The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-11

A lot OF cards and bill head paper has
Just been received at the Phenir office
something new and pretty. Also lot of
auction cards"-which will be printed at
extraordinarily low prices.
The Chatham Railroad is beir pushed
forward. The track has been laid for for
about fifteen miles; while the grading party
IS several miles ahead. In year or two,
Columbia will have another outlet.
The post band was in attendance at the
park again. yesterday afternoon, and for
an hour or two exhibited their musical skill
| They perform again on Wednesday after
| noon. ut 5 o'clock.
medical friend requests US to call the
attention of the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
tion to the fact that the body of the only
mana cavalryman-who was killed upon
the approach of Gen. Sherman's army into
Columbia, is now lying, as he believes, in
cultivated field just beyond the city limits.
He is believed to be Texan.
OUR DEAD SoLDIERs-DEooRAT1NG THE
GRAVES. Yesterday morning, the ladies ap-
pointed to the different church yards, per-
formed their sacred duties; but in the after
noon, there was n general suspension of bu-
siness, and our citizens hocked en- n,asse to
Elmwood Cemetery, for the purpose of ex-
hibiting their appreciation and decorating
the graves of the dead soldiers inferred in
that beautiful spot. Ladies and children,
men and boys congregated about the en-
trance, aud at o'clock. procession was
formed, and marched to the soldiers en-
closure-the ladies taking the lead, followed
by number Of ex-Confederate soldiers and
citizens Over the entrance to the enclosure
was the following Scriptural inscriptions:
'In that day they shall be mine, saith
the Lord of Hosts, when 1 make up my
Jewels. "
Rev. VIM. Martin offered fervent prayer,
in which he referred touchingly to the
widows and orphans of those 'tfor whom
we, to-day. mourn" On the conclusion of
the prayer, the ladies filed into the enclos-
nre, and deposited their floral remembrances
fashioned into wreathes, crosses, stars,
etc.-npon the graves of the three hundred
poor fellows who yielded up their lives in
defence Of what they-and we-believed to
be just cause Many of these graves are
marked with the full name of the occupant;
while others merely have the initials, and
others again-"the unknown dead"-were
designated simply by number. Appended
to the fence posts surrounding the soldiers
lot" were numerous wreathes, containing
the names of many whose bones were in
tered in the various fields where they were
struck down. In the centre of the lot was
the following verse, from one of Father
Ryan's beautiful and touching poems on the
"Lost Cause:
con Famo's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round,
The bivOuac OF the dead"
The grave Of Gen. Maxcy Gregg, as well
as others in private lots, wele tastefully and
beautifully decorated. Upon the conclusion
of the ceremonies, the assembled multitude
distributed themselves about the cemetery:
and it was not until long after sunset that
the grounds were deserted by the living.
The city and church bells were tolled during
the performance of the ceremonies in the
cemetery. The day was beautiful-summer
having resumed her sovereignty.
Our jon OFFICE.-The Phenir Job Office
is now prepared to execute every manner of
printing, from visiting and business cards
to pamphlets and books. With ample ma
terial and first-class workmen, satisfaction is
guaranteed to all at New York prices. If
our work does not come mp to contract, we