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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-23

CHANNUcKAH OR FEAST OF LIGHTs.-This, one
os the minor Jewish festivals, commences today,
and continues Tor eight days. There are differ
ent opinions in regard to its origin, one OF them
holding that it is derived from miracle which
happened during very vigorous siege in the
time of the second temple, when the holy oil for
the perpetual light was expended and miraculous
10 renewed until the raising OF the siege. To
commemorate this miracle, the Jews light wax
tapers, one on the first evening, two on the Sc
cond, aud so on, adding one every evening to the
eighth day. Every male Israelito above the age
of infancy lights these candies about twihght'
some prayers and hymns preceding and following
the ceremony are the only Distinguishing marks OF
the occasion. The festival is only observed
among the most orthodox Israentes' and IN TINS
country is generally neglected.
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AN ALARM OF FIRE on Saturday was caused By
the burning OF a chimney in McBride's lane. No
damage was done, and the fire was extinguished
before the arrival Of the engines.
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r.,E E,,oRE.uE GAZETTE,

,,r-r1 JsHrD EVERY WEDNESDAY. AT FLORENCE.
e., offers an excellent medium TO Merchants and
-, " VINO wish to extend their business in the Pee
,,on of Tie STATE Rates oil advertising very rea
a"naho 80 September l6
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

II. II.
II you want cheap Blank Books;
If you want cheap Stationery, Envelopes, Fa-
per- &C.; or, M1IIERs' Almanac;
If you want Printing executed neatly;
Ii you want Books bound in any style, or Account
Books made to order, with any desired pattern OF
ruling, go TO HlnAM HARRIS, No. SO Broad street,
If YOU want good articles, nuts Of different
kinds, 40 and see them at No. 939 King-street.
Go TO JoHs CoMlINs, No. 131 Meeting street.
Ho has good substantial shoes at retail. mwG
For Quotations of Bonds, Stocks, Coupons,
Bsnl. Bills and Money, see every Friday morning,
in this paper by Andrew NJ. A1orcland, Broker No.
Broad street.
RnMoyAL.-Hayne-street presented an unusually
busy appearance on Saturday, and 1t was snrmised
that Christmas orders for shoes had caused the
excitement, Upon Investigation, however, it ap-
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MAsoN1c.-At the annual convocation of Zerub-
babel Chapter, No. II, R. A. NJ, held Friday night,
December 20, 1867, at Masonic Hall, the following
officers were elected and installed by Comp. K. s.
Bruins, NJ E. h. P. OF South Carolina:
Comp ]. W. ANGEL NJ. D., f..
Comp. W. ]. TRIM, King.
Comp. W. M. BIRD, scribe.
Comp. NJ. T. BARTLETT, G. OF Il.
Comp. Il. D. NEWTON, P. s.
Como. j. A. SAIYTHE, r. A. c.
Conn. ISAAC BROWN, G. NJ. Sd Veil
Comp. i. BEATTY G. ii. "a Val
Comp. c. F. SAMMIS, G. NJ. 1st Veil.
Comp. WM. E. HONOUR, Treasurer.
Comp. L. A. ALIEN Secretary.
Comp. L. F. MEYER, Sentinel
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Rev. Lov1cK PIERCE, D.D.-This patriarch OF
Southern Methodism preached in Trinity Church
Yesterday morning to large and attentive con-
eregation, from Psalms CHI. S-l2 1.-THE Lord is
merciful and gracious" etc. DR.. Pierce is now
eghty-four years old, and was admitted to the
conference in this city in 1904, just sixty-three
wears ago. He has been an effective preacher
during all this time, and his voice. bearing, vigor
of thought and cearness of enunciation, point to
q man of sixty rather than to one who has passed
the extreme of the allotted period mentioned in
the Goth psalm. We first heard DR.. Pierce about
twenty years ago, and we can note no difference
made by this last score in the appearance of the
venerable patriarch.
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PosToFF1cE has been established at North
Santee, Georgetown District, and mail passes
between it and Charleston once week, each way,
closing at the Charleston Postofice on Tuesdays,
at half-past 9 o'clock, and leaving North Santee
for Charleston on FRIDAYS.
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The Great Pictorial Annual.

The best Dyspeptc Biters now in use are PANKSrN's
Hepatic Biters. They never fail to give relief Try
bottle and be convinced For sale by all Druggists.
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CHRISTMAS TREEs.-Santa Claus has heralded
his approach, and those who adhere to the time
honored practice of distributing gifts from
Christmas tree, are busy in making preparations
for this event. omorrow night is Christmas
eve, and the grand unvoiling Of the tree takes
place and the gifts of Santa Claus given 10 the
happy children. Several OF the Sunday Schools
of the city have taken advantage Of the occasion,
and the teachers and others interested have pre-
pared Christmas trees for the scholars, and will be
exhibited tomorrow night and the gifts awardcl
to their little charges.
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OUR SrEAMsHIPs.--It Will be noticed by our ex-
port table that freights for Northern ports, which
were dull for some time, have taken more active
turn and on Saturday last all the steamers left this
port with good cargoes, the steamships Champion
Cor New York, Geo. B. Upton for Boston, and the
Sea Gull for Baltimore, being the vessels alluded
10. The various agents Of these steamers have
been exerting themselves untiringly to procure
business for the lines, and are also doing much
to advance the trade OF the city. There is an in
creasine tendency on the part of the North Caro-
lima and Virginia railroads to offer inducements
for freight to take their routes through to Will
mington, n. c., and Norfolk, Va, one route being
by Charlotte, n. c., and the other by the Whining
ton and Manchester Railroad, the policy OF both
being to take trade from this city; and those who
have the welfare of Charleston and the State at
heart must prepare to encourage in every way
the steam lines from this point North, and to dis
courage tne Charlotte and South Carolina and the
Wilmington and Manchester roads under tho poll
cy which has for some time animated them.
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PANORAMA OF COLUMBIA will be exhibited on
Tuesday night for the first time. Wherever this
wonderful tabeau of our sister city has been ex-
hibited it has attracted large and admirins au-
diences. The proprietors have put their price OF
admission so low that it will within the reach
of all
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SLEEPING our.-Charles Philips, colored
youth, was found Oh Saturday night sleeping in
small boat at Adger's Wharf. The considerate po-
liceman took him out of the dew and furnished
him quarters in the guardhouse.
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HARD Tr01Es.-This is now the cry everywhere.
The merchants, factors, planters and laboring
classes, all complain of the dull times, with no
work and no money. The Christmas season has
been generally one Of some business life and ac-
tivity, and though it has still preserved that char
acteristic, the trade has not been extensive as
in former years. This dearth of business has not
been confined to Charleston, but is felt in the more
prosperous Northern cities, and every mail brings
intelligence of failures or threatened suspensions
For a tine the arrival Of wagons from various
portions of the State revived the business in the
uptown stores, but, with the exception of few
stragglers the yards are now empty, and the trade
has settled to its usual dulness. Christmas sup
plies are considered essential to the comfort Of
svery family, and their purchase has kept the
clerks in the different stores busy, but it is only
temporary relief and the merchants consider the
prospect decidedly blue. The Winter has been
thus far quite mild but the signs of the times in
dicate that it's severity will yet be felt, and the
scarcity of money and the want of employment
will make it hard Winter to the poor. The va
rous charitable ASSOCIATE )ns of the city will do
their utmost to relieve suffering, but the private
offering Of the wealthy should not be withheld.
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MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER %, 1857.
LOCAL NJ \ IT Il R S
ATCTIOM SALES THIS DAY.

room No. 142 Meeting-street, at 10 o'clock, boots,
shoes, brogans, CATERS, &c.
R. NJ. MARSHALL & Bro. will sell this day, at No.
n wentworth-street, at 1Os o'clock, furniture of
family declining Housekeeping.
LEE Co. will sell this day, at the old postofice,
at II o'clock turpentine distlllery and interest in
i've years lease.
CAMPBELL, KNOX 4 Co. will sell this day, at
their auction house, No. 50 Hasel-street, AZ IL
o'clock, notions, dry goods, jewery, &c.
We ARE indebted to the purser OF the steamship
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DRY BoNEs.-At the butcher pens and slaughter
houses in this city large quantity of bones and
horns are accumulated. These have formerly
been shipped to the North, and were sold for
mere nominal sum, but since the introduction of
the fertizing works, a home demand for these
articles has been originated One of the principal
ingredients of the Wando fertilizer is the phos-
phate OF lime which is obtained in large quantities
from old bones, and several cart loads OF this re-
fuse have been purchased by the company. There
are few things SO insignificant. that they cannot
be utilized, and old bones, SO recently drug on
this maIket, will now form an important article Of
trade.
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CHRISTMAS SERvICEs.-At st. Marys Church, Ha-
sel-street, on Christmas day, there will be High
Mass at half-past 10 O'Clock, when Mozart's Twettl
Mass will be sung. The regular choir will be as
sisted by the first amateur vocalists in the city
and the chorus will consist of about twenty voices
No pains have been spared to make the music
worthy of tho day, and it is expected that Mozart
Grand Mass will be sung in manner that Will
eclipse its performance upon any previous occa-
sion in this city.
At the Cathedral Chapel, Queen-street, the
'Midnight Mass" $50 called from the early hour at
which it formerly took pace) will be celebrated at
o'clock A. NJ, and from that hour until A. NJ,
there will be successive masses every half hour.
High Mass will take place at half-past 10 A. M.'
at which it is expected that the Right Rev Bishop
Lynch will oticiate and preach.
TUE SPANISH TRADE.-It will be noticed with
satisfaction by our citizens that the large and
growing trade which was carried on with Barcelona
and other Spanish ports previous to the war; IS
being gradually revived in full force. Spanish
vessels are constantly reaching here from the West
India Islands and other points, which come to
procure cotton, naval stores, lumber, &c. These
customers generally purchase the high grades OF
cotton and are willing to pay full prices to pro-
cure the article they desire, and their patronage
gives q tone and strength to the market. At
present we have some half dozen in port loading
for various ports in Spain, and they are consigned
to Messrs. W. P. Fall, T. ]. Esnard c. T. Lowndes
& Co., and J. A. Enslow & Co. They generally
come provided with exchange Of the most reliable
character or the hard coin, and axe among the
best Of paymasters.
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HOTEL ARRUALs.--MMS House.-Jas. G. Oak
lev, New York; Geo. W. Pickett, New York; Jas.
Bank, Florida; J. Wright Edisto Island; j. Adair
Peasants, Richmond, Va; Ed. Mitchell and wife,
New York; DR.. E. Reed and lady, New York; E. W.
Daniel, Hilton Head; Louis D. Hayden, Fernan-
dina, F'a.; F. A. Eustis, Boston; D. Z. Jackson,
Philadelphia; H. Def. Young, New Hampshire;
Chas. Connor, New Hampshire.
Charleston Hote.-J. ". Hamlet, South Carolina;
C. A. C. Waller, Greenwood. S. c.; ]. g. Little
GAINESVILLE Fla; C. Rain, Jr., Gainesville, Fla;
Edward ". Bilks, city; Jno. Il. Cathcart, Winns-
boro', S. c.; E. Ii. Ludington, U. S. Army; &. W.
Crawley, London; VIM. Roebuck, London, Dan'l
Nartrons, Elias Richards aud NJ. Thornton, Buffalo,
n. Y; Saml Watson, Marion; L. V. CAzarc, U. S.
Army.
Pduilion Hotel.-P. Il. Coburn, Summervillc; T.
G. Boag, city; B. Stiles, Petersburg, Va; L. O..
Henderson and lady, North Carolina; J. Pearce,
North Carolina; D. H. Chamberlain, Wadmalaw; j..
" Howe, Charlotte, N. c.; Jas. A. Porteus, New
York; j. P Bonner, New York; Richard Berry,
Johns Island W. ]. Ferrell, Williamsburg; E. S.
Schofed, Georges Station.
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RODRIGUES'
PULMONIg ELIXIR SPECIFIC

TTAs RAPIDLY DISTINGUISHED ITSELF FOR lIs
III wonderful restorative and curative qualiuea Un'
der its stimulativo influence. and by Its penetratve
oGcncy this health nvigoiatng cordial exces general
Beneficial reaction, and dspcrses the impermeaoe oo-
structions winch prevent access 10 other remedies.
While gradually reducing the accom- va inS consicuon
which attends the malady rn- iuce5 the essential
warmth and elastic ygor # ne respiratory vessels,
whlc, by this remedial combination promotes the neal
ing process by which relief and cure is effected.
Hemorrhages are arrested aud cured with every otne,
concurrent disorder
As neither narcotic nor emetic properties of any kind
are employed in this Pulnonic Compound and the most
assiduous attention given TO the quality and medical
confidently and conscientously recommended for Its
safety and reaIv, without restriction In generous,
wholesome diet, or yprehension OF renewed cold from
its effects.
For sale wholesale and retail by the Propretrcss Mrs
CECILIA RODHlGUES, northwest corner OF MEETING
AND SOCIETY STREETS, and al the Druggists.
PRICE SINGLE BOTTLE SIPS.
November IL 1yr
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peared that Nh. Edward DAILY was changing his
base" and advancing by parallel approaches upon
his new store. He has abandoned his old position
on Meetins-street, and will be prepared to give
his friends q warm New Years greeting at the
new stand. Days shoe store has an extended
reputation, and his numerous customers will have
no difficulty in tracing him up.
Go AND SEQ that handsome fruit store, New York
Broadway STYLE. No. 939 King-street.
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ARREST OF SUPPOSED THEF.-Tho Wilmington
papers of Sunday mention the arrest in that city
of man named Swift, who was supposed to have
robbed vessel in this harbor of some six hun
dred dollars in gold Swift had been previously
arrested in this city and kept in confinement for
some time, but nothing could be proved against
him, and he was released. 1t was thought that
when leaving the city he would take his in-gotten
booty with him, and it could thea be secured.
Upon this supposition he was arrested in Whining
ton but nothing was found on his person or in his
baggage that would justify his further detention.
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SB1NNIE GAMEsTERs BROUGHT TO GRIEF.-On
Saturday one white and two colored boys were en-
joying tue noble pastime of shinnie en- East Bay,
near Laurens-street, when one OF the youngsters
drove his shinnie stick through the window of M
F. Wehmans store. This proceeding not being
to Mr. Wehman's taste, he had The trio locked
up in the guardhouse.
A WARRIoR.-For the past few days soldier in
an old and faded uniform has been seen on the
streets. He represents himself as one of the
French army who served in Mexico under Maxi
milan, and on the breast of his coat are numer-
Gus decorations commemorating the different bat
ties in which he was engaged, from that Of Sol
ferino to those of the Mexican campaign. He is
somewhat out of his latitude and is endeavoring
to work his way back to La belle France.
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AN APPEAL. FROM THE Con N factors OF
CHARLESTON TO CoNGh4ss.-A petition was circu-
lated among the cotton factors Saturday asking
Congress for an appropriation to aid them in ma
king advances to the planters. Since the war the
planters were compelled to draw heavily on their
factors, and the partial failure of their crops for
two seasons has prevented the payment of their
Indebtedness and crippled the resources of the
factor. If Congress advances the money required
for planting operations this year the probability is
that the result will be successful and the planters
can then repay their factors. At present the pros
pect for those who are out of funds is of the
brightest.
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CHRISTMAS WEArHER.--The weather during Sat
urday and Sunday was quite moderate for this
season. Fires were allowed to die out, and open
doors and windows were not uncomfortable. Il is
not unusual in this climate to eat Christmas
dinner with open windows. and, from present ap-
pearances, the prospect is good for continuance
of this practice. 1t is extremely fortunate that,
while the citizens of the North Ire suffering and
dying from the cold, our people have been spared,
and the poorer classes have been comparatively
comfortable An old Scotch proverb says "a green
yule makes fat kirk yard, j." but this is not appli
cable to this country, and mild Christmas is not
looked upon as an occurrence to be dreaded.
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If You want cheap and nice fruit go to NJ.
Klein's new store. No 3S9 King g-street.
, 1867-04-19
THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
BERLIN, March 20.

BERLIN, March 30.
In to-day's sitting of the North German
Parliament, Art. % Of the Federal Con-
stitution, according to which the debates
are public, came on for discussion. This
article, with Herr Lasktr's amendment,
providing that no responsibility should
be incurred by the publication of exact
reports of the public sittings, was adopt
ed by a large majority.
The Danish members of the North Ger
man Parliament intend 10 propose that
the general obligation to military service
should be suspended in the districts of
Schleswig north Of Flensburg until the
question of a plebiScitum in those districts
shall have been determined.
One of the members having censured
Count Bismark for the passionate Ian
guage which he declared had been used
by the Minister in a recent debate, Count
Bismark rose in the course of the sitting,
and said :-"You should consider that
one who has for five years been engaged
in political contests, in which he has lost
his health to attain what has been attain
ed, is easily excited. You do not know"
he added sin what manner your opposi-
ton may affect my political action. You
are not acquainted with my struggles,
nor with the general political situation,
and you do not know. how difficult it is
at present to treat with foreign Govern
, 1867-04-19
barbados Agricultural Reporter, March 49,
Diffusion. Sugar Process. New?
To the Editor of the Reporter,

Sir,--Your reprintlng of the long arti-
Gle on d fusion as q ne,0 process for man
ufacturing Sugar, in your last publication,
is thankfully acknowledged rs a help to
all the possible information we may ga
Their on such matters, and equally SO for
the opportunity of comparing the process
with others on the same plan by other
patenteeS, before we give it more than "a
careful consideration. From what is nOW
stated on Diffusion, there does not seem
to the writer any difference from previous
patents, or any advantage to either RE-
finer or Sugar Planter. The following
Extract from Consiahlp's Circular of
1851, will show that Diffusion is nothing
new. viz: 'Michifps Method of Manu-
featuring Sugar, Patent of John Consta-
BILE, London"
II turn all my attention in respecting
the economy established by nature,
amorg the immediate principles Of The
cane. | leave them in their relative stu
ations where. with the assistance Of a
heat of 2l2 Fahrenheit and of lime. /
make them undergo The necessary re-ac-
ton TO render inSoluhle and inert, all
foreign bodies to the Sugar in the cane.
This previous reaction applied TO very
thin slices of cane. leaves all the Sugar
unaltered at my disposal provided / have
divided the cane without having %lacerat-
ed it: then | have only to hasten it's solu-
ton by any means which does not des-
troy its stability !; then to hasten evapo-
ration until proof of sufficient boiling;
and of afterwards bringing the syrurs to
a mrthodical capitalization.
If my view is we'll conceived, it will be
understood, hat the Sugar cannot leave
its little vascular cell-recesSes by the &C.
ton of e~ndosmOsiS, or erOSmosiS for all
permeability and contractabiIity of the
vascuIar-ceIls are paralySrd by the fact
of the first act of manufacturing, which I
have Just described, the coagulation of
the other immediate principles of the
cane. 1t therefore cannot be extracted
by any other means than that of solution,
"a remark which is a motive for dividing
the cane into infinitely thin slices, in
order to facilitate the infltrs'ion of the
water through the numerous apertures
made in the cells.
l have to remark chat these modes of
working are also applicable to beet.root
for the purpose of extracting all the,
Sugar IL contains"
, 1867-04-19
GREECE.

Prince John will leave Copenhagen on
the 9th April for Greece, in order to assume
the Regency of that kingdom during the
absence Of King George. The latter will
proceed from Greece direct to ST. Peters
burg, where he will be afianced to the
Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna,
lee of the Gear. After this ceremony
King George will leave for Copenhagen.
Ibid,
, 1867-04-19
TT "AVTS."
Stristia1atr6, 81, Srri#,
FRIDAY, 10TH APRIL 1867.

THE European Packet arrived here via
Frederiksted On Tuesday afternoon
very early this time-aud brought the
usual Mails. The papers are not quite
barren of political news. We furnish
to-day a portion, which will be found in
teresting, if not important.
THE inhabitants Of this town and lis
vicinity have now o very fair opportnnl-
ty Of having their likenesses taken, aud
ever likenesses of dear relatives and kind
friends, by visiting the celebrated, sue
cessful and well-known photographic,
Mr.. Laurence. We have seen specimens
Of his work, and can conscientj0usly f-
commend them 10 be true, good aud we'll
finished. 1t is not every day the pub c
have such a good chance, and as the
g%entIemau's stay here will be short, we
would advise all parties, from town aod
country, to call early. There is nothing
like IA picture; for when living there is a
remembrance, and when dead, there is
still a remembrance, if not forever, then
for some time.
, 1867-04-19

The King has now distributed the one
million apd q half thalrrs placed at his
disposal for the heroes Of The war. Count
Bismark has received 400, 1000 thaIers !;
General Room, the Minister Of War,
800, 900 thaIers; and Generals Moltkc,
SteInmetz, Vogel and Herwarth each
900, 600. In the letters accompanying
the gift the King is said to have request
ed the recipients to invest it in estates.
The DagbLadet Of Copenhagen CONT
nues TO complain Of the severity of the
PrusSian officials in. North SchIeswig.
All the f~unctionaries are compelled to
take the oath Of fidelity to the King of
Prussia. Even the old Danish soldiers
who fought in the last war against the
RUSSIANS are obliged to take the oath.
Numerous families have emigrated before
the PruSsian conqueror.-Ibid.