The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-11
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We have received the September mum.
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= INe16yINa. aM- pleased to learn
that Mr.. Sessford. who fell from q scat
fold in the new State House. and received
severe injuries, is improving.
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JOB OFFICE. PAonis Job Office
is prepared to execute every style Of
printing, from visiting and business cards
TO pamphlets andAboolss With ample
material and first-class workmen, salts,
faction is guaranteed to all. II our work
does not come mp to contract, we make
no charge. With this understanding our
business men have no excuse for sending
work Nerth.
FOUND DEAD.-A young man named
Benjamin Parr, about eighteen years
old, in the employment of Henry Skip
per, was found dead, yesterday morning.
The body of the unfortunate youth was
discovered in Mr.. Shippers stable, with
awound from pistol shot in tile back
of the head. Near the body lay curry
comb, and shout fonr, ieet. of a pistol Of
the Smith & Wesson pattern. The ver-
dict Of the Jury was: "Came to his death
from pistol shot in the hands of some
unknown person" :. 1t is not known
whether the deceased shot himself, or
was the victim of foul play.
SELECT NovELs.-We have received
from Messrs Duffie & Chapman Nos.
S26 and: 327-Harper S Brothers Lii.
brary of Select Novels-viz: "False
Colors. by Annie Thomas; and sIeta's
Faith, by the author of "St Olave's,"
''Janita's Cross" Jeanie's Quiet Life"
&C., &c. OF Miss Thomas, the Morning
Post (England) says: ''N1iss Thomas
need not have either doubt or fear MS to
the place which will be awarded her
among our modern novelists."
"Of Meta's Faith, the London Ahe-
nRu'n says: "The tale creates strong in
terest by the naturalness aud force of its
dileniations of character /"
These volumes will, therefore, doubt
less afford good reading.
CAN TIE SILVER GRASS OR SILVER
WEED DE MADE UsEFuL?-A gentleman
of this city exhibited at this Office, on
yesterday, specimen of this native
grass dried, which, upon inspection, sug-
gests the question above raised. This
weed or grass grows abundantly in the
pine woods OF our State, and in the
North Carolina mountains. The fibre is
not unlike that of the ramie. It makes
fibre long, strong. fine and glossy. We
are told that it makes an admirable poul-
tlce for application to wounds. AS for
making lint from it, we presume the
difficulty would be in gathering it in
quantity sufficient to make the business
pay.
IHE RUST AND THE CATERPnLAR.-W
visited, on yesterday, the farm of Mr..
Blakely. The cotton, for the most part,
looked we'll, and was full of bolls. A
part of the crop had been attacked with
rust. Mr.. Blakely's observation, thus
far, has convinced him that rust springs
from the absence of certain element in
the fertilizer applied, and this element is
ammonia. That portion of his crop ut
tackled with rust was manured not 80
heavily as the rest; and furthermore, the
fertilizer used was one lacking in ammo
MIA. Hence, he concludes that rust
springs from general poverty of soil,
and particularly from deficiency of
ammonia in the soil.
We next inspected the unusually fine
looking cotton of DR.. Parker-all five or
six feet high. Here we found the cater
pillar at work; but we. trust that not
much damage will be done by this cot
ton scourge. 81
HOTEL ARRIVALS, September, 10 Co.
tumbia HOteL-J. L. Barnwell, Beaufort;
Mrs. e. B. Seabrook, S. Waye, o. B.
Collins, Robert A. Clark, J. E. Thames,
Charleston; A. Nj. Kirkland, s. c.; T.
Lang, Camden; T. 81. Lambeth, Rich
mond; DR.. j. D. Durham, Orangeburg;
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