The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-01

may call in to see him and pass q few
words, or the officer of the guard n,a,
have something to say; for only these
two, except his physician and Craven
and the Chaplain, of course, when he
calls, are allowed to speak to him. Ii
conversation he has betrayed a1
anxiety and even determination tc
discuss the subject of the impossible
ty OF ever convicting him of treason.
He throws himself back upon the
question of State rights as his main
point OF defence For some time,
finding that all The discussion was on
his own side, he has kept silent on the
SUBJ javt. EXCEPT these Interruptions
in Tie WAY Of conversation, which. il
Will be understood. are not daily by
any means, hc passes most of his time
till half-past ; p. NJ. his dinner hour.
IN looking at the window. lie smokes
his pipe occasionally, bu5 is no great
smoker. lie say that much smoking
makes hmm TOO nrTvn;;>. After dinner
he passes the time as before. He has
supper at lalf-past $ o'clos.k. and then
directly goes To bod. He sleeps pretty
soun,iiy, but more so formerly ,han
latter! y. At first the light kept h;;l,l-
ing IL tn" room all night trrth!rd him,
but Ia" has hccuin" used 10 il a.,!
makes No complaint on tln. subject
nov. rs perhaps he know, it would ,io
no ::or,l il Eo did.
'':.!;'!l.Hr, AHn;r tn: GUARD. .
IL i,:rl-;ola letters i,avr .}rsrrilc'l
NJ. DAVIS quarters "a;l thc' .suarl
placed 'vrr l4lm. Both continue the
sam" 'a- first. H las been urgent
to has" i:io g1,ard in his own room,
til" rr"r room C the cns>lnatr two
are k'l'. constantly in both front and
back r"o'H. viii! ;ln officer With them
removed ;'n'' kept IN The front room
But !::' ri!trr:.j% Wis Of no avail. Next
hcelcs;;s.l thAj tl,c guard in his own
room might b. allowed to stand in
stead OF being KEPT, walking. bat here,
too. his request has not been complied
with.
THE LATE EXECUTION OF THE ASSAssl-
NATION CoNSniHATOES.
There is every reason to believe
that the execution OF the assassination
conspir:,tors in Washington has been
communicated to Davis within the
past three OF four days. It is certain
that a great marked change mas come
over him, and to his undoubted
knowledge of this execution the
change is attributed. His food is of
the best quality, he has abundance of
pure air, and there is no special
reason otherwise accounting for pre-
sent gloominess and decreasing health.
CONDITION OF Mi. CLAY.
Every day Mr.. Clay is improving in
health. He still takes his morning
hours walk, and is in greatly improv-
ed physical condition on account of
it. DIR. Brancroft feeds him on hos
pltai diet yot; in fact, his constitution
Is IN no r''nd:t:on- tn stand stronger
food. he is very li,-rlv and ci.atty, il
he can Get amy o.p, to talk t. AIM. and
hopeful us to tin, Culture.
ME-. Io:!& aiircHEI..
Nothing secln, t. affect .t?a phvsi-
que of My. Mitchell. II" is np0:.ront
ly as good il health. IS on thr day he
WIS hrou@!t 'irrr. H. ","S.',ar~fnnt-
ed most OF tiIr 1jN.e. and tn. .$ thincs
coolly ana ;rli"!lY His marn"rs al,,
not very csnciii:tt"lT. unr c9,lclllatc,l
to attach f';endS to hi.n. 1 an told
that he has not lt"ir "vr.r;scl amy
fears as to tiia President pressing Il
pardon unnn l.iln
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r. IL. G.i.:t:, who is retained iay
some tl;..n.I.; .f ,Irr' N,l,;.: .s tive