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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

GUMBs' DoGs.-Gumbs, who lives
next door to us, has bought a new dog.
he needed new one. His last dog used
to bark all night in the year, until, in a
frantic desperation, We would shy our
boots and cologne bottles and furniture
at him. But he always went on worse:
and in the morning. Gurnbs would come
calmly out. and gather up those missiyes
and carry them into the house. He has
more than twenty pairs Of our boots and
slippers in his possession, besides chair
legs, and cakes of soap, and hnir brnahes.
and match safes, and towel racks. And he
never had the manliness to offer to give
them back. On the contrary. he trained
that dog to sit by the front gate. and to
seize us by the leg when We came out,
.nfee or 1onr times week, apparently
Tor the purpose of securing some more
boots: But We poisoned him one night.
and the next morning Gumbs threw the
carcass over into our yard. We threw it
back Gumbs returned it. We both
etald at home that day, and spent the
time IN handing the dog to one another
over the fence. Then We hired a man to
etand there night and day, to return the
deceased to Gumbs' yard. It was ex.
hilarating work. The corpse rapidly
traversed that fence six or seven thou
sand times every twenty four hours. He
must have been familiar with the route,
even II he was dead. At last, he wore
away with 30 much handling, and on
the last day the men whiIed away the
hours by fiinging only the tail at each
other. Our man at last buried the tail
and resigned. And now Gumbs has got
new dog. 1t will be excessively singu.
lar II we do not fish for that dog, some
evening soon, with Goldfish line and a
piece OF beef, and to run him up all of a
suaoen TO our window, and launch him
into the sewer. No dog owned by man
named dumbs shall e1ult over us.
Exchange.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

Mast is clever at oaricaturing bullies,
Diack!egs, and beasts. but has no faculty
for taking off truly kind and honest
face; Mr.. Greeley's physiognomy is too
much Tor him, and his attempts to mis-
represent Sumner and Schurz are O de-
gradation of art.
6 lady in Lewiston, Me-, has dress
which che has worn every Summer for
twenty-five years. The dry goods men
look upon her with perfect scorn. while
sho is beloved by every married man in
town.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

TRICKS IN ALL TRADES BUT Ours "A
case OF enterprise on the part of Lon
don newspaper reporter has recently
come to light, which reflects moro credit
upon the industry and ingenuity Of it's
originator than on his honesty. Our
readers may possibly remember reading
accounts OF discovery made in London
IN 1857 OF carpet-bag containing hu-
man remains, which discovery caused
great excitement and furnished material
for numerous articles under the title OF
"The Waterloo Bridge Mystery." All
the detectives of London were at work
on the case, and all wero thoroughly
batfted. Lately the matter has been
brought into notice again by British
soldier stationed in India, avowinp him.
self to be the person who threw the sack
with it's contents into the river: but as
his story was found to disagree with the
statements published in the Newspapers
at the time of the discovery, it was con-
Jectured that the soldier had lied about
the affair in the hope Of being sent home
to England. The revival of the subject,
however. has had the effect of bringing
out letter from an old sub-editor, who
writes to the Birmingham Gazette that
the whole affair was the result of q
scheme concocted by an impeounious
penny-a-liner in order to supply mate.
rial for an exciting newspaper article.
The human remains contained in the
sack were procured by the reporter from
q dissecting room, aud the sack was let
down from Waterloo Bridge by a confe-
derate, who was disguised as a woman.
The trick succeeded, the originator OF
the scheme was first on the ground With
the news, and all London Was set npop
by the rumors which gained currency in
regard to the "Lorrible mystery" which
has never been explained until now.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

=. Ladies who contemplate poisoning
tneir husbands or children, or shooting
aiienated lovers, are requested to post.
pone their purpt Sc until after the Presi-
Dental election, as newspaper columns
Will be so crowded with political subjects
until that time. that it will be impossible
for them to pay proper attention to the
analysis of stomaohs, or to properly de.
aoribe the treacl,ery Of admirers, before
December.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18
NOTICE.
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Co.

- 49, y AAAS oA0 OVAumUk6 1lOdO w.
The State, er relotione the Attorney General.
plaintiff. ps. the Greenville and Columbia
Rallread Company, defendant.
James g. Gibbes, James r. Pripgle and
others, plaintiffs, us the Greenville and
ColumbiA Railroad Company and others,
defendants.
HHHE undersigned having, by order OF his
i Honor Samuel W. Melton, Circuit Judge
OF the Fifth Circnit, dated June 18, 1879.
been appointed Referee on the above stated
cases, to ascertain and report, among other
things, the amount of indebtedness Of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company.
with authority by advertisement to require
all creditors to establish their respective de-
mands before him:
Notice is hereby given to all and singular
tho creditors OF the said Greenville and Co.
lumbis Railroad Company, whether holding
bonds OF the fret mortgage, bonds or certifi-
Gates OF indebtedness guaranteed by the
State, bonds or certificates OF indebtedness
OF the second mortgage, non. .mortgag bonds,
or claims OF any other character, to present
aud establish their respective claims before
tha undersigned, as Refeiee, at his Office in
Columbis, South Carolina, on or before the
first day Of October next, at which time his
report on such claims will be made up and
submitted TO the Court in the said caees.
JOHN GREEN, Referee.
COLUMBIA, s. O., June 10, 1872
Ju'ie2l m12
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

A census taker in California reports
that he recently found Pasqnal Oruz,
aged ninety.fve; Raphael Daveala~ :,
aged LOG, and Ignacio> >Salazar, aged Ill.
The first two live in Tucson, and the
last named on the Gila. He is d hale
and hearty man, who never wore shoes
but once; that was on the occasion of his
marriage, when he borrowed pair
from friend, and put them on at the
church door After the ceremony, and
when leaving the church, he took them
of.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

The OPINION AND FEELING NORTH
Col. VIM. Johnston has returned home,
after on absence of some ten days. He
visitsd the Greeley Executive Commit
tee in Washington and New York. They
are active. energetic. and confident Of
success. The whole North is ablaze with
enthusiasm for Greeley. He met very
few, indeed. who were for Grant; one Of
the few, shoddy millionaire. gave as a
reason for opposing Mr.. Greeley that he
has always favored the poor man and
laoorer: The South. in its poverty, will
not object to him on that score. The
Colonel says that stranger conld realize
the changes going on. The decent men
OF the Republican party are rapidly
leaving Grant.
lCAarloue (M. c. SomAern Home.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

SLEEPING BESIDE CoBpsE.
ham W. Ballard, of Michigan, was killed
ny lightning, few nights since, while
IN bed asleep. His wife, who was sleep.
ing with him, knew nothing of the 90.
carrence until she awoke quite late in
the morning and found him dead,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18
Wood! Wood! Wood!

A CHOICE lot OF OAK and HICKORY
a WOOD, Of all sizes, for sale cheap by
tho cord, and delivered in any part Of the
city. ! will furnish WOOD by contract at
left at the PHGNIx Office, or at Mr. D. EPs1IN's
Dry Goods Store, on Assembly street. will be
promptly attended to. The above Wood il in
my yard. aud can be seen for delivery at any
time. p EPSTIN.
North side OF Gervais street, between Aesem-
bly, and Gates street. June 3mt
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

SsThere is horrid thing in Nashville.
1t is white something" which glides
through Il certain ravine near the CITY
from . P. NJ to early morning. 1t has
been repeatedly chased, both by boys
and policemen, but manages to elude
capture-how we are not told. The ne.
groes are greatly excited by it's appear
ance. They declare it to be the ghost
OF q colored woman who was burned to
death last fall. A negroes living near
the ravine says that two headless persons
come to her house repeatedly and dance
demoniac waltz, which results in over
turning all her furniture. Two colored
women who went by the haunted spot
about midnight saw the ghost, and were
80 terrified that they run half mile
One OF them is not expected to survive
the fright.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

A SAMPLE OF THE SPREAD OF LIBERAL
IsM AMONG THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RE-
PUBh1cANs.- In Rockingham County,
there are already changes enough to
wipe out the Radical majority in the
State last March. We have returns from
towns in this County that show conolu.
sively that more than 500 who voted for
Governor Straw last March will vote for
Greeley and Brown. In Newmarket,
there are over twenty FIVE, in Lee, over
thirty. i'll South Newmarket, the num-
ber is fixed ut about aixty, in North
Hampton, Hampton aud Hampton Falls,
there are over seventy-five who have
openly declared for Greeley and Brown.
Other towns show proportionately
large number of recruits for the Liberal
parties. From Stafford and Belknap
Counties. wo have equally encouraging
reports. Mr.. Daniel Marcy has Just
visited Barnstead and other towns in
that vicinity. and reports that almost
every man he met told him of several
well, known Republicans who have de-
cared for Greeley and Brown. He says
that in Barnstead there is reasonable
prospect that the vote OF the town will
be unanimously for Greeley and Brown.
Portsmouth IN. H. J Times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18


VITAL STATISTICS The death rate in
New York duling the past week, shows
u continued decrease of mortality in that
city. Tho number of deaths was GAS,
decrease OF rs. The number of births
was 1893, decrease of ISL; marriages
LOG. decrease of sc. The deaths in
Philadelphia during tho week numbered
422. decrease of 81. Only FIVE deaths
occurred from smallpox. The largest
mortality, ao usual, Was hmong the chill
dren. more than half the total 10 both
cities including children under five
years OF age.
A liquor firm at Patterson, N. j., we're
surprised the other day by the sudden
disappearance Of revenue stamp from
barrel of whiskey soon after il was af-
fixed. The stamp could not be dupli-
Gated, and CONSERVATION prevailed. when
it was remembered that German had
been sitting en- the barrel. He was
hunted up, and the missing stamp dis
covered under his coat-tail. It was re-
moved with difficulty, and soon graced
the whiskey barrel instead OF the Ger
man.
The new watering place sensations at
the North are the "Phantom Hops"
which have superseded masquerade balls.
The difficulty and expense IN obtaining
cu 'tumes led to the change, which has
become very popular one. Tho phan-
tom costume is simply white sheet
draped over the body, and white towel
with eye-holes encasiDg the head. The
sight of crowd of dancers dressed in
this ghostly guise is both novel and gro
tesque.
The FIRE WATER FOR THE CHocrAws.
The corresponding editor of the Geor-
gia Cuhirdtor, writing from the Choc-
taw nation. has the following: "This
hell-distilled poison, the .fre-water' of
the Indian, the curse of the white man.
ID not allowed to be sold or drank in the
nation. It is q penitentiary crime even
to carry bottle of spirits across their
lines. Hence, no drunken Indians. In
this they are better off than even Maine,
with her liquor laws"
A New England advertiser. wants "a
woman who fears the Lord and weighs
200 pounds" and the editor of tho paper
remarks that ''the experience Of most
men Is that woman who weighs 200
pounds rarely feurs the Lord OF anybody
else"
Maine now puts in claim for the
model town. 1t is called Dayton. and
has neither public debts. lawyer. liquor
saloon, nor lookup, and it's morals are
40 pure. in fnot, that no minister of the
Gospel is needed
An Industrious searcher after truth
has discovered that Josie Mansfield
travels with maid-servant named An
drews, and that the unhappy pair regis
ter at hotels as "Miss Andrews and lady
friend"
A correspondent wants to know
whether, considering the great utility OF
tho ocean, poets are not wrong in calling
it 10 waste of water"
Anumber of the most respectable men
in Indianapolis were sun-struck last
week, the strokes averaging about nine
pounds each.
man who sat upon paper Of carpet
nails, said they reminded him OF the in.
come tax.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

The TINE TO ADVERTISE. The dull
season, as it is called, Is the best time
for remunerative advertising. When
people have most leisure, they read
most. At the watering places and nu-
merous summer resorts, where tourists
are oongregated, the merchant who tnkes
advantage of his opportunity will not
fall to send his circular; or, if he de-
ponds upon newspapers mainly, he will
not pass by the quiet dullness of summer
without keeping his business constantly
before the people who have deserted the
town for more congeninl life in the open
country. 1t pays to advertise judicious-
ly-it pays to advertise, if the truth is
told 1t don't pay to stop advertising.
All you have spent is wnsted, if by yonr
neglect to keep the public acquainted
with the advantages You can offer, they
discover the usual enterprise wanting at
any time for any reason in the manage
ment OF your business. "What's the
matter with A, b. @ & Co., they dou't
ADVERTISE any more Guess they arc
played out, said friend of ours. not
long since. Well, sure enough, when we
had our attention called to the fact. it
did appear so to us, and it was not long
before We read among the items Of the
day, I'VE regret to announce the tenn
porary suspension of the well-known
firm Of A, b, c & Co. Liabilities and
assets not yet ascertained," eto. "By a
throat latch" wins the race. Keen a
little ahead; don't get :ired, for it is Just
here the applause is against you, and
once the popular current sets in adverse
ly, you may throw mp tho SPONGE" for
you are no longer counted among the
probable winners Of the race! Intelli-
gent, persistent effort; truthful advertis-
ing III season and out of season. fair
dealing, small profits, once price strictly
adhered to, and the terms G. 0. D. to
all, will surely result in success to retail
Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

Red Oats.
S0O BUSHELS Rust Proof RED OATS,
wv for sale at 81 80 per bushel, sacked
and delivered at Ninety-siI Depot, Green Vile
and Columbia Railroad. Apply to
JAMES q. RICE, Ninety.six, 8. G.
KEFEnEScEg.-Dr. W. L. Anderson. Mai. R.
A. Griffin. Aup 1moi
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

All the lands in Texas, unless thew
have been purchased by individuals
from the State, or were owned by them
prior to the Independence of the repub-
lie IN 1888. are the property of the State.
aud have been held as the heritage of the
people. As these lands, which include
some OF the best cotton land in the
world, were held for actual settlers. TO
whom they were sold on very moderate
terms, they we're attracting an immense
emigration to Texas. und formed, in fact,
the foundation of its wealth. Real or
fraudulent Me1ican grants have always
been plentiful III Texas. as in California,
and the assem- blage of deprelators form
lug the late Legislature passed an Act
conferring upon the thirty five District
Courts OF the State, and on any ono of
them, fioal Jurisdiction for claims of
land under the Mexican grants. AS
these courts are in the hands of men an
disrepntable and unscrupulous as the
Legislature Itself, the present probability
Is that the public lands will be divided up
among the scalawags and carpet baggers
III tracts from lO0,0 to ! 200. 600 acres
each, and it is we'll known thmt this law
was passed In order to give these courts
powers to allow fictitious claims. This,
observes the Philadelphia Age, is the
work of the friends of General Grant, the
men upheld in all their acts by the
power OF his administration. They are
to be allowed to rob the State as a re-.
ward for political services in his behalf.
An ad ninistration which depends uron
such men as head the Radical party in
Texas. is unworthy to receive the sup
port OF the honest citizens of tho nation.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

DEATH OF DR.. JOHN II. HENRY.-The
death OF this valued and highly respect
ed citizen took place in this village on
last Wednesday morning. Though the
death of Dr.. Henry was by no means un.
expected-having been in delicate health
Tor number OF years, and dangerously
SICK for the past five or six weeks-yet
the announcement OF his death caused
that natural gloom and sadness produced
by the loss of any good citizen and long
resident. t.-Laurensu Herald.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

John Morrissey is as respectable as the
man Chamberlain, Who is also gambler,
and who is the personal associate of Gen
Grant. Gen. Grant accepted from
Chamberlain the gift of q cottage at
Long Branch, knowing that one object
OF the gift was to attract moro visitors to
Long Branch, and consequently more
visitors to Chamberlain's gambling
rooms-Sprina,felH Republican.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN.
Mancil Owings, an aged and respected
citizen. residing near Mt. Gallagher, in
this County, died on the first of this
month. Mt the advanced age of eighty
two years. Mr.. Owings was an honest,
upright man, highly esteemed by all who
knew whim.--LdurensriA Herald.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-18

Spotted Tail and Mrs. Spotted Tail,
and the rest OF the soalpies, have visited
Stewards dry goods establishment. Mrs.
5. i. admired the silks. Mrs. Two
Strikes wanted some trinkets, when he,
husband, renowned brave, said
ugh! squaw damned fool"
How shocking!--Lttle girl coming
out OF church-What was that music
they pluyed. mamma? Mamma-That
was the organ, dear. Little girl-Then
the sixpence you gave, mamma, was for
the organ.g n.grindor?-Judy.
II say, Jones, how is it that your wife
dresses 30 magnifcently. aud you always
appear out at the elbow?" "You see.
Thompson, my wife dresses according tc
the gazette Of fashion. and I dress ac
cordlng to my ledger"
6The firss Presbyterian Church in Eli.
zabeth, N. j., has had regular services
without intermitting single Sunday
for the last 270 years.
A Boston houue has the order for re-
furnishing Brigham Youngs private re-
sldence at Salt Lake. One item is thir
ty lounges.
A cake-bakcrs' society has been formed
IN boston to regulate the price of two
story cakes and gingerbread for countr,
consumption.
An old farmer said of his clergyman
whose eermons lacked point, 'Ah. yes
he's good man. but he will rake viii
the teeth upward"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-15
BROWN, THE DUELlsT.

The Democratic candidate TO,
President, Benjamin Crate Brown,
is on record as q duellist. The his
tory of the affair is as follows -
Brown was challenged to fight du
Ell by Lietenant- Governor Reynolds
of Missouri, and accepted the ohal'
lenge, choosing rifles at distance
OF one hundred yards. Reynolds
was near sighted man, incapable Of
distinguishing a man from cow fif
ty feet of, and so he naturally OBJ.
jected to the arrangement, and re.
quested that pistols or swords be
employed. To this the valiant
Brown demurred, and Reynolds be-
gan to insult him every time the two
met. They never encountered each
other in the streets of st. Louis, in
a public library or any other place,
but Reynolds heaped insults upon
the unchivalrous Gratz in order to
provoke challenge from him. All
st. Louis looked at him with con-
tempt, and hefinally summoned cour-
age enough to send aFfssnd to Rey-
nolds to deliver q challenge and
make preliminary arrangements for
a duel. Two days after the men
met on "Bloody Island" in the Mis-
sissippi River, pistols in hand, and
Brown came away in carriage,
with a dang erous wound in his leg.
He carried cane for the next few
months, and in this, his first q last
engagement, received his only scar.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-15
NEWS FROM GENEVA.
New York, August 6.

Nh" Ohht &1uS NV We
A special from Geneva says that
as the Arbitration progresses the
probabilities increase that the YER
dict will be against England and TIL at
it win be in the form of a declaration
of the general responsibility for acts
of the Confederate cruisers and
award a gross amount of damages of
some magnitude, thus obviating a
resort to Assessors. The American
counsel apparently 'endeavors to Sc.
cure this instead of detailed award.
Judgment of the Court in each par
ticular ship is therefore of less con-
sequence than it otherwise would
have been but there is reason to be-
lieve that the case OF the Georgia is
the weakest and has been practically
abandoned. The case of the Shen-
andoah, however, is pressed closely,
and indemnity for losses to the whal-
ing feet is especially urged. The
discussion proceeds faster than was
generally expected. The English
counsel give particular emphasis to
the argument that the tribunal, under
the treaty of Washington, has no
right to examine into the conduct OF
England in her execution of muni-
cipal law. They maintain that no
nation is responsible to another for
its internal administration.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-15

FERNANDO WOOD says that all
f'good men," including himself, are
for Greeley. . .---... --.u.,,.
What there is of Delaware will
vote for Grant, including two thou
sand Democrats.
According to the Indianapolis Sen
tineI DEM Carl Schurz is a. snaer-
ce,adry Hessian, soilli,ag to fight on
my side for Pay."uf : aav RI
Out of ten thousand colored vo-
tiers at Washington d. c., buteteue'a
have expressed q determination to
be guided by Summers advice.
There's no use that we can see OF
Grants running at all.-Denn Ec-
change. : s-aF SEA- ls9& st@a 3ai
That's 80. He could soalk and
beat Greeley.-N Y. Com. Ad0er'-
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