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Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-15

CuRlesi1Y.-We were lately shown, at the
quarters ofthe gallant eoloneiof the 3sth'vir.
GINA. ono Of the "curiosities Of war;" produc ed
by the collision of two Mhie balls in full flight
The two bullets had met point to point, and
were moving though in opposite directions. yet
there wa. no evnsSh by either of the full fore.
'ef the other stroke. Tho result was COM
p'etc fusion o: welding of the two into one
mass. so Thoroughly united that the line Of
Junction could not be discovered, except for tho
little ridge that ran. around.
1t i. not nncommon in musketry engage:
ments foe the flying bullets to impiagc on each
other. AZ is shown by the balls picked up on
the battlefield. But to meet so squsrely, and
with such effects. us in the case to which we
aysrefsrred, must be exceedingly rare. The
Yssaed bullets were picked up on the picket
Line, near the Howlstt House; aud it would
seem that each Of the n,sn who fred them
escaped death only by firing just. when he did,
and thus stopping the ball that WAS coming
directly to him.-Ri Rickmend sSenines:
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AUCTION SALES.
BY Jacob Cohen.

BY jacob Cohen.
WILL be sold, on MONDAY. 18th inst. Mt IL
: o'clock, on Lincoln street. opposite the South
Oarolina Depot,
Mahogany Bedstead, Trundel Bsdstead 4
Mattresses, Bolster, 2 pair Pillows, Mantle
Glass, pair Andirous l Wardrobs,.1 Work
Table. Safe; Wash: tubs, large Iron Boiler,
small Iron Boiler, Kitchen Furniture, q lot Of
Barrels aud Tierces DC. April Is >2*
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THE LAST FIaHr AT PErERspuRa.-Accordiug
TO the supposed programme Of the Fslera1
generals at the council Of war held by then, at
General Grants quarters, the whole force was
hurled upon our lines. near Petersburg. The
assaulting columns were repulsed most dis as.
trously fifteen times. but finally. after loss
computed to reach in killed and wounded the
fearful number Of $4,000. the enemy broke
through our lines. When this occurred, owing
to the great exhaustion Of our gallant soldiers,
General L@e teegraphed to Richmond the fact,
and .orddred the evacuation at once In the
meantime, the gailant Gordon, rallyiug the
troops, advanced upon the enemy and re ,essab.
of the despatch Of General Lee.
Our Ions behiad the lines. during tho fight,
including the sick and woun dsd in Richmond,
will not sumber over 5000. The withdrawal
was accomplished without much loss.
We regret to announce that Gen. a P Hill
was killed during the engagements, 50 were
many Other gallant officers.
Il is feported that the confad.rato cov.r,
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The Bells of st. ..1iohael.

-. The Bells of st. H9iohael.
These bells have had curious fortune. The
cline consisted, We believe Of sevea bells, and
thsy were decidedly among the sweetest ia
tone Of an4in America. The influence Of our
warm, humid atmosphere on the ssa-ooast of the
South produced upon them the, same effs ct
which like influence undoubtedly pos.
sesses over the human voice. Their melodieus
sweetness has become a part of tho pre- ecieus
memoeies of all whose ears were attnne4 to
them from daily and nightly experience. The
bells were taken down by the British more
than eighty years ago. and sent to England, as
a part of tho spol;a op;ma Of the enemy. Sold
at auction. according to tradition. they wer g
bought by friends of the American caus o,
especially among the merchants, aud sent back
to the church. EARLY in the present war, in
consequence of an appeal from Gen. Beaure-
gard, they were taken down, and sent to
Columbia, in order to be cast into cannon.
And here they have lain, unused. unemployed
for this or any other sacred purpose. The
neglect to use them, after they were called for.
was ouly of piece with that almost, universal
neglected. all our public interssts-that sluggnh-
ness. selfshnesa. indifference, and terrible
worthlessness among officials which, to this
hour, endangers all our securities aud defeats
the best plans Of those who are still willing
aud able to conceive good purpose or a wise
design. And now they lie upon Capitol Hill in
Columbia, broken aud burned, but still. we
sappose, susceptible of use, for their matsriel,
in the casting of cannon. How long will they
be permitted to remain there, a spectacle Of
diseredit to our energies. and of grievous 4e-
proach equally to our wisdom and. patriotisn12
Alas! poos belief poor countryl
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TNHE Stores will be epensd ON wEDNEs.
l. D ", the 10th inst. for the sale Of provi-
sions for cash. ip proportion to the number in
the family ane the quantity On hand.
The resident poor of the city will be under
th. direction Of she City Council, which. WIFI
issueao Them tickets for provisions
The poor living beyond the limits of the city
vii! be supplied with tickets BY the State Rxs-
eutive Committee
Persons Will sake notice OF tho above; and .
Joint COMMITTEES of the State and oity will
meet daily, at Mr.. Baskins house, the corner Of
Pla1n and Pickens street-commsncng MON
DAY next, 17th inst, at o'clock a. M. or the
purpose Of issuing new tickets.
E. L. KERRISON,
April Is Chairman Joiat Committee,
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Furniture Sale.
By Francis Lance.

On MONDAY MORNING. 18th, at 10 o'clock,
at the residence corner Bridge street. below
the Gas House, will sell, without the least
reserve.
A large collection of fine FURNITURE,
Iuch as
Sofa. Centre Table. Card::Table.
Chairs, Rocking Chairs. -
I. Looking Gisss.
Pair Fire Dogs and Fender.
Large Pictures Bookcase.
Sideboard, Work Table. Bedstead -
Spring Bed and Mattress. Wardrobe,
Marble.top w Washstand, Bureau.
Pillows, Bolster.
Cottage Sett, Mattresses. .v =
Sett of China.
SAtt'o of Curtains and Corniees.
FERN. sssh: 80 Aprilll5l
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Ex-Gov. WIZ. AIkEs.-Letters from ex-Gov.
Aiken. from Charlestsn, deny that he has &C.
septed the efdce of Mayor in Charleston or
that he holds any oiacsia that city anJor the
enemy, as has been reported several times by
the press. We have already intimatel to on,
brethren of the public journals that it ould
be better, whore persons are the subject OF
gossip, that we should be chary how We give
orsdenee to.the runor; still more slow in Civ.
ing publication to the report. :.
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Ws.are indebted to Col Rudler aud Mr.. W
7. Walter for late Augusta papers:


DoxEsrpo H1srs.-The season is at hand for
preserving fruits and vegetables. for making
vinegar aud pickles out of vegetables generally, (,
and wiaes osbrandies out Of fruits and berries.
You May preserve nearly all the vegetables in
caps. bossles or jars. 1t requires only pains.
taking to pressrxe them. Okrs, cut, dried and
ke!'t fre.n insects vii! las: you through the next
winter. SO will tomato, as vegetable aud as
catsup. Boil well for both, strain for the latter.
flfyour vessels to the brin, cork tightly, sesl
with rosin, and turn the vessels Upside down.
Cherry and blackberry and raspberry wines or
srandies ara better beverages than "bald face,'
-'rot gut, or any of the abominations which
are sold, ts the. disorder of the intestines and
the arrangement of the BRAIN. Fill 8 demiiohn
with cherries, cover with the simplest corn.
whiskey, place the vessel in the sun for three
days, then draw off. Add to every gallon Of
the liquor one quart of a strained syrup, which
it may be we'll to unite to tho brandy while the
syrup is still warm This gives you cherry
bounce. Every farmers wife knows how to
prepare blackberry wine. withont spirits, and
this will keep throughout the year; at is, il the
tastes of is family and its friends will suffer it
to do 10. Nearly all vegetables will serve for
pickles. Vinegar of the best quality. equal to
white wine. qaay be made thus: To three
bushels of the pulp of persnmons add twenty
seven gallons of water and three gallons of
whiskey. An inferior article may be made out
Of ue persimnions without the use of whiskey;
80. too, of the May apple, sppie skins, pears
blaekberries and almost all fruits
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1t is reported that the Confederate Govern
msnt will be temporarily located at Greemyfsls
q. O., for the transastion Of public busiae ess,
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Theory Of the Earth.

Mr.. John Calvin Moss, of England, contests
the much vexed theory that the center of the
earth is a mass of fire and molten rock, over
which q crust has formed proportionally q
mere shell, on which we live. "The idea that
the interior of our globe is a vast fiery ocean
doubtless arose" says Mr.. Moss, ''ffou fhe
idea that heat was q material substance, = and
would have TO pass off into space before
the earth could cool; whereas the modern re-
search of science show that heat is no more a
material substance than motion, gravitation
or magnetism, but that it is merely condition
OF matter; and that ~. the case in question,
only become, BY gradual chemical AeS;on,
fixed or latent. "a 9f-c eE.r-
4'But even supposing that cooling would or
did take place, it is q wellknown fact that all
substances-wster in the:state of ice alone ex-
cepted-increase in density or weight as their
heat is diminished, so that the cooler portion
would be the first to sink from the surface to
ward the center. 1t is not quite evident that
those substances most difficult Of fusion
and possessing the greatest specific gravity
would, therefore. be the first to find their way
to the center2 Now gold platinum and afew
OF the precious metals possess these qualities
IN high degree above all other known sub.
stances, and though we know them to be
eSoiSo oi die surface Oh the eartn, We nave
no assurance that they are not abundant in
nature. believe that the interior of the
earth is abundantly supplied with, if not main.
ly composed Of them.
The specific gravity of the earth has been
variously calculated at 4.95, 5-A4,. S. As and
csc; while that Of platinum is 215 and gold
1913. The specific gravity of the rocks which
mainly compose the crust, which is under our
observation does not exceed 30, and sup
posing that the average density of all the
constituents of the earth, except the metals
named, is no higher, about, one-fifth of the
earth may be composed of gold and platinum
"a globe four or five thousand miles thick.
The value of such a deposit may be dimly
imagined when 1t Is remembered that five mil.
lion dollars will go in a box two and a half
feet cubic. Certainly no safer place for such
q, deposit could be found than the heart of
the earth.
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METH0DI6T HYMN BOOKS-.All
Ia sisesandasalitiss, forsslsby - -
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BATcHnLOR,s HAIR DYE.

The Original and Best In the World The only true
AID perfect Hair Dye. Harmless Reliable and Instau
tansous. Produces immediately . splendid black or
NEUTRAL Brown. without hair az skin Re-.
sdss the III effects ofbsd dyes. Sold by sill Druggists
| Thegenuine is signed William A. Bachelor Also
| REGENBRATING EXTRACT OF MILLEFLEuRs
| for Restoring and Identifying the Hair.
auszl-dAw1y CHARLES BAroHELoR, NY
4 For Diarrh&a, Dysentery, Ae.-Ma-
CURES Compound Extract Of BasrH PIAxr 10 the most
reliable sndssocsssfui remedy; IL endorsed BIZ Col
Long General Plcassnton and Gen Fi.z Henry Warren
ofthe United States Army Western Sanitary and Chris
tian Commissions, War Relief Fund Commitse. EDITOR.
OF the Press, and Western steamboat Officers Sold BY
| all druggists and 8. B. vovsbA D Co., Keokuk
ia G. MAGUIRB, Sole PROPRIETOR,
jyls-dAwem Ct. Louis Mo.
OOLGATE's HONEY SOAP.
This oeisbrated TefIss ssap, IN such univsrssi
demand, is made from the choicest materials
mild and cmoIiens In its nature, fragransly
| csntea, and extremely beneftcts IN n. act,
upon the skin For sale BY al Druggist, and Hsnss
'ood' Dealers fsbl-dsvlyr
The Bridal Cham DER. an Essay Of Warn
Ing and Instruction for Young Men. Also, new and
the Urinary andsex,.
systems-sentfree, in sealed envelopes Address, Dr.
skILLIN HouaHroN, Howard Association .phfIs-
islphis, Pa. snrsA.v1v
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KEOKuK. IOWA:


From the CArsstaisotkais Journal, edited BY
tsdspt ofIowH College and rsadIA the Commences
nGu4 Of the Institution. - y - a.
May hooting owls, and whissing bats,
And bowling dogs, and splitting cats,
And humble bees and stinging gnats,
And rattlesnAkes and Norway rats,
Feed a hfs ivss, enAv NJ heGlss fssS'N
And tickle every nerve that feels,
While little demons pinch his nose
And weaxles nibble at his toes.
May every cup once filed with bliss,
With FIRE and fury seethe and hiss,
And all the joys on life's drear waste
Prove Dead Sea apples to his taste.
Nay psllid Fear sit on his walls,
And Iibby's ghost fit through bis halls,
May Nightmares rob him of his sleep,
His pillow be the hornets nest
And fill his softest feather bed
With porcupnes, alive and dead.
May gray backs" be his constant care,
And "hard tack" petrifed his fare.
May toothache make his "dander ris,"
And twinge his nerves with ''rheumstis."
May yellow jackets build their nest
Within the lining of his vest
In short, may everything conspire
To fill his mouth with Goals of fire
And when earth's every singing dart
Has pierced the craven traitors heart,
Consign him to Cimmsfisa ponds
And bind him with Confederate bonds
Where dead mems skulls with CHASTITY grins
Reminds the traitor Of his Sins
Where scorpions crawl and adders hiss
Throughout the dsep, dark, dread abyss;
Where alligators cleste the spheres
And crocodles shed rainy tears,
And woodpiles full Of ringers" rise
Like sable ghosts before his eyes
There may the doom'd wretch ever dwell,
Beholding Heaven, but feeling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-12

Thssheubssg Gotta Family.
Kitty Trsvylyans Diary, BY Author ofOstta Family.
he 1Afiy Dawn Of 0hristian Life In 1nglAAd.
Ninsees1 Deaatffdi Yeor.
WEISS Masenie Monitor. @
Mackey's Masonic Lexicon. wv
Horsaleby n. ". WlB1CO1T.
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TO THE LADIES WE SAY.

~WSAV Use Any OtheR.-Ths lat and best
me right article finally Everybody likssit purely
vsgessols Contains no sugar Of lead II the bsdt Hair
pressing In the world Whlrestore grey and faded hair
70 IL original color In four wssks-evsry timesurs
pop Inquire for wsestsrs Vegetable Hair IaSisora-
TOR, ana don't take any other II all hunAsrs Of
the scalp In week For sale Il wholesale and retail
BY D. A. KsRa. corner Third and Main streets Keokuk
Iowa Burnhams Van Setback, wholesale Druxsists.
10 Lake 81 Chicago, agents for the Northwest.
u eep2Q-ddm
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A GROWN OF GIARY.
EVERY NAN. Woman and Child who has sssd
STERLING'S AMRROSIA.

Il willing to ressnmeBd H. Three Year, n rapidly In
ereasing sale have made the Ambrosia famous I'll over
the world. sage f+.
1T IS WARRANTED TO PLEASE.
1t cures Itching Of the Head.
It makes New Hair grow On Raid Heads
Itprsvents the Hair from Falling Out
1t renders the Hair son and Glossy. 1-t.
olssnses the Scalp; Cools the Heated Brow Removes
Dsndru6; Curss Nervous Hsadache; Cures BAtdnsss;
ENSURES Luxurant Locks Inclines HAIR TO Our supee-
ssdss wss; Kls Hair Datsss Good eject apparent at
once. -
49,, TO THE LADIES WE SAY, ts.ss
The Ambrosia viii suit ron +. Elegantly put up
0elicatey Perfumed Patron.ed by Opera Singers and
Actresses. Sold In splendid boxes cartons Contain
lag two large bottles-No. for morning, No. / fol
evening.
THERE - NO llISTAKH ABOUT IT
eTxRL1NGs AMBROsIA II the best most agreeable
and effective toilet in the world To prove this try
carton.
Sold BY Drsss1sts
0eePlingt ADbPoo1e MsnulAeeuPiDg Ooupeay,
216 Fulton Street, new Yerk.
oet17-dAw1y
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For Sale at 4 BargAin9

MY present residence, situated ON thb cor.
lN1 ,er OF Fourth and Morgan streets oes :, So q
block a. It n two stos, brick house containing
rooms, with - good outbuildings - there are - -
property s1iin sood repair Tho 1ch ar we'll Neah
cAolcs fruit tres and shrubbssy Peach. feaS, 80
Plum, pple and Cherry Trees, al fruit bearing
the hcass md three Aets viii sell ths hoaes snd
I, 1pon which ~ the inpTcvsne MT are sifsAted =
property y dtuatsd in OBS Of the best neigh Dosnee
portion Of Main street, will be cold ct fair price A.
upon favorable twms. Possession liven tmmsdAteIy
oaes ~ ~ dAys q one hundred ard my doasn.
- 80 viii snip II to The uaAnefactufen 90 y
|4ou1 y IL yg1m1Gos nsntteasG, e = ~ 90 =
0sanahas 41l1lAs Feeeu - = 0S1As
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Northwestern Canada.

The Canadians call their Red River region
the northwest, as We do our region stretching
along south of that territory. A paper pub.
hshed in that territory, called The Nor rester,
OF September 81, gives some particulars OF
the condition of the colony. We learn that
the demand for cattle for the United States is
felt there as in Canada and that large droves
have been sent over the line and disposed OF
at good rates. From the public account for
the year ending May 81 ii appears there is a
small balance in the colonial treasury. Not
withstanding thegrasshopper plague there was
a good crop, the yield of wheat being in many
instances from thirty to thirty-fv bushels to
to the acre. There was a fair demand for
wheat at six shillings sterling per pushed.
Other cereals were also abundant. -
The Nor rester contains An article on the
proposed purchase by Canada of the north.
west territory, to which it says that the peo.
pie there would have preferred the erection
of the country into crown colony. but if this
cannot be obtained then i. thinks a union
would be to the sdyaptage of all Hstronply
urges upon Canada the necessity of taking
some steps which shall secure the trade of the
territory, instead Of allowing it, as it is rapid
ly doing, to fall entirely into the hands of the
people of the United States.
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LINKS IN THE CHAIS.-The blast that drove
the storm clouds across the heavens shook the
oak, and the acorn-cup, loosened from its
fruit, fell on the pathway. The clouds burst,
and the rain drop filed the corn-cup. A
robin, wearied by the sultry heat of an autumn
day, and troubled by the fury Of the storm.
nopped on the path, when all was calm and
drank OF the rain drop. RefFeshed and elatI.
aened, he few to his accustomed place in n a
Ivy that overriding the poets window. ana
there trllled his sweetest, happiest song. The
poet heard, and rising from us reverie. wrote
chant OF grateful reioiosag. The chant vent
forth into the great world, and entervd The
house of sorrow, and uttered its heart st;rr;oe
accents by the couch of sickness. The sar.
rowful were. comforted, and the sick vera
cheered. Many voices praised the uoet. .Hs
SAID the chant was inspired by the robin
song" III should have sank into tho a.r.h
had not the acorn-cup been there 70 receive
me, said the min drop. ~ had mot haen
there to receive you, hut for the angry blast -
said the acorn cup. And SO they that were
comtbrted praised the blast; bot the hlast 20.
piled, praise Him at whose word the stormv
wind ariseth, and who from darknss can him
light, making his mercies oft-times to nass
through unseen, unknown, unsupported chan.
nels, and bringing in due time, by his own
yay, The grateful chant from the angry storm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-12

H1Rx = en- economical suggestion for our
rrral rsadsss: ''Od boot legs are worth very
little as mending material. The best use that
have found for them 10 to cut the lsss low
down, draw the legs on, put on your shoes,
letting the legs come low down over the
shoes. Hplowing, or walking through mud,
wet grass, etc., put on your pants inside, and
the leggings will answer as well ss pair
boots entire, and cost about half ~ nue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-12

EXCELLENT WINE FOR Fn MAhES.
WINE ceieb aed in Europe for its edcins and bene-
DC qualities highly esteemed by eminent physicians,
European and American Hospital, and by some
Of th. first families In Europe and America
AS Ton Is no equal. causing an appetite ana
building up the system, being enEely pure wine Of
most valuable grape. As A DIURRTIC II impertse
healthy action OF the Glands, Kidneys and Urinary g.
gans. very beneficial IN Dropsy Cont a1d Rhumatic -
Of the Port 0r.pe, possessing nsdlrin -
rtor 70 any otAsr vine II 80 - - ersat arteas
nrm improving The sppesite md bebehtipg lades and
children. ny oae( aaA ysa vi ~ Be docesrsd.
AUBs sure the sigla3s d AlsnED eREsH b over the
cork Of each bottle-
by Wilkinson, 1art,ett Co ,Keoauk lows, and
I'll first class Dealers Who NO sell tbs CASTILLO PORT
BRANDY, oAeace old article imported only by Mr..
eDeex, dFse9 - he vslley Of Opcrto locteem
A1rra1b g1pRte& b Wholesale DruEgist'
AWBy - eR0A - his Vineyard in New Jersey.
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TEE King Of Wurtemburg is put
Seser a. stsasl o ses' Of ~ the
we're risa-vis with the royal be- A1s snicn
be would have none but mobiles onros;,o s t sald
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NEW J.AIsN. -.
9 Ono LBS, 1dOICE NEW LAM
W,VVV Ssale = - - 1AA11D
ss t@ 1pnpnsoo1 49,.
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pURE and four years old, for the Commu-
MON Table and Family use Prescribed by Physi-
cian- fer Females Weakly P-rsons and Israiids- The
all Chronic ps<eses. 4f
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-08

NV YopK BAsKs.-A II. T. letter says:
T,he banks here are doing 3 prosperous busl-
ness At present, in circulation and otherwise !,
inst now the South and West IS absorbing al
snrnlus CURRENCY, and the banks which have oe-
come national institutions are getting on very
nrosnerously. Its we'll known that some ne: OF
The State banks here, which changedto nation {,
Al banks, did so from motives OF apparent
necessity. They found that the country pa fI
with whichthey hadlarge amounts OF business
were ak going over. to the National scn e
and il order to keep thei, business with them
we're obliged to adopt the sanae plan
There are now Only eight I. banks remaining
ia this city 10. national. They urge as Their
reason forF e remaining State banks, that the
plan obliaes them to keep half their. capital
kihg useless, For: instance, each bank, to
become national bank, has to invest one
fourth It's capital in national bonds or seeurl-
ties. By this means they gain 80 much cir
eulation; S but il order % provide the redemp-
ton Of that circulation in simes Of panic, they
have to keep another quarter OF their capital
in their vaults, the na,ional securities not
being Immediately available for that purpose;
These eight banks, however, may be expected
to become national banks, Or, ST least, many
think SO, if the plan succeeds yell in the
course Of year or two more s@S@
,.r;,.U ~. q