The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-14

LOUISVILLE AND CHARLESTON. The
following letter, from the Vice.Presi-
dent. OF the Louisville, Nashville and
Great Southern Ruilroad, shows the
which that powerful COR
poration attaohes to the completion of
the Spartanburg and Asheville Rail-
road Company, and gives reason to
expect that the Louisville Road would
speedily continue its line to Norris
town, and 40 secure direct and short
route to the South Atlantic coast:
OFFICE LOUISVILLE, NASHVILLE AND
GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
LOUISVILLE, KY June s, 1874.
A. G. Kaufman, Es1.-DEAR SIR:
Your fuvor Of the 2i instant is re-
ceived. I am glad to see that you
propose to finish the Spartauburg aud
Asheville Railroad. With that road
completed and the gap filed up be-
tween Asheville nnd Wolf Creek, it
would be n great incentive for us to
finish cur road to Cumberland Gap
and Morristown. But before this
could be accomplished. tho Cincinnati
Road ria Chattanooga and the con-
temp!ated line from Knoxville to Chit
wood would give US 40 excellent con-
nection.
At present. it would be impossible
to say at whit time we may be able to
complete the extension OF our road.
1t is possible that the completion of
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
would give US for some time to como IL
satisfactory connection with the sys-
tenn OF the roads in South Carolina.
We could, Of course. do nothing at
present, and until there is decided
improvement in the financial condition
of the country. Yours. very truly,
ALBERT FINK,
Vice President aud General Supcrin.
tendent t., n. and G. s. Railroad
Company.
No REPUBLIC IN FRANCE JUsr YET. =
Once more the republic is ovcrbourA
In France. Two factious that are mo-
derate in tue sense tha. small boys say
they are-less furious than the fuct,ous
which are more furious than they are
these two doubtful lnoderates were the
faint hope of d possible republic.
They were the Right Centre aud the
Left Centre. The Left Centre is made
up of Republicans who like their
house but do not want always to ride
on the peak; they desire good 60
vernment and care comparatively lit
tie for the Republican "iden" and doc
trinaire fancies. The Right Centre are
Monarchists who do not belieye III di-
vine right. nor in any particular mnn.
but prefer the notion of permanent
executive to that Of un elective exccu-
tive, and believe that some men are
better than others. Politically tie
Right and Left Centres are nearer to
one another than tho Right Centre is
to the Right or the Left Centre to the
Left, and if they should coalesce they
could establish republic to which the
Left Centre would give liberalism OF
spirit and for which the Right Centre
might secure strong constitutional
form, in virtue of which the dregs of
the people which tend to rule in demo
cracies would be kept where the dr-gs
belong. But the hope Of this combi.
nation is finally done for, and ITO
Deputies of the Left Centre have
pitched negotiation into the water by
declaration for definite republic
republic. Of course. such US they want;
not such as is possible or can be Oh
tained. They would rather have 20
republic than not have their own.
GEN. BUTLER RECEIVES A S2O, 900
FEE. .-Gazaway B. Lamar's suit against
the Government for contscated cotton,
in which Gen. BcEjamin f. Butler OBJ
tained a Judgment for S570. COO, is well
known. Lunar was cotton specnla.
tor, and in his first litigation. cm.
l,lnrnd Mr laS.anE l. II