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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-20

INpIGSATIoN MEET1Na.-On Friday
last large number Of the best citizens
OF our town met in order to express the
sense Of the citizens here on the recent
action OF the Governor in pnrdoning the
rioters. After some few remarks, it was
unanimously resolved that q committee
of five be appointed to draft snitable re-
solutions, with Instructions to report at
AS early day as practicable. .f,.
Marion Crescent.
A Areport is going the rounds TINT the
Cherokee Indiane, in Western North Ca
rolina, have fled claim against the Go
vernment for all the lands lying between
the Blue Ridge and Cumberland Noun
tains, and extending from Bristol to
Chattanooga. It is said that when the
treaty was made ceding this land, the
Cherokee Chief failed to sign it, and
that it is, therefore, of no value.
AS DR.. Rogers, of San Francisco, was
fastening to the bedside OF his son-in-
law, who had attempted to commit
suicide few days ago, he was thrown
from his carriage by a runaway horse
and fractured his skull Immediately
after, his son, who WAS riding with him.
was also thrown out and had his leg
broken.
The Walter Scott monument, to be
erected in Edinburgh, will consist OF an
ediflce to be- used Us museum of relics
OF the distinguished novelist. The
thirty canopied inches around the
structure will be filled with life-size
frcestone figures of the prominent
characters Of the novels aud poems OF
Scott. =.
IMPERIAL PREsENr.-The chassepot
rilles tsix in nulnber) presented by EN-
peror William. of Germany, to tho
Schutzeo corps of Charleston, US s'igh:
testimonial Of his appreciation of the
honorary membership conferred on him,
have arrived.
There were Sc deaths in Charleston
for the week ending the 10Th whites q;
colored 81. G
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Under the postal treaty, just oonclud-
ed with England. money orders of $50.
or less, Of American currency, or s1O
sterling, or leas, rdRy be obtained on
England, Ireland aud Scotland in the
post Offices OF the United States, and on
any portion of,the United States in the
post Offices .of the United Kingdom.
day of October next, and will prove a
vast convenience 60 both. American citi:
zens and British subjects. '.'.''
:, An apparatns has been invented 10
East India for. cooling railroad cars. It
appears to have bean perfectly snccess-
f1i.i Outside the car in which it was
,etperihentally tested tho heat was 06
degrees in the shade; inside varied from
&c to 80 degrees. What q blessing this
Invention, Will proven hot weather, whom
in general use. '''
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MICROSCOPIC WONDERS. -Lewen boeck
tells us Of All insect seon with tho micro
SCOPE, of which 27,000,000 would only
equal mite. Insects of various kinds
may be seen in the cavitins OF grain OF
sand. Mould is forest OF beautiful
trees. with the branches, lenvcs and
fruit. Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are hollow tubes. The surface Of
our bodies is covered with scales like a
fish; single grain Of sand would cover
$50 Of these scales, and yet scale covers
500 pores. Through these narrow OPEN
ings the sweat forces itself like water
through sieve. The mites make 500
steps second. Each drop of stagnant
water contains o world Of animated
beings swimming with as much liberty ,s
whalds in tho sea. Ench leaf hns colo
ny of insects grazing on it, like COWS on
tho meadow.
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AN INNOCENT MAN HuNa.-The Mem

AN INNOCENT MAN HUNa.-The Mem
phis appeal OF the 11th says:
Pho trial Of Oonnen in the criminal
conft, last week ,preated a;profohnd sen
cation. Not that it disclosed any extra
ordinary degree of guilt anywhere, but
because it, threw!a new light on a ques-
tion which was considered settled. Con.
nell WAS accused OF being accessory to
the death Of Fenton, for the murder OF
whom Calvin was hung nearly two years
ago. About twelve witnesses were e1-
aInined, whose testimony all went to
show that Connell was blameless; and a
vast mass OF the testimony went to cor
| robOrnte the truth OF the testimony
which Gnlvin gave OF himself when on
the point Of being showed into eternity,
One young mnn, who was not witness
in tho Calvin trial. named Randolph
Miller, swore that Fenton shot first,
while Calvin had his hand on the door.
knob, in the not of going out. Calvin
then raised his hand to his head for o
brief moment, and turning round fred
at Fenton. Attorney -General Wright
discharged strong rebuke at the wit
ness for having these facts nndisclosed
in his bosom, when he knew that by
telling them now trial could be got for
Calvin. The witness said that he he'd
never been summoned on the case. The
genera! complaint made by the friends
Of Calvin was that everything was car
rieta on with such a high hand. and per-
sons we're 30 intimidatsd by the whole
regime OF the period. aud the numerous
satellites attached thereto, that 1t was
more than mans life was worth TO vo-
UNFAIRLY offer to tell the truth. Nearly
oil the witnesses examined in this late
trial Of ConneIl disclose tho fact in their
testimony that Calvin slot in self-de-
fence. aud that he was bounded to death
by Radical hate.
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Tho military career Of tho editor OF
the Memphis Appeal is thus summed up
by the Aualdnche: "His military career
began and ended in this city 1t COM
menoed in the militia and ended there.
His active service. in the face of the
enemy, was campaign-it was patrol
ling few blocks Of buildings in Mem
phis, and gloriously guarding old scrap
iron in Fort Pickering"
Gen. Sheridan says of tho Kaiser:
"The Emperor William is fine old gen.
tleman and good general. He pos
sosses personal courage and bravery in
an unusually high degree. T myself
have seen him under the heaviest fire at
Gravelotte. Far from being under tue
influence OF. Bismarck, he has firm, de.
termined will of his own, which he
knows how to carry out, oven in oppoai-
ton to Bismarck"
WHO GIVES Our THE AMMUNITIoN?- p
On Friday lust, the negro militia oompn-
ny in this town parnded. Ono Of them
having left his rifle in IL store. it was ex-
amined and found to be loadcd with n
ball cartridge. Who keeps tho car
tridses. and who gives them ont in n
time of pencc? Tho community havo a
right to know. -Sun,fer Ners.
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Tho political morality OF Mexico
would seem to have improved wonder
fully OF late. There was time IA time.
too, within the memory Of very young
men pow living-when the Mexican
state6map, if denied revolution beforg
breakfast. suffered his hunger to go uh-
nppeascd until the revolution came. no
matter at how late an hour Of the fore
noon it began. But since the downfall
OF Ma1imilian aud the ascendency Of
Juarez the old order of things seems to
have pretty we'll played out, aud revolu-
tiops have become almost as scarce there
as they arc in other volcanic countries.
Juarez, has been reelected to the Presi.
denoy, and his two opponents, instead
OF attempting to take him and his party
by the throat aud huri them from power.
quietly submit to their defeat. This is
well. With good stable government,
that would give proper encouragement
to capital. labor and enterprise, there
is no reason why Mexico should not
become one of the richest nations OF the
earth.
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At tho request of the below signed
oolored men. says the Newberry Herald,
the following card was written, which.
after being read to them. was declared to
be to their satisfaction:
NEwpBRRY, 8. c.. July 13, 1871.
We, the undersigned cosored citizens
of Mollohon, want to be on more friendly
terms With the respectable and intelli-
gent people OF this County. And to
gain this end, feel that we must quit tho
party which has given, partly by our
votes. such bad government to South
Onrolina. We shall in the future vote
only for good men for Office. irrespective
OF party. We now declare ourselves
free from the slavery in which the
politician has held us; and will do oil in
our power TO cultivate friendly spirit
with our white fellow-citizens We say
again distinctly We are done with the
South Carolina Republican party now
and forever. SAM. COOPER,
NATHAN RICE.
/, f.i STARTLING YOUNG. III
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A lady's husband being away from
home, died while absent. One of tho
neighbors being requested to inform her
Of her husbands death, found her ut
dinner. and when he informed her of
tho death, she requested tho ncighbor to
wait until she bod finished her dinner,
whom he would hear some bawling.
A lady ut Ellsworth, Me-. is the
mother of twelve twins, and ia yet young
enough to carry on the business.
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a writer in the New Orleans Time

a writer i'll the New Orleans Times
says that not many months ago, as d
gentleman was about to plunge into q
forest stream for pleasant bath, he
saw far down Oh the pebbly bottom u
terrible simulaorum of himself; lifeless
limbs ,sWaying with the. tide; white.
drowned face, with staring eyes aud bluo
lips. It was but second, and the
yisio q fndcd, but with cold shiver he
turned away. A few weeks ago came
the news vi his death. Ho fell from the
deck Of vessel ono stormy night in
crossing tho Atlantic.
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IT we are to believe tho Radical press
which is not always safe thing to do,
'you must know -Tammany Hall is alone
responsible for the riot in New York last
Wednesday. The disgraceful affair oc-
ourred under Democratic municipal
administration, and the Democratic party
is therefore responsible for all the blood
that was shed. Accordingly the Demo
cratic party is denounced by the Radi-
Gal newspapers everywhere. The order
OF Superintendent Kelsoo forbidding the
Orangemen's parade was simply Intend
ed, they say, to afford the Irish Catho-
lies. who are all Democrats. an easy but
complete triumph over the Orangeman,
who are. oil Republicans. They have
not yet gone so fer as to-. say that the
only object Of Gov. Hoffman's procla-
nation was to afford tho Eibo7n!ans au
opportunity to shoot down the Orange
men while marching along the streets,
but they Will probably say it tomorrow
or the next day. All this fierce and
aenseless abuse Of Tammany and the
municipal authorities of New York is
what is called making political capital" !"
The man who suffers himself to bet2ans.
terred from the Democratic to the Radi-
oal ranks. through the. agency OF suoh
capital, is o disgrace to any party to
vhioh he may belong.
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BREAKING OF THE DAMS AT LANGLEY
AND BATH MI1Ls.-It was only Wednes-
day. o week ago. that terrible storm of
wind tore off the roof of the Langley
Mills, creating damage that it took some
time to repair, and now We chronicle an
occurrence of q yet more serious nature,
w;aioti haa :.:so4n ahomt GGn hands out
OF employment and entaiied much loss
on the. company, About half-past
O'Clock Monday night, states the watch
man Of the mills, there were no signs Of
anything wrong about the dam, but in a
short time after he had made tho inspec-
ton and returned to the mill, he heard o
roar and rush Of water, and, running
out, discovered that the dam was broken
9nd rapidly crumbling away, while the
water was being emptied kt rapid rate
into the plain below. Early Tuesday
morning, nearly ono half of tho dam had
been leveled by the torrent. while about
the South Carolina Railroad was so
washed up and injured as not to admit of
the passage OF the regular trains. Tho
ingly transferred 20 cars which were sent
to meet them on the Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad, and thus
brought to the city. A large forco OF
workmen was at once sent to the scene
of tho disaster, and the track was re-.
paired during the day. The trains
passed over the road as usual last even
ing.
The great excess Of water from the
pond at Langley rushing into that of the
Bath Paper Mills, short distance be-
low, caused break in the dun there.
and about $50 feet of it was destroyed.
The damage to Langley is very great,
and peculiarly distressing ut this time
The company has had great trouble in
obtaining the requisite number of good
hands, and they will be hard to replace
when the mills have been again put in
working order. This militateu more
against the company than the outlay Of
money required to repair the dam, while
the distress caused by it among the fac
tory people themselves is pitiful indeed
Thrown suddenly out OF employment,
without, means to support themselves
until they obtain other situations, their
sntferings cannot help being severe
This company is doing all in it's power
to relieve them, but, as matter Of
course, it cannot, under the circum-
stances, support so large number Of
persons. It is supposed that it will be
three or four months before the gap in
tie dam can be filed up and the mills
commence operations once more. The
work will be pushed forward as rapidly
as possib'" by sufficient force of labor
ers. The cause of the breakage is not
positively known, but the supposition il
that either musk rat had bored through
some portion OF the dam, thus giving
room for the water to cap the whole
structure. or else land slide occurred at
some part OF it after the watohman had
passed., thus allowing the water to flow
over the dam, and to quickly plough out
a way for its destructive conrse. The
storm Monday afternoon had nothing to
do with the accident, as there. was no in
crease in the volume of wntes, i: I'll.
pond after it had passed.
augusta Constitutionalisa.
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CHRISTIANS IN CHINA. Recent report
ed orders of tho Chinese Government, it
il apprehended. will materially interfere
with the operations of tho Christian
missionaries in China. The new regnla-
tions provide that hereafter MI missions
shall be under the supervision Of Chinese
officials; that no less than forty Ave ma
tive converts shall be received in any
missionary establishment, and that full
record of every baptism shall be return
ed to the public registration ollice. It
is also directed that nll female missiona-
ries must return to their own countries,
and that male missionaries. not residing
in consular ports, shall be under the
jurisdiction Of the local mandnrine.
Chinese women are prohibited from at
tending Christian worship, and only he
children Of foreigners are permitted to
attend the mission schools. In case Of
riots, resulting in the destruction of the
property Of the missionaries, no com
pensation can be recovered from the
towns in which the disturbances hnye oc-
CURED. These regulations, it is believed.
will materially Interfere with the mis-
sions in China, and the prospect Of in
Producing Christianity into that country
is at present more discouraging than
ever. It is not known, however, who
ther the above edict has met with the
approval of the Emperor, or whether it
ie the more announcement Of an in
tended law which will be followed by
more severe measures. according to tho
resistance offered by foreign nations. Ii
these accounts are correct, Mr.. Burlin-
games treaty is scarcely worth the paper
on which it is written. That diploma
tist must have been deceived by the
Chinese. or greatly mistaken their in
tentions and objects. Tho advance in
Western ideas and civilization which, on
the strength of the treaty. it was sup
posed they had made, turns out to be
purely imaginary. Whilst tue religious
beliefs in China are said to be nearly rs
heterogeneous as in Europe. there seems
to be o common bond Of unity among
all Chinese i'll their hostility to Christi
anity.
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HxArHEN IN New HAMrsu1RE.-Th

HRArHEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Newburyport Herald publishes an ac-
fcopnt OF an-ignQyant and depraved com.
munity in tho tbwn m Seabrook, New
Hampshire, which seems almost beyond
belief. The people composing the COM
munity were known in the vicinity as
Aigerincs, and apparently q more de-
based sot of beings mover disgraced the
land. Their villnge iB situated five miles
from Newbnryport, i'll secluded place
near the sen shore, and. being unnp-
proachable by any direct road. but few
strangers ever. penetrated it. The peo-
pie, numbering several hundred, obtain.
ed miserable subsinlence by fishing in
the summon and shoemaking in the win
tor. md most Of the money Thus made
wac laid out for rum and tobacco. They
had intcrmnrricd to such an extent that
tho yonngor portion OF the community
were little more thun idiots, nnd their
ianBuaga ih,t degonerased into an almost
unknown dialect.
Ia short, rum, interbreeding, and
want Of communication with the outside
world, had developed a. wonderful bar
barous atato OF society in the midst Of
civilization. It is, however, gratifying
to know that change for the better haa
been effected among the miserable peo-
pie within n few yenra. A young clergy
man. named VIM. a. Rand, heard Of the
AIgerines, aud resolved to attempt some
improvement among them. Four years
ego he commenced his labors in thus vii
lage, and has accomplished much good.
although having to fight his way against
every obstacle. A school and church
have been established, tho miserable
huts in which they lived have given place
to more civilized hubitations, and their
physical condition has been improved,
SO that there is u prospect Of the com
munity becoming at least respectable.
MIR. Rand also acts al ruler among
them, having the powers Of II magistrate,
and thus being ablo to preserve law and
order.
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A SENsAToN.-The latest sensation in
WILMINGTON, N. c., is thus described by
the Star: s.t .4,sr
''No little excitement was created in
the immediute vicinity of Fourth and
Church streets on Monday afternoon by
the finding Of small glass jar or bottle
i'll the street at that point, containing
two human thumbs. Several persons
who witnessed this singular hight shy
thnt the thumbs wers apparently from
tho hands of white female. judging
from their peculiar formation. and that
they had been cut of at the joints
nearest the hands. They were perfect
in every respect. except that they had
turned slightly purple around the edges
where they hnd been severed from tho
hands The jar in which they were
found had piece of white cloth tied
over the mouth. The matter originated
quite stir in tho neighborhood, and! no
conjecture has been hazarded that
tends in the loast to nnrayel the mys-
terry" .
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A CURIOUS CANDLE. invention was
introduced into this country from Rus
ria by Cassius NJ. CLAY, lute Minister to
that Government. which is rapidly COM
ing into favor here. It is q perpetual
candle, and really seems to be worthy of
the name The candle consists OF a
small brass tube, within which is placed
close fitting wick soaked with kerosene.
The tube is screwed into candlestiSk,
and fits inside another tnbe, made of
white china, and stimulating closely q
caudle in appearances, the whole taking
the look OF an ordinary candle and can
dlestick. By heating the top of the brass
tube the Kerosene soaked wick generates
gas and gives fne blaze through n num-
ber OF small npcrtures in tho end OF the
tube. A good light for hvo hours is, it
is said, furnished thus for the cost OF ono
cent. This is certainly both simple and
eoonomiuui, nnii would ss,.;l.. 10 u;hv;.ty
many Of the dangers and objections to
the use OF kerosene. u could easily be
made useful in railway cars, and for hotel
use would seem 70 be the cheapest and
most practical form OF lamp. The ex-
pense for either candle or oil would be
much less than that of any lamp now in
use, while it would form desirable arti-
Gle for addition to the hard ware trade.
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Mn. P. P. ToALE's NEW OFFICE AND sA1rs
ttooAs We are happy TO inform our readers
that their old acquaintance. Mr.. P. p. Toalc'
while continuing his manufaotory OF doors,
Charleston. 8. c., has oponod a handsome
onioe and extensive sales rooms at M. 20
Hayno street. whsro they will fod it moro
convenient to call on him when they visit the
tihckney street, where there Is another on.
trance: Send and get new and extended
prlce list Of latest styles, etc. Soc advertise.
meht. July II 1moYt
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List OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.

A7Io' Or I'VE" dUVEREISEHERTS.
J. E. Spencer & Co.-Spectacle6.
Wm. J. Etter-Notice.
Tarrant's Seltzer Ape1isa:.
". @. Fisher-Tnrnip Seed.
J. Q. Winder-Ohange % Schedule.
2. Cantwell- Peach Brandy.
Extra Meeting Acacia Lodge.
OFFICIAL RArFLE NuMpEns Charleston Chari
table Association. for benefit Free School fund /:
RAFFLE GLASS NO. 49, -Morning--J,.,y 10.
35-75-15-24- 81 -64 Is Sc $3.50 22-29
Witness our hands. at Charleston. this 10Th
day Of July. 1871. FEM PECK,
JAMES dILLILAND,
July 20 Sworn Commissioners.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS The Northern
mail opens at 300 P. M.; closes 7.15
A. M. Charleston. day mail opens 400
F. H.; closes 600 A. Nj. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
2. NJ. Greenville mail opens GAS P.
NJ; closes 600 A. M. Western mail
opens 800 A. H.; closes /. 80 P. M. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to 4P. M.
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Livery j v I e|,r1!y Stable, $ I a l' .
t.f( IL e.. ~ - i. ! :

vEyHE undersigned has opened a NEW
LIVERY STABLE in connection
with the Hotel, and Is prepared with
comfortable stables, and commodious
Lots to accommodate stock of all kinds;
An experienced and careful OST!ER
willalways be found on the premises.
HORSES, BUGGIES.and W&GONo'
ALWAYS ON HAND TO. HIRE.
Give me trial. My prices are MOD
erate.. -.
q, e. JOHN A. MAYS. :
~ -'--,' - E.
March 10, 1871, 4G-tf .....~.... -
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