The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-31
EaoSai :Ete1ns.

E.oSai :Ete,ns.
DEATH. regret to record the
death of Mr.. John Tanning, which
took place yesterday, about 8 o'clock
q. m! Mr.. Tanning, as q soldier in
the Confederate service, and as q
resfdrateur since, has made an extern
sive acquaintance throughout the
State.
The BArLEY's. s.-This troupe per-
form in Janney's Hall tonight. md,
with additional facilities, will doubt
less increase their attractions They
played to full house last night
many ladies also being present. The
pieces selected for this evening are
the farce of "Major Jones' Court
ship" and the pantom;me of "The
Lazy Family"
THROUGH FREIaHTs TO New YORK.
a notice Of through freight arrange
ments to New York, via Charleston,
will be found in this mornings
Phenie. A similar notice was pub
lished few weeks ago; but as several
important articles we're accidentally
omitted, q republication was deemed
necessary. The attention of ship
pers is especially directed to this
matter.
CONSERVATIVE CoNvENTIoN.--We
learn that meeting of the conserva-
tive (white) citizens of this District
was held on the 21st instant, at Which
the following resolution was adopted:
"Resoloed, That q Committee of
Nine be appointed to invite meet
ing, in this city, of delegates from
the various Districts of the State, to
deliberate upon the present condition
of our political affairs" 9
In accordance with this resolution,
the Chairman of the meeting-Hon.
W. F. DeSaussure-appointed COM
mittee, who prepared circular, that
has been extensively distributed
throughout the State. This circular
was addressed to prominent gentle
men, and is as follows:
SIR: We respectfully invite you to
cooperate with the Committee in
securing the attendance of delegates
to meeting to be held in this city,
on Wednesday, 6 p. M, the 9th of
November, to take into consideration
the object named.
To this end, you gre earnestly re-
quested to send the nhlest reprcsen-
tative men in your District-say from
five to ten in number-who you are
assured will act harmoniously in be-
half of the interests of the white
citizens of South Carolina.
A correspondence with influential
public men at the North has satisfied
us that convention held here, for
the purpose of expressing the will of
our intelligent and respectable peo-
pie, will be of incalculable benefit to
the State, and the call therefor has
been advisedly issued.
The chief business to be done by
the convention will be: To issue an
address to the people of the State
and country, expressive of our oppo-
sition to the policy which gives the
negro the control of the ballot-box
and jury-box; to memorialize Con-
gress to reconsider the reconstruct
ton bills, and remove the existing
obstacles to full, free and harmo-
nious expression of the intelligent
public opinion of the people of the
State; to adopt such measures as will
influence our citizens to oppose, in q
proper and lawful manner, all schemes
which are calculated to result in
negro domination and the utter de-
struction of the best interests of the
State. JAMES G. GIBBES,
WILLIAM WALLACE,
SAMUEL w. MELTON,
For the Committee.
Favorable answers have been re-
turned om nearly every District;
onI no tna D.o,;Jo.ko of I'll H. all