The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-28
MANAaEMENT OF KERosENEI LANES.


generate in the lamp, which as it pro-
duces pressure, will force itself up
through and around the wick and
ignite. causing the lamp to sputter,
and even snap itself out. Now if,
when it is "sputtering," the brass
work is cooled of, for instance, by
wrapping wet cloth around it, the
lamp will cease sputtering and snap
ping, and burn as it should.
For more than two weeks past, a
Military Commission bas been sitting
in this city, upon the trial of charges
growing out of a robbery committed
on the South Carolina Railroad,
about o year ago; and also OF a
charge of conspiracy between E.
Carter Harris, 10 section master on
the road.) and John Montgomery, e
freedman, together with some four or
five others, to tear up the track on the
occasion of the calamity of that kind,
which occurred the morning of the
18th ult.
The prosecution was conducted by
the Judge Advocate, assisted by
Samuel r. Melton, Esq, represent
ing the Railroad Company. The de-
fence on the part of Harris, was rep
resented by VIM. 81. Talley, Esq.
This latter case was concluded yester-
day, the written defence and reply
being submitted.
There is still case against John
Montgomery alone, making the direct
charge OF tearing up the track. But
as he has admitted the commission
of the deed, in the cause already
heard, it is presumed this latter
charge will not present any new mat
ter of interest. Of course, the result
of the cases heard, will not be known
until published in General Orders
from Gen. Candy.
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The Daily Programme is the title
OF a small advertising sheet, for gra-
tuitous distribution, now being is
sued in Charleston, by Messrs. Nc
MILAN & Jowitt. It contains the
programme of the theatre, and seve-
raj columns of reading matter. Judg-
ing from the number of advertise
ments it contains, the Programme is
q pecuniary success.
INcENp1ARY RADICAL SPEECH. We
call the attention of the military
authorities to the following para
graph, taken from the Winnsboro
NeWs:
''We are reliably informed that
Beverly Nash, Esq, O colored magis-
trate in Richlnnd District. appointed
by the order that Gen. Sickles issued,
and peace officer, according to his
Office and his oath, recently made in
Fairfield District, before one of the
Union Leagues, o speech, of which
the following is an extract in sub
stance. He said:
Rather than yield the ballot-box
to Democrats or rebels, and have
wives and children of his race slaves,
he would take up his musket and see
the gullies run with blood and the
hills covered with bleaching bones;
and should those negroes be hung for
killing that boy at Walhalla, Cover
nor Orr wouldn't be Governor six
days. He advised the freedmen not
to contract for one-third, but to wait
until the 1st of February next, and
they would have their old masters on
their knees to them, since the negro
could do better without the white
man than the white man could do
without the negro. He said he was
fifty-seven years old, but that he ex.
pected to be man yet-that he
expected to walk the streets of Co.
lumbia or any village, and when he
offered his arm to any lady, white or
colored, she would be proud to ac-
cept of it,"
We publish with much pleasure
the following card from Beverly
Nash, with reference to the above
statement:
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