The Columbia daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, July 24, 1865, Image 2
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Monday Morning-, July 24, 1865.
French Froprierv.
Wo' have freouently had occasion to
remark upon the general regard which a
* proper system of public amusements
creates for the proprieties in general. The
jnoralist not unfrequently selects E/anee
as an example, in illustration of this truth,
for the bent-fit of other nations. Germany
may be instanced also, and though the
^wo peoples differ, in very decided respects,
in national characteristics, there seems to
he a ver}- marked resemblance between
them, in regard to their uses of amuse,
tnents and thc effect of popular' epdrts
upon their morals and deportment. As
concerns the French, there can tie no doubt
of the wholesome, effejit, of amusements,
<*!uly legitimated, in soberizmg the pussions
and restraining them in excess; and the
great point seems to be to recognize, ii rsl,
thc necessity of amusements for the ho*Uh
ful exercise generally of mind and body;
and ncxt^the choice of these amusements,
and thc time to be accorded to them. Thc
amusements should ht' such as will exhiln
rate the mind and duly exercise the body,
?without stimulating thc passions to excess.
Mere games cf chance should be avoided,
and all Jjetting upon thc results diseou-'
r.n;ed. # Games which exercise thought and
memory and suggest combination-sports
which require agility and dexterity, and
develope the muscular powers of chest and
arms, in particular-these arc especially
preferable. Fencing, wrestling, boxing,
the cricket and ball plays, arc all admira?
ble, and so ?ye rbilliaids, especially fur
young women-contributing equally to
grace of movement and vigor ol' frame.
W*ro the public authorities to license all
these sports, on condition that yo ardent
epir?ts should b/? kept for sale within one
mile of The establishment, and that the
C refreshments should consist only of such
beverages as ale, cider, the light wires,
lemonades, l?-a, coffe", chocolate and icc
cream, according to ihcseason-the lice?V'
bebig i .' dti'd or. a Violation of these con?
ditions-we should be comparatively saft
from tho excesses* so corrupting and"ro
common inmost places d ed ?cutid to popu
lar amusements. The condition of tie
game, at such places, is usually*a drink
and so die habit i.~ formed. The appttit-.
is not native. It has. to be acquired al
some pains and ?perseverance, and is only
acquired because it is the tacit or pre
scribed CJUJ??OU of the game or of so
ciety. *
. but we digress. Let rs return to wha
?wc had to sa}" touching the proprieties o
the French people. These seem to bi
naturally endowed for amusement. It i
perhaps the character of all ilio?e arden
and elastic families, so impulsive and buoy
ant, which belong to the Qelticand Galli
stocks. The simple, elastic and naiv
spirit of these people conduces to amuse
ment and society, and these, in tum
maintain the congenial characteristics o
the people.. It makes the type of mini
for them, and qives thc familiar aspect t
their literature. They can sporfralon: th
surface as thc swallow skims the lake
while the coarser and less elastic Saxo
plunges headlon" into the wallow, and i
never satisfied he riots,.hog fashion, i
his slouch.
An English writer, in the London Tim-',
remarks, in a taste excessively Britislj, an
with a sneer, upon the familiar suseopt
bility of the French for enjoying even
thing. Having no keen sense of humo
he is confounded at the shallow sources i
their merriment. He can sse nb enjo'
ment ?D amusements which cover no inti
ency, or stories without mystery-forg?
tiug entirely tbe.moral illustration wh'u
.F.?op employed to defend himself again
the heinous charge ef indrlgfcg in a pu
rile amusement. This class of people h
been well described by one pf the sagi
who bade his pupils, at the very Pood
their merriment, resume their tasks, lo.
. grave, for a fool was at hand. Speak i ;
of the amusements of the ['renell, on i
three great days, of national glory, tl
writer, however, is complacent enough
grant them the abstract righi, to enj<
tlipmselvc.-i rs they pleast;. He says
ncvci beheld "a nation so entirely giv
u?> l-> joy and merriment." and, imbibii
-> ;_.. . -1 . itni portion of the api
of the scene--forgetting, toi*, in t hc sa:
riui'.i, th?, prejudices of his birth a
natron-from a sneer, he j falls into a co
pliment a^cl begins to approve. He SJ
. tuey W'-^G wonderfr.lly tickled -crrd a<
. ? ? c. .
. ' . '. ?." %. ......
the plethora Etigli.ddnan looks gniye- 4
even w^th the child?slPRarts of the show.
'Tlie jiotes OD the river,"" says he, "which
consisted pf ft number of poisons dressed
j in while, oecasioi?jd!\.pusliifi? each other
'from boats into the\vnter;,anJ thc horse
racing iu the Champ i1 Mars, would not
have afforded fuu to anybody at our side
of the channel; still, as each nation has ld
right to indulge its own taste in amuse?
ments, jt is only fair that the French
fehould please themselves in-those matters
The fiuest part of the coup d'ail to a
stranger was the .grouping of their multi?
tudes, and their orderly and Aceat, deport?
ment. Well dressed women and,children
weije mixed in the crowd down to? thc
water's edgV; tile windows and roofs of the
houses on thc quays were thronged with
occupants, and not an accident or any
. uncivil gesture was beheldjamong thc hun?
dreds of thousands, who were for hours
each day exposed to the Scorching rays of
a tropical sun. It was most gratifying to
see the humblest ?ersotis everywhere giv?
ing woy to place women and children in
the best situations for beholding lite
amusements, and there ftas a further gra?
tification of*beiug made sensible how easy
it. is to afford pastilles to,tn is ga}' and
light hearted people. The statesmen who
have in times past converted large portions
of them into savages, have much to air
swer for, or the people have of themselves
advanced much in civilization during tilt
la*-t thirty ye.trsT"
This passage, though mingled up will
something of a sneering and exclusiva
comment arv', contains the highest eulo
ilium upon the French national character
The playful trie!.-? of the people ujiou ead
ol lier, prompted by tho best feeling au:
received iu ?ike spirit, would not, it seems
have afforded fun to anybody or. the Fug
lish side of tho channel, yet tJiis latte
people, So insensible to such ?hildisl
attractions,'will assemble in thousands ti
seo two bruisers btiag up the eyes am
natter Ute persons of one another, fu
mousy and the popular mirth. Let then
not [?rate ot the Gladiatorial games of ii:
ancient Unmans, when they practice them
solves, ut. horne, an equally brutal and fa
more humiliating amusement. l*-t thei
sparc their sneers upon the French, win
if their delights are those of childrei
have tho luxury of knowing that the
also are ns innocent, while they feej th
more elevated consciousness,, that thes
amusements, unbending as they necessaril
do, the frequently hard strung bow ?.
personal and public l?bor, m?ritai an
bodily, does not unfit them fer wiv of th
severer duties and requirements ot life.
The New York correspondent of tl
Charleston Courier wiit?s a* follows, undi
date of the 14th:
The Herald 'md News keep up their p.
fights. Thc Herald, itt an article r-n .ld
Davis, winds up thus; "We do not, ho\
ever, favor his heine hung when convie
ed. unless Len. Wood. Garrison and We
dell 'Phillips be struii? up with him."
Per rouira, the JV'?rs comes'out-wi
extracts from the Herald in parallel c
lumns/fsivmg dat.es, 1 showing how un\>
rallelcd have been Helmet's inconsiste
eh'*-how he has nt times blown hut wi
white heat intej&sity, and at another
stream of steady$61d to which iee crea
is a furnace; also showing up Bennett
relation to thc fifty tijpnsand pound bu
ness, vAere the J/eWld offered fm-?I
sum (in gold) io s*dl itself to the Southe
cause.
Barnum had estimated his stock
?300,000, and waa only insured for "tG
ii it). Ever\d>ody prophecies that the gr?
showman will rise, jd"ccni$ ukc, ?rom t
ashes; that the mermaid man will do
I that money, enterprise, in'genuity and
humbug combined can accomplish towal
[bringing forth a second edition of I
i Museum "more potent than the first."
! Another extensive, conflagration ti
j place in West Porty fourth street, in wt.
i nit.e buildings were consumed.* Loss ?c
ooo.
LIVERPOOL COTT"S MARKET.-<heppi
I tt liyslop's weekly circular ol' Fr id
j June 30, gives the* following qtiotatic
J Sea Island, 22 to 2-t; upland, 10.1 to
; Mobile, IS to 22; New Orleans, 1 a to -j
! The sales of thc week were 68,01)0 ba
j including 2S.030 on speculation, 14,:
; declared for export-leavine 20,310 le
\ to the trude. Thc actualsto-sk in port. 1
j 81.GOO bales above the estimate, 39,i
b< mg in East India, and 2,Gnu in Ch
and Japan, whilst there was a decreas.
about IO.OOO i fi American and thc I
! st aple iles.n ipi ions.
j "JgCoTTOx.-The Charleston Courier sti
I t bat the warehouses of that city arc lil
up wah the old staple commodity.
I North-Eastern and South Carolina F
j roads are bringing in cotton every da'
j considerable quantities. Badness ou j
? Bay ind the wharves presents qiite
.
"To the Great'German Feoplo.
' ' " ' NO. 1.
To mi/ Friend*, !.hs German. Farmer*:
A nev region bath omened f?r your in?
dustry-a new region for t?e work of
your han..s-where, when you tjo with
energy to work, rich??. h:,ppines?jRui'i in?
dependence will he the prize your labor
will achieve. This great country,-the
Southern ?states of dre United Stale?, ?ow.
as slavery is extinct and abolished, de?
mands a new system of labor, and emigra?
tion to these parishs desired hythe people
and will prove profitable lo tho emigrants, j
You, inv frienas, know but Inti? of this j
country; you know nothing of tb? fertile ?
lauris, die gi eat forests, full of timber, the |
mountains abouuding with minerals, the
rivers and <:t^-el<s, v*iih line waterfalls, for;
rhanufacturiug purposes, that never freeze j
or dry up. Until now, you have shunned ?
to emigrate to this country, because it vvas
told you th'at slavery ?existing herc ivas
driving white labor to the North; thal jiu
whit? laborer was not wauled rind not ?
respected here. Von were afraid of the
climate and of the burniug Southern sun' |
All this, my friends, was, in great part, n
misrepresentation, an il what, was grounded
in truth, has no longer r. foilrrdaUon.
?slavery exists no more. Thc ties bet ween
the master and slave are broken; iii4 bit?
ter is thrown upon his own resources, and,
in his indolence, will, ia ?irany cases,
peris i. While I.dior has to come in; this
country is.ioo v-.ist ami too various to be
managed without emigration being drawn
hitiTer. And hi this your profit ?lies.
Come, and make votir own tera)?. V iib
your energies and handiwork, skill nnd
industry, von will gai i riches and an in?
dependence. Willi vour intelligence, sn
perior morals and good common Setts??,
yon will conquer the resp et ol the m.>st
eminent anton'he natives. The eliititite
is not such as h-is been represented to you;
nor doth lite land eat up its inhabitants.
The seasons are nrild and uniform; tiie
sn::, though warm, is genial and biaiig-'
it iv ff health isas much enjoyed here as in
Thc most favored region of the globe. We
are in tho temperate zone.- in : i ie St tte of
South Carolina, at. ali events, I have had
some experience; anti a Geilnau tnvself, I
have, lbr many year?, enjoyed here, not
ami ply health, but comfort. I have ,41
joyed, and aiu ?a the enjoyment of, jiros
p-ritv. But this is meant simply ni an
introduction. * shall follow it. up tn ether
letter?, giving blots, statistics, opinionsand
recommendations, useful to al! elasses.and
lo which, my (LT.1 brethren, T eiipent
v ar attention. V.ffi will read. I trust,
with confidence, and ponder wiselv nsyou
read. II Eli MANX.
Editor of Ike Ph m Iv-.-!...- Th? ?oem
!ijg want of contiilcnce iji eui national eur
.roney ?>v the hoblers of provisions in the
surrounding d strict? is working ru os], dis?
astrous results lo |he consumers i;i <>?;:
city ""hud elsewhere, who, at the proent
time, can hardly buy a pound <?f fli?ur,
au.', when they find .!, are-chargod. tn?ist
exorbitant prices. Our people Fiave been
so thoroughly deceived with one species
of paper issue, that it is not to Vi won?
dered at, if they should be wavy <if hoing
caught ia a similar sriare. But, sir, I
think we have asajMKinces that tlt>e eireir
l-ition of the national eurrr-ncv viii be
redeemed, and note-holders need feel no
apprehension of meeting with aav los-:.
Let ir?, then, do away with this eternal
erv after specie, which cannot be expected
or hoped for. Tais erv is b. e ?minima sort
of hir?ientat iori-*-it is a wail that is grow
ir.g hmder and longer daily.? lt is specie
for Hour, bacon, buller, ?e., and, ia iaor,
.metal is demanded for tverythiag (hat
appertains to our very existence; and
landlords, too, are making their contracts
for rents to be paid i;, th>? same cain.
"Where is il t<> come fr o r/i? ' von will ?t-i;.
The answejkis, "Buy it.'' Yes, from the
money brofcsr, who is always as rr adv as
the leach to draw your blood. There
must be some r-mecly devised for Ibis
1 tampering willi the only currency that is
to be bad with which tc Iransaci our daily
j business; and the sooner ail classes agree
|to take the currency ii good failli,the
better for all concerned At present, the
merchant has to pay the farmer in produce,
or speculate on his demand in specie-to
I obtain which he inusl'.-t ll bis greenbacks
(for he sells his gpods a ni receives little
j eise) at a consider.aide dbe..und. 'Ulis
? must he added lo tho ? rice of bis goods;
I and the poor consumer pays the penalty
; for the faithless unbeliever in the national
j currencv, which the Et lied States GovoVn
' merit is bound in honor to redeem.
U CITIZEN.
PROVISIONAL GovKRNon FOK FLOBIHA,
.Judge Marvin, formerly I uited Stairs Dis?
trict Judge for the s'ouUiern District, of
i Florida, bas been appointed Provisional
Govern*rr of.that State. This completes
the appointment of Governors tor thc
Southern Slates. ->
j A man uained Prosit!? was on board a
I steamboat on his way to prison, nuder
charge of?a Mr. Kill, when the |>risuner
I sprung on bis and both fell over?
board and were drowned. The alb* ir
I occurred in Wisconsin.
A gang of ten mea ravished and nevcre
I ly heat, aa elderly lady, near Williams
Iburg. Ion-? Island, a few days 9go, Six
?jocaJ. X'-t.oxxxQ?. .
Dr^.B: W. Gibbes, sr., returned from a
visit to the cir,}- of his birth, (Charlea
ton,) yesterday morning, and fuvoflfd os
with copies of the Courier, of -the 21st,
a*l the New York Neus and Day Bjok, of
lilt* loth.
We are also indebted to tho propri?t?s
of the Columbia an ! C i-argeburg Express
Line for the Course r, of the 21 pt.
"We were in hopes to hare opened a ne-.>
eniver for the Phoenix this morning, bv
displaying her in H n'-w dress,"and with
ont ?rely fresh-plumage, bm we still suffer i
disappointment. Our advices assured us
that our type, which bad reached Charles?
ton some time ago. were on the way.to
Orangeburg, and from Orange burg here.
Bul it seems not, and -ve rati?t wait a ?ttl?
linger. We trust, however, by the aid of
the Express Company, and of that excellent j
damti Fortune, to bc put in possession Re- ;
fore another week is out. Tin* Phamix j
greatly needs an addition to her wardrobe, j
Music IN TUE PARR -Sydney Lark was j
greatly enlivened on Saturday afternoon,
by I ho unexpected presence of the fine j
band of the United States forces at this j
place. To tho ladies it was a pleasure the i
more piquant from being unexpected. A j
great variety of tunes were played and in J
I he best manner. The judicious orders of
("ni. Haughton, p.oviding a select guard,
sv?u'-ed th- park from the intrusion id.im?
proper, and thc ladios from the annoyance
of unruly, persons. We are told that this
musical treat will be repeated," and ia the
ced of thc evening, after these terrible
days of he.it, the park will bu found a
pleasant reg.on id retreat.
SrtriiKiori Carter-A couti styled "Stipe
! r?"?" m tin- Charleston Courier is an?
nounced to open its sessions on the 21s'.
Captain 1.en-is Reed. Provost Judge, will
: preside. The-associate judges ate Henry
I \Y. Sehroder at,.i Samuel Lord, Esquires.
More than a hundred persons were
prostrated by sun-stroke in Cincinnati on
, the Uh of .lalv. Several eases proved.
? fatal. The mercury marked lu1) degrees
. in the shade.
BISHOP Lvxcu, - Aa application fe- the
' purdon ot, Bishop Lynch has been made
? hythe Bishops of Baltimore and Buffalo,
. After mature deliberation, the authori- |
; ties nt Washington have conclude") to dei j
j liver th? bodied of Mrs Surratt und. the j
, other conspirators to their friends.
. Negroes ar?'making two and throe dol?
lars H day in North Carolin?, by washing
thc waste or trailings of the gold mines.
Tho nuiiotiftl .lrreuey issued for the!
weeli ending July s was ?2,165.1 ion. The
grand total is upward of I lO.OOO.OOO.
Mr W. IT Seward is now performing
bis duties widioutany inconvenience (vom
%h" injuries r<^erv<jd.
Not much ootton will be raised in Flo
; lida iii:.- war, but lim corn crop will bc
abundar?!.. ,
Manager Ford was not allowed by the
military authorities to re open bis theatre.
A Situation Wanted,
1>Y a vonng WHITE GIRL, as a
) Child's Nurse of Seamstress or tra?
velling as a companion with a lady. Ap?
ple at th.s office from '.) to ll a. m.
i July 24_JJ*
Still for Sale7
VNF.W FO/RTY GALLON STILL,
with Worm aud Cap all eomplele,
; for s.ide bv p. TOZER.
! July 24 . 1
Superior Provost Court. 4th Div'n,
. Columbia, S. C.
"""PIIE ntid^rsignod will practice in this
.1. Court Residence in College Campus.
JAMES I). TH A DH WELL.
I JuFv 2! Attorney nt. Law.
FOR SALE.
I' WILL sell ono or two more HOUSES,
CHEAP-to be removed. Applv to
C. P. lt KM S KN.
I Corner Oates and Ladv Jtrcets.
July 24 1*
Certain Persons ft
TT AVI NC without dus authority re?
it I nioved the Household Furniture of
' the house owned by Mrs. Harriet C. Ken
! tinge, and lately occupied by J. T. Harri?
j son, and now occupied by .Mrs. Baldwin,
i are hereby cautioned to restore the same
j to W. T. Waller, or James I). Tradewell,
I my attorney; or in default thereof process
j will be_institute<l to recover the same.
I . HARRIET C. KEATINGE,
j July 21_S'
i ~~ WANTED,
I rp WO WHITE FEMALE SERVANTS
j Jt. one to nurse un infant and sew; the
1 other to do chamber and general house.
! work. Apply at this office. July 22 l
Brass and Copper Wanted
SI SOLOMON ?? CO. still connia;.! to
i . purchase BRASS and COPPER,
i 'yic highest market price wi'! be paid
. H. SOLOMON ?! CO.,
West sid? of Assemble #trec:
i Jrdv 6 I a* " Below-Pla;;'.
AUCTION SALES.
Building Loi for Leam, of Five Yeats.
Ey Jacob Levin, Auctioneer.
THIS MORNING, 24tli4nst., I will "fr, r
at public auctioi;, on *? lease of ?ti ;,,
y ea ps.
The VACANT LOT on Assembly street,
adjoining . !.'?=.7e*ily. Scot t ?. limns'
belonging io ih? Hebrew Benevolent
ctotyvf Columbia. T?c said lot. measures
40 feet on trent and running back I?nst
wardly 108 feet-.
CosniTio:is.-Bond, with .twb, approv.-.?
B-icuritice, payable in quarterly instal?
ments, a .LiJv .. i
The Copariucrsbiri
HERETOFORE existing nww d,e name
an.l firm ol G. M. TliOM PSON ?i:
CO'., is rbis day dissolved by mutual, cou
sent. A. F. 'i HOMPSON,
.b MElGli AN.
M. A.?S1]bblON.
The btis?ner>s ol' tbe firm will be settled
by the undersigned. Those bm lng claims
against it will present them, ami those in.
debted t-o the firm will please come for?
ward and make settlements ?: ea riv as
praclieable. J. MEIGIIAN.
Columbia, S..C., July :rz. lr;
July 24 ..1*
Muli; Estray cr Stojen
VLARGE' SORREL ROAN MARE
MULE, blind in right, eye; white
mane and tail-closely tritmned;*over 1?.
Venra obi. A reward of $10 will be given
for ber recoverv. For [Arlie ii In rs, inquire
ol DURRKO WALTER.
_ j-ily _ " I'
. Dwelling House for Sale.
rpHE. three siory brick DWELLING
X IiOlTSE, situated on. the Nortli-t?ast
cornel of Laurel and Marion streets is
offered bu- sub- for cash, thc h/t. is large,
and bas on ii till necessary out-buildings.
For particulars apply al this ellice.
July xiii - G
Just .Received, and for SaTe by
Gr, M. COFJ^ZKT,
Corner of Senate and Bull Streets,
? ODA WAT.1'.!:.
O ' LEMONS,
RAISINS.
Ladies' SHOES an.1. G LO V KS,
HAM:. BRUSHES aiid COMBS.
FANS. SK WING THREAD,
BROWN WINDSOR SOAP. ,
GERMAN COLOGNE,
TURI' V. N T INK St )v\ 1 '. ST A EC FI, & c.
..v
AlSO, ?.. -c
A sapr.lv of TIN WAI! E.'on hr.sd.
July v-/ " . 4'_
vVT7W ? OY \ i ?^=4
.? NOW OPENING AT ' ?*.
jr
AUCTION EOOMjBEDELL'S SOW,
A ND will be offered at. private sale for
a. a lew da\ s only, a large ?md assorted
stock of GOODS, c?nsisutiL- *>'.':
Gem's Wooled a.ffl'Linet. SH FRTls, "
SHIRT ( 'OLLARS. J ! A ki-' fiOSET
Liaeti ami rfltkdlandkerchiefs,
. Gloves, fi ne Felt ! i lits,
Toilet Sotips.-errtiibs,
Ladies' Hose, Corsets,"
Large assortment Hoop Skirts:
Parasols, Lubes' (ruitersand Slippers,
. Collara and Gulfs, and manv obier aili- .
cbs. Jjulv 22 :;*. .
Dissolution of Copartnership.
fTMIE copartnership heretofore existing
A. between tile subscribers, under thu
name, style and firm of El bbl AN A
WING, is this day dissolved by* mutual
consent. F. W. WING", having purchased
the debts due to the concern ?md asst med
those due by it, persons having demands
will present, them to him, and persons in?
debted will make payment to hun.
"ELI El bbl AN,
F. W. WING.
The subscriber having pui'chaaeiL^ho
interest of ELI-KILLIAN in Ihe $$vc
firm, the business will hereafter be eon
ducted by bim in bis own name, ile
respectful!v solicits a share o? public pa?
tronage. : ' E- W. WINO.
The subscriber lakes pleasure in recom?
mending his late partner. Mr. W. Wing,
to tho support of the former patrons of
ihe lute firm of Killian it Wing, mid of
?bo public generally. ELI KILLIAN.
?tuly 22 " li*
?1ACIIM.Y & lil
AT IO RS I?S AX LAW,
HAVE resumed the practice of their
profession. Office No. 1 Law
Range. July 20 wlrn2
F?ISH MOUTAIN Wf?ti?&
~ FIRKINS fresh MOUNTAIN BUTTER
?> .'A. A, A."
1 box of "The Pride of the South"-A.
A. A.-the choicest SMOKING TOBACCO
1 box "Gwinh-da-Gurb"-a rich Vir?
ginia variety of Smoking Tobacco, in bags.
1 box Mrs. Allen's do. do.
1 box Chambers ?fc Patri?is ; do.- -a most
savory brand for nigh! moiling.
See and smoke for vours'?;"-"?.?, asl let
jour sorrow* end in-smoke
ZE?XT, ?C0TT & BRUNS,
Joh 21 A?? ?ah? i street.