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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03
CROPS IN THE PEE DEE SECTION.

CROPS IN THE PEE DEE SECTION.
A correspondent of the Charleston
News writes:
cit is difficult to give q reliable
opinion as to the crops in the Pee
Dee country. So far as my observa-
tions extend, the corn crop appears
to be poor. There was not much
planted, as compared with the crop
before the war, and the cultivation
has been slovenly. The grain crop.
although better than last year, will
not be sufficient for the country, and
large supplies will be required from
abroad. The cotton crop is undoubt-
edly better in the Pee Dee country
than it was last year, but it will not
turn out whatit promised some weeks
ago. There has beon too much rain
for cotton all through the season, and
the rust is now blasting the plant
rapidly. This crop will stand bad
treatment and disasters better than
any other grown at the South; but
this year very late planting, heavy
rains. during the entire season, and
very imperfect culture, will undoubt-
edly cut this production down much
below general expectation. These
Impressions, derived principally from
observation, are confirmed by the
planters in the country"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

- - ~ eL4 - -
FREE ScHooIs AT, THE SOUTH. We
clip the following paragraph from
ons Of our Northern exchanges -
The American Freedmen's Union
Commission; and its auxiliaries are
laboring with enlightened zeal to
open the way for the introduction at
the South of the free school system
OF the North. At the present time
they are especially anxious to secure
the cooperation of the freed people
in the support of the schools. A
conference OF delegates from the va
rious societies was lately held in this
city-Judge Bond, of Baltimore, in
the chair-to devise o plan for carry
ing this object into effect. The result
arrived at is embodied in the follow
ing resolutions:
/. Resokced, That the best interests
of the freed people require the per-
manent establishment of free schools
in the South; that, as in the North
ern free school system, the people
should co-operate in their support;
and, therefore, that no new schools
should be established, except where
cooperation can be secured.
2. Resoloed, That our teachers and
agents in the South should organize
the people into associations to raise
means to aid in the establishment ard
support Of their schools.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

The latest sensation at Barnum's
Museum is live gorilla. captured in
the wilds of Africa, five feet and u
half high, and costing So, 900. The
gorilla displayed its great muscular
strength by bending double huge
wrought iron bar IN inch and three
quarters thick. 1t has face and
eyes like a human being, and its
hand is MS delicate rs that of wo-
man. This is the only specimen of
the gorilla now on exhibition in this
country.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

1t is again asserted by cable
despatch that the Japanese are cruel
~ prosecuting the native Christians.
Since the establishment of friend
ly intercourse between Japan and the
Christian countries, the opinion has
gained ground that there still arA in
the country many thousands of
Christian descendants of the martyrs
who persisted for their faith in the
sixteenth century. The Governments
of the Christian nations will, of
course, not fail to intercede in behalf
of the sufferer:
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

WHIRL1aIG. Just before the war,
Mr.. Stanton called the slate lament
ed" q gorilla. "Why," cried he,
"need we send to Africa for the 90
ri'll, when we (referring to the ar
rival of Mr.. Lincoln) have one in our
midst?"
In 1889, Mr.. Forney styled Thad-
deus Stevens "villain at heart"
Now, Mr.. Stanton alludes to Lin
coin as the 'tsainted martyr" and
Forney calls Stevens pure. and
matchfess statesman.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

Women have q much nicer sense
of the beautiful than men. They
are, by far, the safer umpires in the
matters of propriety and grace. A
mere schoolgirl will be thinking and
writing about the beauty of birds
and flowers, while her brother is rob-
bing the nests and destroying the
flowers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

DEATH OF Mr.. ROBERT MORRISON.
This aged and respectable citizen of
our town died yesterday morning, at
8 o'clock. He had lived out
his three-score years and ten, but for
twelve months past he had been a
victim of suffering, having all that
time been confined to his bed.
IYinnsboyo Ne,cS.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

CHRAe Gas AT. LAST. dessrs.
Smith & McGowan, patentees, have
Just eeeiyed d patent for the manr-
facturs of gas. This invention con.
sistsin the manufacture of gas from
coal and coal tar, every particle Of tar
being converted into gas. BY the
ordinary process of gas manufacture,
large qhap Titles OF coal tar is made,
which is sold for a trifie, or suffered
to run off, around the gas-works.
This Invention is to demonstrate that
coal tar is the very essence of the
coal, containing more gas than is no
made from the coal itself. In fact,
by this invention coal is used more
for tue making of tar than for mak-
ing gas, as no coal would be required,
if coal tar could be obtained in suffi-
cient, quantities. For instance, in
gas-works of hundred retorts, they
are each filed say with three bushels
of coal every four hours: whereas by
this new process, these same retorts
would only require filling with coal
once in every twenty-four hours, the
coal tar which is made being suffi-
cient to supply the requisite amount
of Illuminating material. These gen.
lemen claim that 10y Improvement, a
superior quality of gas can be made
at twenty five per cent. of the present
COST Washington Republican.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

Little Alice found out an ingenious
way of getting to bed in hurry.
The crib in which she slept was SO
low that, by placing one foot on the
inside, and taking hold of the post,
she could easily spring in. "Mamma, %
said she to her mother one evening,
"Do you know how I get to bed
qnick?" "No," was the reply.
"Well," said she. in great glee, 1T
step one foot over the crib, then
I say rats, and scare myself right
in" ey
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

GooD.-"According to Milton, Eve
kept silent in Eden to hear her hus-
band talk" said a gentleman to q
lady friend, and then added, in q
melancholy tone:
"Alas! tbere have been no Ewes
since"
Because there have been no hus-
bands worth listening to-" was the
quick retort.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

dollar spen s In I'd vert ftisiing, IS as aeed:
good ground ran inse estment
.thatpsys . basteF pae centage than any
other venture the merchant makes.
Within onr own Knowledge there are
striking illustrations Of this fact; bnt
lest ~ might appear ipyidious, we
forbear to indiyidualize. Such are
some Of the, uses and benefits of the
newspaper; but they are not a tithe
of the number we could mention, did
our patience, or that of the reader
permit. es
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

The French Government, says the
Liberte, has just ordered 800, 1000 waist
belts, each having attached to it q
small medicine box. The latter will
contain whatever is necessary to give,
in rough way, first dressing to o
wound, or to stop dysentery. The
whole will cost about l, 500, 900 francs.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

1t is curious fact, that news from
South America comes now by way of
England. Yankee enterprise has not
yet established a line of steamers
with South America ports, and the
British lines bring to London the
items, which are conveyed here by
the Atlantic cable.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

AN OWNER FOR STOLEN Property
WANTED. "A friend, says the South
ern Opinion, writes us from Shawnee,
Johnson County, Kansas, asking in
formation of family named Rad
cliff, who, during the war, resided in
or near Columbus, North Carolina.
The writer says Yankee soldier in
Shawnee, who was with Sherman ire,
his raid through the South, has in
his possession captured ring, and
claims to have bought the jewel from
the man who first captured it. The
ring is described as very valuable
family relic, apparently of gold,
large and heavy, intended for gen
tleman's fore-finger. On the inside
is engraved, "Mrs. Eliz. Radcliff,
died 21st February, 1900, aged 7s
years and 6 months" On the out.
side, set in gold, is a lock of hair,
under glass plate, tho whole sur
rounded by circle of pearls. The
gentleman who seeks this informa-
ton and communicates these facts, .
promises, upon receipt of the certi-.
ficate of ownership, to purchase the
ring from its present possessor, and
forward it to the family, upon the
single condition that the receiver
shall pay express charges, he gener-
ously contributing the cost in aiding
the restoration of the jewel into the
rightful hands.
Any person having knowledge of
the family inquired after, will please
communicate with the editor Of the
Opinion, who holds the address of the
writer of the letter referred to. Il
may be that Columbia, South Caro-
lima, is meant.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

Let no gentleman ever quarrel with
o woman. If you are in trouble with
her, retreat. If she abuses you, be
silent. If she tears your cloak off,
give her your coat. If she box your
ears, bow. If she tear your eyes out,
feel your way to the door-but fly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

A Scotch paper says that recently.
at Lochearnhead, Mr.. Plumb. an
American gentleman and three COM
Panlons, killed 900 trout in about ten
hours--more than one every three
minutes to each rod, and a total of
225 fish to each of the four anglers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

Some new phrase for what is i'm
possible must be substituted for
catching white blackbird. Such
an anomaly has actually been caught
and Gagged in Cecil County, Mary
land.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

AN EDUCATIONAL ,H1NT.-As the
most of our schools will be re-opened
during this and next week, we note q
hint that should not be lost on teach
ers and parents. In q recent speech
on education, delivered by Sir John
Browning, before the British Asso-
citation. he urged that greater atten-
ton should be paid at the public
schools to reading, writing and arith-
metic. He stated that when he was
Governor Of Hong Kong, highly.
connected young gentleman was sent
out to him for public employment,
bringing recommendations from very
influential quarters. ASreport having
shortly afterward reached him of the
gentleman's Ignorance, he sent for
him and examined him as to his pro-
ficiency in spelling. When required
to spell the word candle. the highly
connected young gentleman spelled it
"kandell." ~l,N
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03
Ese3ca1 :Ite77As.

Attention is invited to the card of
Captain Garden, formerly of Che
Palmetto Battery" He has estab
iished himself in Fauquier County,
Va, and, in addition to the practice
of law, has opened land agency
office.
The rapidapproach of cold weather
is heralded by the appearance of
porkish preparations in our market.
1T Stall No. s, DIr. Brill has excellent
Bologna and country sausages, head
cheese, liver pudding, etc. Give
them O trial. 'a
Dan. Castello's mammoth circus
and menagerie, will be exhibited this
afternoon, on Levy's lot, corner Of
Plain and Gates streets. The pro-
cession will pass through the princi-
pal streets about IL o'clock, we sup
pose. If there is any reliance to be
placed in show-b bills-and some par
ties set great store by them-Dan. g
exhibition is on the tip-top order.
But as we have on several occasions
published favorable notices of it, we
will without any further commenda-
ton, leave It to its merits.
1t has been suggested by friend
and we approve of the suggestion
that the afternoons circus perform
ance be postponed to o later hour
than that mentioned in the posters,
SO as to allow those persons who wish
to see the menagerie exclusively,
ample opportunity Of so doing.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03
Read Udolpho Wolfe's advertise
ments IN to-dey's paper.

NGw ADvEnT1sEMKNTs.-- is call
ed 10 the following advertisements, whick
ace published this morning for the frat
time: fft
Hugh R. Garden Real Estate Agent.
Thos. E. Gregg Dissolution. -
J. 8. MoMahon-Notice.
J. u T.. r. Agnew--White Lead, &c.
Edward Sill--RemovaI of Office,
Apply at This 0ffice-For Sale.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-03

9. f. JACKSON is receiving goods regC-
larly every week. They are well selected
and sold at low rates. Cali and sch them.
No house sells goods cheaper than be does.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29

Mr.. Summers speech Russian America
Mr.. Sumner, in his speech on the cession Of
Russian America to the United States, spreads
himself not only over the five hundred and
seventy-ive thousand square miles which make
up the estimated area of the newly acquired
territory, but also over boundlass tracts Of
space and time. The speech is unquestionably
the most encyclopedia OF all the encyclopedia
works ever elaborated by the learned Senator
and his private secretaries But no newspaper
can publish IL in full unless in sextuple sheet.
We have only 10 suggest that Mr.. Secretary
Seward, tho only rival Of Mr.. Senator Sumner
in voluminOusness, should be instructed 10
write at corresponding length q reply to the
speech. Both productions would be SO inter-
minabiy long that newspaper readers would
escape having to wade through them. They
might serve TO swell the huge tones In which
the complete works Of Seward and Of Sumner
will be shelved, uncut, in the alcoves Of the
Congressional Library. Posterity may have
more leisure for perusing them than the present
generation enjoys.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29
The Uuio. Paciae Railway.

The project Of railway across the continent
which should unite the cities on the Atlantic
with those on the Pacific, was entertained and
agitated long before Congress took decisive
action upon the question in the summer Of
1862, when Mcclellan was in the midst Of his
seven days battles before Richmond. Previous
to that time several abortive schemes had been
tried, but it was found in each instance that
nothing could be done without substantial aid
from the government Congress, therefore, in
view Of the national advantages Of such rail-
way, passed acts under which the Union Pacific
road was duly organized, the conditions Of
which have since been complied with.
The capital authorized by the charter is
hundred millions, of which five millions
have already been paid; and to aid in the con-
struction Of the road, Congress, in addition to
the right of way and the privilege Of taking
materials from the public lands, granted a
donation OF twelve thousand eight hundred
acres of land per mile on each side OF the road,
and loan Of thirty year six per cent bonds to
the amount Of sixteen thousand dollars per
mile upon . portion Of the road between
Omaha and the Rocky Mountains, and treble
this amount Of bonds for the next hundred and
fifty miles, or Rocky Mountain section, and
double the amount for the remainder Of the
distance, the total Of which is, from Omaha
to the California State line, about fifteen hun
dred and sixty-flve miles. As this alone, how
ever, would not be sufficient to provide the
means Of construction, the company is author
lied to issue its own first mortgage bonds to an
amount equal to that Of the United States bonds,
the lien Of the United States bonds being sub
ordinate to these.
Although nearly every one Is familiar with
the fact that . Pacific railway is being built.
few are couversant with the details Of the
enterprise, and we therefore publish in another
part of this days issue an article fully
descriptive Of its progress and prospects.
More than three hundred miles Of the
road have already been completed, and II all
goes well in the meantime it is expected to
connect with the Central Pacific Road at the
eastern base Of the Sierra Nevada before the
close Of the year 1870. The latter is being
rapidly extended from Sacramento eastward,
and hundred miles of track are already built.
More than two thousand miles Of new territory
will thus be thrown open TO civilization, and
an impetus will be given to the develop
ment Of the great mining regions OF Nevada,
Montana and Colorado, the extent OF which
cannot as yet be estimated. Our trade with
the Orient is at the same time likely to be
greatly stimulated, and the traffic between
Europe and China and japan to be partially
diverted TO the route across the Rocky Noun
tains The completion Of this road will open
new era in the history Of progress In th'
great West, and, by binding the Atlantic to- the
Pacific States with bands Of iron, still more
closely unite them 10 the bonds Of poll deal an.
friendlv union,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29

We see that General Sherman has renowned
his trip to the Holy Land, his presence on the
frontier being deemed necessary by the gov
eminent However unfortunate this may be
for his piety, IT lie good for his political inter-
ests. When he is nominated next year for Vice
President 1t is just as well that he should be
on hand. The radicals talk Of nominating Ben
Wade or Dick Busted for the position; but we
rather think that General Grant would prefer
his Lieutenant Generals filling IL The milf
tary hierarchy In the government viii then be
complete
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29
The Fenian Fraud.

There should be an end to the mischievous
agitation Of the Fenians-an end to the vii
famous deceits and decisions by which wicked
adventurers are fattening upon the plumber
drawn from credulous, earnest and liberty
loving people, The English government came
near making great mistake in the case Of the
Irishmen recently convicted Of treason in
Dublin. 1t acts wisely in committing their SEN
fences to imprisonment Had it hanged them
it would have added fuel to the fire; it would
have furnished new capital to the worthless
clamorers; there would have been new APP
peals to the people, and under the exciting
cry Of revenge the leaders here might have
forced q few deluded wretches to slaughter;
and all to find once more . way into the
pockets of the classes they have already VIC
timized SO deeply
The Fenian clamor has become n uisance
and q positive evil Its sham has been abun-
dainty shown by the fact that when something
might have been gained--when there was a
chance to fght-nothing was done. The heads
Of the organization on both sides OF the Atlantic
lacked both heart and brains for the high pur-
pose in the name Of which they had gathered
the earnings Of their dupes. But this did not
open the eyes Of the people and now they lend
themselves to the purposes Of men even more
worthless than their former leaders. Thousands
relinquish their occupations to rush to the
border, to be fooled and starved, at best, per-
haps shot II is time they opened their eyes
and gave up this miserable game. Though
two or three thousand Irishmen should suffer
in Canada the miseries Of martyrdom, Ireland
win be in no better condition. If there is no
freedom, no justice, no chance for Irishmen in
Ireland, bring them out here with that money
you are 90 ready to lavish in these more than
useless attempts Here there is room enough
and chance for all. Emigration is the best
remedy, and the one that win most injurs
England.
II would be better, certainly, II the people
could be made to see the bad designs Of the
Fenian pretenders and TO give them up; bat as
there seems little chance Of that, it is to be
hoped that the officers Of the law may get some
hold OF the managers Of this vast conspiracy to
defrapd the whole body Of our Irish residents
Of their savings.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29

The great musical festivals which form 90
interesting and prominent feature Of life In
Germany have been copied to some extent -
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, CinoinnstlA
and elsewhere, by the Liedsrkranz, the Arioa,
the Allemania, the Germania and other similar
societies. King Gambrinus and lager beer
have, ind eed, divided the honors with Apollo
and the Muses. at some of the festive gatherings
at Jones' Wood and other favorite resorts ol
our fellow citizens of German origin. Never.
theless we are largely indebted to the latter for
their praiseworthy efforts to popularize music
in our cities. At Boston, the Handel and
Haydn Society gave last year three days fec.
tival, but entirely Of oratorio music.
In the rich variety and high character Of tho
musical selections, in the combination of ths
best vocal and instrumental talents that can b
secured in the country, and in the grand scale
on which the whole affair has been organised,
the musical festival which is to begin NEXT
Monday, June 8, at Steinway Hall, in this city.
and to continue for nine days, under the dlrecs
ton Of Mr.. Harrison, promises to surpass any
thing Of the kind ever undertaken in the United
States On Monday evening Handeps oratorio
Of the Messiah will be performed /; on Tuesday
evening the overture to Shakspeare's Othello,
and the Forty-sixth Psalm (both composed by
Ritter, and the latter expressly for this
occasion). together with Memberships Hymn
of Praise. The programmes for the matt
nees on Wednesday and on Saturday, and
for the Miscellaneous Concerts on the even-
ings of Thursday and Saturday, are full 81
variety and interest. Haydns Grand Oratorio
of the Creation is set down for Wednesday
evening, and Mendelssohn's Elijah for Friday
evening. The New York Harmonic Society
will assist at each Of these two performances
The whole festival will conclude with grand
sacred concert on Sunday evening, June 3.
This festival will thus vie in It's attractions with
the famous musical festivals at Birmingham, In
England. The programmes which it offers aro
inferior to none which could be, made mp in
any other city in the world. This fact ID in the
highest degree creditable to the standard Of
musical taste up to which New York audiences
have at length been educated. And we have
no doubt that the success of the approaching
musical festival will mark fresh point of do
parture in the onward progress OF American
art.