The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-04
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SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY =
The Secretary of the Southern His.
torical Society reported to the recent
ennuaJ meeting ct Richmond that he
had received liberal documentary con-
tribntfons OF great value in the pr.,.
paration OF the proposed history Of
the Southern Confederacy. The total
receipts OF the society were l,546 OF
and the disbursements $817 At. There
are sixteen life members of the society
and Glib annual members. OF the life
members two are from Alabama, one
from the District CT Colnmbia, one
from Maryland, four from Mississippi,
two from New York and six from Vlr.
glnia. OF tue annual members 1913
are from Alabama. three from AR.
kaDsas, nine from the District uf Co.
lumbia, 1872 from Georgia, Que from
Illinois, sixty four from Louisiana,
thirty -nino from Marylnud, two from
Massachusetts. seventeen from Mlssis-
sippi. three from Missouri, seven from
North Carolina, nine from New York,
thirty five from South Carolina, twelve
from Tennessee, four from Texas, lOU
from Virginia and three from West
Virginia.
a MISTAKE OF TIE New YORK
HERALD. With all the erudltlun of
the editorial corps Of the New York
ffer'td. ope OF ,ts writer's made au
egreylous blunder in tho use uf word
III thu following sentence iu un edi.
torial on the 18th inst. "Mr. Scott,
tI fyIi t.lunt..l t,,p l,,.
proved res..ve." The writer evidently
lntonded to convey another idea. AS
the word restice is defined by lexico-
graphers to denote "lucIincd or dis.
posed to rest or stand still" There
will, however, be much resilesSmess
with many after the 10Th Of November
next, Wien they ienru thut they hav.
missed the chance Of making Il fortune
by failing to embark in THE enterprise
Of tue Masonic Relief A,aucln.iun, OF
Norfolk, Va, which ut It's Grand Glft
Concert will distribute u number OF
iurge prizes. For PARTICULARS, address
81. '. Moore, Secretary Masonic Re-
lief Association, Norfolk, Va, or an
authoriz-d agent of tue ASSOCIATE II.
Ine Administration method OF re-
construction is commented upon by
the Louisville Courier -Jounri: Tue
South is sick of this sort Of surgery.
1t Is being tortured and ruiucl by 1t.
1t will never recover its health if 1t br
u0t SUBJ ectutl to n different treat ment.
Louisiann already asks military go
vernment aud martial law in prefer
ence to the corrupt civil government
which she tried to dispnce South
Carolina would wclcOms AN emperor.
All Of ns would prefer un empire if wc
were sure of no escape from the intole-
raoIe aggressions OF tue Radical policy;
and that is all that We have ever suld
touching third term, which we should
depIore as tue beginning of the end Of
free government in America. Our
love for free govern ment is only the
more ardent as We see it sliding away
from US; it is our faith that has wuncd
until it has nearly died out
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a LITTLE GIRLS SUICIDE Teresa
Gressell. aged six years. of Newark,
n. j.. was found on Tuesday afternoon
by her mother hanging ,lend in wash
house. The child had been swinging,
and had made moose of the rope by
tying the loose end of the swing to u
beam. Then she drew herself up, as
is supposed, by her hands. and placing
her head in tho twisted moose, swung
oil and was strnugie,i. When found,
she Was still and cold.
A gentleman recently from New
Orleans informs the Providence Press
that just before he left to come North
lie was shown fine estate, in most
desirable part Of The city, and told
that he could have tho use of it if he
would pay the taxes. This illustrates
the onerons rule which has preyailu,.
III Louisiana, and explains why busi-
ness is ut stand-stilI.
Cattle arovers tried to drive a dro 70
of cattle across the Macon and Bruins
wick Railroad the other day ~ the
down train WAS approaching Result
Fifty feet Of road torn up, thirty
eight head of cattle killed, five cars
smashed and the engineer and fireman
slightly bruised.
lIe was billiard player of some
note. He went out hunting, unl one
of his shots went very wide of the
mark. Cant you do better than
that?" said the person accompanying
him. Yes" he said. "of course; !;
but I never was good on straight
shot, and 80 tried to carrom on it,"
Some time 400 n Pnrisjon mopooor