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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

THE QuEEN's P1crUnE.-Tho Bos-
ton Adcertiser says that the portrait
of Queen Victoria, which was pre-
sented to Mr.. George Peabody, at
Washington, will be exhibited in
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, and one-hGlf of the pro-
caeds of the exhibitions will be de-
voted to the Southern Relief Fund,
and the remaining half will be divided
among the local charities of the seve-
ral cities. The portrait will finally
be deposited in the strong-room of
the Peabody Institute, at South
Danvers. Mr.. Peabody will designate
q committee who will have charge of
the exhibition in the several cities,
and also of tie division of the pro-
ceeds.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL ApRopR1

The CONGRESSIONAL ApRopRIA-
TIoN.-The Washington Chronicle, of
Friday, says: The purchase and
distribution of the supplies author
lied by Congress in its appropria.
tion of half a million folIcrs to the
starving people of nc South has
been commenced b colonel Eaton,
who has been select, / Iy the Freed
mems Bureau for that duty. Car
goes of provisions will be ut once
forwarded to the points where the
suffering is the greatest, and ship
ments will be continued from time
to time until the appropriation is ex-
hausted.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30
FEN1AN P1ANos.-A Malone IN.

FENIAN PnNos.-A Malone IN.
W correspondent relates the follow
ing incident, indicating that there
is some ground for the Fenian scare
in Canada:
The great number of pianos that
come boxed up here via rail is as
tonishing; and moro astonishing still
is the fact that the parties to whom
these boxes are directed are not of
the class, socially speaking, supposed
to have any great interest in the
digital exercises pertaining to such
instruments. 1t is suggested that
perhaps their music is about to be
heard elsewhere. BE that rs it may,
the transportation to this point Of
large, square boxes, marked "Piano
Forte-handle with care" has in
creased most remarkably during the
past month. These packages are
invariably called for by rubicund-
looking Milesians; who pay all freight
charges willingly, and then remove
their property to-where?
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

The Richmond Dispatch says: "For
the year ending June 80, 1866, there
was collected in Virginia $1,154,-
0O4.S7, OF which So, 157.GS was re-
funded, leaving the total realized
81, Isl, ,SF.19, more money than any
one would suppose there was then in
the State. Such Il drain as this upon
our resources must keep us poor for
years, if not forever. We could bet
ter afford to pay $4,000, 900 of taxes
to be expended within the State, than
we can to pay the million or two thus
drawn from our pockets to be ex-
pended in the North! Yet, as there
is no help for it, we may as well pay
the tax with a good grace, and hope
for the day when we may own bonds
enough, or get Government contracts
enough, to keep the money here"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

NEGRO SwINDLERs. The Macon
Telegraph cautions the unsuspecting
colored people of this State against
unprincipled parties, generally white
men, who come amongst them solicit
ing money under various pretenses.
There are bad men capable of taking
advantage of their credulity to fill
their own purses, without regard to
the character Of the means employ
ed. 1t would be safe plan to dis
trust all, until assurance can be had
from old friends and neighbors that
no cheat is intended.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

CONSIDERABLE "A colored indivi-
dual named Ash, was elected one of
the commissioners of Plymouth,
North Carolina, ut an election held
there recently. He is considered one
of the best selections that could have
been made, and as n part of his
policy, he has declared that he will
oppose the arming of negroes, for
fear they might shoot negro acci-
dentally instead of white man.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

A TRIAL FOR MoNsTRoUs PARENTAL
CRUELTY.-The trial of c. G. Will
liams, spiritualist, who, in January
last, starved his child, girl of thir-
teen years, nearly to death, COM
menced in the Superior Court at Nor
wich, Connecticut, on Tuesday. The
evidence shows that he kept her in n
cold room on water cruel for
three weeks, and for three days
gave her no food. He gagged
her for speaking to him, and with.
his alleged paramour, cowhided her
some twenty times. The girl escaped
by jumping from third story win
dow into a snow bank. The girl
testified in court. The defence
admits the facts, and pleads insanity.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

ANOTHER MURDER IN PH11ADEn-
PH1A.-A despatch from Philadelphia,
on Friday. says:
"About 2 o'clock this afternoon,
Mrs. Magilton, aged sixty-two years,
was found murdered at her residence,
in Shipper street, above Thirteenth.
Her throat was cut with razor, and
seven confused wounds were on her
head, inflicted with hammer, which
was left beside her. Information
was first given to the husband of the
deceased by George Winnemore, who
was taken into custody on suspicion,
and committed to await the coroner's
investigation. Winnemore was q
friend of the family, and had taken
tea with the old couple, who lived
alone, the previous evening""
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

PHARIsAIcAL.-The Boston Post
thinks the request of Americans and
Englishmen to have the Paris Exhi-
bition closed all day on Sundays,
smacks of the Pharisee. They can
close their own departments without
depriving the world of any great
amount of pleasure or information, if
reports be true, but other Kingdoms
OF the earth may, perhaps, keep
open doors without hazarding sal
vatiop.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30


IMPORTANT MATTER. bill has
been filed by the South Carolina
Railroad Company to enjoin the con-
struction of the Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad, and is now pending
before his Honor Chancellor Carroll,
in this city. The injunction is asked,
we learn, on the grounds that the
Columbia and Augusta Road is being
constructed in violation Of the exclu-
siye privileges granted by the charter
of the South Carolina Railroad.
Without expressing any opinion on
the merits of the question involved,
it seems n monstrour proposition that
this application should be made at
this late day, after the States of South
Carolina and Georgia, the cities of
Columbia and Augusta, and the citi-
zens of both States, who have sub
scribed, have already been committed
to the enterprise, and after fully
$4,000 has been expended or is
involved in contracts. This road is
demanded by the necessities of the
times-it is needed to develop the
great interests of the country-nnd
we regret exceedingly that the South
Carolina Road Company have deemed
it necessary to interpose this him
dranco to the progress of the enter
prise, although, to a certain extent,
private rights are involved.
The South Carolina Railroad Com
pany is represented by Gen. James
Conner, of Charleston, and the CO.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad Conr-
pany by Messrs. Arthur, Melton Il
Melton, of this city. The argument
is to be concluded to-day.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

LHE FIREMEN's PARADE IN CHARLES
ToN'-Attho playing off in Charles
ton' on saturday last, at the Mayors
parade the following engines tool,
tho premiums: German" (hand,)
l93 feet, 4 inches; palmetto. ("
(steam,) 252 feet, 6 inches. The
prizes were chaste silver poblets.
beautifully engraved, presented bv
M. H. Nathan, Esq, Chief of the
Department.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

The INDIANS OF THE PLAINS. 1t
seems to us that affairs on the plains
might be better managed. The In
dians band together, make raids,
plumber, steal and murder, and gene
rally when our troops come up with
them, temporary peace is patched
up, the "noble savage" is compli-
mented with medals, sugar, coffee,
blankets, and sometimes with am.nu-
milton, then goes his way, and in o.
short time is on another plundering
and numbering expedition. 1t is
about time that this mingling Of tra-
gedy and farce was ended.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

JOB PRINTING. Tho Job Office of
the Ph@nir is as complete as any in
the South. 1t is furnished with new
fonts of type of all descriptions and
of the most modern styles. All work
executed promptly, with taste and
skill, and at reasonable rates.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30


We have the authority of the Times
for saying that the above statement
is from an old resident of the State
he writes from, and who has had
much to do with cotton for q long
series of years. Four bales to the
hand, he says, is about an average
from one season to another. He ar
gues that there is no prospect for a
cultivator to realize sustenance for
himself and family, with cotton at
twenty-five cents per pound, for there
is no allusion made to household and
family expenses in the above esti-
mate.
But besides these figures from our
New Orleans contemporary, there are
still further and weighticr reasons
why Southern planters should curtail
the breadth of their cotton lands this
season. The price of cotton is put
down, in the above estimate, Mt twen-
ty-five cents per pound. But what
guarantee have our cotton producers
that the staple will command that
price next fall? On the contrary,
with an almost universally conceded
impending war in Europe, it is pretty
certain that the demand will largely
decrease, and prices proportionally
decline. And again, the price of
grains, oil descriptions of breadstuffs
and provisions, on the happening of
this war, will as surely 60 up, and
not only will prices go up, but there
will be scarcity, owing to the great
demand from abroad. Superadded to
all this, is the fact now too painfully
apparent, that there will be no bread
or breadstuffs in theSouth, compare
lively speaking, when the next crop
will be harvested.
ALI these considerations, especially
the still later one, brought SO forcibly
before us by the cxigencies and dis
turbances to trade and commerce, and
the drain of breadstuffs from these
shores, induce us to keep the subject
prominently before our readers, and
to prevent that famine which will
surely afflict the South, if a suf1iciency
OF food is not made within her own
borders. 1t is difficult now to obtain
enough to feed our people, either by
purchase or through the many ave-
nues OF charity recently opened for
the purpose. How much more diff
cult will it be to keep starvation off
next season, when the foreign de-
mand and high prices will absorb the
usual supply and exhaust the re-
sources from which we have hereto
lore drawn that supply.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30
NzSCa1 Ite1n@-

The attention of merchants is in
vited to the auction sale of dry goods,
ETC., by Messrs. Levin & NIikell, on
Thursday next. Look out for bar
gains.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

FINE CIGARs.-We have received
from Julius Poppe, Esq, of Ander-
son G. H., several fine cigars, manu-
factured from genuine Havana to-
bacco. These cigars have been fully
tested, and have not been found
wanting. Send an order (accompa-
MED by the cash) to Mr.. P, and it
will be promptly filed. The price is
IS per hundred.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

PHoToGRAPHs, ETC. .-Messrs. Burr
& Lee, who have been in the "pic-
ture line" for length of time, and
are, we understand, thoroughly post
ed in the business, have opened q
gallery, on Plain street, in this city.
They propose to give perfect satisfac-
ton in price and style.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

A HOME JOURNAL The best family
journal now published in the South
is the Cleaner. issued from this office.
1t contains weekly eight pages Of
solid reading matter, excluding nd
vertisements entirely. A specimen
number will be sent to any one de-
string to subscribe.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

HE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Henry Barnard, Commissioner of
Education, Washington. D. c., de-
sires to obtain, as early as practica.
BILE, accurate, but condensed informa-
tion of the designation, history and
present condition of every institu-
tion and agency of education in the
United States, and of the name,
residence and special work of every
person in the administration, instruc-
tion and management of the same.
Any response to this ci, cular in re-
ference to any institution, agency or
subject included in the above sche-
dule, addressed to the department
of Education, Washington, D. c."
and endorsed "o6icidL" is entitled,
by direction of the Postmaster
General, to be conveyed Ivy mail free
of postage.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

SHOW POSTERS, HANDBILLs, &c.
Our supply of type and facilities of
press-work enable lis to turn out from
the Ph9nir Office the most attractive
styles Of posters, hand-bills, &C., at
short notice, and in the most salts
factory manner.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

CIRCULARS! CRoULARs!- CONNER
cial and other circulars, in the various
forms mote, letter and commercial
post-ncatly printed in our Job
Office, and all work of this .descrip-
tion finished in the best style of print
ing, and at moderate prices.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

For THE LADIES. Madame Demo
rest, in the May number of her
magazine, has issued her edict, and
proclaimed that ladies shall wear
the following for the month of May;
Short walking dress of gray vel
veteen skirt, and short loose Jacket.
worn over n simulated petticoat OF
blue silk and. trimmed with narrow
bands of silk plush; high Polish
boots.
Morning dress of white cambria,
with small purple figure and mar
row bordering, which is used as the
heading to deep hounce, and also
as "a trimming for the waist and
sleeves. The body is made with o
yoke, which is deeply pointed, and
surrounded by frill headed by the
bordering before mentioned, and
the sleeves are flowing, and pointed
with two rows of trimming euui-
distant from the edge, and each
upon the lower part.
Evening dress of tulle, pulled
diagonally upon q gored stiff founda-
ton, the puffings divided by narrow
folds of rose.colored satin, edged
with narrow white blonde. A pep
lum, forming q small oval apron
front and back, with bodice and
short sash ends descending on either
side, is heavily fringed with white
silk and jet, and confined by belt
round the waist.
Spring street dress of English
gray popin, with short upper skirt,
cut into white sashes, and bor-
dered with bands of gray silk, stitched
on with narrow black and white silk
cord. The short loose sack is cut
up at the back and sides, and bound
with silk to match. Upon the shoul-
ders are fringed epaulettes of steel
and jet. Gray Grape hat, with blue
satin trimming, and blue bandeau
and leaves.
Indoor dress Of pearl gray poplin,
corded with white satin folds, cross
cut, and put on in points upon the
waist, and as simulated peplum
upon the skirt. The folds are put
on with gray chenille, and twisted
around with white silk thread.
Ball dress of white satin, trimmed
with blue satin and crystal. The
upper skirt trails off at least yard
behind, but is held up at the sides
and in front by bands of blue satin,
studded with crystal, over white
satin petticoat, dotted all over with
crystal beads. Very low body, trim
med with folds of tulle, la Crepe,
ornamented with blue satin bands
and crystal trimming.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

LEaAI.-In the Court of Appeals,
on yesterday, opinidiiswerc rendered
as follows:
Thomas 81. Willingham, Trustee,
ads. the College of Charleston. Opt
Mon delivered by Inglis, J. Motion
dismissed.
F. A. e. Whitlock VS.. T. J. Whit
lock, Administrator, ct al. Opinion
by Wardlaw, j. Decree reformed.
James COpes, Ell al., ads. James M.
Rutland. Referred to the Court of
Errors.
Laban H. Trapp ads. the State.
Opinion by Inglis, J.. New trial
granted.
/. The argument of causes was then
resumed.
Mr.. A. W. Thomson was heard for
appellant in case of Sarratt ads. the
State. Solicitor Melton contra.
W.. Sanders VS.. II. McNally. Mr..
Thomson for motion.
Thomas DeGraffenreid ads. W. NJ
Nicholson. Mr.. Patterson for mo-
ton. Mr.. S. P. Hamilton contra
Mr.. Patterson in reply.
The Northern Circuit being con.
cluded, the Western was called.
AIr. Sullivan was heard for appel
lants in the cases of Gray and others
ads. the State; Lydia Rowland ads.
the State.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30
COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning, April 80, 1874
Profits OF Cotton Planting.

Actual experience is better than
any mere theories, especially as re-
CARDS practical results as to the profit
ableness of cotton planting; and it
behooves the agriculturists of the
South to count the cost before thoy
devote the largest breadth of their
land to the culture of the staple.
The New Orleans Times has a detail
ed statement of the results on cotton
plantation in Mississippi. A planter
in that State found that, on on ave-
rage, during ten years, his yearly crop
of cotton was about four bales of lint
to each hand employed-say $50
pounds to the bale. We abridge his
account current, which figures up as
follows:
10 hands make 40 bales
$4,000 pounds--o cotton, va
lued ut 25c. per pound. .S4, 500
From which has to be deduct
led the expenses of getting
> the same to market, includ-
ing river and fire insurance,
freight, revenue tariff, weigh
ing, drayage, storage, COM
missions, &C., footing up. S65
Leaving. SO, ,635
There has to be now deduct
ed the expenses on the
plantation, viz:
Wages of 10 hands, at
$12 per month. ..$1,440
Rations for do. o....... 720
Corn and feed for
working stock. 49,. 500
Blacksmith's bill, re-
pairs, loss of live
stock, rent of plan
tation and other ex-
penses.. .......... 1,475-$4,4 435
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

SUPPORT Your Own JOURNALS. =
The Cleaner, issued every Wednes-
day, from this Office, defies competi-
ton as n literary and news journal.
Those. who subscribe to it are kept
we'll posted up in the current events
of the day, as it embraces the tele-
graphic news, political, CO nmercial,
state of the markets, &C.. up to the
hour of going to press.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

The MEETING YESTERDAY. In ac-
cordance with call issued by So
clety Of colored citizens, a large and
somewhat enthusiastic meeting was
held in this city, yesterday, for the
purpose of organizing q Republican
party. There were several whites pre-
sent, but the colored element was
largely in the ascendant. Gov. Orr
and others of the whites, together
with several colored imen, delivered
speeches. We shall, in our next Issue,
publish n full account of the pro-
ceedings.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

The Appletons are soon to build in
New York the finest and largest pub
lisbing house in the world.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

The value of the Queens portrait
presented to Mr., Peabody is $40, 900.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

CARDS! CARDs!-Show cards, bnsi-
ness cards, visiting and. wedding
cards, executed at the Ph@nic Job
Office, in the neatest styles of the
art. Cards of all sizes constantly
on hand, and oil orders from town or
country promptly attended to.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

Long tales are usually unnteresting, bu;
all consumers will be benefited and intc-
rested by reading the entire advertisement
and then examining the stock Of Dir. r.
G. Shiyey.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-30

New ApyErrIsEMENrs.- rs.-A:tention .s ca..-
cd 10 the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the first
time:
Burr & Lee-NeM Photogroph Gallery.
Levin 1likell-Dry Goods, lIais, &c.
John d. Batcman-Ice.
5. ii. Myers Il Co.-Morc New Goods.
III. Z. Nichols IL Co.. Undcrwr's Agency,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-08-24

ExcURsIoN.-.The Order of American
Mechanics Of North East, have made ar
rangements for grand excursion on Thurs.
day, August Goth, inst. They have chartered
the swift and commodous steamer i" High.
land Light" and aaourea the SERVICES Of a
fine Military and Cotillion Band, and made
such arrangements as cannot fail to make
the trip pleasant to all. The excursion will
be from North East to Bluffs Island, Saint
Michael's and Miles Ferry, thus aaording a
rare opportunity to all wishing to take a
pleasure trip on the water, considerable
distance, for the small sum Of one dollar
Meals and refreshments will be for sale on
the boat, but no spurious liquors will be al.
lowed, circumstance which of itself will
doubtless indace many to go who would not
otherwise have done so. The managers will
do all they can to make the excursion
the best of the season, and we hope their
efforts will meet with the success they de.
serve. For particulars, see adv elsewhere.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-08-24

CoNCoRDvIILESE SEMINARY. This Seminary
under the careful management of its pro.
prietor, Prof. Joseph Shortldge, has al
ready become an institution in our county.
Its facilities for the education of young
ladies and gentlemen are not surpassed, and
we are glad to record the promise of full
school at the next term, which commences
on the 3oth of September. The location is
excellent, the neighborhood quiet and or.
derby, railroad communication is convenient,
and we think most of our citizens will find
many advantages in patronizing this Semi
nary.-Delaaoare Co. (Pa.) Republican.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-08-24

The Democrat last week dcyotcs q large
part of its space to the Conover case. The
point it tries to make is that certain Grad
cals'' sought to procure the President
pardon for Conover who is in prison under
conviction for perjury, in order that the
perjurer might be brought to testify against
the President. In connection with this
statement will the Democrat explain to its
readers why such shining lights of the De.
mocracy and Johnsonism as A. j. Rogers
of New Jersey, W. f. Niblack of Indiana,
c. A. Eldridge of Wisconsin, and F. c. lie
Blond Of Ohio, appended their names to q
petition for the pardon of the periurer.-
Did they, too, wish Gonoyer to swear the
President head off?