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"*"-"-'-?- ???-^?mimili II ??iii-ii. . r. _., ., " . _| | rmm-nT mT11 t 11 Min m ni ?nm II 11 i III ii i iw III ?????imiimi un - ir,r - ". , ln ln _u_^ Daily Paper $8 a Ye*" "Let our Just Censure ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Attend the True Event" _ Tri-Wce-iIy 35 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA. S. C.. SUNDAY MORNING, DL ^BBR 9. 1866. VOLUME II-NQ. 22&> THE PHONIX, PCBLISUIl) DAILY AND TRI-WEEK LY. rm GLEANER, EVERY WEDNESDAY 3IORNINO. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, CITY PRINTER. TERMS-IX A ? VA XCE. SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Paper, six months.$-1 00 Tri-Weekly, " " . 2 50 Weekly. " " . 1 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 cents per square for thc f'rst insertion, a'id 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 75 cents each insertion. ?3~ A liberal discount made on the above rates when advertisements are inserted by ?he month or year. From Mexico. Thc following is from a special de? spatch in the New York World, of tdie 5th : General Sedgwick, on thc 24th, ruade a formal demand on Colonel Canales for tho immediate surrender of Matamoros, which was acceded to, and Canales occupied tho fortifi? cations, while thc American flag floats over thc city. A sufficient number of troops occupy the city to render the occupation secure. Escobedo attacked Canales on thc 27th, and a desperate battle ensued, lasting three hours, resulting iu the defeat of Escobedo, with a, loss of six hundred men, including "General Espinosa. Colonel Canales lost seven? ty-five men. Escobedo lays his defeat to tho interference of United States troops, and indignantly complains of tho action of General Sedgwick. lie ex? pects reinforcements, when he will resume tho attack. Meanwhile, the American flag floats within the be? sieged defences. The city of Matamoros was surren? dered to Gen. Sedgwick, command? ing the United States forces on the Rio Grande, on the evening of the 21th instant. Col. J. G. Perkins, of the Nineteenth United States Colored Infantry, was placed iu command. Col. Canales made an official state? ment to Gen. Sedgwick that, owing to his inability to pay his troops, he could no longer correct them, where upon Sedgwick immediately demand? ed the surrender of the place, which was granted. The following were the terms: First-Col. Canales shall place Mata? moros under the orders of the com? mander "of the United States forces. Second-Thc latter guarantees to Ca? nales and his forces their liberty, and secures tho safety of their interests. Third-The persons and interests of all the inhabitants of Matamoros arc to be respected,'no matter to what Ajiationality they belong. Fourth zhe forces of Canales are to maintain their actual position. Fifth-No forces shall enter the place except those of the United States. Cu Sunday morning, thc 25th, Co? lonel Perkins issued a)i order, which was posted about thu streets, declaring that he had talion com? mand of the city, iu thc name of the United States. Ou Sunday evening, through thc instrumentality of General Sedgwick, au interview was arranged between Canales and Escobedo,. for the pur? pose of settling existing difficulties. Much bickering and recrimination ensued, and nothing was accom? plished. Tue attack began at 5 o'clock, a. ra., of thc 27th. Escobedo opened his attack, thc American flag mean? while floating from the Government House. A feint was made by Cortina on the South side of the city, while the main attack was made on the North side. Brisk firing continued up to 7 o'clock, but the attack was repulsed at every point. The Ameri? can forcq in the city preserved peace and guarded the ferry, practically acting as provost guard. A NEW WIIITF HOUSE.-It is deter? mined to locate tho White House, and thc presidential park that will surround it, about two miles out of the city, toward the North-west. Here the natural irregularities of the surface and a beautiful stream of water will alford every advantage to improve nature by its development in the baud of at . It is intended to make this spot to the nation what Central Park is to New York-the hi Lest development of park and ornamental and artistic gardening. The land will cost about 81,500 p'M acre, so that half a million will secure the land. t Cor. Neto York Evening Express. . -*****-: Gen. Fremont has sold the South? west Pacific Railroad to the South? west Pacific Company, a corporation created by tho General Assembly of Missouri. Tho consideration is 81, 300,000. This will not retard the pr ogress of thc road but rather en ha nco it. Thc First Di?.y. The New York World thus notices thc proceedings of thc first day in Congress : "A very o?d Latin poet described to his readers how pleasant a thing it was to stand at a safe distance on thc shore and behold thc mad heaving of the sea in a storm. Wc trust the country will feel a similar satisfaction iu reading tho account of thc pro? ceedings in Congress ou the opening day of the session. Nothing ruore violent, hostile, and wc will add, harmless, ever took place in a legisla? tive body. It yras a mere exhibition of impotent wrath, like the waves lashing themselves into foam against a rock-bound coast. The House voted by a majority of four or five to oue, to repeal that section of the treason and confiscation act which authorizes President to pardon the rebels by a proclamation of amnesty. But it is all one whether that section stands for is repealed.. It was mere surplus? age when it was enacted. The Presi? dent possesses the power by the Con? stitution, and uo act of Congress eau repeal a clause of tho Constitution. President Johnson deemed this poiut so clear, that he would not even seem to imply a doubt by anticipating and ! heading oil this action or" Congress, which he might have done by a com? plete amnesty before the beginning of tho Session. There is no court of justice which will not regard the Pre? sident's pardon as a bar to a prosecu? tion, just as all tho courts always did before that superfluous permission was passed. Thc President will con? tinuo to pardon or withhold pardons, as Ive sees fit; and thc repeal of that section will neither induce ?Southern grand juries to find bills of indict? ment, nor petit juries to convict; and it is only by juries of their own State that criminals can be indicted or tried. Tho President will not do so idle a thing as to veto au act repeal? ing that sectiou, but he might make it the occasion of asserting thc au? thority to pardon conferred upon him by the Constitution. Silent contempt might perhaps be better. Another bill, of which notice was given yesterday, designates tho 5th of March for th^ assembling of thc fortieth Congres.). That, too, amounts to nothing. It is all the same to the fresident as if tills were che first ses? sion, when Congress, as a matter of course, would continue to sit until it chose to adjourn. Tho fortieth Con? gress can pass no act after the 4th of March which the thirty-ninth may not, with equal ease. ; ass before; and wc may safely conclude from the be? ginning made yesterday, that this Congress will leave no imaginable ex? travagance for its successor to per? petuate. Tho President is just as freo to exert his executive authoritj-, when Congress is in session as when it is not, the only difierence being that ail his appointments must be sent immediately to the Senate for confirmation. Tile Susi .?c*x of '?IC lou ni ry. Thc Nashville Union and DispatcJi says : Exchange papers from Boston to New Orleans reaching this table, speak of stagnation in business. The whole system of exchanging commo? dities for money values is out of pear and working badly. Whether this state of things is due to the unsettled political condition, the operations of speculators and stock-jobbers, the deficiency in supply of great staples, or quackish attempts to accommodate the laws of trade to thc necessities of a redundant currency, with which the Government has too much to do, we do not pretend to say. Doubtless all these have more or le::s influence in producing the result. It is a fact, however, that business is languish? ing, and that there is a general de cline'in values. To the great mass with whom the cost of living is ii prime consideration, it becomes a question whether the prices of th? necessities nf life have come down, i: proportion. The new year is at hand, and prudent men are beginning t< make their calculations for anothei twelvemonth. How is it with meal and bread? How about cloths une calico? How about hats and bonnets and boots and shoes? Hov/ abou wood and coal? Are tho middle mei -those who deal between tho pro dueer and thc wholesale dealer, ant the consumer, reducing their sellini prices? How abouts rents? Circum stances aro compelling reductions ii prices. They are reducing the wage of laborers and tho salaries of em ployees of all kinds, and if peopL who .'sell things" expect to get thor oil their hands without considerabl loss, they will act wisely to accommc dato themselves to thc downwar tendency. Everything will resul better if all hands come down tc gether. A Jewish house, built two centi ries before Christ, has been exe; vated entire in Syria. I'll?' Debate ?pon tlic Confisca* ion (Question. In thc United States Senate, on Tuesday, Mr. Chandler asked to take up the bill from the Honso repealing the section of the bili to suppress in? surrection, giving the pardoning power to tl ic President. Mr. Sherman called for the reading of the bill. Mr. Johnson did not know whether, if tho section referred to was repealed, thc President would still have power to grant a general amnesty. The President would still have thc power to grant pardons after its passage. The best plan was to let it rest until it could be referred to tho Judiciary Committee. Mr. Fessenden had no opinion to express on tho merits of thc bill at present, but considered it would be setting an unwise proc?dent to act on a bill previous to its reference to a committee. Mr. Howard understood that thero was urgent necessity for thc speedy passage of this act by Congress. He believed that proceedings had been taken in restoring property to rebels which he did not think the country would be satisfied with when they carno to know thc facts. The bill was designed to put an end to the restora? tion of property by the President to thc rebels, and he hoped it would bc acted on at once. , Mr. Chandler said it is asserted that hundreds of millions of rebel property had been restored, and it is said that pardons were sold for money about this town by men of doubtful reputation, and with these pardons; property had been restored. Mr. Trumbull thought thc pardon? ing power had been grossly abused, but did not think, from tho last re? port of thc Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, that there had been so much property restored. He should probably vote for this bill, but did not see any necessity for its immediate passage. The question on thc motion to take up was then put, and decided in the negative by a tie vote, as follows : YEAS-Messrs. Cottell, Chandler, Connasa, Creswell, Edmunds, Fow? ler, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Hender? son, Howard, Howe, Lane, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Boss, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Wade, Williams and Wilson -21. NATS-Messrs. Anthony, Bucka? low, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fes? senden, Fogg, Foster, Grimes, Hen? dricks, Johnson, Kirkwood, Morgan, Xesmith, Norton, Patterson, Biddle, Saulsburv, Trumbull, Van ^Vinkle and Willey-21. Mr. Sumner then moved to Lu the motion to tako up on the table, which was agreed to. Tho Senate then adjourned. A Perpetual Congress. Tho Cincinnati Gazette suggested several days ago that Congress pass a law at the approaching session, con? vening the fortieth Congress on the 5th day of March next. The authori? ty for such an act it linds iu the fol? lowing provision of the Constitution: "Tho Congress shall assemble at least onco iu every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall bylaw appoint a different day." This clause certainly authorizes j Congress to appoint a different day for the meeting of that body, but thu framers of the Constitution scarcely contemplated sanctioning a perpetual i session. The Gazette professes to believe that the public welfare de mauds that'Congress shall be in sos- j sion between the 5th of March and tho following December. Tliatrne.uis that the radicals should prevent the President appointing anybody to office who does not belong to their party. The suggestion of tho Gtt zette was likely thrown out as a fueler, for the Washington Republican, of tho 29th ult., learns that Gen. Garfield, of Ohio, purposes on the meeting of Congress to-morrow to give notice of a bill providing for the assembling of tue fortieth Con? gress on the 5th of March, the day after the present Congress will adjourn. There i.-> not the slightest probability that the public interest will demand the assembling of Con gress at any such early period. If doue at all it will be simply in the interest of the party controlling Congrus, and will show how com? pletely i very interest is t<> bo made subservient to the purposes of that party.-Nashville Union. MOVEMENT FOR TEE DISMEMBER? MENT OP MARYLAND.-Some of the papers of Western Maryland, in view of the great disparity between the political sentiments of the citi? zens of Western Maryland and those of other portions of the State, are advocating either the annexation of the Congressional district now repre? sented by thc Hon. Frank Thomas to Western Virgi lia, or tho erection of a new.Statc ont of tho four counties composing it. Pu.pul Troubl. If Pius the Ninth should be driven again from Rome, bo will have thc consolation of reflecting that ho is not by any meaus the first of the long' lines of Popes who bave endured the miseries of exile. The following list, long as it is, does not comprise all inc Popes who have suffered from the violence of faction and of war: Pope Liborius was imprisoned by a heretical Emperor. Silverius died in exile. Vigilius was imprisoned and exiled. St. Marom died in exile a martyr. St. Leo III was driven to Spolcto. Leo V was dethroned and cast into prison. John XII Jhad to fly from Rome. Benedict V w-as camed off into Germany. John XIII fled from a Roman faction and took refuge in Capua. Benedict VI was imprisoned and murdered by a Ro? man faction. John XIV was cast into the prison of St. Angelo and died of hunger. Gregory Vj was compelled to fly from Borne by a civil tumult. Benedict VIII was driven from Rome by a faction. Benedict IX was twice driven out. Leo IX was dethroned by thc Normans. Gregory VIII went from land to land, and from kingdom to kingdom, and died in c:;ile. Victor III could not so muck as take possession of his Sec, and died at Benoventum. Urban II was restored by tho French ? Cru? saders. Pascal II was carried off by Henry V and imprisoned. Gelasius II- was compelled to fly to Gaeta. Honorions II was compelled to fly into France by an anti-Pope who usurped bis See. Eugenius III was driven out of Rome by Arnold of Brescia. Alexander III, on the very day of his consecration, was cast into prison. He was consecrated, not in the Holy City, butin a village church. Ho wu;; obliged to enter tho moun? tains for safety. Ho passed his time wandering from Terracini to Anagni, from Anagni to Tusculum. Urban III and Gregory VIII could not even take possession of Rome. Luscious III fled to Veronia. Gregory III was compelled by an insurrection at Rome to retire to Perugia. Innocent IV fled to Genoa. Alexander TV fled to Viter bo. Martin IV never entered Rome. Boniface VIII was a prisoner at Anagni. Then came the Western schism, which lasted seventy j-ea'-s, during which time seven Popes reign ed in Avignon. Urban VI! fled to Genoa. Innocent VII fled from the factions in Rome to Virterbo. Gregory XI fled to Gaeta. John XXIII fled from Rome. Eugenius IV was besieged in his own palace by an anti-Pope and was obliged to Hy to Florence. Still more recently, almost in our i wn times, Pius the VII was held in captivity by the First Napoleon. The Catholic sove? reigns, in fact, have seldom scrupled to make war upon the Pope whe-n it seemed to be for their interest to do ! BALTIMORE CONGRESSMEN KUECT.- j Thc radical judges of election of ! Baltimore have signed a petition, to j bc presented to the House of Repre- ; sentati 3S, stating that at the recent election a largo majority of the votes I by which Phelps and Archer, Con- ! sensitives, were elected, 4-were cast 1 by persons disfranchised for disloy- j a i tv." This is supposed to be one of the ' preliminary steps .taken towards con? testing the seats of tho Congressmen elect. FIRE.-During the early part of Monday night, the 3d inst., the small store, building in front of Col. F. F. Warley's resilience, in that part of our town known as|Donneraile, and occu? pied by Messrs. C. B. Law and Edgar Charles, was burned to the ground. Of the stock on hand little or nothing was saved. Thc stock was estimated at ?5,000, of which $4,000 was fortu? nately covered by insurance. The impression is that the fire was the re? sult of accident.-Darlington South? ern*)'. A DESTRUCTIVE STORM.-Last Mon? day night a severe storm of wind and rain visited the District. On Black creek, in the lower part of the District, it had the force of a tornado, and did much damage. We learn that Mr. R. M. Rogers had a number.of houses blown down and other property de? stroyed. Col. John Rogers also suf? fered serious loss. Other persons in the neighborhood -. ere aroused and much alarmed by the violence of the wind.-Darlington Southerner. A PRESENT FOR MRS. DAVIS,.-A Norfolk paper, of last Saturday, says that a subscription list was circulated yesterday in tho Methodist confer? ence, for the purpose of raising funds to present Mrs. Jefferson Davis with a testimonial of affection. Quite a large amount was contributed by tho members present. SPECIAL NOTICES. SWEET OPOPOKAX FIIOM MEXICO! NOW, very rare, rich and fashionable perfume. The finest ever imported or manufactured in United States. Try it_andbc convinced. A NEW PEBFUHE! Called Sweet Opoponax 1 from Mexico, manufactured by E.T. Smith & Co., New York, is making a sensation wherever it is known. Is very delicate, and its fragrance remains on tho handker? chief for.days.-PhilacVa Kerning Bulletin, j SWEET OPOPONAX! New Perfume from Mexico. The only fashionable Perfume | and ladies' delight. SWEET OPOPONAX! The only elogant Per? fume. Is found on all toilets, and never stains thc handkerchief. SWEET OPOPONAX! IS thc sweetest Ex? tract ever made. Supersede? all others. Try it once; will uso no other. SWEET OPOPONAX! Ladies, in their morn? ing calls, carry joy and gladness, when perfume.' vith Sweet Opoponax. FEVERS, CHILLS, AGUE, &C Tho cause of fever is the contamination of tho blood by some morbific agent. Tho nerves connected with nutrition and or? ganic contractility suffer alteration in their composition. The muscles, deprived of nervous influence, begin to waste, and this waste produces heat. The heart ia in? creased in its action, and tho blood is ren? dered still more impure by receiving the wasted tissues by thc continued action of the morbid agent, as well as by tho func? tions of the lungs, liver and spleen being impeded. Purify, therefore, the springs-of life, tho blood. Uae the "Queen's Delight," the great blood remedy, and all morbid agents will bo removed. Thc Queen's De? light has cured many cases of contamina? tion of tho blood, chill and fever, typhoid fever; erupt iso fever will bc prevented by tho free uso of the Queen's Delight. For salo by FISUEP. k, HEINITSU, Pharmacists. Nov ll _ mw WORDS OF VITAL INTEREST. Will the thousands who read columns of frivolous verbiage every day devote five minutes to the perusal of a few facta which concern them nearly? Our text is Health, and we will put our commentary into a nut? shell. Weakness ia indirectly the cause of all sickness; for if nature be strong enough to resist the morbid influences which pro? duce illness, of course they are powerlcsa. Seek strength, therefore. Invigorate and regulate the system. When tho quicksil? ver rangea from 80 to 9G degrees in tho shade, the most athletic arc enfeebled and the weak aro prostrated. It is at such a time that such an invigorator as IIOSTET TER'S STOMACH BITTERS is urgently needed. What are the efleeta of this rare vegetable tonic? Would that all who have known its benefita could condense their experience into this paragraph. They would tell tho healthy, to .;-'?tcct their health they must use this greift safeguard against tho debilitating influences. They would exhort the weak to discard all uu medicated and impure stimulants and cling to thia wholesome and unfailing tonic and alterative as tho shipwrecked mariner would cling to a raft in a stormy sea. They vould, of dyspeptic pangs relieved, of ap? petite restored, of shattered nerves re? strung, of headaches cured, of disordered functions regulated, of hypochondria dis? sipated, of miasmatic diseases baffled, of fever and ague cured, of liver complaints arrested, of heat, privation and toil defied, of hope re-animated and cheerfulness restored. Such are the effects of Hostet tcrji Bitters._Dec 2 fo ARTIFICIAL. E Y ES -AI tTIF i Cf AL HUMAN EYES made to order and inverted by Drs. F. BAUCH and P. GOUGELMANN, ( f< innerly employed by Boisaonncau, Paris,) No. 399 Broadway, New York. Oct 17 ly COLGATE'S ?OKEY SOAP. This celebrated Toilet Soap, in such universii.! demand, is made from thc choicest materials, is miM an 1 emol? lient in its nature, fragrantly scented, and extremely i>e?eiicial in its action upon the skin. For sale- by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. March 28 1\ Almonds, Raisins, Currants. JUST received, a complete assortment of ALMONDS.' RAISINS. CURRANTS, PRUNES, CITRON, .tc. Nov 7 J. ? T. li. AGNEW. Scales, Scales, Scales. JUST received, a -apply of TEW SCALES, Counter Scales and small Platform Scales, which will be Boldatvervlownriccs by J. & T. U. AGNEW. CANDLES! CANDLES! ONE HUNDRED boxes Sperm and Ada? mantine CANDLES. Just received and for sale by J. ?fe T. Ii. AC NEW. Ale and Porter. ONE HUNDRED dozen London PORTER anilEdiuburg ALE. Just received and for sal" by J. A T. Ii. AGNEW. Corn Starch, Tapioca, &c. TT?RESH TAPIOCA, C rn Starch, Bur Jj yea's Maizena, Hocker's Farina. On hand and for sale by Nov 7 J. A- T. R. AO NEW. Gun and Blasting Powder. JUST received and for salo low, a com? plete assortment of Gun, Rifle and Blasting POWDER, in whole, half and quarter kegs, and in canisters, at wholesale and retail, at very low prices. Also, Safety Fuse, for Blasting. j?- Inquire for DUPONT'S POWDER it is tho best. J. ?t T. R. AGNEW. Nov 10 T. W. RADCLIFFE, Anderson's I31oclt, COLUMBIA, S. C., HAS just received andf >pen< id an assort? ment of SILVER AND PLATED WARE, ELEGAN T TEA SETS, JEWELRY; WATCHES, GUNS AND PISTOLS, TABLE CUTLERY, DOLLEY RINGS, &C.T Unsurpassed in South Carolina. An elegant selection of BRIDAL PRESENTS ! Of novel and original design-all \t REA? SONABLE PRICES. Call and examine Anderson's Block, Main street. ?3- The MANUFACTURE and REPAIR of WATCHES and MAKING of JEWELRY done as formerly._Nov 13 S. E. STRATTON, DEALER IX Cotton Ra^s, Waste, Oki Baaing and Rope I COPPER, BRASS AND OTHER OLD METALS/ HIGHEST CASH PRICE paid for the above articles. Assembly street, ono door from Gervais, Columbia, S. C. Nov 18 Imo HST Winnsboro News and Yorkvillo En? quirer publish threo times and send bills. GEO.WoFAREERj GOMMtSStON MERCHANT* ASD DEALER IK GROCERIES, LIQtORS, &C, &C, Colmer Main and Carrvlen Streets, COLUMBIA, S. C. PROMPT<and energetic attention is gua? ranteed to all orders for the purchase; or sale of any species of Property or Mer? chandize. Nov*21 2mo _______ HAVING opened my office jflPCSSSSfr permanently in Columbia, I UTY^SSHH^ may bo found at all hours at ^-LXJJOLT tho residence of Mr. M. H. Be'rrv, (opposite thc Catholic Church,) on Assembly street. D. P. GREGG. Juno 12 "PUBLIC^MEETl??"" AN adjourned meeting of thc ci?zens of Columbia will be held on TUESDAY next, thc 11th inst., at 10 a. m., in Gibbes' Hall, to take into eon. 'deration the pro? priety of issuing now bills of tho corpora? tion, not to exceed in amount $50,000, for the pyrpose of redeeming thc present cir? culation and for other purposes. Dee 7 THEO. STARK. Mn vor. _ ELECTION NOTICE. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CoLcsrniA, December '5,18GG. IN pursuance of a resolntion nf the City Council, an ELECTION will be held at the next, regular meeting of Council, on TTJESD _Y, thc 18th instant, for FIVE AS? SISTANT POLICEMEN. Applicants will hand in their applications, naming their sureties, on or before tl:at date. j. s. MCMAHON, Dec G Cilv Clerk. HKMKU1H! AT W1I0LESALH AND RETAIL ! JJRI.S. GIBSON'S X. XX. XXX, WHIS Bbls. O. biis.-' obi Bourbon WHISKEY. " Corn and Rye domestic " '? Holland Ancho;- GIN. '. American Hop.- ?' Pinet and Rochelle BRANDY. " Jamaica ami Santa Cruz Rum. " Sweet Malaga Wine. " Cherry'and Madeira Wine " Catalognia Claret Vi'ine. " StOUghton Ritters. Boxes Boker'a and Krauter Ritter-. " Curacoa and Anniseud Cordial. " Wolfe'? Schiedam Schnapps. With a general stock <>t GENUINE LI? QUORS, worthy attention of pundi a sers, at fair prices. Call and ex?nime the above stock In fore purchasing elsewhere, as great inducements will be offered. A. L. SOLOMON, Sec .nd do<>r from shiver House, Oct is Cn Plain street. IRON, STEEL. NAILS, P0TWARE. Tin'd and Jap'd HOLLOWWARE Carpenters' and Blacksm's TOOLS SCALES. AXES, S. W. Collins' and brands. PAINTS, OILS and GLASS. In store and for sale LOW by FISHER & LOWRANCE. Nov 9