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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-12-06
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Puritan philanthropy.


There was man in our town
Whose hobby was canary birds;
For songsters he'd as high renown
AS some men for their dairy herds.
He kept his little dickies all
In most comfortable cages,
And furnished feed for great and small,
In accordance with their ages
He loved his pets, and they were CAV,
And caroled songs of JOY and peace,
To hear their young attempt the lay,
And see their little broods increase.
One day some philanthropic gents
AT least so they themselves announced,
Impeled by Puritan intents,
Upon the dickcy bird-man pounced.
Their speaker, Tcndcll Willips, said:
Friend, this committees from the East
Where bran-ncw moral plans are laid
The homo # him surnam'd The Beast
"We'rc sent by that great Commonwealth,
Which claims the right to interfere
In other peoples moral health
An ancient right she holds most dear
''Our missions brief brief let it be:
lis moral Massachusetts wish
That you at once these birds set free;
To cage thcm's vile and heathcnisl'
''Why!' quoth the man, with staring eyes.
Il break no laws-thc birds arc mine;
Your words have tilljl me with SURPRISE
l shall not part with them, III fine :.
In vain the delegation plead
The right Of all birds to- be free;
Their homes are fields and trees" they
said.
But this the bird-man could not see.
;'What. fields and trces!'' cried he amazed,
These birds were all in cages bred;
Your Massachusetts, must be craZed:
trpo1O,o t1,oi Il I, 1,n
said.
Soon angry words advanced to blows;
The delegation proved too strong;
Each cage by force they did unclose-
Accomplishing great riSht-or wrong.
When all the dickcy-bird were out.
Those philanthropic wise men fred
Every cage they found about:
Which act all puritans admired.
Then, as the bird-man waxed nate,
AS punishment, because he rallied,
They seized his pictures, gems and plate,
And for tho modern Athens sailed.
Meanwhile the dickey,, birds, poor things,
Hoped hclplesslv about in need;
And knowing not the use of wings,
They did not fly in search of feed
Some died in corners, starved to death
Many by little boys were killed
Dogs crunchcd them dozens at breath
With scores Of them cats maws were
filled.
By those who lily knew their needs,
Some were caught and Gagged once more;
Alas! they perchcd on broken reeds,
Their mirth and singing days were DER.
Poor birds! their race is nearly run
~ Squelched by moral thimble riggers;
Now, reader, answer this conun-
Why are dickey-bu'ds like niggers2
[Neec York MetropolitUt Record.
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South Carolina---Union District.
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY.

Sarah Hu,,aes, applicant, rs Stephen Fo,cler
ct dl., Defeudants
IT appearing to my satisfaction that
Il Betsy Bently, Ebert Fowler, Julia
Sprouse, Coleman Hames, Presley Hames
and William Hames, defendants in this
case, reside without the limits of this State
1t is, therefore, ordered that they appear
before me, on or before the 18th day Of
February, A. d. 1866, and object to the
division or sale of the real estate of Polly
White deceased, or their consent will be
entered of record. C. GAGE, o. U. d.
Oralinary's Office, Nov. 20, 1865.
Nov 80 WIZ
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S %. 0 0 0 600.

Risks taken Oh Cotton or Merchandise in
transltu from any point to any point on
reasonable terms.
ALL LOSSES PROMPTLY Adjusted.
Office at Mr.. Hussung's house corner Of
Assembly and Washington streets, Col,lm-
bia, S. C. Aug is 46n
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FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE,
H. E. NICHOLS. AGENT

II PANIES:
The Underwriters Agency" the ''Inter-
national the metropolitan the ''Conti-
mental the 'Sccurity,' the ''Homc,' the
Columbia, the ''Washington, the ,.L'ul-
ton" the 'Croton. Ill of the city of New
York; the Putnam" and the New Eng
land. of Hartford, Conn; the Home"
OF New Haven, Conn; the Home and
the Southern Insurance and Trust Com
pany, of Savannah. Ga; the sAlbcmarlc." :"
OF Virginia, and the Gulf State,'' of Flo
rlda. Also, the ''Glohc Life Insurance
Company" of New York; the .sNew England
Mutual, of Boston; the North Carolina
Mutual, of Raleigh, and the Accidental" !"
OF New York, insurinS against accidents of
all kinds The whole possessing an aggrc-
gate capital of over
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He lurched this and that way.

Gated. He lurched this and that way
staggering backward and forward
now his knees would double up, an
he -vould miss q step, as if the cart
had suddenly vanished before him
then he would cross his legs, and
lurch would send him diagonall
across the road. He stopped an
braced himself up, so as nearly to fa]
backward, and then drifted helplessl
along. Presently he turned an angl
in the. road, and was out of sight.
'SThat fellow is beastly drunk!
remarked the General
"Drunk Not much SIR laughed
the young man. "He'sno more DRUM
than I am. He's playing 'poss,,ll,
and means mischief. Look there
he's lying in the road"
AS they drove up, he raised him
self lazily and hailed them: "Hic
ah-I say, gentlemen. can't you Civ
a man lift /! I-I-hc can't walk
I'm loaded too heavily with d
mean whiskey.''
rid of it," replied the General sternly
''The devil!'' exclaimed the man
sprlnglng to his feet with the agilit,
OF cat. He gave keen whistle
| and planted himself in front of tn,
coach. Three men sprung out from
the bushes and made 4 rush for tht
carriage.
Quick as thought the Genera
sprang upon one of them, and they
rolled over in the road together !,
dull, crashing sound was next hear(
over the road, and second one rolled
over i'll the dust, propelled by the
loaGed whip in the powerful hands O.
the driver. The young man, bv {
timely shot, fired and brought dow
third, and then sprang to the assist
ance of the General, who still fought
manfully with the herculean anita
gonist, while the driver engaged the
remaining robbcr.
''Stand back! stand back.". crieG
the General to the young man; ''we
are man to man, I'll give the villain
fair play. BY the Eternal I have you
now!' and he threw his antagonist
over, apparently ifeless.
Are you hurt, my boy?" asked the
General. ''And YOU too, Ned:
Where is Ned
Here, massa," replied the boy,
putting up the road. "My robbe1
coward, he run. l golly. He! he
he! L save one, massa save one and
de young gentleman save one. He.
he! her'
All this occurred in less time than
it takes to record it.
But you, General, are you hurt?'
e'No; nothing but a few bruises,
thank God! But look here; one o1
them is stirring. You, sir, and Ned,
pinion his hands, while I examine
the Others
None of them were found to be
dead. Two were only stunned, and
the third had received pistol shot
through the shoulder and was
crouching in alright They were all
soon pinioned, and council was
held, when Eit was determined tc
disarm them and let them go, rather
than be detained on the road. Nc
further incidents befell our travellers
during their jaunt. On their sepa-
ration in Tennessee, the General gave
the young man much good advice.
He recounted to him his own history
and bade him aspire to be good and
useful. The General continued e,
route for his home in Middle Tennes
see, and the young man stopped an6
settled in the town Of Greenville
Tennessee, as journeyman tailor
OF his subsequent career it is need
less to speak; it is part of the history
of our country. M. F.. u.
JoNEsBoRo, Tenn, Nov, 1865.
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Burning of the Museum.
LETTER FROM MIR. B.4RNU.M.
NEW NORK Inly Il 1Ses

LETTER FROM MIR. BARNVN
NEW YORK, July IA, 1865.
MEssRs. HERRING Il o.-GENrIEMES:
Though the destruction of the American
Museum has proved serious loss to my
self and the public. am happy to verify
the old adage, that Its an i'll wind that
blows nobody good,' and, consequently,
congratulate You that your well known
safes have again demonstrated their supc-
rior tire-proof qualities in an ordeal of I'M,
usual severity.
The safe You made for me some time
ago was in the Office of the Museum, on
the second floor, back part of the building,
and in the hottest of the fire
After twenty-four hours of trial, it was
found among the debris, and on opening
it this day has yielded up its contents in
very good order-books, papers, policies of
| insurance, bank bills, all in condition for
immediate use, and noble commentary
on the trustworthincss of Hcrring's Fire
Proof Safe. Yours truly, Z. r. BARNUM
Herring's Patent Champion Safes.
The Most Relinbic P,'otection from Fur
nO'c hnOhrn.
HERRING < CO.. PATENT BANKERS
SAFES, with Herring Il Floyd's Patent
Crystalized Iron, the best security against
a burglars drill ever manufactured
HERRING q CO..
No. 251 Broadway, cor. Murray ST., n Y.
FARRELL, HERRING & CO., Philadelphia.
Oc: 26 emo HERRING d CO., Chicago.
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Manufactures of Ireland.

:
4, Ireland now possesses large manufacto-
ries of machinery, especially for linen, for
steam engines, and of late years, for iron
ships. SO much has the character of Irish
woolens recently risen, that between 1851
and 1863 the number of mills increased
from nine to forty three, or nearly four hum
dred and sixty-three per cent. The cotton
mills in Ireland, since the American war,
have been applied to the manufacture of
fax, and the Irish poplin trade has greatly
revived But, by far the most important
branch of Irish manufacture is the linen
trad e. In 1864, there were in Ireland sew
enty-four spinning mills with six hundred
and fifty thousand, six hundred and thirty
eight spindles, and there was similar in
crease in power loom factories. Ten years
ago there were. seventeen thousand per-
sons employed in the linen trade Of Belfast,
while in the present year there were twen-
ty-fve thousand There has been an snor-
nous increase in fax cultivation, the total
value of the eropof the present year being
no less thantbree million, nine hundred and
eighty-nine pounds. The total value of lin
ems exported from the United Kingdom has
increased from five million one hundred and
ninety thousand, three hundred and forty
seven pounds, in 1861, to eight million,
four hundred sixty-nine thousand and thir-
ty-six pounds in 1868.
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How Nature Covers up Battle
s ,as ,,ssa 49,. sssi, Fields. A. 80 j

+ + "Did l ever tall YOU" says correspon-
dent Of an Eastern paper, "among the af-
feeting little things one is always seeing in
these battIe-Helds, how on the ground upon
which the battle OF Bull Run was fought,
l saw pretty, pure, delicate flowers growing
out Of the empty ammunition boxes and
q wild rose thfnsting up its graceful head
through the top Of broken drum, which
doubtless sounded its last charge in that
battle and cunning letyerbena peep
ing out Of q fragment OF bursted shell, in
which strange pot it was plantedt Wasn't
that peace growing out Of war; Even SO
shall the beautiful and graceful ever grow
ont Of the horrid and terrible things that
trAnspire in this changing bot ever advan-
cling world. Mature covers even the bat
tle-greunds with yerdure and bloom, Peace
and plenty spring up in the track Of the
devouring campaign aud all things in ma
ture and society shall work cut the progress
of Mankind"
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A Beautiful Extract.

The-following paragraph is from the
Wisconsin Farmer 30
To the majority of men soil is nothing
but dirt; but to the chemist who knows Its
nature and it's capabilities, it is ewonderful
mixture of those beautiful elements which
in their ever varying forms, become the
ambient air, the liquid ocean, the precious
opal the amethyst, and the still more pre-
cious diamond; or delicate blue bell and
violet, the amaranth, the lily and the rose
bud the spear of blue grass and the cedar
of Lebanon; or, again, the ruby lip, the
love-fit.eye, the noble palpitating heart,
and more wonderful brain. These are the
Jewels of which the soil is composed, and
outof which the husbandman strives to force
the food hunger claims. Henceforth, as he
turns the furrows of his field let the sleep
Of his thoughts be broken by the reflection
that the earth, thus stirred up by his plough
shear is doubtless composed, in part, OF his
ancestral heroes, whose deeds are the his
tory of the past, and whose mortal remains
are the plastic material out of which are
building the bodies Of men to-day.
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! have purposely forborne any public ex-
preston upon it, as 1t appears to me that
| question has not been, nor yet is, practi-
cally material one, and that any discussion
Of it while it thus remains practically i'm.
material, could have no effect other than
dividing our friends. As yet, whatever il
may become hereafter, that question is bad
% the basis of controversy, and good 70
nothing at ell, q merely pernicious abstrae
tion. We oil agreethat the seeded States
so-cailed, are cut Of their proper practica
relation with the Union, and that the sol
object Of the Government, civil ndmilita
ry, in ragard to those States, is to. eagai
get them into that proper practical rela
tion. believe it is not only possible, bn
in fact easier to do this without deciding o.
even considering whether these States hav.
ever been out Of the Union, than with it
finding themselves safely at home, il woub
be utterly immaterial whether they. have
eyer been abroad, Let us all join in, doing
the acts necessary to restoring the proper
practical relations between these States ant
the Union. and each forever after innocent
ly indulge his own opinion whether in doing
the acts he brought the States from withou
into the Union, or only gave them proper
assistance, they never having been out oft.
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+, A NoBLE ACT OF PRESIDENT LINcoLN.-
Many of the readers Of the american no
doubt remember the little boy that drum
med for the 5th New Y York Regiment whilst
they were stationed at Fort Federal Hill.
His name is Henry Ozarnowsky; his pa
rents reside at No. 664 West Baltimore
street. S When that regiment participated
in the ceremonies Of inaugurating the cem-
etery at Gettysburg, Henry led the drum
corps, and by his superior performances at
tracted the attention Of President Lincoln,
who, upon conversing with the lad, was
much pleased with him, and learning that
his parents were in humble circumstances,
he immediately gave directions that he
should be placed in the Military College at
Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he is now
receiving an education,-Americaq.
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NOTICE.

TVHE firm Of ;Longnecker Sons having been
i dissolved, all persons having claims
against the above firm, of any kind, will please
sons being in any way indebted either for sub
scription to the Baltimore County American, or
for advertising, are requested to make immedi-
ate payment to the above. All persons indebt-
cd to John H. Longnecker for subscription to,
or advertising in the above paper. previous to
November 18th. 1858, are earnestly requested
to make payment as above. Bills will be sent
to all 50 indebted. "a asl ~ Ksff8
asi H. C.. LONGNECKER,
ni. es9r j. B. LONGNECKER,
sssa assal.s4stiJ. H.. L0NGNECKER,
Tom 21-tf &.-.fa.eA a4 saWg .r-.
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Selett goetrp,
THE LOST CHIEF.

|
~ He filled the nAtisn's eysand hetft oi n9ifsaf
An honoreds leved, familiar name :,g.gt f5t,t
So much a brother that his fame
Seemed of our lives common rArt
His towering figure, sharp and spare, H 4Hih
r.. n Was With such nervous .teRsoA strung -.
Az ii on each strained sinew swung. +
The burden Of peoples care. -
9l His changing face what pen can draw--ysq s41l
m Pathetic, kindly, droll or stern sszf.ttt
And with aglance so quick to learn
The inmost truth Of all he saw.
Js Pride found no idle space to spawn i.fIprrsI
r Her Mncies in his busy mind; , =
His worth--lke health or air-could find
No just approval till Withdrawn '44
He was his Countrys--not his own = - g.,e
/ -, lie had no wish but for her veal:
Nor for himself could think or feel ~
y But as laborcr for her throne. hy'f Fl f9i}.fh'i
Her flag upon the heights of power,
/ !, Stainless and unassailed to place
TO this one end his earnest face t.' ''<'.'
~ Was bent through every burtlened hour. iii9-bi
81 a3 III aa ba& aTnolti Hi%haGs5 -aa
The veil that hides from our dull eyes
'-.. hero's worth, Death only lifts t4h
While he is with us, all his gifts t85T' zt''ot
Find hosts TO question, few to prize.
But done the battle won the strife, .9A
When torches light his vauIted tomb 81 as q
H' Broad gems fash out and crowns illume x i3H
! The clay cold brow undecked in life. p ,i.s. tn
"" And men Of whom the world wilItalk
For ages hence, may notclcss move: - 2iii
And only, rs they quit us, prove
That giant souls have shared our walk. .g,,r
For Heaven-aware what follies lurL p"
In weak hearts--their mission done h. 1915
Snatches her loved ones from the sun u
=, In, the same hour that crowns their work. f..s
f4i9f : s3ao *atiiF Tor IL uifiat
0, loved and lostl Thy patient toll
lts Had rObed our cause in Victory light; lG
14 Our Country stood, redeemed and bright, ~
With not slave on all her soil.
Again DER Southern towns and towers
The eagles of our nation flew; -d 2HititfgH
And rs the weeks to. summer grew
~, Each day anew SUCCESS was ours +.f
mid peal Of bels,i and cannon bark, asi5Jisf
r301 And shouting streets with flags abloom-- ,Jy
f,.4 Sped the shrill arrow of thy doom, - t.,sfg :.
And, In an instant, all was dark!
Thick clouds around us seem to press
The heart throbs quckly-then il still:
Father, tits hard to say :" Thy viii
,af Be done.' in such an hour as this. ss.sl(.
martyr 70 the cause Of man,
His blood is freedoms eucharist 't-s' lt
And in the worlds great herolistJ }sfieit i9
His name shall lead the van. 3ufl8 vfgaag eitf
Yea raised on Faiths white wings, unfurled 20
In heavens pure light, of him say gIi
- IA - He fell upon the sefsame day sa5 .p,if .
4 A GREATER DIED TO SAW THE woRLD"4
" r Herald
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HATS, GAPS,
DRUGS, DYE STUFFS, OIL AND PAINTS
MEDICINES, GLASS, PUTTY, WHITE
LEAD, LINSEED / MEATS FOOT
OIL, PARAPHINE OIL. KER-
OSENE OIL. MACHINE
OIL, MACK EREL,
HERRINGS, BA .5"
CON, HAMS, ~ st.
BREAST PIECES, SHOULDERS, G. a. SALT
Fine Salt, Flour, Corn Meal, Mill Feed, HON
ony Buck Wheat,
TIN AND WOODEN WARES,
Brooms, Ropes, Plow Lines, Shoe Findings,
Wrot Nails, Cut Nails, Spikes, Rivets, and eve
ry article that may be found in a we'll regulat-
cd country store. y
COUNTRY PRODUCE ~
of all kinds taken in exchange for goods at
city prices. - e-9SBgss.s
II. P. THOMAS,
For Warren Manufacturing Company.
Feb. 1S.-1y. 500 Is .,..s.z.Yf 81. o...-.-st- +
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-21

TI,o ~ = - - 0I- I HISS,
t,6IIS.,s ~ tnonsands cured at this instItu.
~ E tTiit SuiElcai Operations performed nv
~ I,SLl = witnessed by the reporters Of
i sle sun; Cnpper," and many other ma arSs
motiSeS o. which have appeared asaI6 and
IS 1in osIoIe Ine public, besides his STANDING
~ t = OF character and responsihIHs
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CTTRET
sI,,ss N9 letters received unless posf-noi5 ana
PSI1Il g stamp TO be used on the repi,
a., ~ ltlng should state age and send I5oT
eANAA Vi edNertiseinent describing symnfonnS
r,s4,,. JOHN NJ. JoHNSTCjN' ii. n
Il,I we baltimore Lock Hospital Raiti6,orss
= A t+.aat Maryland.
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PAPER BoRRowERs.-In every town
there exists a class, larger or smaller,
OF persons, who through unwillingness
or inability, generally the former, are
not subscribers to any paper, and who
depend regularly on their more liberal
neighbors for their daily news. These
people, in their hnstc to secure the news.
AS early as possible, often subject
subscribers to great Inconvenience.
and frequently deprive them altogether
of the pleasure of reading their own
paper. Now we wish to say to these
people, many of whom read our paper:
use little moderation in your requests
OF your neighbor. Do not borrow his
paper MS regularly as it comes
nor before he has had time 10 read
lt-nor Keep IL for good ween YOU get it.
IT You are able, subscribe for the paper
II not entirely able yourself club
with some one or more of YOUR neigh
bors and subscribe. and make "A Joint
stock affair Of it. II not able to secure
a reading OF the paper under either of
The nhuNc-naned conditions, and YOU
nrc forced to depend on your neig6bor
Tor your news, remember that il is his
paper you are reading, and do not force
MN by your opportunities to the con-
clusion that his paper Is II nuisance in
stead of "A source of pleasure.
We are induced to the above rennrl-s,
by frequent complaints on this scor,,
from our city subscribers. We hone 10
near of reform in the matter. and
trust We viii not again be compelled TO
refer to the subject.
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Qtn1ntelL1qe


THE AMERICAS UNION CoMNIISSIoS."
Yesterday some gentlemen of the
city and State met at the 4th st. NJ. E.
Church in this city for the purpose of
organizing branch in this State Of the
American Union Commission.
The Hon. C. d. Hubbard was called
to the chair, when the Rev. j. L. Irwin
proceeded to state the object of the
meeting, as referred to above.
A free and full exchange of opinions
took place among those present, all
concurring in the belief Of the necessity
for such an organization. The desti-
tuition of some residents of the city
ana state was feelingly portrayed by
several speakers. We quote one eX-
tract from the remarks of the Rev. Mr..
Irwin, who stated that in one neighbor-
hood in Upshur county, he ''found
eighteen widows with an aggregate of
hlty-two children, and eight children
whose parents are both dead. All of
these are widows and children of men
who died as citizens in the various
prisons of the South. All are depend
ent, and most OF them very poor, and
without help, must suffer. they may
be able to obtain corn bread, but meat
ana clothing will be out of the ques-
ton. Think of poor woman, out in
TINS Dack settlement, with from two TO
eight children, destitute, aud winter
coming on" In this city. among 9TH
ers, is one woman with six or eight
children, and all wanting for the ne
cesSaTies of life.
On motion, Messrs. c. ID. Hubbard
and Jacob HornbTook were appointed
n committee to secure building and
complete arrangements for IL general
meeting on the subject ON next Monday
evening.
II is hoped that on that occasion there
VIII De large turn ont, rs this matter
is one which demands the attention of
the citizens of our State.
The American Union Commission. of
which II is proposed to form a brunch
for this State, sis constituted for the
purpose of aiding and cooperating with
the people Of those portions Of the
United States which have been desc
lated and impoverished by the war, in
the restoration of their civil and social
condition, upon the basis of industry,
education, freedom and christian NOR
nifty II proposes to relieve the imme-
diate wants of the suffering hy the dis
tribution of food, clothing and medi-
cine; 10 restore and encourage domestic
industry by assisting the people to OBJ
tam seed and implements Of agricul-
tlre; to assist in the organization of
schools Tor the masses; To encourage "A
healthful emigration; TO aid in the es-
ENLISTMENT of an enlightened and well
regulated press; and by every practical
Die means, cultivate n patriotic devotion
10 The unity of our common country,
ana to promote tho prosperity and per-
petuity OF her institutions"