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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

CHARACTERISTICS OF CITIES. THE follow
ing are some Of the characteristics of lead
ing cities: London posscsses-relatively to
the other capitals-the greatest number of
engineers, letters Of carriages on hire,
printers, booksellers and cooks; usurcrs,
collectors of cnriosities and amateurs of
paintings abound most at Amsterdam; ST.
Petersburg takes precedence for coachmen !;
at Brussels are to be found the most boys
who smoke; at Naples the most porters and
guides; at Madrid the most idlers; at Ber-
lin the most beer drinkers; at Florence the
most flower girls; at Dublin the most
thieves; at Geneva the most watch makers !;
at Lisbon the most bailiffs; at Rome the
most beggars; and at New York the most
engine-men. Paris takes lead in the num-
ber of airdressers, men of letters, tailors,
milliners, photographers, pastry cooks and
advocates. A calculation has also been
made that at London is consumed the most
meat and beer; at Stockholm the most
water; ut Smyrna the most coffee; at
Madrid the most cigarettes; and at Paris
the most absinthe.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

SUCCESS THE EVIDENCE OF MERIT The
world has ever looked upon SUCCESS as the
criterion of merit. Take Caesar, Charlie
magne, Alexander; men call them great be-
cause they were successful. They achieved
what they aimed at. Grant was successful
Therefore Grant is called great. 1t is true,
men may fail and yet may be great. Lee,
for instance. failed, and yet he is called
great. In the case of men the rule, there
fore, does not hold always But in the case
of MEDICINE it is q sure test. No medicine
is good unless it produces the effect desired,
and. measured by this standard, HE1N1TsHs S
QUEENS Delight is truly great medicine,
because the cures are chronicled every day,
(see certificates.) 1t is the greatest achieve
ment of science that we have been called
upon to record. The testimonial pages are
as bright rs they must be fattering to the
proprietor. We say try HEIN1TsHs QUEENS
DELIGHT, and no other; avoid limitations
and base counterfeits, and above all, shun
the imposter who desires to make you be-
lieve any other is as good. MA
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

UNPRECEDENTED SUcCEss.-Within the
past year, fifty thousand boxes of DIR.
TUFTS VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS
have been sold, and not single instance is
known where they have failed to give satis-
faction. If you would enjoy life, have fine
appetite and robust health, use these pills.
M66
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06
COLUMBIA, S. c..
Saturday Eorning, March 8. 1859.

Governor Scott witncss--Iais Testir raony.
The Abbeville Press, one of the best of
our exchanges, in point of TONE, and ability.
contains in full the testimony Of Governor
Scott, in the matter of the contested elec-
ton case, between Messrs., Reid and Hoge
At some future day, we may publish this pa
per. It is remarkable paper to come from
the Chief Executive ofthe State. It will be
found from beginning to end tissue of
misrepresentation, and is full of mere
fancies and surmises. The Governor, for
the most part, seems indebted to his imagi-
nation for bis fears, and to his party for his
facts. His testimony is exactly what Mr..
Hoge desired to elicit, and it grossly mis-
represents the acts and motives of the De-
mocracy of this Congressional District.
The dnin'us of the mere partisan is evident
throughout the whole testimony. He
charges upon the Democracy upon mere
rumor and hearsay, or irresponsible evi-
dence, the greatest enormities in the recent
canvass. We know the noble and gallant
people whom the Governor assails, and we
will say to him that they are the peers of
oay PCOpiO III obJ POhGiOn VI Guc COuutTy,
and it i'll becomes the Governor of the
State to lend himself to the effort made by
q defeated candidate to traduce those whose
votes he could not secure
The Abbeville Press INDUCES in some
severe structures on what it calls ''the
libel of the Governor of South Carolina
upon the people of South Carolina" We
cannot regard this language Us too strong.
and when our readers come to examine
Governor Scott's testimony, they will con-
clude that to have said less than we have,
would have been inconsistent with the duty
which we owe to the people with whom
we live. and to the party whose principals
We upheld in the recent canvass
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

HUMANE. American Presbyterian
suggests that chloroform be administered
to school children about to be fogged.
Queen Victoria intends, it is said, to
build very large asylum for poor widows,
near Coburg.
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Richland---In EQUITY.

InrsW w. w. Il; Taley, Solicitor, &c. En- pa,4e John
lpe,petuale testimony, DC. Pei0io,,. 90
~ hearing the petition, and on molten of Mr.
~ Bachman, pro; pet, it is ordered, that all per-
sons son, VINO may think themselves Interested in the
lumbia, on the corner Of Lumber and Marion
strests-boqnded s North by Lumber street; East
by Mrs McDonalds lot; South by John Cordero's
9Greado appear at my office, on the 18th day Of
JUNE next, at 12 o'clock NJ, to cross examine the
testimony which may be produced, and to intro
duce testimony in reply.
March s12t D. B. MILLER, C. C.P.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

ToLBERT's LETTERING publish else
where, says the Abbeyile Press, from the
Pho'ni.c, letter Of w. X. Tolbert, which
purports to be reply to an article in our
last lssue and which is as weak and point
less in the issues which it raises rs disgust
ing in the hypocritical cant of the tone
which it assumes. 1t seems rc be the pro-
duction of some gentle spirit, who ':for
the nonce" has assumed the name Of the re-
doubted outlaw, to discourse upon the
grave duties and gentle charities of life.
1.-The voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands
are the hands of Esau" Is this the stroll
ing assassin, who for months past has been
taboed by all the respectable people of our
District?-whose hand was against every
man and every mans hand against him!-
who seeks now to make his peace with tho
violated law by turning Estates evidence"
against his fen accomplaces, and the base
calumnlator of the many who disowned the
man and repudiated his acts. Judas like,
he betrays for the thirty pieces of silver,
and to bow and sue for grace, he SANDERS
the falr fame of the community whose
good name he has already furnished by
being born in it's midst. That indeed is a
''shame and ignominy beneath this down
fall"
Major Leland denies unequivocnly the
reported conversation, and other facts al
legged by Tolbert; and though it is very
much like ''killing dead duck" we will
soon publish full and satisfactory evidence
establishing the lalsehood of his varions
allegations
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

NEVER TOO LATE-M. Theirs, eighty
years old, has just finished astronomy, and
commences at once to attack botany, the
better to complete his work on natural
philosophy.
A number of young women in Massa-
chusetts manufacturing establishment re-
Gently kept silent on wager for sixty long
minutes.
A fellow charged in an Indictment with
stealing hoe, was discharged upon trial, it
being proven that the article taken was an
axe. The matter was a regular hoax.
An Ohio man has named his five sons
Fremont, Lincoln, Grant. Sherman and
Sheridan
Sir Isaac Newton's tooth brought nigh
$4,000.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

ANEcDoTE OF GREELEY At the Ita;i,n
opera, on Friday evening, Horace Greeley,
IN the historical drab overcoat, occnpicd a
prominent seat in the parquette He came
alone, and evidently to secure nap.
Having deposited his hat under his seat, he
ut once sank-and before the rise of the
curtaln-into peaceful slumber, from which
neither the roll of kcttle-drums, the bray
ing OF 'rnmpets, the growing OF tile bas-
soohs, nor the great climax Of all the
voices, solo. chorus and orchestra. was
sufficient to arouse him. \ pleasant smile
played about the corners of his mouth. At
the close of the second aot tho G. cat som
nambulist quietly fished up his hat and wan
dered vaguely away.-Nep York Sun.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

What is majesty stripped of its externals?
1t IS jest, (the m and v, cxternals, are
taken away.
If mans horses lose their tails, why
should lie sell them wholesale? Because he
can't retail them
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

The story is told by the Philharmonic
Journal that during concert in the Music
Hall recently, when the organist was "ex
hibiting the full power of the instrument. :"
a lady was enthusiastically conversing with
her neighbor about her household arrange
ments. She suited the tones of her voice
to those of the organ, but "reckoned with
out her host" this time. The organist
made a sudden transition from eff" to
''pianissimo," without giving the lady
warning; consequently tho audience we're
somewhat amused at being informed by
her, in shout, that eve fried ours in but
ter"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06
The following preamble and resolution
were introduced and referred. - 80 80

e The following preamble, and resolution
were introduced and referred: ~ 5talE -
Whereas, the various officers of the town
ships in this State are greatly embarrassed
in the discharge of their duties for want of
the proper information with regard to the
duties imposed upon them by an Act enti-
tied IAN Act to organize townships and to
define their powers and privileges;" there
fore, be it I-3 Gls
Resolved, by the House of Representa-
tives, the Senate concurring, That the
State Printer be. and he is hereby, instruct
ed to print 1000 extra copies of the Act
above cited, fc- the special benefit of the
officers of townships That he shall deliver
the same to the Secretary of State, who
shall forward the same to the County Clerks
IN proportion to the number of townships
IN each County. And the County Clerks
are hereby required to distribute the said
Act among the officers of the various town
ships IN their respective Counties.
Ihe following resolution was adopted and
ordered to be sent to the Senate
Resolred, by the House of Representa-
tlves, the Senate concurring, That the Pub
lie Printer be authorized to furnish the
Secretary of State with 500 additional copies
OF the Constitution, Acts, &C., as printed in
single volume 10y resolution of the General
Assembly.
The Medical Committee reported OH the
following accounts, and recommended pay
ment: P. A. Wilhite, M. D., j. G.. Trnyn-
ham, NJ. d., Z. L. McSwain, M. D., A. J.
Chlnd, NJ d., for post mOrtem examinations.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06

That prolific, yet almost threadbare sub
Ject, the weather, has been cutting some
lnexplicable capers of late, in and around
our good city. and we had well nigh como
to the conclusion that the ubiquitous indi-
vldual, known as the Clerk" had lost his
reckoning, or like Eolus, had lost his place.
TO be prolix, we will state, for the informa-
tion of those at Il distance, in one word-the
weather has been 6aa Indeed, to speak
supellatively, we might say, reyy 6ad'
-O
New ADVERTISEMENTS Special attention
is called to the following advertisements,
published for the first time this mernlng:
Graeser 4 Sem For sale on consignment
d. b. Miller-Equity Notice.
Gibbes & Thomas s-Land for sale.
y. Stenhouse-To Flour Buyers
d. G. Peixotto & Son-Bacon, Bacon.
ID. c. Peixotto & Son-Assignce's Sale.
II. w. Ricc-Law Card
Fisher, Lowrance & Fisher-Flour, &c.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06
T. O O al I,te no 8 .

are no fights, no robberies, no amusements
nor anything else which Ia "local' can use.
Nobody even sentsns anything yesterday,
for wAichswe could return thanks.
CASH-Our terms are strictly cash-no
exceptions. If an advertisement is to be
inserted, hand over the money; if paper is
subscribed for, the money must accompany
the order-otherwise no attention will be
PAID to them. This rule will be adhered to.
-O-
KENovATE. This is the season of the
year when 1t Is customary to repair both
the interior and exterior of dwellings, and
stores The bright spring and the warm
weather are near at hand and it is necessa-
ry Tor health and comfort in the one in
stance, and for show and business in the
other, and both houses and stores should
be fresh and clean. Consequently there
should DC great demand just now for all
articles used in this renovating process.
Our JOB OFFICE. The Phenic Job Office
is now prepared to execute every manner of
printing, from visiting and business cards
to pamphlets and books With ample ma.
tcrial and tirst-class workmen, satisfaction is
guaranteed to all at New York prices. II
our work does not come up to contract, we
make no charge. With this understanding.
our business men can have no excuse to send
their job work North, when it can be done
at home.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28
DRICEs GOING DOWN!
AT THE
EBENSBURG HARDWARE + HOUSE
FURNISHING STORE.

l once moro return my sincere thanks to
my old friends and customers for their lib
eral patronage extended towards me- and
now, owing to the great fall in prices, by
which mRny articles can be sold as cheap as
before the war and having a thorough knowl-
edge of the business and the wants of the
public, take pleasure in announcing that
can and Will sell goods at a less figure than
any similar establishment in city or country.
My stock will consist in part as follows:
DOOR AND CUPBOARD LOCKS, CATCHES,
BOLTS, HINGES, SCREWS,
WINDOW SPRINGS, SHUTTER HINGES,
WINDOW GLASS, NAILS, PUTTY,
BORING MACHINES, AgGERs, CHIsELS,
BRACES AND BITS, HATCHETs,
SQUARES, CoMPAssES, TRY SQUARES,
BEVELs, POCKET RULES,
JACK, SMOOTHING, AND FOR PLANES,
PANEL PLOwS, LEVELS,
SASH, RAISING, AND MATCH PLANES,
SAW SETS, BENCH SCREWS,
CRoss-CUT, PANEL, RIP, COMPASS, AMI
BACK SAWS,
GAUGES, OIL STONES, SCREW DRIVERS
PLOWs, POINTS, sHovELs,
FORKS, sCYTHES AND SNATHES, RAKES
HOES, SPADES, SHEEP SHEARS,
HORSE BRUSHES, CARDS, CURRY COMBS,
BELLS, HAMEs, WHIPS,
BUT, TRACE, BREAST, HALTER, FIFTH,
TONGUE, AND LOG CHAINS,
RIFLES, SHOT GUNS, REvOLvERs, AND
PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES,
POWDER, SHOT, CAPS, LEAD, POUCHES,
POWDER FLAsKs, GAME BAGS,
GUN LOCKS, MAIN SPRINGS, PIVOTs, &c.
LAMPS AND OILS,
COOKING, PARLOR, HEATING STOVES
TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE,
WASHING MACHINES, AND WRINGERS,
&C., &C., &C., &C., &C., &c.
Also-FLOUR, TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR, &c.
TOBACCO AID CIGARS.
Odd Store Plates, Crates, and Fire Brick
always on hand to suit Stoves sold by me.
Well and Cistrrn Pumps and Tubing at man
ufacturers' prices.
SpOuting made, painted, and put up, at low
rates.
BGS Persons owing me debts of long STAN
ding will confer a favor by calling and paying
up as soon as convenient, as it takes great
deal of money to keep up my stock and pay
expenses, and owing to the small profits that
| am making on goods cannot afford to give
long credit-the interest would coon eat up
the profits. GEO. HUNTLEY.
Ebensburg, Aug. I3, 1868. -
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

FIRE IN ALTooNA.HThe freight car
repair shops of the Pennsylvania R. r.
Company in Altoona, together with fifteen
cars which were undergoing repairs, were
entirely destroyed by fire on Thursday
night of last week. The shops consisted
of two frame buildings, with capacity
for about thirty cars. Owing to the COM
bustible character of the buildings and of
she material in them, the flames spread
very rapidly, and all efforts were unavail-
ing to save either the buildings or their
contents. The loss is estimated at about
$25,OOo
On the Thursday night preceding this
confagration, building belonging to MIR.
T. w. Marriott was discovered to be on
fire, but the flames were speedily extin-
guished. On the Saturday following, the
lumber yard of the p r. R. Co. was dis
covered to be on fire, but it was put out
before any damage had been done. The
frequent recurrence of fires in Altoona
forces the conviction that that city is
cursed by an organized band of incendia-
ries, intent on destruction and pillage.
DIED-In Latrobe, on Thursday night
last, Rev. N. 81. Gillett, pastor of the La
trobe and Pleasant Unity (Westmoreland
county, Presbyterian churches, aged about
20 years The deceased had been min
lister of the Gospel for fifteen or twenty
years, and was loved and respected by all
who knew him
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28
Report OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL.

REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL.
We have received the Report of the
Auditor General of the Commonwealth
for the year ending November 80, 1868.
The Revenue of the Commonwealth de-
rived from Cambria county during the
year we compile below, as also the Expen-
ditures of the Commonwealth IN behalf of
the county for the same period,
REVENUE,
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

uooD PAPER.-The Pitts5urg Ga
- not simply the oldest paper in West
fennsylvania, but among the very
= Ill the entire country. 1t is true that
sensational line it is not the equal
h V others, but its news is always fresh
- :oa''"orthy, and for ability it has very
any SuperiOrs, nor many equals.
'oS is characteristic of it. In advo-
n H. ''e interests of the State, and espec
I..,- -' Western part of it, it wields Da-
kpd !, Diaoe' We can cheerfully COM
(,ebn," :" any of our readers wishing a
sr@ . daily or weekly. Its terms are
|eeErn" " ., Daily, $500 per year ; semi
b. D. p, $3.50. Address Gazette, Pitts
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

IT Is said he is rich who saves penny
a year, and he is poor whe runs behind a
pennya year and well might it be said with
the utmost propriety that he who purchases
his groceries at NJ. l.. Oatman's will save
many pennies in year, besides getting the
bess goods in the market.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

BEAR in mind that the place to buy
fanneis ard muslins at the cLeaPest rate, is
at the store of r. r. Davis, near the diamond.
His supply is ample and bargains can be had
by calling. His cloths and sattinets, carpets
and oil-cloths, boots and shoes, gums and
sandals, are offered unusually low. Go see.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28
'I0CIG and PERSONAL.

prNsBURe AND ericsson RAILROAD
m and after Monday, Dec. /, 1868, trains
=, this road will run as follows:
LEAVE EBENsBURG-
M5.25 A. ", connecting with Day Exp.
East and Phil. Exp. West.
UT.l5P. NJ, connecting with Phila. Exp.
East and Mail Train West
1EAYE CREssON-
Ats.95 A. NJ, or on departure of Phil.
Express West.
At0.3I P. NJ, or on departure of Phila.
Express East.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

MARRIED-On the 25th inst, by Irwin
Rutledge, Esq, Johnstown, Mr. Joshua
Berkey, of Cambria tp., and Miss Hannah
b. Mahan, of Youngstown.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

You CAN'T Do IT.-The thing is an
imposcibility. Ask any doctor and he'll tell
you that you cannot wear bad boots and be
healthy. Especially in winter. Go at once
to the store of Barker & Son and procure
good, seryiceable pair of boots and be
troubled no longer with wet feet.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

MAKE NOTE OF IT.-Ebensburghers
visiting J Johnstown should not fail 10 visit
the New York Dry Goods Store, L. Mayer,
proprietor, during their stay. The best and
most fashionable goods the market affords
are sold at this store, and at prices consider
ably lower than at any similar establishment
in the county. Goods received every day.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

LEGIsLATIvE.-In the lower House at
Harrisburg, Mr.. Porter, of Cambria, has
introduceda a bill providing for an increased
compensation for the commissioners and
auditors of Cambria county. Mr.. Brown,
of Huntingdon, has introduced a bill au-
thorizing the Cambria Iron Company to
increase its capital stock to five millions,
to acquire additional lands, and change its
name to Cambria Iron, Coal and Steel Com
pany.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

A SoLILoQUY.-A friend was overheard
soliloquizing in this manner the other day
"Blow on, yc winds, and crack your cheeks,
but don't blow me away for since I've met
with fortunes freaks, now will have my say:
If e'er for hats, caps, boots or shoes, or
clothes 1 stand in need, I'll not a single mo-
ment lose, but to V. s. Barker's speed and
when get there-but enough of this trash
of course I'll buy cheaper than elsewhere
for cash" Sensible conclusion.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

Go. to NJ. L. oatman's grocery store for
bargains.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

RESPONSIBLE AGENTS WANTED-To
dispose of guarantees for the sale of Landed
and other valuable property in different parts
sales easily effected, and no loss of time from
other business. Address J. T. MILLER &
CO., Box 4, P. o. Port Deposit, Md.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

EBENsBURG FEMALE SEMINARY
Rev. B. NJ. Kerr, A. NJ, Principal. The next
session OF FIVE months or twenty weeks COM
mences Monday, Feb. 9, 1869. Terms, per
scholar, one-half in advance, SIS, $40 and
$25, according to grade.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

DoN'T forget to call at G. I. Roberts
and see his magnificent stock of gold and sill
yer watches, for either ladies or gents. 1t
should also be horne in mind that his stock
of jevelry is not surpassed outside the large
cities, and that his prices are lower than the
lowest.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28
uooFLAND's GERMAN BITTERs

HOOFL8NG'S GERMAN TONIC,
The Great Remedies for all Diseases Of the
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o. H. G. Soak Hall Clothing Store,
Main-st., Johnstown. This establishment
boasts of selling goods cheaper. than any sim
liar store in the county, and only asks trial
to substantiate the assertion. Overcoats re-
duced 20 per cent. Great bargains to be had.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

ETTER FROM wILMoRE-THE NEW STATION
HOUSE AND OTHER IMPROvEMENTs-TBE NEXT
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE-BoRoUGH SCHOOLS
THE EIGHT HOUR LAw-oRE DISCOVERY
P AT soNMAN-PRoMoTIoN-
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-28

NAILS-ALL SIZES; CHEAPEST
IN in town. at V. S. Barker's, Ebensburg
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-26
FOR EVANSVILLE.

FOR EVANSVILLE.
Regular Memphis and Evansville Weekly
Packet-For Cairo and Evansville.
b. Hall master
This new and magnificent pas u,z6-A
senger steamer will leave &frsz&2e
SATURDAY, z7th inst. at 8 pm.
LARRY HARMSTAD, Agent,
mh26 IN Madison street.