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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

BLOODY TRAGEDY. NEAR THOMSON,
GEORGIA. From passengers by yes
terday's train, on the Georgia Rail.
road, we learn the following particu-
lars of the murder of two white men
and the hanging Of the negro MUIR
derer, near Thomson, vest. rday. A
negro, who was employed in getting
timber for a saw mill just above
Thomson, and who was at work in
the woods, attacked the driver OF o,
carry-log, Mr.. Fertner, white man,
with his axe, splitting his head open
and causing Instant death. After
this bloody, and, as our informant
said, unproyoked Decd the negro
said he would now go and kill the,
sawyer, Mr.. Lowe, also white man,
who was unwell at his house. Another
negro, who heard the threat, imme-
diately ran and informed the SAWYER
of it. He got his revolver ready to
defend himself, but the murderer
slipped up to him nnawares and
dealt him a mortal blow on fhe head
with his axe. He, was, alive, .how-
ever, when the train passed Thoml
son, but in dying condition.
After this assault on the sawyer,
the negro aed TO the woods, carrying
the bloody axe, pursued by whites
and blacks. and, when overtaken,
was shot down, the shot saking effect
in his legs. when the negroes who
had been in the chase Immediately
hung him to a tree. @'ts>R = f
iAugusta Constitutionalist, 9M.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

A post n,ortem examination was
made on the remains OF Thaddeus
freeman, who died suddenly in
ChaFleston, and the result of the
medical investigation developed the
fact that he came to his end by econ.
gestiye intermittent fever Of abdomi-
nal type" liz !. -.
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caI. 3 Eteaaaes

]! iThe parties notified. will bear in
mind the Barbecue at Starke's
Spring to-day: = We are assured that Il :
something extra may be expected, as
a sieso cook, an Sold dad," has been
engaged. d az
tbs stated that, owing to misun.
derstanding relative to certain funds
advanced by the projectors of the
Chatham Railroad to assist in greas-
ing the machinery of the so-called
Legislature. the whole railroad har-
ter has fzzled out.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12
COLUMBIA.
saturday AIorning, SEPT. l2, 1858.

Radical Change in the Form and
Action 'of the Governments.
It is time the people should awake
TO the alarming radical change that
has been made by the revolutionists
in the form and action of our Go
vernment. !4s3ithe Pittsburg Post
says, there was. a time when our Go
vernment was administered in obe-
dience to the requirements estab-
lished by the people in the
fundamental law;, when we lived
under q constitutional Government.
But it is not SO now; q change has
been made, a change not authorized
by that instrument, and in opposition
TO its true spirit and meaning, and
made by a party for party purposes,
and not for the good of the country.
There was time when the President
of the United States, elected, by the
people, was recognized by Congress
rs the executive officer of tile whole
body politic. It is not SO now; a
radical Congress, without law or
right, and in derogation of both, and
contrary to the ,seryinstrument under
which they hold their own offices,
have made the Presidency subset-
vieat to- the will Of another depart
ment of the Government Congress;
and subservient, also. to the War
Department., by illegally taking away
constitutional authority, from the
President and transferring it to
general of the army. who has pro-
claimed himself before the whole
world to be their. obedient tool.
There was time when the Supreme
Court of the United States stood
forth before the country as the high
est and most independent judiciary
the world had ever seen. It is not
SO now. A radical Congress, by the
most barefaced, outrages, have tram
pied upon its once sacred powers,
and rendered them snbservient to
the viii of the radical party, and
stripped it of its independence; while
even its chief head, leader of the
same proscriptive party, has lowered
its dignity and lessened its weight by
himself stumpiDg the land as a seek
er after political power, as petty
bargainer and bidder for the Presi-
Dental chair. There was time
when the Congress of the United
States met at periods stated in the
Constitution, conducted its business
for the good of the people, and adj
journcd, receiving reasonable and
fair compensation for their services.
It is, not SO now. This same Con-
gress, controlled by the radical party,
has made itself, practically, perpetual;
meets when it pleases, adjourns when
it pleases; pays its members what it
pleases; and taxes all the people,
prosoribes whom it pleases, and is,
in fact, entirely outside of the peo-
ple's true Government. All this,
the radicals have brought about in
the three years since the war; and
they are still going on, concentrating
more and more power in themselves,
ndsgradually changing the form
and inc ppirit of our institutions
from q popular government to an
oligarchice1 government, being no.
thing more than the will of q few
insolent radical leaders. Is it not
time, asks the Washington Eyeniag
Star, for the people to make an
effort to get back the power thus
wrested' from them?
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The report of the New York Mid
night Mission Society states that,
since May last. when the mission
house was first opened for the reGep-
ton of fallen women who chose to
abandon their fearful calling, seven
ty-seven have been admitted. OF
these. forty.six have abandoned
street life, fourteen of them having
obtained respectable employment
and seven having been restored to
their friends, while twenty-five have
fallen from grace. '8 :
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The cable reports another uprising
among the Maories, or ABORIGINAL
race of the British colony of New
Zealand. These wars are very much
such affairs as our Indian wars on the
Western plains. Itis onlyabout two
years since the last war was brought
to On end, and it was q long, trouble.
some and costly little war. t wa
brought about by the English colo
nists in greed for the land occupied
by the Maories, and the present out
break doubtless has its origin in the
same cause. The Ahorigines of New
Zealand now count about $1,000, and
are as warlike as our Indians, but
carry on their operations with more
skill.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

TERRIBLY SCARED. radical
journals are evidently beginning to
see the handwriting on the wall. t"
The Ohio State Journal, a violent
radical sheet, franticn]ly exclaims:
For Heavens sake, friends, work |!
WORK, from this day until election,
or we are beaten in Ohio, in Indiana,
in Pennsylvania, in New York, and
in the whole country! phs .-f 3s
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

Mr.. James L. MATHS, a farmer,
from Edgefield District, while on his
way from Hamburg to his home,
(about eighteen miles from that
town. on Tuesday last, was fired
upon by a gang of negroes, about
thirteen miles from Hamburg. The
negroes ordered him to stop the bug
gy, when Mr.. MATHS drew his pistol
and continued firing until he ran
them off. The next day, a party of
white men tried to catch them, but
found nobody in the neighborhood.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

NEVER SAY DIE.-Mr. Cantwell has
resumed operations already, and can
be found in Assembly street, oppo-
site the market, until his old stand is
rebuilt. We are indebted to him
for one of those fine tongues two
feet in length and of corresponding
bulky which he advertises this morn
ing. What a noise the owner must
have made, with such a clapper in
its head! Two feet! just think of it,!
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

There will be o Democratic mass
meeting at Chester. on Tuesday, the
18th, at which Coy. Vance and Gen.
Hampton are expected to speak.
Extra trains viii be run from Char
lotte and Columbia, on that day,
returning same day, for one fare.
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ExPEDIT1oUs. s.-We are informed
that Mr.. Hammet and the South
Carolina Railroad have now made an
arrangement for loaded cars to run
through, without breaking bulk at
Columbia.
The JEWISH New YEAR-A. NJ.
5629-The Israelites will celebrate
their "Rosh Ashanah," or New Year,
A. NJ 5629, on Thursday and Friday.
the l7th and 18th instant, but the
observance of the solemn occasion
commences the evening previous, it
being their invariable custom to
celebrate all their Sabbaths and fes-
tivals from sunset to sunset, not
alone because in some of their or
dinances the words are to be found
"from evening to evening shall ye
celebrate" &C., but in consequence
of the record. "the evening and the
morning were one day." they COM
pute the day as commencing from
evening, or what is generally termed
o'clock P. NJ.
The origin of the New Year obsarv-
ance is to be found in the 23d chapter.
of Leviticns: 'And the Lord spake
unto Moses saying, in the seventh
month, in the first day of the month,
shall ye have Sabbath, memorial
of blowing of trumpets, holy con-
vocation" The term seueaM month
is used, because from the time of the
departure from Egypt, the ecclesi-
astical year was made to begin at
Nissan, to commemorate the month
wherein their glorious deliverance
had been wrought. TIshri, although
thus counted as the seventh month
in religious observance, is neverthe-
less the first month of the year, and
the anniversary of the creation of the,
world. The cornets or trumpets
which were sounded on the New
Year, were not those of silver which
had heen made for use in the Taber-
nacle, but were made of rams horns,
C memorial Of the animal which was
offered instead of Isaac, when Jeho-
yah tested Abraham's faith, and the
anniversary of which event is on the
second day of the New Year. The
day is also called day of memorial,
because at the close of one year and
the commencement of the next, all
mankind should bring to mind their
actions of the past, and after a solemn
review of faults and frailties enter,
as it were, anew into covenant with
his Maker, the great King of Kings,
Creator and Governor of the whole
Universe. The new year also COM
mences the ten days of penitence, the
last Of which Is called "Yona Kipur,"
or day of atonement, of which we
will give our readers an account in
due time. The services are of the
most solemn and impressive oharao-
ter, and even the lukewarm Israelite
always unites with his brethren in the
faithful observance of the "Day of
Memorial"
MAIL ARRANaEMENTs.- The post
Office open during the week from 81
"a. m. tot p. M. On Sundays, from
a to p. m. !
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at 5 p. m. and
close atS1S p. m. Charleston night
mail open 81 e. M, close ~ p. m.
Northern--Open for delivery at
81 a. M, closes at 2.45 p. m. Fii "a
GrcenvilleOpen for delivery 8
p. M, closes at 81S p. m. z e
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
yertisements, published for the first
time this merning: 4a
Mrs. McGregor-Sohool Notice. !
George Symmers-Crackers, &c.
S. Agnew-Meeting. n
2. Cantwell- Smoked Meats, sc.
T. J. Gibson-Meeting. - ''','-,s 80 ,...'.'
W. II. Wigg-Citation.
D. B. DeSaussure-In Equity, &c.
G. B. Wing-Wanted. ~ :
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

We are indebted TO Major John
Alexander for copies Of late Edin-
,burgh and Glasgow papers. They
are on file in the PhRnir Office. ~
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

A REruBIIoAN Pow -Wow.-There
was an open air Republican meetingf
last night, Immediately in front of
Janney's Hall. and several hundred
colored men and very slight spriu-
king OF whites attested their devotion
to the "great moral ideas party"
Wright, (colored,) Bowen, white
Thomlirson and others spread them
selves. Thepaunchy little Massachu-
settsite, so-called Representative rom
Charleston, has generally been regard
ed as somewhat conservative, but his
oratorical display last night, efectu-
ally dispelled such an idea. He re-
vamped the thread-bare falsehood,
that if the Democrats were successful,
the negroes would again be enslaved.
He also asserted, with a knowledge
of its falsity, that the papers of the
State, with but one exception, avoid
ed publishing accounts of murders by
whites, while any little indiscretion
among the blacks, was paraded before
the world; and that the Pheni.c made
no reference at any time to Repub-
lican being killed, but gave column
after column relative to white man
being put out of the way. We beg
to inform Mr.. Thomlinson that we
publish newspaper, and every item
of intelligence we can obtain is duly
recorded. OF course, Mr.. T. knew
the audience he was addressing, and
that but few of those present were
able to state understandingly what is
published in newspaper.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

ExPEDTTIoUs. We are informed
that Mr.. Hammet and the South
Carolina Railroad have now made an
arrangement for loaded cars to run
through, without breaking bulk at
Columbia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

8 SATURDAY NrGET. Saturday night
makes people human, sets their
hearts to beating softly. as they used
tp e, befere @hs pSriaa vpSrriia turned taiifea them
into war drums and Jared them to
pieces with tattoos. The ledger
closes with a clash, the ron-doored
vaults come to with a bang, up go
the shutters. with "a, will, click goes
the key in the lock. It is Saturday
night, and business breathes free
again. Homeward, hol The door
that has been eajar all the week.
gently closes behind him; the world
is all shut out. Here are his trea-
sures, after all, and not in the vault,
and not in the book--save the record
in the old family Bible-and not in
the back. r j ~ Z
Maybe you are a bachelor, frosty
and forty. Then, poor fellow, Sa-
turday night is nothing 80 you, Just
as you are nothing to anybody. Get
q wife, blue-eyed or black-eyed, but,
above all, true.eyed. Get a little
home, no matter how little, and
little sofa, just to hold two or two
and half in it, of Saturday night.
and then read this paragraph by the
light of your wife's eyes, and thank
God and take courage.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

We have received from n friend in
Charleston, number of copies of
the address of the Democratic
White Voters of Charleston, to the
Colored Voters of Charleston, the
Sea-board and of the State general
ly." These documents will be fur
nished to the various clubs in the
District, on application at this office.
The same individual will also accept
our thanks for couple of caricatures,
which have been placed in the Pheni.c
picture gallery.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-12

Ex- President Pierce is dangerously
i'll. " }@t q" aia'ifi's" s"f
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We are requested by General
Hampton to state that, owing to his
remoteness from any post office,
many invitations to attend public
meetings have not reached him until
after the time fixed for the meetings.
This, he hopes, will explain not only
his absence on these occasions, but
his seeming neglect to respond to
these invitations. He has engage
ments in the upper Districts of this
State and in North Carolina, where
he now is. that will occupy his time
until October. when he hopes to
return to Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. II. 1868.
Mr.. Sherrod, the general agent as
above, who is himself blind, is at
present in this city, for the purpose
of furthering the commendable pur-
pose which he has in view. His
object is to establish an American
printing house for the blind, and, if
successful in his project, university
for the blind. He brings the highest
recommendations, both of himself
and his noble mission, from Bishops
Green, of Mississippi, and Whiting
ham, Of Maryland, Governors of
various States and many eminent
officials. The clergy of this city
have also united in cordial endorse
ment of Mr.. Sherrod's philanthropic
views. We trust that these aims
may receive such State and individual
bounty as will promote their speedy
accomplishment, for the benefit of
these children of afliction.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-01

trade was very good. The following are the
quotations: White Lead, 50 90 q Is OC
per one hundred pounds; Lard oil, No. !
Winter strained, 81 4s; No. 2, 81 35; Ltnseed
oil, 81 l5gl %: Coal OIL. 33g96c. Soda, s1Ic
for English, and Sc for American; Qttinfne,
prices s. 65g2 rs per o.: Indigo, Madras,
81 30 to 81 60.
PROVISIONS AND PRODUCE.
PRevIsIeNs.-Pork is firm, with light
demand. We fix ourquotations as follows:
less Pork S29 So B4aS Meats, shoulders,
at l2c15,; clear sides at l6c1z; Bacon
shoulders at IS1zc; clear sides at I71zc;
Hams at I754c to 2014c; Lard at 1870. .tiefees.
aud 20c in kegs. Cheese we quote at l51Sc
for choice Western Reserve, and l61xc for
Factory. Butter is in fair supply at 25c
to S5c for country and Ohio.
GRAIN = Receipts of wheat during last
week We're larger. The price continues
steady; market brisker. We quote at 81 70
al s. for prime wheat. Corn is firm, with
only a moderate stock in market, and
selling at zoe in ear and 9Oa95c for shelIed,
in sacks. oats, are steady quotations, 75c
In new burlaps.
FLoU4-Continueg dulf with declining
tendency; for good superhne Sc OO97 90;
Extra is offered S8 OO@s SO; Family and
fancy brands are named at SO 50GIO so
from white wheat
CORN SfEAIl-We find but little business
doRe in meal. We place the price of kiln
dried at 81 O0@4 25 per barrel.
HAY-Baled can be had now at sl29l5
per ton; loose at sI29I3 per ton.
BRAN-Is held at $50 per ton, and duh.
SHpsrUFF-S35g3S IS per ton.
SALr-Steady; small barrels at g 40, and
large So 90 per bushel.
aGUNNIEs-New stock is held at 21922c;
good quality of second hand sold at IS92Oc.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-01
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at The Second Session of the
ut F0rtieth Congress.
CPUBL1c--No. 1851

CPUBLIC-No. 105.
An Act to authorize the city of Wash
ington to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of paying the floating debt OF
the city. ar
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled. That the city of Washing.
ton be, and hereby is, authorized to
issue, by vote of its councils. regis
tered or coupon bonds In denomina
tions of fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, and one.
thousand dollars, payable In ten years
from the date of issue, bearing inter.
est at the rate of six per centum per
annum, payable semi-annualIy-prin-
cipal and interest payable in lawful
money of the United States. Said
bonds shall be signed by the mayor
and countersigned by the register of
the city, and shall be payable at such
place or places as may by them be
deemed expedient, and may be issued
and disposed of to an amount suffi-
cient to pay and discharge the pres.
ent floating debt of the city, not,
however. to exceed the sum of eight
hundred thousand dollars: Provided,
That said bonds shall not be sold for
less than their par value in lawful
money of the United States, or in ex-
change for said matured and liqui-
dated indebtedness: Provided also,
That no greater amount of said bonds
shall be disposed OF than may be
found necessary for the payment of
said indebtedness.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the city
councils upon issuing the bonds here
ia authorized. to provide by taxation
for the prompt payment of the inter-
est thereon; also to provide for the
redemption of the said bonds by es-
tabllshlng a sinking fund to be set
apart annually to an amount not ex-
ceeding ten per centum of the amount
OF bonds issued, said sinking fund to
be created from regular taxes levied
for that purpose, and to be assessed
and collected as other taxes.
SEC g. Aud be it further enacted,
That the said city councils are hereby
authorized to pass any and all ordi-
nances which may be necessary to
carry into effect the provisions of this
act, and all acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved, July q, 1868.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-01
New York Market.
81 TeIegraph.l NEw YoRK. Augus

By telegraph. NEW YORK, August 81
COTTON eady and quiet: sales of 9OC
bales at S012c for mIddlIng uplands
FLoUR-keceipts OF 1872 barrels; steady
low grades duii, heavy and I0G25c lower for
medium and nigh grades: sales or 5000
bhlS. Mt So S0GS 20 for superIine state and
Western. 81 S0sa9 50 for extra State 81 sOQ
50 25 for do. extra Western, slO9sI2 90 for
- hi what extra, s. 50aI2 10 Tor round
hoop Ohio, SO OO9iI "a Tor extra ST iouis
Gil 519l4 % for good to choice do, closing
steady for low and heavy for high grades,
CallI3Inia ~ IA dull and heavy; sales of 400
RYE F1oUe Lower; sales of $50 barrels
at s749 -; choice, 50 60
ORN " EAL Quiet: sales OF 400 barrels
OF Mar MS caiOTIc at Sc ..
barrels in bond.
WH -AT-Receipts 26.si9 bushels; dull
ana 294c lower; tue decline is chiefly on
winter; sales Of % .O00 bushels at s2 W for
req lois of o. Spring; 81 OS for No. do.
d-ivered: s2 10 for choice ditto; 81 % for
new red India: 81 300l2 35 for old amber
MIehlgtn = 47g2 pa for new white.
81 6O12NI 621S for Western.
BARLEY-N ominal
BARLEY MALT--MOre active and lower
sales OF i2,205 bushels Canada at s. ..
CORN-Recetpt> l45,27 bushels heavy
about lc lower; sales ~ bushels at 81 Is
al Il, unspund; u 22dl "a sound Mixed
Mes ern; 81 A old do IN store: al - White
w stern.
OATs-Receipts 45 444 bushels; about Ic
better; sales 81, 90 bu shels Sic for Western
in store: S2gS255 do afloat 7Oa73l5 new do
7654 for mixed.
STOCK IN GRAIN WAREHOUSE, AUGUST
3lsr, 1868.
heat. 29o, ,Jl2 bushels Corn. 9, ,0S9 $50 bush :
els; Oats, 1864 bushels; Barley, 80 700
bushels; Mali, lU2, ,604 busheis; Peas, 81 ,786
bushels.
RICE Dull and unchanged.
CoFFEE-Less active and firmer; sales of
500 bags Rio on pFivateatermS.
SUGAR TN fair demand and not very
strong; sal 500 hhds. Cuba at le15(d i05zc.
MoLAS~FS- -Dnll and unchanged.
HOPS Quiet ~ l0d30c for 4 m rican.
PETROLEUM fair demand at I41Sc for
crude, and 81 FIR refined bonded.
PoRK-Sfeady and quiet; sales $50 bbls at
s2S 75ts2S s. for mess. cIO~ing at SIS 70 cash /;
SIS 75 for old: S23 75024 90 for prime, and
m S.. Also. 25D bbls. mess, sellers last half
OF September. AZ S2S so.
BEEF-Steady: sales of l25 bbls at SIS O04
SO 90 for plain mess; S23 5Oa23 75 for new
mess Tierce Beet dull a O. s2l 0J@3l 90 Tor
prime mess, and 80 p for India mess.
BEEF HAMS Quiet at 251g3lc.
CUT n MEATS-Sisady; safes of $50 pa clx-
ages at l31S aIic for shoulders: lS9l9ISc for
hams; middies firm atd quit; sales Ofl25
boxes At 1916 tor shoit ribbed, ana iSc for
Stratford.
LARD-Firm; sales Of SO tierces at 1870
l9Me FOR steam, and I94Ig5sc for kettle
rendered; also 20 tferces prime steam,
sellers October IOth. at l9c.
BUTT R-Duil at 34937c for OHIO, and $40
45c for State.
CnEEsE-Quiet at IS8I7c.