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CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1872. - J ?^-I?A-.? I ??-?Viii .."?kam? ninan/} if? rtrwmtfOM I THE YANKEE ALADDI THR MARVELLOUS CAREER OF LATE JAMES FISK, Jil. From Peddler to Prince-How the '. nate? of Wall anett were Wheed The Wonderful Power of Bra Demoralizing Example. [From the New York Tribune.] James Fisk, Jr.. lias been described b of his admirers as the most fascinating cl tero! the Nineteenth Century. "Talk i Aladdin !" exclaimed tue representan ve worshipper from wUom we quote, "Why, you have Aladdin under your very e driving a peddler's cart one day and co to New York tue next as the ruler ot the m ?rket, where tie has exerted a greate fluence upon business thau any other man in the- world." Allowing tor a lu tu thusiasm, this do-s not much exaggerate extraordinary vicissitudes of tuis ext dinary man's career. He was burn Bennington, Vermont, on the 1st A, April, 1834. His lather waa a ped driv 1 cg one of those capacious wagons, st common in the rural districts of New Engl stored with calicoes, tinware, laces, trin and household utensils, at which the fare wives and daughters do the most of i ho s ping. From Bennington he removed to J tleboro', where James obtained alt the i education he ever got, at the district sci It was nothing more than the mode acquaintance with the alphabet and Hie c book. He never mastered the art of spell and to the end ot his iife had a comical i tempt for grammar. The elder Fisk had same commercial Instincts and a little of same taste for variety in hts enterprises wi afterwards distinguished the son. He bull inn, and in default of a satisfactory lei used to manage lt himself; tho son at 8 times was employed as waiter. There report that J??rnes made his tiret acquaints with the outside world In some humble capa in connection with a travelling circus or nagerie; but hut ambition was to be a i 1er. Ho began by travelling with his fall Pretty soon he was entrusted with a se| ate wagon, and he ended by buying out business, and laking his worthy sire ai hired man to di ive one of the vehicles. Vi the brightest wagons, the showiest hon and the most glittering harness in the au and, williwin abundance of that ready wit i good-natured impudence lor which he aft ward became famous, he prospered BO I that be waa soon one of the principal jot>b in Vermont. He bought his supplies of J dan & March, in Boston, sud the members thia firm were BO Impressed with his shrev ness tbat they gave lilma position lu th establishment as salesman. From salesm he became a partner. He made some exe lent bargains with the government during I war. Ii is said that he made a happy siro , by smuggling cotton through, the lines, four years hu retired from the flt m with ca tal 'enough to open a dry good* shop of own. In four months more, nis money w v all gone, and the business was closed up. wneu he appeared in New Yoi k in ISCA, a opened a broker's office in Broad street, I entire capital consisted (if history can oe I lie ved ) of a borrowed silver watch. If he h anything more than thal he soon loBt lt, a when he Introduced himself to the favor Daniel Drew, by negotiating 1er him the f>? of the Bristol line ot ?t-amboats, he was pn ticaliy penniless. Mr. i Tew Hist set him I as a broker, in partnership with Beiden, ai employed the new flem in carrying oa I famous war with Vanderbilt for the pcssessii ol the Erie Railroad. That warfare ls a mi ter of history, which we need not here t count. When the crisis came, ou the eve the election tor directors, lu October. 186 there were three contestants in the Heit Fisk was serving under the Drew party, wi wanted to be retained io office. Vauderbtl master of Harlem, Hudson R.ver, aud Centn seemed to be on lue polut of securing Brie als? Eldridge was the leader of the Boston, Har lord and Erle party, which wained to get Int the trie directory f jr the purpose of makin that corni any guarantee the bonds of the own worthless ro id. E tiri ?ge was assisted t Gould. As a result of (he compromise b which the three opposing intere>ts coalesce Fi.-k and Gould were both chosen directors c Erie, aud from the month of October, 186' dates the memorable association of these tw Choice epirltssiuce so famous lu the moue markets of the world. They were not th counterparts, but the complements of eac other. Fisk waa boM, unscrupulous, dashim enterprising, ready in execution, powerful 1 his influence over the lower and inure sensua order ol tuen. Gould was artful, reticent long-headed, clear ol brain, fertile of inven tiou, tenacious of purpose, and no more but dened with unuecessaiy scruples than hi more noisy and flasny companion. The were not long in jolniug foriuues. At ihi y tine of the lamons Erle corner the nex March, they were ostensibly working oi opposite Bides, Gould uoting for Vautier Wit, and Fisk being the man to whom Drew entrusted flfty thousand shares ol nen stock, secretly It-sued, to be used when Vanderbilt's brokers began to buy. The mys teries oftbat transaction ure fully known oui] to a few of the principal actors. An Injune tlon ot Judge Barnard's had forbidden Drew or anybody connected willi the road lo manu? facture any more stock by the issue of con? vertible bond'. But Drew was "short""of Erle; the Vauderbilt pool threatened ruin, and stock must be had. The .new certificates had already been made out lo the name ol Jamos Fisk, Jr., and were in the hands of the secretary, who was enjoined from issuing them. Mr. Fisk saw a way out of i he difficul? ty. The secretary gave the certificate books .to an employee of me road, with directions to carry them carefully to the transfer office. The messenger J e tu med In a moment empty handed, and told the astonished secretary tbat Mr. Fisk had met him at the Seor, taken thc books, and "run away with them." On the same day the convertible bonds com s ponding lo tuese certificates were placed on the secretary's desk, and as soon as Vander? bilt had forced up Hie price of Erie, Fisk's - new shares were thrown upon the market, and bought by Vanderbilt's agents before their origin was suspected. Mr, Fi.-k unfor? tunately had not yet cultivai ed ihe Ja'imate relations with Judge Barnard which he subse? quently sustained. When the Drew pirty ap? plied for au order from Judue GLbert, in Brooklyn, enjoining Barnard's injunctions the petitioner whaaccused that ornament of the New York b?n>h of a corrupt conspiracy to speculate in Erie stock, was noue other than Fisk's partner, Mr. Beiden. The next > morning Barnard issued an order of arrest for contempt, aud Fisk, with the whole b rie Direc? tory, fled to Jersey City, carrying $7,000,000 of money aud the books and pipera of tho company. Among the most valuable of (he assets transferred"on that occasion to Taylor's Hotel was Miss Helen Josephine Mansfield. "I went to Jersey," testified this fair creature some weeks ago in the suit which has jus; come to so tragical a termination, "wu h the officers of the Erle Company, and the railroad paid all tue expense." Mr. Fisk could afford to amuse himself. He hod made filly or sixty thousand dollars by lils day's work in Broad street, and he had the sutUtaclion ol' knowing that he had not on y beaten Vauderbilt and Barnard, but outwitted even lils particular friend and patron, Mr. Drew. He had uow practically the greater share of ihe manage? ment on his shoulders, though lu name he was only comptroller. He sofie:.ed public indig? nation by subsidizing a gang of ruffians, os? tensibly in the Vanderbilt interest, to besiege "Fort Taylor," as if for the purpose of kidnap? ping the directors, and orgat.izing a band of railway hands to mount guard about the hotel. He dogged the steps of Mr. Drew, who was stealing over to New York by night to make a secret compromise lor himself uh me with Mr. Vanderbilt, and when Drew carried off the ninds of the comp my FNk compelled him to brlug them back by pulling an uiiuch ment on his money lu bank. A bill was uow introduced at Albany to legalize Dre .v 's over Issue of stock. Mr. Gould visited the capital with haifa million dollars and caine back with? out a cent, and the bid which three weeks be? fore had been rejected by a vote of 83 to 32 was carried by a vote 101 to 6. This was fo!- I lowed by a general su-penMou of hostilities. The scandalous network of Injunctions hid 1 * become so Intricate thal one geneiai order waa I ' obtained sweeping lt all away. Judge B.ir- 1 nard wu? placated In some manner not made .public. Mr. Peter B. Sweeny, who, as tue , re pr?sentai ive of Tammany, haJ been ap- : pointed 1 receiver" of the property of thu s railway company af: et- lt had been carried out ot reach, waa allowed 9150,000 for bia ? trouble of takiug care of nothing: and the t exiles returned to New York. In one of his characteristic fits ol frankness, James Fisk afterward on the witness stand described the settlement which ensued as an -'almighty rob. bery." The directors of Erie took 50,000 shares o? stock off Vanderbilt's shoulders at 70, and stave him $1,000,000 besides. Eldridge got $4,000,000 of Erle acceptances in exchange for $5,000,000 of Boston, Harttord and Erle, which became bankrupt very soon afterward. Drew kept all he bad made, but was to pay $450,000 Into the Erle treasury, and stand ac? quitted of all claims the corporation might have against him. Nearly balta million more was required to pay the lawyers and discon? tinue the suits. Fisk, getting nothing per? sonally, stood out agalust the arrangement nu til the conspirators consented lo give him the Erle Ballroad I Drew and some others were io resign, and Fisk and Gould to take possession of ihe property. Thus begau the most extraordinary chapters of railway management the world has ever seen. A series of dishonorable transactions on the stock exchauge had plundered one ol I the most magnificent roads lu America of j about $9,000,000, and left lt, with an empty treasury and a legacy of lawsuit?, under the control of two adventurers, who had not ex? perience enough to run a hand-ca . They took advantage of the calm which followed to clear out the old board of auditors, and concentrate all power io the four offices-as president, vice-president, treasurer and comp? troller-which they then divided equally, each taking two. There had already . been indica? tions of an alliance with the Tammany Ring, and the bargain was now completed by the admission ot Tweed and Sweeny to the di? rectorship, and the appoint me ut of Barnard as judge In ordinary. They needed strength? ening. The slock had gone down to 44, and was destined soon to go to 20. Vanderbilt was Billi to be feared, and an election for di? rectors was coming on, when the Bing might be completely destroyed. How Fisk ana Gould met these di'.Hen Hies everybody knows. -The printing press was set running to manufacture more stock. Englishmen were investing heav? ily In Erie just then, with the idea apparoutly that because it was cheap it must be good. Fisk and Gould Bold the new stock to them, but kept lt in their own names, as crokers, on the transfer books, and so could vote for them? selves with lt alter lt had passed out of their possession. Finally, when the foreign hold? ers, alarmed at the depreciation of the prop? erly, sent the certificates to New York and sought to have them transferred in ihe usual way. Mr. Fisk, with the assistance of Gould aud Barnard, seized them under cover ot a fic? titious suit, and had them placed la the hands of Judge Barnard's Gratz, who was as safo a voter aa Fisk himself. We shall not undertake lo trace the compli? cated suits which Fisk sud hin confederates have since promoted. Probably it would be unfair lo hold him principally responsible for* j ihe judicial scandals in which he was the most conspicuous figure. His was not the cunnlng hrain which devised the shameful chicanery, and planned out long legal campaigns full of ambiiBcades'nnd surprises, and treacheries and dishonors. He was rat her ihe daring and reck? less executor of ihe designs or more cralty associates; but it was the nature of the mau lo be the most conspicuous figure of any com? pany into which he might be thrown. In that baud of '-britruans" (to use hM owu urthrograpliyj which has held possession of the Erle Road lor the last four yeats, he has always been ihe loudest and ihe biggest; but we doubt whether lie has been ihe captain. He has glittered with rlbbous aud gay breeches. His arms have been the brightest. His swagger hos been the grand? est. But there hus been a more astute masker behind him. Ii was ihe peddler's taste for varnish which placed the Erle offices lu a the? atrical palace, and filled them with magnifi? cence of carved wood aud gilding, and bur? nished morocco and monstrous mirrors. It was In a spirit of barbaric magnlticeuce rat li? ar, perhaps, than ot speculation, that he Dough t the Eighth Awn ne Operations-, and eased pan of it ro the railroad ; bought ihe Fifth avenue Theatre; bought a summer garden np -own. for the purpose of running a restaurant; nought two lines of steamboats, und pul him? self Into naval uniform; bong nt coaches and ?aggage wagons; bought everything that would keep the name of James Fisk, Jr., per? petually ia the public ear. the portly figure of James Fisk, Jr.. perpetually In the public eye, Bul, lu managing ihe business details of 'he railway corporation, shrewd as ho was. lie needed the help of a diffeient class of j men. Toe famous gold conspiracy of mack Friday, lu which he played BO ?) rom iii" nt. a part, waa probably not ot lils de? mising. It was his duty lo conduct the Presi? dent to Boston and entertain him on his steam? boat while the keener confederates employed ihe Boclal hours In working upon the mind of :'ie unsuspicious Chief Magistrate. When Fisk, lu his laced uniform, matched Into the Boston Coliseum In Ihe suite of General Grant, lie doubtless felt that he had played his share Df the game, and was as near happiness as ho iver could be. But when Black Friday came, il needed just such a mau ot nerve and head? long moral courage as Fisk to carry on the iPBperate bidding bf the corner-and to repu? l?ale their contracts when the President at oat overthrew them. Eveu the Erle lawsuits ire lull of incidents characteristic of Fisk's recklessness. It ls to the vagaries of his pri? mate life, however-if Fisk can be said to have iad any private life-that ihe ejes of the mulgar have been turned with the great? est Interest. The troupes of dancing rirls and opera-bouffe singers whom he sup? ported at his theatres, exhibited In his box, md uaraded in public places on his arm; the splendor of his equipages; the glories of his .oilel; the rumored luxuries ol' hie banqueting ?ooms and his buffel; his lavish generosity ia riving, and his ingenuity in never paying; ns insolence and his wit ; lils vindictiveness ind his good nature; his thirst for notorlely md his unparalleled contempt for public minion; his boldness in defying laws and :our(s, coupled with a comical sort ot coward ce In the face of physical danger-these things mve been thu talk of New York for four years md have made the name of James Fisk, Jr., notorious from London to San Francisco, and no doubt they have been admired. Bad, rross, sensual, vulgar as he was, be had not july troops of associates, but hundreds of ad nlrers. Young men saw in ihe career of this io or roue the road to wealth and pleasure, fie was chosen colonel of a regiment )f militia, marched it to Boston In de lance of the unwillingness of ihe peo ile of that city, encamped with lt at liong Branch, was cheered sometimes in the ttreets, and when he serenaded the Grand Duke Alexis was admitted to an Introduction villi that Imperial young mau. He ran away llsgracefully during the Orange riots In July, >ut that did not seem to diminish his popular ty even lu his own regiment. The courts lave rung with Hie shames of his domestic re? stions; but he bore his head as nigh us ever, t is the worst ol' his offences mat. by the brilliancy of his rapid career and thc rude >onliomie of his manner he did so much to fas Uuate the weak und blunt the moral sense of I .he young. He and his associates did more :hun any other men except Tweed to corrupt he bench and the bar-more even than Tweed himself to defile the judicial emlne in ?he public sight, and degrade in general esti n a: iou names once honored tn the roll of ad? vocates. He did his best, to destroy what honor here was left lu the st ck market. He found 'peculation a sort of gambling, and he made it lothiug belter than freeboutlng. He denied i stage that was bad enough already. He )opularized sins thal common decency used 'o ionceal. But worse than all this was the in lidlous influence by which he relaxed bu-in- s. nonUlty, and tauuht young men just starling n ihe race of life that auy uneducated boor :o;ild gel off u peddler's catt und steal a rail? road without, going to Jail or being kicked out )f so-called respectable houses. Trie ouly way o gel on, In the Fisk philosophy, was to cheat riends aud enemies ulike, bribe, lie, cheat, Heal, und have a good time. Perhaps lt ls a niTcy of God lhat Hie end of lils career has tarnished Buch a startling and dramatic con radlctlon to the lesson of hts past, success. Two c." ihe most conspicuous vi?o.j of his life ils ?'..continence aud his prostitution of ihe tonrts to schemes ol robbery and vengeauce laveled directly lo hi3 murder. TUB New York Tribune In Its notice of Fisk lays: "He was no hypocrite-ll that ls any iralse. When he devoured the widow's sub tance he differed from many of his associates n refraining from ihe pretence ol long irayers."_ LEAP year panics are popular In New York, rujiadles Invite ihe g- ntlemento dance, und ;ben wait upon them al supper table. JOHN BKIQHT, of England, ls still In retire nen t, but his health ls improving so much that lefore long he will return to public life. Special ?Votires. 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Factory No. is Bond street, New York. janza-tnwfiyr_ IV tra flnblications. ?pOGARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY. HOLIDAY BULLETIN. We are now displaying an unrivalled stock of ELEGANT BOOKS In every department of Lite? rature. AU tue New and Standard Poets, Illustrated; Staadard Literature and Theo ogy, the bent edi? tions, In tels. JUVENILE BOOKS. E?pcclal care has been taken to ma'<e thia de? partment attractive by the selection of Good Books, combining entertainment as well as In? struction to the young. Tue little folks h ive had especial attention t?lven to their wants this sea? son by the publisher* generally. Books for tho young or all ag's are amongst tue most beau'irui publication of the staion, and much lower in prices than last year. * BIBLES AND PRAYER BOOKS. Oxfoi d Editions or Family and Pocket Bibles. We liavo just recelv. d a larg? Invoice or oxford Bib es and Prayer Books. The assortment embra? ces < very variety of editions and sty ita Issued by tue Oxford press, which, together with a variety of other English and American e litton*, make the largest und most elegant variety of Bibles and Prayer Bocks ever offered (or bale In charles iou, and at greatly ?educed p- ices. Illustrated Books and Sets or Standard Authors, including Scott, Cooper, Dickens, Thacker*), Isaac Dis raeli Lamb. Waverly Novel J , Macaulay, Christopher North, Poe, Hallam, Milman, Hood, b ronde, Mommsew, Jowell's Plato, AC AC. Our stock ls toe large and varied to enumerate, but our store ls arranged wu h a view to ibe c rn ventanee or customers, and the price or each boot marked In plain figures. FANCY ARTICLES. Desks, Work Boxes, Writing cases, Portfolios, Photograph Albums, Fancy Ink Stands, Fancy Boxes ot Note Paper. Sunday School Library and Books for Prizes, Sunday School Cards. Illuminated Texte, Fancy Books, and a large variety of Books suitable for presentation to leacbers and scholars. aar Persons residing in the country will please bear In mind that by sending their orders to n t fur any books published in America, they will be charged only the price or tho book. We pay for 'he postage or express. IO" Address FOGfARTTE'8 BOOK DEPOSITORY, in. 280 Kine street, (ia the Bend,)Charleston, s. i oct3l-tiiths O Dusmrsa Cards. T T o"?. MOSB8, PH . D. Geological Surveys and Maps promptly and exactly executed. Phosphate and Mining Pro? perties leported upon, and Working Plana fur? nished. Separat ug and Me:ailurglcal Proc?s ute adapted to Ore Deposits. Special attention to CHEMICAL ANALYSES or FERTILIZERS, Drugs, Ores, Minerals, Ac. LABORATORY. dec23-stuih)mo No. 28 George street. ?*gal Not ces. STATE OF SOUTH CARO LINA CHARLESTON COUNTY.-Court or Common Pleas.-JOHN HANCKEL ami EDWIN D EN ? I ON, Plaintiffs, against EDWARD R. MORRIS, Defendant. To EDWARD R. MORRIS. Defendant in this action : Yon arc hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action, which ls filed in the or Dee of the Clerk cf the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer o;i the subscribers, at his office, No. 40 Broad si reet, Charleston, S.U., wlt< iu twenty lays after tue servi e of tull summons, exclusive i)f the day or service. Jfy>u falito answer this complain, within tue time herein specified, the Plaintiffs will take Judgment against youforthe^ ?um or two thousand Uve hundred and fifty-one W-ioo dollars, with inter, st at the rate of seven percent, per annum, from the thirtieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and cos s. THOMAS M. HANCKEL, Plain inv Attorney. Dated December 2d, :STI. A. C. RICUMOND, C. C. P. To EDWARD R. MORRIE: Take nonce that IheBuromons In thia action, o." which theatregoing H a copy, was filed in the office of Hie Clerk of the Court or Common Meas, for the County or ...'ti.?neston, at cnar.eston, in the State of South Carolina, on the fourth day of December, A. D., 1871. THOMAS M. HANCKKL. dec30-88_Plaintiffs' Attorney. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CO UNI Y OF CH ARLKtsTOX-Court of Com? mon P.ea?.-ROBERT Dl)UULA?S and ERl H. JACKSON, pannefr, doing business under the name of DO??LANS & JACKSON, Plaintiffs, ag-?inst EDWARD R. MuKRIS, D?tendant. To EDWARD R. MORRIS Defendant In thia action : You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint In this action, winch ls Died lathe office of the clerk or the Court or Common Pleas, for the tiald County, and to serve a cony or your answer ou the subset Iber at uls < mee, No. 40 Broad streer, chariest, n, s. c., wlihin twen'y dava arter the service of tula summons, exclusive of the ri ay of service. If yon fall to answer this complaint withlu the time a oresald, tn. piHlntlffs wld tune judgment against you for the s im of eight hundred and thirty-one 88-100 do lars, with Interest at the rate or seven per cent per annum, rrointiie firth day of December, one thom and eight hundred and seventy-one. and costs. THOMAS M. HANCKEL, Plaintiffs' Attorney. Dated. December 2d, 1871. A. C. RICHMOND, C. C. P. To EDWARD R. MORRIS : Take notice that the summous in this action, or which the roregotug ls a copy, was fited in the office of tue clerk of itie Cou 11 uf Common Pea?, for the County of Charleston, at charleston, in tue State or Suntu Carolina, on the fourth day of December, A. D., 1871. THOMAS M. HANCKKL, dec30-s6 Plaintiffs' Attorney. Booti, Shoes, Ut. INO MORE KOR.VS: KORVS : Koitus : IF YOU ARE FITrBD AT THE "STAR SHOE HOUSE," No. H7 MBBTINO STREET, South of Market, Next Co-operative Grocery Store. From experience and severe test, we unhesi? tatingly affirm that the SHOES sold rrom the '?star Shoe House" out-wear, give more satisfac t:on and comiort than any we have ever tried. [Voice oj trie Pres?. We endorse the above, and add that, to the best or our knowledge and belier, nooda rrom the above Hons? ara sold cheaper than from any other similar Store '-In The Wor d." [Country Farmer. DALI HALL, December 24. 1871. Vf. C. CHAPMAN * i o.: GENTS-I have worn your W. Nailed SHOES eight months, still they are as good as new. You only warranted them tor alx months. Z. L. COFf ER. (Translation.) BKUUSKLS. November 8.1871. MesBreT W. C. CU A PM AN A CO.: GKNTS-Dur? ing my tour In America, ou a flying "tatt to Charleston, by my request you were pleaded to send m ? several pair of your "GAlTfiiw," all of which 1 kept. I must return you my sincere thanks (t was unable to obtain them in any other store) lor never have I seen In all Kurope any SHOE to surpass or even compare with them. They have been admired by every one. Do Bend me by European express one dozen palra Ho. L .*.... . COUNTESS VON-, N. B. These are our "Excelsior Congress." the finest Shoes made, and sold at only $3 a pair. No lady should be without ::itva. Sold elsewhere from $4 to $3. Roicx MILLS, S. C., December e, 1871. W.O. CHAPMAN A CO.: GENTS-I congratu? late you oa being proprietors ot the only t?HOE HOUSE in Charles-on (The Star) owned and con ducted by Charleston lana. My older was mied to my entire satisfaction, and all the Shoes flt beautiful y. Y-ur low prices astound'd me. They are at least 20 per cent, below what I have been giving other dealers in your city. I assure you your sel ec Hons pleased me better than tr I had been OH hand to purchase Individually. Per? severe, and I only hope many morn or our young men will follow y.ur txample and energy, and ono again make old Charleston prosper ns In days of yore. *********** GEN'L E. M. ?,**.**** SHOES SOLD AT RETAIL. Orders from the co tntry lille*! promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. The STAR SUOE HOUSE is No. 127 Meeting street, near Market. LOOK FOR THE STAR (?) W. C. CHAPMAN & CO,, CHARLESTON, S. C. W. B. BURKE. Jan6-8lyr ?t'ui.ng illumine a H AT A D V A N TXGTE S HAS THE "ELIAS HOWE" MACHINE OVER OTHERS1? First.-The pub lc know lt to be durable. A conclusive evidence ls, twenty yenrs have not placed second-tuml "HOWE" Machines lu the market, lt cannot be said of any other machine. Second.-It on:alua the material for Its own repair. N Th.rd.-It has less wearing points than any other. Fourth.-It drawa up aatltch aa you do by hand; others do nut. Firth.-You have perfect control over both threads; other H have not. Mxth.-lt gives orr thread In proportion to the tblckuessor fabric sewed, thereby avi hiing slow motion ov r team?, dropping ail;ches and break? ing or needles-a great objcotlon to all other ma* chines. Seventh.-lt sews a tight seam in casslmere. burying the thread on either side, and then a tissue paper, without change ot tension. Eighth.-The presaer root la easllv swung out or tue way when you set a needle or pul nuder work. It a not so with any other. Among the many "FIRST PREMIUMS" award? ed TUE ELIAS Hi AVK SEWING MACHINES, may be mentioned the following: The International Exhibition of all Nations, London, 1882. a Gold Medal. New York state Fair, isac. Exposition I ni verseile, Purls, 1887, a Gold Medal. Grose ot ihe Legion of Honor io Ellas Howe, Jr., as Original Inventor. Ohio Slate Fair, 1868. New York State Fair, 1868. Vermont statu Fair, 1868. Recollect that Mr. HO (VE was the Original In? ventor of Sewing Machines, and gave twenty years of hld Ute to perfecting this Machine. EVERY MACHINE IS FULLY WARRANTED AND SATISFACTION QUARANTEED IS EVERY CASE. 49- ir you are prejudiced lu favor or any par? ticular Machine, ut least examine THE HOWE before you purchase. OFF208 NO. 302 KTKO STREBT, ALFRED G. ELY, declg-swlmo_Agent South Carolina. THE NEW IMPROVED WHEELER & WILSON, THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY SEW! Botween six and seven hundred thousand now In use. Is the most simple, runs easier, and rr ak es less noise than any other first-class Lock Stitch. Machine. Does all kinds of work usually done by band. Has better attachments for Hemming. Frilling, Tucking, Cording, Quilting, Gathering. Ac, than any other Machine. These Machines are now offered for sale in this city on th1? LEASE PLAN, at Ten Dollo-a per month until paid ror. Thorough Instruction given, and satisfaction, guaranteed in all cases, old Machines repaired and adjusted by a competent machinist. A few live men can rind regular and profitable employ? ment, either on salary or commission, by applying ; early. Parlor and Salesroom No. 209 KING STREET. W. G. BRUCE, Agent. WHYTE A BARRAL, General Agente, dec?a -- " ? i THE WEED F. F. SEWING MACHINE has not yet become such a drug in ihe market as to require to be hawked through the Btreets or lett at the residences against the wishes or th<?oc? cupants. But my sales have not diminished* nor has the reputation or these Machines suffered by competition. Call and see theil and you will be con vlnort rt f their superiority. D. B. HASELTON, dec20-lmo H?. 307 KIN C STREET., Notices in Sankrnptcrj. J IN?^H?~D?STRIC r COURT OP THE | UNITED STATES, FOR THE EASTERN DIS- , I KICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-In the matter or NICHOLAS UERNAUQH, Baukrupt-In Bankrupt- ? cy.-To whom it may Concern: The undersigned, t hereby gives notice of his appointent as As- ! sign?e or NICHOLAS MERNACQH, or the City or ; Charleston. In the Couuty or Charleston and | State or South Carolina, within said District,. ? who has been udjuuged a bankrupt upon hU : Creditors' petition, by the District Court or said. District. Dated at Charleston, the 29th dav or December,. A. D., 1871. 0. FRONEBEKGER, dec30-?8 Assignee. .! Naturalisation ?o.ire. BRITISH K WHEREAS, by the 3d Section of the Naturaliza? tion act 1870 (33 Vi. t. cap. 14) lt ls provided that "where lier Majesty has entered Into a convention with any-foreign state to the effect that the sub I Jecta or citizens of that State who have been natu? ralized as British subjects, may divest th mselves of their status as such subjects, lr, shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order In Council, to declare that such convention has been entered Into b. j Her Majestj ; and from and after the date of such Order in Council, any person being originally a Bubject or citizen of the State referred to In such Order, who bas been na'urallzed as a British sub I Ject, may, within such limit of time as may be provided in the convention, make a declaration of alienage, a d from and after the date of his so miking such declaration such person shall be re regarde) as an allen, and as a subject or the state to which he originally belonged as afore? said. "A declaration of alienage may be made as fol? lows; that ls to say : If the declarant be In the United Kingdom, in the presence or any Justice of i he peace; if elsewh re In Her Majesty's dominions in the presence or any jud .e of any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction, of any justice of the peace, or of any other officer for the lime being anthorized by liw, in the place In which the declarant ls, to administer au oath fur any judi dal or ether legal purpose. If out or Her Majes? ty's dominions, in the presence of any officer in the Diplomatic or consular service of Her Maj? esty." AND WHEREAS, such convention wai entered Into by Uer Majesty with the United States of America, on the 18th or May, 18*0, the ratifica? tions or which were exchanged at London, rn the 10th August, 1870; and on ?henth day ur Au? gust, 1870, Her Majesty, by Order In Couno 1, did declare that a convention had been entered Into, to the effect that the subjects or citizens of these S-arcs who had been naturalized tis Bililsh sub? jects might divest themselves ' of their a latus as such sub octa. AMD WHEREAS, by a supplementary couve Mon signe 1 at. Washington on 23d February, 1871. the ra; i ti cat lou a whereof were exchanged on the 4th May, 1871, after reciting that by the second arti? cle ot the said drat convention lt had been stipu? lated that the mamver, in which the renunciation by subjects and citlze-.s or the contracting parties who had emigrated or might emigrate from the dominions or one to those or thc other party, or their naturalization and the resumption or their native allegiance, might'be made and pub? licly declared, should bc agreed upon by the Governments of the respcciive count rles : IT WAS, by Article l, AGREED, as follows, viz, That, any per.-on being origma ly a citizen or the United States who had previously to Miy 13, 1870, been naturalized os a Bi lt is b su bj ec, may at any t rae before August 10, 1872, and any British subject, who, at the date first aforesaid, had been natara ized as a citizen within the Onltcd States, may, at any time before Ma> 12, 1872, publicly declare his renunciation of such naturalization by sub? scribing an instrument tn writing, substantially In the form hereunto appended, and designated as Annex A. "Such renunciation by an original citizen or the United Stales or British nationality shall, within the territories and Jurisdiction or (he Uni e States, be made lu duplicate, In the presence of :iuy Coure auth r.zod by law for tho time being to admit allens to natural z.nlon, or bo.'orethc Clerk or Prothonotary or any such Court: ir the declaraut be beyond the territories or thc United Statt a, lt shall be made In duplicate, before any Diplomatic or Consular officer of the United States. One of such duplicates shall remain of record in the custody or the Court or officer In whose presence lt was made; the other shall ne, without delay, transmitted to the Department of State. "Such renunciation, ir deelared by an original British subject, or his ucqulred nationality as a citizen or the United States, shall, If the dec a rant be In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, be made in duplicate, in the presence or a Justice of the Peace; if elsewhere, in Her Britannic Majesty's dominions, in triplicate, in the presence of any Judge of civil or criminal Jurisdiction, or any Justice or the Peace, cr or any other officer for the time being authorized by law, lu the place in which tho declarant is, to ad? minister an oath for any judicial or other legal pupoae; if out of Her Majesty's dominions. In triplicate, in the presence or any officer in the Dip omatlc or Consular Service of Her Majesty." ANNEX (A.) "I, A B., of {Insert abode) being originally a cit? izen or the United States or America (or a British aubject) and having become naturalized within the dominions or Her BrPannlc Majesty as a British subject, (or os a citizen within the United States of America) do hereby renounc9 my natu? ralization as a British subject (or citizen of the United staten;) and deda e that lt ls my desire to resume my nationality as a citizen or the United States (or British subject.) (Signed) A. B. Mad? and subscribed berore me.-In (tnmrt country or other subdivision, and State, province, colony,legation or consulate,) tils - day of-. 187-. (Signed) K. F.. Tustlceaflhe Peace [or other title.'1) NOW THBR?>'OKS NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVKV tO all British subjects within the States cf North and South Carolina, who have become naturalized within the United States, and who desire to resume their allegiance as British subjects, to make the declaration In the form prescribed, before the 12th May, 1872. ALTHOUGH tho Supplemental Convention of the 23d of February last only requires tbnt American citizens who have been naturalized as British subjects shall make tho Declaration or Renuncia? tion before a United S'atcs Court of Justice, or l lplomatic pr Consular officer or the United St .tra, yet it ls necessary, to meet the require? ments or the British Act or Parliament, that the Declaration shall also be made berore one or the British Judicial, Diplomatic or Consular officers mentione I in the 3d Section. No FEB will be levied lor receiving these Decla? rations. H. P. WALKER, H. B. M. Consul for North and South Carolina. BRITISH CONSULATE, ) CHARLESTON, DeceDlbrr, 1871. J dcCl3,20,jani2,28,reb7,9-D*O ftopartrurefpLS ano Dissolutions. THE UNDERSIGN HAVE THIS DAY day firmed a Copartnership for the purpose ot carrj lug on the Factorage and General Com? mission business, under the name and style or THEO. Q. BOAG. A. M. JACKSON. THEO. O. BOAG. THEO. G. BOAG, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, OFFICE NORTH ATLANTIC WHARF, Formerly occupied by Claghorn, Herring A Co. jan8-a_ THE BUSINESS HERETOFORE OON DITCTED by me undersigned under the firm name of Fo.isiTiili, MCCOMB A C )., wai dil so ved o i the 1st 'nstaut by mutual consent. Elinor party will sign in liquidation. W. C. FOKSYTUE, W. MCCOMB, R. J. FORSYTH E. The undersigned have formed a 0 tpartnershlp for the Bile of Dry Ooods, at ihe Store No. 391 King street, under the name of FOKSY ? HE A Mc 0O1?B, R. J. FORSYTH E, w. MCCOMB. The subscriber, having withdrawn from the centrara of FORSYTHS, MCCOMB A CO.. will con linne the business on hts own account at Nos. 406 and 408 Klug street, corner or Burn's laue. jane-8 W. c. FURSYTHE. bunion 5a lee-in tn rr ?Daga WILLIAM McK?^ ti". 140 Meeting afreet, Opposite Pavil? ion. Hotel? REGUL AR DRY GOODS SALES, MON mmDA.TS AND WK ><r.>. AIS. w?l S^OIMONDAY. nt 1U O'Clock, 5U0 lots of Foreign ana Domestic Dry Goods, Hos? iery, Cutlery, Nouons, Ac, tn loti salted to tue city and country trade. Gooas open for inspec? tion previous to sale. Terms cash._Jani-smtuwlmo By A. C. MCGILLIVRAY, Auctioneer. SMALL, COMFORTABLE DWELLING, Si Henrietta streer, north side, third east of Heeling street, at Auction. On TH UK.-'DAV next, mu Instant, at ll D'c ock. will be sold, The above desirable PROPERTY. Lot about 27 feet fr. nt by 112. Terms-One-half cash; and balance in one, two and three years; secured ns usual. Jaoll-UiBtai?_ By J. DRAYTON FORD. RESIDENCE IN LIBERTY STREET. **| Win be sold at the cast end of Broad street, near the Postoffice, on THURSDAY, the 18th or January, at ll o'clock A. M., The KHS1 DENCE on the north side or Liberty creel, No. 14, being a two and a half story wood in building, on a high brick basement, containing (wo basement rooms, four -qu.ue rooms and two mies, with tin roof. The Lot meaaures about 42 .'cet on Liberty street, 144 ieee on east and west Ines, and 40 feet on north or back Une, be the lame more or less. Terms-One-third cash; balance by bond, pay? able tn one and two equal successive annual In? stalments i rom day. of (?ale. with Interest semi mnually, secured by mortgage of property. Pur :haaer to keep Residence insured for amount of ired lt portion, and to assign the policy to mort? gagee. Purchaser to pay for pape.a and stamps. jHnll-thstnl_ Bj J. DRAYTON FOKD, Auctioneer. CLEMENTINE H. BERNARD VS. RICHARD H. CAIN. By virtue or the Judgment of Hon. R. F. Ora? tan). Judge or the Hist Circuit, in above case, will ie sold on THURSDAY, the is th day of January, nstaut; A. D. 1872, at the east end- of Broad nreet, near the Postornce, at ll o'clock A. M., AI that LOT OK LAND, situate on the north? west corner ut Rutledge avenue and Fish oura nreet, in the City of Charleston, measuring sud MUt .lui.ig KS feet on Kutledge avenue by 430feet )ii Ftshburu street. 108 feet ou Legare street, and I3u feet on the north line; butting tn the east on Huti .tige avenue, to the Boatb on Fi&hbura street, o the west on Legare stree . and to the north on L>ot E on a plat of land b.-longlng to the estate of P. N. Gadsden, executed by R. T. Payne, Survey? or, lbth March. 1843. Terms-one-hair cash, and the residue on a J ;redlt or une y ar. with interest from day of sale, lecured by bund or the purchaser and mortgage it the premiso-). Purchaser lo pav for stamps md papers. _ G. L. BUlsT, liefet ce. Jaill-thstuJ_ By R, M. MARSHALL & BRU., Auctioneers. REFEREE'S SALE, txecuicrt or JOHN H. TiX KER, deceased, ualnst tho Dev.sera and Legatees of J. H. TUCKER. By vii tue or a decree made In this cns?,by (he ll nora dc R. K. Graham, Judge of the First J,r nit. i will offer for sale at puidlc Auction, it the Old Po-toince, at thc root or urea t street, n Charleston, . 'i he followiug h EAL ESTATE, situate In George .o*u Coui.tr, belonging to the Estate or the late I oh ii U Tucker, to wit : Tue PLANTAT ON known as Will Brook; also, the Plautatioj known as Litchfield; nl.o, tne Lauds on -anny Island; al 10, the Plantation mown as Glenm re; alan, the plantation known is Holly Grove; au-o the Plantation known as lloreland. A more accurate description of these Planta lons will he given in a luturs advertisement, and il -o the day of sale. Terms-one third ca?n; remainder In one, two ind Hire ? years, io bo secured bv bond or bonds if ihe purchasers, bearing Intel eat nt Hie rat; of 'even per tent, per an&um. payable annually 'mm tue d y nf Hale, and a mor guue of the prop it-tv i ure i as ed Pu i chaser to pay Referee roi capers and stamps. SAMUEL LORD, Ja., Ren ree. doci4 thstu By h S. K. UK X NETT. A HANDs'OME RESIDENCE IM WARD t \_ No. 6 at Auc i?n. on THURSDAY uext, me t n Instant, at the Postofllce, at ll o'cloc., 1 will oder at auction, - Ah nat H.OH LO POP LAND, with handsome Residence and nunn rous outbuildings thereon, ocati d at tho soutuea-t corner nf Kilzaheth and bar on e streets. The Lo; ir.e.?aaren 1 JO feet on [Jnarlotte by 140 feet ou Euzabetli streer. The Brick Mansion ts In excellent repair; contains 7 ?pright rooms, most er them full size;3 basement rooms and 2 attic rooms; 3 piazzas; 0 handsome narble mantrlpiecrs; sUic roof; cistern, gas, Ac, lc A very Uno brick wall encloses nearly the ivnnle Lot. The outbuildings are mostly or brick, md are in good repair. Biting on two of the best itrects lu the city, the propeity is exceedingly ral nable. Conditions or sale made known in fmuie sd yertisement._Jani0,l213,16,17,18 ?nriioiiccrs* private Salte, Ut. ByJ. FRASER MATHE WES. 4 T PRIVATE SALE, DWELLING ?\. HOUSE AND LOT. No. 1 Greenhill street, ?uiitaluinw six rooms, kitchen and outbuildings, :lstei u and dower garden. Jan9-mB*3 By LOUIS D" DeSAUSSURE, No. ?3 Broad Street. LARGE MANSION HOUSE.-FOR SALE, the large BRICK MANSION HOUSE, on Heetlmr streer, containing about 14 rooms, with arge entries, and outbuildings of brick. Lot 88B 'cet on Meeting stree', surrounded by a brick nail. de 23-SW8 PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY'S COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME, FOR COMPOSTING WITH COTTON SEED. l?RICE-$25 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. This article ls prepared" under the superintend mee or Dr. sr. JULIAN RAVENEL, expressly ror Jompostiug with yatton Seed. lt was lntroduc?u^by this Company two years igo, and its usc lue fully attested ita value. 200 o 260 pounds of this article per acre, properly imposted with the same weight of cot iou seed, 'mulshes the planter with a Fertilizer of the high ;st excellence at the smallest cos;. A Compost prepared with this article, as by prlntoJ direc? tions furnished, contains ail the elements of for? tuity that can eater into a hirst ca-s Fertilizer, while its economy munt commend Its ll eral use to planters. For supplies and printed directions, for Composting, apply to J. N. HOBSON, Agent Pachte Guano Company, Nos. 63East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic wharf. Charleston, s. c. JNO. S. REESE A CO., General Agents. uov27-3mosoac jg 0 L U B L E PACIFIC GUANO. PRICE, $16 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. Experience In the use or this GUANO for the past six yeurs lu this state, (or Cotton and Corn, lia? so rar established us character for icellence as to render comment unnecessary. < In accordance with the established policy or the Company to furnish the beat concentrated Ferti? lize a?. the lowest cost tb consumers, this Guano ls put Into market t ids season ut the above re? duced price, which the Comp.my ts enabled to do by reason o its large facilities an i the reduced cuBt of manufacture. Thu supplies put lute market this season are, aa heretofore, prepared under the personal superin? tendence of Dr. St. Jul aa Ravenel, Chemist or the Companv, at Charleston. S. C., hence planters may rest assured tat its quality and composition ls precisely the same as iliac heretofore sold. At the present low price, every acre planted can be fertilized with 200 pounds Guano at a, cost nut exceeding the present value of 30 pounds ot colton, while experience has shown that under favorable condition of season and cultivation, the crop ls increased by the ap ilcatton from two to three-fold the natural capacity of the soil, hence under no condition could Its applicatlos fall to compensate for the outlay. Apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, NOB. 68 East Buy and l and 2 Atlantic Wuarf, Charleston, S. C. JOHN S. REESE A CO.. Ornerai Agents. nov27-Smo?D*c Auction Saks-Jutnrc Daus. " W. Y. LEITCH ?fi. S. BRUNS, Auctioneers. IN' BANKRUPTCY-IN THE MAI OF W. O. WH1LDFN te DO. By virtue of an order in tula case, made by the Hon. O.S. Bryan, United states Dibtnet Junga for the District uf Sooth Carolina, I will oner rori sate at Pabilo Auction, on THURSDAY, the isthl day or January. 1872, at (he east end ot Broad! street, at ll o'clock, The following PROPERTY: 1st. An nnd vlded half Interest in the Far Known as the OLD MAGAZINE or Ca ey containing 17M acres, m Te or less; bounds north and east on a bold creek connected wit; Cooper River, and on ail other sides by lands . Magaret Elliott, situate abont z% miles from f city. 2d. an undivided half interest in a VALUABLE PHOSPHATE TRACT on the Northeastern Raul road, abont eight miles from Charleston, contain-! lng 146 acres, more or less; bounded north and northeast on landa of H. Massot and formerly! c. B. Northrop, east and southeast on laud formerly of C. B. Northrop, sooth and southwei. on land formerly of F. Y. Porcher, and west and northwest by State Road. 3d. An undivided half Interest In 85 ACRES OF] LAND adjoining the above tract to the south bounded north by the above described trac east by the Northeastern Railroad, south by 1 formerly of Conrad King, and west by the St Road. 4th. Six LOTS OF LAND In the Village Havane), on the Savannah, and Charleston Rall-j road, each Lot GO by 200 feet, known as number?! il, 12, is, 14,16,16, in plat of said village by H.1 Millard. ALSO, Two VACANT LOTS on east side or New street,! measuring each 40 by Ul, formerly known as the| residence of Dr. Samnel Wilson. Terms-One-third cash; balance payable ta one and two years, with interest, secured by bond and mortgage of the property. Purchaser to pay auction eera fur papers and stamps. Jam,13,is c. L. BURCKMYER, Assign?e. By J. FRASER MATH EWES. PHOSPHATE FARM NEAR THE GITY? will be sold on TUESDAY, the 18th, as the| Old Pos to Olee, at ll o'clock, * ' A nrsirate PHOSPHATE FARM, 10 miles the city, on the Northeastern Ri ll road and Stut Road, and a good landing on Goose Oreel Bounded on the som h by Lands or Shier. Ic con J talus 178 acres of valuable Phosphate and Farm-i lng Land. Terms-Hair ca?h; balance In 12 months, cured by bond or purchaser and meng ige of I premises. Purchaser to pay J. F. M. for .papara] and stamps. . JanS-mstaB lty LOUIS K DeSAUSSURE. PHOSPHATE AND TURPEN TIN Bl Lands at Au ci lon. I On TUESDAY next, the lath instant,' near the| Pos'ofllce, at il o'cl >Ck, I will offer at Auction, - About 800 actes of PRIME LANDS, located os Ashley River, about 14 miles from the city, ad? joining on the south the works of the Palmetto Phosphate.company. They are accessible by the] River-on wblcu there is a very line landing-by I the Dorchester Road and by the south Carollaa Ral TO a d. There are about loo acres directly o ' the River, covered with stort undergrowth, wt lc contains an abundant supply of Phosphate Root of the finest kind, which has been tho rons" analyzed. Besides these, there are, between the Dorchester Road and tho Railroad, some Bottom Lands, (about I09>acres) containing heavy bee's of Phosphate ROCK. The largest kind of yeUow >ine abound on this tract, weil adapte* for the Tar-J pentine business. As a whole this ls really a very valuable piece of property, lt can be treated for at private sale. u 'editions at Auction-One-third cash; badana ny bt nd in one nnd two yt ar*, with interest, pay ame semi-annually, secured by a mortgage or the] property, l urchasers to- pay for papers and slumps._' JanlO.12.18.16,16 By LOUIS D. DeSAUSSURE. ALARGE AND BEAUTIFULLY LOi CATED FARM AT AUCTION, un TUESDAY next, the 16th inst., near the Post j oiilce, at ll o'clock, 1 will offer at Auction, .?3$ One or the finest FARMS on the Ashley River, 1 lillie above the Four-mile House and north or the S tuno Phosphate Works, contain I g 40 acres < cleared Land, 20 or woods and 6 of marah. Pron tu size and location lt is capable of bein? divida into two Farms of 83 acres each. It la thorough!, seitled, most of the cleared land being ready fo the plough. As a Truck-Farm lt cannot bes passed, and the lands opening to tue Sonth 1 warm, which rend?is lt peculiarly well adap-< Tor the f icm g on of early and tender veg et ab la planta. Thia property can ba purchased at prti vate sale np to t te I6tn mar. Cund tiona at Auction-One-third cash; bah by bund tn one and two year.*, with Interest pay -j anle Feml-annually. secured by a mortgage ot thef property. Purchasers io pay for all uecessary pa pera and stamps, janlo-wlfsmtu4 iancij (Socos, &t. j^OTICE I NOTICE I NOTICE I In consequence of the Increased demand foi TOYS, FANCY GO )Di AND SHOWCASES, th< undersigned tales pleasure in lu funning his nu merous fr.ends und the public generally that hi bas opened a BRANCH OF HIS BUSINESS at No 314 KINO STREET, where lie will constantly kee] on hand a large and well selected stock of TOYS FANCY G00DS, Showcases, Glass Shades, Fin works, Musical 'Instrumenta, and every artlclt appertaining to thc business. Dealers will find ? to their advantage to give him a call before pur chasing elsewhere. WM. MCLEAN, Nos. 844 and 433 King street, j NOAH'S ARK of Charleston, 8. C.. decl4-th8tn_ AliUinert), Dressmaking, Sft. jyj-RS.'~M." J. ZERNOW, No. 304 KING STREET, Would respectfully Inform the ladles that sh< win OPEN THIS DAY A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MILLI NE Bl ? coors. DRESSMAKING in all Its branches attended ti asusuaL Having obtained the AeencyofMdme DEMOKES?'S CELEBRATED PAPER PATTERNS ls now prepared to furnish a general -J ASSORTMENT OF PATTERNS. Country orders will receive prompt attention. nov?8-tnths B Coulees, Jeumrrj, &t. ALL, BLACK & C 0 N03.666 and 66T BROADWAY, N. Y., offer for the HOLIDAYS the most complets ant] beat selected assortment of the following to be found la the city : DIAMOND AND GOLD JEWELRY Watches for Ladles and Gentlemen Sterling Silver Table Wara Bronzes, Antique and Modern Marble and Bronze Clocks Marble Statuary. FANCY GOODS GENEBALL % nivls-iv (Uigurs, Sobaco?, SZt. jn H ARLESTON WHOLESALE AND TAIL MANUFACTURING CIGAR AND TOB AC HOUSE, NO. 310 KINO STREET, THREE DOORS SOOTH SOCTBTY STEKKT. MEERSCHAUM PIPES a specialty, therefoj can sell at prices to surprise you. Suitable " Christmas Presents. ALSO, An extensive and complete assortment of i articles in his Une of business ls kept constant! on hi.nd. giving a facility of filling, without lay, all orders extended to him, accotnpas with cash, or draft on responsible house? ia I city. Parchasen, are requested to examine perfect Stock berore trading elsewhere. WILLIAM SCHRODER, Proprietor of Emperor William Cigar St* novl T. . W. STANLAND, . NAVAL STORES BROKER, MARSHALL'S WHARF, EAST END CALHOl STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. janil-imo *.