The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-16

.CorToN MANUFAoruRR.-The editor
OF the Columbus, Enquirer has beeu
permitted to see y latter from the su-
pefintsnGent of one Of the largest mills
Ia the North. The subjoined extract
will show how very ''blue"' mauufac.
turers In Now England are:
| ''The mills all through this section
OF country are doing a ruinous bust
ness. We, for two months, have been
running two-thirds' time. and pilins
up goods at that. There is no profit
for us in the goods wo are making. but
we keep our looms running and our
help from Starving, aud that is all
Our intention is, when We resume full
time, to reduce wages ten per cent.
"Our mills made enough in July,
August and Septomber to pay the
Stockholders small dividend. but the
adjoining mills pay no dividend und
90 81 GOO in debt"
The Enquirer rather proudly com.
nares the condition of Sun,heru mills
with THE exhibit of decay ut the
North, and refers to the ten per cent.
dividend just declared by til. Eagle
aud PhGal1. Of Columbus. It nd,is:
The past has been the severest
year manufacturers all over the cuuu.
try ever experienced. aud while at the
North the lnrgeHt aud best mills have
been idle or running on small profit,
yet still all the largest mills of The
South hive declured dividends, and
have been run on full time.
''ln some instances, some encroach-
ment may have been required ON pre-.
vions reserves. but this only shows the
wisdom of ample reserves. the unusual
strength of the oompanies.
"The Augusta and GrauitevilIe have
declared dividends; and now the Eugle
and Pb@nix publishes Its regular bull
ietin OF Joy to it's numerous stoclshold
ers, that it will pay them during this
year Sl25 600 in dividends
THIS is certainly remarkable stat.-
inent Of facts. and should encourage
the building Of mills aud manufacture
of cotton at the South.
SAVING MANS HEAD ORA
correspondent of the New York He
raid, under the date Of Troy, N. Y.
November 2S. says: "a most horrible
story is currcut hero of singular and
barbnrous murder. Recently oar
panter named Elias Williams began
the erection Of wooden frame house
III the midst of a forest. in wild and
nnfrtquented district, about .ixtreu
miles North of We,lstowp, Hamilton
County. He hired George Smith to
a4eist him in tho work of construction.
One day. after they had drank many
times from Jug Of liquor, the two
| m an houuu 1,,o,,.,r,k.,1,, 4 .. j
finally were involved IN a deadly fight.
Williams, in the course of his struR
gle. threw Smith over wooden saw
horse, and with u hand-saw which he
all the time held iu his hand. sawed off
the head OF his antagonist, severipg it
entirely from the body. His rage
cooling, remorse came after it. aud he
followed his victim into the dim land
Of retribntion by cutting his own
throat with the saw. falling corpse
beside the remains of Smith.
MR. BEEcnER ON REvIvALs. Sat the
plymouth Church pruyer meeting. on
Friday evening. the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher discussed the subject Of re.
ligious revivals. in which he did not
hesitate to express the opinion that
revivals were ''got up" But" said
Mr.. Beecher, $50 was business, so was
everything else. OF course they were
got up. aud there was nothing worth
having in life that was not procurabls
in that way. Revivals were bnt the
lower forms of religion, but they we're
;m%css::a5!J better thau ieihargy."
he referred to the great influence
which largo bodies of men exercise
upon each other when bound up by a
common feeling Of patriotism. which
nerves thcm on to deeds of the noblest
and most selfsucrificing character, aud
he believed it was perfectly proper to
make use OF the same agencies in ad
vancing the interests of religion.
The pretty little maid of honor
whom the Grand Duko Alexis married
all unbeknownst to the old folks, ap-
pears to be- as spunky as she is beauti.
full. Alexis. it will be remembered,
WAS sent to America that he might for
get her; but. while that plan cured the
Grand Duke, it didn't appeuse his
bride, who WAS sent ont Of ths ompire
by special train. She went to Geneva,
and recently it appears that Count
Shouvaloif was sent to treat with her.
1t was proposed that she should re-
nOuEce all oIuim In tina hand NJ AleYia