The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-09

SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE-AN I'm
coURAGING EXHIBIT Sanders
vile Georgian gives the following
favorable account of Southern enter
prise:
Virginia is setting an example to
her sister Southern States. Her
magnificent water power is being
laid under contribution by the hands
OF genius and industry. The hum
/ of the spindle and the loom, the
noise of busy machinery in every de-
partment of the mechanic arts, is
waking the echoes Of those lovely
valleys, where but few moths ago
"a crow in flying over them would
have had to carry along its rations.
Tennessee is reported to have
twelve mills in successful operation,
with an invested capital of 500, 600,
and producing an annual aggregate
of manufactured goods to the amount
of 81. 900, 600
South Carolina brings into play
from her ashes. eleven cotton facto-
ries, running q, 900 spinlles and 500
looms.
In the vicinity Of Fayetteville. in
North Carolina, there are one dozen
factories. At Raleigh, III the same
State, IL mammoth building is to be
+ erected for the manufacture of cotton
and WOODEN goods, while Charlotte is
now producing cloths and cassime eres
OF superior quality. This latter mill
alone runs 25.000 Sp;ndles. and con
sumcs about 5000 pounds of wool
weekly
Mississippi and Alabama are work
ing out the problem of their indie
/ penuence, while Gcorgi;,, oa. own
scourgel State. sends out 4 loud
amen from scv"ntj t";o Ills IN opc-
! ration, and twelve in process of cree
ton. OF these latter, some are pro
jcctcd nn a scale TO rival the notorious
Lowell or the pretcntious establish
mcnt Of Senator Sprague.. Three
miles from C6vington, aud but sixty
from this Office, has grown up since
the war the village OF Stcadman
Under the magic touch Of its found
er, Mr.. Z. Steadman, mills for the
fabrication of prints, woolen goods,
homespuns and yarns are rapidly
rising, and will soon supply de-
mand which has filed heretofore the
pockets of our New England tax as
SCISSORS.
Only keep your hands off, ye self
righteous Pharisees, and we will soon
demonstrate our equality, if not our
superiority, IN your own boasted art
OF manufacturing.
SIER1DAN's BUSINESS IN WAsHINa-
roN.-Forney's Ch1ouicle says: Gen.
Phil. Sheridan, accompanied by
officers of his departmental staff,
reached Washington last evening, for
the purpose, it is believed, of confer
ring with Gen. Grant and the several
committees of Congress on the state
of affairs in Texas and Louisiana,
and especially to reveal the inner his
tory Of the New Orleans massacre.
The presence in Washington of Gen.
George H. Thomas, of the Depart
ment of Kentucky and Tennessee,
and Of Gen. D. f. Sickles, of the
Department of North and South
Carolina, and the belief that they
have given most important facts to
Congress, and not less important
facts to the General-in-C Chief, leads to
the hope that prompt and vigorous
measures will be taken to prevent
what is equivalent to new insurrec-
ton i'll the late insurgent sections,
under the stimulus of Executive
treachery and patronage. Gen. She
ridan's information will be eagerly
awaited by the people. No soldier
has moro rapidly won nor more firmly
held their confidence. He has stood
wholly alooi from party, and yet, in
doing SO, his evidence on important
public matters has weighed with I'M
mense force against the rebels, whom
he was disposed to treat with magma
nimity.
LOST 81 NOT TAKING A PApER.-
The Charlestown (Va.) Free Press
says:
Some time ago, a gentleman in
Charleston was appointed auditor to
distribute the funds in the hands ofthe
administrators among the creditors.
Notice of the auditor was published.
1t so happened that a few creditors
residing in a certain portion of the
County, who had, collectively, claims
to the amount of S700 or $500, from