The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, June 07, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning. June 7, 1866.
More Centralization.
The whole tendency of tho present
Congress, in its legislation thus far,
seems to be to centralize power in thc
Federal Government, and to oblite?
rate State rights, and, in the end,
perhaps, eventually, State hues.
Their latest legislation in this direc?
tion is that of chartering railroads
running from one State to another,
running through a number of States
and connecting with any other lines,
without let or hindrance from Stato
authorities.
True, this does away with odious
monopolies in railroads, and, thus
far, is seemingly equitable and just;
but it is dangerous ground to take
this encroachment upon what the
States themselves heretofore consi?
dered their right and privilege, viz:
the chartering of joint stock compa?
nies engaged in private enterprises.
If Congress eau legislate railroads
into existence in any part of the coun?
try, they can, with equal propriety,
charter manufacturing companies or
any other partnersliips for private en?
terprise, defining their rights and
privileges, and prescribing their mode
of organization, and tho manner in
which they shall carry on operations.
Tho two principal roads now on
Ute tapis are, one, called " tho air?
line," from Washington to New
York, and another, from Washington,
through Maryland, to the Point of
Rocks, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. How Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland will view Ibis
encroachment on what they have al?
ways considered their rights, remains
to be seen.
We, of the Southern States, with
the close of the war, gave up that
doctrine of our political faith, but
we thought that the States of the
North and West would escape at least
this result of tho conflict. These
railroad charters, however, will be
extended in a Southerly direction, j
whenever the interests of capital de?
mand such extension. The ground
ttkeu why these roads are made pub?
lic highways is that of military ne?
cessity, and the plan will considera?
bly strengthen the hands of the Go?
vernment.
The upshot of tho Fenian news is,
that the Fenians, under Col. O'Neill,
formerly of the Union army, now
"Commander of the Irish Republi?
can Army iu Canada," with a force
varionsly stated from COO to 3,000,
have taken Fort Erie, which is not a
fort, but a small towu nearly oppo?
site Buffalo, on the Canada side.
There are abundant rumors about
other exploits of the "I R. A. in C.,"
but we can cipher out nothing very
definite beyond the simple tacts
above detailed. Fort Erie, tho cap
turo of which by the Fenians has tho
tone of an important military acqui?
sition, is only a small village, located
on the Niagara River, opposite Black
Kock, three miles distant from Buf?
falo. Tho placo is named from the
old Fort Erie of the War of 1812,
which has been long dismantled and
unoccupied. On the 3d of July,
1814, General Winfield Scott crossed
tho river with Scott's and Ripley's
Brigades and Hindman's Artillery,
and captured thc place, together willi
a part of its garrison. On the next
day be advanced upon Chippewa,
skirmishing the whole distance to the
position held by Riall, the British
General, and, on the 5th, achieved
the decisive victory of Chippewa,
driving tho British beyond the river
of that name.
AN LNCENDIARY RESOLUTION.-At
the New England Anti-slavery Soci?
ety's meeting in Boston, on Wednes?
day, the following resolution was
offered by one S. S. Foster:
Resolved, That deeply sympathiz?
ing with our colored fellow-citizens
for the outrages to which they are
subjected at the hands of Southern
rebels, through thc complicity or in?
difference of the Government, wo
warn their oppressors that tho day is
not far distant when passive submis?
sion will cease to be a virtue, and
duty and honor will alike require
them, in imitation of our revolution?
ary fathers, to assumo tho defence of
their own rights, and appeal for their
justification to the intelligence and
humanity of the civilized world.
The steamboats on tho Mississippi
Uiver provide no state room or cabin
accommodations for colored passen?
gers. The colored people propose to
find out whether the civil rights bill
will give them any redress in thia
matter.
.Jefferson Davis.
The telegr?jpb lias already, informed
ns that Mr?. Davis' departure from
Washington wns liastouod by a--mes
sago from Fortress Monroe that her
husband's health was rapidly failing,
and the report of Dr. Cooper leads
to the apprehension that tho inter?
ference of the President in the pri?
soner's behalf may have come too
late. The Richmond Whig, in pub?
lishing the telegram announcing the
chango in his condition, mentions
that a note was received in that city,
a few days ago, from Dr. Cooper, in
response to one that had boen writ?
ten to him relative to a suit of clothes j
it was desired to send Mr. Davis, in
which he expressed the apprehension
that his distinguished patient would
not long need the articles proposed
to be sent.
How much better would it havo
been bad Mr. Davis been brought to
speedy trial, or that, if this could not
have been done, to have released him
on bail or on his parole. We know
not who is to blame in this matter,
but such a course would be magnani?
mous and worthy of that generosity
of the President which he has ex?
tended to others.
--?-?-?-?
North Carolina Convention.
We have not paid much attention
to the re assembling of thia body; but
the following from the Wilmington
Journal, of the 5th inst., indicates
that "there is something rotten in
Denmark:"
Mr. McDonald, of Moore, whose
political sympathies aro with the
radicals in Congress, and who, with
other par excellence "loyal" North
Carolinians, hates the conservatism of
the President second only to the in?
tenso hatred he has for .Southern
"Destructives," and would gladly
see North Carolina returned to a
"province," if, as he may have rea?
son to believe, he could regain the
position from which he was so justly
ejected, has introduced a preamble
and resolution, declaring what we
have done towards a return to the
Union, and authorizing the appoint?
ment of live Commissioners to go to
Washington, asking of the President
and Congress what moro is required
of us. The preamble to the resolu?
tion expresses thc "hope that the
President (during the recess of the
Convcution) would be authorized by
Congress to declare the States restored
to the Union."
Should the resolution bc adopted,
it, will bo fully endorsing tho most
ultra radical thoories of Stevens and
Sumner, by the highest authority
known in North Carolina, lt de?
clares, in fact, that tho President has
acted thus far without authority, as
he has acted without the sanction of
Congress.
There has been no final vote upon
the proposition, but upon the motion
of Mr. Richardson to lay upon the
table, the voto stood ayes, 2<J - -nays,
71. Wo, of course, at this distance,
cannot say that tho vote is a test of
the strength of the resolution, and we
certainly are surprised to seo some
names recorded in the negative. We
will watch closely the final vote, aud
call thcattention of constituencies to
their faithful representatives, and
dwell more ut length upon the effect
of the proposition, should it pass.
The resolution was referred to a
select committee of seven, where we
hope it will find a decent burial.
CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.-Collector
Smythe has at last commenced re?
moving thc radical oilice-holders in
the Custom House. Ho was very
slowin beginning his work of reform,
but now that tho ice is broken, he
will no doubt make ?mick work of it.
He has an excellent opportunity to
exercise his power in this line, for it
is safe lo estimato that at least nine
tenths of tho old employees are
radicals of the strictest typo. It
will, therefore, be hard work for him
to go amiss. If lie will only ener?
getically continue this work ho will
soon seo that it will have a good effect
upon the radical Congress at Wash?
ington. It is reported that thc long
delay of Mr. Smythe in commencing
to apply the guillotine created some
suspicion on the part of tho Presi?
dent that he had been captured by
tho radicals. The new collector was,
therefore, sent for, and no doubt re?
ceived positive instructions during
his visit at Washington, for immedi?
ately upon his return the decapitation
commenced. - New York Herald.
.
A Pt nt,ic LEAK.-Tho recent losses
of public funds by tho failure of thc
Merchants' National Hank at Wash?
ington has disclosed tho fact that the
War Department has not paid into
the Treasury any of the millions of
dollars realized since the cessation of
hostilities from the sales of buildings,
steamers, horses, arms and other
public, property.
Tho New York Herald asserts that
the Government has lately lost from
#20,0<X),(HKJ to $30,000,000 to keep
down the price of gold, but Ibo effect
was disastrous. Speculation is ram?
pant.
"Gladiateur*?" colors, bluo and ver
million, aro lite prevailing tints in
Paris, and like the horse, aro warrant?
ed "fast "
Speaking ftor the South*
An interesting lecture in behalf of
tho South was delivered at the Cooper
Institute, New York, ort last Friday
evening, by the- Hon. John W.
Fowler. His subject was "Cotton
Growing, in its Relation to the Inte?
rests of the North and the Induce?
ments now Presented for tho Invest?
ment of Capital in its Cultivation."
Wo extract from thc report of the
lecture published in the New York
Daily Ne~ws:
Dr. Fowler, during the course of
his address, remarked that planta?
tions, once the seat nf wealth and
fashion, were now abandoned to the
undisturbed possession of roving
beasts- many of tho most princely
mansions have l>een left dilapidated
and tonantless by means of tho late
civil war. Southerners themselves
told them that tho desolation is fear?
ful, and they were without the means
of effecting a change. Thc freedmen
would not work without assurance of
ample compensation. Therefore, the
South must receivo sustenance and
support from other districts. The
South was crippled, and in view of
this deplorable condition, what were
the duties of the peop'e in theNorth
ern States? Some people would Ray,
let them raise themselves now that
they are fallen through their treason;
but ours was a Christian, nota Pagan
civilization. It constitutes reason for
passion as the. guide of human con?
duct. When they took the prostrate
foe, and raised him up and blessed
him, tlioy threw oft* the mortal and
put on the divine. But ho would
base his appeal on the basis of inte?
rest Patriotism also demanded that
the North should seek to raise up the
South from its present position. To
sacrifice pecuniary advantages to sa?
tisfy a feeling of roveugo was not the
besetting sin of Uncle Sam. (Ap?
plause. J Under the operations of
the manufacturing interest, the couu
t ry had become ten times richer than
when she was almost totally au agri?
cultural power. Of all manufactures,
that of cotton was tho most profitable.
In the procoss of tiausforiniug thc
cotton into fabric, and in the manu?
facture of machinery for that pur
pose, how many persons received re?
munerative employment? Was there;
not liing in this consideration t> in?
cite thom to restore the Southern
cotton-growing States to their former
prosperityV Any other policy was
simply suicidal. Tho Southern States,
in their ordinary condition, exported
3,000,000 bales of cotton per annum,
for which they brought into this
country iT'2U.U0<),0<K). Under the
present, condition of things, it was
far di li?rent Surely, there was not
a person in tho United States who
was not interested in the condition of
the Southern Stites and their im?
mediate amelioration. Cotton was
gold. Duty and interest were
powerfully combined therefore.
The South were at one time purcha?
sers of Northern goods lo Hie amount
of Silo,OOO,OOO per year. Who
would turn their backs upon such
customers. Tu the past tho South
had looked to the North for goods,
and if the North was wise the South
would do so again. [Applause. | Tu
the disposal of our manufactures the
East and the West, as well as the
North, were interested in the re-gal?
vanizing of the South. There were
other considerations. For example,
there were taxes which the South at
present was unable to bear. Uncle
Sam had his hands on tho public
pocket with an iron grasp, and if thej
refused to como to the relief of the
South they would have to bear the
burden of tho debt and taxation
alone. He then proceeded to refer
to the condition of the freedmen,
auil demanded that they should .re?
ceive opportunities of employment
by the North creating a demand for
labor. If to redeem Southern terri?
tory it was necessary to sink our
Moating capital, its compliance would
be a sagacious policy.
The lecturer thou enunciated the
following propositions, viz: To restore
the South tho North must: 1st.
Supply the people of the Southern
States with pecuniary means to carry
on their agricultural and cotton grow?
ing pursuits. 2d. Buy and cultivate
cotton plantations. 3d. Encourage
emigration from the North and else?
where. Dr. Fowler then concluded
his lecture in a few remarks upon the
glorious future before the country
consequent upon such a wise and
statesmanlike policy, as would restore
the cotton-growing States to their
former condition.
The speaker closed his address
amid much applause. The lecture
was delivered under tho auspices of
the "Association for tho Advance?
ment of Science and Art." The lec?
turer has presented some sound views,
but with what effect on the capital?
ists of Gotham remains to be seen.
The Abbeville Banner says that
on Friday night last, Mr. Freston
Belcher, after retiring to his room for
tho night, was handling a loaded pis?
tol, which was accidently discharged,
tho contents passing through the
body, about t ho centre of the stomach.
Ho has since died.
The "Unconditional Union Fatty"
assembled the other day in Baltimore
iu convention, and, among other
things, adopted resolutions declaring
that they were opposed to negro suff?
rage
The Fetiinn Movements.
The latest despatch wo find in rela?
tion to tho Fenian movement, in out
New York exchanges, is a special to
the New Yc?k World, dated B?llalo,
June 2,3 a.m.:
I hove just received from Canadian
sources the latest and most important
news in reforenco to the Foni
movement. Tt is now ascertained
that tho Fenian invading forco has
been compelled to relinquish its in?
tention, by reason of a blockade, on
their communications, with this side
of tho Niagara. They broke np their
encampment at the mouth of French
mare's Creek about 10 p. m., destroy?
ing all superfluous arms and ammu?
nition which they had taken across,
and h ive divided into bands, with the
intention of penetrating tho Cana
dian interior by stealth, doing what
damage '.hoy can to railroads, canals
and other property, in the capacity of
raido*?, instead of a fighting army.
If thc regular British troops now
on thc move can bc evaded, a re?
union of the Fenian forces at some
strategic point will be striven for. If
not, and if aid expected from this
side is not speedily rendered, the only
course left open must bo a general
scattering ami retreat; without sup?
plies, they will be forced to exist on
the country they traverse, and they
will bo unable to oppose the forces
now on tho move against them.
Trains arrived at Suspension Bridge
during the night have brought l,.r>iio
British regulars and part of tho artil?
lery, whose aim was to move up the
Ene and Ontario Ko.nl and attack tho
Fenian force, which has by this time
entirely vacated their encampment.
The World says of the movement:
This movement lakes the Cana?
dians unawares and unprepared. The
abortive movement of the Fenians
against New Brunswick had so cov?
ered their order with derision, that.it
was deemed safe to dismiss tho Cana?
dian volunteers to their homes, and
it will require some time to recall
them. If, mean while, thc l'en ians
should get possession ol' the St. Lau
renee (tanais and the (?rand Trunk
Railway, Hoy will spread infinite
alarm throughout Upper Canada, ami
cut off all hope of succor from the
mother country. The Fenian forces,
if they succeed in getting across (he
bonier armed, will consist mainly ol
veteran soldiers who have served on
one or the other side in our civil
war, while the defence will consist
mainly ol' raw Canadian militia, nove?
under the. Upper Canada is a rich
grain-growing district, abounding in
cattle and swine; and the invaders,
once there with arms in their hands,
can easily subsist on tho country.
Until this sudden movement ii
further developed, it will bo difficult
to estimate its importance. As yet,
it looks like a desperate ami brainless
venture, hazarded by thc Fenian
loaders to redeem their organization
from contempt. And yet, a - th oj
cannot bo supposed lo invite a rope
tition of the derision which followed
the Campo Bell?) ?u.<*t, they mus?
have persuaded themselves that the}
have a chance of success.
The //'./-.(/-/ concludes its comment:
as follows:
"Wo are rather inclined lo h<
thankful to the Fenians for admiuis
baring those provincials a st i tl" ?lost
of ('anadian non intervention, what
ever may bo the sequel of thi.s foray
The season of tho year is well chose]
by (?on. .Sweeny for a grand emu
paign, and w hile tho odds appear t<
bo heavily against, him there arc cor
tain advantages wit h him which ma;
possibly turn the scale in his favor
fjouis Napoleon, w ith his live eagle a
Boulogne, was laughed at; but whcr
is he now? The Sweeny pioneer
have gone forward to fight. The;
will, doubtless, very soon hav
bloody work upon their hands
Upon the issue of their adventur
depends not only their own fate an?
that ol' Canada and Ireland, but
perhaps, thc fate of tho Britisl
Empire in every tjnarlor of the glob?
An actual light or two will bo noces
sary to disclose tho veal strength 0
weakne.-.s of this movement. Meat:
time, it appears to bo sufficiently foi
midable to justify the terrible fri gb
which luts seized her Majesty's loy;
Canadians. The wolf at last is upo
them and they are in a fearful stat
of commotion. They probably thin
it the coming of Sherman's legion
on another march lo the sea.''
-.-??
The Newberry Herald says: Aft(
a short season of drought in this in
mediate section, tho weather is agai
propitious, warm and showety; veg?
tati--; will now stretch out with ne
life. L'ho crops, pretty generali;
(excepting cotton, which is sorry i
the extreme,) are doing well, but u
fear that too much cotton and m
enough corn bas been plante?
Fanners are cul ting wheat, m>\
which promises abundance; ii is lon
since such fields of wheat have be.
seen. The storm of Saturday, thoup
violent, lasted but a short time, doh
very little damage as heard from.
The court-martial which has bo<
trying Major Coe, who was con
mandant of the rebel prison at Sali
bury, has adjourned for a she
period. Up to this time tho expo
ses ol' the trial have been ?$l.r>0,()0
ami no ?vidence criminating the pi
souci' has been adduced yet.
The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer sa
that all the reports coming into th
city from the agricultural districts
tho State are of the most favoral
nature
C?EN. STOI?EMAN-A KIND Ain\
Tho Memphis /iu?etin tpttn tim fol?
lowing on Gran, Stonoman:
On Saturday afternoon, Oenornl
Stonoinan, tin; General comtnumiing
this district, performed n kindly and
lionevolent act, which deserves to \yt?
recorded. While tho General was
passing ?long thc levee, ho saw liv?;
Confederate soldiers, on their way
honie to Nrw( )rleans from the North.
They were poor, their clothes were
torn and ragged, and ali of them had
lain long on their beds of sickness in
a Northern hospital, recovering from
desperate wounds. Ho learned their
sa<l story tho heart of thc General
was touched and walking np to on?;
? of the men, ho banded him a live
dollar bill. Tho Confederate asked
his name, and on being told that the
generous donor was (ion. Stoiioniau,
his heart lilied and his tongue was
unable to utter the thanks which his
heart dictated. In a few minutes, he
recovered himself, but the (?enerril
had left. Ile, however, told several
of tho bystanders what had taken
place, and the manner in whicn lu1
had boon relieved by a gallant officer
and brave enemy. Gen. Stoncninn,
by this noble act. bas .shown that,
when war ii over, ho, at least, can
forgot and forgive, and, when it ii
required, can put his hand in hit
pocket ami relieve the poor wounded
soldier who bad fought on the olhei
.side from him.
-? .
Wo take tho following from tin
North Sumpter (Alabama) News.
This mau is but ono among manj
How in our midst, and the negro?-;
should lookout for them. Tho Ni'iei
says:
'.On last. Saturday, a while mat
named Hill, alias Laiup.son, was ar
rested in this place, charged wit!
tampering with the negroes and pro
posing to sell them certificate- \t\
which they would be furnished wit I
f?overnment arms on presenting
them (the certificates) either ?it tin
arsenal at Selina, Vicksburg, 01
( Jamesville Junction. For each c.er
tifieate be \v:is to have S2.?0. lb
represented himself as a (lovernnien
detective, in the employment of th?
War department, i le was a strange!
boil-, bul dill in;:, Iiis short. Sojoui'l
(slime live or -,?\ days) he had severa
private meetings with the eoloro?
pooplc al which lie li.ld tin in tha
they had been ba lly treated by tin
whites cited a ease where some ne
gino:: had been hilled in Texas an?
advised them lo arm themselves am
defend their rights and person
against the assaults ?if the whit?; rae.
Tin- follow was evidently a thief, win
wanted lo make a raisHiit th?; t-xpens
of th?; negroes, lillie earing what lh
?dVeets ol hi; incendiary harangue
niighl be."
Svui'ATHY PK?IM rn v. UICHT QITAI
TRI:. Tin- ra?li?*als ar?; getting up
tesl i m. m ?al for Wm. Lloyd (larrisoi
lt is to I?.' an endowment ??f ??~iO,00<
( !hief du dice (.'luise heads tin- !no\.
meut, (lani on deliveiv?l a s}iee<;
in New York, a few year.-, ago. i
which be said :
"N?i a<-t ol' ours ?lo we regard wit
inure conscientious approval, ?
higher satisfaction- none do wc sui
mit morn confnhmtly to the tribun:
of Heaven, and thc verdict of mai
kind, than when.' s? voral years ag?
on the Uh of July, in the presence <
a great assembly, we committeil 1
the flames thc Constitution ?d' tl
United States'"
Tin- motto at the head ?if his pape
Boston l.ibfi'tit,/i\ was: ''The ('oust
tutioii ami the I ninti; a league wit
hell and a covenant with death."
By all means make him an emlov
meut! lb- is entitled to one at tl
hands of the radicals, and id deser
ingall the sympathy Chase can b
stow on him.
-???
One vi t he many start ling . tel
grams relative to the reeeul mov
meiits of the Fenians announces th
Gen. Pitzhugh Fee ?:. to head ti
cavalry forces of thc invading arm
This statement should lie reeeivi
with caution. There are two geueri
in Virginia named Pitzhugh iiec, tl
oin- a son, tho oilier a nephew,
Gen. ll. Iv Loo. A personal friei
of these gentlemen, now in this cit
assures us thal neil licrof Hies?; ollie?
is at all likely to embark in such
movement, and is quite positi
that their own judgment and eonv
tiona of duty, no h-ss than tho i
fhience and counsels of the'gr?
leader of tho Southern armies, won
induce them to avoid all part icipati
in this rash enterprise.
] Xi ti ional intelligencer.
STATE 1 TUMS.-The Orangebr
Times, speaking of sale-day, sa
From representatives ?if the ?lill
eut parts of the District, wo In
doleful accounts of rainy and c<
weather, backward crops and rh
mafic cotton. Very few can coi
upon more than a third of a ei
: of t hc latter article.
The Marion Star has been revn
! in a mw dress, and we clip the I
lowing items from it:
Reports from ilitlcrent parts ?d'
District represent the crops general
and cotton prrticularly, as look
rather sickly. This is at tribu
mostly lo the few very cool nights
had last work.
Lewis,I. HarmH, the murderer
Dr. dames Jarrott, on?' of the ni
prominent physicians in thia sect
of the State, expiated bia crime h?
on the gallows, on Friday last,
committed the aetof murder in a si
of intoxication -another warning
thc evil of intemperance.
Mortgages Mid Conveyances of Real E >
tate fur sale at titi* office.
THANKS.- Hie Charleston papera having
failed to come to hand lu-<t evening, wc
ar?? nuder particular obligations t?? thc
agent ol' the National Express Company
for a copy Of lin- A'c/rs.
THE "JOHNNY RKUS.*' Tho concert <.!
thean Ethiopians wa? well attended last
night, ami, aa usual, gave general ?alis ^T
radian. Another entertainment will ho
giVt-u tin? evouing, with an entire change
ol' programme.
ISSUEANCK. Tin; ? aid ?.!' Mt-nnm. Henry
Scott A F. W. McMasU.r will be found in
another column. Tin-*?- gentlemen aro
agentw of reliable companies and ar?: pre?
pared iH?n?' life, lire, marine and acci?
dental potieie*.
Newspaper subscribers at way station?
are required hy law to pre-pay their post
ag?- at the post office where the newapapci
ls pnbli?hc<l. This will, no doubt, account
for tho non-reception of thc fluent* by a
immbt-r ol' snl.Mei il.el.?.
RRMTCTION IN FKKIOHT OH.\U?:ES TO NEW
Y..?:K. -WO understand, from a reliable
M..nne. that Hi?' Charlotte and South
Carolina baili eel Company are receiving
colton for Hhiptnehl to Mew York, ria
Portsmouth, al sis <l,.Uara }*r hale all
charge? to |?e paid al point of tlestiuation.
PKOVOST Cor KT. The Court wan eu
gaged, yesterday, in the nial of mauydebt
cases; the most important of whieti was
an action hronght by a citizeu against a
freedwotnan foi tho exp? no?- of keeping
and feeding a e?dt ai nee the. army of Geu.
Sherman passed through the District. Tho
evidence, both pru anO con, wa? ?pule ex
? citing. The Court gave a decree for the
j plaintiff.
?NWvriu'.w. SIIIX-PLASTKKS. The article
I ..l "Citizen" ?all? attention t<> the cir?u
! IA!.on ol individual change bills. If we are
! riot mistaken, since the announcement that
j each note of this sort issued has to pay a
t.tx of live ceiil?, tlie number afloat han -
j considerably diminished. Thc ueeeasity
i for i heir further usc has passed away, thc
I issues of the city and of the Government
bein?; now amply sufficient :.? supply the
! tlciiiHiidn of the community.
\ Ont KUI.UOAU CONN E? moss. ACouveu
i lion is slu.r'.lj to meet in Cincinnati to
j take into i.?ideratioii the conueetioii of
I that eily hy railroads willi different point?
? m South Carolina. At a meeting of the
! Directors of the Itlne Ridge Railroad Coui
' pany, hehl in Charl, ?ton on the 30th ult.,
the following gent leinen were appointi-ci s
Commit tee lo lipr? nt that road in thu -
sahl ('imv. ntion. viz: John T. Sloan, Pro
sid. ni. Ct. A. Tu nholm, Esq., Mon. Ed
%\ ;. i.l frost, ll.my Comdin, Esq., CM.
Inn,ian, Esq., Ib.n. li. E. Perry, J. P.
lb ed, Esq., lt. M. Johnson, Esq.
The ... iiih uieii will, wo uinlerstaud,
leave for the Convention un Saturday. The
e\leiiai?m of these facilities, ?>n the com?
pletion <>r Un- Blue iliilg*? Railroad, will
prove highly advantageous bi th?! eily of
< '. .hunhia.
NEW AIJVKKI ISKBKN rs. -Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, which
ar?' published this morning for the first
t im?-.
I!, bollard Knives, Scissors, Ac.
Fisher A lawrance flour al Cost, Ac.
t?ovei.. orr Proclamation.
< . f. Jackson Selling tub
C. ll. balduin "Incomparable!"
"Johnny Keb." Minstrels - Concert,
Scott A .M. .Ma.- t. r Insurance Agency.
MESSRS. Knrronx: The circulation oj
sh inplanter* ha? become a veritable nui?
sance in ?>iir city. Many of them have be
coiue BO mutilated and dirty iu their circu?
lation, that one is unable to discover who
issued them, or who will be their redeemer.
1 propose t<> put au end to their circulation
bij our citizens refusingto lake an y in change.
1 aui satisfied that there id enough small
fractional currency of the United States
to answer ali purposes <>f change; if uot,
then use thc change billa of the city, and,
when t hey become mutilated and unfit for
use, have them presented to the City Clerk
for redemption or a new issue.
CITIZEN.
?ii? edisor of tuc rinuina fruaS'u,
Louisiana, in a recent look along
Bayou ?lu Large saw but few negroes:
''We walked out into the fields and
saw. no laborers but the planters
themselves, their sous, or, in a few
instances, white assistants. AU were
in the fields plowing, hoeing, harrow?
ing <u' planting-men, women and
children. Tho crops were generally
in line order."
The State Legislature of New
Hampshire met on the 5th 'l's?-^d?^
is to choose a Uuited States Sein^^r
in place of Hon. Dauiel Clark. Tho
prominent candidates are Senator
("lark and Hon. E. H. Rollins and
Gen. Gilman Marston, at present
members of tho United States House
of Representatives.
Tin' anniversary mooting of tho
New England branch of the Freed?
man's Union Commission was held in
Boston on Thursday night. Gov.
Ambew, Gen. Hawley and Col. Hig?
ginson were present.
The peace commissioners reached
Fort Laramie, on Thursday. There
was a large gathering of Arrapahoes,
Cheyennes and Sioux to attend tho
council on Friday.
The steamer City of Memphis,
from New Crleaus, exploded on
Thursday at tho foot of Buck Island,
tearing the forward eal in and setting
the boat on tire.
A book publisher in London tells
h?>w to make ono thousand puddings.