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Proceedings of Council.
SPECIAL MEETING. =
GOuNGH,CHAMREP
CoLUMRiAl MARCH l0. ,1S6S


COUNCIL CHAMBER,
y CoLUMBiA, March 10, 1868.
Present-Aldermen Alexander,
Fisher, Geiger, Hunt, Mcdonald,
Mckenzie, Radcliffe, Walter and
Wearn.H o." ~
On motion, Alderman Hunt was
called to the chair.
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and con-
frmed.
A petition was presented by the
officers and members of the Inde-
pendent Fire Engine Company, pray
ing that Council would have the
drain in front of their engine house,
either bricked or paved with stone,
the same to be bridged with wood.
On motion, the prayer of the petit
tioners was granted. ~,
The following petition was pre-
sented. andSreceiyed 4as information: :
To HIS Honor the lfayor and Alder
naea, Of tie oity Of Columbia,
GENTLE11RN !: Your petitioners
would hhmbly pray, that having or
ganized themselves into a fire COM
pany for the purpose of assisting in
the suppression of fires; and are, to
this end taking up subscriptions
among the members and the citizens
generally. for the purpose of pur-
chasing hose, which your petitioners
believe they will accomplish. To
complete our outfit, it is necessary
that an engine be furnished for that
purpose, and would request from
your honorable body the engine not
now in use, belonging to the city;
and your petitioners will ever pray,
&c.
(Signed) JOHN DENNISON. :
r. L.. SMITH.
T. A. GARNER.
In connection with the above petit
tion, Alderman Mckenzie offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted.
ReSoloed, That whenever the par
ties to the petition for the city en-
gine, slow conclusive evidence that
they have sufficient hose, (say 500
feet, together with house sufficient
to protect the apparatus, this petit
tion will then be considered.
An application from S. Z. Stratton
for license to keep Junk Shop, was
presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Licenses.
The following bills were presented.
and referred to the Committee on
Accounts:
j. @. Dial against Guard House,
Sidney Park, Water Works and the
Street Departments; Hussung & Mbtz
against Water Works, Guard House
and Fire Departments; Hopson &
Sutphen against Street Department
and City; Goldsmith & Kind against
the Water Works; G. G. Newton for
brazen badges, and J. r. Zealy, Mag
istrate, for examination of pauper
lunatic.
the Committee of Ways and Means
reported the monthly report of the
City Clerk, for January, as being cor
rect. Concurred in.
The same committee also presented
the following report, which was re-
ceived and adopted:
The Committee of Ways and Means
beg leave to report that they have
received, from the City Clerk, mutt
lated bills of the issue of the city as
follows:
OLD IssUE.-Bills denomination of
$5, $500; So, $348; So, $212; 81,
$6S; 75 cents, $50; 80 cents, 500;
fractional notes from s to 25 cents,
SO. 75-$691.75. 4,
New ISSUE. Bills denomination of
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foNDoN, March q 204-Ahyssinian
news is fayoraoIe, Napier being twen-
ty miles South Of, Antalo.
Japan advices state that foreigners
have left Hio and Osaka. A foreign
war vesse. has been fired upon by the
Japanese. ~;
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AYSGARTH.

= THIS Thoroughbred imported
81 Horse will make the ensuing
<1{A <Spring Season at his Stables, at
AZAthe COLUMBIA RACE COURSE,
two miles East OF Columbia.
Aysgarth is dark brown, sixteen hands,
fine form, great mower and action, and was
sired by Baruton-dam by Inheritor; her
dam Gin, by Jupiter, out of Princess
Fruima, by Remembrance; Baruton's dam,
Martha Lynn, by Mulatto; her dam Leda,
by Felho da puta Treasure, by Camillus.
Terms, .s25 per season. $50 per insur-
apce. NATHAN DAVIS.
March 81 lmo*
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HAMS, LARD, &C.

HdMO, LAhD, WU'
IN TIERCES ''DAvIS, JR., >" DIAMOND
.EO HAMS-the best.
Is ticrces Davis, Jr., PURE LARD-un-
exceptionable in quality.
20 hhds. Davis, Jr., Prime BACON
SIDES and SHOULDERS.
Choice BUTTER, p. A. CHEESE, &c.
With other Staple Goods, bought before
the late advance, and offered at moderate
prices, by O. II. BALDWIN co.
March 20 8
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State South Carolina -Richland Dist.

State South Car0hna--Rlchland list.
By Jacob Bel, Ordinary OF said District.
WTHEREAS Philippe 81; Pape hath
w applied to me for letters Of admi-
nistration, on all and singular the goods,
chattels, rights and credits of F. w. Pape,
late of the District aforesaid, deceased,
These are, therefore, to cite and admo-
nish all and singular the kindred and Gre
ditors of tho said deceased, to be and
appear before me, at our next Ordinary's
Court for the said District, to be holden at
Columbia, on Friday, the third day of
Ap-;! next, :. .oH O'clock a. III, w
show GAUGE, il any, why the said admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, and Seal Of the
Court, this nineteenth day Of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, and in
the ninety-second year of American In
dependence. JACOB BELL,
Ordinary Richland District.
March 81 s2*
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at my Auction Ware-room, will offer for
sale. THIS pay. at 10a O'Clock, the fol-
4 Large Cooking Stove, talmoet new,)
most new,) Bedateads, Mattress, Chill
dren's Chairs, Sofa, Tables, Chairs, Tubs,
Crockery, l sett Quilting Frames, 1. Fine
Dining Table, Splendid Child's Buggy Car
rlage, Dry Goods, Shoes, Tobacco, &c.,
unreserued, to close sales at once.
Terms cash. Goods to be removed same
day. Unlimited articles received to hour
OF sale. March 81
The New York herald., 1868-03-29
EROOKLYy INTELLIGENCE.

A DESPERATE BURGLAR CAUGuT.-A desperate
burglar who gave his name as Thomas Jones, was
captured In Schermerhorn street yesterday morning
by officer OF the Forty fourth precinct II appears No
broke into the residence OF Mr.. s. s. Whtmore OF 100
Schermerhorn street, during the temporary absencs
OF the family yesterday morning and was proceeding
TO ransack the house. Mr.. Whitmore had occasion
to 70 home about eleven O'Clock, when he was sur.
pr1sed to meet strange man In the hallway, who
blandly said, good morning." and was about 70
exn,aration az his nresence. The fellow i'm ,nedk
ately drew knife and stabbed Mr.. Whitmore In ene
right arm, when he succeeded In breaking away ana
Ned down the street. He war soon overtaken, now
ever, by the oficer. On hts person were found some
skeleton keys and jimmy. The accused was taken
before Justice Morebouse and held for examination.
POLICE REcoRD.--The returns Of the ten police
precincts OF this city for the week ending Friday,
March 2s show the whole number OF arrests made 70
have been 32s or this number majority of those
arrested were charged with intoxication.
SEVERELY BuRNED--A boy named Andrew Quinn
was seriously II not fatally burned in vacant ios
in Bergen street yesterday afternoon. His clothes
took fre from bonfire at which he was playing.
His recovery Is looked upon as doubtful
$500 RATS NEsT.-A day or two since the en0i-
neer engaged in Kelth's sawmil First street, near
North Fourth, +. d. while repairing the floor OF the
building discovered rats nest, which was found to
consist OF portions or q leather wallet and
narticies OF bank bills of the denomination
OF $780, $50 and $50, Of the old Mechanics Bank Of
Wiiliamsburgh. on inquiry " was ascerteined tnas
a gentleman residing In the adjoining house in 1852
missed wallet containing 81, 500, with valuable pa
pers, aud II Is very probable that the rat whose nest
was found as above stated committed the larceny.
SERIOUS ACC1pESTs.-Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, re-
siding at No. 151 Navy street, was Knocked down and
run over by a fire apparatus, about eight O'Clock
last night, at the corner OF washington
and Fulton streets The wheels passed over
both her arms, breaking them badly. woman
named Mrs. Strong was seriously Injured last even
ing Nv falling into an areaway a. No. 10 Novins
street, She was conveyed TO her home, NO. $40 i'1
r.
The New York herald., 1868-03-29
THE PARIS FASHIONS.

PARIS, March ls. 1

PARIS, March l3, 1ses
Grand spring Opening In Paris-The Queen OF
Fashion ON Her Thronc-NTOst Important
session and the AssembIage-How the Queen
Dressed and How she Looked-Thc Royal
Fashions Speech-Edict ON Cciors, style,
skirts, Sleeves, Trimming, Iaterials, &c.
Maniies, Hats, and Flowcrs-The ManoIa,
or spanish Veil.
meeting The extreme left OF the opposition did not
consist as on former openings, OF spinstcrs who
annually put in aveto instead OF vote to every
thinp IL was made up OF all the surviving leaders
OF the fashions who laid down the law on the morrow
OF Waterloo. They strictly adhere 10 restoration;
perfect diplomacy as regards the human frame, but
some Of It's members are in hopeless condition
too far gone TO be restored at all.
The extreme right is mostly composed of blooming
young widows not past twenty-five tributaries from
all The provinces. Their opinions are remarkable
Tor urgent Appropriateness OF anything becoming,
especially any object having conservative tendency.
The right, including both sexes and members Of all
ages, are actuatcd by most liberal views; they will
decidedly carry the amendments OF when we come
next session 10 the costume project and bill ON the
prohibition OF long walking robes gi5s 4 or 5000 .
The male portion OF the assembly were aareeaJly
sprnkled indiscrminate benches, and ab I'd more
as auditors and stenograrhers than ~ interested
parties. lt is evident nothing has been left them for
government TO curtall; they are clipped short all
over; left Without 50 much as I'll nngs In down the
seams Of their pants, without sufficient buttons TO
their wlistcoas.
Thc only tnIMi nt III exc..ed before the ceremony
The New York herald., 1868-03-29

mote Judge Cardozo to the Supreme Court last No
vember II Is claimed by the friends of the Judge
that lie is backed by twelve Thousand votes all for
him, and for him alone and that these can only De
diverted from the common cause, or secured 70 u as
Judge Kussel's name appears on OF is apsent iTon %
the ticket either as the candidate OF Tammany Haii
or the democratic Union party Mr.. Bediord,s claim
viii be strongly urged on the Tammany General
Committee by men OF great and controlling
influence In the party, and who VIII neither liner
ask nor of1er any compromise In attaining tnelr
object In this matter. In the democratic Union
ranks Judge Connolly Is talked OF as the candloale
OF the party For the ONCE Of supervisor the same
party talk OF nominating william G. Conner, late
County Clerk; but Tammany has selected for TINS
office her strongest man, William II. Tweed ana WIZ
hardly fail In electing him.
The Mozart party Is showing no signs OF life. Its
great creator and leader has evidently retired from
the field OF party strife. He has, II Is said, but one
aspiration connected with p0itics-that is to aid
the democratic party OF the nation In the effort
to elect democratic candidate TO the Presi.
dency, and then take formal leave or
politics In every shape. The democratic Union party
are holding together and profess to be ready 70
nominate the strongest candidates that can be found
against the candidates OF Tammany for every once
to be filled In November next. How far the 0rgani-
cation will carry out the threat OF opposition remains
to be seen: but In the presence Of the oversnadowng
influence OF Tammany In city political affairs, it s
not likely that the democratic Union party Will long
hold out on an independent course OF action. Tam
many's power Of absorption just now Is lrresisnpe,
and will speedily cause to disappear the last Vesge
Of opposition from democratic quarter
The New York herald., 1868-03-29

On the Isl OF the eleventh moon.
We have received the memorial OF the Tsunr-
hYamen, praying that officials might he ap.
pointed to visit foreign treaty Powers as
cnvoys from China, and we accordingly, assenng
appoint Chikang, holding the rank Of Taou,
kia kt, Prefect. and Lang Chung. OF the Board
OF Rites 70 proceed 70 foreign countries In the capa-
city ahove Indicated. This being the 1rst occasion
on which such ENJOYS have been deputed, II r. expe-
dent that sVnie reward should be given 10 the OIL
cials thus deputes. Both ChKang and Tsus ka Ku
are now elevated to the dignity OF second class
button. end are 70 vislt foreign treaty Powers as
envOys from China.
Respect this.
A supplementary memorial hsd hecn presented hy
tho Tsun1-li-i amen requesting that Cho.Peh.iisi
Grown may De appointed first assistant, AID ye.
shan tde Cbamps,l second, &C., &C.
The New York herald., 1868-03-29
E U r o p e..
Disratli on the Great Irish Difficulty, Religious,
Educational and ManOrial
The Premier's Description Of Truly
Christian Church.

The German mail steamship Union, Captain Won
,santen, which left Southampton on the 18th OF
March, arrived at this port yesterday morning, land
ing six hundred and fty-seven passengers
! The French transatlantic mail steamship Europe,
Captain Roussan which sailed from Brest on the 18th
iof March, arrived at this port yesterday morning.
by these arrivals we have mail report, In detail
of our cable dispatches, dated to the day OF sailing
OF the Union from England.
The New York herald., 1868-03-29

Minister Burlingamc' Commission az Imperim
Ami I'M Jor-

Vunistcr burItnG0me,s GOmmtsstOu az ImpertA
Ambassador.
The China mails furnish the following imperial de
cree uranslaed) having been issued In the native
language in pekin:-
The 26th day OF the 10th moon Tung Che 9Th year,.
We have received the memorial presented by the or
hce of Foreign Affairs, praying that The United Saes)
envoy, Burinname who, In the transaction OF busi.
ness had shown himself general Just. and thorough
ly acquainted with foreign aud Chinese matters,
should he appointed TO visit foreign treaty Powers
In the capacity Of envoy. and upon due considera-
ton We approve OF and give our imperial assent 10
the prayer Of the memorial.
The New York herald., 1868-03-29

81. Albans VI, Claims 10 DC tic buttor metropolis
q the United ststes u faruisbed nearly three mi-
.Ol ponnaa last year.
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FINANCIAL AND comsrnpCIAI..


COLUMBIA, November 23.-Sales of
cotton to-day Is bales -middlings
%.
New YORK, November 23-Noon.
Money easy, at 596. Sterling 93s.
Gold 81. Flour dull and declinine.
Wheat dull and favors buyers. Pork
dull, at 26. Lard quiet-steam 16I
@l6M. Cotton firmer, at 243L.
7 p. M.-Cotton firmer and in fair
demand; sales 5000 bales at 24sIM
20. Flour and wheat heavy and
favor buyers. Corn unchanged.
Carolina rice 8. Muscoyado sgear
11@11I. Freights steady. Cotton
steam 1903. Money becoming still
easier; offerings are very liberal-call
4(96; prime discounts 7@9. Gold
closed at 3456. Sterling firm, at OK.
Governments active and strong.
BALTIMORE, November 23.-Cotton
firm, ut 241a. Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat firm, but not higher. Corn
firm-new 95G91. 90; yellow Southern
1.05@1.09. Oats 70GD72. Mess pork
$3.50. Bacon-shoulders 14l5(G15.
Lard 1715@19.
NA-Ai.hi-'oioN, NOfCInDer Z0.-COC-
ton active, and advanced 20; sales
200 bales; receipts 62-middlings
23h@231G.
AUGUSTA, November 23.-Cotton
market firm-sales 426 bales; mid
dlings "a; receipts 362.
SAVANNAH, November 23.-Cotton
quiet but steady; sales 1857 bales
prices irregular, at 23A@2324; re-
ceipts 2,180.
New ORLEANS, November %
Middlings cotton advanced to 23IM
2334 sales 5000 bales; receipts since
Saturday.17,770. Gold 35L. Sugar
lower grades depressed-fully fair
1214; prime 1919. Molasses4com.
mon 5000; prime 65@70; choice
70. Flour dull-superfne 81; tire.
BILE 61a. Pork dull and unsettled
new 26; old held at 29. Bacon dull
and unsettled shoulders 1917; clear
rib l61a@17; clear 19(0182l. Corn
in better supply and easier-new 90.
Whiskey depressed Western recti-
fed LOB. Coffee dull fair Rio 141l
prime 161a.
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Commissioners Sale.

The Theological Seminary of the Evange-
Hcal Lutheran Church OF South Carolina
and adjacent States, VS.. NJ. A. Blanding,
ct al. -l
IN pursuance of the decretal order in the
Il above stated case. will sell the follow
ing real estate, on the FIRST MONDAY in
December next, at the Court House in Co.
lumbia, to wit:
Bounded on the North by Plain street.
East by lot of John W. Powell, South by
lot OF j. G.. Gihbes, West by an alley ex-
tending from Plain street to the Court
House lot, fronting on Plain street feet.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash to pay costs of
sc!t and sale, balance on credit of one,
two and three years, secured by bond and
mortgage. Purchaser to pay for papers
and stamps. ID. Il. DESAUSSURE,
NOV G.. T., R. d.
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Estate Sale by Order Of The Executor.
BY D. G. PEIXOTTO & SON.

WE will sell, on the FIRST MONDAY in
December, at public auction. in front of
the Court House, at II o'clock,
That desirable LOT, with Cottage tbere-
on, fronting and measuring 81 feet on
Gates street, running back ca feet; bound
ed on the North by Gervais street, South
by Gates street.
ALSO,
Not No. 2, measuring and fronting 35
feet ON Gates street, running back 6i feet.
with Cottage thereon, bounded on the
North by Lot No. l, OH the South by Sc
nate street.
Vacant Lot No. 3, measuring 81 feet
front on Gates street, running back 58
teet; bounded on the North by Lot No. 2,
South by Senate street.
ALSO,
Lot No 4, with Cottage thereon, fronting
on Gates street so feet, running back 68
feet; bounded on the North by Lot No. 8.
South by Senate street.
ALSO,
That desirable Cottage, fronting on Sem
ate street, Lot measuring 48 feet front and
running back 153 feet, with all necessary
out-buildings; bounded on tho North by
Frank Toland, on the South by Senate
street, East by Gates street, West by Mary
Johnson. -
TERMS OF SALE.-One-thir cash; the
balance on one, two and three years, with
interest from day of sale, secured by bond
and mortgage. Purchasers to pay for
papers and stamps. Nov "a 4
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Assignee's Sale,

w. I. WALTER, AUCTIONEER.
In ne. VIM. Summer, of Newberry, Bank
rupt.
R1 order of Hon. George S. Bryan,
I'D Judge cf the United States Court, for
the District q South Carolina, will soll
on TUESDAY, the let day of December
next, at the Court House in Columcia.
A valuable tract of LAND, containing
30 acres, more or less, situate in tho Coun-
ty of Richland, and bounded on the South
by Boundary street, North OF the city of
Columbia; on the West by State Fair
Grounds, on the North by DR.. Kennedy's
land, and on the East by lands of Miss
Sallio McCulloch. This valuable piece of
property offers raie Inducements rs build
ing lots or for farming purposes, and will
be sold as will be most desirable to all con-
cerned.
Terms cash. Pnrchasers to pay fol
stamps and papers.
THOMAS ". HOLLOWAY.
NOV tnth Assignee.
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Commissioners Sale

+. W. McAIaster, Administrator, with the
will annexed, vs. Alfred NJ. Hunt.
4 pursuance OF the decretnl order iu the
l. aboy, stated case I will sell. before
tho Court House in Columbia, on the
FIRST MONDAY in December next,
All that lot of LAND, in tho city of Co.
lumbia, containing thrce-quarters of an
acre, more or less, bounded on the North
by Joseph Randall's lot, on the East by
Assembly street, South by Gcrvais street,
On the premises is large lin part new
and commodious hotel.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash enough to paw the
cost of suit and sale, and one-third of
debt; balance on credit of ono year, Sc
cured by bond and mortgage of the pre-
misses. Purchasers to pay for papers,
stsmps, DC. D. u. DESAUSSURE,
NOV G.. E. r. d
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II any foreign or luxurious substance had
been added TO tho simple Distilled suirits.J
4 The examination has resulted IN the
CONCLUSION that the sample contained no
poisonous. or harmful adinixture. have
been unable tn discover any trace of the
deleterious,substances which are employed
IN the adulteration or liquors., would
mend to Others, for medicinal purposes.
the Schiedain Schnapps as an excellent
and unobjecsiunable variety If gin. Very
respectfully yours,
(Signed,) CHARLES A. SEELY,
Chemist
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Ry - -. /.
Nevys Iteiias.l

WAsHINaToN, November %. = Cuba
6ibustaring has not become suf+
: ficiently y tangible to warrant a proclai
1lmatiUn. but it is understood that
Federal Marshals and Attorney Gen
erals have been ordered to be watch
i{ful. ff,s AT.
"a party of. Englishmen and. two
Americans were arrested in Syria,
charged with Smuggling arms into
the interior, for the purpose Of over
throwing the Government. The pri-
soners e.;s:iai ee.si that they were surveying
for railroad, and the arms were to
defend the employees. The Ameri-
can Consul is active in behalf of the
Americans. and the English Consul
appears indifferent regarding the fate
of his countrymen.
NEW ORLEANS, November 23.-The
Tribune, organ of the colored Re-
pu5licans of Lonisiana-owned, edit
ed and published by colored men
re-appeared yesterday, after sus-
pension of six months. In the salu-
tatory it says, while it will ask for
eolored men every right belonging to
Americans, it will never attempt to
abridge that of any other.
The Times, OF this morning. COPIES
from the Brownsville Rancbero. ex.
tra, dated the 18th, letters from Mon
terey, received the previous night,
which state that Escobedo, having
gone from Tampico to Villoria, for
the purpose OF commencing their Ta-
mapi1pas campaign, jointly with
troops from Matamora was surprised
by the entire force of Vargas ut Ha-
cienda de Alamitas. Escobedo was
defeated, barely escaping with few
of his staff, to Monterey. Escobedo's
forces fought badly, and before the
fight was over, hurrahed for Vargas
and Canales, and finally declared in
favor of the rebels. Escobedo 0 attempt
ed to collect q force at Monterey.
but failed. The soldiers refused to
march unless first being paid; after
wards they openely refused to fight
against their Tamaulipas friends.
Escobedo, seeing this complicated
state of affairs existing, resigned, de-
claring himself incapable of putting
down the GTamaulipas revolution.
The forces at Villoria under Lopez
and Montesinos, being demoralized,
disbanded Themselves large por-
tion Joining Vargas command. It
is believed by this time that Tampi-
co has probably fallen, as we'll ms
other towns in the State. Soon the
entire State will be in the hands of
Vargas. . t..
PHILADELPHIA, November 23.--
Mrs. Mary e. Hill, residing in and
owning an aristocratic residence cor
ner of Tenth and Pine streets, had
her brains beaten out with O poker
and her body thrown from the second
story window into the yard. Her
son-in-law has been arrested. The
deceased is quite wealthy.
RICHMOND, November 23.-Cbief
Justice Chase arrived here this even
ing, and will be on the bench to-mor-
row.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, November %.
Gen. Waddy Thompson who, in CAL
houn's time, was Congressman from
South Carolina, afterwards Minister
to Mexico, died here this morning
aged about seventy.
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