The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-19
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OPENING. Reed has an ''open-
ing" to-day, when abe will exhibit an
endless variety OF articles in the milli-
merry line. The ladies' will bear this in
mind.
Mrs. Smith also extends an invitation
to the ladies to call and examine her
stock. which has been selected with care,
and will doubtless prove very attractive
HABEAs CORPUS. n. Cunning
ham, OF Hamburg, who was charged with
the murder of the Sheriff of Augusta,
Ga, during the election riots of 1868,
was brought before Judge Boozer, last
night, on writ of Aabeas corpus, and
was bailed in the sum of $1,000, until
Thursday evening. at o'clock, TO await
requisition of the Governor of Geor-
gia. The prisoner was represented by
Messrs. Carroll. Melton & Melton; Soil
citor Talley for tho State
CRUMBS. are indebted to c.. f.
Jackson, Esq.-who has just returned
from second trip to New York with q
fresh stock Of goods for late Baltimore
and Washington papers.
Hon. Moses Macdonald, Of Maine, n
prominent member of the Democratic
party and Representative in Congress
during Gen. Pierce's died
in Saco, Maine, yesterday.
Our friend Joseph T.-the pioneer re-
juvenator, who erected, we believe, the
first building in Columbia, after it's Sher-
manization-believes in coming to the
front" promptly, and has brought
"Zealy Row" up to the line of the pave
ment. II is an indication of prosperity,
too, that the occupants of the stores re-
quired the additional room.
We learn that Gen. Bumford, Com
mandant of Post, has courteously placed
the Post Band at the service of the Exc
cutive Committee, for the approaching
Fair. We know that the Committee will
be pleased to avail themselves of the op-
portunity thus to secure excellent music.
At present this Band is doing duty at
Raleigh, N. c.
A few copies of the premium List
of the State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society, have been left at this Office
for distribution.
"CanI marry?" is the query of a young
man, which is just now being very exten-
sively printed. We haven the slightest
objection, provided he can find some one
who will take him for better or worse.
Some one says: ''The Pope is making
crusade upon the improprieties OF
dress, and we learn 'lays the blame on
the shoulders of the ladies' The Pope
is at fault. We have examined the shoul-
ders of ladies, and haven found blame
thing there"
A HOME PUBLIcATIoN.--Dav g
School History of South Carolina. Duffe
& Chapman, publishers, Columbia, s. G.
We have received from Messrs. Duffie &
Chapman, our enterprising book men
and publishers, copy of this School
History, by our ellow-townsman, Prof.
James Wood Davidson. We pronounce
it excellent peculiarly we'll adapted to
the purpose in view. The chapters are
short; the narrative clear; the statement
concise; the style simple. The author
has obtained his materials from authen-
tic sources, and he evidently aims at that
noblest and best fidelity-idelity to
truth. The history begins with South
Cardinals earliest times, and extends up
to the present year, 1869. In the por-
ton that is subsequent to oil tho written
histories-from 1859 to 1SG9-the author
says, that "the effort has been to pre-
sent the events of this eventful decade of
years, in narrative as little as possible
tinged with sectional feeling-to state
mere facts, free from all argument and
comment" And in this effort. We think
that he has succeeded. It appears to us
that the statements are fair, accurate and
truthful. In fine, We take especial plea.
sure in saying that Mr.. Davidson has ex-
ecuted his work with rare tact, taste and