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ft . ?_ .v_._. Tuesday Morning, July fib, 1865.? ?. Tlie lalo fire in ii cw York seems to have been less destructive than was at first reported. The Herald office, which was BS id to have been among the buildings destroyed, seems" to have escaped all damage; and Bennett still issues his'sheet, as big and blatant as ever, and with no diminution of his own peeuliar virtues. Ile devotes half? column to an account of Barnum, the extent of his losses and the stoical and Roman fortitude with which he endures them. Ile describes his deport? ment in ?detail; shows how Barnum was' speech'raaking in the State Legislature when the news was brought of his disas? ter; how coolly he received it-With what exquisite equanimity-never suffering Iiis speech to cool-never suffering his lips to quiver iu his quavers, ?iud carrying through the whole with a composure worthy of Greek dud Roman fame. It- , will be a great relief lo all EuropeAnd the rest of the nations, to be told, as Bennett tells us, that Barnum will build again, and this time 4#i a scale of magnitude which will astonish ?he uations from New York to Kamschatka. Ile will have -tatter women on exhibition than ever, aud pro? cure a handsome mermaid-a perfect angel of Feejec-a little encumbered by the tail of a porpoise. He has already adver-" tised for every variety of Siamesed crea? tions, and is especially industrious in pro curitig the old clothes, of notorious per * sense. He has been so fortunate as to have < saved a certain Scotch doak and cap, and a certain crinoline garment, which will defy all counterfeits and gratify all classes of politician naturalists- He has procured a pair ol Ethiopian babies, each with double heads; a Burmese cat with three tails, and a tiger with the head of a wo * man and no tail at all. The boa constrictor will be of double the old size, and will devour his elephant daily, at a certain hom! But the curiosities are endless. 4 Amoug them are the genuine ropes that hung ! he conspirators; the knife that cut its o\yi throat; a politician who votes according to 'us oonscieueo.; a commissary and quartermaster who has made no mo nev by the wir, and a single coj>.y of the New York Herald in which there is not a single falsehood to be detected, though it has Deem under trie examination of a full jury of rogues for five weeks in se?sion. With Barnum for caterer and Bennett for moralist and statesman, New York may* become a marvellous city y^t. ALL SIGNS FAIL IX DHT WEATIIKR.-We turn to Miller's Almanac with a faint hope, such as the old lady expressed -when she sent her friend to the city for an almanac. "Git' Miller's for me, Barney; it always ? give,* us a plenty of wet weather, nn? my landj air jest as Iharsty as our people, and want all the diiuk th.iy can git." So we .looked to the pages of the venerable aimanac'maker of Charleston for rain\' 0 promises aud prognostics. Ala?! the day! Whvt a record for a month to come! Thus, with oracular voice, on thc 10th, j 20th ar.d 2lst July, down to the 27th, he ' H announces thc awful decree, "Very hot weather!" And, verily, he spoke the truth, | and as modestly as. passible, not to alarm us. On the 27th,he thinks it necessary to ! encourage us by an ambiguity, and savs: "Some days before thc weather clears." In? deed! He has forgotten to give us the previous clouds, au omission which we shall not readily forgive him'. . "Sonic days hefore th* weather chars'"-?'. <.., before we Lave any change of conditions. Awful 0 prospeel! Let us look to the' promise in August Alas! the -day! .Oh! Milter. Miller, filler! Wherefore art thou, Mil? ler?-that is, wherefore hast thtfu been j made a prophet-blasted by Phoebus with prophetic firt? At the very beginning, we lead, "Hot-with rain." We now have it hot, with dry. Why uot the rain without the li?l?m Why persist in a practice which provokes universal condemn atioJ(? Again' we read, "Fair and hot." Was there ever r such a caloric temper in au old gentleman before?' From the 12th to the 16th, he promises "a chaugo, with rain;" but re? lapses the very next day, and on the 18th we hear bis voleanic utterance^ "Hot and dry!" Heavens! has he not" had enough of that yet? He changes the phrase a few days after, but not the substance^ and on the 2 lat we find him "Sultry-perhaps raia.'' W.?* ever weather-clerk so per? sistent in a dry joke? The prospect of raia he subdues to a mere possibility, and bc gives us ?O??? single certain'shower till th*?very Last day of the month. V? shall look io farther jnto.the Sortea M,illeriana. The oracle has disappointed all our hopes. It has been untrue to ita people. Old women with thirsty lands will no longer accord him their faith, and in the denial of rahi. the thirsty gentry generally will be quite justified for their copious draughts o/ lager and bourbon. . -r--4j Hic ET Unio.UK.-lt appears that the burning of Barnum's Mujeutn is ascribed to the rebels and rebel sympathizers. These wicked dogs seem to have^H*uni versal preseuce. But why the}- slmina burn up Barnum, we do not exactly see. It is, however, gravely asserted that the great cause ot offence is tl?? conspicuous "pro? minence which Barnum has ?riven to Jeff Davis' capture." Verily, this is rare fooling. "We shall all be done to denth by fools and hot weather before the dog days fairly set in. Thc blockheads are always lucky, for the [best of rea ions. Tln-jj need luck to supply the place of wisdom. Buttha wisc mau ue ver'speaks contemptuously of for lufre. Sylla, who was one of thc greatest, men of his day, always ascribed hw sue cesses to fortune. "There <* no* reason, indeed, why wisdom should iguorc' fortune as un agent in her successes. It is her error, alway?, lo be too self-reliant,.and ! uevcr to take thc advantages which fortune offers just as frequently, to tSre wise .niau as to the blockhead. It is in Iiis self esteem, e?Sdent of his own plans and Scheines, tlurthe sutlers his lucky moments lo escape him. Ilia pride of intellect is asserted at the expense of his opportunities. Ile does not use ?vents. Ile rallier seeks lo make them. Yet events are the parents of oppor? tunities, and to ^j/.e upon them ns weean, and enjoy ibeni under the guidance' of wisdom, constitutes the best capital which j time can give us. NEW YORK MOIIALS.-These are not to be out.done.by those of Charleston, if the following extract, from the New York Day Book, is to be relied on. Thc paragraph is sufficiently pregnant, to delight the most unctuous perfectionist. The Day Booka j pathetically asks, "What are we coming toi" Perhaps Hie batter question, which this hot weather naturally prompts, will be, "Whither arc yo*i goinc?" "TUE EKA OF CHIME.-We never knew a time wbeu there was such lawlessness every where. Sooioty seems to be resolv? ing itself in its original elements, and every man is becoming a law unto him? self. Murders, riots, outbreaks, drunken? ness, rapes garrotines, robbeVies, thefts, rowdyism, ?tc, tte, are of daily occur? rence. A s|>irii of hate and vengeance seems to per-vade the land. The teachings of the last four years have educated a generation of cut-throats. Pulpits and piracy are synonymous terms, and there is not even an intermediate stage tel ween diapers and desperadoisni. What ?ire we coming to?" ? ' Tus AMNESTY OATH.-Tho Charleston i Conritr reminds voters, or those wilt? de? j sire to become such, that they will not be allowed the ri-lK, of suffrage unless they have taken the amnesty oath., lt. states that, up lathis time, not more than five hundred persons have taken the oath. "We append n copy of the oath, in order that, our publie should see what is required for them to establish-their citizenship: J, -, solemnly - that I have carefully read the amnesty proclamation issued by Andrew .lohnten, President of the United States ol' America, on May 'JO, 1865. and tiiat I am not excepted from the ben? fits ot thai proclamation by any one of the lourtec? exceptions therein made, except Sworn and subscribed be?oTe me at --, this-d?y of-, I SUS. * -,m No. _. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I. ?-, of the 'County of-, State ot -, do solemnly -, in the presence of Almighty Oed. that T will henceforth faithfully support and defend , tliflfcConatitutioo ofAhe United Slates, and the Union of the States thereunder, and that 1 will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclama? tions which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves-So IJELP ME GOD. Sworn to and subscribed before me at -, this t-day of -, 1865. The above named baa -?-complexion, -hair and-eyes; is-feet -- inches high, and-year?; by profession .-. [The origmal oaths wdl be transmitted, by tlie olficer administering them, to the Depariment of S?jate, through intermedi? ate channels, aucr-a certified copy thereof will bc furnished to the applicant for par? don, to accompany his petition.J Ijocal ' Items. ADVANCE IN PRICE.--In consequence <jf the high .prices demanded' for providion*1, etc., we are compelled to advance out? r?tes of advertising to $1 a square for the first and 75 cenls.ench subsequent inser? tion. 'We call the attention of our dealer? generally to the advertisement of W. H. Quincy, late of this State, and now doing the*business of a cotton broker und com? mission merchant in New York. It will be seen that he is well recommended North aud South. Mil. ITA RY FUNERAL.-A military funeral, the" fi 18l, for a long time, seen in the streets of Columbia, conducted a poor soldier to Ins lou^' honic Benjamin Barlow, Corpo? ral of Company 1, 25th Ohio, died of typhoid fever, in thc Regimental Hospital. He was from Noble County, Eilis Town? ship, in tho State of Ohio. ^.1? was^eLout twenty five, years of age. and had with him here a brother. W.e have every .rea? son to'believe that, he received ?di the suc? cor of which his case was susceptible. WUST-DOES TUE SUN .MUAN?-What does the eua mean by his excruciat ing approxi tuat.ion to crt We are beginning to suffer from* apprehensions of v combustion, such as, they tell tts, has lately taken place in. Australia, where thc sun's fays are report fd to have fired the dwellings! Why the sun should he pleased vto emulate Sher? man, atid commit these excesses in his old age, we cannot understand. At ail events, if he hus Shermanized the Australians, we trust thai ho will buffer us to escape, as parties who have already suffered sufli ciently from the fiery process. We assume the story about his practico in Australia to be a mere canard, though we can readily conceive of atmospheric conditions in which his dirent ra}-* might set. 'an old house on tire. Science may explain this hereafter. s What says Professor LeCoutt? In the meantime, it is vitally important to us-that we should co^r to an early under? standing with this great central despot, ns to his future purposes- We cannot, stand this much longer; and, as the editor of the Little 1'edjington Gazette said of the Em? peror of Koissia, "Let him beware! This i' the Wt time we shall address him on thin subject!" The l'an ama Review gives the following summary of news from Ceutral aud South America: Chile at peace, Bolivia quiet; Peru in a row, Equador in a riot; Colombia sleeping. Costa' Rica the same; Nicaragua keeping The peace for a t ime; -Honduras uncertain Which way to go; Salvador's troubles ended, Gautemala'a also. MURDER.-Dr. Titos. Byne, residing near Hopeful Church, in the upper part of Burke County, was brutally murdered on Thurs? day, Lilli. He was shot earle in the night, and,according to the confession of one of ihe former slav-s of-his brother. Henry Byne, Esq.. the deed ?vas dom- by a combination of six or seven negroes, who foolishly supposed by killing him they would .?-t the land. Five td the negroes are now under arrest, and will probably suffer the full penalty of the law. \?luguxta ( 'mistitu!ninnltst, 'ld. The work on the I'acifi'i Railroad is pro? gressing rapidly. The road will bc <-'<.-n pleteti to Topeka,.twenty-five miles West of Lawrence, by the 1st of November. Oen.TSraxtoh Bragg, of the late "Coi"* federate States Army." is now at the st. Challes House, New Orleans, lt. is said he.is anxious to retir.- to private lite. Point Lookout, has eeas. d io be a mili? tary post. All officers tht-rp have been ordered to report for duty elsewhere. . Railroad property to the amount, of about*$5..000.U??, is coon to be sold by the Government, en'bracing engines ami roll? ing stock of .ill kinds'. "A FOOL AND HIS MDNEY." nc-At the rale of the Pourtales gallery in Fifis, the Marquis of Hertford bought a million doi lar? worth of jimcracks. An atronaut named King made an ascent from Boston, last week, carrying seven persouB in his car. A writ bas been issued for the confisca? ci?n of the Spottswood Hotel and several other buildings in Richmond. '^P cHuMBlA, S. JULY 25, 1865. I HEREBY appoint J. C. DIAL my attorney during iuy absence from the State. RICHARD TOZER. July 25 . 1* Wanted Immediately, ABOUT ten or twelve GOOD COOP? ERS. Good wa^ea paid. Fot par? ticulars, apply at ruy residence, first house lu rear of Up town Methodist Church. '.July .25 2* J. E MEISTER. By Tele &x*.?s*OE=>JtL. Another Colonization Scheme - The > French TobaCco. KEW YORK, July 2a-The Herald'? Rich? mond correspondent learns that M. F. Maury, recently of the rebel- navy, ia en bi* way from Brazil, with a plan of emi? gration from the South to that country, which is ?aid to be encouraging. The Emperor ha? agreed to don ute a thousand acres of land to each actual settler: Maury is understood to have obtained additional terms, whitfh render the inducements to emigration stronger. Il is alleged that there are several bun. dred hogsheads of French tobacco stored in this city. Monsieur Paul will doubtless ship it to France ip the ccurse of a few weeks. Tho"li?Xrket?r?! New YOBS, July 14.-Cotton less active, but. prices without decided change. Sales at 51 a 52c. for midd ling. Flourand grain of all kinds are higher, with prices tend ing upward. Stocks are strong. Money plenty at 4 and 5 per cent. Gold opened at 142 and close.1 at 142?. Governtrfcnt stocks firm and in good.demand NEW ORLEANS, July l."<- Cotton is firm; midoling 47. Suirar quiet; Louisiana com ' mon lt) a 18c. Gobi active at 47i a 48. ArottSTA, July 19.-Private telegrams i fruin New York, dated 1 St li, quote cot ton j nt 4* to MO cents, being a decline of 1 to :>, 1 c^nts on the previous quotations. This ! decline has not, however, had any effect .on the market herc, as ihe margin between the two places was very large, allowing ample scope for fluctuations. The quota? tion? in this city to day arc, fo*r middling to mi-Idling fair, 'M) lo 35 cent?; a. good demand and but. few sellers, except from wagons and other small lots from tjie plantations. The general impression among large holders is that pri?es ? iii ad vane? here. As ti ansportat ion bfc'eouies easier and mote certain, and having held through a period of great, danger and un certainty, they are not disposed to sell ut j a disadvantage. Trouble -with Mexico. NEW YOUR, July 18.-A special despatch loathe I Vo rid' 8 ay a some very important statements have been made in semi Official quarters in regard lo the. policy of (lie Government, on the Mexicali quest iou. The story conies in such a shape t hat, it cam.?ft be well discredited, and is, iii>t, that the Government will not, permit, another French, Austrian or foreign soldier <>l any j sort, in the service of Maximilian, to bo landed on , the Mexican coast, without I entering a firm and decided pretest; se ? coud, and what is of the jrfavsst import alice, that the Government having sra tioned in Texas an anny of 100,000 men. will keep it. there to act as a corps of observation and.to exercise such physical and moral pressure as shalj ultimately compel the withdrawal of Maximilian from Mexico. Thia army bas been jo disposed that it overshadows, especially on the Rio Grande, the Mexican frontier, and keeps the foreign levies of the new Emperor in an incessant state of ai.prehension and activity. Jf a '-ollition should ficcnr, thc United States wouid have at. hand sufficient, force to maintain its dignity and Aake reprisals. The transfer of a rebel batttvy to the Imperial General Mejia is aiiotrfer matter now occupying official attention, and a full investigation is to be made ?tito the matter of the alleged sale. If General Slaughter did dispose ofa rebe! battery to thc Imperialists, as stated, it will be de? manded and obtained. lt, is understood that 12,00l> or 15.000 Confederates are in the Mexican service, near the Texas border, and it is definitely settled that, if th.-y are troublesome, they will be punished, ever, if pursuit should throw our armies across the hokier. Sale of Abandoned and Confiscated Property. NEW YORK, .Tjily 12.-Th.- 7'lnns learns that. Collector Draper yesterday paid into the Treasury $-1,200.000 in gold; being the proeee.ls of recent sales of cotlon^md other : seized or abandoned property. Thctnonev arising from these sales is no longer a spe? cial fund, but goes into the getieriil trea? sury account, and persons having demands for property?of the ki rids specified, seized or destroyed by the' Government, will have to prosecute their Case* before a , court of claims, and if successful, wjiii for i special appropriations by Congress to do ! them justice. . White Lead and Window Glass, y^i'lIUTS TURPENTINE and COLORS ?O in IT;.', on hand and for sale in rear of the old stttnd. To arrive this week: CiTACH and FURNITURE VARNISHES; also, KEROSENE OIL aDd an assortment of KEROSENE LAMPS. July 25 ' JAS. BROWK. "PAINTING AN?) GLAZING?" TUE subscriber is prepared to CON? TRACT FOR WORK in thc ab-ve line. JAS. BROWN, July 25 ti* In rear of old stand. Wanted to Hire, FOR one or more months, five FOUR MULE TEAMS, with or without drivers. Mules and Wagons must be in good order. Good prices paid. Apply.at once at my residence, first house in rear of Up.town Methodist Cbjirch. July 25 C". J. E. MEISTER. AUCTION SALES. Gold and Silverware. By Jacob Levin THIS MORN INO, nt 10 o'clock, I will sell, nt my store, without reserve, 1 Gold Watch and t hain. . 1 " Ten and Pencil. With n variety ot Silvejy.ure. J II Iv '?fi By Jacob Levin THIS MORNING, at my* atore, nt 10 o'clock, 1 will sell, without, reserve, Two fin- HORSES, used to the Saddle and Harness. Sold to raise fund?. diilyii? $20 REWARD. STOLEN from 1113- lot, on Boundary street, on friday morning, lil st duly a dark colored MAKE MULE, mixed with a few white hairs,medium size,large head ai d ems; shod only on one hind foot, slightly foundered nod guided and bruised fn>in* recent l)nd treatment, from which sh?; was recovering. Supposed t" have heep stolen hy a negro and carried over the river to Oraneeburg or'Lexington. A reward of ;e"! will hepaid for any infor? mation that will lead lo her recovery. July 25 2' P. CANTWELL. B?coxri-?jm T'\ TOBACCO! JL'.^T reeeived and lor sal?: 8,000 H.s. (.rime BACON . 250 U s. [Mimi- LALO. 25i) lbs. FRESH BUTTER. A tine assortment of eh..ic- SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO. ZEA LY, SCOTT ?? BRUNS. " July 25 L??GCLOT^S ! MO?RN?~?i?l i i CASESUPEPJOR LONG CLOTHS. 1 1 .' French MOURNING MUSLINS Marked at V KIl V l t >W PRIORS. ZEALY. SCOTT & BRUSTS. July 25__.._* S Headquarters Military District of Charleston. , CHARLESTON. S. C.. JULY ts. ISO."?. GENERA L ORDERS -NU. 75. rIMlE Parish of St, .lohn. Colinton. 1* .L heTcby withdrawn from 'The First Sub-District, and attached t<> t he Second* Sub District, Uv command ol' Brevet Maj. Cen. JOHN I'. HATCH. LKONAKI. t?. PERRY. Ass't Adj't. Gen. Oliicial: E. HAINS JEWETT, Isl Lie.uL 55th Mass. Vols., A. A. A. G. July S3_ Ji_ Headq'rs Department of the South, HILTON H li AD, S. C,-L;LY 17. 1S05. GENERA L ORDERS NO. 112. -i CAPT D. S. LESLIE. l04th U. S. C. .L? T., is hereby announced HM Aide-de ?jtej- .m the St"tT of the Major General 5Pjpmanding. and will be obeyed and respected accordingly. .J. The following General Order from th? War Department ia hereby published for the information of this command: WAR; DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Wh-,hiii??ton. June 2y, 1805. General Orders No. 120. The whiskey ration will no longer be supplied to The troops of the United States by the Subsistence Department. The whisker now?on hand will besohl under the ju ders of the Commissary-General of Subsistence. By order of the Secretary of Wan. E. D. TOWNSEND; Assistant Adjutant General.. Bv command of Maj Gen. (?. A. GILS-MORE. W. h. M. Bu KC; KR, Asst A.lj't Gen. July 25 ? 2 Dwelling House. for Sale. npiIR thr.-e-stoiy brick DWELLING JL HOUSE, situated on tho North-east corner of Laurel and Marion streets is offered for sale for cash. The lot is large, an J has ?n it. all* necessary out-buildings. For partieularsyapply at this office. July 22 '. 6 Certain Persons HAVING without dna authority re? moved the Household Furniture of the house owned by Mrs. Harriet C. Kea? tinge, and lately occupied by J. T. Ham? mond, and now occupied by Mrs. Baldwin, are hereby cautioned to restore the same to W. T. Walter, or James 1). Tradewell, my attorney; or in default thereof process will he instituted to recover the same. HARRIET C. KEATINGE. July 2* . - 8" WANTED, npWO>WHITE FEMALE SERVANTS JL one to nurse an iufant and sew; the other to do chamber and general house, work. Apply at this office. July 22 -1 Receiving and Forwarding Agent, ORANGEBURG, S. C. . July 21. , ' l*