Columbia phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, April 29, 1865, Image 3
Local Items. " ' ' |
Th? office of th? Ct??mbia Phoenix ii ou !
Gates street, second door from Plain. .!
1 BEAUTIFUL BOUQUBT.- Columbia, before the
Are, was emphatically th? city^ of flowers.
Her gardens gave to her streets th? aspects of
thc orient. Uer soil was especially adapted to
their cultivation. And now, when, as if hold?
ing forth a promisa from the ruins, encouraging
to hope, every bush is crowded as with a glory?
every stem ss with a jewel, and with a thou
Kind varieties of gems shining through a glossy
mid velvety totting of green, one almost forgets
that, there "s sorrow in the land. Thanks to
thc fair ladies who, ia the beautiful bouquet
sent us yesterday, carry na back to aweet
memories of a home, very precious in its aweet;
and thus make us forgetful- of al) eave that
God sends aa bloom and beauty through such
bands an add largely to the blessing ia the gift,
and take from thought all tho thorne of sorrow.
. F!xora Richmond. .
. We take tho following selection* from thc
Riebmond yVhig:
The. steamers, for..-tlie North le?vathoold
landing at Roeketts. at G a. ml and 2 p. rn. daily.
The Libby Prison contained, yesterday, up
*vards of 8,060 Confederate prisoners-milita?
ry, political and civil, but they are being
released es fast as the papers necessary to their
conditions of release csn be made out
The Castle is-ased as a reaeptaele for prison?
ers committed upon serious charges and desert?
ers from the Federal service.
GRANT AND UIS ?UNI-EADS.~M<-. Brady, the
New York photographist, has been absent at
City Point for several days, engaged in photo?
graphing Lieut Gen. Grant, his staff and gene?
rals, previous to their separation to different
departments.
All prisoners of war are sent direct from
Richmond to City Point as soon aa received;
none but citizen prisoners and civilians arc
delivered here, and so rapidly are they taking,
thc oath that tho blank forms have run out,
bcing'usod'faster than they can be supplied by
the printer.
; From all the information that we have baan
able to gather upon the subject, wc are lad to
believe that the extensive coal mines at Ches?
terfield County have been left intact by the
authorities, and that* these extensive deposit
are ready to be worked by their present pro
prietors, to the great advantage of Richmond*,
tho coming winter.
To TUB pEoris**o>' RICHMOND AND its VI?.INIIY.
The inhabitants of the various oountie* near
RUhmond are hereby informad that no dim
eulty will be mada >u admitting them to bring
market wares .to this city. They are invitee
to commenee their ordinary traffic at once, and
aasured of protection in passing tu and fro
within the lines of the United States forcee.
Tba citizjus of Richmond and shop keepers
and others, are also' requested to resume their
ordinary'avocationg as speedily as possible. I' :
is the wish and indention of tho military author j
rkios to protect all good and peaceable citizens,
and to restore, in ea great a measure a& may bi
practicable, the former prosperity of th? city,
ato molestation by soldiers or others will te
allowed, if possible, to any who are engaged in
peaceful pursuits. ? ??
Orders will be issued to rnilitcry commanders
inconformity will?, tb? above annouao?ma?t.
1>J command of Maj. GCQ. 031).
AJO i M Birmau, Lient Cel. U fa, A.
GaammucRS -United ftiates Treasury notes
?te sailing ia Augusta at ninety for ea?;*
Northern Item?.
It i* assorted- that President Da.Vie. sent a
friend to Grant's headquarters to obtain per?
mission to leave th? country, he giving a pledge
never to re-enter it. Crsdat Judeus!
It ia eaid that Secretary Trenholaa owned*.an
interest in thirty-seven blockade, runners, and.
tn connection* with others, had amaaacd twenty
millions in gold, ail of which is safely deposited
in "Europe. Wo take for granted tl*aX thc Sec-,
retary would liko thia assertion to.bs made
susceptible of proof. % Vf . -
Th? UnitedJotateS ship-of-war Niagara, pre?
suming at Portugal aa another ship of war had
done in the case of Brazil, was fired upon by
the forts at Lisboa. This h aa? put tho enemy ia
a rag?, and the honor of the flag is. another
csuae of excitement. .
lion. Montgomery Blair, -tate' Postmaster
General, announoea through th ?-St. Louis pa
tisrs that ha baa returned to the practice of
aw. Ho limita hia sphere of busin ess to the
General Land Office, th? Court af Claims aud
Supreme Court.
The Richmond Whig says: "The Provost
Marchara office ia crowded with people anxious
to take the oath of allegiance, ana thc only
question among citizens ssems to be who shall
be first ta secure their citizenship."
The United States navy is at onoe to be re
doced. A portion of *the*regolar n?vy vessels 1
are to bo laid np. The merchantmen used in
the service are to be sold, i
Four hundred and fifty Confederate ?ffieers, '
including Gen. Ewell, arrived in Washington
April 14.
Northern papera aay that,' when Lea evacu?
ated Richmond, the Virginia troops refused' to
leaxe Virginia.
The Confederate ram Albemarle, sunk son?
tim? since at Plymouth, K. C., bas baen raised:
Drafting has-been discontinued in the South?
ern part of the State of New York.
Butler has announced that he SOJU intends
to resign his oooamission.
Grant visited Washington in order to atop
the war movements .and save money to th?
United States Government.
We learn that Col. Robert Ould, Confederate
Commissioner of JSx?hange..Lieut...Col. Wm. H.
Hutch, his assistant. President Bullock, of the
Southern Express Company, and H. A. Hamil
ton, the agent, were captured within General
Grant's lines, driving in a wagon, they having
driven into the lines-hy mistake. 1 Upo a disco
v? nug their error, they surrendered. Th.'
prisoners-were brought uj Richmond under
guard, and were liberated on their parole on
iliutsdsy afternoon, wo understand.
EVACUATION or MOP-LB.--We are ia formed
that two officers have reached Atlanta, win
ileft Mobile recently, thc city'being in course o'
evacuation at the time of their departure. Tin*
fall of Mobile waa hastened by the capture ol
Spanish Fort, the leading point of defence for
the oity, which waa surrendered, together with
?U garrison of 2,200 men.
ARRIVAI, or FEDERAL OKFICEUS.-Last evening,
tien. Long, of the Federal army, accompanied
by his staff, under the escort of Capt. Marcey.
of Gen. Howell Cobb's staff, reached this city,
>n route for Savannah, whither they proceed by
permission of Gen. Johnston, on a mission
which promises te be beneficial to-ourselves a
Weil as to the enemy.
f Augusta Constitutionalist, 23fA.
I The blockade ronner Banshee, with ore thou
sand balee of cotton, arrived at Nassau on t?ie
j ?Otb ult?, from Galveston. She reports Gal res?
Uon garrisoned by 1,200 troops. Twelve
Federal ahips weV* off th? bar. Six sUaraers
bad eftiied recently from Harass for Gai veston.
from th? account* published in Northam
papara, it ?a evident that- thar? Ta a difficulty
brewing between the United States afad Mexico.
The Empire* haa again, been insulted by the
United States Government by__the recognition
of a minister of the Republic at Saa Franoisco.
GSKAT BarrAn*.--The revenue returns for the .
financial year, ending-Manch 21, show anet
increase of ?104,000 ea the year. Netwith
. ta adi ag th? great redactions iff taxation, the
jvenue exeeedo by nearly half a million ster?
ling the estimates of Mr. Gladstone.
The Bank of England, on the 20th ult., re?
duced its rate of discount to 4 per cent., at
whick there is a fair dem?nd for money. Thia
movement strengthened the English fand?, and
consols are buoyant and advancing.
" Northern papera stat? that the greatest sub
niissionists in Richmond.are the very men who
made imm-use fortune? during the war. Out of
bomb proofs of thc Confederate Gorernraent,
with especial privileges attached.
San Franoisco has at last issued $40,000 in
bonds to aid the cci.tru-ction of the Pacifie ' .
Railr .ad. About 1,800 men are at.work on
the road.
The loss by the late hoods ia different parts
of the State of Pennsylvania is estimated by
engineers, architects and agriculturists' as fully
reaching $10,060,000. ;
The people of Kentucky ar? hunting down
guerillas- with such 'zeal that the business ia
pretty much stopped. ', *? - . . ' ?
Sugar is sold at $18 a pound ia Augusta.
Found,
ALADIES* GOLD BROOCH. Apply in
Henderson street, -byMethodist College.
April 29 _ ' * -'? 1?
A Young Lady,
WHO is capable of teaching th? English
Branehes and Mathematics-, -desiras a '
SITUATION as* TEACHER, cither in a small
School or privais family. Good references
jive?, if required. Addrea "L. B. B.,' Lexiag
,011 C. H, S. C. _April 29 ew4a
Wanted to Biro,
A GOOD WASHER; to assisi,-also tn cook
x\. ing. A white one preferred. To.-one well
.ecu-;-ntended, liberal wages and a permanent
liiuation eecured. Apply at thia office,
April 29 _ .2*
Ranaway,
FROM the subscriber, a NEGRO. M "iN, hia
WIFE, with two CHILDREN.' The man
s about five feet high-the woman six; the
utter may be known by a scald or naked place
in the head. Of the children, the eldest is a
ioy of little mora than two years; the other a
.Irl; ? little more than a ac. Tho complexion
>f the mnn and woman -ls inclined to yellow;
.lint, of the youngest child very light. ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS reward ia offered ,f?r
.heir apprehension. Address
Rix. T. HENDRIX.
April 29 3?_ Columbia, S. C.
S?aoes foot* fiscal ?3,
ON Marion street, one door South side of
Lumber street. W. LASSALLE '
April 23_ ?
"Sealy cfc Scott,
iactioneers, Brogers and Comniaiion
, % . Merchants.
r$ce ort Assembly Street, bettoeen Waehingtor
ana Plain Street*).
I) ROMPT attention given to sales cf al
PROPERTY. MEECHA sTDIZR, PER
IONAL or REAL ESTATE
SPECIE, BANK BILLS. STOCKS ANI
?OXDB bought and sold.
Liberal advaaeea mad* en private sales.
Aprils*