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COLUMBIA. Th vu. .'.'_v Morning, May 25, 1865. Ilc-strictions on Trade. Wc 'presume that n-> tong time will v I-.-. . |;of rc the Government of tho Unit' 3 States will reawve nH restrictions . now unnecessary-apon the tracie of the country. W<a ref<r to the Executive order -o thc 2&lh April, signed by Andrew I ihns" .. in which professing his o-Vjccfc to ???ve all loyal an J Well disposed perseas r i'-ing in the insurrectionary s.tates, fr i in unnecessary commercial re : . und to encourage ihor? to return tu ;. . lui pursuits," he orders: "Isl Clint all restrictions upon inter? nal, domestic und coastwise commercial intercourse, be discontinued in such part of the States of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Catalina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and so much of Lou? isiana as lies East of the Mississippi River, as shall he embraced, within the lines of the nntiopnlmilitary occupation, excepting only such restrictions as ore imposed by th? Acts of Congress, and regulations in pursuance thereof prescribed hy the Sec? retary of the Treasury and approved hy the President, and excepting also from the effect of this order the following articles, contraband of war, to wit: Arms, ammu? nition and all articles from - which amum uition is manufactured; grey uniforms and cloth, locomotives, cars, railroad iron and machinery for operating railroads; tele? graph wires, insulators and instruments for operating telegraph lines. < "2d. All existing military and naval orders iu any manner restricting internal, domestic and coastwise commercial inter? course and trade with or in the localities above named, be and the same are hereby revoked, and that no military or naval officer in any manner interrupt or inler ??re with the samo; or with any boats or other vessel engaged therein, under proper authority, pursuant to thc regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury." That some of the article?, excepted to a3 contraband, are now permitted to I e brought is, we infer from the repairs ?going on upon the railways of the coun? try. "We would also suppose, though, grey uniforms may he still excepted, that there'is good reason remaining foe the con" tinned warfare upon grey cloth, which, per se, would seem to be harmless enough, with little in its aspect which the most belligerent eye could construe-into pug? nacity. To deny our people to wear crey cloth, when lhere is little besides in the country, and when they have clothing of no other complexion, is to strip the citizen ot his last pair of breeches. In such case, our costume must needs be simplified to that of the duvalier d'industrie, whose sole' uniform consisted of a shirt collar, familiarly called "a dickey,'' and an enor? mous ??pair of spurs. The trim in this fashion would be light enough, no doubt, fdr midsummer, but it might tend to the exclusion of a gfeat many handsome M .lows from Sydney Park, in Columbia, Broad street, in Augusta, and probably the East Bay Battery and other prome? nades. UNITED STATES TROOPS IX COLUMBIA.-Tho '25th Ohio Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Horton, were expected to reach Co? lumbia last night. We take for granted they will all be here by morning. They will constitute the garrison of this place -at least, for the present With their arrival, we learn that Gov. Magrath has been notified that he is under arrest, on a charge of high- treason, and that he will take his departure this day, via Charles? ton, for thc city of Washington. We arc indebted to Mr. M. A. Shelton for late Charleston papers. Also, to the Southern Express Company for late Au? gusta papers. LETTER FROM C. C. CLAY, Jr..-In the Atlanta Journal, we find the annexed let? ter from C. C. Clay, Jr.: LAGRANGE, GA., May 10, 18G5, 4 o'clock P, M. Brevet Maj. Gen. Wilson, U. S.A., Macon, Ga. fy KN ER.M.: I have just seen a proclama? tion trom the President of the United States, offering a reward of one hundred thousand dollars for 'ray arrest, on a charge of having, with others therein named, incited and concocted the murdei of the late President. Conscious of my innocence, unwilling oven to seem to fly from justice, and con? fident of my entire vindication from sc foul an imputation, upon the full, fair an? impartial trial which I expect to receive, 1 shall go, as soon as practicable, lo Macon to deliver myself jp to your custody. ] am, respectfully, -C. C. CLAY, Ja. Galveston papers, of a late date, an nounce that Mnj. Gen. Wharton, of tin Confederate servLce, had been shut by Coi Baylor, of Brazoria' County, Texas. Council Proceedings. COUNCIL CHAMBER. COLUMBIA. May 23, 18G5. Present*-His Honor the Mayor; Alder? men Dates, BUkely. Herr's, Hop?., Leap hart, Storfc, Glaze ?""1 Gib?.es. The minutes of the las', meeting wer? road an l confirmed. "The following resolatioos were adopted; Resolved, Thut the Mayor he authorized to issue tlie notts wi the city of Columbia j to the extent, of $100,00?*, payable two i ?rears after dato, redeemable in coin er | seven per cent, bonds, at the option of thf city. I Resolved, That the stocks of the city he pledged for the prompt redemption ot said issue. Resolved, farther. That Alderman Gibbes he authorized to procure the necessary blanks for the purposes of said issue. On motio . of Alderman Bates, it was ordered that auctioneers, merchants and .tradesmen be required to make monthly returns on their sales, under oath, and pay taxes as prescribed by ordinances now iu force. ' On. motion of Alderman Bates, it waa Rcso'-cd, That the Mayor and Alderman Gibbes have the exclusive right of appoint? ing all ngents er clerks in the distributing stores of the city. Alderman Hope offered the following resolution, which was adopted: , Resolved, That the Mayor at once in? form the Commissioners of the Poor of this District and Lexington that it lias become necessaiy for them to provide for their poor from tue first of June next. The Committee to whom was referred the interest of the eily in the Fuir Grounds and city buildings, hog leave to report that they have inspected thc same, and have instructed Mr. G. Hall (who is occu? pying and plan ling- the former) to protect the remains of the property, consisting of boilers, iron, water pipes, ?fcc, until fur? ther instructions. Your Committee would recommend that, one of the city wagons be appropriated, and that the Slayer appoint son?e respon ail le persons to collect the iron, brass and copper from the ruins of the market and other city buildings, mid haul them to the present guard house, for future use. All of which is respectfully submitted. ED WD HOPE, Chairman. WM. GLAZE. ORLANDO Z. BATES. Adopted. The application of C. F. Harrison, for auctioneer's license, waa granted. Council adjourned. A. G. RASKIN, City Clerk. Tun PROCLAMATIONS OV RKDEL GOVERN? ORS.-In General Orders No. Ott, issued hy Maj. Gen. Cillmore, and which we publish this morning, we have an iucjex of the policy to be adopted by the United States authorities with reference to the matter of reconstruction. Those men who neted as Executive officers of the insurgent States in this department during the war, viz: A. G. Magrath, of South Carolina; Joseph ll Browu, of Georgia; and A. K. Allison, of Florida; and who have issued proclama? tions declaring to what use subsistence, stores and other property shall be put^ and calling upon the othcers jind members of the Legislature to meet in extraordP nary session, are set down as traitors, and their proclamations are declared null aud? void. Thc people to whom the some are addressed, are enjoined and commandeer to give no heed to documents emanating^ froui persons claiming the right to exercised the authority of Governor of the Stater mentioned, unless the same shall have received the sanction of the United States authorities. The Government will, doubtless, make known at an early day the method to be pursued by the people in resuming or assuming the exereise of their political rights. lt is announced that the black race are free citizens of ?the United States, and that they will be protected as such. Citizens -whites and blacks-are reminded that it is their duty to observe the laws o?' compensated labor. The people will look upon this order of Gen. Gillinore as one of the most impor? tant that lias been issued in this depart? ment for a long lime, inasmuch as it treats of points which are of primary interest to the several communities to whom it is addressed. . As we have endeavored to impress upon our readers, at various times, thc efforts of rebels to restore the political rights of States will not be recog? nized by the United States authorities.'" The proclamations of Magrath, Brown and Allison, ure not only an insult to the Union^ people in their respective States, but thejj_ are considered as treasonable measures b/ the United States Government. -. [Charleston Courier, l$th. ?, - ^ SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD*.-We*undei< stand from the very best sources that the ; authorities of the Federal Government are ? industriously engaged in repairing the > South Carolina Railroad between this city I and Charleston. They have brought all [ the materials from Hilton Head, even to a , duplicate of the bridge across the Edisto L River, and are, to use the expression of a railroad man, laying down the track aa the merchant would unroll a piece of calico, lt is supposed that within ten days we will be in direct railroad communication with Charleston. [Augusta Constitutionalist, 20th. -BHi.miJiTi?-iMMW--Ki The Capture of Jeff. Davis. "We yesterday, sayslhe Charleston (?ou rvr, had tlie pleasure of an interview with Mr. Wmr Hays," of the Quartermaster's Department, who had but shortly arrived from Hilton" Head He.very kindly fa? vored us with the following graphic de? scription of the capture of Jeff. Davis and his party, obtained from an eye witness who participated in the capture: . On the morning of the 7th instant. Col. Pritchard, of tb? 4th Michigan Cavalry, received orders from his superior officer near Macon, Ga., to proceed to capture any refugees that were upon the rond, and particularly lo keep a sharp lookout for Jetr. Davis. With a force of l?? picked men of Iiis regiment, he * immediately started on an expedition to scour the country, and was for three days and two nights on a con? tinuous move, scarcely taking time to rest. On the morning of the 9th, Col. Pritch? ard met the Colonel of t he 1st Iowa Ca? valry, with a force of picked men, on a similar expedition-namely, looking f*?r Jeff. Each party had poised themselves off upon the citizens l>v means of a change of uniforms as rebel cavalrymen, and stated that they had a train ahead boh'iig ing to their cavalry regiment, and had somehow lost their way. By this ruse, they obtained information from the citi? zens as to the whereabouts of Jeff. Davis. The forces then crossed the river near Macon, and separated, the Colonel of the I 1st Iowa Cavalry laking the main road ' and Col. Pritchard tue river road. On h' i way Col. pritchard came across a\i oh! negfo man engaged in repairing an old .broken down wagon, and who had been in that neighborhood for three days. From him Col. Pritchard learned that Jeff, had < passed there but a short time previously. Alter proceeding along the road about forty miles, on t be 9th inst., he espied a wagon track, showing that a train had recently passed along there through the woods. Col. Pritchard immediately con eluded that this could be no other than thc train of Jeff. Davis. Leaving a guard of twenty-fi ve men at the entrance of the trnck, with orders 10 arrest, any person coming that way, he proceeded with the remainder of his men through the woods fer about three miles and discovered a camp. It was at onco surrounded, the Colonel posting his men in solid bodies to prevent any escape, with orders to remain perfectly quiet until they should receive his signal, when they would charge upon the camp. To avoid any confusion, the charge was not ordered until daylight. At 4 o'clock, just nt the dawn of morn- 1 ing, on the 10th, the charge was made. The first person encountered was Mrs. Jeff. Davis, who made her appearance in her night gown. She asked the officers rather defiantly to have res;vet for the feelings of the ladies, and that in a few moments they would be prepared to go with them. Capt. Hudson, in command of the comprxny, courteously informed . her that they would wait until the ladies could complete their toilets and preparo to nceompany l^m. He accordingly left a corporal. with regnard in charge of thc tent, and loft to report to Col. Pritchard. He had been gone but a few moments, when Mrs. Davis again appeared with her I Oiotinguished husband, thc celebrated Jef ^??rsou himself, leaning upon Mrs. Davis' arm,-attired in Mrs. Davis' night clothes, ^wearing a uight cap upon his head, and .carrying on Iiis arm a tin pail. She very politely requested thc guard to allow her i^'oor old mother to go to the spring and jbring a pail of water. One of thc guard ^tanding by, observing a pair ol boots Aappeariug from underneath the old wo? rman's gown, replied, "By God, you ?an't ?-fool me. I know you. Jeir, by your cock eye. Come, disrobe; throw off that gown, it won't do.". Jeff, tlid as he was bid, ami ] the "poor old mother" soon came' forth and stood in b.->ots. On examination, it was found that Jeff's party consisted in all of twenty-seven 1 persons, including Mrs. Jeff. Davis and four children, Mrs. Howell, (Mrs. Jeff's sister,) C. C. Clnyand wife, (Jen Wheeler, Postmaster-Gcneril Reagan and several j polonels. The retel Vice President, A. ti. ^Stephens, accompanied the party on board j [the Clyde. It is stated that Mr. Stephens ] surrendered himself at Augusta. In Jeff's camp was found ?7,0C0 in gold, and certificates c.\ - a million and a half more of gold deposited in England. At the time of the capture, Colonel Pritchard was not aware of any reward offered hy the Government of the United States for the apprehension of Jeff. Davis, j The reward will be distributed among the | men of Col. Pritchards and Capt. Hudson's commands. On thc route, Mrs. Davis becair.e so ?.abusive of Col. Pritchards men-using , ;the most offensive terms-that that officer was obliged to interfere, and requested JetF. Davis to restrain her, stating that bis men had always treated them with the ^.utmost courtesy. Jeff replied that he had no apologies to make and no favors to ask. If his wife's conduct did not suit them, they knew what they could do. Passage to the Up Country. HAVING two good boats, ,1 will commence running a _(TRI WEEKLY LINE to and trotn Uoiiiinbia to Alston and Shelton's Ferry, every Monday, Wednesday and Fri? day. Passengers will be carried to either point, at reasonable rates, payable in specie or provisions. For freight or pass? age, apply on board, at Geiger's Mill, may 23 L. J. HANCOCK. Local Items. The offiee of the Columbia Phoenix is on Gates street, second door from Plain. Messrs. Durbe? ?t Walter advertise a lot of useful articles at auction this morning. {?^"PERSONAL -- All subscribers to the Phamix whose subscriptions have ex? pired, will please come forward and renew, iu speci- or provisions; otherwise their papers will be stopped. We wish it distinctly understood that our terms are cash. No adveitise ments will, therefore, he inserted unless paid for in advauce. We present the following schedule of rates, in the case of thc most obvious com? modities. For one month's subscription to the Phonix, we will receive either of the following, viz: 1 bushel corn. 14- bush, pens or potatoes 5 pounds butter. '?~* lbs. flour. 7 '* lard. 4 lbs. caudles. 7 " bacon. 9 qts. rice. S dozen -eggs. 4 head of chickens. Wood, vegetables and provisious gene? ral^- received nt fair market rates ap? proaching the specie standards. "GOINU! Goixc! GOXKI."-We note that our young friend, Mr. Robert Bruns, has been absorbed in thc ancient concern of Zealy and Scott. Ile wentviT, or in, very suddenly, and without airy premonitions of infirmity. We saw him but late one evening, doing well and looking cheerful? ly; walking with his wonted elasticity, and as busy in schemes of the future ,as if he had a thousand years of life before him. And, only the next da}-, he was in the newspapers, swallowed up in the aforesaid firm! We wended our way to the establishment which was thus fatal to our friend, soon after swallowng a Ead breakfast, and from the crowd about their doors, we could see that there was a sen? sation. Our young friend was visible, in? deed, but "care," in the language of Mil? ton, 'Sate on his faded cheeks;" yet we mu-t add, from the same poet, -"But under brows Of dauntless valor and considerate pride, Waiting the sales of goods without the door." And the sale.? went on for hours to the melancholy chuuut. "Going, going, gone!" alternating with what might hive been a quotation from Macbeth's witches, ''Once, twice, thrice!" That is, "Once to thine, (thy bid,) and once to minc, (my bid;) and once again to make up nine." That being the very mystical sum and amount, in shillings, to be made up out of the discon? solate and slender purse of the third and .highest bidder, who has topped the tables over all competitors. We sighed over the fate of our young friend, ahd wondered at. the complacent looks with which he re? ceived the tidings of amounts brVjught in, of coin from the Spanish and American mints-the red and the white metal-now an eagle, now a doubloon, and now a well preserved pistareen of the old Spanish' regime, with a wizen Bourbon face upon it. T<> what base uses may we come at last! Did it bring no feelings of mortifi? cation to our young sub-treasurer-he who had recently been turning over his mil j lions daily in Confederate bills, very pret? tily engraved-to de scend to the summing of some nineteen miserable dollars and sixty-five cents, in little tinkling circu? lar bits, which would have no sort of value but that everj'body is so strangely persuaded to believe ia them-showing the worship of Mammon to be still superior, in the public mind, to that of Apollo and the muse;-? Why should not people be still persuaded to take Confederate bills, if only as precious specimens of arl? Were they not choice in theil vignettes and happy in their execution? Did we not have scores of Englishmen and Frenchmen, expert in art, here in Columbia, engaged in achieviHg these beautiful performances! And are not scores of these professors now undergoing trial in Nev York, accused would you believe it?-and likely to be punished for their excellence in the art? ?Surely, these notes are worthy of contem? plation, if oui}- as recalling the days when every man thought himself a millionaire! And that an ex-treasurer should repudiate them now for such petty counters in red and white metal, such as the boys may play chuck-farthing with! Ala;-! and a lac -of rupees, to be stire-a day We must not forget, in this connection, the rival establishments of Messrs.JPurbee ?fc Walter, Messrs. Francis Lance, L. T. Levin, Jacob Cohen, Charles F. Harrison and A. R. Phillips. .They all have claims upon u?. When we would hearken to an admirable imitation of all the wind instru? ments of baud or orchestra, we summon to our help the peculiar powers of Mr. Durbec; and, giving his flexible mouth a peculiar twist-that very mouth with which he beguiles innocent competitors with the melancholy wail of "Going, going, gone!'--he will so imitate the seve? ral instruments, that you will at once fancy yourself surrounded by a first rate band of Spanish performers from flute to trombone. To Mr. Walter, we owe an occasional bouquet, so happily devised-nay, com? posed-that it suits exactly to serve the purpose of a Turkish love billet to a Cir? cassian damsel. Our frieud Lance has his peculiar claims also, estabh'shed for Us an hundred years ia that ancient city-r Olarum ct vensralilc uom.cn--which wo shall not name. Alas! to name (he soli? tary widow, sitting in her desolation, co vered with weeds, between the twin waters of the Kiawnh and Ashley-re? calls th*e mournful strains of exile, on the Hebrew harp, beside the Babylonian streams. We hear none of these "worthy men of trade whom we have mentioned, with their unctuous auctioneer pleadings, as they cry, "Going, going, gone," without a sudden impulse to be gone ourselves ?specially as they plead offensively in the eye< of men wjio have no cliver in their pucUets for .such golden attractions. "Going, goiug, gone," is.almost like a passing bell in our ears, and we Iong.-with the swal? low, to fly away and beat rest. Ala:-! for our swallows, when the ration house is shut against them, and beef and poi lr and bacon all cry aloud against Confederate paper. A RELIC OK THE REBELLION.-A mest ele? gant and cosily relic of the capture of Charleston is a silver pitcher presented by the Jews of Charleston to the late rebel Secretary of thc- Treasury, Mr. Meni mingH', by his co-religionists of that city, in appreciation of bis services rendered in defence of thc members of that persuasion, before the State Legislature of South Ca? rolina, tin the occasion ol the attempted passage of some obnoxious measure agninc'. rho religion* belief of the Jews of South Carolina. The pilcher is of pure silver,, weighing about sixty ounces, eighteen inches in height by twenty-four in circum? ference, and is modeled after the manner of the vases in use by the Israelites in the days of prosperity and power. The handle is of the most intricat e workman Ship, ornamented with cherubs, arni the cugraving around thc body of the pitcher represents the Holy City as viewed from Mount Zion, with thc brook of Kedron ?ti the distance. Thc walls of tho ancient, city, and'the figures bathing in the stream in tim foreground, are-executed in a man? ner reflecting great credit cn the artist. Tho inscription on the pitcher is as fel? lows: "l'1! om the J".ws of Charleston, S. C , , Professors of the Ancient Faith Of the House of Israel. As received from their Fathers, To C. G. Memminger, Esq., In testimony of his disinterested, zealous and able services in'de fence bf Rights founded upon that Faith. Before the Judiciary of South Carolina, W Anno Mundi 5G0-?-." Underneath the above is a quotation in Hebew characters anti the following Scriptural text in English: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper thai love thee."'-Psalm.*, exxii, C>. The pitcher is valued at $500, and w.13 dug up from its concealment at Charleston by the lucky finder, Capt. Edmonston, an officer of an Illinois regiment, of mounted infantry, and sold by him to iii- present, owners, Giles Wales ?fe Co., Np. J3 Marlen Lane. When found, it waa draco.ore-', willi rust, and is now in the hands of the well known house of Albert Coles A Co., manu facturing jewelers, to be polished a>id made lit for service.-Kew York Woila. AUCTION SALES. 1 timare, Cooking Utensils, Sundries. By Durbec & Walter. WILL be sold at our office. THIS DAV, (Thursday.) 25th May, The following articles: Toiict Set, Pans, Funnels, Plates, Milk and Curd Strainers, Dippers, Candlesticks, Candie Moulds, Measures, Can", Saucepans, Kettles, Fur? nace, Ovens, Griddles, Frying Pans, Coun? ter Scales, Coffee Mill, Lamp", Hat, Mugs, Tumblers. Pitcher. Chairs. Wrapping Pa per, Seine, Paste Boiler, Cocoa Dipper, Ac. Also, a lot of Black Pepper and Ahp.ce. may 25 1* IN the basement of Lewis Levy's bonne, corner of Plain and Assembly bli et:?, the following articles: BACON, BUTTER, LARD, FLOUR. GREEN TEA, MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, CORN MEAL, RICE, PEAS, CORN. PI. SODA, PINDARS, I HONEY, Cotton Card?, TACKS, Knives and Forks. SCREWS. Hand saw Files, Playing Cards, Matches, Sperm Candles, Pepper, Tallo* " Salt, Chewing Tobacco, Castile Soap. Smoking " Manilla Rope, .Mourning Muslin, Shirting, Pins, Writing Paper, Envelopes, Steel Pens, Lead Pencils, Gum Opium, Gum Camphor, Calomel, Chloroform, Potash. By may 25 3 H. SOLOMON. Bakery and Confectionery. LSHOD AIR and W. STIEGLITZ t have re opened their BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY and CRACKER MA? NUFACTORY. Also, on han.I a fine assortment of CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO, SCOTCH and MACCAB01? SNUFF, CIGARS, PIPES, Ac, at Messrs. Cooper A Gaither's old stand, may 23 o Xa?tT7Cr KTotlce. IWILL be found in the South Carolina College buildings, in the Lil rury, froic 10 a. m. tc 12 m. May 4 JAMES D. TRAP HW ELL.