The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, November 10, 1865, Image 4
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The Closing Scene.
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The following is pronounced by the West?
minster Review to bc unquestionably the
finest American poem CTer written:
Within the sober realms of leafless trees,
The russet year inhaled the dreamy air;
Like some tinned reaper in Iii? hour of
ease,
When all tho acids are lying brown and
bare.
The gray barns looking from their hazy
h?ls,
O'er the dun waters widening in the vales,
8ent down the air a greeting to tho milla.
On the dull thunder of alternate flails.
All sights were mellowed, and all sounds
subdued,
Thc hills seemed further and the stream
sang low.
As in a dream the distant woodman hewedj
His winter log, with many a muffled blow.
The embattled forests, crcwhile armed with
Their banners bright with every martial
hue,
Now stood like some sad, beaten host of
old.
Withdrawn afar in Time's remotest blue.
On sombre wing* tho vulture tried bis
flijiht;
Thc dove scarce heard his .sighing mate's
complaint ;
\nd. like a star slow drowning in the light,
The village church vane seemed to pale
and faint.
The sentinel cock upon the hilt-side crew
Crew thrice-and all was stiller than be?
fore:
Silent, till some replying warder blew
His alien horn, and then was heard no
more.
Where erst the j?v, within thc elm's tall
crest,
Made garrulous trouble round her un?
fledged young;
And where the oriole hung her swaying
nest,
Hy every light wind like a censer swung;
Where sang the noisy martins of the ea ves,
The busy swallows circling ever near
Foreboding, as the rustic mind believes,
An early harvest and a plenteous year;
Where every bird that waked thc vernal
feast,
Shook the sweet slumber from its wings
at morn;
To warn the reaper of the rosy East,
All now was sunless, empty and forlorn.
Alone, from ont the stubble, piped thc
quail;
And croaked the crow through all thc
dreary gloom:
Alone, the pheasant drumming in.the vale,
Made echo in the distant cottage loom.
There Was no bud, no bloonl upon thc
bower?;
The spiders mowed their thin shrouds
night by night,
The thistle-down, the only ghost of flowers,
Sailed slowly by-passed noiseless out of
sight.
Amid all this-in this most dreary air,
And whero the woodbine shed upon the
porch
Its crimson leaves, as if the vear stood
there,
Firing the floor with its inverted torch.
Amid all this, tho centre of the scene,
The white-haired matron, with monoto?
nous tread,
Plied the swift wheel, and with her joyless
mien
Sat like a fate, and watched the flying
thread.
She had known sorrow. He had walked
with her,
Oft supped, and broke with ber the ashen
crust,
And in the dead leaves still she heard the
stir
Of his thick mantle trailing in the dust.
Wliile yet her cheek was bright with sum?
mer bloom,
Her country summoned and she gave
her all;
And twice war bowed to ber bis sable
plume
Re-gave the sword to rust upon the wall.
Re-gave the sword, but not the hand that
drew
And struck for liberty the dying blow;
Nor him who, to his sire and country true,
Fell 'mid the ranks of the invading foe.
Long, but not loud, the drooping wheel
went on.
Like tho low murmur of a hive at noon;
Long, but not loud, tho memory of the
gone
Breathed through her lips a sad and tr< -
mulous tone;
At last the thread was snapped; her hoad
was bowed,
Lifo drooped the distaff through her
hands serene;
And loving neighbors smoothed her care?
ful shroud;
While death and winter closed the au?
tumn scene.
What at M Enprrii Doe? With Her
Old Cloth??.
What Indy, when rending graphic
descriptions of the brilliant and costly
toilets of the French Empress, who
must needs have a new dress every
day in tho year, has not wondered
what becomes of these splendid fabrics
etiquette or fashion allow her to wear
but once ? Somebody tells ns how
they are disposed of :
When Queen Elizabeth died, she
left, as she said, a thousand and more
dresses. Modern cpieens are more
practica!, for they dispose of their
dresses in their lifetime. Eugenie,
who sets the fashions for the civilized
world, has a salo of her cast-off
dresses every year, and as she rarely
wears a dress twice, the number sold
is always very great. A Paris letter
writer gives a graphic account of u
sal?: ju.^t terminated. He says that
"the custom was established by thc
royal ladies of the Tuileries long be?
fore thc greitt revolution, acceded to |
by ?he Oiapim? JiTO^nuif, cwuinuwi j
under the restoration, maintained by j
the Princess of the house of Orleans,
and kept up with great spirit under
the present reign.
A long gallery which runs along the
basement story of tho palace, looking
into the garden, just opposite the
Prince Imperial's winter walk, is
fitted up from one end to the other
with oak wardrobes. This is ono
called de /rogue of the palace. It is
here that the refuse dresses and cast?
off apparel of the royal and imperial
ladies, who have succeeded each other
for thc hundred years in occupation
of the Tuileries, are invariably borne
when rejected from the floor above.
The wardrobe cupboards, numerous
and extensive as they are, get general?
ly well filled during the year, and
! when the four seasons ave considered
I thoroughly over, a salo is made of tho
j whole, where every article is prized
I beforehand, and visitors are admitted
to view and purchase without the ob
! servauce of further ceremony than
j the presentation of au invitation cud
i from her Majesty's attendants, to
j whom tho privilege of granting then!
; belongs.
The salo is called in the present
j day the "Detour de Compeigne," birt
j has been known under other names
I during former reigns-"Sacrifice de
Fontainebleau,'" " Caprices dc St.
i Cloud," "Toles dc la Malmaison"
I according to thc - place whence the
j court returned to spend the winter in
j Paris, and which have varied with
j every sovereign. Tho salo of the regal
I wardrobe of the Tuileries is conducted
I on the strictest principle of equity.
TheTihutteis o? the long gallery ure
closed, and it is lighted up from one
end to the other by lamps and can
delibra, so that tiie light is stronger
than it would bo were daylight ad?
mitted, as the ceiling is low mid thc
windows sunk deep into the wall.
Every article is ticketed, and, of
course, no deviation from the original
decision can possibly be allowed.
A long line of stretchers are placed
all down thc middle of tho gallery,
the doors ot the wardrop on ?i??[
Meir are Hung opon, and the visitor,
walking slowly down on one side and
returning by the other, makes choice
of what may suit her taste, and in?
scribing thc number it bears on s
card, hands thc latter to thc attendait
in waiting at the door and departs.
The stretchers are occupied by thc
shawls, the wardrobes by thc dresses
the shelves by the under linen, while
a sort of counter at thc further end o
the gallery is filled with the chain
pignons, on which are exhibited tin
bonnets and head-dresses, the whit*
satin dress, most splendidly embroi
dered in silver, with the tunic o
bonillo/me ganze, and the silver no nelie
confined by bands of ponceau velvet
in which her majesty went to th'
opera with tho king consort of Spain
was not quoted higher than the nan
keen-colored dress and jacket, braidei
in green, which was recognized as th
i uniform invented by the empress fo
j the drives at Fontainebleau.
To be sure, the buttons were o
malachite, and set in gold, but th
material of thc dress could scarcel
be considered as bearing any vain
whatever. The shawls were princ:
pally of French manufacture, an
mostly for summer wear ; the cloak
and mantles, deprived of their lace c
fur, were unattractive. The utmoi
exaggeration seems to exist upon th
prices put upon the bonnets.
In the first place, the article itse
is out of fashion almost as soon t
seen ; in the next, it possesses no rt
source whatever ; and, above all, it
liable to greater deterioration tba
the dress. Thc habit of leaning bac
in the carriage, which has become t
general, destroys the bonnet immed
ately, and renders it shabby in forn
even when still bright and fresh i
color. The proceeds of the sale a:
given ostensibly to the poor, but tl
things are gener;dly bought by tl
valets and women of tho wardrob
who dispose, of what remains unso
to the great dealers in Paris, wi
again sell them to their customers
immense prices.
A UNION SOLDIER TO THU RKRCU
A day or two since, a Confedera
soldier, recently discharged from
Northern prison, was returning hor
to the far off South, sick, cmaciab
and almost dead, when, in possit
the Broadway Hotel, an individu
who was sitting in a chair by thc doc
on Broadway, accosted him wi
something near the. following la
guage: "So you got your righi
did you, yon d-? cowardly Southe
soo of a b-h ?" The palo, batt]
scam d veteran turned slowly aroun
while a cold gleam of lightning lit 1
dark eye, e.nd said slowly, "I am
coward, and nay poor old, gray-haired
mother is a decent woman ; and, sir,
I have seen the day when you would
noi dare instill inc thus ; but ? um
now among strangers, sick and feeble,
endeavoring to get home to my friends
once more. The Government has
kindly furnished me with transporta?
tion for that purpose, and I do not
believe it or its soldiers would thus
insult a sick man."
A Union soldier passing by hap?
pened to hear the whole affair, and
nt the conclusion of the poor fellow's
words, turned to the scoundrel sitting
by the door with, "You thus outrage
the feelings of a man not able to de?
fend himself against your cowardly
assaults-you miserable dog - you
sneaking puppy. This man has fought
mo for four years, while you had not
courage enough in your coward heart
to shoulder arms on either side. No
mau would use such language toward
an invalid, if he had ever been where
bullets whistle. I honor him for his
courage, but despise you for your in?
fernal cowardice and meanness, and
will teach you such a lesson as you
will nut soon forget." It was all thc
excited crowd, which, attracted by
Ililli words, had gathered around,
could do to koop tho noble fellow from
roundly thrashing the miscreant.
Tho Union soldier accompanied thc
sick mau to tho boat, as he said, "to
see that no more insults should bc
given him." This heroic action de?
serves commendation and reward.
Stockholders' Meeting.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
WILMINGTON MANCHESTER R. R. CC,
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 20, 18C5.
THE Eighteenth Annual Meeting of tho
Stockholders of tho Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad Coropanv, will be held
in Wilmington, N. C., on WEDNESDAY,
the 29th proximo.
WM. A. WALKER.
Nov i Sec'y WU. ?lt Man. Railroad Co.
USS HOTEL
COLUMBIA, S. C.
1 i->jfc|-^--i THE undersigned, having
dBrTi'''^lfilTI'I i* u';lM''l 'largo and com
M???wHfjfj^' modious building known as
R^-ob?&'yKr tba "Columbia Methodist
Female College," h.t.-, opened it as a FIRST
CLASS HOTEL. T. S. NICKERSON,
SCpt. li Prop ri a ty""'
o. c* PABSUY & co.r
importers qqd 6oft)ft)issioo
MEERCHAKTTS,
NO. G NORTH WATER STREET,
WILMINGTON. N. C.
O. G. PARSLEY, JOHN JUDGE,
O. G. PARSLEY, JR. HENRY SAVAGE.
Oct 24_ Imo
VV. ??. JOHNSTON,
Ma &?&*tTr?i~t o,
Office on Picketts street Hast end of Lady.
WILL attend to all official business
brought before him; will also attend
to drawing up Deeds, Conveyances, Mort?
gages, Contracts, and other ordinary legal
instruments of writing. Fair copies of any
document executed with neatness and de?
spatch. August I
Charleston Advertisements.
SALT!
1 OOO RACbKS SALT artoat' Fur
THADDEUS STREET,
Nov 8 East Bay, Charleston.
C. A. CHISOLM. .{. O. CHISOLK. H. L. CHISOLM.
GH?S0LM BROTHERS,
SHIPPING AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
C?aarleston, *3- O.
PROMPT attention given to the pur?
chase, dale and shipment of COTTON,
RICE, NAVAL STORES, LUMBER, COAL,
Ac. Merchandize forwarded to all parts of
tho country. Consignments solicited, on
which liberal advances will bo made.
s&rEiixxcss.
JOHN FRASER A CO., Charleston, S. C.
GEO. W. WILLIAMS X CO., " '?
WILLIAM BRYCE A CO., New York.
Nov 8_ Imo
THE AMERICAN LAND COMPANY
Central Office, No. 57 Broadway, N. Y.
JOHN A. ANDREW. President, )
FRANK E. HOWE. Vice-Prcs't, i
L. W. WINCHESTER, Trea.s'r. ; Trustees.
GEORGE CABOT WARD,
ALFRED GAUTHIER, I
OFFERS its services in the purchase,
sale, leas-.: or exchange of CITY or
COUNTRY PROPERTY in tile South and
West, ur in procuring Workmen, Superin?
tendents, Tenants or Partners from the
North or fr->m Europe. Full information
furnished upon inquiry of
THURBER, SOUEF. .V CO.. Agents,
N'>. i State street, (tip-stairs.)
Oct 21* Imo Charl? ??ton. S. C.
PHILIP EPSTIN, !
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS
AND
YANKEE NOTIONS.
A LSO. CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISH
A, ING GOODS, HATS, BOOTS AND
SHOES, 372 King street, (two doors above
George streut, ) Charleston, S. C.
NOT 3_ _ftn6*
OXiXnETS eft? OO-,
Ll Vendue Range, Charleston, S. C.,
DEALERS in LIME, CEMENT, Calcined
and Lar ". PLA8TEB, LATHS, HAIR
md BUILD!.. G MATERIALS in general,
which will always bc shipped in good order i
?nd at the lowest market prices.
GEO. W. OLNEY. H. B. OLNEY. C. C. OrsEX.
Nov 3 lmc*
Safes! Safes!
MILKER'S
SAFES.
To H. n,k.<. Brokers, Merchants, and oil Ju- j
terested in Positive Protection against]
Rciberry ami Poe.
Miller's Patent Fire-proof Safes, j
THIS class of SAFE h. designed for Mer- j
chants and all kinds of business requir- ;
ng positive protection from lire, with am- i
?ile security from robbery, for such \ises.
they combine several patents which remove
many objections found in other Safes, such
is dampness, running out of the tilling and
??cav. And ar? bitted Jidth-powder and pick
sroof-locks, perfectly secure and easy to
jsc. Th' c. Safes have been before the
rmblic fbi the past fifteen years, and arc
:iow used bv many of the first banks and
merchants m the country, and have never
:n a single instance lost a dollar's value by
iire or robberv, although frequently and
severely tested. For sa'c at
MORDECAI fi CO.'S, Agents,
110 East Bay, Charleston, S. C.
intuit: ITEL.
CORNER XING A NB SOCIETY STS., !
CHAftUSTONt $+ C.
y?OPItlETOUS,
3. H. LOBING. CHAS. H. BENNETT. i
Sept 27 Imo I
Browne & Schirmer, j
AND
TOR WARDING MERCHANTS,
!io. 9 EXCHANGE PLACE, CHARLESTON, S. C.
\\\ R. BROWNE. F. M. SCHIRMER.
REFF.UENCES.
Messrs. JOHN FRASER A CO., Charleston.
Vir. W. P. HALL, Charleston, S. C.
Messrs. T. SAVAGE HEYWARD A SONS,
Angosta, Ga.
Messrs. FENNER, RENNET A BOWMAN,
New York.
PARTICULAR attention given to thc
purchase, sale and shipment of COT?
TON and other PRODUCE. Liberal ad?
vances made on cotton shipped through
mr New York references.
Goods and Merchandize of aU descript?
ions received and forwarded from this
?oint or the terminus of the Soxith Caroli
ia Railroad, (now Hopkins'.) Oct 18 Imo
NEW YORK AND CHARLESTON
PASSENGER STEAHSRIPS!
CARRYING THE U. S. MAIL.
SR. AN A? A, QUAKER CITY,
ANDALUSIA, STARLIGHT,
LLHANBHA, SARAGOSSA.
rHE ships of this Une are all first-class
and reliable, are at least as fast as any
>f the coast, and built at as great an ex?
tenso. They are in charge of gentlemanly
ind capable commanders, and ovory atton
ion will bo paid to the comfort of tho pas
lengcrs. Ono of tho above ships will be
lespatcbed from New York and one from
Charleston EVERY WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY. Cargo by these steamers
ntures at tho lowest rates. All informa
ion can be had from either of tho agents.
RAVENEL A CO., Charleston.
ARTHUR LELA RY, Kew York.
Merchandize and Cotton addie??, d to
lither hons* will bc promptly forwarded.
NOT 5 3mo
PEOPLE'S STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
L.INK COMPOSED OF THE NEW AND
FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS
HONEKA, Capt. Manhman,
fi MIL V B. SOVDEK,Capt. Winchester.
FOR NEW YORK DIRECT!
rHF.SE vessels alternating weekly, offer?
ing every Thursday to the traveling
>ublic a FIRST-CLASS PA S.SENG ER
??AT, with superior accommodations.
There will be a mail bag kept at the office
if the Agents, closing always an hour lu?
nn' the sailing of each ste.on. r.
For Passa :o or Freight, applv to
WILLIS & CHISOLM, Agents,
Oct 5 Mili" House Charleston.
C. N. AVERILL. J. H. AvEkH.f
C. 51. AVERILL & SON,
General Auction, Cum mission,
AND
FORWABD'G MEBCHANT$T
No. 20 HAYNE ST., CHARLESTON, S. C.
COMMISSIONS for Forwarding Stocks of
Goods, 10 centM per Package; on bales
Cotton, Crates and Hogsheads, 25 cents
each; with funds in hana to pav charges.
Oct 24 ac*
Steinmeyer & Son,
FACTORS AND DEALERS IN
TIMBEE,
BUILDING MATERIALS, &C,
AND
GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
KEEP constantly on hand LIME, CE?
MENT, HAIR, Ac; manufactured
Doors, Sashes, Rlinds, Mouldings, Ac;
agents for Page's Portable Saw Mills. Con?
signments of all descriptions of Merchan?
dize and Material solicited, and all orders
carefully and promptly attended to.
Lumber amt Timber Yard and Pond foot
of Bcaufain Street, on Ashley River.
Office at West end of Boaufain street.
JonN H. STEINMEYER. J. H. STEIXME.ER, .lr..
Oct 2G Imo
New York Advertisements.
John OT. Caldwell,
COMMISSION 'MERCHANT,
JXTEI-VST- YORK.
THE undersigned, having established
himself in thc city of New York, solicits
from his friends orders for MERCHAN?
DIZE and consignments ?if COTTON, RICE
and other produce. Particular attention
will be paid to thc purchase and sale of
Southern Securities, Dank Dills, Ac.
Oct 25 wPJ* JOHN W. CALDWELL.
BACHELOR'S HAIR DYE!
THE Original and Rest in the World!
The only true and perfect HAIR DYE.
Harmless, "Reliable and Instantaneous.
Produces immediately a splendid Black or
natural Brown, without injuring the hair
or skin. Remedies the ill effects of bad
dyes. Sold by all Druggists. The genuine
is" signed William A. Batchelor. Also, RE?
GENERATING EXTRACT OF MILLE
FLEURS, for Restoring and Beautilving
the Hair.' CHARLES BATCHELOR,
Oct 25 ly _New York.
LAWRENOE.
BALDWIN
& CC,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
NO. 70 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
GOVERNMENT TECUMTIES
AND other STOCKS, BONDS, Ac,
bought and sold on commission.
DEWITT C. LAWRENCE, member N. Y.
Stock Exchange.
MM EON BALDWIN, JR., member N. Y.
Petroleum and Mining Board.
tYRUS J. LAWRENCE. WM. A. HALSTED
Sept -i _ too
Burning of the Museum.
LETTER FROM MR. BARNUM.
NEW YORK, July 14, 18G5.
MESSRS. HEKRINO A Co.- GENTLEMEN:
Though the destruction of the American
Museum has proved a serious loss to my?
self and tlie public. I am happy to verify
the old adage, that "It's an ill" wind that
blows nolMxly good," and, consequently,
congratulate you that your well known
safes have again demonstrated their supe?
rior fire-proof qualities in an ordeal of un?
usual severity.
The safe you made for me some tim?,
ago was in the oflice of the Museum, or
the. second floor, back part of the building
and in thc hottest of tho fire.
After twenty-four hours of trial, it wat
found among the debris, and on ope ni nj.
it this dav has yielded up its contents ii
v< ry good order-books, papers, policies o:
h.surance, bank bills, all in condition foi
immediate use, and a noble commentary
on the trustworthiness of Herring's Fire
Proof Safe. Yours truly, P. T. BARNUM.
Herring's Patent Champion Safes.
77ie Must Reliable J'roiection from Fir,
note Knoten.
HERRING A CO.'S PATENT BANKERS
SAFES, with Herring A Floyd's Paten
Cryatahzed Iron, the beat ?eeurity again*
a Burglar's drill ever manufactured.
HERRING A CO..
No. 251 Broadway, cor. Murra* ?t., N. Y.
FARREL, HERRING A CO..
Philapelphia.
Oct 2C 2mo HERRING A CO.. Chicapo.
BH1?KTAL liUL
giW?s, Mas, ifaif ??igs, kc.
WHOLESALE, at th? lowent potwibl
prico of Importation, for Cash.
W. R. CAMERON A Co.,
Importers of Hair and Manufacturers,
No. 313Fulton St., Brooklyn, near New Yorl
Largo and small orders punctually at
tended to. Oct 25 Imo
[ESTABLISHED IN isl?. 1
WM. SMITH BROWN & CO.
WHOLESALE DEALERS If*
No. XX Crumbers St., Neto York.
"\TTM. SMITH BROWN will receive coi
W signments of COTTON for sale ?
commission, and make casli advances c
shipments. Eis arrang? monts ar?; auch ;
t.. insure faithful attention to the in tere
of the consigner. Sept i7 2mo