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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

HOTEL AanI7AIs. FEBRUARY 49,
Wheeler Rouss--J T Settle, Nd; W r
Kline, o N Holland, NO; HB Sim.
mons, K Stsaup. Pc; T HuiIsy; j g
Browning. Charleston; II w Bush, Pa {:
B D Chaokley, Va; @ n Beckwich.
Tenn; O Spear, Pa; A NJ Aiken and
wife, Greenwood; A w Palk, Pa: ia
Richardson, Edgefleld; E st Amand.
Charleston; NJ Rider, Md; Dr. and
Mrs A g Bower. N Y; Mrs CD Thum.
Miss Z Van Rupeil, Pa; j H McAllis.
ter and wife. st Paul; L w Burton, N
I; F Baird. Pa; E l. Kerr, N O; w
Laughtin. Charleston; NJ Carwiie, 8
O; 8 NJ Tnbble, Honea Path; j Jane.
son. J J Gilmer. Anderson; T II
Rahm, Va; A A Simpson, Anderson:
T Taylor and wife. s q; G Lark, j w
Fowler. " e Henderson, Lsursns; W
3 amber and wife, r NJ L Amber, N
7; j b Carrigan. Wright Bluff: II B
Fraser, J 8 Richardson, Sumter; J J
Ingram. W r Cosking, Clarendon: }
Aitkep, Mics Aitkea. N Y; Miss Wal
bridge. N Y; Mrs Mawhall, Glasgow;
j A Mills, w ] Dnsant. Sumter.
Mansion HOuse-T B Jeter, Union:
j 8 Hair, q s Brown, E P Ohalmere,
G F Long. B Fellers, J W Folk,
] 8 Bowers. Newberry; J G n Ranch,
Bouknight's Ferry; w A Luubeeker,
Ninety Six; Mrs J L Orr. J W Rosa
mond. Mrs O l. Giliiard. Auderson; )
E Bomar. D r Duncan. Spartanburg;
u Grice, J P Bowen. J w Sutherland.
Pickens; w W Russell, wife and child :.
Pendleton; E Francis, III III, s d q
r r. Union.
Hendria House, G Tiedemsn.
Charleston; 81 A Brown and wife, s
Q; W NJ Hood, Erskin College; Mics
Sallie E Wylie. Blackstock; l. Sims,
~ E Butt. s G; A w EcLelland.
Doko; J G Galloway, Due West; W
II Abel. Chester; T b MoKinstry,
Fairfield; J A GILES. Yorkville; J a
Hudson. BennettsvilIe; J O Hardin,
Chester; J ] Lane, w n Lane, Po-
maria; Il n Nickelsou, Germsntown;
D r Feaster, Fairfield. ..r :
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

DESTRUCTION TO MAroHEs.- The
Paris correspondent OF the London
Daily Ners writes: Il have Just been
shown . simple apparatus which will
probably sweep away ere long the
match trade. It is called the electrical
tinder.box, and is small enough to be
carried in q cigar case. On openiag
this box you see . plstinum wire
stretched across. Touching spriu2,
the wire reddens sufficiently to light
cigar At will you oan introduce into
q tiny sconce mech of cotton ssssped
in spirits OF vino or patroleum. which,
taking fire, does service a. . reiuemse,
or nurses lamp. The hidden agency
which heats the wire IL . very small
electrical battery, set in action by the
tcuching Of the spring. The trade
price Of the elsetsioal tinde..box will
be half franc, or ave pence. Its in.
ventor promisss that IL will be an
economical substitute for the luoifsr
match. This apparatus may, peshapa.
derange the budget. which depends
for Q heavy sum upon tho match tax
and monopoly" ga.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

PRovERBs OF TIE PACK.-You can't
take trick" with 1.-THE trump of
fame"
There's many an. expert at the
double shuttle" that cannot deal the
cards." =,
Don't feel at all bored because .
carpenter says it 10 his ''dea,,"
II ''hearts are trumps," and tl,e
"trick is against you, don't imsaine
anybody will think it is your feelings
that makes you rSknowledge that you
''hsve not the heart to tske it,"
It is not necessary to be "sharp."
in order to ''eut" the cards.
Many 'play the knave" without ever
coming to the card-table.
'Honors are easy" especially to DO.
liticisns. If they play their cards skill
folly.
A card "party" does not refer to a
professional dealer of paste.boarda
You might make mistake in offer
ing heart to a lady. bat make it
diamonds" and there will be little risk
Of refusal.
The man who thinks he can play
cards because he has taken q good
many "tricks at the helm, +" will ind he
has missed his reckoning
We know fellow who was alwa ys
nnlucky at cards. who said the best
hand be ever held was that CT girl
which he squeezed under the table.
The highest trump that will ever be
play
Face cards-photographic portraits.
A good whist.plsyer is like q chin.
ney-sweep. he follows SCOT whenever
he Can.
Playing the "rubber" is not neces.
sarlly ''gum-game."
The Second hand" should be
''high"-at 6 o'clock.
Many persons in society, as we'll as
at the card. table. do not know how to
lead when their ohance comes to do 20.
A pretty girl as your partner may
hold all the high cards, and yet play
the deuce with you.
1t will no. do to call the attendant
at the club house the tray Of clubs be.
canse he is Q waiter. t
Finally, look ont for your "poiuts;"
and. IL you desire to know "what's in
the wind" during the game, consult
your cardinal points.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17
BarnwelI-Blackvilie.

After discussion. yesterday, the
Barnwell- Blackville matter was recon-
mittsds with instsuosions. We hope
that is tie end oft. IT has been one
the most intolesable nuisanoes and
bofss Of the session. The people Of
South Cssolina pay more in the time
wasted on this uischievous project
than wouid ,sutf,os to build a good
court, houaad . They kasss had enough
Of Lssiis's slang and abuse. MIR.
E'liosAs Who engaged 10 the debate.
ysst4slsSatAy y4l 81 en the side ,oi BlackviIle.
di6srsS fson hin 10 issskieg Q differ.
ent bssis TOT sbs qsskI66 thsp party
and pelisissl' sroa1 dr. Barn veil
treated The whole y q. one that
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

"Ben. Butler does not object" says
an exchange. ito being denounced as
. scoundrel." OF course not. To
object to 80 universal q denun nciatio
would be absard In 80 intelligent a
sooundrel.
The bill for moving the capitol OF
West Virginia to Wheeling has passed
both Houses Of toe Legislature.,
Il 10 enough for one thing at time
to happen, especially twins.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

DAN. RIcB "BUsrRD" AGAIN Dan.
Rioe, the veteran Snowman. has Just
repeated his usual annual exploit OF
ascending the financial spout. IN
Pittsburg, on Wednesday, formidable
document was received from Girard,
Pa, which proves to be Mr.. Rice's
voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
The most striking feature of the peti.
ton is that while the liabilities run up
to something like 1856, 900. Dan. put
down his entire assets to be snit of
clothes valued at ssventy-6ve dollars.
Even that, he claims. is exempt under
the laws OF the State. The principal
losers are showmen who have lost
their salaries, and steamboat men who
have transported Dams show up and
down the Western rivers last season.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

"A private dinner party. consisting Of
about twenty influential politicians
and William Cullen Bryant. was given
at the residence of Mrs. Pratt, niece
OF Governor Seymour, in Albany, N.
T., on Wednesday evening. A tele-
gram to the New York Sun says: "Mr.
Bryant delivered q speech. closing
With q toast, nominating Samuel j.
Iilden as the next Democratic candi.
date for President. This was drunk
standing and with much enthusiasm.
Governor Tilden responded, neither
accepting nor declining the proffsred
honor, but holding himself subject to
the call OF his party"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17
C0(j'L1UlMlBf]A. s. e.
" ednsaiiay Morning, Feb. II, 1875.
ColumbiA.

Again the anniversary OF the burn
ing of Oolumbia has rolled round. We
cannot report. much progress within
the last year. Trade has stood still.
Tho Wholesale bnsiness and the cotton
receipts have not been increased. Pri-
vats buildingshAs measurably ceased.
Manufactures have not yet been intro
duced. Looking at the probable
sources Of renewed business and ex.
tended improvements, none appear 90
promising as this. It is the thing We
need to make our waste places in town
and county blossom as the rose. We
have magnificent water power and
tho raw material Of manufactures at
our doors. We have cheap labor. and
every advantage of beautifulness and
sgreesbleness OF olimate. We trust
that the newly chartered Congaree
Manufacturing Company will SO to
work now in earnest.
Some very handsome public struc.
tures have been completed, or nearly
10. within ten years. The United
States Post Offioe would be "a orna.
nent to any city. The Court House
10 eamnaodious and handsome. The
same may be said of the City Hall.
The Washington Street Methodist
Chseohs win coon be opened for
worship. The building OF the South
srn Insurance Company is nearly done.
Il is much admired.
The general. financial stringency
which afseoIed business 80 seriously q
year ago.. has handy relaxed. Mer.
chants have found it hard struggle
90 hold thAir own. Upon the whole,
Columbia cannot be congratulated
upon its prosperity. Still, it has
great advsntagsR Snd II it wisely uses
them, villagaah become hourishing,
ss il ooniessedIy is, one of the most
beautiful and delightful of cities.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

THEN AND Now.-Things are some
what different AS to South Carolina
bonds and South Carolina credit, since
the publication Of the following in the
New York Journal IF Commerce, De-
cember, 1860:
SOUTH CAROLINA FINANCES We
have received n copy of the report of
the Comptroller. General to the Leeis-
latnre of South Carolina. in which at
tantion is particularly directed to the
debt OF the State-there being q bs.
lance in her favor of S1.534, l5l-and
the following addendum is given in
pencil mark:
"All the debt is owned in the State.
except $484.44451 81 Is per oent.) held
in England. The banks profits pay
the interest on the debt of the State,
and places something beside to the
sinking fund. Whoever heard of a
South Carolina bond being cufed about
by The gamblers o. Wal streel9''
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

A SUCCESSFUL CoNUSDEUM. -"Johr
has never given you O ring?' said
Aatie's sister to he- one day. John
was katie's lover.
Never" suid Katie, with regret
full shake OF her head
And he never will, until yon ask
him for it, returned the sister.
"Then / fear shall never get one, -
was the reply.
"Of course yon rover will. john is
too stupid to think of such things; and
as you can never pluck up courage to
ask for one. it follows tnas you will
never get one"
This set Katie to thinking. and to
what purpose We shall see
That evening her lover called to SEQ
her. He was very proud and very
happy, for the beautiful girl by his
side had been for several weeks pied ged
to marry him as soon as the business
could be properly done, and John was
a grand good fellow, too, notwith.
standing his obliviousness to certai q
polite matters.
John. said Katie, at length. look
ing mp with On innocent smile. "do
you know what conundrum is?"
"Why, it's puzzle-a riddle" an.
swered John.
"Do you think you could ask me
one I could not guess?"
II don't know. I never thought Of
such things. Gould you ask me one?'
II could try"
"Well, try, Katie"
"Tlen answer this: Why is the let
ter D like ring?"
John puzzles his brain long time
over the problem, but was finally
forced to give it up.
II don't know, Katie. Why is it?'
Because, replied the maiden, With
q very sofs blush creeping up to her
temples, sue cannot be toed without
it,"
In less than . week from that date
Katie had her engagement ring.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

When .shs Republican party came
into power, at least four OF the seven
papers represented in the New York
Associated Press warmly advocated
that asoendsncy. The Daily Graphic,
which u Sthemost. dsvotsd Of the Ad.
mtnistration organs in that city, now
declares that not of thsse seven daily
papsrs 10 loft to sassain the party.
The Graphic describes six OF them as
oatspoken In their ''anti. Republican -
e6ntimepts. and the seventh .is mani
testing very weak attachment, II any ]
sa the party 10 power.
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fhe lstasa grange.

The recent convention of the Ma.
tionaI Grange. at Charleston. will. no
donhsft4A to;s4i1ipase prejudiees
which prevail against the Southern
States, and Ia their stead introduce q
mere, kiAdly and inst sentiment to-
watdt odF tsopls. n tho Institution
can help to heal our national sores, it
will accomplish . good. perhaps not
in ~ t46faHuas. but as ereat'as any
in its power. A similar good the State
dssngs} nay 70 amongst -us. not in
healing divisions. for none exist, but
In promoting more cordial harmony
among its members, and infusing
them with Z common high purpose.
It meets upon common ground. and
the affairs .whioS naturally and pro-
perly engage each separate orgauiza-
ton in its special sphere are here to
be merged in the general considera-
t3ns which advance the whole. The
ideas which lie at the bottom of this
movement, il We may so call it. ap-
pear to be-. first, economical advan-
tages in the decrease of the cost of
transportation of articles bought and
sold by it's members, and in the cheap
ening OF products to consumers by
cooperative union in purchase. This
is its least engaging side. 1t has an
other higher aim in the cultivation of
the social principle. the Improvement
of the family. and. as subsidiary to
this end. the comfort and adorn-
msnt OF the home. This is beautiful
mission. TO be successfully carried
out in this State, it should be supple
nented by similar efforts in another
direction. Internationally considered,
We are in An abnormal, healthy and
unfortunate condition. II the State
Grange would establish central high
school or college. where science. litera.
tnre and the arts should be taught, as
we'll as the distinctive principles OF
the noble pursuit Of agriculture and
cognate subjects, it would vindicate
it's usefulness, and create sure source
OF power, prosperity and happiness
among our people. A school of this
kind, with an experimental farrn,
might be founded upon the grounds
OF the State Agricultural and Mocha.
nicsl Society.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

LIST oP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ktnard & Wiley-Star Shirts.
Richland Lodge, No. 80.
Il. i S. Beard-Auctiop.
Lost-Spectsoles.
P. Cantwell-Seed Potatoes.
Agnsw & Son-Kerosene.
b. 1. characterization.
Meeting Board Fire Masters.
b. I. Boone-Citation.
Notice to Corporators.
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Driftin z.

The General Assembly seems to be
going on at haphazard. It appears to
have no settled purpose. There is no
clue to its objects in anything that is
done; no thread running through it's
deliberations to guide the anxious
mind 10 its mysterious goal. Hence
the House is easily captured by such a
legislative fraud as Leslie, who seizes
II by tho ears and cuffs it about to his
hearts content, with any folly that
comes uppermost in his mind. The
Senate is grave. and we will not say
dull. but certainly not sprightly. 1t
plods along also, content to go no.
where, and to do nothing for which
the country will hold it in grateful re-
membrance. If the Legislative con-
science could be got at, it would be in
teresting to know what benefits It
thinks it has conferred upon the State.
Would it ngree in the estimate of the
outside world? The election OF Jud
Shaw was good thing, but when that
is said. very little more remains to be
boastful of in the present session.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

David KalakAua hss great liking
for children. He says be mover cav:
one that didn't look good enough to
eat.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-17

Lieut.. George G. Smith. of the 2aa
Infantry. suicided at Cheyenne on
Sunday.
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Resdi9g matter on every page.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10
WHAT Boston paid for Entertaining
Grant.

,y-,.o,.. ,4 . 81
~ 'i'''O A'o9'oii "l''l' " ia'e
M at "''ait0' ~ ~ Neher9l ''lalit ;
,a,,+,'r, ~. 'I'e '''' paw ipulolS iol the
i'',Y't.o IN 'I''oi, OF inc pollleI "hat-
,,l,, ~ TIL ~ 'e nc AfGpers o. Vh1t re-
'10. nm ' !n i'cE ere Rouse nave rem
t ,I' .il.i '1iil nor boarding ana logging
,le :Iei - anu ms ialI ana lhe lesson
, "illGI ~ t|'rieS IS tha' you cannot have
I'Ip..i co. I'll, ioi guess "iiilouI making
,I ''''I w '''A 'n'o the Iiluhlcipal money
.;4I i'Ne PeluTto 'he paftlculafs
" 40. 81 N'i''. vi It" e. me cost OIL keeping
10 lo"' ""& "3S oI-V; belkhap
'''-i'1 ~" w 4 n.y. my i",pcSoii' Heliefal
e'' i''''CoON ,, ,'"H W IiSo' Is r2Iea AT
, ',,'' W w., 80 ~ me hoIG I,i.SIfl-
~ ''"" " ''' Il3t KNOW "l'al lhere
,'It '0 , i1eI''iio "iiith 9houlo
NAM lill,i iiIo'0 IN Peti9iEe puI whether
ne ace 'f"llh' Slilohod' palhed, or slept
iil"lG thah llie otAeFo on NOT IL is certain
tllal MS Keeping Cost HIo II ga more
that Your common secretaries. During
Iileit snort SttH they consumed VINE and
cigars valued al 9f'o-Z', ana there is an
lIehl VI ~ lof eNVfa meas Win large
hummer Oh llfeS ;I - each. me sum OF
500 appears oehlS lhe cost OF bringing
up me 1resiuelll Trunk from lhc depot
All Inc meas we hote' were private,
Whlfh ooesh say much Tor the sociablllty
~ ',le parry we really 90 not ike 10
LINK Vi an tllese loily lelloWS eating SOL
Il!Iy anu alohe. baococE' poor man,
Wllho't ilealilnS ~, adaed considerably
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10
For the Republican Journal.
A Skim-mi1k Opinion from the Prog
Age.

| UNITY, June !. 1919.
| Mr.. EDITOR: | noticed an article in the ed
| tora department of the last issue of the Pro-
| gressiye Age in relation to cheese making in
Waldo county the past year, on which | wish
| to make a few remarks, and to inquire of my
brother farmers and darymen how they like it.
The editor says there was but very little
cheese made in the county last year that was
above second or third quality compared with
that of Vermont or New York. He says good
deal of the milk had eridenHy been skinned /;
that the cheese was dry and hard, and could
| not be sold beside that made in those states.
If there is etideHce that good deal of the milk
had been skinned, we wish he would produce
that evidence. /, for one, had much rather
have the evidence than his word for it. | con-
slider these very grave charges, affecting every
factory in the county alike, as he has published
them, and if true, he should snbstantiate them
by something more than his word. We want
him to come out and let us know how he comes
by all this wondrous knowledge. He says
cheese making is an art, and it is bad policy to
entrust these factories to persons who have
neither requisite knowledge or skill to make
an article of the first quality.
Now, brother dairymen and farmers, methinks
| see you all humbling yourselves before this
sapient editor with hats off, in grateful ac-
acknowledgement of this wonderful piece Of coun-
sci. that none of us ever thought of before
Then to conclude he turns prophet, and tells
the public that if we do not make an improve
ment in the quality of our cheese the enterprise
will surely fail.
Now what think you, my brethren: Has the
mantle of Elijah actually fallen on the editor of
the Age? or has some New York cheese dealer
hired him to disgrace his own countrymen for
their benefit. Which of the two looks the most
likely? UNITY.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10
Wagner and Gordon.

The Supreme Court, in session at Au-
gusta last week, gave hearing to argu-
ments upon the writ of error in the above
eases. After a lengthy consultation the
exceptions were overruled, and the petit
ton for the writ of error denied The
eight judges were unanimous in the mat
ter. This ends the judicial proceedings
in these cases. Unless the executive shall
interfere by Communication or pardon, the
criminals will both be executed on Friday
the 18th. There is hardly u shadow of
hope for them.
On Tuesday the Executive Council de-
ciined to commute to Imprisonment for
life the sentence of Lowell, the Auburn
wife murderer, and warrant for his ex-
ecution will issue lie may be hung on
the same day with Wagner and Gordon,
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10

MASONIC GALA-DAY IN New YORK. The
largest and most imposing civic display ever
witnessed in New York city attended the dedi-
cation Of the new Masonic Temple in that city
on Wednesday the ID. The streets were gaily
decorated with flags and streamers, and the
route of the procession was thronged with spec
tators. The grand procession cons listed of
twenty-siN divisions, embracing delegations of
the brotherhood from all parts of the country,
forming on the streets beginning with Nine
teenth, the right of each column resting on
Fifth avenue. The march began from Wash
ineton square where from platform the Grand
Lodge witnessed the procession. The specta-
Gle along Fifth avenue was very imposing, as
the line moved on in all the glory of steeds,
helmets, regalia and banners. At the head of
of the procession were the knights Templars
whose appearance excited general admiration
They turned out in large force and formed the
most imposing part of the immense procession.
G. l., Ehlers acted rs Marshal of the Tempars.
Then followed in regular succession the twen-
ty-six divisions, the whole line containing be-
tween % 900 and 10000 men. Along Broadway
every point from which view of the line could
be obtained had been turned to account, and
people from the country were there by tens of
thousands.
The procession reached the Temple, corner
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street, about
P. M, and the dedicatory services were per-
formed with great pomp. The magnificent
building was deliberately decorated and the GER
emonias were of the most imposing character
There are 40 oranges of Patrons of Hus-
bandry in Maine, with membership of 1000.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10

new society will not be SO much Orthodox as
z urrayite.
1t would seem that all the writers in the
country, all the printers, and all the publishers
are at work on histories of the Battle of Bunker
Hill. The fact is, there is battle now going
on between the partisans of Prescott and Put
nam or Warren, or whoever the heroes of that
memorable strife We're. An author of one of
the recent accounts of the battle modestlv saws
that the true history of the fight has never been
written till now " when he has produced it.
How can there be anything but truth in history
written one hundred years after the transpira-
ton of the events? But the Seventeenth of
June will be a great day, no doubt. At all
events, there are some persons looking forward
to it as the she all and end all of existence
Every room in the Revere House has been re-
served for some time past, and it is there that
the most distinguished guests will be quartered.
GOSSIP.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10

The article which we copy to-day from
the Boston Daily Advertiser gives the
view which candid republican paper
takes of the political situation in Ohio
There is no doubt that the Republican
State Constitution so muddled things us
to make easy a Democratic victory the
coming fall. Judge Taft, a conscientious
and clear headed man, was slaughtered as
candidate for the nomination for governor,
by the bigotry Of those controlling the
convention. He did not believe it Just or
right to compel Catholic children to par
tlclpate in Protestant worship or schools,
nor did he believe in prohibitory liquor
laws,-and so he went under. The nomina-
ton went to HAYES, by a trick that will cost
him thousands of votes. These things.
and the slap at Grant, which must anger his
office holders, render Democratic victory
certain.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-10
Fire. at. Machias.

MACHIAs, June >. A fire starred at Ma
chas in barn near what is known as the
old Machias House at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, The old Machias House, the house
of Nathan Longfellow and DIR. Peabody
the Catholic church and parsonage, sever,
al barns and small buildings, and one
hundred and fifty thousand feet of lumber
were destroyed. At 3 o'clock the destruc-
ton of the whole central and eastern part
of the town was imminent. The firemen
and citizens worked hard to stay the
flames. The cause of the fire is unknown.
1t was probably caused, however. by
drunken tramps in the barn. Loss TWEEN
ty-tive thousand dollars; insurance seven
thousand, mostly in the Etna of Hartford
Seven families were turned out of home
by the disaster.