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NOTICE TO STATE AND CITY
TAXPAYERS.

Warrants can be paid on account of old State
taxes only during the present month. We will
pay the anne at a LIBERAL DISCOUNT until the
thirtieth instant; also old City taxes
JOHN KLEIN & CO.,
No. Sc Carondelet street, front office.
sol On,
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A poem, commencing with 'Woodst
conld sore" is declined.
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The above statement is true and correct trans
cript from the books of the company.
CHARLES BRIGGS, President.
J. P. RoUx, Secretary.
STATE LOUISIANA,
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty
third day of March, 1874.
p CHARLES CUvELLIER.
Notary Public. Ne. 1iO Gravier street
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NEW ORLEANS, May rs. 1874 I
The trustees, in conformity with the charter Of
the company. publish the following statement Of
it's affairs for the year ending the thirtiethG
Anril 1874 to wit: - =.
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STATE OF louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans. J
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty
sixth day of May, 1874.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
At special meeting of the Board of Trustees
held On the twenty fifth instant, it resolved
to pay on demand a second semi annual interest of
FIVE PER CENT to the thirtieth of April, 1874
making ten per cent per annum on the capital
stock of the company ($l,lOO O00l, and cash
dividend of THIRTY PER CENT to stockholders
the amount ($5l2l55 12) of their net earned
participating premiums.
HARMON DOANE. President
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State Scholarship Ili1 /.
OFFICE CO. SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
onAsanpuRa courSsrrr, s. q,

onAsanpuna CoUsrr, s. e,
NOTICE is hereby given that in accord.
ance with Act Of Assembly. Approved Fsbru.s
ary 1874, entitled "An Act 70 establish car.
tain State Scholarships in the Univsrsity of
South Carolina n Free public coripali,iyo
examination will be held aa this offsce On
Monday July 9th 1874" The ace sfosiaea
that but one student shall be admitted from
each County for the first year. or aii tho
applicants for admission the three exhtb;.
ting the greatest proaeiensy in. all tho
branches of study required fer the sdrnissS.a
ion of students into the University, viii bs
recommended to the State board VI
examiners, snd q final Examination will be-
held by the State Board OF 2asminsru ot
Columbia on Thursday October iats 1874.
y hen the candidate is found flont profoient
will be admitted to o sehoIership in tho
University. '~ 4s99
The successful candidate when admitted
will be entitled 10 yroeieye Two Hundred
Dollars annually, aud tuition free. aISt
May 9Th 1874. fSg ,-
F. II. McKINLAY,
County sekeei Ce:-.=i.==!.5..s44
may l6 1874 re-
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faultiug County Treasu rers in this State,
and that, too to tho amount Of four
hundred Thousand dol!ara. -Four Of
them have been arrested.
We fear all that shines is not gold,
aud, that if truth, dread aud terrible in
her revelations, could show herself to
the impovished tax. payers of South
Carolina, Mr.. Cardoza woull re-.
solve to reform; sho might, in her majes.
ty exclaim that corruption cours,d no
more stalwart aud willing arm to lean
upon than that of our Treasurer; that
virtuo,in her, purity, would shrink with
as much loathing from his embrace as
that Of those whom he would fain seud
to The peuitentiary, ,.aud that while ne
may appear to be tho measure of all
truth unto himself, thero is nice little
crowd who regard him os lille lower
than the angels. Sclah.
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The State Of South Carolina.
ORANGEBURG COUNTY.
In THE GENERAL SESSIONS.
May Term 1871.

To Tie Honorable Robert +. Graham,
Jutlyc Of The First Circni.
That in tho discharge Of their duty s
the Grand Inquest OF the County thew
have cndeavorcd as far as practicable to
ascertain all irregularities existing
among tho public officers Of tho County
with the hope that by making public
examples Of some OF them, tho others
may be delivered rrcm committing like
owls and misconduct in tho future.
The Tri,l Justice Courts, land moro
especially as the laws are nd minis tered
through said Courts is fast making said
system nuisance to the good pc ,plo OF
the County-Instcad. of being forum
where the citizons OF the County can go
and demand and receive justice, the
Justices in a number OF instances have
used the power vested in them to extort
from the poor and ignorant citizens Of
the County money, by which to enrich
themselves their greed for gain they
are not only willing to ovcrstep the
law, forget the responsibility Of tho po.
sition they occupy, but to turn their
Courts rom the legitimate Of their for
nation: to that Of speculation aud op.
preston. This result has been brought
abou! by the appointment of ignorant
men to Office together with other causer
Of as serious nature. And it is a we'll
known fuct, that ignorance and crime 20
hand in hand. The Grand jury sim
cersly hope that the futvre, will in this
particular, be an Improvement upon the
past. And that the Qualifications OF
the aspirants for these Offices, will be
Intelligence aud honestly, and that his
Exccllcncy the Governor Of the State
will be thoroughly convinced upon those
points before, placing in the hands Of
any one man the power and authority
conferred by law upou the justices VIII,
precide over these Courts. In this con.
nection the Grand Jury would present
the following Trial Justices for Official
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Esepublican Printing Company

Ia This Company entered into contract
with the State Of South Carolina to do
the work ordered by the General |
Assembly aud the olhcr branches of the
State Government in faithful aud
workmanlike manner. The contract t
was for four years, and tho work has
been tolerably we'll done for three Of
them at four hundred and Gfiy thousand
dollars per annum but Messrs Wood.
ruff and james, tho Republican Printing
Company, proper, have seen fit to ignore
their obligation to the S ato, in their
recent refusal to have any more work
done, until Cardoza conseuts to issue
more pay certificates. We say, God
deliver us from any more ofthom. And
while We believe that the present State
Treasurer is not ono whit better than
groat many of Gen. D .nnis's boarjers,
still We arc prepared 70 commcnd lin
for refusing to allow the Republica
Printing Company to enrich themselves
further at the expense of tho State.
Our Court is going on here without a
single copy Of the Acts aud joint
Resolutions, passed by the recent
General Assembly; and Jet, hnndr.eis
ef Thousands of dslIars have 5een wruus
from the tax payers for the purpose o
having the laws published to .ovcry
body. We felt sad on Monday morning
ast-sad because scounir,ls have
brought our great party into disreru.c
when our esteemed Judge, in charg
ing tho Grand Jury, said that he really
did not know what the now laws were
having been unable to procure them,
and could only instruct til. Jury upon
the few Acts that he had chauced to
see in the newspapers. The LeSisla
ture is cursed on every side, its mem
bors ars looked upon as thieves; but we
say, as one who knows, that the corrup.
tionists Of that body-tho chief scoun
drels in tempting it's ignoranco-arc,
as yet, only known to 4 few. The qucs
tiop is only one OF time
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Indictnien OF GovernOr Moses,
Jr., and County Treasurer, j.
L.. HgMmbert.
ITS HISTORY UP TO THIS TIME.

On Monday last the Court of General
Sessions commenced for this County.
1t was called 10 order b. his Honor,
r. i. Graham, Judge presiding. Soil.
cisor G. w. BUTTE was promptly at his
post Of duty, and did not keep the
Grand Jury in many minutes suspense
before handing tteln batch of bills to
pass upon. This is Jr. BUTTS third
appearance, us Solicitor, in our Courts
here, and it is but fair to say TINT he
has won the appreciation Of oil parties
He is fearless in the discharge Of what
he conceiyesto be his duty, and seldom
fails in carrying his points, once his
mind has been mado up that h, is in the
right: ,''- '''
The most important bin given out " IS
the indictment against. John l.. Hum
BERT, Ex-County Treasurer, and
Franklin j. Moses, Jr, Governor of
South Carolina, indicted for Breach Of
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-23

The Charleston Chronicle has the
ofheia! patronage Of the State, of the
County of Charleston, and the city, and
yet the Charleston Nc'cs and Courier,
without either, is worth fifty times it's
value. We 20 not like the polite,
course Of our Dcnoractic contcmp)roy
but, MS a newspaper, woald pcrfer its
subscription one month to FIVE years
subscription to the Chronicle. 1t Is
another disgrace to the party, and yet
1t lives on pap.
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NOTICE.
OFFICE COUNTY CoMMIsSI0ygRs


OnaxoHnrso Corsrg.s
April 10th. 1874.
The following persons have bssh arpoi,t.
cd as SUB COMMISSIONERS in aiIcordanes
with an Act, to amend CHARTER x1vaof
Title II, par, ]. of the General Statutes
relating to tho Repv,r iof 'Iiighaays and
Bridges passed March 10, 1874.
Amclia-R. r. Duncan.
Lyons-Caleb Clever. ga
Cav Caw-Thos. J. Cridsr.
Elizab eth--John 8. Rowe.
Pine Grave-7John r. Wannamaher., ~
Foplnr-D. d. Vance. ..ev Il gs..g..
Vancos-Rufua Fielder. .r.l7
Providencc--L. z. .Mysrs.
GoodbysJ. II. Fielder.
ornnge-V. D. Bowmau, JOS Carson ana.
j. D. Board; -df 'r+rs as &sssg 'Eg
Middle--J. p. NJ. Foares. IS ssg co
Cow Castlc-D. NJ. r. HUFF ,ss i n..
New Hope-Thos. Smith.
Branchville-Andrew Pineknsy.
zion-Henry o. smoake. -syg uox 10
Willow--W. L. W. Riley.
Union--C. II. Hall.
Goodland and ROcksy Gfsss--G " Bag.
ter.
Hopewell and Hebron7--Martin Living.
ston. T. @l<x Il
Liberty. L. Gibson. ~.ts5-E .sF
BY order Of Board County eontaiasisa.
ers. = ~ s;ToxLs8
GEO. BoLiTgR,
Clsrk Of Beard.
may ffT HnAss
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may Q
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his name 80 familiar to every house.
hold in this County.
General Elliott concluded on the side
of Governor Moses. His speech was
strong aud to tho point. lie claimed
that his cliont had right to havo a
separate trial, and could not understand
why counsel for the State should oppose
his motion.
Judge Graham reserved his decision
until in the afternoon, when he gra n ted
the following order of sevrance
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ORANGEBUnG County,
III the General Sessions.
Tho State Indictment
J.L. Humbert Breach of
Z. j. Noes Jr. Larceny
On motion Of r. b Elliott and d. II
Chamberlain Attorneys for f. j. NJ ose 5
Jr., one Of the above named defendants,
it is Ordered, that the defendants above
named be allowed to sever.
May 10Th 1874.
II. +. GRAHAM
Gen. Elliott moved the following
order also, which was granted:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ORANuEBURG County,
In the General Sessions.
The State Indictment
j. j.. Humbert Breach of
and Trust aud
F. j. Moses, Jr. Larceny
On motion of n. B. Elliott and d.
II. Chamberlain, Attorneys for F. j.
Moses, Jr., ono of the above named
defendants, it is
Ordered, That Friday, the 29th day
of May, 1874, be assigned for the trial
of the aJove named defendants, in the
above named indictments.
r. T. GRAHAM.
May 10, 1874.
This is the history Of the case up to
this time. We shall watch it's progress
closely, and publish the Same Cor h Q
benefit Of our readers OF course it is
to be regretted t hat Governor Moses
has not beiorc this tim,, attempted to
explain away the aFnir. 1t is indeed
unfortunate inr him and our party, aud
We trust that things may not turn out
to be SO bad after all Some uf our
Columbia contemporaries would seem to
insiuuate that the Indictment is founded
in malice against the Governor We
know such to be entirely untrue, an in
justice to Judge Graham and Soiuitor
Buttz, TIC say oncc and FIR sall that
they feel crer sympathy for Gov
Moses. and the reputation Of the gov
crnmcnt than tho party who woull i'm
putc anyth;n, but proper motives to
them. They arc Republicans, but thcy
have duty to perform to their country,
their conscicncrs and their God. And
so FAR as we are concerned, VIC could
not wish otherwise than that Governor
NJ osos may come out unscathol
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The State Of South Gagoliae
COUNTY OF O1shNaEfU fUtEest u ]
In THE CctHr OF PnoBArB.
BY AUGUSTUS D. KNoWIToS. Eso

IN THE CcURT OF Fno0ATB.
BY AUGUSTUS B. KNoWIToN. Eso.
Judge Of Probate in said County. O
WHEREAS, Mrs. Lauretta2 v.7 alfsrick
hath made suit to me, to grant her Letters
of Administration with the viii. annexed Of
tho Estate and effects of Andrew 5J., Hs..r
drlek late of said County, decessea.S r q q %
These are therefore to cite and ndfnonish
all and singular the kindred snd ured:tgrs
OF the said deceased, TO be and sp.
pear, before me, at Court IF Probate for
tho said County to be holden at Oran9ebufe.
on the 9Th day Of June d874,:est, III
o'clock A. NJ, to show cause If any, why the.,
said Administration should mot be graaisd,a J.
divcn under my Hand snd tho Seal of court q
this 2lst day Of May Anne Doasisfs {
1874 -.t.e.S.,Es'
[L.s.] AUG. d. AEowLToH,, 9
o. Probate Judge, b. c. e
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TAX NOTICE. 1:I,.

All Persons interested arc ksssby notified,
that the Books for the oellsssian sf ths I'd i 81
TAXES win be, opened dsiiy,. a. my store.
from the goth Of April Is thasf BIZ of sfsy.
inclusive!t fE. y 3s&lg@I1gA@@s
Tax on Real Estats asiii. :.
Licenses will also DO eoifeafsa. rastiss
offering Bcof for sale within ths corpsrsss
limits Of the Town arg rsqairsd toTSsss2a
the marks Of said Beef or Bssvss ui.hi iAs
Clerk. va n ~ F.fETt2TT5sTF A
Office hours from aA. 81. t5s p. III. AID
from 4 r. tsf. to d n ~, Y. A gg gfNdyTrA
After the 10th Of Jsne th penalty On sis
unpaid taxes and iiSsaies ,s;llhe at.aehed.
KIRK ROBINSON,
''e'F' Clerk of Ean6eiI.
OrangoSurg. April i5th, 1874. Y yial
, 1874-01-20

The proceedings in bankruptcy commenced
yesterday against three wol-known jcwelry
houses havo no special Significance in an esti~
mate Of tho general condition Of business.
They aro tho result Of cansos discounted eev-
eral months ago. Tho stocks Of iewolry had
been ordored in tho flush Of confidence that
immediately preceded tho panic, ind In antici-
patton Of q lively tradc during the winter. The
lookup Of money that followed shortly after
neceeBita:cd retrenchment OIL a1l sides, aud
the frat and eaaicst things to cut
OF were articles Of personal adorn-
ment. The firms which were seriously
crippled during tue panic managed to sustain
themselves with the help Of thoir creditors,
whose interest lay in tho Same direction, 30 aR
to reap the benefit Of tho holiday trale. Though
this was large, it WAS not enough to savo those
who had ove,reached themselves. Aside from
this general fact, the competition in this branch
OF trade has boen abnormal In Chicago, and
several OF the firms have taken risks and in-
cured expenses beyond their capital and re-
ap,1rces,
, 1874-01-20

All that Ia said Of Morrison II. White, tho
Presidents third nomination for Chiof-Justico,
ia 80 fur to l,iB credit. He comes Of ilfustriouB
judicial parontago, his father having been Chicf-
JnstIco Of Connecticut, and one OF the most
eminent jurists Of Now England. He is q
graduate Of Tale, and is SO years Of age. His aH-
siduous devotion to tho practice Of law Las pre-
vented Linn from achieving cheap popularity, but
placed him years ago at tho head Of tho Bar Of
Northwestern Ohio. Ho has commanded respect
ful public attention In tile lust two yoara for hs
services at Genova az counsel for the United
statos, md at Columbus, Ohio, as President Of
tho Constitutional Convention, over which ho
was presiding when he md tho country were
surprised by his nomination. It is singular that
his nomination for tho Chief-Jrsticoship Of the
Supreme Court should come just ycar to d day
sftor his admission to practice in that Court. uc
has boen Republican since tho organization Of
TINT party. Before that time he was Henry
Clnv Whig.
, 1874-01-20
FOREIGN:


SAN francisco, Cal, jan. 1s-The steamer
Colorado arrived this afternoon. Sho brings
Yokohama (Japan) dates to Dec. o3.
THE DIPLOMATIC IMBno01Io.
Tho Diplomatic disagreement between the Gov
erumcnt Of japan aud certnin foreign reprcsen-
tatives continues unsettled, md has, Indeed,
been complicated to some extent by events not
vet made public. It il still urged that the
wnolo country should bo thrown open at an carly
neriol, proposition which tile Japanese steadily
refuse to entertain, unless tue condition Of OK
territorial jurisdiction DO abandoned. Threo Min.
isters OF tue nationa concorned III tho slmonosIt
will press tEoir claims il their desires are not ao-
cedeu to. These aro tho enyoyb Of Holland,
FRANCO, and England. The United States
Minister, Mr. Bingham, holds aloot from tho
tho Goyoru1nons that lo desires no part Ct tho
amount duo to he Offered to him: Hia action IL
understood to imply that, willie tho United
stateH will not accept tl4or eharo they are not
t@ispoued to offer q rebuko to t4o movements or
tho other, parties, concerned: Ar. bngham
SIMPLY wishes to take no part in tue procoou-
i1,gB, aud to hnyo none forced oil him until tho
others nre met in their demands Tue fliat
atatomant, that d surrender OF $4,000, GOO in
demnlty would be no fair equivalent for the
opening Of tho country, II such an approval
could 10 pu, chased by money ut all, aud. aec-
oully, representatives Of three powera alone
have not tho right to negotiate for the opening
money compensation ofFored by France, Holland,
England mid tho United States, eyon il 1t would
ent1tlo them to admission. could not affect
Germany, 1tay, nussia, and the numerous other
uutio,ls With which Japan haB treaties. At tho
same limo they show the impossibliity Of making
a,,y discrimination In the matter. They, thcre-
foie, express themselves ready to pay tho de-
maud. It III gomi-ofioiaily announced lIat tho
British Minister llas no wish to receive money,
but to use Ills olaim as an Instrument toward
erecting bis design. Tho Dutch anu Frcnoh
representatives, Oh tho other hand, desiro pay-
mont. III the meanwhile, tho amount being
oasion to oxproHs their opinion on tho whoio
question Of ox-torrtorial Jurisdiction iu ma,l"
,or unusually foreiblo fof thsm. Thoy have
isBucd circular dispatoll to tho Miulaturs re-
l1earsing all their own obtootlons to the system,
With Illustrations Of its dangers, and ahow-
luz that European Governments hayo de-
olefsd againas II In atsoug tsrus Ii ths
, 1874-01-20

Ex-senator Doolittte waB installed yesterday
as President, pro fen,., Of the University OF
Chicago. III Introducing President Doolittle.
ox-prosidont Burroughs alluded to the time,
thirty yoars ago, when ho, then theological
student, first mot A1r. Dnolittlo in Warsaw, N.
T.. where he was known as "the eloquent young
Doolittle Of tho Gonoseo Bar" There WAS no
one in tho nation, he said, to whom ho would
aoonor commit tue interests Of tho University
than to Judge Doolsttls. In accepting hta now
duties, President Doolittlo Btatod that lis other
engagements would not allow him to giyo up hta
residence at Racine, Wis, and 1lo will therefore,
giyo but ono evening md one morning of each
week to the administration of Ills office.
, 1874-01-20

hams. Dressed hogs wore quiet md f}rrner,
closing at s0.35@o.&0 por 100 thH. 11ighwines
wore quiet anl atoady, at DEC per gallon. Flour
WAS actlyc and firm. Woat VIA loBH aotfve, and
easier, closing weak nj s1.2196 caah, aud $1.221
seller February. Corn was aotiyo a1,tl 20 1owor,
closing ut 5o14o casl,, and 60Go seller February.
Oats wore quiet and 1do htgl'or, closing at 41c
casl,, and 4156o sollor February. nye waa quiet
and oasier, at 7s111@70o for fresh receipts. Dar-
10y WAS quiet md flrtnor, at S1.24@1.20 for No.
8. 1.-Two hogs woro In demand nt s4.05@5.40 for
salos chiolly ut s9.5o@000. shoep ruled quiet
aud steady.
, 1874-01-20

Mr. CooK, Of Goorgia, hos introduced into the
House Of Representatives. bill for further de-
plotting the Treasury. under the protense Of
rofunding the tax collected from 1868 to 1868
On exported cotton. Hitherto this demand has
been made III the form Of . payment III green-
backs directly out Of the Treasury to the hold
ers Of tue tax receipts. Recognizing, however,
the fact tlat tho 0oyornmont has no money,
the present bill proposes to issue thirty-year
bonds bearing 6 per cent interest, payable in
gold, to an amount equal to the whole tar col
leetoa. It recitea that the seyeral States can
more conveniently aud satisfactorily refund
aail tux than tho Government OF tho United
states," aud, therefore, provides that these
bouls bo issucd to the several States IN which
tho tax was collected. Tho amounts awarded
to the geyeral States are as follows:
, 1874-01-20

Representative Wilson's motion to suspend
the rules md instruct the Banking Committee
to prepare bill for the imitation Of the currency
failed to paas Yesterday for want Of the neccs-
Ba:y two-thirds vote, but it received tho votes
Of d majority Of those present. His preamble
and resolutions are given in full elsewhere
Interpreted, they would read: Whereas, the
thereby greatly depressed the industry and com
Inercial affalrs OF the country and the national
revenues, therefore resolved, that the Gov.
ernment should initiate tho currency still fur
thor"
, 1874-01-20

Christ Church WIS sold on Saturday to Mr..
William Adrich, Of this city, for $4,000. The
sale was under foreclosure Of 4 mortgage for
$500 held by Mr. Vaughan, Of Rhode Island.
This mortgage was given about two yeara ago,
and the purchaser, Of course. aasumcs tho oldo,
e25,o00 mortgage, under which the church
waa to have been sold next Thursday.
Tho counsel conducting the caso to enjoin Mr.
Cheney from using the church Expresses tho
opinion that this moye Of his Trustees il fraulu.
lent and void In any event, and thar it IL faul
movement mado IN tho bolIof that they arc Ger.
thin to be defeated in tho pendlng litigation.
, 1874-01-20

More speeches on the currency question woro
delivered In the Senate yesterday, but thoy only
made darkness Visible. Senator Wright, Of
Iowa, thought tho course Of the Government in
the management Of tue finances had been one
OF " the pureat morality" aud indulged in tho
conclusive metaphor that our currency had no
more to do with our monetary arrangement
than " the balance-pole Of an acrobat or last
ysnr'a btsd'nest." Fla advice was not to con-
tract, but to 60 right ahead steadily, expanding
the currency. Senator Logan thought the coun.
try ought to have about $3.50, 900, 900 Of curren.
cy, Or s22 head, lu activo circulation.
, 1874-01-20

Tho Chicago produce markets. yesterday
ranged uoarly tho same aB on Saturday, with
rather less doing. MesB pork was quiet and loo
per brl higher, closing at 914.20@1425 cash, and
3l4.ao@l4.a5 seller February. Lard was loss ao-
tive, and advanced 6@1oe per 100 tha, closing at
es.oo@ao5 CASH, and ao.oossller February. Meats
we're active aud ~ per h higher, ut 699o
for shoulders, G,s@e>io tor ahost ftbs, 7afo
tos ahast claat, aaa e>t@loo lor swsst p!akls4
, 1874-01-20

C1Sc1wSAr1 o., Jan. ia special to tho En-
qaire,' from Chnrlcston, ". w.. reports great
ire IN thut city, commencing ut 9 o'clock this
morning in Egan'A Block, and destroying IN
threo hours ali tho houses oll thosquaro hotween
Cup,tal as,t1 Virginia Htroota except tho
Kanawha Valley Danl, the Marine and
Courier buildings. Tho luss is cstimatod
at 500, ,0U0. Insurance about 335.000. part III
Wheeling and part in Eastern companies. Tho
buildngH destroyed wore occupied by = drug
grocery, jowe!ry, und other retail storoa. The
insuraice Of individuals IL batweon $4,000 anu
$1,000 each. The loss Ia divided between about
twenty-five polSona.