The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, July 29, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBI^.
Sunday Morning, July 29, 1866.
Cotton-The Crop? aiul Price?-.
Planters Take H????<!.
Tho New York Independent, some
time ago, in concert with other
organs of tho dry goods interest in
that city, basing 4heir calculations on
the statements made hy the leading
papers of tho South, and from cor?
rect statistics gathered from district
and county officers in every cotton
growing State, estimated tho glowing
crop of cotton at 1,100,000 bales. In
tho Phoenix, of tho 7th inst., will be
found this estimate made by the New
York Dry Gooda Exchange, which
corroborated the other estimates.
Now, beforo a month has elapsed,
thc Independent comes out with a new
estimate aud puts down the crop at
3,000,000 bales. Where, or from
what source throughout the Southern
States, this sapient staticiau has
gained tho information upon which
ho doubles his former estimate, would
bo difficult to say. On the contrary,
.if tho estimate heretofore made
should not be lessened, there is no
ground whatever to increase. Such
is the import of all tho information
we glean from our Southern ex?
changes.
But wo imagine that we eau dis?
cover the cause of this suddeu in?
crease of ligures. In the same article
of the Independent, tho writer states,
as a fact, that cotton agents have con?
tracted for the delivery of crops at
?Southern ports, at twenty-five cents
currency; and further, that they have
contracted with planters Tn Ocorgia
and Alabama for thc product of their
fields at eighteen cents, and adds, that
planters are desirous of selling their
growing ciops, deliverable in Novem?
ber, at prices much lower than the
present rates.
We do not know how much truth
there may bo in these statements of
Yankee "cotton agents," but wo do
hope that the planters in Georgia aud
Alabama have not been so easily
gulled by these itinerant drummers of
Northern cotton speculators and New
England manufacturers. This is only
a part of that cunningly concocted
scheme, of wliich tho three cents tax
is a part, to keep the staple in this
country for the benefit of these har?
pies of the loom aud spindle. Tho
exaggerated estimate and these state?
ments all tend to the same object, and
ore put forth for the same purpose,
viz: to frighten the Southern planter
into either contracting for his crop
before hand at about hnlf thc prices
it will in all probability command, or
into rushing it forward to market
for the benefit of these unscrupulous
traders.
Wc would earnestly urge upon tho
attention of tho planters throughout
the Southern States these facts, os
they must kuow, in every cottou
producing State of the South, that
this latest estimate of the dry goods'
organ is wildly exaggerated There
has been no improvement in any of (lie
agencies and instrumentalities which
combine to produce our great staple,
within tho past month, aud their ex?
perience in dealing with Northern
.'agents," should have taught them
by this time that the very anxiety
they now manifest to secure the crops
in this curly stage of their growth, is
the most convincing proof that they
are apprehensive of a serious advance
in prices. The planter is blind to his
own interests who fails to perceive
this and to guido his action in the
premises.
Our first and last word of advice to
the producers of cotton is, to keep
the. contrat of thc staple in your own
liamls. Tho moment you contract to
deliver ;t, you lose that control, as
well as the ability to have any part
' in regulating tho price. Be not de?
ceived by false and exaggerated esti?
mates, or by the statements of inter?
ested parties that they are contracting
at low prices; all these things ema?
nate from either the greed of gain,
which induces them to seek to plun?
der the people of the South, and
when they arc suggested by political
motives, they have the same end in
view-the continued impoverishment
of the "to-the-manor-born" planters,
that adventurists, backed by North?
ern capital, may, before long, have
the opportunity of entering upon
their rich domain, and reap tho pro?
fits of planting, either by cheap white
labor, or by the cheaper labor of tho
freedmen, out of whom, tu* a very
brief experience has shown, they ma
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nage to extract every dollar they
make, except a marvellously scanty
supply of food and clothing. In
closing, wo would onco moro urge
our plantoi? ko take heed, and cousi
der -well tho* facts, arguments and
deductions we have placed before
them.
Another Ttmllrnl Outrage.
James E. Harvey, United States
Minister to Portugal, wrote au unoffi?
cial letter, lost March, to Mr. Seward,
thanking the Secretary for the speech
he made in New York early in the
year, and taking occasion to express
his approbation of tho President and
Secretary's course. In that letter,
Mr. Harvey, among other things,
wrote :
"Tho folly and madness of some of
our so-called friends astound and
mortify those who are removed from
tho hot atmosphere of passion aud
interest. They make wilful war upon
the man who, like all others, chal?
lenges, from exceptional causes, re?
spect, aelftiration and sympathy for
his noble conduct, and who has made
more sacrifices for the great princi?
ples which have triumphed, than
those self-constituted leaders, backed
by their admiring followers, have
done all their lives, or probably would
do, in presence of such dangers as he
incurred for their defence. Tried by
the sternest tests to which human
endurance could be subjected, be has
exhibited a grand and imposing fidel?
ity, which stands out in striking re?
lief to the cheap professions of re?
vilers, who shouted loudly enough for
'the cause' when advocacy involved
no personal peril, and when zeal was
not without the promise of reward."
When the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill came up in the
Senato, the other day, it was disco?
vered that tho usual appropriation
for tho Minister to Portugal was
omitted. Mr. Johnson, of Maryland,
was surprised, and made the inquiry
if that mission bad been abolished?
The reply came from Sumner, who
said the proposition had come from
tho House to abolish tho mission, and
added:
"Instead of undertaking to abolish
the mission, the appropriation for
tho mission during the coming year
was taken out, and au express provi?
sion inserted, to the effect that the
present incumbent should not be paid
for any further service out of any
fund whatever. If the Senator (Mr.
Johnson) wishes to know why that
was done, I shall not go into any
statement, but shall content myself,
if the Senator requires it, with send?
ing to the Chair a letter from Mr.
Seward, covering a letter which hat
been printed from the present minis
ter there. That correspondence dis
closes tho origin of the determination
on tho part, of the House to whicl
tho Committee on thc part of the
Senate finally yielded.
"The representatives of the people
in the other House felt themselves
justified in taking steps, so far af
they coultl, to remove that function?
ary from the public service. The}
felt that the writer of such a letter a.
that ought not to be in the publie
service at this time, anel especially
when that letter bael founel its way
into print through the agency of th<
President and the Secretary e>f State.'
We thought the; radicals bael lillee
the cup of their iniquity to overflow?
ing, but still there was room for th i
last ejection of rancor aud spite
Fimling they coulel not lawfully abo
lisb the mission in the way the Hons
proposed, they d?termin?e! to punisl
the incumlieiit-what for? SimpI
for endorsing the Chief Magistrate c
the Union! Thc atrocious deeel wa
consummateel.
What a spectacle to present ti? th
people of Europe-. .To leave at on
e>f their cemrts a regularly accr?dite
minister, and with an overflown)
Treasury, refuse to pay him for bi
services. Even some of the radical
in tho Senate-Wade and Fessende
-pi'otested against this atrociou
pierce of legislation. May Goel sav
tho country from the continuance c
such rulers over her, should be th
prayer, backed by appropriate effort!
of the whole people. As these Juce
bins have made the precedent, w
should not be surprised to sen thei
stop the pay of tho President himsel
as they have ono of his endorsen
Would the country stand that cou
d'etat?
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RETROCESSION eir VENICE.-Venic
was an independent Republic up t
179(5. no longer with its former powe
and extent of territory, but still ii
dependent. After the victories e
Napoleon in Italy, he conquere
Venice, and at tho peace of Cami
Formio he, though merely a Genor
e>f tho Republic; of France, cede
Venice to Austria. This was tl
first time that Austria bael obtain*
possession e>f Venice, anel althougl
[in 1800, she; lost it again by tl
i fortunes of war, lieu- title elates bae
to tho first Napoleon and to the tit
of France os conqueror. She nei
I cedes it back to the first conquero
ur j?.aflsi ????S?-?
t.?nda for tho Negroes"--Editorial
Vigilance.
We ?re not disposed to bo captious,
but the following paragraph, from
our cotemporary, the SoutJi Caroli?
nian, of yesterday, attracted our
attention. The Carolinian, in a brief
introduction to two extracts from
journals published in the^two extreme
sections of the Union-Massachu?
setts and Texas-quoting from tho
Boston Commercial and Houston
Telegraph, uses the following lan?
guage: ^
"Ono of the signs of the times is
the passage of an Act which is des?
tined, in a measure, to influence the
labor system of the entire South, and
yet which seems to have been ignored
thus far bu the Argus-eyed editors of
our section. We refer to the home?
stead bill, which transl_i the public
lands in the States of Alabama, Mis?
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Florida to actual negro settlers."
Our neighbor must have been in?
dulging in a nap, or else he only
looks for important intelligence from
his far-off exchanges. The Phomix
is a bird not often caught napping,
and has already acquired some repu?
tation as one of the "argus-oyed"
among the fraternity. lu proof of
this, we refer our cotemporary to our
issue of the 12th inst., containing a
leader on "Donating the Public
Lands," and to au editorial, iu the
succeeding issue, headed "The
Homestead Law," which names the
States aud the number of acres, as
given iu yesterday's Carolinian, ant]
in which we denounced and com?
mented on the injustice and the evil
effects of the law in question.
While we arrogate no superiority
in this respect as a journalist, wo dc
not think tho Phoenix permits mucl
that is of interest to its readers tt
escape its notice, aud its comment
when necessary. And, in the presen
condition of our unfortunate sec
tion, with all the hostile legislatioi
of a vile faction brought forward tc
crush out her people and their inte
rests, it is tho imperative duty o
their journalists to watch with vigi
lance every baneful measure that ou
enemies devise. Our neighbor i
entitled to a full share of credit ii
the discharge of this important trust
aud, therefore, can afford not to de
tract from his co-laborers of "ou
section."
Survivor'? Association.
We leam from the Charleston Nea
that this is the title of an organize
tion recently established iu that cit
by the survivors of thc late Confcdc
rate army and navy. The object is
most praiseworthy one, as will I
seen by the following basis of organ
zat ion :
Whereas many of tho survivors c
the Confederate army and navy froi
the District of Charleston are di
abled, by wounds received anddisea:
contracted in the service, from cari
ing a livelihood for themselves ar
their families, and many widows ai;
orphans are left destitute of supplit
by tho death of their husbauds ai
fathers duriug tho late war; anti it
a sacred duty incumbent upon tho
of tho survivors to whom the God
Battles has spared sufficient heall
and strength to labor, to share thc
means, however small, with such
their now unfortunate comrades wi
still suffer and languish, and to assis
as far as possible, the widows ai
orphans of their deceased fellow-sc
diers, therefore,
Resolved, That we, the survivors
tho Confederate army and navy, 1
sidiug iu Charleston District, do hei
by resolve ourselves into an assoei
tion for tho purpose of assisting o
comrades who are unable to labor f
their living by reason of wounds i
ceived or disease contracted in t
service, and tho widows and orpha
of those who fell iii the discharge
their duty.
Accompanying this is a set of 1
laws for the carrying out of the bei
volent objects set forth above. Cot
not a similar association be started
Columbia? We fear that besides t
unfortunate crippled and maim?
thero are now many widows a
orphans in Richland, and we kn
that the boys of that Christian Gel
ral, Robert E. Lee, will never fal
in duty, whether in arms on the te
ed field, or iu the no less noble wc
of charity and benevolence towal
their disabled comrades or the wido
and orphans of their fallen brothc
The following postofiices, inSoi
Carolina, have been re-opened:
Mush Creek, Greenville, Miss
E. 1*. Youngblood.
Batchelors Retreat, Picken?, Gr
Crenshaw.
'fabio Mountain, Pickens, Rebe?
Reid.
Vance's Perry, Ornngeburg, Ri
som M. E. Avinger.
Camp Ridge, Williamsburg, M
Selina Stockier.
Antioch, York, Ira Harden.
?fipiir 11 iin ??n lin.nu ' 1?? i limn mim
H'Hc Pre?Wt?l and ?W_ Teit Oitlh, j
ti. may - bo remembered, Ulai the j
President, gomo time ago, remarked
that the oath to Support the Consti?
tution of tho United States, implied
j all that any officer ought to bo re?
quired to take.
In confirmation of this position,
and, now, when test oaths have be?
come so fashionable, we extract from
the National Republican, the Pre?
sident's acknowledged organ, the
following, from an editorial which
appeared in "Wednesday's issue of
that journal:
"Among tho inventions which re?
sulted from tho supposed o? real ne?
cessities of our recent war, was what
is commonly called the test oath,
by which, in addition to" the usual
obligation to support tho Constitu?
tion and perform official duties, pub?
lic officers, were required to swear
that they had neither directly nor
indirectly participated in, or in any
manner aided the rebellion. This,
for aught we have to say to the con?
trary, was a judicious provision nt
tho time it was enacted, and subse?
quently to the end of tho war.
"But we have doubts of its pro?
priety, now, that the necessity which
called for it is passed. And our doubts
are greatly strengthened by evidences
that it is being used, in some in?
stances, to the prejudice of thc public
service. Second, third, and ever
fourth rate men, in the Souther!
States, are frequently entrusted wi tl
important public duties, merely be
eau se first-rate men, in the same lo
cality, although now equally loyal te
the Government, cannot take thi
oath. The anti-recons^hationistsroi
it ns a sweet morsel of vengeana
under their tongues upon the Inti
insurrectionists, merely, as ono o
their number recently said, in a pub
lie speech, to let them kuow. tha
"there is a punishment after death.
It suits precisely that class of bigot
whom we find in most of our churches
now-a-days, who aro as busily eva
ployed iu expelling members fror
the church as the clergyman is i
getting them in-Christians of th
Deacon Sniffles species, who devout!
prayed for the salvation of 'me an
my wife, my son John and his wife
wo four and nojnore. ' But it smacl
too much of hide-bound proscriptic
of^our fellow-men, merely beean!
they have, at some former perio<
been guilty of wrong-doing, to su
tho spirit of the age in time of peac
"Badly as an}' of our Southe]
brethren have acted, they are, neve
tireless, members of our great polit
cal family, and must, sooner or late
bo awarded their seats at the fami
table. What publie good can bo ;>
tamed by excluding them from ital
longer?"
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Stute Items,
MARLBORO.-The following are f
appointments to the Columbia Ce
vention: C. W. Dudley, J. H. Hn
son and H. B. Covington. Alb
nates-W. D. Johnson, Z. A. Dra
und S. J. Townsend.
BERKLEY.-Hon. T. L. (bund
Hon. W. Pinckney Shingler, John
Gaillard, Dr. J. C. McKewn, Dr.
P. Mikell, Hon. W. Izard Bull, A.
McClellan, Dr. P. P. Bonuevu a
Dr. J. S. O'Hear.
BEAUFORT.-lt. W. Barnwell, C
A. R. Lawton, W. J. Colcock, J.
Howard, Geo, P. Elliott, J. D. Po
j Alfred Martin, B. R. Bostick, jr.
GUF.ENVII.LE. - Governor Perry,
P. Hammett, Esq., Alex. MeB
Esq., Col. G. F. Townes, T. Q. 1
naldson. Esq., J. H. Goodwin, Es
Dr. James Harrison, J. II. Cit
land, Esq., Wm. F. Lester, Esq.,
W. Grady, Esq.
We are pleased to see that
j freedmen of Greenville, like those
j Columbia, have? held a meeting ?
? pledged thems ives to aid in
maintenance of order in that corni
nity. The Enterprise has the foll
ing item:
The gin-house ol' Mr. James Loi
j situated twelve miles below b
'? near thc Fork Shoal Hoad,
burned ono night last week. I
: supposed to have: been set on tire
j a woman living in the neighborly
' whoso name we have not lean
Several parties, we have learned,
cotton, vehicles, Ac, in tho burle
at the time it was consumed,
loss is suppos?e! to be about S'i.Ot
LAURENS.-Dr. M. M. Hui
Capt. W. D. Evins, Dr. Thomas W
sr., Dr. J. T. Craig, Dr. A. C. Fu
Capt. G. W. Sullivan, Col. Johni
ningham, Maj. J. R. Fuller, Cap!
L. McGowan, Col. W. 1). Simp
Hon. C. P. Snllinan anel C. Gar!
ton, Ese].
The Herald lias the following it
Wm. A. Reise, convicted of i
slaughter ai the* April sessions
sontenced to twelve months impri
ment and to pay a tine of $1,000
been pardonod, as to the reniai
of the term oLimprisonment and
half the line remitted, by his E
1 lency Gov. James L. Orr.
For the last week or ten days
weather in this latitude has beer
cessivcly hot and rain much nee
There came a fine refreshing rai
Wednesday last, in this neig]
hood, though we do nut think i'
yet ejwteudeel generally over the
trict. Ae'counbs from every cpi
te-11 us of e're>ps being parched iq
j tho hope for * e-orn crop lila
I Direful forebodings of pestilence
j famine* to follow war oppress
minds of many
.
The Threatened Kodirsl War.
The New York Tribuna having
Called Mr. Raymond's disclosure of
the bloody pln.ua of the radical*}
"Chinese thunder," the Times very
pointedly replies as follows:
"The mutterings of tho storm
which heralded the rebellion were, in
the Tribune's judgment, merely
'Chinese thunder.' Tho firing at
Fort Sumter was only 'gong-beating,'
to be laughed at as of little moment.
Through ali tho early stages of the
war, our cotemporary displayed the
same foolish bravado-the same ina?
bility to comprehend tokens of dan?
ger, or the same dishonest desire to
belittle them. For months it assum?
ed the most valorous airs, being
always ready, at any moment, to un?
dertake thc suppression of the rebel?
lion by contract. At length a con?
sciousness of danger came; and then
where was the Tribune? On its
knees, pleading for peace, down upon
its marrow-bones, echoing the
prayers of Colorado Jewett for an
abandonment of the struggle for tho
Union; running in sore affright to
Niagara to hob-nob with the Thompr
sons and Sanderses of the rebellion-,
and to patch up the tenus of his in?
glorious surrender."
Our readers may recognize the
truth of these statements if they re?
member Mr. Greely's position at the
commencement of the war; how he
advised the Government to let the
Southern States depart iu peace, and
the run he took over to Canada to
try if he could not be instrumental
iu averting war. It remains to be
seen if he will be more fortunate in
his mocking predictions of the intes?
tine war n> w threatened ly the radi?
cals.
Til? Philadelphia Convention.
If anything were wanting to show
the character and the patriotic objects
of the approaching Philadelphia Con?
vention, it will be found in the fol?
lowing letter from Senator Doolittle,
Chairman of the Committee, to a
Southern geutlemau:
WASUIKOTON, July 16, I860.
DEAR Sin: Enclosed I send you the
circular-letter of our Committee on
Organization. It contains the views
of the National Union Executive
Committee. We expect to see a great
Convention at Philadelphia, a real
anion of the patriotic heart and
brain of the country, aud of the
whole country, East, West, North
and South, to bless Almighty God
that war is over, that peace has come,
and come to stay once more under
the old flag, with not a star obscured;
to shake hands together as friends, in
social and political action, pledged to
maintain a true allegiance upon the
principles set forth in the call for the
Convention-tho Constitution, the
Uuion, and thc Government of our
common country. Respectfully yours,
J Ii. DOOLITTLE, Chairman.
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Pact? va. Theories,
"(?ive mo a place to rest my lever
on," said Archimedes, "and I will
move the world." "Give me pure and
unadulterated drugs,"said Medicus,
of the ohleu time, "and I will cure
disease."
In one sense, both of these learned
pundits were the veriest charlatans.
They knew there was no placo to rest
their lever on, either to move tho
world or cure disease. Mechanism
was in a backward state, and the me?
dical profession was butauother name
for sorcery, aud all the adjnucts of
magie filters and charms of the "evil
oye," &c.
Rut these hitter days have borne
unto us something, more than even
superstitutiou and its crew ever
dreamt of in their maddest philoso?
phy. In these day-s of practical
seieuee, what was theory of yesterday
is fact to-day, aud all the old time
notions become as bubbles in the
sun, and burst and break with every
breath we draw.
Let Archimedes shoulder his lever,
and we will find a resting place for it
to move the world. Let mine ancieut
Medicus punt and toil no more for
the drugs ho so sorely needs, for we
have them at our hand, ever ready to j
fcerve them ut his beck.
Refined iu the laboratory of Dr.
Maggiel, the finest materials known
in the medical profession are obtain?
able by any one. His bilious, dys?
peptic and diarrhoea pills stand un?
rivalled, and his salvo operates with
magical effect upon burns, scalds and
all sores aud ulcers of the skin. In
fact, we think Maggiel's pills and
salve are the wonder of this century,
and we are happy iu tho thoght that
many others of our brethren of the
craft agree with us. We? would ear?
nestly counsel that all families pro?
vide themselves with Dr. Maggiel's
preparations at ouco, aud keep thom
ready at hand, so as to use them at
the most opportune time and as oc?
casion serves. - Valley Sentinel.
REWARD OF BLOOD.-S?O.GMH) is to
be raised by subscription among the
radicals, and bestowed upon the
fanatic, William Lloyd Garrison, in
recognition of his beiug tho author
and instrument of tho destruction of
slavery-that is, the cause of tho
recent war and the butchery of over
a half million of white men. Chase
and Sumner have written letters to
the eommitteo having the prospect iu
hand, cordially endorsing it. Why,
certainly.
liooal lt?
Wo aro notified that the Spar tabbing and
Union Railroad will also carry delegatos to
and from the Convention for one fare.
THE liuuNiNo ur COLUMBIA. -At?tii.i. i
eating HOI omit ot the "Sack ami Destruc- -
tion of tho City of Columbia. S. C.." hus
just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
tho r/toiiix power pre??. Orders lilied i.
any extent. Single copies 50 cents.
THE AMERICAN PATRIOT.-We were agree?
ably disappointed, notwithstanding the
notico of suspension, published thc day
previona, to receive tho usual visit of our
cotemporary. May wc never have to chro?
nicle another suspension-real or imagi?
nary.
A firm in this city, purchased a -box of
eggs, a few days ago, and, on examining
the box, yesterday morning, they found no
leas than four "little chicks" in it. If this
weaffier continues, we will bobble to dis?
pense with tho services of Mrs. Hen- so
far as "hatching out" is concerned.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PIC-NIC-The children
connected with the Marion Street Sunday
School, chaperoned by their teachers and
several friends, went on their annual pic?
nic to Geiger's "Rock Spring," on Friday
last. As the weather was delightful and
provisions profuse, the pic-nickers enjoyed
themselves to their heart's content.
51 eu ?EH.-We learn that Mr. Lem. Lane,
of Newberry District, was brutally mur?
dered, by unknown persons, on Friday
night, end sonto six or eight thousand dol?
lars in specie, which it was known was in
his possession, carried off. The head of
thc unfortunate mau was split open, with
an axe, as he lay in his bed.
ADVENT OF TUE Doo DAYS.-Yesterday
was the first day of the.brief season popu?
larly recognized as "the dog days." We
aro pleased to state that the fears of any
who may have confidence in the old Dutch
proverb with referenco to ram for the next
forty days, were dissipated by some re?
freshing showers which fell yesterday, both
in the morning and afternoon. For the
past few days, we hear of several partial
showers in various localities.
STEAM FLOOBINO MILL.-We are pleased
to state that Mr. Hunter, au old and expe?
rienced miller from Arkansas, is erecting a
steam flour mill, corner of Richland and
Marion streets, in this city. The buddings
arc rapidly advancing towards completion,
and when in complete running order, Mr.
H. expects to be able to grind fully a hun?
dred bushels of wheat per day. Push
manufactures along. In a short time, we
hope to bc able to chronicle the erection of
mills and manufactories of almost every
kind.
RELIGIOUS SBBVICES THI? DAV.-Trinity
Church-Rev. P. J. shaml, 104 a. m. and
5 p. m.
Presbyterian Church -Rev. W. E. Beggs,
Pastor, lui a. m. and 5 p. ta.
St. Toter's Church-Rev. J. J. O'Connell,
I 10 a. m. and 5 p. m.
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. li. Rude, lu*
. m.
Marion Street Church- Rev. E. O.
(iago, 10$ a. m. Monthly Church Meet?
ing, 5 p. m.
Christchurch Lecture Room -Rev. J. M.
Pringle, Rector, 10$ a. m. and 5 p. m.
Baptist Church -Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 10$
a. m. and 84 p. m. Rev. Wm. T. Capera, 5
p. m.
The remains of Lieut. Alfred J. Tolleson
have been brought from Virginia and in?
terred in Elmwood Cemetery. The funeral
sermon will be delivered this afternoon, at
5 o'clock, in the Baptist Church.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Post Office is
open during the week from 8 a. m. to 1 p.
m. and from 5$ p. m. to 7 p. m. On Sun?
day, from 8 to 0 a. m.
Northern mail opens 8 a. m.; closes2^ p. m.
?Southern " 54p.m.; " 9 p.m.
i Charleston " 5$ p.m.; " 9 p. m.
I GreenvilleR. H. " 8 a.m.; " 81p.m.
Edgefleld " 8 a.m.; " 8|p.m.
AU mails close on Sunday at 2 p. m.
A SrBPBisr?to OPTICLIN.-Prof. Bern?
hardt's room at Nick creon's Hotel still
continues to be thronged with numbera of
tho afflicted, seeking relief and remedy for
their injured and diseased eye-sight. Some
of his cures are unrivalled and almost
miraculous iu the permanent and ready
relief afforded tho near and dim-sighted.
His glasses are unsurpassed for their
cl.-.ir-., ss and the assistance they render
to disordered vision. Verily, such a man
is a benefactor to humanity, and not only
deserves patronage, but the gratitude of
j the unfortunate^^
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention is call?
ed to thc following advertisements, which
aro published this morning for tho first
time:
Geo. Symmers-Fresh Arrivals.
Dr. Maggiel's Pills and Salve.
A MISCHIEVOUS ENGLISH RADICAL.
The following is an extract from a
letter received by the last steamer, by
Speaker Colfax, from John Bright,
M. P., of England:
"I watch with great interest what
is passing with you. The amend?
ment to your Constitution, just passed
Congress, seems to me to include
what is really needful, and I hope it
! will soon receive the sanction'of the
required number of States to make it
final and irrevocable."
NEGRO RIOT IN KENTUCKY.-A tele?
gram from Cairo, July 24, states that
a riot between whites and negroes, oc?
casioned by a railroad conductor at?
tempting to cut a button off a negro's
coat, occurred at Columbas, Ken?
tucky, on Saturday. Three or four
negroes were killed and several whites
aro missing. It is not vet known
whether the latter were killed,