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SURRATT IN WASHINGTON. A
spatch from Washington says:

John III. Surratt was brought on
shore late this afternoon, at the
Washington Navy Yard, and delivered
by Commander W. w. Jcff'ries, of
the steamer Swatara, to Admiral Rad
ford, and by the Admiral transferred
to Marshal Gooding, who held u bench
warrant, issued by Judge Fisher, of
the Criminal Court, commanding him
to "take John II. Surratt, late Of
Washington County, if he shall be
found Within the County of Wash
;ng:oG, and him safely keep, ana
have his body before the Criminal
Court of the District of Columbia, at
the city of Washington, Immediately,
to answer unto the United States of
and concerning a certain felony by
him committed, as ii is presented,
and so forth"
Surratt was dressed in the uniform
Of the Papal Zouaves. Stepping on
the wharf, he bowed respectfully to
the Admiral, and deported himself
with dignity and frmness The pri-
soner, with his custodians, formed a
party large enough to occupy three
carriages. Every arrangement was
made for security and quiet, though
large cCncourse of spectators ga
thered at the jail to see Surratt upon
his arrival
The prisoner was transferred TO
Warden Brown, and was then locked
up in one Of the three iron-clad cells
of the Jail, which are considered per-
fectly secure, and left for the night.
No one will be allowed to see him ex-
cept his counsel and the officers of
the prison. Surratt is apparently in
excellent health, and speaks but very
little to any one. His Zouave uni
form was very much worn and faded.
At the time of the landing, the
Swatara lay in the stream, about fifty
yards from the wharves of the Navy
Yard, and up to noon to-day no COM
munication whatever had been had
with her or from her, except that
Commander Jeffries, last evening,
reported to Admiral Radford short
time after her arrival, and left his
dispatches for the Navy Department.
The mail, this morning, was taken
on board by a rope from the boat.
Surratt, while on board the steamer,
was confined below decks, strongly
guarded.
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WHAr Mr.. PEABODY SAID TO rHE
president. We are authorized by
one who was present at the interview
between the President and Mr.. Pea
body to say that the following was a
portion Of the language of the latter
ON that occasion: ''He had always
expressed his belief that the Presi-
dent's course was prompted by a
sincere desire to do right, and what
was for the best interests of our coun-
try. Our informant further adds
that ''lt was in reference to the Pre-
sldent's own course that Mr.. Pea
body used tho Illustration of light
coming at the even tide.
National hatelHgencer.
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The LAST RESORT OF THE SoUrH.-
The Richmond Times, in an article on
military Governments for the
South, says:
The people of the North will have
to decide whether they will have
union or political chaos and revolu-
ton; whether the Southern States
are to exist as such, or are to be ''ter-
ritorialized. And in case the latter
is determined upon, why the best
thing the Southern people could then
do would be to divide themselves
into nomadic tribes, and With their
tents and fiocks roam at will over the
vast territories from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande. It is true that a
life like this would be devoid of
postal advantages, but the internal
revenue officers Of the Federal Go
vernment would have hard time
collecting their taxes. And as we
should be on the footing of Indians,
we should be allowed the same priyi-
lege Of exemption from taxation
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The following we take from the
Hartford Conn., Times. It shows
up one of the siandercrs, Who are
lying against us with steam power,
throughout the Northern States and
particularly from their pulpits and
presses:
HEARING ABOUT II ! gentleman,
who has spent much time in Texas
during The past two years. was in
springfield, a few days since, when
he heard Freedmen S Bureau man
talking largely of The awful state of
society in Texas. 81 have seen six
negroes shot down in day" said he,
naming the locality; and this. he
averred, was no more than tie daily
average there. The gentleman said
this could not be. 81 have seen if"
said Bureau. My residence has
been in that locality, said the gen
tlornan, <1and what you say know to
be unture Not one negro has been
shot there in year But" said
Bureau, 81 have heard that six a day
were shot down" ''Hcard, said the
gentleman "didn't You sec the shoot
ing?" mo; I heard Of it. and [ be-
ieve it." said Bureau. ''But you
inst said that you &a'o it. mo, /
didn't see it-you misunderstood me
I heard about it, said Burean, as
he sneaked away.
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GENERAL GRASr-The Washing-
ton correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette, in speaking of the substitu-
ton Of the President for General
Grant in the Sherman bill, says:
Il have positive information that
this alteration was made. not in de-
ference to the Constitution, not be-
cause OF any disposition to lenity,
but for the reason that it was de-
manded by General Grant himself,
who, wh1tever may be his affiliation
with the radical party, at least dis
dains 20 be made the scapegoat OF
their inil;sitous Vaccinations.
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TIE PEETEXT The sinister pre-
text for establishing military desrot-
ism IL the South is that life is not
secure. Crime is made the barome-
ter. We have, Oh several occasions,
den. onstratcd chat for every murder
in the South we could produce fifty
murders iii the North; for every theft
III tl:e South, Il hundred burelarics
IL the North; for every corrlpt
Official in the South-Heaven alone
knows how many roSucs in any one
New England State. Aa our proof
may have been rejected as partisan
evidence, the following testimony
from the Boston Past will pass mus
ter. 1t says:
"Newspaper Offices have been mob
bed; individuals seized and talred
and fcathcred, ridden upon rails, and
executive influence interposed to
shield the culprits from the punish
mcnt the court decreed. Robberies
and murders have been alarmingly
proiitic-garroters, bank robbers and
burglars have piled their vocation as
vi9ilaEtly hero as in Louisiana, and
with rs much impnnity; but this is
goring Il different OK, and Mr. Elliot
and his radicals are not at al! alarmed
by the fact. The murders all around
us-in Roxbury woods, in Franconia,
\. H., in Auburn, HIe.-speak u de-
pravity the South cannot exceed;
while the robberies in New York and
New England are unprecedented in
magnitude and numbers. If crime
be the gauge whereby to decide upon
the right Of self-government, New
England would be in imminent dan
ger Of tcrritorialism at once. But ii
is all a trick-a mere subterfuge to
prolong power and patronage in the
hands of the radical party by shut
/ ting out onc-third of the territory and
one third Of the people of the United
States from any representation or
any voice in its government.
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A Washington negro boasts that
he carried 209 negro voters from Al
exandria, Va, to Washington city,
and had them all registered.
Mr.. R. Tully Boiling, citizen of
Greenville District, was drowned re-
Gently near Palatka, Fla.
New Orleans rs about to give the
wooden block pavement trial.
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local IGo1r

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We would call the special attention
OF our merchants, and all others in
terested, to the advertisement of c.
n. Averlll X Son, Charleston. to be
found in another column. They offer
large amount Of corn al lower
figures than we have heard of this
season. Hunt up your secondhand
bags and give them a trial They are
an old firm, and cau give satisfaction.
PhEMIC2I FARM Gtisr EIl1Ls. We
dropped in at Colton's Agricultural
Implement Warehouse, yesterday al
ternoon, and amongst other useful
and economical articles, examined
the one mentioned above 1t is so
arranged as to be worked either with
q crank or band Meal aud orist.
fine or coarse. can be produced at
pleasure. This mill occupies a very
small spacc-less than six feet SQUARE
and accomplishes vast amount of
work. The price is so low as TO
bring 1t within reach of the smallest
farmer.
THE COLUMBIA VARIETIES. This
band gave another of their excellent
performances last evening. As we
predicted, there was plenty of fun,
which was highly enjoyed by large
and appreciative audience The per
formances of Prof Tanbarh and
Troupe is an attractive feature Of this
exhibition, and we'll worth the price
Of admission; but it will not do to
particularize, as all hands mcrited
the ''well done" Of their audience.
The scenery, painting by Mr.. Hix,
with the assistance Of Mr. Lee, is
we'll executed. It represents Christ
Church, of this city. We are pleased
to see prospect of passing pleasant
evenings during the warm spell, as
we understand the varieties Will con-
tinue their entertainments so long as
they receive such houses as that of
last night.
RIVERSIDE MAGAz1NE, FOR You've
People. Published by Hurd 4
Houghton, New York. Price 50. 80
per year, in advance.
We are indebted to the publishers
for copy Of the above. 1t fills its
place admirably, and thus far, more
than makes good the promises of its
announcement. Its illustrations are
greatly in advance of anything yet
attempted for such a magazine. Ste
phens, the prince of humorists, has
as yet done nothing better than his
drawings for this periodical; and in
spirited pictures of animal life, there
is nothing superior to Herrick's Ru,s
for Life, in the February number
The contents OF these numbers i'm
press US as possessing = high degree
OF merit. The boys and girls, better
judges of what they want than we
can be, are delighted with them. The
skillful blending Of the instructive
with the amusing; the careful atten-
ton paid to the games and sports of
outdoor, as we'll as indoor life; the
high moral tone observable through
out each number, and lie brilliancy
and playfulness Of many Of the arti-
cles, indicate that the editor las hit
the right track, and that he has only
to keep on as he has begun, to make
his magazine necessity to tens Of
thousands Of our young people.
I New ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention j. rAi:-
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NEARLY A FATAL ACCIDENT. The
Winnsboro Nc'rs, Of Thursday, says:
On Monday last, while Mr.. John
Mcclure, Of this place, was engaged
in cleaning out awell, on the premi-
ses of Charles Cathcart, Esq, he
met with an accident that came near
proving fatal. 4 bucket of bricks
had been sent up by him from the
bottom OF the Well, which, just as it
reached the top, became detached,
and Went with terrible momentum
down the well, striking the ladder
upon which Mcclure stood, and
either striking him directly, or
dashing him with fearful force
against the curbing. He was knock
ed, insensible, down into the water,
but was speedily rescued by Mr. Po-
teet who descended with all haste and
secured the injured man to rope
by which he was drawn out.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-23

The paper mill of Messrs. S. W.
Brown & Co., located at Buena Vista,
in Greenville District, was acciden-
tally destroyed by fire last week.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-23

The Ma OF EUROPE The foreign
papers lre' bnsily circulating IN an
ecdoic that a young boy, called to
high destinies, stubbornly refuses
to study the maps, for the reason
that the map has often changed
of late years. and papa (Napoleon
Ill says it VIII soon be changed
again" The little fellow ought to
know French secrets, and if another
war IS to curse Europe, as the pro-
liabilities seem to Indicate, Napoleon
will doubtless be one # the leading
spirits in it.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-23

The Queen of night glides grace
FULLY through the heavens That's
her biz.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-23

The New York police are picking
up ali the little sprats Of lotteries they
can find. The severity induces the
belief that they bought tickets to The
opera house e-LousriHe Democrat.
A Louisvillian, who bought four
Crosby Opera House tickets, has sued
the agent of whom he bought for the
money, and recovered it, the court
holding the sale to be in violation of
law.
In the United States Supreme
Court, on Wednesday of last week,
Judgment against the city of New
York, for $4,000 damages, was af-
tirmed III the case of one Sheffield. a
citizen of Rhode Island, who fell over
the stump Of trec near the City Hail
Park, in that city, receiving thereby
serious injuries.
A couple in Richmond got married,
the guests partook of substantial re-
freshments, and while engaged in
chasing the golden hours with flying
feet" q most elegant supper, includ-
ing confectioneries and wedding cake,
which had been prepared, was stolen
by thieves, who left the table com
pletely bare.
At radical meeting at Memphis,
Saturday night, s negro attem pied
to speak, but was forced down
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-23

RErUENITG FREEDMEN The York
vile Enluirer, of Thursday, in no
ticing the allegation that the higher
prices in the West was the cause of
the freedmen's migration. says:
Thi:, may be true, but the real dis
appointment to most of the retnrning g
freedmen consists IN the necessity Of
working at all. They had the fdea
that, by going out there, they could
live by very little cxertion, and conld
enjoy the dignity of being free, with
nothing to DO. But the sad lesson
has to be learned that 1.-The head
must bow. and the back Will have to
bend. wherever the darkey may 90. ;"
Freedmen who cannot make Il living
in Mississippi, are not likely to be
very useful members Of society here,
and their room is decidedly prefera-
ble to their company. Our opinion
is, that au Industrious man, whatever
the hue of his hide, can support him
self anywhere in the South, and that
there is no necessity for freedmen
running back and forth between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi
River, i'll search OF employment We
have regretted the departure Of many
valuable hands from our midst, as it
threatens our State with scarcity of
labor. Aud we would like to see
every farmer try to prevent this drain
by using his best efforts to make his
laborers contentcd with their present
bones, believing, as we do, that the
freedmen who remain with their old
masters fare the best, both in con
tracts and privileges.
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The Funding Process.

mature. Every legitimate material
in the country is placed in jeopardy
by each months delay to effect this
settlement. Trade is sinking into
chronic stagnation; the minds of our
best business men are more and more
unsettled in relation to the future,
and there is no promise of better
things until this incubus is removed.
In our Thursdays edition, we alluded
to the little which had been done in
view OF the magnitude OF the crisis,
and vcntured q word of warming to
those who are responsible for the de-
lay. We have since received Il letter
from q very intelligent correspond
ent, we'll known for his prominence
in the dominant party, inquiring
what can lawfully be done to facilitate
the funding operation? This cores
pondent alludes to the recent offer of
the Secretary to pay the express
charges on the seventhirty notes
sent to Washington, as we'll as npon
the bonds to be returned, and seems
to think that this is all that can be
suggested to make the exchange at
tractive to the holders of these notes.
We have so frequently set forth our
own views on the precise work to be
done, and the best way to accomplish
it, that we do not care to repeat them
here, but there is q ready answer to
this portion of our correspondents
letter, to which we beg leave to call
his especial attention. The Treasury
Department has failed utterly to re-
deem its promise in this matter of
exchange. When the seven thirty
notes were first issued, they contained
the following guarantee: cat maturi-
ty, convertible at the option of the
holder into bonds redeemable at the
pleasure Of the Government at any
time after five years, and payable
twenty years from August Is, 1867,
with interest at six per cent. per an
mum, payable semi annually in coin. y
It will thus be seen that the holder
of the first series is entitled to ex-
change them at maturity for a gold
bearing six per cent. bond, payable
in not less than five years, from Au-
gust Is, 1867. Those who have ac-
cepted the recent offers of conversion,
and sent their notes for exchange,
have been turned off with a bond
dated July, 1865, which will have less
than three years to run from the ma
turity of the notes. Many of these
persons, we know, have been griev-
ously disappointed, and there has
been no little complaint at this arbi-
trary injustice, which has prevented
others from accepting the Secretary's S
offer We do not believe that any
thing is to be gained for the Govern
ment by this course towards its credit
ors. No individual could mairtain
his reputation if he should transact
his business in such a fashion, and It
is not wise for Government officials
to continue IT, The holders of these
notes are many Of them among the
original subscribers to the loan, and
all of them arc entitled to the fulfill
ment of the promise upon which the
money was obtained. If the Secreta-
ry should add to his original offer
only this plain justice to the holders
of the notes, he might find his fund
ing process greatly facilitated.
-Netc York JouamM Of ComDerce.
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AsToUNDINU-T Buffalo C0yayi,j.
cin} 4Adre71iSer states that the First
National Bank OF that city has, in a
period of four years, accumulated a
surplus greater than It's original CAPT
tai, and, without impairing this sur
plus. it paid its proprietors div:
dend for the past year Of fifty per cent
Mrs. SWEET, OF hennebunk, Maine.
who put morphine into a bottle OF
whis.ley in such quantity that it killed
her husband, n Quack doctor, who
drank freely of it, has been convicted
OF ;nanslaughter. Her defence was.
that she intended that the morphine
should act as an emetic.
\ cat recently got into the large
cylinder OF the Hoe press cf the
No99h B2'1:sA aE::H newsrap The:
unfortunate puss remained quiet for
two hundred revolutions of the cv-
Under, when she fell under it upon
the forms and was distributed over
them.
y Maine editor says he cannot im&-
gjne when editors have leisure time,
tliiVot - stltci tIIC ItIINlldI car
ries us over Styx, and then we have
no doubt the Old fellow wculd beseige
us for Il puff on his boats
Some Of onr exchanges say that
Mary. Harris, the female sbarp-shoot-
or, has been committed to the insane
asylum i'll Washington. We know of
no insane asylum in Washington, ex-
copt the capitol.
The Galveston ClyiHtm. referring
10 the immigration Of freedmen to
Texas from Georgia, says: I'VE
would rather see one sober and indus
trious white man come to Texas than
forty thousand freedmen.
The Presidents r r,c,ption, Thurs
day night, was so crowded that peo-
pie had to be taken out at the win
dows, and several ladies were injured
by the crush.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-05-11
Grateful Acknowledgment to Skill.
full Gentleman

SACRAMENTO City. june l. 1866.
Dr. Chas. II. Tozer-Dar SIR You will excusa me r not
writing to you sooner lou will perhaps remember me as
the individual who called You r your assistance a,ut
year ago. The roof of my mouth had COMPLETELY rttej t
and my palate dropped down and there remained stopping
up the passage 50 that could hariy YoB remember
YOU cut which relieved immediately and
enabled swallow food and in began
improve took your medicine and followed your directions
for several months YOu finally succeeded in stopping the
disease saving my and upper lip though you frequently
cautioned ne about losing coatinued improve until
Won finally recommended into the country. and be-
fore going your advice had cts taken Of my mouth
in order that could have plate made for me TO enable
10 sneak 50 as to be understood, ami using it, My
ETERNAL THANKS due Ia yen for the PERSENER-
ANCE AND SKILL that you displayed IN my case ami
have 10 thank you restored health ad even or my
life las was very near bleeding TO death several tunes rom
the nosel in Sacramento city ENJOY ing good hai
and shall recommend all my friends, TO call on you should
they be unfortunate require assiance and ""oiu
advise all persons 10 avoid certain scientific doctors IN your
city, they will send them land from whence no traf
eier returns.
With my wishes for the Of tot Of ou re-
main YOURS etc 5. s T.
To Dr.. Chaf H. ToIer, San Francisco. Cal. 2.ly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-05-11
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FRENCH MEDICAL OFFICE

TOR OF MEDICINE OF THE FACULTY PARIS, GRADUATE
THE UNIVERSITY QUEENS COLLEGE, THE
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seeking confidential advice that he can be con-
suited daily at his Office, Armory Hall Building North
East Montgomery Sacramento streets San Fran
cisco Rooms No o. 10 and H. first foor up stairs
from either Montgomery Sacramento streets.
DR.. PERRAJLTS studies have been most exclusively
voted to the Of the various forms OF Nervous and
cal Debility the results injurious habits acquired in YOUTH
which usually terminate in impotence and scrity and per-
manently induce all the of old age Where
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planted in early life. and the bitter
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friends The patient will probably complain of dizziness
Vertigo and that sight and hearing weakened sleep dis
turbcd by dreams, melancholy signing palpations,
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Patients suffering from Nenera diseases in stage
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DR.. PERRAULTS diplomas in his office where pa
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