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\ \ By Tolograpla. From Washington. WASHINGTON, Januar}'.3.-Gen. Webb, Minister to Brazil, bad a protracted inter? view t?-day with tho President. It is be? lieved that he did not present the auto? graph lotter heretofore stated he had received from Napoleon, purporting to have been written on Mexicali a Hairs during Gen. Webb's interviews with the Emperor at Paris in December. The State Department has advices from Minister Nelson, confirming tho report of the capturo of the Spanish war vessel by the Chilian corvette. Thc blockade of the Chilian ports is partially raised by the absence of some of tho squadron iu Peru. Tho monthly statements of the condi? tion of thc Treasury aro now transmitted ttf all of our foreign consuls. At tho request of some of tho foreign ministers they will bo sent to their Governments. THE LABOR QUESTION SOLVED IN ARKANSAS.-The Luge Arkansas plan? ters along the Mississippi River have at length solved the labor problem so far as they are concerned Here is the way it was?doue, as narrated in a letter from that section : ' 'Labor is good natured, but very trifling. The freedman is for frolic and fun; he quits work on Friday afternoon, goes to Memphis, spends his money, gets demoralized, and gets back about Monday night. Two or three days are lost to the work every week. What is thc use of this worse than ?die frolic? The necessity of this has been felt in many cases and many remedies have been pro? posed, and at last Col. Dixon, a large planter, has solved the problem-cut the gordian knot. He went to New York and returned with one hundred and fifty sturdy Germans, with their frows and families. The experiment pleased so well that Malone, another largs planter, went to New York last week for a fresh supply of the same sort for his plantation. With such competition, Sambo must compete, or leave the labor market to the frugal and industrious? Saxon. These Ger? mans bring their families, which are the best pledges of their good beha? vior. " This is the only course left for our planters to pursue. If the negro will not keep his contract, but trifles away his time to the detriment of his em? ployer, tum him off and introduce white labor at once. The day of tem? porizing has passed. The great idea at present that ought to be inculcated into every negro head is, that he must either work or starve. SOCIAL LIFE IN PARIS.-A few lines about mattera of every-day life. The crusade begun last year, against the extravagance in ladies' dress, does not seam to have had much success, though our dramatic authors have given their aid in this laudable work. imiVie Parisieiine., a journal of high lrfeTinforms' hs that the members of the fair sex mean to out-Herod Herod this winter in costliness of toilette dresses ; the antique fashion is to be the thing, with cameos adorned with owls, in honor of Minerva, and hiero? glyphics. Short bodies will be made shorter still, the jewelry is to be fashioned after tue models in the "Musee Campana. The head-dresser means to add to the complications of head-dress, by all sorts of ornaments, such as bells and turn-cocks ; the chignon to be frizzled and brought forward on thc forehead. We are evidently returning to the manners and customs of the Directory. As a proof of this, I must tell you that a lady of the court, being desirous of seeing thc horse of one of our pretty horse-breakers, so far forgot herself as to write to the proprietor for per? mission, which was, as may be sup? posed, immediately granted. The lady of honor left the courtesan's house full of wonder and admiration, putting five golden pieces into the hands of the maid. A few days after, the modern Aspasia returned the visit, and left five hundred francs to be divided among the servants. We shall soon return to the corrupt practices of tho time of Louis XV. THE BEAUTY OF A WOMAN'S ARM. Who has not felt the beauty of a woman's arm-the unspeakable sug? gestions of tenderness that he in the dimpled elbow, and all the varied gently lessing'curves down to the delicate wrist, with its tiniest, almost imperceptible, nicks in tho firm soft? ness? A woman's arm touched the soul of a great sculptor 2,000 years ago, so that he wrought an image of it foy the Parthenian, which moves ns -still as it clasps lovingly tho time, worn marble, a headless trunk. INTERESTING TO SOLDIERS.-The Secretary of War and Lieut. Gen. Grant are daily in receipt of letters from volunteers, asking that they be be discharged the service immediate? ly, alleging that there remains no necessity for their further detention. These applications are too numerous for separate replies ; consequently '* ?re is no answer, and the papers 4ain to encumber the files of the ?> Department. It is a well known B that the Secretary of War has narged, as rapidly as possible, all ?rs who could be dispensed with, many, on account of the exigen Cf the service, have been retained. ^ ^,'War Department will spare no means to hasten the muster out of the in teer? yet remaining; and when re shall have been no further ne 'ty for their services, they will be ered out. Interesting OUI Document. The Fredericksburg (Va.) Ledger confirms the will of the mother of Washington, as written by herself, and recorded in the Clerk's ofiice of S^bttsytvania County. We publish below the rare and curious documeut. The original is in the possession of Mr. J. J. Chew, of Fredericksburg: lu the name of God, Amen. I, Mary Washington, of Fredericksburg, in the County of Spottsylvania, being in good health, but calling to mind the uncertainty of this life, and will? ing to dispose of what remains of my worldly estate, do make and publish this, my last will, recommending my soul into the hands of my Creator, hoping for a remission of all my sins, through the merits and mediations of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind, I dispose of all 1113- worldly estates as follows: Imprimis-I give to my son, Gen? eral George Washington, all mylands on Aecokeek Bun, in the County of [ Stafibrd; aud, also, my negro boy Geerge, to him and his heirs forever; also, my best bed, bedstead and Vir? ginia cloth curtains, (the same that stands in my best room), my quilted b'ue-and-white quilt, aud my best viressing-glass. Item-I give and devise to my son, Charley Washington, my negro man Tom, to him and his assigns forever. Item-I give and bequeath to my daughter, Betty Lewis, my phaeton and bay horse. Item-I give and devise to my daughter-in-law, Hannah Washing? ton, my purple cloak lined with shag. Item-I give and devise to my grandson, Corbin Washington, my negro wench old Bet, my riding chair and two black horses, to him and his assigns forever. Item-1 give and devise to my grandson, Fielding Lewis, my negro man Frederick, to him and his assigns forever ; also,eight silver table-spoons, half my crockery-ware, aud the blue and white china, walnut book-case, oval table, one bed, one bed-spread, one pair of sheets, one Mair of blan? kets, and one white counterpane, two table-cloths, six red leather chairs, half of my pewter* one-half vi my iron kitchen furniture. . Item-I give and devise to my grand-sou, Lawrence Lewis, my negro wench Lydia, to him and ins assigns forever. Item-I give and devise to my grand-d.<.ughter, Betty Carter, my negro woman little Bet, and her future increase, to her and lau- assigns forever; also, my largest looking glass, my walnut writing desk with drawers, a square dining-table, one bed, bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one blanket and pair of sheets, white Virginia cloth counterpane ?ind pur? ple curtains, my red ?ind white tea china, tea-spoon, and tho other half of pewter, crockery-ware and the remainder of my kitchen furniture. Item-I give to my grand-son, George Washington, my next best dressing glass, one bedstead, bed, bolst er, one pillow, one pair of sheets, one blanket aud counterpane. Item-I devise nil my wearing apparel to be equally divided among my grand-daughters, Betty Carter, Fanny Ball and Milly Washington; but should my daughter, Betty Lewis, fancy any one, two or three articles thereof, she is to have them before a division thereof. Lastly-I nominate and appoint my said son, George Washington, executor of this my will, and as I owe few or 110 debts, I direct my executor to give no security, nor to appraise my estate; but desire the same may ba allotted Lo my devisees with as little trouble and delay as may be, desiring their acceptance thereof as all the token I now have to give them. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twentieth day of May, seventeen hundred and eighty-eight. (Seal. ) MARY, WASINGTON. Signed, sealed and published in our presence, and signed by us in the presence of the said Mary Washing? ton, at her desire. Witnesses; JAMES MERCER, JOSEPH WALKER, JOHN FERNEY HOUGH. A PATENT PULPIT.-Some years ago, according to the London Panoli, a benevolent and ingenious Englishman ?ontiiVcd an excellent article in this line. It is to be introduced into this country. < lt was proposed that the patent I pulpit be built in the usual style, but ; .spended over the preacher's head was to be an apparatus something in shape like a caudle extinguisher. This was to descend so as, in exactly fifteen^ minutes, to completely extin? guish the clergyman, and of course his sermon could never exceed that period in duration. Light minutes after the sermon had commenced a ? loud premonitory snap or click was to announce the commencement of the extinguisher's descent, and it is stated that upon several private trials, no clergyman could be found who had the nerve to continue his sermon after heariug?lhis snap or ciick, over throe minutes longer, such was the fear in his mind thur his light would bo hidden under the suspended bushel. f "I think, wife, you have a great many ways of calling me a fool." "I think, h asl ?and, that you have a great ninny \\:<.ys bf being one." ? ? Quite a new feature presented itself in this "time honored institution" on Monday last. At an early hour in the day the freedmen, regardless of a cold drizzle of rain and the slush under foot, bogan to assemble, and by noon the town was full of them. The rumor, it seems, had circulated itself among them that the Govern? ment was about to do something for them in the way of giving them land, stock, ?fcc, that a speech was to be made them at least by the authorities that be. A better clothed or more healthy looking assemblage of labor? ers could not be found in any coun? try. Many faces, however, wore a care-worn and troubled aspect.. The entirely uew responsibility devolved upon them of looking out for them? selves for homes, labor and bread, coidd not fail to show on those who never before had a thought or care for another day's supplies. On inter? rogating a pleasing, intelligent look? ing freedman, as to the cause of the unusual assemblage of his race, he replied: "I's come for orders-con? tract done out-de Genarl said 'make contracts till Jiuewary, and den dey would hear more about'em.'" Our polite, conscientious and ofiicient Provost Marshal, Lieut. J. E. Ashe, Third Maine Battalion, who has made a host of friends here among white and i black, in order to relieve the minds i of the freedmen of any errors they might have fallen into, and that they might return to their homes, assem? bled them in front of the jail, and : after stating to them that they had : been misinformed, and were mistaken ? in supposing that a speech was to be made here; but as they had come, he i had asked, and then introduced our i distinguished fellow-townsman, the \ Hon. C. P. Sullivan, who is Iuten- i dant of the town, to speak to thom, ] and inform them as to the orders and 1 law respecting them and their duties 1 in the premises. Mr. ?Sullivan spoke ] to them at some length, telling them i that they wert; free-th;it they were < not blamed for being so-that their former owners had no ill-feelings to- ] wards them on account of their free- < dom, which had come upon them ? unsought, without any act of theirs; i that as slaves they had been true and ? faithful in the peaceful as well as in 1 the disturbed states of the country, < and that their former owners sym- : pathized deeply with them in their : new, and to many, unhappy condi? tion-unhappy from the presence of cares former!* unknown. He wished to disabuse their minds of thc idea that the United States had land, stock, or anything else for them. There was nothing for them-they must do like white men, "live by the sweat of their brow;" that vagrancy and idleness would neither be toter- | ated by the United States Govern? ment or by thc State, and counseled them to bc honest and industrious that the wlii.es were their friends and sympathized with them-that they should not allow any spirit of antipa? thy to form in their minds against their former masters, who were, in most eases, their best friends, having been raised from childhood with them, and therefore sympathized most heartily with them-that the last year's crop would be divided as soon as the weather permitted-that they should enter into contracts for the present year as soon as possible: otherwise a crop would be lost, which would not fail to bring untold suffer? ing-that they had to depend now iu a great measure upon their good character, and that all should strive to make and keep for themselves a good name-that their employers would do them justice, and that white aud black must and should do their duty, and all would move oft" well. Lieut. Ashe then informed them, that in some of the surrounding Districts, it had been required that they should all enter into contracts by the 20th of the present month, and that they should all do the same by that time, if possible. Though feel? ing a deep sympathy with the freed? men, we could liot-but be amused at the characteristic equanimity or heed? lessness of Sambo, who, stundiug in the crowd, says to himself, when thc announcement was made that the Government had no laud, horses, Sec., for them, 1 'da now, what I tell you yah ! yah ! yah !" The audience, in which there was a sprinkle of white citizens, equally in? terested in hearing the "orders," gave undivided attention. We must do the freedmen the justice to say that they behaved themselves in a quiet, orderly, respectful manner, without exception. Let them con? tinue to deport themselves, in their new state of freedmen, in their neces? sary public gatherings, as they did on Monday last, and as well in private walks, and they cannot fail to win the respect, as they now have the sympa? thy, of every good citizen. When the j speech was over, those not having I business, quietly dispersed, as they came. After the freedmen were attended to, a considerable variety of property -horses, furniture, ?fcc, changed hands at low figures, under the voice of Col. G. F. Mosely, auctioneer. [Laurens ci Ile Herald. A fat man in Paris sold his body to tho surgeons for 1200 francs, went on a spree with the money, died, and was immediately cut up. A lady fjnee remarked that "care? lessness WHS little better than a half? way house between accident and design." ?Jcirernoii on the Monro? Do^'rip?, The Albany (New York) Argus re? publishes a letter of Mr. Jefferson, October 24, 1823, to Mr. Monroe, on the great doctrine which has become associated with his name. Mr. Jef? ferson maintains in this letter that our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle* our? selves in the broils of Europe ; and second, never to suffer Europe to in? termeddle with American affairs. Mr. Canning, on behalf of the British Government, had proposed to assist our endeavor to make this the hemi? sphere of freedom, and Mr. Jefferson recommends that the United States accede to his proposition. " Great Britain," says Mr. Jefferson, "is the natron which can do us the most harm of auy one or all on earth ; and with her on our side, we need not fear the whole world. " If the acceptance of her proposition involved us in war, it would not be her war, but ours. " Its object is to introduce and establish th?; American system of keeping out of our land all foreign powers-of never permitting those of Europe to intermeddle with the affairs of our nation." He thinks that all Europe combined would not undertake a war against that princi? ple, for how would they propose to get at us without superior fleets ? A question which may be asked with equal force now, and which may assist to indicate the future policy of France with reference to Mexico. The proposition of Mr. Canning, referred to by Mr. Jefferson, was sent in secret despatches to Washington, ind contemporary with them the Minister made a speech in Parliament urging that declaration of the immu? nity of the Governments of this con? tinent from European dictation or intervention which has since been known as the Monroe doctrine. When the .returned Bourbons invaded Spain to crush the revolutionary party, Eng? land recognized the South American republics, determining that if France obtained Spain, it should not be "Spain with the Indies." The al? liance which was formed, during our ..ivii war, between England, Spain iud France, to overthrow a doctrine jf which England was the original idvocate, has been withdrawn from by the two former, and a late signifi? cant article of the London Times intimates clearly enough that it is right and proper that Americans should be left to govern America. Mr. Jefferson candidly confesses, in the same letter, that he would de? sire to add Cuba to the Union, but says that he would accept its inde? pendence with peace and the frieud ship of England rather than its asso? ciation at the expense of war and her enmity. Ht: adds, that he gould honestly join in the declaration pro? posed by Mr. Canning, that we aim not at the acquisition of any of the Spanish provinces, but that "we will oppose, with all our means, the forcible interposition of any other power, as auxiliary, stipendiary, or under other form or pretext, and, moat expecially, their transfer to any other power by conquest, cession or inquisition any other way. A QUESTION OF BACE.-An action was before one of the Courts, yester? day, in which a gentleman claimed that he had been injured to the ex? tent of $5,000, by being described as a colored person in one of the city directories. The mistako was made unintentionally. The gentleman's bu? siness was that of a collector-which culling was indicated on his sign in the abbreviated form, "Coll." The re? porter for the publishers of the direc? tory made a note of this fact. But in the" hands of the printer the abbre? viation "coll" became transmuted into "eol'd," otherwise "African" or 4'freedman. " How the mistake caused the collector to lose $5,000 we are not informed. Possibly he may have been a Caucasian Democrat, and lost caste in his party. "Down East," the affiliation in question would have been the making of him. Here in New York, we should be disposed to doubt whether anybody would care very much whether a collector was white or "col'd," so long as he was honest and active. Therefore, we should hesitate in deciding whether che plaintiff was actually a sufferer in public opinion to the tune of $5,000. Supposing, however, that some gen? tleman or some Freedman's Associa? tion, of the "col'd" race, should bring an action against the publishers of the directory for having done them wrong by giving the present plaintiff undue prestige in their description of his origin-what then? The question would be a sadly perplexed one for the poor directory men. [New York Times. KEEPING A HOTEL.-The proprietor of a Reese River hotel, has posted up the following rules and regulations: "Board must be paid in advance; with beans, fifteen dollars; without beans, twelve dollars; salt free; no extras allowed; potatoes for dinner; pocketing atnreals forbidden; gentle? men are expected to wash out of doors, and lind their own water; no charges for ice; towels bags at the und of the house; extra charge "for seats around the stove; lodgers must find their'own straw; beds on the bar-room floor reserved for regular customers. Persons sleeping in the barn are requested not to take off their boots ; lodgers in<?idc arise at 5 a. m., in the barn at 6 o'clock ; no fighting allowed at the table. Any one violating the above rules will be 3hot." ( Th? Private Equipages of New York. The New York World has a long article on the equipages of that city. It says: John Jacob Astor rides in a hand? some landau, drawn by thorough-bred bays.,. The Astors are all careful to keep the privacy of life, and their selection of equipages is of a solid rather than of a splendid character; this remark also applies to the family of Mr. Wm. B. Astor, which takes its course in the park daily, and now advances undemonstratively. The fine black mare of Frederick Kirtland, followed by the stylish double stud of Harry Greene (of Taylor, Richards & Co.) introduces the quiet coupee of A. T. Stewart; he drives from his residence in it every morning by 8 o'clock, tc his store at Broadway and Chambers street, and enters arqpng the first of his clerks. He has a Kentucky blooded dark bay pair at occasional times. Mr. C. N. Jerome maintains the cleverest stable in the city; it is built beneath his private theatre on Madi? son Avenue, and in its aisles of walnut stalls there are horses, the price of each of which might build a ship. Above all the rest of the horse gentlemen, Mr. Jerome has taken the rank; his drag cost two thousand dollars, his harness fifteen hundred dollars, and the total cost of the team and four he turns out is not less than thirty thousand dollars. This is to ride in triumph in the American Babylon. Mr. Jerome's favorite team on these afternoon excursions is a cross-match, very valuable a:.d regal. Whom Lave wTe here-dark, dash? ing, not all passe, btit so disguised in the multiplicity of her wagons, that we are not assured it is she-but Mrs. James Gordon Bennett ; she drives everything conceivable, and drives them to the top of their speed ; lan- , dau, drag, cal?che, phaeton, Victoria, jaunting car, dog car. willow top buggy, sidky, el omnium. Of all the Park frequenters this is the most de- " voted. The married daughters of the late Col. Thorne follow in a beautiful lan? dau. Col. Thorne was the first of the Americans to show the equine supe? riority of our stock on the continent ' of Europe. A story is afloat that he incurred the Emperor's dislike by out-ranking habitually the imperial 1 livery and postdlions. His horses were the most wonderful trotters ever beheld on the Champs Elyses ; and 1 his former residence, now the pos- ? session of his family, in Sixteenth street, west of Fifth Avenue, is one of the grandest private buildings in _ New York. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, whose repeated accidents with fiery horses luis in no whit changed her fondness for them, takes her afternoon airing in a coupee, and oddly enough the next object that we behold is that of a Methodist preacher, driving a three minute horse. This is* the Kev. Mr. Hare, of Newburgh, who has trotted his pony iu 2:38, and thinks, liko Mr. Beecher, that what a mau or horse is called to do, he should do%ith all his might. "COMMERCIAL. " NK\V OBLEANS, January 3.-Messrs. Neill Brothers & Co.'s cotton report, of Decem? ber 30, says: Oar advices from all points fully confirm us in the opinion that tho estimates of tho total supply given in our last circular were not too nigh, inclining us to tho outside figures, 2,000,000 bales. The course of the trade has boen a good deal changed by the want of the customary rise in tho rivera- Instead of tho receipt of 100,000 bales weekly, the average has boen restricted to 60,000 bales. The information now from all points is that the.rivers aro rapidly rising, and tho receipts are already on an increasing scalo. The receipts hero and at Mobile, for the weeks ending December 15, wero 22,109 bales; December 22, 35,684 bales; and De? cember 29, 37,200 bales. The receipts at all points, and cotton forwarded North, airer.dy amount to 1,300, 000 bales, thus controverting: Secretary McCulloch's estimate of 1,300,000 bales for the entire supply of old and new. There are no signs of any serious falling off in the receipts- at any point, and the etfect of tho use of tho rivers will be to protect the delivery of the staple to a com? paratively lato date. Tho question rises, will not the strength of the large holders at Mobile and New York be exhausted before the tirst falling off takes placo, and can that strength con? tinue if cotton continues to bo piled np in the ports? Already the stock held at leading points exceeds 500,000 bales, and is daily increas? ing, whereas the total foreign exports since the first of September amount to only 300, 900 bales. Down to the latest dates from all points, BO far as present indications can be trusted, they think it not unreasonable to antici? pate a crop, for 1866 and 1867 of 1,500.000 bales to 1,800,000 bales, whereof, not less than half will be retained in tho country ur say 230,000 or 300.000 bales from tho Atlantic States and Florida, and 1,300,000 to 1,500,000 bales from the other Southern States. APALACHICOLA COTTON M?RKKT.-The fol? lowing are the receipts and shipments of cotton from Apalachicola: * Receipts from May to Sept. 1, 1865. 12,600 Receipts from Sept. 1 to Dec. 23.52,806 Receipts from Dec. 23 to Dec. 30.3,173 68,629 Exported to New York .36,636 Exported to Liverpool. 5,489 Exported to New Orleans- ?76-43,101 On hand not cleared Dec. 30.25,&78 BALTTMOBE, January 5.-Oats firm at 54. Flour dull. "Wheat firm. Com quiet; whit? 88@89. Provisions inactive, and price unchanged. Sugarr, arm. Whiskey dull at $2.26$._ FOR CHARLESTON. . - J- ? BOATS axe now at "GRANBY" L\ND INO," ready to reonve FREIGHT, aud will be despatched for tue abovo point un Tuesday, 16th inst. For frieght apply to A. L. SOLOMON, Agent. Jan ll 6 1 Horst and Mule. BY A. R. PHILLIPS. THIS (Thursday) MORNING, ut IL o'clock, I will soil at my auction mart, A tino yoong SADDLE HORSE, And a good Work MULE. Jar. 1! 1 Furniture, Blankets, ?c. By Dur bec & Walter. Wc will soil at our mart, TO-MOKKOW (Friday) MORNING, January 12,18G6,at half-past i> o'clock, thc following articles: Furniture of various kinds. Blankets, Glassware, Crockery. Fancy Soaps. Pomatums. Perfumery, Oils. Ales, Canned Meats, ?Cordials, Mustard, Wines, Buttons. Pins, Needles, Shirts, Hosiery, TeavTools, Shoes, Lamps. Clothing, ic. ALSO, Mules, Wagons, Sewing Machines, ?vc. _Sale without reserve. Jan 112 Strayed from my Yard, ALARGE WHITE GOAT, top of both ear? clipped, and on tho point of kidding. I will pay $r? for her delivery to mc at tho Fair Grounds' Kate. Jan ll 1* TIM COWLEY. Just Received, ANOTHER Lot of Super. 11ED BLAN? KETS, at nearly 50 percent, less than our last invoice. Anso, Ladies'and Gent's White Kid GLOVES. Jan ll_At FISHER A LOWRANCE. FLOUR. "I f\ BBLS. FLOUR, for sale low at lXJ KENNETH A GIBSON'S. Jan ll 1 For Mayor. JAS. G. GIBBES is respectfully nomi? nated for next Mayor. Jan ll _MANY FRIENDS. For Mayor. .M^p. EDITOR: I notice in your issv/e of the Gth inst., a re-nomination of nur "?resent Maye . This, I presume, will pvc general satisfaction. Surely there is no one more justly entitled to public consideration. The nomination truthfully denominates him a "publie benefactor," and to the poor es? pecially. The city and her poor, however, were not alone the recipients of his purse. To him charity was not confined to Muni? cipal boundaries. His expanded views and enlarged heart were not circumscribed by selfish considerations. No wanderer of distress ever knocked at his door, who did not depart with thanks to thc occupants. An appreciative people will not forget him. They will "render unto Caesar things that are Caesar's." JUSTICE. John W. Steele, North-east Corner of King and George. ?' . CHARLESTON, S. C. \ THE attention of buyers is called to the complete assortment of GENTLE? MEN'S' FURNISHING A FANCY GOODS now offered. Shirts, Underwear, Gloves, Hosiery, Toilette Articles, Ac. Fancy Gooda of every variety. Trunks, Valises, Travel? ing Bags, Ac. Tho public are respectfully invited to call and examine. Jan ll lin Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned have formed a copartn? ership for the'pTirpose of cdkdaeti&g a general HARDWARE BUSINESS in this city, under the namt> and style of DIAL & POPE, and hope to merit and receive a full share of public patronage. JNO. C. DIAL, Jan 10 3 F. M. POPE. Dissolution. THE copartnership heretofore existing under the name of THOS. FLAN IG AN it CO., is this day dissolved by its own limitation. All indebted will please make immediate payment, and all parties having claims will present them for payment. THOMAS F?AN IG AN, _Jan JO 3* _RICHARD FLAN IG AN. South Carolina University. THE Students of this Institution are horeby rcspectfullv informed, that they can obtain their TEXT BOOKS, and any? thing else that they may need in thc way of BOOKS and STATIONERY, on appli? cation to TOWNSEND A NORTH, Booksellers, in rear of Bedell's. Jan 10 3* Wi,ol! Wool! "VTTA-NTED 500 lbs. WOOL, for which VT a fair price will be paid, bv _Jan9 A. R. PHILLIPS, Pavia' Alley. Just Received. AT HISS H. HEIDTS STO?E, A PPLES AND FRUITS. A LADIES' BASKETS. DOUBLE TUBE PIPES. Tinware and Fancv Biscuits. Citrsn, Prunes and Raisins. Vermioilh, Carley, &o. Jan 9 3* MISS M. HEIDT. Carpets! Carpets! TO close Si) t our stock in CARPETS, we will sell all-wool Carpets from 75 *o 90 cents a yard. All in noedybctter mc earlv and g*t a <;reat bargain\ ABELES, MYERS ?^??L^-\__ Jan 9 6 Opposite old City Hotel. JUST RECEIVED, BY ABELES. MYERS & CO., PAA YARDS BUGLE TRIMMINGS, OUU all styles. 50 dozen setts of Bugle Ornaments, suitable for cloaks and dress trimmings, which we will sell at a very low price. ABELES, MYERS A CO.? Jan 9 6 Opposite old City Hotel. Handsome Dwellings and Valuable Vacant Lots at Private Sale. THE new and handsome TWO-STORY DWELLING on tho corner of Richland and Gates streets. The house contains 12 rooms, well airangerl. The lotis one acre. The out-buildii.gs aro ample. ALSO, A Two-story DWELLING on the East side of Henderson street, between Gervais, and Senate stroots. The house contains 8 room . , tho lot one-third of an acre. ?here are on the Jot kitchen, carriage house, smoko house, Ac. ALSO, 2 BUILDING LOT? on thc East side of Main street, between Laurel and Richland streets, fronting on Main street 52 feet each by 313 feet deep. Those lots are ad? mirably located for business, and will be sold together if desired. For terms, Ac, apply to A. R. PHILLIPS, Jan 6 sw Com. Agent, Davis' Alley. .