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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10

A rather serious riot occurred at
Memphis last week, arising from a
wh1Ue man striking negro whom he
found beating q small boy. The
white man took refuge in q livery
stable, which was soon surrounded by
excited e1S and angry negro soldiers.
The white man finally escaped by
rapid running. He was closely pur-
sued, and fired at number of times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10
-A-nct1on aa1os.
Household and Kischen FtsRiture, Glass,
China, &c. :
BY Richard Caldwell

II ny &A1C0dTQ ValOWeu. s
ON THURSDAY, 18th inst, will, be sold,
without reserve, at 10 O'clock, at the resi-,
.dence IN Marion street, near upper Me-
thodist Church,
consisting Of: -
One Melpdeon, Hair-seat and Cane-bot-
toned Chairs, Sofa, Marbie-top Pier Table.
Sideboard, Bookcase, Lounge, ROCKING
and Arm Chairs, Pictures, Carpets, Mat,
ting and Gil Cloth, Extension Dining
Table, Washstands, Vases, Ice House, Hat
9acks Drawers. one Eight-day Clock, Ward
robes, Clothes Press, Tables, Crockery and
glassware; las ALSO,
. Bedsteads, Mattresses, Feather Beds.
Bolsters, Pillows, Blankets, &c.
: One Cooking Stove and appurtcnances
complete; together with a full assortment
OF Kitchen Furniture.
ALSO,
A largo variety of French China. consist
ing of Dinner and Tea Sets, perfectly new:
8 casks English Coal, 2 Garden Engines
Ladders and many other articles too nu,
merous to mention.
Conditions cash on delivery. Articles to
be removed Immediately after sale.
Oct 1G
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10
Mississippi.

JACKSON, MISS. Sept. 29.-Gov.
Sharkey to day issued a proclamation
accepting the proposition of Colonel
Thomas, Assistant Commissioner of
the Freedmen's Bureau of Missis-
s1ppl, transferring the right of trying
all cases in which the rights of freed,
men are involved from the Freed
mems Bureau TO tthhe civil authority.
upon condition that the Provisional
Government of that State will take
for their mode of procedure the laws
now IN force, except so far as those
laws make distinction on account Of
color. The negroes are also to be
protected in person and property.
They can be sued and have the right
to sue. They are also to be competent
witnesses according to the laws of
evidence.
The Ne,cs, in an editorial. de-
nounces the act as an encroaciment
upon the rights of the whites, and
says it will be repudiated by the peo-
pie.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10

had better be thinking Of .asorpanizinSs
instead of disbanding, . the President
has, as I am told, replied BY ordering
thu Wa1 Department. to reduce the
army to q peacef ooting, which means.
1 presume, an army similar in mum
Ders to the one prior to the war. This
is e most important condition, and
will naturally barb anew, with hate
and bitterness, the arrows of the op-.
position.
LETTER FROM .AnExANDER II. STE
PHEss.-A Columbus, Georgia, paper
says: ~
We have parmis1on to make ex-
tracts of a letter from A. 81. Stephens
to gentleman of this city. The
letter is dated Fort Warren, Boston
Harbor, Massachusetts, August 81,
1865. In his letter Mr.. Stephens
says: ! - ~
ter health dan when wrote to you.
The releak from close confinement
and removal from the quarters in
winch l. was first placed, and being
put In others more comfortable, have
been OF great benefit to me. I am
now almost, if not quite, as well as I
was when I came here.
Il SOP by the papers of this morn
ing that s,my brother, Linton Ste
phens, left Washington yesterday for
this place to see me. It is also re-
ported that I shall probably be re-
leased on parole. This is cheering
news to me. If the hopes founded
on 1t prove not to be illusory, I hope
soon to be at home again, and at no
distant day to see you.
please remember me to
and to all inquiring friends. The
list would be too long for me 10 un-
dertake to enumerate the names of
all that I have thought a, great deal
about since have been here, in and
about Columbus.
Yours, truly,
ALEXANDER 81. STEPHENS.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10

OK BBI.S. SUPERFINE FLOUR.
~ 10 bbls. CRUSHED SUGAR.
bbls. BROWN SUGAR
10 bbls. LEAF LARD.
S sacks COFFEE.
2 chests fine GREEN TEA.
d boxes fine E. d. CHEESE.
10 kegs picked PIG FEET, (vcry fine.)
MACKEREt, goldfish.
IRISH POTATOES, ONIONS
cases fine HAMS, MACCARONI.
Lobsters, Salmon, Sardines, Candles.
Soap, Starch, Pickles. &c.
ALSO,
A fine assortment of CIGARS.
Old London Dock BRANDY, (very fine
Pale Sherry, Whiskey, Porter. Ale, &c.
In I'D di'tion to our former stock of Shoes.
We have just received The most extensive
ssortment Of Ladies' and Children's
SHOES ever offered in Columbia, consist
ng in part as follows: Ladies' Buff and
dove Kid Congress Caters, Ladies' Buff
ialm orals and Bootces, Ladies Cloth Con-
ress Caters, Ladies' Polish Boots, Misses
choGl Shoes, Childrens and Boys Shoes.
great variety, and Gents tine Caters
nd Shoes, al OF which we cf3sr for sale ut
10 lowest cash prices.
set fine HARNESS, for draft mules
.ad horses. Oct. 10 2
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-10

The term Fenian is derived from
the Gaelic word Fiann. In the anti
quated Gaelic it is written Fiand. Ii
was name given to an order or class
OF professional soldiers among the
Pagan Irish, long before the Christian
era. In ordinary times the Fiann
consisted of three legiors; in each
legion were three hundred mens
but in war there were usually seven
legions.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

SEEING THE HoG.-A man in Cort-
land county raised porker of such
unusual size that strangers went out of
theif way to see it. One of them the
other day met an old gentleman and in
auired about the animal.
y,t,'Wall, yes" the old fellow said
s'he'd got such critter, nifty big un
but he guessed he would have to charge
him about a shillin' for looking at him ,"
The stranger looked at the old man
for a minute or so pulled out the de-
sired coin, handed it to him and started
10 Ro;Of.
u sHold on" said the other; don't you
wantto see the hog
"No," said the stranger, IL have seen
80 big a hog as l want to see and of
be vent.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

FAST DRIvING.--A livery stable keep
er would never let horse go out with
out requesting the lessee not to drive
fast. One day young man called to
get a turn out to attend funeral -
"Certainly," said the stableri "but," he
added, forgetting the solemn purpose
for which the young man wanted the
borse, "don't drive fast" "Why, just
look here, old fellar," said the some
what excited young man, IL want you
40 understand that 1 shall keep up with
the procession If il kills the hoTsel"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

"Ah this beautiful world! I know
not what to think of it ! Sometimes IL
is all sunshine and gladness, and heaven
itself lies not far Off-and then it sud-
denly changes, and is dark and sorrow
full, and the clouds shut out the day.
In the lives of the saddest Of us, there
are bright days like this when We feel
as if We could take the great world in
our aIms. Then come glOomy hours
whe n the FIRE will not burn in our hearts,
and all within is dismal, cold, and dark.
Believe mo every heart has it's secTet
sorrows, which the world knows not,
and often times We call a man cold
when be is only Sad."-lLODgfcilOw.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

CHICKEN PIE.-Dress the chickens us
for frying. Boil in hot water till tender,
then set away till sufficiently cool. Make
. crust the same as for good short bis
cult, and line the pan with it. Season
the chickens with plenty Of butter,-salI
and pepper to taste. Let the pan be
about one half filed with gravy, Ohe
remainder to be tbickened with butter
and Aour.) Cover with crust; bake in
moderate oven one hour.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

Masonic BURIALs.--In oil ages the
bodies OF the Masonic dead have been
laid in graves dug due east aud west
with their faces toward the east. This
practice has been borrowed from them
and adopted by others, until it has be-
come nearly universal. 1t implies that
when the Great Day shall come, and
he who is Deaths cODGueror shall give
the signal, His iutffable light shall
6rst be seen in the east; that from the
east He will make His glorious ap.
sproach; will stand at the eastern mar
gin of these graves, and with his mighty
power-that grasp, irresistably strong,
which shall prevail, will raise the bodies
that arc slumbering therein.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05
The Passion for Display.

The world is crazy for show. There
is not one person in a thousand who
dares fall back on nothing but his real,
sim pie self for power to get through the
world, and extract enjoyment as he
goes along. There is too much living
in the eyes Of other people. There is
no end to the nping, the mimiery, the
false airs, and the superficial arts. 1t
requires rare courage, we admit, to live
up to ones enlightened convictions in
these times. Unless you consent to JOIN
in tho general ohoat, you are jos'led out
ofreach. There is no room for you among
the great mob Of pretcnders. lfa man
dares TO live within his means, and is
rcsolute in his purpose not to appear
more than he really is, let him be ap
plauded. There is something fresh in
such an example.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

SOME ON SUoAR.-A lady in this town
sent her husbaSd to the store, lately, to
buy dollars worth of sugar, as the
good wife was nearly out. The sugar
not appearing, a few days afterwards she
asked her husband what he had done
with It. He replied after few mo
ments hesitation and head scratching
,"tbat he must have put it in his OTHER
VEST PocK ET."- [Cape Ann Adv.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

TIME TO Go.--"What time o. night
is it ?" said couAtry lass to dull
spark, of whose company she was tired.
"Why," said he, "reckon it's just about
now" "Then just now is the time that
boys ought to be at hOme," replied
Miss, as she lighted her beau to the
door. -.
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pOutR's department.
IFor the Highland News.

For the Highland News.
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed Of " letters.
My IA 6 23 Is a kind Of produce.
My 8 2 10 Is what wicked people do.
ny 20 26 IL % 2S what government contractors do
MY 81 I & l6 10 10 iH what soldiers are ut home.
MY 90 20 10 II 27 1911 Is the name:of General.
MY IL 10 25 l3 "a o is what orators do.
Ms IS 26 "a ~ is IA kind Of Ash.
NY rs l3 27 ~ Is used for hauling wood In winter.
My 7 81 22 is kind Of food.
My rs 20 II ID weight.
My whole is very attractive to the ladies In tho citI
Of Lexington. and is very popular when at
ANNESLEY.
Lexington, KY, December, 26 1864.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

A Blow Hearing a physician re.
mark that a small blow would break
the nose, rustic exclaimed, "Well, J
dunno bout that; I've blowed my nose
a great many times, and I've never
broke it yet"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

If you would have a right account
of things from illterate people, let
them tell their story in their own way.
If you put them upon talking accord
ing to logical rules, you will quite con-
found them.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

EDUcATINa DowNwARDs.-An NJ. @.
twitled John Randolph as to his "wanI
Df education." Randolph said in re-
ply, "The gentleman Eeminds me OF
chs lands about the head.waters of the
Montgomery, which are poor by nature,
aud oultiyation entirely ruined them
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miscellaneous.
Corn Griddle Cake.

One pint sour milk; one egg, well
beaten; one-half teaspoon sal'; one-half
tea. spoon saleratus; thickcn with two
table spooufuls -four, and meal sufficient
TO make a moderately stiff batter; tea
,snnonful of molasses. Bake on q grid
die till nicely Drowned.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

AnsU d, to Enigma in last weeks paper Dewitt Cin
ton Hrmsnt......fo Cbarads; X-tasigh (Ecs-ta-sy)
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

coffin, said au Irishmau, "is the
house a man lives in when he is dead u
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-05

Pronounced rnrr.gu, tthe inal letter silent,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
Guard Against Vulgar Language

There is rs much connection be-
tween the words and the thoughts
as there is between the thoughts
and the actions Tho latter are
not only the expressions of the
former, but they have a power to
react upon the soul, and leave the
stain of their corruption there. A
youDg man who allows himself tl
use one vulgar or prolane word has
not only shown that there is q foul
spot upon his mind, but by the ut
terence of that word he extends
that spot and inlames IL till; by
indulgence it will polute and ruin
the whole soul, BE as careful Of
your words as Of your thoughts.-
If you can control the tongue that
no improper words arc pronounced
by it, you will soon be ablo, also,
to control the mind, and save that
from corruption. lou extinguish
the fire by smothering it. or by
preventing bad thorghts from
bursting ont into language. Never
utter a word anywhere which you
would be ashamed to speak in the
preseace of the most refined fe
male, or the most religious man.
Try this practice little while and
you will soon have command OF
Yourself.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
family Girtle.
HUSBANDS AND WIVES,

WHEN people understand that
they must live together, they learn
to soften, by mutual accommoda-
tion, the yoke which they know
they can not shake off. They be-
come good husbands AMI good
wives, from tho necessity ofremain-
ing good husbands and good wives;
for necessity is powerful master
in teaching the duty which it i'm
poses. II it were once understood
that upon mutual disgust married
persons might be legally separated,
many couples who now pass
through the world with mutual com.
fort, with attention TO their com
mon offspring, and to The moral
order Of civil society, might have
been at this moment living in u
state of mutual unkindness, in a
state of enlargement from their
common offspring, and in state
Of unrcserycd immortality. To be
sure, if people come together in
marriage with the .extrayagant cx-
pectations that all are to be halcyon
days; tie husband conceiving that
all is to be authority with him,
and the wife that al! is to be accom-
modation to her; every body sees
how that must end; but they come
together with a prospect of lappi.
moss, they must come with the re-
flection that, not bringing .perfec.
ton in themselves they lave no
right to expect it ON the other side
that having respectively, many
infirmities Of their own to be over
looked, they must overlook the in
| firmities of each other.
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jeff. Thompson's Note"

The somewhat thought
not fayorahly-knovn rebel chief.
tain, jeff. Thompson, was in Mem.
phis on the day Of tile battle, and
boasted of the easy victory the
rebels would have over the nationl
al fleet.
We win chaw them up in just
one hour" said JEFF. rs the battle
began. y
I" Are you sure of that =" asked
Il friend. ,.
!" Certainly l am there is no
doubt of it,"
Turning TO servant, hc sent for
his horse, in ordor, he said, to be
!ablo to move about rapidly to the
best points for witnessing the en-
gagement,
In an hour and three minutes
the battle was over. jeff. turned
in his saddle, and bade his friends
farewell, saying that he had q note
falling duo that day at Holly
Springs, and was going ont to pay
it. Tho "chawing mp" of our fleet
was not referred TO again.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
History Of a Drinking Club.

Some years ago, in a large towf,
in the west of Scotland, there exis.
ted a drinking club Of upwards ,f
twenty members, all of whom be-
forged TO the middle classes of 60.
ciety. This club had a great in
buencc in municipal affairs, and
several OF its members were elected
to I'LL posts in the town council
The drinking was carried on to
fearful extent in tho tavern where
they met. The members were to
be found often in the club at all
hours Of the night and day. Their
drinking was often connected with
such noisy mirth ne TO attract the
attention of the passer.by. Tho
club was broken mp. Two Of it's
members were sent to a lunatic
asylum. One jumped from n wins
dow and Killed himself; one walk
ed or fcll into the water and was
drowned one was found dead in
u public house one died of deli.
rium tremens ; upwards Of ten be-
came bankrupt; four died ere tLcy
had lived half their day.
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were pLrdoncd. lie had cudeav.
Orcd to deal Justly and hncrably
with all men, and he died without
fear, Trusting that the same good
God who had cared for him here
would take him to Himself. lie
c"joincd up his children to meet
him in eternity. lie then rcQucs
ted his son.in.lhw, Rcv. I. VI.
Cunningham to pray with him
making audible responses through.
out the prayer. After the remain
der OF the family left the room, he
.convcrscd long and earnestly with
his son.iulaw, upon his hope and
faith, nsking him to pray ioi him.
He said, " there is u wonderful
power in prayer, and | want you
to stand by me through this ope.
ration, aud pray for me, and in
case Of death pray for me - long
as my soul fingers in MY body. y
As well known, incisiuns wcrc sub
stituted for amputation. This was
on Friday morning. lie did not
become entirely conscious ;ill the.
following Monday evening, when
he was told that he must die. lie
requested every one but his wife,
children and sister to leave the
room. He was too much cxhnus.
ted to speak, except to say, "God
bless you," to each one, with Il
parting embrace twice repeated
Ills sister asked him the question.
Is the Saviour precious to you
do you trust in him, and feel that
You are going to be with him -
lie responded, "Ies.' His wife
asked him, Z" Do you love God and
trust him ." He answered, Gin.
deed | do " His daughter told
him " she was praying that Jesus
would take him salo homeN lie
exclaimed, " Thank you, daughter.
and God bleos you! llo then
became unconscious of all about
him till the neyt morning at eight
o'clock, when being asked if he
knew his daughter, he replied in
tho affirmative. lie thtn made
signs to his son in.law to pray
He twice responded to the prayer.
and these were his last dttcrances.
After the prayer he took Mr.. Gun.
ningham's hand, and seemed to
try to thank him, but he could not
speak. Mr.. Cunningham, then
spent some time in repeating pas.
sagcs Of Scripture, to VIII ch he
earnestly listened. He again sank
into Inconsistencies, from which
he did not rally until about five
minutes before he. died. when he
opened his eyes and fixed them up.
on his wife; rs if desirous to speak,
but he could not. His eyes were
full Of Ileavenly brightness ; hap.
pincss shone upon his counteMance
Ter Il moment, aud then ho closed
his eyes and peacefully fell asleep.
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Gems Of Thought.

AMnrIos often plays tho wrest-
lel's trick Of raising u man up
merely to fling him down. -
In heaven all Gods servants will
be abundantly satisfied with his
dealings and dispensations with
them; and ehall see how all con:
duced. like so many winds, to bring
them to their havensl and how
even the roughest blasts help to
bring them homeward.
Willy, "snid an interesting
yonng mother to her youngest hope
inl. =" Do you know what the diff
ference between the body and the
soul isl The soul, my child is
what you love with, and the body
carries you about. This is your
body touching the little fellows
shoulder, +" but there is something
deeper in. You can feel it tnow.-
What is it. "
"Oh, 1 know, said Willy, with
a knowing expression in his eyes,
4" that's my flannel shirt. z"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
gMistrllaaecWs.
Fate Of Fast Men.

The vicious die early. They fall
like shadows or tumble wrecks and
ruins into the grave often when
quite young, almost always before
forty. "The wicked livcth not
half his days" The world at once
rat fies the truth and assigncs the
reason, by describing the dissolute
life of "tast men," that is they live
iast--they spend twelve hours in six
getting through the whole before
the meridian. and dropping into
darkness while others arc in the
glory oflight. "Their sun goeth
down while it is day." And they
might have helped it. Many one
dies before he need. Young men
of genius like Burns and Byron, to
whom, when dissipatcd and profit
gate, 81 years is fatal, and your
obscure and namcloss wandering
stars, who waste their time in ILL
ertine indulgence they cannot
live, they must die carly. They
put on steam till they blow up the
boiler. They run at such a rate
that the fire goes ont for want OF
fuel. The machinery is destroyed
by rapid speed and reckless wear.
Nothing can save them. Their
physical system cannot stand the
strain they put 1t to. willie the state
of their mind is often such that the
soul would eat the substance ofthe
most robust body and make for it.
sell a way Of escape from the in
cessant hell of its own thoughts.
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CONVERSATION AT HOME.

Among the influences which
shape the young people of a family,
a most important place must be
given to the tone Of conversation
that prevails in their home. Cecil
says; "The opinion, the spirit, the
conversation, the manners of ,he
parents, influence the child. Ii he
is q fantastic man, il he is a gene
alogist, knows nothing but who
such a one and so on, his
children will usually catch these
tastes. If he is a literary man,
his very girls will talk learnedly,
If he is a gripping, hard, miserly
man, such will be his children
The coloring Of his conversation
their minds like an at
mosphere. If they hear nothing
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
WATERING WINDOW PLANTS

There is enc universal law "a to
Watering plants, which a great
many people entirely neglect, The
neglect OF this ono duty causes
moro blights and more unhealthy
plants than perhaps any sng @
thing that could bo named besides.
| mean the excellent rulc OF water
ing them with warm water, always
rather warmer than the soil the
plants aro growing in. People
must surely see the check and in
jury it must be to plants slways to
ret cold food. The organs of ten.
der plants are extremely delicate;
and when they are wanted to digest
their food it is bad plan surely to
Ipara'yZl them with cull. lr W.
feed them on the other hand, with
TODD u little wa'm, they are stimu-
lated ut once to make the most o.
thcir meal Another important
part of the watering branch con
sists in the washing that all house
lplnnts ieqrirc.-7Miss Mdljpy'a
f2oTerS for IViRao3c Gardens.