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i3 r' Tologra-piir Kew? Items. WASHINGTON, D?oenibcr 5.-The Sena torn and Representative' elect from Ne? hm;ka have arrived. They will soon pre e'^P their State f institution and memorial, asking Cor admission. A hill will have to he passed for this purpose. MONTREAL, December 5.-A private let? ter sl ates that tho only surviving descend? ant of Columbus is shortly to visit Ame? rica. . " i A largo number of French Ca nadia its are returning from the State?, for w_nt of em? ployment. lt is reported hen; that ;t secret Fenian ni meting has been held at St. Albans, but n ?thing serious i 4 anticipated. TORONTO, December 5.-A mau named .Joe. McDevitt, hailing from New Bruns? wick, has been arrested hero for using seditious language-daring the Govern? ment to hang the Fenians, .vc. Ho will bo examined to-day. PHILADELPHIA, December 5.-Colorado Jowett is out in a memorial to Congress, representing that tho Constitution re? quired each State to appoint electors; that Lincoln and Hamlin were duly elected; that at the (lection of Lincoln and Johnson eleven of tho States did not appoint elect? ors-therefore, Lincoln and Hamlin consti? tutionally hold over until the late rebel SI ates appoint electors, Abraham Lincoln being President either as holding'over for want of a constitutional successor, or Pre? sident under d?claration of Congress. Without the Southern electoral votes, it was quite Unnecessary to question his po? sition. At his death, however, the ques? tion should have been, who is constitu? tionally President, Hannibal Hamlin or Andrew Johnson-Hamlin under tho hold? over right of Lincoln, or Johnson through . doctoral votes of States incompl?te? I therefore respectfully pray that Congress will declare Hannibal Hamlin constitu? tional President of the United States, and duly authorize him to act as such with Congress. NASHVILLE, December 5.-Tho Grand Lodge of Masons elected officers to-day. A larger assemblage of the fraternity was never before seen at a Grand Lodge meet? ing in Tenu esseo. The delegates unite in reporting more prosperous condition of the order all over tho State than ever before known in the annals of Masonry. Congressional. * WASHINOTON, December 5.-Tho Senate adopted the list of Standing Committees agreed upou by the Republican Senators in the canons to-day. Sunnier remains as Chairman of tho Committee on-Foreign Affairs; Wilson, Committee on Military Af? fair.--; Crimes, Committee on Naval Af? fairs; Wade, Committee on Territories. Tho three friends of the President-Doo? little, Dixon and (Jowan-have beep de? prived of tho Chairmanship of the Commit? tees respectively of Indian Affairs, Post Otliee and Patents. No committees aro now headed by friends of the Administra? tion. In the Senate, Mr. Wade introduced a bill for the admission of Nebraska into tho Union, which was ordered to lie upon the table for tho present. Mr. Williams offered a resolution, instructing the Committee on Retrenchment to inquire to what extent the President has a right to restore confis? cated property under the laws of tho United States, if such laws exist, and to what ex? tent it can bo executed, ?tc, which was adopted. Mr. Trumbull moved the refer? ence of the bill to repeal the President's amnesty power to the Committee on tho Judiciary. This gave rise to debate, at thc conclusion of which the bill was referred. .Mr. Sumner offered the resolutions on re? construction of which he gave notice yes? terday. They assert the right of Congress over the subject of reconstruction, and deny tho right of tho lately rebellious States to pass upi ti constitutional amend? ments. Road and ordered to be printed. lu tho Senate, Mr. Wilhams introduced a resolution, directing tho Joint Commit? tee on Retrenchments to inquire into the power of tho President to restore confiscat? ed property, and, if such power exists, under what laws, and also the right of the Secretary of the Treasury to restore lands without payment of taxes and costs in? curred under authority ot' United States laws. Adopted. Mr. Sumner offered a series of resolu? tions, declaring the principles of recou f struction, the jurisdiction of Congress over the whole subject, the illegality of existing Governments in the South, and tho exclu? sion of such States, with such illegal Gov? ernments from Congressional representa? tion, and from voting on the Constitu? tional amendments. They also declare that it is the duty of Congress to proceed with the work of reconstruction, and to this end it must assume jurisdiction over States lately in rebellion, except so far as that jurisdiction may have been renounced; and must recognize only tho loyal States as entitled to representation, and to vote on tho Constitutional amendment. He said ho would not discuss the resolutions, but would road a letter from a friend in Texas, showing the importance of the matter which he did; and alter concluding, made some characteristic remarks. Tho resolu? tions were ordered to be printed. In tho House, .Mr. Williams, of Pennsyl? vania, called up tho bill of last session for the regulation of appointments to, and re? movals from otliee, and addressed tho House in advocacy of it. In thc House, a' bill repealing tho par? doning power of tho President was talion up. Mr. Trumbull moved to refer it to the Committee on tho Judiciary, which Mr. Chandler earnestly opposed, and called for tho yeas and nays; and on tho motion some discussion ensued, during which Mr. Chandler made assortions and charges re? specting tho uso of tho pardoning power, which called foran emphatic denial from Mr. Dixon, who said that, if tho charges which Chandler had made against tho Pre? sident were true, they would render him liable to impeachment. He repeated the denial of any of tho charges or practices spoken of. After some further remarks, the bill was referred to thc Judiciary Com? mittee. Tho House passed a bill, providing that in all cases where a citizen of tho united States, who always remained loyal thereto, and did not voluntarily give any aid or encouragement to any persons engaged in rebellion, shall bring an action to recover damages for injury to person or property, or tho value thereof, no such action shalt be defeated or any defence allowed, by virtue of authority of the lato so-called Confederate States of America, or of any State declared in rebellion by proclamation of the President of tho Uniteu States. Mr. Morrell gavo notice that ho would call up, on Monday next, tho District of Columbia negro suffrage bill. In tho House, Mr. Williams road a lengthy written argument, on the bill regulating appointments to and removals from office. Ho was very severe upon the President, whom ho said had betrayed his party and country. Several amendments wore" offered to the bill, winch was made the special order for to-morrow. 1 Market Reporta. NEW ?OBE, December S-Noon.-Gold 39-b Exchange for 60 days 9}@9J; sight 10 j ; money GltT. Flour dull and drooping. "Wheat dull and declining. Corn 'dull Western mixed $1.15@1.16. Oats dull and declining. Fork steady, but quiet-old mess S2u; new ?20.2.3. Lard dull, at lbj (a) 13. Cotton quiet, itt 33A@31 for middling uplands. 7 P. M. - Gold closed at 138i?138|. Cot? ton dull, owing to detune in gold; sales of I, ")U0 Lales-uplands 33|;. Orleans 35?. j i-lour moro active; sales o? 7,300 barrels State $7.50@11.15; Western ' $7.50^11.80; Southern $11.25@16. Wheat more quiet and steady; sales of 85,000 bushels, at $2.87. Corn unchanged; sales of 8G,0?0 bushels Western $1.15@1.16. Provisions heavy, (?rocerics dull ami declining. Turpentine 70'<?71. Rosin $4.j?10. ST. Louis, December ?"> Flour steady common $8.50@9.50; extra S12.25@13.50, Extra wheat $2.50. Corn steady and lower, at 77 for new. Hogs 6@6?C. in groas. MOBILE, December 5.-Sales of cotton to-day 2,300 bales- middling 30^31;active demand-factors obtaining rather bettor prices early in the day, though at thc close, prices were in favor of buyers closing dull at quotations. 1'ALTIMOKK. December 5,-Grain quiet and unsettled. Corn 88@93. Flour very dull-spring wheat extra Hour $11.25? II. 75. Provisions heavy and transactions small. Coffee steady. Sugars dull. Cot? ton inactive-middling uplands 334 MK. BEECHER'S CHURCH.-The cor? respondent of the Bichmond Times gives tlie following description of what he saw ut Beecher's church on the Sunday before last: Mr. Beecher's "application of the foregoing" consisted of a large and varied assortment of ?irst-elas-s anec? dotes, happy hits, humorous sallies and pulpit, pungencies, which would have made the fortune of a first-class stump-speaker. The Puritans grimly grinned, smiled morosely, and some? times laughed outright. The young people of the congregation tittered and "sniggered" at an awful rate. The decorum of the vast assemblage, however, was upset by a large red faced, good-looking gentleman, a few feet from me, and looked very like ;l Southern man. Ho laughed until the tears rolled from his eyes, but ma? naged generally to prevent any very loud explosicn of merriment. Sud? denly, however, Mr. Beecher let off an anecdote of a parson whose mur? der a grieving congregation deplored, because "the bullet of the assassin made a hole in the defunct ministers vestments, and otherwise greatly da? maged what might have otherwise been useful to Iiis successor." The anecdote did not strike me as very good, but suddenly my neighbor exploded with a "haw, haw, haw," which might have been heard a mile. It reverberated through the. church like a trumpet, and was, of course, infectious, and a mighty laugh went up from four thousand people. Mi*. Beecher waited for the merriment to subside, and then let off a number of other funny things. The comic part of the entertaiumeut lasted for at least thirty minutes, and was intense? ly enjoyed. Every one felt that Mr. Beecher had done a liberal thing in getting up a first-class Sabbath come? dy, free of all charge to its auditors. I was struck with the significant fact that there was not a negro in a church whose pastor and whose wor? shippers are all afflicted with "negro on the brain." The Orangeburg Times says that | three men, giving their names as Na? thaniel Livingston, Archibald Martin and Edward Neese, hailing from Lex? ington District, were, after a ccvere fight, arrested by som'; freedmen, who charged them with robbery. The white men were lodged ii Orangeburg jail. Mr. Pollard, late of the Richmond Examiner, issues a prospectus for ti new paper to be published in that city, called "The Southern Opinion.''' During the past year the postal service in the eleven seceded States has paid for itself, and netted $291, 000 profit. Earl Russell's brother has been before a police court in London upon charges of maltreating his.horse. From recent experiments made by the London Pneumatic Company, it appears that one hundred and twenty tons of goods can be sent through their eighteen miles of tubes every hour, at a cost of less than one penny (two cents) per mile. Since last January, 45,G43,398 quarts of milk have been sent to New York over the Erie, the Harlem, and the Hudson River Railroads. Three large whales were seen in the harbor off Fortress Monroe, a few days ago. The ludiaus on the Upper Missouri, are said to be getting troublesome. Several boats have been fired into recently, and a number of their pas? sengers killed. Official returns from all the Coun? ties in New York State, give a ma? jority for Governor Fenton of 13,745. At the rate of progress we havc made for forty years past, the popu? lation of the United States will be over one hundred millions in the year 1900. The editor of the Chicago Times finds that, in the negro suffrage busi? ness, be has been dancing a regular break own. Goon SIT.-It is said that the Col? lector of Custom at New York makes 840,000 a year ont of his office. It was recently decided in the Sheriffs Court, in London, that printers are liable to authors for tho return, when required, of copy en? trusted to them. Tile Presbyterian ?;<.>.??;?! Assembly. Ia tho General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in session at Memphis, on Monday,- after the transaction of some routine business, the discussion of the subject of "The relations of the Church to the freed? men" Avas resumed. Dr. Baird sub? mitted a scries ci resolutions by way of a substitute for the resolutions already before the Assembly. After discussion, the whole subject, toge? ther with both series of resolutions, was recommitted to tho committee, with instructions to report at the ensuing session. At tho evening session, the com? mittee reported tho following, which were adopted: 1. That this Assombly entertains for the freed people the sincerest sen? timents of good will and affection; that it earnestly desires and prays for their salvation, and would encourage thc carrying out of every legitimate means for the promotion of their spiritual good. That this Assembly believe the present condition of the colored race in this country to be one of alarming spiritual jeopardy, and that it is binding on tis as .Chris tians to do all that lies in our power to save them from the calamities by which they are threatened, and to confer on them the rich blessings of the Gospel. 2. That it be recommended to all ministers and churches to exert themselves to the extent of their ability to continue to give the Gos? pel to these people; to church ses? sions to urge upon parents among them of presenting their'children foi baptism, .and of bringing them up iii the nurture and admonition of thc Lord; and especially to pastors, evangelists and missionaries, to de? vote a portion of their labors to thc promotion of the salvation of tin. freed people. 3. That in the judgment of thc Assembly, it is highly inexpedient thal there should be an ecclesiastical separation of tin; white -and colored races; that such a measure wotilc threaten evil to both races, and espe cially to the colored, and that, there j fore, it is desirable that every war ran table effoni should be made alice tionately to dissuade the freed peoph from severing their connection witl our churches, and to retain them witl us as of old. .Should they decline tin fellow ship of ordinances, and desiri a separate organization, then ou Sessions are authorized to organize them into branch congr?gations. Ii sueh cases, the Assembly recommend that such congregations shall be al lowed, under the sanction of the Ses "sions, to elect from among themselve every year, such number of superin tendents, or watchmen, as the Se. sious may advise, who shall be charg ed with the oversight of such con gregations. These superintendent shall report to the Sessions for thei action all matters relating to the we! fare of said congregations. .1. Whenever Presbyteries may lin it necessary to organize separat colored congregations, they shall ai point a commission of elders, wh shall discharge the functions con mitted to the Sessions in the preccc ing resolution. 5. That nothing in our standarc or in the Word of God prohibits tl: introduction into the Gospel ministi of duly qualified persons of an races, yet difficulties arise in the gei eral structure of society and fro] providential causes, which may an should restrain the application < causes in the church of this abstra principle. Holding this in view, tl Assembly recommends thatwhenevi a Session or. Presbytery shall lind colored person wiio possesses suitab qualifications, they are authorized license him to labor as an exhort among the colored people under tl supervision of the body appointii him. G. That tho Assembly recommen that wherever it is practicable, Sa bath schools for the benefit of tl freed people, especially the youn be established in connection with o churches; and that the sessions of t churches take these schools into tin charge and provide suitable teachc for them. 7. That tho heads of families fi exhorted to encourage thc freed pc pie in their households to attc: family and public worship, and tl: they provide for them as far as pos bio catechetical instruction in t doctrines and duties of the Gospel. 8. That the General Assembly e? nestly desires the' intellectual a moral improvement of the color race, and hereby tenders to all pi sons suitably qualified who may lal in the work its hearty encouragemc and support. The Assembly was afterwards d solved by the Moderator. EMIGRATION* TO TEXAS.-The Hoi ton (Texas) Telegraph, com men ti upon the immense influx ( f cr grants to that State, says that c gentleman alone has a thousa souls, white people altogether, on t way from Georgia to his lands Trinity county, in that State. It Si also, that South-eastern Texas is 1 ing densely populated by emigre from all tho Atlantic and Gulf Sh. The exodus from this State, if tri must be confined to the Northc portion, as we aro not apprised the existence of the "Texas fever" either Middle or Southern Georg AMALGAMATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. Tho Savannah, Ga., Herald records the marriage, in Boston, recently, of a Georgia freedman, named Henry Gwinne, to Miss Abby N. Pidge, a white spinster o': Massachusetts. The Herald says:- " '? Many of our citizens will recollect him as having formerly belonged to the Bev. Peyton L.*Wade, of Scriven County, and having worked for Messrs. E. C. Wade & Co., . of this city. The celebrated iiroclamation of the late President Lincoln set him free, and ho went North to see how his so-called friends would meet and treat him. We have beard, from Savannah men during their summer trips, that Henry thinks "there is no place like Georgia to live in, after ali, but as iona; as ho can make any? thing out of the Yankees, he is going to try it on." As be has got married to a white woman, who possesses good looks, is of a respectable family, and has a fair supply of money, it is very doubtful if lie returns to his native State._ Besides getting the "nigger" out of politics, there is one otber thing necessary to be done to cure the dis? sensions now troubling the country. There must be n keg of gun-powder burned under Plymouth rock. We never can have peace until that rock is hoisted in fragments into the atmosphere. "We should think there was a great deal of moonshine about the story of the Upas, were there not daily afforded evidence that Plymouth rock is more poisonous to the mind than the Upas is alleged to be to the bod3? The first and worst cargo of emigrants to New England inoculated the rock with a virus which seems to constantly increase in strength and capacity to infect men with mischief, meddlesomeness and meanness. I ( lh icayo Time*. MAN STRUCK KY A FALLING STAK. Tho London Morning Advertiser re? ports that one of the falling stars struck a waiter named Pike, at Thompson's Coffee House, in Shoe Lane. Pike came to the editor of the Advertise}', und said that, while standing in the middle of the street, between Shoe Lane and Salisbury Court, with no cine near him, and gazing upward, he became aware of a buming sensation in the neck, upon which he tore at his neck-cloth, and the next moment the burning sub? stance passed down his left breast, scorching the shirt in its course and indicting three small, but severe, burns on the flesh, with one large wound. DECISION IN TENNESSEE.-A Knox? ville date says : Ju the Supreme Court of thc State, au important de? cision was made in the case of T. E. Champion against the Statt-, in which the Judges held that a circuit Judge could not exclude attorneys from his court by prescribing politi? cal test oaths. Gen. Champion was an officer of the Union army, and denied the right of the Judge to force him to swear to support all the acts of the present State Legislature. EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES Nearly 2,000 Germans now leave Europe every week for the United States in the Bremen and Hamburg mail steamers. A company is estab? lished at Copenhagen to encourage the emigration of Danes, Norwe? gians and Swedes to the United States. The children of all these emigrants are taught the English language as their mother tongue. No QUARTER rou FENIANS.-The declaration by telegraph from Canada that tbe black flag would be raised in case of another Fenian invasion, causes much indignation among the brotherhood. They declare their in? tention of going to Canada, whether the condemned Fenians arc hung or not. A movement is said to be on foot in Buffalo, N. Y., to send expe? rienced officers, who served in the late war, to Ireland. The London Star says the Ameri? cana are pre-eminently a cosmopoli? tan people. There is not a court or capital in Europe in which they do not muster in force. There is not an obscure nook in the by-ways of trrvel in which they may not be found, making themselves as much at home as if they were in the Fifth Avenue of New ?ork, or on tho prairies of Illinois. WHOLESALE PROSECUTION.-At the recent session of tho United States Circuit Court, held at Parkersburg, West Virginia, the grand jury made more than 2,000 presentments against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, for violating the revenue laws in failing to stamp receipts for frc i gh t.-Rii \h mond JJ ispatch. A petition is being circulated through Canada, asking the Home Government to settle thc Alabama claims in order to prevent another Fenian raid. The Louisville Democrat thinks the election of contrabands in Massa? chusetts exhibits a niggardly disposi? tion. Two armed negroes robbed and attempted to murder two ladies named McBryde, in Mari?n District, a few days ago. Au English clergyman recently preached a sermon in which he said that thc newspaper was apart of life's earnest self-culture. 'A statue of Sir John Franklin, erected in London, was unveiled on tho 15th ult. On the pedestal, Which is polished granite, there are two bas-reliefs, one representing the burial of Sir John Franklin, and the other a chart of the Polar seas. On the other side of the pedestal ail the names of the men who perished in the expedient are cut. POSTAL SERVICE IN THE SOUTH. Among the facts to be made public in the forth-coming post office report, it is said will be the announcement j that during the past year the postal ! service iu the eleven seceded States j has netted the Government over $200,000 profit. Before the war the service in these States did not pay | expenses. TRADE ON THE Mississirrr.-The New Orleans journals are highly de? lighted at being able to record that trade is beginning to return to the channels in use before the war. They state that large quantities of Hour and other Western produce are once more coming down the Mississippi on their way to the Atlantic States. No DOCTORS IN THE FRENCH SE? NATE.-Napoleon having been inform? ed that every profession but that of medicine was represented in the French Senate, determined that this anomaly should no longer exist, and accordingly promoted his physiciau. Dr. Conneau, to a seat in the Luxem? bourg. A prominent Republican member of Congress stated to-day that he and quite a number of his party intend calling on the President iu a day or two, to pay their respects and have a friendly talk with Mr. Johnson upon the political situation. [Data, in Baltimore Sun. It is reported, on pretty good au? thority, that an arrangement has been made betwc n the Government of France, and the Government of the United States, by which a certain tract of territory in Mexico shall be donated for the French colonization. MANUFACTORIES.-The cotton fac? tory at Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland, is nov,- in full operation, giving employment to forty hands. At Oakland, in the same county, a large woolen mill has been erected, and is soon to commence work. A collision has occurred on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, four miles beyond Corinth, between a passenger and a freight train. Both wero a total wreck. Four persons were killed and many wounded. A Nashville paper says there will be a great deficiency in Tennessee pork this winter, the cholera having killed off the live stock to an alarm? ing extent. GENERAL LEE.-A writer in the Danville Register nominates General R. F Lee for Governor of Virginia, at tho election to be held in May next. 285 gallons of sorghum molasses were made from one acre of cane this season by a Rockingham (Virginia) farmer. The Navy Register for 1807, will show that of GOO vessels in the navr? ?t the close of the war, there are now but 294, mounting 2,503 guns. SHIP NEWS. POUT Ot' CHARLESTON. DEC. 5. A Kill VED YESTERDAY. Steamship Quaker City. West, New York. Sehr. Lilly, Francis, New York. WENT TO SEA YESTERDAY. Steamship Lulu, Childs, Baltimore. "FOR SAXE OR LEASE, ALARGE STORE, 75 by 20 feet, with two comfortable rooms attached, suit? able for counting rooms or offices, and conveniently located for any business. Ap? ply at this office. Dec G |4 ~F?R" SALE, AFOUI}-ACRE LOT, finely situated for aButchenPen; could be made a tine Pasture or Garden Spot-having lino drain? age. Apply at this office. Dec G $4 FOUND, SEVERAL weeks ago, bv a freedman, a GOLD BREAST-PIN, containing a da? guerreotype. Tho owner can have it by paying for this advertisement and a small gratuity to the finder. Applv at this office. Dec G _._ J_ "HOUSE T0^ENT\ MON Main street, five squares below State House, containing six square rooms and two basement rooms, to? gether with all necessary out-buildings, such as Carriage House, Stables, Kitchens, fie. Apply at this office. Dee 6 3 ~soMEram(T~NICE" CAN BE OBTAINED AT TUE Between the hours of ll and 1 o'clock, THIS X> Y - Dec G Columbia Restaurant ! THE following will bc served np THIS DAY, at ll o'clock a. m.: STEWED OYSTERS, CODFISH BALLS. LIVER and ONIONS. tT5. Families furnished with OYSTERS, in tho shell and opened. Dee G 1 I). McGUINNIS.J| PLOW MOULDS! PLOW MOULDS! ! ?rVA SWEDES PLOW MOULDS-di OUU reel importation-&t 10 cents per pound. Just received and for sale by 1 DecG _J. fe T. R. AGNEW. Fenders, Andirons, &c. THE undersigned have just received a handsome assortment of FENDERS, SHOVELS and TONGS*, Brass Andirons, Common and Fancy Fire Dogs, &c. (/ their own importation.vtbich they aro offering at reasonablo prices. J. & T. R. AGNEW. Dec 6 Milrh Cows, Carriaye, &c> By LEVIN & PEIXOTTO. THIS MORNING, previous to the ?ale >>f furniture, we will sell, at the late resi dence of Dr. K. \Y. Gibbes, deceased. A Family Carriage, .1 good Milch Cows. Dec tl Eslate Sale ot Household Furniture. By LEVIN & PEIXOTTO. THIS (Thursday) MORNING, at half-past 10 o'clock, we will sell at the late ie -i denc? of Dr. R. W. Gibbes, duct-as. d, All the Household FURNITURE beloug ing to said estate, consisting of : Tables, Chairs, Sofa?, Bureaus, bed? steads, Washstands, Mattresses, Feather Beda, Looking Glasses, Crockery and Glassware, and a general variety of arti? cles useful to house-keepers. Dec U iVew TiVce, Cheese, Liquors, etc. By LEVIN & PEIXOTTO. . ON FRIDAY MORNING, 7th inst., at 10 o'clock, we will . i ll, ai our store, without reserve, 6 tierces new Rice, direct from tue mill, li) boxes superior .Cheese, 5 boxes very superior French Brandy, 2"> boxes Segars, various brands, Tobacco, Pipes, Cutlery, Fancy Millinery Goods," Woolen Hose, Shoes, Hair and Clothes brushes, &C. Sale positive. Dec ? 65" Carolinian copv. Choice Lot Shrubbery, Roses, &c. \JC7"E offer at private sale, now in tine ? V growing condition, a choice lot of EVERGREENS and ROSES. MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA, Pyramidal Cypress. Irish Juniper, Golden Arborvitae, &c*. Applv to LEVIN & MIKEL!,; Corner Richardson and Taylor sts. Doc 6_ Pure Peruvian Guano. 11HE subscribers 'nave been appointed . agents for the sah' of tho above FER? TILIZER from the importers, and will sell at New ?brk prices, with ? xpenscs added. For further particulars, applv to LEVIN ft MIKELL, Corner Richardson and Tavlor sts. Dec 6 Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris. "VXTE have in store, and shall kee]) con VV stantly on hand, a full stock of the above, and offer to contractors and build? ers, and those in want of the above? great inducements. Apply to LEVIN fi MIKELL, Corner Richardson and Tavlor sts. Dec C_ "PUBLIC NOTICE. COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, December 5, 1SCG. IN compliance with a resolution passed at tho last regular meeting of the City Council, a meeting of the citizens of Co? lumbia is calh ,], THIS (Thursday) MORN? ING, the 6th inst., at 10 o'clock, in Gibbes' Hall, to take into consideration the pro? priety of issuing new billa of the corpora? tion, not to exceed in amount ?."50,000, for t)io purpose of redeeming the present cir? culation and for other purposes. Dec G THEO. STARK, Mayor. ELECTION NOTICE. (TTY CLERK'S OFFICE, COLUMBIA, December ?, 18C6. IN pursuance of a resolution of the Citv Council, an ELECTION will be held at the next regular meeting of Council, on TUESDAY, the 18th instant, for FIVE AS? SISTANT POLICEMEN. Applicants will hand in their applications, naming their sureties, on br before that date. .T. s. MCMAHON, Dec C> City Clerk. 11HREE THOUSAND lbs. of CLEA!. . SIDES, SHOULDERS and STRIPS. RICE. Prime CAROLINA RICE. SUG-AH. A varied assortment of this article. AND A complete stock of GROCERIES, of every description, suitable for family use, at LOWEST MARKET RATES. Dec 6 H. D. HANAHAN. Crackers ! ?~>A ELLS., all kinds, at ZU Dm li CALNAN ft KREUDER'S. mumu inn vu amit TWO HUNDRED lbs., fresh and sweet, just received at _Dec G G__ CALNAN ft KREUDER'S. WHISKEY. *gf\ ELLS., several grades-REDUCED ?iVj PRICES at Dec G ti CALNAN ft KREUDER'S. Hosiery ! LADIES' BALBRIGGEN HOSE, FLEECED LINEN HOSE, " Bleached and brown " " Lamb's Wool " ? " Black and Mixed Cot ton Hose, " White Cotton Hose, extra size, Misses' " " Striped Wool " Gent's English Brown Half Hose, Wool Boys' Bleached and Brown Half Hose, Children's Woo! Stockings and Leggings, Infants' Worsted Boots. C. F. JACKSON. l)ec_G_ State South Carolina-Richland Dist. Lu Jacob Bell, Ordinary of said District. WHEREAS Sylvester S. Clark hath applied to nie for letters of admi? nistration on aband singular the goods and ..battels, rights and credits of Mary Wil? son, late of thu District aforesaid, de? ceased: These are, therefore, to eke and ad nonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, tobe and ippear before me, at our next Ordinary's jcurt for the said District, to be holden at Columbia on Tu^ slay, the eighteenth day of december inst., at ten o'clock a. m., to ?how cause, if any, why the said aduiinis ration should not bc granted. 3iven under my hand and seal of the Court this third day of December, in tho vear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and in tho nine? ty-first vear of American independence. JACOB BELL, Dec 6 th2 Ordinarv Richland Dist.