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COLUMBIA. \ Friday Morning, May 31, 1867. _ === Military- ProfeMorshlps lu Colleges. The military spirit is certainly in the ascendant in this country nt tho present time, and wo aro likely to have an array of military officers suf? ficient to lead any number of armies, not only in the United States, but have plenty to spare to any outside barbarians who may need their ser? vices. Wo learn from tho New York Times, that thc Secretary of War has drawn up a plan for the establishment of military professorships in the colleges of the country. Tho modo suggested is to detail competent officers from thc army to tench military scieucc in each college whose faculty will make provision for a military brauch of education. Two competent officers ?will be scut to each college-one ns professor of tactics and strategy, and the other of engineering, gunnery, fortifications nud geueral military science. It is stated that Maj. Whit tesly has already started ou a tour among the colleges to got their views . on the scheme; and if his report bc favorable, a bill will bc introduced into Congress, at its next session, providing for putting thc plan iutc Operation. Tho next proposition iu tho Secrc tary's plau is to commission, a; officers in thc army, fivo members o: every graduating class, who may ex eel in general and military scholar ship, and it is expected that thee* commissions will serve as prizes t< stimulate tho studcuts. Our owi opinion is, that tho people of thi country, in every section, have ha< enough military truining and cducn tion, for four or five years past, aui that tho national institution at Wes Point, and military academies scat tered throughout tho States, can fm nish competent officers in sufilcien numbers for any emergency wilie may arise. Thc education mo? needed at thc present time is tht which will fit young men for the pra< tical duties and business of life, au make them useful citizens. It is n< likely there will bc another "rebe lion" at home, and still less like] that the United States will becon involved in a foreign war. Let tl youth of the land have theeducatio which will qualify them to act we their part iu the future developmei of the vast resources of tho couutr; instead of bribing them, so to speal to adopt tho profession of arms, f< which thcro is less necessity in th country thau among the despotism or monarchies pf tho old world. -<-??-?- . A Suggestion. A suggestion has been made to tl Newberry Herald, which -seems to to be feasible, and applicable to mai ?eighborhoods as well as to Xcwbor District. It is to adopt some regul and systematic mode of raising co tributious of food to the sufierii and destitute, that all who rea: " need may receive aid, so that a fi may not bc called ou to bear t whole burden. The suggestion is, (hat in en neighborhood--say in acompase five miles-nil the families shot, meet together and form theinseh into a society, whose duty it shot bo to ascertain who the needy a: and their number, and that ea member should contribute of his her means a proportion each month a sufficient quantity to sustain th poor and hungry neighbors-taki receipts for thc same, to be exhibit at each meeting of tho society. It is beyond question that th? who have any surplus of this worl. goods ought to distribute to th< who aro among us, and ure ready perish for lack of bread, lt is no time of wide-spread destitution, si as fae people of this State have ne experienced or witnessed; and though large contributions come fr private charitable sources abro and thc Government has put forwi its helping hand, yet there must necessity be isolated cases iu ev District which these charities ? donations will never reach, ant strikes us that the above BUggestk if carried iuto effect in the section the State whero food is needer would to a great extent mitigate m suffering. We reproduce the sugj tion, in the hope that it may rec< tho consideration of the humane ? benevoleni. wherever relief is need EXPANSION.-Tho London Specta? tor reports a minor that Mr. Soward is "negotiating for the purohnso of all British America from tho Polo to forty .degrees North latitude, and from tho Pacific to the Canadas;" and Lord Stanley is said not to be averse to such a transfer. The Spec? tator thereupon remarks: "If Mr. Soward has made any such offer, we trust Lord Stanley will remember that the owner of the American Pa? cific seaboard will always be the most formidable enemy India could have." Whether or not there is any truth in this rumor, it is of courso impos? sible to say. We surmise, however, that it is nothing more th au a canard, fcjincc tho Russian purchase, all tho wits in Yankcedom, and, it would seem, some even outsido the pale, have been at work, conjuring up new plantations, to be bid off by Mr. Seward. To be sure, there is some excuso for his coveting the West Pa? cific coast, for he wants the right of way to Walrussia. - AGE OF MASONRY,-Wc find au item taken from a Glasgow paper, statiug that St. John's Lodge, of that city, bas recently celebrated thc 309th anniversary of its existence, it having been erected by charter from King Mnlcom, in 1057. Wo should like to see the muster-roll of that lodge, be? ginning moro than eight centuries ago, and running along with tho ages to thc present time. What kings and kingdoms have risen and fallen since the gavel was first sounded in its East. How the world has changed, and what progress has been made in science and art! Eight hundred years in the life time of a lodge. -? ? ? ? CHOPS IN MARION.-The Star says: The general report from our friends iu the country, is that thc crops "are looking as well at this timo as they usually do on tho 10th of Juue." Our farmers are certainly in good spirits, and we trust, that, with a smiling Providence, they may reach a rich hearvest next Fall, as a reward for their energy and indus try. Sir Emerson Tennant gives ir Land and Water an account of f pony, the property of a milkman which brings milk to Sir Emerson'! door daily. Bj* means of bread sugar and chestnuts it has beci tamed, and it now moves from doo to door of its own accord, preceding the milkman, so that while ho is set tiing with the servant at one house tho servants of the next house, warn ed by the sound of the stoppage o the cart, may be in readiness to taki in the milk when tho man arrives At certain doors, where the pony i in the habit of being regaled witl bread, apples, Atc, it contrives, with out upsetting the cart, to raise th j knocker with its nose and rap twice The Queen of Spain, on Goo? Friday, after having attended divin services in tho royal chapel, washei and kissed tho feet of twelve poo old men, and the King did the sami for as many more. All of them wer? supplied with new clothes, and niter wards conducted to tables on whiel a plentiful repast was spread out fo their use, after which they were, i is presumed, told to make themselve scarce. This farce has been gon through with annually for centurie. The Cincinnati Commercial says "It ?3 a national shame that so nu perfectly educated and ill-balanced ai individual as Judge Underwood j should bo endowed with a high an resonsible judicial position. If th Republican party has any solicitud for its reputation or its* tenure o power, we counsel it to get rid, a speedily as possible, of such an in cubus as this Virginia Dogberry." The Boston Poet says: "Lockin, up boys in prison cells for pinyin marbles on Sunday, is not calculate to improve their morals any mor than beating a child unmercifully : calculated to enlighten its mind, c starving or freezing one to purif its religious nature. But all tires experiments are tried here iu ou neighborhood." It is proposed to disinter an gather together the remains ol* th Confederates who fell at Bull Rn and Maunssns. The ladies livin near those blood stained fields hav issued au appeal for aid in the cute] prise. The Lynchburg Virginian saj there is a child in Montgomery Coui ty, Va., yho was christened "Al drew-Jackson-Gordon-James- Buch: nan Raisc-tho-Flag-aud-Firc-thc-Cai non Dobbyns." The Glasgow Herald states that tli lato Mr. John Henderson, of Pori has left the sum of ?64,750 for Vi rious religious und charitable pu poses. Dispensaries have been located i different districts in Ricb.mo.ii whore medicine is prepared i >r tl poor without charge. This is i mo humane and generous movement. The only complete set of Unite States coins in private hands is owi ed in San Francisco, and is valued : $50,000. A New Brunswick paper eave that a new fixed white light, . elevated forty feet abovo the level of the sea, will be exhibited on the Ten insu hi in Gaspe Bay, twelve mile? North West by North from Cape Gaspe, during the senson the navigation is open. This light is intended to serve as a guide to vessels passing between Sandy Beach and the main land op? posite. Two Massachusetts teachers of colored schools, in Macon, Ga., hnvo recently written to their friends at home in rolation to the distress in that section of tho South, giving sad accounts. One letter says: "In many coses thc poor negroes are partly fed by Government; they trap birds, catch an occasional fish, dig for roots, and aro waitiug impatient? ly for tho berries to ripen." M. Salvetat has proposed thc man? ufacture of a glass at once translucent and reflecting, so that it may bo a wiudov^jjlass, or both, according to j positioflp without resorting to thc protracted and life-destroying pro? cess at present used with quicksilver. Platinum is his agent. The same glass may bo employed with groat advantage for decorative purposes. Gen. Butler recently addressed a note to Miss Surratt, daughter of Mrs. Surratt, that was hung, asking for an interview in an important matter. After consulting with her friends, she returned for answer that she would graut the interview in the presence ol' her counsel, Mr. Brad? ley, of Washington. This the Gene? ral did not accept. llosa Bonheur, the painter, hus gouo mad. Her insanity consists in "imagining herself a goat," aud, as Mrs. Gamp would say, "acting as sich." WANTED, AGOOD SERVANT, to cook and wash; a middle-aged woman preferred. For one that will be acceptable, fair wages paid promptly, either monthly or weekly. Applv at tho "contre cottage, immediately North of the Charlotte Depot. May 31 * BELTING ! \rULOANIZED INDIA RUBBER BELT? ING, from three to twelve inches, for salo bv FISHER A LOWRANCE. Mav 31 _ THOS- E. GREGG &C0.t STOCKS EXCHANGE BROKERS, OFFICE OE GREGG <C CO. May 31_G_ FRESH GOODS ! ONE HUNDRED Davis, Jr., DIAMOND HAMS-choice. Rbis. BREAKFAST BACON-choice. I " S. C. SHOULDERS. Hhda. primo LACON. Just received and 1 for sale in quantities to suit, at lowest market rates, bv May 31 _ C. H. BALDWIN A CO. Sodawater, Porter and Ale. HAVING commenced the manufacture and bottling of SODAWATER, POR? TER and ALE, I am now prepared to lill all orders irom the city and country en? trusted to my care, with' promptness.' All orders must be accompanied with thc mo? ney, as mv terms are strict Iv cash. JAMF.S COSGROVE. P. >. Box 28, Columbia, S. C. 4V Newberry Herald, Npartanhurg Ex? press, Chester Standard, Greenville Moun? taineer and Anderson Intelligencer copy four times, and forward hills immcdiatetv. May 31^ Soda Fountain ! THE subscriber takes pleasure in inform? ing his friends and the public gene? rally that be has opened a SODA WATER FOUNTAIN, at his old stand, on Assembly street, opposite the new Market. The best of Syrups kept constantly on hand. Also, a general assortment of Segare, etc. .'.layout; JAS. CLENDINING. Hair-Dressing" Saloon. A LONZO REESE respectfully informs ?. bis patrons that be has opened a HAIR-DRESSING SALOON, on Main street, next door to the Pollock Houso. SHAVING. SHAMPOOING and HAIR CUTTING promptly attended to. Mav -2s int.. TO THE LAP,ES. R E M O V A L ! MHS. C. E. REED has changed her place of business lo a more commodious store, ; (next door to E. Pollard'.-, on .Main street,> land will keen constantly oh hand a fresh supply of the latest stvlca of FRENCH MILLINERY, in all it.-, branches. Also, superior Silk Coverings, Huir Braids, Curls, French Corsets, &o., at low prices. Please call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. DRESS-MAKING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DE? SPATCH. May 20 , Children's Carriages. JUST COME. An assorted lot on hand. . Also, Boy's and 'Girl's Propellers, Wheel-harrows. Ac; Refrigerators ot Mace'.- patent: Palmetto Flv Brushes Call at GREGG A CO.'S Crockery store. Mav 2('? c, riiHE undersigned has just opeiu d, with JL an cut ir? NEW STOCK of DRY and FANCY GOODS. CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, In all varieties, which will be sold below KEW YORK COST PRICES ! ! r.?- (.'.til and see for yourself, at M. DAVIS', Cor. Assembly and Washington sts. May 30 2 LONDON LAYER RAISINS. AVERY choice article, at whol sale . ?>? retail JOHN C. SEEGER? Mav 10 M IT.IT AU Y FACETI-T:.-An expectant I bridegroom recently applied at the [ military headquarters, in Richmond, for the use of tho United States band to play at his wedding. The officer iq charge of tho musicians replied that he aid not know about lending the band, but ho thought bo could furnish a file of soldiers to fire over tho house. There is a project on foot, or talked of, to chango tho landing piuco of passengers by the Inman lino of European steamers from New York to Newport. New York places a tax of 84 per capita on every emi-1 graut' from Europe landed in that city, while in Rhode Island tho tax ia only fifty cents. The Tory Government of England deserves credit for urging upon the ! Governments of Europe a general I disarmament. We are glad to see '? that opposition to offensive wars is j making rapid progress throughout j Europe. Tho .Cincinnati Gazelt? says the; military preparations of the United '< States troops against the Indians are ! not regarded as very efficient. The settlers characterize Custer's raids by ' saying they are like hunting wild ducks with a brass baud. New Orleans is said to have an en- ? toituinment nt which a fountain of; iced claret wine will jet from the centre of the parquet during thc per? formance, to be served out to the audience in sil fer goblets. PURE VINEGARS. -| CASK FRENCH WISE VINEGAR. JL bbls. pure CIDER For sale Ivy E. A G. D. HOPE. May 30 HAMS, TOM GUES, &c. OAA CHOICE Sugar-cured HAMS. jaKJVJ 200 lbs. SMOKED BEEF AND SMOKED TONG CES. For aale low. May 30 E. A G. D. HOPE. BUTTER AND CHEESE. TUBS choice GOSHEN MAY BUTTEE. 10 boxes E. D. and Cutting CHEESE. Tor SK lo by E. A G. D. HOPE. May 3D _ _ _ SHERRY WINE. C CASKS prime SHERRY M INE, for .?aje O low to dealers. E. A G. D. HOPE. May 30 Bacon! Bacon! -1/\ rlHDS. prime Clear Rib BACON JLV_/ SIDES, just received and for sale at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, by the hogshead, or at retail, bv May 22 J. A T. R. AGNEW. To City Tax-Payers. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. COLUMBIA, May 2?, 1*07. rXlAXES due the city of Columbia, rc X mailling unpaid after the 5th of June i next, will be collected by executions lodged With the Sheriff of Richland District. J. S. MCMAHON, City Clerk. Mav 23 10 Jon PRINTING.-The Job Office of | the PJicenix is as complete as any in the South. It is furnished with new fonts o? type of all descriptions and of the most modern stylos. All work | executed promptly, with taste and skill, and at reasonable rates. Flour! Flour!! i KAA LBS. COUNTRY FLOUR-a "i?-L?vy\-/ prime article. Low for cash. I May 17 JOHN C. SEEGERS A CO. BOLTING CLOTHS. AFULL assortment of best Anchor Brand H?LTING CLOTHS, on hand and for sale low by May 22 "J. A T. R. AGNEW. LEMONS! LEMONS! .TT i l LOXES FRESH LEMONS, at low ?JVJ prices. J. C. SEEGERS A CO. Mav 1<J RETURNED HOME. DP.. R. W. G IRRES has returned to Co? lumbia and resumed his practice. Re? sidence nt Mr. Melvin M. Cohen's, East end of Washington street, opposite the Orphan House. May If! Imo Sugar Mills. SUGAR MILLS can be had at low price! Call at Palmetto Iron Works. Mav 23 30 WM. GLAZE .V CO. For Sale, ONE SAW MILL-complete; engine -10-liOlMC power. At Palmetto Iron Works. WM. GLAZE A CO May 23 P PIANOS! PIANOS! ! TWO splendid 7-octavc ROSEWOOD PIANOS for sale. Pianos, Melodious and Orgl i.s tuned and repaired. Ail orders from the eily and country left at my residence Camden street, near the Charlotte Depot-will meet with prompt attention. May 13 Imo JOSEPH DENCE. SMALL HOUSE FOR SALE ! MTHE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION CHAPEL, on the Bquarc South of the Asylum; suitable for a small family residence. Applv b> R. L. BRYAN. ' April 21_ TO REN1, THE ROOM over the store of Thomson Earle. Applv to April 19 ALFRED TOLLESON. JOHN H. HEISE, O o ii lo ctionep, WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL: (1AND1ES manufactured daily, at as l.?w J as can be laid down here from the North. ?i~ Corner of Plain and Marion Streets. Fell .! Ale and Porter. TEN casi- EDINBURG ALE, pints. DUBLIN PORTER, oints. For sale bv March 13 E. ? 0. D. HOPE. ' Great destitutiou is reported to ex? ist among the Choctaw and Cherokee Indians. They aro without corn, and have no money to buy it. Their wants have been made known to the Government agents. Tho Washington Chronicle-For? ney's paper-which claims to bo the leading organ of the extreme wing of tho radical pnrty, comes out in a long editorial in favor of confiscation. The use of all kinds of fire-works is to bo prohibited in Boston on the coming 4th of July. That city, here? tofore, has annually expended $60,000 for fire-works. The New York Herald now has its paper manufactured especially for its use, and every sheet is water marked on the margin, "2feic York Herald." Such has been the influx of invalids into Florida that hotels canuot be built aud enlarged fast enough to ac? commodate them. GREAT ATTRACTION A* C. F. JACKSON'S. DRY GOODS AT COST! For the Next 20 Days, from this Date. _ May 23 _ _ _ _ AT RENARD'S. Jxijst Reoeivecl, A SEW SUPPLY or DR1SS GOODS,! OF THE VERY LATEST STYLES. ALSO, A NKW SUPPLY Or Window Shades. ri "MIE above GOOPS were purchased at JL tho late GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES, ami will he sold VERY LOW. M. L. KINARD. _ May 29 DR. CUMMINGS' NEW BOOK, THE LAST WARNING CRY-$1.50. ECCE DEUO, with Controversial Notes on Eeee Homo - $1.50. Louisa Mnblback's Merchant of Berlin. Juesh II ami His Court. Frederick Oreat and His Court. Frederick tho Great ami His Familv. Frederick the Great and His Friends. New supplies of St. Elmo. Woman in White and" Armadale; bv Wilkie Collins. And other sclccl novels. DUFFIE .V CHAPMAN, Booksellers, Townse.nl A North's May 20 Old Stand, Columbia. ITCH CURE". ITCH CURE! ! ITCH, ITCH. SCRATCH, SCRATCH. Itch, Itch, Scratch, Scratch. Harvey's Itch Cure, Harvey's Itch Cure, Citi es in 21 hours, cures in 24 hours, Worst kind of Itch, worst kind of Itch. Indeed, all kinds of Itch, Tetter, Piles, Scald Head, Ac. Only 25 cents a box. A sure cure. Trv it: trv it. For sale bv FIS HE ii .v HE1NITSH, May l"> ' Druggists. Threshing and Ginning. IAM prepared to make engagements to any extent for THRESHING WHEAT and OATS. Also, for GINNING COTTON. Parties within twenty miles of Columbia wishing mc to serve them will please notify nie at once. Te:ms moderate. W. 1?. LOWRANCE, April 21 Columbia, S. C. Paper'. Parer! ! Q f\(^r\ LBS. WRAPPING PAPER, O.V_/\J V_7 different sizes and quality: sold lower fian paper from the North. May2 .TOHN C. SEEGERS A CO. Snow POSTERS, HANDBILLS, .fcc. Our supply of type and facilities of press-work enable us to turn out from the Phainix office the most attractive styles of po.-ter.-, hand-bills, .vc, at short notice, aud in the most satis? factory manner. GRAIN CRADLES. .li th? Sion of Ute Golden Pad-Lock. A LARGE Biipply of superior GRAIN JTV. CRADLES, made expressly to order. AI.SO, 10 d-z. SCYTHE BLADES. In store and for sale wholesale or retail, at low prices for cash, by JOHN C. DI Ali. M av ll SARATOGA WATER ! JUST received fresh from the Spring. For sale bv FISHER A HEINITSH, April I Druggists. JUST RECEIVED. IFREDERICK THF. GREAT AND HIS 1 FAMILY; by L. Muhlbuok. Berlin and San?, Souci, or Frederick the Gr? at mid his Friends. Also, fresh supplies of The Mer chants of Berlin, Freddie ; the Great and bis Court and Joseph Second and his Court. Wearing of the Grey being Per? sonal Portraits and Ad ven tut es of the War: by .fohn Esten Cook; with portrait s anti plates. Sybil's Second Love; by Juba Kavanagh. Pendennis; by Thackeray now edition. Diamond Editions of Diek? ens' Works. Mosby and his Men: by Crawford. The Cruise of the Shenandoah". Sut Lovhigood's Yarns: with plates. An tl some good Novels. Fine Writing Desks. And, also, the iSaukrupt Law, with Notes and Decisions: and other new Law Booksi Foi s ile at JlcCARTER'S Bookstore, Opposite Columbia Lawyer's Range. May il !t. L BRYAN. Local Itoms. POST OFFIC E HOURS.-Thc omeo is opea from 8 a. m. uutil 3}? p. m., and from 6 until 7 p. m. The North? ern mnil closes nt 3'.< p. m., and all other mails close at 8 p. m. The lovers of good beef are inform? ed that by calling at stalls No. 12 and 4, this morning, they can be supplied with a choice article. Stop and ex? amine the samples. THE FIRST OF THE SEASON.-Mrs. Phonix returns her thanks to Mr. Robert Mayraut for n large ripe apri? cot-the first of the season, that we have heard of. FINE VEGETABLES.-"Weare indebt? ed to Mr. H. G. G norry for a mesa of fine new potatoes. Mr. G. has a variety of vegetables, and will sup? ply families at reasonable rates. His garden is on Henderson street, near Stark's Hill. HOT AND COLD BATH-.-It is not. perhaps, generally known that, nt tnched to Haynesworth ?- Co.'s shaving saloon, is a bathing-room, where cold baths can bo obtained at all hours; and, ii due notice is given, hot baths, also, will be furnished. Their shop is on Plain street, on tho site of the old post office. Mr. .Jackson advertises "true va? nilla bean," for sale at his establish? ment; but, strange to say, applicants, as a general thing, on being offered the genuine article, decline to receive it, preferring thc imitation-gene? rally known as the Tonqun (or Tonka) bean. The "true vanilla" is a long and slim pod; while the spurious is short-resembling a dried prune somewhat. Observo thc difference when you require the article. IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL IMPLE MENTS.-We had the pleasure, yes-^0 terdoy afternoon, of witnessing, in a wheat field belonging to Mr. J. M. Crawford, the practical Working of a machine which is destined to revolu? tionize the reaping process in this sectiou of country as completely as it has at the North. We allude to Wood's self-raking reaper-which will effectually do the work of from seven to ten good hands with cradles -iu fact, it keeps eight bauds busy binding the sheaves. The wheat is, cut, and by means of a movable arm or rake, (which reminds one very much of a croupier sweeping up his * gains,) the cuttings nre thrown oft' the platform iu piles. The reaper should be seen in operation, however, to be fully appreciated. Cu flee feels uneasy about these machines; one freedman remarked th .t the Yankees claimed to have set them free, and then invented machines to starve them. Mr. W. B. Lowrance is the ageut for these as u?ell as other labor? saving agricultural implements. By the-way, Mr. Crawford has a field of this bread-producing article, whieh^^ he is saving for seed, that will rank with any, we believe-and tips assertion will be verified by practical p agricultnlists-with any in the jp South. TELE, SRATHIC DESPATCHES.-TUe Phonix and Gleaner are the only papers in the State, outside of the city of Charleston, that receive and publish the latest telegraphic de? spatches, market reports, etc.-Ame? rican and European. Recollect, also, that the news in these publications is furnished throughout the upper Dis? tricts twenty-four hours ahead of the Charleston papers. The subscription to the daily is a year; tri-weekly f?, and weekly $3. A LITERARY JOURNAL.-Thc <Ileana1 is a large eight page quarto journal, and from the first line on the first column of the first page to the last line on the forty-eighth column, it abounds with select matter; em? bracing, besides the news of the week, choice tales, sketches and poetry, which make it, as its name indicates, a true "home companion," which nu family in the State she uh 1 be without. KEW ADVERTISEMENTS.- Attention ?a ?. ?.1? ed to th?' following advertisements, wbicli ure published this morning foi the first Wnw. Tho.-. Gregg A C ?.-Brokers. C. fl. Baldwiu & Co.- Fresh Goods. Fisher & Lowranco-Belting. Middle-a^od Servant Wanted. James Cosgrove-Soda Water, >vc. Goo. K. Chase A Co.-Steven's Hous< [n entering upon tho third week ol his popular ch aring salts, Mr. K, C. Sbivei intends offering some wonders in all stj of Embroidered Doods, The favor ?tn I popularity of the clearing move induces Ililli to continue to dispense the gr. it I .: g ai us as heretofore.