davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19
NeWH llama.

MOBILE, February 1S.-The Southern
Press Association appointed n committee,
to-day. looking into the propriety of indie
pendent news service.
CHARLESTON, February 18--Arrived--
steamer Maryland, Baltimore. Sailed
schooner Selda and Laura, West Indies;
schooner Vraie. Philadelphia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19

Seed Potatoes.
TX BBLS. PINK-EYES, PRINCE ALBERTS,
- Jackson Whites, and Early Goodrich, in fine
order and for sale by f. & G. d. HOPE
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19

Three Desirable Building Lots. at Auction.
BY D. G., PElXOTTO & SON.


BY D. c. PElXOTTO & SON.
WE will sell, os .he hT-t MONDAY in MARCH, at
10 o'clock, in front of the Court House, in the
city OF Columbia,
THREE DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS.
Lot No. l. All that lot or parcel OF LAND, 'front.'
ing and measuring on Gervais street sixty. nine
feet four inches (69 in) and running back two
hundred and eight feet eight inches, t2O8 in.,)
bounded on the East by John English, now occu-
Pled by Col: A. NJ. Hunt as Hotel; West by Lot
NO. 2; North by lot formerly Mrs. Baldwin's.
Lot No 2. Fronting and measuring on Gervais
street n e, feet four inches, and running
bounded on the East by Lot No. /; on the Westby
Lot NO 3; North by lot formerly Mrs. Baldwin's
Lot NO: D. Fronting and measuring on Gervais
street nne feet four inches 1894 In and run
ning back two hundred and eight feet eight inches
-oonnded on tn" East by Lot No. q; on the West
Baldwns. 80
TERMS. -Oncthird cash: the balance ON one and
two years, secured by bond and mortgage of the
premises Purchasers to pay for papers and
stamps. Feb
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19

Cheese. Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.
. boxes Commonwealth &"
boxes Dew Drop, 4"
cases pure Virginia LeafSNIOKING TOBACCO.
half and whole boxes
schwitzcr. Limberger, German Hand CHEESE.
JOHN q. SEEGERS,
Dec 10 Main street. rear Post Office
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19

feel bound to say, that regard your Schnapps
as being, in every respect pre-cmincntly pure
1t ls the purest possible article of Holland Gin,
heretofore understandable; and, as such, may be
safely prescribed by phi! sicians.
DAVID l.. MOTT, M. D.,
Pharmaceutical Chemist New York
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-19

DENTISTRY
nR. d. l.. BOOZER, grateful for the liberal
~ patronage he has received from the citizens
of this city aud the surrounding District, during
the past year, respectfully announces that he now
permanently establishes himself in Columbia. All
operations on the natural Teeth faithfully per-
formed. ARTIFICIAL CASES. in every approved
method, carefully and satisfactorily executed
among which lie would call special attention to
that known Reynolds PATENT and of his sue
in constructing Artificial Cases by this beau
iful and durable process, he is enabled with con-
idenco, to refer to hs patients and to the
tiOnal Bank. Jan &
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
POETICAL.
NEW GRASS.
BY JOHN JAMES PIATr


Along the sultry winter street,
Faint subtle breaths Of offragrance meet
Me, wandering unaware
IN April warmth, while yet the sun
For spring no constant place has won)
By many vacant square.
Whoever reads these lines has felt
That breath whose long-lost perfume melts
The spirit-newly found
While the sweet banished families
OF earth's forgotten sympathies
Rise from the sweating ground.
+. II Is the subtle breath of grass;
And as pause, or lingering pass.
With half-shut eyes, behold,
Bright from old baptisIns ofdew
Fresh meadows burst upon my view.
And new becomes the Old
Old longings Pleasure kissing Pain,
Old visions visit me again
Iife's quiet deeps are stlrrd,
The fountain heads of memory now
Through channels dry so long ago,
- With music long unheard-
think of pastures, evermore
Greener than any hour before,
Where the cattle wander slow,
Iarge-uddered in the sun. or chew
The cud content in shadows new,
Or, shadows, homeward low.
dream of prairies dear to me;
Afar in town seem to see
Their windening miles arise,
Where, like the butterfly anear,
Far of in sunny mist the bee,
rs That seems no larger, flies.
Thy rural lanes, Ohio, come
Back 70 me- grateful with the hum
OF everv thing that stirs;
Dear places, sadden'd by the years,
Lost to nv sight send sudden tears,
Their secret messengers
think of paths a-swarm with wings
r.i u o,,.tl lovely
From sun or sunny clod;
OF play-grounos where the children play,
And fear not time will come to-day,
And feel the warming sod
New grass: il grows by cottage doors,
In orchards hush'd with bloom, by shores
OF streams that flow as green,
On hill-shores VIII ite with tents or sheep,
And where the sacred moses keep
The holy dead unseen
1t grows DER distant graves know
sweet grass above them greener grow,
And guard them tenderly!
Mymotheris not three summers greeni
Nv ysister's-new-made, only seen
Through far-on tears by me.
Ii grows ON battle-feldS-alas!
Old battle-fields are lost in grass;
New battles wait the new:
Hark, is il the living warmth hear!
The cannon far or bee anear?
The bee and cannon too!
Washington, April, 1868.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
INTERESTING FACTS FOR FARMERS


heH They submitted the
aRespro oa
eandv with apinark
slot e the bottom
ntimp
no
the han
lmeanso ia
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
THE JUNIOR,

Or small-sized machine, is essentially the same
as the large machine, except in size.
BE- These machines have taken the FIRST
Premiums at almost every State or County
Fair nj which they have been exhibited.
n9- Orders may be left at the Hardware store
lof A & B. F. Kimmons & Co., were any infor-
nation will be furnished in regard to the above
machines.
Farmers will do well to examine these ma
chimes before purchasing, as we challanxe the
most searching investigation Of their merits.
no 8ly
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
WM. VANCE, Agent,
.FINDLAY z, O.

ETILL now take orders for these za'l known
w Reaper and Mowers and Thresl ing Ma
chimes. They manufacture Separations OF s5A IA
different sizes, two of which, Nos. anu
have been in use over twenty years ansi ~ nav
gained world wide reputation for their suPe-
rioriiy.
These Separators are from 4to 10 horse l'o~,, H,
er and include improvements which can @ H@ot
be produced by any other stabiisnment IN .1a5 tne
COUNTRY having an increased separating car'a-
city Among the many new Improvements
lately introduced, we would call attention :, y. y.
Faxes +: The Adjustable Concdres, which may
be raised or lowered at pleasure, so as 20 auust
the machine for threshing grains OF all kinds
oIing and Noiseless Shake Rods; SAFETY Cbup-
linQS Three-hitch Gear and PirOt Cylinder: Ihese
Improvements belong exclusively TO this ma.
should not be overlooked by those IN want OF
good machine.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
BRANCH OFFICE
First National Bank Building,
PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICERS:

Where the general business of the Company
is transacted and to which all general cores
pondence should be addressed.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28
Farm for Sale.

A am desirous OF going West this season. l
"A will sell my Farm for Fifty Doliars per
East of Findlay in Jackson tp., containing
one hundred and fifteen acres, with good bull
ding and orchard. Immediate possession CIV
march arn =. RICE
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28


CLARENCE H. CLARK, President.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Execu-
tive Committee.
HENRY ID. COOKE, Vice-President.
EMERSON w. PEET, Secretary and Actuary.
This Company offers the following advan-
II is a National Company, chartered by
special act of Congress, 1865.
1t has paid-up capital of 81 100000.
1t offers low rates of premium.
It furnishes larger insurance than other
companies for the same money.
1t is definite and certain in its terms.
1t is home company in every locality.
Its policies are exempt from attachment.
There are no unnecessary restrictions in the
Every polio; Is non-forfeitable.
Policies may be taken which pay to the In
sured their full amount, and return all the
premiums, so that the insurance costs only
| the interest on the annual payments.
| Policies may be taken that Will pay to the
insured after a certain number of years, du'
ring life an annual income of one-tenth the
amount named in the policy.
| No extra rate is charged for risks upon tht
/ lives of females.
1t insures, not to pay dividends to policy
holders, but at so low a cost that dividends
will be impossible.
Circulars, Pamphlets and full particular
given on application TO the Branch Oince o
JOHN w. ELLIS & CO., Cincinnati, Ohio,
General Agents for Ohio and Central anc
| Southern Indiana
CHAS. +. NILES,
First National Bank, Findlay, Ohio,
| Agent for Hancock Go.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28

in the latest style, and at prices that win give
Call and see us before purchasing
elsewhere, as we will make It to your adxan-
tage to do so. mo 10 LII
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-28

WE claim for this Drum, that on any Stove
| w twill save from one-third TO one-half OF
the fuel In the County Infirmary they are
af present heating sixteen rooms by means
of five Stoves. These facts speak for them
selves For shop, County and State Rights, or
other particulars, apply to John Adams & Bro
Findlay, o:
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
Items Q. News.


On Saturday two Cubans were executed
by the garrote in Havana. One of them,
whilst on the scaffold, made speech to
the assembled crowd, closing with the cry
Wva la Independencia. The cry was re-
peated by some of those present, when the
volunteers fred into the crowd, killing
eight persons and wounding several others
A few shots were fred in return, which
wounded several of the volunteers; but the
commotion thus raised was quickly sup
pressed, and quiet restored.
The boiling members of the Indiana
Legislature have appeared and taken their
seats, 20 that the ordinary legislation
of the session may be completed. 1t seems,
however, to have been understood before
hand that no vote on the fifteenth amend
ment should be taken, and the Democratic
members of the Senate did not take their
seats until resolution was passed in the
Lower House postponing action on the
amendment until the 11th of May.
Capt j. Miller Raub, of Providence
twp. Lancaster county, recently cut down
big white pine tree growing on proper
ty owned by him, situated in Schuylkill
county, the tree was $50 feet in length
and measured so in diameter at the stump.
1t made 6 ,943 feet of lumber.
The civil war is raging again in Japan
with increased violence. The opponents
of the Mikado have strong fleet, and
make the Island of Yesso their headquar-
ters. They have captured an important
island west of Niphon, whence they can
raid upon the mainland
A destructive fire occurred at Madison,
Georgia, on Thursday last, which laid in
ashes some twenty-five or thirty stores and
several dwelling houses, The aggregate
loss is estimated at two hundred thousand
dollars.
The retirement of Major General Sickles
from the army on full pay of his rank is
announced. He has declined the Mexican
mission, and also the command of the mil
itary District of Louisiana.
1t is reported in Madrid that General
Prim is to be Captain General of Cuba,
and that he will carry along with him
heavy reinforcements to aid in suppressing
the rebellion.
A steam propeller carrying arms and
materials of war, and also about one hun
dred and twenty men, left New York, it is
said, few days ago, in aid of the Cuban
insurrectionists
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
RObbing the Treasury.

The report of the joint Committee on
Retrenchment mas been printed. Under
authority of Congress ibis joint committee
examined into the manner of printing. is
suing and preserving the bonds and notes
of the Government. The report reveals
several facts, which, while no one is blam-
ed by the report, plainly indicates that
little more care, if not honesty, would i'm
prove very much the financial condition of
the Treasury. For instance, the commit
tee found that one coupon bond of the is
sue of February 8, 1861, for 81 900, was
missing and not accounted for. That four
teen coupon bonds Of the Oregon war debt
Of March I'd, 1861, for $500 each, which
were proved to have been lost in the steam
er Golden Gate, and for which fourteen
duplicates were issued, that yet nineteen
coupons of these bonds have been paid
twice-once for the original and once for
the duplicates; and yet no effort has been
made to recover the duplicates, notwith
standing the fact of the existence of the
original has been thus clearly proven.
That 1886 ,450 of the seven-thirty notes
of October, 1861, have escaped from the
Treasury and left nothing behind as an
equivalent. That fifty.fve of the fve-
twenty bonds of 1862 may have been des-
troyed, but the evidence Of that fact sis
not perfect, but probable !" $51, 900 more
of the same bonds ''are not accounted for. I"
That there are $119, 1853, $50 of these five-
twenties, ordered to be destroyed, but of
whose destruction no documentary evidence
exists, but on the contrary, "the coming
in Of sundry duplicated coupons Of this Sc
ries," would indicate that they yet exist as
feathers to some comfortable nest That
there are 81, 800, 900 of gold certificates
missing, and that the committee "incline
to the opinion that they were destroyed, /"
but are by no means satisfied that such is
the fact; that ''large discrepancies exist"
in the accounts of the two years Eve Der
cent. treasury notes of March, 1868, of
which the probability" is very strong
that no fraud has been perpetrated.
These sums aggregate more than 1922
900, 900, aohich cannot be sho,on from The
books of the Treasury to haze been fully
and accurately accounted for. These hun
dreds of millions may not have been all
stolen, but the books of the Treasury
could not be used as evidence to show that
the Treasury got full benefit of their value.
Such has been the Radical management
of the Treasury for the eight years Of their
rule; if hundreds Of millions of dollars
have been stolen, or cannot be shown to
have been accounted for, the responsible
ty rests solely upon that party. The pay
ment of the public debt is upon the people,
but they will hardly be willing to pay the
stealings thus shown to have been made
by the officials of the Radical party.
This report viii not strengthen the public
credit.
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17

The crushing mills erected on Broad
Greek, Hartford county. Md, by the Tren-
ton Ware Manufacturing Company arc
quite extensive, and large quantity Of
flint is crushed here and shipped to fren-
ton, where it is mixed with clay and field
spar and made into the common white
ware. This ware was formerly imported
from Liverpool, but the high tariff imposed
by our government upon it has resulted in
its manufacture in our own country. The
operation of preparing the flint stone is
very interesting. It is crushed and ground
in water, and the fine settings, having the
appearance Of a fine white powder. is dried
and barreled up ready for shipment. The
stone abounds in large quantities in the
neighborhood, and is taken out by the own
ers of the land and delivered at the mill at
$3 per ton. Several persons who recently
purchased farms here at low prices are re-
alizing large income from the flint upon
them.-Bel Air Ayis. yCfs
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
MIDDLET0WN PROPERTY
PUBLIC SALE.

WILL be sold at Public Sale, on THURS
w DAY, the 22d of April, at O'Clock, P. M.
on the premises two pleasantly situated Dwell-
ing ~ Houses in the healthy and thriving place of
Middletown Delaware VI
These houses are rented TO prompt tepa,,s
They are situated on Lake street. The lot is 40
feet front, and extends along the line of VIM
Wilson to the Middletown Academy. l25 feet
deep; thence by the Academy line 80 feet to MRS.
finow's land, and thence 1875 feet to Lake street.
WIN paek buildings, and good water at the door.
Sale Positive. Should the weather he storn,y
the sale will take place at Mr.. Walkers Hotel.
Terms made known at sale.
April l7-lt. WM H. REyNOIDS
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
Tragedy An Irarford county.


A brief telegram yesterday announced
the killing of Nicholas McComas, at JAR
rettsville, in Hartford county, by Miss
Martha j. Cairns, young lady whom it
is alleged he had ruined. The wrong had
been done under promise of marriage, and
in January last child was born, which is
living at the present time. Miss Cairns
frequently importuned McComas to fulfill
his promise of marrying her, but by equi-
quests until she felt towards him feeling
of utter hatred, and determined to avenge
her injuries. On Saturday evening he
had ridden into Jarrettsville for the pur-
pose of attending a muster of militia
company, of which he was member, and
at the time of the affair was in the yard
of the tavern. Miss Cairns had proceeded
to Jarrettsville, and on arriving at the
tavern dismounted from her horse, fast
ened him securely, and passing into the
parlor removed her riding skirt, hat and
other articles that might retard her move
ments. Leaving the apartment with a
Colts revolver in hand, she walked
through the bar-room, which was full of
men, and stepped out upon back porch,
which overlooked the yard where Nc
Comas was. Here she took deliberate aim
at him and fired, he being some ten PAGES
from her. The bullet struck him in the
breast, and as he reeled towards the pill
lars of the porch she fred two more shots,
neither of which took effect He clasped
the pillars and endeavored to sustain him
self, but weakened by the rapid flow of
blood his strength failed him, and he fell
to the ground. Miss Cairns walked di-
rectly up to him, and, standing over him,
fired the two last shots from her revolver
into his body-one lodging in his right
leg and the other in the groin. Still car
rying her revolver in her hand, she passed
back through the crowd, who did not move
a finger to bar her passage. Along the
porch, through the bar-room, and back to
the parlor she walked without showing a
trace of emotion or nervousness.
In the dressing-room she resumed her
riding habit, and again mounting her
horse, galloped back towards her home,
and had gone considerable distance from
the village before any one thought of fol-
lowing her. Mr., Jarrett rode after her,
and joining her about mile from Jarretts-
vile, she asked him if McComas was dead
He replied yes, when she said: "I told
him what was going to do" She ex-
hibited no signs of regret, and was appa-
rently as composed as if she had just fin
ished the most ordinary action On Sun
day she rode to Belair and gave herself
up to the authorities. Miss Cairns is
about thirty, and McComas was thirty
seven years of age. Both parties belonged
to respectable families, and held fore
most position in the social life of the coun-
ty. McComas is supposed to have been
killed by the first shot, and the last two
shots were probably fred into his dead
body Some time since Miss Cairns
brought suit against McComas for breach
Of promise and seduction, but the case has
not yet como to trial.-Baltimor Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17

FACTS ABOUT THE CUBAN REyoLuTIoN.
The present movement for the liGera-
tion Of Cuba from Spanish tyranny began
on the 10th of October last, when 1877
men at Yara, under Gen. Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes, declared for the indepen-
dence of the island. In less than six
months it has spread until it now embra-
ces an area of 10000 out of the 30, 900
square miles included in the whole island
Within these limits there are lat cities,
towns, and villages, of which more than
one-half are in the hands of the revolu-
tionists. Out of the $50, 900 men able to
bear arms on the whole island, 45, 900 are
in the ranks of the patriots, 10000 of
them being stationed in the Eastern and
$4,000 in the Central Department. The
total population of the district in rebel
lion is 54S, ,738, of whom there are in the
Eastern Department 126, 1868 whites, &c.
374 negroes free before the revolution,
and Sits slaves just emancipated by
the patriot leaders. In the Central De-
partment the numbers are 172, ,567 whites,
A. ,444 negroes formerly free, and 70, ,2O7
slaves newly freed. The estimated wealth
of the real estate in the territory held by
the patriots was, in 1862, $3.50, ,0OO, 900,
and its industry and commerce were reck-
oned as representing capital of TIA, ,0O0,-
900. The annual productions were: Su-
gar, $62, 900, 900; Tobacco, S15, ,OOO.-
600; other produce, $4,000, 900.
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
rhs caty sf Svilnlnrson.


Wilmington is spreading herself. She
has swallowed Brandywine Village, and
grown so portly as to expand into nine
instead of five wards. Wilmington is
beautifully and most advantageously To-
eated. The upper portion Of the city
commands an extensive view of the noble
Delaware. and Of barge section of New
Jersey: also Of the surrounding region of
New Castle county. She is a city set
upon hill, /" and is easily and effectually
drained, on account of her peculiar topo-
graphical conformation, which adds great
ly to her sanitary advantages, and renders
her one of the healthiest cities in the
Union. She is surrounded by very fer
tile region, comprising parts of Delaware,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. from which
she draws very profitable trade, and
which adds much to her prosperity. Her
manufacturing interests are growing in
Importance, and she will, at no distant
day, take position far in advance of that
which she now occupies. A little more
capital, and little more enterprise and
Usm among her business men will do the
work, and add house to house, block to
block, and square to square, until her
present suburban boundaries will be swal-
lowed up and lost in her expansive growth
and greatness, and until she nearly rivals
her larger sister, higher up on the banks
of the Delaware. Let her business men
not be afraid to take hold of the opportu-
mites which they have, and reach out
their hands to grasp more extended
trade. Why may they not intercept much
Of that which now goes past their doors
And what is there to prevent Wilmington
from enjoying as great a commerce as that
which pours its wealth into the docks of a
rival but not more highly favored city.
Let her boards of trade, her business men,
think of these things, as they doubtless
have thought of them, and then follow up
their reflections by actioni This is the
talisman of success all the world over.
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
Cheapest Carpets in Philadelphia.
WHERE TO BUY THEM.

M/llO has not heard of EVANS CHEAP
W CARPET STORE2 Where you can buy
much lower than at any other establishment. and
rely upon all goods being just as they are repre-.
scnted. This season our stock is unusually large
comprising the latest styles of BRUSELI.S''
THREE-PLY, INGRAM, STAIR CARPETS
oil! CLOTHS, MATTlNGS, and WINDOW
SHADES. Elegant Irish Brussels Carpets, ward
the finest Brussels W
|sS- Don't buy without examining our low
prices, as we guarantee you great saving.
JOHN NJ. EVANS,
No 3l7 N. Second st. first Carpet Store above
Vine 81. directly opposite Wood ST. Philadelphia.
April l7-2mos, F"'
Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17
TAXATION IN DELAwAnr.-The Legisla

TAXATION IN. DELAwARE.-The Legisla-
ture at its late session, passed an act which
imposes upon all railroad and canal COM
panies in the State, ''in addition to the
taxes now imposed upon them," the fol-
lowing: /. Three per cent. on their net
earnings inside the State. 2. One hum
dred dollars year for each locomotive.
5. Twenty-Five dollars for each passenger
car. A. Ten dollars for each freight car
1t also imposes upon all banks in the State
One-fourth Of one per cent. on the cash val
sle Of the stock.