The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, February 13, 1872, Image 3

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'CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CELEBRATION OF THE EIGHTY EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Th? Dinner at Night. jChe eighty-eighth, anniversary meeting of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce took place yesterday at the rooms of the Chamber. At one o'clock a poll was opened fdr the elec? tion of officers, and at two President 8. Y. Tupper called the members to order for their annual meeting. The. reading of the .min?tes having been dis? pensed with, the chairman called for the re? ports ol committees, which were heard as fol? lows: From the committee on charity, showing that the appropriations had not all been ex pended, and that the Investments of the fonds of the Chamber were the same as at the last annual report. Accepted. From the committee on accounts, showing an increase of flfty-flve In the membership of the Chamber, that only three members were lu arrears, and that the Income of the Cham? ber exceeded the expenditures. Accepted. From the oommiitee on the reading-room, showing the successful operation of the same, and recommending its continuance and its ex? tension by adding a new room. Accepted. From the committee on the club-room, showing bow the same had maintained itself andhwas conducted for the cjnvenienoe of the members without any expectation of profit. Accepted. gk On motion of First vice-President E. H. Frost, the president was authorized to nego? tiate for the leasing ot the two extra rooms on the third story, and also to make proposals for the extension of the readlnz-room. Letters were read from the Hon. Fred. A. Sawyer, stating that the memorial of the Chamber as to the refunding of the cotton tax had been brought before the Senate, and a copy of the same sent to each of the South Carolina representatives. Also Baying that he bad forwarded by express certain maps and charts of the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Oa motion ol Vice-PresJdent Frost, the thanks of the Chamber were ordered to be returned to the senator, and the maps, ?c., were ordered to be framed and bung up on the walls of the meeting-room. The following gentlemen were elected mem? bers of the Chamber : Hon. James B. Camp? bell, George E. Gibbs, J. L. Sheppard, F. H. Trenholm, E. Sydney Smith, H. W. KinsmaD, J. H. Parker and Charles P. Levy. At three o'clock the ballots were counted, and the committee on- elections reported the following officers and committees elected to serve for the ensuing rear :1 samuel Y. Tapper, president; E. H. Frost and F. J. Porcher, vice presidents; P. J. Barool, secretary and treas? urer. Committee on appeals-George A. Tren? holm, Theodore Huchat, Henry Gourdin, Wil? liam M. Lawton, William Bavenel, William C. Ber.' Commit tee on oharity-F. J. Pelzer, ?. F. Bavenel, Theodore D. Wagner, W. A. Courtenay, J. H. Wilson. On motion, the meeting then adjourned. THE ANNrV ER SA P. Y DINNER. At seven o'clock, the members of the Cham? ber, with their invited guests, assembled at the Hibernian Hall, where Tully bad been long at work preparing for their reception.. The handsome tables were soon surrounded, andfat the head, in the old oak-carved chair, sat President Tupper, with Colonel Wm. Lud? low, United States Army, and Postmaster Stanley G. Trott on bis right, and the Rev. Mr. Trapier and the Hon. A. G. Magrath on his lett. A blessing - haying been invoked try the Rev. Mr. Trapier, the business of the eve? ning began, and for an hour or more the several courses, varied by pr?vate Interchange oi sentiment over sparkling glasses of cham? pagne, occupied the aas? m bia ge. The dinner was enlivened by the presence of a fine band, and many a dyspeptic will remember with thanks the lively and sentimental airs of Pro? fessor Dauer and -his assistants. When the dessert was under discussion, and the smoke from the flagrant Havanas rose slowly In the air, a chorus" or rapping was heard, and President Tupper rose?. REMARKS OF PR?SIDENT TOPPER. He said it sbould be with the greatest con? tentment and satisfaction that they came to? gether upon this, their eighty-eighth anniver? sary. The sphere o? the influence ol the Cb am ber had been Widely extended, and lt t could now boast of more active members than ever before. Its influence was recognized everywhere, and while the members were har? monious and mutually sustaining, who could es? timate the be nelle lal result which must accrue to the commercial community. Amid their rejoicings he saw, however, a cause for anx? iety, which, like a sword of Damocles, hung suspended over their social gathering. He apprehended that the merchants cf Charles? ton were overworked. [Laughter.] In this ' city they had far less recreation than in other cities. [Cheers.] And he knew that our busi? ness men would live longer If these gatherings were more frequent. [Cheers.] An old English writer-had said that the American merchant was the most melancholy subj ec t he ever en? countered, on account of the vast amount o? thinking he did. He (President Tupper) did not know if the writer had ever been to Charles 13n. He could hardly have seen the late Jim Fisk, who was always reported as laughing and joking in the midst of his wildest specula? tions. Ihe writer must have strolled along our wharves, for the bluest people the speaker knew of were our factors, as they talked with a buyer, and sentimentally pulled wads of cot? ton to help out the conversation. [Loud laughter.] Our merchants undergo great labi?.p Md anxiety. Where else coul? these men be /ound going to tbeir offices at eight o'clock In the! morning, and leaving them at tan at night ? Si? wonder there was apoplexy and heart disease at work among them. Life is sustained by the respiration of oxy? gen, and by a good digestion; and one may as well be a cat in the exhaust air bell of an experimenting professor as lo a close rloe and cotton office for such a length of time. * Another writer, and a namesake too, said man was never intended for happiness in this world, and Increasing civilization brought new wants and cravings. Ii this be true, what better way of passing time could be found than in social gathering?, cheerful companion? ship and generous wines. The sacred writer said, (and the speaker hoped his Reverend friend would corree: him) "Not unto Kings give wine or strong drink unto Princes, but give wine to those of heavy heart and strong drink to those ready to perish." But this did not refer to the merchant princes. [Laughter.] It was but right that, for a time, the Charles? ton merchants Bhould foreswear allegiance to King Cotton and Prince Rice. He thanked them tor the great honor done him in bis re? election to an office which Bhould be the highest ambition ot a merchant. He would endeavor to preserve the representative char? acter of the Chamber, and protect the conser? vatism of the body which now contained the hope of South Carolina. He would endeavor to foster the principles of their fathere, until -tibe time when this spirit would go forth and regenerate our State. In conclusion, the Bpeaker asked: What avail would our commerce and industry be if our mer chants became corrupt and deba surrounding Institutions ? Wbere eta we look for so much ? We must be I ourselves, and exercise that influence and persistently, not only for the aid c merce, but to encourage that morality out which no people can be truly rf He gave: "Their elghty-elv'hth anniv worthy of.their past, and filled with < aging hopes for tbe future." First Vice-President E. H. Frost, spondlng, gave: '-The City of Charles length in the bands ol her own people, falls of success lt will be from want of h effort." REMARKS OF ALDERMAN 3WEEGAN, Alderman Sweegan briefly and appro ly responded to this toast. He said th ent city government were working, a tended to work solely for the good of Cl ton. They bad cast aside all private it and hoped td do justice to all. Like i countrymen" they said, "anything we i for we folks at home, you may look i vote." Let the young men of Charlesto Imitate the virtues and example of theil bellum predecessors, and all would be VJ Second vice-president F. J. Porcher gave "South Carolina, our cherished m though ground to the dust by a corni] dishonest government, yet her fair nai mains untarnished. To ibis the Hon. A. G. Magrath reap as iollows: REMARKS OF THE HON. A. G. MAO RATE I rise to make response to the toa? have announced, with emotion ol no coi kind. - It brings to me recollections i press With all the force ot the realitl former days, and revives events which long been buried in the depths ot a me that had no voice. It ls a sad o trice for n speak of my State as that State was wht other days, as one of the most -humble not the least loving of her sons, I end eui with what ability I had to discharge-wha service she required from me. Sluce the wave of revolution bas swept over her tory; her fields have been desolated; hei ties levelled; her treasures wasted, and sons, than whomjaone lived more dev have left their boles to whiten many bi fields. War, like the fire ol the prairie left its broad mark on every portion of domain. It has changed all-everything needed but that our language should be c than it wa?, and than lt Ia, for thar chang have been the most wonderful that ls toi any oeople. In the great economy of life it is leif, however, tous, wno have 1 permitted to survive, to understand with- \ light we can best secura-, the moral, of w we have been aua;~ure '\ the sabjeot. do not profess here j or now j?So' \ to lt a point, tlc, may1 .be, if will only when, with the,lapse/Of tim?,'the sions, which have tjfe?n deeply aroused, there be quieted,"when others besides tl who played their part in the eoenea-of i great drama will have passed "'away,' thi final judgment wilt be rendered, and record be made up for airtime of the rise, grass and. close of that .contest which < viilsed .this nation. Nor was lt bere only i in its progress, and while its result set h In the balance, that the contest was watc with deep and Intense Interest.- -The-astou ed gaze of the civilized world was not A. moment withdrawn from the anxious cont platlon of the exhaustlees resources lt. | seated, and the great'consequences it volved. And even from our little State high wrought devotion of those who 'had, listed in that cause taxed their ingenuity vi providing means of aggression and defer and these have exercised their Influence uj the nations of the world in ..the adoption Improvement Of the weapons 'for warfare. To that South Carolina every.eon of hi may turn with feelings ol honest prl Whether she was wise or not; whether I counselled with prudence and mod?ration not, none have questioned the truthfuIneS! her course, or the honesty'of her purpc Let those who so choose say she was rash; ?. she misjudged the measure,' of the wronj: which she complained, or mistook the renie she proposed. These are hot matters, wh: I eau again discuss. But let nobe say none can say so truthfully-that she was i bonest in the belief that soe was right, as nc can say tiiat ch? was not earnest in mal ula lng it. lt is in that past that we can turn her with pride and admiration. That pa which tells the story of the favored colony Britain putting aside every selfish conside lion and joining lu the struggle with her s ter colonies tor their independence. That pa which telle the story ot her quick reseutmt because of the insult offered to the Union which she was a part, and ot the promptn with which she led ihe way to the war of 18 That past, which prompted her to send foi her sous to Mexico. Thut pasi, which ehr? leles no peril to the country which her sc were not prompt io repel; no honor due tc whit, h they did not as promptly assert. I BO speak, with no vainglorious or boasti purpose. I so speak, because these things e written In imperishable records which will li as long a3 lime, and which no one cm in a wise question or affect. I BO speak, beean they constitute'ia part ber claim now for Ji tice. For that Justice which is the right ol people, oran Individual, when motive is ma a question. For that Justice which Is due the dead; for this St J te as it was, and as it ff known to most of us who are here-that Ste ls dead. But it is not because we mourn the loss her children, her wealth, her ancient renow it is not because fitly and well we can tu: with sorrow to the less ol a l that Inform days made'our State, as it then was, the obje of our affection and ievolion, that we shou forget that lor us who live, and live within h limits, and live with the recollections of tl past still fresh and present to us, there ha1 also arisen new duties and new responslbi ties. That past should give us purpose ac strength to gain that future, which even no is beiore us, and seems to stretch back to i Its hand to help us as we struggle to reach li That luture to me seems, aa plainly as if were revealed lo us lu language, to give to i assurance of that material development whlcl fairly accomplished, will give to us anew ext tence; which will be to us recompense lc what we have lost. It will come as .surely s we win strive for lt; and lc will come to use the resuit ofthat commercial spirit which lb: Chamber ls organized to foster and support. No one ls less disposed than I am to m is: ah the true character of the great disadvantage under which we suffer. No one is less it dined than I am to fall in a just appreclatio of the difficulties which we must overcome But no one 1B lt SS willing thau I am to ea dude from Its just considerations the ad vat tages we have in the effort to secure lor ou State prosperity for its people, aad with tba a Just and honest government. And the.-, will come ia the order in which I have state, them. I have no Inclination to dwell upon the mi; government which has In this State been si completely exposed. I Intend to allude lo 1 no farther than io say that lt is fast hastening an issue which will be simply characterized a: that of right against wrong; of truth again s falsehood; ol spoliation against all that li eanctlded as ol public or of private right For long and weary years we have been sui ferine, until the issue, so made up shall be distinctly presented, not only here, but ic every State, city, town and village in the United Stales. I am opposed to whatever il Ttj le which can tend to distract or divide the public attention lrom this issue so made up. I wish to stand, I would have the people of the Stat?) to stand, here, and beiore tue people of thc United states, upon this issue, aud to ask judgment according to the prooi which can be produced. I do not fur one mo? ment doubt wuat will be the judgment, it we present that issue, and that only, which I have stated calmly, faithfully, fearlessly. It is one in which we have all advantages, for it Is Odd so stroug in prooi that It can never fall, unless we give to those with whom we contend the great advantages of assailing the motive with which we make the charge, or the means with which we propose to estab? lish lt. The suffering wnlch the war produced is not forgotten, aud the apprehension of in? ternal dlsorder,or violence - will, for years yet to come, be regarded as sufficient to Justify all measures'whien-may be alleged as necessary to suppress them. Our most bitter loes are those who. find it most easy, by the use of cabalistic terms, which had a meaning in ol her days to distract the Judgment of the honest by an appeal to a recurrence of scenes that we may hope will never be again enacted. In the effort we are thus bound to make to secure for us and all those who live with us in this Slate the proteciion of an honeet and just government, we must strive to secure prosperity for our people iii the various de? partments ol life In which labor is essential to existence. If w* look for success only until we secure a government such as we desire-a government which will recognize the rights ot al1, and protect them us ?uily as they are j recOo'Diztd, we will find that we shall lose boib. Ii ls because o? the indomitable ti; ; our people, under the most Bevere and j r oppression, tbat they have been able to in j their material condition since the close i war.-aod correspondingly with;- that im ment hus been the development of tha ! to which I have referred. If me people ? State hal been content to have rema! that depressed condition In which they I and made no effort to regala that persona j pendence to which they had been accust if all had sunk to the lowest standard, i of regaining the highest, lt would hav< ol Utile moment what government thej But they made such efforts as men never belore made, and the result of efforts ls told In lhat power which comet beyond Independence, however recklc degraded muy be those who adminlifc functions of government. When, therefore, we look for that de? ment of the resources of our State an which. In giving back prosperity for oui pie, shall win back for them a govert tinder which all men of every class (ind < lion can live happy, because to each are rights secured, we can but turn to this ( ber as a great agency through which the can be done, and'to the enterprise of its bers as the means with which lt will worl j We have seen a system of taxation im which can only be properly estimated b; lGglhat.lt had to sustain anezpenditl public money, made with a profligate am nipt purpose, unexampled and unsurpc Tne tax on bim who tilled the ground se as li it were but another name for con tlon; but the generous soil sustained heavy burden thus Imposed. The mer felt the tax upon his labor almost a3 the j ty Imposed Tor hU efforts to live; but ? creasing trade protected him from the c quehce ne apprehended. And thus hav< people of t he Stale In all their relations pered in Hie face of the most adverse cir stance.*, scarcely 'Able to explain how success has been achieved, still less ab calculate what it would have been if an h< government had protected their labor, an cured tor them the fruits they so Justly eat ' Yet, while all have striven earnestly; In a large proportion of cases success rewa the efforts of those who toiled, we must to the merchant as the chief agent in economy by which success has been sect It ls he who has, in the exchange of com n ties, established the values which rewa the producer. It is he who, to secure I values, opens the ways through which cor tltlon ls invited, and gives to that whlc sold the enhanced value lt commands, he who, with what he sells or buys, make tractive his abode, and whose ventures g and come back from the most distant she the rewards of ni s cares and bis risks em log the place where he lives. Ile unlocks door through which the bale of cotton t eries the commercial world, until it rea? Hs destination; and lt ls he who receives gives back the rich return for which it ls changed, rle . has j been In all time pioneer of civilization; in our lime and in place h? Will be to us one of the means of deliverance-.'.' ; Bot we, al^t%. although some are enga In Other pursuits1,'catt anti should give the we cain. We can keep open, we can o; anew; channels of communication throi which lils efforts cati be assisted. We -guard our lines of communication as carefi as in war such Unes aro guarded by conte lng annie?.' We "can as Jealously abstain lr the surrender of these lines as do soldiers the eve ol battle from the barter of the ai with which they defend themselves. I l period ly sure that lt we recognize the cc merdai interest of our Slate and city as great element lu that material developmi which lt ls our gre-1 Interest to secure; an so recognizing, we give lt what support can, it will achieve the success we desire, properly sustained, ic will give back to much of the wealth that has been lost. It i detracted, If not paralyzed by the loss of thi aids to which lt is entitled, and which at t time, lt poeaeEses, lt occupies a vantage grou from wu ich lt cannot be displaced. Ant with Its agency the toil of him who plants c be more richly rewarded, and all who lal find employment, and the waste places of c di; bo ulled up, shame will be upon us w can and do not sustain lt. It, as has been said, be is a benefactor of I human family who causes a blade ol grass grow where none grew before his time, sb he be other than an honored benefactor w ,us. who will bring here a bale of cotton package'ot gooda to be sold which would r otherwise bave come ? Honor, then, to such. Honor to all, who Join wla> them, lt great effort for our commercial independen* Honor as great as ls due to him who gives oe tha alda h? hnrnntaXcam KP len pe. and fin for OB a oew or improves our ancient chanm with which we get access to the sea, the gre highway of the world. [Prolonged applaus At the call of the president, General Wlln 6. DeSaussuro rose and said that our clot like the one alluded to by the English po had a silver lining this night. There wa ray coming to Charleston full of promise a consolution. Toe storms for the past few da blocklog the roads of the western coi try had pointed to a great future i the outlet afforded by our milder c mate. Trade must flow through t quickest and shortest routes. A great Soul ern and Pacific road was needed, and Cine natl was already crying out for some sultat route. Charleston could not now bo ove look?d. She possessed the finest harbor the South, anl he saw seated near the pre dent one who was bending his' energies lo tl great work of opening and deepening o channels. He alluded to one who belongi to a far-seel Qg and honorable profession ; wi had investigated the advantages of our hs bor, and brought the utility of the project? improvements lo the attention of Congres He proposed a health and welcome to Colon William Ludlow. REMARKS OF COLONEL LUDLOW, U. S. A. Colonel Ludlow having been introduced b the president, expressed his thanks for tt courtesies and compliments which had bee showered upon him, and which he was glad I have un opportunity of thus acknowledging I public to the president and the Chamber. B was glad to,find that, in the discharge of h! duty, he had met with their approbation, an he would bring his full ability to accomplis! lng the great task belore him. There was n one more Interested than he, and he hoped I would be successfully carried out. Ther co did be no surer agency of success than thl lor the old "City by the Sea." In concluslor. Colonel Ludlow asked permission to offe "The Charleston Chamber of Commerce may lui Integrity and ability be two eyes (and capital ones, too, Mr. President,) ti guide the City by the Sea to future wealth am happiness." Mr. John Hauokel next alluded to the im portant services rendered the city by the pres ent postmaster, and the Interest he had alwayi manifested In her welfare. Charleston wat Indebted to him, and he proposed the healtt ot Stanley G. Trott, the courteous official and true gentleman. REMARKS OF POSTMASTER TROTT. Mr. Trott said there waa an old proverb which went to show that men of letters were not often possessed of great facility of speech. The two graces did not generally travel in company. He, as they well knew, was a man of letters. [Laughter.] He was much In i debted to the complimentary call upon him, I and was glad to express publicly his thanks and I gratification that his efforts to serve the pub.lo had been acceptable, and In fact successful. 1 He owed much In Charleston to the courtesy and Indulgence of her merchants an J people at large. He hoped soon to add to his de? partment a free delivery. The law regulating the matter required that the community should number fifty thousand, but there was a discretion left to the postmaster under certain restrictions, and no effort' should be wanting on bis part to afford every facility to the public. He would relire now behind a senti? ment which must meet with a hearty re fponse. He offered "The health of the Hon. Alfred Huger-an official whom any one might be proud to succeed, and a gentleman whom few could hope to emulate." At the end ol the applause elicited by this sentiment a telegram was handed to the presi? dent to the astounding effect that Great Bri? tain had declared war with the United States; Confederate bonds had gone up to 48$; United Statee securities fallen to 46. Victoria re jjlgned,and the Prince bf Wales ' "coronated." Ia the excitement which ensued, B. S. Bruns, Esq.. was loudly called for, and the r?pertoriai pencil stood aghast at the Idea of following bim, as he rattled OD lu his fluent and happy vein. Patriotic sentiment?,'the broker's pecu? liar I iles, Locksley Hall and the Wandering Jew all came in fora touch, and. amid COL : tinual interruptions bf laughter and applause, the speaker took bis seat with a flourish about the great kingdom where reveille and tattoo were always going on at the same time. Mr. Geo. R. Walker responded io this, and the Impromptu sentiments and toasts now followed each other In quick succession. The party broke up at a late hour, having had a glorious evening. _ MW Mr. WILLIAM E. SIMMONS, Jr., and Mr. N. H. PORTEE, are the travelling agents for IEE NEWS, the former for .ower and the lat? ter for upper South Carolina. FUEL SOCIETY.-The treasurer of the Ladies'' ' Fnel Society returns thanks for a contribution of three dollars from a lady In the country, through Mr. Thomas P. Smith. SALE OP SECUKITIES.-The attention of the public ls especially directed to the Important sale of securities by Holmes A Macbeth, which takes place at eleven o'clock this morn? ing. THE GERMAN RIFLE CLUB.-This Influential and spirited society will have a grand masquer? ade ball on the 29th Instant, at the Academy of Music. It is sure to be a brilliant and pleasant affair. Tickets may be obtained from i he committee. THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION will hold a special meeting st the hall ol the Chamber ol Commerce at noon to-day. It Is understood that action ls tobe taken In regard to the de? cease of the lamented president ot the associa? tion. A NEW AFTERNOON PAPER, to be called The Republican, is to be Issued in this city, begin? ning on Monday next. The prospectus, print? ed 'in another column of to-day's NEWS, will give full particulars to those who feel an In? terest In the policy and prospects of the new enterprise. THE ANNUAL GRAND CONVOCATION of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina will be held at Holmes's Lyceum to-day, at 12 M. There are a number of Masons lu the city In attendance upon its session and the meeting promises to be Interesting. Colonel J. A. Hoyt, grand high*priest, will preside. THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.-To-day ls known In France as Afardt Gras, and in England and America as Shrove Tuesday. Among the ancient Britons it ls still spoken of as pan cake day. Among the unregenerate, Shrove Tuesday ls a season of jollification, intended to prepare them contrarievlse tor the mortifica? tions of Lent._ ENOUOH IN THE Cur.-Sunday night an oid colored woman, named Dora Walker, ap? plied for lodgings at the Guardhouse, and having been brought before the Mayor as usual next morning for examination, lt was found that she had come from Dill's Bluff on James Island. She was referred to the county commissioners to be taken care of, there being already too many cases ol destitution in the city which the city has to care ror. THE WAYS THAT ARE DARK.-Peter Way, a colored man, under Indictment for stealing a cart lrom one of the phosphate works, was sent to Jail yesterday morning, having been QtfflVereu U WI~VJ~I.I1T3 inrrwy-vunio wMwi ?MW latter had been keeping a watch on the dark Way since the opening of the Court of Gene? ral Sessions, and several of his messages to bring (he defendant to court had been disre? garded. Seeing how thlogs were going, ihe conscientious principal went up to the Eight? een-mile House, and, on Sunday morning, captured Way upon his own ground. He ls now confident that Way will be on hand when the casa ls called. _ GLOBS AND STARS.-Samuel Green, arrested for bel ns disorderly and abusing a policeman while on duty, In Line street, was fined two dollars. Shadrack Johnson, for raising a disturb? ance in Line street and drawing a pistol on a man, was fined one dollar. Thos. Draytou, for trying to raise a fight In fradd street, was referred to a trial Justice for prosecution. Prince Canty, lodged for getting drunk and disturbing the neighborhood In East Bay, near Hasel street, was fined two dollars. Of three simple cases of Intoxication, one was fined two dollars and the other two ex? plained how It was and were discharged.' TEE DUTY ON RICE.-AS advertised In THE NEWS, ot yesterday, a meeting of the colored people ot this city was held at the Military Hali last evening, for the purpose of consider? ing the subject ol' the proposed reduction of the tariff on rice. Owing, however, to the per? sonal unpopularity of A. Alpeora Bradley, who took a leading position in the matter, the ob? ject of the meeting failed to be carried out The Interruptions were of so frequent and vio? lent a character as to barely enable the speak? er to Introduce the subject. After Bradley ! had taken his seat, being compelled to desist | from speaking ??y the confusion that reigned throughout the ball, Congressman DeLarge arose and briefly reviewed the past career of | Bradley in so unvarnished a style lhat the lat? ter retired In disgust, and the assembly was dissolved without a consideration of ihe real question. UNITED STATER COURT.- The District Court was opened at eleven o'closk yesterday morn? ing, HOD. George S. Bryan presiding. One wagon, two mule.?, a set of double har? ness and eight packages of tobacco, eelzed on lnlormatlon for violation of the revenue law, were condemned to be sold, and after paying the costs the clerk was directed to divide the balance or the proceeds between the Informer, G. C Alden, and. the revenue collector for the Tnlrd District. On the petition of B. G. Hemphlll, executor, the assignee of R. A. Black, bankrupt, was or? dered to pay the costs of the case and apply the balance of the proceeds of the real estate in payment of the liens according to their priority, as set forth by Registrar dawson. Thomas Riskin?, of Sumter, and W. N. Ray, bankrupts, were finally discharged under the act. The petition of Maurice Strauss, of Charles? ton, for a final discharge was referred to Reg? istrar Carpenter to report, and the final hear? ing before the court fixed for the 1th ol March next. The case of C. B. Farmer, vs. Burrell San? ders, petition for the Involuntary bankruptcy of the latter, was again resumed. Messrs. W. C. Bee <fc Co. were enjoined from paying over the proceeds of three hundred and thirty-six bushelB of rough rice shipped to them on ac? count of the defendant until the further order of the court, and a similar order was issued to Messrs. J. Colcock & Co. in relation to cer? tain sums of money subject to ihe order of Burrell Sanders. The taking the testimony In the case occupied the court until the hour of adjournment. Meiling This Dar Frlendehip Lodge,'at 7 P. M. " Stockholders South Carolina Railroad, at ll A. M. Republicans of Ward 6, at half-past 7 P. M. St, Patrick's Benevolent Society, at hall-past I 7:P. M. '?fi Howard Association, at 12 M. Republican? of Ward 3, at balf-past 7 P. M. New England Society, at 7 P. II. Hook and Ladder, No. 2, at 7- P. M. Republicans of -Ward 1, at half-past 7 P. M. Republicans of Ward 2, at 7 P. M. Auction Sales Thia Day, Holmes & Macbeth will sell at ll o'clock, near the Postofflce, stocks and bonds. Leitch & Bruns will sell at ll o'clock, at the Post office, real estate. Henry Cobla & Co. will sell at half-past 9 o'clock, at theil* store, h a au, shoulders, Ac. * Laurey, Alexander & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock, at their store, hams, strip?, A-c. William McKay will sell at 10 o'clock, at No. 45 Wentworth street, furniture, sewing machines, ic. Steffens, Werner & Ducker will Bell ar 9 unlock, at their store, butter, barns, &c. ; at 10 o'clock, a horse. B US 1 NEB H NOTICES. THE New TORE LIFE INSURANCE COUPANT, now established for twenty-seven yean, bas been, and ls, managed with great ability, and deserves the confidence reposed In lt. Its re port for 1871 is a condensed showing of the steady and accumulating growth of its busi? ness from the start. Its net assets now foot-1 log up the enormous sam of $18,803,768, and Its divisible surplus amounting to nearly $1, 500,000. It Issued last year 8908 policies. Its trustees are mea who command universal con flden.ee, among whom may be mentioned Messrs. W. A. Booth, W. H. Appleton, Morris Franklin, the president; H. B. Ciaflin and Wm. H. Beers, the efficient vice-president of the company.-iVew York World. . WE CALL, attention of planters to the adver? tisement of .''Middleton's Fish Ammo nlated Phosphates." This fertilizer bas received the universal commendation of those who have used lt on cotton, corn and rice. The cash price ia $45 per ton. Mesera. J. A. Ens low & Co. are the agents, No. 141 East Bay. Iebl3-2 _ CHEAP PAPER AND STITIONERY.-Stock which was marked down not quite exhausted. Note Paper at 75 cents per ream; No. 303 Pens 50 cents per gross; No. 404 Pens 25 cents per grot s; Envelopes 75 cents per box. WAL- | KER, EVANS & COGSWELL, NO. 3 Broad street, Charleston, S. C. To THE LOVERS OF GOOD BrvALVES. -Call and try some Cedar K>ys. or Smith's celebra? ted Philadelphia Ale, constantly kept fresh on hand, and for sale In any quantity, at GLEA? SON'S Saloon, No. 104 Market street. febl3-2 "CAN yon tell me where Plenge's Hat Store is to be found ?" "At No. 201 King street, Slr.' feb!3-2 PICTURE FRAMES-Oval and Square; all sizes. Cheap ! Cheap 1 HASEL ST. BAZAAR. febl3-tu _ ? PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, holding two hundred Pictures, at $2 50 each. HASEL ST. BAZAAR. febl3-tu_ A UNIVERSAL REMEDY.-Brown's Broncblal Troches" for Goughs, Colds and Bronchial Affections, stands first in public favor and " " ' - h?.j>?i>n tivtntrpri bv a test ot many years. febl3-tutbs3 A FULL line o? Ladles' White Kid Gloves, all numbers, for $1. A full line of Gent's Gloves up to No. 9. FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT 4 Co., No. 244 King street. _ Ieb5 CROQUET ! CROQUET 1-The cheapest In the city. Price $4. HASEL STREET BAZAAR. dec20_ NOTICE TO TOURISTS.-Stereoscopic views'of Charleston and vicinity for sale at the Hasel street Bazaar._ _ dec29 AT FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT CO., 10 pieces Black Gros Grain fine Silk, only $2; worth $2 50. Ten pieces Black Gros Grain fine Silk (24 inches) only $187. ieb5 AT FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & Co., 6 inch all colors Bolled Silk Ribbon $1; worth $1 60. feb5 _ CHEILLET'S PARIS KID GLOVES-every pair warranted. These Gloves will be taken back even alter wear, for any Imperfections, such as tearing or ripping. Paris, 20 Rue de la Paix. r,-?,T, Londou, 53 Regent street. DEPOTS New York 929 Broadway. [Boston, 9 Temple Place. FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & Co., sole Agents for Charleston._nov3-6mos ALL WINDOW SASHES, BLINDS AND DOORS sold by P. P. Toale, No. 20 Hayne and No. 33 Piockney streets, are made at his factory on Horibeck's wbarr, in this city. A general stock ol building material constantly on band. Call and examine the quality and prices of bis work, which defy competition and are une? qualled. Lasting satisfaction ls guaranteed In all sales. augl8-thstu ?*gal iNotires. ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS against the Estate of JAMBS H. TAYLOR, deceased, will render same, properly attested, and ali persons indebted to and Estate will make payment to either of the Executors, at the office or Geo. W. Williams A Co. HARKI tl CTE TAYLOR, Executrix. JOSEPH R. ROBERTSON, 1 Vxe(.atnra FRANK. E. TAYLOl', J Executors. febl3-.u3_ FINAL NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HAV? ING aoy demands against the Estates ef I THOMAS NAPIER, or of REBEKAH NAPIER, late of Charleston, are hereby notified that they must be pres'med to the undersigned before the 12taMa-.ch, 1872. E. MONTAGUE GRIMEE, jan3otn3_Administrator. inillintrt; jlOrfiasmaking, Ribbons, Mine ry and Straw Goods. 18 7 2. ALSO WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, Jfcc. ARMSTRONG, GATOR & CO., I Mr OUTERS, MANUTATURERS AND JOBBERS BONNET, TRIMMING. NECK and SASH RIBBONS, VELVET RIBBONS, NECK TIES, Bonnet Silks, Satins, Velvets and Crapes, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, ORNAMENTS, FRAME*, Ac, Ac. Straw Bonnets and Ladies' aad Children's Hats, Trimmed and. Untrimmed; and In connecting Warerooms White Goods, Linens, Embroideries, Laces, Nets, Colara. Sets, Handkerchiefs, Vell iBg, Head Nets, Ac, Ac. Nos. 237 AND 239 BALTIMORE STREET, BALTI? MORE, MD. These goods nre manufactured by us or bought for cash directly from tue European and Ameri? can Manufacturers, embracing all the latest no v? elties, unequalled In variety and cheapness In any market. Orders filled with care, promptness and dis? patch, febis-tuthsimo* By LAURE F, ALEXANDER ACO. HAMS, STRIPS," BELLIES, SHOUL? DERS, Ac THIS DAT, tue 13 th 1 ?tant, will be sold in front of cmr store, at to o'clock-, 6 tierces HAMS, ora very celebrated brand ? 10 barrels-N. V. a a Hams - 10 barrels Extra S. O. N. Y. Strips ft boxes Extra S. CN. Y. D. S. Bellies - 200 Western Shoulders 8 boxes No. 2 shoulder J 7 barrels Smoked Beer 20 tabs Batter Mackerel, Potatoes, Onions and Apples. _Condltlop8,cai'h.' . ; _ febl3 ??TH?NRY CO BIA & CO. HAMS, SHOULDERS, Ac. THIS DAY, at balFpast 9 o'clock, we will .'.603.SUGAR-CURED HAMS ^S? K!,nn?5 Prlme Bacon Shoulders 26 bbla. Floor. Conditions cash._ feD18 STEFFENS, WERNER A? DUCKER TTTILL SELL THIS DAY, BEFORE V v . -their Stores, Tendue Range, at s o'c'ock 35 packages selected BUTTER ' 2ft packages western Batter SOO 8 C. HaroB 20 boxes NIT. Bellies, Sides and Shsnlders Soap, Smoked Herrings Pickled Herrings,, Mackerel Sugar, Lard, Tomatoes, Ac. - febl3 Bj STEFFENS, WERNER & DU?KER AFIN EH OESE WlU?cll at 10 o'clock TO-DAY, precisely, before their Stores, Vendue Bange, One FINE BAY HOR?B, of good size. Terms cash. . . . feb!8 . Bj WM. MCKAY. "V 'TTOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,. SEWING JJL , Machines and Sundries. THIS, DAY, at . ll o'clock, will be soW ! at, trie Furniture.Warehouse, No.?' Wentworth street, betwfen'King'andrM?etlhgStreet*,'.. . ?J BE USTE \ US, Eur eaua, Cb alia. Ext ens loi \ Tables, Mattresses', Mirrors, WMeeler A Wilston* Grover A Baker, Singer and Heme Shuttle Sewing Machines, Carpets and Sundries:' Alsd.' a lot of Canaries and Bird Cages, Watches and Jewelry tne Property Or an'Estate. ' r'feb:8"*' .fertilisers. LITPAC I Tl 0 GUAN OK SEA ISLAND COTTON. TH BEE HUNDRED AND FI FIT FER CENT. ON | INVESTMENT. MO S CK'S CORNER, S. C.," 1 . GIFFY PLANTATION, January 1. 1872. J Dear Sir-I bought one ton of PAClFU GUANO last Spring, which was applied on ten acres of | Long Cotton; the result was thirty-five pounds more of Lint Cotton ttl the acre than was cbtata ed from the same netti onmaenred. , Tue cotton has been sold for 70 cent* per pound. ' Respectfnlly, Ao , A. D. HARK. Apply to J. N. ROBSON, - Nos. 68 East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic Wharf. febl8-ftn*o pERUVlAN GUANO. Genome Chincha Island PERUVIAN GUANO. For sale by J. A. ENJILOW A CO., febi3-l_No. 141 East Bay. AND PLASTER An excellent article of LAND PLASTER. For sale by J. A. ENSLOW A CO., ftbl3-l_No. 1*1 East Bay. AND PLASTER. 1600 barrels warranted Pare Nova scotia LAND PLASTER. For sale by HERMANN BUL WINKLE, Kerr's Wharf, Janll_ g O L U B L ? PACIFIC GUANO. PRICE, $16 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. Experience in the use bf this GUANO for the past six years in this state, lor Cotton and Corn, has seffar established tu character for excellence as to render comment unnecessary. In accordance wltitheestablished policy ot the Onmnany to taratan tho beat Ooooeatiratod Ferti? lizer at the lowest cost to consumers, this Gnano ls put Into market this season at the above re? duced price, which the Company ls enabled to do by reason o: its large facilities aaa the reduced ; cost of manufacture. The supplies put into market this season are, as heretofore, prepared uadcr the personal superin? tendence of Dr. St. Julian Ravehel, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston, 8. C., hence planters may rest assured that its quality and c mpo.il t lon ls precisely the same as that heretofore sold.. At the present low price, every acre planted caa.be fertilized with 200 pounds Guano at a cost not exceeding the present value of 80 pounds of cotton, while experience has shown tnat under favorable condition of season and cultivation, the crop ls increased by the application from two to three-fold the natural capacity of the sol), hence under no condition could its application fall to compensate for the outlay. Apply to J. N. ROBSON, Aigent Pacific Guano Company, Nos. 68 East Bay'and l and 2 Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, s. 0. JOHN S. RESSE A CO., General Agenta. nov27-3mosiiAO . , . >ACIFTO GUANO COMPANY'S COMPOUND ACID,PHOSPHATE OF LIME, FOR COMPOSTING WITH COTTON SEED. PRICE-$26 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. This article ls prepared under the superintend? ence of Dr. ST. JULIAN RAVENEL, expressly for Composting with Cotton Seed. It was introduced by this Company two years ago, and Its uss has fully attested its value. 300 to 2fi0 pounds of tbls article per acre, properly composted with the same weight of cotton seed, famishes the planter with a Fertilizer or the high? est excellence at the smallest cost. A Compost prepared with this article, as by printed direc? tions furnished, contains all the elements of fer? tility that can ensor into a First C a^s Fertilizer, while its economy most commend Its liberal use to planters. For supplies and printed directions, for Composting, apply to J. N. HOBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, Noa. 68 East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, S. 0. JNO. S. REESE A CO., General Agents. nov27-3mo8DAO Crackers. FOX'S The Finest Sponge Butter Crackers Manufactured. FOX'S CRACKERS have for over half a century been held in the highest estimai lon by the people of the Eastern and Middle States. They are kept for sale by all the leading Grocers In NEW YORK CITY. AU articles nsed in their manufacture are the best and purest that can be obtained. The ma? chinery nsed was invented and patented by JOS. FOX, MAN UFA.TUBER OF ALL KINDS OF CRACKERS, LAM S I."VG BL'UGH, N. Y. Send for Price Lists, Ac. I deliver goods free of charge in New York City. Liberal terms given Jobbers, and am ready to make arrangements with any reliable parties who will take ordera for me in any of the cities in this Stat?. Address i JOS. POX, febl3-tnthslmo LANSING BURGH, N.T. FURNITURE REPAIRED AND RENO? VATED NEATLY, PROMPTLY, AND AT MODERATE RATES, By J. L. LUNSFORD, iebtf smlt?r Street, north of Wentworth. By HOLMES & MACBETH, STOCKS AND BOJ?T/ffi 1 .wm be sold TH rs DAY, ist h February, at li o'c octt. at the foot of Broad street, $6000 G REE N VILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD 0^!P ANY CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTED. ... .NE?S, 6: ate Guarantee'. r""?V fl 30C Greenville and Colombia Railroad Comtianr' Bonds, First Mo.tgage . . i i Rilas $1500 Greenville and Colombia Railroad Company . ! .Bonds, State Guarantee -'. ' ' "J v'~ " $2000 Shares City . of Charleston Six Percents . ill Stock"' :. >' . ii 200 Shares Memphis and Charleston Ba?road Company Stock $1150 Savannah and Charleston Railroad Compa? ny :-seven Per- Cent; - State Guarantee . Bonds. ;'Jt!; "?v. $700 Sav?nnali andCharleston Railroad'Oonrpa ny Eight .Per Cent .Second rt Mortgage 45-Half Shares Bankof Charleston Sfoot; $2300- cn v of charleston six per Cent, stoat ?ris 75 Shares Souta (.aro ll na Railroad Company Stock ' ' ' ?? 70 Shares Mern phi? and Charleston Railroad* - Company stock. -. -. ? ?r? ^AV^ ? Unlimited aeoori les received np to hoar of sale. febl.8_ '_" Bj W. T. LEITCH k B. S. BR?NS, , ?? Anttfoufen, > .;<2'-- ll ELIGIBLE BUILDING LOT O? BEACH, Sullivan's Jalan di. near the Old Presbyterian church, with chlmney.and part.of. Cistern, formerly Known as the property of the late W. H. QMlIand. ?~:?!::.L tv wm be sold THIS DAY, the 18th Instant, at ll o'clock, at the Old PottoOee. . . ~?? : The ab - vedescribed LOT. -"' Terms cash. Parohaser to pay ns'for pipers and stamps. .? .. : ggag > Mattum Qa[ea~~$?tnteMaja. By W. ?. LEITCH | Bi S^ BBtSS, '( Auctioneers. F.A FORD VS. WM. H. WALKBB'AND" . . H. P. WALKER, . By vi rt a e of a decree made in this case br Judge Graham, on the if tb day or January, I win proceed to sell at Pabilo An alon ,7a t tue o ia Post omeo, in the City or Charleston, en THURSDAY, the li tn or February, at li A. M., The rollo win g REAL ESTATE: The Estate of w. H, Walker, consisting of til that, LOT OF LAND.. situate on the west side of Church' 'street, with the Cotton Press Buildings and Machinery thereon, measur? ing sad cont arning tn front on Church street one hundred and one (ioi) feet, ana. la depih maning from east to west two hand ted and rorty-six (248) feet, he the said dimensions a . little more or less: batting and bounding1 to the,, no rt h on Lands of Sam aol Or ol lia h an ta and James L. Pe tigra for? merly; to the south on Land now ir-formerly of Eliza Baerpto theeast on uh arch stree*, and to . the west on Lands now or formerly of Nathan A. Cohen and the Sooth Carolina Society. AISO, - . . . AU the Estate of w. H. Walker, that LOT OF LAND with the Buildings, Improve* menta. Machinery, and anything. else lhere* om measuring and containing in front on Church street twenty-live (25) feet, cn the back Una twenty-five (26) feet, and in depth from east to west Lno- hundred and forty-roar (144) feet, be the salli dimensions more or leas, this said Lot form*' lng part and parcel with, tue Lot Ant described as one Lot upon which the Cotton Press known aa Walker's Press, with til the Bandings and im- ?? movements, has been e reeled ; Doonding north on Lands cf --; sont?, on Ldt herein flrstdeaerlb ed- cast oh Church < Btrott, and ? weat on Landa of ^n?s of aale^Caih, $8fl00; balance In.tfcre* eq na l a nnaai inst al (neats, Secured by bond of the purchaser, bearing interest from day ol sale, pay? able semi annually*, with a mortgage of the prenti Ises so?, the boUdugs and improvements to be Insured and. the polloy assigned. Purcaaeer. to say lor papers and stamps. _ _ . iaciaVtar . M. P. O'CONNOR, Referee. ~ By B. Wi WL??S?^ A BRflM Auctioneers. BE FERE E*S : SALE. . i Fxecutors of JOEN H. TGCRER, deceased, against the liev.sera and Legatees of J. H. TUCKER. ' By virtue of a decree-made In thia case.by the Honorable R.F.: Graham, Judge or the First circuit, I wlT offer for sale at public Auction, at-tue Old PostofflceVat the root or Broad street, in Charleston, on THUB S DAT, February the 16th, at ll o'clock A. M. ' 1 lie folio win g REAL ESTATE, f ttnate In Gecrge town County, belonging to the Estate ol the late John H. Tucker, to wit: - , :__ Ti? PLANTATION known aa wm Brook: alao, the Plantation k^own as Litchfield; atoo, tl? Lands on ?-andy Island: also, the Plantation known aa Otenm re; also, the Plantation known as .Holly Grove; ai?? the Plantation known al Moreland. A more accurate description of these Planta? Hons wUl be given In a rature advertisement. Twrma-One third ea3bMwn?tador 10 on*>lw"0 and three years, co De secured by bond or banda or the purchasers, bearing Interest at the rate or seven per cent, per annum;- payable annually, from the day or sale, and a mortgage of the prop* er ty purchased. Purchaser to pay Referee for par"er> and stamps. ._ '?' .'. feblO-stutbS. SAMUEL LORD, JB.,', Reft Tree. - By J. FBASEB MATHE WES, Anctlontrr. EEFEREE'S SALE.-JAMES J. GREGG and CASPAR A. CBlSOLU, Trustees, - vs. WILLIAM GREGG, Jr. .' ; '13 : Pursuant to an order of sale la the above stated case by the Hon. K. F. Graham, Judge for the First Circuir, i will offer lor sale'on THURSDAY, Md day or February, i?7 J, at the corner ot East Day and Brad street, in Charleston, at ll o'clx* All that TRACT OP LAND, situate, ly lng and tx. lng on the coast of South Carolina and known aa Seabrook's Island: butting and boandlng. north and northeast on ?o h esse tt Ct eek, lands of Spa kineon and Uaulover Ont; east, south and south? west by Edawah River, Atlantic Ocean and North Edlsto River; and westan* northwest py lauds of Marcenas and Archibald seabrook abd Miss sana Seabrook, set apart to them under the d?cision, hy. the case of M. M. seabrook vs; wm: Gregg et SJ, measuring and containing 4219 73-lco acres, "more or less, according to a p ax of Hame: & Tenuentr Surveyors, bearing data-ltth February. 1888, the portion assigned to Marcellus and Archibald Sea? brook and Miss EUz i Seibrook bemg^rnartrtrl nff_ tnereon by Wm. Home, Surveyor, on 7th March, 1871. . . This property affords the advantage of an heal' thy residence the entire year, b'ta* a sea Island on the Atlantic Ocean, and abounds with game, fish and oysters. The Tract ls heavily timbered with live oak, pine and other tlmbc-r, and ls acces? sible at all t.mes by vessels drawing 2-) lee., of water. A Une sea beach, washed by the Atlantic Ocean, atTordB facilities for riding, driving, bath? ing. Ac. 1 erma- one-fourth cash; balance on bond, pay? able in one, two and three years, with interest at 10 per cent, per annum, payable anona'ly, secur? ed by a mortgage or the property. Purchasers to pa-; for papers and stamps. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE, febl,7,9,l3,i5,l9.22_special Referee. - By LOWNDES & GB 1MB ALL, Auctioneers* EE F ERSE'S SALE. The Vestry and Church Wardens or the Episcopal Church of the Parish of St. Stephen's, vs. Geo. L. Smith, Administrator, et ai. Pnrsuant to an order i f sale m the above named case, made by the Hon. R. F. Graham. Judge 'of the First circuit, dated January 24th, 187*. I witt oner for sale on TUESDAY. February 20th, at the Postofflce, Broad street, Charleston, at li o'clock A. M., AU that PLANTATION OR TRACT OF LAND, situated on the south side of Santee River,' In 8*~ Stephen's Parish, County cf Charleston, sad known as the st. Stephen's church GJste Laud, containing six hundred and forty-four (844) seres, more or less, and having seen bounding* as are particularly set for"h in a plat drawn brW.' J". Erwin, surveyor, on the 2d day of April, 1858, abd recorded In the office of Mesne Conveyance for Charleston County. ; ' Terms-One-haif cash; balance in equal instal? ments of one and two years, with interest at seven per cent, per annum, payable annually, se cored ey bond of the pTo?Chastr and mortgage or the premises. ' Purchaser to pay for stamps and papers. G. HERBERT SASS, Jan27,8Lfeb6.13,20 Referee. A. DnilDing JKlatmol. F7~O U B T I S, ' . .J' (SUCCEBSOR TO E. N. BHODII,) LUMBER AND TIMBER DEALER, WEST END BROAD STREET, CHABLBSTOK, S. C. On hand, and receiving, a general assortment o EDISTO RIVER LUMBER AND TIMBER, IN BAFTS. . YELLOW PINE LUMBER AND TIMBER, CUT TO ORD KB. AGENT TOR HILLS. feb7-lmo j , . . . . ' . faegetoblt C?rateg. ?JRAT?S I CRATES 1 GRATES I hereby give notice to all parties In want of VEGETABLE CRATES that I am prepared to get them Ojt in large qua nitles, and a l would do 'weUio dil a id examine for themselves belora purchasing elsewhere. _ ,,"^"-(, Orders respect fully solicited and promptly ged. '.Lumber of all dwcripUO.B and Plastering Lama constantly on Hand. tf UihU)^B ? Office an d Yard. ^SSS?u^SS? East side Washington Btree*;, febl " Tae?r Northeastern Railroad.