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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

--ysAeA THEv k4Rd1GLATUBA.
Among the measures before tho Legisia-
fss@a9 cue toiprSEe3f any State or Ooun-
NoMoer sfroh holding more than one
once: Another authorizes proceedings
to be commenced and instituted against
a. 81. Kimpton, Financial Agent of the
state OF South Carolina, in the city of
New York, with q view. not only to So
cnre q settlement, but to recover all pro-
derty and, effects belonging to tho State
Of South Carolina which may have come
into his!hands. < tti!:
Still another ID o bill authorizing At
torney General Melton to investigate le-
gally the proceedings of tho Commis-
siouers OF the Sinking Fund, by whom
the stocks and assets of the State have
heretofore been disposed of.
these bills are all recommended for
passage by Mr.. Henry A. Meetze, Con-
servatlve, the Chairman of the judiciary
Committee. Their whole object is the
ascertainment of tho truth. The text of
the bill is:
Whereas an Act OF the General Assem-
ply OF South Carolina, approved March
l, 1911, entitled IAN Act to proyide for
sinking fund aud the management of
the same" did create Sinking Fund
Commission, with certain powers and
duties, to dispose Of certain real estate,
assets and ELECTS belonging to this State,
not IN actual public use, etc.; and
whereas large sales hnve been made, and
large amounts realized by said Commits
sioners; and whereas the said Commits.
sloners have failed, as by law they are
required to do, to make an annual report
to Tho General Assembly of the condition
OF the sinking fand, aud all ssles and
other transactions connected Herewith: ::
therefore,
SECTION /. Be il enacied, DC, That the
Attorney General be, and he is hereby,
authorized end directed to institute, i'm
mediately upon the passage Of this Act,
such proceedings as will cause the Com
mlssioners of tho Sinking Fund, created
under an Act entitled IAN Act to pro-
vide for sinking fund md the manage
ment Of the same" approved March L,
1870. to make q full and complete report
to him Of the condition of the sinking
fund, and all sales or other transactions
Herewith, and oil the revenues derived
from such sales, and how the proceeds of
the same have been applied to the extin-
guishment Of the public debt by invest
ment IN the public securities Of the State.
SEQ. z. That should the said Com mis-
sloners OF the Sinking Fund fail or re-
fuse to make full and complete report
OF ull their transactions in Office to the
Attorney General. within ten days from
the passage OF this Act, the Attorney
General is then authorized and directed
to commence at once such legal process
against the aaid Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund as will best protect the in
terests Of the State.
SEQ. 8. That the Attorney General be,
and he IL hereby, authorized to en- ploy
such assistance as he may need in de-
Tending the interest of the State by the
prosecution of the said Commissioners
Of the Sinking Fund.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

The PEsr IN South AMRR1oA.-T
visitation of the smallpox to the various
principal cities, Of this county has natu-
rally awakened great anxiety; but when
wo compare the ravages OF the scourge
here with the extent of its ravages in
other countries, there will be found some
cause for thankfulness that With us it is
no worse. For several years past the
disease has literally dwelt among the
cities, towns md villages of South
America, and the circumstance that those
plaoes are, In the main, noted for their
uncleanliness. will afford valuable sug-
gestlon, not merely to the health boards
OF our cities, but to heads of families,
and. in fact. to every individual capable
OF approaching the value of health or
the difference between dirt and cleanli.
ness: In Chill, especially, the smallpox
has been raging for some time past, and
the most recent advices state that it is
increasing in Lima. and that it has be-
como 30 terrible in the town of Lata
that the people are ABANDONING the place.
The newspaper there says: "The piagne
overruns the town. Not street, court
or slley is without it's victims. No one
Thinks OF suooor or Of bygienio measures
God have pity on US. :"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

Wheeler House. ID Nichols, Baltimore;
J 8 Shuck. Aiken; JAS Galiuohat, city;
q " Oarwile, Augusta; A Bennett, New
York; p Hays, O; J N Herman, N
7; A Brown, Conn; r Lambert, N Y;
Mrs u Lanzies, Ga; " r Kannou, Ala;
Z 81 Cooke. Greenville; G w Baxter, Il
Q Andrews, T 81 Cool, Orangebarg; j H
Runka, D 81 Chamberlain, city; A b
Main, N Z; 8 Place, Camden; Mrs. @
Bryce. Miss L Bryce. Miss NJ Bryoe. S @.
Columbia Hotcl-J w Collins, Beau
fort; Mr and Mrs W Il Campbell, J .
Browning, WD Kennedy, Charleston
81 D Gilbert. g " Thames, N @; II B
Carpenter. j O Roath. city; Rev A NJ
Folche, Charleston; Q A Seeke. A F
Adams. A P Maxim, Wy; FP Evans,
Pa; NJ SAKE, Quebec; Mrs L J Walker,
Miss Trenholm. Charleston.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. January "a, 1879
Hendrig House-G w CHM, T + Wes.
son, N 7; T o Ryan. Char rleston; P H
Hanes. N O; NJ L Asbell, Ridge Spring;
W q Chapman, Charleston; VIM Perry,
Pendleton; J III Westmoreland, Pa; L L
Cleskey, Ga; W b Burke, Mr. Hsssen,
Charleston.
Central Hotel-T r Gaines, Riohland
Albert Query, " Rice. s Q; L W
Herring. Baltimore; W 81 Whi.lock.
Greenwood; o Burgess, J - Goodgeon,
Laurens; j Campbell, Washington.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

An old Roman method OF Furnishing
extreme criminals by hurting them down
precipices is still in practice, it seems in
San Marino. a little Italian Republic in
the mountain fastnesses of the Ap-
pennies, which, from it's inaccessible po-
sition, has maintsined it's independence,
when greater powers in more exposed
localities were obliged to yield to the
great csntralizing influences now at work
IN Southern Europe. For nearly fifty
years, no murder had been committed at
San Marino, until q couple OF months
since, Felicita Pallavicini, beautiful
young woman OF twenty-five, was con-
victed of numbering her illegitimate
child. She was early left an orphan,
and, more sinned against than SHINING.
was led astray by a Roman thief and
gambler. who, after first duplicating her
in robbery, for which she was sent to
prison. deserted her. The police sent
her back to San Marino, and soon her
child was born, to die by it's mothers
hand. When tried for her offence, she
seemed wholly Indifferent to what was
going on, aud even while the Judge was
prononncing sentence. until he spoke
the words, Prepare for your doom;
your last hour has come" Then she
broke into wild screams and begged for
mercy, but the Judges shook their heads
aud said to the officers, "Take her to
tho gorge of Feri." She fought despe-
ratsly. nnd abused the priest who sought
to administer spiritual consolation, until
she WAS bound hand and foot and car
ried horror stricken to the precipice.
Then, as the priest said the last prayer
for mercy, two officers lifted her und
dropped her into tho abyss. A second
after, her body struck lnrd against the
bottom OF the gorge. and all WAS over.
Mrs.. Susan 3. Anthony, the CHAM pion
OF womsn's rights, is testing the qucs.
ton Of female suiffhgo before the Su.
pr-me Court Of the State Of Now York
Ii Susan waits until she gets decision
III her favor before she votes, she will be
qnlte an aged female by the time the
happy periodic her comes round.
l have broken up several long stand
ing cases OF ch,l!s and fevor with SIM
mons Liver Regulator. also find it
great remedy for dyspepsia and liver
dlsense. ]. w. ANSLEY,
J25t3Tl Buena VISTA, G..
The following persuns bare been elect
81 oliicers of tho tow Of Wulhalla
Tor the present year: Intendant-A
Brenneoke. Wartiens-J. w. Holleman,
II. q. R1chau, j. j. Norton. J. ii. Ple-
per, ". Pitchiord, NJ. Bulwinksl.
Tue Washington HepGblicsn says t. 9.
Clayton, OF this State, has been appoint
I'd Third Lieutcnunt in tho revenue
marine service.
DIR. e 6. HUaHEs We are paiied to
announce the drccasc Of this estimubie
geutlclan, WHICH occurred IN Tuesday
nIght.-Cun,ticn journal.
II now ploEonuco you mal sud
hnud over tho ten dollars, before [ 90
any further" is u way CONNECTICUT cler-
Hymen have Of securing their fees.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

The house. with the machinery.
ono h"lo OF cotton, cotton seed and fod-
der belonging to Mr.. w. A. Clay. OF
Cn'houn's Mills, Abbeville. were totally
destroyed on the night Of the lO.h inst,
by an ipccndiary. Union Times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

a CoLoRED WEST POINT CADET WITH.
DRAWS. s.-Cadet Samuel Gibbs, colored,
son of the Secretary OF State of Flori-
da. withdrew from West Point on Mon
day. Samuel Gibbs was appointed a ca
dot in May. 1872, by colored Congress
man from Florida, passed tho prelimi-
nary examination, and entered the AcA-
deny in June. A correspondent from
West Point tells the reason OF the with
drawal. lie says: "The Jaunary exami-
nations. which closed about week ago.
aud which proved death to milt ry aspi-
rations Of Cadet Gibbs. are represented
to have been unusually severe and
searching, and about twenty of the bar X:
ward yonpg men we're found whioi
implies that they were deficient in
marks, and failed to pass an examina-
tion. In other words, when cadet is
found, he is lost to the Academy, and
returns to civil life." The same CORE.
spondsnt states that, while Gibbs was
not maltreated, he, with Smith, the
other colored cadet, was completely os
sraci'ed, socially, by the other cadets.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

SUDDEN DEATH mfr. VIM. Brook
banks, an old and respectable plumber
Of this city, died suddenly, OF apo.
plexy, ct his residence, corner of King
and Clifford streets, yesterday morning
he had retired the night before apparent
ly in as good health as usual, but about
halt.past 8 o'clock yesterday morning
exhibited signs OF restlsssness. BeiuK
Questioned, he complained OF pains in
the head and nook. Mrs. Brookbanks
started to get some medicine for him,
oot she had scarcely left him before he
swooned, dying ia about ten minutes.
Mr; brookbanks Was native OF England,
and camo to Charleston about thirty
years ago. He leaves several children.
most OF whom are grown.
CharLeskon Netos.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

= slaelaaa..nAas~{f {fEbeoaore-.@s;.ton
s%aS: sss at3s1s sss:y :sasis,ssi ,s9s:s sas s
With his lavender kids. received The
hamhi5 APOLOGY OF tie proseoutino
omoer, whom hes sselegansly bora ted, and
!ne seml'ooutition OF certain of the
1oiymen' whom he .megnifoently do.
sPlsed. II seems to us that the speots-
ole OF q district attorney asking pardon
OF u murderer for pr pouring his convio-
tion must have made, the bones of Nat
thew Hale scrape against their cofin-Iid
ct tho self-degradation Of the Law. AS
Stokes withheld his sweet:scented hand.
and refused tile solicited pardon, Ne
hope the district attorney viii receive
clemency from no other quarter"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

Diod, at his residence, in Darlington
County, on the night of the 9Th, Mr..
Batson Jordan, nged eighty-five years.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

THR WRoNa MAN EXECUTED. .-Ths
Odessa Messenger relates that the antho.
rities OF shat town are on the track of q
painful error committed eleven years
ago. At that date, a murder was perpe.
trated on the person Of Nine. Doudoyo-
witch, wife OF general, and suspicion
fell on the lover OF tho victims maid.
servant, man named Kisselevitch. This
person was tried by court martial, cou.
demnsd to be shot, and afterward exc
cnted. 1t now apepars that the real
murderer OF the lady has been recently
discovered, and has confessed his crime
IN furnishing proofs Of the truth of his
statement.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

Typographical Union. No. "a.
i at the independents Engine Hall. THIS
EVhN1NG, at O'clock. Members will come
prepared to renew their working oards.
Jan rs Fl. N. EMLYN, Sec. and Treas.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25

For Sale.
A A pair OF fne matched BAY
Tl HORSES, respectively four and Ave
T wears old. They win be sold either
4AL-Asingly or together.
1000 pounds RICE FLOUR just received.
which will sell low, for cash. Apply At tho
Columbia Ice House f.n OK
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
the expense of the Davenporters.


We are informed by Henry Darts Sons
that they had an application to-day, by tel
egraph, to engage a suitable store for the
wholesale boot and shoe trade, and that
they were obliged to answer that there was
not store to rent in Rock Island. 1t is a
pity that business must be driven away
from here when we have so many eligible
lots owned by men who are able to build
fine stores upon them, Look at the lots
along Illinois and Front streets and the
side streets adjacent, which are either va
cant or covered by worthless shanties and
owned by men who are able to build anc
won't; and then say who is responsible
for driving business away from our town
Fine, spacious stores are wanted. VIII NJ
one supply the demand for them?
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
THE GROUND LAID OFF FOR OUR GREAT
ROUND HOUSE,


On Monday, THE ARGUS announced
that Spencer White had sold his block OF
ground in Stickney's Addition near the
new passenger depot of the c., X. |. Il T.
r. r. Co to Anawalt Denkman x Co. for
Sl2. 600, to be used by them in connection
with their new lumber mill to be erected
on the triangle Immediately west Of that
depot
To-day we are happy to tell our readers
that yesterday the ground was staked out
for the great engine house to be built on
the mill property in the Fourth Ward, and
that work on the foundation was begun to-
day This will be the largest engine house
between Chicago and Omaha, containing
stalls for forty-t,oo locomotives 1t will be
larger than the one in Chicago, that having
room for only forty locomotives. The loca-
ton is at the point on the banks of Sylvan
Water, at the clump of trees north OF the
saw mill. A good deal of filling will be
done in that vicinity and west of that point
in order to bring the grounds into sucl
shane as the necessities of business re
ouire, In fact the c., r. l. 4 p. r. r
| Co. intends to bring a considerable part o
Iowa over to this side and dump it int
the shores of Sylvan Water-to which a
: our people say amen
The improvements contemplated in tn
Fourth Ward are extensive and will great
benefit Rock Island, though but sma
portion of the plan can be carried out thl
fall. 1t is expected, however, that some ?
/ or 25 stalls of the great round house wi
be ready for use before snow flies.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
A WEAK DEFENSE,

We give Mr. Eggleston chance to be
heard in his own way, exactly as his arti-
Gle was written, Except to correct his
photography, but we reckon people
will think the communication a weak af-
fair. About one-half of it is sort Of an
irrelevant stump speech, and there is only
one direct answer to anything in our arit-
Gle, viz: He says no part Of the machin-
cry rests upon studding Our information
is different, and our informant saw the
work done Which is correct we do not
undertake 10 say.
1t will strike people as somewhat humil
iating for our Water Commissioners to alb
dictate their functions and leave the wholt
matter of location to Mr.. Holly-yet, ac
cording to Mr.. Eggleston, that was the fact
Mr.. Eggleston does not even attempt t.
defend the location-nor have we eve
heard a reason given for the location, ex
cept a personal and interested one-an,
there may be nothing in that. That tn
location is about the poorest which coul
have been made, is admitted by nearly a
our people-and that it will ultimately b
necessary to change it we have no doubt
But for the indiscreet, uncalled-for, an
thick and-thin praise Of the projections {
the late Board, by the Union, we shout
not have criticised their acts There ar
things in their course which cannot be SUI
cessfully defended, but which we were nj
disposed to talk about until provoked too
SO. The late Commissioners we're not pc
!. feet and their friends had better not set U
any claim that they were.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
Putting Down Rebellion.

When the stomach rebels against food and oh
stinatey refuses to digest sufficient ament to keep
the body we'll nourished, it can only be compelled
to resume its natural duties by wholesome tonic.
The powerful alkaloids so often administered for
this purpose are not wholesome. They are, for the
most part, deadly poisons and even when taken in
very small quantities, react violently upon the
nervous system. Not so Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers. This salutary combination of vegetable
juices, embracing the finest inyigorants and altera
tives which the botanical kingdom affords, oper-
ates mildly, steadily and benehcially upon the di
gestive, secretive and discharging organs In dys.
pepsia, bilious affections, nervous complaints, pc
riodic fevers, chronic constipation, bodily weak
ness, mental depression, languor, seeplessness land
the various disabilities incident to old age and pre-
mature decay, its effects are so wonderful that tc
be comprehended they must be witnessed or expe
yieneed.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Old Settlers Festival, Sept. Sd.
Low water has caused a rise in river
freightS.
NJ. V. Cannon, Esq, of Davenport, as
expected to speak to the people at Turner
Hall, Friday afternoon.
An excursion party was il town to-day
the 18th from Canton, ln,-special
train. four coaches, via Rockford, Rock
Island Il St. Louis r. r. They visited
the Arsenel and took in the surroundings
as usual with other parties.
r. 4 D. Montgomery, of Edgington, on
Tuesday shipped from Milan for Chicago
BY the Coal Valley Mining Co, five ear
! loads of extra fine steers average weight
/ .45O pounds. Gus fireman at the same
time shipped four car loads of hogs and one
of cattle
| Excursions to Rock Island are all the
rage now, in fact they are SO common anc
81 numerous that they cease to be interest
ing. except to those connected with them
Tomorrow two big ones-one from New
Windsor, Alpha, Woodruff, and Lynn
Centre. of about $4,000 persons, and an
other from Plano, Iowa In about tire
weeks another comes from Alexis, on tn
st. Louis road
W. H. Applegate \ Co., of lie Claire
claim To have discovereda vein Of excellen
coal. 40 feet below the surface, o
land owned by them near Rapid City, /
this county They say the vein is five fee
thick, and more nearly resembling Pitt
burg coal than any other discovery tina
has been made in this section of the Goa
bearing region. The firm owns l15 acre
about the mine.
The Union wants ali our police to stan
guard around the high school square,
watch what it calls "a promiscuous herd
loose men and women and then it wan
a policeman stationed at every stable do,
to watch for horse thieves and then
wants a policeman to watch every ma
who falls down on his little GRIN ia
We rather think the Union wants eve
body in town appointed on the pole
Anything To make it expensive for the t;
=, payers will suit the policy of the Union.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13

A fellow calling himself s s. Case, and
pretending IN represent the drug house OF
G.. d. Lane & Co, gO7 North Sixth street,
st. Louis, was found in house Of doubt.
full reputation, by Policeman Roatch, a few
evenings ago, that officer having visited the
house on complaint Of ueighbors though
he did not find sufficient evidence to war
rant arrests. He found this fellow, Case,
in the house, aud he followed Policemen
Roatch and d. Brennan as they left the
place. He afterwards, probably being
short of funds, undertook to put up lit
tie job on Roatch, in which he signally
failed, and then left town. Was the fel
low authorized to act for Lane & Co.? Oh
was he an imposter2
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
What Ex-Water Com'r gggleston Says.

1t is with reluctance tat | ask you for
brief space III your paper to explain
some of the charges that appeared In an
article published the | 1t inst, and to IN
form you and others tat did not boss
the lob Of the water WORKS as charged; al
though | am not ASHAMED or ask TO be ex-
onerated from any part ! took III the con
StructiOn of the same, bU;, on the contrary,
feel proud Of the part | lad the honor to
perform in that successful enterprise, IN all
things belonging to tn building of the
works in question. The water board
unanimously adopted the manner and
mode in all matters pertaining to the con
struetion, iii every particular and with the
/ best kind of feelings, and their actions
were always eOncurred IL by the city e0un
ell All the work that could consistently be
done by contract was let to the lowest and
best bidder. Mr. Jacob Riley, who is one
of our best plumbers ani pipe layers, had
the entire charge and control of laying the
pipe. seeing Ia the digging of the bitches,
filling in the earth, &c aud the result of
his skill and prudence il that department
was sincere vote Of thanks by the water
board for the faithful performance OF all
his duties.
not deny but | do den5 that any citizen
ever suggested any important change, or dc
sired any alteration in any particular, II
my hearing There may have been some
conversation about the Ice being liable Ii
iniure the works, but Nc remedy was evel
! suggested.
I The question of location was the sub
J, ieet of great Interest To the board
al,
= by Mr. Holly, who came here a
/ the invitation Of the commissioners on pur
pose to advise on location and looked a
: several points in company with the com
; missioners and pronounced most emphatic
: ally that the present location was tn
: proper one TO be used. and as Mr.. Holl
had a large interest in the success of tn
works, and large experience III iiIterln
- beds, Nc, the commissioners regarded hi
: judgement and advice good authority i
e assisting them to locate the works wher
G they did
r. will not take up time in this article I
cOntr0yert your opinions on the sever;
questions you have raised, except to assur
D you that no part of the foundation stone
machinery rests upon studding, or any 0tht
ID substance than very strong wall laid upo
a solid rock foundation, in the best kind
a cement mortar, and by first class mechanic
p under the direction of Mr. Lloyd, the gel
lie eral superintendent Of the magnificel
id buildings on Rock Island.
| have thought it proper that an expl
at nation thus far should be made, as Il
article in your paper, without being e.
planned, might be construed that the Roc
Island Water Works was complete fa
O. uTe, instead of being a general admit,
10 success.
ne If you should desire any other inform
ton upon the construction and manageme
W. of the water works, | should be pleased
Id furnish it Very Respectfully,
ne VIM. EGGLESToN.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-13
st. Mary's Oay,

On Friday of this week (the 18th occurs
st. Mary's Day, on which occasion under
the auspices Of the Saint Mary Catholic
Benevolent Society of Rock Island, ali the
Catholic societies of Rock Island, Daven-
port, and vicinity, will unite in a grand
procession. The Rock Island societies will
meet in their halls at 8 A. NJ, sAarp, and
proceed to the bridge over Sylvan Water,
when they will meet their friends from over
the river, after which the procession will
be formed, and, under the lead of Biehl' $
band, assisted by bands from the other
side, march through the principal streets of
Rock Island to Turner Hall, where toasts.
speeches, ETC., will be delivered
In the evening the members of the yari-
Gus societies of this city and Davenport
with their friends, will hold grand bali at
Turner Hall, Rock Island. Invitation
general Tickets 81.
V. DAUBER, Chief Marshal
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