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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY,
100 Broadway, New York,
And IN the Principal Cities Of the United
slatesand Canada. 42iHfK
r.. q. MASON, 0eu1 Agent,
co. Rutland aud Bennington Counties
RUTIANu, W.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
BY JULIAN A. SELBY.

In flower trimmings, the ladies have
hawthorne, heath. trailing arbutus,
daises, primroses, wood violets, peri
wrinkles, moses, clover. red and white
lilac and elder, with its starry white
blossoms and dark berries. Roses are
more fashionable than ever.
Collars and cuffs are no more made OF
ell white goods. White grounds have
usually borders OF pink, blue. mixed or
Of striped edges, while figured goods are
now much used in making up lingerie.
A Lisbon correspondent. writing of
the King of Portugal, and not wishing
to spoil him by hattery, says that he is
an ugly likeness of chunk of beeswax.
It is stated that the Prince Imperial
has gained the largest number of marks
at the Woolwich examination, aud,
therefore, has the first place on the list.
Next to the sweetness of having a
friend whom you can trust, is the con-
venience of having friend who will oc-
casionally trust you.
Bismarck's wife wears the largest
shoes of any woman beyond the Rhine,
and his daughter follows in tho mother :
footsteps.
Blonde beauty is SO much in vogue
that they pay 5000 to have their lair
bleached.
The supposed Bender Family have
again been overhauled-thist time near
Salt Lake City.
A crusade against Sunday excursions
is talked Of.
A Detroit waterman was choked by a
large lizzard.
Beaded sunshades are slowly coming
into fashion again.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

"EIrES 70 SUIT IHE TINES.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

Special Mot1ces.

OBSTACLES To MARRIAGE HAPPY
RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from the effects
Of errors and abuses in early life. Manhood
Restored. Impedimcnts to Marriage re-
moved. New method OF trcatmcnt New
aud remarkable Icmodcs. Books ana Cir
cuiars sent freq, in sealed envelopes hu
dress, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No 2
South Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa az.
institution having a high reputation 10.
honorable conduct and professional skin.
fcb ~ ';i:no
JUDGE MACkEY
A dispenser OF justice, deserves and
"A receives the applause and Rppru5a,iu,
OF law-abidinS ciiizens. The "Intliar Girl, .
as Dispenser OF LUXURY, deserves aud re-
ctlves the patronage of Gil who like good
smoking Mt low rates. Lovers 0. the weed,
recommend her emporium
TO BE THE
Place 20 get the finest Chewing Tobacco IN
the city, and as in the campaign fer
NEXT GOVERNOR
Each party will lie showing up the mor;is OF
their respective candidates, go all smokers
are continually putting the celebrated i've
cent Cigars, sold only ut the
INDIAN GIRL CIGAR STORE,
Columbia Hotel Block. Columbia. Is. C.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

A.Letter to e. II. Heinitsh, Columbia
A MOTHER WONDERFUL CURE. Ihaye
"A been afflicted with Rheumatiem for the o
last eighteen months, entirely helpless. I
have tried your QUEENS Delight, and
benefit from it. can recommend Il ss an
March 1917 m
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
Election Of City Officers.
nCI;1CE CTT., nvCp I,

COLUMBIA, S. c.. April 10. 1874.
PY actien OF Council, at meeting held on
~ the 18th instant, the following officers
Will be elected on the 21st instant for the
next two years: City Clerk and Trea sur or an d
Assessor. City Physician. Clerk Of the Mar
ket, Chief OF Police, two Sergeants OF Police,
and for twenty Patrolmen on the Police
force. AL Applioations must be handed in to
Inc City Clerks Office on or before the 2lst
day OF April, 1874. CHAS. BARNUM,
April 1872 City Clerk.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
EVERY ONE SHOULD CALL AT THE
Grand Central Dry Goods Establishm t
W. D. LOVE & CO..

NDEh the Wheeler House, and examine
~ their extensive stock of DRY GOODS,
BOOTS. SHOES, &C., before making your
purchases. We have marked down all our
stock to panic pricea, 30 as to close it out in
the next thirty days, to mako room for 4
large line OF goods purch ascd lately for cash
Our BOOT and SHOE DEPARTMENT is now
complete, and comprises choice line OF
Ladies' and Mems Boots. Shoes, CATERS and
Slippers, as we'll as q full line OF Children's g
Shoes, from the best shoe manufacturers in
the country.
We have p big stock OF HOSE and HALF
HOSE, from ten cents pair to two dollars,
which will bo found unequa!ed, either il
price or quality. anywhere.
Our stock OF Dress Goods, Notions, L ,ces
Embroideries, Handkerchicfs, Ties, Scarfs,
Rufiing, Pufhngs, Gents furnishing Goods
and Underwear, LineLs, Table Damasks,
Napkins. Towels, White Goods, Black Alpa-
cas- and Mourning Goods, Prints, Home.
spuns. Bheetings, Shirtings, Cassimeres.
Jeans, Tweeds, Ladies' Made.up Underwear,
Llama Points. &C., &C., toiA De found from 20
10 80 per cent. bel0uo the market yaiue.
You will savs money and time by giving
our stock an inspection before purcia sing
A large and substantial stock of Hose and
Half-Hose for working people. at 10 to 12A
cents pair, worth nearly double.
We offer to close in ten days 900 pieces
best PRINTS, at II cents yard; 100 pieces
PAPER CAMBRIA, at 10 cents yard,
bought the last few days for caeh. Othor
goods in proportion. W. .. LOVE CO.,
April 19 Columbia, 8. G.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

Breakfast Bacon,
DUFFALOTONGUEs .MESSMACKEREI.
I'D LEAF LARD, PIGS FEET, for.sale low
- HC?E!S GYfES
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

For Sale at the Columbia Ice Rouse
A LARGE covered WAGON, with Pole,
IA and pair Of extra Wheels and Shafts.
Can be used single or double.
Also, lot OF PEERLESS POTATOES,
which can be had low for cash at the Colun,-
bis Ice House. JOHN D. BATEMAN,
April u > Agent.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

Eed-Hoo"is from 81 per mon; ;..,wa: = :
Family Ecom.s from sc per month upwards
Lawyers Offices from is %. month upwards.
WATER, GAS, WATER CLOSETS, WOOD
CLOSETS and other modern improvements
inside the baildinG. No 5avl: ROOFS, 81!
fronting on the street. Good ventilation. 4
Janitor in charge CT the building. Apply at
Central Bank, or to Mess:s. SEIBELS &
EZELL. April .
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21

A his new store, Main street, nearly or
~ posite the Central National Psnk, has
alarge and beautiful stock Of fine WATCHES
stem and key winders, frt III the beat Eu-
his own importation, III gold md siiver cases.
Elegant JEWELRYl An unrvaled astort-
ment just received. and al the latest stylee.
Sterling eILVFR-WARE, in sete and casee,
Plated Ware, Gold Watch snd Neck Chains.
Locke.s. elegant Seal, Wedding and Engage
ment Rings, large stock of Srtctacles and
Eyeglasses, Clocks, Mueical Boxes, and a
great variety of Fancy Articles. My etock is
the largest and beet selected in the Southern
country, and will be sold as cheap as the
same article can be bought anywhere.
Oct "a
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
LAWYERS OFFICES:
INSURANCE OFFICES:
ROOFS Fol, FA1IILIESI
SINGLE I:E;D-ROOnIs
Central National hank Building.

=, LIT y TIT. NEW
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-21
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE.
HAFING resigned the agency OF the
Al Southern Life Insurance Company, we
have counc cted ourselves with tho
Cotton States Life Insurance Company.
OF MACON, GEORGIA.
W.B. JOHNSON, g. OBEAR.
president. Secretary
CaWthl .......... SoU. UNs
The Company issues policies on both the
XTOCK AND MUTUAL PLANS, giving t.
n-participatng policy holders the advant-
age Of premiums LESS by twenty per cent.
than mutual rates.
It will establish BOARDS OF ADVISORY
TRUSTEES in the principal cities of the
State. and will contract with said Boards 70
invest in said cities seventy per cent. Gt
net premiums taken there, thus maxi
Home Company in Each Locality.
We confidently recommend this staunci,
Southern Company to our friends and tho
public, and bespeak continuance OF kind
patronage heretofore extended to us.
BLACK Il WARING,
General Agents for South Carolina.
Active and reliable canvaseers wanted with
whom we will make liberal contracts.
Fob 81 3mo
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
In memory of william French,
Son of Nathaniel French,

Son of Nathaniel French,
Who shot at Westminster,
March ye 18th, 1775
by the hands Cruel Ministerial tools of George ye
Sd
In the Courthouse at II Clock at Night,
In the 22nd year of his age.
"Below this are the following lines ::
Here William French his body lies
For murder his Blood for Vengeance cries
King George the third his Tory
that with q bawl his heart Shot threw
For Liberty and his Countrys Good,
he lost his Life, hls Dearest blood.
'tThe above is an exact copy, capi-
tails and ALL As a good many think that
the first blood flowed at the battle of
Lexington, this may be interesting to
them, for it certainly was to me. A
building erected in ITO, five years be-
fore the battle, is still standing. It
was erected as Congregational Church,
but is now used as town-house, and is
in good repair.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16

The horses head had ascended per-
Pendicularly above them, and his ex-
traordinary companion rising quickly af-
ter his avant-courier. vanished from the
astonished gaze of Charley Culnane.
Charley, as may be supposed, was
lost in wonder, delight and perplexity :;
the pelting rain, the wife's pudding, the
new snatde-even the match against
Squire Jephson-all were forgotten:
nothing could he think of, nothing could
he talk of but the headless horseman.
He told it directly he got home to Judy;
he told it the following morning to all
the neighbors, and he told it to the
hunt on st. Stephens day but what
provoked him, after all the pains he
took in describing the head, the horse,
and the man, was, that one and all at
tributed the creation of the headless
horseman to his friend, Con. Buckley IS
tx water parliament. This, however,
should be told-that Charley's old mare
beat Mr.. Jephson's big FLY Desdemona
by Diamond, and Charley pocketed his
cool hundred and if he didn't win by
means of the Headless Horseman, am
sure I don't know any other reason for
his doing so.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Having. Doing and Being.

In every society there are those who
derive their chief characteristic from
what they hare, who are always spoken
of in terms of reverence and of whom
you would not be likely to think much,
but for the large account that stands on
the worlds ledger in their name. The
second and nobler class prove them
selves to be here, not that they may
haze, but that they may do to them
life is glorious labor they are seen
not to work that they may rest, but
only to rest that they may work. No
sooner do they look around them, with
the open eye of reason and faith, upon
the great field of the world, than they
perceive that it must be for them 8
battlefield; and they break up the
tents of ease, and advance to the dan
gers of lonely enterprise, and the con-
fiict with splendid wrong But there
is a life higher than either of these.
The sanity is beyond the heroic mind.
To get good is animal to do good is
human to be good Is divine. The true
use of q mans possession is TO help his
work and the best end of all his work
is to show what he is. The noblest
workers of our world bequeath us moth
ing so great as the image of themselves,
Their task, be it ever so glorious. is his
torical and transient; the majesty of
their spirit is essential and eternal.
While to some God gives it to show
themselves through their work, to
others he assigns it to show themselves
without even the opportunity of work.
He sends them transparent into the
world and leaves US nothing to gather
and dinter-M1rtineau
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A Feat of Memory.

The Scotsman says "On the occa-
sion of Prof. Fawcett's speech at
Brighton, the other day, the report of
which occupied more than two columns
of the Scotsman, curious instance was
afforded of memory such as is not often
equaled. A gentleman who went down
to Brighton in order to report the
speech for fourteen newspapers called
upon the Professor some time before it's
delivery, and, explaining the nature of
his business, requested the favor of a
statement of the principal points of his
speech. Prof. Fawcett very courteous
ly proposed not only to give him the
substance of his speech, but to rehearse
the whole of it for him. This he did,
and the reporter took it down. Later
on, while the speech proper was being
delivered, the original copy made at the
rehearsal was checked over word for
word and from beginning to end. So
perfectly had the speech been commit
ted to memory, there was not one single
mistake, except that in one place word
was substituted for its equivalent in the
notes."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A Grasshopper Omelet.

The desolation of the locust is har-
vest for the itemizer, and the first crop
report of this kind is now on its way
through the country. The story goes
that family from the edible-clay dis
trict of South Carolina settled in Kan
sas, near Lawrence. The daughter, the
hope of the family, was a confirmed
earth eater. After suffering long time
from the inability of the soil to supply
her appetite, she at last discovered a
deposit of edible earth, with which she
allayed her cravings. In short time
her body sweIled, with every appearance
of dropsy, her desire for clay abated,
and she suddenly set herself to devour
green vegetables, grass and grain, until
the parents were troubled with fear
that their crops would be destroyed be-
fore the harvest arrived. At last The
grasshoppers, which had been gradually
growing, rose with rushing sound she
rose from the crouching attitude she
had been compelled to assume, tapped
her arms in imitation of their move
ments, and yielded up the ghost. An
autopsy revealed the presence of q
crowd of full-hedged locusts in her
stomach. She had eaten eggs with her
earth, and partaken inwardly of q grass
hopper omelet. This is a sad story.
Parents who read it will ever regard the
mud-pie of ingenious infancy with pc
culiar aversion, and forbid it's introduc-
tlon into the cuisine of the play ground
as an abomination.-C Chicago Tribune.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
The First BIoodshed of the Revolution.

A correspondent of the Hartford
Times, who has recently been to East
Westminster, Vt, gives the following
historical sketch which he derived from
Mr.. Richmond, sexton, whom he met
in the cemetery at that place
Mr.. Richmond said that in 1774-75,
the Wings and Tories were about
equally divided, the Judges and juries
being appointed by the King. The
British authorities attempted to hold q
court in the Court House, then stand
ing about forty rods north Of the celne-
terry. The colonists were bound that no
court should be held-so they armed
themselves and attacked and drove the
court from the Courthouse. In return,
the British soldiers attacked the colon
lists, and man named William French
fell dead from the fire of the soldiers,
and Danial Houghton was fatally
wounded. This was. the first bloodshed
of the Revolution. In 1872 the State of
VermenU appropriated 5000 for monu-
ment, which now stands about feet
from the place where French was buried
A gentleman by the name of William G.
Bradley formerly Congressman from
Vermont) few years ago erected a
tomb almost over the grave of French,
hence the reason of the monument not
standing over the grave. A small slab
stands within foot of the front side of
the tomb to tell the exact spot OF the
grave, and on it is the following inscrip-
ton
I'M aVonr Of
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
The Miners DOrg.

Ye never knewed that dorg, Jim
sorter yaller hound? He warn't no
slouch when fghtin' war around He
didn't take long to peel his teeth and
make considerable litter The way he
wrastled, fit and clawed improved a
hurtful critter. Meow, purity soon thar
warn't no dorg about that claim but
him, an though he couldn't curse an
drink, we dotted on him, Jim. But arter
that he lay and moaned, it bursted me
right up. Says I, ''That beast must
have muss or he's dog-goned purp r
My pards," says I, 81 quit the ranch ;
Gouge sickens at the forkI" Yer ought
ter heerd my pardners weep; they dotted
on the dorg. He had accident, did
Gouge. Yer never knowed him, Jim ?
Sho! I feel kinder chokin' a thinkin'
about him. He seed circus elephant
hobblin' about, an when the cuss
warn't lookin' he grabbed him by the
snout. That clumsy critter put his foot
too suddint on the ground, an spread
that dorg like pumpkin sass on twelve
square yards around
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
A Spanish Massacre.

A dispatch published in the London
newspapers gives the following account
of q massacre by Carlists
''These ill-fated men were at Olot
when an attack against Puigcerda was
arranged. In order to proceed to the
succor of the place, the Republican
troops had to march in the direction of
Olot. Fearing rescue, the Carlists
marched their captives toward Vallfo-
gona. Once there, Saballs came to the
horrid resolution of shooting them ell.
Whether It was from objections made
to him against such a wholesale butch-
cry, or some other cause, the order was
modified. It was directed that all
douaniers. or custom-house troops, were
to be executed, and that every fifth in
diyidual of the commanding officers and
soldiers OF the line on the list of pris-
oners should suffer the same fate. This
was done, cross being affixed to the
name of each victim on the margin of
the paper containing the list of prison
ers. These III men, with the rs cara
bineros, took the direction of Ripoll,
and at short distance from that place
the rs carabineros, with their guard,
turned off to the left and the soldiers to
the right. The first, on arriving near
the cemetery of Llanes, in the parish of
Ripoll, were informed that they were
about to die. They were tied in couples,
and, as the executioners were less in
number than the victims, the latter were
made to enter in parties of eight, ten
and twelve each. and were then shot.
Seventy-fve prisoners, among them an
officer of carabineros, married men, most
of them fathers of families, were thus
murdered and inferred in the cemetery
of Llanes. While this massacre was
taking place, the ia troops of the line,
or every fifth man selected for death,
proceeded in the direction of the town
of San Juan de las Abadesas. At about
two miles distance from that place the
fatal order was communicated to them,
and they were made to take off their
coats, which were thrown upon pile of
wood. Strange to say, four men man
aged to hide themselves among the
coats, and succeeded in escaping. The
doomed party were then tied in couples
and shot. Their corpses were left with
an order to the parish authorities to be
buried at San Juan. An immense trench
was dug in the cemetery, and in it lie
the 10 victims of this Carlist atrocity,
among them being field officer, twelve
officers and O. doctor"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Ancient Connecticut Laws ON ss To-
backO.''

In the code of laws passed by the
towns of Windsor, Hartford and Weth-
ersfeld, in the years 1858 9, may be
found the following on tobacco chew
ing: F'orasmuch as it is observed
that many abuses are crept in, and COM
mitted by frequent taking of tobacko,
it is ordered by the authority of this
court, that no person under the age OF
twenty-one years, nor any ether that
hath not already accustomed himself to
the use thereof, shall take any tobacko
until hee hath brought Gel tidcate under
knowledge and skill in physick, that it
hath received lycense from the courte
for the same. And for the regulating
of those, who, either by theire former
taking it, have, to THERE owne appre
tensions, made it necessary to them, or
uppon due advice, are persuaded to the
use thereof. It is ordered that no man
within the colonye, after the publlca-
ton hereof, shall take any tobacko pub
Equely in the street, highways or any
barne yardes, or upon training days,
in any open places, under the penalty
of sixpence for each offence against this
order, in any of the particulars thereof,
to bee paid without gainsaying, upon
conviction, by the testimony of one
witness, that is, without just exception,
before any one magistrate. And the
constables In the several townes are re-
quired to make presentment to each
perticular courte, of such as they doe
understand, and evict to be trans
gressors of this order.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
The Deacon,s Suhterfuee.

Deacon Moses Fetlock was pillar of
the church, and, all things considered,
pretty strong pillar, too for he paid
literally toward sustaining the preached
word. But he was human. He loved
to make money, not for the sake of
boarding it, but for the sake of making
it. In short, it made him feel remarka-
bly, good to drive a sharp bargain.
Would the deacon tell a lie? Not for
the world and no one had ever thought
thus to accuse him. Would the deacon
deceive? All, my dear sir, when you
built your house of pine block-work,
and plastered the same with red sand,
you meant to deceive-to deceive the
eye, if not the understanding. The
deacon had his little subterfuges, but
he was above lying.
Know ye that Deacon Moses was a
horseman. He kept village stable,
and bought and sold equine prodigies.
On a certain occasion he had several
horses which he wished to sell. He had
been buying some fine young stock very
cheap, and concluded to sell off some of
the older; and this conclusion on his
part he gave to the world-not that he
aOtshed to sell, but that he was stiIIisag
to sell. Late one evening he gave to
his wife his pocket-book, and having
lighted his lantern, he went with his
spouse to the stable, where the follow
ing little scene transpired
Mrs. Fetlock, what viii you give
me for that horse ?" asked the deacon,
placing his hand upon one of the beasts
he was willing to sell.
"I will give you two hundred dol
lars" answered the good wife. And
she counted out the sum in bright new
greenbacks, and proffered it.
No, no, madam, said the deacon,
look at any such money for that horse. "
And 80 they went through with the
lot
Three days afterward an eager Gus
toner appeared at the deacon's stables,
and after much examination he fixed
his eyes upon a beast which he thought
he should like, and asked the lowest
price. Two hundred and fifty dollars
was the owners price.
But, Deacon Fetlock, that is toe
high. I had thought of paying not
more than hundred and fifty"
The deacon elevated his eyebrows
with surprised smile.
Why, bless your soul was offered
two hundred dollars for that horse, only
three days ago, and had the money
snOVeo into my lace IN DrlghG new green
backs; but I wouldn't look at it
guess we'u have to pass this horse"
But the customer had fancied thai
particular horse, and he finally bought
him for two hundred and forty dollars
apparently well-pleased that he had
knocked down ten dollars.
And the good deacon retired into biz
house to tell his wife of his bargain
never dreaming that he had compro
missed with strict integrity in behalf O.
subterfuge.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
Time to Begin.

Two ministers were walking together
one Sunday morning to country
church several miles off, where one of
them was to preach and the other was
to listen. The conversation turned on
the length of sermons. The listening
brother asked the preaching one how
long he meant to preach.
g shall speak an hour and quarter
at least, said Brother Preach.
An hour and a quarter - responded
more than half an hour
Don't preach more than half an
hour !" said Brother Preace; "why, it
takes me half an hour to get ready to
begin"
Well, then," said Brother Listen,
we'll have about that long till we get
to church. You had better begin now,
and save the time of the congregation. +"