The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, November 14, 1866, Image 1

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DAILY Daily Paper $8 a Year PH (EUX 'Let our Just Censure Attend the True Event.' Tri-Weekly $5 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2. 1866. VOLUME II-NO. 16^ ?THE PHOENIX, PUBLISHED DAILY AX!? THI-WEEKI.Y. THE GLEANER, EVE11? WEDNESDAY MOKN'IXO. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, STATE AND CITY PBINTEE. --*? TE ?I MS-IX A D VA NC E. SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Paper, six mouths.$4 00 Tri-Weeklv, " " . 2 50 Weekly, * " ". 1 50 ADVEBTISEItl EN TS Inserted at 7o cents per square for the first Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 1~> cents each insertion. CST" -t liberal discount made an the aboce rates rche:t advertisements are inserted hy the mouth or year. From Europe. Lato accounts by tho Atlantic cabio show that thc British Government is apprehensive of an carly uprising of tho Irish people. We learn that large bodies of troops have been already sent to Ireland, and that further de? tachments tire daily swelling the ranks of the army of occupation. The ut? most vigilance is also observed with regard to vessels coming from Ame? rica, and all passengers, of Irish or American nationality, are subjected to close surveillance. All these pre? parations ave convincing that Eng? land is now aware of the serious dis? satisfaction existing in the isle. Since the early part of the last century, Ireland has been strongly antago? nistic to England. There has been a want of congeniality and friendly feel? ing, without which, any union, in the strict acceptation of the term, was impossible. The rebellion of *0S was pretty good evidence that the restless feeling of the Irish people against their riders had not died out; and the present Fenian organization is another proof that the same ill-blood between the two nations, from which the contest of '98 sprang, is yet ex? isting. The matter is oue for grave consideration on the part of the Bri? tish Government; oue which it would do well to notice in tho coming ses? sion of Parliament. Mr. Bussell, tin. war correspondent of the London Times, has the follow? ing graphic sketch of the declaration of thc freedom of Venice, on the li)th October: It is done! Italy is free at last, from the Alps to the' Adriatic. At half past 7 this morning, the generals and the civil rulers of Venice met, and when they separated, it was on one side to send forth the military com? mandant und the last battalion on their way to Trieste, and on the ot her to ring their bells, hoist the banner of Italy fro ni the masts that once bore up the triple gonfalons of Ve? nice, Cyprus and the Morea, and pro? claim '* Venezia Liberata.'"' Scarcely had the vessel iu which Gen. Ale maun aud his staff'embarked left the harbor, when the Italian war ships began to come in. It was in vain that the municipality had elaborated a scheme which was to give an artis tical appearance of unanimity to the decoration of the streets-in vain had they named 9 o'clock as the hour to watch for the sound of bells from the tower of St. Mark's. The people wanted no leaders in the matter. Enough for them that "lo slraniero" was gone; their first act of liberty was exercised without hesitation, and the city blossomed like a rose. In? nate gentleness, called forth by the wise advice of their magistrates, kept them quiet, for the most part, till the Austrians wore well out of sight; but soon there broke out here and there gradually trial shouts of joy, swelling and gathering force from minute to minute, till at the sound of the first hammer-stroke on the swinging metal high up in the air above the Great Piazza, the whole city gave one ex? ulting roar, and strong men embraced with tears like children. THE STATE OP SPAIN*.-The pro? vincial deputations of Spain have just been dissolved, and the muni? cipal councils are to he entirely re? newed, although, according to the terms of the law, the renewal ought to be but partial. But tho Govern? ment has taken upon itself to order otherwise, subject to the ulterior ratification of the Chamber, for the unanswerable reason that the present composition of the municipal coun? cils is displeasing to it. They were elected at a period when Liberal ideas still possessed some influence; but in the present state of public opinion, this inllucnco, in tho lan? guage of the report presented to the Queen, "has become quite intolera? ble." What is now wanted are mu? nicipal councillors endowed with the "habit of discipline," and in no way disposed to exaggerate tho impor? tance of their humble functions. Modest men may certainly be found; but as, after all, ono cannot be cer? tain of anything, and as the strongest heads may be affected by pride, it is intended to restrict by a law tho functions of tho municipal councils and of the provincial deputations. Tho Government announced that it would forthwith adopt now measures for replacing society upon its proper basis. Tho law in question is proba? bly one of those measures, and we seo, moreover, that, if it has se? riously sot about saving society, it doc3 not falter in che task. Trans? portation continues without inter? mission. Fernando To receives daily frosh exiles, who are sent there to perish from yellow fever; thc prisons are overflowing with ruined persons, who are kept in confinement without reason being assigned; and if abso? lutely every one is not arrested-if there still remain some inhabitants of Madrid at liberty, tho reason is that the prisons are full, and that lhere is no room for other victims. But from time to time vacancies do occur, which are soon supplied. It is, therefore, only a matter of pa tieuce. and the turn of all will come. The Narvaez Cabinet re-establishes public tranquility and consolidates order in Spain nearly after the fashion of the Russians in the kingdom of Poland.- Journal des D?bats, Oct. 26. TJIE POPE AND FRANCE.-Thc exe? cution of thc Convention of Septem? ber is now taken for granted as being all but accomplished. Letters from Rome, published in the Temps, say that according to the dispositions made, the French army of occupation will be embarked before the 15th December. The Pope has resolved to await events at tho Vatican, but though lie is calm, the persons about him are anything but easy as to the future. The downfall of the tem- , poral power is regarded as certain by friends and foes of the Papacy alike, the only difference in their apprecia? tion of the circumstances being that the enemies of the Pope believe that thc rising will becalm, that the resist? ance will bo merely nominal, und that a municipal government having been installed, it will proceed at once to vote tho annexation of thc Papal States to Italy. The Pope's friends believe, on the contrary, that there will be bloodshed, anaarc':3r, and the fear of private vengeance. Under these circumstances, the Italian Go vernment is preparing for whatever may fall out. It desires that tho Roman people may do as they please without coercion either way, and troops have therefore been placed so that, if serious disturbances arise, the French army could be immediately replaced by Italian soldiers. They would go there, however, net to restore the. authority of the Pope, but to quell disturbances, and place the supreme power iu the bauds of the municipality, who would have to consult the country before the union with Italy could be accomplished. [London Shipping Gazette, Oct. 27. HORRIUEE OUTRAGE.-On Friday evening last, Mrs. Garvin and hoi daughter, aged fifteen,.were brutally murdered near Orangeburg, whore they resided. The unfortunate ladies were returning home from a visit to neighboring friends, in a buggy, and were unaccompanied by any protect? or. Their bodies were discovered the next morning, and, on examina? tion, it was found that their skulls bad been fractured. Suspicion im? mediately fell upon a discharged colored soldier, whose wife ha'd been in tho employ of Mrs. Garvin, and with whom she had recently bad some misunderstanding. Search was made and the suspected negro arrested, in company with another, and sufficient evidence elicited to implicate both in the murder. They were conveyed to Orangeburg and placed safely in con? finement, although the indignation of those who were cognizant of the facts was so great that tho citizens were with difficulty restrained from inflicting summary punishment on the offenders. As the Court of General Sessions meets in Orangeburg this week, it is to be boped that they will be immediately tried and, if guilty, bo punished to the full extent of the law.-Charleston Courier. WHAT FORNEY SAYS OF CONDITIONS. In a letter to a member of the Ala? bama Legislature, Forney says: "And now I have to say, in reply to your question, that if Alabamaand tho oilier Southern States were, even at this late day, cordially and prompt? ly to consent to the conditions therein contained, in my opinion nothing 'else will be required by the Federal Government in order that the people of tho States shall be restored to all their rights under the Constitution.' Such, undoubtedly, was the determi? nation of the large majority of Con? gress when that body adjourned on the 28th of July, and such would, I believe, be the response of the tri? umphant people of the North and West at tho present time." The Mobile Tribune predicts that tho South will be more prosperous fivo years hence than it has ever been. GIVING NEGROES Pennie OFFICES. Tho election of two colored mon, on Tuesday, to seats in the Legislature of Massachusetts, is certainly a no? velty in American politics. The evqnt, however, is ono that will undoubtedly soon he followed by others of like character in other States, and there will bo a logical advance from the struggle as to giving negroes votes to a contest as to giving them public offices. Tho question is a simple enough one in tho New England States, but when the principle comes to be applied to the Southern States, in some of which the negroes must possess a controlling political power, and bo ablo to elect a majority pf blacks to the Legislature, it will be quite another matter. \New York Time*. Mn. SEWARD.-The radicals arc taunting Mr. Seward not a little. His prophecy of 40,000 majority in New York for Hoffman is the occa? sion of much joking. The New York Herald, which is serving radicalism with a new born zeal, assails him with especial delight. It says that the old-established lima of "Weed & Seward, once doing a lucrative busi? ness, has at last gone to pieces, and is hopelessly and helplessly bank? rupt. "risfJEt advises Mr. Seward to leave the Cabinet, and give place toa "vigorous, earnest man'' in the State Department. The radicals had better not aggravate Mr. Seward. He is a man of the sharpest sagacity and the keenest malice. He is, withal, one of the coolest and most deliberate of men. He is reported to have said: "They think I am worn out; I shall teach thom something different be? fore the year has passed." -. - THANK GOD, THE COUNTRY IS SAVED! Since tho election, a great many re? spectable old gentlemen, politicians and others, are thanking Heaven and saying their prayers because the country is saved. The country never was in danger. It is not in danger now. The people had it in their keeping, and that was enough to in? sure its safety. Witness the fiasco ol' Forney in Maryland, thc fiasco of Butler in New York, and the l?aseos of Brownlow and Jack Hamilton and the rest of them all over the land. These fellows are intended to make mischief, but none of them succeed? ed.-New York Herald. GEN. SHERMAN IN WALL STREET. Lieut. Gen. Sherman, now in our city, on his way to Yera Cruz, in com? pany with Minister Campbell, yes? terday visited Wall street. The Gene? ral was recognized wherever he went, and was followed by crowds of men, who cheered lustily. They some? times called for a speech, but this in? vitation was not responded to. [New York Neus, 10///. In a speech delivered by Oren. How? ard, of the Freedmen's Bureau, to the school teachers of the colored schools in Washington, on Friday last, he said there were at least 7,000 freed? men in that District who ought to have employment elsewhere, and he hoped he would be aided by those present in procuring th em employ? ment in thc North and West. DOWN AT THE HEEL.-The business of Lynn is said to be very dull. Half "tho laborers engaged in shoe? making aro out of employment, and many are going to their homes in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and even Canada. Several thousand have left the city. Stationery for the General Assembly of South Carolina. PROPOSALS will bc received by thc undersigned until THURSDAY, the 22d inst., (inclusive,) te furnish the Gene? ral Assembly of South Carolina-which convenes on the 26th inst.-with STA? TIONERY for tho Session. Didders will furnish samples of Foolscap, Letter and Nate Paper, also of Envelopes, l'eus and Pencils, to either WM. E. MARTIN, Clerk of thc Senate. Charleston, S. C., Or JOHN T. SLOAN, Clerk of tho House of Representatives, Nov 7 t Columbia, S. C. PUBLIC PRINTING. UNDER resolution of the General As? sembly, tho undersigned will receive proposals for the PRINTING of thc Daily Journals of tho Senate and House of Rep? resentatives and other current work of tho next session; also, for printing the Perma? nent Work. The work to correspond in type, material and execution with thc work heretofore done, except that bids will be received for eith-r Bourgeois or Long Primer type. Scaled proposals to be sub? mitted io the two Houses, through tho undersigned, on MONDAY, the 2(',th inst. WM. E. MARTIN, Clerk Senate. JOHN T. SLOAN, Clerk House Representatives. Columbia, Nov. 10, I860. Nov ll DENTISTRY. HAVING opened my office permanently in Columbia, I may be found at all hours at tho residence of Mr. M. H. Berry, (opposite thc Catholic Church, ) on Assembly street. D. P. GREGG. Juno 12 SPECIAL NOTICES. SWEET OPOPONAX FROM MEXICO! NOW, very rare, rieh and fashionable perfume. The finest ever imported or manufactured in United states. Try it and be convinced. A NEW PERFUME! Galled Sweet Opoponax from Mexico, manufactured by E. T. Smith ft Co., New York, is making a sensation whereve r it is known, ls very delicate, and ita fragrance remains on tho handker? chief for days.-I'ltilad'a Evening Bulletin. SWEET OPOPONAX! New Perfume from Mexico. Tho only fashionable Perfume and ladies' delight. SWEET OPOPONAX! The only elegant Per? fume. Is found on all toilets, and never stains the handkerchief. SWEET OPOPONAX! ls tho sweetest. Ex? tract ever made. Supersedes all others. Try it once; will use no other. SWEET OPOPONAX! Ladies, in their morn? ing calls, carry joy and gladness, when perfumed with Sweet Opoponax. FEVERS, CHILLS, AGUE, &C The cause of fever is thc contamination of the blood by some morbific agent. The nerves connected with nutrition and or? ganic contractility Buffer alteration iu their composition. Tho muscles, deprived of nervous influence, begin to waste, and this wasto produces heat. Thc heart is in? creased in its action, and tho blood is ren? dered still moro impure by receiving thc wasted tissues by tho continued action of the morbid agent, as well as by thc func? tions of thc lungs, liver and spleen being impeded. Purify, therefore, the springs of life, thc blood. Uso the "Queen's Delight," the great blood remedy, and all morbid agents will bo removed. Thc Queen's De? light bxs cured many cases of contamina? tion of the blood, chill and fever, typhoid fever; eruptisc fever will bo prevented by the free use of the Queen's Delight. For sale by FISIIEI? & HEIMTSU, Pharmacists. Nov ll mw PEACE HATH ITS VICTORIES.-To prevent or conquer disease is a grand achievement, and as surely as bullet and bayonet will destroy, so sundy will HOSTETTER'S BITTERS preserve and prolong life. This is the most trying period of the year. The stamina of the strongest yields more or less to the consuming temperature of mid-summer. Vigor oozes from every pore. Thc strength ?)f man passes aw?ay in invisible vapor, and weaker woman be? comes relaxed and nerveless. It was to meet such difficulties that Hostet tor's Bit? ters were given to society. It is to prevent the evil consequences to which an un? braced, depleted, debilitated organization is liable, that they aro recommended as a summer tonic for both sexes. Old people die of exhaustion every day, who might have kept death at bay for years to come by an occasional resort to this powerful and harmless vegetable stomachic. Nine-tenths of thc community, rich as well aa poor, work continually. If their hands are unemployed, their brains are busy, and head-work is as depressing to the vital energies as muscular toil. But tone the system with Hostettcr's Bitters and the wear and tear of business life will be comparatively unfelt even in the most oppressive weather. No langer will bo ex? perienced, for as fast as the vital forces are expended, they will be recruited and re? newed by this healthful restorative. As a summer invigorant, it is indispensable to voling and old. .Sold everywhere. Nov 2_tG ARTIFICIAL EVES-ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EYES made.to order and inserted by Drs. F. BAUCH and P. GOUGELMANN, (formerly employed by Boissonneau, Paris,) No. 39'J Broadway, New York. Oct 17 ly COLGATE'S 1IO.VEY SOAP. This Celebrated Toilet Soap, in such universal demand, is made from the choicest materials, is mihi and emol? lient in its nature, fragrantly scented, and extremely beneficial ?ri its action upon tho skin. For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. March 23 Iv .MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY-An T.ssay of Warning and Instruction for Young Men. Also, Diseases and Abuses which prostrate the vital powers, with sure means of relief. Sent free of charge in sealed lette- envelopes. Address Dr. J. SK1LLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Associa? tion, Philadelphia, Ta. Aug 15 3rao General Intelligence Office. TITHE undersigned have this day aeeo X ciated themselves together for the pur? pose of carrying-pii the above business. Persons in ne ca of servants, and freed? men in want of employment, can, by registering their names at our office, re? ceive information in regard to their require? ments. Wo are in correspondence with houses in different places throughout the Southern States, and will give an earnest and assiduous attention to all business en? trusted to our caro. Applications to be made at our office, next door to the Post Office, between 'J a. ni. and 2 o'clock p. m., and 3 and G o'clock p. m. Oct IS Imo H. R. SWINTON A CO. il. It. SWINTON'. J. (i. EDWARDS. 1>. U. CLAYTON. MI k mw, DEALERS IN GKOCEBIES, PROVISIONS, Wines, Liquors and Segars SELECT GOODS alw-/s in store, ant never ottered for salo LESS THA> COST. Main Street and Gervais Street. M. J. CALNAN. CH. KREUDER "NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. {Si THE following schedule will ho run over this road until further notice: SOUTH. Accom7noda"?i. Mall. Arrive at Charlotte. .10.20p. m. 5.30 a. ru. Arrivo at Salisbury.. (J.40p.m. 3.00a.in. Arrivent Greensboro. 2.30p. m. 12.20 a. m. Arrivent Haleigh_7.15a.m. 0.25p.m. Leave Goldsboro.2.20a.in. 3.15 JJ,ni. Non I II. Mail. AccommoiPn. Arrive Charlotte. 9.55a.m. L'vo 5.00p.m. Arrive Salisbury.l2."08 p. m. L'vc 8.15 p.m. Arrive Gr'nsb'o.. 2.41p.m. L'vo 12.20 a.m. Arrive Haleigh... 8.20p.m. L'vo 7.45a.m. Arrive Gold iboro.ll.15p. m. Arr 11.15 a.m. Mail North connects at Greensboro with trains on H. & D. Railroad tor tho North. Accommodation Train East connects ai Raleigh tor Weldon and tho North, at Goldsboro for Weldon, Wilmington and Newborn. Mail Train South connects with C. A S. C. Railroad for the South. Nov 13 3mo E. WILKES, En. and Sup. Secretary's Office W. & M. R. R. Co., ssas .:. egg WILMINGTON, N. C., Nov. 5, 1S0G. THE Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company, will he held in the citv of Wilmington, N. C., ?n WED? NESDAY", tho 28th instant. Nov IQ WM. A. WALKER. Soe'r. General Superintendent's Office, IK l-^?^MM CHARLOTTE A S. C. RAILROAD, COLUMBIA, S. C., NOV. 5, 1866. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Otb inst,, Through Passenger Trains will be run over this road as follows: Leave Columbia at. 3.10 a. m. Arrive at Charlotte at. 0.40 a. m. Leave Charlotte at. 6.10 a.m. Arrive at Columbia at. 1.40 p. m. Nov 6 .1 AS. ANDERSON, Snp't. Schedule over South Carolina R. R. GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE. CHARLESTON, S. C.. Nov. 3, 1866. PASSENGER Trains will run as follows, viz: Leave Charleston.8.00 a.m. Arrive at Columbia. 5.20 p. m. Leave Columbia. 0.50 a. m. Arrive at Charleston.4.00 p. m. THROUOU MAIL THAIN. Leave Augusta. 5.50 p. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 1.05 a. m. Arrive at Columbia. 3.00 a. m. Leave Columbia. 2.00 p. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 3 40 p. m. Arrive at Augusta.12.00 night Nov fi H. T. PEAKR, Grui Snp't. Greenville and Columbia Railroad. as? a&ap&t&i Si :'? GENT, SUPERINTEND'TS OFFICE, COLUMBIA, Sept. 21, ISfiu. PASSENGER Trains will run daily, Sun? days excepted, as follows: Leave Columbia at. 7.15 a. m. " Alston at. .. 0.05 " " Newberry at.10.35 " Arrive at Abbeville at. 3.13 p. m. " at Anderson at. 5.10 " " at Greenville at. .5.40 " Leave Greenville at. 0.00 a. m. " Anderson at. 0.30 " " Abbeville at. 8.35 " ': Newberry at. 1.20p.m. Arrive at Alston* at.2.45 " " at Columbia at. 4.40 " Sope jil) J. li. LASSALLE. Gen. Sun. South Carolina Railroad Company. ?&l&) --?kni^?is 'M???? RECEIVING AND FORWRD'G DF.P'T, CHARLESTON, June 25, 1866. rpHE South Carolina Railroad Company I having re-established ii* Receiving and Forwarding Office, Merchandize and Produce consigned to its Agent, from the interior to Northern ports andfrom North? ern ports to the interior, will be cared for and shipped to the point of destination. Consignments to be forwarded by s must always bo accompanied by bills of lading and letter of advice, with instruc? tions to insure, if desired. June 2s E. N. FULLER, B. & F. Ag't. THE GREAT SOUTHERN FREIGHT AND PASSENGER LINE ! THROUGH CHARLESTON ! Via South Carolina Railroad and Steamships. RATES GUARANTEED LESS TUAN THOSE PUBLISHED BY ANY o Til ER LINE ! ! FARE BETWEEN COLUMBIA ANO NEW YORK Reduced to $27.00? WHICH includes MEALS and STATE ROOM' on Steamers, and Omnibus Fare through Charleston. Steamships leave Charleston EVERY THURSDAY and SATURDAY. US' For further information, apply at the office of the South Carolina Railroad Com? pany. _Se]it 8 New Schedule. ??i' ??jj...i^^*S?? Spartanburg and Union Eailroad, UNIONVILLE, S. C., Suer. 12. 1866. ON and after the 17th inst., the THAIN'S will nm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdavs. Down "Trains leave Spartanbnrg C. H. at 6.45 a. m. Arrive at Alston 2.20p. m., con? necting with tho Greenville down tram. Up Trains leave Ah ton at 9.30 a. m., con? necting with tho Greenville np train. Ar? rive at Spartanburg C. H. at 5.00 i>. m. Arrangements are mado by which freight,, through from Charleston and Columbia, may bo paid on this road. THOS. JETER, Sept ir? 2mo Prcs't S. & U. R. R. Thos. P. Walker, Magistrate and Coroner, Of?ce in Tost Office Building, Columbia. \\ OLD FRIEND WITH A NEW NAME! THE POLLOCK HOUSE?. 11HIS thoroughly-equipped ItESTAU . KANT lias just been completed, and tl?; lovera of tho good things of this life arc informed that they can bo supplied with almost cverythingin the "eating and drinking linc." 'The best of Wines, Li? quors and Cigars on hand. Dinners and suppers prepared at short notice and in the very best styh-. Elegantly furnished supper rooms connected with the estab? lishment. T. M. POLLOCK, _ Oct 31 Proprietor. "CONGABEE RESTAllU? !" Next door West of the Post Office. TREVET & BERAGHT TTTOULD respectfully inform their VT friends and the public in general that they have opened a RESTAURANT al tho above place, where the very best of everything m the way of cuting and drink? ing can be obtaiued at short notice. CREAM ALE on draught. LUNCH every day from ll to 1 o'clock. Fresh OYSTERS constantly on hand. JulylO _ COPARTNEESH?P. THE undersigned have this d#y asso? ciated themselves together for the transaction of strictly a general COMMIS? SION BUSINESS, and solicit the patron? age of their friends and the public. Oltico on Gervais street, two doors be? low J. C. Lvons' corner. C. A. GRAESER, Oct 17 Imo W. S. McJUNKIN. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 16, 186G. We beg leave to inform our friends and the public generally, that we aro prepared to render them ali the facility necessary for tho forwarding of Cotton to Charleston or any other port, foreign or domestic, and perfectl competent in making the neces? sary arrangements for getting it passed through th?; hands of the Revenue Tax Collector without any delay. Shippers will lind it to their interest to send theil- cotton to our care, either for sale or transporta? tion._G RAESE lt & M> ?JU N KIN. Dissolution of Copartnership. TUB copartnership heretofore existing as H AN AH AN ft WARLEY, is this day dissolved bv mutual consent. (Signed,; H. D. II AN AH AN, (Signed.; FELIX WARLEY. I will continue, as .heretofore, the Com? mission and Grocery Business. H. D. HANAHAN. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 1, lSfitl. Oct ll C. 1). MELTON. R. W. SHANI). S. W. MELTON. MELTON & SH AND, Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Equity, UNION VILLE, SC. OFFICE (for the present) in thc base? ment of the Court House. Aug 24 "mo South Carolina Eailroads. The several Railroad Companies in this Sfate, and all persons who have com? plaints to make of excessive or unequal charges, or violations of their charters by said roads, will take notice that the fol? lowing joint resolution of the General Assembly was adopted at the last regular session: Resolved, That a Special Commission, consisting of two members of the Senate, and one from each Congressional District in the House, bo appointed to investigate and report to this General Assembly, at its next regular session, thc complaints made of excessive and unequal charges by the different Railroad Companies of this State, and to inquire if, and in what manner, they have violated their respective char? ters. That the said Commission have power to summon such witnesses, and to require the production of such books and papers as may be necessary, and also to inquire and report what charters are sub? ject to amendment; and in thoso cases where amendments are practicable, what changes should bo made to protect tho interest of thc public. Tho Commission appointed under tho foregoing resolution, hereby cali upon all persons having knowledge of material facts relating to tho matters embraced in said resolution, to forward statements duly authenticated to the several mem? bers ot tho Commission as hereinafter indicated. Complaints and charges relating to tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad, tho Blue Ridge Railroad, the Laurens Rail? road, the Spartanburg and Union Railroad, may bc forwarded to G. F. Townes, at Greenville C. IL, or to W. S. Grisham, at Walhalla. Charges and complaints relating to tho South Carolina Railroad, maybe forwarded to M. C. Butler, Edgeiield C. H., or R. S. Duryea, at Charleston. Those relating to tho Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, and the King's Mountain Bailroad, may be sent to B. W. Ball, at Laurena C. II. Those relating to the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, and tho Ch era w r.nd Darlington Railroad, may be sent to U.'.rris Covington, at Bennettsville. Thoso relating to tho North-eastern Bailroad, and Charleston and Savannah Bailroad, to R. S. Duryea, at Charleston. The Commission will meet at Columbia, (at Nickerson'a Hotel,) on FRIDAY, the 23d day of November next, at 10 o'clock a. m., to make up their report; at which timo any persons interested may appear before them, and furnish such information as may be considered necessary, relative to tho matters under consideration. G. F. TOWNES, Chairman Senate Committee. M. C. BUTLER, Chairman House Committee. Sept 22 ?V19