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. NKW. YORK, AM?#8.-?*?UOTI h<f?%, wfth
??.??of t,fl9i>biSes^srt ?7jv Gold 27?*>
Cfavy wae released ^.^arolqik'^
PORTLAND, ME., Ayi ?3 "?.--Tbe O?v?rT?
ment has -chartered thc- steamer Tiegular
to take* a companyxtJ^?tt^t^?f^cifi'lo
?.?.no point, probably $astport. ;She w?fl .
probably k*?? on.-?? arrlvatSTthdJloon
train, which ia exited tp -Uing General
Meade. ^ ,. **^-. . '
Front WMnUigtpti.
W^HIN?TOX, Apr? 18^-Tte .W*r Oep?r>
men t has ironed orders reducingthf fonce
of colpred "troops tVTGeorgia tooup regi?
ment. Alabama two, Mississippi fbmv Flo- >
rid? one,.and South Carolina one.
Th?Attorne?--\teneral having . reo?m
meuded that thc bonds captured" by Gene; '
ral Sheridan, af Shreveport i which bonds
were deposited by tho New Orleans hank*
with the State Auditor of Louisiana, bore-'
turned to'the Auditor, the Secretary of the
Treasury bas "telegraphed to Governor
Wells that he will cause the bonds which"
may lie identified ?"?" belonging lo the
banka to be delivered to tho" State Auditor
or any daly authorized agent, at Washing?
ton, or will send the same to the State Au?
ditor, un receiving, advices .from -the Go?
vernor, at the risk of- the State. The bonde
ainunnt to $2,000,000.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-The House, to
day, was engaged in the consideration*- ot.
the bill to increase the regular anny. The
section retaining ten regiments veteran
reserves Was passed. The pending amend- ,
ment makes, no discrimination among of- I
?cer* on account of colori .
Keula? Movement?.
BELFAST, M-.INK, April 13.-Report? htate
that Castine is designated a? a Fenian ren?
dezvous, and'that 300 men are to concen?
trate there.
Castine is peculiarly accessible to the
British Provinces. During the revolution
and War of 1812, it wa? inveeted and held
by British forces from Nova Scotia Last
year its battery wrs attacked by rebel
raiders. Its selection by the Irish patriota
shows their appreciation of its importance
as a military position.
CALAIS, MAINE, April 13. -About thirty
Fenians arrived here, yesterday afternoon*,
by the steamer from East port. They have
been quiet and orderly. The excitement
here and at St. Stephen ia abating. The
volunteers across the border aro industri?
ously drilling, and wide-awake against snr
frise. The Fenian? tried to hire SI. Croix
(all for a meeting, to-night, but it was re?
fused them.
EASTFORT, April 13. A large number of
Fenians have just arrived in the ut earner
from Mew York. Killian returned last night I
with thirty or forty men. They were per?
fectly quiet, having no arm*, and no dis?
turbance baa yet occurred.
TORONTO, April 13.-Another important
Fenian arrest was made this morning.
The excitement baa somewhat abated.
LATEX.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, April 17.-Governor
Long has given instructions for prevent?
ing any violation of the State laws through
any hostile demons t rat iona that may occur
from alleged Fenian movements on the
border. The Mayor of Calais sends a tele?
gram to the State authorities, calling for
protection. Fenian movements are se?
riously apprehended in that quarter.
TORONTO, April 17.-The examination of
all Fenian prisoners commenced to-dav. |
It ie thought they will be committed for
trial at the next assizes.
EASTPORT, MAINE, April 17. A number
of troops captured the revenue Hag, on In?
dian Island, on Saturday last. The United
States steamer Winoosky is here.
Irater from Europe.
The following was brought by the steam?
ship New York, from Liverpool, on tue 5th:
The Austrian and Prussian question is
unchanged. Nothing bas been received to
confirm the recent pacific rumors.
The French troops aro to be withdrawn
from Mexico in detachments; the first on
the 1st of November, 1866; second on 1st
of March, and third on the 1st of No vem?
ber, 1867.
lt is officially denied at Copenhagen that
the American Government is in treaty for
a port for war vessels at the port of St.
Thomas.
The steamship Saxonia, from Hamburg,
via Southampton, 4th instant, has arrived.
The following is a summary of the goneral
news:
The London Times' eily article says tho
English funds had advanced, in conse?
quence of the less threatening character
of tho accounts from Germany, coupled
with the rumor of mediation with affairs of
Austria and Prussia.
A Vienna letter says such arrangements
have been made that Austria could mobil?
ize 480,000 troops within a fortnight.
A Berbn telegram says it is believed that
in reply to a despatch from the Austrian
embassador, Prussia will state that she
also has no intention of following an ag?
gressive policv, but wonld desire an expla?
nation respecting the movements of Aus'
tria.
Florence telegrams announce the forma?
tion of a camp of 70,000 men at Bologne;
that the principal generals ot the Italian
army are summoned to meet there; that
an Italian squadron is forming to cruise
in the Adriatic, and that military prepara?
tions are going on in Venice. On tho con?
trary, a Paris Totter denies tho rumors of
the Italian loan and armament.-, and also
the rumor that an understanding has been
agreed upon between Italy and Prussia.
Shanghai advices of March 9 state that
the Imperial troops gained a complete vic?
tory over tho rebels in the North of China,
and that 50,000 of the latter had boen
slaughtered or captured.
The anticipated war between Austria and
Prussia bas made a most unfavorable im?
pression on commercial affairs throughout
France. The apprehension is that if these
powers go to war, Franco cannot, even if
she would, maintain nen. rality.
It is stated that the art >mpts to win o wi?
the minor German States to Prussia have
entirely failed. The States will preserve
an armed neutrality. Telegrams from
Vienna mention rumors of the peaceful
solution of the Schleswig-Holstein ques?
tion being prevalent, and had produced a
most favorable impression.
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher,
Acting Governor of Montana, has re?
canted his radical opinions, and come
out for President Johnson.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
again adopted a resolution requesting
Senator Cowan to resign.
vf .???>?.... ? *??...?.i?,.,.. ! .?n
Prora Wanh.a?ton.
TUc SOB. Alexander Ii. Stephen? wm
examitottd again to-dav before tho Becqn
'strdttivia ?omrnittoe at groat length. The
Committee manifestod-a -?tesrc?to obtain air
th?JrforB??ion from <fcM*V: r^plwns, -aaitt;
aeeina tobe their impression that he is by
Tar-?foo best ?iform?d witness map ha? yet
appeared before them. It ie Impossible to
say what "tatpresstor? the eVidenoe of Mr.
Stephen? may have upon the ulti.nato
'action'of tl ie committee; but if they were
r.'..t .determined not to adl?i t the Smith ern
States tinder*any circumstances, it is 'difn
"cult to^ee how they couta refuse fco do so
BOW after,tlx: eviuenvn la?d-before thom by
Mx. Stepkens. Mr. Stephen? has lau! be?
fore thom tho facts which prove that tlio
people of Georgia are as lovai as the peo
pte-?of Ma^acknsetts or New York, and
<hat they aro doing ten "times as much ft*
the negroes as the pc?pfe of those Stales,
and that they, ardently dea ire a restoration
to the Union, yet the committee have deter?
mined, ami Congress will sustain them in
this determina'tien, fchaf none of tho South?
ern States-^not even ' Georgia- -hall bo
represouted in tho present Congress.
The extraordinary decision of Judge
Underwood, referred to in my de*pat ch ot
last night, has occasioned considerable
excitement in ofilcia] circles. The decisior
is based upon a willful perversion of. th?
President's peace proclamation. There b
no ambiguity about that instrument.
Tho Pr?sident intends by it to reston
the h*tbea*corr>its in all thc States mention
ed in the proclamation, and that i nt en not
is Plainly oxptossed. The President ii
understou?? to be greatly displeased a
Underwood's ac ti ju in the matter, and it ii
said that ho will soon take such action ii
relation to tho status of the citizens of th
Southern States as will uo longer leavo th<
matter fia doubt. In conversation to-day
the President expressed surprise that au;
one could take such a mistaken view of th
Kreclamation as Judge - Underwood ha<
one, and declared uot only that mart ia
law was abolished allover the South, am
t*- j ?tabea* corpus act restored, but als
that henceforth, under the late division c
thc Supreme Court, there are no offence
whatever that can be tried before miliar
tribunals.
It is quite probable that Judge Undei
wood will have to revise his own decisior
lu regard to the case of Jefferson Davis,
would not excite false hopes in the ;nhui
of his friends, hilt 1 am satisfied, froi
what I have learned to-day, that the Pr?
hidc-nt will very soon order his release o
parole, ar even, perhaps, his uuconditioiii
release. He will not be brought to trial.
"There is not a particle of evidence again
him that could convict him, and the eon
mittee will so report.
The proclamation ol general amuos
will unuoubtedlv S?HIU be issued. The Pr
aident has decided that all the public d
pari ment.- be ulosed to-morrow, and
general suspension of public business
take place, ia commemoration of the deni
of President Lincoln.
The negroes are to celebrate ou Mond:
with great pomp. Mr. Staut on has order?
ali the negro regiments here to parade.
\l)e#i>a(ch to Ke>r York- Kew*, UM/,,
li is not probable that thc President w
issue any proclamation at present collect?
ing the Fenian movement, though it won
be worth more to the Fenian leaders th:
anybody else. The President, as it h
been rumored by some who are likely
know his views on the subject, is tooahrei
to commit any such mistake, even if t
British Minister should express any abu
at the Fenian menaces, which, by the w.*
h? has not doiie since tho scare of St. 1
trick's blay, lt is true, however, that t
Government is watchful, through tts prof.
and usual agents, to prevent any viol?ti
of our neutrality, either on Hie Canada
the Mexican border.
The talkcd-of amnesty proclamation i
document not likely soon to appeal*. Th?
is no probability that the President v
immediately take another step fbrwa;
though, as he has repeatedly said,
would take none backward. Ile is ii
position to await events, which will govi
his course.
Some have expected that the ['resid?
would state what he understands to be .
effect of the peace proclamation. Ju<
Underwood, at Alexandria, has made a
cisi?n which shows what it does not ni?
in his opinion". It does not mean, a ceo
ing to him that the writ bf habeas cor,
is restored in tho State of Virginia,
denial is given to this opinion.
The opinion of the United Stated Suprc
Court in thu case of Bowles mid Mill ii
has not been published at length, and
til it is, it cannot bo known how far
opinion may affect the question of mihi
trials in Virginia or in this District.
[(.'orvespontlenee Baltimore Btu
It can bo positively stated that the
toiney-General is busily engaged in
ranging for tho speedy trial of Jeder
Davis. He will be arraigned before om
the Circuit Courts of the United St:
tvpou the charge of high treason. Thc
torney-General holds that there is no s
thing as construct ive presence in the. cr
of treason, and, on this account, the t
will probably be either in TennesacH
Virginia. William M. Evarts is the <
gentleman whose name has yet transp:
who is to assist the Attorney-Gencn
the prosecution, though several other?
neut lawyers have been retained by the
vernment. Charles O'Connor and Ja
T. Brady, of New York, William B. Ree?
Pennsylvania, and a lawyer from Mi:
sippi, are to conduct the defence. Th.
tendon of the authorities is to seen
speedy trial, not only for Davis, bu
several other noted reli?is.
General Grant and the President art
presented as of ono mind upon the sui
of a general amnesty, and to this part}
oretary Seward may be added. Thc ms
is now under advisement.
I Philadelphia Led\/t
The belief among those who aro hes
formed upon the under-current even
the day is, that although thor?' has
no formal question in Cabinet mee tin;
specting tho promulgation of an ami
proclamation, yet the President has ta
with various Cabinet officers upon thc
ject, nearly all of whom disapprove ot'
such move at prosent. Secretary Sc
is in its favor, and his views are very ii
in accord with those of the President,
radicals will endeavor to inxlnonco Get
Grant against any measures ot the ki
Although there cannot be the sligl
doubt, judging from its present ten
that the Senate will pass thc House bi
extending the elective franchise in the
trict of Columbia when it is called
which Mr. Morrill, thc Chairman ol
District Committee, says will be very
-the probabilities are strong that il
not pass by a two-thirds vote. The fri
of nure and nnadelterated negro sut
will resist any encroachments on thc il
bill by way of amendments. The d
is, if possible, to have tho freedmen
their votes at the ensuing municipal
tion, which takes place here in .lune
[Cor. Richmond Ih'spai
Washington papers of the 13th state
Gen. Howard Jhas written a long lett
the House Committee on Freedmen'
fairs in regard to further legislado
speeling his Bureau. Ho urges tba
necessary, for several reasons, a
which may be specified that a bill s
by the Executive would give great i
weight and power to the Bureau, i
enemies believe, or profess to believe
the Government is opposed t?> its ?.
don. Something should be done, bu
gaye, to foster education. He belie
would bo a measure of real economy io
make' provision for schools, and suggests
that grants of public lands bava often
been made for mach less worthy objects
than this would be. ~H* urges this consi?
deration at sonic- length. He thinks the
duty of the officers ana agent? of tho Bu?
reau should be more clearly defined by law,
and mot left so much to "military orders.
The sea island question should bc settled
by statutory enactment, tho more espe?
cially as thc' freedmen who hold grants
under Gen. Sherman's order are thorough*
lyoonvinccd that the ianda rightfully be?
long io th sm. The President should-bo
empowered to retain volunteer officers who
are needed as agent? of the Bureau in ser?
vice after the mustering ont of their re?
spective regiments.
Hie President, to-day, in answer to the
resolution of the House, on tho 10th in?
st a nt, requesting information in regard to
thc right* and interests of American citi?
zen? in the fishing grounds adjacent to the
British Provinces, transmitted a report
from"the Secretary of State, to whom tho
resolution was referred :
"DEPARTMENT OE STATE,
.WASHINGTON. April 12, lSGC.
To THE PRESIDENT ?-The Secretary of
State, to whom was referred a resolution of
the House of Representativos, of the 10th
inst., in tho following word" : ** Resolved.
That tlie President be requested to inform
this House what steps have been taken to
protect the rights and interests of Ameri?
can citizens in the fishing grounds adja?
cent to the British Provinces, and whether
any legislative action on thc part of Con?
gress is, in bis judgment, necessary to so
.cure those rights and interests in conse?
quence of tko abrogation of the reciproci?
ty treaty of 1854," bas tho honor to report
that the Secretary of the Navj- ha?, hy the
President's direction, taken preparatory
measures for sending, seasonably, a naval
forco to thc fishing grounds adjacent tothe
British North American Provinces, which
force, it is believed, will be adequate to pro?
tect the rights and interest* of American
citizens against any unlawful violence. Itis
proper to state, however, that this Depart?
ment bas reason to believe that there are
at present no good grounds for apprehend?
ing any collision, or any necessity for the
employment of force.
Tue attention of the President, and also
the attention of Her Majesty's Govern
ment, bas been directed to tho question
whether negotiation or lejrislation could be
advantageously employed bi adjusting the
differences which have heretofore existed
between the United States and Great Bri?
tain concerning the fisheries, otc. Mea?
sures taken in that regard arc nut suffi?
ciently matured to render it expedient or
beneficial to suggest any form of special
action by Congress at the present time.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The President of the Senate, to-day, lani
before that body the following uomm?uiea
tiou :
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April 12, 1S?C.
SIR: lnreeponse to a resolution of the
honorable Senate, passed on the st h inst.,
requesting me t<> inform ihat body whe?
ther, at any time since my report 'of last
December, any persons have been permit?
ted to enter upon the duties of office, and
to receive the salary or emoluments there?
of, without taking the oath prescribed by
Act of Congress, together with other in
j formation relative to the same subject, I
i have the honor to transmit herewith re?
ports from the Commissioner of internal
Revenue and the Commissioner of Cus?
toms,'which furnish the desired iiiforma
\ tion. I have the honor to be, wy respect
! fiiliv, your obedient servant.
If. McCULL< ?CH,
Secretary of the Treasury,
j The Commissioner says that m> allow?
ance of salary has been paid where ap?
pointees have not taken the oath, and thal
Le has distinctly ?tated lo collectors and
surveyors that the rule would bc strictly
enforced. Returns of official oaths taken
have not yet been received in a number of
I cas?-?. Among the number, the only one
i mentioned, at Charleston, s. C., is E. Wil?
mot Walter, Inspector.
The Commissioner of Internal Keveline
says that no assessor or collector has eyer
been paid, unless be has taken the oath.
He reports -150 assessors appointed in Hu?
?ate rebellious States. Of the returns re?
ceived, 179 are unqualified oaths, and 53
qualified. Up to the present time, the num?
ber, not received, of those who have en?
tered upon the discharge ol' their duty, is
222. One qualified oath was received from
North Carolina, ?45 from South Carolina, in
from Georgia, and 12 from Alabama.
The lailies of Haleigh, N. C., re?
cently proposed to organize an asso?
ciation, of which the oldest member
should be the president ami the
youngest the secretary. But the dear
creatures soon met with an unexpect?
ed and insurmountable difficulty, ami
I the project has been abandoned, it
having been found impossible to ob?
tain a president, and every one of the
members claiming the right to be
secretary.
The New Orleans papers state thal
the property in the Parish <>f the
j Plaquemines, belonging to the estate
of the late Lucien Bonaparte, was
sold, last week, for $30,800. lt. bad
I a front on the river of two and two
thirds arpents by forty in depth, and
there are at, least 1,500 orange trees
upon it.
It is in contemplation by the citi?
zens of Alabama to creel u monu?
ment in memory of tho soldiers of
that State ii ho died during thc late
! war. It is to be erected on Capitol
I square, in Montgomery, und. in point
I of finish and design, it will be alike
au honor to the dead und the living
heroes of the war.
A SHAKP Dr.vn K. On one of thc
; New H am j isl ii re railroads a charge ol'
twenty cents extra made upon all
fares paid in the curs, a check ! ing
given for this MUD. <>n presenting
the check at the ticket oftieo, the
money is refunded. The object of
this is to stop the peculations of con
dnctors.
JEWISH RE UNION. The Jews of
Charleston, after a .separation of
twenty live years into ten distinct
societies, have again united in tin?
bonds of a common brotherhood and
are going to work repairing their
beautiful house of worship in Hasel
street.
A letter written from Now York to
a Southern paper asserts that there is
in Wall street a Southern minister,
who can "outpreach" any three of
the ablest divines in the city, engaged
in the gold and general brokerage
business, and making a large for
tune.
^HE<jrRT?AX-SocTiiBaN REIJIKJ? FAIR.
The last dav of the great exhibition,
waa but littio behind its predecessorsi
in interest and excitement. Although [
the season: tickets were withdrawn on
Thursday evening, tho hall was com?
fortably fitted with, visitors, during
yesterday, and, in the evening, a per?
fect ovation took place. ' The Blues'
band performed some of its' choicest I
selections. Precisely as the cloe*
tolled out ten, the gong sounded, the
crowd commenced leaving the ball,
and hundreds of busy fingers were
at work, packing up and making rea?
dy the remaining goods for removal
from the hall. Thus the great South?
ern Behef Fair-one of the most suc?
cessful enterprises of tho kind ever
nndertaken-came to a close amid
congratulations and good .wishes. The ?
precise amount realized by tho fair
cannot be ascertained at this time,
but the groat exhibition has yielded
not less than $180,000.
[ Bi di int WP Sun.
FORNEY SAYS NEGROES SHOCLD
HAVE THE SeCTHKRN OFFICES.-In the
Washington Chfpnfcte*, of yesterday,
is the following degrading, shameful
proposition-one which will " excite
disgust and contempt for Forney even
in the negro's mind. That infamous,
unprincipled, vile reprobate says:
"We are certain of one thing,
however, and it is time the present
Administration understood it; thp
loyal people of the United States
who areRargely in the majority, thank
God-would rather have a black
loyalist than a white rebel entrusted
with office. Wo do not see why the
offices at. the disposal of the Post
master-General should go a begging
while this element remains at the
South..'
If all white men were like Forney,
I wo. too, should prefer negroes for
office-holders. Richmond Dispatch.
A REMARKABLE STORY. A writer
in Blackwoods Magazine, who pro?
fesses to have been a Confederate
officer, tells :i story in thc last num
ber of thal magazine, which sounds
somewhat Muuehansenish, about a
rebel soldier, who fell by his side. A
Yankee bullet had struck him in the
middle <>f the forehead, und he was
regarded ns killed outright, but, to
his surprise, he found him. a few
hours La to r, fighting again. The
writer of the article accounts fur this
in these words: " According to the
surgeon's statement, the ball striking j
obliquely, had glanced, passing be- I
tween cuticle and skull, all nanni th
head, i'uv ra i iii ? at /asl from the pert/ \
place ?I had first entered/"
- - - -?-??-.- !
A Noisy Gus.--There is now in
session in. Washington city a board
I of military officers, who are examin?
ing new guns, and intend to decide
as to what kMK! shall hereafter be
made at tho Government armories.
Among other new models submitted
for their inspection is a breach-load?
ing rifle, invented by Colonel li. H.
t .Tonks, of Philadelphia, which loads
i and tires thirty-two ronuds per miu
I ute, or 100 rounds in three minutes
and twenty seconds, which is pro?
nounced by the Board to be the most
rapid firing ever achieved. In a word,
50,000 men would fire over 90,?00,000
times in one hour. Who could os
cvpo a hall nuder such a fire?
SENSIBLE NEGROES.- The following
from the Countryman should be read
by all negroes, as it contains more
philosophy than a score of Freed?
men's Bureau addr< ?es:
Work Wanted.-We have esta?
blished a shop at Turnwohl, where
we a ' prepared to do all manner of
wood und iron work -wagon making
and repairing included. We lu iv?
not turned fools because we ate ?roe, j
but know wi; have to work for our
living, and are determined to do it.
We mean to be sober, industrious,
honest and respectful to white folks; j
and so wt' depend on them to give us
work. WILLIAM & JIM.
Among other North Carolinians
j lately pardoned by the President, are
ex-Governor Manly and Mr. N. W.
, Woodlin, of Buncombe.
, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL..
BALTIMORE, April 13. There has bee? a
! fair degree >>i' activity this week in cotton,
! sales of Menu- 400 to 500 bales having been
nimle. The transactions wen- mostly upon
a l'usi-* of .!"> ci nts for middling, but at the
elose the feeling is firmer, and we quot?,
to-dav, as follows:
('?.lund. fftdf.
Ordinary. 30 :'l
Good Ordinarv . .32 :'..{
I.ow Middling ..31 :;.?
Middling. :<?.- :*.'.'
Good Middling .:ts 3'.l
SAVANNAH, April ll. The receipts of
Cot!? il) sun', the Otb inst. lia\o been as fol?
lows, viz: 4,0C'.I bales nf upland, 31 bales
Sea Island. The exports during the same
period have been 1,20s hales of upland, (ll
tuiles Sea Island, as follows: To Liverpool
3,2."*! hales uplands, Oil bales Sea Island;
New York, S'.i3 bales upland eottou; to Bal
tiniore, 31 bales upland leaving on band
ami en shipboard not cleared, on the 11th
inst., n stock ..r 15,813 l>ales of upland.
-.17 bales of Sea Island, and I baie? of
d< 'IUI St ICS.
Ordinar\ . nominal.
Low Middling .."J:5 ur.
Middling .84 <-L\SM
Strict Middling 35 @3?
Good Middling 3t?-V(<t:;7
Nr.v S OUK. April 10. Tho cotton market
exhibits a declining tondencv. Sales I,loo
bales, at :;7 ocnts. ' Gold 25.?".
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SHIP MOWN.
IMltP OK CHARLESTON, APRIL lt!.
ARRI V T. I > -i EST ER DAY.
Steamship Gen. Custer, Harris, Baltimore.
Br bark Architect, Cardin, Wales.
! M. L. s.-hr. J. B. Clayton, New York
I : hr. Milton, Applegarth, Baltimore.
Tu?- Cotton Crop of ts<i?.
The following is a private letter ad?
dressed by an experienced ' intel?
ligent ootton planter of this State
to one of onr leading, cotton factors.
His estimate of tho wop of this rear,
it trill be seeu^'i* ?wWLOOO bales.
His views aro ni>tX l)ftse<l upon mero J
conjoctiiro, but the result of a alose
investigation:4-- *\ .
' JDEAB^IR: In r?pTy-to ycnir ?ug
gest ion please accept thc f olio wing
estimate, it ls not exaet to fra ct ion?
al exactness* b?t "near enough for]
argument and ihibtenee. You will
allow me to say that while f do not
rejoice in the present, I om -not des?
pondent of the future." The est imate
is this: . ^
Tho crop of 186ft wa* 4,600,000
bales; the number of laborers Was
1,000,000 black, 250,000 white, thus
making an average of bales per
hand.
I dispose of .the black labor thus:
Of the arniy, dead and alive, 150,000;
"dead by destitution and disease,
150,000, left field work, 200,000;
black laborers now at work iu the
cotton States, 500,000. These, under
the old regime, by the average above,
ourdit to make 1,875,000 bale?.
' hey will not make so much for
these veasons: Under the old regime
they -vtcre in the field 64 hours per
week; under the new arrangement
48 .hours pei- week. They thus1 must
do one-fourth less work than formerly."
But they are not worth as much
while at work as formerly by one
fifth tit least. Thus the possible pro?
duction-1,875,000 bales- -must be
diminished one-fourth and one-fifth,
leaving 1,030,000 as the probable
production of black laborers.
Thc white labor (250,000) I dispooe
of thus: Killed and crippled and in
other employments, 125.000, leaving
in the cotton field 125,000. These,
at the above average, make, say
470,000 bales. Add to this the pro?
duct of black labor, 1,030,000, and
we have total, for 1866. 1.500,000
bales.
If any arc disposed to question the
accuracy of the .hours of labor (and j
I write what 1 know) I will reduce
the slave's hour? to sixty per week,
advance the freedman's to fifty, and
that will make the aggregate
1,600,000. Tho relative value in the
field 1 have put too low, but we will
let it stand. Many will say it ought
to be reduced one-fourth, instead of
one-fifth.
Au incidental and important fact
should not be omitted ; the rich allu?
vial lands, tt? a large extent, are idle.
The dependence must be on the hill
lauds, and the best of these wasted by
the neglect of two or three years. .
Take these facts for what they are
worth, and ? think they aro worth as
much as the unconsidered trifles of
those who are addicted to looking at
the world through a gimlet-hole. lu
fact, J think they are worth as much
as General Sherman's dictum, who,
after visiting little Rock, Ark., felt
sanguine that a large cotton crop
would be made. And Liverpool re?
peats the'prophecy, and cotton falls
one farthing ! By such absurdities,
cotton is beared down to its present
unworthy price.
Very respectfully, vours,
* J. W. B.
VNete Orleans Crescent.
Tho tfrtmaqid, a Hebrew paper
published at Lyck, in the Province
of Eastern Prussia, says that sixty
Jewish families have determined to
form a colony near Jaffa, in Pales?
tine.
The colored people who are raising
cotton along the Mississippi have
resolved to patronize only those
steamboat lines which treat t hem as
equal with the whites.
Wi ll Ml UT. <?.
3BARRELS SAUR KRAUT,
dozen Fresh Tomatoes in 2-ll>. cans.
20 dozen Pickles all r.i/.e0.
Spanish Ulives, OJ ve Oil- pta. and qt*.,
And a general assortmei ..f choice
Groceries, Wines and Liquor-,
At CANTWELL'?,
April 19 1 Bedell's Kow.
REWARD, IF REQUIRED.
TIJ'IIJL the parties who knocked me
yV down and robbed mo of my Walch,
?iii the evening of the 16th, opposite the
Baptist Church, have the kindness to re?
turn me a small IKON KEY.' lt is very
valuable to me, and can he of no use to the
parties who have it, and I beg of them to
return if in an envelope. Mark it "J. A.,"
o'are of Mr. Janney. ) Bv complying with
tho above request, you will confer x ^reat
favor, and I will most cheerfully forgive
yon for all you have done to me; or 1 will
give a reward of TKS DOLLARS, and ask
nu questions. April 19 :>
Greenville and Columbia Railroad.
i ?-i my %? ?jpte < ???j&f ?s >: .
(?KN I, SUPERINTEND'TS OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, April 18, lstv?.
ON and after FRIDAY next, 19th inst.,
the Passenger Trams will run daily
(Mundays excepted) until further notice, n's
follows:
Luave Columbia at 7.(Ki a. m.
'. Alston at . ..11.00 "
.. Newberry at .12.50p.m.
fr :. ..l Abbeville at COO "
" at Anderson at. ?.10 "
.? at Greenville at . . 0.00 "
I ?ave Greenville at.. 4.:tf)a. m.
.. Anderson at.. . 5.30 "
" Abbeville at.7.45 ?'
" Newberry at .I.If. p. in
An ive at Alston at.2.5'
" at Columbia at.. .. 7.Cn "
A liberal reduction has been made on
through fare, the distance by railroad hav?
ing been increased, and the stages being
limier the control of the Company. (Kl
pounds only allowed bi a whole
si'at all over to be charged extra.
J. fi. LASSALLE,
April 19 General Superintendent.
Country <>apeis advertising for the Com?
pany will please copy.
? H p m-, ...., -
Auction Bal??;
To-Dav s Sales at Auction.
IWILL sell, THIS DAM. r.t the Auction
Room of DnJfbec & Walter, aline asaorr
mont of DRY GOODS, tsee hand-bilks,)
the property of Mr. Jas. ti. (iiirh"-*, io B?
tisfv claims ruf United States authorities.
Terms^oash. . .By order of
? ' B?evcl Maj. < ien. A. AMES.
X. 13. MESS A U ?. Capt. 25th Oiuo Veis.,
and A P. Marah at- . Apjrfl l'.?
Just Received,
IT BBLS. R*-lilied Whit** KEROS ENE Oil.;
*y best? For eajV at a low price bv
April 19 2 . C. H. RAXD WTR.
VJ JW? v/x?o x ijn r\ inp.
2' TIERCES Davis' DIAMOND HAMS.
1 box Breakfast BACON STRIPS. For
sale at fair prices bv C. H. BALDWIN.
April 19 - ^ _2_
Self-Raising Flour !
TTIORsa?e by ;A. C. DAVIS, Main st.,
JT 2d- door above old Citv Hot ?4 Comer.
April 19 ______ _ 1
NOTICE.. ~
DURING OUR ABSENCE, alt order?
will be received and&H office bosines?
attended to bv our pupil. Mr. WALLACE
PEARSON. KAY & HEWETSON,
Architects and Engineers.
MT. KAY will return within one week.
April 19 :i . -
STOLEN, ; ,",
? A MEDIUM-SIZED BL ACK
*flg||, HORSE, with a short tail." He was
JW^R^taken oft' bv a bright mulatto boy,
M /i named Bill, bare-footed, one fo?t
nore, badly clothed, and wore a ragged
straw bat." lt i? supposed he has gone to?
wards Camden or Hopkins' T. OT A liberal
reward will be paid for any information re?
lative to the norse, or for his delivery to
Mr. ,T. C. -TANNEY, at Columbia, S. C. '
April 19 _ i
State South Carolina--Bichland Dist.
H<j Jacol) Dell. Ordinary of mid "District.
WHEREAS Sallie J. Freeman hath ap?
plied to me for letters- of adminis?
tration on all and singular the goods ami
chattels, rights and credits of Dr. William
('. Freeman, late of the District aforesaid,
deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all ami singular tho kindred and creditors
of the said deceased, to be and appear be?
fore me, at our next Ordinary's Court foi
the ?aid District, to be holden at Columbia
on Monday, the thirtieth day of April hist.,
at 10 o'clock a. m.. to show cause, if any,
why the said administration should not be
gran t eil.
Given under my baud and seal of t he (..'oui t,
this sixteenth day ?if April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun?
dred and sixty-six. and in the ninetieth
vear of American independence.
JACOB BELL,
April 19 tb2 Ordinary Richland Dist.
The Columbia
ICE' CREAM GARDEN
Is now Open for the Season !
ATTACHED to McKenzie's Manufactur?
ing Confectionary, on Plain street,
below the Shiver House.
ICE CREAMS, WATER ICES, LEMON?
ADES, CAKES. ?c., will be served np daily
in style.
Ladies and gentlemen viii lind this a
pleasant resort of a warm evening. The
proprietor will use bia best endeavors
make his patrons cool.
At the Confectionary will be found plain
CANDIES and SUGAR PLUMS of Ilia own
make; besides a very tine selection of
French Candies, Bon-Bons, Cream Drops
and Sticks, Chocolate. Almonds, Drops,
Sticks and Cakes, just received.
Cakes of all descriptions baked fresh
evervdav. J. MCKENZIE,
April DJ 3 Colombia, S. C.
The Ladies
WILL FIND AT
c. F. mnn STOIB
AN elegant assortment of SWISS and
CAMBRIC INSERI INGS and EDG?
INGS.
Cambric and Dimity HANDS.
Real THREAD EDGINGS.
FLOUNCING for Skirts.
White French Muslin for Spencers.
Every variety of Dress Buttons.
Tinsel ( ord.*
Artificial Flowers.
A USO,
A lino stock of BLACK SILK and LACE
COVERINGS, which will be sola on the
MOST REASONABLE TERMS for CASH.
April 19 1
sonn
II,
DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
Boots, Shoes & Hats.
WE have on hand a good assortment
of DRY GOODS, together with a
large st.,ck of SHOES and HATS- -.Iso, a
variety of TRUNKS, from the cheapest
Packing to the finest Traveling Trunk,
which we ofter for sale at LOW HATES
Ladies' Cloth Gaiters,
Kid
Cloth Itahuoi'Hls.
Kid Slippers.
Cloth
Embroidered Slippers,
(ient's Oxford Ties.
" Kid Gaiters.
Calf
:* Patent Leather Gaiters.
" Slippels.
" Opera Hoots.
Also, a good assortment of BROGANS,
ami Misses', Boys' and Children's SHOES.
Together with a variety of Felt, Wool
and Straw HATS.
H. C. SHIVER. W. M. PECKHAM.
April 19 2
FRESH CONGRESS WATER,
PORTABLE LEMONADE, CITRATE
MAGNESIA, SEIDLITZ POWDERS,
SODA POWDERS.
With large and new supplies of stan.laid
GROCERIES. LIQUORS, Ac. At
MELVIN M. COHEN'S,
Assembly street, Weet side,
One door from Pendleton stoeet.
April 18