The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-12


city, has on exhibition at tho State Fair
specimen of fertilizer which, doubtless,
will in time come into very general use.
We allude to the compound acid of phos-
plate of lime, which tho Pacific Guano
Company have made, and which is to be
composted with cotton seed before being
used. Upon an analysis, its ingredients
are found to be the same rs those of the
Soluble Pacific Guano, save the ammonia
the place of which is supplied with
cotton seed. The advantages that it
offers over other fertilizers is, that while
1t has rs effective qualities, it can be
purchased ut $40. 90 less per ton. Every
piunter has at the end of the season O
large quantity of cotton seed, which can
be made valuable to him, while he saves
S1O.O per ton upon his guano.
SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE CApIrAL.-It
is cheering sight to see Columbia at
this time. At this moment, Columbia is
filled with q crowd of visitors, who have
come to attend the Fair. We have the
men and the women of South Carolina
the sons and the daughters of the SOIL
We have the intelligent, solid and sub
stantial men Of the farms, the factories
and the workshops. And we are glad to
note the indications of bold, earnest,
hopeful, working spirit. The works of
peaceful Industry are exercising their be-
neficent influence. The energies of our
people have been brought into play and
are bearing their fruit, and in spite of q
hostile Executive and sympathetic le-
gislative majority, that GLASS called 1.-THE
rebel class in South Carolina, have
taken up with faith, hope and energy
the industrial role, and intend to press it
steadily and persistently. AS Gen. Ha.
good. in his eloquent address, suggests
while with reverent loyalty we bury the
dead past, we now accept the inevitable
present, and stand ready to grapple with
its difficulties
The STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECIIA-
NIcAL Soc1ETY-SECoND NIGHT. Tho
Society met pursuant to adjournment.
Various reports were made. For tho
year 1870, the Executive Committee were
authorized to expend $4,000. A pro-
position to change the place of meeting
of the next Fair, was laid on the table.
Tho generous and public spirited course
of tho city was appreciated, and it was
doubtless the general opinion that this
was the proper place for the second as
we'll as the first of our revived Fairs.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: johnson Hagood, Pre-
sident; DIR. A. M. Forster, VIM NJ Law
ton, VIM. Wallace. Thos. W. Woodward,
ice.Presidents; d. Wyatt Aiken, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; w. s. Hennery, Ed
win Mcintosh, j. B. Palmer, J. p. Tho
mas, r. j. Gage, Executive Committee
Hon. John Townsend having declined n
reelection, his place has been filled by
the former efficient Secretary of the So
cie.y-CoL iGage. On motion, com
mittce was appointed to nominate dele
gates to the Macon Agricultural Conven-
ton. The Society adjourned. to meet
again tonight, in Carolina Hall, ut T
o'clock,
CRUMBS. A card from the well-known
flour dealers of Augusta, Ga.-Messrs
Branch, Scott & Co.'s to be seen in
this mornings PHOENIX. This firm is
doing an extensive and constantly in
creasing business; and, being reliable
men, their assertions are to be depended
upon.
Magistrates A. T. Norris and 0. H.
Hart, of Edgefeld County, have been
removed by Gov. Scott.
Among the collection OF tasteful and
substantially bound books, in the case of
Mr.. E. r. Stokes, of this city, now on
exhibition at the Fair, is handsomely
bound collection of tue music OF the
"Lost Cause"
A convict engaged about the promises
OF the Superintendent OF the Peniten-
tiary, succeeded in making his escape
yesterday.
The hotels received many aocessions
yesterday--55 at tho National; 48 at the
Nickerson, and 45 at the Columbia. The
pressure upon our columns forces us to
omit the names.
The tournament comes off to-day, near
the Fair Grounds. From the number of
participants, it will prove brilliant af-
fair. ,,.