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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, June 25, 1867.* Increase of Crime-KojUii Demorall. EAtlon. Newspaper editors havo better op? portunities of noting, as well in morals na in politics, tho movement s therein, whether*progressive or retro? grado. They constantly receive tho records of passing events from every quarter, thoir attention being moro naturally concentrated to passing events in their own country. They cannot, therefore, shut their eyes to the appalling fact that crime, in all its most hideous forms, is rapidly increasing throughout the laud, und that unless tho religious teachers nro moro zealous in their commissioned work, and tho laws of the laud moro strictly cuforcod and moro rigidly administered, society will becomo totally demoralized, the foundations of law and ordor violently toru up, and the teachings of tho Christian religion utterly sot at naught and its divine principios suporceded by atheism, infidelity and anarchy. What hope can there be for tho country in any respect, if this threatened doom overtakes her? That wo aro not merely drawing on imagination, or exaggerating tho im? morality that is stalking through thc land, seemingly unchocked hy that conservator of the good ordor and peace of society, the law, we give some of the head lines under the genoral caption of crime which we find in a few exohanges beforo us. The following heads are from tho Chicago Tribune, but do not embrace street brawls, murderous affrays, burglaries, robberies, &c, which pre? vail in that city: A domestic woe-A husband disco? vers his wife in the arms of a neigh? bor-The seducer severely beaten. A fiendish act-A respectable girl decoyed in a boat on tho lako and outraged. Divorces-Judgments against tho owners of houses of ill-fume. Shocking outrage-A young girl violated by her lover. Terrible infanticide-Babo stran? gled and thrown into a vault. Probable murder-A man's skull broken with a pick-axe. A rovolting outrage-Attempted rapo of a child by au old mun. The story of a womau's wrongs Alleged adultery. Serious stabbiug affray. And uow wo select indiscriminately : Throe dead infants were found in an ash barrel standing iu Laurens ,streot, New York, Tuesday night, by the Eighth Ward police. In a singlo nnmbor of tho New York Sun, we fiud the following headings: A Methodist minister poisons his wife. Inhumanity in Indiana-A girl ten years of ago tortured almost to death. Reported elopement of a Metho? dist miuister with a girl of sixteen. Alleged outrage by a conductor A child thrown through a car window. This does not embrace the local record of crimes and outrages, num? bering some dozen or so, in tho same issue. Indued, were wo to collect and publish the crimes wo find noted in all our exchanges received iu a singlo day, our readers would stand aghast at tho fearful record. Not only murders, burglaries and rob? beries aro of daily occurrence, but the chronicles teem with outrages against female virtue. In somo of tho largo cities, it is hardly possible for a fomalo to go alone in tim.streets without being insulted. lu Brook? lyn, recently, n girl returning homo was drugged into a grave-yard and outraged hy sixteuu men. In New York, a jO.mg lady's room, in u fa? shionable street, was entered by tho window, and, while asleep, she war. stupoficd with chloroform and out? raged. But it would bo revolting to our readers to go through tho whole calendar of crime, .^vhieh now lie be? fore us in a single day's exchanges. But what can tho chroniclers of the press do in the inattor but expose tho crimes and outrages? Their ori? gin, it is true, is found in corrupt human nature; but their aggravation and increase is to bc surely attributed to tho unfaithfulness of so-called ministers of tho Gospel, who havo run after strange gods-Mammon, politics, agrarian lectures, womans' rights, female, and negro suffrage, and a host of idols-anything, in short, but the fulfillment of their t special mission-tho moral instruc? tion of their Hocks, and tho salvation of the soi :1a committed to their charge. In addition to this, bribery and cor? ruption closes the eyes of justice and palsies tho arm which wields the sword appointed to execute hor do crees. Pardons, . commutations of sentenoe and reprieves are marketable articles, and add to the legitimate incomes of corrnpt State executives; and thus it goes on-unless tho Great Ruler and Law-giver himself inter? poses-uutil the country bc utterly ruined, mid good government, law, order, virtue and morality be com? pletely overwhelmed by the wild, fierce and furious passions of debased humanity. No arm but His can ap? parently avert the impending doom which hangs over the poetized "hap? py land." Tltc Prospect?. The National Intelligence)' has the following cheering view o? the pros? pects for tho country : Tho unexpectedly favorable cha? racter of the monthly statement nf tho Treasury concerning tho public debt has given increased confidence to those who deemed our financial condition very perilous. This coun? try is, indeed, so full of resources, and of so much elasticity and adapta? bility in its industrial affairs, that it ought not long to bo depressed. The internal revenue for tho latter part of May improved, and, though it will not roach for somo mouths the high average of tho past eleven months of tho present fiscal year, it will bo sufficient to meet tho ne? cessary demands upon the Treasury without a resort to loans, or to a fur? ther issuo of currency. But it is the prospect of good crops of wheat nnd corn, ?ire., that hus already inspired all classes with new hopes of prosperity. The effect of tho promised abundance of food has already produced a declino in breadstuffs, aud the monopolists who held back their wheat for lower prices in tho West ure now bringing it iuto market at a dollar and a half a bush? el, instead of two und a half, which they could have obtained a few weeks ago. An abundant supply of bread stuffs will put in motiou the wheels of commerce and manufactures, and employment will be afforded for labor and capital. Tho next thing needful will be legislative reform of our sysUnn of taxation. It is capable of much im? provement in the subject of taxation and tho modes of collection. Instead of including in the list 1,600 taxable articles, they may be reduc?d to sixty, or even less. Thc great object of British financiers, for many years, has been to deviso a I system by which the required reve? nue would be raised with the least possible burden to industry and pro? ductions. They have so far effected this purpose that tho tuxes are duly collected from articles of luxury or couvenience, leaving the necessaries of life attainable at the lowest prices. They select but a comparatively small number of articles for internal or custom duties. The same course could be proceeded with to great ad? vantage by our Cougress. A groat impulse will bo given to manufactures tho coming fall by a plentiful supply of cheap food. If Congress will reform tho tax systoni, and net upon tho policy of leaving production as little burdened as pos? sible, instead of draining from it all its vital power, there will be no occa? sion for the demagogue's cry of re? pudiation. -.-*<?.? THE STOKM IN CHARLESTON.-The Charloston papen state that the storm which visited that city on Sa? turday last was tho most severo which has beon known at this late dato for fifty years. Trees were blown down iu every direction; in fact, all the fruit and ornamental trees throughout the city have been damaged. Tho grape vines suffered particularly, and tho corn in the various garden lots has been blown down almost without exception. The tin roof of the new custom house wes rolled up by the wind and carried by it to thc corner of Cumberland street, and the der? ricks in front of tho custom house were blown down, killing a cow in their fall. A portion of tho roof of the South Carolina Railroad freight depot was rolled up, but secured and fastened down before any damage had been dono to the building or its contents. A number of other build? ings were moro or less damaged. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIUHNT.-Wo learn that tho train which left Wil? mington for Kingsville, on Saturday night last, ran off the track near Whitesville, and forty-four miles from Wilmington. A culvert had been washed away by tho late rains, nnd tho eugine and leading cars were pre? cipitated into tho wash. The engineer, Henry Burkett, was instantly killed, a man named ilarralson hud Iiis legs cut off, and soveral passengers were severely bruised, Tho coroner's jury, on tho late fatal duel in Charleston, returned s verdict that Mr. Roe (who was killed) was thc aggressor. Immigration? From a communication in tho Charleston Mercury on the above topic, wc extract the following sug? gestions, which are worthy the atten? tion of planters: 1. I would suggest that tho plant? ers meet at their respective court houses, ou the first Monday iu Au? gust, or earlier, if practicable, and discuss tho matter fully. At these meetings, it would bo n good plan to organize an executive committee, at each court house, who shall be charged with tho collectiug and forwarding to General Wagoner all information which they may deem important, and that they bo authorized to receive donations, or advertisements for sale, of lands, and that they shall report all such, enclosing accompanying pa? pers, to tho commissioner, at Charles? ton. The object is, to assist the com? missioner in his duties, and not to act independently. 2. I would suggest that the class of immigrants whom wc aro likely to obtain, and who are most desirable, aro small farmers, of humble means and humble position in the old world. If any one expects them to pay enor? mous prices for land, giving imme? diate wealth to tho seller, tho sooner such an one withdraws from tho cause, the better will it bo for the cause itself. The plan I now proposo will enrich the present owner, in a few years, to a far greater extent than to kill tho gooso at once for tin; egg. A has 1,000 acres of land. Let him measure around his dwelling, iu convenient shape, 833)j acres. This is as much land as any of us can again profitably keep. The balauce I would divido into lots of eighty and twenty acres-the first lot of eighty and tho second of twenty ncres, and so on until you exhaust the remain? ing portion of your tract, taking caro to keep the eighty aero lots next to your present neighbor's laud. Tho twenty acre lots 1 would give away to immigrants, who will bind themselves to live upon and improve thom. This arrangement will enable you to settle seven families upon your 1,000 acres, leaving you a farm of 33o13 acres, and 525 acres in lots for futuro sale at a very advanced figure. Your im? migrant's family will be growing up. The twenty acre farm will soon be? come too small, and ho will not only be able but willing to pay you moro for your lot of eighty acres adjoining than you will ever be able otherwise to realize from the whole. He will be compelled to ditch your land, in order to drain his own. Idle mem? bers of his family can be employed I by you, in and about your home- I stead. These seven families will build up respectable schools and churches in your community, giviug employment to the educated young meu in our midst, adding to our military and political strength, as well as developing the vast resources of our .State. 3. In refereucc to those who have good locations, water, Ac, for mills, factories and mechanic arts, it seems practicable to sell, or lease them for a number of years, in preference to letting them remain unprofitable, while tho State claims so urgently the uso of every available means. Every available locality near a navigable stream, where health and thrift can be secured aud trado carried on, should be laid oil' in large lots of five acres, where the family can till tho soil, while the husband and father is engageil in manufacturing shoes, hats, Atc. I propose to bestow every alternate lot to sonic hardy white mechanic, who will bind himself to remain upon and improve it. In a few years, the remaining lots will sell for a large advance, and more than pay for tho one given away. German mechanics aro accustomed to these rural villages, and would prefer them to the cramped localities now composing tho most of our coun? try villages. In like manner, tho depots along our railroads, in high and healthy localities, can, in many instances, be converted to the pur? pose of rural manufacturing villages. .1. The-greatest obstacle in tho way is tho fact, that a large number of our people are expecting to substitute foreigners for freedmen, thinking thereby to carry on the immense planting interests of the South as heretofore, forgetting thal the induce? ment to tho loreigner to leave his native country is the hope of obtain? ing a home tor his family in a country where the avenues of wealth and honor are opcu beforo him. His idea is independence. :>. Hut I suggest that thc 333Jj| acres reserved by the proprietor from every farm of 1.000 acres, properly manured and cultivated, is amply ! sufiioieut for the employment of every \ freedman who will be in the State for the next twenty years. Foreigners settling upon the surplus lands will in no way interfore with tho presen! freed laborers, except as a stimuli; to greater exertion to retain the con fi dence of their employers and support ' themselves creditably. This they will i then be compelled todo. As long as1 wo eau keep the freedmen in the cul- j tivation of cotton, prudence and | policy alike dictate the propriety of ' doing so, but unless wo can secure an ' imposing competition in the matter i of labor, and a preponderating whito inlluonco, tho horrors of Hayti and J St. Domingo will palo into insignia-1 canee before what is in ?toro for UK. Gen. John E. Millford, formerly ! com'missioner for tho exchange of prisoners of war, has gone to reside j iu Richmond. Tit? Futuro of tile (Colored Popula? tion. Thc following interesting article is from the New York Sun, a moderate conservative and well conducted jour? nal: The growth of population is go? verned by certain laws which make it quito possible to form approximately correct estimates as to tho future. The last census of "tho United States, taken in 18G0, showed tho population at that time to bo 31,443,322. With these statistics, and a knowledge of the previous rato of increase, it may safely be estimated that the popula? tion nt tho present time is nbout 35,000,000. Supposing the same rate of increase to continue, the popu? lation in 1870 would bo 12,000,000; in 1830, 50,000,000; in 1S90, 77,000,000; and in tho year 1000, there would be within the territory of tho United States about 100,000,000 inhabitants. It is interesting, in this connection, to note the difference between thc rate of increase of tho white and of thc negro populations. In the year 1700, the total number of colored per? sons in the United States was 757,303; and in 1800, it WAH about 1,000,000. In the year 1830, it had increased to 2,323,000; and in 1800, it was return? ed at 4,435,709. According to nil estimates on this subject, the rate of increase of the colored population has been gradually diminishing, whilo that of the white race lins been grow? ing constantly greater, lt may be assumed, on this ground, that tho colored population in i\nM will be only 9,491,459. liven this may be regarded us a liberal estimate, and a huge proportion of that number will bo of mixed descent. Many new cause? will operate against the multi? plication of the colored race, in a state of freedom, that did not affect them as slaves. Much improvement in the condi? tion and intelligence of the colored race will doubtless bo effected by en? couraging their education, nud it is highly proper that every reasonable opportunity should be freely offered to a people who have so long been held iu bondage. It is an incontro? vertible fact, however, that their ca? pacity for improvement, as a race, is limited. They will be likely to excel in music and dancing, aud will pro? gress greatly in :etshetics; but no sophistry or partial reasoning can make it appear that culturo alone is necessary to bring them up to the standard of the Anglo-Saxon race. Such an argument may answer ver? weil for philanthropic purposes, but it has nothing to do with the indis? putable history of the black race. Inferiority may have been tho origi? nal causo of their enslavement, and not its result, though that furnishes no justification for their oppression. The probabilities aro now that the : real negro will gradually disappear from this continent, uot by actual extinction, but by being scattered all over the States, by mixing with other races and losing the peculiar charac? teristics of the African. The negro population will, bj' degrees, be wholly absorbed by and assimilated to the moro vigorous races, by whom they will be constantly surrounded. Tho negroes have nono of the qualities that would lead them to form exclu? sivo communities and preserve their nationality; they lookup to tho whites and inclino to seek their company. The negro has none of that pride of raco which distinguishes tho Indian, and hence the great probability that, in tho course of years, the former will bo lost sight of in the great and rapid march of civilization on this conti? nent. TCMIJLINU.-The New York Herald, of Friday, says: PrieoH of flour and wheat "touched bottom" in this market yesterday, tho decline in flour from the highest prices in May being nu average of fully $4 a barral, and in wheat 81 per bushel. Thus has flour followed pork and cotton in a great declino from prices which bad boen reached in an? ticipation of a deficiency in tho sup? plies. In the case of pork and bread stuffs, theso breaks in prices took place most opportunely for tho finan? cial soundness of the trade, being nt tho commencement of tho marketing of now .rops, when stocks were small; but in cotton, the decline was, unfor? tunately, on a very largo stock, and tho losses were ruinous. We take it, as already said, that prices of flour and wheat have "touched bottom;" be? cause the decline luis boon sufficient to per.nit the execution of export or? ders. Now we have no flour nor wheat to sparc, and we cannot look for any increase of supplies for sonic weeks to come. We have in stoic no moro than is necessary to carry ns through. Wo cannot, therefore, per? mit tho execution of export orders to any extent; prices must ut once rise above them. In the meantime, let ni hope that bakers will take? cogni? zance of the fact that flour is Si pet barrel cheaper than six weeks ago. and show it in thoir loaves. l?r.iEvr IMPORTANT INVENTION. Tho sowing machine is likely to have a rival in an invention recently per? fected! by which wearing apparel of all kinds-shirts, pantaloons, vests, skirts, Indies' mantles, jackets, coats, Ste,-are both woven and sewed at tho same time. Tho sowing of tho seams is stronger even than baud sowing, and perfectly smooth and even, and the articles are woven and sewed of any pattern, of wool, silk, cottou, or any other material. Local Items. POST OFFICE HOUBS.-Tho office is open from 8 a. m. until 3,1..' p. m., and from G until 7 p. m. Tho North? ern mail closes at 3'j p. m., and all other mails close nt 8 p. m. Is Tm: PROVISION LINE.-Wo arc indebted to Mr. James Hunter, of this city, for a rack of "extra family Hour, made expressly foriumily usc," which, on examination, proved to be of the very best quality. His mill is working finely, and planters can have their wheat converted into tho "one thing needful for bread" at short notice. A G.M.E.-For tho last three days, we have had a regular North-caster, accompanied by heavy rains. Prom all we can gather from our exchanges, thc storm has been general, and we fear that much damage has been done to tho wheat yet unhoused, and to tho growing crops. SUPPORT YOUR OWN JOURNALS. The Gleaner, issued every "Wednes? day, .from this office, defies competi? tion as a literary and news journal. Those who subscribe to it a;e kept well posted up in the current eveuts of the day, as it embraces the tele? graphic news, political, commercial, state of the markets, Ac, up to the hour of going to press. BARBECUE.-As will be seen by re? ference to our advertising columns, the members of the Independent Fire Company propose giving the Com? mittee of New York firemen a "sub? stantial" demonstration-that is to say, a barbecue, in Siduey Park, on Friday next. As this is a matter in which our citizens generally aro in- j terestcd, wo hopo thero will bc a general turn-out. Ticketscan bc ob? tained at the storo of Mr. A. L. Solo? mon, on Plaiu street. REMEDY, rou Der.- TIMES.-The best remedy for dull times is to ad? vertise freely. Merchants should not let their stocks stay shelved until they become old, stale and unprofit? able, for the sake of the small ex? pense it would cost them to adver? tise. If they try it regularly and persistently, they will find the in? vestment to be a paying one. A CHURCH SEEKING Aro.-Among thc churches destroyed in this city on the night of tho 17th February, 1SG5, was tho neat building occupied by the Lutheran congregation. Wo no? tice hy the Charleston papers that a collection was to have been takon up ou Sunday at St. John's (Lutheran) Church, which wo trust has resulted favorably. The congregation is small, and need aid to rebuild. We com? mend this matter to tho benevolent wherever tho congregation may apply. Jon PRESTI?O.-The Job Office of thc Phoenix is as complete as any in the South. It is furnished with new fonts of type of all descriptions and of the most modern styles. All work executed promptly, with taste and skill, and at reasonable rates. CHURCH MUSIC. - Hero is an item for our correspondents who have been discussing the innovations in church music in this city: "Signor Mora, organist of Zion Church, New York, is in trouble. The rector objects to hearing ah! non giuuge, or 'Lanigan's Ball,' on the organ, either as voluntary or during the panses of tho service. But Mora undertook 1<> inanago an opera. So tho rector gnvo the organist his walk? ing papers. The Vestry backed Mora. The vestry were fond of ah! non giuuge! and they doted on 'Lani gan's Ball," and 'I'm the CoveVot Drinks.' So they wouldn't pay Dr. Culler, thu successor of Mora." REMITTANCES TO THIS OFFICE.-As several letters have failed to reach us, we desire to say to all OUI*ii'iondswho may be making remittances to this office, to do so either bj* "registered" letters or through the agency of the Southern Express Company. The latter is a reliable and safe mode of transmission on any line over which it i\oon business. We hope those in? terested will attend to this request. TEEEGUAPHIO DESPATCH^. -The Plaenix and Gleaner ?re the only papers in the State, outside of the city of Charleston, that receive and publish tho latest telegraphic, de? spatches, market reports, etc.-Ame? rican and European. Recollect, also, that tho news iu these publications is furnished throughout the upper Dis? tricts twenty-four hours ahead of the Charleston papers. The subscription to the daily is $8 a year; tri-weekly 5, and weekly $3. RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE POOR OF THE Sotrrn.-Ou u recent business trip to the North, wo were informed of a mnmmoth affair, in which the ladies of New York aro engaged, for the relief of tho suffering and desti? tute poor of tho South, and after careful inquiry into thc matter, be? came fully satisfied that it is no "gag." Some of thc first ladies of the city ure connected with it. and aro using their utmost endeavors to I carry tho affair through successfully, j Mrs. Hnrlowc Mather, of No. 290 Fifth avenue, a liberal, charitable and enthusiastic elderly lady, is the Secretary of the Association, and among the honorary members may be mentioned Mrs. L. W. Jerome. Mrs. "Wm. Iveson, Mrs. W. 13. Astor. Mrs. A. T. Stewart and Mrs. August Belmont. It is also endorsed by tho military commander? and Governors of nearly all the Southern State?. Au entertainment is to bo given in the city of Washington, on the first of August, tho price of a ticket to which will be two dollars, nud at the conclusion a number of valu? able prizes will be distributed, con? sisting of an elegant mansion iu Fifth avenue, New York, valued at 8S0.000; 820,000 in Government bonds, valuable diamond sots, pius, rings, studs; coral and gnruet sets; watches, writing desks and a number of other articles. Full particulars will be found in our advertising co? lumns in a day or two. Tickets eau be obtained at thc Phonix office. A BLENDER, on A FRAUD.-A very extraordinary fraud, in connection with Attorney-General Stanberry's opinion, has just been discovered by a Virginia paper. In that document, as published by the Northern press, occurs the following sentence: "Municipal officers-that is to say, officers of incor-- ratod cities, towns and villages, such as mayors, alder? men, town councils, police, and other city or town officers, are not subject to disqualification." We received our earliest copy of tho document through thc Richmond Dispatch, iu which the above omission occurred, but, fortunately, before wo published the summary in which the above section occurs, wo were ena? bled to supply the omission. UP-HLLE BUSESESS.-One of the slowest, and hardest, aud most un? necessary jobs ever uudertaken, is for a mau to build up a successful business without advertising. Fifty or a hundred years ago it was easier, because there was less competitiou, and tho facilities for gettiug adver tisersents before the public were not so good; but iu the jostle of modern competition, those who sit down and wait for customers are almost sure not to get many of them, while by judicious advertising a mun may, ?n six weeks, make his name and busi? ness as familiar to the public as those of his competitors of twenty years* standing._ NEW Anvr.r.TisKMKNTs. -Attention i- ?. ed tu thc following advertisements, whieb are published this morning for the dr-: Um?: M. L. Ito wer-Cow Strayed. Jacob Levin-Variety Sale. Win. Wallace-Petition for Chai ter. I). C. Peixotto-Auction Sale.-. Meeting of Executive Committee. Dr. Wm. Young-Marriage Guide. T. H. Wade-Tax Notice. O. li. DeSanssure-Brick lor Sale. Fisher A Heinitsh-Fruit Preserver, Somo four wooka ago, anticipating u heavy decline in goods, Mr. It. C. Shiver eominoneed his grand clearing sale?, which was a success; tor tho decline has come, and with it a largo lot of m w goods. So that his will he the place to buy new goods and at low prices. THE CROPS.-The Eastern (Ben nettsville) Journal says: "For several days past, n consider? able amount of rain has fallen in our vicinity, but we think that the crops nie rather beuclitted than otherwise. Corn ?nd cotton are. doing remark? ably well, and our farmers, so far. appear cheerful aud satisfied with their success. Somo of our friends, however, ure very much in tho grass, but will soon get the upper hand when the weather becomes dry and more pleasant. Tho wheat crop y-. excellent, mid we hear of no com? plaints of failures." Of Union District, the Tiuus snyc: "During the past week, heavy rains havo fallen in this section, and the water courses have been very full. Bottom lands generally have been overflowed, anti considerable damage done to thc corn crop. We also learn that large quantities of wheat have been carried off by high water, ftftei being v ut." No ono has ns yet been up thc White Mountains this year. Parties report tho snow twenty feet deep iii many places in the road, while the general courte of the road-bed is be? neath the snow.