The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-11

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raid on the saloons there, last week, for
the benefit of the families of few habit.
ual drunkards. They proceeded in a
body, armed with hatchets, to L. Ford's
saloon, which they entered, and COM
pletcly cleaned it Of oil intoxicating
liquors, not leaving tHrrel or bottle
unemptied. From there they marched
to the Fountain saloon, and partly de.
stroyed his stock, when he promised to
clear out in thirty days and never sell
""other { 'op in tbs place.
CincinnaA Commercial
Speaking OF the Patrons OF Hus.
bandry, the Macon (Ga.) Ieleor0Dh saws:
I'VE are friends Of the order. and wish
them we'll in their laudable attempt to
restore Independence and thrift =. the
agricultural class of the community. 70
THIS end VIC again repeat the wish that
they may obtain accessions OF strength
from our intelligent statesmen, who.
from their experience and ability. are
we'll qualified to lead in any of the pro-
jected reforms"
1t is precisely th.se Intelligent and
experienced statesmen" that the farmers
have most to fear in laboring for their
proposed reforms
The despatch. from Winchester, Va,
reporting terrible family feud and ira
gedy, proves to have been basele,s and
shameful fabrication. Mr.. Columbus
Little. one OF the family present. states
that the sons were preparing their arms
for target practice, and one of them
lLyourgus, eighteen years Of age,) laid
his pistol on his lap, cooked, while at.
breakfast, when it was accidentally dis
charged. The ball passed through the
| thigh OF Mrs. Little and into the BODY
| OF Clinton, who afterwards died in the
arms IT Columbus. This was tue ONLY
shot .4red. Mrs. Little is doing we'll.
The Thirtieth Congress (1847-'49) cost
| the Treasury SI.694, 500, including pay
| OF officers and clerks, cost of printiLc q.
and every sort of contingent expenses.
The pay of members in the Fortythird
Congress will be S5,G4O, 900, with "ne-
cessary travelling expenses" added, and
pay OF sm'' u army of attachese, and
cost OF postage stamps. stationery, print
ing. ETC., swelling the total to not less
than $40. 600. 900. The people 1t along
pretty we'll under the Thirtieth Oons ress:
and yet our members elect to the Forty.
t'ird are not happy.
JACOB THoMPsoN's ACCOUNTS The
Second Auditor of the Treasury has lust
completed the settlement Of the account
Jacob Thompson, Secretary Of the Inte-
| rior under Buchanan's administration.
and acting at that time as trustee OF the
Indian fund. It is shown there is de.
nett OF SS2l, 900. The statement is made
that it has not been possible to take up
these accounts until recently, owing to
the fact that oil previous accounts were
required to be settled before reaching
Mr.. Thompson's case.
George 4. Buakirk, President OF the
First National Bank in Bloomington,
Ind, shot and mortally wounded Aaron
hose' bar keeper III that town. Rose
had been notified by Judge Samuel Bus
kirk not to let George have whisksy.
Rose refused to give the whiskey. which
refusal caused the shooting. This is
ono OF thoae incidents which, if it lad
! occurred in the South, would have been
announced by certain class of Northern
newspapers rs another example of
Southern barbarism."
The river Clyde in Scotland, on which
Glasgow and its shipyards are situated,
has been made safely navigable almost
entirely by artificial means. On q sec.
tion OF the river. no. more than thirty
miles in length, the "rrustees for the
improvement of the river Clyde" have.
during few years past, expended rearly
S36. 900, 600, and such has been the cf
feet in fostering the business interests of
Glasgow and its enrirons that the people
there think the money has been we'll
spent.
CorroN PLANTED The acreage in cot
ton IN South Caro!inu, this year, is 625,-
1l0 acres, against COL. .674 last year,
showing an increase Of 24,067 aores.
Tho total acreage in cotton of the South
ern States. this year, is 1902, ,Sl5 acres,
showing an increase Of 935, 16S acres
over last year, and Of 8l7, 27O acres over
the planting of 1870, being M average
Increase for 1878 OF eleven per cent.
over 1872.
The Alnrtinsburg West Va. Statesman
proposes Charles J. Faulkner, formerly
United States Senator from Virginia,
Minister to England, end during the
war Confederate Minister to France, as
the farmers candidate for President in
1876. The Louisville Ledger likes the
idea.
It may bo very we'll for men to spend
/ their lives in getting ND IN illuminated