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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-11

NOMINATION OF SENATOR ROBERTSON
FOB GovERNoR.-A oolored Republican
lin Fairfield requests us to publish the
Following: q
Mr.. EDfron: In these dark days OF
ruin, when the mills Of the
gods are grinding exceedingly fine. me.
thinks we should forget our party name
and all political differences, and stand
like the everlasting pyramids averse to
dishon stY and oppression. Let us form
line Of all political and natural hues,
let us mingle our Republican and De.
mocratic banners together for lo,u tares,
and an honest administration of our
State matters. There are many of our
party who affiliated With, or oounte.
nanced, the base frauds rerpctrated by
those III authority. yet we are powerless
to prevent them without partial union
OF opposing parties. Let us unite, then
and with one powerful effort bring down
from their inches tue gildcd curcasses
which ignorance aud folly huve empow-
cred to WELD the arbitrary sceptre over
us. Lille is too brief to be spent in vi,
tuperations and expressions of bitter
ness. Then let us confer together, and
determine upon the best man to succeed
the worse Governor that ever degraded
a sovereign St0te! Aud to this end I sug.
gest the name of Col. Thomas J. Ro-
bertson, United States Senator, as all
honest, upright gentleman, Jealous Of
ficial, economical calculator, and the
best financier Of the South. He is to
the manner born. The beloved remains
OF his mother and children lie buried
here. aud his aged father. soldier of
the war of 1912, lives among us, and
shares the bur!hen of taxation. AL.
though weakened in general health, Co
lionel Robertson will, with strong Con
gressional influence. elevate his unhap-
py State from its present slough of in
fanny, leave her permanently fixed to an
incorruptible fortress of respectability,
crowned with liberty, independence and
victory! REPUBLICAN.
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LAwLEssNEss IN Missouri I-BARBA.
RIsM AMIDST CIvILIz lTIoN The Go.
vernon OF Missouri, in a recent message
to the Legislature of that State, makes
very urgent appeal for the enactment
OF law to employ q secret police force
to put down lawlessness. The Governor
reveals snd history of the condition OF
things in Missouri when be SAWS:
$50 far as the ordinary councils are
concerned. the machinery provided by
your predecessors for the enforcement
OF the laws are ample. but you. in com.
mon with The people Of the State, are
aware Of the faot that certain bands of
outlaws, in their disregard of all legal
and social obligations, have been for
years past and still are among us, rob.
bing and numbering with impunity, and
defying the local officers residing in the
vicinitles where their crimes ere com.
mitted. These dcsPo7aaa3:s oce day
enter aud rob u bank, aud in cold blood
shoot down tue cashier. Next they visit
an agricultural fair in one OF the richest
and moat popu'ous Counties of the
State. and almost in the midst OF thou
sands of meu, women and children, rob
the safe containing the treasure OF the
Shoos - JoubS5l WOmdup Sutt
make good their escape. Soon again we
hear of them iu adjoining sister Suites,
robbing and numbering Anon, they
reveal their presence in Missouri, enter
Il town containing population of hun
dreds. rob bank. and shoot one of its
officers. Soon nfterward they stop u
railroad train. pass through all the cars,
rob the passengers, apply their pistols
to the heads of the mail and express
agents, and under the threat of instant
dsutb if they refuse. force them to open
their safes aud place their valuable con-
tents in their hauds. Only few weeks
intervene until we hear of them at the
hour Of O'Clock in the morning, with
prisoner in their possession, forcing
the keepers of "a public ferry across the
Missouri River to transport them from
tho North to the South side OF the
stream, aud the following morning their
prisoner OF the preceding night is found
corpse iu the public road, riddied by
their murderous bullets. Ten days do
not intervene until they are found in
pursuit OF the officers of the law in St.
Clnir County, aud the next news is that
they have killed the Deputy Sheriff of
tho County aud wounded, perhaps NOR
tally, detective who was with him."
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a very curious item of news, it is said,
might be cleaned from the books of a
good many of our merchants, who, in
the spirit Of trade and good faith which
characterizes our business men, have in
some GASES trusted the public officials
and filled their orders. The term ''sun-
dries" and Legislative expenses" might
be explained very satisfactorily in this
way. How the State can possibly need
dry goods, wet goods, furniture aud
such articles is more than we can under.
stand. It certainly does need furniture,
but the furniture bill did that work ef-
fectively. Our hard working. honest
merchants, who are the bone and sinew
OF our rising city, should not permit
themselves to be victimized, at least
without struggle for their lust dues IL
open court. Union. Herald.
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TIE QUESTION OF How MUcH. The
reporters CT the New York 1Yo,ld have
been interviewing eminent medical men
upon the question of the physical effects
OF alcohol. Tie result has been another
illustration Of the fact that doctors diff.
fer" Some saw harm in alcohol, how
ever moderately used, and some be-
lieve that in certain cases it is, when
temperately used. beneficial. They all
agreed, however. that it is very unde-
sirable that q man should drink too
much; bat upon the point OF how much
is too much, the experts differ widely.
Still they ore unanimous that very little
harm can come to man from not drink.
ing ut all, or drinking very sparingly,
unless the man is seriously sick, in
which case he ought to call in physi-
cian and leave it to him to decide the
question of his drinking.
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In tho PalIorx.

It is we'll for the Conservative people
OF South Carolina, who arc making
efforts to have their condition ameio
rated by an appeal to the justice Of the
National Government aDd through the
force of enlightened public opinion,
that the taok of appearing for the rotten
and corrupt State Government has been
| com n,itted to tho hands of the White
more delegation. If men are known by
their companions, cause may be judged
by its advocates. 1t was the madness
which precedes destruction which urged
such party to place themselves in the
attitude they now occupy. The rule of
South Carolina had been already limned
to the life in the pages OF the Republi-
can Pike. The men who have it in
control he describes as the picked vii
lains Of the community, the highway
men OF the State. legislative and official
robbers, and in no sense different from
or better than the men who fill the
prisons and penitentiaries of the world.
This was the photograph sent on in ad-
vince, by which it's representative men
might be recognized. While with these
disadvantages they ply the President
with their little speeches about the
principles OF free government, the low
ness of the taxes, the imaginary charac-
ter OF the ills complained of, Judge
Mackey opens a terrible fire in their
rear. he charges that robbery and
plunder is the rule in every official de.
partment OF the State, aud that the
stencil of it's corruption offends the
civilized world. And now before them
rises another high Republican authority
the New York 1ri6une-with denun-
ciation which is enough to freeze their
blood in it's veins. 'The appearance of
such band OF marauders as those who
protest against reform, is piece of
brazen impudence and unparalleled
effrontery." ''The State Government
msdo up Of the worst thieves and plum.
derers that ever infested any CON-
munity." We can imagine the glee OF
Philosopher Square over "the fitness of
things" which sent into the broad light
of day these jack O. lanterns. represent
ing only rottenness, and glimmering
dimly above the corruption which en-
gendered them.
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Rev. George Kramer has Withdrawn
FROM the Methodist Church, South, and
returns to the Northern branch of that
denomination.
Two colored men, residing near Eu-
fauia. Ala. deliberately Whipped an
other to death. with buggy trace. The
murderers escaped.
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The CoMPrRo1nER GENERAL TO MAKE

The COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO MAKE
ADATEMENTs OF TAxEs. That whenever
any person or persons oha.ged with
taxes upon the books of any County
Treasurer, in this State, shall declare in
writing to said Treasurer, that he or
they havo been erroneously or illegally
charged with the same, the County
Treasurer shall submit to the County
Auditor full statement of the facts in
the case, which statement shall be sub.
nlistsd to the inspection and recon
mendation of the County Board of
Equalization of said County; and their
endorsement thereon shall be forwarded
to the Comptroller General, with such
additional information thereto as the
said Comfy Auditor may give; and the
Comptroller r-General is hereby author
lied and directed to make such abate.
ments In taxes in cases Of erroneous or
illegal assessments; before or after the
collections upon the same shall have
been made. as in his judgment the same
may demand, or the Recommendation of
tue County Board of Equalization may
justify. That in cases of abatement
where parties have paid their taxes, the
Comptroller-General is hereby author
lied and directed to give said parties
orders on the Treasurer for the portion
OF tax abated. which shall be receivable
for taxes If not paid in cash.
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In connection with some remarks
upon the strike of the printers in New
Orleans, because OF the reduction of the
price paid them for composition, the
Republican says: None of the New Or
leans papers have bsen self.sustaining
during the past year. The Times has
fallen into the hands of its papnr mer-
chant. who does not think he has drawn
u prize. The Picavune. after expert
encing adversely, finally WAS sold by the
Sheriff for one.tifth of what it cost a
year before. The Bee also has been
published at the expense Of the owners.
The doors of the Republican have been
kept open by the gains of the job Office,
which have been entirely absorbed in
the expense of publishing tho daily"
Whose turn next?
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THE PROSECUTION OF THE BISHOP OF
lOLrHDA.-The trial, conviction and SEN
tenoe to four years. imprisonment, with
labor, OF the Catholic Bishop Of Olinda.
at Pernambuco. Brazil, on5the 2lst Of
February last, is matter OF no little in.
tefest to the Catholic world. The causes
that led TO the results above are sue.
ciDotly set forth as follows:
The issue arose ont Of the interdict.
ing by the Bishop Of Olinda OF various
religious brotherhoods. secular so.
cieties, which were formed to promote
the spiendor OF religious worship and to
perform acts OF charity aud mutual aid.
The Bishop gave as reason for the in
terdicts that they had not expelled all
tho Free Masons among them. Legally
the brotherhoods were utterly without
power to expel Free Masons, and, on
appeal to the crown, the Emperor, by
advice OF the whole Council oi Stats.
hold that the brotherhoods were with.
out power to obey the Bishops CON.
mand; that this was. therefore, e1orbi-
tant and the interdicts unjust. and that
the Bishop he required to undo his work
and remove the interdicts. The Bishop
peremptorily refused to ob-y the Empe-
ror's order, though made in proper legal
form, after consultation of the Council
OF State. and dcniod the jurisdiction of
the temporal power and the right of the
brotherhood to appeal to it, allegin;:
TINT appeal 10y solely to the Pope; aud
to emphasize his position, proceeded to
interdiot somo twelve more brother
hoods for the same motive He also
published, contrary to law. a brief from
the Pope, without first obtaining the
Government permission to do so. The
Legislative chambers were in session at
the time. and offered to give the minis.
try any special powers required by it to
deal with tho issues rused by the
Bishop OF Olinda, aud supported active
ly or verbally by the other Bishops.
The Government, however, held that
tho new powers were not necessary, and
determined to promote prosecution
before tho Supreme Tribunn! Of Justice
On the second day of the trial, the
Bishop Of Rio Janeiro published long
representation to tho Emperor, appeal
ing to him to stop the prosecution OF
the martyr, aud limiting that otherwise
the Brazilian clergy would withdraw
their support from the dynasty. Tue
trial, however, was continued with the
result stated.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
John Agnew & Son-Groceries.
j. G. Seegers-Machine for Sale
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The RESULT IN CoNNECrIcUr.-In
Connecticut, decided Democratic tri.
,umph has been achieved, and the State
Legislature has been made so definitely
Democratic as to insure the choice OF O
Dem ocrnt as United States Senator.
Last year, the causes assigned for the
defeat Of the Republican State ticket
were various personal considerations aud
local disaffection in New Haven. This
year. the Republican candidates were of
conceded personal popularity, and there
was large Democratic split, which cut
down 1ngerscll's majority from upwards
OF $3.50 las. year to about $500 this
year. Notwithstanding these disadvau-
tages, the present Democratic State Of
ficers have been reelected by majority
q little less and plurality even greater
than last year, whilo both branches Of
the Legislature have been carried by in.
creased Democratic majoritieu. The re-
suit comedies substantially with what
took place in the New Hampshire cleo
ton. The verdict Of the Connecticut
people is claimed to have some national
significance, and to indicate that tho
Republican Administration is in bad
odor with the people, while imitation
legislation may have intensified the re-
action. 1t is twenty. one years since the
Democrats have had complete control of
Connecticut. Since Isaac Toucey left
tho Senate, they hayo not had United
States Senator. 1t is to be hoped they
will make wise and beneticent use of
their victory.
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y poor family in Dennison, Ohio,
consisting of husband, wife and
seven children, were on tho point Of
starvation. Somebody raised 800 for
them, and what did the wife do with it.?
She honght elk dress for $40, and
began to take mus sic lessons.
The general opinion of the press,
North und South, is that Messrs. Mem
min1or and Trenholm have rather used
up Gen. Johnston.
A young King street, Charleston,
cle:k attempted to destroy himself on
the 9th, by taking laudanum.
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ARRESTED FOR MURDER We learn
that four young men, residing in the
vicinity Of Bennettsvlle, were arrested
last Monday, and carried to jail, charged
with the muir Ter OF black ravisher near
that place, some time last fall The ma n
had attempted to ravish an old idiotic
lady, and the young men, as soon ms
they heard Of the outrage, looked niui
up aud interviewed him. Afterwards
the ravsher turned up missing and his
body was only found last Monday, in
the woods near Bennettsville, when war
rants were produced and the four Young
men were arrested and lodged in Jail.
Wilmington Journal.
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Till tapping is rtrectually prevented
by the use of Miles Alarm Cash drawers.
Buy no others, as they are the only
drawers which can stand tho test Fair
banks scale agents can supply them.
No investment can pay you larger
dividend for the outlay.
Capt. Theodore Cordcs. an old Ger.
man resident, who died in Charleston a
day or two ago, was born in Buttel,
Hanover, and was the founder of the
German Hussars, which he commanded
for while during the war.
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UNITED STATES CoUnr. Tho grand
jnry returned the following true bills for
violation of internal revonue la vs.: A.
Walker. Stephen Gaugh. Abraham Glib
sou, j. 81. Bast. Obediah Parker, ". A.
Law. The following cases were tried
and verdicts rendered: The United
States against James W. Williams, alias
John Williams. indicted for stealing
from the mails. without being an en-.
ployee of the government. and SEN
tenced to two years imprisonment. The
United States against Toby Jones, CO.
lored. indicted for stealing property be-
longing to the United States, was found
guilty. but recommended to the cle-
mency of the court. The petition of
Charles L. Baker, OF Philadelphia, for
final discharge in bankruptcy, wal re-
ferred TO Registrar Carpenter. The pc.
titions of Edward F. Swecgan and 81.
f. Baker, of the firm of H. r. Baker &
Co.. were referred to the Registrar for
final hearing. Eiins Venning, bankrupt,
received certificate of final discharge
The petition of final discharge of Joha ]
n. Brown, Wm. Terry and Wiley Con.
ner, Of Spartanburg, md Obediah Sar.
rat, of York, were referred to the Regis.
trar for final hearing and report after
! notice to creditors.
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CREMATION VS.. INuUMArIoN. The
question Of cremation, the burning of
the dend, against iuhu nation or bury
ing of the dead, has gone no short dis
tance on its way to acceptance. when a
public meeting in New York is called to
discuss it. But it has gone further in
Switzerland and Germany. At Zurich,
where burial ground is growing con-
tracted, 1000 persons have subscribed
toward nn association founded in favor
Of burning the dead. A. Busle, tho
movement has received tho public an.
proval Of orthodox clergymen-nlso on
the ground of promotion of health in
the community. 1u Germany, the news
papers are talking about tie subject u
great deal. while ono firm in Berlin has
advertised the invention Of new fur.
mace, in which to perform the operation.
And last, church warden Of Hebrew
synagogue in the same city has proposed
to establish on q new burial ground,
lately acquired, one of these furnaces.
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A JEWISH RABBITS Views on TIE Wits.
KEY CRUSADE. Rabbi Freudenthal, of
Williamsport, Pa, having received q
letter from the womau's temperance
organization of that place. urging him
to appoint committee of six Hebrew
ladies to co operate with it in crusade,
the Rabbi replies very sharply that it is
impossible to fanaticise an Israelite.
He says the latter cannot appreciate
these crusades. because he drinks and is
no drunkard. plays and is no gambler,
and lives we'll and is no gutton. The
second point made by the Rlbbi is. that
the Jew ia no hypocrite. IF he drinks
wine or strong drink, or plays game Of
cards, his wife and his children are not
excluded from the same pleasure.
Whatever is not prohibited loses much
OF it's charm. Those young people who
drink glass of wine or beer at their
parents table become no drunkards and
no temperance fanatics" Third, the
Rabbi decides that "any Jewish lady
would consider it sacrilege and bias.
phemy to abuse prayer and benediction
for purposes of public demonstrations,
IN which the wires are laid and drawn
by politicians on one hand, and men
who make money out of the affair on
tho other" and that there were "no
whiskey amazons in the tents of Israel" f"
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WHAT OF THIS, MIR PREsIDENT?-Mr.
l.. G. Carpenter, who assured President
Grant, on Tuesday, that the memorial
lists had presented their case TO the
country colored in the most artistic
way" is the editor and proprietor OF the
Columbia Union, which paper, in its is-
sue Of yesterday, bitterly denounccs the
very rings whom Mr.. Carpenter defends
It snys:
"That there were venal aud corrupt
members in thu General Assembly, is
not denied, and these must be left at
homo next yeur. ii the Republican party
hopes to hold its lease of power for any
length Of time. Because there are cor
rnpt men in other Legislative bodies
does not justify us in sending them to
the same positions here"
RAILROADS Tho work Of grading the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail.
road was formally begun Friday, March
27, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on Harper md
Benll's contract, near Lenoir. The stock.
holders held q meeting on Friday last.
The terms of consolidation with tho
Kings Mountain Railroad Company
were agreed upon. A formal transfer
was made. and the road from Chester to
YorkvAe will in the future DO known as
portion Of the Chester aud Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroad.
A general conference of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, South. will be
held in Louisville, May 1st. Delegates
and other visitors can purchase round
trip tickets from Atlanta for 1923.
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1t does not seem improbable that the
SANTANA Bay Company will succeed in
bringing about u war between tho United
States and Santo Domingo Having
succeeded, by means of fraud and bribe
ry, in securing magnificent concessions
and enormous privileges from SO called
government, the company is now resist.
lug the annulment Of its franchises and
calls upon the United States for protec.
ton. 1t is to be hoped that General
Grant, anxious as lie has been and is
for tho annexation Of Santo Domingo,
will hesitate bofore he precipitates his
country into war ut tho bidding of n
band Of spectators and for the protec.
lection OF their ilrgotten booty.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS. April 10. 1871
Wheeler HouSe-Dr A G Webber and
wife, Cambridge. Mass: Mrs Rucker
and son, Miss Rucker, Augusta; + A
Buchanan, Cincinnati; w Yates, VQ
Johnson, Charlotte; J w McWhirter,
Florence; Arthur Shaw, Baltimore;
Gen Conner, Charleston; David Eos
ter, Savannah; L 3 Johnston, Sumter;
A Il Barney. Miss Barney, Miss Eyer,
New York; W S Mullin, Marion; Geo
Westlake and wife, W P Harlow and
wife, Cleveland. Ohio; W Nelson,
Winnsboro; B F Bryan, Wilmington.
Columbia Hotel-A B Gordon, Charles.
ton; S s Marshall, wife and daughter,
Greenville; Stuart Laud, G e. @ R r;
W ] Sprinkle, n G; w Dalton, Win
ston; S Q Gilbert, Charleston; @ K
Knowles, city; E M Cologne, Warren.
ton; Mrs A Creighton, Miss Creigh-
ton, Greenville; G W Thames, N O; T.
j White, s @; L Munroe, Sampit; j
B Longman, Hard Scrabble; James
Thompson, White Hall; s L Sampson,
Dead Fall; A L Chickeripg, New York;
VIM NJ Pellingham, Alabama; Israel G
Schemting, New York; Otto Verder,
Florida.
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lS 4 NrT-SHELL. "A writer in the liti-
rertiser- RepnJiicem puts the matter of
the Southern Confederacy at rest thus:
"The South with 100000 fighting
men, and some Of the States divided at
that, could not conquer. whip or hold
in check 2.335. .9ol. 1t was simply IL
physical impossibility. Leonidas of old
knew something about fighting against
great odds; his tate WAS our intc, 80 lar
as regards the result. But what true
Southern man is not proud of tho glor-
GUS war record Of the South?"
Rev. Edward Palmer has resigned his
charge as pastor Of the Old Bethel Pres.
byterian Church. in Walterboro, of
which he has been pastor for near half a
century.