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By J. A^SEEBY.
COLUMBIA^ S. C., MOND AY ?: KAY 8,?Q*5. VTOL.^I^i??; M. % ,
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THE ?OLJji?B A PH?ENIX
r*"pi'ni.irHti> i>?fut; yit?w TSt--?FUIT,
.. ST JULI AN A .. S B L B Y.
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Th*. PK il* ?* .i->?>ti?-d >*??"y rro- T??hjr, except
Funday, ?.? j40 ? ? o: i)< Tri "Vi ?- k * ,Tw??*day.
Thufsd?y a?>d Sa',iiiid?tV, M i> nji-cih, it?va~.
rialOy in adam oe. .--ii fcle^oj'i??* ll4^^
Advertir? n:?-to? itn-tTi-d 'at ft 10 p*r ?qrcare
(ten i'tiof?) f??e-e*eb tt?M?r?i*)t>.. ,t
'am--.1 " "
pataila of the Murder of Lincoln.
The foi h m .?ar RCWC i IR {?ken from the
Richmond Whig, of the ]?th uh.: .
- BEHIND THE BCENKS.
Toward tl? tw^tr?ftbg of the ieoond
.teenf of tl e. t;r<l ?ct. Jotiti Wi kes Booth,
brother tr? Edwin ?tid Junina Bo<?th, and
.on to th'* ^Wirateej suttor of the ?ame
name, vi*it?>d ;.h?s* i-sclusive doma'ti to
whxh h.* nr?dV-do'i aider sn ooen
mame. He eiuwe 1 the" Q <?k door of the
th??tre, ?nd left very coon, leaving thnt
heck dour open". H? hnd evidently ridden
to the lliesi re, foe. ?re eu nring it. ii? left,
bia hotee itt the ?.Hey.
THK MURDER.
Th? co i edy i's tf.ird act, in tire 2d
?retie <rf . ?. M elatn* M'-ontchessingMn
has left ihr', at.ioe ti? A-n Trencbard, with
. the rein*rfc:
'"You d?.n Vim leraland the ntanfn>rs of
0">d societ y Tjt?il aime- can vxcnsv lig
'ltpertin?,iiee ot w ij?h you are guilty."
Trenchnid .-msw er*-"? goess I know
nougli'jo turn you m-ode out.:' And the
ndiei:o- el..p tlo-i- "hand-) and Inugb in
j*l?-e. Mt?. Lincoln joins i:i the laugh-?
.?stol ?li >t. ab ?ri? and dear-ia heard. The
word? Sie. semper lyra unis are whispered.
"Rev?-t.ge Ur he S >uth, ia added. A
white f.i?'e, . overeil with '.'a night of bau-,'*
dgbte-i'by two h ack, shining ?ye?, i< se. n
U tweet; the Pie? 'lent's box and the ?tag ;
a moment pastea?-.it drop??. A -f..rm
erouei.ra ??> ii fall?---then rites in histrionic
atti, tide-in ira hand if knife whoae he? ly
tolished sa f.ce .?-fleet* the numerous K?
jets. Th ee s.o>udi:-nay, two-and it is
gone.
Std! os the hu*h" that follows n prayer in j
tho cbanrber ot' ?he dying, the audience sits
.poll bound, it may have been for t?.?
secoods. A tall man jumps upon the
?rage, and he, UKI, disappeared, wl.ile a
V:;tce in the audience at last utters lim
name of the assa-pin-John Wilkes Booth.
?OW BOOTH KILLED TBS PRESIDENT.
It ba-) now been proven that Boo' h, af er
hi? viett b-hin 1 the scenes, having left that
back door op-sfl; rapidly went to the front
of t'? KB Ire, aweniml into the H JW ]
I f*j rr le, pans? o b v I lie? only door rmen int.
' the K?x. advanced u>--t'ir> front of it and
J leaping ov*r, wi'h the eibow; of lr!? right,
jam o?'t of- t:.e laix^hw/ieift hand on the
j l-nlneirade-?r*d iv ptctof at tn* freside it.
This pistol, a Danger, wa* r^di-nt1*
loaded ?A.?th t*o (ppthnos wt! h tmire thani
tvru) Vati* of diameter lea*, th.i?^ ?bat ot.
?he prl ol bHrrrl; o?ij of Oi?>e bahia struck,
the I'ie<tifut-b low the--!eft" ea-1 and tw<>
inche- behind it. T-.e ??the'' <di4 not bir
bim but wunt throci-i tbt* tocked and u i
used ti. or of the b ?x. swattering srdinters
out-id* (not "inside)^ lite box. * leaving
fired. B-'Oib dropped.the. pistol, and drew a
long knife, abipiid bke- the sword of a
Ckmiian eladiHlor-a recular ?tylui? i? form?
but rounded, ni.-*, angled' to a point. H?
Tmlied over the btlu trade to ?lie fl ?or of
the b bis Inft baud dUtiporiug hm weight
an?Tbreaking hi*. i'aJl by tts bold on it. Th**
distance from i he balami rade to the Alor of
the beatre is exactly twrivc teet and eight
j neb es. The excl<ipi*.of* ?fi. semper jfj^
rannt?waa uttered *aif?i?'?ul'erf-otit of the
biX,. and, ~hs be- Teetered hit f?flt" on
alighting, be said smoethhig of Kbtoh we
l oui.r-ouly gather fout-worU.-*: "Revenge for
Ute S liitbP
lfe t hen, in/fc subed, stagey, yet rapid
stride, bia j? h oki " face turned toward the
aw?; stricken audience, gained the fitst
stMge enfance, push?tf aai .e Miss Laura
Kenne, there awaiting ber cue to enter
U{?oii the -cem% and with the glittering
stylus still tri bis baid, pushed on by'
j ibu protnp'er s de.jk; turne 1 to the right
??ni by none o.r the audience was again
seen. Fifteen seconds will caver the
ex, losiou of <he pistol and Bo itb'n disap
! pearance. The distance ho had ?to. go
across the stage was exactly, t "iir; v-ni-ie feet.
- THE BOX A FT EiC THE ML'KfJKg.
1 Theie is but o? ? word t ;it ran de
scribe the state of th >ae in :he box wiih
[him-paralysis. MKS Il.rris. re-covered
tir>t, c.illed to Misa K**en tor some watet;
agemleinan. aided bv *J?o former, climbed
iu*o the box A gentleman at IHSL brought
a pitcher of. water. Several others also
'iVconded into -the box, and RS the house
was bmng emp ied^^^ias Keen* went round
up imo the dress circle and-into the box.
She immediately set to work, plnced tne
bleeding head of the living man OD her lap
and eb leavored to get soma water down
his throat; bat even thun he was who'ly
unconscious, and his breathing w is rat?
tlingly noisy The brain was already com
tneucing to ooze out, and the blood >f the
* >
fir^t m *arUt^?** of th* nationbelabb!e?
the rofe ? of wn ari re??..
At tn-t, m~ ica! *id arrived, "^^^Mib
bing Crowd outs de *a.Oq^
-/rreet-W?? j?-t'k^t?J^"?nii one boor la*.*? ,
the. .dotfoV. had tf?e *?nff rifljr. form trans- \
Wred**o ^
.ile* the- theatre' where he <Jiedt
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Inaugural Addreaa of Pr?sident tTofcfite*.
We wke the following tToia the^icTf'
mond Whig of the 19'h ?l?nu-: /- _
GENTI ??f't?tt: I must be penmft?! t?, ?>
say. thal ? have been almo-t -overt*hebaed
by 'thV'wan'u ncem.en t' of-tb? ?ad eveai
whieb -1>HI>o recently oocirrred,. I feel ia- ?. *
Competent to uerform d tte? ao.important -
and ie*r>otuiibfe aa thone W?ucb have b?ffl? . ;
io unexpet-ienly thrown upon me. . Aal?f^v.. .
an indi<-j*ti<?n of any policy which may be
Ptt'FUfJ ny me in the administration of tb*
G-ovwument, I h nra to say that that moat
be left for deoelopmeat aa the Admiata
ira'ion r,rogreft<nf. The massage or dec!?
r?ti:jT> w h? tb? *?<w-an_:t?*?}r.
transpire. Tbs? owly ataeurHor*? that I caa
..ow give oj li? int ure ia reference ta the
Dast, The course which -I hui a- taken ia
the bast, in-vocucct O?t with thia rebellion,
mu?t be regarded as a guarantee of. iha
future. . The bett enrrgiea of xny life hare-,
been ?pent in eude?v?-ing to establish and.
perpetuar the prinoijdes ot fjr??e gOTera
manti 8nd I belief e ; that the Government
in paa<inx through" its preae?t perifa will
sett letdown u ?on principle* consonant wkb.
popular righta.-'niote permanent ?nd. ender*.
ing tiiun heretofore1. I must hi permitted
ta ?ay, il j underatand.tlie feeling*.ot taj- '
<>wn hevrt, that I have dong' labored "te
arneb tat?* and e eva a the ooar itioa^l the
great mata, of the American people. ' Toil
ead ?io:.est advocacy of the gr??t prtnd
pira of tree go"*inment have beets my lot
Duties have been mine-cons?quences are
God s. This hat* been the foundation ot
tuy po iiical ? reed, and I feel that in tba'
end the Government Will triumph; and'that
these great principle* wiil be permanently
established. Ic cuatlusion, geatlemes, let
me say that T want your encouragement
and (-wmiteuarice. I ?hall ask and rely
upon you and others in carrying the Go?
vernment i b tough ita present perils. X
ft-el, in mi-king thia request, that it wiH ha
b^aruly r.e>poiid?d to by yea and alt other
patriote rind io* er* ol the right? and in- ' '
ierestt of a Ire? people.
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A useful apoend .go to a ship ia a mast
but her oomJinnd?.r ia a aoaater.