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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

SIR SAMUEL BAKER las put his foot in
1t. His enthusiasm ran ahead of his
Judgment when he praised the Khedive
OF Egypt as g stanch Abolitionist. He
has recently published card in the
London Times, in which he gives ex-
preston to his belief that the Khediye
is somewhat of hypocrite. While Sir
Samuel was telegraphing all over the
world the welcome news that slavery
was abolished in the Nile Basin. one
Abou Saood was busily engaged in i'm
porting slaves. Sir Samuel was COM
forted by the promise that this traitor
should be brought to trial at the ear
liest opportunity, and therefore m
dulged in the congratulations which
were so extensively shared in this cour-
try as well as England But now it ap-
pears that Abou Saood, instead of max
ing the acquaintance of the executioner.
has been promoted in Office. Ali of
which goes to show that the faith of an
Egyptian despot is not to be relied OF
more recklessly than that of an ordinary
politician.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

FAST RIDING.-An Englishman, boast
ing of the superiority of horses in his
country, mentioned that the celebrated
Eclipse had run a'mile a minute. "My
good fellow" exclaimed an American
present, 8" that is less than the average
rate of our common roadsters. live
on my plantation at Port Royal and
when l ride in hurry to town of a
morning my shadow can't keep up with
me, but generally comes into the ware
house to find me from a minute to
minute and half after my arrival. One
morning my horse was restless, and /
rodo him as fast as could several times
around the NeaO South newspaper
office, just to take the Old Harry out of
him. Well, sir. he went SO fast that I
saw my back directly before me. and
was twice in danger of riding over my
SELF"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
A Kentucky Female StOck-Droyer.

The advent of drovers at the East
Liberty Stock-Yards is not generally
heralded with any extraordinary flourish
of trumpets, though there is consider
able believing at times when there is an
arrival of stock. But when a female
drover-a genuine female drover, or we
might call her a droveress-made her
appearance out there early last Monday
morning, riding on top of a car with
the other drovers, you may imagine it
caused something of sensation. The
ladys name is Mrs. Margaret Magee.
and she halls from Cynthiana, XIV. She
brought along two carloads of cattle.
and was accompanied by her son. IL
years OF age. She is rather cookbook
ing, robust in figure, and probably 80
or IS years of age. She owns 400 acres
OF land In high state of cultivation in
the bluegrass region, and is monarch
OF all she surveys. She raises stock.
and has shipped stock several times be-
fore, but this is the first trip she has
gone into the business, and into the
caboose-car like the other drovers. She
is the widow of drover who died some
time ago and left her to shift for her
self, and she is doing it nobly. She is
treated with the greatest respect and
courtesy by the other drovers, and her
first trip among the iovial class of drov-
ers exerted decidedly beneficial infu-
ence: Nothing was said in her presence |
TO which she could take exceptions, and,
her first reception being so cordial and
gentlemanly on the part of the drovers
and all others with whom she has had
occasion to mingle, she will doubtless
continue to accompany her stock to the
East Liberty Yards in the future. There
is no use In singing "Who will care for
mother now?" about such women as
Mrs. Magee.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

A BAND of Italians now performing in
London have demonstrated that by
breathing through large flint stones
with holes bored through them, the air
could be made vocal with the food of
love. This strange con- bany, the men,
bers of which are attired like brigands,
give the overture to 6 William Tell''
with astonishing brilliancy and elan,
and the music is said to be unlike any,
thing ever before presented. Hence
forth the well-worn aphorism, hard as
flint, will be likely to loose its signif-
cance
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
Reform in India.

The famine (the Hindoo Patriot says)
has produced reformer in the person
OF Pundit Aioodva Prasad, who has
taught the Tirhootia Brahmins- that
work is worship. He is himself a
a learned Brahmin of very high caste,
and is circle officer of Putrahee, in Tir-
boot, where these Brahmins are particu-
larly numerous. He practically showed
them, by using the hoe and pick-ax him.
self, that lie did not consider this species
of labor to be derogatory to his caste !;
and the result has been that there are
now over two hundred of the poorest
members of the caste cheerfully work
ing on the relief works, and earning an
honest livelihood instead of subsisting
upon public charity.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
A Kind of EnOch Arden Story.

The case of man who went ont 70
buy cigar and was gone ten wears. has
been more than equaled. More than
forty years ago, resident of Jefferson
(named Osgood) went out apparently TO
attend to his usual business affairs
leaving an enfeebled wife, and FIVE very
young. children dependent on the sweet
charities of the world, if he forgot to
return, which he did. Years after. one
Of the children, grown to manhood. in
passing through New York State, came
across this quondam pater familiqs
comfortably settled down to new
affinity, and the father of a second
crop. Recently the man, feeble ard
w " with age, accompanied by the
third partner of his joys, returned to
this, the scene of his earlier years. TO
ind the deserted wife long since in her
grave, and the children surrounded by
and grandchildren of their
own. Verify, truth is stranger than fic-
ton !-Lancoster On. HI Republican
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

THE Surveyor General of Connecticut
says that there is not even an approx
mately correct map of that State, and
that its exact geographical boundaries
are unknown.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

A TOMBSTONE at Columbus, Tenn, has
this inscription: Escaped the bullets
of the enemy to be assassinated by a
cowardly pup-a kind husband and an
afectionate father"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

PHE students at Berkeley College, CAL
ifornia, live in cottages built by the in
stitution, and board in clubs. They
live like lords on SIC month.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

BRIGANDAGE is assuming unheard-of
proportions ginl Sicily High legal Of
ficials, syndics of towns and other
magistrates, are kidnapped by the rob-
bers and held for ransom, and murdered
if the ransom is not speedily paid.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27

PAPER sunshades are something new.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

The Daily Graphic thinks that tho
best way to get at the truth about the
condition OF the South, is for the largo
dailies OF New. York to club together
and pay the expenses OF commission
to be composed of gentlemen of I'm.
doubted eminence and veracity. the
commission to visit the Southern
States, and the journals aforesaid to
publish their report verbatim. The
Graphic suggests for such commits.
sion Charles O'Conor md William But.
ler Duncan, Democrats; Edward Pier.
repont and Royal Phelps, Republicans,
and William II. Evarts. (politics un.
known.) These gentlemen would be
entirely acceptable, but there is not
the slightest prospect that any one OF
them would accept.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

The SPARTANDURa AND AsIEy1LLE
RAILROAD. The prompt response
which has been made to the coll of the
directors for second instalIment upon
tho capital stock Of this company, is
gratifying to its friends and promoters,
as it shows that the community have
confidence in the gentlemen managing
the affairs of tho company, aud huve
faith in its speedy completion. An
other indication of the growing inte-
rest is the number of new subscribers
lately added to the stock list, many Of
them subscribing without having been
approached by committees, while some
OF the original subscribers are adding
to the shares which they have already =
taken. Charleston Neos and Courier.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD A
special despatch to tho Charleston
Netrs and Courier says:
Ex-Gov. SCOTT has fled his bond in
the sum of $36, 500 for the purchase of
the Blue Ridge Railroad, with Anson
Bangs. of New York, and B. f. Whit
ner, of Anderson, s. c., as security
for tho payment of the State and
County taxes due by the road; pay
mont to be made in sixty days. The
road was bought in for resale, and all
bondholders have the right to come il
il they pay their proportion of the
purchase money and the expenses that
have accrued,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELEcrIoN,
CoLuMRIA. &. O. Octoher % 1874

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELEcrIoN,
COLUMBIA, 8. O.. October %, 1874.
At meeting.of the Commissio ners.
held this day. present Geo. W. Water
man, VIM. NJ. Taylor and J ohu Agnew,
it was
Resolued. That Jacob Thompson be
appointed Manager of Election for
Hopkins Precinct. in place of jacob
B. Lowman, who is hereby removed.
Thomas p. Weston was appointed u
Manager Of Election for Precinct OF
Gadsdcn. in place Of G.. A. Hammer,
resigned.
Managers of Election are hereby
notified to oall on the Chairman of the
Commissioners, John Agnew, and re.
ceivo tho necessary blanks, &C.. to
conduct the election; also to file their
aff1dayits with the Clerk Of the Court
for Richland County.
JOHN AGNEW, Chairman.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

A compromise between cremation
and ILLUMINATION is proposed in Ger.
many, by DR.. Won Steinbeis, whose
plan is "to cover the body with Roman
or Portland cement, which hardens
into solid mass, aud renders the es-
cape OF no1ious gases impossible. Ac-
cording to this plan, the corpse would
be placed in sarcophagus of already
hardened cement, the cavity in which
it reposeth would be filed up with the
same material, and both would harden
together into thick slab Of a sub
stance resembling etone. Thus, the
deceased, buried in this manner, would
rest within, instead Of under, his tomb
stone, and grave and monument would
be comprised in the same block OF i'm.
itation granite" The only objection
to this plan lies in it's wassefaln ess of
iertilizing material; but, per contra,
there might be certain consolation in
founding ones house literally on ones
ancestors, by enclosing them in blocks
OF proper size TO be used % building
materials.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29


JUDa. GREEN AND THE SUMTER BAR.
At a meeting OF the bar of Sumter
County. presided over by J. s. G,
Richardson, Esq. held last Saturday,
Immediately after the adjournment of
the court, highly complimentary reso.
lutions were passed in honor of Judge
Green; calling to mind his courteous.
faithful, earnest and impartial dis.
charge of his duty, and expressive of
sympathy with him in his recent so.
we're illness. They also acknowledge
obligations to him for his opening
court, Tor the transaction OF pressing
business. under suoh trying circnm
ces; and recognize in it additional evi
denoe of his imperative sense of duty
They also unite with the members ol
the profession praoticing in Clarendon,
that he will exercise proper concern
for his health, and not hold court
there this week.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

Among some notes on duels. the
New York Post gives the following
Orchard Somers, q lieutenant in tho
many of the United States, IL gentle
mnn OF mild manners and of kindly
nature, INDUCED in three duels in one
day, and lost 30 much blood from
wounds received during the first two,
that he was obliged to remain seated
on the ground throughout the third
engagement. He is said to have
perished in the Intrepid FIRE sketch,
before Tripoli, in 1904"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

DEATH OF B. RUsu CAMPBELL, Esq
This distinguished Mason and ho-
nored citizen died at his residence, in
Wentworth street, yesterday. after q
protracted illness. Mr.. Campbell was
born in Laursns County, and was
fifty eight years of age at the time Of
his death. He graduated at the
South Carolina College in 1885. and
was soon afterwards admitted to tue
bar. Iu 1845 he was elected Commis-
sioner in Equity for Laurens County,
which position he filled for early
twenty years, discharging its important
and delicate duties with credit to him
self and universal satisfaction to the
bar. His Masonic career co mmenced
ut L1urens Court House, where he was
initiated at an early period Of his life.
In 1860 he was elected Grand Master
Of the Grand Lodge OF Masons OF
South Carolina, aud served for one
year. In 1869 he was elected Grand
Secretary to the Grand Lodge, which
position he held TO the time of his
death. He was q genial, warm
hearted gentleman. and was universally
esteemed. Since 1860, he has resided
in Charleston, where he won many
warm friends. His funeral services
will take place to-day, under tho direc
ton and auspices Of the Masonic fra.
ternity. - Charleston NetSs and Courier.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

Shreveport, La, last fall, suffered
dreadfully from q destructive siege of
the yellow fever, and this fall, though
exempt from she fever, The city ;s
under the tefroPs oEshe bayonet. Such
is the progress Of faSAsd order under
Kieilogg's benign govsrnsae aent in Louis
lana. y .9sIf
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29
Bsyona Rounds.

We road yesterday, copied from a
spattanbupk papers some whoops OF
Jaass Mad ey. wao is therein reported
tobe "on e watspath.", The Jadse
used to make aspeoialsy Of showing
mp and running down the class of peo-
pie with whom we have been afflicted
for several years past, vulgarly Known
as carpet baggers. For many yoars it
has been his favori.e theme-one rolled
as sweet morscl under his tongue.
Who that has heard him cxcoriate
Sawyer and Whitsemore, and perhaps
dozen others who left their country
for their country's good and came into
ours to plumber and ravage. can forget
the ndfiue venom which seasoned hin
speech? But it is snid times change
and We change in them. Judge
Maokey has changed. He now en-
braces Whittemore, Leslie, Patterson,
Worthington et a., and reserves his
denunciations for home folks. He de.
clares against his countrymen, aud
seeks to establish over US the rule of
the stranger and the dynasty of carpet
baggcrs in endless succession. or
this we shull say nothing. Judge
Mackey has the right to bo as moon
sistent in speech as the exigencies Of
his party may require. He may be for
or against Kershaw. as he pleases.
Let him cxalt the carpet- -bagger. if he
will. Every one to his taste, az the
old woman said who kissed the COW.
But moderation in speech, certain
careful restrain and dignifed utter
ance. characterize the language Of men
towards each other who occupy the
same official public position. Judge
Green holds commission from the
people Of South Carolina as Judge Of
the Fourth Circuit, as Judge Mackey
docs of the Sixth. He has been placed
in nomination for the Office of Co.
vornor. His public record, his mea-
sure OF talent. his learning, his honesty
and consistency of character, his
ability to serve the State, may we'll be
inquired into and discussed by poli:i-
cal friend or political foe. Bat Judge
Mackey passes these safe and we'll
recognized bounds, and in public
speech desoends to make statements
concerning his brother Judge, which,
if true, he has no recognized right to
parade before the world. The courtesy
of Office, the necessity Of at least the
observance OF passable rela-
tiOns, considerations which affect the
public service involved in the proper
towards each other Of men en-
gagged in it. should preclude indulgence
in vituperative terms by one Judge to-
wards another. as they have always
done heretofore in our history. The
matter becomes the more reprehensi-
BILE, when we consider tho PROSTATE
condition Of Judge Green from
serious illness. and in view Of the faot,
which is abundantly attested by those
who have ACCESS to him. including his
physician, that the statements con-
corning him are utterly without foun-
dation.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

THE FASCINATION OF GAMING New
York has recently afforded most re-
matkable instance of the wonderful
fascination of the gaming table.
was in the city when the event which |
am about to describe occurred, and
though it did not find its way into the
newspapers. there is 10 doubt as to
tho trutbfnlness of the statement.
One night last September, purity Of
three men entered one Of the gambling
rooms Of the great city for the purpose
OF robbing, If possible, the cash drawer
OF the faro bank. One of them took d
seat at the end OF the table near which
the drawer was located. while the
others sat down in front and com
menoed betting against the game, in
order to distract the attention of the
dealer AMI lookout" While the
deal was in progress and the ohips
were flying freely. the Adroit thief,
with one hand under the table, ma.
naged by the assistance OF q very sharp
instrument to cut hole in the draw.
or without being detected. Through
the orifice thus made he abstracted
what is technically known as the
"bank role," amounting to seven or
eight thousand dollars. 1t was quickly
aud ndroitly passed to one OF the con
federates, and the thief shifted his DO.
sition. A few minutes after wards the
dealer opened the drawer and disco.
vered that the money was gone. He
was sure that one OF the men i'll front
of him was the robber, but how to get
the funds back again was the trouble.
Ii he gave the alarm, the chances we're
that he would get hold of the wrong
man. he would be able to prove moth
ing. the thieves would escape, and the
proprietor Of the establishment would
probably suspect him of being ia col.
lision with the gang. He was on old
gambler and pretty good judge ol
human nature. He saw that the men
in front Of him were "stuok" with the
game and he determined to take the
chance of winning back the spoils
He replenished the drawer from his
pocket, said nothing of his loss and
carried on the game as usual. The
thieves played on, fancying that they
were unsupported, the deal wont
against them aud they lost heavily
So great was the fascination of gam
bling, that though they had accom-
plished the purpose for which they
entered the house. they wore unable tt
tear themselves away from the table.
In half an hour the bank had oil iii
money back again and the crest.faller
rogues retreated from the premises
with the consciousness of knowing
that they had only had their pains 70
tie trouble.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

One by one the green leaves wither,
One by one the roses pine;
One by one the poker players
Stock the cards, and then go blind
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

There 10 certain Major Merrill
LeYjs Merrill. of the 7thi United States
Chvairy-who recently 8Hore to an
affidavit, upon which soma ninety oiti.
2ans OF Shreveport, La, have been
arrested. The charge against these
| respectable merchants and mSnufac.
turers is, that ''they did conspfre,' ~
etc., to intimidate certain colored
voters by threatening to discharge them
il they voted the Radical tickot-if, in
other words. they voted for candidates
who had robbed these merchants and
manufacturers OF large part OF their
substance, and wauted the further O;
portunity to complete the work OF
plunder. II will be Of interest to tell
who this Major Merrill is. Severnl
years ngo he was stationed in South
Carolina. and was the United State Of.
ticer who then so vigorously hunted
up the parties charged with Ku Klux-
ing in that State. many Of whom have
since proved to have been absolutely
innocent OF the charges against them,
and released by the President. This
police work was not at all in the line Of
his duty, but was bit Of profitable,
volunteer labor on the part of Major
Merrill. for which the oandaious State
Government of South Carolina after.
ward paid him some $50. appro-
printed out of tho State TREASURY. This
little transaction was aftefward brought
| up in the United States Senate by Mr..
Bayard, who introduced resolution
Of inquiry into the matter. The in
qniry was referred by the Radical Com
mittee to Major Merrill himself, who
very naturally neglected to return any
answer. The inquiry was not mt all
vigorously pressed, and that was the
lust heard OF it. Now Major Merrill
turns up in another bit of amatenr
police business in Louisiaua-he had
gotten years leave of absence, on
fnll pay, for his South Carolina opera
tions. Not one of tho negroes 80
brutally treated could be found to
swear to the necessary affidavit, nor
any Of the immaculate Republicans Of
tho Shreveport neighborhood. It np,
pears that Major Morrill, is the only
person who cuu be found in nh that
district cognizant of the faots-or who
is the only man mean enough to swear
to them-and hence the affidavit. The
South Carolina $50, 900 sufficiently uc-
counts for the milk in Mut cocoanut
But to what pass has our gentleman
army come, when such u base hireling
is permitted to remain among them
nay, to he granted almost uuprece-
dented favors as reward Tor his base
ness. He should be, aud doubtless is,
despised by his fellows at arms, .as he
must be by every decent man in the
land. Courier Journal.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Agnew & Son-Hams, Oats, Sc.
Silliman & Co.-Aniline Dyes
Lorick & Lowranco-Apples.
Estate Of Richarad Wearn.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, October 26.-Hen.
dri.c House, l. Hogan and lady,
Lynchbnrg; L Pemphey, E Packham,
Md; " H Jones, Greenville; W s
Smith, Fish Dam; DE- Bonner, L W
DuvalI, Winnsboro; J 81 Hancock.
Spartanburg; T Z Gilbert, Sumter; W
& Desportes, Ridgeway; Mrs f @
Berry, Lexington; W 0 Sturgis, Rock,
Hill; CO Osburn, n G; b G Peoples.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-29

nE1 EofuC OiSpLAt.- DO CnarlOtte
Observer thus disconrses OF the mete.
oric display, noticed in Wednesday s
PHOENIX:
A brilliant and remarkable meteor
was seen by many Of our citizens, yes
terday evening, about $50. It was
remarkable for it's unusual size and
splendor, and for the sound that &C.
companied its explosion. It shot down
the Northwestern sky, becoming visi-
BILE first in the region about the North
star, and vanishing from sight as it APP.
proached the evening star, which, Just
then, was shining gloriously. little
above the Western horizon. A streak
OF fire followed it in its course. It
shed brilliant, greenish light over
the earth, as it sped on its way; and
disappeared as suddenly as it had ap.
peared. Two-and.a quarter minutes
after its disappearance. q heavy, dull
explosion was heard from overhead.
AS the sound Was two and.a quarter
minutes in reaching the earth, accord.
ing to the best estimates we can obtain.
the explosion must have taken place at
distance OF not less than thirty Ave
or thirty eight miles from the surface
OF the earth-that is, very near the
upper limits Of the Garth s atmosphere,
which extends upward fifty miles.
Those who witnessed this celestial
runaway, regard it as one OF the most
remarkable and splendid ever seen in
these parts.