The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-16
COLUMBIA, 8. &c.
Friiay .1orp1aa. 1une;1e, 1871.
Progress in5sthe Science Of GovSEament
AHPounpyiyiani nio. M


The Leq{datut4et :E,Y RsYesylgaais,; y gsls d; has
passed a8!Act. Extending afHsysMh OF
cumulative yotIhg b ALI Tic town ooun-
oil or mnniat pateleetaops throughout the
State. Pennsglyania, has Sthua, moved
on. In 1872. According sat the new Con-
stitution Of Illinois. the same system OF
votlns is 70 be applied to The elaelton, Of
mombbts Of the lower house, Bdt In
Penpsylyania the new. system applies
forthwith TO all the ..boronghsp ia that
State. AS .our, readers are aware, the
tumnlativn system OF, voting waS, ,Htss
tried :hiareh II 1870. under e srecea! Act
at BlapmAhgig, ex-senator Buokaiew'a
home. i worked 50 we'll there that It
has been extended throughout the State.
Win. ..THHs4uax;,i F1aoH. The Republl-
canb of France, though professed1y. de-
voted TO popular government are e1r el1
ceedingly, afraid Of the people: .A' New
York journal. byaay Of illustrating The
hostility Of the ThiSts governments TO o
plebiscttun,- vote Of the people npon
the form of institutions they prefer
says:r. Ple6isoites have dimgreeahle
way Of turning the Bonapartes right
aide up with care.'" There is, undoubt-
edly. much in this. While Napoleon
has his enemies, and bitter ones. there
is NO doubt but that ho could to-day
command a. larger voteIfor ruler OF
Fraaoa Than any other Frenchmap. ,-~. I'll,
.fIas = d .s--.--..--S li3| 80! ;
6fAMPED EHyRtoPE = Several chnnges,
to GO into ieBsot on on Tie frst al July.
have:heen made in the printing and dis:
tributing of, stamped envelopes by. the
Post Office Department.: Hereafter
special devices! and the address of. cur
respondents%sill not be, printed under
any circumstances Whatever, The print,
ing of cards and requesta noross tho enl
has been discoh tinued. In future they
will be printed ON th2si I'll ..uppaer, lsft7 hand
corner only. Business ayocations OF
employments will .be excluded from
cards and requests. The name OF the
writer, only should be given, without any
reference to his occupation. Cards and
requests must be limited to the following
matter, pr. SO, much thereof as may bs
desired, to wit: -
l. The name OF the writer, whether
individual. firm, company or corpora:
ton. q. Tie post Office address, in
Guiding number and, name OF street,
name OF city or town, County and State.
8. a request to return If not delivered
within o given or blank number Of days.
The occupation Of the, writer, as ''mer-
chant. s'claim agent, = attorney at
law" dealer in dry goods, groceries. y
&o.. &o.. must be rigidly excluded.
This prohibition does not, however, ap-
ply to cases In which on employment
may be indicated by o corporate name,
or By the usual style of an individual
OhioF, Railroad" 'cTreusurer,s OfIos
Wilmington Water Worls,'"'. .'John
Smiths. Banking House," "Washington
Lime and Cement Company" which
may be printed US the name of the
writer; bat the name OF any individual
will not be printed apart from and in
nddition to such recognized business ap-
pellation. There has also been new
schedule of PRICES for stamped enye.
lopes Issued. which will go into effect on
the first-of July. which makes nm in
crease Of about forty cents on package
of 1000.
The HoNoRABLE BIGAM1sr. North
ern exchange thus comments on the re-.
cent conviction of Hon. GO. Bowen,
NJ. O.: