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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

MEXICAN AFFAIRS. s.-Maximilian al
rived at Puebla on the morning of
October "a, but has said or done no
thing which indicates conclusively
whether he intends to abdicate or not.
The Estyette, the official French organ
at the city of Mexico, was suspended
on October %, for one month, by
order Of the Government, for publish
ing q remarkable article, declaring
that it was difficult to prevent Maxi
milian's abdication; that previous to
leaving the city of Mexico, he turned
over the Government archives to
Marshal Bazaine, and that ''the en-
pire is abandoned-the Emperor a
fugitive" Other journals published
at the city of Mexico deny that Maxi
milan has abdicated, and the intelli-
gence we possess on the subject
cannot be regarded as thoroughly sa-
tisfactory.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

The Eaton (Ohio) Register describes
a singular and fatal ;ccident which
occurred IN that place. Lucy c.
stephens, daughter of John w.
Stephens, fell while carrying a glass
lamp, which was broken by her fall.
A fragment struck her neck, severing
the carotid artery and jugular vein,
and the girl soon bled to death.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

IHE JUMEL WILL CAsE.-The trial
OF the celebrated fJumel will case
came on IN the Supreme Court O. few
Gays ago. and resulted in o verdict
tor the plaintiff Jumel
being declared to be of unsonnd
mind N, when the will was executed.
Ihe executors did not contest the
slut, and it is understood that a com
promise was effected before the trial
came on, by which Nelson Chase. the
party who contests the will, agreed
TO pay the several bequests named in
the viii, the defendants relinuuishinp
their claim to their respective shares
Oh the reslduary estate Some two
hundred witnesses had been sum
moned IN the case, and it would have
probably occupied the court three
weeks, had not this compromise been
effected. The object in having the
trial was to get formal verdict of n
Jury on the competency Of tho tes-
tator, and (as is supposeO to afford
one OF the defendants, Rev. j. Ho
ward Smith, opportunity to correct
public misapprehension as to his
connection with the will.
Madame Eliza b. Jumel, we'll known
as the wife of Aaron Burr, and one
OF the conspicuous female chaaacters
Of the Revolution, who died at New
York IN July, 1865, aged ninety
years, was of unsound mind when
she made her will. Her estate is
worth over million of dollars
principally in valuable New York citv
property-and it was bequeathcd
chiefly to religious and charitable
institutions.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21
COLUMBIA.
Wednesday Morning, Nov. 81, 1856.
Slavery and Freedom.

SAuESEy ana E'rceCfOne.
This is an awful term to Thad. Ste
vens and Wendell Phillips. If We
recur to the history of the war against
the South, we can trace it all fairly
and squarely.
In order to create enthusiasm for
the doctrines Of abolitionism, it was
fiercely asserted that slavery was the
only obstacle in the path Of Southern
progress. Gen. Banks predicted that,
with it's overthrow, 10,00O,000 bales
OF cotton (and that the mathemati-
clans alone knew how many hogsheads
Of sugar. would be raised inStauter.
1t was likewise computed that at least
100000 of white freemen would
swarm to our fertile fields, and make
new paradises of them.
Well, the Job has been done-and
done effectually. Where are the re-
suits of Gen. Banks predictions?
Where are those many millions of
cotton and sugar? Where are the
million Of white freemen? We, nor
anybody else in the South, have seen
them. The truth is, that emancipa-
ton has ruined the negro, both to
himself and the white man, who is
connected with him in the relation of
employer and employee.
4 few years, probably, will rectlfy
this; but few years, probably, will
leave us very few negro laborers.
Even as regards the question of white
immigration and emigration, a CO.
temporary justly remarks that, for
every Northern settler in the South,
we have sent twenty Southerners
away. Five hundred North Carroll
mans left, in solid body, stmonth,
for the West-th great producing
region of the country. What their
motives were, we do not know; but
the fact proves that Banks and such
like prophets were greatly in error as
to the results of emancipation.
Any unprejudiced observer, in our
streets, on our plantations, or any
where else-in workshops, foundries
or other places, where intelligent ne
gro labor was heretofore desirable,
discovers the vast difference between
the nlager free and the migge,' slave
The former lounges about the scenes
of his usual labor, with no DISPOSE
ton to work, except to make enough
tor his daily sustenance; while the
latter were well disciplined, indus
trious and economical-the effects of
"the institution"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

A Southern Hospital Association,
Tor the relief Of disabled Confederate
soldiers, has been formed in New Or
leans. General Hood is President of
the ASSOCIATION, and General S. b.
Buckner, Vlce-President. Among the
trustees are Generals Lee, Beaure-
gard, Johnston and others. A ladies'
Dranch association has also been
formed, and bazaar is to be opened
at New Orleans for its benefit.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

ADVERSE TO LITIGAT1oN.-A New
Hampshire blacksmith being urged
to bring suit against a calumnious
nelghbor for SANDER, replied that he
could so into his shop and hammer
out better character than all the
courts in the State could give him.
With excellent wisdom, this man pre-
ferred to keep out of w-suits-a
course that is generally found in the
long run to be the best.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

The newspapers in various parts of
the country are noting an immense
increase III marriages since the close
Oh the war, showing that nature is
exertlng her recuperative power to
make \ up for the ravages of the battle
teld and the hospital In Ohio, the
increase, in 1865 and 1866. over
1899 and 1860, is 55 per cent: Similar
similar results.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

For some time past, workmen have
been engaged in boring an artesian
well at the Union Stock Yard in Chi
cago; Thursday, at the depth of
l'ooo 1eet, they struck vein Of pure
water which is flowing at the rate of
500 barrels q day. The success of
the enterprise caused much excite
ment, and vastly pleased those who
mad commenced and carried the
undertaking to completion.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

IIE RoTHscHnDs' TOBACCO SUIT.
The Richmond correspondent of the
New York Tribune, speaking of the
suit of the Rothschilds to recover
possession of the tobacco seized bv
Col. LOOMS, United States Treasury
Agent, says:
The Rothschilds first applied to
the Secretary Of State for the release
of this tobacco; but he decided it
was matter not under his control.
and referred the application to the
Secretary of the Treasury. Nh. Me
Culloch held that, having been
seized, the tobacco must be sold by
the Government, and stated that the
claimants had o remedy in an action
IN the Court of Claims Instead Of
hearkening to this sensible advice.
the Rothschilds Immediately insti-
tuted these various suits in the State
courts, the first steps being to pro-
cure an injunction, Nv which, some
time ago, Col. Loomis was restrained
from selling the tobacco, since which
time it has been in possession of the
Sheriff of Henrico County. The
Rothschilds may succeed in their suit
IN the State courts, but, under the
ruling Of Mr.. McCulloch, it is diff
dult to see what good success will do
them. The Government can hardly
violate the law and surrender the
property in obedience to the order of
any State court. The value of the
property in controversy is stated at
about 5000. 600"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

UNBIASED TEsT1MoNY.-Yhe Gin
cinnati Enqei-er, of the 10Th. SAYS
the following extract from q letter
Just received from an intelligent law
Yer in New Orleans, who went there
lrom Boston in the spring, and who,
when he went, was a warm Republi-
can, throws light on the true state of
public feeling in the South
81 have stayed here through the
heat of summer without fear of Con-
federates or others but radicals. They
are the only Observation-Disclosures, and /
am inclined to think they. will he
still for awhile. Negroes, too, are
and will be quiet. if white radicals
will let them alone; and they never
would have thought of riots but for
such villains. What lies you publish
there at the North! Well, you may
learn better some day Come down
here and you will soon see"
The Gown correspondent1 of the
New York Times, writing from Mil
ledgeville, Ga, on the 5th instant,
says:
81 have never known trouble in a
community between the blacks and
whites, that L have not found the
Bureau agent at the bottom OF the
difficulty"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21
GREAT BANQUET The New Yorl,

GREAT BANQUEr.-The New Yorl,
Herald, OF Friday, says:
The great banquet given by the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce at the Metropolitan Hotel last
evening, in honor of Cyrus w. Field,
was a perfect success. About two
hundred persons were present, and
the hall was decorated in the most
tasteful and elegant manner. A bat
terry and telegraph instruments were
arranged In the banquet hall, and
during the festivities messages were
received from England, Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, Washington and other
parts OF the world The agent of
Reuter- in England telegraphed Mr..
Field that Napoleon had ordered a
conscription of sailors throughout the
maritime provinces to man vessels to
bring home the French troops from
Mexico.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

WELL WORTH TRY1SG.-A good article is
always worth a good price Cheap goods.
from dry. goods to washing soap, arc
usually the costliest in the end. 1t is
always safer to procure the articles which
have the imprint of house of established
reputation, than to seek for the latest and
cheapest novelty, issued under an ire
sponsible name. The Soaps of Colgate +
GO. are known throughout the country az
oelng pure and every way desirable.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

Several bodies, of Confederate SOL
dlers' killed in the Valley, passed
through Staunton last week. It was
touching to notice that every coffin
mad wreath Of flowers on it, the tri-
Dute OF the fair and gentle women of
dead. -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

The PRESIDENT FIRN.-Dr. John
W. Leltwitch, Of Tennessee, who
represents the Memphis District in
Congress, and who is now at Wash
ington, has addressed letter to his
constituents, in which he says that,
in spite of the recent radical successes
at the North, and the dark complexion
OF the next Congress-, the President
IS stillas firm in the belief of the
hnal success of his policy of restora-
tlon as he is that it is the only Con-
stltutlonal and available method by
which the States can be restored to
their former unity and prosperity.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

NE EScHANGE BANK CoRNMR.- Persons
requiring anything in the grocery line, or
inc assistance of Il commission merchant
can be accommodated by calling at this
wei known stand. MIR. Parker is ready to
serve his friends and the community in
general
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT. The
London Post gives the following brief
advice to President Johnson:
eff Mr.. Johnson could, like Oliver
Cromwell, peremptorily dismiss a
parliament which ceased to be the
exponent of the national will, he
would be right in making the at
tempt"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

ohVESTEENTH OF FEBRUARY, 1865.-The
terrible incidents of that fearful night to-
gether with those of the dav preceding
ana 'he two days following, are 1ninutelv
related In the volume issued from the
FhCn'r Office. They are all faithfully re-
corded by an eyewitness, and one Of the
most graphic writer's in the State. Secure
copy before they are all gone.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21
MARRIED.

In Columbia, on the 18th instant, by
Rev. J. NJ. Pringle, CHARLES KERRISON,
Jr.. Of Charleston, and ROSA HERIOT,,
only daughter of the late James Heriot, of
Georgetown, S. G.
aJ- Charleston Courier please copy.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

A dishonest clerk robbed the New
York Herald Office of thousand or
two recently.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

1~@e0calL EGou

inc |A4n'f Office is on Main street =
'c" doors above Taylor Cor Camdcn) street.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church,
met at Memphis on the 10th. Rev.
George Howe, of this city, the.NIodc-
rator OF the last Assembly, delivered
the opening address.
Rev. Andrew H. Kerr, of the Mem
phis Presbytery, was unanimously
elected moderator. A very large
number of ministers from the South
ern States and Presbyterians were in
The greatest harmony
and fraternal feeling characterized
the whole proceedings.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

lHE LrdIs1ATURE.-Wc arc requested bv
the PRESIDENT of the Senate, and tho
Speaker OF tho House of Representatives
to state that tho Houses over which tl,.,,
respectively preside will assemble and ,o
cai!cd to order at p. M, on Monday. tho
10Th instant, No hour being named by the
constitution, this has been selected as #
Is believed to be the most convenient and
agreeable to thcmembcrs of both branches
of tho General Assembly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention is call
ed TO the following advertisements. which
arc published this morning for the first
time:
Geo. w. Parker-Lime, Groceries, &c.
NJ tMsieetlng Board Trustees University S. C.
l. NJ Pollock-Lunch This Day.
John q. Snnrnrs Z "a
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

OFFrcrAb-Th following para
graph appears in the Nationm ",pu5-
Hca', of Saturday:
"The President and most of the
members Of the Cabinet, and the
Chief Justice of tne Supreme Court
of the United States, and tho Gene
ral-inChief Of the army, were in
consultation at the Executive man
sion last eve,4iag and Thursday even
ing, upon important matters OF State
concern
Elsewhere we have given the spe-
culations of Northern correspondents
on this meeting. That it was one of
some Importance, we have no doubt,
and will await with anxiety an au-
thorized report OF its proceedings.
ALL HAIL, GKY.-ThesLouis-
vile Courier says that Kentucky has
an immense surplus Of corn and meat
this season, and she intends to give
'hberally of them to her suffering
brethren IN the South. For this pur-
pose societies are being organized
throughout tho State, and before the
close Of the year we hope to hear of
one in every county.
We also learn from the Courier,
that the Louisville, Frankfort and
Lexington Railroad Company, an
nounce that they will transport over
their roads, free of charge, all con
tributions for the destitute poor of
the South.
All Of which is creditablc to our
more favored sister State, and for
which she will have the gratitude of
the South
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-21

COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RA1LRoAD.-Wo
mad the pleasure, Yesterday morning. of
announcing to our citizens that the people
OF Augusta had voted s1OO, coo to the Co.
iumDla and Augusta Railroad, by a vote
OF o3| to So--one voting for loan. We
congratulate our citizens on this resn,t
and our City Council on this hearty on.
dorscment Of their action.
we extract the following remarks from
the Charlotte Times, of Monday:
columbia, sacked, pillaged, burned and
devastated, &c with spirit as unquenchablo
as a that of her own Hampton, hesitated not
a moment when her aid was invoked in
nehalf OF this road. ThatAugusta. one of
1nc most entcrprising and wide-awake
cItles IN the Empire. State of Georgia,
shouid let this opportunity pass to secure
tho success of the enterprise, cannot be
entertained , for moment. We feel conf
delie Ieh mat the vote to-day Will place Col.
Johnston III such situation as will enable
MN to push the road right through"
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-23
Seletted 9elistellauy.
Hints CONCERNING the ChoIera.

From series of articles on the Cholera;
published in the New York Tribune, we
extract the following:
II is curious that when the attendants
employed about Cholera cases in the febrle
stage are attacked they are never seized
with ordinary fover, but with genuine
cold blue cholera. Nothing, therefore, is
more certain than that persons may arrive
in our ports apparently laborng under
common feverish indisp0sition, who really
are suffering under cholera in the febrile
stage.
DR.. Lefevre observed that epidemic chol.
era on its fret invasion, battles all attempts
to conquer it; but that it gradually loses
its intensity, and towards its decline be-
comes as tractabe as the disorders of the
alimentary canal. Many other observers
have particularly noted that the deaths are
everywhere most numerous, in proportion
to the wh,b number attacked, at the com.
mencement of an invasion.
In crowded, filthy and ill.ventilated places
where the exciting causes are actively
combined against the health OF all who are
exposed to their influence, the disease takes
an apparently infectious character, tending
still further to propagate it, aud aggravate
the alarm.
Those who have practiced abStinence
from the use of wine, beer, and ardent
spirits, should not have recourse TO them
in the hope Of "lending off, tire cholera.
Nor should those who have habitually and
freely INDUCED in them, suddenly and COM
pletely abstain. In either case the expert
Inent is dangerous one.
The following remarks of late writer
are especially worthy of attention:
. a ,.V- ~ IL. i.
dispose TO cholera. Excessive filth does
SO. So does excessive bathing, with a
view TO extreme cleanliness; tor il re- cduces
the heat Of the body, and debilitates tho
system. The inordinate use of either an-
imal or vegetable food is predisposing
case. But so. most emphatically, is fastiDgs
or abstinence, especially as regards animal
food"
The fearful mortality from cholera in
Paris IN 1882 occurred during the HASTINGS
OF Lent. Nothing like il occurred at any
other period. In apart Of Louisiana, where
nearly all the people are Roman Catholics,
the mortality in cholera epidemic was
quadrupled during aud after three days
fast"
In public and private, cheerfulness should
be promoted by every decent deyice-On
the streets, by gay processions-in the
parks, by bands Of music and moderately
exhilerating pastimes-in dwellings, by
music, games, tAbleaux, &c.-everywh
by the various attractions Of places of ra-
tional amusement. Public journals should
stand with hopeful and encouraging face
3etween the pestilenoe aud the people, and
| children and nervous persons should not
be permitted to read or talk about the
cholera at all. Food, clothing. warm water
and consolation should be freely distributed
among the. poor. Soup, soap, flannel, and
smiles will do as much good as temperance
tracts and SholeIa bulletins.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-23
Don,t hc in q mhrrf..

kissing is as old as the hills, has been
practiced ever since any body can recollect,
aud il has been practically demonstrated,
says some one who knows, that people will
Riss, yet not one In = hundred knows how
to extract bliss from lovely hps, any mors
than they know how to make diamonds
from chatcoal. Aud yet II is easy.
First know whom you Are to kiss. Don't
make a mistake, although q mistake may be
good. Dot't jump UP like trout for'a Hy.
and smack woman on the neck, on the ear,
or on the corner Of the forehead, on the end
Of her nose, or knock of her waterfa1l.
The gentleman should be little the tallsSt.
He should have q clean face, q kind eye,
and mouth full Of expression. Don't kiss
evrybody. Don't slt down to II; stand up.
Need not be anxious about getting in
crowd. Two persons are plenty to corner
and catch kiss more persons spoil tbo
sport. Take the left hand Of the lady in
your right let your hat go to--any place
out Of the way throw the left hand gently
over the shoulder Of the lady, and let Il fall
down the right side toward the belt. Don't
he in hurry draw her gently, lovingly
to your heart Her head win fail lightly
upon your shoulder--and q handsome shoul-
der-strap Il makesl Don't be in hurry /;
send little life down youir left arm! Her
left hand is in your right, let there be an
impression to that not IKE the grip OF q
vice, but gentle clasp, full Of electricity,
thought and respect Don't be in hurry !
Her head lies carelessly on your shoulder
You are nearly heart to heart Look down
into her half-cosod eyes Gently, yet
manfully. press her to your bosom ! Stand
firm. Bo brave. but don't be in hurry.
Her lips are almost openl Lean lightly
forward with your head, not the body.
Take good aim; the lips meet-the eyes
close-the heart opens-the soul rides the
storms, troubles and SORROWS Of life don't
be in hurry)-hoaven opens before you
the world shoots from under your feet, as a
meteor flashes across the evening sky don't
be afraid)--the nerves dance before the just
erected altar of love, as zephyrs dance with
the dew trimmed tlowers--the heart loTgess
it's bitterness, and the art Of kissing is
learned. No fuss, no noise, no auttering
and squirming like hook impaaed worms.
Kissing don't hurt it don't require a brass
band to make it legal Don't jab down on
a beautiful mouth, as if spearing for frogs
Dent grab and yank the lady as IL she was
a struggling colt Don't muss her hair,
scratch down her collar, bite her check.
squiz2le her rich ribbons, and leave her
mussed and rumpled!