The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-21

BROKE HIS LEG. Mr.. James M.;Dues.
barry, who resides on Church Hill, Rich
mond, Va, and who will be remembered
as an attaohee OF the Greenvil)e and Co.
lumb;a Railroad, in this city, fell from
cherry tree, while gathering cherries, on
Monday evening, about half-past 6
o'clock, and broke his left leg at the
knee-joint. DR.. Dickie was called in
and set the broken leg
DEATH. DIR: F. s. Lewie departed
this life at half-past O'Clock, last ever
ing, at his residence in Lexington. He
had been ill for the past two months,
and his friends bu: c tew days ago enter
tanned hopes of his recovery. DR.. Lewie
was prominent and very popular citi-
zen OF Lexington. which County had
several times honored him with their
choice as a member of the House of
Representatives.. One brief month only
has elapsed since the deceased entered
the sacred bonds OF matrimony; aud to-
day he has entered the portals OF death.
Besides the family and friends of de-
ceased 10 his native County, there are
many citizens OF Richland County who
will mourn his death. The funeral ser
vices will be performed at Summit Point,
Lexington County, at IL O'Clock, to.mor.
row Sunday morning. the 22d instant.
MR. EDITOR: 1 noticed few days ago,
in your paper, an account of the burn
ing OF Columbia. by Brevet General
Stone, of the Federal army. tits dis.
tressingly thin; but drowning men will
catch, &c. First, we had it from eye
witnesses that Gen. Hampton ordered it
done; then the cotton was fred, and the
wind was so high 1t blew it. in every d.
rection. and burnt the whole town; then
another said it was the liquor; We left
the town full of liquor, and the soldiers
could not be controlled; and lastly Col.
Stone thinks he has hit upon the expla-
| nation that will relieve his General from
the odium OF burning up the town and
| turning hundreds Of helpless women and
children in the street on winters night.
Col. Stone says it was tho liberated pri-
sonere. That his 1000 saint-like SOL
diers. after marching through t. \ State.
burning everything on the nne of
march-BafAwell, Orangeburg. and all
the private residences within their reach
AS soon as they came to Columbia,
worked like beavers to save the hot.bed
Of secession. But there were too many
lhay dozen, who hid themselves. Bet
TER be q man, Col. Stone, and face the
consequences. The editor Of the Beau
fort Republican has come out like man
and owned it up. I respect him more
for it than if be had denied il, or made
some such ridiculous excuse as Col.
Stone has done. Gen. Howard told
Gen. Hampton their soldiers burnt Co
lumbia In O conversation with Gen.
Blair about it, he never pretended to
deny it..
It is useless to stir it up, and more
ridiculous stll to deny that the town was
first sacked and then burnt. Hundreds
Of witnesses, both black and white, are
now in this town, who will testify that
they were robbed of even their bed.
clothes. An old, helpless colored wo-
man. deformed by rheumatism, was
turned out Of her bed, and made to
sleep on the floor. Men came in our
residence, with straps on their shoul-
ders, who assisted in the robbery.
| GFCu tuc WCIC uOt bphfeuS Auu
the robbers yet have the silver belong
ing to Trinity Church; and hundreds,
yes, thousands of pieces of silver, with
the owners names on them, were carried
of, and are yet held by human beings
that pretend to call themselves gentle
men. Oae single soldier guarded the
premises OF ore family. aud not one
could enter when he said halt. It is
useless to deny it; it was preconcerted
thing among the soldiers; aud while we
do not say Gen. Sherman ordered it, he
knew it was to be done, and he did not
prevent it; and go one here is such an
arrant fool as to believe he could not
haye done so.
FIAT JUSTITIA, &c.
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