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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-03-13
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-03-13

Corn Meal, Grits Flonr Rice &c., Fresh at
Leake g. Hunts.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-03-13

Fresh Roasted Coffee at Leake g. Hunts.
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Tickings, &c. In fact all other articles kept
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will remember the prices and quality Of what
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A good lot of Guns on hand for sale very
cheap. Call at once @
NJ G. GIGNILLIAT
Feb. LIST, 1874.
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w. S. N. NEAL, Local Editor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-06-26
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W. w. ALEXANDER, NJ. ID.

(\FFICE AND RESIDENCE ON WASH.
" lngtou street, Athens, Tennessee.
January D, lSIl.ly..O
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WILLIAMS A go.

ARE JUST IN RECEIPT or 4 LARGE
y LOT of Coffee, Sugar, Soda and Nails uf
best quality which they offer cheap for Cash
or Barter. 'Cantrcll'S Roads, March L.
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One Town Lot. No. 81,

IN the town Of Calhoun, McMlnn county, Ten.
ncssce, and adjoining lots Of j. II. Hays, aud
fronting on Main street
Tcrms:--sald lot will DO sold on credit Of
eight months, except the sum of twenty per
cent, which must be paid cash IN hand on day
o: sale. Bono and security VIII bc required,
and q lien viii bo retained.
!. NJ. HENDERSON, G. K NJ.
June ~, lS1i-lt.prs fec fi.il2
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CmANCEmY AAEEs.
ONE TOWN LOT, No. 80.

LaOerty, EiiTcrt & Co. W. Nancy scuter, ct al.
IN pursuance Of decree Of .he Chanccry
L Court Athens, pronounced at Us Nay term,
1874 In the above stated cause, viii sell, 20 the
highest bidder, at the Court-house door, IN The
town Of Athens, Tennessee, by public cutlery,
ON saturday, the 18th day Of July, 1874,
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LIST OF GLE II y.

Grand Total, 10000 Gifts, all Cash $500, 900
PRICE OF TaCgkETs.
Whole tickets 5000; Halves $500; Tenths,
or each coupon 1900; Eleven wholc TlcKets
for $4,000; 22H Tickets for 100000.
Tickets are now ready for sale, and orders
accompanied by cash will be promptly filled.
Liberal commissions will be allowed to salts
factory agents. Circulars containing full par
ticuarS furnished on application.
THO. II. BRAMLErrE, Agent and Manager,
Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
Nav % lS7I.ti3l-33S
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60 CENTS PER DOZEN.

NEEDLES FOR ALL THE LEADING
~ STYLES Sewing Machines az 60 cents per
dozen. order. promptly filled. Attachments
for all Machines for 10 per cent less than
agents charge. :. l.. ANGEL.
May X lS1l-3m.33O Knoxville, Tenn.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20
Forced Construction.

We had tho pleasure, few days ago,
OF publishing the pleasing correspond
enoe between Judge Maokey and Colo
mel Black, concerning the exhumation
OF some buried Federal soldiers in Ian
oaster. by e1-Oonfederate soldiers, and
Of their escort by them, with tho ho-
nors of war, to Columbia, where they
were confided to the care of Colonel
Black, and by him transmitted to the
National Cemetery at Florence. 1t was
generally hailed as an act which indi-
Gated that the smouldering fires of Sec
tional strife were going out. The ex-
Confederate soldiers wero commended
on all hands for their conquest over
p-e;':a;cos, :o- .hei- ability t. remove
from their minds everything in connec-
ton with those who had invaded and
fallen on their native soil; but the cou-
rage with which they had met death.
and the duties of the bravo who sur
vived tue unhappy conflict, to render all
proper homage TO the bravo on both
sides who fell in it. It was beautiful
evidence of tho humanity which sur
wives the memory OF war, bloodshcd,
bitterness and alienation.
In aoknow lodging the courtesy OF this
noble and magnanimous act, General
Sherman has gone out Of his way to put
On improper and strained Interpretation
upon it. It's meaning was obvious. It
was not the expression Of opinion upon
the cause which succeeded, auy moro
than upon the ono which was lost.
Such thoughts were not in the minds Of
the soldiers. 1t is disingenuous in
General Sherman to attribute to them
the purpose OF any avowal of the kind.
Their aot speaks for itself, and warrants
no such conclusion as that it was 'meant
as al earnest of their respect for the
great cause in which these two soldiers
died." They were not at the confes-
sional, and what they think on such
subject is their own business, and not
General Sherman's. It is an attempt to
take advantage of the exhibition OF a
high and oommendable spirit, and to ex-
tort out of it @ confession, to which
even General Sherman cannot descend,
without receiving the rebnke which it
merits.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
California Segar Store.
VIM. Wallace-To Rent.
VIM. Clothier-Painting.

HOTEL ARRIVALS, March 10, 1874
Columbia Hotel-W L DeTrevile, 8 C;J
Devereu1 and wife, N Y; JV Nethers
and wife, n G; J W O'Brien. John p
Thames, O r Levy, J p Browne, W a
Evans, Charleston; Jude Robinson,
Orangebnrg; Q A Ssike. N Y; " John.
s.on, N G; s Sweetser anU wife, A
Walker, wife and grandson, MISS; E II
Brooks, G E Reab, Ga; G w Thames,
N G; W D Stoney, s G; NJ Seigler, J
s Land. G e. G Il r; w Sprinkle, N
c; W T Barton, Orangeburg; " Hood,
Erskine College.
Hendrix HouSc-C A Hammer, n G; a
j Cheatham, Baltimore; ] j Taylor,
Charleston; r II Jennings. Fairfield; J
0 Lindsey. Due West; z 0 Alstop, Miss
L r Aston, Fairfield.
Wheeler. UouSs-H Tolmnn and wife.
Miss l. II Tollmap, Mrs L p S Shutz,
Mass; G B Wilson, J L Lander, Jos s
Keen, Pa; S @ McMicken, Ga: David
Hemphill. Chester; Rev + J NIurdock,
N G.; P p Lenour. Mo; ESJ Hayes,
Lexington; w Williams, J Little,
oity; S Guignsrd, Orangebnrg; F q
Lumnim, N Y; G A Seymour. Charles.
ton; Il n Toibert, Abbeviile; E U Cog
braugh, Pine House.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

NERVOUS DEBILITY. DEPRESSED,
IRRITABLE STATE OF MIND; WEAK, NER.
voUs. EXHAUSTED FEELING; NO ENERGY
OR ANIMATION; CONFUSED HEAD, WEAK
MEMORY, oFTBN WITH OEBILIrATINd, IN
VOLUNTARY DISCHARGES. The consc-
quence of cxcesses, mental over.work or
lndiscretiOns. THIS NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds SOVEREIGN CURE in Humphreys
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. %. It
tones up the system. arrests discharges,
dispels tho mental gloom and despond-
ency, and rci:venates tho entire system;
1T is perfectly harmless and slwaysef-
!icicnt. Price IS for package Of fivo
boxes and large So via! OF powder,
which is important in old serious cases;
Or 81 per single box. Sold by ALI.
druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of
price. Address Humphreys SpEC1PIo
HoMErATHIo MEDICINE COMPANY, No.
562 Broadway. N. Y. For sale by
GEloER & Mo0REaoR, Columbia, 8. @.
Decl7 Him
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

Ihe guns taken from the Virginia
Military Institute by Gen. Hunter dur
ing tho war, will be restored to the in
aL,tnte; an order to that effect having
baen issued by the Secretary of War.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

The sorREH, DANsAaTs.- Bsis-
senden's soiree dansante. last night, in
Parker's Hall. Wis remarkably pleasant
affair. There wers present about eighty
persons-the scholars and their parents
and friends. A number OF fancy dances
were gone through with, the scholars in
their accurate movements exhibiting the
skill and attention OF the Professor.
at IL o'clock, the frolio closed.
FAT Cory. The annual supper fur.
nished by the Republican Printing Com
pany to their employ ees. cano off, last
night, at the Pollock House. A few
outsiders only were present-ore of them
ye local. All eat, drank and smoked to
such an extent, that when III, time for
speech-mahils arrived. iiey declared
themselves "too full for utterance"-
technical lingo, there had been so many
fat takes, that they did not care to bother
with solid matter.
nail opens $50 A. H., 3 P. NJ; closes
II A. A.. 6 P. NJ. Charleston opens
4. NJ, $50 P. A.; closes A. NJ, 6P.
VI. Western opens A. NJ, 12.3OP. NJ;
,loses 6. 1.30 P. III. Greenville opens
6.45 2. M.: closes 6 a. NJ. Wilmington
opens 4 P. NJ; closes 1920 A. NJ. On
Sunday open from 2.3o to g. 80 P. III.
To SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS.
Orders for advertisements, job work.
etc, must be accompanied with the
CASH. No exceptions can be made.
Ordinary advertisements 81 per square
of nine printed lines for first insertion;
hfty cents each subsequent insertions;
weekly. monthly and yearly rates fur
lnishcd on application. Advertisements
inserted once a week, 81 each insertion.
Marriages and funeral invitations, 81.
Notices in local column fifteen cents
line, each insertion.
PHGNIxIANA.-Noth tells on a man
so much as gossiping wife.
Druggists are the truo PLIERS of 80
,ciety. +
OF all trees The elder is said to be the
oldest. a.
Sunbeama should be the proper tim.
ber for castles in the air.
Cheerfulness has been called the
bright wreath of the heart.
Hay-seed parties are sprouting ont
West.
The times are marching along at a
lively, springing gait.
How many lawyers find out that where
there's a will there's way with the
money
/ The domestic drama OF Toodles was
played last evening, in Irwin's Hall, to
thin audience. The parts were very
we'll conceived and some rendered with
fair effect. The song and tableau,
"Come Home, Father" was quito we'll
done, and the scenes Of desolation and
death in the homo Of the inebriato veil
presented. We hope that better house
will cheer the performers this evening.
The object of the exhibition is one
which all must approve. Admission.
Is cents-not 25. as stated yesterday.
! LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
California Gauor Ntora
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20
COLUMBIA, S. G.
Friday Morning. March 20, 1874.
Another Act Lost.

A4VAAAAkS 4AaACA NV, 4OS3s
Another Act Lost.
The joint resolution authorizing and
requiring the Attorney. General to insti-
tute Immediately legal proceedings
against Niles G. Parker, lately State
Treasurer, for the illegal issue of bonds
OF the State of South Carolina. was
duly passed by both branches of the
General Assembly. duly engrossed and
enrolled, and on Tuesday. the last day
OF the session, ratifed by the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House.
It. III the duty OF the Chairman of the
Committee on Enrolled Acts to take
them to the Governor for his signature
and approval. Maxwell, Senator from
Marlboro, is the Chairman. He held
the same position when the other Act
was lost year ago. We do not know
what account he gives Of his conduct in
the matter. In the Executive Office, it
is asserted that the bill was not re.
ceived on Monday with the others. On
yesterday morning, two days after ad.
tournament. a copy of the bill, dated
back the 18th, was receipted for by the
Private Secretary OF the Governor. It
was copied on Wednesday, from the en-
crossed Act in the Office OF the Secre-
tary of State, at the instance Of Max
well, as VIC understand.
Now, who is to blame for spiriting
away this bill? We have heard that,
Immediately after ratification, it was
taken, with others, by Maxwell. accom-
panied by the Assistant Clerk of The
Senate, Barre. into the Judiciary Com
mittoe room, and that the titles OF the
Acts we're copied as they were Rad out
by the Assistant Clerk OF the Senate.
The next thing in order was for the
Chairman of tho Committee (MaxwelD to
take them to the Governor. But, as we
said, it is denied in the Executive Office
thRs any such bill was received Until
yesterday. We call upon Maxwell to
inform the public what he did with this
bill. When he took the batca Of bills
20 the Governor, on Monday, and got Q
receipt for them. how did it happen
that he did not miss this oneP 1t had
just been ratified, and was important in
its character, and not likely to be over
looked or forgotten. It seems not to
have been missed anywhere until
Wednesday. Then steps were taken to
have it again enrolled Erom the en-
crossed copy, to get the necessary sigma
lures, and to send it to the Executive.
The Governor takes the ground that he
cannot sign it. because not received by
him during the session of the General
Assembly. But the General Assembly
has not adjourned. It has only taken
recess. In the eye of the law, it is still
in session. Altogether, it is disrepu-
table affair, evidently not the result Of
any accident, but designed to prevent
the Investigations, which would crimi-
nate more than Parker. But the attempt
will not succeed. It will Only have the
eject of showing, in more glaring CO.
iors, the desperate shifts to which
wicked and corrupt men will resort to
hide the viIlainies OF their accomplices
and their own. Another ngly fact to be
add-d to the record of the Stale Admi-
nistrAtion. to pondered ut Washing
TON aud throughout the whole country.
~> -
WhiltemOrcra Anuenl.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20
Whittier more's Appeal.

isAe Of the grounds mentioned for
the retention Of tho troops. in White
moro's whining appeal to Congress, is,
That through their presence, harmony
and good order may prevail throughout
the State during the next elections, and
.he rights of the elective franchise be
thereby guaranteed to oil citizens. Now,
there are frauds in the assessment of
.azes, in the collection of taxes, in their
disbursement: md in everything else
connected with the State Government.
Vac-the greatest of frauds, tho nost
inia;nous Of rescalities-is the election
laws. 1t is not materially mcndcd by
:bc amendments in the bill for that pur-
oose. \ registration of the voters is
innoh needed. When it was proposed,
;he othor day, in tho House Of Repre-.
scnt"iivcs, several OF the fuglemon cir.
ca!ntea around, and spread the imprcs.
son, thar if adopted, the Democrats
wonld carry the State. The amendment
whirh prop ,,ed i. was voted down
~
II is is stated that Bsmark's opinion
is that another war with France is in-
ovit,ble; that shu will bo backed by
Hasnih, and that all Europe will b, in.
Volved in tho contest. It has not been
long since a.i the Emperors oi E,rope
in hilarious after dinner speeches dc.
clarcd that the peace Of Europe should
bo maintained So if this bo true, We
c&u put no moro faith iu what Empcrors
say when drunk. and the prover5 in
'ia2 reyitos falls into disrcplte.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20


a Poor REWARD. When Mr. Dawes,
in his !uto speech in Congress. stated
that a collector OF customs who was
honest enough to declare his office to be
utterly unnecessary. had been removed
~ soon rs the fact was known at Wash
ington, and less scrnpnlous person ap.
polLtei to be his successor, tho whole
story WAS denied and ridiculcd, bccauso
he refused to give the name. The facts
have been discovered. Mr.. y. t. Eobin-
son ia tho name OF The collector, and
Evansviile, Indiana. was Ills collection
district. Daring last year, the customs
receipts at That "port" wero 5000. 45,
ana tho cost of collecting this amount
Was l,7OSl II more than tho tota! re.
ccipts, salaries being S6.7IS.s3 per
year. Tho oilico which Mr.. Robinscn IL
held paid him $1,000. nnl from tho Gus
toms collected, it may he Judged WLc-
thcr ho had much labor to perform.
J.iG W.irrE House Que m1rriaso
has tskna place in tho White House;
two Presidents have died there; one has
laid in state in tho T. Isl room. Several
children have passed away i'll the tXrcU-
two mansion. bat only ono baby, IL
grand son Of JctItreon, has been born
there.
PoHp's ExrKACr.-"rhe Vegetable
Pain Destroyer" never fail to afford re-
lief from pain. Try it once, aud
nothing could induce yon to be without
it. Mar1t3Gl
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

LFFECrS OF TIE DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE A special despAtch
to tho Now York World, dated Wash
ing!oD, March Is, says:
''The result OF the New Hampshire
election is confessed by all the public
men from that State tn have been an
overwhelming defeat of tho RepubIi-
cans. Tho Democracy have obtained
entire pCssession of tho State, and pro.
mineut kopublicans say that it will re-
quire popular majority of from 5000
to S, 600 votes to enable them to recover
control OF tho Lcgislatnrn and elect \
United States Senator when Mr.. Cragin' $
term expires. They confess it is very
doubtful whether this can DO achieved
The Republicans who havo been ut
homo trying to persuade tho people to
stick by the party, say that they found
it OF no use. The Republicans nra dis.
piritcd They begin to find ont that
the President cares nothing ubout the
party and quarrels with all tln most
popular leaders. They say that ii tho
President cares nothing about tho party
they cannot keep up courage. Senator
Wnlalch believes TINT the appointment
Of Simmons, in opposition to tho wish IS
OF tho Massachusetts Republicans. lost
in Now hampshire 1000 votes. Iu
fact, the leaders are completely dis
heartened."
A Pittsburg blast furnace turned out
l,3l4, ,J95 pounds of iron in seven days
which 10 considered blarsted good
record.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20
Responsibility for the Frauds.

The Union makes feeble attempt to
hold the Conservative members Of the
Legislature responsible for the fraudu.
lent jobs put through. or attempted to
be put through, in the lust hours OF the
session. Their blame, according to this
journal, is that they did not anticipate
the movement to rescind the resolution
to adjourn on Saturday. That day hav.
ing been fixed upon as the day Of ad-
journment, several went home. The
organized band took advantage OF their
absence to proiong tho session and to
revive their bogus claims. Now we
know that some of these gentlemen have
been desirons Of leaving Columbia for
the last six weeks. They became satis-
fed that the session was continued only
in the interest of the members. They
remained, therefore,, not because thore
was any ything to be done, but to prevent
what evil they could. Surprising that
when day had been ut lust agreed upon
by both houses to adjourn. that it would
be dono. they thought they might ven.
ture to GO. They were deceived as to
the time agreed upon for adjournment.
1t was only blind. AS soon ms they
left. the rings commenced to operate.
The Union don't brand tue rogues
themselves; it only has ccnsure FOR those
who happened to be away, and so were
unable to check their schemes. Tho
business OF the Conservatives, then, and
their boundcn duty. is to watch the
Legislative rogncs, and head them off.
A strange confession for Radical.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

A Pittsburg blast furnace turned out
1,344, 995 pounds of iron in seven days
which 10 considered q blarsted good
record.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-20

'oOutA Satoilll. LII SleW Cl TUG uQ-
certainty of life, cali on him and secure
protection against so terrible an evil as
that o! leaving family unproyided for
The excitement on Main street, yes
teraay, was tho attempt-success
after timc-to carry the somewhat no.
torions drinkisl, Foster Sutton, to the
guard house. Hs resisted. and it re-
quirod the united cxertions of eight or
ten men to get him into wagon. After
he was seated, he struck ont and sent
Policeman Showers overheard much to
the delight Of the shouting crowd in at
tendance.
The following House com mmiltees were
appointed on the last day Of the session:
To investigate certain bonds-Messrs
Hurley, p. Simpkins aud N. i Myers;
to disburse ccrtnin funds in Charleston
-Messrs. Mackey, Artson and Ford;
TO assist tho Attorney General in the
prosecution of Niles CT. Parker, late
State treasurer, for illegal issue of
State bonds -Messrs. J. D. Boston,
Bowlcy, Robertson, ". y. Grant and
Hamilton.
FIRE The alarm Of fire, about half
past IL o'clock. last night, was ceuscd
by the burning of tho kitchen on the
premises Of n colorca man, named Henry
Jones. commonly called Sheriff on the
corner Of Blossom and Assembly streets.
Owing to tho scarcity Of water and the
great distance, the engines could afford
no assistance, and the building was on.
tirely. consumed. We could not learn
the origin OF the fire.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
About Pens.

In Birmingham, says the american
Manufacturer, the number of steel
pens made weekly is about $4,000
gross, or 14,12O,0O0 separate pens.
Thirty years ago pens were sold
Wholesale mt five shillings a gross I;
now, pens as good, or better, may be
had ut three halfpence per gross.
When it is remembered that each
gross requires IA pieces of steel to go
through at least twelve processes i'm
the course Of manufacture, the fact
that iii complete pens can be sold for
three halfpence, after paying for ma
terial, paying wages to wOrk-peOple,
and leaving profit to the maker, Is a
convincing proof Of the results attain
able by the exercise of mechanical in
gcnuity and division of labor.
Gold pens are tipped with iridium,
making what are commonly called
"diamOnd points," The iridium for
this purpose is found i'm small grains
in platinum, slightly alleged with
the latter metal. In this form it Is
exceedingly hard, and well adapted
to the gold pen maker. The gold for
pens is alleged with silver to about
sixteen carats tineness, rolled into
thin strips from which the blanks arc
struck. The under side of the point
is nOtched by a small circular saw to
receive the iridium point, which is
selected by the aid of microscope.
a fluX of bOrax and Il blOw-pipe Sc
cure it to its place, and the point is
then ground on II copper wheel with
emery.