Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^COLUMBIA. Saturday Morning, August 3, 1867. The Peuce "We \ee?l. Thc New York D-ibune, in view of the State Republican Convention, which met in Richmond, on Thurs? day, and apprehended trouble and division, which that paper thought likely would occur, pleads for peace and harmony, not only among the . party, but urges the Convention to take such steps and adopt such mea? sures as will give "a peace which shall be no mockery, no snare, no transient illusion, but hearty, gene? ral, abiding." It is just such a peace as this which not only Virginia, but eTery other State of the South, needs at the present time. The Tribune defines the peace it pleads for in a leading editorial, but the following extracts will show our readers the spirit in which its article is con? ceived : "When we pray for peace, wo do not mean abject submission to her unhorsed chivalry on the one hand, nor the unchecked domination ot' her emancipated and enfranchised blacks on thc other. The peace we plead for will concede to the blacks every right and relieve the ex-rcbels from every disability. Virginia [we add, the whole South,] has urgent need of the wisdom and energy of her sons, j We pler.d, then, with the convention shout to assemble at Richmond for peace. Not that peace which is wrought by irresistible power acting ! upon abject helplessness, but which I flows from mutual consciousness of reciprocal need. A protracted strug? gle between the whites and the blacks of Virginia is fraught with incalcula? ble damage to both classes, to their State, and to the country." And^again it says: "We want a peace that will iucrease tho market value of every Virginian's property and labor, be he white or black. We want a peacs which shall truthfully say to a rejoicing country: 'The great civil war is ended; hence? forth we are brothers, and an attack on the rights of any class will be re? sented and resisted by all.' " The Tribune, in the above extracts, manifests the true spirit of modera? tion, which should no K rule in every political assemblage throughout every Southern State. We need no parties (AS the term has alsvays been ased in this country) at the present time. We want a consolidated movement of the good men of all parties-bearing and forbearing, respecting the rights of all-but the movement taking the straight and open road to reconstruc? tion. All can travel on it without in? flicting any detriment upon tLe in? terest of any class, and when tho goal shall have been reached, all will be thankful that they have so acted. Mr. Greeley, by a former kindly act, did much to harmonize the two sec? tions and allay ill feelings, and if his journal continues to inculcate peace in the way it has done in the article from which we quote, its influence will certainly bo felt, and in the end be successful. THE CHOLERA IN Eunorr.-The cholera seems to be raging in the South of Europe. During the first half of the present year forty-three communes of Southern Italy had been visited, and cases out of I 9.7G0 had proved fatal. In Sicily | the same old superstition survives, which has proved so troublesome on former occasions. It is believed that tho pestilence arises from malice of poisoners, and this belief hus given rise to bloody riots. At Naples rho disease has not yet made its appear ance; very fortunately, inasmuch as the city is so crowded with visitors who have come in from Rome, that it is necessary to lay mattresses on the floors of the hotels, for lack of proper sleeping accommodation. -?. ? They are racing carrier pigeons between Cologne and Brussels. The fastest time made ia 110 miks in three hours. | Thc Great Bniineil Depression. "We noticed, yesterday, some state? ments from ?Eastern papers about the great depression in the manufactures of that section; but the National In tellirencer, of Tuesday, iu noticing the same account, says that this de? pression is not confined to any one section, or any one branch of indus? try. Commerce, navigation, ship? building and manufactures of all kinds are almost at a staud-still, and jobbers and retailers of goods are no better off. It is further stated, that collieries and iron foundries, in Penn? sylvania, have stopped work, as well as the Eastern cotton mills. With us in tho South, of course, I business of all kinds is stagnant, owing to a want of capital, a general want of confidence by those who have capital, and the impoverished condition of our whole people, whose means and appliances for carrying on any business have been swept away or destroyed, and last, though not least, the political uncertainty now existing. All these causes have obstructed much progress in the work of recuperation in this section. The Litelli'jence) says that "the North has much capital yet. and much enterprise, both of which could be employed in the South to the ad? vantage of both sections." This is undoubtedly true, for while that capital and enterprise would build up thu towns and cities o?" the South, set the machinery of ber manufacto? ries in motion, repair her waste places, and through the ngeueies of agricultural appliances, cause her fertile soil to bring forth abundantly, the North would experience a cor? responding benefit. The capital, trade and industrial energies of the country would be at once revived, and the whole country become pros? perous. But thia state of things, we appre? hend, will not bo conferred upon our people until we have peace and the political restoration of the Union. For this, let every patriot and lover of his country, in every section, labor with untiring energy and zeal. TENNESSEE.-The Central Com? mittee of the Rexmblican and Con? servative parties in Memphis have united in an address to the citizens, urging peace and good order at the coming election. Judges and clerks of election have been selected equally from the two narties; two challengers from each party are to stand at each polliug pince, and there is also the recommendation that blacks and whites shall vote in neparate wards. It is evident that this recommenda? tion will not be heeded to any great extent. Tho day is awaited with in? tense anxiety throughout the State. COOLIE LAHOR.-Thc States of Mississippi and Louisiana have moved in the matter of Coolie labor. Ah Yuc, a commissioner from the Chi? nese Government, has introduced a goodly number into these States, and has contracts from Alabama and Texas planters for 5,000 more, to arrive within a few mouths. We learn from the New York Times that planters "expect to profit greatly by the in? troduction of this class of labor, to supply the places of the women nd children of tile freedmen, who are now supported by their husbands and fathers, attending schools in? stead of working as field hands, as they did when slaves." ?????-?. SHERIDAN'S SCCCESSOR.-Gen. Han? cock has been agreed upon as {icu. Sheridan's successor, and he is re? garded by the President and Cabinet as a more fit man in every respect. \Nete York Herald. Tlie TIeraid'& correspondent adds that the President wishes Stanton to resign. -? ? ? ? Howard Barnum, nephew to the showman, is a bank defaulter to the amount cn' #12,000. Xiooal Ttems. REGISTKATIO:*.-Wo have received from Headquarters a copy of Genera^ Orderd No. 05, containing regulations for registration, and directing that it shall commeuca immediately upon the promulgation ol this order. We regret to announce the death in Charleston, yesterday morning, from a bilious attack, of an o?d school? fellow, Rev. Thoa. Flynn, of this city. The deceased was admired for his many excellent qualities. He was at? tached to the convent located near Columbia. His remains will arrive here this afternoon, by the 5 o'clock train. We have been requested to state that the veil-lifter, "J. N.," will ad? dress the citizens of Columbia, in front of Nickeisou's Hotel, on Tues? day evening next, at 8 o'clock. NEW MUSIC.-We are indebted to tho publishers, Messrs. Wm. A. Pond ?* Co., o-iT and 519 Broadway, Now York, for copies of the following piec?s of new music: "Rover's Good Night"-quartette, by Charles E. Atherton. "Tho Waves are Sighing"-song, by Charles E. Atherton. "Evening Song." Words by Ar? thur Matthison, music by W. K. Bassford. "West Point Schottisch"-for the piano, by Barthold Meyer. "Watching for Pa." Composed by Mrs. Joseph H. Knapp. "RiverviewQuickstep." By Theo? dore Gehrig. All of the above, together with many other pieces, can be obtained at tho bookstore i>f J. J. McCailer, Esq. FRECKL.ES.-At this season of the year, mn ny of our lady readers aro annoyed with freckles. A simple way of removing them, is to take powdered saltpetre and apply it to the part affected, with the finger moistened and dipped into the pow? der. When properly done and judi? ciously repeated, it will remove all the freckles. FOK HOCSE-KEEPEBS..-The follow? ing communication has been on baud for some time, but was accidentally mislaid; as it is never too late to do good, we publish it now: "Tho use of soda bas been much objected to, as effecting the taste of bread and other things, in which it Ls used. If used in proper propor? tions, it will not be perceived by taste in any article of cooking. ?t should be used in sour milk only butter-milk or clabber is the best for makiug both biscuit and batter. One third of a tea-spoonful is sufficient for a pint of milk. Tho quantity that should be used can always be as? certained by a slight foam arising on the top of the milk after the soda is stirred in ; this will tuke place some | moments af tor, when no more should be added. It is not necessary to use it : in light-bread, unless the yeast should become sour; then it should be stirred ; in the yeast, and not in the flour. I would say to those who make their o* u bread, and who wish to have sweet, fresh blend, dou't keep your cream over a dny in \ ann weather. Churn it the same day it is skimmed off; or, should you not have the quantity sufficient to churn, add new milk to it night and morning, until churned; otherwise, besides its be- I coming musty, the Acidity or whey j will destroy the cream. And to have sweet butter-milk, add to your dab- ? ber,'to bo churned, a pint or more of j fresh sweet milk on goiug to churn.'' j POST OFTICE Horns.--The office is i open from 8 lb m. until 8l? p. m., j ami from G until 7 p. m. The North- I ern mail closes at 3'., \\ m., and all ! other mails close at S p. tn. Jon PniSTIXO.-Thc Job Ollicc: of the Phosnix is as complete as any in thc South. It is furnished with new fouts of type of arl descriptions and of the most modern styles. All work executed promptly, with taste and skill, mid at reasonable rates. MIS-STATEMENTS.-We copy the fol? lowing special despatches from tho New York Times, of the 30th aud 31st July: COLOMBIA, S, C., Monday, July 29. Wm. J. Armstrong, representative of the Congressional Republican Com mittee\ and. J. Q. Tbompspn, corres? pondent of the New York Times, were murderously assaulted, nt 9 o'clock, last night, in the Nickerson House, on account of their participa? tion in the Republican Convention. Both gentlemen made speeches be? fore tho Convention. No words pass? ed between the parties before the assault, and not a shadow of provo? cation was given. Two of the assail? ants are of our first families, and all are violent rebels. No fatal injuries were sustained by the parties assail? ed. Gov. Orr was present during the last of the riot, and advised peace by urging the assailed to retire to their rooms. Radcliffe, the most prominent assailant, is r. brother of thc Chief of Police. The rioters were boisterous till near midnight, when they were arrested and immediately liberated on bail. General Bnrton, Post Commandant, was appealed to this morning. He has the rioters now under military arrest. The civil authorities are pidding for the pri? soners, and promising that tuey shall be punished. The colored people are in a high state of excitement. The best and most peaceably dis? posed citizens profess to deplore the a Hair. Coiil'MWA, S. C., Tuesday, July ol?. Gen. Sickles was hist night informed of the assault which had been com? mitted at this place upon Hou. Wm. j J. Armstrong and your correspondent, and telegraphed to Gen. Burton for I particulars. Details of the murder ! ons attack were sent him, and this morning orders came to transfer the assailants to Charleston, where they will be arraigned before a Military Commission on Thursday. Two pub? lic meetings were held here to-day regarding the matter. One by Con? servatives, disclaiming sympathy with the rioters; the other by Republicans, who regard the attack as made on free speech. The city is quiet now, though much bitterness prevails. Gov. Orr's private secretary is incessantly work? ing for the release of the prisoners into civil hands. ' The above despatches coutaiu gross misrepresentations-to use no more harsh term. The facts of the case so far as we eau learn, after particular inquiry-are these: Messrs. Charles Radcliffe and Owen Daly were iu the sample room attached to Nickerson's Hotel, on Sunday night, when Mr. W. J. Armstrong (who had been sent ont by the Republican Executive Committee of Washington to stump the Stato) entered and called for a segar; while lighting it, one of the parties mentioned above, throw the contents of a glass of liquor iu bis face. He turned and asked what this meant, when the other, it is said, struck him. Whether or not Mr. Armstrong had provoked the assault, we are notable to say. At all events, a fight then ensued, when Mr. J. Q. Thompson, a Northern newspaper reporter, hearing the confusion, came forward, and finding his friend en? gaged, joined bim, and seizing a bar? ber's pole, used it with considerable effect. The fight lasted some time, and the noise attracted the attention of several persons, who finally inter? fered and put a stop to the difficulty; but the four whose names are men? tioned above were the only individuals actually engaged; and furthermore, there were no indications of a riot. With thc exception of a few scratches and bruises, neither of the contestants were hurt, and all were out next day. When the affair ended, Gov. Orr ad? vised Messrs. Armstrong and Thomp? son to retire to their rooms, winch they did-the Governor assuring them that no further difficulty would occur. A magistrate was sent for, who bound Messrs. Radcliffe and Daly to appear at the next court for trial on a charge of assault and battery, and proper sureties having been procured, tho parties were discharged from custody. Application, as is supposed, having been made by Armstrong and Thomp? son to Gen. Burton, a tile of men was sent, and remained on guard at tho hoiel all night. A telegraphic state? ment of the affair was sent to Gen. Sickles, who had Eadoliffe and Daly arrested and carried to Charleston for trial. We only notice this Affair from the fact that considerable importance has since been attached to it, when really it was nothing but a difficulty arising from a superabundance of whiskey; in fact, in a private conversation the next morning, Mr. Armstrong stated that he believed his assailants were under the influence of liquor-but not drunk. That there was any pre? meditation in the affair, ve cannot believe-it was only ono of John Bar? leycorn's vagaries. These we declare to be the simple facts in thc case. It was not noticed at the time in the Pheonix, because no attention is usu? ally paid to difflculties of the kind, where neither party is seriously in? jured. The morning after the disturbance, when Radcliffe and Daly were per? fectly cool, they sent au apologetic note to Mr. Armstrong, disclaiming any premeditation in the matter, and stating that they were not cognizant of what had actually occurred. Mr. Radcliffe isa son of our esteem? ed fellow-citizen, Major T. W. Rad? cliffe. Mr. Daly is a peaceably-dis? posed Irishman, who resided nt the North xor a length of time, but re? moved to Columbia two years prior to the war. Both were iu Confede? rate service. Tho affair is regretted by the citizens generally. Tho Charleston Netcs, referring to' this matter, lays: "Messrs. Radcliffe and Daly were tried before a military commission, yesterday, and plead guilty to the charges preferred. They have been, sent to Castle Piuckuey." Mr. J. Q. Thompson publishes a a cardin the Courier, stating that thc Associated Press despatch, sent from Columbia "contains a coloring not warranted by tho truth," and assert? ing that his special despatches "have not been sensational." Mr. T. eau call his specials by whatever term ho pleases; but that they are incorrect in many respects, the press agent or agents in this city can easily prove by several witnesses. NEW AnvEKTisuMtNTs.-Attention ia cab? ed to the following advertisements, which ?re published this morning for tho drat time: F. W. McMaster-Estate Notices. J. A- T. lt. Agnew-Self-Baising Flour. A. S. Wallace-Important to Tax-Payers. A flue lot of Desirable Goods have just been 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 gooda. GEORGIA-A GOOD SENTIMENT. A correspondent bf the New York Expresa wrote from Oxford, Georgia, on the '22d ultimo: The great mass of the people, both white and colored, are industriously engaged in making a subsistence, and if the ruling powers on earth will deal as kindly with us as those of Heaven aro doing, we may yet bo a prosperous and happy people. However censurable and unwise may have been the course of the leaders of "the great rebellion," and how? ever deserving of punishment, it would seem most cruel and unjust to punish the wholo South, including women and children, for their mis? doings. If tho party would but stay their cruel hands, and adopt and jarry out tho views of the Hon. Ger? rin Smith, North and South would feel the impulse and witness the ?low of a new prosperity iu every do mrtnient of business, and the exhibi ion af more genial and kind feelings ill over tho laud. Would to God his could be! Sad! sad! sad! that >oople of kindred ties and inter?sts inn not live together in unity. Oh, hat great, magnanimous, forgiving pints may rise np, North and South, md with kind and patriotic words, till the angry storm of sectionalism, rhich threatens to snoop away every estige of t)ic beauty and glory of ur once happy country. "A NINE DAYS' WONDER."-That f a kitten, which wonders when it's oin g to seo!