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' I I II II j ", fl nu HM COLUMBIA. ._m_'_^_' > _ Thursday Morning, August 8, 1867. The Great Obstruction. Tho prinoipal wants pf the South at the present unfortunate juncture in her affairs, to restore her prosperity, recuperate her. energies and shattered fortunes, are capital and labor. The New Y?rk Tribune, a few days ago, asserted that $100,000,000 might he so invested in the South as to increase at least by that sum tho annual pro? duction of the soil. The Atlanta Ifeio Sra, however, in discussing a propo? sition to send a deputation from Ala? bama to New York, to induce tho in? vestment of Northern capital, points out the great impediment to the in? flux of capital to these Southern States, and very sensibly remarks, that "the best way to draw capital to the South is, to completo the work of reconstruction." If that work shall go on smoothly aud successfully to ita accomplishment, we have every rea? son to believe millions of capital and abundance of labor would flow to our rich, but at present impoverished, section. From an article whioh wo find in i one of our exchanges, without credit, but which is from a Now York jour? nal, we extract the following para? graph. It is speaking of the induce? ments held out in the United States for British capitalists to invest. Of the field which the Southern States present for such investments, the ar? ticle says: "The South, particularly, is full of natural resources. Money is much needed, and if used thero now will, in a few years, return immense profits to those who invest. That section, beyond all question, is tho richest portion of tho continent. Its politi? cal troubles are approaching a set? tlement; and when theso are settled, slavery being abolished, both capital and immigration must naturally flow there. Hero, then, is the best field for tho employment of British as well as American capital. And now, while money is no much needed, and before tho full tido of prosperity sets in, is the time to mako tho best bar? gains and secure tho greatest advan? tages, Let the .capitalista of l?uft land, who can only get one and a half per cent, for money, and in the best times not over three to five, bring it here, where they can obtain a much higher interest in the safest invest? ments. The Old World is approach? ing the limit of development, while wo are just beginning. Money will double itself here in a third tho time it can in England." This is all true; but as has been said, thc position of these States is as yet too full of doubt and uncer? tainty for mouicd men to risk their ' raphal here, even with the tempta? tion of tho highest rates of interest, j As it is with capital-, so it is with labor. Tho various immigration so-1 cieties of the Southern States have 1 comparatively done little or nothing in the accomplishment of the object for which they wero formed; while foreign immigrants aro pouring by tens of thousands into the Western States. Theso immigrants are of the j best class-skilled agriculturists, me? chanics and tradesmen-just .such a i population as tho South, in her pre? sent soro need, requires. The great obstacle to all theso desired benefits', as admitted oh all hands, is her pre? sent anomalous political position. We have not urged reconstruction in this journal as mere parti/ans. j We have advocated it, and do now argo our readers to comply with thc laws of Cougress, because we arc convinced that reconstruction and restoration will fellow such com? pliance; and, further, because we houostly believe that reconstruction will bring prosperity and wealth to our poverty-smitten section. Be? lieving this, we must, as journalists -whilo not doubting other men's motives who think and advise differ? ently-state our convictions, and give oar readers the benefit of all tho evi doncos upon which these convictions are based. Tho time for registration ia at hand, and wc agnin urge our people to weigh well the considera? tions that we have presented in {his and other articles on the.subject, and promptly remove the great obstruc? tion to their political advancement and material prosperity, by register? ing and voting for a convention. GsiTEBAii GRANT.-The New York Union Republican party, a few days ago, nominated General Grant for the Presidency. One of the leading journals of that party-the Tribune it would appear, does not ondorse the nomination. It says, in reply to an article in a Chicago poper: .'Wo .are not in "tho Presidency business just yet. We leave that to Mr. Bennett, who wants Grant and Lee, and the. Soup Committee up town, who think they would like to run Grant as a sort of hunger-ap? peasing, platter-filling candidate. There aro more important matters on hand than Presidential intrigues-the finances, the tariff, reconstruction. When the time does come, wo shnll try and find a suitable statesman, as, on the whole, thero are reasons why a statcsmau should bo President for at least four years." It is to be hoped the Tribune will be successful in its contemplated search for a statesman. THE NORTH CAUOLIXA CASE. - It has been mentioned by telegraph that thero was a case of conflict of authority between the United States Marshal and the Military Command? ant of the Post, at Wilmington, N. C. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, in that paper of Monday, says: A caso of conflict of authority be? tween the Federal oivil courts and the military, bas arisen in the second Military District. Order No. ll), is? sued some weeks ago by General Sickles, commonly known as tho stay order, providing for stay of execu? tion of judgments and debts, has como in conflict with the execution of a judgment rendered by Chief Justice Chose, whilst presiding in the United States Circuit Court in North Carolina. It appears that an execution was issued upon this judg? ment, directing the United States Marshal to levy upon property o? tho defendant in Wilmington, li. C. Tho marshal proceeded to that city and Avas about to make a levy, when ho was confronted by tho Military Commander there stationed, who ex? hibited Order No. 10, which he claimed was a bur to further pro? ceedings by tho marshal. The hitter withdrew and reported tho facts to the Attorney-General for instruc? tions. Thc matt r was submitted to tho Cabinet by t' issistant Attorney. General, Mr. Bmckloy. The latter was yesterday instructed by the Pre? sident to communicate tho facts to Genend Sickles, and inquire whether his order staying collection was in? tended to include judgments rendered bj' the Federal courts. SPURIOUS NICKEL PIECES.-It would .seem to be ono of the evils resulting from tho issue of base coin, that it makes counterfeiting comparatively easy. This ia thu case with regard to the present live-cent nickel piece, of which a large number are in circula? tion, especially in tho South and West. A gang of coiners were trapped, the other day, in Cincinnati, with a quan? tity of these spurious pieces in their possession, us well as tho dies and apparatus for their manufacturo. But there are evidently many moro at work successfully iii other parts of the country, as the papers contain nume? rous complaints of such swindling, rho horse-car companies of New Or? leans have Buffered a loss to the extent of many hundred dollars by counter? feits of this denomination. While Franco and England have been entertaining tho Sultan with a splendid hospitality, rulers and peo? ple vicing with euell other in doing him honor, the little Kingdom of Greece, moved by a profound sym? pathy for tho Cretans, heroicalyl struggling against tho iron despotism of Mie Turk, is making preparations for war with tho Sublimo Porte in the cause of the suffering Christians. The contrast is eminently-may it not bo said painfully?-suggestive. THE. SITUATION.-The. Richmond Whig sums np the difficulties of the present political position of ' the Southern States; and gives us the following admirable paragraph: "After all the talk of mal-content newspapers and their disciples--all their mock heroic, spread eagle, fus? tian rigmarole and rant-certain all important facts press themselves irresistibly into Din common sense and convictions of the people. 1st. That tho speediest possible recovery of the right td govern themselves is of tho highest moment to the States now deprived of that right. 2d. That this right oan only be recovered through the restoration of those States to tho Union. 3d. That at present, and for au indefinite time in the futuro, restoration can bo effected only through tho consent and assist? ance of tho Republican party. 4th. That it is wise, politic and proper, under such circumstances, to endea? vor to overcome all distrust and remove all prejudice on tho part of those to whom wo have to look for this boon, and to secure their favor and good will. Upon these facts, which we do not hesitate to affirm to bo incontrovertible, we aro willing to rest all issues between ourselves and j our contemporaries, and to await ! the decision of tho people of Virginia j as to thc action they will take in the ; coming elections." ANOTHER THROAT OF CONFISCATION. A despatch from Washington says: A recent letter from Hon. Thaddeus Stevens toa radical friend in this city, states that a bill will bo presented nt tho opening of the November con? gressional session, for confiscating the property of all Southern ex-slave- I holders who dismiss tho freedmen for voting the republican ticket. Senator Wilson, it is understood, strongly favors this course. Tho names of such ex-rebels aro to be collected by the military commanders for reference. A small bark called the Plato, i fitted out by the Fenians, which j sailed from Long Islaud Sound for ; Ireland on tho 28th of April, re- I turned on the 28th of last month. ! Her crew awe greatly disheartened, ; and report the country as swarming with troops and tho people as quito \ unripe for revolution. A party that she landed on the coast of Ireland were all captured. A grand agricultural and horse ex? hibition occurs at the National Race Course, near Washington, October 28. Tho premium lists comprise 820,000. Tho managers, who repre? sent tho Northern and Southern States, aro arranging to secure the attendance of the famous running and trotting stock of tho country. Capt. Clark, recently of tho Bu? reau, and a Mr. Jacob Garrett, of ; Catahouln Parish, Louisiana, recent ly fought a a duel with pocket-knives, holding cadi other by tho left hand, and cutting with the right. Clark was killed and Garrett is expected to die. Two lads, aged about 15 years, named Thomas Sullivan and Mathew Cahill, while returning from Sunday school, in New Haven, got into an altercation, and Sullivan stabbed Cahill with a pen-knife, inflicting a wound from which ho died in a few hours. Sullivan has been arrested. MuBDER.-We learn that a Mr. Fowler, living in the upper part of this District, was murdered some timo last week. His body was found in a thicket not far from his house, with gun-shot and pistol wounds in several parts of the same. [Newberry Herald, \ Tho fastest time in American rail- ' roading was that of a directors' train 1 on tho New York Central Railroad, the other day, from Hamburg to Ruf- ; falo-ten miles in eight minutes, or nt the rate of seventy-eight miles an hour. The Newberry Herald states that Mr. W. W. Farrow, who lives on the line between Newberry and Laurens Districts, met with a severe loss on . Friday last, by tho burning of his , dwelling, kitchen and lumber house, together with their contents. TEXAS.-Speaking of the recent re const met ion measures, a Texas cor? respondent asks his Northern friends to "hold up until we can swallow the dose, let it work, and let tho patient cither die or got well, without any ' more everlasting jaw about ir." A box of bright leaf tobacco, raised by Mr. Hartwell J. Bryor, of Bedford County, Virginia, was sold ono day last week in Lynchburg, for the enormous sum of 8950 per hundred weight. Xiooal T.tems. Ho! all ye that smoke. Attend the sale of fine segara to-morrow morning, advertised by Jacob Levin, Esq. POST OFFICE HOURS.-Tho office is open from 8 a. m. nutil 3)^ p. m., and from 6 until 7 p. m. The North? ern, mail, closes at 3>? p. m., and all other mails close at 8 p. m. Alec Forbes'of Howglen. A Novel. By George Mao Donald, M. A. Now York: Harper & Brothers. The above is the title of a quaint and pleasing Scottish story, told in excellent stylo, and with just enough o? the "lingo" to made it interesting. It is by the author of "Annals ol a Quiet Neighborhood," which baa been so generally admired. The price of tho book is only 75 cents. Il is No. 294 of Harper's "Library oi ?Select Novels." We are indebted tc J. J. McCnrter, Esq., for a copy. UxrvEiisiTY OE SOITII CAUOLJNA. Wo call attention to the advertise mont of this first-class institution oi learning, which appears in our co hunns this morning. The condition! upon which applicants will bo ad mitted, and tho necessary qualifies tions, are explained and defined ii this notice, while it is stated that tlx final examinations, before graduation will be searching and rigid. The ablo corps o? professors in al the departments, whose names ar given, may be considered a gu?rante for a thorough course of instruction Many of these gentlemen have beei long connected with the South Caro lina College, while those receutl; elected are all well qualified for th positions they occupy. In the modi cal department, it will bo seen tba students will have the advantage o nine months uninterrupted study On the whole, we can recommend tb University ns an institution of learn ing equal to any in tho Souther: States. DVJA, TIMES.-The annexed artic! is from the Houston Telegraph: I is so appropriate that we appropriai it, though times aro not quite so dui here as there: "Wo hear a great deal of croakin, and evil foreboding these dull times Some say the countrj* is ruined others that the eily is going down and others that we shall never se prosperity again. Business is dull money source, and prospects gloom all over the country, we admit; bu metido not make things better b, their everlasting complaining. In deed, they do harm, and make nial ti-rswor.se. When thc country is i: trouble, she needs and should hav the united ?ind cheerful energies an jabots of all her sons, not their im potent and unmanly repiuings. Som talk of going out of business, som of removing to another pince, au sonic of one thing and some of ar other. If more men would engag in tilling the fertile soil, in raisin corn, cotton, wheat, meat, potatoes wool, and everything that feeds an clothes a people, and supplies th staples of tlie commerce of the cont try, wo think much good would rt suit from it. Business is immense] overdone. Entirely too many me are engaged in it, and too few in agr cultural pursuits. "lint of one thing everybody ma rest assured: This placo will continu to prosper mid grow, ami become great city, despite! nil such times ti these. Tho.se who now lose tba faith will make a great mistake, an will rue it When, perhaps, it will b loo Into, o isiness is stagnant a over the United States, as well as i this direction. And this is not th ttrst timo any of us have posse* through dull times. Wo have see many such seasons before, and in a ?ich seasons we have heard the som complainings and prophesying c ?vii wo now hear. It is time to qui t, and to set about, by bard worl ind economy, to remedy our presen ivils as much ns possible. Very foi ;an make any money now. The ma ority should be well satisfied if the; ;an make a living, and pay their wa; is they go. We can do all this, an< n so doing, let us bo satisfied am latiently wait for botter times." THE MAILS.-We are ' constantly receiving complaints with reference the non-reception of our paper on the Lexington route-more espe? cially the "Ridge" section. Will the proper officials please look into the matter? Tho papers are regularly mailed from this office. The Soutiieiii Cultivator, for August, is a valuable contribution to agricul? tural literature. The demise of the lamented W. N. White is feelingly noticed by Mr. Redmond. Dr. James Onmak has been announced as assist? ant editor. An exchange says that the girls of a neighboring city show their "good sense" by wearing short dresses. Here they show their ankles. Jon PRINTING.-The Job Office of the Phwnix is as complete as any in the South. It is furnished with new fouts of type bf all descriptions and of thc most modern styles. All work executed promptly, with taste and skill, and at reasonable rates. NBW|AJ>VE*TISEXK>TB..-Attention is can? ed to tho following advertisenn r.ts. which are published this morning Fyi ,; - Brit time ? Bouth Carolina University. Regulations for Registration, Mecklenburg Female College. General Order No. 1G -To Registrars. M. Davis-Cautionary Notice, (i. Eilhardt-Estate Notice. Meeting Stockholders S. A U. R. R. Jacob Devin-Auction Sale. Swygert iV Benn-Corn. Extra Meeting Columbia Lodge. A tine, lot Kit Desirable Goodsdiave just been opened by Mr. R. C. Shiver, who etui I adheres to his popular principle of eOod articles for little money. Read his adver? tisement, and then examino the goods. At tho regular- meeting of tho Palmetto Fire Company, held August fi, tho follow? ing preamble and revolutions were unani? mously adopted: Whereas it has plcnscd Almighty God, .inaecordanco with his inscrutable wisdom and providence, to remove from our midst our late brother-member, N. Reraghi; be it,,therefore, Iteion?iJ, That we, as a Company, deoply deplore tho loss of Mr. Berat; hi; that, by his death, this Company has lost one of its most efficient members aud our city an estimable and worthy citizen. Itesnlvert, That a blank page in the Com? pany record be set apart an? dedicated to his memory. JlesolteJ, That tho foregoing preamble and resolutions bo published iu the Daily i'/ei mx, and that tho Secretary bo in? structed to forward" a copy of the" same to the bereaved family of the deceased. \Y. B. STANLEY, President. C. A. CAUatXOTOW, Secretary. NOTICE. IHAVE discontinued business in this city, and will not be responsible for any debts incurred l>v anv one tn mv name. August H 1* M.* DAVIS. NOTICE. ALL persons' having claims against thc Estate of JOHN MAYER. deed., will present them properly attested, and all persona-indebted to tho said Estate will make payment, to G. ElbHARDT. Augusj 8 mo3 Executor. ?. V. Relief Association. THE members or this Association, and their invited guests, will celebrate their 54th anniversary, THIS DAY, Augrjt S, at Woodlands1. The excursion train will leave the depot of tho South Carolina Rail? road precisely at 9 o'clock a. m. Rv order of J*. S. MCMAHON, President. jJSr'ficketa to Barbeono can be procured at store of Maj. Radcliffe._Aug 8 CORN! CORN! lZf\i\ BUSHELS PRIME WESTERN OIJU MIXED CORN. For sale low bv __AngJHja_SWYGERT ic SENN. ' Columbia Lodge No. 108, A.\ F.\ M.*. An Extra Commifnication of this Lodge will be held THIS (Thurs? day) KYKNINC,at 8 o'clock, at Pal? metto Lodge Hall. Tito Third Degree will bo conferred. Rv order of thc W. M. ISAAC SULZBACIIER, Soc'v. August S _1_ Mecklenburg Female College, Charlotte, !f. C. REV. A. G STACY, A. M., President. Board and Tuition H per Bossion of live scholastic (months, ?100. If the whole br paid at the opening of tho sos sinn, October 1, only re For particulars, address the Pre August K ^ . Spartanburg and Union Railroad. TML ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock? holders of thia Road will take plaooat Spartanburg Court Honso on WEDNES? DAY, the '21st instant, at ll o'clock a. m. Tticro will be au EXTRA TRAIN over the Road the day boforo and tho day after. Stockholders and their families will be passed free. THOS. R. JETER, August 8 Pres t S. A U. R. R.