The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-15

follows: Thirteen hundred and fifty dollars as the
direct result of the fair in SUMTER and eight hun
dred dollars additional raised by the disposal of
articles in Charleston by kind friends there making
In all twenty.onc hundred and fifty dollars which
relieves the debt incurred py the enlargement of the
buildings. The Sisters of Mercy return their CRATE
full Acknowledgements to the citizens of Sumter for
their generous ad and also to the many Kind friends
in Baltimore Charleston and Augusta for valuable
contributions.
SOUTHERN STATE BONDS IN New YoRK-The
New York Herald gives The following quotations Of
Southern bonds for Monday, 11th instant: s.The
Southern State bonds were again actively dealt in,
prices closing follows: South Carolinas ex coup.
on, 6Sa70; do, new, GAGS; Tcnnessees, ex coupon
69Aa69h; do new, 69a69k; vnainias OK coupon, Sc
a57; do new, 57a57>a; Georgia sixes 7sas0 do sew
cns, 901aa91 North Caro'inas, ex coupon Ga 1za64;
do new, 62a622S; Missouri skies, S71sa8s Louisi-
ana skies, 72; do evce skies, 675aGS; do eights
a77a4; Alabaml eights, s6lS7; do fves G3a64; Mem
phls Cities, 5Oa5l."
FUNERAL OF D. l.. MCKAY EsQ.-Mr. Mckay g
funeral took place yesterday afternoon at four
O'clock at st. Mich es Church It was numerous
~ attended, especially by representatives of the
commercial and professional interests Of the com
munity. The officers of the bank, over which Mr.
mckay presided, with Colonels B. H. Rutledge and
Charles H. simoaon. pail bearers The Rev.
Richard Irapier Of1ciated on the OCCASION There
were several friends ana early companions of the
deceased present from tho Peedee country, amongst
whom was the venerable DR.. Thomas smith. The
body was left In the church last night in charge of
several gentlemen and will be carried to Cheraw to-
DAY, to De deposited In the family burial ground.
GUARDIAN MUTUAL LIFE INs URANcE Com
PANY.-Thisis Is the n,me of ourishing New York
life insurance company which has adopted several
new features into i.s plan.
BY recent enactment of the lie yis lature of the
state OF New York. the charter Of the company has
been so altered that the entire profits of the COM
pany will be returned to the policy holders The non
forieitabe principle is applied to all its premiums,
and Is embodied in the w4itten policy. Loaps or
credits in anticipation of dividends arc granted to
the amount of onc-third of each annual premium
ana sucn loans ore indorsed upon the policy no
hotes oeing required. II has now assets to the
amount OF 600, and that amount is rapidly in
oreasing. Mr. Walton II. Peckham. of New YORK Ia
the President and the list of directors contains
OF the best names in business in this country. Mr.
G A. Fud1ckar, the superintendent is at present in
savannah. having passed through this city few
DAYS ago. Mr. Geo. Keim the general agent Tor this
State, and Mr. r. Issertel the agent for Chare,ton
rp
pidly advance the interests of the COMPANY. DR..
Reentsjerna the examining physician, is resident
OF this city, and has his Office In Hasestrset near
the Postoface
IHE CHARLESTON HorEL.-To say that the
charleston Hotel is the hanjsomest hotel in tho
city would be doing injustice to it's MAGNIFICENT ,ro.
portions and imposing appearance. It Is the hand
soonest hotel In the South, and its appesrance will
compare favorablY with that of any hotel Of tho
same SIZE IN any OF the large Northern cities The
men VINO QUILT 1t were Charlestonians, and they
were determined to make 1t worthy Of the name Il
was des'in to bear, and they sucoee led Charles
TON may we'll be proud of the Charleston HOTEL For
many years now 1t has represented her hospitalitv
and her enterprise. and has given to thousands Of
strangers their most tasting Impressions Of tho civ
and the hundreds OF Norherners now daily passino
through the city on prospecting tours on pleasure
'iLs form much higher opinions Of the wealth and
importance CT Charleston on account of its hayino
such splendid hotel than they would if they were
compelled TO stay o q second or third class house
~ S 'nerelore OF the greatest Importance to the city
'n"' 'ne Ohareston Aotel should be in the hands of
competent manager, for 1t is not every man Who
can keep an hotel and the tar fame and reputation
Oh the CITY might suffer by its principal hotel falling
1ueo 'hs hsnds OF an incompetent Person. On this
account some anxiety as been felt in the communi
" 10 know VINO would sacce Major Horbach That
ankle y Is relieved this morning by the announce
ment mat Mr.. E. a. Jackson has assumed the man.
@aSsse.ss.. Mr. Jackson Is we'll known rs an enter
pr1sing and competent business man, and there can
be no doubt that under his supe rintendence tho
"Charleston" VIII ever maintain and improve ita
well merited reputation as frstclass hotel.
COTTON CHANGING ROUTE. We take tho fol-
lowing paragraph from the Huntsville fAla, Demo
crat:
A gentleman in'orms us that North Alabama cot
@ som is peginning tQ change its route to New York
Tom the railroad via Cincinnati to the rail and sea
route via chs srleston he reason OF this change Ia
the several routes: he freight via CincinnaI a
81 G ia 81 15 per 100 pounds and via Norfolk
the cneapest route is to tnke the freichf
The route via Cincinnati is oil rail: to Nor,oi sI
ynseston @ res pectiyaly all rail- and thence to New
1ork by steamers. II the railroads on the Northa ar
route 90 not reduce their schedules CharIestnn ,ii
bear of the palm. oA"'AeS'"n Will
we nay ada that large quantities Of freight ars
being shipped daily from New York to Memphis
aud other points in the West by way Of Charleston.
BULLrN0 CoTToN.--T editor of the New
berry Herald gives the following lively sketch Of the
exploits OF party Of Newberrians:
Arrying In Charleston, these irrepressible New.
TO the tune or $40 O0o purchasing in lots.
over thousand bales. and dis osng OF the same 10.
getner with previous transactions, at premium OF
M0m sen 30 eighteen dollars per balo One lot pur.
cnaeed was rise Of four HUNDREDS bales 1he Charles.
ton cotton market on Saturday afternoon VA tha
mose ~ ~ excited that we had in long dime Many
on tne saiss We're effected without samples The mar
acr CLOSED s9at night IN jubileeboth buyers and
seners satened-the foEnaer with cert in prosooct
q safdaer n TT rass ana the latter with their
t,u =. Y, sns cosSon bought BY newberry was from
TO- 70 paywnen ss me markete little du at all events