The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 29, 1866, Image 2
: COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, April 2?, 1816. |
-( THf Ulot ut Norfolk. t
We have noticed this riot, and its
datid. results-thc killing ul two-'or.
' three white citizens. This killing of
K t??zejn by a band of armed and
.drunken negroes'engaged in celehrat
>* ingtheir "civil rights/' lins, naturally
ri * enough, created a profound sensation
'J l among the people of Virginia. On
?w rthe first information of tho slaughter
.* . by these negroes, it vas put forth,"
probably by radical ?ims?iU?ios, tliat
an attaok upon tho procession was
commenced by "white rowdies," and
th afr thereupon the "riot" followed.
From the testimony taken -.-on
Wednesday before the Mayor of Nor?
folk, it. is shown that the negroes,
* . many - of whom were defiantly and
openly armed, :ts if anxious for a
bloody issue, originated the dtstnrb*
"" ance by assailing a police offier who.
in pursuance of his duty, attempted
to - arrest one of their number for a
?:? breach of thc peace. The account,
1 , ' taken from the published synopsis ol
the testimony, reads:
"Guy Holland, one of the marshal*
; - of the* day, fully corroborated th?
statement of "Marshal Capps, tht
white hacknmn, relative to the origil
of the riot. Ho testified that tht
riot was caused by the indiscretion o:
one colored mau shooting a pisto
loaded with a blauk cartridge a1
another colored mau. Policeniai
Mosely ran up to arrest the partios
when a colored man told him he hac
no right to arrest any one. Th?
officer drew a knife and commencer
cutting right ami left. Then th<
"? crowd set upon him and beat him."
This, theil, was the origin of th<
massacre that subsequently occurred
Here we have a mob of au inferi?;
race assembled together, clearly pre
pared to shoot down any who niigh
express disapprobation of their con
duct, and even, as the event showed
ready to resist tho legitimate authori
ty of the city; inflamed with strong
drink, and made insolent by th?
approbation and applause of mei
whose white skins belie tht; huo o
their hearts. It is all very well ti
talk of a quiet celebration of an even
that is itself an insult to those arnon j
whom the celebration occurs; bu
? ^*rhen drunken negroes are allowed t<
- assemble in great throngs, arme?
with deadly weapons, and utterly re
gardless (both by reason of their na
tive instincts and because of probabl
immunity from punishment for an;
crime that they may commit) of th
lives of citizens, it becomes a seriou
question whether those who permi
these assemblies should not be heh
accountable for the bloodshed natur
ally ?irising from such occasions.
If this is to bo one of tho "civ:
rights" of the negro, common decei:
cy and justice would seem to requii
that the man, or men, whose low m
tures find pleasure in seeing to it thr
the armed negro is not deprived t
his "right" to shed the blood of un
armed white men, be removed froi
the positions which they disgran
anti which they use only to make pe:
maneiit the bitterness growing ont <
the war. This is the great troub
lying in the path of thc President
labor of rehabilitation; and it is
stern duty with him, we conceive, I
remove from tho sphere of their ev
those mischief-makers who prom]
acts of murder by refusing to inte
pose their authority between the pe
petrators of crime and the occasioi
that afford an opportunity for tl
shedding of blood.
Another Proclamation.
The Washington correspondent >
the New York News says that tl
President will soon issue auoth
proclamation in regard to the statt
of the Southern States, inclue!ir
Texas, and stating explicitly th
martial law is at an end, and the wi
of /tabeas corpus restored. We t
hope that tho President will, by pr
clamation, sot this matter at rest.
WHOLESALE DEALERS. Accordii
to a recent decision of the Commi
eioner of Internal revenue, "tl
wholesale dealer should make retu
of the gross amount of his sales, n
the assumed or market value of fr
goods sold, but the amount for whi
the goods were actually sold."
Col. Elani Sharpe, of South Cai
lina, -who is at present sojourning
Mexico, in a private letter to a frie:
in Anderson District, gives quite
glowing description of the conditio
climate, ?oil and advantages of th
- country.
So*.- * VruMc? ?*<l Mexleo.
Our New York paper?, of Tuesday,
bring us the dijfcftoinajtic ?orrcsp?ii^
cnoe bfctwcen ^rvrctary Stewed uud
' tho Marquis cte Moutbolon, in rehjf
tioa tt/Stlre Poliah troops?in J?exio?,
h-Thc papers wern^bcntlo Congress, ?li
Monday, hy tho President. Tb,o
i whole correspondence is too long for
publication, but wo make 'tho'sub?
joined ?yaopsis.
In answer to thc Marquis ire Moa*
tliolon, Mr. Soward, accei ting the
exploration ef*thc- motives antl ob
^jeets of france iu exercising the
right of war, ano! tho right to with?
draw what'remains of her army there
j.whoa she is able to do so with safety
I to her citizens and respect to herself,
. maintains that tho attempted snbver
: sion of republicanism there is regard
! ed by the<-United States as having
? been undertaken against the will nm!
opinions of the Mexican people lt
\ therefore recognizes, and must con
j thine to recognize, in Mexico onlj
I the ancient republic, and can in ac
' case involve itself in relation with tb?
j institution of Prince Maximilian
! France cannot expect the Uuitei
i States to go further than to assure
? her of our desire to facilitate tin
j withdrawal of French troops fron
I Mexico, ami in that purpose do w hat
soever shall be compatible with ou:
just regards for the sovereign right;
Of that republic* Mr. Soward wa
j officially informed by the Marquis di
! Montholon, on the 5th of April, tba
i the Emperor had decided to with
J draw the French troops in three de
i tacbmeuts-the first to leave ia No
! vember, 1KGP>, tho second ia March
1 aad the third ia November, 1867.
In his eomaiunieatioas to Mr. M ot
ley, our Minister at Vienna, Mi
Seward, having learned that 10,Ut>
Austrians were to be fitted out by th
diplomatie representative of Maxi
millan for service iu Mexico, direct
; the former to ask frank explanation
j of the matter from Aastria, emphati
j cally protest against it if true, and t
: state that the United States, in th
event of a Avar of this kind, cauao
j engage to remain silent or neutral.
Tyranny.
We have already called attention t
the fact that President Johnson calle
the Congress usurpers. The Nei
York Herald very justly says that tb
radical papers are unable to see ho
Congress can be a tyrant. Jast n
easy as 0ae man can bo a tyran
About 200 years ago, tho Danes, t
get rid of the tyranny of their noble
threw all their power into the hain
of their king-and for abusing tin
; power they were obliged to kill bin
j Tho same occurred in Norway an
j Sweden. For a space of '500 year
I but one king was allowed to die
natural death in these countries. Tl
history of il reece ami Rome at tos
that a tyrannical senate may be mo;
j oppressive and moro difficult to g
rid of than a bad king. The poop
of France were twioo saved from tl
tyranny of their nobles by transit
ring their powers to tho king. I
another -way thc same illinois passii
herc, where the President is strivii
to protect the people from thou.su
potions and despotism of Congres
Congress is now a tyrant, which <1
serves whatever fate a virtuous ai
free people can give it.
CnoiiEBA PREVENTIVE. GOS is sa
to be a sovereign cholera disinfe
tant, and escaping gas in a house w
protect the inmates against oholei
An old physician, who has had sor
experience in the treatment of ch?
em cases, recommends it. "Whom
Dr. Hamlin, whoso experience
cholera has extended through tin
visitations of the disease in Consta
tinoplo, expresses the opinion that
one is prudent and temperate in di
and drink, and can avoid over-ex<
tion, great fatigue, great anxiei
fright and fear, he thinks he is
safe from cholera as from being swe
away by a comet.
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The Anderson Intelligencer a
noun ces the death, in Petersbm
Va., of Lieut. Col. John W. doss.
Unionville, S. C. The survivi
members of the Palmetto Sbai
shooters, with no exception, will re
this announcement with unfeign
surprise and regret.
Tho Picken.5? Courier says that i
prospect for a fine wheat crop in tl
District was never better. Rye a
oats also promise well.
-- .
It is said that 40,000 acres are bei
taken up every month in Misso
under the homestead law.
TTiV'Sf 1 r>mc ii'? Parade in ClinTrlcaton-J
In our special despatch, yesterday
morning, Tre :iiui(uni('(:d thiii om- ?j?i?
ft|ends^'th*. Eagles" had taken the
premiurn ut'tho parade in Chatleston
o% the 27t$ We extract tho followy
inp, acrount <?i the contest for the
prizes from thc lYetttU^
When the head of ?he procession
hlid re?rfiedthc Cathedral in Broad
street, they "countermarched." The
crowd was very douse from Meeting
?o Friend street, and excitement ran
?igh. Every one wanted to ROO thc
race, earnestly hoping* that his or
her favorite would cany off theprifco.
The Ctli Regiment Band were sta?
tioned, nuder a Ano shade tree by the
Guard House, enlivening the scone
with their soul-stirring music.
The engines drew up, one after the
other, according to programme, ami
"played," amid tho shouts of thc en- !
I thusiastic spectators. The- distances
j made were as follows: Georgia In?
dependent, 161 feet, ti inches: Pal
I inetto, (broke one of her brakes,) ;
j 16S-8: Young Ameriea, l4o-8; Pho>-1
I nix, 127-1; Stonewall, 1G4-7; Marion,
136-2; Charleston, 15C-10; Pioneer, j
(steam. ) 172- J ; Washington, L19-I;
Vigilant. 140-S; Hope, (accident,) !
1815-9: German, 181-4: Eagle, 1K3-C. i
The Mayor presented thc cup to j
Mr. Duryea, President of Eagle, in a
neat and forcible speech, congratu?
lating the Department on their effi?
ciency, ?to.
Mr. Duryea responded ?ii an elo?
quent speech, tuiinking Hie Mayor!
for the gift.
Tho cup for the steam engiue was
presented to the Pioneer. Mr. Bruns I
spoko in behalf of the company, |
thanking for tho cup. but declining
it, as there had been no competition.
At tb?? suggestion of Mr. Nathan. ,
the donor, the Mayor reserved the
cup, to be awarded as tho prize of
sonn' future contest.
THE CAPTURED KOVTHEUN GOLD. -
The correspondent of the New York
News says:
It will be remembered that after the
surrender of General Lee, the mili?
tary in Georgia captured SlOO.000 in
gold which was claimed by the Farm- '
er's, tlie Exchange and the bank of
Virginia at Richmond. Recent hives
^g?tions of the f:icts, however, show
that a few weeks before the evacuation ,
of Richmond, tlie Legislature of
Virginia passed a law authorizing the i
said banks to loan the Confederate
Government, upon the faith of the i
State, $300,000 of gold to purchase
supplies for Lee's anny. This sum
was placed by tho respective banks to
the credit of the Confederate Govern?
ment, and before the surrender of
Lee 300,000 was paid, leaving $240,-1
000 belonging to the Confederate
Government with these banks at the
time of the evacuation. The Govern
ment therefore claims not only the
$100,000 captured in Georgia, but
also the $14.0,000 additional in custody
of the banks. This is the present j
condition of the question. The notes
of these banks have been bought upi
with the expectation that the Govern?
ment would relinquish its title to the
8240,000 of gold.
THE CIOAII Sinr. We noticed in a
brief paragraph, a few days ago, the
! trial trip of a small craft owned by
the Messrs. Winans, of Baltimore!
The vessel is a small steamer, 72 feet
in length, 0 feet in diameter, 21 tons
burdon, and propelled by a 20 horse?
power iti.";li pressure i i?".i11<-. with a
3 bladed propeller, of I feet 10 inehes ;
diameter. Theyaehf started im her
voyage during a heavy sea, and while ?
a stiff breeze was blowing. She was
under water to within a few inches
below her centre; her engines worked
admirably, and thc waves glided b>
tho right and left of her prow; and
there was no rollin;;' of the vessel as
the seas struck ber. The trial tii?>
of this unique vessel was a most sue- j
cossful one.
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TAX ON INCOME FROM ABROAD.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve?
nue has decided that internal revenue
tux must be paitl by resident-, ot* the
United States uti all income, "whe?
ther derived from any kind of pro?
perty, rent?, interest, dividends or
salaries " in this country or from
abroad.
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DK. LIEBER.-The Boston I'm
veler, a ra' id negro organ, which
sends up a variety of howls in every
issue for tin- blood of Mo- ('onfede?
rate lenders, says:
Dr. Lieber, custodian of the rebel
archives in the War Dypartment, has
been examined at length before the
House Committee on the Judiciary,
and bas produced some curious docu?
ments, which, if genuine, show thal
Davis and Clay wert; accomplices in
the assassination.
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THE CHOLERA. The New York
Ileruttl says that ten additional oases
ol* cholera were received on board of
tho hospital ship on .Monday, and up
to ton o'clock that morning but ono
more death than those previously
reported had occurred The passen?
gers on board of the steamer England
still remain in a healthy condition,
and altogether affairs nt quarantine
are progressing very satisfactorily
. MESSRS. ED^SOBS: I Lave just read
a. piti^gi?pht rlipped froui the ?u^'
derson Ldelltgencer, calling attention
to tbe remnrks of the Sumter Watc*%
?nan on an editorial of tho Columbia
Pkcenix, conoorning "tho mission of
tho Hov. W. T. Cfrpcrs iu Hie Nu?th,
for tho purpose of solieitingJ.aid for
rebuilding tho Washington Street
Church" cf this city.
Nowspa}>ers sometimes malus mis?
takes, anil all that appears in their
columns is not e.cartlu correct. Per?
mit me to explain: At the request
of tho trustees of tho burnt ('burch,
T left Columbia to appeal to the
Christian generosity of more fortu?
nate communities, to ?id us in our
effort to construct a place of worship
for our lr useless. Impoverished con?
gregation. I hoped to collect funds
from our friends of Ballimore. When
I met the prominent members of my
denomination there, whose sympa?
thies were .Southern. I learned that
a legion of clerical beggars had been
before me that the appeals from Vir?
ginia, North Carolina. (Georgia, ami
other Stati s ol' the South, had be.ee
so frequent and urgent, and the aol
lections had boon so numerous, that
the good people who loved us hat
nothing left to give the home de?
mands culling for all that they coule
then raise. The people genoralh
were then doing what tiley could fe
the success of the Southern Polio
Fair. So I was disappointed in Pal
tiuiore, although] must not fail to ac
kuowledgc the receipt of ?"172 fron
friends who had repeatedly, andsoim
of them largely, contributed to tin
relief i>t our sut?eriug soldiers am
farmers.
Introduced to a noble-hearted Ma
rylnudor, residing at Newark, N. J.
Kev. ll. L. Dashieli, pastor of St
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
a gentleman of liberal views, genet
ons impulses and catholic spirit, lac
ci j it ed his invitation to visit Newark,
city enriched by Southern trade, am
containing a strong conservative eh
ment. I declined to preach to hi
people until tho pastor's request wa
seconded by tho leading members c
the church, from whom 1 received
cordial greeting and every assuranc
of Christian love. Accompany i o
Mr. Dashicll toa meeting of mini;
h rs in the (.'entrai Church. [ wa
recognized as a brother and welcome
as a worthy associate. Called on t
address them, after a most touchin
prayer from a reverend doctor of th
conference, 1 expressed my pleasui
at meeting them ou t be broad pla
form of Christian charity; hoped th
time would soon come when tb
churches would be one in the spir
of the blessed Saviour, who, arnon
his last words on earth, prayed tl
Father, in behalf of his peopli
"That they all may bc one-that til
world may believe that thou hast soi
me;" declared my conviction that tl
only way to secure harmony ar
promote fellowship was to take tl
Bible for our guide, meet at the Cro
of ??ur adorable Redeemer and gi
our inspiration there. When
preached to the congregation of ri
Paul's, and when 1 addressed tl
meeting of the ministers, I did n
utter a singlo word of 'fawning" si
nilicance, nor did I ask for a cent f
my Church ia ( '? .tunrf/tit. And let ii
add, / did not ask o single iudiridii
Ar/// of Haiti more tn help rebuild o
t'hitrifh. Mr. Dashicll volunteer*
his services lo collect something fro
those who feel kindly towards us, at
?end it after me. I went to tho Nor
to iiml friends, and approach
friends univ.
Willi the editor of tho Sum?
Watchman, your correspondent won
rather worship under a tree, or in
temple of unpeeled pine polos, th
"knel l amidst crimson, and purp'
and stately architecture, obtained
fawning on tho charity of those w
despise, persecute and abuse us, a
who would utterly degrade and i
stroyus." WM. T. CAPERS.
COH'MHIA, S. C., April 28, 18bf>.
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Tuc. OKATOR or THE DAY AT T
LATH NEGRO MOB IV NORFOLK. T
Norfolk Old Dominion thus speaks
this mau :
We intend, f<>r thc respect wo br
for our people, regardless of col
to show up this man Baker in all
enormities, from the 19th uf Ap:
I sdi, when a Confederate soldier,
his desertion. His joining the Uni
service under the subterfuge of pe
lenee; his operations in the C
lector's office, under (T. W Singlet?
and the mode and manner of
retin ment. Snob delectable wretch
disgraced and driven from respect)
society, by their sneaking subterftt
Use every means to operate upon
credulity of the colored people,
instilling into their minds false j
judices. The riot of Monday was
result of such teachings "and
know whereof we affirm."
The Paris <'/mriran publishes
caricature, in which Prussia and A
t.ij. are re]?reselltttl each work
away nt a grindstone, and holdin
sword with about an inch or two
binde to tim handle. Below is w
ten: "By dint of sharpening tl
sables to frighten each other, til
will remain in the end scarcely a
thing to cut with when the day
rives for using their weapons so
pentedly prepared
TJM> United Slate* Con rt a.
Tho opinion has obtained almost
iinivewml cajeclencs that-1-?<?fore ad?
journing, t*|e United States Supreme
Courts hy a-voto of five 'flo three de?
clared tho 'test.-oath'' "nugonstitu
tiomd^ If ?ich is the case, tho fail?
ure of that body to gtre publicity to
their opiniou was a cruel outrage
upon the people of the South.
Tl? reoeut legislation of Congress
is rapidly placing thc lives und for?
tunes of the people of the Southern
States at tho mercy of tlie district
Courts of the United States. And
yet, until the "test oath" required of
all attorneys practicing in those
courts is pronounced unconstitution?
al, the lawyers of the South cannot
practice before those tribunals. The
existing law with reference to the
Freedman's Bureau, the civil rights
bill, tho confiscation Acts, the laws
relating to internal revenue duties,
ore likely to bring the Southern peo?
ple before the district courts, while
thc test oath dcuies them "the bene?
fit of counsel." There isnot, we im?
agine, in the Southern States a single
lawyer of eminence and reputation
who can take the "test oath." A few
Northern lawyers muy have removed
to the Southern States since thc fall
of the Confederacy, but they are
men, far the most part, of but little
talents, and have not won the confi?
dence of Southern clients.
The "test oath." so far as the
courts are concerned, "iutiiets pun?
ishment" upon the members of the
legal profession who have already
been pardoned, because il denies
them the privilege of (.'arning llic-ir
bread. Tt denies, also, to our people
tho advantages of learned counsel,
when their hves, liberty and property
are imperilled.
This is a most deplorable state of
things, ?md it is rendered still more
alarming from the fact that a bill to
remodel the judicial Act of 1789, and
the whole system of the Federal
courts, has already passed the Senate,
and will, iu all probability, become a
law. The system which is to be abo?
lished has been in existence for
nearly eighty years, and is, }>erhaps,
as good as could be devised. The
fact that it was not disturbed until
the tornado of revolutionary madness
and fury swept everything ancient
and time-honored away, speaks vo?
lumes in its favor.
The bill now before Congress pro?
poses to abolish the circuit courts
entirely, throwing into the district
courts al! the business heretofore
done in the circuit courts, except the
appeals from the district courts. It
then nxakes a court of appeals in each
circuit, composed of the district
judges and the judge of the supreme
court for that circuit, any three of
whom may hold a court. And it j
makes the decisions of this court of
appeals final in all cases, unless more
than "?10,0GMl is involved, or a con?
struction is to be given to the Consti?
tution, or a treaty, or a revenue law
of the United States, or unless the !
court of appeals shall certify that the
question involved is one of general
importance.
Some of the features of this bill !
bear a remarkable resemblance to a j
late Act of the Legislature of Vir
ginia, for the encouragement of the
country lawyers, and the disintegra?
tion and final extinction of a central
supreme (State) court of appeals.
Thc passage of this bill henceforth
limits the jurisdiction of the judges
of the Supreme Court of the United
States to tho determination of ques?
tions of law. Now thc justices of
that court, when ou their circuits,
try jury cases, civil as well as crimi?
nal. Instead of having one national
system of jurisprudence, if this bill
becomes a law, we shall have ten,
with different rules of practice, con?
flicting decisions, and ten different
reporters.
For controversies involving less
than SlIi.OtH), (and by far the greatest
number of litigations involve less
than that,) the Court of Appeals,
composed of thc district judges, is
the final arbiter. For all questions
arising under the laws of the United
Siates other than the revenue laws,
those judges would have the power
of final decision. At any time thus
to divide up the jurisprudence of the
country into different systems would
be injurious, and would tend to in?
crease sectionalism.
Now, such a consequence will be
inevitable. Indeed, the passage of
such a bill will deprive a nation just
emerging from the chaos of civil war,
with innumerable novel und interest?
ing questions of constitutional law to
be decided, of every vestige of what
will deserve the name of si supreme
court.- -Richmond Times.
MEXICO QUIET. The New York
Herald'sMexican correspondent says:
The attempt of Maximilian to found
an empire in Mexico has been pro?
ductive of one good effect, if none
other; it has put an end to the pro
it u nc i amen ton and revolutions of the
numberless discontented chief;: who
for the last century have kept this
country in a state of anarchy and
bloodshed, and at the present time
life anil property is more secure from
the < ; ulf t<> the Pacific and from Mon?
terey to Tehuantepec than it luis
before been within twenty years, and
this security has been forced upon thc
country. The "people governed" by
no means deserved Ol' consented to
it, and have been made peaceable
citizens against their ow n w ill and in?
clination, but the world is benetitted
by it, und Mexico herself is by DO
nieaiib the lea-d gainer
Zjooal Items,
?>W?S t" tUe. ivdnelion in i.h?r ct* of
printing paper, "?n?t tb 'amble in prices
generally, Wir have rod*. od thc siibserip
Uon to the PLxiiLr as rdlov-c
D?ily paper?, one yenr..$8.00
Daily paper, per month . 7"?
Tri-weekly, one year. 5.00
Tri-wcckly, per month. .10
Mortgagcs and Conveyances of-Real F..i- '.
tate for sale at this office.
Joe Koott, long known aa au excellent
harbcr, has opened a shop adjoining the
Kluver H?use," where gontlonnn can enjoy
thc luxury of a really goo: I shave.
THK BUKNIXO OW COLCMIUA. Au inter?
esting account ol the "Sack anil Destruc?
tion of the City of Columbi*, C.,"han
just been isaned, in pamphlet form, from
the ?'htejiix steam power p'-e.-.* Onie*--.
can he filled to any extent.
BOOK ??Xl? .Ton PRINTING. -The I'luenir
office is BOW fully supplied with cards,
colored and whiff paper,colored ink, wood
type, eic, and is now in condition to exe?
cute all manner of hook and joh printing
in the shortest possible time ("live us a
call.
CATTLE THIEVES OVEBHAOUU.-On Bri?
! day afternoon, when Mrs. Townsend's
cattle came up, one was missing, and
search being made, the carcase was found,
which two freedmen wer,- skinning, pre?
paratory to carrying it off in a wagon
which stood hear. Several of the freedmen
employed on Mrs. Townsend's premises
were armed and nuder the guidance of Mr.
H. Townsend, succeeded in ?-apttiring
one of the cattle stealers, together with
thc horse and wagon: the other robber
made good hi? escape.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Trinity
Church- Rev. P. J. Shaud, U4 a. m. and
4J p. m.
Presbyterian Church -Rev. (leo. Howe,
104 a. tn. and 4i p. m.
baptist Church - Kev. J. L. Reynolds, 10,
I a. m. and ? p. m. Rev. Wm. T. Caper?, 4.
? p. m.
St. Teter's Church Rev. J. J. O'Connell,
104 a. m. and 4? p. m.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. B. Rude, 10|
a. m.
Mari? in St reef Church Rev. E. O. Gage,
1u: a. m. and 4 p. m.
Christ Church Lecture Room - Rev. J. M.
Pringle. Rector, 10.1 a. m. and 4J p. m.
THE CHARI.OTTE KAU.HOAD -BABBECUE?
TO THE HANDS.-It will be remembered
that wu pnbbshed, some time ago, that in
order to stimulate the hands engaged on
the road, a barbecue and tro it were offered
to the winning parties on either end of the
linc. White labor was exclusively.used on
one end of the. road, and Africans, exclu?
sively, on the other. It seems to have
been a draw game; and both corps of la?
borers enjoyed their barbecues on Satur?
day- -tho whites at Lightwood-Knot
Springs: and tnt) Africans at Killian's
Mill. They deserve a great deal of credit for
the energy displayed -sixteen miles of
track haviug been laid in ti ve weeks.
SEW ADVKRTMEjrKXTs. -Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, which
?re published thia morning for the first
time:
Gen. Sickles-General Orders No. 33.
C. H. Baldwin-Choice Butter, kc.
Joseph Scott-Shaving, Ac.
Meeting Stockholder)? Commercial Bank.
Shiver ? Beckham-Boots, Shoes, Hats.
A R. Phillips-Dry Goods, kc.
The World and his wife, and grown-up
daughters, are unanimous on one point.
They declare unreservedly that Sozodont
is a blessing to their mouths; that it im?
proves and preserves their teeth, invigo?
rates their ginns and sweetens every breath
they draw. Hence they buy it. "As Do?
minic Sampson says, the sales are pro-di
gious. ^ > ^ _ i
The revolutionists are said t>~> lia ve
finally determined upon their pro?
gramme of operations until the next
Congressional elections sholl have de?
cided the fate of the nation. They
do not intend to gratify the friends
of the President by an early adjourn?
ment. The present prospects are
that the session may be continuous
until thc ?th of March next. Relays
of candidates for re-election will bc
permitted to leave Washington as
the exigencies of the canvass in their
respective districts may require their
presence, but a working force will be
kept at Washington all the time to
harass the President and reject his
appointments. A bare quorum will
be kept in either house, just euougb
to keep the fires of faction, revolution
and anarchy from dying out.
The manufacture of public senti?
ment is the main object of the radical
conspirators at this time. They pro?
pose deluging the land with printed
matter sufficiently objectionable to
merit the scrutiny of grand juries
and prosecuting attorneys. The fol
lowing is announced as their contem?
plated Presidential programme:
I. To exclude the Southern States
from representation till after the Pre
sidential campaign.
II. To exclude the entire Southern
vote for President and vice-Pre?
sident, upon the precedent estab?
lished by Congress in the last elec?
tion.
III. If the Southern and Northern
Democratic vote together should
elect a President, to be prepared to
resist that election by a new rebel
lion.
rV. To nominate none but tho
roughly radical candidates; to avoid
all doubtful men of "D?mocratie au
tecedents," and to go l?e.fore tho
country on negro suffrage, negro su?
periority, Southern territorialization
aiid radical centralization.
[Richmond Time*>.