The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-14

ADMIRERS OF the beautiful and rare
viii see on exhibitionsat Ospt. Stanley's,
a silver vase which has hi5tory. TWAS
originally presented by The ladies of
South Carolina 10 Gen. jackson, as q
Testimonial upon his victory ut New
Orleans. In his will Ex-President Jack
son directed this vase to be given to the
bravest South Carolinian in the next
war. 1t was confided. in 1868, to Gov.
Aliston, to he disposed of according to
the bequest. Gov. A. presented it to
Capt. Stanley, President of the Palmetto
Association, as the representative of the
regiment which, as regiment, won the
place designated by the testator-"the
bravest of the brave'-where no one in
dividual stood pre-eminent.
CRUMBs.-About 5 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon an alarm of fire was sounded,
and, upon investigation, it was found
that the roof of the building occupied
by Charles Minort-North- west corner
Main and Pendleton streets-had caught
fire from spark from the chimney.
The firemen were on hand in n very
short time, but their services were dis
pensed with-n few buckets of water
having settled the matter.
Meade, colored member of the Lee
gislature, from York. got into difficult
ty early Sunday morning with colored
woman, in q disreputable house, and
shot her in the shoulder. The wound is
not considered dangerous.
r. T. Logan, Esq, of the Rural Caro-
Anian, is in Columbia, and will be pleased
to enter the names of any of our citi-
zens on his subscription list.
On Sunday last, we enjoyed q capital
dinner at the Exchange House-the
principal dish being deviled terrapin
prepared in style by Mr.. L. and Dad.
w. Messrs. Paysinger & Franklin are
blessed with good cooks, and the way
farer can be abundantly provided for at
short notice.
The first story of Janney's Hall is
being fitted up for Post Office. 1t will
be occupied for that purpose about the
1st of January
The Rev. Mr.. Tafel, the New Church
or Swedenborgian Minister, who visited
this city few days ago, did not deliver
his proposed course of lectures, because
be could not find suitable hall. He
has left for Florida, expecting to return
to Columbia in two OF three months.
B. Odell Duncan, of South Carolina
has been nominated Consul at Naples
Mr.. Duncan, some of our readers may
remember, during the war was United
States Consul to the Grand Duchy of
Baden, and more recently a member of
the (Club House) Constitutional Conven-
ton.
THE BILL TO EXTEND THE LIMITS OF
CoLUMBIA.-As every bill ought to be
known by its title, this bill should have
been called bill to give another party a
chance to carry the municipal election.
1t contains three points: LIST. To extend
the city limits 954 feet North and East.
I'd. To have new election in February,
1870. Sd. TO allow each Ward to elect
its own Warden. The first proposition
merely cloaks the design of the bill,
which is indicated in the second and
third propositions. If this bill shall
pass, it will be an outrage on law and de-
cency. Under the laws of the present
Legislature, an election was held in this
city in November, 1868. It was held in
accordance with the laws, and no irrcgu-
larity is charged. Now it is proposed
virtually to upset this election and to
hold another. And why? Because Co.
lumbia elected Democratic Mayor and
Council We are told that the bill will
probably pass. We can scarcely believe
it. We hardly think that the Legislature
will go SO far rs thus to violate law,
order and justice.
The Camden Journal, of the 9th, pub
fishes tho following card:
CAMDEN, 8. c., December 6, 1869.
". ClyJurn, Agent Piedmont and A,.-
lngton Life Insurance Company-DEAR
SIR: beg leave to acknowledge through
| YOU the recent of S. 600 the amount in