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** CITY AFFAIRS. MW Mr. WILLIAM E. 8 IMHO NB, Jr., and Mr. N. H. PORTIR, are the travelling agenta- for THE NEWS, the former for Jower and the lat? ter for upper South Carolina. Meeting* Tills Day. ?^lon Lodge, at 7 P. M. Strict Ob?ervance Lodge, at 7" P. M. Eagle Fire Company, at 7 P. M. Marion Fire Company, at 7 P.M. washington Fire Company, at 7 P. H. Hope Fire Company, at balf-past 7 P. M.r r Auction Salts ThlsDay. ^WlUIam McKay wlU sen at 10 "o'clock, at the southeast corner of Tradd and King streets, wagon, buggy, furniture, Ac. John G. Mllnor A Co. will sell at 10 o'clock, at their store, boots and-shoes. Samuel C. Black will sell at ll o'olock, corner Broad street and East Bay, stocks and, bonds. _ SALE OF STOCK.-Thirty-two shares in the Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Ferry, Company, the Instalments all paid up, were sold yesterday morning, at auction, by Ward law A Carew, fur 98* cents on the dollar. GIFT TO THE ORPHAN'S.-The Sisters of Mer? cy gratefully acknowledge- the receipt of the cenerous donation ot. five hundred dollars Trom Messrs. Butler, Chadwick, Gary AC?., toj be equally divided between ?i? Catholic male and female asylums. FOP. HIS'MOTHER.-Ashley Carrero and Chas. Jones, the two colored boys caught sampling the cotton, bales oa:BoyceV wharf, were brought before the Mayor yesterday morning for examination. Ashley was1, on application,: delivered to his parents, to be treated by his mother, and Jones,'the leader in the scrape, was sent to the House of Correction ior thirty: days. ? .'. ^ Nra .COMPANY.-A new colored company has lately been formed, which held a meeting anthe e vening of January 1st, and elected the following officers for the ensuing year : Tho m - as Bampfield, captain; W. A. Herd, first lieu? tenant: L. J. Taylor, Jr., second lieutenant;, P? .tv7. GubbesV;?B?ratary> The company le? known as the Garrison Light Infantry, and promises to make Its appearance soon-in a.J stunning uniform. HEAVY COTTON MOYKHKSTS TO NEW YORK. The Champion, Captain Lockwood, and'South Carolina, Captain Beckett, 'cleared, at the, Cus? tomhouse, yesterday, with an agr?gate JM nearly four thousand bales ot cotton. This, with the Georgia cargo on Tuesday, and the Charleston to follow to-morrow, will give*total figures ot about seventy-five hundred bales. whlc> Indicates not only a very large mo ve ment for the week, but a facility of transppr tatton by sea which is something to boast of. ^OUB PRICKS CVBSJS^T -We especially Invite the attention of our merchants to THE NEWS Prices current, Issued this r'om lng.. Made np with the utmost ^care, and .handsomely printed witn?n?rely ?ew'typ?j itffrrms, with the business card of the bouse forwarding it, the, moat attractive and welcome weekly commercial circular that can be used. Price, for ten copi?s or' more, with business cards, two and a half cents- per -copy; single copies flv^cents. '-' "' '-.^y J\: ?j X'S. " 3 TH E. MIAN . WEATHER.-Wa. have rece lye d from Observer Sergeant Evans the- reporto! the mean-of barometer audthermokleter^tfje velocrty of the wind, and the -amount of rata fstf ;foV^reH^^ dairy barometer was highest-on- Wednesday, when lt Etoo d at 30.32, and lowest on January 27th, when lt stood at 29.72. The mean dillly thermometer was highest pn, January 1st, when lt stood at 61, and lowest on Ure 20th and 30th ult., when lt stood at 3i. The iain fall for the month wai 3.78 Inches. CRUMBS.-Senator Joel Foster, of Spartan burg, has abandoned Us native county and moved to Texas with his family. Such men can 1? be spared. Mr. David B, Phifer has received the ap pointment aa postmaster for Newberry, vice S. P. Kinard, resigned. Mr. Phifer will take charge of the office in the course of a week. Colonel Samuel McDonald, of Donaldvllle, was struck with paralysis on Thursday, and dfed on Friday. His death ls a heavy loss lp the oommnnlty. - -J LICENSES.-The rash on Wednesday morn? ing to the office of the city appraiser was something unusual, and the greenbacks flow ed into the city coffers In a way that promised thei early extinguishment of - the'city debi Over twenty thousand" dollars were taken In during the day, and then not all of the appll ' cants had been furnished with licenses.' Owing to the large numbers who could not be attend? ed to in time on Wednesday, the appraiser ls still receiving the money ior licenses, and wlU probably Issue the same, without the petjajLv, t^yajulicrmorrpw, - ? . THE SEWING MACHINE INTEREST.-We find the following ia the Savannah News: uMr Alex. Whyte, of the firm o? Whyte A Harra!, of this cltj, general; agents Tor the Wheeler A Wilson sewing maohlne in xhe South, left last evening for Charleston to take charge of the branch house located at No. 209 King street, in that city. Mr. Whyte. ls an energe tlo gen? tleman, and'knows how-to push the sewing machine bas I ness, which every one knows he did muoh towards building up In Savannah. WeJibpe he- will be as successful In his new field as 'he was in his old one." CLUBS ANT/ STARS.-A yoong man who made Meeting street resound, at three o'clock yes? terday morning, witt his abuse of the police, and everything else In general, ? was Oued two dollars. . ' V A box of tobacco, supposed to have been Biol en, ls held for the owner. A galled mule, found wandering about Bast Bay, was* discharged after a hear ! ng. ' ;.v . / An admirer of the araras, who fell asleep over Hump ty-Dumpty,and could not get out of the Academy, waa fined one dollar for bel?g drunk. He paid up. An inebriate, who mistook the Jail for his hotel,, went home with Clubs and Stars, and was^hnel? one dollar by the Mayor.'" ' James White, arrested for stealing ten dol? lars from a store, waa referred to a trial Jus? tice for examination. .-. HALF FABE TO THE BAL MASQUE.-The Au? gusta Constitutionalist says: "The executive committee have arranged with the Georgia Railroad and the South Carolina Bead to bring persons for'bne fare, and upon the certificate ot the diairinan of commit tee to return freerft charge. j V y : ?.ThtfCentrai Bead has the matt^g;?:r ^ visement,anditls confidently/c^cted ^ the aame arrangements^^ m^ wl? & road. Wetroatthat^any^^^j be ^ dnced to comv^om ?fcatieston? Savannah, *^.?!L^??anta<?t?kBS] -WasBlngtpn, and o tnor pol nt ev The co st um er will be aV Central If Orel on Monday morning, jMfcpared with ai hundred costumes, to flt ont any ladles aaa gentlemen who are not provided with dresses lor the masquerade, which comes cf on Toes- -j day night, the 0th of February.'' II ? - TUE I>OQMED- SEGBQE?. Toe Cell of thc Condemned- WUlte " at Pernee with Heaven-Balden Penitent -Pr?par?tlona for the Last Act. Samuel Waite and Ban Balden, the two color ed mea who were convicted on the 8th of De- I cember last of the murder of W. B. Fidea, at | Oakley Station, on the Northeastern Railroad, are to-day to suffer upon the gallows the ex? treme penalty of the law, unless the Execu? tive clemency 'should Intervene. Strong efforts'; we understand, have been made by their friends on their behalf to Influence the Governor to exercise bis prerogative, but as yet he remains unyielding, and the doom of :the' convicted men< seems Inevitable. With regard ta White, even his Irlends have had but little hope; but lt ls thought, that Batten's case presented some points in palliation of his guilt which might recommend bim to meroy. The prisoners are confined, under sentence of death, at the Charleston Jail, and close watch and ward la kept upon their every movement. The long custom of looking forward to their fate, and seeing lt daily draw nigher, has had different effects upon the two men, and with a view to hearing what the prisoners might have to say, a NEWS reporter yesterday paid a vlait to the. Jajl. Having been- courte? ously admitted by the keeper, the fest person to be7seen within the entrance was ; BAN BALDEN,. sitting by the cross-barred iron door at the top of ? flight of rlalrs. He was decently clad in a suit of dark rusty clothes, and around his ehoulders was thrown a common gray blanket folded several times. He' wore a small black felt hat, with which the unearthly pale ashen hue of his face was strangely oo ni ras ted. He seemed weak but la good health, and sis he talked with his wife the wild glare of his eyes, appa? rently watching some terrible scene afar off, grew more i n ten? e. He spoke, for so me t lin e to h lsr wife Concerning his family affairs, with? out forgetting oft two chudr%n**?nd'?rt?T rs-, celving a present of cake from her the poor; woman departed. The little cakes, common In every shop window,' were handed over to the turnkey, who scrutinized them as closely : as If each one contained a nie, rope ladder, pair ?? s rois." and 'al ii be appurtenances ne? cessary lor a successful attempt to breakout 0lohe prison. Afier squeezing one and seeing nothing more objectionable ihan> baked taofas&s and flo?'f; he- rerturn?? the poor boon to the prisoner, who seemed to be little Inclined to eat. Upon being Inter-j rogated ?Balden replied freely to all ques? tions'; relating the circumstances of the mur? der as detailed to him by White, with which story the public Is familiar, but maintaining to: the last that he was not present, and had been drawn into lt without knowing what was to be. lone. He spoke in a: low, clear voice, and,, though dejected, seemed quite resigned to blB fearful-fate. While speaking he saw the priest wming,and*soon retired to makeblstesce with God. - ; -: IN QUEST OF SAM WHITE. The.reporter was now admitted .into the penetralia of the prison with the turnkey, and patched with a feeling of Interest the bolting j md locking and barring going on behind as I .ho twain advanced. Corridors and passage c gays! were traversed and orossed ia the L rloomy light, until the circular stone steps B old that they were ascending the tower. This a s the strongest part of the Jail, and in one of e he closest and Btronge.st cells on the third ? V*?Mwfi? " ? ' >. ? 8 confined. After unlocking and pushing 0 lack numerous bolts of iron, the heavy, nar- 1( JW door swung slowly and harshly around, j, ind disclosed the prl-?"<"* standing In the h urthest corner of his celk He was dressed In ^ i: heavy pink merino stockinet shirt, which f ?bowed off his powerful frame, and an old v )rown-colored pair of pants. He wore no hat, ? md around his shoulders was swung an old u overcoat, which .- hung: around bimi' like a f alma. White seemed to be laboring under otease excitement. His eyes rolled fearfully; ils limbs twitched, and the door was hardly c >pened before he burst into an Incoherent a ?homing, telling of his peace "made with c r?sus." The turnkey asked how be felt-? r White. I feel ready and willing to die, I t eel that Jesus has given me more than I de c lerva, audi bad no Idea of His mercy till now. ^ 'Kaock and it shall be opened." Hanging to c ne l3rcow- a. mexe.ffplic.. AIL the Xr,oub.e I t ivUi'i&ve more la:?ila 'world h travelling to lie gallows. - f This was spoken at the top of his powerful j roice, which sounds throughout the; tower, t ind at each sentence the prisoner seemed to rrow more frenzied. ?. Turnkey. Haye you repented pf- jt White. I have repented of all my sins. [ D Turnkey. Have you repented of cutting fr. Fldea's neck with the sword and Miling j s Hm/-. . . ?L White I did not do it. Turnkey/\Who cut him?: White. The man wholdid it got off clear, ind 1 hey never caught bim. Turnkey.- Were you there?' j White. No, I was at Mount Holly, four miles t ,h ls side of it. I did not know of it un til long < ifter.it had .been doue. .... _ .-, ^Turn?tev; -fLo? ?d you* get the nieneyV ? i White. I met the other boys, and heard ] ibout the affair. I took the greater part of i -he money from them. ( During this conversation the other prisoners t ibout the tower, who were out for a time, locked around the door, and at this point the prisoner broke into another flt of religions jcstacy, shouting, throwing himself from side n tide, and carrying on as if he werk de nen ted. He-stopped, w heil he was once more is ked If he was aTrald to meet Mr. Fidea, and replied! "tam not afraid to" meet Mr.* Fidea n Heawn, ediere I amgeing,-(lf tte is there) ne and him wirfrally wgetnarthere-.*1' The prisoner once more resumed his shout ag, and nothing more;Could be heard. His nost remarkable feature was his neck, which was bare. The muscles around lt were like incited veins around an oak, and as they swelled with the tremendous exercise of his roice, presented a curious spectacle, which lad an Irresistible attraction for all his feUow prisoners. In the midst .of his scouting, the ie?vy door was ?WuBg-;to,"arki away down the )lack corridors and through darkening doors :ould be heard the fearful death-song as the urnkey once more conducted the reporter )ack to the opah ajr._ In the yard ) THE PREPARATIONS 'or the last act have been completed, and all s.in readiness. The gallows ls the same ?ed by Horace Greeley at hlslastperforman.ee h public. They are considerably the worse or tie' exposure,' having been left standing n the Jail-yard ever since, but have been larefully examined and pronounced strong inougb for the purbdEk; They are on the old ityle, and stand; behind the Jail, noar the south wall. Two Btrong pieces of timber, lxed firmly In the ground, six feet apart and rising to a height pf about-, eighteen feet- and ?vi th 'a*f transverse ? -piece - off-. timber,- wlfb-bne and resting upon each of the posts, are all that ls reqntred. The rope passes through a hole In the centre of the cros3 piece, and, run? ning upon a wheel along the piece to the side, peases down: to the middle of the post. It is here fastened to an Iron weight of fifteen hundred pounds, secured In its place by a strong pin. As sooa as the arrangements are compJeteo^i?re .weigal falift at lie touch? ing of a spring- along the post and into a deep hole at the foot of the post upon which It h?ng; the body is Jerked -from the ground to within a foot or BO of the croea piece and then comes down again with a Jerk. The neck is thus broken In an instant. *' A KEPRIETS FOB BALDEN'. Late in the evening a dispatch was received from Governor abott which reprieves Ban Balden, and commutes his sentence to that of imprisonment for life. Nothing was said of Sam. White, and he will certainly be executed. CANDLEMAS.-To-day, ia the ecclesiastical calendar, ls know as the Feast of the Purifi? cation or Candlemas. There will be services In the Catholic Churches, concluding with the solemn ceremony of blessing the candles which are to be used on religious occasions, in churches and. In families, ^during the en? suing year. "'"L:. UNITED STATES . COURT.-The District Court was opened at ll o'clock yesterday morning, Hon. George S. Bryan presiding. The case of the United. States vs. William F. Barton, debt on Postoffice bond, was heard up to the hour of adjournment, and continued over until to-day. ?lathe Circuit Court, ia the cases of the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company vs, Al? ien M. Snider,1 and vs. J. H. Alexander, the defendants were enjoined from using hard rubber for dental purposes, and otherwise trespassing upon the rights ot the company In the prosecution of their profession. Adjourned until ll o'clock this morning. THE CONGRESSIONAL SQUABBLE.-A Wash-, j ington telegram to a Boston paper says: Another claimant has appeared for the seat In the House from the Second South Carolina | District so long disputed by Bowen and De Lar*: e. Tharln, a white man and Irregular | candidate, who received less than a thousand rotes, bas come forward with a demand lor the seat-on the ground that DeLarge ls a British subject, having taken out his papers at Nassau during the war and never since been! naturalized' while he charges Bowen with conviction of a number of Infamous crimes; which ought to matte him utterly ineligible. DeLarge is ill at Columbia, and telegraphs for tn extension of time, and Bowen Ts also at Columbia conducting the campaign against Governor Scott, The elections committee wlll-l lot act OD the case until the return of their J :hairman, Mr. .'ileCTary, from New Orleans. A WORD FOB THE POBT SOCIETY.-Few of | .he charitable associations passed through the ivar unscathed, and many were forced to 8U8 )endfor want of funds. The. Port Society, suffered largely from this cause, and could not llspense many of the charities that were annerly Its pride and the boan of Charleston. The appeal now made to the community in Ita >ehalf should meet with a prompt response rom all who are interested in our commercial prosperity. The society ls not sectarian, and ihe portals of the Bethel Church are open to (allora of aH creeds, and Its pulpit to ministers if any evangelical denomination. The in Teasing commerce of this port, and the ne? glected condition of the sailors, prompted the avivai of the Port Society, and lt needs but | he generous aid of the public to be placed lu he position lt occupied before the war. A* FREE CCONTBY.-On Wednesday night a ] lolored rustic, proudly responding to the tame of Je ems Coaxem, entered a barroom kt the corner of King street and Smith's lane .nd, vociferously m ala tal oin g the right of ivery free man to -'drink his own rum and git addled," whenever he chose, was soon far rona In the last mentioned state. Soon after ie charged the barkeeper with robbing him f fifty cents, and the lat ter having mildly ob ected to the charge, C?axem seized a large jigged rock in iront of the door and tried to ireak the barkeeper's head. This action brew the whole party into confusion, and the uddled Coaxem was taken to the Guardhouse, rhere he demeaned himself like a madman. Ie became quiet by next morning, and paid ip the fide Imposed upon him by the Mayor or being drunk and disorderly. ALL FROM THE COLO.-The cold snap has if course reminded people that fires are now i necessity and not a luxury. AB a consc? ience the chimneys take Ore Sn every di? ection, and a lively skirmish is kept up at he Mayor's court between the owners of the blarneys and the contractors. As the law s becoming of great importance, a statement if the points decided yesterday will no doubt ie ol' interest Emma Johnson had her chimney to take Ire and blaze for fifteen minutes, at her pre?a? ses in Line street. Clearly delinquent ; fined ] wo dollars. Martha Godlrey's chimney took fire and she ?ported the contractor for Ward 5. The lat? er had not swept, the chimney after notice, ind was fined five dollars for his delinquency. B. H. Hamilton allowed his chimney in Felix treet, near Morris, to take fire and blaze up Ike a bonfire. He bad. no exouse lo give, md no contractor to. complain of, and was nulcted for two dollars, . John Wallace, hearing of fires and rumors of | 1res, sent for the chlmaey contractor to have us chlmaey swept The latter called, and he owner th real ene d to stand siege before the ihlmney should be swept Case dismissed. the contractor for Ward 8 was reported for lot sweeping a gentleman's chimney .on Rut edge avenue, after two months' notification, [ha chimney had not yet taken fire. Caso continued to allow the chimney and the con ;ractor to do their duties. Hotel Arrival?-February ], PAVILION HOTEL. F. Lowder, Philadelphia; Joel Allen, W. B. Lllen, Marlon; B. F. Barnett Sumter; J: H. itel li ng, Southern Express Company; -A. C. ?Ichmond, City; J. P. Mouzon, Ktngstree; Jobert Lunney, Darlington. CHARLESTON HOTEL. C. Popp ele, New York; E. D. Pensall, North karolina; J. G. Kent, New Tork; William Haas, Savannah; J. C. Wilson, New York; A. Crans on, James H. Young, Augusta; C. L. G undera-1 lorf, 8. Dibble, W. F. Bnrckley, South Caro-J [na; Dr. L. B. Johnson, Walhalla; H. R. WU iur, S. A. Wilbur, Boston; J, F. Slnnott, Phila- j lelphla; John H. Elliott, New .Jersey; E. B. Jooke, Virginia; L. liing, New York; J. M. feyer, Philadelphia; E. A. Green, Jas. Strut, newark; T. Randall, Florida; Miss C. Han* flss E. Smith, Baltimore; J. T. Hopkins, Rich? mond; Mrs. H. J. Ransom, Mrs. W.-fr.. Cutler, ihlld and nurse, Miss Hall, Boston; Robert B. Taggart, Pennsylve^ia; jj. DIXOU, Savannah; | J. Williams, Hew York; S. T. Sonder, City; W. r. Izlar, Orangeburg; John Low, Misa Low, lew York; John F. Ely ani wife, Iowa. MILLS. HOUSE. F. Myers, 8. it G. R. B.; Jae. Stephenson, i'la; E. &aorook, W. Byors, Franklin, Ind.;J '- Q. pottiugs, M. Cook and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, E. Larkin, Phils.; Theo. Thomas ind lady, GoBCbr, Arthur Thomas, Mille Marie SrebbB, Wm. Krebbs, Jno. S. Sterling, B. Lis ieman, Hunneman, Polnlcke, Zltterbast, Arnold. Grosse, MUler, Schmultz, Ichler, Wen lelechoier, Ulhoff, Eitz, Hochstlne, Harvey, Bowell, Cappa, Borces, Weimer, Welgaud, Picker, Heinde 1, Rlngk, Jasper, Kal linburn, Bultrage, Runlcclus, Specht, Nickerepa, Bhusa, Becker, Dryer, Barantu,Hlnnaman, Mille, Ku- j ritz, Schlffel, Noll, Wuohold, Almr, Kustu tnecner, Kluge, RoBenbuhor, Hlnth, Fehl, Bartils, Eller, Schuber, Hin wig, Sol?me, Loch- j nstlne. .IMUSETXENIS. The First Thomas Concert, Ur. Theodore Thomas ls helter known In the United Slates than any other orchestral leader, and the company which he has selected and trained with sedulous care stands pre-eminent above any that bas ever travelled in this coun try. Season by season it shows an increased strength and a greater skill in performance, and wherever lt goes lt ls found to fully sat? isfy the demands ol the most critical audience. This was the experience of Charleston last night. All the promises which heralded the concert were amply fulfilled. The .orchestra Is both strong in numbers and excellent In its Individual parts. Every Instrument tells. Bows are drawn and keys are pressed as by a single impulse, and the unanimity resulting lrom long experience gives the orchestra, as a whole, a power and a delicacy which are rarely combined. The first number of the programme last night was the famous overture to Tannhdu ser. We do not attempt to analyze the rea? sons which have led the critics to battle over Lohengrin and TannAauser, nor do we ven tare, as we might do, to prophecy that the whirligig ol time will bring Its revenges to Wagner, as it has done to others who, in their several ways, wrote the music of the future. It is sufficient to say here, that the overture was never heard to greater, advantage. The company were as much, at home in Its. involved harmonies and elaborate Instrumentation, as In the sparkling waltzes, which, later In the even? ing, were dashed off with so inspiriting an effect. Every subtle point was brought out, until the whole story of the mystic, knight, bis love, his suffering aud his fhrlving, was made as clear as day. Next came the:. adagio from the Prometheus ot Beethoven,- who, to force a comparison, ls to Wagner what Macaulay Is to DeQulncey. Here; the leading idea cannot be. mistaken. What? ever the wanderings, or the. lingering by the, wayside, the well-considered goal ls steadily kept in view. The adagio, with Its obligates! for harp, viollncelloV ffute, clarlonette and bassoon, was superbly played. .In the fourth number of the first part, Schumann's delicious Tr?umerei, the exquisite delicacy of the or? chestra was.conspicuous. Nor can less be said of the Jocund and Puck-like scherzo from; Midsummer1 Night's Dream, followed by the ever-fresh Wedding March, In which, as in the overture to Tannh??ser, tho power and precision ol the or? chestra took the audience by storm. The well known overture to William Tell, with the familiar Rats des Vaches and inspiring march;, a waltz and mazurka by Strauss, and the showy and pretty overture to Mignon, com? pleted the second part. We can say no more in their praise than in that of the preceding numbers-their execution was practically faultless. Miss Marie Krebs, whom we have reserved to the last, played, In the first part, Weber's Polonaise Brillante, (op. 72,) with orchestral accompaniment by Liez! ; and In the second part Liez t's Tarantella from MasanitUo. In both these pieces, her marvellous execution and clear and powerful touch were noticeable, They were played, as usual with Miss Krebs, from memory, and the fair young artiste ls famous this morning as far as the verdict ot a Charleston public can so make her. An attempt was made to encore the first piece, but Miss Krebs only bowed her thanks. Upon the second encere she played Home, Sweet Home, with variations. The audience, In consequence mainly of the Inclement weather, was only moderately large. They, however, who braved the sleet ind rain, were amply retarded. Every num ber of the programme was applauded to the echo, and the very high priests of Charles? ton art circles were as delighted as the tyros of Journalism. The entertainment was, in i very way, a noble one. It provided for every ?ste, and was only monotonous in the equally high merit pf the different parts. No such playing has been heard In-Charleston since Lbe days of Jullien-if then; and they who do not attend the Thomas Concerts, will miss one 3ft he keene it p! ensures io life-that of hearing Immortal music Interpreted by those who have conquered Its mechanical difficulties, and who comprehend its Inspiration. Words of warm er praise we cannot find. To-night the programme ls wholly new, and Includes Beethoven's eighth symphony, the overture to Der FreyschuU and the chorus and march from Lohengrin. For. the sake of art, ss well QB for those who know not what they m IRS,.we hope that the Academy will be crowd? ed. The street cars, on both lines, are in walt? ing at the close of the performance. On Saturday there will be two concerts-a matin?e at two o'clock, (admission one dollar, and no extra charge for reserved seats,) and the regular concert at 8 P. M. The Wyndham Comedy Company. The reputation for sterling merit which this 11 combination brings with lt promises to create quite a dramatic revival In Charleston next week. The company open on Monday eve nlng in Robertson's Caste, which, we are as*. Bured, will be presented in a style no whit in? ferior, as far as acting ls concerned, to that of Wallaces Theatre, New York: If these prom? ises should be fulfilled, the Academy is sure to be well attended during the week. Blind Tom. Notwithstanding the bad weather, a fair audience, Including many ladles, listened to the unique entertalnmeut of. Blind Tom, at Hibernian Hall, last evening; He holds forth again to-night. The Frcundschaftsbaml Masquerade. The season lor fun, frolic and bal masquers was Inaugurated last evening in a brilliant and successful manner by the Freundsohaftsbund Society, at their handsome ? hall in Meeting Btreer. Unfortunately the elements were un? propitious. In the early part of the evening lt snowed and lt hailed, and, later on, came a pattering rain, which was utter destruction to lace and crimps, feathers and flounces. In spite of all this the guests came In flocks. Dominoes saved dresses, and waterproofs, at need, made Rendid dominoes. India-rubber boots were plentiful, and shielded by these, aided by short skirts, who cared for the wet ? It was a ball, too, which was to I I be an event in the quiet life of many a demure young damsel, and. as they scanned the lowering clouds with piteously en? treating face?, grim papas relaxed into a smile and ordered from the nearest stable a weather-defying carriage. In one way or another the young men came, the young ladies came, and the old ladles came. AB to the men-lt is the popular .belief among young ladles, and with apparently the best foundation, that these grow in ball rooms, and, ol course; they were there. A little after nine o'clock the assemblage began to wax numerous, and at ten the splendid hall was thronged with what cannot be stated with certainty, and guessing ls dangerous. Beneath the domi? noes and thousand and one costumes of men playing women, and vice versa, who can tell what they were ? At any rate they mingle most naturally, and go slowly moving in a dense circle round the hall. Hu Bsa rs and Hal dees, Brother Jonathans and Vivandiers, boot? blacks and shepherdesses, dominoes and apes, owls and auctioneers; all chatting and laugh? ing, as if they bad been acquainted a tbous a-.d years. The scene was bewildering, and the devices to pierce the mystery of a mask or domino would have delighted .a Talleyrand. Some silent mask, whom n9 one could find out, like the princess In the fairy tale, awoke to life 'and action as soon as the right young prince came Into her presence. Ihe dressing amohgtbe ladles was handsome, and; in some cases, magnifi? ?e ct-where they" did not wear the provoking domino. Several dressed in the style of some centuries ago, with laces, feathers and pow? der. These excited much admiration. Among the funny maskers was a hideous.Ghlna wo? man, whose admirable acting carried out the celestial character to perfection. . Two pink dominoes had head-pieces of the same mate? rial exactly in the shape of owls, but they did not carry out the character when they spoke. Fortune-tellers, knights; Morning Stare, Ac, filled out the rest, with hundreds oi-close domi? no es-all closely masked, and maklngtheeypa ten times more bright and dangerous thau when they shone without a fol!. The costumes among the men were principally of the gro? tesque order, and the race seemed to be which could excite more laughter by his un? couth appearance* A lat boy, in a suit.like that of the Immortal Grimes, went wandering around th.; room, and another with a mask representing the face ol the fattest of babies1 complained that he was a.great favorite; among the ladles. In one place a darkey,; with the dirtiest of clothes and the blackest of faces, went around ringing an auction b?llj and? In another, a humorous fellow, with a mask representing a- buzzard, and , wrapped. In the stars and stripes, stalked .around the room, a most laughable representation: of the sickly condition of his ""great] national 'prototype. Here Brother" Jon-, athan in his huge white beaver, hickory coat and strapped pants,.clung lovingly to a personation of "the everlasting nigger/and through the thickest ol the cro wd would rush hideous gorillas, with unmistakable . caudaV appendages. Hussars, artillerymen, schlagers,! sch?tzen, Ac, with an army off black, white,: pink and variegated dominoes, filled up tho rest, and gave brilliancy and variety to the throng. From the stage Muller's Band der livered their most attractive''waltzes and quadrilles, and In compliment to their Ameri? can guest?, tho English dances were brought: out by the courteons committee. I At twelve o'clock a .strong blast from a cornet was heard quivering, through i the bal],. ? and <at? : the signal the masks, like the walls of Jericho, fell down.; .'Whjj, how's toter "Weill'' *1 do ?^darer'; and other exclamations of the kind succeeded, to be followed by a hearty peal of laughter, as; the merry maskers shook hands abd addressed', themselves to the task o? .preparing for the ball What followed was but a repetition of tbe handsome balls of thia'. society, rendered; still more interesting by the recital of the ad-j ventures and discoveries'CI the masked hourB. Dance followed dance in quick succession, it [ rained; and stormed outside, but the muBic grew livelier, the eyes brighter,and the laugh-f ter more cheery aa the hours grew on and en? croached upon the coming day. It is .over! now, but many will remember, for years the' masquerade ball of the Freundschaftebund in 1872.' ' -. - _ .-' , ;' : IRISH RIFLE CLUB.-It gratifi?e OB to be able jj to state that the Irish Rifle Club have ordered arma from Ute North; They were offered arms by the State, bat the conditions on which j they would be Issued were such as they could not accept To see the Irish Bide Club out on j parade, will recall to our,Irish friends the re? collection of former days, when1 our streets responded to the martial tread of the Irish Volunteer?, Montgomery Guards and Meagher Gruard. A military spirit ls characteristic of che irish people, hence our Celtio friends de? lire to become efficient In the use of anns. Tiley cherish the consolatory hope that a ? aright future' is about to dawn on their down? trodden country, wheo her long night of sor- j row and suffering will vanish'neath the bright j sunburst of freedom and Independence. AX EXPLANATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. . Ia the notice published some time since in ?.our paper, In which I stated that the daugh icts of ministers of the Gospel of all denom? inations, and those of Confederate soldiers silled m battle, would be educated free of cost, ?, of course, had referenoe only to those who were unable to meet these expenditures. Any other course would be both unreasona? ble and suicidal in the extreme. . Respectfully, THOS. Winn WHITE. President Keldville Female College, S. C. BUSINESS NOTICES. EXAMINE the Singer "New Family" Sewing. Machine. .: . _____ PABLOB PAVILION EXHIBITIOK.-Miss Rosina I. Richardson, the American giantess, weight sight hundred and fifteen po iuds, and the trreat Scottish knife-thrower, la his daring Im? palement feat and the talking pig Dexter, the Dest trained and educated animal of the nine? teenth oeotury, to be seea day and evening ia Meeting, between Market and Cumberland streets. . Jau3(H* < FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co!, No, 244 King street, sell the finest Black Mohair Lustre Al? paca for 50 cents- worth 75. Jan29 FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT ? Go., No. 244 King street, have opened a large lot of good Kid Gloves, lor only 76 cents and 90 cents. Jan29 . _ AT FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co., great bar? gains in Tarlatans-all colors. Price 25,30 and 35 cents. Jan29 ONE DOLLAR WHITING DESKS.-Superior to any sold heretofore. HASEL STREET BAZAAR, and EAST BAT NEWS-ROOK. deo20 NOTICE TO Touaisrs.-Stereoscopic views of Charleston and vicinity for sale at the Hasel Btreet Bazaar, ?" deo29 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.-We have just re? ceived one thousand boxes; each containing one quire of fine Note Paper and Envelopes to match, (without initial,) also Penholder and Peo. Price 25 cents per box. Hasel Street Bazaar and East Bay News Boom. Jan3_ CROQUET I CROQUET 1-The cheapest in the City. HASEL STBEET BAZAAR. dec20 To BUSINESS MEN.-Save your money by purchasing your Blank Books at the East Bay News Room. decl4 CHEELLEY'S PABIS Km GLOVES-every pair warranted. These Gloves will be taken back even after wear, for any imperfections, such as tearing or ripping. . " , Paris, 20 Rue de la Paix. London, 63 Regent street. New York, 929 Broadway. Boston, 9 Temple Place. FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co., sole Ageats for Charleston. nev3-6mos Two cases of double-width Ginghams, only 12$ cents, worth 18 cents, at FUBCHOOTT, BEN? EDICT* Co., No. 244 King street. ]an25 DEPOTS fjl W. STANLAND, NAVAL STORES BROKEB, MARSHALL'S WBARF, EAST END CALBOUN STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Janll-lmo . - - * -***-* *"-*. "S*" - ? hu f i'ilih i ->i*if-f ?LVjSyiuxnju-Li-1 Hi H r>i?rnm-rr.-S^ri Hny.^. ???.?^vxjxrtrovrLnri/^ #0 THE PLA1T?E?S OF THE SOUSE ! . _f._..I,"'?' rwisr^^.r^^s^^-r^.^.^.^ . ....--^.Q -'MI ir; rrt- 6--?U-if ?tyiir?-^4rW^^-aaw%W'ftt*? . ......... .. . . . ..!.<r . .v.-r. ' ,0-~: ' .' ?tul?ii? \ THE AtT??NTlb? OF SO^ CLASS FERtlLIZER-, which nave been used throngnoire the.ifflnihernSuites for the pastlftesn years w?tb,.B??cesa: .W? * . v?'k?^^ " . -..V"' H. PRESTON & SON'S ; ^3 AMIJ?QNIATED BOKE SU^R^^ COMPOSED OF BONES, S?LPHUBJC ACID,. POTASH" AND'P?BtrVTAN &fo?f?gv .CASH, :?455 TIMS, ;6W.'i i^fld ^ ^^-WH??WHH'' AMMONIATED SOLUBLE fWSfW^?G^^^^ COMPOSER ^ NAYASSA QTJ?m,^Vt?,.pTSihBimO AOlD, POT^^>BR?v?^^?us% ' : Vi ."?ASH, ?is?, .33?k5V*aW?S:v ?,,.- .,y:_-^a ..<- r? .. . ., ; ?ii-,: vt?CWi -ftn-'-iJirf-?:-. oj,""'' ft? .:.*r?^?i)^.;./, ;.. -, , .:-Ou . J ?? ? ?'? ~U4i .'.&>?a, l?V?(n ct. .<?'. <at.fa^?OTl ALL OP THE AiiOVg FEBTIUMB8 ARS MADErJBXDMTHCBK8TJ??iilli?X?ATBBIAI? tobe procured. The proportions of each o? ;tbe ingredient are suc? a*to pxodn^i^esfiaaoa' aotlve Fertilizers. Xor P/antenlCertl^^ :. :; KINS MAN \Kmmm?b?'^&^? - Jap20-mwf2moB ? ? WO. j 28EA8T^pAPfj S!&3SSSSI^^^SS. TEIiMS BEDUCED TO $45 CAS H-$ 50 X>N TI H19? PATJfEST #i WlBTJiSat/?lS?I? ..' . '. ..' JJ"-' . ' ' '" ' ^ ?! ?9-Mil.J-1:ja.ti>dj:);: ?o ?of;/? jjjcfd'ifrrrt a? COMPOSED ?F BONES. .FOTA?n. PH?SFHATIO W^TOSct? MACAL Matter and Salptihrto Ac:d; No Silt, Salt Cake, Nitre Cake, Jl?mitWAa^ferant ot Absorbent or any tina used. Factory open for InSpectton at all t?t?eic ~** ""' . . . . ?; . L . . ...??ir..^ C.i-tft '. ,r??.?t..-.if.-..<;. j.^3IF???tf ?a<?4?! il..?^S?"?.Sn . ? ' i NINETEEN YEARS OF "PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. INTRODUCED QUICK, ACTIVE ANO PERWAf??NT iMPRQV^tfe^tHll?lL. TESTIMONY OF H?NDBED3, OF VE?? KI^WN P???^ VARIETY OF CBOP AND BOIL, JBVENDUBING . A-, r- ..-jv:; .:-..!..: ::: | .... ?,? .,,......-..,.,...>. - GENERAL AGENTS FOB SOUTH CABQLINA, .? ? .?'..?<:X\ ii ti .!...' ...:.'.->r??tf?>iv- -t' jsn2&-mwi2moB NO. 128 EAST BAY CHARLESTON, 8. C. A s LANTIC PHOSPHATE. ;. .... - ?. -?'o - Y . ?;; --: /?, -V> . This FERTILIZER, manara^axed by tbe ATIiAOTIO PHOSPHATE COliPA??T, under ttie dires tlon ur their ChemtsvDr. ST. Jcn.lEN RAVENEL,! ls now offered to the Pl&u'inj- (immunity AT TH2? VERY RfiVOOEtt PRICK OF ?48 PBR '?ON-OASH, or ?SS ^WtB"t?^lgOVBMBJ?B, -1?TV: WBX*i.~'? i:' <-:.../( . ; ti?) *?5 I ' ,i-.Oiiur;i-v /:..-.?.' This FER i . iJZER has been very extenfdTOtftased |n this State, and has given entire satisfaction-;, some ol me must practical plantera admU?njr ^to be equal to Peruvian Guano, pound for poona, ig AU sales made now wW oe considered.aa caswoa ?ie lat .or March, liri, and to thoaaboyinta* -. : tuM ttte-aala wlu'be consra^ By tbla srraogemea? planters wui ba enabled, wimont extra cost, tonaul vhelrMannre at a time when their wagonaand mules.are Idle.,. , ; .- . .??>> ^i^-t?? ? Pamphlets con tain lng the certUoates of ithoae wbObaTe-naeu tiie ATLANTIO PHOSPHATE will bk farnlahedonappUcatlont?theAlf?nta; " "'. '..'^.?*or'V'''V ,/.>;. ' ,. f,".-p - ? v, ??ti,*" * .? -. . i : '.fill ! 0. :'i .. tr?i.n>.-.! ifiit. v -C: .:. " PE j^il^ Cf?rrieri^ petits, ^ deoi^m??-': ^ ' .:{i?Tfljftww?g \raa^,^B^UBw^ V1 ~"ATLANTIC ACIlfPHO^HATE. Thia Article, prepared by .tte ATLANTIC PH?SPOATB CO MB ANY; under, the dlrecttonaf their Chemist, Dr, ST. JULIEN : RA VE NSL, for comporting with Cotton Seed, ls now offered at the Reduce* Prloe o? $38 per ton casa, or $31 pet ton payable) 1st November, 1872, Free of Interest ^ ''.yv-. Orders Ulled now will be considered as Cash ?1st MarcS, 1872, or oa Time asdne lit November 1873, thereby enabling Planters toaanl it at a tima when their Wagons and Mules are Idle. ''. PELZER, ?tODGEB?' & COW Gr?n?i^ Aaentsr ^ dec8-4moe ! BUOWS'S WHAKF, CHAJRLESTOS, 8.. C. IMPORTANT TO COTTON PUH1IR8I Tl MARYLAND FERTfL?ZI T~ > IND M1NPACTURIN? HAVE PREPARED A SPECIAL FERTILIZER ADAPTED TO THE COTTON PLANTfc' 7 I; .. ' ' UNDEBTHE NAME OF , ^ -V"::-^ ? C O T T O N 1^ 0-;0;.^l^??y " Which they claim to be of the Highest Grade of Fertilizer sold in the'South,' and ' gharantee to e?ual in resalta Peruvian Guano, ponnd' for pound, and of mor^ permanent benefit ta the solL . . It has been used by several hundred Planters in North and South Carolina and Georgia, ror two seasons, with the following results ? . '. ?....} . > ir . ;r>.?t It increases the crop from loo to soo percent.- 1 .. .-?..; . . ..?'?. >? ?<-SH?hV?j K ; ;r. It resists drought In au caaes. The crolls not affected by rest..: :? J::." -??-?i. ?>?' ?:? v It matures the crop three to four w?ekB In advaace, thus Insuring the cop against early frosts, or in the event of a backward season for planting enables the planter to pnt l i his crop three or four weeks later, even as lats as the lat of June, with a certainty of success. f- ? It produces a better quality or Cotton. - j . ./ ' ; .V Looking at the low price of Cotton, the intelligent planter wlUreadily comprehend the decessitr u using nothing bat the blghest grade of Fertilizers, and of strictly avoiding those whose value has been reduced by. ad alteration ortho use of cheap materials under thc pretence of meeting tho low price of cotton. ., ? . ,?. ^ - .v -.-.v . . :-\???X?''' If bis'crop ls only doubled by the use of "COTTON POOD" lt will giro him from one; to'ttra hun? dred percent, profit on h s outlay, wita Cotton at UH cents per p o nnd, a nd It will enable him to p ?ant fewer acres, with a correapondtng reduction of labor and expense, with better results.. ';V .:; ,. $55 PER TON, IN SACKS, TWELVE TO THE TON. otr/W. \k^Y.*?tou? LAWRENCE SANQTSTON^ -Pr???xit, . No. 58 EXCHA1VOK PD ACE, B ALTIMORE. ' ' J. ?. PRINGLE & SON, Agents, ?j*??&^ Janlfrmwfamos . _: OHA RX?KftTOa?f .8. d >_ E. FRANK COE'S AMMONIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE, AND COE'S PUKE, P^?^EP;; JIONE.; : f; sa J - iii n^;t?;-? IJHS.::;S r,?U ??.C ? ..??,; i...;' The above superior FERTILIZERS, admitted^y everyiSSf and most profitable of any of ?ne ^^?^?'I? SIe? mnnh Rednoed Prices, lu order that every Planter may ne enaoieor wnse mem. . ^JPMSS reports of the sntcwr of theae^ertOWra wm; be tumalied on ano? CatlTh?p&soldat$48 ^^^0^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^Tne^Dissoived Bone at $50 per ton cash, or W? per ?on payable ist Jloveaber,? isTl, free off Interest. . ?. . . . .. r- . ?nJl r?.: ;.:V.,.i- >,.;-:.: n: ,t ;?. -. PELZER? RODGER3 decMmos BROWyg WB?sVHWi ?X??BXMVtlXHVBv C? .Cil SH GUANO. 100 tons Of tnli valuable FERTILIZER for sale by KINSMAN Ar HOWELL; Janafrmwfa Ho. va East Bay. jp ? B B G Y P S XS M > Containing NINETY-NINE AND TWO-THIRDS _ X) PER OENT. Soluble Matter. Warranted rue from au imparities. Prepared In tills CWT,?aa for sate at the low price of FIFTEEu DELLARS per too, GASH. JOHN fl. HOLMES. ' Commission Merchant, novlM : . , ,_Charleston, a C. -: j?J O ' ii. U B L E PACIFIC GUANO. PRICE, $15 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. Experience m the use of this GUANO for the] past six years In thia State, for Conon and Corn; ' has so far established its enaracter for excellence aa to render comment unnecessary. In accordance wi tn tue eatabllshed policy of the Company to faralsti the best Concentrated Ferti? lizer at the lowest coat to consumers, this Gaano ls put Into market thia season at the above re? duced price, which the Company la enabled to do by reason o( its large faculties ani the reduced cost or manufacture. ? The supplies pnt into market thia season are. aa heretofore, prepared under the personal superin? tendence of Dr. St. Johan Ravenel, Chemist or the Cc npany, at Charleston, S. G., hence punters may rest assured that its quality and composition ls precisely the same as that heretofore sold. At the present low price, every acre planted can be fertilised with soo pounds Guano at a coat not exceeding tue present value of so poonda or cotton, while experience has shown that under ravor able condition of season and cultivation, the crop ls increased by the application rrom two to three-told the natural capacity tr the Boll, hence under no condition could Ita application fall to compensate for the outlay. Apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, Nos. 08 East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic wuarf, Charleston, S. C. . JOHN 8. REESE A CO., General Agents. nov27-3mosD?o T. BU.PoI?.Ac8.-T?B Ba.u./.?. i, :. OOO harr?ft warraot?a'Pjfr? te^^1??Jl? PLASTER. '*?T^fc?ie_>5*?4>1 : HERMANN BUL WIN RLE, Kerr's Wharf. ? Janll . ,.".-,, (?KS? o ia-.rti ?16 <:<?: PACIFIC GUANO CO M'FAlr'S'B .; .ir.'f ,." -?a: lui'.tty. >. cuti**} in.a..;?'.?. , -a ?.'jr.-nw.? .. COMPOUND.... -. ' ?f?*-:>i.;* ACID PHOSPHATIE OF LIME, PRIOB-$25 CASH, WITH VSV?b ADYANOB FOB ;;-:;j.V;;TiM^.-/:;.,;.::':;.; ;.v; Thia; sxaclfl lSTOBpared under ftei enceof Dr. SR m?Zx RAYi?NfiL, < Corhpoetmr with Cotton S??il' .' n waainii-odnced bj this awn?eay <1wo yean ago, and its use^sa^y, attested _jSg_B toat?'poundsFor tbtear?cie per acre,_rop_?r compoetftd with the same wetfbt of cotton seea< fornlshes the planter with a Fertiliser of the W?h. eat excellence at the smallest; coat.._A C^poat prepared with thia article, as by, prwedT dirac tiona tarnished, contains ah the elemrata er fer? tility that can enter into a HBt,0^?JPHPll* while lu;.economy.must comnaaddts llbaral nae to planters. For supplies and printed directions, ror composting-, apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Paclflo Guano Company, Noa 68Bast Bay and 1 and :2 Atlantic Waarr, . ;_.Charleston, 8. C, JNO. S. REESE 4 CO., General Agents. - nov2T-SmoaD4c KO, 369 XXKO 8TB E KT, Pi**?* Cleans, pr means .of steams-Gentle* miui V ivies'j?^W^!^ Rottes. ;;??na Lacea and ->LaaevCortaina. '.cleaned and dano ap with the Soft or Manufacturers' Finish; La? and Crape Shawls and Kid - Gloves cieaaed'andu Dyed. . ' '] "? AT* Goods received and retnmed. byJBspreasL juasa-iyr L BiLLK^.Proprtetot^