COLUMBIA. j Saturday Morning. July 8, 1865. Provisional Governor for South Ca- j r?lfna. Til? New Yeik Urrala, speaking of the j conn .:'*.' .. ot eiiizttis of Charleston ti? wait upon the President, (Peeking recon j strutition ind a Provisional Governor. ? gravely indicates General Gcrnov for this j office: -fe ?ks of the comm ir iee as propos? ing, shpuld Mr. Aikei.'p claims berejected, to petition fer the appointment of th? General, and adds that this choice "would meet, the approbation of the whole com? munity." The article, thus statine:, is in the shape of a lelter from a correspondents j in Charleston Correspondents of news j papers aVe rad ?logs, and but too immy of j them are obliged io Jie, od libitum, for the j friends who feed them, whether in camp or j city. General Gurney is HO doubt a very j admirable gentleman and n got?! soldier; ! but we heir lo doubt if anybody in South | Carolina, save this correspondent of the ' Herald ever dreamed one moment of mak- ; ing him, or desiring that he should be j made, Governor." The appointment of any person, not a citizen of thc State, to . the gubernatorial chuir, even for the pro visional period, would argue the design to j reduce thc State to a territorial condition, : and make it a mere satrapy for the benefit, ] cf civil favorites. \\ e have no notion that any such purpose is entertained, even in the case o? South Carolina, by President Johnson; and still less do we doubt thc ability of this gentleman to find indivi? duals, within 'nv.- own limits, sufficiently competent fur thc reconstruction of the Gov. rument, and sufficiently loyal to the , Government to which they swear aile- ! giance, to give all proper guaranties lo the appointing power. We may add, fi..m j thc Herald lettee-writeV, that Gen. Gurney i has declared h's purpose to become a citi zen of S.n.iii Carolina, and to make Char j lesion his fixture home. In this connection, ? e may briefly state j t hai, according to last ad vic ts, the. Il,m. j B. F. Perry, of Greenville, and the Hon. j Mr. Boyce, ol Fairfie'd, arc tho two j parties most conspicuous in tee public eye ; os likely to r?crive lite appointment. Thc antecedents of these gentlemen, so far aa | TJ'iionisni is concerned, are probably quite j equal, if not superior, to those of any I ci /. :i "f ib.- Si,iv. Mr. Perry, distil) gni-n.d lawyer, a ni-to "f fine mora's, < x cele ct clinraclerwtitd sound, manly sen?*?, hits been through life a consistent Union j man lie perilled much for thc Union in 1 SS 2; a i ?d, in addition to the great general odium int lined by the Union party in that : famous struggle, he risked his life in a per- , sonal combat, and we believe lost consider- j ably of a very popular practice. Since j then he has filled a seat, almost unbroken ly, in our Legisla'.ure, ami in all the fluc? tuations of parlies and politics, has mam- ! tained his consistency as a-supporter nt" the Union, without forfeiting the confi 1 dente oven of those eit::''.-ns who were hostile to his politics. Ile was opposed resolutely to tho secession of the State, and regretted the measure to the last. Nor is there any inconsistency in his course hy his acceptance of a j''di< 'al ellice under a Government defacto. He recognized at; : existing condition of things to which all his opposition had been vain, and might well suppose that, in a judicial capacity, he could mitigate and moderato thc strifes of party, anti arres?, those persecutions of the unoffending which might happen to come before thc courts. His acceptance j of thc office of a Judge of tho Confederate Court, preceded, hy a few weeks only, thc | downfall of the Government. We regard Mr. Per.ry as really one of the moat imex- | ceptionabie persons who could be present1 j ed to ihe United Staves authorities. The arecor l is in his favor throughout. Of Mr. Boyce, wc have already spoken ' as very highly eligi?le io ibomppoiutment. j He is a moderate man, and though a mern- i ber of the Confederate Congress, we really ; see not, alter an act of amnesty has bei n ; passed-an act really of obliteration- '? that thi^*sta aid bo retailed against him, j especially as his public > aisi ??> the command of! this District, with headquarters at Charles? ton. * Hd. .die Military District of Western So ut ti Carolina, comprising the Didrietsof Laucas! er, Fairfield. Ches!er. Vori?; Union, 1 Newberry, ridgefield, Abbeville, Laurens, ' SpartanKiurg, Greenville. Anderson and ? Vickers. Breve! loi,:. Gen. Van .Wyck ts I temporarily as igne^l to thc command of . this Distrivg, with bis headquarters at Alston. His force will el Wes en. .^ouih Carolina. 7th. Brevet Brig. Gin Van Wyck will at once organ ze and pul tn operation a j supply train I m tween Oraugebuig and Alston f-' M i?* own command, making re? quisition on Gen. Hatch for necessary inn -, oi fallon. !: .. The elncf quartermaster will 8e*i';ti a ?..itt di ail, -;.. Somli will not be practicable before ??bout the middle, ol July, soon after which the Associaf.-d Press will be able to resume iA old rela? tion with Southern editors. Tsx/s. - Aceonnta from Ti xas stat* ihat the transition from a condition bf war to ont oi peace is proceeding very quietly ano m au orderly manner. Bet ween \\, < and turee thousand bales of cotton were awaiting hipment at Iioiis'on ?rt the Le ginning cf this m.'uth ft .toual currency sells iii that place at seventy ?ve ceuta on the dollar fer gold The offiec of tho Columbia Phoenix is on Gutos street, second door from Plain. Gencrnl A. S. llartwetl returned, OD the 6th inst, to thj3 ciiy, from a protracted visit to Orangeburg. PRICKS CUUREST.-lt will l>e seen that we make our repottof the prices current tins ('ny instead ot reserving it to Monday. Wc shall continue it.lierenficr on Satnr dav# ?nd quote the prices ranging throughout the wuek. Wo omitted to mention, at the proper time, that one of the colored population J died in this city, a few days ago, from the ? hite of a snake. Stich heat as thc pia tent will render the poison of the snake esp? j cially fatal. The prompt u^e of a pint of whiskey, swallowed as soon aa possible I niter the bite, is notoriously thc remedy ^ in oiose, nor ti igcr; had not ever, had a .ont h ; knocked out amidst, 'th? glories of the*! tray. Ii. was evident, that tney seemed to ' icgard him a s one who had d-'io-^is duty neither t<> the cause of ?ovally nor rebel. ' lion. Fie should have Ven made to stiffer j tr?t loss cf a limb, a maim, the abrasion ! of a nostril, op some other grievnn . -, on : one sd-or the other. Perhaps some of tiri* iisgnsc was the result of an unwary ! exhibition of Mime fi fl v thous md dollars j in CoufedioWe currency, which the t>mia- I bb- pnbli.-i.er cndeav?i- to persuade th.- I brokers JLO take in -vehaui'.; for Hr:tish sovereigns MIK! Frenen \ a po le ?rn-, behring , deluded i>v the Yat Lee pros into vol inti i both of them ev. n belo.?' the Confederates. Jenny Lind'Goldsebmidl sang recently al a. concert in Lotidon, to inti-xluc-. ttl the pub! c Herr 1. .!>.>:.. a bin d pianist, lt is said til it >li.. never sa- g with more gejiu irie inspiration nm! fervor, i?err Labor is pianist to the blind Kii .' of Hanover. A WKLL-KSOWN OFFICIAL AKRI?STEU Col. Northrop, inte Cou,mi wiry-General of the Confederate Stale*, arrived in itich mond yesteid'iy, a;-d wa- conti Tied in Castle 'founder. He was arr. sled at his home in South Carolin?. The hike tunnel at Chicago has now reached a length of 2,900 feet, and is progressif.t: ai the rate ol twelve feet per twenty-fon; hours. Tlie ('range and Alexandria Railnvad will be opened lo ilichiu>>nd '?it ihe loth . A Fresh and Handsome A SSORTMKNT of FANCY and LA J.\ DIES' DRESS GOOD- will be offer ed for sale fnun and after THIS DAY, at the corner RY O'CONNOR. July 8 2 Columbia Prices Current. SATURDAY, July 8. i Kt,,". Ale, cr druft, $2 por g*"; p?.*-'- per o z. Brandy, Apple, 3 a fi per gal. Peach. 3 ?'J i 'er gi!. Baeoi , 12^ ? cents per ll?. Be?f, li v-li, ll) a la cents per lb. Butter, -.i(? u ,'?(? cents per ??.>; Cosher, CO. Corn., si per bushel. Cheese, lui. English, 35 a ?Ocents per li,. Coffee, cenia per ih. Ciiiiiis, per bundled, 2 a 12 50. . Candies, 2">c. :i ?1 peril; AU? tiuuit'e, 15. Chick, lis, spr.ng, per pair BU i> -iUe. Eggs, per il--/.en. ::*) a 'J.'.c. i'iour, $C a S per bbl. Herrings, *1 a 1.5U per box. Homespun, while, 25 a ?5c. per yard, ?..ongclotb, '.i? a ?Uc. per yard. Mackerel, $5.,per kin. Mutton, fresh, ll) a I2$c per lb. , Meal, ?1 per bush. .Molasses, 50c. a ??.1 per gah Peas, $1 per bush. Potatoes, S1.5U a 2 per bilah. Pork, ti esb, IO a dc. per lb. Kuisiiis, 40 a 5tic. per lb. Salt, ?1 per bush. Salmon, ?'_2 pee kit. Sugar, brown, 25 a 50e; whit*, 10 a 50. Soup, 40 H 50c. per nar of \?O.-?. Sardines. Ru a T. o ; . r box. ' Teil, lil ?.? tl, 2 ..H a' J pel '.:>. .Tobacco, t bewitg, ?oe. a il per lb. Smoking, '?ita. a " Whi ey, llourooii, domestic tj a S. ' Vin. ?ar, common, I ; \\ . Wine, 2 per gal. Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. ud .Mrs. Bernard Turner invited to tttend ?ac funeral of their votini?c?l chiid, ALICE, from '.bed- residence to the Catho? lic Church, THIS MORNING, ..t 9 o'clock. AUCTION SALivS. liauJ*otiic Lil ii nt. By A. K Phillips. THIS '(Satur.la\) MoU.MMi, I will sell, at my anet ion room, 22 pic.-, s rasiii"i;abl<:?ltibboiis. of stv Ey A. E.. Phillips. Ti i (Sui LI day) MORNING, at ii o'clock, I will sell, at my auction room, (Bedell'* Row.) . Sundry articles of KITCHEN UTEN? SILS, such a-> JPOTS, OVENS. PA ?I.S. Si l I ?URS, PASS, KETTLES, WAPPLE IRON'S, ?tc. ALSO, Mat: rashes. Bedstead, 1 Secretary, Cup? board, Screen, Ta ole, Ciiairs, ;> kegs Nails, assorted sizes. Shovels and Spades. ALSO. Bonne's, Children's il at's. Hoop Skirt?, Ladies' Collars and Cul!-, Uv' m-- DresreS, :-;t'? bottles Suchern Bitters. July S 1* Ko 1 Mule*, Wagnns, liorue&s, ?vc. By-Jacob Levin, Ancticneer. ON TU USDA V MORNING n.-xt, Nth inst., at ll o'clock, 1 will seli. ai the Guard Ho se, por . uh: Pel lows* School Ronni, without i. - -rve, Iii line yotuiit M UL several covered VYAGO.NS .a. d HARNESS, belongil g-% the Kalmia Mills. Co; ditions Cash, on dr livery, m eui re -v. July 7 .% Strayed or Stolen, ON the nft.-rn. on of Joly ?. a HARK BOUSE MULE, with ll. C.S. biand ed oh '.'ft fore "boulder. A reasonable reward will i e paid for his recovery Ap? ply at the Telegraph I Hice. july 8 Circular to tho ?Freedmen of Co? lumbia and Vicinity. COLUMBIA, s C,*JDI.Y ?.?. ?ses. rI."MTE Bl eve? L'eiga ll. r Genei al <',.rn 1 mu: diog tak.s lins occasion to com? pliment the colored people ol Columbia and vicinity np>.i th.- very orderly, wei! ar ran -eil nod p?! r?o! e manner of I he I.ve i:el<*!ii\,tion. [i is Mich exaii)p!fs of your "S" lo manage for yourselves ll? At ?il! fdvifv the j- edie i.?i.s nf \ i Vlf enemies, and justify th? conti lenee ol your friendf. Your desi nv is ?iv, your < wu hand; what you m a key ours? Iv es worthy of will surely lie conceded I > voil. Ileirteliihet" that-, under ihe ii -w oid.i ol things, _\ on and your employ ci - a- ?? in ihe stun.- ' oat. Yon are bot tl interested i:? making the voyage a safe and profit;!hie ?-ie; le, ihe'etoie, industrious, steadV, honest mid econ mie-ii. A. S. HARTWELL, Br* vt I B'ig. Gen. Commanding. Julv S 2 DRUGS AND VFI NF. stock of DRUGS and MEDI? CINES josi received 1>V II. SOLOMON ?fc CO.. Assembly street, West, below Ptain. Julv ? * Gen. Sup ts Office C & S. C. R-B., OJ IE .TER- J'ji-v 3, iof'5. UNTIL furl her notice, trains will bo run daily on this road, as follow?: Leave Chai lotte at 8 a m.; ni rive at Adgor's about 4 p in. Leave Adger's ?t 7 a. m.; arrive in Charlotte about 3 p :r.. JAMES ANDERDON, Sup't. July ? 12