Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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By TolograpH. ; Cable Despatches. MAI>I?ID, January H.- -Tho Unitoel States Bteamer Minuatha and her consorts have arrived at Carthagenia, where, as at other points they liar? visited, they form tho centre of attraction. Thc vessels will visit other ports ol Spain, particularly those on the North-west coast. LONDON, January ll -Noon. The threat? ened impeachment of President Johnson excites th?! interest of the pres* every? where. The journals <>f Paris and else? where have articles, this morning, on the project, and warn Americans of the serious? ness of thc step about to bc taken. Telegraphic reports, not directly tracea? ble, are current, to-day, of a ?crions com? mercial panic in Shanghai. PAMS, January H.-The gratifying iu telligcnec of the improveme nt of Carlotta, both mentally ami physically, is fully con? firmed by despatches from her attendants. Ca n g ress ia na 1. WASUIN .rn:-', January ll. In the Se? nate, Mr. Sumner presented a petition from loyal citizens of Arkansas iur the1 over? throw ef tho present State Government, and re-organization by Congress; also, asking Congress to declare that Cue ratifi? cation by twenty-six Stales is sufficient for a constitutional amendment; which was referred to tho Reconstruction Conimittcc In tho House, Mr. Hubbard, of Connecti? cut, asked leave to offer a resolution ap. pointing a select, committee to inquire into the alleged deficiency of heavy ordnance in Cue United States navy. The Post Office Committee were instruct? ed to impure into thc expediency of having ocean mail service between Sun Francisco, California, and Ast..ria and Por.laud, Ore? gon, for thc transmission of printed ami other matter. The Senate took up thc bill to regulate the tenure- ed office and before concluding the discussion thereon, went into < xecu tive session, and adjourned. The House bael up thc private- calender, and subsequently discussed the legisla? tive, civil and judicia^appropriation bill. NeWS Items. WASHINGTON, January ll. -A eoloredrc gimeut recruited in this vicinity has been ordered to South Carolina, under General Miles, formerly commandant at Fortress Monroe!. He will have his headquarters at Charleston. WASHINGTON, January H.-A tariff bill substituted foi' that passed by tho House only during last session waa reported to? day in the Senate. It proposes to continue! three cents * v tund on raw or unmanufac? tured cottnn. and to give au increased duty on iron. The Senate, in executive session, m-day, confirmed the following nominations: H. E. Peck, of Ohio, to bc Minister resident and Consnl-Gcneral at Hayti; Wm. Hoffman, of Louisiaua,'to bo Secretary e.f United States Legation at Paris; A. <i. Lawrence, of libi do Island, Minister resident al Costa Pica. A despatch has been received here from Denver,"lo thc effect that the Territorial House of Representatives has passed a resolution protesting against the admis? sion of Colorado, and claiming that they represented the lasi and only legal ex pi asion of opinion in that Territory. -- -- M?e; KATION OF AFRICANS.-This seems to have increaseu within the past week. Every day witnesses a group of l??) e>r moro assembled at the car-shed, awaiting shipment to the West. Their condition, in many instances, is pitiable. Seduced, from comfortable homes by fair promises, we fear that the Elysium they hope to ' reach will vanish as the mirage doc3 before the eager gaze of tho desert traveler. But "thou art free? dom's now, and fame's,"' swarthy men of Ham-continue thy peregrinations Westward.-Atlanta Intelligencer. TEXAS.-The "soft note of the pis? tol' ' is heard ever and anon in Texas. ? Galveston paper relates: "One of the most sanguinary personal affairs wo ever wiiuesseel occurred the other morning, between two of our citizens. Each party lireel three shots at the other, anet every shot took effect, one of them shooting the last shot with a mortal wound in him, and while lying on the sielewalk." Gen. Grant has issued a general order enjoining upon military edlicers the duty of rigid economy in oublie (>\IIPI ses. COMME Et CI " I. A ?VD FINANCIAL. NEW i'ORK, January ll-Noon -Flour 10@15c. lower. Wheat dui! and uronping. Corn vcrv dull -in buyers' favor. Pork dull and heavy. Cotton dull, at 34?@35 for middling uplands. Stocks excited ?nel llue t nating. UoldS2L Exchange-sixty days 9J. eight ID. 7 P. M.-Cotton moro active, with .-cl 's of 15,009 hales; middling upland 34i@35. Flour dull-Slate $9.65@9.66. Corn dull anel drooping-Western mixeel $1.19@1.20. Pork very dull and heavy-new mess 20'-/, 20.24. BALTTMOIIE, January H.-Cotton dull middling upland S3?@34. Come firm -Kio 17^,1*. Ciood sugar firm. Flour quiet prices unchanged. Corn- white $1(5} 1 <>.V yellow $1@1.04. LrvEupoor., January ll-Noon.-The brokers' circular reports sales of cotton, for thc week ending to-day, 41,000 bales. The market generally has been dull and qui? t, and a slight decline noticeable, during tho week. The market eipenedde.il to-day, and with but little activity. Sales, lo-di.V. no; likely to exceed 8,?!)f> hales; middling upi mels sud quoted at i-l d. CHARLESTON, January H.- Tho cotton m ar ki : has i.e. n irregular and fluctuating during the week; s a es, fur tin-wee k. L,G88 baies; quotations t>2.v/,;U. Rice 7?@3*. Hay S?rth Uiver ?1.40@1.50; Eastern $1.55(531.00. Corn S1.23@1.32. Oats nomi? nal, at'80. Flour $12? 18. Bacon-prime shoulders 12A@13; primo ribbed nieles 13@ 13A; primo clear ribbed aide s 14; clear sides 15. Salt- $2.50 for common Liverpool. -TTHITIMI??WIM.mn,, w mn Well Said. Speaking of the exodus of black laborers from Virginia and other States, the Richmond limes very truthfully nays: "Wo suppose it will bo admitted that the condition of the laborers in all Counties and communities depends upon the prosperity of their em? ployers. If the capitalists suffer, thc labor employed by their capital suffers in a still greater degree, because labor has no resources to fall back upon. The negroes of the South cannot prosper until tho whites prosper, and the whites cannot prosper as long as 'ney are threatened with ruin and political disfranchisement. When success shall once more attend our efforts to retrieve our ruined for? tunes; when wealth and plenty shall once more smile upon our land, the i the negroes will be the first to bask J in the sunshine of our prosperity. I As long as we are poor; as long as ! Congress by its action drives capital I from our borders, and forbids its en I trance; as long as we are ostracised ; from all participation in the Govern? ment; as long as our status is unset ! tied, there will be a depression in ; fortune, morals and education in the ? South, and tips condition will tell more terribly upon the blades than j the whites; because the farmers have j not yet ree ched that position that will enable them to battle with adversity I and successfully struggle with compe I titers in the sharp contest for food, j raiment and shelter. "If our political trouble's and dis ] turbances were composed in the dawn j of that prosperity which would begin : to arise antony tho capitalists, the ' land-holders of the South, the negro I would find increase in wages, and, I consequently, an amelioration in I every physical, social, moral and re I ligious point of view. Poverty pre ; vents education, causes crime, and produces actual physical suffering. I We assert it as an axiom, which ad j nuts of no argument, that the negro can only thrive through ?bc thrift and happiness of tin; Southern whites; and the radicals have fatally lost sight of the fact that every mea? sure of hate and vengeance which they level at us, hits Cuffec twice as hard as it does the 'rebels.' Xor will tliey he]}) his condition by making him a voter, for the power to vote ? does not carry with it the faculty or ! means of making a livelihood; and it I an interest i-.i politics shall cause ' Cnffee to attend public meetings, go 1 to barbecues, amt fish-fries, and dis? cuss national questions at all country stores and cross-road grogcries, then the boon of suffrage w ill not prove profitable in a bread-and-meat point i of view. j 'If the radicals really want to help the negroes, they cannot do so more effectually than by refraining to Mast j the future of the Southern whited, j Suppose a pestilence or aug earth ! quake were to take off every wiiite in i Dixie, has any one ever reflected h >w I the negroes would get along after wc I were all gone? If he has not, lei I hi m consider their condition in Africa, ! Jamaica, Hayti. and in all placet j where he works ont Ids own salva ! tum." ? Tin; OATH.-Now that the people of the South are continually de? nounced as perjured, disloyal and un constructed rebels, it is well to remem? ber-says the Baltimore Transcript that they, at the downfall of tin; Con federacy, solemnly swore to "support the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the States thereon der." This oath they are faithfully keeping. "It is the dominant party in Congress that is not only violating the Constitution, and seeking tc destroy 'the Union of the State: thereunder,' but trying to preven the people of the South from keep iug the oath which they themselve: required them to take; to support thc Constitution and the Union. They in sist that the Southern States shall cou cur in a series of changes-of the Consti tution which will completely destroy it, and because they refuse, and stiel to tho Constitution as it is, they con vert them into territories, which is ; refreshing illustration of the manne: in which they support the Constitu tion. They will not permit tin I South to have any part or parcel it 'the Union of the States' under tb Constitution, and denounce her fo impudence and treason, fbecause sh seeks to fulfil the oath prescribed ti her, by returning to the constitution al relations from .which she had de parted. "There is not word or syllabic i; the above oath which .the Souther: people have not fulfiled, a thousand times more rigidly, than thoso wh denounce them as faithless and pei j tired. They have supported th Constitution, supported the Union and'given no aid or comfort toan enemies or opposers of the Unite States;' iu fullilling which he f rt quircment, they have been consciei: tiously compelled to keep aloof fror thc: radical party." Never quit your hopes. Hope i often better than enjoyment. It j certainly a very pleasant and health, passion." A hopeless person is dc sorted by himself, and he who foi sakes himself is soon forsaken by hi friends and fortune. - Berkeley. -.?<.*.< A paper asks very innocently if : is auy barm to sit in the lapse of agei ?Another replies that it all depends o the kind of ages selected. Thoi from eighteen to twenty-five, it pt down an extra hazardous. Southern Apathy. An "officer of high rank and emi? nent distinction," who has recently made a leisurely tour of the Southern States, expresses himself as follows in regard to thc tone arid temper of the j Southern people, through the co? lumns, of a New York paper: The Southern politicians may be, j as a whole, placid enough in their I temper and lone The Southern news? papers, as a general thing, may be j temperate enough in their utterances. I The Southern Legislatures may have ! expressed their deep desire for peace, j quiet and conciliation. But neither 1 the politicians, the. journalists, nor ! thc legislative bodies, give a repre ? scntation of the all-absorbing and in I expressible desire; that exists among the great body of thc Southern peo ! plc-the planters, tin1 townspeople, ? the traders, &c.-for relief from po ; litical turmoil and excitement. They ! have little care about the terms of I reconstruction that may be offered them, or the political forces that their Northern conquerors may impose upon them, if tiny have a desire at all that the old order of things may ; be renewed, as far as possible, it is i mainly because the pre-revolutionary or pre-Confederate customs ami tra ? ditions have still a boni upon them. But if it be tia; determination of the North to reduce the once proud and ! powerful States of the South to a ter? ritorial condition, or to govern them ? by milit ry power exclusively, the hulk of the conquered people will j rec? ive the knowledge of the fact with something very like entire im 1 concern, ?md will succumb with only j the feeblest of protests. Nay, if the Congress at Washington were to de 1 cree an entire change of Government, ! and to proclaim a regal or imperial ! order cf things for the South" the dispirited people would, passively, at I least, recognize the Emperor, and I would make not even a show of re sistance to the force w hich they have i already acknowledged to bc supreme j over them. The fact is, in brief, that ! they are thoroughly disgusted with j politics, politicians ai?d all the politi I cal pretensions and pretenders which : have wrought t hem ont such grievous ! ruin, and they look round upon their i desolated country and their blast'd , prospects-as they sec UK; weeds ! growing over tho graves whee the flower of Southern youth and chivalry . bi s, sleeping -as they feel the deep i oppression of ruined hopes ami j broken hearts-they erv. in weariness : and despair of soul, as formerly they I ?ried, angrily ami defiantly, "let us j alone."' -o ? -c- - - THE CONSI rn rioxAL AMENDMENT. j We presume the reading public is . pretty well tired of the persistent I harping about the constitutional I amendment, bul we occasionally meet j with a paragraph on the subject which ; we' regard as worthy of being copied, i Such, for example, as tim followiug, I which we lind in tin- Louisville Jouf The Southern people have not, in this matter, any honorable alterna? tive. There is but one course that they can pursue, without base recre? ancy. To secure political privileges to themselves by ratifying, with their votes, the political proscription and outlawry of all those leaders whom they have respected ami trusted and followed, and whom they still respect and trust and follow, would be to bring upon themselves a degree of shame for which no political fran? chises could be regarded as even half compensation. The very idea i i too disgusting and shocking to be enter? tained by the Southern mind. "We have read of beleaguered cities, in tue barbarous ages, being required by the generals of the investing armies to send out, as a condition of capitula? tion, ab1 their public men, with ropes around their necks; but thc Southern people eau hardly be expected, as a condition of forgiveness by their con? querors, to deliver up forty thousand of their chief men, with the halters of outlawry around their throats. The shame of the deed, if done, would resound throughout all tho ages of the world. - .<>.. - AN INDIAN EXPEDITION TO PARIS. It is announced that a party of twelve fierce-looking Camanches, on their I way from the. far West to the Paris : Exposition, have arrived in Yew York I city. The New York papers are dis I cussing the best means of caging up I these savages, so as to make them harmless during their stay ii) that city, and also on the remainder of their journey to Paris. They are a delegation from one of the wildest, most blood-thirsty, treacherous and i cruel tril ls of the plains, and the j public generally keep at a respectful ! distance from them. I - j STILL SCAIITING 'EM.-A party of j lf>0 Cheyenne Indians, on the moru I ing of the 1st instant, surrounded the I telegraph oflico at tjweet Water ' Bridge, killed and scalped the ope I rator, named Callicott, and burned j the station. Three soldiers wert: with ; him, one of whom was found dead. ! The others have not been heard from. ' '"he Cheyennes have heretofore been aceful, and their taking thc war? path with the Sioux will make mat I ters mindi worse for the small num , ber of troops in Kansas Territory. A new r?digions work, entitled "The j Spiritual Mustard Pot," is calculated I to make tho soul sneeze with devo ! tion. Virginia. Has Rpokcn. This gallant Stato bas recorded, with almost perfect unanimity, her rejection of tho odious amendment submitted to the several States. Tho Dispakk, of Thursday, says: "The- voice of Virginia was pro? nounced yesterday upon the question of the ratificat ion of the constitutional amendaient proposed Ivy Congress at its last session, and pronounced with a unanimity even greater than we had anticipated. The Senate was unani? mous, and in the House of Delegates there was but one dissenting vote: against the resolutions rejecting the amendment. That, one vote was given j by Mr. Lewis, of Fairfax, who was a ? member of the Southern Loyalist Convention, held in Philadelphia, last sum nier. It is enough that Mr. Lewis occupies the solitary position I of the one "no," to the seventy-four i "yeas." However unenviable Ins nt I titude in the estimation of his fellow j citizens, tho radicals will consider j him a hero. . ! "Thc result of this matter in the , Legislature sets to rest all specula ; tions as to the course of Virginia j upon thc obnoxious proposition of , the radical Congress. The letter I writers and rumor manufacturers who I so far misunderstood Virginia as to I suppose that sin; would willingly brand herself with perjury and dis : honor, or that even a corporal's guard of the General Assembly could be found to favor that disgrace, AV ill see I how far they were mistaken in their calculations. The tyrranical Con ? gross usurping the powers of the Go? vernment may-should there be none i with boldness and power enough to I put a check upon their lawless <x ! ercisc of authority--impose upon the ! old commonwealth odious, unconsti ; tutional and oppressive, measures. ! To such she can plead that they are: 1 acts of force: which she cannot resist: j and their enforcement does her no ? dishonor, while, were she to accept them by her own declared cousant, she would be disgraced and degraded, liil thc very name 'Virginia' would bc offensive to the nostrils of all intelli? gent and decent, people. Those who have respect for Virginia-her sons abroad who have ever loved and ho ' norcd her-need feel no anxiety for the proud old commonwealth. She j never will be disgraced in this man ! Tni: PRESIDENT ox THE EIGHTS. - i "We extract tho following from a re ? port of thc celebration of the battle ! of New Orleans: j About niue o'clock the Presiden Loi . the United States entered the hall, ! and was received with cheers, th? j waving of handkerchiefs and music 1 from tho band. He was seated on the right ?if the Hon. Francis P. I Blair. The following ns tlx- first toast, wa; j announced: "The day we celebrate, I and the grear event which made it : ! national holiday." when Mr. Francis i P. Blair read a paper appropriate tc the occasion. The Hon. Montgomery j Blair here proposed the health of the j President of the United States, whicl j was received with three cheers, anti I the President on rising was again ap I plaudcd. He said it was not his pur j po.se; to niako a speech on this occa sin, hat simply to propose a senti ment, which was read as follows: "Ni Statt" has a right of its owl I will, under the Constitution, to re nounce its place in or to withdrav from the Union; nor has theCongrea of the! United States a constitution power to degrade the people of any State by reducing them to the cou elition of a mere territorial -elepen dency upon the federal head. Th one is a disruption and dissolution o the Government, the other is a con solidation ana an exercise of despoti power. The advocates of the latte j are alike the enemies of union and o our constitutional form of* Govern ment." - POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES PRESENT AND FUTURE-The report c the Commissioner of the Land Office . as the best accredited estimate, sol down the entire population of th United Staten at about 100,ODO,')(.H in the year 11)00. This gives, for th year 1870, about 42,250,000, and fe 1865, say 35,000,000; thc populatio i given by the last census being, i j round numbers, 31,000,0110. The t< tal area, including inland water sn: face, of the United States is aboi 3,250,000 square miles, or about .2 j 000,000,000 of acres. Look one hui ' dr jd years ahead, and wo have tb ; astonishing figure of more than 2 j 000,000,000 of people living on lan I at tho rate of an inhabitant to a J acre. The New York Herald makes mei ! tion of a scheme te> manufacture g? i at the coal mines and convey it b mains all over the; country, lt say: j "We shall be enabled shortly to plac ! such facts before our readers as wi I assure them that before; three yeal have passed, they will receive; the supply of gas in this city direct fro] the coal iii leis of Pennsylvania, an that they will be able te) burn a beth and purer article; than they are no using, at a e^?st of not more tuan .? or ten shilling for the thousand feet. - - .->- - Ttti'M I:I LI/S DEFEAT ASSURED. j Senator Trumbull's fidelity to rad calista is not likely to bo recordei Despatches received from Springfield to-day, si at j that he has no chance i bein'.1, v le?ted to the Senate, i. is charged with being, at heart, a coi servative. - World. BOKES.-Oid gentlemen who sit in an editor's sanctum, and read tho ex? changes aloud to him. Mothers who force disinterested persons to notice their children. Squalling babies on the cars. Ladies who crowd you out of your seats in the cars. . A stutter? ing mau drunk. A drunken man that doesn't stutter. A young gen? tleman fresh from his travels. A still younger gentleman from his col? lege. A man that reads poetry to you. Creditors of every description. A man that wants to borrow money from you. A young "Doctor" from A-singing for his *'.'Caroline!" A pair of lovers. A Brownsville paper tells a story of a charge made by a cow upon the fortifications of Matnmoras. Some wags of Cortinas' coi..maud caught the cow, and, dressing her up in a fantastic manner in raw hides, old tin pans and sheet iron, started ber off at the top of her speed tow. rds the city. With a noise like thundcrshc rushed to the very ditch of the works, when Satando's braves, thinking by the clatter that a brigade of cavalry wi re charging the fort, brod a few shots, and deserting their guns, lied ingloriously to the town plaza. It was several hours before they could be led back to the fort. -^ ^ ?. rloRTICUIiTr/RAI, HrSTS FOE EVKl'.y r.or.v AND ALWAYS.--Cultivate ac? quaintance, if desirable: if not, cut them. Never sow the seed of dis? sension. Weed your library, ti et as much heart's ease as you can. At? tend to wallflowers and trim cox? combs. Emulate thc cucumber-be cool. Don't peach. Avoid flowers of speech. Pot-a lot of money on race-courses. Take the advice of thc sage, or you may ruc the conse? quences. -O o O VETOED.- A fond father, the other day, wishing to form an alliance be? tween his stupid lubberly son and a line young lady of his acquaintance, seat him to her with the following note: Dear Madam-Allow nie to present my Bill for your acceptance. The young lady sent the spooney back to his father with the following reply: D< ir sir -Your Bill is vetoed. -<.. -{.-._ - NEW MACHINE.- -WC heard e. small and very dirty little nig telling an? other, on Sunday, of a nev,- instru? ment of torture, brought here by the t wo pious young females of the Puri? tan persuasion who are nr. present teaching negro schools in this place. Ile described it as .something like a vice, which held a cow-hide, and just whipped o" itself! He declared he "wan't gwine back no more, nuther." j JOHN PRESTON, Jr., Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity. Chico on Law Range. Jan 12 Imo* Teas ! Teas ! ! AT VEUT HIGH PRICES. Imperial, Gun-Powder, Oolong. The vcr} best that can bc had. Just re? ceived bv " FISHER A LOWRANt ... Jan 12 Rice! Rice! C1AROLIN A and RANGOON, at very low j prices, bv FISHER & LOWRANCE. Jan 12_ PURE LEAF LARD, IN 1 DO-POUND PACKAGES, a very low rates, bv FISHER & LOWRANCE. ! . Jan 12 ; ' WINES, WHISKIES, &c. AN ASSORTMENT of the BEST and POOREST, at prices to ph-ase. Jan 12 FISHER ct LOWRANCE. Notice. ? THE creditors of the late Colonel J. Fester Marshall are requested to meet at Abbeville Court House, on the 5th of FEBRUARY next, at 12 o'clock. A punc? tual attendance is verv desirable. I * E. A. MARSHALL. Executrix. J. W. W. MARSHALL, Ex'or. Jan 12 __ S25 REWARD. STOLEN, from the wagon-yard of Mr. James Catchcart, in Cotton Town, on ! the right of thc 9th inst., a good-sized i BAY MAUI: MULE, slightly marked on ! back and shoulder, about twelve years old, I and rather slow. The above reward will be paid for the apprehension of the thief and delivery of the mule. Jan ll tO* (i. C. HALTlWANC.r.U. Coffee Biggins. Ct OP FEE BIGGINS, with ?loi,..lo ?train / ers-French patterns -at Jan ll 3 GREGG'S. ?EITED, at E. E. JACKSON'S. TO RENT. ?SIRABLE HOUSE, Sonth irner Dickens and Richland . site Mt 'i rs. Ford A Thotnp ny, containing fivoupright and ens. with a ?..>;.!?ii:g apartment Jan IO Buckwheat Flour, and Syrup. 10?."-"-'^-CKWii^T 290 gallons SUGAR HOUSE SYRUP. Jan 9 B. .V G. I). HOPE. ?id Newspapers I?IOU SALE at thc ' PIKEN1X OFFICE. JUST Jan 9 3 T5S:; Quotion * Sales? ATTACHMENT SALE. Robert H. Walton vs. Tho National Ex? press ami Transportation Company. Writ in Attachment. BY order of bia H nor Judge Glover, and by virtue of the above writ in at? tachment, I will sell, before tho Cour? House, in Columbia, at ll o'clock a m on MONDAY, the 14th day of January, 1867 Tho following PROPERTY, T?Z: * 2 black Horses, naven or eight ye*rs Old each; 1 brown Horse, nine years old; i buy Horse, with bk./.: lace, seven year* old; l large Express Wagon and 1 email ditto. Levied on and attached as the pr.> [jerty ?>f the National Express and Trans? portation Company, at'tlio suit of Robert H. Walton, vs. Thu National Express and Transportation Company. Terms of sale-One-half cash; the ba buieo on a credit of three months, with approved security. Jan 1 ts.-> ' J. E. DENT, S. R. D. For Sale or Rent. ri AH AT well-known TWO-STORY BRICK I BUILDING, situated on the corner of Sumter and Lady stn -.us, formerly tho re sidenco of J. 1. Gracie, deceased, having ( very convenience for tl;e comfort of a family, consisting, on the first floor, of Front and Back Tai lor, with folding doors, spacious Dining Boom, Pantry, kc; tb* upper story of [our Bi d-Rooms, of good every room being furnished with gas tixtures. Connected with tho house is the basement, consisting of Dining-Room, [roiling and Bath-Room, supplied with ap? paratus to furnish hot or cold wi.ter. The Kitchen is of two-story brick, fur-j nisbet! with complete Cooking-Range, Wash-Rooms, Ac. Attached is a handsomely laid out Plower i Garden, with water in the centre; a larg? ! space for Vcgetablo Garden, linc Fruit Trees, Ac. .lc. The abo-.,.. finely located, being but two squares from Cir main street of busi? ness. ALSO, rou RENT. The BRICK STORE, on tho corner of Mam and Bridge streets, recently occupied by Mr. J. C. Lyons. Tins is otu.-of the best located business stands in the city. For terms, applv at the Anet' >n 'loom of JanU t LEVIN & PE1X0TTO. AN Ntl AI. MEETiyC* OF TUE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CO., AND OF Tin: South-Western Railroad auk. TUE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock? holders of the above institutions: will be 1 nil in tho city of Charleston, en tho SE< ONT) 1 UESDAY in February n*xt, tho 12th day of that month. I Place of meeting- Hall of tho South I West, rn Railroad Batik, on Broa* street. ! Hour of convening-ll o'clock a. m. i Cn thc day following-Wednesday, tho 13th there will bc an elect iou held, at tho .- ame place, between the hours of ;> a. m. and p. m.. tor FIFiEEN DIRECTORS OF THE RAILROAD COMPANY, and THIRTEEN DIRECTORS for thc BANK. A committee to verify proxies will at? tend. Sto?khokl( rs ? ;'.i b< passed, as usual, ' over the Road, to and from the meeting, ! ?re" of charge, in accordance with the ro solution of thc Convention of 1854. ! At Cds meeting, will Lc taken up for ac ] Hon, according to rule, the following pro I pose,i additional by-law: I f-'J in- Board siiail hold four quarterly ; meetings during the year, and such meot ? ing> as shall bc specially called by tho I'ro I sklent; an d in th? interval of the meetings, i there shall l>e an Executive Committee, j who shall be authorized to conduct the ? business of the Company. Tho eaid Com ? raittco to consist of the members r?sideat in Charleston. J. R. FM ERY, I Jan 8 tuf. Secretary. State Normal and High Schoo-1, >j-w ESTABLISHED by the La /y^B^ gislature for the instruction of fc^iJjgftafi voua:: ladies in the higher ^^9E^? branches of education, St. Phi T3r*jaFlip Street.. Charleston, S. C., ' <aS3^ was opened JANUARY 2,1SC7. I RET. A. M. MOOD, A. M., Principal. Profcssora, Teachers and Lecturers of j ability have been employed, and thorough instruction will bc afforded in every de? partment. The course of-study ia of the highe st grade pursued by young ladies, I and is equal to the most advanced stand ? ard Of fu?irle Colleges. The year is divided into two session? of five months each. . Tuition, including the usual brauchet, I with FRENCH, VOCAL MUSIC and DRAW ! INO, $12.50 per ha'.f session. Pupils may obtain hear.., under ths direction ?>f tho Prim ?pal. at $33 per four weeks, which in ' chid lights, washing and fuel -all pay? ments strictly in advance. " C. Cr. MEMMINGER, Chairman of the Board. E. MONTAGUE GRIMKE, Secretary. ! Jan 9 w(">_ Groceries ! ! wm t?f \ Bl5LS. A, 13 and (' SUGARS. OU 10 hhds. and bbls. Brown SUGARS. Tierces HAMS. ("ear and Ribbed SIDES. ! SHOULDERS. 1 5 hhds. MOLASSES. j . 10 bbls. SYRUP. ! BAGGING. Gunny .ind Dundee. ? 75 coils ROPE. Manilla hope, of five different qualities. Groenleaf and Jute Hemp Rope. Salt, af market price, j Colgate's Common and Fancy Soaps. I STARCH, <>f various brands, j Adamantine and Parafiuo Candles. Rio and Java Coffees, j Cheese, Raisins, Almonds, Ac. j A full stock on hand, ami not above the i market price. Tho public are invited to 1 S FISHER i mum, I Nov 0 Main street, Columbia, S. C. I Almonds, Raisins, Currants. TUST received, a complete assortment ol sj ALMONDS RAISINS, CURRANTS, ' PRUNES, CITRON, &c. Nov 7 J. A T. R. AGNEW. POCKE i DIARIES FOE 1867. VN ASSORTMENT, of all sizes, for Ladies and Gentlemen-some with t Almanacs and Private Cash Tables, Stamp i Duties, A >. For salo at I McCARTER'S BOOK-STORE, ? Washington street, oppositoCourt House Jau 3 - R. L. BRYAN.