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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

The death roll of 1873 isa long one,
and embraces the names of many
eminent mon and women Of both
henispheres. Among distinguished
foreigners who have died. and whose
names are familiar the world over,
the following are the most promi-
neut: The Emperor Napoleon Sir
Edward Buiwer Lytton; ADAM
Sedgwick, the English geoIogisl
Macready, the greal tr0gedian John
Stuart Mill, the economist; RataZzi,
the prominent Italian statesman;
Clara Mundt, the novelist, better
known rs Louisa Mulhhach; Sir
Edward Landseer, the renowned ar
fist; King John Of SiXony, and
Henri RocheIurt, the Red Republi-
can leader OF France.
In our own country we number
among the prominent dead Governor
Geary, OF Pennsylvania; Chef jus
tice Chase, Cakes Ames, james
Brooks, Wm. Whiting, members OF
Congress; Mansfield T.. Walworth,
the novelist, killed by his own son !;
Horace +. Clark, the railway opera
tor; Hiram Powers, the sculptor !;
Jesse r. Grant. father Of the Presi-
dent Frederick Dent. fnfher-in-law
of the President; John II. Hale. so
well known in the political history
of the country; Gen. McC0,k, killed
ut Yankton, Oak. F.; Laura keene, the
eminent actress; General Hardee,
author OF "Hardee's Military Tao
tics;n Richard Yates, of Illinois /;
Louis Aggassiz; Samuel Nelson. ex.
Justice of the Supreme Court, aud
Others OF less renown.
Death has been particularly busy
among prominent clergymen in
America IL the list we find the
name Of joel Parker, ID. d., a promi-
nent Presbyterian clergyman Of New
York the Rev. George Atwood, OIL
New Hampshire, who was ruled out
Of the Democratic party in 1850 for
writing an anti-slavery letter; Bish-
op Mcllvaine; r.. S. Storrs, ID. D., OF
Massachusetts and Gardener Spring
of New York; the Rev. John Todd,
of Pittsdeld, author us well as preach
err; Solomon Howard, ID. D., ex-
President of the Ohio University,
AMI bishop Arnitage, Of the Episco.
| pal Diocese of Wisconsin.
II is said by those who have COM
pared the lists OF prominent dead Oh
! 1873 with those Of 1882 or 1857, thar
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
The Best Bank.

We have been repeatedly assured
that farming don't pay. and the boys
have believed the assertion and gone
to cierking, or teaching, or trading
business +" they call il. But recent
ly the books have been opened-the
books in which the accounts of all the
occupations are kept, and being foot
ed, we see what really pays and what
Is improbable. Bankers, supposed
to be sort Of nobility, have smash
ed; many of their clerks have proved
to be great rascals; railroad obliga-
tons have gone to protest; factories
have stopped to liquidate, and crowds
OF the richest and grandest Of mortals
shutting millions Of dollars, often in
a single day, have shrunk down to
be quite common. How is it with
the farmer? Has the panic touched
him? Does he lie awake thinking
of the hard times? Not much. 1t
is true that if he owes more than he
is able to pay, or if he has bought
more land than he can work, he is in
trouble, and now something must he
sacrificed but this dilemma was
bound to appear, panic or no panic.
Most farmers are out Of debt, or they
owe so little that they can see their
way clear, and the sun rises and sets
as aforetime; the cows give milk,
the butter comes, hens lay eggs, hogs
fatten and the country grist-mill
runs just as though Jay Cooke had
never smashed, and his satellites
with him. The truth is, farming
is an institution founded on
such a solid financial basis that it can
never break. The farm is not only Il
bank, it is mint, making its own
money, which is worth just as much
for the use Of mankind as it was two
thousand years ago, and as it will be
two thousand years from to-day, and
although this money is not exactly
the same az greenbacks and specie, it
is better, for it underiies all others
and goes before them, and makes all
else that is worth much under the
stars possible. And yet we have
been hearing all along that this insti-
tuition Of the farm does not pay. Let
q man Gravel this world all over"
like Rosin the Bow; try everything,
be everything, he will come at last
to see that the surest thing is the
farm well stocked and titled, and
that there is no warmer place on
earth Than by the farmers kitchen
frey Y. Iri6aale.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

though had been compelled to look
on with apparent Indifference.
BY means of negroes we render
them whatever assistance we can.
Clothing we cannot send, as this
might be identified, but food and
medicine, we have so far been able
safely to send through slaves, who
have more pity for these beings than
they who once shared the bounty and
hospitality OF those they now perse-
cute.
III the people OF the United States
should petition their government to
give the moral influence Of some
kind Of protection, the money could
easily be had to either take them out
of the country or provide Tor them
without any expense to the comniun-
ity. In Gods name, do what you
can for humanity.-NeW York Her.
nil
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
81 A NKS
AT TIE
Voter oFTHcS

We now have, and shall always keep on
hand, for Sale at very Low Rates, by the
quire or singly, the following Blanks, very
nicely printed at this Office:
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

Havana dispatches announce that
the V0ee de Cttba and Diario com
ment bitterly on the sinking Of the
Virginius aud the release OF the pris-
oners. They declare that the United
States government sunk the Virgini-
us TO avoid the necessity Of deliver
ing her TO Spain, and is guilty Of per-
fidy in releasing the prisoners. The
Toce says that for The great wrongs
of the Spanish nation terrible atone
ments are reserved, and their hour
will come. Captain General Jovel.
lar, in an Interview, said that the
newspapers gave their own opinions.
The government neither inspires nor
is responsible for the articles they
print. The government acts indie
pcndently and according to circum-
stances. 1t does not follow because
the articles pass the censor Of the
press, that they express the opinion
Of Jovellar, who denies having seen
them. --Ducenport Gazette.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

and will sell at panic prices. Call and see the New
stock. 724tO
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

though the mortality among distin-
guislIed men has been very great, IL
is not so large as in those years, and
perhaps not so great a. in others that
might be mentioned. However this
may be, the roll is long and painful
one, and contains many names whose
owners have won not only the piau-
dts Of their own countrynlen, but
the admiration OF the world Inter
Ocean.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
Caleb Cushing.

Caleb Gushing.
We suppose that Caleb Cushing has
accepted the mission to Madrid at
the earnest request Of the President,
very much as he did the commission
on the Geneva Board, more as mat
ter Of duty than as matter of incli-
nation.
Our relations with the struggling
Castelar, Republican government are
VIGOROUSLY in a delicate situation,
and it is cminently proper that at
this particular juncture we should
have representative at Madrid who
is thoroughly versed in diplomacy
and international law, and it is con-
coded on all hands that In these re-
spects Mr.. Cushing is without SUI
perior among living American
Statement.
He was our first Minister to China
Mt time when the active business
men and politicians Of to-day were
school boys, and it was reported then
that his principal object in accepting
the mission was to acquire the Celes-
tiaI language. At a dinner party
given him by the Mandarins direct
" after his arrival in China his CON
yersation with these dignitaries was
necessarily carried on to a great eX-
tent by signs and motions. After
innumerable courses Of soup had
been served, a savory dish was set
before him which Cushing concluded
was duck, and he therefore nudged
the Celestial next to him with the
remark, "quack ! quack :" to indi-
cate that, in his opinion, it WAS duck
soup. The Mandarin shrugged his
shoulders aud replied, "Dow, WOW,
bow WOW" Cushing tells this
story yet with infinite gusto,
and adds that he "passed" on the
dog soup.
He has been member Of Congress
from his, Newburyport, Mass, Dis
trict, Attorney General ofthe United
States under Frank Pierce, besides
holding many other highly impor-
tant and honorable trusts. As law
yer, he has been for a generation at
the head of his profession, and now
at 7G, has perhaps the largest and
most lucrative practice in the United
States. His celebrated dog suit OF
last summer is fresh in the public
mind. 4 neighbor had vllainOus
eur which spent most Of the night
baying at the moon in front OF Cush-
ing's domicile and to his great an
noyance. Ho had the owner Of the
dog arrested for keeping a nuisance,
and when the trial came off, Gushing
came into Court with "A cart-lOad Of
books, running back to the founda-
ton of English Jurisprudence, and he
thereupon made one OF the most eX-
haustive and conclusive arguments
of his life, to the effect that the dogs
barking interfered with his sleeping
and working, and that his owner
had no right to sport dog whose
barking trenched upon the rights Of
- Il al IN
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

Lieut.. Gov. Holt, of Michigan
gives this extract from a prayer he
heard by Spurgeon:
" During the six days of the week
al! our energies are Employed in driv-
ing forward the wheels of business,
and SO accustomed to revolve do
they become that it seems almost inn
possible for Us to stop their revolu-
ton when the day of rest arrives.
Lord, we desire that they may stop.
We wish that the motion may cease
entirely; we desire day Of perfect
rest. Lord, help Us to apply the
skids to the wheels, so that there
shall be no motion during the whole
Of this Thy blessed Sabbath Of rest.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

A New York company, owning val
id State charter, under which a direct
railroad has been located from New
York City to Omaha, has asked the
House Committee on Railroads to rec
ommend IL bill granting them ma
tiOnal charter over The same line. The
road runs through Illinois on the char
ter OF the Muscatine, KeWanee d Great
Eastern Railroad. The Company ask
for n subsidy of So, 1000 per mile, in
guaranty ofthe bonds, andthe impor-
tatlon, free Of duty, Of all the iron and
steel necessary for its construction.
The Committee will not report in IA
vor of the subsidy. They will prob
ably report the bill for the general
Interstate Incorporation law, which
was introduced ny Mr. McCrary, Of
Iowa. ,St0te JOMndi.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08
sBnysICIANs AND DRUGGISTS.

A prominent New York physician lately com
plAined to LUNDAS DICK about his SAspALwoOD
CIL CAFsuIEs, stating that sometimes they cured
u. irEcuiously, but that patient OF his had taken
them for some time without effect. ON bling n.
formed that several limitations made and sold.
he inquired and fund that his patient had been
taking 90 psules cold ia bottles, and not DUEDAS
DICK d COS.
wtat happened to this physician may have hap
puned to others and DUNDAs DICK CO. take this
method OF protecting physicians, druggists and
themselves, and preventing Oil Of ssndaiwOod from
coming into disTsputs
continue 10 20, Tor the contain they Pure OH in
the heit ana cheapest form.
DUNDAe DICK co more Oil of Sandal
wood ia the manu- faoture of their Capsules
than all the wholesale aud retail druggists and
pprfunprs 10 the United states combined. and this
ia The why the Pure OH is s0lG
cheaper in their Capsules than in any otbe
form.
OF OF ssNDkLwOOD Is fast superaeiing evey
ether remedy. sixty Capsules only being required
b. insure safe and certain care in FIX eight
dsys Faum no other medicine can this result be-
had
Dicks soft capsules solve the problem long con.
sapred BY many eminent ply scieus, of bow to avoid
tn. nausea and disgust experienced in sHGlloYiDg
which IRE well known detrsct from " not destroy,
the good effects of many yalusble remedies
soft Capsules ore put up in tnfoil and neat boxes
thirty In EACH ahd the only capsules prescribed
ey Physicians.
sa-Th-se were the opty Capsules ad-
n,Iised to the last pari- Exposition.
send Tor Cilsaiar TO 50 Wooster street, n. Y.
suld AL Drug Stores.
Ger-rsl aEpney 10 Reside strset, n. r. t2l-3s
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-08

The number OF hogs packed this
season, up to Jan. 3, is l,06O,G6s
against 600, 3U4 in same time last
season.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

OF the General Assembly, the court
should be authorized, whenever the
Jury U61MIssl6 6hSfs Yail,s I6r any reA.
son. to provide . legal jury, to appoint
temporary Commissioners, with full
power to prepare the jury list, and
therefrom to draw the jury, in open
court, for the current year or court
term, as the exigenoy may require. It
is simply absurd that the courts of the
State should be dependent upon the CO.
price or be utterly blocked by the de-
fault of board Of three men, however
we'll selected; and the law should fur
nish remedy by which promptly to
avoid the calamity which must follow
when tho doors Of the court room ure
closed against the people.
''The financial condition OF by far
the larger number OF Counties is such
as seriously to impede the administra-
ton of the law. 10 enforce the attend
ance Of witnesses and jurors, and to
hold the officers of the court to the
strict line " duty, when the County
treasures are depleted. and the sorvioe
thus rendered is well-nigh gratuitous, is
not only q great hardship, but results
in such ON unwilling and inefficient SER
vice. IS gravsly to retard and impair the
machinery of the court. This condition
of affairs is without excuse, and incapa-
BILE OF explanation. 1t is true that the
financial affairs of the several Counties,
with notable exceptions, have been so
conducted as to render the Counties
utterly bankrupt; but this should not
be permitted, year after year, to embar-
rass the officers of the County in the
conduct of the public business"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

LABOR IN THE LAND OF THE PHA-
RAoHs. .-.English correspondents iu
Egypt paint forcible and highly-co-
lored picture of the miserics of the
laborers there. Is canal needed? An
order is issued from Cairo, aud one or
two hundred men are drafted under di-
rection Of Sheik. They are bound to
provide themselves with lloes and bas-
kets, aud with bread to last fifty days.
In going up the Milo by Dahaubuah,
we saw steamers towing barges, loaded
with at least 2. 200 men, their taskmas-
ters among them, running about over
their heads. and with long whips keep
ing them in order. In this way 80, 900
are sometimes carried together to one
district; many are brought distance Of
$50 miles. They are fine strong race
of men. They work fourteen hours
under burning sun, with the thermo-
meter 106 in the shade. The numbers
engaged on certain public works under
this compulsory labor system reminds
us that Egypt is the land of the pyra-
mids and the Pharaohs. Upon the
canal from Assiout there are 10000 Of
these men employed, and $4,000 are at
work cutting new canal at the head of
the Delta.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30
The PRINTING!.

Mr.. John Cochran introduced, YES.
terday, in the House of Representatives
bill embodying q new scheme of the
public printing. It provides, first. fol
the election of printing inspector,
who shall be practical printer, and
whose business will be to keep record
and file of the printing account and
work of the contractor, and to make a
faithful report of the same. He is to
take on oath that he is not interested,
directly or indirectly, in any proposals,
and is to give bond, in the .,enal cum OF
$4,000, for the proper discharge of his
duties. Should he die, resign, or be
removed. the Governor is to appoint
his successor. It provides, also, for q
State Printing Boarii, composed of all
the State oficers-thc Governor, Secre-
tary Of State, Attorney General, Comp
troller- General, Adjutant and Inspector
General, Treasurer, and the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the House
of Representatives. They are to adver-
tise for proposals. and to Let out the
contract to one or moro contractors,
being the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders. The contractor is to do the
work under the general superintendent
OF tho inspector. and to file copy OF
each piece Of work done, with his &c.
count and vouchers, with the State
Board. who are to examine the same,
aided by the Inspector.
1T is made the duty Of the Commit.
toes on Printing in both Houses, on the
fourth Monday in each month, to exa.
mine all work, such as bills, resolutions
and memorials, executed for tho use of
either House while in session.; and if in
their Judgment they find the contractor
in collusion with any party detrim entail
to the interests of the State, or failing
to comply with his contract, they shul
80 report to their respective houses, in
order that they may tako such action rs
they may deem necessary. 1t is also
made their duty, during the session, te
act conjoiutly, and, as far as practicable
have nii work performed ~ Que and the
same job.
| This scheme is cumbrous aud full o.
complications. It might possibly WORK
we'll, if the circumstances OF tho State
were different. But. as things are, We
would expect nothing to come of it bu
trouble and confusion. Amuch simpler
and far moro economical plan could bt
devised. There is no insu perable din
Guilty in having the printing done eco
nomically and promptly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

In view OF the Gushing affair tho r.
mark Of Mr. Van Buren, has been r
vived, that "it is better to travel thirty
miles to see man than to send hin, q
letter." The maxim of the ustutc
Talleyrand was: "Ncver write letter
and never burn one."
Mr.. John MoCully, an aged citizen OF
Fairfield. died on Tuesday last.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

The Statesville American learns thet
seven illicit distilleries were captured
in CASTOR County. by revenue officials,
one day last week.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

a HAPPY Observation-Disclosures the
late. CRISIS and the still unsettled con-
dition of the money market, there are
many men who may be turned happy,
but the happy man of the year 1874,
will be the one who will draw the first
gift in the Kentucky Library Concert,
on tho 3lst of March. This gift is
$250,0O0 oash, and though there are
many other large ones, $4,000 in all. J
yet the man who can't bo happy with
$3.50, 900, ought to be miserable.
Benoni Howard, the once wealthy
manufacturer Of matches in New York,
and in whose factory sevsrnl hundred
hands we're employed, has been con-
voted of using counterfeit revenue
stamps. The maximum punishment Of
his offence is fifteen years imprison-
ment and SIS, 600 fine. The prosecu-
ton Of his case cost the Government
over $25, 900.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

HOTEL ARRIVALS. January 20, 1874
Wheeler House-J J Gregg, Augusta; E
8 Hayes, Lexington; T B Turner,
Charlotte; 0 A Moses, Jr, Pat Duffae,
E w Marshall, G A Seymour, Charles
ton; III Aackerel. Bla.kstock; John B
Hubbard. Chester; w D Dix. Virginia;
G Schaub. Bath; WI Worthington and
wife, " Worthington, r o Wright, W
l. Miller, New York; Il M Smith and
wife, Boston; 8 B Lumpkius, Yongers.
vile; Miss Sallie Newsum, Boston; T. B
Marsh, Wilmington; A P Aldrich, Barn
we'll.
Hendri.1 House-John SCOTT, Mars
Bluff; M Mackerel, Blackstock; H A
Gibson, II d Hamiter, Fairfield; John
Taylor city; w 81 Burt, A G. Oudworth,
D A Beatson, New York; Miss Ida Viii
liams, Charlotte; Il Heard, Augusta.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.-A DEPREsaRD,
IRRITABLE STATE OF MIND; WEAK. NEB-
yoUS, EXHAUSTED FBKLING; NO ENERGY
OR ANIMATION; CONFUSED HEAD, WEAK
MEMORY, OFTEN WITH DRBHIrATINa. M
VOLUNTARY DIsCHARaRs.--The conse-
quence of excesses, mental over.work or
indiscretions. THIS NERVOUS DRBIETrY
6nds SOVEREIGN CURE in HUMPHREYS
HoMGPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. %. It
tones up the system, arrests discharges,
dispels tho mental gloom and despond-
ENJOY, and rej.venates the entire system;
it is perfectly harmless and always ef-
ticient. Price So for package of five
boxes and large 50 vial OF powder,
which is important in old serions oasea:
Or 81 per single box. Sold by ALI
druggists, or sent by mail on receipt Of
price. Address Humphreys SpRoIHIc
HoMHnArnIo MEDICINE COMPANY, no.
562 Broadway. N. Y. For sale by
GEIaER & MoGREGoR, Columbia, 8. O..
Decl7 Him
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

Two colored women and O man have
been arrested in Yorkgil!c, OF suspicion
OF being connected with the. death of
an infant, the remains of which werc
found in a vacant lot in that town few
days ago.
1t is stated thnt the freedmen in the
vicinity OF Charlotte are refusing to
work on tho farms for less than hnlf the
crop anu everything furnished them.
$1,000 negroes have emigrated from
Georgia to other States since the be-
ginning of the present winter.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

SURGERY Catarac. Operated, for, ArH.
fcial Pupil, Encanthus, EccanltuS, Pto.
sis. Pterigium.-Tumors or poypus in
The ear, nose nnd eye. removed; en-
larged tonsils, watery eyes and sore eyes
cured; discharges from the cars and
deafness cured; hare-lip operated for;
club feet nude straight; crossed eyes
strengthened in old and young, and the
sight made perfect. All delicate and
difficult surgical operations performed
off hand. by DR.. Jones. Diseases of the
throat and lungs cured by his new me-.
thod of inhaling, which directs the re-
medies to tho spot-the only sure,
quick and pleasant way of reaching
that insidious and heretofore fatal dis
ease-by DR.. Jones, now practicing Mt
tho Wheeler House, Columbia, S. G.,
where ho will remain until February Is.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
L. d w. @. Swuf1ield-To Rent.
Jacob Levin-Auction.
Seibels & Ezell-For Sale.
e. 81. Heinitish-Seeds.
u. q. Pei1otto g. Sons-Auction.
J. II. Kinard & Co.-To the Public.
John Agnew-Executor's Sale.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-30

company will perform in Irwin's Hall,
for two nights, FEBRUARY and 10. Mr..
Grist pays q visit to his Yo,kville home,
after an absence of fifteen years. during
which time lie has made circle of the
globe.
The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad officials are making arrange
ments by which e1cursionists will be
carried to and.from New Orleans during
the approaching festival season by ssve-
ral different routes the Blue Mountain,
the lower or West Point, and also ria
Jackson, Miss. Those who desire to
witness an extraordinary sight should
endeavor to be on hand.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Smalls,
of Beaufort, on the part of the joint
committee appointed TO investigate the
transactions of the Sinking Fund Com
mission, made report. which was
ordered to be printed. He also offered
"a joint resolution which authorizes the
Attorney General to institute legal pro-
ceedings for the recovery of the pro-
ceeds OF sales Of State property mnde by
the Commissioners. The report and re-
solution will be taken up together. The
House bill providing for the election of
tho County Trcnsurers md Auditors by
tho people ut the general elections,
came again ns special order in tho Sc
nate. Mr.. Andrews, OF Orangeburg,
moved to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill. The motion was adopted.
the vote being 16 ayes; nays II.