The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 12, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, April 12, 1866.
Southern Productions.
A Nashville paper notices the or?
ganization of several associations to
aid the South in the work of recupe?
ration and development of her re?
sources, and from tho statements of
one of these, located at Washington,
we gather some interesting statistics
of the productions of the South.
According to the cotton estimates
made np at the close of the cotton
year of 1860-61, the cotton crop of
1860 was 8,656,916 hales, but the cen?
sus of that year shows the crop to
have been 5,196,544 bales-a differ?
ence of 1,540,868 bales. The former
figures are the actual receipts at the
different cotton ports, while the lat?
ter ia made up from the different esti?
mates gathered from the census taken.
The highest estimates of the crop for
the present year, with a favorable sea?
son, do not place it beyond 2,500,000
bales, while it, most likely, will fall
considerably boiow that amount.
In 1860, the tobacco crop amounted
to 434,183,561 pounds; sugar, 230,
982hogsheads;cane molasses, 14,963,
966 gallons; sorghum molasses, 6,
698,181 gallons; and rice, 187,167,032
pounds. It is estimated that one
fourth of these amounts will ho pro?
duced this year. In the crippled
condition in which the people of the
South find themselves, after a long
and exhausting war, they are unable
to bring the staple productions upjto
a nearer approach to those of 1860
than one-fourth, except in the single
article of cotton, to the production of
which the best energies of the great
body of Southern producers, in?
cluding all the new-comers, appear to
be devoted.
The association referred to, located
at Washington city, has put forth
some interesting statistics, showing
the immense productions of the States
named below. It will be observed
that some of the Southern States are
^omitted. But as all the Southern
'States were in the same ratio product?
ive, these statistics may be taken as a
fair criterion, and we reproduce them
as a matter of general interest:
ALABAMA.
Alabama has under cultivation
885,724 acres of land, and pro?
duced:
Cotton, bales. 989,955
Cora, bushels. 33,226,282
Sweet potatoes, bushels.. 5,439,916
Livestock, value..?43,411,611
Slaughtered animals, va?
lue. 10,000,000
"Hatter, pounds. 6,023,478
3. GEORGIA.
Georgia has 8,662,758 acres of cul?
tivated lands:
Cotton, bales.. 702,850
Corn, bushels. 30,776,293
Sweet potatoes, bushels... 6,658,541
I?*e stock, value.$38,372,734
Of land purchased of the Govern?
ment by individuals, and under culti?
vation, {?had 18,587,762 acres.
3?LGBIDA.
Acres cultivated. 654,213
Acres uncultivated, pur
- - . chased .. ;. 2,265,625
Cotton, bales. 65,753
C?rn, bushels. 2,835,391
Sweet not?toes, bushels 1,129,759
Live?888?*vd3ue. $5,553,356
> SOUTH CAItOIilNA.
Acres cultivated. 4,573,000
Cotton, bales., ... 353,412
Corn, bushels._ 15,065,606
Sweet potatoes, bushels.. 4,175,688
Live stock, value.823,984,462
TEXAS.
Acres under cultivation. . 2,650,781
Acres uncultivated. 22,693,247
Cotton, balos. 431,464
Corn, bushels. 16,500,702
Sweet potatoes, bushels.. 1,129,759
live stock, value.$42,825.447
? OCT SIANA.
Acres under cultivation.. 2,707,108
Acres uncultivated. G,291,4t18
Cotton, bales. 777,738
Corn, bushels.. . 16,858,7a3
Sweet potatoes, bushels.. 2,066,981
Live stock, value.$24,546,940
MISSISSIPPI.
^^Aeres under cultivation.. 5,06b,755
Acres uncultivated. 10,773,939
Cotton, bales. 1,202,507
Corn, bushels. 29,037,682
Sweet potatoes, bushels.. 4,563,873
Live stock, value.?41,891,699
ARKANSAS.
Acres under cultivation .. 1,983,413
Acres uncultivated. 7,590,393
Cotton, bales. 367,338
Corn, bushels. 17,823,588
Live stock, value.$22,096,977
These productions of eight of tho
Southern States show the immense
resources of this section. But while,
as at the present time, the Southern
^ people are endeavoring to raise all of
/ *|e staple articles that they can, they
Vrald not forget that there will be a
nvy demand for the cereals, and
ey had better grow less of cot
tobacco and more of those
tions necessary to sustain life,
ye to import them from tlve
grain-growing sections of tho coun?
try. Thc South must learn this im?
portant lesson of self-sustenance.
We must discard tlie old system, too
much in vogue before the war, of I
growing cotton almost exclusively,
and depending upon the profita of
that article to buy our bread and meat.
We must not, as in former years,
raise too much cotton and too little
of everything else. We hope the
severo lessons they have recently
learned will have at least this benefi?
cial effect.
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Agricultural Periodicals.
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.-This
is an old and favorite journal among j
the Southern planters and fanners,
and contains a very large amount of
useful reading matter relative to
planting and horticulture. It is pub?
lished monthly, at Athens, Ga., by
W. N. White, at S2 per annum.
THE AMERICAN COTTON PLANTER
AND SOIL OF THE SOITH.-This valua?
ble publication has also been revived
by Dr. Cloud, well known throughout
the South as a scientific and practical
agriculturist. Tt is published semi?
monthly, at Montgomery, Ala., at S3
per annum.
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A Scene in the Senate.
WThen the vote in the Senate of the
United States passing the civil rights
bill over the veto was announced, the
correspondent of the New York News
says a scene of the utmost tumult
took place in the galleries. Men
roared, shouted, stamped aud clapped
their hands; women, black and white,
yelled and waved their handker?
chiefs, and the negroes who had been
sitting in their shirt sleeves waved
their jackets and hurrahed. Congre?
gated around the east entrance door
of the Senate chamber, was a mixed
crowd of blacks and whites, men and
women, who indulged in the most
disgusting and indecent demonstra?
tions. Such conduct is disgraceful
to the nation.
Stephens in Paris.
Wo announced yesterday that Ste?
phens had reached Paris en route for
New York. We clip tho following
from John Mitchell's last letter to the
New York News:
James Stephens has just arrived at
Paris. That singular "Head Centre," ?
as tho English call him, remained !
within his circle just as long as it j
suited him ; when it suited him to
attend to his business elsewhere, then
the Centre came to the circumference,
and went off at a tangent-which, as
the Times would be sure to say, no
centre but an Irish centre could do.
Well, he has done it. While all the
police of Ireland, about 15,000 men,
were looking for him nil over that
ifcland, and while ?2,000 were offered
for his apprehension-a standing
temptation for his betrayal-he was
in the very midst of them all that
while, and of the many "Brothers"
who knew of his whereabouts-strug?
gling men, poor men, ruined men
not one would take the Sassauneh
bribe to betray him. He goes over
at once on a visit to New York. I
trust he may do much to heal feuds
and restore the strength of the or?
ganization in America. The truth is,
Ireland has not one single chance
with England, eave in revolution, or
the immediate terror of revolution
imminent. If Lord Grey brought in
his motion the other day to abolish
the Irish Established Church, it was
"Fenianism" that suggested the idea
i to him. As I read his speech, I fan
! cied that I saw a Head Centre work
I ing a crank, and grinding the liberal
! sentiments out of his lordship.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATION RELATIVE TO
FREEDMEN.-Joseph Segar, Esq., has
written a letter to General Howard in
regard to the legislation of the last
General Assembly as it affects freed?
men. Mr Segur shows conclusively
that the Legislature were fully al i vt;
to the great chango in the status of
the negro resulting from his emanci?
pation. "Protection to the personal
rights of the negro, and care for his
moral welfare, run throughout its en?
actments," says Mr. S. He also ex?
plains the vagrant law. We have
not room for his letter; but to show
its good effect, we give General How?
ard's answer:
Hon. Joseph Segar, Senator Meet fruin j
Virginia.
DEAR SIR: I am much pleased with '
your candid letter, and believe it is
due to the Legislature of Virginia to |
place your succinct statements before
the public. We ought to cherish
every right sentiment and welcome |
the passage of 'every just law. Very I
respectfully, your obedient servant,
O. O. HOWARD, Maj. fJen.
We learn from the Neirs, that the
detachment of troops lately garrison?
ing Winnsboro' have left. There is
no garrison there now.
A bill to construct an underground
railroad through Broadway has pass?
ed the New York House of Assembly.
Interesting from France.
In the summary of the foreign
news we published yesterday, refer?
ence was made to a speech made by
the Emperor in reply to an address
made by a deputation from the Corps
L?gislatif!". As this speech, from its
peculiar expressions, has created con?
siderable interest in Europe, and as
it is the subject of comments of the
great leading newspaper in England
(which we Bubjoin,) we give it in full.
The Emperor, on receiving the ad?
dress, said:
The great majority of the Corps
Legislatiff have confirmed once more,
by voting this address, the policy
which has given you fifteen years o?
tranquility and prosperity. I thank
! you. Without allowing yourselves to
I be carried away by vain theories,
j presented in a seductive garb, as alouc
i capable of aiding the emancipation
I of thought and thc progress of bu
inanity, you said to yourselves, "Wc
also desire to attain those ends, while
regulating our march by the appeas
mont of passions and the wants oi
society." Is not our motive thc com
mon welfare? and what attractioi
would your mission have for you 01
my power for me, if separated fron
the love of justice? Would you g<
through such long and arduous labor:
if you were not inspired by true pa
triotism? Could T have borne tin
weight of government for the las
eighteen years, with its incessan
anxieties and heavy responsibility
before God and before the nation, i
I had not felt within me that strengt]
which is afforded by the sense of dut;
and by the consciousness of having
useful mission to carry out? France
equally with ourselves, desires prc
gress, stability and liberty; but
liberty which shall develop intelli
gence, generous instincts and th
noble exertions of labor -nota libel
ty bordering upon license, whie
would excite evil passions, destroy a
belief, rekindle hatred, and give iris
to disorder. We require a libert
which shall enlighten, control au
discuss the actions of the Cloven
ment, but not become an aria to iii
dermine and overthrow it. Fiftee
years ago, when nominal chief of til
State, without effective power, an
without support in the Chamber, bi
strong in my conscience and the su
frages which had elected me, I vei
tured to declare that France wool
not perish in my hands. I ha^
kept my word. For fifteen yea
France has developed and increase?
and her Ililli destiny will be aecou
plished. After us our sons will coi
tinue our work. My guarantee f?
this is the assistance of the gre
bodies of the State, the devotion
the army, the patriotism of all goc
citizens, and, lastly, that Divine pr
tection which has never failed 01
country.
His Majesty's speech was receive
with repeated cries of " Vive f Enif
rear.'"
The London Times, of March "J
says :
A certain undertone of anxiety,
not of melancholy, penetrates t
measured cadences of the Flaper
Napoleon's reply to the deputati
from the Corps Legis*, till". He cou
not but remember that no less tin
forty-six deputies had signed, ai
sixty-five had voted for, an amen
ment to the address adopted by t
''great majority" of the Chamb
He cannot be ignorant that amni
these dissentients are to be fou
some of the most enlightened me
hers of the French Legislature, a
the representatives of aspir?t ic
which are gradually possessing t
mind of the French people. No c
knows better than he that a growi
demand for greater independence,
increasing patience of the poli
which still defers the "crowning
the edifice," a progressive reacti
against the doctrine that soc
equality and material prosperity ?
equivalents for political freedom
sensible revival of a healthy popn
interest in politics, have of late b<
developing themselves in Franc?',
has been manifested in various wa
more or less significant, of whi
perhaps, tho most spontaneou
though least constitutional-was
recent demonstration at the ' >d<
Theatre. It was observed at the ti
that the Emperor looked "rcser
and sullen ;" and though too mi
importance may well be attribntec
the chance expression ofasovereij
countenance, it may \v?-ll be that
Emperor elected by universal suffi
felt hurt and disappointed by
applause which greeted every alms
r.> "liberty." At all events, this f
ing seems to reveal itself in the sp?
before us. W?? cannot but attae
suggestive meaning to the pass
which doses the imperial spe<
"My guarantee for this'1 (the as
anco that Franco will accomplish
high destiny under tln> empire)
the assistance of the great bodie
the State, the devotion of th^ ann i/,
patriotism of all gooil citizens, i
lastly, that Divine protection wi
hasnever failed our country." Stm
aud almost ominous combinatic
les gros bataillons introduced betv
the L?gislature, tho ro.t poptdi
Providence! Why, an expressioi
this kind in a Queen's speech w?
startle the whole English nation,
perhaps awaken a spirit which
been unknown among us for
centuries. Even in France it sc
to portend ase;?.-.eof insecurity \v
it may be imprudent to betray,
which it would be the height of
policy to affect. Wh?m the Eui})
speaks in nu almost plaintive strain
of the burden which he has borne on
his own shoulders for the last eight?
een years, he forgets that by refusing
the assistance of the most enlightened
among his subjects, and appealing to
the army and the ballot-box, he re?
jects the only means whereby that
burden might be lightened. Had he
endeavored to associate with himself
1 the most eminent men in France
j had he striven to found his rule on
the moral and intellectual support of
the gifted people whom he governs
I hail he aimed at being a great states
! man as well as a great ruler, he would
I have greatly lessened the weight of
j empire which now oppresses him.
I Those who prefer to be served by
j tools and courti?re rather than
\ advised by ministers independent
j enough to cross t' eir will occasiou
: ally, must not coi plain of this self
imposed labor. "Je ne pois pas eire
' partout" was the characteristic remark
of the First Napoleon when he heard
of some defeat sustained by one ol
j his armies, whereas his mistake wa'
I that, although nuable to be every
where, he persisted in acting as if he
j were everywhere,and controlling fron
i Paris the plans of generals in Spair.
or Germany. It is the weakness o;
! unlimited power, whether it be civil
j or military, that it inevitably take!
; too much upon itself, and dwarfs tin
virtues which might have been iti
I strength. It seems as if the presen
j Emperor wen; already conscious o
this truth, and discovering sadly tha
! a durable superstructure can only b<
j built on durable foundations.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.-The followinj
officiai leter, addressed to Genera
Alvarez, is communicated by hin
i from La Providencia, tinder dute o
March 1, 1866, to Minister Homere
H i-ELT AMO, February 28, 1806.
I have now the pleasure of confirm
ing the news of the defeat of the In:
perial General Mendez, which I gav
in my last, having, last night, recen
ing the official despatches. lu a wort
the enemy lost all their reserve, the:
provisions, baggage pack, clothing
and the private correspondence i
Mendez, together with his milit?t
, chest, in which was some Sl2,00<
! which is now in our hands, and, whi
is more, the Hags of the differei
corps, and a large number of prisoner
Pascuaro was occupied on the fo
lowing day.
In consequence of these suceesse
we have obtained other small ti
umphs in Apeisingua and Irambo, s
Of which I hasten to communicate 1
you and to our companions in arni
(Signed)
GREGORIES PERET J ARDON.
The following extract from a lett
from Paris lias been received in til
ci tv:
I ~ PARIS, March 10, 1866.
j The principal object of these lin
is to let you know that 3,200 men lt
here a week ago for Vera Cruz, wi
the greatest secrecy. Among the
was 400 hnzzars of Algiers, Brest ai
Cherbourg. The Press has not me
tioned anything about it, nor do th
care to speak at all about theMexict
question, because they have he<
warned not to do so.
A telegraph despatch from Vieni:
published here day before yesterdu
informs us thnt an agreement, b
been concluded with Maximilian, i
the purpose of sending him 2,0
Austrians to fill up the losses of t
Austrian contingent in Mexico. T
necessary expense will, of course,
defrayed by the French Governmei
RUMORS FROM WASHINGTON.-.
hiding to various sensation rum
prevalent in Washington, the Natio\
Republican, the President's orgi
pronounces them all unfounded, n
! declares that, if the civil rights 1
be passed through both Houses, t
President will execute it faithful
Its operation, the Republican thin
will result in convincing the peo
that the President's objections to
I are well-founded, and also effect
struction of the party now so wed?
to it.
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A despatch from the Secretary
tho Treasury has directed that
Charleston Chis Works be restored
their original corporators.
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At a reception given ut Washi
ton by Gen. Grant, on the 6th in
a Northern correspondent monti
that the capacious drawing-rooms i
library were literally pucked w
guests. Tho Presi?v ..i was pres?
and stood between Gen. Grant
Mrs. Grant, relieving them, by
vitation of the General, in receiv
visitors. One of the company
Alex. H. Stephens, quite u lion,
rounded by Senators and Represe:
tives, most of them radicals, ?
ga\o him a cordial greeting,
members of the Cabinet and t
families, and the Diplomatic Co
were generally present. Several ta
hers of the Supreme Court, ax
large number of military and n
officers, were present. Congress!
were well represented, and main
sp ec table citizens of lesser noten
their appearance at the brilliant
semblage. It is rumored that tin
ilit>s were, if possible, more elega
and richly attired that evening thu
any reception given in Washing
this season.
Negro Equality.
We make the following extracts
from an eloquent^speech delivered by
Hon. John L. Dawson, of Pennsyl?
vania:
Wo have to remember that negro
equality does not exist in nature.
The African is without a history.
He has never shown himself capable
of self-government by thc creation of
a single independent State possessing
the attributes which challenge the
respect of others. The past is silent
of any negro people who possessed
military and civil organization, who
cultivated the arts at home, or con?
ducted a regular commerce with their
neighbors. No African general has
marched South of the desert, from
the waters of the Nile to the Niger
and Senegal, to unite by conquest
the scattered territories of barbarous
tribes into one great and homogene?
ous kingdom. No Moses, Solon,
Lycurgus or Alfred, has left them a
code of wise ami salutary laws.
They have had no builder of cities;
they have no representatives in the
arts, iu science, or in literature; they
have been without even a monument,
an alphabet, or a hieroglyphic.
A strict regard for justice, abate?
ment of extreme pretensions; a stea?
dy effort to show the South that the
war was not waged out of hatred to
her people, Imt only for the pre?
servation of the national territory
unfractured; a careful regard for her
interests in common with those of the
other States; these, I believe, are the
only means which will ever succeed
in obliterating the silent but cor
j roiling memories of errors, wrongs
[ and sufferings; of effacing the deep
j scars of civil bloodshed, aud warming
the estranged hearts of our country?
men towards a common Government
once more, lt is a plain violation tc
I force upon the South any modifica
j tion of her social condition, any po
! litical status not sanctioned by hei
people through their law-making as
semblies.
The people of the South, whei
they have once given in their adhe
sion to the Government, are as mucl
freemen, as much entitled to proteo
tion in the rights of self-government
as any portion of the North.
The Democracy stand by the Pre
sident in his effort to "complete th
work of restoration," and congratu
Lite the country that there is a firm
strong hand upon the helm, and
clear eye which looks out upon th
darkness, and which no order of an
caucus can turn from the polar st?
that guides his course.
In restoring to order the scattere
parts of a Government and peopl
returning to peace after a terribl
civil war, the principles of justice mm
be preserved. With a just sense t
right, and with comprehensive viev
we must not only forget the past, bv
we must, by an equal distribution <
the benefits as well as the burdens <
Government, make it the interest <
all sections to uphold and defend i
Such interest is the great regulatin
principle, the true bond of Unioi
the cohesive power that holds G<
? vernments together, and makes
nation truly great and prosperott
! For a time the Southern Staten ms
j be denied the privileges of are-unio
and of a representation on thia floo
j the writ of habeas corpus may be sa
j pended ; arbitrary arrests may be r
t newed; military commissions coi
tinned; and the cry of an unbridle
I fanaticism heard over the voice <
struggling justice; but so certain
as the waters find their level, or tl
magnet points to the pole, will th
spirit of liberty and independen'
which the Almighty blew into 01
nostrils with the breath of life, co
dm . our principles to final triump
THE DI'TY UPON PAPER AND BOOK
A despatch to the Philadelphia Ledg
says:
Some interesting facts have be
recently brought to light before tl
Ways and Means Committee in i
gard to the effect of the present du
upon paper and books on the nev
i>aper and book-making busine;
Persons engaged in this busin<
throughout the country have alm<
unanimously petitioned Congress
j have the tax on paper reduced a
the duty on imported books increase
The Committee, with a view to i
I spond understandingly in the matt
have taken a large amount of tei
inony, and it has been satisfactor
! shown that our publishers, bysendi
I stereotype plates to England, bnyi
their paper, and having the pre
work done there, can, after payi
! the duty of importation? save fifi
, per ce?f. in the cost of the books.
! book that costs, there, twenty-th
, cents to print, in this country cam
bo gotten up for less than nfty-ei|
cents. As an illustration of the dir
operation of the present law, it n
bc stated that a well-known printei
New York, who, last year, prin
150,000 cojiies of Webster's spell
book, this year has had the w?
taken away from him, because it <
be done so much cheaper in Engla
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Thc Richmond Times says: J
some time p:ust this city has b
rife with wild rumors with regard
a large number of failures among
most extensive merchants, and a
a searching investigation, we ass
our readers that the repot ' 3 are alu
entirely untrue. Not one ho
mentioned has yet suspended b
ness, and so far as we have been ;
to ascertain, every one of them
fully able to meet their liabilities
the last dollar.
Iiooal Iteras.
Mortgages and Convey aneen of Real Es?
tate for sale at this office.
CASH.-Our terms for .subscription, ad?
vertising and job work are cash. We hope
aU parties will bear tin.-, in mind.
THE BURNING OK COLUMBIA.- An inter?
esting account ot the "Sack and Destruc?
tion of the City of Columbi:-.. S. C.," has
just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
the Phmtfx steam power press. Orders
can be lilied to any extent.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.-The Pluenis
office is now fully supplied with cards,
colored and white paper, colored ink, wood
type, etc., and is now in condition to exe?
cute all manner of book and job printing
in the shortest possible time. Give us a
call.
A H o MK COMPANION.-The proprietor of
the Columbia Phoenix will, on''the 18th in?
stant, commence thc regular publication
of the Weekly Gleaner-a mammoth
paper-containing forty-eight columns of
reading matter, embracing tales, anec?
dotes, poetry, editorials, correspondence,
telegrams and new? matter generally.
The Gleaner is published for the accom?
modation of those persons residing in re?
mote sections, accessible by mail only once
a week, and at the same time to provide
an agreeable pastime for readers of all
classes. The gist of the reading matter
contained in thc Daily and TYi-Weekly
PhienLt, will bc published in its columns.
The paper is furnished to subscribers at
$4 per annum; tl for three months. For?
ward your subscriptions at once.
COLUMBIA, H. C., April ll, 18fifi.
To the EdUors of the Daily Phtenix.
Sins: Under thc head of "local items,"
of this date, was a paragraph relative to
outrages committed Ly United Staten
troops, and the perpetrators, two ?er?
geants, one of which (an orderly) was.
upon the representation of the Mayor of
the city of Columbia, reduced to the ranks
in the presence of the squadron. I have
the honor to state, in reply, that the above
statement is false, in every respect, and "
any gentleman, in giving such statements,
would act more on the principle of man?
hood were they to give tue name or corps
ot the above mentioned ser gear ta. And,
believing that I am one of the individuals
referred to, allow mo, through your agen?
cy, to refute the charge. 1st Bergt. Bil?
low and myself were reduced to the ranks
last evening, but it was upon our own re?
quest, and not through the influence of the
Mayor of the city. I am, sir, your obedi?
ent servant, A. GUITON,
Company H, 8th U. S. Cavalry.
[The information was derived from such
a source as to entitle it to credit. We are
always willing, whenever a false impres?
sion is created, to publish a correction from
the parties implicated.-LOCAL.]
The concert of Mrs. Murray and the
Messrs. Dmck was ?mite a success. The
hall was fall, and the audience well pleased.
The piano solos of Mr. J. H. Denek were
tastefully and brilliantly executed, espe?
cially the beautiful "Fantasie from Govia,"
which, at the call of the audience, was fol?
lowed by variation* on a popular air.
Of Mrs. Murray, our favorite during
"war times," we need only say that she waa
herself. Her pieces were rendered with
that exquisite feeling and richness so pe?
culiarly her own. Her "Ernani, rescue
me," was decidedly the gem of the evening,
as shown by the prolonged plaudits of the
audience, who insisted on her return to the
stage. The Spanish waltz, "Il Baccio,"
was also beautifully executed.
Mr. Joseph Denck's performances on the
either were pleasing. Although it is not
capable of giving expression to the works
of the great masters, his skill in handling
an instrument so little known rn this coun?
try is deserving of much commendation.
Altogether, the concert was a great treat,
and we are glad to hear that it is to be re?
peated, by request, thia evening. We
prophesy the same (if not better) success
for the fair cantatrice and the gentlemen
performers, and the same feeling of satis?
faction on the part of those who may be
fortunate enough to at tend. We are pleased
to stale that Messrs. H. D. Corbett and D.
B. Clayton will assist at the entertainment.
Their abilities as musicians and vocalists
arc well known.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, which
arc published this morning for the first
time:
Vocal and Instrumental Concert.
E. E. Jackson- Drugs, Medicines, ?c.
A. C. Da' is-Smoking Tobacco.
A. R. Phillips- Furniture, Piano, 4c.
W. Shiver-Storo, Ac, to Rent.
W. A E. Shiver-Horses, Wagons, Ac
Andrew Crawford-Flour, Bacon, Ac.
Edward B. Calhoun-Adm'rs Notice.
Abl>eville-Nomination Gen. Johnston.
Sanders' Hotel, Uniosrville.
Extra Meeting of Acacia Lodge.
D. B. DeSau?8ure-Commissioner's Sale.
Jos. Gruber-Water Notice.
E. J. Huntt-Town Lots for Sale.
The editor of the Wheeling (Va.)
Register ia puzzled entirely by a cu?
rious piece of mechanism covered
with cabalistic signs, which has re?
cently fallen into his hands. _ "A
friend, yesterday, presented us with
well, we are unable to say what. The
more we look at the curiosity the
more we are puzzled. It is perfectly
round, and presents rather a neat
appearance. On one side of it we
see a large bird with a shield planted
on its breast, encircled with the words
.United States of America. Half
Dol.' On the other side we see a
figure somewhat resembling the man
in the moon, labelled 'liberty,' hold?
ing a small stick or cane surmounted
with a cap, encircled with thirteen
stars and '1861.' Some say it ia
money, but as we have been unable
to tear it, and cannot discover that it
bas been stuck together with muci?
lage, we are inclined to discredit the
assertion. However, it is a nice
pocket-piece, and we will preserve it
as a relic."