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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-11

The UNITED STATES Court, WRDNEs-
DAY, January 10, 1S72.-The court met
at II A. M... Hon. George 8. Bryan
presiding.
The grand jury returned a number
Of true bills, and we're allowed until to.
morrow, at IL M. to make their general
presentment.
Mr.. Fickling presented and read De.
tition, er parte John Little. one OF the
prisoners arrested under charge of vio-
lating the Enforcement Act, praying for
the writ Of habeds corpus in his behalf.
After reading the petition, Mr.. FicklipR
stated that. he presumed that the writ
would issue that the prisoner might be
brought before court, and the question
then be determined whether he bo re.
manded to prison or discharged
Mr.. Corbin objected. upon the ground
that the petition itself set forth tue
grounds OF the prisoners detention, viz:
that he was held in confinement by vir-
tue Of an indictment by the grand Jury
Of the court, which was in itself answer
sufficient to the petition.
Mr.. Fickling said that he knew that
the writ would not issue as of course,
but that, unless tue case wns very clear,
and the issne Of the writ be attended
! with great Inconvenience and expense,
he presumed the court would be 10th to
refuse tho writ; that il tho present in
stance, however, it Was not necessary
that his Honor grant the writ, inasmuch
as the case could be carried up US we'll,
| doubtless, on the order of the court re-
fusing the writ. as upon the order re-
| manding him to prison after hearing.
INIT ha t,rQfarroA tho i.f
much as it was tho customary one, and
firmly established by authority.
Mr.. Corbin said the court never grants
an order or takes step that is futile
and cannot amount 10 anything; that
the petition required no answer, mas
much as it sets forth in itself legal
ground Of detention. and that the pro.
| ductiOn OF the prisoner would be en-.
tirely useless.
MIR. Fickling then said he would take
the case of J. j. Greer. where no indict-
ment had been found, ut least at the
time OF the presentation of the petition,
and where the right OF the prisoner to
be brought before tue court was clear;
that he deemed it unnecessary to make
the constitutional argument upon the
question, ns the court had already ex-
pressed its opinion thereon on the mo-
ton in arrest of Judgment.
Judge Bryan said he would save the
| counsel that trouble; that he had always
been convinced that SO far as the En-
forcement Act related to the protection
OF the right Of suffrage, it was, beyond
question, constitutional, for it was surely
the right OF any government to protect
it's citizens in the right of suffrage; and
that such an opinion he conceived to be
as we'll dictated by lis patriotism as q
citizen ss by his legal conviction as
Judge. It was then. upon the presump.
ton that the prisoners had actually been
in court. ordered by the court that they
be remanded to prison; and from this
order Mr.. Fiokling took an appeal.
The court then adjourned till II A.
NJ, tomorrow.
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The MOUNT ZION ScHooL.-We take
much pleasure in calling attention to
this school. located at Winnsboro.
Memories of The past make this plea
SAINT duty to us. We wera ourselves a
student of Mount Zion when tho emf
nent teacher and disciplinarian, Mr..
Hudson, presided over the school. AS u
former pupil of the school, and ono in
tcrested IN the fortunes of education in
general, We are pleased that the old
academy has fallen into Its present
hands. Mr. Farrow stands high az an
Instructor and governor of yonth. Like
Colonel Coward. Mr.. Farrow is q gradu-
ate of the lutte Citadel Academy. If We
recommend the Kings Mountain school
at York, we have the same kind word for
the school at Winnsboro. May the Gag
of each gather full corps of recruits.
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The ladies' are preparing to assist with
q fair, or something of the kind, the
Palmettoes of this city, in their effort to
secure funds to purchase steam fire
engine Need we say that We wish the
cause the most abundant success? The
ladies will succeed. That has been the
case in Columbus. We have never yet
known the ludies of Columbia to full in
any good work undertaken by them. In
their vocabulary, there il no such word
as fail.
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90 the 4th Of March, 1873, the terms
OF the following twea.y-four Senators
VIII end: Spencer. of Alabama; Rice, of
Arkansas; Cole. Of California; Ferry. of
Connecticut; Osborn. of Florida; Hill,
OF Georgia; Trumbull, of IIlinoiu; Nor
ton, OF Indiana; Harlan, OF Iowa; Pome-
roy. OF Kansas: Davis. of Kentucky;
Kellogg. OF Louisiana; Fickers, Of Mary
land; Blair. of Missouri; Eye. of Ne
vada; Patterson, of New Hampshire;
Conkling, Of Now York; Pool, of North
Carolina; Sherman. OF Ohio; Corbett. of
Oregon: Cameron. of Pennsylvania:
Sawyer, Of South Carolina; Morrill,, of
Vermont; Howe, Of WISCONSIN,
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"mlnorisy Representation >"

In discussing proportional representa-
tion with the organ Of CORRUPTION here,
or 10 proposing it as measure Of relief
mo,o. we hope that our contemporary Of
the Charleston Ne.0s will net thus throw
away itsare. As ws have before said.
the principle OF proportional represen.
tation is good and just governmental
principle. but it is foiiytO expect that Il
will now be conceded by the dominant
party He who trdublss his brain shout
it will find that it will be, ''lous's labor
iost" or "much ado aboni nohing."
nLct US leave this question for the pre-
sent, say We with respect to the Ne,os
The duty IF the hour is to deal ,oiM the
bond swsndies and to break the ring. and
to bring Scot. Parker .t Co. to justice
Let not "minority representation" or
anything else under Heaven, come to
change the issue. Keep to tho point.
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The COLUMBIA FEMALE CoLLKas.-
we record with grent pleasure the fnct
that the Board of Trustees had sue.
cessful meeting on the subject of re-
opening the Columbia Eemaie College,
now used for hotel Purposes. aud we'll
kept by Mrs. Wright and her efficient
son. 1t was determined to make loan
OF $40, 900. which, it is believed. can be
effected on easy terms. And, further,
we may add, that it is safe to say that
the College will be re-opened next fall.
This ia we'll. Let it be done.
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CHESTER, s. O., January 8. 1872.

EpIIroRs OF PHGs1x: I notice in the
issue Of your Paper to-day despatch
from this place. beaded "a Great Demo.
cratic Victory" in reference to the cleo
ton, yesterday. for Intendant and War
denG, shich is. in some sense, mistake.
Politics did not enses inte the election
at all. It was carried by good men OF
both parties. who desired to have good
meu. identified with the welfare OF our
town. to take charge Of it's best interests
for the ensuing ysRr. This election has
fully shown that carpet-baggsrs are on
the decline. at least i'll our little town.
CHESTER.
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DEAFu qr hAsRt FAIR "A San Fran
cisco despatch, january $. says that Mrs.
Laura d. Fnir. the couyioted wurderess,
died IN priso9 IN that city, on Saturday,
December 30. Mrs. Fair vas woman
OF great personal attractions and strength
OF character, aud was finely educated.
She once occupied good social position
III tho Southern States. but had more
recently beon the wife or paramour of q
great many men. For several years,
she was the mistress Of A. p. Crittenden,
prominent lnwyer and Democratic po-
liticiap Of San Francisco. Last spring,
Crittenden appeared to be striving to
brenk away from the siren, and sent for
his wife. who was thsp visiting the
Atlantic States. Mrs Fair armed her.
self with pistol and killed Orittsnden,
as he was sitting by the side of his wife,
on the Pacific Railroad ferry boat, as
Mrs. Crittenden was arriving in the CITY.
Mrs. Fair was tried for the murder. and
was CONVICTED, after long aud exciting
trial. and sentenced to be hanged. The
defence was insanity. and the defend
ants council asked for new trial, on
various technical grounds, Chief OF
which was the alleged prejudice OF some
OF the jury. The case was argued be-
fore tho Supreme Court. but postponed
from time to time. and was still pending
whom death in prison solved the ques-
ton whicL h4d agitated the courts and
the community. It was generally be.
lieved in San Francisco tliat Mrs. Fair
would commit suicide. rather than 90 to
the galiows. but nothing in the brief de-
spatch, quoted above. indicates that suoh
WAS the fact
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VIM. P. Burns. of Buffalo, New York.
has returned to his home from the dis-
mond field OF South Africa. Mr.. Burns
was at the diggings from May to Octo-
Der, inclusive. and managed to accumu.
late about ITO gems, varying from one
quarter OF carat to twenty seven and
half carats in size. His most valuable
and. q stone OF twenty-five carats,
brought him f93O in London. The dia-
monds OF South Africa. as is we'll known.
mostly incline to straw color in hue, and,
as tho supply has been immense, this
variety OF stone has fallen prodigiously
IN value. Mr.. Burns adds, however.
that his own good fortune is BY no
means fair sample of the luck usually
met at the diggings. He saye that not
more than two persons out OF 100, on an
average, succeed in making a handsome
thing Of the business. Many suffer and
toll for months and months, and are glad
at last to get away penniless. Mr.. Burns
reports the further interesting fact that
a large proportion, il not majority, of
the seekers at tho diamond fields are
Americans. This suggests that q new
American State may thus arise in Africa.
and the singular spectacle may be pre-
sented of Americans ruling in Africa.
while AFRICANS govern one:lslf OF the
United Staten. PA
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HOMICIDE IN MARION County, FLA -
we learn from o private letter from Ma.
rion County. Fla, that Mr.. Neal Fergu-
son, Tax Collector, was murdered near q
hammock, by four negroes, and his
body robbed Of somo 500. The ne
Rroes have been arrested aud are in Jail.
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REPORT CoRREcrE We learu that
there is no truth whatever in the report
that Maj. Gary, of Edgefield, had killed
citizen named Blair. The truth is that
Maj. G. is the attorney for Dir. Blair,
who. it is said, in self-defsnce, killed a
oolored man..
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LeGfshATHvE ,PRooEnDyras. =
WEDNESDAY. JAAUARx 10. 1872
GEMAATE

= = ~ q .
The Senate mot, .at IA MI, President
Ransie, in the CHAIR. ID aaf 5ss5ti (
Mr.. Oardozo introduced aibill TO estab-
lish q free bridge over the WatsYee
River. in Kershaw County. gi ~
Mr.. HoliDgshesd-To renew and
amend the charter of the town Of
Lowndesville, IN ,Abbeville County.
Mr. Nash-TO charter the Columbia
banking and Insurance Company, of
Columbia. t,.tr-,.,-, s..,-'l,,S,,s
Ms'' " Whattemore-Ralssing TO the re-
turns OF warrants issued by Trial Justices.
An ACT to charter the North -vesterta
Railroad Company, in the State of Bouth
Carolina. which had been vetoed by his
Excellency the Governor. was called up. (;
and passed over his veto. by vote Of
yeas II, nays 8. =. aaro.l ~
The following were passed: Bill to
amend an Act entitled ".An Aot Tor the
better protection OF migratory fish -, TO
change the names Of Tyrrel Willard
and Ida Willard. and to make them the
legal heirs OF T. J. Jones; report of Com
mlttee on Claims, ecommendingi pay.
ment OF account Of John Alexander:
concurrent resolution to appoint o joint
special committee to investigate and re-
port upon returns made to the Stste by
phosphate companies; bill to repeal an
Aot to authorize the formation of and to
charter the Tugaloo and Chattanooga
Railroad Company. ne ~
Messrs. Arnim. Smalls. Duvall, Nash
and Swails were appointed committee
to divide the State into five ConRres.
sional Districts. -
At ~ O'Clock, adjourned until to-
morrow, at 12 as-,ts-,,sr,,. ~
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Ihe House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
The unfinished business, being reso-
luton declaring vacant the seat OF J.
Banks Lyle, was taken up, and after q
very exciting debate. was adopted, by a
vote OF eighty yeas t., seventeen nays;
which, being two-thirds vote of the
members present, the Speaker announced
the seat OF J. Banks Lyle, a member
from Spartanburg County, vacant.
Mr. Goggans introduced bill to
amend an Act entitled IAN Act to incor-
porate the town Of Cokesbury."
Mr. Levy-To incorporate the Peo-
pies Savings Institute, Of Charleston.
Mr.. Myers-Joint resolution. that the
General Assembly adjourn February Is,
1872. Laid over
Mr. Wilkes-Bill for the protection
and propagation Of game.
A petition was presented from sundry
citizens OF Abbeville and Anderson in
!avor OF creating the new County of
Washington.
Messrs s. j. Lee aud Bowley asked
permission OF the House to be relieved
from the committee appointed to investi-
gete into the affairs OF the Land Com.
missioner's Office; which was refused.
At O'Clock, the House adjourned un.
til tomorrow, at IL Nj.
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List OF New ADvERr1sRMRNrs.
=. Cantwell-Saur Krant.
w. 8. Monteith-Auction Sale.
John Agmew i Son Potatoes, SO.
Commanication Richland Lodge.
Q. Hsmberg-Wood.
Q. J. Observation-Disclosures Meeting.
+. O. Hhisef Co.-Kid Gloyes.
J. McKenyieAC Confecfioneries, 30.
Charles Rosenberg-Good Advice.
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UNION. Januarv g. 1870

UNION. January 8. 1879.
DEAR PHOENIX: Permit me to unQuAli.
hediy contradict the statement made in
the Columbia Union. of Saturday, that
the Ku Klux, or my one else, had whip
ped numerically" colored man and
his wife, either on the Monday night be-
fore Christmas, on tie Saturday night
before last, or any other time. in the
neighborhood of Gross Keys. The re-
port is an unmitigated falsehood. have
taken great pains to hunt up and in
quire Of every person. white and CO.
lored. from that neighborhood. in our
town to.day-and there were large
number of such attending court--whe-
ther they knew OF any such occurrence,
and every one of them pronounced it
lie. 1t is probable that the citizens of
Gross Keys and vicinity will hold a meet
ing and denounce the report aud its au.
thor. know Of no neighborhood more
orderly and law abiding than Gross Keys,
and the good people there will not sit
quietly and suffer their good name to be
traduced. Respectfully,
r. n. STOKES.
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TERMINATING THE HAIR.-When the
hair ceases to draw from the scalp the
natural lubricant which is its anstenance,
its vitality is. as it were. suspended, and
IL not properly attended to, badness will
be tho certain result. The one sure me.
thod OF avoiding such an unpleasant
catastrophe is to pse Lyons KATHAIRoN.
which. when we'll rubbed into the scalp.
will speedily re-animate the hair and
prevent it from falling out. Besides
that, this inimitable resusoitant and
strengthener of the hair nourishes and
stimulates jtR yonng and tender fibers.
removes all obste9fes to tbsjr growth in
the shape OF dandrnf and dirt, and ulii-
mately produces . new crop OF hair,
stronger. glossier and twice as abundant
as the old. As hair dressing it is nota-
bly, tho most agreeable, refreshing and
servioeable article ever PLACED upon
dressing-table.
SYMPTOMS OF LIVER COMPLAINT AND OF
ooME oFTHk DISEASES PRoDuoED BIZ IT.
a saliow or yellow color Of skio, Of yell
parts Of body: dullness; and drowsinesa.
with frequent headache; Dizziness. bit.
ter or bad taste in mouth, drynesa OF
throat and internal heat; palpitation. in
many cases . dry, teasing oopgh. with
sore throat, unsteady appetite, raising OF
food, choking sens4tion' in throat; die.
tress, hesvipass, or bloated, or full feel.
ing about stomach and sides, pain in
sides, back or brenst, and about shoul-
ders; colo, pain and soreness through
bowels, with heat; constipation, nlter.
mating with frequent attacks of darrhoea;
piles. fatulence, nervousness, coldnesa
OF extremities; rush OF blood to head,
with symptoms OF appople1y, numbness
OF limbs, especially at night; cold chills,
alternating with hot flashes, kidney and
urinary difficulties; female weakness,
dullnes'. low spirits. unsooiability and
gloomy forebodings. Ooly few of
above symptoms likely to bs present in
any case at one time. ALI who nse DR..
Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical
Discovery for Liver Complaint and it's
complications, are loud in it's praise.
Sold by oil first GLASS druggists. llt3
Town EIEorIoN.-tast Monday, an
election was held for Intendant and
Wardens of this town. The old Coun.
Gil was opposed by Republican ticket,
which. however. was defeated by twen.
ty.three majority. The Republican op.
position was to some extent surprise,
and the energy they exhibited in mar
shaiing their forces. caused many 20
look extremely uneasy. Marion, how.
ever, is Democratic stronghold, apd re.
deemed herself right nobly.
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Three sisters in Stonipgton, Conn,
were married. on New Years to three
brothers.
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MANUFACTURING ENrkRPR1sE IN CHARLES
roN.-Charlestcn is fast becoming q manu.
largest mandatory OF doors, sashes, blinds.
Co., tn the Southern States is that OF Mr., p.
r. ToALE, on H6rlbeck's Wharf, in that city,
asles rome - Nc. 90 HsJne s.-Sst. III.
ooInmn aGALns ads'rs|se@enF appears in ,sn9ster
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.sTho Coin Is Spurious-NaM IL Downl"
We baye received the following from
the editor and proprietor of the Union
Vile Times:
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ASozaaa S5aor sRoA EoMs.-The Gin.

ANOTHER 5aor sR0M EoMs.-The Gin
cinnati Inquirer says:
eve begin to have serious doubts
whether that very loyal gentleman,
Col. Scott. from Ohio, who, for years,
has. by some process, designated himself
Governor OF South Carolina. has an ad-
ministration that We loyal Gen ct the
North ought to support by our oouute.
nance. Our suspicious have originated
from report made by Joint Special
Financial Investigating Committee, ap-
pointed by the Legialature Of South Ca.
roiina. at it's last session. to tuks peep
into the affairs Of the State. SO fragrant
are the facts, 80 manifest the corruption
and so evident tie grossest frauds. that
300 printed pages, both c6pfess spd show
that 'great swindies hava been perpo-
trated, that corrupt means have been
used and a'liMbces formed, TINT the
money 0f lhp State aud tho bonds issued
lna have not BEEN lisyoRed ?! as directed
Inc Legislature, when it appoi ntsd the
cow pittet, look special pains TO exclude
every Demoarut frop it, and hence onr
loyal friends will m; feel disposed to
contradict its statements. THIS is spo.
- OA "'A VIZ ohT Pct-Obk koVeFdm6nL5
that have been established at the South.
How would it dove throw it out sim.
ply as snggestion--to let The Southern
people hereafter elect their own State
governments, and choose their own oiti-
zens qs memberS Of them?"
The INDIAN CorroN PRopuer. The
Washington Republican, OF Monday,
says "the ofiIcial report from Bombay,
received at tho Treasury Department,
states that the cotton crop Of British In.
dia. which was remunerative during the
rebellion of the Southern States, fs ra.
pidly being abandoned, and that linseed
is aguip becoming the stuple crop grown
for exportation.' This does not cores
pond, however, with ti:o ielegraphic re-
ports sent out from Liverpool-phsll we
say to benr the market for the Southern
staple2 Between the two conflicting state.
ments, how shall we decide? There is
one thing to be noted in this connection:
That the Government has 10 special rea-
son to laye its agents make false repre-
sentations ne to the Indian cotton pro-
duct. while the English speculators and
spinners have. That's just the difference.
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES We pub.
lish below quotations of stocks of Hart.
ford dre insurance companies It will
be gratifying to the nnmerous policy.
holders OF the old Hartford in this city
and vicinity to see that the stock Of tho
company 10 held at twonty- Eve cents more
In the dollar than that OF any other Hart
ford compsny: This fact il especially
noteworthy in view OF the great Chicago
oonaagration. and proves that this old
company. organized in 1910, is founded
upon q rock.
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Response by the members: Neperl
"P. Brothers, will you enlarge your cir
Gle to admit new members? Response
by the members-We aoiW
"P. Prepare, then, for accessions to your
ranks. The circle will here be opened
and the new members admitted.
IF. With clasped and uplifted hands,
repent after me the freemans pledge: To
defend and perpetuate freedom, political
equality aud an indivisible Union, I
pledge my life, my fortune and my sacred
honor. SO help me God"
Next follows the solemn charge, in
which the initiated are informed that
''the sword is weapon of defence and
Protectlon. We in
culcate the spirit of peace as essential to
national happiness and prosperity, but
when foreign foes or traitorous hands
attempt to sob as of our national inheri.
tance, let our cleaning swords leap from
Mesr rests TO guard the temple of our H6er-
fies." Then follows the Battle Cry of
Freedom" of which we submit, as spool
mems, the first and last stanzas:
"Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys. we'll
rally ouoe agaihl
Shouting the battle-cry Of freedom;
We Will rally from the hil-sides, we'll gather
from the plain,
Shouting tho battle cry OF freedoml"
"CHoRUs.-The Union forever.
Hurrah. boys, hurrahl
Down with tho traitors.
Up with the stars;
While We reilly 'ronnd the flag, boys.
rally once again,
Shouting the battle-cry OF freedomI"
$50 we're springing to the cali, from the East
and from the West,
Shouting the battle.orv OF freedoInl
And toe'N hnrI the rebel cre,o from me Iond mo
t0Ue the best,
Shouting tho battle-cry Of freedoml"
"CHoRus.-The Union forever" DC.
These extracts from the ritual Of the
Loyal League, q copy OF which we have