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We copy the following from the
Shrev eport South Western of the Goth
instant:
''Sinee our last report the river OPP
posite this point has been steadily on
the decline, and was last night about
235 feet above the lowest water mark
1t has fallen in all about A feet. We
have had number of arrivals from
above the Raft, all of which report the
river falling fast. The last news from
jefferson reports the bayou on stand.
The cotton market, on Monday, i'm
proved under the farther advance re-
ported in other markets, and closed
firm at l74c. for ordinary, 19c. for good
ordinary, and Zoe. for low middling, in
specie. tax paid. Gold 135.
New Orleans, March 16.-Cotton
firm; sales to-day $500 bales; low mid
ding 29103Oc.; receipts SIG bales;
exports 2406 bales. Sugar dull; sales
at l3c., Molasses very dull; no sales.
Flour sl20Sl2 25. Corn very active
at 81 27A0s1 35. Oats steady and
firm at 760764.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

WELL PUT.-In a letter from Gen
william Preston, in response to an in
quiry whether he would allow his name
to be used in connection with the can
didacy ofthe Kentucky Governorship,
is the following reference to the third
clause of the Infamous Constitutions
Amendment:
IF the people accept their own par
don under the amnesty by the sacrifice
OF their chiefs, and trusted comrades
and leaders, then indeed our misfor-
tunes are irremediable and our dishon-
or unbelievable. When a Virpinian
can look in the face of Lee, a South
Carolinian in that of Hampton. or q
hentuckian in that of Breckinridge.
and can say to himself, L regained nv
rights by deserving and denouncing
yours then in sooth is our degradation
perfect"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

. About eighteen thousand prairie
chickens were shipped from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, to Liverpool, England,
last week, and on Thursday last six
tons were shipped east from Desmoins.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

IL The grand concert at the Mo-
bile theatre, recently. for the benefit
OF the Southern Hospital Association,
realized 80, 300. aafe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

IL The Buffalo Commercial states
that there are about 5000 cats in that
city, most of which are black. What
a Black Republican hole that must be.
Scat
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

~ An exchange speaks Of a Pro-
fessor of Rhetoric who sis q hospital,
with all the wards crowded with man.
gled English" VIC
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

u Why is a kiss likes rumor 2 Be-
cause it goes from mouth to month.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

~ A white man, fifty years old,
married negro woman in CORTLAND,
Alabama, recently, whereupon the citi-
zens seized the happy bridegroom. tore
him from the gentle arms and tender
bosom of his dark Alabama bride, and
treated his venerable person to souze
in dirty pond water, afterwards apply
ing some gentle touches of rawhide to
his rear. The Miscegenator was then
put on train and sent off without his
dusky charmer. Here is another fine
opportunity for the Radical Rump Con-
gress to make little political capital.
They will appoint another lying
committee, who will make long re-
port, filled with falsehood and misrepre-
sentation, of this terrible outrage
What set of heathens the citizens of
CORTLAND must be, not to allow this
Mongrel wretch to insult decency and
outragethe community. by living open
ly with negro wife Horrible
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

HE LAST BALE IN.-The Selma
ALA. J Times gives the following pic
turesque but melancholy description of
the change which a few years have
brought about:
I'VE noticed a wagon yesterday.
moving with o grave and dignifed pace
down Broad towards Water street
having on it what looked to us like
the last bale of the season, surrounded
by few bundles of fodder, and sur
mounted by a string of chickens, tied
together by the legs. A large yellow
dog, "frm- paced and slow" walked
between the hind wheels; straw-col-
ored horse guiltless of the curry comb,
was in the lead, spiking team, of
which the off and wheel horses, as well
as the leader, were all bestrided by
huge negroes
Each horse his rider bare, and bare him well
''We thought it a fit representation
of the cotton question
San abundance of material for its
creation, but very little of the staple. y
IL Is it not remarkable that among
all the representatives of the Republi-
can party in Congress, obscure or dis.
tinguished, Insignificant or potential,
there is not one that has had the man
hness to rise in his place and insist on
agenerous, forgiying policy towards
the Southern people? The aistory of
Rome is brilliant with example of gen.
crosby and magnanimity, but in the
controlling party of the country, in the
great legislative assembly of the ma
tion' we hear of nothing but punish.
ment, acknowledgements and death.
National Intett'gencer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

At a, masquerade ball in Gardi-
ner, Maine. last week, young Port
land gent, as "Jocko, the Ape" was
passing through the entry of the hotel,
when he was met by Mack the New
foundland dog belonging to the house,
who, not liking the appearance of the
''beast, I" Immediately sprang upon him.
and poor locke was obliged to excel
his African nemesake in agility, in
order to escape from the dog.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

- Some weeks ago Thad. Stevens
said he was ''tired of life." Then, why
don't he die !? We are sure life must
be tired of him. Or if not, life must
be an ass.-Prentice.
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Fresh Gleanings.

- Lancaster, Pa, has thieves so
mean that they steal Grape from the
door knockers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

THE GRoPs. The delightfal wea-
ther Of the last fortnight has signally
assisted the growth of vegetation.
Under it's influence, the cotton plant
has nearly recovered from the i'll
effects OF the very cool nights which
sometime since prevailed. Corn gene
rally looks well, but we are afraid
that there is not quite enough plant
ed, yet the yield of wheat and oats,
we hope, will atone this time for any
deficiency in that crop. The cat
crop is considerable one, and looks
very fine, while the wheat 1.-THE farm
ers will be hard at work gathering it
this and next week. bends its count
less millions of heads to the breeze,
telling MS thereby that they are full.
We have heard some little said about
''rust," but do not apprehend much
danger from that source.
Nepbeavy Herald.
1t is not missing the fact far, we
think, to say that this year there is
under cultivation in Fairfield District
two acres of cotton for every one of
corn. Pity it was not the reverse.
The wheat crop is soon to be ga
thered, and it is splendid one, to all
appearance. But, in the absence of
enough corn to "run" the farms until
the next corn harvest, the wheat for
bread will be but moderate crop, as
the stock will very likely be fed upon
the greater part Of it.
TVinnsboro Mers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

Felis Oates, OF the Crescent, says
that some of the fieas at Pass Christ
ian are as large as humming- birds.
When you kick them out of your
way they bark at you. and charge
again. One of the largest of these
fieas was Iynched some ears ago in
Mississippi.
A new suspension bridge above
the present one, is to be built at
Niagara Falls, this summer, by a
company of New York State capital
list. On the American side the land
ing will be near the gas works, and
opposite, short distance below the
Clifton House.
No one can read the New York He
raid for n few weeks past without
coming to the conclusion that Bennett
believes that the radicals have 'gone
up the spout" and he is giving them
some healthy shoves to send them
on their way rejoicing.
Gen. B. F. Butler has, it is said,
number of clerks engaged in copy
ing his manuscript of the history of
the campaigns. 1t will be ready for
the press in a short time, and is said
to be quite severe on Gen. Grant.
The Inauguration of the marble
statue of Henry Clay took place at
Louisville on Thursday, business
generally being suspended, and all
classes of citizens taking part in the
demonstration.
Since the opening of the Corn
Exchange in Alexandria, thirteen
days since, $4,000 bushels of corn
have been received and sold there.
The Roman Catholic Bishop Word.
of Philadelphia, on Monday, gave
$500 to the Southern Relief Fund.
The last number of Beadle's
Monthly is out. It's publication
ceases with June number.
Fourteen barrels of copper mined
in Tennessee are coming East.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

A TEXAS SCHoo1-MARM.- "A school
teacher in a Texas town was grossly
insulted by a man, who told her, at
the same time, that if she had any
friends to avenge the insult, she could
send them to him. The lady replied
that she was able to protect herself,
and drawing q pistol, shot the man,
killing him on the spot.
a statement has been circulated in
Norfolk, Va, that Gen. Burton, now
and for some time past in command
at Fortress Monroe, has received
orders to proceed with his headqua. :
ters to Charleston, taking with hin.
Companies B and H of the 5th New
York Artillery.
FOoL-HARDY ADvENTURERs.- man
named Mikes, formerly second Of
ficer on the steamer Santiago de
Cuba, has left New York for Europe
on monitor" raft, taking with him
only two sailors His craft is only
twelve feet in width by twenty five in
length.
The new style OF hair-dressing, l..
e. of letting the hair float loosely
without any dressing at a which is
rapidly spreading among lies who
have good heads of hair, is called the
''mane" style.
The demand for sausages in Paris
is represented to be extraordinary.
Domestic animals are consequently
rare.
Secretary Stanton is said to be
astonished and indignant at the
stories published in detective Baker
book
1t is pleasant to read that flour has
declined So per barrel at Springfield,
ILL.,, and that wheat has fell forty.
five cents per bushel.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

CoNsTANoY. The business of cor
stancy chiefly is to stand to, anG
stoutly to suffer, those inconvenience
which are not otherwise possibly to
be avoided. The philosophy of this
remark is beginning to be understood
and its value appreciated by the South
crn people.
A short honeymoon is reported by
correspondent of an Irish paper:
GA young man, sixteen years of age,
named Sutton, who had been but
one day married, was sentenced to
months imprisonment for deserting
his wife,"
The Petersburg E,rpress says
swarm of bees settled upon the
waterfall of lady of that city on
Tuesday. Nobody hurt.
Musical breastpins in Paris pro-
duce opera airs under the wearer's
chin.
Boston and Roxbury are to be
consolidated as single city.
A lake larger than Lake Superior
is said to exist in British Columbia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

The paragraph below, which we
find in our Western exchanges, shows
what is coming:
Congressman Farnsworth left Wash
ington Thursday, for O. political tour
in North Carolina and Eastern Geor-
gia. Ex-Governor Boutwell, was to
speak yesterday and to-day in the
Shenandoah Valley. John W. Lang
ston, the negro lawyer from Ober-
lin, left for an extended tour through
the South.
FRASER, TRENHOLM & Co.-The
New York correspondent of the Phi
ladelphia Ledger says:
1t is reported in Wall street to-day,
Saturday. and on good authority,
that Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm & Co.
agree to pay their creditors l5s. on
the pound promptly, and IS. on short
time.
CHOLERA. New York Health
Officer thinks that the people of tnat
city had better prepare for another
cholera visitation. He does not de-
sire to create unnecessary alarm, but
to rouse up the people to such timely
preventive measures rs will be most
likely to secure them immunity.
FALL IN PRICES. Flour and wheat,
in the North, are coming down.
Large shipments have been received
from San Francisco, both direct and
by way of Liverpool, and this unex-
pected change in the usual course OF
trade is bringing dealers to their
sober senses
A man by the name of Jennings,
whoyhas been committing various de
predations upon the inhabitants OF
the interior of the State. has been
arrested by the military authorities
and sent to Castle Pinckney.
Bellows Falls, Vermont, is think
ing of constructing trout pond that
will cover 125 acres and make the
town "the great trout market of the
world"
The iron-clad Stonewall, formerly
Confederate cruiser Of English
build, has been sold to the Japanese
Government for half q million dol.
lars.
Gov. jenkins urges the people OF
Georgia to raise corn and let cotton
alone.
Two steam troop ships for the
Brazilian navy have just been com
pleted in England.
4 movement is on foot in Vicks-
burg to send a negro Congressman
from Mississippi.
Three women in Florida who at.
tempted to fill q lighted kerosene
lamp now fill cofiins.
The statue of Gen. Philip Kearney
is to be erected in Washington by
New Jersey.
Northern Georgia is experiencing
sweeping revival of religion.
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TlE GooD TTsrn ooDIitNo. q The

THE Coop TTsrE Coattsu. The
New York Comme,cia7, a Republican
paper, don't like the radical develop
Inents South, and thus rails. AS
Southern members are. to be received
in Congress only after decisive and
trustworthy ,najorities" so reads
Boutwell, and the Republican sec
tional ,address-it says:
The question to be determined is,
whether ambitious and unprinoipled
radical lenders will be allowed, as they
have done for four years, to delude,
mislead and demoralize the Repub-
lican party? How long and how
much will that party endure? Even
before Congress adjourned, members
grew restless. They manifestly felt
that they had eaten dirt long enough.
Symptoms of revolt manifested them
selves in the House and in the Senate.
This condition of vassalage cannot
last. Slavery, though abolished in
one form, exists in another, and is
becoming uncomfortable. There is,
however, way out Time will open
up to the people an avenue through
which they can escape. And for that
escape the country will be indebted
to the better and wiser element within
the Republican party. The day is
not distant when the ears and eyes Of
q long-abused party will hear and see.
Meantime, let us watch and wait.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

A Move IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Several young men of this city en-
tered upon the duties of cotton
markers ard members yesterday.
They have determined to put their
shoulders to the wheel, and the pre-
sent movement is only the initiative.
This business has long been confined
to persons who, though attentive ard
efficient, could never rise, and they
can easily find employment in some
other vocation. There are at pre-
sent number of young men in this
city who are out of employment, and
by devoting themselves to this bust
ness, they will not only be making
some money, but will be acquiring a
knowledge of the cotton business,
which may ultimately prove of great
advantage to them.
Charleston Neus, 5th.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

Rev. Robert Moffat, the well-known
missionary of South Africa, has been,
with his devoted wife, in that field
forty years. He is now engaged in
bringing out carefully revised edi-
tion of the New Testament in the
native tongue, and readers, he says,
are increasing on every side. Mr..
Moffat is the father-in-law of the
lamented DIR. Livingstone.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

CoRN COMING TO CHARIEsroN.-
The New York Southern Famine Re.
lief Commission, in acknowledging a
further contribution of So, 1914 in gold
from California, state that the United
States store-ship Purveyor, j. H.
Simpson, commander, was to sail for
Charleston, Savannah and Mobile,
with 20, 900 bushels of corn, on Tues
day, the 4th inst.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

A SAD AcCrDKNT.-We are panied
to record the death of our late esti-
mable friend, Thomas Hill, native
OF this District, who recently went
to Mississippi on visit, and while
out hunting, was shot by the acci-
dental discharge of his gun. We
knew MIR. Hill personally, and can
say Spartanburg had no better citi-
zen.-Spdrtanbu,g Spartan.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07
BUCKEYE TRIUMPHANT !

NNHE subscriber has received the agency
Il for the sale of the celebrated BUCK
EYE COMBINED REAPER and MOWER,
which has taken the premium over ali
other machines of the kind, whenever ex-
hibited together.
Parties wishing machines will lind it to
their interest to call and examine the
Buckeye, before purchasing elsewhere. All
machines sold at manufacturers prices,
and expenses added, and every machine
sold warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Terms liberal. Apply to
JOHN C. DIAL,
june Manufacturers Agent
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

Some four weeks ago, anticipating a
heavy decline in goods, Mr. r. G. Shiver
commenced his grand clearing sales, which
was success; for the decline has come.
and with it a large lot of new goods. So
that his will be the place to buy new goods
and at low prices.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07
B R a z Il

B R a. 2TE
TIHE HOME FOR SOUTHERNERS: by
Il Rev. Ballard S. Dunn, of New Orleans,
with a fine map.
Twelve Decisive Battles of the Late War:
by Swinton. with plans of battles, &c.
Wearing of the Grey; by author ef Sur
ry of Eagles Nest" with plates.
Diamond Editions of Longfcllow, Thack-
cray, Dickens and Tcnnyson.
Frederick the Great and Family; by
Muhlb2ch. And other books by same au-
thor
Sowing the Wind by Linton
And other new Books. For sale al
McCARTER'S BOOKSTORE.
June r. L. BRYAN
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

The Subscriber has Returned
ITO his OLD STAND, at the corner of
Il Plain and Marion streets. He tenders
his professional services to the inhabi-
tants of Columbia and it's vicinity, aud
will attend promptly to ALL CALLS,
either in the DAY or NIGHT. Office hours
from IL TO |.
June D. H. IRRELEVANT, NJ. D.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

SUFFERING IN MARIoN.-The Ma
rion Star says:
The destitution in our section at
this time is somewhat alarming The
term does not refer to the poorest Of
our citizens merely, but to many who
have never known what want was,
who, with the blessings of smiling
Providence, will have ample means
when their crop is harvested. But at
present they have not the money to
purchase provisions and their planta-
ton necessaries to enable them to
carry on their farms, and, unless aid
can be obtained from some quarter,
the probability is that portion of
the crop already planted, and looking
so promising, will have to be aban-
doned
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

a, thief, in Philadelphia, with the
detective on his track, threw So, 900
worth of diamonds in the Delaware
River.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07
MILWAUKEE,
LAGER

NNIIE first ever come to South Carolina
i known as the best in the United States
on tap THIS MORNING, at 10 o'clock.
June JOHN G.. SEEGERS K co.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

IRON BRIDGE FOR THE COLUMBIA
AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD The Rich
mond Wing says the proprietors of
the Tredegar Works, in that city, are
now constructing an iron railroad
bridge for the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, to be thrown across the
Congaree River. The bridge is of the
Fink pattern, and will consist, first.
of three spans of eighty feet each;
then three spans of 160 feet each;
and then four spans of eighty feet
each-in all, ten spans, of the aggre-
gate length of 1,04O feet. The width
of the bridge will be twelve feet, and
three spans are already finished
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - cali
ed TO the following advertisements which
are published this morning for the first
t{p,a-
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districts in New York, and in a por-
tion of Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Now
Jersey and Maryland. For the two
months named, in the districts cited,
last year, the revenue was nearly
$13, ,000,000; this year, only between
81, 900, 600 and So, 900, OOO-showing
fall off of over forty per cent.
This, the Herald intimates, is the
result of the new tax law, which
went into operation in March; and
although the list is only partial, yet
the uniformity in the decrease is suf-
ficient evidence that the same condi-
ton of affairs exist throughout the
country, and justifies the estimate
that the aggregate decrease will be at
the rate above nentioned-making
the total decrease in the revenue
from internal taxation, as compared
with last year, $125. 100000. The
Secretary of the Treasury, taking
into consideration the reduction in
the revenue, from the changes in tie
law, only estimated it at $40, ,O00,O 900
about one-third of what it will
really be.
Whatever may be the depressing
effects of such m exhibit at home, it
will doubtless be still more disas-
trously felt on our finances abroad.
On this point, the Herald says:
"When these facts are known in
Europe, our stocks and securities will
go down; and it will not be the fault
of the Secretary or of Congress if we
do not have terrible panic all over
the country. And what have they
gained by bringing all this financial
trouble upon the country? Six Mig
gers in Congress, and perhaps o Mig
ger on the ticket for Vice-Presidant
in the next Presidential election, ac-
cording to the programme of their
pioneer, Wendell Phillips. The peo-
pie will soon ask the question whe-
ther six good, fat nlggers, fit for
members of Congress, are worth what
they will cost-S50O, ,O00,0 900 apiece?"
This is written in the Herahl's pc.
culiar and extravagant style, yet the
actual facts exhibited are sufficient to
create alarm in the business commu-
mites of the Atlantic cities of the
North, and it is almost certain that o
financial panic must ensue, and that
the provisions of the bankrupt law
will be extensively availed of by the
falling mercantile houses in every
commercial centre in the country.
The expenses of the Government will
be largely increased this year, in
maintaining the Freedmen's Bureau,
in the support of the appliances ne
cessary to carry reconstruc-
ton law in the Soutl. nd the expend-
itures of the army suppress the
Indian troubles. The financial pros
pect of the country is not very en-
couraging.
:.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-07

HORSE THIEF ARREsTED.-Another
one of the clan of horse thieves,
John Bryant, who has been commit
ting depredations in this and the
lower District, was arrested, last
Sunday, in Horny, by Capt. NJ. B.
Stanly and Mr.. N. B. Goddard, and
lodged in jail at this place. Two
mules were found in the possession
of Bryant, answering the description
of those stolen from Messrs. Land
e Parker, near Gourdine's Depot,
and advertised in the Charleston
Daily Ne,rs, of the 30th of May
We hope the arrest of Bryant, will
lead to an exposure of all parties
connected with this unlawful traffic
which has been carried on so sue
cessfully between North and South
Carolina, for the last two years.
Some important information has
already been made known, which we
deem prudent to keep from the
public at present.-1farion Stmr.