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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-07

ky0A 6ALk-Lots and ., In Block H. On the sorsg.
y ofriAh ard Morgan esreets. THESE Lcss are n
Mcse dssirAbe vsesot %cts In that nssghborbood prc.
xlAW-oce third down and bafsnce In and years .
PER eenf. Interest Title good or ale
kn4usfe OF tsprNl b. TEy-RYcK
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GHOk eALn--Tep scres Of land represented In ths
uy res = letter \ in the c tract, Keohuk
Ian Authoszed TO sell this property at very sreas bar
gain. II applied for soon. Title good or no sale Ia
quire OF H b TES-RYCK.
apTi-d Real r.t.ts As~,t
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FOR SALE.-Lot 2, in Block es. on the
- south sds 81 High, between eix th and seventh
trsees Title e1ed o. No Sste Price $500 otsh.
ljsil kneareaf IN rRa-EYr6
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EOR 6ALE-Twenty acres of beauti-
y f.l Garden o. Grape Land ON and near the ktssis
river shout three mile above the city Keokut
utle god Price 900. RnYnireof
mchW H.B. TEE-EYcEs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-07

kOR SALE-80 acres of fine grape ard
other fruit land; 10 acres In hiah state Of cult
vsfton under fencs With 2oo fruit trees Of vsr
oss hnAs, some bearing Price $15 per .cre A,,s
acres adjoining the above land, and Of the sane
character With Improvements but all enclosed
~ pbaetnG tsuc< fbs road al small EXPENSE. pr,,
~ and so Th fsndis I'D ner ths re-
dencs OF DR. Hicks shout r-s from secorJ straxs
Ksckuk. For particulars enquire OF
nchN H B. TES.EYcK
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-20

HNHE undersigned have determined to
Il publish. at an early day, FAMILY
and RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER. with the
above title. The paper, as its namo indi-
Gates, Will be chiefly intended to supply
RELIGIOUS READING, suited to the
family circle, and in strict accordance with
the Faith once delivered to the Saints"
1t will also contain the news OF the dav.
local and general, and such other matter
as Will make it welcome family visitor,
suited to interest and instruct all classes.
TERMS -'sThe Christian Messenger" will
De published weekly, on a sheet 22xo5
lncnes, at 81 per year, in specie or the
PAYMENTS for subscriptions will be ex-
pected upon receipt Of the first number.
Money sent by Express, or mail, if re-
gistered, will be at our risk .
49, REV. j. M. C. BREAKER.
DR.. I. D. DURHAM, Editors.
T. A. HAYDEN & CO., Publishers.
81 Our brethren of the press who will
DO US the favor to insert this prospectus
for one or more times, with notice of the
same will have the kindness duly recipro-
Gated upon commencement of publication.
March 20 tu4
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The FEN1AN MovEMENT.-sLeo,' .
the correspondent of the Charles ION
Courier, writes
The British Minister has remon-
>stRated against the Fenian movements
IN the United States, so far as they
may assume the form of actual hos
tilities against the dominions of Great
Britain. The Government will take
care that no movement be made with
IN our borders which may be penal
under our neutrality laws. But
nothing more will be done. With
three millions Of the latter race in
this country, we may expect some
manifestations ofsympathy with Irish
revolutionary movements. Some
think that the whole movement in
this country is prompted by the Gu
pidity of a few, and the credulity of
many.
The Fenian Irish Republic bonds
have had some takers, chiefly by the
poorer classes of the Irish people.
Some enthusiastic supporters of the
cause have contributed in this way
large sums.
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Negro boys and girls. -. 10000

Total. ............... 2S5, 900
We must now take into consider
alton the number of white persons
who viii devote their attention to
cotton raising. In the cotton States
there were about 25O,OOO white men
at the commencement of the war,
who, if so inclined, might have de-
voted their attention to the raising of
cotton. OF this number, 100, 900 have
been killed or disabled during the
war, but their places have to some
extent been supplied by the growth
ef boys. We think it would be a
large estimate to allow 200, 900 white
laborers for the cotton fields during
the present season. If so, we have
total effective force of 4s5, 900 cotton
raisers.
The next question is, how much
cotton can we reasonably expect to be
raised per hand? /? Statistics show that.
In 1910, with force of 600, 600 la
borers, our crop was 1900, 900 bales,
or three bales per hand. When the
laboring force doubled, between 1850
and 1860, the crop proved to be L.
500, 900 bales, equal to 81 bales per
hand. What then shall be our esti-
mate for the present year ? We must
remember that there is scarcity of
stock and agricultural implements :
that fences, gin-houses and habita-
tions need repair; that food must be
provided; that much of the rich cot
ton lands along the Mississippi are
not yet redeemed from overflow nv
the rebuilding of the broken levees.
Our dependence for a crop must rest
chiefly on the highland farms, which
are far less productive than those of
the lowlands. All things considered,
we cannot expect more than three
bales per hand, which would yield
l, ,440, 600 bales in all. Now, if it be
contended that this estimate is below
the mark, the reader will please re-
member that we have made no calcu-
lation for labor which must necessa-
rily be devoted to other crops-sugar,
tobacco and rice, for instance-nor of
that which will be turned to mecha-
MICS and stock-raising. These en-
ployments will certainly absorb all
that remains of the physical laboring
power which the Southern States Can
at present boast With all these facts
before us, it would be vain to expect
cotton crop of more than 1,5OO, 600
bales.-Neso Orleans Times.
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Another Rebellion Threatened.


The Salem (Mass.) Statesman says:
eve heard one of the radical leaders
say, that if the President went on,
the next rebellion would be in Mas
sachusetts. -. a
Well, that would be nothing re-
markable. They had one rebellion
against the laws in that State, that
had to be put down at the point of
the bayonet; and they came very
near having a second during the late
war with Great Britain. It was really
initiated, aud nothing but the pro
clamation of peace, which soon fol
lowed, prevented its elimination.
Let the radicals rebel against the
wise, conservative policy Of the Pre-
sident, and he may rely upon 100000
stout arms in Virginia alone,to aid
him in enforcing the laws. Massa-
chusetts is more disloyal this day
than Virginia, and it may be neces-
sary to teach her a wholesome lesson
of obedience to the Constitution,
which the President is laboring so
heroically to maintain. We trust
that the old Bay State has had her
day, and that henceforth she will not
be able to rule the whole c. ltry.
The men who long ago proc. med
that the Constitution was covenant
with death and an agreement with
hell" and who have been agitating
always, keeping the court try in u
state of disquiet that ended in a civil
war, should be compelled to hold
their peace and observe obedience to
the laws. Treason should be held to
be crime i'll Massachusetts, as well
rs in Virginia; and such, we are
happy to know, is the view of the
President. Let not these radical
agitators presume too much on the
forbearance of the President, or they
may awaken to an uncomforta BILE
realization of trouble. They may
hear the jingling of Mr.. Seward S
little bell" and find that Fort War
rem is strong enough to hold North
ern as well as Southern ''traitors.
The real peace that is so much
coveted by all truly patriotic men
>capAat he attained, so long as these
pestilef efsaask tors are permitted to
concoct their se>seues of opposition
to the Government. The Presid ent
may have to give them a stron ger
hint than that contained il his
speech of the 22d February, and he
is the very man to do it.
lLy'ach6urs Virginian.
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Visiting and Wedding Cards.

NNHE snbscriher returns histhanks to his
form the ladies and gentlemen of the city
OF Columbia that he is enabled again to
execute VISITING and WEDDING CARDS
In style to please all who may favor him
with a call. Specimens may be seen at the
Bookstore of Messrs. Townsend & North:
all orders left there will be at4ndcd to
with promptness and despatcM Those
who wish to see him personally. will find
him at his store, three doors above the old
City Hotel, Richardson street. Ladies'
and gentlemen's Handlerchiefs and other
articles marked in nest and ornamental
style. Terms moderate.
March 20 t3* +. BAHTMANN
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BY Telegraph.
From Washington. /.

WAsHINaToN, March .1s.-Reports from
various quarters represent st. Patrick's
day as having passed pleasantly and with
out any Feman outbreak, as predicted. At
Montreal (Canada) thecitizens turned out
en- n'asse; and paid their respects to the Co
vernor-General. The excitement in the
provinces has abated considerably.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, OH yes
terday, sent a message to the House, show
ing an available balance in the Treasury of
over $123, 400, 900. A3
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE House of
representatives, last night, defeated the
Loan bill, 64 to70, thus condemning the
Secretary Of the Treasurys financial
policy. The bill would give him very large
powers It is supposed that it Wilt be re-
vised and passed. The defeat occasioned
great excitement.
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Venezuelan Emigration and Land
COmpanV.

THE undersigned having announced
that he had been selected as Director in
the above Company, which it was proposed
proximo, and having offered to act as the
medium Of communication between appli-
cants for the benefits of the grant and Dr.
Price, the original grantee, and to furnish
any information in his possession in refer
ence to the subject, is constrained to makeI
it known, through the same channels, tha
he finds he can neither undergo the labor
nor at present spare the time, nor is posyf
sessed of the exact and full knowledge toy
satisfy the numerous applications made toN
him in person or by letter-and that, on
the existing footing Of the scheme, as be
understands it, he cannot accept Direc-
torship; but intends, at his earliest conve-
nience, 10 submit his own views, either by
printed circular or by publication in the
leading newspapers of his State, as t3the
mode in which the merits of this e.rant
so liberal in its terms, embracing so lar II
a territory abounding in such immense
materials Of wealth--may, by an intelli-
gept and careful inquiry and provision, be
truly ascertained and its seductive pro-
misses be fully realized. q
In the meanwhile, he respectfully refers
inquirers directly to DR.. H. NJ. Price, OF
Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va, for full
and agact information in tho matter, for
the gratuitous patents of land and for the
purchase of slock-shares as they may de-
sire them. CAMPBELL r. BRYCE.
COLUMBIA, s. c., March 16, 1866.
RS- Charleston Daily Ne'cs and Courier
publish three times and send bills to this
office March 1S 3
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\ RETURN OF SPRING. Memphis
BnAettn, OF the 11th instant, saws:
"The almost unfailing harbinger of
the return of spring is the universal
devotion to marbles discoverable at
this time among the diminutive but
crescendo specimens of HUMANITY
the boys. The natural order is about
as follows; marbles, buds, birds.
leaves, flowers, spring. Why marbles
should form the first link in fae chain
Of the regenerated spring time we
can't say; doubtless it is owing to
some recondite law Of nature, over
which some future Newton will per-
haps puzzle his brains. At any rate
the fact remains, be theory what it
may" Here tbs order is marbles,
tops, kites, with mingling of buds,
birds, leaves flowers and then spring.
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CENTRAL HOTEL.

~ THE undersigned having recently
banse sasn charge aaS Gf l GGyf
same, are prepared to accommodate all
who may favor them with their patronage.
Their TABLE will be supplied with the
best the market affords.
They will spare no pains to give satisfac-
ton to travellers. Having commodious
Stables, HORSES will te carefully attend
ed to-
Mr.. WALTER VAN WART, formerly of
Columbia, is engaged SIS superintendent.
and will be happy to SEQ his old friends and
the public generally
LAURA L. LAMB,
ROBERT J. BETSIIL.
UnionviEe, S. c., March 16
March 20 n
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Forney writes to his newspaper in
Philadelphia that the failure of Sc
nator Patterson, from Tennessee, to
fulfill his promise to speak to the
copperheads of Burks County has
given offence
A correspondent says that accord
ing to careful computation by mem
bers who are interested in sustaining
the Presidents policy of reconstruct
ton, there are but fifteen Republican
Congressman who can be depended
upon to vote against radical measures
as they come up.
saiis reported in New York that
Ketchum, the forger, is to be
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-20

The Issues OF THE DAY.-The New
York Express succinctly and correctly
sums up the Issues upon which tho
American people are called upon to
divide:
l. Restoration or no restoration.
2. Union or disunion.
3. Taxation and representation, or
taxation without representation.
These are the practical questions
between the President and Congress
between conservatives and radicals
between q real peace and pro-
longed war r-between prosperity in
trade and stagnation in business
between civil liberty and public
order, and legislative oppression and
confusion.
The present Congress and State
Legislatures we're not elected with
any idea that war was going on to
keep eleven States and eight millions
Of people practically out of the Union,
nor will the majority of the people
North and West, upon any fair issue,
consent to any such misuse Of power.
The war started with the idea that
States and people should not go out
of the Union, and was fought for
four years on this platform. Now,
when it is all over, we are told that
they are out of the Union
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-20
Important Arrest OF smugglers.

Advlces were received by the Com
missioner of Customs, on Wednes-
day, from Rouse's Point, that ten
men, with their goods, had been cap
tufed the day before for violating the
revenue laws on the" Canada border,
atthe place named and in that vici-
nlE. Yesterday morning, three of
thf accused were brought before the
commissioner at Rouse's Point, and,
at last accounts, were under examina-
tip. One of the prisoners is repre-
setted to be a wealthy merchant of
Mtntreal, who has heretofore success
fully swindled the United States
Treasury. He had with him about
$3.50 worth of broadcloth. When ar
re$ed, he manifested much indigna-
tloh, and seemed to think the Yam
kets would not dare to enforce the
Law upon one of her Majesty's pro-
virial subjects.
This makes over two hundred SNUG
gles arrested and seizures of proper
ty hadein this district within eighteen
mdths. Indeed, the customs officers
along our whole Canadian frontier
have become so expert and vigilant in
their line of busip ess, that smuggling
is almost entirely suppressed.
Tie Commissioner of Customs.
Judge Sargent, has so systematized
the whole business of his department
that he has authentic information of
theplans of the smugglers, even to
theplace where goods are stored, and
where, when and how they propose to
croA the line.
As anninstance of the fidelity and
shrevdness of the Government agents
on the frontier, it is stated that, last
fall, when the question was under
consH Heration here as TO whether
cloth ng and other property brought
across upon the person was subject to
duty or not, these agents busted
thanaselves in obtaining the names of
partlss who had participated in this
small business, and, when it was
finallE decided that property thus
brought in must pay duty, the agents
gave public notice in their respective
localities that those who had violated
the Aw might come forward volunta-
rily and settle with the collector, else
they would be called upon by a United
States marshal. The result was, peo-
pie came rushing i'll from all quarters
to pay duties, and Uncle Sans trea-
surer was made to rejoice. In one
County alone, $500 was paid in just
for articles of clothing men and wo-
men had purchased in Canada and
brought into the States upon their
backs. =
The collectors report more healthy
feeling among the people, and that
now, instead of opposing and thwart-
ing the officers Of Government, they,
as rule, aid them in the discharge
of their arduous duties.
Washington Chronicle, 9th.
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Usury.

Since the war, one of the subjects
of legislative discussion in several
States has been the usury question.
We are unable to state what the re-
suit has been, nor to what extent the
statutes of the various States have
been modified. In Alabama, we be-
heve, they have been left intact.
There are some singular mistakes
prevalent upon the subject, occa-
stoned by the different sense of the
word ''usury'' in its popular accepta-
ton from that which it. formerly bore.
In the olden time, "usury' was the
simple equivalent of what we now call
interest" It applied to any COM
pensation paid for the use of money
or for delay in payment of debt.
Such is its application in the English
translation of the Scriptures in COM
mon use. The Israelites were forbid
den to take "usury'- that is, any in.
terest whatever-of their own breth-
rem, but it might be taken from a
stranger.
In the popular usage of the present
day the word is applied exclusively to
interest Tor usury) beyond the rates
allowed by law. In most, if not all,
OF the United States, Limitation is
affixed by statute to the rate of in
terest allowed, the transcending of
which is subjected to various penal
ties, more or less stringent.
In the olden time, there were ideas
prevailing upon the subject of usury,
which it is fashionable now to ridicule
as anti1uated, superstitious and alb
surd. Ihe theory of medieval Chris
tendon was that all money-lending on
interest was wrong, because ''money
could not breed money" This theory
presumed money to be not properly
an article of trade, but mere repre-
sentatice of the value of other articles.
The doctrine of the present day is
Numerically different. 1t is that
money is as much commodity as
cotton, hay, dry goods, or any other
article of trade, and hence that it's
use as legitimate subjectG1 profit.
Tits very possible that, if the sub
ject were closely and philosophically
examined, it might be found that the
people of the clark ages" (so-called)
were nearer right than we are in this,
as well as in some other matters.
IN practice, however, our modern
Legislation is founded upon an incon-
gruous combination of two theories
theories that are not merely diver
gent from but entirely incompatible
with each other. In accordance with
the modern theory, we permit
charge to be made for the use of
money, as if it were a legitimate
commodity; while, in the spirit of
the ancient theory, we restrict that
charge by certain limitations. In
other words, we undertake by legisla-
ton to regulate the amount of profit
that may be made upon this one
article, while we leave it unrestricted
as to others.
If money is not legitimate COM
modify, or article of trade, no inte-
rest at ali should be authorized. If
it is, we do not see any reason why
the rate of interest should bo re
stricted, that does not apply with,
equal force to house-rents, or to the
price OF bread, beef or broadcloth.
Mobile Aduertise,' and Register.
By order of Mai Gan Stonenoan
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A FLoURIsH1Na V1LLAGE.-Tl

Al - u0
Franklin ReoieU says:
We have in this town, in full blast,
seven tipling and eleven family groce-
ries, two drug stores, seven dry-good
houses, two undertakers and cabinet
shops, four schools, five churches,
one printing Office, eighteen lawyers,
ten doctors, three livery stables, one
tavern, three BARRIERS, and one whole
Representative and an undivided one
third interest in Arnell the Floater.
CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN. -
Secretary McCulloch has authorized
special Treasury agents in the South
to seize as confscated property all
cotton which was, during the rebel
lion, subscribed to the so-called Con-
federate loan.
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New YORK, March 1s.-Liverpool advices
to the 7th instant have been received
Sales of cotton for the two days previous
$1,000 bales-7, 900 OF which were to specu-
lators. Middling uplands quoted at 1870
19d., closing firm. United States 5-20's
10Y. Consols 96s @s62.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-20
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON, MARCH II.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Moneka, Marshman, N. York
Steamship Cumberland, Reed, Baltimore
Steamship Dictator, Coxetter, Baltimore
WENT TO SEA YESTERDAY.
Steamship Quaker City, West, New York
Schr. 0. NJ. Petit, Clark, Baltimore.
Schr. Wenonah, Tall, Georgetown, S. c..
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MISS ALICE G. WATSON

WILL open WRITING SCHOOL for
w Young Ladies Oh. MONDAY, the
Goth inst, at the residence of Mrs William
Walter, on Plain street, near the Shiver
House. For terms, apply to Mrs. Walter.
March 20 G*t
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Columbia Lodge No. 80, U.D., AIM.
a A REGULAR communication of
Tuaee SSse sEvEN1NG EN- C. at h?!q o,cldcE dais
at the Lodge Room of Palmetto Lodge No
5, /. o. o. +. By order of the w. NJ.
S. F. GRASSHEIMER, Secretary.
March 90
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NEw Yonu, March 17.-Cotton declinin &
Sales of 40 bales, at 41c. Gold 29b
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By order of Maj. Gen. Stoneman,
the District of East Tennessee has
been discontinued.
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AUGUSTA, March 16-The cotton market
continues unusually dull and unchanged.
Gold market improving. The demand has
been active at improved prices, and could
not be supplied at 80, which was freely
paid. Brokers. buying at 80, and selling at
80; buying silver at IS, and selling at 80.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-05
A Coon HoAx. The Na,ional INTEL

A Coop Hoax, The National Intelli
gencer contains a letter of President John
son indorsing and p~raising the written re-
fusal Of q clerk in the Paymaster Generals
Office to pay his share Of the expenses Of
the New Hampshire election. The clerks
letter is in reply to what pnrports to he u
a printed circular, ranked by Mr.. Rollins,
a member Of the House from New Hamp.
shire.
1t turns out that no such circular has been
issued by the New Hampshire clerks Mt this
election. and the one sent to the clerk was
an old circular issned in 1894 to collect funds
to help to elect Andrew johnson Vice prosi
dent on the ticket with Abraham Lincsln.-
So the President, in his haste to approve
tho %obsequiOus refusal OF n subordinate to
help elect a Union ticket in New Hamp.
shire, rebukes the men who actually worked
and voted and got in debt for himself.
-[Philadelphia Press.