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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

a heavy storm OF wind and rain passed
over Oconee County on the 2Gth nit.
Trees were blown down in many parts
OF the County. A largo stable and some
other buildings were also blow down on
the farm of Mr.. Pool, some twelve miles
Southwest of Walhalla.
M1DwAY.-The ELECTION for town Of
acers took place on the Oath ult., and
resulted in tho reelection of the follow
ing gentlemen: Intendant-L a. Burke.
Wardens-H. Berkman, John l.. Sense,
". ". Ellzey aud 3. ". Middleton.
A Cincinnati man has invented littlo
article which ladies can wear and mani
pnlate 80 as to hoist their trains clear OF
the mud in navigating cutters and wet
orossings. 4.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

Personal honor is the apple OF the
Japanese eye, and the sensitive Jap has
o curious way sometimes OF vindicating
it. For instance, not long ago fifteen
followers of a murdered officer commit.
ted suicide, after waiting yainly for years
to see if the murderefs OF their master
would be punished for their crime. The
murderers were only sentenced to soil
tary confinement in their own houses.
The followers of the murdered official
then gave notice of their intention to
commit hari-kari, and actually disem-
bowelied themselves rs .rebuke to the
courts. It is frightful to reflect what
would be the effsot in nShis country If the
friends of murdered people were as
sensitive as this 7ihF
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A NsW SENSATION Some of the nu-
merous itlnerant burlesque troupes that
find their fittest fields for dispensing
sensatlonaliem in the far West. have, in
lew recorded instances, introduced
marriages between actors aud actresses
upon the stage as interludes to the main
attraction. This hint the Rev. De Witt
Talmage adopted, not to make a side.
show, but to bring ont his principal idea,
when, as has been detailed, he opened
the doors of the Brooklyn Academy Of
Music, and at fifty cents head, invited
the people to come in. and witness the
ceremony of real wedding with the
parties masquerading in the COSTUMES OF
century ago.. The reverend gentleman
has always been o man OF marked eccen-
trieities, bnt perhaps he never evidenced
suoh lack OF good taste. to put no.
worse construction upopit, as when he
lent himself to the scheme OF this real
marriage. a la dsrlesque, with stage ap-
pointments; scenic effect and all the
paraphernalia of clown, harlequin and
pantaloon. Now. theatrical perform
ances and ceremonies, requiring the Of
foes of religion with real prayers and
sacred formulas, are, or should be, en-
tirely distinct. The theatres have as
much right to exist as the pulpits and
have as specific purpose, but none of
the better class of the former are so ire
weren't as to. make religion show and
q mockery, rs Mr. Talmage has given
the pnblic too much reason to think he
has done. His intentions may have
been excellent, but his spiritual suscep.
tibility needs oultivating.
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! MAIL A1IARRAAaENxsTs.--TbsiN Northern
mail opens 6.80,AsM. and 500 E.:M.; !
CLOSES 8 p N. and.l1. .OOiA! II. Charles:
ton day mail, OPENS 6. II. r NJ; closes s
A. ~; night opens 700. a, NJ; closes
o.15 P.M. Greenville opens ya.45 P. NJ. !;
closes 6 a: M. Western opens $50 A.
NJ. and 1890 P. NJ; closes s and1P. il.
Wilmington opens $50 r. NJ; CLOSES
1890 a. III. On Sunday the Office is
open from 10 4P.M. 'l'
HOTEL ARRIVALS. April 4, 1875
1phsetar House--J r Ridgley, 8 Burns
and vile, Md; r. FAINT. S Milton, J Ar
thur, Columbia; W H Jeffers, ,Riohland:
OE Stanieis, Mass; J P. FnSkerman.
Mrs NJ p Babbitt, Pa; D J Carter, Lam.
caster s 4 Amstun. J . Carhait and
%ite,, McNanell, N Y: p DOME,
Uharleston; 81 Titus, N Y; Miss A W
Iitas, L l; W "a Tresoott, Pendleton; T
r Robertson, Winnsboro; Rev W 8
Hendrin House-.Mrs Adams, EdesfieId:
Q @ Carroll. A H Culpeper, Aiken: q ]
Thomas, *; W IS Aston. johns
leland; E.W White, AbbsvilIe: W ID
McNntty, Mrs M D Durham. Doko: FO
Nichodemus, Md; r Pease, ~; JIM
D'bson, Abbeville; B Latham, Pros
perity; H A Gibson, Alston; T b: No
R1sinssry, : r b Jennings, G E Leightrue;
Fairfield.
Columbia ?Rotel-C Il & Mirah and.
wife. Mrs. Bates. Ala; F Elder, wife and
child, Winnsbofo; 81 Seymour and wife,
N 7; O P Gather, Md; II a. Hill and
wife, Mass; Mrs III Phillips and son, Pa;
: Il FAINT, city; a 9 9arthere, Md; A 8
Denney, NJ Crauoh, EdgeAeld; @ + An.
drews. Charleston; r L Bingletary, n @:
F D Busb, G & Q RR.
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FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS IN EHE SouTH,
According to the Washington RepubH.
can, the President is said to be firm in
his determination to appoint none but
native Republicans, or men who have
the endorsement of the people of their
respective localities in the South; and
further, he purposes making no more
changes c, an i in OH Offices subject to luis appoint
sent incumbents shall expire, except for
such causes as improper conduct. In
other words, he proposes strict adhe.
renee to aud application of the civil
service rules.
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RowDYIsM.- We regret to ba obliged
to record most disgracefnl SO enc Of
turbulanoe, which occurred on Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Coleman, o young man
from the country, was grossly assailed
with most abusive epithets by colored
man, (Charles Green) Being tho second
offence, from the same party, and unable
to defend himself. other than with a
weapon, as he was cripple. MIR. Cole
man fred upon Green, inflictipg o
wound in the leg of the latter. A colored
woman among the crowd joined in the
fray, and used brickbRts and other mis-
siles freely, while the savage mass cla-
mored sKill him, kill him." &c. Two
colorcd mel, David Palmer and Frank
Aillett, ran to the rescue, and did all
that was possible to allay the excitement,
and for their pains one c.rries now de-
cided elevation on his Uranium, the eff.
feet Of half brick. Mr.. Coleman, tho.
roughly convinced that his life was
sought, drew his knife, nnd Charles
Green was made to feel the edge of it, in
two dangerous stabs in the head and
neck. This added to the fury of the me-
groes. and they would have inundated
the cornered man, except that he held
bis knife too deiantly. Mr.. Coleman
afterwards proceeded to the Office Of the
Trial Justice, Mr.. Browning, and there
the savage crowd, greedy for fight, laid
hold of Mr.. D. F. Cutler, who, in On in
slant. was hurled to the ground, and
swarmed with a crowd. who continued
their yells for blood. Fortunately, few
gentlemen were present, who jumped in
and rescued Mr.. Cutler. In the thropg
were several colored men, who kept tho
passions of these deluded people excited,
aud the white citizens, fearing a rescue
OF Mr.. Coleman from tho authorities,
stood by to preserve him from violence.
A second thought impressed the rioters,
and they began TO disperse. Had they
boon met upon their own offer. it is very
likely that the Coroner would havo had
much business; but, as in all these dis
turbances, our white citizens actel pru.
dontly and calmly. Whiskey, as usual,
WAS at the bottom Of tho fight, aid few
hair.brained fools that bounded it on,
who should have been arrested, were
permitted to go FREQ. Oar local autLor-
tiles must interfere in tho incipiency OF
these disturbances, or IL general scrim-
mage will be tho result.
Orangcjurg Times.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-05

A number of returned emigrants have
arrived in New York from Brazil. They
found, according to their statements,
that they had been deluded into settling
in Brazil by assertions that wers totally
false. Something Of the same kind re =
gently occurred in England, where
charges were preferred against the Bra
lillian agents at Liverpool, when the
emigrants again reached that port.
Upon the whole, it may be stated as
highly probable that Brazil Is not
favorable country for English or A'neri-
can colonists.
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"You don't work hard, enough to earn
your salary" said the head Of Govern
ment departments to one OF his clerks.
"Work!' exclaimed the dandy; II
worked hard enough to get here; surely
you don't expect me to work, now sm
here"
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KILLED by A TREE-Last Saturday,
during the high wind, man named
Jonas aPostell, living near Society Hill,
was struck by falling tree. and must
have died very soon afterwards. Pos
tells body WAS found afterwards dead,
and his mule near him uninjured.
Darlington Somls mer.
CoRoNER's INQUEST. inquest. by
Coroner James Henderson, was held on
tho body Of London Herbert, on the
3lst of March. Tho verdict of tho Jury
WAS death by npoplexy. Deceased was
about sixty-fve years Of age, and CO.
lored resident OF Newborry.
It is said that Brick Pomeroy, since
old Pom's failure in Kansas, has de-.
termined to change his name. He de-.
olares that Pomeroy who is suoh q
blockhead as to spend 800, COO for seat
in the United States Senate. without
getting it, is disgrace to the family.
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The Mari heirs hive met at Portland,
Me-. and formed what thoy call "The
Mari Claim Association, to SEQ if they
can't secure "the estate Of Mnrr, in Scot.
land, worth $GO.000. .000." We don't
know what they are asking for thousand
dollar shares in the association, but if
not moro than o quarter OF cent per
dozen, they may send us couple OF
them.
BLOWN DowN.-A severe storm OF
thunder, lightning, wind and rain passed
over our town on Tuesday afternoon last.
The force Of the wind was so groat about
mile South of this place, that house
owned by Ben Dargan, and recently put
mp, was blown down, and most OF the
furniture and orookery destroyed.
Darlington Somhe7.,er.
DEATH MIR. Thomas Murtishaw. of
Maybinton, Newberry County, died on
the Both uls., very suddenly. 1t appears
that he and his wife hail gone out to
walk, when he complained Of feeling un
we'll. He returned home and was ionnd
by his nephew lying upon the floor
with his head in the f1re place-dead. A
small portion OF his face was burned.
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The NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. On
Lust Saturday, at Chester, the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company was organized by the election
of President and Directors. Dr.. a.
q. Davega, of Chester, was elected Pre-
sident. A meeting is called. on the 7th
OF May, at Hickory Tavern, North Caro-
lima, OF the stockholders of the Carolina
Narrow Gauge Railroad and OF the
Chester aud Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail-
road. the object of which, it is said, is
to consolidate the two roads. When
constructed, these roads will be Of in
caloulable value to the whole of upper
South Carolina aud Western North Ca
rolina. To York and Chester Counties
they will afford facilities never before en-
joycd. Fully impressed with tho great
importance of this projected road, the
company is determined TO build it as
speedily rs possible. Tue Carolina Mar
row Gauge and the Chester and Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroads will, in all pro-
bability, bo consolidated as soon as the
law will allow them, and the work of
construction beimmcdiately commenced
The people of Chester County. on the
ga instant, will vote OIL tho question of
n County subscription OF 100000. This
looks like business. In fact, the motto
OF the company is business not talk.
It intends to build tho road, and that as
soon as the nature Of tha case will ad-
nit. lOrkriHc Enguirey.
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The BILL PosrER's MURDER. Justice
for onoe in New York has made signal
effort at directness, and has reached un-
clogged verdict OF murder in the first
degree, in the brief space Of ono day.
The trial of Charles Nixon, the bill
poster, who killed poor truckmap in a
fit of anger some time ago, was opened
at noon Tuesday, and closed Wednes.
day. when the jury, after Oh absence oI
less than three hours, brought in ver.
dict Of murder iu the first degree. The
prisoner seems to have been stoic enough
to bear tho verdict with apparent indif.
ference, and yet sympathetic enough to
reflect upon the consequences to hia
family.
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LIST OF New ADvkRTIeEMKNrs.
@. O. Martindale-Cotton Seed.
F. III. brennan, Sr.-Fine Beei
Thomas Steer -Sundries.
John AgneH Y Son-Beef.
W. Q. Fisher-Gcia Water.
Cal Wagner'u MinstreIs.
). II. koon-Mill Site for Sale. .
Thomas Steen-Auction.
Roses Hotel.
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SALE ,oF TIE CHARLESTON CoUnIEn.-
This-venerable journal tho oldest pub
lication in the state-was sold at auc-
tion, on Thursday last, for the insignifi-
cant sum OF s7,loO. The Courier thus
speaks Of the sale:
.'The.I sale of the Courier establish
ment took place yesterday, at public
auction, as advertised. Mr.. Fl. II. De-
Leon conducted the sale, which resulted
as follows: The good will, subscription
list and material of the daily and tri-
weekly Courier we're sold to Messre.
Riordan, Dawson & Co., for 81, 100. The
bound volumes OF the Courier-com
plete file-were sold to Mr.. @. A. Spot
ford, for 1850 It is said that they
were purchased for the Congressional
Library at Washington. Seventy-si1 vo-
lumes OF the Courier, 1904 to 1872, were
sold to Capt. W. A. Courtenay; Of this
city. The files OF the City Gdssle we're
purchased by Mr.. 8. Y. Upper, for tue
Chamber of Commerce"
The Neus says:
"The public sale of the Charleston
Courier, yesterday. resulted in its pur-
chase by the proprietors Of the Neps.
This. OF course, will necessitate some
change in the management of the com.
bined Journals; and We shall take the
earliest possible opportunity OF advising
the public OF what shall be the course of
liberal and progressive newspaper
which will then represent both the hoary
! age and the lusty vigor Of the now South
Carolina, to which, through good and
evil report, we are bound forever"
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A WOMAN FARMRR.-The story. Of Q
young woman in Illinois is worth Eead-
ing in these days Of much prattle (about
woman's rights) and little practical sper.,
formance. The name Of the damSel no,
k1o1 loa6hs So!, sage that its Initial
letter is A.; OF her locality We are
simply informed that she lives and lsbors
in Illinois. This maiden was, q student
in leading young ladies seminary"
Her father died, leaving farm conside.
rsbly mortgaged, and widow whose
health did not permit her to manage the
estate profitab'y; whereupon our ener-
getic young woman bid farewell to the
leading seminary, and became practical
ly buoolio. She had eighty acres to
manage, half Of il we'll broken in, and
half Of it land rich but liable to over
flow. The barn had been recently
burned, and all the fencing vas in 'bad
order. Snch Was the position when the
young lady left the seminary and turned
farmer. She had one horse; she bor-
rowed another; and friend helped
her by the loan Of iznnlem ente. aims
provided, she has accomplished, some.
what go i''' :.
Wearing . gymnastic suit, with q
broad-btimmed hat, gloves aud boots
made to order, she plonghed; che direct
ed the removal OF stumps OF trees; she
assisted in drilling the wheat; she even
helped 10 fell trees, and is reported to
use an axe beautifully. She has eight
acres in grass and twelve In orchard; she
raised twenty-three acres of winter wheat
in 1872; aud would have had from three
to five acres more, but for the failure OF
q horrid inefficient man. who failed to
cut il in time. In ell. she got 450
busneis OF wheat, Weighing sixsy-two
pounds to the bushel. Most Of the
homo farm is cultivated in corn, though
there are eight acres of grass and twelve
OF orchard. Our pretty Pomona, in
1872, sold 100 barrels of apples. and re
Gently had I60 barrels in the cellar.
Poor young womanl All has not been
bright with her. She has had her little
sorrows, like the rest of womankind; she
has been called to mourn over one horse
drowned aud another stolen; she had
been bereaved Of a colt, and her pies
were failure. But upon the whole, the
Providence which presides over agricul-
ture has smiled upon her. She is gra-
dually paying off the mortgage be-
Equeathed to her by her SIRE She has
forty acres of wheat sown for the coming
year. She has taken excellent care of
her widowed mother, of her fatherlees
little brother, and Of smaller sister.
We wish that we knew her name.
Against oil our typographical rules, Wa
should be tempted to print it in large
capitals. It is aggravating to be forced
to speak of her simply as Miss A. The
letter. ho wever, is a good letter, standing
at the head OF the alphabet. and is sng-
gesti7e of a No. l. The tender interest
which she has excited in our own heart
is sufficiently indicated by the fact that
we have before mentioned her. though
all too briefly, as we were not then in full
possession OF all the pleasant facts.
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TIE DtoHBssH OF GERo1srE1N's Tao.
TICS. An angry correspondent of the
New York World compares the promo.
sion of the Presidents son Fred. from
Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant. 90.
lionel, to q similar rapidity of'promotion
by the Grand Duohesse OF .Gerolstein,
whore another Fritz figured. The cases
really are very similar in many respects;
and point, tho moral OF Republican imi-
tation Of royal psscedents. After the
asPitation Of the inaugural for universal
language and universal equality, this
does not look consistent the uni
versai language be moner, and shs
equality TO be confined to the ruling
family. Young Grant may be very
nice young man, anda budding soldier
of promise; but to elevate him go sud.
denly over the heads Of all the General
Raans OF the army, and the men who
have seen servioa and smelt powder,
through the aid and connivance oi
':Piegan Phil" Sheridan-who "made a
back, as the boys say. for the vsulting
ambition of the young lieutenant
smacka of favoritism and nepotism too
much to satisfy the public. Andrew
jackson did not soruple to use the pa
tronage OF the Government to reward
his friends and punish his enemies; buI
he did not divide oil the loaves and fshet
among his own household. We mus,
cease laughing at royal families, alto,
these rapidly recurring precedents in ou,
own reigntng house.
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ing quantities ana sizes. to tho depth Of
more than 800 feet Layers may posi-
bly, be found there at workable depths,
sufficiently Hob toswarranta the expense
OF miningsfor them. These iasts vii;
give our readers some idea Of the his
tory. extent and value Of this vast phos-
phatio area. land and water. An analy-
sis Of twenty different specimens Of
phosphate rock shows per centage Of
from 54.92 to 65.01 phosphate of lime.
It is q mine Of wealth to the State in its
exports, and when the fertilizers manu-
factured from it are more easily and
cheaply produced and diffased over it,
they will also tell in the increased power
full influence which they will exert upon
its productive capacity.
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P1IESlxIASA-Cor fields that require
neither plowing nor sowing-the feet.
What no dairyman can adulturate-
the milk of human kindness.
"Beware," said sn Arabian caliph,
when about to die, to his prcsumptive
uooessor-"boware Of appointing thy
relatives to Office. Put not the family
of Haschem on the necks Of the people. "
The successor appointed his ninety
ninth cousins and came thereby ulti.
mately to great grief. though we do not
read that even he promoted hobblede.
hoy sons over veteran leaders Of the
army.
"This insurance policy is queer
thing" said Dobbs, reflectively. "If I
can sell it, cancel it; and il I oan.ee
it, can't sell it."
Though pawnbroker's shop is
crowded, it is still lonesome place.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-07
The LuJicrous In Patent.

Speaking of combinations he must have come
from Missouri or Kansas who asked for patent
fol d combination Of cannon and plow For
tins purpose he filed three applications, making
the elongated handles hollow, so az to form two
cannon. These we're to be kept loaded I'M the
guerrilas were. after him the guerillas shot
down, and the farmer to go on his way rejoicing
Another asked for patent for the invention
OF the generation Of steam by boring hole into
the ground till he reached the waters that are
boiled by the internal fires Of earth He set
forth, among the advantages of his plan, that
there would be no danger Of explosions, no ex-
pense for fuel, no necessity of engineers, all of
which statements are undoubtedly true.
1t must have been a relative Of this last gen.
tleman, and one equally well acquainted with
the laws that govern the hidden heart of this
planet, who applied for patent for boring the
earth for artesian wells for purposes of irriga-
ton He gravely set forth that he made the
discovery that quicksilver was heavier than the
common earth. He therefore proposed to start
a hole, and to empty into it little mercury.
ny the laws Of nature that mercury would be
sure to work its way downward till it struck
water, and the water would then be sure to work
its way upward till it struck air.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-07
CONTRACrs IN CITY CoUNCILs

Our Democratic opponents have been criticis-
ing recent bill paid a member of the City
Council for repairs to the clerks office, or some
thing of the sort, amounting to s158 for which
no contract had been made. We regret to see
these little slips across the line of the ordinance
sin such cases made and provided, though it is
gratifying to note that our critics are rarely able
to 80 complain.
Apropos to the subject, we observe that this
vexed question whether a member of Counci |
should receive contracts for city work is once
more mooted in Reading. At the last meeting
of the Councils resolution forbiddjng mem
bers from being city contractors was offered and
voted down, and there is no little stir over the
matter. The Times, OF Friday severely reviews
the action, and some correspondents, in Satur-
days issue, rise to explain. A citizen writer
declares the vote Questionable and suspicious,
and a " clear indication that majority OF the
p" Common Council regard the City Treasury as
legitimate plunder." A member of the Coun-
Gil, however, asserts that the resolution offered
did not properly meet the case. and that when
one is proposed that does lit will be sustained by
a majority of the members. Perhaps he is right,
but we confess we hardly expect it. Let US see
how virtuous the Reading councilmen are.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-07

The Harrisburg ''roosters" name Governor
IIartranft ''Veto Jack" His yigiIant oversight
of the bills sent for his approval has almost bro
ken up their business The fact is that the
Governor, during six or seven years of official
duty at Harrisburg, during which he kept his
mouth generally shut, but his eyes and ears
wide open, discovered the dark ways of the
''roosters, and knows exactly when aud how to
interfere for the public good.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-07

Cincinnati holds her municipal election and
Connecticut her State election, to-day With
reference to the former, the Gazette, Of Friday
says that though it is highly important matter,
the Taxpayers are taking very little interest in
it, and if we are not greatly mistaken the vote
will be small one, and the result will be fa-
'yorable to higher taxes, increased extravaganza,
- and more extensive jobs. =
" The fact is, however, that this election is of
more Importance to our city than presiden-
"tial election, eyon No heavier blow can be de-
"ivored to the trade of this city than that which
"results from exorbitant taxes These cripple
" the industries we have, and keep away those
1--WE should have