The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-19

FOREIGN IMMIGRATION TO TENNEs-
sEE.-The papers state that 1OO. 600
acres of land, mainly lying in Nor
gan County, Tennessee, on the line
of the projected Tennessee and Pa
clfic Railroad, have been purchased
TOR the purpose of settling immi-
grants from foreign countries. 100
German families, composed of young
persons belonging to the better class
es of society, each bringing to the
United States an average of 5000 in
gold, are now on their way to Ten
nessee, and have contracted for a
portion of the land above referred to.
Texasward the star ofen lkes
its way. A gentleman recer re-
turned to the Lone Star State {, the
East says all along the route, rom
Alexandria, Virginia, to Galveston.
the cry was "Texas, Ho!' among the
passengers. Some were bound for
Eastern Texas, for the purpose of
cultivating ugar and cotton: some
fcr Northern Texas, for the purpose
OF c.4tlvating the cereal grains; and
some for Southern Texas, for the
purpose of engaging in pastoral pur
suits, such as raising horses, cattle
and sheep.
NEGRO CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-.
The Knoxville Commercjol, OF the
9th inst, says:
There seems to be strong dis
position on the part Of some of the
leading colored citizens to place q
candidate on the track for Congress-
IN this District. We do not like the
color OF the move. But they have a
perfect right to DO so and they can
poll strong vote in this District.
and If they choose to make the issue
they certainly will be protected in
their rights. =
Radicalisn2 is already beginning to
sneer at lIr. Peabody's S recent muni-
ficent gift for educational purposes in
the South. His failure to specify in
4 particular manner the beloved
freedmen is not at all satisfactory.
Last week, the Lnquirer, of Philadel
phla, opened its batteries, by attack
ing that portion of the gift which in
cludes the bonds of the Planters
Bank. Of Mississippi, and coolly as
serted that "the ruling population of
the South is not honest
CorroN STORING IN New YoRK
The Journal Of Commerce SAYS the
risk and expense of storing cotton in
New York is diverting the trade from
that city The rate of insurance at
New York is three per cent; at Bos-
ton 1T is less than one per cent.
Frand is suspected in many in
stances of the destruction of cotton bv
ire III New York. That large amounts
of cotton are stolen from the bales
there, is fact too we'll known to be
contradicted.
The ROME PR1soNERs. s.-The five
gentlemen from Rome, who for three
weeks past have occupied quarters in
the Federal barracks, near Atlanta,
were released on Wednesday last.
The order setting them at liberty
emanated from the headquarters of
General Thomas, at Louisville, and
was unconditional. No bond or
parole, was required, and no investi-
CATION had as to the merits or dement's
of the case. They were simply set at
liberty, and there the matter will
end.
The Athens WatcA,ma,1 states that
the small mig" who gave the infor-
nation about the whipping ma
chine at the missionary" school,
his pater, and the colored lady who
boards him, all walked his log"
"Telling tales out OF school, is a
crime and must be punished. 'Loy-
atty" must be encouraged; ''Rebels
must take back Seats" and not know
what is going on within the sacred
precincts.
TExAs.-Thc bureau agents have
so educated the freedmen in Texas,
that they will neither work, or do
anything but gather about the towns
and cities in idleness. And when
the vagrant laws are enforced against
the nuisance they have thus been
instrumental in creating, said agents
Immediately raise howl over
''cruelties to the poor negro" and fill
the radical papers with misrepresen-
tation and exaggerations thereon.
MuLEs.-The Chattanooga Union,