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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

At the sale Of the late Mr.. Blenkiron's
stud, Blair Athol. "the best horse in the
world" as Mr.. Tattersall called him,
brought IL. 500 guineas. The sum total
of the sale, which lasted six days, was
124,505 guineas. Blair Athol won the
Derby and the st. Leger in 1864, his
sire, Stockwell, won the st. Leger and
the 1000 guineas in 1852. and his dam,
Blink Bonny, won the Derby and the
Oaks in 1857.
A Pittsburgh policeman has been re-
moved for snoring so loud as to disturb
people on his beat.
Mr.. John w. Reaves, o respectabl Q
citizen of Horny, died on the Sd inst.
A sick child died in Milwaukee in
photographers chair.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

FIRE.-The house of Mr.. Fl. B. Sprad-
ley, at Marengo Mills, with its contents,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday night
last. Mr.. Spradley lost oil his furniture,
clothing, etc., and is now seeking the as.
sistance OF the charitable, to aid in fur.
nishing his family with necessaries for
present relief. Camden Journal.
NEW MAIL ROUTE. We learn that q
new mail route has been established to
run from Union G. e., pia Fair Forest,
TO Woodruff's in Spartanburg County.
The contract for carrying the mail on
that route has been given to Mr.. J. II.
Goss. Union Times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

WHERE ARE THE PoL1cE?-Must it fol-
low that because County Convention is
held in Columbia, and this or that man
is nominated for an Office, that their re-
spective partisans shall have the right to
make tho streets echo with their bois-
ferrous conduct? And must peaceful citi-
zcns vacate the sidewalks for the passage
OF turbulent crowds? "Let US have
peace"
We have been favored with copy of
the circular of the Greensboro Female
College. Miss Lizzie G. Orchard, Of
this city, is soon to take charge of the
musical department in this institution.
The Greensboro Herald contains the fol-
lowing complimentary notice OF Miss O..
"Miss Orchard is from Columbia, 8.
c., the daughter of Prof. W. II. Orchard.
formerly at the head Of the music de.
partment in the celebrated Barhamville
Institute, and is On experienced instruc.
tress OF music, having been for several
years in that position in the Methodist
Female College, once the leading female
institute Of South Carolina. She has
received professional education, and
has enjoyed the very highest advantages
ID her profession. She brings high tes-
tlmonlals, and we will cordially Welcome
ner to our midst as an accession to the
educational interests and to tho social
circle"
We advise people not to be too cheer
fnl over the fact that the world has not
been knocked into smithereens on the
appointed day. It is impossible to say
what may happen before the week is out.
Comets -re eccentric. Astronomers are
fallible. The comet may have stopped
somewhere to wood and water. When
it was first observed, it was 9, ZOO, 900, 900
miles from the earth. Its rate OF travel
is nineteen miles second. Now, when
we come to cypher from numerical data
like these, it is easy to make mistake
OF few billions of miles or so. The
comet may have been due on the 10Th,
and failed to keep his appointment, as
human beings have been known, once or
twice, to fail to do. Far be it from Us
to wish to awaken in the bosoms OF our
readers superhuous alarms. All we say
is-it may yet come! The thing never
has been fixed exactly in point of time
Bockh said it would hit US, on the 10Th
inst, ut 3h. 40 m. P. NJ, and Planta.
mour at 6 b. 80 m. P. Ma difference
OF Oh. 80 m. Now, if the astronomers
could make mistakes as to hours, why
not as to days, and why not as to weeks?
But we say nothing. If people choose
to feel safe, let 'eml that's all
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

A young lady named Mills, at Liberty,
Clay County. No.. had an alteration
with her brother on Friday night, when
she seized shotgun and shot and killed
him instantly.
In Courlande, O Jewish woman of
Pitten, has given birth to seven children
in ten months. The 1st of July, 1871,
she had four daughters; at the end Of
May, 1872, two boys and girl.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

The colored men Of Washington sent,
on Monday morning last, to the Admi-
nistration organ, the Chronicle, third
installment OF eleven voters of their race
In this locality who endorse Summers
letter declaring for Greeley. Accompa.
nying the list is an assurance that this
same number OF names. protesting like
political belief, shall be furnished the
papers every day during the campaign,
that being the number called for in the
original challenge.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

A HEN BECOMES GENUINE ROOSTER
Stanwood Brooks, OF Abbeville, s. c.,
has in his possession a strange chicken.
1t is hen changed into rooster. The
chicken laid the eggs, and raised brood
of chickens this year, since which time
it has undergone complete metamor-
phosis. It has new comb and tail, and
it is to all intents and purposes rooster.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17
F.. j. Moses. SS.

This gentleman's name is prominen
before the public as an aspirant for gu
bernatorial honors on the Republican
ticket. He is subject, therefore, upor
which the press may properly animad
vert. His merits or dement's are open Il
public discussion.
Ne sutor ultra c'epidam. We know
nothing OF his merits as q candidate fol
Governor, and, therefore, will not essa,
to speak on that side of the question
OF his demerits, we have some very do
oided Impressions. It is painful to b,
personal, and to parade mans fault,
before the community. But we have {
duty to perform, and must do it. If Mr.
Moses were only dead, we could easil,
and becomingly escape the disagreeablt
task OF commenting upon his frailties
upon the principle of the proverb, I'D.
n'ortuis nil nisi bonxn,." he is not dead
however. and there is no excuse left tc
US. We do not intend lengthy or la
bored critique upon the character of the
gentleman. For the present, we shall
confine ourselves to one doubtful point
in his record, which we think he should
eluoidate, il he can, before claiming the
suffrages OF his fellow citizens. Hit
name appears upon the death list oi
benefciaries Of the armed force fund,
During the last session of the General
Assembly, and just about the time that
his Excellenoy was suffering intensely
from an anticipated attaols Of impeaoh-
ment, strong premonitory symptoms oi
which had already appeared, F. J. Moses,
Jr.. who was in position. as Speaker OF
the House, to give his Excellency almost
immediate relief, received from the Trea-
sury of South Carolina S11, 900, which
was charged to fund that had about as
much existence as Moses brother benef-
ciary, J. Mooney.
Will MIR. Moses explain to the public
his mode of practice in this interesting
cases 1t is publicly charged that R. K.
Scott drew upon the Treasury, under
cover of the earned force" to raise
money to bribe the House OF Represen-
tatives against his impeachment. F..
Moses, Jr., was Speaker OF that House,
and he received, just about that time,
S11, 900 upon the order of the Governor.
For what was the money paid, Mr..
Moses?
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=
The GREAT CoTToN CAsE.-Judge Ora
the case of W. A. and Jeremiah Besil,
against Robb and Lowndes, trustees of
John Frazer & Co. It will be remem-
bered that the firm Of John Fraser & Co.
executed bonds in November, 1867, for
the settlement of the deficiencies of the
houses of Fraser, Trenholm g. Co., and
Laftte & LeCounte, which were placed
in the hands Of G. T. Lowndes and Jas.
Robb as trustees. The trustees had re-
fused to recognize the right of the
A1essrs. Beall to claim share of these
bonds, and hence the suit. The case
was referred to Mr.. W. J. Gayer, as spe-
cial referee. and he reported in favor of
the plaintiffs, and this report was ex-
cepted to by the defendants. The de.
cree. after reviewing the findings of the
referee, continues: Il am of the opinion
that the conclusions set forth by the said
referee are sustained By the evidence and
the law applicable to the case. It is
therefore ordered that the exceptions of
the defendants to the said report be
overruled, and that the report stand con-
firmed in all respects. Further, that the
defendants, Charles T. Lowndes and Jas.
Robb. do admit the plaintiffs, VIM. A.
and jeremiah Beall, to become parties
to the agreement of November 25, 1867,
on an equal footing with the holders OF
accepted or unaccepted foreign bills of
exchange. and to be paid ont of the
bonds constituting their trust in the
same proportion, pro rata, namely, to
the plaintiff, VIM. A. Beali, bonds to the
amount of S99. .683, exclusive of interest;
and to the plaintiff, Jeremiah Beall,
bonds to the amount of $S5, 173, exclu-
sive of interest. It is further ordered
that the plaintiffs have leave to apply for
any additional order which may be me-
cessary to enable them to carry this de-
cree into full effect"
charleston Neus, 18th
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

The Weldon IN. o. Ne,cs has an edi-
torlal on the frauds in Halifax County,
from which we take the following: In
Halifax township, the registration books
of 1868 and 1870 were copied in full,
without any revision, and voting carried
on accordingly. There are some l, 400
names registered and $50 votes cast. The
Office where registration was carried on
was very frequently left open and the
books exposed to any who desired to re-
gister. Persons voted under names
which were marked on the books dead, !,
and numbers voted under assumed
names. while others who had only been
in the County few days were permitted
to vote. At Palmyra there were nine
teen more ballots than persons regis
tered. Capt. Kitchen protesting against
counting the votes at the time. At this
place and at Littleton, there were fa-
grant Irregularities in registration and
voting, which will be brought out in
good time. With these lights before US,
and the fact that the vote was 852 in ex-
CESS of the voting population, not count
ing deaths and other departures what
can We term it other than fraud?
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

The Grant leaders are ready enough
to welcome such Southern men as enlist
under their banner. Mosby, the guer-
rilla, is scarcely less lion in the Grant
menagerie than Ben. Butler himself. II
Quantrell were really living, as has 80
often been stated of late years, and
could reconcile it to his conscience to do
80, we should certainly advise him to
proclaim himself Grant man. His
little peccadilloes would not only be for
given him, but he would probably get q
custom house-that is, provided mem
Der OF the Grant or Dent family did not
want it. Even Wilkes Booth would get
first-class appointment if he were liv-
ing and avowed himself Grant man.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

PoLrTIcAn DorTINas. What has be-
come Of the rebel archives? "Give Us
some more archives" is the cry raging
through the Greeley preas, without elliott
ing response. Unless something more is
soon forthcoming in the way of disclo-
sures, We shall have to charge up that
S75, 900 to Gen. Grants already rather
plethorio 'blunder account" rejecting,
while laying down the pen, that q fool
and his money is sometimes soon parted.
North Carolina gave in 1868 popular
majority of 1854 for Grant and Colfax
on full but not excessive vote, Halifax
County polling 4.371. This year. Hall
fax, with no increase Of population, has
been made to return 5.3O7, swelling the
Grant vote from 3,OsO in August. 1868,
to 3.640 in August, 1872; yet the Grant
maiority in the State is hardly 1000. II
the Office holders can afford to fire q
thousand guns in honor of this shrink
age of their majority from 1854 to
1000, how many should they fire when
the Liberal ticket only beats them 10000
next November?
While at Baltimore, some one asked
Gen. Benning, "What are Mr.. Stephens
and Con. Toombs doing?" The General
replied, They are trying to dig up yes
terday, and it won't come"
The Grant men of Adrian, Michigan,
mobbed Liberal orator and quieted
him with rotten eggs-meet weapon of
o rotten Administration.
Andy johnson never said better
thing in his life than when he exclaimed,
the other day, in his Knoxville speech
''It is no time to say this or that is not
my party, but let us all unite in saying
this is my country!" It is that sort OF
feeling that insures the election of Ho-
race Greeley to the Presidency.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17
Tho LouisvilIe ConvontIon.

Tho Louisville Convention.
A few hot-headed. die-in-the-las
ditch Democrats, lead on by Blantor
Duncan, of Kentucky. and encouraged
and egged on by the Grant Radicals
propose to hold convention at Louis
vile, Kentucky, in September, for the
purpose of putting in the field an ultra
Democratic ticket. Late developments
show that the GRANTEES have even
stopped to make combinations with the
corrupt outcasts Of Tammany to furthe,
this scheme. That it will amount to
anything serious. we do not apprehend.
There cannot be found, in our Judgment,
any respectable number of sensible De.
mocrats who will take stock in such an
absurd as we'll as suicidal movement.
There is, therefore, but little reason to
fear that the scheme will seriously injure
Mr.. Greeley's prospect. Still, every
little helps. in such life and death
struggle as is now going on between
military centralism and local self.govern-
ment. sectional hate and national recon
ciliation, the military and the civil
power, as represented, the one by Grant,
the other by Greeley. To weaken one
strengthens the other, and every vote
which the Louisville Convention may
detract from Greeley, increases Grants
chances proportionally. The GRANTEES
see this, hence the active efforts they
are making to encourage the movement.
1t is the heaviest and almost the only
blow that they can strike the Liberal
party, and they will expend hundreds of
sthousands of dollars to give the Louis
vile Convention an appearance Of power
and respeotability.
It is almost impossible to conceive
how Blanton Duncan, man of consi-
derable ability and unquestioned inte-
gritty, and Alex. Stephens, than whom
we have no shrewder politician in the
South. can allow themselves to be led
thus blindly by the nose by the Grant
faction. Surely they cannot have the
remotest hope OF eleoting their nominee.
They could only expect Democratic sup
port, and the National Democratic Con-
yention unanimously nominated Horace
Greeley as their candidate, and the Gin
cinnati platform as enunciating the prin-
oiples for which they propose to contend.
This action has been endorsed by the
Democratic masses. and no sane man
can entertain the idea that they will now
change their settled and well-matured
convictions for the mere whim of Blan-
ton Duncan, or even Alexander Stephens.
What, then, can these men be proposing
to themselves? Is it to re-elect the pre-
sent nepotio numb-skull of the White
House? Their efforts can effect nothing
else, yet they profess the most utter alb
horrence Of Grant. Blanton Duncan,
Alex. Stephens, and any other person,
has certainly an unquestionable right to
support Grant if they deem it proper
for them 10 do SO. But they have not
right. we take it, to sail before the
people under false colors. If they are
for Grant, let them, then, hoist the ty-
rants colors. If they are not for him,
then they should desist at once from pur-
suing that course which can point to no.
thing else than his reelection.
The Southern States will all go for
Greeley, With, perhaps. the exceptions
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The Southern States will all 90 for
Greeley, With, perhaps, the exceptions
of South Carolina and Mississippi. New
York will cast her electoral vote for him.
Pennsylvania will give him q majority
almost as certainly as the day of election
comes around. Indiana will go for Hen
bricks and Cravens in October, and for
Greeley and Brown in November. Not
withstanding her great Republican ma
jorities in the past. it is probable that
Illinois will elect the Liberal Republican
State ticket, and pronounce for Greeley.
Oregon and California may be counted
as almost certain 70. him. Kentucky,
Missouri and Tennessee will vie with
each other in their majorities. These
States. in addition to the South, will
give their electoral votes to Greeley and
Brown in November, and many OF the
other States, it is believed, will do like.
wise. The people are tired Of nepotism,
incompetenoy, corruption and centraliza.
ton, and are determined on change oi
government. We cannot think il doubt.
full that tho philosopher of the Tribune,
the farmer Of Chappaqua, will be thi
next President OF the United States.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. N. LoDg-For Sale.
". L. King-Just Published.
P. Cantwell-Diamond Hams.
E. T.. Jackson-Grass Seed.

HOTEL ARRIVALS, August 16.-Co,um1ia
ysn.J NJ McGowan, N G; b Ohlkers,
Weston, O'Neill, " D Kennedy, Charleston;
8 " Miller, Miss; " J Jarvis, Macon; N
Belton. Florida; D King, N c.; d @ Robert
ger, Miss Hagood, Miss Ingram, Barnwe L
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

PHGS1x1ANA. Open to conviction
Jail yards.
ss-construction-Wh Whale bone, wad.
ding, powder and paint.
What requires moro philosophy than
taking things as they come? Pnrtine
with things as they 60.
New-fashioned earrings are made oi
plain gold. cut in the shape OF a square,
upon which raised monograms are en-.
graved. They are very uniquel
Jesse Olney, from whose Biographies
the now aged generation of Yankees
were taught that town is collection
of houses. o County collection of towns,
State collection Of Counties, and a
republic q collection of States, died at
Stratford. Conn. July 80, aged about
seventy-four years.
Some young men are little partial to
blue-eyed maidens. Others like dark
eyed lasses. But the mon-eyed girls
have the most admirers.
AS it is the characteristic OF great wits
to say much in few words, SO it is o,
small wits to talk much to say nothing.
The salt business of Michigan is falling
of; this will not interfere with the
Grant Salt River explorations next fall,
however.
A young explorer in the country
thinks the humming birds have sharp
way OF presenting bills for morning dews.
When an impeounious person has ex-
hausted his resources ut his "uncle's, -
he generally resorts to out.of-the-way
haunts.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08

ond Colorado Cavalry, was choked
to death by a piece of meat at st.
Wendell, Ind, "Wednesday night.
Rev. Benjamin r. Hoyt, the old
est ordained minister of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in New
England, died Thursday in Salem,
Mass.
Three passenger coaches on the
mail train on the West Tennessee,
Virginia a. Georgia Railway fell
through trestle near Greenville,
Tenn, Thursday. One brcal1man
was killed, seven passengers seri-
ously, and twenty slightly injured.
Utah sends us the horrible re-
port that person III that Territory
has lariat, or rope for lettering
horses, made from the hair of Il
woman slaughtered at the Noun
tain Medow massacre, the great
crime Of the Mormons.
Patrick Kelly and Albert Keng-
Ter, injured by the boiler explosion
in Fulton d. Co.'S rolling mill, at
Norristown, died Wednesday.
Alden Marson, of East Pittston,
Maine, was killed in an alteration
with his son John, "Wednesday
evening, during a drunken row.
A fire in Orange, New Jersey,
Wednesday, destroyed property to
the amount of $4,000.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08

DRoWNED.-Last Sunday after
noon the body of Jacob Brown was
found in the mill pond at this city.
Mr.. Brown had been missing about
ten days when the body was found.
A jury was empannelled, and YER
dict of accidental drowning rem
dcred. Mr.. Brown was about sew
enty-three years Of age, is well
known throughout this community,
and he will be missed by many
friends. Funeral yesterday. 1t is
supposed that he fell into the wa
ter some days before the discovery
Of the body, while intoxicated.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08
News Items.

An explosion in tho Hoosac
tunnel Thursday killed one work
man and injured several.
Jenkin, q colored wife murderer
of Washington, was Thursday
found guilty of murder in the first
degree.
The attendance at the Cincinnati
Exposition will number half mil
lion visitors, and will realize $780,
600, which will leave q small bal
lance after expenses.
Oliver L. Dalton, late Of the Sec
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08

Last Thursday George and Hen
ny, two men in the employ of Har-
shaw q Co., went out on little
hunting excursion, and was to re-
turn next day, but have not yet been
heard from. Yesterday two other
men were sent to look after these
''Babes in the Woods"
Sergeant Bayes has furnished us
with the weather report for Scptem-
Der, which is crowded out till next
week.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08
To the Citizens Of Alpena.

>. y. j.. Warner would respectfully IN
form the citizens Of Alpena that he has
formed copartnership under the firm
name of Warner, Purdy & Co., for the
transaction Of general mcrchantilc
business, at the old store OF Bcwick,
Comstock & Co., where he will be pleas
eel to see all his old friends and many
new onos.s Our business acquaintance
in the east, as well as other markets,
gives us Il large advantage in the pur-
chase Of goods, which we will sell at the
lowest rates. Come and see Us, and eX-
anime our stock, to which we are adding
large invoices every week. Remember
our motto, fair dealing and small profits
All kinds Of papers, periodicals, books
and stationery, cheap at the news depot
Dress and cloak-making in the latest
styles, at Roscnthal d Cos.
The largest, best and cheapest stock oil
boots in Alpcna, Is at ID. Lester & Cos.
A large lot of gents furnishing goods
ut bottom prices, at Wittclshofcr's.
s. Rosenthal & Co. have Just received
a handsome lot Of the latest style Of fall
and winter patterns for dresses, and are
EUw prepared to suit all
\ GENERAL CLOSING OUT-Thc New
York Cheap Store Of Rodman Bros Is
closing out its entire stock of summer
dress goods. Summer shawis and para.
soils at less than cost. Those summer
goods must be sold To make room for fail
and winter goods. Remember, for bar
gains, bc sure and call ut the New York
Cheap Store, first store from the bridge.
RODMAN BROS.
Campaign flags for sale at the news
depot.
a splendid stock OF fall millinery just
received at Rosenthal q Cos. Call and
examine goods and prices.
Handmade boots for six dollars, al
ID. Lester & Co.'S.
Campaign badges in endless variety, at
Wittclshofer's news depot.
G.. n. Blackburn, who was burned out
at the great fire, has fitted up rcstau-
rant in his new building, and has for SAFE
very choice wines and liquors for family
use. Fresh oysters for sale at all times.
a large stock of dry goods has just
been received at S. Roscnthal & Co.'S, di-
rect from New York.
u. Lester & Co. are now buying their
fall and winter goods, and will, i'm a few
days, Offer the most attractive stock ever
brought into Alpena. They deal largely
with New York importers, and conse-
quently sell CHEAPER than most
houses who buy Of second hands.
If you want to see beautiful mems
slippers and boots, you must go to Malsl's
new store.
Shawls, blankets and nannels, better
and cheaper at Rosenthal & Co.'S than at
any other pace i'm town.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08
Local Notices.

The Grover & Baker speaks for itself.
Try one.
The boys going to the woods should
bear in mind that III. III. Wittelshofer is
selling news and reading matter at cast
ern prices.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08

We do not hold ourself responsible for
the views of our correspondents, or the
ideas contained in any communication to
the ARGUS.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08

$. Rosentlial d Co. have Just received
a handsome lot Of the latest style of fall
and winter patterns for dresses, and are
EUw prepared to suit all.