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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. CHARLES DICKENS. PARTICULARS OR BIS SUDDEN ILL? NESS AND LAST HOURS. Interesting Reminiscences. . The cable dispatch announcing that Charles Dickens, the celebrated author, died at half past six o'clock on Thursday evening of par? alysis has occasioned profound sorrow every? where. Dispatches from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other cities speak of the an? nouncement as a matter of general comment and universal sadness. The following dis? patches from London give the particulars of the melanchly event : LAST HOURS OF THE GREAT NOVELIST. LONDON, June 9-10 P. M. The London Globe in its last edition this evening startled the community with the an noiracement that Charles Dickens had been seized with paralysis and was lying insensible at his residence at .Gadshlll, near Rochester, in Kent The news spread rapidly and created the most profound regret But the worst was still to come. Telegrams have since been re? ceived announcing the death of the great novelist at a quarter-past six this evening. Mr. Dickens was entertaining a dinner par? ty at his house at Gadshlll, on Wednesday. Miss ?ogartln, who was seated near him, ob? served ?vident signs of distress opon his coun? tenance. She then made the remark to him that he must be il:. To this Mr. Dickens re- ' plied, "Oh, no; I have only got a headache, I shall be better presently." He then asked that the open window be shut. Almost immediate? ly he became unconscious, and fell back into bis chair insensible, He was Immediately con? veyed to his room and medical attendance summoned, but Mr. Dickens still remained un? conscious, and never recovered animation. The condition ol the patient becoming worse and worse, it was deemed advisable to summon physicians from London. Telegrams were promptly dispatched, and this morning several London physicians arrived at Gadshill. A consultation was held, and the case was at once prononced hopeless. The patient sank gradually, and died at Of teen minutest past six thia evening. Mr. Dickens had been ill for several days, but not seriously. He had even visited Ro? chester and other points during the present week. Various reminiscences of the eminent ant nor have been recalled by his sudden de? mise- It ia stated that Mr. Dickens has sever? al times of late complained, that he experi? enced considerable -difficulty in working, be? cause his powers of application were becom? ing impotent. He also said that his thoughts no longer came'to him so spontaneously as in former times.' While at Preston, he had need of medical aid, and called upon a physi? cian, who warned him. not to continue read? ing, because he waa doing so at the peril of his life. .EXPRESSIONS OF THE PRESS, *C. . LONDON, June 10. The death of Mr. Dickens has plunged the nation into mourning. All the London papers I have obituary articles this morning. Tho. Times says: "The ordinary expressions ot regret are now cold and conventional. Mil? lions of people feel the personal bereavement. Statesmen, sa vans and benefactors of the race, ? when they die, can leave no such void. They .cannot, like this great novelist, be an inmate of every house." The Daily News says: "Wlthoui intellectual pedigree his writings form an era in English literature. He was generous, loving and uni? versally beloved. He leaves, like Thackeray*, an unfinished story." ?e Morning Post says : "Charles Dickens didmore than any other contemporary to make English literature loved and admired." The Telegraph regards the distinguished dead as a public servant, whose task ls nobly fulfilled. Upon the announcement o? the death of Chaffes Dickens, the Queen hastened to send a letter of condolence to his afflicted family. The last letter written by Dickens was dated Jane 8th. This contained . expressions of deepest reverence for religion, and ls quoted in the newspapers to-day as repudiating any contrary impressions which might be derived worn accidental expressions in his books. THE CAREER OF DICKENS ii so familiar to the majority of readers that it seems almost superfluous to retrace lt in giv? ing expression to the common feeling of sor? row for bia death. Born at Portsmouth on the 7th of February, 1812, the son of an officer in the pay depart? ment of the royal navy, he was placed at the proper age in an attorney's office with the purpose of making him a lawyer. But his destiny was not to be thwarted by the law. The true bent of his genios was not long In developing Itself in contributions to th? newspaper press, and In early manhood he became connected with the True Sun. and soon afterwards with the Morning Chronicle as a reporter and critic of passing topics, his legal apprenticeship and io his birth on the margin of Southampton Water we owe many ot the happiest of his delineations, Messrs. Dodson & Fogg and Sergeant Buztuz, and others, and much of tbat familiarity with the sea In all Its moods of tempest and tran? quility, which makes passages of David Cop? perfield resemble the marine pieces of Joseph remet. DICKENS IX AMERICA. In 1842, Mr. Dickens made his first visit to America, a young man, filled with prejudices against this country and ready to turn the keon point of his facile pen against -every peculiarity of ouj^people. He went home to write his "American Notes," filled with clever spleen, and came back to America twenty-five years later, with generous retractions of the folly of his youthful judgment, with his mind ma? tured, his experience enlarged and his heart warmed toward the nation that enshrined him so affectionately among its household gods. From beginning to end, Mr Dickens's course of readings was a wonderful success, and the source of unbounded pleasure to the thous? ands who everywhere flocked to hear and sec the man with whose works they were so inti? mately familiar. Every look, gestare or ex? pression was conned and discussed in all cir? cles, and the eagerness to hear Mr. Dickens only Increased as the time of his return home drew near. A CHANGE OF FEELING. Before leaving America. Mr. Dickens was en? tertained at a handsome banquet at Delmo?i co's, New York, on the evening of April 18, 1868, and In responding to an eloquent speech from Mr. Greeley, the distinguished guest bore strong and honest testimony to the change hlch twenty-five years had wrought in.his es -ate of America, Me said: "This is the confidence I seek to place In you, -t on my return to England, in my own Eng h Journal, manfully, promptly, plainly in my wn person to bear lor the behoof of my country en, such testimony to the gigantic changes this country as I have hinted at to-night. TO, to recall that wherever I have been, In e smallest places equally with the largest, I ave been received with unsurpassable pollte esa, delicacy, sweet temper, hospitality, con deration, with unsurpassable respect for the I dally enfbrced upon me by the nature avocation here, and the state of my '.This testimony, so long as I live and so g as my descendants have any legal right ia my books, I shall cause to be republished as an appendix to every copy of those two books of raine in which I have referred to America. And this I will do and cause to be done, not in my loving thankfulness, but because I regard it as an act of plain justice and honor." GOOD-BYE TO AMERICA. Taking leave of his last American audience, in New York, April 20, 18C8, Mr.. Dickens closed his Reading with this touching speech: ''Ladies and Gentlemen-The shadow of one word has impended over me all the evening, and the time has come at last when the sha? dow must fall. It ls but a very short one, but the weight of such things-is not measured by their length; and two much shorter words ex? press the whole realm of our human exis? tence. When I was reading 'David Copper? field' here last Thursday night, I felt that there was more than usual significance for me in Mr. Peggotty's declaration: 'My future life Hes over the sea.' And when I closed this book just now. I felt keenly that I was shortly to establish such an alibi as would have satisfied even the elder Mr. Well? er himself. The relations that have been set up between us in this place-rela? tions sustained on my side, at least, by the most earnest devotion of myself to my task; sustained by yourselves, on your Bide, by the readiest sympathy and kindliest acknowledg? ment-must now" be broken forever. But I entreat you to believe that in passing from my sight you will not pass from my memory. I sholl often, often recall you as I see you now, equally by my winter fire, and in the green, j English summer weather. I shall never recall Jon as a mere public audience, but rather as a ost of personal friends, and ever with the greatest gratitude, tenderness and considera? tion. Ladies and gentlemen, I beg to bid you farewell. And I pray God bless you, and God bless the land in which I have met you." HIS LAST FAREWELL. After his return home he continued to give readings lu different parts of England, but on the evening of March 16th last he brought to a close at St. James's Hali, in London, his Pr~ies of public readings. He said, in his remarks at the close: "I have thought it well, at the full flood-tide of your favor, to retire upon those older associa- 1 tiens between us, which date from much lur ther back than these, and henceforth to devote myself exclusively to the art that first brought ns together. [Great applause.] Ladies and gentlemen, in out two short weeks from this time I hope that you may enter, in your own houses, on a new 'Series of Readings,' at which my assistance will be indispensable; but from these garish lights I vanish now forever? more, with a heartfelt, grateful, respectful and affectionate farewell." THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DICKEN? was singularly unobtrusive and withdrawn from the public eye. Years ago his domestic troubles made his family circle painfully con? spicuous before the British people. Ia 1858. Mr. Dickens separated from his wife amicably, after having lived with her for twenty years, several children being born to them. Mr. Dickens has simply explained that the cause which led to it was uncongeniality ol temper, and that no upeclal blame attached to either party. Censure was, however, freely bestowed upon one or the other party to the de? plorable conjugal quarrel by the intimate friends of either. But Dickens lived down the scandal, and lt is a sufficient refutation of it, perhaps?.that bis children have always mani? fested for him the tenderest affection. Une of these, a son, has grown to man's estate, and is an honored member of society. Another is the wife of Mr. Charles CollinB. author of "After Dark," "A Cruise on Wheels," and other novels, which have been overshadowed by the greater popularity of the writings of bis brother, Mr. Wilkie Collina. Ki LO*nov. Dickens lived mostly at the Garrick Club, where he filled as large a place as John Dryden used to All at Will's coffee-house. There was. at one time, some alarm created lest he should leave the Garrick, in consequence, as lt was whispered, of the fact that one of his friends and publishers had been black-balled there; but the trouble was composed, and Garrick knew him to the last. His town apartments were comfortably fitted lip, but were not in the fashionable quarter. They constituted the second floor of the house In Welling? ton street, Strand, the lower part ? of which was occupied by the business offices of "All the Year Round." Mayfair saw little of Dickens, nor was Belgravia one of his familiar haunts. We believe he was never presented at court; but it was not long ago, since bis last return from the United States, that the Queen invited bim to come and see her, and be spent a day with her at Windsor Castle. When in London, Dickens might be seen at dinner more frequently than anywhere else at Ver rey'8, a restaurant in the upper part of Regent street, where, often with Wilkie Collins, he sat at a little table In the corner reserved for him especially by the maitre Whotel. HTS LAST GREAT WORK. The first question that will be asked, after the natural expression ot regret at the loss of Dickens, is, " Had he finished Edwin Drood?" A reasonable apprehension might well exist that this work bad been left a mere fragment, like the "Dennis Duval" of Thacke? ray. But the assurance was given by the Eng? lish press, at the time the first sheets were sent to the printer, that the whole work had been completed, and we have since had little glimpses of thu author resting from his task, tn careless freedom and the exercise of hospital? ity, at his country home in Kt t. That the frame work of Edwin brood was s 1 laid out, If not actually Joined together, we do not doubt: but whether he had put the final and ii ni s liing touches, in his own way and with his own hand, to the perfected structure, or not, will probably never bo known. For if he had not, that fact will most likely be kept from the pub? lic, and the services of. somp other writer se? cured to finish it according to his original plan. The difficulty of this undertaking is not so great as would at first appear, when it is re? membered that the contributions of one or two writers for his serial publications were for a long time and by shrewd judges accepted as Mr. Dickens's own. Let us hope, however.? ? that the work upon which he was engaged when the dread message came may reach the world not only as conceived by his wonder? ful brain, but finished to the minutest detail by his master hand. Hotel Arrivals-Jane ll anti 19. CHARLESTON HOTEL. Jas. A. Yates, S. C.; A. F. Rudler, Augusta ; B. F. Harlow, Warrenton; Robert Douglass, jr., Augusta ; Wm. H. H. Phelps, Brooklyn ; A. Mathison, Middleton ; E. A. Marshall, Beaufort ; S. Palmer, Plattsburg ; F. D. Stuart, Washing? ton ; Jas. F. Tyler, Baltimore ; Inls Flutolburg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Clinch, Savannah ; W. A. Rook, city ; John A. Mayes, Phosphatevllle : D. B. Egleston, Winnsboro ; John Heart, S. C?; George D. Chapman, Port Royal R. R. ; Miss A. Herne, New York ; C. G. Radcliff, Rain? more. PAVILION HOTEL. Charles Moore, Richmond; John Miller, R. Murphy, Baltimore; C. R. Anderson, J. C. Dennis, Georgetown; A. W. Evans, New York; W..J. Smith, Columbia; E. H. Brooks, Augus? ta; W. W. Ward, Kingstree; James W. Ward, Oaklea; Wm. Humphrey, Philadelphia; W. D. Niles, Salkehatcher. DISSOLUTION OF THE SOUTHERN RELIEF ASSO? CIATION OF BALTIMORE.-At a meeting of the Southern Relief Association, of Maryland, held May 5th, 1870.4t was resolved that the South? ern Relief Association of Maryland be and is hereby dissolved. In taking this action thc ladies regret that they are compelled to give sorrow to so many of their Southern friends, who still seek anil hope for relief from them, but the treasury ls empty, and with no prospect of replenishing lt, they do not feel justified in holding out through the association any hope of relief, which they are unable to Juldl. The ladies connected with the late Associa? tion will be most happy to act individually as almoners, for those who may still be disposed to extend their charities to the South, assuring their friends that any aid or sympathy tor Ujem will be most gratefully received by thc "widow and che fatherless." Mrs. B. C. HOWARD, President. Miss FRTCK, Secretary. WASHINGTON. . WASHINGTON, June ll. A Democratic Congressional caucus appoint? ed Senators Thurman, of Ohio, Hamilton, of Maryland, and Representatives Woodward, of Pennsylvania, and Beck, of Kentucky, to pro? pose initiatory measures. The officers at West Point have been com? pelled to take pains to secure impartiality to? ward negro cadets. ** The president has ordered the Cuban priva? teer Hornet to be restored to her original own? ers, they having given security in thc sum of $50,000 that she will not be used in any way that will violate the neutrality laws. B. F. Butler and W. E. Chandler are the bondsmen. SENATE. The Senate appropriated $50,000 for the expenses of the Indians visiting Washing? ton. BOUSE. In the House, Butler, of Massachusetts, asked leave to introduce a bill to repeal the tenure ol office law. Poland objected. The report of the conlerence committee oejthe bill reorganizing the army was adop? ted. The Senate bill relating to the Central Branch ol the Union Pacific Railroad was taken up, and after an excited discussion, which occupied the entire day, passed by yeas 32, nays 13. _ _. EUEOEE. Pa rls Items. PAW5. June ll. Exclusive privileges to the French callie were formally abandoned to-day by the con? tracting parties. Messrs. Mellinet and Carnot refuse Masonic honors recently tendered them. On Monday, the 20th, will take place the Corps L?gislatif interpellations on the subject of the St. Go th ard Railway. This work was to be constructed by Prussia, Baden, Switzerland and Italy jointly. The occasion is looked for? ward to. with some Interest, as the ministerial Journals in the city have recently asserted that the commercial interests and security of France and Austria will not allow tills railway to be In the hands of Prussia, and that France must prevent its construction. Affairs In Great Britain. LONDON, June ll. The Irish telegraphs are still Imperfect, causing delay. Messrs. Laird ask fora suspension of opinion for a time respecting the new turret ship Cap? tain, Just built. In his will, Dickens leaves "All the Year Round'1 to his son, with many valuable sugges? tions about its management. In the Commons, last night, Mr. Crawford moved that provision bc made ia reduction ot sugar duties for a drawback on the stock in Blore and lehucry on the 12th April. Several members attacked the government on the subject*?! sugar duties, charging lt with bad faith. Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Lowe replied to charges and opposed the resolve. Violent election riots occurred to-day on the Isle of Wight. Many persons wura i?j?rcd, buildings rocked, windows broken, Ac. At last accounts, tm? ??UiorUico trad succeeded In restoring order. Spain. MADRID, June ll. The sessions of the Cortes have been for the most part monopolized during the past week In debating a proposition looking to the aboli? tion of slavery in Spanish colonies. A bill for opening of colonial ports was well received, and has already been read twice. There is still some excitement over the question of a future ruler of Spain. The Orleaulsts In the Cortes have been joined by those who recently adhered to Espartero. These now all favor the Duke of Montpensier, with Marshal Serrano as second choice, it the Duke does not accept or cannot be chosen. Early next week, CastUP , one of the depu? ties In the Cortes, will bring forward a propo? sition for the complete and immediate aboli? tion of slavery In the Spanish colonies, with indemnity to present owners. Bismarck. BERLIN, June ll. Bismarck is forbidden to work and ordered to England for his health. The Great Fire. CONSTANTINOPLE, June ll. It ls Impossible to say how many lives were lost during thc conflagration. Some put the number at 300, others 1300. The Sultan has been active in extending relief to the sufferers. More tnan a thousand houses of the Turks have been thrown open to Christians who were burned out. Large sums of money were sub? scribed by people, irrespective of sect. MOVEMENT OP THE IRON STEAMSHIPS.-Thc South Carolina arrived at No** York on Friday lost, discharged her large cargo during that evening and night, and was taken on the sec? tional dock for cleaning and painting her bot? tom, which, like all iron steamships, becomes foul in Southern waters. Captain Adkins sails again from New York on Wednesday, the 15th. The Tennessee, always on time, arrived at the bar, at low irate?-, on Saturday last, but only drawing ten feet, steamed right up to ber wharf without a moment's delay, opened her side ports and discharged hex cargo thc same afternoon. She begins receiving cargo this morning, and will steam off at G o'clock to? morrow evening. The indications are, that Captain Chichester will have a full cargo, as the offerings of farm truck warrant the agents n appropriating the entire space between decks for the accommoeation ol' the farmers. Thisstornge room ,1s thoroughly ventilated, and affords unequalled advantages to this kind of freight, and the space cannot be lilied short of 8000 packages. FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS BANK.-From thc annual report of the cashier ol' thc Charleston branch of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com? pany we get the following statistical exhibit from March, 18C0, to March, 1870: No of Depositors. Due Depositors. Mardi, 18C9.1,224 $90,934 82 April, " .1,458 95.588 90 May, " .1,480 98,025 53 June, " .1,532 98.787 19 July, " .1.5S9 104,084 77 August, " .1.C4? 110,227 91 jseptemb'r, .' .1,730 107,753 78 October, .? .1,797 107,109 13 November, " .1,923 116,971 97 December, " .1,903 122,089 14 Januarv, 1870.2,087 127,15c 05 February, " .2,154 132.009 cs Total Interest paid depositors. $0.1-0 lo The report states that the "comparatively less deposits for September and October are believed tobe justly due to the necessary uses for individual funds before the crops were ready for market. The large sums drawn from the deposits during the year, it ls be? lieved, have been transformed into lands and houses and homes for those "hitherto landless and homeless." -Messages across the Atlantic Ocean are still transmitted only by the French cable, the Iri3h communication still continuing broken. DENYING THE DEBT. THE TAXE AYE ES VERSUS THE CITY'S CREDITORS. Arguments against the Individual Lia? bility of Property-holders for the Payment of City Stock. The Charleston lawyer, who hasbeea present? ing, In print, the arguments on which the pending movement in the courts against the validity of a great portion of the city debt as against individual property holders ls based, is out in the seventh, and, seemingly, the conclud? ing letter of his series. Speaking of the debt, he says : Moved by consideration of its mass, of our diminished means, of tendencies to deteriora? tion already apparent from enforcement of the interest, and the assurance that these tenden? cies must increase from enforcement of the principal falling due, I have thoutrht it proper to take the subject up and strip it firmly to ex? amination, and, la doing that, I have formed, and have ventured to express the opinion that beyond our means of payment, lt is not, and never was a charge on Individual property. That this is not a grateful office, I had rea? son to expect. Men are reluctantly aroused to unpleasant truth. Le non dpparentibus, et de non existantibus, eadem est ratio. But Illu? sions are mischievous, however meritorious the motive to indulge them. The fact of this debt, with its consequences, is upon us; in? telligently or not,we must act,or suffer from it. It ls rare that, looking fortune fairly ia the face, we may not mitigate its aspect, and I have been encouraged to encounter, there? fore, what there may be of public feeling In consideration of what I believe to be the pub? lic interest. MUNICIPAL SPECULATION'S. But I injure the credit of the city. And ls that objectionable ? Has it any use for credit ? Can it not do ali it has to do without ? Charged with the streets, the peace and order of the town-the funds for this may be taken by as? sessment. Has it the want of more ? Has it any imslness with funds for speculation ? Is not it* every step a step to Imposition, its' every effort a disaster; with power of limitless subscription, without the sense ot individual Interest to guide them: elated by the con? sciousness ot Irresponsible power; intoxicated by adulation of interested parties to use it; beset, set upon, Instigated, the most per? sistently, to undertakings that have the least of merit, is lt possible the reeling creatures constituting Council-spending millions not their own-should spend them wisely ? Must they, not of necessity, be directed to improper objects; must these not be prosecuted waste? fully and inefficiently? And If this be done at the expense of citizens, who, if they have made money, must know better how to use lt, ls there a prayer of earthly Interest 60 proper to the Ups of prudent men, as that the City Government, to whom their fortunes shall have been committed, should not have credit, and that it'll shall have the power, ll shall be without the opportunity to iujure ? 13 MUNICIPAL CREDIT DESIRABLE? And has thc credit of this Council been other than an unmixed calamity ? Could madness or blind chance have scattered millions to so little purpose? 19 there room to hope tbat other Councils will be better, that such players. I can retrieve a game so lost already? Must not still a reckless Irresponsibility Intensify the ruin a reckless Irresponsibility has made, and could I have rendered a greater service than to Injure, except to break utterly the credit of | the City Government. To the du s of u mu? nicipal corporation power there ls oo necessi ?j. ?... ymtit in fact, lt has none, lt cannot make a boud or Donvn ~ j^ii.r without ex? press authority to do so. This Ta the commua law. What ls required for municipal purposes may be taken by assessment. What ls not so required la not proper for a municipal govern? ment. Matters of commercial speculation are within the province of private corporations; they can be better regulated by the corpora? tors: they lose the power to Injure with the confidence which confers lt; and If, there? fore, it be true, notwithstanding what I have said, that citizens are responsible for debts contracted by this Council, it ls, at least, a mitigation of that evil to break its credit down. TUE PLANS TO REARRANGE THE DEBT. But lt ls said that credit ls necessary lo re? arrange and bear the city debt. I do not see it. Council can do nothing with this debt but to increase it, and If it.be a charge it is too great already. It ls said that without this the debt will be enforced as lt falls due. Admit it, but will that be worse than a larger annual interest with a larger debt In the background? It is said thal if Council had credit lt could postpone the debt to better times. There is no credit upon which Council could postpone the debt at par. There is no security other than that consisting In thc admission of indi? vidual liability that would enable the Council to postpone it without a ruinous addition to Its volume. That security Council cannot give. Doubted, Council cannot remove the doubt. That can only be done by Intervention of citi? zens themselves, and in the matter of rear? rangement, therefore, there is occasion for no such tenderness of tho credit ol the city as to preclude discussion of the debt, and that dis? cussion ls necessary to the organization and Intervention of this community, through which only as the party really interested a rearrange? ment can be made. IS DISCUSSION INJURIOUS? It ls further said, I depress the fortunes of the town In letting light In upon its condition. This is a mistake. Individual instances of bad investments occur, but in general, capital is the first to feel a movement. It has an instinct of insecurity. It ls the nerve to tell of thc east wind, not yet obvious to other senses, and it were simplicity to hope from such an agency to mask our fortunes. Who has fortune abroad will not bring lt here to share a debt which must take the half of it. Who has fortune here will, but for peculiar and overmastering mo? tives, not retain lt. Obvious as our condition is to us, lt is still more obvious lo those who have such mollve to observe lt. The Insuper? able obstacle to progress In this city is in this city debt, and I cannot depress its interests, therefore, by any discussion of that debt, to show that it ls not a charge upon the business and the fortunes it so much depresses. "REPUDIATION." But it is said this is repudiation. Admit it. I will not dispute of terms. It ls what lt ls the resistance ol'citizens to charges into which they did not themselves personally or by pro? curation enter-the actof every defendant in a court* of justice; and, unless defence be wrong, and we may Hot raise our hands to protect our heads, an act that is unexception? able; and if this be repudiation, let objectors make the most of it. I might say, however, that in no proper sense is repudiation charged upon a citv. suites may repudiate, not being liable to suit; but a city ls as Hubie to suit as any individual, and in defence, is just so liable to what ol'odium there is in tho charge of re? pudiation. NO REAL Qt;iI)?ritO QUO. But we took the benefit ! What benefit ? In - terested parties, cap in hand, did bcud before our men of Council, and dui befool and befud? dle them to those subscriptions; and whatever of advantage there may have been in having our officers the subjects of such interested adu? lation, we had our share in; but of benefit be? yond I have no perceplion. Upon these sub? scriptions we have already paid $2,500,000 in tho way ol' interest. We- have not had from them yet one clear dollar to the treasury. The entire Investments would not sell for $350. 000; some of the roads will never be completed; some completed are of as much advantage to any oilier city in the Union; one, at least, has taken trade away; and it were adding mockery to wrong to taunt us now with the benefit of | these subscriptions. THE PLEA OF "TRUSTING CREDITORS." But, trusting creditors are injured ! At whose instance are they creditors? Of the quiet citizens, the widows, orphans, strang? ers, freedmen, whose property is now demand? ed, did any ask for credit or take one dollar of the lund? Who ot them knew they were being trusted, or dreamed that projects were on foot to take their property or business from them ? Are creditors only to be considered? Must others sacrifice their rights to spare them dis? appointment? Must they not look to their se? curities? Making money, may they not be trusted to invest it ? A nd must we of our sav? ings make them whole, when they-many of them-purchased stock at thirty cents upon the dollar, and have already received the most of that In Interest? WHO ARE THE INJURED PARTIES ? But poor and meritorious people hold this stock. That is to be regretted, yet lt is noth? ing to the purpose. It does not bear upon the question whether the debt be valid, and if urged to the proposition that, valid or not, it sbould bo paid, there can be little question of the greater suffering on the other side. They lose investments, others their homes, their means o? living, and of living in the land of their nativity. The largest number of people own no stock; of those owning stock, the lar? ger number own other property, to be taken for its payment, and lt ls patent, therefore, that however holders of the stock may suffer, more hearts must be wrung If the debt be paid. WANTS HIS CHILDREN.-Mr. G. C. Kruse, who claims that he has been separated from his wife for three years, and that she is not a proper custodian for their two children accord? ing to the laws of morality and humanity, has gotten Trial Justices J. G. Mackey and Ma? grath to Issue a writ of habeas corpus, com? pelling his wife to give them up to him. The result of the trial has not yet been announced. - THE GEORGETOWN TIMES.-We direct atten? tion to the advertisement of the Georgetown Times, published in another column. The Times ls now conducted by Messrs. Tarbox A Door, the junior member of the Arm being a young Charlestonian, who ls well known to many of our citizens. The Times ls the only paper published In the large County of George? town, and ls an excellent advertising medium. A GOOD DEED.-Tho following paragraph is taken from the Columbia Phoenix, of Friday : A young "man named Green-a resident of j Greenwood, Abbeville District-who is a crip? ple, attracted thc attention of President Bush (of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad) and Governor Scott, during a recent visit to that town; and In a conversation, he expressed a desire to attend school, but owing to his lame? ness, was unable to do so. He was asked. If a suitable means of locomotion was furnished, whether he would avail himself of lt, and he assured the Inquirers that he would. Upon their return to Columbia, Messrs. Bush and Scott Immediately sent an order to New York for an Improved propeller or wagon, by means of which an individual can work bis way along very easily and with comfort. The vehicle ar? rived yesterday, and will at once be forwarded to Mr. Green. ?larnc?. GAILLARD- SINKLER.-At Eutawvllle, on the 9th Instant, by the Rev. N. B. Fuller, Mr. ETSRI.1 GAILLARD, or Charleston, to Miss MARGARET C., second daughter or the late Wm. H. hinkler, of St. John's Berkeley. ifnneral iVo?ices. ~~?3rTHE JAELA-TATESTFEIENDS AND acquaintances or the late WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS and family are invited to attend his fune? ral services, at St. Paul's Church, THIS AFTER? NOON, at 5 o'clock. Junl3 CDbitimrn. B?RGER.-Died, on the evening or the 9th inst., at thc residence of Dr. W. I. Benham, Etowah Bend, near Carterville, Ga., SAMUEL J. BURGER, of Charleston, In the 43d year o his age. Special Notices. y m OOITOXO?T?UC mri o-T-a.-.T>? FALCON, from Baltimore, are hereby notified that she ls Tins DAV discharging cargo at Pier No. I, Union Wharves. Ail Goods not taken away at sunset, wUl remain on wharf at consignees risk. MORDECAI A CO., Juni3-2_Agents. ps* IF THE PARTY WHO ABSTRACT? ED from a house on East Battery a PANAMA HAT and a Brown Silk UMBRELLA, with a name painted on the Inside, will return the Umbrella to No. 31 Broad street, a reward will be paid, and no questions asked. Junl3-2 .^EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-ALL persons having any claims against the Estate of the late JOHN A. FRIPP, of John's Island, will present the same, properly attested, to Messrs. BROWN A MIKELL, Attorneys at Law, Law Range, Broad street, and all persons indebted thereto will make payment to the same. WM. BOINGS FRIPP, Qualified Executor. april 25, raaylO. 30, Junl2, 26 PS* LABOR-LABOR IS CAPITAL. Bestow geod health upon a man, so that he can labor every six out of seven days, and no matter how poor he may have been at the commence? ment of life's great race, he will be certain to ac? cumulate a fortune, provided he takes care of his earnings. PLANTATION BITTERS is certain to make thc weak ones strong, and to preserve the health of thc healthy. From four to six hours ls considered the ordinary limit for brain work. At the expiration o? this rime the phosphorus is carried orr, and thc man becomes irritable and nervous. If he ls poor, and continues on at his task, as most or poor doctors, lawyers and edi? tors do, he will be certain to shorten his days and HU an untimely grave, as did Sir Walter Scott, unless he uses PLANTATION BITTERS, which speedily restores his vital energy, repairs his Indigestion, and corrects the sluggish circula? tion of his blood. SEA Moss FARINE from pure Irish Moss, for Blanc Mange, Puddings, Custards, Creams, Ac , Ac. The cheapest, healthiest and most delicious rood In the world._Jnnl3-mwf3oAC ^TLIPPMAN'8*GRE AT GERMAN BIT TERS. an old German Tonic._ pf LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT? TERS, the most delightful and effective in the world. ps* LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT TE RS strengthens thc debilitated. ps- LIPPMAN'S'GREAT GERMAN BIT? TERS cures female complaints._ ps*LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT TERS cures "never well" people. ^LIPPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BIT? TERS will give an appetite._junlQ-fmw ps* SIC SEMPER T YR ANNIS. -TO have good, light, spongy, and at all times sweet Bread, Biscuits, Rolls, Cakes, Ac, to have It nu? tritious, and yet not injurious to health, ls cer? tainly a great desideratum. WAGNER'S VIRGINIA YEAST POWDERS Combine all these propertl- s. They do away en? tirely with Yeast and the troublesome process of making lt, saving you time, labor and money; they arc the most popular Powders In Virginia, are the productions of home industry, and receiv? ed at our late State Fair the highest premium over all other Powders. Prepared by L. WAGNER, Druggist, Richmond, Va. BOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS, Wholesale Druggists, apr!3 wfm2mos Charleston. S. C.. Agents. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY HAVING YOUR PRINTING \ EXECUTED AT THE NEWS JOB ! OFFICE. .?-ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.-? ps* IF 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. deel4 Smoo CC Int ?jing a nb in nt i s liing (S?O?S. OW IS THE TI! GEORGE LITTLE 4.CO., No. 213 KINO STREET, Is the place to find the largest and best selected atock of Men's Youths' and Children's CLOTH? ING ever offered In this market, and at prices to suit the times. Having determined to sell our Gooda as low as can be purchased elsewhere, we would respectfully solicit an examination of our Stock. Our Stock of CHILDREN'S CLOTHING com? prises thc latest styles In Linen and Casslmere. Also a fine and well selected assortment of FURNISHING GOODS. GEORGE LITTLE St CO., No. 213 King street, below Market. Jnn3-fmwlmo Ii cw ftnbhccUtons. E USSELL'S LIST AGRICULTUBAL WOEKS, Ac. THE PARKS. PROMENADES AND GARDENS OF PARIS, Illustrated. 1 vol., 8YO. Curtis's Farm Insects,with Colored Plates. 1 vol., 8vo. Stephene'8 Book of the Farm. 2 vols., 8vo. Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees, by Trim ball. Vlele's Six Lectures on Agriculture. Wright's 3000 Receipts. Youatt on the Dog, edited by Lewis. McClure's Diseases, American Stable, Field and Farm Yard. Stonehenge: The Horse m the Stable and the Field. American Gardiner's Assistant-Bridgman, revis? ed by Todd. Bridgman's Kitchen Gardener, a new edition. Culture of the Grape and Wlnemaklng, by Robt. Buchanan, with an Appendix on the Cultiva? tion of the Strawberry, by Longworth. Downlng's Landscape Gardening, Illustrated. Svo. .. Farmer's Barn Book, by Cater, Youatt, Skinner and Mills. Gleanings from French Gardening, by Robinson. Henry CourtJand, or What a Farmer Can Do, by A. J. Cime. Leavitt: Facts about Peat, as an Article of Fuel. The Sportsman and the Dog. 1 vol., limo. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Build? ings. . . The House: A New Manual of Rural Architecture, or How to Build Dwellings, Barns, Stables and Outbuildings of all kinds. The Garden: How to Cultivate Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers. The Farm: A New Manna! of Practical Agricul? ture. The Barn-Yard: A New Manual of Cattle, Horse and Sheep Husbandry. Allen's (R. li.) American Farm Book. Allen's (R. L. and L. F.) New American Farm Book. Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. Bommer'8 Mei bod of Making Manures. Breck'a New Book of Flowers. Caldwell's Agricultural Chemical Analysis. Dadd'a American Cattle Doctor. Hop Culture. Johnson's How Crops Feed. Johnson's How Crops Grow. Mohr on the Grape vine. Onion Culture. Our Farra of Four Acres. Pardee on Strawberry Culture. Pedder's Land Measurer. Percher on Horse. Randall's Sheep Husbandry. Sannders's Domestic Poultry. Tobacco Culture. Turner's Cotton Planter's Manual. Warder's Hedges and Evergreens. Waring's Draining for Front, and Health. Wheeler's Rural Homes. Wheeler's Homes for the People. White's Gardening for the South. Woodward's Country Homes. Farm Talk (Bracken.) Puller's Forest Tree Culturlst. Jennings on Cattle. Jennings on the Horse and hts Diseases. Mayhew's Illustrated Horse Management. tf?rrTsV'FTsl? "Culture. *" " The Horse (Stonehenge.) English edition, 8vo., 622 pages. The Mule (Riley.) Thomas's Fruit Culturlst. JOHN RUSSELL, may4 No. 285 KING STREET. Sitters. J^IPPMAN'S GREAT GE R^M AN B I T T E S BJ THE BEST TONIC AND 1NVIGORATOR K?iOWN I They are unsurpassed as a cure for Dyspepsia and General Exhaustion. A SURE PREVENTIVE OF FEVER AND AGUE, BILIOUS. REMITTENT AND INTER? MITTENT FEVERS. IT IS INVALUABLE TO FEMALES ! TIS A CORDIAL FOR THE AGED, AND A SURE PROTECTION AGAINST ALL MALA? RIOUS DISEASES. lt ls undoubtedly the best Medical Cor? dial ever offered to the Public! SAVANNAH, March 16,1870. MESSRS. JACOB LI pru AN A BRO., Savannah. Ga.: Gents-I have before me your esteemed letter of the 14th Instant, containing various documents relative to your "German Bitters." After a care? ful examination I must confess that your Bitters ls really what you represent lt to be, an old Ger? man recipe of Dr. Mltcherllch, of Berlin, Prussia. It will no doubt be excellent for Dyspepsia. Gen? eral Debility and Nervous Diseases, and it ls a good preventive of Chills and Fevers. I And it to be the most delightful and pleasant stomachic. I remain, yours truly, (Signed) AVO. P. WETTER. KIRKLAND MILLS, GA., March 22, 1870. MESSRS. JACOB LIPPUAN A BRO., Druggists, Sa vannab, Ga.: Gentlemen-\ have Introduced your Great Ger? man Bitters here to my customers and friends, and I Hud better sale for them than any I have ever kept before. Those who have tried them ap? prove of them very highly, and I do not hesitate in saying that they are far superior In value to any other Bitters now in ose. Yours, respectfully, (Signed) . KIRKLAND. We rerer, by permission, to Doctors King, Sulli? van, Duncau.and other leading physicians of Sa? vannah; to ex-Mayor Anderson, John L. Villa longa, and other distinguished citizens of Savan? nah. No license, at all necessary to sell theae^Blt ters. Retail Depots in Charleston, S. C., for Llppman's Great German Bitters: At the Drag Stores of W. G. TROTT, DR, H. BARR, A. W. ECKEL St CO., ED. S. BURNHAM, W. A. SKR1NE, DR. P. M. COHEN, 0. ... L?HS. Wholesale Agents: DOWIE, MOISE Sc DAVIS, Druggists, CLACIUS St WITTE, STEFFENS, WERNER St DUCKER, and HENEY BISCHOFF & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, apr 16 fimos In Charleston, S. 0. FYOU WANT YOUK FRONTING DONE In Fine Style and at Reasonable Rates, go tc EDWARD PERRY No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel, Charleston, s. c. deci4 emoa _Shipping._ Jj*IOR ASHEPOO AND WALTERBORO'. The Sloop MARV GOODRICH, Captain F. AM Roberts, will receive freight ar, Commer-SSfili clal Wnarr on WEDNESDAY, 16th instant, ror Ashe poo and Walterboro', and all Intermediate land? ings._Jnnl8-3? JpOR FORT SUMTER. The safe, fast sailing and comfortably ap-^?j? pointed Yacht "ELEANOR" will make twoSfflK trips dally to Fort Sumter and the other points of historic interest in the harbor, leaving South Commercial Wharf at io A. H. and 3 P.M. The Yacht can also be chartered for private parties on reasonable terms. For passage or charter apply next door south of the Mills House, or to the Captain on board. may 14 jp O R PHILADELPHIA.. THE REGULAR STEAM LINE-WEEKLY .The Screw Steamship j. W. TTP?? ? FiEga MAN, Hinckley, Commander, will saUjgMBS for Philadelphia direct, on FRIDAY, Jane 1Mb, ai ll o'clock A. M., from Brown's South Wharf. MW Insurance by the steamers of this Line X per cent. For Freight engagements, or Passage (cabin $16,) apply to WM, A. COURTENAY, Agent, Jnnl3-mtntbf4_No. 1 Union Wharves. BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, BOS? TON, AND THE CITIES OP THE NORTH? WEST. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING GIVEN FOB' COTTON TO BREMEN. The fine Steamship ''FALOON,''^?^BMk Horsey, Commander, will sail for Baltl-J*^U?g? more on FRIDAY, nth June, at 9 A M. MW Philadelphia Freights forwarded to that city by railroad from Baltimore without addi? tional insurance, and Consignees are allowed am? ple time to sample and sell their doods from tbe Railroad Depot In Philadelphia. PAUL O. TRENHOLM, ?gen? Jnnl3-mwth3_No. 2 Union Wharves. J*iOR NEW YORK-ON TUESDAY. The Al side-wheel Steamship TEN trnTrnmrnm NES?EE, Chichester, Commander, wiuS&seilK saU ror New York on TUESDAY, June li, at e o'clock P. M., from Pier No. 2, Union Wharves, connecting with day Passenger Trains from Co? lumbia and Augusta, arriving at 4 P. M. The TENNESSEE will make close correction with Liverpool Steamship MANHATTAN, ol Messrs. Williams A Onion's Line, sailing June 22d, Insurance by the Steamers of this Une x per cent. For Freight engagements, or passage, having very superior stateroom accommodations, all on deck and newly furnished, apply to WAGNER. HUGER A CO., No. 26 Broad street, or to WM. A. COURTENAY. No. 1 Union Wharves. "**1m*-9 VESSELS SUPPLIED WITH CABIN AND MESS STORES ON SHORT NOTICE. Captains and Stewards are respect- ^ffiflra. fully invited to call and examine theJ^UsflK quality and prices of our GOODS. FuU weight guaranteed. Delivered free of expense. WM. S. CORWIN A GO., No. 276 King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston, S. C. MW Branch of No. 900 Broadway, New York. Jan24_ "pOR BEAUFORT, VIA EDISTO, ROCK? VILLE AND PACIFIC LANDING. Steamer PILOT BOY, Captain G. _ . ^ff*****^. Caron White, will sall from Charles-J^^gi^sC ton for above places every TUESDAY MUKM.SU, at 8 o'clock Returning, the PILOT BOY will leave Beaufort early WEDNESDAY MORNING, touching at all the' above named Landings on her route to Charleston. J. D. AIKEN A CO. mch24_ T^OR SAVANNAH, (INLAND ROUTE.) r ^TOL PACIFIC LANDING AND" BEAUFORT. The steamer PILOT BOY, Captain G. . .?ffi^?a? Carroll White, will leave Charles-J?mm?kU?%m ton every THURSDAY MORNING, at s o'ciuca, tor above places. RETURNING : The PILOT BOY win leave Savannah every FRIDAY AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, touching at Beaufort and Pacific Landing, and connecting. at Charleston with SATURDAY'S Steamships for New York The PILOT BOY will touch at Bull's Island Wharf every fortnight, going to and returning from Savannah. J. D. AIKEN A CO. apr8_ ?JpOR EDISTO AND ROCKVILLE, VIA JOHN'S ISLAND FERRY, CHURCH FLATS? ENTERPRISE, YOUNG'S ISLAND, BEAR'S BLUFF, AC, INLAND ALL THE WAY. The Steamer "ARGO" Is now re- , _ ?4T^a? celvlng Freight at Accomodation JsaSSBC Wharr, and will leave as above TO-MORROW, the 14thilnBtant, at 6 o'clock A. M. For Passage or Freight apply on board, or Ur DOUGLAS NISBET, Agent, Accommodation Wharf.' N. B.-Freight and Wharfage payable here. jnnl3-l_ Q.EORGETOWN TIMES. TARBOX A DOAR, PROPRIETORS. Published every Thursday, a: Georgetown, S. Cv The TIMES respectfully asks the attention of the bnsiness men of Charleston to its low advertising rates. Our terms are low, but they are cash. We will Insert a Card of not more than 10 lines for $10 per annum. Look to your interests. jnnl3-lmo_ OR GEORGETOWN, S. C. F The Steamer EMILIE, Captain P. C. Lewis, wlil receive Freight THIS,_ DAY, at South Commercial Wharf, ano leave as above on TUESDAY MORNING, June 14tb, at 10 o'clock. Returning will leave Georgetown on THURSDAY, June 16th, at 6 o'clock. SHACKELFORD A KELLY, Agents. Junl3-1 No. 1 Boyce's Wharf. MOUNT PLEASANT AND SULLIVAN'S FERRY COMPANY SCHEDULE. On and after THIS DAY the follow? ing Schedule will be run every day:,_ Leave City at ex and 10 A. M.; 3 and u>? Leave Mount Pleasant at 8 and UK A. M. ; 6 3? and TM P. M. Leave Sullivan's Island at iy2 and n#A. M.; 5>i and 7K P. M. AU Freight must be prepaid, and none received arter half-past 2 o'clock. junl3-i* _J. H. MURRAY, Agent. jy^OONLIGHT EXCURSION ! The Steamer ST. nELENA, Cap? tain W. EL Gannon, will go on au,_ Excursion THIS EVENING, 13th Instant, leaving Market Wharf at 8 o'clock, touching at Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island going and return? ing. A Band of Music will be on board. Fare 60 cents. J. H. MURRAY, Agent. jun!3-l* fflisc?Uaneons. QET READY FQR SUMMER! LOUIS BAYARD, No. 33 Broad street (next to R. M. Marshall A Bro.,) CLEANS AND RENOVATES PANAMA, FELT AND SILK HATS, OF ALL KINDS, Making old bats as good in every respect as new. MW PRICES VERY MODERATE. apr2? SHAMPOOING AND HAIR CUTTING. LADIES AND CHILDREN Attended at their residences promptly and at reasonable rates. Send orders to W. E. MARSHALL, Barber, Broad street, next door to Telegraph office. may23 . F RANK'S SALOON. FRANK HOWARD, late of the Pavilion Hoiei., . and more recently of the Mills House, has opened ' ^FRANK'S SALOON, ^ at No. 146 MEETING STREET, directly opposite' the Board of Trade Rooms. ALES, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, of the best, quality, will be served, and Lunch dally from In till 2 o'clock. aprl 3mos FRANK HOWARD*