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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-01
From New Orleans.

NEw ORLEANS, April 27.-The Methodist
General Conference have elected four new
Bishops. The following are the names OF
the gentlemen thus honored: Rev. DR. w.
NJ. Wightman, Of Georgia.; Rev. D. Nc
Cheine, of Louisiana; Rev. David S. Dog
gett, d. D., of Virginia; Rev. DR. Marvin,
OF Missouri. These are all eminenily pious
and learned men. The choice was nearly
unanimous.
Preparations are being made for the re-
opening of the Berwick BAY line Of Texas
steamers. The distractions of live oak to
the harbor are being cut out.
The telegraph line to Houston, Texas, is
progressing.
The custom receipts at this port for
April, up. to the 9th instant inclusive,
amounted to s50OOOO in gold.
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Major John w. Moore, of sMoere's
North Carolina Battalion of Artillery,
is writing q book called ''The Heirs
of st: Kildg'' or ''The History of q
Lost Civilization its object being
to give faithful picture OF the pre-.
sent state of Southern society.
HL.-Professor Alex. Dallas Bacle,
Chief of the Coast Survey, is serious
~ Ill In Washingt Il, and little hope
IS entertained Of his recovery. He is
said to suffer greatly from the disease,
which will probably close his career.
FREEpMEN.-A car load of freed
men-men, women and children
arrived in Providence, z. l., on Sun
day, from the South, an agent Of the
Freedmen's Bureau having secured
places for them as servants there.
The General Assemblies Of the
Old and New School Presbyterian
Churches both meet in St. Louis on
the 18th of May.
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CHANGES M TEE RATES OF TAXATION.
The tax on gross receipts OF Ex-
press Companies increased from three
to five per cent. The tax on candles
reduced to three per cent. On cloth
ing OF eli kinds reduced, except that
OF woven and felting material, to one
per cent. On boots and shoes from
SIX to two per cent, On cotton the
duty is increased from two to five
cents per pound On general manu-
factures the tax is reduced from six
to nve per cent. On salt the tax will
hereafter be three cents per 100
pounds On incomes, instead of the
present tax, there Will hereafter be a
uniform of five per cent. on oil over
$l, 600, not deducting rents. On
brokers sales of merchandise, pro-
duce, or other goods, a tax is pro
posed of one-twentieth of one per
cent, instead of the present tax of
one-eighth of one per cent. On
brokers' sales and contracts for sales
of stocks and bonds on par value
thereof, the tax proposed is one-hun-
dredth of one per cent, instead of
the present tax of one-twentieth of
one per cent. On brokers' sales or
contracts for the sale Of gold and sill
yer bullion and coin, the tax pro-
posed is one-hundredth of one per
cent, instead of the present tax of
one-tenth of one per cent.
THE FREE LIST.
Books, &C., beeswax, all kinds of
building stone and bricks, bullion
used by silversmiths, mill-stones, rod
and sheet copper and brass, cofiins,
copper, lead, tin, iron castings for
bridges, all kinds of mineral and
medicinal waters, coal, paper, photo
graphs, engravings, Autographs,
paints, putty, crude oils, pig iron,
plows. and all such implements, re-
pairs of machinery or other manufac-
tured articles, railroad materials,
cement, lime, soda, stoves, steel, tar,
vinegar, baskets, crates, willow-ware,
yarn, warp, slaughtered animals. and
numerous other articles.
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NoAfH CARoLNA.-Tke residence
Of Col. VIM. Johnston, President of
the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad, located i'll the Northern
part of Charlotte, was destroyed by
fire, on Saturday morning.
: The Raleigh STANDARD is informed
that Mrs. Ball, tried by Military
Commission in that city for killing a
freedman in Warren County, who
was sentenced to one years impri-
sonment, has been pardoned by Pre-
sldent Johnson, and that she will be
released in few days.
A despatch from Raleigh, dated
Saturday last, says that Judge Fowle
on that dny issued an attachment for
the arrest of General Ruger, for re-
fusing to recognize the writ of Aobeas
corpus, issued in favor of Major Gee.
now on trial before the Military Com
mission sitting here. General Ruger
refused to be arrested, and SO the
matter will stand until it can be laid
before the President.
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Methodist Episcopal Church Confer

Methodist Episcopal Church Confer
ence.
The Conference met yesterday, a. the
regular hour.
The first business OF intere st taken up
was the memorial from the African
church, praying that certain property
might be made over to it.
AS an amendment, it was proposed to
refer the question to the Annual Confer
once. One member urged that this pro-
posed action would bring back the colored
people to this church. An amendment to
this purport was adopted, and finally the
report OF the committee on the whole snb-
ject OF African churches was, with amend
ments, adopted as q whole.
The report-No. 4--of the Committee on
Books, Periodicals, &C., was called up, and
q lengthy discussion ensued upon the sub
Ject. There was majority and minority
report, and a substitute for the whole be-
fore the Conference. One proposition was
to sell the property ofthe publishing hou Sc,
and to purchase books instead Of manufac-
turing theM for sale. In reference to the
proposition to remove the publishing house
from Nashville, one member said that this
wonld lead the creditors to seize the es-
tablishment. Another member was con
vinced that it would be better to throw
away the ''bricks and mortar" belonging
to the church in Nashville. and establish a
publishing house in Baltimore, Philadel-
plid OF New 1Ofk, IMAM 10 continue the
former arrangement. Another member,
again, pronounced the book concern sue
cess, and explained that ont Of what had
Rbeen reckoned as its capital, there was
SOS, ,00G In debts, Of which not one per cent.
had been paid, s28, coo OF payments for
lawyers fees, court expenses and commits
sianers. s20,000 for papers. SO much for
bishops salaries, $500 for losses in
tracts, s24 600 for Richmond losses, &C.,
and he urged that the actual capital of the
concern had been very small in compari-
son with what had been supposed. A
quarterly review, again, was refereed to As
= loss forced Oh the publishing house, be-
side which there had been too many edi-
tors and too many agents employed. Not
outstanding all this, it was contendcd
that the object of the enterprise had been
accomplished as far as furnishing even
more publications than the church wanted
There are now on hand between 35, 1000
and 10000 good Methodist books, which
could not be sold. On the whole, it was
contended the concern is solvent, and in =
better condition than Dinety-nine out of a
hundred of establishments who had en-
countered the war iii the Somth With as
large capital. In fact, it was pronounced
the best engineered enterprise in the South
during the war.
The discussion continued mp to the hour
OF adjournment, without any result being
arrived at. The Conference meets again
this morning, at the regular hour.
.fetc orleans Crescent, 25tt ut.
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 1.-Our report last
week quoted good middling at 27c. On
Tuesday, news to the 11th from Liverpool.
stating decline Of Id. was received and
our market receded to 25c. On FRIDAY,
news to the 18th was received hero, that
the total decline in Liverpool i'll a week was
3ad. This large decline has caused hold
ers to withhold their cotton, and but little
has been sold this week--none after the
last news and its effect on other markets
Will govern future prices here.
AUGUSTA, April 2S.-The past week has
been one Of general inactivity in all
to report i'll any leading article, save cot
ton goods, which yielded one cent yard
under the decline i'll cotton. At the close
of our last review, we quoted middling cot
ton at 30 cents: strict mddhng 81; good
middlmg, 80. Advices from Liverpool I'M
settled tho market early in the week, and
news of further extraordinary decline
cansed complete suspension of trade,
which has continued up to the close Of the
week. We have heard of the sales of only
a lew bales, sold under circumstances
which do not fairly represent the market,
and We therefore do not give the figures,
or attempt quotations.
New YORK, April 2s The advance IN
gold caused greater degree of buoyancy
and firmness to prevail liz commercial cir
cles yesterday, and prices were quite geneS
rally higher both for imported and domes-
tic produce. Cotton was an exception to
the general rule: the panic in the Liverpool
market unsettline the market here, and
lower figures. Sugar was shade firner
Coffee dull. On change flour advanced.
Wheat also advanced Corn duh Pork
higher Beef frmer
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The New YORK INSURANCE CN,lpA-
NIEs-ADvANcE OF RATES. The New
York correspondent of the Philadcl-
phia Ledger says the Board of Insur-
ance Underwriters, at a meeting held
Wednesday afternoon, resolved, by a
vote of sixty-one to five, to advance
the rate of premium. The new
schedule is as follows:
l. On stocks Of dry goods. foreign
and domestic, in unbroken packages,
55@60; (the lower figure for parti-
cipant companies.) 2. Wholesale
stocks of dry goods, or in open pack
ages or shelves, 1907. 5. Whole
sale stocks of millinery, straw goods,
fancy goods, etc, S5(a95. i. Retail
stocks of dry goods, s5T95. 5.
wholesale stocks of clothing, 75M MS2.
6. Retail clothing, 95(G95. I. Whole
sale flour, grain and provisions,
35Ca 60. 8. Wholesale grocers' stocks.
55(G6O. 8. Retail grocers, 75(aS2.
10. Hardware, cutlery, hoop, sheet
and rod iron, 85M95. IL. Metals. in
bars and pigs, and tin plates, 85Ca95.
II. Wholesale stocks Of tobacco and
cigars, 75(0S2. 13. Retail tobacco
and cigars, 100(011O.
On wholesale stocks, where the
buildings are occupied by one tenant
only, deduction of five cents NAV
be made.
There were eighty companies I'M
represented at the meeting, but these
it is understood, had previously sig
nified their intention to abide by the
action of the board. A resolution
was also adopted, allowing no com
missions exceeding ten per cent. on
the amount of premium.
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON, April 30.

ARRIVED SATURDAY
steamship Kalorama, Denkin, Baltimore.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Moneka, Marshman, New York.
WENT TO SEA SATURDAY
Steamship Quaker City, West. New York.
Schr. s. c. Evans, Hammond New York.
Steamer Ocean Wave, Ellwood Mobile.
UP FOR CHARLESTON.
Schr. A. J. Bentley, Baltimore, April 26.
Schr. Matte F.. Baker Philadelphia. 2Ith.
Schr. Clara, Bassett, Philadelphia, 27th.
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IHE GREAT FA1R-D1srR1Bur1oS OF
THE FUNDS. lady managers of
the Southern Relief Fair, at a meet
ing held yesterday, appropriated the
following sums, and appointed COM
mittee Of three ladies for each State
to see the funds appropriately distri-
buted: Virginia, $40, 600; Mississippi,
SIS, 600; Alabama, $4,000; South
Carolina, $4,000; North Carolina,
$40, 900; Georgia, $4,000; Tennes-
see, S6, 900; Louisiana, $4,000; Ar
kansas, 81, 1000; Florida, $4, 200; and
to refugees in Maryland and Virginia,
Se, ,OO0-making, in all, slOS,OO
After making these appropriations,
the Lady managers have still on hand
about $4,000, which will be distri
buted among the above named States
or held for the relief of special cases
of distress. Well may it be said
that the women of our city and State
have done nobly.
Baltimore .S.n, 9Th.
The ladies are also TO have one-half
Of the nett profits of four immense
steers, donated by Mr. L. l.. Bar
ranger, jr.
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Sales

Dry Goods. clothing, cupstinq. Maain0.
Hats, &c. =
By A. R. Phillips.
THIS TUESDAY, MORNING. NAV @, 30
O'Clock. will sell, at the new brick build.
ing on Washington street, opposite Law
An invoice of DKYGOVDS, CLOTHING
&c.. consisting Of
B!eached Shifting, Giuyhams. c,lcoes
Muslns, Bingham Handkerchiefs,
Silk and Linen
Plaid Cassimeres, Scarfs, &c.
Coats, Vests. Pantaloons and Shirts, d,
10 pieces Carpeting, pieces Mating.
Felt and Palm Leaf Hats.
$4,000 Envelopes, Cap and J.,t., ro.
Pocket Knives, Toilet soaps. "pe'
= roo pairs Mems and Women's Shoes.
=-fortmonies, &c. 1favi "a
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AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS OF THE
SoUTH.-A correspondent of the Gin
cinati Commercial writes from the
South as follows: "The crops ofevcry
character in the South will be very
far from an average this year. Moro
cotton is cultivated than [ imagined
when / left home. If the season
continues propitious, there will be
produced at least 1000, 600 bales. In
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Ar
kansas, and portions of Tennessee
they are planting, and have planted,
cotton very extensively. In many
portions of the country they will
rely upon the West and North west
for grain, bacon and flour. Their
wheat crop, in many portions, will be
partial failure. Tennessee and Ken
tucky will cultivate or produce but n
comparatively scanty crop Of tobacco.
For several years the entire South
will be dependent upon the West for
horses, cattle, mules and hogs.
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FURNITURE.

FURNITURE.
THE subscriber offers for sale. at Nj.
u present residence. corner of Bull and
Rlchland streets, rs follows, viz: Uphol
stored and Dining Room Chairs, Arm and
hoGklnS Chairs, tcane-seat,) first-class
Mahogany Chamber Sett, Walnut Red
stead, Oak Buffet Side Table. &c. MANY
OF the articles are entirely new, having
bee1 brought from Charleston the present
month. Must be sold by Thursday.
May G. Fl. BALDWIN.
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The cholera on the Virginia at New
York is Of the most malignant kind
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ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELs,

4 COMPANY of Ethiop;an 1Jinstr,,s
A will give CONCERT, at Gibbes' Hall
THIS EVENING. Perfect order will be
preserved.
as Doors open AT 7"'clock. Concer, 10
commence at g. N.r,
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WANTED.

TWENTY good AXEMEN. Good wage.
Il and rations Will be given. Apply af
DiAt. POPE'S Hardware Store.
May
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before the President.
THE NEGRO JAIL BIRDS OF WASH
INGToN. fact has been published
In the Times, that last Friday, forty
eight negroes, male and female, con
fined in the Washington city jail for
various offences, were released. upon
condition that they would g, to
Louisiana, whittier an officer Of the
Freedmen's Bureau started with them
on the same evening. We learn from
the Washington papers that many of
them only started: for. on the first
opportunity, three broke their con-
tracts, Jumped from the cars, and
returned to Washington, where they
brazenly promenade the streets. ready
to renew their evil courses. It will
be fortunate for Louisiana if the
whole batch pursue the same course.
The Nmio"a Mteliye~,,~,, says that
among the appointments sent to the
Senate, on Tuesday. was that of
Wade Hampton, ESQ, to be post
master at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
vice ;. Won Bonhurst, :. radical, re-
moved. Mr.. Hampton is a Rcpubli-
can. supporter of the Presidents
policy, and an old merchant Of Pitts
burgl. The report that Mr.. Hamp-
ton is Il relative Of the Confederate
general OF that name is doubtless ia
brlcaticn of the radical disuniouists.
THE Civil RIaHTs ACT TO BE TEST
ED. Mr.. A. A. Bradley, whom the
Washington STIR describes as s'kecn-
looking and chocolltc- -colorel. )"
made speech III WASHINGTON city on
Wednesday night hast, in which he
declared that negroes have the right
now to vote. not only in the Terrific
res, but in the States, and that he
would take pains to test the question
before the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
y party OF seven or eight men
asked admittanco into John Robin
sons circus, on the Goth. ut Critten-
den, Ky. Upon being refused, they
fired revolvers into the interior of the
circus, killing James Robinson and
wounding two other performers and
several OF the audience. The mur-
dercrs made their escape.
The depots of the Detroit and Mil
waukie and of the Michigan South
ern Railroads, and the ferry boat
Windsor, We're destroyed by fire in
Detroit on Thursday night, involving
a loss of over S22O,OOO. Twenty
eight persons are missing-supposed
to have been burned or drowned. The
! fire was occasioned by the ignition of
barrel Of kerosene oil.
The JEWS The JuisL .llesse;.oe,
maintains that the proper name of its
people IS the Jews. 1t justifies the
opposition to a proposed change OF
the name of tho Jews Hospital'' in
New York, and insists that the seq
tarianisn involved in the nayAe ie not
an obstacle to the popularity or use
fulness of the institution.
A New SYNAGOGUE IN New Yokk.-
A correspondent of the Baltimore
transcript, of date 18th, says: This
afternoon, quite q number of Israel
ties assembled in Forty eighth street,
near Seventh Avenue, to witness the
laying of the cornerstone of a new
Jewish Temple. There are already
over twcnty-four in this city"
The engine of tho down train on
the South Carolina Railroad, on Sun
day, ran off the track near Fort
Motto, precipitating the baggage and
express cars down an embankment.
A telegraphic operator was BADLY
scalded and the engineer slightly
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s. Bay Mare Mule

M STRAfED into my premise. A.
A the ConSaree Race Course. on ss.
Aekz6>turday last. The owner can have
her by proving property and paving ex-
penseS. SAMUEL r pFRRIN
May at
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TeIegx.a42h

~- New York AKaxlket.
New York, April 80. Cotton quiet aud
tirmer, with salos Of 25O bales. at Sac Gold
1sl
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Columbia Wholesale Price. Current
CORRECTED WEEKLY
By n. L. SOLOMON
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-17
TO THE PUBLIC.

FV1HE NEW YORK NEWS HAS BATTLED AGAINST
Il despotism for four years Of blood and terror, In
assertion Of the sancty Of the Constitution patriot
ism sufficiently broad to embrace both sections has been
Its only guide and refers with honest pride
record to show that has not turned to the right or the
left under all the violence of arbitrary power
True to is principles as THENEWS has been through
the reign of terror 1t challenges public onadence In lis
honesty and independence for tho future.
The political transition Of the present day opens to
THE NEWS new and wider fold OF usefulness. Stand
Ing as 1t always has, the nvioabity of the
Bitution according to tho Interpretation the strict
construconists, it presents raIyng ground for a
both sections, who are friends of generous
sm AS true and tried exponent of sectional amity
occupies position which makes 1t the fitting mediator
In holding up to the party Of order In both sections
terests and principles that gave breadth and vitality
their alliance AS intersectional agent devoted to
freedom OF election, to trial by jury to the ssncty
the habeds corpus and opposed now for four years
terror 1t has been to the Capitalization that dares TO
trample the rights Of States, North South, THE
NEWS places itself candidate for support before the
great body Of this once free people.
The circumstances Of the moment make the diasem-
minaon of the principles Of THE NEWS duty of in.
dividual patriotism. Every man who concurs in its
doctrine must If he entertain true OF freedom,
do in spirit OF Indifference but rather with the
earnestness Of high trust Justified, nay bound, In
his love Of liberty to do the proprietor places the
he makes here Of the public generally In the
hands OF those who give him the approval Of their
condolences his individual agents. Every resder Of
TIE NEWS not avoid the conviction Of duty which
Is here pointed out the ground Of the request that
urges Its claims for wider support upon al Of his
friends and neghbors who give their earnest sympathies
10 tho Of "strct construction interseoonal
cation and all the rshts Of the citizens under the
tenn set up by fathers, Of liberty regulated by law.
The proprietor of RHE NEWS calls. therefore. upon
good and true Conservatives throughout the country
discharge to their convictions OF political right this
great crisis In the coubrys fortunes the duty CIV
Ing to tho Influence Of his paper daily semtweeky,
weekly the wider power for good which It seeks here
through the service Of its individual supporters
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THE DAHLINGTON sOUTHERNEff.e 4
TUE SOUTHERHER Is PuBIIsHEU REGULARLY
4 every FRIDAY MORNING, az Darlington CouYi
House. 8. O., by JAMES II. BROWH, ana Edited by r.
W. Bod, ESQ. It has just commenced ita sEVE&TB
VOLUME phaer very faterlng auspices Il 10 . large
sheet printed on the best Of papcr ana the published
making 1t worthy Of the largest patronage Having
good and rapidly growing circulation ampng the Plant.
Pee Dee country 1t Offers strong lnduosuepta to u :
Merchkntpf knd othern DESTROYS OF rnnkihR thom 10
iGhnovu tnrougb the medium Of ertssment4 j., g.
February %
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WEEKLY,
TO ADVERTISERS.


TIE New Yonx News lie now taken throughout the
southern States and tho undsputed fact that has
larger circulation in the South than the Journals Of the
New York Prefs combined will insure the attention Of
the commeleial public and the public generally.
Advertisers avaiing themselves OF the opportu.
nifty to make known their busness through the column
Of THE NEW YonK NEWS. are convinced OF the import
ance Of its great circulation throughout the South in
consequence tho largo orders received by he certify
10 the value Of this journal the beat medium for ad.
yeraing and the public generally depending upon pub
city to extension Of business commensurate
with enterprise should not fail to become acquainted
With The unquestonable advantages TO be derived fom
announcing through the columns Of this
whatever relates to commercial hnApcal matters no
atee what may be Tho particular businssa In which
any party may be engaged. Address 3
BENJAhkH WOOD, lIs .
t'E -",N HeSv Work Howe building, 4.
~ ny eG i@ 10. 10 Caty Hall Square Few. York :,
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doii.ro ps annuntn easaaes,s vsan
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