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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-23
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Tuesday Morning, December %. 1878
Tho Affairs OF ths Bas K OF tho state.
Revelations Expeotesi.


Tho Affairs OF the Bat K Of tho state
Revelations Expected.
There 'is q: joint resolution.a which
originated in the House, and has beer
concurred in by the Senate. to appoint
. committee to examine into the affairs
of ihe Bank OF the S;aio. It is cef
tainly time that they were wound ur
and settled. The bank has beon in the
hands Of the cou.t for several years. and
no satisfactory report it's action in the
premi es has ever been published to the
oodhtry. We believe that Wm. @.
Courtney was appointed receiver by
Judge Carpenter. in 1860. Iu 1871. fol-
reasons nhknovn and not alleged, he
was removed by Judge Gruham. and
VIM. J. gGayer appointed in his pluce.
No report has been made by him. anu
none required OF him until July last.
At that time, on motion Of the Attot-
ney General, he was directed to report
by the lat Of December. For REASONS
satisfactory to that officer, und by his
consent, this time has bsen, extended to
the lstso February, when the report
will be- speremptori!y. required. The
theory is, that tue assets vi tho bunk hav.
been hold pending the decision OF the
case of .'Dabney, Morgan & Go. ps. the
Bank Of the State" by the Supreme
Court Of The United States, in accord
ance, with which they will be paid out.
This case has been recently argued be.
lore the Supreme Court OF the United
States. and will probably be decided by
the time fixed for The report. In this
suit are involved the claims of the seve-
raj creditors Of the bank, the holders of
bills. fire loan bonds, FIRE loan stocks,
and others; the holders of fire loan
bonds claiming priority of payment, the
others claiming that all creditors shall
have equal rank,
We have reason 10 believu thut the
sum OF the assets turned over to Gayer
$500. .000) is growing small by degrees
and beautifully less. In fact, it is freely
said in Charleston that they are all gone
and irrcdeemably lost. Gayer will pro-
duce. when the time comes, .'orders of
Court" for the money which he has paid
out. and 9 state Of .hinga will be- re-
Vea!ed il which the. ...natives'' and the
imported elements have Gil mingled bar.
monionsIy and disr-putably. together.
Perhaps there never way any necessity
for taking the funds out of the hand, OF
MIR. Conrtney. P.rphaps it would have
been better for them to have remained
tdero. We ought to be able to see, when
the preseut receivers report is made,
aided by the joint committee appointed
by the L'gisiature. whether the funds
ire all intact Or not, and, if not, who
has been fugeriDg them, aud by what
process or orders it has been done. Lot
The whole thing come out; lot the mat
tei be thoroughly ventilated; let as have
no ,.white-washing report. and no in.
Functions prohibiting proper disclosures.
We trust that lie Legislature will be
induced to place one or more Couserva.
tives on the CON mitlee Of examination.
and that the committee will do thorough
work, no snntter whose reputation may
be involved, in tue most searching inves-
tigatioD. and the most exhaustive report.
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Abraham Chaplain, colored, Captain
OF the schooner Fenian. WIS drowned
in Wappoo Out, on Friday night, having
been accidentally knocked overheard
from the vessel.
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PAINFUL SCENE IN THE House.-One
OF the most striking and painful scenes
occurred on the 10Th. in the House of
Representatives. Butler. Lawrence, of
Ohio. and Rainey. of South Carolina,
had finished their speeches for the civil
rights bill. There was then long
pause, aud no one from the South
seemed ready or able to speak for her
Messrs. Stephens and Lamar both being
too nnwell; and the reat of the Southern
members not havins II word to sny. Mr..
Beck, OF Kentucky, tcok the floor,
though comparatively unprepared by
reason of his lsborious duties on other
questions, and made an able and ex-
haust!ve argument against the bill. But
for this the case would have gone by.
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Do not aatter yourself that you will
be missed because you ore necessary.
The world is very prohigate Of its trea
sure, and does not go much feel the need
of him who serves il faithfully, as Of him
who most readily contributes to its
forgetfulness.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-23

list OF NEW wApvERT1sSMENTs A'
W. J. Dufile-Reading for the Young.
John Agnew e. Son-Tooi Cheste.
jacob ulzbacher-Found. -
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PArRoSs OF HUsBASDRY. A grange
OF Patrons of Husbandry has recently
been organized ut Acton. Richland
County, and the following officers elect
ca: Allen ). Green, w. NJ; Muj. s. G.
Garner, W. o.; Geo. It. Wicks, ". Sec
retary; kev. J. II. Tillinghast. W. Chap
lam; Il. Singleton, W. Treasurer; Alex
u. Clarkson. W. Secretary; G. Z. Sin
gleton, W. Steward; DR.. S. W. McKen.
sic, W. A. Steward; VIM. a. Mitchell.
Gate-keepef; Mrs. Il. Singleton, &. 4.
Steward; Mrs. A. j. Green, Flora; Mrs.
.. w. McKensie, Ceres; Mrs. 8. G. Gar
ner, Pomona.
Oranges have also been organized in
Geo. getown and Coileton Counties.
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TARRINd AND FEATHER1No. 1t seems.
according to Holinshed, that tarrlng
and feathering is an European iuven.
ton. One OF Richard Cn1r de Lions
ordinances for sesmen was, ".has If any
man were taken with theft or pickery,
and thereof convicted, he should have
his head poiled, and hot pitch poured
upon his pate, and upon that the fea.
Tiers OF some pillows or cushion shaken
aloit. that he might thereby be known
Tor thief; and that at the next arrival
OF the ships to any land, be pnt forth of
the company to seek his adventures.
without all hope of return unto his fol-
lows"
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Librarian; Ii. l. Hayne, Treasurer; O
L. Cummings, Secretary.
The following Lnmad gentlemen have
been elected honorary members: Gov.
+. j. Moses, Jr.. Chief Justice L. j.
Moses. Associate Justices J. J. Wright
aud \. j. Willard, Lieutenant Govrruu,
Gieaves, Hon. S J. Lee. Hon. H. B
Elliott, Hon. l.. L. Cardozo, Hou. $.
l.. uoge, Hon. II. ". purvis, Rev. Mr..
Dodge, of the benedict Institute, t.l,
entire Board OF Trustees. the whole oil
tho Faculty, Major L. w. Eversou, a
y. Jones. Esq Col. g. J. Houston, and
many other prou. .icnt gentlemen in the
State.
TIE meeting. Saturday right, u;
which many ut the houo:ary ule.obers
were present, was one of iumrl.cu .n.:
Cess, speeches being made by several vi
the gentlemen above named. We con
grntnlate the society on It's ability to r..
orGan!Z', ana hope lis Success in the fl
tnro niay be rs great, ii not greater,
than 1t has b:cn III the past.
Onion M2tKi.
SINGULAR STORY OF SEA rAIzlNu iIiFa
Patrick O'Neal aud Frank Miller, two
OF the crew Uf the schooner Tubal Cain,
OF Gloucester, Muss., who left the vcss.l
to visit their travis, October II, and
disappeared i'll fog and were supposed
to have persisted. have been heard from
at London. The men were six days and
nights in boat, without anything ia
eat or drink, c1cepta little rain cn onc
occasion, Which soaked their clothing
and gave some relief. On the seventh
morning. they were picked up nonrl,
dead from exhaustion by Norwegian
brig, bound to london, aud kindly
cared for. No tidiogs have yet been
received of George Cock and Jesse
Oliver, belonging to the samo vessel,
who nobly risked their lives to go in
search of these their companions, but
nevcr returned.
Do not hatter yourself that you will
hp migan6 hrnonao unn ora naoooeor,,
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EXTENSIVE PLEASURE -Itis published
that ship is fitting out at Baltimore
for voyage to Cubn with military sup
plica and stores for tho insurgents; and
rs the authorities nrs thus notified, it is
to be hoped they will take care tl.at
thero shall be in this case no violation
of our laws in the railing OF the ship.
and also inform themselves thoroughly
Of the character of her papers, so that
there u'ay be no doubt Of her natonaii-
ty if sh. should happen to dsplcase the
Spaniards in q voyage not contrary to
tue law. One voyage tn Cuba has Just
cost this country $5.CO0.0D in naval
preparations, not to n.ntion other
heavy items; and our Government in
cowardly semi surrender of lis rights
had the apparent justification Of some
uncertainty in the ships character. We
hope that will not occur again. und that
il another ship is tukan aud So, 000, coo
moro must be spent, We shall at least
have the case 80 clear that we will be
compelled to come up to our duties as
people, and 30 other get rid of the Spa
niards or get rid of Fish. 5000, 600
would be woll epent in producing either
result-Ne,o York Herald.
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folks, embracing Slpelo, Sal -o-qnah aud
Nae ,ochcc. The stories arc pleasantly
'nld, and arc by IL well known author,
who scv:ral years aso put forth the
"lonrg Marooncrs" and other story
books. These books arc substantially
bcnnl, and will provo attractive rs pre-.
scn:s. Mr. Dnllio announces to the
world. this morning. what ho has on
hand for Christmas.
The Charleston NcWS is SO much con
cerncd about things up here, it is so much
gricvcd mt the darkness in which this
poor community gropea, from lack OF its
scintil;ntions and scnsationaliG,2s that
It is considering the necessity of estab-
fishing branch Office in Columbia. to
supply tho deficiency. It has vast
fund Of incorrnptible virtue on hand
80 much more than Charleston can fully
appreciate or appropriate, that it must
needs seek vent abroad. While it has
that grave matter under "serious con.
sidcration," it will be we'll for it to look
around little and take smell at the
condition Of the assets Of tho Bank of
the State, right nuder its pose. How is
it possible, with such keen olfactories
and such love Of the startling, that the
Neacs has to travel so far for the cor.
lruption and ordinations which 80 de-
light it's newsy soul?
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General George W. McCook, of Ohio. IS registered
at the Hotel Brunswick.
Congressman Charles Foster OF Ohio, is staying
at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
ex-senator ii. w. Corbett, Of Oregon, has ar.
rived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Congressman James f. Wilson, of Iowa. has
arrived at the st. Nicholas Hotel
Governor Howard, OF Rhode Island, yesterday
arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Rear Admiral w. r. Taylor United States Navy,
is quartered at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Tom Karl, the tenor, and Nine. Camilla Urso
have apartments at the New York Hotel.
Captain Core-Jones, Naval Attache OF the British
legation is staying at the Clarendon HOTEL
Lieutenant Commander A. H. Wright, United
States Navy, has quarters at the New York Hotel
Colonel I. j. Treadwoll United States Army, is
among the late arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel.
General julius White, United States Minister to
the Argentine Republic Is staying at the New York
Hotel.
Charles Bradlaugh, who has been on an exten.
sive lecturing tour in the West, yesterday arrived
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Senator Fenton, Speaker Blaine and General
Butler we're at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
on their way home from Washington.
Prince Arthur is now announced to have volun.
tecred Tor the Ashantee war, and as having been
very ANXIOUS W uCcoupauy olT uaTneL W0ISeley5
force.
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, the English astronomer.
who is now in this city. is a member or the Senate
OF the Roman Catholic University about to be in.
stituted in Kensington, England. He is q convert
to the Catholic faith.
Captain Wells, OF our corvette Shenandoah, was
presented with the Cross OF the Legion OF Honor,
the 2Sth ult by the Prefect OF Nice in the name
OF NJ. Thiers during whose term the honor was
awarded to him. On the same morning Captain
on board the Shenandoah.
Sub-Constable Bunyon, OF Clonmel. Ireland,
recently murdered comrade constable and
committed suicide. The country people. for
some peculiar reason, were determined that
his body should not be Inferred In cemetery,
and for two weeks they frustrated every attempt
to bury 1t. Finally, all the constabulary were
called out, and under their protection, the burial
ceremony OF their homcidal comrade was carried
out.
Lieutenant Pollard. Of the British army, does not
applaud the valor or the Fantee warriors on the
Gold Coast OF Africa. though he does think some-
what well OF their prudence. The Lieutenant had
command OF a party OF them They became fright
ened in o skirmish and ran away. Looking back
they saw the lieutenant emptying his pistols at
the enemy. Having an access OF good sense some
OF them returned to their commander, and putting
him into handy hammock bore the kicking devo.
tee to military propriety away from the field.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21

THE BRITISH VIEW OF THE RIGHT OF SEARCH
undergoes modification according to circum-
stances. The leading press, commenting upon
that part of the Presidents Message referring
to the Virginius, admits that our government
is carrying out the time-honored doctrine of
the country 1t, however, calls the claim of
immunity from search of vessels carrying the
American flag 'pretentious," though this
claim has been asserted for threescore and
ten years. and though we have fought for it
on land and sea. The remembrance Of this is
not at oil agreeable to the British, though
they have been compelled to concede the i'm
munity we have claimed and successfully main
tanned. STILL the English press cannot help
carping. 1t questions whether the 'immu-
nifty to an open pirate meaning the vir-
ginius-can be sustained. But the question
is not one of IN "open pirate" or pirate at
ALL The virginius was not pirate. She was
not an armed cruiser, preying upon the com
merce of any nation. She was simply o
trader-a contraband trader, perhaps-which
in the open seas was protected by her flag,
and was only subject to seizure as contra
band when found within the waters Of for
eign Power for contraband purposes. The
term pirate" would not have been applied to
her if she had been British vessel But John
Bull is delighted when he can show his spleen
on this question of right Of search, and when
he thinks he has chance to say anything
derogatory to America or Americans,
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
OBITUARY.
lieutenant General Bixi0.

telegram from Rome under date OF the 10th
inst reports as follows :-"Lieutenant General
Bxo, OF the Italian army, Is dead"
Nino Bixio was native OF Genoa, distinguished
soldier, an able legislator, and most popular In
Italy. Wounded at Rome, In 1s49, by the side or
his compatriot and friend, Godefroy Namely, he
formed part, in 1859, OF the legion commanded by
Garibaldi, one OF whose brilliant lieutenants nc
was. Used 10 tho sea- like Garibaldi, having served
as a ship captain on long voyage, he rendered
eminent service 10 an expedition In which he COM
manded a force OF democratic Lomnards. lie aided
the cause OF Italian unity, and was highly esteemed
by King Victor Emmanuel personally, OF which we
have evidence In the important commission which
he held Vt the moment Of bis death.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21

GRANT ON Hrs CHIEF JUSTICE. General Grant
is reported as saying that before making the
nomination for Chief Justice he had given
the matter very earnest consideration and
had arrived at the conclusion that Mr.. Will
liams was the best man, and that he does not
intend in any circumstance TO withdraw his
name. There are noteworthy points in this
little speech. First, he gave the subject every
earnest consideration. We see the value of
the Presidents every earnest consideration"
in the results, and we suppose if he had
thought little more it might have been worse
Next, lie will not in any event. withdra the
name. AS there are others to be pleased be-
side Grantr-as his every earnest considera-
ton is the measure of all public transac-
tions--it is to be hoped that in future he will
consider less earnestly and change his mind
very often.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
GU A D r U PL E SH E E 7
New York, Sunday, Dec. 81, 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
To-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

'THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND
THE NEW REFORM MOvEMENT"-LEAD-
ER-EIGHTH PAGE.
CAsTELARs CABINET DETERMINE TO DEMAND
THE RESURRENDER Or THE ylRGINIUS
AND THE CAPTIyES AN OFFICIAL NOTI-
FlCATION TO THE AMERICAN MINISTER !
SICKLES WILL RESIGN EXCITED HAvA
NkSE CUTrHROATs IMPERILLINa FRIEND
AND FOE-NNTH PAGE.
THE SNEAKING OUT OF THE yIRGINIUS
PROVED A NECESSITY WILD FURY OF
THE VOLUNTEERS THE PLACE OF
BuTCHERY NEWS FROM THE MAMBI
HEADQUARTERS-FIFTH PAGE.
HOT WORK AT THE SIEGE OF CARTAGENAl
SORTIES FROM BOTH SIDES REPUB-
LICAN OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS
NINTH PAGE.
THE DUTCH SOLDIERS PUSHING THEIR BAR
BARIAN ENEMIES TO THE WALL IN
ACHEEN ALL THE TERRITORY LEFT OF
THE ACHEEN RIVER IN THEIR HANDS
NINTH PAGE.
DIREFUL LiMINENCE OF THE EAST INDIAN
FAMINE THE PROVINCE OF BENGAL
NEARLY DESTITUTE OF FOOD SUPPLIES
NINTH PAGE.
BAKER PACHA TELLS THE BRITISH GEO
GRAPHICAL SOCIETY WHAT HE SAW
HEARD AND DID IN IHE SUDAN The
CURSE OF CENTRAL AFRICA PUT DOWN |
THE PRINCE OF WALES SPEECH-SEvESTu
PAGE.
GERMAN AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS KING
JOHN OF sAXoNY BRET HARTE COR
DAILY wELCuMED-SIxTH PAGE.
IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE IRISH
CATHOLIC UNION AND THE ORANGE
GRAND LODGE IN THE IRISH CAPITALi
THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY PoPULA r
CROWS AND RUCTIONS''-SEvENTH PAGE.
THE FIGHT OVER THE NEW SCHoOLHoUSE AT
WEST FARMSl MASS MEETING OF INDIG-
NANr CITIZENS-PIGEoN SHOOTING
TWELFTH PAGE.
FASHIONS FOR TIE FART WHAT THE MO-
DIsTES HAVE PROVIDED AND THE LEAD
ERS OF THE TON ARE ARRAYING
THEMSELVES IN-CHRISTMAS ART CURI.
OSITIES-SIxTH PAGE.
RING FRAUDSi THE CASE OF WOODWARD
LEGAL SUMMARIES-TnE LOCH EARNS
OFFICERS ON THE MID-OCEAN HORROR
TENTH PAGE.
CHURCH SERVICES FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY
OF ADvENTi RELIGIOUS NEWS AND COR
Observation-Disclosures PAGE
Wits GREAT MISSlON-SEvENTH PAGE.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
YESTERDAY-DARING RAID OF THIEVES
THE SANTANA C0MPANY-ELEvENTH PAGE.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21

have been urged to withdraw but have uni
formly given tho answer that, sooner or later,
some bishop would see the monstrous actions
taken, and that, through him, we would come
ont right in the end. AT last bishop has
seen this
1t is not our business to discuss here the
question of apostolcal succession or to decide
whether or not Episcopal rights once conferred
can be withdrawn To most people it seems
plain that if apostolic succession is property
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which Is
itself a seeding Church. it is a property
which belongs to the new organization quite
as much as to the old. Bishop Cummins was
regularly ordained Bishop when he ordained
Dr. Cheney; and il there be any virtue in
ordination and the laying on of hands, that
virtue has been transmitted to and remains
with the seceders. The right to secede and
the wisdom of seeding in this case have been
much discussed. The right to secede ought
to be plain to all who do not abide by and
fully recognize the authority of Rome. What
was the Reformation, of which the Protestant
Episcopal Church is not undistinguished
monument but grand secessiong If seces-
sion is wrong it is wrong absolutely and
always; and the wrong rests as much with
the venerable establishment which dates back
to the days of Henry VIII as with the younger
offender of the year of our Lord 1873. The
wisdom of secession is proved by the fact that
large numbers of the clergy of the Episcopal
Church, DR.. Tying, Jr., included, have admit
ted that reform inside the Church was impos-
sble. The new Church is fairly launched; it
has many friends and wellwishers, and it will
be well for the authorities of the Protestant
Episcopal Church to abandon all ideas of
persecution and to leave it alone From this
new movement we expect little evil, but much
good 1t gives proof of vitality, not of decay.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21

WOMEN DoCToBs-A CoAraiENDADLE AD-
VANCE. One Of the oldest and largest medical
societies in the United States, that of the
county Of New York, society which has num-
bered among its members such names as
Mott and Francis and which now embraces
the leading physicians OF the city, has taken
commendable step in recognizing women doc
tors who have graduated in regular schools
A lady who has graduated with honor in the
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
Obstruction of the Roads-A Hint for
the Police.

the Police.
The streets of New York are notoriously
disgrace to the city. With few exceptions
they are in a deplorable condition, and in
some instances, in the most crowded localities.
it is scarcely possible to drive over them with
safety. This is due partly to the swindling
paving contracts made in the palmy days Of
the old Ring rule and partly to the imbecility
and mistaken economy of our present munich
pal government. We have honesty and
efficiency in our Public Works Department,
but the improvement of the streets is pre-
vented by the obstructiveness and incapacity
of the Finance Department and the stupidity
of the Board of Apportionment. We have
treated elsewhere Of the necessity of some
efficient action, now that the season Of snow
is approaching but there are some evils
which might be removed at once by
little better management than we now
have on the part of the police. Independent
of the bad condition of the roads, citizens
who are in the habit of driving on the
avenues and streets on which horse cars
run, are subjected to vexatious and un-
necessary delay by the obstruction Of
the road on the sides of the tracks by
loaded trucks and wagons There is gen.
orally ample space for two vehicles to pass
each other in the space between the track and
the curbstone; hut carriage may be COM
PEELED to drive on for many blocks behind
creeping wagon before the driver of the latter
will trouble himself to pull out of the centre
of the space, and give room for those in his
rear to pass him without turning out over the
rails. The annoyance is especially felt by
medical men whose time is valuable alike to
themselves and their patients. The truck
men even appear to relish the fun of keeping
a carriage or light wagon behind them as
long as they can, and there is no one to pre-
vent them from indulging in the amusement.
In London the police regulations in crowded
thoroughfnres are excellent. Loaded wagons,
which are driven slowly, are compelled to fall
into line on the sides of the road, while
space is kept clear in the centre for vehicles
driven more rapidly, and the crossings are
kept open by allowing the passage in the
different directions to be made alternately
until each line is relieved. Here we have
police regulations on Broadway, but the rest
of the thoroughfares are left to take care of
themselves. We have a mounted police, and
they might be used to advantage to prevent
such annoyances as those to which we allude.-
The drivers of trucks and wagons should be
made to understand that they must not
obstruct the roads where it can be avoided
that it is their duty to give space at once to
vehicles in their rear to pass them, and that
when halting they must drive close to the curb
and leave the road as little obstructed as pos
sible. Our patrolmen have not very hard
labor to perform, and the Commissioners
should at once issue an order requiring them
to keep the streets and avenues free from the
unnecessary obstruction we have pointed ont.
This may, indeed, be at present part of their
duty, but if so it is certainly neglected.