The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-29

court, declaring the tax imposed,
under an Act of the Legislature, of
one-fourth Of one per cent. on gross
sales, mode by merchants, to be un-
constitutional. The New Orleans
Bee says this an exceedingly impor-
tant decision in its effects upon the
finances OF the State, cutting off
about 81, 10000 from its revenue,
and materially depreciating the value
OF State currency. s d 4 p
A correspondent of. the London
Cosmopolitan notes the fact that, at
the laying of the first stone of the
Hall of Arts by the Queen recently,
the flag Of every nation, except that
of the United States, hoated from
the building. AS the flags were pro-
vided by the Admiralty, it may be
pertinent to say that perhaps the
American ensigns captured and lodged
at the Admiralty are so few that they
don't like to risk them out of their
custody.
BULLY FOR SHERIDAN!-Th New
Orleans Registry Board rejected an
applicant because he was an auction
eer before the war, on tho ground
that an auctioneer was ''a public
officer. Gen. Sheridan has INDUCED
in the extrame liberality of over
ruling the ruling of the board And
so 0ucti0neers are not included in the
disqualified class. ''God and Liber-
ty!"
BosToS. shall think better of
the people of the Hub hereafter, in
that they have shown that they could
lay aside the prejudices of the hour,
and manifest proper degree Of re-
spect for the executive head of the
Government Their conduct in this
respect is in striking contrast with
that displayed by the little men of
big Philadelphia.
LOUISIANA. .-Referring to the Lou
isana negroes, the New Orleans Times
says that wherever the negroes hold
meetings, they propose men of their
own color rs their future leaders and
representatives. They have no con-
fidence in white men, be they dyed
ever SO deeply in the intense crimson
of radicalism. "'No white trash for
us" is their cry.
a TENT NOT IN THE BIBLE.-Rev. J.
ID. Fulton "preached n sermon" in
Boston, last Sunday, from the text,
"What shall be done with Jefferson
Davis?" 1t is scarcely necessary to
say that minister SO false to his God
was false also to man; and instead of
enforcing the charities which distin-
guish Christians from savages, howled
for blood like wolf.
PREACHERS WANTED. The Phila-
delphia BuNefin says that there is
scarcity of preachers of all denomi-
nations i'll the North. We think that
the good people of that section of
our once glorious Union ought rather
to rejoice than mourn over that fact,
rs for several years past the preach
ing has had more of politics than
religion in it.
The First National Bank of Viclls-
burg has collapsed The officers of
the concern stated that they could
have saved it if they had been able
to borrow $50, 900, but the condi-
ton of its affairs was found to be so
bad that capitalists refused to aid it,
and it was, consequently, forced to
go by the board.
= Masonic RECEPTION OF THE PREsI-
DENT. The Masons of New York are
making the most liberal preparations
to give President Johnson IL grand
reception on his return from the East.
1t is estimated that between 10000
and II, 900 of the order can be got to
turn out, while brooklyn and Viii
liamsburg are to join in.
AID FOR THE SoUTH.-The frazier
nifty of Free and Accepted Masons OF
New York give an entertainment. at
the Academy of Music on the 9th
instant, in aid of the destitute and
suffering Masons OF the South, their
widows and orphans. The President
Of the United States will be present.
Nc,c York Herdld
Shoe strings are little things, but
very numerous, and in union find
strength, ut South Carver, Mass.
where seventy hands are employed il
one shop, making shoe strings and
lacin9s of cotton, silk aid linen, tc
the value OF $l75,000 annually.
The latest news from Chicago rep.
resent Il boarding house burned
three corpses taken from the ruins
man killed by police ollicer-rape
OF II child-suicide of Il girl on nc
count Of corset, and other agrcea-
bic incidents. Blue beef will tell