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The Tobacco Tnx-DecistOn Of the
Revenue Commissioner.

The Tobacco TnE-UectStOn OF inc
Revenue Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Commissioner
Delano decides that in assessing tobacco
manufacturer on the penal excess Of his
bond when he commences manufacturing
after part of his year has elapsed the as
sessment should be made pro rata for the
unexpired portion of the special tax year
In response to the application Of the
manufacturers of snuff to be allowed to re-
pack their snuff in old jars the Commits
sioner decides that no box, bag, or other
enclosure, can be used second time for
putting up manufactured tobacco, enuffs,
or cigars, however thoroughly and COM
pletely the stamps have been removed
therefrom.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-There was no
Quorum of the Reconstruction Committee
this morning.
There is no truth in the report relative to
the extension of time for the ratification OF
the San Domingo treaty.
The revenue receipts to-day were sos,
900.
A delegation representing the national
banks was before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day protesting against article
It'll of the funding bill, which makes the
change of bonds compulsory.
The following combinations were made
by the Senate to-day:
Allen Rutherford, Third Auditor of the
United States Treasury; Pieman, Assessor
for Florida, rice Wilson John Hay, of II
linois, Secretary Of the Legation at Madrid,
vies Hasatio j. Perry, suspended 1snes
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Aparty Of 1000 eolored men leave here
on Saturday next to work on railrond in
Louisiana. They receive twenty-five cents
per day, with rations and transportation
furnished free. WALLACE.
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CtANDLES.-R. G. MITCHELL Il CO.'S
" HfEKAULIC PRESSED, and EMERY d
sons CANDLES. For sale by
fees F.&S. WORKMAN / CO.
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TOR SALE ON CONSIGNMENT, ONE
Il HUNDRED AND FIFTY TONS PERU
Wan GUASO, now landing from the vessel
Apply to
NH 20 ?w THOMAS BRANCH 4 co.
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SHOCKING DISASTER.

CsAiis&as ON the nIississippi - Two Persons
-E7Y Drowned.
&e Memphis Avdlanche of the 9Th inst. says:
Yesterday afternoon collision took place on
the river opposite the foot of Madison street,
between the steamer Great Republic and the
well-known tug Nettie Jones, resulting In the
loss of two lives and the total wreck of the tug.
At the time of the collision the steamer was
making for the landing with large number of
passengers on board, while the tug was proceed
Ing down the river to the steamer Continental
with a barge of coal ip tow. The larboard
engine of the Great Republic broke down early
in the morning, so that she arrived here with ouy
one wheel In working order, and at the rate Of
about four miles an hour against the stream
A stiff breeze was blowing from the west at
the time, and the tug drifted across the
bows of the steamer after the engineer, Mr..
George Shields, had sounded his whistle twice.
The tug was struck on the starboard quarter,
careened over, and almost Immediately after
wards sunk in about twenty fathoms of water.
The Captain, w. II. Jackson; the engineer,
George Shields; and deck hand, Edw Dancy,
ali managed TO save their lives by jumping into
the river and making for the coal barge, which
parted from the tug when the collision took
place. Barney DoDohue, the fireman, whose
family lives in Cleveland, Ohio, aud the cook, a
colorsd man, named Lewis, were both In the
steerngc when the catastrophe occurred, were
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-12
NARROW ESCAPE.
A Young Lady Narrowly Escapes BeIn
rscaIDed.

Young Lady Narrowly Escapes Being
Scalped.
A young lady by the name of Williams, en-
ployed in the hoopskirt factory of ID. H. Fam
ming, In Worcester, Mass., met with an accident
on Friday, by which she lost her front hair
and was otherwise injured about the head.
She was down upon the floor, engaged
in cleaning up around a revolving shaft,
which runs under a table or bench, and q
few hairs on the front of her head got entan-
gied and wound up with the shaft, without her
knowledge, until so much of 1t had caught that
she could not free herself Her cries brought
the other girls of the room to her aid and while
some of them we've engaged in trying to throw
off the belt that turned the shaft, one, with
quick thought as TO what must be done, seized a
knife and cut off the hair before it had torn
the poor girls scalp off, thought 1t had raised
1t up In an ugly manner, and drawn
her head so near that set-screw struck her on
the face at each revolution, and cut bad cash.
She was taken to her home on Southbridge
street, and medical aid was procured. One girl
hurt her hand in trying to throw the belt off,
and another sprained her ankle in running down
stairs for help. Shafting so near the floor
should not be exposed, especially where girls
are employed as there is danger that their skirte
will get caught, as they have in many instances,
and more serious consequences will follow.
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CHURCH MANNERS.
Timely Suggestion IConcerning some Univor
sal EVIIA.

Timely Suggestion !Goncsrning some Univcr-
The Christian Union takes up the subject
of "Church Manners, and treats it in a most
sensible manner. We give a summary:-We
hear much said about becoming behavior"
in the house of God; and it is laid down that
one should be devoted and reverential in
church. But will this justify man in keep
ing his pew-door shut when strangers are
without seats? or in permitting those who
are within his reach to go without book
while he is devoutly using the best one in
the pew? If in some cases there were less
sobriety and politeness, would not the devo-
tions be more profitable to the soul, and more
acceptable to God? The fact is, one may have
his mind so entirely raised above the world
on Sunday. as to forget a great many little
duties quite allied to that beneyolence
which the gospel inculcates. No Christian
man has right to make another person un-
happy, or even to annoy him, through self
indulgence, carelessness, or selfish devotion.
Violent perfumes, especially those containing
musk, are disagreeable to most persons and
to some positively distressing, and ought
therefore to be avoided when going into q
crowded assembly. Whispering in church,
during service, is an affront to politeness.
Coughing can be avoided, in great degree,
by taking few precautionary measures; and
in all cases when it is a mans duty to sleep in
church, it is his duty also to snore with the
soft pedal down. Since every one likes to
see the minister, each one should take some
thought that he may obstruct the sight of
those behind him as little as possible. Many
churches have the Fen Commandments SET
upon the wall, in sight of the whole congre-
cation, although not one of the sins reported
therein is likely to be committed in church
time. Would it not be we'll to have another
tablet enumerating the sins which men are
prone to commit in church time2
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unable to escape, and went down with the sink
ing vessel The tug was owned by Brown
q Jones, and was valued at twenty thousand
dollare, on which there is no insurance.
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This railroad runs 2s4 miles north and south
through the finest and most thickly settled portion
OF the magnificent State OF Iowa. and Is the only link
wanting TO connect the railway centres at st. Louis
and st. Paul by unbroken line, 4T miles shorter
than any existing route This road offers many ad-
vantages. The building OF the railroad north from
ST. Paul to Duluth, at the head OF Lake Superior,
where five railroads will soon centre-the construc-
ton OF the Northern Pacific Railroad already begun
and the rapid development OF a new and produc-
tive country in Minnesota and the Northwest, must
furnish large Southern traffic. AS the Upper
Mississippi s frozen over during the winter and its
navigation Is often uncertain during the summer
from low water, this road must have at all times a
large amount OF transportation, and monopoly OF
the business at some seasons OF the year. Its
nections with other lines interested by mutual own
ership or running arrangements, will give 1t almost
the entire north and south travel between its termi
nal points and their vicinity.
This road will have great advantage over any
other Western line in carrying the best quality Of
coal from where 1t is abundant In Southern Iowa to
Northern Iowa and Minnesota, where none is to be
found and In securing return freights of lumber for
which the demand isvery great.
Fortysix miles Of the line are just completed, and
supply OF iron, ties, and other materials has been
contracted for. The Company have a large and
daily increasing surplus Of money on hand, and the
stock subscriptions and the sales Of the bonds give
| them ample means to push the work forward, Sc
that with favorable weather. it is expected that the
| whole Line Will be completed this season.
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THE BONDS
'- OF THK
Chicago, DalVillG and VilCGnRGS
RAILROAD co.
UPON EXAMINATION WILL BE FOUND TO BE
The Cheapest and The Best
Vet offered to the Public.
THIS WILL BE BORNE OUT BY

The rich country the Road traverses,
with its agricultural and mineral re-
sources;
The cash subscribed to the Capital
Stock;
The excellence Of the 90 miles already
built, and Its full equippe ent;
The plans completed and money ex-
pended for vigorous finishing of the
Line in the Spring;
The excessive earnings to accrue from
the completion of the whole line;
The ample Sinking Fund for the GER
tain redemption of the Bonds;
The very liberal interest, running
over term of 40 years;
The security afforded by Registry;
The Mortgage covering the entire
Road, Equipment, Franchises, and all
Property, present and future-indeed
the security of twice the amount of
Bonds issued;
The low currency price they are now
offered at.
All this is verified in detail in the
coXnplete Pamphlet, which can be had
of US.
We KNOW these Bonds to be good, and we
know the character and capacity of the Com.
pany's estimates can be implicitly replied upon
to give these Bonds the highest standard. We
therefore freely and fully recommend them
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-13

posted in this Office. Yet the Washing
ton City Post Office cost the Govern
ment only about $50, 900 year to run it,
over and above it's receipts from paid
matter. But this sum of $50, 600 cannot
be charged to free matter, ,Ybecause about
$27, 900 of it is paid for letter-carriers,
and about $4,000 to mail and route
agents and ntractors, leaving q sum of
only 1913, 900, which the Government
pays toward the support of this office,
which can be chargeable to free matter
Ii this Office, which receives nineteen
twentieths of all the free matter of the
country, is an expense of only $28, 900
to the Government, where does the Post
master derive his estimate of
S5,OOO,O 900? What the object of the
Postmaster General is in making this
large estimate, can only be surmised. He
has asked for increased com mpensation for
mail contractors. If free matter is cut
off and additional compensation is paid
| to contractors, u large gap will be left,
or, In other words, the stealage fund will
bo largely augmented. However, us AIR.
Creswell's past course. politically and
otherwise, has Usen so much above SuS-
pict0n or 7epr0uch, we can scarcely i'm
| putc to him motives other than the most
pure and upright
The statement with reference to the
sale Of the Grant house and the Offices
i'll the District of Columbia, which APP
pcnrcd in the New York World, has not
created as much excitement in Washing
ton as was expected. This subject has
been so freely ventilated in the city that
all arc familiar with it. Without going
ut length into statement OF the case, it
is understood here that Grant did une-
quivocally whether in direct or indirect
language) agree to allow the Mayor to
control the Offices in the District, pro-
vided that he (thc Mayor) would release
him (Grant) from the bargain or sale of
his house and lot on street. Grant Of
fercd his house for sale, and Bowen (the
Mayor bought it under the advertise
ment for $40, 900, and paid $1,000 down
to close the bargain. Before the deed
was given, Grant was offered S6O 900 for
The house. He could not lose $4,000,
Of course, and in order to induce Bowen
to give up the house, he undoubtedly
agreed that Bowen shonld control the
District appointments. While there may
be some doubt about the exact language
III which tho contract was concluded, no
one here, either friend or enemy, doubts
that there was really bargain and sale
Of the Offices Of tho District, and that
the price paid was $2O,0 or the differ
encc between the first offer and the last
$50 let the world wag." HOMO.
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UNITED STATES Court, February IL
Hon. George S. Bryan, presiding E,r
parte Thaycr, Dewing Il Co., in re Tim
mons ~ Dristow. Petition to establish
lien. Further time granted.
E.e parie Otis D. Prentiss. Petition
for final discharge. Referred to Regis
trar Carpenter.
Ec parte John w. Burbridge, in re
Thomas Pye. Petition by assignee to
sell lands to pay debts. Sale ordered.
Ec parte John w. Burbridge, in ne
James w. Hill. Same order as above.
E.c partc James E. Grassland, in ne
John Stallings. Petition to sell proper
ty. Sale ordered.
The appointment of James M. Brown
as assignee for Emory w. DuBose was
confirmed.
E,c parte Thomas G. Duan, in ne w.
j. Gore. Petition to file final account
and discharge. Granted.
Es parte Lawrence w. OHear, in re
Richard Roper. Petition to be allowed
to compromise claim.
In re Charles NJ. Patrick, Caleb G.
Stephens and Samuel Il. Izlar. Petition
for final discharge. Granted.
Ec pdrte John +. Dorrot, IN ne II. D.
Newman. Petition for sale of real estate.
Referred to Registrar.
The following petitions for final dis
charge were read and granted: Francis
Hammond, of Richland; III. &. Mark, of
Richland; James Seigler, of Lexington; !;
Samuel Jackson and John Z. Jefreys,
of York.
Er parte Robert ferguson, of York.
Petition for final discharge. Referred to
Registrar.
Ee parte J. 8. R. Thompson and T. J.
Jeffreys, in nc J. j. Garvin. Petition to
call in lien. Registrars report con-
firmed.
Ec parte S. J. Hemphill, in re Samuel
Black. Petition for payment of estab-
lished lien. Granted.
Ee parte Martin Livingstone, in re
Rufus G. Salley. Petition for leave to
set up judgment. Assignee's report con-
frmed.
Ec pu4e W. B. Livingstone, in re
Frederick Livingstone. Same petition
and order granted.
Ec parie Jefferson Stokes, IN ne Har-
rell Easterlin. Same as above.
E'c pa'te p. V. Dibble, in re Abraham
Antilles. Petition to sell personal pro-
perty. Registrars report confirmed and
payment ordered.
h. re James G. Kennedy, &c parie G.
B. Glover. Petition to set aside an al
legged fraudulent sale. Granted.
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The HAVANA MASSACRE. The four
young men who were shot at and injured
in the streets of Havana ON Monday had
been sent there by the firm Of Lanman
& Kemp, of New York, for the purpose
Of opening branch house in that place.
They have all been in the employ Of the
firm for years, says the New York Com
mercial, and have always had the greatest
confidence reposed in them.
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Young Jerry Clapp, of Greensboro,
N. c., was instantly Killed few days
ago, by tree falling on him.
"Just the thing!" Such is the excla-
nation of the Dyspeptics who use Solo
MONS BrTTERs. N21
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DARING RoBBERY.-A correspondent
of the Yorkville Enquirer reports dar-
ing robbery at Chester on the 9th. The
provision house of Messrs. Wylie,
Roddy & Agurs was broken into, and
their safe containing money and other
valuables taken therefrom. The bur-
glars effected an entrance by boring
through the front door. Fearing that
any attempt to break open the safe in the
house would give the alarm, they had n
wagon in readiness and hauled it to the
grove in the rear Of the male academy.
Having reached more secure place, it
was forced open and the treasure appro-
priated. The amount abstracted was
about 81, 500 in currency, and $700 in
gold The firm offer reward of $500.
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WV AWNING AOOh1 VI tAc ShPltol, OuOWS
that the number of documents of all
kinds issued to each member of the for
tieth Congress was 2,452, and that these
documents weighed 8,013 pounds. 1t
also shows that II pounds less of docu-
ments were delivered to each Senator
than to the Representatives. The postage
on these documents, ut the rate of six
teen cents per pound, would have
amounted (had they been mailed) for
each member. to about 81, for two
years, or S641 for one year. AS there arc
now in the House and Senate 286 mem
bers, it will be seen that by calculating
all alike, the postage on documents would
amount to $193, 1926. Suppose we give
an equal amount to letters and newspa-
pers, we have the sum of $366, 652 to be
charged to the Congress of the United
States, for documents, letters and speech
es, &C., sent out for the convenience,
enlightenment, and business interests Of
the country. The Postmaster General
fixes the cost of unpaid matter at
So, 200: 900, and asks that this sum be
appropriated on account of the samo.
Now, if only S366,G52 is chargeable to
Congress, then $4,633, 348 must be
charged to other sources. While there
is apparently large amount of matter,
upon which postage might be paid by
members of Congress, if the franking
privilege were abolished, it is evident
from other facts and figures, that there
is greas discrepancy between the
figures above. and those which follow
when we look at this subject from an
other point Almost all of the free
matter, or very large portion of it, is
mailed at the Washington City Post Of
fee. The War, State, Treasury, Post
Office, Interior, Navy, Land, Indian,
Pension, Patent, Agricultural, the Exc
cutive and other Offices of the Govern
ment, send out large amount of free
matter daily. All the documents and
other mail matter of Congress, (are de-
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-13

HOTEL ARRIVALS, February 12-Nick-
erson House. Lehman Smith, A. It
Smith, Philadelphia; Frank Hart, Ten
nessee; w. III. Smith, New York; J. u.
Stafford, Richmond; James l.. Orr, Jr.,
Anderson; John M. @. Bowden, Balti-
more; Miss Lizzie Moody, Marion; J. M.
Seigler, Newberry; John L. Deaton,
Charlotte; Charles Gubhoffer, Camden.
Columbia Hotel-Thad. G. Andrews.
Orangeburg; w. B. Johnston, Macon;
J. P. Boyce, w. Beattie, Greenville; j.
81. Cathcart, Winnsboro; G. j. Patter-
son, J. p. Bratton, F. s. Mills, j. J.
Mcclure, Chester; G. B. Lockwood, New
York; J. E. Jones, Baltimore; Charles
Failer, Ohio; Jos. F. Walker, s. C.;J
S. Davidson, N. c.; Col. Hoke, city; j.
p. Adams, E. McC. Clarkson, Richland;J.
j. Pope. Newberry; FL. B. FAINT, Green
vile; W. G. Nugent, N. Bruno, Phila-
delphia; l.. w. Iverston, Connecticut;
E. Thames, Charleston; j. P. Strobell,
Blackville.
WEDDING CARDS AND ENvELoPEs.-A
lot of wedding cards and envelopes, of
latest styles, has just been received
which will be printed in imitation of en-
craving, and at less than one tenth the
cost. Call and see specimens at PHOENIX
Office.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ts.-Attention is
called to the following advertisements,
published the first time this morning:
r. O'Neale & Son-Fertilizer &c.
Cock Fight at the Exchange Cock pit.
Blakely & Gibbes-Chester Pigs.
G. J. Stolbrand-Notice.
William Glaze-Gold Watches. &c.
D. G. Peixotto & Son-Auction Sales.
Hawley's Lightning Rod.
p. f. Frazee-Sheriff's Sales.
W. s. &c J. M. Talbott-Mules
Panorama of New York.
Campbell & Jones-Irish Potatoes.
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4itI,ute,.d 1ispateh,
rp1D.y FEBRUARY II, 1870
r., ne EI;fors of the Disputch:


Gentlemen: In the Dispatch of yesser-
day communication appears from cor
respondent giving an account Of meeting
Of citizens of Rockbridge, held at Lexlng..
ton on the eth instant, relative to proposed
railroad extensions through that county, IN
which one of the speakers, General moore,
is rcportci to have said in the course OF MS
remarks that the Orange, Alexandra ana
Manassas Railroad Company made ois-
examinations in its charges OF transports
ton against the city Of Alexandria ana III
favor Of Baltimore.
As this statement is without foundation
in fact. ask, rs an act of justice to the an-
,horities of the company,to make an OIL
fetal denial of its correctness through your
columns. There is not q pound OF tonnage
TRANSPORTED over the Orange, alexandra
nnh Manassas railroad and branches to or
from Baltimore. whether classified as
through or local freight, upon which the
rates of charge are not higher than would
he the case if came transportation started
OF stopped ut alexandria. There has been
a good deal of misrepresentation in regard
to the adverse determinations of the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, but /
challenge comparison Of its tariff of rates
with other railroads in the State engaged
III the transportation of similar freights to
other terminal cities of Virginia.
Very respectfully, &c,
S. BARBOUR,
President o., A. and NJ. Railroad Co.
R!chmoad, February 10, 1870.
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ANToNELLI's NErHEw.-A Roman cor
respondent sends US the following anec-
dotc, current in Roman society just now:
"Antoneli has nephew said nephew
is a sergeant in the Pontitical artillery but
he thorn in the Cardinals side, for the
blue and red uniform is only an excuse for
i..!eness-that greatest Of all crimes with
the indcfatigable minister.
80 Do something he said TO the young
man; 20 into the Sistine Chapel choir and
Use your voice. They want tenor, and
I'll see that you get fifty thousand francs
from Jacoyacci, at the Tor di Mona, after q
twclyemontl's practice
"'Neyer" exclaimed the nephew, who
must inherit his cminence's sixteen millions
one of these days. l will not degrade an
.intonclli.'
Pr parentkeSc. Before the Cardinals
time the Aptonclli were day-laborers in a
provincial village.
a. y short time after this conversation q
wealthy French shopkeeper called on the
Cardinal and opened negotiations for u
marriage between young A. and his daugh-
ter.
His eminence was delighted, and sang
Tie praises Of his interesting relative, add
ing, in reply to question about the young
mans fortune, Il heard him refuse fifty
thousand francs which were offered to him
jor one single piece Of his property The
wedding is to be officially announced for
Easter, when the sergeant is to receive an
c3aulette."