The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-12

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they are sorry substitute for our
former slaves. At first blush their
inefficiency was attributed to q
change Of the climate, and a want of
familiarity with our agricultural in
struments and manner of cultivation.
The fact is become final and unde-
niable, that they are incapable of
cultivating the soil profitably, and
not to be relied on in making crop.
They are lazya mutinous, obstinate
and thievish.
A BOLD PLAGIARISM. An article
written by Mr. Ea-gs.-s;a. a. a Pollard Z o,,ss1d,
published in the Southern Home Jour-
nal, at Baltimore, on the sLast
Council Boards of the Southern Con-
federacy," has been extensively CO.
pied in the Northern press. It is o
bold and bare-faced plagiarism from
"The History of Morgan's Cavalry,
written by Gen. Basil Duke" All It's
ideas, and in some instances its very
words, have been stolen by Mr..
Pollard, without word of credit to
Gen. Duke.
Senator Frelinghuysen, in o speech
at Newark, on Wednesday, evening,
in speaking of the public debt, said
that this generation ought never to
attempt to pay dollar of the princi-
pal debt. The next generation will
be larger in number and in wealth,
and O burden that would break the
back of one man can be borne easily
by two. So!
/ A feature of the Partisan fruit
market is the abundance of straw
berries, or rather their long duration.
A very fragrant, nice kind of straw
berry, which is said to be simply the
wild strawberry of the woods and
mountains domesticated and I'm
proved, is now selling in every fruit
shop, and is on the carte Of all the
restaurants. '@|'s2'
The correspondence between the
Governor of Maryland and the War
Department, in relation to the arms
due that State, is published. MIR.
Stanton did not refuse to commute
the States quota in artillery; but
General Grant doubts the legality of
issuing all arms of one kind, and has
the matter still under advisement.
! A we'll known minister repudiates
the received theory that they have
music in heaven. He declaresltha
his choir has given him SO much
trouble on earth, that the idea of
music in the world to come is wholly,
repugnant to his idea of eternal plst
| and rest. wv
It is O somewhat curious fact that
the author of the Bankrupt bill, the
Hon. Thomas Jenckes, of Rhode Is
land, was one of the first applicants
for its benefit in his State. The
failure is disastrous and said to be
heavy. "r'
The receipts of the Paris Exhibi-
ton from April 1 to September 10,
were just 93O0,000 A further sum
of 100000 will be required to cover
expenses. It is supposed that this
will be forthcoming during the seven
weeks that remain.
A meeting of the citizens of Pick
ems District Irrespective of color is
announced to be held at Pickens G.
H., on the 21st instant, its object
being "to take into consideration the
political situation" of that District:
Greeley declares that he is opposed
to female suffrage, simply because the
majority of women don't want to
vote.
REGISTRATION IN ARKANSAS, The
reported registration of Arkansas
shows majority of more than $4,000
white voters.
Mr.. Sands, member of Parliament,
recently sued newspaper for libel,
and got so badly damaged that he
resigned his seat in Parliament.
A vote has been taken for Presi
dent of the United States at o fair in
Missouri, and tne choice fell on Lucy
Stone.
An Illinois editor has seen corn
field of seventy-five acres in that
State, in which the stalks averaged
thirteen feet and helf in height.
The Baptist denomination in the
United States numbers 4,054, 900.
It has IL, 900 churches. ->
The first Jewish Synagogue ever
erected in North Carolina was couse-
Grated at Wilmington ON the Both ult.