The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-10
The list Of. the dead OF ,is7sgvhich

The list Of the dead OF si673Twhich
appeared lin ourscoiumns somewhere
about the 1strinsss, ana aofa ~hieh,qHe
Anderson Coassr raler complains q. not
containing the name OF James L. Orr.
was selection from some other journal.
We were not wanting in proper appre-
ciation of his merits while living q We
have paid him deserved honor IN death.
Peace to his ashes. ..,,5.. ,.,S,l...
The DHAD.HEAD SYSTEM. The A.
lanta Herald announces that son, and
after next Monday, the 18th Of Janr-
ary," it will totally abolish the dead
head system, which it pronoances .sthe
bane and the disgrace Of Southetp Jour.
nalism." It closes it's annonnceuent, as
follows:
I'VE should be glad to see every pArer
ia Georgia do away with the e.contempti.
be system which has! Go,e. so. muofsto
lower the profession, in the eyes OF the
world. It is by the narrovest margin
Imaginable thst the average Southern
editor of the present day escapes being
looked upon as sponge aud . 1agabond.,
He is tue avaricious and unscrupulous
bane Of all public Institutions. It is all
folly for an editor to plead, when he is
sneered at for being q .iead-head. chat
he does ten times the worth of his ticket
in newspaper work. II he. does thisIhe
is financial fool. aud ought to reduce
matters down to d business basis. The
Herald proposes. when a ttheatrical
n rnuO Of,oo ~
every line OF printing it gets. payfo
what tickets the editors uss,, aud then
criticise the performance exactly, as il
deserves. SO with railroads, hotels and
everything else"
capital idea, which should be gene
rally adopted. a.. 5 se,s,
SUICIDE OF RICHARD WEAnS. The
community was startled, yesterday
morning. to learn Of the death, by his
own maud, OF Richard. Wearn, OF the
iirm OF Wearn Xix, photographers.
and doing business for the last year in
the building, on Main street, known as
the cart Gallery" Mr.. Weatn, as we
learn, was native Of the Isle Of Man,
from which place he was brought to this
country, and nettled in Charlotte, N. C.,
with his father and family. Subse-
quentiy, he residsd SONS time in New
berry. but has been :. resident of Co.
lun,bia for. perhaps, 6fteen years. He
was forty five years of age. At 10. yes
terday morning. Coroner Coleman sum
moned jury Of inquest, which. after
the usual investigation. rendered q YER
dict that ''he came to his death from b
pistol wound in the head, inflicted by
himself, while laboring under fit of
insanity" The suicide occurred be.
tween 8 and O'Clock in the morning.
The instrument used Was Derrinaer
pistol. Mr.. Wesrn was enthusiastic in
the pursuit OF his calling. He was O
member OF the Masonic fraternity, in
which he attained high degree. He
was highly regarded by his friends, and
died without foes. He leaves an inte-
resting family, who have the sincere
sympathy Of the community in the sad
aud sudden bereavement which has be-
fallen tbem. He will be bu' ed with
Masonic houors to day, at IL O'Clock.
| LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hope & Gyles-Oats.
Meeting Columbia Chapter.
Meeting Union Council.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
G. T. Berg-A. +. NJ.
Oliver Ditson 6 Co.-Musio Books
W. NJ. Fine-Saloor.
HOTEL Arrivals. January 8, 1874
Hentlric House-H D Hamiter, Rich
land; j Lawhon, II W Desportes, G W
Moore, Ridgeway; G B Kisley, John
Irwin, Jas A Mccormack. New York; J
] Harrison and lady. Edgefield; o J
Harris, city; Geo E Boags. B n Welsh,
Charleston; 81 TSloan, Abbeville.
Wheeler House, w Allinson, Bos-
ton; w T Gary. Edgefield; F Hanks,
Kentucky; 8 E Massman, G M Lang.
field, Philadelphia; John T Benedict,
Troy. N Y; Z s Tharin, w Dudley,
Charleston; A r Altmayer. J Green,
New York; o o Harris, Yirginis; J D