The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 15, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, Feb. 15. 1868.
Destitution anti Labor.
Uoruplaiut8 of severe destitution
have becotno of lave frequent in va?
rious countries of tho world. From
Sweden, Algiers, Prussia, Paris, Lon?
don, tho samo doleful outcry for
bread rises from multitudes, most of
whom are only kept from absolute
starvation by tho hand of charity.
In some portions of our own coun?
try, where once a beggar was never
seen, the same danger ii apprehend?
ed, aud but for the interposition of
Government aid, and tho contribu?
tions of the benevolent elsewhere, in
which tho Bultimoreans have taken so
activo n part, thouBauds iu tho South
would be in danger of perishing from
want of tho actual neccsaries of life.
Appeals have been made to assist the
suffering abroad, and wo perceive that
the Germans in Now York are taking
measures to afford relief to the
famishing populace in East Prussia.
This commendable example will no
doubt bo followed by their country?
men elsewhere, and would perhaps bo
efficiently co-operated in by our own
countrymen if tho unusual distress at
homo did not keep at full strotch ?
their resources and capacities for re- I
lief. The Baltimore Sun states that
i there are now, in the single city of |
Now York, 50,000 persons ont of ein- |
ployment, and this is independent of
tho hopeless and helpless class who
aro usually dopendeut upon charity.
Tho Govern meut, as well as indi?
viduals, might possibly render some
aid to tho sufferers abroad, but it is
already burtheued with a vast expen?
diture in tho support of many thou?
sands of people in tho South. The
Richmoud papers speak of 3,000 or
4,000 blacks who aro wandering about,
idle and unemployed, in that city.
Thoso embarrasments indicate that
wc can tako uo effectual part iu re?
lieving tho extraordinary destitution
that exists iu the old world. The ex?
tent of this destitution, even in
England, may bo inferred from the
fact that, at tho Eastern cud of Lon?
don, -10,000 people have to be kept
alive by charity. The causes of the
general European suffering aro as- ?
cribed purtly to the iusuflicieucy of
the crops, and partly to a groat
stagnation of business which, in
many countries of Europe, followed
the active trade which was stimulated
iu European manufactories by tho
war in America. lu Eugland, how?
ever, poverty is becoming so chronic
a trouble, that tho very means which
are adopted to relieve it seem only to
multiply the demands r.pon charity,
which, it is complained, is in danger
of creating a permanent and increas?
ing burthen, by the encouragement
that tho indolent and unworthy do
rive from it to depend upon tho pub?
lic for support, instead of relying
upon their owu iudustry aud econo?
my. The social danger thus menaced
presents a painful dilemma to philan?
thropists. It will never do to with?
hold relief from tho suffering poor,
aud yet the liberal dispensation of it
in London is said to bo having tho
effect of the soup houses of the
Freedmen's Bureau in tho Southern
cities and the general support given,
at tho public expense, to the congre?
gating freedmen in Washington, I
drawing tho idle nnd thriftless from j
all parts of thc realm lu tho metro- j
polis. Tt seems strange that, while
there are such complainte in Europe j
and in ninny parts of our country, I
of tho want of employment, and j
while from some lunts of the United
States thevo aro equally loud com?
plaints ol' tho want of labor, there
should bo so much difficulty in apply?
ing tho obvious remedy for tho des?
titution complained of. Hero aro
mutual wants which can both be met
by the process of emigration-a pro?
cess which has clou o more in the past,
and will do more in the future, to
reliove the sufferings of mankind
than all tho direot contributions that
human charity cnn mako to thu*, pud
It is better to givo laborers useful
employment than to support them
iu times of destitution by charity.
Here is a wa; in which we eau
most effectually help Europe, and at
tho same time, help ourselves. In
South Carolina, for example, as well
as in other Southern States, there is
a wide aud remunerative field offered
for the indigent anti energetic agri?
culturists of other climes, each of
whom may support himself, aud, by
increasing the production of tho soil,
add to tho geueral wealth. Emigra?
tion, by relieving the over-crowded
populations of tho old world and dif?
fusing them over tho sparsely settled
agricultural districts of a now coun?
try, presents the best relief for indus?
trious poverty in Europe, aud, in
facilitating it by all the meaus iu our
power, wo make our own iuterests
subserve the general cause of hu?
manity. Thc New York Post states
that it is conceded by those best in?
formed upon the subject that, with
tho exception of tho very hard winter
of 1851-55, destitution was uever so
general in that city as at present.
Tho reports from tho various mis?
sions and other benevolent societies,
as well ns those from privato indivi?
duals, speak of extraordinary priva?
tions among the poor, iucluding an
unparalleled number of Americans.
This winter, for tho first time in tho
experienc3 of tho police, American
mechanics nightly seek tho shelter of
the station-houses; aud not alone for
a night, or iu few numbers, but by
dozens, and accompanied in somo in?
stances by their wives and little
children. In many cases tho appli?
cants for shelter aro women and chil?
dren-frequently tho widows and
orpnuns of those who lost their lives
in the war. Some of these lodge at
tho station-houses many nights in
succession.
Tile Ili-constructlon Convention.
23D, 21TH AND 25XII DAYS.
CIIAKLESTON, S. C., February 13.
The past three days havo been occu?
pied in discussing the Constitution
and Bill of Rights. The followiug
resolutions were introduced:
B. O. Duncan-That tho Legisla?
ture shall levy no poll tax, except for
educational purposes. Referred to
the Committee on the Bill of Rights.
That the Legislature shall enact
such laws ns may bo necessary to
prevent thc bearing of deadly wea?
pons.
That no lottery or lottery office
shall be authorized in the State. Re?
ferred to the Committee on Miscella?
neous Affairs.
D. H. Chamberlin-That this Con?
vention request Maj. Gen. E. R. S.
Canby to abolish at onco all the Dis?
trict Courts in South Carolina, dis?
miss tho judges, and declare vacant
all the offices connected therewith.
B. F. Whittemore-Resolutions
concerning the manner of making
amendments to tho Constitution. Re?
ferred.
-Hoyne, of Marion-That tho
Convention petition Congress to re
movo disability from thoso now dis?
franchised who wish to bo restored to
their suffrages. Referred.
R. H. Cain-That tho Committee
report to-morrow the preamblo and
resolutions concerning a loan of
Sl.OUU.OOO from Congress for tho
purpose of purchasiug lands when
forced on the market in this State.
Adopted.
Dr. Newell presented a petition
from a few citizens of Anderson Dis?
trict, praying that a portion of tho
same! he transferred to tho District of
Ticken?. Referred.
C. C. Bowen-That Gen. Canby be
requested to enforce tho ordinauco
invalidating all contracts based on
slaven, from tho dato of its adoption.
Adopted.
Tho preamble and resolutions-43
-of the Bill of Rights were read a
third time and adopted, without ma?
terial chango from tho Committee's
report. The first ton sections of the
Constitution were also passed.
0 k*'*??>v?A-.',?%.-^??-?.^.^. w^,,.?r ' r'lf
. At the annual Grand Convocation of
the M. E. Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of South Corolina, holden int Green?
ville Court House, Wednesday, F eb
ruary 12, 1368, tho following Com?
panions ~crc olcct?<i (jiuu? o?ucura
for the ensuing Masonic year:
Companion R. S. Bruns, of Char?
leston, M. E. Grnnd High Priest;
Comp.inion ll. Rush Campbell, of
Laurens C. H., M. E. Deputy Grund
Higli Prie ; Companion Montgo?
mery Moses, of Sumter, R. E. Grund
King; Companion C. M. Miller, of
Laurens C. H., R. E. Grund Scribe;
Companion Rev. Samuel Leard, of
Chester C. H., Most Rev. Grand
Chaplain; Companion C. F. Jackson,
of Columbia, R. E. Grnnd Treasurer;
Companion Ebenezer Thayer, of
Charleston, R. E. Grand Secretary;
Companion W. H. D. Gaillard, of
Pendleton C. H., E. und Grand Cap?
tain of tho Host; Companion Daniel
W. Haines, of Florence, E. and
Grand Royal Arch Captain ; Compa?
nion L. F. Myers, of Charleston,
Grand Sentinel; Companion Montgo
gomery Moses, of Sumter, Chairman
of Committee on Foreign Corres?
pondence.
Tho next annual Grand Convoca?
tion of the M. E. Grand Roj-nl Aich
Chapter of Knuth Carolina will be
holden, Den Vol?ate, at Charleston,
on Tuesday, the Otu of February,
1869, or 2399-being tho first Tues?
day after the second Monday in Feb?
ruary of that year.
PERSONATJ.-A handsome and well
deserved compliment was justly paid
to President Wm. J. Magrath, by
tho stockholders of tho Knuth Caro?
lina Railroad Company, at tho ro
ceut annual election. Of the 9,000
votes east, which figures were sevo
ral thousand in excess of any previous
election fnr many years past, und
which may be attributed to the very
active canvass for Directors, Mr.
Magrath received within 300 of tho
entire vost cast-an evidence of the
appreciation of his administration of
the affairs of the Company.
[Charleston Courier.
MORE GOLD IN YORK!-On Tuesday
last, there was exhibited to na twenty
two pennyweights of gold, represent?
ed to have been taken from ten
bushels of ore, by means of a "drag
mill" of the rudest description. Thu
simples shown ns aro from the
"Boleyn mine," situated on Chow?
der's Creek, in the vicinity of Kin?'?
Mountain, and aro said to be worth
ninety-live cents a pennyweight.
[ York ville Enquirer.
STILL ANOTHER.-We regret to
learn that our esteemed fellow-citi?
zen, Mr. R. 13. Cain, has been tho
victim of a most diabolical outruge,
in having his barn destroyed by some
incendiary wretch. The barn con?
tained some 800 bushels of corn.
[Sumler News.
LENT.-Ash Wednesday, the be?
ginning of Lent, falls this year upon
tho 20th instant. Lent contains
forty days, exclusive of Sunday,
and ends on Palm Sunday, tho 12th
of April.
State South Carolina-Richlaud Dist.
Hy Jacob Hell, Ordinary of said District.
WHEREAS Elias Gradiek hath ap?
plied to mo for letters of admi?
nistration, on nil and singular tho goods,
chattels, rights and credits of William H.
Smith, late of thc District aforesaid, de?
ceased,
These are, therefore, to cito and admo?
nish all and bingnlar tho kindred and cre?
ditors of tho said deceased, to bo and
appear before nie, at our next Ordinary's
Court for tho said District, to he holden at
Columbia, on Friday, tho tweuty-eighth
of February inst., at ten o'clock A. MT, to
show cause, if any, why tho said adminis?
tration should not be granted.
Given under my band, and Seal of tho
Court, this fourteenth day of February,
in tl.u year of our Lord ono thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, and in
the ninety-second year of American In?
dependence. JACOB BELL,
Feb l~>n'?* Ordinary Bichland District.
State South Carolina-Richland Dist.
Hy Jacob Hell, Ordinary of saitl District.
WHEREAS- David Gradiek bath ap?
plied to mo for letters of adminis?
tration, on all and singular tho goods,
chattels, rights and credits of Christens
Gradiek, late of tho Diatrict aforesaid, de?
ceased,
Tin se are, therefore, to cite and admo
nis i all and singular the kindred and credit?
ors of tho said deceased, to ho and
appear before me, at our next Ordinary's
Court for tho said District, to bo holden at
Columbia, on Friday, tho twenty-eight h of
February inst., at ten o'clock A. M., to
show cause, if any, why tho said adminis?
tration should not he granted,
duvii miller my hand and seal of the
Court, this fourteenth day of February,
in thc year of onr Lord ono thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, and in tho
ninety-second year of Amorioan Inde?
pendence. JACOB BELL,
Feb l? B2* Ordinary Richland District.
MARRIED.
On the ICth ult., by the Rov. Wm. Mar?
tin, Mr. JOSEPH E. GRUBER to Miss
SALLIE E. BliOWN, nil of thie city.
On the 13th instant , at the residence of
tho bride's mother, in 'Columbia.' S. C.,
Mr. JOHN lt. JONES, of Biohland District.
Ut ??iss A rs M A v. JONES, of this city.
COLUMBIA MARKET.
Report for Week ending Friday, February l l
PncBKix OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C., FF.B. 15.
There has been a fair business dono in
cotton dating tho past week; tho demand
has bei n spirited, and ail that was ( ffercd
has been readily taken by buyers at very
full prices. Wo now quote middling 18c.
Thc sales of the week foot up 1 013 bales,
as follows: 12 at 15; 70 at 15$; 20 at 15$; 52
at 16; 30 at 104; 73 at lf.l; 20 at 16|; 10G at
17; 84 at 17.|; 100 at 17A; 73 at 17|; 43 at 17?;
.15 at 17J; 182 at 18; 22 at 18J; 85 at t??.
There has been no material chango in
other attieles of country produce, ('oro
atid peas aro in good demand, and some?
thing higher. All articles for consumption
meet with ready sale, at full prices.
Tho following buying rates of South Ca?
rolina Bank Notes, is prepared by Gregg,
Palmer A Co., Brokers:
Bank of Camden. 10
Bank of Charh ston.. fS
Paul; of ('hester .5
Bank of Georgetown.10
Bank of Newberry.25
Bank of South Carolina. 8
Bank nf State of South Carolina, [old,] .. n
Bank of State of South Carolina, [new,]. 1
Bank of Hamburg. (j
Commercial H., uk.. l
Eschangi' Bank. 0
Planters' Bank. 4
Farmers and Exchange ?Bank. 1
State Hank. 1
Union Bank.05
South-Western Railroad Bank, [old, j_'JO
People's .35
Planter-' and Mechanics.lfi
Merchants' .. 7
Whole-stile Prices Current.
COUUKOTKD WUKKl.Y HY
THE COLUMBIA HOARD OF TRADE.
APPLES -Per bushel.1 25 (?A 50
BAGGING-Gunny, per yard.. ? 27
Dundee " .. oe au
BALE ROPE -Manilla, por lb., '??or.
N.Y. or West. 1? O? 10
RUTTER- Northern, per lb. or. 55
Countrv, " .. 35 ot pi
BACON -Hams, per lb. IS ?
Sides " . 151? 10
Shoulder-, '. . 14 ? 15
BRICKS -Per Lunn.0 00? 12 (HI
CANDLES-Sperm,per lb ... 87? 45
Adamantine, " .. 22 oe. *j:i
Tallow, *? .. IS oe 20
COTTON VA RN- Per bunch..1 50 ?1 75
COTTON-SI riot Middling, pr lb is jr^ ISA
Middling. " oh is"
Low Middling, " 17 |W 17A
Coo.l Ordinary, " 10|? 17"
Ordinary, " 14 ? 10
CHEESE-English Dairy, per lbp.i or, ju
Factory, " 10 O? 20
COFFEE-Kio, per lb. 24 O? 20
Lagnayra, ". 28 O? 3tl
Java, " .... 40 O? 45
FLOUR-Country, per bbl.. .14 UO-vr.i l 50
GRAIN-Corn, per bush.1 25?
Wheat, " .1 65?2 00
Oats, " . C0f<0 65
Teas, " . ?O?gJl 00
HAY-Northern, per cwt.
Eastern " .
HIDES-Dry, per lb.121? 18
Green, " . 8
INDIGO-Carohna.1 00?1 25
LARD-Per lb.10.$? 18
LUMBER-Boards, per 100 ft.. 1 50
Scanning, " 150
Shingles, per 1,000.. 2 75
LIME-Per bbl.2 70?2 80
MOLASSES-Cuba, per gallon. 58?60
New Orleans, " 1 00@1 25
Sugar House. " . ..75?1 25
NAILS-Per keg.C 75r<C8 00
ONIONS-Per bushel. ?2 00
OIL-Keroseno, per gallon. 60? 70
Machinery " _ 75? 1 00
POTATOES-Irish, per bushel.1 75?2 00
Sweet, " . 60? 75
RICE-Carolina, per lb. 0? ll
East India, " .
8PECIE-Oold.1 33? 1 34
Silver.1 25? 1 80
SHOT, per bag. ?3 50
SPIRITS-Alcohol, por gallon G 00
Brandy, " .4 00?12 00
Holland Gin, "...5 00@7 00
American " " ...3 59@4 00
Jamaica Rum, " .. .6 00(<?7 00
N. E. " " .. .3 50?3 75
Bourbon Whiskey, . .3 50?4 50
Monongahela " . .3 7J>?4 00
Beet i Oed " .. .2 50@2 75
SALT -Liverpool, per back.2 50?
SOAP-Per lb. 9 ? 12
SUGAR-Crushed, per lb.19? P.H
Powdered, " .19 ? 191
Brown. " .12A? 17*
STARCH-Per lb.10? 12*
TEA-Green, per lb.1 00?2 00
Black, " .1 00? 1 50
TOBACCO-Chewing, per lb-50?l 25
Smoking, " .50? 1 00
VINEGAR-Wine, per gallon... .70? 75
Cider, " _50? (?0
French, " . .1 25<ifll 50
WINE -Champagne,per basket.25?82 00
Port, per gallon.3 U0?5 00
Sherry, " . 8 50?fi nt?
iilit. leo a, " .3 50?0 00
DOMESTIC MAItKF.T.
MEATS Pork, per lb. 15
Beef, ".8 ?121
Mutton, " . 12J"
POULTRY- Turkeys, per pair.
Ducks, lt .
Chickens, " .30?35
Geese. " .
OIL STOVES.
IHAVE ono of tbeso celebrated OIL
STOVES. All persons (especially the
Ladies) are invited to eall and ses it. I
am preparod to furnish them to all, for all
who see them will have one.
HENRY H. PLEASE,
Ehrlich's Budding, Main street.
Feb 15
Tn AT OKKA Son?.-Mr. Pollock
bore "tho bird" in kindly remem?
brance, yesterday, and supplied a
pitcher ui his soup, prepared from
New Orleans vegetables. He requests
us to inform soupists that his lunch
table will be graced with a bowl of
the article ngain this morning-to
partake of which, one and all are in?
vited.
PiiANT TUBES.-Who would not
like to seo Columbia present ita for?
mer grove-like appearance? "Now's
the day and now's the hour," for set?
ting out trees. Will not our city
fathers, as well as {he citizens gene?
rally, toke the hint and replant those
destroyed by storms, fire and acci?
dent? If we cannot as yet rebuild
the houses, we can, at least, replant
the trees, and by so doing add to tho
beauty und healthfulness of the city.
The following "Snow Soug" should
bo sung to tho air of "Shells of tho
Ocean:" One winter day, with care?
ful foot, I wandered o'er the slippery
way; The snow, beneath my boot,
Made it a task upright to stay. And
so I waddled in my wale, I jostled
every one I met; So that somo in
familiar talk, Remarked, "He's very
tight, you bet !" [Repeat. ] I stepped
and stood upon one leg, With cane to
clear my hampered trend; 13nt as I
stooped a boy did "peg" Auother
snow-ball at my neck-I felt the melt?
ed snow-ball; We gather balls and
little reek, Where'er they go or
whence they come. [Repeat.]
How TO GET SLEEP.-This ie to
many persons a matter of high im?
portance. Nervous persons, who aro
troubled with wakefulness and ex?
citability, usually llave strong ten?
dency of blood on the brain, with
cold extremities. The pressuro of
tho blood on thu brain keeps it in a
stimulated or wakeful state, and tho
pulsations in the head are often
painful. Let such riso and chafe
the body and extremities with n
brush or towel, or rub smartly with
t ho lin mis, to promoto circulation,
and withdraw the excessive amount
of blood from tho brain, und they
will fall asleep in a few moments. A
cold bath, or a sponge bath and
rubbing, or a good run, or a rapid
walk in the open air, or going np or
down stairs a few times just beforo
retiring, will aid in equalizing circu?
lation and promoting sleep. These
rules nre simple and easy of applica?
tion in castle or cabiu, and may
minister to tho comfort of thousands
who would freely expend money for
au auodyno to promote "nature's
sweet restorer, balmy sleep."
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post
office open during tho week from 8)4
a. in. to G p. m. On Sundays, from
1% to 2}.< p. m.
The Charleston aud Western mails
are open for delivery at 2 p. m., and
close at 9 a. m.
Northern-Open for doli very at
10'.< a. m., closes at 1 p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery at il
p. m., closes at 8 p. m.
NEW AnvEivriBKMr.NTH.-Attention ie call -
ed to the following advertisements, pub?
hilled this raomblR for tho first time:
I. Snlzbaoher-Wanted.
D. C. Poixotto A Son-Auction Salo.
H. H. Rloasc-Oil Stove
J. S. McMahon-To City Tax-Payers.
Jacob Hell-Citations.
To City Tax-Payers.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,
COLOMBIA, February ll, 18?S.
rriAX-PAYERS are respectfully notified
. JL that returns of ail taxable property
within the limits of this city aro required
to bo made on or before tho 1st of MARCH
next, and payment for tho sumo, on or be?
fore tho 15th of MARCH next. Ander?
sons failing to comply with this require?
ment subject themselves to an addition of
5 nor cent, upon tho amount of their taxes.
J. s. MCMAHON,
Feb IS Imo City Clerk.
WANTED!
OLD COLD and SILVER, for which tho
hiebest c;ish prices will be paid, at
I, SULZRAOHER'S,
Sign of the Oreen Spectarlep,
Ono door South of Phoenix Office,
Feb 15 3 Main stn ot, Columbia, h. C.