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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-03-11

A COOP ONE.-During the first years
of the war, when change was scarce
and some large firms were issuing cur
rency of their own, a farmer went to
store in neighboring town and bought
some goods, and gave the merchant a
fiye.dollar bill, of which he wanted sew
enty-fve cents back The merchant
countedsout the amount and handed it
over to the farmer. He looked at it a
moment, and then inquired: "Whats
this7" "Its my currency" said the
merchant. "Wal, 'taint good for moth
in whar / live, said the farmer. Every
WE'LL" replied the merchant, 'keep it
till you get dollars worth and bring
it to my store, and l will give you a
dollar for it,"
The farmer pocketed the change and
departed. A few days after he went
into the same store, and bought goods
to the amount of one dollar, and after
paying over the identical seventy-fve
cents, he took out handful Of pumpkin
seeds and counted out twenty-five of
them, and passed them over to the mer-
chant. "Why, what's this y said the
merchant "Wal," says the farmer,
"this is my currency, and when you
get dollars worth bring it out to my
place and will give you dollar-bill
for it."
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-03-11

Wilson, the vocalist, was upset one
day in his carriage near Edinburg. A
Scotch paper, after recording the acci-
dent, said, "We are happy to state that
he was able to appear the following
evening in three pieces"
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Domestic Nexys.

CHARLESTON, May Steamer
Champion, New York; schooner Hernandez,
Philadelphia
C1Nc1NNAr1, May 5.-Committees from
Charleston, S. c., Knoxville, Tenn, and
Danville, KY, will be here this week. to
confer with committees in this city with
reference to Southern railroads.
MADISON, Indiana, May 5.-The Demo
Gratis carried the municipal election, by an
average majority of 207.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 5.-Mapy oolored
people were among those who paid their re-
spects,to Gen. Lee, last night
RICHMOND, Va, May 5.-Y Cavanaueh.
a map dealer, committed suicide this morn
ing. by shooting himself through The head.
New York, May 5.--Ths mornings Tri-
6une has the following: Several gentlemen,
who participated in the recent conservative
convention in Virginia, have arrived in
Washington and visited the White House
to-day. Their purpose is to urge the Presi.
dent in the interest of that convention.
They also wish to get the President to fix as
early day as possible for holding their
election. The President did not indicate
what action he would take in the matter
but said be would confer with Gen. Canby,
who no doubt fully understood the condition
OF affairs in the State, and who would ad-
wise him of the time most acceptable to
majority of the people, The President will
not be drawn into support of any of the
political parties in that State He will
allow them to work out their political
future in their own way
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WnshInCton News.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Secretary Creswell
has appointed James Sim ms (colored) Post
master at Savannah. Ga.
Gen. Ely, recently appointed Marshal of
The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, is
dead. -
The War Department has adyices TINT
Capt. 3. b. Hirkness, of the 35th Infantry
was killed while in pursuit of deserters, near
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Secretary Boutwell, has extended the duty
hours at the Treasury from 8 to a.
Inc announcement of Simms' appoint
ment as postmaster at Savannah is probably
premature; his commission has not yet been
ordered at the appointment office.
The President seems in no hurry re-
spectlng any of the three unreconstructed
States.
Dispatches have been received from J.
Ross Browne, confirming the diplomatic
reports that the Chinese Government op.
poses progress, and will not willingly rntify
Burlingame's treaties.
New patents havo been issued for ex-
tractlng oil from cotton seed, and new
cotton gin.
Colonel Wood, Chief Detective of the
Treasury Department. has resigned on com
pulslon. Wood is notorious in connection
with the old Capitol prison.
The Cuban Constitution for n republic has
been prepared in this city. The trainers
acted on the assumption that the Cubans
Will attain their independence. and, like
Texas, desire annexation The Constitution
provides for one or more States in Cuba.
Leading members of Congress are partici-
pating in this movement, but US far as
known, the Federal Executive has taken no
interest in the matter, beyond tacitly au-
thorizing the sale of useless or surplus war
material to any applicant.
Commander Hoff reports his arrival at
Havana, on the Goth ultimo, from short
cruise He says he found political matters
In Cuba exceedingly quiet. An expedition,
supposed to have sailed from Yucatan, CON
slsting of large steamer and several sailing
vessels. attempted to land men and arms for
the Cnbans, on the South side, in the West
ern Department, near place known as Pi-
mar del MO, but failed. The Spanish Ad-
miral left Havana in his flagship. accompa.
MED by several other vessels, in search Of
this party.
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There is said to be schism in the Union
League; the more radical and violent of the
organization having resolved to taboo the
original free colored men, and all who in
any wise sympathized or affiliated in the Le-
sesne movement The party lines are to be
tightly drawn.
SMALL.-The pictures of Gems. Lee and
jackson, that formerly hung in the Charles
ton Council Chamber have Icon removed
by tse new powers that be, and will be re-
placed by pictures of Gems. Grant and
Sherman.
destructive fire Mt Helena, Montana,
last week, burnt the larger portion of the
business streets, many private dwellings and
tne principal banks and storehouses. Loss
9oOO,OOO A large number of families are
homeless and entirely destitute.
The new Marshal for South Carolina is
MAJOR Louis johnson, PayMaster in the
United States service during the late war;
A Jury has mulcted Gen. Dix in $40, ,OOO
Tor confinement of Daniel d. Bell, of Ro-
chester, In Fort Lafayette, in 1864.
Lopez, the Paraguayan President. is said
to be about to take the field against the allies
with an army of 10000 men.
The dwelling of the Hon. Alfred Huorr
IN Charleston, was assailed by some of the
PIllsbury processionists on Monday night
The kitchen and store-room of DIR. r 8
Mellett, of Sumter, was destroyed by an in.
cendiary fire OH Friday
Mr.. Hugh F. Touchberry Of Clarendon.
dropped dead few days ago.
The cotton caterpillar has appeared in
Florida
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FINANCIAL AND comnIERCIAI..

New YORK. May 5-Noon. Stocks weak
and unsettled. Money sharp at Z. Sterling
9S. Gold 351s. Wheat dull, and 2C03c.
lower. Corn dull and dropping. PORK
steady, at 1.19A. Freights firm.
+; M..Cotton without decided change;
Wheat heavy and declining chiefly on
spring. Corn heavy and 1c lower Lard
aeo an1etm kettle 1s1a@1s24. Whiskey firm,
S1(99S. Money eased up little. Sterlii,r
quiet and firm, at 911. Gold. STEADY. al
So26. Stocks weak'and unsettled Freights
=, ,BAL1MonE, May 5.-Cotton weak, at %.
flonr In fair demand. Wheat firm and bit
small receipts. Corn in fair demand-white
83C985; yellow 80. Whiskey scarce, at o4CS,
30. Oats dull, at 7507S. Bacon Quiet.
shoulders 14ia. Whiskey frm, at 95.
CHARLESTON, May 5,-Cotton dull and
nominal; middlings 2714; receipts 27s; ex-
ports coastwise 552.
AUGUSTA, May 5.-Cotton market easier:
sales 52O bales; receipts 66-middling 26t5.
SAvANNAH. May 5.-Cotton quiet and do.
ceipts 731. o aeJ a. q \
MOBILE, May 5.-Low middling cotton
&C., sales 100; receipts 269 bales; market dull
and flat. III I1',,' " -
New ORLEANS, May 5.-Cotton easier
middling 2S14; sales 1850 bales; receipts
94O. Gold 3534. Flour firmer=1superfine
$50; double 5.75@5. 80; treble G. 25. Corn
white 73@76. Pork 1925 Bacon shoulders
l3}9(913sll clear rib 171s; clear 17s4. Sugar
unchanged and molasses nominal. Whiskey
$4,000. Coffee frm-fair Is a prime 1715.
LONDON. May 5-3 P. M.-Consols 9Ss6.
Bonds SO1a. '
LIVERPOOL. May 5-3 P. Motion ir-
lregular-uplands 11s4; Orleans 12. Rom
bay shipments to 1st, according to private
advices, $4,000 bales
L1vEnPooL, May Evening.
dull and unchanged; sales 8, 900 bales.
HAvRE, May 5.-Cotton opens fiat-low
middlings atloat 140; Tres ordinnire export
143.
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A Lima (Peru) letter, dated April IA,
says: The colony of Americans in the re-
public are anxiously waiting to hear the
decision of Secretary Fish in the matter of
their claims for damages received from Bal
ta,s troops during the revolution The
yellow fever is raging fercely in the cities
on the Southern coast, where an average of
forty persons die every day, although the
greater portion of the population has fled
to healthier regions, aud the bodies are
thrown, without cofins or shrouds, into
the trenches.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-06

How TO RETAIN YOUTH AND BEAUTY. 1t
is matter of no little Importance nova
days, among men and women, to preserve
the bloom and freshness of more youthful
days. Cosmetics and Partisan articles will
never stay the furrowing plough share of
time. External appliances cannot rejuve-
nate the decaying spirits of man or woman,
so long as they neglect to keep the lamp of
life well supplied with pure blood. Some
thing must be done to quicken and vitalize
the inner man and supply the waste tissues
with pnre blood, if you would preserve the
ruddy glow of health and beauty of youth.
HEINITsH's QUEENS DELIGHT is the great
blood purifier and beautiier, because it
removes by its invigorating and cleansing
properties, all blemshes, spots, pimples,
boils, ernptions. 1t purifies and beautifes.
For sale by FISHER & HSINrrsH, Druggists.
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COLUMBIA! IS. o.
Thursday Morning, May 8. 1869.
War Clouds.

r Rumors,of war still fly thick and fast il,
Eusopa. Notwithstanding the oft-repeated
asservatiohsfrom the lips of monarohs and
prime ministers, that these apprehensions
are unfounded, they, who are accustomed to
accept such utterances for what they are
worth, and draw their own judgments, can
not disabuse their minds of the idea that
war is not only probable but likely to burst
over Europe al any time. OF course, when
the war does come, it will be waged by or
between the four governments of France,
Prussia, Austria and Italy, with Russia,
probably, included az a fifth. This is we'll
known and understood. How they will
relatively stand in the conflict however,
which of them will be allies and which foes,
is q matter more difficult to determine.
But the thunderbclt of war is held back
with a feeble hand, ready to be hurled at
any moment The hollow pretense Of keep
ing five millions or more of men under arms
in Europe to preserve the peace, to call this
state of things an armed peace, is absurd,
and can deceive no thoughtful person.
Besides, the tone Of the European journals
Is not less significant of the approaching
conflict, An influential paper of Austria
boasts of a triple alliance of France, Italy
and Austria against Prussia If this be SO,
the Emperor Napoleon is the centre of the
coalition, beyond all doubt. What makes
it wear a garb of plausibility is the fact that
for long time he has been holding out to
Austria and Italy inducements for combi-
nation of the Latin and Catholic nations of
Southern Europe, against the Hohenzollern
hegemony and its ambitious strides in
Northern and central Europe. 1t is we'll
known that the extraordinary success of
Prussia in her last war with Austria, her
rapid consolidation of vast German en-
pire, and her great military strength and
prestige, have excited the jealousy and
hatred of France. Austria still smarts
under the defeat of Koniggratz and her
humiliation by Prussia, and would hail any
safe opportunity to retaliate upon her con-
queror with satisfaction and gladness.
Then again, the smaller German principali-
ties, which fringed the borders of the Prus-
sian kingdom, and which were so neatly
gobbled up by Bismark's policy of consoli-
dation, hate him and the country he 80 ably
guides; and, in all probability, to satiate a
revenge, they would incline towards Napo-
Icon and his allies in case the ball of war
was started.
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TEzEaMGRA.RHT0.
Foreign News.

LONDON, May 5.-The Times, of this
morning, has another leading article on the
Alabama treaty. recently rejected by the
United States Senate, in which the writer
sharply criticises the speech of Sumner.
He concludes as follows: 'S'The question be-
comes one OF law, and not of feeling, 1t
remains to be shown whether Great Britain
can be held answerable for any infraotion of
law OF. OF excess over the ordinary practice
of both countries"
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Lie Insurance Agents Wanted.

EIHNERGETIC business men wanted in every
IL District i'll the State of South Carolina, to act
Is Agents for the Life Association ofAmerica the
most successful Insurance Company in the United
States. Home office st. Louis, Mo. Organized
for the express purpose OF doing Southern aud
Western business. Offers low rates of premiums
and large dividends. Loans the money received
as premiums in the State under the management
of a Local Board, composed Of the following pro-
minent citizens of Chareston:
ii. G. LoPER, Cashier National Bank.
w. GEO. GIBBs, OF W. G. Whilden :. Co.
+. +. JENKINS, NJ. D.
JOHN B. STEELE North, Steele & Wordell.
G. IRWIN WALKER, Walker, Evans j. Co.
q. W. AIMAR, Druggist.
H. T. PEAKE, General Sup't s. C. r. r.
e. +. PANKNIN, Druggist.
JAMES T.. SPEAR, Jeweler
ID. ii. SL-Cox.
Gentlemen wishing Agency will please call
upon or address me at Globe Hotel, Augusta, Ga.
Mayo 3 T.. II. SIBLEY State Manager.
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I HAVE TERRIBLE CoUGH.-You need
not have it long; go TO yonr Druggist and
get bottle of DIR. TUrT's CELEBRATED Ex-
PEcToRANT, it will soon cure You. It is
dangerous to neglect Coughs. This valua-
BILE preparation may be found in every vii
lage and hamlet in South and West. Mi
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The New York Herald declares three rood
sized foreign questions are looming up:
the Alabama claims and British North Ame-
RIGA; Cuba and the West Indies generally;
Mexico and Central America: and they are
all written in the book of manifest destiny,
and they nre all coming, though Mr.. Fish
@'don't see it.
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SODA WATER.

V>HE UNDERSIGNED is .gent for A. j. Morse
IL Il Sons justly celebrated Soda Water Appa-
ratus. consisting Of marble draught stands, silver
plated draught stands, generators, fountains.
&C., which will be sold at manufacturers prices,
with freight only added. Descriptive price list
and cat alogue sent to any address. Choice Syrups
and all materials required in the manufacture OF
Soda Water constantly on hand.
L. Ii. GARDNER, Charleston, 8. C.
Nav 6 limo
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-06

A lot of cards and bill head paper has
Just been received at the Phenir Office
something new and pretty. Also lot of
auction cards"-which will be printed at
extraordinarily low prices. - t'f
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SUITES of Rooms are a favorite method of
hotel life The AMERICAN HOUSE, Boston,
has large number of such, which may be
secured by post or telegraph, by families
travelling. Ms
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- ...,,,,....,
fixing the permanent place for holding the
annual fairs. It was finally agreed that the
first annual fair should be held in the city
OF Columbia, and after that the matter be
left With the Executive Committee. 1,ctns.
Mi. Pope, iron the Committee to Nomi-
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Sor
ciety, made the following nominations,
which were unanimously confirmed . -
Esrechtspe nConmit.ee+r John Town-
send Colietoni.e Hon. W. S. Henerey,
Char!eston; Edwin McIatosh, Society Hill,
Col. Is5R Palmer. lexington Col. J. P.
fered by w. X. Blake, was adopted:
Resotped That representatives of the iu-
dustrial and educational interests of South
Carolina be- earnestly requested to commu-
nlcate to the appropriate permanent CON-
mltteesi Of this society whatever practical
information they may have. from time to
time, touching the development of such in
terest yfDy-,fI.. .-1
Tho President announced the following
committees:
Conamsaee on lnamigration-A. A. Gilbert,
q. 2: Haskell. j. II. Furman, j. w. Baxter,
T. s. Boipest, r...,
Con'asiaee TO visa Me. Sorghum Works at
GreenpiRe71J. Q. Donaldson, L. Williams,
u. w. Aiken, b. q. Herndon.. 49,.
Committee on Fencing-James Chestnut,
J. d. Moore, John MeCrea, A. M. Aiken,
w. H. tTrescot. j. K Pope.
Cona9,itteeo on. .Fertiligers-Joln S., Green,
Major John Davis, +. Wannnmaker. ,5
Con.antttee' on 2Inap,'ooed In,ptenaents- ohm
3. Moore, w. S. Henerey, VIM Glaze.
Committee on. Best Method Of Cul.ivciin7
Coaon-John. p. Kinardy r. A. McCaslan,
E. H. Dowling. Ii,>.-a "a
com,aizee on Best 1tets0d Of cuuipating
G;, G9'7.IPr: r:ll1.'W. Parker. P. S. Flowers.
Committes on. Sock Rqising-R: S. Por-
cher, It.. w. Holloway, r. E. Griffin.
Committee on Bee Culture-Dr Turnipseed.
j. n Kinsler, DR.. McKnstry.
Committee on Fish CuAuae-T. W. Wood
ward, a. B. McCants, Ell. L. Elliott.
Conatniaee on Rice CuAure-N. Hayward,
y. Sanders, r. lizard, A. NJ. Forster, j. r.
Sparkman. ,.,,s
MIR. Thomas was called to the chair.
MI. Baxter offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resoloed, That the thanks of the Conyen-
ton be rendered to the President, General
johnson Hagood, for the correct, prompt
and courteous manner in which lie has dis
charged the important duties incident to his
Office. -t eec
Colonel Thomas then, in few appropri
ate remarks, rendered the thanks of the
Convention to General Hageod, who then
resumed the chair, and saidi
Gentlemen Of The Convention: tender you
my sincere thanks for the cordial courtesy
with which yon have met my inexperienced
effort of presiding over your deliberations.
We are, now done talking, The period for
work has come. can only say to you that,
in the discharge of the duties of, that Office
with which you have complimented me, I
shall exert all the energies possess, and I
sincerely trust my. efforts will meet with
your approval.
On motion OF Mr.. DeIoach, the Conven-
tion adjourned sine die.
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THE SOUTHERN &LEoTIoNs 1t is said that
President Grant has chosen September as
the time for the elections in Virginia, Mis-
sissippi and Texas, "when the crops will
have been harvested, in order to allow COL
ored men fair chance to vote" We do
not know where he gets his information re-
garding Southern crops. In Mississippi
and Texas, at least, they will all have be en-
laid by by the 1st OF July, and September
will find the negroes in the midst of cotton
picking, and one of the busiest seasons of
the year. These elections should be held
late in July. or by the 1st of August at far
thest, in which event the time lost just pre-
vious, during and subsequent to the cleo
tions will not be severely felt
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ElmWood Oemeterv.
Collectors Office.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE. :
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 5, 1869
TINHE annual list OF Internal Revenue Taxes for
Il 1869 has been returned to this office for col
lection. Payment Of these taxes by parties resid-
required to be made by the 1st June next After
that date, the penalties prescribed by law will bo
imposed on delinquents. r. NJ. WALLACE,
Deputy Collector Sd Dist. South Carolina.
Mayo
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A few copies of the "Sack and Destruo-
tion of Columbia" can be obtained at the
Picnic Office Price twenty-five cents.
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Notice.

A LII PERSONS are warned against huntil
"A fishing, or trespassing in any way on my
premises as they win be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law. DIR. 8. w. BOOKAART.
Mays So
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The Washington Chronicle, of Monday,
says: Governor r. K. Scott, of South
Carolina, has arrived in this city, and is
stopping at Wizards. He is en- route for
Cincinnati and Louisville. where he will
meet other gentlemen of South Carolina,
who visit those cities in the interest of the
Blue Ridge Railr oad, which is a. short
link of road through the Blue Ridge
Mountains, connecting Anderson, South
Carolina, with Knoxville, Tennessee. When
completed, this road will give the shortest
route from the great West to the South At
lantlc sea-coast, and will do much to de-
velop the commercial and agricultural re-
sources Of both South Carolina and sec
tions of other adjacent States This will
be the nearest and best route to the sea-
board for very large section Of the West
ern country, for the produce of which it
opens on outlet never obstructed by ice,
whence there is direct and short communi-
cation with one of the most important of
our foreign markets, either to buy or sell in,
the West Indies"
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New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special attention
is called to the following vertisements,
published for the first time this mernIng:
Meeting Elmwood Cemetery.
II. M. Wallace-Collector' Office.
E. Ell. Gardne:-Soda Water.
Geo. Symmers-Pig Hams, &c.
r. r. Sibley-Agents Wanted.
Jacob Levin-Auction Sale.
Philosophy OF Marriage.
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SUPREME CoURr, May 5.-Martin T. Leap
hart, administrator, ct al., ads. Mary Leap
hart and Polly Leaphart, was resumed
Mr.. Fort for motion. Mr.. Fair on same
side.
Moses r. Sanders ct ur, vs. Robert
Rogers, trustee, was restored to the docket
and continued.
Laura e. Nance us. r. d. Nance. j. K.
u. Nance, executors. ct al, and Mary w.
Nance, by next friend, vs. some, were heard
together. Mr.. Fair for motion.
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Our jon OFFICE. The PhGnir Job Office
is now prepared to execute every manner Of
printing, from visiting and business cards
to pamphlets and books. With ample ma
terial and first-cass workmen, satisfaction is
guaranteed to all Mt New York prices. If
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
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A practical joke, in the shape of notice
of the marriage Of the daughter Of Spanish
Consul, appeared in the Phrnir, Of the 18th
ult. The young gentleman who perpetrated
the joke requests US to say, that there was
no malicious intention whatever in the mat
ter. i'0