The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-30
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We have been requested by one of
the members to state that q meeting
Of the Estate Central Club" will be
held in this city, on Tuesday next,
The; LIST OF September. It is impor-
tant that every District g. d be
represented.
z RIGHT Rev. BISHOP PERs1oo. -
The select and highly intelligent
audience which attended the lecture
of this eloquent and learned prelate,
last night. enjoyed an intelle jual
treat. His lecture may be character
lied as splendid Grafton on Chris
tian civilization, in contrast with
Grecian, Roman and Babylonish
civilization; and he gathered his
facts and illustrations around woman
as the central figure in the picture.
1t WIS artistically and eloquently
drawn. The Bishop, we are inform
ed, will preach at st. Peters, this
morning, at 10 o'clock.
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THE LEGISLATURE. Nothing what
ever, of the slightest interest, trans
pired in the House of mis-Represen-
tatives overwhelmingly quorum
OF the members being present, and
these so Indifferent to the transac-
tion of business that an early ad-
journment was deemed advisable and
was made. No session of the Senate
was held, on account of the absence
OF quorum. Many of the members
had gone home on flying visits to
their dear constituencies, and not a
few of them were loafng, so as to
dodge coming to vote on the dis
elimination bill.
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DEATH OF A. G.. BAsKIN, ESQ. "A
private letter from Hickory Tavern,
N. c., announces the death of Mr..
Baskin, which occurred on the goth
instant. Mr.. Baskin was q shrewd
lawyer, and had filled several offices
in Richland District. A few weeks
ago, feeling that his end was near, he
requested his friend, Joseph Il.
Zealy. Esq. to carry him to the
lone of his children-that he might
die in the midst of his family. His
request was complied with; and, as
the letter states, he passed away
quietly. Mr.. Baskin was about forty
years of nge.
A slight breeze was stirred up in
the Senate so-called) yesterday. A
colored man-Wright, of Beaufort
during the absence of President
Boozer, occupied the Chair. This
was more than some of the white
members conld stand, and they in
dignantly retired. The Senator
from Greenvile opened on the Sena-
tor from Barnwell, in the street, and
threatened to administer castiga-
tion to him. Just then colored
member came up and proposed to
''go through" the Barnwellite; when
the latter, flourishing his knife in the
mir, threatened to ''clip" the contra
band. A serious difficulty was, for @
time, anticipated, but it blew over.
The Senate finally adjourned-a quo
rum not being present. t..
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The DEMOCRATS OF THE LEaIsLA-
TURE.-The only thing which relieves
the present Legislature from the un-
mitigated execration of the whole
country is, there are twenty-four
good and true Demo mocrats in it, fight
ing the cause of constitutional liberty.
1t was with great reluctance that
gentlemen could consent to assemble
with miserable and ignorant negroes,
and their wicked coadjutors, white
men, with black hearts; but impelled
by high sense of duty, they have
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