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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-30

''THE CODE. The Acts passed hv the
Legislature xclat;vc to the freedmen. far
sale at this Office. Price 2o cents: ~ .ii
25 cents.
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CLAIM AGENTS IN WASHINGTON.

CLAIM AGENTS IN WASHINGTON =
We perceive that bill has been in
troduced in Congress to regulate the
fees Of claim agents in Washington.
1t was introduced by Senator Wilson,
and is one of the best things he has
done during the session. This sub
ject should have been attended to
long before this. For years past
many worthy persons having good
claims upon the Government, but ig
norant of the methods to obtain a
settlement, have bee i regularly feecedl
by set of unscrupulous sharks whq
act as claim agents in WashingtoQI
Poor widows, the relicts Of brayW
diers who have perished on thsY
field, and thousands of infiT
sioners, have been Mt the me-
these loating banditti at the capitan q
the nation. 1t is time that some
measure were adopted Iy Congress
both to facilitate the settlement of
honest claims against the Government
and to protect the ignorant and un-
wary from the operations of local
claim agents. s.-Netc York Herald
Nearly all the white troops have
LooD x,,,th
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We are indebted to /. f. Durbc.. ESQ
for late New York papers.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS The post Office i,
open daily FROM 8 =. NJ to 2 p. IN. and from
. to p. m. The Northern mail is closed at
9p. m.; Grccnvillc 9p. m; South Carolina
railroad mails 6 p. IN.
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FINANCIAL MEASURES. There is 3.
growing disposition in Congress to
stave off the consideration of the
finances, though the several commit
tees have been and still are hard at
work upon them. Even should the
funding bill be reported, it would
have a hard road to travel, and would
very possibly fall by the way. Expan-
sion, just now, is more popular with
many of the members than retrench-
ment. One reason for which, / pre-
sume, is to be found in the fact that
they are interested parties, or, in
other words, satisfied with their in
vestments as they stand.
Such being the case, there is
actually better prospect for the pas
sage of bill looking to an addition
of 500, ,OOO,O to the National
Banking Currency, than there is for
the success of Mr. McCulloch's fund
ing measure. A portion of the bank
ing committee, however, are opposed
to the framing of bill looking to the
swelling of the banking capital to
$400, 900, 900.
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Advertisements, to insure insertion
should be handed in by o'clock p. N.
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Bishop Morris, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, is lying danger
ously i'll at Zenia. Ohio, of paralysis.
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THE BURNING OF CoLUMBIA.-An inter
cstiis account OF the "Sack and Destruc-
ton OF the City OF Columbia, S. c." has
just been issued, in pamphlet FORM from
the Ph@ntr steam power press Orders
can be filled to any extent.
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plished, with honor.
Paris Cor. London Post.
JEFF. DAVIS STRANGE RuhoRs-
WHAT He SAYS AND DOES. The
rumorS of the rescue of Jefferson
Davis from prison are assuming Il
new and strange character. It is now
limited that the authorities desire his
escape, and that facilities have been
offered him, hWMH lie rOuIyo. There
Is little room 20 doubt the awkward
embarrassment attendant upon his
confinement and rejected trial Chief
Justice Chase docs not hesitate to
say that he cannot be convicted
of treason, and Thaddcus Stevens
declares that he is nothing more than
Il foreign leader, about as much amen
able to the laws of the United States
as Maximilian. / have it from the
best authority from authority which
you cannot question that Mr.. Davis
feels the most ample security. He
said less than a week ago, my de-
fence is complete now, and rests
solely upon the law, which will be
administered fairly, 1 know, and in
perfect accordance with civil JUS
tice.' The shameful petticoat story
will be put to the blush when that
time arrives. Mr.. Davis is at present
in good health, eats heartily, reads a
good deal, and possesses, Us he said the
other day, ''a good digestion and q
good conscience" He receives let
teIs from his wife three times q week,
and keeps q journal every day.
|t0Shington Cor. NdShciNe Bu.ne7..
TEXANS IN MEXICO The editor OF
the Ne~s, writing from Galveston. on
the 9th, says:
One Of our citizens has inst re-
ceived letter from Major Strobeu,
dated Topic, Mexico, November,
1863. 1t will be remembered that
Major Strobell, with his family, also,
Colonel David Terry and his family.
also, his nephew, Captain David
Terry and some others, all left in
company for Mexico last June, only
a week or two after the final surren-
der of the Trans-Mississippi Depart
ment. The company went overland
by way of Ell Paso, and after reaching
a rich valley in Guadalajara, Colonel
Terry determined to settle there and
engage i'll stock raising, and there
the Terry have taken up their abode
The letter describes that country us
most delightful. But Major Strobell
desired residence near the coast,
and so proceeded on to Tepic, on the
Pacific shore, where he and some of
the other Texans who left together
now make their home. Major Stro-
bell says he had just returned from Il
visit to rich and most beautiful
island contiguous to the coast, and
100 miles in length. He is negotiat-
ing with the Imperial Government
for the purchase of one-half this
island, and says he will certainly sue
ceed in effecting the purchase. His
object is to invite his friends from
Texas to come and settle with him,
and be able to let them have fine
lands in n most delightful climate.
The indianapolis Journal says there
is an editor in Wayne County, In
diana, whose oath wonld not convict
a weasel Of robbing q hen rooss, if
found in coop with blood in his
month
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Nearly all the white troops have
been withdrawn m Kentucky,
which is now CARR " negroes
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The indianapolis Jom7a0lsays there
is an editor in Wayne County, In
diana, whose oath wonld not convict
n weasel of robbing a hen rooss, if
found in coop with blood in his
mouth
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by reference to onr advertising columns,
it will be seen that the meeting of tho
stockholders of the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad Company will be held in
Charlotte, \. c., on the 7th of February.
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L!GHT.-We understand that the ar
rangcmcnts of the Columbia Gas Company
propose to give us light in few weeks.
The attention of the stockholders in the
Company, Is called to the notice of the
Secretary, in another column. They should
ali conc up promptly and contribute to the
restoration Of light to our so long be,,ight-
cd and bc-darkencd city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-28
Farn Adornmsnt.

/ II is much 70 be fegretteA that thl most
interesting department Of agricultural i'm
rrovement should have been so generally
neglected BY the farmers of this country-that
merely The lard itself should be made the
medium Of circulating currency through tho
cultivation of wheat and other cereals, thus
bringing quick returns in dollars and cents,
but forgetting the more permanent deposit
which every farm should be. continually
nahrg ID the improvement df asAlandscapes
and proper cultivation, and rearing of stock
or domestic animals, which seem to have
been the mistake Of all AgriculsaFists 10 Ameri
CO from the landing Of the pilgrim fathers
until now. The great temptation TO this has
been tbs natural richness Of The native soil,
requiriag little cultivation and no application
Of artificial or barn manure, standing as it
did, ready to receive Z nucleus, in the shape
of seed, around which to cluster q fund Of
wealth, to be gathered and garnered BY the
farmer at the harvest season. But this abo-
riginal richness of the soil is fast being lift 10
not already, exhausted, and the farm
err of this country will soon be obliged, like
his less favored brethren on the eastern con
tinent, to make agriculture study, and 70
take every department Of industry into earn
est consideration, that he may be able to
know where the most advantage may Be GAIN
ed, both in ready money and permanent in
vestment. fss 4.g4 81 80
Now every person ofany experience, knows
that city lot or residence that is improved
that is, if its walks, It's lawn and garden are
properly laid out, and its trees advanced in
size-is worth double br treble the value of
the neighboring lot which is unimproved,
the climate and situation are equal. This, Of
course, is applicable u farm experience. A
farm, where every 6ela has tree Of some
kind, under whose spreading branches the
COW, the sheep, the horse, may find agrate>
full shelter from the summer heat of a, noon
day sun, and whose grateful foliage ads 70 the
general appearances Of the landscape-that
farm We are confident TO say, is worth from
three to FIVE times the value of the adjoining
one which is destitute of shade trces, all
other things being equal.
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4nUekW t6017 Mna ven Known 1Sc9
s sum 6ssS s 49,, sa1 IL. pss.pisae,
don Or Asas A9f 4 lsqd sne{ q ~ ssla -
=: IN ei Is se5les =. = 5a 3s.I: le.9
and how eagerly the cattle seek its shelte
from the sun and heat it must be perceived
s ass n, y ss "a sos ssg .Sps[. sSo
appearance Of the farm, but also in it, sdttns
tage to cattle. in preventing the evaporation.
through the pores Of tho skin Of those jdices
|wM6 spul{ 3 Is t5rQ dix, at d muscle
| khert6nlS 7Annje b n&ceAs2ry fof III ~
gument to be continued, or that We should
urge upon Tho intelligent farmers ofthiscoaa-
try an immediate commencement of improve
ment in this direction. The thing ses0s -
easy, the Advantages % appaeaRt that surely
,sveyy ios9f of d1iinltipl 6lovement, or
even evcfy mohey mGfing hfmer, will i'm
mediately turn his attention, il be has mot
done 30 already, I'd this branch Of farm econo-
my. In sesssato ~ proper kind OF trees
to plant, the farmer may use his own judge.
ment. Any tree ID an ornament, but still
,omSare more adattsd for puspoea1 Of shade
tfe9s thaa @othsfs. We should Advocats 40
planting Of such trees . combine both beauty
and shade, and which also yield crop sffruia
from, ysAF, - year, ba0A - shess1gar maple,
chestnut, Black walnut, &c, 1c., Qsiss
large trees may be taken, with care, from
the woods, in the fall or spring, and being
pupeEEphutsd; Md q qliiel6f rSturn than
when obtained at the nursery, and which 81
course, must necessarily be much smaller.
This we say may be done with care, but the
surestway IL to plant small trees, and wait
patiently for their growth. Last fall We plant
ed at our back door willow foot in diane-
ser at least, in its widest part, and il is now
putting out its green leaves, and showing
other signs Of vigor.
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PRoprs CAsE OF HoRsEs. II vii give ny
men the credit Of taking good caro- q their
horses. OF course they do not clean them e
thoroughly ~ they should-fcw men DO.
There Is not one farm horse in hundsed
that 10 more than ham grooned. A lit4Ie
currycombing in the morning 10 frsqusnhy
all the cleaning that horses get. have sssn
horses brought home dripping vet, md len
for the night without a. mnch = : visp a
straw being rubbed over them. If such men
were obliged TO sleep in their VET clothes,
they would psrhsPs appreciate the cruelty Of
their conduct. Most farm men seem 70 have
. mortal dread Of doing any thing By candle
light. IL left 70 themselves, they would &
this season quit work = 6ss O'Clock, water
their horses - they bring them In, take Oh
the harness, eivs shem s6me grain, and Gil
the racks With hey, bed them down, anathsn
leave them till half-past Eve Or nix O'Clock
next morningl Shade of py fossfathsss,
whas SssA yo4 ~ q 'setA eenAslsE
sees eli vhasT p
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Il oAsaS1ne = irituhAissls
The folloxipg unique, and beautiful "Medi
tation on Shot1ng 4bb1ecc' was written two
hundred yeanage, BY Rev. Ralph Ershire,
Of Scotland. II il like good wine that i'm
proyeiS kN 2ess Q Ill lis i9iisD
This Indisn wesd nov wiAhsred quite.
Though green 1t noon, cut down 1t night
Shows thy decay;
xsss kAn nashfS hAy, Ess.S Rss*%S
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
The pipe, 90 iiiy-liks and weak
Does thus thy mortal state bespeAk.
Thou Att even sueA, A
Gone with touch,
Thus thank and snsk etehaoso. 7~
And when the smoke ascenda on high,
Then thou behoidest the vanity
OF worldly stuff,
Gone with psG,
Thus think, snd smoke tobacco. Il
And whom the pipe grows foul within,
Think Of thy soul, defl'd With sin;
For then the Are
II, does require;
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
And seest the ashes cast away,
Then to thyself thou may'st say,
Thst to the dust,
.tf. Return thou must,
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.
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Th.Cur,a. f Goa.

The Crockett {Texasl Seatinei Of last week
has the following mouriful item:
DEATHS. the last ten days~ our
county has been called on to mourn the
deaths of some of our best citizens. Oh last
Monday, the 9Th inst, pr. A. w Murcsison
was called hence from earth. On the
10th Mr.. Joseph Rice bFeathed his last. Mr..
Harkins, father of Mr.. ]. W Harkins,. Who
lives in the Southeast part Of the county, is
also gone. Sweet little Lizzie, daughtsrs Of
Mr.. J. W. and Mrs Jennie Miller, rests be-
meath the sod. A child Of Mr.. McGih's is
numbered with the lent tenants Of our
town cemetry, and Bobdie Stubbefeld b lost
for all time to hisfend parents. Others are
being added almost daily to the LIST Of
the dead. Gods curse is upon the land, And
scarcely household but what feels the attic
lion of sickness or death, ~
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AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.



No good farmer viii allow this coarse and
disagreeable weed to flourish on his farm.
After few plants have been allowed to 60 to
seed, a long time will elapse before they can
be exterminated. As burdock is . biennal
plant, the seeds terminate one season and
produce seed the next. After this the root
and all dies Burdock is seldom seen in
cultivated fields. In neglected hooks, where
the ground is rich and bare, burdock wiz
surplant every thing else.
The best way to eradicate the plant, Is to
cut it with sharp hoes, two or more inches
below the surface Of the ground, late in au~
tumn, when the water viii enter the roots
and destroy them. 1.-THE ground where they
grow can be plowed, they may be easily ex-
terminated, hnless there il muoh esd In the
coil, which few years of cultivation will des-
troy, by Vegetation.
Al this season of the year, burdock plants
may be seen in many hooks, spreading their
broad leaves over large area Of grosnd, al
lowing no other plant 70 live beneath them.
IL they be cut OF, there will be sufficient
vital energy in the roots to send mp new
system OF stems, which will produce bounti-
full crop of seed before winter. But cnt them
of little below the surface Of the ground
with . short broad hos, o. grabbing hos, OF
m ttock, and put = table spoonful Of salt on
the top Of the tap root and burdock viii
never sprout from such roofs.
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Case Of % vfsls and book complete 80
Case OF 20 large Walls. IN morocco and book...4.
Case OF % large viais plain and book o.
Case Of u bsxss Eos. to Isl and book..--..-.- o
These renedies, BY the single box are
ny part q shs ccsntIy, By mail or szprs@- nss o
charge, On receipt Of the price. Address
HUkPHREYS SPECIFIC
A0A60PATHIC MEDICINE COMPANY
Once and Depot No. es2 Broadway, Nsv-York.
Yor sale By every Medicine Dealer.
DR.. HuMPHRKxB IL consulted daily ut bin ofBAA "a
sopAlly o W isttsr, above, fDr III foFms Of disc
ianzdfS
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-22
MARSHALL COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
CIRCULAR.


! PLYMOUTH Indiana, October 9th, 1866
In tho hope of awakening livelier in
terest in the SUNDAY School CAUSE, and
ence to the promotion and management of
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. q Convention has been
appointed to meet at Plymouth, in tire
PRESBYTERIAN Church, commencing on
Monday Evening, novs Goth, and con-
thu ing over Tuesday and Wednesday,
Ministers, superintendent, other officers,
Tea hers, and TIE friends Of Sunday
Schools. especially those of Marshall Couh-
ty, are cordially invited TO attend. Enter
tainment wifi be provided for all WHO viii
come. A Committee will be in waiting at
the PRESBYTERIAN Church to receive guests,
and SLOW them 10 places Of entertainment.
Able gentlemen from abroad will be
present and address the Convention on the
various subjects presented. z. s. Skinner,
President S,inday School Union, Chicago;
DIR. c. K. Blackall, Editor S. $. Teacher,
Chicago; Robt Morris, L. L. d., Chicago;
Rev, George G. Noycs, Rev. /. p. Ash,
Rev. NJ. Clark. Rev. s. G. Cooper, James
Moore ESQ.,, Polaski King, Esq, Of La
porte, Rev Aaron Wood. ID. D., and Rev.
S. Norton Of Michigan City; Rev. George
o. Little, of Fort Wayne; Rev. w. |. Es-
sick. of Wabash; Prof b. w. Wilson, Rev.
Mr.. Green, Rev Robert Beer, of Velparai-
so; Rev. w. c. Porter, Of Coldwater, Mich
igan, have been invited, and several Of
them have promised to attend. Others
from abroad may be expected.
Officers 0fSchools will please inform the
Secretary what number of persons will at
tend from their school.
]. +. CHAPLIN, Secretary.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-22
spe,.iai gstifts.
A Substitute for Oalomel.

These Pills are composed ofvariow roots, hsrina
promptly and ereetuaiiy blue pills mercury.
and without producing any Of those dsagreesble Il.
f-ets which often follow the use ofthe latter.
In all bilious disorders these pills may be used
with confidence, rs they promote the discharge of
Initiated bile, and remove those distractions from
the liver and hillary ducts which are the cause of
bilious affections in general.
SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS cure Sick
Headache, and all disorders OF the Liver Indicated
by ssllow skin, coated tongue, costiveness, drowt
ness and general feeling Of WEAKNESS and sstt,t
showing that the liver is In torpid obstrueted
condition. r.
In short, these Psils may be u.sd with sfva ntags
In all cases when Pursaiive aIterstive medi-
cine is required.
Please ask for CDR. schenck'.. Mandrake Pills. -
Ard observe that the two Ikenesscs Of the roctor
are on the Government samp-one when in IN. las.
stage ofconsumption, and the other in hI, present
| health.
Sold by sl rrus gists and Deplers. Price Is cents
per box. Principal Office, No. Is North 9th Street.
Philadelphia, Pa.
General Wholesale Agents: Hr,nas Barn., 4 r.
81 Park Row, New York, \. s. II.nc-. los R,l.;.
more ST., Baltimore, Nd; John u. Pafs. n. r.
corner OF Fourth aud Walnut ST., Cincinnati oh;o
walkor 4 Taylor, lJi .nil9i Wabash Arenu.. Oh,
cagO. H.; Collins BrpiLcrs, Southwest coru., nj
Second and Vine STREETS 81. Louis, No.
[iibk'1hweamolyr
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-22
s. GROCERIES.


After successful business of a few
months, we again call the attention of the
citizens of Walnut township and vicinity
To our stock of HARDWARE. GROCE
RIES. TIN and ST0NEWARE.
We ask those desiring tn purchase any
thing in the above line 10 give us call
and not b. put off by what some of ON
ncishbors say, that They don't keep any
thing" We ask you To- come and see for
yourselves.
We will sell as low as can lie bought
any where, and EVERYTHING we will guar
antcc to give satisfaction.
Our stock of Hardware comprises Nails
STOVES, Pipe. DoorhaHgings, Axes, Forks
ShGyels, Sash, Glass and Tinwarc of every
kind.
GROCERIES, Sugar, Coffee. Teas, Tobac-
co, Soda. Salt. Spices, Candies, Coal Oil
Lard. Tallow. Dried and Canned Fruits
and all other notions in that line.
Our Stone Ware is from the best Ohio
kilns, and consists of jugs of all sizes
Crooks, and Jars, from one half to ten gal.
Ions each. &.
We also keep fnll assortment of Corn
and Feed Baskets, Wooden Buckets, Tubs
Washboards and Wright's Brooms, the
best in market: Give us a call one and all
RAILSBACK & CHAPMAN
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-22
THE NEW STORE.
ping lightly along the other day,
acefnl. sweet-vOiced lady paused 10 say

Tripping lightly along the other day,
4 graceful. sweet-yoiced lady paused to say
To n fair friend she met l.y the way
''llave you been to Moore & Dick~on's new Storc'
Ire just Now boen. and oh. never before
Did find 50 mach t. please and delight
Der books AMI music fingered, till night
Approaching, almonished me | must 20.
Chrisimas j. coming now soon. ,ou know.
And gifts II all kinds are Standing away thcrc,
Fer young and for o.l-for brave and for fair;
Anl-but indeed must go,-'tis time foI tea,
And papss too lonely 10 eat without me.
But speak ing Of papa reminds me that he
said yc,erddy he'd not smoked f'r year,
Such cigars rs Dickson 4 Moore rold here;
And although Ifkink IL h.,rr.d 10 smoke
thought, Christmas morn. when Iai awoko
'rwOuld be So nice for him 10 fud b''N
And have him call me has sly little fox.
Don't SAY a word. Nell. hut tomorrow come.
And ell 60 aud lay ont err Christmas sum
Ia bonbass and books-in music and toys.
And prepare to make ga,l the girls and boys
Who always leseigc Us to add To- their j'ys,
Aud join in their laug liter and sl'-cf,al noise.
But goodbye I've told you MICH 81 the store,
Just 80 yourself and I'm sarc You'll see-MooRE?'