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THE MILT Baily Paper $10 a Year. 'Let our Just Censure PHONI?. Attend the True Event. BY J. A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 18G5. Tri-Weekly $7 a Year . YOL. I-NO. 23(k THE PHCENIX, PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. STATE PRINTER. TERMS-IN AD VA NC E. ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at ?1 per square for the firs^ in? sertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent. One Ttar Ago. What stars have faded from our ?ky, What hopes unfolded but to die, What dreams so fondly pondered o'er. Forever lost thc hues they wore; How like a death-knell, sad and slow, Tolls through the soul "one year ago." Where is thc face we loved to greet, The form that graced the fireside seat, Thc gentle smile, the winning way, That blessed our pathway day by day? Where fled those accents soft and low. That thrilled our hearts "one year ago?*' Ah, vacant is tbc fireside chair, The smile that won no longer there; From door and hall, from porch and lawn, The echo of thc voice is gone; And we who linger only know How much was lost "one year ago.'' Beside her grave the marble white Keeps silent guard by day and r.ight! Serene she sleeps, m heeds the tread Of footsteps o'er her lowly bcd! Her pulseless breast no more may kno w The pangs of life "one year ago'."' But why repine? A few more years, A few more broken sighs auk tears, And we, enlisted with the dead. Shall follow where her steps have lied.: To that far world rejoicing go. To which she passed "one year ago." Prophecy about Christmas. This year Christmas day fell on Monday, of which event an old song prognosticates: If Christmas dav on Monday be, A great, winter that year you'll seo. And full of winds both loud ami shrill; But in the Summer, truth to tell, Stern winds shall there be and strong, Full of tempests and lasting long; While battles tiny shall multiply, And great plenty of beasts shall die; He shall be found that stealth aught, Though thou be sick thou diest not. The winter has seen a new fashion in ladies' dress in Paris. It consists in hav? ing tito great coats which, in imitation of the men, are now worn, fabricated partly of one color, partly of another-the body, for example, being black, and the sloaves blue. At first veiw, tho contrast of colors in one garment seems strange, but im? proves on being looked at, and tho fashion, consequently, will probably be? come general. A woman was found in tho streots of New York hand-cuffed; she was taken to thc station house, and her husband sent for. The husband appeared and stated that ho kept the hand-cuffs because his wifp was an "ungovernable creature," and having had a little disagreement in tho morning, he bad put them on her. The wife was released from thc station and the cuffs. The President has relieved Governor Sharkey from the Provisional Government of Mississippi, and has recognized Gover? nor Humphreys as the head of affairs in that State. The Washington correspondent of tho I/eraliJ. reports that Lieut. Gen. Grant will leave for the Rio Grande innnediaaoly after the holidays, in the llag-ship of thc Gulf Squadron. " The main portion of thc old frigate Mer? rimac, with her propeller, weighing ten tons, and thirty tons of composition, nave been raised by D. A. Undcrdoren & Crt., and taken to tito Portsmouth Navy Yard. Five men were suffocated at the Bremen House, Chicago, on Saturday night, by the gas escaping in the room where they were sleeping. Brig. Gen. Trapier, of the late Con federate'army, was found dead, in his bed, in Georgetown, S. C., a few days ago. City Fire Department. A REGULAR MEETING of the City Fire Department will be held, at the usual place, TO -MORROW (Monday) EVENING, at 7 o'clock. A punctual attendance is so? licited, as officers for the ensuing term are to be elected. Members in arrear will take notice and come forward prepared to pay up orbe-. C. F. HARRISON, Dec 31 Sci rotary. NOur brethren from our sisterT> .city have remembered us in onr fl? poverty and sent us something acceptable. ESTRAY MULE, STRAYED into my yard, a week or ten days a?ro, ? dark mouse _.coloredMULE, about fifteen hands high, which tho owner can have by paving expenses. RICHARD O'NEALE, Sn. Wanted to Hire. ACOMPETENT NURSE for a child a year old; white or colored. A first-rate Mouse Servant. A first-rate Chambermaid. Thc best recommendations required. Ap dy at this ellice. Dec 21 ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE HE-ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives, note met and sitting in General Assembly, <oid by the. authority of the same, os follows : I. The Governor shall be the Conimander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State, and of its Militia, except when called into the actual service of th? United States. II. In addition to his Staff, prescribed by law, ho may appoint and commission ten Aids-de-Camp, to rank as Lieutenant-Colonels, and to be removable at pleasure. III. He may assemble the Militia, or any portion thereof, at such place of rendezvous as he may deem fit. IV. He and his suite, with their servants, horses mid carriages, when travelling on official business, shall be exempt from thc payment of toll at all chartered bridges, ferries and turnpike roads of the State. V. The State of South Carolina shall be organized into five military dividions, ten brigades, and forty-six regiments of infantry. Each division shall consist of two brigades of infantry (besides cavalry). The first division shall consist of the Judicial Districts of Greenville, Bickens, Anderson, Abbeville and Edgefield ; ?md the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and forty-second regiments of infantry, sholl constitute the first brigade of infantry; and the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth ami tenth j regiments of infantry, the second brigade. The second division shall consist of the Judicial Districts of Barnwell, Lexington, (except the Dutch Fork, between the Broad and Saluda Rivers, ) Orangeburg, Colie ton, Charleston ami Beaufort; and the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, four? teenth, fifteenth, and forty-third regiments of infantry, shall constitute the third brigade ; an! the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth regiments of infantry, the regiment of rifles, and the first re -?ment of artillery, the fourth brigade. The third division shall consist o the Judi- j cial Districts of Sumter, Clarendon, Richland, Kershaw, Lan. .ter, Fair? field and Chester; aixl the twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty third and forty-fourth regiments of infantry, shall constitute the fifth brigade ; and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty seventh regiments of infantry, the sixth brigade. The fourth division shall consist of the Judicial Districts of Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlborough, Marion, "Williamsburg, Horry and Georgetown ; and thc twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth regiments of infantry, shall constitute the seventh brigade; and the thirty-first, thirty-second and thirty-third regi? ments of infantry, the eighth brigade. The fifth division shall consist of the Judicial Districts of York, Union, Spartanburg. Laurens, Newberry, and that part of Lexington known as the Dutch Fork, between Broad and Saluda Rivers ; and thc thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, thirty-six$&, thirty seventh and forty-sixth regiments of infantry, shall constitute the ninth brigade ; and the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first and j forty-fifth regiments of infantry, the tenth brigade. j VI. The boundaries, numbers and rank of the beats, battalions and i regiments shall remain as at present established. ! VII. The divisions, brigades and regiments shall take rank according to ? their numbers, viz : The lowest in number shall be highest in rauk ; and : officers of the division, brigade or regiment, lowest number, shall take I rank of others of similar grade au i date of commission, of a division, I brigade or regiment higher in number ; aud officers of equal grade and ! date of commission iu the same regiments, shall determine their rank in j the regiment by lot, in the presence of tl e officer commanding it. ! VIII. The Brigadier-General, to whom representations shall be made i of gross inequality or manifest inconvenience of boundary, between any two or more adjoining beats, battalions or regiments, in his brigade, shall appoint a board of commissioners, consisting of not less than five persons from each of the beats, battalions or regiments liable to be effected by the decision, whose duty it shall be to examine fully the complaints or i representations so made, and to make a decision, cither in favor of the existing, or such new boundaries, as to them shall seem proper, which, when approved and announced in orders by the Brigadier-General, shall be conclusive. IX. Euch regiment, battalion and company shall have a place of rendez? vous, and no regiment rendezvous shall be changed, except by the concurrence of all the field officers of the regiment. No battalion rendez? vous shall be changed, except by thc concurrence of the Lieutenant Colonel, or Major, and ali the Captains commanding companies of such battalion, with the approval of the Colonel commanding the regiment to which such battalion belongs ; and no company rendezvous shall be changed, except by the concurrence of at least three-fourths of all the persons in such company liable to perform ordinary Militia duty, and with the approval of the Lieutenant-Colonel or Major commanding the bat? talion to which such company belongs ; but notliiifg herein contained shall be construed to preven*, the Commander-in-Chief, or Major-General, or Brigadier-General, from assembling any portion of the Militia at such place as cither of them may deem proper. OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES. X. There shall be to the Militia of this State one Adjutant and Inspec? tor-General, with the rank of Brigadier-General. He shall be elected by joint ballot of both branches of the Legislature, to continue in office for four years from the date of his commission. He shall be perpetually re-eligil<le, and shall take rank from the date of his first commission, so long as he continues to be consecutively elected. There shall be one Quartermaster-General, with the rank of Colonel ; one Judge-Advocate General, one Commissary-General of Purchases, one Commissary-Gen? eral of Issues, and one Physician and Surgeon-General, with the ranks respectively of Lieutenant-Colonel ; and ono Apothecary-General, with the rank of Major ; who shall be appointed and commissioned by tbe Com? mander-in-Chief. The above officers, with tho Aids, shall constitute tho stat! of the Commander-in-Chief. XI. There shall be to each division one Major-General, with the follow? ing staff, viz : One Division Adjutant and Inspector-General, with the rank of Colonel ; one Division Quartermaster-General, and three Aids-de-Camp, with the ranks of Major respectively ; who shall be appointed by and receive their commissions hom thc Major-General, subject (except bis Aids-de-Camp,) to the approval of the Governor. XII. There shall be to each brigade one Brigadier-General, with the following staff, viz : One Brigade Adjutant and Inspector-General, with the rank of Major ; ono Brigade Quartermaster-General, and two Aids-de Camp, with the rank of Captain respectively ; and one Brigade Chaplain ; who sholl be appointed by, and those entitled to receive commissions, shall receive them hom, the Brigadier-General, subject (except his Aids de-Camp,) to the approval of thc Major-General. XIII. There shall be to each regiment one Colonel, one Lieutenant - I Colonel, one Major, and thc following stall, viz : One Adjutant, one Quartermaster, and one Assistant Surgeon, each with the rank of First Lieutenant ; one Surgeon, with the rank of Captain ; one Sergeant-Major, one Quartermaster-Sergeant, one Chaplain, and two Chief Musicians ; the regimental staff shall be "appointed by, and, those entitled to commissions, shall receive them from, the Colonel of the regiment ; the commissioned staff subject to the approval of the Brigadier-Genernl. XIV. There shall be to each company one Captain, one First Lieuten? ant, two Second Lieutenants, five Sergeants, six Corporals, two Musicians, and one Clerk ; the non-commissioned officers, Musicians and Clerk, shall be appointed by tiie Captain or commander of the company. XV. All officers entitled to military rank shall be commissioned and (except the Adjutant and Inspector-Generals and the Aids-de-Carnp of the Commander-in-Chief, of the Major-Gencrais, and of the Brigadier-Gen? erals.) shall hold their offices during pleasure ; and no officer shall be deprived of his commission except by Act of General Assembly, or by sentence of a court-martial. The Aids-de-Camp above-mentioned,, and all other persons attached to the division, brigade or regimental staff", not entitled to military rank, shall be removable from office at the pleasure of the officer making the appointment ; and their appointments shall termi? nate whenever the commission of the officer making the appointment shall be vacated. XVI. No officer of the Quartermaster-General's or Physician and Sur? geon-General's department shall be entitled to or shall exercise any mili? tary command in the line ; but such officers may be appointed on boards, councils and courts-martial, and shall lake their seats at the same.iccord ing to the rank assigned them by this Act, and shall discharge the duties of such appointment. XVII. Every commissioned officer shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, and within sixty days after his election or appointment, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, to wit : " I do swear (or affirm,) that I mn duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the office to which I have been appointed ; and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State, and that of the United States. So help me God." And any officer who shall neglect or refuse to take it within the time prescribed shall forfeit his commission, and snail be considered as having refused to accept such office, and shall be liable to the penalties for such refusal to accept. XV ILL Every officer authorized to issue a commission to any person elected or appointed to any office in the Militia, is hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to such person, and shall, before delivering a commission to any person, either administer the oath to such person, or shall receive from such person the oath duly sworn to and subscribed before sonic person authorized to administer an oath ; and, in either case, shall endorse and certify the ?uime upon such commission. XIX. A Major-General shall be elected by the commissioned officers of the division, including the division staff in which the vacancy shall occur. No person shall be eligible to the office of Major-General unless he shall, at the time of his election, reside in the division, and hold a commission with the rank of or above a Major, and shall have held a commission of or above the rank of Captain for at least twelve months next preceding the election. When any vacancy shall take place in the office of Major General, the Commander-in-Chief, for the time being, shall issue his orders to the several Brigadier-Generals, or Officers commanding brigades in the division in which such vacancy shall happen, requiring them to order each Colonel or officer commanding a regiment, in their respective brigades, to hold au election in their respective regiments for a Major-General, to fill such vacancy ; and the Colonels or officers commanding regiments as aforesaid, shall post up a notice of the time and place of such election, at least fifty days before the day of election, at three public places within the limits of their respective regiments, and on the day of election shall order to their assistance the two commandants of battalions, or anv two commissioned officers of their respective regiments, at the place? appointed, and bold a poll from eleven o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M., count the votes, and forthwith transmit to their respective Brigadier-Generals, Ol' officers commanding brigades, a statement, in writing, showing the result of said poll, certified by them and their respective assistants ; aim the Brigadier-Generals, or officers commanding brigades, shall immediately transmit to the Adjutant-General's office, at Columbia, ?1 certified state? ment, in writing, showing the result of the polls in their respective brigades; and thc Commander-in-Chief shall pronounce the person having the greatest number of votes (if there be no contest) duly elected, and shall commission him accordingly. When the election of Major-General is contested, the same .shall be tried by a board of officers appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, to consist of one Major-General, one Brigadier General, aud three field officers, from whose decision there may be an appeal to the Commander-in-Chief, and his decision shall be final and conclusive, and lie shall order another election, or shall commission the person duly elected, agreeably to the decision and approval aforesaid. XX. It shall be the duty of each Major-General to superintend and preserve the military organization of Iiis division, and enforce strictly within the same the Militia and Patrol Laws of this State ; he shall, from time to time, make such reports and returns of his division as may be required of him by the Commander-in-Chief ; he shall attend a review and drill of each regiment of his division at least once in two years, and shall be responsible for the correct instruction and good order of his division ; he shall order and be responsible for the due execution of such inspections as may be required by law, and shall obey and execute all orders from the Commander-in-Chief. XXL A Brigadier-General shall be elected by the commissioned officers of the brigade and division stall'officers residing in the brigade in which the vacancy shall occur. No person shall be eligible tu the office of Brigadier-General unless he shall, at the time of his election, reside in the brigade, and have held a cominis; on of or above the rank of Captain for atjeast twelve months next preceding the election. When any vacancy shall take place in the office of Brigadier-General, the Major-Genend, or officer commanding the division in which such vacancy shall happen, shall forthwith issue his orders to the Colonels or officers commanding the regiments of the said brigade, to hold, in their respective regiments, au election for a Brigadier-General to fill such vacancy ; and the Colonels, or officers commanding regiments, shall post ap a notice of the tina? and place of such election, at least forty days before the day of election, at three public places within the limits of their respective regiments, and on the day and at the place of election shall order to their assistance the commandants of battalions, or any two co'mmissioned officers of their respective regiments, and hold a poll, from eleven o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M., count the votes, and forthwith transmit to the Major General, or officer commanding the division, a statement, in writing, showing the result of said poll, certified by them and their assistants ; and tho Major-General, or officer commanding the division, shall pronounce