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

DEATH OF Me-. HAMPTON SroNE-Thc
numerous friends OF Mr.. Hampton Stone
will be grieved to learn that he is no
more. He died on the 11th of March
last, at his home. in Jasper Comfy,
Texas. after a Ion g and painful Illness Of
disease OF the heart. Mr.. Stone was q
native Of Greenville District, but was
resident Of Anderson for many. years,
end was widely known among our 'peo.
pie. In the foil of 1866. be removed
with his family to Texas, and settled in
Jasper County Mr. Stone was in the
sixty fourth year of his age.
LAnderson InteAigsncs'.
MORE DISTRACTIONS Thursday
evening last, We learn, that as some chill
dren returning from school were passing
near Deans Crossing. on the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad, about four
miles from town. they observed pile Of
rocks on the track, placed there owl
IDENTITY tor the purpose OF throwing the
cars of. They immediately proceeded
to their removal, which was completed
before the up-train came along.
LGreenciNe Enterprise.
HAIL STORM A most terrific hail
storm passed over Greanville, yesterday
evening, between 2 and 3 O'Clock. The
foil continued for near twenty minutes,
and the stones fell in much profusion,
and were 30 large and -came with such
.o:oe that |o expected tho breaking os
the pancs OF glass in our Office windows.
The like has not been seen here for some
time past. GreenoiNe Enterprise.
ADscoNDED. We regret to state that
Citizen, living few miles above town,
recently deserted his wife and two little
children. Some Of our merchants sus-
tanned considerable loss by this unes-
peoted conduct Of hitherto respectable
gentleman. Cause of his unnatural con-
duct, bad whiskey and women.
anderson COnSerrd'0r.
AN UNFORTUNATE FAM1LY.-Keeler,
who murdered Miss Spencer in Syracuse,
N. Y, and afterwards had his neck
broken, is of an unfortunate family. His
father was killed some years ago, on q
Canadian railroad; and he had brother
and sister killed at different times by nc.
cidont. There is said to be startling
secret behind the Syracuse tragedy.
STORM. "A sevoro storm of rain, hail
and wind passed over tho village Tues
day evening. We learn that James
Davis. colored, an employee of Sylvester
Bleckley, Esq, was seriously injured, in
consequence Of q tree being blown down
on him.-Anderson Conserpator.
Mrs. DAVID SNELL.-Wo rogrct to an
nounce the death Of this lady, Oh Thurs
day morning last. Her bereaved hus-
band and children have suffered irrepa-
rable loss. She leaves behind a large
circle OF acquaintances.
Orangedurg Times.
Meningitis is still raging in Abbcville,
GreenviIle, Anderson, Newberry, and
other sections of the upper part OF the
State.
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United; STATES OouRr- CHARLESTON.
April 2.-The following cases were heard
and disposed or: T..'a
The staten er. rel. Theo, D. Wagner,
plaintiff In error, us. John r Scott,
Treasurer, 30: y
The State ez rel. James Robb. plaintiff
in error, cs. Wm. Gurney, Treasurer,
&c. In error to the Supreme Court OF
the State OF South Carolina. Mr.. Just.
ice Hunt delivered the opinion of the
Court, affirming tho judgments Of the
said Supreme Court in these causes, with
costs. Dissenting, Mr.. Justices Davis
and Strong.
The city OF New Orleans. appellant,
os. Myra Clarke Gaines. Appeal from
the Circuit Court Of the United States
for the District of Louisiana. Mr. just.
ice Hunt delivered the opinion of the
Court, affirming the decree Of the said
Circuit Court in this cause, with costs
and interest.
Petition of VIM. West, to be finally
discharged in bankruptcy, was referred
to Registrar Clawson.
Petition OF Mathew Morrill,, of York,
for voluntary bankruptcy, was referred
to Registrar Ola wson.
The assignee of james Miller was or
dered to account to the Registrar in
twenty days; the assignee OF F. D. Green
in the same time, and the assignee of
Joseph Mendel in thirty days.
Petition Of Seibels & Ezell, for the in =.
voluntary bankruptcy OF Phincas F. Fra
zee, was filed, and the debtor ordered to
show cause, on the 9th instant, why its
prayer should not be granted.
In the oase Of James p. Low, creditor,
rs. the Blue Ridge Railroad, Buist &
Buist for the petitioner, it was ordered,
on motion Of Melton & Chamberlain. 30.
licitors for the debtors, that tho rule to
show cause be returnable on the 7th
instant, and that all orders be continued
until that time.
Esau Bradley was bound over to the
United States Court yesterday, by tho
United States Commissioner, for violat.
ing the internal revenue law.
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HorEh Arrivals, April n3; 1873
IVheelsr House, 81 Fereter. Mhs. Melli-
champ, T B johnson, SumterS Mfand
Mrs Il s Hoyt. P NJ Satterfield; j H
Moss, John Butler, Jr, N u; 8 May,
Rock Hill; A Sadler. r E Miller, Char
lotte; W F Manson, Geo e Hanson and
wife. Bsl.;noro; Mrs W Robertson. Mrs
T r Robertson, child and nurse, Miss
Rion, Winnsboro;J Hickman, Louis.
vile; Mrs A 8 Wheeler, A 8 Wheeler,
Brooklyn; W A Bradley, Augusta; j 81
Morgan, Miss Hammett, Miss Morgan,
Greenville; R M Stokes, Union; b J
Griffith and wife. Miss NJ Q Griffith,
Summit; J r Fowler, Cullen Lark, Lau-
rens.
Hendric House-W W Geiger, Lexing-
ton; Kennedy. Ridgeway; Robert 81
Aldrich, G Donaldson. Charlotte;
DuBose Eggleston, Winnsboro; Mark
Cooper, No; W A Wilson, Mrs B B
Grier and two sons, Due West; Mrs
Ohisolm, Blackstock; Mrs Strong, Chap
poll Hill
Columbia Hotel-W D Kennedy, 8 @;
O II Manns. Pa; @ E Kirk. Tenn; G O
Douglass, Ga; r Graham. Mrs Morse, J
NJ Carson, " Dudley, Charleston; J A
Madron, Raleigh; Cloud. @ Camden,
8 G; A A Gilbert. Sumter; WI Sprinkle,
G p Gardner, G w Thames. 81 Stell-
ing, II Hauser, Wilmington; G Reab,
sc.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
John 3. Cennis-Notice.
S. 2. Fl. Elwell-Horse Strayed.
D. Epstin-New Attractions.
Geo. Symmers-Teas.
Jacob Levin-Auction.
Reese & Thompson-Barber Shop.
Mrs. Il. Newsom- Boarding.
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The following cali is published in the
last number of the Edgeaeld AdUsytisa.
It is signed By number OF the principal
citizens 81 the County: ! t.ii
"Mn Eb1ron: The undersigned. citi-
zens Of Edgeaeld County being desirous
of asdartaining, tbb :indebtedness' of the
County, and the mis-application OF the
public funds. il any there be-, and Of in
Nestigatihg the administration OF the
County finances generally, respectfully
Invite their fellow citizens to assemble
il public meeting, without regard to
color. ht Edgefeld cConrt House, on the
first Monday in April next"
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Bismarck, angry with the Pope, has
rescinded the liberal provisions of the
Constitution of 1s4s, which gave the
different ecolesiastioal organizations con-
troll within proper limits Of their own
affairs. he has placed the whole sys-
tenn OF church control in the hands OF q
member OF the Cabinet. The great
Prussian hitherto has been equal to
every task of State he has undertaken,
but it remains TO be seen how he will
como out of this ecclesiastical entangle-
ment. This is not the age Of Henry
VIII and Philip II, and the daring
Chancellor, according to an Americans 8
opinion, is handling the aharpest of
edged tools when he essays to put reli.
gious liberty under his foot,
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Txxpzalnos Fssr1vA1s AThs festival
for The benefit .iofa dRlumba Diviliop.
No. 3, Sons 81 Tempsrsnee. which was
so,haye been held on / the 9th. ,1O.h and
11th inst, has been. poe.poasa for few
days, in consequenSs Of the time flint
Hxed upon falling on Passion week. The
time and place will be published in AM
pie sime for ths ladies and committees to
mako suitable arrAnk ketnents.;T az 80 s1:
,- q -,-t->,;;i>. ~c,---S- -S--il- 't'. s:t.lA .
Aninfornal meeting was held in the
'parlor oi the Columbia Hotel oh Wednaa-
day afternoon, TO consider q proposition
from Gen. Job n II. Gordon, acai.she
Southern Mutual Etie Insurance Com :
pany, relative e ths c,isIlisbmedt Ok 81, =,
branch OF department. .jpl this city. y The
office, the whole control Of tbe',uss1ess
sndshs funds paid into tie dompsiny as
premiums in this Slate. "a, be- npdsE The
dileeetion of. . President and Board of
Trnstees. .selected out OF the mostusub- !
stausial citizens and bnsiness met. 19f tha
city, The COMPANY, propose al Pnss 10 !,
erect building on sa eligible .Ats on ).
Main street, for an ohics, DO The only !.
condition TO be fulfilled IL tor ths hnsi. .
ness men here g ts1s CO. tie pisq,iio:ez,' s,ili: ,.
and from suoh poliey.h holders ,shs Tras-
tess or Board to be ssleptsd:n This plan
was very favornb'y received by I'll pre-
sent and vstmly advocated. " <.'0
~ : -----~~>~-- : 49, ...f'.
TA1 GENERAL r. e. LEE MONUMENT.
The grand monument to the memory OF
General Leo is now rapidly being con-
ssructed. under the direction aud skill Of
Prof. Volentine. And in order to com.
plese it at the earliest posssible day, the
Executive Committee OF the Lee Memo.
rial Association, of Lexington, Va.,
which is composed Of such distinguished
men as Generals Pendleton and Terry,
Hon. VIM. mclaughlin, Colonel Preston
johnston, Charles Davidson, and others,
have authorized the publication and sale
OF perfect life size steel engraved por-
trait OF General Lee; the proceeds OF
it's sale to be applied in furtherance of
the object of this association, namely:
to the erection OF a monument to the
memory of General B. E. Lee. at the
Washington and Lee University, Lezing-
ton, Va. The portrait will be sold only
by subscription, through regular autho-
rized agents. Every subscriber for the
portrait will receive certificate, signed
by the Secretary and Chairman OF the
Lee Memorial AsaStlstion.: We COM
mend this portrait to the publie,sand
hope some good, energetic man win is-
cure the agency in This section, fAgdets
to help on the good work + MeAI VI.
~. Bostwick & Co.. Nos. ,1774 aEaS 179
West Fourth street, Cincin natl, fOhio,
have been constituted and appointed
general managers of sgenoies. and any
COMMUNICATIONS addressed IL. them. for
circulars. terms. and certificates. viii Re
ceive prompt attention.
HoTKL ARRIVALS, April ..3;;t i873.-
tVheelsr House, 81 Fereter. Miss. Meli-
champ, T B johnson, SumterS Mrand
Mrs Il s Hoyt. P NJ Satterf1eld; j 81
q
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TEMPERANCE Address. We had the
pleasure of hearing the hon. J. J. Hick-
man, last evening, on the evils OF intern
peranoe, and real pleasure it was. His
discourse was weighty in its matter and
solid in its array OF facts. It was pro-
fusely illustrated by anecdote, and
warmed with genuine pnthos. The lec-
turer is commissioned by the Independ-
ent Order Of the Good Templars, and
represents tho cause as rapidly prosper
ing in their hands. They, with other
organizations, have addressed themselves
to the overthrow OF the giant evil of
drunkenness 1t is undoubtedly great
work, one worthy the ambition of the
highest talents and the noblest accom-
plishments. We are grati6cd to he in
formed that it is taking deep hold Of the
hearts and consciences OF many in this
community.
The performances of choir OF ladies
and gentlemen added much to the agree
ableness OF tho evening, and enforced
the fervid appeals of the orator. Woman
may ftly engage in this reform. She
and her children are the greatest suffer
ers from the evils which it seeks to re-.
move. Let her give her countenance
and encouragement to it, and assist to
extirpate vice which has entrenched it.
self in so many families and homes. Her
sympathy, her active efforts may do
much to make thom again centres OF
earthly happiness. and training schools
for heaven.
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aASeIuoous tuefo were Will De p0raQe IN
honor OF the event. The Independent
and Palmetto Steam Fire Companies will,
doubtless, furnish the escort.
DR.. E. q. Heinitsh, who is located
directly opposite the PHOENIX Office, ad-
vertises Southern medicines for South
ern people" A good idea. Tho doc
tors "Quocn's Delight" is oil the go.
All tho leading papers in the country
are on file i'll tho PHOENIX Office, for the
inspection of the public.
It is claimed that the Howard School,
in this city. has 450 scholars (colored)
and nine teachers.
The Yorkville En4uire, is Publishing
an interesting novelette,, written by Mrs
Clark Waripg, Of this city, entitled
"Florimond; or, Divorce or No Di-
vorce."
News was received yesterday of the
death, in the convent at Baltimore, OF q
sister Of the Right Rev. Bishop Lynch.
A POEM I've introduce to the readers
Of the PHOENIX little poem, from the
pen OF the fine poet and orator, A. J.
Reqnicr. Esq. Immersed in professional
engagements in the city Of New York,
these lines are the first he has dedicated
to the muses. for five years, and they
come now bright aud fresh from bis
brilliant pen, at the request OF old
friends in Darlington, s. c., who COM
pose the Darlington Monumental Asso.
citation. The little gem is entitled ''AIe.
mortal Affairs, and will be found on our
fourth page.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02
How South Carolina Is Robbed.

The Radical organs in South Carolina COM
placently state that the next tax in that unfor-
tunate pachalic will probably be twenty-five
mills on the dollar The taxable property is
s15O,0OOOOO. The tax, at Is mills, would ag-
gregate $3,750000. This is equivalent to 5S,-
59S bales of cotton. No wonder that excel
lent journal, the Winnsboro Neaos, in the face
of such audacious brigandage, has this bitter
comment:
"The annual tax of the Jews, q people pecu-
liarly blessed by Providence, was only a tenth
of the crop; aud this State, though by no
means blessed at present, pays one-eighth for
the privilege of having such rulers SIS are now
in power. And because the people complain
of this fearful condition of affairs, they are
called Bourbons and sore-heads. Gov. Scott
said recently that he would run the whole gov
ernment on tax of nine mills, and then make
q profit of several hundred thousand dollars.
Let the State be farmed out to him. Even he
ia better than the present administration"
We trust that the day is not far distant
when South Carolina shall be enancipated
from native robbers as we'll as alien thieves.
The choice between Scott and Moses is the
alternative between the devil and witch.
Scott pretends cheapness and reform now, be-
canse he is out of Office. Once back again, he
would not be satisfied with anything less than
the exaction Of the last farthing.
God speed the day of South Carolina's de-
liverance l-AugustG Co1stitutionGlaSt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02

DAY AND NIGHT IN SwEDEN.-The pecu-
liarities of day and night in Sweden strike the
traveller very foreibly, after being accustomed
to the temperate zone. In June the sun goes
down in Stockholm about 10 o'clock. There is
great illumination all night, as thesun passes
around the earth towards the North Pole, and
the refraction of its rays is such that you can
read at midnight without any artificial light.
There is mountain at the head of Bothnia,
where. on the 21st of June, the sun does not
seem to go down at all. The steamer goes up
from Stockholm for the purpose of conveying
those curious to witness the phenomena. The
sun reaches the horizon, you can see the whole
face of it, and in FIVE minutes more begins to
rise. At the North Cape, y degrees, the sun
does not go down for several weeks. In june
it would be about Is degrees above the horizon
at midnight In the winter the sun disappears,
and is not seen for weeks and then it comes,
and remains for ten or fifteen minutes, after
which it descends, and finally does not set at
all, but makes almost circle around the
heavens. The Swedes are very industrious
and labor is reckened by the hour, twelve hours
being reckoned as days work. Birds and
animals take their accustomed rest at the usual
hour whether the sun goes down or not.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02

RAILWAY CARS ON W1REs.-The wire rope
railway has recently been introduced on an i'm
proved plan-mainly designed, in this form, to
be used in connection with narrow guage
railway or horse road, where coal or ore is
moved in small, square box cars.
The tracks are laid TO the edge of the river
or lake to be crossed, and, if the span does not
exceed three hundred feet, steel seven-eighth
inch rope is stretched over the stream. 1t is
passed round large wooden wheels, properly
secured at each end, and so arranged that,
when one wheel is turned by steam power, the
entire rope travels like any ordinary band.
Close beside this, and at just the width of the
cars from it, is placed another rope, secured in
the same way, and made to move with it,
These two ropes pass over strong supporting
wheels at each side of the stream, and hang
about four feet above the end of the rail.
Each car is provided with four strong iron
hooks, one on each corner, and, as they arrive
at the stream, they are pushed, one at time,
up to the moving ropes. The hooks on the
cars fit over the rope, and lis friction lifts them
from the track and transports them over the
stream. On reaching the other side, the ropes
pass over the wheels, and the car slides upon
the rails again without injury; Its momentum
sends it along the track, and 1t IS easily Sc
cured to the engine. When the train has
passed the rope transit, one car at time, 1t is
made up and goes on.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02

CoRsETs DEFENDED.-We know perfectly
we'll that some persons lace themselves too
tight, although it is not at present fashionable
to do so. We know, too, that some women
have seriously injured their health, while some
have sacrificed life itself on the shrine of a
slender waist. But the wearing of the corset
does not necessarily, and, in fact, does not COM
monty, end in tight lacing; while lacing, and
that, too, of very hurtful sort, may be, and
frequently is, accomplished without the use of
a corset at all. We have seen mems clothes
worn as tightly as any corset ever was The
condemnation of tight-lacing is perfectly just,
of course, rs everybody having the smallest
knowledge of anatomy knows. But many wo-
men who never lace, wear corsets. and derive
great benefit from their use. It is certainly
yery absurd to demand that these people shall
forcgo 6. .comfort-giving article of apparel mere
" because they could turn il into an instru-
rnent of torture if they were fools. They find
that to put the entire weight of their clothing
upon their shoulders is to give themselves pain,
and in order to divide it they let part of their
apparel depend upon their hips for support. To
do this without corset it would be necessary
to wear the garments altogether tighter about
the waist than they should be worn, and to
bind them around single narrow zone, which
would be both uncomforta ble and unwise. The
corset, however, distributes both the weight
and the pressure over the strong muscles Of
the hips, and as it is less yielding than the
flesh, it obvates the necessity of tight waist
bands altogether. The corr It, properly used,
in other words, furnishes the very best remedy
for tight-lacing, particularly now that taper
waists have gone out of fashion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02

GREAT MEMS THOUGHTS We always think
of great men as in the act of performing the
deeds which give them renown, or else in state.
ly repose, grand, gloomy and majestic. And
yet this is hardly faiE because even the most
gorgeous and magnificent of human beings
have to bother themselves with the little things
of life which engage the attention of us small
people. No doubt Moses snufed and got angry
when he had a severe cold in his head, and if q
fy bit his leg while be was sitting in the desert,
why should we suppose he did not jump and
use violent language and rub the sore place
And Cesar-isn't it tolerably certain that he
used to become furious when he went upstairs
to get his slippers in the dark and found that
Calphurnia had showed them back under the
bed, so that lie had to sweep around wildly
for them with the broom handle; and when
Solomon cracked his crazy bone, is it unreason.
able to suppose that he hoped around the
floor and looked mad or felt as if he wanted 70
cry? Imagine George Washington sitting on
the edge of the bed, putting on clean shirt,
and growing at Martha because the buttons
were off; or St. Augustine with an apron
round his neck having bis hair cut; or Joan Of
Arc holding her front hair in her mouth, as
women do, while she fixed up her back hairi
or Napoleon jumping out of bed in frenzy to
chase a musquito around the room with pill
low; or Martin Luther in his night shirt trying
to put the baby to sleep at two O'Clock in the
morning; or Alexander the Great with the
hiccoughs; or Thomas Jefferson getting sud-
denly over the fence to avoid dog; or the
Duke of Wellington lying in bed with the
mumps; or Daniel Webster abusing his wife
because she hadn't tucked the covers in at the
foot of the bed or Benjamin Franklin pairing
his corn with razor; or Jonathan Edwards
at the dinner table wanting to sneese just as
ne gets his mouth full of hot beef; or Noah
standing at his window at night throwing
bricks OF a cat.-iNac Adeler.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-02

A M1sTAKE.-That the editors are delighted
to get anything to "fill up" the paper.
That they have plenty of time to correct bad
manuscript.
That they should "puff" everybody for moth
ing. - no;.
That they should know everything, whether
informed of it or not.
That they should "notice" every scalawag
show that travels. H.,
That they should have news, whether there
is any or not. :.
That they should print every man who at
tends a dog fight or horse race.
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Edward #. Stokes, Esq.

This widely known individual has recently
added much to the notoriety by allowing him
self to be committed to Jail, by Judge Cooke,
for contempt of Court, where he now is.
As there seems to be some misunderstanding
about this matter, we propose TO give Its his
tory briefly from the record.
A statute of this State provides that if the
sheriff can not make the money on an execu-
tion in his Office and the plaintiff in the execu-
ton believes that the judgment debtor has
property. but of such character that the
sheriff can not levy ON it and make the money,
then he can bring the defendant in the eXecu-
ton before the Court on supplementary pro-
ceedings and compel him to answer concerning
bis property.
A proceeding of this character was taken
out against Mr. Stokes more than year ago,
before Judge Orr, returnable to the September
term, A. D. 1872. When Court came On Mr..
Stokes was in the Northwest making political
speeches. Judge Orr issued rnle against
him, requiring him to show cause at the Jam
uary term, why he shonld not be attached for
contempt of Court, for neglecting to appear
and answer. There was no Court in January,
no civil business was heard in May, and at our
last term the matter was called up. Plaintiff s
counsel did not press the rule against him, but
simply required him to go upon the stand and
be examined, as the law required: Mr.. Stokes
fatty refused in open Court to be examined.
Judge Cooke committed him to JAIL s4 as the law M
quired him to do.
This is the whole matter in nutshell. We feel
called upon to make this statement, because
Judge Cooke is absent, and we understand Mr..
Stokes accuses him Of being improperly in
lueneed. He simply did his plain duty, and
he did it kindly, but frmly.-GreenviHc Re
.,,bEnno