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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

TnE Poor YE HAVE ALWAYS Wrru
AoU.-The following appeal in be-
half Of the destitute appears in the
Louisville Journal. 1t applies to the
people of this community as we'll as
to those OF Louisville:
eve have very cold and bitter
weather upon US, and those who are
sitting by comfortable fires, wrapped
IN comfortable clothing, and are
sleepin at night on downy beds, in
warm and comfortable rooms, should
think of the suffering poor, who
sorely need these things, but have
them not, and out of the abundance
with which they are blessed, thew
should give to the needy children Of
want, and make their hearts rejoice
20 ye who have wealth, and ye, also,
who are in moderate circumstances.
and visit the desolate hearth. where
the .poverty-stricken widow and her
orphan children sit shivering in cold
and hunger and want. Seek them
out, and take them something to eat
and something to wear; send them a
load OF coal and a basket of provi.
slons. If you cannot afford to buy
new garments for them, give them
your cast-of old ones. Much warmth
lies hid in an old coat or an old dress
and it may cheer the recipients heart.
and start the tears of t:lankfulness to
eyes that have not lately seen a
friend. OF all the sweet pleasures
which wealth affords, there is nothing
like that which springs from impart-
ing a portion of our abundance to
our suffering fellow-creatures. There
is no poetry SO beautiful as the poetry
OF doing good; and there is no sight
SO lovely as that we behold when we
see the fair and accomplished daugh
ters Of wealth gliding, with angel
steps, to the novels of the poor, and
dispensing while there, with fair and
liberal hands, the gifts of charity, to
bless these sad abodes."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

a Memphis paper says that colored
allstocracy seems to be coming to
grict. Last week, "George Wash
lngton" was convicted in Richmond
for stealing a lot of old iron, and
''Jamcs K. Polk" for similar free
dom with other peoples property.
Horace Greeley" was found guilty
OF murder in Charleston, on Mon
day, and will soon expiate life of
rascality on the gallows. In New
Orleans, "Andrew Jackson was in
limbo for robbing hen roost. We
advise the colored gentry to select,
hereafter, such names rs Ben. Butler,
Thad. Stevens, Chas. Sumner, James
Ashley, 'etc.-they may prove more
lucky in their efforts upon character.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

COOP SUGGESTION in view of the
extraordinary expenditures required
to keep the Indian tribes in sub
lection, and the cost per head Of de-
stroying those who will not maintain
friendly relations with the whites,
the Galveston Bulletin recommends,
as matter Of economy. the board
ing and lodging of the entire race at
first class hotels.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

TIE "LonBY" IN WAsH1SGroN-
The Republican says: Beauty and
Booty" about which there was so
much talk during the war, has been
concentrated in the city of Washing
ton, and constitutes the chief lobby
in the National Legislature.
"The tariff lobby is overwhelming
Just now and has produced an in
crease on whiskey."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

A bill has been introduced into'tbe
Wisconsin Legislature disqualifying
liquor sellers from holding the oilice
OF justice Of the peace, and forbid.
ding the holding Of courts where Ii.
quor is seld.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

1t IS asserted that furnace for de-
stroying illegitimate children has been
discovered in the basement of the
residence Of Madame Restell, the
celebrated abortionist, of Fifth Ave
nue., New York.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

The House Committee on Public
Lands has come to an agreement to
report bill extending the provisions
OF the Southern Homestead Law.
passed last session, to negroes and
loyal whites, for an indefinite period.
The clause excluding rebels from the
benefit of that law expires next
month.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05
Our Second Revolution.

The London Times, OF the 10th
ult., says:
''La Recolnion ca 6ien." The de-
spatches which pour upon US through
the Atlantic telegraph, show that the
well-known phrase of 1892, may be
applied in all its meaning to the
course of events in America. A re-
volution is in progress there. The
House Of Representatives has taken
the first step towards the removal of
the President from office. Mr.. John
son stands in the way of the Repub-
hcan party. He is the Monsieur
Veto" of the Union, and he must be
got rid of. He has been guilty of
the crime of forming an opinion for
himself, and the opinion does not
conform to the sentiments of the
majority Of Congress. Whether the
opinion was right CT wrong, just or
UNJUST, 1t IS not for us to inquire.
The important points are that it was
an independent opinion; that Mr..
johnson thought he was President
with well defined duties and respon
slbllltles, instead Of constitutional
King, bound to accept ..nI follow the
advice of ministers possessing the
confidence of Legislative assembly;
that the independent opinion formed
IN the pursuit, as he thus conceived.
of his duty, conflicts with that of
Congress; and that popular assem-
bly, will not brook the existence of a
permanent obstacle to its will. Ac-
cordingly, Mr.. Johnson Is to be i'm
peached. x =
During the elections and up to the
beginning of December, nothing ap-
peared more chimerical than an at-
tempt to impeach the President. No
respectable organ of opinion, no
person in any position Of response
blllty, adv ocatcd it; and the Repub-
llcan leaders deprecated any sugces-
ton of such of proceeding, rs a
slanderous aspersion upon the mo-
deratlon and sagacity of their party.
But Congress has met and tested its
strength, and, flushed with :. sense
OF power, hurries on from one posi-
ton to another, until at last it boldly
declares that no obstacles shall be
permitted to thwart the complete ex-
ecution of its will. What was pro-
nounced impossible has become a
fact, and arguments reprobated with
indignation are accepted and acted
upon. What is clause of the Con-
stltution that it should bar the way
OF the representatives Of the people?
A majority some eighty years since
pretended to exact laws limiting the
power of the majority of to-day. Can
any pretence, it is asked, be more
vain or idle? And the sophism
passes current, as sophism will
which justify the excesses of those to
whom they are addressed. But the
popularity of such reasoning makes
the impeachment Of the President
remarkable as evidence Of the length
to which the revolution has gone,
and hint OF what may come after.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

OUR READING RooM-Our friends arc
invited to visit the Phunir reading room
where they will find on file papers and
periodicals. from every section of the Union.
The building is open day and night
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

FIVE CENTS. The price Of single copies
OF the PA@nlh is fire cents, and purchasers
are requested to pay no more for them-as
they are furnished to the news-boys at q
rate sufficiently low 20 warrant their being
sold at that rice.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05
MORE TRIcKERY.-A special de

MORE TRICKERY. special de
spatch to New York paper says
A citizen OF New York, who has
his office in Wall street, has issued a
confidential circular to the national
banks, proposing to come to Wash
1ngton and lobby for them, if they
Will contribute at the rate Of one dol
lar IN each thousand of their circula-
ton for his expenses. If all the
banks could be persuaded to Join in
such an arrangement it would Weld
him the snug little sum Of S3OO.OOO
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05

The Baltimore Erening 7ranscript
has suspended its publication. 1t
was lively and readable paper.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-05
Virginia TO South Carolina.

We extract the following proceed
ings of meeting held at Warrenton,
Virginia, from the Virginia Sentinel,
of the 3ist nltimo:
At q meeting of the citizens of
Fauquier County, held in the Court
House, in the town of Warrenton,
this day, in pursuance of call here
tofore announced, for the purpose of
collecting corn and money to be ap
piled for the relief of the destitute of
Lexington and Richland Districts.
South Carolina, Col. w. w. PAYNE
was unanimously selected Chairman
OF the meeting, and James G.. Can
non, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was
stated by Maj. Chas. Helm, and let
tiers read by him from gentlemen
occupying high official positions in
South Carolina, stating the utter des-
titution of the people for whom aid
IS asked. The meeting was next ad-
dressed briefly by Capt. McetZc and
\. j. Marshall, Esq.
On motion of Maj Helm, the
Chair was authorized to appoint a
committee to solicit contributions
from every portion of the County.
On motion of Gen. Hunton, the
Chair appointed an executive com
mlttce of five, whose duty it shall be
to receive the contributions, forward
them to their proper destination, and
to communicate with Gen. Wade
Hampton relative to their distribu-
tions
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24
47,318 8,3O9 s23, ,893. 390

The leading towns in population, arrang- ed in order, are these: New Milford, Win chester, Plymouth, Litchfeld, Salisbul y. in extent of territory they succeed each otherin the following order; New Milford, Sharon, Litchfeld, Salisbury. In total amount of taxable property; Winchester, Salisbury, New Milford, Plymouth, Litch- field, Sharon. In proportion of property per head; Watertown, Goshen, Salisbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Woodbury. Hence it appears that either the proportion of property owned by each individual is greater in the agricultural towns, or their property finds it's way more generally into the ts.x list.
 The large proportion ofpolls to the whole number of inhabitants in some of the towns surprises us. In the manufacturing towns we should have expected it to certain ex- tent, but not such great difference In Plymouth the polls are nearly one fourth of the entire population; in Litchfeld, one seventh; in Kent, not one eighth; New Milford, one seventh; Salisbury, one eighth To1rington, one fifth.
 l The following table contains the num- Der and total value of dwelling houses and the number of acres of land and total val ue of land in each town:
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24
.STAT'E TIE ms.

'" AN OLD CHURcH.-The Center Church
 of Hartford, Conn, is now two hundred and thirty years old, having been organiz. ed in 1636 It has had eleven ministers
 all of whom, except the last, died in the pastorate. @ ''"' -, . SINCE the arrest of Williams, of Norwich, who starved his daughter so barbarously, gag has been found in the house. and, the girl on being asked how it had been used, said that during the last part of her con. fnement, this gag. was placed over hel mouth and kept there, and from Monday to Thursday morning when she escaped, during more than forty eight hours, iu which she had no food whatever. The giir1l may now, perhaps, be pronounced, out, loi danger; though one of her feet is in 8 very bad. condition, where, in spots, the chil plains have caused a slight modification. She will be an invalid for some time te comic. She still manifests love for he, father, Writing him an afectionate letter, and sending oranges and other comforts to his cell. atf: .sa3 '@st Dl.s. aa' sH @s;. -',1
 r.Ios.5tt H. II s5s st.s:3a5s: .!.4.:s a-s si5,,I
 HE Bridgeport Standard says that the iewelry,store Of Capt. Samuel O. Bailey. in DanbufFy, was broken open last Thursday night and robbed of from $l 900 to 1'2OO worth efjewelry.. The door to the base ment was pried of the hinges and the store entered by. I passing up through a. hole made in the floor by Gtearing out the register. The Captain had taken home the most val uabfe of his stock, or his loss would have been much more ;heayy.4s. .E,. b-4 .;iiaa
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24
NEW MILFORD.

Vim. B. Allen Esq. has been appointed Postmaster at New Milford in place oi George D. Copley Esq. resigned on ac count of other pressing business: :as 7oi '7
 - Doctor George Taylor sold,a few days since, on Whittlesey Avenue. two building lots, six by fourteen rods, at eight hundred dollars each. More are wanted at the same price. '..-.. =, -,..'.'' F...'....'.-..
 Influenza colds are very prevalent Ill this vicinity: almost universal. The most eff cient medicine, is to keep the feet warm, wear plenty of flannel, keep the head cool, and live temperately. e'| szaY>.-. ,
 Trade is quiet notwithstanding the good sleighing. Customers holding off, for the long expected era of lower prices, which good judges say is not far distant Con gress will doubtless in some measure, take heed to the recommendations of. MT. Nc: Cullough and reduce the currency which causes the extraordinary imitation of prices. Taxation too, in all probability will be con- siderably reduced. A general but gradual settling of values will follow, produce and merchandise must conform to the new orde,
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24

other town in the county; that their horses should stand next to the foot of the list and their cattle but trife higher, we do not believe; property there must have been under estimated. In manufacturing towns horses and cattle are fewer and probably more valuable in proportion than the gen. eral average; but we should not have ex- pected to find the horses of Kent estimated at but half the average value Of those in Goshen, ,and the cattle at but two thirds. In many towns property will be found to have been estimated far above the average value throughout; in others, far below. Wheth- CT this Is correct in all cases certainly de- serves examination.
 The last ta ble contains the number and value of mills, stores &c, the amounts en- ployed in merchandise, and the amount of investments in mechanical and manufactu- ring operations:
 Hills. Stores, &c. Amt empl. Invest No. Value. in nlerch- ill me-
 andise. chanicl
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24

A TRAINon the Housatonic railroad which started from Pittsield Thursday morning, reached Bridgeport at 8 o'clock Sunday evening.
 PEoPIE from Stratford are obliged to go across lots to get to Bridgeport on account of the drifts. The road is eyen with the fences most of the way.
 A WOMAN in New Britain recently be- came enraged at her husband for some cause or other, and in revenge rushed out of doors and seated herself in Q snow bank where she remained until nearly frozen.
 A MAN put in the New Britain lookup for drunkenness Monday night cut his way through the.window with 8 jacknife. Anoth- CT put in for the same offence was found after several hours more intoxicated than ever, his friends having supplied him with the Democratic fluid through the window WoLcorrv1LnE. Adams, formerly of the Adams House, Litchfeld, is negotiat- ing for the purchase or renting of the Allen House e-.- a.. s-.
 Byt. Brig. Gen. Brady has received a l commission as 1st Iieut. in the Regular Army.
 MR. H. Cleveland, of Brooklyn, Wind ham Go. withdraws. from the contest for the nomination for Congress in the Third Congressional District. #
 GEN. Howard, of the Freedmen's Bureau, has sent on an instalment of 21 young freedmen for those at Hartford who desire negro help. 7i'-
 ON New, Years Day, MT. Ransom H. Olmsted and Miss Martha T. Hale of East Hartford were united in matrimony, after a courtship of twenty years. Though ad vanced in years, the happy couple have ou, hearty wishes for |: long life of welded bliss
 We find the following in 7He Nep Hare, Registe,::
 A man who cannot be reached by areu ment, who cannot inform himself of tn, questions upon which he is to act, who can not read the very ballot he casts, has nc more right to vote than an idiot.
 ~ Carry this out in practice, and wher, would the '' strength of the democrati party come from? Make reading the al phabet or the ten commandments condi tion precedent to the exercise of suffrage and what field there would be for primer and missionary labor in the fifth ward Ne, Haven, and the sixth ward, Hartford Ha,tfo,0 Post ~.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24

Bar The following estimate of French literary taste, from the editorial "Nebulse' of the last Galary, is more true than flat tering:- ...
 1.-The French are in their daily lives the most prosaic and material of all peoples ill philosophy and science the most logical They are the most precise of business men, and their women in bus- ness are no less precise. In their households and their personal expenditure they gre given up, as nation to the practice of small economy and to the patient attainment of small advantages But to make up for all this upon la Gotre for the na- ton and te Seatimem for the individual they run stark, staring mad. And the individual indulges his taste for te sentiment not in his daily life which he works by the rule of three but in books and at tho theatre. It is upon these points only that Frenchmen justify the saying that they have every gift but common sense; for upon all others they are she most common sensible of human crea- lures. The man who would as soon think of may rying female megatherium as a woman without dot the woman who would doubt if she were re- ally married if there were not diamonds in her houssedG, will melt into tears or rise into ecstasy over le sentiment of book that is fit only to move reasonable human beings to laughter The con- tinued favor in France of Paul ct Virginie"-that spooniest of all books ever written, 7only slang will give utterance to the mental nausea of our memory)-and the high appreciation there of La martins, are examples of the Frenchmen in this respect
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24


 Wewere lately obliged to obtain the last completed grand lists of the respective towns in this county, for the purpose oi calculating the county tax and assessment. From these we have copied and calculated the following tables of county statistics which we hope may enable the people oi the different towns to compare their esti- mates with those of their neighbors, be- sides affording reliable information on mat ters of general interest and importance.
 The first table contains: the population of each town according to the census of 1860; the number of polls; the total taxa. ble property, and the average of taxable property belonging to each individual:
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24
Miscellaneous Items.

"Mugby Junction" has had sale of g 1 quarter of million in London. A man has been arrested in Dublin for singing one of Moore's melodies
 If the Confederation of Canada be estab- lished, Montrealinstead of Ottawa will be
 made the capital. ., .=-...,
 There was an international boat race at Shanghai, in November, between English and American boats crews, i'll which the latter was victorious greatly to the disgust of the Johnny Bulls.
 A Bridgeport man bought ton of coal the other day and received a ton and a half On going to the dealers, to explain the mistake, he was told that half ton was given to the purchaser of every tenth ton. Buyers had better purchase at the right time.
 ? Rev. Adam Clarke informs us that he had at first some prejudice against hearing the preaching of Miss Sewall, whose labors had been eminently blessed in the Methodist church; but these scruples were overcome by friend, who said to him, ''If an ass reproved Balaam, and barn-door fowl re- proved Peter, why should not woman reg prove sin?" ~S as
 Two families of Carter county, Tennes- see, named Roberts and Johnston, have been waging bloody war between each oth- CT for twenty years during which time fourteen men belonging to these two famil- ies havesl lost their lives On the evening of the 9th the sole surviving males Roberts and Johnston, engaged in personal alter cation which resulted fatally to both. This domestic warfare originated about very trihing affair.
 An Englishman's idea of America was we'll exemplifed last week by the arrival of a young cockney from London at the Clarendon Hotel, New York, and his ap- pearance at the office early the following morning with an American rife he had purchased at home, and the confidential question: "I say now, my deah fellah, are there any of the bloody Indians about? I want to have crack at some of them you know. I bought this rife to do that sort of thing, do you see?' =
 Those who have paid much attention to that subject, and are experienced in the matter, say there is as much significance in kissing as there is in shaking hands. It is said that kiss. on the forehead indicates admiration. and respect; on the cheek, beau- ty; on the nose, that the kisser is awkward; on the hand, coldness; on the lips, love; on the chin, foolishness. A short one indicates fear and appreciation of Paradise Lost. A long one, square on the mouth indicates devotion and huge appreciation of ''Para- disc Regained."
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-24

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