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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-07
Louisiann Affairs.

Last Friday, large mass meeting oi
citizens was held in New Orleans. in re-
sponse to the call of the Committee oI
Seventy. Mr.. Ogden. who bus lately
been to Washington in the interests OF
the legitimate Government of Louisi-
ana, made an able address OF an hour
and half. IN which he reviewed the
situation. and exhibited the Importance
OF unainohingly maintaining their OIL
ginal position. He said that the case of
the people of Louisiana is improving in
Washington, and once it is fully looked
into, cannot fail to be vindicated. It
seems to be part of the strategy of
those opposed to the recognition Of the
McEnery Government to weary out the
patience of the people. and once they
desisted from asserting their rights, to
construe it as acquiescenco in the exist
ing (Kellogg) Government. Such is Sc
nator Mortou's scheme. This meeting
was called to revive the interest of the
people. Their numbers, enthusiasm aud
resolutions show that they are as far as
ever from tame assent 10 the usu rpation.
They leave no ground of supposed &C
quiescence in it, upon which any arga-
ment can be constructed against them.
The Durell investigation is proceed
ing vigorously. Several witnesses have
been examined. amongst them Judges
Campbell and Walker, and their testi-
mony tends strongly to sustain the
charges of inebriety aud of abuse of
the authority and power of the court
preferred against Durell District At
torney Beokwith and AIR. E. G. Billings
testified that Durell. of his own voli.
ton, and entirely without consultation,
issued the famous interlocutory order
seizing the State House. Other wit
nesses have yet to be examined, and the
probability is that strong case will be
made out against him. Judge Wilson,
OF the committee, is said to be born
inquisitor. Ho has splendid subject
to investigate in Darrell. 4 despatch
says:
1.-The popular opinion is that Durell'e
cause is already lost. United States
District Attorney Beokwith is open in
his expressions Of opinion to that effect,
aud an ominous feeling of alarm per.
vades the Custom House circles
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IMMIGRATIoN.-At meeting OF the
German Soolety, held last evening, Mr..
NJ. II. Aappelmann was elected agent of
the society. His duty will be to attend
to the reception of immigrants, see that
they a,e properly cared for, and kept
out OF the clutches OF sharpers. 30.
The society have determined to secure O
house wherein immigrants may tempo.
rariiy remain on their arrival, and re-.
oeive such attention as may be neces.
sary. Tho 100 Italians previously
spoken Of as expected will arrive to-day
III the steamship Manhattan.
Charleston NeWs, GM.
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NO man goes to the Senate to be vim
dicated in vain. There was never To-
gislative body 80 sensitive to such ap.
peals. 1t never stops to call for testi.
mony, or summon witnesses. Any sup.
porter OF the Administration who has
been charged with being drunkard,
thief. libertine or liar, has only to pre-.
sent the fact and name his Office. The
Senate vindicates him without q ques,
tion.-New York Tribune.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.-A DEPRESSED,
IRRITABLE STATE OF MIND; WEAK. NKR.
voUs, EXHAUSTED FEELING; NO ENERGY
OR ANlMATIoN; CONFUSED HEAD, WEAK
MEMORY, OFTEN WITH DEBILITATrNa, IN.
VOLUNTARY DISCHARGRS.-The conse.
quencc of excesses, mental over-work or
indiscretions. TINS NERVOUS DEBILITY
hnd6 SOVEREIGN CURE in HUMPHREYS
HoMd!rATHIo SPECIFIC, No. %. It
tones up the system, arrests discharges,
dispeis the mental gloom and iespond.
ency, and rejnvenates the entire system:
it is perfectly harmless and always ef-
ficient. Price SIS for package OF ave
boxes and large So vial of powder,
which is important in old serious cases;
or 81 per single box. Sold by ALL
druggists, or sent by mail ON receipt OF
price. Address Humphreys SpEowIo
HoMGHATHrc MEDICINE COMPANY, No.
662 Broadway. N. Y. For sale by
GE1dER & McGREdon, Columbia, 8. @.
Dec17 tTlm
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MoSrICELlo. S. c., Jan. 5, 1874.

MH EDITOR: l recently sold Major T.
w. Woodward cotton press. which, it
Is proper to state, he purchased c.rclu
| Sire!y on my recommendation. After u
fair trial, l have no doubt. us he thinks.
the Major prononnces the press Of no
account aud worthless. This unfavur-
able decision has 60 some extent become
pubic. The high position deservcdIy
| occupied by Major ". US leading ayri-
culturist Of the State, having bsen
twice cousecutively chosen President of
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
Association. affords u presumption that
he habltually looks to the fostering and
building up of the agricultural and me-
chanlcni interests Of the countr, by en-
| couraging ard stimulating improves ant,
and lends to his Gppro0ai or diSdpprocL|
OF any enterprise more than ordinary
tceiJht. Ii also e1acts from him the
rigid observance OF some such rule as
follows: That while he should be very
| careful as to what he Conimends, he
should, at the same tine, ''prnder neN {"
what lie condemns.
believing ho has not applied This rul.
in his condemnation of the Davis"
press. however honestly he may think
otherwise, deem it due to myself, aud
necessary to the vindication of the repu
tation OF my press, to present view Of
the subject from which it may bo seen
that its performance declares lis opn
merits aud warrants the high praise
haze ,lnhesilatim0ly bestowst! upon it, 1
respectfully ask that Jou publish the
following certificate.
j. x DAVIS
|
We, tho undersigned. do hereby GER
tify that this day we saw Frank Davis
and Boston Richards 1.-TWO colored mep)
pack, in eight hours aud .tweuty. seven
minutes, eleven baies- of cotton, which,
being accurately weighed by us, made
All aggregate OF 1896 pounds, being an
average Of 453 pounds per bale.
Said cotton was.packed a. Mr.. J. Il
Davis gin-housc. under his supcriu
tendence. aud on one OF his patent
hand power cotton presses. EAch bale
was brought to compass of about
twenty-five cubic feet, aud all wore put
up i'll neat and merchantable order.
Tho heaviest bale of the lot weighed i74
pounds, and tho lightcst 420 pounds.
The last bale OF the lot was packed in
iorty-two minutes, and weighed 444
pounds.
We further certify that said two
hands performed all the work except
cutting the bagging, which was cut and
laid down to their hands. together with
the ties.
In justice to tho hands. We wou!d
state that they worked faithfully, md
were quite expert; but this remarkable
performance in packing cotton, in on,
opinion, was attributable mainly to the
merits of the press upon which the work
was accomplished.
HAYNE McMEEKIN,
L. Q. LUPO.
MONTICELLO, 8. c., Dec. "a, 1873.
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The Treasury Department, it appears,
on investigation, INDUCES in the luxury
OF furnishing its employees with car
risges and horses to greater extent
than any other, the Secretary. the As
sistant Secretary. tho heads of bureaus
and their chief clerks NIL having turn.
outs at the Government expense. The
Government printer and his chief clerk,
and the Commissioners of Agriculture,
Patents, Indian Affairs, etc., are sii fur
nished in the same way.
Boston Herald's Special.
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The republic in France just now ap,Iy
illustrates tho fact that power is oil.
ways stealing from the many to the
few"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-07

HOTEL ARRIVALS, January 6, 1874
HendrLr House-Joseph Myers. Louis
vile; 0 j Harris. Anderson; w A. Fox,
r G Ford. N c; NJ S Hanckel, Charles
ton; r II Moomaugh, st Louis; w D
Knox aud lady, Williamsburg; Wm T
Rivers. S G; j p Ligon, city.
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ln,migration soc,et:e. Needed.

1t is stated that 10000 persons, in
families, will leave England, next spring,
under the auspices of Messrs. Arch and
Clayton, to seek new homes in Canada
and in this country. Alarm is even felt
in England at the peaceful revolution
which MIR. Arch is producing in effect
ing the emigration of such vast numbers
OF working people. Proper representa-
tions would no doubt induce PORTION
Of this valuable tide to flow into this
State. Immigrants are coming in al
ready in considerable numbers. This,
with the knowledge Of such large
movement to take place soon. ought to
Induce us to form societies in every
County, to ascertain tho local wants,
and to provide for their supply. There
should bs formed also State immgra.
ton society, with headquarters at Co
lnmba. and ar agency in New York, in
order more tIectually to promote this
great object. There is undoubtedly n
demand for labor here; but from lack of
proper encouragement md of necessary
arrangements, it finds but faint exprcs.
sion. Now is the time to take action in
these matters. There is u vacuum to
be filled.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-07

The MEMPHIS ELECTION. the mu.
nicipal election, held at Memphis on
New Years Day, the entire Republican
ticket was elected by large maiorities.
1t appears, however, that the vote
polled was very light. and that in many
OF the wards not more than half OF the
registered whites took the trouble to
vote. AS the 'first gun OF 1874" it may
go Tor something as q Republican VIC
tory, though it signifies ouly that New
Iears DAY was bad day for bringing
OUT the white vote in Memphis, aud a
good day for bringing out the colored
vote.
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TIE BLUE RIDGE CAsE--This much
vexed case was up, as usual, in the
United States District Court yesterday.
The disputed point at issue on this oc.
casion arises upon petition by the
assignees for leave TO sell the road.
Messrs. d. Il. Corbin and Henry Buist
represented the assignees. The petition
is resisted by the trustees. and judg.
ment creditor represented by Messrs. J.
D. Pope, w. II. Tresoot and Rutledge
& Young. The trustees, in their an
swer to the petition. claim that they
have, under the original mortgage, the
power to sell all the franchises and pro.
perty of the road in this and other
States, while the nssignees could only
sell that portion Of the road lying in
this State, and that the trustees could
consequently make moro advantageous
sale. Tho petition and returns were
read yesterday, and argument heard by
Judge Bryan upon question as to the
admissability of certain letters received
by Mr.. Corbin from some OF the bond
holders, and submitted by him as an
swers to the returns Of the trustees
Judge Bryan ruled ont tho letters, and
the case then went over until 10. day
when the argument will DO heard.
Charleston NepS, GU.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-19
MR.. BEECHERs CODE OF MORALITY.

K.
Since, however, the Plymouth Church Com.
mittee abandons the Christian code Of morality on this
subject, aud substitutes a more popular and cruel
opnion-which think should be tempered with greater
lenity towards women who err-I will convict Mr..
Beecher by the worlds code Of honor in such IL
is prime law of conduct among what are called men
OF the world" that IL man has received ladys ex'
treme gift he bound to protect her reputation and to
shield her against any and every hazard Of exposure
What then, In view Of this law is the just measure OF
oboquy which men OF the world" according to their
own etiquette of behavior, should visit upon Mr..
Beecher who after having subdued lady to his sexual
uses for period OF than year. at last 10 spirit
OF bravado and desperation, publicly appoints com
mttee Of men, with attorneys to inquire into
the facts OF her guilt involving her inevitable exposure
and ruini
New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

Grated the charge aud said that would make it in
Rev. E. L. L. TAYLOR, d. ID.
Sscond: In q conversation with Mr.. Andrew Brad
requested Mr. Bradshaw not TO repeat certain state
ments which had previously been made to MIN Dy MI.
sedng h ne sGs agsns M ng Recsr but
that he wished to hush the scandal Mr.. Beechers
account; that Mr.. Beecher was bad man. and not q
safe person be allowed TO visit the families OF bis
chnrch that this scandal ever we're cleared up ne
Tton would be the only one OF the three involved who
would be unhurt by 1t and that he was silently suffer
' ''' ' ' ANDREW BRADSHAW.
Third. At an interview with Mrs. Andrew Brad
shaw, In Thompsons dining rooms on CintOnSt on or
about the Sd day Of August 1870 Theodore Tton stated
between bis wife and Mr.. Beecher. AfterSard, In
November 1874 referring to the above conversation h
the accusations which he had formerly made against
Mr.. Beeeher. Witness: MRS. ANDREW BRADSHAW
1t will be seen from the third specification in the
above document that I indicted by Plymouth
Church, and that attempt made to bring me to
trial because had said the Sd OF August 1870 that
I had discovered a criminal intimacy between Mr..
Beeeher and Mrs. Thton. The date mentioned In this
specincation-namely the Sd Of August ls7Owas only
thirty days after Mrs. Tons confession OF July OF
that year What should be thought Of a report Of
socaled investigating committee Of Plymouth Church
which, in order to maintain and uphold the pastors
false denial Of my true charge against him. compelled
In his DEFENSE to alsy the records Of his own church
The Committees question, "What the proof that the
charge in the fret instance adueryf meets In the
above official document by Plymouth Church so point
blank that almost tempted to return to
these gentlemen the epthets they have put upon
Mr. Mouton and and to say that for their own YER
dict judged by their church records, they stand
convicted Of vile fraud" The above church record
completely nunes onehalf-more than half-of the
Committees report
New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

XII.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE wOODHULL.

ACQUAINTANCE WITH IhE WOODhOLL.
Mr.. Beecher, with equal Inconsistency, seeks
TO becioud mo with the odum which attaches to Mrs.
woodhulls name am Justly entitled TO severe-per-
haps to On unspartngcrticism by the public for hav-
ing linked my name with that woman. and particularly
for having lent my pen 70 the portrayal OF her life In the
exaggerated ooocs In which pointed is IN bio
graphical sketch Bot among all my critics who have
stamped ehis brochure with their iuss approDnum'
have never yet found any one who has denounced me
for II half % severely as have condemned my SOU NO
body shall have my consent 10 defsnd me ior navios
vntteu that ssetch. l rofase to DO defended. But.
n.y,nr u.ds th exps,cl, sssteosens against mysef-
which iusioe reaaess en- entitled to tell the precns
..orv ~ nv ressssos With Mss. woodruff and 70 COM
-s 49,. -,th NJ, Beecher-s pclauous with the same
v,msn. Al the same tine and 10 che Same end.
About rear ssser Mrs. Vtoo's confession 10 me- and
seout bali year after Nj Bsecasrs spolo, and after
Mr. Moultoa had put forth the many strenuous esss 70
which Mr. Beechers letters written during this persod'
bear witness pew aud sudden enemy Of our safety so
reared before the public " Ne person of V'esos0
New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

through violent wintry storm, which Mr. Beeche.
referred TO the way appropriate to the disturDe'
hour. .g.I|
New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

HrS: In On interview between Theodore Iliton ~ n an
the E. l. l. Taylor D. at the once s u iro
syta,sd that the Rev Henry Ward Beecher preached
ssyera ssvea OF eixtu of hh mlsuessss sVcsy suhos
, 1874-01-18
Gus to the liberties Of the public; The papers
are full OF examples Of such characters:
( x;sh to sav few words with regard to the

GUS to the liberties Of the public ihe papers
are full of examples OF such characters;
wish to say few words With regard TO tue
COOPERATIVE BUSINESS OF ENGLAND:
read glowing account OF me hocnoale !hot amt
other organizations IN last SUNDAY Papeo oeo .uns
there are 1.500 such stores, With 4oU,ooo nenn. h
bers :; that cooperation tna1A tn9 MG.st adT a19
raised meu who we're worse than oeao III wy NY
soul. and mind, to Keen ana vigorous nto'
No higher compliment could pc Patd any p,ans
ciple or person. This was ooclansm npp,1u ptno,.
to the purchase Of groceres' oly goous; po4ep 80
and ehoes; the Substitution OF co-oPetauon ~.
competition in the purchase OF c1eatuto~1gU1 w.
forts but with what wonderful success ~ ~
Gun doubt that its wider appicatlon VIZ nos ILL.,
prove tue proletaires 1tls wen gteaes go ,ras
move slowly. Kooert Vwen, sne 1.ans 1,,srass when
laughed at by the oocla!-oclenGo - o<,,1 ~
he advanced the doctrines whica aoo onn onie
substantial comfort to perhaps zvoooov o,rs
The writer OF that article snoulu nos saes
on hum, as ne was 81 i44cn tn9 10 1.,.a,-Fstah
lishmeut., The doctrines we're not he", M :. GIs s;ir
Anglo Saxon blood was TOO sluegasn y no cnacts
iuoculated. The writer says c9oope1anon 10 enc enecAs
crime, and cannot but 90 30. InanNs ..,ssr
We DESERVE TIE ;vL1a-. GoafL. .,a,..- b,d
Socialism, SAYS Airs. Mynaoop' never uau oa
{oothold in EngAnd- ene Says mnny nt sooa
things, but herein she ls m1sIaaen, R~to
OF Tue laea WIS tleuIn5 em9 = Eranch .,+claa
Usher had grave doubts aoont II. rfe1cn aisIl:e
we're 80 dlnelent from "n4s ~ sutn.u a',est;an
manufacturing centres. oot, w go 1r.i.;a.
be found II had many recommeu'ua.uy , Frsnc
but 1t would NOE 40 10 Achuo".eu6n 6aab.a snb ~
| wore ahead; so he quo.ly aoeuiuea ~ n.., 10
| idea, aud sad no more aoout ,:s1s ~ s. o 'o,5
common English pracuco)' eseapusnsu eo.p ~
eratlve stores and factories anu astontanes @ ~
world with hs wonder1ua work 1onn ,aa1 e9v ~,
ploddiug animal on any track, ana ,' Hno"0 A"N
style. one othet luea ac'ua.ea t.1. n0'
HE WANTED AELf,- ,o,,a
| help OF lnH1ence, utle, auo luoooy onu -; -
! he expect to obtain hetp IRON tneM ~ pIoet1a
ing, We have equal obhsatons aaoss tne Ill., "a" so
we should have equa nShts. 1aq nu uonu LILY, ~ ~
the Messieurs and Lolo5 ~outo naso osUu
him Like sealed o5ster-can to 1 RE,t
mousse and the thing ~oula nave !aneu. g. oae oae-.
Will say thus: 1t mas oeen 1ne 1asn'on ~. 'aa1
in England to pet tie proetalro % al - 1"nva a'4
would powerful dos,-not On accoun. o. ao5 an5
fear, but in admiration OF MS c1uoe, W. so9ht
qualities. But the an1ma1 increases ~ n163,,a
and intelligence rapidly, anu no" yonn I nun -
dog wants to sit at the regular tapie auu .. t 10
!" one OF then." ne cries. 1o"n, ~ ~ - -
will not down. The National feueiatlon " En>
| p1oyers may perhaps play pa1s-1ne-oea1 eoit9
day,-they the bear. "o pet1ae 'ne oeaA an"
sad the eadtng OF many dog
john Ba eats, works, anu nsh.a stad aaA4nSn ans
we'll, and seldom quits the field defeateo- Inc
, 1874-01-18
Of tho population it has opened the eyes OF the
citizens Of this country to the fact that Tree

.of tho population it has opened the eyes OF the
citizens Of this country to the fact that Tree
labor was
FAST BECOMING SLAVE LABOR
th;ng must be- checked. Will the worhngmen
be wise enough to comprehend the sltuat1on ano
turn it to their adyantage2
Even the writer who signs himself - Hofk-
iugman," in last Sunday TRIBUNE, admits that,
although he hns not for ten years spen1 ~ cenls
for Intoxicating lquora or beer OF any klno, or
even one cent for tobacco, yet be can only Just
live, and that by close plnching sometimes:
What would he or his fa1nil N case @ q Ia Pro }o
longed siege of sickness? What VIII ne Age
upon when he is too old 70 work What ,3 would ID
become OF his wife and children If he should Dc
suddenly called away By death
Very few men are satisfied with such STATE o. o.
things neither ought tney to be eon'enseo W
MERELY FOB l. LIVING,
ufh the prospect that, il they were to die, their
, 1874-01-18
The Hard Times

10 The Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
srn: am not workingman- wish WAS.
7 do not build houses, CT dig eeWers, or carry
hod. wish did then should be entitled to
somebody's sympathy, aud be in measure
hero, in my own estimation at least, for
When man is like me,
Sans six so,is. SANS souct7
A bankrupt In purse,
And In character worse,
with shocking bad hat and his credit AZ zero,
what On earth tan he hope to become but a hefo7
uovayer. ,cork so am entitled to voice
in this matter, as we'll as some others who don't
know any more about it than do.
have read from time to time the articles writ
ten By the
who have lifted up their voices and "eps over
the sta:e of affairs with tho same zeal ana o1s-
= :nination with which they used to gather
each week to drink Young Hyson and
make flannel gsments for the poor BE-
nighted Africans who had not yet adopted
even fg-leaf by way Of attire. Some are sen
sibe some rs scpse1ess as e7ez found theT
way to an EDITORS table; but all are calculated
to increase, more or less, the discomfort and
fnster the uueasiness now felt. You may say
there in cause fo- dissatisfaction. So there 1s
frel for fire in blocks of wooden buildings IN the
.eart Of the city; but does tnat make it your
mission or mine to apply torch to them, or, II
Aames break out, to fan and feed them,-thus
| rendering useless or doubling the labors OF the
Fire Department, already doing their utmost to
suppress them {
Uuouestionably the poor are here, and else
| where indeed:
| DoS'r VIE ALL FEEL POOR NOW
| Europe swarms with them, anu, a7 oat eoou-
try grows older and the population increases ~
| Iii aorsr+v There we're lust as many poor
an,Ia w., here a year ago as now. only work was
Pa!rn n,antv and money more easy to get It is
ahsolntely wrong, as we'll as Inconsistent, to say
! ~ 1,,,.c1 aho,,t Capitalists and monopolies.
~ x4uea hoa the canital to control q certain
bronch ~ business-that is, il he becomes
1rofncer Of one article to such an extent tha
tPhosa sr;thont equal facilities or capital canno
..sooas"t,,i,r comnete with him,-should he b.
oo1,s,rred for It ?? You call this monopoly, ant
so-,da,on i :. hut who would not be monopolis
;f ha had The power? I would; so, with all du
dafarence. would you. There ls not q mechanic
in rhe city OF country who s not STRIVING 1or IN
da.on1ance ~ and We honor them for it, and no
aee aio wonld not start in business for himsel
;9hn tod the means. hiring laborers 20 perforn
hia.work. making for himself profit On thel
isos i.s ao'h 'ha shnnld else it wele toll withou
aoa-nanansa. TINA in measure only Amltet
~ Lila canital
~ M nEcoMEs MoSopQL1sT,
-, H. ~ non+racIa for the building Of city
nuusae ~ xelna;on ~ ali connections, or only to
80 ~ ~ h,,;Id,nr ~ h}ocs.
s"a d,,;t1;n5 th;s you say You would be Just t
.,,asa rom emnloyed. We,ehould do exactly a
nthers do: pay what we we're oblge
osne'e a,d M more, II We paid moi
,n:,n the profits Of our buslnes
, 1874-01-18
The Best Means OF Relieving the
Ro1r.

To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune: :,
SIR: II itmay be considered Of any import
ance to discuss the question Of how best to util-
ize the facilities and means for relieving the
worthy poor, and thwa1t all attempts at iupoel-
ton. which ara every day 80 apparent, will
offer few suggestions, with the modest con.
ecionsness that niue-tenths Of the voluntary su9-
restious On this topic serve only to embarrass
we11-matu1ed systems of relieving the needy.
After making few assertions, which ehan
accept as established facts, leaving the burden
Of proof, or rather dieproot, for thoss who may