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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17

The Canton Nail mentions the death Of
Ex-Governor VIM. McWillie, which occurred
at his residence in eMadison County on the
Sd inst. He had long been suffering from
paralysis Governor Melville was South
Carolinian by birth, came to Mississippi a
Governor of the State in 1862. He was in
his seventy y-sixth year when he died His
life was one Of great usefulness and high
distinction.
Sarcasm--An undertaken in tears.
Sulks-Deaf and dumb madness.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17

-O-
Skiff & Gaylord's Minstrels and Variety
Troupe will appear at Janney's Hall on Sa-
turday evening, the Goth. In addition to
their minstrel professions, they present other
attractions of really pleasing nature.
Speaking of which, the Terre Haute lind. J
Journal says.
"a noticeable feature of the entertain
ment, says New Orleans paper, is Prof.
Shnffer's Panithiopoticonic views. These
alone redeem the price left at the box office
Among the most striking may be found the
city Of Bethlehem, the birth place Of our
Saviour, with the guiding star brightly
beaming above the lowly place of refuge in
which the wise men found the holy child:
the Golcondn or Cruciiixion, the Temple of
the Holy Tomb, st. Petcr's church at
Rome-eXterior and interior yiews-and
many other Biblical scenes. The storm
at sea is very grand; the ship is aboring
under heavy sea, clouds, thunder aud
lightning, the wreck and then when all is
over, Gods promise of peace-thc rainbow
spans the sky. We would say to parents
that the views arc both amusing and in
structive, and should be. visited by all the
little folks Their visit being positively but
one night we hope to see the house full to
overflowing."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17


TIE PEAK FAMILY SWISS BELL RINGERS.
AS will be seen by nm advertisement in
another column, this old and we'll known
troupe are to give series Of their delight
full entertainments at Tanney's Hall, in this
city, commencing on Monday, the ODD inst
The reputation of the Peak Family MS mu-
sicians OF q high order, is SO well known
that the mere announcement of their com
ing, is of itself sufficient to insure them
large and apprcciative audiences Our ex-
changes all over the country are unanimous
IN their praise Of this excellent troupe. as
the following from the Nashville Union and
-4me''ican of tho 25th ultimo, will show:
''THE BELL RINGERS. Such an audience
as was crowded into Masonic Hall, last
night, is not often seen in Nashville. The
hall was fairly packed, a number being
compelled to be satisfied with standing
room. From the first tinkle of the bells in the
Introductory overture until the close of the
performance, the Peak and Berger combi-
nation maintained their sway over the
crowd, now producing their wonderful bell
melody, anon charming their listeners by
vocal and instrumental Duets and qnar-
tettes, and varying the musical melange by
the ln1mitable comicalities of Sol Smith
Russell. The entertainment has got suffi-
cient variety to make it thoroughly enjoya-
BILE, as was certainly the verdict of the audi
ence last night. There is an entire change
of programme for tonight. 1t would be
well to secure seats in time, as there is
/! bound to be another JAM"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17

Cutting Cheese.
RO BOXES GOSHEN CHEESE, for sale by
cO Feb IA E. Il G D. HOPE.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17
Just Arrived.

SNn BUSHELS of Good White CORN, which
wv will he sold lower than any in the mar
iet from the Depot. Apply to
March II JNO d. BATEMAN
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17
Hams---Frash to Hand.

TTIEROES Orange, Brand HAMS, lncompara
i bly, the finest in America,
Ticrces HDavis Jr." Diamond Hams. highly re-
commended. For sale low by
March 3 GEORGE SWIMMERS
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17

Seed Potatoes.
TX BBLS. PINk-EYES, PRINCE ALBERT,S
- Jackson Whites, and Early Goodrirh, in fine
order and for sale by f.. x a. d. HOPE
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17

n BBIS PINK-EYE PLANTING POTATES
~ just received and for sale by
Ian ii J. Il II. II. AGNEW.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-17
The Reynolds Patent Plow

HAVING made arrangements with Wm Glaze
Il Il Il Co., for the manufacture and exclusive sale
of this justly celebrated PLOW, we are prepared
to offer them to tho country good terms. Good
tools Will always be found good investment
Feb % FISHER, IOWRANCE & FISHER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20

the Missouri river there IL q WIDE sweeping bot.
tom, which. some day or another, when raised up,
the foundation OF Chicago has been, Will be the
site Of massive masonry, Central PARKS and FINN
avenues. II IL some four miles from the city to
the river, in straight line The principal street IL
called BROADWAY this being made out OF TWO streets rect!
running something ike tho two sides OF rignt
angied triangle. Upon Broadway are located the
principal business houses, Ofices OF lawyers ana
doctors, milliners and Photographic rooms fortune
tellefs and faro banks, DC. The private residences
are principally on the streets nnnnng up mo sne
"gulcheso-that 10 what men west OF the M1ssonn
river call them; men east are liftle more
poetlcal, and call them 'glens." Inese
gulches or gens are huge excavations dug out OF
the mountain sides by heavy rams and wind storms:
From the bluffs over the city the traveller may get
fair view Of Council Bluffs and an excellent luii
face view Of Omaha on the opposite side OF the
river
In conclusion, this metropolis Is republican In
politics, but the democrats are making strenuous
efforts to get the handling OF the good things OF
political life-the fat Offices. The republicans, 70
get INTO ONCE, passed stringent Sunday laws ana
thus they got the vote OF what Is called the g00d ana
law-ablding citizens. But political warriors are
mastery tactcians, and, while they have closed the
front doors Of saloons ana like places, they say
quietly to the proprtetOrs "Y0u can keep the back
door open, and wen not enforce the law" me
democrats say this Ia sham legislation and endeav0r
10 prove the hypocrisy 0 the republicans. we
mention this TO show the reader that metropolitan
politics are about the same In Council BUNS Us you
md tncm in New YORK city. It's all Tor sell ana
otlces aud nothing for God and humanity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
BASE BALL NOTES.

The telegram says:-'it Ii queer how the Athletic
'Base Ball Club manages to pluck 10 many high
aurels since its Reach Is so short" How ae little
fellows love one another
On Friday the "Giantsv (Orions) will go to sing
Sing, not to work, but TO play. They viii meet the
lvanhOe Club there, and have friendly game
The Eurekas Of brooklyn went to Newark on We'd
nesday to play with the Amateurs. The Brooklyn
boys found the Amateurs too "Ih0rney" aud were
defeated. Score, 81 10 T.
Why do not the Warren Juniors DO what 10
rightly The Montauks say they defeated the War
rens on Thu siay, IN o game OF ten innings, with
the score ~ to 2l that the umpire signed the score
book with the result stated and that tire captain
OF the Warren nine peremptorily aud positively
refused to tender the Montauks the trophy. This
wLi not DO, boys When you are beaten, acknowl-
edge 1.-THE corn" maniully and determine to do better
next time.
M0ntauks al Jersey City.
The Dauntless, OF Brooklyn, defeated the Union NJ
Newark, on Thursday last with the score 10 TO O. IN
fun game.
this city, and the Excelsors, Of Brooklyn Will play
on the grounds OF the National Club ut Washington
The "boys' intend to have o genuine blowout on
the occasion. Mr.. Grant, President Of the United
States, has been invited TO be present, and would
perhaps. have been asked to Oct as umpire II tue
players could be sure be would say anything.
the Nationals, from Washington, will arrive In thiD
city on Tuesday. they will play the Mutuas on
tuesday, Eckfords on Wednesday and Atiantics on
Thursday
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
Total population OF island. Ill, os

or this port nothing more need be said than that
what San Francisco Is on the east coast OF the PACT
&c Shanghai has grown to be ON the west Indeed
with the proper development OF the several places
named above as being located on great rivers and
bays inland ana through open ports, yet CONNER
cially tributary TO the port OF Shanghae that city
may yet become the Chinese New York on the
Pacific.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20

Immigration and tho New settIers-rbe New
Land BilI-NIinin0 Reports-The Duke of
-Edinburs's Deparsure-The Maori War
State Of Trade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03


ARE THE RAIN Zosss CHANGING Pit
is q known fact that rain has greatly in
creased in some parts Of the world
since the beginning Of history, whilo in
others it has almost ceased. Vast dis.
tricts in southwestern Asia, nov bar
rem aud desolnte, show eouclusively BY
their ruins that they were once thickly
populated and highly fertile. The en-
tire region of ancient Babylouia, which
once " brought forth sixty and n hum
dred fold" is now q desert Of red earth.
The fall Of rain diminished and in the
course Of centuries the country became
q desert. In other regions the opposite
phenomenon is presented ; in western
Kansas the fall Of rain has doubled
within the memory of mar. Are we to
experience the same thing in Utah. At
tho present writing we have had four
days Of rainy weather, with frequent
showers, which would be average rains
in Illinois or Missouri. The seasons have
been for several years more moist than
common, and now wheat a be grown
in most Of Boar River valley without
irrigation. Twenty years ago q shower
between April and November was q
rare occurrence 10 Utah, and six months
without a drop Of rain was not reekonsd
much Of . "dry spell" In the grand
future of Corriuns. it may be that the
irrigating canal will not DO needed to
render our fertile lands productive, ssd
our rural nsighbors may pillow aud sow
with a certain hope of the "early and
latter rain.n Some theorists assert
that the rain zones Of the earth are
slowly shifting westward. What do
our homo philosophers think Of our
ohanes2-Utah Daily Reporter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

TREASURE SssxERs.-It is reported
that a company has recently been formed
to recover the bullion and treasure said
to have been lost in the Spanish GAL
Icons, which were sunk b. the English
in the harbor Of Vigo, Spain, in the
year 1902. The vessels are believed to
have had on board, when they sank,
treasure to the value OF upward oil
fourteen million pieces of eight, or Sl4,-
900, 900. Colonel Gowen, who was SC
successful in raising the Russian fleet
at Seba,topol, is said to have examined
the vessels, and reports that he 81:
completely satisfied rs to the practical
bility Of recovering the treasure The
Spanish Government is to receive IS pei
cent. of all treasure recovered.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

TIE Office holders in Washington,
according to the Blue Book, are d.
vided among the principal States as
follows New York, 100 Pennsylya-
mia, 4s6; Ohio, 245 Maryland, 2l2i
Massachusetts,, 204 Illinois, 1873 Fr-
ginia, ll6 Maine, Ill Vermont, IS
Michigan, Sc; Indiana, SO Wisconsin,
SO +; New Jersey, So New Hampshire,
66 ; Connecticut, 81 Iowa, 65 Ken
lucky, 80; Minnesota, 81; California,
35; Missouri, "a; Tennessee. "a and
West Virginia, 10. The other States
and Territories have representatives in
the public offices from one to seven in
number. The District Of Columbia has
l,ll2 employees in the different depart
ments. Two hundred and twenty-four
of these are day laborers, and 5s6 are
in tho Treasury. It is stated that
many families have four and six mem-
bers in the different departments.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

The FLowEns.-The surest sign that
tho letters OF the Ice King" are loos,
ening their hold upon the bosom OIL
| Mother Earth is the return Of the flow.
ers and it is for us to sing a song oil
welcome to these mute, yet eloquent
advocates OF the Creators might. In
the allegory, spring is sketched as a ra.
diant maiden, upon whose brow rests O
chaplet of blossoms and who bears a
monster cornucopia from which she
scatters far and wide the gems which
clothe the earth with beauty, and AVA
ken in every heart a brighter and more
gladstone thrill. To the rich and poor,
the aged and the young, they possess a
fascination which no other object can
arouse and, too, they speak II language
which, silent rs the tomb, yet awakens
the sluggish current Of life, and cause
it to leap joyfully through every cham
mel ; or chills and freezes it even to the
fountain head. They are the chosen
kilograms of Cupid, and by their pres
ence many a thorny pillow loses its
sting, and scothes TO rest with sweetest
lullaby. On Sunday last, n simple vio-
let WAS placed in our hands. II was but
one, and that the humblest, but it spoke
volumes. With clarion tongue it told
the departure of winter, and tho advent
Of summer. "Tho first flower Of the
season." it heraldcd the joyous season,
when, amid the clustering foliage, the
singing Of the birds arouses Nature from
her slumber aud bids all rejoice.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
A Church Burned.
A Fev Thing. Thnt:Aro To Bo

Before the imprint of the journal
bears tho date 1900, science and art will
have 30 far advanced AS to have effected
complete revolutions in many Of the in
dn,trisl processes and methods Of secur-
ing health, comfort and convenience of
the human race. Vast gas manufacto-
ries will DO found in oil Of the great
cities and towns, in which the invisible
agent will be manufactured solely for
the purpose of cooking the food and
warming the dwellings of the inhabit-
ants. These works will be independent
of those established for illuminating gas.
II will not DO necessary to purify the
fuel gas so fully, and it will, in most
places, be made from wood. The cost
will be 80 low, and the convenience SO
great, other kinds of fuel will, in d large
measure, be dispensed with. No ashes,
no smoke, no dust-what q glorious
realization this will Dol At that time
the air, the earth and the sea will be
full of conducting wires, and electric
currents will Cow constantly in every
direction. A new order OF things will
prevail in our Postofices. The click Of
the telegraph instrument will be heard
instead of the snap Of tho lock which
closes up the mouth Of the mail-bags.
Tho small sum of ten cents, (perhaps
le.s), will place correspondents in in
slant communication with each other,
no matter how widely they may DO sep.
nratcd. Although the industrial arts
will have enormously increased, less
steam power will DO employed. Elec-
tlical or some other of the hidden forces
of nature will be harnessed to the pri-
mary moving wheels Of the great manu-
featuring establishments, and smoke and
vapor will no longer mark their location
to the distant traveller. The sick will
not be required to swallow disgusting
doses of medicine. Remedies will be
administered through other avenues
than the stomach. Chemistry will have
eliminated the vital, active principles
from all curative agents ; and through
the cellular simultaneous coverings,
and by other at present closed doors of
access, the influence of therapeutic
agents will be brought to bear directly
upon diseased parts. Light will be let
in upon nearly all the organs Of the
body, SO that the physician a observe
the extent and nature Of disease, and no
longer be compelled to diagnose in the
dark.
The publishers Of this and other
journals will perhaps be able to issue
simultaneous editions in all tho great
central cite, Of tho sountry. A knowl.
edge of practical science will DO more
generally diffused among the people,
elevstiug and improving the masses,
and consequently rendering Thorn
happier, healthier and better fitted for
the duties and responsibilities Of lifc.-
Bo.ton Journal Of ChemiItry.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

TEE OrgIcE-SEEKIYa NuIsASos.-A
Washington letter thus photographs the
daily scene at Washington while the
Senate is in executive session, receiving
and acting on tho nominations sent in
by President Grant. The picture is cal
culated to disgust all sensible people !:
Nominations to-day were 40 from the
Post Office Department, % from the
Treasury, l3 from the State, 6 from the
Attorney-G Generals, and IL promotions
from the War Department. They
reached the Capitol at l:3O, when the
lobby of the Senate Chamber was
crowded with an excited coneourse of
anxious expectants. The list was at
once taken to the so-called Presidents
room, for the use of correspondents, and
in a moment the crowd rushed for the
door, to find that policemen had been
stationed there, aud no one but journal
lists were admitted. This arrangement
was not quito satisfactory to the noisy
horde, and for awhile there was II good
deal of loud talking and hard swearing
among the outsiders who wanted to see
the roll of appointments. After it had
been taken into the Sesretary's Office
they jammed in there to 1uch an extent
that it was found necessary to put them
out aud lock the doors so that the clerks
could 20 on with their business. Such
q pushing and excited crowd has not
been seen about tho Senate Chamber for
a long time. An hour or so after tho
nominations wero delivered they fairly
overwhelmed the doorkeeper Of the
chamber with cards calling out Senators;
and the matter became such Il nuisance
that several members Of that body gave
orders that no more messages should be
brought to them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

MAN KILLED AT WISNBMUcoA.-We
learn from Hon. J. ]. Linn, that Sheriff
of Humboldt County, received a tele-
gram yesterday to the effect that his
brother, Tom Thacker, killed a man at
Winnemucca on Friday. Thacker,
much distressed, started Immediately
upon receipt Of the dispatch for home.
Mr.. Linn was unable to give US any
particulars of the homicide. He de-
scribes Thacker as young man-about
10 years old-rather inclined to be
wild, but not regarded as a malicious
character. He says Parsons bore the
reputation Of a quiet, peaceablc citizen.
-Carson appeal Of yesterddy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
RENO Cprscsyr.-Brother Lewis pub

RENO CREscsNr.-Brother Lewis pub
fishes the livelisst, spiciest, funniest,
and most pungent Of all our Washoa
weekly papers. His last number (Sat-
urdsy's) is worth rsading-it is decid-
edly rich. Lewis is quite prolific in
new ideas-as we'll as old ones-and
some of them, too, are very l~aughable ;
especially those that have our namc
connected with them. But everything
goes" as Judge Ferris once ruled in
the Storey County Court. AS VIC are in
mourning just now for our little pet
dog, "Dot," who was poisoned the
other day, we don't exactly feel like
paying much attention to Brother Lewis.
(But that id water ditch yarn, in his
last paper, ID A LIs-and he no's it,
We wish Ned Buntline would read him
a lecture on temperance and truthful
ness.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
THE CLAIMS.

The London Times comments upon the
almost unanimous recommendation of
the Senate Committee On Foreign Rela-
tons, TO reject the Alabama Claims
treaty. That journal asserts that, for
purposes Of international arbitration.
supposed breaches of neutrality BY the
British Government should not be con-
uected with supposed manifestations Of
an u~nfriendly animus by its subjects.
The Time, does not attempt to excuse
tho unseemly applause which greeted
Mr.. Laird from the Conservative benches,
or the sympathy with Semmes' enter
prise which was exhibited ut the colo
NAL ports, but says that, though such
ebullitions should naturally have aggra-
waited the sense of injury in the Ameri-
can mind, yet it is unreasonable to make
them n part of the case against Great
Britain, or insist on their being mixed
up with pecuniary demands. The real
defect in the convention, it is asserted.
consists in the want of a definite basis
of arbitration, that is, whether or not
there was such n war in America as to
justify Great Britain in recognising the
Southern States as q belligerent power.
II no war existed when the Alabama es-
capped, or if var had been called into
existence BY the malfeasnnce Of Great
Britain, then, it is conlended, the fail
ure to arrest the Alabama would be
merged in the prior and still
more fragrant breach Of neutrality.
If the war did exist, then, it is argued,
and then only, could the Commissioners
have proceeded to deal with the special
claims on Ineligible principles. The
gist Of the argument appears to be that
the question of recognition should be
settled by the treaty aud not by the Com
m~issiouers, and that this point must be
cleared up by any new convention. The
| Times concludes as follows: For the
present, however, we have nothing to
do but to await the proposals of the
| United States Government. We have
done our best we have gone to the very
verge-if we have not transgressed it
| of national humiliation. The Minister
of the United States has wsaried every
audience by the emphatic testimony be
has borne to our anxious desire to con-
ciliate the country he represents /; Mr..
Seward has twice expressed his approval
Of the Convention the Senate has re-
jec,ed, and in the consciousness Of hay
ing made every reasonable concession,
we must now wait to see what mode
President Grant will propose for the set
tlemeu, of claims which have been nd
mitted to form a fair subject for friendly
arbitration"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
The Cnrn,rrophc Mt Gold Hill.


The recent deplorable catastrophe in
the Yellow Jacket and Crown Point
mines, by which nt least 30 lives were
lost, and doubtless much material dam
age was lone to these important mines,
seems iuc1plicable to many persons.
How a quartz mine can take fire, they
cannot conceive. The latest accounts
from the scene Of the disaster will be
found in another column ; but we must
wait for the mails to bring US full eI-
plantations. Meanwhile we will merely
allude TO one or two points, which will
make tie story, as thus far told, nor
ineligible to the public.
How could the FIRE originate? We
hear also Of an explosion. Possibly II
may have been some artificial explosive,
accidentally ignited. But possibly also
it may have been caused by imiamma-
Bile gases. The ordinary fre-dsmp
~(carburetcd h~ydrogen) Of coal mines
IS not met with in quartz mines but
the decomposition Of sulphurets may,
under certain circumstances produce
another gas, sulphureted hydrogen,
the tre-'t'nk Of the coal miners) which
is also infiammable. There was IN ex-
plosion of this gas, a year ago, in the
Gould and Curry mine.
That the Are once kindled, should
burn with intensity, need surprise mo
one who knows how widely cxceyateJ
and how heavily timbered are the Com.
stock mines, and especially these three,
The great body Of ore which stretched
through all three stood almost vertical
and was extracted in Slopes some e
feet wide. The massive timbers, sue,
cessiye floors and connecting stsirs
in these Slopes and chambers made the
mines like a huge tenement house.
built underground. Once on fire at the
bottom, there was no hope for the
whole, except in choking the draught.
~. Y. journal Of Mining, APrH II.