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FORGINGS AND CASTINGS
OF every description.
House Fronts, Enyines Raiiers &e

''s' HaSiAes' boilers, &c.
Marine. siaii"nar ry and rortabl.. STEAM
EH.i. rs iiril. Tank.
inlsting Euginr.. Saw Mile.
Rice Tht-shers aid Mills of every da.
scripti0n.
Shaftings, Pnlieys and Bearings.
IRON FRONTS for Buildings.
y CASTINGS of every kind in Iron or
Foigings " al descriptions
Phosphate Washers.
Phosphate and Ore Crushers.
STEAM FIrTINGS, Wrought Iron Pipe.
sheet Hubber and Gaskets. Water and
steam Gauges, Betting, Packing, &c.
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A BATTLE BETWEEN THREE BLIND
MEN.-The New Orleans Picayuae, If
the 9th ultimo, publishes an account
of battle between three blind men,
beggars. Two Of the mendicants,
named Pat. Koran and Thomas Fer
non, had quarrel III regard to domes-
tic ailairs, when Horau determined to
coll upon the god of battles to settle
their differences, and for this purpose,
Pat. called on his friend, Mike Kelly,
another blind man, to accompany him
to Fernon's house. When en- route for
the latter place, Horan heard Fernon g
voice, and going up to him, remarked
"My vile says you struck my boy to-
day."
''Yes, I did, and will agaiu."
III yon want to strike anybody,
strike me-"
At this Fernon gave war whoop
and prepared for battle. and the two
began feeling around for each other
with their sticks. FerEon. while rench-
ing out in one direction, found himself
grasped by the arms. and before he
could literally say Jack Robinson"
Horan had him by tho nose with his
sNSSAt "hN oSIootJ Wv VA tuut useful
and ornamental member. "Ah, ha!"
he shrieked, but barely we're the words
out Of his mouth when Horan seized
him by the lip with his teeth and also
bit that off.
Fernon, being unable to see, could
only roar and rave. When changing
his hold, his cannibalistic antngonist
seized him by the shoulder, and also
took ont mouthful. In the mean
time, Kelly, who was also blind. had
managed to feel where the combutants
were with his stick, and straightwuy
belabored Fernon within an inch of
the remaining life he had in him, aud. /.
indeed, might have brought lis beg.
ging career to al end forever, had not
police officer arrived and marched
the trio into the calabuose, Fer,.on
minus his nose and ear, which he
wrapped neatly in piece OF newspa per
and sent to the family.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-06

Breakfast Bacon,
BUFFALO TONGUES, MESS MACKEH.
~ FL. LEAF LARD, PIGS FEEr, for
saie low by HOPE d GYLFS
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III 0 N EY TO LOAN,
On Marketable Cnilaterals

EXCIIANGE on New York. baltimore
IL Philadelphia, Boston aId nj. promi.
nent cities Of the United S!a;cs and Eu-
rope bought and sold.
DEPOSI rs received and interest .bt al ing
certificates Issued
STOCKS, BONDS, GOLD ard SILVER
bought and sold.
ACCOUNTS OF Merchants and others
from the city and country solicited, and
LIBERAL LINES OF DISCOUNTS granted
by tie CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK.
Corner Of Plain ard Richa!6ecr streets.
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When Mr.. Benjamin +. Butler
offered bill in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, the other day, to convert
certain negroes into Choctaw Indiaps,
o Democratic member inquired, in a
timid sort of way. whether the Co
vernment had any right to do what
the General proposed. 1.-The Govern
ment,' was the prompt and contempt
uous reply, ''has right to do what it
pleases with anybody within its iuris-
diction. The General Government. if
it chooses. can take the shirt off your
back"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-06

A learned German, named Dr.. r..
Benedix, has published book on
THE Shakespeare Mania." He objects
to the popular alteration of the great
English dramatist. He objects to the
style OF composition; he condemns the
morality Of the plays; he expresses ex-
treme surprise that the admirers of
Shakespeare should e1tol him as the
most imaginative of poets. For his
part, Dr.. Beuedix finds him very bom-
bastical. There are several Shaksps-
rian heretics who agree with DR.. Bene-
dix. but they will probably continue
to all eternity to be in the minority.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-06

Fresh Biscuits.
C0 BOXES Cream, Soda, Milk, Lemon,
~ Cracknals, Butter, Fsrina and Gin.
ger SnaEs, for sale by HOPE GYLEH.
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Summer Wines.
4 FINE lot OF CLARET and SANTERNE
IA WINES, for sale by the bottle or gal.
Ion. by HOPE u GYLES
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COLUMBIA MUSIC STORE.

1Akt pleasure III calling the attention.
h III the public TO an examinations 0;
their STOCK or MUSICAL IERCHAN-
DiSE.. Consisting of Pianos, Church and
Pnrlor Organs. Mclodcons, Yiolins, Gui-
tars, barjos, Flutes, Accordecns, Brass
aud Silver Ban! instruments OF ali kinds.
Also, Sheet Music and instruction Books
for every class Of Musical Instruments on
hand at all times. We arc Sole agents for
the state of South Carolina of Estcy u CO. y
COTTAGE ORGANS. Sheet Music sent bv
mail. post paid, on receipt Of price; and all
kinds Of Musical Goods sent by Express,
whom ordered, to any part Of tho State,
marked G. o. D. GOOD ScconG-nsnd pi
amos ana Organs for sale cheap. for cash
Pianos, Organs and Melodcops Tuned and
i'cnaiTcd in satisfactory manner: and
will givcespecia attention to Packing, Re
n1ovin. and Shipping Pianos for OF thrl par
ties 10 any point dcsired, at moderate
| prices.
AliorGcrt promptly attended toardaat-
isfscii"n guaranteed t those favorirs liz
with their patronage. Send for our cata-
| lo!nc OF Sheet Mus;cand 5fueica lIorchan.
disc. richardson street, a few doors shove
PHG:SIx Dfiicr. Columbia. 8. G. Now
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$5,0O0,00O
BDDOWM MBNT SCHBMB!
FIFTH AND LAST CONCERT
IN AID OF THE
Public Library Of Kentucky,
JULY 81. 1874.

IN announcing the fifth and last OF tho
Il tsries OF GIT Concerto. given for the
tho Trustees and Manager refer with pride
and pleasure to the ionr which have been
already given: The first, December 16, 1871:
tho second. December 2. 1872; the third,
July 8, 1873; and the fourth, March 81,
Under their charter, granted by special
Act OF the Kentucky Legislature, March
1G, 1871. tho Trustees are authorized to
give ONE MORE, and ONLY ONE MORE
Gift Concert. With the money arising
from this fifth and last Concert, the Ii
Drary, Museum and oth'- ''.,artments are
to be enlarged and eL... . ID with fixed
and certain annual income. Such an en-.
downent fund is desired, rs will secure.
beyond peradyentnrr. not only the mninte-
nance OF this lDagt ihcent ehta blishments
but its constant gruwth.
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master-C M Wilder. Depusy-Jobn
S Leapheert. Commissioners-A M
Boozer and T NJ Wilkes. Collector
Internal Eevenue-C L Anderson.
Gauger-C a Darling.
CITY GOVERNMENT. --Mayor-John
Alexander. Clerk and Treasurer
Walter r Jones. Aldermen First
Ward-Augustus Cooper. S Z Davis,
Il T Griliiu. Second--C J Carroll,
John y Pugh, W a Carr. Third
Adam Thomas, S y Swygert, FL w
Purvis Fourth-.L L Brown, d
Wells, VIM Sinlons. The committees
are: Ways and Aldermen
Cooper, Griffin and Carroll. Accounts
Aldermen Carroll. Carr and Swygert.
Streets Aldermen Pugh, Thomas and
Wells. Market and City Scales-Al-
dermen Carr, Brown aud Cooper.
Guard Housc--Aldcrmen Simons,
Davis and Pugh. Water Works-Al-
dermen Thomns, Cooper aud Griffin
Aims Honse-Aldermcn Swygert, ST.
mons and Davis. City Schools-Al-
derInen Purvis, Swygert and Simons.
Sydney Aldermen Davis, Car.
roll and Thomas. Licelses-Alder-
men Griffin. Pugh and Brown. City
Clock-Aldermen Brown, Wells aud
Pnrvis. Fire Observation-Disclosures
Wells, Puryis aud Carr. City Lamps
Aldermen Carr, Brown aud Davis.
New City Hail and Public Buildings
Aldermen Griffin, Simons and Carr.
City Attorney u Tradeweli City
Physician-A $ Hydrick. CIe,l, ol
Mnrket-J Ii Pickett. Commissiuue,
or Pnor-ChnrIrs SchultXe. Overs. el
OF Strce!s-J 1rice Chief Of Police
M L Nixon. Sergeunts Of Police
f Williams, Blizzard.
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Hosiery, Ties and Under. wear,
A T D. EpSTIN'S, under Columbia Hote
IA at the lowcat pi ices. Nav 30
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Business Notice

Business Notice.
A IL NOTES AND ACCOUNTS due us
~ must be paid at once, or they will be
collected by our attorneys.
May HOPE L GYLEs.
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| STATE BONDS Treasurer Car
doza hns put forth tho following "cir-
cniar:"
| The Treasurer of the State is now
prepared 10 fund, ut the Treasury, in
Colombia, 5. g., the bonds and stock.
OF the State authorized by ;he Leeis-
lature under the funding Act, APP
proved December %. 1878, iutu the
consolidation bonds and stocks. The
following cinsses of bonds and stocks
are authorized to be funded:
| STOCK Revolutionary war claims
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interest
and principal; conv. State securities.
BONDS Charleston fire loan; con-
struction State Capitol; aid to Elue
Ridge Railroad; funding past due in
terest and principal; redemption bills
receivable; payment Interest public
debt; funding bills Bank of State; re-.
lief of Treasury; Land Commission.
The following bonds issned under
Act Of March 23], 1869. entitled "loan
for the conversion of State securities, Z"
are also authorized to be funded into
consolidation bonds;" they having
been duly exchanged and represented
by bonds on file:
Denomination 81, 600 Wandered in
Red. Numbers l to $40 inclusive;
numbers 52l to 1,l30 inclusive; mum
bers 2. .451 to 2,475 inclusive.
| denomination 81, 900 Numbered IN
Dlue.-Numbers 3,27l to 3.I9G inciu.
sive; number 3 49S.
Denomination $500 Numbered in
Red Numbers l to 237 inclusive
numbers ] .00l to 1900.
Denomination 500 Numbered ia
Red.-Number to l2O inclusive.
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder Of the conversion bonds
were put upon the market without any
authority Of law, aud
ure absolutely null and void"
The funding law referred to above
requires that the holders of the above
bonds aud stocks should exchange
them. with the accrued interest to Jan.
uary l, 1874, for consolidation bonds
and stocks" at fifty per centum Of their
face value. The '.consolidution bonds
aud stocks" bear interest from January
l, 1871 Interest due July l, 1874. Will
be paid ut Treasury, iD Columbia. aid
| AN"tichhi af n Dhuh, NEW 1Ork.
HINTS TO LETTER WRITER'S The
postmaster ut New York hns issued II
ciIculnr which contains many valuable
hints to lettcr.writers. Considering
the fact thnt there are always two pui
ties to is correspou,leEce. these hints
will to- usofnl TO persons in the city and
out Of it. The substance Of the rules
are, Therefore, gwen tor the benefit Of
"ll concerned. They ARE Us follows:
l. All mail matter directed TO NUN
bcred boxes will be delivered through
those boxes.
2. Letters directed to city addresses.
street and number, will, il recognized
by the asserting clerks as intendrd for
box holders. be delivered through the
boxes. If not SO recognized, they will
DO delivered through the carriers
3. Mail matter addressed without box
number or street number, will be de-
livered as expeditionsly as possible,
either through boxes, general delivery
or carrier.
Correspondents should direct their
letters plainly, correctly and fully, and
hose who rent boxes would creutly
fnn fok, l.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Trousers for Ladies.

Long white trousers for ladies are
very much worn on the Continent,
These trousers should be quite plain fol
wearing in the daytime and in the
street but those for evening wear
should be made of fine embroidery, lace
insertion, or heavy rich lace frills OF
founces, according to the taste and
means of the lady herself. What could
look prettier, or more modest, than to
see apretty, small trousered foot in silk
stockings and neat sandaled shoe, ap-
pearing under the skirt of q muslin
dress, the ankles buried, as it were, in
several rows of the lace frills or founces
of fine cambria or muslin trousers
Surely, also, when young lady Of
eighteen or nineteen is dancing, it is
more modest, as it is certainly very be-
coming, to see the limbs hidden in lace
frilled trousers of cambria than in the
present fashion. As said, this mode
is very much seen on the Continent,
among French, Spaniards, and espe-
cially Russians. When at Barcelona, a
few years ago, I remarked that every
lady wore trousers, some plain, some
richly trimmed with lace frills or
founces. Two or four inches of the
trousers were visible, setting off the
small Spanish foot to perfection. I
knew a pretty French lady who used to
wear most becoming trousers in the
evening, which were made OF very fine
cambria, with rich lace frills up to the
calf OF her leg, and insertion between
each frill. The lace frills of her trous
ers just touched the instep, but the
rest of her trousers were iust visible
under and through the transparent
skirt of white slin.-Eagiish Maga-
zine.
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RelIevlng Ch0Iked Cattle,

was away from home. Ny wife and
boy were feeding the COWS, and one OF
them got choked with q turnip. Nv
wife sent for the neighbours, and they
came to relieve the COW. One got her
by the horns, and another poked stick
down her throat, and unfortunately it
was pine stick. They drove the tur-
nip down but broke the stick off in her
throat; and the last choke was worse
than the first. Then they put clevis
in her mouth and could feel the stick
run into the back of her head. Some
advised my wife to kill her, but she said
that she would not until I came home.
I arrived at home at seven in the eve
ming. The stick was broken in her
throat at eleven o'clock in the morning.
l went Immediately to the yard to see
the cow, and found the stick in her
throat. I got her by the horns to turn
her around and she fell on a patch of
ice, and then went straight for the barn
anu threw out the stick, which measur-
ed twenty-one and one-half inches in
length and one inch in diameter; and
then l could see that there were other
ways to relieve them without sticks and
ropes. The next COW that got choked
1 thought would try an experiment
with. I had q pair Of bars leading to
my barn-yard. I took the top bars
down and left three lower bars in, and
l took the whip and made the COW Jump
over the bars, and she was relieved.
That is the way / relieve al my choked
cattle and horses, and I never knew it
to fail. Sometimes 1 jump them over
twice, and find that the action Of ris.
ne end tho apddea drop on tho &yoat
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Can the Ethiopian Change his Skin

Can the Ethiopian Change his Skin
A DR.. G. T. Maxwell, of New Castle,
Pa, details in the Philadelphia Medical
Times an interesting experiment which
adds peculiar force to the question asked
by the prophet jeremiah. In 1872,
q negro named James Pearce was shot
in the face accidentally, the wound be.
ing such as would leave frightful scar
unless Disagreement could be in ameas-
ure prevented by the ENGRAVING of new
skin upon the mutilated portion of the
face. This course was adopted, and
with his patients consent DR.. Maxwell
took gratis of skin from his own arm,
which, with other gratis from the pa
TENTS arm, he placed upon the surface
of the wound. The success of the oper-
alton was seriously endangered by the
patient going on spree, during which
he destroyed some Of the gratis, but
fortunately two were left, one of them
being white. The piece of white skin,
which at first was only the size of q
canary seed, grew to cover q space of
half an inch, and for q time after the
wound had healed could be easily dis
cerned at quite q distance. Close ex-
an1u8C4Ou NJ t1u6 U11u0 60OWeO CQaG
dark colored lines formed q net work in
the skin, giving purp]ish tinge to it.
At the end of q month these lines, which
were simply blood vessels, had increas-
ed to such an extent that thewhole sur
face of the wound was of uniform hue,
the white skin having lost all it's char
acteristics. From this experiment DR..
Maxwell draws the conclusion that the
coloring matter which darkens the skin
Of some races is in the blood, and MOTH
the skin itself.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Barney Aaron and the Pickp0cket.
The New York Tribune. of Monday

barney Aaron ana the f1CkpOCkoCs
The New York Tribune of Monday
says;
town on q Fifth Avenue car yesterday
evening. Mr.. Aaron is we'll known in
sporting circles as a pugilist of the first
Gloss. He is small in stature, but his
science is something wonderful. On
the rear platform was Rev. Henry
Thorpe, of Pittsburg, an elderly clergy
man. Barney and the clergyman got
into conversation, and after talking q
little while, separated, one being on the
opposite side of the platform to the
other. At Eighteenth street two noted
pickpockets, James Henry and William
jackson, got on the car. They are res
idents of the Fifteenth ward, and knew
Mr.. Aaron. They did not think he
would interfere with them, and 80 pro.
ceeded to rob the clergyman. Jackson
crowded him against the car-door, and
Henry took his gold watch. They had
not calculated an any interference, and
were sadly disappointed when Mr.. Aaron
exercised his science on them with
startling results. Mr.. jackson received
. slight testimonial Of Mr.. Aaronis es.
TEEN in the jaw, which tumbled him
over the dashboard into the street. Mr..
Henry attempted q feeble resistance, but
to no purpose. Mr.. Aaron took the
watch which had been wrung from
Henry's hand, and by a manual
application sent Henry to join
jackson. After arranging his dis
turbed sealskin coat, Mr.. Aaron
handed the recovered watch to the Rev.
Mr.. Thorpe, remarking, I Here's your
'tsuper old man. Dontyou never stand
on a car platform again. You're the
worst old sucker I've met in q year."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Italian Railroads.

| ~AS~se
A correspondent writing from Italy
says:
"Her railroads are magnificent struc-
lures, the waiting-rooms elegantly
frescoed, and the seats of the finest silk
velvet. When the train stops fordinner,
they give you one hour to eat your
meal. The railroad beds are the
smoothest have ever ridden over: the
embankments are all built of solid ma
sonry of the most substantial nature,
and the bridges are all of massive stone.
II the bridges, embankments, and road
beds of the New York Central Railroad
were built like those of the High Italy
Railroads, that road, with it's Immense
revenues, could not pay half per cent.
dividend on the cost of it's construc-
ton.
The expense of running railroads in
Italy is enormous. Every ton of coal
is bought in England, costing $40 per
ton, and transported ct an enormous
cost to Italy. The system is admirable.
but in every other respect they excel US
Americans. It is impossible for tray
eler to get into the wrong train or car,
even if he does not speak French or
Italian. Every man connected with q
railroad wears uniform, and the guard
lifts his hat to you as he examines your
ticket.
have travelled nearly four thousand
miles in Europe, on many different
roads, and I never missed q train, or
knew one to be five minutes behind
time. Surely such facts attest the ex.
oa@(snoe Of tic railway svstem IN Italy,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
A SECOND FATHER MATHEW i

A SECOND FATHER MATHEW Who is
there that does not respect the memory
of Father Matthew, the great champion
of temperance? Innumerable societies
bear his honored name but there is
one man who has struck q more sure
death-blow to intemperance, and that
man is DR.. J. WALKER, an old Califor-
MIA physician, who has discovered in
"nature's meek and lowly herbs," a
medicinal "tonic - and gentle stimu-
liant that completely takes the place of
the fashionable alcoholic poisons called
-" tonics," so popular as compromise
between strong drink and cold water,
and does away with the mania for drink,
and in reality cultivates an involuntary
disgust for the same. It even does
more It-acts upon the entire physical
system, purifies the blood, and pro-
duces hale, hardy health. The discov-
erer of this great medicinal stimulant
is surely entitled to the thanks of a
whole nation, and it is not extravagant
to entitle him "a second Father Mat
theW"-COm
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
Up In the Clouds.


Ny friend, your fancy dies too far.
Tho world OF man lies round our feet,
Here ito unceasing conflicts are
Ana here Ito varying forces mcot..
Fray, curb the thoughts that vaguely rise
Above lifes real and stubborn facts;
Give Ger wild hights to distant skies,
And do some good by human acts.
Utopian dreams arc pleasant things,
O.. No doubt; but dreams are poor at best,
We live not by imagining,
Nor thrive on vague and vain unrest.
We must behold with eyes Of sense,
Our feet must tread I'm actual ways,
Aud ere VIC gain the rccoml'ense
'Tis ours to number tOilsOmc days.
Grand theories Of what might he,
Pro<ligious schemes for changing oil,
Heavens order here can never free
Mankind from Natures bond and thrau
What il, hOwC'cr or whence 1t came,
IL that which all must recognize;
What might BE- wears . winsOme name,
But brings no joy to fearful cycs.
So, friend, give DER your fancy fights
Below the clouds you1l daily hna
Much strife twixt struggling wrongs and rights
Much good to do to aid your kind.
Pray, curb the dreamy thoughts that rise
Above life's real and stubborn facta;
Forsake void realms and vacant skies,
And do some good by human acts.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
A DANGEROUS Game.

"Drop the handkerchief is a dam
gerous game. Desdemona dropped her
handkerchief, and it cost her her life.
Handkerchiefs have played great deal
of mischief. A handkerchief ruptured
q Baptist church down East-in Ded-
han, Mass. There was church socia-
bic in , the chapel, and "they played
plays, and "Drop the handker-
chief" was one Of the plays. We don't
remember just how it's done, but they
stand in circle, promiscuous, and q
lady, taking q handkerchief, walks
around on the outside of the circle and
drops the handkerchief behind one of
the male persuasion and he runs after
her, or he dont-we forget which-but
any way, if he catches her, or if he
dont-we forget which-he can kiss
her. There is kissing about it any way,
whether he catches her or not, for
"drop the handkerchief would be no
play with kissing left out. And "drop
the handkerchief is q real play, and
when grown up people play, Kissing is
the main part. So we know there is
kissing in it, and the account of this
Dedham affair says " the game involves
kissing" to which the Rev. Mr.. Foster,
pastor, took exception, and he declared
fright out loud" that the "church was
built for house of God, and not for
kissing parties" And one of the
young men who was " involved in the
kissing party even threatened to smite
the parson, and the account says "the
pleasure of the evening was destroyed, -
and the Rev. Mr.. Foster resigned his
charge. Herald.