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COLUMBIA. Saturday Homing, Feb. 16, 1867. Thc Sw ut li Carolina Kailron?! Com? pany. The stockholders of this company arc in session in Charleston, and the work dono on tho. road since tho last annual mooting, us shown by the re? ports of thc officers, is almost incre? dible. The following summary of thc work wc take from thc Superin? tendent's report which v_A find in thc Charleston Courier: The work done on the Charleston division was six milos; hud down thc rails, rebuilt trestles, seven cottages and two tunks, at the various turn-outs. On Colum? bia division, nine miles iron straight? ened and put down; mile new iron put on ?Singleton's Hill; 5}? miles re? built with new rails, and the balance of the division with the rails from thc Camden branch; trestles gene? rally repaired; washes in thc Conga ree Swamp all piled, and mostly lilied in; all the buildings absolutely necessary, with exception of a house for pump-minder at Stilton's, re? placed. The work on thc Hamburg branch j was 42 miles built with new rails and 32 J with oki ; all the turn-outs and necessary buildings for hands, tres? tles, bridges, Sec.; bridge across Sa? vannah Uiver and weather-boarded tracks through Augusta. The work on the Camdon branch, which has boon suspended for want of means, lias boon resumed, with a prospect of its early completion, as there are only fifteen miles to be re? built, and the company has already on hand 10,000 ties and 600 rails. Wc learn from the Courier that the policy adopted by tho Board of Di? rectors in its financial arrangements has proven an economy of six per cent, upon the capital stock of the company, and was carried into exe? cution without any negotiation of its bonds. This fact is sustained by the following succinct statement of the business of the board for the past year: From passengers.?413,072.53 From freight. 877,51<?.79 From mails.. 20,349.20 Incidentals. 1,000.00 $1,312,738.52 EXPENSES. Current. $697,336.01 Interest, foreign.. 120,006.81 " domestic... 78,674.55 Minor. 2,339.39- -$924,906.80 Net income.$387,821 .CO Or 0 per cent. on the capital stock. Thc bond debt of the company amounts to $3,534,70S.92, of which $2,212,044.46 is payable in London. As the foreign bond-holders have ac? cepted the terms of renewal offered by thc eonvpauy, tio difficulty is ap? prehended in the'speedy adjustment of this portion of the debt. Of the domestic debt, there remains the sum of $133,087.50, to represent the balance of past due bonds and inte? rest, und much the larger part of this amount, is in the hands of parties quite willing to renew. These reports show that, on the whole, the financial affairs of tiri; company and the condition of thc road are much better than there was reason to expect, and reflect great credit ou thc energy of the President and untiring Superintendent. THE INDIANS.- TJio New York Tri? bune, erratic as it is, very truthfully remarks that the great blunder of our theorists and law-makers is in treat? ing ?di Indians alike. To treat the civilized Indians like the savages is an outrage and a shame. The former need no "War Department" more than white men. Neither do they .iced agents. Whenever they aro civilized enough to manage their own affairs, they can do it infinitely better tuan any agent can. SIGNS IN NEW YOKE.-A New York letter says, in the Bowery, there are between thirty and forty stores to let, .retail trade,) at rents materially un? der present ligures. Many small dry goods and other dealers are going out M business altogether, whilo not a few liquor-dealers, owing to tho ope? ration of the excise law, are exhibit? ing to sell out. Persons wishing for small stores heretofore renting for $1,500 to $2,500, have no difficulty in obtaining a reduction. SMALL. Pox.-The Lancaster Ledger reports that small pox ?3 prevailing to a limited extent in the lower por? tion of that District, and that one case augmenting there had developed itself in the village. Thc Frredmnti"* Relation? to the Ch ii rr h. A Northern cotcmporary calls at? tention to the fact that thc religious press is having some controversy over the proper position of the freed? man to tlie church. The New York j Observer, in old times, (we have not seen it since the war.) was a highly conservative organ of tho Presbyterian Church, but it has fallen in with the radical furore, for it insists on the Southern churches admitting negroes to the position of Presbyterian clergymen thc same as white men. Tho Christian Observer, of Richmond, has a very sensible article in reply to the cant of its Northern namesake, in which it says it "does not think, there is a negro on this continent who conies up to the standard of a clergyman, such as has been approved of by the church for more than two hundred years." It further assures the Observer that the Southern people arc not yet pre? pared to change their ecclesiastical rules to please a set of theorists who know nothing of lin1 negro character, and then makes a remark that is literally true, and cannot be gain saved by the members of tlie churches of thc North. It soys: "The Southern church, laboring quietly and unobtrusively in her glo? rious work, has accomplished more, vastly moro, in thc instruction, ele? vation and christian iza tion of thc millions of heathens providentially committed tu our guidance, than all tin; foreign missionary societies of this land, witji their monster cele? brations, and their mighty flourish, and their magnificent displays of numbers and money." Some time since we noticed that the worship of the negroes in Missis? sippi, according to the statements of the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of that State, was fast relapsing into barbaric rites. How much true religion' would suffer by making pastors and teachers, in? discriminately, of even the. most in? telligent of the race, we cannot tell, but thc experience of a year or two docs not leave it doubtful as td any beneficial results from their teach? ings. MASONIC.-We see it stated that upwards of ?40,000 have been sub? scribed for the purpose of erecting a new Masonic temple in Brooklyn ; but as a much larger amount is required, a committee has been appointed to visit all of the other lodges and soli? cit additional subscriptions. All of thc lodges will respond promptly, and hand in their don-utions cheerfully and on the square. DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAM SHIP CITY OF BATH.-The above steamer was destroyed by fire when about five miles North-west of Hatteras, while on her voyage to Savannah, on the 10th inst. There were twenty-six persons on board, twenty-two of whom were lost, including a gentle? man, with his wife and an infant. Four of the crew were saved. THE SOUTHERN RECONSTRUCTION PLAN IN NORTH CAROLINA.-The re? construction niau recently announced as having been agreed upon by the Southern Governors, and approved by the President, has been submit ted to several Southern Legislatures. It is telegraphed from Raleigh, how? ever, that tho North Carolina Legis? lature has debated it for the last three days without arriving at a satis? factory conclusion. The majority of the members seem to think that it is a mere rehash of the Constitutional amendment, and oppose it for that reason. A vote may be taken this week.- Ledger. DEATH or THE "IMMORTAL J. N." Many of our readers will regret to learn that tho great philosopher, statesman, satirist and orator, J. N. Free, is no more. Here was a terrible example of the force of a strange hallucination in reducing power to weakness, greatness to humility, grandeur to decay. This hallucina? tion pursued him to the grave, and like an inveterate, but powerless demon, now sits and howls upon its brink.- Lauderdale Ti tues. FlRE.--About 7 o'clock last even? ing, tho sogar manufactory of C. Madsden, on tlie South side of So? ciety street, one door Fast of Xing, was found to Ire on lire. The loss was very trifling, and is fully covered by insurance. Tho building sustained no material injury. [Charleston Courier, 15lh. COTTON FACTORY IN ORANGEBURG DISTRICT.-A meeting was held ai Orangeburg C. H., on the 9th inst., for the purpose of considering the practicability of establishing a cotton factory in Orangeburg District. A committee was appointed to report to an adjourned meeting. A. C. Haskell, Esq., has been ap? pointed by his Excellency Gov. Orr District Judge for Abbeville, vice Judge Jones, resigned. THr Radicals Abroad. A Mr. McCracken wrote the fol? lowing lotter, lust full, to President , Johnson : PARIS. HO IEL MAURICE, October 2:5, 180(3. Mn. PRESIDENT: I have traveled a cootl deal in Europe during tho last ! year, aud Lad occasion to see some- i thing of our Ministers and Consuls I in various countries. A large majority of those whom I j met with were bitterly hostile to von ! and your administration, and ex- j pressed that hostility in so open and . offensive a manner as to astonish American travelers, and to leave a I very bad impression on Europeans j who were present. This was particn- ? larly true of those from the New j England States, of whom a large ma- ; jorityof.our foreign representatives seem lo be composed, and a very in- : different set they are, individually 1 and collectively. Mr. Motley, Minister at Vienna, ', does not pretend to conceal his "dis- ' gust,'" as he styled it elegantly, at your whole conduct. Having been appointed exclusively by Charles Sumner, he applauds him and his revolutionary doctrines, de? spises American Democracy, and pro? claims loudly that an English noble? man is the model of human perfec? tion. There is not in all Europe a more thorough flunkey or a more un-Ame? rican functionary. He tells every traveler that Sumner is entirely jus titied, and that you have deserted I your principles in common with Mr. i Seward, who, he says, is hopelessly degraded. At Frankfort, the Consul, Murphy, who is said to have cleared more than $100,000 through his office, declared repeatedly that the threat of his friend, Zach. Chandler, would be made good, and ought to be, by your impeachment, and this is notorious and public scandal. The fellow him? self is vulgar, ignorant and unw >r thy, and is one of Chandler's tools. Hall, at Madrid, condemned your course in a malignant manner to va? rious Americans, and so did Morris, at Constantinople. Some of my friends who went to Morocco, bearii ! McMoth, at Tangier, rail violently j and shamefully against yon, saying I he was ready to retire from such a j concern. I Perry, at Tunis, was equally offen I sive in his language. There arc many tubers in the same bout, and it is time that better men were appoint' ed-men who at least respect the ! President and the dignity of his office. Radicalism, of the worst sort, makes war on you and your friends under every pretext, and yet the in? struments of that faction are blatant all over Europe in condemnation ol both. It is a shame and a stigma tc permit this longer. Massachusetts seems to monopo ize a lion's share o! the consulates, and Boston has nc less than three first missions-Messrs. Adams, Burlingame and Motley. Is no other part of our country tc be considered worthy of notice' Must General Butler, Phillips am" Chandler, and the like, engross al the honors for their satellites? ] want nothing at your bands of anj sort; but lit and decent men shoulc be sent abroad who will not slandei the Chief Executive and the Govern mont. The CoDsnl at Geneva is a commoi drunkard, and a disgrace to tin country. When sober, he abuses thc President in the hearing of every? body. Respectable .Americans art very much mortified by the presence of Kiir?b unworthy persons in place: of trust and responsibility, and fev like the tusk of letting the cxperienct bo known, as I have done. There are hundreds who know more, bu prefer to remain silent. GEO. w. MCCRACKEN, Of New York. The radicals in Congress ure highb indignant with Mr. Seward, the Sec retary of State, who, on the abov< representation, called Motley to ac count for his language and conduct but who affected to be quite an in jured mun and resigned. His bro ther radicals in Congress culled ot the State Department for informa tion in this case, and the foregoing i the reply. Truly our country mus bo miserably represented abroad b; the .above men, Minister Kilpatrick and others of the radical family, wh got these appointments, not by rea son of qualification, but throng] mere partisan influence. Tuc BEST FLAX FOB KKLII.VING TH SOUTH.-If tho Northern people, in stead of raising money to be distri buted gratuitously in the South would raise a fund of several million of dollars to be loaned to Souther] men who aro willing to sturt munn factnring enterprises, or wh?> neei funds to curry on their farms am cultivate the land, it woul I result ii a great deal more benefit to the pee pie generally. What is now \\ toi in the South is capital-capital wine! will secure labor for the poore classes and cnablo them to make living by industry. Donations con fer only a temporary benefit, and ur soon exhausted. A speedy settle merit of national difficulties, and ; few millions of dollars properly in vested, is what is necessary to niak< thc South prosper and flourish. [Charlotte (N. C.) Democrat, 12th. Jack Hamilton*!? Crew. The New York News tims sum? marily disposes of the Jack Hamilton ? i crew, who have been playingtke part . ? of camp scullions to the radical party ; '< at Washington: The strolling mountebanks who perambulated the North last summer, 1 ' exhibiting themselves as "Southern loyalists,'' displaying their sores and begging alms, afterward organized, I ' nuder the patronage of radical Con- i pressmen, a Southern Republican 1 As.-ociation, which represented no? body but themselves, and hail no ex- ? istence outside of Washington. This nasty machinery has, until lately, been used by the radicals in their warfare upon the President, the South and the Constitution, it being employed by them to impress the Northern mind with the belief that there was in the South :i party which sympathized with nltra-radi calism. This association met at Washing? ton bist Wednesday evening-"Jack" Hamilton presiding. Tin; proceed? ings on that occasion siiow that even the radical Congressmen have finally comprehended ti ie ul In- worthlessness of the association and of the unprin? cipled political scapegraces who com? pose it, and have thrown them and their sores aside. To be sure, the wie Ich es pretend that Thad. Stevens and Gen. Butler have not utterly abandoned them; lint no one will be- , lieve this. Stevens and Butler, how- j ever bad they maybe, are not such fools as not to know that Jack Hamil- ? ton. Botts and Huunicutt, and their dirty followers and their "associa? tion,' are completely "played out." ' Finding that they h ive been de- ! sorted by their late patrons, the honorable association now- turn upon ! their benefactors, and rail against them in choice billingsgate, declar? ing that tho radical members ol' tho ! present Congress aie "weak-kneed;*' ! that they .'have been derelict in duty to their friends." mid that they have i been "bribed by Now York hankers to sacrifice the country lo Wall street.". [We may he excused for making the passing remark that no- I thing would delight these Southern loyalists one-half so much as to share the bribes which they are too insigni? ficant to deserve.] Knowing that tiie next Congress is j composed largely of the same men j who constitute the present, and they j cannot hope much from it, the de? spairing members of the association call upon the "loyal spirits" of the whole country io como to the rescue; to meet in Washington about the -1th of March, and to instruct Congress to impeach the President, and give a few pence to the starving mounte? banks. Unless the 'doyal spirits" do this, these political vagabonds fear that the next Congress "will brand themselves before the world us a set j of poltroons and fools forever." These are evidently the last words of the "Southern loyalists." When they first made their appearance at. the North, we exposed their scum? like character, ami told the people that the only claim which these fel? lows could make to "loyalty" was, that they had been false to both sides during the war. Let them depart in peace. Fois FREEDMEN.-The negro, Brad? ley, who has been stirring up strife among his brethren on thc islands below Savannah, is thus referred to hy the Boston correspondent of the Springfield Republican, under date of the 31st ultimo: "Aaron Bradley, the colored law? yer, from Boston, who has been stir? ring up mischief among the negroes I down near Savannah, is well known ! here. He was dismissed florri the bar several years ago for mal-prac tice, which consisted in forgery or some such peccadillo, but under the veil of time, and the tenderness of the new bureau for the colored man, he tried a year or so ago to get rein? stated, and this time was paton ex? amination before two prominent lawyers as to his acquirements. The result was a ridiculous exhibition of ignorance and charlantry, which made an amusing chapter in thu local law literature, but was fatal to his professional ambition in this latitude. And so he naturally took his cheap wares and his gross impudence to another market. His stirring up of strife among his more ignorant and more honest brethren in the South is quito in keeping with his previous character here. Bradley know: just enough to be a mischief-maker, and it would be a useful service doubtless to the negroes and to good monds, to subject him to a trille ol' old-fashion? ed plantation discipline." A resident of Springfield, writing t"> a friend in this city, (enclosingtko paper containing thc above.) says, "Bang the scamp to the first tree." [Milledgeville Recorder. PRETTY GOOD.-We clip this from the Mobile Times: A New York paper thinks that whatever sympathy tiny may fool for the Cretans, tlie United ?States Government, as a Government, cnn do* nothing. Not long, they can't. Unless a quietus is put to Sumner and Stevens and Butler, the "Go? vernment*' will soon be in tho pre? dicament of Sat Lovengood's dog after swallowing the torpedo-"ox for tho dog hisself cz a dog," says Sut, "I never saw any more of him," A woman in Chicago, on visiting her husband's office, discovering long hairs in his hairbrush, has sued for ?i divorce. ROBBERY or A BONDED WAREHOUSE ' IN NEW YORK.-Dates of the 12th j instant from New York state that, ! some time between Saturday night ? 1 md Monday morning, a party of 1 burglars forced an cut raneo into the 1 United States bonded w..rehouse of Conger & Miller, at the corner of Water and Clinton streets, from the : 1 roar. The thieves passed through j the cooperage yard of Mr. Briggs, on | i South street, and climbing over a nuantity of hogsheads and barrels j piled up beside a fence, gained tile ? tear of the bonded warehouse, and ? were effectually s< eluded from observ- ; ation. They first forced open one of j the area doors, but inside of this i were piled up a number of hogsheads , : of sugar, and fliest; the rascals could not move. They then forced open another door, at a short distance from the first mentioned, and entered. Several cases containing dress goods, cloths, linens, &c, were ripped open ; but the thieves finally settled upon three cases containing silks and satins, the property of A. T. Stewart & Co., and the contents bf these were entire ly removed, and placed in fifteen or twenty rice bags, the contents of ! which they had emptied upon the (loor. Having arrayed themselves in some new underclothing which they found in the place, and drank a quan? ti ty of wine and liquor, the thieves took their departure with their plun? der. They also took with them a quantity of jewelry, the propt rty of a brother-in-law of Mr. Miller, who is now ide.cut i;i Europe, and who had left his furniture and some other articles on storage in the place. At f> o'clock, the workmen in the cooper yard of Mr. Briggs found three bags filled with silk, arid this has been identified as a portion 6f that stolen. The entire amount taken i-- valued at about ?12,000, and that recovered (thirteen pieces! at ?2,000. The po? lice have a cine CO the thieves. WHO OWNS IT?-A "REBEIJ" ( KVNEIS WANTED.-A coi-respondent at Shel byville, Kentucky, writes us concern? ing a work of art he saw on exhibi? tion at Wheatland, Clinton County, Iowa, last October, which was dis? played as belonging to a person who served as a Federal officer during the late war, but which had evidently been stolen from some Southern home. It was not a painting or engraving, but an exquisite piece of needle? work, representing Washington, the "Father of his country," standing beside his horse, the reins loosely thrown over one arm. Our corres? pondent describes it as a most life? like and perfect piece of work, the product of skillful and patient fin? gers, and so faithfully and beautifully executed that a child at all acquaint? ed with the popular representations of Washington, could not fail to re? cognize it. Thc writer judges, and not without reason, that it was some? body's household treasure, perhaps one day dearly prized in a Southern home, before the Northern thief cap? tured or confiscated it. If any cili zen of the South has been robbed of such a picture, (and we hope our Southern exchanges will make men? tion of those facts,) we hope they will lose no time in applying to either M. E. Rogers, or Edwin Carter, both gentlemen, and residents of Wheat? land, Iowa, for further information as to the present whereabouts of the stolen picture. [LaCrosse ( Wis.) Democrat. ANOTHER CASK OF MOB LAW.-The Danville (Ky.) Advocate, of the 8th, lhas the following particulars of the ynching Trowbridge ? few days prc vious: On Tuesday night last, between ll and 12 o'clock, a man named Terry Trowbridge, confined in jail on a charge of shooting a negro in Fer ry ville, August, 1865, was taken therefrom by a band of "Regulaters" and hung in the College campus. It appears that Trowbridge was bailed at the last August term of the court, but on Monday last his securities gave him up for trial and he was placed in jail. His case was called last Tuesday morning, andcontinued. We understand that his home is at Pottsville, in Washington County, and that he has a ?wife and ono child, and was formerly a member of Wool ford's cavalry. If is charged that he has boon connected with the band of desperadoes who have kept that section of country so long disturbed. COTTON OPERATIONS.-A Mis Char? lotta Hough has brought suit against a Boston firm for money due her from cotton speculations during the war. She claims that she was em? ployed by them during the rebellion to buy cotton in the Southern States, and to manipulate late Government employes, s > as to secure its passage in safety through thc military lines. General Butler is one of the counsel for tho lady, and she states that the firm in question made $100,000 by these speculations through her agency, ?ind now refuse to ''divide.'' There is an excellent chance here for some of the numerous Congressional investigating committees perambulat? ing the country to extend their jour? neys to tin; (own of Boston. ---?? . Thc proprietor of a forge, not re? markable for correctness of language, but who, by honest industry, had realized a comfortable independence, being called upon at a social meeting fdr a toast, gave "Success toforgcry." Tilomas S. Lang, of North Vassol borough, Maine, has refused $40,000 for his famous horse General Knox. X_i O C5 JL ?tO???. Si ? SECRETARY OF STATE-It ?ill Lc seen, by reference to our advertising columns, tbat Sen. Ellison Capers will assume thc duties >f Secretary of St ate on the 1st li instant. i in; READING Boost.-Our friends are uvited to visit tho Pluxnix reading room, ivlo rc they will lind on tili- papers and periodicals from e very section of tho Union. "Thc building is open day and night. Gov. Om-.. His Excellency Gov. Orr ?rrived in this city on yesterday. He has just returned from Charleston, where ho addressed tb- freedmen on Thursday even? ing, giving them ar: abundance of good advice. FIVE CENTS.-The price t?f ?ingle copi' s of the Ph<xnix ia fice cents, and purchasers are requested to pay no more for them -aa they are furnished to the news-boya at a rate sufficiently low to warrant their bein; s..ld at that price. CoLCMniA VARIETIES.-The talented young gentlemen who eompose the corpa pc rforming under the above caption, gave another pleasant entertainment hist even? ing at Janney's Hall. .Mr. Denck presided at the piano und, a.? usual, gave unquali i'c d satisfaction to the audience. Tho other portions of the entertainment were also well received, and tlie mcmbi rs of tho (.?.mi' my all sustained their paris well. NE ..? ADVERTISEMENTS. - Attention is caii ed to the Following advertisements, which ar:.- published tl; i.- morning for the first it. A W. CSwaiBeld -Latest St vies Ha*--. T.. Capers- Important to Lawv?rs. J>. f.. .Miller - like!?..i, of Sheriff. DISCHARGE or BRADLEY.-In the United States District Court yester? day, argument was h*cd on the writ of habeas corptts sued out by Col. .Stone. After argument of tho counsel, his Honor Judge Erskine said that as the civil courts were now in full exercise of their authority, he could see no reuse m for the detention of Bradley by the military authorities; that if he had committed any crime either against the State or the United States, he could be arraigned and punished by them. [Savannali News and Herald, lilli. lt is stated that the well-known house of H. B. Clafflin & Co., New York, is in a financial difficulty. Last year this ?rtn returned to the Asses? sor of Internal Revenue an income of 82.000,000, but is now brought to a stand with liabilities of 820,000,000. The difficulty is to be attributed to the fact that the market is over? stocked, while the demand for goods is very light, and to sales last fall on credit. Gen. Santa Anna has turned up again, like a bad shilling; he has turned up on Staten Island, with head uppermost, and 'tis hinted that in the head there are great schemes going on which will be made known ere long, and give us another object of interest to talk about, besides the threadbare story of the intended im? peachment of President Johnson. Row IN NEW YORK.-There was a liquor selling riot in New York on Sunday. An officer who had made au arrest at a saloon, was attacked by a mixed crowd of all sexes. The women held his club while tlie men beat him. Other policemen coming to the rescue, a hard battle was fought. The Baltimore Gazette says that the statement which has been exten? sively circulated that Gen. Robert E. Lee is now engaged in preparing a history of tho Army of Northern Virginia daring the late war, is known to be wholly unfounded. Gen. Lee is not writing any work of this character. NEW RAILROAD SWITCH.-A new railroad switch lias been invented. By a simple arrangement, au electric current rings a bell continuously whenever the switch is moved from connection with the main line, warn? ing not only the switchman, but ail within hearing. A waterfall has been discovered in California two thousand feet high. We have plenty of waterfalls in our ?own, over five feet in height, of enormous volume, but all put to? gether could not beat that California wonder. Philadelphia clergymen "cannot understand why the rich man who rides in his carriage on Sunday should go to Heaven, while- the poor man who rides in the street ctr should go to hell." The gaming fever is almost univer? sal in Paris; and even Baron do Rothschildjjvbo never gambled be? fore, was seized with it recently and won thirty thousand francs in half aa hour. An exchange says; Never let peo? ple work for you gratis. Two years ago a man carried a bundle for us, and we have been lending him twen? ty-live cents a week ever since. Tho town of Balize, at thc South? west Pass, month of the Mississippi River, was destroyed by fire on the morning of the "loth. Loss $b0, 000. A largo number of families aro rendered houseless. The New Orleans Picayune says that Carine, the French hilliard play? er, after nearly two years residence in this country, has learned two words of theJSnglish language. They are ".scratch" and "cocktail." A Cincinnati pedagogue tried to make the I leas of a youth shoot by flogging him so that he couldn't speak for twenty- four hours.