The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 17, 1866, Image 3
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From Washington.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr.
Fessenden, from the Reconstruction!
Committee, reported an amendment!
to the Constitution, tb be submitted!
to the State Legislatures for ratifica?
tion, providing that Congress shall|
have power to make all laws which!
shall be necessary and proper to!
secure to citizens in the several States!
equal protection to life, liberty andj
property.
Mr. Wilson, from the Military
Committee, reported the bill to fix
the peace establishment of the United
States army, with amendments. As
reported, it omits the veteran re?
serve corps, eighteen regiments of|
which were provided for originally.
It places the number of infantry re?
giments at fif,ty. Discussion was re-|
sumed on the Constitutional amend?
ment in regard to representation.
In the House, Mr. Whaley offered al
resolution, which was referred to the|
Committee on Foreign Affairs, re?
asserting the Monroe doctrine, andi
re-declaring the resolution passed at|
a former session against Fi encl* in?
terference in Mexico; and further,!
that the President commence pro-l
ceedings for an alliance with all the!
republics on this continent to resist}
aggression.
On motion of Mr. Latham, the!
Commissioner of Public Buildings
was directed to have painted the
escutcheons of the States of West
Virginia aird Nevada on two of the
square glass panels on the ceiling of
the Hall of Representatives.
A resolution that Colonel James M.
Johnson, claiming a seat as a member
from Arkansas, be admitted to the
floor, after debate, was laid on the
table by eight ?majority. Mr. Bing?
ham, of the Reconstruction Com?
mittee, reported the additional Con?
stitutional amendment guaranteeing
the protection of all persons in the
different States. It was proposed to
make this the special order .for Mon?
day next, but objection being nlade.
on motion of Mr. Stevens, the
amendment was recommitted. The
House proceeded to the consideration
of the Michigan contested election
case.
A special despatch to the New York
News, dated Washington, February
14, says:* The Cabinet meeting on
Friday was protracted to an unusually
late hour, but nothing was certainly
known of its deliberations outside
until to-day. It is now ascertained
that the speech of the Emperor Na?
poleon engrossed a good deal of at?
tention. It was regarded at first as
belligerent and threatening in tone
rather than pacific, because Napoleon
intimates that there are certain
French interests in Mexico which he
has to defend, and because it may be
inferred from the language, when
correctly translated, that the French
will not be withdrawn while those in?
terests may be deemed to be in
danger, either by Napoleon or Maxi?
milian. Mr. Seward, however, it is
understood, demonstrated that while
all this was quite true, yet that those
interests were already amply secured
by the firm establishment of the
present Mexican Government, and
that neither Napoleon nor Maximilian
would consider those interests as
menaced, or as being in the least
danger, so long as, absolute neutrality
or/our partis observed. Reference
was also made to the fact that Na?
poleon has been satisfied upon that
point, and that the arrangements for
the removal of the French troops, of
which Napoleon speaks, are being
made in pursuance of an understand?
ing, and that there is to be no change
in our policy in consequence of such
removal. This explanation is under?
stood to have been perfectly satisfac?
tory to the President and to all the
members of the Cabinet, except one,
who urged that the Imperial speech
breathed defiance and war, who, it is
said, expressed his belief that the
French would not be withdrawn, and
who urged an immediate and large
increase of oun army on the Rio
Grande. No such step, however,
will be taken. The army on the
Rio Grande will be diminished instead
of increased, and orders were issued
weeks ago which will insure in the
future the observance on the frontier
?of perfect neutrality. It has been
ascertained to-day that with one or
two exceptions in each committee, the
members of the Committees on
Foreign Relations regard the speech
of Napoleon a-s entirely satisfactory
and pacific, and as expressing Na?
poleon's honest desire ;ud intention
to withdraw the Frene). troops on no
other condition than neutrality on
our part. They are in favor, too, of
the maintenance of- strict neutrality
and of conveying to the French Go?
vernment the assurance th?t suchl
will continue to be cjir policy, if suchl
assurance lias j^B^already been|
given.
GREAT
.INO IN
Thc President's Political Position.
The following is the substance of a
sonversation which took place yester
jday morning, between the President
land a distinguished Representative,
?concerning the President's speech of
Wednesday to the negro delegation
which called on him:
The Representative said some per?
sons felt, and others would probably,
I tor personal or factious ^ends, endea?
vor to show that the President was
taking sides against the colored peo?
ple, or was at least less favorably dis?
posed toward them than be had been.
The President responded that no
one could fairly and truthfully do
that. He was now what he had al?
ways been, the friend of the pooi
and the lowly. He had never broken
faith with anybody, and if his past
cqufse and his former language were
not a sufficient guarantee that he
| meant well toward the colored peo?
ple, and would endeavor to secure to
them a fair chance, nothing he could
say or do now would give any such
uarantee. ' He thought that it was
best to speak p* ^???^???????i did not
b?ii?vc lii?l ?Irr^WPIHBBJI making
by some who call themselves the
negro's special friends, to force uni?
versal suffrage upon the States was
wise or judicious. He thought it
tended to embitter feelings, while our
jffort should bo to cultivate calmness
? ind confidence. He believed it would
'result in great injury to the prospects
if the colored people. He did not
IcnoW whether Mr. Douglass and his
friends expected him to talk to them;
but he thought it best to take the op?
portunity to state his' views. He
would repeat that he was, if he knew
his own heart, the colored man's
i'riend. He had great faith in the
.people, and would endeavor to carry
lout their will.
The Representative then said that
some persons might take or profess
o take the President's speech as au
ndication that he was at variance
with his party friends, and that some
ithers might endeavor to found upon
it the charge that he was preparing
to go over.
The President smiled, and answer
id that if the party which* opposed
his election indulged in any great ex?
pectations on that score, they were
likely to be disappointed. He might]
liffer with individuals of what waa
called the Union party as to the]
means to be used, but he considered^
himself in general accord with that
(party as a whole, in the ends to be
reached. He was not a party man,
md he meant to sink the partisan in
the patriot. But, so far as he under?
stood the sentiments of the Union
party, he was in general accord with
it,
The Representative finally, after
further conversation, said something
[about the distribution of offices,
jabout executive patronage.
The President remarked that he
was the servant of the whole people,
but he could not entirely forget by
what party he had been placed in his
present position, and supported in
?the administration of tho duties en?
trusted to him. He proposed to fight
his battles within the lines of the
party which elected him to office.
He might differ with some of his
friends, and he should feel wholly at
liberty to so differ, and to state the
ground of his contrary belief or
opinion; but he considered himself
identified with the great Union party
and had no desire or intention of
being found outside. He intended
to exercise; his own judgment, but
was ready to yield it when he found
it was not sustained by the judgment
of the people. He had no sympathy
with those who opposed tho war for
the Union, and while he hoped the
whole country would approve#the en?
deavor to restore the Union, he could
not forget that some men favored and
some opposed the c-rse of the Union
when it was in peril.- Washington
(February 9) Correspondence of the
iBuston Advertiser.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION PROPOSED.
IIt has occurred to us that if the peo?
ple of the two sections could confer
together, and understand each other,
better state of feeling might be
reached. We think a National Con?
vention of all catholic-minded men,
in Washington, might lead to bene?
ficial results. And we propose to our
cotemporaries of the press the idea o?
holding such a convention at an early
day in the National Capital, where
delegates should attend from all parts
of the country, without respect to
their past party affiliations-the com?
mon ground between them being
simply the Union in its true spirit,
and the Constitution in its fair sense,
and fraternity throughout the length
and breadth of the land. For such
a party a Leader stands readV, and do
we err in thinking the whole popular
heart would vibrate in - osponse to a
truly national manifeuo from such
an asaembly^-Chn. Laesville Chronicle.
-
OF WAITING.-In Louisville,
ago, Jefferson Pearce de
tyment of a bill from a Mr.
id as the other declined,
id demolished twenty -
?anes of glass in that
The accused]
b3n years at law!
TL and he had
SIGNS OF COLD WEATHER.-Punc//|
notes the following signs of a cold]
?nap. It is probably sharp winter
weather:
When you think that you don't!
Iknow whether the first bell has been|
|run? or not.
When it strikes you that your watch]
[is at leasat ten minutes fast; and so iff
|you get up when the minnte hand
"at a quarter to," you'll be in capitalj
|time.
That if you could only be taken!
out of bed to be washed and dressed!
in a second by machinery, yon[
?wouldn't mind getting up.
That another five minutes' sleet
would make you all right for the day.I
That it's three minutes to the half-l
hour, and you'll get up exactly at tho[
half-hour.
That it's just one minute past th?
|half-honr, so you'll get up exactly at]
the thirty-five minutes.
IThat as five minutes won't make!
much difference, say get up at the]
quarter punctually.
The following considerations willi
|?also lead you to the conclusion thatjj
the winter has come at last:
That you can't get Up without hot]
water.
That you don't think that water is*
?quite hot.
That he had better bring a little!
more water, please, and take care it's]
quite hot.
That you can't get np until your]
?clothes are all ready for you.
That a little snooze while James isl
bringing the clothes, (and while bel
fetches some more hot water,) will do]
you all the good in the world.
That when you do get up, you|
won't be a second dressing.
SThat you'll get up in exactly two]
minutes from now.
That (the two minutes having pass-1
ed) you'll just settle what you're]
going to do to-day, and then get up.
That, if that's the first bell, you'v<
Jplenty of time; and if it's the second*,!
it's no good hurrying up now, a^|
you're late anyhow.
The consideration that is generally!
?required before making a move ont of
(bed, is in itself a pretty sure sign oi|
the presence of winter.
MR. FOOTE KEDTVTVUS.-The New
York Times, of the 12th inst., has e
review, four columns long, of the]
book recently published by ex-Sena
tor Foote, called "Scylla and Charyb-|
dis." Who would have supposed
that anybody in the world would at
bach so much importance to anything
written by Mr. Foote? The secret
lies in the fact that he roundly
abuses his late associates in rebel?
lion, tells dinner table stories of their
lifferences, denounces Mr. Benjamin,
|Mr. Seddon, and nearly all of Mr.
~)avis' advisers, as fools or scoun-?
Irels, and professes to have been
I"very like" a Union man throughout
?tlie war. It would not surprise us if]
Toote were elected to Congress from1
|New York next fall. That is one|
Jtate which he has never yet repre
Isented either at Wrashington or Rich-!
mond.-Richmond Dispatch.
GREELE?'S ULTIMATUM.-Greeleyl
Iis willing to compromise rather than]
fall out with the President. Hear]
him:
"Establish honestly and fairly the!
Irale that all men who possess the rc-J
lquisite intellectual and moral qualifi?
cations shall thereupon be recognized]
[members of the body politic, and the!
?restoration will forthwith be completc.l
Say, if you choose, that a man must!
read, or read and write, before he canj
vote; say that he must have paid al
tax, or even that he must be the]
owner of real property-and we arel
content, so long as you interpose no]
barriers to the acquisition of what
iever you require, even though its
instant effect should be an exclusion]
.of ninety-nine of e* ry hundred]
[blacks from the electoral body."
The friends of Messrs. Stanton,
(Harlan and Attorney-General Speed,
say that these gentleman will resign
Itheir positions in the Cabinet, if the?
President vetoes the negro bureau
bill.
If the radicals think that their pro-|
[posed measures are to the South
'blessings in disguise," the South
Iwould no doubt thank them to make
their disguises a little less impene?
trable. -Prentice.
The New York Tribune says the!
[municipal election at Reading, Penn
sylvania, "last Friday, resulted in the
?success of the* Democratic ticket by
[over 200 majority.
General "El. E. Lee was in Baltimore
Ion Sunday, and attended service at St
Paul's. Great anxiety was manifested
to get a glimpse of the Confederate}
~iero.
William Bess, a resident of Aile
?hany County for the last century,
|departed this life on Wednesday,
Tanuary 31, 1866, at the advanced
jage of 103 years. Mr. Bess was a
soldier of the x-evolution.
The Rignt Rev. Dr. John T. Fitz
[patrick, Catholic Bishop of Boston,
lied on the 13th, after a lingering!
llness, aged fifty-three.
The execution of Berry, the one
Sarmed guerilla, who committed eleven
separate murders, has been fixed for!
March 3.
LEVY & ALEXANDER,
I A T Browning's old stand, importers and
i\. dealers in CLOTHING. HATS, Gent's
[FURNISHING GOODS, VALISES,
??RUNES, etc., and BOOTd and SHOES of
"finds.
275 King St., Charleston, S. C.
?2mo '
COMMERCIAL. AND FINANCIAL..
NEW YORK, February LS.-Flour steady!
I-Southern, $8.75? $15. Wheat advanced!
l@2c Corn advanced lc-sales at 77@81c.r
Beef quiet. Tork stoadv-mess, $28.50.L
Lard dull, at 15Jf(?.18.Tc Whiskey dull, atl
?2.22@$2.23. Cotton "finn, at 45c 8ugar|
md coffee quiet. Naval stores dull. Goldi
?5. -
I NEW YOBK, February 15 -Cotton quiet.
Siles 1?G0 bales at 45i. Gold 37$.
j BALTIMORE, February 13.-Flour quiet
ligh grades firm. Wheat firm-Pennsyl?
vania red, $1.35. Corn dull and lower
white, 80c; yellow, 72c Provisions duli
and inactive. Whiskey dull.
j LIVERPOOL, Januarv 34_Sales of cotton
ifor the two days 1,700 bales. Market dull,
with a downward tendency. Consols 8G{@
plk. United States fivc-tyenties 66@G6|.
I CHARLESTON, February 1G.-Since ourl
last statement, the cotton market has suf-L
jeered a decline. On Friday last, some!
| transactions took place on the basis of 46cT
for good middling, but on Saturday thel
publication of the European news, showing Jj
\ decline in tho English markets, suspend-*
?d operations for "the dav, buyers andg
sellers beiug unable to eenie to terms. OnJ
Monday, holders having yielded to a dc-l
dino qf 3c, some transactions occurred:
md on Tuesday and Wednesday there nra*
t brisk demand, and somo 40? bales wer?
?old, at 41@43c. for strict to good mid
lling. Tho sales yesterday indicated a
inn market, with unchanged prices. Sea
|fsland continues to arrive in unlimited
quantity, tho better grades being in de
j.nand at full prices, while tho lower quali?
t?s are dull, with a declining tendency.
>Ve quote $1@1.50. " ^
COTTON STATEMENT. ' '
& rd. J7pv?
stock on hand Sept. 1. 1805.... 362 1,610
.leceipts from Sept. 1, 18G5, to
Feb. 7, 18GG. 2,982 51,74G
Receipts from Feb. 8 to
Feb. 14 . 344 2,078
Total receipts.3.G33 56.331?
Exports. S. Fd. Up'd.
lExportsfrom Sept.
l.JSG?, to Feb.
8, 186G.2,920 47,439
I From Feb. 9 to
Feb. 15, 1SG0. . .. - 702
Total exports.. 2:92G 43,182-2,026 43.1821
Stock on hand_. 762 8,152
The city mills have rece".* ..d about 4,000
I jn.-hels of rice since our hist report-the
narket remaining about the same as last
[noted. Clean Carolina brings ll@12c. per
I lound.
All naval stores that have arrived, passed
.brough to other markets, and we have
.leard of no sales. Market nominal.
Tho receipts of North River hay amount
lo some OM bales, which ia s diing freely
it $1.60 per hundred. A lot of Eastern ar?
rived some time back, and sold at the same
.ato.
There is a heavy supply of corn, which
.ias exceeded the demand, and thc sales ol
the we?k have been at a decline. A cargo
if white corn, from Norfolk, has been sold
it $1.01 per bushel, weight, and some
13.000 bushels, more or les-* damaged, were
disposed ot' at 5J@J0c per bushel.
Oats continue in ROU I supply, and with
?orne inquiry. We quote 65@70c
The market continues to bo fully sup?
plied with lionr, and good Northern and
Western brands meet with ready sales at
?9.50g$l0.
Tho bacon market is abundantly sup
died and the d;niand being very limited,
ibo sales are generally at a low figure.
We quote shoulders 15?17c; sides, 19@20c.
Salt continues very dull, aud we have
heard of no largo transactions. Dealers
are asking $2@$2.25.
Freights to Liverpool are dull, but there
s no change in rates, and we quote id. for
noland and ld. for Sea Island. Td Nt ,v
York, steamers aro asking? lc. per lb. on
Upland cotton. Sailing vessels Ac. per lb.
Bills of exchange on England* have re
reded, and sixty day checks have been sold
it 6.45, with a tendency to a decline. Sight
drafts on New York are purchased by the
brokers i to ? olf, and sold at par.
Gold is purchased by the brokers at 38,|
and sold at 40c.
Counting House Calendar for 1S6G.
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A CARD.
I RETURN my thanks to tho many per?
sons who so promptly assisted in extin?
guishing thc fire on my dwelling yesterday
morning. To the students of the Univer?
sity, I am especially indebted for their un?
tiring exertions. My obligations are due,
and arc hereby tendered, to Col. Haugh?
ton and his command, not only for the
jfiicicnt services rendered in subduing thc
flames, but also for the protection of the
property and valuables removed to thi
streets. Xot an article was lost. And la*t,
but not least, to tho many-very many
freedmen and women who so kindly ren?
dered every assistance within their power,
I return my sincere acknowledgments. Thc
Fire Engine Company, too, although too
late to bo made available, was as promptly
present as could have been expected, in the
absor.ee of alarm bells. Respectfully,
ALICE E. SLOAN.
Columbia, Feb. 15, I860. Feb 17 1
JUST RECEIVED,
AVERY largo assortment of the finest
as well as common CIGARS, ClGAR
t, i TOES, choice, fine and common SMOK?
ING TOBACCO, MOSS TOBACCG, SMOK?
ING PIPES, Ac.
Feb 17 6 SHOD AIR L STIEGLITZ.
BELTING! BELTING!
AT REDUCED PRICES!! j
fi) AAA FEET BELTING, a?soitod'
1^mt?\)\J\J sf?os, at manufacturers'
pii.-es. ALSO,
GUM PACKING, L.VCE LEATHER.
COPPER RIVETS and BURRS. For sale
|by HOPSON St SUTPHEN,
Fob 17 Imo Rear of old Pest O?ico.
ISADDLERY WAREHOUSE!!
HOPSON & SUTPHEN,
r>-&- MANUFACTURERS and dealerei
&????> in everv description of s.VDDLKst
1*^^BR IDLES. HARNESS. COL I
LARS, WHIPS. TRUNKS, VALISES, LEA-|
fHER, ENAMELLED CLOTHS. &c, which!
hov offer at LOW PRICES.
Saddles, Harness and Tranks REPAIRED!
?vith neatness and despatch.
HOPSON .V. 8UTPHEN,
Feb 17 Imo_Rear of old Post Office.
jHeadq'rs Military Dh't Western S\ C..
FOURTH SEPARATE BRIGADE,
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 15, 18GG.
GENERAL ORDERS KO. 8.
Kilt?E foUoxving General Orders from fchel
j JL War Department is ropubllished fori
?ie guidance oi tho Officers and men of this!
command, and for the,information of the|
?.nhabitants of this Militarv District :
WAR D E P A R T M E N T ,
ADJUTANT-GENEIIAE'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Mav ll, 18G5.
[GENERAL ORDERS KO. 90.
Punishment of Guerillas.
All the forces of the enemy, East of thc!
(Mississippi River, having b?'n duly sur-I
Irondored, by their proper Commanding!
J Ifhoers, to the Armies of the United States,"
?under agreements of parole and disband?
ment, and there being now no authorized!
-roops of the enemy East of the Missis
Iiippi River, it is
Ordered. That from and after tho 1st!
lay of June, 1865, any and all persons!
found-in arms against the United State.-:,!
r who may commit acts of hostility against!
it, East of tho Mississippi River", will ber
regarded as Guerillas, and punished with
' ath. .
The strict enforcement and execution of
this order is especially enjoined upon the
'oinmauding Officers qf all Uni teer States'
>rces within tho Territorial limits "ti
vliich it applies.
By command of
Lieutenant-General GP.ANT.
E. D. TOWNSEND, Ass't Adj't Gen.
By this order, those persona are regarded
is Outlaws and Guerillas who, by force ol
Arms, resist the soldiers of the United
?tales in the discharge of their duties
is has been dono in'Anderson, Picken?
j.md Union Districts-or who forcibly seiz
Government property, as ha3 beeu done in
this and other Districts.
Tho most strenuous efforts will bc madt
:o indict upon such offenders tho full
penalty of tho law.
By order of
Brevet Major-General A. AMES.
J. A. CLVRK, Act. Ass't Adj't Gen.
Hil
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New York News Building,
No. 19 Citv Hall Squr.ro,
W Jan M 12* _ New York.
I HIKELL, BOYLE & CO.,
I FORWARDING & COMMISSION
COLUMBIA, S. C.
BE. W. MIKEIX. WM. A. BOYI/S. JAS. L. SMITH
BJ Jan 18 j Imo_ _
I W W. BOYCE,
(Lato of South Carolina,)
?ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ga wir.t, pnACTicz IN THE
ESupreme Court and Court of Claims.
?Office Ko. 252 F St., bet. and Wh Sis.,
? D?c27 WASHINGTON. D. C. tnf6mo
^n-o-tiorx ?Sale?.
Mules, Wagon and Harness.
By A. E. PhiUips.
|0N MONDAY MORNING next, I will sell,
at Dr. Geiger's corner, at ll o'clock,
A Team of four good Wagon Mules.
Wagon and Harness._Feb 17 2
Furniture, &c.
Scott & Heriot
|WTLL sell, THIS (Saturday) MORNING,
at 104 o'clock, at tbe Court House,"??.*
Sundry articles of Furniture.
3 cases Boots and Shoes.
? cask French Brandy.
??,000 Imported Scgafs.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Ac.
SST Unlimited articles ? received np to
lour of sale. _Feb 17 2
Glassware? &c.
Scott & Heriot
|WILX sell, THIS MORNING, at 10J o'clock,
at tho Court House,
Glassware-Decanters, Vases, Goblets,
?Fumblers.
Lot Britannia Metal Ware.
1 doz. Carpet Bags, Ac.
Terms cash. Feb 17 1
Variety Sale.
By LEVIN & PELX0TT0.
pN MONDAY MORNING next, at 10 o'clock,
wc will sell, before our store,
The following named articles, to close
?eonsignments-sale without reserve:
Irish Potatoes, Bacon, Lard.
Onions, Goshen Butter. Candles.
Soap, Shot, Nails, Shoes, Scaler, Ac.
Pcb 17_2_
Horses and Mules.
?By LEVIN & PELX0TT0.
B1N MONDAY MORNING next, at 10 o'clock,
we will sell, beforo our store,
-i> fine Draft and Saddle Horses.
Ofnka.
2 Wagons._Feb 17 2
Gas-light Stock.
By LEVIN & PELX0TT0..
|DN MONDAY MORNING. 19th inst., at id
o'clock, we will sell, at onr store,
- shares Columbia Gas-light Company;
|<old on account of defaulters to pay a??o??
lments. Sale positive. Terms cash.
Feb 16 S
DIRECT IMPORTATION
OF
CC ?
?CROCKERY !
FROM THE
Potteries in England.
~YTOW on hand, 30 crates Granito C C, B
Ll E and Painted Dinner Plates; 30 crates
iranitc C C, B E and Painted Breakfast
Plates; 25 crates Gr? te, C C and Dipt
Bowls; 10 crates Grr id C C Pitchers;
> crates Nappies; 3 era. '?and Basins; 2
rates Soup Tureens: 6 < is Dinner Sets,
:omplctc; 2 crates Granii.. Ewers and Ba?
sins; 5 crates Tea Pot, Sugar and Creams;
j crates Chambers, with and without co?
vers: 20 crates Granite, Painted and C C
handled and nnhandled Teas; 25 crates
Dishes, Bakers and Mugs; and other de?
sirable Ware', in original packages, at low
rates. Also, crates of Assorted Ware,
expressly for the country trade,
At Wholesale ai ll Hayne sLt
and Retail at 255 King st.,
BY
WILLIAM 6. WniLDEX & CO.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Feb 17_ Imo
ESTABLISHED 1S38.
?PAPER AND STATIONERY
WAREHOUSE i
iPRINTING !
AND
ACCOUNT BOOK
MANUFACTURING,
i T
ALL THEIR BRANCHES!
THE subscriber has just re-established
a first-class PRINTING OFFICE and
uJCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTORY, and
s prepared to ox?ente work of all kinds in
iis hue i'i the best manner.
Banks, Publi? Officers. Bank Companies,
Merchants and others can have" their
JO OKS PRINTED, RULED and BOUND
o anv pattern.
SSS- A large stock of BLANK BOOKS on
land.
?JOSEPH WALKER, Agent,
Corner of Meeting and Market streets,
Feb 17 Stagg_Charleston. W. O.
Herding &, Co.'s
[Patent Champion
FIRE, DAMP AND BURGLAR PROOF
[SAFES!!
IrriHESE justly celebrated SAFES having
IJL been manufactured by Messrs. Her
l.iug & Co. for over twenty-five years, their
long experience enables them to make
I SAFES that have successfully stood the
neverest tests of FIRE and BURGLARS.
They are used by thousands of Bankf,
Public Officers, Merchants and others ovtr
".he whole country.
A large stock cc .stantly on hand.
I JOSEPH WALKER, Agent,
Corner of Meeting and Market streets.
Feb 17 iwm3 Charleston, S. C.