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slllfj i rf r3 f'J '? ? O Foreign AtTclr?. London, December 27.?Of thirty per? sons lost by the wreokod steamer Ger? many, twelve passengers are American, amarlean" Din tie r?. Charleston, December 27.?Arrived ?Steamship Meroedita, Boston. Naw Yobk, Deoember 27.?Snowing again thia morning, being the heaviest for twenty years. Thousands slept in their offices, unable to get home. No mails left the city yesterday. No mails have reached tho post office since yester? day noon. Vessels are detained by the storm. No arrivals from sea yesterday. ' The snow has entirely stopped travel over the Eastern division of the Erie ? Road. The tobacco factory of Leggot k Dansman, at St. Louis, was burned yes? terday. Light wagons cross the river on ice at Little Bock, Ark. The five story iron building, No. 119 Franklin street, New York, was burned yesterday. The adjoining buildings were damaged. Loss $200,000. The snow slided 100 feet wide and twelve deep at Little Gottonwood, and swept tho stage road. Ten teams were carried 1,500 feet into Gottonwood Greek. Four teamsters were lout. Baltimore Harbor is closed to the month of the Pntapsoo to sailing vessels. Ice boats keep a narrow channel open for steamers. A few local trains arrived since 10 o'clock, aided by several engines. The poor are suffering from the ab? sence of the usual supplies of bread und milk. Washington, December 27.?Tho Northern train due last night was four? teen hours behind. All are safe. The Potomac frozen solid. No Cabinet meeting to-day. The weather is now bright and sunny. Boston, December 27.?Tho Kadish, from Manila hither, is. ashore. The captain and six of the crew lost. Buffalo, Deoomber 27.?The water famine is over. Bai/ttmorb, December 27.?Tho Geo. Leary, from Norfolk hither, arrived safely. ? Montgomeiit, Deoember 27.?E. R. Mitchell, noting financial agent, left the city a.few days, ago .to negotiate Ihe bogus bonds, issned by the court room Legislature. It is thought ho will not stop in New York, but go to Europe. The weather is bitterly oold. A bright noon sunshine, failed to thaw even the surfaoe of the. frozen ground. : Washington. December 27.?Indian Commissioner Walker has resigned. No successor will, be appointed until after the return of Delano. Col. Rufus Iugalls has been assigned to duty as Chief Quartermaster of the *. Division of tho Atlantic. Probabilities-r-rFor. ?~aw England and the Middle States, North-westerly to South-westerly winds and generally clear Weather, with a so mo what.higher tempe? rature. For .the Southern States, East of the Mississippi, Northerly to Westerly winds, and clear weather from Western Florida to Arkansas Westward, where there are indications of threatening wea? ther and Northerly to Easterly winds. Srom the Ohio Valley to Lake E-'ie and io upper lakes, winds backing Westerly to Southerly winds and increasing cloudi? ness. For the North-west, Southerly winds with probably cloudy weather and snow. Memphis, December 27.?The ice gorge at Hen and Chickens broko at 2 o'olook this morning. It oame with ter . rifle force, and swept dear of the docks, i It cut down ten coal barges and a Bteamer from the wharf. People crowd the bluff to watch the destruction of boats by the ice. Only three days' supply of coal in Memphis. The gas company is without a day's sup* ply. Goal is two dollars per barrel, which will oause the poor to suffer. The river has risen three and a half feet einoe last Monday. Louisville, December 27. ?Tho South bound train was thrown off the track by a broken rail, near Glasgow, this morn? ing. The baggage was burned. There was a large number of passengers. None were killed, but several seriously hurt. Boston, December 27.?The ship Pe? ruvian, from Singapore for Boston, was wrecked off Gape God, and all lost. Part of the cargo washed nshoro. Sam Francisco, December 2?.?The Medoo Indians, on Lost River, scalped and wounded four soldiers and killed five mules, iu a fight. No Indians are known to be killed. New York, Deoember 27.?Tho only mail that arrived to-day was from Wash? ington. Financial an.? Commercial. London, December 27?Noon.?Con? sols 91%@91%. 5s 89%. Paris, Deoember 27.??peoie decreased 50,000 francB. Ron tee 53 f. lOo. Liverpool, December 27?3 P. M.? Cotton opened quiet and ateady and is now firm?uplands 10^; Orleans \?% @10>?; sales 15,000 bales; speculation and export 3,000; uplands for January Livbrfool, December 27?Evening.? Cotton olosed firm?uplands 10^; Or? leans 10.%@11. YarnB and fubrics quiet and firm. New York, Dooember 27?Noon.? Stocks steady. Gold firm, at 12^. Money firm, at per cent, and interest. Exchange?long 0%\ short 10}?. Governments dull but steady. Stato bonds dull but steady. Cotton nominal; sales 1G6 bales?uplands 20^; Orleans 20#. Flour stoudy. Wheut quiet and firm. Corn firm?old Western mixed 66@67. Pork quiet, at 13.75. Lard quiet?steam 7%@7^. Freights quiet. 7 P. M.?Cotton steady; sales 1,789 bales?uplands 20>?. Flour very quiet ?oommon to fair extaa 6.25@8.10; good to ohoico 8.15@10.25. Whiskey dull and unchanged. Wheat olosed at l(2)2o. higher, with good export demand ?-winter red Western l.C5@l.82. Corn j firm/ tfn^^ 75. Bice qt?oi, at 8@12. Pork?no sales. Lard quiet and steady. Freights easier. Cotton?net receipts 200 bales; gross 20,9_0. Sales of futnreB 10.000 bales, as follows: December 19%@19>_; January 19>_<ai9^; Febraary 1918-16 @_0: Marob WW??^; April 20 7-16 @20%; May 20#@21; June 21^(g)21^. Stringency in money greater, ranging aa high Bs X and closed at 1-16 per cent, commission to 7, gold. Storling firm, at 9%. Gold 12@12J_. Governments closed strong, with little doing. States dull bat steady. Cincinnati, December 27.?Cora and flour in fair demand. Provisions quiet und firm. Lard steady. 'Whiskey 88. St. Louis, December 27.?Flour un? changed. Corn doll and drooping. Whiskey firm, at 93. Pork nominally 11.75. Baoon, no sales. Lootsvillb, Deoember 27.?Flour firm. Corn, nothing doing. Provisions in fair demand, on orders. Pork 12.50. Lard steady. Baoon in small supply? shoulders 5; sides 8@8>?, packed. Whis? key 88. Baltimore, December 27.?Cotton firm; sales 105 bales; stock 1,052; weekly receipts 1,791; sales 1,090. Charleston, Deoember 27.?Cotton | firm; receipts 1,331 bales; sales 2,2u0; stock 40,778; weekly receipts 1,522; sales 3,900. Savannah, Deoember 27.?Cottou firm; receipts 7,168 bales; Bales 1,318; stock 89,411; weekly receipts 21,776; sales 9,784. Boston, Deoember 27.?Ootton quiet; receipts 1,720 bales; sales 200; stock 5.000; weekly receipts 116,577; Bales 750. Philadelphia, December 27.?Ootton quiet; receipts 2,915 bales. New Orleans, Deoember 27.?Cotto" in good demand?good ordinary 18>_,| low middling 18%@19; middling 19>?; reoeipts 7,885 bales; sales to-day 2,800; stock 167,160; weekly receipts 37,755; sales 25,000. Wilmington, December 27.?Cotton firm; reoeipts 236 bales; sales 97; stock 3,821; weekly receipts 11,972; sales 217. Augusta, December 27.?Cotton quiet; receipts 506 bales; sales 975; Block 4,360; weekly reoeipts 6,073; sales 4,755. Mobile. December 27.?Ootton firm; reoeipts 1,469 bales; sales 2,500; stock 37,427; weekly receipts 923; sales 8,000. In tho. active pursuit of pleasure or I gain, the inestimable blessing of health is too often, forgotten, until discsse isI firmly seated, and the fact ouly realized by great bodily and mental snffering. The liver is the vulnerable point in most persons, and the disarrangement of the organ involves almost the whole system; hence the reason why uuder liver dis? ease there is enumerated such a number of afflictions, and w? claim the Simmons' Liver Regulator to be a remedy for them all. D28J3HI Miss Anna Rasscll, one of the belles of Augusta, noted as well for her bril? liant intellectual accomplishment, as for her beauty, was married at Augusta, on the 24th inst., to Ool. E. W. Cole, of Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony took place at St. John's Methodist Episcopal Ohnroh, Bishop H. N. MoTyeiro, of Nashville, officiating. The elite of tho city attended en masse. The entiro I bridal party left in the evening for Nash? ville, two handsome Pullman palace cars being speoially provided. Ancient Tbot.?Dr. Sohlieman fur? nishes the New York Herald an extended report of his researches in buried Troy, where he began to exoavate in October, last year. He has found a well, an im? mense tower, fragments of urns, vases, goblets, &c, and Borne healthy toads, which he supposes are at least 3,000 years old. The Kiova and other Indian chiefs, who reoently visited Washington, are reported to be making a favorable im? pression npon the ohiefs of roving bands, who are bringing their people into the reservation, and promise compliance with the requirements of the Govern? ment. A tunnel for transit betweon New York oily and Brooklyn is now proposed, in addition to the great East River bridge. I Street railways in connection are also proposed, in order that tho people may get to outlying sections in uud around Brooklyn. Tho following claims havo been al? lowed to citizens of Lexington County by the Southern Claims Commission at Washington: George Bouknight, $324; Jacob L. Oorloy, $191; Mary R. Elcazor, $205; Carolina Taylor, $207. M. Gambetla's special organ, tho lie publique Francaise, predicts serious trou? ble when the Assembly meets in Janua? ry, and says that tho aots of Ministers Dufauro and Goulard endanger tho po? pularity of the Government. Buhnei> to Death.?The olothing of a little white obild in Granitevillo, ti. 0., caught fire accidentally, last Tuesday, and the child was burned to death before the flames could be extinguished. ADlSTnES3INO Oooubbenoe.?An old gentleman, named Littleton Ivie, his daughter, Mre. Tapp, and two little chil? dren of the latter, were drowned in Lit? tle River, Hall County, Go., last Friday. A colored man named Green Mayo, his wife and son had a difficulty in Hills boro, N. 0., on the 24th, in whioh the former was killed. The wife was badly hurt. Still Buiint.?Last Friday night, tho turpentino still of Mr. Albert Gibson, about eight miles South of Marion, was burned. His loss in tho yard, together with the fixtures, is about $400. A colored woman, named Lydia Rivors, died suddenly iii Oharloston on tho 26th, ot convulsions. A $150 bouquet is being constructed in Now York for a popular actress's be? nefit. An explosion ban occurred" at Silver dale, England, by whioh eight miucrs were killed. Proceeding* .Special Bleetins City Coan Counchj Guam.ui b, Columbia, S. 0., December 23,1872. Pre8eut?His Honor tho Mayor; Al? dermen Carpenter, Thompson", iTowndes, Mitchell, Carroll, Yonng,.-Wilder* Oarr, Williams, Griffin and Cooper. ' Absent? Alderman H?ge. The Mayor stated that ho had called tho meeting to consider the ordinance for raising supplies for the year 1873; ulso, tho ordinanoe for licenses for same poriod, which were offered by Alderman Carpenter at the last regular meeting. The same were considered and amended. On motion, the rales were suspended, uud the two ordinances taken up for a j third reading, and were passed and ratified in due form, and are as follows: an ordinance to xiaise supplies fob thb year 1873. Iis it ordained by the Mayor and Alder? men of the city of Columbia, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same, That a tnx to cover the period from the first day of January, A. D. 1873, to the first day of January, A. D. 1871, for tho sums and in the manner hereinafter mentioned shall be levied, collected and paid into tho treasury of tho said oity for tbo use and service thereof. Thatisttsay: Bkotion 1. A tax of $1 ou evory $100 of tho assessed value of r?al estate, lying within the limits of said oity, cot ex? empt by law from taxation; and the value of all sach real estate shall be ascertained and assessed for the purpose of taxation by the City Assessor. Sbo. 2. That a tax of SI ou every 3100 iu value of all personal property of every description, owned and used in the oity of Columbia at any time during tho said fiscal year, shall be levied and paid into the oity treasury for the use of the said city: Provided, however. That uo personal property not taxed, or liable to be taxed, by tbo State, shall be taxed for the service of the said oity. Sec. 8. Iu addition to the foregoing taxes, a special tax of 80 cents ou every $100 of tho asaoFsed valuo of all real and personal property of erery description, owned and used iu the city of Columbia at any timo during tho said fisoal year, shall bo levied nod paid into the oity treasury, to bo used for the sole purpose of paying the interest upon the public debt of said city, as provided by Act of General Assembly, entitled "An Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of tho city of Colombia to issue bonds, and to negotiate and sell the same," approved March 13, 1872: Provided, however, That no personal property not taxed, or liable to bo taxed by the State of South Carolina, shall he taxed for the use of tho said city. Seo. 4c There shall be paid .-?n vehicles tho following tax, viz: Upon each' four wheel pleasure carriage or barouche, drawn by two 'or more horses, ?20; upon carriage, buggy, barouche, gig or Bulky, uot used for hire, drawn by one horse or mulo, $10: Provided, That the value of pleasure carriages and other pleasure vehicles specifically taxed, be not re? quired to be returned for taxation as personal property. Upon each vehiole used for the breaking or exhibiting of horses or mules, $25; upon eaoh express wagon, drawn by one horse, S9; drawn by two or moro horses, $18: Provided, That nothing heroin contained shall be construed to extend to wagons, carts or other vehicles going to or fiom market, and owned by non-residents of said city, or of wagons exclusively uaod for agri? cultural purposes. tiua. 5. That each and every person between the ages of 18 and 50 years, liable to work on the streets of said oity, may aud shall be excused from the per? formance of suoli duty ou the payment of $3 to the City Clerk and Treasurer; aud, on failure to pay tho said sum of $3, at the time of tho payment of their oity taxes, they shall, whon summoned so to do, bo required to work personally upon the streets of the said oity for six days, under tho direction of tho Superintend? ent of the Streets, or any other person appointed by tho Mayor and Aldermen to take charge of and direct them. Auy parson refusing or neglecting to obey such summons shall bo fined $2 for each day's negleot of the same, to be recover? ed by information before tho Mayor and Aldormon in Council assombled. And it shall bo tho duty of tho City Clerk and Treasurer, and of tho Chief of Polioo, to report to the said Mayor and Alder? men all defaulters under this section. Seo. G. That each and every owner or] tenant or occupant of auy real estate, upou any street whore water is brought by pipes or otherwise from the city re? servoir, shall pay to tho City Treasury, at tho samo timo with the other taxes imposed by this ordinance, a general tax of $1 for each fifty foot of frontage, where there nro buildings, and one cent per foot of frontage whore thoro are no buildings upon lots so taxed: Provided, That uvery lot upon such streets upon which any structure or structures exist, shall pay water tax of not less than $1: And provided further, That no property holder or tenant shall bo oharged for moro than one frontage for property owned or occupied by him. Auy owner or his agent or occupant of any real estate, upou whoso premises water is brought from lue city reservoir, shall pay such sums for the use of water as may be assessed by the City Couuoil; and auy owner, or his agent or occupant, failing to make a report of the hydrant or hydrants used by him or her, or by any tenant or occupant ou such premises, shall bo liablo to a lino at tho discretion of the Mayor. Seo. 7. All persons who shall enclose nuy streets or parts of streets iu tlui oity of Columbia, by and with consent of tho Council, shall pay an annual rent of $5 on any ofreot, or part of any street, so ouolosed, or such other price or sum as may bo fixed aud dotormiued by the Mayor; but caoh street, or part of any street, so enclosed by the consent of Council, may at any timo bo openod by tho order of said Council, anything to the contrary heroin notwithstanding. Seo. 8. That if au^ person or persons shall fail, uogldot or refnse to mako a return or returns to (ho City Assessor, on oath 0 of his, her or their taxuble pro? perty, on or before 8lst day of January, A, D. .378, except as in this ordinanoe otherwise provided, such person or por? sons shall be assessed by the City As? sessor for and on all his, or their taxable property or other things taxed by this ordinance, according to tho best informa? tion he can obtain of the value of such taxable property or other things; and suoh person or persons who shall fail, neglect or refuso to make a return or re? turns as aforesaid, or pay the tax thereon, on or before tho 15th day of February next, shall be subject to and pay in ad? dition to said tax ton per cent, thereon. And the Baid. Clerk and Assessor is here? by required to assess, eolleot ond receive the (axes and dues levied and imposed by this ordinance, and all arrears of for? mer taxes or dues, and make a roturn thereof, as well as a return of all persons who shall fail to make a return and pay the taxes herein and hereby imposed, on the 1st day of May next, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. Seo. 9. The said Clerk is horeby di? rected, in assessing for taxation the amount of sales likely to bo made by any dealer during the year 1873, to assume, if in his discretion it would be just so to do, as a basis of his estimate, tho amount of such sales during tho year 1872, ac? cording to the 6woru returns thereof of the said dealors. Seo. 10. That all returns of property of every description, and of all other things made by taxation a source of reve? nue to the said oity by this ordiuanoo, shall be mado upon the oath of tho tax? payer, which returns shall bo made by tilling out blank forms, to be furnished ou application, by the said Clerk and Treasurer, on or before the 31st day of (January, 1873, except as in this ordi I nance otherwise* provided; but that time i may be extended by the Mayor and Al? dermen; aud the said returns shall em? brace overy subjeot or object of taxa? tion, whether held by or pertaining to the tax-payer in his own right or in a fiduciary capacity. Seo. 11. That a'l persons who may commence a permanent business in the oity of Columbia subsequent to the time ?xed for making tax returns, paying the city taxes and procuring annual licenses, shall, after the lapse of one month from opening business, make returns to tho Oity Clerk of the value of tho stock aud other property employed therein, and pay their taxes and Hocuses; tho taxes on the value of the said stock aud other property to be charged for the full fiscal year, but the licenses to ho paid iu pro? portion to the remainder of tho said year: Provided, however, That all tran? sient dealers shall pay their full annual licenses to the close thereof. I Seo. 12. That it shall be, and it is hereby declared to be, tho duty of the Oity Assessor to assess all tho property named in this ordinance for oity taxation at a reasonable valuation, and the City I Clerk and Treasurer tq collect the taxes levied thereon and the per cent, imposed upon all other things aa sources from whioh a city revenue by this ordinance is directed or contemplated to beraiBed, al? though not specifically mentioned, ac? cording tojtho rates herein declared: Pro? vided, however, That ovtry tax-payer shall have tho right of appeal to the Mayor and Committee on Ways and Means from the assessment of the City Assessor, for a revision thereof, in oase he should thoteby feel himself aggrieved Seo. 13. That in case it should become neoessary to issue an execution against the property of the defaulting tax-payer, and to sell thereunder his real property, in order to collect the taxes duo by him, it shall be tho duty of the Mayor, and he is hereby empowered so to do, in order to put the purchaser thereof into immediate possession, to issuo his war? rant of ejeotmont against the owner, or against his lessee or lessees, or against any other person or porsons who may be in possession 'thereof, and to place the said warrant in the hands of the Chief of Police, or any other offioor whom ho shall select, who shall proceed without delay to execute tho same at tho expense and costs of tho party or parties iu de? fault: Provided, That the owner of tho fee, his lessee or lessees, shall uot be de? prived of tho use aud possession for a longer period than two years from tho day of sale Seo. 14. That tho Mayor and Alder mou shall is.mo their execution against each and every person or corporation who shall be reported by tho City Clerk and Treasurer to have failed, neglected or refused to make returns or pay tho taxes imposed by this ordinanoe within tho timo herein prescribed; aud all exe? cutions issnod by the Baid Mayor aud Aldermen shall lfuvo uttached thereto the signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk aud Treasurer aud the seal of the city of Columbia, in tho mime of whioh such executions shall bo ontitled. Sec. 15. That all executions which may bo issued to enforce tho payment of taxes, lines nntl licenses by tho said Mayor and Aldermen, iu conformity with tho foregoing suction, shall bo lodged iu the first instance in tho office of the Sheriff of Kichlund County, and may bo directed to the said Sheriff, or to tho Chiof of l'olico, or other persons ap? pointed by tho said Mayor nud Alder? men, to collect and receive tho same with the costs. Seo. 10. That the words "real proper? ty" ond "real estate," us used in this ordinanoe, shall be co-extensive in mean? ing with lands, tenements and heredita? ments; tho words "personal property," as heroin used, include moooy, goods, chattels, things in action aud ovidouces of debt; and tho word "property" in? cludes property, real n.id personal. AN ORDINANCE to REGUT1.VFR licenses FOlt tue YEA It 1873. Section 1. lie il ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of tho city of Columbia, in I the City Council assembled, That every person, firm, company or corporation, engaged iu, or intending to be engaged in, any trade, business or profession hereinafter mentioned, shall obtain, on or before the sixth day of January, A. D.. 1873, a. license therefor, in manner provided; thoee commencing business after the sixth of January shall obtain a license before entering upon that busi? ness. Sao. 2. Every person, firm, company or corporation required by this ordinance to obtain a lioense to engage in auy trade, business or profession for which a license is required, shall register with the City Clerk and Treasurer, first, his or nor name or style, aud in case of a firm ot company, the names of the seve* ral persons constituting such firm' or company, aud their places of business; second, the trade, business or profession for whioh a lioense is required; third, the place where such trade or profession is carried on; if a wholesale or retail dealer iu goods, wares and merchandise, the amount, extent and value of busi? ness intended to bo carried on, excluding distilled spirits?all of whioh shall be given under oath. Seo. 3. If any person or persons ex? ercise or carry on any trade, business or profession, for the exercising, carrying on or doing of which a license is required by this ordinance, without first register? ing aud taking out such license, as in that behalf required, he, she or they shall, besides being liable to the pay? ment for the lioense, be subject to a penalty of $40, on conviction before the Mayor or any court of competent juris? diction; one-half of the penalty, after deducting expenses of the prosecution, to be paid to the person who first in? forms of the matters and things whereby tho penalty is recovered, aud the other half to the oity. Sec. 4u Iu every license to be taken out, under or by authority of this ordi? nance, shall be ooutained and set forth tho purpose, trade, business or profes? sion for whioh such license is granted, and the name and place of business of the persons taking out the same; if a wholesale or retail dealer in goods, wares aud merchandise, the amount, extent or valuo of the business intended to be car? ried on. The City Clerk and Treasurer shall prepare a proper form of license to be issued in each case, whioh liooose shall be posted up or kept by the person re? ceiving.tho same, as the City Clerk shall direct. Any evasion of the provisions of this section shall, on conviction before the Mayor, be punishable by fine of 820. Seo. 5. The lioense granted under this ordinance shall not authorize the person or persons, or firm, company or corpora? tion mentioned therein, to exercise or carry ou the trade, business or profession specified in suoh license in. any other place than that mentioned therein, un? less permitted to do so by the Mayor. A license granted on aud after January 1, 1873, shall ooctinue iu foice until the 1st of January following; and all licenses granted after the 1st of January, A. D. 1873, shall be issued upon payment of a rateable portion of the whole amount of money imposed for snob license: Pro? vided, ho never, That no license ahull be granted for leas period than three months, though the timo to the end of the year he less than that. Eaoh lioense granted shall be dated on tho first day of the month iu whioh the liability therefor aocraod, and the amount to be paid therefor shall be computed therefrom until the end of the year, except as hereinbefore-mentioned: Provided, That after a lioense is granted by the oity no portion thereof will be refunded. Seo. G. Upon the removal of any per? son or persons from the house or pre? mises at whioh the trade, business or profession mentioned in suoh license was authorized, it may and shall be lawful for the Mayor to authorize, by endorse? ment of suoh lioense, the person remov? ing, as aforesaid, to any other plaoe to carry on the trade, business or profession specified in such license at the place to whioh suoh person may have removed. Seo. 7. For a license to carry on any trade, business or profession hereinafter mentioned, the sums hereinafter men? tioned shall be paid iuto the City Trea? sury: Astrologers and clairvoyants, $100; apothecaries, retuil, $2~>; architects or surveyors, $25; auctioneers, $100; agents real estate and collection brokers, $25; agents selling by sample at retail, per year, $50; agents selling by sample at retail, per day, $1; attorneys at law, ?25; banks aud bankers. $200; billiard, baga? telle or other gaming tables, for the first table, $50; for every additional table in the same establishment, $25; bowling alloys or pistol galleries, for each alley or gallery, $25; builders and master me? chanics, $20; butohers, for eaoh stall hired, $10; blacksmiths' shops, first forge, $10; eaoh additional forgo, $5; brokers, commercial, ootton or produce, $50; brokers, money and dealers in ex ehuugo, $75; brokers, pawn, $100; brokers aud dealers in horses and muloj, who keep no sales stables, por month, $8; and it shall not bo lawful for any trausient dealers in horses or mules to offer his stock for sale until ho shall have taken out a lioenso, to expire at tho end of ouo month, for whioh be shall pay tho sum of $8; hut suoh lioense may be ro uowed at the same rate. For each and uvory violation of this article the party offending shall be fined in a sum of $25 for eaoh aud every offeuco. Barbers, for each chair, $5; book-binders, $20; boot uud shoomaking establishments, whore hired labor is employed, $10; b. kcries. bread, pio or cake, $25; bill-posters, $5; boarding houses, capablw of accommo? dating six to twenty-live persons, from $10 to $25; coal or wood yards, $25;! confectionary or fruit dealers, $25; cou tractors, other than builders, $20; cotton If. L*t< rs, $50; ootton press, $15; cotton1 gin mauufaotory, $10; cotton gins, gin? ning for toll or pay, $100; chiropodists, $25; carriage repository, $75; cock-pit, $200; dealers, retail, in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, whoso annual sales do not exceed 85,000, $10; dealers, retail, iu goods, wares and merchandise, excluding dis tilled spirits, whose anutial sales exceed $5,000, but do not exceed $10,000, $25; dealers, retail, in goods, wares and raer obandise, excluding distilled spirit ??, whose annaal sales exoeed $10,000, ana do not exoeed $20,000, $40; dealers, re* tail, in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, whose annual sales exceed $20,000, and do not exoeed $30,000, $150; dealers, retail, in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding dis? tilled spirits, whose annaal sales exoeed $30,000. and do not exceed $50,000, $100; and every additional $1,000, per $1,000, $2; dentists, $20; express com? panies, $250; exhibitions, circuses, per day, $100; exhibitions, theatrical, or ex- ? hibitions of any kind for gain, $10 per day; foundries, $10; gas companies, $100; gas machine manufactories, $25; Sas fitters and plumbers, $25; gift store, 100; hotels, capable of accommodating 100 persons, $200; hotels, capable of ac? commodating less than 100, aud more than 60 persons, $100; hotels, capable of accommodating over 25, and less than 50 persons, $50: hucksters, $10; ioe houses and manufacturers of ioe; $50; insurance companies or agenoies, (the same for each and every agency,) $50; intelligence office, $10; junk shops, (application to be made to City Council for license.) $150; liquor?for a license to retail spi? rituous or malt ?qacrs in quantities l?i? than a quart, per annum, (payable quar? terly iu advance,) $200; for a license to sell spirituous or malt liqaora in quanti? ties of a quart or more, per annum, (payable quarterly in advance,) $100. The receiver of eaoh lioense card to pay to the City Treasurer the sum of 50 cents. And provided further, That the granting or withholding of licenses, in eaoh par? ticular case, will be at the discretion Of the City Oounoil, Lumber yards, $25; marble yards, $10; millinery or dress? making establishments, first class, $50; second class, $10 to $25; manufacturers and bottlers of soda water, $25; machine shops, $10; merchants, commission, $50; mills, grist, $10; mills, flour, $15; mills, planing, $50; mills, sawing, $25; job printing offices, where more than three hands are employed, $50; where less than three hands are employed, $25; photograph, ambrotype or daguer? reotype galleries, $20; painters and paper-hangers, (masters,) $10; peddlers, local, per month, $5; peddlers, itinerant, per month, $50; peddlers, per day, #6; physicians, $20; restaurant or eating sa? loon, first class, $50; seoond class, $25; oigars?every person engaged in selling cigars at retail, $5 .to $10, according to hqIos; oigars?every, person engaged in selling oigars at wholesale, $50; soda water, where sold from fount, from $10 to $25; stables, livery and sale, $100; stage or omnibus, $25; telegraph com? panies, $150; tailors, merchant, $10 to $20; undertakers, $50; warehouses, (stor? age,) $50; wagons, drays, carts and hacks run for hire, one horse, $8; wagons, drays, carts und hacks ran for hire, two horse, $16; wagons, -drays, carts and haeks run for hire, four horse, $35; wagon, dray or cart, private, st?re, or business, for hauling*. Sea., into City Treasury, for badgty 50 cents; and for any other business or profession not otherwise provided for, a lioense tax of $10. No person shall let or hire any wagon, cart, dray, or other carriage or vehiole, for the transportation of goods or passengers within the limits of said I city, without having first obtained a badge from the City Clerk, pay ing there? for into the City Treasury 50 cents, to be placed on some conspicuous part of the vehiole, nnder a penalty of $5 for eaoh and every day that such vehiole shall be so run, to be recovered by in? formation before the Mayor: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to wagons, carts or other vehicles going to or from market; and for any other business or profession not otherwise provided for, a lioense tax of $10 to $20: Provided further, That where two or more branches of business, not necessarily connected, are conducted in one establishment, a lioense shall be oharged and collected for each branch of business so oondaoied, as specified in this ordinance. Dogs?upon eaoh and every dog, to be paid by the person or persons on whose premises the dog is kept, $2; and the police of the city of Columbia are hereby authorized and re? quired to seize and confine every dog tound running at large, and not having on the city badge or collar for the cur? rent year; and for every dog so taken up by the police, $1 additional shall be paid for the same. Sko. 8. All ordinances and parts of ordinances conflicting with this ordi? nance are hereby repealed. On motion, at 2:30 A. M., the Council adjourned. OHAS. BARN?M, City Clerk. The merchant's in Charleston com? plain of the riotous prcoeediugs on Christmas evo. A number of windows had the plate glass smashed; and pur? chasers were frightened and returned home. Auotion @?ile?. Agent's Sale. Win. Woston, Executor, vs. W. H. Dowdy? Salo to toroolose mortgage of porsonai pro? perty. ON THURSDAY, January 2,1873,1 will sell, at pubiia outcry, at the station known as Woodward's, on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Kailruad, at 1 o'clock P. M.: Three MULES, one Horse, ono Mare, threa Wagons, bcvou head of Cattle. Terms of sale?Cash. J. E. DENT, Agent Wm. Wostori, Exoo'r oatato L. Woodward. Dec 10 _. . The Beautiful Snow MADE its way through thu roof of my ptoro Ziast Night, And daruagod about 12,500 weith of goods. Tli.?y aro of the class of goods that will not bo injured if dried at once. I tbwsfufs offer gro.it bargains, as the wet goods MUST BE SOLD. J. H. KIN ARD. Dec 23 3