The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-07
States senatea w.. J. Whipper,

Ransier, +. l.. Cardoza and Treasurer
N. g. Parker. Although the crowd
was very demonstrative, the whole
affair, we believe. passed off very,
we'll, with but one exception-one
freedman cut another severely in the
back with knife.
The twentieth anniversary celebra-
tion Of the Marion Street Sunday
School, was held in the church of that
name. BY 8 o'clock, the hour at
which the services commenced, the
building was filled to it's utmost
capacity. The church was tastefully
decorated with evergreens. and an
immense arch, with the words,
"Know thou the God of thy Fathers, 1"
spanned the pulpit. Rev. J. L.
Dixon opened the proceedings with q
fervent prayer, when beautiful ode,
"Happy meet we here, written for
the occasion, was sung by the choir;
followed by dialogues and recitations,
participated in by thirty-four of the
scholars, as follows: Masters r. At
kinson, John Walton, NJ. Kirk, ".
McFeat, w. NJ. Morton, G. B. Bra
Gy, James G. Beard, NJ. Broughton,
r. W. Stubbs, ". North, f. Capers,
p. Beard. j. E. Beard, j. r. Thack-
am, G. Nipper. james Ogilvie, H. A.
Browne, John Elllins, Jr., w. La
Motto, and Misses Carrie Purse, G.
Kirk, NJ. A. North, Mary Brady, a.
Wightman, NJ. O'Neale, S. Patton,
e. Hunter, NJ. Anderson, M. La
Motto, G. Atkinson, G.. O'Neale. So
far as the children were concerned,
we will only say that some of the
recitations were very good, others
passable, and but one or two that
were below what might be termed
the average. Due allowance must be
made, however, as many of them
never before faced an audience. The
deceased superintendent, Rev. T. w.
Pape, was kindly remembered by his
little flock, and q feeling address by
young Atkinson drew tears from
many. Several odes were interspersed
with the recitations. Rev. S. Leard,
a favorite with the children, delivered
an interesting address, taking as his
text. David's advice to Solomon,
"Know thou the God of thy fathers. p"
This interesting exhibition was closed
by singing the beautiful hymn:
"Shall we meet beyond the siver,
Where the surges cease to roll,
Where, in all the bright forever,
Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul?"
And the Rev. S. Browne dismissed
the audience with the benediction.
The BARBECUE AND PICNIC AT
BATEsvILLEE-For n week-nye, two
weeks previous to Saturday-the
absorbing topic was the celebration
of the Fourth at Batesville. Though
there were other pic-nics and barbe-
cues, they were bnt lesser lights in
comparison. "Batesville" was the
cry; and to Batesville everybody who
possibly could, went. The cars for
the party, eleven in number, we're
well, we intended to say filed, but
the expression will convey no accu-
rate idea-they were wedged with
passengers. From the time of start
ing to the arrival at the end of the
route, the conversation was filed
with sparkling wit and repartee. and
many q hearty laugh was indulged in
at the expense Of some luckless wight
who unwarily gave rise to it by some
queer remark. On the approach to
the terminus, the depot was seen to
be crowded with the citizens of Lex
ington, Edgefeld and other Districts.
and the shouts and cheers which
went up ont of the multitude were
certainly suggestive of friendship, if
not of decorum.
Among the passengers, we were
pleased to see our cow1'eres of the