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THE LODI MANUFACTURING co.
(ESTABLISHED 1901

INVITE PLANTERS AND FARMERS TO SEND
l. for q pamphlet descriptive of their Fertilizers
We offer our DOUBLE REFINEU P. .UDRErTE
equal to the best Superphosphae, at the low price
rior article OF Nitrophosphate and pure Bone Dust
See testimonials:
4. NJ. loDD Smithfeld. Va. says where he used
the Double Refined Poudrette corn 1t doubled the
yield.
WILLIAMS Bros. Dover. Del, says 1t gave their
rhubarb and tomatoes q vigorous growth ripening
the latter two weeks earlier
P. W. HUTCHINSON, sr, near Cherokee, Ga. says it
nearly doubled his yield of cotton.
Hon. ELI s. SHORTER. Eufaula, Ala. says his cot
ton was fully equal to adjoining fields manured with
the best SuperphOsphates.
s. MoNraosdERY Ellaville, Ga. says it increased
his crop OF cotton $50 lbs per acre.
g. S. OaLEsBY. Marietta, Ca, use 1t on corn and
cotton and Gays it more than doubled the yield He
regards 1t the cheapest and most reliable Fertilizer
within his knowledge
Ex-Governor NTH, Warrenton, Va, tried 1t with
three several crops the last and present years. and
says: II pronounce it with confidence most yalua-
bio manure
The Superintendent of General W. r. Cox Polk
Island Plantation N. c., Says II think the Poudrette
used for Corn canot be surpassed; used 1t also on
cotton which produced a large yield.
Dr. e. M. FENDLE TON, Sparta, Ga. says: 'sThe
Nltrophosphate OF Lime used on cotton made 24S
per cont the first year.
Professor GEORGE H. Cook, of the New Jersey
State Agricultural College, at New Brunswick says:
"The Double Refined P0udrette and Nitrophosphate
Of Lime paid us full 100 per cent. above their mar
address LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Box 3139. New York Postofice. Office No..66 Court
landt-street.
j. A. ENSLOW G. co.,
CHARLESTON.
AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY.
January II ,hstu3mos
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Markets by Telegraph.

FOREIGN MARKETS.
LONDON, February 22-Noon -Consols 9aa9Sx.
Bonds 10. Sugar on the spot 39s Cd.
Evening-Bonds 78% Sugar on the spot 3ss Sd;
aaoat 3Os Sd.
LIVERPOOL. February 22-Noon-Cotton Armer
but not higher; uplands 11Ad; Orleans l2d Sales
10000 bales.
Two P. M.-Cotton fr1ner and more active; up.
lands 1lXd; Orleans 121d. Sales $4,000 bales
Corn-old, 32s; new, 3os Sd. Pork dull. Tallow
A5s Sd.
Evening-cotton firm: qplands 12d; Orleans 1914d.
Sales $4,000 bales. Corn, old. 32s 3d.
HAvRE, February 22.-Cotton If 37c ailoat If 3sc.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
CINCINNATI, February 22.--Whiskey dull at 92c
Provisions unsettled. Bacon shoulders 1870 Lard
loc. Mess pork neglected, $31 the best offered
st. LOUIS. February pa whiskey dull at 91c
fofk quiet at s32as216. Bulk meats duh and lower
shoulders l2Aa13c; clear sides l71kc; plain sugar
cured mans 1sc; canvased 19c Lard dali at 10a21 NO.
WILMINGTON, February 22-Spirtts turpentne
quiet at GIN. Kosin dull. Crude turpent,na nm.
changed. Tar advanced 80, So c5 Cotton--noth;na na
doing. The day was not observed
AUGUSTA, February % Cotton ADVANCING and
holders firm; sales 1855; nniddlings 27%aa7s1. "a.
Ceipts 900. Raining the entire day.
SAVANNAH. February 22-Cotton Arm: advanced
3saNc; middlings 2sMc; sales 1900 bales; receipt 6
18e0.
NOZZLE, February 22--Cotton--sales $500 bales.
including 100 after the close Of the market on satur
day; Arm and in demand; low middlings 271zc; re-
eeipts 1877 bales; exports 1892.
New ORLEANS, February 22.-Cotton advanced x
a1 cant. Middhngs 2sA cents; strong demand and
Light offerings; sales 1900 bales Receipts since Sat
nrdsy 9S07 bales; NO exports. Nothing dope in OK.
change. the banks being closed. Bacon dull and
faiting shoulders 1S clear rib sides 49, clear 1s w.
Sugar higher; common 121a12 " prime l5,S yellow
clarified 1eA. Molasses higher; prime 79as1.
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MQrinf Mrws.
PORT CALENDAR

Port of Charleston. February <
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Railroads.
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.

M@MsHsaNssaMMN,
a1ss s. -
GENERAL sUPERINTENDENT's oFFICE,l
CHARLEsToN. y. g., February 1S. 1889.
~ the PASSENGER TRAINS of the South Caro-
lima Railroad will run follows:
FOR AUGUSTA.
Leave Cnarleston... ..........65 ~ A. VI.
Connecting with trains for Montg omery. Memphis.
Nashville and New Orleans, via Montgomery AND
FOR COLUMBIA.
Leave cnareston. a. M.
Connecting with Wilmington and Manchester Rail
road ano Camden train.
FOR CHARLESTON
leave Augusta 800 a. N.
Arrive at Charleston. ........5.0e z. nj.
leave Columpia' ,'.'.''.''' '...'.'l 80 3, M'
= " AUGUSTA NiaHT iiH:c ExpREss '''''
SUNDAYS EXCEPTEDl
leave charleston. .9.S0 z. NJ
Connecting with trains for Memphis Nashville
and Rev Orleans, via Grand junction.
cave Augusta. ........... $40 P. NJ.
49, '' . Col COLUMBIA iG NiGmT ExPREss. a. ''
SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
Connecting sundays excepted) with areenvile and
Columbia Railroad.
Leave Leave c9iTmo,a: &C
ATrlVe at CnarlestOn. 6.3O A. NJ
SUMMERVILLE TRAIN.
Leave Charleston. 90 p. NJ
Arrive ut Summerville. Observation-Disclosures. 4.20 ?. NJ
Leave SummerVllle. ....7.lO A. nj
hAAASS ~ SuaHAeSIou. oZ) A. IN
CAMDEN BRANCH.
On Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Leave Kingve ........... ..............4.2O p. NJ,
Arri, at Camden. .......................7.O 700 p Nj
Leave Camden. ...............,......6 6. 35 A. NJ.
Arrive at Klngviue. ue...................9 .9.20 A. M,
Signed II. I. PEAKE,
February Is General Superintendent,
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Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship Magnola. Crowcll, New York--left 18th
inst-detained in off the Bar "a hours in thick log.
Mdse. To Ravenel s. 20, Il A Ash ton, j d Aiken
& Co, w Aimar, Bollmann Bros. ii D Burkett.
Burckmyer. W NJ Bird 90, L Brewer, Bates &
fee & Co. 81 Cobia 4 Go, M Calder Campsen q Co
Commins, Courtenay Cohen, Hanckel Co. Q
Carr 4 { Go; ; Gaciqs 4 Witte. Crane. boyston & Co.
lass Go, Denny Perry, Dowie & Noise. Furchgolt
Bros. s Fairly Co, F Francse. d Francke, nj
3 n.ens ESasyt1 oeaS CO
Wineman Co, Gerdts Co, J Gruber. G h
II Hayden. Henry. Hart Il Co. Hyman 4 GO, G 81
johnson, " Jackson, Jefords & co. Jara. John.
Kinsman Klinck, Wickenberg & Co, Kaufman, e
F Laroussellier. LANCER, Luhn, Laurey & Alex.
ander Melchers 4 Muller, schr Montrose. Mowry &
co, MARSHALL, Jr, Murray, j u Moffett, G Mad
sen, NJ Marks. NJ Co. Marshall, McLoy & klce
D Mcclure, g Minor & Co. Nachman & 20. North
mel & Holmes. Q F Panknin, A Quack. nbush, H
Sieglng, southern Express Co, II slender l. Schnel
% steens CO. strauss yanee see'f j. snSsstenca SMaa,
Department, Tobias sons, Togni. Nj A Tam
!unson. thompson, lideman. F Won santen, l.
Welskopf Wulburn y Stelline, Whilden & Co.
d Il Silcox. Walker, Evans Cogswell, N Woht.
man, Werner Il Ducker. Wagner & MoLsees, w j
Yates, Olney & Co. Ostendor6 & Co. Read & CO.
Railroad agent, and others. Experienced heavy
gales entire passA @.
sloop Mary Goodrich Roberts, Ashepoo IS bags
Sea Island Cotton, 40 bushels Rough Rlce To VIII
8 Go, Klatte & Co.
sloOp GreeHleaf, from Santee. 800 bushels Rough
Rice. 10 Thurston L. Holmes.
Cleared Yesterday.
Sthr Shiloh, Hubbard, Batimore-H f Baker & Go.
From this Port.
Steamship Charleston. Berry, New York. Feb 49,
Schr Robert Caldwell, Mccormack, New York, Feb
10.
UP for this Port.
Schr Charles Raymond, Higgins, at Boston, Feb l9.
Cleared for this Port.
Steamship Champion, Lockwood, at New York, Feb
10.
schr B Hawkins, Wyatt, at Boston, Feb 10.
shipnews by Telegraph.
SAVANNAH. February 22-Arrived, steamship Her
mann, Livingston. New York.
Cleared, brig Charles Miller for philadelphia
weather warm and heavy rams.
Memoranda.
The sohr 8 Ad inns, from Portland Me- for
Charleston. O, arrived at Holmes Hole February
~. she reports having eoided with the schr He-
Puin when of the shoals and carried away jibbocm
to bowsprit cap
The schr Sarah Cullen, Avis. from Charleston for
boston, arrived at Holmes Hole February 18.
The schr VIM Slater, Snalley, from Georgetown
Q, for Newburyport arrived at Holmes Hole Feb.
r,ary 18.
The schr Ida Burgess, Burgess, from Portland.
Me- for georgetown, g q, arrived at Holmes Hole
February 19.
LIST OF VESSELS
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OILS! OILS OILS!
BETTING BETTING!

5000 FEET OAK-TANNED LEATHER BELT
5000 FEET GUM Betting, 2, 8, 4, and s
PLY
$50 SIDES PATENT DRESSED LACE
LEATHER
800 DOZEN METALLIC-TIpPED BELT
LACING
100 BOXES BLAKE's PATENT BELT
$50 DOZEN TOLLMAN'S BELT HOOKS
$50 YARDS GUM PACKING, 1-16 INCH TO
! INCH THICK
TUCK'S PACKING, INCH TO IL INCH d.
AMETKR
soAPSTONE PACKING, 4 INCH TO II
INCH DIAMETER
WHITE AND BROWN JUTE PACKING
ITALIAN HEMP PACKING
RUBBER AND LEATHER HOSE
MANHOLE AND HANDHOLE GASKETS OF
AEL SIZES.
CAMERON, BARELEY & CO.,
Northeast Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets.
january emo
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BALTIM ORE-Per schr Shiloh-188, 900 feet Lurn-
Der.
OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS
CHARLESTON. Monday Evening, Feby %. I
COTTON.-The market for this article after ex.
periencing time Of long depression, has apparent
ay reached period when may look for an i'm
provement in the demand, and probably in price.
and under the influence Of better news from the
regulating points, the business here opened with
better feeling with sales at stiening rates, when on
receipt ofLiverpool telegrams the inquiry became
more active and prices hardened 70 A. and in some
transactions about Ac % ib. the market closing firm
and bare of stock; sales 900 bales viz: 20 at
26, 12 at 26 103 at 27, 10 at 27S, 81 at 27S, 100
at 271S, "a at 27, 217 at %. 100 at 2s. 81 at 2sX
and as on private terms. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. .......27 @27%
Low m1ddnng.... .............. .2721@-
M1ddhng..... .28M@28L
BY New York classification we quote:
Low mfddling. ............... ..28X@2S%
M1ddling... ...... o.
RICE.-The demand was good for this article and
prices rather rer; sales about 10 tierces OF clean
Carolina. say A at 81, 12at sx, 4s at 50 and at
8 1S.16c @ fb. We quote common to tair clean
Carolina at sA@8H; good at 81s@sHc % b.
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COLUMBUS, February y19.l-OorroN--The contest
between gpinners and spectators has terpporariiv
a. 10 thought here) resulted in favor OF the ior en-
since Friday both Liverpool and New York have
declined materially , ow long THE depression can
continue 10 problematic,l All markets have zone
down with them. Business men In this section are
0onndent of xesotion, Judging from the email
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largely under exciting 4, ,om America. it might

largely under exciting II ON America, 1t might
be reduced to 100000 bales"
The situation Is here described by conservative
authorities, 1t appeared to them let February.
What changes have occurred since that time to cause
prudent people to change their opinion as to the
prospective value Of cottonp The receipts for the
past three weeks have been 900 bales less than for
the same time last year. Spnners have bought lit
tic, but the consump ion has gone before, and
there to day 600 bales less cotton in at
the mills than LIST February That reserve is now
down to 90, 900 bales, and nearly low it
oil parts of The cotton region points to decided fall
ing of In receipts soon
Murray. Ferris u Co.'s Naval Store
Circular.
NEW YORK, February 20.-SpIRITs TURPENTINE
The decline noediu our last has continued through
out the week, the market cloing sery dull at 55c.
The sales $50 bbls at 55a57c merchantable. In
the part Of the week there some inquiries
quehce of the unfavorabe reports fr m the English
markets. Receipts 1882 bbls. Exports bbls. Stock
about $500.
RosIN-The better grades arc in good request. and
becoming rather scarce. We note sales OF 1900 bbls
at SO 10a4 rs for No Il seas 62 for pale $6a6 80
continued high rates checks business in strained
which closes dull at about 50 As. The sales 6OOO
bbs at 50 50a2 IS for strained common; 50 GO for
good strained, and 81 70a3 tor No O. Receipts 965
bb's; exports 1851 bbls.
TAR-Is in better demand at improved prices
Sales of 1858 bbls at So 75a3 80 for Wilmington, and
S3a3 25 for North county. There is also reported
which is doubtful and may be Of same character as
1900 reported some weeks since for export which
has not yet been shipped Receipts 666 bbs; no
exports
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@ertili3ers.

e3frtili}rrs.
DISSOLVED BONE.
En TONS PURE DISSOLVED BONE, TO AR
CV RIVE and for sale by
PRLZBR, RODGERS & CO.,
February % tuths3 Atlantic Wharf.
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TO THE PLANTERS
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.

DEJIEVING "WHANN'S" RAW BONE SUPER
I'D PHOSPHATE OF LIME to be fully equal to
the best Fertilizers in market. and superior to many,
and being desirous of having it thoroughly tested.
we have concluded to offer the following Premiums:
land, Silver Pitcher worth 800. I'd. For the sec
ond largest yield of Cotton from acre of land,
Silver Pitcher worth 800 Sd. For the largest yield
OF Corn from an acre OF land, silver Goblet worth
S26.
The above premiums will be awarded where
"WHANN'S" RAW BONE SUPERPHOsPHATE
a'one is used on the acre producing the yield
Those applying for the premiums will be required
to furn sh satisfactory evidence of the amount po-
duced on the acre and statement of the manner in
which they applied the manure. A limited amount
only Of this Phosphate will be distributed during the
season. Prices delivered the cars at Charleston,
$65 per ton cash; $40 for approved city accept
anccs, payable list November.
CLAGHORN, HERRING Il CO.,
Accommodation Wharf, Charleston s. G..
And No. Warren Block, Augusta. Ga.
February % limo
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THE DAILY NEWS.


On the occasion Of ahs TAiga AnnhersaryefMe Wash
inaton Light Infantry Charitable Association, FEB
Suary "a, 1859.
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r OH n ID. A L. II x a ID ID 10 ae

n OH N ID. "A Il Ia x A I'D Hn NJ
ACCOUNTANT.
NOZARY PUBLIC AND GENSRAL AGENT,
MOs 10 BK0ad.street.
BHsPECTBULLX aOLrcI1s BUBNRsg INV AID.
JUSTING ACCOUNTS OF Merchants and others,
and In WRITING UP AND POSTING their BOOKS,
either In part o. WHOLE 60. january \
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Qomlillf lfrfial.

Exports.
BALTIM ORE-Per schr shiloh-198, 900 feet Lum.
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~ "Sambo, why am dat nigger
down de hole OBJ de boat ike chicken
in the eggs" 81 gives um up."-
Cause he couldn't git outif is wasn't
for de hatch" - saw
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Democratic Bitterness toward
Rosecrans.

1t has become a custom sanctioned
by almost immemorial usage, that
when candidates are balloted for in a
political Convention, the enc that has
received majority of all the votes cast
is declared after his nomination. the
unanimous choice of the Convention.
In our attendance upon many Demo-
cratic and Republican Conventions we
have known scarcely an exception to
this rule. The usual motion that the
nomination be made unanimous has not
within our recollection met with the op-
position of single vote. 1t is deemed
the generous, not to say magnanimous
thing, when candidate is fairly nomi-
mated to drop all opposition to him and
acquiesce in the decision of a majority
of the Convention.
This compliment, habitually bestow-
ed by Democratic Conventions, of de-
claring nomination unanimous was
refused Gen. Rosecrans. The Chair
man Of the Convention that nominated
him, fearing too noisy negative, de-
clined at first 10 give an opportunity
for the expression ofa negative vote.
But loud and continued cries of put
the negative" "put the negatiyel''
forced the Chairman to say "all oppos-
ed to making the nomination unani-
nous will say no. "when laundering
NO echoed from all parts of the house.
Some estimate the noes as high as one
hundred. It has most disheartening
effect upon the friends of Rosecrans,
that he meets with such persistent op-
position from members Of the Demo
cratic party in the Convention and out
Of it,-Ssats Joarnal. m
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From the Scottish-Amerlcan Journal. ]
Another Ocean Mystery.

The steamship United Kingdom, as
most ofour readers are now aware, sail
ed from the port of New York, for Glas-
gov, on the 18th of April last. She
had fair cargo on board, and good
ly number of passengers. On the Goth,
the day after she sailed, sho was spok-
en- some one hundred and fifty miles
from Sandy Hook. 1t is supposed by
some that she was seen on May 4, about
five hundred miles from New York.
This is all that we know of the United
Kingdom since she last left her harbor
in these waters. 1t is now a long time
since April 10. April is gone; May
and June have followed. and now we
have entered upon July; but the fate of
the United Kingdom is still unknown.
That she has perished with all on board
it is now reasonable to conclude; but
from what cause, or in what circum-
stances, we are left to conjecture. On
the 26th of April, six days after the
United Kingdom sailed, the City of
Paris arrived in this port and reported
icebergs and heavy gales in the neigh
borhood of Cape Race. 1t is possible
that the United Kingdom perished amid
these gales, and probably from COLI
sion with an iceberg. 1t is hard to
give up hope, but we are not left any
foundation on which longer to lean.
Like the Hibernia, of painful memory,
the United Kingdom has no doubt gone
down; but, unlike the Hibernia, has, in
all probability, carried with her her
entire living freight. Itis in fact an
other terrible sea tragedy-all the
more terrible, in truth, that no one has
survived TO tell the tale.
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OLD CASSAMS SLIPPERS.
AN AR ABIAN TALE.

There formerly lived at Bagdad an
old shop-keeper, Abon Cassam, by
name, much celebrated for his avarice.
Though he was exceedingly rich, bis
clothes were composed of patches; his
turban, of the coarcest linen, was so
dirty and greasy, that its original color
could no longer be distinguished; but
of all his wardrobe-the whole of which
he carried on him-his slippers merited
the particular attention of the curious.
The soles were ornamcnted with i'm
mense hob-nails, and the uppers were
apparently nothing but patches. The
far-famed ship Argo itself was not
composed of as many pieces; and dur
ing the ten years that they had been
slippers, the most skillful cobblers of
the country had exhausted all the in
genuity of their art in collecting and
drawing together the remnants. They
had even become so weighty as to be a
proverb; and when his townsmen
wished to speak of anything peculiar
ly burdensome, the slippers of Cassam
were always the objects of compari-
son.
One day as the merchant was walk.
ing IN the grand bazaar of the city,
some one offered to sell him consid-
cradle quantity of crystal; he quickly
concluded the bargain, as it was very
advantageous one. Having learned
some days after that ruined perfumer
was compelled, as a last resource, to
sell quantity of the finest rose-water,
the merchant proited by the mis-
fortuneof this poor man, and purchased
the rose-water at less than half its val
ue. This good fortune put him in ex-
cellent humor; in place of giving
great feast as was the custom of the
Eastern merchants when they made a
good bargain, he thought it more ex-
pedient to venture the expense of GO
ing to the bath, where he had not been
for long time.
As he was taking off his garments,
one of his friends, or at least person
whom he took to be such-for misers
very rarely have friends--told him
that his slippers made him the laugh
ing stock of the whole city, and that
ne ought to purchase others.
81 have been thinking of that for 3
long time," replied Cassam, 'but these
are not SO much worn but that l can
wear them for some time yet"
During this conversation be had en-
tered the bathroom. While he was
bathing, the Cadi of Bagdad came in
also. Cassam, having finished before
the judge, passed into the outer room;
he then dressed, but sought in vain for
his slippers, but in place of them. he
found a beautiful new pair. The miser
persuaded himself-because he wished
it--that he who had spoken so well
had left them as present; he there
fore put them on, and left the bath in
very good spirits, because he had been