Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE DAILY Daily Paper $10 a Year "Let our Just Censure PHONIX Attend the True Event. Tri-Weekly $7 a Year. \ BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2G, I860. VOLUME [--.VC). 2?J_ THE PHONIX, riUSLlSllKD DAILY AND TM-WEEKLY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. STATE P lt I N T E li . TERMS-m ADVA NC E. SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Paper, six months.$5 00 Tri-Weekly. " ? . ... 3 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 cents per square for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent, .ar Special notices 10 cents.a linc. Counting Honte Calendar for 18GG. II JUL Feb. hr. Apr. ??J 'JIB* XT|S8 lOlll IT!I8 Joly A-g. Sept 0?. Nev. Dee. ?1SI11 alu ?iso u ??lt mimili ?rn io ll nu st ?a IV K|fl 1X3 36 IT,IS 50 ?|n>!ii ld 17 IS ??is tain I... White Labor in thc Tropics. It has been argued that negro labor in our Southern States is essen? tial to their prosperity, because the Southern climate is too hot for white labor. Hitherto such .an argument could not be met very readily, be? cause experience could ?not furnish toy complete example to the contrary. Such an example seems now to be furnished by the British colony of Queensland, Australia, where cotton, rice and tobacco are most successfully cultivated by whites in il land the Southern boundary of which is as near the Equator as the Southern promontory of Florida. From the address of Sir George Brown, thc Governor of the colony, on proroguing his Pai-liainent last September, it appears that since De? cember, 1850, the European popula? tion of Queensland has increased from 25,000 to nearly 90,000-nearly four-fold-while its imports and ex? ports have been more than trebled. It was long supposed in the colony that the European inhabitants could not extend their labors successfully to those portions of the country lying within the tropics, except in the case of some table land raised a great height above the sea. But the more temperate portions having been taken up for pasture, necessity led to tho exploration and trial of the warmer regions, and the result has been the unexpected riso and pro? gress t?f what is now considered tho model colony of Queensland. In our own country, also, it has since been proved that white labor will do in a number of the cotton raising regions, and experiments of that kind have already met with fa? vorable results. An arrangement has lately henri made for the cultivation of cotton lauds in South Carolina by Swedish laborers, and the plan of planting on shares has been largely adopted in Tennessee, Alabama, 5lis sissippi and Arkansas, and societies are formed that furnish white labor ers for a* commission. Tho immediate effect has been to advance tko price of lands which sold four months since for $i0 per acre in currency, up to SOO, with a good demand. Those experiments will go on ; but it is not to be doubted that the freed negroes of the South may still be a chief re? liance for cotton growing, provided fanatical legislation is not allowed to interpose and nullify the judicious efforts of capable white men in the 'outli to render it available, in a racticable and mutually beneficial ay, for the purpose. \JBcdtiuujrtt Sun. An abstract of the annual report of lie Croton Board shows the receipts ~>i the Aqueduct Department for the year 1805 to have been $1,013,083, which is an excess of $57,858 over he preceding year. Upwards of /on miles of sewerago has been constructed within the past twelve months. The full extent of pipes now laid for the distribution of the croton water through New York is 208 miles. Sportsmen look forward with plea? surable anticipation to the races now on the tapis between the celebrated sons of Lexington-Asteroid, Ken? tucky and Norfolk. These horses have respectively made the best time on record. They were all bred by Ii. A. Alexander, of Kentucky, th? present owner of Asteroid. Norfolk is owned in California, and Kentucky in New York. A Connecticut lady sent a forty pound j turkey to President for .ji New'-?ear's gift. White Entl^rntiou to ?lie South. From time to time statements appear in tho New York dailies, to the effeet that parties of white emi? grants arc on thc verge of leaving, or have actually left, the North for points South. Not long since one of the journals referred to contained an exhibit of tiic number of emigrants that had arrived at New York since April last, and specified the States in which this new population had set? tled. From this statement, it appears that thus far only a very insignificant portion of the whole number of arri? vals have been induced or inclined to leave the Northern or Western States for the Southern. The figure is put down at one two-hundredths part. Wc are informed that about two weeks since a company of fifty emi? grants sailed from New York for Charleston. As yet wc have not heard of their arrival at this port, r We occasionally notice a paragraph ! in our New Orleans or Mobile ex? changes alluding to tho arrival of a small body of white emigrant;: at one or the other of those places, but we fail to observe any record of the land? ing of large numbers. Of the South? ern States, Virginia has taken the lead in the matter of furnishing homes to emigrants. Nearly (500 have settled within her boundaries since April, 18(55. New York, after all, gets the largest share, and next to her come the Western States. We learn that several agents from the South are at present in New York for tho express purpose of endeavor? ing to prevail upon emigrants, who arrive, each week,'to secure homes at the South. We hope, by all means, they may succeed in their efforts. We take tho authority of several planters, with whom we have con? versed on the subject, that it is the desire of a majority of that class of the citizens of South Carolina to give the system of white labor an im? partial and extended trial. Some? thing must ?>e Jone to secure white laborers, in case the freedmen's con? tract system should prove unsuccess? ful. The lands of the State must bc cultivated. Cotton must be raised and brought to market, before out people can hope to reali/.e suJfioiont means to enable them to place affairs in a prosperous condition. The result of the present crop depends almost wholly on the willingness or unwil? lingness of tho freed men to labor through the season. By early fall wc shall be ablt* to judge mon; accurate? ly of the value of the system mulei which the plantations are now worked. NE?ST?O TESTIMONY.-The Memphis AvalancJte, of which one E. A. Pol lard, the historian, is one of th? editors, has thc following in favor o allowing negroes to testify: "We are rejoiced to see the prejn j dices against negro testimony fas I giving away to a more enlightened I public opinion. The mere fact o j permitting negror to testify in cour does not elevate his social conditio] to an equality with the white man, a many seem to suppose, lt is simply .in act of justice to thc? negro, who i not responsible for tilt's nnfortnnat termination of the war. During th terrible struggle through which wi have passed, the negro was an arm o strength to the cause which has beei lost. His kindness to the absent so] dior's family has received the highes commendation, and to permit him t testify iu court is a just recompens for his fidelity. The insane fanati cism of the North has plunged th negro into the deepest distress. "It has taken from him his com fortable home, where ho was sui rounded with all the comforts of 1 ift and made him a vagrant upon sc j ciety. Most of them are living i want. Thousands are rofting in filth disease ami corruption, lt is th duty of true disinterested Souther philanthrophy to ameliorate the prc sent condition of this poor creature To give him the right of testifying i court will contribute to such a dc sirable result without making him a equal. Nor is there anything mor strous in this proposition, since th menial classes of all nations are pei nutted to appear in court, and, i some instances, lords and nobles hov been sent to the gallows on tho ev dence of hous6Nervants. Our colore population are as well qualified as th abject, degraded serfs of Europe t serve as witnesses in court, and this poor boon be denied the negrc his condition will br. made infinite! worse. The ends of justice are se dom perverted by false swearinj Perjury always confounds itself, an truth, when honestly told, shou) have its hearing, whether comix from the negro in his rags or tl nabob in his ruffles." Tiie Copperheads - " Conserv tives" in th?; Delaware Sena unanimously voted against a resoli tion thanking the soldiers and sailo of that State fen their eriorts in sn] pressing the rebellion, and the res In tion was defeated. ?V fflmONJft EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION C0MP1. THIS Company, charlcrod by tho Stato of Virginia, ami organized with JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, AH ITS PRESIDENT, Ha? opened an AGENCY in thebuildiug of Mr. Kraft, Gunsmith, on Washington street, opposite the burnt jail, temporarily, and aro prepared to do a General Express and For? warding Business. In tho transmission of FREIGHT, CURRENCY, GOLD, SILVER, und VALUABLES, They promise to bc behind nono in their efforts to please and accommodate. Iden? tified with the South and its interests, they solicit from thc citizens of Cc'_ the public generally, a liberal poT the business in their line. Tb?y are now running daily between tho following named cities and towns: Columbia, Charleston, New York, boston, Washington, Alexander, Staunton, Greensboro, Danville, Raleigh, Weldon, Newborn, Winnsboro, Bristol, Tenn., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Georgetown, Lynchburg, Bichmond, Petersburg, Haleigh, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Norfolk, Knoxville, Tenn., Morganton, Fredericksburg, And all accessible points in tho States of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir? ginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. As tho line of railroads are opened, they will extend their business to all points in tho South, in addition to thc above named. This Company has also favorable con? tracts with steamer-lines from all North? ern ports to those of tho South. SPECIAL To Merchants and Shippers of Columbia and surrounding country: They will find it convenient and advan? tageous to have their goods coming ' steamer, via Charleston, to have the... marked to tho care of tho National Ex? press. AU goods marked or shipped, as above, will bo forwarded without delay or extra charge for drayago or commission. The Tariff of charges will bc based upon a fair business per centage above the cost of transportation, witheut being onerous or oppressive; nor will it be made loss than thc cost of transportation, with the view to break down or drive off any rival, to advance to oppressive and unnecessary high rates. HARRY COTTTNGHAM, Assistant Superintendent. O. F. WEBSTER, Route Agent. P. P. ZIMMERMAN, Acting Agent, Columbia, S. 0. Jan 28 1 LEVIN & PEIXOTTO, GENERAL AUCTIONEERS AND COM? MISSION AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C. Corno- Assembly and Plain Streets. OFFER their services to dispose oft* or purchase FRODUCE, REAL ESTATE or PERSONAL PROPERTY of anv and every kind, and from their general know? ledge of business hope to merit a share of public patronage. JACOB LEVIN, Late Book-keeper Exchange Bank. D. C. PEIXO1T0. Formerly associated with F. Lance. Jan 13 _^_ A6R1C?LTH4L IMPLEMENTS. WE have just received from first hands: =c CORN SHELLERS, STRAW CD TTERS, Corn &MILLS and PLOWS, in addition to a well-selected stock of Family GROCERIES, Shelf HARDWARE, POT WARE, TINWARE, CROCKERYWARE, Ac. All of which will bo sold VERY LOW for CASH. Wc respectfully solicit a liberal share of patronage from our friends and the public generally. HUFFMAN & PRICE. Corner of Main and Lumber streets, Jan 5 Imo4 Columbia, S. C. JNO. C. SEEGERS. G. DIERCKS. SEEKERS & DIERCKS. Commis. Merchants AND FORWARDING AGENTS. HAVING erected a large and convenient Storehouse on Main street, in this city, wo are prepared to receive Gooda on Commission or fdr Transmission to any point. No efforts will bc spared to giva the utmost satisfaction to all who may favor ns with their custom. Having always teams and wagons at our command, there shall be no delay, and our charges shall be moderate. Goods will also bc received ins torage. A larg- st< ick of O Rt )CERIES, 1 ?IQUORS, GRAIN, t ..c., for sale at fair market prices. Jan 20 ?tr Charles ton Courier, Winnsboro News, Chester (Standard, Camden Journal, New? berry Herald, will publish three times and send bills. 1M?RE YOUR WWT APOLICY OF LIFE INSURANCE IS THE CHEAPEST AND SAFEST MOUE of making a certain provision for one's family. BEN.TAM IN FRANKLIN : Nothing is so uncertain as life. No provision is perfect that is contingent upon thc duration of your life, ?vhich is not immediate. The ,,nlv IMMEDIATE provision is that provided bj LIFE INSURANCE. lt provides a SECURITY to tho family of every man engaged in business. Ii is a species of property that costs nothing but thc premiums; it requires no repairs, bas no taxes, calls for no outlays, and its conditions do not change. Call on ll. E. NICHOLS, Agent for the following OLD, RELIABLE ami POPU? LAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES: JETNA, OF HARTFORD, CONN., Asset? S'?,<>oo,ooo~ fi?-OHE, OF KEW YORK, Assets, nearly $^,000,000. NORTH CAROLINA IHTJPTUAL, OF RA? LEIGH, Assets, nearly SI.ooo.OOO. CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND AS ?gffifiETS, COLUMBIA, s. C. & MILLER FACTORSrSKIPPERS AND COMM?S'N MERCHANTS, OFFICE IX CO ITO X TOWN, OOT^X^IVII^IvV, ?S. C. "ITTILL store or attend to the forwarding >V 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. 1'. MILLER. jfcdr Charleston News, Newberry Herald, Winnsboro NeWS, Chester Standard, Abbe? ville Eanuer, Anderson Intelligencer and Greenville Mouidaineer will publish two w*eks, and forward bills. Dec 30 mimi BOLTS AXLE PULLEYS. WAGON RODY and Wrought Nails, Sand Paper. For sale by FISHER A- LOWRANCE. Jan 19 K?Y, VEAL & HEWETSON, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS. 1PROFESSIONAL RUSINESS attended to in South and North Carolina. A CARO. Wc respectfully announce to the com? munity, that wc are prepared to furnish promptly all necessary PLANS and WORK? ING DRAWINGS for Mansions, Stores, Bridges, Mills and Machinery. JOHN A. K AY. T. C. VK.AI,. H. E. Ii. II EWKTSON. Jan 18_ Stocker & Son, FORWARDING * AND COMMIS'ION MERCHANTS, COLUMPIA, S. C. OFFICE on Bridge street, opposite Hunt's Hotel. Jan 21 6* Corn, Flour, RODDER, SWEET POTATOES, Bacon, I &C. For salt? by Jan 11? FISHER A LOWRANCE. HERE IS YOUR MONEY. MOUNCE & CALHOUN, At Columbia, S. C., AHE prepared to RECEIVE and FOR? WARD, RUY, SELL or STOKE any ARTICLES consigned to them. Their connection with a House ia Charles? ton warrants them in saying to Shippers and Consignees that their facilities aro un? surpassed. All goods marked to their caro from East, Wost, North, South, or any corner of tho State, will reach them through their agents established at va? rious points, through which Goods reach Columbia, S. C. Their SPICING STOCK OF GOODS, for tilling Merchants' and Consumers1 orders, by tho package, at reasonable rates, they hope will bc complete. Advances made on Goods and Produce in Store. _ 4CtT*CharIcston News, Chester Standard, Charlotte Times, Lauronsvillc Herald, New? berry Herald, Spartanburg Express, Green? ville Mountaineer, Anderson Intelligencer, will eopv twice, and forward hills. Jan 19 (i* W. H. JEFFERS & CO., Commission Merchants, and Receiv? ing and Forwarding Agents, COLUMBIA, S. C. THANKFUL for tho patronage hereto? fore so liberally bestowed, they hope by prompt attention to merit a continu? ance. Jan ll) 12 Geo. H. Walter & Son, Receiving ami Forwarding Agents. HAVE established themselves in As semblv Street, two doora from Gervais, COLUMBIA, S. C., where they will bo happy lo serve their old friends and pati'ons. Thankful for past favors, i they will endeavor, by prompt attention, to merit a continuance. Liberal advances made on consignments to their friends in Charleston, New York or Liverpool. Jan 18 8_ STRAW CXJTTERS, PLOWS AND CORN SHELLERS, T> ECEIYED TO-DAY, and tor salo bv ,1V Janis FISHER A LOWRANt E. _ rvmm UMVEBSITY," Greenville, S. C. THE EXERCISES <.f this Institution will bc resumed on tho l?Lh of Feb? ruary next. For Circular giving further information, application may 1?' made to PBOF. JNO. F. DANN EAU, Oct 28 C7 Secretary of Faculty. C. H. BALDWIN, WHOLESALE AN D RETAIL < : UOCER, and dealer in STAPLE HARD? WARE, OILS of all kinds, with a general stock adapted to a first class trade. Bought exclusively for cash and offered at lowest market rates, at the <>ld stand of Allen A Dial. Jan 18 lin Columbia to Charleston. mHE NEW and FIRST-CLASS LICIT! _L DRAFT STEAMERS GEORGE ano FASHION aro now prepared to make en? gagements to take Freight from Granby Landing to Charleston. All goods fur warded by this lino will be insured, if de? sired. Also, forwarded to New York, and advances made upon the same, if required. Jan IA Imo A. L. SOLOMON', Agent. NEW GOODS. OPENED, this dav, a variety or choice FANCY ARTICLES of French China and Bohemian (?lass. Also, lteticule,Lunch and Traveling BASKETS. Dee. 27 ' W. B. STANLEY. A CARD. rsiO tho physicians and citizens of Co _I Ivmbia. I would respectfully inform von that I have taken charge of tho DRUG DEPARTMENT, in Gio store of Mr. Hardy Solomon, Assembly Street, where he will keep constantly oh baud a FRESH AND LARGE SUPPLY Oi^DRUGS AND ME? DICINES. I will give rn\ strict attention to tho PREPARATION OF PRESCRIPTIONS at all hours of night and day. My long experience in the drug business in this city is a sufficient guarantee. Respectfully, E. M. ZEALY, Druggist*, At Hardy Solomon's, first store on Assem? bly Street, West side. Jan 17 1 m . Schedule over South Carolina R R. GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, CHARLESTON, January 18, 18CG. LEAVE Charleston at. C?.(K) a. m. Arrive at Columbia.4.25 p. m. Leave Columbia atw.COO a. m. Arrive at Charleston.4.15 p. m. Jan 18 H. T. PEAKE, Gen. Sup. South Carolina Railroad Company, GEN. SUPERINTENDENT S OFFICE, CHARLESTON, January 16, ]8(>c ON and after this dato, Passenger and Freight Trains will run on tho Augusta Branch to Graham's, as follows: Leavo Charleston.COO a. m. Arriva at Graham's.1.30 p. m. Leave Graham's.9.10 a. m. Arrive at Charleston.4.15 p. m. Jan 17_H. T. PEAKE, (ion. Snp. Sup'ts Office, Charlotte & S. C. R.^ COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 1, 1866. ONE HUNDRED LA? BORERS wanted, to work <m the track. Applv to WILLIAM REY? NOLDS, Section Master, at tho Depot. Jan 3 JAS. ANDERSON, Sup't. Sup'ts Office, Charlotte & S. C. R. R., COLUMBIA, JANUARY 1, 186?. THIS road is now completed to within three miles of Ridgeway, ami daily Passenger Trains running as below: Leave Charlotte on arrival of the North Carolina train, at 10 a. m.; arrive near Ridgeway at 7 p. m., connecting with thc stages from and to Columbia, and return to Winmsboro the santo evening. Leave Winnsboro at G.50 a. rt ; arrive in Charlotte at 2.80 p. in., connect! . with the through train on the North Cat Tia Road. Jan:? IAS. A URSON, Sup't SIL?NC orr AT ReducedPrices TO MA UK ROOM FOR STONG & SUMMEN STOCK* WUOT.KSAT.E AND liKT.UI. DK.AI.KHS IN CL0TH?NC GROCERIES, OFFER THEIR Large & Well-selected Stock AT DEDUCED 2?&?CE3 ! CONSIST? NI ? OF: ACOO]) assortment of PRINTS, nf all colors .and qualities. DELAINES, i'? ?FLINK. French and English MERINO. Black and Colored Aid'AC V. DEBEGE, LINDSE L'S. Opera, White and lied ?Ul-wool and Cot ton FLANNEL. C. 1 NC. 11 AM, .TACO N KT. S \V i ss M?SLI SSS. .1 EANS, CAMBRICS, PAPEll OAMRRK IS. Bleached and Unhleaclii rf HOMESPUN. Linen and Cotton SH Ki.Ti NC. PILLOW-CASINO, TICKING. SHAWLS. LADIES' CLO A KS. HATS and BONNETS, Ir'iucrf and tmt'd. BONNET FRAMES, RIBBONS. FLOWERS, FEATHEIiS, UUCnES. BUGLE and other Tune;. Dress and Clunk Trimmings. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery. Cull's, Collars, Hair Nets. Breakfast Shawls, Sontag?. Hoop and Balmoral Skirts, Corsets. Veils, Coate".-, and Clark's Spool Cotton. ALSO, A FULL LINE OF GENT'S FMISMM! GOODS ! CONSISTING or: . Over, Business and Black Frock COAT'S. PANTS and VESTS of ?di qualities. White Linen andWoolen OVER-SHIRTS. Shaker, Merino, Woolen anti Cotton UNDER-SHIRTS and DltAWERS. Socks, Suspenders, ColKrs, Wristbands. Neck-Tics, Pocket Handkerchiefs. Hats and Caps. % Fine Pegged and Sewed Boots, Gaiters und Shoes. Together with a largo und wcll-selcch .1 ^^V, '? of Plain and Fancy ^Grrocei'ios, FLOUR. BACON. CHEESE, BUTTE3 I - ABD, TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR. Whole and Ground Spices, Canih. Fancy ami Common Soup:-. Soda! Indigo, Co; peras, bluestone. Madder and Logwood. Plain and Fancy Crackers. Herrings and Mackerel, l>v Ibo barre! half barrel and kit. Sweet Oil, Yeast Powders. Carbonate of Soda, Concentrated L>< . Fancy and Plain Candies. Sugar and Fancy Toys, Sardines. Kerosene Oil. Cotton and Wool Cards. Pocket and Table- Cutlery, Sciss ?rs. Tobacco and Segals. Together with a large assortment o goods usually kept, and loti numerous ti mention. ALSO ON HAND, <5fA huge stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS SPECTACLES, Ac. Watches, Clocks and Jew? Icy r< paired. Old (?OLD and SILVE11 bought, New and second-hand \V?VT'( MIKS bought. Ao UN IS FOI: KALB'S PATENT LIMBS. HARTMAN'S PATENT El AST M CRUTCH. And FAIRBANKS SCALES. Assembly Street, BETWEEN PLAIN & W \*Hl V, T" V, COLUMBIA, S C Jun -1