The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-16
Correspondence OF the Phoenix.
NEwDERRY May 10, 1866.

MESohS. EDITORS. nave Just re-
turned from a trip through Newberry,
Union and parts Of L;lurens and
Spartanburg Districts. l gathered
all the information could concern
ing the growing crops, both from my
| own observations and conversations
with some OF the best planters in
each of these Districts The wheat
crop is very large one, and promises
exceedingly well. The most of the
planters sowed largely of wheat last
fall, and they put in some of their
very best lands. fearing the negroes
wo"ld not work the present year
The crop is now in irll head and
bloom. and the present seasons.
winch are fine and general. will ma
t're 1T. The corn is small rs vet, but
the stands are generally good, and it
~ promising for this season. OF the
year The cotton prospects are
gloomy in the extreme The whole
country has been panic stricken the
past week. | have met with only one
place where is stand of cotton.
J Some have to plant over their entire
crop. and the difficulty is there is no
seed; and what seed is in the country
is precisely like that which has been
sowed. and has failed to come M.
The seed before planting to the
casual observer, appeared to be good,
. but, when closely examined bv ),
practice,l eve. it is readily discovered
that the oil has been abstractel bv
the Int the cotton having laid for Il
long time in II bnlk-and the germe-
mating power of the seed lost. Even
Where 1t has come mp, it is so feeble
1t is all dying ont. Those who have
contracted with the freedmen to pay
money wages arc very much de
pressed. They know it is impossible
to make 4 crop OF cotton the present
year. The only thing that now re-
mans to be done is to put the land is
corn and peas. The peach crop in
very generally 4 failure. In some
sections, the freedmen are doing verv
well. and III others they are changing
their places. Upon the whole, they
are very unreliable. There is scarcely
one half the hands in .,e field that
we had previous to the war. Many
have left these districts, and have
gone to the interior and lower part of
the State, while large numbers have
been hired and taken Westward In
most cases, when a man has children
to go to the field, his wife. remains mt
| the house to cook and wash The
active field labor in these and in
many other ways has been very great
~ reduced. NEPTUNE
/ Goon liorE, klrHI.A>p D'Sr, 5. c.
. Apri' 2. 500.
Twenty one miles below Columli:..
on the main road leading to Galners
Old Ferry, stands neat little. meet.
ms-ho"~"' tn" members II which
We're this day constituted into a recu
lar Baptist Church, The following
minister's conducted the exercises il,
the following order: Rev j. Nichols.
leading IN singing, reading appropr-
ate passages Of Scriptures and pray
el: Rev. W. d. Rice. the introlucto-
ry sermon. from Timothy. ! e. ~
| Rev. y. Graham, the chosen mode
rator, on resnming his seat made n
few passing remarks, after which.
calling for the necessary documents.
they We're presented. read and re-
ceived. The right hand of fellowship
being extended to the candidates. and
an appropriate and impressivea address
delivered to the church by the mode
rntor, Rev W. l.. Elkin concluded
with prayer and henelirtion The
Lord > Supper Was then administered.
Rev. j. Nichols and y. Graham of
ficlat!nG. Th" congregation then
sung :: hymn and went ont, with
burning hearts. from the impressive
truth of God and the concluding
hymn
&c ,lldren q! the Heavenly kim
A. ve journey. swrctlv sing, &c.
Let all pray Gods blessing on this
church. That the little one may be
come 4 Thousand Nr. Isaiah ~ C..
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ANOTHER PHASE OF THE ENALpAEAlso
BoMBAKpMENT. The report OF the
Spanish Admiral NuneZ. who r.n-
durtcl the hombarlment. To the
Spanish Minister at Washington.
states that Commodore EudgerS, after
In .H. fl, Al.