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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-10
BY: JULIAN A., SELBY

The s-:s!!es. post Office IL The world
is kept in barrel. which swings from
the outermost rock of the mountains
overhanging the Straits Of Magellan,
opposite ,Terre del Faeeo. Every pass
ing ship. opens it to place letters in or
take them out. Every ship undertakes
to forward all the let.ara in il that it ia
possible for them to transmit. It hangs
there By its sroa chain, beaten and bat.
tered by the winds and storms. but no
locked and barred Office on land is more
secure. It is not in the track Of mail
robbers.
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LyBrand & Son

TAKE pleasure in calling the attention of
Il the public to an examination OF their
STOCK OF MUSICAL MERCHANDISE. con-
sisting OF Pianos, Church and Purlol Organs.
Aelodeons, Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Flutes.
Accordeons, Braes and Silver Band Inetru.
ments OF all kinds. Also, sheet Music and
instruction Books for every class of Musical
Instruments on hand at a ii tines VIZ are
Sole Agents for the State Of Scn,h Carolina
OF Estey Il CO. COTTAGE ORGANS Sheet
Music cent by mail. post paid. 'n receipt Of
price; and all kinds OF Murica G codl sent by
Express, when ordered. to ar, pnr, Of the
State, marked g. o. D. Coed Second hand
Pianos and Organs for sale chcar. tor cash.
Pianos, Organs and Melodecpt Tuned and
Repaired in satisfactor. manner: and will
give especia attention tc Packing. Removing
and Shipping Pianos for other parties o any
point desired, at moderate prices.
Allorders promptly attend ed to and satis-
faction guaranteed to those favorine us with
their patronage Send for our catalogue OF
Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise. Ri.
chardson street. a few doors shove PHGHIx
office, Columbia E. G.. Nov7
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OFFICEsy
INSURANCE. OFFICES!
ROOMS FOR FAMILIES!
SINGLE bedrooms!
TT LET IN THE NEW
Central National Bank Building.
PRICES TO SUIT TIE TIMES.

Bed-Rooms from So per month upwards;
Family Rooms from Sc per month upwards;
Lawyers Offices from SO per month upwards.
WATER, GAS, WATER CLOSETS, WOOD
CLOSETS and other modern improvements
inside tho building. No back rooms, all
fronting on the street. Good ventilation. A
Janitor in charge of the building. Apply at
Central Bank, or to Messrs. SEIBELS &
EZELL. April2
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Notice.

NOLlC6.
JAMES 7. WELSMAN. Executor of The
i: will OF James Welsman. deceased, OF
:, me city Of Charleston. South Carolina. do
petition to the City Council OF Columbia.
praying tsAhavo Bonds Nos. 37, 8s, 40, 81. S.
lia0120. 20G020S, 25G, 257, OF the town and
city OF Columbia. $500 oach, interest at six
per cent. per annun, coupons payable quar-.
terly, renewed, by the issue Of new bonds of
the said city OF Columbia in tho place of
those above described. which were lcst in
Columbia, South Carolina. when General
Sherman passed through that city. In
ooedience to tho regulation of the City
this notice, upon the fling Of tho petition as
aforesaid, Is hereby glven
MARCH 80, 1874.
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10000 PRIZES!
B25O. .O0O Currency to be Given Away!
For the Benefit of the
Masonic Relief Association,
or 6orf0lk Xn

HNDER aui ihority of special Act of the
ferring corporate privileges upon tho Ma
sonic Relief Association. tho Directors now
have the pleasure to announce that a
GRAND GIFT CONCERT will bo given at tho
Opera House. in the city OF Norfolk. on
TUESDAY, the 9th of MAY, 1874.
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No Farther Posipomenacns Hu0rGnffed.1
For tho purpose OF procuring funds ne ces-
sary for the completion of tho Masonic Tenn
pie. now i'll course OF erection in the city Of
Norfolk.
DIREcToEs OF THE Association John t..
Roper, President; John B. Curprcw, Treaeu.
rer; James Y. Leigh. Walter II. Taylor, q co.
=. Oldheld, John A. KnssDn, Daniel Husted,
Wm. Il. Walcn, NJ. II. Stevens, $. Weil, John
T. Redmond.
ADVISORY BoARD.--IIis Exccllency ex-Gov.
Gilbert 9 Walker, Col. Kader Biggs, p. II.
T.; Rohn Il. Mcdaniel, P. G. Comma nder; j.
j: Burroughs, Capt. Samuel l.. Watts, Virgil
mia Legislature; Robert Z. Wtthers: G. M
g. q. 2. and D. g. @. of &. G.; Col. Thomas
= +. Ovens; T. @. NJ; John Is: Whitehead,
Esq, e1.Mayor. O0l. w. Fl. Taylor, State
senator; james G. Balm, G. g. G. G.. G.
LIST OF GIFTs.-Ono Grand Cash Gift,
$50 1000; one Grand Cash Gift, ,25 900: one
Grand Cash Gift, ~ 500; one Grand Cash
Gift, 10000; one Grand Cash Gift, 5000: one
Grand Cash Gift, 500; "a Cash Gifts, $500
each, Sl2 600: 30 oasll Gifts, $50 each. IL, 500;
30 Cash GIFTS, 200 each. 16, 900; 100 Cash
Gifte, $50 each. Is. 600; 100 Cash GIFTS, 100
each, 10 900; 500 Cash Gifts. so zach, 30, 500;
5000 Cash Gifts, 8 each, 45 0GO, Grand tot al.
10 600 Gifts, all Cash, $3.50, 900.
Whole Tickets. IS. Half Tickets. 90 30.
1na Cinb Rates1li Tickets for $50. % Tickets for
500. HENRY V. MOORE, Secretary
Masonic Relief Association, Norfolk, va.
B.l. BOONE, Agent,
req @3mo Columbia, sc.
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CITY HALL, CRY OF COLUMBIA.

c. March 80, 1874.
l. Charles Barnum, City Clerk, do hereby
y. Welsman, as above stated, has been this
DAY hled in the Office Of the City CLERK. tho
same to be laid before the City Council at it's
next na regular meeting; the said petitioner be-
city Of Charleston, ana Pope = Haskell ~
the e city CT Columbia, as his attorneys.
witness my hand as City CLERK and the
1874. CHARf,Ea nSRWNnW N on'
Mach 81 I6t18 M 80 Civ Giarl
~ The Charleston NeUs and Courier will
publish daily Tor one week and tri.weekly for
six weeks and send bill to ]. T. Welsman.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
zLae evs7lazHa

FARMING AMONG THE FooT-HILLs oE THE SIER-
RAs.-It would be we'll for the numerous immi-
grants now pouring into this State to weigh well
the various advantages the foothills offer over
other parts of the country, before making final
settlement For, the Rural Press aptly sayss
In'r' isa vas tract of coun'rS lying along
the western base of the Serras, at least four
hundred miles in length and from fifty to seventy
miles IN width, between the higher mountains
ana the great plans below, which is known as
the Foothills, +" which is worth their careful
attention. Our reasons for sayingt is are these
There is diversity of hill and val ey well
wooded, and in many places splendiily timber.
ed The country is well adapted to grazing and
darying, while all the cereals, at least wheat,
oats. and barley, are a sure crop in seasons at
all favorable. There are no better lands for
vineyards than the lower foothills in the whole
State; while the middle and upper, with eli
mate partaking more of the character of an
Eastern Winter without the intensity of its
cold, Is unsurpassed for the production of the
staple orchard fruits, apples, pears and peaches
Even above the highest limit to which we would
expect to carry the cultivation of these fruits
We ma III the greatest abundance all manner OF
wild fruits and berries, indigenous to the coun-
ny; the Wild plum or apricot, the choke-cherrv,
huekleberry, and bearberry in abundance, show
ing the perfect adaptability of soil and climate
to their growth. AS an inducement to those
who are not afraid of an occasional snowfall
and who would glory in a healthy mountain
home, and mild Winters cheerful firesde, We
can say that there are millions of acres of such
lands yet unclaimed, nor have the Government
surveys as yet been extended over them Here
are llmpld streams OF water, ever clad, from the
everlasting banks of snow above No finer
places for the artificial culture of trout, than
among these foothills where large springs and
cold waters abound. Only few objections can
be brought against foot-hil home and life
the Summer season is not quite as long as in the
low valleys of the State. Vegetation does not
start as early, nor can the more tropical fruits
be grown as they are where snow never falls; but
tor all else than these, give foot-hill or even
mountain home, for health, happiness and a
thousand comforts unknown to the torpid
valleys.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
LETT IL tROm IOWA HILL.
Iowa HILL, Feb. %, 1874.

Iowa HILL, Feb. % 1874.
Ed. HERALD
To pass away a few moments that would 9th
erwse be dull, / write these few lines in relation
to our little town, which was once one of the
liveiest mining can ps in Placer; but now be
ing shrouded in snow it presents dull appear
ance. At first sight one would think it dead
but it is not and cannot die. Our mines are
most all worked by the hydraulic system, and al
present miners are as busy as bees They ust
Hoskings patent nozzle. The mines here are
small, there being used for hydraulic purpose
only about two thousand inches of water.
A few miles from here is of the finest
works that has been accomplished in tie State
1t is an embankment, or dam ninety-three feet
in hight which checks natural water course
and throws it back over many acres Of country
forming a reservoir largt enough to be called o
sea. This reservoir is in connection with
large canal, or ditch that is being built here and
which will be completed next spring to what is
known as 'Tadpole Lake" This dith so far is
a splendid piece of workmanship, being con
sstructed under the supervision of some of oul
most practical and energetic townsmen.
In this burg may be found two hotels first
class), three provision stores, two clothing and
dry goods stores, and three saloons, these latter
being equal tothe provisions stores, so those who
eat may drink cannot say how their brand,
cocktails or eye-openers taste-to these l wi
let others give credit. We have within the
town limits two churches Methodist and Cath
olic.. Rev. Mr.. Cleveland presides over the
former, and Rev. Mr.. DonneI over the latter
Also two odges-one Mason and one Odd Eel
lows, which are both doing good in the place
We also had Temperance lodge; but the men,
bers got corrupt and it went down. will pass
now to the young folks. You might have seen
them on st. Valentines day with smile on
their countenance and something in their
hand ;szwhat, we may partly guess-probably
"a few words Of innocence" or a "missive OF
love- to one of the opposite sex. Not with the
intention of flattery, must say that the girls of
this place are among the fairest Of the land
But Of all the young men I cannot say the
same, u,
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
DIED.

Near Bald Hill, Feb. %, William, son of
Michael and Mary Moran, aged 8 years and
1 months
At Gold Hill, Nevada Feb. 18th, 1874, Julia,
only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs H. Fitzsimmons,
aged lS years months and six days.
Deceased was born in Auburn, and grew to
be great favorite of many of our towns people
Her mild and amiable disposition won for her
the admiration of all with whom she became
associated, and many hearts will grow sad at the
unwelcome tidings of her untmely death On
Tuesday evening she retired in Joyous spirits,
kissing her fond parents a last good night on
earth. Failing to make her appearance at the
usual time next morning, her father went to her
room, where he found her lying as if in swe1 t
sleep. He attempted to raise her in his arms,
when he found that her sweet, free spirit had ia
ken its flight She had died of heart disc use
while asleep, and her innocent soul had known
no struggle. The parents in the sad loss OF
their only earthly treasure have the heartfelt
sympathies Of many Auburn friends
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
TEoT19FTT TLF7T9A

Communicated " a..A E|lita FL "a
MINING INTELLIGENCE, ETc.-The Crater Hill
mine, owned by the ST. Patrick company, en-
ploy about 100 men, and they deserve great
credit for bringing the mine to such splendid
success. All the slopes are now looking well,
and the mine promises to continue the best in
the district The yield Of gold at the last clean
up was highly satisfactory, and bright future
is predicted for this mine. 1t is managed by
Supt. Holland, with Frank Rule as foreman
both OF whom have high qualifications for the
positions they hold, having had con sid rable
experience in mining in various portions of the
State. great many miners reside at the era
ter Hotel, the proprietors of which deserve
praise for their untiring exertions in trying to
make everybody comfortable. The house is
roomy, clean and nice, and miners find here
what is difficult to obtain in most places, viz,
civihty, and those little attentions which make
a place like home. The enterprise in establish
ing such place deserves or dit 1t is within
three hundred yards of the mine and the min
ers there are well behaved and orderly set oil
men. stranger arriving amongst them meets
with special cvlity and attention. Old Lon is
the presiding genius at the hotel. He is always
about and would, no doubt, be glad to see his
old friends occasionally; impart to them the
news of the locality, and dispense what is not
to be obtained at every hotel on this coast, viz.
the best liquors and cigars that money can buy.
MINER
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
dangerous.

PTY.-We can well understand how much u
person is to be pitied who is SO crowded with
business that he has not time to sign his name
condition of a certain party who wrote to us
from Sacramento, asking us to send him or her
the HERALD for six months That person ought
to hire "a clerk to sign his or her name, The
omiss on might have occurred from absent
mndedness. But if it did, the person is no less
70 be pitied. We are glad to send the HERALD
to those desiring it; but do rot feel that it would
be Justice to the paper to send it out in search
Of a man without name.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

SAD DEArH.-At social gathering, last Sat
near Millertown, little son of NJ. Moran, about
ten years old, was taken with fits, from which he
died in less than twenty-four hours afterwards.
The fits were brought on, it is supposed from
the effects Of whislsey, which the child had
drank during the evening. On Tuesday large
procession Of sad moiirners followed the re-
mains to the Old Burying Ground, where they
we're gently laid to rest, until the awakening
hour.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

The ORLEANS MINE.-Some time ago we had
occasion to make mention of the very hattering
prospects of this mine. We called at the works
last Saturday to see how they were getting along
and were surprised to find that the most favor
able reports had not done the mine complete
justice. A lively force is at work, some sinking
and some drifting The main shaft is down
about 60 feet, from which level they are drifting
to connect with shaft No, 2, now about 40 feet
deep, 100 feet taserly, which eventually is in
tended to be the main working shaft. In ap-
pearance the ledge is, we think, one of the finest
in the district. The rock prospects very rich
eve are not allowed to say how rich), and the
ledge at the 6J-foot level is fully three feet
thick Mr.. Thos. Gordon, who has the mine
bonded, is crowding the work in decided y
business-like manner He feels positive of
good thing, and we hope his brightest anticipa-
tons may be realized. One after another are
good quartz mines being developed in this dis
trict, as ndomitable energy and capital are put
t. work We don't desire to raise an excitement
that would induce an undue rush of population
into this district but we do believe, and have
good reasons for doing So that the day is not
far distant when Grass Valley will stand second
to Auburn in it's quartz mining interest.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

OBSERVED Nor We regret to say that Wash
ngton's Birthday elected no public demonstra-
ton from our citizens Can it be that our ma
nonal pride is dying out; and the noble princi-
Pies engraved on American hearts by the Father
Of Our Country are fading away? 1t would
seem so. When these and the heroes of our
Independence, shall have sunken into oblivion,
Then goodbye country. We are no worshiper
Oh men. But unless the rising generation shall
be infused with the love of patriotism, and
70 realize the dear price, but rich boon Of
liberty which can only be effectually done by
public demonstratons, we fear they will be apt
I" Treat these gems as empty bubbles--not worth
keeping.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

II All parties needing the services of an ex-
perienced surveyor are advised to employ J. A
Benson, U. s. Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Au-
burn, Cal He has the Government Field Notes
the possession of which enables him to restore
lost corners without delay, He charges mod
erately and works rapidly.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

BLIGHT CHANGE, E,-There has been little
'uS'ling at the Court House this week, pre-
pl'Atory to the change which is about to take
pace IN the management of certain depart
msn'S Next Monday the newly elected county
'IceFs enter upon their respective duties. The
'uahges will be few Mccormick, the Sheriff
"'c' beng the only new officer that comes to
~e Court House, while Mr.. Dunnam, our
present. Sheriff, goes into the Treasurer's office,
apa ~ the Treasurer, o. W. Hollenbeck, retires.
s sOe Recorder Clerk, District Attorney, and
teOuool superintendent were reelected and
.o ~uu of1ee at least two years longer. We vel
%e %me our new Sheriff to our town. and hope
Ias what few changes do take place may not
% for the worse.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

young man who belongs to a club where
euehre is the principal intellectual study took
young lady to church the other Sunday and
fell into gentle dose before the minister had
reached his thirdly" He cannot exactly tel
how it happened, but just as the reverend gen
tleman said something about the 'flast trump,
the young man earnestly CALCULATED, I'm &C
sone!" The young lady says the next time he
can 'go alone, for she won't go with him,
This did not happen in Auburn.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

GOT HER RhwAeD. - People who live
n glass houses shouldn't throw stones. "
Just so, as the following will prove: Some
time ago couple of Aubum's young bloods
called on a couple Of young ladies, and 1--WE
lon't know for what reason) the maternal
parent of the young ladies played severe
practical joke on the young gents.
This is how the old lady got her reward
There is another young man who is in the
habit Of calling on the young ladies in ques
lion, and he conceived the idea (haNing had
Il joke played upon himself by the same old
LADY,, of returning the compliment He in
vited friend who was not known to the
aforesaid household, TO accompany him in a
call on these young ladies'. The friend con
sented, and one pleasant evening they start
ed. Arriving at the fam Iy abode, tie Fl s.
young man introduced his friend to the fam
ily as Mr.. SO and SO, "A very wealthy deal
r in stock, stopping in around here for the
purpose making purches. OF course the
elder lady and her dAue ehters felt themselves
IN duty found to entertain the stranger, the
stock DEALER the best they were able.
After passing pleasant evening, the gen
tlemen we"ded their way hotelwards. The
old lady was thoroughly taken in--believed
every word of it, and commenced setting
a trap for rich son-in-hw. But, alas
her tond hopes were blielited a day or two
afterwards when some o1ie told her she was
sold. She says now she don't care cent
about it, only she did not think that doc .
would play such part as he did
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
Precautions Against Sickness

The ability of the human body to resist the
causes of disease depends upon its vigor and
upon the regularity with which the several
organs perform their functions. In the winter
the most prolific sources Of sickness are damp
and cold, and it is therefore wise and prudent
to fortify the system against them by wholesome
stimulation. Hence it is that Hosetter's Stom-
ach Bitters prove such admirable safeguard
against the complaints most common at this
season. The ingredients of this powerful vege-
table invigorant comprise L zee essential medi-
cinal elements which act simultaneously upon
tie digestion, the circulation, the secretion s,
and the nerves. nfus ing strength and regulart y
INTO all. In this way the Bitters put the bod,
in the best possible condition to escape an atte, k
of rheumatism. or intermittent fever. or ind :
estion, or biliousness. or OF pulmonary diseas :,
Cold and damp are very depressing; almost as
much so as excessive heat, and q protective med
cine is quite needful in winter summer
The commercial stimuans- so unwisely taken in
the form of drams to keep out the cold, have
II precisely oppcs tie feet to that produced by
Hostetter's Bit rs. Their first result is sue
ceeded bya reaction which devtazes and pros
trates the system; while on the other hand
the tonic and vtalizing operation of the great
vegetable invigorant, is not only immediate but
permanent. There is no revulsion, no reverse
nervous action. The physique is strengthened,
the appe ite increased the bowels regulated, the
stomach reinforced, and these conditions con
tnue. If dyspepsia or rheumatism, or bilious
ness, or intermittent fever or general debility,
or nervous weakness is present in the system.
expd it with this pure am, harmless antidote.
which is not only invaluable as a preventive of
sickness but also remedy for large class of
disorders.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
Local and County Matters.
ouR devil is now living fat I'VE have hen 3
lest! AZ ~ " 4

WORKING IN THE CoLD.-A private letter from
North Columbia, Nevada county, dated Feb 49,
savs: The storm has abated, but at present
,be country around is covered with about six
ing is down to 80 deg. Water is plenty, and all
the mines are bring actively worked ~ "-@
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Last Thursday as B. F
Gwynn, Constable of this place, was riding out
Of town at rather rapid rate, the lining of his
coat somehow caught the hammer of his pistol
and pulled it back SO far that when it came loose
it went with sufficient force to fire off the charge
The ball entered the deep flesh, just below the
thigh, struck the bone, glanced around it, and
lodged nearly opposite where it entered. The
ball has not been cut out, and Mr.. Gwynn seems
disposed to let it remain for a while, at least
The accident is very painful, but in no wise
dangerous
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
Teachers, ExAAfINATIoN-Th Placer County

IEACHEKS ExAMlNA1 He I IHCtr OUUHl y
Board Of Examiners will meet at the office OF
the County Superintendtn in Auburn, on We'd
nesday, the 4th day of March, for the purpose
Of examining applicants for teachers certificates.
are renewable, under any circumstances, and
no certificate can be granted to a person under
eighteen years Of age. ~.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28

The TRADE.-Smith at the Depot, is doing
business on the old plan of selling at light prof
its. and everybody who wants hay goes to him
to buy it-and they always find good stock on
hand.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-28
WHAT ADvERrnaSo DID. Take up any news

WHAT ADvERTEaNa DID. Take up any news
f'Pef you may nowadays, and you viii see ad-
~ '"Seinents of all kinds-patent medicines,
a''s iozenges, soothing syrups and concoc-
'u' 'or giving an impetus to the growth of the
'Hy iur generally seen on the face and lip of
l.. 'erdant young men, and warranted to
,',us out heavy crop Of whiskers and No. l
~ .''ache in just exactly 171s days. Such an
ar ar'',lsement two of our young men Eve won t
,.., sno' discovered in an Eastern paper few
,. sAS ago. Both these young men are of an
h. "Neh dense pair of whiskers. and q flow
I's T. uaStache would be very acceptable, and not
s.o. wy 'ne usual prospect of obtaining these
''sry ornaments the natural way, resolved
sonSesst sest their money in bottle or two OF this
ssrdad u article. Some weeks ago they for
'nus > 'ne stamps to the firm advertising this
,bout ., 90 Tar SO good. They had to wait
hand Nree weeks, when the article came to
sore DO, NO man ever entered upon task with
% spnI'' 1ai Than Than did these young men commence
ave' e'rs ersn tneir newly acquired treasure. We
bot as na. med the "phiz" of each one, but can
Top, aiI,l iIh' discover any improvement of the
ut ASH. ss,n.ough they both made the trir mph-
d prs,.;.on i;aon that il two weeks "we'n have
Id b,1Ies' boards and mustachea in town,