The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-13
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There are 464 students-24 of whom are
from South Carolina and several from
Columbia. The old institution is in
1ourishing condition.
The brilliant planet now visible in the
sky is Saturn. It arises about sunset,
and arrives on the meridian little be-
fore midnight.
The New York San wants to see Spain
thrashed because she ''dishonors the
ashes OF Columbus" Those ashes arc
Spain's own private property, wo be-
lievc, and if it amuscs her to dishonor
them, why, let her do it. Besides, if
Columbus, instead of discovering this
country for radicalism to ruin, had
stayed at home and attended to his own
business, nobody would have known
that he left any ashes.
It is said that the celebrated Virginia
horse-thief, Granville Montclle, is under
arrest i'll this city. Ho will, doubtless,
soon take trip to the Old Dominion.
How few persons know that "dcar
nue. is corruption of Dio mio, the TIA
liau for my God"
BY late orders from the Internal Re
venue Bureau at Washington, distilled
spirits i'll quantities of five gallons or
over, must be put into vessels made of
material susceptible of receiving stamps,
marks and brands. Demijohns or tin
vessels arc not allowable BY Section 43
of the Act, passed in July. 1868, steam
boats. drays, or railway cars having o.,
board demijohns tin vessels, or kegs
without stamps, containing distilled
liquors of the above mentioned qu anti
ties, arc liable to seizure and coufsca-
ton.
New BooK.-'7Ne JIu Jef.reeu the
.Stu'es, lis Causes, Character, Conduct and
RtSuhs, by Hon. Alexander II. Stephens,
is the title of a valuable work just issued
by the National Publishing Company,
Atlanta, Ga. Five years have elapsed
since the close of the bloodiest and most
gigantic war known to modern HISTORY.
and in that interval men have had an
opportunity Of thinking over the events
which passed before them in such quick
succession that reflection was impossible;
and as natural consequence, each Sec
ton has manifested great desire to hear
what the other has to say of its motives
and conduct in the great struggle. This
has led to the production of numerous
histories and narratives on tho Northern
side, but until recently no authentic or
really mertorious history had appeared
on the side of the South The demand
for such o work was keenly felt, and
there was very general feeling of salts
faction experienced throughout the
country, when, three years ago, it was
announced that the Hon. 4. II. Stephens,
the Nice-President of the late Southern
Confcderacy, was about to issue history
! of "7He IHar Bet,Deen tie States" The
promise then made isnow fulfilled in the
second and concluding volume of his
great history, which lies before us.
Mr.. Stephens was for many years n
prominent actor in the scenes of legsa-
ton, which Immediately preceded the
war, aud knows much of the secret
history OF those stirring events which
precipitated the great struggle upon u.s.
The character of his mind, his habits of
thought, and splendid powers of analy-
sis, together with his great honesty and
truthfulness rs statesman, rendered
him in the eyes Of the whole country the
proper historian Of the events in which
ho acted SO conspicuous part. The
indomitablc energy which, in the midst
of failing health, he brought to the
preparation of this work, was remarka-
BILE, and has resulted in the production
Of the best history of the war, VIC have
yet seen, and the only Southern history
OF real merit that has yet appeared.
Tho history Of tho earlier days of tho
Confederate Government, and particu.
arly that portion Of its existence ut
Montgomery, as n provisional Govern.
mcnt, is given to the world for the first