The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-04

Lu.' oclo loitN -ilHc papers 10 the
Wilmington post Office last week.
each containing a hand-bil. Being
reported to the Postmaster General
by the postmaster of that city, Major
Darlington, The postmaster ut West
Chester, was directed to collect one
dollar upon each paper-fortv-nine
dollars i'll all. Mr.. Hodgson paid the
money accordingly.
The Boston Ii'areHe1 saws that
notwithstanding the general dullness
OF the times, the foreign imports at
that port average nearly $1,000,
coo per week, in gold. Adding to
this the premium, 3S per cent, com
missions, freight and other charges,
the imports would amount to nearly
2,UOO.O 900 each week, in currency.
At the present time, some fifty ships
and barks are on their way to that
port from foreign countries.
IMMIGRATION. Within the last
three days, there has been other ar
rivals of land-buyers, or rather
agents, exploring the country with
view to buy lands. One gentle
man, representing a community of
Moravians in Pennsylvania, expresses
himself well pleased with the Roam
oke lands, and states that he expects
that himself and friends will pur-
chase score or more of farms.
Roanoke Times.
GRAVES OF TIE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
The ladies of the Hollywood Memo
rial Association have decided to level
the graves Of the Confederate dead
at Hollywood, preserving, at the
same time, the identity of each
grave, and that for the purpose of
Identification, locust stake, bearing
metallic plate, be driven close to the
surface of the ground mt the head Of
each grave.
a survey Of the Dismal Swamp
Canal, preparatory TO IN enlargement
III both width and depth, has Just
been completed, with the exception
OF the feeder, and the process of ex
cavatlon will probably commence in
n week or two. 1t has been surmised
that Lake Drummond, rs its source.
viii not be sufficient to supply the
canal, and an estimate is about TO be
made to ascertain its capacity.
The San Ahtonia Herald states that
party of English gentlemen arc in
camp near that city, repairing their
outfit for a hunting tour across the
plains to California. They spent last
winter in the Trinity section, hunt
ing and fishing. The party is splen-
didly equipped and beautifully fur
nlshcd with necessary comforts,
accompanied by guides, servants ami
other attendants. -
TIE PorE's AGE.-Popc Plus is
now in bis sevcnty-sixth wear. and
in the twcnty-second year Of his pom
tllicatc. There is n curious supersti-
tion in Italy, which predicts great evil
to the Catholic world wheneyera Pope
shall sit in the chair of ST. Peter for
twenty-five years. No one has reach
ed that term, although Plus VII came
very near it.
Among the Sultnn's presents to
the Empress Eugenic was n solid gold
model of the Imperial kiosk at the
Sweet Water of Europe, with the
surrounding trees and green enamel,
and the river flowing past in bril-
liants. The value of the river, and
Of the toura which is to surmount
the entrance to the little building in
rubies, will, it is stated, be 10000
The days of Herod, of Judea, seem
to have come again, if the number of
cases of infanticide in New York be
an indication of such an era. Seventy
five murders of this character have
been reported during the last six
months, and it is probably safe to as
sume that as many more have been
committed, but escaped detection.
BREAD A CERTAINTY. The At
lanta Era, OF yesterday, says: eve
learn OF some sales of wheat yester-
day Mt $50 per bushel. New -four,
we understand, will open to-day at
the mill at 800 per barrel. We
hear of new -four to be delivered in