The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-07

ting hands enough y pick it Al. 81 i'd
nd tr1s. as reported thSE the cotton
piSkerslhad to climb The cottoR stalk =
in aHSases. AS q general rule ASK
footer hand could easily reach the cotton
bolls with ten foot pole. We were
struck with the Colonels ingenious
method OF picking cotton on his Shang-
hal stalks. At the end of his ten foot
rod wooden hand was attached; to the
fingers Of this hand cord was tied, and
upon this cord being pulled by the man
below, the said fingers would contract,
and dexterously applied to the open
bolls. they would most beautifully ex-
tract the "Aeecy cotton"
"Spotlees as descending snow."
Who will say either that Southern soil
is not productive, or that Southern
genius is not inventive? If any, speak,
for him have we offended.
| GRAFTON AT THE UNIvERsrTY.-This
evening, in the Chapel, within the walls
OF the South Carolina University, an
ora!ion will be delivered before the Lite
rary Societies of the University. Colonel
w. B. Wilson, of York, will be the
speaker. We advise the public to at
tend, and we hope that the intelligent
ladies and gentlemen of our city will
greet the speaker with large audience.
We have heard Colonel Wilson upon
more than one occasion. 1t will be an
intellectual treat to hear him, we feel
sure. Colonel Wilson is one of the most
prominent lawyers of Yorkville-is q
whole-souled Carolinian--an accom-
plished gentleman, and speaker of
earnest, persuasive and attractive de-
livery. The students could not have
made better selection. and we shall be
pleased to hear him upon the theme of
the evening.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-MoN-
DAY, December 6.-Hon. Geo. s.. BRYAN
presiding.
Er pnte Peter P. Palmer, OF st.
Johns Berkley, petitioner for final dis
charge. 'Yeadon & Hanckel, pro pet.
Ec parte W. E. Crisp, of Laurens. J..
j. Davis pro pei Iden,.
Ez pdrte Francis D. Green, of Lam
caster. Iden,. B. E. Allison pro bet.
Er parte Samuel Reese Porter, of Lam
caster. Ldem, Idsta.
Er parte Fran Rallings. Laem. Ker-
shaw & Conners, pro pet. The reports
Of Registers in favor Of discharge we're
read and confirmed; and the Judge, on
motion, signed, under seal, the final
order and certificate of discharge.
In re VIM. F. Farley. Petition for Anal
| discharge. Walker &c Bryce pro pei. It
appearing that the Marshal had failed to
serve the creditors with notice for final
discharge, on motion, ordered that the
time for hearing before j. w. Clawson,
Register, shall be extended to such time
as the Register shall designate, and
notice for three weeks be given in the
Chester Reporter.
E:c parte Moses Winstock. Petition
for final discharge. Tickling & Pope
pro pet. Petition referred to G. G.. Jae-
ger, Register, and final hearing ordered
to take place on the 9th January, 1870,
before the Court at Charleston.
In the matter of William Summer,
bankrupt. Sarah w. McCulloch os.
thouhS w. I1oliOWAy, AS6lBnee, VIM.
Summer. Upon hearing the report of
Register, it is ordered, upon motion:of
Mr.. DeSaussure, Solicitor for Sarah w.
McCulloch, that the same be confirmed; !;
that the bond executed by Mrs. Sarah
W. McCulloch to William Summer, con-
ditional, that her daughter, Sarah w.
McCulloch, would make titles to him to
a lot of land adjoining the city of Co.
lumbia. bounded North byD Kennedy,
East by J. G. Walker, South by the
Upper Boundary Street of Columbia,
and West by land of William Summer,
be, and the same is hereby declared to
be, Cancelled, and null and void. It is
further ordered, that the bankrupt, Will
liam Summer, be authorized, and he is
requested, so to amend his schedule B,
as to exclude from the description of
tract No. the lot Of 141S acres, more
or less, above described, the property of
Sarah W. McCulloch.
In the matter of Thomas J. Jones,
Bankrupt. Petition to amend schedule.
On hearing petition Of Thomas J. Jones,
it is ordered that he be allowed to amend
his schedule in the particulars stated in