Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CQIJJJ?BIA.JtVC. Sunday Hoping, January 3.1875. Tne Way th? Fncdmnn'? Money The etatement8 of the Ooromieaion ora appointed toolosoup the affairs of the Fteodmao'e Savings Bank, include ite oporationo in Charleston and Beam fort, in thiB State. .'^he. liabilities of the Charleston branch, which made no loans, were, March 16,1674: Duo to dopooitors...... ..$268,168 56 Exohauge...........i.... 8,886 16 . ,*256,504 74 The assets were: ??4 ' ' ' Dae fron* parent bank... .$231,210 35 Expense account...16,768 22 GmU....,,'..... 9,681 17 . . ; 8258,50* 741 The Boaufort branch pursued a dtf foi out ooaroe, and ia charged with loans to the amount of "$126,166.61. These are oluaaiflod ua follows: Considered good.....:.. ;$ 22,070 09 Second olass.............. 48,968 81 Third olaaa...-23,882 95 Taxea naid on real esUterT . 880 28 Beaufort County scrip (pat).,.30.764 48 !. i < $126,166 61 Of this whole amount, as we see above, only $22,670.69 are considered1 good. The oooarity was, generally Worthless, saob as County oorip, County olaims, olaims against the State, bonds and ohuroB of Paoiflo Railroad, &o., &o. None of these loans have been repaid. They were aojoyed by tho/"Monde Of humanity,*' for whose gratification the oolored deposi? tors thought themselves only too happy to oodtribute. They now have the bag to hold, and the delightful oonscionsness that "the pleasure is as great in being cheated its to ohoat." ' Vtkm Lunatic Any lam. The annual report of Dr. J. F. En eor, Superintendent of tho State Lu? natic Asylum, for the past fiscal year, was made to the .General Assembly just before the recess. It has sixteen exhibits, showing all matters connect? ed with tho population of the iuutito ?OQ, i H? cuiimi CU&SCTSisg ite finonooa, au olaborute roport of the Superintendent,. making various ra oommond?tipna,.. qpd one Jrpm the, Board of Tiarentg, opptfoviug thorn. During the year, there Were received 208 male oud 220 iomuto pat ion to,, of whom 86 were discharged as recovered, ] 20 improved in health and 44 died. At | the end of the year, 811 patients re? mained,' The receipts and disburse-1 monts amounted to $106.809.01; tho liabilities (or the year 1873, were ?91,359.64, and at the close of the lait year $57,610.35?amounting together as tho indebtedness of the institution 109149,000:09. Among the items for disbursements for the poesent fiscal year, ?o potion several for money bor? rowed last year, and interoat and I ehargeu; a practice that would be re? prehensible,' if it could be avoided, and j wbioh has added, to the annual ex? penses of, the institution for the last four years about $20,000 or $25,000. lu considering the small per oentage of ourae, the Superintendent repeats the reaoono for it, mentioned in pre? vious reports. The Asylum is crowd? ed with chronic and inoorable oases, which prevent the'admission of reoeut ones that might yield to treatment. Theohanoes for recovery are, in pro? portion to the duration of the disease I when placed undor .treatment.' Tho] earlier the insane are plaoed under it, the greater era the probabilities of! their recovery. On this aooount it is I urged that increased accommodations are needed, and that the new building bo oompleted without delsy. This would insure proper treatment for all, and the separation of the inourable] patients, the idiots and imbeoilee, from the newly arrived insane, com? prising many aoate oases that might be successfully treated. To effeot these objects,,the Superintendent ad* vises, and the committee endorses the proposition, to ievy a npcoial tax, wbiob, they think, would be cheer? fully p iid by the people.' Dr. Euflor gives it as his opinion that there is a large number of insane persons in the State who are unpro? vided for.- Aooordlng to the statistics npon tho subject 'in ether countries and States the rate of insane to sane is about % in every 489 persona. If this cule is applied to South Carolina there will be found 1,489 persons in this oiaiti ouujcui. iu uue Turm ?r utuur ul mental derangement.- Thi* is presented both by himself and, by the committee of the Board of . Begente as an add! . tional rttaeon for the' enlargement of the Asylu^.:^eowm,odkcno aud. tue levy cf^tjir^ 'The ?;. t v.. - ?. ? ?? "la dne chiefly to the great increase of the population of the Asylum of late yean, owing, io a great measure,- to tbe admission of the colored element to the benefits of this great charity, a privilege which was before denied them, except in rare instances." We have some doubt about tbe Correctness of some of these figures und state? ments, and there is a mesBure of in? justice ia-tho last ono quoted. Colored pepple either were admitted to the benefits of the- Asylum in other' yeurs or properly dared for ottfertfise. A re? markable fact which tbe Superintend? ent, and tue committee have over? looked is ihat in those days "the I Qolored element" were not subjoat to derangement in the same degree that ! they are now. That there has been a j large increase of the black inaana population daring the last few years, is as undeniable as that all private I means of taking oare of them iu that condition are no longer praotioable. StAtb Deposits by Insurance Com? panies.? President George B. Coale baa addressed the following letter to Governor Chamberlain, relative to this matter, and bis reasons are very satis? factory. When the law waa passed several of the principal insurance com? panies withdrew their agencies: ? ? f Baltimore, December 23, 1874. His Excellency D. H. Chamberlain, Governor of South Carolina?Sin; My friend Judge Bond has requested me to write to you my viewa as to the polioy of reqairing a deposit of capital from insurauoe companies, desiring to establish agencies for the transaction of tho business of insurance iu State* other than those of their chartered horaeo T have reason to regard suoh a polioy as unwise and wrong in priooi-. pie. Tbe security derived from euoh a deposit is fallaoious, as it oan neces? sarily be only of au amount wbioh ia a very umall per oentage on tbe amount whiah the oompany would have at risk; while at the same time the sequestration of capital in snob a man? ner tends, to the weakeuiug of the company .and the reduction . of that aggregate amount of sBseta whioh eocA policy holder baa the right to regard aa tbe pledge aud seourity of his riek. Of course, tbe demand for a deposit ib one State begets a similar demand in another; and if these demauds be complied with by a oompany to auy extent, tbe common security of eaoh State is diminished and beoomes prao tlcally limited to tho deposit held by itself. Heavy calamities of loss by fire fall unexpectedly in time and place. The State upon which a severe loss should fall would find' itself seri oosly damaged in its seourity by tbe amount* ' wkien the company had placed elsewhere beyond its control, and wbieb would be very probably unavoidable without a deolaration of bankruptcy. This, of course, ia an illustration drawn from au extended (possibly extreme) application of the onatom, bat it ebows legitimately the error of principle npon which snob de? posits are required. It is au easy me thod whereby a weak oompany muy create a false idea of its strength, while the oompacies of tbe largest means and most undoubted oufljftcter generally decline to comply with it on prinoiple, and rarely or never do so unless forced into the measure to re? tain a long established aud valuable business. With auch companies there ia nothing gained to compensate for the risk and expanse of the bafe-keep ing of their deposits. It is, of course, necessary that every company opening an ugeuoy in a State should appoint therein a curtain per? son aa its attorney, to aooept service of process of law. Eaoh of its policy holders has thereby the opportunity to obtain judgment in any of the courts of tbe State against the company. It would be praotioally found easier to execute such a judgment ugainst the assets in control of tbe company at its own office, than to make it good against their deposits placed beyond their control; aud no tied up that iu any emergency they may beoome the anbjeot of many and conflicting oiaims. In a word, it ia, in all respeots, the in? terest of any claimant against au in-' anranoo company, (as of auy oreditor against any debtor,) that the oompany shall have in its own bands the whole of its assets. The companies which do the most widely extended business iu this oountry, are subjected nnnually in several of tbe States to a most search? ing investigation, reaching to every part of their business aud means. These annual reports are widely circu? lated, and prove the most trustworthy, if not the only real aeourity.to tho com? munity for safe and fair dealing. I remain, with respect, your obedient servant, GEO. B. COALE, j President of Merchants' Mutual In? surance Oompany, and Agent of Fire I Insurance Companies. New(Jotton Rates.?The Railroad Convention? reoently held at Maoon to owsider the question of establishing tV. form ratea of freight are reported to have adopted tbe following rates for cotton on all lines from Augusta: To SsViGSSb; nharlestoa and Port Roval. 81.25 per bale; to Baltimore, $3.50'per bale; to Philadelphia or New York, $8.76 per bale; to Boston or Provi? dence, $150. These raten go into eifeol on. and after the 1st lost. ;:j:V7 ' p-pc?i*-.**.1 rj ."?? S'X'he- planers, printera and boiler* roskern, at Hnllc England^ have et/uok 0>k on ectfo?nt ?f a len per cent. re notion on thB4> wagest /. u ?>?< i.i> i'm i Dollcalo gnggcilloni lor tho Laaicl Intoriaatlora for BttMcnllno fatnl Pry*. Mre. Swisshelm ia not to have things all her own way among tbe dress re? formers. There is Uuother Mrs. Rich? mond tu the ?-lil, iu tbe person of a Mrs. Woolson, who has written a book in regard tri tbe uiuumr in which tbe garmeuts should be supported. The subject is too delicate a one to be handled otherwise than giugerly, though lovingly, by the Evening Re? publican, but wunt follows from i our respoudeut of the New Yurk Tribune is both proper und iutttresiiug: With the earnest uud well-iuten tioued work of ?u earnest and good wumau like Mrs. AblmQuold WooIkod, one shoU'il at hi ts* dual thoughtfully and respectfully, however cue diff-rs from her. It is, thorufuie, to be hoped that Mrs. WouIhoh's new volume uu "Dress Reform," whiuli R.bert* Brothers are uhotit to pubish, will not be met by the p*rt tiiupances wirb which crusty bachelors und light miuded maids have been wout to trout a work of this sort. Mrs. vVoolsonV book is entitled to a fair hearing. It is oompoeed of lectures delivered iu Bus ton, during the spring of the proseut year; four of them by well known and successful lady physicians, and tbe other by Mrs. Woolsou herself. It is another attempt to sst tbe world right on a matter iu which the wicked world seems very obstinately determined to go wrong; and it will probably con? vince few save those who are ulwuys reudy for sedition, alwuys prepared to believe that the new is better than the old. We have in the froutispieoe the long familiar oou trust between Venns of Milo and a modern belle. Tbe Venus Viutrix staudH thero, in the obaugeleas grace of her eternal ai lenoe, just a* she w*s in the very dut pioture of tbe sort. But tbe Northern belle change* her udorumeuts in every anoeessive plate, aud neurly always fur the butter. Really, ehe h.nks very pretty, even here, whore she is posing as an illustration of naughtiness; only her drees, with its long train, ia a house drees, aud should uot be belied by the coquetiish little hut pHrched upou tbe fluffy hair. The Veuua is evideutly uot dressed for the street, either; so mademoiselle's hat is alto? gether anoeceHSury to the contrast. Now every moderu belle would no doubt be u Veuus if she could?tbe trouble is that she cau't; aud so she mast aouteut herself by trying to bo a pretty girl. But. says Mrs. Woolsou, let her be pr-tty aud healthy at the same time. Certaiuly, geotie lady; I agree with you there; uud unless she is reasonably healthy, ahe will uot loug be pretty. But how is this marvellous combination of happy and healthy and haudsome to be best uttuiaed? There ia tbe question which Mrs. Woolson has tried finally to settle, aud there is where we are foroed to take issue with her. Are women's shoulders made of oast iron any more thuu tbeir hips? if yon over-weight them shall tbey not ache? I thiuk tbe oa.its of tbe female figure iu a museum of anatomy would con? vince auy unprejudiced observer that femiuiue hips are quite as well calcu? late! to bear burdens as feminine shoulders are. But iu oue respeat Mrs. Woolsou aud her sister reformers are unquestiouably right; aud that is that a reasonable womau should not allow her dress to be cumbered by such a weight of trimming thut her freedom of looomotiou is impeded by ii, and walkiug is reudered nuendurably fa? tiguing. Oue would uot care to be more healthy than tbe average English woman, unless one desires to be u wuu deriug Jew aud outlive all o tie's friouds; uud yet the average Eugltsh womau dresses, save iu two important particu? lars, precisely after the model of her American sister, except that ber taste iu the arrangemeut of the dress is in? finitely poorer. The English woman's wulkiug-dresses are simpler aud less heavily trimmed, aud ber boots uro thicker and looser aud broader in tbe sole. It may seem a startling proposi? tion, but I assert that uothiug will make a wo man's buck ache quioker than wearing tight boots. If I were au M. D., I could no doubt enter into a learned explanation of this fact? as it is, I simply state it. Let any sosjia wear tho clothes of tho pre seat time, made suitably for the oc? casion, and I venture to believe that her costume will be us heultbful as auythiug can be, short of coats aud pantaloons. I don't myself think that coat-: nd pautaloout would make women any stronger, or more healthy; but I dare not speak with undue positiveness about an experiment I have never tried. Oue brings to tho front Dr. Clarke, the author of "Sex in Educa? tion," with a certain hesitation, be ouuse to Mrs. Woolson and the earnest and thoughtful womeu, who share her views, he is such a bete noire; but, low be it spoken, tbe experience of coout less other women proves him to be a good pbysioiau; and to my mind there was much force iu somuthiug he said tho other duy to a young lady of my acquaintance. Looking over her attire of tasteful skirt, and basquo an.I over skirt, heavy frieze walking jacket aud soft felt hat, he said: "J r-uo nothing harmful here?I havu no lault to And. It could scarcely be better." "But the cornets," said she; "must we give ap those?" ??Rw mi means." was the reply: "I consider them a neoeesary and' useful support. Because they can be abused; because a vromsn who weighs 200 cau use them to lace herself into deformi? ty, it ie uo Bign tney ere bad in them? selves." j But cornets are' one'enpeolal object of the animadversion* iftv^tiee**?! elusion that a oonspieuous revolution in feminine attire is not at present possible, so they bare ander taken that tbore shall be a certain outward con? formity to the mammon of unright? eousness, while they work all possible obangea underneath. I will not dwell upon subtleties of the internal ar? rangements suggested in this volume, the bewildering combinations of but? tons and button-holes, of eyelets and lacings, upon garments whiob -hall be nameless in my letter, though they have a now and mysterious nomeu olaturo in Mrs, Woolsou's book. The pages of hur appendix are not for tbe perusal of masculine Paul Prys? in? deed, no man could understand them whoso acquaintance with women was uot sb HoientiQo as Worth's or as ex? tensiv? as Brigbam Young's. I, for one, certaiuly think that if women will but wear the present modes | sensibly, not cramping tbeir feet in right bootH, Dot using their coraets for tight lacing, not overloading their skirts with trimmings, and not walk? ing in dresses designed for tbe carriage or tbe salon, they oan hardly, under any system, dress bettor or more healthfully than it is in their power to dress now But there seems to be in the inquiring and mutinous human mind a louging for change, a restless? ness wbiob demands revolution. The form in not enough, they must re-form. Men, with this besetting teudenoy, free slaves, overturn governments, make new laws?shall wo deny to wo? men tbe lesser pleasure of a revolution iu corsets and petticoats, a triumph in button-holes? Aud if, indeed, any? body prefers garments with tbe naw names to the old, orthodox fig-leaves of our grand mothers, they could not do better tbao to follow Mrs. Wool son's lead. Her Viook is well and deli cutely writteu?if to me it seems a work of supererogation, there are others, do doubt, who will welcome it mh the herald of a new and belter dis? pensation. Proceeding* of Olty Ooanoll. CouNort? Chamber, Colombia. S. 0., Dec. 30. 1874. Pursuant to adjournment, 28th inst., Council met at 7 30 P. M. Present His Honor the Mayor, John Alexander; Aldermen Swygert, Wells, Pugh, Pur? vit, Carr, Carroll, Griffin and Thomas. A communication was received from Mensr-. Melton & Clark, and referred to Committee ou Ways and Means. A aommuuioation was received from Mr. J. K. Stuart, of Baltimore, and City Clerk instructed to furnish tbe information required. Tbe following billa were referred tu Committee on Accounts, vis: Water] Works, Street und Guard House, John Alexander; Water Works, Hayden, Gere & Co., New York; Market, E. ?. Washington. Petitions for tavern license from G. Y. AUordeo and J. W. Ayrea; re? ferred to Committee on License. Motion of Alderman Carroll, that tbe committee's report on Mr. Swy gen's petition be adopted, was lost. Alderman Pugh moved that Alder? man Brown's ordinance, relating to oity scales, be laid ou the table. Adopted. Motion of Alderman Swygert, Resolved, That the City Clerk adver? tise for bids, to bo banded to the City Council by tbe next regular meeting, 12th January, 1875, to furnish the City Alms House and Hospital with supplies fur three months. Adopted. Moved by Alderman Pugh, that the Cierk also advertise for bids for fur? nishing fresh beef to City Alms House and Hospital. The following resolution was offered, viz: Resolved, That tho Mayor is hereby authorized to borrow euch amount of money as may be needed to complete and furnish tbe opera hall and store rooms in tbe City Hull building, and te execute therefor the note of the city, bearing interest at the rate of one und one-half cents per centum per mouth, the same to be paid out of the tir.it moneys oolleoted from taxes levied for tbe year 1875; tbe payment to be made ouly on tbe certificate of tbe architect and approval of the Mayor. Alderman Carroll moved that it be referred to the Speoial Committee on City Halt. Adopted. Alderman Carroll moved that the Speoial Committee on the New City I Hall be instructed to ascertain and re ; port at next meeting of Council whe? ther or not the recent contract with Mr. Waring to complete the Opera House and stores has been carried out, and on all other matters in couneotion with the building. Council adjourned. HICHARD JONES, City Clerk. A Washington paper of the 25th December has the following: "Col. LH. A. Gilbert, of Torre Haute, Ind., I and Miss Fanuie J. Oaldwell Rossiter, of Columbia. S. O, were united in marriage, in this city, December 21. The distinguished and wealthy bride is t a daughter of a former Attorney-Ge? neral of the Palmetto State, eminent for proud family connections, and lovely in the graces of mind and person. Col. Gilbert is a gentleman well known for his sterling integrity, a most honor? able and manly reputation, and for an exoeeding prpularity among bis fellow men. Tbe happy pair have every con- j grntulation, and every sincere wish for bis happiness and prosperity." There ia some mistake with refer cuua iu tho above. There nctcr vrzz I ao Attorney-General or any other pro? minent official of the name of Rossi te? in South Caroline. Thei collision on the Port Royal Railroad; last Toeaday, eaosed more dsmagd, .than *ai at first snopposed. Carr Matteub.?Subscribe for tbe Phoindc?don't borrow. Largest selection of imported cigars at tbe Colombia Hotel Cigar Store. ? j A large reward will be paid for the recovery of a bouoI chestnut horse, about thirteen hands high; strayed away on the 3lHt December. Apply at Phoznix office. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for in advance. There were six deaths in Columhia for the week ending January 2?three whites, three colored. Best imported Partagas, eight for one dollar, at Colombia Hotel Cigar Store. Tho inclemency of tbe weather and the muddy streets interfered some? what with New Year's calls. Palmetto fine cut iohaooo is the best in the city, and can he prooured only at the Indian Squaw Oigar Store. Rev. D. B. Clayton will preach at Irwin's Hall, this afternoon, at 3J? o'clock. Notices in the local column are ohargud for at tho rate of fifteen cents a Hue, for nine lines or more. Less tbau that space, Si. All local refer once to advertiscmonts.cbarged for. A pair of handsome and serviceable iron gray horses, with a light vehicle, are to be disposod of at a fair price. They will be sold together or sepa? rately. Any information can be obtained at Pnois'ix office. We desire to return thanks to tbe Superintendents of the Greenville and Colombia and the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroads for "compli mentaries" over their roads. The first drawing of the Sonth Caro? lina Real Estate and Joint Stook Asso? ciation came off on New Year's Day, but the investors were sraall. Snob institutions seldom pay. The following appointments and re? movals have beeu made by the Go? vernor: Phillip Leweuthal, Jury Com? missioner, Darlington, vice J. B. Gor? don, resigned; W. A. Sanders, Trial Justice, Chester, vice J. B. Howell, re? moved; and J. P. Brookington, Trial Justice, Darlington. The long-looked for snow came early New Year's morning, followed by sleet, then rain and afterwards slush, lend es were appended to the trees and projecting roofs. The day was per? fectly horrid. The carriers complained that their papers were frozen together. Commissioner Frederick Watts has furnished us witb a oopy of his monthly report of the Department of Agriculture, for November and Decem? ber, 1874. The Rural Carolinian, for January, is before us, with the uanal quantity of matter for farmers and tillers of the soil. Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, S. C, are tbe publishers, at $2 per an? num. An attempt was made to enter the store of Mr. U. Goodman, two doors below Phoinix office, on New Year's night, or early yesterday morning. Auger holes were bored in the windows and doors. The weather, yesterday, was very disagreeble in the forenoon, but in the afternoon the clouds cleared away, aud the genial sunshine made one supposo that spring was upon ns. Haverly's Minstrels gave an enter? tainment, last night, in Parker's Hall, to an appreciative audience. ' The members of tbe troupe acquitted them? selves with orodit in their several parts The performances of Messrs. Primrose and Wells in thou- specialty? clog-dancing?were pronounoed une /-in a I Art -a Levers of fine vocal and instru? mental music will be pleased to learn that the Columbia Choral Union pro? pose giving another entertainment on Thursday evening next, Jannary 6, at Parker's Hall, for the benefit of the Washington Street Methodist Church. See announcement in another column. The coroner's jury in the case of Keaiah Sheppard met again on Friday last, at half-past 5 o'clock P. M., and after the examination of the engineer and other witnesses, returnod a verdiot that the deoeased came to her death by being accidentally run over by the up-train from Charleston, on the South Carolina Railroad, on the 20th of December, 1874. Washington StrbstSunday School. The annual distribution of reward books to the meritorious pupils of the Sunday School of the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church takes place this utter noon, ai ?)<j o'olook. The exeroises of the ocoaoion will no doubt be interesting, especially as we are informed that addresses to tbe ohildren ere expected from Rev. W. T. Capers, D. D., ond others, Lei all the,|?airtUi;gtt;,a^d ty^ ty^otyp; dron with thorn. ? i KiLLEi).? A distressing accident adV ourred at the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad oar-yard, yester? day afternoon; abooi half-past 1 o'clock. A colored lad, named Ema? nual FergoeoD, nine years old, got upon a shifting engine for a free ride, without tbe knowledge of tbe engineer, but, losing bis hold, lie fell off across the track, when the engine passed over hiB right leg, above the knee, crushing it in two. As soon as possible, medi aal assistance was procured, and the limb amputated, but the boy died in 1 about twenty minutes. The authori? ties at tbe depot have frequently I warned the boys playing about tbe yard, but to no avail. New Year's Day.?It was intended that the first day of the new year should be celebrated and properly honored, but the unusual (although not unseasonable) weather interfered. The "receptions" were shmly attend? ed, while the fifteenth amendments, who proposed to keep* up "Emancipa? tion Day," had a damper thrown upon their spirits. The little folks were dio- > appointed also, as they anticipated a use of their sleds.' Those who wan supplied with necessary fire-wood, en? joyed home delighte. Palmetto Association.?The eight? eenth anniversary meeting was held on the 12th ultimo, when the following officers were elected to nervo for the ensuing year: Wm. B. Stanley, Presi? dent; Henry Beard, Yioe-Preeident; R. S. Morrison, Corresponding Secre? tary; H. E. Scott, Recording Secretary and Treasurer. Delegates to the Na? tional Convention of the Mexican War Veterans, to bo held in Washington City, on the 22d of February, 1875: R. Q. M. Dnnovant, Samuel McGowan, T. J. Mackey, G. W. Curtis, B. M. j Gilbert, A. M. Manigault, Sebastian 8omter, J. B. Kerehaw, M. L. Bon ham, Wm. B. Stanley. Religious Services To-Day. ? Pres? byterian Church?Rev. J. H. Bryson, pastor?11 A. M. and 1% P. M. Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Shand, Rector; Rev. J. H. Stringfellow, as? sistant. Services at 11 A. M. and 4 P. M. Baptist Churoh?W. H. Laavall, 11 A. M. and 7)6 P. M. Sunday School, 3 P. M. St. Peter's Catholic Church?Rov. J. L. Fuller ton, first Mess 7 A. M.; second Mass 10% A. M.; Vespers 4}^ P. M. Washington Street Methodist?Rev. W. T. Gapers, D. D., 11 A. M., and Rev. W. H. Fleming, D. D., 7 P. M. Sunday School meeting. 3)? P. M., at which addresses will be made by Revs. Capers and Fleming. Marion Street Methodist?Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday School, U)a A- M. List of patents issued from the United States Patent Office to citizens of Sonth Carolina, for week ending January 1, 1875. Fnrniehed for the PnoiNix from tbe office of J. McO. Perkins & Co., oounsellors at-law and solicitors for Amerioan and foreign patents, 513 Seventh Btreet, Washing? ton, D. O.: 157,785. Mooring attachment for buoys?Henry Brown, Charleston, assignor to himself and John F. Tay? lor, same place, j Filed November 7, 1874. J Brief?Tbe parts most liable to wear out are made detachable, so as to be renewed without takiog the buoy from the water. 157,883. Pistons for steam and hydraulio presses?John F. Taylor, Charleston. [Filed October 7. 1874 ] Brief?Upon tbe upstroke of the pin ton, water enters tbe water chamber through tbe perforations in the fol? lower, and expands the packing. An . I elastic packing-ring is interposed be i tween the bottom of the side packing j rings and the block, to prevent leakage at that point. 157,487. Envelopes?Thomas H. Bomar. Spartanbnrg. I Filed October 110, 1874. J Brief?When the outside flap bearing the address is resored, z oomplete envelope remaine, bearing tbe return address. 157,351. Oar-brakes?Jean E. Ri? chard, Columbia, assignor of part in? terest to Edmond O. Richard and Jos. 0. Richard, Quebec, Cjdg*. [Filed August 8, 1874 1 Brief^s^continuous * brake-rod in sections, having an ante matio uncoupling device and bangers, and applied by engineer or brakeman. List op New Advertisements. Gas Light Bills for December. Supplies for City Institutions. Jacob Levin?Street Gas Lamps. Columbia B. & L. Association John Agnew?Carriage Manufaot'ry. O. F. Jaokson?Happy New Year. Odd Fellows' Sohool. Family Residente for Rent. Columbia Choral Union. Hotel Arrivals, January 2.?Man? sion House?W M Drafts and wife, Lexington; Col H I Canghman, Miss S E Golding, Riohland; J O Rnaaell, Chesterfield ;Geo Brun?, O M Royoter, J W Levy. J Q Maraball, O P Doreey, city; T J Bell, Darlington; T O WhiV "> ~Bendriai Bo use?R P MeOante, Fla; E Rather, Pa; Geo-Bohloy, On; HH Stafford, N Y; S H B?own, Charleston; J L Shnler, Lexington; J L Hallo, Oamden; Mrs ? B Smithdaal, Miaa Mary Bmlihdeel, Miss Hatti? Smith dealf F ?oithdeai, Lcesville; Q DixcK a^w?wif#.ttitr. '?.?.:<?*?