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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, Sept. 24, 1867. Conservative Colored Meeting. We loarn'from tho Angosta papers that tho freed pooplo held a mass . meeting recently, at Thomaston, Ga. Tho meeting was orderly, tho pro? ceedings harmonious, and the Speeches and resolutions highly con? servative. Ellie Gaston, a colored Citizen of Macon, was tho chief speaker. Ho advised his colored friends to live in harmony with their late masters, as their interests were identical. He was opposed to any colored man running for the Conven? tion, on the ground, thot generally, oolored men are not yet qualified to hold office. Ho strongly urged upon his peoplo to nominate and support good Southern white men, who would give them equal political and civil rights. Ellie Gaston is a sensible man, and his advico comes in good time-just before the election. The colored people of tho South aro now in a very critical condition. Should they bo influenced by mischievous councils, and attempt to carry out the wicked schemes of designing white men, they will sow tho seed which will bring forth a whirl-wind of destruction to the race. If, on the other hand, they act wisely, and fol? low honest and temperate councils, they will sow the seeds which will bring forth good fruit, to themselves and their descendants, for all time. .Where the conservativo press, and the tried friends of tho colored peoplo of the South, have given good advico to tho freedmen, certain men, most? ly office-seekers, have attributed it to selfish motives-a desire to gain the negro voto. Those itinerant emissaries, of a party opposed to the South, have fastened this erroneous idea upon the great mass of the Southern colored people. As a con? sequence, they believe that their old casters are their worst enemies, and woald enslave them again, if they had the power. They also believe that the white people of tho South aro at their mercy, and are actually afraid of the influence and power the raco now wield. Two greater fallacies, or two more erroneous opinions, were never en? tertained by any people. The color? ed people should at once disabuse ?heir minds of the erroneous impres? sion that tho white people are afraid of them. The white poople of the South out-number tho blacks by two to one. Let all this folly, taught and inculcated by paid party emissaries, be thrown aside by the colored peo? ple, aud let them come, hand in hand, with their former masters, and the whites generally, and vote for the best men, from among the Southern people, and all will work smoothly; and our State, and the whole South, will present a noble spectacle, such as history hos seldom recorded-a class of laborers suddenly emancipat? ed from the condition of slavery, and their late masters, uniting with them to recover and retrievo their shattered fortunes. THE GUANO LODGE OP ODD FEL? LOWS.-The Grand Lodge of L O. O. F. of the United States, in session in New York, was engaged on Wednes? day, in a protracted debate upon a resolution to permit tho reception as non-beneficial members, by working lodges and encampments, such mem? bers-not over forty-five years of age-ns may have been suspended for non-payment of dues. The resolu? tion was rejected-30 to GI. It was resolved to permit the resuscitation of defunct lodges and encampments on applicniion of five members. -? o ? ? A refreshing spectacle was present? ed at noon Saturday last, to those who were on tho wharves of this city, or otherwise in view of tho harbor. Fivo first class steaniors loft their docks simultaneously and passed over the bar to their several placos of destination. They were the Alliance, for Philadelphia ; tho Saragossa, Manhattan, and Georgia, the latter being in tow, for New York, and tho Sea Gull, for Baltimore. These con? stituted tho largest licet of merchant steamers which hos probably ovor started from their moorings in this port at tho samo time, and tuc fact is gratefully recorded as an evidence of tho growing prosperity of our "City by tho Sea."-Charleston Courier. Beef in tho interior of Texas is 3|.i cents a pound. Cotton Regulation?. Tax OU cotton produced in the United States, 2}? cents per pound. Cotton properly assessed and return? ed prior to September first, subject to 8 cents per pound. The tax has a lien on the cotton till the tax is paid. Class A-cotton upon which tax is paid. Class B-cotton removed from district of production tax unpaid. Class C-cotton removed from point to point in tho district where-, pro? duced before pay mont of tho tax. Cotton must be described by these designations in the bills of lading, way-bills, manifests and permit?. Each assessor is required to keep au account with each cotton producer in his district. Assessors at receiving points shall keep au account with each receiver. Au assessor or assist? ant assessor, and collector or assist? ant collector, is required at places ? where cotton is weighed and marked. I The use of metallic tags for marking cotton will hereafter be required in all oases. Tags will bo furnished by the department, and on each tag will j be stamped a letter and numbor in i figures, and "U. S. internal revenue." ! These tags will br put up in packages of fifty, and numbered in cousocu ? tive order, and assessors must bc very particular to uso them in regular or? der-as from 1 to liO; 50 to 100, etc., as tho case may bo, on each lot of cotton weighed und marked. The owners can have their cotton weigh? ed and marked nt any point in tho district, by paying traveling expenses of officers, and disagreements may be referred to tho commissioner; but the officer must not delay in proceed? ing to weigh cotton on account of disagreements regarding expenses. Tho owner may dispenso with official weights by providing all manual labor, but in all cases the assessor or assistant assessor must seo cotton weighed and marked. This process does not requiro tho immediate pay? ment of the tax. Cotton can bo held within tho district without tho pay? ment of the tax, unless sold for con? sumption within the district. With? drawal for transportation under bills of lading, or upon payment, can bc made any time. Tho Secretary ap? points weighers. Applications and recommendations shall come througli the assessors of tho respective dis? tricts, and bc addressed to tho com? missioner of tho internal revenue. Weighers must take tho oath of oflici prescribed by Congress, July 2d, 1865. Each bale shall be marked gross weight with ink or paint in large letters. A metallic tag, herc after described, shall bo fixed to eacl: bale by the assessor or assistant as sessor. The weigher must make dailj returns to tho assessors. Fee foi weighing, 25 cents per bale; weighei furnishing metallic tag; tho ownei pays the fee. Assessors must set that tags aro used, and inserted at tin time of weighing and marking, excep in casos hereafter mentioned. Tin letter and number on each tag mus be accurately entered in tho recorc kept by the assessor, and an accoun kept by him with each owner, holde: or producer of cotton; and permits whether issued by tho assessor o: collector, for tho removal of cotton must clearly specify letter and mun ber for each bale, so that there ma; bo no trouble in identification. Whei numbers are consecutive, it will suffic to enter both on record and penni first and last number thus: for a lo of fifty bales the entry may bo, "let ter A, Nos. 101 to 15?." Collectors whenever tax is paid on cotton pre viously woighed, marked and tagged will mark, or cause to be marked upon each bale, with brush and ink or paint, in largo letters, tho words "tax paid." Under section four c the Act of July, 18GG, cotton may b removed from the district in whic produced, to other districts, withon pre-payment tax, under bond or othc security, to bo prescribed by th commissioner of internal revenue subject to approval by tho Secretar of tho Treasury. It having bee found by experience that furnishin of increased facilities for removal t cotton, without pre-payment of ta: is consistent with increased securit to the Treasury, it is determined t substitute shipments to revenue o fleers under bills of lading for bone heretofore required. According! tho owner, or other holder of cottoi which he desires to rcniovo from tl district of production to another di trict without pro-payment of tax, wi hereafter be required to obtain a bi of lading, in duplicate, signed by well known, regularly establishei and responsible transportation con puny, conveying cotton to the colic tor of the district of destination, fi delivory to factor or agent of tl owner, after payment of tax. Tl transportation company signing sut bills of lading, will bo required furnish tho assessor of tho district which thoro is a receiving post i point of destination, immediate after arrival, with a copy of tl manifest or way-bill, so far as it r lates to any cotton transported 1 thom, and stating therein wheth tho cotton is class A, B, or C, hereinbeforo required. Each asst sor will koop an account of all cott< entered upon tho copies of mauifct and way-bills so furnished to hil Should any transportation compai rofnso or neglect to furnish the asst sor with a copy of manifest or wa bill ns abovo required, tho assess will immediately notify all assessors on tho line of such transportation company, of suob. neglect or refusal, and thereafter no permit for the! transportation of cotton by euch company, will be granted by any as? sessor, without permission to do BO, being obtained from the commis? sioner of internal revenue. Before cotton is shipped, the owner or holder will apply to the assessor, or nearest assistant assessor of the district in which the cotton was produced, for a permit to remove it. The application must describe the cotton by thc marks placed upon tho bales, and give the weight of each, and must also state by what routo and mode of convey? ance it is proposed to transport, and name of the transportation company, with the name of collector to whom it is to be consigned, and of factor or agent to whom it is to be dejivered on payment of the tax. Net weights will be ascertained by deducting four per cent, for tare, from gross weight. One copy of this certificate must be transmitted to collector of district, and another copy must be delivered to the assessor. If, however, the as? sessor or assistant assessor is satisfied from location of cotton, or distance of cotton giu, or placo of shipment from his own residence, or that of designated weigher or marker, that tho weighing and marking cannot bo done without great inconvenience or extra expense, tho officer may take weight as certified by owner of cot? ton gin, or by freight agent at the place of shipment, and will deliver to the applicant, with permit, a num? ber of metallic tags equul to thu num? ber of bales named in the permit, which must be carried with the cot? ton, and delivered by the transporta? tion company at place of destination as hereinafter directed. If the trans? portation company named in the ap? plication is known to tho assessor or assistant assessor to be responsible, he will grant a permit. It will be the duty of the con? signor of the cotton to obtain dupli? cate bills of lading, and hand or send them forthwith to the assessor who issued the permit, and said assessor will keep one copy and im? mediately mail tho other copy to tho collector of tho district to whom tho cotton is consigned. Should con? signor fail within a reasonable time to furnish assessor with duplicate bills of lading ns required, said ns scssor will immediately ascertain the causo of failure; aud if he shall find that the cotton has left the district, he may immediately assess tax there? on, and unless satisfactory aud pro? per explanation of tho failure be given, ho will thereafter issue nc other permits to persons ns uro in default. Upon arrival of cotton at place of destination, tho transporta? tion company must deliver it, toge? ther with permit of assessor, to thc collector of intornal revenue to whom the cotton is consigned, and at thc same time tho transportation com? pany must deliver to the assessor ol tho receiving district the accompany? ing nietnllie tngs, if any are senl unattached to the bales, togethei with a copy of their manifest or way bills, so far os the same relates to th? cotton, an account of which must b< kept by said assessor as horeinbefon directed. Section 4 of the Act o July, 18GC, requires thut cotton re. moved without pre-paymeut of ta: shall bo delivered to tho collector o internal revenue forthwith upon it arrival at its point of destination and shall remain subject to his con trol until taxes thereon, and an; necessary charges of custody thereof shall have been paid, which poymcn must be made within ninety day from date of permit granted by os sessor for romovol of cotton. Untie this provision of law, tho collecto will immediately, upon delivery o tho cotton to him by trnnsportatioi company, dispose of cotton am accompanying permit of tho nssesso in tho following manner, viz: If th cotton was not officially weighed am tagged, tho shipping district col lector will havo it weighed by ai officer appointed for that purpose whose duty it will be to affix accom ponying tags, to bo delivered to hir by the assessors, and to mark o each bale gross weight as hereinbt fore directed; in such case, th weigher will make duplicate certif! catos of weights. Tho weigher wi deliver one copy of these certificate to his collector, and the other cop to tho assessor of tho same district and will be required to pay to Bai assessor tho sum of iivo cents fe each metallic tag delivered to hiinfo tho purposo of marking bales s weighed, which sum the assessor wi dispose of as elsewhere directer Whether tho cotton was weighed an tagged in shipping or receiving, dh trict collectors will roquirc tho tax t bo paid before they allow tho cotto to go out of their possession or eui tody. If tho tax is paid immediately tho co'lector will, on tho samo day deli' jr and forward to his nssessr. accompanying permit of tho assessc by whom removal was permittei after endorsing thereon certificate ( payment of tax. In caso tax is nt paid immediately, and tho cotton held and stored by collector as bert inafter directed, ho will deliver to h assessor accompanying permit t above directed, but changing til certificate so us to read as follow) viz: "I heroby certify that the tax a the within described cotton, amoun ing to blank dollars, not having bec r-?3, I have stored tb o aforesaid cot? ton, and now hold warehouse receipt of blank for same." The assessor, on receiving said permit, with en? dorsement of collector, will make proper entries on his account of cot? ton received, and will then transmit the permit to the collector of the dis? trict in which it was issued. When the collector is obliged to retain cus? tody of cotton consigued to him, orr account of failure to pay tax, imme? diately on its arrival, he shall cause the same to be stored in some suit? able warehouse, the owner of which shall have given adequate, secnrity for the safe custody of ?neb cotton, and shall take a warehouse receipt from such proprietor.j. Charge for storage must nor, exceed the usual rates. The collector will in no case permit tho owner of cotton, his agent or factor to have actual possession of the same until the tax shall have boen fully paid. If tax is not paid before tho expiration of ninety days from the dato of the assessor's per? mit, tho assessor will at once certify tax to collector for collection ; and, if necessary, tho collector will enforce collection by distraint and sale of cotton. In such case, the assessor will enter the tax on his next monthly list, and both he and tho collector will enter proper credit in their bond? ed nccount, under head of "Collected by distraint and sale of cotton." Whenever the tax is.paid on cotton shipped under bills of lading, the collector receiving it will deliver to the proper person his certificate of payment and permit for removal. The following words must bc priuted or written in red ink across thc face of the permit, viz: "This permit authorizes the transportation of such bales of cottonj only as bear me? tallic tags, lettered and numbered ns herein described. " lu case it should be desired to export part of said cot? ton, and ship part to another port in tho United States, the collector may give separate certificates and permits to cover each lot. In such case, the permit covering tho lot to be export? ed must be delivered to aud taken up by tho collector of customs nt the port of exportation, who, after can? celing the same, will transmit it to tho assessor of tho district in which it was issued. The permit covering tho quantity to be shipped to a port in the United States must bo deli? vered to the collector of the district in which such port is situated, before tho "landing, discharging or delivery of such cotton nt the place" of desti? nation eau bo permitted; and said collector will, after cancelling it, transmit said permit to the assessor of the district in which it was issued. Substantially tho same course will be taken with cotton removed from the district of production after the pay? ment of the tax under a single permit of the collector of said district, to a place or port in another district, where it may be desired to divide and ship it in separate lots, either to a foreign or domestio port. In cases of this kind, the original permit must bo presented to and taken up by tho collector of internal revenue for the district in which port of trans? shipment it is situated. And he may j issue new permits covering the sepa? rate lots, which must be taken up by j the collector of customs or collector of internal revenue, as the caso may be, as abovo directed, cancelled aud returned to the assessor of tho dis? trict in which said permits were issued. The original permit above named must likewise bo cancelled and returned by tho collector, who takes it up to the assessor of the dis? trict in which it was issued. The fol? lowing words must be printed in red ink across the face of the permit, viz: "This permit authorizes tho trans? portation of such bales of cotton only as bear metallic tags, lettered and numbered as herein described." Any person who violates these provi? sions, or who conveys, or attempts to convey, from any State in v. hich cot? ton is produced to any port or other place without the United States, any cotton upon which tax has not been paid, is liable to a penalty of $100 for euch bale of cotton so conveyed or transported, or attempted to be transported, or to imprisonment for not moro than one year, or both; and all vessels and Vehicles employed in such convey auco or transportation aro liable to seizure and forfe Jtre by proceedings iu any court of the United States having competent juris? diction; and all cotton so shipped, or attempted to be shipped, or trans? ported without payment of tax or ! execution of transportation bonds, may bo forfeited to tho United States. Assessors and collectors aro strictly enjoined to rigidly eu fore the provi? sions of this section. The Anglo-Brazilian Times, of Au? gust 7, sr.?8 everybody concurs in anticipating the largest harvest ever gathered in coffee. Every year new plantations aro coming into bearing, aud tho yield of tho trees is particu? larly abundant this season. Of cot? ton, likewise, tho anticipations aro very sanguine. Tho lowest compu? tation is ?orno 600,000 arrobas-thc highest, 1,000,000. A Now York telegram, dated 10th, and published in tho Nashvillo pa? pers, says: The rumor provalont that A. T. Stewart had died in Paris is uot true. Mr Stewart left Paris two weeks ago for London, whoro he is at present. iLiooal T.toyna. We are indebted to Dr. E. E. Jackson, for copies of late New York, Baltimore and Richmond papors. The Doctor arrived yesterday, as tho individual with the thin lego and distended cheeks informs the public. Vide his advertisement in another column. MAIN STREET FOREVER.-Messrs. J. Sulzbncher & Co. have removed to Main street, next door to tho Fhonix office, and oller to tho public a large and attraotivo stock of dry goods, etc. Thoy claim to be practi? cal men, and assert their ability to sell first quality articles at low rates. Tho old street is rapidly coming out; and as fast as .stores are completed, merchants are ready to occupy them. THE SOUTHERN RELIEF LOTTERY. We have just received a small lot of tickets iu tho above gift entertain? ment, for tho relief of the indigent poor of the South. All those desir? ous of purchasing will apply at once nt the Phtvnix office, as but a short time will elapse before tho drawing. Messrs. R. & W. C. Swaffield have taken a strong position for tho fall and wiuter campaign, and a;o pre? pared to meet an attack from tho heaviest force that can possibly be brought against them. Wo hope the nervous portion of the community will not become alarmed at this an? nouncement, as the only dangerous weapons theso gentlemen are armed with aro shears and needles-which are wielded with great skill and inge? nuity-and have a varied assortment of goods on which to exercise their ingenuity. Therefore, step up, nil of you who need refitting-pro? vided the greenbacks aro attainable and leave your measures, or select a ready-mado suit. "EXCELSIOR."-Mr. T. M. Pollock has adopted thc above as his motto, and to illustrate it lias materially in? creased bis business; he has recently returned from New York, with a com? plete stock of first quality segars, tobacco, medicated wines, liquors, etc., which he proposes to dispose of -wholesale and retail-at reasonable rates. He is the solo agent in this State for the salo of the "Swan Golden Age Gin," which is recom? mended by physicians for its medi? cinal properties; it has a cordially flavor and resembles ia color tho best of champagne. Mr. P. also has a small assortment of home-prepared jellies and brandy* fruits, of excellent quality. Hungry mortals can break tho long interval between an 8 o'clock breakfast and a 2 o'clock dinner, by visiting the "sample-room" in the rear, where au excellent lunch is fur? nished overy morning. "Extras" sach as baseballs, stone ieuces, etc. prepared by Mons. Dick, who is con? stantly in attem. ;ce. We are indebted to Messrs. Duffie & Chapman, for a copy of Franl Leslie's Lady's Magazine-tho mam moth monthly. OASTELLO'S MODEL CIRCUS AND VA> AMBDBQH'S MENAGERIE COMBINATION, We presume there are few peoplo ir the city who are not aware that thu "big show" is coming to Columbia for ono day, October 3. The little folks aro in high glee over tho antici pated delights in store for them, nnc all amusement-seekers are on the qu vive for tho occasion. Tho estab lishmeut is a large ono. The circu? company ia composed of some of th? best riders, acrobats and gymnast; in the profession; in addition to al of whom Mademoiselle Pauline, i beautiful and accomplished eques trionno from Paris, will mako he: American debut here, and will un doubtcdly create as great a flutte: among our young men as she ha among ?es bun enfants of Paris for tin past two seasons. Littlo Minnie, th? "Child Wonder," the most petite per former ever before the public, wil ' also appear here. Dan Costello, ii addition to his freaks in motley, wil iutroduco his wouderfully-trninci Russian horse "Czar,'" and his schoo of educated animals. The menagerh is comprised of a collection of ran and beautiful animals, many of whicl will be novelties here-and Prof. Hal will enter tho den of Yan Auburgh'i performing lions, and go through i serios of remurkublo feats, including feeding them with raw meat from hi hands. i Having a complete printing office, superintended by the proprietor, ire can execute every description of book and job printing-bill and letter heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro? grammes, business, wedding und in? vitation cards, railroad receipts, checks, drafts, &c. Our friends will find it to their interest (and ours) to give us a call. Head Udolpho Wolfe's advertise? ments in to-day's paper. NEW AnvEr.TisEMESTH.--Attention iu call? ed to the following advertisements, which ?re published this morning for tho first time: E. E. Jackson -Fresh Drugs. Courtenay & Trenholni-To Shippers. T. M. Pollock-Liquors, .Vc. Fisher A Lowrance-Dye. Miss Wilbur-School Notice. To Mr. Mason, of Spartanburg. Jacob Levin-Auction* " " -Dacou. Meoting Columbia Dase Dall Club. Duflio A Chapman-New Dooks. Independent Fire Engine Company. R. Tozer-Steam Engine and Baw Mill. J. Snlzbacher-Removal. Dan. C&stello-Circus. SQUID- A FACT NOT OKNKMAIXY APPRE? CIATED.-When a merchant changes his stand, he is certain to sell goods very cheap for a long time, to have his cus? tomers follow him, and make his move popular. Mr. It. C.- Shiver has moved his largo new stock of Dry Goods to Main street. "The Jacobins think Johnson is a bull. "-Ch icago Times. Yes, "a bull in a china shop." [Chicago Journal. And the radicals, we suppose, are the china. Go it, bull! Lash your sides with your tail! Pitch, bellow, and toss your horns! Smash things! [Louisville Journal. The steamer Java, in her last voy? age across the ocean, made tho fastest passage on record. Sho steamed be? tween Halifax and Queenstown in six days and twenty-one hours and a half, and on one day, the -1th of Sep? tember, made throb hundred and forty-eight miles. FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Friday last, Cesar Collins, a colored man, fell through the hatch-way into tho hold of the steamship Alabama, receiving injuries which resulted in his death. [Charleston Mercury. Every living member of tho old Whig State Committee, in Connecti? cut, is now in the ranks of the Demo? cratic party, upholding the "Consti? tution and the Union." We learn from the Atlanta Era, of tho salo of a load of new com in the ear in that city, on Saturday last, at one dollar per bushel. This looks liko the approach of old times. TUE CABLE PKOFITS.- An extra? ordinary meeting of tho Atlantic Telegraph Company was held on the nth instant, at which a dividend of 4 per cent, on the 8 per cent, preference shares was agreed to. FISEE SPEECH.-A bill of tho Pe? tersburg Index for advertising was disallowed by the-authoritics, beennse that paper is not recognized as loyal. So says tho Index. Funeral Invitation. Tho friond? and acquaintances of JOHN E. M ADDS, Mrs. C. E. Mabus and family, C. IL Behre and A. G. Friday, are invited to attend the funeral of tho former, from his lato residence, corner Taylor and Lin? coln streets, THIS MORNING, at 0 o'clock. Independent Fire Engine Company. THE members will meet at fr\tv tho Hook and Ladder House, ^L^Sli THIS MORNING, 24th instant, JES_at 9 o'clock, to pay tho last tri? buto of respoct to their lato fellow-mem? ber, JOHN E, MABUS. By order of tho President. Soj>tji4_G. T. BERG, Sec'y. Wolfe'? Schiedam Schnapps are good for all kidney and bladder complaints. Portable Engine and Mill for Sale. AN 8-horae ENGINE, with a GBIST MILL, SHAFTING and BULLIES, suitable for running a cotton gin or other machinerv. Apply to Sent 24 2*_RICH ARD TOZER. Columbia Base Ball Club. - YOUR Club is hereby ordered to meet THIS (Tuesday) AFTERNOON, (and every Tuesday horeaftor, until further notice,) at your grounds, for practice. Dy order of tho President. C. A. CARRINGTON, Secretary. Sept 24_1 Wolfe's Schtedaui Schnapps is the purest liquor manufactured in tho world. Dr. Dabney's New Work. ADEFENCE OF VIRGINIA, (and through her of tho South.) By Dr. B. h. Dabuey, of Virginia, author of "Life of Gon. Jackson." $1.50. Under Two Flags. A Novel. Dy "Onida," author of "Idalia," "Bandolph Gordon," "Strathmore," "Cecil Castlomoines," "Gage," etc. ?2. Also, Fashion Books for October-Go doy's Lady's Dook, Demorest's, Frank Leslie's Dook of Fashion and Peterson's. Also, tho Elocttc for Octobor. At DUFFIE A CHAPMAN'S Sept 24 Bjokstore. Wolfe'? Schiedam Schnapp?arc good for Gout. SWAN GOLDEN AGE GIN. THE SUBSCRIBER has been appointed solo ogent for tho salo of the above justly celebrated GIN, which is recom? mended by physicians generally for ita medicinal nropertiea. T. M. POLLOCK, Pollock IIousi . Sept 24 Bye, Rye. i ?\?\ BUSHELS RYE, for salo by 1UU FISHER A LOWRANCE. Sept 24 Wolfe'? Schiedam Schnapps corrects tho chango of water.