The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 15, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Thnraday Morning, Febrnary 15,1866
Thc Real IMUC.
The Southern States "hitely in re?
bellion" lost by the results of the war
about two thousand millions in slave
property alone. Their other losses
cannot be set down at much les.-*,
making a total loss bf nearly four
thousand. millions of dollars. One
would suppose .that, this were suffi?
cient to appease the anger of the men
at the North who are trying still far?
ther to persecute ns. As they feel
keenly tho loss of property, their
hearts ought to be touched by our
losses; and yet a spirit contrariwise is
exhibited by them.
The lack of memory or logic ex?
hibited by those people is amazing.
For example, they haye declared, end
continue to declare, that the war was
set on foot by some 300,000 slave?
holders, whom they call aristocrate
that all the rest of our white people
-some 6,000,000 or 7,000,000-were
innocent and dragged into the "rebel?
lion" by force of atnecessity which
they contd not resist.
One would suppose that the great
business of i just Government was
to punish the guilty 300,000, and re?
ward the 6,000,000; or, at least, leave
their poor property unharmed. They
might accomplish the purpose by.
hanging tfre.300,000,. and? having got
rid of them/ declare " that there shall
be no taxation in the South in behoof
of the national debt. And yet, by
their theory, this would not be suf?
ficient-for there were a great many
men-not aristocrats-of the 6,000,
000, who owned slaves-one of a 100,
we presume, would be a moderate
estimate. These ""loyal" men are
suffering ^like the aristocrats. Nay,
suffering more, because they were
poorer, and Sherman and Wilson,
and such bold men, with great power
at their backs, did not stop to dis?
cover who was loyal or disloyal. They
burned, or eat up, or carried away,
the very substance of the poor loyal
man. All was fish that fell into their
nets.
The anniversary of the destruction
of Columbia. is near at hand, and
whilst penning these Unes, we are
painfully remembered of certain
events whieh we will take occasion to
comment on.
The true and real issue now before
the country is, whether the patriots
in both sections will sustain the Pre?
sident. In "Washington, a mass meet?
ing is to be held for this object, and
we suggest that a popular meeting be
held in the capital of South Carolina
for the same perpose.
A Noble Sentiment.
In his reply to the Montana dele?
gation, published yesterday morning,
the President made an utterance
which, we have no doubt, will be
remembered throughout future gene?
rations. It is this: "I feel that I
can afford to do right; and so feeling,
God hiing willing, I intend to do
right; and, so far as in me hes, I in?
tend to administer this Government
upon the principles that lie at the
foundation of it." This is the lan?
guage of a noble patriot, and de?
serves the commendation of the good
men and true in every section of our
country.
Thc Effect of the Speech.
In relation to the President's re?
marks to Fred. Douglass and his
associates, the correspondent of the
Herald writes:
The President's speech to the co?
lored delegation yesterday, fell like a
bomb-shell in the radical ranks, and
created for a time the utmost conster?
nation. Some of them so far recov?
ered their equip?se this morning as
to discuss its probable effects on
legislation and party polities. It was
quite amusing to watch such men as
Thad. Stevens and Ben. Wade, en?
deavoring to sorrowfully draw from
the countenances of each other a con?
solation they could not find in their
own. The great mass of "people here
endorse the President's sentiments
heartily, and rejoice that an opportu?
nity wo.s so haply afforded for their
frank and explicit utterance. Ben.
Wade called at the White House,
looking the very einbodinu of in?
dignation and pent up -wrath. The
serenity of Henry J. Raymond acted
as an antidote, if any were needed,
for we have not learned that the Pre'
sidential equanimity was greatly dis?
turbed by his blustering.
A meeting of the people of the
District of Columbia, without regard
to party, is to bo called to meet in
this city on the 22d, to endorse the
policy of the President.
Nearly all of the three-cent cur?
rency has been redeemed, and no
more of it will be issred.
The Prt-sident. Once More.
. . We extract the, following from an.
r address of tho President tothedele
? gut ion from the Virginia Liegislftture:
, We aro not without our foreign
difficulties ; but the very moment that
if can be announced that the anion of
these States is again complete, and
that vre have resumed our career of
prosperity and power, that very in?
stant will these foreign difficulties be
settled. For there is not a power or
powers upon the earth that -would
care to have a controversy, to say
nothing of an interruption of rela?
tions, with us as a un it ed nation.
I -will furthermore state that, if this
-was done, that which must ia a short
time be the currency of the United
States-which is thought by some to
be inflated to a very great extent
when we are restored, the area for
the circulation enlarged, the number
of persons increased through whose
hands it is to pass, the amount or
'the quantity of commerce enlarged
and increased in which it is to be
employed, it will begin to approxi?
mate to what we all desire-to a specie
standard. This is not all I look
upon the restoration of these States
as being essential to all our greatness.
If tho States were restored to their
former position, and peace and order
once more caused to reign throughout
the land, all the industrial pursuits
.renewed, all the avocations of peace
again resumed, the day would not be
very far distant when we could put
into the commerce of the vorld two
hundred and fifty or three hundred
millions worth of cotton and tobaccc
and the various other produ its of the
Southern States, which would consti?
tute, in part, a basis for this currency,
which, I repeat, it is thought by som?
to be too much inflated. Instead oi
the cone being inverted with the
large end up and the small end down,
just as we progress in this -way woulc
the position be reversed and the cur
rency of the country be made to rest
upon a sounder and more enduring
basis, and thus the interest not onlj
of one portion but of the whol<
country be advanced.
I know nothing further that I conk
say as expressive of my feelings oi
this occasion, which I assure you ar<
not affected, than that I shall con
tinue in the same line of policy tha
I ht. ve pursued from the commence
ment of the rebellion up to the pre
sent period.
My effort has been to preserve th?
Union of these States. I have never
for one moment, entertained the doc
trine that a State could withdraw
from the Union of its own viii. Tin
attempt was made; it has failed
Having from the first entertained th
opinion I have just expressed, I o
course cannot now assume the posi
tion that the relation of the Stat
with the General Government ha
been dissolved by reason of the re
hellion. I cannot be forced into tha
position. Hence, when the State
and the people comply with the re
quirements of the Constitution,
shall be in favor of their resumin
their former relations and position t
the Government, and will insist upo:
it.
"You know as well as I do (and I d
not intend to be personal iu what
am going to say) that before the corr
mencement and since the commence
ment of this gigantic struggle whic
has transpired between thc differer
sections of the country, there wei
extreme men South and extreme me
North.
To make use of a homely figuri
(which sometimes is as good as an
other, even in the illustration of grei
and important questions,) ic has bee
hammer at one end of the line an
anvil at the other; and tliisgreat Gi
vernment has been kept upon tl:
anvil and hammered upon before tl
rebellion and since the rebellion ; an
there seems to be a dispositiorrto coi
tinue the hammering until it (the Gi
vernment) is destroyed. I opposed
then; I oppose it now.
The struggle has been made, an
the Government, in the assertion i
its power and the maintenance of tl
principles of the Constitution, swur
round to one extreme, and with tl
strong arm of physical power put tl
rebellion down. Now, as we wir
along round the circle of the Unio:
with a fixed, unalterable determin
tion to stand by it, we find the com
terpart or the duplicate of the san
spirit existing anywhere, all rnanifes
ing it who are in the way must g
out of it, as the Government mu
more on with an unshaken front ai
rest on a firm and immovable basis.
I am gratified to meet you hero t
day. Lot us, in good faith, and
tho^fulness of our hearts, and on tl
principles you have enunciated her
of fealty to the Constitution and d
sire for the preservation of this G
vernment, with our faces tum
Heavenward, swear by our Goc
altars that all shall sink into the du
together but what this glorious Uni?
shall be preserved.
I am gratified to find that the loj
people of the country have a prop
view of this whole thing, and are ?
veloping iL
Now that thc rebellion has faile
let us determine to preserve tho G
vernment in its original purity a:
perfection. ?I thank you, gentleme
for the compliment you have paid?n
ind reaporM most cordially to wi
bas been said in your resolutions a
address. I trust in God that the til
will come when we can meet une
more favorable auspices.
Mr. Baldwin said, in order that t
President might feel assured that t
delegates present presented the s<
A
t?mente of the whole State of Virgi
I nia, he would introduce them indivi?
dually, designating the particular
j section from which they came.
They were then severally intro?
duced, and after the President had
shaken the hand of each, he again
took occasion to express his gratifica?
tion nt meeting them, and reiterated
what he stated in an address to the
Montana delegation, that he was not
a candidate for re-election, and had
no other object or desire but the
restoration of the Union in it3 origi?
nal pifHty.
Prom Europe.
We extract the following from the
news brought by the Australasian:
The Paris Constitutionnel, of the
26th ult., says, with reference to the
despatches of Mr. Bigelow, that M.
Drouyn de l'Huys could not give ex?
planations with regard to the inter?
nal administration of affairs in Mexi?
co,, for which the Mexican Govern?
ment was responsible. The United
States cannot call resistance by plun?
dering adventurers, war, after re?
fusing the title of belligerents to the
Confederates of the South.
The Paris Patrie says the official
' 'Yellow Book" will not contain the
despatches between France and Ame?
rica on the Mexican question, as that
question is still pending.
The political world begins to as?
sume some vitality, in view of the
approaching meeting of Parliament.
The members of both Houses were to
assemble on the first of February,
but the proceedings of the first few
days would be confined to mere mat-,
tere of form, such as the swearing in
of members, the election of Speaker,
&c. The formal opening of the ses?
sion by the Queen in person, would
not take place till the 6th instant.
The nature of the proposed reform
bill continued to be actively discussed.
The Times shows hostility to a mode?
rate measure, and contends that a bill
which only deals with the franchise,
will not deserve the name of a reform
bill.
The cattle plague in England con?
tinued to increase. For the first
time, the number of cases reported
in one week exceeded 10,000, the re?
turn for the week ending January 20,
showing a total number of 10,041
cattle attacked.
The daily trial and conviction of
Fenian prisoners continued in Dub?
lin. One of the prisoners, upon a
verdict of guilty being returned
against him, admitted that he had
had a fair trial, and that honest men
were on the jury.
The police had searched a house in
Gardiner's Row, Dublin, (supposed
to be an Orange Lodge,) and found
in it a quantity of swords and bayo?
nets, which they seized and conveyed
to the Castle.
The police had also made addition?
al arrests of Fenians.
Further seizures of arms are also
reported at Belfast.
A vessel that was on the point of
sailing from the Thames for Peru,
was detained at the instance of the
Spanish Consul-General. Suspicion
was entertained that the vessel was
intended to make war upon Spanish
commerce, under the Chilian flag, snc
proceedings were forthwith instituted
to carry out the provisions of the
Foreign Enlistment Act in the matter.
The draft of the budget, for 18G7:
had been presented to the Chamber.
The ordinary expenditure is calcu?
lated at 1,524,000,000 francs; the or
dinary revenue at upward of 1,622,
000,0,v% francs. After appropriating
from the latter 88,000,000 francs foi
the extraordinary budget, there wil
remain a surplus of 10,500,000 francs
The issue of Treasury bonds is to bi
limited to 150,000,000 francs. .
The Presse had received a firs
warning, on account of an objection
able political article.
NAPOLEON'S POLICY IN MEXICO.
In the paragraph of his speech re
terring to Mexico, the Emperor re
fers to French interests as the onl;
interests to be taken into account ii
deciding upon the maintenance o
the recall of our troops. We fel
bound, in our yesterday's remarks, t
insist upon this point in the speech
and to draw the conclusion from il
that the French Government doe
not consider itself bound up wit
that of the Emperor Maximilian
Our interpretation is singularly cor
firmed to-day, by the manner i
which the Mexican question is rt
garded in the report upon the pos
tion of the Empire. * * * It i
difficult to be more explicit, or, as w
said in commencing, to r?pudi?t
more distinctly the partnership whic
the public feared to see establishe
between the French Empire and tin
of Mexico. Why, in fact, should \s
consider ourselves as charged wit
the interests of Maximilian I, au
the cause of the monarchy in Mexico
Either we have endowed that COUnti
with a form of government tl
people did not ask for, and then, i
the report says, wo have thereby fo
lowed a course contrary to the fund;
mental principles of our public la\
or we have merely requested tl
people themselves to decide, and i
that case, it is they who must suppo
the Government they have chosei
and if that Government is no lougi
acceptable to them, it rests wit
them to change it once more. Wil
the principles which the French G
vernment has here just enunciated,
is impossible for the Mexican que
tion not to be promptly settled,
may be said that it is so already, ai
that there are henceforth only me
sures of execution to be taken.
[Parii Temps, Jan. 25.
Gossip foi- tho liddle?.
BICH AND ELEGANT FASHIONABLE NO?
VELTIES.
The latest New York fashionable
sensation is the simulated slipper,
which has been the Parisian sensa -
tion for at least a month. The; fol?
lowing is a description of the new no?
velty:
It is a gaiter, made after the oki
prunella pattern; but, instead of pru?
nella, it is woven silk-stocking pat?
tern-and is beautifully worked in
white and colored ?os-,. The foxes
of the gaiter is white kid, with rea]
lace rosettes, with silver aigrettes in
the centre, and high Louis XIV
heels. It is laced np at the side,
otherwise it looks like a beautifully
fitting kid slipper and silk stocking.
The advantage of the simulated ovei
the real article is, that beneath the
imitation stocking is .satin jean, rose
colored, but very strong withal, and
capable of bearing a strain of lacing
that would compress any foot, how?
ever unshapely, into its own beauti?
ful proportions.
Thc latest London fashion gossip
chronicles an attempt to escape from
the inconvenience, and yet retain the
effect, of trailing skirts, which is ac?
complished by the American style oi
looping up the dress, only this looks
awkward over narrow loops and with
strain. The following are descrip?
tions of London styles:
For morning out-door toilets, there
is apparently but one style. Eithei
the patent velvet, black and white
striped silk, or linsey dress, with pa?
letot to match, and a colored petti?
coat, with a box-pleated flounce round
the edge, are, we may say, univer?
sally worn. The character of the
box-pleat has changed of late-in
stead of being narrow and close toge
ther, each pleat now measures three
inches across, and in the interval be
tween every box-pleat there Ls an or
nament-either a button or a smal
ball or a tassel.
With afternoon toilets it is differ
ent; there is a great variety in the
style, but none in the color, for ii
Paris fashion restricts choice, anti
only two colors tako the place of tin
blue, violet, green and cuir, which i
few months ago were admissible. On?
of these two colors is auburn, or, a:
the French term it, ajacou, and tin
other is, if we may so express it, gar
net, for it more closely resembles tin
rich shade of those precious stone
than anything else. These are botl
lark colors, but rich in tone, anc
occasionally the tunic that is won
over them is light and of a difieren
material. Thus, for a dinner toilet
i garnet satin dress, with a pearl-gra;
terry tunic over it, is a style no\
mad J in Paris. Cluny lac?; orna
cnented with either gold or whit
bugle beads, is still very fashionabl
for trimming. Wheu long sleeve:
ire worn, they are of the coat shape
iot plain, but ornamented with cht
orons, or a ladder of either velvet o
ri mp, from the cuff to the elbow.
The Pamela bonnet has found it
way to London, and already bee
ulopted by a small miuority. It is a
yet very conspicuous, rose niblin,
rather a fanciful head-dress than
sonnet. Those we have seen hav
;wo upright feathers at the side
Feathers are now worn small, an
irranged to stand upright rather tha
lroop, and curl gracefully over wha
;hey are intended to adorn.
Small curls at the top of the fore
lead are now considered necessary t
;he arrangement of the front hair, c
i chignon is to the back. Few ladi<
?vi ll submit to have their locks croi
oed in front for this fleeting fashioi
io they have recourse to what may t
;alled false fronts. Flowers are bi
ittle worn now as head dresses; an
?he bandelets are being replaced t
hese small frizzed curls. Butterflie
sequins, jet and silver ornament
lelicate silver and gold floweret
jold cord, gold braitl anti tiny hun
ning-birds are arranged careless
imong the short frizzed curls. Tl
mir, although curled, is worn clo:
;o tho head, and, if bracelets are d
iiretl, they are made of either shad?
velvet leaves, mounted on flat go
jraid, or of moss mixed with coral.
The following fashions, for Fe
?uary, are report?e! in New York fro
Paris:
Dress silks will be as long and
vide at the bottom as heretofoi
lotwithstanding the prediction th
ihort and narrow ones would be
avor. Skirts will be but litl
rimmed, and often not at all. T
Gabrielle style will continue popnj
or ordinary wear. A few tloul
kirts Jiave made their appearauc
nit there is no probability that th
viii become general. The fronts
Iresses will have few if any plea
>ut all skirts will be very much gon
Short waists will be worn the rest
he winte1-, and belts of mode
vidth always with them. Basques, li
he skirt, fitting close to the figu
viii be again popular as the spri
ipproaches, and when these are n
vorn a belt is fastened over the
Sleeves will be trimmed from t
vrist to the shoulder, sometin
nado to wind around tho arni ii
piral column.
In bonnets, the newest style is t
5amela, which has just matle its J
learance in Paris. Imagine a sauc
lightly bent down at the sides, a
vith strings fastened to three sid
,nd somo idea may be gathered
hose strangest of all small bonne
["hey are made of drawn black velv
ntl at the top of the bonnet,
ather the saucer, a black velvet b
3 placed, the long end of which ft
t the side; in the inside there js
/
/
very small wreath, of rose-buds, and c
similar wreath is repeated at the back.
Be it understood there is neither cur
tain or cap to these small bonnets
and although they are infinit?ssima
head-gear for out-of-door wear, the}
are vastly coquettish with pretty fnce?
under them.
Linen collars and sleeves are won
ornamented with lace or embroidery
either in satin stitch or point nisse
which somewhat resembles the cat
stitch. This point russe ls done ii
colored cotton, or sometimes even ii
fine zephyr. Sleeves are made witl
deep wristbands.
Parisian fashionable gossip con
tains the following items relative t<
ladies' boots and shoes:
Now that short skirts are eomini
into vogue, it is curious to observ
what coquettish boots and shoes ar?
j making their appearance. For dane
ing, the Louis XV boots, made o
poidl de soie, to match the dress ii
color, or a shoe with a sham sill
stocking attached, and elastic sfdes
are fashionable; bows made of eithe
I guipure or blonde are added. Fo
home wearg?ladies patronize the muL
slipper, made of gros de Toros, au<
embroidered by hand in silk, am
lined with satin to match the em
broidery. The design for this em
broidery is sometimes a bouquet
sometimes a large butterby, and occa
sionally a simulated buckle ; a cord o
the same color, finished oft' wit!
tassels, terminates the decorations o
the mule slipper. Others still mor
costly are made of white velvet
bound with cerise satin, with ceris
cords and tassels in front. Gold i
lavished in profusion, even on ladies
slippers. For wearing with velve
dresses, trimmed with gold, it is 110^
unusual to see boots to match ; paten
or fancy velvet is used for the pur
pose, because it is stronger and wear
better than silk velvet, aud a narrow
fur bracelet is added to the top of th
boot. For out-door wear, the un
glazed black kid boots, with as littl
ornament as possible, are considere
the most lady-like, as well as the mos
useful, especially for those who tak
much walking exercise.
Washington Items.
The Freedmen's Bureau bill, ?
modified by the House, was construe
to give the President the discretional
power of limiting the operations <
the Act to such States only wherei
the habeas corpus was suspended. C
course, if the President restores tl:
habeas corpus in Virginia, or Sout
Carolina, or any other State, tl
bureau in that State, woi?d cease 1
exist. But the Senate disagreed t
this amendment. The term durir
which thebureau is to exist, is indel
nite. It?Hk> continue till other pr.
vision ismade by law. The counti
must be in a more desperate cond
tion than has been supposed, if th
institution is really necessary,
may prevent some difficulties, whil
it will not fail to create many.
Still the question is asked wheth
the President will sign the bill. Son
say that he has already written a me
sage stating objections to it, but su
gesting modifications, after the ina
uer of President Lincoln's message
returning the confiscation bill f
amendment.
The President has issued an ord
restoriug all the churches and parso
ages within the bounds of the Bal
more Annual Conference, embrac<
in the State of Virginia, to the M. '.
Church of the United States, held 1
said church prior to 1861. This ord
further states that such possessh
shall be valid until the civil com
shall have determined in whom t'
legal title vests. Tba effect of t
order will be to take from under t
control of the Conference nowsitti:
in Alexandria, all such property, cw
place it in the possession of the Bal
more Annual Conference of the M.
Church in the United States, wiri
will meet the last of this month
Baltimore city.
The conservatives continue in fi
feather over the strong r?-affirmati
of his constitutional principles by t
President, and have determined
strengthen him by all the means
their power. There is talk of getti
up meetings in all the leading citi
in order that the voice of the peo]
may be unmistakably heard in st
port of the position which the Exe<
tive has assumed.
Meamvhile, there is said to be
movement on foot to over-match t
Johnson men, and take from th.
the imense advantages they prof
to have gained. This is to be dc
by "coming to an understand! r
with the President, in order that ?i
threatened veto may lie avoided, a
a consequent rupture averted. Effo
to that end, I am told, are this i:
ment in progress.
[Special to Philadelphia Ledger
Willie Reese, a soldier in the 4|
federate army, left Richmond o'
lUth day of last March, for his hoi
in Alabama. He has never b<
heard from since he left Richmoi
and we now appeal to the public t
thc press of this State, of Virgi
and of Soutli^Carolina, to give us f
information regarding him that <
be obtained. His parents are liv
in Selma, Ala., and are anxious
know his fate. He was in bad heal
md probably died somewhere on
line of railroad from Richmond
Danville, Greensboro and Charlott
[Salishurg (2T.,C.) Banner, 8th
An experiment made at New \'<
proves the possibility of launch
?.nts from vessels when under v
with full crews on board.
Local X-toaaoLss.
Advertisements, to insure insertion,
should b" handed in by 4 o'clock p. m.
CASH.--Oar terms for subscription, ad
; vertisiug and job work are cash. Wu hop?,
j all partic? will bear this hi mind.
? Having received a large assortment of
j cards, WC are prepared to do ?my work in
! that linc at ?hort notice.
I "THE CODE."-The Act? passed by tbe
Legislature relative to the freedmen, for
sale at this o?ice. Price 20 couts; by mail
25 couts.
THE BORNTNQ OF COLUMBIA.-An inter?
esting account ot the "Sack and Destruc?
tion of the City of Columbia's. C.," ha?
just boen issued, in pamphlet form, from
the Phonix steam power prcS?. Orders
can be lilied to auy extent.
CEN. JOHN S. PRESTON.-We were pleased
to meet with Gen. Preston, yesterday. He
is in good health and spirits, and appears
rejuvenated by his recent trip to Europe.
He is heartily welcomed "home again" by
his fellow-citizens.'
Durbec & Walter's establishment waa
besieged nearly all day, yesterday-tho
crowd alternating between the auction
sales and the gift sales departments-the
latter evidently was the prevailing epi?
demic.
We are informed that a military police
will be established" this morning-Col.
Haughton deeming it necessary to the
well-being and proper order of the com?
munity. It is to be hoped that the civil
authorities will make arrangements, at an
carly day, to act in conjunction with Col.
Haughton in this matter. The police will
wear a red badge marked "U. S. P."
Valentines, as well as other documents
passing through the mails, must be pre?
paid, or they will be sent to the dead letter
office. From the number of "Cupid's love
letters*' which we observed in the dead
letter box, yesterday, we should suppose
that this rule is not generally understood.
The consequence will be, that a number of
persons will bo grievously disappointed at
the non-arrival of expected missives.
WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER.- -We have com?
menced tho publication of a family paper,
entitled "The Weekly Gleaner-A Home
Companion."' It ia double the size of the
Phoenix, and contains the cream of the
news, miscellaneous matter, editorials,
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The Gift Enterprise opened their stock
and spread their bills, yesterday morning,
and during thc day their establishment
was thronged with anxious expectants.
Everybody seemed pleased with their good
fortune, and not a few, by any means, were
recipients of valuahle prizes. We remark?
ed a few, among whom were:
T. J. LaMotte, one solid silver hunting
case watch, valued at $30.
It. A. Keenan, ono fine silver-plated cake
basket, valued at $15; one tine castor, $10;
one sett table spoons, $9.
W. K. Scott, one family "gem" sewing
machine, $17; one silver watch, $16; oue
set forks, $10.
Capt. M. Murray, 25th O. V. V. I., one"
silver hunting-case watch;$25.
Dr. Walton, 25th O. V. V. I., one set
table spoons, ?9.
J. It Murphy, one solid silver hunting
case watch, $30; and many others.
To-day, Messrs. Pohl, Randall Sc Co.
After additional inducements, as follows:
Two sewing machines, one gold-plated
hunting-case watch, three silver hunting
case watches, four silver-plated cake bas?
kets, castors, goblets, cups, call bells, forks,
spoons, Sec. Everybody should improve
the present opportunity of obtaining these
rich goods at this trifling cost.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call
od to tho following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the first
time:
M. McKenna-Corn, Cow Peas, Sec.
W. <c E. Shiver-Business Notice.
Wm. Shiver-Shiver House.
Edwin J. Scott -New York Exchange.
Browne Sc Schirmer-Hay.
T. J. Gibson - Family Flour.
Richland Lodge-Meeting.
AGENT FBOM THE PRESIDENT.-The
Winnsboro N~ews has the following
paragraph :
"We understand that President
Johnson has sent a special agent to
make a tour through the upper Dis?
tricts of this State, with a view of
collecting reliable information for the
President with reference to the ques?
tion of labor and the general rela?
tions exist?nx between the land-own?
ers and the freedmen. No doubt
agent? ha^e boen sent into other
Southern States for the same purpose.
The President is not inclined to be?
lieve everything he hears or Beads
from the correspondents of ne
pers North, reprisemint
varied and different
cially when it co nih '
line of policy in n
Union and placing
proper position,
by one of our cit:
that the agent refe
expected on his tor
in a few days, and*!
after his arrival, t?
plantations to see ?te