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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-24

The unusual action of Congress,
with reference to adjournment, is ex-
planned as follows: Should the Octo-
Der elections go Democratic, session
will then be held, and some as yet
underlined legislation perfected, with
a view of changing the result in No
vember. Should the elections prove
a Republican success, no business
will be transacted, but further re-
cess will be taken until day in No
vember following the Presidential
election. This is for the purpose of
meeting every contingency that may
arise, and turning the current when
ever it can be possibly turned by
Congressional Legislation. 2'4ara''
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PnoM1s1Ne TO MAnar THE Gnu

PROMISING TO MARRY THE .GIR1I.---
We, yesterday, heard rather good
story, on one of our city ministers.
During last winter d revival WAS in
progress IN, one of our country
churches near the city. AmonH the
: -.ssa IS aiaES attendants on the meeting
was q beautiful and estimable, but
asiier unsophisticated young lady,
whose friends were very anxious to
have her unite with the church, 2
She seemed, however, reluctant to
do SO, and the minister in question
was requested to "talk to her" This
he did several times, on one occasion
saying, in jooular manner, "Miss
M if you'll join the church, I'll
marry you," meaning he would per-
form the ceremony. The girl seemed
pleased with the proposition, and a
few evenings after walked up to the
altar and united with the church.
Several weeks after this the minis
ter preached ut the church, and,
after services, met the young lady.
"Brother -" said she. ''you know
you promised to marry me if I'd Join
the church. Are you going to do so?
[ don't want to wait any longer. ="
The minister saw his dilemma and
attempted to explain. "I meant
would perform the ceremony" he
said, "that's oil. I can't marry you
myself, for 1 am already married, and
love my wife too much to desire to
swap her off for another"
The young lady became indignant,
declared that she'd leave the church,
and that she "never did have much
faith in these town preachers. Our
ministerial friend declares that he
will never again use any other than
plain scriptural argument to induce u
young lady to join the church.
-Ne,o Albany Daily Commercial
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Thursday Morning, Sept. "a, 1868.

POLTTICAh DISHONESTY. the
Nashville (Tenpessse) Rep u5licqm, we
find the following: s,3 y aN
GLOW is it possible for man who
loves liberty and hates the very
name of slavery, now that slavery
has been abolished, to favor its
restoration, under the plea that all
the solemn acts abolishing it are 'un-
constitutional, revolutionary and
void?'" l,--,s
This is q fair specimen Of the de-
liberate perversion of facts SO COM
mon among extreme radical journals.
No party and no individual that we
have heard of has declared "the SOL
emn acts abolishing slavery as sun-
constitutional, revolutionary md
VOID. '' The Democratic platform,
adopted at New York, did apply
that phrase to the reconstruction
Acts; but is any one SO ignorant as
to suppose that the reconstruction
Acts abolished slavery? This was
done by the adoption of the thir-
teenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton, whereby slavery was formally
and forever prohibited, which amend
ment became part of the Constitu-
ton by the consent of the Southern
States, given through their Constitu-
tional Conventions. So far from the
Democratic party las indicated by
the Repu6Hcan) "favoring the. resto-
ration of slavery" and pronouncing
the acts abolishing it "unconstitution-
al, revolutionary and yoid,' its plat
form declares, at the very Threshold:
"Recognizing the questions of slave
ry and secession as having been set
tied, for all time to come, by the war,
or the voluntary action of the South
ern States. in Constitutional Conven-
tion assembled, and never to be re-
newed or re-agitated. After such q
declaration as that, asks the Balti-
more 'Sus, how can any respectable
journal condescend to such fragrant
MISREPRESENTATION as that in the para
graph above?
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SHARP.-A postmaster, in Iowa,
writes to Tommy Tullock that he
shall not pay the assessment levied
on him. He gives his reasons at
length, concluding:
II may as well make long story
short, and tell you that I have no
money for highway robbers. 1 have
no money to spend in destroying
constitutional government. I have
no money to employ in taking the
clothes from poor white children's
backs to give them to idle negroes or
thieving Bureau agents. I have no
money to give to perpetuate anarchy,
robbery and misrule, but will cheer
fully give my money, my time and
my influence to the election of Sey-
mour and Blair-a statesman and a
soldier" 'Ht+
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An aged friend sends us the follow
ing "Song for the Times"
The 1atls. and the blacks all throw
up their caps,
For Grant, the dull dummy, and
Colfax, the Speaker,
For their candidates choose these
queerly matched chaps,
The first, second best, the weak led
by the weaker.
They whitewnsh the black and black
wash the white,
And the ship of State steer amidst
rocks and wild waves;
The free they enslave by fraud and
brute might,
But find that they cannot make
freemen of slaves.
The South they will neither let in or
let out,
While cuffee they keep to fetch an,l
IL carry,
OF his wrongs and his rights make q
terrible rout,
But with the whole race have
played the old Harry.
In secession new kind of trea son
have found,
And accession they seem to regard
as no better, 'i'
Between the two stools the re5s.
come to the ground,
Condemned by. the spirit and
killed by the letter.
OF the sybilline code of the radical
sages,
Pettifoggers in power who so man.
age matters,
That though peace waves her wand,
rebellion still RACES, e5,a
And the poor Union flag hang
dangling in tatters.
But deliverance is near, OF Seymour
and Blair,
The names like twin stars DER the
storm see ascending,
The clouds fast disperse and already
81 we hear
The shout of success the welkin
wild rending.
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Frankenstein fashioned man, by
artificial means, and the creature
turned out to be demon, who final
ly tormented its maker to death.
The radicals will find that the States
which they have created by their
reconstruction process will serve
them in the same way. It will be a
just retribution on them, if they
should be beaten in the election by
the vote of the Southern States,
which had been so cunningly ar.
ranged beforehand. And such q
result is not at all improbable, as
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Louisiana are sure to vote for
Seymour. a,,.,
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: DEATH OF AN OLD SERVANT. Lon
don, an old colored man, formerly
the slave of one of our most estima-
BILE citizens, died o few days since.
He was nearly century old, and had
done no work for twenty years. but
was supported until his death by
his former owner. In his last mo-
ments, London was nursed by the
ladies of the family, and his old
master followed his remains to the
grave. Charleston Me,rs. s'
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SOUTHERN MUSICIANS. New York
enjoys, at this time, the presence Of
two charming singers, of Southern
origin, though neither is vocal just
now for our entertainment
There are Miss Louise Kellogg,
the fairy-like prima donna, who
arrived, last Tuesday, in the Russia,
and Miss McCulloch, of Max Maret-
zek's immense opera troupe, ready,
in q few days, to appear in Chicago.
Miss Kellogg is a native of the
town of Sumter, in the Palmetto
State. She has just arrived from q
brilliantly-successful tour in Europe,
and has been engaged by Strakosch
for four years, of which three are to
be given in Europe and one to con-
touring in the United States.
Miss McCulloch is native of Co.
lumbia, South Carolina, and has
been engaged by Max Maretzek as n
member of his immense combined
opera troupe, that is to leave New
York for the great West and South
west. Miss McCulloch has been
winning her way into popular favor
for two years. She is the favorite
eleUe of Maestro Torriani, who pre-
diets for her a career of unusual
brilliancy. Her style is Spanish.
Thus, two of our pet ministrants
of sweet sound are from the sunny
Southland both from the Palmetto
State.
Before Jenny Lind, by her success,
banished the idea, we were very
much disposed to refer to Italy, and
sunny lands in general, as the source
of great vocalists. But that idea has
passed away. There is no doubt,
however, that the character of the
voice. like that of wines, depends
very much upon the climate in
which they mature.
Ne,c York. IuH.
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WoNDERFUL STORY, IF TRUE. A
wonderful story is in circulation in
this town, this morning, about n man
at Cristield having been stricken down
for blasphemy. The story runs thus:
The man, 1--WE can't learn the name,
on Sunday last, started off very early
to go fishing. His wife persuaded
him not to go, insisting he would be
violating the laws of God by so
doing. The man remarked that he
could go and "catch q mess of fish
before Jesus Christ was awake" and
proceeded to the Annnmessix River.
On arriving mt the shore, he sank
down i'll the sand up to his neck,
where he still remains, notwithstand-
ing every effort to extricate him by
digging away the sand. This has
been done, and his boots cut to free
his feet, but he still remains there as
ineXtricable as ever.
Mr.. Wilson, our telegraph agent at
Clayton, sent telegram, last night,
to learn the facts in the case, and the
operator ut Chrisfield replied that
they were as stated above. The
greatest excitement is reported to
prevail there.
We give the item rs furnished us
by the railroad employees here, with
out vouching for it in any way. It
beats the ghost story.
TS,,u,.u/J Times
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A discussion between Senator Hen
bricks and Governor Baker took
place at Portland, Indiana, last Sat-
urday, and was great success, ex-
cept for heavy rain-storm, that
compelled an adjournment to shelter,
and little playfulness on the part of
some Grant Zouaves," who took
the occasion TO shoot ut the wife and
children Of an obnoxious "rebel De-
mocrat." Governor Baker opened
with speech of an hour, using the
old arguments about rebels and rebel
sympathizers controlling the Demo-
cratic party. Senator Hendricks
reply was O perfect avalanche upon
the fimsy argument of his opponent.
Governor Bakers great point was
the presence of Wade Hampton in
the New York Convention. Senator
Hendricks replied to this by quoting
Wade Hampton's declaration that
the South must now "stand by the
old Constitution, and must obey the
laws of the United States," and con-
trasting it with the talk Of Governor
Brown, of Georgia, an original Sc
cessionist, who permitted the horrors
of Andersonville, and then was re-
ceived into the bosom of radicalism
at Chicago-whosc motive for oppos-
ing the Democracy now is, as stated
by himself, because ''tle masses of
the Democracy came down by hun
dreds of thousands, with guns in
their hands; and, without their aid
against us, we (the rebels) should
never have been subdued" The
forensic contest was warmly carried
on, each speaking twice, and Hen
bricks getting the better of his oppo-
nent each time. The large assembly
was very enthusiastic.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-24

FIRE.-About 2 o'clock, Wednes-
day morning, fire was discovered is
suing from a small building on the
South side of Line, near Rutledge
street. The alarm was instantly
given, and our tiremen repaired
promptly to the spot, but owing to
the scarcity of water and the com
bustible nature of the surrounding
buildings, were unable to subdue the
flames until two or three dwellings
had been destroyed. hrt
t.. + Chmleston Courier.
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[Smyna Times.

AN EXTINCT RACE. One of the
most remarkable races that ever in
habited the earth is now extinct.
They were known as the Gaunches,
and were the aborigines of the Cana
ry Islands. In the sixteenth century,
pestilence, slavery, and the cruelty of
the Spaniards, succeeded in totally
discriminating them. They are de-
scribed as having been gigantic in
stature, but of a singularly mild and
gentle nature. Their food consisted
OF barley, wheat and goats milk,
and their agriculture of the rudest
kind: They had religion which
taught them of future state of re-
wards and punishment after death,
and OF good and evil spirits. They
regarded the volcano of Teneriffe rs
punishment for the bad The bodies
of their dead were carefully embalm-
ed and deposited in catacombs, which
still continue to be an object of Curl
osity to those who visit the islands.
Their marriages were very solemn,
and, before engaging in them, the
brides were fattened on milk.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-24

How TO GET RID OF THE CoTroN
Worm. An old farmer recommended
the following remedy: "Mix toge-
ther quantity of tar and sulphur,
say two ounces of sulphur to one
tar for every five acres of cotton.
Place the mixture on an old stump
or log, if ifconvenient, and burn it be-
tween sunset and dark. II has been
successful in destroying ne worm,
aud is worth trying" 80
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kilograms from Madrid, dated the
10Th instant, convey the highly-im-
portant intelligence that the Queens
Admiral, Topete. commanding the
naval force off Cadiz, with the whole
of the men serving under his orders,
had revolted against IsabelIa's Go.
vernnaent-the result of political
revolutionary agitation, which has
been silently but actively progressing
among the royal sailors since the
period of the banishment of the mill
tary Generals and the exile of the
Duke and Duchess de Montpensier.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN New YORK. -
Early on Saturday morning an ex.
tensive fire broke out in the spinning
rooms of Higgins & Co.'s CARPET
factory in New York, which destroy
ed an entire wing, 900 by fifty feet,
with the stock and machinery. Che
latter was very valuable and probably
the finestin the country. g The loss
is estimated at &17s 1aa Some
LOO people are thrown out of en-
ployment by the disaster.
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ANOTHER TRIBUNE FABRICATION. -
The following sensational paragraph
is copied from the New York Ti-
bune: 'H!rl n
cit is said to be unsafe to travel on
the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad, as only one train is run in
twenty-four hours, and that at night;
and at Chester, s. c., the cars are
examined by set Of armed ruffians,
demanding the surrender of ali
id radicals and making violent
threats against all Union men.'' 81
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-24

The monotony of the late long and
dull season has been broken by the
arrival of n large lot of new dry
goods at r. G. Shiver's, which, on
account of their beauty and cheap
ness, are drawing crowds of buyers.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-24

GoLD AND SILVER ANKIErs.-We
see it stated in the fashionable intel"
ligence of an exchange, that gold
and silver bands, piaiu, chased and
even studded with preciona stones,
are tope worn on the ankles by the
ladiesI The dresses being short, the
aanklets will be exhibited just above
She lannty little boots, and will be
quite stylish. The elegance of the
anklet will, of course, depend upon
the pocket of the wearer. cffs
MAIL ARHANaEMENTs,-The post
Office open during the week from 81
a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from
4 to 5 pm. .,.,4.e.- --....s,.-,.,.,-t....-
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery Mt p. m. 5 and
close at So p. m. Charleston night
mail open 91a O. NJ, close ~ p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
ela a. NJ, closes at 2.45 p. m.
Groenville--Open for delivery S
p. m., closes at 81 p. m. ~ tai-4
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning: .,,
Acacia Lodge-Meeting.
j. & T. r. Agnew-Potatoes, &c.
j. G. Shiver-Dry Goods.
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A carpet-bagger in the Louisiana
Legislature thought to speculate in
cotton lands. he was bitten-his
plantation turning out worthless:
and so, being intensely loyal, pro,
cured the removal of the parish seat
to fictitious town, which he locates
right in the centre of his lands.
Nothing pays like patriotism, after
ALL
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IaoCal Iteaaa9,
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CASH. Our terms for subscription,
advertising and job work, are cash.
We hope this yill .s &c Gsviiuiteiy ai, un-
derstood, and that parties having
business with the office will come
prepared to comply with the rule. !
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We are indebted to NJ H. Berry,
Esq, for late New York papers.
JUDGE OF THE SIXTH C1RcUr.-The
General Assembly, yesterday, elected
William NJ. Thomas, Esq, of Green
vile, Judge of the Sixth Circuit, cice
G. ". Williams, Esq, who declined
to qualify.
FE, Fo, Fl, FUSr-I SMELL THE
GREENBACKs OF CHATHAM The
hearts of the members of the lower
House of the great unlawful were
made glad, yesterday, by the dis
bursement of $40, 1000, in lawful cur
rency of the United States-which
had been ''loaned" to the existing
State Government by the Chatham
Railroad Company, for a valuable
considerations negotiation which,
rumor says, was not made on lie
square, although it was eviden tly
conducted under the Scottish rite.
SUPREME COURT. This body con-
vened, yesterday, at II m. Present
Associate Justices Willard and Roge.
The following named persons were
admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court, on motion, and qualified by
taking the oath prescribed in the
Constitution, viz: A. M. Boozer,
D. HI. Chamberlain, w. H. Wigg, j.
H. Runkle and J. J. Wright (colored.
The following were admitted after
examination had, and qualified by
taking the oath: W. J. Whipper,
{colored,) and r. 3. Elliott, (colored. J
The examining committee were
NIessrs. D. H. Chamberlain, A. NJ.
Boozer and G. W. Montgomery. The
court adjourned to the 18th OF Octo-
Der, at II N.
BRIEF LEGISLATIVE NorEs.-The
House, yesterday, decided, by an
unmistakable vote, not to concur in
the Senate resolution which pro-
posed to authorize the Governor to
convene the regular session of the
Legislature in Charleston.
A joint resolution passed both
Houses, appointing q commission to
inquire into the assets and liabilities
of the Bank of the State. This
action will conflict with the bill in
reference to the same subject passed
some days since, and will, practically,
stop all interference, by the Legisla-
ture, with the operations OF the di-
rection of the bank.
Nothing else of consequence was
done, except the passage of bills to
second and third readings, the sub
stance Of which has heretofore been
reported.
An aged friend sends us the follow
ing "Song for the Times"
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The destruction of our crops (sea
island cotton) by the caterpillar far
exceeds anything we have ever expe-
rienced or imagined. He (the cater
plllar) has become one of the insti-
tutions of our country; we may look
for his annual visits as regularly as
Saratoga looks for New York city.
we will not make as much as last
year. One-tenth of an average crop
is all that we can possibly make.
Your place was eaten out for break
fast one morning. My island plan
tation. where the worm scarcely was
when 1 last saw the crop, was swept
in two days; and, instead of forty Or.
fifty bags, there, will scarcely get
seven. 1'2NFSt,,
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The subjoined is an extract from q
letter received from successful and
prominent planter of many years ex-
perience:
EDIsTo ISLAND, S. c., Sept Is,
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JUDGE OF THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The
General Assembly, yesterday, elected
William NJ. Thomas, Esq, of Green
vile, Judge of the Sixth Circuit, cice
G. ". Williams, Esq, who declined
to qualify.
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We are indebted to N. H. Berry
Esq, for late New York papers.
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CASH. Our terms for subscription,
advertising and job work, are cash.
We hone this rill i1s &c asviiuiteiy & un-
derstood, and that parties having
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prepared to comply with the rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-28

~Arnold, the well-known guide on the
John Brown Tract, shot a German At Saranac
River on Tuesday. The German has since
died. Arnold has fed INTO the woods, and will
not be taken alive.
VERMONT SHKEP.-Mr. A. L. Bingham, of
Vermont, has been for several days af Browns
hotel, in this city, with a nock Of forty-se
Merino sheep, which are destined for Belmont
county, Ohio. Among the mock is one ram
valued at e6,Oo0.-Bgfdio Courier, I'D.
81 Seven members OF the order of the Little
Sisters of the Poor have Just arrived from Brit
tany, and will be established in DE kalb ay-
enue Brooklyn.
1Garlands OF flowers worn as diadems,
and in front Of the chIgnon. are more fashion,
able than small tufts among the frizettes and
curls. The diadem has q large flower in the
centre, with small ones graduating In siz Al
each side. E.. -
ga charming ssweet sixtsenern OF ths
aHub'' has stolen the heart OF De Onamps ~
the Chinese Embassy. He will return IN No
vember 70 ssconsummate thiBgs.n
OThe stock yard for cattle In Chicago c,r-
prises gas acres, lof which 80 are plan ked,
5000 cattle pens; artesian wells thai summit
$4,000 gallons Of water per day; and sever,segg
miles Of railroad connections with All sbs H.
which run into the city. II IL q TOW n Sor c.eese
on the most improved principles.
s%It is proposed 10 macadarixe the rosds on
Pennsylyania with Stag.
~Female crickete5 are the latest Develop.
ment OF women's rights In Englasd.
1Turnipseed is the name OF one of The
Georgia Legislators.