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THE DAILY Baily raper $10 a Year "Let oar Just Censure PHOSIX. Attend the True Event. Tri-Weekly $7 a Year. BY JULI AX A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1866. VOLUME T-NO THE PHOENIX, PUBLISHED DAILY AND TBT-WEEKLY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. .STATE PRINTER. TERMS-m A D VA NC E. SUBSCRIPTION. Baily Paper, six months.$5 00 . Tri-Weekly, " ". 3 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 oents per square for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. MW Special notices 10 cents a line. Circular from Captaln Maur;'. The following circular of invitation to emigrants from this distinguished man, appears in the New York Herald, of the 1st. Captain Maury's charac? ter and reputation is world-wide, and what he says can be relied on. Most of the Mexican correspondence that we see published in tho Northern papers is but a tissue of falsehood, and utterly unworthy of attention, but Captain Maury's statements are those of a man of well-known verity and probity. He says : The uoors of the empire are wide open, and his Majesty the Emperor has, in a most liberal decree, invited immigration from ali quarters, and without distinction as to nationality. Many people, both in the Old "World and the New, having heard of this invitation, wish to change their skies and to avail themselves of its privileges.. Gentlemen representing several thousand families in Europe, and hundreds in Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, the Carolinas, Ala? bama, Mississippi and Louisiana, in the United States, are now anxiously seeking information in regard to the country, its condition and resources, with the view of making it their home. . The earth here yields to the care of husbandry with a profusion tnat would seem incredible there and fabulous in Europe. In some pieces it crowns the labor of the husbandman regular? ly with two and in others with three harvests annually ; and in each one he gathers one hundred, t ?vo hundred, sometimes three hundred, and occa? sionally four hundred fold, and even more, according to his own skill and .the kind of seed used. Cotton and corn do well in almost all parts of the empire. But the cotton especially of Tamaulipas, Matahjiala, Fresnillo, Durango, Ma? zatlan and the States North are said to be of a better staple, save Sea Island, than any produced in the United States. Indeed, the cotton of Yucatan is called Sea Island. Under these fine climates, which give a purity and transparency to the atmosphere that make existence itself an enjoyment and invest the eye with the faculties of almost a new sense, the vegetable kingdom displays its wealth and its powers most gorgeous? ly, and with the most marvellous vigor and concentration. In chosen spots and upon a single hacienda may be seen crowded to? gether, piled up in steppes one above another, in perfection, fruits, flowers and products which in less favored climes require as many latitudes, climates and soils as can be found iu tiie entire breadth of plain that lies between the sources of the Mississippi and the mouths of the Amazon. Here, besides cotton and corn, the oh ve and the vine, we have the finest of wheat, with pu se and all the cereals in, great perfection; also tobacco, coffee, sugar-cane, the cocoa plant, rice, indigo, cochineal, india rubber and henuquin-a peculiar and valua? ble fibre that answers many of the purposes of both flax anl hemp and, last of all, and what, moreover, no other country ia the world can produce-Flora's f?~at and Bachus' boast-the lordly maguey, or pulque plant of Anahuac. I have seen some of the very best from Missouri, Tennessee South, and I have conversed med men from France and of Europe, all of whom have traveled through the md most healthy parts of The Europeans report, on rnd, an agricultural coun >r to the best parts of )id Italy, and, also, of sur iinerai -.vealtit; while the is, on the other, pronounce ing and cattle country, to ?ven the blue grass regions of iy and Tennessee are not to be compared. Toe mountains abound wita min? erais, the woods with game, and the fortsts wivh the finest of timber with the most exquisite dye and or liamena! woods, gums and spices, drugs and medical plants of rare Mississippi Valley, even in its st days, could not boast any station that could compare in iial splendor, lordly magnificence and princely hospitality with your j Mexican hacienda that has escaped the ravages of war. The halls of some of them are large enough to entertain, and have entertained, seve? ral hundred guests for weeks at a time. On some of these you will find well appointed schools for the education of the children of the dependants at the expense of the proprietor; churches built and chapels maintain? ed by the same munificent bounty, hospitals erected for the sick, the old ' servants pensioned, and all the ope? rations of the estate carried on upon a scale and with expenditures follow? ed by remunerative revenues stich as but few farmers in Virginia or France can boast of. One of the finest haciendas of the wasted districts is now on sale. It was abandoned some six or eight years ago in consequence of a revolu? tion; the proprietor died, und it has not since been restored to cultivation. It yielded a regular annual profit of not less than $120,000. The dwelling house alone cost S200.000. This hacienda is large enough to accommo? date forty or fifty families with farms of one thousand acres each. It can now be had for less than five dollars the acre, and after the first paymeut on long time to suit purchasers. Other haciendas that are open to the choice aud selection of the im? migrant are much larger. Two, containing each more than three thousand square miles, have been offered by the proprietors for colonization. I know of no country in which the land is held by so few and in such large tracts. This fact has produced marked effects upon the nation; it appears to ' have deprived Mexico entirely of what other countries consider their 1 "bone and sinew"-their noble, en? terprising, energetic, hard working middle classes. | * * * * * . * To those who will thus come now, < with their families, and form settle- < merits sufficient to call into pay all ? the industrial appliances, consisting < of machinery, shops and implements < connected with agriculture in its < most improved state, and calculated ' to serve as so many centres of agri- < cultural improvement in the country, ] special encouragement is held out. < They are invited to scud forward i their agents, who will receive all the 1 information that the Office of Colo- j nizatiou can give, and every facility j that it can throw in their way, as to ] the most desirable parts of the coun? try in which to settle, the choicest localities and the cheapest and best lands, i&c. Having made their own selections, the Government will then, in case they require it, lend th' m pecuniary assistance sufficient to enable them to establish themselves in their new homes and get fairly under way. M. F. MAURY, Imperial Commissioner. Office of Colonization, No. 13 Gaile San Juan Letran, Mexico, November 18, 1865. INTERCEDING FOR MR, DAVIS.-The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the Boston Traveler writes: "One of the privates of the 20th Maine regiment, who settled in North Carolina after the close of the rebel? lion, has reached herc on his way to Washington to intercede for the pardon of Jeff. Davis, having travel? ed on foot to Norfolk. It seems that he was found within the rebel lines, captured, carried to the rebel head? quarters, tried and convicted of being a spy, and sentenced to be hang. He asked to be allowed to write to Mr. Davis, and the request was grantod. Having sonn? doubts, however, of the intention of his captors, he bribed the rebel waiter to take another let? ter, and through a servant of the household of the rebel President it reached him. The result was that a messenger was despatched with au erder for the Yankee soldier to be taken immediately to the President's house. Upon his arrival the guard was dismissed with an order to return. It seems that while Jeff, and wife tarried at Portland, previous to the war, this soldier re?B$ered Mr. D. some service, which he acquitted by saving the life of the soldier. Now the Litter is on his way to intercede for his deliverer." Governor Curtin, through the Sec- . retary of State, has sent a message to bot?n branches of the Pennsylvania j Legislature, explaining the reason ? for his absence in Cuba. He says : ! "It is my hope and intention to re- j turn in good season to welcome you i on your arrival at the seat of Govern? ment; but if it should be found in? dispensable that my visit to Cuba should be prolonged to the latter part o' February, this ?nessag- will serve to lay before yon the, ca. of my absence at the ^ommencemeu- of your session." -K ? DEBASING THE Com.-It is stated that debased gold is on the market to a considerable amount. Its with? drawal as circulation has given time to experts ? counterfeiting to manu? facture large quantities of tilled coin, which are now found in circulation. The ?payment of customs duties in gold, in consequence of the scarcity of demand notes, keeps the false coin in company with the genuine, and the counterfeits are so well made that none but experts can detect them. The proportion of the filled coin now in use is not large, as compared with the genuine currency; but it is never? theless true that few of the men handling it know whether the coin is genuine or not, and the uninitiated cannot possibly detect the work of the tamperers. At the New York Custom House almost every day the filled pieces are sent in for payment of duties. The discovery of these pieces is followed immediately by cutting them in halves with a chisel, when they are returned to their own? ers. The use of gold certificates, thus limiting the handling of the coin, will materially narrow the field of operations in the bogus article. The system of filling, as now prac? ticed, is said to have originated some years ago in California, and was first detected in England in the process of melting the coin. The business is now, if possible, more carefully and also more extensively conducted. The process is to split the coin, tc take from the centre one-third to one half, and in some cases a larger pro? portion of the gold, which is carefully weighed, and au equal amount ol platina or alloy of platina of an infe? rior quality, put in its place-iu whal manner is not precisely understood. The sides of the coin are then closed, the edge is remilled, and the whole ol the work is so accurately done that not only the weight of the piece re mains unchanged, but the size remains the same or so nearly that the differ ence is not perceptible, and what ii most singular, the "ring" is perfectly clear. This test, therefore, which if generally employed to detect spuriou; coin, is quite useless, although somt sxperts think they can by this mean! abserve and detect the filled pieces The milling of the coin most fre jnently reveals its character. At th? present rate of premium, five or sb lollara' worth of gold can be takei [rom a ten dollar gold piece, whih ;he filling is estimated to be wortl ibout four dollars per ounce-one if th, perhaps, of the value of th? netal abstracted. The skill wi tl which this fraud is committed cou jtitutes its chief danger ; but it is b" io means likely that any large pro portion of our gold coin will ever l> lebased.-Boston Herald. DR. A. N. TALLEY HAS REMOVED to the cottage on Pick ens street recently occupied by Mr McKerson, opposite the"Drug Store of Dr J. H. Miot._Jan 6 3? DB. B. W. TAYLOR OFFERS his professional services to th citizens of Columbia and ita vicinity t sidence corner of Pickens and Senat itreets. Jun i lino' Robert W. Sha;id ATTORNEY AT LAW, GAFFERS his'professional services to th L/ citizens of Richland District. Offic adjoining tho Post Office, Columbia. Jan 2_ tuff NEW GOODS. f\PENED, this day, a variety of choic ij FANCY; ARTICLES of French Chin ,nd Bohemian Olass. Also, Reticule,Lune .nd Traveling BASKETS. Dec. 27_W. B. STANLEY. FOE SALE OE EENT, A DWELLING HOUSE, containin fin? eight rooms, situated two mdes l'roi M'lfl Columbia, on the Camden Road. 0 he premises are a carriage hou se, stahlt ?ara and all necessary ont-honses. Th Jt contains 180 acres, "wooded. Apply tc BENJ. T. DENT, Pea 13_At. the Market. ?uMCCtTLBAL ?MEME.WS. WE have just receive "*5j*v from first hands: . ^*?jrS=?--=r- CORN SHELLER? ?cjij^^^^JsTl?AW CUTTERS, Coi iS^Sfi^S^.dlLLS and PLOWS, : ddiciou to a well-selected stock of Fami rROCERIES, Shelf HARDWARE, POI VARE. TINWARE. CROCKERY WARI rc. All of which will be sold VERY LO' JT CASH. We respectfully solicit a liberal share i latronage from btu* friends and tho pnbl enerally. HUFFMAN A PRICE, Corner of Main and Lumber streets, Jan 5 Imo* _Columbia t S C. Eailroad Supervisor "Wanted, FOR the Spart anburg and Union Ra road. Must be a practical mechani ober, industrious and energetic. Addre THOS. B. JETER, President, Ja.> 3 f3 Unionville, S. C. ?W Charleston News publish three tim ri-weekly, and send bill as above. Wanted -to Hire, A COMPETENT NURSE for a child ?L year old; white or colored. A first-rate House Servant. A first-rat^ Chambermaid. Tho best recommendations require Lp )1 V at this / ellice. Dec 21 ! LUNG OFF AT ReducedPrices TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPJUNG & SUMMER STOCK* j WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Dry Goods, CLOTHING GROCERIES, OFFER THEIR Large & Well-selected Stock AT SEDUCED ! CONSISTING OF: AGOOD assortment of PRINTS, of all colors and qualities. DELAINES, POPLINS. French and English MERINO. Black and Colored ALPACA. DEBEGE, LINDSEYS. Opera, White and Red All-wool and Cot? ton FLANNEL. GINGHAM. JACONET, SWISS MUSLIN. JEANS, CAMBRICS, PAPER CAMBRICS. Bleached and Unbleached HOMESPUN. Linen and Cotton SHEETING. PILLOW-CASING, TICKING. SHAWLS, LADIES' CLOAKS. HATS and BONNETS, tr'med and unt'd. BONNET FRAMES. RIBBONS. FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RUCHES. BUGLE and other Fancy Dress and Cloak Trimmings. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery. Cuffs, Collars, Hair Nets. Breakfast Shawls, Sontags. Hoop and Balmoral Skirts. Corsets. Veils, Coute's and Clark's Spool Cotton. ALSO, A FULL LINE OF GEM'S FIMISHIXG GOODS ! CONSISTING OF: Over, Business and Black Frock COATS. PANTS and VESTS of all qualities. White Linen and Woolen OVE ll SHIRTS. Shaker. Merino, Woolen and Cotton UNDEtt-NHIETS and DRAWERS. Socks, Suspenders, Collirs, Wristbands. Neck-Tiea, Pocket Handkerchiefs. Hats and Caps. Fine Pegged and Sewed Boots, Gaiters and Shoe?. Together with a large and well-selected stock of Plain and Fancy G-rocories, FLOUR, BACON, CHEESE, BUTTER. LARD, TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR. Whole and Ground Spices, Candles. Fancy and Common Soaps. Sodar Indigo, Co^ pera?, Blue Stone. Madder ami Logwood., Plain and Fancy Crackers. Herrings end Mackerel, by tho barrel, half barrel and kit. Sweet Oil, Yeast Powders. 1 Carbonate of Soda, Concentrated Lye. Fancy and Plain Candies. * Sugar and Fancy Toys, Sardines. Kerosene Od. Cotton and Wool Cards. Pocket and Table Cutlery, Scissors. Tobacc and Segars. Together with a large assortment of goods usually kept, and too numerous to mention. AT?O, ON HAND, A largo stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, SPECTACLES, Ac. Watches, Clocks and Jewelrv repaired. Oi? GOLD and SILVER bought. Nef and second-hand WATCHES bought. AGENTS 'FOB KAVB'S PATENT LIMBS. HARTMAN'S PATENT ELASTIC CRUT?BL And F?lPBi A.LE.,. Ass BETWEEN CALNAN & KEE IT DEE, GERMAIS (OR BRIDGE) STREET, OPPOSITE THE STATE HOUSE, Are continually receiving and keep constantly en hand a full supply of GBOCEB?ES, WINES AND UQUOBS, OF THE FINEST QUALITY* SUGARS, TEA, COFFEE, MOLASSES, CRACKERS, Cheese, Butter, Lard, Hams, Bacon, Dried Beef, Herrings, Mackerel, vinegar, Pickles, Sauces, Canned Fruits, bustard, Pepper, Spices, Ginger, Maccaroni, Raisins, Brazil Nuts, Hazel Nuts, Salt, Sweet Potatoes, NORTHERN IRISH POTATOES. Gibson's F?NE WHISKIES. SCOTCH WHISKEY. GIN, RUM, FRENCH BRANDY, Madeira, Port and Sherry Wine. St. Marceaux & Co.'? Champagne, Curacoa. Absynth, Maraschino, Ac. Dee S HENRY N. MCGOWAN, Salesman. Phoenix Iron Works, Situated Foot of Richland St., near Greenville Railroad, Columbia. HLKIITl k MB, PSOPRI?TBK. THE. aboye works are now completed, and thc undersigned beg to inform the publie that they are now prepared to exe? cute all kinds of IKON CASTINGS, such as are needed for agriculturists and ma? chinists, RAILROAD IRON, MILL IRON. IROA JtENCiNG, etc. They are also prepared to furnish BRASS CASTINGS of every description. Orders ar? solicited and will bo promptlv attended t?. M. GOLDSMITH, Nov 9 P. KIND. School Notice. THE Exercises of Mrs. MCGREGOR'S SCHOOL will commence on Monday, 8th inst., at her residence, formerly the Orphan House. Jan 7 2* Cokesbury Conference Institute. THE exercises of this well known insti? tution will bc resumed on the FIRST MONDAY in February. Young men pre? pared for any class in college. Boarding in private families at reasonable rates, i REV. SAMUEL 1$. JONES. Rector. W. W. SMITH, Classical Teacher. _Jan_2__ _ J13_ MRS. G. T. MASON PROPOSES to open, the second MON? DAY' in January, at her residence on Sumter street, above Richland street, a DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. All the English Branches, together with French and Maaic on the Piano, taught. Particu? lar attention jj ?von to Mathematics. From her experience as a teacher, Mrs. Mason earnestly desires to merit- thc confidence of parents and guardians. For terms, apply as above. Dee SI VI " ? Columbia Male Academy. H. S. THOMPSON, Instructor in Mathe? matics, French and English Branches. RICHARD FORD, Instructor in the Latin and Greek Classics. ?m^. THE exercises of this Acadc /fiJ??L my will be resumed on the st !i '^^w* Jannary ii(-'xt- Pupils wiii ^??B?$lHi prepared for admission into JWjfr any university or ?ollege. The course of study will include a new and improved system of Book-keep? ing, and special advantages will be afforded such students as mav desire to lit them? selves for mercantile life. The scholastic year will he divided into three terms of four months each. Tuition at the rate of seventy-live ($75) dollars per year for the Classics and French, and sixty ($.:0) dollars for the English Brancnes, payable at the beginning of each terni. Pupils who enter fur le;-s than a win ile term, will bc eh.- ged at the above rates. D?-c 20 Imo* "FORMAN UNIVERSITY, Greenville, S. C. THE EXERCISES of this Institution will bo resumid on the 15th of Feb? ruary next. For Circular giving further information, application may be made to PROF-. JSO. F. LAXNEAU, Oct 28 fi7 ' Secretary of Faculty. MWPMM?UI!, FACTORS, SHIPPERS AND COMMtS'N MERCHANTS, OFFICE IN COTTON TOWN, COLUMBIA, S. O. WILL store or attend to the forwarding of COTTON, PRODUCE, FURNI? TURE and GOODS entrusted to their care. Will also sell HORSES, MULES, CAT? TLE, Ac. Wo pledge ourselves to use every endea? vor to promote the welfare of those who may favor us with their patronage. J. M. CRAWFORD. L. P. MILLER. mw Charleston News, Newberry Herald, Wiunsboro News, Chester Standard, Abbe? ville Bii?net, Anderson Intelligencer ami Greenville Mountaineer will publish two weeks, and forward bills. Dec 30 Land Agent. WA- HARRIS, Agont to Purchase or . Sell Real Estate. Prompt attention given to any business entrusted to his care. Office, for the present, at bis resi? dence, corner Gervais and Bull streets. Conimbia, 8. C._Dec 3 Plantations to Bent. ON tho 1st MONDAY in February, at Co? lumbia, by order of the Executor of the late James O'Hanlon, will be disposed of to the hignest approved bidder, the LAND belonging to said estate, for the ?ear i S?d, and known as the Singleton and .og Castle Tracts. They are superior eot Kids. iJO or 70 hands can ly employed on the Sin 1 about 25 or 30 at Log W. A. HARRIS, Agent. 1IMILL WUMft VIA* AND HACK LINE TO WASHINGTON, 6A. HAVING taken charge of the above HoT?L, and having thoroughly re? fitted and refurnished it, I pledge myself, after many years' experience in this "busi? ness, to furnish my guests with clean, com? fortable rooms, and a table supplied at all timco with the very best the markets afford. I am determined to spare no pains to jik a se n> patrons. ^ My ! ' A i 'K.vi'r.JH^-M*wiiie Au?Bfc|bing ton, Ga., will make daily connection with this House, affording to persons going Went and East a safe, comfortable and ex? peditious means of conveyance. Persons desiring to-go from Abbeville to any point of the country not accessible by public convevance, can find at mv LIVERY STABLES, for hire, Carriages, Buggies and Saddle Horses. P. S. RUTLEDGE. Abbeville C. H., December 12, 1865. Dec 21_Imo STEAMBOAT Lil FROM Columbia to Charleston. TIE NE* and FIRST-CLASS LIGHT DRAFT STEAMER GEORGE is now prepared to make engagements to take Freight from Granby Landing to Charles? ton. All goods forwarded by thia line w?l he insured, if desired. Also, forwarded to New York, and advnnces made upon tho same, it required. Dee ll Imo A. L. SOLOMON, Agent. ar?>~~ The Abbeville Banner, Newberry Herabl, Anderson Intelligences and Chester Standard will publish the above iox two wee'?s, and send bills to this office. Just Received from New York AND FOR SALE AT L, ?. jOLABH E'S, WAML^S?g?ON STREET. ALARGE awreMlNfiB&ble assortment of ORNAMENTS a in ?TRIMMINGS for Ladies' Dresses and Closka^consistmg of Bugles, Butterflies, Drops,^?MicvCords ami Buttons, of every descriptiJfMl^^?f?^v Breakfast Shawls, Central Park Hoods, In~ faut's Socks, Ladies' Fancy Neck-Ties, Ladies' Fancy Need;-Ties, with fringe, Dress Elevators, Belt Buckles and Clasps, SMP and Leather Belts, Belting^Rrbboas~oT"aJ? colors and widths, Velvet1 Ribbon of all widths, Ladies' Scarfs, Collars and Cuffs, Traveling Bags, Ladies' Embroidered Handkerchiefs, Ladies' L. C. Handker? chiefs, (rent's L. C. Handkerchief?, Gent's Silk Handkerchiefs, Ladies' Gloves and Gauntlets, Gout's Buck Gloves, Skirt Braid of all colors, Coat Bindings., Balmoral Skirts, a large assortment of Hoop Skirts, Indies', Gent's, Youth's and Misses' Under Vests, Ladies' Flannel Skirts, Ladies' large Double Shawls; a fine assortment of Po rf inn eries, Brown Windsor fckiap, Tooth Soap, Toilet Powder, Boxes ana Puffs, Hair Brushes and Combs, Nail Brushes; a fine assortment of Dress Goods, at greatlw reduced prices-DeLaines, Black and Col'd Alpacas, Merinoes, Calicoes, Ac; Klack Cloth and Cassimeres, Fancy Cassimeresfc Blankets, Umbrellas, Blue Shirtings, Pa^ per Cambric, Linen, Black und Colored Dress Silks. Marceline Silk, Ac. Dec 6 MESSBS. Foirons: Major THEODORE STARK is respectfully nomi.ir ted as a can? didat for tho ofiice of MAYOR of the city ai Columbia-to be filled at tho ensuing election in April next-by his . Dec 28 MANY FRIENDS,. Thc friends of Dr. A. N. TALLEY nomi* nate him as a candidate for Mayor at the ensuing election in Aprd neil. Nov i *