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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

Admiral Semmes, in assuming the
duties and responsibilities of editor"
OF the Mobile Gazette, says, in the
spirit Of Il true Southerner: every
good and true man must do his part
cheerfully toward restoring harmony
between the two sections of our
country, that prosperity may follow
harmony. If the South is our coun-
try, so also, now, is the North. We
would have had it otherwise once,
but an over-ruling Providence, which
doeth all things well, hath decreed
differently. and, as men acknowledge
ing Christian responsibilities, we
must bow humbly to this decree.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

George NJ. Snow, for many years
commercial editor of the New York
Tribune, died of heart disease We'd
nesday, in the nfty-ffth year of his
age.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

The Foreign Missionary Board OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church have
prosecuted the work of missions in
Africa with great zeal and earnest
ness. They have twenty-one sta
tlons, and operate among seven native
tribes, haying access to 100000 peo-
pie. The mission has existed twenty
eight years.
Mrs. Sturgis Hooper, the rich Bos-
ton widow, has sacrificed the interest
of $780, 900, bequeathed to her lately,
by her late husbands grandfather,
(as property to belong to her as
long as she remains widow,) in
order to become Mrs. Senator Sum
ner, and a leader in tRe Senatorial
society of Washington.
Rule for editors and ladies-short
articles for warm weather
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11
The Philadelphia papers come to

US with this paragraph:
y DYI,7G CHILD MURDERED. =
James Williams, sixty-six years old,
living at Fifth and Bedford streets,
on Tuesday night, it is alleged, took
little child, five years old, from its
bed, and though the innocent babe
was dying, kicked it brutally about
the room,-so that it speedily expired
Now if this had occurred down
South, and the child had been black.
what howl would have gone ND
throughout radicaldom.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

THOSE WELLs.-Wo hope the Mayor will
see that his recent order is promptly exc
cuted. The open wells i'll our beat in un-
enclose lots remain in their former dan
Serous condition.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

INDEPENDENT FIRE CoMplSY-Au men,
bers Of this Company are invited to attend
a meeting to be held tonight, for the pur-
pose OF transacting business of impor
tance. See advertisement.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

RENIANDED TO Civil COURT Tie three
negroes un'' charge of the Sheriff Of this
District, ae-u ID of stealing mules, and
who were taken by the military authorities,
have been ordered to be returned to civil
jurisdiction, and we learn their trial i'll the
Court of Common Pleas will commence to-
morrow morning.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

+. l.. JACKsoS.-C. Z. Jackson hay
removed from his stand on Bcdell's Row,
MIR. L. E. Jackson is fitting up the whole
establishment for drug store, where Will
be Kept large and wcll-selected stock OF
drugs and medicines. Nj Jackson is an
experienced druggist.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

CoNGAREE Iron WoRks-Attention is
called to the advertisement of Mr.. McDou-
gall, the energetic superintendent of these
works. 4 large, new foundry has been
erected, and all kinds Of castings, large
and small, can be executed. The gentle
men who manage these works are prompt
and energetic in filing all orders sent
them.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-11

New ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention ls call :
ed to the following advertisements, which
arc published this morning for the frs;
time:
Levin \ peixotto-Scgars at Auction
ID. y. Mlller-In the Common Pleas
Hanahan " Warlev--D Dissolution.
Felix Warley-Factor, &c
Independent Fire Company-Mee
Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, S. G.
Coirgaree Iron WorkY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

BRITISH Coal FIELDs.-The leading mining
engineers Of South Wales have been making
some calculations on the probable amount of
coal now in those mines, and the conclusions at
which they have arrived arc very favorable.
The aggregate area Of the coal basin is S66
square miles, and each acre is estimated to
yield I 200 tons. The lower seams contain the
largest quantity Of COAL and in order to work
them it will be necessary to go down depth
Of 5000 feet The present yield of these mines
is about II 900, 900 tors annually, and at that
rate the basin will not be exhausted for 1918
years The entire consumption of the United
Kingdom could be provided for, from these
mines, on the basis Of these calculations for
229 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

10 support Of its d~clarati some days ago
that thu currency iufarionists had raised large
SUN of money to carry out their purposes, and
to Influence The members OF Congress in favor
Of expan.ion, the New York Post publishes a
circular Ietter # the secretary Of the . Mer-
chan:s' Union Law COMPANY nt New York,
which urges co"cerfd ac'iou again-r 20 tao
tiol and h. i:olicy Of 'ir Ncuulloch --
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

Sr. LOUIS. The St. Louis Dispatch predicts
that there Will be more building in that city
the coming year than ever before. It POUNDS
this opinion upon the great demand for resi-
dences. "Rents," it says, are one third high
err in this city than they are in New York.
Houses in process OF erection are engaged long
before they are flushed, and if the entire num-
Der built during the past season had been three
times grea,er,alI would have been promptly &C.
cupied. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The Berlin cores. on,lrrc Of the New York
Word says a di<p.tch~s been rccivei by the
American Minister tron Secretary Seward dis
approving IF the Minister'S conciliatory atti-
tude in ference to Prussia impre>sing naturo-
lizei Americans into lis service. The dispatch
Was read to the Governmental authorities but
no action was known to have heea taken by
Prussia on the sutjecr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

THE LABOR QUESTION Accounts from the
country which reach US indicate the same diff
Guilty in getting negroes to contract for future
service which prevailed last year. Cuffee will
not harrass his soul with the question of a
livelihood until Christmasi is out OF his bones. "
Whenever proposition is made to employ him
for any period commencing from the first Of
next January, his invariable reply is, " | will
tell you about it after Christmas, sar." Like
the Legislature they cannot begin to think Of
hard work until they have had their holiday.
The tendency en- the part of the negroes to
withdraw themselves from the service Of the
whites, and to GO off to themselves to which
we adverted some time ago. is becoming more
aud more manifest as the year draws to close.
The universal desire on the part of the race to
dissolve all connection with the whites is strik-
inely apparent. and none would take service
under our farmers if thcy could help them
selves. Rich. Times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

SOUTHERN YOUNG MEN-The young men
of the South have it 10 their power to make q
new South more prosperous and powerful than
the old. They have shown their energy and
self-deniai in war, and if they exhibit anything
like the same qualities in peace they will build
up their section beyond the powers for mischief
of their bitterest enemies. The way to do this
is simply to avoid politics, and 60 to work to
apply their whole souls to the work Of creative
industry; to work in all its forms: whether in
the field or the shop, whether agricultural or
mechanical: Let them rise above absurd pre-
JUDGES against manuallator. There is no form
of labor which is degrading, and if they were
willing to perform manual drudgery in the
ranks for the sake of the South. in war, let
them be wiling to do the same in the ranks of
peaceful industry, and the salvation of their
section is secure. -Boltmore transcript.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

A dispatch from Rome says The Catho
lie population in the United States has reached
such proportions that his Holiness the Pope
has decided that four additional episcopal seats
would be created in that country. In conse,
quence, the United States which, fifty years
ago, had only one bishop-that Of Baltimore
will have now tWentY.tWo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The directors OF the New York ard Havre
Steamship Company, whose vossels-the Arago
and Fulton-were sold few days ago to i. w.
Jerome, one of the directors, have held q
meeting to decide what course should be taken
in regard to the future operations Of the line.
It was determined not to send the vessels. Or
either of them, to sea again this winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

In all ages and in all countries, ''napotism''
has more or less prevailed The New York
World states that Senator Fessendcn has six
brothers enjoying lucrative ofhces,a brother-ir-
law y. S. District Judge in, Maine, and anoth-
er near reatiyea clerk in one Of the depart
ments in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29
ShipWreck.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-The steamer
Commodore, for Stouingtop, Connecticut, left
her dock at the usual hour last evening, and
proceeded we'll until P. NJ, when most
terrific gale arose from the west The steamer
labored very heavily until off Oornfeld Light
Ship, when she preached TO, and instantly be-
came unmanagable Her sm0ke-stack went by
the board, and there was general breaking
and crashing of lamps, tables, aud fixtures IN
the saloon halls, state rooms, and cabins
The excitement became intense, and all on
board attempted to resign themselves to their
fate, but utter despair was depicted upon every
coun,cnance. For two hours she drifted at
the mercy of the wind and waves, the captain
and pilots being successful only in keeping her
headed nearly south, the flood tide setting her
towards the Long Island shore. About 2
o clock P. NJ. Horizons Point was made, the
gale continuing without abatement. She grad
ually driftcd in to a little bay, about two miles
east of Hamontor Point Light, Anchors were
then dropped in about two fatlioms OF water.
Part Of her cargo had been thrown overheard.
The pumps were kept constantly at work, and
at the same time two lines or ballcrs were
formed, and did good service.
In this condition the boat lay until daylight
when the water gained so rapidly that it va:
decided to beach the steamer, which was done
most successfully. If such thing were pos
sible the gale blew still more furiously. The
life boats were lowered, and soon one wa:
successfully landed through the breakers, anc
a line was shortly got ashore. Then, by tht
efficient efforts of Captain BuddiDeton of New
London, the boats were manned and controlled
until several boat loads Of passengers. com
p,ising the whole were safely landed. The.
all reached New York this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The Richmond Examiner proposes that the
elections in Virginia, usually taxing place in
the Spring, be put off until next Fall. No
body would have much objection, we suppose,
one way or the other The people Of Virginia
care very little about elections just now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

Samuel Rowlett, clerk in store at Meherin,
near Richmond, was murdered yesterday. No
clue to the murderer has been found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

No European advices were received yester-
day by the cable. The land lines through
Nova Scotia are down, and the continuance of
the storm prevents other repairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The following is given as the statistics Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in this country
Whole number of parishes, 2,30G; number Of
clergy, $3.50; total membership, l6l ,225; con-
tributions the past year, IS, 95l .GG77.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

Wendell Phillips has published letter in
the Anti Slavery Standard, denunciatory OF the
Supreme Court for its recent decisions, and
calling loudly for the impeachment of President
johnson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

DR.. StribliDg, in his annual report to the Di-
rectors of the Insane Asylum at Staunton, re,
commeDds that the Legislature should make
prom pit and suitable provision Tor the care and
cure of insane co!ored persons in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

John W. McKiel and Juan Pizzni, old citl-
zens, of Richmond, died in that city on Thurs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

For some time past many agents OF houses
in Western and Eastern cities have been selling
goods in Nashville, Tenn, by sample. The
city council, however, have just passed an act
prohibiting this, unless the parties shall first
pay $500 for an annual license, and shall: give
bonds in the SUM of $500, with two securities,
co"ditioned on making an accurate monthly ex-.
hibit recording their sales, and paying duty
therein of Ten per cent ---- - --
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

General Sherman has arrived at St. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

A USEFUL INvENTIoN.-A very useful IN
vention for windows, dispensing with box
frames and weights, has been introduced into
this city, which promises to be generally adopt
ed for public and private buildings On each
side of the upper and lower sashe5 there is a
rack representing a straight cog which works
on spur wheel in the centre Of the frame
The whole is bel by spring lock 10 the lower
part of the frame, and by pressing lightly upon
that, the sashes can be raised Or. lowered at
pleasure, and to any height Each sash acts
as balance on the other, and by raisiD&, the
lower sash the upper one can be brought down
any required distance For purposes OF wash
ing or glazing, the windows can be removed
from the frame in minute, and returned TO
their proper places in the same space OF time.
It is as easily applied to old windows as new
ones, and the cost is not ten per cent. OF that
of weights baltimore Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29
ICOMMUNIC.ATED.

Church Music A late London literary
PAPER which have received contains the ioi-
loving article on modern Church Music, which
I would thank you to copy in the Gazette, as
many of our people are interested on the sub
joct: D.
"Holy, holy Lord is in truth a love song
from Handel's opera 'ROsalinda;; J.. Lord, re,
member DAVID is an air from "Sosarmes
and He laycth the beams a grand brayura
from ".E!ius" Since the days when these
adaptations delighted our grandlathcrS and
grandmothcrs the system has still farther al
vanccd and every new collection OF organ vol
untaries' for playing IN church contains sun
dry m01veuur from all sorts OF secular sources;
The march from Mozart's ''Iaubcrilotc' and
the hymn to Latona in Gluck's 'lphlgcne en-
Tauride'' have long been stock pieces. OF this
kind. Buta new achievement Ill the arrange
mcnt' way which we see just advertised IeayGs
everything behind. ''The overture to VIII
liam Tell, arranged for the organ by. the OF
gauist of Scotch Episcopal) CHURCH, lsa teat
worthy Of record. But really, IN the midst OF
the advance Of church music, this dcplorablc
fashion of converting the organ into an instiu.
ment for the carcaturing Of tlorld orchestral
works is too bad Setting aside the lud:crous
incongruity Of the associations conjured by the
introduction of operate music in a church ser
vice, nothing can be more abominable, from the
purcl y musical point Of view, than these at
tcmpts to reproduce the effects OF rapid fiddle
passages on an instrument like the organ: NO
two Instruments can be more entirely unlike IN
their way of producing sound than the organ
and the violin. Any one can conceive the Jolly
Of attempting to ma kc fiddle intuition the
peculiar grandeur and masslvcncss CT the organ;
and yet there are many organlStS who are UNI
able to perceive that it is Just IS absurd to try
to force from an organ all the agility and bril-
liancy Of a fiddle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29
ICOMMUNICATED.

1OhMI MIA Ed
[ have long thought that Hook and Lad
der Company, in this city, would be OF more
utility than three Of the present companies OF
Firemcn in our city We have the Steam Fire
Company, worth all the others, and with this
and Hook and Ladder Company: We might
defy the 8 devouring element, and stop the
everlasting opportunities of the Fire Compa-
MES for hose, repairs of engines, gas, and other
matters Ifa Hook and La lder had been used
at Smoots Buildings on the night of the 18th
inst, to remove the roof from the building that
first t0oh fire, all the others, believe could
have been saved together with the furniture
of the poor unfortunate tenants WHO occupied
the PROMISES have heard it doubted, il
funds could be raised for Il Hook and Ladder
company Il would suggest that the funds
raised to buy a second Steam Fire Engine Ten
tirely unnecessarily be appropriated TO the pur-
chase Of ladders. and other neo@ssares TOR ii
" Hook and Ladder Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

WHITE MEN OUTWrTTED Two Of our most
respectable citizens were terribly hoaxed by a
coDtraband few days since. He formerly
lived near Memphis, Tenn, and stated to sew
eral gentlemen, privately, that he had been
the confidential slave of his master, and that
when the Union army advanced on Memphis,
his master, with his assistance, had buried
$45,O in gold; that he escaped North, and
soon after his master was killed, and none
knew the place of.the deposit Of the treasure but
himself He applied in vain to several par
ties, but at last succeeded in getting two Of cur
citizens to 60 with him to Memphis, promising
to remunerate them from the treasure They
accordingly started to Memphis with the ne
gro, who eat and drank of the best in fact,
lived like lord by the way, and arriving there,
went in the night with the negro to dig for the
treasure in a graveyard. While they were
digging the negro made some excuse to get
away from them, and then making a sudden
bolt, left them, with their spades and shovels,
to get away the best way they could. The
operation cost the parties about 5000 VIZ
2ntNQtOll Republican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

THE FLAG-When the radicals raise the
United States flag they display it with all its
thirty-xix stars, the blazing emblems of thirty
six States, and yet they claim that ter OF these
States, represented upon the flag but unrenre-
snnted in CONGRESS, are not States at all. Why
don't they reform the old flag? Why don
they strip it of portion Of its gories? Why
not blot out ten OF its stars and put ten black
patches in their place ?-NoJoM virginia..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

! HAVE JUST RECEIVED a VARIETY
Of excellent COFFEE. consisting Of RIO.
Laguyru Java, Maricabo, GROUND ana Toasted
NISo. Il variety of the best TEAS, Gunrowdtr,
Oolong, Japai, Imperial, &C.. al 50 lot OF r. e;
fined, Crushed, G:anui>tel and brown ; I
Els, &C.; also 1000 lbs. Of TOBACCO, Of T "a
rious grades; Il large assortment Of LlQCOkS,
and Common Whi$kies, Wines, &c; large lot
OF BHOOMS, Of every sizo and Gescrlpu44n. !;
BACON, Sides, Breasts and Sh?"Ider2; 2O<Af'2,
ToiIct Cnst;ln, Dctcrsive Stcarinc and Common
Soap: No KEROSENE OIL. HERRING,
MNCEEREL and FLOUR. Also: It variety
Of other articles too tedious to crate, all o.
which will sell at the lowest market price, for
cash. 1hc highest prices ralG for G1m SLt1
PRODITCE, Including EGGS and BUTTER.
J. f. LARKIN,
10 Is, north Royal street,
nov l5-u between King and Cameron.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29
ALEXANDRIA.
EVENING, DECEMBER 20.
RAuRoADs.-The National Inteliigcncer

Railroads.&c. National Inteigcncer
says eve are free to say, in view Of the III
famous policy OF exclusion and prescription
practiced for long years back by Mr.. Garrett,
in reference to the capital Of the nation that it
begins to be question whether our three
cities shall not adopt counteryailing policy by
stopping railroad transit through the streets of
said cities If the State of Virginia is dispos-
ed to support her own cities Of Alexandria,
Richmond, and Norfolk, rather than TO build
up Baltimore, Or other Northern cities, her
Legislature will hardly pass acts that will not
contain saving clauses in the interest Of the
former" .-..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

As the recent visit Of Col. Neatherly, of
South Carona to Washington. and his report
ed interview with the Plc-tent in relation to
the admission of that State to representation,
have been the subject Of various coDiecturcs,
We copy the following statement from the
Charleston Courier.
:iAs far as we can iearn-and VIC believe that
we are correctly Informed on the subject-the
President is unchanged as to his views in
reference to the unconstitutionality Of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution, which is
ag;ating All scctions and which, II persisted
in, must be a source OF great evil 70 the whole
country.
''lhc interview with the President was free
an; candid during which he expressed the
hone shat the Southern States would remain
firm in their position as regards the constitutional
amendment, and stcadfastly eject it, believing
it to be an advance step to the inauguration OF
Of despoiSm in doing which he said be
hoped they would be guarded in their reasons
asst gned for its rejection, and avoid any language
that might, by any possible means, be tortured
to give offence to the opposing party.
''Ihe President feels confident, from re-
cent decision given by the Supreme Court, that
he will be sustained by that law abiding body :;
and that in a short time a returning sense OF
reason will point out some middle ground be-
tween the constitutional amendment and the
projected territorial scheme upon which our
country may become united, whcn peace will
again smile upon us with all its blessings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The Washington correspondent Of the Bali
more Gazette says: "There appears to be a
Simultaneous movement, by the faction known
as Southern Radicals, to reconstruct upon the
avowed basis of minority rule, not ou!y the
States yet unrepresepted in Congress, but those
confessedly upon perfect equality with their
sister soveregnties on the score ct loyalty, !"
but which had the misfortune to be slavehod-
ing States at the breaking out of he late war !"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-29

The Washington correspondent Of the Bal
timore Gazette says: "What puzzles the Rad
icals (who have never visited the South) the
most is, that those who have shown the Con-
gressional Excursionists about all the civil
ties they have received, appear to be the ex-
Confederate class, and the wonder is what has
become of the prosecuted patriots who form
the constituency of the brawling miscreants who
intest Washington, and with their lying out
cries OF tyranny and cruelty to :'Union men, y
expect to make an impression upon Congress- -