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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-07

UNITED STATES COURT, SATURDAY.
January 6, 1872.-The court met as ii
A. NJ, his Honor Judge George 8.
Bryan on the bench.
Col. F. w. McMsster presented the
petition OF VIM. T. Gary for . commits
sion to practice law in the Circuit and
District Courts Of the United States,
which was granted: Mr. Corbin pre-
eented q similar petition in favor of
Warren D. Wilkes. Esq, which was also
granted.
Mr.. Duncan made application for bail
in the case Of Josiah Bagweli, one of the
prisoners under the Kn Klux Aot, which
was granted in the sum Of $1,000.
! A general order was signed by Judge
Bryan authorizing United States Com
missioners to admit oil Ku Klux prison
ers to bail in the sum OF 83. 900. except
such parties a. have been. or shall be,
before the dismissal of the grand jury,
indicted for murder.
Won. M. Fleming, Esq, submitted an
vino had been admitted to bail in the
sum OF $4,000, and who was subse-
quently arrested by the Marshal and
confined in Jail, be released. The order
was granted. 5s
The grand jury returned number OF
bills, and wero discharged uatii Monday,
at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Corbin stated that he thought he
would be able to dispense with their
services finally on Tuesday or Wednes.
day next.
The following were the bills found by
the grand jury:
The United States rs. j. Ernest Low.
~, Samuel Reeves, John Steele, Samuel
Fewell. Henry Toole, colored, Howard
White. oolored, Doctor alias VIM. Few.
ell, and Samuel Mills; conspiracy agains,
Edmund Rainey and Richard Young
true bill.
The United States ps. Columbus Mitch
ell. Richard Millwood, James Vandiver
Zachariah Vandiver, EIiphas Bates, John
Allen and Jasper Haynes; conspiracy
against George W. Garner--tiue bill.
The United States ps. Joel Bellinger,
WINFIELD 81. Bagwell. Eiiphas Bates
general conspiracy against divers male
citizens OF African descent-true bill.
Two counts in the preceding bill
, charging special conspiracy against Johr
@. Winsmith. were stricken out.
The United States us. John Gaffney
William Ross, William Robert Stacey
, "ui. nfoFaT;aD6. Ca=.!ss Eumph.:o:
and Ferrili Sarratt; general conspiracy
, true bill.
The United States ps. James 81. Ezell
general conspiracy bill.
The United States ps. Cantey Griffin
Sirah Bagwell. Lafayette Chaffse, Johr
Bagwell and Chambers Allen; genera
conspiracy-trueb bill.
The United States os. J. Banks Lyle
: Eleazer Parker, Edmund Blanton. Jns
Gibson, Harald Gibson, John Bridges
William Bridges. Charles Bridges, Greer
B. Humphries. Thornwell Little, Franl
Camp. Alfred Harris and Harry Gibson
I general conspiracy-trueb bill.
q The United States Ds Elijah Hardin
Felix Dover, james A. Donald and Ben
jamin Logan; general oonspiraoy-tru,
8 bill
All the parties are from Spartanburf
{ County, except those in the first named
indictment, who are from York.
At haif-past O'Clock p. NJ, the Cour
adjourned to meet at IL A. NJ, on Mon
day.
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ConuMp1A. s. O.. Jan. 6. /

0ObUhbAAs -. Osp O8u. o. 4Ot6.
MR EDITOR: notice. in your edito.
rial columns of this date. nm allusion to
an assault made upon me. yesterday, by
r. G. Shiver-an assault made without
cause or provocation. Said assault was
made whilst at my desk, in my Office,
engaged in official business with another
person. The article states that the
''law.Abiding merchant" r. @. SILVER,
administered drubbing to me for the
refusal to pay said ''taw-abiding mer.
chant" an account which lie held against
me. That statement is erroneous, as
neither I nor mine, or any agent for me,
ever purchased any article from, or GOD.
tracted for the performance of any labor
with r. O. Shiver, or r. @. SILVER &
Co.. and requested credit for the same.
I do not owe R. O. SILVER, or r. @.
Shiver & Co., one cent, and here state il
any person, or persons, in Columbia, OF
elsewhere, hold any account against me,
or mine, the same will be paid, on pre-.
sentation. The subterfuge OF the I" pre-.
sentetion of bili' is decidedly iugeni.
Gus. The dnimms of this assault upon an
unarmed man is attributable, by wit
nesses, (as we'll as myself,) to the feeling
evinced, and expressions and invectivee
used. by Mr.. Shiver. in my office, prio,
and subsequent to the attack, relative to
my official position, party afiIiation and
his sectional hate. shall not enter q
suit for this assault and have no threats
to make, nor do I court personal rem.
anntre with any man. but =
WILLIAM J. ETTER.
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-
EDlTon PH0NIx: Noticing IL your
columns. this morning, communion
ton signed 'A." In which the writer
charges indiscriminately sewing machine
agents lin common with two or three
other classes) with being employed by
the Government as "spies," and that
they were going through the country for
that purpose, &c.; nov. as regards the
agents OF the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine. in this State. in connection
with the above statement. 1t IL utterly
false and nnfonnded.
A. ). PURsLEY,
Agent Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine
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ANOTHER JAIL DELIvRRY.-It seems
that the prisoners confined in our Jail
here, have bqt to will it, and make their
escape whenever it suits them. Wednes.
day night four made their escape by
breaking the bolts and looks to their
cell. and deliberately walking out at the
front door into the street. A pistol was
fred on their discovery in front of the
Jail, aud quite noise made, but tha.
mnch effort was put forth to re.capture
them, is question We will not deal with.
and up to THE s.i!;ng re do not know
that any exertions are on foot to bring
them in again. As usual on these occa
sions. the jailor was absent. and q
colored boy only left in charge.
DayIix 9ton Southe1ner.
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To Labor 10 to Pray.

Our advice to the people OF York,
Union and Spartanburg is: To 90 to
a0orA. 10 organize their farms, and to pre-
pare for this years. crops. Let them
touch earth, and, like Antmus Of old,
they will acquire new strength. Accord
ing to the ancient fable, Hercules con.
quered Ant~us by lifting him up and
preventing his feet touching mother
earth. Let the farmers of the up.ooun-
try see to it that their Hercules does not
prevent them from touching the soil OF
the good old State. or rather province.
LET Us LABOR. We hope that this Ku
Klux business has reached its climax.
It is time for the Government to hold its
mailed hand.
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The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer says that Secretary
Fish is determined that the Administers
ton shall pursue only passive policy,
and threatens to leave the Cabinet if the
President allows anything to be done
which may lead to war with Spain.
He has made no arrangements to remain
through the winter, and is temporarily
stopping with Secretary Robeson. He
has made some show of trying to get a
house. but has none, although be could
have got several il he had really desired
one. 1t is not unlikely that affairs will
come to crisis next week, as on the re.
assembling of Congress it is the inten.
ton Of Gen. Banks and others to force
the Administration to take ground in a
manner that will show Spain that the
United States is power not to be longer
trihed with as it has been for over two
years. In that event, Mr.. Fish will pro.
bably retire.
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The Yorkville Enquirer, OF Wednes-
day. says: Since our last issue the fol.
lowing persons have been committed to
the Jail in this place; w. p. Anthony,
r. w. Moore, j. n. Laokey. r. II.
Moore, J. A. Donald, Cort Moss and II.
NJ. Moore. The following have been
sent to Columbia: J. NJ. Caldwell, w.
b. White. Samuel Ramsey, and the fol-
lowing have been discharged from the
prison here Oh bail: A. J. Martin. W. A..
Martin, 2. G.. Martin, Mao Archer, John
Chambers, @. B. Blanton, j. q. Robin
son. j. 8. Wright, @. Knox Williams, P.
e. Moore. P. w. Moore, W. F. Moore,
and B. r. T. Bowen. Jacob Webb, one
OF the negroes arrested as member of
Joe Carter's band of rioters aud kidnap.
pers, has been discharged frnnl custody,
it having been shown that ne was not q
member Of the gang.
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We learn that our young friend, Mr..
O. N. G. Butt, Assistant Cashier OF Che
Central National Bank, of this city, has
been, in very complimentary way.
offered the oashiership OF Wilmington
IN. c. bank. We are pleased, however,
to add, that Mr.. Butt will remain in Co.
lumbia and continue his present duties.
In Columbia, few residents and Office
holders die, and none want to go away.
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AN INSTRUCTIVE ToY.-Our Arsenal
friend, Mr. VIM. Glaze, who, We are
glad to see, is holding up goodly ban
ner in the field OF jewelry-his old field
has an instructive toy in the shape OF a
little steam engine. Steam can be got
ten up in minute or two, and the en-
gine begins to work. A driving wheel
for machinery is attached to each engine.
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The Aiken Journal says: A short time
since an aged colored man, father Of
Adam Jackson, who was murdered near
Blaokville, on tho 23d December. was
found dead near mill where he had been
fishing, with q string of fish which he
had caught, near bin.
Gen. Jqbal A. Early will deliver a
memorial address at Lexington, Va. on
tho 10th Of January-the anniversary OF
the birth Of Gen. Robert F. Lee.
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ED1roRIAL AocEssroN.-M Thos. B
Crews announces that he has taken edi-
torial charge OF the Laurepsviile Herald.
We greet him with the usual ceurtesies,
and we wish him suooess-the best way
to win which is to deserve it. May this
the Herald do.
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Immunity OF RRfSsEa PROPERTY IN
WAR.-Fa aR laG 6isif century our Go
vernmen |nsistently advocated the
removal inootfsistepcy in public
law which makes distinction between
methods Of conduotin9Nar on land and
on the high seas. It is = subject OF CON.
graduation that, 80: far as odr relations
with Italy are CONCERNED, this distinction
is set aside by the adoption, in the now
commercial treaty between Italy aud the
United States, of the doctrine Of the
perfect immunity of private property on
the seas, except contraband Of war, from
seizure and oondscation. The New York
Tribune Gays there is every prospect of
this doctrine being also agreed upon be-
tween our Government and that Of Ger.
many, and it seems possible tha. il NAV
soon become well-establshed principle
Of international law. N,
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A RING OF THE TRUR MKTA1.-We
notioa in the Macon (Georgia) Telegraph
and Messenger, of the Sd instant, the
following article:
ga PROTEST AGAINST THE 'PossuA'
PoLIcY.-W find the following earnest
protest against the adoption of the
passive or 'possum policy-as somebody
has wittily termed it-by the National
Democratic party next year, in that ever
faithful Democratic journal, the Boston
Post. Says the Post:
"It is not progress and growth for the
party which is the inspiring motive OF
the passive proposition, so much as it is
a gambling fondness for change, traf-
ticking attachment to both the party and
it's great principles, and timid and CON.
fused calculation of chances that pays
far more regard to the personal profit
than the popular advantage. Any poll
tician of ordinary penetration must un-
derstand that negative position for q
great party is sure disintegration and
death. Defeat outright could not bring
on the catastrophe 80 suddenly. It
would be general disbanding without
even the usual condition of external
compulsion. Whether weakness or
treaobery, false judgments or cool de-.
sign. the result would be no less tho
rough and complete. Genuine, pro.
gressive Democrats, determined on an
expansion Of the party doctrines and
methods to the utmost limits of liberal
ism. but resolved to protect their faith
as their only footing in the general con-
fusion, honestly believe that the liberal
element Of Republicanism can be
brought into cooperative position with
ont making this confession TINT they
must hide their principles in order to
vindioate them. Supposing the pro.
posed scheme of passiyism to be possi-
BILE OF success, it still remains to be
shown in what way the Democratic
creed has been liberAlized. or what new
guaranty Of its operation in the Govern
ment it will have received. To win q
triumph for cause by refusing TO men
ton the GAUGE. is 30 idle as proposition
as not to make it necessary to attempt it
as an experiment"
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One Of the principal Government wit
nesses in the Ku Klux trials has left the
city and omitted to pay his landlady for
his board bill-as we are informed. He
onght to have been better trained.
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"Is it strange that there are Ku Klux
among us?"
This is question that the organ Of
CORRUPTION asks. We answer, no. Not
strange at all. when we reflect upon the
swindling and thieving OF State and
County officials, and the support which
such men have got from such papers as
the Union. The wonder is rather that
all decent people were not advocates of
Lynch law.
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OFFICIAL RAFFLH NUMBERS Chsr:eslon Char
table Association. for benefit Free School fund:
hAsrLE GLASS No. 284 Morning, January 0.
20-a2 2-S9-18 1854. 81. 36-72-58-s-17
Witness my hand ct charleston. this 9th day
ofJanuary, 1879. - FENN pEOK.
Jan 5ViKn Commissioner.
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Ont OF 1000 samples of Lopdon milk
lately analysed, only twenty-six were
found genuine.
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The St. Louis Democrat calls General
Mcclellan the "groat subsoiler Of Vir-
ginia."
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ent. whose article We are reviewing,
sneers at the Columbia bar, and af3rms
that it sis for from brilliant, hardly re-
spectacle indeed" We attribute this
reflection tY ignorance or prejudice.
The bar OF Columbia will compare ia
vorably with that OF any other city Of
the came size in the country, and is not
wanting. we submit. in learning, force
and character. This much, at least, we
feel at liberty to say. That the bar Of
Columbia ahould be .disparaged. ia not
to be wondered at, when We remember
that it is the habit Of the msjority OF
Northern correspondents and OF their
vile aiders and abettors. to mssrepresent
and vllliiy every thing that is peculiarly
Southern and anti Radical.
With them nor virtue. nor greatness
in mortality can their oensure escape.
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Mrs. Wharton will not allow q plea OF
insanity to be made in her defence.
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LIST OF NEW ADvERrrssxssrs.
NJ. NJ. FsrrowAMt. Zion School.
Q. E. Davis G. Go. .-Usefql Store.
JACOB Levin-Auction. sl, @.
To Gas Consumers.
b. b. 6tokes-Riohardson's Reports.
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ed Judge, whose judicial robes are stain
less. it is not to be expected that suoh
Judge would make any ruling or take
any position inconsistent with a pro-
found sense Of his duty to hia conscience.
AS to the effort of his critic to disparage
his intsllect and his mental resolution,
this is entirely gratuitous. The writer
OF this article differs with Judge Bryan
as to the relations existing between the
.States and the General Government.
His views are those of the Federal
school. Ours are OF the State Rights
school. We know that Judge Bryan has
very decided opinions, and that he has
in this respect illustrated for years rare
pertinacity and unswerying fidelity. He
is firm, tenacious and resolute for the
right as he conoeives it. What his critic
calls indecision Is judicial fairness, and
what he calls by some other term is gen.
!;::y. Judge Bond nay have the .fc.!iter
in re; but because Judge Bryan has the
suaoiter in naodO, it does not follow that
he is wanting In the stronger element.
Judge Bryan has been of great service
to the cause of justice and OF our ostra.
oised State on the bench in the Ku
Klux trials. Owing to his dividing with
Judge Bond on too important questions,
Messrs. johnson and Stanbery are ena-
oiad to argue the matters they have in
charge before the Supreme Court. That
he did not give three questions for these
eminent lawyers to stand upon, is due
simply. We presume, to the fact that his
judgment led him not to divide the
court in that case. We disagree with
him, but we cannot for one momen.
question the integrity OF his decision.
So much for this matter.
We notice further that this correspond.
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In addition to these institutions, is the
private school Of Mr.. Bnrnwell, which
is spoken OF in high terms. In the mat
ter of female education, we have the Co.
lumbia Female Academy, under the sue
cessful management of the Misses Rey.
nolds, aud the excellent school Of the
Misses Elmors. ~h;lst, in addition to
those, there are the schools Of Mrs.
Peck. Mrs. Goodwyn, Mrs. McGregor,
and others. We may add that there is
also in the vicinity OF Columbia the Ro.
man Catholic institute OF Valle Crucis,
whilst by fall it is expected that again
the Methodist Female College. now used
as hotel. will be open for the reception
OF students. The Rev. Mr.. Kelly, hav.
ing taken hold Of the enterprise, we be.
lieve that his muscular Christianity will
crown his efforts with nuccess. Where
there is u will, there is q way.
So much, now, for the provision that
is here made for the mind. The body
is not neglected We have three hotels
and number Of private and public
boarding houses. Nor is this all. We
have tho Stale Lunatic Asylum, under
DR.. Ensor's efficient control. Nor is
this all. The Federal Government ia
now building structure FOR post Of
fee, Federal court room, &c.. which will
be an ornament to the city.
Here, also. is the State Penitentiary
and other public buildings.
We have referred to the religious ad-
vantages offered here. The several de-
nominations of Episcopalians, Roman
Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, Presby-
terians and Lutherans, have each their
place of worship. A new Methodist
Church, on the site OF the old one, lie
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-22
" Good Farmers on pap.r."


Upon this subject, the editor Of the Vest
ern Farmer says;
There are few farmers who do not know
one or more men who, while known to be lazy
careless and unsuccessful in their practice,
are great takers or writers on the subject -
who in talking with their neighbors at agricul.
tural meetings or in writing for agricultural
papers speak with much confidence, give
directions which appear to have the weight
of many years successful trial. aud who are
even over oilicious in giving advice on any
agricultural matter.
That such men have done harm by creating
prejudice against agricultural papers, farmers
clubs, etc, is evident, yet if Intelligent farmers
would think over the matter, they would s9C
that it is unwise to allow the practice Of such
men to influence their own conduct. Ht
would be very unwise who would refuse tC
read political or religious paper, and earr
from it, or refuse to act with political party
or church, because Of a belief that some
persons connected with it were not what the,
proiessed TO be and so farmer is unwis
who assumes that agricultural papers are
worthless, or refuses to aid his local agricul
tural societies or farmers club, because con
; nectcd with them are men who "talk bette
: than they farm" Let the intelligent, sue
cessful farmers see well to it that men of tn,
latter class are not in the majority
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-22
Orchard Grass.

Will you permit me, as one who has had
some experience with orchard grass for the
last six years, to say a word in regard to that
most neglected grass Were | to be askeC
Which, of all the grasses with which you
are acquainted, do you value most for pas.
turage2" would say, emphatically, orchard
grass. From my experience with it, l think
that one acre well seeded to orchard grass, II
worth, for pasture, two of red clover, or foul
Of herds grass, on land that is easily affected
by drouth.
| have been surprised, in my intercourse
with farmers, to see how many have never
heard of such grass, and how few of The
remainder have interest enough in it to try
to post themselves up in regard TO its rea
value. Were there far more orchard grass
sown in our pastures, | think there would be
less complaint of cows " falling of in milk
as the dry season advances.
1t is better than herds grass to use with
clover in seeding down our meadows, for thes,
four reasons 1t gives more hay per acre
it is in its prime for cutting just when clover
il il roots much more strongly, and conse
quently throws out much less than herd
grass because Of its strong roots and rapid
!" after growth" it is real protection to tn,
clover My advice to every farmer is, d.
not raise less clover, but far more orchar,
grass. Cor. Rural Ne'o Yorker.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-22
Cultivation Of Corn.

A correspondent OF the american Rural
Home, Rochester, gives the following direc'
tions in regard to raising corn
For the benefit of young farmers | wish
to give a statement Of some important facts
learned by long experience and observation
in raising corn. First-Neyer raise tive
crops of corn in succession on land that will
not produce over seventy-6ye bushels to The
acre Always plant on a sod If possible,
broken up in September or October, that It
may be crossed plowed Immediately beior,
planting. If the breaking can not be done
early 10 the fall, do it as late in the spring
as possible. Sod broken later than the mid
die of October in heavy soils will not decay
sufficiently for cross.plowing before planting
time, and with all the narrowing that can b,
done will remain a cold, heavy, ungenial seed
bed.
doubt if much is gained but time in fall
blowing for a corn crop. II the sod is brok-
en- in April or May (the latter the better,
provided the planting is done By May 2Othl
the decomposition OF grass and roots evolves
sufficient heat to constitute complete hot
bed, causing the corn to make rapid aud Wig
orous growth The sod should not be dis
turbed during the whole grazing season farther
than to keep the surface thoroughly scariied
Commence cultivating as soon as the corn il
up. Run your cultivator close to the coru
while small. Work the field over as often as
once in eight or ten days for sixty days II
you do this, you need not be afraid Of it.
being too dry or too hot to pillow. The more
YOU blow the better your corn will stand tn,
drouth. You need not be afraid to pillow
corn too long or too late in the season, bu
never let more than ten DAYS pass between
the plowinps. believe that twenty-five pei
cent. would be added to the whole corn crcI
of the country by more thorough cultva
ton Of the crop after it is planted Whel
there is no turf to interfere with deep pillow
ing, do all your deep plowing before you
cprn-tassels aud silks are out, for deep cult
walton after that period will destroy aud Grip
ple a large PROMOTION Of tho corn root.
which shonid be avoided. if possible. Hill