The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-10

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awe learn, from gentleman, from the
upper portion of the State, that the ap-
preaching Fair of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society is exciting q
good deal of interest, and that numbers
OF ladies and gentlemen expect to visit
our city on that occasion.
From the coast we regret to hear that
the caterpillar again threatens to destroy
the hopes of the planters of the long
staple Otherwise, We are informed that
the crops Of many planters would have
been quite remunerative. A friend sug-
gests that perhaps the only way to get
rid of the caterpillar on the coast is ab-
solutely to stop planting cotton for one,
two or three years. In that way, the
food upon which this scourge feeds being
withheld, it may he killed out, when the
planting of cotton may be resumed.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF a LARGE CLA1M
BY FIRE INSURANCE CoMpANY.-Thc
Imperial Fire Insurance Company of
London paid through their agency at
Philadelphia, on the Lat inst, $3.50, ,6s7,
for loss sustained at the great whiskey
fire at Patterson's warehouse, in August
last-not even waiting for the usual time,
sixty days, to adjust the loss. George
Higgins is the agent for this company at
Columbia. This company takes only
fire risks.
The SIMPSON CoTroN PREss-A SOUTH
CAROLINA INVENTION. John Simp-
son, Of Chester, well-known mechanic,
who has already won three gold medals
in recognition of his inventive genius,
has recently received patent for q new
cotton press. This press has this pecu-
liarity. that it presses both up and down,
and it makes the process of packing
simple and easy. 1t strikes us as being
q good thing. One of these presses may
now be seen at the foundry of Shields
& Glaze. The public are invited to in
spect this new cotton press; and Mr..
Simpson himself will be on hand to
show its points and explain it's workings.
EMPLOYMENT OFFERED IN ABBEy1LLE.
We published, few days ago, commu-
nication from young man, asking for
employment for himself and others, who
desired work. We are authorized to say
that Col. Aiken, of Abbeville, will give
employment to seven-the work being
of such q character as will enable them
to earn good pay for their services. For
further particulars, application may be
made at this Office.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Beckham.
through r. G. SILVER, Esq, also offers
work to those out of employment.
Mr.. R. G. Shiver, of our city, is in
terested in the cultivation of the ramie
plant in this State already, and is also
the agent for Bruckners Nursery. He
is prepared to exhibit specimens of fibre
and receive orders. In view of the fact
of its being cultivated in our State, and
likely to become valuable product,
would it not be we'll for our Agricultural
hoOSAStJ ~ OutI IL pItuluLQ lOr the DeSC
specimen of South Carolina raised
ramie? We have received from Mr..
Shiver specimen Of the fibre of the
ramie. 1t appears to us evident that
this plant may be utilized greatly to our
advantage. We publish, elsewhere, from
the JonrnM of Commerce, some remarks
on the rsmie
y NEW M.lTEKIAL FOR PApER.-We
tnke from an exchange the following re-
marks with respect to the okra plant:
There is never lack of some new
material for paper. Something turns up
every week. 1t is wood, grass, cotton in
fibre, anything but rags or old paper,
from which newspaper continues to be
made. The latest discovery is the fibre
of the okra plant, and experiments with
this new material are now making at the
Cickassabogue Paper Mills, near Mobile,
Ala. Heretofore, okra has been sup
posed to be valuable mainly as basis
for thof oxoal1apf conn ha