The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-01

most gorgeous and inimitable h,,es,
or is white with waving umbels."
Prom Columbia.
A travelling correspondent of the
Richmond Times, after reaching
this city on the Goth ult., Thus speaks
of it and it's Inhabitants
Arrlying at Columbia, I Mt once
procured most excellent accommo-
datIons at private boarding house.
corner OF Camden and Marion streets.
Mrs. Rawls,) where transient and
permanent borders can obtain per
feet accommodation.
Inc people of Columbia are still
s;narting under the destruction of the
town by fire. Nor can we condemn
those who suffered by the wholesale
lncend1ar1sm for laElenting the con-
duct of the subjects of ssthe best
Government the world ever saw"
What remains of Coluslbia is perfect
~ beautiful. The people tell me that
before the fire it was considered the
prettiest town of it's size in the
South, and possibly the Union.
Certainly the houses are gracefully
enshrouded with very thick foliage
and built with taste. Not maan
looking house appears on a prominent
street. Not SO in Richmond. There
one street presents variety Of styles
and sizes Here each mansion is the
centre OF Il flower garden, and the
streets arc lined with so much lively
foliage that the adjoining houses can
hardly he distinguished until YOU
peep under the l,aves in front. The
1orefathers" Of this city, in adopting
these arrangements, must have search,
ed out the beauties of fabled worlds
and tried to picture proper retreat
tor American houris. The middle of
the streets in length is lined with q
perfect row Of shade, and so on
either side. The college campus
indeed is much moro inviting than
Iap1toi Square of your city Co.
iumnla has, or will soon have, many
advantages by land for a more active
trade than now exists Some of your
capitalists should come down here
and build. Here the money is need
ed, and here, in time, You may get it
back with interest.
There is only one newspaper pub
ishel here-the Columbia PhDniy~
by Julian y. Selby, Esq, whose
industrious efforts have met all the
requirements of the advertising pub
lie.
There are numerous banks here
banks OF mortar and broken brick.
but not National bank, unless these
may be considered rs raised by
national authority. Unlike flooded
richmond in this regard, it cannot
"eplore the presence of paper for
each ward, and National bank for
each street. With you everything ia
national-National Leg and Arm
Company, National Banks. National
Express, National Soup House.
National Saloons. Gc.-cyerythino
extremely loyal.
Attending the Trinity (Episcopan
Church on Sunday, L heard an AGED
munster chant from manuscript. The
cholr on that day consisted of only
two members, the organist and a
base singer, who did ali the singing.
Another evidence of the hard times
here, saw in the burial ground at
tached to this church. Some guiuy
wretch had cleanly scraped out the
gill filing of the large letters in the
inscription npon one of the monu-
ments.
The young ladies here are not SO
womanlsh as some / have seen else
where. Al the Trinity Church I saw
a young lady of about eighteen wears
OF age, and tall rs the ceiling, who
wore a dress that is usually seen upon
child of ten years. Indeed, the
novelty was striking; and how much
more SO if [ could have imported q
gay young comon of ten years from
your city, with trailing cloak and
queenly airs, for company with this
unsophisticated lady The exhibition
upon the public street, in either place.
by comparison, would excite the
hT'llest emotions.
IMPORTANT JoINr Resolution.
MIR. Ortiz has introduced into the