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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-10

On Tuesday, the body of coppor-oo-
lored man, was found on the road, about
q mile above Effingham, North. eastern
Railroad. It is supposed that in at
tempting to jump off the train he got in
jured and died. The impression in the
section Of country above, was that he
onoe belonged to the famous Lowrey
gang.
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LIST OF NEW ADvBRTIsEAlRNrs,

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction Sale of Material.
E. e. Davies g. Oo.-Turkeys, etc.
r. O. Shiver-Directors' Meeting.
@. BnrDum-To Merchants, SO.
G.. NJ. Walker-Notice.
G.. E. T. Windsor-Mortgage Sale.
Oliver Ditson g. 90. Music Books.
John Waties & Co.--To Farmers.
Meeting Palmetto Lodge.
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COLUMBIA. s.. G.
Friday Morning. January 10. 1873
Death Of Louis Napoioon.

Death OF Louis Napoleon.
The news comes to us from Chiselhurst
that Napoleon III is no more. His rise
TO the highest position OF power in
Franco and in Europe was rapid. and
his fall has been equally sudden.
Through all his youth. aud until middle
sGe.S he was regarded as an impraoticable
dfeamer, with aspirations which neither
his fortunes nor his capacities would
justify. In all tho variety Of his check
cred career, however, before he reached
power, he remained true TO his own
claims aud pretensions. However re-.
duaedi wherever an exile. he maintained
q certain stateliness, and professed
always to expect TO rise TO greatness and
ascend the throne OF his uncle. There
was force enough in the Napolconio
ideas, which he adopted and cherished,
coupled with his unyielding sense of his
coming grandeur, and the opportune
disturbance in the affairs OF France, con-
sequent upon the overthrow of the Go
vernment OF Louis PHILIPPE. to lift him
into power. Elected as President of
France, he soon threw off oil trammeis,
and by coup d'e,al, seized upon
the reins Of government, and had
himself declared Emperor. In this
position be developed higher abili-
ties and more far-reaching genius
than he had been credited with. He
did much to develop the material pros
perity of France. Wealth greatly in
croased ddGng his eighteen years of
sway; but France weakened nevertheless,
and the spirit OF the people became ener-
vated. Napoleon made some fatal mis-
takes in his foreign policy, notably in
that OF undertaking protectorate in
Mexico, and in declaring war without
duo preparation against Prussia. His
power began yisibly to decline with the
Jaur pas in Mexico, and as he began to
feel the scsptre dropping from his hands,
he Mas driven by the temper ofIthe peo-
pie and mis- own adverse fates, hastily,
unavisedly and unprsparedly into war
with Bismarck and King William. We
all know the rest. His kingdom went to
pieces like. house Of cards, and Sedan
closed the scene. An exile in England,
hescontinuod to intrigue, and Was wait
ingseno doubt, anxiously for the time
to- come when he would either be called
to rule France again. or make his way to
power at the head Of his army. Death
has relieved him OF his cares. and in her
present complications France has one
intriguer less to tear and rend her vitals.
One thing we would not forget in his
favor. he evidently desired to recog-
nise the Southern Confederacy, md but
Tor the, refusal Of Lord Palmerston to
join him. this would have been done.
This was q. friendly sentiment, to which
we can never become Indifferent. Peace
to the ashes OF Napoleon III, and may
his son escape the troubles and disasters
which tracked his father to his death.
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A COOP THING DULY APPRECIATED
No beneficial revolution ever goes back
ward; and this maxim is as in variable in
medicine as in politics. The advent of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, twenty
years ago, produced revolution in the
treatment of a large class of ailments,
and that revolution has ever since been
in the 'Tnll tide of successful expert
ment." II that tide has borne the pro.
prietors Of the celebrated vegetable
specific son to fortune" it has also
borne thousands of human beings, who
were languishing under the effects of
disease, weak and hopeless. out of the
depths of dependency into the paradise
of Health and cheerfulness. It is no
exagi,eration to say, that to the vigor,
the regularity OF habit Of body, the
good appetite and perfest digestion,
acquired under the operation of this
unequal,d tonic and corrective, multi.
tudes of people in every walk Of life,
who had been vainly physioked in the
usual way, owe the blessings of renewed
health and the prospect of prolonged
life. J5tlt3
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MEXICAN RA1LwAys.-Ther railway be.
tween the City of Mexico and Vera Cruz
is nearly completed, and it's opening will
be celebrated by extraordinary festivities
along the whole line. The distance is
$50 miles; from Mexico across the
mountains of Acapulco, on the Pacific,
it is some 800 miles, and the road is to
be pushed forward until the line is com.
pleted from sea to sea. Within few
years, in all probability, line will be
completed from the capital Northward
to the Rio Grande, connecting with a
line now building from the Rio Grande
to Denver, in Colorado, thus giving o
continuous line of railway connections
between the city of Mexico and the city
of New York,
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MAIL LARRANaEMENTs.- The Northern
mail opens $50 A. NJ. and 800 P. III. {;
closes 8 P. NJ. and 11.O0 A. NJ. Charles.
ton day mail opens 6.15 p. NJ; closes 6
A. NJ; night opens 100 A. NJ; CLOSES
6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M. /;
closes 6 A. Nj. Western opens $50 A.
NJ. and 1890 P. NJ. /; closes and P. NJ.
Wilmington opens $50 T. NJ: closes
1890 A. NJ. On Sunday the Office is
open from 8 to 4 P. M.
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the word previously" did not admit of
SUCH meaning. 1t must mean. at any
time prior to the time Of issuing the
scrip in question.
Inc Court here interrupted Mr.. Cham
berlain with the remark that he need not
argue that point further.
MIR. @. then passed to the 18th Sec
tion, which declared that any debt con-
tracted by the Stote shall be upon State
funds. This section. he said, could not
be construed to mean that no other
State debt could exist except in the one
form OF State bonds. This would make
the 10th Section without meaning. Such
result was to be avoided, if possible.
1t could be avoided by proper oonstruc-
tlon OF the latter section. That section
meant only that when the State desires
to borrow money. it must be by loan on
State bonds. It referred to what are
generally known as public debts, loans,
funded debts. With this meaning the
two sections were harmonized. and each
had its full meaning. In this view the
State by the 10th Section had full power
TO issue scrip or other evidences of in
debtedless to redeem previously issued
evidences Of Indebtedness.
D. He next asked: Had the State the
right, under the Constitution, to origi-
naiiy endorse the bonds of the Blue
hldge Railroad Company?
ine Constitution contained no express
IesIilGtion : upon this power. Hence the
Legislature possessed it. Everything
not 1orbldden was possessed under the
general powers inherent in the State sa
q sovereignty. He now referred 70 the
debntes In the Constitutional Convention
OF 1868, and showed that the proposition
to forbid the guaranteeing OF bonds bv
the State was discussed and rejected.
thus showing that the Constitution was
not intended to prohibit suoh guarantees.
The proposed XVIth Article Of the Oon.
stitution alec recognized the power az
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-09-25

EDITORIAL CH1LLs.-The editor of this
mighty sheet; has been shaking with q spell OF
chills during portion of the week. He shook
nearly all the hair off his head and shook so
hard that the neighbors thought the town had
caught ,an earthquake. He shook cut what
little sense he had left after editing paper for
more than two years, and he shook out some OF
the poorest editorials ever printed.
He is gradually recovering from his shaking
and says be intends TO lead better life, for he
thought he would shake himself to death and
he was somewhat alarmed at the prospect
ahead. If he continues in his present frame
of mind, the readers Of the Gazette may expect
to see large portion of its space devoted to
to religious subjects, and to find sermons in the
place Of editorials. What peculiar faith will
be adoptedho one can tell, but it will probably
be rather promiscuous, miscellaneous and
general one. =, r.. .,nr,,s-,se
But he is greatly changed in appearance, his
ponderous proportions have dwindled to those
Of walking skeleton, and the rich, ruddy hue
of his countenance has turned to the sickly
color of the ripe pumpkin, and the blossoms
on his nose, which so closely resembled the
full blown rose, have all faded and gone. He
is, indeed, miserable looking specimen, and
it is a good time for all those who feel offended
at anything he has ever done or said to come
in and get satisfaction, as he can't fight and
don't want to- Washington (Ga.) Gazette.
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IMPORTANT FOR LADIEs.-A writer in the
Baltimore Sun alludes to the efforts of invent
i've genius to discover feasible motive power
for the sewing machine, that it may prove
an unqualified blessing and not, as in some
instances, a physical curse. Referring to the
disastrous effects the machine, as ordinarily
used, has produced upon the health of females,
he says
"Scientifc investigation has revealed the
fact that all, or nearly all, the evils produced.
by the sewing machine are in consequence of
running it with both limbs at once, the opera
tor sitting with both feet raised upon the trea-
die, which necessarily compels her to seat her
self at quite distance from the machine,
occasioning great loss of power, by its indi-
rect application, whilst the position produces
an enfeebling effect upon or curvature of the
spine, as we'll as an injurious compression and
frequently displacement of the delicate inter-
nal organs of the female structure. We would,
therefore, advise ladies, until something better
than foot power is discovered, to run their
sewing machines with one foot only, as in this
way more natural position of the body is
preserved more direct application of power
attained, less fatigue produced, and the deli
cate abdominal viscera relieved from unnatural
pressure"
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A LADY WORTHY OF HEn NAME.-F'rom
the Edgefeld correspondence of the Augusta
C5nstitutionalist we clip the following para
graph concerning young lady of an old and
honored South Carolina name, daughter Of
the late Rev. Arthur WigfalI, and niece Of
the Hon. Louis T. Wigfall, late Senator from
Texas, both in the United States and Confed-
crate Congress:
"And another thing which has pleasantly
broken our summer monotony lately, was a
dramatic entertainment, gotten up in behalf OF
the Methodist Church by lady whose dramat-
ic gift, both as acting herself and teaching
others to act, Us quite remarkable for private
life-Miss Charlotte Wigfall, by birth, manners
and intellect, queen of society. Miss Wigfall,
though devoted and energetic Episcopalian,
is ever ready to exercise her talent and taste
for any church, or for any good cause whatso.
ever; in fact, Edgefeld churches, Edgefeld
soldiers and Edgefeld society all owe her a
heavy debt of gratitude.
The plays on this occasion were the beauti.
full comedy, Gall That Glitters is Not Gold, y
with the old and popular farce, "Bamboozle'' ;
and many New York actor or actress would
have started with admiration at beholding
either the setting or acting of these pieces.
The sum realized for the church was, for so
dull season and so small community, quite
handsome-considerably over one hundred dol
lars"
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Singular Story. of Wealthy Lady.

Yesterday morning widow woman named
Mrs. M. E. Crockett died at her residence,
southwest corner of First and College streets.
Mrs. Crockett had been living the life of re-
cluse during the past fifteen years, with the ex-
ception of about one year, when one of her
sisters, Mrs. Hughes, now Of Chicago, kept
house for her. Her retirement during that
time has been so exclusive that the front door
of the house was never opened except to admit
a servant girl from next door who carried food
The house-of which she was the sole occu-
pant and owner-is large two-story brick,
containing about ten rooms, all of which were
comfortably and some of them elegantly fur
nished There were no servants employed to
keep things in order, and the rooms yesterday
presented scene of decay and mustiness. The
velvet carpets in one or two of the less fire.
quented rooms were literally riddled and ruin
ed with moths. Spiders had spread webs un-
disturbed in almost every part of the. house
The mould and decay were plainly visible in
the bottom of the window shutters and the
window sills, when they opened on their rusty
hinges yesterday morning for the first time in
many years. The kitchen, with the table
ware, stove and cooking utensils, and also the
room in which Mrs. Crockett slept, were IN
much better order. In an old shed in the rear
of the house stands the dilapidated remains OF
Mrs. Crockett's private carriage. 1t was for.
merly an elegant vehicle, but now it is covered
with dust, rubbish and rust, and is ready to
fall to pieces from age and decay, not having
turned a wheel for years.
Mrs. Crockett was apparently between seven.
ty and eighty years Of age, and was possessed
of a considerable estate, and has numerous
relatives living in this city. About six years
ago niece of Mr.. Warren's named Laura Vir.
den, at the solicitation of Mrs. Crockett, would
come every day and read the Bible an hour OF
so for her. One day Miss Virder, with the
kindest intentions, purchased bottle of min.
eral water, presented it to Mrs. Crockett, and
proposed to uncork and pour it out when. il
suited her to drink it, whereupon Mrs. Crock
cit flew into passion, accused the girl of at
tempting to poison her, and Immediately as
saulted her, and beat her with poker. Per.
sons from the outside heard the screams, and
came to her assistance. AS to the cause of hel
seclusion, it is said that at the wedding of hel
sisters, about thirty-fve or forty years ago, eve
ry one who partook of the feast was poisoned
and Mrs. Crockett narrowly escaped death
Since that time she has been gloomy and un
sociable. We heard that her, kins-people ar
rived in this city yesterday from Chicago ano
other places, and that the deceased will be
buried to-day. The gloom of the grave car
scarcely be more dreary to her than was the
solitude of her earthly abode-LouisciHe Com
n1ercial.-
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by the women to captivate him-but in vain ];
he is constant and true to his VOW. y
But his heart is not made Of stone; the very
fact that he had entertained such tender feel-
ings for the white domino had doubtless MADE
him more susceptible than before. =
At last he met the eyoung Baroness Caroline
Won Waldrof, and in spite. of his vows she
captivates him, and he secretly curses the en-
gaeement he had so blindly made at Paris.
She seems to wonder at what she believes to
be his deyotion-and the distance he main
tains The truth was, that his. sense of honor
was so great that; though he felt he loved the
Young baroness, and even she returned his af-
fection, still he. had given his word and it was
sacred 2 ...i - = =
The satin domino is no longer the ideal of
his heart, but assumes the most repulsiye form
in his imagination, and becomes in place of his
good angel, his evil genius
Well, time rolls on; he is to return in few
days-itis once more the carnival season; and
in Vienna too, that gay city. He joins in the
festivities of the masked ball, and wonder fills
his brain when, about the middle OF the even
ing, the white domino steals before him in the
same white satin dress he had seen her wear
year before at the French Opera House In
Paris. y Was it not fancy?
L ANoHN
you to yourspromise, she said, laying her hand
| lightly upon his arm.
7''Is this reality, or dream7" asked the
amazed soldier.
"Come, follow me, and you shall see that it
is reality" continued the mask, pleasantly.
"I will" Y. = SO = -;
"Haye you been faithful to your promise?"
asked theswhite domino as they retired into q
saloon.
"Most truly in act but, alas, I fear not in
heartl'
'Indeed P'
"It is true, lady, that have seen and loved
another; though my vow to you has kept ME
from saying SO to her"
"And who is it that you love7"
ri will be frank with you, and you will keep
my secret?"
's'Most religiously."
at is the Baroness Won Waldroff," he said
with sigh.
"And you really love her?"
"Alas! only too dearly" said the soldier,
sadly. -
"Nevertheless, I must hold you to- your
promise. Here is the other half OF the ring !;
| can you produce its mate?"
"Here it is" said Eugene Merville.
''Then I, too, keep my promise" said the
domino, raising her mask, and showing to his
astonished view the face of the Baroness Won
Waldrof!
She had seen and loved him for his manly
spirit and character and having found by in.
quiry that he was worthy of her love, she had
managed this delicate intrigue, and had tested
him, and now gave him her wealth, title and
everything.
They were married with great pomp, and ac-
companied the arch-duchess to Paris. Napo-
leon, to crown the happiness of his favorite,
made him at once general of division.
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!, Buying q Horse.
71erciai.

The genuine Southern man dearly loves a
fine horse. : No Arab Of the desert is so COM
pletely enanored of a gallant steed, when he
gets one. But, while we have excellent judges
among us, the large majority of men are easily
deceived in the merits and demerits Of the no.
BILE beast A new light on the subject of horse
selection has arisen in the North, the Rev. W.
Fl. Murray. He seems to be as much rapt up
on the subject as General Grant: and really to
possess an intimate knowledge of the points Of
perfect animal. AS his Reverence is more
celebrated for his muscular Christianity than
for pulpi eloquence, we quote confidently from
his horse talk, as follows:
Be sure that the horse you purchase has SYM
metry-viz: is we'll proportioned throughout
Never purchase horse because he has splen-
did development of one part ofhis organization,
if he be lacking in any other. Above all, keep
we'll in mind what YOU are buying for, ard buy
the horse best adapted 20 the. work you viii re-
quire of him; and when such an animal is
yours be content. Never jockey. An occa-
sional exchange may be allowable; but this
daily "swapping" of horses advertises mans
incompetency for anything higher. Another
caution is this Never purchase horse until
you have seen him move, and under the same
conditions to which he will be exposed in the
service you will expect Of him. If for draught,
see him draw, back and turn round in both di-
rections; if for the road, see how he handles
himself, not merely on level ground, but going
up sharp .declivities; and, above all, in de-
scending them. In this way you will ascertain
the faults or excellencies of both his temper
and structure.
In these exercises drive him yourself The
reins in skillful hand, aided by the whip or
mouth, can be made to conceal grave defects.
Let him move with loose rein, so that he may
take his natural gait and not his artificial; for
by SC. doing, you will detect any mistake. of
Judgment you may haye made when looking
him over in state of activity. Many time
unsoundness will appear in motion which no
inspection of the eye and finger, however close,
can ascertain. When you have walked him
and logged him, if he is to serve any other
than mere draught purposes, put him to his
speed and keep. him at it for sufficient dis
tance to test his breathing capacity then pull
him up; jump from the wagon and look at his
fanks; inspect his nostrils and put your ear
close to the side of his chest in order to ascer-
tain if the action of the heart is normal. If
this exercise has caused him to perspire freely,
all the better; for you can then see, when you
take him back to the stable, whether he dries
off quickly, as all horses do in perfect health.
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One who knows tells how pleasant it is to

One who knows tells how pleasant it is to
freeze to death in Minnesota. He says the Bit
ter cold does not chill and shake a. person as in
damper climates. 1t stealthily creeps within
all defences, and nips at the bones without
warning. Riding along with busy thoughts, a
quiet pleasurable drowsiness takes possession
Of the body, and, in mind, the fences grow in
distinct, the thoughts wander, weird fancies
come trooping about with fantastic forms, the
memory fails, and in confused dream of wife
aud home, the soul steps out into oblivion
without q pang of regret.
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It is recommended with rtnbounded assurance In
all cases Of Cuts Bruises Buns, Sprans, Rheuma-
the Joints frozen Feet, lars, &C., &c, among all
persons and f.. Sprains. Founders, Ringbone, POLL
Evil Scratches WicdGalls Hoof-ae. Spavins, Spring.
halt Saddle, Collar and Harness Calls; also diseasea
OF the Eve and Eiir in
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. Precautions against cholera are very nj

Precautions against cholera are very nu-
merous at present. Taking all the advice given,
we learn that if a man subscribes and pays for
his newspaper, eats nothing, drinks no liquors,
drinks no ice water, drinks no warm water,
drinks nothing else, wears hannels, bathes
three times day, keeps his back yard clean,
pays his taxes, avoids water, drinks brandy,
eats ripe fruit, wears nothing, does not smoke,
and follows such other methods of prevention
as his common-sense may dictate, he need have
no fears of cholera.
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A Southern gentleman who was at Green

"A Southern gentleman who was at Green
vile, Tenn, short time since tells the follow
ing: "a countryman came into town last week
with bundle of jeans to have suit of clothes
made for his negro. He saw President John
son standing on the corner, and said: ".Well,
Andy, you used to be the best tailor in these
parts, and 1 wish you'd cut out this suit of
clothes for my boy Jim, here" Gall right, "
saysakndy, and they stepped into shop near
have been seen measuring the boy fer his suit
of clothes"