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NOTICES of Wants, To Reat, Lost and Found, Boarding, ftc, not exceeding -JO words, -ii cents each insertion; over 20, and not exceeding 30 words, 40 cents each insertion; over 30 and not exceediug 40 words, 50 cents each insertion. All ann ou neem en ts to bc published at these rates must bc paid for in advance. REMITTANCES should be made by Postoffice Money Order or by Express. If tlds cannot be done, protection against losses by mall may be secured by forwarding a draft on Charleston pay? able to the order of the proprietors or THE NEWS, or by sending the money In a registered letter. Address RIORDAN, DAWSON ? CO., No. 143 East Bay. Charleston. S. C. SATURDAY. JANUARY 15, 1S70. NEUS OF THE DAY. -In Now YV.rk. yesterday, gold close dstrong at21Ji -Cotton was steady: middlings 25j{c; sales 3000 bales. -In Liverpool cotton was Arm; uplands ll?id; sales 12,000 bales. -The restoration of harmonious relations|be tween the Sultan and Pasha of Egypt is complete. -T. C. DeLeon. Esq.. has withdrawn rrom the position or managing editor of tho Mobile Regis? ter. -Suclng newspapers for libel don't pay. Fifty suits in the past I wo years have only aggregated $3000 damages. .-The Philadelphia papers lament the Mbit common to Southern merchants of "passing on to New York to purchase.'' -A Cincinnati genius has invented a machine by which a performer on thc flute or violin can accompany himself on the piano. -A machine having been Invented to clean the ramie Obre, tilts, the Xcw Orleans Picayune says,' removes the only objection to Its culture. -There are said tc be 80,000 sewing women in New York and Brooklyn, whose Individual earn? ings do not average more than S3 50 a week. -Mr. Greeley's salary as editor of the Tribune has been raised to fio.ooo per annum. At the an? nual meeting of tlie stockholders last week, $50, ooo were divided, or which the late A. D. Richard? son is credited with $sico, and the late S. T. Clarke, $22,850. -This is thc latest for brides: A plain gold bracelet which fastcus with a lock and gold key, and which thc husband places on her arm at the altar, locking it, and placing thc key on his wavell chain. The bracelet " cannot bc removed with? out the husband's assistance, and thus both are constantly remladdc ol each other." -The lucky Fort Edward (New York) milliner, to whom her aillanced lover, a young English nobleman, left $17,000,000 at his death some months ago, hailed from Clover, Vermont, and ls the niece of Daniel Gray of that town. All?t tempts to set aside the will have beeu abandoned and she is informed by her agent in London that an instalment or $5.000,000 of this snug little be quest will be forwarded the prisent month. She is reported as being a quiet, sensible girl, and not likely to bc upset by this staggering freak or for tune. -Thc German hospital of New York has re el'lved from Germany an unexpected gift of $50, OOO in 5-203. The giver was the Baron Von Dier gardt, a young man who lias just inherited a large fortune, and begins by making use or lt in this t> manner. He has never been in the United States, and was doubtless prompted to this great sot or charity by finding a large quantity of United | j States bonds among lils Inheritance. The hospl tal, which is at thc corner ot Fourth avenue and j j Seventy-seventh street, New York, will be greatly benefit ted by this acquisition. . -In the telegraph war between thc operators | I and the Western Union line, both sides remain ob stinate; the strike continues; the company and the men each till a great deal of the space of some of the newspapers with their explanations or com plaints, bat thc matter of interest to the public is ' 1 that the strike continues. So far as the press ls | ? concerned, the company has made especial efforts to serve lt with new,, i hough it has had to strain I . every nervo to do so, with a limited force and nearly all night work, which ls reit to bc a very ' ?treat inconvenience. -A telegram was received at thc War Depart? ment, in Washington, on Sunday, rrom General Reynolds, the military commandant in Texas, stating that the constitution of that State has been adopted almost unanimously, and E. J. Davis elected Governor by a plurality of seven hundred and eighty-three votes. The other State | j officers arc J. W. Flauigun, Lltutcnnnt-Governor; A. Bledsoe, comptroller: G. W. Honey, treasurer, and Jacob Kuechler, land commissioner. The j 1 above named have been appointed oftlcers of the provisional government. -The operative cotton spinners or Glasgow, I , Scotland, received intimation rrom their employ? ers to the effect that, in rousequence or long con- | I tinned dullness lu the trade, their wages were to be reduced to thc extent or ten percent, from | i and after the first pay day in isro. As the opera? tives are paid fortnightly, this provides for the redaction taking effect on Saturday, the 16th day or January. The members or thc trade afterwards held a meeting on this subject, and after delibera? tion, lt was agreed to transmit a communication I a to the employers objecting strongly^to the rule. { -The great natural curiosity known as Sunken Lake is situated In thc Cascade Mountains, about eeventy-flvo miles northeast of Jacksonville, Ore? gon. The walls are two thousand feet high, and | t almost perpendicular, ruuning down into thc water, and leaving no beach. Thc depth ls un? known, the suriace ls smooth aud unruffled, and lt lies so Tar below the surface of the mountain taat the air currents ?lo not affect lt. Its leugth * ls estimated at twelve miles, aud its breadth at ii teu. NtvUlvlag man ha3, it is said, ever reached the water's ed-e. The lake lies "silent, still and mysterious in the bosom of thc everlasting hills, . , like a huge well scooped on by the hands off genii." -Ou Friday evening last, as the steamer Atlas, plying between New York and South Amboy, had reached tho dock at Hie latter station, two lady passengers, ia their eagerness to get off, were standing under thc apron which connects the boat with the dock, and which the men were m thc act ol letting down. A deck hand named John Riddle, seeing the danger in which the ladies were placed, stepped forward and pushed them backward, but had not time to get away him? self when the apron, weighing two tons, acci? dentally foll and striking him on the head broke his neck. The unfortunate man was twenty-four yeare or age, and resided formerly at Middletown Point, N. J. -The English postofflce authorities have prepa? red, for the use of the public, forms for telegra? phic messages to tie used when the whole system .r Inland telegraphs is acquired by the govern? ment on the 29th or next month. The form is very simple and complete, and differs in one or two impon ant respects rrom those lui hen o em? ployed by tho companies-the novelties, it may? be added, being decided improvements. The principal of these refers to the arrangement or the words that make up the message. A separate space in lines is allotted to each word, and the corresponding charge is printed clearly on thc marg.n, s<> tha' the sender can see at a glance how much he has to pay, and the receiving clerk need be at no trouble lu calculating how much he I K hes to cauig.'. Each o.rthe form j thus divided I v into spaces ls prepared for a racssar.o of fifty words, which is-aasuuied to he su?tcent la the great majority of instances. In tho right hand upper corner of the page a blank space is left for thc stamp, which will probably bc almost exclu? sively used to cover thc charges of transmission. Attached to the form are directions for the guld aucc of the sender, with a tarin'of charges, and full information as to thc arrangements for por terage. Land for thc Landless. / / Tito Legislature now proposes to appropri? ate one million dollars, (making twelve hun? dred thousand dollars in all.) for thc pur? chase of lauds to lie sold on credit to the landless. It is claimed that the State will he well se? cured, because it will in all cases receive as much money for interest as it pays out for interest on thc money which it borrows, as well as because it will have a first lien until the lands are paid for. In the face of the facts that have come to light about the oper? ations of thc land commission up to this time, it can hardly be proved tbat the land bought by the State eau always bc resold at the cost price. And an addition of one mil? lion dollars to the State debt, however it may bc gluzenoi! over, will unquestionably affect injuriously the financial credit which thc Radicals profess to bc so cager to main? tain. Nor can we see that the appropriation is necessary for the colored people. They who have a little money or a little credit^ can buy land now cf private persons, whether they be white or black. The land commis? sion, if honestly administered, will benefit the speculator or the thriftless negro, and will in no way improve the position of the industrious poor. And there is no end to the help demanded by those who cannot help themselves, as there is no satiating the pecuniary appetite of the greedy Radical ad? venturer. The colored people, if they know what is best for them, will not desire thc squander? ing of another million dollars. The Township Law. The curious protest of SeuatOiS Corbin and Jillson against thc passage of the bill repealing the tc-vnship law, is printed this moruiug. Passing over questions of consti? tutionality, which have nothing to do with Radical legislation, there is no novelty in the declamatory statement of the protestants. We have heard before, in other things than township laws, that it is sound policy to throw good money after bad, but we arc not converted. Tho township system may, wc admit, work well in States which have a dense population, but what ha3 that to do with South Carolina? That thc New York code can be copied over and adopted as the code of this State, at a cost of over $15,000, is no rc: .sou why the township law should hu adopted in the same manner. The township business would have cost the State a million of dollars already, which will now be saved, and if there be any deficiencies in the county law, if the counties require new legislation in consequence of the repeal of the township l?w, we have legislators enough iu Columbia to do the job quickly, and, we hope, cheaply ! A Living Curiosity. * The petition of the Mayor and Al?ermen of Charleston, in regard to the flour inspect? orship, isas great a curiosity in its way as the Leopard Boy, the Pet Snake, the Fat QM, or any other of the prodigies on exhi? bition at the Market Hall. We all know the facts of the case. A flour inspector, Mr. C. fi. Averill, was duly elected. When the Pillsbury Council came in, they declared all the city offices vacant, and proceeded to an ?lection. A Mr. Caulfield was elected flour inspector, but Mr. Averill declined to t?cate iiis office. Next came n mock trial, and the :onvictlon and dismissal of Mr. Averill. Even this was not enough to make the wrong i ;he right. An appeal was had to the courts, ( md the Supreme Court a. cided in favor of Hr. Averill. Now, the Mayor and Alderman petition the Legislature to abolish the office )f flour inspector, so that "they may elect | 'a proper person," and in order '-to stay 'the courts from their extra judicial inter- i 'ferencc" with thc rig),ts of thc petitioners. , Cheap Telegraphy. Within the last year or two the press of : he United States have hud a good deal to iay on the subject of placing the telegraph ines of the country under the control of the rovernmcnt, upou the same plan as that re- t :ently adopted in England. Thc discussion , ins been constaut and active; but it is ap- ? lurent that while all admit the necessity ol' t iheapening the cost of telegraphing, thcro 1 3 a wholesome dread of adding to the im- . aensc powers already enjoyed by thc body if dictators who style themselves the Con- ? xess of the nation. i The magnetic wires are now os important 1 s the mails. Only thc details of important transactions are forwarded through the post- \ iflice. The business Itself, domestic and - oreign, is effected by telegraph, or is con rolled by telegraphic udvices, and if the * ates were lower commercial writing would t oon bc unnecessary. It is to the interest or ivery merchant, of every business man, to : lave the rates low; but the bureau must be ibsolulely free from espionage or govern- .l neut interference. In England and in almost every country of [ ?urope, tho charges for the transmission of r iiessages by telegraph arc much lower thou - n the United States. A Northern paper is ?ssured that in Great Britain a dispatch of i wenty words can bc seut at a uniform rate if one shilling all over the couutry-a dis ance of over 700 miles; the same dispatch an be sent from one end of France to an- ? ither for one franc ; all over Belgium aud Switzerland for haifa franc, or ten cents; denmark, twelve and a half cents; Prussia, [ rom twelve and a half cents to thirty-seven v :ents; Sweden and Norwuy, ?my distance for - hirty cents for a message of twenty words, md one cent for each additional word; from darscilles to the north of Scotland, a dis- ( ance of 1400 miles, traversing two king- k loins and crossing thc Straits of Dover by iubmarine cable, for fifty-five cents. These rates seem very low to an Ameri? tan, in spite of the fact that the chairman * if the Committee on I'ostollkes declares that s elegraphing in this country is thc cheapest a n the world. In referring to that declara- > ion, Mr. Washburne said, ina recent speech ?i ti the House: c v "Yet be could not have failed to know that, n f he desired to scud a dispatch of twenty fords to his home Ic Illinois, and was not fa vored with a 'D. H.' (dead head) pass, he would have to pay $3 for a similar message; to" the home of the Missouri member of that committee $4 would be charged; the Michigan member, $2 80; the New Jersey member, $1 25; the Massachusetts member, $1 23; the Indiana member, ?2 30: Ihc Kentucky member. $2 50: thc Nevada member, $9 28, and thc Oregon member, $13 GO, or ?5 70 more than it would cost to send a message of ten words irom Washington to Constantinople by the Atlantic cable and continental lines." It will be seen from these ligures that, so far from being the cheapest in the world, telegraphing in this country is thc most ex? pensive in the world. The rates of charges now paid should certainly bc reduced. Such a reduction would be a blessing to the pub? lic at largo, and would entail no loss on thc telegraph companies, as their business would be increased sufficiently to prevent it. But thc result should not bo obtained through the intervention of government, which has enough to do with our private affaira already, but through a wholesome competition on the part of numerous rival lines. Competition will bring down the rates, and insure more celerity in transmitting and delivering messages. An instance is within our knowledge, where an opposition Hue was established between two cities and the rates reduced about two-third.*, and yet the gross receipts of thc now company, at the reduced price, arc as great as the receipts of the old company, at thc high rates, with no competition. Assuming that the grose receipts of the old company have not dimin? ished, thc reduced rates have caused the business to increase six-fold. As the price falls, the demand. must and will increase. The experience of thc cable proved this, if it was thought that telegraph companies are exempt from the operations of a general law. At present the telegraph system of the South is a monopoly. What wc want is not gov? ernment interference, but open and active competition. THAT shrewd observer of men and events, Don Platt, of the Cincinnati Commercial, remarks: "The suspicion is gaining ground "that had we put in Grant <fc Co. at the "time we did McClellan, they would, in all "human probability, have come out as well "plucked as he was. These last great he "roes of the war had the good luck to be in "command when the Confederates had no "longer thc fierce armies that sent ours "whirling back into Washington. Tho war "had ended in the South nearly a year be? t?re we learned the fact at the North. Of "course this is neither patriotic nor loyal. "One ought to puff and snort, and bump "one's head before the idol of the day, '.whether he lias brains or is only stuffed "out with old newspapers." At last Ihc milk in the cocoanut begins to leak out The bill to extend thc limits of Oharleston-or Mackeyville, as it is called in Columbia-is nothing more nor less than a scheme to elevate Dr. A. G. Mackey or his distinguished kinsman, T. J., to-the chief magistracy of this city. Nobody will weep, therefore, if the bill, as our correspondent predicts, should fail to pass. Our Columbia correspondence gives an interesting r?sum? of thc features of the bill "to create a metropolitan poliee in the State ' of South Carolina." Gr ?matinal. OLD WANTED Apply to W. r. HALL, janlt 2_Rrown A Co.'s Wharf. J^OUIS M c L A I N , BROKER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 4 8 BROAD STREET. Charleston, S. C. Stocks, Bonds and Gold bought, carried and sold short in New York City. Particular attention paid to the purchase and ale of all kinds of Southern Securities. octa ii? (Sbncational. COIT'S MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL ACADEMY. MAYES VILLE, S. c.-Thc Sec ) .1 Session of this Institution will beglu on the ;oth February, 1S70. Boys and young men prepared for college or lostness. Terms, $100 per Session, In advance. For further Information apply to captain w. H. COIT. Janl4 3DAO MaycfMlle, S. C. Dissolutions of QEaparlucrsl]ip. VTOTICE.-THE FIRM OF G. W. STROUB Li A CO., was dissolved by mutual consent on he Cth instant. WILLIAM T. LITTLE an.1 AUG. H. SCHWAEE, miler the name and style o? W. T. LITTLE t Co., will continue thc j DRUG Business at Vilibergcr's Old Stand, No. 277 King street, iud would respectfully solicit. I ho patronage of heir frieuds und the public generally. Janis smw3_ M/TR. BASIL M. HERIOT HAS WITH LTJL DRAWN from the tlrm of WM. B. HERIOT ic co. since the 3lst December last. The under ?igned will continue the INSURANCE AGENCY tuslness as usual, at No. 54 Broad street, under he old firm or WM. B. HERIOT A CO. [Slgucd) WM. B. HERIOT A CO. He will also continue thc NOTARIAL Busluess, md thc adjustment ol Fire aud Marine Losses, as icrctorore._Janl3thstut \fl-R. W. GEO. GIBBS HAS THIS DAY LYX withdrawn rrom our firm, wo having dis iontiuued the Exchange and Collection Business, flie other branches or our business will bc cou inucd as heretofore. WILLIAM G. WHILDEN A CO. January 1.1870._Jaul sj DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. Tho ?rm of L. GAMBRILL A CO. is hereby Unsolved, from and after this date, by lt** own imitation. The business of the late firm will be liquidated iy the subscriber, who will hereafter continue Hie msliicss on his ?wu account nnd in his own ?ame. L. GAMBRILL. January 1, 1S70._jaul 6S3* r~ HE FIRM OK. ROrEIt & STONEY IS this day dissolved. Either partner Ls author zed to settle thc accounts. RICHARD ROPER. THEODORE STONEY. January 1,1870. I will continue the FACTORAGE AND COMMIS ilON BUSINESS on Vanderhorst Wharf. RICHARD ROTER. We have this day formed a Copartnership under he style or STONEY A LOWNDES, as Factors and tom mission Merchants. Office Vanderhorst Vharr. THEODORE STONEY. jauiswo HENRY D. LOWNDES. Sa??lcs nub fijarncss. SADDLERY, ?tc, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, SADDLERY. SADDLERY HARDWARE. Carriage Materials, Leather, Ac. Attention ls called to our extensive Stock, rhich wc offer on reasonable terms. Also, to a into stock of Second-band Army (McClellan) ?ADDLES. Orders promptly attended to. Agents for the celebrated American Double ctlng. Non-freezing FOItCE AND SUCTION 'UMPS, especially valuable for extinguishing res, washing wagons, watering gardens, bring :ig water rrom great depths with comparative ase. RICE PLANTERS will find these Pumps alunhic Tor Ditch-draining and Irrigating. Testl lonials furnished. JENNINGS, THOMLINSON A CO., No. 150 Meeting street, jan! imo Opposite Charleston Hotel. ?Jants. .* WANTS OF ALL KINDS CAN BE made known to everybody in this column at thc rate of 25 cents for twenty words or less, each Insertion, If paid In advance. AYOUNG MAN WISHES TO WORK A PLANTATION on shares. Address R. MY? ERS, 1*06tofflce, Charleston. Jania 1? TURPENTINE HANDS.-I WTSII TO employ 30 good Turpentine Hands for the balance of this year. $20 per month and a Ra? tion. Any time during two months will do to come to Georgetown, S. G. A. MORGAN, janis WANTED, A WHITE NURSE TO GO In thc country. Apply at No. 3, Waverly Ilouse:_janis 3* WANTED.- A LAD, FROM 16 TO 18 years of age, to learn a mercantile busi? ness. Apply by letter, directed Box No. 202, Post odlce._jnnl5 1 WANTED, A YOUNG BOY FROM FIF? TH KN to twenty yenrs of ase, who under? stands attending Bar. Apply at this ofllce. Janis 3* WANTED, A LIGHT-COLORED LA? DY'S MAID and SEAMSTRESS, to travel with a small family. She must be neat, of steady habits, ami well recommended. Apply at the Illlbcr House, No. 264 King street. jania 2* T\7-AN TED, A COLORED BOY TO WAIT Vi on the Table and do Housework. Apply at No. 51 Wentworth street, west of Military Hall. Must come well recommended. janis l* SITUATION WANTED AS OVERSEER on a Rice Plantation by a man of twenty years' experience ns a Rice Planter, who has lived seventeen years on one river in that capaci? ty, and has always had control of large business. Address J. C. M., Charleston P. 0. Best referen? ces given, jane ths4* WANTED, A HOUSE WITH EIGHT or ten rooms, suitable for a private boarding-house, in a central part of the city, near Meeting street. Address Postolllce Box No. 120. Jani2 wtlis3* WANTED, A GOOD COOK, WITHOUT children. None need apply without rccom inondations. Apply at No. 28 Pitt street, jania 3 WANTED, COPIES OF THE CHARLES? TON MERCURY or COURIER for thc mouths, or certain days thereof, of June, July, November and December, 1804. Apply at this oitl ce._ Janis 3 WANTED, A COMPETENT H0?SE SEIIVANT, (Female preferred,) that ls willing to make herself generally userul. Also a Washerwoman. None need apply unless well re? commended. Apply ut No. 30 Montague street, janll WANTED, A HOUSE, NEAR THE central part of the city, containing flvo or six rooms, with good outbuildings and water. Address 0, at this Olllce. aept-JS WANTED, A SITUATION AS SUPER? INTENDENT on a Rice Plantation by a one armed man, who has seven years' experience lu Rice culture, and good recommendations from his former employers. Please address W. B. W., Charleston, S. C. _dec2 AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE TO sell thc American KNITTING MACHINE, the ouly practical Family Knitting Machlue ever Invented. Price $25. Will knit 20.000 stitches per minute. Address American Knitting Machine Company, Boston, Mass., or St. Louis, Mo. oct2U 3mos WANTED, EVERYBODY TO . KNOW that JOB PRINTING of all kinds, plain and ornamental, ls executed promptly in the neatest style and at the lowest New York prices, at TUB NKWS Job OtHce, No. 149 EAST BAY. Call and examine tho scale of prices before giving your orders elsewhere. _ TTTANTED, AGENTS.-TWO HUNDRED VT and Fifty Dollars per month, to sell the only Genuine Improved Common Sense Family .SEWING MACHINE. Trice only $18.-?Oreat In? ducements to Agents. This ls the most popular Sewing Machine of the day-makes the famous "Elastic Lock Stitch"-will do any kind of work that eau bc done on any machine. Oue hundred thousand sold and the demand constantly in? creasing. Now ts tho time to take an agency. Send for Circulars, ts- Beware of Infringcrs.-ffio Address SECOMB A CO., Boston, Mass.; Pitts? burg, Pa., or St. Louis, Mo. oct2;? 3mos QLo flem. HOUSES, FARMS, STORES, ROOMS, Ac, now vacant, can readily be rented by advertising them in this column. The rate ls 25 cents for twenty words or less, each insertion, If paid In advance._ TO RENT. THAT WELL KNOWN GRIST MILL, at corner RadcllfTe and Com? ing streets, Reut moderate. Possession given 1st Febuary. Apply at No. 4 Marlon street, janlltuths3?_ ROOMS TO RENT.-FOUR UPRIGHT and two Attic ROOMS, pleasantly situated, with uso of cistern and yard. Apply at No. 62 Church street._Janl3 3? TO RENT, ON REASONABLE TERMS, that desirable and well-appointed residence No. CO King street, with large yard and garden, and nil necessary outbuildings. Apply to WEST A JONES, No. 76 Kagt Bay. janl2 6 HALLS TO RENT.-THE SPLENDID HALLS lu the Academy of Music are now i cady to be Routed to parties who may require them for Fairs, Balls, Anniversaries, Dinners and Celebrations, Public Meetings and Private Theatri? cals. Thc public Interested are respectfully in? vited to view thc premises. Terms very mode? rate. Apply to JULIUS L. MOSES, Agent, No. 34 Broad street. janioimo iror Sale. REAL ESTATE OR PERSONAL PRO? PERTY of any kind may bc advertised for sale in this column, at tho rate of 25 cents for twenty words or less, each Insertion, If paid In advance. FOR SALE LOW, IN THE TOWN OF Summerville, the HOUSE, STORE and LOT on Main street, near the Depot, now occupied as a Store by Mr. FREER. Apply to IL J. LIMBHOUSB, at Summerville. janl2 ws4 KENTUCKY MULES! KENTUCKY MULES I AT TUE MILLS HOUSE STABLE. Just, arrived, a car load ef medium sized young broke MULES, at moderate prices for cash or city acceptance. Apply to lt. OAKMAN. deci4 o I710R SALE, A FINE DWELLING LN ; thecentrc of the city and convenient tolma! ness, with six large square rooms and three dress? ing rooms, and outbuildings necessary, in Hue order Inquire at this ?nice. dcc22 FOR SALE, AN EXCELLENT VARIE TY of UPLAND COTfON SEED? Delivered ai thc South Carolina Railroad, In bags of two bushels, $1 50 per bushel for four bushels or less, $1 25 per bushel for six bushels or more. Apply to GEORGE E. WIIALEY, St. Matthew's P. 0., Orangeburg County, S. C._dec8 2m os PRINTING PRESS FOR SALE AT A GREAT BARGAIN.-One aman Cylinder TAY? LOR PRESS la comulete repair. It has been but little used, and ls sold simply because the present owner has no use for lt. The size of the bed of the Press ls forty-four by fifty-eight Inches. Said Press wlU be sold at a great bargain If applied for at once, as the room lt occupies Ls wanted for other purposes. Addresss Box No. 3705 New York Postoi?cc. sept20 tatib for Sale. FOR SALE OR RENT, A PLANTATION situated on the Ashley River, a few miles irom tho city, containing about one hundred acres, one-half cleared, willi comfortable dwell lng and necessary oulhulliLugs. if not sold hy tho 20t!i instant, the owner will be willing tn let thc premises to a reponsiblc party with a small capital, to bc punted on shares. For further in? formation apply to Vcunlng's Wharf, south of Calhoun street. dcc4 rjl F. CHUPEIN, DENTIST, OFFICH KO. 276 KINO STREBT, novlS Brnos JJICHARD ROPER, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 5 VANDERQORST'S WHARF, Charleston, S. C. jania wfm _ .^T I L L I S & CHISOLM, FACTORS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AND SHIPPING AGENTS, Wi!i attend to the Purchase, Sale and Shipment (to Foreign and Domestic Ports) of COTTON. RICE. LUMBER and NAVAL STORES. ATLANTIC WHARF, Charleston, S. 0. E. WILLIS.A. R. CHISOLM. oettf ?flectinge. RELIEF LOAN ASSOCIATION.-THE Regular Monthly Meeting or this Associa? tion will be held THIS EVENING, at Masonic Hall, at 7 o'clock. Arrears received dnring thc day at No. 135 Meeting street, and at thc Hall in thc evening. WM. lt. STEED-MAN, Janl?_Secretary and Treasurer. AN EXTRA MEETING OF THE YOUNG Men's Cnrlsiiaii Association will be held Tins EVENINO, at hair-past 7 o'clock. Members are particularly requested to bc present. E. A, SI LOON, Janl?_Secretary. I> ALLY REPUBLICANS ! LOW TAXES V AND EQUAL RIGHTS !-A Mass Meeting or the Republicans or Charleston will bc held at 7 o'clock, TO-NIGHT, at Military Hall, in support of tlie Charleston Election Lill now pending in thc Legislature._Janis * BIBLE SOCIETY OF CHARLESTON. The Annual Meeting of the Bible Society or Charleston will bc held nt the Charleston College on next MONDAY, the 17th Instant, at 5 o'clock, P. M., when an election or officers will bc held, and the annual report ol thc board bc presented. Janua_J. N. ROBSON. Secretary. ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH ANNI? VERSARY OF THE GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY.-Tlie one hundred and fourth Anniver? sary of thc German Friendly Society will bc cele? brated on WEDNESDAY next, 19th Instant" at Hibernian Hall. The members will assemble at the hall at 12 o'clock, M., for thc transaction of the usual busi? ness. A poll for tho election ol officers for thc ensuing year will be held from 1 o'clock to 3 P. M. Dinner will bc served at the hall at 5 o'clock, P. M. JOHN A. BLUM, janis Secretary. Cost ano .f rhino._ LOST AND FOUND AGAIN.-IF YOU have lost anything, make it known to thc public through this column, lite rate for twenty words or less, each Insertion, is. 25 cents, if paid In advance. STRAYED.-STRAYED FROM B. McIN NES' Blacksmith Shop, Chalmers street, a Liver Colored SETTER PUP, for which the tinder .will receive a reward ir left at his shop, janl-3 (?opartncrs4)ip Notices. COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.-CHARLES K. BATES ls admitted as partner in our Arm from this date. K.DWIN BATES k CO. Charleston, S. C., Januaiy 1, 1870. janl 15 ?nmbcr, irud, Ut. Q 0 AL! COAL! COAL! 300 tons of superior Red Ash Egg COAL, order? ed for parlor usc. 50 tons or Red Ash Stove COAL. AI?O, 30 tons or Chestnut COAL, now landing and for sale low while discharging. Apply to C. W. SEIGNIOUS, No. 271 East Bay, went side, between janis 2 Hasel and Wentworth streets. iilisccllaneons. IF YOU WANT THE CELEBRATED CARTER'S WRITING and COPYING INK combined, go to EDWARD PERRY. No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 Snioa O Y S T E R S Freshly-opened Channel OYSTERS will bc found every day at the following places, beginning TO-DAY, 14th instant : JOHN HURKAMP A CO., corner or King and Broad streets. H. Pi Vf. BREUER, corner or Calhoun and Com? ing streets. ? T. TH EUS, No. 103 Wentworth street. The delivery of Oysters to order In Wards Nos. 1 and 2 will bc discontinued after this week. THOMAS McCRADY, Janll 3_Agent. IF YOU WANT LITHOGRAPH CHECK BOOKS, or Lithographing done In fine style, go to EDWARD PERRY. No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S. C. decl4 emos LOSET P A- P E R , FIFTY CENTS A REAM C HASEL STREET BAZAAR, jania_ IF YOU WANT NOTE, LETTER AND CAP PAPERS and ENVELOPES, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charleston Hotel Charleston, S. C. decl4 6mos A R N I N A SPLENDID PUMP FOR SALE. Having purchased the exclusive right for the States of North and South Carolina for thc manu? facture and sale of A. IIALDING'S PATENT G LASS SUBMERGED DOUBLE-ACTING PDRCE PUMP. 1 hereby forewarn, under the penalty of the law, any person from Infringing upon my rights in thc same, lu ten ding to manufacture and sell the same, I would be pleased to confer with parties wanting them. Thu price will range norn $20 to $30, according to tho depth of the well, for No. yard wells, throwing 30 gallons of water per minute, and No. 2 for railroad stations, throwing 00 gallons, price given on application. This pump has no friction, and the packing will last for fifteen years tu n good well. Directions will ac? company thc pump for putting it up, which can Uo done in 30 minutes. 1 will receive orders at Tarboro, Scotland Neck, and Paraville, N. C. All orders addressed to mc at cither of the places named will receive prompt attention. IIQV27 silmostuc_LL. KITCHEN*. IF YOU WANT BLANK BOOKS MADE TO ORDER, and of the best material, to any pattern, go to EDWARD PERRY. No. 155 Meeting street, opposite Charleston notel, Charleston, a. C._declj emos p RAT T7? "ASTRAL" OIL Unlike many other Illuminating Oils, ls pcr foctly pure and free from all adulterations or mixtures or any kind. It emits no offensive smell while burning, gives n sort and brilliant light, and eau bc used with thc same nssuruncc of safety as gas. Chemists pronounce lt the best and safest Illuminating Oil ever offered to 1 he public; and Insurance Companies endorse and urge upon consumers the use of the "Astral" Oil in preference to any other, lt is now burned by thousands of ramilles, and In no instance has any accident occurred from its use; a lamp lilied with lt, If upset and broken, win not explode. To prevent adulteration, the "Astral" Oil is packed only in the Guaranty Patent Cans, of 1 gallon and 5 gallons each, and each can ls scaled tn a manner that cannot bc counterfeited. Every package with uncut seal wc warrant. Bc sure and get none but thc genuine article, Pratt's "As? tral" Oil, for sale by dealers everywhere, and at wholesale and retail by the proprietors OIL HOUSE OF CHARLES PRATT, No. 108 Fulton street. New York, Postofllce Box No. auso. Scud for circulars, with testimonials and price lists. Enclose stamps for copy of the "Astral Light." For sale by GOODRICH, WISEMAN A CO., Wholesale Druggists, Charleston, S. C. dec?a IF YOU WANT PAPER BAGS, FLOUR SACKS, and Bags of every description, go to EDWARD PERRY, No. 153 Meeting street, opposite Charleston notel, Charleston, S. C. decll 6mos J P. MOODIE, COLLECTOR AND REAL ESTATE AGENT, No. 26 BitOAD STREET, Charleston, S. C. Will attend to the RENTING OF HOUSES, Col loction of Rents, Accounts, Ac. Refers to Messrs. Gourdin, Matthlessen A Co., J. C. Cochran, Esq., Dr. T. L. Ogler A Son. Messrs. Pelzer, Rodgers A Co., Thomas R. Waring, Esq., Messrs. w. B. Williams A Son. dec?s thstu3mo Q J. SCHLEPEGRELL, N'o.*37 LINE STREET, BETWBEN KING AND ST. PHILIP. LUMBER or every description and BUILDINO MATERIAL, Lime and Plastering Laths, Paint?, ills. Glasses, Shingles; also Groove and Tongue Hoards, Ac, constantly ou hand at the lowest Harket prices. ootll mtusivr JOHN MARSHALL JR. COMMISSION MERCHANT. S'A VAL STORES, COTTON, LUMBER AN??RICE. MARSHALL'S WHARF, Charleston, S. C. ang24 s Amusements. ^CADEM? OF MUSIC A GRAND SHAKESPEARE^' TREAT. Twelfth night or thc distinguished young English Tragedian, Mr. NEIL W A lt N E R , Sixth appearance of the popular American Actor, Mr. JOSEPH T. TANNIN. SATURDAY EVENING, January l?, 1&70, Shakespeare's sublime Tragedy of MACBETH, KINO OF SCOTLAND. With all thc Witches, and Locke's weird Music. Macbeth.Mr. NEIL WARNER Ladv Macbeth.Mrs. ISABELLA PRESTON Macduff.Mr. JOSEPH T. FANNIN Hecate.Miss LILLIE ELDRIDGE First Witch.Mr. SAMUEL RYAN Second Witch.Mr. JOSEPH PARKER Third Witch.Mrs. L. ELDRIDGE On MONDAY EVENING, January 17. 1170. A Testimonial Benefit to Mr. JOHN T. FORD, Manager of thc Academy of Music, tendered by the citizens of Charleston. S. C., when will be presented, for the first time in many years. Shakespeare's Comedy, In five Acts, entitled MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING! With the following distribution of characters : Benedick.Mr. NEIL WARNER who has kindly volunteered. Leonato.Joseph T. Fannin Don Pedro.James O'Neil Claudio.Harry H. Wood Bo radi lo.".Frunc?s A. Rose Antonio..'.S. L. Knapp Balthazar.W. H. Burton Dogberry.Samuel Ryan Verges.Joseph Parker Beatrice.MUs Lillie Eldridge Hero.Miss Laura Alexander During the eveniDg. selections on the Violin, by the eminent Soloist, Wm. Withers, Jr. janis ?^"ONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE. At Market Hall can be seen the BIG WO? MAN, the WILD BOY, and many curiosities, worthy of notice. To remain for a few days only. Admission 25 cents. Doors open from 9 A. M. to n p. M._janl2 4* MUSEUM OF LIVING WONDERS! AT TUE HIBERNIAN HALL. . THREE DAYS ONLY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY EVE? NINGS, and FRIDAY and SATURDAY AFTER? NOONS, January 13,14 and IS. Miss ANNA SWAN, the Nova Scotia Giantess, eight feet one Inch high; weight 41S pounds. ZOREDIE I.UTI, the beautiful Circassian Lady; MONS. JOSEPH, the great French Giant, over eight feet high; weight 400 pounds. Also, the wonderful WILD AUSTRALIAN CHIL DREN-making In all the largest, most attractive and pleasing exhibitions now travelling. Receptions held from 2 to S, and from 7 to 9>3 o'clock P. M. Admission, 50 cents; children, 25 cents; colored people, 25 cents. A. J. BATES, JanlO 6 Business Manager. H IBEUNIAN HALL MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JANU ABY 17TH, 18TB AND 19TH. THE HANLONS IN THE SHADE. The great Female Flying Trapeze, LILA AND ZOE and their COMBINATION TROUPE From the Cirque de Imperatrloe, Paris. Comprising the following first-class artists: MULES. Z1LA AND ZOE, Who stand unrivalled and alone as the Two QUEENS OF THE AIR I .MADAME CO DO NA, ' THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY t Mons. CODONA, the Clown, Acrobat and Pan? tomimist. Mons. DELAVE, the great Asccnslonlst and daring Gymnast. Sig. MARTINEZ, the Fire Juggler and lmpa lateur. Mons. DELBRA, the Boneless Man. YOUNO AMERICA, the Boy Wonder. , And a host of others too numerous to mention. NEW AND STARTLING FEATS EVERY EVEN? ING. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance to com . menee at 8 precisely._Janl2 7 &RAND MASQUERADE BALL OF THE GERMAN FRE?NDSCHAFTSBUND, AT HIBERNIAN HALL, ON THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3d, 1870 Tickets, admitting a gentleman and two ladles, $ 2 The number of Tickets will bc limited. They may bc had on application to any member of the Committee of Arrangements ; but the Bale of Tickets will be positively closed on Monday, January 3lst. COMMITTEE. CHAS. SI EG LING, I C. PLENOS, C. NORDHAUfcSEN, It. HEISSER. J. LUEDKRS, JOHN KLATTE, JOUN BOESCH, jan3 mths Soarotruj. PRIVATE BOARDING.-PERSONS CAN be accommodated with first-class Board on reasonable terms at Mrs. FRAZER'S, No. 4 Hud? son street, one door from thc corner of Meeting street._Jans thstuo NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS AND BOARD at Mrs. MILLER'S, No. G Hudson street. decl3 N Jiesosaajiers, ittagnnncs, &z. EWSPAPERS, ILLUSTRATED, Serious or Comic, at thc ILASELL STREET BAZAAR, At one-third less than the usual prices. Jans A ROUND THE WORLD SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEW YORK OBSERVER, The Large Double Weekly FAMILY NEWSPAPER. Sound and Good. Try lt. It will be Money well Spent. $3 so per Annum. ?-Sample Copies Free. SIDNEY E. MORSE, JR., A CO., No. 37 Park Row, dec31 Imo Kew York. ittiUmetrj, ?a\\tx\ ?ooite, &t. ALL OPENING F OF MILLINERY GOODS, AT MRS. M. J. ZERNOW'S, No. 304 KINO ST. Having just returned from New York, would re? spectfully call the attention of tue Ladles to a large nnd handsome assortment of MILLINERY GOODS, Including Dress Trimmings and Paper Patterns. Cloaks on hand and made to order. Dressmaking attended to as usual. Country orders solicited and promptly ulled. octl4 3 tuths?mos M1 L LINE RY GOODS. A COMPLETE STOCK OF FINE MATERIALS IS NOW OPENEL. Which will be made In the BEST MANNER AND LATEST STYLES, FOR FALL AND WINTER. AU Orders promptly filled. M. J. BOOTH, No. 429 King street. oetl9 S tnths3mos gTONEY & LOWNDES, FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, V AND ER HORST'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. THEODORE STONNY. HEMRY D. LOWNDES. Jan6 thstu3mos (Srotcrics, Cifjtwrs, &t. JQ AVIS' " DIAMOND " "BEARGRASS" HAMS Sugar-cured Pig Hams Choice Breakfast Strips Smoked ToDgues. Just i eccl ved* WM. S. CORWIN A CO., janl5 3 No. 275 King street. B OUCHE FILS & CO. Celebrated CHAMPAGNES, a new supply lately re? ceived, and at reduced prices. Napoleon's Cabinet Carte Blanche Dry Verzenny. - ALSO, MO ET A CDANDON, G. H. Mumm's, Heldseick and Ve Clicquot. Urbana Champagne. $17 p*r case. WM. S. CORWIN A CO., Janis 3_No. 275 King stn J^IVERPOOL SALT Sacks Liverpool SALT, large, well Ulled, land! from bark Annie Torrey. For sale low by janis 2_WM. ROACH A CO. jp RIME WHITE CORN. G00O bushels Prime White CORN, to arrive per schooner Eureka, from Norfolk. Va. Apply to J. A. ENSLOW A CO., jams Ko. 143 East Bay. C O R N! CORN! 4S0? bushels Prime White CORN, Viudlng this day. - 2000 bushels Prime Old Corn. <*mWt? For sale by JOHN CAMPSEN 3ctWr janis 3_-J JyTEW OROP MOLASSES AND SUGAE.^' 100 hhds. Superior New Crop Clayed MOLASSES 150 barrels Superior New Crop Clayed Molasses loo hhds. Good Grocery Muscovado Sogar 50 boxes Good Grocery Muscovado Sugar. To arrive per brig CastiUian from Matanzas and for sale by W. P. HALL, ? dec30 thstulO Brown A Co.'s Wbarf^B C ORN AFLOAT! 8000 bushels prime White CORN, per schooner j "Kate Walker," in bulk or bags. For sale reason? able while landing by WEST A JONES, M jan!4 _No. 76 East Bay street ^ DAVIS' HAMS (NEW,) SAUSAGES, FISH:i ROES, Ac Just reoelved-DAVlS' DIAMOND HAMS, new. I Extra Sausages, packed in Lard. Extra Large Fish Roes. . .1 Choice Fulton Market Beef. Strictly Choice Mountain Butter. At the CO-OPERATIVE GROCERY, Southwest Corner Meeting and Market Streets. 3a- Goods delivered free._jan 13 j JJ A Y! CORN! 225 balea Prime North River HAY. 2000 bushels Prime White Corn. Landing and for sale by janl3 3? H. BULWTNKLE A CO. .J^EW ORLEANS SUGARS. 30 hhds. New Orleans SUGAR . 75 bbls. Loulsana Magnolia Sugar 75 bags Manida Corree. In store and for sale by RIECKE & SCHACHTE, janlO _Vendue Range. ?gACON, BUTTER, CHEESE, &c. 20 hhds. R. and C. R. BACON SIDES 10 hhds. Prime Bacon Shoulders 20 boxes D. S. Cumberlands loo kegs and tubs Choice Goshen Butter % so boxes Factory Cheese -fc 500 boxes Scaled and No. 1 Herrings. A For sale low, by GEO. W. STEFFENS, JanlO No. 30 Vendue Range.. ?J^BW CROP CLAYED MOLASSES 100 hhds. ) Superior New Crop CLAYED MO TO tierces J LASSES, Landing ex-schooner Thoa. Misklmmons, front : Matanzas. ALSO, 150 hhds. bright and ?!?M MUSCOVADO MO? LASSES SO hhds. Cuba Molasses. Landtag ex-brig S.': P. Brown, from Havana. For Bale low from the wharf, by J. A. ENSLOW A CO., ? Jane ' No. 141 East Bay street, j S COTCH PI GIRON, 20 tons, No. 1, Glengarnoch PIG IRON, 76_tons, No. 1, Eglington PIG IRON. For sale by RAVENEL & CO.. Jan3 Cor. East Bay and Vanderhorst's Wharf. jy VERPOOL SALT AFLOAT. 2800 sacks LIVERPOOL SALT, just received per steamship "Adalia," and for sale by ROBERT MURE A CO., dec24_Boyce's WharL rJlAYLOR'S ALBANY CHEAM ALE. A fresh supply of this Celebrated Brand of ALE received fresh every week, in barrels and hali barrels. For sale by JOHN F. O'NEILL A SON, Agents for South Carolina, decll _. No. 167 East Bay. iFertiUj-ere. J^AND PLASTER AND LIME. For Agricultural purposes. For sale by the toa at low rates. Apply to OLNEY t&O. jania stuthlmo_ J)ERUVIAN AND FISH GUANO. 100 tons Teruvian I ?n..,n 20 tons Fish I ?CANO. For sale In lots to suit purchasers, by J. A. ENSLOW & CO., Janll tnthaa_ga 143 East Bay. ? J^ AND PLASTER. 1000 barrels Superior LAND PLASTER. For sale by T. TUPPER A SONS. Janl4 12 S OLUBLE PHOSPHATE. RUTHS' CHALLENGE SOLUBLE PHOSPHATE. This "most active and durable Fertilizer," manu? factured expressly to supply the place of A No. 1 Peruvian Guano, combines all the active proper? ties of Guano, with thc durable properties of Bone. For sale by W. B. SMITH A CO., Agents, Janl2 3 stuth Napier's Bange. ^ortirnltnre, ?gricnunr*t &t. JACKSON'S COTTON SEED. 400 bushels pure, carefully selected and guaran? teed to be of the best quality. For sale by W. C. BEE A CO. jania stutha_ EXTRA-EXTRA FINE SEA ISLAND COTTON SEED. I offer for sale the SEED of Extra-Extra Fine Sea Island Cotton, crop of 1869, having sold the cotton in this market at $1 Mal 75 per pound. For particulars, apply at my office. R. S. YENNING, Corner East Bay and Market s tatet, janll tuihslmo T irancD ?oo?s, #c. HE PLACE TO BUY, JEWELRY LN GREAT VARIETY, OF TUE LATEST AND MOST ELEGANT DESIGNS BROOCHES AND EAR-RINGS, Bracelets, Watch Chains, Sleeve Buttons and Studs, Collar Buttons, Lockets, Scarf Pins, Armlets, And Necklaces. DIAMOND AND WEDDING RINGS, Charms of all kinds, Gold and Silver Thimbles, Sterling Sliver Spoons and Forks, NAPKIN RINGS, BUTTER KNIVES, Fancy Pieces, singly and In Cases, Opera Glasses, Spectacles, Microscopes and Optical Goods, Ac, Ac, Ac, Ac, Ac Thc place togo for the above, and an infinite Variety of FANCY GOODS, JAMES ALLAJW5, dec?s stuthlmo No. 307 King street.