Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-05-16

last. The city is not a desirable resort as
far as comfort is concerned. High Pine
lands, cool comfortable rooms at private
houses are preferable to hot dusty pave
ments and crowded hotels.
Aiken is a pleasant town on the s. G. II.
r., between Charleston and Augusta, an
elevation some 1000 feet higher than
Charleston boasts of two first class hotels
which have been filled to Overlooking for
the past six months.
No street here is less than $50 feet wide.
Many invalids remain during the entire
cold season, TO escape the cold raw winds,
which prevail North. Vast pine forests ex-
tend back for miles, which have helped to
give the town the reputation it now holds.
Many of the residences are thrown open
during the winter to accommodate guests;
one of the latter and and by all means one
of the most preferable, is the Latham Resi-
dence y good fare, large mfortable rooms,
handsome grounds and fine view owned
by parties from Boston. No efforts are
spared by the proprietors TO promote the
comfort and convenience of guests. A
large reading-room has just been establish
ed at which can be found copies of New
York and Boston papers. We have been
visited by gent rejoicing in the name of
Nelson, general agent for s. c., who is en-
gagged in selling portraits, by subscription,
of Rebel Generals, Robt E. Lee, Stone
wall Jackson and others, the money de-
rived by this means to be used in erecting
monuments to those noble chieftains of the
"Lost Cause" 1 could not consistently
invest in portraits of men 1 lent my aid
during the war TO put where monuments
would be appropriate. Court opened here
last Monday. 1 have just returned from a
visit to the courtroom. Such a scene 1
never before witnessed. Judge, white;
clerk and attendants black jury, mixed.
Case in the docket, husband died in the
Rebel army left small property different
parties present notes said 10 have been
signed by said husband before entering the
army; wife on stand as witness. In an
swer to question from lawyer, swears her
man never could write word didn't
know from B; had told her so more
times than she had fingers and toes. Judge
and attendants laugh colored and white
jurymen slap their knees and shoLt.)
More questions from lawyer Wife couldn't
tell what year they were married-point-
ing to her father in another part of the
room, "Pa, when was it?" Excited law
yers on opposite side object; scenes of
confusion follow more shouting and gym
nastic exercises on the part of the colored
| jurymen. Another sticker from the law
yer. "When did your husband die ?" Ans.
-"Well, really, Mister, can't tell exact
ly." "Was it in the Winter or Summer"
"Wal, ree'ly Mister, 1 dunno reckon,
though twas Summer" At this the friends
| of the witness utter a shout of approval.
Jurymen punch each others ribs and take
up the shout; Judge tries to restore order,
while your correspondent left, laughing
himself nearly hoarse. If the Farce
could only he brought out in aid of some
entertai nment fund, twould take right
we'll. 1t may be of interest to some of the
PHGNIX readers 10 know how the General
Assembly of S. c. stands. The number of
members of the General Assembly is 1j7,
viz: SO Senators and 124 Representatives
of the Senators are conservatives and 101
are Republica ns Republican majority on
joint ballot is 95. OF the Senators, sixteen
are colored, and of the Representatives so
are colored.
Very truly yours,
ii. +. HILL.