The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-17

A. T. STEWARDS NEW PALACE Stew
arts marble building on Fifth avenue,
which he has erected for q home, is ap-
preaching completion. It is nearly fur
nished, aud will be ready for occupancy
carly in the spring. It is, without ques-
ton, the most superb private residence
in tho country. 1t has cost 80, 600. 600
without the furniture. Tho most cele-
brated artists hnve been over three years
in frescoing the ceilings. The frescoes
are unequuled, except By those in the
Prince Albert's ball room, at Bucking-
ham Palace. Tho style of the building
has been adopted. because Stewart in
tends to donate it to the city for II gallery
when he gets through with it. It is Il
| sepulchrnl place, with its stone floor and
stone stairs, nay, requiring Il fire in sum-
mer and winter to keep it habituble.
| Mrs. Stewards room is an exception,
The wood work on her snite ulone cost
SIG, 900. Every room has carpet im-
ported and mado to fit it, and the color
OF each room is different. The doors are
solid rosewood, with silver trimmings;
it cost $500 to hang each door in the par.
lor. The picture gallery is complete.
Several Of the pictures have cost over
S3O,OO0 Tho two most ccltbrnted are
'The Prodigal Son." and "The New
England Thanksgiving Dinner" The
water works are marvels of elegance and
ingenious contriyance After the par-
lors, the two most celebrated rooms in
the house are General Grants ROOM"
which is fitted up with great elegance,
for Mr.. Stewart aud the President ure
great friends; then comes the Servants
parlor." That is fitted up more gorge
ously than any gentleman pnrlor that
have seen in this city. Curtains, mir
rors. imported carpets, elegant chairs
covered with red leather and pictures
adorn the rooms. Hinge ranges, and
every conceivable modern convenience
can lie found in the kitchen. The doors
are barred against visitors generally, and
the house, when done, is not to DO put
on exhibition.
A DREAM VERIFIED. The jamestown
(Tenn.) Journal in detailing tho denth
Of q brakeman named Garfield on rail.
road at Union, says:
Ee was to hnve been married to q
young lady of that town in about two
months. On the 10Th nit. when the
train passed jamestown on its way West,
the Young lady saw him aud had some
conversation with him, and TINT even
ing was in unusual light spirits The
next morning ut the bronkfns table her
appearance was 80 much the reverse of
the evening previous that it attracted The
attention Of her mother, who asked her
the cause of her apparent trouble. The
young lady thereupon rclnted to her
mother that she had dreamed that her
lover had fallen under tho cars and had
| been so SeriOusly ininrrd thut I,a bnN
died in about two hours She told tho
circumstances ms she had seen in her
dream, how he had fallen and the car
wheels had terribly crushed and mangled
his LETT leg and his left arm. and Tint ho
had lived in grent agony for two hours.
Her story was generally discredilcd by
her mother, who cndcavored to persuade
her that there was nothing in II dream,
but to no pnrpose-shc could not drive
it from her mind. About noon a sister
OF the young man who had met so terri
BILE fate. came to the house of the young
lady md said she had bad news for her.
She then related the circumstances of
her brothers death, corresponding in
detail with tho dream rs told by the
young lady Il few hours before
| SECRET or MILITARY SUCCESS. Tile
victories of tho German armies hive
been tho subject of series of lectures
before tho students OF tho Military
School ut Cnssel. The lecturer attribute
the success Of the Germnn armies To the
efforts exerted by tho commanders TO
secure tho offensive, md to constantly
keep the initiative Of military move.
ments III their own hands In this way.