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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-15

A boy died, in Chicago, last week,
from the effects of swimming in a
pond where the carcasses of animals
had been deposited. Large spots
broke out on him, and his symptoms
were those of very bad case Of poi
soning. It is supposed he swallowed
some of the water.
An Australian journal states that.
recently, near Sydney, New South
Wales, turtle was found that mea-
sured seven feet in length, and
weighed 700 pounds. It also states
that still larger turtle has since been
found, in Newcastle harbor, New
South Wales.
: Head Centre Stephens was arrested
IN Boston, on the 11th, at the suit of
r ii. Sennott, who claims $4, 900 for
delivering lectures on Fenianism, and
expenses incurred in an exclusion to
Campo Bella. Stephens appeared in
the Municipal Court and gave bail in
the sum of $1,000.
One of "the SEX writes that, cal
though few Of the American ladies
live In idleness, the majority, as yet,
work themselves into early graves;
giving the men an opportunity to
try two or three in the course Of their
own vigorous lives
The War Department has disap-
proved the forced levy made by Gen.
Butler on the city of New Orleans.
and asks Of Congress special appro-
priation wherewith to refund it.
Apprehensions are entertained re-
garding the hay crop in Pennsylvania.
Farmers are engaging their crops at
sixteen dollars per ton.
The new Boston directory contains
IS, 1S4 names; an increase Of 4,O93
over last year.
The Chicago directory for this year
contains over IA, 900 names; being an
increase over last year Of over 20, 900.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20
THE SCULPTOR BOY.

The following beautiful verses we're quo.
ted by Bishop Quintard, in sermon 70.
Gently delivered in Jackson, Tenn. -"
Chisel in hand stood Sculptor bow. =
8 With his marble block before him
And his eye lit by with CLEAN of Joy,
As an angel dream passed over him. .
He carved that dream on shspsless stone
With many sharp incision--'
That Angel dream he had made his own; I
lie had caught that Angel-vision. IL
sculptors of life, are we as we stand.
With our souls unoarved before us,
Waiting an hour, when at Gods command,
Our life-dream passes before us. :;
If we carve it then on shapsless stone
With many sharp inaision- ;
That Angel-dreau shall be our own
Our own that Angel.vision.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20
FORT SUMTER,

A correspondent, writing from Charlea-
ton harhor, gives the following animated
description of that famous locality:
In the center, in the mid channel, like q
grim sentinel, stands Fort Sumter, bowed,
broken and desolate. A shapeless pile of
earth and sand, and brick, it bears no like.
ness to its former SELF. Where the new
cross Of the Confederacy and the palmetto
flag of General Ripley were so proudly
flying in April and July of eighteen hun
dred and thirty.three, only one one single
banner, and that the red, white and blue,
now waves.
Scared and cracked, itswalls seem ready
to fall. The face toward Cummings Point
is crushed and broken into steep hill Of
mingled sand and brick and shot and and
she'll. The face toward Fort Mdultrie by
solid work of interwovon palmetto logs.
Yet the structure Of the fort is scared and
cracked aud broken above and behind
these additional defenses. The casemates.
closed and covered by immense framework
OF heavy beams. and this again thick With
earth, can be entered only by winding pas.
sages, damp and dripping with moisture.-;
The casemates once entered, it would hard.
ly seem possible that any human being
could have lived any length of time within
them. The guns were Shiny and mouldy,
and the carriages we're sweating with a:sli.
my moisture.
Climbing out Of the stone port hole and
through tho more widely extending one in
the palmetto logs, you could look down
around the base of the fort, where the cease.
less Tide had woven over each of the stones
mantle like, thick green, wet fass, and see
fragments of sheel aud broken. bolts. YOU
could look to the right and see where the
wall had crumtled and fallen into the sea-.
You could look above ana see the logs rent
and gashed land the brick wall with ereas
scars and ragged cracks and wide seams.
as though little more Of the storm of iron
shotwould have beat it down beneath the
surface Of thessea. You would look to the
1915 and see tAe closed ports, the rough re-
pairing, the broken parapet,
In the interior the sandy, earth was sup
ported in its irregulerity by number,ess
fascines and gabions, and dotted here and ).
there by dark holes which admitted usinto
the damp cavorns. What had been the !;
parade was now green and shiny with this
;stagnant moisture, over which we're scat.
tered pieces of an old exploded gun, seraps
Of iron. hoops, a, few ;decayed. barrel aaysss
iron and leadehs shot scattered from shrap-
;nsi ssd, bita= Of soilsd clothidg and broken.
6syddsts. rop, ,iha talf ehss saf. ia tasI
ssatsr 4 ANAL Ilaioe baapaSSf & Fssy ] yssvjnr.'.
ssud t6iis allt 'skss assrsalnSd -of III Eo.s .
Sumter ..,r.... n - =.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20

examination. Tho person or persons au-
thorzed to execute the process issued by
commissioners for the the arrest of offend.
efs shall be entitled to fee of FIVE dollars
for each person arrested, with such other
fees as may bo deemed reasonable by the
commissioning. be paid out of the Treas.
ury of the United States, on the certificate
of the district within which the arrest is
made, and recoverable from the defendant
as part Of tho judgment in case of convic-
ton.
SEC. 8. Whenever the President of the
United States shall havo reason to believe
that offences have been or arc likely to be
committed..again tho provisions of this act,
it shall be lawful for him, in his discretion,
to direct the Judge, Marshall and District
Attorney Of the district to attend at such
place within the district and at such time
as he may designate for the purpose of the
more. speedy arrest and trial of persous
charged with violation of this act and it
shall be tho duty of every Judge or other
officer, when any such sequisition shall be
received by him, to attend at the place and
for the time therein designated.
Sec. 10. That it shall be lawful for the
Presidedt OF the United States, or such
persons as he may empower for that pur-
pose, to employ such part Of the land or
naval forces Of the United States, or of the
militia, as shall be necessary to prevent
the violation and enforce the due execution
OF this act.
Sec. IL. That upon all questions of Iaw
arising in any case under the provisions Of
this act, final appeal may be taken to the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20

VInrUE.-"Save your bushes" said q
distinguished Italian to his young relation,
whom he saw issuing from place of i'll
report; 'you should have blushed when
you went in." Vico should excite shame
for its own sake, and not the censure
which it may incur from others. The
virtue Of him who is guarded from tempt.
alton only by the fear of the world and
tho probability Of detection, is certainly
fortified by feeble dofences. Aud j! such
an one has the good fortune, through the
various vicissitudes.of his life, to preserve
the blessing of good conscience and the
jewel of q good namo, he may we'll con-
slider that life series Of miracles.: '.'
A French officer, quarrelIing with q
Swiss, reproached him with country's vi5e
offghtiDg on either side for money ;"while
we Frenchmen," said be- slight for honor" "
"fes, sir" replied the Swiss (; ''every one
fights for that he most wants."
"There's our Gershom," said Mr.: Shot
we'll, "he. must 60 of to the city, to- gst
his living by bis wits" "Well, how did
be make out 2" asked a friend, sAh,Asaid3
the old man, with sigh, tapping his fore-
head significantly, ''he failed, for want OF
capital" .,,5'..s'. SO, : 81
"My son, you should always respect -thn
" 6knS
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20
TAKE HEART!
BY EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.

All day the stormy wind has blown
From off the dark and rainy sea;
No bird hos past the Window hown,.
The only song has been the moan
The wind made in the willow tree.
This is tho summers's burial time;
She dioi when dropped the earliest leaves
And, cold upon her rosy prime.
Fell down tho autumn's frosty rimc--
Yet l am not one that grieves.
For we'll know DER sunny seas
The bluebirl waits for April skies;
And at the roots of forest trees
The May flowers sleep in fragrant ease;
And violcts hide thir azure eyes.
O thou, by winds Of grief DER blown
Besides some golden summers bier
Take heart Thy birds are only flown,
Thy blossoms sleeping, fearful sown,
To greet thee in the immortal yearl
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20

Ao SteeI Inee III the immortal year
~s
LIE VAULTS OF TIE DAN rs OF
FRANcE.-The walls of these vaults are Of
stupendous thickness. On descending the
steps leading to their entrance, the first
obstacle we find is an iron door, locked
with three keys, one which is in the hands
OF the Governor Of the Bank the second
is kept by the cashier, and tho third by the
censor SO that the door cannot be opened
without the simultaneous consent of these
three fanctionaries. We thus gain access
to the first compartment containing the
funds for our rentusc. The safe kept here
is so curiously constructed, that if you do
not knew the secret OF It's construction, the
slightest touch anywhere will set a noise
alarm agoing loud enough to startle all
the inmates Of tho establishment. The
next compartment is circular and called
the serree; it cannot be entered without
the same ceremonial, and is fitted up with
iire-rroof shelves. 1t contains all impor-
tant deeds, notes and papers belonging to
the Bank, also the deposits of private per-
sons. Here the Duke of Brunswick used
to leave his jewels, previous to going on a
journey. Mademoiscllo Mars used to send
her diamonds there; the lingot dor was
deposited in the same place. After the
serree came tho vaults properly 80 called,
the entrance to which is closed by an iron
door, secured by several combination locks;
it turns on central pivota, like Italian doors.
1t gives access TO wall.hole containing
winding staircase, admitting but one at
timo, and leading to subtorranean gall
leres four hundred and twenty. metres in
length. These are filed with iron casks
containing ingots and coin and labelled
according 10 their contents. By way Of
additional security, the wall-hole might be
filled up with clay, and the vaults with wa
ter, ata moments notice, if the safety of the
treasure were meuaced in the slightest de-
gree.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20

kouptc.uo Souit VI tuc oultCu oldlcS.
THE BEAUTY OF OLD PEOPLE Men
and women make their own beauty or their
own uglinesss. Sir Edward Lytton speaks
in one of his novels of man "who was
uglier than lie had any business to be-"
and, il he could but read it, every human
being carries his in his face, and is good
looking or the reverse as that his life has
been good or evil. On our features the
chisel of thought and emotion are eternally
at work. Beauty is not the monopoly Of
blooming young men and Of white and
pink maids. There is slow growing
beauty which only comes to perfection it.
old age. Grace belongs to no period of
life, and goodness improves the longer it
exists. l have seen sweeter smiles on a
lip Of seventy than ever saw on a lip of
seventeen. There is tho beauty Of youth,
and there is also beauty Of holiness-a
beauty much moro seldom met and more
frequently found in the armchair by the
fire. with grandchildren around its knee,
than in tho ban room or the promenade
Husband and wifo, who have fought the
world side by side who have mado COM
mon stock Of joy and sorrow, and aged
together are not unfrequently found curious
ly alike in personal appearance and in pitch
and tone Of voice-just as twin pebbles on
the beach exposed to the same tidal inAu-
enccs, are each others alter ego. He has
gained feminine something which brings
his manhood into full relief She has
gained masculine something which acts
as foil TO her wonanhooi.
--o-s0
YES AND No.-It is wonderful how
vast An amount of mischief, and Of misery,
even, is produced by the simple misuse of
these little words. People many times
say Yes without thinking Of what it in,
wolves, or they say No in SO feeble tone,
that those who are urging them to do
something which they cannot bonorabIy
do, areinvited to persist until they get the
answer they desire. And thus they as
sumo obligations which they have no set
tied purpose to fulfill, or neglect duties
which their own conscience and their
own sense OF honor tell them they should
discharge. Yes is moro easily said than
No, because it is more agreeable to assent
to another's wishes than it is to oppose
them. Hence, of some good.natured men
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-20

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, 1866-03-22
FROM NEW YORK.

Pronoted-Comptro Clarke on ths
Ramp2Ee-St3te W. United Stntea
Sovereignty additional appoint.
naents-Attempt ut Smuggling.
fEw fon1. Martb a1.-John NJ Thayer, Of Ne
braeka, has becn breSetted Major Geresal.
Comptroller Clarke has sent the following myste
rious latter u tho New York Commercial ddrafi
SER
"Gsnts: ''A"'' -n@'ea ~
II An Informed that yon have published A .nosl
correctly informed 5ou rec the necessity Of making
proper ssD'eu0'' Ae'pesaaFs.iE aF. yixsr.:." {on::
tain liquors tetZrd ]het week by the State cons1a
h!es were yesterday EeselzedAby tho Uniicd states
Ms.shsi snd .eiasned S se !he owners. A1.eh9
aEiee. The Cnited SLaleA cfants licenses Tor such
tn.eA. under which tesa1n citizens OF Massachusetts
purfue their business in defiance Of stats awt, and
question of the poMef Of the Government 10 &ano-
ton indirectly business prohibited bJ the State
The case TeesiEes much comment :.
spp1atssrs In the New York Custom House provides
loS moec strict EXAMINATION and inspection Of the
impoEta and exports IN the sevelal branches OF
TIDE: 1he AREEase5 ~ Is allowed "a ooo, and hts ten
NEW Yonx, Marcn 21.-.The rereuue cutte. Ma,nc
detected ssnss nc ens Redmana, Capt Boyle. ,tom
large quan.,ty Of cigar, tobacco sngas md lncn,
not on manifest,
The Dablin correspondent Of the London 75mss
eaya: "a number Of bonds h1ve arrived In ihe
city Of Waterford, from New York, beautifully exc
culed in the form Of bank notes. signed BY faho-
ney and tHo othe,r. They arc for runs ranging
to be paid when she Irish Republic Is established,
With this remarkable pecu1la1,y- a.c bonds on
the Cufr1EhDore estate"
The steamer New York aafled at noon to-day for
4tp!nEull. Among her pAeSenge1t was MI. Thos.
". Knox, tho we'll known journalist, and another,
Who Wti accompany the overland telegraph exped1-
ton rom San Francisco through slberia, China
and Ruseia 10 Western Eurnuc.
, 1866-03-22


An Attempt to Form = FenfAn Circle
A Catholic. Priest Dcnounces 1t, and
the Thing hrenks Up In ConfusiQu-
Onion Of minneapolis and St. Antho-
ny Defcated-Counsesfe1ts dc.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Trbnne.]
ST. PAUL, Alun., March q.
J. F. Mccormick, a Roberts Fenlan. addressed q
meeting here lsst night, and cndeaYored 10 osEan-
lzc Fentan Circle. At 1sst the 11shmen respond
ed promptly, but Father Ireland, one Of the moat
prominent Catholic priests in this city. took the
platiurm and denounced The movement This
turned The tide. Mccormick endcayored to reply
and proceeded to pe1sona! attack on O'Mahoney and
ht1lisn The ut e be said be had embezzlcd moncy
md vas now In y: Lonls, sedaeing women This
vas stunnef. and there beng a number Of womea
present, the meeting lroke up with loud cries Of
'tshamet shame ~ Mccormick h1a refined nom
this field In disgust.
The people OF Minneapolis voted yesterday upon
the question Of uniting their Town with ST. Anthp-
NJ. The union Nas defeated by IS majority,
4 new twenty dollar counterfeit on the 1st Ma
tiona1 Bank Of indianapolis appeared here yester.
day.
Another snow storm today. Two or three inches
have faen already, and there Is no Sign Of eus.
penaton-
, 1866-03-22
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

Trial Of d. murderer-l1llltary Audsa-
Ing Commlttee-Aet8 Of the Extra
Sesxlon Of the LeRtslaiuro-Eoyefuor
Morton MendfnE Some, Etc
Especial Deapateh 10 the Chieago TEibune.1
INDIANAPOLIS. March 21.
The trial Of lenatlus Buchsn, rho murdered his
wife come time ago hy striking her On the head
With an AZ which has been progressing for several
days in our Criminal Court, was brought to close
to-day, The evidence IL al before Tho Jury. The
defence eet up was insanttg bat the evidence Of the
physicians called as experts Is almoet upan,nous
agaiass the plea ret up BY the murderer to eacape
jus1ee. There Il little doubt Of his conviction.
The Military Auditing Committee are in session
FOR tbs purpose of closing ua their business psepa.
tnto:y to disconttnuRuce On the LIST OF APRIL.
The Secretary Of Stata has scceiyed notice Of the
reception and nltnE Of the acts Of the extra Eeesio
q The General Assembly In all the counties except
me Following thirteen, vx: Adar1s, Beutnn Black
Ioru, brown. Crawford, Fulton Green Hamilton
Jay, 5lontgomesy, Morgan Pike, md Switzerland
The Clerks Of the Circuit Courts Of those counties
are being requested TO hurry up their cakes, as the
S'ae'e creditors are ciamotuuk for their pay.
despatch from Gov. Morton says he Is 1nendlng
seize. He expects to be It home about the first 81
Gov. B,kcr has appointed Thomas J. Dclahunt,
Of Pc1E county, 10 nj the vacancy in the commit
tee 10 investigate the condition ofthe einkfn. fund
nccnsioned By the dccl1natlon Of Hon. Augustus
Bradley.
, 1866-03-22

lhe staies respectsyely-e3 for esch man-ths
luIllebed bends not to be Negotiable for tuentr
!ee1r fpn daie; The totnl amount embraced IN
tne oiu Il *11a 0eo. 900. His bin would nonIna1'y
and really add to The National debt but the tntes
woulo b Tc,teved IN a proporton.te degree and
tne 3eeM debt vas the most Oppressive Of al for
md PRINCIPAL and he direct tx wss Il, .he more
OPPRESSIVE On the agricultural community IRON the
tact mai 30 large proportion Of pereonal prop
CITY had sought iuyes tment tn Government bonds,
Which CIT specially exempt from State and nun-
GpAl ta1a'ion. The general Government had,
available channels Of t1xa.lon, and had thus taken
trom the statcs all the c1sJ modes Of raising rev.
cbne. To quote the lsnsuaCe ot 4r. Hamilton,
Jastce i not completely fulfilled until the ent,rc
cebt OF cEesy STATE. contacted In support Of the
Tar, Is embraced tn one general and compEehen-
, 1866-03-22

OuachItn RIveF-Nieholsnn Pavement
ACaAe Of Observation-Disclosures Mat-

Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tnbuue.1
1tEArH1s, March at.
Down-Gilmore. silver Moon. City OF Alton,
Up-Alice Dean, st. Patrick, LADY Gay, Kcnton.
Natorna.
A bill has been introduced inb the Louisiana Le.
Rislatp,e, providing for the improvement Of the
Ouachl.a River, bywhich Will be made nsviga-
bic for boats draxing not over h.e feet.
The City courcil last evening adopted The minor.
,tv repo1t Of tie Committee IN Public Improve
rnent fu7o.fpc be laying Of Nicholson pavement
m Main street and the work will be commenced
snnns The majority favored The Belgfsn pare
1oent strpc.n. sanitary rules serr also alp&ed.
Scandal Is ME here c9ncerninE . we!SMoWn
~ los widow E = Ths e. "3a,x 3ngn;
Tbs lay1ng d The trsck tor thc city tailro I'd pro-
g1eeses. ,,r III
awarded. l. 10 be Hul.hed next fall, It acoat Of
TIT, ,0C1. ~,
, 1866-03-22

NA11lU111Ne
:, FAN FR4Kc1sco, March eo.-Houolulu dates Of
he hth q FebFuary, state that the eruption Of the
The FIag newspaper having charged the members
q the state senate With bribery ID voting against
inc specific cnntratt act IN 1n1esff9a1ion commit.
was called upon to tell who his wi,nesses were to
sustain tns charges. ao refused, and was tnpns.
ontd- Atfer lying In prison . month, the Seu.te
released him, and has promised to 70 on with the
Investigation. Mccarthy Will, # ia stated, produce
hts witnesses as the Investigation proceeds.
Mining stocks ire improving
, 1866-03-22
THE FENIANS.
WeeftnE at Phlladelphta-FenIa Sis.

*He0sAs@E ~ Z 1HE1HUV1pAI&-FEHa 91H
terri
PHILADELPHIA, March 2f.--Ihe third Of the ae
riet Of meeting. Of the friends Of Irith natfonait,
wac held tonight At the American Merchauts' Hsij
qnE speeches VISTA made By Gen. 8. F. Mullen. S
j. -.1.ny, and Major HaCRcrty. Speaking Of the
neutrality laws. Gen. Mullen eaid tie copfse pro
posed BY Stephens and Mshoney would not, and
dld not mediate any violation Of them III military
md nara! operations. He was ret1ceut. but auc.
Eest1se: he commended for The law Of retributiou.
new !oRK, Mach 21.-The Central Council oi
tne Se1 1ans remained IN secset at tho Union
Square headquarters y:s.cr1ay, but nothine cou}d
Be escerta'ned Of their proceedings
Preparations On sn extensive scale were usde
Lat evening by he Fcnian Statehood at meeting
10 The Aoha1 nanstop, for the relief OF the taties
Of the 1stsh Stale pr1soners,
, 1866-03-22

Another Pork DefAuItef-RumpF4 of
Ens0lvant Insurance Companies,
EEw YoRK, March 21.-Thc provision trade Is
undergoing another Eastman excitement on 4
smaller scale. 1t appears that member Of promt.
nent provision nt7n in the lower part OF Broad
et1eet has suddenly disappeared, and with him
about f100,o iu cash, The affair IL creating con
siderable talk.
There IL considerable talk In insurance circles
about 1usolyeut companies, but nothing definite
has yet uantp,red. # Is pretty hrosd1y hinted,
however, that there soma concerns that will ere
long px.s into tho hands Of receivers.
, 1866-03-22

new ioRK, March al.--In the evidence for th,
pros ecntion in the tFtal OF Mai. Gee at Enleich
iot tne alleged inhuman treatment 10 prisoners o
Mar, Is the testimony Of several soldiers Of New
lork regiments that Maj Gee ordered Union sol
test1nonf dauy becomes more damaging. It Il
supposed that the evidence for the deie1ce vii be
, 1866-03-22

Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Ttlbune.]
NASHVILLE March Il.
The river Is down to four feet on uarpeih Shoals.
Arrival, pa!esflne IRON LouIsyll1e.
, 1866-03-22

Proficiency. R. l., March 91.-The Democratic
State Convention Mas held today Thomas Il.
Sttrne presided. Vim. Il Miller and George n.
Bliss acted as Secretaries. No Nomination. for
state ofletrs were made. 4 cnmmittee was raised
to bring foEsre ticket hereafter, |! deemed e1pe-
dieut., Resolutions tstrr adopted declaring tho
ef.Y. opposing taxation without representation and