The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, July 13, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Friday Morning, July 13,1866.
Donating thc Public Lamil.
If the rump Congress, through ita
factions majority, sit for many months
longer, the United States will havo
scarcely an acre of public land left to
their name. The title deeds to them
are being made ont every day in this
Congress, and it is utterly surprising
that the American people can stand,
with any sort of patience, the reck?
less extravagance of these quasi legis?
lators.
For instance, we see it stated that,
iu one day, the following bills were
passed by these generous conserva?
tors of the people's property:
"Granting public lands in Nevada;
granting lands to the Iron Mountain
Railroad Company of Missouri;
granting lands in Michigan, to aid in
the construction of a ship canal from
Portage Lake to Lake Superior; grant?
ing lands to construct a canal from
Lake Superior to La Belle Lake;
granting lands to aid in building rail?
roads in Minnesota.''
This is a sample of the way the
country's public domaiu is disposed
of.
But again, the "Homestead Law,"
as it is called, gives away an immense
quantity of the public lands, and,
radical-like, extends its benefits to
the freedmen. The Chief of the
Bureau of this class has lost no time
in issuing another of his multifarious
"circulars," taking advantage of this
provision. On Saturday last, he is?
sued one to Iiis 8ub-commissiouers
throughout the South, calling their
attention to the Act of Congress ex?
tending the provisions of the home?
stead law to the freedmen, and giving
them an opportunity to enter land?,
unopposed by any influence, till
January 1, 1867.
We would have no objections to
the industrious and honest freedmen,
heads of families, aoquiring home?
steads on a portion of the public do?
main; but, for the life of us, we can?
not see wiry this Bureau should
assume control of this class in this
matter. Let tho poor whites and in?
telligent blacks manage this affair foi
themselves, withont the interposition
or interference of agents or officer*
of this Bureau. But this is not tc
be so, as the following extract fron;
this circnlar letter to the sub-agenti
shows :
' 'You are empowered to employ ;
special agent, iu order to get a mai
of special fitness, if you shall find i
necessary. Correct maps of all th?
pnblic lands in your district must In
obtained immediately, and informa
tion as to the quality, location, tte.
should bo gathered and made knowi
to the people interested. An office
or agent may be charged with tin
duty of answering all questions tba
may be asked by blacks and whites
besides corresponding with the regis
ter of public lands on all subject
connected with this matter. Man;
ways of aiding the people in ol in
iug information and lands will sng
gest themselves to the assistant com
missioner."
If all the sub-agents would faith
fully carry out these directions, ther
might be little objection to the mer
fact of the officers collecting and gi\
ing information to tho proposed se
tiers on the public lands; but we d
hold that this matter of giving th
Bureau the smallest agency in th
settlement of the public lands, is
gratuitous adjunct to the duties <
its officers not contemplated in i
creation.
Do not the many improprieties i
the working of this machino, and i
its dealings with the freedmen
through many of its officials, as d
velopcd by the President's Commi
sioners, Generals Fullerton at
Steedman, warrant the apprehensic
that a continuance of them in this nc
sphere of imposed duties, will pro
disastrous to the interests of tho
who come under its influence or co
trol? We would like to see tl
honest, industrious and virtuous
both classes, secure homesteads, b
would not like to see them fleeced o
of their newly-acquired property 1
land speculators or avaricious officia
If this plan, therefore, is to be ado]
ed and carried out, we hope that Ge
Howard will place such checks ai
restrictions around his subordine
officers, as [will secure the end whi
he announces in his circular he t
sires to see accomplished.
But it was not only to this featu
in the disposition of the public lan
we desired to cali attention, but
the absolute waste ot the public t
main, in recklessly donating to eve
corporation and joint stock compa
that applies for it (from the North)
much of that domain as may satisfy
their cupidity or lessen tho private
subscription of the stockholders to
their respective enterprises. It is
unjust to the present generation, as
such legislation must increase the
burden of taxes, and it is unjust to
posterity, as they will be bequeathed
an enormous public debt-and all
through radical legislation.
A Goml S ti est ion.
Tho States are moving to secure a
representation in the Philadelphia
Convention. Missouri has already
acted; primary meetings are being
held in our sister State of North
Carolina, and in others of the South?
ern States; and it is high time, if the
people of this State desire to be rep?
resented in the Convention, which
meets in a month from uow, that tho
preliminary steps to that end should
bo taken.
The Charleston Courier suggests
that the Senators and Representa?
tives of that District shall call a pub?
lic meeting to appoint delegates to a
Convention to be held in this city,
and we take tho liberty of repeating
the suggestion to the Senator and
Representatives from Richland Dis?
trict, and hope it will be promptly
acted on, not only in this District,
j but in others, so that a f till Conven?
tion may be held in Columbia, at the
time suggested by the Governor.
That Convention can appoint the
timo and manner of appointing dele?
gates to Philadelphia. It is for the
people to act.
(Qualification* for Admlulon.
Tho word "loyalty" has become so
mystified by the extra-frequent use of
it these days, that we can understand
why many suppose that, although
President Johnson is in favor of re?
storation, he is still opposed to the
admission of any man who cannot
take the test oath, or, unpardoned,
any one who participated in the re?
bellion.
The National Intelligencer, recog?
nized as an exponent of the Presi?
dent's views, clears up the matter
very simply but forcibly, in au article
upon the necessary qualifications to
render admissible a member oloet to
Congress. We extract from this able
article the two following paragraphs:
"The highest duty of this Con?
gress was, and is, the completion of
the restoration of the Union by the
admission of the Southern Senators
I and Representatives. Until this rep?
resentation shall have been admitted,
there can be no perfect restoration of
the Union. The Constitution im?
poses upon Congress the duty of ad?
mitting these applicants for seats in
that body. It does not leave to them
the right to determine whether a State
shall be entitled to representation.
It does not accord to them even the
privilege to go behind the record of
election and inquire into any other
qualifications than those fixed by the
Constitution itself. These are deter?
mined by that instrument: 'Each
House shall be the judges of tho
election, returns and qualifications of
its own members.' The qualifications
are accurately defined: 'No person
shall be a Representative who shall
not have attained the age of twenty
five years, and been seven years a
citizen of the United States, and who
shall not, when elected, be an inhabi
I tant of that State in which he shall
be chosen ;' and 'No person shall be
a Senator who shall not have attained
the age of thirty years, and been
nine years a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elect?
ed, be an inhabitant of that State for
which he shall be chosen.'
"These simple qualifications, pre?
scribed by the great charter of our
liberties, are all with which Congress
has any concern. These provisions
of the Constitution comprise all the
authority and all the privileges ol
Congress over the subject. The
eleven Southern States, now unrep?
resented in Congress, have been re
organized as States of the Union by
the executive, judicial and legislative
departments of the Government. Il
has l>een repeatedly asserted by al]
these, departments, that they have
never been out of tho Union; that,
during thc rebellion, the Federa
authorities therein, and the legitimate
State Governments thereof, were onhj
suspended-not destroyed. The pre
sent Congress has'been obliged tc
admit this fact. This was the sob
basis and tue reason of the war tin
restoration of the Union-the estab
lishment of tho Constitutional Go
vernment in the States in rebellion.'
The Intelligencer, in a subsequen
paragraph, very simply aud properly
defines "loyalty" as obedience, to th
laws, nothing more or less; and thii
is what the President means when In
says loyal Senators or Representative
only should be admitted to Congress
This is tho whole matter in a nut
shell.
The reports from the cotton grow
ing regions of the West are mort
favorable. The floods have subsided
1 and the plants aro growing finely.
Freedmen'* Testimony.
The value of tins kind of testimony
is aptly illustrated by tho following j
ease, which we extract from tho
Chester Standard, of tho 12th. Wo
apprehend this particular subject will
greatly embarrass the administration
of justice in the District Courts of
the State, and will require sound
judgment on tho part of judges and
juries, in rendering decisions and ver?
dicts even iu suits between the freed?
men themselves. The following case ;
is strongly illustrative:
The utter worthlessness of negro
evidence was strikingly exemplified in j
a case that occurred in this town last j
week. One of our most respected |
young planters was arrested on the
charge, preferred by several freedmen
in his employ, of murdering ono of
his field-hand*. The result of the
investigation was his instant and
honorable release, the evidence
against him being conclusively shown
to be of the most baseless and mali?
cious character. The "murdered"
negro was produced before the autho?
rities, not only "not kilt," but pro?
mising from his appearance a life of
fully average longevity.
We sincerely trust that those who
made tho charge will be brought to
justice and caused to undergo the
severest punishment which the law
can inflict. They should be taught
to feel and know that character and
liberty cannot be damaged or endan?
gered on testimony which can be ob?
tained anywhere by anybody for a
plug of tobacco or a drink of whiskey.
TUE MURDER OF l?. S. RHETT, KS. J.
At the coroner's inquest held in this
case, Horace Greeley, alias Johnson,
made a confession before the?jury, to
the effect that Mr. Rhett was killed
by a gun in the hands of John Bull
and himself. The following is the
principal part of it:
"llorac?' Greeley, alias Johnson,
and John Bull, alias Bennett, worein
a branch und saw Mr. Rhett coming
on the causeway on horseback. John
said, 'Fire and shoot that mun.' Ho?
race said, 'For what!" John said,
'Shoot him,' and took hold of tho
gun, and while both hud hold of it,
both barrels went oil'at or about the
same time, and shot Mr. Rhett."
The jury found a verdict that Mr.
Rhett was killed by fire-arms in the
hands of Horace Greeley und .lohn
Bull, and that thc said Greeley as
principal, and the said Bennett ns
accessory, feloniously did kill the
said Mr. Rhett.
A PARTY TRICK. -Wendell Phillips,
at a late anti-slavery meeting, speak?
ing of the last constitutional amend?
ment, said:
"The worst possible news that
Thad. Stevens could hear would be
tho ratification of the amendment. I
do not disgrace the whole proceed?
ings when I say that it is ?i partv
trick."
WHAT TH EY AL L WANT. -It is th c
infirmity of the crowned heads of
Europe, just now, to be afflicted with
something more than the averagi
"wants" of covetous man-and tc
obtain those wants, the most of them
are biking np arms, and leading theil
subjects to mutual slaughter.
Lot us see:
Prussia wants Holstein, and to
diminish the Austrian influence ii
Germany.
Austria wants Holstein to be Iel
alone, and Count Bismark to mind
his own business.
Victor Emanuel wants Venetia. H<
also wants the Emperor of Austria t<
take himself out of Northern Itali
altogether.
Louis Napoleon wants the Rhim
for a French frontier. He also want
to upset tho "detested treaties" o
1815. Ho expects to have that wan
gratified as soon as opportun i ty ?fters
which, according to present appear
anees, will not lie long.
The Czar of Russia hus a littl
i want, too. Ho wants n slice of Tur
j key, which would add the Molde
j Wallachian provinces to his airead;
I huge territory. The Boar is a hungry
ravenous creature, but he neve
I springs until he is sure of his prey
i Like the Gallie Cock, he will be
| looker on at tho start, and only coin
] into the ring when the original con:
I b?tants are so used as to beincapabl
of saying nay to him.
I Tho "people" have their wants, to?
'. but alas! their time is not yet conn
- They are the mere pawns on tb
; chess-board, and must be content t
: "want" nothing until the Kings pla
i ont, to the end, their bloody guim
j When that will be, or what it will Ix
I no man can tell, but it is worth livin
' a few years longer to se.; how th
j thing is going to be played out.
THE ADJOURNMENT.-Speaker Co
' fax is of thc opinion that Congre.?
I will not adjourn before duly :5<>.
I number of members ure. howcvei
; trying to so arrunge business ?us t
adjourn by July 23. Much, howevei
' depends upon the progress marj
I upon the tariff the pri sent w eek.
In Memphis, on Sunday, a colore
woman was allowed to kneel at tl
i altar of Grace Episcopal Church, b<
j tween two whites, and partake of tli
j sacrament from the same bread an
i wine. It created a sensation
ag a --
'I ': - Mareil of 0?htlny.
Thc question of tho annexation of
Canada, and, in fact, of nil British
North America, to the United States,
has at length assumed a practical
shape. Tho lion. Thos, AV. Taylor,
Special Agent of the Treasury* De?
partment for the District of Minneso?
ta, recently addressed to Secretary
McCrdloch a report on the trade be?
tween tho United States and Cunada,
in whicl? lie expressed the opinion
that events have presented to the
United States an opportunity, which
it is manifestly their duty to improve,
by proposing to ('anuda a union with
the United States. Mr. Taylor
sketches the outline of an Act for the
admission of Canada and the other
provinces into the Union, the leading
features of which are that the United
States shall assume and pay their
funded debt and all their contingent
liabilities; and shall also pay to the |
Hudson Day Company tho sum of j
$10,000 for their claims to territory
or jurisdiction in North America.
The United States shall also pay the
European and North American Rail?
way Company, of Maine, $2.000,000
upon the construction fit' a railroad
from Bangor to St. Johns.
Mr. Taylor estimates that this
would entail an annual expenditure of
$6,531,000, tobe increased in 1N75 to
somewhat over 89,000,000. But as
the public revenues of the liv?' East?
ern provinces in 1864 were over ?13,
000,000, there would, he thinks, be
no financial consideration to prevent
a union.
Secretary McCnlloch transmitted
this report to tho House of Repre?
sentatives, and it was referred to the
Committee on foreign Affairs, who
made Mr. Taylor's proposition the
basis of a bill for tho admission of
the Stab-s of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Canada East and Canada
West, and the organization of th<
Territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan
and Columbia. This bill was report
cd from thc Committee by Mr. Banks
I on Monday last, ordered to be print
ed, and then recommitted to thc same
Committee.
A reference lo the details of th?
I bill, which we have not .space to dis
cuss here, will show that the desiree
j end of annexation is to be attainer
I by the voluntary joint action o
i Great Britain and her provinces, am
although we have no positive infor
I ination on the subject, we should no
1 be at all surprised if the seemhi;
obstacles in the way ol' annexatio:
j shall be found to be, ia fact, no ol
staed? s at all. ft i.. hardly possibl
; that the Committee on Foreign Al
j fairs would have authorized Mi
] Banks to report the bill unless the
I were ia possession of informatio
j which would justify them in sub m ii
i ting the proposition to her Majesty'
Government and the people of th
I provinces, lt is manifestly tho di
j sign of tho United States to exert
controlling influence over thc who]
continent of North America, and t
I provide a free Government for Can;
da and stable ones for Mexico au
! Central America, it is a mere que!
j tion of time, and it may be that bot
[England and Canada recognize th
: fact and are prepared to act accon
! i ugly.---.Vee- York Xe,rs.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON vs. BKOWNLO
& Co. - The notorious Forney
. shocked. His sensibilities are di
! turbed. He discourses as follows:
His hostility to Governor Browi
low has something of tho demon i
it, and his last act to Colonel Willia
: B. Stokes, as described by tho Nus]
ville /'/-ess and Times, a few days ag
exhibited something more tin
?hatred, lt appears that when tl
. name of this brave soldier was se:
to him by the Secretary of War.
1 be nominated for ti brevet, in reco
nition of distinguished courage <
j the field .d' battle. Johnson was
infuriated that he drew a pen acre
the paper, without waiting to ha
the official act duly and decently cn
celled. The only sin committed 1
these gentlemen is, that they sta:
where Johnson stood at the begi
ning and during tho rebellion. Th
' have never had a personal difieren
with him, and yet they ure hound
by his McClellan and rebel agents,
if they were common felons. 1
? war upon tho patriotic people of A
! ryland ami Missouri, under the int
euee <>f the two Blairs, is sim]
[ merciless; and lie who conver
' with Governor Hamilton will be ;
palled at the manlier in which tl
fearless statesman describes the o
' ratio.-s ol the President's p diey
Texas. From these statements, \
can readily anticipate w hat bis e.m
will be when Congress adjourn
and when he eau freely assist the
ganization to be inaugurated,
Philadelphia, on the I Uh of Angl
?Thousands of officers of the lo'
gradi1, not requiring tho confirm?t
of tho Senate, have been displac
and win ii the Senate adjourns, In
citizens, occupying the higher p
tions, will be swept out as wit
besom of destruct ion.
The Richmond Kxtimiwr pit?
into tho National Banks of that e
charging them with having haugh
, ignored the claims of the agrieulti
and manufacturing interests of
South; thal they have lout n
! more money in any single nu
since their establishment to sp?
lators m gold and shavers <>f pa
than they have done for a whole ;
to the manufacturing and fara
! interests.
I ?.>??
j lt is reported that (icu. lien
wind hus joined the Italian army.
I.clpeir.
Leipsic, wliicli promises one?! more
to be prominent in history, is ulreiiely
memorable for its suffering during
thc Thirty Yours' War, ami the vic?
tory of Gustavus Adolphus over Tilly,
September 7, 1631, which was gained
nt Breitenfield, in that vicinity. Thc
battle of Tjcipsic, however, was
fought October Ki li), 1813, by the
allied troops of Russia, Prussia and
Austria. 1G0,(XK) men, under Prince
Schwartzeuburg, against the French
under Napoleon, and stationed in
ind around Leipsic. The assault
was begun by the allies, and from 0
in the morning to noon of the 16th.
the French were vigorously, but un?
successfully, assaulted. Napoleon
then assumed tin; offensive, and made
Iiis favorite movement of a grund at?
tack on the enemy's centre. Schwart?
xonborg ordered up his reserves; Na?
poleon did the same; and there was a
general engagement ulong the whole
line. Mur;d, in one of his cavalry
charges, nearly captured the Empe?
ror ot' Russia and the King of Prus?
sia, but at that moment the Austrian
reserves checked the French advance.
During tho engagement between the
main armies, Blucher came up with
60,000 men, and drove Marmont out
of the village of M?ckern. Next day
both annies rested, by "mutual con?
sent." Napoleon, feeling his weak?
ness, tried to arrange an armistice.
On tin? 18th, with his 160,000 men
and SOO pieces of artillery, he fought
the allies, then reinforced by the
Russian reserves, under Renningsen,
and Bernadotte's army of the North
300,000 men and 1,400 cannon.
Against these odds, the French
fought with great bravery. On the
10th, thc allies forced an entrance
into the c-ity. At 2 o'clock that day,
thc battle ceased, Napoleon retreat?
ing towards the Rhine, leaving 15,000
men and 23,000 sick and wounded in
the bands of the allies, losing, all
told, in three days, 60,000, to the
allies' loss of 50,000. Already weak
end by tho disasters of the Russian
campaign, the unfortunate battle of
Leipsic precipitated the downfall of
the Emperor.
Leipsic is a prominent commercial
and university city in the Kingdom
of Saxony, 120 miles by railway from
Berlin, GO from Dresden, and bas :i
population of about KO, 000. The city
is rich i'i museums, libraries and col?
leges. lt is also famous in the book
publishing business, and the annna
commercial affairs of Leipsic are the
most important in Europe. Theyar<
attended from all parts of the couti
m ut by as many as 60,000 people,
and the transactions amount to ?00,
000,000 annually. -Xeir )'>>rk World
-? .
TUE BATTLE OF CCSTOZZA.-The
following are all the facts yet re
coi ved relative to the decisive victory
of the Austrians over the Italians ai
Custozzu, on tin; 25th of June:
VEIN ?N A, J une 21 -2 P. M.-A great
battle bus been in progress since tin
morning, between the Italians am'
thc Austrians. Both wings of thc
Italian armv have already been re
pulsed.
rlEADOTARTERS OP TU E [TALTAI
ARMY, Juno 25- 1.10 P. M.-The lof
wing and centre of the royal troop:
had crossed the Mincio, and wen
inarching in tho direction of Valeg
gio and Villafranca, when thev wer?
vigorously attacked by the Austrian:
with their full and combined forces
The Italian positions were captur?e
and recaptured, the royal troops elis
playing great valor in the presence o
the overwhelming forces of Austria
lu ti evening, the royal troops sti!
oevupied Goito, Volta, Cavrianna an?
Solferino. During yesterday, th
Italians sustained great losses. Princ
Amadeus, General Cerale and other
were more' or less seriously wounded
and (?en, ral Villarey was killed.
-? . ?
THE CONVENTION.- The Cueste
Standard, of the 12th, concludes a:
artil le on the Convention as follows
"Let the South be represented b
'Southern men, even if they fough
under the ( Confederate banner. Thea
very men are far more to be truste
than those who are now truckling t
the sceptre of power and vauntin
their allegiance. Generals Hampto
and Kershaw, ex-Governor Perr
and Mr. Tn i.holm, of Charlcstoi
would nobly and worthily represei
the State at large, and fearlessly un
ably present her claims for recogn
timi.
"As a public meeting of the cit
/.ens ot this District has been sun
moued on Monday, the 16th instan
we woulelsuggest that the invitatio
ot the Governor be responded to ?
that occasion, and that delegates I
appointed lei the State Convention :
assemble in Columbia on the 1st di
ol' August. As the matter is of stu
vital importance to our interests, v
hope to see a full and general atten
Mice."
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Cn EMT EU. The Standard snys:
The intense heat of tho past wee
with the long continued elrough
have sadly damaged the crops at
abridged the prospects of our plat
ei s. Several of thc nn-st oxpericne
and practical planters of this Distri
pronounce the opinion that thc vie
ol' corn will be less even than ?luri]
the dry year e>f 1845. Should the
fears 1Vrealized, great destitution ai
actual suffering will bc the resit
Tho crop af cotton, from variousr<
sons, v\ill not suffice to purchase t
breadstuff's that will bo required
meet the wants of the citizens.
The farmers in the vicinity
Richmontl are cutting wheat.
Local Items.
Mortgage* ?nd Conveyance* <>f beal V..- -
tate for sale at thia office.
Prof. Bernhardt, the eminent optician,
has arrived in Columbia and taken rooms
at Nickerson's Hotel. He bringa testimo?
nials from prominent citizens in different
sections.
THE BCRNINO OF COLUMBIA. An intel
estiiiK account ol tho "Sack and Desti'ttc
lion of thc City of Columbia, s. C.,' IM*
just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
the Phoenix power prest*. Orders filled to
any extent. Single copies 00 cents.
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BOOK AND. JOE PR?STINO. Thc Plurtiir
office ia now fully supplied with cards?,
colored and white paper, colored ink, wood
type, etc., and ia in condition to execute all
manner of book and job printing in thc
shortest posaihlc time.
MAU. ARRANOEMF.NTS. -The Poat Oftice i
open during the week from 8 a. m. to 1 p.
m. anti from 5? p. m. tc? 7 p. tn. On Sun?
day, from H to tl a. m.
Northern mail opens S a. m.; closes2J p. m.
Southern " 5ip.ni.; " 1* p.m.
Charleston " .r>$p. m.; " il p.m.
GreenvilleR. It." H a.m.; " Sip.m.
Edgefield " s a.m.; " 8$p.m.
All mails close on Sunday at 2 p. tn.
RED CLOVER.-Col. F. W. McMaeter baa
furnished us with several stalks of red
clover, aomc two and a half or three feet
higb. It was rnlsed by Mr. Daniel Nelson,
about fourteen miles above Columbia, who
has an acre of it grown on red clay land.
without Unie. We regard thia experiment,
which baa been successful, as a matter of
great importance to our farmers, and hope
to ace the cultivation of thia clover gene?
rally entered into.
THAT ROBBERY.-In our local column, on
Tuesday, we mentioned the arrest of an
individual for robber}-, on the strength of
a telegram from Wilmington, N. C. The
Wilmington Journal, ot Thursday, has a.
statement of the affair, from which we ex
I tract thc following:
"It appear? that, on Saturday last, a
1 young man by tho name of Stearne ar?
rived here from Baltimore, and after dia
poaing of an amount of State bank bills to
a broker in this city, left for Charleston.
During the night, j nat before the cars ar?
rived at Florence, he waa accosted on the
i train by :t personage who inquired if he
i were not Mr. - . from Baltimore. The
? y.mini replied that ho was from Balti?
more, that his usmc v.aa Stearne, and not
tb. . "m; tie- person i.' J mentioned. The
?Kjrso?i who had thus fcccoated him stated
. that be waa a detective, and produced a
j warrant for the arreat of Stearne, purport?
ing to be signed by Gen. Ransom,Marshal
I of the city. Arriving at Florence. Stearne
I waa taken in custody by the person pro
! ducing the warrant alluded to, and placed
ou the returning train to this place, to
I ward which he, together with bia captor,
were soon atarted.
"On thc route, thia bogus defectivo in?
quired of Stearne whether or not ho had a
pocket-book containing money about bia
person. Being answered in the affirma?
tive, he took possession of the pocket?
book, in which waa a eonaiderable aum of
money, and shortly afterward arriving at
Whiteville, whither the train going South
passed, the bold robber jumped from the
platform of the car on which he stood, and
getting on the other train, was soon out o?
sight."
Tho young man then proceeded to Wil?
mington and telegraphed to several points
The tel, gram received here caused the ar?
rest of the party now awaiting the deci?
sion of the judge. We learn that no dis?
position haa yet been made of tho case.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - Attention ia call?
ed to thc following advertisements, which
are published thia morning for the tirat
time:
Henry E. Scott-Declination.
D. B. DoSaussure-House for Sale.
C. F. Jackson-Clothing, Reduced Prieea
Browne A Schirincr-Attention!
E. A G. D. Hope- Claret and Oats.
Fragrant Sozodont.
The wreck of the teeth is aure to follow
the usc of thc many worthless prepara?
tions for thc teeth now in the market. Re?
member that thoae pretendeddentists who
cry down Sozodont all have some worthless
artil lo of their own, which they will try to
induce you to nae. Do not be deceived
nae nothing but Sozodont, a pure and in?
fallible preservative of the dental sub?
stance.
A friend of Gen. Magruder, who
has "the best means of knowing,"
writes to the Baltimore Gazelle, that
no faith should be put in the state
ments recently published to the effect
that he has petitioned the Govern?
ment for leave to return to thia
country, or that he had written a let
i ter stating that the Imperial Govern
! ment is bankrupt and going to de
! stmction.
! A Montreal special despatch to the
i New York Tribune says that the bill
introduced into Congress for the ad?
mission of those provinces iuto the
Union has aroused an angry feeling
in the Government circles. The bill
is looked upon as a bid to the pro?
vinces to throw off their allegiance to
j Great Britain, and join in what is
! termed here the political confusion of
the United States.
A couple of wealthy colored people
i have paid ?22,800 for a vacant lot
I between two of the most elegant re
! sidenecs in the most fashionable
1 quarter ol' Cincinnati, and intend to
I erect thereo an African church.
1 Society is much agitated hythe pros
: peet, for the property must either be
, purchased at an enormous advance,
i or society submit.
Mr. J. D. Mahoney, formerly a re
; sident of Charleston, but now a citi
zen of Sumter District, was shot and
severely wounded a few days since,
by some person to him unknown,
whilst passing from the Court House
to his home, a mile or two distant.
The last spau of the railroad bridge
at Decatur, Ala., was thrown across
on the 2Dth ult. The connections with
the entire South aro now complete.