Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COLUMBIA. .?l-l? '??WM->.**"'''' v.*-*-~*.?-?--?---? Sanday Morning, July 28,1867. ?lonmy Mnunc iiil Pro.pcct?. Tho New"?ork Eveking P?sthxui the following paragraph, which pre? sents a startling and gloomy 'picture of our financial future as a.commer? cial and enterprising people: "Our system of internal revenue, as at present administered, probably presents the most gigantic instance of fraud and corruption to bo found in the world. Unless it be promptly and thoroughly reformed, our whole financial system will prove a disas? trous and disgraceful failure; honest men in overy branch of industry will bo crushed and ruined by a rivalry with which they cannot compete, and both private enterprise and tho fmblic treasury will be at the abso? ute mercy of wholesale robbers, both in and out of office. Hundreds and thousands of audacious and un? scrupulous men, without oharacter or conscience, aro to-day heaping up enormous fortunes by robbing the Government of the money it needs to pay its debts and maintain its credit, with the connivance and by tho direct aid of officiais to whom tho .Govornrnent entrusts tho manage 211 cut of affairs." The legislation of the country, we lear, hos been given too much to po? litics, tho carryiugout of tho favorite measures of which has proved very expensive to the country. In addi? tion to the legitimate expenses in? curred during the late civil war, the heavy taxation consequent thereon, and the payment of contractor's claims and other items, an immense array of officials had to be provided for. Those, we fear, were chosen, not on account of ability or qualifica? tion, but as party adherents, and heneo the mal-administration of office referred to by the Post. The picture which that paper draws is, indeed, a sombre one for our future com mer? ci al stability or credit. Superadded to this malfeasance of office is the load of taxation itself. Front a speech recently made by Hon. G. H. Pendleton, wo glean cer? tain facts which surprise us, as to tho amount of taxation paid in this country compared with that of others. Tho United States has property, real and personal, as a taxable basis, amounting to $16,000,000,000. Great Britain has property, real and per? sonal, to tho amount of $36,000,000, 000. The taxes collected by the United States Government, last year, were $580,000,000, while thoso col? lected by England amounted to $480, 000,000, and those collected by France to 8390,000,000, showing un excess, for the United States, of SlOO.OOO.OOOoverEnglond, and $190, 000,000 over France, und this not? withstanding tho great difference in tho basis of taxation. Tho contrast becomes still stronger when it is con? sidered that the national taxation in Great Britain and France includes everything, whereas wo haye in addi? tion, in the United States, our State, District or County, and municipal taxes. This is a heavy burden for tho peoplo to boar, and that burdon thc people aro beginning to see, is reudorcd still moro onerous from the fact that some $200,000,000 Government bonds are exempt. No? thing that wo can seo but a return to wiso and healthy l?gislation can savo tho country from financial ruin. FASTING AND PIUYEH. -The Bishops of tho Methodist Church, South, have issued an order to their' mem? bership, proposing that Friday, tho 16th of August next, be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer in all of the churches; and also, that tho day of special fastiug and prayer be preceded by religious exercises, begun on tre previous Sab? bath and continued daily until tho Sabbath next. Death or Hon. E. G. Palmer. We regret to learn by a private de? spatch received in thia city'''from Winnsboro, that this prominent citi? zen of Foirfietd* Distriot,'flied sud? denly ut hi3 residence, nt Ridgeway, early yesterday morning. We under? stand that Mr. Palmer was ?^descend? ant of a Huguenot family. -He bad filled ninny important positions, rep? resenting for some years his District in both branches of .tho Legislature. Ho was thc first President of the Charlotte and South Carolina Rail? road, and was energetic and success? ful in its management, and very in? strumental in its success both t?uder his own an min ist ration and since. His loss will be deeply regretted. -? ^ ? >-: A Plenteous Harvest. From all the accounts we receive from various sections of the couutry, whatever may bc local or compara? tively trivial casualties, we must be? lieve that the aggregate yield of bread8tuffs throughout the country will bo largely in excess of the crops of former years, furnishing a surplus above what is needed for consump? tion. From all the heavy grain growing regions, the newspaper ac? counts are favorable, and there is reason to believe that, whatever else may happen, the supplies of food will be ampio and abundant for the next year. As the Boston Post suggests, that almost certain prospect of abundant crops of all kinds is a direct interpo? sition of Providence in our favor, for which our gratitude cannot be too sinoere. Scarcely anything less would have served to save ns from the finan? cial weakness and political disinte? gration whioh would have been immi? nent, as the inevitable sequence of unwise and headlong legislation. We aro thus brought face to face with the simple fact, that everything rests on our material prosperity, and nothing at all on tho slight and varia? ble schemes of party leaders. Tf tho people of this country can produco more than is sufficient for their cur? rent wants by their honest industry, so that wo may consider ourselves strong beyond the power of ambi? tious partizans to rule our destinies, we may continue to believe, under favor of Heaven, that nothing but our own act is nble to 'overturn tho foundations of ou; national stability. We amy, and ought, on this blessed Sabbath morning, thank Heaven for this pledge of restoration to wealth and power among the nations of tho earth, and accept it as the renewal of a long lease of national prosperity and happiness. To the Divine Giver of all good, then, let us return our grateful thanks for tho plenty that covers the- laud from one end of the couutry to the other. At the same time, let us invoke Him to give wis? dom, grace, and ti kind spirit, to the legislators of both sections, thnt the equal distribution of His gifts may not be impeded or marred by passion, hatred or ill feel ag, and realize, as a people, that '.!>.. -ped is the nation whose God is thc Loni." -1-? 4 ?> NW MTirr?lvx Povr.- We find tho following Washington telegram, in the New Uerald, ot' the 24th: Tho State District - of Sumter and Clarendon, S. O.. heretofore em? braced in the military posts of Co? lumbia and Darlington, have been constituted a military post, to bo known ns the military post of Sumter, under thu command of Major Lyman Bissell, Twenty-ninth United States Infantry, headquarters at Sumter, S. C. Company G, Twenty-ninth In? fantry, is designated as the garrison. Tho papers from different portions of tho country announce unusually warm weathc. In Atlanta, on Tues? day, tho mercury knocked. tho top ont of tho thermometer, and at 10 on Wednesday, was traveling rapidly in tlte samo direction. Ninety-four in the shade was the point reached Tuesday evening. THE FCTTJUE OF COTTON.-A com? mercial firm received a letter from Vf ho gives the' following conclusions in __fereu.ce to the future supply of .?S.- ^^HHMH MAKOHESTEU, ENG.- June, 1867. It appears to me that lire are entering upon a new state of affairs, which must be .taken into account: 1. The immense losses of the last two seasons havo caused those that still stand up to be more cautious, and have'completely used up the wild speculators and their special supporters (the several banks) on both sides of the water. , 2. Tho supply of the raw material is larger than* was at first expected. 3. Thc probability that there is now on this sido a fair prospect of 2,500,000 for next year. 4. Tho substitution of wooleu and linen goods in lieu of cotton, which it will take some time to change again. 5. The general impression that cotton, as well as everything, is too high and must como down in price before consumption can attain its former proportions. GOLD DIOOINQ.-We learn that considerable excitement with regard to gold digging exists in the neigh? borhood of the * 'Little Mountain," about six or seveu miles below the village, and the fever seems to be extending fast through this commu? nity. Some very rich specimens of gold oro have beeu obtained from lands owned by Mrs. Wilso) of Greenwood, and very thorougn ex? plorations are now being made into their mineral resources, under tho supervision of Mr. Cloud, an expe? rienced and competent metallurgist. [Abbeville Press. MILL BCKNT.-We regret to learn that the dour mill of Mr. James B. Massey, situated on the Catawba Biver, was destroyed by fire, on the morning of the 18th instant. It is believed to have been tho work of an incendiary. A considerable quantity of grain was also consumed. Esti? mated loss, between 85,000 and 86,000. We understand that it is the intention of the proprietor to rebuild it as soon as circumstances will per? mit.-Lancaster Ledger. The Augusta papers state that two negroes have been arrested and are now on trial in that city, charged with tho murder of Mr. Price, of South Carolina, near Quaker Springs. Ono of them made a full confession, giving tho names of all parties en gagcd?in the murder. Tho army worm has made its ap? pearance on the Downs' plantation, in Ouaohita Parish, La., and also in every portion of the Parish oi More? house. It is much earlier thou usual, and the editor of the Monroe Intelli? gencer fears the entire crop will bo destroyed. Mr. Robert H. Wardlaw has been appointed, by his Excellency Gov. Orr, District Judge for Abbeville, vice Judge A. C. Haskell, who re? signed the office upon his recent elec? tion to the Professorship of Law in thc State University. Perry E. Duncan, Esq., a former prominent citizen of Greenville, died at his residence in South-western Georgia, on tho 17th iust. "He had represented Iiis native District several terms in tho Legislature. A conservative convention has been called to meet at Montgomery, Ala., on tho 3d of September. Colored folks are invited to participate. Elias Moore, a colored youth of ! seventeen, while bathing in Bennett's mill-pond, Charleston, on Friday, was drowned. Fred. Douglass declares that a co? lored man must fill tho next United States vice-President's chair. The catacombs of Paris contain tho skulls and bones of 1,200,000 I men. Mr. Samuel McXineh died in Ches? ter on Friday, aged 62. FRUIT JARS AND CANS. AFULL ASSORTMENT of the above, of the moat approved kinda, for pre? serving Fruit? and Vegetables. Received th*', dav and for?alo at July 37 1 STANLEY'S. _ WANTED. ARESPECTARLE WHITE PERSON, to assist In general house-keeping in a small familj. Any ono, with good re? commendation, will find a desirable Situa? tion, by applying at thia oftico, or at thc ! South-west corner of Richland and Pickens 1 Streets. _ July 28 Fresh Lager Beer, DIltECT from Baltimore, in half and quarter barrels, and hv the glass, at July 21 J. C. SEEG?RS & CO.\S. Xjooal T.tems. ' I?EDCOTIOX OP SIZE,-We Lave re? duced tho sizo of the Phoniv some? ra tf''but wdhld sttte th A although the if?rfaco i? curfc?iled, j$e angouut of news aud'read^ig matter xviii re. main about tho same. In makiug this reduction temporarily, during the dull business senson, we aro only doing what mauy other. Southern journnls have found it expedient to do this summer. It detracts nothing from the general interest of tho paper, while it is a measure of considorable economy to thc publisher. With thc advent of the business season, we ex? pect to return to the larger size we have beon publishing, and hope that we will be enabled to increase even that. The ladies of the Sunday School Sherath Israel are respectfully re? quested to convene at tho Sunday School Room, at G o'clock, thia (Sun? day) afternoon. Punctual attend? ance is requested. An empty whiskey barrel, with the revenue mark on it, cannot be sold 'or purchased without leaving seller and purchaser liable to a heavy fine, unless said revenue mark or stamp is totally obliterated. INSURANCE.--Messrs. H. E. Nichols ?- Co. publisb au insurance card in another column. The senior member of thc concern is au "old hand at the bellows," having been acting in the capacity of insurance agent for over twenty years in this city; and conse? quently the companies he represents may bo considered perfectly reliable. JOB PliiNTiNG. -The Job Office of the Phoenix is as completo 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. DIE MODENWELT.-We havo re? ceived from S. T. Taylor, No. 341) Canal street, New York, a copy of an illustrated magazine for fashions and fancy-work, tho publication of which has just been commenced. It is somewhat in the style of Le Don Ton and Le Petit Messager-fashion maga? zines of which he is also the pub? lisher, and which are favorably known. It seems wo wero slightly in error, in our statement yesterday, with re? ference to the death of a son of Mr. Hamburg, of this city-it was his nephew, a lad of about thirteen years of age, named Wm. Handren, whose father and mother aro dead, and who had been living with his uncle for six years. The accident occurred near Bamberg, ou tho South Caroli? na Railroad. It nppoars that a work? man who had been engaged on a building near thc track, had left a ladder leaning ngaiust the building; as tho care passed, the unfortunate youth leaned forward, and struck his head against tho ladder, causing him to fall from tho train, one car run? ning ovor his hand. But on exami? nation, it Avas found that death had been caused by the blow from thc ladder. The body was sent to Wil? mington, N. C., for interment near tho parents of the lad. RELIGIOUS SEUVICES Tins DAY. Trinity Church-Rev. P. J. Shnnd, l ector, ICM .j n. m. and 5 p. m. Presbyterian Church-Hov. W. P. Boggs, Pastor, 10,' ? a. m. and 8% p. m. St. Peter's Church-Bcv. J. J. O'Connell, 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. Washington Street Chapel-Rev. D. J. Simmons, 10}? a. m. Rev. Wm. Martin, 5 p. m.. Marion Street Church-Rev. Wm. Martin, 10.1.? a. m. Rev. D. J. Simmons, op. m. Baptist Church-Rev. W. T. Ca pers, 10}.? a. m. and 8 p. m. Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A, R. Rude, 10>;i a. m. Christ Church Congregation-Theo? logical Seminary Chapel-Rev. J. M. Pringle, IO1-j n. m. '.Beauty and Booty"-the Watch . word of New Orleans. By Marion Southwood, a lady of New Orleans. New York: M. Doolady, 4iS Broome afreet. We aro indebted to Messrs. Dultle it Chapman for a copy of the above work. \It is a New Orleans* produc? tion, and recounts, in a clear ana comprehensive manner, the trials through which tho city passed, under the reigu of a military king-a strik? ing.and inimitable likeness of whom accompanies the work. Although it was found necessary, in order to se? cure a faithful record, to insert con? siderable documentary matter in the book, it is relieved by a racy pen, which lets flow hits upon the great military chieftain, of thc hardest possible character-such as a woman only could administer. This work contains a beautiful address from Bev. B. M. Palmer. Nod Nevins-the Newsboy; or Street Lifo in Boston. By Henry Mor? gan, P. M. P., (poor man's preach? er.) Boston: Lee \- Shopherd. This work can be profitably read by all young men, as it contains wholesome advice, administered in an attractive form. Ned's motto, "If I do mithin' wrong, sumthin' good '1 come to me," is simple, and contains a sermon within itself. This book will doubtless meet with ready sale. Copies can bo ordered through any of our booksellers. NEW AI>V_.KTISEM_..\TS.-Attention istaii od to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first time: Charles Minor-Bull Terrier Stolen. H. E. Nichols ii Co.-Insurance. Meeting of Congregation Shorath Israel. W. B. Stanley--Fruit Jars and Cans. Apply* at this Oftice-Wanted. A fine lot of Desirable Qoods have just boon opened by Mr. R. C. Shiver, who still adheres to his popular principle of good articles for little money. Read his adver? tisement, and then examine the goods. The Members OF THE CONGREGATION SHERATH ISRAEL aro reque?tod to meet THIS (Munday) MORNING, at 10 o'clock, at their Hall, for business of importance. By order of the President. July 23 1_L. T. LEVIN, Sec'y. STOLEN, IJ^ROM mv premises, onFridav morning, ; a smalf-sized BULL TERRIER SLUT, white all over, except tho head, which is yellow, and rather small; ears orapped; very quick and sharp: will answer to the name of VENUS; had on a steel chain col? lar, with a brass plate. As she has a litter of young pups, it is known that she lis forcibly detained. A suitable reward will ho paid for her return, by applying at this office, and no questions asked. July 28 1?_CHARLES MINO P.. RELIABLE INSURANCE!! HE. NICHOLS & CO. represent, . among others, thc following highly popular Companies: QUEEN, of Liverpool and London; as? sets $10,000,000, in gold. UNDERWRITER'S AGENCY, Kew York; assets ovor $3,000,000. INTERNATIONAL, New York; tisaqta nearly $2,000,000. HOME, of. New Haven; assot.-j over $1,000,000. SOUTHERN MUTUAL, Athens, Ga paya yearly dividends to all who insure for twelve months. .ETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO., Hart? ford, Conn.-capital over $0,000,000, and rapidly increasing. Prompt settlements of all losses charac? terize Oar Companies. Already, since the war, wo have paid for loates, at the> Agencv, over $;lo,0?u. Onice over ?gnows, corner Main anu Plain Streets. July ^ 12 FRESH. LEMONS. AT J. C. SEEGERS ii CO.\S. ' July IS _<;.: _?_ MOLASSES AM) BACON. pr 1IHDS. MOLASSES." O 0 M Clear Ribbed SIDES. 5 bhds. SHOULDERS. For .salo low I j July is E. & G. Bj HOI K. FOR SALE OR RENT, ONE TWELVE-ROOM HOUSE, famish od or not. THOS. E. GREGG & CO. June 20 City Coupons FOR SALE LOW. July 21 J. O. BEEPERS .t CO. 15 Boxes Chewing Tobacco. DIFFERENT GRADES, low to dealers. June :50 JOHN C. SEEGERS A* CO. NO. 1 MACKEREL. AFRESH SUPPLY, just received at July 12 _ 3.0. 8EEQER8 ?V. CO/S. KEROSENE OIL. TKO CHEAPEST LIGHT in tho world, if you got tho best. Just received, an othor fresh lot, which is offered at lower nrice bv the barrel, gallon, quart and pint, St " FISHER Sc HEINITSH'S Julv 2t Drug Store.