The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, December 21, 1866, Image 6
COLUMBIA.
Friday Morning, December 21.1866.
Perpetual Congress.
Thc first step towards a popular
despotism, would be thc establish?
ment of a perpetual Congress. It
would give that.body a power, that
would scarcely have a limit, and the
Executive and Judiciary departments
would become mere puppets in the
bands of thc Congress. The -wisdom
of the fathers of the republic, in di?
viding the functions of Government
into three departments, is apparent
to all who will examine the subject.
This division was intended to estab?
lish a set of checks and balances, that
would secure justice to all sections of
the Union, and to all classes of the
people.
As long as these several branches
remained true to tho Constitution
and to the ancient land-marks, there
was no danger to the liberties of the
people or to tho integrity of the
Union. But unfortunately, as we
have asserted heretofore, the tenden?
cy of radicalism is greatly towards
anarchy and despotism. The people
of the Southern States will have still
to watch and wait.
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Tile Defiant f.outn.
Tho New York World says that
while Thad. Stevens and his ac?
complices at "Washiugtou-men for
the most part made wealthy by the
wai*-are daily coming out of "pray?
er-meetings" to propose new mea?
sures for trampling still more com?
pletely nuder foot the "defiant
South," here is thc picture which is
drawn of that section by one of the
journals most helplessly attached to
their political car:
"Dr. Crawford, of Kentucky, who
has recently visited the States fur?
ther South, makes some very painful
statements about their condition of j
destitution and prostration. He begs |
the churches of the North to inquire
into the facts, and come to the relief
of their suffering brethren in the
South. In Alabama alone there are
20,000 widows and GO, OOO orphans,
most of whom are dependent. In
Georgia, it is said, there are 50,000
persons who must receive aid. Dr.
Crawford says that prominent people
in the South have been withheld
from proclaiming the misery around
them, 'because bad men, even some
calling themselves Christians, have
already gloried in the hope of seeing
the 'Southern chivalry' begging for
bread.' "
Have we [any such "Christians"
among us? Ii" so, how must their
noblo hearts rejoice in tho thought
that an -odd million or so of their
fellow-creatures will keep the holy
season of Christmas, now at hand, in
rags and famine,.in order that a party
of "great moral ideas" may secure
itself another four years' lease of
power iu tho Federal capital.
Tiling* are Working.
A despatch dated j' Philadelphia,
December IC, says :
This morning, the new iron-plated
steamer Ironsides, lying at League
Island, was discovered to be in flames.
Owing to tho distance from the city,
considerable time elapsed before any
fire eugine reached tho spot, and
they were able to do but little towards
saving the noble ship. She conti?
nued to burn until this afternoon,
and is a total loss. No other of the
fleet anchored near her were injured.
The naval officers know nothing
about the affair, but the fire is be?
lieved to have been the work of de?
sign.
The New Ironsides was built at
Philadelphia in 1803, and was christ?
ened by the voteran Commodore
Stewart. Sh J was a very prominent
actor in the events of the war on the
Southern coi .st,' and received many
hard knocks from the rebel batteries,
but was nfcvcr injured by them, nor
was she much damaged by the torpe?
do the rebels exploded under her in
Charleston harbor. The event causes
great regret here, where every citizen
felt a pride in her history. She was
about three thousand five hundred
tons burthen, and cost over $1,000,-!
OOo as she went to sea.
The Southern people will be able
to bear this disaster the more philo?
sophically, when they reflect on the
fact that the iron-clad in question
.was a. very prominent actor .in the
"events of tho war on tho Southern
coast." To ^us] the most touching,
pathetic line in the account is tba
last-and she "cost over $1,000,000 !"
Southern pockets will bo taxed to
make this good.
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A La Crosse paper proposes that
the South shall, of course, repudiate
the whole Confederate debt, that the
Confederate bonds'and notes shall
then be bought aft by Northern men,
that their validiryshall bo then de?
cided in the affirmative, and the
amount to pay them levied out of the
late rebellious States.
EMIGRATION TO FLOKIDA.-J. Wood
Davinsou, contributorial editor of
the Yorkville Enquirer, writing from
Columbia, says :
We aro advisedxhat General Ely-,
of Freedman's Bureau fame, is again
among us engaged in the philanthro?
pic work of engaging negroes to go,
and providing transportation for
tbem(fora consideration) to Florida,
with the view of getting the eighty
aero laud grant made by the United
?States Congress. Our iuformaut
states that more than five hundred
freedmen have "put down their
names to go," from this city; and
others from the adjacent country.
Home of thc freedmen look with
suspicion upon all such movements,
whenever ?hey emanate from the lati?
tude from which Gen. Ely hails.
They have had too much Northern
assistance already.
A Fall River (Massachusetts,) paper
presents, editorially, the following
programme, which shows how the
moral men and women of Massachu?
setts arc accustomed to amuse them?
selves :
Among the tableaux to bc exhibit?
ed this evening in thc City Hall, will
bo four scenes from the life of the
famous Hip Van Winkle; tho God?
dess of Liberty giving practical effect
to tho emancipation proclamation of
President Lincoln; Scenes in the
Lifo of a Drunkard ; the Monument
of Freedom; tho Bridal Party, &c., j
kc. Admission only fifteen cents.
Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, introduced
a very important bill in the House of
Representatives, on the 10th. It de?
clares valid all acts, proclamations
and orders of the President, and arts
done by his authority after the 0th
of March, 1866, and before th? 1st of
December, 1S65, respecting martial
law, trial by military commission for
tho arrest aud trial of persons
charged as rebels during the late in?
surrection, or as aiders and abettors
thereof, and of all proceedings done
or had by courts-martial or military
commissions, and of all arrests or
imprisonments made in the premises !
by thc President, and declaring the
same to be valid to the same extent as
if previously authorized by express
laws, and providing that no civil
court c>f a State shall review or re?
verse any of the proceedings held, cu?
boid any person for acts done or com?
mitted to be done by these orders by
the President.
WONDERFUL.-A day or two since
a gentleman, who was an officer on i
General Ewell's staff in the Confede?
rate army, received from a friend in
Petersburg his chest of clothing just
as it was when it was captured liv the
enemy, at Sailor's ('reek, on there
treat of General Lee's army. It fell into
tho hands of the Yankees, and one
of them, who was probably posessed
of a small amount of conscience, fiud
iug who it belonged to, turned it over
to the gentleman in Petersburg, by
whom it was restored to its owner.
Several suits of groy, amongst them
a handsome coat, with a Major's in?
signia, and all of the officer's under?
clothing, were found undisturbed.
This is a remarkable occurrence, and
stands, as far as we have heard, "soli?
tary and alone" in the history of the
war.-Rich mond Exam iner.
TREASURE TKOVE.-In tho washed
banks of a ravine, which juts into
the Mississippi River, a few miles
below Wolf Island, there was, a few
days ago, discovered by a Missouri
hunter, a keg which the finder first re?
garded as a keg of powder, but, on at?
tempting to remove it from its resting
place, he found it defied his efforts.
He thereupon employed a hatchet
which he carried in bis belt, and
dashing in the head of the keg, was
both astonished and gratified at a
shower of gold and silver coin, that
fell with a musical jingle all around
him. The keg contained 830,000 in
? eagles, $G50 in half-eagles, $350 in
[ quarter-eagles, and $170 in silver.
There was nothing in or on the keg
to indicate who buried it there, or
when it was buried. From appear?
ances, however, it is believed that it
was placed there at the out-break of
tho rebellion.
TEI?HITORIALIZING.-Somo of tho
Jacobin leaders at Washington insist
that the Southern States shall be re?
duced to a territorial condition.
Have they considered that one of tho
effects of this would be to destroy
State debts, and also to release the
people of the Territories so created
from liability to taxation by the Fed?
eral Government? Territories would
not pay debts created by States, and
could not bo forced to do so; and tho
policy and practice of the Govern?
ment do not allow citizens of Terri?
tories to be taxed to pay the debts of
the United States.-Richmond Whig.
It is a singular coincidence that
Major-General Grant, a Scotch officer
in tho British army, in 1778, defeated
Gen. Lee, in command of the Ameri?
can forces in New Jersey, and was
afterwards promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant-General, and subsequent?
ly to General in tho British army.
Ho died "very old," at his seat at
Ballendnllock, near Elgiu, Scotland,
in 180G._
AN OLD NEWSPAPER-Tho Gazette
de France is the oldest newspaper ex?
tant. It is now in its two hundred
ar.d thirty-sixth year, and was already
mature before tho revolution of 1788.
YET ANOTHER GUN.-Louis Napo?
leon, it appears, has turned Iiis hand
to tho manufacture of formidable
weapons, his achievement being the
invention of a four-pounder gun,
which is said to be tho lightest, the
most effective and the most easily
managed field-piece ever made. Tho
French cavalry, armed with this gun, |
can act as flying artillery, and, keep?
ing out of range of "needle-guns," j
or any similar weapons, destroy tho
troops who hold them.
A lady, living- in the ninth ward of
Detroit, recently gave birth to four
children ut one time. The same lady,
on a former occasion, gave birth to
triplets, and, on a still former occa?
sion, presented her husband with
twins. Previous to this, she started
with one. Tho pair have been mar?
ried seven years, n?id, if thc ratio of
increase continues, lhere is no telling
w li ere it may end.
The New York Sun says: "Several
hundred Irish immigrants, recently
arrived, are leaving this port every
week, on their way back to their na?
tive land. They came here with false
ideas of tho employment that awaits
them, and finding themselves disap?
pointed, think poverty in their own
country preferable to similar destitu?
tion among strangers."
Two checks given by cadets at
West Point previous to the war, who
subsequently joined the Confederate
cause, were presented at the Treasu?
ry recently for payment. The matter
was referred to the Secretary of War,
who decided the checks should not
be paid, but canceled, and the
amount returned to tho appropria?
tion from which it was drawn.
SOUTHERN POST OFHOES.-The for
.mal order for the discontinuance of
Sout hern post offices was made solely
for the purpose of settling up the
i ante-bellum accounts of the said of
j li?es and their postmasters, and will
not have tho effect of closing any of
lieo now in operation.
Kev. Mr. S., of Bostou, recently
asked of a Boston merchant a sub?
scription to build a church. He re?
ceived ad-, which was duly entered
upon tho subscription book. Subse?
quently, it was redeemed and erased
by the subscriber paying ?:) IO.
Miss dooma Jennings, tho only
heiress to the Duke of Marlborough's
estate of one million pounds, leaves
Alabama next month for England to
claim her property, Sam. Jennings, of
Connecticut, and the other heirs,
having transferred their claim to her.
Gen. Custis Lee, the son of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, has been elected Pre?
sident and Professor of Mathematics,
its appliances and military science, in
thc Maryland Agricultural College.
Pay, $2,500 lier annum and a resi?
dence.
The Memphis correspondent of
the Cincinnatti Gazette says: "Gene?
ral bankruptcy is expected throughout
Mississippi. West Tennessee and
Arkansas are in better financial con?
dition, but will see hard times."
Dr. Cummings saj-s the present
time portends some dreadful catas?
trophe. He believes that the inter?
pretation of prophecy points to this
year or the next, as the consummation
of all things.
It is announced from Galveston
that no less than 300 families of the
Scotch working classes had sailed
from Liverpool, destined to that
point. They will find in Texas an
excellent field for thrifty industry.
The .destitution at Chattanooga is
so wide spread that it is proposed to
open soup houses at which such of
the poor as are unable to work, and
cannot obtain employment, can
I receive one wholesome meal a da}'.
! Geu. Butler is at all times con
j fident. He never doubts upon any
subject. Now a good many patriots
! would be glad to see him in a state
of suspense.-Louisville Journal.
j THE NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY.
The order of tho Baltimore Circuit
Court is, that the trustees named
bring into Maryland all the property
assigned to them by deed of trust.
Dr. Peters, who killed Confederate
General Earl Van Doru, had a quar?
rel with one Lubby, iu Arkansas, last
week, and cut him so badly that he is
not expected to live.
A Roman Catholic. Church, for the
exclusivo use of colored people, is to
be erected in St. Louis. A convent
is to be attached, under the charge of
colored nuns.
Tho New York Seventh Regiment
has voted to decline the invitation of
the Americans residing in Paris to
visit that city, and has sent a letter
notifying them of the fact.
It is proposed to grant lifo peer?
ages in England, with a view of giving
increased strength to the House of
Lor?s as a final court of appeal.
Secretary Stanton has presented
the colored Episcopalians of Wash?
ington with brick to build a church.
The value of the gift is over $10,000.
A bill is before the Alabama Legis- j
lature to divide the school fund pro |
rata between the white uii.i black |
schools.
A large meeting was held in idem- j
phis, Tenn., on Tuesday eve ning, in ;
the Chamber of Commerce Hall, to j
remonstrate'against high rents.
DEBT OP FLORIDA.-Tho entire in?
debtedness, principal and interest, of
the State of Florida is 8G30.000. .
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has arrived in
Montreal, but will soon return to For?
tress Monroe.
Tho Tennessee Legislature must be
a terrible affair. A radical paper says,
"it has the eye of an eagle, the heart
of a lion, and a strong right arra,
whose vigorous blows will shatter the
last refuge of Tennessee treason to
impalpable dust."
It is again stated that James
Stephens has been seen in New York
within a few days, and that all pos?
sibility of his reaching Ireland to
commence a revolution is pa.it.
In the Legislature of Virginia, thc
Senate passed the House bill extend?
ing the timo fixed by the present stay
law for payment of interest ou old
debts, to August, 18G7.
The Pioneer says that some of the
people of Western Carolina are look?
ing to thc formation of a new State,
by uniting with East Tennessee.
It is stated that the commander-in
chief of Canada reports that it is im?
practicable to fortify the city of Mon?
treal, except, at a very heavy cost.
The recent seizure of a large
number of distilleries has had the
effect of closing nearly every establish?
ment in New York city.
John Walter, M. 1'.. proprietor of
the Loudon Times, sailed for Europe
in the Scotia on Wednesday, from
New York.
They call John Bright the modern
Guy Fawkes, because he is engaged
in "blowing up" Parliament.
Another young lady, dressed in
male attire, has been arrested in Min?
nesota for stealing horses.
Whipping school girls on the calves
of their legs is a new feature of the
Aurora (Illinois) schools.
TO RENT,
THREE largo and well-finished ROOMS,
with a fire-place in each; also, a, good
kitchen on ilio premises-well suited for a
small familv. Inquire at this office.
_Dee 21 "_3
Fresh Norfolk Oysters !
IX kegs, to suit gentlemen going
(^^home, anti will be sold L (> \V E ll
TOffeRBrf than any other sold in tiiis market.
-SS^QHE J don't think they arc cheaper
than meat, bat mav he used when meat
canm,t. JOHN 1>. BATEMAN,
Dee '21 Clumbia Ice lieuse.
Sugar-cured Hams I
pr (\(\(\ LBS. FINE SUGAR-CURED
OA/V/V" HAMS, forsaleat 15 cents per
pound by A. L. SOLOMON,
Second door ('nun thc Shiver House,
Dec 21 On Plain street.
Southern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
?T1HE annual meeting of the Stockholders
1 of the Southern Mutual Life Insurance
Company will take place SATURDAY, 22d
inst., at 12 o'clock m., at No. ."> Law Range,
Columbia, S. C. F. \V. MCMASTER,
Dec 21 2* Actuary.
Fanning's Restaurant !
--
LUX CH TO-DAY.
FINE VEGETABLE SOUP,
Gushener Kid,
Hog's-head Cheese, and other accom?
paniments. .1. FANNING.
t?uiiSTMS! CHRISTMAS!
DIRECT FROM HAVANA!
CUR TSTA L1ZEI) FR UITS,
GUA VA JELLY,
G UA VA MA RM A LA DE.
TOGETHER with an elegant assortment
of FRENCH CONFECTIONERY, Figs,
Dates, Prunes, Raisins, &C. At
MELVIN M. COHEN'S,
Assembly street, West .?ide,
Dee 21 t3 One door from Pendleton.
APPLE BUTTER, *
SALTED BEEF AND PORK,
MOUNTAIN CHEESE,
MOUNTAIN APPLES,
WHIlE PEAS, &c.
ASUPPLY of the above just received,
and will be sold verv low.
EDWARD SILL,
Dec 21 2 Washington street.
Jamaica Rum.
1PUNCHEON JAMAICA RUM, for salo
at CANTWELL'.^,
Dec 21 1 Bedell's Row.
JUST RECEIVED.
db, AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT of
rHlLadirs' Gents', Bovs' and Misses'
1 M BOOTS, SHOES and GAITERS, con?
sisting in part of the following:
Ladies' Calf Kid D'ble Hole Congress
Gaiters and Bootees.
Ladies' French Kid D'blo Sole Congress
Gaiters and Bootees.
Gents' French Calf D'blo Solo Boots and
Gaiters.
Gents' French Calf D'ble Sole Baltimore
Boots. With a large assortment of
Boys', Misses' and Children's Shoes,
Which will be sold at LOW FIGURES,
SHELTON'S,
Bank Building, Opposite Court Houso.
Dee 21 2_
Central Hotel.
? FROM and after this
AyjpSfo" . S date, tho "SlIIVKll HOUSE"
a*^?la??rT w'l' ln' known by tho above
ceived by the present proprietress has
been so gratifying, that she is determined
to enlarge her business and give to it a
distinctive title.
The!travcling public will he aecommo
clatetLpromptly and well; an unexception?
able tlble always be kept; attentive ser
vautsfivill attend to individual wants, and
no :ff?rt be spared to preserve the reputa?
tion which the present management has
endeavored to deserve.
Passengers transported to and from the
depots free of charge.
Mus. D. C.- SPECK,
Dec 21 Columbia, S. C.
C. 13. Richardson, Esq., tuc New
York publisher, bas offered to con?
tribute tho necessary books for the
school which Miss M. A. Buie is en?
deavoring to organize. It is a gene?
rous contribution.
Heavy snow storms occurred on the
15th and Killi instants in Philadel?
phia, Richmond, Pittsburg, and other
cities.
Messrs. E. ?Willis and H. P. Olney
have been elected to till vacancies in I
the Charleston Board of Aldermen, j
The mercury climbed down to one ,
degree below /.ero in the Chicago
thermometers, Wednesday morning.
In Memphis, on Tuesday, a negro
woman gave birth to four boys, and
all are getting on finely.
Eugenie is just forty-six; the Pope
sent lier a pretty note congratulating
her.
Charles O'Conor received a $50,000
fee from theJuniel will case.
Porty divorces were granted by a
New Hampshire court in two days.
Griffith Gaunt maintains its popu?
larity with thc-New York play-goers.
Mew Raisins, Ste.
+)>r\f\ WHOLE, half and quarter boxes
t?\J\J new Layer and Bunch RAISINS.
Citron, Currants, Prunes, Figs, JeRies.
Fresh Peaches, in cans.
Just received and for salo low.
Dec 20 i E. it G. D. ITOPE. _
Breakfast Bacon, Hams, &c.
ONE THOUSAND lbs. choice new BA?
CON STRIPS.
100 Duffield'* celebrated HAMS.
2U0 new Shoulders. For salo low.
Dec 20_ E. A; G. D. HOPE. _
FOR SALE OR RENT,
ASTORE-HOUSE, G7 feet long and 22
feet wide, with shelves and counters.
To bo sold by thc 1st of January. The lease
on the lot expias in Juno. 1869. Applv to
GEO. SCHOFIELD,
Plain st., opposite Shiver ?fc Beckham's.
Dec 20 3
TEN boxes extra FAMILY CHEESE, just
received. JOHN C. SEEGERS A CO.
Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE copartnership heretofore existing
under tho ?wine of KENNETH & GIB?
SON, is this dav dissolved bv mutual eon
sent. " JAMES C. KENNETH,
Dee f2 H. M. GIBSON._
For Rent.
THE subscriber offers for rent, for the
ensuing year, her PLANTATION, at
Sandy Bun, in Lexington District. There
arc on the plantation about sixty acres of
fresh upland and about two hundred acres
of safe river bottoms-all fine lands for i
cotton or corn. Also, goqd and commo- j
dious negro quarters.
Apply to HENRY J. SELBELS, at Sandy
Run, or to thc undersigned, at Lexington
Court House. Mus. A. M. WOLFE.
Dec 19_t6?
Christmas
A ND now is tho time to make your se
uA. lections of NICE PRESENTS" for tho
occasion, by calling at
C. F. JACKSON'S.
You will find a great variety of FANCY
ARTICLES, suited to tho tastes of all, and
at the m >st reasonable prices. Dec IS
Carpentering, Cabinet-Making and
Upholstering.
TnE UNDERSIGNED, lately in the em?
ploy of G. ti. Bower, is prepared to
execute, with neatness and despatch, ALL
KINDS OF CARPENTERS' WORK, CABI?
NET-MAKING and UPHOLSTERY, and
to supply COFFIN'S. He will also contract
for the erection of buildings of any style.
Connected with bia Shop, is a Lumber
Yard, where lumber of all description can
bc obtained at the lowest market price.
J. W. CHICK,
Dec lC_?_ Next door to Express Ofrico.
VALUABLE PLANTATION
For Sale or to Rent !
A Rare Chaste for Investment ! !
A PLANTATION, consisting of
eighteen hundred (1800) acres-ono
thousand (1,000) in swamp, tho ba?
lance Ililli land; throe hundred and fifty
(350) of which amcleared, and well adapted
to tho culturo of cotton. Upon tho pre?
mises aro accommodations for twenty-fi\e
to thirty hands. During tho past season,
ono of" tho best cotton crops has been
made on this placo. That portion of the
plantation in tho swamp contains a variety
of Timber, comprising whito oak, beach,
aub, gum and cypress. The above place is
situated about eighteen miles below Co?
lumbia, and is healthily located. For par?
ticulars, apply to H. D. HAN AH AN.
Dec IS Imo
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
THE largest assortment in Columbia of
BOOKS for SCHOOLS and COLLEGES.
Also, MEDICAL and LAW BOOKS.
Also of BIBLES, aii sizes and qualities.
HYMN BOOKS tor all denominations.
PRAYER BOOKS.
New and Standard PUBLICATIONS.
Fine and cheap Note, Leiter and Fools?
cap WRITING PAPERS.
BLANK BOOKS,for Merchants, Sheriffs.
Ordinaries, Clerks, &c.-all sizes and qua?
lities.
Gold Pens, Writing Desks, Portfolios, ,tc.
Also, all th? bust MAGAZINES and
NEWSPAPERS. For sale at
McCARTER'S BOOKSTORE,
Opposite Columbia Lawyers' Range.
Dec 12 R. L. BRYAN.
TOILET EXTRACTS.
SWEET OFOPONAX, from Mexico.
Pbalon's Night blooming Ccreue.
Lubin's Jockey Club, Patchouly.
Pond Lily, Rose Geranium and many
other nico Perfumeries. Just received at
Dec 2 +9 E. POLLARD'S.
Tho Pluxtiix onie? is on Main street, a
few doors above Tay lor (or Camden ) street.
Passengers from Greenville report de?
lightful times in that vicinity in the sleigh?
ing and skating line- iee and' snow being
plenty.
Ont READING ROOM.-Member!* of tho
Legislature and the citizens generally, aro
invited t< visit the Phmnix reading room,
where they will lind on tile papers and
periodicals from every section of the Union.
The building is open day and night.
The Greenville rpassenger train ran off
yesterday, near Willianistcn, ?.causing a
considerable commotion among the pas?
sengers. Luckily, no one was hurt. The
passengers were brought "through by ?the
Anderson train.
DISTRIBUTE IT.-We know of no greater
favor the members of tho Legislature could
confer upon their constituents, than by
presenting them with a copy of tho Sack
and Destruction of Columbia, published at
the Phoinix office, and written by a dis?
tinguished author, who witnessed the'
scones he writes about.
LEOAT,.-In the Court of Appeals, on
Wednesday, the following causes wero
heard or otherwise disposed of :
Abol Gandy vs. Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad. Continued.
Josiah Bvrd ads. Evander Byrd. Struck
off.
Nathan Garner ads. Thc State. Referred
to Court of Errors.
Wm. G. McKnight va. John A. Gordon.
Continued.
Cha rles Sauls and Henry Crosby ads. Tho
State. Argued by Mr. Henderson for mo?
tion. Mr. Bohre on same side. Solicitor
Youmans contra.
Dennis Drawdy and Jos. C. Padgett ads.
The State. Mr. Rehre for motion. Solicitor
Youmans contra.
John Johnson and wife vs. Abram Gil?
bert et al. Mr. youmans, representing Mr.
Prince, read written argument for appel?
lants. Mr. J. S. G. Richardson for appel?
lees. Mr. Justice Inglis, having been of
counsel in the cause, withdrew from tho
bench, and Chancellor Carroll sat in his
stead.
The argument of this case closed tho
docket. The Court will meet to-day, at 10
a. m., to announce opinions.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ?s call
I ed to the following advertisements, which
I arc published this morning for the liret.
time:
John Fanning-Lunch at Restaurant.
Rooms to Kent-Apply at this Office.
John 1). Bateman-Norfolk Cysters.
A. L.'Solomon-Hams at Fifteen Cents.
Melvin M. Cohen-Fruits, Jellies, etc.
F. W. McMaster-Insurance Company.
Edward Sill-Apple Butter, fcc.
P. Cantwell-Jamaica Rum.
Mrs. D. C. Speck-Central House.
M. A. Shelton-Boots and Shoes.
PURITY OF MANUFACTURE.-Tn times of
se frequent adulteration of articles in daily
use it is gratifying to be able to commend
Colgate's Family Soap for its established
and tested purity. No soaps in the market
are more free from all adulterating or dele?
terious ingredients. This fact is one which
should extend tho uso of this soap into
every family.
TO WOOD CONTRACTORS.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, December li), 18G6.
PROPOSALS for furnishing two hundred
(200) cords of PINE WOOD for the
Water Works, will bo received at this office.
The wood to he of the best quality, long
leaf yellow pine, and to be delivered and
corded at the Water Works. Bids to bo
handed in on or before the 1st day of Janu?
ary next. J. S. McMAHON, City Clerk.
__Dec 20_
Presents
FOR GENTLEMEN ? I
WHAT is more appropriate as a Christ?
mas present to your friend .than an
elegant
MEERSCHAUM PIPE?
A FINE ASSORTMENT AT
CALNAN & KREUDER'S.
Dec 20_12
Agency of Columbia Steam
Saw Mill.
THE Mill is now prepared to execute
promptly all orders for LUMBER, de?
liverable at tho Mill, on tho South Carolina
Railroad. Orders left at my store will re?
ceive immediate attention.
Dec 13 Imo_H. D. HANAHAN.
Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris.
WE have in store, and shall keep con?
stantly on hand, a full stock of tba
above, and offer to contractors and build?
er?, and those in want of tho above, groat
inducements. Apply to
LEVIN ,V M?KELL,
Corner Richardson and Taylor sts.
Dec 6_
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
MACCARONI, VERMACELLI,
200 lbs. TURKISH PRUNES,
25 quarter boxes Raisins,
20 half boxes
500 lbs. Assorted Candies,
10 bbls. Hocker's Self-raising Flour, made
of new wheat,
2 bbls. Hocker's Self-raising Buckwheat
Flour,
G boxes Hocker's Hominy.
4 boxes Lemons, received this dav.
Dee y JOHN C. SEEGERS ic, CO. _
IMPORTED
Wines and Liquors.
OLD HOLLAND GIN,
Old COGNAC BRANDY,
Stewart's Scotch Whiskey,
Old Jamaica Rum,
Old Sherry Wine, old Port Wine,
Rhino Wino, Claret Wines,
Absinth, in cases,
French (?herries, in cases,
Madamo Ve Clicquot and Poxsardin a
Reims f'hampagne. Wholesale and retail.
Dec 4 JOHN C. S KEG EES ,V CO.
FRESH SUPPLIES OF
IIME,
j CEMENT,
PLASTER PARIS
AND HAIR,
On hand and being constantly received
bj GEO. W. PARKER,
Corner Main and Camden sts.
Nov 21 2mo