The Columbia daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, June 28, 1865, Image 2
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>*