The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 24, 1866, Image 2
' C?tTJMBIA.
Tuesday J?oraiag, April 24, 1866.
Thc Pr??Ulent Speaks Agaln.
.Sixty days have elapsed since the
President made bis memorable speech
on Washington's birth-day, and he
now speaks again aa bold and as reso?
lute as he did then. The radical
triumphs in Congress, and thoviolont
onslaughts made upon him by the
leaders of the disunionista in that
body, have not shaken him one iota in
his indomitable oourage, or in his
determined purpose to bring to a
triumphant conclusion the patriotic
policy he has inaugurated for the
reconstruction of the Union and thc
restoration of pea "a and harmony to
all sections of the country.
The speech, which wo publish this
morning, addressed particularly to
men who fought for the preservation
of the Union, will bc read with inte?
rest by all classes of our citizens. It
will be seen that he brands the slan?
der let I0080 against him as "tho foul
whelp of sin," and calls the radicals
in Congress "slanderers, calumnia?
tors and traducers;" ho very properly
adverts to that great principle laid
down by the founders of the Govern?
ment, that there shall be no taxa?
tion without representation, and
as properly intimates that the
men now legislating for the country
are usurpers, and have been defeating
the operation of tho Constitutiou.
Ho says that the consolidation of
power now being attempted in Wash?
ington is equally as dangerous as the
separation of the States, and would
concentrate and run into monarchy.
It will be noted that ho says, "the
day is not far distant when the Go?
vernment will be restored." We hope
this is a foreshadowing of a still more
active policy against the ' 'disunion
ists,"' as he cali- tho radicals, und
that he intends to adopt measures
which Trill accomplish their utter de?
feat. Their passing an unconstitu?
tional Act over his veto has not dis?
couraged him in tho least, and we
have evidence sufficient that this man
of indomitable will and iron nerve
will carry out Iiis patriotic purpose
without shrinking from his self-im
iinposed and righteous task.
The release of Mr. C. C. Clay from
prison is a new evidence of his fear?
less determination of purpose to re?
store peace and friendly relations be?
tween all sections of the country. We
trust that this step will be followed
by the release of Mr. Davis, and by a
proclamation of general amnesty.
These acts would still more closely
draw the hearts of thc people he is
now battling for around him, and
would shed a still brighter lustre
npon tho patriotic courso of policy
lie has so far wisely pursued.
Tho wholo country, excepting, of
course, tho radical faction, will thank
Andrew Johnson for his manly utter?
ances on Wednesday last. The hearts
and prayers of tho people aro with
him in this struggle with the "usurp?
ers" who seek to overthrow tho Go?
vernment and ruin tho country.
A NEW TELEGRAPH PROJECT.-A
movement is now being made in Con?
gress, which, if carried out, must
prove detrimental to the telegraph
interests of the States. A bill has
been introduced by Senator Sherman
to grant a charter to a company to
run telegraph wires over all the post
routes in the United States, and bas
been referred to a special committee,
consisting of Senators Sherman.
Clark, Harris, Brown and Nesmith.
The committee is said to stand three
for, and two against the bill. Senator
Brown favors Government taking
possession of and operating all the
telegraph wires in tho United States
in connection with tho Post Oflice
Department. Somo of thc others are
in favor of tho most unlimited grant
to the company to run new telegraph
wifes along any post route, whethei
railroads or common highways,
through cities, over bridges, or wher
ever they choose to go, all State oi
corporation laws to tho contrary not
withstanding.
SOUTHERN HONOR.-At the com
mencement of the rebellion, in 18G1
Messrs. Kiuchley & Sanchez, of Geor
gia, were indebted to Mr. Gaynor, o
Baltimore, to the amount of ?l,201)
A few days since they wrote to thei
Baltimore creditor, informing hin
that they were prepared to pay th
amount of their indebtedness, on
closing a draft for Si, 200 ingold ii
liquidation of the same.
Only one-eighth of tho great Stat
of Illinois is yet under cultivation.
Tit? Negro In hi* New rondHlon. 1
We leam from the louisville fou?
rier that the report of the Board of
Health of that city, at its last uieet
iug, states that the ratio of mortality
among the negroes of that city is
eight per cont, per annum; while that
of tho whites is only two per cont
Tho cause of this wide difference
is very apparent. Thc Courier says
that it was not hitherto the case; that
when the negro was a ula YO-when ho
had the protection of beneficent mas?
ters-when he was comfortably clad
and housed-when ho was carefully
uni kindly nursed in sickness-when
his food was abundant and whole?
some-there was no more healthy
class in the community; but liberty
was thrust upon him-the shackles
wero tom fr oui him, to be replaced by
tho fetter? of disease and death.
Of tho ?ame character is the testi?
mony of Hon. W. L. Sharkey, of
Mississippi, formerly Judge, and re?
cently Provisional Governor o? that
State, before thc Reconstruction Com?
mittee. Ho says there are now iu
Mississippi very little over one-half
as many freedmen as there were for?
merly slaves. There is no telling, he
says, the mortality that has prevailed
among them. They have died in im?
mense numbers, and ho concludes
his testimony by remarking, "My
expectation concerning them is that
they are destined to extinction, be?
yond a doubt. "
This is startling evidence, if Judge
Sharkey be correct; but there is no
question but thut tho new condition
of the former slave is of incalculable
disadvantage to that class in health,
morals and everything else. The
figures in relation to Mississippi aro
appalling. The number of slaves in
that State, according to the last cen?
sus, was 4o?,000, and hence, accord?
ing to Judge Sharkey's estimate,
218,000 of those must have perished.
There is food for the "so-called"
philanthropists of New England in
these statistics.
Thc Habeas Corpus Restored.
Tlie special Washington correspon?
dent of the New York Netos says,
that tho President has ordered that n
writ of habeas corpus be granted in
the case in which it was refused by
Judge Underwood, a few days ago.
Tho Attorney-General has also in?
structed Judge Underwood that tin
writ of habeas corpus is now resto rei!
and in full force, not only in Virginia,
but in all the other States, and is to ht
granted in all proper cases exactly a.1
before the war. Judge Underwood
is also informed in tho same commu
ideation, that martial law exists nc
longer in any of the Southern States,
and that the civil courts are to dis
charge their functions exactly a?
before tho war.
If this statement be true, and it i?
corroborated by the paragraph belov
taken from Mr. Seward's semi-officia
organ, thc Now York Times, then th?
question is settled. That pape r says
"It is scarcely necessary to add,
that wherever the rebellion is de
dared to have censed, tln-re the wri
of habeas wpus is no longer sus
pended; and wherever tho civil lav
has resumed its authority, the mili
tary power will not be exercised, ex
cept to aid tho civil authorities ii
oxticuting their decrees; and for tin
latter purpose ODly is the militar
arm retained in the States, lately ii
rebellion."
This is clear enough, and we thin]
is moro to bo relied upon than th
despatch to the Assistant Commis
sioner <>f tho Freedmen's Bureau
which we alluded to some days ugc
That order, as we intimated at th
time, was only applicable, in ou
opinion, to the operations of that it
stitution. Tho order of the Pres
dont was based upon tho opinion c
the Attorney-General, towhomJudg
Underwood's decision was referred.
j SURVIVORS.-There still survn
! three members of the choir of youn
i lillies that, dressed in white, greet*
1 George Washington ns he enteri
: Trenton, in 178(J, on his way to a
j sumo the Presidency, and strewt
J his way with flowers. Ono is tl
! relict of the late James Chesnut, Si
j whose death wo noted somo wee]
i ago, and tho mother of General Jain
j Chesnut, formerly United States S
nator from this State, now living
Camden; another lives in Trento
and the third is Mrs. Sarah Hand,
Capo May County, N. J.
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Concerning the cholera in Now C
leans, the Memphis Post, of tho lit
says: "Tho papers aro silent, b
private letters and gentlemen comii
from New Orleans report a few ene
of tho cholera at that city."
" i j', n jB?seggfllggMBgte
Convlr.jtM? ^|id Sc pt?? ne ed.
We learn that despatches recoived
in thi? city ?tat? that Messrs. Stow
er* aud Crawford Keyes have been
convicted of the charge of being en?
gaged in the murder of three United
States soldiers, in Anderson District,
andhavebeeu sentenced to be hanged,
at Castle Pinckney, on Friday next.
Byrem and the younger Keyes,
charged with complicity in the mur?
der, have been sentenced to tho New
Hampton, Mass., penitentiary for
life. There will, no doubt, be some
efforts made to have the prisoners re- '
spited. i
Tho Crops.
VIRGINIA.-From our personal
observations during a recent trip j
through several of thc South-side
Counties of Virginia, we aro satisfied
that the wheat crop will bo almost a j
failure. Many fields hove been re- j
ploughed and sown in oats. Tim i
recent seasonable weather has prrcatly I
improved the wheat left alive, but the
difficulty ia that there is so little in
the ground that half a crop cannot j
be made. Oats are looking well. \
except tho winter variety, which has i
suffered even moro than tho wheat,
Preparations aro being made for a i
largo crop of corn, and a breadth of !
land has beeu prepared for tho reeop- ;
tion of this crop fully as large as j
usual. Much effort is being made to
cultivate tobacco, ami plants have j
generally come up well. Freedmen |
aro reported in some neighborhoods
as working well, in others as being
idle and worthless, depending a good :
deal, no doubt, on the manner in 1
which they are managed.
[Lynchburg \eicx. Xl lit.
NORTH CAROLINA.-The Newborn
Times, of the 19th, ?says: We saw a
gentleman from Greene County, yes- I
terday, from whom we were pleased ,
to learn that tho farmers ar?- planting
extensive crops, with very fair pros?
pects of au abundant harvest. Greene
is one of the best farming counties in
the State, and her farmers are not sur?
passed for intelligence and industry.
? The Salisbury Banner, of the 19th, ?
mentions fine rains in that section for
several days past, which is very bene?
ficial to the wheat crops, and predicts j
a larger crop than 1ms been made for
several years.
ALABAMA.-The Enfaula (Ala.) \
Keira, has conversed with several old
and experienced planters the past ;
week in regard to their crops, the j
manner in which the freedmen were
working, etc. In answer to inquiries,
they have all stated that affairs on
their respective plantations were get?
ting along as well, if not better than !
they expected under the circum- ;
shmees. Thc crops are nearly all
planted, and, with a good season and
faithfulness on the part of hands, a
large crop of grain and other cereals !
will be harvested.
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MARTIAL LAW -ArFA IRS IN NOR?
FOLK-The Norfolk Virginian, of
yesterday, says, that John White?
hurst, who was shot in three places
b^- the negro rioters on .Monday la.^t, ;
and whose life was despaired of, is.
we are glad to announce, much better,
and in a fair way to recover. Mosely,
the youth whose skull was fractured
the same day, and by the sann- dia?
bolical party, still lingers. No hopes
aro entertained ol his recovery. He
is yet insensible, and his sufferings
aro intense and deplorable.
Mrs. Charlotte Whitehurst and
Robert Whitehurst were buried on
Wednesday afternoon from the Five
mason Street Baptist Church A
large concourse followed their bodies
to the grave.
The same paper says: Yesterday a '.
negro mau threw a brick at a soldier
on Maiu street, which struck him.
The negro then ran, and the soldier
and his comrades after him. On
Union street another batch of soldiers
saw the chase; one of them shot al tin?
negro, the ball missing him. ?md
lodging iu the skull of a negro
woman, who soon died.
It remarks editorially, speaking ?f
tho negro mob:
We do not hesitate to proclaim to
the country there has been a tremen?
dous and fatal blunder, and more than
' a blunder, a culpable nefjlirrenee.
from the beginning to the ending of
, tho Monday's celebration.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Norfolk by Gen. Terry. Thc Virgi?
nian says:
Two companies of infantry and two
: pieces of artillery, six pounders, ar?
rived hore on Tuesday night from Old
Point. A company of marines also
came from Baltimore yesterday morn- i
ing, and went to the navy yard, as we
I are informed. What are these United j
; States forces for? Those already here
failed tointerferc'in the prevention of j
the outrages and murders on Monday
by the negroes who engaged in the '
, procession on that day. and allowed j
a squad of negroes, in United States ;
uniform, armed with muskets and
fixed bayonets, to march through our
streets in tba1 memorable c?l?bration
whose linnie was of so bloody a
character.
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The James is taking advantage of
Gen. Butler's "Dutch Gap ('final.'1
below Richmond, and so enlarg
i ing and completing it that small
craft now pass through it ut high
; stages of water, saving several miles
by a cross-cut of less than one. Ten
years hence this will doubtless be the
. main channel, though it may cost
something more to make it so
From WailflnRlon,
The scene in the Senate chamber
yesterday was fur more outrageous
than would appear from the record iu
the papers, mid a proposition has
been raised to either expel or pass a
vote of censure upon Mr. McDougall
for his most intemperate and un?
guarded conduct. It is- doubtful,
however, whether any oilicial notice
is taken of tho matter.
Mr. Stephens' evidence is being
used as a handle by the extremists
against any representation from tho
South during the present Congress.
His "State Rights" doctrines have
given mortal offence to the majority,
and they will use his language and
position whenever necessary to fortify
their ground in the continued rejec?
tion of the Southern members.
There is high authority for saying
that the efforts now behoved to bo in
progress by the Military Bureau of
Justice, io secure the trial of Jeff.
Davis by court martial, will prove
abortive-all such trials being stop?
ped by tho peace proclamation, and
the President and Mr. Seward being
opposed in toto to such a proceeding.
It is believed tho Senate will not
confu?a the nomination of Judge
Stansbury, but will pass the House
bill abolishing the judgeship.
[Cor. Philadelphia Ledger, IHth.
W e find the following interesting
account, concerning thc release ol
Mr. Clay, from the special corres?
pondence of the Richmond Times,
dated 18th instant:
At a late hour last night, Mrs. C. C.
Clay obtained from the President an
order for tho release of her husband
from imprisonment in 1'ortross Mon?
roe. It was near midnight before
Mrs. Clay obtained the order in form
from Gen. Townsend, and none ol
the newspaper correspondents, save
one, succeeded in getting a copy o!
th?' order from the lady. That cor
respondent telegraphed the copy t<
the paper he represented in Nov
York. Early thia morning, wo rc
coiwd telegrams from that city t<
know if Clay had really been release?
as reported, and that there was gr ea
surpris;' expressed at thc occurrence
and much wonder and speculation a
to the grounds upon which the Pro
-ivlent ordered the relea:,!; to b>
made. In this city, tho nows als?
surprised many, and the samo speen
lations wore indulged in.
lt turns out that the President'
design was to have copies of the lei
tors recommending Mr. Clay's releas
published simultaneously with th
announcement of tho order for dis
charge, which amounts to a parole
Already tho radicals aro blaming Mt
.Johnson for granting tho parole, es
pecially when th" House Judiciar
Committee is engaged in investigatin
tho proofs as to the alleged complicit
of Jefferson Davis and Mr. Clay i
tho assassination ot Mr. Lincoln.
Judge Holt, of the Bureau of Mili
tary Justice, has boon before tho .Ju
dietary Committee, urging his unter
able theory of tho assassination plot
and now, as in tho trial of tho assas
sins which Mr. Holt conducted-a.<
sorts that Davis and Clay were par/
rrj,;* criminis in tho horrible net.
What Congress proposes to <l
about it. in case il should adopt tb
wild theory of Judge Holt, all hoi
aro curious to know, unless it Ls ii
tended to compel the Adiiiinistratio
to bring Davis and Clay to trial J
once, upon tho charge of tho murd?,
of Mr. Lincoln. If tho proofs <
their complicity in tho crimearesuc
as would bo recognized in a court <
law, no doubt Holt, Stanton an
.Speed Would have lollg since brOUgl
Davis and Clay to trial in this cit;
for the courts arc open and comp?,
tent to try the issue; but, unforti
nately for the plans of Stantoi
Speed and Holt, civil courts aro m
"organized to convict." as were mil
tarv commissions, under the imp
rial rule of tin- tyrannical Stantoi
previous to tho late decision of tl
United States Supreme Court. whi(
decided that militarveommissions a
illegal.
Tho order releasing Mr. Clay is
simple parole, releasing him up<
condition that li?' romain in his ov
State, and go to ot lier parts of tl
United States only when absolute
necessary, and respond, when r
quired, to answer any charges th
may bo preferred against him. Als
that he take tho oath of allegiance.
The ?otters accompanying the a
plication fur Mr. Clay's parole a
numerous. T give you the substan
of f?e.a- of them:
Lieu!. Gen. Grant recommends 1
release of Clay been use bethinks
may safely bo loft at largo on pan
or by amnesty. Tho manner of Cia;
surrender is suflieient guarantee
his observance of any parole t!
might be taken b_> him to app?
win i? called for. He recommends 1
release on parole not to leave t
limits of his State without perin
sion, und to surrender himself t?> t
civil authorities for trial when call
?a po n.
Hon. Henry Wilson, Senator fri
Massachusetts, lias no hesitation
recommending tho release of C
upon paroi-, and has no doubt tl
he will be forthcoming when Lisp
sonco i-; required by the ( ?ovornmo
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens says
would treat Clay r.s a belligere
unless he was m the conspiracy
assassinate Mr. Lincoln, which
does not believe. Would confise
his property and let him go.
Hon. I?. J. Walker has known C
many years, and pronounces him
capable of the crime of Mr. Lineo
assassination and when h?> esca]
was cortaiu he surrendered himself iu i
hopes of seeming a trial. j
Aim M ig; hundreds of loyal raen who j
have conversed with him, none bo- j
lieved him guilty of complicity with ;
the assassination. There is a general
desire that, if not pardoned, he may
be paroled.
A NEW HISTORY OE SLAVERY IN
MASSHVSETTH.-Appleton ?fe Co. have
in press a work of peculiar interest,
entitled "Netos on the History of
Shi von' in Massachusetts," by George
H. Moore, Librarian of tho New
York Historical Society. It is un?
derstood that the researches of the
writer among the State archives of
Massachusetts disclose facts which
put ah entirely new face on her his?
tory, so far as slavery is concerned,
aud that the positions assumed by
the historians of New England are
not only sharply questioned, but that
date and page ore given to support
every assertion made. The appear?
ance of this volume is looked for with
lively interest.-iVeio York Post.
COLORADO. -Indications aro visible j
that another attempt may bo made in j
a few days to admit Colorado as a
State, under the Constitution adopted
in that Territory. A vote on this ?
question was taken in the Senate a j
few weeks ago, which resulted unfa- ?
vorably for the admission, and there j
is reason to believe the Senators still
hold to their views as then expressed, j
j The Logausport (Ind.) Journal \
! says: "For the first ti.ne in the his- :
. tory of our courts, a negro woman, j
j Mrs. Amanda Lindsey, nee Hill, was :
I admitted to testify in the Cass Cir- j
I cuit Court, on last Tuesday, in the 1
! case of the State of Indiana against !
! Wise."
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The Government hospital build- i
1 ings. ordnance, and other workshops !
! at Old Point and Fortresss Monroe, i
; ar?1 being removed.
CO.MHKIICIAI, AMD FINANCIAL. j
COLUMBIA, April 24. -There wan but little j
I cotton offering yesterday. We quote good
: middling 27 cents.
NASHVILLE, April IS.-Cotton is dull, at
: :V?';?,:?7e. in New York to-day. aad appears '
; to have remained so throughout thu entire !
day. The decline has induced many who j
i hav< been holding back to part with the j
! staple, and there lias been more activitj in I
j the market to-dav than for some timo
i back. We hear of CS bales sold, at 2:llf(i ;
! 26Ac. - !
LOIISVII.I.K, April 1'.?.-Leaf tobacco quiet
i aud st.-adv -sales of 115 idols, bright Ken
i tucky at il.15, and Virginia leaf at $2.36.
! Mess pork, $26. Bacon shoulders, 12c;
j clear sides, 10c.' sugar-cured hams. 22c.
Prime lard, in tierce. lSe. Superfine flour,
? $7.25. Mixed corn, 58c. Oats. 45c. Hav,
I baled, -n wharf, #13. Whiskey, $2.22 for
; raw and free.
Sr. I.oiis, April 19. -Flour is more
active -$7({?7.40 for single extra. Wheat
I active - better grades, $l.75?1.90; prime,
! $2.506&2.70. Corn Uroi -choice, C4(<577e.
? Pork advanced to $20.50. Bacon clear
; si.b-. 10c. Whiskey dull, at 12.214
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Ai OUST A, April 21. -Cotton market quiet.
1 We quote middling, 29<&30; strict mid?
dling SI, ami good middling 32. Cold ac?
tive: buying at 1^7, and stiling at 127A(?5
! 12s. Silver dull: buying at 120. and sell?
ing at 125. -
RICHMOND, April 19. Our markets are
'. ililli, and the business community-indeed,
: everybody -very much in want of means,
i There is one consolation, and that is that
i few men are likely to be ruined by sp?cu?
l?t ion- the pressure discountenancing
anythiug like adventures of that sort.
We quote bacon as follows: Middlings 17
' c., ?boulders 134c, hains 20($22c. Vir
: ginia hams, of which there is a consider?
able quantity in the market, are selling at
22e. Plier.' is a great deal of unsound
bacon in the market, which can be bought
:.t lillie, a pound. The tb>ur market is
unsettled, with an advancing tendency.
Superfine. SI 1 ; ?xtra Baltimore, $11; Ricn
i mond. $11.50; family, $15. Gold, to-day,
: is 1266?12S. having and selling: silver,
120(3.122. -
' lt is stated that the Committee on Ways
and Mi ana intend to report a tax bill re?
ducing tho annual tax about $70,000,000;
this is thought to l>? justified hy excess of
r< eeipts over expenditures.
Printing cloths, the Providence Journal,
of the ICth instant, says, are dull and de?
clining. Printers will not buy at the pre
sent asking prices. The following are the
sales: 2.000 pieces, 04x01, 13?c; 2,500
pieces, 61x04. 13c; 1.500 piece?, 64x04,
12'c; 2,000 pieces, 56x60, Ile; total. o,000
pieces.
Within the past two days, flour has ad?
vanced .u price all over the country. In
the higher grades of extra and family the
rise is greater. Indeed, they led off, and
the low.-r grades followed, but not propor?
tionately. In New York the advance has
bei n fr.'uri 10^40 cents a barrel; iu Balti?
more, (high grades.x 50 cents a barrel. In
this city the advance has been even greater
than in'New York or Baltimore. All grades
have none tip, but especially family, which
has advanced $1 a barrel." We have no
satisfactory explanation of the rise, but the
opinion seems to be generally entertained
t'::it the supply of wheat is short, and that !
there will bc no decline until after thc next
harvest, and not then, unless the new
wheat crop proves a good om-.
[Richmond Time*.
WILL Dav (.mons AOAIN ADVANCE?-On
'.his subject, the New York Sun takes a ne?
gative position, ami reasons as follows:
. The price of raw cotton was, at one
stag" "f the rebellion, over ll per pound.
New the average price iu New iork is less
than 4n cents a pound, tho reduction being
caused, not by an increase of supply, for
little cotton has been grown since the high
figures were current, but it is caused by
the certainty of supply in the future. The
decline in the value of imported goods is
attributable partly to tho samo cause, but
directly to the decline in gold. Now there
is no probability that gold will advance to
anj material extent, nor is it likely that
any new cause will intervene to occasion
distrust in relation to the supply of cotton;
consequently there is no ground upon
which to base the opinion that prices in
thc dry goods market will again advance.
The pr?sent decline has been very stea?ty
and gradual, lt bas occurred in spite of
the most strenuous opposition of the spe?
culative interest, and it may bo sot down
?is the natural and legitimate effect of thc
transition of a country from a condition of
unrest and exeitemout to a condition of
eoinparativ.i confident'* stabdity and car
taint;
Mortgage? ?nd Corrreyam*? ?f I?esl E
tato fnr aalv at thin office.
ANOTHER TVMWLE.- Mctsi*. Shiver A
Beckham advertise another tumble in their
prices this morning. A visit to their "torn
might, perhaps, be of advantage.
DEATH OV "OLI? rLuuir."-Harry Nm
ting, a colored baker, who har? boen f..l
lowing the business in Col Um I da for a mun
ber of years, died on Saturday He wi*
respected by one and all.
PERSONAL. - We were favored with a visit
from J. K. Elford, Esq., the rditnr of th?>
Greenville Mountaineer. He ix in good
health and spirits, and leaves for Charles?
ton, this morning, on a bu?ine-s T?jt.
DEATH or THE OLDEST RESIDENT. -Died,
on Sunday last, in this city, n freedwoman.
named Dolly Ward, aged over one hundred
years. Her daughter, Clarissa Ward, at
tho age of seventy-seven years, is well
known to many famines m Colombia a? .
faithful and attentivo nur.-.?.
THE CAROLINIAN.-Tho Columbia edition
of the Carolinian commenced yesterday
morning. It is under the editorial manage?
ment nf Messrs. Sperry (formerly of th?
Knoxville Register) and our old friend and
acquaintance. Henry Tinirod. These gen?
tlemen are both veterans of thc pros?, and
will doubtless give to the reading public a
good paper.
Gov. Oau.-His Excellency Gov. Orr ar
rived in this city on Saturday last. His
rooma are at Nickerson's Hotel, and the
Executive oflice is in the basement of Co!.
Child's dwelling, corner Plain and Bull
streets. The Governor intends to remain
here for several weeks, but we understand
that he leaves temporarily, on important
bUhiufSN, for Charleston, this morning.
TUE WEATHER.-Either old Boreas or the
old clerk of the weather has made a mis?
take. We have had a severe blow from
Monday morning, commencing about 1 ov
2 o'clock, continuing all day yesterday.
This gale would have be'-n in season herald?
ing in last month, but it is certainly out of
place in tho waning days of April. Several
walls and chimnies were blown down yes?
terday, and som?; narrow escapes of lifo or
limb occurred. Mr. Dooley must go on an
fast as poaeibl?* to demolish these danger?
ous ruins.
STILL ANOTHER REDCCTJON IX PRICES.
In order to keep pace with the downward
tendency of prices, the proprietor of the
Daily Phoniz has determined to reduce his
rates of advertising by the week and month
to such an extent as to he within thc reach
of all. Contracts made for two, three, six
cir twelve mouths, at very low figures.
The paper has an extensive and constantly
increasing circulation, not only in Columbia
and the State generally, but throughout
the South; which ia a matter of importance
to advertisers. To the business man as
well as the general reader, the Phoenix
presents attractions, as its columns contain
the latest telegraphic news, besides a large
amount of interesting intelligence.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the'rir.st
time:
C. N. Averill Sc Son-Com. Merchants.
Columbia Male Academy.
Shiver A Beckham-New Goods.
Durbec A Walter-Furniture, Ac.
Apply at this Office-Bricks Wanted.
Strawberries and Cream at McKenzie's.
L. T. Devin-Dry Goods, Ac.
Peter McGoveri?-Cows for Sale.
BETIBKMEST OF AN EDITOR.-Nat.
Tyler, one of the editors of the Rich?
mond Enquirer, takes his leave of that
paper in the fellowing manner:
"On yesterday, I received an 'order, '
by command of Maj. Gen. Turner, to
'forward by mail or carrier to Maj.
Gen. Terry, commanding the Depart?
ment of Virginia, a copy of the Rich
Enqvirer on the day of the publica?
tion iof the same.' 'Each issue' of
the Enquirer is my private property,
and should be paid for by those who
desire to read it. If I do not comply
with this order, my paper will be sup?
pressed ; if I do comply with it, my
property is taken from me without
compensation. I know of no right
of law under which Lieut. Gen.
Grant, or Maj. Gen. Terry, or Brig.
Gen. Turner, has the right to direct
that copies of newspapers shall be
sent to their headquarters. As soon,
therefore, as I read the late order of
Gen. Grant, I determined that I
wonld no longer remained cc ..aected
with the press-where neither its
liberty nor its property were safe from
general orders. A week's absence
from the city has prevented the an
nounoementof my retiring. Hoping
that the days of "general orders"
1 will soon pass away, I close my con
, nection with the Enquirer, wishing
I its readers a speedy return of tho
i happy day snd a prosperous country
! which we all enjoyed when that con
j nection began."
PATO FOB CAFTCBINO JEFF. DAVIS.
Col. Prichard, of the -ith Michigan
Cavalry, commanding the sqnad, re
I ceives $10,000; and as he recommend?
ed that the reward bo distributed
among all of that regiment, whether
present at the capture or absent, tho
oaptainsgot $729, the lieutenants $555
and tho privates 160 to 3187. Tho
claims of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry,
who were in pursuit and came on tho
ground a few moments after Davis'
capture, were ignored.
1,500,000 men were eared for du?
ring the war at the Soldiers' Rest, in
Baltimore, as they passed to and fro