The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-05

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A convention of railroad officials
assembled in Augusta, on Friday last,
at which there were representatives
from all the Atlantic lines, and fast
schedule was arranged to be run over
that route, and carrying passengers
from New York to Atlanta, Ga. in
| sixty hours, instead of seventy-two,
asat present. This schedule is to go
into operation on the 10th. Wake
up, gentlemen of the upper route, or
You vii. be left behind.
We regret to state that W. s.
Goodwin, Esq, formerly resident
of this city, met with severe loss,
at his residence near Montgomery,
Alabama. few days ago. His barn
and stables, containing large guam
tity of fodder and provender, 1000
bushels of corn, several wagons aud
eleven head of horses and mules were
entirely destroyed by fire.
| MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB
-ADDREss DY GEN. WADE HAMPTON.
There was very large convocation
of this Club yesterday, at 12 o'clock,
in Gregg's Hall. The President,
Capt. W. B. Stanley, called the meet
ing to order, and stated the objects
for which it had been called together.
Col. J. P. Thomas offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which, after some
discussion, participated in by Messrs.
Thomas, Solomons, McMaster and
Gibbes, were adopted, rs follows:
Resolued, That as members of the
Democratic party of Richland, we
hereby pledge ourselves in good faith
to support the regular nominees of
the Club; and that we further invite
all conservative voters in the District
to unite with the Richland Demo
cratic Club in their effort to put good
and true men into Office.
ReSOlred, That the ward clubs bo
authorized to nominate two persons
for Aldermen in their respective
wards; and that o Committee, to
consist OF three members from each
ward, be appointed to nominate Il
suitable person for Mayor; and that
oil these nominations be reported to
this Club, at a meeting to be held on
Saturday next, ut 10 m.
ResolUad, That Committee, to
consist of members from all the sub
clubs in the District, in the proper
tion of one member for every fifty
members of each club-provided that
each club shall be represented by at
least one memher-be appointed to
meet in Columbia, on Friday next,
at IL M, for the purpose of nominat-
ing suitable persons for the various
District Offices to be filed; and that
this Committee also report to the
meeting of the Club, on Saturday
next.
ReSoloed, That the Richland De-
mooratic Club, having duly consi-
| dered the proposition of the Demo
cratic party of Edgefield to have
another convention of the party in
June next, do respectfully dissent
from said proposition, for the rea-
sons stated in the circular of the
State Central Executive Committee.
The following resolutions were also
introduced and passed. Col. Thomas
stated that he had adopted the sug-
gestions of the Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel:
Resolued, That, in the opinion of
this Club, the political utilization
of the colored voter with the conser-
yatives of the country, furnishes the
only hope to his race of prosperous
future.
Resolued, That oil colored men,
who are willing to trust their fortunes
in the hands of those with whom they
have been born and reared, are urged
to abandon their radical leaders, and
to place themselves in the Dencc-c
tic conservative organizations of the
country.
ReSoloed, That the members of the
Richland Democratic Club renew
their pledge to give the preference to
their own members in selecting me.
chanics, laborers, tradesmen, or ser
wants of any kind.