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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

a DEAD HERo.-Martin Cooney is the
name of boy who, deep down in the
horrid depths Of the Pittston mine, per
formed deed of heroic self-sacriRce
which shamcs into insignifcance the ac-
tions by which many happier men have
climbed fame and honor. Cooney and
companion stood Mt tho bottom of tho
shaft, ns the car was about to ascend for
the last timo. High above them, roar.
ing flames and binding smoke, and the
crash of falling timbers, were fast clos
ing up the narrow way to light and life !;
below them, in the gloomy pit, were q
score Of men, working on, unconscious
OF their deadly peril. Cooney. with one
foot upon tho chr, thought of his endan-
gered friends. He proposed TO his COM
panions that they should return, and
warn the miners OF their Threatened fate.
His companion refused to go, and then
Cooney, without moments hesitation,
but with full consciousness that he had
chosen almost certain death, leaped from
The car, and groped his way back through
the grimy darkness. 1t was too late :;
tho miners had closed the yenLilating
door before he renched them and,
standing there between that immorable
barrier and the shaft, the hot breath Of
the fiery pit poured in upon him in q
pitiless blast, and so he died. he was
but lad-poor, unlearncd, and proba-
bly, unconscious Of possession of the
higher virtues s-and yet he died as great
and noble death as n man can ever die :
he deliberately sacrificed his own life in
m attempt to save those of his friends.
Here is n themc for the most exalted
poetic genius. Compared with this poor
boy, how quickly DO the profane aud
slangy heroes of the coarse poctastcrs Of
the Hay school sink into contempt; and
how unworthy and insufficient seems the
fiction in which they are placed It is
from such persons this poor and OBJ
scuro lad, doing deeds Of infnite hero
ism with simplicity that is altogether
pathetic, that we learn that the pnrer
md higher qualities OF the race-.the
qualities which reveal tho presence of
the epark Of divinity in the soul exist
| even yet in tho humblest of mankind.
philadelphia Bulletin.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

THE NEW YonK PoLIcY SHops. -Su.
| perintendent keiso has made heavy
raid on the policy or lottery dealers OF
New York. On. the 25th ult., at noon.
the raid was made, taking the victims by
surprise. The arrests of the policy
dealers were made by the wholesale. and
it is thought that nearly 500 dealers and
their subordinates found themselves un-
c1pectedly in custody.
Amost terrible and singular accident
Victoria, in South Africa. A water
spout burst six miles above the village.
md the water rushing down through q
ravine, washed half the town away, and
drowned over 100 of the Inhabitants.
men, women and children.
WANT WAsnISa.--So many filthy per-
rons nro seen at the city hall and gale.
rics OF Congress, aud other public places
in Washington, that decent people are
beginning to complain of it in the city
pnpors. The Chronicle, truly loyal
sheet, refors the matter to the board Of
health -
h Mr.. Miller, sixty ycars Of nge, OF Rock
ingham County. Va. wns killed by light
ming on Friday while holding hatch ct
i'll his hand. He was tho fatkef.:nllhw
of Congressman J. Fl. H&rris, ipf1 the
Rockingham District. t'';'
1t is said that New, York geYuapah
offered the Commune 1000 francs to be
allowed tn make tho last nscent of the
Column Vcntlomc. The CommnAe,, in
spite Of The state Of its finances, refused
TO consent. l:,3.
Another colored cadet iias arrived ut
West POint-H Henry Alonzo Napier, from
Tennessee. IIs is about eighteen years
OF age, md darkor than cadet Smith.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

General Boauregard las accepted an
invitation to spend tho summer at tho
Whitc Sulphur Springs. 3' 5@'.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08
'---A- CAKD FROM Observation-Disclosures

"A CAKD FROM ,L1EgTEx&ST:GorERNoR
RANsIEn-We find the following reply
to the correspondent Of the New York
tgpaan Tuesday,s lssbis1lissaa: K 4
s,S Ny attention hasbeen dalledJlo On A.
ticle in the Charleston NSDs. d yesar.
days from the New York San, Under 4he
[tsaading; ''ImpeaShink Gov. Sodtt." Il
r: NbWs1;do not Know who the writer OF
this extraordinary article ia, nor do I
care 70 know, nor would I feel called
upon TO notice it, bdt for my official TO!
lationship to the Governor. only no.
tiee II, therefore, to say that ct least 80
lar as I am concerned it is in every par
ticdfar false, aud my impression is that
tho writar know:it to be So when he
penned it.:
Since writing tho above. notice that
the impression is made upon the minds
OF some parties that there was much, il
not all OF truth, in the article referred
to, because OF my applying TO the Attdr-
ney General'f for his construction of the
law bearing upon the duties OF my office,
&c In justice to myself and to those
gentlemen named in the article from the
San, beg to say that did SD simply
because l was in doubt AS to whether or
not it is competent for me to perform
any Of the duties OF tho Office of &C.
vernon in his temporary absence, aud not
BECAUSE, as the public might believe
npon reading tho Sans article and my
letter to the Attorney General, Of any
pressure upon me in the interest Of the
schemes referred to in the article The
applications to mo for executive inter
ference relutes in the main to private in.
dividual interests. Respectfully.
a. J.. RAESIER.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

|; SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Eu-
pHRADIAN SOCIETY. acknowledge
the receipt OF al invitation to attend the
sixty fifth anniversary celebration Of the
Enphradian Society. Charles P, Pei
ham. Jr., Of Columbia. S. c.. is the
valedictory orator. Time-June %. I.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

AT Cape Nay there are thirteen ho.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

MAIL ARRASGEMEsTs. The Northern
mail cfsa= :. eeec 7. NJ; closes $50
a. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 4.30
P. NJ; closes 11.3O A. A.. Charleston
night mail opeps $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
2. NJ. GEeenville mail opens GAS P.
M.; closes $50 A. NJ. Western mail
opens $50 A. NJ. CLOSES l. 30 p. Al. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to 4P. NJ.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-08

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Jeffrey Chapman:
a colored man, in the employ of Mr..
McAlister, while engaged in threshing
wheat at the Fair Grounds. yesterday.
unfortunately had his hand caught in
the machine. by which it was mutiIated
SO badly that ampntation was necessary.
The operation was performed By DR..
Gi6bes. assisted by DR.. Cornwell.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21

A clergyman who enjoys the benefits. OF
. fnc iasm was slightly taken down, a few
days ago, BY his plowman, who was 81
ting on his plow In cornhcld, resting hi'
horse. The reverend gentleman, being an
econ omist said with great serio usness
"John, wouldn't Il be good plan for you
10 have . good stub scythe here, and bt
cutting a few bushes along the fence while
the horse 10 resting a short time
Wouldn't II be well, sir" said John
with quite as serious countenance as the
divine wore himself, "for you 10 have a
Tub Of potatoes In the pulpit and when
they are singing, to peel en- awhile to be
ready for the pot n The reverend gen.
tlemsn laughed heartily and went on his
way.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21

SJohn Ruskin, In a iate pamPhiet 10
English workingnen, speaks thus point
edly Of England7s position among nations
"O1r own political divisions prevent u,
from undersian nding the laws Of interna.
,ionsl Justice; and, even Ii We did, ",
should not dare ,odefend. perhaps not even
10 assert them, being on thi, frat day Of Jan
usry, 1871, In much bodily fear that Is &c
say afraid Of the Russians, afraid of the
Prussians, afraid Of the. Americans, afraid
of the Hindoos afraid Of the Chinese,
afraid Of The Japanese, afraid af tho New
Zelanders, and afraid Of the CafIres; and
very Justly 90, being conscious that our
only real desire respecting any of these
nations has been TO get as much out OF
them ~ W could"
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21
I'M pO ORTANT To l'IIYSl.
l. CLANS.
A New Discovery in Pharmavy

"Therels no medicine ~ po,cn, IN curing dis
tssesas Podophy Hin, Could it he administered
without giving pain, It would supcrcede all other
catharIies. - fiooaand', McdicI WORKS, Vol =.
The discovery claim to have made - the CON.
pounding o. Podophy!lin with mild laxaliyes IN
such manner ~ to make u mild and pleasant
eathartic that can be administered "n all occn-
sions, to old OF young, mse or omale, without
causing irritation and consequent pain. THIS
compound call DR.. Hoohand's Podophylhn. ur
substitute for MsRcrgr Pun. I have taken them
myself, and used them in my fsmly as well ~ in
my pra tcc for the last two years under all cite
cumstanees where q cath artic was indicated, with
the most satisfactory results. II acts equally upon
the secretory aud digestive organs, promoting
alvine discharges IN natural manner, always
mild yet active enough To thoroughly cleans the
bowels OF lmPuTii.s, giving natural tone 10 the
nv prse.i"e Gaye nsed ali The d,t,eseni pWTrp. ~
lives in the Materia Medica with but little sati-sc.
ton. Many OF them such as Epson anu Claude
salts, Calomel, Mercury, Anti.bilOas, CathHrti"
and Liver Pills too numerous to mention, all hay.
asmllrr effect. They are drastic IN then nature
and by too great activity, exhansts the system by
draining The bowels OF the natural fnIda, aiway.
necessary 20 promote digc uon, consequently
producing Piles, Consumption, Liver Complaint,
and long train OF diseases incident To the dIges
TIVE orgsns, instead OF relieving as intended,
while the compound | have discovered, by lts
mud sperient operating, acts IA gentle move
ment upon the small intestnes and Liver, relioy-
ing them Of all distractions, ana nyisoratlng the
whole system,
l consider these Pills a great achievement ia
the annals OF Inedlcine, aud most respectfully
solicit your invesligaton, and feel assured on
fair trial you will enuorse all have sand in their
favor My method IN treating such diseases rs
Foul Breath, Llver Complainsi. Dyspepsia. Con.
slpation OF the Boyeis, Bilious Complaints, and
nearly all diseases of the digestive organs has
been, nrst TO cleans the bowels with the Pill -
then using my Dlt,ers and Tonic TO strengthen and
in,igorate, and in all cases where proper aiten-
ton Was paid TO the directions the dlserse would
yield without IN ther treatment. i should have
called attention to the Pills before now but have
not been able TO Supply the home demand tor
Them. have recently Increased my facilities for
manufacturing, and am now prepared to fully sup
ply the wants of all, either IN large or mali
quantities. To accommodate those at a distance
until they can be obtained IN every First-Ciass
follow .ng prices by mail 10 any part OF the United
States
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21

~papcr petticoats having come
into fashion, the following alver-
Madame Percaic beg. leaf 10
call the attention of ladies 10 her new aud
richly embroidered paper pc,ticoats, at one
shilling each. Each pei,icoat conta ins an
installment of new novel of grea, donle,,-
TIC interest, By Anthony Trollope enn'esu. sn
"Tucks And Trilk.p The story VIII pe
completed IN fifty weekly pciticoafs
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21
4 VOID QUACKs.

A victim Of early nd,scretion, esnslng ner, ou
debility, premature decay, ETC., having u's1
every advertised RENE Nv, mas simple mean
seIf'cure. which he will send tree , 70 n,s 'suo-'
uherers. Andress; J. II. TCTILE'
S0dcodw6m IL Nassau st't Nsf q
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-02-21
Ikr 8alleiin.

~ "A young gentleman, after having
paid his addresses 10 young lady for some
time, popped the question. The lady, in q
frightened manner, said "You scare me
SIR The gentleman did not wish 70
frightcn the lady, and consequently re-
mained quiet for some time, when she ex-
Aaned, 'Scare me again -..
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01
aTO tho bcst Of nv knOwlod q

ITO the best Of my knowledge
and belief, tho above statement of
Colonel Putf'or is true, and applies
to myself, so far rs it goes, with
the exception Of tho Interview at
your house, at which | was not
present. Never having been pres
cnt when any instructions were
given Colonel Kcrrigan, or any of
his men, or when any arrange
mcnts were made with them. aud
never having boon told what they
were, | certainly could not know
anything about it. SO far as tho
communication rcforrcd to relates
to mo, | brand it as bnsc false
FOOD. | am, very respectfully,
your obcdicnt servant.
81. ii. RUNKLE."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01

Somo one says Of IL certain con-
grcgaLion that they pray on their
knees on Sundays, and on their
ncighbors the rest Of the wcok.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01

y young man at Davenport,
Iowa, named Van Iivra, nineteen
years Old, committed suicide by
jumping in tho river. His girl
had got her Grccnn bcnd elevated
about something, nnd he thought
to show her that there were AS
good fish in the river az over wore
caught ilo is fishing foy them
yot.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01

The details OF the dcath of Mr..
John W"Itcr' son ofthc proprietor
oj the !>ondoN Times; shows that
IL occurred on tho 9th plt., while
trying to savo his brother and
cousin, who had fallen through
the ico when skating on q lako in
front Of his fathers residence, at
Rcarwood, Berkshire. lilo Lad
only fetnrncd forty-oisht before
from n tour round Tho world.
-------s-o s---.--
Grass boqucts mako nice parlop
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10
NOn.EXplOSive.

Mr.. Gray, an ingenious gentleman, in
Sussex county, Delaware, invented new
non-eXplosive burning fluid, and invited
few friends to come and witness test
of its qualities. He gathered a select
circle around barrel of the fluid in the
garret, and to prove how non-eXplosive
it was, he stirred it wi tn red hot poker.
In six seconds the inventor and his
friends were seen to emerge from the
roof, with trap-doors and shingles and
things on their heads, and to scud away
to the Northwest toward the river, while
enjoying fine birds eye view of the
State of Delaware, at an elevation of
thirty thousand feet or more above the
level of the sea. Mr.. Gray observed to
the friend nearest him that he thought
he had made a mistake in mixing too
much benzine in the fluid. Mr.. Gray
did not wait to hear his friends reply,
because he apparently had an engage
ment higher up, and he seemed in a
hurry to go. His widow will sell the
patent for the non-eXplosive fluid very
cheap; and she needs the money badly,
because Mr.. Gray scattered so much
around Sussex county when he came
down, that she had to bury him gradu-
ally during the next three weeks.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10
Statistics of New York CITY.

The population of New York City is
about 100000, one-half of whom were
born in the United States; the other half
in foreign countries, of forty different
nationalitics. 1000 people live in 20,-
600 houses. There are 800 public schools,
1e5, 900 pupils 430 churches, chapels and
missions; 1000 liquor shops; 10000 kegs
of lager beer are daily consumed, making
Ia, 5000 700 per year; and 1000 900 bar
rels of flour. The meat bill of the city
for the year Is $4,000, 900, and the liquor
bill, SOS, ,O0O,OO The amount of capital
invested in manufacturing establishments
is $65, 100000; in Il banks, $50, ,000, 900 !;
and in the liquor business, $200,000,O00.
There have been 6s, $50 arrests for intoXi-
cation and disorderly conduct during the
past year. New York annually pays
$2500,000 for ice; 100000 for theaters
and amusemenss; 81 100000 for bouquets
and floral decorations. AT least 100000
passengers travel over the city railroads :;
and there are 22,272 persons in the insti-
Uutions under the care of the Commits
sioners of Public Charities. The city
taxes are $21 100000; II, 200 immigrants
land per month at Castle Garden; there
are 163, ,493 children between the ages of
five and fifteen years, rs, ,450 of whom are
in Protestant Sabbath school. The rum
shops of the city, if placed in line, would
extend on both sides of Broadway from
the Battery to the Central Park-ten
miles of death-siX stories high-four
above and two under.-NdtiondI IenapeT-
unce Almanac.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10
The Yankee Factory Girls.

In one of the factories in Maine, re-
Gently, the proprietors reduced the wages,
whereupon there, was a general deter
mination to strike; and as they were
obliged to gives a months notice before
quitting work, they had meanwhile is
sued a circular to the world at large, in
which is the following interesting para
graph: awe are now working out our
notiee-can turn our handssto most any
thing-don't like to be idle-but deter
mined not to work for nothing where
folks can afford to pay. Who wants help ?
We can make bonnets, dresses, puddings,
pies, knit, roast, stew, and fry; make
butter and cheese milk COWS and feed
chickens, and hoe corn, sweep out the
kitchen, put the parlor to rights, make
beds, split wood, kindle fires, wash and
iron, besides being remarkably fond of
babies in fact can do anything the most
accomplished housewife is capable of do
ING, not forgetting the seedlings on Mon
days or Saturdays; for specimens of
spirit will refer you to our overseer.
Speak quick. Black eyes, fair foreheads,
clustering locks, beautiful as Hebe; can
sing like .seraph, AMI smile most be-
twitchingly; any elderly gentleman in
want of a good housekeeper, or nice
young man in want of wife-willing
to sustain either character; in fact, we
arei in the market. Who. bids? Going,
going, gone! Who's the lucky MANI"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10
Work During Morning Hours.


The author of ssPicadilly Papers, in
London Society, says i'sI know a re-
markably able and fertile reviewer, who
tells me that, though over his midnight
oil he can lubricate articles with Ger
tain sharpness and force, yet for quietly
looking at subject all around, and do
ing justice to all its belongings, he want
ed the quiet morning hours. Lancelot
Andrews says he is. no true scholar who
goes out of his house before IL o'clock.
Similarly, an editor once told me that
though his town contributors sent him
the brightest papers, he always detected
peculiar mellownesS and finish about
the men who wrote in the country.
know an important crown official whose
hours were from ten to three. He had
to sign his name to papers, and, as a
great deal depended upon his signature,
he was very cautious and chary how he
gave it. After O'Clock struck, no be-
seeching powers of suitors or solicitors
could induce him to do a stroke of work.
He would not contaminate the quality of
his work by doing too much of it. He
would not impair his rest by continuing
his work. And so he fulfilled the duties
of his office for exactly fifty years before
he retired on full pay from the country.
And when impatient people blame law
yers for being slow, and offices for clos
ing punctually, and shops for shutting
early, and, generally speaking, the wider
adaptation of our day to periods of holi-
days and rest, they should reeolect that
these things are the lessons of experience
and the philosophy of society and life"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10

GREAT MEN QUArRELLING ABOUT EA-
CON AND GREENs.-Mr. Jefferson having
invited Patrick Henry to dine at one Of
his artistic feasts, the chef d'guure of his
celebrated French cook, was mortified to
find that the Governor declined to par
take of each and every one of the ele-
CANT and elaborate creations of the ac-
omplished Frenchman's art At last,
having run through the carte, the Presi-
dent begged that Gov. Henry would say
what he would have. 81 will thank you,
sir, for some bacon and green's" was the
eager reply. Mr.. Jefferson could hardly
restrain his surprise at so novel a de-
mand, and begged that the Governor
would excuse him on account of his long
absence from Virginia, for forgetting
there was such dish still in demand
among civilized people as s'bacon and
green's" Mr.. Henry never forgot the
reproof, and when he returned to Vir-
ginia he denounced Mr.. Jefferson Gas
traitor to his material vittals." On the
other hand, Mr.. Jefferson left on record
his opinion of Patrick Henry ''as man
of low tastes and vulgar associations"
-Neeg Orleans Times.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10

The Finkle s. Lyon Manufacturing
Company, of Middleton, Connecticut, are
now occupying their new factory, and
are turning out 1900 sewing machines
per month--which product will be in
creased to 100 per day as soon as the
necessary machinery can be set up. The
capital of che company, originally $4,000,
is now $4OO, 900. Their new factory is
lis by-36 feetsand 4 stories, and the old
one is 95 by 80 and 3 stories, the two
beiug1eonneeted by a building which
contains the Office, salesroom, &c. Power
is supplied by engines, Cofliss of 45
horsepower, and one of Is. All the
machinery in these works is of the new
est patterns, and embodies the latest tes
cheney and rapidity of operations. In
the sewing machines made by the com
pany only selected stock of the best kinds
OF material is used, and they are put to-
gether with conscientious care. The
large increase of the company's capital,
and the rapid extension of its business,
furnish sufficient evidence of their eX-
cellence.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10

"needs no bush" They will find out
yet that the man with the best wine
in the world must advertise it, and
literally too, and put the expense on
his profits r.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10
setting Fences by NIach1nery.

A novel application of the pile driver
has been adopted in the West, where the
labor of making fence is heavy and con-
tinuous. The Implement employed for
setting the posts is none other than the
ordinary pile driver, made, of course, on
smaller scale, and with about twelve
feet drop from the ram. The materials
are light scantling 2x6 and 3x3 inches,
with heavier hardwood sills to facilitate
moving, and the ram of the butt of an
oak log 6 feet long, banded with iron at
top and bottom to preven splitting, and
about 16 inches in diameter. Grooves
are plowed in each side to admit of the
ram travelling readily in the guides. The
power is yoke of cattle attached to the
rope raising the ram. The passing unr
der one wheel at bottom and over anothe-
at top of the machine answers well, rails
ing the ram rapidly to the top, from
whence it falls with an effective blow
upon the cedar post, which is pointed
and held straight below. The posts are
driven rapidly, and remain firmly fixed,
the only obstacle to the success of the
operation being the time necessary to
move the machine. This will suggest to
our manufacturers the attachment of a.
small and compact pile driver attached
to portable engine on wheels, the whole
being readily moved from place to place.
Such machine will doubtless find ready
sale for fence making on Western prai-
ries. -...... ... -
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-10

A Dutchman married a second wife in
about a week after the death of No. l.
The Sabbath following, the bride asked
her lord to take her riding, and was duly
''cut up'' with the following response
"You dink 1 ride out whit anoder
woman so soon after the death of mine
frau? No, non'