The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-17
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The PHOENIX Office issupplied with oil
necessary materialfor as handsome cards.
bill heads. posters, pamphlets. hand-bills,
circulars. and other printing that may be
desired, as any Office in the South. Give
us call and test our work.
Wm. Fl. Orchard, Esq, q veteran in
the music line, announces that lie is pre-
pared to receive scholars; aud, at the
same time, offers variety of reliable
musical instruments for sale. See his
oard.
DR.. T.. T. Moore is man of business.
Notwithstanding O material 'change in
his condition." which required few
days recreation, he was again Mt his post,
yesterday, and is once more prepared to
attend to the mouths of his friends and
patrons During business hours he can
be found Mt his Office; other times, at
the Nickerson House.
Capt. Leaphart's insurance company
the "Home," of New York-is NIL right.
See his card in another column.
We are authorized to state that the re-
strictions on travel by the sea lines from
Charleston are now removed, and that
all the New York as we'll as Philadelphia
and Baltimore steam lines are ready to
accommodate passengers.
Two white and two colored free
schools, under the auspices of the School
Trustees for this School District, we're
opened yesterday, with u full attendance
OF scholars. Other schools will be
opened during the week.
Mr.. Campbell is in receipt Of stock
Of groceries of his own selection, Which
is worthy OF inspection. Jim is honest,
and what he says with reference to his
stock may be depended upon.
We are indebted to james a. Hoyt,
Esq, for al invitation to attend the an.
nunl fair of the Anderson Farmers AS
sociation, which will be held on the 1st,
I'd and Sd days of November.
"AIUcH ADO ABOUT NoTHINa. On
Sunday morning, it was reported that
veritable Ku Klux had been captured in
Newberry County by United States De-
putty Marshal Bunch, assisted by de-
tachment from the Eighteenth regiment,
United States army. on Friday night
last, and had been brought to this city
on Saturday. we were curious enough
to attend the examination OF the case,
which took place before A. NJ. Boozer,
United States Commissioner, yesterday.
Wo wished to see Ku Klux aad hear
about them. We found the prisoner
nice-looking young farmer, whose face
showed no fear or cunning-but, on the
contrary, was calm and collected. Mr..
Worthington, of our city, (of late,) rep
resented tho prosecutioN Messrs. Fair,
Pope & Pope. of Newberry, appeared
for the prisoner. The prisoner, by his
counsel. waived any preliminary exami-
nation and moved for bail. Mr. Wor-
Ellington insisted upon the introduction
Of testimony to fix amount of bail
which was allowed. The prosecutor,
Edward Chalmers, colored man of
Nswberry, after being sworn, testified
that during the last of August. 1871,
party of seven men-all wearing dis
gnises came upon him; shot him
with ball from o pistol, and whipped
him most numerically with white-oak
splits. That he recognized two of them
Butler, the prisoner, and Procter-and
that bo recognized these by their names
being called and the voice of Butler.
On being cross examined, lie admitted
that he was only able to recognize these
two by their names being called aud tho
voice Of one of them. That there was
no ill-will existing in the prisoner toward
him, except because he, the prosecutor,
had stolen hog which belonged to
poor colored woman in the employ of
Mr.. Butler; aud that he had been con.
victod before Trial Justice Smith for the
theft. At this point tho prosecutor
showed great hesitancy, bnt the Com
missioner and his counsel, Mr.. Wor-