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METHODIST Book CONCERN. The
" Book Concern" as it is called, of
the Methodists, was originated in
1889, by a-preacher in Philadelphia,
on borrowed capital of $500. After
II time it was removed to New York,
and in 1888 took its present location.
Its capital now is 1887, 900. It's total
profits from 1886 to 1860 were ST.
III, ,584.6O, and these all go for de-
nominational purposes.
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PLANTING ON A LARGE SCALE. The
Selma (Alabama) correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette writes:
General Macarthur, of Illinois, has
leased five plantations in Central
Alabama for next year; Major Banks,
of Joe Johnston's staff, has eight;
Gems. Chase and William r. Woods.
OF Ohio, are getting some; SO are
Col. Gere, of Iowa, and number of
others. Their plan is to rent at three
to five dollars an acre, one-third
down, and the remainder payable
first January, 1867. Then they hire
at liberal salaries, competent over
seers for each plantation
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AN ITEM FOR FREEDMEN. S. G..
Burton, of the Indiana Legislature,
in speech before that body, few
days since, said emphatically:
"If left to me, MI. Speaker, I
would, by a system of 'unfriendly le-
gislation,' render the atmosphere of
Indiana so extremely uncomfortable
for negroes that it would be un-
healthy for them to remain in our
midst, and much to their interest and
advantage to emigrate-especially
would I make it so for the 'unconsti-
tutlonal niggers,' or such as are here
IN violation of our State Constitution,
and without authority of law. II
they should refuse to emigrate in
spite of this legislation, they should
be known and recognized in society
only as 'hewers of wood and drawers
of water.''
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LETTER FROM JOHN MITCHELL The
New York Ne'cs, of Saturday, con-
tains a letter, dated Paris, December
%, from John Mitchell. It is not
such a one, in point of elegance, or
wit, or interest, as we had expected,
but very much like those penned by
all foreign correspondents of the
New York papers. He discusses Pre-
sident Johnson's annual message, and
tells how it was received by the Pa
risians-some regarding it as signifi-
cant of Indifference in regard to
French intervention in Mexico; others,
as indicating desire to extend the
protection of the United States over
still Others, as leaving the question
open. Mr.. Mitchell says there is a
powerful and growing Republican
party in France, though the Emperor
is rising in personal popularity; gives
history of the recent Governmental
action with reference to some of the
Partisan students; and winds up his
letter with some characteristic re-
marks upon the deceased King Leo
pold and Prince Albert.
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colambia and Hamburg Railroad.

The Augusta Co,sssitaiowaliss says
that efforts are being made to finish
this important railroad, but some
difficulty is experienced in the lack
of stock subscriptions from parties
who are able to subscribe, and whose
property must be considerably i'm
proved by completion of the road.
We are sorry to hear that the good
people of Edgefeld are quite remiss.
The land-holders of the line, for ten
miles on each side, have more in
terest in the road than any one
in Augusta, Columbia or Charlotte,
where the stock is principally owned.
This appears to US an unconsionable
lack of public spirit. If each land-
holder living within ten miles, on
each side of the line, would take one
dollar per acre of stock for each acre
of land, the road would go forward
rapidly towards completion, and in
twelve months at farthest, the engine
whistle would wake the pine woods
from their lethargy. To many of
these acres the road will add from
five to ten dollars in value, and we
think that the planters circumjacent
should, if possible, come forward
and help this enterprise, which may
otherwise languish, though sure of
final consummation. Col. VIM. John
son, the active and energetic Presi-
dent, does not intend to let the matter
fail; failure is an obsolete word in his
lexicon, but he prefers to have the
ownership of the road right here at
home, rather than seek foreign aid
and capital. Many man is investing
in candy and other gim-cracks large
sums of money, which had better GO
for public works than for pampering
idle stomachs. By such railroads
Augusta and Columbia are to prosper,
and it behooves us all to aid in thei1
erection.
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THE "LEE ENJOYMENT. The

The LEE ENJOYMENT. ''-The
Staunton Spectator. says:
Rev. Mr.. S. d. Stuart, of this
place, has paid visit to the city of
Baltimore, for the purpose of solicit
ing subscriptions for an endowment
to Washington College, known as the
"Lee Endowment. He has secured
subscriptions to the amount of near
$4,000, and expects to obtain about
as much more in q second visit which
he proposes to make to that liberal
city.
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GENERAL LANE This gentleman,
SO well and favoraDly known to u
large number Of our readers. arrived
IN tins city on yesterday morning.
He Is looking very well and cheerful.
and was cordially received by his nu-
merous friends in this city. He left
on yesterdays afternoon train for,
Richmond. = Wilmington Dispotch.
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sonssthang that Csitcerns Everybody
1schaHzss Proposed In Postage bavvs.
On Friday last, in the United
States Senate, Mr.. Dixon introduced
bill to amend the postal laws, which
provides:
1. That after January, 1867, all
newspapers and periodicals, including
those mailed from the Office of publi-
cation. shall be prepaid. and none
shall be carried without pre- payment,
except those coming from foreign
countries.
2. That the Postmaster General
may sell stamps and envelopes at the
value of the stamps impressed upon
them.
3. After the first of April next,
letters from one post Office to another,
at request of person addressed, shall
be sent without additional postage,
and dead letters shall be returned
free.
4. Letters endorsed ohe returned
to the writer's (Act of March 3, 1868,
shall be returned free.
5. Authorizes the sending of mails
by sailing vessels, between any port
of the United States and any foreign
port, at n cost not exceeding the sea
postage.
6. The provisions for publishing
lists of non-delivered letters in news
papers of the largest circulation, is
repealed; advertising left discretion
ary with postmaster.
T1,ot &1o 1>o1o,oo oe
priation of 100000, under thir-
teenth section of Act of May II, 1864,
may be used, as far as necessary, to
supply Deficiencies in the proceeds of
the money-order system for the cur
rent year.
8. That any sum not exceeding $50
may be sent by money-order, and the
fee for $50 to $40 shall be twenty
cents, and for $40 to $50, thirty cents.
9. That q money order shall be
good for twelve months, and, if lost,
o duplicate shall be issued free
10. That all railroads carrying the
mails shall carry, without extra
charge, all printed matter directed by
the Postmaster-Ge to be sent
thereon.
IL. That persons maliciously inter
fering with letter-boxes shall be fined
from 500 to 81, 1000, and imprisoned
not less than one nor more than three
years.
IL. That the President may divert
appropriations from one branch OF
postal service to another, when neces-
sary.
The sixth provision will attract at
tention, and needs no explanation.
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COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, Jan. 20, 1866.
Cotton.

Cotton.
Experiments and estimates made
some years ago, of the expenses OF
cultivating cotton under the old slave
system are given in DeBow's Reciew,
for January, 1866. One of the calcu-
lations was for q plantation of 4,2OO
acres of land, 1900 acres in cultiva-
tion,) worked by 254 slaves, old
and young, which produced 331, 900
pounds of cotton, at an expense Of
four cents seven mills per pound.
Another statement is given of the
expenses on an estate of 1,100 acres
of land, worked by 12O slaves, which
produced crop of 12S, 900 pounds Of
cotton, at all expense of about six
cents per pound. It is probable that
the present cost, after allowance is
made for liberal wages to the freed
men, would not greatly exceed the
above statement; it would, we sup
pose, not be more than doubled. Yet
cotton is now selling for from forty
five to fifty-five cents per pound in
Northern cities, and will probably
command very high price for several
years. The extraord; nary profits
thus promised are producing, rs q
natural result, the industrial condi-
ton described below, in Richmond
paper, which learns the facts from
private sources.
In the Mississippi bottom, mules
are worth from two hundred dollars
to two hundred and fifty dollars each,
and farm hands are paid twelve dol
lars per month, besides their rations
of four pounds of meat and a peck of
meal per week. All the expenses of
farming are vastly increased, but cot
ton is selling in Yazoo City at fifty
two cents per pound.
Northern capitalists, with their
usual keen appreciation of pecuniary
profit, have not been slow to seize
upon the opportunities offered them
for making money in the rich bottom
lands of Mississippi, and have rented
plantations at apparently unreasona-
BILE prices. Three plantations on the
river, adjoining those of ex-President
Davis and his brother, Joseph Davis,
Esq, bring an aggregate rental for
the present year of thirty-six thou
sand dollars; and plantation of eight
hundred acres of cleared land, on
Deer Creek, rents for ten dollars per
acre, the lessee contracting to repair
the negro quarters and rebuild all the
mated that bottom lands will gene
rally sell for about twenty dollars per
acre, and they will rent for about one
half the selling price.
The people of Mississippi now in
tend to devote all their energy to
making good crops of cotton. The
standard of value is changed, and an
helress, instead of being worth so
many negroes, is now reputed to have
on hand so many bales of cotton.
There IS every probability that the
negroes will work tolerably we'll, with
proper supervision and care; and if a
man has not ready money, he can
rent his plantation for this year, and
be able with the proceeds to make q
good start for himself in 1867. One
year or five would be but q short time
III which to recover from the effects
OF this tremendous ordeal through
which we have passed, and if in 1870
the Mississippi planters can equal
their production of cotton in 1860.
they and the nation will be more
than satisfied.
A VOICE FOR MERCY. New
York CO,,,,,o o,.c;<,I
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FURNISHING HOTELS. "A correspon-
dent at Fortress Monroe writes that
large quantities of the bedding of the
Hampton General Hospital have been
bought to furnish hotels in Baltimore,
Washington and Philadelphia. Fifty
cords OF iron bedsteads, 1000 mat
ttresses. 10000 blankets, and 5000
linen sheets, almost as good as new,
few still stained by The blood of
wounded Northern soldiers, thou
sands of whom, both white and CO.
!ored, died upon them, go North to
furnish houses Of summer resort.
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NEGRO RIGHTS IN THE NoRrH.-In
the Indiana State Constitution there
is clause prohibiting negroes from
entering the State. The Indiana
Senate has refused to ratify on amend
ment repeating that clause. This is
nice commentary upon that party
in the North who are clamoring for
the South conferring rights upon the
negro which they are unwilling them
selves to grant. The South shall make
every concession to the negro-the
North none.
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We have received a circular, from
which we mako the following extract:
" In pursuance of the original agree
ment made between the Adams Ex-
press Company and the Southern
Express Company, five years since,
by which the former transferred, by
sale, all their property in the South
ern States and their right in the
express business in said States to the
latter, the Adams Express Company
will withdraw on December 25, 1865.
from such railroads and express
routes as they operated during and
since the late war, and will transfer
their business to the Southern Com
pany"
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In HIS ELEMENr-AN AUCTION
The great apostle of abolitionism,
Beecher, was in his glory last night,
when the annual auction of pews in
Plymouth Church took place. His
place of worship has actually turned
into temple of money changers, and
;he bidding was as exciting as at aDy
regular auction sale down Broadway
The first choice of the box pew was
Knocked down at premium of $4OO
% II. b. Ciafin, of the great dry
goods house of Clafin, Mellen & Co.
Mr.. Joseph P. Howard, father of the
PROCLAMATION forger, paid $500 for the
second choice. Moses S. Beach, edi-
TOR OF the SIN, paid 1905 for the
third choice, and so on. The pro-
eeeds of the entire sale, including
annual rental, will amount this wear
70 about $4,000, all for the great
pleasure of witnessing the weekly
performances by brother Beecher.
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local ITEMS.

local Items.
Advertisements, to insure insertion,
should be handed in by 4 o'clock p. III.
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vertisins and job work arc cash. We hog"
all parties will bear this in mind.
s'THE CoDE"-Thc Acts passed by the
Legislature relative to tho freedmen, for
sale at thi. Office Price 20 cents: by mail
Is cents.
AGENTS FOR THE PuENIx.-Thomas Z.
Slider, Esq, Of Charleston, and H. L. Darr,
Esq, Of Sumter, arc tn. authorized agents
Of the PhGnir, in those sections Of tho
State
THE BURNING OF CoLuMBIA.-An inter
estng account OF the Sack and Dcstruc-
ton OF the City Of Columbia. S. c. has
ust been issued, in pamphlet form, from
tho Phgni1 steam power press. Orders
can be filled to any extent.
We made slight mistake in our notice,
yesterday morning, with reference to the
Grccnvillc Railroad. About the first Of
next month, the officers expect to carry
passengers through IN one dag that is,
they will run hacks between Aston and
the head of the road. But this will make
little difference, as ride of few miles in
a hack will help digestion.
We learn that the store Of Mr.. +. POI
lard, on Main street, entered, on
Thursday night, and several thousand dol
lars worth Of goods stolen. Marks on the
back door show that ali attempt was made
to enter the store from the rear; but the
entrance was effected through the front
door 1t behooves our citizens to be ON
the alert, and give these gentry reception
not To be easily forgotten.
Through the kindness and liberalitv of
Superintendent Pcake, of the South Caro-
lima Railroad, Mr. Cotton will erect his
press and warehouses on the grounds con-
nected with the South Carolina Railroad.
In II short time, the press will be erected
and in operation.
The Route Agent of the National Express
and Transportation Company, Mr. o. +.
Webster, paid us visit yesterday; he
informs us that he has opened an office
temporarily, in Mr.. kraft's shop, on WASH
ington street, near Main. The company
arc now running messengers over the
South Carolina Railroad daily, and will
receive and transport freight at reasonable
rates. Arrangements are being rapidly
completed for the transportation of freight
to any point in the United States. An ad-
vcrtisement containing full particulars will
be published in day or two.
New ADVERTISEMENTS is call
ed to the following advertisements, which
are published this morning. for tho first
time:
L. J. Gibson-Butter.
SecGers Diercks Com. Merchants
City Fire Department.
Levin 4 Piexotto-Variety Sale.
Rice.
Royal Arch Cha ptcr-Ebenezer Thaver.
Lost Receipts Joseph Aps,tell; !,t
Huger Il Hascll-Commis. Merchants.
FRANK Ashe-Buggies, etc.
The NEGRO. This interesting
DerSOnapn oivac +ro,,b1o o,,o~ <:
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MEXICO AND HER Affairs.
New York Herald says that, to settle
the Monroe doctrine, it is only neces-
sary "for France to be very firmly
informed that we earnestly desire to
avoid war; but that, war or peace, all
our principles and policy imperatively
require that she shall leave Mexico. ="
Suppose that our Government
should adopt this policy, and it should
turn out that France would not ac-
down, what then ? Is the assertion
of the Monroe doctrine at this time
of such vital Importance as to Justify
us IN embarking in a war with first
class power for its vindication i? Have
we such direct interest in the affairs
| OF Mexico that we are bound by con-
slderat1ons of honor and interest to
undertake her quarrel, and thus put
our own interests and prosperity in
jeopardy ? We think not. War is a
serious thing, and it is certain that,
If Napoleon should be disposed to ac-
cept hostilities rather than submit to
the humiliation of being expelled
from Mexico, he would most assuredly
conduct the war upon a scale which
would be apt to make it exceedingly
interesting to us. 1t is very easy to
say that we will not tolerate the pre-
sence Of French troops and influence
IN Mexico, and we could, no doubt,
drive out both but the question is,
whether it will pay us to make the
effort, and whether the advantages to
result would be an equivalent for the
expenditure of blood and money
which would necessarily be involved.
1t seems to us that we have had war
enough to last us for several years,
and that season of rest is absolutely
necessary, to enable US to patch up
our shattered finances and to recupe-
rate our exhausted energies. The
building up and strengthening of our
own country is a matter of more i'm
portance to us than the poor and bar
rem privilege of regulating the poll
tics of our neighbors. The day NAV
come, after we have recovered from
our late gigantic efforts and harmo-
nlzed our people, when it will only
be necessary for us to say that the
continent must be cleared of all TO-
reign Influences, and they will go.
bnt the time has not yet arrived.
Louisville Journal.
In HIS ELEMENT-AN AUCTION
The great apostle of abolitionism,
beecher, was in his glory last night,
when the annual auction of pews in
Plymouth Church took place. His
place of worship has actually turned
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TENNESSEE CorToN. y We Judge
from what we have heard that one of
the largest cotton-producing States
in the Union this year will be Ten
nessee. In the first place, the native
industry of the State, white and
colored, is in better condition than
that of most other States for the re-
sumption of activity. In the next
place, there has already been a larger
Northern emigration to Tennessee
than to any other Southern State,
and the prospects are that it will be
greatly increased within the next
three months, consisting both of
workers and capitalists. Both the
old residents and new comers gene
rally declare it their purpose to de-
vote themselves to the cultivation of
cotton; and preparations have already
been made to introduce the raising of
cotton upon large scale in districts
which have heretofore been devoted
to the growth of wheat and cattle.
There are large regions in the central
and western part of the State where
cotton can be raised to great advan-
tage, and we see no reason why Ten
nessee should not furnish half a
million bales.-Ne,s York Times.
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ALABAMA NEws-A gentleman 10y
the name of T. w. Ralph, from
Tuscaloosa, was found dead in his
room, at the Exchange Hotel in Mont
gomery, on Sunday morning last.
He retired Saturday night apparently
in good health, but had been dis
sipating freely for several days past.
From the Montgomery AdrertiSe,',
of the 9th, we extract the following:
A gentleman from New York, who
came down the road yesterday, re-
ports that at Opelika negro girl
some sixteen or seventeen years old,
came in, with her ears cut off close to
her head, and alleged that it was
done by man in United States uni
form, because she would not let him
aau uyiH9lence H1ell etc to her person: No notice
military authorities. Such inhunani-
ties should be ferreted out and the
guilty parties punished severely, who
ever they may be. Where the civil
authority has not power to act, the
military certainly has, and we trust
between the two, no acts of the kind
Will be allowed to disgrace the COM
MUMMY.
Mrs. Susanna G. Clay, wife of Gov.
Z. q: Clay, ST., died in Huntsville,
on the I'd inst, at an advanced age.
The negroes of Huntsville had a
large parade on the 1st inst, in COM
memoration of the anniversary of
their emancipation.
The State Legislature reassem-
bled in Montgomery on Monday,
18th inst.
The Montgomery N4H states that
there are q large number of negro
soldiers loafing about the streets of
that city. They belonged to the 136th
negro regiment, recently mustered
out of service at Augusta.
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Advertisements, to insure insertions,
should be handed in by o'clock p. III.
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s'TnE CODE. The Acts passed by the
Legislature relative to tho freedmen for
sale at this Office. Price 20 cents: by III. il
25 cents.
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CAsH.-Our terms sor subscription. adj
vertisins and job work arc cash. We nope
all parties will bear this in mind.
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RATHER SEVERE ON THE ELECT.
The Philadelphia Mercury thus pays
its respects to Thad Stevens and
Carl Schurz: "And who is Mr. Ste
vens Not a Pennsylvania, thank
God. but Yankee intruder into
this State, whose reputed wife is a
negro, and whose children are mulat-
toes. And who is Carl Schurz ? A
wretched adventurer, who, a traitor
to his native land, fed hither for re-
fuge, kept lager-beer saloon in this
city, and, failing in that, has lived
ever since on the Government that
has rescued him from the penalty of
treason and the obscurity of soul
lion"
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The NEGRO. This interesting
parsonage gives trouble even in
massachusetts,, where com paratively
they have but few of them. Thus
we learn that Frederick Douglas in
dgnantly left hotel in Portland.
massachusetts,, the other day, because
ne was not allowed to take his meals
with the other guests of the EVENING.
In the course of his lecture in the
evening, he said it was the ONLY in
dignity he had ever received in Mas
sachusetts, and proceeded to give the
Bonlface terrible cutting ND. The
proper remedy is to refuse Sumner
ana Wilson seats in Congress, and to
dls1ranchlse Massachusetts, until she
does justice to the negro.
A district school at Attica. yerv
full' and very prosperous, under the
superintendent of lady teacher of
superior qualifications and of high
reputation as Il successful tutor. re-
celved an addition in the shane of
little negro boy. The little chap had
been presented to the M. c.. for the
district, and him to the village. and
ny the village to the school. The
trustees did not want him. They
were loyal, but they sent him away.
An appeal was Immediately made
TO the County Commissioner, and
also to State Superintendent Rice;
both OF these dignitaries, as matter
OF course, and as everybody might
know, decided that the boy must 90
to school The consequence is, the
white children are gradually falling
OIL, and in all probability will ulti,
mately evacuate the school.
ADany Ar1us.
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By the loss of the house of General
Coffee, near Florence, Ala, $50, 900
worth Of property was destroyed.
Among the interestinghistor relics
destroyed in the confagration, was a
magnificent sword, presented to Gene
raj Jackson by the citizens of New
Orleans, and bequeathed by him to
Colonel Andrew J. Coffee.