The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-17

noG changed the course Of their
ho!ier feelings, or broken those musi-
cal chords of the heart whose vibra-
tons are SO melodious, so tender and
touching in the evening of age
IN the case of the schoolmaster at
Charlestown, Mass, who was charged
with assault and battery for whipping
Miss Josephine Foster, one of his
pupils, which was tried before the
Superior Court ut Lowell, last week,
the jury, after two hours session.
returned verdict Of acquittal. It is
understood that on the first ballot
the Jury stood nine for acquittal to
three for conviction.
The Caddo Ia.) Gazette deplores
the disposition of the planters to
hoard up gold, instead OF selling their
cotton for currency, and investing it
IN works of usefulness, such rs i'm
provements on their farms, factories
and forges, railroads, &c. It saws
that in Texas and upper Louisiana
they will be compelled to buy cur
rency hero to pay their United States
taxes
Gov. Swami said, in his speech ut
Baltimore, on the night of the cleo
ton, that Mr.. johnson gave him carte
blanche to use the United States
troops, but that he felt that, if he
should use them, he ''might be
placing a weapon in the hands of
radical enemies of the President and
of the country, to be used as ground
OF impeachment by them"
1t is stated that the negroes who
killed Mrs. Garvin and daughter,
near Orangeburg, were hung on the
10th instant, by the citizens. The
freedmen were SO incensed against
the perpetrators Of the outrage, that
they wanted to burn the murderers,
but were prevented by the whites.
The Democracy of the city of New
York covered themselves with glory.
They elected all their Congressional
candidates, twenty one eAssemblymen,
their entire County ticket, with one
exception, and gave their candidate
jor Governor the magnificent ma
forty of $4,000. All honor to them.
1t is said that quite number Of
the Governors of the Southern States
have addressed letters to the Presi-
dent, asking for his opinion rs to what
the Southern States ought to do, and
1t is said that he has the matter under
advisement now.
Oak Hill, formerly the property of
Chief Justice Marshall, has been
finally sold, under decree of the
Circuit Court, to Mr.. Knight, of
Maryland. It contains 542 acres,
and brought S54.25 per acre-S3o.-
4O3.5O.
AN AGED NEGRO. A negro woman,
Barbara, died at MI. Fl. Vaughn's
residence, in this District, last week,
aged 1875 years, according to date in
possession Of Mr.. Vaughn, to whom
she belonged for the last fifty years of
her life. e.-Pickens Courier.
tits reported that Mr.. John Hop
kins, the richest man in Baltimore,
proposes to present to that city. for
a public park, his splendid country
seat, of 600 acres, on the Hartford
Road.
MI hiram woodruff ayers that he
has horse, now in training, which
will be far superior to Dexter, and
which has already made quarter Of
mile in hirty-eight seconds
John Morrissey, we suppose, has
been elected upon his muscle. So
we shall have in Congress one mus
cleman, though, we fear, very few
Christians. .-Prentice.
A negro was recently executed in
Atlanta, Ga, who, on the gallows,
confessed to having committed six or
seven murders.
A @'Ho! for BRAZIL" meeting has
been called in Claiborne Parish. Bet
ter hoe in Claiborne Parish.
NeU Orleans Picayuae