The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, June 08, 1875, Image 2
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Taetday Morning, Juno 7, 1875;
As tboro sooms to bo a decided objec?
tion to balf sheets, we have determined
during the dull summer season to iss?e^
the Phosnix in a reduced size. Thero
will be no decrcaso in the amount of
reading matter, however. Our typo is
small, but clear and distinct, and wo
compress a large amount of matter into
a small space; ? As soon as business im?
proves, we shall resume the old size,
which wo earnestly hopo will be before
many months have rolled over.
The Th?id Tekm.?Tho third term
business produces a good deal of "cussin'
and discussion." The more sodate poli- 1
tioians and all of the dignified gentlc
i>ien with presidential aspirations, ore
impressing upon the publio mind the
solemnity of tho example Bet by Wash?
ington and the fathers of the country,
which President Grant has treated with I
entire disrespect. The venerable Rover
dy Johnson has given his views of the
matter. He says thut "the idea of the
President that the safety of tho country |
may domandjthc re-election of a Presi?
dent for a third term," is, in his opinion,
"an idle conceit, having no other sup?
port but the most egregious vanity. Ex- j
actly. But Mr. Johnson goes further,
and intimates that there is something
sordid at the bottom of it. He says:
"The President, indeed, so far as he
is personally concerned, seems to regard
it as a mere matter of dollars and cents;
and it may perhaps bo legitimately In?
ferred/ that if the salary which he now
receives should be secured to him as h
retiring pension, he would gladly leave
tho office at tho end of his present term
and return to 'that home 'where the ba?
lance' bf Iris' days might be spent ill
poao'e, and . tho enjoyment of domestic
quiA?"] / , U'f >'
And after all, this seems to be the real
"Let-us hnve Peace."
The Prince de Joinviile, who came to
this country at the outbreak of the war
with his nephews?young men who took
service in the Northern army?wrote a
letter to a friend from Willard's Hotel
on the 5th of October, 1861, which 'hn!s J
just been published in the Washington
Sunday Herald. In it he says: /
"The more l think about it the more
I believe that the greatness and perhaps '
the very existenco of your country de?
pends on the re-establishment of the1
Union. That can be done still, I firmly I
believe, by tho ? legal Government of
your country showing its power, but
after that by all c las sc:: of the commu?
nity showing the greatest consideration
and the most delicate magnanimity. If
the civil war is allowed to last, if yon |
don't pave the way back into the Union
for the men -of the South, then I will
become very uneasy, because secession,
if once successful, will beoome epidemic."
Such aro the views of a Prinoe who
has the reputation also of being a states?
man. We regret to say that it is only tf
late that tho philosophy of "delicate
magnanimity," referred to, is beginning
to effectually to assert itself.
The hundredth anniversary of the bat?
tle of Bunker's Hill, on June 17th, is to I
receive due recognition. But two days
earlier, there will occur the centennial
anniversary of an event which had even
more influence than Bunker Hill upon
the war, yet whiqh has scareely received
mo?ti'on. On the 15th of June, 1775,
the Continental Congress, in session at
Philadelphia, elected George Washing?
ton "Oommander-in-Chief of all the
forces raised, or to be raised, for the de?
fence of the colonies." A little before
it had voted to enlist an army of 20,000
men, of which the militia and minute
men of New England were made the nu?
cleus. The defensive movements which
beforo then*were only local thus re?
ceived a national endorsement, and the
colonies were solidified into a combined
resistance to Great Britain.
The unpleasantness between Great |
Britain and Burundi, which late de?
spatches say is likely to end in war, is of ]
very long standing. A quarter of a cen?
tury ago England annexed a slice of the j
King of Bnrmah's territory, and he has
been evor since longing to get it back.
There was a little strip of neutral ground
left, in the partition, on which he has
lately shown a disposition to oncroach,
and when England orders him off, ho
does not go. In fact, he is apparently
spoiling for a fight, and he is quite capa?
ble of giving J. B. a good deal of trouble,
though tho chances aro that he will lose
another slice of his possessions in tho
end.
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When you want to send her a lino by
postal card, write with the following pre?
paration: Ten grains of hypo-sulphite of
soda in sixteen tea-spoons-ful of water.
Then, you see, the post office clerks
won't know who sho is; heat brings out
tho writing. >
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Ex-Land Commissioned Leslie Heard
Fbom.?Representative C. P. Leslie, of
Barnwell, is "riled." Like General
Bourn, ho erics out, "Bring me to the
enemy." The following characteristic
letter has been received from tho irre?
pressible:
%y Fair Haven, N. J.,. June 3, 1875.
'Editor or the Daily Phoenix, Colum?
bia, S. C.: Just about the time I fairly
got sot down hore in Jersey, trying to
say my prayers and thanking God that
things were no worse, hero camo an As?
sociated Press despatch, saying I had
absconded to avoid arrest, Ac, 3co., and
that I defrauded the State out of the
Lord only knows how much. Bail just
$4-10,000, (why didn't he make it even?say
one-half million?) Only think of it. I
never knew I was so baa. I expected to
soo further along in the despatch where
a majority of the Advisory Hoard were
already in custody, for yon know with?
out they ordored tho purchase it was no
So; they wore host?and yet, I defrauded
:ie State. Now that's the man I have
been looking for all these five years I
have been out of office. Who is the
man that should first throttle tho grent
land commission swindle, and Leslie
the great swindler? I say, who is the
man? There is n trifling rascal down in
Barnwell; he don't pay for tho whiskey
ho drinks; rather of a theatrical gentle?
man ; rather light waisted; perfectly dis
giisted with me, and out of patience
with all Radicals except himself. Can it
bebe? Can it be? I think it can; for it
rends just like he wrote it. I am B?rry
for the State, because it is bad enough to
beat and rob the dear old State out of
about the last cent, and perhaps never
recover it back, without being mado a
fool of. Everything fails ho touches; if
he advises you to go this wav, then the
history of the last ten years of his life is,
you should have gone tho other way,
certain; if he tells you he is sure to do a
certain thing, depond upon it, ho will
fail. I think this be he that intends to
throttle me. Well, here you will find
ho is wrong, at the very moment when
he thinks ho is right. .
They have got the boil so high that I
am afraid there is not men enough in the
whole State to qualify. Who fixed that
aro bail? I expect he, too. isnn earnest
and zealous Republican. I would like
to help elect a few more of the same sort?
that is, I would like to go all lengths to
do so, providing he is respectable. I
suppose he was satisfied from the look of
the papers that about $440,000 was about
the right thing. Now, Mr. Editor, I
can't think I took that much, for all we
had was $500,000 in bonds, and then we
had to buy a little land to keep for ap?
pearance sake. That took some money,
and you know it would be just a little
unfair to say I got all that was left. Per?
haps I might have come close on it, if it
hadn't been-for the advisory gentlemen;
and th'ou I am caught now, for they
swear every one of them they got not one
cent. I expect, after all, I got it. O
what a bad man I am. Absconded?
cleared out?run away.
My dear Editor, I will face the music
like a man, and I will clean out that
whole concern?lock, stock and barrel.
They must not lower the bail. Keep it
up to high water mark. Everybody that
ever was a Republican must bo arrested.
That's the watch-word now; particularly
if thev are in the way of some one else.
This learns us another lesson ?stick n
pin in there.
When I am there, they are not happy.
"When I am gone, they say I have ab?
sconded. I am, respectfully, yours, at
present. C. P. LESLIE.
The Cuban Question in Europe.?
There was a grim humor in the reply
made by Lord Derby to the deputation
of the Anti-Slavery Society which called
on his lordship to urge that the British
Government should intervene as media?
tor in the Cuban struggle. He said the
time was not opportune- a phrase his
lordship may have familiarized himself
with by reading the Washington utter?
ances on the same question. It is rather
curious that he bases his argument
whollj' upon Spanish sensitiveness. Ho
does not attempt to deny that in the in?
terest of humanity, something ought to
be done to stop the useless slaughter that
has been going on for more than sir
years in Cuba. Nor can ho give any
hope that Spain will be able to crush the
insurrection, until Carlism has been
finally suppressed. Just now, this ap?
pears a rather remote contingency. If
the Cuban war is to go on until Carlism
has been utterly crushed, then the Cuban
insurrection has a long lease of life. It
may be quite true, that this country has
abandoned all intention of annexing
Cuba, and, no doubt, British statesmen
would ruther see that beautiful island
reduced to the condition of St Domingo,
than that it should belong to the Union.
Still, humanity has some claim even on
statesmen. It may be that tho peoplo of
this country will get tired waiting for tho
suppression of Carlism, and may take
such measures as would render the hold?
ing of Cuba a task altogether beyond tho
power of Spain, oven were the Car lists
quite suppressed. Thoro can be no
longer any question as to the issue of the
struggle now going on at cur doors. Had
it been possible to suppress the insur?
rection, it would have been done long
ago; but its vitality is too great to give
Spain any hope of over re-asserting her
past dominion over the island. It would,
therefore; bo an act of real friendship for
some power which could intervene with?
out oxposing its motives to^suspicion, to
make an effort to restore peace. Cuba,
even now, would be willing to pay Spain
a largo indemnity if she would abandon
hor pretensions iS sovereignty over the
island.
Tho rico planters on the Pon Pon,
Ashepoo and Conibaheo rivers report the
crops in a promising condition.
Cm Matte na.?If yom are asked to
lend your FHOurrt. segpoet to the would
be borrower that he had better subscribe.
Beading matter on every page.
The Baptist Sunday-school pic-nics
on Thursday, weather permitting.
Parasols, fans, ioo eream and straw?
berries are quite the rage.
Those who have woolens to shed, pre?
pare to shed them now.
Why don't everybody advertise? It's
pleasant to see one's name in print, and
profitable, too.
There wore 9 deaths in Columbia for
tho week ending the 5th ?whites ?1; co?
lored 5.
The Greenville Actes spurted out with
twenty pages?principally advertise?
ment.;?on Sunday. A big thing.
It was rather warm, Sunday and yes?
terday morning; but a heavy shower in
the afternoon cooled the atmosphere de?
lightfully.
Old type metal, suitable for many pur?
poses about mills, can bo obtained at
Phozhix office at 25 cents a pound, or 2U
cents by tho 100 pounds.
A well known shootist discharged his
favorite weapon several times in the
street, last night, and was finally waltzed
off to the lock-up.
The streets of Jerusalem were kept
clean by every man sweeping before his
own door; the health of Columbia can be
preserved by every one keeping his own
premises clean.
The monthly report of the Trial Jus?
tices of this city for the month of July
shows that there have been 72 criminal
cases: Sill 30; McCord 19; Thompson
1G; Marshall 7; total amount received
$73.80.
We observe that Dr. John T. Darby
has returned to Columbia. We under?
stand he remains until autumn, when
he goes to New York to nssume the chair
of Surgery in the University of New
York, to which he has been elected.
C. J. Laurey, opposite Phoenix office,
will receive this day, 20 barrels golden
russet apples, 50 boxes Messina oranges
and lemonsjjwhich, with butter, hams,
shoulders, lard, paper, &c., will be sold
at lowest market-rates.
The city finances and the action of the
meeting was fully discussed, last night,
and the prevailing opinion appears to
be an endorsement of the course of one '
of the largest and most important meet?
ings which has been held in Columbia
for many years.
Gen. Stoibrand, Chairman of the City
Council Committee, colls for o, meeting
of citizens in the Court House, this even?
ing, to consider municipal affairs. We
learn that Gen. S. has prepared a brief
report, which will be submitted at this
meeting.
Newspapers are like turnips?the
smaller they aro the more substance there
is in them, as a general thing, nnd the
people have found this out. Hence, those
newspapers which give the most infor
mortion in the fewest words, havo bo
come the most popular and the most suc?
cessful.
There was very little property dis?
posed of yesterday, nnd that little
brought unusually ..low prices?one
house and lot which was sold for $5,050
last sale-day, was. bid in yesterday for
$1,0-10. The damaging report of the
Committee of Citizens, doubtless, had
something to do with it.
"I sec you sell mustard on tick," said
a would-be wit, pointing to a showy
clock in the store of L?rick A Lowrance,
upon which is printed the twelve letters
composing the words "cream mustard,"
and which stand for the twelve hours of
the day. "Yes," replied one of the
clerks, "we sell on tick but not on time."
A. says: Hoinitsh's pills arc the best.
B. says: He never wants any other pill.
C. says: They are just tho remody. D.
snys: I always keep a box of your pills.
E. says: For the liver and headache, nono
better. F. says: The only pill suitablo
for the South. G. says: I have a head?
ache, and must go home and take some
of your pills.
Sensational Look-olt. ? "Curious ad?
vertising," "Seven Wonders," "Great
Sensation," "Leader in Low Prices,"
"Great Reduction," "A New Song of
Solomon," "Heinitsh's Queen's Delight,"
for the blood, "Blood and Liver Pills,"
good for tho liver, "Rose Cordial," for
bowel complaint, "What you Need,"
medicines to relieve you at a cheap rate.
The city drug store the cheapest place.
The Fonton house, corner of Main
and Pondleton streots, sold, yesterday,
for $1,660, and the McMahon house, on
Senate street, for $2,975. Messrs. D. C.
Peixotto & Son sold lot on Barnwell
street, 78 feet front by 208 feot deep,
with small cottngo thereon, for $050
cash; vacant lot on same street $255
cash; vacant lot on Assembly street $205
cash. !
i
Public Meetino?City Aftaip.b.?An
enthusiastic meeting of the citizens wob
held in Irwin's Hull, yc?terday evening,
et the'call of the Committee of Twenty.
Every inch of standing room was taken
up and much interest manifested. Ed?
win J. Scott, Esq., acted as Chairman,
and Jacob Levin, Esq., Secretary. Sharp,
short und spirited addresses were deli?
vered by Cols. P. W. McMaster, Win.
Wallace and A. C. Haskell, Majors W.
B. Gulick, W. K. Bachiuan, Mr. C. P.
Janney and others. Col. Wallace sub?
mitted the following report, which was
adopted:
The Committee appointed by the
meeting of citizens to inquire into and
report upon the issuing of city bonds,
and to ascertain, if possible, whether
any bonds have been issued privately or
fraudulently, and by whose authority,
and to whom issued, respectfully report
as follows:
They had free access to the books of
the city of Columbia. They accepted as
correct the statement of the bonded debt
of December 1*71, signed by W. J.
Etler, City Treasurer, for the following
reusons: That statement was made dur?
ing the first administration of Mayor
Alexanderand embraced an indebtedness
about which there was no question; was
examined and approved by a committee
of citizens appointed by the Board of
Trade; was submitted as correct to the
Committee of the Legislature, who were
churged with the bill authorizing the
issue of new city bonds, accepted by
them as correct, and acted upon as such,
acquiesced in by the community and
subsequent city administrations. The
Committee have every reason to believe
it correct. The aggregate of the bonded
indebtedness amounted at that date to
$344,800.
The committee first examined into the
issue of the bonds known as the Ncaglc
bonds, and ordered by the Act of the
Legislature of March 13, 187*2. to be re?
called before the issue of tho new bonds
provided in that Act; they found all these
bonds returned and cancelled.
The Committee found that the city au?
thorities, acting under a construction of
the Act aforesaid, given by the then City
Attorney, J. D. Tradewell, Esq., made
the advertisements required by the Act
once and some time precedent to the
first sale, whether just preceding or not,
the Committee is not fully informed.
Precoding all subsequent sales, there was
only advertisement in the local journals.
Annexed is a schedule of all the bonds
Bold, with the date of their issue and the
names of the purchasers; and the Com?
mittee refer to this schedule as a part of
their report. They have also been fur?
nished by the present City Clerk with u
statement taken from the books of Mr.
Jacob Levin, auctioneer, showing the
prices at which the bonds mentioned
thorein, by the amounts but not by their
numbers, were sold. It will be seen
that by far the heaviest purchaser was
the Mayor, John Alexander. He stated
that he, acting under the advice of the
then City Attorney, Jas. D. Tradewell,
Esq., to the effect that such purchase bv
him would be a legal complianco with
the requirements of the Act, did so pur?
chase, giving his notes for the purchase
money; and afterwards sold the said
bonds at private sale, generally at a profit
and never below the price paid for them,
giving the city the benefit of the profits.
To whom and at what prices those bonds
were wold, the Committee are not in?
formed, nor have they means of getting
the information. They call attention to
the bonds from Nos. 100 to 250 inclusive,
mentioned in the schedule hereto an?
nexed, are, according to the record, not
sold, and that they, with other bonds
mentioned in the schedule, are deposited
as collateral for a loun of $14,000 to tho
city in the South Carolina Bank and
Trust Company. The Committee have
no evidence of the issuo of any other
bonds. All of which is respectfully sub?
mitted. WM. WALLACE, Chairman.
Howls for $200 each, bearing (late Jan?
uary 1,' 1872.?John Alexander, pur?
chaser; Nos. 1 to 10 inclusive; issued
August 13, 1872; par value$4,000. John
Alexander, 17 to 00 inclusive; November
19, 1872; $20,000. John Alexander, 07to
114 inclusive; April 10, 1873; $4,500.
John Alexander, US to 105 inclusive;
Decembor 2, 1872; $12,750. -, 166 to'
250; $21,250. $(52,500.
Recapitulation. ?Bonds for $1,000 each,
$125,000; bonds for $500 each, $62,500;
bonds for $250 each, $62,500. $250,000.
The following bonds, each for $250, ore
deposited in the South Carolina Bank
and Trust Company, as collateral for a
loan of $14,000 to the city: Nos. 102 and
103, $500; Nos. 105 to 110, inclusive,
$1,500; Nos. 115/0 13S, inclusive, $6,000;
Nos. 166 to 200, inclusive, $7,750; Nos.
201 to 250, inclusive, $12,500. $28,250.
Only one notice, in accordance with
the provisions of tho Act, was given,
which was for the sale May, 1872. Other
sales were made upon notice being given
only through local papers.
On November 22, 1873, the city issued
thirty-ono bonds for $500 each, to tako
up tho Blanding certificates, whioh did
not incroasa the debt.
Bonds of the city of Columbia, issued
under the Act of the General Assembly,
approved March 13, 1872:
Bonds for $1,000 each, bearing Dale
January 1, 1872.?Clark Waring, pur?
chaser; No. 1 to 10 inclusive; issued
July 26, 1872; par value $10,000. John
Alexander; 11 to 05; August 13; $85,000.
D. Ganibrill; 06 to 105; October 2;
$10,000. B. K. Scott; 106 to 125; Octo?
ber 2; $20,000. $125.000.
Bonds for $500 each, bearing Dale Janu?
ary 1, 1872.?John Alexander, purchaser;
No. 1; issued August 13, 1872; par
value, $500. John Alexander; 2 to 13
inclusive; October 2; $6,000. John
Alexander; 14 to 17; March 17, 1873;
$2,000. John Alexander; 18; March 18;
$500. John Alexander; 10 to 68; March
28; $25,000. John Alexander; 69 to 125;
April 16; $28,500. $62,500. .
Col. McMaater and Col. Wallace, after
a few remarks, submitted aeries of pro
ambles and resolutions; which, after dis?
cussion, were substituted by the follow?
ing, prepared by Major Gulick:
Whereas, it is provided by the first
section of the Act of the General Assem?
bly, approved March 13, 1872, thnt "tho
outstanding indebtedness of tho city
of Columbia shall not exceed the sum of
$000,000;" and "whether by bonds or
otherwise, shall at no time be increased
beyond the said sum;" and it is further
provided in the seventh section of the
same Act, that upon any attempt being
made to increase the debt beyond the
sum mentioned, "any bond-holder or
corporate tax-payer shall have his action
to enjoin the said Mayor nnd Aldermen
from so doing;" and it further appears
from the report of Committee of Investi?
gation, that the debt now outstanding ex?
ceeds to a considerable amount tho limit
prescribed by the General Assembly. It
is, therefore,
Resolved, That the interests of the city
of Columbia require that tho restraint
authorized to be imposed upon the
Mayor and Aldermen in the contraction
of debt should now be applied, so that
no new liabilities may be incurred, and
the income from taxation shall be ap?
plied to the payment of the legnl debt,
and it s reduction within the legal limit.
1 {ran!red. That an application be made
to his Honor Judge Carpenter, for an in?
junction to restrain the Mayor and Alder?
men from increasing the debt of the city
of Columbia in nny manner whatever, or
binding the city to any payments be?
yond those already authorized or estab?
lished by law; to continue in force until
satisfactory evidence shall have been
submitted to him thnt the debt has beon
reduced to the limit established by the
Act of the Genend Assembly.
Resolved, That legal proceedings bo
commenced against the Mayor and Al?
dermen, who may be responsible for tho
diversion of the interest tax, the diver?
sion of the proceeds of the bonds sold
from the objects first prescribed by law,
and against all those who may have com?
mitted breaches of trust in accepting
contracts with the city while holding
positions of trust.
Resolved, That, the Chairman of this
meeting appoint a committee of twenty
five corporate tax-payers, to form a
standing committee on the finances of
the city, who aro charged with the duty
of carrying out the purposes embraced
in. the second and third resolutions, and
of protecting the financial interests of
the city generally at their discretion, in
nny and all ways that they may deem
practicable; and that tho Chairman of
this meeting be one of the members and
the Chairman of said committee.
A resolution by Capt. Bachmun, that
the members of the City Council resign
forthwith, was adopted.
Several other resolutions,and motions
were discussed and finally withdrawn.
Resolutions of thanks to the Committee
of Twenty, for the faithful manner in
which they had discharged their labori?
ous and gratuitous duties, were unani?
mously adopted. After which tho meet?
ing adjourned, subject to the call of the
Chairman.
Cotton* Factobieh at the Sourn.?It
is not only at Columbus, Gn., but also at
Augusta, in that State, that Southern
success in cotton manufacture is bril?
liantly illustrated. An Augusta corres?
pondent relates tho history of three large
cotton factories there, all of which have
proved exceedingly profitable ventures,
and shows that Augusta is becoming
quite an industrial centre. One of these
factories was opened about the com?
mencement of the war, after a cash ex?
penditure of $60,000. It paid enormous
dividends in Confederate money during
the war, ranging from 700 to 900 per
cent. This, howover, was a somewhat
fictitious prosperity, end it remained to
be seen whether the enterprise could
stand the competition of the North and
England. This it has done. Prom July
1, 18C5, to April, 1874, it paid annual
dividends (in greenbacks) averaging 200
per cent on the original capital. The
factory consumes 200 bales of cotton per
week, runs 22,448 spindles and 722
looms, and employs 671 persons, of
whom 260 are children and 292 women.
The yearly wages aniout to $832,000.
The second factory made 10,536,500
yards of cloth out of 8,171 bales of cotton
in 1874. Its stock is hold at $160, and is
not in the market. Both of theso mills
have bought or built some hundreds of
houses for their operatives, using only
surplus profits for this purpose. The
third factory began work in April, 1872.
Within three years it has clcarod nearly
50 per cent, on its capital of $400,000.
It makes nearly 7,000,000 yards of cloth
a year. Its success is tho moro note?
worthy, because it had only been run?
ning a few months when tho financial
crisis came, and becauso over half of the
operatives were wholly ignorant of their
duties when they were first engaged.
Many of them had nover seen a cotton
factory before.
What Augusta and Columbus have
done, Columbia can do. There are two
chartered companies in this city, but
they make haste slowly, or crab fashion.
Spur up, gentlemen?wo want to hear
the hum of the niaohinery.
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List of New Advertisements.
Meeting Bichland Rifle Club.
C. J. Stoibrand?Public Meeting.
Pendleton Manufacturing Company.
I). Gambrill-Wanted.
Mr. James H. McConnel has been ap?
pointed by Internal Revenue Collector
Carpenter as Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector for the Third District of South
Carolinv. *