The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, December 01, 1865, Image 4
Thc Martyrs of thc South.
KY A. B. HEEK.
Oh! weep not for the gallant heart?
Who fell in battle's uar;
Tliey well performed their hero part?
And passed from each away.
They he asleep on honor's bed
Young Freedom's martyred band
For all that's dear to man they bled
For God and native land!
Weep not for Jackson, who laid down
His life in fullest fame;
Who always wore the victor's crown,
Now wears a deathless name!
Oh! what a loss that day was ours,
When that great light grew dim;
We weep among our darkened bowers,
But do not weep for him.
For Sidney Johnson-whose high worth
Was Freedom's polar star
Who. like Elijah, passed from earth
In battle's fiery car;
Shed not,a tear-he is not dead
But up from Shiloh gone!
Where wreaths ambrosial deck his head,
Beside great Washington!
Weep not for Garnett, his young brow,
Among the earliest paled;
Though death compelled his form to bow.
His spirit never quailed!
Amonj; Virginia's mountain heights.
With Garland by bis side,
And Starke-thev fought, for Southern
rights,
And for their country died.
Oh! for McCullough, do not weep
The Marion of the West
Nor for Bartow? nor Beo-but keep
Their memories in the breast.
They realized man's noblest fate -
In victory's lap to lie
We all must die, or soon or late
How blest like them to die!
Fair Mississippi's stalwart chief
Bravo Barksdalc, toe, has gone,
And Zolhcoffer's life too brief,
And Green-and bravo Menton ;
Kentuckv's Hanson slumbers low,
With Helm and Branch as well;
Pour not for them the stream of woe,
With angels now they dweU!
For Alabama's own loved dead,
Though humbler be their names,
Why should the selfish tear bo shed?
Thev are now God's and fame's,
liest, Irby, Webb, Jones, Hobbs and Hale,
Best, Jowett, Somers, Moore,
Inge, Garrott, Lomax, Pelham, Raine,
On death's triumphant shore.
What stars crowd out upon the sky
Of history as I write!
Would I could number thom on high,
The planets of our night!
They live immortal; and for them
We need not shed a tear;
Each wears a golden diadem
In a celestial sphere!
But wc must ween-aye, deeply mourn
For our own selves bereft,
Thc priesthood from our altars torn,
Our homes in darkness left.
'Hie widowed and the orphan band
On fate's rude waters toss'd -
Weep for the anguish-stricken 'and
That such great souls has lost!
trtfinns AVnrtl'K Autobiography-Hy I
Himself.
Nu Yor.K. NEAR FIFTH AVENOO HOTEL,
Oro-. 3ict.
Dr. Sir:-Yrs, into which you ask
me to send you sum leadiu incidents
of my lifo so yon can write my biog
fry for tho papers, came dooly to hand.
I have no doubt that a article onto my
life, grainattyeally jerked and proper?
ly punctooated, would bo a addition
to thc choiso literatoor of the day.
* -* -Kr X- * *
I was born in the State of Maine, of
parents. As a infant, I attracted a
great deal of attention. The imbers
would stand over my cradle for hours,
and say, "How bri te that little face
looks. How much he nose !" The
young ladies would carry mo round in
tharc arms, saying I was " muzzer's
bez/.y darlin, and sweety 'eely 'ittle
ting." It was nice, though I wasn't
old enuir to appreciate it. I'm a
healthy old dar lin now.
I have allus sustained a good moral
karacter. I was novar a railroad
director in my lifo.
Altbo in early life I did not inva?
riably confine myself to truth in my
small bill, 1 have bin gradooly grown
respectai >lor and respectablcr every
year. I luv my children, and never
mistake another man's wife for my
own. I am not a member of any
meetin house, but I firmly believe in
meetin houses, and shouldn't feel
safe to take a dose ol' laudnum and
lay down in the street of a village
that hadn't any, with a thousand
dollars in my vest pocket.
My temperment is bilyus, altho i
don't owe a dollar in the world.
I am a early riser. My wife is a
Presbyterian. I may add that I am
also bald-hedded. I keep two cow.-,.
I live in Baldinsville, Indiany. My
next door naber is old Stove Billins.
Ile tell you a little story about old
Steve that will make you larf. He
jined the church last spring, and the
minister said, ' 'You must go homo
now, brother Billins, and erect a
family altar in your house," where?
upon the egrejis'old cuss went home
and hilt a reglar pulpit in his settin
room. He had thejiners in his house
every four daj s.
I am 50 (5b) years of age. Time
with his relentless ^cvthe, is ever
bizzy. He gathers 'em in-he gathers
'em in. I keep a pig this-year.
I don't thirk of ennything more,
Mr. Editir.
If you should give my portrait in
connection with my biogfry, please
have me engraved in a languishing
attytood, leaning on a marble pillar
leaving in my back hair as it is now.
Troolv yours,
ARTEMUS WARD.
A FUNNY SCENE.-The World thus
humorously describes an unhappy
dandy's plight, during the recent
high tides in New \ork :
The dry stepping-stones, which
were occasionally to be met with,
were few and far between, so the de?
mand upon them was greater than
the supply. It happened at one of
these crossings, when a ferry boat had
just discharged its crowd of dismal
passengers, that an elegantly eiad
disciple of the fashionable world
stepping gingerly from stone to stone,
and casting all his attention to his
precarious footing, suddenly encoun?
tered a female of an unmentionable
age, who was not too cleanly in ap?
pearance, nor too savory in smell,
and whose countenance was of
Etbeopian hue. Here was a predica?
ment. What was the young gentle?
man to do ? lt was nearly impossible
to retreat, for that would require a
right about movement, which was
likely to result in a slip and a fall. It
was very difficult for the two to pass
each other, for the foot-way was nar?
row and slippery. Gallantry would
demaud that the stronger sex should
give way and gracefully step to one
side, but at either side was a foot of cold
salt water promising a most unpalitable
bath. There seemed but one way of
solving the. difficult problem of "the i
situation;'' the parties must pass each
other. That was the decision of the
young exquisite, of the old reverse
of exquisite, and of the crowd of
admiring spectators whom not even
the rain could drive away from this
amusing scene. So the youth grasped
his sable vis-a-vis by the waist as. the
night before he had clasped a fair lady
at the Fifth Avenue Ho+el, but with
far, oh. how far! different emotions. |
Gently < ach swayed to one side and
advanced :i foot; the scheme Avas j
working favorably, and the perilous i
feat would have been a feat accom- ?
plished. but for the feet of the !
daughter of Africa. Avhicli slid sud
denly from under her, ?md the queer- j
ly assorted pair fell lovingly, aud
spluttered together in the water ?iud ;
tlie mud.
TICK KS or PICK-POCKETS.-Phila- i
delphia seems to bo a rather bad place ?
for business men to visit. Tho jour- i
nuls of that city daily complain of
thc inefficiency of the police force to
defeat the operations of the pick?
pockets, and as a sample of their
tricks, we take the following from the
Ledger, which says that "pocket
picking is carried on almost nightly
in the cars:"
A gentleman from New York, while
recently riding in one of the ears,
found himself surrounded by a crowd
of suspicious looking characters, and
fearing for his pocket-book, deter?
mined to keep his handupon it as
long as he remained in the car.
When he was about to leave, at
Chestnut street, he found the men
gathered around the door, and with
a valise in one hand, and the other
hand fixed upon tho treasure, he
tried to force his way out. One of
tho men at the door said quickly,
"make room for tho gentleman," and
a movement in the crowd seemed to ]
indicate a disposition that way. As
soon as tho stranger got into the
crowd lie was pushed rudely, and at
the same moment his hat was pushed
ott'. Unthinkingly, he took Ins hand
from his pocket to save the hat, and
his pocket-book and watch were
stolen at the same moment. The
book contained about seventy dollars.
To THE POINT.-The Alexandria
Gazette says: The following is a ver?
batim et literal i m report of the evidence
given iu the Magistrates' Court yes?
terday, by a nogxo man named Doctor
Jones, who accused another negro,
named Washington, of stealing his
watch :
"I'se name Doctor Jones -name so
cause old master named Doctor. I
w:is sittiu in do shop; my watch hang?
ing up on the wall. Dat nigger
(pointing to Washington.) come in?
not down -got up-went out-and de
watch was dismissed. Dai's all I
know about it."
Porker Sharpe says his wife is equal
to five "fulls"-beauti-ful, duti-ful,
armful, youth-ful, andaw-ful!
[ Boston Post.
Our young lady readers may be
surprised to hear that the present
style of wearing the hair in nets was
practiced by wild Karens in Burmah
more than thirty years ago. In a
letter which Dr. Judson wrote thirty
four years ago, he said: "On one
Karen lady I counted between twelve
and fifteen necklaces of all colors,
sizes and materials. Three was the
average. Brass belts above the ankles;
neat braids of black hair tied below
the knees; rings of all sorts on the
fingers; bracelets on the wrists and
arms, long instruments of some metal
perforating the lower part of the ear
by an immense aperture, and reach?
ing nearly to the shoulder; fancifully
eonstrueted bugs, enclosing the hair,
and suspended from the back part of
the head, not to speak of the orna
I mental parts of their clothing, consti
I tuted the fashions and ton of thc fair
! Karenesses."
THE FATHER OF SERGEANT CORBETT
I WHO SHOT BOOTH.-Bartholomew Cor
j bett, an old man eighty-nine years
i of agc, father of Sergeant Corbett, of
? the United States Cavalry, who shot
I Booth, the assassin of President Lin?
coln, was admitted into the Maryle?
bone workhouse on Tuesday, so ill
from erysipelas, that it was expected
he could not live many hours. The
old man has been a very eccentric
character. For several years he has
allowed no person to enter the room
where he lodged. When, on Tues?
day, the door was broken open, he
was found crouched in a corner of his
room, which was crammed from the
floor to ceiling with cases of stuffed
birds, books and papers, and the
officers had to crawl on their hands
and knees to reach him.- Liverpool
(Eng.) Journal, Oct. 6.
House-ran?shing Goods.
THE subscriber has received a supply of
the above, consisting of Brass and
Iron-hooped TUBS, BUCKETS and KEEL
EPS, Hair and Straw Brooms and Brushes,
Table and Door Matts, Japanned Tin Toi?
let Setts, Looking Glasses, dbe.
W. B. STANLEY,
Corner Plain and Gates streets,
Nov 19 3 Nearly opp. Shiver House.
The Southern Guardian.
IPROPOSE to revive thc publication of
this journal, at Columbia, S. C., as soon
as mail communications have been re?
stored, and thc necessary arrangements
can bc made. CHARLES P. PELHAM.
O" Newspapers in this State and else?
where will oblige mc by extending this
notice. Nov 25
Xaaw Card.
IHAVE resumed thc PRACTICE OF
LAW. Oftice at Greenville.
Nov 5 WADDY THOMPSON.
Council Chamber,
COLUMBIA. NOVEMBER24, 18G5.
ON the first Mondav in December next,
an election will be held for one AL
DLRMAN in Ward No. 2, to till vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of J. S.
Leaphart.
The following gentlemen are appointed
Managers-election to be held at Dr. W. P.
Geiger's: L. F. Hopson. A. lt. Phillips.
James Campbell. F. H. ELMORE.
Nov 25 City Clerk.
Special Notice to Delinquent Tax
Payers.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, November 24, 1865.
BY order of the CitvCouncil, the BOOKS
of this office will be closed upon the
7th of December next. After that date,
TAXES due the city will bc collected
through the usaal forms of law.
F. IL ELMORE,
Nov 25 G City Clerk.
The friends of Dr. A. N. TALLEY nomi?
nate him as a candidate for Mayor at the
ensuing election in April next. Nov 2 *
E. E. JACKSON,
DRUGGIST &APOTHEGARV,
Bedell's 3Eto-^r
4 FINE assortment of PERFUMERY
j\_ and FANCY ARTICLES. Nov 2 26
FIRE Al LIFE ISS0RMC?,
H. E. NICHOLS, Agent,
1.1 OR tho follow)!.- FIRST CLASS COM
1 PA NILS:
The ?'Underwriter's Agency," thc "Inter
! national." the "Metropolitan," the "Conti
! nental," the "Security." the ?.Home." thc
j .Columbia." the "Washington," the "Ful?
ton," the "Croton," all of the city of New
York; the ..Putnam" and thc "New Eng
? land." <>f Bartford, Conn.: the "Home,"
of New Havel:, Conn.: the .'Home" and
I the "Southern Insurance and Trust Com
: pane," of Savannah. Ga.; the "Albemarle,"
I of Virginia, and thc "Gulf State," of Flo
' rida. Also, the "Globe Life Insurance
Companv," of New York; the "Ni w England
Mutual.'"' of Boston; the "North Carolina
Mutual," of Raleigh, ami the ..Accidental,"
of New York, insuring against accidents of
all kinds. The whole possessing an aggre?
gate capita] of over
$.25,000,000.
Risks taken on Cotton or Merchandize in
transito from any point to any point on
reasonable terms.
ALL LOSSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTED.
Office at Mr. Hussnng's house, corni r of
Assembiv and Washington streets,.Colum
EtSHE? & IO WB&NCE,
SUCCESSORS TO
FISHER &. AGNEW.
HAVE just rceerced a largo and com?
plete stock of HARDWARE, compris?
ing Carpenters' and Farming Tools, Iron
Potware, Ac.
Everything wanted in the GROCERY
linc-Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Mackerel, Li?
quors, Segars, Ac.
And, having secured thc services of Mr.
J. C. GREEN, woidd respectfully ask the
attention of the ladies of the city and sur?
rounding country to their stock of DRY
GOODS-Des Laines, French, English and
American Prints. Cambrics, Alpacas, Hoop
Skirts, Shoes and Hoot eos, Ac.
Nov 14 Rao FISHER A LOWRANCE.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CONFECTIONARY, BAKERY
AND
FA^?Y ARTICLES.
THE subscriber, thankful to his friends
and thc public for the very liberal pa?
tronage heretofore bestowed, solicits a con?
tinuance of the same. He is manufacturing
dailv a superior article of A S S O R T E D
CANDY, BREAD and CAKES of every de?
scription, such as Pound, Fruit, Sponge,
Queen. Rock, Jumbles, Lady Fingers,
Shcwsbury, Plum, Jelly, Meringues, Ginger
Snaps, Cocoa-nut Drops, Sugar Biscuit,
Ginger-bread, Washington, Ginger-nuts,
A-c. Cakes iced and ornamented to order.
Dessert Dishes prepared at short notice.
Candies, of my own manufacture, wholesale
and retail.
FRESH BREAD and ROLLS everv even?
ing, at 5 o'clock; PIES and PUFF PASTE
TARTS every morning. J. MCKENZIE.
On Plain street, next door to thc corner
of Gates street, in tiie immediate vicinity
of thc Shiver House and the Columbia
Phanix Office. Columbia, S. C. Nov 2 3*
SPECK & POtOCKt
General Commission Merchants,
DEALERS IN
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, &C.
Plain street, 2d door from Assembly,
Sept 7 COLUMBIA, S. C.
Charleston Advertisements.
STENHOUSE & CO.,
FORWARDING AND COM? MERCHANTS,
No. lin EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C.
C10TTON and PRODUCE forwarded to
J the Northern cities. From their long
experience, they feel confident of their
ability to give satisfaction. Nov 10
OTiTNTBY cfc CO.,
ll Vendue Range, Charleston, S. C.,
DEALERS in LIME. CEMENT. Calcined
and Land PLASTER, LATHS, HAIR
and BUILDING MATERIALS in general,
which will always he shipped in good order
and at the lowest market prices.
GEO. W. OLNEY. IL B. OLNEY. C. C. OLNEY.
Nov ;! Imo*
C. A. cniSO'.M. lt. C. CI1ISOI.M. H. L, CHISOLM.
GMSOtM SMOTHERS,
SHIPPING AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCtlANTS,
Cliarleston, JS- C
PROMPT attention given to the pur?
chase, sale and shipment of COTTON,
RICE, NAVAL STORES, LUMBER, COAL,
ic. Merchandize forwarded to all parts of
the country. Consignments solicited, on
which liberal advances will be made.
Nov S Imo
NEW YORK AND CHARLESTON
\
CARRYING THE C. S. MAIL.
GRASADA, Ut AKER CITY'
ANDALUSIA, STARLIGHT,
ALHAMBRA, SARAGOSSA.
FT?HE ships of this lino are .ill first-class
JL and reliable, are at least as fast as any
of tho coast, and built at as great an ex?
pense. Tin y are in char;;? of gentlemanly
, and capable commanders, and every atten
I tion will be paid to the comfort of the pas
I scngcrs. One of the above ships will bc
despatched from New York and one from
Charleston EVERY WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY. Cargo by these steamers
insures at the lowest rates. All informa?
tion can he had from either of the agents.
RAVENEL i CO., Charleston.
ARTHUR LEARY, New York.
Merolia.idi/e and Cotton addressed to
cit lier house will be promptly forwarded.
Nov ? Smo
mmm STEAMSHIP MW
LINE COMPOSED OF THE NEW AND
FlRST-CLASS STEAMERS
MONERA, Capt. Marshmnn,
EMILY B. SOl'DER,Caiit. Winchester.
FOR NEW YORK DIRECT!
nnHESE vessels alternating weekly, offer
X ing everv Thursday to the traveling
public a FIRST-CLASS PA S SE Ni; ER
BOAT, with superior accommodations.
There will be a mail bag kept attheoffice
of the Agents, closing alw.ivs an hour be
I fore the sailing of each steamer"
I 1" >r Passage or Freight, apply to
WILLIS A CHIS?LM,Agents,
' Oct J ".mo* Mills House: Charleston.
New York Advertisements.
JAMES CONNER'S SONS
? LUTED STATES TYPE FOUNDRY
AND
I PRINTERS' WAREHOUSE?
NOS. 28, 30 and 32 Contre street, (corner
of Reade street.) New York. The typo
j on which this paper is printed is-from the
I above Foundry. Nov 18
Artificial Legs.
XTTESTON'S METALLIC ARTIFICIAL
\V LEOS. Two bigs in one. You can
I take off the foot and put on a stub. It is
j thc only Artificial Leg the party wearing
can take apart and put together, or take
off his foot and substitute a stub.
Cork-lined, covered with flesh-colored
leather, with rubber joints, and without
cat-gut cords or spiral springs. It is self
adjusting, makes no noise, is cheaper and
liguter and will last longer than the wood?
en legs, and is worn with case and comfort.
The measure can be sent and the leg
returned by express, thereby saving the
time and expense of coming to New York
to bc titted.
Price-$75, $100, $125.
A fit guaranteed at your home. Send for
a pamphlet. J. W. WESTON, Patentee.
Office and salesroom, No. 700 Brcadwav,
New York. _Nov 2? f8
Metropolitan Enterprise.
SIFT SALE
OF THE
NEW YORK AND PROVIDENCE
JEWELERS' ASSOCIATION*
CAPITAL.$1.000,000.
I) ET OT 101 BROADWAY, N. Y.
AN immense stock of PIANOS, JEWEL?
RY, WATCHES and FANCY GOODS,
all to be sold for ONE DOLLAR each, with?
out regard to value, and not to be paid for
till you seo what you will receive.
Certificates, naming each article and its
value, are placed in sealed envelopes and
well mixed. Ono of these envelopes will be
I sent by mail to any address, on receipt of
j 25 cents; five for $1; eleven for $2; thirty
I for $5; sixty-five for $10; and one hundred
for $15. On receipt of thc certificate, you
will see what you are Koing to have, and
then it is at your option to pay the dollar
and take thc article or not. Purchasers
may thus obtain a Gold Watch, Diamond
Ring, a Piano. Sewing Machine or any set
of Jewelry on our hst, for $1; and in no
case can* they get less than one dollar's
worth, as there arc no blanks.
Agents arc wanted in every town in the
j country, every person can make $10 a day
Sellin;; our certificates in thc greatest sale
I of Jewelry ever known.
Send 25c. for a certificate, which will in?
form you what you eau obtain for il. At
: the same time get our circular, containing
! full list ami particulars; also, terms to
1 agents. Address
I JAMES HUTCHINSON & CO..
Nov 14 2mo 197 Broadway, N. Y.
BATCHELORS HAIR DYE!
THE Original and Best 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 Beautifying
! thc Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOR,
Oct 25 ly New York.
LAWRENCE.
BALDWIN
Sc CO.
I BANKERS AXD BROKERS,
NO. 70 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
oovERWM?SfskcuRrrms
4 ND other STOCKS, BONDS, Ac,
j\_ bought and sold on commission.
I DEWITT C. LAWRENCE, member N. Y.
I Stock Exchange.
I "SIMEON BALDWIN. .Tit., member N. Y.
i Petroleum and Mining Board.
! EYRES J. LAWRENCE. WM. A. H .VESTED
j Sept -1_'imo
Burning cf the Museum.
LETTER FROM MR. BARNUM.
NEW YORK, July 14, 1865.
MESSRS. HERRING & Co.-GENTLEMEN
1 Though the destruction of the Americai
Museum bas proved a serious loss to my?
self and the public. I ?un happy to verity
; the old adage, that "Ifs an ill wind thal
blows nobody good," and, consequently
congratulate you mat your well knowi
j sati s have again demonstrated their supe
rior fire-proof ?vualities in an ordeal of un
I usual severity.
Thc safe you made for mc some tim?
ago was in the office of the Museum, ot
the second lloor, back part of thc building
I and in the hottest of thc fire.
After twenty-four hours of trial, it wai
j found among the debris, and on openinj
? it this day has yielded up its contents ii
, very good order -books, papers, policies o
! insurance, bank bills, all in condition fo
; immediate use, and a noble commentar;
1 on thu trustworthiness of Herring's Fire
Proof Safe. Yours truly, P. T. BARNUM.
Herring's Patent Champion Safes.
The Most Rt liable Protection from Fir
mai' Known.
j HERRING A CO. s PATENT BANKERS
I SAFES, with Herring A Floyd's Paten
! Crystalized Iron, thc liest security again*
' a burglar's drill ever manufactured.
HERRING A CO.,
i No. 251 Broadwav, cor. Murray st., N. T.
FARREL, HERRING A co.. Philadelphia.
' tot 26 2mo HERRING A CO., Chicago.