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CoM,soN ROAD srEAmERs.-

|, CQN1SON Road STEAMERs.-The New
sXofk Journal Of Commerce says that
sss: brought into Ase inandid the plhn
being to run thea between typ stal
|ih'the Punjab, nsfhey, HwulRindganA
Jhslum, the distsncA bdSwee4 4hessawS
places being 6811FFmiIes. iST This %sainswiA,
|pnN Nordihary ocoasions. consist Of ono.
eadIpn extraordinary occasions Of two
omnibuses. and will n1hendistuoe in
[seven hours, inclusive Of oil stoppages.
One omnibus will garry twenty first,
twenty secoud;, and twenty third 'clhss
passengers, WITH fifty -cwt. of mails and
luggage, which, will be sufficient fos
everyday trnliic. It is also stated that
the question 'of steam traction on com
mon roads is now believed to be solved,
and, if that be true,. it will inaugurate
an era, il not revolution. in transporta-
tion scarcely loss important thun TINT OF
the railroad ITSELF
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In February, last, the Boston 7,ra0elsr
printed a.. Newfoundland lettar which
described the finding In the stomach of
codflab,. caught in Trinity Bay.N N. F.,
OLA massive Wedding ring. inscribed
with the sentence: "God above continue
OUT love- a lhte despatch reports that
q claimant has been found II proves
to be the wedding ring of Pauline Bur
nam, wrecked on the iAnklo-S Saxon in
1885, off Chance Cove. N. +. The end.
or, fisherman, was rewarded with $50
by the lady's relatives
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PREPARING FOB s.DoRK1Na." The
army aud navy movements now making
in England show that the 'ibattle OF
Dorking' has stirred up the public mind.
The Chatham dock-yard has ninety acres
in extent. Now $50 moro are to added.
Three large basins are in thefplan, and
one. tventy-one acres in extent, and with
frontage OF 5000 feet. is fnished. ;If
has connected with 1T four large dosRe.
each capable of containing ships as lSfge
as the Great Eastern. The two sother
basins -ill be completed within year or
two. Tho estimated cost of all is
sl,700.0 900. and the Times. after glory
ing in the works, remarks significantly
that it every ship We send to sea is to be
sunk instantaneously by the enemy's tor
pedoes. according to tho speculations OF
historical fiction, We shall not want re-.
pairing basins. or, for that matter, bnild.
ing yards; and then observes that, ao-
cording to ordinary war chances, it is
we'll to strengthen the national defences
~ NAoSoAopAu6 ApSnl AohOuIS66s 1lLLl6
has been done in England yet to increase
the army. but additions made by the
Cardwell bill will give at home 1O8. 900
regular troops. To the militia 45. 900
are added. and the volunteers are SO en-
couraged that D total armed force in
England Of 497.716 soldiers is provided
for. Since 1S47. when the invasion
panics" began, to 1871. when it is hoped
they will end, The war expenditure Of
England has doubled. And all this be-
cause Of the soare.orow across the chan.
mel. Already France has been painted
ont, and Germany painted in. but the
Times blusteringly says: "We have a
feet which could sweep the seas Of every
enemy, and an army Of regular .aoldiers
quite strong enough to give an account
Of any invaders who might contrive TO
escape the feet and therefore the
panic: stricken should be ,comforted and
England content. ~ !. ba, l;
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TH1ERs ON THE INCOME TAx.-In tho
French National Assembly, proposal
was lately made to levy o. tax upon in
comes as means of increasing the re.
venue Of the French republic. Presi-
dent Thiers resisted the proposition with
great energy. "If this tax he said,
"only impoverished the rich, L should
not pity them. but in the present state
OF society, such tax would be source
of disorder. Read the admirable book
written by Vanhan, md you will see
that the income tax is, in another form,
the most odious OF those taxes which
were abolished by the revolution, and
We are asked to impose it now, not in
peaceful times, but in the midet Of dis.
turbance and uncertainty. This tax is
nothing but party instrument, to be
used alternately by one party against
others. should be coward il I did
not declare that will never consent to
this tax" It is pity that our own
rnlers couldn't be penetrated with a lit
tie Of this good sense and wisdom.
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THa North GERMAN EAGLE BIRD. -
The shape aud attitude Of the eagle of
North Germany. to be portrayed on the
imperial arms. have been the subject Of
brisk disoussuion of late. By the Fede-
raj Connoil it has. been finally deter
mined that the North German eagle
shall henceforth have but one head,
which appendage shall look to the right,
and have above it in glory the imperial
crown. On the breast is to appear q
shield, and on that shield the Prussian
cagle. each wing with six broad and Ave
narrow feathers; and, finally, the claws
are to be all black, the red talons of the
old device to be henceforth discarded,
aud the tail is to appear in s'heraldic de-
lineation," which the New York World
understands to be q technical way of OK
pressing that it is to be puffed out fun
shape. after the similitude of turkey
gobbler in the first flush of love. The
feetof the bird, We must add, are not
to hereafter grasp anything.
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A foreign correspondent, writing from
Berlin, gives some intereuting particulars
OF present affairs in the Empire. Emf
grafton from Germany to America,
which it was supposed would cease with
a "regenerated Germany" is rather on
the increase. The conquerors, not con-
tent with the Bpoils OF war. are engaged
IN demonstrating that they have gained
by It 10000 laborers. although they ac-
knowledge a loss Of 10000 This arith-
metlc ls based on q calculation OF the
number who would have emigrated if
there had been no war, the number ex.
pelied from France, 60. According to
THIS logic, Germany would have been
still better off il all the laborers had
been killed. The Government, far from
reducing. is studiously increasing the
army. It is intended manifestly that the
German army ahall be the most formi-
dable thnt the world has ever seen. The
line will comprise from 100 to 100 regi.
ments OF infantry, Of three battaliong
each, eighteen battalions of rifles, 100
regiments of cavalry and eighteen brig
ades Of artillery. Each battalion holds
LOCO men. Then there are as many
regiments 'of landwher to correspond.
These forces are all TO be drilled In the
varions arts of war, not excluding the
railway service and mechanical Skill.
The navy is to be also strengthened as
fast as circumstances will permit and
tho works OF Wilhelmshaven are beipg
employed in building additional iron
clads.
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A BRAVE LITTLE GIRL AND HER BRAVE
REsCURR. few mornings since, s'little
Efie, bright-eyed, curly headed five-
year old, belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. Par
Wish, living on Main street, just South
of Thomas & Parrys livery stable, took
plunge bath that came ut or resulting
fatally. There is q deep well on the
place, holding some fourteen feet of
wnter. It has no cnrb, and water is
drawn by means of rope. :'Efiie'' hud
been watching Mr.. Thomas drawing
water from the we'll in q bucket, which
she called ''kettle." The rope broke,
and the ''kettle'' went to the bottom.
This troubled tho little one, and after
ward, in peering into the we'll, looking
for the Kettle, she lost her balance, and
plunged head first into the we'll. Her
mother heard her scream as che toppled
over, ran into the yard, and happening,
by the merest chance, to glance into the
we'll, saw "Effie" rs she came to the sur
face the frat time. Powerless herself,
she ran to the livery stable, shouting at
every step, "Eff1e's in the we'll. Effie's in
the well." MIR. Thomas was at the we'll
in no time, and, without mcment's
thought as to how he was going to get
ont. plunged in, bracing himself as best
he could against the smooth walls as he
went down, and reached the water in
time to meet Effie ION the way up" the
second time. and, of course, rescued
her. AS soon as the little one conld get
water enough out and breath enough in
to speak, she said to Mr.. Thomas:
Jack. I have found your 'kettle;' it was
clear down to the bottom" and, sa-e
enough. she had the rope tightly clinched
in her little fingers. We hardly know
which to admire, the bravery OF the man
who risked his life to save that of the
little girl, or the GOODNESS Of the child in
hunting up the 'ketIe" when fourteen
feet under water.
Cumerom { No. } O6server.
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HADEAs CoRpus. The Montgomery
(Aiabama) -Aduertiser. reviyes the anec-
ldote of the interview of Mr.. Henry Lau-
rens, Of South Carolina, in 1870, with
Lord Shelburne, when the writ OF Aa5eas
corpas became the subject of conversa-
tion. Mr. .Laurena1was appointed mi
mister to Holland by the Continental
Congress in 1880. lie was captured before
reaching his destination, and detained in
the Tower Of London for more than o
year. In the; meantime, the able Lord
Shelburne became premier and Laurons
was released, and: even treated with
great kindness by the British officials.
On one occasion, while he was dining
with, Lord Shelburne. the conversation
turned on the Independence of the
American colonies. when Lord Shelburne
quietly observed: . .'s
so7" asked faurens., :.They will lose
the 1abeas corpus. 'was the reply. .'Lose
the Aabeas corRusi'. said Z Laurens.
Yes" said Lord Sheiburns. 'Ws 'pur-
chased it with centuries of, wrangling,
many years Of Fighting, and had it con
firmed by at least fifty Acts Of Parlia-
ment. All this taught the nation it's
value. and it is SO ingrained into their
creed as the very foundation of their IL
berty, that no man or party will ever
dare trample on it. Your people will
pick it up and attempt to use it, but
having cost them nothing they will no.
know how to appreciate it. at tho first
great internal feud that You have the
minority will trample on it, aud the peo-
pie will permit it to be done, and 80 will
go your Gbertyl''
In view OF the Ku Klux aud bayonet
election bills. it would seem as if these
ominopa anticipations had been literally
verified. Let us hope, however. that
this is but brief episode, the long con
tinuance of which the people will not
permit
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God has tnysteriously linked all mon
together by the onrions fact of mutual
dependence. and this wonderful posi-
hility Of mutual help.
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The waiter is q most irresistible per.
son; he carries everything before him.
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LIST OF New ADvRRTIsAMRNrs.
N. 9ims-Saluda Dental Society.
Summons TO Robert Speara.
Hoasetter's Stomach Ritters.
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eppid9 OF the.PNfNIx ii fi4 oenfS
Y WYhave to R4fn dSr Aanka3o Mr..
81 G GuorA fosa Acent water
meion%d duplicates Of whtcf can bg OBJ
obtained at the market and also at his
residence, near the South Carolina
Depot.
Old type-supsrior. TO Babbit metal
i. for sale at PHOENIX Office. at twenty two
aud twenty five cents per pound accord
ing to quantity. !,
The passenger train over the, Char
lotte; Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
due here yesterday morning, at o'clock,i
was detained several hours by the upset
ting of the locomotive. near Chester. A.
COW reclining on the track was the cause
of the trouble. The engineer md HTe-
man were scalded, but not seriously. .
Our merchants. and others wishing to
prepare for the fall business. will please
take notice that the PHOENIX Office ia
supplied with all necessary material for
rs handsome cards, bill heads. posters,
circulars. and other printing that may be
desired. ns any Office in the city. Give
us call and test our work.
We have received from Messrs. Duffie
g. Chapman Nos. 362 and 363 of Har-
per's Library of Select Novels
"Won, Not Wooed," novel, By the
author of BRED in the Done;" and
"Hor Lord and Master tale, by
Florence Marryatt, author of ''LoveH
Conflict" The price OF each is fifty
cents. Cheap and really entertaining.
Mr.. William Sloane has published in
pamphlet form the premium list of the
fair of the South Cnrolina Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, and will furnish
them to applicants.
Medical authority says sun stroke may
be avoided by carrying certain things in
the hat. Almost anything damp will do
but it should never be brick.
! 1t has been said that pantaloons
obtained on credit are breeches OF trust
boys will be boys" Just 80. Wha,
O pity it is, though, mon won't always bt
men. =.
This is possible result Of the present
social agitation. according to the Nation
Before long, man will gaze at woman
with the same emotions with which b.
gazes at landscape or field of wheat
while woman will look on man as shs
looks on grain elevator Or, locomotive. >
"Modesty" asks Us '.What is the best
method of popping the question:, Il
is q good deal like champagne-if il
don't pop itself. there is something
wrong about it.
Wit. hnmor and 6adinage need to b.
kept under careful control. We endure
and expect the playful scratch from oul
cats paw, but not her savage bite. ~.
Prayer tends to make work successfu
in two ways: by making the worke
strong, and by securing the help Of God
The reaction of prayer Gf it merited NJ
other praise) would be its ample vindica
ton. If it accomplished nothing with
out ns, we should do we'll to '.pra,
without ceasing" on account OF what i
does within rs.
|
The PHOENIX establishment was bril-
liantly illuminated, last night, by one o
Doty's patent gas machines-which il
point Of brilianoy. economy and conve
nienoe, is far ahead OF any illuminato
we have yet seen. We shall give it
further trial, before entering into gene
raj description OF its merits. A cordia
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How He D1RS':sTHE s. San. FAa1as,,;osHb4 d |; ssI;1

hoW LIE DAEUsytt-4k3E DAD QAINQHxJEs
L:Iy!NosToNE.- -A3 3YseaseEn. exohshg Sc .gsts:
aisspsaM qaestion 5ssE SiatF bf tSs. ftSi;.
great African travelled. a.,
:! Sir RodefIek Mdrohja6n aharahtsin;i
formed thatDr. IaiVingsto one is very dead
indeed. Al. inteijiganE Roxiti haa Is
gently been impoEtadssto !thtH city i BtaE
had tue good fofsnHe 70 ssfYe, ,Shs destor:
ba body servant In tho int teFi9rspfi Afff-
.oa, and he thus Describes the Eahner Of
his masters death. The doctor WAS aq-.
custohed to PASS his nights in the
stomach hof-aancQuaintance- crocodile
ABOUT fifty feet long.. Stepping out one
evening to take an observation of one Of
the lunar eolipses peculiar to the coun-
try, he spoke to his host, saying that us
he should not return until after bedtime,
he. would not trouble him to sit up to let
him in; lie would just leave the door
open until he camo home. BY wny Of
doing SO, he set up stout fence rail be-
tween his landlords distended jaws and
went awny. Returning about midnight,
he took off his boots outside, SO as not
to awaken his friend, entered softly,
knocked away the prop, and prepared to
turn in.
But the noise of pounding on the rail
had aroused the householder, and 80
great was, The feeling of relief induced
by the relaxation of the maxillary mus
cles, that lie unconsciously slut hie
mouth to smile, without giving his ten
rant time to get into bed. The doctor
Was just STOPPING to unite his drawers,
when he was caught between the floor
and. ceiling of the.rcception room. like q
lemon in squeezer. Next day the mo-
lancholy remains we're given to our in
formant, who displays singular reti
cence regarding his disposition OF them
merely picking his teeth with his claws,
in an absent, thoughtful kind of way, as
if the subject was too mournful to be
discussed in oil its narrowing details.
None of the doctors maps or instruments
we're recovered; his bereaved landlord
holds them as security for certain rents
claimed to be due and unpaid. It tis pro.
bable that Great Britain will make Il
formal demand for them. and if they are
not surrendered submit her claims
to a conference.
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This is the way one extraordinary
freak OF nature is accounted for. Annie
Brown for years excited rural communi-
ties by exhibiting an unusual cause of
affiiction, and has been given over by
many doctors as one beyond cure. She
has apparently been troubled with q
snake. which, mt intervals, thrust it's
head out of her mouth and instantly re-
treated down her throat. A suspicious
physician in Wayne County Infirmary
prepared for sharp work, the other
morning, and when the snuke nppeared,
seized the poor woman by the neck, so
that the reptile might not retreat. Lo,
when disgorged, nothing more formida.
bic than an India-rubber imitation of u
snake came forth, and now Annie's occu-
patton is gone.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIHR.-Our attentive
Ereepville correspondent M: writes al
follows. hhder dte d6 lib 14th:W

Ereepville, norrespnnaent M writes IA
follows, Ahder 4Ate d Mp 14tp:H
Mr.. Nm. MI KelH IAN ihdSatri Aus
fnrmer,Siying ssYen niles from tfiis oily,
pn thief 1Pipkensisidebf thex5al4qa, met
with 43sesinns misfortune, On. -Wadhes-
day night, between and 8 o'clock, by
the burning of his dwelling house and
nearly oil its contenta syeppsaxe that
Mr.. Keith had on that day been thresh.
ing l.is wheat at "a neighbor's-a mile
distanNand' had fetdrned to'his home
after dark.- Requiring something in ap
p;stairs Foemz in, which, Yas. stored q
quantity-dt bottom, In; seed and. in small
loose saoks-he went up with q candle
which, by some mishap, came in contact
with the cotton, and in ;aI instant the
contents Of the room we're in blaze.
His invalid wife and six small children
having retired to rect in room on a
lower floor, his efforts were Immediately
directed to their. preservation, and they
were unipjured; but the contents of the
house, which was well supplied with oil
the comforts Of home-were NIL con-
sumed excepting two or three beds aud
few chairs. The loss will reach to the
amount of at least 1900. Mr.. Keith
deserves and it is hoped will receive the
substantial sympathy of his fellow-citi-
zens. ~ i'
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The Newman (Ga.) Defender relates tue
following timely and benevolent action
of an OK:
Last week little boy WIS passing
through the yard of one Of orr citizens,
when ho was suddenly assailed by hinge
mastiff. The dog had succeeded in
bringing the boy to the ground, and was
in the act Of plunging his teeth into his
flesh, when an OK, standing near. entered
the arena, lifted the dog upon his horns
and carried him Of, to the JOY OF the
little boy. It is not positively ascer-
tained whether love for the little boy or
hatred for the dog prompted tho inter
ference Of the OK.
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CyT'UMBI5A5. VS.. V:U,
suhaat Gorhisa, july ,l6. lA.
state. AErlenlt9gFi and Mechap1cel So
Z. ~. 4 ttaiy1ANe1t .FRit..f "a "a -

State Agrlenltggri and MschapSpel So
T.. ~ u ctatyANext .FAit.f III sra -
: The premium list for the third hhiual
Fair Of this Society has BEEN ppblished.
Twill be foundthat libereE }premiums
are offered in the several departments,
viA;, field crops. stock. household, me-
chanical, manufactures, needle and fancy
work. and fne art and literary. A su-
perintendent is designated fof eaoh. OF
these :departments. The rules and re.
gY.atiohs for the Fair have been revised
and improved. According Ito the reso-
luton adopted ut the last meeting q tho
Society, ,the.Fsir will embrace tho. whole
week. beginning on Monday. the: 9th of
.Novsmber, and closing on Saturday. the
11th, following. An interesting pro-
graname is laid down. In addition to
tue usual displays connected with tho
FaN, there will be brilliant musical
contest between the brass bands Of the
State; and Q atgmnd tournament, under
the supervision Of COL, A. Q. haskell, Of
this rqity. It is stated also, that bazaar
will open onlthe grounds during the
week, by the ladies of the Memorial As
ISOLATION. Doubtlessthsre will be many
ether attractive, featuEps: Ia fine, Fair
week promises this :ysarito bring toge.
ther a large soopoesfss Q: oar people.
Nor need yiagtora anticipate any lack of
accommodstipnB. Our; ;oitizens will this
year take ths>mattef; up, aud soc to ii
that the accommmtoa dations shall not be
confined I to our our hotels and boarding
houses But especially would we call
attention to the solid features of the
Fair. Let these be- duly provided for.
Let our farmers and our artisans, our
wives and our daughters. our artists and
our workers in general. see, to. it that
the Fair shall honorably reflect the in.
dustry. the skill. the genius aud ths gen
eral progress Of our people. '5~
We hope that al parts qi South Caro-
lima. will be- represented CT: this occasion.
An industrial gathering Of this kind in
South Carolina! must be productive OF
good results. Looking at the matter in
this light, we'are satisfied that our CO.
temporaries of the press will unite with
us in extending this notice Of Che Slate
Fair. and in urging+a general and gene.
rods support thereof. We are aware
that throughout the State are q numbe,
OF Aonrishing County Societies; bul
these may be 30 managed as to become
tributary to the State Fair, and we trust
that such arrangements may be made MS
will canaa them to contribute to the sue.
CESS of the oENrRAl EzHssIrioN.
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