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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-12-13
A Letter from General Lee.

A public meeting was held at the Court
House in Staunton, Va, last Monday, to
consider and inaugurate plan to aid in
raising an additional endowment for Wash
ington College, Lexington, Virginia. The
following letter from Gen. Lee was read:
LEXINGTON, Va, November %, 1865.
Ny DEAR COLONEL: The friends of Wash
ington College are making efforts to ad-
vance Its usefulness, and to elevate it to
the position Of other institutions of the
present day. For many years it has stood
still, content to dispense in quiet way its
benefits to the youth of the neighboring
counties, while other colleges, with on
larged means, have been enabled to keep
pace with the progress of science, civiliZa-
ton and improvement.
l am aware that You nre acquainted with
the design of the Board of Trustees to
extend the course of studies, so as to pro-
mote the education of the industrial
classes, and fit them for the several pur-
suits of life, and have promised YOUR
generous aid. But 1 wish also to ask YOUR
influence, with Others in extending the
knowledge Of the project of the Board,
and giving it the weight of your approval
and encouragement.
The citizens of Virginia are accustomed
to see your undertakings prosper, and
have confidence i'll what your Judgment
approves. Should they know that Your
sympathy and assistance are engaged in
behalf of the College, its friends Will be
encouraged to pcrsevcrc. With much
respect, your obcdieut servant,
Il. /. LEE.
Col. NJ. G.. HARMON, Stauntun Va.
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Col. NJ. G. HARMON, Staunton. Va.

CoTroS.-The following facts about
cotton is taken from the New York Ercuing
Post:
The stock of cotton in the Southern
States at the end of the rebellion, with the
crop OF 1860, amounted to - bales.
The consumption of the factories North
of the Potomac from May 1st to November
1st, 1865, was 10000 bales Ter week for
twenty-six weeks: 260, 900 bales.
The export of cotton from May 1st to
September 1st, was not less than 10000
bales; from September 1st to November
7th, it was 1G6, 600 bales
The requirements of the mills North of
the Potomac from November 1st 1863 to
November LIST, 1866, when the crop of 1866
can reach them, will be not less than
three.quarters of their spinning capacity,
or 1000 bales per week for tiftytwo
weeks: 624, 900 bales
The requirement of the South for cigh-
teen months from May l, 1865, to Novcm-
Der l. 1866, will be not less than their re-
quirement for twelve months in 1860
100000 bales; making total of 1920, 900
bales.
If we deduct 1,27O,OoO bales from the
quantity available as above stated,
bales, we have -- bales to be exported
from November 7, 1865, to November /.
1866.
The consumption OF cotton in England
from April 13 to October 26, 1865, has been
tI,oOo DitlcS per Nceh, ol loI IWCntN-cl5nl
weeks, 1877, ,249 bales.
The export from England from 18th
April to 26th October, has been 1900
bales per week, or, for twcnty-cight weeks,
2,722 bales; total for twenty-eight weeks
$500 bales per week-1, $40, 81 bales.
These bales average about $40 pounds
elch.
The lowest estimate of cotton to be re-
ceived from all countries, except the United
States, in 1865, made in January last, was
2,750,000 bales.
The amount of cotton at sea from India,
and the possible receipts from all other
ports, being now well known, it has become
evident that England will not raceivc from
other countries than the United States in
the year 1865 over 100000 bales Eng
lands position on the Goth October was as
follows; Stock in Liverpool, ao3, 900; stock
in London, Al 900, Possible arrivals before
December 81: From India, if all arrives
States, 200, 900; from Brazil, 10000; from
Egypt, $4,000; from West Indies, &C.,
Der 81, 1865, 871 900. After December 81,
but little India cotton can arrive until
April.
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COUNTERFEIT SMALL BILLs.-It is sal

COUNTERFEIT SMALL BILLs.-It is said
that two per cent. of all the fractional cur
rency received at the Treasury is counter
felt. This comes to the Department from
bankers and others deemed experts in
judging money, and two per cent. escaping
the detection of such parties gives some
idea of the extent Of this kind of counter
feiting.
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AFRAID TO LAUGH.-Ladies sometimes
repress their laughter to avoid revealing
the discoloration and imperfection of their
teeth. lair ones, we would advise you to
try the Fragrant Sozodont. 1t will remove
at once, all impurities, arrest the progress
of decay, and whiten such parts as have
already become black by decay, and leave
the breath as fragrant as rose.
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There are, as we learn, one Emigration
Society in Richmond, two in Petersburg.
three in Alexandria, and four in Newbern.
1t is said that the Swiss Consul-General ia
anxious to introduce into Virginia and
countrymcn. Such would be valuable
acquisition. The present Pr. ,isional Coy
crnor OF North Carolina, we are informed
recently directed his attention to the con-
sideration Of this subject, with view to
the introduction of white labor into his
State.
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There will be proposition before the
Finance Committee of the Senate, and
probably before the Committee Of Ways
and Means of the House, to reduce nation
al taxation to point that will yield no
more revenue than what is sufficient to pay
the expenses of the Government, including
interest on the public debt and sinking
fund for the principal. 1t is expected that
the proposed reduction will be great
enough to allow of the repeal Of the income
tax. There are many reasons why this
particular form of tax should be withdrawn
at the earliest possible opportunity. In it's
nature, its collection is vesatious, because
the means which the assessors are obliged
to use to get full and true returns are, to
y large degree, inquisitorial. 1t is, in fact.
the most Objectionable form of tax, and it
is only resorted to in Great Britton, from
which country we copied it, as a revenue
during the continuance of war AS soon
as the pressure for money is over, this tax
is taken of. The news that is likely to be
dispensed with in this country will. there
fore, be hailed with great pleasure.
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Official information has been received,
that twenty-six States have ratified the
constitutional amendment, including the
States of North and South Carolina
Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee. The States of Kentucky,
Delaware and New Jersey have rejected it.
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The LAST CoNFEDERATE.-Only one Con-
federate soldier now remains at the Fair
Grounds Hospital, Sergeant Thomas W.
Rives, OF Company G, Forty,third Alaba-
ma Regiment, Gracie's Brigade. Sergeant
Rives received his wound at Appomatto1
Court House, on Sunday, April 9. 1865,
about fifteen minutes before the flag Of
truce was hoisted, and within few yards
Of the famous apple tree under which
Generals Grant and Lee signed the articles
Of surrender. He is still suffering from
the wound, which was very severe. AL
though the hospital diet is very good, yet
he longs for a change. Let some of our
kind hearted ladies' prepare some little
delicacies, they best know what, and take
or send them up to him. We were as
tonished to learn last evening from his
own lips, that, during many long and weary
months of confinement to his quarters,
only few, very few ladies, had darken-
ed the door Of the hospital.
[PMsburg7s Express.
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THE BURNING OF CoLUMB1A.-An inter-
estinS account of the ''Sack and Destrnc-
ton of the City Of Columbia, S. c." has
just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
the Pheni1 steam power press. Orders
can be filed to any extent.
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Special attention is called 10 the auction
sale of handsome furniture, this morning,
by J. G. Gibbcs, Esq, at the house adioin-
ing Dr. Miot's. Some Of the articles are
worthy of attention.
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Persons desirous of sending packages by
the Southern Express Line to Charleston,
are informed that the wagon leaves the
Office OF the company in this city, Taylor
o'clock.
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Local Items.

Mr.. E. Pollard has opened quite a varied
stock of goods-sweet, sour, dry and wet
in old Brick Range. Look out for the neat
little "iron 'front.'"
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COLUMBIA.
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 13, 1865
The Markets.

The domestic markets of the United
States present anomalies worthy OF re-
mark. The rule that gold is the standard
of all values, for the first time in the At
}antic States fails to hold good. Gold is
worth but 145 in New York, while all other
property is two hundred per cent higher
than in the years before the war. If gold
regulated values, beef, which in 1860 was
worth ten cents pound, should now he
worth fifteen; but it is worth twenty, and
She same is the case with almost every
other kind Of property. The fact is, pro-
perty, that is personal property, such as
the produce of the field, manufactures
&C., is scarcer than gold, and is, therefore,
dearer. Five thousand millions of pro-
pcrty were DESTROYED by the direct ravages
of war, or were lost to the country by not
being produced in consequence of the pro-
ducers having been diverted from the
avocations of peace to those of war, and
the country is now short just the amount
of property which has been destroyed or
would have been produced. Several years
OF peace, prosperity and production must
intervene before this loss of property is
repaired and the products of agriculture
and manufactures fall to their old prices
This desirable condition must be attained
the more slowly since hundreds Of thou
sands of those who were once producers
have been killed or disabled by the war.
Almost all of the goods offered for sale
in thc South at this time, whether prov-
sions Or manufactured articles, are brought
from the North, and yet we fend that
prices in Richmond, (says tie IGmes,) arc
actually, in many cases, lower than in New
York and Baltimore, and this. notwith-
standing the enormous house rents that
our merchants arc paying. Bacon, for
instance, can to-day be bought as cheap
in Richmond as in Baltimore. The cx-
planation of this, like the foregoing, is
easy. Our people want goods of all de-
scriptions exceedingly, as there is not q
man or woman in the State who does not
need new outfit of clothing, and scarce
iy house that does not require refurnsh-
ing from top to bottom, while our barns
and cattle folds arc empty; but our people
lack money equally as much. The money
Brought into the State by the sale of the
tobacco on hand at the close of the war,
and spent by the United States troops
since that time, has been spent for North
ern goods, and has found its way back to
the North. The South is out of cash, and
those who have large stocks of goods arc
naturally anxious to sell, and to do so
must offer their stocks at very low
figure. The goods being here, it is more
expedient to sell them, even at slight
loss, than to reship them North. This
arrangement of the market will of course
right itself, but possibly some persons
may be hurt in the meantime
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CLOSING OF MAILS. Tho Charleston mail
closes daily at o'clock p. IN: Charleston
way mail, 3 o'clock p. m.: Northern mail.
o'clock p. M; GrcenvilIe and Columbia
Railroad mail, Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs
day, at 4 clock p. m
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We are informed that two bales or cotton
We're stolen from Mr.. O'Neale's ward. on
Monday night. As cotton brings such a
fine price, it is an induccment to the
thieves. We also learn that several other
persons have lost bale or two within the
last few DAYS
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W. S. King, Esq, Il special travelling
agent of that old and reliable paper the
Charleston Couvier. is in this city and will
remain for few days on business con-
nected with that Office. He can be found
at Nickerson's Hotel, Room -. The Cor
''ie'' has been greatly enlarged and other
wise improved within the last few days.
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Notice in Partition.

NANCY POLAND, Jesse Jackson and Re-
IN becca Jackson his wife, VIM. Zachariah
Dent and Elizabeth Dent his wife, James C.
M. Poland and George II. Poland will take no
tice that a petition was filed against them on
the 29th day of November, 1865, in the
Court of Common Pleas within and for
the county of Monroe and State of Ohio,
and is now pending, wherein Hannah Neuhart
and John A. Neuhart her husband are petit
TONERS, and demand partition of the follow
ing real estate lying in Monroe county, Ohio,
to wit: The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter, also, the west half of the northwest
quarter; also, the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter; also, the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter, all in section mum.
Der twenty-on one, in township number four and
range number five, containing two hundred
acres more or less; and that at the next term
of said court the said petitioners will apply
for an order that partition may be made Of
said premises MORRIS g. WAY,
dec6w6. Atty's for petitioners.
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Legal Notice.

VXTILLIAM KENNEDY, who resides out of
w the State of Ohio, will take notice that
on the 18th day of September, 1865, Marga-
ret Kennedy, as guardian of James Kennedy,
John Kennedy and Margaret Kennedy, minor
children bf James Kennedy, deceased, filed
her petition in civil action in the Court of
Common Pleas of Monroe County, in the
State of Ohio, against William kennedy, de-
manding therein the sum of $1151 81, with
interest on Sl00 60 from the 18th day of
March, 1861, and interest on SI05O n, resi-
due, from February 12, 1864; that on the
same day plaintiff caused an order of attach
ment to issue against the said William Ken
nedy "a non resident of said STATED out of
the said Court; that said order of attachment
has been returned by the sheriff. of said
county endorsed, served by attaching the east
half of the southwest quarter of section
nineteen township seven and range seven,
containing eighty acres, as the property of the
defendant. The said defendant is required to
appear and answer said petition by the 9Th
day of January, 1866, or in default thereof
that judgment will be taken at the spring
term of said Court, 1855, and said real estate
ordered to be sold to pay said Judgment.
HOLLISTER & OKEY & HUNTER.
Nov.15.w6. Att'ys fo- plaintiff.
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Notice in Partition.


THoMAS J. HOWELL, Levi Howell, William
i ]. Skinner and Naomi his wife, John Con-.
ter and Elisa J. his wife, Jacob Thomas and
Mary his wife, Joseph Ciegg and Huldah his
wite, of the county of Monroe, and State bf
Ohio, and John D. Howell, William Howell,
Araminta Howell, Harriet Howell, Thomas
Howell, ElisaJ. Howell and Louella Howell,
children of Oliver Howell, decd, of fhe State
OF Illinois, will takenotice that petition VIZ
hled against them on .he 9th day Of De-
cember, A. D 1865, in the Court of Common
Pleas within and for the county of Monroe, by
Ekliza Howell, Thomas J. Clegg and Sidney
Clegg his wife, wherein said Eliza Howell,
Thomas J. ciegg and Sidney Clegg his wife,
demands partition of the following real es-
tate to wit: The northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 2S township of
range three, containing forty-one acres; the
west half of the southeast quarter of section
irty-fourtowns hip two of range three con
tanning eighty.one acres; the southeast quar-
ter of the southwost quarter of section thirty
four township two of range three, containing
forty one acres; and that at the next term of
said Court the plaintiffs will apply for an or
der that partition may be made of said prem.
ises. s5 5ei 81 JACOB T. MORRILL,.
decl3,l865. y Atty for Pl'tf
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Legal Notice.

nANIEL RICH, of the State of Pennsylva.
IL mia, will take notice that Nancy Rich did
on the 9Th day of November, A. D. 1865, file
her petition in the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the county of Monroe and
State of Ohio, against said Daniel Rich and
d. Rich, defendants, setting forth that she,
said plaintiff is the legal owner in fee simple
of the following described premises situate in
said county of Mohroe, and praying that her
title may be quieted in and to the same, to
wit: Part of section number thirty-six in
Township six and Range six commenc ing at
the southwest corner of said section number
thirty-six; thence east one hundred and twen-
ty-four poles and three LINKS to beach tree,
north sixty-one degrees east forty one links;
thence northone hundred and five poles and
eighteen links to white oak tree, north
eighty-three degrees west nine links; thence
west one hundred and twenty four poles and
eighteen links to a black walnut tree, south
ten degrees east forty-seven LINKS to the place
of beginning, containing eighty-one acres
more or less. The said Daniel Rich is mott
fed that he is required to appear and answer
said petition on or before the third Saturday
after the 27th day of December, 1865.
.s5. MORRIS & WAY,
Nov.l5.w6, Att'ys for plaintiff.
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CARD. .

Editor of Spirit Of Democracy 47i'd u. {.
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people in this section of the country, ths un-
dersigned take great pleasure in saying
through the columns of your paper, that OUT
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the dyspeptic who has lived for years. upon
Graham bread and the plainest diet, TO est.
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an infallible correotor Of indigestion and cons
Istipation, creates a healthy appetites stops
sick headache, heart burn, sickness ct the,
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breath, as soon as you take II, and BY ensb,
bling the patient to take plenty Of hearty foodj
(which is the parent of health,n produces
vigor, strength and energy. In every trisp
we have known it has speedily exadicated
Dyspepsia with all its attendant suferingsy
weaknesses, debility, and loss of power, giving
instead, a proper activity and tone to tho
stomach and organs Of digestion, and as vea
confidently believe, and as the published csra,i
tifcates in our circulars, almanacs, and IN
many of the leading Journals from couval-
escent patients will ooSfIRM, completely, perA
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warrant 1t in every instance. 1t cau be Oh.
tanned at all the Drug stores in ths United
States aud Canadas, at 81 90 per bottle, or
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Legal Notice.

nANIEL RICH, of the State of Pennsylva.
~ MIA, will take notice that on the 9Th day
of November, 1855, Nancy Rich, as Executrix
of Andrew M. Rich, fled petition in the
Probate Court of Monroe County, Ohio
against said Daniel Rich and others, to sell
lands to pay debts, as follows: Fifteen acres
part of the west half of section thirty six in
Township six and Range six. Said pet ition
will be for hearing in said Court ON the 14th
day of December, 1865.
i MORRIS & WAY, =
Nov,l5-td. Att'ys for petitioner.
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Legal Notice,

#MARY BRUCE, of Washington county, Ohio
Nl is notified that Philip Bruce did, on the
Goth day of September, 1865, file his petition
in the Court of Common Pleas within an6
for the county of Monroe and State of Ohio
charging, the said Mary Bruce with adultery
with one Christopher Adams, and asking tha
he may be divorced from the said Mary Bruce
which petition will stand for hearing at the
next term of said court. 81
MORRIS & WAY,
dec6w6. Att'ys for petitioner.
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Master Commissioners Sale
F. A. Lamping
VS..
Josiah Hall, ct al. -l

DY virtue of a mandate to me directed from
IL the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe
County, Ohio, will offer for sale at public
auction at the front door of the Court House
in the town of Woodsfeld, in said County
at o'clock afternoon. on
Saturday, the 9Th day of january, 1866,
the following real estate, situate in Monroe
County, Ohio, to Wit: sThe northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of Section twenty
twoin Township three and Range five; also the
east half of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section 90, in Township
three and Range five also part of the south
west quarter of southwest quarter of Section
twenty-three intownship three of Range FIVE
containing in all ninety acres more or less
Sold free eff dover. JOHN s, WAY,
dec.6w5. Mas. Com. Monroe County.
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For Sale.

TIlHE undersigned offers for sale to any one
L wishing to buy, fine
A FINE CARDING MACHINE
run by steam engine of the first quality;
also, the lot of ground on which the same
stands. Also comfortable
d W E L L N G. III o US
For further particulars enquire at the resi-
dence OF the subscriber. or G Algeo's
store in Brownsville, Monroe County, Ohio.
NovZz. r. P. GRlER.
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Legal Notice.

TAMES RUCHER and Margaret Rucker his
y wife, of the State of Iowa, John Baker,
Samuel Carpenter and Polly Carpenter his
wife, John Daley and Nancy Daley his wife,
Alexander Baker, James Baker, Cain Baker,
Margaretta Baker, Maijora Baker, John Baker,
Jr., Vincent Daley and Mariah Daley, and
A. G. Beaber, of the State of Indiana,
will take notice that on the 3oth day of No
vember, 1865, James Wells filed his petition
n.the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe
county, Ohio. and that the same is. pending in
said court The object of which said petit
ton is to obtain title to the following real es-
tate in said county, to wit: The one fourth
part of the northeast quarter of section elev-
en-, in township seven and range seven, to be
taken off the east side of srid quarter and
running across the quarter of equal width.
The same land devised by Jacob Baker, Sr. to
Henry Baker, and by Henry Baker sold to
James Wells. The defendants are required
to answer by the first Saturday in February,
or i'll default judgment will be taken against
them pro confessa. sssE lin
~ sa1E iHOLLISTER & OKEY.
and AMOS & SPRIGGS,
dec6w6. s Att'ys for petitioner.
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Spanish sheep.

HAVE JUST REcEIyED.A s.as fs
i small lot of three-quarter a y
and full blood iiEsjEe&
Spanish Bucks. azxs1zs
selected from the best folds in Washington
County, Pepnsylyania, and vicinity, which l
now offer for sale at
& ], "A s O. Ma B L E FIGURES,
for such grades-guaranteeing the same
sound and healthy The Sheep will be for
examination or sale, at the town of Woods
field, every Saturday until sold, and the re-
manning partsof the week may be seen on my
premises one mile west of town.
We0dshsld, Oct - sA.Rt SHARP.