The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-05
The Paterson IN. J.) Press saws.

| aH0 ttei SUI w. 81. ITeSS says
I'VE learn that some of the cotton
mills IN this city have stopped, and a
general shut down is anticipated.
Ihe fall in prices makes cruel work
1or manufacturers and merchants,
and operatives have to suffer. The
SILK mills are either shut down or
running with reduced force. or on
short time, and are all losing money:
some Of those with large stocks are
losing heavily"
There are now eleven vacant Cardi-
nails hats, and it is reported that six
of them will be placed on the heads
Fof the following Prelates at the June
Consistory: Monsignore NTatteucci.
ex-governor of Rome; Hohenlohe,
the Pope's almoner; Chigi, Papal
Nuncio at Paris, where he will be sue
ceeded by Monsignore F'ranchi; Man
ming, Archbishop of Westminster;
Lynch, Bishop of Charleston. and a
Mexican Prelate.
In the year 1865 the trade of Great
Britain was very large. 44,51O YES
sells, with IL, l64, 253 tonnage, and
entered inwards with cargoes from
abroad, and 48, 15l vessels, with 12.-
Sl7 ,442 tonnage cleared for outward
voyages. This is an increase over
the receipts Of 1864 of S31,957 tons
inwards, and CAT, 1857 tons outwards.
One of the greatest projects of the
age, in the way Of engineering, is
marine railway around Niagara Falls.
The company propose to construct
caissons or docks, capable of floating
the largest vessel on the lakes. The
grade to be overcome, in the distance
OF eight miles, is about $40 feet, and
the whole cost about 1000, 900.
Corn in Southwestern Georgia is
growing finely, and promises large
crop. There is not as much planted,
however, as last year. The planters
are willing to risk the chances of a
cotton crop. Many of them are
making preparations to plant largely.
hoping the negroes may be induced
to remain and secure the crops.
By the simple invention of mould
ing common bricks with dove-tailed
grooves, in various ways, by means of
which they can be more firmly ce
mented, a decided improvement in
the construction of brick walls ap-
pears to have been secured at little or
no additional cost.
The largest churches in Europe
will contain the following number of
persons: st. Peters, Rome, 54, 1000:
Cathedral at Milan, 81, 900; st. Pauls
at London, $4,000; st. Sophia, at
Constantinople, $4,000; Notre Dame
de Paris, 21,O0O; Cathedral of Pisa,
$4,000; st. Marks, of Venice, 1000.
In England, the income tax is six
pence upon every pound, about two
and one-half-per cent. During the
fiscal year just ended, the aggregate
incomes upon which taxes were col
lected, were 81, ,652, ,9O3, ,645, and the
amount of tax was $41 ,319, 400.
"a respectable old Irish lady" in
Montreal, recently withdrew seventy
dollars from the savings bank, in
anticipation of the Fenian invasion,
and, wanting to put it in safe place,
she took it to the proprietor of a me-
nagerie, who deposited it for her in
A marvellous story comes to us
from Victoria, all about the discovery
OF gold ledge Of great richness and
of fifty feet width, within fifteen miles
of that city. 1t is natural that great
excitement should follow. They are
taking out gold by quartz
Maj. Gen. Candy made his appear
ance in the United States Court, at
New Orleans, on Tuesday last, in an.
swer to the summons of Judge Durell.
This is the first instance in the South
ern States since the war, that a COM
manding officer has respected the
process Of civil court.
Gen. Wright, commanding the De-
partment of Texas, has directed the
publishers of the newspapers in that
State to forward to him a copy of
their publications, to be sent to Gen.
Grant, in compliance with the latter's
late order on the subject.
ONLY A WoMAN's HEART. The New
York Mercu'.y says: ''Such is the title
of Forthcoming new novel, from the
pen Of a brilliant Charleston lady. It
must not be inferred from Che title,
however, that it is work on hus-
bandry."
Rumors prevail in Washington that
the Reconstruction Committee will
shortly be dissolved, owing, it is
said, to & majority of the members
having become sick and tired of the