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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-14

The large business men OF New
York are quite hopeful over the PROS
pects OF trade. The head of large
commission house. who has had an ex-
perience in the produce business that
covers period Of forty ) ears, says he
never knew things to look more
healthy and promising than at present.
A letter from New York says the ex-
tensive strike in the Belfast, Ireland,
linen manufactures is having ten
dency to stiffen prices OF that descrip-
ton OF goods. II the men hold out,
the mills viii! be closed until such time
as it will pay to re open them.
Savannah mlst be difficult place TO
live in. Judging from the frequency of
suicides there. The latest case occurred
on Friday night, when Mrs. n. D.
Headman took an overdose OF lauda-
nun, from the effects OF which she
died III few hours.
VIM. nj. Lawton, Esq, of Charles.
ton, leaves for Liverpool shortly, as
agent for the Georgia Graugers. He
is also to look after direct trade matters
between Europe and Southern ports.
In tussle between MIR. A. McCalla,
u merchant of Macon, and negro,
last Tuesday, the latter bit large
piece OF desh from Mr.. Ms cheek.
The negro is thought to be crazy.
The Sheriff. Probate Judge and
Clerk of Court Of Barnwell County,
deny that they signed the petition for
the pardon of the convicted County
Commissioners.
Governor Ames, OF Mississippi, has
called upon all the military companies
in that State to return the arms in
their possession to the military head.
quarters at Jackson.
The remains of colored man,
named Gabriel, were found on Sulli-
vans Island beach, on Sunday. He
is supposed to have been drowned
whom fishing.
An illustrated weekly literary paper
il the latest scheme to sink money in
Atlanta.
The Orange societies of New York
celebrated their anniversary on Sun.
dny, by procession and festivities.
The recent hail storm did q great
deal Of damage in Lancaster as we'll as
Beaufort Counties.
O. P. Leslie is reported in the Barn
we'll 1i,ues as having spoken four hours
in Blaokville on the 4th.
Deaths in New York last week 562.
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JULY Is, 1874.

An atrocious murder was brought to
light in Aiken County, on the 4,h.
While two colored men were fishing in
Edisto Eiver, near Davis Bridge, they
discovered the body Of colored wo-
man, which upon examination proved
to be mulatto girl. named Margaret
Carter, aged about sixteen years. Sho
was shot in two places and her head
badly bruised. Her limbs were bound
with cord and y newly born infant tied
to her body. a number Of weights
we're attached to the murdered woman,
to sink her Three colored men are
suspected and two have been arrested
for completely in the murder.
THE LEE ESTATE BY decision
rendered recently, in the United States
District Court. by Judge Hughes, in
an action of ejectment, &. ". Q. Lee
rs. AFRO Chace, q part of the Custis
estate, sold during the war by the
United States for taxes, is ordered to
bo restored to the devisee of the late
G. ". Parke Cnstis, viz: The mill
property on Four Mile Ran, in Fairfax
County Alexandria Gazette, 7M.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral at
Harrisburg, Penn, was d dioated on
Sunday, with imposing ceremonies. A
number Of bishops participated.
among them Bishop Lynch, Of
Charleston, who preached the dedica.
tiOn sermon.
Mr.. Phillip Clayton, Of Piokens.
died on the 9th. in the eighty.frs
year of his age.
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q m mer meeting state Agricultural
.t45. and nlschsnical sOciety.
The members OF tho State Agricultu.
RAJ ana Mechanical Society and;Si the
Hate Auxiliary Joint Stock C9tnpuny
afe notified that meeting of the two
Bodies will be bud at Spartanhurg 10.
II. on Wednesday, 18th Auguat next.
u fs esfnestly urged upon the mem
bera and upon all other parties having
at heart the good of Carolinh's ngri-
cultural aud mechanical interests, and
who desire her general prosperity, to
meet with US, aud aid us Ivy their wiz
dom and counsels to porpstnatr rhrse
time.hopored and vi,aIly important in
stitutions.
The fact is mt to be disguised that
our financial ata,us is not such as is lie
siraLIe, Still oar condition is far frluu
d-sperain. and I Am not "nly hopeful
for the iuturt, but cnn6 !rnt, th:., will
II lit le 6 &c r. uf braiu nu.i muscl-,
W. will at tn;h ;u;Gt:Dg place oar or
ganiZ .iion beyond III. lunohiuatinu, nf
vile eurmieS outside. and ont uf ,r-uri,
of the treacherous embruce> uf -E.lss
friends 'rithin, who. infected with the
prevailing epidemic-rin9 furming-
have 50 recently exerted themselves for
our destruction. that they might pur
chase our valuable property for aong.
In addition to these business mat.
ters OF suoE momentous nport to our
down trodden aud plandered old Stnte,
[ have assigned subjects for essays and
debate, which are believed will make
the merting both interesting aud in.
structive: whilst I um iu receipt Of let
ters from Spartanburg. informing INC
that no Efforts will be spared to ,uake
our visit pita-nut. aud apprisiug rns VI
the fact that tila patrons iuteud the
compliment Of grand pic-nic III the
orcusion. Come, then. my fellow.
uf1rrDrs-'li, yonr cares; forget
the oppr.,eiuus uf ynur dAstnrdly go.
v.rnmrnt; put oeh,ud your baeks The
gnnnt images OF poverty ami want 'bat
LOW stalk brua.l-cust ever our cuuntry;
ODilturnte the prer,.nt. aud. rsroliect-
lug only tue past. with ltn peace,
plenty nnsl hallowed associations, let
ns have Que more rallyiug of the old
schoo!, old d-fashioued, honest old clod-
hoppers aud m-chanics of South Curu.
lima. L. W. WOODWARD,
President.
W1SSSDoRo, S. c., Juue l3, 1874
RTr Papers favorable ure requested
to give at least one insertion, and
will ever pray for Increased .nbscrlp
ton lists L. W. W.
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FATAL SaooTINo.--On Saturday
last. John Davis. who is charged with
igicitelistilltDR. while attempting to es.
&peS Sfom DEPUTY Collector and 6pe.
etal Deputy Marshal A. Mattisou,
fsw miles from Belton, Anderson
County, was fred upon and almost
Instantly killed by tho latter. Matti-
SOD. who in lame. says that when
Davis started to run, he ordered him to
halt; bat AZ he paid no attention to
him. he fired. Davis was afterwards
found dead on the roadside. It is
said that he belonged to the gang who
drove off party Of officials and re-
captured II lot OF Illicit whiskey in
Greenville. a few weeks ago. ~,
TAX UNION MEETING The meeting
which was held yesterday to organize
Tax Unions for the County was we'll
attended. and earnest in spirit and
purpose Col. Vim. Wallace presided,
and 3. I. Boone. Esa.. acting as secre.
tary. It was addressed by Col. F. W.
Mo oMaster and Col. 81. I. Caughman.
The official proceedings, With the
names Of persons appointed at each
precinct in the County, and for each
ward in the town. to organize the
unions. will be found in the regular
report. The. committees have been
carefully selected. It,is hoped that
they will proceed to work at once. It
is desirable that they shall be 30 far
advanced by the first Monday in Au-
gust. as to send delegates on that day
to Columbia to form the County
Union. They are requested to work
diligently to this end.
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Meeting OF Tnx-Pay yers
COLUMBIA, JnlY l3 !

COLUMBIA, Jnly IL. 1874
The mae,ing OF tax payers Of Rich
land County, CALLED tJ Col. Wm. Wal
luce, was held in the Court House, at
Columbia, today, at IL O'Clock, Col.
Wallace in the Chair.
The address of Gen. Kershaw was
read. and feeling addresses were deli
vered by the Chairman and Col. +. ".
McMaster, in whioh the object of the
meeting was explained.
The constitution of the Tax Unions
OF South Carolina vas read, and on
motion of Col. MoMaster. it was
Resoloed. That tue constitution OF
the Tax Unions OF the State of South
Carolina be adopted by the a1-paycrs
Of Richland County.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
B. I. BOONE, Secretary.
The following committees were up
pointed to organize sub. com mitlees 10
their respective localities:
CAMP GROUND II. Kinsler, -
Bookter. Capt. d. H. Hunter and
Nelson Price.
KILL1AN's--CApt. Stack, Warren
~ 6Cs nuN NAuJ w. IL. OliKh.
DAv1s'-E. S. Percivsl. J. T. Rich
bourY and ". q. Dent.
GARNRR's- Sam. Henry, john Nc
Lsughlin and VIM. Grinncls.
ACTON Allen j. Green. Warren
Adams aud Richard Singleton.
GADsDEN-JamesP P. Adams, E lw4rd
Clsrkson and WIN. Weston.
HAMProS's-James G. T. Sims, Chas.
0. Marshall and James II. Morgan.
HoFK1Ss'-English Hopkins, john
Myers and G. B. Bush.
C1TY-WARD Capt. Presslry
Brown, Dr. E. ". Wheeler and S. W.
Irwin.
WARD 2-Johr Mckenzie, Samnel
". Beard and Robert McDungall.
WARD 3-E. Hope, B. I. Boone and
E. 81. !Heinitsh.
WARD 4-Richnrd O'Neal.. Jr.,
Thompson Earle and Geo. Shields.
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Mr. EDITOR: In the columns Of the
Union- Herald, OF the 10th instant, mp
pears an article under the caption,
"rhe cry is still they come" We're
it not papably intended to present
Hampton Lodge in fulse light, we
should thank the estinable writer for
hsralding our advent before the pub
lie; but the object being obviously in
tended as rebuke to the implied mo.
tive for withdrawal from Excelsior
Lodge. We deem it e1pedient to notice
one allegation briefly. The disnffec.
ton spoken of as having "sprnng up
in Excelsior Lodge ON acoonnt of the
rapid increase of Yankees" il as false
as it is unworthy, and must have
emanated from one whose prolific ina.
gination could conceive of DO higher
cause or motive than the one ascribed
Why the Herald should have reiterated
this implied motive is readily nnder.
stood. Whatever may be the opinion
in regard to social relations as enter
tanned by members OF Hampton
Lodge, We claim it an inalienable right
to draw around us such associations as
are congenial, without interference
through the public print. Had We
not stated our reasons for withdra wal
in our application for charter, aud
those reasons entirely worthy ones, the
charter would never have been graut
ed. In conclusion. we will state that
the motives which aotuate US in estab-
fishing this new lodge are not of a
character go little as the Herahl's
oracle would have the public believe.
We regard the cause of temperance a
sacred duty, and anything that will
legitimately enhance its interest shall
have our support, and whenever the
bsnd Of ievity is too heavily laid upon
it's majestic temple, We shall evince our
displeasure by directing the attention
OF the community to the source point
ing the shalt.
HAMPTON LODGE
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HAMPTON LODGE

The GRANaERs.-In accordance with
call from South Carolina Grange
for convention of the Patrons of
Husbandry. to be held in Augusta, Co.,
Wednesday last, there we're abont
seventy members present, mostly in
cluded in those who trade with that
city. The object of the meeting was
to form cooperative firm or firms in
that city, or to select one or two Of the
firms already established that will
agree to do their business on the most
reasonable and satisfactory terms. A
committee was appointed to look into
this matter.
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MR. EDITOR: Please allow nae space
in your paper to return my thanks to
my friends for bringing me out IN a
candidate to represent the people Of
Richland. l beg to decline, AZ am in
favor Of Gen. Nash for Senator. Re-
spectfnlly. VIM. SIMONS.
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gether different. We should not re-.
gard ourselves as compelled to choose
in'such a prscious espwdsas saaoses,
Ohamberlaini Elliott spd osherA We
ha,e,m re ippor.apt busiasss than
dabbling in snoh election as this. y
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I proclaim Jim Jones ns poltrooa
and coward. No answer to my note
yet received. I can be found when
ever needed. WIN. J. TUCKEK.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., July 13, 1874.
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The Arkansas election has resulted
in majority of 70, 900 for oonstitu.
tional convention. Grants ma jority
in the State at the last Presidential
election was 3, 145.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DR.. A. N. TaIley-Card.
Meeting Eutaw Encampment.
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once.
DEsTITUTIoS.-Av venerable gentle.
man, Colonel CauSh man, spoke in the
taxpayers meeting, yesterday, upon
the subject Of the initiation fee. He
said that in his section of the County
there were many good and true mon
who would like to Join in the move
ment, but could not afford even the
small sum OF money necessary to entitle
them to admission. He mentioned
that there wore numbers OF persons,
within his knowledge, who could not
any longer procure peck OF meal
each week upon which to subsist, but
had to content themselves with only
half the quantity.
Our young townsman DR.. Frank
Green continues to do honor to the
city Of his birth. DR.. Green's skill
and thorough understanding of the
principles and practice OF medicine
have secured him the appointment as
assistant physician in one of the largest
lnnatio asylums in the States-that on
Blackwells Island, near New York
and he has now FOG patients under his
charge. There is no salary connected
with the position, the honor OF she
appointment, the great experience ard
deep insight into the manifold diseases
OF tho human mind, being considered
sufficient inducement to young doc.
tors. That this is so, the numbers OF
disappointed applicants go to prove.
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perpetuate the present administration
in power-for the reason that it is 80
notoriously corrupt that it must soon
come to an end. This is mistaken
policy. II you do this, how Gun yon
go to the General Government and ask
it to depose the very men whom you
have yourselves helped to put into
power? Such policy, besides. would
tend in great measure to check tho
current of public sentiment ct the
North. which is now very much in
censed against the corruptionists in
this and several other Southern States
This sentiment means something; the
course of the New York Times and of
Harper's Weekly. two Republican jour.
nails. which were formerly very bitter
against the white people of the South,
Is significant. Their donunciation of
the frauds perpetrsted here, under the
cloak of Republioanism. has had a
most wholesome effect. But If the
white people OF South Carolina should
take any such suicidal course as that
to which / have referred, it would GER
tainly go q great way towards turning
the tide OF popular sentiment against
them, and undo all the good that has
been done.
Reporter-Is it true thst the United
States troops are to be Withdrawn from
the State?
Mr.. Robartson-I have heard that
the Federal troops have been, or are
to be. withdrawn from Louisiana; but
I don't know that the troops are to be
Withdrawn from this State.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
Miss Sterling Before the Queen.

When Antoinette Sterling was sum-
moned to sing before the Queen at Os-
borne House recently, according to a
writer in the Musical Gazette, she ad-
hered religiously to her determination
not to bare her arms and shoulders in
the "naked horror" of evening dress,
and even made up her mind, in her adj
vanced republicanism, not to kiss the
queens hand; what she did do is thus
related: "The concert was not such a
fearful ordeal after all. Only the au-
gust family circle, with few ladies and
gentlemen in attendance, were present.
Everybody seemed disposed for enjoy
ment; they applauded heartily, and ac-
cordingly it was easy to sing. Besides
Miss Sterling, if / remember rightly,
there was a violinist and a pianist, who
were also inspired by the friendly at
mosphere. AS for Miss Sterling, she
sang 50 that not only was she encored,
but, after the programme had been full
filled, she was obliged to add an extra
number or two, and then she stood,
flushed with triumph and delight, as
she saw the Queen coming forward to
speak with her. Where was all her rigid
repubIcanism now? Her heart warmed
towards the motherly little woman, with
her arms crossed on her breast, who was
approaching her in the simplest kind
illness. And them said Miss Sterling
when / saw there was ne hand to bt
kissed, and that all my defenses had
been erected against a friendly little ole
woman, all my nonsense gave way, ano
somehow could not help it, just
grasped the pudgy hand, all unexpected
as it was, and kissed it, and the Queer
seemed to like it, too
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
Flinglng Shadows.

We have no more right to fling an un-
necessary shadow over the spirit of those
with whom we have to do, than we have
to fling a stone and injure them. Yet
this flinging shadows is a very common
sin, and to which women are particularly
addicted. Oh, what a blessing is a merry
cheerful woman in household One
whose spirits are not affected by wet days,
or little disappointments, or whose milk
of human kindness does not sour in the
sunshine of prosperity. Such woman
in the darkest hours brightens the house
like little piece of sunshiny weather.
The magnetism of her smiles, the elec-
trical brightness Of her looks and move
ments, infect even y one. The children go
to school with n sc nse of something great
to be achieved; her husband goes into
the world in conqueror's spirit. No
matter how people worry and annoy him
all day, far off her presence shines, and
he whispers to himself "At home shall
find rest" So day by day she literally
renews his strength and energy, and II
you know q man with beaming face, a
kind heart and prosperous business, in
nine cases out of ten you will find ne
has a wife of this kind. For nothing Is
more certain than that the man who Ii
married must ask his wife for permission
to be happy and wealthy. Blessed is he
who hath cheerful wife; the world may
be "valley of strife" to him, but his
home is land of Beulah, haven Of rest
and quiet; and his life Is made up ol
cheerful yesterdays and confident TO-
morrows.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
GENERAL INFORMATION.

ENGLAND and Scotland are said to
contain six hundred thousand habitual
drunkards, including both sexes.
THE amount of opium consumed in
this country at present is ten times
greater than it was thirty years ago.
THE woman who became famous by
walking from Chicago to San Francisco
has been sent to the poor-hOuse in the
latter city.
THE French smoke at the same time
they take their surf bath, and their latest
wrinkle is pocket in the bathing-dress
to carry matches in.
A FIRM of Connecticut brass and cop
per wire manufacturers recently drew a
copper coin into 300 feet (more than
half a mile) of wire.
AN agricultural journal maintains
that alum water is quite as destructive
to insects as Paris green, and, unlike the
latter, is not at all dangerous to leave
about house.
New YORK is thinking of taxing her
church property, savings banks, and in
surance companies. Only 1914, 900, 900
are invested in those institutions in that
State.
PENNSYLVANIA claims to have given
the United States the first turnpike road,
waterworks, locomotive, hospital, law
school, public museum, music hall, and
free library.
A CARRIER pigeon, let loose in Eliza
beth, n. j., at 1920 a. M, q few days
,:..a .oool, al So bnn,a - Db;IoIaI, ;o
at IL a. m, flying distance of seventy
miles in forty minutes.
The cadet engineers who enter the
Naval Academy this fall will have to pass
four years course at the institution
before graduating, instead Of two years,
as now prescribed by law.
In Missouri, after the first day OF
January, 1876, every person, in order to
become voter, must be able to read and
write; and in Florida, after 1880, SINH
lar qualification will be required.
GOOD crops appear to constitute the
great feature of the year. About every
country in Europe reports from fair to
very good crops, while the general report
on this side the water shows exceedingly
well.
TIE Indians of the White Earth re.
servation, Minnesota, although their own
crops were not the best, contributed $5f
for the relief of people in the southwest
part of the State, who lost all theil
crops.
WHEN the population of London was
million and half the number of per
sons annually arrested for offenses O
various kinds was $4,000; the number
now arrested, when the population. ha'
arisen to four millions, is only $4,000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
A Gypsy Queen.

Some of the uptown chaps had their
fortunes told on Tuesday by handsome,
brown-complexioned woman, who called
herself gypsy queen. Her name was
Clara Stanley. She was tall, well-pro-
portioncd, with hair and eyes very black.
In her hair she wore a silver comb, sur
mounted by coronet of gold. Four
gold chains were round her neck, from
each of which depended one of the en-
blems of the zodiac. On her breast was
suspended large cross of Guinea gold.
Her long, slender fingers were covered
with fine old rings given to her by the
noblesse of England. Her feet were
small and aristOcratic. She was dressed
in habit of blue plaid, and she reigns
over tribe belonging to the North Di-
vision of the Rommany. We can not,
of course, give the fortunes of all these
young men, and must therefore confine
ourselves to description of an inter-
view with a young legal gentleman.
Said the queen, as she gently took his
hand: 81 tell yous character from yous
face, from the way yOus walks, from the
naughty flash of yous eye, and the quick
Say you lifts yous head. But when
tells yous past and yous future, | looks
at the palms of yous hands and by the
marks and wrinkles reads what yous
have been. Both yOus were born under
Mars under Venus and under Jupiter,
which means love, war, and fortune.
There's very strange mixture in yous
case. Yous as full of contradictions as
any man / have ever seen OH this side
of the water. Yous quick and high
spirited, and trusts yourself and then
yous friends. Yous never takes love
for any woman yous can't take it of
easy as you can put it on. Now yous
like bee-yous sips honey from many
flowers, though yous very choice. Yous
naughty, yous tender, yous would 60
through fire and water for those yous
love, and smite those that offend thee
Further than this, she actually told the
young man some facts that had taken
rlace number of years ago, which as
tonished him very much, for they were
actually true. How she became &C.
quainted with these matters, which were
supposed to be locked up in his own
breast and that of only one other person
who is many hundreds of miles away, il
pretty hard to tell. Yet she did it, de-
scribing persons and giving their full
names--Kinqston (N " Freeman.