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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-29

Dispatches from Iowa, give full de.
tails OF the terrible cyclone of LTh1raday.
Scarcely dwelling or barn is left in its
track. The town OF LANCASTER is sentire.
~ demolished. The Cyclone started
nenr that city and advanced North. east.
erly, passing North of Tallyrand through
the German settlement of Bader. It
approached the line of Washington
County, where it jumped distance of
about eight miles. It swept along the
ground for six or eight miles and then
disappeared in the middle of the town
ship as suddenly rs it had appeared.
The fright of the people renders them
unable to give satisfactory account of
the tornado.
The Springfield tMass.) Republican
asks that the Republican journals shall
demand the recall of General Sickles
from Madrid. It alleges that he re-
ceived his political education in the
slums of New York; that the blood of al
unarmed man is on his hands; and that
he came home last year ms the hired
agent of foreign capitalists, and by bribe-
~ and corruption got possession Of the
Erie Road.
The Southern and Atlantic Telegraph
Company will, in q few days, remove
their office to the premises lately occu-
pied by Mr.. Fehrenbach, No. Broad
street, when the automatic telegraph
machine, capable of transmitting 1000
words minute, will be frat inaugurated
here Charleston Ne,cs.
The President contemplstes trip to
Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond
early in June, to be absent from Wash
ipgton about three days.
There has been no court held in Lau.
rons County this year, in consequences
OF blundsr by the jury commissioner
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BECOMING A1AaxzD. F9rnsy xavosi'
cle; the Washington organ, Of 4he Presi.
dent:is disgusted with the recent Con
gresaioual Convention. at st, Louis.
which it styles the "quasi rnmp Congress
of the West" It sees ii il treason to
the Republican party and proceeds to
dilate upon it after this fashion:
''The session in the West Of quarter
or a third the members Of Congress
elect, besides being in spirit, if Hot in
letter, quasi rump affair, is unequalled
in the past history OF this nation, and is
believed to be without precedent In the
history of the legislative bodies of other
nations. The effect can hardly be other
wise than pernicious and misohievous,
because the local prejudices and pas
sions excited by it will naturally grow
feeling, If the objeots.sought are not en-.
dorsed and adopted by the whole BODY
assembled in regular session at Wash
ington. It is the business OF the lat. er
body, or Of the whole Congress, to con
slider and to act determinedly upon oil
questions affecting every part OF the
country, under. their solemn obligation
OF fealty to the Consultation and of re-
gard for the public good. Whatever
popular conventions Of citizens Of a
given locality. or State Legislature, may
indicate as proper objects OF Congress.
sional policy, is one thing. but for Con
greesmen OF such localities to got to-
getherl TO act separately and distinctly
from the entire body, is another aud Ell
tlrely different thing. In 80 doing they
transcend their proper duties, and 70
further in mischievous steps that may
lead to disunion than did the Hartford
Convention or the Southern Convention,
that finally resulted in that OWL var, tue
evils and mischief of which are not con-
fined to the facts Of costs and carnage,
devastation and inhumanity, but include
u decentralization that seems to have
reached every condition of life, and has
lowered. if not irrevocably vitiated, the
sense Of honor and integrity that before
had 30 high place in the thoughts and
acts Of American citizens. The fearful
demon OF American politics is SEQ.
tionalism, therefore separate and dis
tinot sessions or meetings of Con.
gressmen, or other Government officials
OF this or that portion Of the country, is
frought with dangerous complications. F."
The Augusta Chronicle and iSentine
adds:
"With a united South and West ia
Congress upon material issues, affecting
the separate or united interests OF the
sections. q combination could be formed
which would disintegrate the Republi
can party. And is ia this fear which
alarms the Chronicle and calls forth its
den.nciation of the st. Louis Conveu.
ton. Self-interest is the great motive
power which influences and controls the
conduct of States and peoples. II the
West can make money by uniting with
the South upon issues affecting its inte-
rests, it will be anxious to combine in
breaking down the influence which
New England hes heretofore exercised
in the general protective legislation oi
the country"
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The removal of the tower of the old
New York post Office was commenced
last week 1t was built in 1927, by the
Knickerbockers, the stone OF which it is
made having been brought from Hol.
land. During the revolution the tower
was used to watch the movements of tho
British. In later years it served as q
bell tower for the fire department.. The
walls are three and half feet in thick.
ness. Although nearly century and o
half old, they are as firm as when first
cemented.
Adyicos from Montevideo OF April 20,
soy that the yellow fever prevails there
to such an extent that the people are
flying from the city and business is sus-
pended.
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SrARTANDURo AND AsHEyILLE RAIL
ROAD The Carolina Spartan thus en-
couragingly speaks of this emplated
road:
The corncsa:ofs of The Spartan burg
and Asheville Railroad Company held
their second meeting on Friday last in
this place. Commissioners to open
books for subscriptions of stock to this
enterprise were appointed. The COM
mittee reported on Friday, having con-
ferrsd with largo capitalists most deeply
concerned in the connection with Ashe-
vile. N. c. We have the assurance that
If the sum Of $3.50. 900 is raised along
the line of the road from Columbia riu
Union and Spartanburg. that the road
will be built. II is useless to reiterate
the testimony of the most eminent engi.
peers as 10 the prscticability, direct ess
aud cheapness Of this route. In these
respects it is incompatible. It was de-
cided to hold meeting of the stock
holders on the first day OF July next, for
tue purpose Of electing q President and
Directors Of this company.
A public meeting was hold Friday
night in tho Court House, mt which
speeches were made by Col. r. 3. Jeter,
Col G. Cannon, Major D. r. Duncan,
und Simpson Bobo, Esq. The spirit
evInced mt this meeting was nll that
could be desired. Spartanburg and
Union will raise more thun their share of
the $3.50, 900 required. What says Co.
lumbia? What says the city Of Charles
ton, which has heretofore luvished hun
dreds of thousands on the Charleston
and Memphis and the Blue Ridge Rail.
ronds. oil for naught?
DEATHS Mr.. Marion Sanders, vent.
rable and respected citizen of Sumter
County. died on Thursday, tho 22d inst.
He had completed his three score and
ten years, and leaves large family OF
children and grand children.
The death OF Mrs. McCallum, the
venerable and respected mother OF DR..
DAVID Il. McCallum, occurred on Mon
DAY night last, at the residence Of the
latter.
A negro cabin at Lsnesbore. Anson
County. N. o.. was destroyed by Gre a
few days ago, and consumed two little
negroes, aged respectively four and two
years. The mother had shut them nm
IN the house and gone of into tho neigh.
borhood.
On last Friday morning. Mr.. Eman.
uel K. Robinson died at his residences
in GreeuviIle. after several weeks illness.
ut the age OF sixty y-seven years.
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Roscoe Conkling is now considered
the coming man for the Supreme Bench.
Astonishment has long been dead in the
people OF this country, and nothing that
the President might do except v: -tuous
act would again revive it. But of I. the
nimble and serpentiDe tricksters in the
Presidents political shambles, O., king
is perhaps the most venomous and dis
gusting. With swaggering front aud
u fnco of brass, he has ktten-liko friyo-
lity and q chaify fnncy which would
bring the Supreme Bench not only into
Toproach, but contempt. He is deep
only in malice. He is learned only in
the arts of lawless conspiracy and in
trigue. Alasl what successor to the
erudite and accomplished Chase. A dis.
gusted countryman would feel humi-
lated in looking on this picture and then
on that. Courier. Journal.
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BLOODY AFFA1R.-We learn that fear
full tragedy has just been enacted in
Clarendon County. near tbe Williams
burg line. It seems that Major Land
and Mr.. Pritchard had been in copart-
nership in the turpentine business; that
Major Land was the psymaster of the
firm; but TINT he and Mr. Pritchard had
recently dissolved their business con-
nection. This. fact, it also seems. was
not known to the hands, who had been
in their employ. who presented them
selves as usual to Major Land to receive
their wages. He told them that he had
Withdrawn from the firm, and that they
must go to Mr.. Pritchard for their
money. Upon hearin this, they be-
came very violent, drew their knives and
pistols, and tried to cut and shoot him.
When this demonstration was made.
Major Land drew his revolver, killed
two Of his nssailants and wounded two
others BY this prompt action he saved
his own ife.-Sumtcr Ne,cs.
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S. G.
Thursday Morning. May 20. 1873.

We have no disposition to belittle any
publication, or to put ourselves in po-
sition We cannot maintain; bat this we
claim:
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9os- MATTER --ABoUT TWELVE Co.-6a
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GREATER CIRCULATION IN Co.-gaa
10-huMBIA. THE NORTHERN, NoRrH-Bu
1e3-WRsTERN AND NORTH RAsTERN-y1a
e1S-SEoTIoNs OF THE STATE, rHAN-yau
16rANY DAILY PAPER; AND THAT 1r.-yaa
59-!s THE PATRIARCH OF THE DAILY-0a
~PRsss II Souri, CAROLINA Ra
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Among the many plans for rapid
transit in New York the latest is sys.
tem OF travelling sidewalks. The plan
is to build an endless movable platform
on an elevated tramway. The motive
power being from large stationary steam
engines under ground. The sidewalk
is to be perpetually moving up one
side OF street or avenue ami down an.
other, at the rate of nineteen miles an
hour. Passengers arc to be taken on or
off the platforms by means OF transfer
cards. without stopping the movement
of The sidewalk.
Up to the 21st instant, the St. Paul
Press says an unreasonable ice field Of
Duluth prevented vessels from the lower
lake ports from reaching q safe Iiarbor.
The adventures Of q propeller which has
been for several days in eight OF Duluth,
it adds, reads very much like the ex.
perienoes Of the numerous Arctic expe.
ditions.
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tueiE Legitimate owners, ye6CefQRy-
Samuel Higgins. Thomas Blair. J. NJ.
Livingston. John G. Whitman and o CO.
lored woman named Jane. all residents
of Ncwberry County.
An eye was evidently had to our impo.
verished condition when the postal card
was invented. They cost but one cent
each, which enables US once more by
hard strain to send out our accounts
We do not wish either to make our bust
ness public or to expose the little in
debtedness OF our patrons, which by use
OF the postal card is unavoidable, but we
cannot afford paper, stamps and enye-
lopes.
TIE AEoLIT1oE or TIE framing PM
v1LEaE.-The official postage stamps and
stamped envelopes are not to be used
before the 1st of July next, when the Act
abolishing the franking privilege goes
into effect. Those stamps and enve-
lopes are furnished for postal business
only, and consequently they must not be
sold or used on private correspondence
or business. or applied to any private
purposes whatever. Under no circum.
stances must they be sold, loaned or
given to any officer, agent or clerk Of
any other department OF the Govern
mont. A violation OF any OF these pro-
hibitions will be held to constitute good
ground for removal. Until further no.
ticc. stamped envelopes Of special design
will be furnished to first class Offices
only. Other Offices will be supplied, as
now, with official nnstamped envelopes
for use, with the official stamps.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-29

DEATH OF Mr.. CHARLES SEVERANCE Mr..
Charles Severance, who was stabbed by the
negro Peyton Spurlock in the aifray at Ed
ward Browder's. upper Hull street, on the
night of Christmas eve. died Saturday morn
ing about 4 O'Clock, after intense suffering.
BY order of Justice Martin o post-morten,
examination was held by Drs. Ingram and
Monteiro. Nothing was elected beyond the
fact that the deceased came to his death from
wound inflicted by knife in the hands of
said Spurlock.
The deceased was about sixty years of age,
was an Englishman by birth, but had re-
sided in this place for about thirty years.
He was quarryman and stone-cutter, a wild
over with four children, and was generally
esteemed as an honorable, inotfensive man.
The negro Spurlock is now in Richmond
Jail awaiting the action Of the grand jury, bail
having been refused. The prisoner has
been for some time past in the employ of the
Marshall Manufacturing Company as por-
ter and day watchman.
The funeral of Mr.. Severance took place
from his residence yesterday. 1t is reported
that the deceased had led a most adventu-
rous life, and Lad had various hair.breadth
escapes.
OFFICERS Observation-Disclosures Council,
No. 102, Friends Of Temperance, bas elected
the following officers for the ensuing term {:
Henry B. Owen, president; George A.
Gary, W. A.. J. H. Matthews, r. S.; I. B.
Gary, F. S.; W. G. Owen, treasurer A. B.
Cheatham, chaplain; w. j. Clotworthy,
conductor; D. j. Weisiger, a. c.; w. B.
Weisiger, I. S.: William Pollard, o. S.
William r. Lee, ex-president.
The ROLL OF HONOR at the Female High
School for the week ending December 18th
Misses Eliza Caligan. Kate Fitzgerald, Fan
ME Gary, Theresa and Mamie Gibbs. Lily
Nelson, Ada Nunnaly, Susie Lowell, Mamie
Snellings, Laura and Emma Richardson.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Messrs. Moody g. Royal
| report the sale of lot on Fifth avenue and
Decatur street, belonging to the estate Of
| the late W. B. West, to A. G.. Harding, and
| the Hancock property at Midlothian to j.
81. Jewett for s1,225.
POLICE CoURT.-Justicc Chiles had an.
other batch of disorderlies before him Satur-
| day morning. Some were fined, others rep
rimanded and discharged.
| GREAT ATTRAcT1oN-The exhibition o
the Pilgrims Progress at the Baptist church
tonight and tomorrow night for the bene
| fit of the church.
| MASONIC CELEBR RATION Manchester Lodge
F. A. NJ, celebrated the festival OF st. John
the Evangelist by fine supper Saturday
| night.
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The Edgar Stuart Ready for Sea-Dis'
sIssSufShed d,ukaUS to Sail 1u Her.

fis,S SufShe1 Gubaus to SSass In Her.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-Informstion
has been received here from Baltimore that
the Edgar Stuart, which has been fully over
hauled and put in sel-goiug condition in that
city, Is expected to sail very shortly. She
is cleared for Jamaica, taking nothing but
passengers in order to avoid Il suspicion Of
violating the neutrality laws.
Adelegation ofCubans will leave Baltimore
tomorrow for New York to meet the United
States steamer Juniata and escort to Balti-
more Seniors Manuel Silveiro and Amador
Saco. formerly OF the Edgar Stuart, whoa
among the survivors OF the VirgiDius. They
were both officers on that vessel, and have
fought in Cuba, and their escape from death
by the Spaniards is to be attributed 10 their
extreme youth, Silyeiro being only seventeen
years old. Alter short stay IN Baltimore
they will join the crew of the Edgar stuart.
General Aguilera, Vice-Presldent Oh tne
Cuban Republic, who has Deen at ms resi-
dence in Baltimore for some time past, mas
been recalled objective duty, ana VIII posi-
bly 90 out on the Edgar stuart.
THE STEAMER UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
R.1TmonE. December 2T.-Seyeral sensa.
tional dispatches having been sent lrom sl. sne
city in regard to the fitting out OF tne nlI-
clustering steamer Edgar stuart iof an eSpe-
dition to Cuba, and it having been stateo III
the local press this morning tnat sue , naS
cleared from this port Tor. Jamaica, the fol-
lowing authentic aud official Statement III ie-
gard to the steamer j. furnished the press
The steamer Edgar Stuart now lies at Jen-
kins's wharf, watched daily by custom mouse
officials. Her register is in the bands OF tne
collector OF the port, aud she will not DC al
lowed to sail under any circumstances With
out the full knowledge and consent OF the
proper department at Washington.
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THE misunderstanding Hall will be
thrown open on Monday evening, on which
occasion the Lingard Troupe will commence
m engagement Of two nights.
An exchange published in neighborine
city thus speaks of Miss Alice Dunning Lin
CARDS new piece from Dumas's French play ::
"Sincc the Lingard Troupe was here last
it has been strengthened by the addition of
two or three most excellent actors, and Du-
mass drama of "Diane" was well played last
night. The piece is thoroughly Frenchy,
and q great many people will object TO the
very perceptible flavor of immortality in it..
The character of wife who spends the
greater portion of her time in schemes to
meet lover is not particularly wholesome
or edilying, but the drama could have no
better advertisement than the mention of
this principal element in it. Alice DInuing
as Diane played the part with great deal of
grace and spirit. With the exception of an
occasional afiectation in the use of her voice
she is an actress of considerable ability, and
bas an especial fituesS for the modern society
drama. She looked and dressed the
part superbly, and that has much to
do with play of the sort. The
other characters are all subordinate to the
chief. and only two, the Duke de Lys (hus-
band of Dianc) and Paul (the lover). are
really necessary to the plot. The former
was sustained by Mr.. Thomas Whiffin, who
acted the outraged husband to perfection.
Mr.. D'Orsay Ogden was properly impas--
stoned and ardent as the lover, and deserved
the applause which he received. At the end
of the play he and Alice Dunning were
called before the curtain.
"Lingard's impersonations are a: clever
and entertaining as usual, and he has added
some new features to them. a pantomlmc
| by the Martincttis concluded the programme,
and was very amusing"
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p.Rpoxs RsrUsEp.-The Governor has re.

PtRpoxs REFUsED.-The Governor has re.
fused the following applications for pardon :
Alfred Grubbs, sentenced TO the penitentiary
by the County Court Of Wythe, March 1s,
1870. for grand larceny, for term of six
wears. John L. Green, Brunswick, NoVem.
Der, 1872, obtaining goods under false pre-
fences. three years. Burwell Moore, South
ampton, May, 1871, grand larceny, eight
years. William Frazier, King George, No
yember. 1873. misdemeanor, thirteen months.
Dary Ecgleston, Cumberland, August, 1877,
bieamv, three years. Peggy johnson, Rich
mond, September, 1871, stealing, five years.
Wilton Lipscomb, King William, Novem.-
Der, 1873, felony. one year. hoDert
Robertson, Henrico, July, 1873, burglary,
three wears. James NJ. Doherty, Lynchburg,
January, 1872, murder in the second degree,
five years. Philetus Fredo, Richmond, De-
ccmber S,s1S73, unlawful assault, Jail, ninety
days Richard Miure. Gloucester, prosecuted
to outawing in 1911, subornation OF per.
Jury, under prosecution for felony, ana lelt
the State. Emma Warren, Mecklenourg,
December, 1872, jail-burning, six years.
Thornton Almond, July 90, 1868, murder
ten wears. Thomas Clayton, Augusta, De-
cember, 1872, house-breaking, two years
George Dock, Rockbridge, March, 49, 81,
murder in second degree, tWeiYe yeats' W. ~
liam e. Prentiss, Lynchburg, December, 1871, !,
stealing from the person, three years. Il. Law
renee, Richmond, February, 1872, grand lar
cenv, three years. Jackson Haney ahas u
George Walker, Richmond, October, 1917,
horse-steaIing, five years. John IL. HAWKINS
Chesterfield, March, 1873, felonious cutting,
three years. n. c. Shelton, Richmond, oc-
tobcr, 1868, obtaining money under false pre-
tences, six years. and five years additional
for second offence. Michael Walters, Iaze'
well, November, 1878, burglary, - years.
Woodson Doss, Patrick, April, 1919,
ulanslaughtcr, two years. James NJ
Austin, Alexandria, October, 1871, 6ig'
amy, three years. Allen W.: Ms
Gregor, Hanover, November, 1873, as,
sau!t and blt.cry. jailed sixty days ana
fined $50. Frank Scott, Albemarle, NoVem-
Der. 1873, grand larceny, three years. Charity
Fulcher, Henry, September, 1872, murder,
four years. Martin Alley, Richmond, De
cemDer, 1871, murder, second degree, e'gh-
teen years. WiugfeId+s. Hardwiek, Lynch
burg, April, 1873, grand larceny, five years.
j. j. Wilson, Lancaster, February, 1872,
grand larceny, six yelrs. Branch White,
Lynebburg, February, 1871, grand larceny,
five years. CIeaton Jones, Meeklenbur;S,
December, 1871, petit larceny, jail, one yea,,
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Roll OF HONOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL,
The following list comprises the roll OF
honor at the city High School: Laura Brac-
kett, Ida .Condrey, Henrietta Craven, Annie
Eddins, Mary E. Fox, Ada W. Lee, Sue
McWiliams, Fannie Michelbacher, Annie ..
Pace, Annie Peasants, NJ. Belle Pleasantss,
Fannie L. Power, Mollie Rady, Emma V.
Sayille, Belle Wade, Carrie II. Walters,
Belle Z. Woodson, II. E. Anderson, George
Fl. Armstead, Willie L. Bass. Levi Benjamin,
S. It. Beveridge, Richard Cardwel, L. L.
Dearborn, Jacob Ezekiel, L. B. Folks, Bald
win Fisher, Joseph 4. Levy, Eddie Nc
Carthy, Ii. V. McCurdy, Samuel Reynolds,
Charles Straus, Morselli Stutz. Walter Wal.
den. Average attendance for the week, 50
Der cent