The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-14

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DEATH or AIR. JAMES PHyNNEY.-On Saturday
the family of Mr.. JAMES PHrSSEY, received a tele-
graphic dispatch from Richmond, announcing
his death in that city on Friday, the llth instant
Mr.. PuYSNEY lett this city some two weeks since
and proceeded TO Richmond, with view to Try
the effects of change of air on his healtn
which had been failing for some time. LII the de-
cease of Mr. PaYNNEY the Printers OF Charleston
have lost one OF the most estimabe of their num-
Der. He will long be remembered for his quiet
and uuobtrusive manners Mr.. PHYNNY was
native OF this city, and was in the ftty-second
year of his age. We sympathize with his rela-
tives in their bereavement.
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CARoLINA.--A correspondent
of the New York Times, writing from Charleston,
on the 4th instant, says: ''Along the seaboara
general bankruptcy must ensue during the coming
winter, unless creditors should prove vastly more
ienient than creditors usually are. Nearly every
plantation is more or less mortgaged, and shouio
foreclosures be insisted upon, the best lands III
this State will change hands at a ruinous sacrihce'
The lawyers are preparing to reap rich harvest
there will probably be no portion of the Union that
will contain as large number OF insoiVentS' ii
to the population, as South Carolila'
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-On Saturday evening
Coroner WHITING was notified OF death al idOR-
PHYS Boarding House, that demanded a" t29eese'
II appeared that THos. NUGENT, man ABOUT tnir
ty-seven years OF age, and from New forh' hau
been boarding at MURPHY's, No. 2 Queen street.
for two weeks. On Saturday afternoon about tour
O'Clock, he came home and soon became rapidly
sicl. While he was lying on sofa, apparently in
diving condition, message was sent ior the
Rev. Mr.. YATES, who instantly repaired to the
boarding house, together with his son, Dr. Jo-
sEpH A. YATES. Before their arrival the man had
died. and Mr.. YATES observing an undue haste
manifested in the preparations Tor the Duriai'
promptly notified the Coroner. MIR. WHITING was
soon on the spot, and after impanneling Jury VINO
viewed the body, they were discharged until Moh-
day week. in order to allow DIR. YATES fuil Tune ior
a pos, mortem examination and chemical analy
sis Of the contents of the stomach, grave suspi-
cion beng aroused by the suddenness OF the
death, the man having been seen we'll, hearty
anu SODoT dt " CiOCh tLC SoiiAS N--s'
supposed to have some $500 in his possession,
but only $50 could be satisfactorily accounted Tor.
The matter will be thoroughly investigated, and
if any guilt is attached to his late associates, they
will be speedily indicted for'the crime.
THE FEAST OF TABERNAcLEs,-oR "SUccoTH. -
This is the first day OF the Festival OF Huts, and
for the information of our non-lsraehte read
ers, we proceed to give description OF it, copied
from the source to which we have been indebted
ON several previous occasions. CHAMBERS says:
On tho evening of the 14th day of Tshr, the Feast
of Tabernacles, commences. LEV. kill 40 Inc
interval between the Day of Atonement and this
festival is employed in preparations for this fes-
tive period. Each family fits up some room
especially built for this purpose-for booth, or
erects one in the courtyard or garden. The un-
genial climate OF the North and the advanced
season of the year (generally late in September),
will not allow the Jew to make the 9TH his regu-
lar dwelling place during the festival; but he at
least takes his meals in 1t. Another peculiarly a
this festival is the use of branch OF pam-tree,
of willow, myrtle, and citron II is these which,
according to tradition, are meant by Levticus,
xiii. 40 The willow branch and the myrtle are
tied to the lower part of the bough OF the palm
tree but the citron is kept separate and it is the
duty of every congregation to provide these re-
ouistes for the use Of the members. There are,
however, few religious Jews who, if they can
afford it. do not procure them for their private
use. Grasping the palm branch with the right
hand, and with the left the citron and holding
them close together, benediction expressive OF
the occasion is pronounced, and the branch slightly
shaken This ceremony ia gone through every
morning during the seven days Of the festival and
by each individual separately. No Jew would taste
food before the performance oil :his rite.
The eighth day should properly so conclude the
festival; but rabbincal authority has added
ninth, under the title of Rejoicing with the Law.
This, as its name betokens is a day OF great mer-
rment in which even the greatest is-of
course in their own way-take part, expressive of
their delight in, and attachrnentto the law, the
last section of which is publicly chanted in the
synagogue: for the Pentateuch ID divided into
tifty-four sections, according to the number OF
Sabbaths contained in an intercalary year aud on
each Sabbath, beginning with that following this
festival its respective portion is read, SO that the
whole cycle is completed on the Sabbath before, or
rather, as established by custom, on that festival
The synagogues on this occasion exhibit scenes OF
extraordinary hustle, and not rarely also OF up
roarious Joy. In the evening the places OF wor-
ship are crowded, and the boys seen entering
with little gailytpanted banners and wax tapers in
their hands. The synagogues are most sump-
tuously lighted and before the ark generally gilt
ters veil of very costly materials, not unfre-
quenty gorgeously bedecked with pearls and
precious stones.
After short service the veil is drawn bach, the
ark opened and the scrolls OF the Law-coverei
with costly stuffs and occasionally also with plates
of precious metal-are solemnly banded by the
beadle to various persons summoned by name to
the ark for that purpose. This done, portable
canopy, carried by several youths, is extended
over the minister and wardens, who, with the
scrolls in their hands, head solemn procession,
which is joined by all other bearers of scrolls, the
YOUTH and the little boys, the latter holding i'll
their hands the banners alluded to- at the tops of
which lighted wax tapers are fastened, all chant
ing HYMNS in praise of the Law.