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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10

When Murphy first bought his farm
in Lancaster County, he was not aware
that oil the water on the premises was
strongly impregnated with iron. But
when he drank that chaly ybeate water
for tive or six months. his system was so
thoroughly charged with iron that when
he would wake up in the morning he
would find that the betlstead had gradu-
ally shifted around during the night
until tho head pointed North. And tho
childrcn's beds NIL performed the same
manDuvre. Without taking warning
by this occurrence, tho family continued
to drink the water until, one fatal even
ing, Mrs. Murphy had been house clean.
ing, and that night she and Murphy and
the children lay down in the same room.
No sooner were they in horizontal DO.
sition than all their heads swung around
suddenly to the Northern end of the
chamber whero the stove stood, and the
next instant the whole five of them were
drawn violently against the hot stove,
and held there by magnetic attraction.
Murphy suffered worst because he was
bald, but Mrs. Murphy and the children
lost every hair on their heads, and
when the family sold out and moved
away, every member OF it was balder
than all the other Murphys that ever
wore scalp.-Mac Adeler.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10

THE SKULL OF SHAKsPEAnE.-A Ger.
tain French Baron, whose scientific
tastes led him to collect the skulls of
celebrated persons, one day received o
visit from man with whom he was nc
customed to deal
What do you bring me here?" asked
the Baron, az the man slowly unwrapped
carefully enveloped package.
"The &ull OF Shakespeare.
"Impossiblel''
81 speak the truth, Morsieur le Ba:
ron. Here is proof of what I say"
said the dealer, producing some papers.
But" replied the Baron, drawing
aside the drapery which concealed his
own singular collection, "I already pos.
sess that skull"
'.He must have been rogue who
sold you that" was the remark of the
honest dealer. "Wbo was it, Mon
sieur?'
.'Your father" said the Baron, in q
mild tone; she sold it to me about
twenty nine years ago."
The broker was for moment dis.
concerted, then explained with vivacity
II comprehend. Be good enough to
observe the small dimensions of the
skull on your shelf. Remark the mar
row occiput. the undeveloped forehead
where intelligence is still mute. It is OF
Shakespeare certainly. but Shakespeare as
child about twelve or fourteen wears
old, whereas this is that of Shakespeare
when he had attained certain age, aud
had become the genius of which Eng.
land is so justly proud"
The Baron bought the second head.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10

TRUE on the prospec.
tive assumption of Southern debts by
the General Government, the Baltimore
San says: "Had the Southern States
been left to govern themselves after the
war, they would, Notwithstanding their
great losses in that struggle, have gone
on to rebuild and pay the honest debts
made by themselves, and Southern se-
curities without doubt, would have
stood as high to-day as any in the
financial markets Of tie world
The military telegraph from San Die
go to Prescott and Tucson, Arizona, is
being pushed forward vigorously under
tho direction of the quartermaster and
George S. Ladd. contractor. Twenty
miles South of San Diego was com
pleted last week. The party com
mences work this week South Of Press
cott. There are material and cQnip.
mont for G30 miles of the limo on the
ground.
Mrs. Merrigan is reported to have
confessed to the police Of Williamsburg,
N. Y, that she murdered Miss HamilI,
on Wednesday evening last. Money
was the motive. The body WAS placed
under the bod and remained there until
Thursday evening. when Mrs. Mcrri-
gan set fire to the room in which the
body was subsequently discovered
naked and scorched
The municipal election in Groenyile,
which took place on the 9th, passed of
very quietly, and resulted in the choice
OF the Conservative or 'Low Tax
ticket. The officers elect are rs follows:
Mayor-Capt. Samuel Stradley. Ward
ens-W. w. Gilreath, DR.. E. S. Rowlcy,
Vlrdry MoBeo, W. O. Cleveland, DR..
". l.. Mauldin, w. F. Thaxton.
The French Government has re-.
ceived notification from Berlin that
France having fulfilled all her agree.
ments, the occupation Of her TERRITORY
by the German forces is legally ended. !.
The evacuation of Verdon by the Ger.
mans has begun.
BY on order OF Chief Justice Moses,
Judge Cooke will hold the Court of
General Sessions and Common Pleas
for Kershaw County at Camden, com.
mencing on the third Monday Of this
mouth.
Hon. r. nj. T. Hunter, of Virginia.
is prominently spoken of ns candidate
for the United States Senate. in the
event of tho success of tho Conserva.
two ticket in the coming election.
RosFLiCs. s.-Our New Orleans ex.
changes chronicle the death of Christ.
ian Roselius, one of the greatest lumi
naries of the law in the United States.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10
Acacia Lodga. Mo. 94 Az

"A AN Extra Communication Of
x%this Lodge will be held in Masonic
"Hall, THIS Wednesday,. EVENING.
at o'clock. The NJ. NJ. Degree :. III be con.
ferred. BY order OF tho W. 81.
Sept 101 JOHN DORSEY. Secretary.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10
COLUMBIA FEMALE ACADEMY

In the Matter of the Blue Ridge Rail-
road Company in South Carolina,
Bankrupt.
DURSUAET to the order Of hon. GEO. 8.
i BRYAN, Judge OF the District Court Of
The United States for the District Of South
Carolina, the creditors Of the said the Blue
BANKRUPT, holding or claiming liens against
the estate. real or personal. Of the said
bankrupt. are required to present and prove
their said claims before Julius G. Carpenter,
Office, Broad street. Charleston, S. c.. on or
before the THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER,
1873. JOHN P. SOUTHERN,
JAMES p. Low,
GEORGE W. WILLIAMS,
Assignees OF the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany in South Carolina, bankrupt.
Sept 10 wi
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-10
m lsnt xtsH 4lfsAt6h vG1 a ahyfsa.
gStiIs the charge t6at the Republicans

IEEaSta aaent ktyH HtifsAt6h VG1 q dhyfa.i
7 gStiPg the charge That the Republican
thaSG .used oaAsisl :poetages stamps fo
i.-.s ::ssanoli4isal ios.srzents ssnf
+ The Republicans carfied Maine b,
ahont: i. 900. Their majority last yea
was 1887. 49,
Probabilities--For the South Atlanti,
States, fresh and brisk NortherIy . te
EasterIy winds, generally cloudy wea,
thers and rain areas.
.?he SiG, oGGG, oGG GGG awarded 70 sii;s Go.
vernment at Geneva was to-day paid
into the Treasury by Secretary Fish. in
ere bond. qf WHICH h the following is
Act of AlarcA 8, 1873.
1t is hereby certified that S15. 500. 600
have been deposited with the Treasurer
Of the United States. payable in gold. at
his Office. to Trexel, Morgan & Co.,
Morton, Bliss g. Co., Jay Cooke i Co.,
or their order.
(Signed) JOHN ALLISON,
Register OF the Treasury.
WAsH'Na4oH. September 8, 1873.
F. E. SPINNER,
Treasurer Of the United States
Approved:
WM. A. RICHARDSON,
Secret sry Of the Treasury.
The bond has the figures Ii, 500, 600 in
the upper right and left hand corners,
and is numbered about the centre on
each side with the figure one. On the
back, the bond is endorsed as follows:
Pay to the joint order of 81. B. NJ.
Minister or Charge D'Affairs ut Wash
ington, and acting Consul General at
New York. a
(Signed)
TREXEL, MORGAN & CO.,
MORTON. BLISS Sc CO.,
JAY COOKE & co.
Pay to the order of Hamilton Fish,
Secretary Of State.
lSigned)
EDWARD THORNTON,
81. B. NJ. Minister.
E. NJ. ARCHIBALD,
81. B. NJ. Consul General at New York.
Pay to the order of Hon. ". A.
II. M
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Centaur IMMINENT.

There IS no pain that the Centaur Lini-
ment will not relieve, no swelling it VIII
not suodue, and no lameness which 1t will
not cure. This is strong language. but 1t
IL true. Where the parts are not gone It's eff
fects are mary -lous. 1t has produced mo-
cures of rheumatism, neuralgia, lock- jaw,
palsy, splains, swellings, caked-bI east,
sea DIS, burns, t-Iheum, ear. ache, &c,
upon the human frame. and OF strains,
spawn, gals, &C., upon animalq in one
year than have all other pretended RENE.
dies since the world beg IN. II is count r.
irritant, an all healing pain reliever. Grip
pies throw away TIER crutches, The lame
walk, poisonous bitesare rendered harmless
and the wounded are healed without a scar.
1t is no humbug. The reci pe Is published
around each tottle. 1t Is selling as no otn-
e. ever before sold, end IT sells becau'e II
does Just what it pretends to do. Those
who poH surtr from rheumatism, pain or
swelling deserve 10 suffer If they will not
use Centsur Linimeut. More than 100 Ger.
ificateJ OF remarkable cure, including
frozen limbs, chronic. rheumatism, govt,
running tumors, &c, have been received
We will send cir -ular containing certifi-
Gates, the rec pc, &c, gratis, to any one re.
que5tir g it. One title o. the yellow wr p
per &c taur Imminent is worth one hun
dred doll us for spawned orsweenlei horses
aud mules, or for screw-worm in sheep
Stocs-OWuer this iiniment is worth your
attention No family should be without
Centaur Liniment. ]. B. ROSE & Co., New
York.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

JUDsR PoLAKDs Credit Mobiler re-
port is not very satisfactory. Il is
thought, however, that an effort will be
made to force it through and compel a
vote upon the false issue it presents
The World thinks that most Republi"
cans will vote for it to punish AMEs for
his disclosures, and TO hurt the Demo-
Gratis by coupling Brooks, snd+hey--
vote to keep the report unamended,
both to shelter the Republicans who
have been caught, and to oblige Demo-
Gratis to choose between condoning cor
ruption by opposing the report, on the
one hand, or, on the other hand, con-
demning one Democrat whom, CAKES
AMEs did not bribe, in the same breath
they spare half-s dozen Republicans
he did bride.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

The general plea resorted to IN de-
tense OF the Christian statesmen who
ere 80 rapidly coming to grief is that OF
iiiocy, they didn't know any better.
CALDWELL was a mere novice in poll
ics," who was more sinned against
than SHINING" and Of course he did not
know it was wrong to buy the votes OF
The Kansas legislature. The Credit
Mobiliers were not versed In business
affairs; all they wanted was a good in
vestment; and they were not supposed
to know the source Of the enormous
dividends with which CAKES AMEs
lined their pockets and oiled their
itching palms" Of course not
They were all mere idiots and were
not responsible for what they did
in the way of fraud. And it is now
remembered that poor CoLFAx had a
sort OF paralytic stroke about two years
ago aud his memory has been bad ever
since. Certainly such set OF suffer-
ing saints and poor prosecuted lambs
should be held guiltless of Intentional
wrong, aud so, it is thought, the Radical
majority in Congress will eventually
decide.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

A WASHINGTON correspondent ssys
that AMss who is as stolid, indifferent,
negative a character as can be found
anywhere, appears at last to have be-
come a little excited, and has thrown
ont insinuations that If the expulsion
succeeds there will be at least fifty
m ore members who will be thrown into
the breakers. He seems to feel more
keenly his position and evidently re-
grets that he has been such reluctant
witness.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

The New York SToCK EXCHANGE
ScANpAL.-WHAr THE Brokers THINK
OF CoNaREssMEN The Congressional
Committee on Ways and Means con-
tinued it's examination at Wa lineton
yesterday OF the charges against Judge
C. T. Sherman, OF the United States
District Court OF Northern Ohio, OF de-
manding pay for lobbyingin behalf OF
the New York Stock exchange, and us
ins his Influence with his brother Sen
a,or Shermsn, to secure the passage OF
q bill relating to the tax on capital.
Mr.. LIE Grand Lockwood OF the firm
OF Lockwood Il Co, OF New York, bank
ers and brokers, testified that his
fstber had an understanding with the
New York Stock Exchange that Judge
Sherman was to be compensated tor
his services in Washington, butthat no
formal authmz ton was gwen He
Produced several letters rom Judge
sherman in reference 10 his claim. He
was asked the impression exists
among BUSINESS and moneved mer IL
New York that Congressman can be
bought, and he replied IN to- atiir VA
tive. He was then asked upon wat
part culsr measure lie himself based his
assertion, and he replied the Pacific
mail subsidy bill, which passed Con
gre.s last session. He was thereupon
ask Ell how much he thought WAS ex-
pended to secure the passage OF that
bill, and he answered q, least 81 U00,-
600 He gave the name o. ore psrty
who had informed him tina, a great
deal o. money was spent 10 secure the
passage Of the bill
The driit OF the testimony so lar Is
to show that Judge sherman prostituted
his position and influence tor gain, and
the letters from him indicate that be
had exerted himself with members OF
Congress and with others in connection
with the business. The testimony also
tends 10 show that it ls a New York
Stock Exchange row, which the party
OF the second part to the alleged cor
ruption, the brokers themselves, thought
would best be Settled" by exposure.
Judge C. I. Sherman submitted a
statement to the committee IN effect the
same as heretofore given, that he had
obtained the services ofJudge BARLEY
aud Col Parsons as attorneys, and de-
manded the lee OF $4,000 for them,
but withdrew it when the subject be-
came a personal dispute.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
SPECIAL notice 8.
TO-
The Tonic Of The Period.

This lis trying season to persons dehci.
ent in sssrn and OF OF heath TroTafy
their phs near, nsrgl.s by the most appro*-
ed artificial means is duty they owe to
themselves. Foremost among the topics
and Alternatives ofthe age stands Hostetter's
stomach Bittsrs. 1t is vegetable stimu-
Is. and corrective, against which no tena.
bic objection can be urged. There is no
risk in Recommending ii as the best prepl-
ration IN existence for renovating an en-
feebled and broken down system, The
10 st va liable medic nal product that ma
ttire has ever yielded 10 the botanical re-.
search of ard blen, ed in this famous elixir.
and It's stimulating basis is recognized In
our public hospitals as the purest of all the
varieties o. distilled liquors.. For general
debility. nervous weak ness, dyspeps q, con-
stipatiOn, rheumatism, biliousness, and
Intermittent levers 1t is positive specific.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
The Pomeroy IuvesItgauGn.

The most capaclous committee room
in the Senate wing, that Of the commit
tee on Patents, was completely filled on
Monday afternoon at three O'Clock
When the Pomeroy Senatorial .iuvestI'
cation began, there were the twenty
one witnesses already summoned with
state Senator Yorke at the head, sur
rounded by his co-conspirators and I'M
mediate supporters, while in full vie"
of every one sat "oId Pom" himself
with his counsel, United States District.
Attorney Horton, OF Kansas and Caleb
Cushing at his side. Two full hours
and more were occupied by forke,,s
statement, the first hour of which
was a plain narration by him OF how
the trap was set and sprung for Pome'
roy. 1t was evident that the commits
tee were greatly impressed by the
straight forward, graphic way in which
the story Was told them. 4orke Is
man OF medium height, rather light OF
build, with a good head and features
His face is thin and sallow. He wears
a beard of short, thin growth, his volc"
has nasal twang, and there is sharp
ness and RIM in what he says which
shows him to be a nervous aud deter
mined man. just The sort OF person TO
carry out sucn bold and venturesOme
scheme as the entrapping of Pomeroy
was. After he had given the main
norton of his story he was somewhat
closely examined by Mr.. Thurman as
to his autecedents, aud all the members
OF the committee questioned him III re
gard to the motives and details OF the
bargain from none o. which quest OILS
did he finch. Afterwards Mr.. Hortoa
cross sexamined him lawyeriike. fashion,
reading a set OF prepared questions;
The central point OF the defence seemed
to he to weaken Yorke's testimony BY
making prominent his opposition 10
recess after h sDecct i n jFrt Cor :
ventlon Tor Poneroy to coIieet hIs or
ces, and the exaggerations III his Con-
vention speech. Yorke pleaded his
excitement as an excuse for some OF
his overture statsments but did not
contradict himself in any essential
point. Pomeroy listened to Yorke's
narrative and occasionally smiled at
some of the amusing details which
Yorke gave OF their interviews.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20


The Treasury Department has decld'
ed to accept Phelps, Dodge Il Cos last
offer OF S27l, 900 and few cents, and
to promise that moral and enterprls'ng
firm immunity from all prosecutions for
money or confinement In State prison.
This confess on OF guilt and payment Of
more than quarter million dollars Is
beyond all question their cheapest and
50 est exit from very tight place. No
Jury in the world would ever have found
them guilty except on clear evidence OF
intentional and systematic fraud: Nor
do the statutes pinch anywhere else but
there. Phelps, Dodge & Co, very pru-
IDENTIFY by this TAT protfer withhold their
case from the Judgment of an honest
Judge and jury prejudiced, as all Jurles
are, against Government and Tor irnport-
ere, aud prefer to confess quit by acts
while denying guilt in words, TO having
guilt proved in a court OF law on the
facts their books Disclose.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

The Washington correspondent O.
the New York Tribune presents some
interesting facts in relation tothe e1pen
ses OF United States Courts. They are
taken from the anw'usl report OF the
Attorney-Genersl 1t appears that
there was sent to Arkansas, during the
year, for judicial purposes, 1894 33l %
while the three courts in the Safe OF
New York cost the government only
$3.50, 766 43. The United States Court
of the Western District OF Arkansas,
one of the most sparselv inhabited sec
tons of the whole country, spent
1865 800 while the amount furnished
to the Southern District Court o. New
York was Only sll4,707 95. Other
States in which the judical expenses
were very heavy were Mississippi,
$l43.025 IL; North Carolina, 1854
36S,3l; South Carolina, Sl70,3S7 %,
and Tennessee, sl65, SIT IS. The ex-
penses Of the United States Courts in
Pennsylvania were sl2l,7l5 SO, and in
Ohio they were se5,92l q. The cor
respondent further remarks that "it
should be remembered that the figures
given in this report do not include the
money sent to the Marshsls in the
Southern States, last summer, as that
is included in the expenses Of the cur
rent fiscal year. 1t was reported the
Marshal in North Carolina received
pearly quarter Of a million OF dollars
during July 1872" 1t was slsosrepors-
ed that this money was used to carry
the State election for the Radical par
ty and thus discount the reelection OF
General Grant The expenses OF the
Federal Courts are certainly remark
able. and the whole matter has a sus-
picious look.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

On last Saturday afternoon, at 2
o'clock, the hour for the meeting OF the
House Of Delegates, only fifteen or
twenty of the members were in the
Hall. A call OF the House was order
cA, and as the delinquents were gather
ell in BY the Sergeant at Arms pro tenn,
there were a good many remarks made
that could scarcely be called "parlis :
mentary." After considerable "cussin
and discussin," the House did pretty
good afternoons work.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

BEN. BUTLER is delighted to find that
while all the truly good" men in Con.
gress have been caught in the Credit
Mobilier net, he has escaped" He says
that "the political lambs have taken
away the sins Of the world to such an
extent that they have monopoly 1t
is a little queer that BUTLER failed to
get his finger in the pie. Prehaps, being
himself a Massachusetts man, he knew
OAKEs AMgs too well
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1873.

We are glad TO note that Congress
has at length consented to appropriate
the sum of Sos, 900 to repair the dam
are done to William and Mari Col'
lese, at williamsburg, Virginia, du-
ring the war. The old College deserves
preservation for the sake OF its histori-
cal associations, if for no other cause.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Wheeling Female College.

DRFPARAToRY DETERMINATIONS
Il Teacher Academic; Depar ;ment-
Three Teachers. Collegiate department
Four Teachers. Music and AT DepsIt,,
ment--Four. Teachers. Latin n. French ana
German Languages. No xtra charges ior
Vocal Music, sPsnmanshtp, Book Keeping,
Latin or ElocuIioI. The Second Session
will commence Monday, February =.
ta2l
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

WE have received, through the favor
of Sheldon Il Co., the enterprising New
York publishers, q copy Of Mrs. Annie
Edwards new novel philip Earn
s,litfe, or the morals Of May Fair.
Those who have read either OF Mrs
Edwards charming stories, fought we
% visit her" "The Ordeal for Wives"
or Archie Lowell" will hail with much
pleasure this latest production of herpeu'
Mrs. Edwards has well earned her rank
as one of the very best novelists OF the
day. The book is for sale BY j. D.
Stanton, Corner OF Market and Monroe.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
TIE case of Senator CALDWELL comes

TIE case of Senator CALDWELL comes
ND for action next Saturday. 1t il q
little doubtful, in view Of the disclosures
in this and the PoxsRoY affair, whether
Kansas is fit to have q State govern
ment and whether she should not be
remanded TO territorial condition to
10 penance for heI sins.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
uIED..-

WHEELER On Tuesday evening, Feb.
ruaIy Is, 1873, PHoyBs CLARK, infant
daughter ofChas. II. aud Henrietta Vince
Ter, aged 8 months.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence ofher Parents, on Hsmpden street,
this, Thursday, afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

Castarta j. more than substitute for
Castor OIL. IL isthc only safe article in ex-
istence which Is certain 10 ass milnte The
fond, regulate the bowels, Curo wind-colic
and produce natural eep. it contains
neither mi eral, morphine or alcohol, and
Is pleasant 20 take. hlldren need not cry
and motne : may res.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
SO MoNTEcILLo,"

seJTARIE ANTOINETTE," AND
vi many other beautiful decorations
for tarlurs, Halls, &c, which / am prepar-
ed 70 put O 4 the wall and vHrnish. have
also on hand the largest and most COM
plete stock OF Wall Paper OF all grades to
lie foupd IN the state; ranging in price
from cents to IS per roll
A W. PAUL..
No. 80 Monroe street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
NEWApvERTlsEMENTS
Stray Heifer Found.

Nm MY PRRMISES IN NORTH
" VIII cling, east of the Hospital, q red
the owner csn have by proving property
and paying charges.
fab 00.e MRS. SHEIIEY.
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Fish.
I. o. OF. EuDeraI Notice.

UNHEME OF vIRGINIALODGE
j No. 2, are requested 10 meet ~ the
edge room on Wednesday, at O'Clock
Pm, to a tend The iuueral of Bro. JOHN
III &c EN- EIDEP. The members OF sister
Lodge in The city am vicinity are cordial
~ invited 10 attend.
HENRY F. JONES n. g.