The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-06

| LIFE NsURANCE.-This branch Of the insurance
| business increased to such degree during the
late war as to take its stand permanently alongside
of tic long established marine and fire insurance.
Many companies of largo capital have been estab-
ished and have been almost incredibly successful.
Among these the Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany is prominent The agent in this city, Mr. E.
! MONTAGUE GRTMKE. is gentleman Of standing
and position, and parties desiring to invest can OBJ
tain from him any further information they may
| wish. See advertisement.
! OUn LAa1p.-Having waitod for a long time with
| the expectation that either the city or the gas
company would throw little light upon Hayne
street, especially in the neighborhood of this Of
fce where arc visited nightly by many patrons,
and at times cannot soc ten feet ahead; but
| finding ourselves mistaken we, at last, like the
! wagoner in the fable, put our shoulder to tho
wheel, and with the assistance Of 2. L. GUIL1E,11N
who played the part of Hercules in the same story
| have succeeded in placing in front Of our estab-
| ment splendid Light, supplied with gas from our
multiphier, and worth at least dozen city lamps.
We boast not only of the illuminating power of this
elegant affair. but also of the magnificent work
manship Of the lamp itself, which has received
high enconliulns from al Sho have seen it, and in
sures 6rst-rate representation of what Mr.. Gull
LEa1N is capable Of producing.
Nr. G. attends punctually to every description Of
gas fitting in a workmanlihe manner, and has con
stantly Oh hand, at his supply shop in Church
street, opposite the gas works, as handsome an as
| sortment Of fixture shades, &C., as are to be
found in tho city.
THROUGH CONNECTIONS TO HAVANA AND New Or
ilIANs.-A convention Of the officers of the follow
ing railroads, VIZ. Wilmington and Weldon, vii
mington and Manchester, Northeastern, Atlantic
and Cult, and Georgia and Pensacola, was held in
this city last evening, for the purpose Of establish
| ing through connections, U2a Charleston, between
| the Northe! n cities and Havana and New Orleans
On motion, A1r. A. T. RAvENEL, President Of the
Northeastern Railroad, was unanimously selected
| to preside over the meeting.
After full discussion Of the merits Of the oro-
posed route it was, on notion
Resolred, That committee, to consist of the
Cha Chairman and NJ 9. ?. OWENS be appointed to
steamships to pnt weekly Inc e Of gteaers On N
| the Lac between st. Marks and Havana, and
daily line from st. Marks to New Orleans to be
ton, to be held in Charleston 6. C.), and to be
called by the Chairman as soon as he may consider
it advisable to do SO.
After which the thinks of the Convention we're
rendered to the proprietors Of the Charleston
Hotel for the use of the Club Room
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
PORCELAIN P1cTuREs.-It will be seen by his sd
vertsement in another column, that BARLOW, the
great photographer, at the southeast corner of
King and Market-streets, challenges comparison
between his porcelain pictures and those of any
other artist. personal inspection will satisfy our
readers that he is justified in his confidence in
these chefs d'tEuUres Of art.
To TEE LADEs.-We take pleasure in informing
the ladies that those indispensable articles for the
toilet, t'Caldwels Fragrant Lotion: for chapped
hands and face, lips, sunburns; also, ssCald-
wells Evangeline Hair Tonic" one Of the best
preparations known for preserving Identifying and
promoting the growth Of the hair, are to be found
at the new Hasel-street Drug Store, next to st.
Mary's Church.
REALLY FINE TOILET SoAP.-ssCoLaArE's Tor
LET Soar" is superseding all others in the market,
and with very good reason. It is not an adulter-
ated soap, highly colored with deleterious sub
stances, but really excellent soap, well made from
ingredients which have been carefully tested, and
is warranted pure. The ssAromatio Vegetable
Soap and other choice brands, recently intro
duced, ars greatly sought after by ladies' Of fas-
tdious taste. TO be found at any druggists.
~ 1taoSf' "aIn'11e 1IIAncial AtSS oI ArinS VS.
would call particular attention to the advertisement
in another column. tuths
TIE EYE AND EAR--Read DR.. GARDaER's ad-
vertsement.
AsTHMA is one Of the most distressing COM
plants which aff1icts man. Rarely fatal, but
agonizing in the extreme. We ask simple ques-
ton: Why suffer when relief is within your reach
MARSDEN'S PECTORAL BALM has relieved
every case, and cured thousands. For sale by all
druggists.
KING CAssDEY, Agents.
GOODRICH, WINEMAN 4 co., Agents.
u CHlLDREN'S PUR&! d