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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. THE STATE CAPITAL. M trCS ADO ABO UT Jf O TS IK lt. Harsh Treatment of the Newberry Pria oners-The Temper or the People Cutting Oat ?tfew Work.? ?'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] . COLUMBIA, November 30. From avery reliable source we learn tbat lt was tue determination of tue people or Laurens not to binder tb? arrest of susoected parties. The warUKe demonstrations and the great importance given to the matter, is. now looked at by all, in eluding the United States officers, lu the light of a fa'ce. It ls evident that Crews and his party desire more to make an Impression than to pac! fy Laurens. Three of the. prisoners, Messrs. T. Richardson, James Copeland and Hay ne WU hams were released oh bail to-day and again re arrested on new warrants. Mr. Carlington was retained lu jail. Nothing was done la the matter n the United States Court but lt was the sole to? pic of conversation here to-day. Nothing new bas transpired in regard to the contest for the United States Senate. 8ESATK. The Senate was opened with prayer by the Rev. W. if. Hicks. The presentment of the grand jury of Marlboro was presented. A resolution was Introduced that the committee on elections be an thor zed to report on vacancies in Abbeville, Charleston and Georgetown The secretary of state was requested to forward to the Senate the papers relative to the election In Chesterfield County. Notice was given of a bill to authorize county commissioners to assume and* pay. obligations contracted under the township act; also, of a bill to amend an. act providing for the construction of highways; also, of a bin to regulate the-grant? ing of licenses to retailers of spirituous liquors. Arnim Introduced a bill to provide for a com? missioner of railroads and telegraphs. . ff - A resolution inquiring into the qualification of McIntyre was carried. A resolution authorizing the comptroller-gene? ral to insure the property in the State capital was referred to the finance committee. A concurrent resolution to elect an associate justice and a judge of the First Circuit on Decem? ber 3d was carried. A resolution authorizing the president of the Senate to appoint a committee of live on the Lunatic Asylum was referred to the committee on charitable institutions. The Senate adjourned ^t 1:15 P. M HOUSE. The following were introduced : By G?ttin-a Joint resolution to appoint trustees of the De la Bowe Free School. . ? . . By Wilkes-a bul to repeal the act repealing the usury laws of the State. By Hurley-a Jo nt resolution authorizing the State ?ndito? to suspend proceedings in certain case's; wbioh was referred to the committee of ways and means. By Green-a joint resolution .to authorize comi? ty commissioners to assume township debts. By Levy-a bul to Incorporate the South Caro? lina Saving and Building Association, No. 2; also, a bill to regulate the measurement of lum? ber ta the City of Charleston; also, a Uli to amend the charter of the Union bank of South Carolina; also, a bUl to amend and extend the charter of the Planters' and Mechanics' bank. By Barker-A bili to regulate the hours of labor In co' ton factories. By Thomas-presentment of the grand jury of Marlboro'. By Reed ?sh-a petition t> administrate oe the estate of D. Klepping, escheated property. By BJnsler-a memorial from General Arthur and ot ti ?. rs. tn regard to tbe State roads. By O'Connell-Notice,of contest of the seats of M. J. Hough and B. C. Evans, members from Chesterfield. By* Doyle-a resolution Instructing the judiciary committee to report a bill providing for the as? sessment and collection of taxes by one man tn each county, with a reasonable salary. The following notices of bills were given: By Ferguson-to alter and amend the charter of Aiken. By Bryan-to provide ror au election of justices of the peace. . By Jamison-to authorize the county commis? sioners to audit and pay township officers' ac? count s. By Reedlsh- to vest the title or the State In a lot of land In Orang -burg, of which D. Riep ping died sj^zed. lu the purchaser, who shall pay for the premises. By-Gardner-to appoint- a State geologist add assistant. By Morley-to prevent breaking of pe?ce on the Sabbath by firing anns. By Smart-to hold school commissioners re? sponsible for the qualin .-allons of teachers in pub? lic schools. By Yocum-a bill to regulate the drawing of jurors. By Thomas-to recharter the Cypress Swamp Company; also a bul to recharter the Wa it er boro' and Branchville Railroad Company. A -concurrent resolution for the election of an associate justice, Ac, was read a first time. The .speaker announced changes in the medical committee and comm!' ; on claims. On tbs latter, Briggs vice Lang, O'connell vice Dennis, and Lee vice Crews, are appointed. , "the following committees are appointed : , .v Printing-Hayne, Dennis, Hunter, Bosemon and Humphreys, * Mines, Manufactures and Mining-Mickey, Ken? nedy, Nuckle?, Elliott, Harris, Duncan, Hurley, Lang,"Bowley, Kuh and Humphries. Ways anti Means-Whipper, Bosemon, Hurley,'. Crews, O'Connell, Cain, Hayne, C. D. Wofibrd, Hunter,'Farr and Hardy, Railroads-Hurley, Nerland, Singleton, Crews, Mobley, Corwine. Prendergrass, Wllsou, W. H. Jones, Dennis, Humphries and Mead. Engrossed Bills-Bowley, chairman! Legislative Library-Hodges, chairman. Federal Relations-Thompson, chairman. County Offices-S. J. Lee, chairman. Agriculture-Briggs, chairman. Intimai Improvements-Crews, chairman. The House went into committee of the whole on the political state- of Laffairs in South Carolina, and Smart, Boston, Mobley and Henderson made addresses. Adjourned at 2:30. ? THE (iE S ER AL ASSEMBLY. The- Philosophy ot Office-seeking-The New Candidates- Radical Canards A Sketch of Senator McIntyre-The Land Commissi o n-C harleit?n Schools. "FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, November 29. The Legislature was in full blast to-day. Not . withstanding the expectation that no business of Importance would be trausacted until the sen? atorial election had come otr, a fair amount" o: legislative work was done. NEW CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATORS HIP. The canvass for the - senatorial contest seems to keep up with unabated vigor. It may seem strange to some tbat so much money should be spent, so much real hard work done to secure an office' under any government Office-seeking ls a. science by Itself, and but few seem to understand lt. Those who are "np to snuff," and possess.ex? perience and knowledge of these matters, are, after all, most generally those who succeed. One fact seems to be entirely lost to the sight of most aspiran*? to office. That ls, that all the work and paluAiecessary to secure a position must be ex? erted prtjr to the obtaining such office. Some seem to imagine that because the pay comes ta after the position ls secured, the work must come in then too. They forget that offices are, as it were, toe reward of severe labor put forth t tain them. Successful candidates are i those who will work hardest when they h av taiued po.sitioiirf.but they are those.who ' the hardest to obtain them. Let us come to our new candidate?. . average about one a day. The resignations decreasing; the announcements of new cs dates are increasing, and the inference ls tim contest wi'l not be confined to one. two or tl but to marry. Slr. .Hilson, the. superintend o education, and Colonel S. AT Pearce, the a and nephew (if we mistake not) or ex-Gove Sprague, are put up to-day. Mr. JlllBon's sei inten tentions or st riv usr for the senatorship must doubt. He ls a good and efficient snpi tendent of education, but certainly never wi elected by the General Assembly of South C Una to repres3nt our people in the United Si Senate. Colonel Pearce can, and we doubt not make a strong and aotlve fight. As we 1 specified the figures which other candidates understood to be willing to reach, we cunno justice to him,.neglect to give the size of the which he and his friends will plank down quarter of a million of dollars it is said can will be, if necessary, forthcoming next Tuesi Who caa "see" lt? Who can go any better? Yt candidate now before the public can make showing to compare with thia? We knowl none can, and are almos: forced to believe every one else seems to believe to-night, that is the coming mun. Ex-Governor Sprague arri in town today.-Tho query "ls, whether ; Sprague omen down to secure a right bowel the Senate.or to prosecute his dubiously pronta (as he thinks) enterprise of the canal ? In regard to other contemplated candidates ls better, perhaps, not to commit one's self; we anticipate that Joe Crews will, Phcenlx-l; loom np soon. He certainly did announce h self as a candidate prior to the election. THE LAURENS ARRESTS. We advise your readers to b3 extremely cari of giving any weight to the rumors of diste anees in the upcountry. The latest canard - reduced lts;lr from an account of a general gagement to the accidental wounding or inji of one soldier. We have had two statemet both, in all probability, correct. The first is tl on Friday night last, at a negro ball, a white s dl?r got Into a difficulty with a colored man a was seriously hurt. The second is that an offl accidentally run over a soldier at night, and brc his arm. This morning some of Hubbard's constab came down oh a special train from NeWber with eleven prisoner from Laurens. They t some of the most prominent citizens of tl county, as follows: Sheriff Jones, Dr. and II Richardson, T. R. Todd, two Mr. Copelands n Messrs. Suber, Moseley, Williams, Harris and Gi lington. They were incarcerated lu the coun jail to-day, and at 4 o'clock P. M. brought befe United States Commissioner Boozer, who libei ted them all on ball. Four were immediately i arrested on warrants for murder (State case and again Imprisoned. A large crowd of negro followed these gentlemea -to the jail, and lt w with some difficulty that au outbreak was avol ed. Constable Hubbard, be lt said to his fred did air in his power to prevent a breach of tl peaee. The eher?T of Newberry had writs of habet corpus piaced lu his hands, aud would ha' served them, but that the State constable secure a special train at Helena, and, by manouverlni succeeded in avoiding him. The matter will be ventilated before the Unite States Court o-morrow. It is the general oplnlo that they will not be found guilty. HOW ARS RADICAL CANARDS MANUFACTURED ? The accoaats ia the rabid Radical sheets c "disturbance in the up-country," Ac, Ac, mus >e manufactured ont or whole cloth. On Tues lay, the statement appeared that serious matter were tr aaa pinn g la spartanburg Cou u ty, am that one Wiley Draper hal been hung. Non Wiley Draperls to-day well and aUve lu Union How should this be thus ? WHO is M'INTTRE ? McIntyre is certainly the chief point of ?nteres tn the Senate at present. He don't amount t such a great deal, to be sure, but he had "grea expectations," and every one has been looking t see them realized. If Mr. McIntyre was hones In what he is doing, and was In an honest minorl ty, we would be Inclined to let him serenely alone But as we think he is opposed to have thing work along decently and smoothly in the Senate we must give him a little showing up. The gentleman has no history, prior to his be coming a member of the House two years since, that would Interest the public. He was slmplj among the great unkuowa. He had but little il any prominence there until tnc latter part of ?n? terin. The "forty thieves" was a body which was the natural result of the cupidity and igno? rance o." a large*proportion of the members of the lower house o' the list General Assembly. The Bouse started out with a fair business record, and measures were considered somewhat upon :heir merlt3. In a short time, however, a few ol (he more knowing aud scheming ones discovered lhat, by an organization o' tho worst elements )f the House, the Legislature could be controlled, and they benefited. The mate lal was ripe for the occasion, and the organization was one of rapid zrowth. The pawer which it possessed, and the money which lt could control, was sufficient to lazzle their minds. It had many ups and downs. The first management was vested in a committee rf five They, however, were kicked out, having aeen discovered cheating the main body. Another :ommittee met a similar fate, and were compelled o take a back seat. And so on, until five differ mtiximmlttees had been appointed and decapl ated. Tho rel us of government next fell into the lands of our hero., Business wat transacted for lome little time with a degree of fairness which leemed to Indicate that the right man had been ?laced In thc right place. He, however, was irought to grief. The goid'blll was lils collin. He ell from grace and was crowded out. He became hereafter one of the honest twelve. Having con duded that his accomplishments and talents had lot been appreciated, he decided to run ror sen? ior, and here wc dud him. A POSTMASTER OR A SENATOR ? As a fit cont intuition of the history, wc present he following resolution offered by Mr. Leslie to lay: Wliereas, Hon. George F. McIntyre, now hold ag a seat In this bo ly as senator elect from Col? ston County, was at the time of his election, on he 19th day of October, 1670, and on the Munday tallowing said election, holding au office of profit bd truBt nuder the United states of America, to nt: Postmaster at Wulterboro, Colleton Uounty, ontrary to sections 13 and 28 of article 2? of the oiisiitunon; therefore, Resolved, That the committee on elections be in? truded toiuqulre whether said Geo. F. McIntyre > entitled to a seat on this door as senator from lolleton County, and that they be authorized to end for persons aud papers. McIntyre objected, Inasmuch as lt was, as he aid, "a deliberate falsehood." McIntyre's resolution consolidating the com? mittees ol the Seuate were returned to him, and ; was crdered expunged Irom the Journal. MR. WHITTEMORE'S IN VESTI GATING SCHEME. Whltteiuore to day presented the following lab?rate scnetne for Investigating the land com lisstou uti ai s: Resolved, That the land commissioner be-re nested to communicate io the Senate, as arly as practicable, the amount of bonds of the tate Issued to him aud his predecessor ia office, nd whut part uf the fame bas oeen sold, through ..hose agency, ut what time, and at wnat price: , Iso, the amount of laud purchased by the land 1 ommissioner, the location and quality of the ame; also, from whom, through whose agency, ' t what price, and ou what terms, the same has ! een purchased; also, whether the same has I een wholly paid for, aud if not. what part i r the pure nase money remains nopal d, < nd whether auy part of the bonds remains ou t and to pay it; also, whether good and sufficient ties for the same, clear of all lncumbrance, have een made to the state, and possession given pf ie sams; also, what part of the same has been s arveyed and made ready for sale; ?lso, what t art of the same has been sold, aud at what price; iso, whether lt ls within his certain knowledge 1 iat he will be able to sell the remainder of the a ? same without de'ay; also, audi and all ot hi Tor .nat ion in tbe premises as will give to the ate a better and freer Knowledge cf the pas tory, present condition and future proapet the land commission. REPORT OF THE STATE AUDITOR. The report of the State auditor, contal many valuable suggestions, ls as follows: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. >? OFFICE OK AUDITOR OF STATE, . COLUMBIA, S. C., November 21, 1870 To His Excellency Ii. K. Scott, Governor of Si Carolina : GOVERNOR-I have thc honor herewith to ti mit my-report, with accompanying exhibits the fiscal year 1SG9: Exhibit "A" ls an abstract of the real-prop of the State, classified and arranged By cour as returned by the county auditors and ec ized by the state board of equalization for and revised by the county boards of equallza for 1869. * Exhibit "B" is an abstract, of the pers property of the State, showing the value of < class or property in the several counties, a turned by the assessors and equalized by county boards of i-qualiz.itlon. Exhibit "G" is a statement showing the vail railroad property placed upon the duplicate, the amouut assessed' upon express and telegi companies In this State. Exhibit "D" is an abstract of the asrgrei quantity and value of i eal and personal prop on the duplicate, as turned over to the cou treasurers, with J he amount of taxes chat thereon for State and countv purpose-?. Exhibit "E" is astatemeiit arranged by c< ties, showing the total amount collected up to i tuber 31ar, 1*70, inclusive, on account of poll aud taxes for general purposes of State gov ment for the fiscal year i860. I Exhibit "F" ls a statement showing the ame codee . od during the fiscal year ending Ootobei lSTo. on aecouut of taxes for 1858. By reference to exhibit "D" it will be seen 1 the total value of the property on theduplit Tor 1889 1s fifteen millions greater than Tori This Increase ls mainly attributable to the ass ment or thc South Carolina, Northeastern, ( raw ami Darlington, and Greenville and Colum Railroads. There ls, however, a slight n:ci eas other kinds of personal property. From inion tlon received at this omeo lt ls believed that assessment mw being 'completed will sho* very considerable Increase In the aggregate va or the property of the State. The vast amount of ruliroa-1 property in State which has claimed exemption from ta tlon. has attracted the attention or the pres administration, and in my report to lust session of thc General Assembly, 1 8 In reference to this question that, " less the General Assembly decides otherw 1 will feel compelled to insist upon the se8Sinent of the property of such eorporatlo and the collection or the taxes levied thereon, accordance wli h what i believe to be the pl; law of the case." The Legislature signified will in the matter by passing the act No. S winch was intended to prevent the courts or t State from Interfering to prevent the collection taxes levied opon thc railroads or thc Sta Upon notification, the Cberaw and Darlingu an-l Northeastern Railroad Companies made I return required by law, but made it under p test, as to their liability to taxation. Thc Sot Carolina Railroad Company neglected to ma any return, though frequently notified of thc quirements or the law. After considerable deb in order that the officers of the compa might fix their own value upon its pi perty, the State railroad board of equi ZHtlon, from the best information at i command, fixed the value of the road and Its : purtenances. aud the treasurers or the vario counties through which the roads pass were I structed to proceed with the collection or t taxes levied upon them as In all other casi Taese corporations, with a view to avoid the tax thus levied, have procured suits to be broug against themselves lu the Circuit Court or ti United States, in order to obtain the Injunction that court against the tax officers or the stat Preliminary Injunctions have been granted each case by the Unite 1 States circuit judge. T attorney-general has appeared for the State lu < these suits, and has filed answers setting ror the .right or the State to Impose the taxes In que tlon. The cases will be brought to argument du lng the present month. Without pre-urning to express any opinii upon the questions nf law Involved in these case I canuot refrain from calling attention to certa obvious reflections as to the Interests of the sta and the Taxpayers generally Involved in the d?cl lon to be rendered. There IB ID round numbers, i a very low estimate ten millions or property lu tt hands ot these corporations, claiming entire e: emption from taxation, either State.or niutilcipo At tbe present rate or State taxation, ir these co pirations paid their share or taxes, those who no pay taxes to the State would be relieved or th burden-of taxation : J the extent or $50,000 anni ally, and the taxpayers In i he various countie through which these roads pasa, would lie r< liewa of a propontonato burden. Ia the City < Charleston, the effect or this exemption Is eve more disastrous tuan elsewhere. That unforti nate city ls struggling beneaiL a load or debt an taxation, which ls an almost Insurmountable ol stacie In the way orita prosperity, and yet, In th hands of two corporations, there ls propert which, ir taxed equally with other propertj would pav one tenth or the amount annuali raised by taxation, it should be borne in mini too, that the evil of this exemption from taxatio: ls one that "grow* by what lt reeds on." It is well known fact that the South Carolina Kal roa-1 Company owns 'much more real est?t lu the City of Charleston to-day than lt di two years ago, and there ts nothing, aside Trot tts want ol liability and will to do so, t > prevent I from absorbing more and more or the raxabl property or the city ann State, and thus im pos heavier burdens upon other property holders, know lt is thought by some of those immediate!, interested In this corporation that the presentad mlnlsi ration ls lu some way opposed to lt, and de sirousot crippling Its resources. Nothing coull be m .re unfunded than such a suspicion, lan glad to admit all that this corporation has don? Tor the State and the City or Charleston In th past, and all that lt ls capable or doing Inthi ju tu re. But it should be remembered that whei the State extended the privileges to this corpora lion, which lt claims are perpetual, the Stute wa abundantly able to bear the burden. To-day then ls scarcely a railroad corporation In the State tha ls not better able to bear Hie burdens .ol taxatlot than the oilier taxpayers are. The inequitable character of thl* claim to ex empiion n oni taxation ls so manliest, that a way to set lt aside must be found. As a mutter immediately affecting the revenue of thc Mat", I reel lt my duty to call attention tc the loose manner in win -h the financial affairs ol ttiauy of the counties nre conducted. Tue ' ad defining the jurisdiction and dunes of county commissioners" provides "that no tax shall be levien and collected by the county commissioners until the annie has been authorized by the Gen? eral Asse.ubly." The General Assembly, for the fiscal years or ISGS aud 18G9, authorized the levy of certain taxes ror county purposes. In some cases, the amount authorized has not been suffi? cient to meet the expenses or the county. lu some or tlie counties the commissioners have audited accounts and Issued their certificates largely in excess or the amount' autnorlzed to be raised by taxation, lt seems to me that this ls a daugeruus practice, and one which should be pro? hibited by legislation. II the county commission? ers are compelled to raise money In advance, or In excess, of the amount authorized to be raised by taxation, they should be requbed to do lt by laws regularly made, and beating a fixed rate of interest. The present mode or proceeding creates dissatisfaction, and brings reproach upon the ad? ministration or affairs, in Hie several counties. lu those States where the system of taxation und Hie county orgauizations which we have Adopted prevail, the county auditor ls ex-OfllelO clerk to tire board or county commissioners. I think our system would bc unproved by the EUloptiun of the same rule herc. Thecounty audi tor, in his official capacity acting as clerk to the commissioners, could be made a wholesome check JO( h upon the commissioners and the county treasurer, by examining aud countersigning all their orders upon the treasurer, and settling the accounts of the latter with the commissioners. Act No. 19-?, passed at the last session, gives to isse.-sors assigned to assessment .districts of nore than three miles square, rourdotlars per day. ['lie practical operation of this ls to give that compensation fo nearly all the ass ssors employ id, and thereby greatly increase the cost of the issessment.. My judgmeut is, that in almost all cases three lollara per day ls as much as should be paid ror he services rendered ; and I respectfully call at cniioii to thc matter, and recommend that ir lt s thought best to discriminate In favor or any isse-sors, the size ol Hie district in which ln ..re.iscd compensation is allowed should be at east six miles square lt will be observed that the poll tax ls not close y collected. Uuder the law, as it now stands, here does not seem to be auy means or enforcing he payment of this tax. As it ls all devoted to ?ducutioua) purposes, it ls very desirable that lt ill should be collected. 1 simply call attention to he subject and leave lt to the General Assembly o decide whether anything can be done In the t remises. 1 have the honor to be, ?c., KKUBIN TOMKINSON. State Auditor. ELECTIONS FOR JUDOES. The roilowiug _ resolution was introduced in the tenate to day: Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, 'hat both Hoases meet lu joint assembly on the d day of December, 1870, for the purpose of elect ag an associate justice of the Supreme Court, and Iso a judge or the first circuit, to fill the vacancy ccasloued by the resignation of it. B. Carpen er. MAREED CONSISTENCE In the regular correspondence or the Radical beet or your city, a rew days since, we noticed he statement that Chief Constable Hubbard bad endered his resignation ot account or"a dispute ribing irom%ts" abuse of certain of the State officiais. As the responsible correspondent of that Journal ls, as well, editor of the Union of this city, thc following item, from the latter paper seems to violate a consistency so mach to bc de? sired in journalism: "We see it stated in the papers that Chief Constable Hubbard has resigned f his position, and that the same has been accept? ed. We know nothing about the truth of lt, h JW ever." It's rather convenient, to say the least, to be able to present an item or news in its every light to the public, even ir in diff?rent organs. CHARTER OF UNION BAKE AMENDED. The bill to amend the charter of the Dulan Ban* of South Carolina, Introduced by Mr. Corbla, and read a second time to-dav and referred to the committee on Incorporations, has for its object the consolidation of the shares of the bank, the par value of which ls $50, but at the pres? ent time worth only $5. The shares wlil be called, in, and one share returned for Ave. The bans shall, at the request of any person' holding less Utan ten shares, redeem the same at ave dollars. Sufficient nnlce shall be given or the consolida? tion, and of the increase of capital, which, too, is authorize I not to exceed tweaty'thoasa?d shares of fifty dollars each. The bank ls authorized to receive deposits upon thesamooondltloos as orig. Inal deposits. The charter Is extended for a pe Lriod of twenty-one years beyond its present ter ruination. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF CHARLESTON. The petition of the Charleston City school com missioner, presented to day, shows that the pe tl tloners, the Charleston CPy board of school com missioners, assumed charge of the puollc schools on the 1st of July, 1870; thu ia ihese schools there are slxry-el;ht teachers employed In the education or four th msand pupil*; that since tho commissioners have assumed charge they have had no money wherewith to defray the expenses of or pay the salaries or teachers; that they are now in debt to thc teachers, and for o:her cur rent expenses,lu thc sum of .517,500; that the com? missioners were by law of 1848 empowered to levy a tax fo' the payment of these claims, bot that the act was repealed In February, 1870 ; the pres ent deficit ls due to the repeal of the act. They,, therefore, petition for the enactment of. abother such law, and a detlclency bin sufficient.to enable them to cancel their present ladeUtedaess. : OUR JOBBING TR ABB. An Outline of Ita History-Capital the Great Lever-The Effect of ' Usurjr Laws. In an Interesting article, urging the impor? tance or fostering the Jobbing trade in our sister city, the Savaunah News presents a carefully written sketch or the history of the Charleston Jobbmg interest; which contains Information that will be new to many of our readers. We quote: Thc Initiation of the wholesale trade of Charles? ton was contemporaneous with the establishment or the Bank or Charleston la 1834. Before that period the number of wholesale merchants In that city did uot exceed three or four, who have all since retired with large fortunes. A few saga? cious men, among whom were thc late Ker Boyce, with Henry Gourdin and others, having a Jost perception of the causes by which the City or New York bad centralized ihe Importing trade, determined to apply to the Legislature for a charter of a bank with a large capital as an agen? cy indispensably necessary to the healthful ope? rations of the wholesale trade. The Legislature of South Carolina was at the time quite averse to the extension of banking, and it was only by un? usual energy and perseverance that the projectors of the enterprise succeeded in obtaining a charter for a bank with a capital of $3,000,000. The Bank of thc United Slates havlug withdrawn Its brauch from Charleston. left a certain void which was soon Ailed by the new bank; but lt was soon discovered that nothing but a consider? able extension of trade and business could and* employment for so larje an addition to the bank capital of the city. The projectors of the scheme found that extension lu an increase of the jobbing trade-a snb-dlvision of the wholesale trade. It was soon found that the contrivers had not misconceived thc causes or the concentration or that trade, and had not over-estimated the amount of capital that would be required to ac? complish the result. The first and most essential step being taken, the other stages of this im? portant enterprise followed In naiural succession. It was plainly perceived that the necessary ad? vances to sustain the Jobbing trade could be com? bined with the sale and purchase of both domes? tic and foreign exchange to the extent or the ex? ports from Charleston, and by this combination the prouts could be secured of both branches the Imports and bills drawn against the exoorts. The process was very simple. A Jobbing "mer? chant credited bis customer, whether In South Carolina, Georgia or Alabama with a bill of $1?, ooo by a note at four months, and he obtalne i a j discount of that note at the Bant of Charleston which, being passed to his credit, enabled him to remit to his correspondent at Liverpool or New York, as the case may et, the amount duo on his Importation, ir he should be, or whoever was, the imponer. Such a system presents the natural course or trade, its basis ls the value ot thu export, and while lt enables the jobber to convert the note tn to cash or Its ?quivalant, by the aid of the bank the cotton or other produce that is shipped sup piles the means, through the same Instrumental? ity, or paymg Tor the Imports. The etrect of these arrangements made lt nec? essary to purchase a site for sto es commensurate to such operations. A laud company was formed, composed of persons who controlled the Bank of Charleston, who purchased i i the centre of ?he city the square, bounded by Market street on the south, Pluckney street on the north. Meeting and Anson streets on the west am east, rn which was creeled that extenMve range or stores known as the Hayne street ramre, adjoining t > which was built the elegant si ruc ure known as the'Cbarles ton Hotel-the Dual result of which was to bring the wholesale trade from King street, and to ? conceuirate it in the centre of the city. We have been thus particular to show the close connection 1 or that trade with the building improvements of i Charleston Having in this brief outline described the sources of the extension of that trade, lt remains | 1 to state the causes to which lt ow-s its partial de? cline. Tho great source of Increase ls the aggre gatton of capital, which could not have been ef? fected except by the agency or a bank with adc quate resources, the establishment of which cir? cumstances favored by the withdrawal of the Branch Bank of the United States, and the rapid Increase of the cotton crop. The breaking out or the war arrested the career or this enterprise, and the dre Of 18 >l contributed to destroy its facilities for doing business; still, amidst the wreck of its former prosperity, we perceive ta Hayne and Mee lng streets the remains of a healthy whole? sale business long since established. I c Having Indicated bnefly the causes of success r and ol partial railure from the. war, and the casu? alty of a destructive Are, we ask what ls the im? pediment to the formation of a wholesale trade in Savannah except the want of capital. Savaunah ? has Incorporated and well organized bants ade- s quate to every purpose. There is, however, one c obstruction to the emigration or capital which the t Legislature ought forthwith to remove, and that \ is tt.e odious usury law. The State or South Caro- t lina has expuuged from her statute books this re lie or a barbarous age, anti thus removed that lin- i pediment to the inflow or capital from Europe and t the North. How can Georgia expect to maintain a t commercial comp?tition with States and cities t equal to her in natural advantages with snch a e fetter voluntarily placed to check her movements? t Another want equally* as obstructive to her ad vance in this direction ls chat of currency, which I a is entirely Inadequate to her population and ? value or her exports, while thc unequal distribu? tion of the notes authorized to bo issued by Con- I gross isa sore grievance to thc South, and it be- t comes the duty of southern representatives in a Congress to inquire at the approaching session t why the act passed at the .last session, providing i Tor a more equal distribution, has not b?en exe- t cuted. THE ATLANTIC CABLES. I jj r NEW TORS, November 30, 3:15 P. M. ? The steamer Robert Lowe sailed from t Heart's Conteut, on Saturday last, to repair the T Atlantic cable of 1800, which was injured about f Bixiy-flve miles furn that point. Information 1 has Just been received that the cable or 1865 has also ceased to work, and that the break ls at about the Bame distance from Heart's Content. It ls therefore probable that the steamer grappled the the wrong cable. As the .steamer is on the spot, | \ lt ls hoped that both cables will soon.be repaired Although the French cable ls able to transmit * westward wit h about its usual facitity, it is from [ some unknown cause unable to transmit eastward t except with great difficulty and very slowly. No- J lice is hereby given that, for the present, messages t canuot be received for any part or Europe. The c public will be lnrormed at the earliest moment j that messages caa be received for Earope. (Slgued) CYRUS W. FIELD. A BLOODY BATTLE. ?BTE AT OF TBE ABTUT OF TETE ? LOISE. The French Routed at Amiens and Re? pulsed at ParU-Rumors of Capltula latlon-A Conference upon the Eastern Question. . Defeat of the Army of the Loire. LONDON. November 30 -Noon. The following, dated Versailles, early this ?morning:, has been received via Berlin : On Mon day and Tuesday tue forts around Paris, particu? larly those toward, the Bonth, maintained a furi? ous cannonade-to cover a sortie in force. On Tuesday the French, came out toward L'Hay, supported by gunboats on the Seine, and attacked fiercely the position held by. the sixth Prussian corps. Sorties were made simultaneously In other directions, probably with a view to prevent | reinforcements to the sixth corp?. In all cases, however, the French wer? repulsed and driven behind their fortifications. The entire loss of th? Prussians In these actions was seven officers and a few hundred men, while the French lost sixteen hundred In prisoners alone. The French were badly beaten near Amiens. Their army was totally routed and ned towards Arras. Four French guns were captured lu this action. On Monday the main body of the French attempted-to force a passage to Fontainebleau by a heavy and general attack. They encountered'! the 10th Prussian Corps at Beaune, a little village In the Department of thc Loire, twenty-six miles norrh of Orleans. The Prussians were quickly re? inforced with the 5th lnf#iiry and 1st Cavalry Divisions, and the French onslaught was repulsed with heavy loss in killed, wounded and prisoners -especially pr soners. Falling in this attempt the army or the Loire withdrew. VERSATLXES, November 30-Noon. It now appears that the greater part or the army ot the Loire was engaged against the Pros si an 10th corps at Beaune, on Monday; The re? ports or the commanders now coming la leave no doubt that the French defeat was complete. One thousand French were killed and left on the field. Seventeen hundred wounded were cap? tured. The captures were Increased by the close Prussian pursuit. The Eastern Conference, . . .. LONDON, November 30. The feeling In money circles ls healthy. Tho Tunes urges King wullara, as the ally of England, to urge on the Czar the folly of pretensions which the civilized world refuses to tolerate. ST. PETKRSBCRO, November 30. The proposed conference on the Eastern ques? tion ls favorably received here. y IG HT 'DISPATCHES. Rumored Capitulation of Parla. LONDON, November 30-* P. M. The rumored capitulation of Paris causes buoy? ancy in the markets. VERSAILLES, November 30. Immense quantities of provisions have been collected here by the Germans, for the use of the Parisians when they surrender. The Euxlue Question. LONDON, November 30. Lord Lyons is awaiting the decision or the Tours Government as to the matter of Bending a plenipotentiary to & conference In London. BRUSSELS, November 30. The Independence Beige has a report that Eng? land has accepted the proposition for a confer? ence to settle the Euxine question, provided Bus sra gives a satisfactory explanation of Got tacha'j kotra note. Loyalty of the RuMlslll. ST. PETERSBURG, November 30. The government ls lu receipt of advices from all parts of the Empire, showing that the loyalty or the people makes Russia unassailable and rear less of any hostile alliance. An Attempted Escape. # ANTWERP, November 30. The French prisoners herd have made an unsuc? cessful attempt to escape. NAPOLEONS APOZOQY. The Emperor on the Campaign of 1870. The London Telegraph of November 4th contains a full translation from proof-sheets of the brochure about to appear lu Brussels, under the title ot "Campagne Oe 1870 : des Cause? gut ont amen? la Capitulation de sedan. Par un Officier attach? ? l'Etat Major-G?n?ral." This statement has, it is said, reen dictated by the Em? peror during his retirement at wilhelm.' nobe. It ls too long a document for republication In these columns. It beglus by averring that "when ivar was declared, and the Emperor assumed the :om m a nd in-chief of tue French armies, he fre? quently gave expression to the thought, reflected In his Initial proclamation, t*?at the campaign ?bout to open would be surrounded by the great? est difficulties. In the midst or the satisfaction occasioned by the enthusiasm which everywhere rreeted his footsteps, many observed the look or laduess with which he listened to shouts of 'On iva rd to Berlin I' uttered by the excited multitude, is if the enterprise were destined to be merely a nllttary promenade, and a march forward would infllce to vanquish the nation of Europe most hor .ughly exercised in the profession of arms ind best prepared for war." Hie ii rs t plan was to separate Prussia from the South German States, and lt was expected that Lustrla and Italy would make common cause vit h France. The Emperor's plan of campaign vhich he confided at Parls.to Marshals McMahon ind Leoceuf alone-was to mass one hundred and Ifty thousand men at Metz, one hundred thouB tad at Strasbourg, and fifty thousand at the Camp if Chalons. The writer adds: As soon os the troops should have been con lentrated at the points Indicated, lt was the Em leror's purpose to Immediately unite the two ar nies of Metz and Strasbourg, and. at the head of ?o.?oo men, to cross the Rhine at Maxau, leaving it his right the fortress of Raatadt, and at his eft that of Germersbelm. Reaching the other ide of the Rhine, he would have forced the St ites if the south to observe neutrality, and would then lave hurried on to encounter the Prussians. Valle this movement was in .course of execution fie fifty thousand men at Chalons, under the com uand of Marshal Canrobert, were to proceed to letz to protect the rear of the army and guard he northeastern frontier. At the same time our leet cruising in the Baltic would have held sta lonarv, in the north or Prussia, a part of the netty's forces, obliged to defend the coasts (neatened with invasion. Tne sole chance of this plan succeeding was to urpass the enemy in rapidity of movement. To oeompush this, lt was necessary to muster, In , very days, at the points decided upon, not only he number of men required, but also the essen lal accessories of the projected campaign, such & w<igon equipages, artillery parks, pontoon rains, gunboats to cover the passage or the thine, and, finally, the commissariat necessary 0 supply a large army on the march. The Emperor flattered himself with the hope of .naming the e results, and In this he was leceived; as, in fact, everybody was led astray by lie supposition that, by means of the railways, nen could be concentrated, and horses and mo end brought forward, witu the order and pre? isten Indispensable to success, where prepara lons had not been made long In advance, by a lgllant administration. The delays incurred arose, in a great measure, rom the detects nf onr military organization, as 1 has existed for the last arty years, and which evealed themselves from the very beginning. After detailing a variety of military movements,' he writer adds: After the battle of Gravetotte the unlnter upted succession of disasters had produced In 'arts a strong impression, and the ministers, un asy at this state of affairs, had thought that np o a certain point they could free themselves rom the constitutional authority belonging to he Emperor only, since he bad simply given to be Empress Regent restricted powers. They hereforeconvoked the Chambers, without even a eference to the Emperor, and from the tune or heir assembly lt was, as lt always is m public laiamlties, the Opposition which saw its influence ncroase, and which paralyzed the patriotism of he majority and the progress or the government From this period ministers appeared arraid to ironounce the name of the Emperor; and he, who had quitted the army, and had only relinquished the command lu order to resume the rems of government, aoon discovered that lt would be Im? possible for him to play out the part which belong? ed to him. ~ We find further on a graceful blt of "mutual ad? miration:" ; Marshal McMahon, a man, above all things, of duty, obeyd, and resolved to run the chance which was placed before him. Anything which resembled a sacrifice for the public good recom? mended Itself to his noble soul, and he was flat? tered by the Idea that by attracting towards him? self ail the forces of the enemy, he was for the moment delivering the capital, and giving lt tune to finish its mes ns of defence. As to the Empe? ror, he made no opposition. It could not enter into bis views to oppose tue advice of the govern . ment and of the Empress Regent, who had shown so much intelligence and energy"in the midst of the greatest difficulties; although be perceived that his own Influence was being completely nul? lified, since he was acting neither as head of the government nor as head ofthe army. He decided to follow, In person, the movements of the army, fully sensible, however, that if he met with suc? cess all the merit would tn Justice be ascribed to the commander-in-chief; and that, In case of a re? verse, Its responsibility would fail upon the bead of the State. ' After describing the battle of Sedan and assert? ing that the capitulation was made* by orders of the Emperor tc ?ave the shedding of blood, this curious document concludes as follows: Thc Emperor, convinced, according to the as? sertions or the press, that the King had declared that he made war not against France, but against, her sovereign, did not hesitate to constitute him? self a prisoner; hoping that the object or the war being attained by the sacrifice of his liberty, the conqueror would beness exacting towards France and the army. He addressed to the King, by one of his officers, the following letter: "Sire (My brother, Monsieur, mon frere)-Not having been able to die in the midst of my troops, lt only remains for me to place my sword hi the hands of your Malesty. I am of your Majesty the good brother (bon frere,) Na POLEON." . The King replied as follows: "Sire (My brother. Monsieur, mon frere)-Re-" gritting the circumstances under which we meet; I accept -the sword of your Majesty, and I pray you to name one of your officers provided wltn full po weirs to treat for the capitulation of the army which bas BO bravely fought under your command. On my side I have named General Mol t We for this purpose. I am of y our Majesty the good brother, . WILLIAM. "Before Sedan,- September l,18fo." . General Wlmpffen betook himself to the Proa slan headquarters, In order there to dlscass the. terms of surrender. During the interview the French General tried, in vain to obtain more favor? able terms. On his return tb Sedan, General wi mr. tren assembled a council of war, composed of about thirty-two general officers, and, with but two dissentient voices, lt was decided that "any fresh struggle wonld but entail the useless loss of thousands of men; and the capitulation was signed. The 3d of September was a day the evll-'omened memories of which will never be effaced from our mind. :'. M. de Bismarck had sent word to the Empe? ror, the previous evening, that the King of Prus? sia offered him an interview on the morrow. Con? sequently, the Emperor left Sedan on the morn? ing or the 2d, and sent to inform Oopnt Bismarck of hli arrival, asking him where was the place, fixed upon fdr the Interview. He waited for the Chancellor of the North German Confederation m a small house upon the road to Donchery. Bis? marck did not long delay m meeting him. In the conversation that ensued, the Emperor hastened to declare that, as he bad given full powers to the Regency, with lt alone could negotiations for peace be c nducted; that he merely delivered his own person Into the hands of the King, claim? ing nothing for himself, but appealing to hts generosity for the army and for France. He added that, the war having been unfortunate, he wonld not altogether throw off the responsi? bility which lay upon him, bu; that, nevertheless, he was bound to state that he had only obeyed a violently excited national feeling. The papers have made a crime of these words ofthe Emperor. However, both in his proclamation to tho anny on the eve of his departure from Paris, and in bis answer to the President of the Corps L?gislatif, he had expressed the same thonght when he paid, "We have done all in our power to avoid war, aud I can say that lt ls the entire nation which has, in its Irresistible etan, promoted our resolution." This statement was indispensa? ble, since every day the Emperor ls still accused of having drawn the sword in a dynastic Interest. The two sovereigns met in the Chateau of Belle Vue, In the outskirts or Sedan, At this confer? ence the King snowed the lofty feelings which an? imated bini by exhlbTng to -the Emperor au the consideration which bis misfortunes demanded, and the Emperor preserved an attitude of the ut? most dignity. General Wlmpffen, who had told the Emperor that the army counted upon bia In? tervention with the King or Prussia for better conditions, was informed of the fruitlessness of his efforts. Such la the recital of the military operations which terminated so unhappily in the surrender of the array at Sedan. So tremendous a disaster should not only wring from us our tears, it should also be pregnant with instruction, and should fur n sh lessons never to be forgotten. The successes of Prussia are due to the supe? riority of numbers; to-the rigorous discipline or her army, and to the empire exercised through? out Germany by the principle of authority. May our unhappy fellow-countrymen who are prison? ers at least profit, during their sojourn In Prussia, by appreciating that which gives strength to a country-the powers that be respected, the law obeyed, the military and patriotic spirit domi? nating all interests and all opinions ! Certainly the struggle was disproportionate, but lt would have been longer sustained and less disastrous for our arma, If military operations had not been unceasingly subordinated to political considera? tions. We should also have been better prepared lr the Chambers bad not Incessantly been desir? ous of reducing the war budget, and had they not always opposed any measure to Increase the national forces. Fifteen days before the declara? tion or war. the committee on the budget, in the Corps L?gislatif, expressed an intention to sup. press the Imperial Guard and to reduce the effec? tive strength of the army. To these principar cannes of our reverses we must add the lamentable habits Introduced Into the army by the wars In Africa. Want of disci? pline, want of cohesion, absence of order, exag? geration of the weight carried by the soldier, and or the quantity of baggage cf the officers-these are the abuses which have been Introduced into our armies. To sum*up, the army always reflects the state of society In which it has been formed. So long as authority in France was strong and respected, the constitution of the army presented a remark? able solidity; but when t\e excesses of the Tri? bune and of the press w?re permitted to enfeeble authority, and to Introduce every where a spirit of criticism and insubordination, the army reit the affects or it. God grant that the terrible drama which ts now seing enacted may serve as alesson lor the fu? ture, and that our country may rise again from the catastrophe which now overwhelms her ! . GOLD AND JU ON I) [MASK BX. NEW YOBS, November 30-Evening. Wall street was disturbed by a rumor of a failure for a million in Cincinnati, no particulars. Better demand for money; e on mixed collateral ?ros the general rate after bank hours; prime dis? counts 6Xa8. Gold was heavy; business at rates, .anging from 10X *. Wi; sixty-twos 7)?; fours 1%; lives the same; new 9}i; sevens the same; ?lghts 9%; forties 6>?; Tennessees eo>?; new 58>?;' /trgtaias 65s'; new 63; Louisianas 72; new 65; evees 71; eights 89; Alabamas 101; fives 70; Geor? gias 80; sevens 90; North Carolinas i7?i ; new 26 >?; South Carolinas 88; new 68X. THE GREAT STORM. WILMINGTON, November 30. A northeast storm is prevailing, and it ls eared that the Persia will go to pieces to-night. Six hundred bales of cotton have been saved and ihe crew taken off. SAN FRANCISCO. November 30. Rain throughout Calirornla yesterday, which promises to continue. Heavy anows on the nountains. FORTRESS MONROE, November 31. The wind Is N. E. and blowing fresh. WAGON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. " MACON, November 30. The Macon and Augusta Railroad is com - ile te, and trains are nianing through on schedu le :lme between Augusta and Macon. SPARKS EEOX THE WIRES. The cotton warehouse of Hopkins, Dwight, [Tow bridge A Co., In New York, was burned yes? terday. Loss $86,000. Manning, Democrat, has been elected to con? rresB, in North Carolina, beating Holden by 436 rotes. The United States troops have been withdrawn 'rom the support of the usurping ex-Governor ind ex-treasurer of Alabama, but they are guard id by a posse of negroes. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. . . _ -- ? , WASHINGTON, >Tovomber 30. McKenzie, ann o unces his intention to con - test Brax to n's seat in Congress from tue First Virginia District. .) .. . >'til s The Presidente messagerwUlaot be delivered, to/ the press before Its deliver? to Congrega.. *j ejwrt There ls great commotion In the departments on acconntof the premature publication of the. : Burean reports. The/are bought from-loose pto? pie connected cither directly or m directly with": . tb? der *r tm enta, et prices ranging from^io to $200. Three tho asa nd dollars was o fie re i for an -.- - advance copy of the report of the Secretary of the ; Treasury.. .. ' ^. ? . . .. . -*<*fr ? . . '.-?'M?;/'?, ?A CATTLE PLAGUE. P0?QOKEEP3IE, N'evember 30. . There ls considerable excitement in the-1 eastern part or Dncbeas Connty, New York,- over? the Budden' and alarming in new- of cattle. . ?fry head on three different farms are affected.' Their U t OB g nea are R wollen, hoofs rotting, and they have no appetite." "'" '-.'.r-v^ jglofoinj arti) jtogjtjng OJopto. . S"CO?TS SCOTTT^' V:???J2 .,.. SCOTTS SCOTTS . SCOTTS " soorrs^ - ': " SCOTTS -SCOTTS-' ^i.o* SCOTT'S STYLES SCOTT>S ^? -N'^ SCOTT'S STYLES . SODTTS -".IL . SOOTTS . STYLES " y SOOTrfc*^* SCOTTS STYLES - .- SCOTTS-is. 800TT8 ? ST?LES . . <,ji8C?n? . or " ' *** ? '^>' .?.,?! r ... ...? . .< .',..< .t-. .. *.....' -? FALL ASP WINTER FALL AND WINTER : " ?.. FALL AND WIN TER ' TALL AND: WINTER ; ,J :? V FALL AND WINTER ' : - ' ? - ? GENTLEMEN'S PURNLSHING GOODS GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHTNO OOODft< GENTLEMEN'S FUliNiSHING GOODS GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS , * ? \< *.?;t . -'?j"t ?Mt** ? ". NOW READY. NOW READY. NOW READY. ? ' ' $ nrxEXsx 8TO0I OP . \y.- '. 3 PAPER C 0 LL ARS, CHAMPION BRACES^ '* 1 STAR SHIRTS, UNDERSHIRTS, .. j UMBRELLA8, ? NECKTIES, NECKTIES, UMBRELLAS, SOCKS, CALL DRAWERS, SCARFS, AND sn CANES, . CANES, THU. SCARFS, DRAWERS, 80CKS.- ' UNDERSHIRTS. STAR SHIRTS, jt?ec CHAMPION BRACES, PAPER COLLARS,} IN GREAT VAYEBTY * W**' IN GREAT VARIETY .-fy fe . IN GREAT VARIETY . . .: I* . ?; ^ SCOTTS STAB SHIRT EMPORIUM, . MEETING STREET, octs - Opposite the Market.- . JjULL AND WINTER CLOTHINO. The Long and Well-EstaWliiied CLOTHXM HOUSE, c?rner of ? . .' : ?:' ? . (1 .. .-? WENTWORTH AND KINO STREBT?, ; . , .... . yr has opened a large and elegant supply of CLOTH-? j INO, made np fojr thls-market, 'equal .to custom work, for Men, Youths and Beys, of new and. : staple styles of goods, and offered at " Itt] -m . .- t> ? . .. ... ; LOW PRICES. B JU 8 I N E S S SUI T S, DA great variety, at from $ii to 406. DERBY SUlTS-a New Style. MORNING AND WALKING COATS, Of mertona, Caa tor, Beavan, Tricot, 88k ttlacd . Coating, Cheviot, Ac., Ac, kc. PLAIN AND FANGT CASSIMERE PANTS, Of the Newest Patterns of the Season. VESTS, Of Cloths, Cassim ere?, Beaven, Velvet, Silks, Ac BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, For ages of from 6 to is yean, for Dress and School purposes, of Cloths, Casalmeres, Sill: Mixed Coatings, Ac, Ac, la Sack and Walking coat Suits. y . . I y . FURNISHING* GOODS. In t h? department will be found a huge assort ment of Merino, Lamb's WooL Suk. Canton Flan? nel and Shaker Flannel UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS. SILK CRAVATS, BOWS, TIES AND SCARFS' In great variety. French, Kid and Beaver GLOVES. English Buck, Deerskin, Beaver and Qauntlec * GLOVE'S.' The Celebrated STAR SHIRTS AND COLLARS, Introduced by me twenty-live yean aga Acflur FOB THEM, and the largest stock kept on hand la _ " the city. \# v ' . " The above named STAK SHTBTS WILL BI MAD* Ur TO OBDBB, ALSO BT MBASUBM. '*.? " ' ] PA PI B COL L AR . . ' . Bi '.ii ' Of the Pioneer, Promenade, Dauntless, Washing . , ton, Astor, Royal, Bismarck and Dickens. TAILORING DEPARTMENT, ) Supplied with a Foll Stock of English, French . ' and American cloths, Oasslmeres, (Matinga, Caa* tor, Beavers, Silk Mixed and Basket-Faced Coat? i lngs, Ac, Ac FANG Y CASSI HE Rf Of the most Novel and Select Patterns. VESTINGS, Of Plush, Velvets, Casalmeres and Silks, which Goods wUl be Made Up to Order, in the waB> known Good Taste alwajB displayed at this House, and on Moderate Terms. .'?'*: PURCHASERS ASS INVITED TO CALL AMD MAU TH BIB SELECTIONS. WM. MATTHIESSEN* NO. 291 KING ST., CORNER WENTWORTH. B. W. MoTUREOUS, Superintendent. octl-stnth2mos Janet) ?00d8, Ut. B ALL, BLACK & CO Nos. 565 and 567 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, In closing ont their Department of GAS FIXTURES, . \ oller their Immense and entire stock of real land imitation Bronze CHANDELIERS, Brackets,HaQ Lights, Portable Stands, Ac, AT LESS THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF MANU? FACTURE. .: ?j c ? This ls an opportunity seldom offered to those i boat furnishing houses, Stores, churches, Aa, lor procuring the. finest work and newest pat? terns at moderate prices. - ... A large stock of Pattern Moulds tb be sold cheap to the trade after March l, 18TL ' The sale will continue for about three oofttas. Janis-iyr . ^smmt A