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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-08

TIE EoTpas;E. E--..A = AIthoush Columbia
was nog includeasin thb tprogrammeI vet
the contestants-the king of day and the
queen(of tnight-copsented to exhibit in
this locality. for the Qualification and edi-
fcation of those who were so unfortunate
Us to betunable to visit the old North
State-where the contest was to he the
most spirited. Although old Sol was not
entirely hidden, yet his light was 80 far
dimmed, that chickens went to roost and
old mnnaumas, ma who were not posted with
reference to heavenly matters, were in
terrible quandary, and travelled around
rapidly, preparing the evening meal, and
were not little surprised when his sun.
ship re.appeared in all his glory. II About
s o'clock, the sun began to be obscured.
and at 6 o'clock it was unobscured and
shone forth brilliantly. As it,wss under
stood that this was to be the last DISPLAY
of the kind during the present century.
men, women and children made the most
of it, and smoked glass was brought into
general requisition.
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For Sale.

For Sale.
THE FIERCEST WATCH DOG in
TeSsSo Columbia; ALSO q fine Dog House
G4<aGSSApply to s. WADDEL.
August o.
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THAT COMET. ten years past, as-
tronomers have told us, that during the
months of July, August and September,
in this year. the most wonderful comet
the world has ever known, would appear.
This comet is on time It is now to be
seen, astronomers assert, with the naked
eye, any clear night, in the Northern
part Of the heavens, between II aud 12
O'Clock, and from that time till the morn
ing star rises. Astronomers assure us
that this comet will approach nearer the
earth than any comet ever did before,
and that either the earth or the comet
will have to change its course, or O COL
lision is inevitable. This comet is said
to be many thousand times larger than
the earth. 1t is solid mass of fire, with
tail of fire that would reach around the
earth more than hundred times, and q
collision with our planet is not an event
to be very ardently desired.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-08

Columbia Gas Light Company.
CONSUMERS OF GAS for the month of July
~ are requested to attend to the payment of
their bills without delay.
August 83 JACOB LEVIN, Secretary.
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MERCANTILE PR1Nr1Na.--All kinds of
mercantile printing, such as circulars,
letter heads, cards, bill heads, state
ments, &C., for counting-rooms and
Offices promptly attented to at the PAe-
MIC Job Office o., ,ad-, .,-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-08

IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE. are
pleased to learn of m important enter
prise on foot, which promises to be of
great value to the farming interests of
the whole State. A joint stock company
is being formed among the planters
along the lines of railroad centreing in
Columbia, for the erection of largo
mill for pressing oil from cotton seed
The stockholders will send their seed to
the mill, which will pay freight, press
out the oil, and return the oil-calse, with
a third of the profits on the oil to the
farmer sending the seed. The remain
ing profits of the mill leave very hand
some net income to the stockholders.
The subscription books are open at the
Office of Colonel William Wallace, aud
we learn that the stock is being rapidly
subscribed, to bo paid in cash, payable
in October, and in cotton seed. The
many lines of railroad centreing here
offer peculiar advantages to such an en-
terprise, and large business is conf
IDENTIFY expected, seed having been al-
ready offered from Georgia and from
every accessible portion of this State.
Cotton seed oil-cake is readily eaten by
all kinds of stock, is more nutritious and
digestible than corn. and the manure
derived from it is four times as valuable
as that from corn. England imports this
cake largely, and its market value there
is from 2 to 211a cents per pound (gold,)
while corn brings less than l 4 cents per
pound. AT present the only value of
cotton seed to our farmers is as manure
for corn, It is thus converted into feed
at the delay, expense, and risk of max
ing the next years corn crop. To have
it Immediately converted into oil-cake is
to get a bird in the hand worth, in every
sense, two in the bush.
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Eo g 8 J. &c ''Tl;ss::,i { s "a: - 80. q !.

10 @ - j 1T . mn o !.
The barbecue, yesterday, was par
ticqIarly quiet and pleasant laffair-s6nS nSel
whist on the order Of ! picnic. + sevesal
hundred persons we're preseht. HE
cookinsswas excellent and the Of ceteras
unexceptionable. The Columbia Band
added materially to the pleasures of the
day, and discoursed number of popu-
lar airs. About half-past o'clock the
party returned to Columbia. Z,
-,,c.l... c : 81 ~ - J.J,.,- = :"
MoETH1IEs. The July number of
Diets's Experimental Farm, Journalism
ably conducted fnonthly-has been re-
ceived. It is filled With interesting mat
ter, and is we'll worth the small sum of
$3.50 per year. Address Geo. A. Deitz,
Chambersburg, Pa. .a ~, ''
We have received the July number OF
DeBoW's New.. Orleans Monthly Rerie,o,
which is equal to what it was in its palmi-
est days. The table of contents is par
ticularly entertaining.
O>sN>-----
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri-
nifty Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, Rector,
10}a A. NJ. and 81 P. NJ.
st. PETERS Church-Rev. J. !. O'Con-
nell, Pastor, 10 A. M. and P NJ.
Washington Street Chapel--Rev
r. D. Smart, 10H A. NJ; Rev. P.
Gowan, 5M P. M.
Marion Street Church-Rev. George
Howe, d. D., 1O1s A. NJ
Baptist Church-Rev. J. l.. Reynolds,
101k A. Nj.
Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A. R.
Rude 1OL A. NJ
Presbyterian Church--Rev. W. E.
Boggs. 1O% A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ.
Truth IN BRIEF. Any body can soil
the reputation of an individual, how ever
pure and chaste, by uttering n suspicion
which his enemies will believe and his
friends never hear of. A puff of idle
wind can take up million of the seeds
of the thistle, and do work of mischief
which the husbandman must labor long
and hard to undo, the floating particles
being too trifling to be seen, and too
HSnC 10 DC stopped. Such are the seeds
of slander. so easily sown, SO difficult to
be gathered up, and yet SO pernicious in
their fruits. They know that many q
mind will catch up the plague and be-
come poisoned by their insinuation,
without ever finding or caring to seek
the antidote. No refutation can refute
a sneer. nor any human skill prevent its
mischief.
That CoMET.-For ten years past, as-
tronomers have told us, that during the
months of July, August and September,
In this year. the most wonderful comet
the world has ever known, would appear.
This comet is on time. It is now to be
seen, astronomers assert, with the naked
eve, any clear night. in the Nortberp
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D. GAMBRILL. BROKER

"A ND Dealer in GOLD, SILVER, BANK
a BILLS, BONDS, STOCKS, Sc., &C.,
Main street, near the Post Office, Columbia.
.. U. July 8 1mo*
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HOTEL ARR1vALs-August T. Columbia
Hotel.-E. NJ. Gilbert, w. M. Campbell,
Summerville; T. NJ. Symmes, L. Druck-
er, A. Gage. Charleston; T. II. Adams,
Miss Mary Bynum, Major T. G.. Garner
and lady, Richland; O. Baum, Camden: !:
L. p. Robertson, city; s. F. Marshall,
Abbeville; James Swami, a. NJ. Yelling
ton, New York; E. DeBerry, s.. c.; W.
T. Boyd, Baltimore. 4s
National HOTEL T.. McKewn,
orangeburg; E. H. Harley. S. G. r. r.;
Z. Gotier, Charleston; R. N. Miller,
Southern Life Insurance Company, At.
lanta, Ga. L. Brooker, Barnwell; James
Trumble, Richland; Miss Cary Lowman,
Lexington.
Nicherson House-C. Waring, Oolum.
bia; Colonel James H. Rion, Winns.
boro; D. q. Bricknell, Pittsburg; G. L.
Bartlett, New Orleans; John L. Deaton,
Charlotte; James B Seigler, Newberry.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

We were called to the upper
part Of the parish, last week, and
were sorry to hear such serious
complaints about a falling off in
the cotton crop. 1t is the opinion
OF a good many planters, that it
has lost fully one third. The dry
weather in some parts of the par,
lsh, and super abundance of wet
weather in other parts, caused
the cotton to shed its fruit. But
Notwithstanding all these com.
plants, we are still Of the opinion
that there will be as much, or
more, made than can be saved,
But we believe it is the opinion Of
all, that crop will be largely in
excess of last year. Morehouse
Conservative, 23rd.
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There are about $500 wooden
and cotton mills in the United
States, Of which the States Of
Massachusetts, New York, Penn.
sylvania, Rhode Island, Connect.
cut, and New Hampshire have
1900; Indiana has 115; Ohio, Ia;
Michigan, 55; Iowa, 81; Wiscon-
sin, 81; Missouri, n, and Kan
sas 7.
The Bates Mills, of Lewiston.
Me-, give employment to about
1900 hands, in the manufacture
of cotton and wooden goods, in
Guiding ginghams, wash poplins,
quilts, jeans, sheetings, beavers,
ETC.,
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MINDEN FEMALE COLLEGE.
While on a visit to this Insti-
tute during the week, we were
pleased to note it's continued
prosperity and well-deserved
popularity. DR.. Bright, the able
and persevering Principal mer-
its the success he has met at the
hands of an approaching pub
lie. Parents and guardians
may rest assured that the Prin-
cipal will spare neither pains
or expense in the diligent in
structionsof those placed in bis
charge.
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MesSrs. Thomas & Reinhart
are putting up at Coleville a
steam engine to run a grist
mill, cotton gin, turning lathe
and the machinery necessary
in wagon making. May sue
cess attend their endeayorS.
Every ward in the parish could
support one or two such estab-
lishments. In the hills the old
plantation system has almost
disappeared, small farms taking
its place. The small farmers
cannot go to the expense Of
building their own gins and
mills, consequently the public
ginner and miller will be sup
ported by them.
Would it not be much better
that those raising but little
cotton should sell it in the seed?
The poor man by the assistance
of his family can usually get
his cotton picked out by the
first of December. From this
time till about February he is
harrassed to get it hauled to
the gin, ginned and baled and
hauled to market. He loses
labor and time and is at con-
siderably more expense in pro-
portion to his number of bales
than the rich man. As the to-
bacco and wheat farmer sells
his products to the neighboring
factor or mill SO the small cot
ton raiser could sell i'm the seed
to the ginner and find it much
to his benefit. Now his money
comes to him in a lump. With
a pocketful of money every one
is more or less a spendthritt.
But let the cotton be sold as
picked and the farmer can buy
necessaries along as he needs
them, and when at last all is
sold he will find all expended
for necessaries.
Cotton is the best poor mans
crop in the world. He can
school his children for nine
months of the year and for the
other three have their services
in picking. For this work a
child over ten is almost as good
as a grown person. Women
generally make better pickers
than men. The work is much
more profitable than spinning
and weaving and far healthier
and less irkSome.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A tumult requiring the inter
vention of the military broke out
last Friday near Wilson's Station
on the Montgomery and Eufaula
road, in consequence Of negro
attacking a Mr.. McDade on the
latter's premises, and being fatal.
ly wounded with a pocket knife
which McDade drew in self de-
fence. All the negroes in the
neighborhood were in arms at
once, and broke up the trial of
McDade, who surrendered himself
to magistrate. They refused to
let the sheriff take him to the
city, and McDade; his friends and
the sheriff, were virtually their
prisoners at last accounts. Sew.
eral hundred of these savages are
in arms, and all farm work in that
neighborhood is suspended. -[MO-
bile Register, 18th.
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Monday last, Addison Lynch
and Sam. Hamilton, colored,
and James White, alias Fetch
er Harris, white, were transfer
red from our parish Jail to that
OF Caddo; our Jail being deem
ed insecure. This leaves Belle
vue Jail empty. We hope the
nations wards" will behave
themselves for a while at least.
The taxpayers of Bossier are
tired of the expense of feeding
them and footing the bills for
their petty trials.
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Banner.
The Booster
W. e. Scanland, Editor.


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Saturday morning. Subscription, per an
mum, Three DOllars-1a advance. Two Dol
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Advertisements inserted at 81 80 per
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IS cents for each subsequent insertion.
Cards Of one square, or less-$l2 per
annum. Six months-$7 80. Three months
s..
Announcements of Candidates for Office
$40.
gB Obituary notices, when exceeding a
square, will be charged as advertisements.
II All articles published for the benefit
of parties or individuals, at their own solic-
itation, will be charged for as advertise.
menTs.
ET Editorial notices, or any matter oc
cupying space outside ofregular advertising
columns, charged at the rate of 25 cents pei
line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A couple of fellows who were
pretty thoroughly soaked with
bad whisky got into the gutter
After laundering about for few
minutes, one Of them said: "Jim,
let's 20 to another house-this
hotel leaks
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reestablishment of arsenal tbera

reestablishment of arsenal there.
Revenue to day S641,OOO.
Applications for Office address.
ed to the Executive will hereafter
have no consideration. They
must go through the heads of de.
partments.
At st. Thomas three shocks Of
earthquake occurred on the 18th
Stores closed and business sus.
pended.
New Orleans, Sept. 81 Mayor
Leche, of Jefferson City, has re.
signed.
Crescent newspaper establish
ment, including four cylinder
presses, has been purchased BY
the Republican.
Weather cooler, mercury So.
New Orleans, Sept. 28.-De.
parted for Red river-Lizzie Hon.
kins.
Washington, Sept. 2S.-Reve.
nue. to-day S31S,O00.
Sherman has gone to New
York.
Virginia Supervisor Cresbury
reports a squad OF cavalry doing
good service in one district. Thir.
teen stills seized, and twelve per,
sons held for Indictment.
| Frederick T. LONE, California.
appointed Minister to China.
Debt statement will probably
show decrease between three and
four million.
Senator Wilson stumps Penn.
sylvania for Geary.
Treasurer has advices that Mark
Deadman, arrested for illicit dis
tllling was killed by revenue Off
GERS while attempting to escape,
near Ringgold, Georgia.
Among the Presidents visitors
to-day was Senator Spence, Of
Alabama; Miller, Collector of Mo.
bile, and Gen. Roddy, who com.
manded Confederate cavalry OF
North Alabama. Roddy and
Grant had quite a pleasant chat
over incidents of the war.
San Francisco, Sept. 2S.-Idaho
brings Honolulu dates to the 10Th.
General earthquake.
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When Milton was blind, he was
married to a shrew. Some one
told him she was a rose. II am
no judge of colors,o said Milton,
"and it may be SO, for feel the
thorns daily"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02

A Partisan philosopher pro-
pounds a question, and gives the
answer:--''Why has Nature given
us two ears and but one tongue?n
I'm order that we sould repeat
but one-half of what we hear"
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Latest News.
From Shreveport South. Western.

hiN0IpOOi, 6tpI' 90 HooH'-
Cotton steady; uplands 124 to 12Ss
and Orleans 125 to 128d.
Later-Yarns and fabrics duller
at Manchester. Sales of the cot
ton will reach. 10000 bales.
New York, Sept. %, noon.-
Gold Board adjourned till to,mor-
row. Gold on streets $50 to 1873.
Bank of New York consents to
to act as clearing house for bust
ness Of Friday on basis of gold at
1856. Cotton dropping at 2S4c.
New Orleans, Sept. SO. Cotton
lower, 26!c.; sales 26OO and re-
ceipts 800 bales. Flour firmer,
S. 70 to Sc 90 to Sc 10. Corn
81 10 to l 129. Hay $2S. Wits
ky 81 % to l 275. Gold 1873 to
1874. Cattle-1st quality $35 to
45 and I'd quality $50 to 3d.
Sheep-1st quality 81 to 5 and I'd
quality SO to 3 80.
Liverpool, Sept. %, evening
Cotton firmer; uplands 124 to 128
and Orleans 124 to 125d.; sales
10000 bales, whereof for specula-
ton and export 5000.
New York, Sept. %, evening"
Cotton heavy and lower; sales
$500 bales at 289c. Louisiana's
63 to IS; levees 618 to Ga.
Excitement of Wall street very
great. Committee of New York
clearing house examined affairs of
Gold Exchange Bank, and report
that securities and gold handed
over by it to clearing house ade-
quate to cover liabilities. Bank
Of New York declines to under
take settlement of Fridays trans
actions. Gold Room appointed
committee of twenty to attempt
it. Stock exchange was panicky
towards the close of the day.
Many small firms swept out and
large firms weakened by decline
in values, but no important fail
ure officially announced. Nation
al Stock Exchange has put gold
on its fall list. and will commence
dealing at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Money market very stringent to
close Of the day and demand very
strong at 7 per Ct, with commits
sions from i to p. Many brok-
ers had difficulty in making up
their bank accounts in conse-
quence Of the scarcity of money.
Discount market at complete
standstill. Impossible for mer-
chants to obtain accommodations.
Exchange unsettled and nominal
at 1O8. Gold nominally 131 to
1872. Stocks weak and declining.
Oil City, Pa, Sept. o. Stand.
ard Oil works burning. Efforts
to check flames fruitless.
Augusta, Me-, 22.-Democrats
gain one Senator and four mem
bers of the House. Five districts
unheard from.
Philadelphia, Sept. GA man
had his eyes put out by unknown
parties, and other fatally beater
by two ruffians, and a Lieutenant
of the police arrested for terribly
clubbing a quiet citizen.
Cincinnati, Sept. 22.--Thret
boys burned in several fran,
houses.
Yarmouth, N. c., Sept. o.
Lightning killed Mr.. and Mrs
Hamilton, and burned bed-riddel
; daughter.
Worcester, Mass, Sept. 23.-
: Sumner, addressing convention re
garding Spain and Cuba, said tn,
policy of the United States shoulC
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-02
The Police Jury have con-

Inc Pollce jury nave con-
solidated wards one and seven
and have constructed a new
ward with the numberseven at
different section of the parish.
Below will be found what we
understand to be the reasons
for this action. Since the going
into effect of the 18th Amend
ment it has become very diff
cult to get competent persons
to hold the small offices. There
are now but four Police Jurors,
and it takes the presence of
every one to form a quorum.
The two old old wards one and
seven are cut off from the hill
country for six months of the
year by the overfows of the
back bayous, and again, are far
distant from Bellevue. Thus
| the attendance of their Police
Jurors was never to be counted
on. Again, it is we'll known
that there are scarcely any
competent persons in that sec
ton who will accept the offices
of Police Juror, Justice and
Constable. Nevertheless, it is
the intention to reconstruct old
ward seven whenever it can be
done without endangering the
quorum. Our wards generally
are very large and We under
stand that it is the intention of
the present Board to increase
their number to eleven or more,
, in order to accommodate the
citizens with ward officers near
er to them, and to make it pos
sible for each Police Juror to
know the condition ofhis wards
roads.
Each ward being now a
school district, it should be
small in order that the school
directors might know the con-
dition of the district. The only
objection that can be urged to
an increase in the number of
wards is that a small addition
would thereby be made to the
parish expenses. With seven
wards the expenses are about
| three hundred dollars for Po-
| lice Jurors, and the increase in
number would add about two
hundred dollars. Our whole
expenses are ten thousand a
year, and of this the police ex-
penses are but an insignificant
fraction. The increased benefits
derived to the citizens by add
ing to the number of Police
Jurors. Justices, Constables
and School Directors, would
surely far exceed in value the
sum of two hundred dollars
Ouachita parish has barely six
hundred square miles of terri.
tory, while our parish has one
thousand and with an equa.
population to the square mile
yet Ouachita has fourteen
wards, or had before RichlanC
parish was made.
Attention is called to the
commercial card of G. W. Sen.
| tell 81 Go. Eyervhodv in Rns
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A Spaniard who has won $780,
900 francs by gambling at Spa Is
kept in solitary confinement by
his wife to prevent him from
spending or gambling it away.