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COLUMBIA. ! Saturday Morning, October 5, 1887. Practical Suggestions. A Mississippi paper says that many persons are offering their lands in that State for sale. We agree with it when it says, where this step is taken with the view to abandon the country in despair, and in search of a better one, it is much to be deplored. As wo have often done before, in the columns of the Phoenix, we in? voke our people to remain on their own soil, bear their own burthens with fortitude, strive to build up the waste places, and by a prudent Une of conduot endeavor, as far as they are able, to regain the recognition by the supreme power, of their right of local self-government. If they aro true to themselves, it may bo thai, in time friends, willing" and able to as? sist, will come to their aid. Our readers know that, as a means of repopulating the abandoned plan? tations of the South, we have sug? gested that owners should offer their lands in small parcels, to correspond with the limited means of immi? grants. A writer on this subjoot wisely observes, that land cannot be sold in large tracts to actual settlers; and that tho true principle is to sell in small quantities and at low prices. The profit must not be expected to come from the first sale, but must oome from the increased value of the land retained which will rise in value in the market, in proportion to the increased density caused by immi? gration. These are correct views, and wo feel assured that, even in this State, there are but few planters who can? not well afford to sell one or two hundred acres of land at a tempting price, and still have more than they can properly cultivate. There are some of the richest and most valuable lands in the whole South, lying be? tween the fork of the junction of thc Congaree and Wateree rivers, that wt know could be parcelled out to immi grants at fair prices; and, at the sam? time, bring among us a population tba' would most undoubtedly affect favor ably our future prosperity and success Why this course has not been adopt cd, is for the land-owners to say Our own opinion is, that they hav< not even until this time realized tin fact that the natural increase o slaves, as in old times, -.vonhi eventu ally clear and cultivate these bro ai and fertile acres. The sooner th ? delusion is dissipated, the better i will.be for the whole South. W speak for South Carolina alone, an? say that the land-owners are the onl; persons who can offer the proper in duccments to tho immigrant. 1 they follow out our suggestions, an< those of other Southern journals they will soon have their neighbor hoods settled ur>, and their propert; doubled in value; while those wh will not sell, allow one-half or twe thirds of their land to be altogethe unproductive. Cut up your farni? keep the prices down, make you natfiral advantage, known, and imtn gration must come. And now wo como to the system c colored labor. The effect of confei ring the elective franchise on th blacks, we believe to bo injurious t them, and to tho whites. It ma give them the numerical ascendant in a few of the Southern States-bi that is nil. This ascendancy will, < courjo, bo increased, if the propose measures of reconstruction be r jected. But if an effective system i immigration is set on foot and activ ly carried out by prompt appliance tho much-dreaded negro ascendant will becomo a myth. We would sa, however, Huit no ono should seek accomplish this object from motiv of revengo to the colored populatio: but in order to erect a barrier again doss and caste legislation, and abc all, to restorotho property and weal of the Southern States. We throw out these "practical sn gestions," os we concoivo them to h and earnestly hopo they will recei due consideration at tho hands of o planters and land-owners. Th must seo their propriety, and t probablo results of a universal adc tion of them by tho agriculturalists tho South. David C. Gibson, Esq., for ma years City Assessor of Charlestc died in Summerville, on Wednestl last. Fall Opening of the Churches. The New York Herald, of the 30th ultimo, has the following admirable satire: We have given in tho Herald the opening of the fall season among the milliners and theatres, and now a similar opening in the fashionable churches claims our attention. The fall programme of theso churches will servo as an interesting supple? ment to our amusement columns. The pastors have been in training all summer at the watering places for the great contest between thom and Satan this winter. But- while our worthy parsons have been away from their flocks, the arob enemy has been ai work in terrible earnest and pipe laying for the coming campaign. He has been stirring up the muscle of the metropolis and preparing them a la Morrissey as candidates for Con? gress, the qualifications of which, ho announces, are to be a light or heavy weight champion of the prize ring. His Infernal Majesty has been also caucasing with some of tho theatrical managers, with a view towards short? ening- the' dresses of their ballet dancers, and thereby rendering Black Crook exhibitions more attractive than ever. Hence it wiii require ali the skill and energy of our clergy? men to combat tho cloven-hoofed champion this winter. Thoro used to be, eighteen hundred years ago, n dozen poor fishermon in Galilee, who went forth as apostles to the whole world, and their Divine Master said to them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither staves nor scrip, neither bread nor money; neithei hu ve two coats apiece." The pas? tors of our fashionable churches sad? ly neglect this command at the pre? sent day. Fine lawn and broadcloth, a head done up in the latest style of the fashionable bair-dresscr, a hand? some salary, fat horses and an elegant establishment, are a few of the dis? tinguishing characteristics of some ol the apostles of the nineteenth cen? tury. The churches aro so munj mirrors of fashion, and the latest styles of bonnets, cloaks and dressei adorn the pews. By-the-way, whj not call these pews boxes and dress circles, as there aro reserved seats it each, and the andience is mainh made up of people who go to chuml to see and be ?een? We know no yet of any definite changes in th? programmes of the mnnagers of th? j churches, but doubtless they hav< plenty of religious novelties on hand The graud opening of tho. ch orche: took place in this city and Brooklyt before crowded audiences. Even t lu steps of the pulpit were invaded b; crinolined and chignoned worship pera, and the blooming faces of th preachers were received with deligh by the various audiences. Ther will be, probably, many debuts mad in the pulpit this season, and th ladies are already making extensiv? preparations in tho way of bouquet and slippers for the expected aspi rants to ministerial honors. We won der very much what one of thos earnest, devoted apostles of the olde; time would say if he were to visit fashionable Gospel establishment c the present day, ostensibly devote to the worship of God. The wraf of Moses, when he came down fror the mountain with tho Comuianc ments and found tho Israelites dan< ing around the golden calf, would b a mild comparison with the spectacl of tho wrath of tho evangelist. -? ?> ? > A NEW KIND OF COTTON.-"Quoi dam," a Georgia correspondent ( the New York Timex, writes recent! as follows of a now kind of cotto now being cultivated in Middle Geo gia: A few plunters in Oglethorpe Coui ty have made an experiment with now kind of cotton introduced tw years ago by Hon. Joseph Echol ex-member of Congress, which pr< mises to bo a great success. It something between the long stap of the sea island, and tho best ii] land cotton, is astonishingly produ tive and very rich in color. Whc the best uplands sold last year at ? cents per pound, this Echols cottc brought 55 cents, and the expel ments of this year promise a simili relative result. A gentleman who hi raised a small patch of it sent mo sample of tho ginned lint a day i tw ago, aud ho also sent me a stn which measured eleven foot in heigl and had on it 507 grown bolls, e elusive of blooms and forms. It calcul ?tod that 100 bolls produce oi pound of lint, and allowing 2,7( stalks to tho acre, did they all pr duco as tho stalk sent me, the tot yield would be lii,G80 pounds of cc ton! Could such a result ns this 1 attained, tho great problem of tl maximum of labor would bo sati foctorily solved. Sanguine "boo farmers" pretend Jhnt by manure ai good culture, ten bales to the ac may be raised. Practical farme regard theso theorists with pity, ai disposo of their sp?culative cale lations witli the simple word-ii possible. - Tho Treasury Department has pas d upon and approved tho last of t! war claims of tho State of Missot against tho Government, and w soon issue a warrant for S1.000.0C found duo in tho final sottlem?i Tho total sum paid to Missouri < these claims amounted to moro th 80,000,000. Practice. Under the Bankrupt Act, the fol? lowing circular is meeting rory gene? ral approval among tile members of the bar: To THE MEMBERS OT THE BAll OF THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OP SOUTH CAROLINA: For the purpose of facilitating applications for the benefit of the Bankrupt Act, ap? proved 2d of March; 1867, and for Raving costs and expenses, both to Applicants and Attorneys, the fol? lowing practice is respectfully recom? mended, to wit: ? . 1. Havo a Commissioner of the United States Court appointed in each District, before whom Petitions and Schedules may be sworn to, os well as before a Register. See B. A., Seo. ll, Rice's Manual, 42. 2. Make up your petitions with the eleven forms af A and B, omitting those upon whioh no entries are made, and have the same sworn to before a Commissioner of tho United States Court. Prepare, at tho same time, a blank order, if in Voluntary Bankruptcy, referring the case to the Register, leaving the day of reference blank, according to Form 17, S. C., Rice's M., 147. Thus prepared, for? ward the Petition and Schedules, and blank order to the Register, who will examine the same, and if found "correct in form," will so certify, ns required under Rule 7th, S. C., Rice's M., 10G. The Register will then for? ward the Petition and Schedules, with the blank order, to the Clerk of tho United States Court, who will file tho Petition and Schedules in his office, and carry tuts blank order to the Judge of the United States Court, to be -signed by bim. The order, when signed by the Judge, will be filed by the Clerk, in his office, aud a true copy of the same, certified under the seal of the Court, forwarded to tho Register. 3. Upon the receipt of the order by the Register,-so certified, he will issue his Warrant, directed to the Marshal, as Messenger, to summon the creditors of tho Petitioner to meet, at a given time, at his office, or such other place as may be designat? ed by tho Court, or by the Register, to prove their debts, select au As? signee, and to show cause, if any they have, why the Petitioner should not be adjudged a Bankrupt; at that and all subsequent meetings of cre? ditors, they may be represented by an attornoy in fact, as provided in Sec. 23, B. A., Rice's M., 59. For form of letter of Attorney, by credi? tors, see Form G7. S. C., Rice's M., 189. 4. At the first meeting of creditors, if there bu no opposing party, thc Petitioner's Attorney will move thal the Petitioner be adjudged a Bank? rupt. If opposed, the opposing cre? ditor must give notice of his objec? tion, and, within a reasonable time, file with the Register, the specifica? tions of the grounds of his objection. Upon the filing of the specifications, the caso will be immediately referred to tho Judge of tho United States Court, Sec. ll, B. A., Rice's M., 43. 5. The Fifty Dollars, required under the Act to be deposited witl the Clerk, to be paid to the Register, must in all cases occompany the Pe tition. W. L CLAWSON,. Register 4th Congres'l District. YoBKVHiLE, S. C., Sept. 24, 18G7. i -? ? . SouTHEiiN ILLUSTRATED PAPER. - The New York Times says: "One of our Southern exchange! comes to us with a largo picture on it? front page, which we are given tc understand is intended to illustrate tin present condition of things in th? Southern States. It represents a lingi elephant with an African head, anc bearing in his trunk a black or stripec flag, with the word "Convention' inscribed upon it. On the elephant': back rides a negro, with the up- raise* baton of authority, while in closi proximity to him is a soldier with i drawn sword. On other parts of th< boast's back aro various other charac ters, whose symbolism we fail t< recognize, but tho foremost of wbon we tako to be meunt for Wendel Phillips. As tho African elcphun moves forward, ho tramples whit* men, women and children under hi feet, while behind him ho leave only desolation. Of the politicu justice of tho picture, wo say no thing; but we may remark that Wi are glad to seo the arts looking up ii the South." THE EPIDEMIC IN NEW ORLEANS. A lotter to the Now York Journal (> Commerce, dated New Orleans, Sop tomber 23, says : Tho fever is rapidly on the increase The city is a vast hospital. It is be Hovel that there aro 10,000 case now under treatment. You hear of i everywhere and iu almost every house It is in all of our crowded orphai asylums. Tho good sisters are stricke; down. Committees aro going througl the streets begging for them. Lan guage fails to ikpict tho misery au* distress existing here. We aro tral; au afflicted people. We shall requir all tho aid wo can obtain from ou Northern friends. Business is, c course, seriously affected by the stat of things-uon-intercourso with th country, no collections, cotton com ingin very slow.^ ^ Tho Chineso claim to havo discc vered America from the West 1,00 years before Columbus. * i esa ? 1 Maximilian's Ile m* I ns--A Q,ae?r Story. ? Qaeretaro correspondent of the New York Tribune, tells the following queer story : Before nay departure from the capital, I heard that the body of the lats Emperor had left this place, and was well on its way to the coast. Imagine my surprise when I was ask? ed this morning if I would like to visit the corpse; and, if it is a possi? bility, my horror and disgust, when I saw and heard what I note below. I cannot express my abhorrence of what I have to-day witnessed in this city, now so widely celebrated as tho ?dace of the assassination of Maximi ian and his generals. Nor eau I form any structure of language which will adequately impress the reader with a fatal representation of all I J would like to publish to tho world. I found the coffin containing the remains in a room in tho second story of the house occupied by Sr. Don Munos Ledo. A soldier stood guard I at the door, ready tc give admittance to all who might desire to look nt the body, which 'willingness was, in our case, somewhat accelerated by the in? fluence of a few reals. The apart? ment bore the appearance of having once been used for a store-room, and was both very dark and extremely filthy. The coffin stood in the centre of the room, rasting upon a couple oi rude wooden benches. It is covered with black cloth, adorned with n cheap quality of gold lace, the top ol whicli lins o falso cover or lid, open? ing which case revealed three glasses, through which the sileut form of the ill-fated Austrian was shown by thc aid of a penny tallow candle kept bj the soldier for visitors' use. Thc Emperor was dressed in a suit com posed of a blue coat, with a row ol brass buttons in front, dark blue pants and heavy cavalry boot?. Hil hauds were covered with a pair o: white gloves, very much soiled. Hil mouth and eyes were partially open, plainly showing his teeth and th< color of his eyes. His beard is quit? gone, as well as the greater part o his hair, which, I am informed? hai been cut off" by Dr. Lasso, who hat charge of the embalment, and sold he receiving as high as five ounces eighty dollars-for small locks of tin eaine. The body of the Emperor re unlined nt Lisso's house until las week, when it was removed to it present louatiou, during which tim? he made use of it os a means o speculation. He also disposed of whatever effect belonging to Maximilian he coull obtain, charging large sums forsmal pieces of his blood-stained garments which he ont up and sold. It is als? alleged that ho has even removed i small portion of the skull, for whicl he obtained a large sum, replacing i with wood. I cannot vouch for this but it has general belief here. Th doctor affirms that the Governmen has failed to pay him his bill for th embalment, of some SK),OOO, am declares his intention of making hi money tho surest way possible. A LITTLE EXPERIENCE.-A Nortb ern man, who has settled at Wadmc law Island, gives the Baltimore Gc zelle an account of his dealings wit the freedmen. Ho is evidently dh gusted with "tho idol" and says: It only requires a visit to thes islands to make a thorough prc slavery man of tho rankest abol tionist. Now that picking has con menced, the hands have to bo watel ed night and day, and with all tin can bo done, they will still steal great deal. They sell whatever the steal to a fow white mon here, wi) have a bad influence upon them, an corrupt them for gain and in hopes < jotting their votes. Tho negro< .ve been taught to believe that tl .and is to be given them, and if tl .military were not within reach, it doubtful whether they could be ke] even in the little subjection in whic they are. v They aro tho most idle, worthies filthy and sullen set of creatures ever saw. They quarrel all day, ai when night comes, they keop the eternal fiddle going till a late hon aud dance tho clouble-shuillo and tl hpc-down to its music. They havo ruined many Southe] planters, who had but littlo' oapit and endeavored to work their plant tions on shares. In almost ovei case; tho negroes? got short cf proi sions from extravagance and careles ness, and abandoned their crops find work for money elsewhere. Tl moment they earn enough to fe< themselves for a fow days, they qv and wander about or lio down ai sleep. Our corn crop, fifty acres, w entirely lost for want of labor. Tho owner of this plantation b I prudently leased it for $2,GOO. I receives in addition $500 per nnnu for superintending, a poor revoni for ono who, with labor that ho cou depend on, might couut a largo ai valuable crop. Under tho prese system, cultivation of tho Sea Isbn cotton will probably have to bo aba doned. It cannot bo grown to coi peto with Egyptian and other cott< of similar quality. "No MOUE PRESIDENTS."-In ara ical procession, in St. Louis, a fi nights since, a banner was promine which boro this inscription: * "I more Presidents. Presidency t first step to despotism." Xjooal T.temjB. CHANGE OF SCHEDULES.-By refer? ence to our advertising columna, it will be seen that important changes have been made in the schedules of the Sonth Carolina and Charlotte and Columbia Railroads, by which close connections are made, and passengers are not delayed beyond the time actually required for transferring bag? gage. A night passenger train will also be run over the former road, commencing Tuesday, the 8th inst. COUNTERFEIT COIN.-The United States Commissioner, James Brown, had a preliminary investigation, be? fore W. B. Johnston, Magistrate, of a charge against Jacob Custon, a freedman, for having in his posses? sion counterfeit CO?D-three pieces one of them purporting to bo a $20 gold piece and tho other two half dollar pieces. After a careful inves? tigation, and the examination of a number of witnesses, tho accused was committed to stand his trial be? fore the United States District Court, PoiiiTiCAii.-The Charleston Cou? rier learns that at a meeting of the State Executive Committee of the Republican porty iu this State, held in that city, it was ngrond that a Convention of tho State Central Committee, composed of one mem? ber for each District, together with tho Presidents of all the Councils of the Union League in the State, or their substitutes, be called to meet in Columbia, on Wednesday, the 16th instant. HOME PRODUCTIONS.-We have re? ceived from H. R. Geiger, Esq., (who has a planting interest on thc Conga ree River,) a balo of most excellent provender, put up in compact form, and generally known by the term "Buffalo Clover." Major Thomas Davis, J. S. Guignard, Esq., and other gentlemen, have used this food for stock for a length of time, and express the opinion that it is prefer? able to fodder-in addition to being much cheaper; in fact, stock prefer it ta the former. Mr. Geiger has pre? pared a large quantity of this article, and will furnish it at such rates as will make it an inducement to per? sons owning stock to give it a trial, at least. The clover can be seen at the Phoenix office. Having a completo printing office, superintended by the proprietor, we can execute every description of book and job printing-bill and lotter heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro? grammes, business, wedding and in? vitation cards, railroad receipts, checks, drafts, ?cc. Our friends will find it to their interest (and ours) to give us a call. Dr. Joseph Cross, who was former? ly connected with the South Carolina Conference, and stationed in Charles? ton several years, and afterwards President of the Spartanburg Female College, died in Texas, of yellow fever, lost week. Dr. Cross was an Englishman by birth, but had re? sided in the United States for a num? ber of years. He was a chaplain in the army during tho late war, and many a poor Confederate soldier well remembers the eloquent sermons de? livered by this soldier-preacher. Im? mediately after tho close of tho war, ho took orders in tho Protestant Episcopal Church, and at tho time of his death was rector in Houston, Texas. PICK-POCKETS.-A freedman named Thaddeus, was relieved of a watch, at the circus, on Thursday night. Thad? deus states that ono of tho circus men asked him what o'clock it was, and at the same tims handed him a fancy box to inspect, and when his atten? tion was diverted, made off with tho time-keeper. The loss was immedi? ately made known to Chief of Polico Radcliffe, who worked up tho caso so successfully, that in a short timo the stolen property was returned to its rightful owner. A card from Messrs. '? F. & R. H. Grencker, of tho Newberry Herald, is published in another column. Tho paper is well managed, anil, as wo aro informed, has a largo and grow? ing circulation. As Newberry is con? ceded, at tho present time, to bo one of tho wealthiest Districts in the Stat?, it would, doubtless, bo advan? tageous for our merchants to use tho columns of the paper, ns a means of bringing themselves into notoriety. FIVE CENTS.-Tho price of single copies of the Phoenix is five cents, and purchasers are requested to pay no more for them. We aro informed that some of the news-boys charge ten. This is an imposition, as tho papers are supplied to them at a rate sufficiently low to warrant their being disposed of at five cents a copy. MILITARY vs. THE UNITED STATES. COURTS.-The Wilmington Journal, of the 3d, says: "Thequestion of the power of the United States Courts has been settled at last. In reply to a telegram asking for instructions re? garding tho United States District Court processes ugainst a party in this city, now in the United States Deputy Marshal's hnnds for collec? tion, Col. Frank, Post Commandant, received a despatch from Gen. Canby, yesterday, directing him not to ob? struct tho executiou of the writs." "This question is then at last set? tled. Tho execution of tho writs will no longer be obstructed. That for which Gen. Sickles was removed, his successor declines doing. Col. Frank having been, as we have stated all along, nu irresponsible party in this matter, is a soldier, nnd obeys the orders of his commanding officer, whomsoever be may be. That which Gen. Sickles, as his commander, or? dered him to do, he did; and that which his successor orders will be I done, notwithstanding it is in direct, opposition to what was ordered by Sickles." Read Udolpho Wolfe's advertise? ments in to-day's paper. Ssw AUVK.M nF.siKNTs.-Attention ia call? ed to tim tallowing advertisements, which ure published this morning for Mho first time J. A T. H. Agnew-And-irons, Ac. T. P, & lt. ll. Grcneker-Newspaper. J. C. Jannev-List of Letters. G. W. Williams A Co.-Iron Ties. Jacob Levin-Auction Sale. Caleb Bouknigbt-Change of Schedule. H. T. Peake-Chance of Schedule. J. lt. Kendrick-In Equity. C. F. JACKSON is receiving goods regu? larly every week. They are well selected and sold at low rates. Call and see them. No house bells good? cheaper than he does. IMPE> OHMENT.-Tho money article of the Journnl of Commerce, of the 28th, has thi following touching im? peachment: Our Washington correspondent writes ns privately, that there is a very nneasy feeling in that city in relation to the political future, and that he can notice a perceptible de? cline in real estate within the last three weeks. His impression is, that this comes from the machinations of those who favor tho impeachment of the President, and who, it is said, design not only to present tho Exe? cutive for trial, but to suspend I1?3 functions in the interim. We had supposed that tho signs of popular re-actions would impose a restraint upon the President's opponents; bat it is now said that in case the pend? ing elections turn against them, they will be rendered still moro deter? mined aud desperate, on the well- t known principle of the leonine ad? versary, who increases his roar as his time becomes limited. The bears in the stock market are making tue most of this view of tho case, and many herc and at the national capital are evidently alarmed at the pros? pect. We do not share to tho same extent in this anxiety. Wo have little faith in tho wisdom or forbear? ance of reckless politicians, and be? lieve that those who are suspected of a purpose to resort to desperate remedies for their supposed griev? ances have given full occasion for such a charge. But neither folly nor madness can withstand the tido of popular indignation that will over? take the authors of such a scheme, if they attempt its execution. Those who have something at stake in the community, besides tho loaves and fishes that entico office-holders, will not sit idly by and allow tho wreck of their material interests. Already we hear from merchants, bankers, manu? facturers, and solid men generally, a new language and tone in the discus? sion of political affairs; and we are, therefore, more hopeful of tho future than they seem to bo who hear only tho slang of party circles. There was a time when everybody seemed apathetic and indifferent, and the national unity and integrity seemed to beat tho mercy of professional politicians who had* everything their own way. There is now a new hand? writing ou tho wall; wo may be mis? taken in tho interpretation, bat, if we read nrig'at, those who hay?? boos weighed and found wanting will bo compelled to resign the staff of au? thority." <-??-? A radical correspondent from Mis? sissippi, after boasting of tho power of tho Loyal Leagues among tho blacks, says: "The Loyal Leagues aro perhaps tho chief political power in the State, but besides these there aro other more radical and secret so? cieties among tno blacks themselves, looking to tho accomplishment of ulterior designs, iu which tho interest and tho ambition of tho blacks are the objects of supremo regard. - - Tennessee is expecting an invoice of English farmers.