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^CITY AFFAIRS. ADVERTISERS will take notice that we cannot .engage that any advertisement sent to TUB NEWS office at a later hour than half-past nine o'clock at night will appear in the next morn ; ing's paper. An exception to this rule is made :In favor of notices of meetings, deaths and funerals. _ Meetings This Day. Marion Lodge, at 8 P. M. LaCandeur Lodge, at 8 P. M. Auction Sales This Day. William McKay will sell at 10 o'clock, at his ..store, oil cloth, furniture, &c. Miles Drake will continue the sale of Japan? ese goods, Ac, at his store, at half-past 10 A. M. and half-past 7 P. M. N. A. Hunt will sell at 10 o'clock, at No. 197 King street, contents of a millinery store; <tc. BILL HEAPS printed on fine paper at $3, $4, $5, $6 50 and $8 50 per thousand, according to size, at THE NEWS Job Office. THE "HOME," next to St. Philip's Church, and prepared for the use of the members of that church, will be dedicated this afternoon wlt? appropriate services at the church and at the "Home." PERSONAL.-G. W. Pratt, editor and proprie? tor of the Palatka, Fla., Herald, is in town. Paiatka is the business centre of a rich and improving region, and one so intimately united with Charlestor: by our Florida steam? ers that our merchants ought not to overlook lt as part of their legitimate field. CAUGHT AND SENTENCED.-John Mills, color? ed, who " as detected last Sunday afternoon while it. the act of stealing goods from the Parochial School, on Ashley street, and with a knlle kept off his pursuers, was arrested Wednesday, and yesterday was sentenced to, thirty days' imprisonment by Justice Levy. THE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE CITY DEBT. We are Informed that a committee has been appointed to consider and report upon the legality of the city debt, in accordance with the resolutions adopted at the meeting of tax? payers on Friday last. It ls understood that the committee will submit its report at an ear? ly day. We learn that the gtheral programme ls to "push things." Oort PRICES CURRENT_We especially Invite - the attention of our merchants to THE NEWS Prices Current, Issued this morning. Made up with the utmost care, and handsomely printed with entirely new type, lt forms, with thc business card of the house forwarding it, the most attractive and welcome weekly commer? cial circular that can be used. Price, for ten cojWes or more, with business cards, two and a naif cents per copy; single copies five cents. THE INTERNATIONAL TOPOGRAPHICAL UNION, now in session at Cincinnati, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year : Wm. J. Hammond, of NcfV Orleans, president; Thomas Willard, of Albany, first vice-presi? dent; John H. O'Donnell, of Boston, second vice-president; John Collins, of Cincinnati, sec? retary and treasurer; Miss Augusta Lewis, of New York, recording and corresponding sec? retary. . CUTTING AFFRAY IN EOQEFIBLD.-On Mon? day last a party of men assembled ata drink? ing saloon in Edged eld village, and an alterca? tion arose between two men, Wm. Mays and Stanley Ryon. The difficulty resulted tu the . parties drawing their knives with the inten? tion of carving each other to pieces, secumdem I ar tem. About this time Mr. Munroe Wise hap? pened to approach and attempted to separate the belligerents. In the melee that ensued, Hr. Wise was accidentally cut in the hand, but no one else was Injured. BOTTER FROM CHICAGO.'-There is a growing tendency to trade with the Northwest for many articles heretofore obtained from the North" and this tendency is much increased by the constantly improving facilities given by our railroads to freights from that quarter. Mr. B. O'Neill received at .his grocery estab? lishment, a few days ago, a shipment of prime butter from Chicago, which he is offering at twenty-eight and thirty cents per pound, a price in contrast with that at which New York State has usually been selling. OUR P'.ESSKD RETENUE LAWS.-Merchants and others Interested will bear in mind that revenue laws strictly require that every check drawn by them since the first of May last on banks or Individuals to have the necessary stamp or stamps affixed thereto, and that such checks must be then cancelled by having the initials of the drawer and the date of -check written distinctly on the stamp. A neg? lect of this order of the government carries with it a heavy penalty. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CELEBRATION.-The annual celebration ot the Spring Street (Methodist) Church Sunday-school took place- last night There was a large attendance of the children -of the school and their relatives and friends. After the Binging of the hymn, commencing, "Days and Weeks, and Months Returning, Bear us Gently Down Life's Way," and the reading of Scripture lesson from the 20th Psalm, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Wightman, offer? ed up a fervent prayer to the Throne ef Grace, after which the superintendent, Mr. Joseph B. Martin, read his report, as follows: One female and three male officers; eleven male ?nd fourteen female teachers; ninety-nine male and one hundred aad three female scholars. Total number ot scholars, two hundred and two. The largest attendance during the year was .fpe hundred and sixty-eight; average atten? dance, one hundred and fifty-three. . Master George J. Sigwald delivered an ad? dress upon the subject, "Worship Offered by Children,'* and Master Arthur C. Wightman one on the subject, "The Mystic River." Mas? ters Joseph D. Lockwood and Henry J. Dun? ning recited a dialogue, entitled "Short-sword Fight with an Infidel." Just previous to the close of the exercises, the children built 'The Sunday-school Tem? ple." It ls constructed of glass, and so ar? ranged as to represent the purposes of the Sunday-school When completed the lights in the church were extinguished, and the temple Illuminated. After the singing of the hymn entitled "The Sunday-school Volunteer," by twelve little girls, the audience was dismissed with the benediction. Hotel Arrivals-Jane O. CHARLESTON HOTEL. 8*. G. Cowan, Wilmington; H. L. Benbow, O. M. Sadler, South Carolina; H. Buck, wife, two daughters and son, Backsvilie; James Ballard, New York; Wm. Venk, Georgia; J. B. Ezell, Columbia; Howard Spear, Charles Spear, Jr., New York; G. D. Chapman, Port Royal Rail? road; Wm. Gorman, Columbia. PAVTLIO? HOTEL. J. K. Terry, Colleton; Dr. H. W. Kennerly, *G. L. 8. Slstrunk, Orangeburg; John Nettles, South Carolina; 8. A. Mathews, Klngstree; T. B. Boss, Boston; John Fleming, New York. THE TURF IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Raee Week in Charleston-The South Carolina Jockey Club-It* Dinners and Balls-Prospects of a Return of the Bright Days. For more than a hundred years previous to the late war Charleston was a great racing centre, and the mention of the "race weeks" of the good old days still causes a thrill of pleasure to our old and to many of our yoong citizens. The gatherings on the Newmarket Course from 1760 to 1791, aad on the Washing? ton Course from that time to the late war, pos? sessed attractions for all sorts and conditions of men. Youth anticipated its delights for weeks beforehand, the sternness of age re? laxed by their approach, lovers became more ardent, and young damsels set their caps with greater taste and dexteri? ty. In earlier* times the interest lu the races was universal; it pervaded all classes. The courts of Justice used to adjourn daily, and the schools were dismissed as the hour for starting tie horses drew nigh. The stores were closed and all business suspended. "In fact," says a chronicler of the times, "it was no uncommon sight to see the most venerable and distinguished dignitaries of the land, clergymen and judges, fide by side on the course, taking a deep interest in the animated scene around them." In later years, although the interest was not quit.? so generally felt, yet lt was so great as "to render race week In Charleston emphatically the carnival of the State." EARLY RACES. Although horses were matched against each other in South Carolina as lar back as 1734, yet the sports at that early day were what at this time would most probably be forcibly, if not elegantly, denominated of the scrub order. In 1735, the York Course was opened some little distance from Charleston, and was used until February 19, 1760, when ta* Newmarket Course was opened. It occupied that section lying between King and Meeting streets, about where the lower depot of the South Carolina Railroad* now stands. King and Meeting streets, of course, did not extend that far then. The roads leading out from them were known as the Little Path and the Big Path. This course was owned by Mr. Thomas Night? ingale. In 1770, he resigned it to Mr. Strick? land, and the course was alterward generally called "Strickland's" YOU BET OX TUE BAY. Among the celebrated horses whose speed was tested over this course, was Flimnap, a bay stallion by South out of a Cygnet mare Cygnet by the Godolphin Arabian-import? ed into South Carolina by Mr. Mansell. He was quite a celebrity In his day, and his blood served to enrich the stock of South Carolina. When South Carolina was invaded by the sol? diers of Lord Cornwallis, frequent attempts were made to secure from the farm of Major Harleston, Flimnap as a prize, for the fame of the horse had spread throughout the two ar? mies. But all efforts to get possession of tho stallion proved unsuccessful. Flimnap event? ually was sent into North Carolina, where he remained until the British soldiers were withdrawn from the other Carolina. And to this day many of the pedigrees of the best horses of America trace back to this small, but hardy son of South and the Cygnet marc. GOLDEN AGE OF IUCINO. When the revolutionary war closed, a new impulse was given to the sports of the turf. Among the gentlemen from South Carolina who now took an active Interest In racing were General Hampton, Colonel Alston, Colo? nel Washington, Colonel McPherson, Major Thompson, Mr. Sumter, Mr. Fenwick, Mr. Wigtall, Mr. William Moultrie, and Mr. Single? ton. The season of 1786 opened brilliantly at the Newmarket Course. The turf became the fashionable amusement of the hour, and the era that then and there dawned Is referred to as a " golden age of racing " in the State of South Carolina. THE WASHINGTON COURSE. The history of the Newmarket Course closes with the year 1791, for in 1792 the South Car? olina Jockey Club opened the Washington Course, (the present course,) the following gentlemen being the original proprietors : General C. C. Plnckney, General Washington, O'Brien Smith, John Wilson, James Ladson, William Alston, H. M. Rutledge, Gabriel Maul gault, General Reed, Colonel Mitchell, GeDeral Wade Hampton, James Burn, Captain Willie, L. Campbell, William Moultrie, General Mc? Pherson, Colonel McPherson, Colonel Morris, E. Fenwick and William McLeod. The gen? tlemen who organized themselves under the name of the South Carolina Jockey Club adopted a preamble to their rules which recites that, as "to import into and encourage a good breed of horses in this State must at all times be highly beneficial to the citizens thereof, and essentially so la case of war, as the means of forming serviceable bodies of cavalry for de? fence of the extended limits of the same, the subscribers do organize themselves," 4c. THE JOCKEY CLUB DINNERS AND BALLS. "The Jockey Club," says a writer of an arti? cle in Harper's Monthly, entitled "The Turf in America," "Increased In strength as the years went by, and, up to the breaking out of the war caused by the firing on Fort Sumter, the history of the Washington Course was a his? tory of uninterrupted success. The races were the fashionable event of the year, and the race week was one of gayety and royal display. But one meeting wa? held each year, always commencing on the first Wednesday in Feb? ruary and continuing throughout the week. On Wednesday the Jockey Club gave their an? nual dinner-a dinner which brought together all the choice, convivial spirits of the State; and Friday evening was set apart for a great Jockey Club ball. No expense was spared in the effort to make this ball the social event of tho season, and success always attended the effort;. Bright, very bright is the picture; but the brightness faded when Beauregard rallied the people around his standard and rode forth to battle. Charleston suffered terribly, as wp all know, by the war; and now the glory of the South Carolina Jockey Club and the Wash? ington Course is a feature of thc past." - BRIGHT DATS AHEAD. During the late war many of the members of the Jockey Club were numbered among the slain, others fell by disease, and at the close of hostilities there remained only a few of those whose exertions kept alive the Interest ia the turf in South Carolina. These have recently reorganized the club and determined that in February next there shall be.a race and gath? ering on the old Washington Course, which, If not so brilliant as those in the past, will at least be of such a nature as to encourage all to renew their exertions to restore the Interest in the turf, which in former years made "race week iu Charleston truly a season of hospi? tality, merriment and open-heartedness, bring? ing around an epoch of social delight." The officers of the club are: Charles T. Lowndes, president; J. L. Manning, vice-pres? ident; E. P. Milliken, secretary; J. C. Cochran, treasurer; Theodore G. Barker, solicitor; L. D. DtSaussure, resident steward; W. H. nuger, Theodore Stoney, J. P. Alston, W. St. J. Mazyck, and F. J. Porcher, stewards. FIRE.-Notwithstanding the amount of water steam engines and nature put on the.flrc at the store of C. N. Averill & Son, it was not extin? guished, and last night was burning brightly. CRUMBS.-Funds are being collected to erect or obtain a suitable edifice, wherein thc con? gregation of the M. E. Mission can hold reli? gious service. There was more than enough rain yesterday. Yesterday C. Jacobi was sentenced to a fine of }3 tor reckless driving on King street Wednesday afternoon. Benjamin Singleton for maliciously destroy? ing the corn crop of A. Richardson, near Goose Creek bridge, was sent to jail for thirty days, yesterday, by Justice T. J. Mackey. Captain T. Spengler and family left for Wash? ington yesterday morning. REPUBLICAN' CLUBS.-A Republican Club for the fail campaign was formed Wednesday evening at Market Hall, and the following offi? cers were chosen: Sheriff Mackey, president; Samuel Dickerson, first vice-president; F. C. Miller, second vice-president; John A. Mush ington, recording secretary; G. M. Magrath, corresponding secretary: William McKinlay, treasurer. Among the speakers on the occa? sion were T. J. and J. G. Mackey, E. B. Sea? brook, Sam. Dickerson and W. N. Taft. A "Veteran Republican Association'' was also formed "To support the Republican party, and to aid the sick and aged members of the association, and bury decently its dead." Con? ditions ol' membership-Tried Republicanism and twenty-five cents a month. The following are thc officers: President, J. M. Adams; sec? retary, L. I. Wolfe; chaplain, L. Bunch. Ex? ecutive Committee-Isaac Reid, L. C. North? rop, H. Thomas, T. Dickson, Wm. E. Evans, W. M. Viney, and Peter Ashe. Bnfi.LU.VT AND ATTRACTIVE.-THE WEEKLY CUARLESTON NEWS is a new thing and a good thing. TUE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS has, from its inception, been popular throughout our State. The newly-commenced WEEKLY is, as we have said above, a very brilliant and at? tractive paper.-Edgefleld Advertiser. . HOW TO VA RUT THE CIXT DEBT. Thc Equitable Right* or Debtors and Creditors, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. The burden ol cotnplaiut is, that the city debt requires sue li a rate of taxation that Charleston is in danger of lagging behind other rival towns In the race of prosperity; that she must free herself from this debt in order to! compete with them. If the prosperity of j C?airleston depends upon her violating her plighted faith, she is hopelessly doomed. If | she has the elements of prosperity about lier, the debt will certainly be a clog to her course, but lt cannot seriously injure lier. If the debt is to crush Ute eily, it will extinguish itself ut the same time; if the city can exist without the debt and nourish, lt can bear the burden of the debt also. What the future may bring forth no one may tell, but certainly no hope of fu? ture success can be well founded which relies upon immediate faithlessness. The actual condition of Charleston Interests lier creditors no less thau her debtors. If slie go down, their hopes go with her. It is, there? fore, only fair that they shall consent to an equitable adjustment of their claims. If thc Council will at once propose a' postponement of the payment of the instalments soon to be? come dne. in the hope that returning pros? perity will make lt easier for the debtor, I doubt whether there would be any dissenting voices. As for the proposition that the debtor shah not be taxed, there is a variety of opin? ions-that a corporation should tax its debts is, pruna facie, monstrous. It ls assuming power to alter the rate of Interest which lt has solemnly promised to pay. But circumstances may overrule this obvious principle of Justice. A corponuVon debt becomes, from ILs very na? ture, property, and may not escape the liabili? ties of property. It is right, therefore, that this kiad of property shall bear its share of the public burden; that it shall be taxed as much and no more than other property. The credi? tors should yield this, not of justice, but as a concession to the claim of the city to all the aid that the citizens can give lier. But when this is yielded, there should be something like an assurance! that their interest shall be promptly paid, and this can be done only by solemnly pledging certain of the taxes for this purpose and religiously abstaining from using them for any other purpose. Il this ls done, and properly done, city stock may not risc to par-that will depend upon the general value ol" mouey-but it will have a real value; like other property, that value will rise and fall with the value of money, but It will not be swayed by speculations upon thc integrity of ? the city. It will not be tarnished by stock Jobbing speculators. If those to whom the government of the city is committed are inactive; if they tremble be? fore the appalling weight ol' debt, and will not move to arrange lt, what can the creditors do when payment is due but to resort to the courts to have their claims satisfied ? This ls the course pursued with private debt s, and few debtors, who show an honest disposition to pay, are ever harrasscd or driven to bank? ruptcy by hard-hearted creditors. How easy would lt be for the city, with her resource*,, with the sympathies of the debtors working for her, to adjust their claims. Let the Coun? cil come forward. It is due to the debtor, to the creditor, to the reputation of the city and to every principle of JUSTICE. THE OTHER SIDE, AG AIR. Tile Charleston lawyer, who has undertaken to present to the public, in print, the argu? ments aguinst the validity of the city debt (a summary of which we published on Monday last) ls out in the sixth article of his series. He says : Are chartere alone, of legal instruments, ex? empt from the arbitrament of common sense ! The overseer of a trust estate on John's Is? land, minutely instructed to care for the mules, ploughs, crops, servuuts, and generally to make such rules and regulations as snail bo necessary to the security, welfare and con? venience" of the place, aud the peace, order and security thereof-could lie mortgage that property to the construction ol' a rail? road, or to any other object ? And why not? Is it said that this is not the busi? ness of an overseer ? Is lt more the busi? ness of a City Council to put private property into speculations ? Isit;saldlhe specification of certain duties excludes the implication ol' others not designated ? Cau speciilcaliun be made more minute than that apparent in the city charter? Is it said that, if in making rules for the convenience and welfare,he might mortgage it to thu construction of a railroad, by Hie same latitude ol' construction he might mortgage it to any other object ? So might Council, feeling or leiguiug a belief ol' its ad? vantage, subscribe to a railroad in this man? ner ? Is lt said if lie had Hie power to charge the estate, it would be breacli of trust to put it in a railroad ? So, also, is it with Hie Council. Both experience and reason show that such investments have been necessarily disas? trous. Is it said Hie trustee himself, without express power could not charge the estate? So, also, would not the State Itself mortgage the propertv of thc citizens ol' Charleston', ls it said if the trustee had the power, lie could not delegate if? So, also, could not the State to a City Council. In any aspect of the case it is Just thai of an overseer under a trustee, him? self without authority, who, appointed simply to manage an estate, undertakes to mortgage it, and can be? Is not Hie statement ol' the case c ?elusivo? Is lt else or better with a Council in thc same relative position? The so? licitor who had Hied his bill for foreclosure of sucli mortgage by an overseer would have risk? ed Iiis position at the bar, Judge O'Neale himself presiding; and that learned judge, tasked to the utmost of his great ability, would have been unable to detect ono principle ot differ? ence between the uses. Such being tho character of this opinion, it will be respected only to the extent to which lt is of authority, os thc judgment of thc court upon the point before it. and that was, that the State, by act of confirmation, was estop? ped from inquiring whether the subscriptions were or not a violation of the city charter. But, it is said, thc other judges did not con? cur. In the decision on the point at issue, they did, doubtless, for ? none appear dissent? ing, and they would scarcely have done other? wise. But that, they concurred in other dicta of the judge, delivering the opinion, I am slow to believe, and particularly since the decision of this same court in a case n few Years after. In Horlbeck vs. the City Council. 13 Rich? ardson Law Reports, 702, the plaintiff, charged with a portion of the expense incurred by Council in widening a street, for reason of the advantage resulting therein to his adjacent pro? perty, as estimated by a committee, moved the court for a prohibition on the ground that the Slate itself had no power to authorize thc col? lection of such a claim by assessment. It was questioned If the State had a claim on Individ? uals for any advantage so resulting, or, If so, whether it could so enforce it, and the court decided, Chief Justice Dunkin, de? livering the opiniou-an opinion which had all the consequence an opinion can take from the character and abilities of the in? dividual judge by whom it is pronounced-that tlie State Is limited in its power of assess? ment; that lt can assess only the share of each citizen lor public duties; that it can only dele? gate the power to the extent only to which it may possess it; that the share of advantage charged to a citizen, from the widening ora street, is no such duty, and cannot be assess? ed. The judges making this decision, could not have actively concurred in that we have considered. If t he State may not assess the share of advantage from widening a street, it surely may not assess such share of advan? tage from the construction of a road in another State. In the one case lt is necessarily cer? tain there is advantage; in the other, that there ls not.. If the Council may not assess to other than a public duty, when specially instructed by the State to do so, lt may not so assess with? out the letter or the implication of such In? struction, and thc judges who decided Horl? beck vs. Council, in 18(i0, could scarcely have considerately concurred In the dicta of Judge O'Neule, in Copes vs. Charleston, In 1857. If they did, it could not have continued their opinion, or, if it did. it was but their opinion. There were no rights determined by it. It was in the nature of a judgment on a plea in abatement, which does not touch the merits of the cause, and which did not bind even the relator himself in any other form of action. And profound as may be our respect for thc opiniou of those Judges, lt was not a judicial expression of the law. and cannot bind the Interest of any party who may assert the right it undertook to determine. It has been decided, therefore, that the act of confirmation renders blading the subscrip? tions made by Council; lt ls apparent that lt does not. It has not been decided that there was orignal power in Council to make these subscriptions: it is apparent that there was not. Without power the Council cannot charge these subscriptions upon citizens; with power, upon the principle of Horlbeck vs. Council, it cannot charge them by assess? ment; and, as a legal proposition, therefore, the debt ls not chargable on Individual prop? erty. TUE "BROAD STREET" CLAMOR. A Few Words from a Workingman. TO T.IR EDITOR OF TIIE NEWS. Thc great and prolonged yelping, at present wrung In the ears of the workingmen of this Stale and city,-the burden of which ts Broad street cllquelsm, and its manipulations,-might demand some consideration, if it was not known that thc cry emanates from a portion of thc Ring who have robbed the colored workingman of his political independence, and arc now turning their attention to the white workingman to deprive him of his preroga? tive. ADd there cannot be shown, although the Radicals have held the reins of govern? ment for the past three years, that a single enactment has been entered on the statutes tending to the amelioration of the tohole work? ing class. On thc contrary, our law-makers have directed their energies to the aid of mo? nopolies and fleecing those whom they pretend to benefit. These latter-day saints, with which our community has become infested, are wondrous wise-but their spiderlike address is loo well understood to make many new con? verts to their creed. How knowingly (?) arc the machinations of Broad street ventilated. With what unction (?) the shortcomings of the "poor white trash" are pointed out, and the necessary salve applied. And what laborious outpourings from the statesman-like (?) pen that notes the past feebleness and present strength of the workingman. Will the intelli? gent workingmen heed this harangue-tills fresh bid lor another lease of Radical rule ? Will they not show that they have the Inde? pendence to think for themselves, without submitting lo the dictation of thc advisers of such characters ns the Whiltemores, H?ges, Scotts, ?fcc.? With all of thc Infirmities, so knowingly re? ferred to by the "Progressives," can such vl! lauy, as is known to exist, be shown to have been carried on by those who have been made the mark and evoked the mouth! ngs of these sell-conslitnted advisers? In the good old ante-bellum times there were no Land Rings lo defraud the honest toiler-thc State capitol was not converted into a broker's office criminals did not go unpunished-ignorance and vice commanded no passport to position. Tlie people, then, were exempt from "leagues" or other leprous Infectious. Tlie right to think, and act, was accorded and respected. THE PEOPLE HAD AX HONEST administration of their affairs. We had no bill-shaving Gov? ernors, or broker-dealing Congressmen. Tlie Judicial ermine was unsullied through the ulm of party ; and purity of purpose, alone, not spoils, was the goal of our rulers' ambition ! But why enumerate? Thc great blessings attained by Radical rule have been to plunder an oppressed people ; and the trumpeters ol the "party of progress" prate of the "great good" which has been bestowed upon the down-trodden WORKINGMAN. B US IK ES 8 NOTICES. A CHARLESTON ENTERPRISE.-We are pleased to be able to insert the following recommenda? tions: OFFICE STATE INSPECTOR OF FERTILIZERS, } LABORATORY MEDICAL COLLEGE, QUEEN ST., V CHARLESTON, S. C., -lune 2,1870. ) This certifl -s thal I have experimented with Dr. C. F. Pnnknln's Acid Resisting Ink, and can testily to Its ability to resist bot li mineral and vegetable acids. I regard the ink as a valuable writing material, aud in every way calculated to give satisfaction. CHARLES U. SHEPARD, Jr., M. D., Professor ol Chemistry. Messrs. WALKER, EVANS <fc COGSWELL, Pro? prietors Panknlu'S Acid Resisting Ink: Dear Sirs-Wc have used Panknin's Acid Resisting Ink, and find that it possesses all the qualifications ola first-class writing ink, viz: Fluidify, brilliancy and depth ol' color, and frcoHlom from mould. We have seen il tested with acids, even as strong as nitro-muriatic (aqua regla,) and the acids fail entirely to take it out. Yours, very respect fully, H. G. LOPER, Cashier People's National Bank, Charleston, S. C. W. E. HASKELL. Cashier Planters' and Mechan? ics' Bank of South Carolina. JAS. B. BETTS, Cashier People's Bank of South Carolina. D. RAVENEL, Jr., Assistant Cashier Citizens' Savings Bank of South Carolina. Jun8-wfm3 NEW FLOUR.-The first new flour of the sea? son is offered tor sale by Stenhouse St Co. See advertisement. HAVE you tried my dollar Tea, Green and Black? WILSON'S GROCERY. jun8 LADIES' FINE TRAVELLING. TRUNKS.-Just re? ceived a -fine selection ol ladies' travelling trunks, among which are a few of the Eugenie Pattern Trunks. AU tourists should have one. For sale by John Commins, No. 131 Meeting street._ Jun3-ftuG ALL THE PAPERS are sold at the up-town News Depot at publishers' prices. Ledger, Weekly, Saturday Night, Pilot' Irish Citizen, American People, <Scc, at 6 cents, single copies, or 75 cents per quarter in advance. may31-wfm6 BOINEST & MARTIN. BUSINESS ENVELOPES.-THE NEWS Job Office is now prepared to furnish good envelopes, with business cards printed thereon, at $4 per thousand. Send your orders. Every mer? chant and business man should have his card printed on his envelopes. OFFICIAL. LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Postofflce at Charleston, for the week ending June 9, 1870, and printed officially In THE DAILY NEWS, as the newspaper having the largest circulation In the City of Charleston. 83~ Persons calling for Letters Advertised, should state that they are "Advertised." S3~ O ill cc hours from 8 A. M. to o>? P. M. On Sundays, from 5>? to 6H P- M. STANLEY G. TROTT, Postmaster. WOMEN'S ?LIST. Ahrens, Mrs H Gardner, Mrs S Murdock, Miss Anderson, Mrs Glenn, Nellie Murdock, Miss Blair GoTvcn, Mrs S S Lizzie Authur, Bella Godfrey, Cecil R Murphy, Mrs L Armstrong, Mr3 Groves, Mrs T N Cha3 McFerson, Mrs Balfour, Miss Grier, Mrs Ad- Arfee - Brown, Mrs line Nickerson, Mrs Ann Graham, Mrs G W Brown, V Ockey Ooersradtt, Mrs mack, Mrs c M Hannon. Miss Louisa Barber, Miss M Ann O'Neill, Miss H F Haskell, Eliza- Phillis, Mrs Sa Baxter, Mrs Ma- beth rah tilda Hartwell, Mrs M Rabh, MissAlice Bett ison. Miss D Reed, Mrs Julie Alice H?ge, Miss Ade- Illly, Mary Ann Behrman, Mrs line Richardson, C Roge, Mrs Real Miss E Blake, Mrs Hull, Miss Anna Richardson, Phebe L Miss S Bolger, Miss A Johnson, Miss Riley, Miss Jane Bowers, Miss Rosa Itoss.Miss Grace Emma Johnson, Miss M Robins, Mrs Vir Beuge, Miss Johnson, Miss glnla Alice Jno Roser, Miss Brian, Miss R Johnson, Mrs Ryau, Miss Min Brodle, Mrs S Minerva nie Bull, Mrs Wm R Johnson, Miss Seabrook, Miss Clarke. Mrs M E SS Mary E Jones, Mrs L E Shields, Mrs Ma Chisolm, Miss James, Mrs EdJ ry Alice Kilroy, Mrs Ma- Simmons, Miss Clark, Mrs Sa- ry Amelia rah Kennedy, Miss Simmons, Miss Clarry, Mrs Ma- Kate ' Sarah rle Kennedy, Mrs Smalls.MIss Em Cook, Miss A J Eliza ma Cummings, Mrs King. Miss E L Smalls, Rosa M H Knight, Mrs Smith, Mrs M H Daisey, Mrs Ma- Jane Smith, Mrs F ry Lewis, Mrs Any Smith, Miss P Davis, Miss Net- Leonard. Miss A Smith, Mary ly Lewis, Mrs S N Ann Devcaux, Miss Lubby, Miss F A Singleton, Mrs Lizzie Legare, Miss Alfred Dikes, Mrs F Rosa Stellings, Miss Drake, Mary Lewis, Mrs Rosa Mary Duncan, Mrs Jo- Lenard, Miss MiThomas, Mrs E seph A Thomas, Della Edglson, Miss Lou ruse, AnnlcThrone, Miss S A E Locke. Miss An- A M Edward, Miss nie Tlmmons, Mrs Flora Lyric, Ellen Eliza Ellison, Miss maxwell, Mrs Treeny, Miss Sa Sallle Nancy rah Eserhlge, Mrs Mallone, Miss Trapier, Mrs J Martha Mary II Evens, Mrs Ma- Mnzyck, Mrs M Wagner, Mrs E tilda J R Farwtil. Miss M Mayrant, Mrs A Wadkins, Mrs E Flix, Mrs Jen- J Waring, Mrs nie Miller, Mrs Eliza Fizcady, Mrs Rhina Walker, Miss V Fi dler, Miss Do- Martlo, Miss E R rorthea B Wat hers, Mrs J Floyde, Miss J Martin, Miss T L Anne Williams, Miss Flinn, Miss Jose- Malier, Mrs Wm L phlne Meree, Mrs W Wilson, Mrs W Freeman, Miss M T L Mlllinston, Miss Wilson, Mrs Frazer, Miss Eliza Emma Tinah Middleton, Mrs Watlcr, Miss Fuller, Mlss'Ro- Eliza Martha sa Morris, Miss Wash, Miss Dol Gadson, Miss Muzou, Mrs An- ly Garner, Miss Sa- nie Walsh. Mrs rah Mood, Mrs Lau- Weatherly, Miss Green, Mrs AVm ra Kate R Moor, Mrs Catii- White, Miss R A Green, Miss rino Washington, Purllne iMurry, Mrs Mrs F Gadsdey, Mrs Charlott Yates, Mrs O H Jno I Murphy, Mrs B Young, Mrs ll li MEN'S LIST. Arpen, Johan Howard, Alex- Palmer A Dip Baynard, Wm ander pish Barnwell, RH Hoyt, Aaron Parcels A Daw Baxter, John D Huuter, Dr son Baldwin, James James A Panzerbeltter, J Huck, A C Chas Berrigan, Jo- Hughes, W H Peepper. Frcd sepli Hyams, Frank rick Blase, C L Jacobi, M Pczant, Thade Blake, John Jackson, Capt ns Boland, Patrick G Willie Page, W Brown, George Jackson, G W Porcher, Philip Brunges, J .lanna, Sherman E Bryan, Henry Jenkins, Lewis Post, E C Bristow, Adam Jeffrie, Capt Puckhabcr, Sr, Burns, Abram Nicholas F S Jones, C Q,uackcnbush, Cammer, J Johnson, Jas T L Chichester, Wm Drayton tlady, James y. J Johnson.George Ratbleihs, Ed Clark, Edward Kehlcnbcck, G moud Cogeman, John King A Co, Richardson, J Cormack, Thom John Rivers, G W Cohen A Mertz King. Samuel A Roblson, Bob Corcoran, Kingar A Co, Roberson, John Jame-? Kirchotr, John F Days, Coser Klcnke, John H Schroeder, W Davidson, B M Llarena, Man- Smith, Gilbert S David, M uel Smith, George Dclgheu, John Lawrence, Smith, Isaac Jielurgce, Rey Frank smith, Pease Eagle, W H Lcsesnc, Janies Smith, P B Edwards, Ham- P Sommer, Franz bicton Lee, A M Spring, Herbert Falk, Wm J Lenehan, John Sproul, Joseph Fitzgerlde, Ste- Linn, James W ven Llglithart, Wm Steadman,Sam Flgauan, Thou:- R ucl as Lowry, W M A Stapletou.Craw Ford, Benjamin RJ ford Ford, Jeffersou Lowton, W G Sumpter, Wm Fouse,T Lunden, WS Synnnion, Fox, John Lucas, John Jessie Frazier, JohnsA Lynch, F C Thee, Wm Frasier, Primus Macbeth, Thrlst, Edward Garllngton, James (col'd) Therrlll, W A James Mahueke, Julius Thomas, Dray Gltton, Mr li ton Gilbert, T E Martin, Gannott Tomson, Jackub Gos9, H L Marshel, M II Towles, Daulel Gordon, John Mlrrlam, W A Trapier, Rlch W Mllbra, Tonia ard Groves A White Moore, Wm C Trainor, Wm Gregory, Geo Morrel, Samuel Turner, Ran Green, Jetfer- Morrison, John dolph son Myers, Samuel Vander Wey de, Hull, H W McElbese, Wm Prof P H Helnslcr, John McLelsh, J W Vanartsdalcn, L McNamara, i Geo W Hey ward, Jo- John II Voigt, John slab Nason, Win W Walker, James Hernandez, Newman, John.Walker, Davis Vernanclo Nesbeth, Augus- A Co Heath, Thomas! tus Ward, John 0 Henry, baraueljNickson, A C I williams, T J Mix, "Captain UlNonlell, Gust jWilliunis, 'rhos Holmes, Samuel Norris, R Owen! C Hopper, Arm- O'Grieu, M W ?Williams, Na Stead O'Brien, C than G Hopkins, Fran- O'Rov, Chas S ' Whitney, II M els otten, Dicdrtck'Wigg. s A Uorlbrook, Prol Palmar, J ?Wotton, Berry j E .Wreede, Angus Persons depositing letters in the I'ostoillce will please place thc stamp near the upper right hand corner o? thc envelope, and they will also please to remember that without the stamp a let? ter cannot be mailed, but will be sent to the Dead Letter Oillce. GEabinet-staking, #c. pABINET-MAKINGAND UPHOLSTERY NICELY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DONE J. ' L. LUNSFORD, No. 27 Queen Street. This ls the time of year to have your Furniture and Mattresses overhauled and thoroughly done up. 1 also repair and sell Sewing Machines, and will take orders for any tlrst-ciass Sewing or Knitting Machines now before the public. The best Sewing Machine, fora cheap article, can be round with mc, to wit: The Improved COMMON SENSE SEWING MACHINE. It ls acknowledged by thc best judges to stand entirely above and beyond any cheap Machine ever produced before. I pell them all complete, with a guarantee, for. $17. I respectfully solicit the patronage of the cl'l zens ot Charleston and of the State of South Car na, among whom I have lived for the last twenty years. J. L. LUNSFORD, Nc S7 Queen street, near Calder House, apr2l Special JXotlces. RESTATE NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS havingclaims against the Estate of R. A. MCMIL? LAN, deceased, arc notified to hand the same in, properly attested, according to law; and those in? debted to said estate win make Immediate pay? ment to me. M. J. HIRSCH, junlQ-f2_Administrator. ~ ^NOTICE-TO BUILDERS. -OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR WIL? LIAMSBURG COUNTY.-KING9TREE, S. C.. MAY 30, 1870.-Sealed proposals will be received at this Office until the first day of July next for RE? BUILDING THE WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY JAIL in the Town of Kingstree. Thc lowest bidder, offering bona fide responsi? ble sureties, will receive the contract; but the Commissioners will not entertain an Irresponsi? ble bid, although lt should be the lowest offered.'' The contractor will file with the Commissioners his bond, with snreties, within twenty days from the day he shall receive notification of the accept? ance of his proposal, and furnish to the Commis? sioners the necessary proor of the sufficiency of his bond. Thc proposals will state the suni for which the work will be undertaken, as well as the names and residences of the sureties by whom the In? tegrity of the contract will be guaranteed, c The proposed building to be or BRICK, In the erection or which thc Commissioners will allow thc old material in the ruins or the ronner build? ing to be used by the contracto*!1. . The ground plan of the building is to be in the shape of an L, two stories high, and of the follow? ing dimensions, to wit : The front and side walls to be, the one 77 reet long, and the other 70 feet In length; the end walls to be, the one25 feet 6 Inches, and the other 24 feet. The lower door will be elevated two feet from the ground; the rooms and colls on the lower floor to bc ll feet In the clear between thc floor and the celling: two of the rooms In the wing to be each 20 feet by 24 feet; the other wing to be di? vided so as to contain a passage 10 reet wide; six cells, to be each io reet square, and a stair case lcadtug to the second door; the passage to be 31 feet from the floor to the celling, with the excep? tion or the corridor leading to the cells or thc se? cond floor, as hereinafter described. The upper story to be o.feet 6 inches between the floor and ceiling, and to consist of two rooms in one wing, each 20 by 24 feet, and six cells In the other wing, with a corrlOor 4 feet wide, sup? ported by brackets leading to the cells; the corri? dor to be protected with necessary railing. The roof of the building to be covered with the best IC charcoal brand roofing tin. All the materials used in the building to be of the best quality, and subject at all times to the in? spection or the Commissioners or their agent. The building to be erected In conformity with the plans and specifications, which can be in? spected at any and all times at the Office of the County Commissioners. SAMUEL P. MATTHEWS. Junl0-f4_Chairman. pa* DURING MY ABSENCE FROM THE City, Mr. N. F. PETIT ls authorized to act as my Attorney. S. A. WOODSIDES. JunS-3?_ p3- ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. AIL persons indebted to the Estate or the late HENRY W. STEWART, will make payment, anti all having claims against thc same will present their accounts, properly attested, to WILLIAM G. WHILDEN, may27-f3_Administrator. pa* EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-A L L persons Indebted to the Estate of the late CHAR? LOTTE W. WHILDEN, will make payment, and all having claims against the same will present their accounts, properly attested, to WILLIAM G. WHILDEN, may27-f3_Qualified Executor. pa* SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUB? LIC-GREAT ONE DOLLARSALE-EVERYBODY INTERESTED.-Extraordinary sale or Diamond and Gold Jewelry, Silver and Platedware, Musical Instruments, Sewing Machines, Dry and Fancy Goods, Table Cutlery, Photograph Albums, arti? cles or Virtu, and an endless variety or Foreign and Domestic Goods, both userul and ornamen? tal, at a ur.irorm price or ONE DOLLAR each. Agents wanted everywhere. Great Induce? ments offered. Send ror circular. Address, C. C. CORY A CO., . No. 193 Broadway, jun3-rtu3mos_New York. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY HAVING YOUR PRINTING EXECUTED AT THE NEWS JOB OFFICE. ?-ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLF.n.??a pa* AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD Eyes made new, easily, without doctor or medi? cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Ad? dress Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, Kew York._dec?s pa* AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured. Sent postpaid on receipt or io cents. Address Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No. 120 Lexington avenue, New York._rtgfl? pa* LP YOU WANT LAW BOOKS, LAW BLANKS and Legal Printing, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charles? ton HoteLChariestom^O._decM gmoj pa* IT YOU WANT STRAW, MANIL? LA and all kinds of WRAPPING PAPERS, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, oppo? site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 6m os Shute ano inmislimg Q?ooos. S C O T T ' S IS THE PLACE TO CET YOUR SPRING AND SUMMER OUTFITS IN FURNISHING GOODS. THE FAMOUS STAR SHIRTS, GRAY'S PATENT MOULDED COLLARS. SOLE AGENCY FOR THE NEW SPIRAL SEAM DRAWERS, AND THE PATENT CHAMPION BRACE, (Suspenders and Shoulder Braces combined.) SIGN OF THE STAR SHIRT, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE MARKET.] jann flmosnac gHAMPOOING AND HAIR CUTTING. LA DIMS AND CHILDREN Attended at their residences promptly and a reasonable rates. Send orders to W. E. MARSHALL, BarbeT, Broad street, next door to Telegraph office. msy23 Ruction Salce--drjis Han. Bf MILES DRAKE. pREAT SALE OE JAPANESE AND \JC Chinese Goods, Seashells, Shell Work, Ac. At my Anction-room, No. 333 Klan, oorner or Liberty street. THIS-MORNING, June 10:h. at hair-past io o'clock, and will continue TO-NIGHT/ at hair-past 7 P. M. A recently Imported shipment by the Boynton Oriental Agency or New Orleans and San Fran? cisco, consisting or genuine JAPANESE LACQUER WARE, Inlaid Work in Pearl, Sliver and Precious Woods, Camphor, Wax, Cabinets, Workboxes,, Caskets, Card Receivers. Trays, Handkerchief, Lace, Glove and Jewel Boxes, Beatuirul Inlaid Straw Work, Pearl Negligees and Bracelets, Small Shells, Curiosities, ?c. The attemtion or thc ladles ls especially caUed. junio * By >\ A. HUNT. SALE POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OP ? Weather. Entire Contents or a Millinery Store at Auction. THIS DAY, 10th lust., at 10 o'clock, at store No. 197 King street, three do jrs north or Beresford street, I will sed. The entire contents or a well-kept MILLINERY STORE, consisting or Ribbons, Ruches, Hats, Laces, Embroideries,Feathers, Buttons, Handker? chiefs, Collars, Gloves and Notions. ALSO, 1 Large SHOW CASE, 1 Small Show Case, 1 Large French Mirror, 2 Counters, Lot Sash, Hat Stand and Hat Pressing Machine. Sale positive; and bargains may be expected, as eve y lot must be sold. The trade are particu? larly Invited. junio By WM. McKAT. TT7TLL SELL THIS DAY (FRIDAY,)1 VT at IO o'clock, at No. 140 Meeting street, OIL CLOTH, Matting, Steamboat Curtains, Hair Seat Chairs, Lounges. Bureaus and House? hold Furniture. Also, Doors, Blinds, Sashes, and a large lot Sundries, without reserve. Also, one Soda Water Fountain, complete. Terms cash. junio Ruction Salee-JFntnrc HDape. SHERIFF'S SALE. Anthony Michael, Plaintiff, vs. John Taomy, Defendant. ? By virtue of a Efecretal Order made In this, cause, by Judge Platt. I will sell on the twenty first (21st) June next, at Aiken, between the legal hours ol sale, All those two PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND, with thc buildings thereon, situate, lying and be? ing in the Town or Aiken, District ot Barnwell and State aforesaid, measuring and containing In rront each sixty foet, (60 feet,) or together on? hundred and twenty feet, (120 feet,) and in depth one hundred and fifty feet, (150 feet,) be the same more or less. Butting and bounding to the south on Railroad Avenue, to the north on lot formerly of T. Tupper, Esq., now or Rachel Barrett and Ol w. McCormick, to the west on Kershaw street, to the east on Sumter street. The lots being situa ted on the square bounded by the Railroad Ave? nue, Kershaw, Richland and Sumter streets, and designated by thc numbers Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20,) on the plan aforesaid, Town of Aiken; Terms of sale cash. N. G. W. WALKER, Sheriff's Office, 28th May, 1870. S. B. C. NOTICE.-The above two valuable lots, located near the depot, and which will be sold together If thrown Into one, with a front of 300 feet on Rail? road Avenue, fronting south, will give one of the finest sites la the Town for a large hotel. There are a number or small, but useful buildings upon the lots, now paying 20 per cent. rent. For particulars apply to FREDERICK A, FORD, J'tnio-l . Plaintiff's Attorney, Aiken, S. C. flailroa? Snppltee. STEAM ENGINES AND ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES. A fall assortment of BRASS and IRON FIT? TINGS, for steam and gas-litters and plumbers. Steam Guages, Guage-cocks, Low Water Detec? tors, OH Cups, Tools for machinists and black? smiths, Bellows, Ac. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY <k CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 Cmo Charleston, S. O. Jg E L T I N G . A large Stock of Leather and Rubber BELTING and RUBBER GOODS, Including Manhole and Handhole Gaskets, (all sizes.) Hose, Sheet Rab? ber for packing, Pure Vulcanized Gum for valves, AC. ALSO, "Regulation" LEATHER HOSE, double-riveted and ot approved manufacture. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 emo Charleston, S. 0. QUC UMBER-WOOD PUMPS. The cheapest and best PUMP now In nse. They give no taste to the water and are applicable In every locality. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY * CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 6mo Charleston, S. 0. S TEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, Single and double-acting Lift and Force PUMPS, H. Disston A Son's Celebrated Circular, Gang, Hand and Cross-Cut Saws. Also, Miners' and En Incers' Supplies In great variety, Shovels, Picks Ac. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY ? CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 emo Charleston, S. 0. JgAR IRON AND STEEL. English and American Refined, in bars English and American common, In bars Boiler Plate and Sheet Iron Bolts, Nuts and Washers.] For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch216mo Charleston, S. 0. WHITE LEAD, COLORS AND PAINT 0 I Ll Pare Raw and Doable-Boiled LINSEED OIL English and American White Lead Paints in Oil. In great variety. ALSO, An extensive assortment of BRUSHES. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO. Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 6mo Charleston, S. C. N AILS, NAILS, or the best brands, Including Parker Mills ead CAMERON. BARKLEY A CO.'S unequalled "Ne Plus Ultra" CUT NAILS. ALSO, A foll Stock or Wrought and Cut SPIKES. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 6mo Charleston, S. 0. 0 IL! OIL! OIL1 Winter Strained SPERM, Extra Lard C. B. A Co.'a Engine Oil, Paraphene Spindle Olive Oil, Cotton Seed Oil White Oat (West Virginia) Oil. For sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 6mo Charleston, S. 0. "JpLPE FOR GAS, STEAM AND WATER. Sole Agency of MORRIS TASKER A CO.'S Pas? cal Iron Works. At store of CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, mch24 6mo Charleston, a 0. THE CELEBRATED THOROUGHBRED Stallion "JONCE HOOPER" wul stand thia season in Spring street, near Ring. Terms-$25 the season and $1 to the groom, payable In advance. For pedigree and any other particulars, apply at No. ll Yanderhorst Wharf janSl mw!