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COLUMBIA. "Wednesday Morning, June 28, 1865. Scenery of the Iicwer and Middle Country. The landscap?* around Columbia might satisfy th* peech of a Claude. The view from Taylor's Hill affords /ou a succession of scenes along the Lexington heights that ?would profitably employ the pCuci^of any painter, however excellent or fanciful. But go to the top of the new Capitol aud sur? vey the exquisite amphitheatre of tree< and rock, aud river-the?grand hedge of pines beyond, skirting the whole horizon; the exquisite and gcutle slopeiof hill and valley between, only needing herds aud I cottages, and villas and an occasioual mill seat, to be worthy of thehes't efforts*of the pastoral muse, whether iu song or. picture. And now that the prospect is that we are to become a farming peop<e, a-id destined to supersede staple culture with thorough tillage, all these scenes will be made to come out before the eye, and commend themselves gratefully lo the mind. ' We uhail then have a Oenae population-ul j when?-aud every hill-slope will have ita viila, an?J every scene its painter; aud the sheep will dot the bilis, and broad roads will wiud through vallies thick set with greeu herbage, and we shall realize all the beauties of the loveliest English land? scapes, nor will the dead levels of our . low country be deficient ia their tutti ac? tion to the eye, taste and laney, lt ie the com?n in practice to disparage it; but there is neither seuae, nor judgment, nor justice, in so doing. The truth is. few ol our peo' pie are irained in any school which teaches beauty per se and lor its own sake. In this respect, our eyes ure but lillie tu? tored by uuy schoo.iijg. .Everything in the prospect depends upon the condition and educativo of the mind which surveys it. NV* are told of miserables who wtl! travel from Dan to Beel'SheOa and see no? thing. The mind, and the sort of prepa? ration and traiuiug through which it has gone, H the usual medium for making the ^ survey. To the eye that looks only fori s attructious iu form, our scenery must .always be un im, ressive. Hut ii is full of character, requires nice observai ior., and will reward close study, lt depends for ils effect upon the exquisite gradations ol' shade and color, the nice blending ol' tints, the harmony of its transitions, and, if we may BO phrase it, a certain delicate inten? sity of life. It does not impose upon j'ou, at a glance, li4ce the scenery'of the North? or Our own back couutry. Its great defi? ciency is in form. There are no stu peu-' . dous eminences-no frowuing heig'ita, that, rising up like giants, stretch them" selves with their grey heads imo the clouds, compelling the admiration of men, and seeuiiug to challenge that of the gods. Our rivers rut. not through ledges of bald rock, that threatens momently to tumble headlong upon the hissing steamboat as it glides beneath. Our h?ls do not cluster together, bald and desolate fookiug groups, as if seeking alliance against the assaults of winter. Our outlines are neither star? tling nor imposing, but they are persuasive and grateful, 'they do not strike you ut a giuiiee, but it will please you in lime to jsiudy them. Nay, they will reward study, when the olject which depends for i,s effect upon mere outline, will provoke none. Atter all, j our .vast i ocky or moun? tain pictures are very cold and cheerless. They strike you with awe, but they invite no sympathies. They demand your won? der, but they yield and expect no love. You see all their possessions al a glance you feel that there is nothing in reserve. Heyond the gr.ind, bald outline, they have no treasures. They move you at the li rsi sight, but Seldom reward a second; und the ?mind ut. len th becomes discouraged and sad in th?-ir contemplation, and turns from them tu the crowded city, as if Seeking human ?issoei.iiion and relief. Bul the ?effect is far otherwise of our Southern .slopes, our woods and waters. They d > nwt strike yon at first, and seldom startle, bul, at the same time, they never offend. Tney rather woo and invite you hy their soft attractions. You wander amoiJg their groves as you would among the enchanted bowers of an Arrrtida. They-tempt you to look out far enchantments. The bright? ness of theil1 green, the wondrous luxu? riance of their growth, the rich glow and glory of tneir dowers, the songs in proiu sion and of every note, of their prod?gate birds-arouse the fancy, until the spiritual nature feels a flush of expectation, which gradually peoples th? niene lyith fairy and imaci native creations. You aire won awav, unconsciously, into thoughts and musings which give a strange and sweet vitality to all that you behold. A thou? sand delightful meditations inform the mind, and you wander onward, soothed and satisfied with attractive fancies that give you thc most appropriate companion? ship. Nor is it the soft "and gentle alone that is awakened in your nature by these scenes. They cart impress with equal awe and solemnity. What more imposing spectacle than the dense pine forest, stretching away for leagues, a monotonous waste, like that of sea or desert, of unva? rying forms-a realm of equal shadow and eilence, gloom und depth, In which all the dwellers are crooned eoverigns sovereigns without subjects-voiceless, hopeless*, heirless-without speech, with? out communion-waviug to aud fro their inexpressive heads, with oue unbroken swing ol'solemn idiocy! What more won? drous and awful than the very waste fer? tility of our mighty swamps- shrined in flowers, wrapped in beauty, gorgeous in natural wealth, rich in all shapes and colors, wondrous in vine, and wreath, and jewel-teriible in the startling beauty of their reptile?, in the scream of their mighty hirds, in the awful majesty of their deep recessen? Their buds press your cheek as you go forward-their vines stretch for? ward with a thousand fingers to wind you in the;r grasp-yoU1" footsteps crush per? fume from their leaves-your ringers are crimsoned with the delicious juices of the wild grape-und life, in forms the most magical*-and loveliness, in gleams the most musical-aie ever rising to the menses, as if lo persuade the faith into those ancient fancies, which never left such regions without their elves aud fairies. Th'e deep impenetrable thickets skirting the narrow rivv-r or oozy lake, seem the very regions of ambush and surprise; and you look momently to see the feather cinctured warrior darting out from the shade, in all the panoply of forest war tare. A gloom, which is not painful, gives a mysterious lone and .character to this peculiar realm ol' loveliness ?nd life, and the Very droplets of sunlight that fail and trickle through the lr?e tops and shrub? bery upon the earth below, seem so many wandering shadows-shapes of spiritual life-that come only to declare that, how? ever little spught or beloved by man, the .region is not yet utterly abandoned of Heaven. A -special despatch to the New York World, dated Washington, .lune IR, says:' The conspiracy trial resumed its session to-dnY. and, conp'ary to general, anticipa? tion, heard additional evi.ler.ee. There was a large crowd in attendance. Among the visitors was ex Congressm-m [lill, ol Georgia, who was introduced to st-veril mern -eis ot' the court, nod con verged for some i iure with Judge Holt. lt. w;?s sur? mised at. one time thai il id had been sum nioned as a witness, but this did not prove correct. v The prisoners to day seemed to be*in a more thoughtful frame et ind, especially liai rohl aiul Payne li is said that Payne ?it. last, turns out ti- h..ve been horn in Alabama, and is a son ol' tin- Rev. t?.-orite Powell, ot florida. Ile belonged at fiiat to Lee's army.-ii nd was detached for ser? vice wiih ?Viosbv's guerillas, wubin whose roaming ground, Warrenton, where Payne has been seen, is located. Tlie Iel 1er mailed to Booth's initial (rom Cumberland was up again in the court to day, a ru! toe Government detec? tive named Purdy, who is mentioned in it, swore that he never wrote nor saw it until to*day. Two [artus, who have been ar? rested on the strength of ibis letter claim that, this man Purdy wrote ii. The evidence which followed was to the effect.' that exSecrelary Thompson, the ivbel agent in Canada, had drawn n dr ft for twenty thousand dollars, endorsed payable to order of H'm Ben. Woo" of New York. Tli"- production of ibis draft cn used ?onsidcTuhle sensation in cuuit, and tinnily concludes ai! he evidence. The court has adjourued to Monday, owing to the illness ol one of its members, when the arguments will conimeu.ee. lteverdy Johnson's argument will be re.-. ! .II the conspiracy court on Monday, at 10 o'clock, lt relates wholly to the jurisdiction of the court, taking tile broad ground that persons charged with crime, who ure not in the army or navy, are amenable to civil conns, where the ?alter are in operation, lt is replete, with hist?? rica^ and legal precedents, and contains no disrespectful allusion wlmtiver to any member ot the military commission, as maliciously alleged in some quarters, lt i reals these gentlemen willi a digtrVy and respect to which their position as officers enti?e them. The argument will occupy but little more.than an hour in delivery. Gen. Edward Johnston and James R. Anderson, of the Tredegar Iron Works, have petitioned the President for paruna * Local Item?. { .IMPORTAUT ORDER?.-The' attention of all concerned ia called to General Orders No. 8, from Lieut. Col. Haughton, in rela? tion to the revocation of permits to sell spirituous liquors. Also', to the orders of Gen. Uatch relative to the transmission of telegrams. * We are authorized to say that the orders of the military authority, in regard to the United States currency, do not detugn or contemplate that this currenoy shall be confounded with gold and silver, or as* sumed to be of equal value. Il ts only required that it shall be generally received in trade as the authorized circulating me? dium under Government. THE WATER WORKS -It was whispered to us, a few days ago, that the Columbia Water Works were threatened with an abrupt stoppage of th?dr supply to the city, in consrquer.ce of the lack of fuel and other menus to carry on the usual operations. We are happy to assure our informant, ou the authority of the Mayor that all this danger has passed; that fuej has been supplied, or will be supplied, under proper contracts, and that the pre? sent condition of the works exhibit equal performance and promise, giving us a* | guaranty of their continued supply and usefulness in any emergency. Still, citi? zens will de wisely to look to the condi? tion of their wells an<3 cisterns, especially after the late heavy raihs. ty PERSONAL.-All subscribers to the Phoenix whose subscriptions have ex? pired, will please come, forward ' and renew, in specie or Government Treasury notes; otherwise their papers will be stop ped. We wish it distinctly understood that our terms are cash. Iso adveitipe merits will, therefore, be inserted unless paid for iii advunce. '' [Com ran uicated. Mit. EDITOR: The fire department of this city nas been re-organized since about the first of Murali last, by consolidating the three compntries into one. It was found necessary to effect this, as the greater por? tion of the hose was cut up and otherwise destroyed during the tire on the 17ili of February, 18C0. 'Both engines were in? jured to.some extent-the Independent more so than ihe Palmetto; ihe Hook ami Ladder truck nearly destroyed. The de? partment thus formed hus succeeded in collecting enough hose, with what has been repaired, to answer ?ll purposes of extinguishing un orc.narv fire, should one occur. The number of firemen at present, enrolled do-s not amount. to forr.y men, in? cluding officers, nearly all of whom itre old and experienced in their vocation, and ?ire ready and willing al. all times to do their duty, whenever their services are required. The following are th? principal olliceis: W. ?. Si.uley, Chief of Fire De? partment; J. McKenzie, Assistant Chief; G. Shields, President of consolidated com patties; J. (1 ^ ii t plie H, Vice-Pr?sident do.^ E. O. Withinguui, Secretary and Treasu? rer. AN OLD MEM LIER. 'In Macon, Ga., good bacon has sold as low as seven cents per pound, fresh beef at eight cents per pound, corn meal at seventy five cents per bushel, and eggs ai fl fl ecu cents per dozen. OBITUARY Died, in C"iu .tua. S. C., on the 6th of lune, 1865. of dropsy of the heart, PETER I>. LAL AN E, in the fifty third year of his age His chihlreu and a large circle o'. friends will deeply mourn his loss; yet our loss isyjiis eternal gain. '.lt is not the tear at U?i? moment shed. When the cold turf has just been laid o'er him. Thai, can tell how beloved was the parent that's fled, Or how deep in-oar hearts we deplore him. . ' . 'Tis the tear, through many a long day wept, Tis life's whole path o'ershaded; * 'Tis the one remembrance fondly kept, WIK-II all lighter griefs have faded " COLUMBIA, June 25, 1865. E. TIN-WARE. TUE undersigned offers for sale a full assoriment of TIN-WARE,consisting in purt of Buckets, Pans, V, ash Basins, Funnels, Dipper1', Coffee Pats, Cops, Tum? blers, Tea Pots, Candle Moulds. Measures, .fcc. Store on corner of Henderson and Taylor streets. C TROY, june 28 " wei* BOOT AND SHOE SHOP. r|"MlE undersigned, having again re JL ruined business in the hall of the. Phoenix Hook and Ladder Eugine House, are now prepared to MANUFACTURE LADIES' and GENT'S BOOTS and SHOES nt the shortest notice on reasonable terms. Orders respectful; v solicited. Terms c*sh. THEMAS FLANIGAN <fc CO. ?.?ne 23 3 House for Rent ACOTTAGE RESIDENCE of four rooms, exclusive of two kitchen rooms, situated in a retired street, near the Ladies' Seminary. There "s a garden, in fine condition, attached to the premises, and . i excellent well of water. Apply to, the undeisighed, Winn stree", "ear Char? lotte Depot. ? WM. SHEPHERD. .?lin- 2? 1* ,-.-? Headq rs Northern District Depart? ment of the South, COLUMBIA. S C.. .1 UNE 27, 1805. GENERAL ORDERS NO -. ON and after the d .le of this order, all telegraph lines in this District are placed under the control of the military authority. '.. Any telegraph operator failing to give precedence to military over civil de? spatches, both in receiving and transmit? ting the same. wiH he considered guilty of military misdemeanor, and punished by seutence of a mihtaay court, or at the discretion of the nearest military com? mander. By command of Brevet Maj. Gen. J. P. HATCH. (Signer1,) LEONARD B. PERRY. June 28 15 Ass't Adjutant General. Headquarters United States Forces CITY" OF COLUMBIA?.S. C., JUKE 27, ?8C5. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8. ALL permits issued from these head? quarters, in accordance with Geneial .Orders No. 4. lo sell intoxicating liquors to citizens by the bottle or otherwise, are hereby revoked, and all sales of such liquors nre strictly prohibited, except upon certificates of necessity from respectable surgeons or physicians ami special permis? sion from these headquarters. This mea? sure ha* been rendered necessary by the constant abuse of the privilege heretofore1 granted liquor sellers, many hf them hav? ing repeatedly violated the order forbid? ding the sal* of liquor to enlisted men ot the United States'army, as well as to ne? groes and citizens of a disreputable cha? racter. Kv order ot Lieut. Col 15". HAUGHTON", 25th O. V. V. I., Commd'g Post. JOHN WALTON, Post Adjutant. June 28 6 For Sale, A N 8-HORSE POWER STEAM EN iY. CINE. 1 CARRIAGE, in good repair. 1 WEAVING LOOM and REEL. Ap? ply nt. this offi.ee. . June 26 mws3 For Alston; on G. & C. R. R. ?Spmwu A LIGHT SPRING WAGON j?2=r??F(with cover) will leave the "Shi? ver House" TO-MORROW MORNING, at 6 o'clock. Seals can be secured on appli? cation to ZEA LY, SCOTT ?i BRUNS. June 2fi f6 TINWARE. TW. SMITH is prepared tn furnish . TINWARE at. whole-ale or retail. \11 orders promptly attended to. at his residence.' Tavl??r street, opposite Sidney Park REPAIRING done nt, shortest notice. June 22 '? \ TO THE MEBCUAXTS uFCOLLilBU . RARE INDUCEMENTS! rpflE DAILY NEWS, published at JL Winnshoio, S. C.. offers GREAT IN? DUCE M EN TO, to the merchants of Colum? bia as au advertising medium between lhem> and the merchants of Winnsboro. The merchant? of Winn*boro aro. in a great, measure, dependent, unon the mer? chants of Columbia for their supplies; and as to (heir always knowing what, supplies the merchant? of Columbia have on hand, the NEWS offers the inducement of a me diupi between them. All advertisements left at the Phonix Office for ?publication in the NEWS, will, as soon ns practicable, appear in Winns? boro, when the merchauts of Winnsboro can 'always see what ai tractions ' the mer? chants of Columbia off?r them for purchas -ing their commodities. Advi-rtinemeTts will be inserted at (for a square of eight lines or less) fifty cents for ?he first, and thirty five cents for each subsequent publication, invariably in ad vanee. Al! communications left nt. tbs Phoenix Office will be promptly attended to. Ad? vertisements can also be forwarded per Express, nnil in each ease must. Im accnm pained with the mopey. Advertisements will be inserted to the value of the money sent. Address J. E. BRITTON, Editor nm! Prop'r "The Daily News," June '.'X -j-G Winnsboro, S. C. South Carolina Railroad. GEN. SUPT'S OFFICE. S. C R. R., CHARL KBTpN. J till ti 10, l?tj.). ON and after WEDNESDAY, the 21st .inst., an^ until fuither notice, the Passenger Trains of rids road will leave u? lollow?: Leave Charleston at 7 a. m.; arrivent 2 p.m. Leave Orangeburg at 8 a. m.; ar? rive at 1 p. m Freight per Passenger Train will be re? ceived only between the boors of 8 a. m. and 3 p. m. No freight? will be leceived in the morning prior to the train leaving. H. T. P-EAEE. June 2? S General Superintendent. 4| Tor Sale, MA DESIRABLE FARM of 60 acree, under good fencing, ahout 1\ miles from town, near Barhainville. On the jdace is a. neat COTTAGE HOUSE, con? taining five rooms, with all necessary out? buildings and a spring of ?ool water. Apply to c. F. HARRISON, June 2S 2d door from Shiver House. . JP, CSHjA.?SSS.r^ BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, (Plain ?Street, between Bull and Piekens.) HAS for ?ale LEITER, CAE and NOTE PAPER, ENVELOPES, Steel Pens. Pen Holders, Sealing Wax. Mucilage, Red Tape, Lend Pencils, India Rubber, Writing Ink, Memorandum and Pass Books. june 20 , -J-s* . THADDEUS STREET, AGENT of the New York and Charleston WEEKLY _LINE OF STEAMERS, and Gi<i>bKdt COMMISSION MERCHANT, Charleston, S. C., will give attention to any business entrusted to his care. ? June 17 |6 $ Headq'rs 1st Provisional Brigade, COLUMBIA, S. C., Jane 22, 1665. GENERAL ORDER NO. -. JA LL persons having in their posses . sion any properly formerly belonging to the Confederate or State Government, or any persons knowing the location of any such property, will forthwith report, the same, with an exact statement and in ven tory, to the commanding officer here; failing to do which, they will incur the extreme penalty of the law. II. No tax of any description is to bo Collected by or paid to any officer not an? nounced by the United States authorities. Persona having paid such taxes since the Occupation of this place by Government, will report the same to the commanding officer. * III. All porsons de-dritig to open trade, or already having done so, in this eily, will report to the Act. Ass'l. Provost Mar? shal, and receive their licenses from the Provost Marshal here. No intoxicating beverage of any kind will be sold to any enlisted men. . IV. A lax of one (1) per cent, will bo paid to thej'rovost Marshal on all sales of liquor, lo be accounted fir by him to the Aw>'t Provost Marshal of the Brigade, for disposal by Post Council of Administra? tion. V. Any person refusing to receive United Slates money at par value will be at. once arrested and tried for disloyalty. By order of A. S. HARTWELL, ?Brevet Brigadier-General. GEO. F MCKAY, 1st Lsctit. and A A .A. G. June 26 6 ?FROM NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA, A?D F0? SALE AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, A LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, I GENT'S AND LADIES' FIRMUNG GOODS! CONSISTING IN l'AUT OK CALICOES. DELA J N ES, LAWNS. Jaconet and Swiss MUSLINS. Bleached and Unbleached HOMESPUN. Hoop ?nd Bamoral SKIRTS. GLOVES, HOSE, LAUE MANTILLAS, F\NS and Hair NETS. Shaker HOODS, CLOTHING. LINEN, Calico and Traveline SHIRTS. UNDERSHIRTS ?nd DRAWERS. HATS. SOCKS, NECKTIES. Butterfly SCARFS, GLOVES. Fancy and While Paper COLLARS. Linen HANDKERCHIEFS. " SUSPENDERS. Shoe BLACKING. Table Cloths, Napkins, Toweling. Long ahtl Fine Combs. Pencils, Knives and Forks. Cotton Cards, Needles, Flax Thread. AJso, a large and fine stock of IM? PORTED and'DOMESTIC S EG ARS, for sale by FOOT <fc SULZBACHER, i Agents. Assembly- street between Plain and-Wash ington. . June 22 6 ^ MRTHENRY TIMROD VI/TLL open, dining the first week in ?' July, at bia residence in Richland street, (between Bull an.l Marion. ) ii DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, in which the Ancient Languages. French and the usual En. list: Braucht^will bc taught. June 15. Receiving and Forwarding Agent and. Commission Merchant, 'ORANGEBURG, S. C , TT7TLL promi.'lv forward all COTTON VV to Charleston or GOODS for the interior of the State, which may be con? signed to his care. He will ?Iso make pur? chases of cotton st reasonable rates of commission. June li wfr>*