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COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, Mareil 13,1867 Who ls to Set Hie Bnll i:t Motion? We published, yesterday, the sub? stance of the hill reported in the | United States Senate 1 y Mr. Wilson, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee; and as it is mainly to provide for putting into operation the reconstruction Act, it will doubt? less bo reported back by the commit? tee without material alteration or amendment. The provisions of this bill entirely ignore tho existing State Govcrn merts, and take away from them any right or privilege in initiating tho measures of reconstruction provided for in Sherman's bill. In the first place, the commanding officers of Districts are to cause a registration; second, to cause an election of dele? gates to a convention; third, fixes thc ^asis of representation; the fifth sec? tion directo him to make proclama? tion of the result; and the sixth pro .. vides that the duties assigned to thc commanding officer may be trans? ferred by him to the Governor of thc : State, upon his taking an oath to faithfully perform the same. It will thus be seen that any call for a special session of the Legisla? ture, to take into consideration ? what the future policy of the State, with ?reference to its relations to the Gene ' ral Government, much less to deter? mine them, would he entirely futile, and an unnecessary expenditure, which, at this juncture in our State finances, would be highly reprehensi? ble, and would be injurious and afflict? ive to our already suffering and im? poverished people. By the terms of the bill under con? sideration, the whole machinery of the military bill is, very appropriate? ly, to be set in operation by the mili? tary commanders. Thc State Govern? ment-executive, legislative or judi? cial-has nothing whatever to do with it; nor would the Legislature, or a State Convention called by it, be recognized. Whether tho commander of the Carolinas would transfer the duties assigued him to Governor Worth or Governor Orr, time can only tell; and whether those Execu? tives would accept thc trust so dele? gated-to carry out thc provisions cf the Sherman bili-is still a question of greater doubt. They would bo merely the agents of tho reid Go? vernors-the military commanders and wc think thc latter could more effectually carry out the requirements specified in tho bii!, while the assump? tion of thc- duties by the former would not, that we can sec, benefit the State or thc people in any regard. Therefore ii is that wc protest against any political action by a Le? gislature, * wi dcb, by the terms of Sherman's bill, is only provisional and not legal, or by the Governor, who, also, is only "provisional," his tenure of office i icing liable at any time to the dictum of Congress. Our people are not desirous of taking part in national politics at this time. They ure poverty-stricken, suffering and destitute, vide thc statements published elsewhere in to-day's pa? per, and they are more than willing to leave national politics to those to whom Congress has assigned the exe? cution of the recent laws, which dis? tinctly set forth their relations to thc National Government. Were the Legislature to meet, or a convention of the people, or even were thc peo? ple to hold public meetings, to dis? cuss national politics, it must and would be productive of disastrous results. First, by dividing the peo? ple; second, by distracting their minds and their attention from the pursuits which now absolutely re? quire their whole energy and unceas? ing industry; ?and last, but not least, such movements icoidd do no good, as thc operation of the law in question could not bc affected in the slightest degree by them. If thc law is th. 't which wc have to be governed by, we have only to obey it, however distasteful, or how? ever wrong or oppressive we may re? gard it. Let it takeits course in the mode and manner prescribed. But that thc Legislature, as now consti? tuted, or any other department of the State Government, could ame? liorate or alleviate any evils it might inflict, it is idle to think of. The original and the supplementary bills both ignore the existing State Go? vernments, merely giving military commanders permissory authority to turn over their duties to the provi? sional civil Governor, which duties simply ure to carry out the edicts contained in the measures of Senators Sherman and Wilson. Destitution in tHis State. We make the following extract of a letter from Dr. J. Leighton Wil? son, and the appended statement of Miss Martin, of this city, from thc Baltimore Sun. Thc picture of .suf? fering and destitution which they present is much gloomier than many of us had anticipated: In one of our recent interviews in Baltimore, you suggested that the City Council and thc Legislature of Maryland might each make an appro? priation for the relief of the suffering people of the Southern States. At that time, I could not speak confi? dently of the actual or prospective sufferings of the country; but since making a tour of two hundred miles through the heart of this State, with ears and eyes open, I have come to the conclusion that the distress of the people is unprecedentedly great, and must become even more so if our friends in other parts of the country do not come to our relief. Many of our people arc not only destitute and without credit by which to get the means of subsistence, but will be without thc means of cultivating their farms, aud, of consequence, must be even worse off the next year. This distress is not confined to any one section of the State, but prevails to a less or a greater extent in every por? tion of it. A goodly number have raised cotton euough to purchase food, but the greater mass of the people have neither cotton, money nor credit to buy the food necessary to prevent their "families from actual starvation. In Abbeville, and several of the ad? joining Districts, I learn, from good authority, the distress is very great, and becomes every day moro so. In Columbia? as I learn from Dr. Adger, one gentleman was serving out corn meal by the peck to more than four hundred families. From Judge Al? drich, with whom I traveled some distance yesterday, and who has been traveling extensively in the State, I learn that the distress was quite as great in the South-western part of the State as anywhere else'; and, in? deed, he expressed the serious appre? hension that we were approaching a general fa .ine, such as had never bceu known in this country. Our merchants, in the present po? litical gloom overhanging the coun? try, are without credit abroad, and, of consequence, are unable to do any? thing for the relief of tho people. Tho 8500,000 appropriated by the Legislature of South Carolina, to supply corn, to which reference was made in our last interview, proved an entire failure, owing to the fact, 1 believe, that our State bonds are worth very little in the present state of the country. I do not suppose thar matters arc any better in the State of Georgia. Perhaps the general destitution is greater in tiie.se two States than in any other. The wants of tin: country can bc better met by the shipment of coru and meal than in any other way. These might be .sent to depots along the railroads, and be placed undei the care of judicious committees, whe could either sell them at moderutt prices, or distribute them gratuitously among the poor, ?is might seem ne? cessary. It will require, as I leariiec" from a number of judicious and ob? servant men, several hundred thou? sand bushels of corn to relieve th?, distress of this State alone; but what ever may be given will go just so fal to relieve existing distress. Ia concluding this hastily writtei letter, I would simply add, that what ever may be done should be done ai speedily as possible. Our Christian people arc greatly comforted and cheered by what i: being done in Baltimore for the re? lief of our afflicted church. Yours, with Christian and fraterna regard, J. LEIGHTON WILSON. Extracts from a letter, dated Co lumbia, S. C., March 1, 18G7, writtei at tho request of the Rev. Wilban Martin, a Methodist minister at Co lumbia, by one of his children, ant addressed to Dr. J. Leighton Wilson who sent it to George M. Gill, o Baltimore. Dr. Wilson fully endorse the standing and character of tin Rev. William Martin: Early in the winter, contribution for the poor of South Carolina wen sent by Governor Orr, who requests my father to undertake the distribu tion of them, and, iu order to di this impartially, requested him ti ascertain, as far as possible, the con dition of the poor throughout th State. Acting on this request, m; father has, for months past, been ii correspondence with responsible mei in all parts of thc State, and ha learned the following painful facts That at least one hundred and lift thousand bushels of corn must 1) brought into the State of South Cr rolina, for gratuitous distribution, t prevent actual famine; that thor ..re now in many places numbers c persons who arc suffering for breac who must perish, unless help come speedily, and that thc suffering ?3 b no means confined to that class c people who will beg, but that th greatest suffering is among those wh are suffering from the reverse of foi tune, brought about by the war. t whom begging would be worse than death. Within sound of Columbia, I know of O'-o deaths from actual want, and from the intelligence my father has received, we have every reason to fear that these ure not isolated cases. On my father's pension list are the names of nearly 100 persons, repre? senting nearly 1,500 persons, nearly all of whom are widows and orphans or disabled soldiers. These persons ?ire almost entirely dependent on the help ho (my father) receives from abroad for subsistence. Richland, as you know, is by no means our largest Ol' most destitute District, and when ? tell you that this District includes Richland alono, you may judge for yourself the state of the case. I have seen, sir, on many of the bitterest days ol' our severe winter just past, feeble women, wan with starvation, walk ten, fifteen and twenty milos, scantily covered witli rags, with their babies in their arms, to receive a half bushel of corn, which they are thankful to bo able to carry home to their starving chil? dren. Allow me to give you an extract from :i note just sent to my father from one of the Commissioners of the Poor: ''Among our most needy ure Mr. Young, aged eighty-five; Mrs. Cornelius, a soldier's widow, naked, starving, with seven children, three idiotic, and also her motlier, uged eighty; Mrs. W. Marsh, sol? dier's widow, live children; Mrs. Cook, widow, having ovre of her son's children, he being killed in the army." And so the sorrowful list goes on. Wno HAVE TAKEN THE OATH TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?-Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution of the United States says: "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the UJnited States and of the seve? ral States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitu? tion." Here is where Congress got the phraseology of the new amendment now before the States iov ratifica? tion. And this will givo us a clue to the kinds of officers disfranchised. Every officer who is required by the above section to take the oath to support the Constitution of the United States is in oue of the dis? franchised classes. GEN. GKANT CONSUMED.-The New York Herald, of Sunday, says that Gen. Grant had an interview with the President on Saturday, when, it is supposed, tho question of military appointments under the reconstruc? tion bill in the South, wns thoroughly discussed. A doubt as to General Sickles' eligibility has arisen, owing to his not holding tho rank of briga? dier-general in tile regular army. WILSON'S BILI..-Tho Richmond Times, of Monday, says: ' 'The Judiciary Commit toes of both Houses of Congress, on Saturday, re? ported a bill (essentially Wilson's bill) authorizing the military com? mandants in the several military dis? tricts of tho South to call conventions for the formation of State Constitu? tions under the military act, or to de? legate that authority to the acting Governors of the respective States. Judges Crump and Ould, who re? turned from Washington, yesterday, say that this bill will certainly pass Congress to-day or to-morrow. It viii meet with no opposition, being regarded as a necessary supplement to the military bill. Senator Wilson stated that ono of bis objects in in? troducing it, was to prevent the con? fusion and conflict likely to ensue from two or more conventions' being caliea in each State by hostile par? ties. Por the same reason, the Pre? sident, it is understood, if Congress had failed to provide for calling con? ventions, would himself have called them by proclamation." LADIES' NURbE. PERSONS needing a MONTHLY NURSE may be accommodated br calling o? Mrs. S. A. DINKINS, in University Cam? pus, East end. North side. March 1:1 ll THE SECRET SENTINEL ! ASPEAKING WATCHMAN! Never eats, drinks or sleeps. Can be seen at thc COTTON GIN WAREHOUSE. Visitors are requested not to call after dark. March 13 m r ii FIVE HUNDRED bushels White FLINT CORN, 3(1 lbs. to the bushel weight, at REDUCED MARKET RATES, in store and for sale by A. L. SOLOMON, Second do.,r from the Central House, March 1:) On Plain street. "Family Residence for Rent. THAT well known and commodious m?t RESIDENCE, on Boundary, near -i?Jt-.Main street, with everv necessary convenience, ( known as the Son?ley House,*) is offered for rent. Price moderate. Apply to JACOB LEVIN, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, Corner Assembly and Plain streets. JMarch 13_[_ FOR RENT, ^ A RESIDENCE, at the corner of .?"mrr Plain and Williams streets, contain JiULing six rooms, besides kitchen and servants' quarters; at present occupied by the subscriber, to whom application mav be made. . W. K. GREENFIELD. * Marcb 10 3" "SHALL NOT THE Jr DOE OF ALL THE EARTH DO RIGHT?"-One thing is certain-he has a hand in all that is going on; and if wo do our duty, there is a prosperous fortune for us in the womb of these events that is bound to come to the birth. We understand that some persons have had their faith weakened in God be? cause wc lost the Souther] Confede? racy. Their failli was small. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do ight?-Charlottesville Cit 'onicle. Since St. Marie left Lome a friend of his. Chas. Caze, in the Papal Zouaves, who had known Surratt. has been murdered, lt is supposed that he was killed because it was sus? pected that he knew of and aided in the arrest of Surratt. While St. Marie was in Rome, after Surratt's arrest, he received letters threaten? ing his death if he came to the United States. The Country Gentleman is informed, on what it considers good authority, that nothing is better for withdraw? ing the frost without injury to frozen ears, cheeks and lingers, than the immediate application of kerosene rubbing it on gently for a few times. The mortality of this city is extra? ordinary good for a new and mining country, says a Helena, Montana, cor? respondent-only a dozen men killed within the last four weeks. OBITUARY. MKS. MINNIE BOYCE DcBOSE. "Thc living soon from earth are passed The dead endure forever." Fell asleep, on Saturday morning, March 2, at Winn?boro, S. C.," MUS. MINMI". BOYCE DcBOSE, wife of Hebert M. DuBose, Esq., and daughter of Hon. Wm. W. Boyce. Sne was boru on the 1th day of June. 1845, and consequently was hut twenty-one years and nine months of age when taken from earth. Seldom are we called upon to mourn so sad a dispensation of Providence as this, which removes from the midst of a large and loving circle of friends one so bright, so beautiful and gifted. Warm-hearted, charitable, kind-those who knew her best can best appreciate her virtues. Taroo years had not quite passed since she had breathed her marriag* vows, and upon the spot from whence those vows arose to Heaven she was laid to reat. Her first grief was her last; but a few weeks before her death, tho angels took a lovely infant home, and her agonized cry of "Oh! baby, baby," when she clasped its tiny form for the last time, we can never forget. Now, in our loneliness, how sweet the thought that baby Jennie and the youth? ful mother ure re-united on the Celestial Shore! Did the thought not come that our Father doeth ali tilings well, and chasten eth whom He loveth, we would involun? tarily exclaim, "How cruel to consign snell loveliness to the cold stillness of the grave!" Dut. thanks be to God, who "giveth us the victory," when our mortal bodies ^Liail have nut on immortality, we shall meet again the dearly loved and early lost, and with her forget in the bliss of j eternity the sorrows of time. "Fare thee well, fare thee well, 0 beloved of the soul! Our yeaniings M?iaU ballow the loss we deplore; Slumber soft iu the grave till we rise to thy goal Slumber soft, slumber soft, till we see thee once more!" sim* SEWS, POUT OF CHARLESTON, MARCH 12.~~ ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Shi]) B. S. Kimball, D- arborn, Baltimore. Br. hark Norton, Euslow, Newport, Eng. Sehr. Margaret Reinhardt. Philadelphia. Sehr. Edwin T. Alien, Corson, Philadelp'a. WEXT TO SEA YESTERDAY. Ship R. C. Winthrop, Siuart, Liverpool, brig Maria White, bryant, Philadelphia. Sehr. Elizabeth. Eleanor, Curacoa, W. I. Sehr. Virginia Price. Hopkins, New York. Columbia Chapter No. 5, R.'.A.'.M.". A A REGULAR convocation of this V^^V Chai .ter will bc held at Odd Fellows' /Wiall, THIS ;Wednesdav) EVEN? ING, at 7 .."clock. After which the Board of Trustees will meet. A punctual attendance is earnestly desire!. R. TOZER, Secret arv. " March 13_ CORN AND PEAS. TWO THOUSAND bushels prime White and Yellow CORN. 400 busiie!.- sound CLAY TEAS, in store and tor tale bv E. A; G. D. HOPE. March 13 CUBA MOLASSES. ONE THOUSAND gallons choice CUBA MOLASSES. 200 gallons New Orleans SYRUP. For sale low. E. & G. D. HOPE. March 13 BUTTER AND CHEESE. 1 f\ KEGS choice GOSHEN BUTTER. AU OOO lbs. fresh COUNTRY 40 boxes CUTTING CHEESE. 10 " English Dairv CHEESE. In store and for sale low. E. & G. D. HOPE. j|Tarchirj_ Ale and Porter. mEN casks EDINBURG ALE, pints. X DUBLIN PORTER, pints. For salo by Marchi:; E. & G. Bj HOPE. TAX NOTICE. ALL persons, wlnto and colored, liable for STATE TAXES, are hereby noti fied that my books are now open for receiv? ing RETURNS, and also for tho receiving of taxes. No returns will bc received after the first day of May next, and all tuxes must be paid in by the first day of June next. All perseus failing to comply with this notice will lay themselves liable to costs. Call, make your returns and pay up. Save me and yourselves unpleasant duties. Treasury notes are at par at my office; also, legal tender notes and national currency. Tilos. II. WADE, March 13 3 T. C. R. D., S. C. Schedule over South Carolina R. R GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, <-' CHARLESTON, S. C., March ll, latlfi. ON and after the 13th inst., the Through Mail Train will run as follows, viz: Leave Columbia at 11.40 a. m., Ch's'n time. Arrive Kingsville at 1.20 p. m., " " Leave Kingsville at 1.35 p. m.. *' " Arrive at Augusta 9.00 p. m., " " PASSEN'OER TRAIN. Leave Charleston.8.00 a. m. Arrive at Columbia.5.20 p. m. Leave Columbia. . G.50 a. m. Arrive at Charleston.4.00 p. m. March 13 H. T. PEAKE, GcnT Sup't. The Eufaula Neves has the follow- ! ing: "As negro suffrage is now estab- ' lishcd in Tennessee and Brownlow renominated for Governor, it is pro- j posed to run a negro candidate to ! test the sincerity of the radicals, ?uul j see if they meant business when they ; made the negro citizens. Frank i Parish., the well-known barber, is! spoken of as the man to beat Brown? low." The editor of the Pittsburg <?'<< z>'it>' says from a conversation with Gen. Sheridan, he thinks the latter is of the opinion that before affairs arc permanently settled ut the South, another appsal will be made to the sword. The people of Emporia, Kansas, have been so long- cut off ?rom com? munication with the rest of tho world by the present doods, that they are reduced to starvation diet. A bear came into the village recently, but fought bis way out unharmed. The Victoria Cross has been con? ferred, for the first time in England, on a colored man. private1 Samuel Hodge, 14th West india Regiment. Tho celebrated White Sulphur Springs of Virginia will be again opened for tho reception of visitors during the coming season. Nobody in Mississippi will consent to run for the Legislature. Boys are prosecuted in Philadel? phia for matching pennies. ICE CREAM, THIS DAY, AT MCKENZIE'S ICE CREAM GARDEN. March 12 Choice Hams, &c. O TIERCES DAVIS, Jr., Diamond Hams, O 15 bola. Jersey Peach Blow Potatoes, Firkins and tubs Goshen Butter, Stilton, Factory, Pine Apple and Goshen Cheese. 15 kitts fresh No. 1 Mackerel, Hhds. prime Bacon Sides, Atc., xe., Just received and for sale bv March 12 C. H. BALDWIN & CCX _ CELEBRATION. \ T a meeting of the UNION I?ROTHER J\. HOOD, held Marth ll. 1S67, the fol? lowing "preamble and resolution*' was adopted: That wc. thc members of thc Union Bro? therhood Society, solicit tin- co-operation of the various Societies of Columbia and the public generally, to join with us ia cel? ebrating the passage ol' thc Military Pill, giving us all rights of American citizens, by extending the right of suffrage to all loyal male citizens of tho United States. The meeting to be held in tho African M. E. Church, a THURSDAY EYENLNG, March ll, at half-past 7 o'clock. s. B. THOMPSON, Acting President. C. F. CAKKOIX, Secretary. Mareil 12___ PEAS! PSAS! I pr r\ BUSHELS PEAS, to arrive, for -trOVJ salo LOW bv .March 10 FISHER & LOWRANCE. BY THE EMILY SOUDER. ASELECTED STOCK of verv excellent FRENCH BON-BONS, CHEAM CHO? COLATES. JELLY CAKES, Ac, at M< i<ENZIE'S CON FECTK UEKY. Plain Btrcet, near Central House. March 12 Country Hams! i.ooos;urm,rav* March 12 FISHER & LOWRANCE. LAGER BEER, 11EN bbls. SEEGERS' LAGER BEER-a line article, al .Mardi 7 J. C. SEEGERS & CO.'S. Mackerel and Cheese. i f\ KITS NO. 1 MACKEREL, pu i c -fcv/ expressiv for family use. .io boxes choice CUTTING CHEESE. Just received and for sale low bv March 7 J. .V T. IE AGNEW. BUTTER AND CHEESE. rff\ BOXES CUTTING CHEESE. fJ\J io kegs Goshen and State RUTTER. For sah- LOW bv the package. March 7_E. A G. D. HOPE. Peach-blow Potatoes. 4 f\ BBLS. PEACH-BLOW POTATOES, -?-\_/ just received and for sale low bv March 7_ J. A T. R. AGNEW. Fresh Arrivals. FINE NORTHERN APPLES. " ORANGES. .4 boxes LEMONS, ll) boxes LAYER RAISINS. 10 half boxes LAYER RAISINS. March S JOHN C. SEEGERS \- CO. Virginia Mountain Butter. FIFTEEN HUNDRED lbs., superior qualitv, for sale bv the firkin, at RICHARD O'NEALE A SON'S, March 8 Cotton Town. Plow Moulds! Plow Moulds! Ev /'A SWEDES PLOW "MOULDS, ?J\J\J just received ami for sale by .March S J. A T. R. AGNEW. _ FLO??E, FIiOTJR* 11EN bbls. Reeker's Self-raising FLOUR. ?0 " Extra N. C. FLOUR. March 7 _JolIN-C. SEEGERS A co. SARDINES! SARDINES i ! ONE THOUSAND boxes Sardines, just received, and for tale at TWENTY ( EN I'S per box. March J. A T. R. AGNEW. C0TT?? WW FUR S.ILE.^ A PPLY to FISH EU V LOWRANCE, Co J\, iumbia, or to the Carroll Cotton Mills, Greenville. Tel ms cash on delivery. Printing Material For Sale. AN assortment of TYPE and MATERI? AL, sufficient to publish a hu ge sized paper, is ottered for salo at a very reason? able-juice. ThoTVPEisas goo.1 as new. For further particular-, apply at this Local Items. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.-We Learr that tho up freight train over the Charlotte Road ran off the track, Monday evening, a mile from Rock Hill, and demolished one car. The down freight train, yesterday, ran ofi the track at the same point, injuring two cars materially. Nobody hurt. SOUTHERN MEDICAD, AND SURGICAL JOURNAL.-"We are indebted to thc publisher for a copy of the above valuable work-issued every other month, at $5 per annum. Among the contributions, we notice one from tho peu of Pro!'. Joseph LeConte, of this city. The .Journal is published by E. H. Pughe, Esq., Augusta. Ga., and contains over seventy-live pages CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,-By refer? ence to the notice iu another column, it will bi' seen that the South Caroli? na Railroad changes its hour of de? parture, South and Westward, tu 11.40 a. m. The Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad conforms to thi schedule, and, therefore, the North? ern mails will arrive in Columbia about 11.30 a. m. LADIES' INDUSTRIAL ASSOCLVTION. The Board of Managers of the Ladies' Industrial Association, are requested to meet at the work-room, ou to-mor? row, (Thursday,) at 12 o'clock. The members generally, and other ladies who may feel disposed to aid the object, are also invited to attend. Persons desiring work are requested to call between thc hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. JUDGE LONGSTREET.-Many of our citizens will be glad to learn, as we do, from our Georgia exchanges that this gentleman is still living in Ox? ford, in that State, but is no longer connected with the University, over which ho formerly presided. Time has dealt gently with him, silvering his hair and somewhat enfeebling his frame, it is true, but nevertheless leaving him, in his seventy-seventh year, in the enjoyment of all natural faculties. He has prepared a revised edition of tiie "Georgia Scenes" for tho press, containing much new and interesting matter. COURT.-According to announce? ment, the case of the State vs. T. Lamar Stark, for the homicide of Stark Sims, freedman, was before the court yesterday. A number of wit? nesses were examined on both sides, and, after able arguments of counsel, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty." Mr. Stark was defended by Col. Samuel TV. Melton and D. B. DeSaussure, Esq. ; for thc State, J. D. Pope, Esq., and Col. F. W. Mc Master. The trial of John A. DeVane. charged with the murder of Charles E. Bennett, has been assigned for to-day. CHANGE OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS. - James Anderson, Esq., formerly Su? perintendent of thc Charlotte Rail? road, having accepted a similar posi? tion on the North Carolina Central Railroad, Caleb Bouknight, Eso., who has been oflicially connected with the Charlotte Road from its in? ception, has accepted the office made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Anderson. Mr. B. is an efficient officer, and the stockholders may rest assured that any position he accepts will be promptly filled. Charles H. Manson, Esq., succeeds Mr. Bouk? night as Secretary and Treasurer. This gentleman is fully posted in the routine of business, as he was con? nected with the office during a por? tion of the years 1863 and '04. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which aro published this morning tor thc first time: Jacob Levin-Variety Sale, &e. "Thc Secret Sentinel." Mrs. S. A. Dinkins-Ladies' Nurse. W. K. Greenfield-House to Rent. A. L. Solomon-Virginia Flint Corn. E. & G. D. Hope-Corn, Peas, Ac. Thos. H. Wade-Tax Notice. Schedule over South Carolina Railroad Regular Meeting Columbia Chapter. Hostetter's stomach bitters. Colgate A Co. -Family Soap. Ac. Drive away contagion or pestilence by. using Colgate's Soap. There is nothing like it for washing. Colgate's Family Soap is reliable, bis bam.dry Soap is un? equaled, while his Toilet Soaps aro oi un? rivalled delicacy and finish. Get Colgate's and none other. CEOftGE SYMMEBS WILL offer his present stock of GRO? CERIES aud PROVISIONS at VERY LOW PRICES. His new store is rapidly approaching completion. A fresh stock is daily expect - ed, and that on hand will be suid at prices to satisfy customers. Due notice will be given oi dato of re? moval. Opposite the site of .Tanney's lh> U>L March 12 HAMS! HAMS!'. , TWO HUNDRED Sugar-cured Hams inst received, and for sale at TWENTY CENTS per pound by March G J. ?fc T. R. AGNEW.