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The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-15

SELECT CouNoIL.-This body met yester-
day. t43AAA 9tel3A'Ao 60hOf1A
The action of the Common Council, author
izing the erection of a wooden building on the
corner Of Madison and Wide Water streets
and frame shed on the premises occupied
by the Baltimore Steam Packet Company,
was not eoncufred in aols9 ,'e5st@ 20 3
The saleof the Blues Artillery Quarters
was authorized 80 sd
The bill Of the Old Dominion was ordered
to be paid. s.iio4 .BhdJ9d 3HC 597g
In relation to the police force, the action of
the Common Council allowing increased po-
lice, was not sustained. on fe4zt,g - =
Action in reference to the Fair Grounds by
the Common Council was concurred in. g@
GA. Santos, Esq, was appointed proxy,
to attend the meeting of the Roanoke Valley
Railroad. hsa tEl4yJ fGLGNl
Adjourned. IS g $50 5.- -
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-15

AUCTION SALEs.-On tomorrow at 10 A.
NJ, W. R, Roberts, Auctioneer will sell the
entire machinery, tools, &C., Of the extensive
and complete establishment known as the
Central Iron Works "aa Several valuable
steam engines, three excellent boilers, three
number one lathes and other valuable arti-
Giles will be included in the sale, after which
the building and premises will be offered for
rent. ~
Leigh Bros & Phelps, will sell in front of
the premises. valuable lot and it's improve
ments on Charlotte aud Church streets. Sale
to commence at twelve O'Clock tomorrow,
(Thursday.) ga.sad sdi "a aosa,i3saoa =
w, B. Roberts will sell on to morrow,
Thursday Immediately after the sale Of
Leigh Bros & Phelps, two frame tenements
on Butte street, together with the valuable lot
on which they stand. All the above proper
ty presents fine opportunity for investment.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-15

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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

ANOTHER EALSEHOOD EXPOSED
The opponents of President Johnson
do not hesitate to employ falsehood
and defamation whenever it suits
their convenience, in order to DESTROY
the popular affection for the Execu-
tive head of the Government. Their
latest effort has been to fasten on
him the responsibility of suspending
the issue OF rations in the South
after the first of next month. To
this SANDER, Gen. Howard replies by
saying, that ''the order referred to
was issued by direction of the Secre-
tary Of War upon my recommends
ton, tor which, whether right or
wrong, IN entirely responsible. "
1t was issued because prominent citi-
zens IN the South and elsewhere al
legged that persons We're ''fed by the
Bureau III ldleness," but especially
IN consideration of the statements
made by the inspectors, Generals
Steadman and Fullerton, implying
that the people who labor for support
are rendered idle by the promise or
hope of rations from the Govern
'"e4'. IL Is tHouSnt, 100, tnat the
growing crops will enable each par
tlcular locality to provide for their
own deserving poor
The withdrawal of Government IA
tons will undoubtedly operate Sc
verely against numbers of worthy
people III many sections, but no one
can question the wisdom of General
Howard's recommendation in gene
raj aspect. 1t will compel idle, vi
cious characters to work, and, if
desirable, cases specially cr really
meritorious may still be relieved by
occasional aid, provided board of
citizens, where the parties so apply
ing reside, recommend them as OBJ
jects for charity.-Ra'eigh Pyoy'ess
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01
An Inside View.

Although we are not disposed to
discuss the platform or address of the
Philadelphia Convention, we are will
ling that those who differed from us
in relation to the propriety of the
Southern States being represented in
that body should be heard. The
temperate communication Of Mr..
McCreight, published Thursday, re-
fected the views of the more mode
rate of the Southern opponents of the
Convention, or at least Of our State
being represented there. We think
he is mistaken in the position he has
taken, considering the object in view
the defeat of the radical party.
A writer in the Augusta Chronicle
and Sentinet-one of its editors, we
presume-gives San inside view" of
some of the important proceedings of
the Convention and its committees.
He says that various sets Of resolu-
tions were referred to the Committee
on the Platform, and that Senator
Cowan's resolutions contained, in
substance, all that is in those adopt
ed. Mr.. Raymond offered set, and
so did Reverdy Johnson, of Mary
land. It seems that those offered by
Mr.. johnson We're adopted. We quote
from his letter:
''The committee, after session of
over four hours, reported to the gene
raj committee the draft of platform
and address at 8 o'clock p. M on the
18th. The platform reported by the
subcommittee was adopted without a
single alteration or amendment, and
was substantially the one thought to
be from the pen of the Senator from
Maryland, except the resolution in
relation to the soldiers, which was
taken from the draft submitted by
Senator Cowan."
So that the platform adopted is not
from the pen of Mr.. Raymond, but
from true Southerner, and one of
the most distinguished lawyers in the
country. Our own feeling and our
advice to our Southern cotemporaries
is, to drop any discussion as to the
action of the Convention, and give all
we can give to the furtherance of its
o0ects-our moral support and cor
dial sympathy.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01
ATTEMPTED AssAss1NAr1oN.-A dc
patch from Memphis says:

spatch from Memphis says:
"An attempt was made, this morn
ing, by G. w. Wood, United States
Tax Collector, to kill Colonel M. c.
Galloway, editor of the -Avulnnche.
Mr.. Wood called Galloway out of his
room and fred upon him, the ball
passing through the latter's hand, in
fiicting painful wound Wood at
tempted to escape, but was pursued
and captured. An excited crowd soon
gathered, and he would have been
hung to lamp-post but for General
Forrest, who took care of him, and
told the crowd that justice should be
meted out to him, but for the present
he wonlo protect him. Wood is under
arrest"
The following paragraph, from the
Aealamc]te, doubtless explains the
cause of the murderons assault:
&c. w. Wood, who was arrested,
charged with attempting to commit a
rape upon a negro woman, at the
Southern Hotel, and was committed,
on the day before yesterday, by
Squire Hall, was taken out again, yes
teiSaJ, 1or tIlal, upon u WITH Oh hI6eUS
corpus, and was again committed for
trial at the next term of the Criminal
Court, and bonds fixed at $1,000.
The man Wood, spoken Of above, is.
we learn, deputy collector at this
place, who served under one Roue!
Hough, and is the party who has been
making Investigations concerning the
revenue stamps in our city for some
time back, and who has thereby
brought many of our prominent mer-
chants into difficulty for not carrying
out the law in the matter to the letter.
The tools employed by the Govern
ment to do some OF its dirty work are
no doubt well-selected-in this in
stance, at least, the man was found
up to the emergency. We trust that
justice will be done in this matter,
and that, if guilty, he may be made
to feel that, in Tennessee, there is q
law for other offences as we'll as for
failing to cancel revenue stamp pro-
perlv"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01


GENERAL LEE, GENERAL GRANT
AND THE Coming SOLDIERS CoNvES-
TIoN.-A correspondent of the New
York Herald, writing from Richmond,
says:
1t has been remarked here that the
presence Of Generals Grant and Lee
at the convention of the soldiers,
North and South, would tend more
to engcnderan abiding spirit of union
and fraternity amongst all classes of
people throughout the country than
any event that could occur. The en-
thusiasm which animated the Phila-
delphla Convention upon the en-
trance, arm in arm, of the Massachu-
setts and South Carolina delegations,
would be but o meagre display, com
pared to that which would hail the
entrance of these chiefiains into the
Soldiers Convention. The event
would send Il thrill of Joy through the
heart of the nation, and present to
the world II spectacle more sublime
and impressive than ever marked the
advent of peace Or Illustrated that
grand moral pre-eminence and abid-
ing conservatism which constitute
such strong guarantees of permanent
unity and fraternity. 1t is impossi-
bic to conceive what influence such
an exhibition would exercise upon
the country. 1t would effectually
dispel any lingering resentment that
might exist, and stamp upon the
Union the impress of indissolubility.
The two Generals, in their sublime
relation, would be esteemed living
types of national unity, and happy
emblems of abiding peace and frater-
nifty. A soldiers convention, hal
lowed by the presence of such men,
in relations of cordial fraternity,
would squelch whatever of radicalism
may have survived the Philadelphia
assemblage.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

4 terrible murder was committed
at Delhi, Michigan, last week. A
negro, named John Taylor, procured
an axe, and for some reason, as yet
unexplained here, attacked the wo-
men of the family of John Buck.
One, little girl, was instantly killed;
her mother was mortally wounded,
and her grandmother was also seri-
ously, if not fatally, injured The
murderer made his escape, but was
arrested near Lansing.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01
Moving Cotton.

The attention OF shippers of cot
ton is called to the notice of J. q.
Gibbes, Esq, Collector Of the in
ternal revenue. We publish for the
information of our readers the con-
Guiding section of the Act referred to
in the notice:
"AH persons engaged in producing
or dealing i'll cotton, or in the trans
portation of the same, will specially
note that Section of the Act of July
Is, 1856, renders it unlawful, from
and after the 1st day of September,
1866, for the owner, master, super
cargo, agent or other person having
charge of any vessel, or for any rail
road or other transportation company,
or for any common carrier or other
person, to convey. or attempt to con-
vey or transport any cotton, the
growth or produce of the United
States, from any point in the district
in which it shall have been produced,
unless each bale or package thereof
shall have attached to or accompany
ing it the proper marks or evidence
of the payment Of the revenue tax
and a permit of the collector for snch
removal, or the permit Of the asses
sor, as hereinbefore provided, or to
convey Or transport any cotton from
any State in which cotton is pro-
duced, to any port or place in the
United States, without the certificate
of the collector of internal revenue
Of the district from which it was
brought that the tax has been paid
thereon, or the permit of the assessor,
as hereinbefore provided; and such
certificate and evidence must be fur
nished to the collector of the district
to which it is transported, and his
permit obtained before landing. dis
charging or delivering such cotton at
the place to which it is transported.
Any person who violates these provi-
sions, or who conveys or attempts to
convey from any State in which cot
ton is produced, to any port or place
without the United States, any cot
trn upon which the tax has not been
paid, is liable to Il penalty of 500
tor each bale of cotton so conveyed
or transported, or attempted to be
conveyed or transported, or to impri-
sonment for not more than one year,
or both; and all vehicles and vessels
empl Dyed in such conveyance or
transportation are liable to seizure
and forfeiture by proceedings in any
court of the United States having
competent jurisdiction And all cot
ton so shipped or attempted to be
shipped or transported, without pay
ment OF the tax or the execution of
transportation bonds, may be forfeit
ed to the United States.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

Offers had been made to retain the
French soldiers in the service of
Maximilian by inducing them to re
enlist in battalions, each battalion to
consist of 200 French and 600 Mexi-
cans. This would secure the service
OF $4,000 foreigners for the Mexican
Empire.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

BLANKS FOR SALE AT THIS OFrIcE.-Lct-
ters of Administration. Declaration Oh,
Bond or Sealed Note, Mortgages and Con
veyances of Real Estate
The BURNING OF COLUMBIA. An inter-
esting account OF the ssSack and Dcstruc
ton of the City OF Columbia s. c." hs-
just been issued, in panlphle: fnrr., yro,a
the Ph1nir power press. Orders tilleI to
any extent. Price 50 cent?. Copies can be
obtained at this office and the bookstores.
----~~>-----@--~~->,
IMPORTANT TO TRAvELERs.-The atten-
ton Qf readers is called to the new sche-
dulles OF the South Carolina and the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroads.,
published in another column. These
changes are made TO facilitate travel on
the through route from Atlanta to Wash
ington.
RIGHT OF WAY.--At a special meeting of
the City Council, Yesterday, that body
granted the free right of way to the Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad through
Rice street, under the same restrictions as
the same right has heretofore been grant
ed to the other railroads entering the CITY.
DR.. Dannclly, of the MidUe Geo,.qia
Ncrs, paid us a visit yesterday. We have
been requested by the Doctor to tender his
heartfelt sympathies to his fellow-com-
rades-in-arms, and respectfully invites
them to meet him this morning, at the
Southern Leg and Arm Company's rooms,
between and 12 O'Clock
Mckenzie's ice cream garden was the
grand centre OF attraction last night. The
fact is, the ''local' was so completely mixed
up with ice cream, sherbet, champagne
troRpe and good things gener ally, that he
is positively unable to describe the scene,
and will only say that the band Of the 9Th
Regiment discoursed some Of their sweet
eat music-and that. be it kno wn, is rare
treat; the Chinese lanterns dispensed
subducd light; the fireworks behaved we'll:
and the laGlies-God bless them-were out
in full force.
Music IN THE PARK. By direction Of the
Post Commander, the band of the 9th In
fantry will play at the Park this afternoon,
September l, at O'Clock. The following
will be the programme:
l. kroiesmarch des Priester Alfalfa.
2. Sclcction-'Martha
B. Waltz-Song of the Thames
T. Duet and dFinalc-"Lucrezia Borgia."
.. Come where my Love Lies Dreaming
Is. March Faust"
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention is cali
ed to the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the FIRST
time:
Stewards Hall-Board and Lodging.
DR.: c. II. Miot-Drugs and Medicines.
j. Sulzbachcr IL CO.--New Arrivals.
schedule over South Carolina Railroad
Edward Sill-Turnip Seed.
l.. G. Clarke-Commission Merchant
Schedule over Charlotte Railroad.
{. A. Scott-Eating House.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

questions OF that kind, with which
he was in the habit of making all feel
at ease who came near him. Capt.
Edward Lowndes, of South Carolina,
was then introduced. and after n
short conversation, Mr.. Davis retired
into the house.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

The widow of the late Stephen A.
Douglas, formerly Miss Cults, and
now REMARKED to Major Williams,
an officer OF the Federal army, will
be present Mt the dedication of the
monument to be erected in Chicago
to the memory of her first consort
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

METEoRs. From several of our ex-
changes we gather that there is n
general impression that the great me-
teor shower which fell in November,
1888, will be repeated this year; and
in fact it is stated by contemporary
that Professor Newton, of Yale Col
lege, who has devoted much time to
the investigation of the periodic char
acter OF these showers, concludes that
prodigious fight of meteors, the
most imposing of its kind, will make
its appearance, probably for the last
time in this century, on the morning
of the 18th or 14th of November next.
Only thirteen of these great show
ers are recorded between the wears
903 and 1888. Such rare phenom-
enon awakens deep interest among
all classes of persons. Preparations
to observe this sublime spectacle, for
scientific purposes, have, already
commenced in Europe. Let no one
forget Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, November 18th and 14th,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

The Jack Hamilton Convention in
New York was an utter failure. There
was stampede at the suggestion of
''small collection" for the cause.
Bdx1he collection of the people was
snhenough.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

Hon. 0. NJ. Roberts has been
chosen second Senator from Texas.
He has II splendid record, having,
beon President of the Secession Con-
vention of 1861 sua
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

snort conversation, Mr.. Davis retired
into the house.
The Philadelphia Reception.
The people of Philadelphia gave q
stern rebuke to their radical city au-
thorities for not making arrangements
to receive the President. They turn
ed out en- masse, and displayed the
greatest enthusiasm. From q full
report in the New York World we ex-
tract the following:
At last, at about "a o'clock, the
word passed rapidly along the line,
s'They are comingr And the an
nonncement was duly verified bv the
shrieking of the locomotive whistle
and the rumbling of the train as it
rolled into the depot, amid the rounds
OF cheers and the booming of artille-
ry. Instantly, rs if by magic, the
crowd seemed to melt through the
police lines. They swarmed on top
of the cars, on the platform, and
even into the Presidential car itself.
In vain did the Cabinet officers, Gen.
Meade and staff, or even the police,
interfere and expostulate. The crowd
was inexorable and irrepressible, and
fairly overwhelmed the Presidential
party with their persistent enthu-
slasm. At length, by dint of persua-
sion, expostulation and some hard
pushing, the line was formed and the
band played "Hail to the Chief" and
Gen. Meade escorted the President to
the vicinity of the Reception Com
mittee. 1t was now some moments
before anything like order could be
secured. Cheer upon cheer rent the
air, and cries of 'Hurrah for the
tailor President" "Hurrah for the
savior of the Union, candy forever. -
and similar complimentary illusions.
completely drowned the Presidents
voice, as well as that of Col. Page.
who was to welcome him on behalf of
the Citizens Committee. At length
comparative quiet WAS obtained, and
Col. Page welcomed the President in
a brief speech on behalf of the mer-
chants, mechanics, manufacturers and
iaboring men of Philadelphia Col.
Pages allusion to the workingmen of
Philadelphia was productive of i'm
mense cheers. His allusion to the
simplicity and dignity of our Repub-
hcan institutions as eXemplifed in the
Presidents personal habits, was ap-
plauded to the echo, while his refer
ence to the Presidents efforts to
restore union and harmony to the
land brought down thunders of ap-
probation. But if the welcome of
Col. Page was characterized by con-
tlnued cheering of the President,
words cannot suffice to describe the
unbounded excitement that prevailed
when the President himself began to
speak. 1t seemed likely that he could
never get beyond his exordium. so
constant and unremitting were the
piandlts which greeted him; and
when, III conclusion, he promised to
continue his efforts for the rcstora-
ton OF peace to q divided people.
there went up a prolonged shout of
approval. At the conclusion of the
Presidents speech, the crowding re-
commenced, and bid fair to engulph
the distinguished guests and the
populace in one inextricable mass
BY dint of considerable physical ex-
ertion, Gen. Meade succeeded in
escorting President Johnson to his
carriage. and then the appearance of
the President outside the building
was the signal for renewed demon
strations of popular favor.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

The Georgetown Times speaks
iavorably of the rice crop in that sec
tion.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, September l, 1866
State Penitemtiary.

state FeMttent1ary.
Several attempts have been made
in past years to establish the pea;-
tentiary system in this State, but
from some cause these attempts al
ways failed. Whatever may have
been the cause, whether from preju-
dice against such an institution, or
the feeling that there was no neces-
sity for 1.-THE great change that has
taken place in our institutions, espe-
cially in our labor-system, has turned
loose upon society a population that,
heretofore, were the subjects of do
mestic or municipal discipline.
1t is too evident, since this change
has been wrought, that misdemeanor
and crime have largely increased in
every Southern community, and that
some proper mode of punishment or
prevention ought to be devised and
adopted. We know of none better
adapted to this purpose, than the es-
tablishment of penitentiary, where
confinement and punishment do not
deprive the community of the labor
of the offender. The Charleston
Ne,cs has an article on this subject,
from which We extract the conclud-
ing paragraph, embodying the rea-
sons which, we think, ought to be
sufficient in the minds of all think
ing persons. After referring to the
past, the Neaos says:
"The war, however, a chance tout
celia, and If we are to have any con-
troll of the colored race at all, black
criminals must be put on footing
with their white fellow-scoundrels
This will throw into the State Courts
the lnnumerable petty cases of thefts,
robberies and assaults, which were
formerly disposed of on the planta-
tions according to the will of the
owner or overseer, and the great
number of prisoners that would thus,
under the present laws, be given to
the custody of the sheriffs to be kept
In the common Jail at the public cost,
would entail an expense which the
finances of the State could not sup
port. All the reasons, therefore,
which have combined to induce the
adoption of penitentiaries in other
communities, now apply with re-
doubled force to South Carolina, and
We sincerely hope that the Legisla-
ture, at its extra session, will see to it
that we have Sfofo y,op;%or%;o,x,
where criminals will not only be
made sef-sustaining, but where they
will be able to confer a benefit upon
the country by their industry, and
where they will be fitted to become
useful members of the community at
the expiration of their term of impri-
sonment.'
AS the Legislature will meet in spe-
cial session next week, we think it
would not be inappropriate, among
other measures; for the Governor to
bring this matter 10 the attention of
that body. All the necessary infor-
nation respecting the working of
such an institution could be easily
obtained from tho Georgia authori-
ties, aud from other Southern States
where the system has been in opera
ton for some years. We are con
vinced that its establishment here
would be great public benefit.
The radical soldiers and sailors op-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

The radical soldiers and sailors op-
posed to the Cleveland Convention,
have issued call for a Convention to
be held at pittsburg, Pa, on the 25th
inst. In their address they talk about
"odious treason TRAITORS to be pu-
nished," ''premiums to treason, J"
"treachery," Congress, &c, and con-
clude with the assertion-"We make
our argument in the field"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-01

GENERAL SIcKLEs. Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Herald says:
''There is authority for stating that
MajorG General d. E. Sickles, COM
manding the eDepartmento of the South,
has notauthorized the use of his name
in connection with the Cleveland Con-
vention, and declines, while on duty
in his present command, to take part
in political movements"
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Local ITEMS.

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