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Castor Oil Pills.

i'he safety and certainty of action of Castor Oil
times popular, because it is reliable medicine
THE ONLY OBJECTION
to is constant is the difficulty OF admin!sterin
II To children and its DauSeousness to adults BOti
these objections are now entirely overcome. The
Proprietor, by the applicationoi the principles o.
chemistry, aided by a careful manipulation anC
long pra ,tica experience, has al length suCceedse
in accurately combining,
IN A SOLUBLE FORM,
all the medicinal elements of Castor Oil with Other
harmless but yaluable vegetable products. These
Pills. being coated with sugar. viii be found easy
aud p.sasanf to take, and, they contain neither
mercury nor minerals in any form, a very safe
medicine in all cases where purgatiYes are required
such
Bilious Disorders.
SICK HEADACHE AND FOULNESS OF THE
STOMACH.
HahiWal tostiycncss and Piles,
Diarrhma or Loosonc-s Of the Bowels
teycrs and Inflammation; and as
GENERAL BLOOD PURIFIER,
they will be found invaluable; also very desirable
medicine for
FEMALES IN DELICATE HEALTH
None other should be used.
WM SCRUTON, Proprietor.
81 Barclay street. y. \.
Price - Cents per box.
- For sale BY Emil koler. aud +. BreanCrt
2-i6CTm
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Dr. j. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
tie Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked. "What is the cause Of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT.
TERs?' Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and ite-giving principle.
4 perfect Renovation and Invigoratol
of the system. Never before in the
history Of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR EITTERs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. Ihel
are gentle Purgatiye us well as a Toalc
relieving Congestion OF inflammation d
the Liver and Fisceral Organs il Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DIR. WALkER's
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient. Diarhne2'i.
Carmlnative, Nutritious. Laxative, Dinletie
Sedatiyo, Counter lrntan., S@0orl1!y, Ia
tive. and Anfi-Riti@as.
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GTuDEETs, TEACHERS, MINISTERS AND AGENTS
DfWake $50 per month seiiiug the new IIiH-tra-
ted Peoples Edition OF !ioi, Bible, with IL His
tories, Aids and Die i0nary, Best and Cheapest
Extra term4. OUTFIT FEEL. Write at once and Sc
cure work. Address
HIEGLER d. MCCURnY. Chicago, ILL.,
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THE NEW CilRUMOS FROM WIZARDS Fa-
mou, Paintings.
1uQse HI CANT Chr0mos are by far the most ex-
p'tssNe pictures ever given to The public, being
.al oi hHmCr aud "flucA" to tae last Nient, SiZe
10 ny Y Inches, mounted upon canvass and strain
err ffier so the putr, send orders to the Pub
Usher, }, Il. "a DER 2}J Superior Stree, ClcYe-
lalj, U G-l l&W.fn
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has Just commenced 10 burn, Many OF
the finest buildings in that part Of the city
have been burned, though the majority
are poor and shabby. Many people are
exhausted by the heat, it being excessive
| ly warm tonight.
FOURTH DESPATCH.
llp.M,-As predicted in previous dis
match tbe fire swept into and over the ele-
cant First Baptist Church on Wabash av-
enue, and what was this evening, before
shutdown, one Of the most elegant and cost
| " church edifices of our city, is now but a
smoulderlng heap of ruins. As it was
very evident, from the course of the fire
and strength of the wind at about half past
six clock, that the postofice building was
in all probability doomed, Gen. McArth-
ur, our postmaster, made arrangements at
once to remove the mails toa place Of safe
ty and all needed teams were at once press
ed into the service by him. By eight o =
clock the last loaded wagon left the build
ing, and the place that had been the de-
pository of the United States mails CEN
tering here was deserted forever, for at
ten minutes past eight the building first
caught and by halt past eight O'Clock the
building was a mass of flames. The wind
bv eight 0 clock had almost died away
which assisted our fire department greatly
in becoming masters of the situation, and
as the corner where the postoffice was sit
uated, at Wabash avenue and Harrlson
street, the very point where our previous
great fire was stopped, our firemen seem
ed to be inspired with super-human efforts
to prevent its spread into the rebuilt DIS
trict, and here it was that all Their en-
gines were concentrated to bar its TURNER
progress. The building on the. southwest
corner was a large brick dwelling house,
and by making buIwark Of this against
the ever incoming sheets OF flames the
prospect of holding this building and saw
ing it, and thereby preventing the pro
nress ofthe fire through to Michigan ave
nue. was quite promising. At 81 O'Clock
tbe northwest corner Of these streets, oc-
cupied by our post-ot1ice, was a mass OF
flames, and as very high and heavy brick
building adoined the post0iflce on the
north, there is no doubt that the spread OF
he fire north on Wabash avenue from
his point has been checked.
Among the buildings destroyed on the
east side of Wabash avenue was the church
building formerly occupied by the congre
cation of Robert Laird Collier It seems
somewhat singular that this conAagration
should be checked at the same place where |
our previous big fire was checked and that
The very building spared by the previous
ire should now be one OF the last to sue
;umb this time. The mails we're all re
moved to the sub-station on the corner of
Vest Washington and Halsteal streets.
Between Eldridge court and Harrison
street on the east side Of Wabash avenue
some dozen handsome buildings were des-
troyed, while the whole OF the west side Of
the street between these limits every build |
ng was leyeled with the ground aud look
ing wcstyardly the same
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THIRD DESPATCH.

1880 p. N.-The fight with the fire is
now between Michigan avenue aud State
street. and Harrison and Van Buren,.
Merchants continue moving far down in
the business centre The last building to
succumb was the ST james Hotel, which
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Cash WAGES; !.
OUTFIT FREE;;:

VINO VIII acT as our N9enf-. No cApIT0I roQWlred
We must have an ageut in every town. WHITE Al
OHCE. and secure the agency. Address ALDEN,
HAIL q Co., \. Howard St, Baltimore, Md.
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To those three medlclncs NJ ], TT. Hchenck Of
Philadelphia owes his unrValled success in The
treatment of Pulmonary Consumption. The Pull
monte Syrup ripeus the morbid matter in the lungs
nature throws 1t on by an easy oxpectoratIon, for
when the phiegn or matter Is ripe slight cough
viii throw it off, and III patient has rest, and the
lungs begin to heal
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odo ths, the seawecd Tonic aud Mandrake Pill
be freely used TO cleanse the stomach and live
so that the Pulmonic Syrup md The food will maxi
good blood.
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moving all distractions. relax the ducts Of the gall
bladder, the bile starts freely, and the liver is soon
relieved; the stools viii show what the Pills can do
deadly poison winch is very dangerous to use unless
with great care) that viii unlock the ga,l bladuer
ana start the secretious Of the liver like 9chenk
Mandrake Pills,
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Thousands of Families Homeless and
Business Greatly Deranged.
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The Fire Reaches within One Block Of the
Palmer House.

CHICAGO, July IA great fire is rag
ing in South Chicago, about the vicinity OF
Michigan avenue and Twelfth street Half
a mile of buildings are in flames and all
efforts of the tiremen are thus far futile to
check its progress.
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EKdE Of TIE FIRE LINE
OF our big fire, at Harrison ST The Yves,
side of W abash avenue is now in full blaze,
which takes many a stately building in its
course, which offered haven Of refuge in
the winter OF 1871. The fire is just imme-
diately in the rear Of the First Baptist
Church, and should that structure GO
down, the fire will have a clear sweep to
the northward and eastward and the Tx
position building will in all likelihood be
the
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-31
Eerm tho Line or Battle.

Cheering news from all parts OF the
State reaches us that the conservatives
are rapidly gaining strength and pre-
pairing for the election next Tuesday.
Let old Richland do her duty that day,
and vote the full Conservative ticket.
On the day OF election all stores aud
shops are expected. as fur as practica-
BILE, to be closed. in order that their
clerks and workmen may contribute
their influence to redeem South Caro-
lima from the nefarious rule which has
disgraced her fair name for the last
six years. We desire every man to be
present at the polls and to record his
vote in favor OF honesty. economy.
low taxes aud good government.
IT our people do their duty, Greene
aud Delany and tho Nash County
ticket will be elected in Richland
f. w. MCMAS TER.
Chairman Executive Committee.
COLUMBIA. S. g., October 20, 1874.
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BIG ONE. The Washington City
Republican, President Grants own
peculiar organ, says:
''At the present time n vote for the
Democracy is vote in favor of the
payment Of the Confederate debt; of
the pensioning of Confederate soldiers;
OF compensation for the emancipated
slaves; OF the issuance of moro ire.
deemable paper money and Of national
reputation.
We presume this assertion ia in
tended for "home consumption" in
the approaching Northern November
elections, and we tako much consola-
ton in the assurance thus afforded
that the Radical party has nothing
better to base its hopes of euccess
upon than suoh reckless and absurd
fabrioations. But did any one ever see
effrontery equal to that displayed in
.h;s declaration of the Presidents own
organ? Payment of the Confederate
debt! Pensioning Confederate SOL
diersi Compensation for the emanci-
pated slavesl Surely Mr.. Landaulet
Williams, the Federal Attorney. Gene
raj, must have bestowed his valuable
time and attention upon the editorial
department OF the Republican.
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Information has been received in
Washington, from Pennsylvania, to
the effect that the Democrats there arc
thoroughly aroused by the recent cleo
tions in the West, and are confidently
expecting to carry the State. The
Granger vote will 60 solid for tho De-
mocrats. In Philadelphia. under the
auspices OF tho Hon. Sam. Randall.
the Democrats are hard ut work, hay.
ing the false registration of their oppo-
nents corrected by the Courts. Great
numbers of names have beon fraudu.
lently put on the lists by tile Republi-
can managers Of Philadelphia; but,
notwithstanding their frauds, they are
now demoralized and alarmed.
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HE ELECTIONS. The Courier lies
Etdts O"is, speaking of the November
elections. declares that the politics of
the State OF New York arc always an
indication of the current of public
opinion in the country, and this year
particularly all eyes will be turned
upon it. The triumph OF ths Demo.
cratic party will bo fitting rebuke to
those who have, by their intriguos.
plunged the North in misory and the
South in despair.
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Correspond. enc. OF the ph@n,..

JERSEY CITY, N. j., O,tober 27, 1874.
EDITOR OF THE PHGN1x: The people
in this State. as woll as in other North
ern States. are beginning at last to un-
derstand the sad state of aff.igs at
present existing in the onthorn States,
especially South Carolina and Lousi-
ana. The truly touching appeals
which have Of various times beeu
made to the present Government from
your State, although slighted in every
instance by the heads of this corrupt
Government, have not, am glad to
say. been passed so lightly by the peo-
pie here. No, sir; it has buried deep
in their hearts, and will never give rest
10 them, until the white people, bro
thor Americans of the Southern States,
are righted and acknowledged us IRE ,
people, with just rights to sustain ana
be respected. The Noses rnle in yocr
State has done moro to open tue ey %
OF the Northern people than you can
possibly imagine. The present oam-
paign will prove to you the truth OF
these words by an astonishing Demo.
cratic victory far exceeding any othe er
on record. I have been in the West
and all through the Middle States dur
ing the last few months, and every
where have found, not only at poIiti-
cal meetings, but in conversation with
leading men of good character and
standing, mon of business. true kind
regard for the gloriou. South in its
affections. I hope every true South.
erner will not forget to vote at the
coming election and show their
strength and good will for good cause
The Coserism rule will soon end, and
with it the misery Of the Southern
people. 1 remain yours, most respect
ini'y. an earnest sympathizer OF the
south. This represents the present
feei'ng OF New jersey people. ST..
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OFFICE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION,
COLUMBIA, s. O., Dot. 80. 1874.

COLCMBIA, .. u, Oct. ~, 1874.
At meeting of Commissioners, held
this afternoon-present, Wm. NJ. Tay-
lor, l.. J. Noah and John Agnew-Mr.
>. l. Lucius was unanimously ap.
pointed Manager of Election in place
of Samuel G.. Garner. who declined to
serve. Mr.. H. b. Jillson having been
removed under the misunderstanding
that he was appointed Supervisor Of
Election, was unanimously reap.
pointed Manager of Election for
Ward 3. city Of Colu mbia, in place of
Hugh Cain, who is hereby removed.
The following places were unanimously
designated as the polling precincts for
the general election to be held on
Tuesday, 81 November next:
POLLING PRECISCTs. Ward 1-En-
tteerprise Engine House. Ward q
New Court House. Ward 3-Vigilant
Engine House. Ward 4-.Minort's
Hall.
Acton n-Singleton's Store.
Camp Ground Mount Pleasant
Church.
Dayis'-Allen Davis.
Garners'-LaciQs' Mill.
Gadsden-Howell's Store.
Hopkin's-Jas. J. Goodwin's.
Killian's-Ohuroh.
Observation-Disclosures Grove.
JOHN AGNEW, Chairman.
"M. Il. TAYLOR,
l.. j. NOAH.
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UNITED STATES CoURr, CHARLESTON,
October 29.-Judge Bryan presiding.
The report of the Registrar on the pc.
tition Of r. l.. Livingstone. to estab.
lish lien on the estate of r. B. Cain,
bankrupt, was confirmed, and the ae.
signee was ordered to sell the real
estate in Sumter on the first Monday
in January. William H. Cock6eld,
of Sumter, was finally discharged in
bankruptcy. The petition of Henry
t. Peake, for voluntary bankruptcy,
was referred to Registrar Seabrook.
The report of James L. Porter, ESQ,
special referee in the case OF James i.
Pringle, bankrupt, was confirmed, and
it was ordered that, out of the pro.
ceeds Of the sale, tue bond and mort.
gage Of E. W. Bowman be satisfied.
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or... T.mm. /. my Hal, Meeting.

Great Tammany Hail Meeting.
At q grant ratification meeting held
at Tammany Hall onTuesday evening,
resolutions were adopted approving of
the platformAnd candidates nominated
by the Syracuse Democratic Oonvon.
tion. The enthusiasm of the meeting
was immense. It was addressed by
Gov. Parker. OF New Jersey. Francis
Herman, and ex Gov. Seymour. Mont
gomery Blair and 8. S. Cox. The
feeling is confidently entertained that
the Democrats will carry the State by
$4,000 majority. In the resolutions,
the centralists. "who have reconstruct.
ed desolation and disorder upon the
ruins of self-govcrnment in the South.
ern States." come in for proper
share of denunoiation. This com.
plant constituted the principal part
OF Gov. Parker's address. He repre-.
sented truly, that in country of vast
resources and fertility in the South
that is, there is m impoverished peo
pie. not only broken in estate, but
almost broken in heart. He mado o
strong point in showing that the pros
tration of the South and the poverty
Of her people have deprived the North
of vast market for their goods
and manufactures. He charged that
the Radical administration at Wash.
ington, regardless of the public
welfare, sustained and encouraged the
vagabond oarpet-baggers in robbing the
people of the South of their property
and liberties, in consideration that
they, in turn, would control the States
in the interest of the Radical party.
"Am I asked" he said, "what they
(the Democrats) propose to do when
they get in powerP My answer is, that
we propose to give self-government to
the people; we propose to withdraw
the army and liberate the white peo.
pie of the South from q bondage,
which has we'll nigh ruined them.
We propose to lift up the
South from the depths of power
ty to a development Of progress
she has never yet known. We pro-
pose to protect the colored man as
we'll as the white man in the enjoyment
of freedom, aud Of oil the rights he
has," We notice that the tono OF ali
the speakers WAS eminently kind and
conciliatory towards the Southern peo-
pie. We trust sincerely that the EN-
pire State and the Keystone State will
both join the great pcpulous Western
States Of Ohio and Indiana, in pro-
nouncing for the Democracy, and in
stern Tebuke Of the party which has
systematically, and by the most odious
means and agencies known to men,
domineered over and trampled upon
our PROSTATE Southern States. We
pray for deliverance from its tyranny,
and shall watch the trembling of the
wires which will bring US reports OF
the elections with the deepest interest
and anxisty.
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Tho success OF tho Democracy means
honest administration; economy; purer
civil sorvice; wiser aud more tempe.
rate foreign policy; truer regard for
equal rights; o steadier and sipcere
maintenance of the constitutional set.
Elements OF the war, progressive peace
aud prosperity.
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A DEAD SHOT. On Sunday night
last, a oolored man named Benjamin
Major attempted to enter the cotton
house OF Mr.. Frank Hopkinson, on
Edisto Island, but was caught in tho
act by the watchman. who fired upon
him with fatal effect.
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S. G.
Saturday Morning. October 81, 1874.
Tho Validating Act.

Tho Validating Act.
It was in March, 1872, that the LIE.
gislature passed ian Act relating to
the bonds OF the State of South Caro-
lima" commonly known as the vail
dating Aot. It was meant to make
good certain transactions that were
known to be fraudulent. It was the
device OF the bono ring and Financial
Board of that day, to oover up the
frauds OF their administration of the
finances. Mr.. Oorbin. State Senator
and United States District Attorney,
in speech in Greenville, soon after
the Legislature adjourned, character
lied the Act as ga plea OF guilty, en-
tered by our Financial Board; it is
nothing more nor less than confes-
sion Of guilt" This view OF it has
been sustained by subsequent events
and by the course OF public opinion,
which eliminated. last winter in the
passage of tho Act which threw over
board what had been so laboriously eva
lidated" only twenty months before.
The administration of Gov. Moses and
some of the leading Radical lights
claim merit for this ..scotohing, we can
not say for killing, of the conversion
bonds, amounting to 1906. 600, put
upon the market, as the Act says,
"witbout any authority of law" In
the platform OF the Republican party,
there is plank (the 7th) which
pledges them to this settlement. But
will it stand? The publication OF the
correspondence between Gov. SCOTT,
treasurer Parker. Judge Willard and
Attorney General Chamberlain, in re-
ference to the force of the validating
A,t, has induced us to re-read the Act
itself. Its text fully bears out what is
now confessed, that it was designed to
bolster fraud and give legal sanction
10 the dishonest 46tion OF dishonest
public officials. In the preamble, it is
said, That whereas, bonds. or obliga-
tions of this State, have been issued,
from time to time, to large amount,
IN accordance, as Was supposed by the
officers issuing the same, with autho-
rity, &c. And whereas, it was the true
intent end meaning Of the several Acts
that such issues Of bonds or OBJ
legations should be made in the manner
in which the same hare been made
it is enacted that the bonds, &o., we're
duly and lawfully issued in conformity
With the tine intent aud meaning OF
the several Acts. In like manner, the
acts OF the officers Of the State in issu-
ing ,the bonds and obligations we're
ratified, confirmed and established.
Fraud and rasoality are written all
over this Act. We wish that we could
congratulate the people upon deliver
ance from the vile purposes for which
it vas enacted. But Notwithstanding
the so-calIed settlement, and its ac-
oeptanoe for electioneering purposes
Of the Radicals, the qualities which
were equal to legislative feat of this
kind are not dead amongst us. We
have the strongest moral conviction
that we shall have these bonds to face
Jet again. The influences are at work,
the men are active who will bring
them back to vex us.
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B.rb.oue At Tom. Greek.

To THE EDITOR Or THE PHSHrx: The
delegates Of the different Grsages In
the County OF Lexington. me. at the
Threewits' place, on Toms Greek, Oh
the 26th. and transacted their usual
business, after which DR.. William Gel
ger, OF the County, introduced the fol.
lowing gentlemen: Hon. 81. A. Meetze.
candidate for the Legislature from that
County, John N. Hook, OF Orange
burg, and Henry o. Kinsler, who de-
iivered some very able spsachee OF the
advantages OF being member of the
Grange, which were listened to with
marked attention. Mr.. Henry ..
Kinsler delivered one Of the ablest
speeches We have heard for many
years, after which the members of
Toms Greek Grange, delegates aud in
vited guests adjourned to enjoy one Of
the finest barbecues we have ever had
the pleasure of attending. There was
an abundance Of eatables of all kinds.
The Committee of Arrangements. as.
sisted by the ladies of the Grange, de-
serve great deal Of credit for the
handsome and elegant manner for the
way in which the tables were arranged
There was nothing to mar the pleasure
OF any one, and everything passed OF
we'll. Yoars, INVITED GUEST.
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The old Catholic Bishop Heycamp.
OF Rotterdam, Holland, is dead.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
P. Cautwell-F. NJ. Beef.
Odd Fellows School.
f. 3. Orchard & Co-Dry Goods.
G. r. Restaurant.
j. nj. Kolb-Stolen.
Meeting Typographical Union.