The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-19

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me, aud aid mo to DO some humble
work yet In life for the good Of society.
L am no coward, or so weak as to make
Aihm'H plea that q woman did it. Il
was my own weak and unguaried sorl
that, In moment OF freuzy and pns.
sion, wrought my downfall. In peni-
tence an'l unutternblo sorrow.
! (SignedD r. FISK. Js"
CLAIAIs AID LoYALTY.-The fourth
nnuu"i report to Congress of the Com
mi-s!ouers Of Claims embraces 2.4I1
cases. OF which number l,o44 are
wholly disa!lowed. and l.lG3 allowed
III whole or iu part. The nmonpt
claimed in the =, 4O7 cases ia S5o42
706 4G. aud tie amount allowed ir
1SGO.fll.37. In regard to the question
M ot oyait!, Which constantly arises, the
commissioners bold that service in the
tontederate army ia not conclusive
evidence of disioyalty, but ouly prin,t
f"c'" cvi':cucc. which tie clniman, may
rehut by establishing the fact that he
WAS conscr'psed or compelled by fear
"i MS neiShbofs to enlist or furnish :,
substitute.
LOTION RAISING IN CALIronSIA.-
ihe past Season gives much PROMISE vi
the fusure ri California as Gotten
grower. 1t lii said Iulare aud Fresno
Gounties will put in market about
aO,uo pounds of cotton, making til.
total yield in the State foot NJ to ahou.
22o.0 0tO pounds. aud that the WELD in
Merce;l County the present season Will
be fully 100 pounds per acre more
IMAM that Oh the most favored South.
crn States. There are upwards ri
l,iWi acres OF land devoted to cotton
growing IL that section alone. Tht
average yield ot the County, snvs a
contemporary, will be about $40
! pound pc: acre.
Ihtrc IS "a gloomy prospect ahead
iot l'lttsbCrg. X strik. Of the pui,li"r;
;laS Caused she closing of ali the fur.
;;nces aul rolling Inil.s. THROWN,
80. 600 % 10000 men out of em,.luy.
mrnt. aA! stopping tie distribution OF
- Huu.ujp u seek III wages The r..
dactinn ot wages proposed by eu.
Fioyers was no; v"r: aren't; but tie
pnddlrrs could not stop TO discuss Tie
question; they determined or tive
| strike at oucr. Ii they con;l net get
Il whole leaf, they wuu!d have no
bread
OSE OF TIL: Ncsr REMai:iiADl.: MrS
oF TIE AGc.-Dr. Lovick Pierce Is
now Ia his Iineti"tL year. ard has
been preacher Of tie Gospel for about
seventy years, averaging fully thre.
sermons week duriu. all that time,
His letter to the North Georgia Con.
ference. which We publish ,o.dny.
shows that he is still in full mental
7igor, and AS full Of wisdom as he ia OF
years and good works. .-Rom. Courier.
The clerk of cockney church re-
Gently made the following announce
ment to the congregation: You are
desired to attend II meeting in the YES.
try, ut 4 o'clock, to consider on the
best means of eating The church. upl
to digest other Matters
Boss Tweed is anxious to spend
Christmae in New York. He came
over from his island home OF hy,bsns
corpus last week, he has another h,.be,ts
corpus ready to bring him over this
week, and next week he Will have ono
prepared for Il holiday excursion.
4 colored man, named Jack john.
san. who had made complaint n.ain,,
another, unucd k.ny McDo.nd, ior
hoS-sseniin%, iE Darlington, wus se,
.upo. by H.. ether and kil..,. M:.n n
club.
CHN:e Synol, c,loroa, lii, raatc-,,.
! grandfather o! Gviuu.. Logan. Q.
Charleston, A.ei Il. few ,lays aau. i. y.
Iaolnas ant! 81. D,"u!- P.r..a. j,-
WAS IL years Old
Il want 10 know" ..a;.; !. creditor