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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

AN ARTIFICIAL Snow STORM. The
intensity of the cold in New York.
Monday morning, was demonstrated
by very singular phenomenon. It
was snow-storm formed by steam.
At the Fulton Ferry house, a pipe of
the heating apparatus carried the ex-
hausted steam into the air; the end OF
the pipe pointed upward, and the
iorce with which the steam issued
caused it to ascend thirty or forty
feet. While in the air it was not only
condensed, but CONCEALED, and came
down In beautiful fakes of snow. A
somewhat similar instance was re-
Gently reported to have occurred at
ballroom in Russia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
s.On the wing
ALEXANDRIA, Va,

y
DEAR PHGNrx: This city is situated
on the Potomac, about seven miles
from Washington. Itcontains about
rs, 600 inhabitants, and has 800 stores
and shops. There are seventeen
churches in this city-two Presbyte-
rian, four Baptist, three Episcopal,
one Roman, and seven Methodist.
The Orphan Asylum is quite hand
some building, and has twenty-five
inmates. There is a comfortable
house here called the Widows Home,
but it has no inmates.
The beautiful and capacious build
ings of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary are near this city, but,
owing to the present state of our
country, there are very few students
in attendance on the exercises of this
institution.
Owing to certain action by the
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1860. the Balti-
more Conference became divided, q
large majority of the members de-
string to adhere to the Southern sec
ton of the great Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and a minority adhering
to the Northern section. The former
part of the Conference have been in
an anomalous position ever since that
time, until, a few days ago, they met
in conventional capacity, resolved
to unite with the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, and invited Bishop
Early to preside over the deibera-
tions of its body. This Conference
has q number of able ministers in its
membership. Its deliberations thus
far have been characterized by perfect
harmony and great unanimity.
Just at this time, there is some
danger of friction between the North
ern and Southern sections of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, but we
fondly hope that nothing will occur
to impair the usefulness of either
section. The citizens of this city
have suffered in many ways during
the past years, yet their kindness and
hospitality have not been diminished.
| Blythe way, the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, has done an i'm
portant missionary work among the
Indians and colored peopie. There
were in the South 430 missions, under
the care of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. This Church had in
her communion more than $50, ,O0C
colored persons, and Influenced three
fourths of this entire people through
the labors of her self-sacrifcing mis-
sionaries. OMEGA.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, February 1s, 1856,
Our Duty.

Our Duty.
TIE painful recollections which we
alluded to, yesterday, almost prevents
us from saying anything this morn
ing. We must, however, write o few
lines.
To our young men, we presume to
give word of advice, and we give it
knowingly. Get to work, and work
with energy and industry to develop
our resources; and the rich rewards
of peace will be yours. We do not
give the advice without experience.
Work, acorh, should be the motto of
all now, and only in this way can we
hope to retrieve our broken fortunes
and restore oursformer prosperity.
We cite for their encouragement
the examples of r. E. Lee, President
of College; Joseph E. Johnston,
President of the National Express
Company; Gen. Beauregard, Super
intendent of the New Orleans Rail
road; Gen. Wade Hampton, and a
dozen others, who have entered upon
agricultural employments. These
have all done well, and labor has
been dignifed by their accession to
it's duties.
Let us not despair. Work earnest,
faithful work-win do more for us
than the most eloquent remarks OF
orator or editor. The example of the
gallant Elliott, who defended Fort
Sumter to the last, taking position
on the South Carolina Railroad, is
one of the most effective we could
quote.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
February 12, 1866.

DEAR PH0N1x: I reached this city
on Saturday afternoon, and found
comfortable quarters in a private
boarding house.
Yesterday morning, I attended
church at the Foundry Methodist
Church. This will be a beautiful
church when completed. The Rev.
Bishop Simpson preached an inte-
resting sermon. His theme was the
relation of the visible and the invisi-
BILE. The sermon indicated much
profound thought on the part of the
speaker. The Bishops physical or
ganization detracts somewhat from
his appearance and effectiveness. He
is what we call little stoop-shoul-
dered. His sermon had many strik-
ing passages of beautiful imagery and
appropriate analogy, and it contained
sufficient earnestness, yet it appeared
to lack much of that warmth and
spontaneous gush of deep feeling
which are the peculiar characteristics
of Southern orators. His voice was
clear and his enunciativn very dis
tinct. still there was not that softness
and sweetness of pathos that have
heard from men of even inferior in
tellect At the close of the sermon,
the celebrated Mr.. Philips, of Gin
cinnati, played and sung solo, which
was perfectly enrapturing. He seems
to have the most perfect control of
his voice, and there is an unearthly
melody of sweetness about it, which
1 never heard before. He must have
been reared in warmer climate than
this.
In the evening, I attended service
in the Independent Methodist Church,
and heard capital sermon from Rev.
Mr.. Dyee, of Staunton, Va. There
was much solid thought and logical
symmetry in the sermon.
This city, together with George
town, contains aboIt 100, 600 inhabi-
tants, though mauy. of these are
transient This is not great COM
mercial city, yet there is large retail
trade done here.
In the two cities, there ere ninety
four churches and chapels, divided as
follows: One Spiritualists' Society, two
Friends Meeting Houses, four Luthe-
ran, one New Jerusalem, one Chris
tian Church, one Hebrew Synagogue,
one Congregational, twelve Presbyte-
rian, thirteen Baptist, seven Roman
Catholic, twenty-five Episcopal, and
twenty-nine Methodist. What q va
riety of churches, and what diver
sity of religious opinion among this
people! OMEGA.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

The Georgia House of Representa-
tives has passed bill submitting the
question Of the ,penitentiary to vote
OF the people.
1t is stated that the feasibility of
raising cotton in Southern Illinois
has been fully demonstrated, and
large crops will be planted this year.
$500, 600 was received at the New
York Custom House for duties. one
day Last week.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
Idaho.

4N4nOs
The message of Governor Lyon to
the Legislature of Idaho contains
some points of. interest to Eastern
people. During the past year, it
seems over $17, 900, 600 worth of gold
and silver has been produced in that
Territory, and the yiela is rapidly
increasing. The following paragraphs
from the message read like an extract
from the "Arabian Nights
A bird's-eye view of the accumu-
lating discoyeries;in our mineral re-
sources, reveals that we have no less
than 5000 gold and silver-bearing
quartz Lodges, graded in their value
as in their richness, and new discove-
ries and new locations are being made
almost daily. The width of these
lodes, or leads, varies from three to
thirty feet, and they prospect from
twenty to five hundred dollars per
ton. Located usually where water
power and timber are in abundance,
they offer the highest inducements to
the enterprising capitalists, whose
Investment can rarely fail of being of
the most remunerative character.
Among the other useful ores
which have been discovered within
the last year, tin, vcinnabar. copper,
lead, and iron in many forms, are of
the first value; yet platina, antimony,
nickel, bismuth, iridium and rho
dunn, simple, or compounded with
other minerals, are found in various
localities; but this is not ALL Beds
of the best of iron, both anthracite
and bituminous, with rock salt, sui
phur and gypsum, (better known as
the fertilizing plaster Of commerce,
while the most precious of gems. the
diamond, has been discovered in our
gulches, all give you g feeling fore
taste of the illimitable extent of Ida
hos varied mineral wealth, when the
hand Of man shall have unbosomed
her hidden treasures. The wide extent
ofour auriferous placers, only moiety
of which has been we'll prospected,
checkered as they are by auriferous
quartz lodes and leads, are rivaled only
by argentiferous mountain ledges,
striated, Illuminated and foliated with
silver in chlorides sulphurets-a
ical, antimonial and virgin. This
presents d fabulous array of roarvr,.-
Gus deposits, which will require .ae
industry of ages to develop and ex-
haust.
| In view of these facts, and of the
increasing production of the precious
metals, Governor Lyon thinks that
Congress ought to give them mint
and assay Office in the Territory.
Several will be needed if the above
statements are correct.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

Aessrs. G. Whilden Is Co., II Hayne
street and 255 King street, Charleston, ad-
vertise o large and complete stock of
crockery, glassware, &c, Of direct impor-
tatlon. Wholesale dealers are invited to
cali at the Hayne street establishment.
while retail buyers can be accommodated
at the King street store with any and
everything in the line.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

THE TRIcH1NA IN DErRoIr-DAN-
GERS OF EATING PoRK.-One case of
the epidemic called trichina, which
has recently excited so much alarm in
Berlin, Prussia, has appeared in this
city and proved fatal. The victim of
this disease was young lady, Ger
man, who was taken ill some time
since, and called DR.. Herman Keifer
to attend her. DR.. Keifer was at first
unable to tell the precise nature Of
the disease, but finally became con-
vinced that it was of the same nature
IS the trichina, which has been
known for some years il Germany,
and which arises from the eating Of
diseased pork. The Tichina Spiralis
is small microscopic worm or ami
malcula, which was first observed by
the distinguished anatomist, Richard
Owen, in 1885, and is found in the
muscles and intestines of various ami
mails, especially pigs and rabbits, in
such enormous quantities, that in a
single ounce of pork 100, 900 of these
animalcule have been found. BY
partaking of the meat infected with
them, they are transferred to the
human body, causing intense suffer
ing, followed, in many cases, by a
painful dean.
DR.. Keifer did his utmost to relieve
the intense sufferings of his patient,
but his efforts to save her life were
unavailing, and she died about week
ago. After her death, post ao,'ten,
examination was held, which has re-
suited in proving beyond q doubt
tnat the disease was triohina. A
small portion of flesh, about the size
of pin head, was examined through
the microscope, and found to contain
large numbers of animalcule, wound
round and imbedded in the fibres of
the muscle, exactly similar in appear
ance to the 1Tichina Spiralis. This,
we believe, is the only case of this
disease that has ever been known to
occur in this country. DR.. Keifer
states that these animalcrl@ are not
destroyed by smoking, or, as gene
raj thing, by frying pork, but hard
and long boiling is necessary to eff
fectually destroy them.
Detroit { (ldichiga,a) Tribune.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
Tariff Taxation.

Tariff Taxation.
In order to show the enormous tri-
butte which the tariff system enables
the manufactures to wiring from the
industry of the country, we give the
following calculations, which are
made up by the Chicago Times:
BY comparison with the returns of
1860, the consumption of cotton
goods in the United States is found
to be S1S7, 1894, ,316 in 1865, on the
basis of the present ruling at the
former period. But the price of
these goods has risen enormously.
250 per cent. would be low esti-
mate for the increase. Say 200 per
cent, and the actual gold value of
the cotton goods consumed in the
United States during 1865 would be
1858, 9S2, ,94S, and putting the average
price of gold for the year at $50, the
currency value would be $845, &c.
422. By similar process the value
CT wcolen goods consumed during
the same year is ascertained to be
$279, ,093, S6l-giving the following
total: Cotton goods consumed, $845,-
974, 422; woolen goods consumed,
S27" ,093, SCI. Aggregate value of
go~Ls consumed in 1865, $1,125,-
06S, ,283.
The tariff imposes IL duty averaging
about Az per cent. in gold, or 633
per cent. in currency, with gold at
$50. Almost the whole of this amount
appears in the price of domestic
goods. The United States Economist,
a paper devoted to the dry goods in
terest, stated, not long since, that to
manufacture yard of Sprague prints
cost II cents, but the manufacturers
would not sell it at less than 81 cents.
This is about 60 per cent. over the
cost of production, which may be
taken as basis. According to this,
the manufacturers sell about 81, 1OO,-
600 of their goods for about 81, $780,
600, thus making clear profit of
100000. We leave out the pro-
fits of the wholesale and retail mer-
chants in this estimate, because their
proportion would be about the same
under either system. Their actual
profits, however, would be greater to
the extent that the general business
of the country would be increased by
free trade.
Without going any further, there
fore, we find that the people of the
United States pay tax of 500, ,OOO,-
600 on cotton and woolen goods alone.
the greater part of which goes as
bonus into the pockets of the manu-
facturers of New England.
The amount which goes into the
Treasury is not more than so, 900, 600
at the outside. It is probably even
much less than this, as the effect of
the high tariff has been to drive
foreign goods almost entirely out of
the American market.
Now, this vast sum thus wrung
from the people by the voracious ma
nufecturing capitalists of the Eastern
States in each year, is one-tifth as
great as the whole public debt.
1t is double the revenues of the
Government during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1865.
It is greater than the estimated
revenues of the Government, from all
sources, during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1866.
It is equal to one-twentieth of the
entire value of all the real and per-
sonal property of the country-in
other words, it would buy all the
property of the country in twenty
years --Ne,c Orleans Crescent.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

ALABAMA number Of loyal
Alabamians have arrived at Washing
ton, for, the purpose of representing
to the President the /. condition Of
affairs in Alabama. They say that
the State officers, from Gov. Patten
down, use the influence of their posi-
ton to Cypress and persecute the
Union men of the State, whose con-
dition is much worse than at any time
during the rebellion.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

Coop APPROPRIATIONS Legis-
lature of Tennessee has recently
passed a bill loaning the, Memphis
and Ohio Railroad Company $4Oo,-
600, to enable it to rebuild the bridge
at the Cumberland and Tennessee
Rivers, and put the road in thorough
repair to Paris. y s
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

CAsH.-our terms for subscription, al.
vertisins and job work are cash. We hope
oil parties will bear this in mind
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

F1sH-FREsH FIsH.-We are indebted to
Mr.. George Crafts, who keeps his stall at
the corner of Assembly and Plain streets.
TOR string OF elegant 'sblack fish" and
fair sample of fresh oysters. He keeps a
tne assortment OF these articles, and we
recommend our readers to his stall.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

The BURNING OF Co1uMB1A.-An inter-
estlng account OF the s'Sack and Destruc
ton OF the City Of Columbia, s. C.."has
just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
the Phenin steam power press. Orders
can be filed to any extent.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
Funeral Invitation.

The f. ends and acquaintanceYo Of Mr..
and Nj WM. R. TABER, and Or. A. R.
Taber, ire invited to attersAjSRe funeral
services Of the former, at Ehe residence OF
the latter, OF Arsenal Nu, THIS DAY. At
o'clock.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18


A very learned and compassionate
judge, in Texas, on passing sentence
on John Jones, who had been con-
vicfed of murder, concluded his re-
marks as follows:
The fact is, Jones, that the court
dld not intend to order you to be
executed before next spring, but the
weather is very cold; our jail, unfcr-
tnnately, is in very bad condition:
much of the glass in the windows ia
broken; the chimneys are in snch a
dilapidated state that no fire con COL he .
made to render your anartments a 1s
comfortable; besides, owing 70 the
great number of prisoners. not MOI ore
than one blanket can be allowed ~
each; to sleep sound and comfortab,e
therefore, is out of the question. Tn
consideration of these circumstances
and wishing to lessen your sufferin cs
as much as possible, the court. sin the
exercise of its humane compassion
hereby orders you to be executed to-
morrow morning, as soon after break
fast as may be convenient to the
sheriff and agreeable to you.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

The sweet South wind, breathing DER
beds OF violets, is not more fragrant than
Sozodont. And the aroma which it exhales
communicates itself to the breaths of all
who use this marvellous dentifrice. White
teeth, ruddy gums, a sweet mouth and the
certainty Of enjoying these desirables in
perpetmty, are among the blessings de-
rived from the use of Sozodont. 7
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

THE WEArHER.-The temperature ,nodi
ned somewhat yesterday, yet it was still
wlntry At the time of our writing, (6 P.
NJ hard frost may be expected.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

The Right Rev. DIR. John T. Fitz-
patrick, Catholic Bishop of Boston,
died ON the 10th, after lingering
illness, aged 53
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18
Local Items.

Advertisements, to insure insertion.
should be handed in by o'clock d. m.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

The New York Times, of the 18th
instant, says: A gentleman who ar
rived in this city last evening, direct
from Texas, by the Galveston steam
er-and whose means of information
are unsurpassed-assures us that the
cotton crop of that State, for the pre-
sent year, will exceed 5000 bales.
The industrial question in Texas is
rapidly finding solution in the pro-
fitable labor contracts which are en-
tered into. There is an entire alb
sence of all political Excitement. The
negroes of the State are in perfect
and bGssful ignorance of the attempts
going on in Washington to make
them politicians, and it will take tons
Of Senatorial speeches to waken up
any class of the Texan population on
any subject not Immediately bearing
on the production of wealth.
This may be melancholy prospect
for the political "Stiggins," with his
reformatory schemes; but it suits the
views of both the laborer and his
employer, in Texas, for the time.
They are going to make money in
that section of the country. If other
cotton-growing States do half as well
as Texas, lin proportion to their in
dustrial strength the cotton crop
this year will be more than double
the ordinary estimate of its amount.
Then comes the general tumble.
Even now the signs unmistakably in
dicate the fall that must come.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT OF CKAa1Es.
ToN.-We regret to announce the death, in
this city: on Friday afternoon OF an old
officer connected with the Bank of the
state-". r. Taber, Esq. Mr.. Taber has
been living in Columbia for several years
past, but has been a resident of Charleston
for over thirty years. He leaves a large
circle of friends and relatives to mourn his
loss
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-18

STAMPS ON CoNvEYANcEs, BONDS,
NoTEs, &c.-The following extract
from recent letter of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue contains
useful and important information:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Jan 80, 1866.
SIR: Your letter of the 22d inst. i,
to the proprietors of the Lntelligence,',
has been referred to this Office. I
reply that the law requiring stamps
upon conveyances, bonds, notes, &c. g,
took effect October 1, 1862, and that
no stamps are necessary upon instru-
ments issued prior to that date.
A bond for the payment of money
IS subject to stamp duty at the rate of
five cents for each one hundred dol
lars, or each fractional part thereof,
as written or printed evidence of an
amount of money to be paid on de-
mand or at a time designated;" n per-
sonal bond, given as security for the
payment of any definite or certain
sum of money, exceeding one hun
dred dollars, and not exceeding five
hundred dollars, is subject to stamp
duty OF fifty cents, and to fifty cents
additional for each additional five
hundred dollars, or fractional part
thereof.
IN instrument subject to stamp
duty, but issued and used, unstamp-
ed, prior to August l, 1864, may be
made valid by stamping itas required
by section 1853 of the Act of June 30,
1864; if issued since that date, the
case falls under section 15S Of said
Act, as amended by the Act of March
3, 1865. Very respectfully,
D. G. WHITMAN,
Deputy Commissioner.
DISTRESS IN INDIANAPoLIs.-
examination Of the assessors books
will reveal an amount OF poverty
much greater than is usually believed
to exist. Many men reputed to be in
easy circumstances will be found to
be on the verge of bankruptcy, having
no property to speak of, while others,
who manage to dress well and keep a
respectable appearance, will be found
in imminent danger of actual starva-
ton. Appointment citizen returned
twenty-five dollars as the sum total
valuation of his property, but, after
an hours haggling, was persuaded to
swell his estimate to twenty-eight
dollars. A saloon keeper in the
Eastern part of the city estimated his
stock, fixtures and household furni-
ture at sixteen dollars.
Indianapolis Herald, 25h uH.
No man and no woman is safe who
has once formed the habit of looking
to drink for solace, or cheerfulness,
or comfort. While the world goes
well they will likely be temperate; but
the habit is built, the railroad to de-
struction is cut ready for nse, the
rails are laid down, the station houses
erected, and the train is on the line
waiting only for the locomotive; it
comes to us; it grapples us, and away
we go in moment, down the line we
have been years constructing, like o
flash of lightning, to destruction.
lChdrles Reade