart every part of tho dwe liing ouse, is filled with produce. Farmers do not consider their property safe now, un loss it is constantly under their oyo. This, of course, o,umot last. If wo aro to have permanent peace, we must have protection of property as well as of life and of liberty. From what quarter this relief is to como, whether from the Legis? lature or tho courts, I cannot surmise, but I suppose, like other ovils, "it willoorroct itself," whatever that may mean. In regard to the great questions of labor and of successful agriculture^ under the now sys? tem, I think lean observe an improvement. There is lees despondency in regard to the fu? turo, oven among the older planters, and both' white and black are gradually adapting them-I solves to the circumstances of the times. Ne? groes have worked \ c5 past few y cara, perhaps not as much or as steadily as under the old system; still cotton can be successfully grown with free labor. The present high price ot tho staple has mush to do, I doubt not, with this im? provement in public sentiment. When people got twonty-five and twenty eight cents for their cotton, even though they only made "haifa crop," they can manage to Uve, and even to pay c ld debts, or lay up some money, and naturally aro in bettor humor, than when cotton brought len or twelve cents, and the internal revenue took two-and-a-half to three cents of that. The Christmas holidays passed off quietly, notwithstanding the usual quantum of rumort, about meditated difficulties of one kind and another. As. in every other village in the State, so hore Christmas was a sort of freedmen's saturnalia. Thousand* and thousands of them wore gathered here, standing in knots abouf the streets, arrayed in their cheap finery, look? ing at each other, and at the magnificence dis? played in the windows and on the shelves of the shops. This festivo season WAS further en? livened by a colored tournament-"a splendid affair,as ono of the participants proudly in? formed mo. Said informant, a tender colored youth of sixteen or thereabout, painted, with glowing, imagination, the glories of that tour? nament. Thursday, December 24, was the time, the outskirts of Darlington the place, and sixteen colored gentlemen tho principals engaged in this knightly sport. Major F.F. Warley had kindly consented to act as judge, and acquitted himself with much credit to him? self and lo the credit of tho sable knights. Thc sixteen colored gent lom on, all on horse or mule back, made four runs a piece. '.But how did you know," I asked the ' sable tournamentjor, '-how to do all this ?"' "Oh, ne seed how do whito people did, and den wo jes did do samo." The contestants were as follows: Tho Knight of tho Forest, the Knight of Jeringo, the Knight of Chieora, tho Knight of Butler's Silver Spoou, the Knight of the Black Horse, the Knight of the Pig Squeel, the Knight of tho Lone Star, the Kui ?> h foi' Darling? ton and the Knight of Florence. Lawrence Hunter is the nama oil the victor, ho having caught six rings; and ho forthwith proclaimed as his Dulcinea tho fair Anna Bacot, to be henceforth known in the County of Darling? ton,. State of South Carolina, as tho Queen of Love aud Colored Beauty. "Wo all enjoyed ourselves splendid," continued tho narrator, "and iu the evening wo had a flue supper, to which all the (colored) ladies was invited; it cost fifty cents ahead." "Did you dance ?" "O, no, sir; base many o' em belongs to de church; we jes sot and talked, but we had a mighty good time." And I have no doubt they had; and I am glad of it. Healthy en? joyment is good for man and beast. Darlington rejoices in a colored sheriff, aud in sundry colored magistrates. If all, or even a pr?rt of what I heard is true, I should think the negroes faro badly under the judicial and ministerial officers of their own color, and oi their own selection. The only idea the negrc magistrate or sheriff has of the administra? tion of j us ti co, is what he saw among the pro? vost marshals, and other military officers: excellent for the discipline of au army, but perhaps not altogether compatible with thc modern notions of oivil rights. I heard man j eases in point. Ono must.suffice hero. Alle? gro was brought up before a colored magis? trate charged with ootton stealing. The guilt was proved, the offence admitted, and tho ac? cused ordered to make restitution. As the cot? ton, however, was sold, the magistrate orderet the thief to be fined twenty dollars in lieu. Thii he was quite willing to do, but onb had ten dollars. However, he said, anothei negro in the same village owed him ten dollars which, if the magistrate could collect, wouU make the twenty aol lara. Tue magistrate at onco ordered the arrest of the said uegro wh< owed, or was alleged to ewe, tho first namoi ten dollars, and obliged him then and there t< produce ten dollars, or go to jail. The mone; was paid and the matter adjusted. This ii primitive and summary justice- remiadini one of the way they do things in China an< Japan. . The tax executions are another feature o the "new order of things," very unpalatable ti Mr. Freedman. I have hoard of cases when the poll tax, originally only one dollar, cam with costs to amount to four dollars am eighty cents; and these colored ?nd Bepubli can sheriffs make .short work with the freed men in their executions. However, 1 supposi it will be all right one of these da vs. Nd des perantlum. BIRD'S-EYE. TSE BLUE ItlnGIH JtAII/HOAD. The Columbia Phoenix of yesterday has th following encouraging paragraph in relation t the Blue Ridge Railroad : * We learn that a full report by Colonel Jame P. Low, Chief Engineer of the Blue Ridg Railroad, of his recent reconnoissanoe of tn line of the road from Walhalla to the Rabui Oap, has been reoeived by General Harrison the President of the Company. We are gla< to learn that the deterioration of the rord-bo and bridges, which it was apprehended woul< be considerable, from the long interva sinoe work was suspended, is prououno ed comparatively trivial, in consequeno of the substantial character of the won originally, and the statement is officiall made, that the line from Walhalla to Rabui Gap (the tunnels included) can be com ploted in twenty months from the time thai operations are resumed. Colonel Lowe- pro poses at once to commence tho resurvey of th line, with an effective force of assistants, am expects to have the working estimates read for the contractors in the early part of April so that theie aro reasonable hopes for the oom pletion of the road from Anderson to the Rabn Gap by the month ot December, 1870. A nearly all the difficulties on the ronte to Kuoi ville are comprised within this seotion, ands the remainder Of it is of easy construction, w eau ?ff rd to congratulate our readers on tb caiiy termination of this work, which wi make South Carolin i the thoroughfare, an Charlea ton the outlet, of the immense produ< tiona of the mighty Wost. - ? ?. ?a? ii ? ,, TILTS SPARTAN li UJtG AND AS MIS VI LL. CONNECTION. The Columbia Phosaix publishes the foilo? ing letter explanatory of the merits of tb proposed extension of the Spartanburg an Union Railroad : Wo soe that a bill bas been introduced in th Legislature of this State to aid in the extol edon of tho Sparta ?burg au i Union R uh oat South Carolina would soon be in a very proi porous condition, if her sea-ports were coe neoted by a central, air-lino road, wi.h th States ot North Carolina, Tennessee, Hfeatuox and Ohio. Freight will necessarily find a tram it over the shortest and most direct route t the oooan, and from such, when established there wiU be no diversion. Take a threa and Sui?toh ii irom Charleston to Cum bei In nd Gap, on the map, and seo how closely apnroximatea Columbia, Alston, Union, Spai ta ?burg. Butt Mountain Gap, Flat Rock, Hes derson. Asheville, Paint Book and Morristowi Tbe road from Morristown, Tennessee, i Paint Rock is finished and now in operattoi except a mile or so, and from Paint ROCK I Asheville, N. C., is bein,* constructed, and amply provided for. Last week the Nor! Carolina L?gislature appropriated ?4,000 Ot for the extension of the Wilmington and Bull orford Rulroad to Ash? vino, N.e. rbi? rot will certainly pass through the Batt Kcsr.tai Gap via HendersonvUle, to Asheville, N. < i he North Carolina Central Hoad, from Sali bury via Morganton, to Asheville, N. C., hushed for the greater part of the way, and ie ox>K e' od to bo complet od in two years. Thus it will be seen that Wilmington and Beaufort, N?C, are extending their arms to grasp the ri'.'t) stores of the Weat, and surrounding this sute with channels of trade intended to draw ott; the freight, which of right should como to oijr own sea-ports. They propose to profit by thp example of Baltimore, in building the Btltimore and OhkVBaiiroad, which has proved oi incalculable advantage to that city. How, let us see how tho ease stands. The ix-Ad from Asheville, N. C., to Louisville Ky., ni", eithor finished or in course of construction. i!iom Spart a?burg to Charleston, S. C., the r<fi4 is in operation. leaving a gap of seventy fiflr? miles to build between Spartanburg, 8. Oft and Asheville, N. O. This route has been surveyed by one of the best ongincers of the cnn ut rv, and estimated to cost, when finished, $1,880 000. But if the Wilmington and Buther fetd Boad is finished, which now soemB a certainty, there will then romain only thirty five miles of road, easy of construction, to bo b till in order to make tho connection with the Northwest. The difference of distance, in favor c.". i his route, between Louisville Ky., and C/t?arloBton, S. C., over that via Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta, is one hundred and Wly-nine miles. As batween Louisville and ?fcvannah. Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlan Wfii the difference of distance in favor of tho Spartanburg routo is ono hundred and forty tiiroo miles. Asheville is nearer to Charlos ?ton by this route than to Beaufort, N. C., by oflo bund ted and nineteen mdes, and nearer . tri Charleston than to Wilmington, N. C., by about thirty-throo miles. Besides, Wilming? ton is somo distance from tho ocean. $But the State is not asked to appropriate a dollar, only to loud her crodit to a road as it advances, and is built ready for use. That ?..ich a road, passing through the centre of the -??ato, by the capitol to the sea-ports-with its v?rious connections at Asheville, the immense freights in store for it in the West-may not be atsle to pay the interest on its bonds, wo think too absurd to attempt to refute. JHX2V3T? OJV AGltlCUJjTUJRJE. Liargc and Small Farms. SI ' _ -?It is a common practice of agricultural writ? ers and speakers to declaim against and to de? precate the cultivation of large estates. Amer? ican tanners are characterized as having a tl ?rat for land, of adding acre to acre, and farm to farm, of "running over their lands'' with a wasteful, careless cultivation, which yields ecanty crops at large comparative expense. *Pbey are accused of "hankering for the owner snip of land," which, once possessed, is either ruined or loft in idleness. On tho other hand, tiiey speak in glowing terms ot tho "small farm, well tilled," descant upon its largo crops per acre, and the quiet, comfort, happiness, ifird prosperity of tho owner. Tho targe farm? er is assured that if ho will "dell half his land, tho orops of tho remainder will fill as largo barns as what ho now gets from tho 'hole." Their manner of stating the case is ru cb as to convoy tho idea that the land is tho Canis of the mischief deprecated, or that a large number of acres predisposes to shiftless .nianagemoiH., and injudicious or imperfect Cultivation. There are many reasons why I ttissent from this idea. The principal one* is, because I find, by a somewhat extended obser? vation, in diftereut parts of the country, away from the influences and special advantages of nearness to town and city markets, that there <g.re moro small farms, in proportion to the whole number, that present evidences of neg? lect and bad cultivation, than there are large ??nes; more proofs of a want of enterprise And interest in the farm, and of a desire to find other means of employment among small farmers than largo. As a general iule, small ?armers complain that they do, and can do, but little, because they have httle to do with. Lhoy cannot roar stock for want of suitable pasturage. They eannot cultivate their farms $s they should for want of proper teams. They anuot support gool fences, from the want of Jfroaber to build with. The reasons given by TO.iw rlstsB ot farmers, in extenuation of their shiftless ways, are without number, but they all end in about this : "Nothing eau be done, for there is nothing to do with.*' It must be admitted that too many of our large farms give indications of a want of thorough proper cultivation, and that there is an apparent ten? dency to negleot advantages at hand to im? prove them, to increase their crops, and bet? ter the condition of the owner. As a general thing, however, their appearance indicates more of thrift and proper cultivation than small ones. The trouble, in all this imporfeot farming-; ie not the quantity of land, but is one which lies deeper and more inaccessible than the subsoil of tho farms. In most cases, if these large landowners were transferred to small farms, their method or operation would not bo im? proved, but, on the other hand, would grow worse, for one of the ereat stimulants to enter? prise and improvement would be taken away. The fact is, farming, like commerce, manufac? turing, or mechanics, is a business pursuit, and should be conducted on the same general busi? ness principles. If those principles aro con? stantly and thoroughly adhered to, m all trans? actions, large or small, success is sure to follow. To persistently depart from them, even if the scale of business is small, will result in failure. Still, men can be found in great numbers, in nearly every pursuit, who seem to act on the principle that the amount of business done is the criterion of success to themselves, and in. the opinion of the community, and not the manner of doing it. Merchants, manufactur? ers, and farmers alike, fall into this error. With the former, financial ruin is the result; with the latter, poor orops, impoverished fields, and general deterioration. Tho natural capa? city and trained intelligence of the individual are the standard of the amount of business he oan perform well and profitably. The men are not very numerous who have the talent to organize and systematize extended business operations, io select, with sure discrimination, their needed special agents, and to direct and control all the minute details in attention to which lie the elements of success. There are Stewarts in commerce, and Strawnsin agricul? ture, but every man cannot be either the one or the other; ?nd most who attempt it, or even step beyond the limits of their natural or ac? quired business capacity, will be very likely to neglect the essential principles of success, and fall. At the same time, effort in a less extend? ed field of operations would be rewarded with satisfactory resn.ts. This is the cause why some do not succeed well who attempt to -cultivate a large tract of land. But other things being equal, up to the measure of the capacity of the individual, the more hud the farmer cultivates the greater will be his prosperity and comfort, and his per cont, of profit on the capital invested. These principies apply to the individual, but there are cogent reasons of a general nature which incline me to favor large farms, and to consider them a natural American characteristic The spirit and genius of our institutions and peo? ple incline to stimulate them to grand and ex? tended operations. As compared with the Old World, everything here is on a large scale, and full scope is found for the development of the most untiring energy and most RC ti ve and ex? tensive enterprise. Our popio take inspira? tion from their surroundings, and the con? scious assurance that no arbitrary power will wrest from them the results oi their labor. No one dreams for a moment of curtailing or checking tnese business aspirations in other pursuits, and shall agriculture, the most im? portant ot all, be dwarfed and confined to a "narrow sphere ? We have an unlimited extent of land, a large portion of it of leinarkible fertility, and, compared with it. a Rn?r?e population. Ameri? can genius has developed and made ready to our hand every sort of agricultural machinery whereby our power to cultivate our aores and harvest their products is increased many told, lhs whole of our vast territory is threaded and interlaced with railroad and water communi? cation, so that (he products of our most remoto and secluded sections have q mole, .cheap, and easy communication to the city and seaboard marts of trade tor a profitable market*. Is there anything in the nature or Circum? stances ot this pursuit which provont H it from availing itself of these natural and artificial advantages to be conducted on a scale as ex Snded and profitable as other pursuits? It snot be; and to enable us to see it more clearly in this light, let us examine some of the disadvantages and drawbacks ot farming in a small way. In the eastern and older portions of the country, and in different local? ities in that-seation, the farms that are called small usually contain from twenty-five to fifty aores, and '?**ge terms from fifty to two hundred. This classification excludes thoso plots of Und near the cit es, that aro used ex? clusively for gardening purposes. Ou these small terms the system ot cultivation and the crops grown are similar, if not identical, with the system and orqps of the large farms, only loss fa extent. To this coume of cropping the small farmer is driven by force of circum? stances. Tho ponton who cultivates thirty or forty acres in grasa, ?rain, roots, or to special crops, and keeps the animals to consume his pro 'Uots, finds he needs, fur success in his bu? siness, identically tho outfit in machines, im? plements and tools as the man who bas a farm of ono hundred and fifty acres. Although ho has not half so much for thom to do, and cannot mako them earn bim half so much as thev would the large farmer, ho cannot get on without, and must havo his mowing-machine, horse-rako, tedder, and horse-fork. Ho noeds the same ploughs in kiud and number, tho same cultivators and harrows, and tho samo varioty, but perhaps a little loss in numbor, of all the numberless hand tools of the farm. Thus our email larmer finds himself compelled to in? vest as fixed, but very perishable capital, nearly as much as his neighbor who carries on throo limes his number of acres. In tho matter of team, bo is in precisely, the same con? dition. He can hardly afford to kcop a pair of horses for farm work, but in tbo busy sea? son of the year, when his work must be done, if dono at all. everybody is moro than busy it is impossible to hire. Necessity, therefore, compels him to buy and own a team, though it be idle one-third of the year. Tho capital invested in this rapidly deteriorates, and it is a yearly expeuse which necessity alone will justify. It may be said, such a man can exchange team and borrow tooli and machines, but that is generally out of the question; but if it could be done, is a practice which, for many reasons, is utterly abominable, and should bo always condemned. But his extra expense por cent, on his capital invested in land docs not end here. He cannot with his extent of acres af? ford to biro tho help necessary to perform many kinds of work to advantage, as it would be idle or unprofitably employed much of tho time: therefore he performs much work at a disadvantage, and loses thereby. Ho h is one third as much stock of the different kinds, and one-third the amount of products to market, as tho person tilling the large farm, but yet it costs him nearly as much in thought, care and attention, nearly as much to tond and watch his stook, to guard them from ovil, and promote their comfort, and nearly as much to seek his market aud sell his products. These, and many other porplexihg disadvan? tages, are inseparably connected with farm? ing in a small way, and aro a tax on the patience aud comfort of the farmer, and the income of the farm, which the large farmer avoids. I, therefore, am brought to the in? evitable conclusion that up to our individual business capacity, tho larger the farm the creator ia tho per cent, of profit on the capi? tal invested, and the higher tho compensation for tho thought, caro and labor bestowed. Tho point to be aimed at is, to do thoroughly and well all we uudertako lo do, and to under? take no- moro tb an we can reasonably expect to perform, for these are tho real elements of success in all business. Tho man who in that mannor can do a business of fifty thousand dollars annually, is better off than if ho do one-half of that amount: and the farmer who can care for two hundred or moro acres in that manner is the better and more sucobii'ul for it, and should be encouraged to go on ia his best capacity? The tirade against land is use? less. Most men w.U follow their instincts instincts engendered by national and surround? ing influences-to own all the land they can buy. Therefore, the true field of labor ot those who attempt to influenco public opinion and private action in th s matter, who desire to see great improvement in agriculture, and greater profita accruing to it, is to point out clearly the principles which underlie agriculture as a busi? ness, and urge over and over, line upon line, precept upon precept, that they be adhered to -argo to complete thorough cultivation and fertilization of every acre farmed-urge to con? stant, exact attention and personal supervision of all the minute details whioh are the elements of success, and to own no more land, and to do no moro business, than can be done iii the most thorough and complete manner, and to own as much and do as much as can bo thus performed. [Hearth and Home. CcnToyr* DJSCOVEBS IN MEDIOIITE.- Dr. Hum? boldt, nephew to the late mustr.o ,s German, in his practico at Havana, has ascertained that the poison of the scorpion tribe is a remedy foi yellow fever. Ho inoculated two thousand four hundred and seventy-eight men ot the military and naval garrison; six huudred and seventy-six afterw. caught tho fever, of whom no more th m sixteen died. A distin? guished Frenohma, 1. M. DeGasperin, having heard of these foot * < i ted by one Dr. Des mar? ti s. communicated to him a fact in his own ex? perience. Ho had long be .1 afflicted with rheumatism, which kept him almost constant? ly infirm. One day, in picking up a handful of weeds in his garden, he was stung by a wasp on tho wrist. The arm swelled, but the rheu? matic pain disappeared. Seeing this result, he caused himself to bo stung the next day along the seat of pain in his leg, and was again delivered from suffering, and able to walk with ease. This happened three years ago, and every subsequent reappearance of the malady has been cured by a similar means; and by a wasp sting 00 the neok of M. DeGasperui, an attack of bronchitis was overcome. -? H f? .? ? PaiNTiNG IN NEW YOBK.-The employing printers heida meeting at the Astor House in New York on Friday. A scale of prices for Job-work was read and adopted. Miss Susan i. Anthony addressed the meeting on the sub? ject of teaching the printer's art to girls. The following is the scale of prices : English and German, common matter, reprint, solid, forty seven cents; leaded, forty-four cents; manu? script, solid, fifty cents; leaded, forty-seven cents. Latin, common matter, reprint, solid, fifty con's; leaded, forty-seven cents; manu? script, solid, fifty-eight cents; leaded, fifty five cents. French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese, reprint, solid, fifty-two cents; leaded, forty-nine coots; manuscript, solid, sixty cents; leaded, fifty-aavon cents. All the matter leaded with a thinner lead than eight to pioa shall rate as solid. When compositors shall make up t.ieir own matter they shall be entitled to three cents additional on the above prices, and shall un? load and clear away their own matter. HEAT ATTRACTION AT QUfNBY'S & CO.'S PHOTOGRAPH AND FINE ART GALLERY. NOW ON EXHIBITION IHK LA tm EST ANO finest Collection of 0 URO MO LIT HOUR A PUK ever eeen in charleston. They are perfect copies of cel? ebrated Works of Art, both ancient ind modern. Among the collection may be found SALVATOR ROSA'S HU AD OJ? CHRIS i , Oerreggo's Magdalene, A. Delacroix's Tide Going Out, A. Delacroix's Tide Cemlag Ia, Turner's Venice, Jackson's Englisb Scenery, Bowbotlom's English Scenery. Baxter's English und Irish Scenery, views on the Rhine, Ino Jungfraud, Tbs WeUerhorn, Marine Views, and many others. The pabilo are respectfully Invited to call and see these beautiful Werks ol Art They are offered for sale at New York prices. PORCELAIN PICTURES. Groat reduction in the pnce Poitou LAIN PIC? TURES. Recent improvements in producing theso picture-a enable us to now offer the . at nearly one half the former prises, and tar supo. or. Call sud examine specimens. OUR O ARTES DE VISITE AND OTHER PLAIN PHOTOGRAPHS ARE UNSUR? PASSED. Enpeciol attention glvon to cbildren. Also to copy, inn old Daguerreotype** and other pictures. Satisfac? tion in ?liesses guaranteed, and at prices to correa p&n? with tim kui es. STUfinoacopio PI OT UH KS AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLESTON, FORT SUMTER AND MAGNOLIA CEMETERY At ll ed BC ed Prices. A fine collection of STEREOSCOPIC VIBW8 OP TBE MOUN? TAINS IN NOB! H OA ttO LIN A AND THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER. These sro the first and eely Photographs ever taken in that locality. 4V1HBT? CO., No. Ml KINO-STREET, CHARLESTON, 8. C. November ld Sm os fJVHB BARNWELL SEN Tl M Kl*, ESTABLISHED IN 1882. Published st Barnwell Courthouse, and circulates in Barnwell, Beaufort, Oolleton at?d Kdgefleld. Terms as reasonable as ?ny caper in the fcta?e. B. A. BRONSON. Proprietor. WALKER, EVANS * COGSWELL, Agents in Charleston. Imo January 18 WANTED TO CIIAIITRH. TWO VESSELS, 2100 TO 2500 BARKELS cipacity, for United Kingdom or Contl ment. Two vessels !o load lamber for Portland. Fivo vessels to load lumbor for Sou'h American Ports. One vessel to load lumber for Philadelphia. Ono vessel to load lumber for Baltimore. Ono vessel to load lumbor for North sido Cuba. One vessel to load lumber for Antigua. RISLEY if CREIGHTON, Februiry 1 Accommodation Wharf. FOI! ?.IV KU POOL.. TUE NEW AND STRICTLY Al SPAN? ISH Ship PEDRO PL AN DO LIT. AMXN GUAL Master, having two-thirds of her car? go engaged and going on board, will load with dispat -h for tho above port. Forlurtber Freight engagements, apply to W. ?\ HALL, _January 29 10 Brown k Oo.'s Wharf. FOK LIV KU POOL. THE FIRST CLAf>8 DANISH BARK *KAMMA FONDER, KROQH Master, having >part of cargo engaged, will h ive dispiach. For Freight onuagomeiits applv to WILLI8 & CtJlSOLM, January 8 Imo North Atlautie Wharl. EXCURSIONS AUOUIVD THK HARBOR. THE FINE, FAST SAILING AND COM? FORTABLY appointed Yacht ELEANOR Will resume her trips to h tn to .-ie points in tho harbor, and will leave Govornment Wharf daily at Ten A. M. and Three P. M. For Passage apply to THOMA8 YOUNG, December 18 3mo Captain, on board. FOR LIVERPOOL. CHARLESTON AND LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP LINE. THE FIR-vT-CLA8S IRON 8CREW 'Steamship GOLDEN HoRN, R. J. ' BLACKJLIN Commander, is now ready .to receive freight for the above port. For Freight engagements apply to ROBT. MURE Si CO., January 29_8!_Boyce'a Wharf. FOR NEW YOKE, THE STEAMSHIP CHARLES? TON, having been detained by 'stormy weather, will sail THIS DAT, ? at ll o'clock A. M. precisely. JAMES ADGER SZ CO., February 4 ^ 1 Agents. FOR NEW YOltlti REGULAR LINE EVERY THURSJJAi\ PASSAGE REDUCED TO 919. 1 HE STEAMSHIP S\RVGO?SA, 'Captain C. RXDBB, will leav*- Van 'dorhoret's Whart on FBIDAX, Febru? ary 5th, at ll o'clock A. M. January 29 RAVliNEL & CO.. A<?entF.. FOR PHILADELPHIA. THE STEAMSHIP PROMETHE? US, Cap; ain A. B. GBAY, will leave North Atlantic, Wnarf tor Philadel? phia on THUBSOAX, the 4di Instant, at 1 o'clock P. M. For Freight apply to JOHN & THEO. G ?.?.TTY, January 80 North Atlantic Wharf. TR AV K L. K ICS PASSING THltUUOti CHARLESTON EN BOD TE IO FLORIDA, AIKEN - ., -Sj?ss?? And otbor places, should not fa', /j^^tf?f to lay in their supplies of PROVIS . ^M&Mi??? IONS, CIAREIS, CHAMPAGNES BSSBBHHMLB CORDIALS, BRANDIES, WHIS KIES, WINES, CANNED MEATS, SOUPS, kc. Pates of Wild Game, Deviled Entremets, Ham, Turkov, Lobster, etc., for Luncheons, r>%ndWiehes, Travelers' Repast, kc. jO~Send for a catalogue. WM. 8. CORWIN k CO., No. 275 King-street, Between Wentworth and Beaoiain, Charleston, 8. C. Branch of No. 900 Broadway, corner 20th street, Now York. Oct?aer28 PACIFIC MAIL. STEAMSHIP COMFY'S THROUGH Ll>u TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FREIGHT AND PASSAGE AT GREATLT 'Rt DUC ED RATES I STEAMERS OF THC ABO* 0 line leave Pier No. 42, North Rive?, foot of Canal-street. New York, a 12 o'clock noon, of the lat, 9 th, 16th and 24th of every month (exsept when these date* fall en Sunday, then the Saturday preceding). Departure of 1st and 24th connect at Panama witt steamers for South Pacido and. Central A m or leur ports. . Those of 1st touch at Manzanillo. Departure of 9th ot each month connects with the new steam line from Panama to Australia ana New Zealand. steamship JAPAN leaves flan Francisca fer Chi? na and Japan February 4, 1869. No California steamers touch at Havana, but go direct from New York to AapinwalL One hundred pounds baggage free to eaah adult. Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Ticket a or further information apply at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the wharf, foot of Canal-atreet, North River, New York. March li_lyr_F. R. BABY, Agent. FOR GEORGETOWN, S. C., AND LANDINGS ON THE PEEDEE RIVER, r -imW*-?*. THE STEAMER EMILIE, CAPT. Jps*%^M?mt7 ISAAC DAVIS, will receive Freight THIS DAT at South Commercial Whar'", and leave aa above TO-MOBBOW (Friday) MOBHWO, 6th Instant, at 6 o'clock. Returning, will leave Georgetown on MONDAY MORN INO, 8 th instant. Freight for Landings on the Peedee River will ba transferred to- Steamer GEN. MANIGAOIT, at Georgetown. All Freight prepaid. No Freight received after sunset. SHACKELFORD St KELLI, Agents, February 4_1_No. 1 Boyas'? wharf. FOR UK UNS WICK, GA. - .^n-THE STEAMER "DICTATOR, OfSBBSmn Captain L. M. COXETTEB, will touch at this point every Wednesday, leaving savannah at Nine A. M., and on her return trip will teuoh there on Saturday Afternoon, arriving bies at Savannah on Sunday Morning. J. D. AIKEN St CO., November 24 Agents. INLAND ROUTE. THROUGH TICKETS TO FLORIDA. CHARLESTON ANDHAVANNAH s TUA M PACKET LINE, VIA EDI8XO, ROCKVILLE, BEAUFORT AND HILTON HEAD. CONMBOT1VO WITH THE ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD AND CONNECTIONS FOR ALL POINTS IN FLORIDA. TBE tflNK, FAST STEAMER PILOT BOY. Captain FHKK PKOK. will leave Ch arresten on MONDAY and 1 KUBSJDAX Moiuu TM?S at Eight o'clock Returning, will leave ?avannak TVESDAX MOBMISOB at bight o'clock, and FBIDAT AFHSIUSOON at Two o'clock, touching at Edisto on luirai*DAY trip from Charleston, at eleven A. M., and leaving Ec-iato at Nine A. M^SATUIUDAYS, on re? turn trip. W The steamar will touch at Bluffton and Oblsolm's, each way, every two weeka oommenclng with trip of January 21st. and at Rockville every THUBSOAX. J For Freight or Passage apply to JOHN FERGUSON, *Hl January ll_Accommadation Wharf. FOR PA LATH A, FLORIDA, .TIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA AND JACKSON VILLE. THE FIRM-CAH8 STEAMER _ DICTATOR. Captain L. M. COZKTTBB, sall from Charleston ever . lueaaay Evening, at Eight o'clock, tor the above pointa. The flfst-c'aos steamer 01TY POINT, Captain Ww. T. MONKI.TV, will i ail from cheleston every Satur? day Kwming, ai Eight o'clock, tor above points. aonnpcUug with the Central Railroad at savannah for Mobile and Ne A Orleans, and with the Monda Railroad at Fernandina for Cedar Key?, at which point el earners connect with New Orloaai, Mobile, Pensaco a. Key West ansi Havana. Throuuh Bills Ladiug given fer Froight to Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans. Bath steamers connecting with H S. Hart's steam - er s Oe'aw aha and Gr\gtn fur Silver Springs and Lake?, Griffin, Eustis, Harris and Durham. AH frrigi . o yal.le on the wharf, floods not removed at sunaet will ba Mered at risk and expense ot ow cere. For Freight or Passage engagemet t, apply to J. D. AIKEN ft C< ?., ?genta. -enth Atlantic v barf. N. B.-No extra obargo for Meals and staterooms ? Steamer city Point will toneh at St, Mary's Ge o. going and returning each week. November 21 J T. HUMPHREYS, BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND 'IMMIS? SION MERCHANT. ?ALER OF REAL ESTATE. KTOUKS, BON LS, SE? CURITIES AND P?.RAONAL PROPERTY ATTENDED TO. Mo, ?7 BROAD?STREET*. CHARLESTON, 8. 0. BxrcnxwcKS. Hon. HENRY BUIST, W. J. MAGRATH, E*].? General JAMFS CONN KR, T. R. WARING, Esq. October 1