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MISCRT iLANY Como Hum?.'. Father, dear fatJier, conic home with mo now, Tho clock in the steeple strikes ono: You said you were coming right home from the shop. As soon aa your day's work was done. Our tire ha? gone out, our house is so cold, And mother's been watching since tea, With poor brother Bennie, so sick in her arms. Vnd no ono to help her but me. Com?' home, conic home, come home, Picase father, nome home, Hear tho swe' c voice of the chill, Which *ht night winds rei cat as inev roam, (_ ... who could resist dds mott plaint tive of prayers? .Picase lather, dear father, C< me home. I Father, dear father, conic home with inc now, Tho clock in the steeple strikes two, j The night has grown colder, and Bennie is worse, But he has been watching for you. Indeed, he is worse, ma says he will die, 1 Perhaps before morning shall dawn, ? And this is tho message lie sent me to bring, Come quickly, or he will bc gone. Father, dear father, conn: home with nie i now. The clock in the steeple strikes three. i The house is so lonelv, thc hours ave o '. long, I To poor weeping mother und mc. j Yes, we are alone; poor Bennie is dead, And gone with thc angele of light, And these were thc very last words that he said, I want to kiss papa "goodnight."' ?AMERICAS RAILWAYS.-Thc Hail road Journal has compiled an inte? resting statement showing the num? ber of miles of railroad finished orin process of construction in the "United States: From this statement, we learn that thc total number of miles of railway built and in process of construction is 51,000.54; ol' which 86,896.20 are completed. Of thc number of milos completed, Pennsylvania has the largest number-4,037.19; Ohio is., second in rank, having 3,402.93 miles; j ] Illinois third, having 3,250.05 miles; Now York fourth, having 3,025.30 miles; Indiana fifth, having 2,-190.47 miles. Oregon ranks lowest in the number of miles of railway com? pleted, having but 19.50 miles. East of the Rocky Mountains, Rhode Island contains thc fewest miles uf railway, having but 119.24; Delaware has 150.40 miles; Arkansas 191 miles; Kansas 240; Nebraska 275. The total cost of these internal im? provements is put down at $1,502, 464,085-a vast sum invested to keep us in motion and move what we pro? duce and consume. It is alone a sig? nificant comment upon the develop? ment and magnitude of our domestic commerce. The average cost per milo of these railways is ?29,330.37. The average cost per mile of thc. rail? ways of Pennsylvania is $45,186.91; of Illinois, $37,538.13; of Nebraska, ! 1 $19,334.S8; of Missouri, ??30,lG7.63; I \ of Texas, $62.002.15. --?s^ - J AN I Nnr.'.iAx HUMAN. -Vie find the ? f following record of a member of the I -, English Parliament, now in session, , ' in our bite exchanges: j ^ Mr. Kavanagh, thc armless and leg- j -j less M. P. from Ireland, excited great curiosity on his first appearance in 5 the House, on the 6th ult. The ho? norable member entered the House from the direction of the Speaker's ! private apartments, seated in :i library j1 chair, the mechanism of which is so contrived that he can wheel himself, j 1 with ease, to any point he wishes to | ( reach. Thc large copy of the Testa-M ment used in administering the oaths to members was managed-one can- i j not use thc word handled--by Mr. U Kavanagh without the least difficulty, ' ? and he wrote his name with as much quickness and ease as any of his fel? low members of Parliament. The process was as follows: The clerk handed to Mr. Kavanagh a pen with a handle of the length to which he is accustomed. Thu lu >nora ble member clasped thc handle be? tween what represented his arms, and steadying it by putting the end into his mouth, guided the pen over the ! 1 parchment with singular fluency and j ] steadiness. 1 FIEST CASE.-We clip tho uara-! graph below from the Macon Journal and Messenger, of Sunday: The first bastardy case we have heard of in Georgia, wherein both the parties were blacks, came lief oro ! 1 Jnstice Graniss, yesterday. The worthy magistrate was a good deal embarrassed to dispose of it, without mulcting the public, instead of the defendant in costs, by consigning the latter to useless and unavailing du? rance. Defendant, however, after a solemn talk, was put upon his own recognizance in the sum of $750, to maintain the bantling, and started oil forthwith tc provide a home for thc "victim of misplaced affection." Among the curiosities promised for the approaching exhibition are Moating islands on tho ?Seine at Billancourt, as may be seen on the great lakes in China. Thc inhabi? tants of the celestial empire construct immense bamboo rafts, on which a layer of earth is spread, and this being planted soon forms ii vast field covered with vegetation. The man erects his tent in thc centre, and then trusts himself with his fain ily to the waters. A young lady in Cleveland having 1 been atliicted by a frightful odor for 1 several days, which repulsed her j friends, at lost discovered in her j waterfall a dead mouse. It had been ! placed there by a mischevions bro- i thor. 1 An observant writer says: "If ladies, in making their exit in the crowd down tho stairways of our places of amusement, will take hold of their dresses, instead of letting them drag the space of three steps behind them, they would save them? selves the inconvedience of furnishing a temporary stair carpet to those who follow."' A new newspaper is mentioned among the enterprises of the coming spring, in the inter?s!, of woman's rights. All the work, editorial and typographical, is to be d?ne by wo? men, and its advocacy of the en? larged freedom of the sex is to bc of tho must ardent and ultra cha racti r. A coating of tim e parts lard and one part rosin applied to farm tools of iron or steel will effectually pre? vent rust. Common nails heated red-hot and dropped into cold water will clinch and answer tl:;- purpose of wrought nails. Tho sharp corner of a common Indian arrow head or flint will eui glass quite effectually. A member of the Kansas Senate, i who hud been pretty strongly advo-1 eating female suffrage, got a lc'.ter ! from Iiis wifo the other day. Haid j his tender spouse. '"Sam. don't make i a fool yourself !"' Thc Advocate says there is a goose in St. Helena Parish, L<a.. that has cackled ami trampled and laid there for twenty-five years, and gives vi? vacious promise of surviving as many more. Some ex-Fredericksburg darkies voted at tho election in Georgetown, j One old fellow, however, declined, j saying, "They jist put tho hames down, and the next thing i.; tax -rn ! every nigger that voted."' A "green un,"' who had never he- I fore soon a steamboat, fell through j thc hatchway and down the hoi.i ol' sue, and being unhurt, loudly ex? pressed his surprise: "Well, if thc lamed thing ain't holler." "What is the reason of a blow j caving abbie mark after it? " asked m inquiring young gentleman. "It t easily accounted for,"' answered a nedieai student: "for you know that dow in the perfect makes blue-" A church in Baltimore has thc notto upon the outer walls: "To tho loor tho gospel is preached." One norning these words were found minted under it: "Not herc, i hough." Mr. Botts has just recovered a | ior.se which was stolen from him sarly in thc war. Although "Botts ms recovered thc horse, if the horse las the bots he is past recovery. A man in Cleveland advertises a ialf interest in a well regulated laying I icu for sale, assigning as a reason ; ns utter inability to spend all thc ! irofits. Tlii:": Man-"Boy, what's that ' mngry looking- dog following me or?" Insulting boy-"He thinks ' ..on arc a bone, I reckon. Why was Crosby, of Opera House j ame. like a high officer under thc j Snglish crown? Because he was a ! jrand chancelier. The local of a Norfolk paper ad- ; >iscs young ladies to examine well ? heir stockings before promenading ? n tilters. j "Mugby Junction," by Diekens, i ms provoked an answer, entit led "A j Jirl at a Railway Junction, Reply." ? A'hat sort of a reply is that? A young lady in Norfolk walked nto a store and cowhided a clerk ; vho had been saying naughty things ? ibout her. A man was last week sent to jail I or ten days in Rhode Island for i deeping in church. Nothing was lone to thc clergyman. A man in Jackson, Mississippi, gave lis intended money to buy her bridad mt lit, and tho following morning >he married his brother. An exchange speaks in Hibernian 'ashien of a promised "autobiogra? phy of Col. Colt, written by his >vidow." A New York paper complains that January was the dullest month for newspaper business of any during the past live years. In Buenos Ayres the value of a pa? per dollar bas been lixed at one swenty-fifth of a gold dollar. Why is a married man like a -.audie? Because he sometimes goes ont at night when he ought, not to. That is au obliging bar-keeper who chalks his customers accounts on ice. READY-MADE CLOTHING. THE ladies, gentlemen and'young peo? ple of Columbia, who may be in want of "SOMETHING TO WEAR," arc respect? fully and earnestly invited by the ladies of thc Industrial Association to call at their Work-room, in tho Female Academy, and examine the articles winch they have now really for sale. Some one will always be found ready to exhibit therer.dv-niu.de-gat ments and to receive orders from those who may wish to have wo: done neatly and proinptlv. The objecfof thc A: ?. m is to fur? nish constant emph" : " ? : to i hos? wini, having been impoverii h . by the. r, now depend on thc neodii .or daily bread. Does not such an object commend itself to the hearts of our citizens? Or must the anxious applicants for work be told that Ourpeople prefer Northern-made garments, and that there is, therefore, no more work for them? Shall it be said that such an Association as this cannot bo sustained in the capital of South Carolina? Jan 10 Thos. P. Walker, CORONER AND MAGISTRATE. OFFICE in rear of thc Court House, for merty occupied by D. 1*. DeSaussure Esq. Feb 20 New York Advertisements. 1867.-SPRING FASHIONS DEMAND J. W. BratUcvb celebrated DUPLEX ELLIPTIC or DOUBLE SPRING SKIRTS. Th''v n i: not bend or break like the Single" Springs, but will preserve their perfect a"n'd beautiful sliap'c, where three or four erdicarv shirts have been thrown aside as Useless. Thev aro tho most elastic, flexible ami durable shirts niaiiufael tired. Thev combine com? fort, oura!.:::!y and economy, with that elegance of ?shitne which has made the "J ?nplo:: Elliptic"'* the Standard Skirts of the iash:o::abl< world. This popular Skirt is universally recommended by the fashion- | able magazhu s and opinions of tho press i genera:!;.*. j At wholesale hy thc exclusive mauufae- . tarers and sole owners <>f the patent, WESTS, BRADLEY & CALV, Warerooms and Office ;?7 Chambers And Tl? and .si Reade sts., New York. Also, at wholesale bv the leading jobbers. For salo in Columbia by C. F. JACKSON and SETTER & BECKHAM. .Tau 23 3mo* The Celebrated Palmetto Hair Re? newer. XJTTHICH has heen fully tested and irai V? versally proved to bc tho oii? genu? ine, reliable and tievor-failing preparation for improving, beautifying and restoring thc hair, should be found in every South? ern home aud on the tabb- of every lady. By its n-'', dry, harsh and wiry hair is changed into smooth, glossy, silken tresses. Every one who has used thc Rouewer speaks of its merits in the-highost terms. fiS- Ask vour druggist Por the PALMETTO HAIL RENEWER, and take no other. For sale bv all druggists. HAKKA!., RISLEY ? TOMPKINS, Wholesale druggists, s<>lc agents, Jan 25 ly lil Chambers st.. N. V. Sweet Opoponax from Mexico' "ATURE could not produce a richer gem or choici r Perfume. Try it and convinced. E. T. SMITH A ? >., Sept li) Gmo New York. Sweet Opoponax from Mesieo! rff^ITE most ? 1< gant and essential per.-.iii:-.! i I requisite for a lady, "Extract < f Swec' Opoponax/' E. T. SMITH A CO., Sept 19 Ohio New Yorlw F??EMITURED DEGRAAF & . TAYLOR, 87 and 89 Boicertfeaul05 tJliri?tieSt:, -V. I"., STILL continue to be tho largest Furni? ture Manufacturers ir. tho cit v. parlor, Dining Boom and Chamber FURNITURE, Canopy and Victoria Bedsteads, for the Southern trade, at 2t> per cent, reduction in price. Sept Iii Gmo STENHOUSE & MACAULAY. COrt tMLSSiON MERC H ANTS, ?IOR the sale of COTTON, COTTON >A:;N>. S1?EETTN6S, Naval S tor. a, Ac, and for tl e purchase ol Merchandize gt uti ally. 05 i ''arl Street, AV." York. thc SUM ??' o . ' ? ? s t? v! JAMES CCCT?R?3 SG??S UNITED STATES TYPE HK?IDBT AND PRINTER'S WAREHOUSE. "fcTOS. 28, 30 and 32 Centre street, ivor: er .H ol' Reade street. ) New York. The typo on which this pap( r is printed is frfcui the above Foundry. Nov IS SWEET OPOPONAX! Is the sweetest Ex? tract ever un.dc. Supersedes all others. Irv it once: will uso no other. SOUTHESK BANK MOTES! SOUTHERN SECURITIES! Bought and sold on commission by LAWRENCE BROTHERS ii CO.. BANKERS. NO. 16 WALL STREET. NEW YORK. MONEY received on deposit h om banks, bankers, merchants and others. Or? ders in Cold. Government and other Secu? rities executed at the regular Stock Ex? change by a member of the firm. Consign? ments oi Cotton solicited. Oct ti DEWITT C. LAWRENCE. JOHN R. CECIL. CTOUS J. LAWRENCE. WM. A. HALSTED. Schedule over South Carolina R. R GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, CHARLESTON, S. C.. Nov. ;!. 180G. JpASSENGER Trains will run as follows, Leave Charleston.8.G0a..m. Arrive ;it Columbia.5.20 p. m. Leave Columbia. 6.50 a. m. Arrive at Charle.-ion.4.00p. m. THROUGH MAH. THAIN. Leave Augusta.5.50 p. m. Arrive- at Kingsville. 1.05 a. m. Arrive at Columbia. :!.l)0 a. m. Leave Columbia.2.00 p. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 3.40 p. m. Arrive at Augusta.12.00night Nov d H. T. PEAKE, Gcn'l Snp't. General Superintendent's Office, CHARLOTTE A S. C. RAILROAD, COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 5, 1806. ON and after WEDNESDAY, 6th inst,, Through Passenger Trains will be run over this road as follows: Leave Columbia r.t. 3.1? a. m. Arrive ai Charlotte ni. :?.-lti a. m. Leave Charlotte at. CK! a. m. Arrive at Columbia at. Kit? ?>. m. Nev 6 JAS. ANDERSON. Sui.'t. Greenville and Co iamb J' ??road. "PASSENGER Trains will run daily, Sr.n 1 dave excepted, as follows: Leave Columbia at. 7.1-r- a. m. " Alston at.9.05 " " Newberrv at.10.85 " Arrive at Abbev?lo at. 3.13 p. m. " at Anderson at.5.10 " " at Greenville at.5.40 " Leave Greenville at. . 6.0? a. m. " Anderson at.6.30 " " Abbeville at. 8.35 " " Newberry at..1.20 p. m. Arrive at Alston at.2.45 " " a: Columbia at.4.40 " City Ta* Ordinance for 1867. Be it ordained by the Mayor arid Ald,T rnen of the City ot Colombia, in Council assembled, and 'hythe authority oj Hie same, That a tax to cover tho period from Janu ary 1,18(17, to January 1, IS??H, for the sums and ii? the manner hereinafter mentioned, ?hal. be raised and paid into the public treasury of the said city, for thc ii e and service thereof. SEC. I. That is to say. om? dollar on every hundred dollars of the assessed valut ol real estate lying within the limits of said city: and thc value of all taxable real es? tate within ilic city of Columbia shall be assessed by thc ("tty Assessor. SEC. H. And be it further ordained. That each nude person over the age of fifteen vears and under the afro of sixtv veins lb' change, which .-indi bc made by n . mercbani - . traders and dealers, with city of Columbia, ('rom the first i Ja?uarv, one tltou and eight hundrc sixty-seven. ?r.e. IV. .wal whereas many perso; up temporary sb' ps or stores for th of merchandize, after the time fix? altog< thor: tie ii further vrdaimyl, Th a ' all City Clerk the sum of tweuty-?vo" dollars! which shnlt be allowed him in tho next settlement for taxes, and tho overplus, ii any, bc returned to him: and such, tran? sient dealer shall pay one dollar on every ono hundred dollars of sales ol' goods, wari s and merchandize. Cn failure to pay, after bein;; notified, the Mayor shall rort?i v.ith issue an execution against tin- de? faulters, and collect thc money in thc usual way. SEC. V. There shall he levied one per cent, upon sali? at auction of all ^omls, the property of persons who aro residents of the city of Columbia. One and a half per c( c.;. upon sales at auction of all ^'oinls property of non-residents. One-half per cent, upon sales ai auction ?d' real estate and stocks ol'every description: Provided, nevertheless, That ] J tax shall bo levied | upon any "sales at auction made by order I of court oi- process of law. SEC. VI. That ail mi rehauts and others selling any good.;, wares and merchandize 1 on consignment shall pay a tax ol' (an- per j cent, on ail such goods) wares and mer- I chandize sold "ny them; and thc persons mentioned in tins and in tito three preced- ? ing sections >:!' this Ordinance, shall be re quired t-> make quarterly returns of their \ sales, and m pav tho taxes assessed there? by to tho City' Clerk at thc end of each and I everv quarter. SEC. VII. Andie il furtlier ordained, b,j\ the authority aforesaid, That a tax of one | percent, snail ie paid on thc premiums receive d by each anti ev? ry insurance com? pany, or agent or agency thereof, doing business in this isitv aud chartered bv thc Stan- of South Carolina; thc agents of all ! companies not chartered by the State shall pay ono and a half pe:- t ent, on all premi- j unis received by tia I.-.. And it shall be tho j duty of every insurance company, or the olhcers or the agents thereof, to make quarterly r? turns, under oath, to the City i Clerk, pf the amount of premiums for the quarter preceding, under a p' nally of two ; dollars for each and everyday that such' company or agent or agency may neglect j or refuse to malu returns and pay the .-aid ' tax-io bc collected bv execution, as in other cas. s provided for the collection old Mnes. and forfeitures. SEC. Viii. .'.?<> be it fur her ordained, by tti?. authority aforesaid'That two dollars I shell In- paid 'Ci each and every horse, I mare, stallion, gelding and mule'keptorl used within tl: ? city of Columbia, besides ! the tax on vehicles, as follows: Ten dol? lin- break! :,; or exhibiting ? : horses andi mules; fifteen dollars on each hack or car- ? riage, drawn by two horses, and run lor; biij Z I 1 - -J1 .1 coi c 1 a 1 i. ten dollars on each and every four horse wagon; eight dollars on each two horse wagon; six dollars on each ono korsc wagon, car: or dray; twenty dollars on | each express wagon; ?ii'tee? dollars on j each and every omnibus or stage; and all persons commencing to use or i nn any j carriage or other vehicle, after thc time for j the payment of taxes, .shall pay from the i time they commenced to usc or run such carriage or vehicle, to the end ot' thc year, in proportion to thc- rate of taxes per an- j mun: Provided, That no person thal! bei allowed to uso any omnibus, wagon, dray, > cart or other vehicle, for thc transporta? tion of baggage or passengers from one part ot' thc city to another, until thc owner ? thereof shall have given bond to the city, ] to be taken by the City Clerk, with two or mon.- good sureties, in the sum of live hun-I dred dollars, conditioned that such owner will nay all damages that may result from | thc loss or injury to baggage or passen? gers, while being carried on the omnibus, wagon, dray, cart or other carriage of such owner, or after being entrusted to the CUS todv of thc driver thereof, or any of his assistants. And ???.ny person often din g j herein shall be liable to a line of live dol? lars per day for each day such wagon, cart, dray or other carriage tor carrying bag? gage or passengers, may be run before such bono is given: .[nd prodded, further. That nothing herein contained shall extend to any of the above enumerated vehicles not used, although kept within thc limits of the city: And provided, also, That no? thing herein contained .- hall be construed to extend to wagons, carts, drays or car? riages, going to or from market, and owned by non-residents of said city. A nd be it further ordained, That ?tax of two dollars shall be paid on each and every horse, mare, stallion, gelding and mule, sold in this city bv or on account of any horse trader or livery stable keeper; am! the keeper of every livery stable shall make quarterly returns, on oath, of such sales at bis stable, and pay the tax thereon, under a penalty of two dollars per day for failure to make such returns and payments a! the end nf thc quarter. SEC. IX. .Ind&e it furtherordained, That no person shall let or hire any wagon, cart or dray, or other carriage, or run ?ny mons, stage, hack or other carriage, for tin- transportation of goods or passengers, within the limits of i-aid city, without hav? ing first obtained a badge from tho City Ciel!;, t,? be placed on some conspicuous part of the vehicle; also, a badge with a number by ....hieb he may be identified and known, to be wei n on a conspicuous part of his person by thc driver of such omni? bus, wagon, cart, dray or other carriage, under a p< naity ;.: five dollars for each and every day thal such vehicle nhall lie so rc;., to be recovered by information before th.- Mayor, or any om- of the Aldermen of said city. SKC. A'. Whereas ali male persons be? tween the ages of sixteen and fifty years, residing within the limits of the city of Columbia, are required by tho law? of this State to work upon the streets of thc said city for full twelve days in each and everv year: Jie it iJierefore ordained, That each and every person liable to work on thc ! streets of the said city of Columbia may I and shall bc excused from thc perfortn j ance of said duty, upon tho payment of j live dollars to thc City Clerk: and each and I every person so liable, who ?hall fail to pay the saiil sum of five dollars within tm: i time hereinafter spec ?ried, shall, w hen ; summoned to do so, bo required to work : upon tho streets ol' the said city for full j twelve days, under tho direction of the acting overseer of streets; and if any such person or persons shall neglect, or refuse I to work upon the said streets at the time j win i: summoned, such person or persons shall be lined two dollars for each ami every day that he fir they shall neglect or refuse so to work, i<> l e recovered hy in? formation before tm- Mayor am! Aldermen in Council assembled. And it - hali he the dutv of the City e'er'., and of the Chief of i Police, to report to the said Mavor md : Aldermen all defaulter under either of thc clauses of this section. V ! rituo quart dolla van c. ons more shorter perioi Kided furlhei' j v ii- be at the discretion of tin City Coun? cil. And tiie City clerk shall bo entitled t to receive, for issuing each and every . license, thu sum of two dollars; to be paid by the person or persons "licensed. Site. XII. One per cent, on the incomes of brokers, and one per cent, on all in I comes derived from commission business, ortho practice of professions, within tho ! limits ol' tho city, including thc professions (d' law, physic, dentistry and architecture. SEC. XIII. TWO dollars upon each and I every ?log shall he paid by the pers'ir. or I persons on whose pr< mises the dog is kept. ' And the police ol' the city ot Columbia ure i hereby authorized and required to take up 1 and hold twenty-four hours before dispos? ing ?d' him each and ( very dog lound run \ liing at large within the limits of said eor ! poration, and not having ou a badge or ? collar, furnished by authority (d' said city. SEC. XIV. .Ind oe it further ordained, Cy 1 the authority .aforesaid, That no equestrian or theatrical performance, or other exhibi? tion for gain, shall he le id in the city of Columbia, without ali--, usc from the Mayor thereof first had and obtained, snd thc payment, in advance, to Hie ('itv Clerk ol twenty-five dollars fer each and every ex? hibition, and such sum as the Mayor may assess for theatricals or other exhibitions for gain: and each and every person exhi? biting for gain, without lust having ob? tained sn iii license and thc payment of said lax in advance, shall be hued in a sum not less than doulde the amount of said tax, in manner hereinbefore provided for the imposition of tines aiel forfeitures. ?SEC. XV. And he further ordained, That an annual tax of fifty dollars shall be paid upon each and every bagatelle, poole or keele, or billiard table, and upon every bowling saloon, niue or ten pin alley, or pistol gallery, kept within tho limits of the said city: and the s?m o? one hundred dol? lars shall br-- paid, in advance, for a license to keep or have a coo!.-pit within the limits of tho said city, and no license for such cock-pit shall bo granted for any time with? in the fiscal year for a less sum than one hundred dollars: Prodded, That no per? son or persons shall open any ono of thc pla -es of amusement mentioned in this section, until he or they shall have obtained a;license for that, purpose from the City Council, and shall have entered into bond", with two or more good securities, to the mg i Itv dolla--- f lishme?t shall be that such place *' ile, upon whose premises wate mrh? bv pipes or otherwise from tin 'I a .voir, shall pay to thc city Clerk, at ame time with the ot her taxes imposed lis Ordinance, such .-um as may he as >d bv the Conn.lits e on thc Water \V< That inasmuch as many transient dealers in goods, wares and merchandize, either as principals or agents, including spiritu? ous liquors, make sales by the exhibition of samples, that, such dealers .-hall make a deposit of fifty dollars wit!-, the City Clerk, and before tin y h ave thc city they shall make a return of sales, under oath, upon which return two ano a half per cent, shall he levied and paid to thc City Clerk, who shall account at the time of such payment fer the deposit made with him. .Six-. XVIII. .-Lud he ii further ordained,] That each and every express company, transacting business within the limits of : this city, shall make quarterly retnms of theil gross receipts ami pay one per cent, i on tho amount of such return at the end | of each quarter; and that each and every , telegraph company shall, in like maimer, j make quarterly returns of their gross re- | ceipts, on which return shall be paid a tax of one-half per cent. Site. XIX. And it firthec ordained, That each and every hotel, private board? ing house, or house of entertainment, re? ceiving transient traveler-), and each pnb ! lie eating house, cr saloon, shall pay a tax i of one-half per cent, upon their gross i receipts, to be paid quarterly. That each I barber shop shall {my a tax ot three dol i lars for each quarter in advance, i Site. XX. .'.int be it further oriltilued, I That each and every cotton press, and eot ! ton gin, within tho corporate limits of this i city, shall be required to procure of the I City Clerk a license for the same, and shall pay one hundred dollars per annum on each gin or press, to bc paid quarterly. , SEC. XXI. And be if further ordained, I That if any person or person.-- shall fail, I neglect or refuse to make a return to the City Clerk, on oath, of all hi?, her or their taxable property, income, .-ales, or other things taxed by this Ordinance, on or be? fore thc 1st day of March next, such per? son or persons shall bo then assessed by ; thc Assessor for all his, her or their pro I porty, or ether thing? taxed by this Ordi? nance, according to the best information which ho can obtain of the value of such taxable property; and such person or per? sons who shall fail, neglect or refuse to make a return, as aforesaid, or pay the tax thereon, on or before the 15th of March next, shall be subject to and pay, in add: bon to said tax, five per cent, on the whole amount of his, her or their tax, as imposed by this Ordinance. And the said Clerk is hereby required to collect and receive the taxes and din s levied and imposed by this Ordinance, and all arrears of former "taxes and dues, and make a return thereof, and of all persons who shad then be in default, to the Mayor and Aldermen, on the 15th day of March n< xt. SEC. XXII. And be it further ordained, That tho said Mayor and Aldermen shall issuo their execution agar' ,t each and every person who shall be reported by the said Clerk to have failed, neglected or re? fused to mako returns or pay thc taxes imposed by this Ordinance, within the time herein prescribed, which said execution shall be lodged with the Sheriff of Rich? land District, to t?e collected according to the provisions of thc Acts of thu General Assembly of this State in such case made and provided. Done and ratified in Council assembled, under tho corporate seal of the city ol Columbia, Cds eighth day i if February, Antin Domini one thousand eight hun? dred and sixty-sow n. THEODORE STARK, Mavor. .1. s. MCMAHON, City Clerk. The Great American Blood Purifier. THE QUEEN'S BELKiilT ! m?lE QUEEN'S DELIGHT, thc great A American Alterative and ii!.I Puri? fier, is the most perfect vegetable com? pound of alteratives, tonics, diuretics and diaphoretics; making it thc most effective invigorating, rejuvi tutting and blood cleansing cordial known to tl " world. [u introducing this now ami extraordi? nary medicine to thc public, observation 1 leads ns to remark that too little attention paid to the "life of all flesh," the blood. Manv diseases, and. too, manv complaints, which have their origin in a vitiated state of the blood, are treated only as symptoms and resulta; whereas, if thc remedy hat! been applied tu enrich thc iii.laud ren? der it nure, both eac.se and effect would have been removed. Thc Queen's Delight i- ottered !?> tho afflicted as a sure remedy for those discasi s arising from an impure condition of the blood. It hus a direct and specific action upon that fluid, and consequently renders th?: blood june, it is said, on high authority, that '.niau no sooner begins to live than ho begins to die, and that the characteristics of tho living organism arc ceaseless chango and ceaseless waste." It is obvious, therefore, to every reflecting mind, that unless the blood is pure, in supplying the waste tis? sues with material, ii must be the cause of ?nnumi rabie ills and constitutional disor? ders, such as Seronda, Rheumatism, He? patic Disorders, Consumption, Inflamma? tions, Fevers, .Ve. Lifo and health is only to la- maintained by the circulation of pure arterial blood. We therefore advise every ono whose blood is in tho h ast vitiated by indulgence or excess, and whose constitution is im? paired by disease and is suffering from Rheumatism, Liver Complaint, Consump? tion, Scrofula or King's Evil, Carbuncles, Roils, Itching Humor of the Skin, Erysi? pelas, Skin Diseases, Totti r, Roughness of th?! Skin, Pimples, Blotches, Cains in thc Roues, old Ulcers, Syphilis and. Syphilictic lores. Indigestion, Inflammation of the Bladd?. r and Kidneys, Fains in the Back, General Debility, and for all complaints arising from deficiency and poverty of blood, to use tho Queen's Delight. Females of delicate constitution, suffer? ing front weakness and depression ut mind in consequence of those complaints which nature imposes at the period ?d' change, have a pleasant and sure r< mcdy in thc Queen's Delight. Children whoso fair and ruddy complex? ion gave early promise of health and beauty, but too sonn become blanched and pale by some hereditary taint of the blood, will have th?- rich boon restored by using ; he Queen's Delight. Tho unacclimated and pi rsons traveling into wann countries will find thc Queen's Delight a groat protection from all malari? ous affection and diseases which originate in a chango of climate, diet and life. Tho extraordinary and unprecedented . .ures performed by the Queen's Delight Compound is attracting tito attention ol every ono, not only at home, but abroad. Thc nu rds of this compon::.! are being felt and appreciated everywhere. Hear what they .-.av of it in New York: "lt is a remedy of mitch importance and value, exerting an influence over all the secre? tions, which is unsurpassed by any other1 known alterative, It is extensively used in all thc various forms of primary ami secondary syphilitic affections; also, in scrofulous, h< patio and. cutaneous diseases, in which its usc; is followed by the most sncct ssful results.'' it.-: properties as n remedy were first in? troduced to the notice of the profession by Dr. Thoa. Young simen-, of South Carolina, as early 1S28, as a valuable alterative re? medy in syphilitic affections, and others ro? on ir! ng use of mercury. Dr. Simons' state? ment;? have been endorsed and extended by Dr. A. Lopez,of Mobile, and Dr. II. R. Frost, <>i Charleston. From thereports in its favor, there seems no reason to doubt the eflicacy of this medicine in Secondary Syphilis, Scrofula. Cutaneous Diseases, Chronic Hepatic Affections and other com? plaints benefited by alterative medicines. For sah.- wholesale and retail bv FISHER & HEIN i TS IT, Dec 27 Druggists, Columbia. S. C. PROSPECTUS Ti iii: 1?APT1ST. TX TE PROFOSE to publish a WEEKLY VT PAPER, devoted to the diffusion ot the principles of religion and the interests of i he Baptist denomination. We hava been moved to this undertaking by the solicitations of brethren in various por? tions of this State, as well as of other States, among the readers of thc late Confederate Baptist, and by our own con? viction that a paper of a high character would contribute largely to the intellectual improvement, the religious progress and tho general welfare of the churches. Thc field is large, affording ample room for all sincere and zealous laborers. The Baptist will be printed on a sheet about twenty-two by thirty-two inches, and will contain twenty-four broad columns, mostly in Long Primer type, clear and legible, so that it may be read with com? fort, even bv the aged. Ks entire mecha? nical execut ion will be of thc highest order. Our columns will bc enriched by corres? pondence and contributions from the other Southern States, and, occasionally, from Europe and our missionary stations abroad. Thc entertainment and instruc? tion of thc vonng- especially the child? ren-will not be forgotten; and our venc ble friend, "Uncle Fabian," so well and favorably known to thc readers of the Confederate Baptist, will resume his labors in their behalf, in short, wc: possess all the facilities requisite to produce a paper of thc first rank. As such, we offer it to our brethren, and solicit "iheir generous co-operation. The Baptist will be issued as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers have b#cn secured. TERMS-$3 a year, payable on the recep? tion of the first number. AU communications will be addressed to tThe B(ii>li.<i, Columbia, S. C." J. L. REYNOLDS, A. K. DURHAM, Jan 24 Editors and Proprietors. Fire-Bogs, Shovels. Tongs, &c. 4 LARGE VARIETY ol FIRE-DOGS, j\ SHOVELS, TONGS, POKERS, FIRE SHOVELS, Ac, ?fcc, in store and for sale very low by JOHN' C. DIAL. OILS: OILS', i OILS: : : T. T received, a good supply of TAN ?J .RS' OILS, MACHINERY OILS, Bo ' and Raw LINSEED OILS, pure KExkv SENE OIL. And for sale low by Jan 24 JOHN C. DIAL.