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$1 a Month, in Advance. ''Let our just Censure attend the tmo Even*."-Shaksprare. Single Copies Five Cents By J. A. SELBY. . COLtJMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1865. VOL. l.-NO. 43. THE COLUMBIA PHC?NIX, rCBLlSUEU DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. TERMS-IA' AD VANCE. SUBSCRIPTION. Rfc-tuon tt|?, $5 One month, - 1 ADVERTISING. One square, (ten linee,) oct- time, 50 eis Subsequent insertions. . 35 eta Special notices ten cents per line. An-EcfcO. BY KATE FROTMlKOnAifc The seashell ever m'qrraurs, tV' i th a mournful note aud low; It tides the song of the ucean Which it left so long ago. So ia every human I oeotn, If we listen silently. Ia the pauses of ils motion. Comes a mournful melody. Ca?seles?, though it cometh ever; Ceaseless, in its murmur low; Mourning foi the song of Heaven, it forgot so long ago. THE CARTUKR PIQEON.-The carrier lniger.n is originally a .native of the Asiatic 'East'-called, in the Arabic language, bf the word handhu. He is a very beautiful bird, with a ring ol parti colored feathers around hi3 neck, with red feet cov?red with down, anti with such wonderful speed of flight that it is authentically stated to be twe thousand seven hundred English mile* in a Jay. In tho province of Irac Assyria - white pigeons are traiu?? with less difficulty than atty otbeVs The first one used as a messenger i: supposed by some antiquarians tu haV< been 'the dove which Noah ae'tit fron tho ark, aud which returned with th? leaf of the olive." An actual post system, ia which pigeons were tin messengers, ^was established by th Sultan Nouneddin Maharaound, wbi died, iu 1164. The price of a wei trained pair of such birds was, at tba time, one thousand Arabic gold ducat; $2.000. It requii63 much time and patienc to traiu the carrier p'geon, and only few wealthy individuals in the Ea? .can afford to keep them. As soon t the youDg cock and hen are fledge they are made tame, and taught t need each other's society as much t possible. They are then sent in a uncovered cage to the place whithu they are thereafter to bring message If one ol them is then carried awaj it will certainly return to its mal 'from any point and from any distanc A small letter is written On the fine; silk paper. This is placed lengthwis under one win?, and fastened with pin, the point turned from tho body 1 one particular feather. No part of tb letter must hang loose, lest the win collecting in it, the wing become tire and the pigeon become compelled .alight. The wonderful attachments home-inherent in this bird as i special characteristic-always brings 'back to the dove-cote, when set liberty. Unmidful of summer heat winter storms, it wings its flig through the air across the desert ocean, never stopping for Vest till it perched ngain on the paternal eyrie, According to Hue, the French M sionary, the Bud hists have a remai able mode of facilitating dcotiot exercises. A thick hoard is ma composed of innumerable sheets paper pasted together, and upon wbi are written in Tbibetian charade the most reputed prayers. This bo; is placed in a barrel and turned on axle. Those devotees who have zeal nor taste to pray vocally, 'ht recourse to the simple and expeditii med'ti.Ti of the prayer barro!,' snys l worthy Monsieur Hue. 'All tl bave to do is to set the barrel motion, it then turns of itself foi long time, the devotees drinking, cati or sleeping, while the complacent i chaaism is turning praters for the This praying by steam is certainl novel iden. MAN'S DESTINY.-The appearance of man upon the scene of being con? stitutes a new era in creation; the ope? rations of a new instinct come into play-that instinct which anticipates a life after the grave, and reposes im? plicit faith upon a God alike just and good, who fe the pledged rewarder of all who diligently seek ?Sim. And in looking along the long line of being ever rising in the scale irom higher to yet higher manifestations, or abroad on the lower animals, whom instinct never deceives-can we hold that Jinan, immeasurably higher in his place, and inSnitely higher in his hopes and aspi? rations than all that ever went before him, should be, notwithstanding, tho one grand error iu creation-the one painful worker, in the midst of pre? sent troubles, a state into which he is never to euler-the befooled'expectant of a happy future which he is never to see? Assuredly no. t?e who keeps faith with ail Ilia hum bio creatures who gives even the bee and the dor mouse, the Winter fur whirih they pre ! pare-will to a certainty not break faith with man-with marr, alike the j deputed lord of the present creation, and the choseu heir of all the future. We have been looking abroad on the old geologic burying-grounds, and de? ciphering tba strange inscriptions on I their tomb-; but lhere are other btiry ing-grounds and other tombs--solitary church-yards among iii? h. il is, where the dust of the martyrs lie,, and tombs that rise over the ashes of the wise and good; nor aro there wanting, on even the mouumen'ta of the perished races, frequent hieroglyphics and sym? bols of high meaning, which darkly intimate to u??, that while their burial yards coutnin but the debris of the past, we are to regard the others as charged with the sown seeds of the future.-Hii?fk Miller. BONAPARTE'S EARLY POVERTY.-M. Thiers, in bia history of the Consulate. 1 recites some very Btrange and pre viously unknown particulars respecting the early life and penury of Napoleon Bonaparte. It appears that after he had ob? tained a subaltern's commission in the .French service, by his skill and daring at Toulon, he lived sometime iu Par^ in obscure lodgings, a*nd in such ex treme poverty that he was often without the means of paying ten sous (ten cents) for his dinner, and fre? quently went without anything at all Lie was under the necessity of borrow? ing small sums, and evett worn out clothes from his acquaintances! IL and his brother Louis, afterwards King of Rolland, had at one time only 2 hat betwoeu them, eo that the brother; eou'.d only go out alternately; time and time about. At this crisis the chief benefactor o: the fct?re Emperor and conquerer 'al whose mighty name the world grew pale,' v.-as ihe actor Talma, who ofter gave him food and money. Xapoleon'i face, afterwards so famed for its das sical mould, was, during that period of starvation, harsh and angular in its lineaments, with projecting cbee1 bones. His meagre fare brought on an unpleasant and unsightly cutaneous disease, of a type so virulent and ma ligtant, that it took all the skill ant assiduity of his accomplished physiciai Corvisart, to expel it, after a duratior of moro than ten years. The squalid beggar, then, the splen did Emperor afterwards-the thread bare habiliments aud imperial manth -the hovel and the palace-thi meagre food and the gorgeous banque -the friendship of a poor actor, tin homage and terror of the world-ai exile and a prisoner. Such are tb? j ups and downs of this changeable life, such are the lights and shadows of tin i great mighty. I Life is a journey, and they only wh< have traveled a considerable way iu i are flt to direct those who are seUi:>< lout. THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.-lam told that, a month ago, the Mount of Olives was covered with beautiful flowers; now they are al! over, and ns most of the corn is cut, it is rather bare. It is dotted over with scattered olive trees, which, iii our Saviour's time, were pro? bably thick groves, giving a good shelter from the beat of the sun. Its present look is peculiar; the rock is a light grey limestone, showing itself in narrow ledges all up the sides; the soil is whitish, and tho grass now burned to a yellowish color on the ledges in narrow strips, forms altogether a most delicate and beautiful color, on which the grey green (/lives stand out in dark relief. The evening suu makes it at first gulden-hued, aud afterwards, as Tennyson writes, the purple brows of Olivet. ... Ifi the afternoon we walked up to the top of the Mount of Olives, whence you overlook the whole city, and also to the East, the Dead Sea, which is really only fifteen miles off, attd which looks quite close. This is one of the most impressive views in the world, and if I have time I wili certainly paint it, but I fear that I shall not ho able. On the top of the Mount of (Hives are gardens, and coro fields stiele!; down its aides, but all beyond seems pea led ly barren rock and mountains. Tlie li ead Sea seemed motionless, and of a blue so deep f?at no water that I have seen can compare with it. The ran^e cf mountains be? yond is forty or fifty miles off, aud a thin veil of ti:ist seemed spread be? tween us and their, over the sea, through wdiich they appeared aerial and u ii rear; and, as t'ue sun sinks, the projections become rose colored, and the chaai.". ; ? deep violet, yet still misty. W hen the sun left timm, the hazy air above them became a singular green color, and the sky over rosy-red, gradually melting info the blue. [Memoir oj S eld on, ?ho Artist. THE CURIOUS.-A curious man is necessarily endowed with maDy vir? tues; or at lea>t his curiosity stands hun in the place ol' them. Industry and persevera nee lie must possess in the highest degree. There i? no stone which a truly curious person will !t>ave unturned, in order to obtain a bit of intelligence. Queen Siicba per? formed a tedious pilgrimage merely to get ix sight of King Solomon. Ac? taeon encounterell a cruel death to learn what sort of stuff a goddess was made of; or probably to ascertain whether she was as great a prude as she protcuded. One woman jammed herself into a clock case to surprise the secrets of tho iVeerhasons; and many a man and many a woman, too. have sacrificed the happiness of their entire lilo for the mere pleasure of satisfying themselves that 'they were not loved by their wedded life-partner. What'a world of intrigue will a truly curious man bring to bear, for tho purpose of knowing thc contents of your butch? er's tray, of learning what news tho post:i:;'.u brought you this morning, or of discovering whether you dine at home or "abroad. Another quality essential to the curious man is courage. As all the world have something to conceal, al! the world have their hands set against h'm who would penetrate their secret; and kicking* and cutings innumerable are the reward of that patriotism which would make itself a substituto for Morans' glass window in the human breast. There is a new system of instruction in France, by which people learn to re id in a lemarkably .short space of time, lt is called theLelYorian system, from Leffore, tao inventor. Twenty four soldiers who never-knew ? loiter of the alphabet learned to read fluently in ?OPS than a mouth, and one of them ret?d at the end of tue tenth lesson. The latest novelty in London is an electric tooth-bra*-: li lo cure the tooth eche. FRESH f\ ROdr.RIES, PROVISIONS. VT DRUGS, MEDICINES. FANCY ARTICLES, ic. For sal? bj ; MELVIN M. COHEN, Assembly street. West side. One door from Pendleton street. June ti !">* Bakery and Confectionary. LSHODAIR ?ind W. STIEGLITZ . have reopened tb^ir BAKERY, CONFECTIONARY and CRACKER MA NUFACTORY. Also, on band a fine assortment of CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO, SCOTCH and MACCABOY SNUFF, CIGARS. PIPES, ic, at Messrs. Cooper i Gaither's old stand. dune 5 mthti Straw- Eats^Straw" Eats! ON hand, a few of the most fashionable STRAW HATS for ladies. Old Hats and Bonnets altered and pressed iuto the latest imported styles, also, dyeing and bleaching. Orders executed with neat ness and dispatch. On Barnwell street, between Laurel and Richland streets, near the Charlotte Depot. June* tuih2" JAMES P. M. STETSON & CO., 252 KIXG HT, IX THE BEND, Charleston, S. C., CALL the attention of dealers cisiting Charleston to their large assorted stock of GROCERIES. WINES. ALES, S EG A RS. CHEWING TOBACCO, i SMOKING TOBACCO, CROCKERY. TINWARE. YANKEE NOTIONS, ic, ie. I Tbey are also receiving, poreacii stennr j er from New York, fresh .-upphes of BUT j TER, CHEESE. LARD, FLOUR, ic, ic, I winch they offer at the LOWEST MAR I KET PRICE for cash. durr- 7 6* ! GROCERIES! ! ! rr rr? *&' as/as TX -'\ FROM Cliaflost or?. P^sj. A CHOICE and WELL SELECT ',f;...^jc: -ED STOCK UF GOODS, which 1 ^jj?SBK?aib prepared to oiler AT ..''-'.TAIL for a SMALL ADVANCE, and can uno a FAIR MARCIN to dealers in the city and countrv. My stock consists in part <..:' Boxes SMOKED HERRINGS. .. COLGATE'S WASHING SOAP. TOILET SU AP. - Bbls. BROWN SUGAR. Chest YOUNG HYSON TJRA. .. BLACK TEA. Kits MACKEREL. Cases PICKLES, quarto and Dir.'..-: Boxes CANDY, assorted. Frails FRESH DATES. Boxes TU RfCEY FIGS. - RAISINS. - FR ES h LEMONS. " St ?FT SHELL A I. WON H.S. " BUTTER CRACKERS " OYSTER " GINGER CAKES. " LEMON " DAIRY CHEESE. " SARDINES. - CHOCOLATE. '? CONDENSED MILK. Dozs. NORTHERN BROOMS. Boxes Colgate's ?'EARL STABXII. .. BL..CK INK, in Mauds. YEAST POW DELS-Durkee's. " Bro w n's E? .'AM A IGA GING E R Cases SPARKLING SCO TCH A LE. Boxes HAVANA SECA US. .' MASON'S KEV KINO. Do/.,. SHOE BRI SHhS. Boxes FINE CHEWING TOBACCO. " SMOKING TOBACCO. " Line Cut Chewing TOBACCO. SPERM CANDEI S, BACON. BUTTER. LARD. FLOUR, MOLASSES. CARBON ATI'. SODA. BLACK PEPPER. COFFEE, RICA-:. SALT. MANILLA ROPE, FINDERS. Ct ?ITO N CA RDS, M A f CH ES. GUM CAMPHOR, GUM OPIUM. CHLOROFORM, CALO M E L. POTASH and BLUE MASS. /.Ul), A small stock o? HARDWARE aad ST CI'IONERY. Give me a call, and judge fer vorrrsclves. HARDY SCIOM?K, In basement of Mr. L. Levy's bous3, Coiner of Asflcaibly ^r?C I'lziz street*. June I yj Headq'rs United States Forces, CITY OF COLUMBIA. S. C. MAY 27. iSGr. GENE fi AL ORDERS ?O 4. !N oid?r to prevent any disturbance which may arise from the improper nae of in? toxicating Honors, it is hereby ordered I that, for tho present, no intoxicating li? quors will be sold or given nwn)' io any citizen or soldier, unless permission ia granted from these headquarters, Any ono fyund guilty of disobey'ng this ord'-r, will noi, ?>niv have his poods confiscated. bit v;iii ht. suhjtcl '.n pun ?'"''".'iii, by ZL?? tary law. Hy command of Lieut Cot >". HAUGHTCir, Ccm naLdii.y Post. VT. J. KTIE, Lier.:. 26th O. Y. V. L .-mc Post Adjutant. reny PM ! Headq'rs L "aited States Forces, CITY OF COLUMBIA, S. C, MAY 27, IHCZ. I GENERAL ORDERS NO. ??. ALL citizens having in their posses* ic n anv property ih.-t right fu i ly belongs ! to the United States Government, accord I ing to the lerms oi surrender of 0?;i. Jos. ; E. Johnston, C. S. A.. m Gen. Vf. T. Sher-? ! man. U.S. A., will immediately report this 1 same to these headquarters. Persovs having mules, horses and wa ' gens, will, foi th? present..bc permitted to I retain the furnn for thc pm pose of carry I ing on their work. Any parson felling tc j eomply with this ordi r within a roasoaa I hie time, will not only be deprived of any j farther u.-.o of BIMJ property, but will alar ? -adject themselves to punishment by mil; ! lary authorltv. liv co?ur.iand of i N. HAUGHTON. Lieut. Col. 25th v>. V. V., CotiiMer City "f Columbi*. r?. C. W. J. KYI.s,"Lieut. 2?th Qt. Y. V I. and Post Adjutant. .-nay 2? [ Headq'rs United States Forces, CITY OF COI UM Ii I A, 3. C.. MAY 27. Iso.', : GENERAL ORDERS NO. 2. INFORMATION lu.viug been received at these headquartera< i the existence ct ! ara.ed bauds ol' marauders ir.fsst:4?g the I country and committing depredations or. j the property of pC'-eful citizens, it id : hereby ordered that ail oersons corttposicg I ?>UJ!' will bo considereu und treated ne [ outlaws, and ii' i..;.*"' will rec-.1!"-.? the j severest punishment of military ?aw. I The United '..tal.-s Go- ..-i ?irx-mt is des1: oas of protecting ail peaceful and ?aw j abiding v?t-i sen*, .ind .l ey wdl cr>r;ftr u favor ou theso headqna: te:e, :ad do justice; j to themselves,'-y e viug any information i they may have in their poss-ra^i.;:: I ??tr the nain;-; si?l inove:.-i!?r!ts <>f snel? j bauds, and., i; possible, uiding in their i eu pin i e. The time has arrived whan it bel . >vea cr.irv .?>?'..? itu t" do all ia his power to assis; the military lu rev J of : o United States to re.store p- '<.>. and harvacuy throughout the land. f>\ J: der of Lieut. Col. is. HAUGIITOX. 2:>th o. Y. V. 1 , Coir. Y;: I*, s. F*-rees. City . I' Col Crib! a. W. ... KYM:, 2d Lieu:. ..?:.:. 0. Y. Y ? and Port Adji?ar.r.. ".av Hcadquanois, Rorihern District, . DFPA.tTMKNT OP THE SC'L'TII. C?Mr.i.r>Y.?.N-. >>. C., Ap:.l 2?>. 1 :0.".2 Ci ra:'.ir t<> Plantera, -ic. ^Usil-KOl S ?.,..!:?* ions l:-.e bena ^ Nv made to for info? o.??:.v . ?. ?>olivy to he :i i' i ted uti che subject o: Ja bor. All eau understand ii.<? :ir.?o.'t?i:i.: ->i makio,/ i. erop tin.' present soaso.:, ? foresee the misery acdaufierin^ei .r.cuuent upon iii failure. h. the piv.se.it u.-settlec! btnte c; thc country, and in the ?b?fiMo?? of any r?-iog fiized State auth^ritie.:. I r.n? it my duty to a.Mt:in< non!roi of the pia..(,...;--*is rear til" mi li: arv lin ..>, find v <). :. ri? loNovvs. 1st, i :..-'| l i :. ir. taking the oath of allegiance, '.viii as? rmb'e ti. freedmeu (lately iheir slaves) hud inform them that doy ?re free, and that ?ienc-icr?li they must depend upon their own exertion*, tor their support. 2J. hlqiiiiable cont iud ? ir: writing wilt bemad.- by the owners ..' tho Loni with Hie freedmen fur t.. : c .Vv>'.i >n of the lund during the present year l'?yme?it. wiil ce made ni hind, i the allow'ince ot one half ihc eroc .? ? miii mei'.Jed ns fair eonipeusation !\. . .. ! '. >r the landlord furnishing .-.IOM irne.-. until the crop is gathered. Ti"-.?o ce:-.fracts will be s ?bm Lied to tho nearest militiiry or naval tomuiniider ior appiwul and endorsement. When the above rcquireSienta ara com? plied with, protection vi! Lc granted :.? far us limitary L eessity wi : allow; but where no contract .s;:'. ole, the crop raised wiii be considered Ju; felted tor the .?se of the laborer*, oho'.: id the ??>>. a ers rc.'u?o to cultivate it, they will be eor-o'dercd as en? delivering to embarrass the Go-.?; anieut, und the l.md w:ll be ua.id ?'-.- eohmicS of tLc ?'.'ct?d^itu Iroiii te* interior. JOHN P. HATCfJ. 7jn* : Ti-Vf '2ea a.^ft