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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-01
WORTH ca LIMA
BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
CLASS B--sINGLE NUMBER SCHEME.
Capital Prize, $4,000!
WHAT TIE CITY PRESS Sa,

VIA T TIE CITY PRESS SAY
PRIZE DRAw1NG.-Quite crowd assembled
ut the Theatre, yesterday noon, to witness the
Grand Drawing of the Morth Carolina Dens-
fetal Association. There were 100 prizes in
all, and little rolls Of paper separating these
were placed in a wheel on one side, while the
tickets were in another wheel opposite to the
former. Between the two was q table, at
which sat the Judges and Mr.. John London,
Commissioner. The wheels were made with
glass sides, 30 that everything within them
could be seen, and were securely looked, until
the drawing began. This WAS done by means
OF two little boys, who were securely blind
| folded, ono drawing a number from one Of the
wheels and the other the prize to correspond
With it. There is no question but that the
drawing was done in a perfectly fair and Just
luanner.- Wilmington Daily Journal, Dec. 2.
The GRAND DRAWING YESTERDAY. Tho
grand single number distribution of the North
Carolina Denofcial Association, which took
place. at the Theatre yesterday, at o'clock,
was the al-absorbIng theme during the day.
The drawing took place in public, commit
tee having been selected from the audie nee
to act with tho Commissioner in keeping an
| account Of tho eamo, and to see that it was
conducted fairly. Quite respectable crowd
was present to witness the drawing. The fol-
lowing numbers drew tho principal pr,zos
No. 1910, $1,000; No. COOS, 50 500; No 577G,
s2,500: No. 2S42, 50 900; No. 1407, So 900: No.
44l2. $1,000; No. 1886, $500. The Certificate
| No. 1407 was sold to citizen of Wilmington,
N. c. Wilmington Morning Star, Dec e.
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MONTEITH & FIELDING.
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
~ COLUMBIA, S. C.
VXTILL give strict attention to sale of To-
Wv bacco and Country Produce. Dec II
Notice.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COUNCIL.
A N election for CHIEF OF POLICE, to fill
N vacancy caused by resignation of Charles
McGuckin, will DO held at regular meeting or
City Council, TUESDAY, January 8. 1871.
Applications must be filed with Undersigned,
and state therein the name of two responsible
sureties. BY order of the City Council.
WILLIAM ]. ETTER,
Dec 20 Clerk of Council.
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HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
LIGHT CARRIAGES,

NF the LATEST DESIGN AND BEST
~. WORKMANSHIP, at unusually low prices
at the Repository, corner OF Lady and Asscm
bly, streets. w. x. GREENFIELD.
Dec % G
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Meat! Meat Meat III!

THOMAS W. POPE informs tho
Apublio that the best BEEF, PORK,
1870, q MUTTON and SAUSAGE. in the
3narket, can be found at Stall No. z.
Give me CALI Dec 90 limo
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-01
TN THIS SCHEME,
no PRIZES WILL BE DRAWN.

Whole Tickets, $500; Halves, $3.50;
Quarters, 0I.25.
a5- Send money by Post Office Order or
Registered Letter.
For information and orders. address
W. H. GERKEN, General Agent.
+. 0. Box So.
Principal Office, II Second street.
JOHN LONDON, Commissioner.
Dec Is 1mo
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Downer's Mineral Sperm Oil.
A NEW OIL. ,rhich ,oiN not lighi u,ni., 300
N degrees FdremhcH; never gums; is almost
od' rlcss and as safe as Sperm or Lard OIL for
family use. aud rhen burned in the MINERAL,
SPERM LAMP the light is equal to the best
Kerosene, at cost not exceeding ono-half a
cont. per hour. 1t requires but little atter-
ton, no trimming, and the chimney never
breaks from heat.
A supply OF this safety oil, and small
assortment OF Lamps, just received and for
sale by J&T. r. AGEEW
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

d. 10 Ne dare. Ne BsfFT fa}s,
Whsn ysa ssd ssfs Jsnsf.
Asd yoaih hsd I'll NJ pfism ftf'
Pssts Hzss ever sasE'
uhsa steps were Iixsf snf sSes fefr ifFh
Aaa kszfis 20 bllibs <nd saJs
thH ever " ms a- 80
ny msns w
M fu, shs .,sss lss sausy dayr.
Of sur assleadsd youih.
vssa lsy, sna mirih. and vIsasufs's rays :.
Il.a .,sh, nat sssf-sd o. truth,
vhe. bsus. tis biosminz-sssr yonaE-
Wow dreams sii sweet snd pare
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31
ABOUT WOMEN.

w NJ pays tuc uiSiCou piiSc Ao
home: The woman who marries
one.
-Four bellies of New York are sasd ID
be engaged toassnanyeE Epglish enoble-'
men.
\ Dark hair, so long neglected and der
spised among the ladies, is again In the
ascendant, tickle fashion having tired OF
the blonde.
"What substitute can there be for the
endearments of ones sisterg' exclaimed.
Mary. "The endearments OF some
otherielIow's sister, Il replied John.
Some ladies' assert that their trous-
seanx have been ordered from Paris, but
when they, do not arrive In time tor the
wedding, they make up the deficiencies
In this city, and give the Paris Quilt TO
Z younger sister.
\ An English preacher converted z
Z every male member OF his congregation
by simply expressing his belief that
there wouldbe twelve times as many
women as men In heaven.
\ The latest style of headdress for a
bride Is a wreath composed OF small
white ostrich tips, instead OF orange
oiossolns, wiien as,aa naeu pev A tse 1 Wal.
Iasnloneu hpy ,taa,s l,aThieyeu ~ '"0 'N's
uipS hlarc'' i'son'
A Milwaukee woman, whose husband
had been prosecuted to death oy creu, a,
itor, married the creditor ana persecuIeu
him to deathin less than SIX mohths'
. Time sets all things even.
A fashionable woman in Paris said to a
ropn,.tar 81 In mt object to Won sneak
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

NNffNtf - slHii ~ W. ~ ~
4ioyv lIpe hat ~ uglY enough ~ hes'
. and The npr Stove ihey hre fhr Hgli'r
ihey are.
4 California ,,lit6r hia boughta muie
and brother editor speak VI % al
A remarkable inaiance of iell.p0sac.
slon.
A music dealer oH liroa,lNsy has IN ils
window sentimental song thui
marked "rhon hsst Ioyed me AAd lcii
nae, ior - cents" Cheap Style ol di,pn
that.
A Sublime Thought Odd Fellows anil
Mas0us. iike Masons and llld Fsl.
lows ascsndlnga ladder, gct up by de-
grees.
When a lady faint, what igurc does
she ncedi You musi.bfing her ..
A cynical lady. rather inclined 10
iirt, says most men are like q cold-Ycfy
Easily caught, but rather difficult 10 get
rid OF. ..t1.r.
!, During line starlight evening lately
j.year-old philosopher, alter sileiit and
apparently profound scrutiny OF the
heavens, asked his mother abruptly
",Where do the stars come FROM" Mam-
ma replied Z" don't know, Willie;
don't know where the stars came
from" "Well, you bet do. 7hs neon
laid en-"
A fashionable woman IN Paris said 70
a reporter ~ do not object to your
speaking OF me In the paper, but do IL as
my maid arrangcs my dscoitste dress
show only little and leave the rest for
Imagination" ,'<ggvr..
4 A gentleman travelling Ia Tennessee,
!, Just after the close OF the'war, overheard
the following conversation hatwccn two
I women OF that country, who had been In
town and were returning home on the
cars No, l." What has you In that are
paper ~ No. D." Soda.n No. us D.
! DAT what's sodags No. -" Why,
I don't you know what soda Is that are
stun what you puts In blskits that makes
'em git up and hump tharselves. |"
Y !" How do you define black as your
hat ~ says schoolmaster TO one 0t his
pupils. Darkness that may be felt"
replied the youth.
"NaIne the longest day IN the year,
said Nashua teacher to a young hopa-
lul OF iive summers. sunday re-
sponded the little victim Of blue law.
LsIy yafmoatIr nsktd Gafiiek oiic
DAY Why love was always represented ah
ch'l.l. iie replied. 9 Because Love
knever reaches tie age Of wisdom and cx-
Epericnce.' y 'el s
"Boy, why did YOU take an al1prul of
.pmy shingles OH sunday "why, tir,
mother wanted some klndling wood. and
didn't want In split wootI on SUNDAY ~
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31
l the MYSTERI6IjS ] LADY OF
NISQUALLY.

-. ~. -. !. -
The Nisqually, which = one oi the
most lovely and picturesque rivers In the
word, enptles mn nu8et sounu lew
NILES scatnesl Of osenacoom: i.as Ys3 rormer, T.
the northwest claimed the Nisqnally as
Its hunting ground Dut now, only lew
poor, miserable Rltny, squaiid beings re,
main of tne olc0 power1ui trioe, anu
even they nave lo1t tnSer natlve energy,
and ALLEN into pHwatum decay.
d Many yo4r4 ago When these Indians
Sere hu1ougs hNnter9 nQ traeers OF the
hudson bpX eQM peny vent Into their
country, and finding lhem rich In furs,
erected f0ft,s ,seSmOlBned tradlng-post,
and soon, Dy means o. pianulsnments,-
which, they knew 50 we'll how TO use,
won the friendship OF those wnom tney
had uO0meM 10 destfuctiUns for, strange
as 1t may appear, the white trader has al
ways cayried 10 the home Of the Indian
disease and death along with his blankets
and trinkets.
When we reached Steilacoom, and
commenced making preparations for a
fortnight in the fres!'' / was deputed to
learn Something of the country; and, in
answer,to NV INQUIRIES, nearly everybody
wonld rarIv' F-'l Is,
%Jake Warden can tell yos all about
the country. and. If Won want to have a
good time. Won had 6etter cat Lake to 90
( with Won - sss9 4 ~ Z Y0sFEE
( ,LhiInfed S,n Mr. syarfeh and found
him M 4 ,iu,jar. .saloon II, \ III arf of avail.
lowing, Quantity nf brown. or amber.
colofeyl spiritsI H. was j fall. sunburni
man. drawing verv near TO the three.
F. score mark sof hiiiman life az n dull
countenance. and listless manner. His
frame appeared loose and flexible, but II
was yast. and. in reality. Of prodjoious
power. The lincaments Of his counter
4. ance were coarse. extended. and vacant
while the snnerior. or those nobler parts
(which are thnmcht In n fiact Ire intellectu
~ Al heins' syvare INV, recedinr. and mean
" Ills dress was mixt,Ire 0f The coarses
yestments of 4 husbandman with tn,
wauneIn ga~rnlcl.s ~ ma rnas ".o - a.Iou ~ ~, y.
/. I mlar i and Wild DISPLAY Of prodigal an,
NLjudped ornaments blended in hi
motley attirc. 8Ns~s.
p7Tintrodnccd myself Immediately, an,
informed the hunter what desired. Al
ter having explained my wishes to hin
Iawaited his reply, He looked at me In
,any SORT Of manner, and drawlei out.
"You fellars ar from the city arm
o. yea' 49, 49, gssyp gs
8f SnYes.n eG
"And we don'tknow n0thin' alb, ut til
woodsg'
"Our knowledge is limited"
"And We would like to have some zoo
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

UnufeIy. BIhckbII 4 Island Is
no more. The distress Is great, and II
food does not come forthwith there will
be starvation.
Nothing oan be heard from tlie north
or northeastern villages, as thchcat pre-
vents communication. The roads are So
dry that sawdust burns like powder.
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

LsfTn.
: burnt eifaH asa ffHlf
q arc nsTking Into Marin.
Hnlsp noule and several
lIIss afe already we'll fllfli
lnls. many of ihem terribly
Ne people here. anil the real.
|isIzHs issfh here and a Msn
D. probably rendering ~ he
~ p0~tr.
ngHNfsD "a NANistFE,
f4fff. Oct 1.-THE hle which
osit W tho pinefisa northeasf "
Last week was almost sub,lucd,
heayy gale spfang up from the
lfwauj, driving ti,e flames AMI cin-
towafi Clifford & Rud,iock's mills
the flru remmnv eheeked: hut on
NJ. evening a fire broks cut near
|sfa mill. which Is situated ~ the
OF the river. ansl 70 lntcase vas
u that men could not get within q
nd yards OF u. In less than an hour
hill together with about twenty
|ipg-houses and boarding houses,
totally consumed. A hill intefve.
hctween this and the town, the fire
M no further, and people wefc
npgraiulatlng themselves upon
cseape 6 Mauistec, when q
rs noticed northeast. from
repairing TO the spot, we
pf dwellings wrapped
Regular equinoctial gale
ling u beyond human
eonilagIation. The
IS inesumable, but
town, whichfs on
Ioyetl, while 50 far
are totally gone
rs | can learn,
three hundred
only about one
tlrely destroy.
Chief l. burned
" building on
pg the Fourth
residence OF
bolic church1
occurred, and
but there Is
that no. one
question.
yesterday, not
bVneed-up ma.
The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

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The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31
A Modern wife. Y1 ~ \

@ III W0uotu WIZ. .~ n
+" You're pretty girl to be married -
said an aged aunt to her niece. why,
what do youknow about housekeeping
Just from boarding school. 4 ! am
sure your husband has need OF mint Of
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16
ABOU BEN BUTLER.


Abou Ben Butler may his tribe decrease
Awoke one night from a sweet dreem of
peace
And saw--illumined by the silver moon
And glistenirg like a confscated spoon
goblin writing in book of gold.
A fellow feeling made Ben Butler bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
"What wfitest theul' The vision raised
its head
And, with squnt peculiarly uncivil.
Answeredi "The names Of tn ose who serve
the d--l"
"And is mine onel" said Butler; swell /
guess so,'
Replied The demon. BGper muttered, .'jes
so,'
Then cuder-"I If there's any doubt, slrewd
elf
Write me as one who only serves himself"
The goblin wrote and vanished. The next
night.
1t came, blue cleaning with a sulphl 70 S
light,
And showed their Isnos 10 suv,d CID
Nick the best,
And 10! Ben Buffers nam led all the rest!
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16

New ORLEANS, August THE
election for delegates to tbe republican
convention passed off with compartivc
quiet. There were one or two knock
downs, but no serious disturbance.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn, United
States Marshal Packard, Postmaster
Lowell, Collector Casey, and Colonel
Carter, speaker of the house, were
elected
The election stands: For Gov. War
mouth Eleventh, Fourth, Thirteenth
aud Fifteenth wards; the Eighth ward
is doubtful. Against the adminstra-
tion--First, Second, Third, Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth aud Fifteen wards. In
all these wards the administration par
ty claim large majoritiest but the elec-
ton Of the delegates is generally con-
ccdcd in the State. All parishes heard
from cast their votes for Yarmouth
and send twenty delegates; fovty-ono
voted against him and send sixty-four
delegates. Eight parishes not heard
from.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16

An incident in the army life of Lieu
tenant General j. B. Gordon, of the
army OF Northern Virginia, is going
the rounds of the press in somewhat
misstated form. The correct render
ing is as follows: The Generals wife
followed him through all the war, re-
naming as close to his command as
circumstances and non-interferencc
with his duty would permit. On the
day of the battle of Winchester, Mrs.
Gordon was staying at the house of a
friend in the town. BY ten o'clock in
the morning the General, seeing that
the day would probably go against
the Confederate forces, sent a messenger
to her to leave TIE town at once; but
as shells We're then bursting in the
streets she was not able to get her car
riage in readiness. All day long the
Confederate forces, steadily driven
back in disorder, kept passing through
the town. Mrs. Gordon viewed the
sight with what composure was possi-
bic, until she saw troops belonging to
her husbands corps pass her house in
disorderly retreat. This was too much
for silent observation. The General
then commanded Stonewall Jackson's
old corps, and his dash and unvarying
success, thus far, had given him the
name in the army of the "Second
Stonewall," and she could not realize
that his men had any right to be re-
treating. So, with the enthusiasm Of
the moment, she ran into the street
and for hours rallied the flying men,
and turned hundreds back to the front.
After n while the retreat of the Gen-
erals command, which brought up the
rear, became, too, almost rout, and
as he fell back through the town he
rallied his men at every street corner for
a momentary stand, when suddenly
he came into mcst unexpected sight
of his wife, whom he supposed by that
time at least twenty miles in the rear.
She was in the midst Of the retreating
troops, where balls were flying and
shells bursting, and at that moment
had soldier by each hand, whom she
was in the ac. of turning back.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16

The following Americans are in the
service Of the Khedive Of Egypts
General W. w. Loring Is a brigadier
general commanding a division, and
is commandant of the city Of Alexan~
dria; General G. p. Stone is chief ofthe
staff of the general army, with the
rank of brigadier general; General T.
p. Motto is chief of staff of the Vices
roy's personal staff, with rank OF major
general; General Libbey is chief Of
artillery, with the rank of brigadier
general; Colonel Sparrow Purdy Of
California. is Colonel of engineers; Col
onel Thomas Hhett, of South Carolina,
is chief of ordnance, and is now building
large powder.works at Cairo; Mr.. Me-
Comb Mason is a major in the artillery;
and besides these officers, General Reys
nolds and his son, Colonel Frank Rey-
nolds, hold commissions under the
Khediye; also Colonel James M. Mor~
gan, of South Carolina, now on leave
in New York, who is captain on the
staff, with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16
TnE MuIIr, Ct,rus Thu late

TUE MLILI, CLAIMS. The late
legislature passed an act appropriatng
$ 125, 600 for the purpose of paying the
outstanding Indebtedness or ated BY the
militia war inflicted on this state by ex~
governor Clayton two years ago. Im-
medlately after the approval of the act,
Senator Mallory was appointed COM
missioner of claims. In less than one
month from that time we are informed
that claims amounting to nearly half
million dollars were filed with the
commissioner properly proved up.
There were in this number many lust
claims which Of right ought te be paid.
Claimants have six months, under the
act, to appear before the commiss ioner
and prove UP their claims. In about
two months from the time the commits
sioner opened his Office he had allowed
claims to nearly the full amount of
the appropriation, shut up his Office
and left for the north, followed soon
after by his clerk, and he is there yet.
Below We present an official states
ment from Auditor Berry of the
claims allowed-the name ofth, party.
and the attorney who received the
money. 1t is worthy of careful peru
sal by every thinking man in the state,
One attorney, A. G. Cunningham,
had almost a monopoly. He received
serenity eight thousand eight hundred
and dsirty eight dollars and seventy eight
cents out Of the Sl20, 40G. 30 allowed
by the commissioner. This is the
most remarkable thing about it. If
he ever had half a dozen cases in
court since he has been here we meyer
heard Of it. lie seems, however, to
be good collector. lie was the attor-
ney and collected claims for the Hot
Springs Beldins, who never had any.
thing to loose during the militia raid.
He collected claims for Prichard, Bel
din's law partner, for cotton. Tom
Bass and the whole Hot Springs crew.
who we will venture to say never lost
a chew of tobacco on account Of the
militia, and all of whom received sew
eral thousand dollars to the exclusion
of horest claimants.
We have N, hesitancy in charging
corruption and fraud in this whole bus
mess. 1t is stealing operation. We
have been informed that nearly all the
accounts presented by and paid TO Gun
ningham were either fraudulent or
bought up for mere song. and the
money divided among the ring. We
have been told by those who ought to
know, and the circumstances certainly
Justify that belief
Judge Yonley received s20,2l5,76
for his clients. The balance of the
$4,000 is divided amongst hess than a
half dozen attorneys.
We have been promised some very
positive testimony bearing on this
huge swindle which we trust we will
be ab'e to furnishin short time. 1t is
swind,e, a fraud, a cheat. an outrage
on the people Of this Statc-the honest
taxpayers from whom this money is
wrung.-LiHle Rock Gazette.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16
A CHfLD'S DREAM OF A STAR.

There was once child, and he
strolled about a good deal and thought
of number of things. lie had a
sister, who was child, too, and his
constant companion. These two used
TO wonder all day. They wondered
at the beauty OF flowers; they won
dered at the height and blueness Of the
skyj they wondered at the depth Of the
bright water they wondered at the
goodness and power of God, who made
lhe lovely world.
They used to say TO one another
sometimes, Surprising all the children
on the earth were to die, would the
flowers, and the water, and the sky be
sorry. They believed they would be
sorry. For said they, the buds are
The children of the flowers, and the
little playful streams that gambol down
the hillsides are the children Of the
waters; and The smallest bright specks,
playing at hide and seek in the sky all
night, must surely he the children Of
the stars; and they would all be grieved
to see their playratcs, the children of
men, no more"
There was one clear star that used
1, come out in the sky lefore the rest,
near the church spire, above the graves.
1t was larger and more beautiful, they
thought, than all the others, and every
night they watched for it, standing
hand in hand at the window. Who
ever saw it FIRST cried out, 81 see the
stas!" And often they cried out both
together, knowing so well when it
would ris,, and where. SO they grew
TO be such friends with it that before
lying down in their beds they looked
out once again to bid it gool night,
and when they were turning round to
sleep they would ray. "God bless tie
STAR"
But while she was still very youn~,
oh very, very young, the sister dropped,
and came to be so weak that she could
no lopyr Stun in the vinlow at
night; and then the chid lookel sadly
out by himself, and when he saw the
star, turned round to the patients pale
face ON the bod: 81 see the star,I.' and
th,n smile would come upon his face
and little weak voice used to say
"God bless my brother and the starl"
And so the time came all too soon,
when the child looked out alone, and
when there was no face on the bed I;
and when there WAS a little grave
among the graves, not there before;
and when the star made long rays
down towards him, as he saw it through
his tears.
Now, these rays were so bright, and
they seemed to make such beautiful,
shining way from earth to heaven. that
when the child went 10 his solitary bed
he dreamed about the star; aud dream
cd that lying where he was, hc saw
train of people taken up that shining
road byangels. And the star opening,
showed him a great world of light,
where many more such angels waited
to receive them.
All these angels, who were waiting
turned their beaming eyes upon the
peonle who were carried up into the
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-16

O, My Father, now | thank Thee that
it has so often opened to receive these
dear ones who await mel"
And the star was shining; and it
shines upon his grave. -Chas. Dickens.