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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

The Bill PosTER's MURDER. Justice
for onoe in New York has made signal
effort at directnees, and has reached un-
clogged verdict of murder in the first
degree, in the brief space of ono day.
The trial Of Charles Nixon, the bill
poster, who killed poor truckmap in O
ut of anger some time ago, was opened
at noon Tuesday, and closed Wednes.
day, when the jury, after Oh absence oi
less than three hours, brought in a ver-
dict Of murder in the first degree. The
prisoner seems to have been stoio enough
to bear the verdict with apparent indif.
ference, and yet sympathetic enough to
reflect upon the consequences to hia
family.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

The Mari heirs have met at Portland,
Nc, and formed what thoy call "The
Mari Claim Association" to SEQ if they
can't secure "the estate Of hlnrr, in Scot.
land, worth $G0,000,O00 We don't
know what they are asking for thousand
dollar shares in the association, but if
not moro than quarter OF cent per
dozen, they may send US couple Of
them.
BLOWN DowN.-A severe storm OF
thunder, lightning, wind and rain passed
over our town on Tuesday afternoon last.
The force Of the wind was so great about
mile South Of this place, that house
owned by Ben Dargan, and recently put
mp, was blown down, and most OF the
furniture and crockery destroyed.
Darlington Sou!heraer.
DEATH Thomas Murtishaw, of
Maybinton. Newberry County, died on
the both ult., very suddenly. It appears
that he and his wife hail gone out to
walk, when he complained of feeling IN.
we'll. he returned home and was ionnd
by his nephew lying upon the floor
with his head in the Are place A.
small! portion OF his face was burned.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

Personal honor is the apple OF the
Japanese eye, and the sensitive Jap has
q curious way sometimes OF vindioating
it.. For instance, not long ago fifteen
followers of a murdered officer commit.
ted suicide, after waiting vainly for years
to see if the murderefs OF their master
would be punished for their oriime. The
mnrderers were only sentenced to soli-
tary confinement in their own houses.
The followers of the murdered official
then gave notice of their intention to
commit hari.kari, and actually disen-
bowelled themselves as q :rebuke to the
courts. Tt is friehtfnl to reflect what
would be the effsot in Shis country If the
friends Of murdered people were as
sensitive as this. 2!ih!
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

A number of returned emigranss have
arrived in Now York from Brazil. They
found, according to their statements,
that they had been deluded into settling
in Brazil by assertions that were totally
false. Something of the same kind re >
gently occurred in England, where
charges wero preferred against The Bra
lillian agents at Liverpool, when the
emigrants again reached that port.
Upon the whole, it may be stated as
highly probable that Brazil is not
favorable country for English or Ameri.
can colonists.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

KILLED BY TREE-Last Saturday,
during the high wind, man named
Jonas aPostell, living near Society Hill,
was struck by n falling tree, and must
have died very soon afterwards. Pos
tell y body was found afterwards dead,
and Ills mule near him uninjured.
Darlington Somls mer
CoRoNER's INQUEST. inquest. by
Coroner James Henderson, was hold on
tho body of London Herbert, on the
3lst of March. The verdict of tho Jury
wss death by apoplexy. Deceased was
about sixty-fve years Of age, and CO.
lored resident Of Newberry.
It is said that Brick Pomeroy, since
old Pom's failure in Kansas, has de-
termined to change his name. He de-.
clares that q Pomeroy who ia suoh q
blockhead as to spend Sl00, COO for seat
in the United States Senate. without
getting it, is disgrace to the family.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

LIST OF New ADvERT1eKxKNrs.
Q. O. Martindale-Ootton Seed.
F. HI. DrennaD, Sr.-Fine Beei
Thomas Steen-Snndries.
John Agnew & Son-Beef.
", Q: Fisher-Soda Water.
Cal Wagner'a Minstrela.
J.. Il. koon-Mill Site for Sale. ::
Thomas Steen-Auction.
Roses Hotel,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

"You don't work hard enough to earn
your salary" said the head OF Govern.
ment department. to one OF his clerks.
"Work!' exclaimed the dandy; II
worked hard enough to get here; surely
you don't expect me to work, now ON
here"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

SALE OF THE CHARt esToN, CoUnIER.-
This-venerable journal-the oldest pub.
lication in the 6tate-was sold at auc,
ton, on Thursday last. for the insigni6.
cant sum of s7,loo. The Courier thus
speaks of the sale:
THE. sale of the Courier establish
ment took place yesterday, OF public
auction, as advertised. Mr.. II. II. De.
Leon conducted the sale, which resulted
as follows: The good will, subscription
list and material Of the daily and tri
weekly Courier. we're sold to Messre.
Riordan, Dawson 6 Co., for 81, 100. The
bound volumes OF the Courier-com
plete file--,were sold to Mr.. @. A. Spot
ford, FOR 81, $50. It is said that they
were purchased for the Congressional
Library at Washington. Seyenty-si1 70.
lumes OF the Courier, 1904 to 1872, were
sold to Capt. w. A. Courtenay. Of this
city. The Ales Of the City Cassie were
purchased by Mr.. s. Y. Topper, for the
Chamber OF Commerce"
The Nevs says:
"Tho public sale of the Charleston
Courier, yesterday. resulted in its pur.
chase by the proprietors of the Neus
This. OF course, will necessitate some
change in the management of the com
bined Journals; and We shall take the
earliest possible opportunity OF advising
the public of what shall be the course OF
a liberal and progressive newspaper
which will then represent both the hoary
age and the lusty vigor of the now South
Carolina. to which, through good and
evil report, we are bound forever"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

TIE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. On
Inst Saturday. at Chester, the Chester
and Lenoir Marrow Gauge Railroad
Company was organized by the election
of President and Directors. DR.. A..
a. Davega, Of Chester, was elected Pre-
aidsnt. A meeting is called. on the 7th
OF May, at Hickory Tavern, North Caro-
lima, Of the stockholders Of the Carolina
Narrow Gauge Railroad and of the
Chester aud Lenoir Narrow Gaugo Roll
road. the object Of which, il is said. is
to consolidate the two roads. When
constructed, these roads will be Of in
caloulable value to the whole of upper
South Carolina and Western North Ca
rolina. To York and Chester Counties
they will afford facilities never before en-
joyed. Fully impressed with tho great
importance Of this projected road, the
company is determined 10 build it as
speedily as possible. Tue Carolina Mar
row Gauge and the Chester and Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroads will, in NIL pro-
bability, be consolidated as soon as the
lnw will allow thom, and the work Of
construction bein,m cdiately commenced
The people Of Chester County, on the
ga instant, will vote on tho question of
n Comfy subscription OF Sl0J,000. This
looks like business. In fact, the motto
Of the company is business mot talk.
It intends to build the road, and that as
soon as the nature OF tho case will I'D.
lit ! lOrkriHc Enquirer.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

~
young woman in Illinois il worth reed.
ing in these days OF much prattle (sbout
woman's rights) and little practical per.
formance., The name Of, the damsat ne
know noughttof save that its initial
letter is A.; OF her locality We are
simply Informed that she lives and lsbors
in Illinois. This maiden was q std dent
in ''leading young ladies' seminary" !"
Her father died, leaving farmconside.
rably mortgaged, and q widow whose
health did not permit her to manage the
estate prof1tably; whereupon our ener-
getio young woman bid farewell to the
leading seminary, and became practical:
~ buoolio. She had eighty .aores to
manage. half Of it we'll broken. in, and
half Of it land rich but liable to over.
dou. Tie barn had been recently
burned, and all the fencing was in ! bad
order. Suoh was tho position when the
young lady left the seminary and turned
farmer. She had one horse; she Dor.
rowed another; and friend helped
her BY the loan of implements. Thus
provided, she has accomplished, some.
what 49, t@ 20. S'- :" ~. N
Wearing . gymnastic suit, With a
broad-bfimmed bat, gloves and boots
made to order, che ploughed; che direct
ed the removal OF stumps Of trees; she
assfsted in drilling the wheat; she even
helped to fell trees, and is reported to
use an axe beautifully. She has eight
acres In grass and twelve in orchard; she
raised twenty-three acres Of winter wheat
in 1872; and would have had from three
to Ave acres more, but for the failure OF
q horrid inefficient man. who failed to
ont il in time. In all, she got 450
bushels Of wheat, weighing sixty.two
pounds to the bushel. Most Of the
homo farm is cultivated in corn, though
there are eight acres of grass and twelve
of orchard. Our pretty Pomona, in
1872, sold 100 barrels of apples. and re
GENTLY had l50 barrels in the cellar.
Poor young womanl All has not been
bright with her. She has had her little
sorrows, like the rest of womankind; che
has been called to mourn over one horse
drowned aud another stolen; she had
been bereaved Of colt, and her pigs
were failure. But upon the whole, the
Providence which presides over agricul-
ture has smiled upon her. She is gra-
dually paying off the mortgage be.
|.queathed to her by. her sire. She has
forty acres of wheat sown for the coming
year. She has taken excellent care OF
ner widowed mother, OF her fatherleaH
little brother, and of smaller sister.
We wish that we know her name.
Against oil our Typographical rules, Wa
should be tempted to print it in large
capitals. 1t is aggravating to be forced
to speak of her simply as Miss A. The
letter, 'ho wever, is good letter, stan ng
at the head Of the alphabet. and is sng-
gestive of A No. l. The tender interes.
which she has excited in our own heart
is sufficiently indicated by the fact tha,
we have before mentioned her, though
all too briefly, as we were not then in full
possession OF all the pleasant facts.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

TAE DtoHEssH OF GERoIsTRIS's TAO
TICS. -An angry correspondent of the
New Yoik Ho5!'s compares :he promo.
ton Of the Presidents son Fred. from
Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant, Go.
lionel, to . similar rapidity of'promotion
by tho Grand Duohesse OF Gerolstein,,
whore another Fritz figured. The cases
really ore very similar in many respects;
and point tho moral Of Republican imi.
tasi0n Of royal prsoedents. After the
aspiration Of the inaugural for universal
language and universal equality, this
does not look consistent the uni.
versal language be money, and the
equality to be confined to the ruling
family. Young Grant may be very
Moe young man, andA budding soldie,
of promise; but to elevate him so sud.
denly over the heads Of nll the General
Banms Of the army, and the men who
have seen servics and smelt powder.
through the aid aud connivance oil
'!Piegan PHIL Sheridan-who "made q
back" as the boys say, for the vaulting
ambition of the young lieutenant
smacks OF favorisism and nepotism toe
much to satisiy the public. Andrew
jackson did not soruple to use the pa
tTonass of the Government to reward
his friends and punish his enemies; buI
he did not divide oil the loavea and fshet
among his own household. We mus,
cease laughing at royal families, afte,
these rapidly recurring precedent Is in ou,
n'reigntng house. ,A
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

ing Quantities and sizes, .to 6 the depth Of
more than 300 feet. Layers may posi-
bly, be found there g. at workable depths,
sufficiently Hob toSwarranta the expense
of miningSsfor them. These facts will
give our readers some idea of the his.
tory. extent and value Of this vast phoss
phatio ares, land and water. An andy
sis of twenty different specimens of
phosphate rock shows per oentage Of
from 54.92 to 65,01 phosphate of lime.
It is o mine Of wealth to the State in its
exports. and when the fertilizers manu-
factured from it are more easily and
chesply prodaced and diffased over it,
they will also tell in the increased power
ful influence which they will exert upon
its productive capacity.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

PnESIxIASA.-Corn fields that require
neither plowing nor sowing-the feet.
What no dairyman can adulturate-
the milk of human kindness.
Beware" said sn Arabian oaliph,
when about to die, to his presumptive
uooessor-"boware OF appointing thy
relatives to Office. Put not the family
of Haschem on the necks of the people. "
The successor appointed his ninety.
ninth cousins and came thereby ulti.
mately to great grief. though we do not
read that even ho promoted hobblede-
hoy sons over veteran leaders Of the
army.
"This insurance policy is queer
thing" said Dobbs, refiectively. "If
can sell it, cancel it; and il oan.c el
it, can't soil it.
Though a pawnbroker's shop is
crowded. it is still lonesome place.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29
A New Board Fence.

Having seen the subject discussed as to
the best method of setting posts for board
fences for durability, l have devised plan
which l respectfully submit to my brother
farmers and other readers of your valuable
paper, which / think will supersede any
other, and do away with the mode now in
use:
Take three posts of any durable timber,
four feet long; lay them on the ground,
near the line Of fence; nail on the board
to each post; imbed suitable stone in the
ground where the post is to be set f; raise
the section of your fence on the same, and
drive two stakes near each post; draw
them tight together at the top; take a
strong wire of suitable size, loop one end,
bring around into the loop, loop in the
other end and cut off your wire. For the
second length or section, nail on two
posts, elevate, properly secure the same by
stakes and then nail the loose ends to the
first section, and so proceed until the fence
is finished. would also recommend the
stakes to be cut long enough to drive the
second time when rotted off.-C,r. Western
Rural.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29
Carbolic Acid for Pleuro- Pneumonia,

A Connecticut correspondent of the
Country Gentleman gives the following
remedy for pleuro-pneumonia which he
has found specific in cases treated. Car
bolic acid, either in crystals or in solution,
may be obtained of any druggist:
have seen quite large number of af-
fected animals cured, within the last year,
by remedy of English origin, and scien-
uncally experimental upon in England,
and published in May, 1872. This remedy
was taken up in this State, and cattle suf-
ferlng with this disease in all stages. from
first symptoms to cases faradvanced and re-
duced to skeleton, begin to show decided
Improvement In one week, and recover and
get fit for the butcher inside offive months,
and every case treated yields rapidly to
thorough reatment-commencin i'm Oc-
tober, and the animals winter better on in
feriOr feed to any previous winter, and con-
tinue as well to this day as they ever were
at least so far as any manifestation to
human sight is concerned.
The remedy is specific-it being no less
than saltresulting from carbolic acid, dis
solved In water, given the animal, separat-
ing the acid rs it comes in contact with the
blood, when it kills the virus in the blood.
1t is doubtless as cffectual i'm any and all
blood poison diseases in both quadrupeds
and human beings. 1t is being introduced
into human practice, and in all blood pois-
on diseases is TO be of vast benefit, / fully
believe. When the lungs are very badly
affected, the animal win not be useful for
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29

WEEKLY SUN widely known require any extended
which will hope thousands more are briefly as follows
full length when OF moment and always pred
ac intelgible and interesting
full Of
The best tales and romances OF current sats
carefully and gbly printed in its .
The fresh instructive
griculu Topics appear this department
independent political belonging party and wearing
election the best
the for the especially
cattle market o which particular attention
published
club WEEKLY
dollar will get the paper for
Columns Only elOo no discount
iron
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Subscription price 81 cents amont or ssa
Address,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29
HOME INTERESTS.

CUsTARD WITHOUT EGGs.-Boil quart
OF milk, except teacupful in which to put
four tablespoonfuls offour. When it boils
put in very little salt and stir the flour
just as for starch. Add two tablespoonful
OF sugar and such spice as you like.
CLEANING CANE SEATs.-Turn up the
chair bottom and with hot water and a
sponge wash the cane work so that it may
be thoroughly soaked. Should it be dirty
use little soap. Let it dry in the air, and
1t will be as tight and firm as when new,
provided the cane is not broken.
IRON MoLD IN LNEN.-Wash the spots
in strong solution of cream of tartar and
water. Repeat if necessary, and dry in the
sun. Another method-Rub the spots
with little powdered Oxalic acid or salts
Of lemon and warm water. Let it remain
a few minutes, and then rinse well in clean
water.
To PREPARE WOODEN PAILs.-Ifa COM
mon wooden pail receives three coats of
common copal varnish on the inside before
being used, it will never become water
soaked, nor will it give any disagreeable
flavor to water that may be allowed to
stand in it for any length of time. Thus
its usefulness and durability are greatly
increased.-Hearth and Home.
BUCKwHEAT CAKEs.-If you want buck
wheat cakes at moments warning, mix
i'm large stone or earthen pot. When you
take out qnantum suficit for breakfast or
supper, mix as much in another vessel as
you take out, and pour it into the large
pot, stirring it well. By observing this
rule you will always have nice light cakes.
The large pot must be kept in the cellar.
APPLE FRITTERs.-Sour milk, one pint !;
saleratus, one teaspoon; flour, to make a
batter not very stiff; six apples pared and
cored; three eggs. Dissolve the saleratus
In the milk, beat the eggs and put in, then
the flour to make soft batter, chop the
apples to about the size of small peas, and
mix them well with the batter. Fry in
lard, as you would doughnuts. Eaten
with butter and sugar.
To Cook PoULTRY.-All kinds of poul-
try and meat can be cooked quicker by
adding to the water in which they are
boiled little vinegar or piece of lemon.
BY the use of an acid there will be a con-
siderable saving of the fuel, as well as
shortening of time. Its action is benefi-
cial on old, tough meats, rendering them
quite tender and easy of digestion. Tainted
meats and fowl will lose their bad taste
and Odor if cooked in this way, and if not
used too freely no taste of it will be ac-
quired.
JELLY.-The juice of apples boiled in
shallow vessels, without particle of SUI
gar, makes the most sparkling, delicious
Jelly imaginable. Red apples will give
jelly the color and clearness of claret,
while that from light fruit is like amber
Take cider just as it is made, and not al
lowing it to ferment at all, and if possible
Any one living near "house" for boil
ing sorghum Juice can make this jelly to
perfection.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29
Strangles i'm Colt.

This complaint, known very commonly
as distemper, is nothing serious. The
swelling which appears at the junction of
the jaws and throat will in time break of
itself and disappear. The only treatment
necessary is to give the colt soft feed, with
bran mashes, and no medicine at all. The
appetite, which falls off while the lever
accompanying the disorder remains. will
return as soon as the abscess has broken.
If the enlargement increases to such an
extent as TO threaten partial suffocation, it
may be opened with a lancet and dis
charged. Nopoultice should be applied to
the swelling. Sometimes, when the abb
scess refuses TO break. or is slow in sup
pLrating. it may be fastened by rubbing
1t with little ointment composed of one
part Spanish flies and six parts of lard
N. Y. Tribune.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29
Potato Blight and Rot.

DIR. Thomas Taylor, Of Washington. d.
O., communicates to The Lens the result
OF experiments upon potatoes, from the
examination into the chemical and struc-
tural theories of DIR. Lyon Playfair and
the fungoid views of several leading my
colOgists.
Among other tubers, one-half of pota-
to brought from Santa Fe, New Mexico,
was placed in water with diseased speci-
men and the other half in water to which
sugar had been added. An Ohio potato
was similarly arranged, and the effect OF
allowing it thus to remain for considera-
bic period noted. On the twentieth day.
the Ohio specimen had entirely dissolved,
while the Santa Fe potato was uninjured.
Comparing the portions in the sugared
water, the Ohio tuber appeared mass of
infusorial life, mycellum, and budding
spores, with a strong odor, no starch cells
being discernible.
The New Mexican specimen showed few
infusoria, and the starch gr'nules arranged
in cellulose, between which bundles of
mycellum and budding spores appeared in
profusion. No liberated granules were
visible. Since these experiments, other
northern and eastern varieties have been
tested by fungoid solutions in contrast
with some of the New Mexican varieties,
giving like results, clearly demonstrating
the superiority of the Santa Fe potatoes,
over all Others thus far examined, in re-
spect TO their powers of resisting fungoid
and infusorial action.
We note that the government is about to
test, by samples of every variety of potato
from the above mentioned locality. their
anti fungoid qualities in the open field and
in contrast with the usual varieties grown
in that section of the country.-Seienttfc
american.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29

No UNCERTAIN SOUND.-When a man
discovers a great truth, it is his duty to pro-
claim it to his fellow man. The use of
DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs cannot
be too strongly recommended to the inva-
lid public. To those, who have tried it.
nothing need be said-their experience is
their proof, pure and positive as Holy Writ.
To those who have not tried it, these
truths cannot be too often repeated. 1t is
certain vegetable specific, which aids fall
tering nature against the triumphs of dys-
pepsia, bilious disorders of every kind,
malarious fevers, constipation of the bow
els, liver complaint, Spring and Fall debil-
ity, ETC., etc. 1t costs but little, and can
alwas be at hand. 1t is the poor mans
friend. 1t saves doctors bill, and the
time lost in riding five, ten or twenty
miles after him; besides being free from
all the poisonous indictments of the phar-
macopeia. 1t will not stimulate you to-
day to leave you weaker tomorrow. Its
benefits are permanent.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29

The attention of our many readers is called
TO the attractive advertisement Of J. n. Har-
s& Co., advertising their great and valuable
lung remedy, "Allen's Lung Balsam.n This
Balsam has been before the public for ten
years. Notwithstanding this long period, it
has never lost one whit of its popularity, or
shown the least sign OF becoming unpopular,
but, on the contrary, the call for it has been
constantly increasing, and at no previous time
has the demand been so great, or the quaint
ty made been so large, as at this day.. We
earnestly recommend its trial by any one who
may be afflicted with cough or cold, and
we warrant it to cure if directions are fol-
lowed. 1t is sold by all our city druggists.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-29

We often see large stock of cattle which
do not seem TO thrive, and come out "spring
poor,v all for want of something to start them
in the right direction. One dollar'sworth Of
SAeridan's Capalry Condition POWDERS given
to such a stock occasionally during the win
ter, would be worth more than an extra half
ton of hay.