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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17
COLUMBIA, IS. g.
Friday Morning, Sept. II, 1869.

= Friday Morning, Sept. II, 1859.
The state AgrIoulturs' and Mechanieai
81 . ,ei sootc,s. DO
The period is approaching for the Fair
OF our State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society. We hope that our friends
throughout the State, from, the noun
tains to the sea-board, are preparing for
this important enterprise. Judging from
the indications, we have every reason to
believe that the Fair will be we'll attend
edsends although We shall labor under
many disadvantages for the first year,
yet no doubt the annual Fairs in this
State will be resumed under good aus
pices. In other States, the subject is re-
ceiving the attention it deserves. The
New York Herald says:
.THE SEASON OF FAIRS.
and October are the chosen months of
the year in which the different State and
County Fairs are held all over the United
States. tits especially the season when
the staple products of the republic are
in their full perfection, and in no coun-
try in the world. can more extensive
variety OF the products of the earth be
produced than in this favored land of
ours. The New England Agricultural
Society has Just completed at Portland,
cluded within its limits, being little
premature in the time for holding the
fairs in the Eastern States, for the rea-
son that the season is comparatively
much later there than in the Middle and
Western States; but the finale was never
theless successful. The Fair of the Ame-
rican Institute, which is especially de.
voted to the exhibition of the results of
the inventive genius of our citizens, is
now in operation in this city. The State
Fairs of New York, New Jersey, Illinois,
Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Cali
fornia, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota,
Nebraska and Missouri are held in the
latter part OF the present month and in
the beginning OF October. The New
York State Fair will commence in Elmi-
ra September il, and continue three
days. The ninth fair of the st. Louis
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
will commence on the 4th of October
and continue six days. We learn that
preparations are being made to render
the latter one of the most superb and
successful displays of agricultural pro-
ductlons and mechanical skill ever held
in the Western country, making it, in
fact, more Of national exhibition than
one purely local. The schedule of pre-
niums amounts to over $4,000. Uni
versal activity pervades the County Agri-
cultural Associations, and although they
may not be conducted upon SO large q
scale as the State fairs, yet there is every
assurance that they will be managed with
n ~ Eharo1skxy fl,o ~,
popular with all contributors. The pre-
sent season has been SO prolific in all
agricultural productions, in the cereals
as well as in fruits, vegetables, fowers-in
short, everything that bounteous soil
and o varied climate can bring forth,
that we feel confident in predicting a
series of unparalleled successes in all the
undertakings this fall of our agricultu-
raj societies, tending as they do to the
promotion OF the interests Of so impor-
tant class of our industrial population. -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

p Josh Billings sass:s"I don't beleaf in
bad luck being sot for man like trap;
but have known lots of folks, who, if
there was any first-rate bad luck lying
around loose, would be sure tew git one
foot into it, emmy how"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

Henry rockingham, merchant on
Pearl street. New York, is, it is asserted,
locked up in Bloomingdale Asylum to
prevent his revealing family secrets
Movement ore being made for the re-
lease.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

Nearly 1000 persons starved to death
in the great city of London last year,
and yet the amount of money raised for
charitable purposes in that city is enor-
nous.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

WHAT IT WILL Do.-Judge by what
it has done. Heinitsh's QUEENS DE-
LIGHT. It has cured sore leg Of TWEEN
y-fve years stnading. It has restored
to health persons long diseased. It has
cured cutaneous eruptions, tetter. &c.
1t has cured the dyspeptic of his CON-
plant of long standing. It has restored
to life the child supposed to be dying.
It has produced o radiant glow on the
female cheek. 1t has invigorated the
feeble and languishing. It has impaired
yigor to the young. It has vitalized the
decaying functions of age. Il has puri-
fed the blood and invigorated life. It
has cured Liver Complaint and nervous
disorders 1t has proven to be q great
blessing to females. It establishes regu.
larity of the organs. It is the lamp of
life and way to health. and everybody
should try botte of HE1N1rsH's QUEEH's
DELIGHT. Ala
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

A boy at Leavenworth put charge of
squirrel-shot into the head of colored
servant girl, killing her instantly. Those
boys are always bothering the girls
heads.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

MURDER.--A colored man, named
Frank Burnet, was killed on Tuesday
night, about 10 o'clock, in the rear. of
the brick blacksmith shop, on Main
street. The shot which caused his death
was distinctly heard by large number
of our citizens. Those who first reached
him found him living, but unconscious
and unable to speak, . He died in few
minutes. Nothing positive has yet been
developed as to the murderer. All the
circumstances indicate premeditated,
cold-blooded murder, and we trust the
guilty parties will soon be brought to
justice. The murdered man is a brother
to the unfortunate man who was wound
ed on the night previous.
Spartd,,burg Gazette.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS s.-Attention is
called to the following advertisements.
published the first time this morning:
Frost, Black G. Co.-Furniture.
Pratt's Astral Oil.
Mrs. Levy-School Notice.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Meeting of Columbia Oil Company
D. G. Peixotto & Son-Groceries
Geo. Symmers-C Cabbages.
D. G. Peixotto & Son-Auction Sale.
T. w. Kraft--Sportsmen' g Equipments
r. & w. @. Swaffield-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

Columbia Hotel.-W. D. Gaillard, J. B.
Launean, A. S. Douglass, J. r. Solo
mons, S. s. Howell, Mrs. Solomons and
seven children, Mrs. M. Strauss, Charles
ton; B. Forte, D. Flemming, Spartan
burg; A. T. Reed and lady, Virginia; S.
Denagh, N. B. FAINT. E. DeBerry, 8. O.;
W. E. Walker, Chester; D. II. Thomas,
Baltimore; j. G. Williams, Laurens; J. b.
Fellens, Frog Level; F. M. Rodgers,
lady and son, Darlington; B. T. Afford,
Augusta; r. Franklin, Clinton; T. M.
Paysinger, Newberry; Alex. McBee,
Greenville; J. r. Black, Fairfield.
Nicherson Homse.-A. s. Jorden, T.
M. Lang, Allen Deas, Camden; ]. J.
McLure, Chester; A. Baxter Springs,
York: NJ. Brag. Richmond, Va; VIII.
Neall, VIM. Johnston, Charlotte; John
A. Young, Jas. A. Sadler, N. c.; Edward
Horlbeck, Winnsboro; Mrs. M. G. Brun-
son, Sumter; NJ. G. Anderson, 8. C.;S. D.
Heard, W. NJ. MacMurphey, Augusta;
A. F. Rudler, Georgia; J. s. Tennat,
Louisville. KY; s. N. Baynard, S. c.;
John G. Boyd, Manchester; P. M De
Leon, Savannah; W. Sharp, John B.
Watson, Anderson; j. S. Coles, Augusta;
Dr. E. S. J. Hayes, Lexington; F. S.
Lewie, Gilbert Hollow.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. SEPTEMBER 16.-Na.
ionM Hotel.-P. w. Morris, Fairfield; j.
K. Vance, Cokesbury; o. P. Wood,
Reidsville; Frank Joyner, H. D. Hami-
ter, Richland; j. W. O'Brien, Charles
ton; j. G. Bailey, Greenville; Miss Carrie
E. Bamberg, Miss Laura E. Bamberg,
Bamberg; J. H. Williams. Newberry; G..
W. Way, Colleton; J. NJ. Blakeley, Jr.,
Gadsden; Nathaniel Calhoun, Abbeville;
W. L. Disher, s. @. r. r.
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a Afewcopieso of the Sack and Destruc-
ton of Columbis" can be obtained at the
Phenir Office. Price twenty-five cents.
Mrao&Sr1nn PR1ET1sa.-Ail kinds Of
mercantile printing, such as circulars,
letter heads, cards, bill heads, state
ments, &c., for counting-rooms and
Offices, promptly attented to at the Pha-
Mic job Office.
In procuring for ones home the neces-
sary furniture, considerations of elegance
and taste are to be considered, as we'll as
convenience and economy. In making
such purchases it is desirable to find an
establishment combining these ad.
vantages, with reliability and fair deal.
ing. Such house we believe is that of
Frost, Black & Co., SO Bowery, New
York, whose announcement may be
found in our advertising columns.
A New INvESTIoN-TME IS MONEY
Our fellow-citizen. Mons. Jean Ellie
Richard, whose inventive aud artistic
abilities are we'll known in this commu-
nifty, at least, has, after many years pa
tient investigation and experiment, pro-
duced machine, which will work an
entire change in the present process of
making Photographic pictures. he has
called into requisition the assistance of
ordinary clock machinery, which, while
recording the time of day accurately. at
the same time is the motive power in the
production of a complete photography.
This invention, recently patented, has
the advantage of imparting softer tint,
more accurate delineation, and in all
respects better picture than can be OBJ
tanned by the old method; and being
labor-saving and self-acting, the price of
the photograph can be greatly reduced.
The large experience of the inventor, and
the successful tests he has applied to this
combination, guarantees q faithful and
true likeness in the highest style of the
art, and at reduced prices. This i'm
provement will, doubtless, be brought
into general use, and the inventor there
by reap tho reward to which he is so
Justly entitled
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Cabbages.
School Notice.
Columbia Oil COMPANY,

CUBsCRIBERs to the stock Of this COMPANY
- are requested to meet at the Columbia
Savings Bank, at P. NJ, on WEDNESDAY,
the 22d, for the purpose Of organization. An
will be paid in at the organization.
Sept IL
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-17

The New Workers boast of great re-
vival in their Southern trade"
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A STRANGE HOMICIDE THROUGH JEA-
LOUSY. DIR. Lott, of Oakland, Mississip-
pi, killed Capt. +. d. Barnes, young
lawyer of that place. on the 9th instant.
AS we get the statement from the Grena-
da Sentinel, it appears that DR.. Lott was
addressing a young lady of that place,
and he had made confident of his love
affair to his roommate, Capt. Barnes.
Capt. Barnes remarked that he intended
soon to seek her acquaintance, and call
upon her, which he did The next even
ing after his visit to her, DR.. Lott called
upon her, and was discarded. This in
censed him to very great extent, andho
seemed to labor under the impression
that Capt. Barnes had prejudiced her
against him in some manner. The next
day, arming himself with six shooter,
he said to Capt. Barnes, "Have you not
betrayed my confidence? Answer me
truly, for your life depends upon it. {"
Capt Barnes attempted to explain, but
before he could do so Lott fired, the ball
passing through the heart of his victim,
causing instant death. Notwithstanding
this, he stood over the lifeless and pros,
trate man and fred the remaining five
charges into him; and then mounted his
horse and rode away.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20
WALTHAm
w a NC II II @s

The extensive use of these watches for the last
fifteen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers,
and Exprcssmen, the most exacting Of watch
wearcrs, has thoroughly demonstrated the strength,
steadiness. durability and accuracy Of the Waltham
Watch. To satisfy that class in all these respects,
is to decide the question to the real value o.
these time kce ers.
More than iOO, 900 of these watches are now
speaking for themselves in the pockets of the
people, proof and guarantee of their superiority
all others.
The superior organization and great extent of
the Company's Works at Watham, enable them to
produce Watches price which renders compe-
tition futile, and those who buy any other watch,
merely pay from p to 80 per cent. more for their
watches than is necessary.
We are now selling Waltham Watches at less
prices in greenbacks than the gold prices before
the war There is no other manufacture of any
kind in the United States of which this can be
said
These tine pieces combine every improvement
tnat long experience has proved of real practical
use. Having had the refusal of nearly every in
NNhtiou III NdtculnHhiu1 originating IN tnlS COuH
try, or in Europe, only those were finally adopted
which severe testing by the most killful artisans in
our works, and long the part of the public
demonstrated to be essential to correct and endur-
ing time keeping.
Among the many improvements we would mar.
ticularize
The invention and use of centrc-p -pinion Of
peculiar construction, to prevent damage to the
train by the breakage of main springs is original
with the American Watch Company, who having
had the refusal of all other eontrivanees adoptcd
Fogss Patent pinion being the best and fault
less.
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now
universally admitted by Watchmakers to be the
best, are used in all grales of Waltham Watches.
All Watham Watches have dust-proof caps
protecting the movement srom dust, and les sening
the necessity of the frequeut cleaning necessary in
other watches.
Our new patent stem-winder, or keyless watch
Is already decided success and great improve.
mcnt on any stem winding watch in the American
market and by far the cheapest watch of its quality
now offered to the public.
To CALIF0RNIANS and others LIVING in
portions of the United States where watehmakers
do not abound, watches with the above mentioned
improvements which tend to insure accuracy
cleanliness, durability and convenience must prove
invaluable.
Every watch bearing the trade mark of Waltbam
is guaranteed to be a thoroughly reliable time
keeper.
10 prcveat imposition, buyers should invariably
demand certificate of commences.
The trade supplied by Messrs. R. B. Gray & Co..
San Francisco Cal and generally for sale at retail
by all respectable dealers
For further facts and information, address
ROBBINS & APPLETON.
General Agents,
10 No. Is2 Broadway New York
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20
SHASTA COURI E r.
SATURDAY, MORNING, FEB. %, 1869.
Singular Phenomenon.

A very singular phenomenon, and one
that has attracted great attention and elleIted
general inquiry, occurred in this county on
Friday, February 9Th. In this locality the
day was fair. and no indications of storm
were jiscernable. The people residing IN
western part Of the county, however, noticed
that about noon dense and peculiar looking
cloud was hanging. over Bald Hills, about
the head Of X, airing River. At about three
O'Clock the residents of Bald Hills, Roaring
River. GAINESVILLE, and Eagle Greek were
startled by an explosion SO terrifcally loud
and peculiar in sound as to create general
confusion, and fear ON the part of some that
the hour Of final account had indeed arrived.
In several localities in the immediate vicinity
of Bald Hills the earth was felt to tremble
and vibrate for several seconds after the ex-
plosion, leading some to suppose that an
earthquake had taken place. Many persons
in this town, twenty miles from Bald Hills,
heard tue explosion, but parties on Roaring
River, and in the vicinity of Gary's store,
affirm that they first heard one very loud
report, which was followed by succession of
lesser sounds, resembling the almost stimuli
taneous discharge of artillery. Two men, a
white man and an Indian, were tending a
ditch at Bald Hills when the phenomenon
occurred. The former, who is man of in.
telligence and veracity, states that while he
and the Indian we're passing along the ditch
he observed sudden flash of yellowsh light
which illuminated everything around follow
ed by explosive sounds so loud as to almost
stun him. While the sounds were still rever
berating, he cast his eyes upward and beheld
something resembling an immense ball Of
blazing fire fall with great velocity to the
earth, producing a shock which caused the
earth to tremble beneath his feet. His first
impression was that the falling body had
struck within a few hundred yards OF the
place where he was standing. but afterwards
concluded that the distance was much great
er. For several minutes after the falling of
the mysterious body the air was strongly
impregnated with peculiar Od0r resembling
that caused by heat generated by friction In
heavy machinery The Indian alluded to
also beheld the fall of the fiery mass, and i'm
mediately fell upon the ground, where be
remained several minutes with his hands
over his eyes. nearly frightened out Of his
wits. On regaining his feet he started to
run, and never stopped until he gained
rancheria several miles distant where he
succeeded in satisfying his copper colored
companions that the Great Spirit was very
angry with him for some cause
From what information we haze been
able to gain in regard to the matter, we con-
clude that the falling mass was nothing more
nor less than an immense aeroite or mete-
oric body. Efforts will be made to discover
the exact locality where it fell, but as very
heavy rain storm occurred during the next
few days following its descent, its discovery
ia doubtful
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

ExEcUTED.-Wh Wheelan, the .reputed mur.
derer of darcy McGee, was hanged, on the
list inst, at Ottawa, Canada Previous to
the execution he confessed that he was pres
ent when McGee was shot, but denied that
he took any part in the shooting. When on
the scaffold he maintained his frmness. His
last words were 'God save Ireland God
save my SOUL There were more than if.
teen hundred persons present at the execu
ton.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20
PROPOSED Amendment to the Constitution.

The following proposed amendment to the
Consultation of the United States is before
Compress. and that body may order it sub
mitted to the states for ratification or rejec-
ton
No discrimination shall be made in the
United States, among citizens of the United
States. in the exercise OF the elective fran
cbise. or in the right to hold Office III any
State, on account of race, color, nativity or
creed
Under the provisions Of the Fourteenth
Amendment, recently ratified, persons of
color were admitted to the enjoyment of all
the political rights and immunities enjoyed
by white citizens in the ex-rebel States read
mitted into the Union. The only penalty
provided for the denial of these privileges to
colored citizens consists in the loss OF Con-
gressional representation in proportion to
the number disfranchised. These Amend
ments do not conflict with legitimate State
sovereignty, but merely provide that there
shall be no representation based on class
deprived of citizenship. This is right and
just. and the people have SO decreed it.
As to this new proposed Amendment, we
see no necessity for it. So far as colored
men in the reconstructed States are concern
ed, they have already received all the guar
antees Of political privileges which can be
awarded them by Constitutional provis-
ions. With regard to the sparse colored
population of the non-rebelling States, their
interests are not sufficient to justify the
adoption of this Amendment exclusively in
their behalf In the event of its ratification,
there would be nothing to prevent Chinese
becoming citizens except the United States
Naturalization Laws, which permit none to
become naturalized except g free white
men," In common with all reasonable men
on this coast, we desire to preserve all the
barriers existing between us and the admis-
sion of Chinese to citizenship, and for this
reason we cannot look upon the proposed
Amendment with favor. We have no fears,
however, that it will ever become part of
the Constitution.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20
Read This!

81 had suffered for about Is months with
chills and fever; bottles of Bristols Sar-
saparilla cured me-"
j. V. RANDALL, lone City
With health ruined and no hope of re-
covery, began using Bristol's Sarsaparlla
and Pills. | continued their use for 6
months and am now quite WE'LL"
GEO. INGALLS,, Sacramento.
" | tried all the different Sarsaparillas-
BristoPs alone relieved me of constant sue
cession of bols and pustules."
J. COLLINS. Portland, Oregon.
For sale by L. Wellendorf, druggist,
Shasta. SOL
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20
For 80 Years

The dark eyed and lovely daughters of Span
ish America have used Murray & Lanman's
Florida Water as their only cosmetic and
toilet perfume. 1t is the most fragrant as
well as the most lasting of all floral waters
and possesses refreshing and igoratinq
properties not contained in any other prepa
ton of the kind.
AS there are counterfeits. always ask foi
the Florida Water prepared by Lanman
Kemp, New York
For sale by L. Wellendorff, druggist
Shasta. 565
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

CoxPLAINING.-The Trinity journal is ad-
vocating the building of wagon road from
Hay Fork to Humboldt Bay, in order to
avoid what it denominates the high rates of
freights and tolls on the Shasta route A
correspondent, writing from Scott Valley to
one of the Red Bluff papers, is also loud in
his complaints against high tolls, and de-
clares that teamsters cannot more than make
their expenses on trips between Red Bluff and
Yreka
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

YoUNG WEsTxoRELANp.-The late Hon
Charles Westmoreland was widower, and
left a son, fourteen years of age, in Alabama
Hon. George C. Gorham, with that generos-
ity which distinguishes bis character, has
taken this orphan boy into his family, and
sent him to receive an education with his
own son at Cambridge, Mass.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

ANOTHER MUss.-Another row occurred
amongst the Chinese, at Chinatown, on Mon
day evening, during which Celestial lady
received several severe cuts from a knife in
the hands of one of her eountrymen.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

ABOUT ExTERMINATED.-The humane and
Christian like inhabitants of Yreka can now
congratulate themselves on having nearly
exterminated the Castro family, the cruel
treatment of which we have heretofore al'
iuded to. Five more of the children died
last week-one on the Sth, two on the 9th,
and two on the 10th. When the pestilence
finishes the remaining child and the parents,
the authorities will doubtless celebrate the
event by grand festival. A people so bar
barous and devoid of every feeling of charity
and humanity will hardly escape retribution
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

DIvoRcE.-Mrs. Susan A. Petty, Of Piety
Hill, has commenced an action, in the Ninth
District Court, for divorce from her hus-.
band, John A. Petty The complaint alleges
cruelty and neglect as the cause of action.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

REvIvAL.-The protracted meeting of the
Methodist Church South, at Milfville. closed
on Sunday night last. The chief minister
informs us that during the revival there were
twenty-eight conversions, and thirty-seven
sccessions to the church.
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

/. o. o. F.-We understand that the Odd
Fellows of this place will celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the introduction of the order
into the United States, on the 10Th of April
The Shasta courier., 1869-02-20

FEELS BAD.-The San Francisco Dispatch
mourns pitifully over the fact that the Con-
nectlcut Democracy have repudiated the
financial plank of the National platform of
their party. 1t fears Democratic funeral
in the Nutmeg State in copseouence