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THEJAMS|| JPHONIX. Daily Paper $8 a Year. "Let our Just Censure \^^^^^S^^^Sm Attend the True Event." Tri-Weekly $5 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA. S. C.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 29. 1868. VOLUME IV-NO. 109. THE PHOENIX. IDBU8HXD DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY. THE GLEANER, EVERY WEDNESDAY XOBNINQ. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Office on Main street, a few doors above Taylor (or Camden) street, TERMS-IN ADVANCE. SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Paper, six months.'.....$4 00 Tri-Weekly, .... .? *2 60 Weekly, " lift .1.1 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at 75 cents per square for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 75 cents each insertion. tar A liberal discount made on the ?bov? rates token advertisements are inserted by the month or year* AGENTS. Lexington-B. J. Hayes. Spartanburg-Hiram Mitchell. J. H.- Allen, Chester. S. P. Kinard, Newborry C. H. James Grant, Union. Carpetbaggers in Washington. THE WAY THEY "VOTE-THE CARPET? BAG GEB IN OFFICE. Tho "Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Gazet te, under dato of the 24th inst., says: Since the introduction into the House of tho Southern Representa? tives (?) o novel innovation has been made in the manner of voting in that body. "Whenever any question is up, and a vote about being taken, the carpet-bag members are visited by the pages, who whisper, (loud enough to be heard by others,) "the Speaker says vote aye," or "the Speaker says vote nay," as the case may be. A few days since, the radi? cals divided on a question, and Gen. Butler ventured to instruct the new members as to how they should vote, but a brother radical, seeing the "dodge," followed on his traok, and gave each a lesson on the opposite sid?. The vote was taken, and to the great disgust of the hero of Big Bethel, the carpet-baggers all voted against him, in spite of bis nods and winks. The Secretary of tho Treasury complains that he finds bis imported subordinates in tbe South much less faitbful than tho native rebels. In Brownsville, Texas, a carpet-bag Collector of Customs placed upon his pay-roll fourteen fictitious names of clerks, and drew their salaries himself. The Collector was removed, and a Mr. "Whaley, an ex-member of Congress from West Virginia, was appointed in his plaoe. Mr. Whaley bas now, or soon will, come to grirr as tbe department bas received informa? tion which satisfies Mr. McCulloch that in swapping for Whaley, he got a sorry bargain. A short time since, a number of smugglers were arrested, and it was proven that they had late? ly done a thriving business at de? frauding tbe revenue. The kindly interposition of the Collector secured their release. Mr. "Wbaley will also be relieved. BRIGHTER DAYS. Tbe same correspondent also says: The skies are indeed bright. The acknowledged demoralization of the radicals is proof enough of this. They know not what course to take. So far as radical members of Con? gress are concerned, there is not an hoar during the current sessions tbat a bitter quarrel among some of them does not occur. The Ohio members particularly are a happy family. Butler, a veritable Ishmael, but there is "method in his madness," and be and Thad. Stevens are rendering service of tbe last importance to tbe Democraoy. I learn that the latter will shortly address his constituents at large, especially upon the finan? cial question, which, in the opinion of a shrewd Pennsylvania Democrat, now here on a visit, (who bas learned ^.something of the tone of the coming paper,) -will be worth 30,000 votes to the Democratic ticket in November next. THE CART-ET-BAGGERS. The Washington correspondent o? the Baltimore Sun bas but a poor opinion of tho new Congressmen. He says: It ia doubtful whether somo of the gentlemen claiming to be representa? tives will ever return to their reputed constituencies^ Having been elected by military influence, they will serve a brief season in Congress, pocket their $5,000 per nanum, and the places South that "once knew them will know them no moro forever." INFORMATION WANTED.-One little 'gardon patoh" of ours has boen profitable, very, this season. The ! bugs ate np the cucumbers, and the ohickens ate up the bugs; the neigh? bors' cats ate np the obickens, and we are now in search of something that will eat the cats. Can any of our agricultural frionas aid us? The Tax Bill. The President yesterday affixed his signature to the tax bill. While tho machinery of the bill is ponder? ous, its leading features may be brought within a brief space. The first section taxes every proof gallon of distilled spirits fifty cents, to bo paid before removal from tho distillery or ware-house, which tax is a lien until paid upon the property and apparatus. Seotions 2. 3 and 4 provide for methods of testing quality and tak? ing measurements. Section 5 provides that distillers shall register with the assessors of the respective districts, within sixty days from thc time the bill takes effect. Section 6 provides for the manner of making registry. Sections 7 and 8 provide for the distiller's bond and securities. Sections 9 to 12, inclusive, desig? nate the plan of the distillery, and provide for surveys and. location of buildings. Section 13 imposes a tax of two dollars on every twenty bushels of grain converted into spirits. Section 14 to 55, inclusive, provide for tho general management of dis? tilleries, tho relative duties of asses? sors and distillers, for checks against fraud, for drawbacks, menus of ob? taining purity, and affix penalties for all violations of the law. Sections 5G to 58, inclusive, regu? lato deposits in bonded ware houses. Section 59 imposes a special tax of 8400 annually upon every 100 barrels of spirits manufactured, and also provides for licenses of 6100 for every $25,000 worth sold, and ten dollars iucrease for every 81,000 in? crease of sales. Dealers in tobacco, selling not ex? ceeding $10,000 worth annually, pay a tax of twenty-fivo dollars, and twp dollars extra for every $1,000 worth sold. Baisers are not taxed for salee of their own production. Deniers, selling between 8100 and $1,00C worth, are taxed five dollars; those above $1,000, two dollars extra foi every additional $1,000 worth Bold. Manufacturers of tobacco pay ter dollars, and two dollars additionn for every $1,000 their bond is ii excess of $5,000. Manufacturers o; segars pay ten dollars where theil ?ales do not exceed $5,000 annually and two dollars additional for everj $1,000 in excess of that amount. Al snuff and chewing tobacco is taxe( thirty-two cents per pound; smokinj tobacco sixteen cents per pound. Section G2 provides for the pack ing of tobacco and snuff so as t< facilitate the collection of the ta: thereon. Sections 63 to 80 provide for th manner of collecting the tax, fo penalties, stamping, and the genera duties of tho assessor and manufac turer or dealer. Manufacturers of segars must pa; five dollars for every thousand made without regard to quality, and on al cigarettes, if they weigh less thai three pounds to the thousand, on dollar and a half; if over that weigh! five dollars. The time iu which the bill goe into effect is fixed by SECTION -. And be iffurther enaciec That all provisions of this Act whic require the use of stamps shall tak effect at the end of sixty days fror, the passage of this Act; provided, thr if at any time prior to tho expiratio of the said sixty days, it shall b shown to the satisfaction of the Se< rotary of the Treasury that a long< delay is necessary for the preparatio and due delivery ot any such stamp he shall be authorized to fix a da; not later than the first day of D^ cember next, for putting said prov sions relative to the uso of either < such stamps into Operation, ac shall give publie notice of the day f fixed and determined upon, whic day shall then be held and taken be tho time when thnt portion i this Act which requires the use stamps shall have effect. Those portions, of tho ennctme: not included in the above sectu take effect immediatly on its passag which, of conr.se, was yesterday. During tho four years of Preside Polk's administration, which inelu ed the Mexican war, tho expenses tho war dopai .ment were $90,5*0,76 Tho expenses of that samo depo ment for tho yenr euding tho 1st July, 1868, the third year of pea? aro $128,858,494, or over $38,000,0 more during one year of peace, th they were during four years of I mocratio rule with the Mexican v on their hands. Is there any worn that the cost of living remains at oppressive figure to the meehan and laboring classes of the count He that s well s in prosperity i shrink in adversity. Ml CU IO AN AGAINST NEGRO SUF? FRAGE.-The official announcement that the new Constitution, recently submitted to the people of Michigan, had been rejected, is conr?'ned in a proclamation, issued by Cov Crapo, on July 16. The whole humber of votos cast was 182,838, of , which 71,783 were in favor of the Constitu? tion, 110,580 against it, nnd twenty three were blanks. NATUBAI^ZATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUSTRIA.-A late despatch from Berlin says the Grand Ducal Govern? ment of Hesse has signified its desire to join the other German States in concluding a naturalization treaty with the United States, and Mr. Bancroft is expected to arrive at an early day at Darmstadt to make the necessary arrangements to that end. THE COTTON WORM.-The Mont? gomery Advertiser, of the 20th inst., says: "There can be no doubt now that this dreadful foe to cotton bas mode his appearance. The road just on the edge of the town going South of Montgomery, was full of them yesterday. We saw six of them this morning; they looked strong and healthy. It is to be hoped that their stay will be of short duration. The Frontiei- Index reports that Gen. Crook had attacked somo In? dians in Idaho, date not known; and had been defeated and was obliged to send to camp for wagons to take in his dead. Crook had two companies.of infantry. The Indians were well fortified. The full returns show a Democra? tic majority in Mississippi of between 8,000 and 10,000. Tho Democrats have a majority of six in the State Senate, and of four in the House of Repr?sentatives. They have also carried four out of five Congressional Districts. A letter from Tennessee says that an immense number of rabbits and small game are following tho course of the seventeen year locusts-pro? bably because, if they do not keep them Company, they will have noth? ing to eat. INCREASE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. From June to July, the national debt rose from 82,007,827,842 to 82,060,883,392, being an increase of more than $53,000,0000 in one month. Ben. Butler declared in Congress, the other day, that the plural "we" was used only* by editors, monarchs and tho devil. As his associations have been intimate with all, he ought to be regarded as authority. A procession of 300 negroes, at Carrollton, Mississippi, celebrated the demise of the radical party.. The vote there was 592 Democratic, 8 radical. Dr. Sims, a South Carolinian, well known in Paris, has received the title of Commander of the Order of Christ from the King of Portugal. Police officer Shedick was shot and killed by a rowdy, in New York, on the 23d instant., THE CAROLINA HOUSE, LOCATED on Washington street, next to Brennen & Carroll's, is now under the sole proprietorship of the undersigned. The best of everything, in tho way of WINES, LIQUORS, ALE, SE ?AP.S, TOBACCO, etc., kept on hand. LUNCH every day at ll o'clock. Give him a call, ana test the correctness of the assertion wadu above. June 19 _BICHARD BARBY. DE. D. L. BOOZER, HAVING obtained from tho different patentees of tho profession, office rights of tho latest improvement in DEN? TISTRY, is prepared to do all kinds of DENTAL WORK with neatness, durability and despatch, at tho very lowest rates. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. Office oa Main atroet, Columbia, 8. C., three doors North of Agnew's. Vulcanized Rubber PU* os inserted at. $25._May 2 ly LIVERY STABLES. FTP HE undersigned has purchased (ho X. Stables formerly so well known ns HITCHCOCK'S, and recently owned by Mr. Frazeo. Mr. OWEN DALY, a w< ll-known citizen, and working man, lias been placed in chargo as Superintendent, and ho tru-dH, by reasonable charges and courteous treat? ment, io merit a full Bharo of pubho pa? tronage. HisOMNIBUSES.CAURIAOKH, Ac, will convoy PASSENGERS to and from the Hotels and Private Residences on the arrival and departnro of the various trains, and cvory effort will be made to give thu public entire satisfaction. JOHN AGNEW, Proprietor. OWEN DALY, Superintendent. Jnly22 _'_12_ I STILL LIVE. THE groat SUMTER BITTEBS bave only to be tried to bo appreciated. As a Bummer tonio and invigorating medi? cine, none is equal to it; as a stomach ap? petizer and a promoter of digestion, it is the best Bitters ont. Only try it, and your experience will attest trie truth of our advioo. 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It ia prepared v. ith great care, and its component parts aro entirely vegetable. It is free from the objections so often urged against prepara? tions of tho kind. As a medical agent it has no equal, while its pleasing flavor and healthful effects have mado it a general favorito. It is freo from all properties calculated to impair the system, and its operations are at once mild, soothing and efficient. All who have used Hostettors Stomach Bitters attest its virtues and commend it to uso. Even those who aro in the enjoyment of {lerfect health frequently have need to lave recourso to tonics as preventives of discaso. Wo are never too well armed against the assaults of "tho ills that flesh is heir to." In health or sickness this tonic cannot be taken regularly without giving vitality and elasticity to tho sys tom._July 17 Gt ??MAN HOOD."-Another New Medical Pamphlet from the pen of Dr. Curtis. Tho Medical Times Bays of this work: "This valuable treatise on the cause and cure of prematuro decline shows how health is impaired through secret abuses of youth and manhood, and how easily regained. It gives a clear synopsis of the impediments to marriage, tho cause and effects of ner? vous debility, and the remedies therefor." A pocket edition of tho above will be for? warded on receipt of six stampf), by ad? dressing Doctor Curtis, No. 139 F street, Washington, D. C. May 27 ly oo .-i See ! Call and See ! ! HAVING just received an addition tomv largo and weil selected stock ! ! of SPECTA? CLES, EYE-1 GLASSES, Ac j those desiring to be suited in thc above ar? ticles will do well by calling at my Btoro before purchasing eW where. AJLSO, On hand, with new lots continually arriv? ing, tho following lines of wares: CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEW Kl.HY, SILVER and PLATED WAJ.i.. REPAIRING, in all it i branches, neatly exctntcd, and with despatch, by ISAAC SULZBACHER, Sign of tho Gro^n Spectacles, Ono door below Phoenix Oftice, Main street, Columbia, S. C. July 10_ Ginger Preserves, Condensed Milk, &c. 5CA8ES CANTON PRESERVED GIN? GER, 5 casos Borden's Condensed Milk. For salo by GEORGE HYMMER8. TO THE LADIES. STAMPING for EMBROIDERY, BRAID? ING and FLUTING, aU on the most reasonable terms, by MRS. M. 0. WALTER, July 8 Imo Next to the Central Hotel. EXOEIiSIOB THE COLUMBIA PHOENIX Book, Job and Newspaper PRISTINO ESTABLISHMENT, Main Street, above Taylor. HAVE your PRINTING dono at this Office, for tho following GOOD REASONS: The proprietor is a Practical Printer, And attends closely to his Business. IS? The Office is supplied with Everything Necessary to turn out Good Work. Prices Lower than any other cstublishment In this State, or even New York. Pamphlets, Circulars, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Posters,^ Hand-bills, Beceipts, Ball TicV "i, Invitations, Dray Tickets, Checks, Jil Briefs, Programmes, Drafts, |\ Blanks, Wedding, Visiting and Business Cards, &c, Of all styles and sizes; in fact, Every Description of Printing! In one, two and three colors and in bronze, promptly attended to. JULIAN A. SELBY, Proprietor. Jnst Received at Phoenix Office, A lot of BILL HEAD PAPER-which will bo neatly printed, at short notice, and NEW YORK TRICES. Call and soe. Old Newspapers FOR SALIS at the _PHCENIX OFFICE. REMOVAL. fTPffi????Wimin?i THE undersigned Ri Shaving removed bin na Sq^M^J-dock of FURMTURB T? to Main street, West sido, opposite C. H. Baldwin A Co.'s, will bo glad to seo his former patrons and the public generally. Givo mc a call. With Increased facilities, ho is prepared to manufacturo anything in the CABINET MAKING LINE, at short notice and workmanship to pleaso even tho most fastidious. Particular attention given to REPAIRING, PACKING and JOBBING. JEROME FAGAN. July '.?_ NOTICE. ALL claims against tho estato of J. H. LEE, deceased, will bo handed in, pronerly attested, and all personH indebted to tho estate will pleaso mako payment to Mrs. M. E. LEE, Administratrix, or to H. G. QUERRY. Agent._Jane 17 w9 Nomination for the Mayoralty. WILLIAM M. MYEBS, ESQ., is a candi? dato for tho Mayoralty, and will bo sup? ported by his Ma? 8 NUMERO?B FRIENDS. THOMAS & BELL, BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. ALL work In the department of mocha nical construction executed with promptness and skill. J. P. THOMAS. J. 0. BELL. June 17 FISHER & LOWRANCE. GOLUMBIA, S. C. THE WEEKLY GLEANER, ? LABOE EIQHT-PAGE JOUIINAX OF MEWS, POLITICS, I. IT KU ATURE, An excellent Paper for Country Reading. ITS POLITICS DEMOCRATIC" IN THE GREAT FIGHT AGAINST KADICAL USURPATION. TO TUE PEOPLE OF TEE SOUTH. THE WEEKLY GLEANER-Devoted to tho rehabilitation of tho South in its former prosperity-is offered to subscribers at tho low rate of $1.50 for six months. Tho annals of tho American Republic Bhow no political campaign comparable in tho magnitude of its issues and tho mo? mentousness of its result.", to that for tho Presidency, now pending. Indeed, tho very lifo of free government is on trial, and it will bo a sad commentary on tho capacity of the people for tho oxerciso of that high trust if they, tho jurors who aro to try the issuo, prouounco a verdict of self-condemnation. If tho South has any hopo it is in theBucccssof the Democratic party in tho coming Presidential election; and every citizen is vitally interested in tho progress of tho battle, and cannot afford to bo without a sound and reliable newspaper. As an organ, not only of sound Demo? cratic principles, but as a vehicle of ge? neral news, tho GLEANER is confidently commended to Southern support. A largo oight-pago paper, of forty-eight columns, filled with tho contributions of able cor? respondents, the daily wealth of tele? graphic communication and readable edi? torials. Especially will it bo valuable as an organ to disabueo tho Northern mind of tho falsehoods in relation to Southern thought and actions, with which it is thc industrious vocation of certain parties to poison the springs of Northern feeling on Southern subjects. In this view of tho matter, no more valuable aid to tho true reconstruction of tho country and restora? tion of just sentiment at the North toward tho South can be rendered than by sub scribing to tho WEEKLY GLEANER and Bending it to acquaintacccs and friendB in tho Northern States. Wo ask tho aid of such of our political comrades ae ehall seo this prospectus, in tho distribution of the paper; especially during tho progress of thc impending campaign. 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