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THE I)AILYMWS. (inn Curtsm Vcntni. BT ABU'T TCGH CLOUGH. Ad ?hip?, b calmed ot vc, that lay Will couvas drooping. ?1 .c by side, Two towers of Md at daw.i ot day AT scarce, long leagues apait, aescried; Wben fell Ute night upsprnng tbe breeze, Abd all the < arkling boura they plied, Nor dreamt bnt each the self-same seas By each was cleaving side by side: E'en so-but why the tale reveal Of those whom, year by year unchanged. Brief aosence.. joined anew io feel, Astounded, soul from :.oul estranged ? At dead of night their soils were filled. And onward euch rejoicing steered: Ah, neither blain*, for neither willed Or wist, what first with dawn appeared ! To veer, how valu 1 On. onward strain, Brave barks) In Light, in darkness too, Through winds and tides one compass guides To that, and your own selves, be true. But O blithe breeze, and O great seas, Though ne'er, that eoiliest parting past, On your wide plain they join aga D. Together lead them home at last I One port, methought, alike they sought. One purpose hold where'er th<-y fare, O bounding breeze, O rushing seas. At last, at last, unite them there t ACTS OE THE LEGISLATURE. r _ Official. AK ACT IO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO DETDvE THE JURISDICTION AND DUTIES OF COUNT! C0M?1ISBI0NEQ8." . SECTION 1. Be il enacted bj the Senate and House of Representativos of the State of South Carolina, non met and sitting in G?nersi Assembly, and by the autho? rity of the same,' That an act entitled "An act to define the jurisdiction and duties of County Commissioners." passed the 26th day of beptem ber. A. D. 1868, be amended aa fol? lows: At the end of sections? add: "Provided, Tilt c?mp?h?atl?n shall not be allowed to aa? member of the board of County Commission? ers lor exceed nc one hund^^ "J" ?Z i?? pne j ear, except to*the members of the Board Of County Commissioners for the Coun? ty of Charleston, who shall not bo allowed compensation for exoeeoing one hundred and fifty days in one year. Compensation for double this number of days may be allowed to county commissioners during tho first term of office, entring; the third Monday in April, A. D. 1870, but in all cases during said period, as well as thereafter, undor the limitations, and in the manner following:, to wit : An account shall be made out in items, with dates prefixed, accompanied with an affidavit of the number, stating that the items of such account are oor . rect and just, and that the services therein mentioned have been rendorcd as stated, and no part of said account has been paid. The ac? counts shall be presented to the county treae snrer, who shall audit and, if correct, pay tbe same ont of funds aacrmng from taxes laid and collected for county purposes." SEC. 2. That section 27 of said act shall be amended by the addition of the following at the end of the section: The county shall also pay 1. The fees of grand and petit jurors while in attendance upon the Circuit Court. 2. Witness fees in state cases, at the rato of one dollar per day for actual attendance on the Circuit Court, and seventy-five cents per day for actual attendance on a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace Court, and five cents per mile for actual and necessary travel. 3. Fees of physicians and surgeons testify? ing as experts before a coroner's jory, or at the Circuit Court, after a post mortem examina? tion, ten dollars, and five cents per mile for ac? tual and necessary travel. i. For dieting and keeping persons confined in tbe county jaiL at the rate of fifty cents por day. 5. Fees of the circuit solicitors for services in the county, when not collected from the de? fendant, at the following rates : In a trial be? fore a jury in civil and criminal cases, or before referees, a docket fee of ten dollars ; in cases at law, where judgment- is rendered without a ?ryy seven dollars and fifty cents-said fees to in hen of all other compensation whatever. 6. Fees ot the clert a of the Circuit Courts in State cosea, at the rate now allowed by law. 7. Fees of the County Coroners, at tbe rate now allowed by law. 'Before the accounts of sheriffs, circuit solicitors or clerks shall bo presented to the County Treasurer for pay? ment, they shall be sworn to by said officers, examined and certified to by the judge presid? ing in the Circuit Court in tbe county, approv . ed and ordered to be paid by tbe County Com? missioners. SEC. 3. Section thirty-four of said act shall be, and the sanio is hereby, amended, so as to read as follows: The County Commissioners shall Assess all i axes for oouoty purposes upon the then last ?tate valuation, and for this pur? pose shall, on or before the first day of Janua? ry in each year, obtain from tbe Andito, of tho Countv, (who is hereby authorized and requir? ed to fur ais b the same,) a certified copy ot the county dnplioate,as prescribed in section ee ven - 2-five of the act entitled "An act providing for e assessment and taxation of property," and shall on or before the fifteenth day of January thereafter, pursuant to aatbority given by the General Assembly, make out and deliver to the County Treasurer, with their warrant to col? lect, a tax bill for county purposes. Said tax bill and warrant shall be signed by the County . Commissioners, or a majority of them, sealed with their seal, and certified hy their clerk. Said tax bill and warrant shall ba to the treas? urer sufficient authority, and he shall proceed thereon to collect the taxes therein laid, in the same manaor as provided bv law for tile col? lection of State taxes : Provided, That the county duplicate, upon which to levy the tax ~ for the year 1859, for county purposes, may be obtained as soon as practicable, after the same is completed by the County Auditor; and the tax assessed and all subsequent proceedings for the collection of the same be cad in the same manner tts State taxes for said year are completed. Ssc. 4. The County Commissioners of the several counties are hereby authorised to levy a tax of three mills on the dollar, if so much, tn their judgment, be necessary, for county purposes, for the year 1869, to be expended ac? cording to law. SEO. 5. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners to furnish the County Auditor and Treasurer of their respective counties, of? fice room, together with the neoas?ary furni? ture, stationery, &c., for tho same. Sic. 6. If the County Commissioners of any county shall fail or neglect to perform the du? ties imposed upon them by sections eleven and twelve of Bald oct, by the first day of June, A. D. 1869, the Judge of the Circuit in which said county may be, be, and be is hereby au? thorized and required io make all orders and direct all measures necessary to forthwith ac? complish the division of said county into town? ships and the organization of said townships. In the Senate House, tbe twenty-fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. CHARLES W. .MONTGOMERY, President of the Senate pro tempore. FBANELTN J. M 03 ?3, J '., Sneaker House of Bepresentatives. Approvad the 27th day of March, 1869. ROBERT &. SCOTT, Governor. WHEBE TO SETTLE.-The Commissioner of the General Land (Mee at Wishiugton (Hon. Joseph R. Wilson,) in reply toa letter from Mr. L. Luthoff stating that a number of Ger? man families will arrive in tbe spring, and de? sire information as to the localities best suited to their wants, hos written and pub? lished a letter in which be glances at all tue various fields open to purchasers. After refer? ring to the Western States and Territories, ho thus calls attention to the South, saying : Lands not belonging to tho government, but well adapted for colonies, may be bought at very moderate prices, and on reasonable terms as to the time, in the States of Virginis, North and Sjuth Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas. Louisiana and Texas, in tbe midst of settled communities and convenient to flourishing markets. Gov? ernment lands exist m moderate quantities, and may be entered under the Homestead law in the States of Fl urida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, excellent for cotton, gram, fruits and vegetables, and along the Gall'coast, likewise, for sugar and oranges. -Mr. Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sen, writes to Secretary Boutwoll a letter declining the office of appraiser of merchandise in New Yoik, to which ho was appointed by President Graut. Mr. Bontwel), n his li tter of official announcement, is complimentary to Mr. Dana personally, but conveys the conjec? ture that the position "is one for which proba? bly you havo noithcr taste nor inclination." So Mr. Dana declines on tho ground that he can? not abaudou a superior du y for ono ot much less importance." We are glad to see that Mr. Dana so properly appreciates tho dignity of (Commcrri?!. Imports. HAVANA-Per sehr Minerva-176 boxes and 103 bbl? Sujror, 3o0 bbls Molasses. 54 hhds Molasses, 36,(00 Oranges, 550 tunebos Banana?, 70 dozen Pineapple, and a lot of Plant lim?, to J A Enslow & Co. Kxports. PROVIDENCE, R I-Per sebr Lucy M Collins-100, O0O feet Flooring. PHILADELPBIA-Per sehr Hannah Li-tle-100.000 feet Flooring Boards. Charleston Cotton and Hice Market. JSFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, 1 CHARLESTON. Wednesday Evening, April 21. J COTTON.-With a very light demand, the market COL I in u es dull and somewhat nominal; eales about 130 biles, say 9 at 26?; 2 at 27; 8 at 27?; 15 at 27?; 52 at 'J7 ? ; 80 at 27X ; 1 at 26 ; 1 at 28?. We quote : LTVECFO0L CLASSIFICATION. Ordinary to eood ordinary.26??'iii27 Low middling.27?@ Middling.27?@28 By New York classification we quote: Middling.28 ?28? RICE.-This article was quiet, and holders dispos? ed to sell would have to make concessions; sales 20 tes. of clean Carolina at B?c. lb. We quote some? what nominally common to good clean Carolina 7? @8; good 8?@8?c 9 ? Marketa by Telegraph. FOBEION MARKETS. LONDON, April 21.-Noon.-Consols 93. Bonds steady at 80?. Liv?EFOoL, April 21.-Noon.-Cotton opened dull; middlings 12?d; Orleans 12?d; sales 7000 bales. Corn 27s 6d. Afternoon.-Cotton easier but not quotably lower. HAVRE, A&ril 21.-Cotton opened quiet; 1res ordi? naire on thesiiotlf 46c;Iow middling afloatlf43;ic. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Nsw YORK, April 21.-Noon.-Money steady at 7. Sterling 8?, Gold 34?. Cotton quiet el 28',' to 23?. Turpentine drooping, 47 to 48. Rosin steady ; strained $2 52? to 2 65. Evening.-Cotton unchanged; sales 1900 bales; Flour dull, heavy and lower; superfine State $5 25a 565; common to fair extra Southern $6 l?aC 65. Wheat dull, spring la2o lower; white winter held firmly. Corn heavy; new mixed Western 80i82c. Peril finner; new *31 12?a31 87?. LAM quiet, Whiskoy 90c. Groceries dull and quiet. Turpen? tine- 47d43c. Rosin firm ?it $2 60a8. Governmeuts firm. '62's,2l. Southerns firm. Money ia fair de? mand at 7. Sterling 8?a8?. Gold 34?. Stocks ..e&k. BALTIMORE, April 21.-Cotton nominal. Flour ac? tive but weak. Wheat dull ; choice valley red $2 20. Corn duli; receipts light; white 80a82: yellow 85. Provisions and whiskey firm. Oid Virginia's 49?. 66's 53. CINCINNATI, April 21.-Whiskey quiet at 90. Pro? visions firm at foll rates. ST, LOUIS, April 21.-Whiskey dull at 87. Pork quiet at $31a31?. Shoulders 13?. Clear sid*?, 17. Lard 17? al 8. LOUISVILLE, April 21.-Pork $31?. Lard 18?a 18?. Shoulders 13? ; clear rib sides 17?. Whiskey 91. WILMINGTON, April 21.-Spirits of turpentine firm? er at 43. Rosin firmer at $1 90 to S10. Crude tur? pentine unchanged. Tar steady at $2 35. Cotton dull at 26c. . AUGUSTA, April 21.-Cotton market dull and irreg? ular; sales 170 bales; receipts 60: middlings nomi? nally 26c SAVANNAH, April 21.-Cotton dull and nominal, sale: 350 bales; middlings 27c; receipts 703. MOBILE, Apnl 21.-Cotton dull and demand limit? ed; sales 360bales; low middling 26?c; receipts 163; exports 3477. NEW ORLEANS, April 21.-Middling cotton scarce at 28?; sales 260 bales; receipts 694; exports 63. Gold 34? Sterling 45; New York sight ?a? pre? mium. Sugar in good demand; common 9 to 10. Molasses scarce; fermenting 52. 'Weekly Review of the Macon Market. MACON, April 10.-COTTON-The mit ket tho first three days cf the woek under review was decidedly Arm, with ? flfood dorrmnrt fttWn mr miAiHugm. Wi. day, Saturday and to-day there was little done. We quote tho be-'. 26c-holders firm. There was only one br.le sold to-day, 53 bales received, and none shipped. Sales for the week 927 biles; receipts 248 bales; shipments 789 bales. COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand September 1.1868_ 1,326 Received this week. 2i8 Received previously...56,567-50,815 Total. 58,141 Shipped this week. 789 Shipped previously.61,5'. .-52,364 Stock-on hand. 5,777 Wilma .norton Market. WILMINGTON, April 20.-TURPRNTINI.-Only 71 bbls received and st ld at S i 25 for new virgin. 1 $2 70 for yellow dip, a id $1 60 for hard, per 280 j pounds. SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Market steady; sales of 282 bbls at 43c per gallon. ROSIN.-Sales of 310 bbls at $1 80al 85 .'or strained and No 2. TAX-Is 5 cents higher, and 250 bbls sold at $9 35 per barrel. COTTON.-Small sales at 26 cents for lo * mid? dling. Montgomery Market. MONTGOMERY. April 17.-Cotton quiet and dull at 25 to 25?c for low middlings. Below we present our we ely cotton statement: Stock on band September 1st, 1868, 638 Received past week. 378 Received previously. 37,691-37,969 Total. 38,607 Shipped past week. 1,109 Shipped previously. 33,?107-34.466 Stock on hand April 17, 1869 . 4,144 Nash ville 5Iar.'l'1. NASHVILLE, April IT.--iTiat.- -Liverpool and New York markets were quiet 'o-Jty, wita no change in quotations. Our market qui?.*. Witt moderate in? quiry for the bettur grades. Wt'quo le: Ordinary 22?a23; good ordinary 24a?4?; W;; m idling 26c. NASHVILLE COTTON VTATEMRNT. Stock on hind September 1,16C3.60 Received to-day. 85 Receiwd previously.46,214-46,299 Total. 46,359 Shipped to-day. SCI 8hippod previously.41,199-41,660 Stock on hand...4.799 CORN.-Market dull to-day. Tho receipts were very flim, and shipmeuts only 500 bushels. We quote at 60c buying, sud at 75c sacked and delivered in depot. Q Manchester Cotton Goods Market. MANCHESTER, April 5.-Tho mirkct is mode? rately steady in prices, hut there is no life in it. Business is very limited, sud co - fined only to small ard almost retail quantities. Foreign markets are very woll supplied with goods, and the orders offer? ing ar* mostly for assortments and iu emili quanti? ties. It is hardly possible tbe market could be more languid. - Havana market. HAVANA, April 18 -The lollowiug iro th- closing prices ot merchandise for the woek ending saturday, the 17 h instant : ScoAR-Buoyant; NCR. 10 to 12 Dutch standard, 8?a9? reals perarrobi; Nos. 15 to 20 Lulch stau dard, 10*11? reals; Muscovadoes, fair to good re? fining, firm at 7?a8? reals; stock in warehou.-es in davina and Matanzas 253 000 boxes, 1(1,000 bods; holders demand an advance; exported during the week from Havana and Matanzas to foreign coun? tries, 37,000 boxes and 3500 hhds; to the United .states. 27,000 boxes; molasses sugar firm at 6?u7? reals. MOLASSES-Active; clayed 6? reals per keg; Mus? covado or common 7?. HOKEY-Firm. Wax dull. LUMBER.-Yellow pine steady at $18 per thousand ; white pine firmer at S26. ?HOURS-Box advancing; quoted at 8? reals; hhds steady kl $2 12?; empty hhd- dall at $3. HOOPS-14 feet long. sh.veJ. quiet at $50 per thousand; 13 leet long dull a: $40 p r thousand. FREIGHTS-Quiet; tier box ol suplir to tbe U ?ted Stale-, St CO 3 02?;pcr bUdB sugar ?G..9; |er hhds j Jiioios-08, S4o4 75; per ton to J^aimouth and orders, 45-al7sCd. txo?ium.'c on Loudon. l'J?ail? per cent, prom um; on Uuited States, sixty d;iy6' ^g?t, in currency, 2",?a24? p?-r cent, dincou-it; iu gold, parajj per reut, luemium; short sight, iu gold, 2!.a3 per ceut. premium. Consignees per sonta < atoimu ;tau?oud April 21. 335 bales Cotton. 61 bales Domestics, 4S9 bushels Grain, 163 bbls Naval atores. 235 coiks ? lay 4 cars Lumber. 5 ears Wood. 'JoSaltead A?cnt. ornesrr te -mith. W Boich, Hopkins. kl< P.iersou A- C W W Smith Pelzer. Rodgers & Co, K.nmrau te HON ell J Marshal), troldsmith te son, Fio.=t k Ad"or. Kirk? patrick k Witto. G W Wibanis k Co. G b Walter & Co. W C <"ourtney 4 Co, A b Mulligan, J B E .Sloan RC Sharp. Mowry & co. CN A\e iii & Snn, . Fol lin, B O'Neill, J St X Getty, and J it W li Aimsbrong. Consignees per Nortiieastcrn Itatlroad April ?1. 13 biles Cotton, 224 bbls Naval Floree, GO bnfhela P.ouu'h Rice, Lumber, Tobacco. Mdsi, teo To Kins m?u k Howell. Mazyeks te sabers. S ti Stoney, A A Goldsmith S Co, J Mar*tiatl. Jr. Reeder te Davis J Marshall, Jr. Frost te Adner, J Fiticibbon, J Butler, sw.ll. W. bb te Co, W K Ryan. Mantona te Co, Boll n.ann Bria Wasener te Mousse?, G W Williams tc Passengers! ?tr steamer City Point, from Palatka, via Jackson, ville. Fernandina and Savannah-Mrs Marquis and son, D F Brown, S E Burnett, Mrs L Purcoy, J Wy? man. E Austin, W T Creighton, G A Eckert, J J Ou trondei, Q Mccredie, W H Buffam and lady, Gen W H Hunt, lidy and family, Dr J A 8tewart and lady, Mc M King, D W O'Brien and lady, G P Cole, E A Weed, Air Small and lady, R Cann, F E Harrison. J Rudolphe and lady, J A Potter, C B Hutchinson and lady, Miss Hutchinson, a-ul C on dock. ^Barine Kerns. Port of Charleston. April SS. JPOJRX C-AJjJ?LNDAJbfc. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last Quarter, 3d, 3 hours, 28 minutes, evening. New Moon, 11th, 8 hours, 27 minutes, evening. First Quarter, 19th, 9 hours, 46 minutes, morning. FnU Moon, 27th, 1 hour, 1 minute, moraine. ATIl LL nm RISES. I SETS. MOON SETH. HIGH WAXES. 19.Monday....I G..20 I C..32 ? 12..45 I 12..46 20 : Tuesday.... 5..25 6..33 ! 1..35 | 1..61 211 Wednesday.) 6..24 | 6..33 2.-22 | 3.. 3 22 Thursday... 5..23 j 6..34 I 3..0 4..11 23 Friday..... 5..22 6..35 j 3..48 5..11 24 Saturday... 5..21 6..35 4..26 6.. 3 25 Sunday. 5..20 I 6..30 | Bises. C..52 Arrived Yesterday. Sehr Minerva, Collins. Havana-3 days. Sugar, Molasses, *e. To J A Enslow k Co. Steamer City Point, McMillan, Palatka via Jackson? ville. Fernandina, Savannah, ic. Mdse. To J D Aiken fz Co, Mantoue k Co, Monett & Wharton, and W H Buhn. IN THE OFFING. Sehr Nellie Carr, from Mayaguez, P If. Cleared Yesterday. I Sehr Hannah Little, Godfrey, Philadelphia-H F Baker k Co. Scbr Mary Ella, Thomas, Providence, F. I-Risley k Creighton. Sehr Lucy M Collins, Collins, Wilmington, N C Risley k Creighton. Sailed Yesterday. Steamship James Adgsr, Lockwood, New York. Brig Nathaniel stevens, rounders, Georgetown, S C. fc'cbr Moonlight, Br gas. New York. Sehr Mary, Gilchrist, Georgetown, H C. Sehr Wataug?, Lawrence, Wilmington, N C. Sehr L M Collins,. Collins, Wilmington, N ?, Fjrom this fort. Steamship Saragossa, Ryder, New Yo?. April 18. Steamship J W Eve.man, Snyder, Philadelphia, April 18. SdVr francis Hatoh. Gregorv, New York. April 18. Sehr E G Irwin. Atkins, Baltimore. April 19. Sohr L A Bayles, Bayles, Jacksonville, Fla, April 9. Cleared for this Port, f/chr Ann Leland, Bennett, at New Orleans, April IC. Alemo* nurla. The 6chr Franc s Hatch, Gregory, at New York A iii 18, from this port, reports seeing a brig on fire on the 15Lh instant off Cape Hatteras. The following is the cargo of the scbr Ann Leland, which cleared at Nek Orleans on tb el 8 th instant for Charhsfon: 2711 sacks Corn, 400 sacas Oats, 15 bbls Molasses. ' . Shlpnews by T. tcgrapii. s w A vs AH, April 21- Arri ve i steamships San Jacinto and Huntsville from New York, and Wyo? ming from Philadelphia. . . Lil ST OP VESSKLS CP, CLEARED AND SAILED FOR TU1S COR,. FOREIGN LIVERPOOL. Bhip R C Winthrop, Stewart, cleared.March 8 The Boyal Charlie, Anderson, soiled.March 8 The Chiton,-, up.March 1G Bark Helen Sands, OKB, foiled.March 18 MAVAQUEZ, PB. Sehr Ellen. Carr, up to sail.March 26 MATANZAS. British sehr Lion, McLellau, up...March 5 DOMESTIC BOSTON. febr James A Crocker, Currier, cleared.April 12 NEW rons. Brig E C Redman. Redman, up.April 15 Behr Argus Eye, ThompBor, cleared.April 17 Sehr Mary Stow, Bankin, cleared.April 17 Sehr M B Brambah", Mont, up.April 10 NEW ORLEANS. Scbr Ann Leland, Bennett, cleared.April 16 /crtilijtrs. "a TJA arel? No. 1 PERU VIAN. BARBY'S "SOLUBLE PHOSPHO-PERUVIAN.' SABDY'S "AMMONIATED SOLUBLE PACIFIC, ALSO, n Hiii KS i' (.it AU lils rum: PHOSPHA TIC ?CANOS AND GROUND LAAD PLASTER. THE USE OF THE ABOVE SOLUBLE PBOSPHO PERUVIAN and Ammouiatcd Soluble Pacific Guanos is particularly recommended, being com? pounds of the richest Pacific Phosphate Guano, rendered soluble ; the former containing twenty per cent of Peruvian Guano, and Ibo latter highly am moniated with animal mattor-masing the most concentrated and profitable fertilizer? in use for cot? ton, corn, wheat and Tobacco, For sale in bags and barrels, in quantics to suit. Testimonials from those who have ased thc above will be turniicd on application. GKAESEK, LKE, SMITH & CO., General Agents at Charleston. "Feed y oar Land and lt ?Til Feed Yon.' December 24 nao tbHtu4mo THE LODI M4NUFACT?BING CO,, (ESTABLISHED 18*0.) INVITE PLANTERS AND FARMERS TO PEND for a pamphlet descriptive of their Fertilizers. Wo offer our DOUBLE REFINED P.UDRETTE, equal to the best Superphosphate, at tho low price of $25 per ton. Ibis Company also moko a supe? rior article o? Nitrophospbate and pure Bone Dust. See testimonials: it. M. loon. Smithfield. Va., saye where he u;cd the E?uble Refined Poudrette on corn lt doubled the yield. WILLIAMS BROS . Dover, Del., says it gave their rhubarb and tomato?- a vigorous growth, ripening the latter two weeks earher. P. W. HUTCHISON, Sr, near Cherokee, Ga., says it nearly doubled bis yield of cottou. Hon. Eu s. SHORTER, Eufaula, Ala., says his cot? ton wa? fully equal to adjoining nclds manured with the best Superphosphates. S. MONTGOMERY, Ellaville, Ga., say? it increased his crop of cotton 150 tbs per acre. G. 8. OOLESBT. Marieka, Ga., u_o I lt on eira and cotton and eayn it nco than doubled thc yield. He regards it the cheapest and most reliable Fertilizer within bis knowledge. Ex-Governor t KITH, Warrenton, Va., tried it with tbrco several crops tbe last and present years, and says: '1 pronouuee it with confidence a most valua? ble manure." The Superintendent of General W. R. Cox, Polk Island Plantation, N. C., says: "I think tho Poudrette UBcd for cjru cannot be surpassed; used it also on cotton which produced a large yield. Dr. E. M. PENDLITON, Scoria, Ga., says: ..Tho Nitrophoxphate or Lime, used ou cotton made 248 per cent tho first year. Piofessor GEORGE H. COOK, of tho .w Jersey State Agricultural College, at New Brunswick, cays: "Tho reuni? Refined Poudrette and Nitrophosphato of Lime paid us full 100 per cent above their mar? ket value in the increase of crops thia year." AddrcsB I.ODI MANUFAClUBING COMPANY, Box 3139, New York Postofflce. Office No. 00 court landt-street. J. A. ENSLOW & CO. CHARLESTON, AGENTS FUR THE COMPANY. January ll ihsluSmos SUPERPHOSPHATES. CROA*D\LVS GENUINE PHOSPHATE AND BOWEB'3 COMPLETE MANU HE. Both standard Fertilize: s. For sale by WM. GrBNFY. No. 102 East Bay. holt- Agent tor south Carolina. April 20_ Imo No. 1 PERUVIAN GUANO. OHO T0?IS Vo1 PERUVIAN GUANO. WAR. Afv'vJ ItANTi D gemine and pure, lauding norn Schooner t. F. Cal acu. For sale by T. J. KERR k CO. April 13 OFFICE No. 2 75 KING, OPPOSITE IIASB.L-STREET. Jannary 27 _ 3mo gHAJMFOOINQ AND HAIR-CUTTING. LADIES AND CHILDREN attended at thtir residences promptly and at reason ahlo rates. Send orders to W. E. MARSHALL, Barber, 1* Kn B1 nwviri.afrio* Inn alni rn I Prngs1 Cljetnic?l?, (Ctr. - A ? COSTAR'S" STANDARD PREPARATIONS ARS HIS BEAXJ^IFIEBi THE Bitter-sweet and Orange Blossoms, fl?- One BotUc, $1- Three for $3. HIS "Costar'?" Kat, Hoach, &c.. Extermi's. "Costar's" Bed Bag exterminator*. "Costar's" (only pure) Insect Powder. "Only Infallible Remediej known." "Ill Beware 111 of spurious imitations." "All Druggists in CHARLESTON sell them. " Address "COSTAR.," No. 13 Howard-it., N.Y. Sold in CHARLESTON, S. C., by GOODRICH. W1.VK.TIAN di CO. March 23_DAO_lyr AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, FOR PURIFYING THE B L, O O T> . THE REPUTATION ibis excellent medicine en% L^'^TV JOVH, is derived from its JU cures, many of which are WL ?M truly marvellous. Invete *y^teB? ralo ca?es of ScroiulouH \ disease, where the system J\ i &\ seemed saturated with /fffySs coRupiion, have been pu ^B??pB_jfc TrP liSed and cured by it . Scrofulous aOect?o?B and MnSftWK" disorders, which were ag _^i?r^^mjB'JK"''"qrava'e<i by tho fcrofu --"4?wT55anl*T*G^ lou? contamination until they wore psinfully afflicting, havo boen radically cured in such great cumber? m aime tt every section of thc country, that the public sc.rcely need to be informed of Its virtues or use?. Scrofulous poison is one of the most de tractive enemies of our raco. Often this unseen a- d unfelt tenant of tho organism undermines the con titutiou, and Invites tho attack ol enfeebling or fatal diseases, without excitiug a suspicion of its presence. Again, it seems to breed infection through the body, and then, on some favorable occasion, rapidly develop s into ono or other ol its hideous forms, either on the surface or among tho vitals. In tho latter, tubercles may bc suddenly deposited in tho lungs or heart, ai tumors formed in the liver, or it shows Itu present* by eruptions on the skin, or foul ulcerations onso.i e part of tho body. Hence the occasional use r bottle of this SARSAPARILLA ls auvisablo, > veo when no active symptoms of diseoso appear, .er. sons afllicte i with the following complaints gout tally find imovcdiato relief, and, at length, cure, by ihc use of this SARSAP.VKILLA: St. Anthony's i'.te, Rot-c or Erysipelas, Tetter. Salt Kbeuru, Scald brad vi?n rv*.--- u wmm ?R.? - ??..? MI,..,. w?f? UO?R or visible forms of Scrofulous ditoase. in the moro concealed forms, as Ovtpepnla, Druna.v, Heart Di ca^c. Fits, Epilepsy, Neu algia, and tb' va? rious ulcerous affections of thc muscular an.' ner? vous systems. syphilis or Venereal and Mercurial Disease i rc cur.-d by it, though a long timo is required foi sut during these obstinate maladi< e by any med? -nc. But long cont inned use of this medicine will cut e thc'complaint Leucorrbcea or Whites, Uteru- -LT ceraiions and Fomalc diteas??. aro commonly > roi relieved and ultimately cured by its purifying sui invigorating effect Minuto Directions for each i i't< are touud in our Almanac, supplied gratis, been matism and Gout, when caused by accumulafiOLS Ol extraneous matters in tbe blood, yield quickly to it as also Liver Complaints, Torpidity, Congestion ot Inflammation of the Liver and Jauo lice, wbt-n aris? ing, as they often do. from the rankling polsone m thebiood. This SARSPAKILLA ls a great restorer for tho strength and vigorof the system. Those who are Lauguid and Listle s, Despondent, Sleepless and troubled with Nervous Apprehensions or Fears, or siy of tho affections symptomatic of Weakness, will find immodiatc relic, au J convincing evidence of Ks restorative power upon trial. PBX TA Tl ED BY Dr. J. C. A?KR di Cu., Lowell, Mass., Practical and Analytical Chemists. Sold at Wholesale, by DOWIE ft MOISE, Charleston, South Carolina, And by Rt tail Druggists everywhere. March 25 DAO thstuSmos P O t T Z'S CELEBRATED Horse and Cattle Powders. ^?^J?^^^4^^^p^' Ii is a Eure rreven m^rsuch Ta8^LUNO FEVER, GLANDERS, YEL ?nil transforms tho ?^^^^^^^k^^M^^^^'? miscrableSkololons^^jr^c?j^SwS?i?tl^Sli^" into afine looking and spirited Horse. TO EEEPERS OF COWS THIS PREPARATION ter firm and sweet'" In fattening cattle, it gives them an appetite, opens their hides and makes them thrive much faster. HOUSEKEEPERS ! HOUSEKEEPERS ! MEN-WOMEN-AND CHILDREN I MEN-WOMEN-AND CHILDREN ! READ-READ. "Cooling to Scalds and Burns," "Soothing to all painful wounds," fcc. "Healing to all Bores, Ulcers," kc. 'COSTAR'S' BUCKTHORN SALVE Is the most extraordinary SALVE ever known. Its poworofsoothine and Healing for all Cuts, Burn*, Bruises, Hores. UiCGr8, Chapped Hands and Skin, for sore Nipples, for Piles, ftc, ftc-is without a paral? lel. One person says of lt: "I would not be with? out a box in my house, if lt cost $5, or I had to travel all tin way to New York lor iL" liV. Y. Evening News, September 5, AS? All Druggists in CHARLESTON sell lt. IN ALL DISEASES OF SWINE, SUCHAS COUGHS, ei4d1eated or cu tirely prevented. If given in limo, a certain prc tivcand euro for tho Hog Cholera. VREPABED BY DAVID E. POU TZ, WHOLESALE DRTJG AND MEDICINE DEPOT, No. 115 FrankUn-strert, Biltunoro, Md. FOB SALE BT DOWIE ?Si MOISE, WHOLESALE DRUG HOD8E, No. J61 MEETING-STREET, OPPOSITE CH J RLESTON HOTEL,' March 31_15 TR? S A D A L I S Purifies the Blood. For Sale by Dm?t(?ists E very w h crt. JlllV 91 D*0 ? ' . c MARLESTON AGRICULTURAL WA TIE ROUSE AND SEED STORE. A GlilCUL i VEAL Ht PL EMENTS, Q ARDEN SEEDS, iCc. GEO. E. PING REE. Ne. 110 Meotlng-street, charleston. March U Gmo Juil?iing ??Uxhls, KtU. OKA AAA WELL SEASONED CYPRESS /UO\).UUU SAINOLES, In bundles, from 17, v7K> S8. $8& and ii per thousand cash. For Bale by C. J. SCH LEPEOR&XL, Mo. 37 Line, between Sine and St Philip-streets. April 20 mtb6* STEAM SASH, BLIND DOOK FACTORY. L. E. CORDRAY & CO. No. 2 PRITCHARB-STREET, OPPOSITE J. F. TAYLOR A CO.'S MACHINE SHOPS. 8ASHES, GLAZED AND UNGLAZED, always on hand PASTEL DOORS, HOT HOUSE SASHES, | MOULDINGS, &c, made np at short no? tice, and at the lowest terms. L. E. CORDRAY. March 23 .C. A. TROUCHE gmo J^tyMWi toting d?tr. FLOUR AND CORN MILIS AND MILL, MACHINERY ALL COMPLETE, FURNISHED AT SHORTEST NOTICE, and or the nost improved style and plans. Four of the said Mills are in operation in thia city now, and have all proved satisfactory and superior to all others. Bolting Cloth, Screen Wire, Ac, constantly on hand. HMM k MUNSON. Utica, New York. For particulars apply to the undersigned, where thc Mills can be Been in full operation daily, JOHNOAMPSENAOO., A Rents for South Carolina, March ll thru 3mos Charleston, S. 0. PHOENIX IRON WORKS. JOHN F. TA Tr? LOR & CO., SUCCESSORS TO C A ?I K R O il & CO.. Engineers, Boilermakers, &c. Nos. i, 6 and 8 PRITCHARB-STREE2, (NEAR THE PBX DOCE), Charleston, S. C. STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS-MARINE, STATIONERY AND PORTABLE. RICE THRESHERS AND MILLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. SHAFTING, PULLE?S AND GEARING IRON FRONTS FOR BUILDINGS, CASTINGS OF EVERY KIND IN IRON OP - - : H?Ki - ? ?- ?_ We guarantee to furnish ENGINES and BOILERS of aa good quality and power, and atas low rates as can be bad in New York. Baltimore or Philadelphia. AGENTS ron Ashcroft'? Low-irater Detector, THE ONLY PEBFECT SECURITY AGAINST DAMAGE FROM LOW WATER IN THE BOILER. REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. February l D*O 3mos MARVIN'S PATENT Alum & Dry Plaste" FIRE PROOF Are most desirable for quality, finish and price. MARVIN'S SPHERICAL BURGLAR Mil Cannot be Sledged! Cannot be Wedged ! Cannot be Drilled! BANK VAULTS, VAULT DOORS, EXPRESS BOXES, FAMILY PLATE SAFES, COMBINATION LOCKS Please send for a cataiogne to MARVIN & CO., (oldest safe manufacturers) n . . , (265 Broadway, New York. Principal J m che8tnut St .Phila. Warehouses j108Bank St., Cleveland,0 And for sale by our agents in the principal cities throughout jthe United States FOR SA LE BY WM. M. BIRD k CO., No. 203 EAST BAY, CH A Ki. KS TON. December 20 lyr ZD^lSTIIEILi HI. SILOOX, Nos. 175,177 and 179 KING-STREET, - - Charleston, g. C., Keeps conntantJ j- on hand a large and weU selected assortment ot CABINET JT LTENiTURE, O? the latest and most approved styles, which he offers at prices that cannot /ail to please. - ALSO, CHAMBER AND COTTAGE SETS, OF EYERY DESCRIPTION. tS- THE BEST ASSORTMENT EVER OFFERED IN THIS MARKET".-?5 JV. H.-Goods Cn ref a Hy Packed for Shipping. March IS nao thsro2moe Jnsnrunt*. ^ Gl?nflJ?Tl?f ??L LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW YORK. Organized in 1859. All Policies non-Forfeitable. Hali Loan Taken. No Notes Required* LAST CASH DIVIDEND 50 (FIFTY) PER CENT, Statement. Polic?06 in force.$25,000,000 Assets. 1,500,000 Annual Income. 800,000 Losses Paid.. 500,000 Officers. W. H. PECKHAM, President. H. V. QAHAGAN, Secretary. L. McADAM, Actuary. O. A. FUDICKAB, Superintended. Directors. Hon. JOHN A. Dix, New York. Hon. JAMES HABPEB, Firm Harper & Bros., ex-Mayor New York. JOHN J. CRANE, President Bank Bepnblic. WK. T. HOOKES, Wall-street. WM. M. VEBBULTE, Banker (Vermilye & Co.) CHAS. G. BOOKWOOD, Cashier Newark Banking Company. Hon. GEOBGE OPUYKE ex-Mayor of New York. MINOT C. MORGAN, Banker. THOMAS RIGNEY, Firm Thomas Rigney cfc Co. BENJ. B. SHEEHAN, Treasurer New York Steam Sugar Beftniog Company. AABON ABNOLD, Firm of Arnold, Constable <fc Co. RIOHABD H. BOWNE, Wetmore <fc Bowne, Law? yers. - GEORGE KEIM, General Agent for South Carolina. Dr. T. KEENS T J KUNA, Examining Physician. R. ISSERTEL, GENERAL AGENT FOB CHARLESTON, Januiry 13 ?ruo ruc Office No. ?95 Kln?-Street, charleston, 8. C. /frtilijfw. E. V. HAUGHWOUT, Firm E. V. Eanghwoot 4 Co. WM. WILSENS, Firm W. Wilkens & Co. . JULI ca H. PXIATT, Merchant. WM. W. WHIGHT, Merchant. CHAS. J. STABS, Merchant. WILLIAM ALLEN, Merchant. GEO. W. CDXLEE, Banker, Palmyra, N. ?. GEO. T. HOPS, President Continental Fire In? surance Company. JOHN H. SHEBWOOO, Park Place. WALTON H. r* TOKHAM, Corner 5th Avenue and* Twcnty-thim-street. . Er WA ED H. WEIGHT, Newark, N. J. GEO. W. FABLES, Counsellor. W. I:. CooswrxL, Merchant. MODES' SUPERPHOSPHATE! THE OLD AND LONGEST ESTABLISHED STANDARD MANDREL" 0RGHILLA GUANO ! PERUVIAN GUANO ! EBODES' MANDBE. IN ITS PREPARATION, 19 M\DE EQUALLY ADAPTED FOR FACING km crops of Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Tobacco Potatoes and other Hoot Crops. The Manufacturing Department ls conducted by Frederick Klett, one of the most. sslluol Chemists and Manufacturera in tho United States. - . It is endorsed, approved and recommended by all of the most prominent Chemists and Agriculturists m tho Southern states. "It can be relied upon a* uniform in quality," always reliable, productive of large crops, and unexcelled by any in the market, bl tho high percentage of "True Fertilizing Principles." Price $87 60 cash, or $66 time, with Factor's acceptance, and 7 per cent. Interest until 1st December, 18QKCHlIitiA. GUANO-"AA." a fine Bird Quino, rich in Phosphates and AJ kalin o Salts. Price 711 cisin wu'uuiu. - - i- -_?. _ PKKUV1AN GUANO-Warranted pure, and always on hand." Furntsn?aarnTa??eTprices fermqfa. Analysis of Rhodes' Standard Superphosphate of Lime. Moisture Expelled at 212?.:.'. .6.05 Soluble Phosphoric Acid... .*.9.06 Equal to Phosphate Lime.19.78 Common Phosphoric Aaid.*.., .16.0!^^ Equal to Bono Phosphate.34.991 Total Phosphates.54.77 Lime with Phosphoric Acid.29.68 ; Sand.00.00 Sulphate of Limo and other Salts not estimated.40.18 160.00 The above analysis indicates a Manorial Superphosphate of Lime of the highest grade ordi? narily found in the American market. Its large amount of Sol able Phosphoric Acid supplies an active nutriment for the development and maturity of tho fruitage. The Su'phanc Acid which it contains, by chemical affinity with the clements of most Boils, contribute to its Fer? tilizing Properties. To show ita best effects, this Superphosphate should be applied under and in contact with the Seed, and with a moderately shallow covering of soil. _i A. MB Aw), Inspector, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, G. H. WILLIAMS, Assistant Chemist. February 13th, 1869. We guarantee that every package of RHODES' STANDARD SUPERPHOSPHATE 'shall fully come up to the above analysis. B. M. RHODES & CO., NO. 8? SOI TH-STKEE I , BA LT 1M OK E. B. S. RHETT & SON, AGENTS, CHARLESTON, S. C. February 27 7 UM AND PARIS EXPOSITIONS. PRIZE MEDALS 1 THE GEORGE A. CLARK'S O. IST. T. SIX COKO, SOFT FINISH SPOOL COTTON. This favorite Thread boing Six Cord to Ko. 80, purely Soft Finish, ie recommended for ita groat Buperiority for Hand and Machine Sow? ing. FOR SALE BY THE Principal Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods and Notion Dealers. February 27 3mo J JO!, li > & MACBETH, No. 36 B ro a <I - 8 t r c f t', Charleston, 8.0., BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS, REAL ESTATE AXD GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Will atttcnd to Renting and Collecting of Rents and purchase and sale ot blocks, Bonds, Gold, Silver and Beal Eatate. ALSO, To tho Purchase ci'Good* and Supplies for parties tn thc country upon roascniblo terms. GEOIUIE L. Hounts........ALEXASSEB MACPETH, Janusrj 1 lyr Stow. M. L. FINLEY'S Celebrated Cooking Stoves, ?? PHILANTHROPIST" AND ? CIVILIAN," Manufactured at Troy, N. Y., and for sale by D. I. FULLERTON, AUGUSTA, GA. rESE STOVE? STAND UNRIVALLED FOB capacity, durability, convenience' and tbe gen? eral purposen to which Cookins Stoves ore used. The PHILANTHROPIST is extra hoavy plated, and baa Ash Drawer; can be mad>) hilo a six boiler hole stove; has cast Iron Wncr Tank galvanized, or enamel lined. A strictly first-class Stove. The CIVILIAN is of a neat design, nul has a fine large Oven. Thin Stove eau be hod with the extension Dick, slxholcs, and reservoir wheu desired For further irJormu?on apuly to D. L. FCLLEHTON, January 30 6*nos Aucusta, Ga J T. HUMPH UK TS , BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND OOM HIS SION MERCHANT. SALES OF BEAL ESTATE, f TOCES, BONDS, SE. 0TJRITIE8 AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ATTENDED TO. ja No. 27 BROtll-STREET, CHARLESTON, 8. C. REFERENCES. Hon. HENRY BUIST, W. J. MAGRATH, Esq. Oenoral JAMES CONNER, T. R. WARING, Esq. October