The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-27

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their orders as early as practicable.
Mr.. Clendining, of the Exchange,
will accept the thanks of the sold
folks at home" for waiter full of
extra fine oysters, from Benefits
mill-pond. They were not bad to
take.
ST. JOINS DAY.-The 9th of De-
cember, the natal day of the patron
saint of the Masons, will be CONNIE
morated by several of our lodges by
the installation of their officers for
the ensuing year.
Po11ocE's Ay1Any.-Tihe North
window of the Pollock House is in
habited at present by covey of part
ridges-which daily ''grows small by
degrees and beautifully less" as the
delicately favored birds are transfer
red from their neatly-arranged aviary
to the hands of the cook, who very
quickly places them in condition to
tickle the palates of some of the cpl
cures with which the tov-u abounds.
Stop rs you are passing and take a
look at Bob White"
Rev. S. H. Browne, the pastor as
signed by the Conference to Marion
Street Church. of this city, is thus
spoken of by the Marion Crescent:
eve feel n deep regret that this
faithful and Jealous minister has been
appointed to new field of labor, and
believe that such is the general feel.
ing in and out of his congregation.
Considering him as a minister, as a
pastor, as an unfaltering advocate of
the Sunday School cause, we have
never had his superior.
"Our sincere wishes for his health
and prosperity, and the future well
fare of his estimable family, are but
the echo of this community"
Our PosT CoAIAIANDERs -Columbia
has been fortunate above many of
her sisters. From the time of the
surrender of our armies, we have
been favored in those appointed to
command Mt this post. In the be-
ginning, it was deemed necessary to
turn the screw rather tightly. For a
time, the volunteer commanders did
take upon themselves some show of
satrap authority. 1t is true, that n
young brigadier did gallop around
our ruined city in full feather, with
a big niger orderly galloping after
him, to the wonder of the darhieS
and the amusement of the children.
But very soon Gen. Green was placed
in command, and he was perfect
gentleman, and exercised no unne-
cessary rigor. He was succeeded by
Gen. Burton, in whose praise we
cannot speak too highly. He, too, is
a gentleman, and his associates in
command are equally so. To a
stranger visiting our city, he would
hardly realize that we are under
military government. We have
heard, i'll former times, of military
commandant making much unneces-
sary displry-driving around behind
four spanking bays and cracking his
whip in the face of his betters, who
were compelled, by loss of property,
to take it afoot. But we have been
subjected to no such ostentatious and
unnecessary display here. The quiet
and courteous department Of those
now in command furnish an example
worthy of imitation. They do their
duty with rs little interference with
the civil rights of our people as pos
sible. The soldiers stationed here
are orderly and remarkably civil.
Often have we seen them give way to
ladies and elderly gentlemen, with
the military salute, whether the same
was returned or not. 1t has been
sometimes said that our people are
rather MuSOcidble. This is true; but
we ask those who may feel or observe