Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i IUI ' I ' ll"1 j [SS COLUMBIA.^ j Friday Jtorning, JES? 8, 1866. Rdifivn In Kort li ern Cities. . ^Jjfe learn from the New York Ue r??c? ?dat there are in Cnat city 274 churches, and in Brooklyn 178; mak? ing in all 478 institutions ministering to the spiritnal and moral wants of - like people, we might say, of one city. A.s tho Herald remark?,, it ia evident that ''the influence exerted for good by ah* those churches Would be im menae^ if directed solely to such a proper And legitimate object as the morality of the people." Bat the newspapers of the above cities are daily living evidence? that their inhabitants fall far below even a medium standard of morality. Mur? ders, robberies, arson, prostitution And kindred crimes are matters of daily record in those journals, and show incontestably that either the people are rapidly becoming ae wicked as those of the doomed - cities of the plain, or else that the officiating priests, at their numerous costly altars, are recreant to the duties of their high calling. We are inclined to believo that the low state of religion and morals ir those cities is chiefly attributable tc the defection of both preachers nut church members. They have for saken the good old paths, and gon< after strange gods; they have aban doned religion for politics; they have superseded churches and brotherb love by fanatical hatred, and hav< followed as their apostles, not hum ble, earnest and faithful ministers but such canting hypocrites as Bee cher, Cheever, &c, who, for year past, instead of attending to the spi ritual wants -?of their people, wer constantly engaged in inflaming thei minds against a people who never in terfered with them in any way; an< who from their pulpits, instead c dispensing the gospel of peace, deli vered inflammatory harangues, au took up subscriptions for rifles t arm the misled men who compose* the raiding party of old John Browi This style of "spreading the goi pel" was not known in the Saviour day, and fully accounts for the d< generacy of morality noted by th Northern papers. Tn? Coming; Trial for tne Co un ti and Ufr Liberties. It is generally and very freely at nutted that the approaching fall ele tiona throughout tho Northern at Western States of the Union-if n thing in the meantime intervenes : prevent such a dangerous test to tl strength of the institutions and tl Constitution cf the country-will d cide the fate of the Republic. Shou the conservative elements, in eith or all of the present parties of win ever name, bo successful, there w be hopo for our redemption and t salvation of the country; but if, < the other hand, the radicalism n< rampant in Congress prevails, it is wide-spread, conceded fact that t liberties of the people will be put tho utmost jeopardy. The rank and file of the opposi leaders to the radical faction, such Vallandigham, and others of 1 stamp, is receiving recruits from the other former parties, consei vat: Republicans, Democrat?, old li Whigs, and occasionally some dese ers from the radical camp itself, so tl the signs for the future are inodora ly encouraging. But it will be hard-fought contest, and one tl will originate more hot blood ame the respective partisans than has Ix evoked for many years in former ] litieal struggles. In fact, there moro to fight for now. It is not the subject of mere party or pol it i questions that the division now ta place-it is a battle for the Const i tion and the integrity of the Un on one side, and on tho other t for the obliteration of the formor J the demolition of thc latter, inv< . ing the loss of tho liborties of people. Bach is tko mighty struggle country will witness tho beginnini next fall, when the first State op her Congressional ballot-boxes. [ battle for the Union and liberty then be commenced in earnest, the hearts and the hopos of all i patriots will bo the great Ur party. But every man in that pi must do his duty nobly, faitlii and firmly, and they should b tho work now in moulding public mon and placing the issue in its light. .Iui?f?? Sioi?on'? Dec I ?io?. Th?,decialo-^\of Judge Nelson, in the ene of James Eagau, of Lexing? ton District, and whose order for the discharge of ? tibe prisoner we published last Saturday, is regarded throughout the country with great favor and commendation. The Pre? sident's order directing that no more civilians should be tried by military commissions, was effective so long as that order was not suspended or coun? termanded, but tin's decision of otto of the ablest Judges of the Supreme Court puts the matter beyond all cavil. It is stated that Judge Nelson had just come fresh from conference with his brethren of tho Supreme Bench, and, therefore, tho decision is indicative of thc opinion of that august tribunal. The President has now the Judiciary ranged with him in his support ou this question, and it is evident that if Mr. Eagan has been released on constitutional founds, it follows that all civilian 1 isoucrs, for civil offences, sentenced by "commissions, " and who are now suffering the sentences of tho court*, are also entitled to be discharged. Columbia H ntl Hamburg Railroad. The Edgefield Adrertiser, speaking of thc railroad meeting hold in that pince on Monday last, says : We regret very much that our want of space, and more particularly thc lateness of the day as regards the making up of our paper, forbids us to give to our readers Colonel Johnston's admirable speech entire. Ile gave a succinct history of the Columbia ?nd Hamburg Hoad since its inception, a flattering view of its present and fu? turo prospects, a brilliant and pro? foundly truthful picture of tho ad? vantages it would bring to Edgefield District, and a cogent and convincing statement that investment in its stock must prove surely aud speedily remunerative. Ho assured our people, too, tliat an inevitable consequence of the completion of the Columbia and Hamburg Road would l>e the building, and that very quickly, of a road from Ninety-Six to some point between Lott's and the Pine House. Nor must we forget the graceful com? pliment paid by Colonel Johnston to I the liberality and disinterestedness of the land owners along the whole line of the road from Columbia to Ham? burg. In all this distance, he stated, there was but a single individual de? manding any damages or indemnity for right ot way; an instance, in Colonel Johnston's opinion, of un? usual absence of mercenary spirit. Colonel Johnston's speech was fol? lowed by a short ono from our dis? tinguished fellow-citizdn, ex-Go v. Bonham, whose remarks were fol? lowed by a few very appropriate ones from our intelligent and practical Le? gislator, Luke Culbreath, Esq. These gentlemen fully endorsed, and very strongly urged upon the minds of the audience, the views, plans, hopes and wishes of Colonel Johnston. After this, tho books were opened, and, notwithstanding the compara? tive smallness of the gathering, some $10,000 or $15,000 wero immediately subscribed; not immediately either, but in tho course of tho afternoon. This, in former days, would have seemed a mere trifle, but now, among so small a crowd, and in tho midst of a people so terribly impoverished, it betokens a most unmistakeable wil? lingness and desire to aid to our utmost in the completion of this | great and important thoroughfare. j EDOEFIETJD.-The Advertiste)- says: "Major Wilson Coleman has been unconditionally released from the arrest under which he has been held for three months past by the United States military authorities of South Carolina. Mes-rs. ISleose, Mitchell, Gomillion, Yarborouj ' and son, young Herlong and Emsly Lott, have also all returned to their homes with? in the past three weeks. Pour r?rc still in jail in Charleston-Messrs. Lanham, Lowry, Powell and Patrick Coleman." The Advertiser also informs us of tho death of Dr. John fl. Williams - "the act of his own hand." The Rev. Henry C. Herlong, of that Dis? trict, is also dead. FEELING IN SOOTH CAROLINA. -A ? correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Charleston, who soeins greatly surprised that the South Carolinians do not love the United States Government, says very naively: I have not yet found any section in the South where Confederate theories aro venerated more than hero, und sometimes tho publicity of such vene? ration is positively disgusting to me, I ?* a Northerner. Thc dead soldiers ' r f .no South receive great attention not more than tho living, however, for they aro feted and toasted on all occasions. A largo amount of charity is required to overlook such excesses, and it is only when assurance is given that men and not principles aro admired that we can forgivo them. Gen. Boo, writing from Havana, appeals to the people of Texas for pecuniary aid in behalf of Gen. Ma Suder, lately deposed from office by aximilian. Ho represents Cien. M", as very poor. Thc Burta? in tiki? State. j S We find tho following note in the New YorkJBerata\ of the 2d instant: CHASXLESTON, S. C., Moy 28.-Your Charleston - correspondence, under date of the loth inst., reports as fol? io ws: "In . January .last, General Beecher-found but two acres sorted oriV for plafttirijj ob the whole of Edisto Island.'V Yo tar correspondent unwittingly omits the words, "in any ene patch," and confounds Edisto with Johns and Wadnialaw, adjacent islands. In this connection, it may not be Out of placo to offer a few sugges? tions concerning the earlier organiza? tion of the Bureau of Befugecs and Freedmen nuder civilian, agents and its present military form. Tho for? mer waa made discreditable by tho character of its subordinate agents, who seem to have been, with a few honorable exceptions, good men with? out judgment or shrewd men without principle. The military organization, has seem? ed to work damage rather through failure to establish, any definite plan for permanent arrangement of the relation between freed people and whites, and through jealous interfer? ence with military endeavors to or? ganize on a practical basis. Charges of malpractice by subordinate agents have comparatively little to do with tho main issuo. They may all be true or irmy be exaggerated. At present, the question ts simply this, can thc two systems work to? gether a? separate organizations? Jt is evident they cannot. They can be idle together, but if one works, it disturbs the other; if both work, they clash. As an organizing force for permanent arrangement, the Bureau has accomplished little or nothing here. General Order No. 1, January. I860, from Major-General Sickles, did the business, and the execution of that order by military subordi? nates settled thc labor history of tho State for the present and probably for coming years. It is true the Bureau has its uses aud lenders sonic valuable services, but these are counterbalanced by thc seeming establishment of separate sources of redress to freed people and whites, and thus au increase of the chances for collision and bitterness. Does it not, then, commend itself as a reasonable proposition, to secure the benefits of both organizations by combining them under ono head anti hand-cither to add to a commis? sioner of the Bureau military com? mand of his department, orto endow the military commander with such additional powers and duties as arr now vested in the commissioner? Thus we shall reduce two systems to one, and bo preparing to dispense with that at no late day, or when ne? cessity for it ceases, lt must come to this sooner or later, and the sooner the bettor. As a personal matter, 1 regret ex? ceedingly to oven seem to be in anta? gonism with an institution whose object and tum Ls the welfare of tho freed people; but I know it, object cannot be attained except by estab? lishing them upon a basis of active industry and of mutual good will be? tween themselves and their white neighbors. I believe the chief work? ers in the Bureau to bo honest and sincere; but for six months past have seen thc failure to do what must be done. Hence, in no party spirit, but simply :ts ono who has worked hard during a year past for the same object for which tho Bureau is estab? lished, 1 think it bettor to state just where the trouble now lies. Respect- I fullv vours, JAMES C. BEECHER, Brevet Brig. Gen. Vols. HF.AUT-EENIUNO CALAMITY. A let? ter from Bamberg, in this State, dated tho 5th inst., to tho Charleston News, says: This evening, between '?'> and 1 o'clock, a terrific cloud arose in the Wost, accompanied by a fearful tor? nado, which swept through our vil? lage, demolishing everything iu its track, trees, fences, A'c, and striking tho building of the Allen 1 .edge, at that time used tis a sc!:;;.:! room bv Mr. Robert Seabrook and his sister, completely destroyed it, burying un? der its ruins seven of the unfortunate children who belonged to the school. lt seems that the children wore having a little party among them? selves, and were just in tho act of preparing some refreshments, when the tornado struck the building, de? molishing it almost instantaneously, crushing to death those who were un? able to get out. Through the pre? sence of mind of some ot tho larger boys, several of the children escaped, who Would otherwise undoubtedly have been loot. The names of those who wore lost are as follows: Angus Brabham, son of Major J. .1. Brabham, Hattie Brab? ham, daughter of Mr. Hampton Brab? ham: Eu ph rasia Huffman, daughter of Mr. C. CK Huffman; Klmorc San? ders, son of Mr. Jabez Sanders; ("harlie Simmons, only son of Mr. A. E. Simmons; Urbanna Bent/., daugh? ter of Mrs. Emma Bent/., recently of Orangeburg village; and Charles Stew art, son of Mr. Hanseford Stewart; ( besides several others more or loss se? riously injured, including the eldest son of Mr. William Bonnet, w ho was severely cut on tho head by some of the Hying tinibor. A special despatch from St. I it ?als, dated tin? 2d inst., states that throi fino steamers had been burned that day. Remember the Living. Tho Richmond Times has the fol? lowing stirring appeal to the people of the Booth to remember the living disabled and helpless ones among us, as well as to remember proper re ' speot and honor to our gallant dead. j "We commend it to the Southern peo? ple generally: I The Southern people have, recently I manifested a noble and commendable . respect for the memory of the noble men who sacrificed ?their lives for the causo of Southern independence, hy rescuing their humble graves from neglect, oblivion and decay. It should be liorne in mind, how over, that the mothers, widows and children of not less than 300,000 dead Confederate soldiers are among ns, and that mnuy of them are in cir? cinus tau cos of appalling destitution. There are, also, many thousands maimed and infirm survivors of the war, for whom there is no Govern? ment to make adequate provision. To the maimed soldiers of tho Federal armj-, and to the wives and children of those who succumbed to disease, or who fell in battle, or who died from tho effects of wounds, the most liberal pensions are paid by the Fede? ral Government. Not content with this, two hundred millions of addi? tional bounty money has just been voted to the disbanded volunteers, who escaped without a scratch. When we think of these things, we should recollect that the living as well as the dead ex-Confederate soldiers have strong claims upon our warmest sympathies. The widows and or? phans of thc Confederate dead, and the maimed and helpless of our lat< armies, should not be forgotten bj the humane ..nd charitable people ol the South. They hare nothing now but our voluntary charity to depone upon. Tin- war has left us impover ished and destitute of all the luxuria of life, but there are not many of m who cannot do some little toward feed ing, clothing and educating the widov ortho child of some brave soldier win gave his lifo to a cause which ho be lieved to be just :uid good. All of our readers aro doubtles, familiar with coses of extreme desti tution upon the part of the unfortu nate classes to which wo have all lided They aro, alas! to bo found every whore. Wo received, a few days since, i letter which nothing but the horror of absolute want, both of food am clothing for a family and helplcs young children, constrained the ac complished widow of a gallant of ticer, to write to us. Tho husband o this lady was one of the most gallan aud fearless field officers of tho arm; of Northern Virginia. He was kille? near Petersburg, and his stubbon valor won the admiration of the mei who slew him. A gentleman by birth and educa tion. and a person before the war o am plc means, his tender wife an young children were then stranger to want and privation. And ye since his death his widow and chi dren have been reduced to such ten ble straits that his widow was force to appeal to us for assistance. W do not mention this us an isolate cast;. There are a thousand just sue instances of terrible suffering, n< only among the widows and orphan of Confederate officers, but moree! pecially among the families of til private soldiers. These sufferers are prevented froi making their misfortunes know until gaunt famine stands like a wo at the door. We trust that tho work of decor: ting and honoring the graves-of tl tlead will go on; but the noblest ti bute which weean pay the niemoi of a dead soldier is to toke care i those desolate loved ones who hav by the death of their husband lathers and sous, been cast upon tl cold charities of the world. Now that the Southern heart being most generously moved by tl efforts of different memorial associ lions, ?rt (he living be remembered irell <JS Hie detuL Let us not commit tho melancho error of expending all of our symp thies upon those whose -quiet shu hers no earthly honors can dist ur Let the wives and children and hel loss old parents of the gallant dei be taught that wo sympathize wi thom in their irreparable losses, ai are willing to contribute to their coi fort and happiness. To accomplish this great and aol work of charity and gratitude, - cannot depend exclusivelyn pi the irregular, uncertain contrit tiens of charitable individuals. Tht must be organization, State legis tion and provision made by t County Courts. There must bc, auxiliary to all this, fairs, concer lectures and benevolent societies every town and County. Already have several of the Sta of tho late Confederacy made so: I provision for maimed soldiers, as w I as for the widows and orphans I those who fell in battle, died of i I ease or of wounds received in t Confederate service. Nothing wh ! ever, wo blush to confess, was di : by our Legislature for the relief j these suffering classes. Indeed, i til a constitutional convention ! called, and the Alexandria Consti tion and Government are dispo ! of, Virginia will neither speak i act as tho noble old Commonwei I should. ? +?m? - I Rumors of a twelve inch strawbc ' appear in the Chicago papers. % "-----* Affair? In flor M a. i The correspondent o?- the New York Herald, traveling with Generals Steodman ?nd Fullerton, write? ?? follows: y-Notwithstanding the fair appear? ance of things on the surface, thorn is some danger at Fernandina, and you need hardly be surprised to hear of a repetition of the Memphis and Newberu massacres in tlds depart? ment of the South. The danger arises out of a matter which does not, at first sight, seem to bear any rela? tion to the position of tho.whites and negroes, viz: tho sale of rebel pro? perty in the South by the tax com? missioners. A special commissioner has been sent by the President to in? vestigate those proceedings hore, and also afr Augustine aud Beaufort. I havo reason to believe his inquiry will disclose a succession of gigantic frauds pervading these sales from be? ginning to end. Instance? have been mentioned to me of property worth $3,000 being disposed of for tess than $20; of numerous lots being bound in, and of illegalities of the most palpable character being committed allround. Under those circumstances, it is evident that tho titles of much of this confiscated property aro very shaky, and much ill-feeling naturally prevails between the Northern pur? chasers and the Southern formar owners. Unscrupulous men from the North have taken advantage of this excited state of the public mind to urge the negroes to arra against the d--d rebels, who, they teH them, are going to turn them ont of theil little lauds. I nm assured, on au? thority I can hardly dotibC, that tht negroes thus incited held meeting? for drill, and are armed with musket} to tho number of several hundreds and an accident or an injudicious act may bring about a serious outbreak At Jacksonville, whence 1 despatel this letter, similar excitement pre vails. Threats, it would seem, hav< boen made use of by a few whit? rowdies that they would kill the nig gers when the trt>ops were withdrawn and these fears thus excited have beci turned to such ill-purpose that, oi Friday night last, arined bands o both negroes an^ whites passed alonf the streets, each expecting attacl from tho other side. Happily, ni breach of the peace has yet occurred ?nd the military commander is doini his best to persuade both sides tha their fears were groundless. A delegation of citizens had an in terview with General Steedman las evening, and assured him of thor desire to act fairly and justly to tht freedmen; but, so far as I have seen public sentiment is not by any mean so satisfactory here os at other point; wo have visited, nor are the decision of the civil courts so just as the; ought to be to the freedmen. SAVANNAH, GA., May 20, 1866.?>-! tedious ride from Fernandina tt Jacksonville, theuce to Tallahassee ha-* enabled us to complete tho cir cuit of the State of Florida. W have found the Bureau here careful! and honestly administered by Breve Brigadier-General Osborne; the freed men working at high wages; ero] prospects fairlv good, though some wdiat impaired by heavy rains, ant the people generally well disposed t the Government and to the freedmen with the exception I have noted in previous letter. Gov. Walker au? Gen. Foster, the courteous com mander of the department, hav startod for Fernandina, to allay th excitement prevailing there, and t avoid, if possible, the outbreak whic the injudicious and culpable mach nations of Northern agents have rei dered imminent. 1 ought to intuition that one of th largest purchasers of the propert which has been so questionably dr posed of in this locality by tho ta commissioners is a United States S< nator, (Senator Sprague. ) This gel tleman is actually employing ex-rebt generals to manage extensive sa mills he owns in Florida, while si ting in the Senate and voting once week that tho ex-rebels are virtuall little better than cut-throats, and m to be trusted. SOUTHERN RELIEF.-An exeursioi under the auspices of the Ladies t the Southern Belief Association, wi made from Baltimore last Satnrdr on bc?rd the fine steamer S. J. Pent tendered gratuitously for the occ sion, to La Belle Grove, on We Bi vcr, the boat touching at-Aunap Iis going and returning. The Coi cordia band Was on board, havir generously tendered their service Passing Fort McHenry on the dow ward tri]), the band played the "St Spangled Banner," and at the san point on the return "Pixie." Wh with music and dancing, dinner ai rambling in the woods nt the Grov tho party had a good time. Tl excursion yielded some $1,200 t wards the aid of the destitute of tl South. - A private count of Congress < ! Wednesday, disclosed tho fact th six Senators and fifty-four Repress tatives were absent from tho eil An adjournment about tho middle July is regarded as certain, althouj some are opposed to any adj our ment, desiring to have a succession short recesses, in order that tho Pi aident may not remove any officer?. By tho first of Ajigust, certain, t j road will be complete fron? Shre*< I port to Marshall, Texas, forty -fr miles. 500 men aro engaged in uleani tho streets and alleys in Chicago. Local Itonxs. Mortgages and Conveyance? ot Roal fc? tato for Halo at thia office. Newspaper subscriben at way station? aro required by law to pro-pay tlt? ir post? age at the pout office where kb? newspaper in published. Thin will, no doubt, account for tho non-reception nf thc Pfuenix by a number of subscriber.-. Am? AT.- A street difficulty occurred yes? terday morning, between Col. T. .1. Bobin eon aud Mr. John Myers, which resulted in the blight \v.Mimbil;, of thc !o r li^Mv i t li !t knife, and tho latter in the arin fro:n a pis tol shot. Wo have not learned the cause of the difficulty. UKDCCTIOII or FRKIOHT OX (?OTTON. -By an advertisement tn another column , it will be seen that the So nth Carolina Railroad has reduced tia rates nf freight on cottou to New York to six dollars per baie. Sh i?> monts may l>e made to EtaTene) A: Co., or to Willis Jt Chisolm, agenta for the New York steamers. Then.' is nothing like competition in all trades. PROVOST COURT.- Only one case tried ot any importance. Tfie United Stains vs. HUI /.'<??, Freedman. Charge, larceny. Specification, in this that thc said freedman did, on or about the Ct h day of .Tune, litCG, steal one Colt's revolver from Fisher St Liowrauce. Finding, guilty. Sentenced to thirty days imprisonment and to bo kept at bard labor. Several cast?? ol' debt were disposed of, etc. TUE NORTHERN MAILS.--When the new fast schedule ou the Charlotte Railroad went into operation, we anticipated some ten hours earlier arrival of our Northern exchanges, but tho fact is otherwise. For instance, on yesterday morning, wo re? ceived (the univ New York paper we did receive,) tho Herold, of Sunday morning, and the Richmond papers, of Tuesday morning. Under tho oldrunniug arrange? ment, wo woidd have received these papers ou the evening before There must be nome screw loose in making the through connection*. We notice, moreover, from our Augusta exchanges, that the N^w York papers, of Saturday, wore recciv in that city (by the Wilmington and Manchester route, we presume,) on holiday afternoon, while they were nut received here until Wodnesdap morning. Again we ask, what in the matter? Nsw ADVKRTISKMKNTH. Attention i? call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published tins morning for the brat time: 1). li. DtsSanssnre -In Equity. Theo. Stark- Enforcement of Ordinance. C. II. Baldwin- Fulton Market Beef. H.T. Peake- Reduction Cotton Freights. Proceedings of City Council. - j In the golden age of girlhood, preserve / tho beauty of the teeth with Sozodont, and I then, when the hair is adverad and tho eyes dimmed with years, thu mouth will ' atill reveal two glittering rowa of unsullied j ivory. Proceedings of City Council. COUNCIL CHAMBEB, COLUMBIA, Juno 5, 1866. Present: His Honor the Mayor; Alder? men Fisher, (n iger, McDonald, McKenzie, Nickerson, Radcliffe, Stork, Walter and Weam. The minut?e of tli>- last meeting were read ami coull rm od. Tho petition of W. K. Evana. Superin? tendent of Water Works, praying that cer? tain necessary repairs be made upou the bouse occupied by him as Superintendent of Water Works, was referred to the Com? mittee 0D Sidney Park. The petition of William and J. A. Shiell, asking a reduction on the amount assessed upon their property, was, on motion, laid on tho table. Proposal? wero received froui various parties for supplying wood for the use of the Water Works. On motion, refeired to tho Committee on Wator Works, with pow? er to act. The accounts of J. C. Dial, James Brown and Hopson A Sutphen against tho Water Works; J. C. Dial and Hopson ?S Sutphen against tho Street Department; J. C. Dial against the Guard House Department; P. li. Glass against tho Clerk's office; J. W. McCarson against the Alms House; and Columbia Oas Company and O. Ch New? ton against the city, were referred to the Committee on Accounts?. Applications for license to retail spiritu? ous boilers were received from B. Turner, John T. Wilson and Woolie A Hook. Re? ferred to tho Committee on laceases. Thu City Clerk presented his report for the month of May. Referred to tho Com? mittee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Accounts reported, recommending that tho accounts of T." W. Fowler, Hospital Steward, for services ren? dered, $46.7o, J. A. Selby, for printing, tl3U.35, and J. D. Bateman, for corn and hav, $114.15, bc paid. Tho report was received and adopted. Tho following report was received from the Commit toe on Ways and Moama: The Committee on Ways and Moans beg leave tb rejiort: That they have itBlvutl, from the City Clerk, mutilated bUnVf tlu? ci ty aa follows: Bills denomination of $5 .$10 DO "ii.KO 00 " "2. 78 KO ?. " J . w 00 " " " 50c.128 00 " from ll) to 75c. 4 ?K1 Total .?SK4 <K> j The Committee have destroyed the above - ; mentioned notes, by l.urning, and receipt j ed to thu Clerk for tho same. All of winch is respectfully submitted. J. FISHER, Chairman. ! The report was received and flied as In I IVirmation. { The proceedings of the meeting of the , Hoard of Health, held the 2?th nit., were i read and tiled as information. Alderman Geiger reported the Small pox Hospital in a leaking condition and need? ing repairs. On motion, it was liesolved, That tho matter be referred to the Committee on Alms House, with power to act. On motion. Council adjourned. J. S. MCMAHON, City Clerk.