The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 22, 1866, Image 3
Congresslonal.
WASHINOTON, March 20.-Tho House
has passed a bill to protect from legal pro?
secution Union officers from acts commit?
ted during the war by order of superior
officers.
A Card from Bishop Lynch.
To the Editor of the New York Tri
? bune:
SIB: The Tribune of this morning
li on ors me with an editorial para?
graph. I have ever endeavored to
stand aloof from angry political dis?
eussions, deeming that course most
in/ accordance with my ecclesiastical
. character. I have now an additional
motive, in the duty of "letting by?
gones be by-gones," and of looking
forward hopefully, and of laboring
earnestly and manfully for a happier
future. You will allow me, however,
to correct some mistakes as to facts
relating to myself, into which the
riter of the paragraph has fallen.
L He states that I "was an origi
L&L acrimonious, efficient and persis
nt pro-slavery rebel. " This charge
ll, I think, surprise my personal
friends as it certainly surprises me.
So far as acrimony is charged, it does
not tally with sundry notices of me
and my acts, published in the Tri-\
bnne itself in 1861, 1862 and 1863.
However, let this charge pass. To
discuss it, would be to discuss politics,
from which I abstain.
II. The paragraph states that I had
a Te Deum celebrated on the reduc?
tion of Fort Sumter, in April, 1861.
In reply, I state that the Te Deum
was announced and sung specially to
give thanks to God for the wonderful
fact-still incomprehensible to me
that not a single life had been lost in
the artillery duel of those two days.
The accompanying prayers implored
a continuance of the same divine
mercy-that the clouds which threat
. ened might pass away, and that the
*^land might not have to mourn the
loss of many lives. This, it seems to
me, was a Christian appeal, not in?
appropriate in a congregation where
many near and dear to us had passed
through the danger unscathed and
might again be exposed. I am not
responsible for newspaper versions or
newspaper comments.
ITL The paragraph states, in the
third place, that I "went to Europe
next summer," that is in 1861, and
"did induce the Pope to recognize
Jeff. Davis as a potentate. " Now, I
did not go to Europe for nearly three
years after the date assigned ; and, in
point of fact, the Pope was not in?
duced by me or any else to recoguize
the Confederate Government. It is
incorrect to say that such recogni
" tion was ever given. True, when
President Davis learned-through
the newspapers, I presume-the no?
ble words uttered by his Holiness in
the cause of peace and charity, he
wrote to him a respectful letter, bo
.which his Holiness replied in kind
and courteous language, such as lie
always uses, and as the rules of well
understood etiquette required. Both
the letters were personal, not diplo?
matic. On both sides, they were
understood to be simply such. They
carried with them ne political or na?
tional character. I make this state?
ment that there may be no mistake as
to facts. For myself, at the time of
the correspondence, I was in South j
Carolina, and knew no more of r.t,
and had no mee to do with it, than
the editor of the Tribune himself.
Finally, while making these cor?
rections in the statement of my "re?
cord," I will lay modesty aside, and
claim in addition, as a par? of the
"record," that I ever desired and
prayed for peace; that during the war
I labored earnestly and to the extefit
of my ability to mitigate the evils at?
tendant on it, without stopping to
inquire to what side or to what church
the sufferers belonged; and that no v,
the war being over, I am laboring
with equal earnestness to repair some
of the evils it has left ljehind.
We all desire that peace, prosperi by
mL-lood will may be quickly and
iir?T? re-established throughout ?ill
the states, and that the Union nu y
not be merely one of force, but may
be cemented by the influence of
mutual kindly offices between all tl ie
sections. ?
I am engaged in reconstruction,
and I hope I shall meet the co-opera?
tion I desire in New York. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient ser?
vant, P. N. LYNCH, D. D..
Bishop of Charleston.
NEW YORK, March 3, 1866.
SPEECH OP THE EMPEROR NAPO?
LEON.-In answer to the address of
the French Senate, Napoleon said:
The moral world, like the phsical,
obeys certain general laws, which can?
not be infringed without danger. It
is not by daily weakening the base of
an edifice, that the crowning of the
building is accelerated. My Govern?
ment is not stationary; it advances,
and it means to advance, but on a
ground consolidated, and capable of
sustaining power and liberty. Let us
call to our aid progress in all its forms,
but let ns build up, layer after layer,
that great pyramid, which lias for its
V base universal suffrage, and for its
i ' summit the civilizing genius of
/ France.
?bout to be i
e well known ;
uard is at the
1st published a
A Great Swindle.
Ail ingenious swindle, which cost
Hughes, Denver ?fcPeck, of Washing?
ton city, Gen. Davis, of New York,
and others, $20,000, has been made
public. Two young men, George
Alleii and L. H. Metcalfe, of Paris, Il?
linois, concocted the villainy. The
former visited Washington city, and
assuming to be a Confederate and a
wealthy cotton planter, induced the
ibm named to obtain a pardon from
the President. Allen then informed
Messrs. Hughes, Denver & Peck that
he vould not forget their services.
Ho said that, in addition to his five
plantations on the Bed River, Le
had 3,000 bales of cotton on stor?
age, near Little Rock, and that he
would give them a chance to make
something handsome on the cotton ;
he would let them have the 3,000
bales at twenty cents a pound,
or about half the price. They
told him they would consult with
their partners in the cotton trade
Gen. Davis and Mr. Wilhams-and
asked him to let the matter stand for
a time. He promised to wait on
them, and on leaving Washington
city, directed them to negotiate with
him at St. Louis. Allen then return?
ed to this city and put up at the
Southern Hotel, awaiting despatches.
In a short time a despatch came,
which was answered by his confede?
rate, Metcalfe, who telegraphed him
that Allen was off on a pleasure ex?
cursion, and that he would notify
them of his return, at the same time
assuring them that his cotton was
still in the market, and they would
have no difficulty in regard to making
a fair bargain with him. In the
course of a week, Metcalfe telegraph?
ed them as Allen's agent or private
secretary, and stated that Allen had
returned, and that he had authorized
him to say that they could have the
cotton at twenty cents. Two or three
days afterward, Judge John C.
Walker, of Washington city, arrived
here with a power of attorney from
Hughes, Denver <fc Peck, t? purchase
the cotton for them, he himself to
have a sixth interest in the proSts.
The Judge found Allen at the South?
ern Hotel, and concluded, as they
had a matter of such importance to
talk about, it would be as well for
them just to take a room together for
convenience sake. Allen was willing,
and they accordingly took rooms to?
gether at the Southern, each endea?
voring to excel the other in genial
hospitality, and that kind of open?
hearted generosity which vents itself
in small matters, such as cigars, cham?
pagne, etc.
After two or three days spent in
telegraphing backward and forward
from Washington, Judge Walker re?
ceived a despatch advising him to
advance $20,000 on the^otton to close
the bargain, and to draw on them for
the amount. The Judge accordin glv
paid over to Allen thc sum of $20,COO,
and they were to leave in the cor rae
of two or three days for Little Rosk;
the Judge to take along with him the
s .m of $150,000, or cash enough to
pay for the cotton on its delivery into
his possession. Allen,and Metcalfe,
having received the 'money, left at
once for Paris, Edgar County, Illi?
nois, where they completely surprised
the natives by the amount of treasure
they displayed. It is alleged that
upon the day of their reaching Paris,
they took into their confidence a third' j
party, to whom they offered the sum
of $10,000 in cash to accompany them
to Little Rock with Judge Walker,
wiih a view of getting possession of
$150,OOO he was to take with him.
The young man understood them
as hinting that it would be necessary
to murder the Judge-who, they
stated, was a notorious rebel-and he
declined to accompany them. The
young mau then went to the sheriff |
of Edgar County and informed him
of the plot. The sheriff at once came
to St. Louis and informed Judge
Walker of what he had learned. The
Judge, but an hour or two aftew re?
ceiving the warning, and learning
that the men he had been dealing
with were swindlers, and that they
had conceived the idea of murdering,
came face to face to Allen, at the desk
of the Southern hotel. He had not,
however, the courage to arrest Allen,
but ran into the street and hunted for
a policeman. Upon entering the ho?
tel again, Allen and his confederate
had taken the hint of danger and fled.
It was afterward discovered that they
left the city on the same afternoon
for Canada. Nothing has since been
heard of either of them.
[?Sf. Louis paper.
THE WILL OF THE LATE DB. JAYNE.
-The will of this well-known patent
medicine man has just been filed in
the office of the register of wills at
Philadelphia. He leaves to his near
relations sums varying from 100 to
$500 per annum, and bequeathes
$15,00U for the erection of a new
Baptist Church in the Western part
of Philadelphia. The widow is to
receive, $3,000 per annum, under the
terms of the marriage settlement,
and, in addition, she is left the use of
the house at Nineteenth and Chest?
nut streets. By express terms of the
will, no intoxicating drinks i*e to be
kept in the new house, eJcept for
medicinal or culinary purposes. The
executors are instructed to ?Bfe*1 .apart
some 8400,000 out of the i^jh
lund to rebuild "in case
property is destroyed byj
accident,^ andjgfto a fund
a suitable ifT '
OUB FINANCIAL POSITION ABROAD.
Our financial position abroad is thus
referred to by th<^London Telegraph,
of February 21 :
"The condition of financial affairs,
after months of serious depression
amounting at intervals almost to
alarm-has undergone a marked
change within the last few days.
The stringent policy pursued by the
Bank of England has tit length pro?
duced the result desired. The bene?
ficial effect of a high rate of interest
in restraining undue expansion and
enforcing caution as to new commit?
tals, has never been more strikingly
manifested than during the present
winter. That there was absolute
need of the restrictive course pursued
by the bank has been proved to de?
monstration. Notwithstanding a
rate of interest in the London mar?
ket exceeding by two or three per
cent, that current on the continent,
the outflow of gold continued in a
steady stream for weeks, and tho ex?
changes remained persistently ad
verse.
"Now that the tide has turned, and
things have assumed a more cheerful
aspect, there is one remarkable fact
? well calculated to attract attention.
"While all other securities were de?
pressed, and even consols -were fall?
ing week after week, United States
five-twenty bonds not only main?
tained then- value, but gradually ad?
vanced from 63 to 67,-and are "now
quoted at 68}?. Whether this ex?
ceptional result is justified by the
state of trau s-Atlantic finances forms
a subject ?worthy of ctese examina?
tion. The amount of American se?
curities afloat is very great, and, as
will presently be explained, is about
to be vastly increased. The interest
on investments in those bonds, if
deemed entirely secure, is high
enough, even at then* present price,
to tempt the withdrawal of capital
from advantageous and useful em?
ployment in our own country; and, if
American Government stocks should
become popular in our market, ti e
absorption of capital would be suhi
cient seriously to affect commercial
and industrial enterprise, producing,
in the event of disaster, even wide?
spread calamity."
The writer then proceeds at length
to show the insecurity of American
finance. The day after the publica?
tion of the article, five-twenties ad?
vanced from 68V?@.69??.
EXTRAVAGANCE AND Rr rx.-"Bur?
leigh," the New York correspondent
of the Boston Journal, writes as fol?
lows in a recent letter:
"The extravagant manner inj
which many of our stock companies j
are conducted has, from time to time, j
excited remark. Many of them hold
the little fortune of widows and or-1
phans, and it is a wonder how the
heavy expenses can be met and any
dividends be declared. A rivalry ol'
expenditures prevails among these
institutions. Exorbitant rents are
paid, extravagant furniture made,
tapestry carpets laid on the common
floors, and the office*, adorned with
gold and silver gilt pictures, with
rosewood, ebony, satin wood, till
they rival the gilded pagodas of the
East, which they resemble. Extra?
vagant salaries are paid, and thirty
and forty per cent, paid to agents
who bring in business. One of our
institutions, which 'divides its profits
with policy holders, ' recently gave a
junketing which cost $40,000, and
the whole establishment is run in the
same imperial style. Such extrava?
gance begins to tell. Several have
failed; others have been wound up
.by the State authorities, and more
are under surveillance. One institu?
tion which has just gone under hired
a building, near Wail street, at an
extravagant rent, on a lease of twen?
ty-one years. The building was a
very fine one, but it was not fine
enough for the company. Arrange?
ments were made to pull down the
front and build it up with marble
But while the company were contem?
plating this pulling down and build?
ing greater, the State interfered,
took away the charter, and wound the
concern up. This is but the begin
ing of the end. No legitimate busi-1
ness can warrant the high rents and
extravagant manner in which some
of these stock companies are run."
MUTILATED CCRRENCY.-As soon as
the necessary forms shall have been
prepared, the redemption division of
the currency bureau will commence j
operations. The establishment of
this office will result in great benefit
to national banks, in the prompt ex?
change of new for mutilated notes,
and indirectly benefit the public, in
keeping in circulation perfect notes,
thus lessening the danger of the coun?
terfeiter being able to deceive, as it
is well known that their main hope to
circulate bogus notes depends veiy
much upon the genuine circulating
medium being partially worn out.
The currency bureau has received
the first instalment of the new one
and two dollar greenback notes that |
are to be circulated to replace an
equal .amount mutilated and de?
stroyed.
HON. C. C. CLAY.-We arerjAeased
to see that two Republican papers are
demanding that Mr. C?iy shall be
immediately released or jut upon his
trial. These papers are
't>^.the Coinmercial Ad
v.?fir ??,,.. *>
or to am
; - i
THE OjANADiANs.-fAs" not a single
armed Fenian has jet appeared, the
valor of Vie Carnelians is waxing
hotter and\ hotte ;. Volunteering
having beer! ascerti ined to be one of
the most iimocent and harmless of
modern anmisemerj ts, its popularity
among the %J31ue 1 (oses" is positively
startling. \
All able-bofiiec Canadians are
under arms, arW. {vre drilling three
hours a day. "Mv?hy, of Toronto,"
the^ suspected "heJ^centre, is still
vigilantly watched r*, 30,000 war?
riors, and if he attempts ar, insurrec?
tion the writ of habeas corpus"?J;p be
forthwith suspended, and by a rafhiii
concentration of forces the authori?
ties hope to beat "Murphy" in a
single short and decisive campaign.
In the meantime, those most ridicu?
lous of modern newspapers, the Ca?
nadian journals, solemnly attempt to
break the force of the laugh at the
expense of the 30?000 volunteers by
saying:
"Whether the Fenians put their
necks in the noose that is ready for
them or not, it is highly desirable
that the practical working of our pro?
vincial system of defence should be
understood by our people, and confi?
dence inspired as to the efficiency and
promptitude of its operation in any
emergency."
This reminds us of Judge Long?
street's famous account of the terri?
ble fight, the noise .of which reached
his ears as he was riding along a quiet
country road in Georgia. He heard
frightful curses, yells, screams and
the sound of heavy blows in a thicket
near the road. Suddenly one of the
combatants uttered a shriek of agony
and then bellowed, "Nuff, Jem, you've
gouged out my eye." Then the af?
frighted Judge heard the cruel victor
exulting over his bloody work. Upon
reaching tho scene of combat, the
Judge was surprised to find but one
combatant, who, with great impar?
tiality, going through all the motions
of a personal combat, and who coolly
stated that he was "j ist practicing a
little gouging match to git his hand
in by thc time the May courts met."
[Richmond Times.
WENDELL PHILLIPS AND THE MUR?
DERER GREEN.-Wendell Phillips and
Green, the murderer, had an, inter?
view in the jail office, at East Cam?
bridge yesterday forenoon, which
lasted over an hour. Green gave rea?
sons why his life ought to be spared
and his sentence commuted to impri?
sonment for life, and said he had
some hopes that Mr. Phillips could
do something more in his behalf.
That gentleman gave Green to under?
stand that he had done all mortal man
could do in his behalf, and that he
would continue to work to save him
from the gallows so long as there was
a gleam of hope left. Mr. Phillips,
however, gave Green to under nd
that the chances were small tc .ive
him.- Basion Traseller, lSUt.
Senator Wilson, of Mass., very
honestly admits, in reply to a ques?
tion, that vhe Abolition constitutional
amendment ratified by the States
does not confer upon Congress the
power to impose negro suffrage upon
any State in the Union. He says if
it had it would not have been adopt?
ed by Congress and ratified by the
people.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
NEW ORLEANS. March 14.-Kales of cot?
ton, to-day, 3,200 bales. Middling 41@43
cents. Receipts, to-dav, 1,590 bales. Gold,
27A@28.
MOBILE, March 14.-The day s business
shows bat little animation iii the cotton
market. Notwithstant. g prices have
ruled rather in favor of buyers, only a
limited demand existed, and- sales were re?
stricted to 250 bales, on v.. basis of 38@39
for middUn"-the inside figure being near?
er the actual prices paid.' The market
closed quiet an d didi.
LOUISVILLE, March 14.-Leaf tobacco
firmer, with sales of 126 hhds; light lugs
S4@$5 ; heavy lugs S6(?{,$8. Common leaf,
$?.50@S13 ; good leaf S15M20; fiolections,
$30. Mess pork nominal, at 27. Bacon and
shoulders at 14; clear sides 17?. Flour,
superfine, $7.25. Mixed corn, in "bulk, 60;
white, 02. Oats 42. Whiskey, $2.20. /
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Flour unchanged
and dull. Whe :t quiet and in tai? de?
mand for better grades ; No. 1 new red,
$1.75@$1.80. Corn dull at 47@58 for No. 1.
Shelled oats dull; 36 for sNo. i. Uve dull
and prices nominal. Groceries* dali, with?
out change in price. Whiskey firmer and
without change in prices.
NEW YOKE, March 20.-Thc cotton mar?
ket has a declining tendency. Sales 3,700
halos, at 39J@40 cents. Goid is quoted at
275.
THE DECLINE IN DRY Goons.-Judging
from tho rates which different articles in
tho dry goods lino have brought at auction
during thc past week, there has been ?
slight slackening in thc demand in that
branch of trade, or a decided fall in prices.
In the way of lace curtains, upholstery
goods and damasks, tho prices were only
fair to out of town purchasers. Muslin
curtains were low. Itibbons, millinery
goods, dress buttons, Sec, brought but
middling fair rates. Dress buttons wero
particularly low, and tho bidding at the
sales, although opiritod, failed to pro?
duce rates equal to those demanded
by importera. In linens and woolens
satisfactory prices were generally re?
alized, but woolens did not go off freely.
There are such quantities offering
I
Tl? Bichmond Enquirer says that
twenry-one Swedish immigrants who
passfi through that city last summer,
on tjeir way to find employment in
the ?tenor of the State, have just
returned, much dissatisfied with their
treatment, pay and food. Two of
them, a man and his wife, state that
they were hired by a minister, for
whom they labored five months, and
who paid them off in Confederate
money-a fraud which they did not
discover until they undertook'to pay
their fare on the railroad. The party
go directly to Chicago.
A Washington special, states Quan
<?ell, the guerilla, has been arrested
and will be brought to? WTashington
for trial.
I Colombia. "tTn?le??le Price.* Current.
CORISCTED WEEKLY
BT A. h. SOLOMON.
APPLES-Per bushel..*3 00
BAGGING-Gunny, pei .yard. 35
Dundee . . 2u
BALE ROPE-Manilla, pertb. 30
N. Y. or West'ii,*??" lb. 25
BACON*-Hams, per lb. j?
Sides " . ? 25
Shoulders, " . 20
BUTTER-Northern, per lb..-. j>0
Country, " . 2;>
BRICKS-Per 1,000. 7*83.
COTTON YARN-Per bunch. 3 50H
COTTON-Ordinary, per lb. * 27
Middling, " . 32
Sea Island, ".
CANDLES-Sperm, per lb.
Adamantine, " . 35
Tallow, <:. 25
COFFEE-Rio, per ll). 37*
Laguayra, " . _ 45
Java, " . ...'. 50
CHEESE-English Dairy, per lb ... 30
Skimmed, " ... 25
CORN-Per bushel. 1 50
FLOUR-Super., per bbl. 12 00
Extra Familv. 15 00
HAY-Northern, per cwt. 2 75
Eastern " .
HIDES-Dry, per lb. 15
Green, " . 8
LARD-Per lb. 25 a
! LUMBER-Boards, per 100 ft. 2 501
Shtaglest'per 1,000.TW-J
LIME-Per bbl.^_. ^SLH
J MOLASSES-Cul ta ,jt< 'Vot jj'^fcs^B
NAILS-Per lh"ljL 2^??^^ "
j ONION&NJPei/W?n?eT^: /JT, XL
0IL"^crro?' ?aIl0n ? ; *' . 1
! PEAS^Per^bXhel. * ', ?
j POTATOES^jpslr, pei- beiebeL '. '. fl 25 J
j RICE-Carrana, per bushel....... ?fj?H
1 SPECIE-Gold....... ? mk
saver.
! SALT-Liverpool, per sack
Table, If" .MM
Virginia or Coast / mWH I
: SOAP-Per bar. / fl^LOH
I SUGAR- Crushed, pei lb/ W? SMH
Powdered, " v.'i'jB
Brown, " . ^Be^s^^a^i
I SPIRITS--Alcohol, per fi??^^^^^^
Cognac Er^M^^Sf^^a^Bs'*
nohai?H ; I Kai HSKaj
Amc.lJBc .'MMBB .'II9 .
.Iam^?,^Tlf?V^'i/iiV^^?^iwy^
N. T-WW H WffMTOHtWgjgBni
B(dv%. HmsHHIHB ISM
STARCH
TEA-GH
Bia
TOBA?
VINEGAR-\
C
Frene
WINE -Ohanapagn
Port, per
Sherry,
Madeira,
DOMESTIC MARKET.--'
MEATS-Pori:, per U>.W 2
Beef, ". 'l
Mutton, " . \1\
POULTRY-Turkeys, per pair. 4 00
Ducks, " f5?
Chickens, " . 50
Geese, li . 75
Funeral Invitation.
The friends and acquaintance? of "Rev.
Joseph A. Hines and family, and of Mr.
Rial North and family, arc respectfully in?
vited to attend tho funeral services of Rev.
JOSEPH A. HINES, in the Marion Street
Church, THIS MORNING, at ll o'clock.
Funeral Invitation.
Tbo friends and acquaintance*) of Mr.
JOHN M. McCARTER, and of Mr. Thomas
P. McCartor and family, and of Mr. Hardy
Solomon, are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral services of the former, at the
dVHl-yterian Church, THIS AFTERNOON,
(clock. 1
MESSRS^ EDITORS: Having been nomi?
nated by my friends for Alderman, whilst
thanking th*m for their kindness, my avo?
cation and^^&incs*^ precludes' me ?rorl
accepting the nomination "wkt1 "'1 ?. ~ dH
many friends who have Mipp?Klg?|
tofore, I romain theirs resp!Nl^B&^XjjjS
"March 22 1 _ J. iKgpK^jf
The Southern GUM\.^B; 1
POSTMASTERS who have her) I
acted as agents in procuring sui I
tious to the above named jom-r^fla
please preparo lists and forward 'i^Kfl
undersigned at Colombia. Persoih^BIg
desire to subscribo will forward Bgg||
names. " Subscriptions to bc paid <B
ceipt of the first number. SB
March 22 C.^ i4jhELHAM, Propri^^
W?NTE11, m
ACOMPLBTE F?LE ?>f the SOfSfrff?
GUARDIAN, for wftrch a lib? dWp j
TviUbe paul by C. l>. PEL?JP , \
Acac;a Lod^e No. di, AM?. |
A A regular- comniunicat?^ thi?-j|
Lodge will be held THIMKNffli
'/^^22d in*t., at 7 o'clock, SMI Fe]?
JOHN L. BOATWRIG?airy. 9$
otlon Sales.
Variety Sale.
By LEVIN & PEIXOTTO. ?
'O-MOBBOW MOBNING, at 10 o'clock, at
our store, we will sell,
A variety of FUBNITUltE-among which
.re:
''.lairs. Bedsteads, Mattresses.
! very fine Spring Mattress.
Fine Velvet Carpet, (new. )
A fine Cooking Stove, with ?ll ne<-es?ary
itensils.
Crockery, ?td, ?tc.
ALSO,
10 bbls. ?ne White Sogar. : ,
5 boxes Soap, 3 boxes Starch.
5,000 Segars.
2 boxes feather Bootees, (Women's.)
2 " Men's Brogans.
With sundrv Drv Goods, Fancy Articles,
kc. * March 22 2