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THE DAILY Daily Paper $8 a Year 'Let our Just Cantare PHOMX. Attend the True Event." Tri-Weekly $5 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 24. 18GG. VOLUME II-NO. 83 THE PHONIX, PUBLISHED DAILY AND TK I-WEEK LY. rm GLEANER, F.VRRV WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULIAN A. SELBY. STATE AND CITY PRINTER. TERMS-IN A1) VA NOK. SUBSCRIPTION. I>ft?y Paper, six months Tri-Weoklv, " Weekly, " " .ti 00 . 2 50 . 1 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 cents per square for thc tlrst insertion, and 50 cents for each snbseqnent. Weekly 75 cents each insertion. -S3P A liberal discount inade on Ihr above rates when advertisement* are inserted by the month or year. es~ Special not ices 10 cents a tine. AOENTS. S. P. Kinard, Newberry. Samuel Drouthitt, Greenville C. H. Wm. Moore, Abbeville C. H. Julius Poppe, Anderson C. H. Domestic demil I ne*?. On one occasion, sickness prevailed in a family, which failed to obtain relief from any of the various reme? dies administered, but upon one of the panes of glass being broken, and not repaired, au immediate improve? ment became apparent, resulting in ultimate good health. In a fishing town in Cornwall, England, some of the houses in the narrow streets were in such a filthy condition from the negligence of those who occupied them, that the sanitary inspector considered it necessaary to require the inmates to move into nu open field, many of whom were al? ready sick of cholera; they immedi? ately began to improve. Meanwhile, the houses were cleaned out, swept, washed, and then thoroughly white? washed; but no sooner had the fami? lies moved in, than the disease began to spread and assume a more malig? nant character. The people were again removed to the field, to sleep and cook and eat in the open air, when the same prompt improvement in their condition was manifested. It seemed that although the houses were cleansed, the yards and gardens around had been the recipients of offal of various kinds so long that the very earth was saturated with the elements of disease. Cases ore recorded in standard medical books where whole families - have been stricken with disease in a few days, and examination discovered that the house drains had given way, and emptied themselves partially into the well from which the family de? rived all its supplies of drinking and cooking water. This was also thc case in two English prisons, causing within a day or two an epidemic dysentery throughout the establish? ment, which immediately ceased on a supply of better water. The difference between cleanliness and the wont of it, about a house, is demonstrated in some of tho model lodging-houses in London, standing in the midst o? unhealthful surround? ings; for, in these houses, the number of deaths is just half as many as in the immediate neighborhood. It may be well to know what is au excess of sickness or death in any lo? cality. In the Isle of Wight, one of the healthiest places on the globe, in a promiscuous population, for every thousand persons, fourteen died in the course of a year, from tho ordi? nary sickness of humanity. In tho model iodging-houses, above referred to, about thirteen die out of a thou? sand, annually; while there are twenty-seven deaths among the sur? rounding inhabitants. In some por r fcions of the British army, when sani? tary officers ore scientific and con? scientious men, only nine persons in a thousand died annually, and, in some of the best regulated prisons, in England, the death rate has been reduced to five in a thousand a year, bat in these last instances there arc no children. In ordinary coses of soldier or prison-life, in what may be called a "standing army" or barrack life, not more than twenty persons in a thousand should die in a year, be? cause in one sense they have nothing to do but to keep then- persons and habitation most perfectly clean. In England, twenty-two persons die annually out of 1,000; in the United States, twenty-four. For each person who dies, twenty-eight uro sick. It is estimated that every death i?Kequivalent to one person being sick for two years. 200 years ago, eight persons died out of 1,000 anim? ally, in London; 100 years ago, fifty; and now, twenty-two, showing clearly that, as the intelligence of a people increases as to the laws of health, sickness and death proportionately abate.-HalTs Journal of Health. The wife of Capt. Vessels, living in Accomac County, Virginia, gave birth one day this week to two chil ' dren, each having two heads, four ?yes and three legs. Uo??lp for ti??- tieiitleuien, ou Sub? jects in -?viii?-l> UM- I.mlit-u Take no ?Mtcrcst; Tilting hoops have not yet reached Sandy Hill.-Albany Argus. Owing to ita elevated location, and the natural delicacy of the sex. ] Albany Ju uria il. Summer gauze drosses, abroad, are bringing into fashion colored silk pet? ticoats-some of these which are worn under dresses striped with gold, are also (rimmed with gold fringe. The fringes which are now used for trimming petticoats are frequently four inches deep. The use of the cigarette at the din? ner table by Parisian ladies is at length beginning to be a custom. They are to be provided with costly Sevres spittoons. Upon which an English writer oaks: "But what can gloss overa vulgarity? Not even a gold spittoon set with diamonds, or the use of lace handkerchiefs at ten thousand francs each." Women are a great mystery. Ac? cording to Haller, women be> hun? ger longer than men; according to Plutarch, they can resist the ef? fects of wiue better; according to Unger, they grow older and never bald; according to Pliny, they are seldom attacked by lions: (on the con? trary, they will run after lions;) and according to Gunter, they can talk a few! "Toilet Receptions" are the latest idea iu New York fashionable society. Hair dressing has become such an elaborate affair, and occupies so much time, that belles now receive their callers while nuder the hands of their maids. At present, their intimates only are admitted, but the sex is uot limited, nnd gentlemen are also re? ceived by madame in the most charm? ing of combing toilets, w.th the sweetest of smiles and the prettiest of apologies for the situation. I Ne io York ?S'?/<. There is a man in Pennsylvania who is so forgetful of countenances that his wife is obliged to keep a wafer stuck to the end of her nose, in order that he may distinguish her from other ladies. Even then he oc-J easioimlly makes a mistake. Now that the strawberry season is | at hand, it might be useful to know | that in Sicily it is the custom to crush the strawberries with white powdered sugar, and to squeeza Mie juice of au orange or two over them. This makes a most agreeable com pound, superior to strawberries and cream. Among the numerous demands upon Gov. Moore, of Louisiana, from different portions of the country, for his autograph, is a very modest one from a young Lady. Inclosed in her letter is a small octagonal piece of silk, which she desires tho Governor to write bis name upon, as she is getting np an "autograph quilt." There is no telling what strange bed? fellows the Governor may fiud him? self among before that quilt is taken from the frame. Mrs. Ritchie, in a letter from Lon? don to the Philadelphia Home Weekly, tells this hard story: "Some scandal has been going tho round of tho upper classes, that a certain lady's maid in a certain high family, where there are two beautiful daughters, bas received her dismissal after six months' service, because-because how shall T write it?-because she was a man ! One has often heard of woman disguised as mon, but never before of men disguised as maid ser? vants. Tho affair will not bo brought into court, I hear-silemio." RKIJTCS.-The sale of tobacco, Con? federate grey cloth, and other goods, flags, pistols and miscellaneous arti? cles, found on the Confederate pri-1 vateer Shenandoah, took placo on the 12th instant. A large crowd was pre sent. The ship's bell sold for $5.25; three cases of rusty surgical instru? ments brougt S3 each; the rebel grey cloth brought from $1.70 to S2.25 a yard; woolen blankets were sold for $2.37'..;. The British flag under which the Shenandoah went to sea ! sold for #32. It was bought by Mr. j Derby, for the purpose of sending it j to Washington. THE HEALTH OF NEW YORK. The mortuary records of New York and Brooklyn, for the week ending on the 16th, exhibit, if they are to be ?elied upon, unusual evidences of health in I those cities. Only 303 persons, ac- j cording to the records died, that j week, in New York, out of a popn- I lation of 720,386. lt must be Lorne i in mind that the authorities, on ac? count of the business of the city, are j Anxious to prove that no epidemic is I prevailing. No case of cholera is j mentioned among the deaths, though it is notorious that something like a lozeu cases, some of them fatal, have ; occurred in that city. -*? . 3,000,000 people now in Paris are .-la i'neil by the latest census ; and : 1,000,000 more, "floating," aro ex? pected next year at the Exposition. INDIAN COTTON.-India, perhaps, more than any other part of the ?world, is fitted to supply our markets with an abundant, good and cheap supply of cotton. Hitherto the quantity of this important staple that bas found its way to Liverpool and other principal ports has disappoint- : ed the anticipation of those best I acquainted with its immense re- ! sources and capabilities; but when we consider the difficulties which hail and are still to be surmounted, we have reason to congratulate ourselves that so much has been accomplished. A glance at the list of countries con? tributing cotton will show that a very considerable increase has taken place in the quantity now imported from our Eastern Empire; and here wo must, in justice, remark that this result is, in a great measure, if not altogether, attributed to the persist? ent exertions the Cotton Supply As? sociation of Manchester have put forth to overcome the prejudices and natural conservatism of the native mind, and to stimulate both the large and small proprietors to the cultiva? tion of the cotton plant wherever it could be grown with success. It has now been demonstrated satisfactorily that the land owners of India will, as elsewhere, give np tho culture of their accustomed crops where they find it profitable to do so, and if only the force of the soil is seconded by the use of modern agricultural, cleansing and pressing machinery, and the means of transport im? proved, we may confidently look to our possessions in the East ultimate? ly standing at the head of the list as a source of supply. lu all these respects, however, India labora under very serious dis? advantages. The culture of the plant is collied on in the most pri? mitive manner, and with implements of the roughest and most antiquated character; the product is imperfectly cleaned; frequently no attempt what? ever is made to subject it to effective and adequate pressure, and the means of transport and intercommu? nication are positively disgraceful. If we add to these drawbacks the fact that the article at present growth is mostly of?jnferior quality, simply because it is raised from inferior seed, we have a state of things presented deserving of the attention not merely of the mercantile community, but also of the Government. [Oriented (London) Circular. MAURY.-Jeremy Taylor says, if you are for pleasure, marry-if you prize rosy health, many-and even if money be your object, marry. A good wife is Heaven's last best gift to man-his angel and minister of graces innumerable-his gem of many virtues-his casket of jewels her voice, the sweetest music - her smiles, his brightest day-her kiss, the guardian of his innocence-her arms, the pale of bis safety, the balm of his health, the balsam of bis life-her industry, bis surest wealth - ber economy, his safest steward-her lips, his faithful consellors her bosom, the softest pillow of his cares-and her prayers, the ablest advocates of Heaven's blessings on his bond. -?-??-? - "D. D." says you might as well try to keep a fly out of a sugar bowl as j Horace Greeley from meddling- with j what may engage public attention for the time being. Dick Turner, the Turnkey of Libby Prison, who hos been in confinement since the fall of Richmond, was re? leased, on Monday, by order of the Secretary of War. Gen. Cass was estimated to bo worth from 84,000,000 to $5,000,000. SPECIAL NOTICES. WARUbVGE AND CELIBACY; Au iilssay of Warning ami Instruction for Young Men. Also, Diseases and Abuses which prostrate tho vital powers, with sure means of relief. Sent free of charge in sealed lotter envelopes. Address Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Associa? tion, Philadelphia, Pa. April li? 3mo COLGATE'S HONEY SOAP. This celebrated Toilet Soap, in such uni versal demand, is made from the choicest materials, is mild and emol? lient in its nature, fragrantly accnteU, and extremely beneficial in itu action upon the ?kin. For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. March 28 ly BATCHELOR'N HAIR DYE. The Original and Best in the World. ? The only true and perfect HAIR DYE. j Harmless, Reliable and Instantaneous. ! Produces immediately a splendid Black or natural Brown, without injuring the hair or skin. Remedies tho ill effects of bad dyes. Sold by all Druggists. Thegenuino ie signed William A. Batchelor. Also, RE? GENERATING EXTRACT OP MILLE FLEURS, for Restoring and Beautifying [he Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOR. ! Oct 25 ly New Ycrk. Oharleston Advertisements. NEW YORK AND CHARLESTON U Ol Ll .?Oil 11 VU.ll I t\ Fare Reduced to $25. mJ thc ? Ujir n . j . ' with ; hi- New i anorJ; atc un I.ea vi Jig euch Port every Alternate Thursday. STKAMSHIP FLANBEAI . CAPT. G. M. WALKER. STEAMSHIP MONEKA, CAPT. C. P. ?IAUSHM.O'. mHEsE STEAMSHIPS, offer in X inducement to SHIPPERS TRAVELING PUBLIC, having accommodation* for Passent;? tables supplied by every luxury York and Charleston markets cat and, for safety, speed and comfort rivalled en the coast. ['HE STEAMSH l i' MON'EK A, CAPTAIN C. I*. MARSHMAN, TXT ILL LEAVE NORTH ATLANTIC W WHARE, on THURSDAY, .lune 2M, 180G. at o'clock. Liberal advances mad.- 'in consignments to New York. For Freight or Passage apph at the! Agents. WT Lids A CI?ISOLM, .lune 22 _ North Atlantic Wharf. COHEN," HANCKEL & CO., Factors a uti CommissiiiD Merchants. No. 4? East Bay, Charleston, S. C. JACOB C ollKN. C. F. HANCKEL. IHN. COHEN. TXriLLsell ( OT TON, RICE, TOBACCO, Vt Naval Stores and all descriptions of | Produce or Merchandize. Will ^tllip t? Northern and Foreign Ports, A?-. Will make liberal advances on consignments for sale or shipment. .May 1"> Agriculture ii (oinnit-nc. ?.-? fi ES es o 'U0|3l[drj pul! JjlULMdlJr[ |* CHARLESTON HOTE, CHARLESTON, S. C. Tills POPULAR and well known HOTEL ba* been NEWLY FUR .NISUED throughout hythe present proprietor, who has bei n sixteen years connected with the establishment. IL WHITE, Proprietor. GEORGE <?. MIXER, Superintendent. Cn vs. A. MILLEU, Cashier. March ELECTION NOTICE. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, COI.UMIUA, .lime 20, I SCO. IN pur- nance of resolution of Citv Coun? cil, an ELECTION will be held for CLERK OF THE MARKET, on TUES? DAY', the rid ol July next. Salary M ".mi pi r annum. Rond and sccuritv for ?2,000 will be requin d. Applicants for the position ?ill lile then applications al this ottice ?m or before Moiidav. the 2d proximo, naming their sureties'. .1. s. M< MAHON, June 21 City Clerk. NEWBERRY HERALD-CARD. BY the fire ol Monday ne .ruing, 1st h instant, the piesses", together with almost tho whole of our typos, Ac, wore consum? rt, and our office made a completo wreck. Thc publication of the Herald is, therefore, suspended, but only for a short time, we trust. Ry the loan o? a Minali press and a few type from n hind friend, together with a few odds and end? fortu? nately waved, we will be able in a few days to issue a small sheet for temporary pur? poses. In the meantime, the inmost exer? tion will b<- made to procuro a new and complete outfit in presses and type in the shortest possible time, when \\>- will be enabled to resume a full publication of our paper. We trust that our ?dion suspen? sion and unfortunate failure to supply our patron* will not cause them to feel a lose of interest, but rather an increase of zeal to aid us by t heir influence to i ecover from so serious a loss. Respectfully, THOS. F. ORENEKER, R. H. GRENEKER. 47* Carolinian and I'atriot will oblige by giving the above a few insertions, amia notice will be appreciated. June 2' TEE WILLIGSTES FIRE & BURGLAR PROOF SAFES. 11HE i ?rsignetl have been appointed] agi .s for these superior SAFES. These SaA-s are made with three nil other safes have but two. ii have j Powder Proof Lo, ks, and the I Ls and bolts are protected wit li plates ol hal deni d steel, which is tho only protection against j the burglars <liill and tin insertion ot pow Jer. Also, warranted free fi oin dampness, i While these Sales have no superior in quality, they ::re furnished ai moderate Drices' at least 25to:?S^ per - nt less than j Herring's and other makers, w hile the I pniht \ cannot be surpassed. A sample Safe can l"- scl " :lt our store, ind orders will be taken at New York, >rices, with expenses ..( transportation idded, and no charac foi forwarding m Charleston f. v i. R. AGNEW. May 2" GRE.&T SOUTHERN and WESTERN NO. Ht GARONDOUET STREET? NEW ORLEANS* GEN. J A M KS LONG-STREET, PRESIDENT. C. WILLIAMS, SECRETARY. $25 WILL INSURE YOU ONE YEAR FOR $6,000 ! 50 Cents will Purchase a TWO DAY TICKET for $5,000. $1.86 M " FIVE " 2 50 " " TEN " " ' 5 AK) will Insure you OWE MONTH for $5.000. WEEKLY COMPENSATION IN CASE OE TOTAL DISABILITY ? rilHIS is the tiret and onlv institution of the kiud ever organized in the Southern X Statea for thc purpose or INSURING AGAINST LIFE and ACCIDENT. It insures against accidents of every description, whether they occur while traveling br ears, steamboats or other public'conveyance; while engaged in tho store, office, workshop, factory, on the farm, or in any of "the ordinary occupations of life; whether riding, walking, hunting, boating, dabing, engineering, surveying, railroading, .teaai boating or soatcd by thc domestic fireside. General Accident Policies issued by this Company secure to the person insured th* payment of a fixed sum per week (from SS to $50) daring the time ho may be disabled by*accident, not to exceed twenty-six weeks for any one accident; and in case of death by any form of casualty, the "payment of a fixed sum (from 1500 to 110,000) to th*, friends of the person insured, or p?rtv for whose benefit the policy is issued. Under the system adopted by this Company, persons may be insured for weekly cona pensatiou oui v. for death onlv, or for both. Thc rates of premium are LESS than in anv other class of insurance, in proportion to the risk. A. M. HHSTT, Agent District No. 23, May 19 Imo Office at Manahan St Warley's, Washington Street. COTTON GINS. TH 1 : undersigned, having completed their arrangements for thc; manufac? turo of tlu- boot COTTON GINS ever made in thia country, are now prepared to re? ceive order? from planters and others trialling to purchase. The long established and well known reputation <-f Elliott's Cott..n (ima will, we hope, be a sufficient guarantee that the article will (jive entire satisfaction. J. M. ELLIOTT1 A CO., May 10 2pio Winnah. ?r.>, S. C. STBAW, WOOL AND FUR HATS ! ! CLOTHING, CASHMERES AMI TWEEDS -- AT REDUCED PRICES! WE offer the balance of our stock ol SPUING and SUMM Eft .;o?>L>S AT COST. We have recently made a large addition to our stock of CASSI M HUES, TWEEDS and HATS, and will receive, in a few days, a large addition to our ?tock of CLOTH LNG. We bave the largest assortment of HATS to be found in thia city, embracing all the know II styles. Our Ready-made Uood^ Arc mostly of our own manufacture; ano those desiring to patrouize home produc? tions are invited to call. our stock of FRENCH and ENGLISH CASSIMERES is large, and we will MAKE TO ORDER at CORRESPONDING RE? DUCED PRICES. H. & W. C. SWAFFI?LI June 2 BEDELL'S ROW, GUNS y PISTOLS, SPORTSMEN'S ACCOUTREMENTS, 4 NEW and complete assortment just 1Y received. A1 .S. I, An elegant assortment ol' PISHING TACKLE Hods, Keels. Bobs, Hooka, Lines, Ac. At LOW PRICES. P. If. KRAFT, Washington street, opposite old Jail. N. B. Manufacturing and repairing substantially and neatlv executed. May ir. _ ly ARTIFICIAL LegsandArms. THE SOUTHERN Lift INI) ARM C0MPAN? [T AVE established a branch office and X manufactory at Columbia, s. c. The unproved AUTOMATIC LUG AND VI!M manufactured by this company are msurpassed t .. an> in the world. Our workmen are practical artificial leg md arni makers-three of them wearing o^s of their own manufacture. Our facilitiOH are unsurpassed. Our voil, warranted one year. Call and ex imme our specimens, or address DANNELLV, MARSHALL A CO., ] S, eger a Building, Columbia, S. C. Onices Madison, Ga., Nashville, Tenn., | ?oiunibiae>s. C. May 27 Imo ; Thos. P. Walker, Hagistrate and Coroner, ? Office in Ro?t Office iiuiU?ng, COLUMBIA, S. C. June S ! SA F ZS SI HERRING S Patent Champion Fire, Burglar. Powder and Damp Proof SAKES for sale. The only sure protection from fire. I can furnish thea? Bafea, ali sizes, at manufacturer's prices, freight added. J. H. KINARI), Agent, May 19 2mo_Columbia, 8. C. Insurance Agency. SCOTT & MCMASTER ARE now prepared to issue LIFE, FIRE. MARINE and ACCIDENTAL POLI? CIES. ?a. Office No. 5 Law Range, Co? lumbia, S. C. HENRY E. SCOTT. F. W. MCMASTER. June 7 Imo* GIBBES & HUGGINS, EXCHABMHE S&OKE&S AND Insurance Agents. RISKS against Fire taken in the follow? ing Companies, at fair rates, and no charge for polices: NORTH AMERICAN COMPANY, Hartford, Conn. NATIONAL COMPANY, New Orleans. CONTINENTAL COMPANY, New York. BALTIC COMPANY, New York. VIRGINIA STATE COMPANY, Richmond. METROPOLITAN COMPANY, New York. SUN MUTUAL COMPANY, New York. EXCHANGE ou New York and Charles? ton bought and sold: dealers iu Stocka, Bonds, Ac. The highest price paid for Gold, Silver and lia.nU Notes. JAMES G. GIBBES, GEO. HUGGINS, Office Plain street, Columbia, 8. C. May l'J Smo H. E. NICHOLS. GENERAL INSURANCEAGENT, Cor... ?- of Assembly and Washington Hts., COLUMBIA, S. C., REPRESENTS a number of the best both Northen! and Southern- compa? nies, possessing sn aggregate caph ul ot $5i3aOOO,000. LIFE, FIRE, MARINE, INLAND AND ACCIDEN? TAL RISKS taken on equi? table terms, and all losses promptly paid. SteaT"Policies made payable in Gold or Currency.*"?* March 1 ?mo* ?()TICET MAYOR'S OFFICE. Coi.?, MU?A, June 2, 1866. ?|"!OR the information of persona who 1 mar be ignorant of the law? of th? city, and to prevent any further violation of said laws herein mentioned, the follow? ing Ordinance? aro republiehed: ''Be it ordained. That it shall not be law? ful to drive any wagon, cart or other car? riage, or ride or lead any horse across or upon any open brick dram, within th? cor? porate hunts of the city of Colnmbia, ex? cept at the bridges or other placea pro? vided for crossing ?aid drains, under a penalty not exceediug twenty dollar? for ea< h and every offence." . Be U further ordained, That it ?hall not be lawful to drive any wagon or other car? ridge, or ride or lead any nor?? or rania, or suffer thom to stand upon any pavement, jxcept in cases of absolute necessity; and my person offending herein, ?han bo ?nb ect to a fine of not less than ona, nor mor? han fifty dollars." June 5 THEO. STARK, Mayor. Notice to Owners of Goats and Swine. PARTIES who own any of th? abov? mentioned animals, are notified that . li Goats and Swine found running at larg? n the streets of Columbia, on and allic :ho 8th inst., will b? seized by the polk? ?nd impounded in the lot near tb? Guard Hou??. THEO. STARK, Majar. jun? fi