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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thurs lay ttorning. January 14, 1869. Tltc ITltlmatam. Hie ultimatum of the Turkish Govern? ment to Greece, has been froquontly spoken of within the last month, and except thc general idea that it was a declaration that Greece must eeoao to take part in the Cretan troubles, by assisting the insurgents, its character hos not been well understood, in? asmuch as the telegraph gave us meagre details. Late mail news brings the ultima? tum in full, and wo can now better under? stand what are the points' iu controversy. The declaration was addressed by Ph ot indes Bey, the Turkish Ambassador at Athens, to the Greek Government, on tho 10th of December last. It commenced with a de? claration that the Cabinet of thc Sultan was anxious to maintain peace, but that the conduct of Greece in the affairs of Crete had been such aa to render tho maintenance of tranquil relations extremely critical. Among the wrongs complained of wero theso: The aid and assistance given to the Cretans; the sitting of committees at Athens, with tho object of fomenting and maintaining rebellion in- Crete against the Turkish Government; the sending of. ban? dits to Crete, under the name of "volun? teers;" the transportation of native Cretans into Greece, where it is alleged they have been pressed by want, and where they have been kept, in despite of their demands to be carried home, while at the same time the war in Crete was kept up by new bands of volunteers transported from Greece. It is declared that these statements are sufficient to show "that the question is in no wiso one of deliverance of an oppressed people, but of persecution and torturo of a whole population in the ambitious interests of a neighboring State. " In addition to these wrongs, which have been continued during two years, it is stated that the Greek Go? vernment had applied funds to the purchase of tho ship Crete, which is engaged in car? rying volunteers; that a speech of tho Minis? ter for Foreign Affairs, had shown a resolu? tion to persist in the effort to annex Crete to Greece. The recital of these, wrongs brings the Turkish Ambassador to the abso? lute requirements which his Government makes of the Government bf Greece. Theso are, that within five days, King George shall engage to do the following things: "First. To disperse immediately the bands of volunteers reoently organized in different parts of the kingdom, and to pre? vent the formation of others. "Second. To disarm the corsairs Crete and Fanhelene, or in any case to closo the Greek ports to them. "Third. To grant to the Cretan emigrants the authorization to return to their homes, and to give them efficacious aid and protec? tion. "Fourth. To punish, in conformity with the laws, those men who have been guilty of aggression on Ottoman soldiers and sub? jects, und to accord a just indemnity to the families of the victims from those outrages. "Fifth. To follow henceforth a Hue of conduct iu conformity with existiug treaties and international law." Notice is given 1 hat if theso requisitions are not attended to, the Turkish Minister and Consuls will leave U reece, and that Greek officers of similar grades will bo re? quired to leave Turkey, and thnt Greeks in Turkey will be ordered to leave within a .fortnight alter the rupture of relations. This is the substance of the famous ultima? tum which the conference in Paris has to deal with. Tho matter of the Cretan emi? grants is placed in a position whicli it may not correctly hold. It is doubtful whether these emigrants desire to return to the island and once moro become Turkish sub? jects. If they do, they' should he allowed to exercise their own judgment and discre? tion upon tho matter. The National Intelligencer asks tho follow? ing pertinent questions: Who can framo a better Constitution than tho Constitution of the United States? Are not checks and balances better than oligarchy? Is it not wiser to trust written law than to trust tho fluctuating and mad winds of party? Aro we not safer with tho independent functions of an unimpaired Presidential office and Judiciary, than we should bo under the consuming and despotic will of a Directory? Are not the inspiring rights of tho States so many safe-guards-of the Ilopublic? Are not those tho inspirations of patriotism, tho centrifugal tendencies of our great machine, so osaoutiai as against possible absolutism? Is not ino speech, is not freo thought, bot? ter and moro to bo encouraged than slavish fear and mean submission to tho -viii of a many-headed tyrant? Dr. Columbus Davega, of Charleston - who is about to remove to New York_has been presented by bis Israelite friends with a massive silver pitcher and goblet and a gold-hcuded cane. STATE LEOI9LATKRK. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAV'8 PROCEBDING8. SENATE. TUESDAY, January 13.-Tho Senate as? sembled at 12 M., and was called to order by the President pro tem. Thc House of Representativos returned, with concurrence, a concurrent resolution from the Senate to appoint a Joint Commit? tee to inquire and report if suitable rooms oau be obtained ia the college buildings fur r.be use of the Supreme Court. Mr. Postor presented the petitiou of Mrs. Eva M. Pool, praying compensation for services as teacher of colored children in 18G7. Referred. Mr. Corbin presented tho> petitiou of Risley &. Creighton, of Charleston, S. C., for the refunding of $445.01 tax CH overpaid. Referred to the Comptroller-General, who is requested to communicate any informa? tion he may haye in his office relative to said claim; also his views on the legality of the tax claimed to have been imposed and paid. The account of Jerome Fagan, amounting to eighteen dollars, for chairs furnished the Senate, was referred. The Committee on Removal of Political Disabilitie reported favorably on petitions of Messrs Godbold, Sarvis, Harris, Linders and Cornwells. Reports were submitted by the Committee ou Claims, Judiciary and Roads, Bridges, etc. Mr. Corbin introduced a resolution, that this General Assembly do adjourn sine die on the 5th day of" February, 1869; which was ordered for consideration to-morrow. Mr. Hayes introduced a resolution, that in laying oft"any County into townships, in all cases in which any township is bounded by an adjacent County line, river, publio highway or never-failing stream of water, it is inexpedient and unnecessary for the County Commissioners iu such to employ tho services of a surveyor to lay off such township; which was ordered for considera? tion to-morrow. Mr. Corbin introduced bills to alter and amend the criminal law, uud to authorize the renewal of State stocka ?nd bonds. Mr. Hayes introduced a bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish certain roads, bridges aud ferries, and renew the charter of certain others," passed December 20, I860. Mr. Rainey introduced a bill to amend au Act entitled "An Act to fix the salary and regulate the pay of certain officers." The Senate took up for n second reading ii bill to establish a State Orphan Asylum, which received its second reading, was con sidered by sections, agreed to, and ordered to bc engrossed for a third reading. A bill to organizo and govern the militia of South Carolina was discussed. A bill to re-enact certain Acts lending thc name and credit of the State to the Green ville aud Columbia Railroad Company, une to validate the action of said company thereunder, was discussed and t^ho following section added: SEC. 2. To enable the said company tc fund tho interest due upon their mortgagi and guaranteed debt for the six months, tc wit: from January 1 to July 1, 1868, tb? Comptroller-Generul is authorized and di rected to endorse the name and credit o the State npou the bouds and certificates o indebtedness of tho said company to tb amount of $50,000, to be applied, in all re spects, in the same manner as is provide< in the said Act of December 20, 1866, fo: the funding of interest, and the statutor; lien is horoby extended to cover the addi tional sum of $50,000 herein provided. The Senate, at 2.40 p. m., adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. The Speake took the chair. Reports from several committees wer submitted. Mr. C. D. Hayne introduced a r?solution which was adopted: That the Committee o County Olficesand Officers are requested t report on u bill to alter and amend an Ac entitled "An Act to define the duties c County Commissioners," on Thursday next A concurrent resolution, that so much c the resolution passed at this regular sossio depriving tho members of their per diei during the recess, be aud tho same is her? by rescinded, was adopted and sent to tli Senate. Mr. Tomliuson presented a counter-mi morial and reply, on tho part of the Chui mau aud Faculty of the University of Bout Carolina, to tho memorial of tho Dean an Faculty of tho Medical College of tho Sta of South Carolina. Also, presented the p tition of Risley & Creighton, for ref undi i of taxes overpaid iuto thc Treasury. Ri ferred. Mr. Burton introduced a bill to regula the manner of selling lands at public sal Referred. Mr. Wooley introduced bills to iucorpi rate tho Vaucluse Manufacturing Compui in tho State of South Carolina, aud punish all persons having or pretending have authority to solemnizo matrimon who .shall marry minors without the cousi> of parent or guardian. Referred. On motion of Mr. Feriter, tho considei tion of the special order was suspend temporarily. t . Tho Speaker laid before the HOUBO t resignation of Mr. Zadoc Bullock, us Re resentativo from Horry. Accepted. The Committoo on Engrossed Acts i ported as duly and correctly engrossed fo third reading a bill empowering tho Atti ney-General to change tho veuuo in Sh cases. Mr. Feriter introduced a bill to coinj mill owners to keep in repair their tr dams or bridges thereon. Referred. Mr. Neagle introduced a resolution, whi was adoptod. that tho resolution adopted July 24, 1868, relieving tho Committee Claims from tho consid?r?t*'on cf claii aguiust tho State, bo rescinded, and that t committco be directed to proceed with business properly before it. ' Kr. T?miioson^rom the Com mitton on the Removal of Political Disabilities, re? ported favorably on the petition of James ! F. Green, of Charleston, praying tho removal of his political disabilities. Mr. Sasportas introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that the Committee ou Privileges ana Elections be requested to report what legislation is necessary in order to have a speedy election to fill vacancies I occasioned by resignation, death or refusal to qualify, of persons elected to Couuty offices. The Speaker laid before tho House the returns of tho election for Representative in Beaufort County to fill the vacancy caused by tho resiguation of Mr. George A. Bennett. Referred. At 3.05 P. M., the House adjourned. Columbia as a ManufuclarliiK City-Tile Sale of tlx- Cu nal-A Uliuipue Into the Future. Tho Columbia correspondence of the Charleston News furnishes the following: The purchnse of the Columbia Canal, the property of the State, by Major Pearce, who is understood to be tho representative or agent of Senator Sprngue, tho famous cot? ton spinner of Rhode Island, ts, we hope and believe, the beginning of a movement which, in the course of a few years, will make Colombia, the capital of South Caro? lina, a great manufacturing city, whose influence shall bo felt from the mountains to the sea. Aud in looking forward to this result, wo take into consideration the great advantages which Columbia enjoys, and which make her peculiarly well adapted to the high and important position which we now predict for her. Columbia is situated iu the centre of n fine country, and by the lines of railroad, of which she is, us it were, the focal point, can draw to her mills and faetones all the raw material that could be required. On tho North, in the Charlotte Road, running into North Carolina und connecting with the railroad system of that State. On thc South and East, is the South Carolina Rail? road, connecting with Charleston and reach i?g with ii? connections the whole of East? ern South Carolina. On the South-west, is the Columbia aud Augusta Railroad, which, when completed, will meet the Georgia cotton at Augusta, aud carry it to Columbia, to be worked up into yarns or cloths. On the North-west, is the Green? ville Railroad, which traverses the North? western portion of this State, and will ultimately form a part of the great inter statal line of railroad from Louisvillo aud Cincinnati to Charleston. There is, then, in Columbia every facility for receiving cotton and shipping the manufactured fabrics. The city is remarkably healthy, and for tho purposes of building factories and dwelling houses, there arc tracts of clay suitable for fine brick, and quarries of granite ot the samo kind us that used in tho construction of tho capitol. This is a formidable list of advantages, and to these may bo added the important fact that Columbia was in a posi? tion to give tho first opening for manufac? turing enterprise, by offering for sale and selling tho well-known Columbia Canal, of which a briof sketch will doubtless be of in? terest. Opposite to tho upper part of tho town of Columbia, the Broad and Saluda Rivers join and form tho Cohgareo River. On the Saluda River, about three miles from the city, is the well-known Saluda Factory of Childs, Johnson A Palmer, which now runs about 4,500 spindles. About one aud a half miles from Columbia, on the Broad River, the canal commences. It was origi? nally six miles in length, und for throe and a half miles down the ueighborhood of Bridge street is still in good order. From this point down to the mouth, thc canal is in ruins, it being difficult in some places to tell that a canal had ever been cut, but the rights and franchises remain and pass to tho present owner. There will be no difficulty in rebuilding the canal and re-opening it throughout, andKinsler's Brick-yard, which Senator Spraguo hos purchased, and through which much of the canal runs, will furnish the material for making bricks of an excel? lent quality. Tho average fall io the canal for tho first three miles is fourteen feet, and tho remain? ing distance from nineteen to twenty-one feet; and the supply of water beiug almost unlimited, tho canal can be enlarged to au extent commensurate with any power thal may bo required. If desired, it may bc made equal to 5,000 horse-power or more, and in fact, tho whole water of tho Conga ree River might be turned into the enlarged canal. According to the conditions of tho s ?le, tho purchaser will, within two years, widen the canal to thirty feet, und deepen it t< eight feet, this work being begun within sis months, und $10,000 being expended upon it within twelve mouths from tho date of conveyance. Tho question naturally suggests itself, will this work be done, ftnd will there soot be seen factories and mills at Columbia, st that she may reap tho benefit of tho advan tnges which wo huvejeudcuvored to describe! The reply is, that Senator Spraguo und bi.? friends ure not novices in industrial enter prises, and that they carry out and mak< successful whatever they undertake to do Senator Spraguo himself controls cottot mills running in all moro than a quartor o! a million of spindles, and slaughters 15,00( bullocks yearly for the use of his operatives He is a man of large understanding ant liberal views, but in buying real estato ant investing capital in cotton mills nt th< South, he is governed not by philanthropy, but by strict business principles. Govornoi Spraguo knows that cotton can bo spun ii the South to great profit, and that ohea] labor and living, and tho saving in trans portation, waste, risk and loss, mako a dif ference of twelve or fifteon per cont, ii favor of the Southern cotton spinner. Hi has carefully examined tho mills now ir operation, and after examining tho whoh ; matter with tho cool sagacity for which he is noted, has como to tho conclusion that large sums of money are to be mndo by operating cotton mills at the South. There is no doubt that work upon the canal will be soon begun, and it remains to consider what should bo the immediate aud ultimate results to what is to be the cotton capital of tho State. With the beginning of work upon the ennui, employment will be given to a largo number of laborers, in making brick or qunnrying stone, ami in working upon tho canal itself. This douinud for labor will last until this part of the work is done, when it will bo turned to the construction of the mills and buildings, and of cottages for the operatives, if desired, and, finally, to tho spinning of the cotton. This will givoa livelihood to a largo uuin iber of womeu and children; for it must not [be forgotten that every $1,000 spent in cot? ton machinery, will give work to two opera? tives and support two others. Tho first mills put up should run 40,000 or 50,000 spindles, which would support ut least 3,500 persons. But tho one mill will sot tb?? ex? ample to others. There will bo *u second, and a third, and a fourth, so flint before long, there should bo running in tho neigh? borhood of Columbia, spindles enough to give employment to several thousand per? sons. Aud tho successful operation of the mills would encourage bobbiu-makers, ma? chinists and artizans of every kind to settle near them, while all the wages paid the operators and the greater part of the money paid for labor, would be spent with the merchants and store-keepers of tho city. Some gloomy prophet might, of course, object that all streams runuing down from tho mountains are subject to freshets, which would endanger milling. But we know that this is but a minor difficulty, and not to be compared for a moment with the freezing weather which, during the winter, locks up thc mills of the North aud compels them to pass mouth after month without turning a wheel. And if Columbia is iu doubt as to her good fortune, and has not the faith which we huvo in ber future, let her think of August*. (M?,?) aat! what milli; have doa? for that now wealthy city. Some years ago, the city of Augusta, appreciating the value of mills and factories, us a means of increasing trade and population, bought a tract of land with water power, at a cost of 8250,000, and presented it to Senator Sprague, as a sito for cottou mills. Three years has given to Augusta mills, running 40,000 spiudles, and in less than ten years, there may be 400,000. The city is growing in population every day, real estato has doubled aud trebled in value, and the citi? zens kuow that the best investment they ever made, was when thoy gave away a quarter of a million of dollars for thc en? couragement of manufactures. We do not say that Columbia is the only place in the State which will have mills and factories. There aro many other favorable situations for enterprise of the kiud, and we hope to see a cotton mill, large or small, in every County of the State. But Columbia should be the central point, the manufac? turing centre of the State, and if ber citi? zens go manfully to work, let politics alone, and do all that in thora lies to add to the success of the plans that aro now on foot, Columbia will soon take position as a thriv? ing and prosperous city, and will set a blessed examplo of wealth and good fortune to ber less fortunate and less practical neighbors. MK. EDITOR: In tho matter of Mr. C. Vol ger's alleged grievance, as given in your yesterday's issue, I ask leave to state the first case of segars carno through as ordi? nary first-class merchandize, not being dis? covered to bo segars by the parties through whoso hands it passed. The charge upon the second was correct and based upon knowledge of actual contents of tho case. An inspection of transportation ta ri fia in general, will show two and three rates charged on segars, and Mr. Volger in equity, still owes a balance of charges on the first case. O. J. BOLLIN, Agent South Carolina Railroad. -o DuiiCB IN CUBA.-Gen. Dulce has deter? mined to placate tho seditious elements in Cuba by such offers as, under ordinary cir? cumstances, should bo sufficient to allay all canso for discontent. Ho possibly may con? sider tho insurrection to boa mistake which has been intensified by the unwillingness ol Lersundi to yield to the necessities which woro inevitable, when it was establisbeil that tho revolution in Spain had been vic? torious. If Lersundi, taking tho informa? tion which bo had as indicative of thc course which ho should pursue, bad beer less of a Royalist and disposed to yield ti events, ho would have carried ont tho spiril of the revolution in Cuba, and have award? ed privileges to tho islanders which would have been in accordance with tho new ordei of things in tho old country. But his prin cipal object soerued to bo to remain fuitbfu to the Queen, and lie was nu conservative that be yielded nothing that could bo heh back. General Dulce oilers advantages to tin insurgents which thoy should weigl thoroughly before deciding to reject thom Tho home Government, it will bo rccol lected, has already decreed that all childret of slaves, boru after Ociobor 17, 1808 should bo free. But nothing has yet beer done concerning tho status of tho slavei already held in bondage This is ono o the questions wh'ch will bo taken up in thc Cortes. Tho Revolutionists, if wo are tc credit reports, uro determined to settle thin question at once by a resolution and procla mation giving freedom to all slaves. If thif should be so, it might bring tho support ol tho uegroe8 to their standard, and provo nr element of troublo in tho adjustment ol ?my terms of reconciliation hereufter, unies; tho Spanish authorities should carry ont thc policy by giving forco to tho project ol emancipation. Local Items. -o A valuable addition bas been made to au old and reliable law firm-Chancellor J. P. Carroll bas bcoome associated with Messrs. Melton Sc Melton, and will practice in tho various State and United States Courts. An important change in the schedule of the Charlottcc aud ?South Carolina and Co? lumbia and Augusta Rouds, will be inaugu? rated to-morrow. The attention of partied interested is invited to the advertisement. By the chaugo, subscribers along the line of tho rouds can receive their copies of the Phcenix on the day of publication, and con? sequently will be furnished with the tele? graphic und other news twenty-four hours ahead of the Charleston papers. -o FATAL li A ILUO AD ACCIDENT.-A colored mun employed uti wood-pnsser on tho Char? lotte Railroad, fell from the locomotive of the passenger train, on Tuesday night, and was iustnntly killed-his head and the upper portion of his body being crushed. The body was left ut Wionsboro, whero the tho family of the deceased are employed. A FLORAL PHILANTHROPIST.-A genuine lover of flowers is not a rarity in this conn try; but a mau who, cultivating flowers as a profession, seeks "to scatter choice flowers all over the country," and hence, insists upon supplying every journalist in tho land with "a nice selection of seeds," without money and without price, is certainly one in a million. Such a gentleman, however, is James Vick, the celebrated seedsman of Rochester, New York. Having been years agone a journalist and a publisher himself, he is still animated by an esprit (ie corps that yearns to surround \. ith au atmosphero of roses those who continue in the newspaper business. He is a floral philanthropist. Mrs. Slacker is a good woman aud means well; though her means, in some direc? tions, are not remarkably great. As for in? stance, she never gets auywhere on time. At tho Goldfrout Church, where she is a regular attendant, she never arrives until Rev. Mr. Softshell is half through his chief and most effective prayer. At the theatre she makes her appearance in the middle of the opening act, and disturbs the fifteen people on her tier. Io dressing for dinner she keeps the soup waiting until it is as cool as the reception of a poor relative. It is as? serted roundly that she was forty-five mi? nutes, by the jimjam street clock, behind tho time appoiuted for her marriage, and that her Brat child wasn't born until Saturday night, though reported Wednesday at 7 a. m. -o FAST AND CHEAP PRINTING.-We have added a fast card press-of the Degener Sc Weiler patent-to the machinery of tho P honix office; and have also made additions to our stock of fancy type, cards, paper, etc. Persons in want of any styles of book and job printing, are invited to call and examine samples and prices. Cards printed at short notice, and at prices varying from $3.50 to $10 per thousand. CASH.-Our terms aro strictly cash-no exceptions. If an advertisement is to bo inserted, hand over the money; if a paper is snbscribed for, the money most accompany the order-otherwise no attention will be paid to them. This rule will be adhered to. -o MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office is open during tho week from 8>? a- m- to 6 p. m. On Siyulnys, from 4 to 5 p. m. The Charleston aud Western inuits are open for delivery at 5 p. m., and close at B% P- m. Charleston night mail open 8! .j a. m., close 4j? p. m. Northern open for delivery 8>? a. m., close 2.45 p. m. Greenville open for delivery 5 p. m., close 8'? p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Speciul attention is called to.tho following advertisements, published for the first time this morning: D. C. Peixotto Sc Son-Auction Sale. J. Sc T. R. Agnew-Planting Potatoes. T. M. Pollock-The Pollock House. Walker, Evans Sc Cogswell-Wanted. W. H. Wigg-Citation Notices. 1). C. Peixotto Sc Son-Apples. G. Bouknight-Change of Schedule. Jacob Levin-Auction Sale. Carroll, Melton Sc Melton-Law Card. G. B. Steedmau-Assignee's Salo. Meeting Richland Lodge. At tho inquest, yesterday, on tho littie girl who was fatally burned" by an explosion of kerosene oil, on Monday evening, it was I shown that the oil was below the lawful standard, beiug almost pure benzine. Tho coroner charged the jury, and they rendered a verdict to tho effect that the accident was due to the culpable negligence of Reisor Sc Laheomoiker, tho manufacturers, and Sa? muel Schoonmaker, the vender of tho oil. They also recommended that all kerosono oil in tho city bo properly tested. The coronor held tho manufacturers and Schoon? maker under heavy bonds to await tho action, of tho grand jury.- New York Herald, 11th. It was remarked that among tho pall bearers of tho late John Minor Botts, ap? pointed by the radical party in Richmond, there was not a singlo "colored man and brother." Also, that in all tho proceedings tho negroes arc utterly ignored. "Blood is thicker than water"-except when votes are wanted.