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iron propeller ther will be available to the Company In

iron propeller they will be available 70 the Oo"P""y "
keeping up its extended service. -.s,oo ,ha
The Committee regret the necessity 20 30 ,h
valuation Of the COmpanys assets rs comphreu win @
values formerly placed upon them. but the Iacs
that side wheel wooden ships can no more SUI vny
compete with the modern iron propeller 10 Tue car.
trade Of the world than the stage cOacn eau h bis
with the locomotive. II Is a matter OF regret "h"' '
fact was not earlier recognized. .,.n,r.
In report the condition OF the various 90 hih
owned nv the Company the Pacinc coast, ~ n, lad
your committee have had access, and which VIII po ,
before the Board necessity of MAKING , ~
costly repairs the vessels ia presented Io oioi
extending one dollar than Is aOsolutey esseu t
to preserve the service Intact Is not, IN theIr
debatable they unhesatngly recommends Una. san,eTs
date steps taken dispose or the a., ~
and the proceeds applied to und for building nee, o J
npinon win be best adapted to the service IN winch
they Will DO engaged.
S &sss s ( 3 S; ! ss;EE@554siHsr'. Committee
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5uerai Nolices

Psst-lDn,ce Notice-rhe nails for me .a' ~
SATURDAY Aprl 49, 1874 will close this Ono - "a :.
WEDNESDAY. al i2hp ~; on rHu3sDAf 81 IiAhkS p a
SATURDAY.. e. - IA Il -
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Metal Springs, the PitiIess Iron Finger Pads. ana
wire sDrRg agrsYatc eag he 1re bI' tHeSs c
are grsdIsy cured by Elastic fsUsS 653 broadway
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MARRIED..

BUCKKIP-In HOboEsn Wednesday Apnl IS By hs Rsv.
the Rev CAaes d. Buck TO EEa Donsiass
Youngest laughter late PhiIp Kip both Of that city
ROOsgyRT-DRAN-On TUESDAY, April Ia BY the Rev ssmsc
Cooke d. D. L. Roosevelt TO Ee2Hor daughter oil Joseph
A. Dean, city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
DIED.

Al Notices Of Marriages must be Endorsed wia full
name and adiIeSe
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Toxnoy Apr i5-saeI the United Staies; Lins 6.ssiA
sag, VncrnE and Dugo arrived ous fron ths
Int states on the I4h Inst L. Rluth, FenwcS Cons..-
az and Norge srnyd the Ulie states AlaaFsdor'
Raae Josauin Sierra Sa1na Cove Rosa MAsasss
- clara Hattie Cove chart III Rachel and "s R0rftsoa
Eng ADa t5Ie Great Western Lice steAIDsGp Corn
All. Gil,on. sailed New-Y0rk TO-DAY.
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A curious superstition prevails on
the Isle OF Man. It is to the effect
that children may be preArved from
the whooping cough by being placed
in the hopper of mill. "Whooping
cough" says the Manr Times, "is, at
the present time. exceedingly preya
lent in the South Of the island, and re-
GENTLY large number of the children
were tnken to the Grenaby Mill, in the
parish of Malew, three miles from
Castletown, in order to be subjected to
the Charm Two hoppers of the
mill were crammed full of children,
and AS soon as they were comfortably
and safely settled, tho miller caused
the wheel to revolve three times, the
parents Of the children being present
at the time. In order to be effieaeioua,
the ceremony must be gone through at
a time when the ministers of the dis.
trict are engaged in preaching in their
pulpit. For this reason. about noon
on Sundays. is generally the time6
chosen for the performance OF this
curious rite"
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STRANGE FATALITIES Two strange
occurrences have taken place, accord
ing to our foreign files, in Europe.
Two little girls were playing on the
footpsth. in populous city, whom Que
pushed the other. 30 that. falling in
the carriage-wey. she wes crushed by d
van; her comrade ran away in fright,
but WAS knocked down by an omnibus,
and picked up dead. Both corpses
were carried away on the same bier. A
drunkard was snoring in q recess OF u
bridge, as happy as when kings were
types OF happiness; q respectable man
stopped, wrote something on the leaf
OF hio pocket-book, pinnod it to the
drunk"rd's coat, and, jumping into
the river. drowned himself. The note
was polite request, inviting tho
drunkard. when he was awakened, to
inform the writer's family of his fate.
Surely, here is romance enough even
for Paris.
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The number of land owners in Eng.
land is growing clearly less year after
year. Little less than two centuries
ago it was about 200. 900. In 1871 the
Census Commissioner of Eagland re-
ported the astounding fact that in that
time the numbsr OF landowners was
30.3l5 persons. Thus the whole of
England and Wales is the private
properly of 30, persons. This was
in the spring of 1851. OF these land
ownere, l7,O47 were males and 1928
females. Twenty years later the num-
ber Of gentlemen landowners had de.
creased to l4.19l, and the number of
lady land-holders to 8,733-22, 1884 in
all. The Income Of English land
owners from their lands has increased
enormously. The number OF land.
owners. it is thought, is now smaller
than at any previous period.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-19

UNITED STATES CoURT, CHARLESTON,
NOVEMBER l7.-Judge Bryan prcaid-
ing. The petition of W. 4. Shumate,
assignee of G. T. Townes, bankrupt.
to call in lien creditors. was referred
to W. j. Ciawson. The ASST .nee OF
Franklin 81. Creach was ordered to
pay eighty one dollars fees due by
estate. The petition OF certain credit.
ors to remove D. II. Phifer, assigned
of Whitmire, was referred to Registrar
Clawson. James Dsas, d witness il
the case Of the United States against
James Murphy for illegal voting, was
committed to Jail in default of giving
5000 bail. Final hearing in the
case Of Shackelford & Kelly, for
discharge in bankruptcy, was fixed for
Friday, the Goth instant. The peti.
ton of Arthur M. Huger. assignee OF
T.. Scott Miles, to call in lien creditors,
was referred to Registrar Seabrook.
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n Commercial View OF tho Currency.
The New York Journal of Con,nsercs,
q high authority in the best CONNER
reisl circles. and ropres enting the mer.
snaatile and trading rather than the
noney-lending and speoulating class.
has put forth compromise view as
regards currency and resumption. It
uould leave resumption to come of it's
own accord. seeking neither to hasten
NOR retard Il. It would put no limita-
tion to banks with their circulation
1arsd on national bonds. and would
: declare by law legal tenders to be such
mo longer. but only currency. 1t next
proposes that the Government shall
reduce the greenbacks whenever Of
Tered in bond bearing 8 SIS per cent.
interest, and that no banks for q time
shall be permitted to redeem their
notes either in greenbacks OF in 65
>Seads. This. it contends, would leave
the country as it used to stand in time
at suspension OF specie payments. Bnsi-
aoss. would 60 on quietly and SUCCESS
1ally. and preparation steadily be made
asrGessmption, which, by this process,
'-would come gradually, naturally and
without shock. This opinion goes
against any forcing of resumption. It
resists the curtailment OF currency
other than that which naturally comes
from the operations of trade in regu.
aar way. Rather should we have more
51TFenoy than any curtailment. We
arc in the state OF exhaustion and de.
Fresaion which follows panic, excite.
ment and feverishness. and need stimu.
aation. Before we can recover onr
normal state Of strength and conf
.aesoe. We must have stimulating and
generous food.
This seems to be sensible and mo
&erate view. and points the way to the
adoption OF measure which will meet
tho necessities OF the country and keer
alive It's enterprising spirit. It is com
anon and safe ground, upon which
financial extremists may meet; where
$he infationists, the hard money ad
socstes and the resumptionists may
agree to lay down their differences anG
matte upon financial policy which re
stains the best features of each onei
Pct scheme.
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President Grants opportunity is
now before him for brilliant display
OF Craftsmanship in the preparation ol
his annual message to Congress, par.
tiou!arly on the currency question,
banks and bonds, and on the tariff,
Southern reconstruction, the late cleo.
tlons and the third term.
Nep York Herald.
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The size 0. Sc !ee=!'s :eot szs:.es
the envy of MANY individuals, and this
necessary appeniage is frequently
commented on. Cas of our newspaper
acquaintsnces was desirous of furnish
ing full length picture of tbs PHGN1x
man, Tor the deleotation of his readers:
but that foot was the stumbling block,
and he came to US for advice in his
dilemma; we suggested that he put as
much OF it in as his columns would
hold, and append "To be continued"
This foot. be it known, is sn honest
one-full length-none OF your nine
inches.
mail opons $50 A. NJ, 3 p. n. ;c!cses
ii a. ~. g p. NJ. Charleston opens 8
A. NJ. $50 P. NJ. oloses 8 A. M.,6P.
NJ. Western opens 6 A. NJ, Up.
NJ; closes 6. 1.3O P. al. Greenville
opens 6.45 P. NJ: closes 6 A. III. Will.
mineton opens P. NJ; closes 1890
A. NJ. On Sunday open from 2.3Oto
3.3OP. Nj.
GRAND LODGE "A. F. M.-Charles
lng'esby. Esq acting Grand Secreta-
tary, publishes the following for the
Information of delegates to the con-
venlion OF the Grand Lodge:
The railroads vii! pass and repsss
all Masons aud their fnmiIies over
their roads for one fare, between the
4'h and the 10th of December next:
tho tickets to be purchased ut the start
ing point, the purchaser exhibiting to
the agent certificate from his W. nj.
testilying his membership and stand
ing IN his lodge. The hotels, upon
the production of said certificate. will
board all hasons visiting Charleston
between the 4th aud 10th December. at
the following rates: Charleston Hotel
at 50 nor day; Pavilion Hotel at 50 so
per day. This hotel arrangement
however. to embrace only Masons
themselves, their families having to
pay full rates.
PASTORAL LETTER OF Bishop HOWE.
W. B. W. Howe, OF the Diocese of
South Carolina. has issued the follow.
ing pastoral letter to the clergy of the
Diocese, under date OF Charleston.
November II:
The Church of Englcnd, through
the Archbishop of Canterbury, again
invites US to unite with the Anglican
Communion throughout the world in
the observance of special day of in
tercession in behalf of missions: and
has named st. Andrews Day, the 3Oth
OF the present month, for such observ.
ance. The service appropriate to the
occasion will reach you by mail, and is
hereby licensed by me to be nsed in
this Diocese On :be above day. Hop
ing that you will gladly avail your
selves of this opportunity to assemble
your congregations for prayer in be-
half Of missions. aud in behalf of
unity among all calling themselves
Christians, that SO the world NAV be-
lieve that the Father hath sent the Son
to be ite Saviour; and for the celebra-
tion of the Holy Eucharist, the sacra.
ment OF love and concord; and pray.
ing that the spirit of self-denial and of
willing obedience which marked the
Lords Apostle, ST. Andrew, may come
to us all.
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AFFAIRS IN ARKANSAS. st was hoped
mat when Arkansas-at last happy
Arkansas-should place on tho head
her Garland, all her woes would bu
forgotten, and peace and plenty would
reign in the land of the Traveller. But
the brightest of dreams are sometimes
dlssipated, and so with our dream of
Arkansian beatitude. When old MIR.
Baxter vacated the chair Gubsrnato-
rial, he congratulated tho people on
tho prospect they had before them.
But no sooner had tt at worthy stepped
down and ont, than one Smith (oh, the
incorrigible family of SmlthD stepped
up and in. MIR. Smith pronounced
himself Governor-by what right, it
would puzzle bar-room full of Smiths
to say. Smith called on Grnnt, az
usual, mot with Smiths, but usurpers, J
to sustain his cause. It is not known
exactly what Mr.. G. will do in the
premises, but it is pretty safe to sur.
mise that he will not repeat the little
Kellogg piece on Arkansas boards.
Air. Garland was elected Governor by
well-nigh unanimous vote, and the
President will see the use if he does
not feel the pleasure of recognizing
.ne lawful executive of Arkansas.
Speaking of the Arkansas Governor
ship, the New York Herald says: There
is sort of tragic farce in the multipli-
city of Governors in Arkansas, which
might be very amusing if it did not
indicate 80 much underlying evil. And
the State is one of thoee unfortunate
commemorative which is not more
blessed in her United States Senators
than in her many Governors. The
young man Dorsey, who holds seat
in that body. is. we are told, impor-
tuning the Administration to sustain
the claim OF Garland. AS we said be-
fore. all this would be amusing if it
was not sorrowful.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS. NOVEMBER 1S.-
Rendri.1 House-W " Wood, Z J
Baker. N Q; j Friend, n W Moxbey,
Ga; W III Reid. B Wilson, Charles
ton; Fl Sumerfeld, W Sumerfield.
Vs; VIM Field. Eyanville; J B Len.
nerd. N Y; W Chatham, Edeefield: ::
DR. Winthall, Philadelphia.
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COLUMBIA,5S s. G.
-E*r-.!sE Ee.Hias. 1Ess7e=.he. !e, "a.
Hold Them to Account.

Hold Them to Account.
The New York Tribune has specified
= few OF the Aggravated cases" OF
outrageous enoroaohments upon the
9ights OF the Southern people, for
which it advises them to prosecute the
Federal officials who were engaged in
them. It begins with the detectives
Beach aud Hester in Alabama. They
arrested large numbers of prominent
Conservative politicians in the district
represented by Congressman Hays,
and instead OF taking them before the
commissioner OF the place OF their ar
rest and alleged offence. send them 3OU
@iles under guard, to submit to preli-
.1inary examination at Mobile. Hester
Also eeized the person OF Col. Wet.
more. Chairman OF the Democratic
Executive Committee of Sumter
County. on the eve Of an important
political meeting and sent him and
shree others away under trumped up
charge OF oonspiring to iDjure him.
There was no case against them. and
they we're discharged, but the objects
es aester we're accom- plishel in the nr.
sest, to compass which he used
papers issued two weeks before
the alleged offence, in connection
9Th totally different matter. In
Louisiana. Kellogg's canvassels are
cooking returns in order to cheat the
.pecple out OF their votes at the recent
election. The Tribune says that these
frauds and outrages should not be ac-
guessed in, but pursued through
Congress and the courts; the wrongs
prevented, and the criminal agents in
'shem prosecuted with rigor, even if it
takes years of waiting and persistent
nfort. It also handles the case of
Major Merrill. This officer requires q
'Uevere overhauling. not only for Lou
aeiGna's sake, but for the credit of the
army. 1t thinks he may be reach ed
ahrccsh Congress. Possibly he may.
The attempt has been made before By
Senator Clayton, Of Delaware, for his
Enoficsr-like conduct in South Caro-
dina. but has, 80 far, failed. By all
means, he should be attended to. De-
failing military officers to regulate
State politics, is an anachronism which
the Tribune thinks the next Congress
will not fail to correct. if the South
only e1l:i7sttas tho virtues of patience,
resolution and long memory. The
day of reckoning will come for Mer-
1ill,And a seore Of others, if We use the
means now put into our hands for
bringing them sternly to account
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-19

THE HoosAo TUNNEL. For more
than twenty years the State of Massa.
ohnsetts has been pegging away at the
Green Mountains with the intention
of boring tunnel that would bring
Boston nearer to Albany. and 80
nearer to the great West. For nearly
eighteen years the State seemed to
drop its money into the big hole with
out much to show for it. One con-
tractor after another gave up the job.
until the State found herself five or
SIX millions OF dollars worse off than
before she undertook the work, and q
very solid stretch of mountain still be-
tween her and Albany, or rather Troy,
which was the actual objective point
OF the contemplated railroad. In 1869
Mr.. Walter Stanley. of Montreal, an
experienced civil engineer and CON
tractor, undertook the work at an
agreed price Of $4,000, 900. and has
now just completed the tunnel and ia
only waiting on the State for the stesl
rails with which to lay the track.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
@. j. Laurey-Auction Sales.
Peixotto &c Sons-Appies, SO.
j. Soimonelli-New Goods.
E. Morris-Lumber, SO.
Meeting Richland Rife Club.
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The kitchen of Mr.. a. Moisson, at
Florence. was destroyed by fire on the
night OF the 18th inst.
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1t costs more than $4,000. 900 every
yesr to feed the pet birds of America
The sin OF keeping them Gagged will
ALSO cost their owners something.
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The terrible typhoon, which de.
stroyed 40 much property and 30 many
lives in China, is described in letter
from Hong Kong. The scenes in the
town of Macao were appalling in the
extreme. as may be judged from the
fact that the dead were numbered by
thousands, some accounts estimating
the number who perished at 20, 900.
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IMPORTANT DECISION. -On the 9th
instant. the United States Supreme
Court gave decision upon principle
oi conssr9sticn which is Of coneidera.
BILE interest to the country. Itwas q
question as to The liability OF stock.
holders. The court below allowed q
recovery against q stookholder OF an
insolvent bank without reference to
proportion. The Supreme Court,
through the Chief Justice who de.
livered the opinion. held that each
stookholder is liable only to pay q sum
which shall bear the same proportion
to the whole indebtedness that bis
stock bears to the whole cnpital.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-19

The Port Royal Railroad is carrying
passengers at the rate OF three cents q
mile.
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A London letter says that the sensa.
tional account Of the cremation of the
body of Lady Dixie requires but little
examination to show its apocryphal
character. The furnace used at Dres-
den aud the intense heat around it ad-
mlts OF no such minute inspection of
the process of combustion as is indi-
Gated in the paragraph that Processes
to describe it. The twelve responsible
persons who were present at the event
engaged solemnly not to disclose the
details. and there is no reason to be.
lieve that they have broken their word.
The paragraph was evidently written
by an opponent, to try and produce in
the public mind revnlsion against the
process. No dead person could have
been required for experiment; dead
animal would have served as we'll, and
experiments have been so made at
Dresden and elsewhere, which have
shown that cremation is decent, swift
and free from any UNPLEASANT effects
on the senses. Lady Dixie was one of a
number of persons who. since the agi-
tation OF this subject. have made pro-
vision for having their bodies burned
after death. The fear Of premature
burial has been shown to be much
more widespread than the fear of not
being placed together properly at the
sound of tho archangel's trumpet; and
the opinion is expressed that popular
apprehension. along with certain un-
pleasant associations With underground
composition, may yet give the ciema-
tionists the victory over superstitions
about bodily resurrection. It is said
thnt feeling very favorable to crema-
ton prevailed among the learned men
Of the recent Oriental Congress in
London, end several of them openly
announced their preference for this
mode OF disposing Of the body.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-12

A ELL PASSED by THE HOUSE EXTENDING TiiK PRO
VISIONS or THE LAW PESsroSISd SOLDIERS oT
ruE wARop lsl2-sEvERAL OTHER PENSION BILLS
ALSO PASSED.
IBr TELEGRAPH Tfg rRIBrNsl
WASHINGTON. March ia bill largely extending
the provisions of the law pensoning the soldiers Oh
the War of 1912 and their widows passed tpe HOUSE
today. Although il will add a million or two TO mo
annual appropriations for pensions, not one oi 'ho
members who make such ado about economy oD-
jected TO it, The leading features Of the bill are as
follows:
IL removes the limitation Of 80 days service and
entities every who served at ALL II II were bnp
a single day, 10 a pension Of SS per month. lhe
widow of any such soldier, if married TO him prior
to 1850. is to be entitled to like pension, and on
motion of Mr. Speer the usual provision. found
IN all Pension laws. cutting OFF widows
who have remarked stricken out so that tho
1872 widows will have a right not gyea 10 those of
the soldiers OF any other war. All persons whose
names were stricken from the penson-rolls durins
the rebellion on account Of dsloyalty or of resi-
dence in the insurrectionary States, are to have
their pensions restored and TO be entitled 10 the
amount of arrears withheld, and the law of February.
1852 prohibiting the payment OF pensions To any
persons not known TO have been opposed to the re-
bellion, is modified as to allow the payment of
claimants under the BILL The fact that land war
rant has been granted TO a claimant for service IN
the War of 1872, is made prma lacio proof that he
is entitled to a pension.
The House passed, to-day. number OF bills that
are of interest 10 large classes Of pensioners The
provisions Of these bills are IN substance as foows'
First: Pensioners who have lost both eye, both hands,
both feet or are otherwise di.abod as 70 be helpless
and require regular personal attendance, are 10 re
f,at 1nfS Sgf D no
Second: Tne loss as or ABOVE the elbow II TO
constitute disability Of the second elias. and eDtte to
monthly pension of pa.
Third: When the widow or minor children OF 10
soldier sailor die the widow remsrres tho
dependent father mother other relative, who would
have been entitled to pension If there had been 40
such wdow children. shall receive such pension from
the date OF the death Of such widow children. or the
remarrage OF the widow.
Fourth: All increases OF pensions are 20 begin ~ the
date OF the examining surgeons certificate, tnat first
shows the increase sabity instead Of the date wscn
the application il granted.
fTnh Pensioners who have lost eve are 10 receive
$50 to enable them TO purchase an artificial eye.