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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-22

The following quotations are from the
Office OF w. ]. Lowry & Co., Bankers, No.
First street.
BANKABLE FUNDS.
u. s. Treasury Notes.
National Bank Notes.
State Bank of Indiana.
State Bank of Ohio.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

A New KIND OF COTTON. "Quon-
dam," Georgia correspondent of
the New York Times, writes recently
as follows of q new kind of cotton
now being cultivated in Middle Geor-
gia:
A few planters in Oglethorpe Coun-
ty have made an experiment with a
new kind of cotton introduced two
years ago by Hon. Joseph Echols,
ex-member of Congress, which pro-
mises to be q great success. It is
something between the long staple
of the sea island, and the best up
land cotton, is astonishingly produc-
tive and very rich in color. When
the best uplands sold last year at 80
cents per pound, this Echols cotton
brought 55 cents, and the expert
ments of this year promise similar
relative result. A gentleman who has
raised small patch of it sent me a
sample of the ginned lint day or
tw ago, and he also sent me n stalk
which measured eleven feet in height
and had on it 507 grown bolls, ex-
elusive of blooms and forms. It is
calculated that 100 bolls produce one
pound OF lint, and allowing 2,7OO
stalks to the acre, did they all pro-
duce as the stalk sent me, the total
yield would be 1869 pounds of cot
ton! Could such result as this be
attained, the great problem of the
maximum of labor would be satis-
factorily solved. Snnguine "booh-
farmers pretend that by manure and
good culture, ten bales to the acre
may be raised. Practical farmers
regard these theorists with pity, and
dispose of their speculative calcu-
lations with the simple word-im-
possible.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

A LITTLE EXPERIENCE. North
ern man, who has settled at Wadma-
law Island, gives the Baltimore Ga
zette an account of his dealings with
the freedmen. He is evidently dis
gusted with "the idol" and says:
1t only requires a visit to these
islands to make q thorough pro-
slavery man of the rankest aboli-
ZIONIST. Now that picking has COM
menced, the hands have to be watch
ed night and day, and with all that
can be done, they will still steal q
great deal. They sell whatever they
steal to few white men here, who
have bad influence upon them, and
corrupt them for gain and in hopes of
getting their votes. The negroes
we been taught to believe that the
and is to be given them, and if the
military were not within reach, it is
doubtful whether they could be kept
even in the little subsection in which
they are.
< They are the most idle, worthless,
filthy and sullen set of creatures I
ever saw. They quarrel all day, and
when night comes, they keep their
eternal fiddle going till late hour,
and dance the double shuttle and the
hpe-down to its music.
They have ruined many Southern
planters, who had but little capital
and endeavored to work their planta.
tions on shares. In almost every
case, the negroes got short cf pToyi-
sions from extravaganza and careless
ness, and abandoned their crops to
find work for money elsewhere. The
moment they earn enough to feed
themselves for fow days, they quit
and wander about or lie down and
sleep. Our corn crop, fifty acres, was
entirely lost for want of labor.
The owner of this plantation has
prudently leased it for $4,000. He
receives in addition $500 per annum
for experimenting, n poor revenue
for one who, with labor that he could
depend on, might count large and
valuable crop. Under the present
system, cultivation of the Sea Island
cotton will probably have to be aban-
doned. 1t cannot be grown to COM
pete with Egyptian and other cotton
of similar quality.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

The EPIDEMIC IN New ORLEANS
A letter to the New York Journal of
Commerce, dated New Orleans, Sep
tember %, says:
The fever is rapidly on the increase.
The city is vast hospital. It is be-
lieved that there are 10000 cases
now under treatment. You hear of it
everywhere and i'll almost every house.
It is in all of our crowded orphan
asylums. The good sisters are stricken
down. Committees are going through
the streets begging for them. Ian
guage fails to depict the misery and
distress existing here. We are truly
an afflicted people. We shall require
all the aid we can obtain from our
Northern friends. Business is, of
course, seriously affected by the state
Of Observation-Disclosures with the
country, no collections, cotton COM
ing an very slow.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

lMPEA cHMENT.-The money article
of the JOurnm Of Commerce, of the
2Sth, has thc following touching i'm
peachmenS:
Our Washington correspondent
writes US privately, that there is
very uneasy feeling in that city in
relation to the political future, and
that he can notice perceptible de-
cline in real estate within the last
three weeks. His impression is, that
this comes from the Vaccinations of
those who favor the impeachment of
the President, and who, it is said,
design not only to present the Exc
cutive for trial, but to suspend his
functions in the interim. We had
supposed thai the signs of popular
reactions would impose a restraint
upon the Presidents opponents; but
it is now said that in case the pend
ing elections turn against them, they
will be rendered still more deter
mined and desperate, on the we'll
known principle of the leonine ad-
versary, who increases his roar as his
time becomes limited. The bears in
the stock market are making the
most of this view of the case, and
many here and at the national capital
are evidently alarmed at the pros
pect. We do not share to the same
extent in this anxiety. We have
little faith in the wisdom or forbear-
ance of reckless politicians, and be-
lieve that those who are suspected of
O purpose to resort to desperate
remedies for their supposed griev-
ances have given full occasion for
such charge. But neither folly nor
madness can withstand the tide of
popular indignation that will over
take the authors of such scheme, if
they attempt its execution. Those
who have something at stake in the
community, besides the loaves and
fishes that entice Office holders, will
not sit idly by and allow the wreck of
their material interests. Already we
hear from merchants, bankers, manu-
facturers, and solid men generally, a
new language and tone in the discus
sion of political affairs; and we are,
therefore, more hopeful of the future
than they seem to be who hear only
the slang of party circles. There
was time when everybody seemed
apathetic and Indifferent, and the
national unity and integrity seemed
to beat the mercy of professional
politicians who had everything their
own way. There is now new hand
writing on the wall; we may be mis-
taken in the Interpretation, but, if
we read Alright, those who have been
weighed and found wanting will be
compelled to resign the staff of au-
thority."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED PAPER. =

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED PAPER. b.
The New York Times says:
Zone of our Southern exchanges
comes to us with n large picture on its
front page. which we are given to
understand is intended to illustrate the
present condition of things in the
Southern States. It represents huge
elephant with an African head, and
bearing in his trunk black or striped
flag, with the word "Convention"
inscribed upon it. On the elephants
back rides negro, with the up. raised
baton of authority, while in close
proximity to him is soldier with q
drawn sword. On other parts of the
beasts back are various other charac-
ters, whose symbolism we fail to
recognize, but the foremost of whom
we take to be meant for Wendell
Phillips. AS the African elephant
moves forward, he tramples white
men, women and children under his
feet, while behind him he leaves
only desolation. Of the political
justice of the picture, We say no.
thing; but we may remark that we
are glad to see the arts looking up in
the South"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05
Practice.
Under the Bankrupt ACT, the fol-

Practice. e
Under the Bankrupt ACT, the fol-
lowing circular is meeting very gene
raj approval among the members of
the bar:
To THE MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF
THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF SOUTH CAROLINA: For the purpose
of facilitating applications for the
benefit Of the Bankrupt Act, ap-
proved I'd of March; 1857, and for
saving costs and expenses, both to
Applicants and Attorneys, the fol-
lowing practice is respectfully recon-
mended, to wit:
1. Have a Commissioner of the
United States Court appointed in
each District, before whom Petitions
and Schedules may be sworn to, as
well as before Register. See B. A. :,
Sec. IL, Rice's Manual, 40.
2. Make up your petitions with the
eleven forms Of A and B, emitting
those upon which no entries are
made, and have the same sworn to
before Commissioner of the United
States Court. Prepare, at the same
time, blank order, if in Voluntary
Bankruptcy, referring the case to the
Register, leaving the day of reference
blank, according to Form II, s. c.,
Rice's NJ, lat. Thus prepared, for
ward the Petition and Schedules, and
blank order to the Register, who will
examine the same, and if found
correct in FORM" will SO certify, as
required under Rule 7th, S. c., Rice's
NJ, LOG. The Register will then for
ward the Petition and Schedules.
with the blank order, to the Clerk of
the United States Court, who will
file the Petition and Schedules in his
Office, and carry the bunk order to
the Judge of the United States Court,
to be signed by him. The order.
when signed by the Judge, will be
filed by the Clerk, in his office, and q
true copy of the same, certified under
the seal of the Court, forwarded to
the Register.
3. Upon the receipt of the order
by the Register..so certified, he will
issue his Warrant, directed to the
Marshal, as Messenger, to summon
the creditors of the Petitioner to
meet, at given time, at his office, or
such other place as may be designat-
ed by the Court, or by the Register,
to prove their debts, select an AS
signee, and to show cause, if any
they have, why the Petitioner should
not be adjudged Bankrupt; at that
and oil subsequent meetings of Gre
ditors, they may be represented by
an attorney in fact, as provided in
Sec. %, B. A, Rice's NJ, SO. For
form of letter of Attorney, by credi-
tors, see Form CT. S. c., Rice's NJ. ,
1s9.
4. At the first meeting OF creditors,
if there be no opposing party, the
Petitioners Attorney will move that
the Petitioner be adjudged Bank
rupt. If opposed, the opposing Gre
ditor must give notice of lis objec-
ton, and. within q reasonable time,
file with the Register, the specifica-
tions of the grounds of his objection.
Upon the filing of the specifications,
the case will be Immediately referred
to the Judge of the United States
Court. Sec. II, B. A., Rice's NJ, 43.
5. The Fifty Dollars, required
under the Act to be deposited with
the Clerk, to be paid to the Register,
must in all cases accompany the Pc
tition. w. I. CLAWSON,.
Register 4th Congresl District.
YoRKvLhE, s. c., Sept. "a, 1867.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

The Treasury Department has pass
d upon and approved the last of the
war claims of the State of Missouri
against the Government, and will
soon issue warrant for 81, 900, 600,
found due in the final settlement.
Inc total sum paid to Missouri on
these claims amounted to more than
$6,000,000.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05
Maximilian's Remains----A Queer
story.

nAa1hHahlon's Aemains----A queer
story.
a Queretaro correspondent of the
New York Tribune, tells the following
queer story:
Before my departure from the
capital. I heard that the body of the
late Emperor had left this place, and
was we'll on its way to the coast.
Imagine my surprise when 1 was ask
ed this morning if 7 would like to
visit the corpse; and, If it is posi-
blllty, my horror and disgust, when I
saw and heard what I note below. I
cannot express my adherence of
what have to-day witnessed in this
city, now so widely celebrated as the
place OF the assassination Of Maximi-
liam and his generals. Nor can I
form any structure of language which
viii! adequately impress the reader
with fatal representation Of all I
would like to publish to the world.
L found the coffin containing the
remains in o room in the second story
OF the house occupied by Sr. Don
Munos Ledo. A soldier stood guard
! ut the door, ready tc give admittance
to all who might desire to look at the
body, which Willingness was, in our
case, somewhat accelerated by the in
| fiuence of n few reals. The apart
ment bore the appearance of having
| once been used for store room, and
was both very dark and extremely
filthy. The coffin stood in the centre
of the room, resting upon couple of
rude wooden benches. 1t is covered
with black cloth, adorned with n
cheap quality of gold lace, the top of
! which has false cover or lid, open
| ing which case revealed three glasses,
through which the silent form Of the
| ill-fated Austrian was shown by the
aid of penny tallow candle kept by
the soldier for visitors use. The
Emperor was dressed in suit COM
posed of blue coat, with row of
| brass buttons in front, dark blue
pants and heavy cavalry boots. His
hands were covered with pair of
white gloves, very much soiled. His
mouth and eyes were partially open,
plainly showing his teeth and the
color of his eyes. His beard is quite
gone, as we'll as the greater part of
his hair, which, / am informed, has
been cut off by DR.. Lisso, who had
charge of the embalment, and sold,
he receiving as high as five ounces
eighty dollars-for small locks of the
same. The body of the Emperor re-
mained at Lisso's house until last
week, when it was removed to its
present location, during which time
he made use of it ns O means of
speculation.
He also disposed of whatever effects
belonging to Maximilian he could
obtain, charging large Sums for small
pieces of his blood-stained garments,
which he cut up and sold. It is also
alleged that he has even removed a
small portion of the skull. for which
he obtained large sum, replacing it
with wood. 1 cannot vouch for this,
but it has general belief here. The
doctor affirms that the Government
has failed to pay him his bill for the
embalment, of some $4,000, and
declares his intention of making his
money the surest way possible.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

A radical correspondent from Mis-
sissippi, after boasting of the power
OF the Loyal Leagues among the
blacks, says: "The Loyal Leagues
are perhaps the chief political power
In the State, bat besides these there
are other more radical and secret So
cieties among the blacks themselves,
looking to the accomplishment of
ulterior designs, in which the interest
and the ambition of the blacks are
the objects of supreme regard.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

"No MORE PRESIDENTS. In rad
ical procession, in st. Louis, a few
nights since, banner was prominent
which bore this inscription: "No
more Presidents. Presidency the
first step to despotism."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

Having complete printing Office,
superintended by the proprietor. we
can execute every description of book
and job printing bill and letter
heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro-
grammes, business, wedding and in
vitation cards, railroad receipts,
checks, drafts, &c. Our friends will
find it to their interest land ours) to
give us q call.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

G. F. JACKSON is receiving goods regu-
lariy every week. They are we'll selected
and sold at low rates. Call and see them.
No house sells goods cheaper than he does.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

David G. Gibson, Esq, for many
years City Assessor of Charleston,
died in Summerville, on Wednesday
last.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

The Chinese claim to have disco
vered America from the West ], ,00G
years before Columbus.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05
Read Udolpho Wolfe's advertise
ments in to-day's paper.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS s.-Attention is cali
ed TO the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for Hhn fret
time
J. 4 T. r. ASnew-And-irons &c.
1. +. q Il. II. Greneker-Newspaper
j. G. Janney-List of Letters
G. W. Williams Il Co.-Iron Ties.
Jacob Levin-Auction Sale.
Caleb Bouknight- Change of Schedule.
H. I. Peake-Change of Schedule.
j. r. Kendrick-In Equity.
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CHANGE OF ScHEDUIEs.-By refer
ence to our advertising columns, it
will be seen that important changes
have been made in the schedules of
the South Carolina and Charlotte and
Columbia Railroads, by which close
connections are made, and passengers
are not delayed beyond the time
actually required for transferring bag
gage. A night passenger train will
also be run over the former road,
commencing Tuesday, the 9Th inst.
COUNTERFEIT CoIN.-The United
States Commissioner, James Brown,
had preliminary investigation, be-
fore w. B. Johnston, Magistrate, of
q chnrge against Jacob Custom, a
freedman, for having in his posses
sion counterfeit coin-three pieces
one of them purporting to be 800
gold piece and the other two half
dollar pieces. After careful inves-
tigation, and the examination of q
number of witnesses, tho accused
was committed to stand his trial be-
fore the United States District Court.
PoLITICA1.-The Charleston Cou-
rie7 learns that ut q meeting of the
State Executive Committee of the
Republican party in this State, held
in that city, it was agreed that q
Convention of the State Central
Committee, composed of one mem
ber for each District, together with
the Presidents of all the Councils of
the Union League in the State, or
their substitutes, be called to meet
in Columbia, on Wednesday, the 10th
instant.
HOME Productions. have re-
ceived from H. R. Geiger, Esq, (who
has a planting interest on the Conga-
rec River, O bale Of most excellent
provender, put up in compact form,
and generally known by the term
Buffalo Clover" Major Thomas
Davis, J. s. Guignard, Esq, and
other gentlemen, have used this food
for stock for length of time, and
express the opinion that it is prefer
able to fodder-in addition to being
much cheaper; in fact, stock prefer it
to the former. Mr.. Geiger has pre-
pared large quantity of this article,
and will furnish it at such rates as
will make it an inducement to per
sons owning stock to give it trial,
at least. The clover can be seen at
the Ph9nic Office.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

Tennessee is expecting an invoice
of English farmers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

DR.. Joseph Gross, who was former
ly connected with the South Carolina
Conference, and stationed in Charles
ton several years, and afterwards
President of the Spartanburg Female
College, died in Texas, of yellow
fever, last week. DR.. Cross was an
Englishman by birth, but had re-
sided in the United States for num-
ber of years. He was chaplain in
the army during the late war, and
many a poor Confederate soldier well
remembers the eloquent 9crmons de-
livered by this soldier-preacher. I'm
mediately after the close of the war,
he took orders in the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and at the time Of
his death was rector in Houston,
Texas.
PICK-PocKETs. "A freedman named
Thaddeus, was relieved of q watch, ut
the circus, on Thursday night. Thad-
deus states that one of the circus men
asked him what o'clock it was, and at
the same time handed him q fancy
box to inspect, and when his atten-
ton was diverted, made off with the
time-keeper. The loss was immedi-
ately made known to Chief of Police
Radcliffe, who worked up the case so
successfully, Thai in short time the
stolen property was returned to its
rightful owner.
A card from Messrs. r. f. & r. n.
Greneker, Of the Newbery Herald, is
published in another column. The
paper is we'll managed, and, as we
are informed, has large and grow
ing circulation. AS Newberry is con-
ceded, Mt the present time, to be one
of the wealthiest Districts in the
State, it would, doubtless, be advan-
tageous for our merchants to use the
columns of the paper, rs means Of
bringing themselves into notoricty.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-05

FIVE GENTS. s.-The price of single
copies of the Phenir is five cents, and
purchasers are requested to pay no
more for them. We are informed
that some of the news-boys charge
ten. This is an imposition, as the
papers are supplied to them at rate
sufficiently low to warrant their being
disposed of at five cents copy.
MILITARY vs.. THE UNITED STATES
COURTS. Wilmington Journal,
OF the Sd, says: 'The question of the
power of the United States Courts
has been settled at last. In reply to
a telegram asking for instructions re-
garding the United States District
Court processes against party in
this city, now in the United States
Deputy Marshars hands for collec-
ton, Col. Frank, Post Commandant,
received despatch from Gen. Canby,
yesterday, directing him not to OBJ
struct the execution of the writs."
"This question is then at last set
tied. The execution of the writs will
no longer be obstructed. That for
which Gen. Sickles WAS removed, his
successor declines doing. Col.
Frank having been, as we have stated
all along, an irresponsible party in
this matter, is q soldier, and obeys
the orders of his commanding officer,
whomsoever he may be. That which
Gen. Sickles, as his commander, or
dered him to do, he did; and that
which his successor orders will be
done, Notwithstanding it is in direct
opposition to what was ordered by
Sickles." "
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-06-05
We ARE MARCHING 0N.v

Cox's BRIDGE, Greene Co., May 26, 1867.
A Republican meeting was held at Mr.. S.
Cox's Store, in Greene County, on the 26th
inst.
After hearing lengthy and thoroughly
Republican speech delivered by Mr.. ]. E
O'Hara, the following resolutions were offer
ed and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the action
of the Convention held in Raleigh on the 9th Of
March, 1867.
Rssolred That as true and loyal citizens we
render our sincere thanks to Republican mem
bers Of Congress for the Passage of the Sherman
Bill and the Supplemental Act, believing it to be,
under existing circumstances, the best and safest
plan under which the unreconstrueted States
can be admitted into the Union.
RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves to the Ma
tional Republican party, and that we will support
no person or persons by our votes unless they
freely accent and endorse the principles of the
Radical Republican party, viz: Union, Liberty
and Political Equality.
Resolved, That we rejoice that so gallant an Off
Ger and so amiable gentleman as Gen. N. A
Miles has been assigned to the command of this
portion of District No. q
Resoleed That we tender our sincere thanks to
Major c. G. Compton, tor the noble and judicious
discharge of his duties Us post commander.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine
die
Perfect peace and harmony prevailed dur
ring the meeting.
The morning being quite rainy, on our
arrival at the bridge we were surprised at
the large crowd, there being present about
800 or more persons.
Whilst the speaker was addressing the
audience shower of rain commenced, and
although it continued for about fifteen mir-
utes, and number of hearers were exposed,
not being able to- procure shelter; such was
their interest that none left the spot until
the adjournment. B. E.