The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, October 10, 1865, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning, October10,1865.
Gi?. Uany?on'? Jfesproef. ?
. We see it stated that every able
bodied negro, who was once Wade
Hampton's slave, is now hired by
him; men at $10 per month, aad'wo
? men at $8, without board. He ex?
pects to raise 300 bales of cotton this
' season, and means to give free negro
labor a fair trial.
We know nothing of the above
statement.. It may be true. Gen.
Hampton has been here for some
days, bnt we have not had anoppor
tunity of conversing with him.
MHJTAKY.-It is reported on appa?
rently reliable grounds, says the Chat?
tanooga Gazette, that all the troops
, now doing duty at Knoxville, will be
removed within the coming ten days.
This, it is ?said, has been done at the
suggestion of Gov. Brownlow and by
order of the President. In confir?
mation of the above, wie are informed
by an officer of the regiment station?
ed at Knoxville, that the command
had- received orders to pack np in
readiness for marching orders.
A Nm FOB THE RADICALS TO CKACK.
The following extract from a legal
decision of Judge Sprague, of the
United States District Court, ia Bos?
ton, is a hard nut for the radicals to
crack. It was decided in 1862, in thc
case of the Amy Warwick. The
Jndge said:
"It had been supposed that after
the rebellion is suppressed, the Go?
vernment will have the rights of con?
quest; that a State and its inhabitants
may be permanently divested of all
political privileges, and treated as
foreign territory acquired by arms.
This is an error-a grave and danger?
ous, error. Under despotic Govern?
ments, the power of municipal confis?
cation may be unlimited; but under
our Government, thc right o' sove?
reignty over any portion of a State is
given and hmited by the Constitution,
and will be the same after tfle war as
it was before. When the United
f States take possession of any rebel
distric^^e^tficquire no sy?w title, but
merely^ndimte. that which previous?
ly existed." m
A WELL-EXECUTED SWINDLE.-A
short time ago, a party presented at
the counter of Prather & Co., bank?
ers, Oil City, a paper purporting to
be a certificate of deposit for $20,
;{)00, from the Keystone National
"Bank, of Erie, and requested a pay?
ment of $10,000 on it. Prather k Co.
immediately telegraphed, by both
lines of telegraph, to Erie-as they
supposed-concerning tha validity ol
the certificate. In due time, an
answer was received that it was al]
right, and the $10,000 was paid.
Upon further investigation, however,
*it was ascertained that tho telegram
had never been received by the Key?
stone Bank, and that bank knew no?
thing about the certificate Inasmuch
os the telegram can only be traced
through a few of the offices nearest Pli
thole, it is supposed that the sharpers
had electricians posted somewhere or
the wire where they could cut off com
munication beyond those points, ai
the proper time, and answer the de
spatch to suit themselves. With pro
per apparatus expert electricians coule
m'anage such a job nicely. It wai
well conducted, and successfully car
ried out.
THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN MIS
SISSIPPI.-There is a great antipathy
here to the Freedmen's Bureau, an?
no one is more antagonistic to it thai
Governor Sharkey himself. Tho Go
vernor says that so long as the Bu
reau is in operation, it will be impos
sible for planters to make a crop wit!
negro labor. They congregate ia th
camps, and, so long os they can get ;
bite to .eat, refuse to work. I do no
believe it ia the intention of the Bu
reau or its agents to bring aboat Sui
state of things; but T know that, of ter!
in their over-zealousness in behalf c
the negro, they fail to pay any after
tion to the requirements of the whit
man, or the necessities of industrin
. pursuits. It is a fact very self-eviden
that, while labor is required to agr?a
extent throughout the Stete, larg
numbers of negroes are idling aboa
the streets, picking up an occasions
quarter for some little chore Waos
fault it is I cannot tell. More tba
likely both parties are more or less t
blame. More anon.
[Mississippi Cor, Kew York Herald.
The New York Times, in ?n article
on "Our Winter Supplies," advises
its readers who maj.be able, to lay in'
their coal for the winter, assuring that
speculators and monopolists will run
up prices to ?a frightful extent. It
then adds:
But while coal monopolists and.
their co-workers 'are thus actively
preparing the way for another raid on
the public, they are not alone. There
are- indications bf an unscrupulous
combination among the- dealers in
many other commodities of human
necessity. The cattle market pre?
sents a case in poi!R. Last week and
the week before cattle were ample,
and to spare, and yet prices rose; not
because of an increased demand, nut
because speculators willed, and had
the power to make them rise. We
suppose that the market at Albany
and this city will continue to be
"regulated," and that next winter the
hearts of dealers, will be mado glad
by a rctjirn to 50 cents a pound for
meat. There is no use in again sug?
gesting thc remedy of abstinence; but
there will be suffering this winter
among the poor, who will be more
numerous than before.
Another case is that of wheat.
Speculators at Chicago hold and in?
tend to hold millions of bushels that
ought to be forwarded, and under or?
dinary circumstances, would be. And
this winter, consequently, or as soon
as the moderate supply is stopped by
the close of navigation, the poor
man's loaf will dwindle while specu?
lators grow rich. Of course those
who can buy flour and store it "will be
wise to do so. What price milk will
reach we do not pretend to say; con?
densed milk, of a far better quality
than generally sold at grocery stores
-and the masses of our population
are fed by the grocery stores-is now
rapidly coming into use. We can
testify to the excellence of the con?
densed milk supplied by at least two
extensive dealers. As for other arti?
cles, butter, as wc know, is "going
up," and will be forced still higher
unless, as is ahnost certain, tho large
holders are subjected to the just
result of their operations, and are
forced to sell at a ruinous price* to get
rid of their enormous accumulations.
The minor items of tea,' sugar, &c.,
are also higher, and so we go.
As we have said before, the public
have the remedy for these evils much
in their own hands, but wo do not
propose to outer further now into this
branch of our subject. We onlj
would add that it will be the plainest
common sense to lay in stocks imme?
diately of whatever winter stores oui
readers can buy and have space tc
keep safe and in good order.
NEGRO LABOR IN THE SOUTH.-Th?
Washington, correspondent of th?
Chicago Times says:
> "I have conversed with a greal
many of these Southern people, and ]
find that no matter what State the}
are from, there is only one opinioi
among them in relation to the laboi
question. They have made a fail
trial of negro labor, and they all saj
it is a complete and total failure. I
has been fairly demonstrated that tlx
negro, left to himself and allowed tx
work at his own Volition, will no
work in such a manner as to make Iii:
labor profitable, cither to himself o;
his employer. The people of tin
South have been brought to the verg<
of starvation this fall, solely on ac
count of the bad conduct of the ne
groes between the months of Apri
and September. There was abun
dance of time during that period t;
have raised crops that would have fa
exceeded the wants of the whole popu
lation of tho South. But owing t<
the desertion of the plantations b;
the negroes after thoy had.made en
gagemehts to work, and the inability
OT the planters to procure other labor
ers, the crops have been almost en
tirely lost."
WASHINGTON.-Tho corresponden
of the New York News says:
"I believe there is authority fo
saying that in a short time the pnbli
w?l be perfectly protected against th
dangerous art of the counterfeiter, s>
far as the national currency is con
cerned. The cause of tho numurou
counterfeit greenbacks and compoum
interest and other notes is, that th
genuine notes of this kind aro printei
upon a kind of paper which counter
feiters #can readily buy. Now, th
paper which is manufactured at th
Treasury building-the yellow fi.br
or membrane paper-described in m;
first article upon the Treasury, canno
either be made or bought,by countei
feitere, because the process of its ma
nufacture is a secret. This paper i
to be used, in future for all currone;
authorized by the Government, a
soon as it can be nianufactured ii
sufficient quantities."
?.
Negro Colonisation. ~~
We take the following from the'
Ifaw'^Tprk... Times, -which, in its com?
ments, rather opposes the scheme o?
Mr. Mitchell: . t
The question of what shall be done
with the negro? was one ofHhe most
complicated which the war called
fortfc. And among the* methods pro?
posed for Ins benefit,' assisted jrui
gration to varions tropical regions
has been much discussed. In the
pamphlet which Mr. Mitchell has just
issued, he furnishes a statement of
the action , of President Lincoln and
the late Congress in regard to such
emigration** and the present condition
of the question. Quoting the Act of
July, 1862, authorizing the President
to make provision for colonizing such
of the colored race as were willing to
emigrate, Mr. Mitchell calls attention
to the Emancipation Proclamation of
September, 1862, and January, 1863,
which he considers contain solemn
obligations to carry out the provisions
of that act. 'The commission to Mr.
Mitchell was issued on August 4,1862,
and is still unrevoked. The funds
necessary were provided. by a clause
in the tax law of June, 1862, tho
amount subject to requisition on July |
31 of the present year being $205, ?80.
Mr. Mitchell now says; <ji
"I intent! to calmly take my stand
on the proclamation of emancipation
and its attendant oath, and be found
asking the rulers of this nation the
fulfillment of the* compact, hberal
and just as it is-emancipation for
the slave, and colonization of a free
and voluntary kind. In opposition
to tho Tabor-monger, North as well as
in the South, and as formidable now
in the fctrmer as in tho latter, we ask
nationality for the African race, and
finally their .undisturbed rule in the
Tropical Belt; we ask no hasty action,
but calm, equitable, just and well
considered action; yet we protest
against retrogression in what has been
j already done."
I As to the localities which may be
considered favorable to emigration by
the colored race, are mentioned Li?
beria, Hayti and the British Colonies
of Honduras and Guiana, for which
reliable agencies exist. Tho contracts
made with regard to Chirique and the
Island of A'Vacho are not recognized
by Mr. Mitchell, as he authorized
neither, and they were formed without
even his knowledge; but the British
Colonies named are, he says, desirous
to muster, ship and settle such negroes
as are willing to go, and will do so
without cost to us.
MEXICAN. AFFA ms IN Fit ANCE.-The
Paris correspondent of the National
Intelligencer describes the public mimi
in that city as intensely exercised
about the probable action of the
United States. He says: ,
J To be relieved from all fear of the
Emperor's Mexican policy embroiling
them with the United States is, per?
haps, the greatest object ol' desire to
the French people of any part of their
foreign relations. A great deal has
already been done towards this by
the present attitude of the Govern?
ment and people in America, and I
need scarcely suv how heartily wel?
comed here luis been the language
Lately used by Gen. Sherman at Cin?
cinnati. His speech luis been repro?
duced almost in full in the pages of
the Moniteur, and those striking
words',- "I will not hear of war in
America for the next fifty years at
least," especially commented upon.
No circumstance fias more effectually
tended to calm and tranquilize the
public mind.
CKOFS TS TRE SHENANDOAH.-The
Winchester Newa says:
The reports from all parts of the
Valley in regan! to the crops are
encouragirtc. A full average crop of
corn as c>:nparod with the seasons
before the war is expected to be
gathered in Fmleriek, and we are
told that there will be more than an
average crop in Berkley. If the com
turns out well it will go far to make
up tho loss of tin. wheat damaged by
wet weather. An unusual effort is
being made to put in a large wheat
crop this Fall, and men not practical
i farmors ure engaged in the work. The
farming, community deserve great
credit for their untiring perseverance.
They aro working under difftci?ties.
The fencing being destroyed, they
have to herd their cattle and horses.
As for hogs and sheep, there are few
in tho country. The majority of
farmers in this section will have to
purchase their pork tho coming Fall.
. .>*- > -
The Postmaster-General is now en?
gaged in examining the accounts of
those who were postmasters in the
Southern States j-revious to the war,
for the purpose of instituting suits
against those found to be indebted to
the department.
THE CINCINNATI HOG TRADE.-Tho
Cincinnati Price Purreni, ol Wednes?
day, says: "The demand for hogs,
for November, cont?tes, and 3,000
head sold on Monday and yesterday
at 13>?, 13% and 14c. nett, for all
November, and holders now ask 15c.
nett. And we may add that 12 tc 13c.
gross are being freely paid by butch
ers?for fat hogs on the spot; and fur?
ther, that such prices as these have
never been realized before iii this
market for hogs. The cry of 'short
crop* is increasing, and outside parties
are traveling looking f oj hogs, but re?
port they can find none, and the con?
clusion they arrive at isthat there are
. none"to find". We will take the liberty
.?f suggesting, however, that we be?
hove it is not customary to fin? hogs
by the way-side, when they have an
abundance of food. Topork packers,
the future looks as discouraging as
can be imagined, for they reason that
it is folly to suppose there is any profit
in pork at the current prices paid for
hogs."
Two PROMISING ENTERPRISES.
Western journals, wc notice, are oncn
more talking of manufacturing mo?
lasses from corn. The St. Louis
Democrat asserts that from a bushel
of corn three gallons of molasses can
be extracted. Somebody had this
invention a year or two ago in this
city, but, so far as we can learn, it
was never precisely ascertained how
much it would cost to turn a bushel
of corn into molasses.
? The Savannah Herald assures us
that sardines now ?orne from the
Eastern shore of Maryland: "There
is a place in Maryland called Herring
Run, where gudgeons are caught by
the wagon load in nets some two
miles long. These fish are im?
mediately decapitated and packed
with oil in boxes, and in a few weeks
are equal to the best imported sar?
dines."
CHARLESTON MARKET. -The receipts
of cotton since our last statement of
tho 29th of September, have amount
ep -to 87 bales of Sea Island cotton
and 2,765 bales of upland cotton.
But a limited amount of this has been
offered for sale here, the great bulk of
it going thr?ugh to the North or to
Europe. There has been much ac?
tivity in the market for several days,
and an improvement ?f two cents per
pound on the better grades of cotton
has taken place since our last report.
The transactions are confined almost
entirely to small parcels, there being
no large lots on the market. At the
closing of our report, yesterday, the
market was buoyant, with an upward
tendency, and wo offer the following
quotations as showing the state of the
market : Ordinary to good ordinary
30@35c. ; low middling 3(>(?V37c. ; mid?
dling 3()@.37c. ; fjood middling 40c.
[Charleston Courier, Gt//.
BEWARE OF WOLVES TN SHEEP'S
CLOTHING.-Wo have a deadly enemy
in our midst-not soldiers of the
United States who are placed here to
protect our property and our rights
but emissaries of the negro suffrage,
negro equality, miscegenation party
of the North. They bato. President
Johnson's reconstruction policy worse
than they hate "rebels" or "traitors."
They are paid to como here and mis?
represent the true state of affairs at
the South. Thc life of their party,
and tho political salvation of their
leaders are at stake. If they fail in
their mission, their occupation is
gone, and their party dead. These
emissaries of the radical party of the j
North are to be found in every vil?
lage, town and city of the South.
They exaggerate realoccurrences, and
manufacture hes out of the whole
cloth, in hopes of inducing the masses
at the North to oppose the liberaL
policy of President Johnson. They
do much harm to the South, but they
can be successfully foiled. How? Let
every Southern State follow tho lead
of Mississippi-go back to the Union
by the shortest and most direct route.
If they do this, thc Northern masses
cannot be deceived, and they will
rally around the President, and give
the death blow to radicalism and Ja?
cobinism*-Federal Union.
SINGULAR AFFAIR.-Sunday evening
some auimidn, belonging to a resident
of this city, wore standing nndor the
shade of a troe> .near Crutch field Mea?
dow Spring. While standing there a
shell exploded from a crevice in the
ground near one of the large roots of
the tree, killing one mule and a fine
maro and wounding a second mule.
The shell was probably thrown there
luring the Missionary Ridge fight,
md remain unexploded until the
imo mentioned, a period of uearly
two years. Thc occurrence is cer?
tainly* surprising.
[Chattanooga Gazette.
Local Ito3m.Su
"Cotton Blanks" and permits-indispon
sable to all persons purchasing or shipping
?otton-can be obtained at this office.
?VBMFLOTMZHT.-Eight or ten good print
era can obtain employment in this office,
during the approaching session of the
Legislature._^_
CASH.-We wish it distinctly understood
that our terms for subscription, advertising
and job work are cash. The money must
in every case accompany orders, or they will
not be attended to. This rule applies to sib
"SCARFALETTI."-The lovers of the weed ?
will find a supply of this well known, and
favorite brand of smoking tobacco at the
store of Melvin M. Cohen.
ANOTHBtt WANT SUPPLIED.-We learn that
the City Scales have been repaired, and .
are now in condition to weigh*large articles.
?sw ADVSETisBJCsicrs.-Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements', which
are published for the first time this morn?
ing:
Wm. M. Bird ti Go.-Paints, Oils, Ac.
Francis H. Due-Tinware, Stoves, ?cc.
- Calnan & Krouder^-Lager Beer, Ale, Ac.
Wm. K. Bachman-Horse for-Sale.
M. P. O'Connor-Residence to Bent.
Shelton, Calvo & Walsh-New Goods.
John W. CaldwaU-House to Bent.
James Wood Davidson-Classical School.
Richard CaldweR-Auction.
" P. Cantwell-Butter, Cheese, Lard, Ac.
-Fish, Pickles, Ac.
-Irish Potatoes and .Onions.
BRITISH: WAE STEAMER TN PURSUIT .
OF THE SHENANDOAH.-As soon as the
despatch reached Acapulco ? giving
news of the destruction of American
whalers by the rebelipirate Shenan?
doah, the commander of the English,
war steamer Devastation, then lying
in the harbor, sought an interview
with Captain G. P. Scott, of the
United United States steamer Sa
ranac, and informed him that he
should set sail, immediately with the
Devastation in pursuit of the Shenan?
doah, and should treat the rebel
cruiser as a pirate, and capture her
wherever she might be found. He
was as good as his word, and left the
port as sooh as bis ship could be got
under way.-Panama Star, Sept. 16.
GEN. McOT.Th-T.T.Ay-.-A correspond?
ent, writing from Dresden, speaks of
the peregrinations of Gen. McClellan;
The well known Northern general,
McClellan, has been sojotirmng in
Dresden for the past few days. He
is constantly visiting all the museums,
and examining the -numerous collec?
tion of arms and trophies in this city.
It is understood that be intends to
devote himself to German military
studies, and is now making himself
thoroughly acquainted with-the Prus?
sian army, which, more than anything
else, attracts Iiis attention.
' COTTON BURNED-News reached
the city yesterday afternoon by tho
Manchester train that a car load of
cotton in transitu to this city was
burned about sixty miles from here,
on/Wednesday last, on that road. The
accident is supposed to have occurred
by sr .rks of fire from the locomotive.
Furt1 :r particulars of the burning,
or any other damage done could not
be ascertained.- Wilmington Herald.
FROST.-The first frost of . the
season visited the city yesterday
morning. It was light, but sufficient
for all purposes., The weather was
unusually cool for the season. Parties
from Weldon and from the counties
above represent the frost-as unusually
severe in those sections of the country.
[ Wilmington Herald.
?INTERN ATJ REVENUE DECISION.
Publishers of newspapers whose re?
ceipts therefor exceed $1,000 annu?
ally should be licensed as manufac?
turers, and such license will cover all
.sales of their manufacture at or from
the place of publication, and also the
printing and sale of bill-heads, circu?
lars, &c.
In Chicago a petition, signed by a
large number of .respectable citizens,
setting forth the danger incurred by
allowing females in the city to carry
fire-arms, has been presented to the
Police Commissioner, with t?ie re?
quest that they may take action
thereon, and have all females dis?
armed.
A negro minister from Georgetown
was arrested in Washington on Friday
morning for stealing eight hams, one
shoulder and a bag of sweet potatoes.
During the past week the Treasury
Department destroyed nearly $410,
000 worth of redeemed mutilated
currency.
A United States vessel is said to be
lying at.the Washington navy-yard to
take some high officials down tho At?
lantic Coast on an excursi?n.
Bishop Elder, of Mississippi, is
iangerously ilk