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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-22
Deposits of 81 and Upwards Received,


INTEREST ALLOWED AT TIE RA7EO!
ON CER1IFICA 7ES OF DEP OSII,
AND SIX PER CENT. COM
POUNDED EVERY SII
MONTHS ON ACCO UNITS.
OFFICERS.
VIM. Martin, Presidcnt.
John john :. :. TSomas. rntmsu; vice-prcsidonts.
A. G. Bronizer, Cashier.
John Q. B. Smith, Assistant Cashier
Directors.
Wade Hampton, Columbia.
William Martin, Columbia.
F. w. McMaster, Columbia
A. G. Haskell, Columbia.
j. P. Thomas, Columbia.
Z. n. Heinitsh, Columbia.
John B. Palmer, Columbia.
Thomas E. Gregg, Columbia.
j. Eli Gregg, Marion.
G.. II. Scott, Newberry.
W. G.. Mayes, Newberry.
B. H. Rutledge, Charleston.
Daniel Ravenel Jr.. Charleston.
Mechanics, Laborcrs, Clerks, Widows, Or
phans and others may here deposit their saw
ings and draw n liberal rate of interest there
on. Planters, Professional Men and Trustees
wishing to draw interest on their funds until
they require them for business or other pur-
poses; Parents desiring to set apart small
and Minors (whosc deposits can only be with
drawn by themselves, or, in case of death, by
their lcgal rcprcscntativcs,) wishing to lay
aside funds for future use. are here afforded
IN opportunity of depositng their means
where they will rapidly accumulate, and, at
Lhe same time, be subject to withdrawalwhen
needed. Aug 18
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-12
The GreysOn Mystery
AND
HOW IT VAS SOLVED.
BY F. d. L.
CONCLUDED.
Vol. Nv.

CONCLUDED.
CHORTLY afterwards, Father Greyson
~ was carried back to his bed up stairs,
it being evident that he only needed an op-
portunity to sleep off the effects of the OPT
ate. Miss Wyndham, with characteristic
obstinacy, took her stand by his bedside,
and would not allow even Dote to share her
vigils, declaring that she would watch
alone.
Phil was indignant over this arrange
ment, but there seemed no other way than
to humor her. Somebody must remain
with the sick man through the night since
there was no assurance he would not be
molested second time. Phil felt that the
duty was his. He even told Honoria of the
attempt that had already been made on
Father 'Greyson. She listened with
blanched face, but remained perfectly un-
moved.
81 am as well able to protect Mr.. Grey
son as you are," she said. "You can sleep
with one ear open as the saying is prom
ise to call you on the slightest alarm"
She would make no other concesson.-
Nevertheless, Phil was determined not to
go to bed again, and when the house was
restored to something like quiet, he brought
book from the library, and sat down to
it's perusal.
Five minutes later, Rob, the coach-boy,
came in with the message that Father
Greyson wished to see him again. Really
surprised, he hastened to his bedroom, find
ing him flushed and excited, while Honoria
was trying in vain to quiet him. She look
ed up rather GROSSLY.
"Mr Greyson will not get wink. of
sleep tonight, if you humor all his whims, {"
she said.
''Don't mind her, Phil" whispered the
poor old man. "She would not 90 for YOU
but Rob happened to pass by the door, and
l called to him.
" What can l do for you ?"
at is that paper" he said, querrlously.
81 have changed my mind about it, Dote
must see it this very night. She must
know my secret before die, and then I
can hear her say with her own lips that she
forgives me. l want you to take it to her.
Will you?"
eyes"
81 would not trust it to any hands but
yours, Phil, God bless you"
He laid the paper in Phil's palm. Miss
Wyndham saw it, and lurid light blazed
suddenly in her eyes. She made a swift
gesture as if she would gladly have torn it
away from him, and then drew back, pale,
covering, desperate.
$50 away, Phil Meredith" she said,
iiarshly. ''If am to be Mr.. Greyson's
nurse, shall insist that he is not disturbed
to-night.'
Phil did 60, wondering vaguely what had
come over Honoria. Dote had not retired,
and she Immediately answered his tap at
her door. He gave her the paper, briefly
rs speating Father Greyson's message and
then went back to his book again.
1t was with varied and conflicting emo
, 1870-07-15
The lsthmus OF C0Einth CAuRl-.au-
otheF Gateway 10 eAo OFlcnt4
From TIL Yen FORK HxTaLd

In the year 1861, while the doubters and
t1emblers Of the commercial world-thc short
sighted weaklipgs, who mistake the end Of
their own nose for 3 burning Hima1aya, and q
Ay in the Telescope for a uastodon iu the
moon-were Easging their wise heads Of
engineer, Colonel Lconidas L.ghounes, who
had served with distinction as director Of the
works On the embankments Of the Nile, IN
Egypt, proposed to the Government OF Greece
plan for cutting ship canal through the
Isth1nna Of Corinth, from the gulf Of the sa1ne g V
name to that OF AthenB. This narroE neck "a
land, which is the connecting link between
Attica and the More4, Is, At lts naffo"est
breadth, only five French Kilometres, OF about
three and one-eighth English miles N width,
and the nature Of the soil is socn - 70 rendM
the work Of excavation eompataaVetJ easy.
In fact. Colonel LyEhounes computed tho
probable cfst Of work sufficient to pass the
}arrest yesseh at no more than twelve nil
lion francs. or not far from two million four
hundred thousand dollars "a mere triAe when
compa1ed With the service to be rendered.
Sncb a canal would shnrten the VOYAGE from
to Trieste BY twenty hours, while it would
open direct channel for the entire trade OF
Aais Minor coming from the KIack Sea to the
Dsrdanellea and the waters OF the G1ecian
Archipelago INTO the Mediterranean snd
themes to the Atlantic Ocsau.
bat uosa report on the whole subject to the
Hellenic Cabinet, and the latter were enlighted
with the ide4- Baron de- Lesseps, the pro
jector OF the Suez Canal; warmly approved f
the plan and rendered hishea1ty co-operation; !;
but It 80 CHANGED that his own g1and design
was, just then, involved In the darkest clouds
OF uncertainty, and the Greek Government Was
too weak and poor 10 take up tha scheme alone
Hence, it has languished for years, aud had
| almost died out, whan the splendid zuccess Of
the Snez Undertaking came to revive it. At
length, as ne lesrn By special kilograms from
Emups, both Eugafah and French capitalists
| have become interested, md TIM bright de-
| eign is to be cakEisd into complats execution.
I Moreover, the French ChoIlet Company have
renewed their proposition to construct rail-
| road along the shores Of the Gulf OF Corinth
| On terms more favorable than those that caus-
, 1870-07-15

yielded by the warehousemen short time
nfterward, and is now. rendered impera-
tive by the adoption of the new consitu-
tion, which provides that the warehouse
men shall make sworn statements, weekly,
of the amounts OF each class OF grain in
store, and also note, daily, the changes
made in such amounts by the receipts and
shipments.
The second part of The original scheme
has not yet been adopted, although it is
evidently desirable, as complement to the
process Of registration, and check upon
its Accuracy The Registration Committee
have recently considered the advisability Of
proposing to all persons interested, whether
as shippers or as warehousemen, to meet
and confer upon the details of plan by
which the cancellation Of those receipts can
be effected with the least possible delay
and trouble to all parties. It is probable
that meeting will be called for this pur-
pose before long.
There is little doubt that such plan can
be agreed upon as will furnish the required
check on the grain balance sheet, and en-
able holders of grain paper to know, ut any
time, how much paper is in circulation
against the grain which it represents, with
out materially interfering with the despatch
Of business by the wnrehousemen. This
done, the grain trade Of the Northwest will be
placed on secure basis, in which forgeries
will be much more readily detected than
~n4- and +ha ovar-;ssne nf rcrairfa Ia ran
, 1870-07-15

-,
A., ane '1a whole - eonntry mh ',aa fa'r to follow
:.s1:... - ~ .a,.ase,'.a.;an ~ ~ ~ ,rho - G;aa;sns,i ~
~ -.:S1I.1.a1.s t1,o ..7I ;oc..l - H.
na1..,,:..I n s.a.a rana,,;.,aa ~ pannsr1
-. ~ 70 sts.a ~ ran-aat;en ~ aa1aaota.
s"nn'' tof . ela'e o ~. " nsSaI5;~s., ~
..sr., - - - tha a,;,o-;tv {. With a .iaw IN
:,. pa.y - - ,ar;s,s.;an 49, +snora,,a b r,inor;tv
p4o ns..;s- ~ $50. :" ~ ~ .a..s ~
uwa t-,s+ tnot e,,n,,,- oct,o, ..u, ha ta,,,,, bv
, 1870-07-15
TRAGEDY IN ANDERSON. KY.
Two Mem Killed md Several others
W0Nn4ed>


On Saturday last primary election for tho
nomination CT candidates for county officers
Was held in Anderson county. The election
passed Of quietly at all the precincts except
two-Paluer and Dog Walk-and at these
there were shooting ARRAYS, which proved
prove fatal in the other.
At Dog Walk . quarrel srose between Isaiah
Chesher and James Smith about an old e1udge
that las existed fer ! long time, during which
third party, named Walker, came up
to-, to the disputiag gsz9a men a esd took lid sjdes
We are going to kill you," and st
the same time made demonstration as il
he intended drawing weapon. Seeing this
warlike aspect Of things, Chesher ran away
from the party, and, leaping fence near by,
stopped behind it and fired two shots at his
causing slight Wounds. Chesher then went
home. The wounds Of Smith and Walker
were 20 slight that they paid no attention to
tEec1, but still swo1e vengeance on Chesher.
About 6 O'Clock in the afternoon CheAher
started from his home to visit the precinct
again, and while on the rosd, and when in
front Of the residence Of Ambrose Thomas,
Esq, on the Lawrcnceburg md Johneonyills
road, be Was fred upon BY an assassin who
was in ambush across the road from ME
Thomas house, and his brain was pierced
BY several buckshot, killing him iu-
st3ntly. 1ne aHan cteated gfeaf e1Stt6-
ment, which has not yet fully subsidized. At
the Palmer precinct Harrison Buntin and Sim
Robinson had harsh wortls about some tziflIng
affair, when Robinson struck Buntln with :
cane, and this caused Buntin to draw Barlow
knife and cut the former slightly on the
shoulder. After this disturbance was over, q
party Of men, who were near at the time, en-
gagged in dispute as to the origin Of the ditd-
cnlty. when young man named Bud Oliver
drew pistol and shot man named Garrett
HARRISON twice, one shot taking effect in the
thigh and tho other in the head, lnju1ing him
severely. He also fired tEo more shots At
Harrison, but these missed their aim, and one
took effect in the knee OF John Buptin, and
tho other fatally wounded p. Fl. Oliver, 4
cousin Of the shooter. Bud Oliver IL said to
be a desperate bully, and man that the
neichhnthaod d1es1a
, 1870-07-15
POLITICAL.

Dr.. Andrew Mcfarland, late Superintendent
Of the Illinois Hospital for the Insane, a11-
nounceA himself aa u Repub1ican candidate for
tho lower house Of the illinois Legislature
General Sigel haa published card in the
New York papers stating that the German
phy on the ground that lie is an Irishman.
James h. Hubbell, nominated tor Congress
By the Democrats Of the Eighth Ohio District,
waB formerly a Republican. and, az such, was
elected to the Ohio Legislature, and subse-
quensly to Congress, where he earned tha
Eobriquet Of the Artful Dodger."
IT is charged that Judge Carpenter, th,
Conservative and Reform candidate for Gov
ernor Of South Carolina, made $4,000 by ths
pasEage OF the Phosphate bill " through tbt
Legislature Of that State.
Later returns from the Oregon election
show that The Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, Grover, il elected by GU minority, and
S43 majority.
Senator Pratt, OF Indiana, has concluded
to retain his seal in the United States Senate
It is reported that he is now looking for {
suitable tenement in Washington to be oe.
cupied by him during the remainder Of hit
term.
This is the view which the New York Star,
the workingmen.s organ," takes Of Bout
wells financial policy: 6 Boutwell, sits secure
" at Washington, squeezing the hearts bloof
out Of the workingMen, and once month ht
exhibits with glea the BARRIERS basin intf
which he has received it, exclaimiug triumph
antly, Sec how they tleed!'"
The Louisville Commercial says: "The
ru1nor OF The establishment Of q Democratic
paper in Louisville il again revived. Not sat
listed with the Courier journal and Epenint
Su,,-the two rivals for the Democratic leader
ships few insane chaps think the purity o'
Democracy can only be sustained By new
, 1870-07-15

ColoFed Men and ehc DocIoFnte.

Avery College, ittsburSh-a:1 institution
for colored students-it appears, has the right
to confer degrees, and at commencement Last
week exercised it by making Senator Rerels I
D. D., with three others, and Judge j. J.
Wright, OF North Carolina, an IL D. Tho
Pittsburgh Commercial reports tho proceed
iue as follows:
In conferting the degree Of {. D. upon Sena-
tor Revcls, Dr.. G2rnest said:
"Mr. Rcvels, Senator Of the United States from
the State OF Mississippi: In behalf Of the Trustees
aud f1cnlty OF this Institution, have the honor To
confer upon you the degree Of Doctor OF Divinity.
] remember on ono occasion heani yon "a! IN
the city OF New Fork that you considered the fsct
honor than auY that Jou lad EVER received For
your love Of Tour race, for your honor OF the Holy
Scriptures, And your falihfulness n preaching the
everlasting Gospel confer upon Fou. tn behalf OF
ths instIiutyn. the degree OF Doctor OF Divinity,
and may God b!ess yoa." tApplansel
IN comforting the degree Of Doctor ct LAWS
upon Judge Wright, Dt. GaTnekt said:
q Hon. J. j. Wright, Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of South Garouna, and formerly member
reason for cnnfefTinG upon jon this honorary de-
gree, it would be Sufficient ~ know that any gen
flaman belonging to the Colored race had become
q Judge ofthe Supreme Court Of South Ca1nlina
FArpIause. la State fN1nous for grta: many
fhirgs which have not tine to mention. Bonn
among these ffee bills, struggling up among q
CREST many Mmcnlues, asking no f8yors bnt
mailing your way from an humble law school TO
the Supreme Bench Of the State Of South Caro!ina,
degree which aeyer has been pronounced upon q
coloEed man On this conttnent-Sorth, south,
East or West-that Of Doctor Of Laws" zap
plauBe.]
, 1870-07-15

ing the ma5es '''- .s. ,,::..'. .z.~,
and trpdden s.: ~ ), ~. 4 -
eyes OK tho vulgar, and hsobedieuce. fool-
hardness. impudance, and rebellion are angau-
dered. The authors Of such Transitions ate
sons Of destruction. Such vera tha words OF
Alexander VII. in his brere Of the 18th Of
January, 1861, and yet translahons Of the MIS-
sal are now in general and daily uso among tho
most pious Catholics Of France. England, and
Germany: .-..
xii. To lend money on interest is, ac-
ccrd,ng TO the Papal doctrine, great sin, aud
whoever has done 80 is bound to make restor1-
tion. By Papal legislation it MAS made into i
crime, usury, vhich fell under the larlsdie-
ton Of 3 spiritual judge. The principle
affirmed by the Popes was: It Il unjust and
sinful to demand payment for the use Of cap
i,al This definition Of usury was e1tendod
to every branch Of business. Clement Y.
declared thxt to defend ususy MAS heresy,
and threatened ii with the same. punish
ments. The following Popes. Plus y, si1tus
v. and especially Benedict XVI, gave their
sanction to the condemnation OF taking lnter
est. Ihe consequence was an increase OF the
worst forms Of usurv. Mesns we're found Of
Avo!d'ng the law. md deceptive contracts wero
IMAGE. Henee the prosperity Of whole dis
tiacts was injured, and the most douEishug
branches OF trade and industry were banished
from Catholic countries.
, 1870-07-15

About six months ago proposition was
submitted to the Board Of Trade of this
city to adopt plan for the better protec,,
6on Of grain dealers against fraud. The
method by which it was thought this impoT-
tant end could be accomplished, embraced
three leading points. They were:
/. An official registration Of all receipts
issued by warehousemen for grain received
by them into elevators. .. An official can
collation. of all such receipts as were de-
lyered up to the warehousemen for the
purpose Of taking the grain out. of store ;
and, 8. A weekly statement of the amounts
of the different kinds and grades Of grain
in store in each elevator in this city.
+ The first of these wns adopted, and went
into operation three and half months
ago; the plan is found to work well
There is no opposition to it, even on the
part OF those who, at first, seemed to re-
lasd it ;:Mish aistayor. The third ia:
, 1870-07-15
4 HORRIBLE CRIME
Attempted vls1astsA II u Girl ls
feaEr OF ARe-Her Snpposed Dead
Ho6y Aiddcn-ArFes& II tho Ac-
CuNede

Attempted V4~IRtt8A IT u Girl 1t
Xearr OF A9e-Her Supposed Dead
Hody Aidden-Arxes& II the Ac-
cuAed.
F5pn1 the Pitst.rgh Dispd.ea, July IL.
A short time ago oeauti.ul and very prepo-
EesslnE young 1fls b girl came to thus country
and within little while after landing was en-
p!oy ed as servant in the family Of Mxs.
Jones, Woods Fun, Mcclure Township. WsrY
HyAn, Euch Il her naIne, WAS reserved and
quiet and much thought Of BY her employer.
On Saturday night she was missed from tho
house, and no su5nise could be made as to her
whereabouts. The family therefore retired
without heF. Early yesterday morning Young
son Of Mrs. Junes' went into the cellar 1nd
noticed that an old packing box had been drag
gea from its usual place, and set with the open
side 70 the wall IN dark corner. Going near
er TO It, he saw tho dress Of the young wo-
and there lying, bloody, bruised. and ap-
parenr1y Geless, was what WAS supposed 10
be the Efeless body OF the missing servant
The alarm was given, physicians summoned,
and the body carried into the house When
the doctors arrived it was found that life was
not extinct. The heart esi1l beat, and when
restoratises had been administered the young
woman recovered 80 far as to be able to con-
verse, and give an account OF Whist had be-
fallen her. Her statement was, in substance,
that On Sunday evening, while standing out
side the house, she waa approached By young
Iishman named James BURKE When Burke
had got near her he at once attacked her. rs
she Saw, with the intention Of violating her.
She resisted, but ne choked md beat her ter
nbly. She still continued to defend herself,
and commenced to scream. but his pow
erfni hand griped her throat. He then drag
eea he! to the cellar and into it, and TIERS
agam ne unsuccessfully Recommended LiA
savage attempt Falling, however, he again
oeas her. and she became senseless. Now ha
evidently suspected that he hzd committed
murder, and be mast then have thrust the
body into tho packing case. This statement
vas given b. the giRf to Justice R. 8. Kerr.
The Justice Immediately set about effcctine
the arrest OF the perpetrator Of The OUTRAGE
He visited the blast furnace where Burke Was
engaged in lis occupation and arrested him.
he WAS then committed for tztsl 4 crowd
which had gathered threatened to lynch tho
man, but desis;ed under the influence Of calm
advice Burke denies the CRIME, bat says he
is willing to mary Mary Ryan. He is, how
ever. safe for trial. and it is thonght that tho
girl will recover to testify agaiast him.
, 1870-07-15

II. Thus. i three Representatives are 70 be
vo*Ad for, the voter may give three votes 10
ono candidate &1d none to the others; may
divide his. vote fractionally between two;
OF may vots for each Of the three, - undee the
Old plan. All. there Is about i. praoficany,
is, that the voter may give al his votes %
one or more candidates, or separate vute
for each, as he p1e2ses. The candidstcB re-
ceivinR the highest uumber OF votes VIII be
elected; although the chances W1l always
be ip favor OF the candidates Of the majori-
ty party. yet there will always be probability
OF minority concentrating their votes upon
some one or more persons, representing their
siewa, 80 as to be heard in the Legislature, to
come extent.
This looks to US like an improvement In
popular government. We think its tendency
will be in the direction Of honesty and inde-
pendenco in the representatives Of the peo-
pie. Under the present system OF represents
ton OF majorities only, public man must
either act with the majority, or exert no intiu-
ence in Affa1ra. all the force Of circum-
stances tends to drive politician into the ma-
jority party, while it would seem that il tho
minority we're represented az we'll as the ms
jorits, voters and political leaders would Tbs
more likely to act independently, and ac-
cording to their honest convictions Of public
questions.
The true theory OF the government is, that
orery party has At heart tho highest welfare
Of the State, and is equally honest III its cou-
victions and purposes; and no, party cat af-
ford to do wrong Or to opprcss its opponents.
and the public safety can only be guaranteed
BY the existence Of parties and minotities.
The right Of maioritieH extends no further
than to rule by, but under, tho provisions Of
tho laws, and is not as absolute as many
seem to suppose. Minorities. AZ to every
right, except that Of ruling, should stand oi.
All e1nct equality with their opponents, and
In 7nIn Er1n $s
straln abuses. a minority representation
therefore is not an element of mischief, but
Of positive good, no matter which party is in
power, or however politicians may be divided.
Public safety requires parties and party divis-
ions, not only among the people, but among
tloir representatives in every department Of
the government.
Il this new plan should work well in Illinois,
as it probably Will its adoption by other States,
and it's application sooner or later to tho cleo
ton Of Congressman, is su-e TO follow, and
there is reason to believe that through it We
will get what re certainly have not yet had !.
IA government Of the people, for the people,
and by the people"
, 1870-07-15
TIE FUNDING LAW.

Congress has enacted a Law for funding
the national debt, which is great i'm
proyement on the bills first introduced, and
is really valuable, and, so far as can now
be Judged, an unexceptionable measure It
provides for funding 500, ooo, 900 Of the
debt into ) per cents, payable at govern
ment's option nj my time after ten years;
SG00, 900, 900 into q per cents, payable at
the game option after fifteen years, and
81, 900, 0o0, GOO into per cents, payable at
ike option after thirty years. No part of
the debt so funded, therefore, will ever be
demandable by the creditor. When the
government desires to pay it, and not be-
fore, it will be paid, Without increasing
the difficulty Of borrowing the debt in the
first instance, this provision wholly avoids
all necessity Of ever borrowing it
again. This provision was first pressed
upon the attention Of Congress in these
columns, and We believe it viii be found a
source OF great future relief to our national
finances. The new. bonds are e1changeable
for the present fve-twenties at par only, or
salab1e for gold ut par, and the Secretary
may use sum not exceeding | of per
cent, or 81, 500, 900 in all, to defray e1-
pensesof their negotiation. Thisis iseuough,
and is far wiser than the waste OF 81, 600,
600 as first proposed. The provision thu
bonds issued first shall be paid off last,
seems to MS rather more ostentatious than
sound. It car. be no advantage to the
! bondho]der to know that his bond is to be
! the last that is to be paid, except in 50 fa1
/ as the bonds may be held above par in the
interim. We do not expect to Set
the and u per cents much above
par at any time. The provision
is retained, allowing the Secretary, to re
ceive deposits of gold, issuing 3 per cent
interest certificates for them, and to use
three-fourths of the gold deposited in pur
chase OF per cent bonds. So are tha pro
visions abolishing the sinking fund ant
providing for cance1lins all bonds as soo1
as they are bought, instead Of keeping then
| in a fund and paying interest on them
The coercive provisions are all e1punged
and the entire law, which depends for il
immediate efficiency on the credit Of th
government, contains nothing to injur
that credit. It is great improvement: O
the crudities out of which it grew, and fo
this improvement the country is mainly il
aebted to the fearless and unsparing crit
cisns of the independent press.