The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, August 25, 1865, Image 3
TH? TRIA*, O* WIRZ. -The. military
?commission before which Wirz is to
be tried has been increased Jby the
addition oi Maj. Gen. Lew. Wallace,
11 Ia? Gen. Geary, Maj. Gea. Moil and
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas. The
; jnrt ia announced to meet to-mor
row for re-organization. It is also
asserted that Wirz will be tried on ,
totally different specifications from
those recently published.
In coatrudiction to the abov<s, an
opinion ' *has. been confidently ex?
pressed to-day by parties competent
to judge, that the Government will
not undertake the trial of Wirz, but
will cause that person to'give States
.evidence, in the approaching trial of
Jefferson Davis? .rhereby it will be
proved that the rebel President was
the direct" and prime instigator of the
.cruelties practiced upon Uuiou pri
.soners, and the numberless* other
atrocities which were from time*to
tiaie committed in defiance of the
usagos of war. The continual delay
.that has occurred iu bringing Wirz to
trial, which has now been impending
for upward" of a month, argues
strongly in favor of the aboVe state?
ment. It is known that Wirz has ex?
pressed hie desire to make important
rev?lations as to the extent that Davis
was implicated ia the oatragesof the
' Southern . prisons.
IMPORT?T* DKCTSIOX.-It has been
the practice with anny banking insti?
tutions to discount paper for their
customers, upon coadition that a por?
tion of the proceeds shall remain on
deposit; iii ot:ier words, tl.?V those
who keep the best accounts, or larger
deposits, are entitled to the largest
favors from a bank. But this should
never form, a contract or agreement
betweefl the borrow rr and leader. In
the Count of Appeals of the State of
New i'ork, iu tue recant case of "The
East Iii ver Bank, respondents; vs.
Anson P. Hoyt and others, appel?
lants," it was decided that an agree?
ment, by whieh one seeking a discount
at a bank is required to obtain a dis?
count of paper amounting to Si,500,
to secure the application to his u?e of
$1,000 of the proceeds, without thc
rigiit to use the remainder thereof,
except ia payment of the payment dis?
counted, when ic. skull become due,
renders i/teJransuciion murons and void.
It would be well for bunking institu?
tions to bear this ia mind, for they
will be occasionally importuned for
loans by needy persons, who. to
.obtain discounts, will bc ready .?to give
assurance that a liberal portion of the
proceeds will not be called for, and
tn it the deposit account shall here
aiti-r be kept up. Any specific agree?
ment or understanding wherein the
borrower promises to leave a certain
or uncertain portion ef thc sum bor?
rowed ia the bunds of the lender is
declared to bc a transaction in viola?
tion of the usury laws of the State.
[Banter's Magazine.
Esaii.vsD .A?TD EUANCK AGREED.-A
few weeks ago the Paris papers an?
nounced that "with a view to promote
general peace and reconciliation, Eng?
land and France have come to an un
derstandiug respecting the various
questions which may arise fromthe
present state of a%airs in America."
At thc time, this statement was de?
nied, bm it appears to have been true, I
and' in his despatch of July 8th, to
tile British Minister at Washington,
Lord Bussell not on!? admits it, but
frankly ?Mids forward the correspond?
ence. He thus writes:
Part of these enclosures consists of
despatches to and from Paris. Her
Majesty's Government never can ad?
mit that, in presence of a great war
which interrupted and destroyed a
friendly and useful commerce extend?
ing about three thousand miles of
American coast-a war reducing great
numbers of industrious families of
both nations to poverty, and afflicting
a whole continent-the Governments
of England and France should not, as
far as possible, act in concert, in pur?
suance not of any formal engagement,
but of a mutual understanding. ?
The "understanding" is- said to
have been based upon a distinct pro?
position from Napol?on to the English
Ministry that Mexico and Canada
should be equally held against the
United States by allied French and
English bayonets. It is further af?
firmed, however, that England \?ns
unwilling to place lief tenure of
Canalla upon the same footing with
Napoleon's iailing hold upon Mexico.
.
It is in seasons of sorrow that love
more especially roots itself; as_ trees
are best grafted in cloudy days.
Funeral Invitation
The relatives, friendo and acquaintances
c f Mrs. L. S. Savior and of Mr. HENRY E.
BAYLOR, of Charleston, 3. C., are respect?
fully invited to attend the fun?re) ?ervieet*.
of thc latter, at Trinity .Thnreb, THIS
WOBNWO, at lO.o'c.'och.
?BOORB8H ? OF- PAJROONH,-Applica?
tions for pardon ?still' ponr in by the
hundred every day. About four hun?
dred were received to-day. Governor
Sharkey sends them up from Missis?
sippi; Governor Pierpont from Virgi?
nia; Goverrlor Parsons from Alabama,
and Governor Holden from North j
Carolina. From Georgia come fewer
than from any other State. Governor
Johnson does not believe in the effica?
cy of pardons as. strongly as some of
his ethreu. He thinks reflection,
meditation dud true repentance bctft r
than amnesty oaths and lip-service
loyalty. Neither does he believe that
the appointment of a Provisional Go?
vernor confers unlimited powers, nor
that it authorizes him to usurp the
functions conferred only by the Con
'stitntiqn; and until the Constitution
of the State of Georgia strictly con
f forms with tiie Constitution of tho
I United States and tho proclamation
! of emancipation, ho will not fill thc
I local offices in the State. Twenty
? Virginians of the twenty thousand
j dollar class were pardoned to-day.
j ' NORTH CAROLINA SENTIMT^TT.-Of
the atrocious slanders lat ely circulated
! thrbugh the North as to the senti?
ments of ex-Confederate soldiers and
the people of North Carolina, the
Standard? says that it has become
kuown through various reliable sources
that these false reports were all gotten
up by a regular plot ar.d design. That |
men were hi?lid and paid to make and I
get up t?-ese lying, scinderons sensa?
tions, employed for no other object
than to write and to telegraph to all ]
sections of the North for the purpose
of giving them as wide circulation and
as thorough ventilation as possible. I
Their object could not be accomplished
at all except those slanders wore cir?
culated through the entire Northern
country. Therefore, they were so j
managed as to be gotten into all the
I leading newspapers in the Northern i
States, and to be read by everybody, j
The purpose of this was both peau
uiary and political. I
HORRIBLE MURDERS r>? TENNESSEE. I
-The Memphis Bulletin, . of the '.id,
states that a few days ago a man
named Aldridge, formerly sherill of
McNairy County, with a gang of fif?
teen men. went' in search of a man
against whom they had some private
grudge, and rinding him near Medan, i
shot him dead in the r.^id. the whop- j
party afterward riding their, horses |
over him. After- committing thin j
murder, Aldridge and his party .si ari - .
ed off in the direction of Purdy, amt ?
meeting two old men. one aged about. 1
sixty, and the other mar seventy,
against whom, as in the former case, ?
they had some private mal itu;, shot. 1
anti killed them also. ( A band of some |
thirty men, who have their haunts lu j
McNairy County, h?v? he?u making |
raids into Madison and Hardomati, I
robbing and sometimes lulling citi- j
zens. The whole country lying he- j
tween the Mobile and Ohio ?un? Mis- j
sissippi Central Railroads i ; infested j
by this band.
THE KENTUCKY. ELECTIONS. - Thc
Cincinnati Enquirer, of Tuesday last,
Says, referring to the Kentucky elec?
tions:
The majorities returned fen- the
Abolition candidates in tin- counties !
of Kenton and Canrpboll, opposite tb j
the city, wer.', to a groat extent, tin-!
result of direct interference.. Demo- j
eratic citizens were arrested and sont i
to prison. A large number of old ami i
prominent citizens and voters were j
not allowed to approach the'pells.
The timid were frightened away by
threats. Voting was only done at \
great personal risk and hazard.
We hope the Government will take
due notice of theso proceedings. If
our system of election is changed,
Europe may fairly say that Democra?
tic institutions have not stood the
test of civil convulsions.
I EATHER KNOTTY.-Gen. Palmer, in i
I command at Louisville, recently had ',
! the following case up before him for
adjudication:
An tdd negro deposited, some time
I ago, one thousand dollars with a white
I man. The man gave the negro a due
! bill for the amount. The negro pre
I sented tl*: due bill for the amount. '
j The man took the duo bill from hun. i
I destroyed it, and put him out of tin- j
I store. The negro lived with the man
j six months once, and thought he knew j
I him well enough to trus? him with ;
I Sl.OOtf
j ' This is the story told by the n.
: Here is that told ivy the other p...
In the first place, I don't know iu<#
j negro; I never did know him; he never
! did live with me; I uevor gave him a j
due bill; I never put him out ?f my j
store : a.nd moreover, General, you !
, may hang ?ie if I ever laid eyes on
I the negro before.
i The General was slumped, and took
the case -and* r vidvihejccent.
0
PBJES?I>ENT JOHNSON'S POLI?T.-The
South is acting well; its people are
oxhibitirg every desiri to render due
fealty to Hie Government. Tuero is
nothing to prevent a complete recon?
struction of affairs except the portizan
intrigues .of the very ?et of-men upon
whom the President ought to rely lor
surport, namely, hi.- Cabinet counsel?
lors and his oilice holders. It is
clearly, then, his duty to himself and
the country,- under these circumstan?
ces, to make a change in his Cabiuet,
a?d to clear out ah the Custom Houses
and Internal Revenue Department.
The good disposition of the Southern
people ns interfered with by the plans
which tlie radicals have devised to
nullify the conciliator but ii.Tn policy
of President Johnson. If the Presi?
dent is not very careful, now, he w?d
lind au organized oppotitiou in tue
next Congress, whicji will be very
difficult to overcome. Ho lives in an
atmo sphere of intrigue' and treach?
ery, and if he is wisc ne will at one?:
I remodel his Cabinet and sweep out all
?he traitors from the Cus'oui Houses
j and tue Internal lie venue department.
? Tuese are now the only dangerous ene?
mies to tiie peace 01 the ctuntry. 'Tue
people are utirely safislied with Mr. i
Joiiuson's policy, and tiny will ap- ?
piaud any step which Le any take to j
carry it out to a successful issac.
[Aete Yore Herald. j
THE NKGKO POPULATION.- -The ne- j
gro 'population of Washington contin?
ues to be increased Cy arrivals from <
-Maryland. Kn ti re families )f the new |
coin?!-, carrying on their persons i.'j
their worldly wealth, aro treipiently
seen in our streets. A census is being
taken of ihe colored population, with
u view of ameliorating tho soudition }
of tiie destitute y nd asr?stiuf. the idle
to work. The Freedman's linean has I
commenced th ! work of estiblisi?ng I
free schools to tia- colored mildrcn. j
Campbell Hospital, which v now j
being divided into rooms, isn?nicicuL
?.ly large to wc??unoill!*: a lliousnnd of I
i sa eli i-eople. Tue oui rosjier.t ne
groes look on the iuMux \v:t'a disap- j
probation and jealousy, fe.iriug that I
the demand for employment nayhave j
tile ed'-eet of reducing tho ?resent [
wages o: hiool'.-lJt'?f./alc/t !.> Auerieuti. !
A LADY us \ DILEMMA..-A mortify- !
ing but ludicrous incident .warred
Saturday, on Fourth street, near the
post olliee. A lady ol' most expensive i
and dazzling exterior vois gliding j
gracefully up street, when the net- i
v.orks containing nie bui-eh bf hair I
at toe bael: of uer Load ts came 1
in ?onie way detached ??nd shocking j
to relate, fed to '.ho ground, carrying j
along its hirsute contenta, wlncii w
believe is known ju fashionable par- i
lenee as the "water?all." Thu lady. ^
who immediately became conscious of
tko catastrophe, paused, blushed, and
was in the act of stooping to recover
her head gear, when an unmannerly
dog, of the Scotch, terri, r species, mis?
taking ii probably for a rat. pounced
upon it., seized it be! .wen his teeth,
and commenced shaking the tpie? r
looking article tata o veli omen eo that
nuist have placed his own neck in dan?
ger of dislocation. Thy whole pro?
ceeding was so irresistibly comic that
it excited the merrimens of the by- j
stander;;, who indulged n; au uugal
la'it choral guffaw, as tho abashed fair j
rt'.i" rrlreatad to the opposite corner, .
loitving Her "waterfall" a prize ;o thc i
pestiferous rat terrill".
[Terre Haide E.cj)rer.s. \
Barnum, who has a habit oi long j
standing, of looking at everything j
withan eye to profit, estimates the I
recent newspaper notices of tho burn- j
ing oi Iiis Museum as worth to hftn at
least 8100,000. Doubtless he is right, j
tVanted Immediately,
?NIFTY (50) FLAT 1?AND.S. The mos; |
liberal wages aiul rations furnished.
Apply to the sub.'miler, at Ward No. 5,
College Campus, between flic hon rs of ll
p. m. and 7 a. m., <>r to Messrs. D?RHEC& j
WALTER, at their auction mart, in their i
business hours. li. 1>. CORBETT. J
L O. O. F.
Palmetto Lodge "So. 5.
AREGULAR MEETING ' thin LoUye
will bc held in their Hall, (known ns
the Odd Fellows' School Uuuse,; J. 'TS
EVENING, at 71 o'clock.
A Members of tho Order in good stand
in,, are respectfully invited to attend. Ry
order of thivN. G.
JOHN McC'AMMON,
nug 25 1 _Socretit-ry.
\T7"OULD respectfully inform.his old
V? friends and customers, thai he ha?,
this dav, opened a general assortment of
JIPASES, STAMPED WI) PLAIS
TINWARE.
Store in" the Basement of his House, on
Pendleton street, one equaro South of the
State House.
He i* /ilse prepared to do REPAIRING at
?ho shortest notke. Aug 35 3
. Gen. Butler's business in Washing?
ton lately is said to have boen to so
cure the mrdon of Mrs. Slocum and
other ladi. s >f New Orleans.
RICE!
RICE!
RICE !
JUST landed, and in store and for sale lo
ME YIN M. COHEN.
Assembly afreet, West sido,
Aap; 25. 2 One door from Pt ndleton ist.
THE subscriber begs leave respectfully to
invite the attention of tho ladies to bis
rece nt FltESHfomd SELECT SUPPLIES of
Choice Light and Dark Colored CALICOES,
CHECKED GINGHAMS,
Superior qualitv STOCKINGS,
.?A11EGE FOR VEIL?. Green. Brown, Blue,
LONGCLOTH,
Linen Cambric POCKET HANDKFKCTS,
LADIES' GAITERS-various styles, qua
Lt.es and size?.
MELVIN M. COHEN*
Assembly street, West side,
One door from Pendleton street.
. Aug ?2 tuf2
R?fJHMOM), va.
. . IT having bee:i reported that.the
.]pgf SPOTSWOOD HOTEL-had been eon
ja?ilL?scared and closed, the proprietors
deem it proper to assure the public that
such ia not i tie case. The house is open for
th?.- accommodation of Visitors, as it has
li'.-tui from its opening day. m September.
iSf?:?.
Tho house has been remodeled, reno?
vated, rufurnisho.il anti pat in perfect order
throughout, and the travelling publie may
rcsl assure;! of buding aa comfortable
accommodations with us us can bo found in
any ?r.-M-e.lasH hotel. North or South.
Our fl it 'ids. patrons and the travelling
publie generally, visiting Richmond, ure
cordially invited to make their home with
us, and no-pains will be spared to make
theiu?comfortable, a* we aro pledged to sus?
tain tile '.vol! Hnown reputation of thc house.
COSKETVY i MT!.t.WARD,
aug ?5 i; Proprietors.
Fresh and Choice
fell xlm j
OA K ITS No. 1 MACKEREL.
O" ' 0 bills. CHOWN SUGAR.
G olds. CRUSHED SUGAR.
t tub TA UTE CURRAN TS.
? hoses ( MT?M )N.
.:;) .. R.MsrNS.
.:, "1 KMON SYircUP."
l . .- l'on spanish Indigo.
5 boxes Pearl Starch.
'IO bags prime Cottee.
? half chests tine Green and Bia. k Teas.
.tn bexc- Window Glass.
Boxes Colgate's Washing and Toilet
Soaps.
3D boxes 1 i':>-'-higs.
2? ?Castillan bitters, Port Win? and
Claret. For sale by J. G. GIBBES.
_aug 21 __?_
LOW'S. B80WN
UU il uudi t)
non SALE AT
F tm o?: Co We ge S io ire,
\JTTiTH a superior supply of TOILET
VV SOAPS. Tooth Brushes, Cologne,
Hair Grease', Ar., by
- E. H. MOISE & CO.,
Piekcns "street, one door below Plain.
Aug Lil 3_
FEMALE COLLEGE
STORE!
Piekcns ?Sinei, one door below Plain.
TUST received via Charleston a larg
supply of GROCERIES. PROVISIONS,
Ac. fcc, viz: Chests Tea at $1.75 per lb.
Bbls. Kentucky Leal Lard,
.. Western Flour,
Rio Coffee,
Sugar, (Crushed,)
. (Brown,)
.. Goshen Butter,
'. Bacon, Hains, Sides, Shoulders.
A l.S< ?,
Boxes Starch, Candles, Soaps,
" Sardines, Raisins, Candies,
'. Cakes, Syrup.-., Cum Drops,
French Confectionary,
WITH .*
Choice selection of Old Wines, Cordials
Brandies and Li<i?or.s. For sale low 1>\ "
Aug 21 ii E. H. MOISE A CO.
Charleston Advertisements,
Hats & Caps
AT OLD PRICES.
116 MEETING STREET, .
{Formerly D. It. WILLIAMS & CO.,
161 Meeting Street)
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
HAYE resumed the
old I.usir.'ss < f HAIS.
C APS and STRAW
_ GOLDb, at 116 Meeting'
street, (next a?>or to unmibsien faotoL")
where they will be happy to oee their old
customers, friends ana public generally.
"We are prepared to supply tho trau? at
Old Price? 2
Merchants visiting Charleston for th?
purpose of purchasing Goods, will do well
to frivu us a call.
D. R. WILLIAMS. HY. C. COVERT.
Charleston, August 18, 18C??. aug 24 }6
Wholesale Grocer and Commission
Merchant,
CHARLESTON, C.
KEEPS constantly on hand a complet*
stock o F choice FAMILY GROCERIES,
\v i-.es, Liquors und Planter's Supplies,
winen he will 3ell at the lowest m&rkst
prices for cash or exchange for COTTON or
other produce.
Liberal advances made on consignment*
of COTTON and other country produce.
Aug lil limo
riBE Km SMR139E
Insurance Agency !
TUPPER & LANE
163 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, S. C.,
REPRESENT the foUowing first-alass
eon.panie.":
I GREA'l WESTERN INSURANCE OOM
PASY. OF NEW YORK.
I SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, OF
1 NEW YORN. '
! PHOEN IX TIRE INSURANCE COMP'NI,
I OF NEW YORK.
MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY,
OE NEW YORK.
With aggregate cash capital of EIGHT
j MILLIONS Ol LOLLAR?.
$8,CGOjGGQ.
j .Riske taken on ail Uescriptions of pro?
perty on reasonable. terms, and lo6&?a
promptlv- settled,
a. Y. TUPPER. A. A. LANE.
Aug U_26_
J. H. BAGGETT Si CO.,
Fact orv and ?omnilscion 3Ierchaat*,
ADO Ell'S SOUTH WHARE,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
COLL in this Market, or ship to Now York
^5 or Liverpool, both Long and ?Short Sta?
ph- COTTON. Liberal advances on ?hip
ments, and Pct urns made in geld or trea?
sury notes, as instructed. .
J. H. BAGGETT. E. M. SPEIGHTS.
Aug 8 26 _ _ _
ELT Chichester,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
'l8 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON.
. A GENT for thc purchase and sale of
I d V HEAL ESTATE m any bf the Southern
i Skates.
j For th? REPAIRING) IiENTlNG, ie., of
? cit y property.
i Owners of property in Charleston, nn
[ avoidably detained in the up country, oau
I haro t icir property taken care of and
I promptly attende.! to by sending to &bov?
a Power of At iota ey, to* assume control of
the same, until wi.: owner's return. Ir.f.r
mation as to tho condition of property i*
iur*d by shells, ami otherwise, willi proba?
ble expen*'ot repairing, sent on application.
Kfio Wanted to purchase, for parties
seeking investment ot' Kcal Estate, in South
Carolina, several PLANTATIONS, in work?
ing order, in the upper portion of the State.
Aug 8.26
Willis^^?s^lm,
Ku ct or?. Commission Merchant*,
AND SHIPPING AGENTS.
OFFICE, MILLS HOUSE,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
E. WILT IS. A. K. CniSOLM.
IT TILL attend to the purchase,, salo and
W shipment ?(to foreign and domestic
ports) of COTTON, RICI'.. LUMBER,
N AVAL STORES; to the collection of Drafts,
Purchase, and Sale of all Securities. Con?
signments of Vus^elb solicited.
- BEFERS TO:
Messrs. John Eraser A Co., Charleston,
s. c.
Mossr+i. Geo. W. 'Williams. A Co., "
Messrs. George A. Hopley A- Co.. '*
George Seldey, Esq., Augusta, Ga.
T. S. Me tcalf," Esq.,
Messrs. Clark. Dodge k (&., New York.
Messrs. Murray A Nephew. " "
Messrs. E. W. Clark A Co.. Philadelphia,
Penn.
Messrs. Pendergast. FenwieJt & Co., Bal?
timor?. Md.
Messrs. Samuel Harris ? Sons, Baltimore,
yid. Vi-' ? '><*.
COLUMBIA lU YL.?3 A'jAi;?EM Y.
Classical and MUliemalical School.
Ty.RMS.-Twentv-fivo (;U">) dollars f.-.r
Classical .cul French, and?wentv (?20)
dollars for English, scholars,, per term of
four months. ' J. B. WHITE.
ii. S. THOMPSON,
Aug 19 awl* Principal?