The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 28, 1866, Image 1

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-:-:-r THE Daily Paper $10 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY "Let our Just Censure PHQffll. 4 L \ Attend the true Event." Tri-Weekly $7 a Year. COLUMBIA, S. C., WEDNESDAY' MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1866. VOLUME I-NO. 28? THE PHON1X PUBLISHED DVILY AND TBI-WEEK LY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. 8TATE PRINTER. TERMS-m ADVANCE. SUBSCKrPTIO??. Daily Paper, sis months.?5 00 Tri-Weekly. " " .3 50 ADVEBTISEMINTS Inserted at 75 cents per square for thc first in sor rion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 7*5 cents each insertion. SST Special notices 10 cents a Une. AGENTS? Thomas P. SUder, Charleston. H. JJ. Darr, Sumter. S. P, Kinarri, Newberry. Samuel Drouth itt, Greenville C. ll. Wm. Moore, Abbeville C. H. Julius Poppe, Anderson C. H. Report of Gov. Harri?, Gen. Price ?nd Judge Perkins. To the Hon. M. F. Maury, Imperial Commissioner of Colonization. Sn*: The undersigned ha "e the honor to submit the following report: Immediately after our appoiutm ent, we proceeded to the District of < Cor? dova, iu the State of Vera Cruz for the purpose of examining the Linds iu that district owned by the GOA ?rn inent. We have visited and exam ned the haciendas and lands in said dis? trict mentioned in the decree of Ith j September, 1865. They are situated upon the nine-, teenth parallel of North latitude, u p ut a plain which descends from the re? gion of perpetual snows, and wiiiiin twenty-five or thirty miles of ibo snow-capped peak of Orizaba. The altitude of this plain is about 2,850 feet above the level of thc sea, giving a climate which is positively delight- j ful, where it is never too warm to wear j cloth clothes and to sleep under a ! blanket with comfort, and rarely cold enough to wear an overcoat. We are informed by intelligent persons who have lived in the country for many years, that the extreme variations of the thermometer will not exceed j twenty degrees. The soil is extremely fertile and ? highly productive, abounding in every variety of tropical fruit, and of the finest quality. Yielding under the j present imperfect system of cultiva- ? ti?n large crops of corn, barley, rice, tobacco, sugar cane and coffee, with almost every variety of vegetable, whUe that portion of the lands near? est th? coast produces heavy crops of cotton of an excellent quality. Under a proper system of cultivation, we are satisfied that these lands may be made to produce equal to any that we have ever seen. We find mahogany, cedar, oak and other valuable timber in the i forest, while the or?nge, lemon, lime, j fig, guayava and vanilla grow luxu? riantly in the woods. These lands are, in our opinion, admirably adapt? ed to the purposes of colonization. Considering soil, climate, location and variety of crops, we know of no b?tter, if, indeed, we have ever seeu : so desirable a country for agricnl taral pursuits. Some of them lie upon and all in i reach of the railroad from Vera Cruz j to the city of Mexico, the most dis- j tant being within twelve miles of the ! road and about seventy from the cit}' ! of Veracruz, and from fifteen to j twenty miles from Passo del Machio, I to which poiut the road is now in j operation. We are assured by the people of the country that two crops of corn eau be raised npon the same lands each year, and from what we have seen we are satisfied that the custom of the country is to raise a crop of corn and a crop of tobacco on the same land, the corn ripening before the usual time for tobacco planting. Coffee is extensively and profitably cultivated in the immediate vicinity of these lands. The excellent quality of the coffee grown here in times past gives it high rank in the coffee mar? kets of the world. The cultivation of the coffee crop is simple, easy and cheap, producing annually from a thousand to fifteen hundred pounds* per acre. The absence of any local cause of dieease, and the health and robust appearance of the people living upon this plain, give ample assurances as to the health of the country. The surveyors are now engaged in survey? ing the lands referred to. It is be? lieved they will complete the survey Avithin a week or ten day?, when their settlement will commence by about thirty American immigrants, who are now here awaiting the completion of the survey. Immediately upon seeing these im? migrants furnished with lands, we will proceed to the examination of Zougolica and Jalappa lands, upon which we hope to be able to report very soon. Respectfullv submitted, I. G. HARRIS, STERLING PRICE, JOHN PERKINS. COBDOVA, November 14,1865. Within the past fortnight about 500 additional Southern post offices have been re'opened, and the work is still progressing. \ ExTiNcno*; OF THE AFKICAN.-Gen. Grant states that more than one-fifth of the negroes of the South have died since 18G1. Many excellent North era people are amazed-horror stricken. Cien. Grant does not tell the whole story. He has only seen tho effects of liberation from his stand-point as a leader o' armies. He may know how fatal war has proven to colored soldiers and camp-follow? ers, but he has seen little of the work of death on farms, and in Southern villages and cities. Few negro chil? dren are born, and nineteen-twen? tieths die within a year after birth. Marital ties are everywhere disregard? ed, and throughout the South dis? eases more fatal to negroes than the small pox are universally prevalent. Tho care of children, once compulso r}-, is no longer practiced. The ac? tion of^Congi-ess, constant misrepre? sentation of ex-masters, annoyances to which people are subjected by many fanatical agents of the Bureau, ?md the falsehoods published by Northern papers, all tend to silence the voice of kindness, and withhold the extruded hand of sympathy. A few more years of radical supremacy and the negro race will be extinct. Those who most hate tho African, should desire most the triumph of Stevens' party.-Memphis Bulletin. THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN SOUTH CAROLINA.-The Philadelphia Press, of the 18th inst., has the following despatch from Washington, in rela? tion to the freedmen's condition in this State: Gen. Howard has received letters from Gen. Wm. P. Richardson, com? manding the District of Eastern South Carolina, and from a resident of that district, which give an unusually favorable account of the improvement in the relations between the whites and blacks of that section. Gen. Ri? chardson says all the freedmen are employed for the present year, and the planters unhesitatingly confess that they are working much better than when they were slaves. The planters are showing their confidence in the freedmen by planting as largely as their capital and lands will permit. The demand for hands is great. One gentleman at Society Hill offers from 62,?<j cents to Si per day, besides a share in the crop. Another gentle? man says he would not be willing to return to the old system of slavery, as his profits are now larger', and he has much less trouble with the hands on the plantation. ENGLISH MERCHANTS IN MEXICO. A city of Mexico correspondent says: English merchants, the shrewdest speculators in the world, seeing the rich harvest this country has in store, are coming every day from London and Liverpool to settle here and have a finger in the pie. Two large houses, with about ?200,000 each, have gone into the iron business, which owing to the number of rail? roads built or to be built, is one of the most profitable speculations. Several gas companies of London have, through Mr. Llye, the engineer of the line between Vera Cruz and Mexico city, taken the conti-act for lighting all the large cities of Mexico. Another company is making applica? tion for the establishment of a rail? road between Vera Cruz and Perote. - - I?I SANDY COTTON.-Five bales of cot? ton were opened on the premises of the Suffolk Manufacturing Company in this city, the other day, the bales containing 987 pounds of sand- Each bale had a bag of sand in the centre, extending near to the end. Two of them had two bags in each one; there were 216 pounds of sand in one bale. The amount found in the five bales, at forty-seven cents per pound, would cost ??463.89-a high price for that commodity. This sand must have been put in when baled on the plan? tation, before being pressed. [Lotcell News. A WELSH COLONY IN BRAZIL.-The Brazil and River Plata Mail, an English journal, has an account of a colony of Welshmen in Patagonia. They have established themselves on the banks of the river Chupat, a beautiful stream capable of naviga? tion, in the North-east section ol' the country. The soil is said to be of excellent quality, very suitable for growing wheat and all cereals, and there are splendid pastures for sheep and cattle. The river Chupat empties into New Bay, which is a magnificent basin, and thc harbor of the colony is safe and capacious. CURIOUS CALCULATION.-The follow? ing estimate (founded upon the last United States census) has been made of the probable amount which it costs ! the individual members of the differ ? ent churchesin this country to sustain them: A Baptist or Methodist, $3.40; a Presbyterian, $7; a Congregation? alist, $10; a Roman Catholic, $14; an Episcopalian, $18; a Reformed Dutch, $28; a Unitarian, $23. nun MUM ENABLE us to keep paco with the de? cline in prices, and offer as extensive a stock of goods in otu* line as can be found in Columbia: RECEIVED TO-DAY ! PLATE LOCKS. HAND-SAWS. A splendid assortment of POCKET CUTLERY. And SCISSORS. SHOT BELTS. POUCHES. DOG COLLARS. POWDER FLASKS. Single-barrel GUNS. BRUSHES. Varnish, Paint and Grain? ing BRUSHES. GRAINING COMBS. PAINTS, assorted, Dry and in Oil. FISHER & LOWRANCE. Feb 23 BELTING-! BELTING! AT REDUCED PRICES// O FEET BELTING, assorted JUm\J\J\J s izo 8, at manufacturers' Drices. ALSO, " GUM PACKING, LACE LEATHER. COPPER RIVET8 and BURRS. For sale by HOBSON & SUTPHEN, Feb 17 Imo Rear of old Post Office. SADDLERY WAREHOUSE! HOPSON & SUTPHEN, MANUFACTURERS and dealers fef?fiSy-in everv description of SADDLES, Ifyj. mult BRIDLES, HARNESS, COL? LARS, WHIPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, LEA? THER, ENAMELLED CLOTHS, Ac, which thev offer at LOW PRICES. Saddles, Harness and Trunks REPALRED with neatness and despatch. HOPSON A SUTPHEN, Feb 17 Imo Rear of old Post Office. ^f3L??o.xxo3r for H?Z?B0 PO WOES I THE subscriber is just receiving into store, and can supply, all kinds of POWDER from the above" named popular Factory-in whole, half and quarter kegs, and in cans and canisters of every size and quality, at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. To merchants and others buying to noll again, a farther liberal discount will bo made. Ho has also in store a general assort? ment of HARDWARE, SHOES and HATS, GROCERIES, Embracing almost everything wanted for House, Kitchen or Plantation --se; and is constantly receiving fresh additions to his stock. All of which will bc sold at the Very Lowest Prices for Gash. Give him a call, at Nos. 5 and 6 Bryce's Range, Columbia, S. C. Feb 14 Imo* ROBERT BRYCE. PALMETTO IRON WORKS, COOMBIA., s. c. HAVING rebuilt a part of our shop, we are again ^.prepared to reston) o busi? ness in all of its various branches-repairing En? gines, Grist and Saw Mills refitted; allkinds of Brass and Iron Casting. Mr. G. A. SHIELDS will be found at the Works, ready to attend to all calls. We hope to merit a share of thc public patronage. For JS-ctle. 40,000 lbs. BAR IRON, suitablo for plan? tation purposes. 3.000 lbs. best CAST STEEL. 200 Cast Steel AXES, made here. 100 Steel HOES, assorted. Planters will do well to call and examine our Iron. WM. GLAZE & CO. Fob_14_Imo FLOUR, BACON, ETC. <0"l A BBLS. CHOICE FAMILY AND J?1/? SUPER. FLOUR, at Charleston prices, freight added. 20,000 lbs. choice old BACON SHOUL? DERS, at 16 and 18c. 80,000 SEGARS-low-priced and good. With various other articles of prime qua? lities and low prices. For salo bv Feb 4 Imo* E. STENHOUSE. Edwin J. Scott, HAS opened a Broker's and Exchango Office in Columbia; will furnish checks on New York and Charleston in sums to suit purchasers. Attend to buying and selling SPECIE, BANK BILLS, STOCKS, BONDS, Ac, on commission, and make cash advances on consignments of Cotton, to be sold in Charleston or New York. Office at C. H. Baldwin's store, corner Main and Washington streets. Jan 23 2mo*_ Paints, Oils, Window Glass, Sec. AGENERAL assortment of the above, together with a full stock of BRUSHES I of every variety. In store and for salo ! cheap for cash by DIAL & POPE. i C. D. MELTON. SAM'L W. MELTON I MELTON & MELTON, .Attorneys at Law, COLUMBIA, S. C., WILL practico in thc adjoining Dis? tricts, and in Union, York, Chester and Lancaster. Office on Assembly street, second door South of the Catholic Church. Jan 31 3mo DIRECT IMPORTATION FROM EUROPE. JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK OF CROCKERY, FOR SALE LOW BY GREGG & CO., Corner Sichardnon and Taylor Streets, Feb 8 _*_Imo? Valuable and Extensive Water Power in the City of Oolnmbia for Sale. Ordered by the Legislature of South Caro? lina. THE undersigned Commissioners, ap? pointed by tho General Assembly of South Carolina, at its late session, will receive bids for the valuable W A T E R POWER known as the COLUMBIA CANAL, until the first day of April next. Thc Canal is eight thousand six hundred and fifty-four yards long, and the average fall for the first three miles is fourteen feet, commencing at ten feet at Upper street, in Columbia, and attaining nineteen feet one inch at Bridge street; tho remaining two miles, from Bridge street to its mouth, commences at nineteen feet ten inches, and attains a fall of twenty-fivo feet. Fine building sites exist between the canal and river, giving complete protection to build? ings and machinery irora freshets. Tho State, through tho undersigned, will con? vey the canal and all its appurtenances, together with the right of way for sixty feet on each side of thc centre,of tho canal to the purchaser. Compensation to tho adjacent land owners for tho right of way, ?.o be made by thc purchaser, on thc same just and equitable terms that the right of way was conveyed to thc Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, by Act of 15th December, 1845. This power has been accurately surveyed by Prof. John LeConte, of thc South Caro? lina University, his report, together with thc Act of the Genoral Assembly and this advertisement, has been printed, and may be obtained by addressing Jas. G. Gibbes. Esq., Mayor of Columbia. Prof. LeConte estimates that by doubling the original capacity of thc canal, as re? quired by thc Act, that tho power secuned to Bridge .street will be 355 horse-power, the average head being fourteen feet; and from Bridge street to its mouth 532 horse? power, with an average head of twenty-one feet, and a current of ono foot per second. With a current of two feet per second, thc powers would be 710 and 1,064 horse-power; and if tho machinery is not ran at night, the power may bo doubled by accumulat? ing water in reservoirs. "As the supply of water," nays Prof. LeConte, "which may bc turned from the river into tho canal at its hoad, is almost unlimited, tho canal can be enlarged to an extent commensurate with thc demand for water power. If desired, it may bo made to supply water to the extent of 5,000 horse? power oV more. In fact, by very simple arrangements, one-third or op"-half. or even more, of the whole water in Broad River, night be turned into such an en? larged canal." ? This water power is literally within tho city of Columbia. The city is now supplied by railroads penetrating nearly every Dis? trict in the State, furnishing the produc? tions of cotton, rice, wheat, beef and pro? visions, with little expenso at this important point. Tho city of Columbia is supplied with gas and good" water, the climate is salubrious and healthy, being above tho miasmatic region, and invites, forplcasant settlement and society, merchants, artisans, mecha? nics, manufacturers and person^ of for? tune and leisure. Thc property will be sold on Hie following conditions, to wit: 1st. Tho purchaser shall, within two yeai-s from the date of conv?yanos, completo tho widening and deepening of said canal to at least twice its origininal capacity. (Its original capacity was fifteen feet wide at top. eight feet at bottom and four feet in depth; to double it according to Prof. LeConte's report, it will require tho removal of 80,107 cubic yards of earth, and 3,200 cubic yards of stono to Bridge street, and from Bridge street to its mouth 22,176 cubic yards ol earth-no stono to be removed. ) That thc sa?u? shall always bc kept open for boating purposes, freo of charges, to where it is now used. (This will :;ot interfere at all with the water power for driving machine? ry, as boats only descend asfar as thc first lock, near Upper street. ) That tho water shah not become stag? nant, and that it shall not boused for othei than hydraulic purposes. That one-third oi the sum bid shall bc paid within thirty days after notice of ac ceptanco of bid: one-third at tho expiratior of six months therefrom, and the remain ing third at tho expiration of twelve months. Titles delivered on payment o first instalment, and that the title hereii proposed to be convoyed ahab revert to th< State, on default being made of any of th? foregoing conditions, including paymen of all thc pnrchaso money. This watr r power with its location, in tin judgment of tho Commissioners, is un equaled by any in the State of South Caro lina, and not surpassed by any in th< Southern country. Parties sending bids will please furnisl the Commissioners with references as ti tho ability promptly to make good tb same. All tho communications may be addresse to tho undersigned at Columbia, S. C. JAMES L. ORR, Governor, WM. D. PORTER, Lieutenant-Governor. JAMES G. GIBBES, Mayor of Columbia. Columbia, S. C., January 23, 1866. ? Feb 13_ Hardware. THE subscribers would respectfully ii form the citizens of Columbia an vicinity, that they have opened their stoc of HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, WD DOW GLASS, &e., to which they wool ask the attention of purchasers, cheapfc oash. DIAL A POPE. M. 8. 75 ! RECEIVED TO-DAY ! ! FROM NEW YORK DIRECT! 4TIERCES NEW HAMS. ?1 " Bacon SIDES and STRIPS. 6 boxes Babbit's YEAST POWDERS. IO '; ass'd PICKLES-q'ts and teals. 25 " RAISINS, (Laver.) 20 drums FIGS. 12 boxes ENGLISH DAIRY CHEESE. 12 " GOSHEN 4 " PINEAPPLE 12 bbls. SYRUP and MOLASSES. 50 boxes SCALED HERRINGS. 6 " FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 2 bbls. Imported SAUER KRAUT. 2 " NEW DUTCH HERRING. Always on hand a full assortment of FINE GBOCE?tESt Ginger Preserves, Citron, Prunes. Currants, Cocoa, Chocolate. Corn Starch, Spices. Flour, Sugars, Coffee. Tea, Butter, Lard. Salseratus and Soda. ALSO, A full assortment of FINE LIQUORS ! Which wo offer at FAIR FRI CES. CALNAN S MEE [JD BE, Gervais street, near Richardson. Feb 16 * FACTORS, SHIPPERS AND COMMIS*? MEHCHAWTSt OFFICE IX COTTOX TOWS', COLUMBIA, S. O. WILL store or attend to tho forwrrding of COTTON, PRODUCE, FURNI? TURE and GOODS entrusted*) their care. Will also sell HORSES, MULES, CAT? TLE, Ac. We pledge ourselves to use every endea? vor to promote tho welfare of those who mav favor us with their patronage. J. M. CRAWFORD. L. P. MILLER. J83~ Charleston News, Newberry Herald, Winnsboro News, Chester Standard, Abbe? ville Banner, Anderson Intelligencer and GreenviUe Mountaineer will publish two j weeks, and forward biljs. _ Dec 30 New Store. THE subscriber - a (b^jfpEa?fform ^is old cus- ||r?^"|||B flH^BB?t 0 m 0 r s ,a " ^ H ^ - 3!gE&B3BBSSef fiends that. ijjlgTOfl?Bfc '.Phonix"-like, Iiis store has risen out of smouldering ashes into a substsntial brick building of goodly proportions, in which parties wanting storage can be accommo? dated. All description of goods received for sale on consignment; ano where he will keep as good an assortment of GROCE? RIES as can bo found anywhere, and for sale, as usual, at the lowest prices, at wholesale and retail. E. STENHOUSE. Feb 4_Imo? LUDWIG & KEATINGE, ENGRAVERS & LITHOGRAPHERS, CORNER NINTH AND BROAD STS., PLloTi im ond, V? Jan 30 3mo Brass and Copper. THE highest prices paid for old BRASS, COPPER, LEAD and ZLNC, at ROBERT MCDOUGALL'S, Corner of Gadsden and Washington sts. Orders for everv description of BRASS CASTINGS filled with neatness and de? spatch._ Jan 27 LEV?N & P??XOTTO, GENERAL AUCTIONEERS AND COM? MISSION AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C. C?rner Assembly and Plain Streets. OFFER their services to dispose off or purchase PRODUCE, REAL ESTATE or PERSONAL PROPERTY of any and every kind, and from their general know? ledge of business hopo to merit a share of public patronage. JACCB LEVIN, Late Book-keeper Exchange Bank. D. C. PEIXOTTO. Formerlv associated with F. Lance. I Jan 13 ^0HI4 T. RHETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY Office in Rear of Court Houee. Feb 1 Imo* W . -A.. T=T /V 1=t TMS. Land Agent. SPECIAL attention paid to parchase and salo of PLANTATIONS. FARMS, I DWELLLNGS and REAL ESTATE of every ' description in South Carolina and the Southern States. Office-Court House Square, Columbia, S. C_Pcb 3 Hubs, Spokes and Felloes. AFULL supply of HUBS, SPOKES and FELLOES, suitable for Buggies and Wagons. ALSO, , Carriage and Tire Bolts, Axle Clips, Ac. In store and for salo cheap for cash by DIAL A POPE, jan 27 Sncoeasors to Allen A Dial. Engine, etc., for Sale. AFIVE-HORSE ENGINE, in running order, with pulleys, ?tc., for sale low. Apply at thia office. Peo 21 SILL?N6 Of? AT ReducedPrices TO MAKE ROOM FOB , WHOLUAU AWD RETAI?. DKALBStS IX Dry Goods, CLOTHINC GROCERIES, OFFER THEIR STOCK AT CONSISTINO or: 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 nnt'd. BONNET FRAMES, RIBBONS. FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RUCHES. BUGLE and other Fancy Dre?? and Cloak Trimmings, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery. Cuffs, Collars, Hair Nets. Breakfast Shawls, Sontaga. Hoop and Balmoral Skirts, Corsets. Veils, Coatc's and Clark's Spool Cotton. ALSO, A FULL LIN OP GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS ! Over, Business and Black Frock COATS. PANTS and VESTS of ah qualities. White Linen and Woolen OVER-SHIRTS. Shaker, Merino, Woolen and Cotton UNDER-SHIRTS and DRAWERS. Socks, Suspenders, Collars, Wristbands. Neck-Ties, Pockot Handkerchiefs. Hats and Caps. Fine Pegged and Sewed Boots, Gaiters and Shoes. Together with a largo and well-selected stock of Plain and Fancy Oro o eries, FLOUR, BACON, CHEESE, BUTTER. LARD, TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR. Whole and Ground Spices, Caudles. Fancy and Common Soaps. Soda, Indigo, Copperas, Blue Stone. Madder and Logwood. Plain and Fancv Crackers. Herrings and Mackorel, by th? barrel half barrel and kit. Sweet Oil, Yeast Powders. Carbonato of Soda, Concentrated Ly*. Fancy and Plain Candies. Sugar and Fancy Toys, Sardines. Kerosene Oil. Cotton and Wool Cards. Pocket and Table Cutlery, Scissors. Tobacco and Segare. Together with a largo assortment of goods usually kept, and too numerous lo mention. ALSO, ON HAND, A largo stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, SPECTACLES, Ac. " Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repaired. Old GOLD and SILVER bought. New and second-hand WATCHES bought. AOENTS ron KALB'S PATENT LIMBS. HARTMAN'S PATENT ELASTIC CRUTCH. And FAIRBANK'S SCALES. Assembly Street, BETWEEN PLAIN ?? WASHINGTON COLUMBIA. S.O. Jan d