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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20
Rock fInI Dsmooratio Club:
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CHARGE OF
FORGERY.

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Whereas, j. L. Neagle, member
from York and Comptroller General
of the State, has pronounced the
charge of forgery, contained in the
affidavits of E. M. Farris and An
drew Deter, of CASTOR County,
North Carolina, to be infamously
false, and has asked for the appoint
ment of q committee to hear and
report such evidence as he may pro-
duce, which is e:r parte, only; now,
therefore, to the end that his accus-
ers may be heard as we'll as himself,
and that the facts may be publicly
and fairly investigated,
Resolced, That a Committee Of
Four be appointed by this Club, to
cause the said Deter and Farris to
appear before the Legislature, or any
committee thereof, to testify in the
premises, whenever their evidence
will be heard; and, if necessary, to
produce witnesses to show the high
estimation in which the said Deter
and Farris are held at home.
And aDhereds, the said Neagle has
asserted that "there are men in the
Club who would be midnight assas-
sins and murderers, if they dared,
but, failing to sacrifice his life, they
we're now attempting to stab him po-
Gtically;" and that zone of them was
O criminal who had fled the District
in consequence of crimes committed
against the laws of South Carolina"
no,o, therefore, we declare that no at
tempt has been made against the life
of the said Neagle by any member of
this Club, or by any one else, so far
as we know or believe; and we de-
clare that no member of this Club is
q criminal or has fled from the Dis
trict on account of crime, or for any
other cause whatever, but that all the
members of the Club are now living
in the District" And the said Com
mittee are directed to furnish J. l..
Neagle with roll of the members of
this Club, that he may know who are
his accusers, and may more conve-
niently point out who are the mid
night assassins attempting his life,
and who of the Club has fled the
District for crime. All of which we
commend to his consideration, or he
will stand confessed cnlumniator and
forger.
The Committee appointed are:
DR. ED. Il. AVERY,
MAJ. ]. II. BARRY,
IREDE1L JONES,
N. A. STEELE.
(Signed,) J. A. WALKER,
President Rock Hill D. G.
(Signed,) ALLEN JONES,
j. III. WITHERsPooN,
Secretaries.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20

CHURCH BURNING. We published
last week, an account of the destruc.
tion by fire of the new Episcopal
Church, in which was fine organ,
at Bacon's Castle, Surry County, Va.
which took place about the first of
the month. The same night, q
church belonging to the freedmen,
ut the same place, was also burned.
On Friday night, the 7th, the old
Colonial Church, at the same place,
was burned. This is all the work OF
some desperate and devilish incen-
diary, whose motive is not easy to
divine. -NoyoM Day Book.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20

The LATE THADDEUs STEVENS. -
The New York Times and the New
York Herald. taking their cue. appa-
rently, from the previous out-spoken
honesty of the New York Euening
Post on the characteristics of the late
Thaddeus Stevens, have sinee had
articles expressing somewhat similar
views in regard to the qualities of his
character and his want of practical
craftsmanship. The Times snys that
the extreme views of Mr.. Stevens on
contiscation, and the territorial doc
trine on which he predicated his
plans, were denied recognition by
his political associates; that "his
leadership entailed disaster in other
directions, and that "the impeach-
,ment was, perhaps, the most notable
of his mistakes. 1t says, "Mr.
Stevens must be considered the Evil
Genius of the Republican party"
The Herald says that publicly he
was an evil, but necessary evil, and
one naturally engendered by his an
tecedents and circumstances. It
says that, more than any other Re-
publican leader, he had given con-
centration and force to the Republi-
can party, and inquiries, what is now
to hinder its disintegration? It is
admitted by the political opponents
as well as friends of Mr.. Stevens,
that he had the redeeming qualities
of frankness and directness, and that
he was quite liberal in appropriations
for benevolent purposes, both by the
Government and individually. For
one measure in Mr.. Stevens earlier
political life, he also deserves credit.
and that is his espousal of free-school
education, and it is said that Penn
sylvania is mainly indebted to him
for its present school system.
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Mass Meeting in Picke ms District.

Mr.. EDITOR: We had the pleasure
of attending Democratic mass
meeting and picnic, given by the
hospitable people of Pickens District,
at Mount Zion Church, on the 18th
instant. This is, indeed, q time of
glorifcation of the great Democratic
party, which is springing up all over
the South and the United States.
The great light which has been "hid
under q bushel" so long, is now
coming to shine forth in all of its
beauty. We were highly pleased to
see the people of Pickens District so
thoroughly aroused on the great
issues of the day. They are taking
pride and an carnestness in the
coming election, and every man, to q
man, is determined to put his shoul-
der to the wheel. That sluggishness
which did for while possess them,
is no more to be seen; they feel, as
we all do feel, that this is the last
and only chance to throw off the
yoke of tyranny and despo tism.
The audience were somewhat dis
appointed in not hearing the speak
ers invited on this occasion. Not
one, we regret to say, was present;
but, by some man9uvring, some
were found present to address them,
0Ithnp0h OlIp
Wade Hampton, Hon. Armistead
Burt, General w. X. Easley and
Colonel Warren D. Wilkes, giving
their reasons for not complying with
the invitation.
Speeches were made by Whitner
Symmes, Esq, Richard Simpson,
Esq, Wade Hampton, Jr., and Gen
eral f. n. Garven. The efforts of
these gentlemen were we'll received,
and especially that of the latter,
Who, in vivid lightning stroke,
Analysed the radical hoax.
This ended the speaking for the
day, when it was announced that
dinner was i'll waiting, when pro-
cession was formed, and all marched
to the tables, where was served every
thing the appetite of man could
desire, and all went away filled and
no doubt benefited.
The attendance on this occasion
was large, and especially were the
fair sex well represented.
Everything passed off quietly, and,
as good luck would have it, there was
no demonstration among the carpet
baggers, or any carpet-bags lost.
SPECTATOR.
ANDERSON, S. G.
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COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning. August 20, 1868.
canvassers Appointed.

AhnVusseTs AppoAhtcu'
Agreeably to resolution adopted
by the recent State Convention, the
following gentlemen are appointed
by the State Central Executive Com
mittee canvassers in the interest of
the Democracy: ~t.
State at large-Gabriel Cannon
and A. P. Aldrich. w. e n
Second Congressional District
B. Kershaw. otM
Third Congressional District ID.
Wyatt Aiken.
Fourth Congressional District-W.
D. Simpson.
'Oanvasser for First Congressional
District to be hereafter appointed.
WADE HAMPTON, Chairman.
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The carpet-baggers' constant asser-
tions that if Northern men of capital
come here, they must be 'sympa-
thizers with the lost cause.'" are so
preposterously absurd, SO absolutely
false, that it seems ridiculous here in
our community to refute them, or
even to notice them at all. There
are hundreds of esteemed merchants
throughout the South who came
here from Northern States to live
honorably and do their duty as good
citizens. Their positions in social
and commercial circles are sufficient
evidence of the high mutual re-
gard which exists between them
and our own native born people.
The carpet-baggers,- says the New
Orleans Times, are not respectable,
either here or where they came from.
They cannot foist themselves into
respectable company anywhere. not
withstanding the nominal handles of
Governor" Honorable" etc.. and
their impotent efforts to assimilate
themselves with respectable North
ern men, in tho opinion of any
Northern or Southern community,
are so pitifully preposterous as to be
disgusting.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20

The radical police in New Orleans
arrested several white boys in q pro-
oession, the other night, for shouting
for Seymour and Blair"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20


The CHATHAM RAnRoAD.-We
understand that Mr.. A. B. Andrews,
from North Carolina, was met by
number of gentlemen last evening,
and, upon consultation, it was pro-
posed, with the consent of Mr.. An
drews, that he should address the
citizens of Columbia, this evening,
at 8 o'clock, at Carolina Hall, in
favor of the project of the above very
important enterprise. Mr.. Andrews
is here to secure charter for the
Chatham Road from the Legislature.
The project is too important to be
considered lightly. 1t is proposed
that the road shall iyectly from
Columbia to Bale The way of
Camden and Chera ling almost
an airline road. The road does not
ask dollar of money from our peo-
pie; on the contrary, it, already has
over 100000 at its command.
All it asks is q charter. Can it be
that IN enterprise so important to
Columbia aud to the whole State
will not be taken up warmly
by our people? It will improve and
add value to thousands of acres of
land from the North Carolina line to
Columbia, now lying waste. It will
bring the coal fields of North Carroll
no to our doors. It will develop the
resources of our wooded lands. It
will give occupation to thousands of
our poor people and make Columb bia
the centre of the State in her COM
mercial relations, as she is now terri
torially. We hope that our citizens
will attend this evening and hear Mr..
Andrews views, and lend their in.
fuence to the enterprise. Surely
Columbia and the State at largo will
not reject the silver spoon that is
offered, from which so many mouths
can be fed.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The post
Office open during the week from 81
a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from
4 to 5 p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at AZ p. M, and
close at So p. m. Charleston night
mail open SO a. M, close ~ p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
81 a. M, closes at 2.45 p. m.
Groenville-Open for delivery 516
p. M, closes ut 81 p. m.
New ADVERTISEMENTS Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning:
Jacob Levin-Auctions
d. G. Peixotto & Son-Corn.
G. H. Baldwin & Co--Hams, &c.
A. @. Moore-Meeting.
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Eooal Itex1o.9.

Messrs. Dufie & Chapman have
presentedsus with o copy of the Sep
tember number Of Dcmoresfs lonA-
H-the ladies' fayorite.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20

DEATH TO DoGs.-Yesterday began
the war on the canine race, and many
poor friendless pup breathed his
last. The annexed lament for O. lost
dog, revamped by the Courier, will
find an echo in several hearts here
abouts. But the war on CANNES will
still go on, and the officers will prove
deef alike to laments and remem-
brances, save so far as to receive re-.
demption money:
"No dog to love, none to caress,
Vainly 1 strive sad tears to suppress.
Why did you die? sadly L moan;
Was it from poison or swallowing O
bone?
Was it from gout that stopped your
breath,
Or eating too much, the sad cause of
your death?
No wagging tail, no beaming eye,
Answers the question or gives o
reply.
Still not word, dead as nail,
Hush'd is his bark-still forever his
tall"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-20

HE COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAIL-
RoAD.-Colonel Johnston, President
OF this road, anticipates finishing the
road to Graniteville, South Carolina,
some time next month, and entering
Augusta with it by March next. The
Colonel is an energetic business man,
and, under his supervision, this en-
terprise will be speedily completed,
and, no doubt, prove a success.
SEPTEMBER PUBLICATIONS. The
Gdld.ry. illustrated. Sheldon & Co., ,
490 and 500 Broadway, New York.
81 a year, in advance.
Putnam's Monthly. G.. P. Putnam
& Son, 661 Broadway, New York.
81 per annum.
Peoples Magazine. Elegantly illus
trated. Pott & Amery, S and 13.
Cooper Union, Now York. So per
annum.
We are indebted to the publishers
for copies of the above.
The New York herald., 1868-04-02

rT,HE ADVERTISER, HAVING HAD LONG EXPERT.
IN the construction and operation OF machlncy
and The management Of workmen, wishes TO to
intend estah mcnt where his experience bec
syaable would rather prefer 20 go South sasflry
reference furnished Address Manager, box l,4.0 Post
of
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-04-11

AnDHEss: JACKSON METHODIST. jackson
Mississippi. dee. 81
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-04-11
BISMARCK IS DEAD!
Net Altogether, but Cerea I'm
ii Is that
NJ. JOePS Restaurant
PIANOS DREAMS AND MELODEOEs,

take the pleasure ofannonncirg myselfas
L Agent for the sale of PIANOS, ORGANS
aud MELODEoNS, for the following mcto-
ries:
Sleinwoy & Son, WIN Knabc & Co, Decker
Bro,James " Eosc, A Weber, Ernest Cab.
Ter, Groyesteen Emerson, Mason d lamliu's
Cabinet Organs, Prince Il Cos automatic
church, school and fmily organs.
instruments sold nj factory retail prices.
Parties wishing to purchase Pianos or Or
gahs can save considerable amount by hay.
ing the same ordered by me- Patterns and
p'Ice lists may be seen by applying to me.
ADOLPHUS BROWN,
Professor Of Music.
March lG "
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30
PerseYerancRn

Thelittle city Of Frey burg, 10 Switzerland,
has the largest organ 10 the world. When
in full play, it pours forth perfect tempest
Of sounds through forest Of pipes, "seven
thousand, eight hundred III number" shak-
ing the walls and toe foundations Of the
old St. Nicholas church, in which il stands.
All the musical bands 4 Boston, New York
and Philadel phia combined, would not make
an orchestra equal in power to this mighty
instrument alone.
~ ~ Ali the work Of one man, named Allows
doser. He was poor he vas not thought
70 be master IN his are be never received
any adequate reward for his labor. Without
assistance or suggestion from others, he con-
ceived the design Of building, f5r his nstirs
city, an organ which travellers from distant
nations should turn q rom their jour-
neys to hear and whlc1, .shen heard IN the
darkness Of the cathedral at night, should
make an hour for them never TO be forgot
ten.'
And 30, poor M0ser began his life's Work,
aud be persevered for long years in tae face
Of opposition and poverty, and ridicule, uu-
ill his task and hiS lie we're finished tossth-
er. His aim may not have been the hieh hen,
nor his motive the beat but he 9eFuswsrvA
with the fAilh Of . martyr till his work No
done and nov II stands among Ill EiDilsR
works in the world, liKe Mont BlAuc anons
the mountains, peerless and alone.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

The origin Of the curious mounds common
all over this continent, has long been sub
ject Of inquiry and Investigation. A curious
and novel idea has been made public by o
st. Louis judge, relative TO the mounds on
the Americar Bottom. He agrees that the
locality of st. Louis and its enyirons was
once the bed Of great lake, supplied BY the
Missouri aud Mississippi, with an outlet at
Niagara Falls. In the course OF centuries
the barriers OF the lake at the salis we're worn
away, as the present falls Che outlet at Erie)
viii in tims be. The great lake was thus
drained, and the region became cultivatable
But il was q dangerous region. When the
ice ran and the drift wood came down, the
narrow passage below would gorge, and the
river would stand back on the former bed Of
the lake. To remedy this, . race Of people
FAR superior to the present Indians, probably
the ancestors OF the Axtecs, built the mounds
~ places Of refuge for themselves and their
fiocks and herds, when the water rose They
were evidently built for practical purposes
and are clearly artificial formations. They
were not intended for burial places, as nc
skeleton or weapon has been found In any Of
them, except one skeleton, and that va
wrapped in q Mackinaw blanket. five tAkl
into account the swear downn Of all these
mounds for thousand years, and S3uni
| their numbers on both sidss or the rysr, Il
| 10 easy to zee they were once capacoul
enough 70 furnish places Of refuge for d
the inhxbitAnts of the valley and their hockI
and herds and provisions.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

GINGER DRoTs-Two tablespOonfuIs Or mo
lasses, one OF lard, half cup Of sour milk,
one teaspoonsul Of soda. Will DO better with
one egg, but can be made without Flour
enough 70 make a batter tnat VIII drop
easily. Bake quickly.
Poor Mans CAKE-One teaspoOnfuI of
butter, one egg, one cup OF sugar. one of
sweet milk or cream, one teaspoOnful Of soda
and two Of cream Of tartar, mixed dry iD two
cups Of -four.
GRAHAM BRaAD.-If rightly made Gr4han
bread IS both healthy and palatHhle. Il
should not be stiff enough to mold, but only
20 thick as to be conveniently stirred with "A
spoon Set q sponge az for other hrCad,
After raising, ada one half teacnpful OF mo-
lasses, (some prefer il not Sd sweet, y ana one
teaspoonful SOFA, 10 sponge sufficient fQr-0pa
loaf. Thicken with -four as above. sff keps
moderately warm it will soon be really for
baking. II is even better when fresh sour
milk can be had, u be stirred up with that;
(adding mere soda,) and baked at once. =
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

The mariners compass changed the face Of
the world, by stimulating rade, by making
the navigation Of the broad ocean praeti-
cable; and thus opening a new continent to
civilization. Is the needle Of modern fire.
arms to work revolution almost or quite as
important?
The needle gun gave Sadowa to Prussia
victory az momentous TO universal history
as Marathon or Canne or Waterloo. The
immediate results were to restore Lombardy
and Venice TO Italy, securing the final union
of the nation under one government and
the bringing OF all Germany, outside OF
Austria, into practical subordination to
Prussia, and into close confederation with
her. The indirect results are only beginning
to reveal themselves; but we must already
number among them great internal changes
in the Austrian empire, including the adop
tion BY the court Of thoroughly liberal pro
gressive policy and the reduction OF Franc,
to level with Prussia a. q military power
with such danger Of falling into the SECOND
ranks as compels her to restrain her resour
ces 70 the utmost to AVOID il.
France has invented her own needle gun
too, for the Chsssepos rife IL Of this charac
ter. The Emperor depends upon Il 90 th
/ most elective small arm yet devised, and i
IL prove superior to the German gun we shal
perhaps see still more astounding change
lWrousht BY the second Of those needles
! whisk may be said TO carry turning point
08 the history of mankind.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30
The Lake Revenue Cutters,

The Detroit Post says: "Chere are, we be-
lieve, seven revenue cutters employed upon
the lakes, includiag one on Lake Ontario.
Besides these, there is one regular gunboat
the Michigan. These vessels cannot cost
the government less than two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars per year, while nobody
can possibly show wherein they benefit the
government, in any way or all ways, one
third that amount. 1t il evident that q suf
ficIens patrol Of the lakes, bordering upon
over q thousand miles Of foreign frontier, is
necessary, and does pay the Government,
bota by Its moral and direct effect IN check
ing smuggling, and by it's political effect in
maintaining the national flag over armed
vessels in waters whose jurisdiction Il divid-
ed with foreign power. The question is,
what wall be q sufficient patroli In our
| opinion, one or two vessels il enough. In
the iand-locked waters Of the lakes no vessel
can engage 10 smuggling, as vessels do upon
the ocean, without being certain to be chased
and seized by a revenue cutter, since she
cannot possibly escape, however distant, OF
however much time may elapse before The
discovery Of her guilt. This certainty, o.
long as there are any revenue cutters on th
lakes, viii prevent, and does prevent, Snug
Cling by vessels. III there was no revenue
vessel on the lakes at all, we doubt not th'
United States Treasury would lose more an
nually than il LJsts to maintain all the cut
ters we now have; but, at the same time
We think one, or, at the most, two revenu
cutters will prove Just as effective as th,
whole seven we now maintain
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30

The results Of the foregoing table are cal
culated from the French observations. on
the hypothesis already proved, that horizon
tai transport exceeds vertical lifting Of
weight, IN the proportion OF % 10 l. The
observations were made by measuring with
a dynamometer the pull on the trac 9f the
wagon IN each instance, estimating yelo-
caty with which the animal moved, and the
length Of its daily labor.
Il seems to me that the works done by the
horse drawing the wagon and carriage. are
rather above the average, and should not be
regarded as more than an effort made for a
day or two, for no horse could continue, for
. long succession Of days, to draw . ton
weight each day, for "a miles, along a WELL
made horizontal road although such an ef-
fort might easily be made for a short
period.
The accompanying illustration shows the
general arrangement, and the nconvenieuces
Of the horse-gin or whim. 1t illustrates the
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-30
Poor Rrchard,a Alm.n~e

OOh AeACM0tu'A AImdu8Cs
Below will be found few selections from
"Poor Richards Almanac,o the author Of
which is generally known to be Benjamin
An egg to-day is worth more than hen
Tomorrow.
II pride leads the van, poverty brings up
the rear.
God heals, and the doctor takes up the
fees.
The Tattler's mouth costs her nothing,
for she never opens 1t save at some other
persons expense.
Lie that can travel veil afoot always keeps
good horse.
The worst wheel OF q cart makes the most
noise.
He that falls in love with himself will
have no rivals.
"A false friend, shadow that attends only
zen the sun shines.
IL you would not be forgotten as soon as
YOU are dead and rotten, either write some
thing worth reading or do something worth
writing about.
Noshing dries sooner than a tear.
Scarlet, silk and velvet have put out the
kitchen fire.
The mistake in public business is going
into il.
The idle man is the devils hireling-
whose diet and wages are famine and
disc ase.
Kings and bears very often worry theiI
keepers.
Beware of little expense; little leak will
sink big ship.
ploughman on his legs is higher than .
gentleman on his kness.
Lie 10 fool that makes his debtor hi
heir.
Never take wife until thou hast a house
to put her 10.
He that has Q trade has an Office Of prof
and honor.