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The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

WHAT HE Was Ar.-An exchange says
Stanton has been busy, during his conins.
ment within the walls OF the War Office, en-
dorsng lot Of fraudulent claims viii b will
add three or four millions more to the bur.
den Of taxes upon the people.
The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

NOVEL CEREMONY AT AT WEpDINe.-At q
wedding at Holderness, in Yorkshire. Eng
land, recently, curious ceremony was per.
formed. As soon as the bridegroom had
left the house, and had the usual number Of
old shoes thrown after them, them, the
young folks rushed forward, each bearing a
teakslile of boiling water, which they pour.
down the front door steps that other mar
riages might soon follow.
The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

"Mary Magdaline had seven devils east
out of her. never heard Of a man having
seven devils cast out Of him." growled
cynical bachelor, in the course Of the discus
sion on the woman question. mo, they are
are not cast out yet, believe" was the quiet
response Of his fair antagonist.
The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

EE A ball struck a boy in the eye
Strange to say the bawl Immediately came
out of his mouth.
The Placer herald., 1868-05-16

RrPE cherries are on sale 10 the San
Francisco market
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07
op1uM EAr1Ne HERE. - Many of the

OPIUM EArING HERE. Many OF the
hack writers who get, up the sensa-
tion stories for.the cheap newspaper
press, work up. to the necessary exl
element by eating opium, and one
of the most facile writer's for the
Ledger, is said to compose under its
inspiration. A large number of. stu
dents at our colleges are opium-eat-
ers. This follows, rs matter OF
course, the free use Of tobacco. If
the excitement of the latter be ade-
light. how muck greater pleasure
must there be in the more subtle and
refined excitement of opium, and
thence there are many talented young
couegians who dream away their time
dnd when they attend recitations,
(Which is seldom, make free use of
"opony." Large numbers of iierv-
GUS ladies in high station use opium
to give new life to their effet, and
exhausted frames; perhaps the larg-
est proportionate consumption is
among this class They prepare for
the enjoyment of party or a ball by
the use of this stimulus, and when it
has brought the system to its acme,
they shine with unusual brilliancy.
The use of stimulants as prepara-
ton for social enjoyments is prodi-
gious, and o large party, perhaps one
hal the guests, are keyed up by OPT
um Cr bourbon to u proper state of
felicity. The reason why opiumis be-
coming more popular, is because it's
devotee need not incur the opprobri-
nm inseparable from the drnnkard.
He need carry no bottle with him,
and his breath will not smell Of IL
quor. His stock can be carried in
his vest pocket, and can be used i'm
perceptibly to the world. Having
these advantages over the fire water,
wo do not wonder at the increase of
the former, and the only reason why
it does not become universal as
substitute for alcoholic drinks, is sim
ply because they are social and OPT
um-eating is not. A group of young
men would not feel SO much inclined
to eat opium together as they would
to enjoy social glass. The result of
this general use of opium is now be-
ginning to show itself through the
country; the question now is, shall
the evil be arrested?
Troy (N. ~ Times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

The Louisville Democrat suggests
that in case the President be deposed,
public meetings be held oil over
the country to protest against the
great wrong and to take counsel
together as to the best course to
pursue. The Democrat thinks that
New York city, with its Democratic
majority of 10000. should commence
the work. and that snc:: ::..s.. c 40 3 udge
Curtis, Gen. Sherman, Gen. Han
cock, Gen. Schofield, Senator John.
son end Chief Justice Chase be
invited to address the meetings.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

AN AUSTRALIAN REvEL. The most
remarkable thing in the marine iIln-
limitations, on the arrival of the Duke
of Edinburg in the harbor of sgd.
ney, was huge representation of a
fiery dragon. The Australian Steam
Navigation Company's steamer Yam
ba was enclosed on both sides by
transparencies, which formed very
striking and minutely accurate pic
ture of the popular notion of a
dragon-the eyes, scales, claws, teeth
and ears of the monster. all being
well proportioned and clearly dis
cernible, even mt q considerable dis
tance. The length of the figure was
1O2 feet, and the. height Rt the head
in the bows of the yesseD was twen-
ty-six feet. The jaws were about
sixteen feet long, and they were
distended so as to leave an aperture
for the mouth Of from six TO seven
feet. The eyes of the monster were
very admirably represented, the shad-
ing OF the colors-green, black end
red--being exceedingly effective.
The tail consisted of twenty-five
ships boats, over each Of which,
from stem to stern, rows Of lanterns
were hung. A number of men inside
the Yamba were stationed at the
bows. and ns the nsccss..cc.. moved aaoo1Ta1
along, it was made to spit forth o
shower of rockets and other descrip-
tions Of fireworks, while the boats
astern made an immense display Of
o simiiar cbrncter. The vessel was
towed by the Atalanta, bat this was
not perceivable at distance, Three
or four steamships and large mum.
Ger of small boats, crowded with
'excursionists, escorted the serpent,
and the people loudly cheered its
progress, as did also the occupants
of the ships by which the monster
glided. .fea'ssiisR0s sa} 1i a'~a
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IN MEMORIAM:
Behind this stone is laid.

For o season, ti
- Albert Sidney Johnston, u
A General in the army of the Confe-
~ derate ,States,r 40 -I|,
Who fell at Shilnh. Tennessee,
On the 9Th day of April, A. D.
Eighteen hundred and sixty-two:
Aman tried In many high Offices
g''iAndccritical enterprises, S
~ Aud found faithful in ALL 30
His life was one long sacrifice OF
interest to. o.conscience:.
And even that ,life,, on woful Sab
bath,
Did he yield as a holocaust to his
4 country's need.
Not wholly understood was he while
I'D he lived;
But in his death, his greatness stands
confessed,
In o peoples tears.
Resolute, moderate, clear of envy,
yet not wanting
In that finer ambition which makes
2 men great and pure.
In his honor-impregnable;
In his simplicity sublime;
No country e'er had truer son-no
cause nobler champion;
No people bolder defender-no
principle purer victim
Than the dead soldier
Who sleeps here!
The cause for which he persisted is
lost
The people for which he fought are
crushed
The hopes in which he trusted are
shattered
Tie flag he lov'd guides no more
the charging lines;
But his fame, consign'd to the keep
ing Of that time, which,
Happily, is not so much the tomb of
Virtue as its shrine,
Shall, in years to come, fire modest
worth to nobler ends
In honor, now, our great Captain
,. rests;
A bereaved people mourn him;
Three common wealths proudly claim
And history shall cherish him
Among those choicer spirits, who,
holding their consciences unmix' d
with blame,
Have been, in all conjunctures, true
to themselves, their country, and
their God.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

Dr.. BRUINS LECTURE--LIFE AND
GENIUS OF HENRY T1MRoD. very
brilliant and select audience gathered
at the Lyceum Hall, last evening,
to listen to the lecture of DIR. j.
Dickson Bruins, formerly of Charles
ton 8. O.. but now of this city, on
the 'Life and Genius of Henry
Timrod." To say that the assem-
blage was held spell bound, but feebly
expresses the enhancing effect pro-
duced by the unequaled discourse of
the learned and eloquent gentleman
For acute analysis, wonderfully deli
cate and graphic imagery, originality
of thought, elegant diction and poetic
fire, the lecture Of DR.. Bruins remains
without peer. A poet himself, DR..
Bruins is eminently fitted for the task
of paying tribute to the memory and
genius of his friend, Henry Timrod.
The enthusiasm of friendship he
does not permit to cloud the judg-
ment of the critic. With judicial
impartiality he passes Judgment upon
the mental powers of the deceased
poet, dissects with skillful hand
each popularity, and presents each
beauty of thought or figure fresh and
glowing with poetic life. The lee
ture was illustrated by choice quota
tions from the writings of the dis
tinguished poet, recited by the lee
turer. DIR. Bruins, we should Judge,
is better speaker than reader, and
if he failed, at times, i'll elocution, the
accident may be attributed to the
acoustic defects of the hall. The
universal desire Of those who heard
the lecturer last night is, that the
lecture should be given to the public
in print.-Ne,o Orleans Picayune.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

A very singular occurrence is re-
lated by Charles Carol, of Shelby
County. III. a clock standing upon
the mantle in. Mrs. Carols house,
which had not been proclaiming time
for Q year, struck one on three sue
cessive Sundays before her death,
precisely at the hour of two. The
conclusion arrived at by her friends
was that it was an omen OF her death.
as she was sick at the time. ST e
died precisely Mt the hour of two.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

Thnrlow Weed acknowledges that
Republicanism is tottering. He says:
Large cities, like Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Cincinnati, San Fran
cisco and Rochester, have been wrest-
ed from our grasp. Nor is this ALL
Entire States have faltered by the
way, and withdrawn their support
t::c:: .ha I:epu6iioan party. New
York, instead Of being in the Ropub-
lican column, writhes under the
incubus of q 50,O00 Democratic ma
jority. Pennsylvania, California,
Connecticut and New Jersey, 50
lately plucked like q brand from the
burning, have likewise relapsed." :"
All this he claims to. be the result Of
bad management, and looks to Grant
as the Hercules that is to heaYe the
cart-wheel out Of the mud. ~ =
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NEwDERRY, May 4, 1868.

Mr.. EDITOR: The following nomi-
nations were made to-day, at New
berry G. H., by the Republican party
of this District:
For Sheriff ff-Thos. NJ. Paysinger.
For Probate of Court-John r. Pc
terson. Clerk of Court-Thomas M.
Lape. County Commissioners-M.
J. Jenkins, George Brown, Samuel
Dogan, (colored.) School Commits
sioner-Wm. Summer. Coroner
Gen. 81. FL. Kinard.
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The proprietors of the Exchange
asstsaaaraHH, P sstaaaraHH." IeaF. OF, Gregg's Hall,
are going it with rush. Yesterday,
they furnished their customers with
clam chovder, capitally seasoned; to-
day. they will dispense green turtle
soup. Verify, the good old times are
returning. First quality lager is also
kept on draught-for pitcher of
which Messrs. Proprietors will please
accept our thanks.!r,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

Is there such word as ''impossi-
ble'' in the Yankee vocabulary? We
have our grave doubts. Who would
have thought of this idea? 1t is
proposed to establish, by means of
cannon and telegraphs, signals dur
ing the harvest season to announce
the approach of storms. These sig
nails can be so arranged as to declare
the direction and character of the
coming storm, and to notify farmers
who are cutting crops. It is estimat-
ed that mora than ere fourth cssS,, ,
grain and hay crops in this country
are annually injured by storms during
the harvest, and that the damago TO
the crops in Europe and America
during the last season, which might
have been saved lat small cost.
amounted to the enormous aggregate
of $5OO,O00,0OO. The plan proposed
for the storm signals is as simple as it
is practicable, and can be made avail.
able along the coast Tor the benefit of
commerce by warning ships when to
seek places of safety. and prepare for
coming storms.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07
,asneraI Alllpst. sidney yohnsson.

Aicortespondent OF the louisville
;JoarnM states that while rambling
the cemeteries Of New Or
leans recently. he suddenly came
nponthe distressing place of General
Albert Sidney Johnston, on whose
tomb pasted upon rough board, is
found the following expressive In
scription. Every attempt to disco.
yer the author has been vainly made.
Here.is theibeautiful epitaph copied
.perbatim; A.. ,,..,.,..,,......ss =.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

2 MasoNrc RAMaCaar.- The members
of the Masonic Supreme Council, Of
the Thirty-third Degree, sat down
yesterday evening to o splendid en-
tertainment furnislied by Mai. Hor-
back, proprietor Of the Charleston
Hotel. -ChUleston News.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

DIR. E. s. Gailhrd editor and pro-
prietor of the Richmond CYa.) Medi-
cal Journal. having resigned the Pro-
fessorship of General Pathology and
Pathological Anatomy in the Medical
College of Virginia, and having ac-
cepted similar Professorship in the
Ketucky School of Medicine. the
journal mentioned will, hereafter, be
published OF Louisville, by. The
title of the journal will be "lNe
Richmond and Louisville Medical
Journal"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

---N-SS-t--
The following despatch is explana-
tory Of the one published yesterday:
LONDON, May 5.AThe Ministry
have resigned. Disraeli proposed a
compromise until after the election
on the, Reform bills, but Lord Stan
ley and the Earl of Malmesbury re-
fused to serve under Disraeli. The
Queen sent for Gladstone. Gladstone
said in, the House thatlit was qunpre-
cedented for Ministry beaten by
;seventy-ive majority to think of dis
solving Parliament. The Premier's
course was unconstitutional, the
House was hostile to the Min istry,
and the duty of the Liberals was
clearly to follow up their resolves by
action; they must go on. [Cheers.1 I
They had no bargains to make. John
Bright said that Disraeli asked the
House to reverse the constitutional
usage that he might keep an office
got by acts not the most worthy. Dis.
raeli asked why the House had Aot
passed vote of want OF confidence.
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COURT OF APPEALS "Wednesday,
May 6.-The case of Kenneth &
Gibson rs. the South Carolina Rail-
road Company, was resumed. Mr..
DeSaussure concluded his argument
for appellees; Mr.. @. D. Melton fol-
lowed on same side. Mr. Talley was
heard in reply. '.,4
w. j.. Morris ads j. T. Cooper.
Mr.. Dozier read brief and written ar
gument of Mr.. Maurice for appel
liant; no reply.
w. w. Ward ads the State; .ec rel.
Isaac Milligan. Mr.. Evans read brief
and written argument of Mr.. Maurice
for appellant; Mr.. .Dozier contra. 81
Sextus T. Gaillard ads Theodora
Guerard. Mr.. Dozier was heard for
appellant, until the hour of adjourn
ment. ,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

A Chicago girl of sweet nineteen
now sports her fifth husband. His
four predecessors enjoyed married
life from. six months to a year each.
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p COURSE OF UNIVERSITY LECTURES.
The next lecture will be delivered
this evening, at s. o'clock, by DIR.
John LeConte. Subject, "The Ne
'bular Hypothesis. N
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Thursday Morning May 2. 1853. /
w&s ssaaas.s s !. i sssss i sf.o i !; sesssss.
It may be taken FOR granted that. at
least the : intelligent leaders oE the
radical party have no faith in the
stories which, FOR pnrely partisan
purposes, ara promhlgatsd By their
organs about the perils TO life and
limb Of Union and eee!SSsesa. ret. = u 81 :.
from the soscailed edrsbels of the Sonths
Not q fewof the LEADERS have
travelled through the South since the
war. some Of them, whether design
edly or not atirring up evil passions
among the Sresd linen togards their
former Inaatsrs. and they know that.
even underI THESE lal yating circum-
stances, they yTwefe nee not 6ply from
outrage, but rom iinsll If it is re-
Piled TO this. that the rebels knew
bette: !,es: ....ianl tcs PROV 6ka0 d collision
with men WHO had. the !; poger, y; g Of the
Government at tlfsirSBack; then they
alaol lki6N better fhan. by EEHhtohI Sht
RACES against Unionists and colored
men. backed by the military, to come
.,;a nh.,.;a.,- e.. - az -.
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-, az u.n.,, 10, -, 1n;no l;1,a
=, $500. ~ sstha baaeI, .;tI,ho,h
sbel1s torn off and a. the mercy of
IN 49, h;.as 81 hoo,ts - nror r.
hos heen ;nconob,o evon 90 defiance
,,,,ot, ,,..a of aorrasa;on snoh De-
,,nhl,.. :; ssou,sns1sios ~ Nv VII
y. Jy,a,,, no, 90 have +be a,ooe - od,;t +h.t
wh;la .ba slay;no Of a radical in the
South no matter bv whom com
n,;tted co1,s fortb n v;o,erN how,
from the radical press and renewed
ACTIVITY bv tho ,m;,;torv ontbor;t;es
little ia sa;d of the mora freonent
murders Of white men bv semi.ba
barous negroes. and scarcelv anv M.
t;ce ta,xerI se ~ tbamn hv tha nii;tt q :, =
antb critics Tins M .onsot;on 10
caused nv tbe mnrdar of the ono.
armed ex ex.Confederate soldier 1aYe,v
sbot dead on b;s borse near saIn,o
Alabama. the killing of forr otber
"hlee men IN the same iocailey' the
mu.uets; I. % Whlte men on tne roaoe
leaulDB, 10 ItlCQmOQQ, virginia, ana
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A. CANT has re-opened his BARRIERS
shop. at Nickerson's Hotel, and lis
prepared. to trims shampoo and cut
hair, in the latest style. :
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-07

HANS PATRICK LIE CoNNoR THINKS
MOMENT. When man is intro
duced to you as great genius, be-
fore you trust him for anything find
out who are his securities.
My experience in newspaper popu-
larity teaches me that, while one
line often kills q man, q hundred
lines will make him. Therefore,
when you advertise, advertise to make
or murder.
There are only three things in nature
truly beautiful-women, fiddles and
dogs. Give me a fair-skinned wo-
man, with black eyes and blue silk
dress, yellow fiddle with u new
bridge, spotted pup under red
wagon, and I am happy.
Ny opinion of colleges has depre-
ciated lately. I met Dutchman,
with handouts on, in charge of an
officer. I asked him where he was
going, and he said he was going to
Yale.
If you are addicted to drink, pa
tronize the meanest saloons you can
find. If the liquor is bad, you won't
have to go so often.
When you see q light-haired youth,
with gold-headed cane, satin vest,
and heavy chain, and heavy shirt
front, Juggling himself about the
streets, don't pity him. He will give
up his present situation as soon as
he can find one by which he can
make enough to pay his board.
The man who stands around bar
rooms and taverns, indulging in
long speeches against religious doc
trines, and trying to persuade him.
self Mt the rate of dollar an hour
that he is right, will never do the
cause of religion much harm.
The philosophy of life has puzzled
some heads of vast dimensions, but
it seems as simple to me as fresh peas
to market man, or green worms to
q tobacco grower. You can't go
back and can't stand still; third pro-
position will readily suggest itself.
The efforts of n willing to perpc-
trate joke at the expense of seri-
ous, sober-minded citizen, are always
suggestive of q snake trying to bite
somebody when it's all dead but it's
tail.
The genuine secret of health and
prosperity: When you feel sleepy of
morning, get up; when you feel
wide awake at night, go to bed. The
first will preserve your credit in the
community, and the latter will keep
you out of the hands OF the police.
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INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION StPPER.-
The ladies of the Executive Commit
tee are gratified to announce that the
proceeds of the supper amount to
$470. They desire to express their
thanks to Col. Davis for. the use of
the hall, to Mr.. Stanley for the gas,
and to Mr.. Selby for his characteris-
tic kindness. TO Messrs. Gregg and
Stanley for the crockery, to Mr..
Peck for various liberal contributions
and much valuable assistance, and
also to Messrs. Clendining and Pol
lock for the tables. .t.l
While they gratefully acknowledge
the generosity of the citizens, gene
rally, they take, at the same time,
great pleasure in expressing their OBJ
legations to the colored band, for
services voluntm-i!y and efficiently 4
rendered.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS The post
Office open during the week from 81
Il. M. to p. m. On Sundays, from
AZ to 5ll9 p. m. e.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at ~ p. M, and
close at 81 p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
81 "A. m. closes at 2. 45 p. m.
Grcenville-Open for delivery SO
p. m, closes at 8 p. m. - ~
--------@-'|o-----O--,- '''
The Greenville Enterprise says that
it has information that 1nay be de-
pended o2, that since the, election
many of the negroes in certain Dis
tricts, who voted the radical ticket,
are beginning to open their eyes to
the evil consequences Of throwing
themselves'in oppositionto the white
people. among whom they live. They
find that they have an interest in
keeping on friendly terms with the
mass of the whites, Ind are becom-
ing satisfied that khe conservative
party of the Statefare really their
best friends; they. give them employ
=. onI ana the meyns OF support, and
they are learning the fact tkat thore
is no dispositionlto deprive them of
liberty and equality before the law,
as to every right of person and pro-
perty. e.s.3 n,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
.vertisements, published for the first
time this merning;Fla, i : ,.s, M
Extra Meeting Columbia Lodge.
MeKenzie's-Jnst Received, &c.
Stanley 's-Ice. Cream Freezers, &c.
First Ward Democratic Club.
Municipal and District Offices.
Fisher g. Lowrance otice.5 &c.
s. Sheridan Trotting Stallion. 4
j. I'll. Cathcart--Administ's Sale. ~
H. L. Peake-South Carolina r. +
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Some one calls the time of squeez-
ing girls hands the palmy season of
life.
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, We have been requested by Mr.. E.
Hope to state that he is not candi-
date for Mayor. iN h>ss
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The Dayton (Ohio) Journal gives
an account OF Mr.. Enos Mote. aged
twenty-nine, who, some years ago,
lost his false teeth during an epileptic
At He then began .o foei s0mo
obstruction in the left lung, and spit
blood. Some thought the false teeth
were the cause of his ailment, but
the doctors said it was impossible
they could have passed through the
wind-pipe. In about year, the
young man died and was buried-his
father refusing to allow the body'to
be opened. On the old mans death.
recently, two brothers named Mote
exhumed it, and closely examining
the decayed mass discovered the
gold plate and three teeth, all as
sound as ever. The case is well,
authenticated, and isjcertainly a very,
extraordinary one. 49,. ...;al a,el.