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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-15
Fine Residence in tie Village Of Noun
S.. Pleasant - -
BY HOLMES. & MACBETH,

Will be sold TOMORROW, 18th February, at II
O'Clock, In front OF the Old Postoface ~
That desirably located DWELLING AoUSE,two
and half stories, on brick basement containing az
IJ upright, M gurret Dressing poon,e double
crrriage house and stable; said lot measuring and
containing to tho northeast. on Pttstreet 48 feet
inches to the north and northwest on lands late Of
Dr. Farrell and of William Pelce, Esq, 228 feet, to
the southwest, on land of John Horlbeck, 70 feet 5
inches, and TO the southeast, lands Of the said
John Horlbeck 22e feet inches be all of the said
dimensions, more or less, and having such shape
and dimensions as are included In plan made by
John A. Michel, surveyor, in june, 1889.
Terms-One-haIf cash; balance in one year, Sc.
cured by bond of the purchaser end mortgage Of
the property buildings to be INSURED and policy. as
signed. Purchaser to pay HOLMES MACBETH
for papers and stamps. February 10
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efanrp 9Ooas.
TO THE LADIES.

ygTE WOULD RESPECTFULLY STATE. OUR
w mny years experience II the Manufacture
oc ORYAMtNrAL u .iR WOrE eiilblc as 10 offer
to our customers tho inest assortment OF every ur-
tice required In our line, from the small FRlZZES
10 the full VIE, embracing bras or ni."lcs' Coils,
Waterfalls, Cushions, Criinpt hair, BGaus. Curls,
Riugles. &c.
ToRroI r.sHsII DRESSING. TUCK, SIDE AND
FANCY Combs, and COMES Of every osilcr class.
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auction saIes.

Remaining .4ssets of the Charleston Savings
Institution.
w. Y. LEITCH & r. s. BRUINS,
Auctionecrs.
viii be sold TOMORROW, Is,h February. at the
Old Postof6ce. at II O'clock -
The following ASSETS Of the Charleston Savings
Institution:
1885 shares STATE BAEK STOCK
1347 shares Farmers and Exchange Bank Stock
6s5 shares Bank OF South Carolina stock
is shares Bank of Charleston Stock tnew issue)
100 shares Commercial Bank Columbia Stock
1859 shares Peoples Bank Stock
900 shares Union Bank stock
Note of the Bank of the state of South Carolina
and of the State Of South Carolina for Sl00, 900
Note of the Bank of the State Of South Carolina
and orthe state Of South Carolina Tor $780, 600.
February15
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Auftiou Sales.

By MILLI.GAN 8 son,
Auctioneers.-
Tbs DAY. 18th Instant at the Store southeast
corner Calhoun and East Bay-streets wa, Mil sell
at 10 O'Clock, ON ! - - - =
THE CONTENTS OF SAID STORE
;CoNs1sTING OF: ..f - =
so GALLONS MOLAssES.; go GALLONS KERO-
SENE OIL, 10 Gallons Turpentne, % Glass Case
sashes, 100 New Axe Handles. Counters lot Trawsrs
Counter'scales, Show Case Ice House, Water Cooler
Beer Pump, complete, Bar Screen, Tea CJaSdies'
Tobacco Cutter. Grain, Shot and Nail Btrs, Kero.
sene, Lard and Molasses Cans, Clock, &C.. &C.,
Volumes. February1 is
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-15
BY G.McBRlDE SMITH.

By virtue OF o Decree in Bankruptcy in the above
case, will be sold, TOMORROW, 18th inst, ct
IL O'Clock, at the Old Postofice,
All that 1RAOT OF LAND, lying On the north eide
of the public road leading from Charleston to Ashley
River Ferry, containing aeventy-dve and half
acres, more or less, and also small Tract o. Land
on the northern boundary of the above tract and IN
corporated with it as one tract; bounded north and
east on lands now or late Of - Howard, south on
the Dorchester Road, west on lands now or Late Of
- Beckman, and northwest on lanos now or late
Of Rev. P. ONelll the place said to contain phos-
phates and to be well settled.
Terms-One.third cash; the balance In one and
two years. secured by q mortgage on the plopertys
purchaser to pay for papers ondAstamps.
E.W. MARSHALL.
Assignee Of JOS Purcell
February Is 3, mwHmsmtu7
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En- parts Wm. Shepherd, in re Joseph; Purcell.
Assignee's Sale Of the 'tPurceU Farm" on
tie Dorchester Road, near Ckdrleston-at
a,,ry;o1 -
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january 90
February 9

October "a
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

A SLAVE DEALERS EXECUTION writer
in the Atlantic, referring to the execution of
Gordon, the slave trader, says:
" Whatever Gordon's life may have been
worth to him or to his friends, think this
country put it to very good use when she
hanged him. A storm of protest was made
against his death Twenty-Five thousand
people petitioned Abraham Lincoln to spare
the mans life, and Abraham Lincoln refused.
Gordon was hanged. All through the little
ports and big ports of the United States it
was known that a slave trader had been
banged. And. when that was known, the
American slave trade ended. All up and
down the little African rivers that you
never heard the names of, it was known that
an American slave trader had been hanged /;
and cowardly pirates trembled, and brave
seamen cheered when they heard it. Moth
ers of children thanked such gods as they
knew how to thank and slaves shut up in
barracoons, waiting for their voyage. got sig
nal that something had happened which was
to give them freedom. That something was
that Gordon was hanged. So for that little
candle threw its beams"
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
Buckeye, Dec. Is. 1868.

EcoNoMY.-Economy and retrenchment
are to be the watch words of the new admin
istration. Colfax has so declared in pub
lie speech, and on the Oath ult. Gen. Grant,
in the course of an interview with a number
of Congressman, remarked as follows on the
subject Of granting subsidies to another
Pacific Railroad
No matter what may be said about the
prospective benefits we may derive from such
a road. it is too long to wait, and we should
make the best possible use of our present
resources without increasing the burdens of
our debts by urging expensive risks which
are hazardous"
The N. Y Tribune in commenting on this
frank declaration says it will result in saving
millions to the Treasury, and that Grant is
right, and any Congressman who stands in
the way of reform will be rebuked by the
people,
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

An INDIANA HAUNTED HoUsE.-Green.
burg, Ind, has sensation, it being nothing
short of a haunted house. The Herald Of
that town says the house is situated near the
railroad track, and had been occupied for
some time by an Irish family. The ghost
makes its appearance every night, just as
the clock strikes II, and for half an hour
makes itself at home by throwing chairs,
cooking utensels, etc., about the room in a
promiscuous manner. The family stood it
as long as possible, and then moved out
Another family moved in, but got enough o.
it in one night. The owner offered S25 to
any one who would "lay'' the ghost, and q
young man possessed of more courage than
money, offered to do the job. He armed
himself and repaired to the house. Just as
the clock struck the hour of midnight, q
slight noise was heard, followed by groan.
About this time the door in the upper part
of the house commenced shutting in mys
terious manner. This continued for some
time, when the door Of the room in which the
young man was sitting suddenly opened, and
lady dressed in black and deadly pale, stood
before him. He started towards her when
she vanished through the door, and on going
to the door she was nowhere to be seen. The
house, years ago, was the scene of a most
brutal murder, in which the man killed his
wife by cutting her heart out. He left the
country and did not return until the war
broke out when he Joined New York regi-
ment, and was killed during the storming of
Yicksburg.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

SoUrH CARoLINA.--The official vote of
South Carolina is announced. 1t shows a
total for Grant of 1890; for Seymour, As,
137; Grants majority. 17,l62. Total vote
of the State, lO7 ,437, or l ,l99 less than the
popular vote of California at the same elec
ton. This is the first time the people Of
South Carolina have voted for Presidential
electors, all the previous elections having
been by the State Legislature. With l, l99
less votes than California, that State has four
representatives in Congress to our three
The vote of Charleston was about 5000 less
than that of San Francisco. Grant being
largely in the majority though without
Charleston the Grant Electors would still
have carried the State by 8,393 majority
Only four years ago, South Carolina was
breathing vengeance and slaughter again st
the Federal Government, its armies, its gen.
erals, and everything human in the North
except few miserable copperheads. If any
one at that time had suggested the probabili
ty. or even possibility, that the Palmetto
State would be back in the Union in 1868,
and her people giving heavy majority in
favor of Ulysses Grant for President, and
against life long Democrat they would
have been considered as visionary and un-
worthy of credence. But such is the fact.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

A REMARKABLE TRAGEDY.-Late on Friday
night last singular and lamentable tragedy
was performed in South St. Paul street, Ro-
chester, of which the following are the par
ticalars: A beautiful and accomplished
young lady, Miss Emma W, stranger
temporarily lodging at the Osborn House,
disguised herself in male attire, and proceed
ed to No. 27 South st. Paul street, where
several of her friends, including her uncle
and her mother. were passing the evening,
whom she first accosted in friendly manner
and conversed with pleasantly enough,
though rather excitedly, for an hour or two.
She is said to be person of singularly ro-
mantle and erratic disposition, and her freak
Of donning men apparel, therefore, attracted
little attention and created no surprise. In
the course of the evening. however, she sud
denly became insane, and drawing knife,
attacked and fatally stabbed an old gentle
man who endeavored to curb her eccentrici-
ties, and then, rushing upon her uncle, whose
name was King, killed him with a single
blow of her weapon. Before the horrifed
spectators could summon presence of mind
enough to seize the infuriated lunatic, she
swallowed some potent poison, apparently
strychnine. and died in few minutes.-N.
Y. Herald, Dec. 6.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

A QUEER HYMN BooK.-A good joke is told
of preacher in Nebraska, who had dined
with friend Just before afternoon services.
As it happened. this friend occasionally lux
uriatcd in smile of the ardent, and some
times carried morocco-covered flask in his
overcoat pocket. By mistake the minister
took the friends overcoat for his own on his
departure, and, walking into the pulpit. be-
gan the exercises without dofing the garment,
it being rather chilly in the room. Looking
ministerially over his congregation from be.
hind his spectacles, he began drawing from
his pocket, as he supposed. his hymn-book,
with the Introductory remark that the congre-
CATION would sing from a particular page
which he had selected beforehand. The min.
lister held the supposed hymn book up in full
sight of the congregation. and attempted to
open it sideways, but it was no 60. The
situation was realized in a moment, but, alas
too late. His reverence was dumbfounded.
the audience giggled, and the whole scene
was made ludicrous by fellow in the back
part of the congregation, not altogether toe
sober, who dlawled out: Say, Mister, can
we all (hic) jinein that ar hime.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY, MORNING, JAN. 2. 1869.
s,xo,.,n FRrAk OF IssAsrrr.-A we'll

SISessAR FREAK OF INsANITY.-A well
known citizen of an adjoining county, under
middle age, in comfortable circumstances
and surrounded with ayoung and interesting
family, but who has been for some time at
aicted with insanity Of so mild form as not
90 heretofore alarm his friends sufficiently to
Justify his confinement, concluded to unsex
himself. Having worked himself into the
firm conviction that the Ito him) obnoxious
organs were the sole cause of oil his sickness
and troubles, and being an adept at the op
Grafton on inferior animals, he on the 10Th
ut. performed the operation on himself, and
With so much skill and success that DIR. Pei
ham, of this place, who was called to his as
sistance, considers his recovery as certain
BE is Row considered out of danger.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

Test OF DEATm.-.A competitor for the
prize offered by the French Academy of
Sciences for certain test of death, gives the
following: Produce blister on finger or
toe by means of candle held several sec
onds in contact Herewith, a thing which al.
ways takes place on the living or the dead. if
the candle be held long enough. If the
blister contains serosity (the water of the
blood), it is positive sign Of life; if, on the
contrary, the blister only contains air or va
por, it is certain to be cadaver. In other
words. for a dry blister. death for wet
one, life. A mistake is thus not possible
Whether this be correct or not. it has the
claim Of ancient belief Vide the old Scottish
ballad. r.
" Out spak her cruel step-minnie
TAX We the burning lead,
And drap drop on her bosom
To see if she be dead +"
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

SCENE IN CoURT-The Judge of one of
the New Orleans munipipal courts eat gloomy
and grand on his bench, in his ermine. The
prisoner occupied the dock, apparently meek
and downcast. She had q merry twinkle in
her eye, however, that promised mIschief,
and had the magnate but perceived it, he
would have been more careful in his ques-
tions
'' How many times are you coming up
here ?'
''What. yer honor?'
=" How many times are you coming before
me? This is the third time the present
week"
''Oh no, yer honor ~
Didn't sec you here yesterday
Why, no, yer honor, it was last night
yer seed me, in the concert saloon. 1t
was bit of drink we had together, and
yer honor did talk beautifully. wild yer cum
MIN ways and saucy jokes Aye. yer hon.
or's the man for the gals yees are SMART
Stop your tongue-you can go!"
:" Thank ye, yer honor"
The prisoner went out-the judge blushed,
and the audience roared.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

SHALL Pox-Howard Turner, driver of
the Trinity stage, reports that two cases Of
small pox have appeared in Weaverville.-
The patients recently passed through this
place on their way up to Weayerville. Sew.
eral cases of small pox are also reported at
Yreka and it is thought that the disease will
spread in that place. Let all who have here
tofore neglected vaccination resort to this
preventive at once, as the disease is liable tC
manifest itself here any day.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

GRANT PARTY.--The Sacramento Union,
which supported III. II. Haight for Governor,
gratuitously advocates the formation of a
Grant party" the object of which shall be
to sustain the acts and measures of the in
coming Administration. We guess the
Union Republican party, reinforced by the
Union Democrats, will see that the new Ad
ministration is sufficiently supported for all
practical purposes without the formality Of
y reorganization.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

GRUB CLAIN.-In coming from Johnson's S
ranch, on Wednesday, we noticed large
pine tree standing by the road side about a
mile this side of Saltwater, the bark of which
was full of holes, and in each hole the prov
winter use. Sticking on the tree was the
following notice
NorIcE.-We, the undersigned, having
lost our last red on the election, and being
compelled to rustic for our grub, do hereby
claim this tree for the acorns ON it, and warn
all other good democrats in our fix not to mo-
lest the same. Diggers are particularly re-
quested to leave them alone.
w. ii. BICKFORD.
G. |. HEATH.
Buckeye, Dec. Is. 1868.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

NEw AGENr.-W. P. Mayhem, the old trav-
cling agent and general superintendent OF
the Oregon and California Stage Company,
between Yreka aud Oroville, has been super
ceded by w. L. Lawrence. Mr.. Mayhem
is one of the pioneer stagemen of Northern
California, and his presence will be greatly
missed by the employees of the company and
residents along the road. Mr.. Lawrence
rs spoken Of as a good business man and well
posted IN staging matters. -
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
Yes. Exerywhere /.

In her bath. room, in her drawingroom, her
boudoir. in her carriage, at the ball or opera,
on the promenade. everywhere, a lady re-
ouires as the extreme Of refined enjoyment
and fashionable luxury the fragrant aroma
of the genuine Murray & Lanman's Florida
Water.
H~ As there are worthless counterfeits,
always ask for the Florida Water prepared
by the proprietors, Lanman Kemp, New
York.
For sale by L. Wellendorf, druggist.
Shasta. 558
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
Presidents Proclamation.

Andrew johnson promises to 60 out of Of
fee faithful to the traitors into whose arms
be fell when he deliberately turned his back
upon loyalty and set to work to annull the
legally enacted laws Of Congress passed to
protect those who stood faithful to the Gov
ernment during the rebellion and secure the
perpetuity of the Union.
The last illustration of his good will
toward traitors appears in the shape of a
general Amnesty Proclamation dated Dec.
25tb, 1868, extending pardon to all persons
concerned in the secession rebellion. After
referring to his previous proclamations extend.
ing partial pardon to ex-rebels he proceeds
to proclaim the following:
Whereas, the authority of the Federal
Government having been re established 10
all the States and Territories within the
jurisdiction of the United States, it is be-
lieved such Presidential reservations and
exceptions, as at the date Of said several
proclamations were deemed necessary and
proper, may now justly be relinquished /;
that universal amnesty for participation in
said rebellion, extended to all, will renew
and fully restore confidence and fra.ernal
feeling among the whole people, and their
respect for and attachment to the National
Government designed by its patriotic found.
ers for the general good:
Now. therefore. be it known that /, An
drew johnson, President, by virtue of the
power vested in me by the Constitution,
proclaim and declare, unconditionally and
without reservation, to all and every person
who directly or indirectly participated in the
late insurrection or rebellion, full pardon and
amnesty for the offense of treason against the
United States, or adhering to their enemies
during the late war /; with the restoration of
all rights, privileges and immunities under
the Constitution, and the laws which have
been made in pursuance thereof. In testi-
whereof, set my hand, etc."
The full pardon and amnesty includes JEFF.
Davis, Breckenridge, Thompson, Slidell, and
all others who directly or indirectly engaged
in the late rebellion.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

New CARRIAGE.-D. ii. Dunn has pur-
chased a splendid new family carriage from
G. l. Taggart Esq, for the sum of $780,
The carriage has well contrived brake, four
springs, two seats, two lanterns and sub
stantial cover which can be raised or lei
down at pleasure. The vehicle was made
to order at Wilmington, Delaware, and i;
well adapted for travel on California roads,
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

SEIzED.-Last week several attaches of the
San Francisco Custom House went on board
the steamer Great Republic and discovered
and confscated 500, 900 worth of opium which
had been smuggled in one of the state-rooms.
Truman Head, or " California Joe,n was
one of the parties making the discovery, and
will receive liberal reward for his vigilance
on the occasion
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

AccIDENr.-On Monday, while Mr.. Nc
Intosh. Of Trinity Centre, was employed in
hauling a bucket of dirt up from mining
shaft by means of windlAss, his hands slip
ped from the handle and the crank of the
windlass struck him first on the mouth, and
then on the shoulder, the last below knock
ing him down. Several of his front teeth
were knocked out and bis shoulder is serious
ly injured.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
Pimples. BlOtches,

and roughness of the skin generally arise
from depraved or vtiated humors. Brlstols
Sarsaparilla is the best of all known purlfi-
ers of the blood and humors. The unfaIlIng
detergent neutralizes the poison, and occa-
sional doses of Bristol's Sugar-coated Pills,
taken at same time, purge out the unhealthy
secretions, insuring smooth, white, soft
skin.
For sale by L. Wellendorf, druggist.
Shasta. 5S4
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

FALLING.-Since the settlers broke the
dam. the water of Clear Lake has fallen
twelve inches; and they have now still fur.
tber reduced the raffie, SO they expect still
further fall. Farmers on the edge of the
lake who have not been able to cultivate their
land for two wears are now preparing to sow
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

PorosI.-The Morsehead Brothers have
cleaned up several short runs made on Potosi
rock Of late and obtained good pay. They
are running their claim in an economical
manner. doing their own work, and thereby
making it profitable.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

ExPREss.-By reference to his advertise
ment in this issue it will be seen that Chas.
Mcdonald will continne to make two trips a
week with his Express wagon between this
place and Western Shasta. His outfit is a
good one and passengers can travel with him
in perfect comfort, no matter how stormy the
weather may be. All commissions will be
carefully attended to.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

HoLiDars.-The Holidays passed off salts.
factorily in this place, although everybody
appeared disposed to enjoy the season in
more quiet way than usual. Scott's ball the
only public attraction.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

STRArSAN.-Major Stratman has gone to
Washington to get the fat Office he deserves,
and his place is temporarily filled in the news
depot by sub. who keeps us supplied with
periodicals and illustrated newspapers. Sue
cess to the SUBJ
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

Morro--The State of Illinois had this
motto on her seal: Estate Sovereignty
National Union ~ but has now changed it
to read, National Union-State Sovereign
ty,'' which is an improvement.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

MAN SHor.-The Red Bluff stage driver
reports that a man was shot and fatally in.
jured in fight which took place on Deer
Greek, below Tehama, on Tuesday. We
have not learned the particulars of the affair.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

FIVE MoNTns.-The Revised and Amend
ed School Law of this State compells School
Trustees to have at least FIVE months public
School taught in each district during the
School year, on pain of removal from Office
by the County Superintendent in case of fail
ure.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

RAIN.-During the last two weeks guam
tity of rain has fallen sufficient to effectually
settle the dry winter" question. Farmers,
miners, and business men mutually rejoice
at this assurance of prosperity and plenty.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

WHIrE PINE.-Wages at White Pine, fol
laborers, are FIVE dollars a day. 1t costs one
dollar day to cabin, and $12 per week Al
restaurants. Flour is Is per hundred lbs
and beef from 20 to 25 cents per pound.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

ISsANITY.-The Stockton Gazette says al.
most every day additional inmates for the
Lunatic Asylum arrive from different parts
of the State. Insanity seems to be increas-
ing at fearful rate on the Pacific coast.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

A LADY in San Francisco has sued for a
divorce, on the ground that her husband is a
confounded fool. The precedent is likely TO
prove unfortunate.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

There is town out West where the people
have lived so long on pork, that they are be-
ginning to contract some of its habits
When ncighbor dies, they lay him out as
they do hog. with a corn cob in his mouth.
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
BIRTHS,

Near the Washington mill. French Gulch, Dec.
20th, the wife of Christopher Reineke, of daugh-
ter.
At French Gulch, Dec. 10, the wife of Thomas
Il. Smith of SON
The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02

CHuRcn.-Rev. Father O'Kane will hold
Divine Service at the Catholic Church, Shastr i.
on Sunday next at 10y o'clock A. NJ yes'
pers 1t O'Clock p. NJ.