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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-08

TIE KNa's MousrA1N RAILROAD
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of-e6ss company WAS held in XoxkyiIls.
on Friday.
The question osme up ..for oonsidera.
ton as TO whether the railroad ehonld he
sold as Charleston, as advertised BIZ :ha
trustees Of the bond-holders, or else.
who're. After discussion, it was decided
to make no change in the time or place
OF the sale. Col. VIM. johnson submit
ted the following, which was seconded,
and unanimously adopted:
Whereas the Kings Mountain Rail-
road. including all its rights, easements
and property. has been advertised by
theodore u. Wagner and Asbury Cow
aro' trustees named in the mortgage
executed on the 10Th day OF March,
1866; and whereas some doubts have
arisen aa to the sele under the mortpaoe
aforesaid, conveying the chartered riehis
AMI franchises OF said company 20 the
purchaser; now. therefore, in order TO
enhance the value Of the property, and
Increase the price thereof for the benefit
OF the stockholders, the said trustees are
hereby authorized and instructed to con.
vey by deed to the purchaser, at said
trnst sale. all the chartered rights. fran
chises and privileges conferred upon the
company by the various charters granted
to them by the Legislature Of South Ga
rolina, and also all real and personal
estate belonging to said company, and
not embraced in said mortgage deed.
Gen. Law submitted the following
resolution, which was seconded and
unanimously adopted:
Resotced, That Col. A. Coward be.
and ne is hereby, authorized to receive
and disbnrse to the stockholders all pro-
ceeds Of sale of the Kings Mountain
Railroad. after the satisfaction of the
mortgage debt on said road and ex-
penses of sale, and payment of all liza
billties OF said rond, aud that he be al
lowed reasonable compensation there
for.
Col. Wm, johnson submitted the fol.
lowing resolution, which was seconded
and unanimously adopted:
Resoiced. That the trustees, after nav.
ing the debts secured in the mortgage
and expenses OF sale. be authorized to
give the purchaser sixty days time on
the balance, with interest at the rate of
seven per cent, and that they execute
title and deliver possession Of the road.
with all its franchises and property. when
the balance is paid.
On motion, the President and old
Board of Directors were reelected by
acclamation.
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DEATH OF Col. SAMUEL DONALD =
Aobeville has lost ono Of it's best citi-
zens In the death of Col. Samuel Do
naid, who died at his residence, in Do
Vaudeville, at Il o'clock on Friday night,
the 10th ult. He had been stricken with
paralysis OF the left side on the Wednes.
day morning previous, which, becoming
general, deprived him of tho power Of
speech, and produced state OF uncon-
seriousness, in which he continued until
his death. Col. Donald had been depot
agent of the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad for many years.
AbbeDilie Press and Banner,
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TEI.MGHAPHTo
'Fo;iTssiaIi lMXiYSi'

Eoke18n AHS1f1b
PAnis, February "a. .--LeFrano lis mi.
mister 0f. the Interior. The German
Government has notified France, Of her
Willingness 60 accept q colony Ia part
payment OF the war indemnity T:lH
LoNpok, February THE lord CHIN
cellor read the Queens speech. !, Gran
vile, replying to a denunciatory speech
from Disraeli, regarding the Washington
treaty, concluded by saying that he
could, il he desired, refer to the prepos-
ferrous character Of the American de-
mands. which of itself proved their ab.
surdity, for they were suoh as no people,
in the last extremity of war or in the
lowest depth OF misfortune, with the
spirit Of England in their hearts, would
ever submit to. lOheers.l Gladstone
concluded by saying the Government
would maintain the position it had
taken firmly, though in friendly man
ner.
4, LONDON, February 7.-Adrioes. from
Cape of Good Hope represent the colo.
ny crowded with strangers. Murders
and fnhberies abound. Police reinforce.
lnents go out on the next steamer. In
the meantime, Judge Lynch is ruling.
MADRID, February 1000 troops,
asked for BY Captain General Y Valmaseda,
sailed to-day for Cuba.
LONDON, February 7-Evening.-
subject Of the Washington treaty was
again discussed in the House of Com
mons to-day. IAN excited discussion en-
sued. Ralph Osborne said the Alabama
qoestior was one Of the most moment
GUS England had been called to pass
upon within a. century. He compared
the astnte lawyers who composed the
American commission with the novioes
who represented. Engrand, aud said the
Inter had been completely out-witsed.
It, said he, lawyers had planned the
English case. we could escape With the
payment Of $4,000, 0O0.. The American
commissioners had served their country
we'll. and achieved triumph.
LONDON, February 7.-Dehnison has
resigned the Speakership Of the House
of Commons.
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The MErRopoLTTAN. HOTEL, NEW York.
1t ls said that George Leland, OF the
Stnrtevant House. Mr.. Garfield. of the
metropolitan Hotel. and Charles Leland.
OF the Dclevan House, Albany, have
purchased tho interest of Richard Tweed
III the Metropolitan Hotel. It ia under
stood that the new firm took possession
OF tho hotel on the lst of February, and
that the price paid for Mr. Twced's into
rest was 100000.
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Scotch Whiskev

ONE .puneheon FINEST CAMPBELTON.
- OF my own direct importation, via New
York. This. by actual test, is 10 Der cent
over proof. and 10 pronounced by all who
have tested or tasted It, as the tinest ever
brought to Columbia.
ALSO,
Fall stock old WINES and BRANDIEs
Holland GIN, Jamaica RUM, Scotch. Enc.
lish and German ALES, London and Dnhi,hr
PORTER. CURACOA and MARASCHINO
Moot and Chaudon CHAMPAGNES. Of tho
famous vintage, l868-hnest OF the century
Reasonable prices and full satisfaction ona
rAE.teo' E.',, q GEO. SiMMEKS
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other sources OF income, to pay the de-
hciency OF the preceding year, together
with the estimated -expenses -of 4Ahe.en-
suing year,
The deficit in meeting the EXPENSES Il h Of
the State Government during this pe.
Tiod, has not beon provided for. as "a.
CURED by the Constitution. This fail
ure to comply Herewith has been the
primary cause of our financial embar
rassment; and to delay longer to dis.
charge this public duty, from fear of
complaint on tho part of the taxpayer,
Is only to increase the financial embar.
rassment. while it will in no way. lessen
the complaint Of high taxation.
Long experience should have con-
vlnced the General Assembly that the
complaint is not regulated by the rate
per cent. levied upon the taxable pro.
perty OF the State. For in the year 1870.
when the entire tax for State purposes
was but flve mills on the dollars yaluo-
lion OF taxable property, the complaints
were as loud and earnest as though il
had been five times that amount. The
failure to levy such fair rate of tax as
Will cover deficiencies and meet the fu-
ture legitimate current expenses Of the
State Government. together With q sufFi-
clent amount to pay the interest on the
public debt, amounting to. $11, 1884,
9Uo.98, the last item alone recurring
about four mills on the dollar, must pro.
dnce discontentment and continued en-
barrassment.
In addition to the above, there will be
deficiency for tie present fiscal year.
the amount Of which should be deter
mined MI ut once by the Committee of
Ways and Means.
l would, therefore, recommend that
THIS subject be acted upon at once, and
the necessary means provided by proper
legislation. Very respectfully,
ROBERT x. SCOTT, Governor.
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We have not seen any one on the
streets who is anxious to get into a tns-
sle with old John Bull about them Ala l.
bama claims. Let the Britishers scare
MIR. Yank little; it will do 'en, good
and make us laugh.
A man in Chicago. the other day, got
his leg cut oil by reason of its being in
100 great proximity with the car wheels.
The limb being wooden one, it is bnt
Just to say that he is ''on his legs again."
car wheels to the contrary.
Swearing of" amounts to something
In Detroit. Three saloons in that CITY
have failed since the lst instant.
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VALENTINES FOR 1870
WHOLESALE AND RrT.,,

" HVHESa LE ANU RETAIL.
pR1CES 10, 90, 80. 40, SO. rs cents and 81
- each; alec, prices at 81 25, up to IS. with
envelopes On to match any Of the above. Orders
DUFFIEH CTApMaM 'nnipPeu;
Feb g -'' H>o"n'o'ieie.
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1t is common observation that So
clety III America has changed greatly
Tor the worse during the past fifteen
years. The tone Of morals. among men
and women, has been lowered, we think.
hfty per cent. Crime is rife all over the
country. Matters do not seem to be
better in Southern Europe. According
to official statistics published in italy. +
is ascertained that for 1859 and 1870
out OF 226.526 condemnations, fully
27.9l2 were deeds OF blood, while in
1858 and 1864 the number was onIy
l4,SlS. Offences against property.
which in 1863 aud 1864 amounted oniy
to II. 793. reached, during 1869 and
1870. tho enormous fguro Of 40, TAG. It
IS said to he no better in Spain. Nor
are there any very noticeable Indications
OF moral progress in France ut present.
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The PUBLIC DEBr.-The following is
recapitulation of the public debt state
ment. as it appears on the Tressurer's
books and returns at the department at
the close OF business, on the 3Ist ult.:
DRBT BEARING INTRnEsT IN CON-
Bonds at por cent, 81. .512, ,7O8. $50;
bonds at per cent, $3.50. AL, 65O-
1882, $50, 200
DEBT BEARING INTEREST IN LAWFUL
Observation-Disclosures at per cent,
S67S, 100: navy pension fund at 3 per
cent, 314, IT, ,000.000; certificates at 3 Der
cent, 800, 300, ,000-$34, ,978, 900.
DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED
SINCE MATURITY .7OO,897.2G.
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. old de-
mand and legal tender notes, 1857, 592,-
G8l 25; fractional currency, S4O,6l9,-
Ol6 93; coin certificates, S36, 5O7, 500
S434, ,719, 1893 Is. Total debt, 50, 1928.
540, 205.44; interest. $50. 1868, ,655. A.
Total debt. principal and interest, S..
354. .416. $50 S6.
CASH IN THE TREASURY. Coin, $lO3,-
37l. .730.l5; currency, S12, 271.2 81
Sll6.212, ,00l.36; debt less cash in the
Treasury, February !, 1872, $685.
204. .049.50; debt less cash in the Trea-
sury, January l, 1872, s., 243, 1893, ,4lI.14;
decrense OF debt during the past month,
50. .G32, 46l. 64; decrense of debt since
March l, 1871. SS2, 500, ,707. 40; decrease
OF debt from March /, 1869, to March l,
1871, S204 754 Alb 90.
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There were thirty-six deaths in the
city OF Charleston for the week ending
tho 3d lnstant-wiiitcs ten; colorel
twcntysiX.
Capt John Williams. M old Confodc-
rate soldier, died in Newberry, on the
22d ult
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Chess Club
Feb 8

'TSHE, members y the Columbia Chess Club
a o"1aa WIZ meet THIS rhursday] EVENING, at
parative skill in tho game OF chess.
r.,, l. ED"AhD ORCHARD. Secretary.
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Lost,
VESrERDAY, a bunch OF KEYS The
Il finder will be rewarded by returning
tue same TO 8. STRAUI 4 BRO.
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IHE BEAR AND THE LION. The vast
but quiet movements Of Russia down
through Central Asia have ut length. it
is reported, caused tho British Govern
ment to bestir itself for the protection
OF It's interests in that section. Tho
stealthy manner in which Russn has OK
tended it's possessions has prevented
much notice outside of those people
most directly Interested. IL one cam
paign the pnst summer. territory equal
iii extent to Great Britain itself wua
added to the Czar's Empire, with mil
lions OF inhabitants, and an immense
amount of productive soil. This is only
one OF the many extensions that Russia
has been making, absorbing here a
khanate and there tribe; and ga Cen. !.
tral Asia is quite out OF the range of
usual information and communication.
and the people are thoroughly accus.
toned to occasional subjugntions and
changes Of allegiance. the progress of
tho Colossus of the North has caused
little notice The report that the
greater portion OF the Anglo-Indnn army
IL moving to the North, and that the
British Government is making up de.
spatches on the subject, indicates that Mt
length the jealous fears of that nation
are aroused Us the bear creeps down to.
ward the quarry already under the lion +
paw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

More clear, cold weather.
More nObby hats jess received at Bur
wells.
A fine stock OF underwear can be found
At Burwell's Temple of Fashion.
Alderman Kelly has returned from his
eastern tour, mu;h improved in health.
Warm meals, fresh oysters, fruits, etc., q!
Wsir's restaurant, on W Arlington street.
A full line of imported dog skin castor
and cloth gloves at Burwel.s Temple OF
Fashion.
VIM. Boehme has sold his livery stable on
Washington street to Alderman Wagner.
Mr.. Boehme will remsin in charge.
Robes De ChAmtre, breakfast and smok'
ing jackets, also foe assortment of card.
gan jackets At Bur~ell's Temple of F. .shior
Harper House block.
Ryan, the batter, corner Main and Second
Streets Davenport, says that be will sell hi,
large stock of bats caps, gent.' furnishiu.s
goods, etc at lOv prices. he invites ex
animation. Sign Of the black bear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

w ITH its gloomy attendants, low spirits
w depression, involuntary emissions, loss
Of semen, spsrm1torrhoss, loss of power,
dizzy head, loss Of memory, and thrssteDsd
impotence and imbsCility, find a sovereign
cure in HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC
SPECIFIC 70. TWENTY EIGHT. Com
posed of tho most valuable mild and potent
Curatiyes, they strike at once at the root of the
matter, tone up the system, arrest the dis
charges, and impart vigor and energy, life and
vitality to tue entire man. They have cured
thousands of cases. Prico, s. per package OF
five boxes and E large 81 vial, which Is very i'm
pertant to obstinate or old cases, or 81 per sin
gle box. Sold by ALL Druggists, aud sent
by mail on receipt of price. Address, HUMPH-
REYS' SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDI-
CINE CO., 662 BROADWAY, NEw YoRk.
ChAs A. Bsnser and C, spidel, Agents for
Rock Island,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12

Today's Union gives, under the head,
"a mother Model Rsformer." an entirely
private affair of our Carl Schurz, which in
itself has not more TO do with politics than
Postmaster Haverstick's uni paid city taxes I!
Beef Eater Havershck took his item from
the Illinois Stats Zsitung, another Beef
Eater paper. The charge that Senator
Schurz is indebted to the government, every
intelligent mau koows has been trlumph-
antly refu ted, and that it is false in every
particular. The article concludes with the
declaration that Senator SchuIz has stood in
the way of practical reform, and that be has
lost caste among his countrymen. If Beef
Eater HAverstick will tAke the pains to look
over the late election returns from Penn
sylvAnia, Ohio and Indiana he will find that
wherever the Liberal ticket shows the lArg-
eat gains there the German American ele-
ment is most largely represented. We are
not anxious to know what patriotic deeds
gave Levi Michael Have-sIick a place
amongst the Beef Eaters, but at least the
majority of German citizens know that
Carl Schurz has endeavored to do good to
this, his adopted country
A GERMAN CITIZEN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
THE CINCINNATI vIsITo RS,

The Board of Trade Of this city held
meeting last evening and appointed the fol-
lO~ing msmbers as as executive committee
TO make arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the CincinnAtiAns ex-
peotsd here next Wednesday morning: W.
". EyglesSon, Alex. Steel, Jno George, J
r. McCAlister. NJ. A. SWier, P. T. ME-
herne, J E BreAdy.
At ten O'Clock this forenoon, the joint
committees of Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport, me, a. the Rock Island wooden
mills j. 7. Lane, Esq, of Davenport, was
appointed chairman, and Mr.. W. W. Exgle-
stou, of this City, Secretary. # was resolved
that a committee Of reception, consisting Of
ten or more from each city, be appointed to
proceed to Peoria to meet the guests. Also
that the guests be equally divided between
I Rock Island and Davenport, and be escorted
to their hotels by the committees of each
city.
The following programme was resolved
| upon during their visit
Wednesday morning all parties will meet
on tde Island at ten o'clock, at the old
Arsenal building. The forenoon will be
spent 10 making a tour OF the Island and
o'clock in the afternoon the whole party will
proceed 10 Davenport for dinner, and finish
the day there. Thursday morning the Dav-
export CON mittee are to bring their guests
70 his city at nine o'clock. The whole
party will then proceed to Moline, where
they will visit the different manufacturing
to this city By two o'clock in the afternoon
The remainder of the day and evening will
be sPsui in this city, examining our manu-.
featuring interests, etc. The party will start
on the return trip to Cincinnati Friday
morning. A good opportunity will be
afforded our citzsns to make the acqnsint-
ance of the guests during Thursday after
noon and evening.
| Gentlemen owning private carriages, who
] pVecu " hs1Abh IL tAAI IrI5 phiOu VI tiAO
Cincinnati visitors, will please report to W.
/ W, Eggleston, at the office of the wooden
mills, on Monday.
The joint committee Of reception will
start for Peoria at 1870 Tuesday P, NJ and
return with the guests.
1t being Understood that Col. FaQler was
| G ing - shut of the water from the Moline
mills on Tuesday, for the purpose of doing
some work on the canal, Messrs. e. E. Rus
sell, of Davenport; J. 5. Keator and j. G.
Starr, Of Moline j. L. Brady and Alex
Steel, of Rock Island, we're appointed spe-
ciai committee to call on Col. Flagler and re.
quest that the time for shutting of the water
from the Moline factories be postponed
from Tuesday morning until after the visi,
of the CincinnAtians, as it is desirable that
they SHOULD see the manufacturing estab.
hshments in operation.
The following gentlemen have been Sc
ected to represent R 'ck Island on the ,ini
committee of reception to proc, e1 to Peo-
ria and escort the Cincinnati visitors to this
city. All are requested to be at the Peoria
& Rock Island depot puuctually at one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon: W. W. Eggles,
ton, j. NJ. Bsardsley, Alex. Steel, L. N.
Hiverstiek, S. B. Reed, j. E Brady, p j.
NJ, EherDe, S. S. Guyer, j Burwell, NJ. a.
S~iler, N F Wiser, w. E. Audrsvs (AR-
GUs), L. n. Buford
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
New Fall Stock.

A. BAMBR RGER has just received his new
Fall Stock con sisting of ali the styles dress
goods, ladies' underwear, staple dry goods, etc.
all of which is offered at very close figures, both
al wholessl and retail.
eco pieces choice Prints at Zoe per yard.
20 pieces Wash Poplin at SC per yard.
% pieces French PercaGes at zoe per yard.
so pieces heavy yard wide brown muslin 123e
per yard.
20 pieces blssched yard wide muslin at l2!c per
yard.
so dos Ladies White hose Toe per p,ir.
Is fOz Corsets at Csc.
10 doz. Alexander Kids 81 IS per pair.
A splendid assortment of Ladies Scarfs
and shswls, and a ger eral stock of goods Of
every description. This notice means business
and l will not be undersOid by any house il the
West.
Come one and all and invest your money
where you get the largest amornt OF Dry Goods
for the least Cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
For Hannels and blankets, call on US.
MAY Bros
OUR CITY LAWS.

There is a pressing. imperative necessity
for a revision Of our city ordinances. II is
nov over fifteen years since there has been
any revision or publication Of the city laws,
tbs last one being by Z. 7. Wells, and
printed by T K Raymond, 10 the early part
Of 1871 There Is not. to-day, Mayor, or
an Alderman, or Police Magistrate, or any
other ciIy officer who cau tell what the laws
Of this city are, or what laws Are in force,
without long and careful search and Law
yer to help him. No Mayor, or Police Mag
issrAte, or Policeman can intelligently dis
charge his duties for the reason that it is
impossible for him to tell what the law is
Many Of the ordinances have been repealed
altogether, others have been changed or am
ends d, and many new ones have been passed
There should be a careful revision made by
the city attorney and the whole classified
and indeIsd 10 such q manner that aay Law
can be easily found and so that any bod y
can tell what laws are 10 force. We suggest
to the City Council that this is a matter
which requires immediate attention, for ii
will take . long time to complete a work
requiring so much care. The public inter
ests require that it be done with as little
delay rs possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12

TINE WASTED We would suggest TO
the postmaster editor of the Union that his
csnsurs OF Liberal Republicans and his sof.
words for Democrats are entirely wasted
they are both alks Indifferent TO anything
he may say; they are acting from higher
principles than office; they desire to see &
real AOs g pretended reconciliation of our
countrymsn, aud a restoration Of the gov
ernment TO the hands of better msn than
those who now administer its affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12

DAvENPoRr BUsrNEss CoLLEGE.-Pub-
fishers of newspapers, Of course, cannot
always know whether all the STATEMENTS OF
their advertisers are entitled to confidence
or not, bat from the representations made
BY reputable people there is little room to
doubt that the Davenport Business College
is as worthy of patronage as any similar in
stitution. In all the banks at that place,
aud in most of the leading business houses,
are TO be found the graduates of that insti-
tuition. Such = practical Endorsement a.
home, by business men, iS better than writ
ten testimonials, aud if the course fuaining
which young men receive there did not
qualify them for business they would not
be likely to hold these positions. It is said
that such is the confidence which business
men repoIe iu the management of this To-
stitutOu, that the demand for young men is
frequently greater than can be supplied.
Students are entering daily. See Adver-
IiseueDI in this paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12

QUITE USNECEssARY.-It was quite IN.
necessary for our post mAste to proven that,
in his support Of Grant, be is controlled
solely By office and spois. He does This
every day when be charges other men with
acting from such motives but be need not
have taken so much trouble to do it, for
everybody knew, before, that his support Of
Hawley and Grant is governed by no other
motive iu the world than desire to keep
the poIt office. Why will be Insist 90 pub
Itching his own venAlity and shame every
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-12
QUARANTINE, NEW YORK.


Dr. D. H. Bissel Physicanin-Chief of the Hospi-
tai Ship Falcon Quarantine, New York Harbor,
writes: ~ have given your MIsHLEB's HERB BrT-
TIERS to oonvalescents in Hospital with good results,
and believe them to be a good Tonic Bitters, well
adapted to all classes requiring tonic remedies"
Such is the testimony Of Physicians in every sec
ton of the country The prejudice existing against
patent medicines generally is removed, and MIsH-
LRR's HERB BrTTERs is accepted by the profession
as supplying want long felt. Price One Dollar per
Bottle