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eta) ? NUMBER 1237. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1869. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR GOITFM BIA. A CHANOS OF DBFEATING THB COIK BILL Marder im Newberry-Fatal Accident Tile Tietimc or thc K. K. K.-Fishe? ries-Kiiupton ls Danger-The Cod?. fRPBCtAL TXT.BGXAJ? TO THB HBWB.] ^ COLUMBIA, December 8. Ia the Homse, the bin to aid the Chatham Railroad Ocsnpaay was recommitted to the Kail raad Coraralttee, which ac:'on is conceded to oe Ht death. The bill "te provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds and stoats of Hil SUte, in coin." which had been made the special order of the day, was taken np and dis? cussed until the hoar of adjournment. Those toyoring the bill, seeing a strong movement to defeat it, waited to bring it np at once; ito op? ponents wished to postpone it or amend lt hy omitting the payment of the principal la coln. It will come np again to-morrow. There ls a bare afc an ce that lt wUl be defeated. The following notices of bills were giren: By Burrell James, to indemnify D. J. Robertson and DaBose A Co., of Banter, for losses by an armed band of incendiaries; by Brodie, to amen? the Mt te establish a State orphan asylam. The following bills received their first reading: To prevent carrying concealed weapons, except bj State or municipal officers; to Incorporate the Hamburg, 8. C, loe Manufacturing Company; to anthorlxe olrenit judges to change the venire in civil and criminal cases. The bill to amend the act appointing a physi? cian to tho Charleston Jail, waa passed and sent to the Senate. 81 oas, from the special committee on fisheries, offered a Joint resolution for the appointment of a t ?sh commission, and a bill for the better protec? tion of migratory fish, lt will be considered to ' morrow. Periter offered a concurrent resolution in? structing the State Treasurer to make a state Bent of tho relations of the State with thc Finan? cial Agent at New Tort, and the amount of bonds issued to redeem the bills of the Bank of the State. . Jthe Senate, the bill incorporating the Policy ers Life and Tontine Assurance Company was passed. Allen objected to the name of Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken being among the incorporators. and indulged tn some abusive language. He moved ?tat it be stricken ont, but several senators ob? jecting, he withdrew the motion. The report of the Committee on Education on Hie bill te establish and maintain a system of free common schools for the State, and the bill to in? corporate Sie Hamborg (S. C.) Ice Manufacturing Company, were made the special order for to? morrow. The bm to amend the act to authorize the sale af the Columbia Canal was passed. Thomas J. Robertson and R. J. Donaldson were appointed State proxies for the Cheraw and Sal? isbury Railroad. The Committee on Coa?ty and County Offices reported unfavorably on the bill to create the Cann ty of Coosaw&atchJe. The bill to revive, amend and simplify the Oede ai Laws was taken np, and sections 66 to 90 wera Dunwoody, a watchman at the Newberry De? pot, wat beaten te death last night, and the ticket osSce robbed. Charles Humphreys, who attempted to get on the Bpartoabnrg and Union train, to-day, rolled between tte ears and was mortally injured. 4 TMJE .EKEEAL ASSEMBLY. Increased Pay-Corbin Desired-Tile Co? lombia Canal-What the State Audi? tor maa to Say of the Petition of the Charleston Merchants-The State Con? stables-Th? Judiciary Committee B m m b * them-Presentments of the Gram? ?Taries of Lexington, Darling tom, WlUlimibn.-j and Anderson Coontie?, and the Opinion af the Ja * dietary Committee in Regard to them -State Proxies Wanted-Ice Manofac torc Plantera? Mining and Mun fac? toring Company-The State Credit Ld ttl e Bills-?eward for Shooting a Mam-A, Chance for the lien?-Physi? cian to the Charleston Jail-Assess? ment af Real Property-Did he Draw his Per Diem t-Whut'c in a Title 1 freon otra OWN CORRESPONDENT.] l COLOMBIA, December 7. IBCRBASSD PAT. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act provid? ing for tte assessment and taxation of property," Watch has been "hanging fire" in the Senate for seme time, was passed to-day. The amendmeat pr?vidos that these orneen? signed to assess? ment districts of more than three miles sqtare shall each receive four dollars per day. COBBIN DIS IRED. Jflben tts Senate was called to order to-day ttere was not a quorum present-one lacking. Cain moved that the sergeant-at-arms be sent to bring Major Corbin to the Senate. As Corbin has been so vexed at those senators whe absented ttemselves and did not conceal his vexation, this motion ol' Cain's was greeted with laughter. Cor? bin has been trying to get the senators to attend to sessions at night, to dispose of his bili to re? vise, simplify and abridge the roles, practice, pleadings and forms of the courts of this State, bat the members will not attend. Corbin has be? came disgustes, and last night stated that bc wouldn't attend either, and to-night he was re? ported among the absent. [Later-Thc sergeant at-arms eaaght and carried Corbin to the Senate chamber.] A quorum was very much desired mat night, and although the sergeant-at-arms saptured two senators at the "surprise party" at tte Governor's mansion and carried them to the chamber, there was net then a sufficient number present. THB COLUMBIA CANAL. The sill to amend an act to authertze the sale af tte Columbia Ganai was to-day favorably re? ported upon br the Committee on Public Lands, to willoh lt was referred on Saturday. Nash, t+lored, moved that the bill receive Its second reading, which was adopted. Arnim annourcc that Robert V. Lewis, who was mentioned ia the hil! as one of the commission, was dead and mo-Jed that the name of John McKenzie, Mayor af Colombia, be substituted. Leslie recommended ?me name or Senator T. J. Robertson. Nash, colore^ mentioned the name or C. II. B*Mwin. Arnim and Leslie agreed that the last named was tte ?an for tte place, and his name was substituted fer that of Lewi*. The bill was then road, and ao objection was made until was reached the otease providing that the work of widening and ooepeuiEg the canal should be commenced on or before the first day of March, 1870; the sn $10,000 expended on the same within tn months from the said first day of March, and that thc title to the canal shall revert t< State on default being made in any of the dirions so imposed. Mash, colored, moved to stiiute twenty-five for the word ten-saying ho wanted to sec the work done on the canal, it was his intention to make a motion to n the purchaser give security in the sum of thousand dollars tor the faithful compliance ' said condition. Ile heard that parties in P delphia, and also in Cincinnati, desired to chase the canal, but were prevented by those had control of it, and they had not "atna lick on lt." Af ter some remarks from Leslie others, in regard to the absurdity of the am ment offered, and thc proposed motion, amendment was voted down and the bill ree muted to the Committee on Publie Lands. FETITION Ol? CHARLESTON MERCHANTS. Mention has already been made in THE S of thc petition of Messrs. Geo. W. Wilhams A Edwin Bates A Co., Crane, Boy ??ton A Co., J< eton, Crews A Co., Marshall A Burge, Ko Steele A Wardell, E. B. Stoddard A Co., J. E. ger A Co., A. G. Goodwin A Co., T. M. Bristo Co., D. P. Fleming A Co., George W. Clark A Henry Bischoff A Co., Bernard O'Keill and Y Gurney, for relief from certain taxes upon ? chants' stores, and showing that they have b called upon to pay a tax, first, on their sales, t secondly, on their merchandise, from which ? sales were made, dating from the first day of ? tomber, 1*07, to the first day of January, l which, m fact, is a doable tax on their bnsim differing only in thc mode of assessment, cmai lng from two authorities exercising the powei taxation at the same time, the State, howei receiving the beneSts of both. This petition was referred by the Senate to Auditor of the State, who has made a long rep? which, as it is of interest to all merchants, is pended: KEFOET OP STATE AUDITOR RELATIVE TO TBTIT OP GEORUH W. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS, M CHANTS OP CHARLESTON. EXECUTIVE DBFAKTMINT, ] OPPICE OP AUDITOR OP STATE, COLUMBIA, S. C., December 6, 1809. J To the Honorable the President of the Senate South Carolina : SIR-In response to the resolution of the Sena referring to the State Anditor the petition George W. Williams and others, merchante Charleston, and requesting information as to 1 matter therein set forth, and what relief the p ties are entitled to in the premises, I have i honor to state that, in my annual report, whl has been transmitted to the Senate, 1 referred petitions of a similar character to this one uni consideration, which have been received at tl office, and stated that 1 did not feel that I h any power to interfere m the matter, and, the fore, referred the whole subject to the Gene Assembly for its consideration. I infer from t Senate resolution, however, that the inform?t! contained m my report Ls not BO full as ls < sired. General Orders No. 139. from Headqnartera J Cond Military District, issued December 3, IM read aa foUows: "To provide for the support the Provisional Government of Sooth Carollr for the year commencing on the first day of C toner, 1867, and ending on the thirtieth day September, 1868, the act of the General Assenit 'to raise supplies for tho year commencing In C lober, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-si: approved December 21, 1868, will as hereinaft modified, be continued in force until supersed' by legislation, or until otherwise ordered by pi per authority.? ...*.. "From the sale of goods, wares or merchandls embracing all the articles of trade, sale, barter exchange, (cotton taxed by the United States c cepted,) which any person shall make between tl Ant day of January and the thirty-first day December, 1868, to be paid quarterly at thc end each quarter to the several tax collectors, tweni I cents on every honored dollars." ! Section 8 of the "Act to provide for the use? ment and taxation of property," passed the fl 1 teen th day of September, 1868, require?, in sui stance, that each merchant shall return for ta: atlon the "value of Roods, merchandise, monti and credits pertaining to his business as a mc: chant during the year, o. part thereof, cndln the first day of September^ 1868." The petitioners claim that the tax paid undi the act of September, 1868, and that paid unde General Orders 139, arc upon the same article: and that therefore they have been double taxet In making thia claim they overlook, in my Jude ment, a very evident distinction; tile tax pat ! under General Orders 139 was upon the value i [their sales; while that paid under the act of 18? waa upon the average vaine of the atock after di { ducting the sale. lt does not appear that the petitioners hav been, In a legal sense of the term, "double taxed. The military government of the State found i necessary to raise a certain amount of money and because lt was thought those Interests wer best able to bear it, as well as for the convenienc j of collecting it, a special quarterly tax was lah upon merchants' sales, railroad companies, am express and telegraphic companies. In rn; opinion, there can be no doubt as to the right o the government to collect that tax which was lah for thc fiscal year 1867, or that thc present gov eminent had thc right to levy and collect a tai on the same business for the fiscal year 1863 That the tax to which the merchante have beer subjected may have been inequitably laid upor. them, as compared with other classes of citizens is another and different question. St.ll anothei question ls, whether, admitting that thc mer chants have been inequitably dealt with, the State is in a condition which will Justify tin General Assembly In granting relief, either by re randing the amount claimed to have been im? properly paid, or by remitting a proportional amount of the next tax to be collected. These are questions which, lt seems to me, the General Assembly alone can decide. As was stated lu my report, a ?af omen t of thc amount of quarter? ly tax paid- by merchants during the year isac will be sent into the General Assembly as soon as it caa be prepared, and thus furnish the informa? tion needed to a correct conclusion on the sub? ject. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, your obedient servant. REUBEN TOM LISBON, State Auditor. The House referred thc petition to the Commit? tee on Ways and Means, which to-day reports unfavorably, and the report was adopted. Thc Auditor's report upon the petition has not yet been considered by thc Senate. THE 8TATB OOKSTADLRS. The Judiciary Committee, to w:.om was re? ferred a bill to protect from arrest tko officers or the State Polloe for any aller.cd offence commit? ted by them in thc discharge of their duties, have recommended that it do not pass; while they be? lieve that "although thc off >ers of said force have been subjected to no little nconvenlcnce from ar? rest on alleged offences, fiat lt would be unwise to attempt to throw arour.l them any shield, not common to all citizens, intended to secure them against the responsibility of their acts. All offi? cers, high and low, must act within thc bounds of law, and whenever they offend against the law, they should bc brought lo Justice in the same manner os the lowesi and humblest citizen. Whoever accepts an office be it executive, ad? ministrative or Judicial, ran' i bc made to feel that if. it has its advantages, it also hos its responsi? bilities. He must als? bc made to feel that in as? suming a public trust, be hos become a mark and a proper subject of criticism, and only on his hon? esty, good faith and pure endeavor must he rely for the approval of the country, whose servant he ls." GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. Ever since thc commencement of the session there have been presentments of grand juries submitted to the General Assembly. Those sub? mitted to the Senate have been referred to the Judiciary Oommittee, which has reported as fol? lows: LEXINGTON COUNTY. The grand Jury for the April term of this county urged upon the General Assembly of South Caro? lina to recommend to tho Congress of thc United States the Justice and propriety of the removal of thc few remaining cases of political dlsabilitir-i, "upon thc ground that lt is disparaging to the strength of the Union to maintain that Its safety demands that a few once leading rebels, now no lomrcr in arms, but, as a general thing, the mont law-abiding people of the community, should still tie kept from the polls-thc Inherent right of every American citizen." Thc jury also com? plain of the township system. The Ja diciary Committee recommended that the pre? sentment bc printed, but ueslrtd to be under? stood "as nnt endorsing the sentiments therein contained, but as simply desirons of putting the presentment within reach of members, to make use of the Information os they saw flt." The pre? sentment of the grand jory, for the August term, stated that it waa complained that the auditor made too many mistakes, which were not agree? able to the taxpayers; and lt wa8 alleged that the treasurer er colleotor had manifested BO disposi? tion to accommodate the people, when he could have doue BO; compelling them, far and near, to come to the courthouse to pay their taxes. The grand Jury "considered lt hardly neoessary, a work of supererogation almas'., to mingle their voice of indignant, remonstrance with that i people of the SUtc at large, against the or sive and ruinons taxation which has ace posed upontbem by thc General Assembly, did not believe that the proper and 1 mate necessities or exigencies of the : government required such burdens ti Imposed upon her people as they have nc bear. The people complained, bitterly and ji they believed, of the irregularity, inequality injnstice which have been practiced In thc as ment of property, and were of thc opinion this matter called loudly for reform and ara ment. The people of Lexington are a law-abi people; the taxpayers of the county had t rally endeavored to meet the requirements i upon them; but they indulged the sincere that something would be done for their relief ft>r the relief of thc unfortunate and impovc ed people of the Statt?"at large, before they entirely prostrated and ruined ny unjust am orbitant taxation." The Judiciary Cammi representing a portion of the body which hat posed these exorbitant taxes, took .ecaslc their report to rebuke the Jury, saying thai Jury had "travelled far beyond their legittr functions in making said presentment; inste; Inquiring whether any citizen or citizens, om or otherwise of Lexington County, have offei against thc laws, the true limit and scope of t power and duty." It appeared to the comm "that this dozen and a half ef gentlemen, aa bled by law foran Important and specific purp namely, to inquire Into the faithful enforoer of the laws in their county, choose to get u 'indignant remonstrance' against the laws o State, and to express an opinion as to the n< slty and policy of taxation," and that it, committee,) knew "of no law of the State viol by the grand Jury in making this presenta except the law of propriety and decency, a only to be enforced by thc good sense of n kind. When a grand jury eou?ncs Itself t proper sphere, its presentments arc entitlei great consideration; but when they assum speak er act ia respect to matters not within compass of their official duties, their opinion acts are entitled to no more consideration t any ether equal number of gentlemen." i thus reporting, thc committee recommended the presentment and report do lie upon table. WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY. The grand jury of this county for the J term recommended that, as there was no ja the conaty, thereby causing great expense, wi otherwise could be avoided, and as there v npt fumls in the county to build on, the chain of the county commissioners proceed to Col bia, or some other accessible point, and enden to obtain a sufficient loan to rebuild a uecess jail, and, if obligatory, to give bonds of the cr ty covering such amount required; also, that subject be laid before the Legislature. The Ji dary Committee recommended that thc presi ment be printed and laid on the desks of members. DARLINGTON COUNTY. The presentment of thc grand Jury of county for the June term, complained of the t es, which were depreaslng the people; of thc f tem or ascertaining property valuations, i concluded with a compliment to the fidelity their Circuit Judge and juries, and request the Legislature to relieve them from the he taxation, and to authorize district terms of coi for civil business. The Judiciary Committee commended that thc presentment be printed i laid npon the desk of the members. ANDERSON COUNTY. The gmnd Jury for the fall term for this com complain of the township system, and also the mode of administering thc criminal lr their experience during the past term hav satisfied them that the mode was likely to beco an intolerable grievance, resulting, In ttl opinion, lu a great measure, either from the discretion or the inordinate love of gain of magistrates of the county, in instituting prose Hons for the most trivial and insufficient cam and In binding over hosts of unnecessary v nesscs. The Judiciary Committee recommeni that this presentment be printed and laid ur the desks of the members. LANDS AND TENEMENT*. TUB NEWS has already published thc pro visit of the bill to "protect the rights or persons lt fully in possession of lands and tenements," wh was passed yesterday, but the reasons of the. diciary Committee for recommending its passa have not been published, and may bc intcrestii They state that the titles to real property this State are very much embarrassed by encu branccs, fictitious and otherwise, and purchast in good faitb, after having lived upon and 1 proved their lands, and greatly enhanced tin value, suddenly find themselves dispossessed their property, or compelled to purchase the sat again. Extensive tracts of land, it is well know were sold by the United States Direct Tax Co missioner, daring the war, for taxes, in t County of Beaufort. These titles are now in d pate, and Improvements arc paralyzed upon the by the fear that they may ultimately newfound i fective. This bill will assure the holders of the titles in this, namely, that should their titles ultimately found defective, and they compel? to surrender up their lands, they will bc paid f all improvements they may choose to make. STATE PROXIES WANTED. A memorial from the stockholders of the Cl; raw and Darlington Railroad Company, renne; mg the General Assembly lo appoint proxies represent thc State stock in the Chcraw and Cot fields (Saiisbary) Railroad Company, was pr sented to-day to the Senate, and referred to tl Committee on Railroads. TIMB EXTENDED. It appears that there ls a law requiring that tl claims of teachers of the free schools for pay fi services rendered for the year commencing c thc 31st of October, 18C7, must be presented to tt State Treasurer on or before thc 30th of Januar 1869, and that a large number in several couti tic of the State, through some misconstruction of tl law, did not present these claims ia time. Wit a view of securing to these unfortunate ones tl amounts due to them, Jillfon to day introduce in thc Senate a joint resolution providing th: the time bc extended until the 1st of March, ls7i The resolution will come up to-morrow. ICE MANUFACTURE. The manufacture of ice In South Carolina ha becu a subject much talked of, and there now ai pears some probability that all of the talking wi result in something more than words. Cain, coi nred, introduced In the Senate to-day a bill to ii corporate thc Hamburg Icu Manufacturing Com pauy. MINING AND MANUPACTULING COMrASY. The Planters' Mining and Manufacturing Com pany is the name of* a company desiring incoi pora? ?on-a bill designed lo accomplish wlilcl was introduced into the Senate to-day by Cain colored. The bill provides that Andrew W. Sim owls. John G. Crane, E. W. Marshall, W. C. Cor rte, Bdwiu Bates, E. J. Sterling and John Chad wick, be created a body corporate under th above name, with a capital or $380,000 divide' Into twenty-five hundred shares at $100 each, roi thc purpose or miniug for earths, marls, roek: and minerals, and to manufacture thc same with such other materials os they may purchase into chemicals, acids and rertillzers. THE Rr ATE CREDIT Bill, known as thc bill to better protect tnt holders or Insurance policies in the State, was hair finished to-day, the Senate havlug passed it and ordered that it be sent to the House. In thil body the fight will occur, and I reel warranted ir saying that, although it will pass, lt will not ix shoved through in thc high pressure style thal marked its course In thc upper house. LITTLB BILLS. To-day, Leslie, chairman or thc Committee cm Contingent Bxpcuses and Accounts, presented in thc Senate, as correct, the following amounts due James M. Allen, for work done about the Senate: $l2ao, $2100, $1800. Tne two former amounts were erdcrod to bo paid, and thc other laid over for consideration to-morrow. When ttinse bills were presented, Nash, colored, who seems to like to oppose Leslie, remarked that Leslie was geuerally ?ent from the committee wheu small amomuts were to be audited, but when big one's came, he sprang boldly forward the champion of the treasury-"a bull flo/ or a mice, 1 don't know whioh," Ac, A*. UUWARB FOR SHOOTING A MAN. About the first business disposed of in the House to-day was the following resolution offered by B. P. Jackson, which, without roach comment, was rererred to the Committee on Ways and Meuas : Whireas, The Governor or this State did Issae his proclamation, offering a reward or five thou? sand dollars for the apprehension of W. K. Tol? bert, r ho had confessed himself to have been one of the assassins or tho late Hon. R. P. Randolph; and, whereas, information has been received by Captain John B. Hubbard, Chief State Constable, that on the night or the sccoud instant, wldle Mr. Jerry Hollingshcad was attempting to arrest thc said W. K. Tolbert, in the County of Abbeville, he was set ii pou by the said Tolbert, who tired three pistol shots, wounding the said Jerry Hellings head, after which thc said Jerry Hollingshead tired upon thc said Tolbert, killing him lustanlly; therefore BesotM? by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That, willie we sincerely de? plore tlie existence, in any part of this common? wealth, of a state of feeling so reckless and wick? ed as to lead men to thc commission of the gray? est crimes against the lives of individuals and the peace of society, and while we deplore the exist? ence of. and condemn that equally reprehensible disposition and practice in certain portions of this Bute, of shielding and protecting known crimi? nals, instead of aiding in their apprehension and delivery into tho safe custody of tho officers of the law, as is their unquestionable dnty; and, while we confidently believe that if tills duty had been performed in the present instance, and had it not been for the encouragement and sympathy which the said Tolbert received, and the aid he expected to receive, hts arrest might have been effected without violence? or bloodshed, still it is our de? liberate opinion that the said Jerry Holllngshead was not only Justifiable in the course he pursued, but is highly to be commended for the brave and faithful performance of his dnty, and we earnest? ly recemmend to his Excellency the Governor, that he canse the reward which he offered for the arrest of the said W. K. Tolbert to be paid to the 'said Jerry Holllngshead, of Abbeville. A CHANCE POR THE DENS. A bill to carry into effect the provisions of the constitution in relation to the rights ef married women was the principal topic of discussion in the House to-day. The bill provides that ?he real and personal property of a married >v>inan, whether held by her at tie rime of her carriage or accrued to her thereafter, either by gift, grant, inheritance, de? vise, purchase or otherwise, shall not be subject to levy and sale for her husband's debts, but shall be her separate property, which she shall be? queath, devise or convey in the same manner, and to the sante extent, as if she were unmarried; and all deeds, mortgages and legal instruments, of whatever kind, shall be executed by her in the same manner, and have thc same legal force and effe?t, as if she were unmarried; that she shall have the right to purchase any species of property in her own name, and to take proper legal convey? ances therefor; and to contract and be contracted with, in the same manner as if she were unmar? ried; Hhe shall, with lier separate property, be subjected to the same legal rights as if Rtie were unmarried; nor shall any joinder of her husband as a party with her be necessary in any action brought by her, or against her in matters relating to her separate property, or arising out of her separate contracts: Provided, that thu husband shall not bc liable for the debts of thc wife con? tracted prior to their marriage. It Ls a noticeable fact that those who mostly discussed the bill were single men, and being "not tn gear," expressed themselves very strong? ly. The married men had very little to say upon It, and said that little in a way which appeared to mean that a bill allowing any rights to women was very absurd, as they took them anyhow. PHYSICIAN TO THC CHARLESTON JAIL. A bill to amend a bill providing for the appoint? ment of a physician to the Charleston Jail was passed in the House to-day. Thc amendment only empowers the physician to draw about five hundred dollars more salary per annum-making the salary one thousand dollars in all. ASSESSMENT OP REAL PROPERTY. A bill providing for tho assessment of real prop? erty in 1870 has been offered in thc House by Tom linson, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, lt provides thal the assessment of this class of property be made at thc same time thc personal property is assessed, and lu the man? ner prescribed by the "Act to provide for the as? sessment and taxation of property," passed September 15, ISM. He has also suggested that section third of thc said act be amended so as to provide that In all cases whero thc penalty for non-payment of taxes has attached to property held by assignees in bankruptcy, and, therefore, cannot be sold by thc tims the taxes become due, and in all cases where sales of prop? erty for settlement of estates ordered by any conn in this State has not been or cannot be sold Jn time ror payment of taxes past due, thc auditorof the State, upon proper evidence that such property could not have been sold and the taxes could not have been paid until it was sold, may remit the penalty. Also, to amend section four so as to provide that the personal property, which any person may bring with them in com? ing into this State from any par: of the United States, within three months of thc first cf Sep? tember of any current year, bc exempted from taxation, provided that lt be proven to thc satis? faction of the State auditor that thc said property was taxed during the current year, in thc State from whence the person moved. STRAY ITEMS. Is it true that one of thescensus takers of Sum? ter County was on a trip North when the cens?a In that county was taken, and performed little, if any duty, and drew pay for "Ids services?" A senator to day received a letter from one of his constituents, addressed -'Mr.-Genitor of -, Columbia, S. C. L. TWO PICTURES. London and Paris Contrasted. Here is a description of Paris from an Eng? lish pen-the pen of an envious and disgusted Englishman: You sally out in a morning from your hotel; men have already been busy sweeping thc streets und carting away every trace of dirt that might tu sunshine become dust or in rain become thc basis of mud. Down the gutters are flowing streams of water turned oa iron: tlie frequent taps, and scavengers with long brooms are wash ing tho water over Hie pavement aud roadway, so that they become perfectly clean. And how much (rosherthe air smells after this piirlilcationl Every street in I'aris undergoes if. once a day. Suppose that tuc morning is bright, aad In your Haunter you would like to sit; everywhere are bencher, on which you may re-t as long as you please. Yon wish to drive, yon have but to call a cab, close or open as you prefer, and you have a vehicle willett often is almost tit to be a private carriage. You mark how easily the wheels roll along and you see that Hie macadam ls mixed with bitumen that the wheels may not churn the road up into mud. When repairs are needed, you mark how they aro done at once, and how a hea? vy roller makes the newly laid portions instantly compact and smooth. You notice thc watering not a deluge from a reckless cart, but a light and frequent moistening with spray from a flexible tube. A shower comes on and passes over; In? stantly machines with diagonal revolving brushes perambulates the streets and sweep Into the drains the excess of wet. You wish to take an omnibus to a distant part of thc city ?you enter one, and ask the conductor for ll correspondence tick? et, cost LJfd, which entitle*, you to complete your journey by a cross line. When you have to wait for an omnibus, you have acorafortable room pro? vided; and when your proper vehicle draws up, yon have no need to hustle and scramble for a seat, for you are passed in according to the num? ber upon'your correspondence ticket. Through? out the elty are scattered charming public gar? dens, and the new squares (they have burrowell the word from us, but mightily Improved the thing,) are open to all, and are made pleasant resting places, with bright flower-beds, green turf and innumerable seats. Here, from the same pen, is a description of London : Now let ns turn to London. Our streets arc swept at irregular Intervals. When by accumula? tion they are ankle-deep in mud great carts go round, into which men spoon the liquid mire with shovels, indiff?rent to Hie chances of be? spattering Ute passers-by. When the rain ceases and the streets are dry there is everywhere-on the pavement, on tho curbstone, on thc lamp? post or railings-a cake of brown dirt, which, by traille, is reduced to a One dost, that per? vades thc air and carries fever spores into the lungs. If the wind blows we have, besides tho tine dust, a simoom of grit, which nils the hair and clothes penetrates into shops and houses, and is deposited In layers upon every article that ls not incessantly brushed. I ty way of laying tho dust, we have water-carts, which, to save trouble, pour out u volume of water that makes tho Streets in summer as impassable for mud as lu winter. As to Hie occurrence of a snow storm, let us not think of ils grimy horrors. If we want to rest, wc linve. by favor of thc po? liceman, the privilege of a doorstep; for except a couple or benches in Picadilly there is no other seat for the wayfarer in all Loudon. As to the pleasure of Howers, we must go to thc parks; or, if we please, we may thrust our noses through thc railings of a square that Jealously guards the private treasures. If, wearied or walking and ashamed to go ?uto a public house to rest, we call a cab, what sort o: vehicle ls it which Mr. Bruce and Colonel Henderson licenses as good enough for the likes of us? But if we do not have plea? sure, at least we have the consolation of knowing that we are doing hard work when wc take a drive in a cab or carriage. We are rolling the streets and reducing the rough new-laid macadam to its highest perfection of uneven smoothness. Our bones suiTer, and our horses' legs and feet are ruined, but un matter; wc are making a road after the fashion of settlers In the bush. As to orunlhasst-s, there is as little need to speak of them as of cab<. livery arrangement for cono.-ntrat ing torture ls combined In them; and a company has taken ?hein up for the apparent purpose of driving off thc road every attempt at Improve? ment. Such arc the pleasures of outdoor 1 fe of which a Londoner has daily experience Waa: wonder that lie does uot much like London ? THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Tilt Prompt Admission of TMr?inla Activity of thc Georgia Constrra tlvea-Unlreraal Amnesty. [BPECIAX TIL BOBAH TO TDK NBWS.] WAsniNQTOK, December S. Thc Reconstruction Cemmlttee take? np to? morrow the bUl to admit Virginia Gevernor Walker and the Tirglnia delegation have return? ed to Richmond to-day, folly satisfied, after see? ing thc lea- iing Radicals, that no objection will be made to the admission of the State. The Georgia Conservatives are making efforts to counteract Bullock's representations regarding that State, and have furnished records showing Joe Brown's inconsistency 01 the eligibility ques? tion. The tenor of tte debate te-day in the Senate, and informal caucn&ses among members, show that the bill to remove the disabilities imposed by thc xivth Amendment will become a law. ; F HO M TH? ASSOCIATED PROB*.] WASHINGTON, December fe. The revenue to-day ls $250,000. No nomination has yet been made for the va? cancy on the Supreme Bench, but thc cholee un? doubtedly Iles between Attorney-General Hoar and Judge Irsklne, of Georgia. Wm. H. Wood, ef Ohio, was supported by General Sherman and the Ohio influence. The Spanish Minister to-day gave satisfactory assurances to the State Department that the gun? boats now at New Tork would not be ised against Peru. The Peruvian Minister ls satisfied, and no longer Insists upon their detention. The Attorney-General has therefore ordered Attorney Pierrepoint to enter a not. proa, in court to-mor? row, the result of which will be the release of the gunboats. The Virginia Legislative Committee had an interview to-day with General Butler, the chair? man of the Committee ou Reconstruction, frith a view to the immediate admission of the State. There seems no doubt that their mission will be successful, bat it ls said that the admission will be accompanied by a required pledge that tbe constitution will be faithfully adhered to. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS WASHINGTON, December 8. The Election Committee have had no meet? ing. Various bills were Introduced for reference, In cloding the allowance of one hundred and sixty acres homestead to soldiers and sailors, and ex? empting their property equally with bondholders, from taxation. In the Senate, Perry Introduced a joint resolu? tion abolishing test oaths, with pungent remarks that the time of their usefulness had passed. The Senate to-day confirmed Uelknap as Secre? tary of War, and Robeson as Secretary of the Navy. A number of nominations were referred to committees, including Geo. P. Shepley, of Maine, for thc first district; Lewis B. Woodruff, of New Tork, for the second; Wm. McKeeman, of Pennsylvania, for the third; Geo. A. Pearce, of In? diana, for thc fourth; Wm. B. Woods, of Alabama, for the fifth; Geo. A. Yeaman, of Kentucky, Tor ' the sixth; Thoa. Drummond, of Illinois, for the seventh; Lorenzo Sawyer, of California, for the ninth; no nomination for the eighth. Also, Chas. Clinto, for assistant treasurer at New Orleans. Williams Introduced a resolution that no State be allowed to withdraw its ratification of an amendment to the constitution. A bill relieving some five hundred persons from their political disabilities, which passed the House last session, passed thc Senate, and goes to the President. Among those relieved is Judge Akermau. The Judiciary Committee were directed to in? quire whether, witlilu the borders of thc United States, the rights secured by treaty stipulations or i! Yui amendment were denied to any person. ALABAMA. MONTGOMERY, ALA., December 8. There was a lively time In the Hon?.' over the report to eject Mr. Brown, member from Chambers County. Thc case was not disposed of at the hour of adjournment. Judge Bustced is now here, and il is understood will hold a Bankrupt Court. EUROPE. Thc French Ministem. PARIS, December 8. The Ministry have rcsjpned. BIOJB Blxoin lg elected deputy from thc Fourth Paris District by seventeen thousand majority. Smile Ollivler, with thirty Liberal adherents, arc forming a new party, from which formation parliamentary min? istry is possible. Letters from Madrid report Prim leaning towards the Republicans. Alore Trouble. MADRID, Decembers. The Republicans have appointed a committee to investigate the cases o' thc Republicans held in insurrection. Thc Principalities. PARIS, December S. The Princess of Montenegro protests against the Austrian occupation. Prussia sustains Mon? tenegro. _ ALL ABOUT THE STATE. Inquest. Coroner Thompson held an Inquest, lu Co? lumbia on Tuesday, upon the body of George Dial, colored, who was shot on Saturday night last. The jnry returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death, on thc 0th day of December, 1860, from a gunshot wound tired from a pistol by Rdward Williams, and that William Smith, both colored, was an accessory to the killing. Both parties are now In jail to await their trial at the next Court of General Sessions. Real Estate and Ko? dy ism. The Marion Cresccut says: "The large eales of real estate attracted the greatest crowd of peo? ple we have seen lu our towu for many a day. The bidding was very spirited and property brought a much higher figure than at any time since the close of the war. The real estate of the late S. V. Gibson, Esq., alone, brought over $llO,one. Some of the lund sold at nearly thirty dollars an acre. The dwelling in thc Village, with eleven acres, brought $t??50-Major A. J. Shaw, purobas er. Eighty-six acres of laud beloiiging to the estate of the late Elly Casque, sold on Monday, at the high figure of ??OOO-General Wm. Evans waa the purchaser. ..Thc behavior on sales-day intthe afternoon was worse than we have noticed on any similar occa? sion. There was a great deal of drunkenness and profanity. We are sorry to add that there was a good deal of fighting, and one man was stabbed. We think there is a great culpability somewhere for allowing such rowdyism lu the towu. We trust that the town authorities will not again allow such disgraceful and dangerous proceed? ings upon our streets.'' Tcntimontal. The members of the Palmetto Fire Company of Columbia, desirous or testifying la a substan? tial manner their appreciation ortho services of their president, Captain W. ll. Stanley, presented him on Tuesday night with a handsome silver trumpet. M. J. Calnan, Esq., acting as spokes? man on the occasion. Captain Stanley replied at some length, thank? ing Gie members for their handsome present, slating that this was the fourth or fifth i estimo nial which he had thc honor or receiving from the company. He also, with much feeling, reviewed his long connection with the company, referring to lt with marked pleasure. Blunlcr in Darlington. Thc Marion Star says: ''A dispatch received hy our town man, Mr. W. I. Dickson, nn jonday last, brought him the sad Intelligence that his brother, Let)rand, rebiding about two mites from Darling? ton fUlage, an aged man, tottering on the very ?ergo of the grave, was murdered last Saturday. We have been unable to learn the particulars." THE SNO W SHED LINE. How the Central Pacific Railroad ii Bulli-A Herculean Work. Mr. C. CL Fulton, of tho Baltimore American, in a letter from California to his paper, gives the following interesting information concerning the snow sheds on the Central Pacific Railroad. Fif? ty-five miles of snow sheds, connected with forty five of bridges and tunnel?, mace np a total of one hundred consecutive miles of covered rail? road l He says: About ten miles from the snmmlt the track is cut out of the solid rock high up on the mountain aides, and winds around and up the sides or the various peaks, sometimes looking like as if it were a circling road around a vast chasm, the Humboldt River flowing along a thousand feet be? neath. Here it becomes necessary to protect the track from the snow-drifts, and the immense ttmber-sheds commence. The reader can form no idea of the immensity of these structures, or the solidity and durability that has been observed tn their construction. They are in one almost unbroken stretch of fifty-five miles, and are ca? pable of sustaining any amount of snow that may be drifted on to them, even if lt should be forty five feet as reported by some of the early pioneers. They extend over the whole length of the deep snow line on the dividing ridge. By this means thc track will be as clear of snow in the moun? tains as in the valleys. They are so constructed that the deep avalanches of snow that sweep down the mountains in the spring will glide over their roofs and plunge into the deep chasms be? low. They have beeu erected with a full knowl? edge of the character of the drifts, and were tested last winter with entire success. Tlie tunnels and bridges along this portion of the road are very numerous, and form an unbro? ken connection with the snow sheds. The road? bed ls blasted out of the mountain side for a hun? dred miles or more, and all who pass ever this combined road, uniting the Atlantic with the Pa? cific, must accord the meed of praise to California energy. The Union Pacific, crossing deserts and prairie lands, had a comparatively easy portion of the great work to accomplish, but here every foot of road bad to be made by either filling or blasting. There are no plateaus here to cross ex? cept the Nevada desert, and even it is bristling with upheaved rocks, or mounds of alkali mixed with a lava formation. OUR FUTURE. BnglUh Investmente In the Sonth. [From the New York Bulletin.j That thc South will ultimately absorb a large part of the cotton manufacturing interests is con? clusively proved by the present state affairs. Of thc mills of New England, many or them are now closed; others are running on short time; while not one ?Ingle corporation in the North, so rar as we know, ls working up to its maximum produc? tion. The cause or this scmi-prostratlon in one of our most important interests ls plainly to be seen in the dlmlshed wants of the people at high prices, thc falling off in the amount of exports, and, con? sequently, the little, or in most cases, no margin afforded in selling the goods at cur? rent rates. The cost of producing a yard of cotton standard sheeting in Massachusetts and In Georgia exhibits a difference of fully twenty per cent, and over. This ls accounted for in vari? ous ways: Thc slight difference in coat of the raw material; the freighting expenses, which of course, in Georgia, are done away with, the less expense or labor in handling, Ac, are arcwof most important. The r?unit is that every North? ern manufacturer is complaining that present rates do not even airo rd interest on the capital Invested In property, machinery, Ac. Besides, the Northern water-powers arc all absorbed by monled corporations, which, of course, to benelt their stockholders, are forced to levy aud collect as much as possible for rents, while thc dense population of the North renders every foot or ground adjacent to these water-courses valuable for dWelling and business purposes. Thus the mill owner ls obliged to contract his limits for manipulating the articles fabricated to the smallest space possible, or else absorb more space at a comparatively high price, which the prospective profits do not war? rant. In the South these water-powers are alto? gether more numerous, and, from the extent of the majority of them, capable of exerting more power thsu those of the North, while the prices at which eligible lands and sites are now offered, compared to those of the North, are decidedly low. English capitalists are therefore awaking to the excellency of the field thus offered for in? vestment, and many of their agents are at this moment in the South prospecting, while their nur bera are augmented by almost every steamer. The "Cotton Supply Association" of London, Hnr,land, came to the conclusion this summer thal India's production of the staple had reached ita maximum, unless efforts wer?, made to im? prove thc condition or the land, "in that pen? insula (India) there was an abundant field for cul? tivation, and a cheap labor market. Before the agricultural condition of India would reach the desired position great Improvements were neces? sary. Those Improvements, considering the vast area of the country, and the want of means of communication, could not be effected by private enterprise alone. Thc government was paternal, and to it they must look for assistance." Reso? lutions were adopted petitioning the government for some assistance, which so far have been or little avail. The non-success or their projects, and the satisfactory accounts received os to thc condition of thc South, turned their attention to this new field of investment open to them, where private enterprises could bc most effectually and successfully employed. The consequence was the dispatching of au agent to inquire into and re? port rull particulars regarding the production and manufacture of cotton In thc Southern States. The gentleman filling this position bas arrived here, has visited thc South, and is probably ere this on his way back to report his experiences, which wc are rather anxious to know, as pending this action or the association a number of English I capitalists stand ready to pour their weal.h into i the South, which ntast largely contribute to Its prosperity and advancement. That the benellts to accrue from such Investments are Immense, is beyond question, and we regret exceedingly that this should be made by foreigners, while large amounts of unemployed capital at the North should be allowed to remain idle. !- - _JKarrierj. SMITH-REEDER.-On Thursday evening, De ccmbcr -Jd, at the residence of thc bride's father, by the Kev. John T. Wightman, W. HAMPTON SMITH to Miss SUB LOUISA, youngest daughter of M. U. Reeder, ail of Charleston, S. C. No cards. * SMITH-HENRY.-On the 8th instant, by C. E. Kanapaux, Esq., Captain CUARI.ES W. SMITH, of Baltimore, Md., to Mrs. AI.VIDA A. HENRY, of Savannah, Ga. No canis. * Special Notices. ?Sr* NASBY TALKS "PLANTATION." I hev traided Off my Tost Offls A tuk my Pay in PLANTASHUNI P'raps yu may be supprlzed to here uv my rcllnquishln my Guv'inent Ollis with Awl its glory in sech a Caws. Here mee fust; then jedge Me. It happend thus wisely: I wus canvassln the Mawmea Flats for our Dluvld Kedentry A the Post Oflls suksech un. In thet laud uv pewer Dclite I stuk a snag ? * * * The Fever Ager tuk me, A thee Chills A Shivers shnk me-shuk me like a Nold loos button on a Shalky smokc-IIouse doar; til mi fraim uv 40 Sum merz, lukd like sum Ole plaid Out buraerz on amornln' wen his Gin lz gon A he can't git no moar! * * * * (N. B. This is not tit by Edd. A. Powe; but it cums BO awlflrcd neer too it thet yen woodn't HO the dlfrunce in the dark.) In this ourful eggstremrailty I Flue at wonts tu a Nold lady fren' uv Minc A toald bur rai krittcr kel phiz. Shec hes no'd mee Long A Lovel me Wei A she cawls me Pet Names. "'Troly,"sez Slice (sech lz the PlalfUl kniknomen uv mi Boi hood) "yu ortcr Ulk a good Doste uv PLANTA SHUN BITURZ. I've liv'd A Stuerd in thcaz Bwaumps every seus thc 3 thayers wus Hung A I no, to a ded surtinty, thet PLANTASUUN BITURZ lz thee on'y reel kewer rur the Sheiks !" .'B-b-but air tba a I-1-loyawl drink?" asked 1' shiverin'ly, recriu Least I mite bec iucurridgln, snththing nv a suthern Nacher. "Doont bec skeerd, Troly," replide the csstimabul Dorcuss, "tba air Maid uv Callasayya. 8. T.-1860-X A thee Verry loyawllst kind uv Santy Crews Rum." Mi Douu bein remuved A mi Kecrs fur thee Post Offls osswaged I tuk an awlmlty Doste uv "PLAN? TAS II UN" A yu bett brutherin, it maid mee bile I I tuk anet tier In 2X ourz A mi shaiks quit. I may sa, tha "parsed in thalr Checks I" Tba got ! Not wun uv 'em lingurd too say good bl 1 I wus a Nasby kewered; a Petroleum wei !-wei I wua I Now I am a PLANTASHUN miBhunnery; I go abowt preochln the good Tidin's to Awl shakers (A "uthers requlrrln a Jentel stlmmerlent;" sea small bllz.) 1 hev tralded off ml Post Oflls A may Now be found talkin PLANTAS H UN BITURZ, In the hi walz A thee blwaiz rrum Erly Morn till Dewey Kve. What slnnln, carrin, ubaiken brother 01 hov thee next Bottnlr MAGNOLIA 'Vf ATHR.-Superior to tlie best im? ported German Cologue, and sold at half the price. dcc7 tut uss Special Notices. ^S-THE SINCERE THANKS OF TH offlcerB and members of the Pioneer Steam Engir Fire Company are tendered to Mr. F. P. ELPOR and Mr. C. M. BIRD, for refreshments, furnish? at the Ure on the morning of the 8th matant, deco_ pS- CAED OF THANKS.-B. F. SH MONS sincerely thanks his friends and neighbor especially Messrs. CAMPSEN and CHAS. S^EI? MEYER, also the Fire Companies, for their exe: tions in saving his residence, at the fire on tl morning of the 8th instant._deco l jSSeT- THE THANKS OF THE HOP] FIRE ENGINE COMPANY are hereby tendered t Messrs. C. H. WEST, Jr., and JOHN S. BIRO, fe refreshments kindly famished at the fire on th morning of the 8th. JOHN S. BURNS, deco l_Secretary. jSff-CAKD OF THANKS.-THE STONE WALL FIRE ENGINE COMPANY desire to retur thelr sincere thanks to Dr. HORLBECK, Mr. H. ? MTJCKENFOSS and Mrs. CHARLTON BIRD for n freshmentn famished at the fire on the mornin of the sth instant. WM. G. MILLER, dec91_Secretary. ^APPLICATION WILL BE MAD] for the renewal of two CERTIFICATES of th Old Stock, m the Bank of Charleston, South Cart Una, viz: No. 5718, 22 shares, standing In th name of R. J. BARRETT, Administratrix, and Nc 28, 7 shares, standing in the name of BACHE] BARRETT, Administratrix: both Certificates beim lost. G. POZNANSEJ, dec9 lamoS*_Executor. ^SHIPPERS PER STEAMERS DK I TATOR, CITY POINT and PILOT BOT are hereb; notified that no freight will be received after sui set on the days of their sailing. dec9 _J. D. AIKEN A CO., Agents. ^BTNEW CHURCH (SWEDENBOB GIAN) LBCT?RSS.-Rev. LO DIS H. TAFEL, Mi? sionary of the New Church Association fa Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, wlH delive: three Lectures in the Unitarian Church, beglnninj at 1% o'clock P. M., as follows: Tuesday, Decem ber 7-"The Trinity In Jesus Christ." Wednea day, December 8-"The Sacred Scripture.' Thursday, December 9-" Heaven and Hell." Th public are Invited to attend._dec7 8 pm- THE SUBSCRIBER GIVES NO TICE that he will apply within the time prescrlbec by law for a legal discharge as Executor of tbi last will of Mrs. D. DAVIS. Settled estate. C. J. DAVIS, dec2 thi*_Executor. pm- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAY ING claims against the Estate of Dr. J. L. NOW ELL, late of St. James Santee, will present then to the undersigned properly attested, within th? time prescribed by law. All indebted to said Bs tate wUl please make payment at once. E. W. NOWELL,) ?T?/."t/VM dec7 imo_L. C. NOWELL, ) axocmoT pm- NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS IN? DEBTED to the assigned Estate of Mr. GEO. E. GRUBER are hereby informed that their accounts have been placed into the bands of Messrs. SI? MONS A SIKOLINO. Attorneys, (office, Bread street,) for collection, and If settlements ar? made before the first December next, no costs will bc incurred. H. GERDTS A CO., novl3 imo_Agents for Creditors. pm- NOTICE.-J. N. M. WOHLTMANN for the present occupies the store of Messrs. FARRAR BRO., corner East Bay and Cumberland streets, apd wUl be pleased to see his friends. norla ^PEOPLE'S BANK OF SOUTH C A R O LI NA.- CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 80, 1869.-This Bank having resumed business, is BOW prepared to redeem its outstanding bills. By order. JAB. S. GIBBES, dec2_President. ^J?ST RECEIVED, A LAMB ASSORTMENT OF FINE BUSINESS E NV BL OPES, NOB. 6 AND 0, Which will be furnished to our customers with Business Card neatly printed thereoa at fi to $* / per looo. CALL AT THE NEWS JOB OFFICE AND SEE 8AMPLB8. novio pm-TO REMOVE MOTH PATCHES, FRECKLES and TAN from the face, use PERRY'S Moth and Freckle Lotion. Prepared only by Dr. R. C. PERRY, No. 49 Bond-street, New York. Sold by all Druggists. _deco 3mos ~~pm- NO CURE, NO PAT.-FORRESTS JUNIPER TAR for Coughs, Croup, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Spitting of Blood and Lung Diseases.- Immediate relief and positive cure, or price n/unded. 35 cents. N. B.-The genuine article has yellow labels, with white, unprinted wrapper. Sold by G. W. AIM AB, Agent, Corner King and Vanderhorst streets. nov2T) thstn3mo_ ? pm- A CARD.-A CLERGYMAN, while residing In South America as a Missionary, discovered a safe and simple remedy for the cure of Nervous Weakness, Early Decay, Disease of the Urinary and Seminal Organs and the whole train ot^dlsorders brought on by baneful and vicious habits. Great numbers have been cured by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortunate, I will sen'4 the recipe for preparing and using this medida In a scaled envelope, to any one why needs free of charge. Address JOSEPH T. INMAN, StaUcc 1$, Bible House, oct4 3roo8? _New York City. pm- ERRORS OF YOUTH. -A GENTLE? MAN who suffered for years from Nervous De- ? billty, Premature Decay, and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffer ? lng humanity, send free to all who need lt, there- | celpt and directions for making the simple rem? edy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's experience, can do so by addressing, with perfect confidence, JOHN B. OGDEN, No. 42 Cedar street, New York. nov9 3mos_t pm- PREPARATORY MEDICATION.- /' Thc human system, thc most delicate and sent tive of all created things, should be dnly prepare,, to meet the shock occasioned by a sudden change In the temperature of the air. Bven the solid met? als contract and expand under.cold and heat-so that if mau were composed of Iron, (astead of frail tissues and fibres, circulating fluids and brit? tle osseous matter, his frame would not be proof against tbe vicissitudes of climate. As lt is, it be? hooves every ones, especially the feeble, to fortUy tbe frail tenement or mortality against tae In? clemency of the present season. A wholesome, strength-supplying vegetable tonic and alterative ls tho preparatory medicine required, and among medicinal agents or this character, HOSTETTEB'g STOMACH BITTERS stand supreme. In a suc? cessful career or nearly a quarter of a century, the preparation has never been equalled or ap? proached, and its sales are now larger than those or any hair dozen articles, purporting to belong to the same class, that hos ever been advertised in this country. As a remedy and preventive of Dyspepsia, and all its complications, lt may be ' said to have lived dowe comp?tition and to bette/ standard specific of the Western Hemisphere. / ? course or this genial restorative at the comme? ? ment of winter is the surest safeguard again/ J the complaints which are caused or aggi/ M by exposure to cold. dec?" JB _-_-J