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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-19

"a NEa1EcTED pu%y.."- Under this
heading, our cotemporary OF the Wins!
boro Nea0s pens the article which we ap-
pend. The. Nesos makes m important
suggestion. It suggests to the lSnrvi-
vors' Association an enterprise than
which none more useful and noble could
command its energies. The Ne,os says:
''The United States Government pays
out S21 ,O00,0 600 as pensions to the wi
dows and orphans of tho soldiers killed
or dying OH the Federal side during the
late civil war. Those who di.u on tho
Confederate side lost their lives after
serving without pay for two years, and
their families, by the edict of emancipa.
tion-the most sweeping measure of con
f1scation upon the records Of history
have been reduced to poverty. Whit a
contrastl And who will Justify the ways
Of Providence when it is SO indubitably
certain that the soldiers of the South
fought for their faith, and the n,ercena-
ries OF the North for their money. The
Survivors Association has been project.
ed to preserve the truth of history as to
the character Of the Southern troops.
but has not ns yet reached that number
OF members it ought to have reached
nor exhibited that enthusiasm which the
cause demands. It has struck us that if
religious and charitable feature be en-
grated upon it. some practicable scheme
OF benevolenoe that will reach the bo.
SONS Of men and enlist their sympathy.
the Association would Immediately be-.
gin to grow rapidly, and soon would
number over 10000 active members,
contributing their dollar annually, and
reading with interest the details of all
its proceedings. ,ou
ITO attempt to pension the widows
and orphans of the Confederate dead,
without the aid Of taxation and the in
strumentality of the Government, would
be absurd. What, then, con be done?
We believe that q successful effort could
be made to educate some of the children
locally, where they are, in the different
Counties, and also to educate some thirty
or forty of them at some central school,
such as Colonel Coward's, and to edu-
cate three or four of the most deserving
at the Virginia University. To make
this effort seems to us demanded by
gratitude and by Justice, and we are re-
lolced to know that it is in contemplation
by several of our generals to call the at
tention of the Survivors, Association to
this subject at the November meeting in
Columbia. In our next, We will discuss
the impraoticability of obtaining money
enough for the purpose suggested"
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INTEREST ALTO WE'D 4 T THE RATEnF
SEVEN PER CENT. PER ANNU Il
ON CERIIFICA 1ES OFDEPOSIT. +
AND SIX PER CENT. COM
POUNDED EVERY SIX
MONTHS ON a Coo UNTH
OFFICERS.
VIM. Martin, President,
John John E :: Tho@as. rsi%aI; vico-rresidents.
A. G. Brenizer, Cashier.
J. q. sawyer. Assistant Cashier. in
John O. B. Smith, Assistant Cashier.
Directors.
Wade Hampton, William Martin. A. O. Hes.
kell, F. W. McMaster, John P. Thomas. %. #
Heinitsh, John B. Palmer, Thonias e. Gregg.
Columbia. N m o''
J. Eli Gregg, Marion.
G. T. Scott, Newberry.
W. G.. Mayes, Newberry.
B. n. Rutledge, Charleston.
Janlel Ravenel, Jr.. Charleston.
Mechanics, Laborers, Clerks, Widows Or.
phans and others may here deposit their saw.
ings and draw liberal rate OF ia tarcsI there.
on. Planters, Professional Mon and Trustees
Wishing to draw interest on their funds nnf;i
they require them for business or other nnr.
poses; Parents desiring to set apart small
sums Tor their children, and Married Women
and Ninors twhose deposits can only be with.
drawn by themselves, or, in case Of death 10
their legal representatives,) wishing to lay
hslde funds for future use. are here afforded
IN opportunity OF depositing their means
where they will rapidly accumulate. and. at
Lie Same time, be subject to withdrawalwien
oeeoe0. Aug 1a
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A FEW reasons why they should Inv. the
IA preference over all others:
!. Wheeler l. Wilson's Sewing Machine 10
much simpler than any of the othors: ra.
quiring less than half the amount Of ms.
chinery.
2. As the result Of this simplicity. This m a.
chine is much less liable than the others to
get ont Of repair. ~
8. Another reeult Of this simplicity is
greater durability. =
4. Another result is less friction. ana cnn.
eeequently tgrcater eaae aud rapidity or mo-
lion, with less noise.
8. and greatest Of all, that 1t uees no Shut.
TIC, and makes the lock stitch,
II IS Tho cheapest to buy tho beet. Buy tho
machine that has justly, fairly and honora-
against n strong and bitter competition. For
more NOR, than twenty years has tho Wheeler (;
Wilson not only stood first and foremost. but
now stands the UNI iivalled Sewing Machine of
tho cnlight ened civilized world. Buy tho ma
chino that has been thus tested and proyed.
and then you are auro to got the best, For
sale on the easiest poasiblo terms. Sales.
room Main street. second door below Pi1Tn,-
office, Columbia, 8. @. 80
a. WnyTE, General Southern Agent.
juno FL ~ cr,o
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S-<-------
Mrs. u. G. WHARTON INDICTED BY THE
GRAND JURY. From the Baltimore Sun
we take the following particulars relative
to this interesting case:
The grand jury of the criminal court,
on Saturday, indicted Mrs. E. G.. Whar-
ton for the murder of General William
Scott Ketchum, and also with attempt
ing to poison Eugene Van Ness. The
indictment for the murder of General
Ketchnm contains four counts. The
fret charges the administration Of tartar
emetio and tincture Of yellow jasmine on
the 28th of June, 1871, and the second
by administering poison, the name of
which is unknown, in the same manner,
on the same day. The third and fourth
counts charge murder by three admins
trations Of tartar emetic and poison of
an unknown name, in lemonade, on the
24th OF June, in tea, on the 26th of June,
and tincture Of yellow jasmine on the
2Sth of June, 1871.
Ihe indictment for attempting to poi
son Eugene Van Ness contains twelve
counts. and charges the actual admins
tration OF tartar emetic and deadly poi
son OF unknown name on the 18th, Goth
and 24th of June, aud with minging
such poison with beef tea on the Oath Of
june, and with milk punch, of which lie
was about to partake. on the 18th of
June. 1871. with intent to poison him.
The indictment is founded on the code.
article 80, section 158, which is in these
words: Every person, his or her aiders
or nbettors, who shall be convicted Of
the crime of attempting to poison any
person, shall be sentenced to undergo u
confinement in the penitentiary for not
less than two nor moro than ten year, -
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The Rome (Ga.) Courier says: "A1r.
Jim Harris, the brother of Mr., R. r..
harris, our fellow. citizen, was shot on
Sunday. afternoon, at Oxford, Ala, and
Killed instantly. He was shot in the
forehead. The shooting was the result
o. personal difficulty. we believe
though We heard no particulars"
a negro, who recently killed :no.le.
man Of his own color at Dicks Greek
tunnel, in Georgia, has been arrested in
Pendleton.
The Robson County IN. o. outlaws
have committed fifteen murders in cold
blood. -
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CROOKS, BONDS and COUPONS bopoht
y and sold by D. GAMBRILL. Breker.
Free Soup every day, at II O'Clock, at pc1.
Locks. =
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New Books! New Books! New Books!!

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THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF THOS. JET.
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"Reminiscences of Fifty Years. By Mark
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sat Last" A Christmas in the West In
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The Life Of fernando Cortez. BY Arthur
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Light aud Electricity" BY J. TJndall.
The Coming Race; or, The New Utopia.
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Six Boys. A Mothers Story. By the Amo-
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The Earthly Paradise. A Poem. BY Will
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.Erncstino." by George Sand. 75c.
Terrible Temptation. By Chaa. Rcade SOC.
Also, large selection OF new Novels by tho
beat authors, just received and for "a e at pub
lishers prices, by BRYAN & MCCARTER
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$500 REWARD,


EXECUTIVE DKPARTMENT.
w HEnEAS information has reached this
y! Office that, on Tuesday night, the lat
OF August, u willul and deliberate murder
was pcrpctrated in the Forks of the Edisto,
on the person of JACK PERRY, q citizen OF
Orangeburg County; and whereas there is
strong reason to suspect that AIiLLEDGE
PORTER and HANSFORD PORTER. resid-
ing in the County of Harpvel, we-. cosc;-
zant OF, II not participant i'll, said murder:
Now, therefore, be it known that 1, RO-
BERT X. SCOTT, Governor Of the State
aforesaid, in order that justice may be done,
and the majesty Of the law yindicatcd, do
hereby Issue this my proclaim tion, Offering q
reward OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS For
tho apprehension and delivery OF the eaid
1iilledgo Porter and Hansf0rd Porter, or
either OF them in any Jail OF this State, with
In testimony whereof, havo hereunto set
my hand, and caused the Great Seal
IL. 81 Of the State to be affixed, this 10th
day OF August, A. D. 1871, and in the
ninety sixth year OF the Independence
OF tho United States Of America.
ROBERT E. SCOTT, Governor.
F. L. CAnDozo, Secretary Of State. Aug 18 8
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ME have marked down all of our large
w stock of KEADY-MADE CLOTHING to
such low figures that the price comes within
reach OF all that wish a good fitting garment,
made in tho latest style and by the best ns L.
ers IN New York. We are tho only house that
sell All Linen Drawers at II 80 We ara III.
only house that have the imported Sec-Sucker
Calcutta Suits. warranted genuine. An in
apeet!on ct cur large stock Will settle the
mind Of any one that money is made hy buy-
ing ffeaM us. Thirty-two inch Sole Leather
Trunks. only Il few left at $50 ,Jnne %
Notice.
nWlSG 10 the accidental burstin. of The
~ boiler of the Ice Machine. no ICE will
he sold until further orders All those hay-
iES tickets will present them and the money
VIII be refunded. JOHN Z. SEEGERS.
July 2S
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The most lasting, agree
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Handkerchief, at the Toilet,
and in the Bath. For sale
by all Druggists and Per
tuners.
Sept II
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The WAY THEY MANUFACTURE Ku
kLUX TESTIMONY. Tho annexed card.
published in the Shelby IN. o. Banner,
over the signature of Plato Durham, de-
mands suspension of judgment on the
statements made touching his evidence
before the Ku Klux Committee, az Dub
lished in the Washington Chronicle.
A CARD. -AEr. Editor: I see in the
Rutherford S!ar and other papers an
article copied from the Washington
Chronicle. (Radical organ,) which rur-
ports to give synopsis Of my testimony
before the Congressional Committee in
vestigating tie condition Of the South.
have never heretofore condeacended to
notice lying newspaper articles, but as
this statement may do harm in the coun-
try, ask permission to state in your
columns that it is lying. gnrbled, per.
verted and misrepresented statement OF
my testimony, from beginning to end,
gotten up to serve the purposes of Radi-
calism. There are not five lines of real
truth in the Whole statement.
PLATO DURHAM.
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MEDICAL.
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.

EsSAYs FOR YOUNG MEN. on great go
with MARRIAGE, with sure means of relief for
the erring and unfortunate, diseased and de-
biiitated. Sent in scaled letter envelopes,
free OF charge. Address HOWARD SANTA.
Ky AID ASSOCIATION, No. South Ninth
street, Philadelphia. Pa. Nav 20 3mo
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-05-18

a lltlc, womanly figure >dresssd d /
widows weeds iFipped forward
should lkc 60 sec tho house IL rot
phrase. said . sweet, womauly voice, and
ne the lady advanced she threw up hei
veil, One glance 81 her face aud Mr.
stokes spuHg forward.
llsr.ssa Harvest,
Mr. ~tUkCs'
Ihey stood a moment iu mutual aston,
ishmeut Tho lady was fr.l 60 recover
her voice.
O4.i am 50 ,urpriscd-l didn't know
fou didnt know you was going &,
meet your old friend, said Simeon, com
pleuHE the sentence for her
Oh, no. met | only wanted 90 rent n
house.
Well would Won ike to SEQ mineg ask.
Cd simeon, with a sudden Frightening uT
OF bis ideas.
No-syes--I don't know. | am not surt
Mr.. Stokes, whether YOU would like ID
rent 1t for mF purpose.
Vel, what do you propose to doy Not
keep luuatic asylum or dancing school,
said Simeon.
The little lady looked at Ism ii sur.
prise, for she did not, ol course, see Che
point Of simcon's allusions.
Oh, no, surely not, said She. Bat am
a widow now. Mr.. lIarlowc died a year
and half ago, and have to support my
self, go | thought ii / could get nice
house, aud keep q few quiet boardcrs. l.
Nou would try 1t awhile, said Mr..
Stokes, finishing her sentence a second
time.
Yes, She said, flushing, and looking as
If she was ready 10 cry.
Wei, come and see the house, said
Simeon.
The pretty little widow followed him
reluctantly, while he showed aud explain.
ed everything in his best style.
How do You like it? he asked, as they
returned TO tie library.
Oh, very much. II i very nice, very
indeed.
Nou'll stay here, then? asked Simeon.
! don't know am afraid
The little widow stopped, blushing
very red.
Well what are YOU afraid OF
I'm afraid can't afford the rent.
Who said anything about rent? de-
maudcd Simeon. Clarissa IIaryest-I
can't say lIarlowc for my lte--I won't
rent my house TO YOU, but ask YOU TO
come aud live with me and help me own
it. VIII YOU?
All, You don't mean il she ilnttcred.
covering her face with her hands.
Yes, do mean it, cried Simeon, taking
the pretty hands away. I've lived an old
bachelor all my life for Your sake, Clar-
issa Can YOU bear to leave me SO lonely
any long RI
But ! am poor and liiendless, sighed
the lady.
What of that2 have money plenty
for both Of us, aud love you better than
all tue rest of the world together. Come,
Clalissa.
Now there was no need Of his asking
her to come, seeing that he had encircle d
her with his arm, and held her as closely
as propriety would admit of. But Clar-
issa understood what he meant so she
promised to come.
The pacard was taken out of the win
dow, but Mr.. Stokes put ii away, and sa-
credly preserved it for he declared that
but for its mysterious agency in discov-
ering Clarissa, he might have lived an old
bachelor TO the end of his days.
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LuE rN>tRtNoE

Henry Ward necghtf who s @ lm
believer ia the system Life Insurance
aHd an advocate 81 its more general
adoption by the people. talks taus m
is favor under che head ef sense ig
Business There ate many jlligu'lies
aud objections iB respect 90 Hie iasa-
rance resting upon the minds ef COED
men and the following questions lave
been pat 20 us aud 90 others an tais
subject
( l. Has man a right 90 make the
continuance OF his lite the basis ui
bargains Is il not turning avery sal.
cmu thing into mere commercial tram
sacttont
Life insurance is nothing hnt q mode
Of laying up money for ones family ar
for dependents Every prudent man
that can DO it provides, while hc is
strong tor the time when hc shall be
weak, and seeks. for the same reason,
while he is with his family. to make
provision for their wants when be sha
be removed In one sense, every pru-
dent man makes his own deccasc
the basis of commercial acuou. He
Ought 10 do il. Every reason which
makes it a mans duty TO provide for
his family while he is living acts with
yet greater force to secure for them q
comfortable Subsistence after hc shall
have been removed from them
> But are we not forbidden taking
thought for the morrow =
Not in the sense now attached to the
words taking thought The thing
forbidden is undue anxiety about tenn
poral matters We are forbidden TO
fret and worry about our future sup
port One way % avoid that sin, is 10
secure the future by a wise providing.
Who is most likely to worry about the
fate OF his wife and ildrcn--a man
who has money laid up for them or one
who has not a cent to pay his own
funeral expenses!
3 But has a man the right TO take
the future out of Gods hands Z Ought
we not to trust in Providence
A man that does all that he knows
how to do, aud nobody else, has right
to trust in Providence God gave us
reason that it might be used. God is
honorcd by those who use his gifts, aud
not by lazy or stupid folks who think
that doing nothing is trusting Proyi-
dencey
Trust in the Lord, and do good, so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verify
thou shalt be fed "
We have no right to trust God for
anything which he has enabled us TO
obtain by our own skill and industry.
Providence will not pay premium on
Incidence,
4 Granting that there are no moral
objections to life insurance, are there
not better ways for laying up for ones
family Is it not letter 70 invest in
real estate, or put money in the bank Z
There is no doubt that in either Of
these methods a family may be provid-
ed for. But it must be remembered
that you take upon yourself all the
risks in such case, Your affairs may
become involved, and your property
taken for debt Your stocks and yeur
shares may fall in value, But a policy
upon your life can't be taken for debt
cannot be alionatcd from your heirs
and, if you have chosen your company
discrcctIy, is subject to no commercial
risk. 1t is as nearly sure as anything
earthly can be.
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HRET HAItTE.

Bret lIare, ia addition to enjoying
the rank Of a literary lion himself has
a wife who belongs 10 literary family
Of high reputation. She Is one Of The
eight daughters Of the late Judge Girls.
void, all Of whom have been women Of
mark. OF the wives Of men ofno small
rcnown. Caroline married Edmund
Audradc, nephew Of fercife thc great
banker of Paris, who originated tle IA
nous credit mobilier. Aadrade !, cuOr-
mously rich. aud also ii lion in musical
circles. Mary, deceased, married Buutz
Maker Of Baltimore, wei known ihe
anthor of Captain Cauot' ilclen's lns.
band. Mr, Harrington was tie. personal
friend Of Starr King. who arN eHeonf-
aged Bret lIarte iu the .iieury pfoifa
..on. Then oue married q distinguished
phs siciau, aud another q noted mu-ieal
composer The Youngest 8 wei known
~ The aulh0tess. Mrs Frances GcfB
Fairfield; and Anna married Francis
Bret liarr.
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Monroe in the war Of the Revolution dis
tinguished himself when between 20 and
%; at % was member Of Congress. At
IS was chosen president. Al 60 was min
ister 10 France, and retired at &C.
Nelson ut 80 was distinguished at the
battle Of st. Vincent and was kuighted
and made rear admiral. At the age Of
40 he had been actually aud personally
engaged with the enemy one hundred
and twenty times, and had gained the
"batte Of the kilG,' aud was ~ at Ira
taIgar where he was killed in action.
Julius Cesar at q distinguished him
self on the sea, and s0on after held the
Office Of tribune, quwstor aud cdilc. Be
fore 40 he had completed the warm Spain
and was consul. Before IS he had twice
crossed the Rhine, had conquered Gaul {;
and twice crossed to britain; at ~ lie had
won Pharsaie aud had supreme power;
be died at 81 "Thc victor Of five hundred
battles, and the cgnquergr Of a thousand
cities"
John Jay rose very rapidly iu his
profession; &C 23 was very prominent
lawyer in New York at - was a con
spieious member OF the Continental Con
gress, and wrote the address TO the Peo-
pie Of Great Britain. At - he drafted
the constitution Of New York and was
appointed chief justice Of the State. At
80 be was president Of the Continental
Congress. At ~ he, with Adams aud
Laurens, signed the treaty Of peace, At
a. be wa. appointed chief justice. Al 55
he retired from public life, having done
more and better iu great national crisis
than almost any other man Of public lis
tory. The last 80 years of his life was
comparatively inactive.
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For tho journal.
PLEA ron FLOWERS,

There may be in this community OF
ours, class Of men or women, who care
little or nothing about flowers to this
class Of people we particularly wish TO
speak Man, as we all know, has been
created with taste and other senses,
which are not found in the brute crea.
ton. Can we who are surrounded by
all the beauties Of nature, in this lovely
valley, look around Us and not in some
way appreciate the scenery; yet, the OK
and the horse may be placed in the same
locality and not appreciate any beauty IN
such a scene, We should not wonder at
seeing the OK crush under his feet the
beautiful violets aud lilies Of the valley
which the Wise Creator has caused TO
grow and adorn these beautiful l0nd-
scapes Of ours, but we do wonder, and in
fact are sometimes very much surprised TO
find men living among us who treat the
whole Floral Race with as much indifler-
cnce as the dumb brute beast does. Why
is il that 50 few in our village care to
adon their houses or thair gardens with
flowers, so beautiful ia color, and delight
FIJI in fragrance. In our opinion house
or grounds, however small, is incomplete
without them; we do not mean to say Il
persons whole time aud money must be
spent upon flowers; yet we do claim that
a little Of both time and money, will not
be lost to any ono who wishes 20 pos
ses a pleasant, comfortable, aud genuine
home. those persons who are always
thinking about what they shall eat, aud
what they shall drink, and where-wiih-ali
shall they be clothed, neglect the higher
faculties Of their natures. Food and
mimeut are necessary of course, bat tho
provision Of these ueecssaiics is not the
whole duty Of man. e.s.
Manchester, May 10th, 1874.
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MMe 8M


For a1me month, past The papers aud
masAincs throughout ibe CnuutT, have
hcgH riHgiug the pfaiseso two, - called,
brilliant literary stars, Bret llsrie aud
J ugy, unul & ,eemt1 tho thl. .la.
egt* teFuBr, aul trashy II NOS sacrc.
iIEiaus ygrsc. was g take ihp place ot
everything sensible and clcyat.ng and
thar profanity was actually poetry.
thipk it tmr that Tho press should wake
up 60 q scusr Of itt duty, and boldly dee
tr} anything 10 deblsing a, this style Of
poetry must be, and which win In time
ba SO looked upou by every light minded
person.
The Ncw York Evening Posi- gives
recipe for producing the sensational
poetry above sposcn Of, which carries ils
own rcbu6e with Il, which enclose
rks tsyouy hero tam- thoroughbred .s.mp.
Miner or Hot Us Jockey, or tramp
d'ubler 10. course, drapkarA, blly AL cheat.
'yarae Pan~qs 10 says % deceit,
8, toal % LADIES' hes Fiyen 81 bigamy,
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