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

Domestic News.
RICHMOND, VA, October 9.-Both
Houses of the Legislature to-day ratified
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments. In the House, there were only
six votes against them; and in the Senate
only four against the fourteenth and two
against the fifteenth. One of the latter
being colored Republican Senator, who
declined voting, because the Legislature
1s illegal. The Legislature, by Joint re-
solution, then adjourned till October Is.
In the House. an amendment to the bill
passing the fifteenth amendment, MAX
ing it take effect on and after the admis-
sion OF the State to the Union, only re-
ceived five votes. In the same BODY. n
resolution was offered, that in view of the
doubts expressed about the legality of
this Legislature. it will, after admission
to the Union, re-enact the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments; which resolution
was referred.
In the Senate, to-day, before adjourn
ment, q resolution was offered pledging
the re.enacticn of the two amendments.
after the admission of the State, and was
pending when the Senate adjourned. It
was opposed by conservative Senator
as casting doubt on the already pledged
faith of Virginia.
Gen. Candy has issued an order appro
R,rlating sl5, 900 to pay the expenses of
the present session of the Legislature.
George Morrison, Of Cincinnati. ticket
agent of Robinson's Circus, was fatally
stabbed, day, by Charles Spain, who.
1t Is alleged, mistook him for another
man.
Macon, Ga, October s.-The Execu.
tive Committee of the Georgia Agricul-
tural Society, at laborious session inst
closed, have largely added to the pre.
MUM list, and have passed resolution
warmly welcoming all invited guests and
others from all parts of the country who
sympathize in the objects of the nssocia-
ton.
New ORLEANS, October S.-The Times.
Jefferson, Texas, special says all the pri-
soners recently Oh trial for the murder
OF Smith and two negroes, in October
last, except five, were released from the
stockade to-day. The findings of the
military commission in the case of those
retained, viz: Col. l.. P. Afford, Oscar
Gray, Mott Taylor, @. l.. Pitcher, DR.. J.
e. Richardson, have not transpired.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-09
COL MBIA MARKET
Reportf for Week ending Friday, Oct 8, 1869.
PHGNIy OFFICE. COLUMBIA, October 0. 1869

hePoTtIoT week ending Friday, Oct. 8, 1869.
PHGNIx OFFICE. COLUMBIA. October 0, 1869.
CoTToN.-The market has been rather dull
during the past week, the sales only amount
ing to BAT bales, at the following figures: at
234; 6 at 233; 80 at 233; A at 24; 25 at 24!; CO
at PA; 90 at 24t; 70 at 24i.
There is no change to notice in other articles
of country produce.
The following are buying rates OF South Ca
rolina Bank Notes, prepared by Gregg, Palmer
Co., Brokers:
Bank OF Camden ..65 Exchange. ... IL
Bank of Charleston. IS Planters r
Bank OF Chester 13 Farmers and E1cboe
Bank OF Gre orgetown16 State.
Bank OF Newberry.. SO Union - OK
Bank South Cardinals So. Western r old IN
State South Car. old 81 Peoples. az
State South ca. new, 10 Planters and Mach on
HHamDurg.. ;...... Merchants' .. 8
The Carolina National Bank. OF this citv. IL
buying sight exchange on New York at three
eighths discount, and selling drafts at par.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-09
Bremen Lager Beer

Bremen Lager Beer.
TUST RECEIVED, S Casks-6O Doz. pints--
- of this celebrated BEER, which has been
out Of market for some time as the quantity
is limited. An early CALL only, can secure
supply. GEORGE SYMdERs.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-09
OUR GOODS
f. "A Ill T7ADE

L. "a ILL., TRADE
A RE now ready for distribution The stock
IA OF goods AT RETAIL in the Front Store
ls replete and full, and Of every conceivable
style and price. n
Our Shawl and Cloak Department
Presents some rare attractions in prices and
designs.
Our Dress Goods Department.,
As usual, exhibits all the handsome novelties.
Our Hosiery and underwear Depart
ment
Supplies all the articles OF comfort and, protec-
tion for winter use. p.
Our Notion and Haberdashery Depart
ment
VIII, as heretofore, receive our best attention.
and every novelty, useful or ornamental, can
be had from it.
Our Carpet Department
This season excels everything of the kind ever
exhibited in Columbia before, comprisinp
everything known to the trade in the way Of
Floor Carpetings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11
TIE FL.EuJ' HU.vTERS.

There are people that have preternatural
faculty for detecting evil, or the appearance
of evil, in every ones character. They have
a fatal scent for carrion, their memory is
like museum at medical college, and il
lustrates all the hideous distortions and
mons.rous growths and revolving diseases
by which humanity can be troubled or af
fiicted. They think they have wonderful
knowledge of human nature. But it is a
blunder to mistake the 'Newgate Calendar
for biographical dictionary. A less ofTcn-
sive type of the same tendency leads some
people to find apparent satisfaction in the
discovery and proclamation of the slightest
defects in the habits of good men and the
conduct of public institutions. They can
not talk about the benefits conferred by a
great hospital without lamenting some in
significant blot in its laws, and some trifing
want of prudence in its management
Speak to them of man whose good works
everybody is admiring, and they cool your
ardor by regretting that he is so rough in
his manner, or so smooth-that his temper
is so bssty, or that he is so fond of applause.
They seem to hold brief, requiring them
to prove the impossibility of human per-
fection. They detect the slightest alloy in
the pure gold of human goodness. That
there are spots in the sun is with them
something more than an observed lact-it
takes rank with priori and necessary
truths. There are people who, if they hear
an organ, find out at once which are the
poorest stops. If they listen to great
speaker, they remember nothing but some
slip in the construction of sentence, the
consistency of metaphor, or the evolutions
OF an argument. While the friends are ad-
miring the wealth and beauty of tree
whose branches are weighed down with
fruit, they have discovered n solitary bough,
lost in the golden affluence, on which moth
ing is hanging. Poor Hazlitt was sorely
troubled with them in his time. Little
ness" he said, sis their element, and they
give a character of meanness to whatever
they touch. GOOD Words.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11
STORIES .sBOTT LEO.SS.

The lion is strong and cruel, yet he will
become attached to those who treat him
kindly. A story is told of one who was
brought from India, and who on the pas
sage grew very fond of sailor who had
charge of him. His name was "Nero."
On being shut up in cage in London he
grew sulky and was very fierce when any
one came near him. so that it was danger
GUS for even his keeper TO approach him.
One day few weeks after Nero had been
shut up in his new prison, party of sail
ors visited the menagerie, and were warm
ed by the keeper not to go too near the IL
on, who every now and then turned and
growled savagely at those who were look
ing at him. All at once one of these sail
ors ran up to the cage, and thrusting in his
hand cried out,
What old shpmato! don't you know me?
What cheer, old Nero, my lad p
The lion instantly left off feeding and
growing, sprang up on the bars Of the
cage and put his nose between them. Jack
patted him upon the head and the lion rub
bed his hand with his whiskers like cat,
showing evident signs of pleasure.
'Ah! said Jack turning to the keeper
and spectators, who stood frightened and in
astonishment, "Nero and l were once ship
mates, and you see he isn't like some folks
he don't forget an old friend
The following anecdoto is told of lion
who was Lart IN n,enagaria ot Rrussels
The den of this lion, who was named
Dance, needed some repairs. The carpen-
ter who had to make them, on seeing the
lion in the same cage as that in which he
was to work, started back in terror.
Il can't 90 in beside that beast, he said.
But replied the keeper, Il will take him
to the lower end of the cage while you are
at work.
Upon this they entered the cage and the
carpenter fell at work. For a while the
keeper amused himself with Dance, but
growing tired, fell sound asleep. The car
pentcr worked on without fear, trusting to
the keeper for protection from the beast he
so much dreaded. Having repaired the
lower part of the cage, he turned to ask
the keepers opinion of his work. To his
horror, he saw the lion and his keeper
slceping side by side. The lion awoke al
tho sound of the carpenters voice, and
glared at him fiercely; after warning
prowl, which seemed to say, Don't you
come too near my MASTER" it placed its
paw on the keepers breast and composed
itself once more to slumber. To the car
penter's great joy, some of the attendants
| came up and awoSe the keeper, who did
not appear the least alarmed at his position
but shaking the lions paw, led IL off to an
other cage and left the carpenter to finish
| his work without further alarm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11
.sRREST or CO.ysT.uPTEo.y.

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Posits' 10 "h'ch "ii It's VI io"ueu -
De traceu' Will irequeh'iy u,n'iii'Si' "''O
sulta"le treatment ms 20 ~ f1 ,..,t'
Oy post Hiorteii eA"'ii'"'''o"s' "'ol0 80
mas occurreu from o'''' '''9e - -
lhc i"nss' Sc''rieo anu fuoNVou' - &c.
lhe ho"ithF cios'"s VI wv '''"
i"rse t"ocr'u'oi '"N ''''9'
rev are """'o ,i'M ,,ia ,'',n 1.aah w d;sosso do.
"''u -, A., o,,,iro,t
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n"e''ocs may P'o"'i'o'' nun
that even those VINO are "irc"uS "nu'' IL
grasp may nave hoPo y,
ages i"r P'"'' anu - ~,
"nici'' III ''nS '.'.' 70 '"u .,',.a,,,,i a,.a
Wise 'ie"'i'e"'' Is ~ ''',', VI, r1' ~
'c'" u 'iie 's"e9' ..,
pany with TINS one oil the DesI cura'iNcs anu
preventives is to expand and strengthen
| the lungs themselves by deep inspirations
huaas,,;,,,, q, 80 ,,,ro oir rhosa insnir-
vi pio"t"'"S !" u pun "''
atoms should be made as slowly hs possi-
bic through small tube, or with the mouth
nearly closed. with the shoulders thrown
.,,,, wi, a., i,,,.,. .,,.
o"cA anu uo"n""ius' ""e' ."e '"uE' W
chest are iilled, the air should he slowly
and gradually brcathod out By continu-
al ,,r,,tioo I, viii ho torrd oos,. ~ t,l,o
~ P'"''''c "i'' NC nun" 0"'H w ''No
long ana ueep lhsplra1ons' anu lhc cheSt
itself will become permanently expanded,
so nc to rive tbe lun0s fuller nlav.
Where strength has begun to decline, of
course the efforts must be proportionatelv
r,i,dor ,s tbo oir nj 6r., enter. tho low
"'''" '''O "'' =. "' ~,
er part OF the lungs, II only mis- the apex
| after longand sustained effort and hence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

". 1T raly Is an amazin' relief, an ms old
woman was right for she says: Go to INC
minister and confess, says she, AN thst'i
lift the biggest heft of the sin of you" eon-
science, an be better than doctprl sum
says she. An 40 you did i'll Weit toRe
say you're master man for joker pu'
this ere one was more solemn thah ~ ser-
mon to me. an more eiiecti"i' poe'"r' u'
believe.
So saying, the farmer dephr'eu ~ P
and the parson kept the secre'o Vi n,a '''
even in his own family, always l '"''N'
This reminds me oil htlle SUI
Lebanon man, in my grahui".iei - -
In those good old days OF prlhi'No
detectives were unknown ana peop'o "o''
compelled to resort to strange ana so'n',
times cruel devices for the appreneis'"" W
thieves.
A certain farmer bad in ms parh var"
large corn-crib, the door OF which nc kePV
securely locked and yet from ume 10 'i'l'
he noticed that the golden store was mate
rally lessenlng' Al length ne discoVereu
that ihere was IN the Side oi ono OF the Sihi9
khol-hoie' "hirh gave room oi'ougn 'oi !"
manu- 10 pe 'u'uS. III '''u ''i !, " W
co. e"r ny V",' Auo ,"i ''iVi ""N Nv ""'0" '.''
cog anu ho u'" NOV i'No '"o !" VI '''.'',s
up nights VIII" MS coi ~ '"'s"'
nave stoPpeu up 'he h'lo'-no'1 .ou' Nv pie-
'erIeu 10 s'oP 'ho 'nlo,' Nnu so' 'no 2u. .,
u"y evening, nv l'i"'eu III "'lons ''o ool"'
c'o9c pesiuo 'io .eu'p''"s oP'n'"s, " '",e0
S'eei r"'-'."P' LUZ" no ies'ie" ~ us
uous couch anu uHiiilnului Vi NV sup
tur"i l"Ju"ctioi W MN 'n"' ""',' o"'''
siep1 as usual III 'he riornlhe' as no "V"
" MS p'ih " "'.v"" W ms c''O9'
p'''aou '"o 0oi "'u' s','"Ne
'he 'aii oi ms eye 81" s'"'iui''s very ''oso
up against IL certain poor heisnoo'' IA"
ther snii'icss III MS h"pi's' ouo i1to'
iore susPec'eu vi i"iee"y. D9 ~"
s'oou i"rSo oi"P'S wi" in7
hot "oiu' .no iui n me- me-, 80 ii-9 1"i
anu o"si'u n''iiSeii WIN ia, moo'I ''''e
VIC Soiiio "i''''
OUT, ana was ii'"hinS s'r".si' ioi '"u no,'So'
looking hei'ner ~ .no isnr iio' ,'o ~
wneH an "so'iiNIi WV 1'',-'u o.'
gray, "i' "iay 'oi NI.t,, - .,'o -.
""S' -. =, -.
III is,.' ,'7'oi',' ",ao, 'O'
VI, ai''" '"o iii''''1l
wv uVn ~" ~ W t, Fou w.
snow "la' 'lio mate = III 1,'su' -,
inns mere u"P' al" you sot i'' "nu uo' |
can 1t "'isnDOii -Oi'' 'S''"i' 'ie',''',','''
nut noiSn"o'' !o" "ero S'e"''' iron'
my GRID
wall E's, you cah 1t s'eaiiu heipih
hiyscil 10 Iee,le Vi your corn Whcii iliile
YOU ai'oi ""iuS' n"t IL own up II Sou
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN Fashions
A lady friend who has Just returned from
Europe, where she spent five or six years,
told me the other day that nothing surpris-
ed her so much on first setting foot in New
York rs to see the extent to which we car
ry European fashions. Everything here,
compared with that seen abroad, seems
very much exaggerated. The chignons are
larger, the bonnets smaller, the skirts More
bouflant, the flounces more numerous, the
styles altogether more uniform and effect
i've The number Of pretty girls and wo-
men here she declares is infinitely greater ;
that while there are IA few very beautiful
WON en- to be met with abroad, the majori-
ty are plain, hard and coarse, and convey
an expression ofugliness and responsiveness
very dlsagreeable to Americans, who are
accustomed 70 delicacy and refinement In
women.
The incessant demand for novelty which
comes from this country has driven Paris
ian milliners and modistes to the necessity
of manufacturing new styles expressly ior
us. Many Of our own artistes create de-
signs, and send them over to Paris and
have them sent back as French with the
Partisan stamp upon them, which is neces-
sary to secure approval. New fashions are
longer in obtaining vogue abroad than in
this country, and style once established
lasts longer. Here on the contrary, 1t IL
run into the ground as quick rs it obtained
currency, and the leaders of fashion imme-
diately require something else.-Jenn'e
June in the Boston Post
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

LARGE ELEPHANT.-The largest elephant
in the world arrived at New York, recent
ly, by the steamship Hosatia. She is called
the Empress" is about 20 years old, and
stands l2! feet high. At an early hour the
Hamburg steamer dock at Hobolen was
crowded with an eager throng, who waited
patiently for the enormous animal to come
forth. At last came the Empress slowly
and deliberately; turning sharp at the gang
plank she suddenly gave a snort and roar
that sounded like distant thunder, and
seemed disposed to make trouble. The
keeper sprang ahead, and in the most en-
dearing manner persuaded her highness to
descend. The ship almost careened as she
advanced a little more to the side, and one
huge foot, like pillar of the custom-house,
rested on the gang plank. There was some
thing absolutely touching in the way the
gigantic beast would reach forth her trunk
and put it around the keeper, who would
pat it and again invite the Empress to come
on, and not be afraid. Tho huge animal
slowly descended, the crowd parting silent
ly as she advanced. When she reached the
dock the people cheered loudly, and the
keeper put his arms around her trunk and
kissed it with delight. As for her highness
she trumpeted out her pleasure in series
of whistles and screams. Then advancing
stately up the wharf, and reaching terra
firma once again, she expressed her salts
faction by taking dirt in her trunk and
tossing ii upon her back. Her highness
will he exhibited in Central Park.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11
Iy.IE.sT TT COSTS TO EsRI.V'T -
.H'Ev'SP.gpEH.

Persons who object TO the advertising
rates in largely circulated newspaper new
er stop to calculate what ii costs the printer
to put their business into his columns and
spread it before the public. If tlHsy did
they would be covered with shame and
confusion, and instead Of denouncing the
publisher as exorbitant in his charges, free-
ly confess that in some instances, they get
far more than the worth Of their money.
We submit the following figures TO show
what one column costs us in our paper;
basing our calculation on the price of print
ing paper, type-setting, press-work, ana
ink, leaving the wear and tear OF our type
and machinery entirely out of the ques-
tion.
We print in the first place 5000 copies
weekly, which requires q rcams of paper.
| That paper weighs 50 pounds to the reani,
and ia now worth II cents pound.
Our weekly expense for paper is there
fore s4s.75. our yearly expense for the
same is 1924. There are Is columns on one
Sde Of our paper-all that We can under
any circumstances appropriate to advertis-
ing purposes, and if we divide this into the
total cost, it would make the yearly expense
to us for printing paper for each column,
sl26,33 Allow us 20 per cent profit on the
| paper, and we have s25.26. Add the usual
rates charged by printers for type-setting
and press-work, and we have 5000 ems in a
column at 81 per thousand, renewed quar-
| terly, s24. Press-work, SO per thousand,
divided by IS columns weekly, so cents.
Press-work at so cents per column weekly
| for 70 2OC i,ly
the total value of one column in our paper
| one year, s203.59.
We have been advertising by the column,
| half column, and quarter column at rates
considerably less than these and the intel
| ligcnt reader will at once see that we have
been but poorly paid for our labor. When
we further consider the expense we are put
TO in keeping up repairs of all kinds in the
office, and purchasing new type when the
| old is worn out, we have not the remunera-
tive profit we should have in consideration
of the advantage those derive who advertise
| in our columns.
The fact is that newspapers, as a general
thing, do not pay. The subscription money
and what is taken in for advertisements
very often fall short Of the actual expenses
Of the printing Office. In such cases the
parties are obliged to fall back upon the job
work to meet their current expenses, AID
as that business can be carried Oh just as
profitably without the paper, the latte. must
be looked upon, in the ma ority OF instances,
as an accommodation merciy-a svrt oil in
tellectual appendage which is thrown out
of the office gratuitously, and for the sreci-
| f, gf tI,.. q, I.
grumblers and fault-fndcrs had their own
way, the more papers publisher would
circulate from his office, weekly, the great
er the danger he would be in of impover-
ishing himself and family, while the re-
verse should be the fact in a business point
of view York Pa True Democrat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

\ Good story is told of two boys living in
Western New York, many years ago. whose
father, on returning from visit to the East,
brought them as present n silver "bulls
eye, watch. There was warm discussion
as to which of the boys should carry it, but
it was finally decided that one should carry
it one day, and the other the next; and
thai the one not carrying the watch should
always have the key in his possession
This watch was the only one in the settle
ment; and the display of even the key was
an enviable ornament. One day the elder
of the brothers was to make journey to
the city, to be gone two days. and, after n
long and serious consultation, 1t was deter
mined that he must maintain the dignity of
the family by wearing the watch; but the
Younger was to retain the key. So they
bethought them to give it good winding
that it might run twice its usual period of
twenty-four hours. The key was applied
and twisted vigorously for fifteen minutes,
when they found to their CONSERVATION that
the little machine no longer "ticked.'-
They shook it and thumped it but no
signs OF life appeared. So diagnosis was
determined upon. After careful inspection
of the interior mysteries, the elder brother
eNfiTimtd, 81 have it, Joe! Don't you see
that fine hair curled up in there? that's
what stops it," "Fact," said Joe, THAT
must be it. Can't we yank it out?" \ pin
was at once bent up into a hook, and the
chair was at once "yanked' out. The
watch didn't go any better when relieved
Of it; and to this day the boys have not
been permitted to forget about the watch
with hair in il.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

WARTS AND CoRNs.-Warts may be i'm
proved by carefully pairing them, and then
rubbing nitrate Of silver upon them. Mu-
riatc of ammonia, instead of caustic, if
carefully applied, is said to be very effect
i've in disposing Of them. If the wart-
troubled person will bathe often in cold
water and practice great simplicity in his
diet, avoiding as much as possible oily or
greasy food, and eat the plainest articles,
the system will acquire tone most favor
able to the entire eradication of such
growths.
As regards corns, one must wear shoes
large enough for comfort if he would not
suffer from them. To get rid of them, the
Same treatment may be pursued as with
warts. A common practice with surgeons
in treating severe cases, is to have the foot
bathod in warm water at night and in the
morning, ana to keep the corn covered with
plaster of soap and oil spread ON very soft
leather. When the corn has become sod
den by these means, II is carefully detached
from the adjoining flesh by circular in
cifion and thon gently drawn out by the
roots. Those who frequently wash the feet
and wear well-fitting shoes are rarely sub
ject to them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-06-11

A COMMITTEE IN SCHoOL.-We have the
following good one from an authentic
source; A subcommittee of School
Board, not thousand miles from the city
of Lynn were examining class in pri-
mary school. One of the committee un-
dertook to sharpen their wits propounding
the following question:
"If l had pie and should give two
tweliths to John, two-twelfths to Isaac,
two-tweliths to Harry, and should keep
hall the pie myself, what would there be
left?"
There was Il profound study among the
scholars, but finally one lad held up his
hand as a signal that he was ready to an
swer.
"Well, sir, what would be LEFT? Speak
up loud so that all can hear" said the com
mittee man.
"The platter shouted the hopeful fellow
The committee man turned red in the face
while the other members roared aloud
That boy was excused from answering any
more questions Boston Journal