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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-31
State South Carolina---E;chland Co.
COCKT or COMMON PLEAS

cOUkT or COMMON PLEAS.
John Lynch, rs Executor of the last will
and testament of John B:uskctt. de-
ceased. plaintiff, against Lance j.
Hancock, James NJ Ehett, Mrs. Mar
'ha Arthur, eXccUtriX. William Martin.
executor, Edward Arthur John Arthur.
Fannie '. Arthur, Mary Is. Arthur.
Mrs. Cecilia Johnston. Latta Johnston.
Thomas i. W..liin3tou ,'Q!., d.icuI.
ants. .>uA'lachS
10 III" l.J'"i,hts Ms. .Isr'La .!rr ~.
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!: .ir'h"T. .Ery h. lridY., .Vys. o.
rr''" .|r1'Si"M ""I Lnha Jrhor'on:
NOl' are hereby summoned and -.
a uui."l to answer The coInnlain. j..
tAi' action, which WAS filed IN the o.l;rr
OF III" Clerk Of Common Pleas. for ,h,.
SAID County. 1t Columbia. on tho 3Oti
lay of JUn". 1870, and to servo Il copy q.
y"iir answer t" the said complair: Oh til"
s"3't.ii'"r' It II Office. 10. : Lax
Range. Columbia, s. c.. within tw,uty
'!2y| ::io: tile service Lcye r. ---.....ilt'
o! i.!r DAY Of $urh service; :!li il Nui:
i!ii Il answer the complaint within the
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Spartanburg and Asehville Railroad
COMPANY.

-i"""d .M'';"y ot' Me .StorLholl.,s a. Hem
dsr$""r;Ec. ". e.
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Lost.

RETWEl.N Plain street and the LII
- thrran Church, on Sunday morn
ins, Dark Blue Silk Ladys UMBREL-
Ia The finder will please leave it Mt
the PHtEHIx Office y libcral reward will
be paid. III 81.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-31

knit stockings: and, uS q INuNrr
every girl can bake and kn:. lc:NLi,.c
she can read Or write
On Monday last, nbou; daylight. ~
steam aaw-.aill OF Messrs. ''!:,ir..tr I
Hunt, of Greonvi!le county. w:.S dc.tro.\ \
cd by fire. The mill is located ;,i,W
five miles from the city, hear tie Whit
Horse Rond.
An alarming state of thing. prevail it.
oldham, England. Nnly about .A out
of one hundred and sixty-tvn mills
belonging to the Employers ASSOCIATION
are working.
y train of twenty-five cars on thc
Northern Pacific Road went through
the bridge, over the MissisAirpi. at
Barnard yesterday, killing five person.
The bridge is eighty feet high.
A post Office has been established ut
fingeryille. Spartanburs county, Mr.
W. IL. McAIillcn having been appointed
postmaster.
The number Of deaths in Charleston
for the week ending July "a, was 80. OF
which 80 were whites and A were
colored.
A young son of Capt. w. Mcknight
of Fairfield, fell down flight of steps
and was SO seriously injured TINT he dice
q few hours afterwards.
Awe oil have our Crosses" sighed
Cardinal McClosky, as he mournfull,
pinned on that $40, 900 diamond, one TIN
st. Vincent pupils thrust upon him.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-31

THE an
nUal meet
inSof stock
holders of
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-31

Coiiect4"ns o: Easy. Brilliant, Popular
AiFs' that 'v'ry one can play, ANA
10 one can help HIKING.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
Scene in Congress.

During the night session Messrs.
Poland and Butler were discussing
privately upon the floor which meas
ure, the Arkansas report or the force
bill, ought to take precedence, when
General Butler said 81 don't be-
lieye you have any desire or inten.
ton to get your resolution upon Ar
kansas before the House" To that
Judge Poland replied: You have
noright to say tLat. What evidence
have your
General Butler-"None, perhaps.
but / believe it,
Judge Poland-'T don't believe
that you believe what you say you
believe"
General Butler-''I do believe it,"
Judge Poland-'.I believe that you
are d-d liar"
General Butler-"My courage, sir,
has never been impeached. ann
quite able to resent an accusation
like that. You. had better be care
full"
Judge Poland-"I don't think I
have great courage. bat have quite
enough for this occasion. Not much
is needed.
At this point the the two men
parted. and as Judge Poland turned
around Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi.
who stood at his elbow, remarked
that be thought that Judge Poland
might have needed some assistance.
and intiinated that he was ready to
render it. Mr.. Poland thanked AIr.
Lamar very cordially, but remarked
in his digni6ed way Il am fight
ing man myself, sir"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
MARYvILLE, Marc h 8, rs.
How the Bounty Bill was Lost.

How the Bounty Bill was Lost.
Knoxville Chronicle March 7th,
The soldiers bounty bill failed to
become a law through slight misun-
derstanding on the part oft gem
tlemen who hal charge Of the bill. 1t
is another illustration of what serious
change trifles sometimes affect. The
bill passed the House by a very de-
cided vote, nearly four to one. 1t
then went to the Senate, where two
important amendments were added,
one of which was to borrow money to
meet the new claims provided by the
bill. In this shape it passed the Sen
ate, by aid Of the casting vote of
Vice President Wilson. 1t was then
sent to the House, that the Senate
amendment might be concurred in.
The House, believing one of the
amendments unjust to the soldiers of
many of the States, and called for a
Committee of Conference. The
committee met, and very promptly
agreed that the Senate amendments
should prevail, as that was the only
shape in which the bill could pass
that body. The report Of the com.
mittee was presented to the House
and adopted.
Senator Logan, who had charge of
the bill in the Senate, when the Con-
ference Committee report was pre-
sented, has been misinformed as to
the action of the House, and stated
that it had receded from its refusal
to concur in the Senate amendments.
Upon this information he considered
any action of the Senate upon the
Conference Committee report unim-
portant, or he might have succeeded
in securing its being adopted. As it
was, the Senate tabled the report by
a vote Of so to "a. Had the House.
which was almost unanimous for the
bill, instead Of adopting the Confer
ehee Committees report, simply re-
ceded from its former action, as Gen.
Logan understood it had done, the
bill would have passed. Everybody
supposed it was a law. 1t had in eff
feet been passed by Congress. The
bin was engrossed and signed by
Speaker Blaine and Vice President
Wilson, and was before the President
for approval when the situation was
discovered. The Attorney-G General
advised the President that the bill
had not passed Congress, and was
not legally before him for his approx.
al. This is the way the soldiers
lost their bounty bill. 1t is one of
those mistakes that often happen in
the last hours of Congress in the
haste of closing the work of a ses-
sion.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
GInastIy Machine.

A strange clock is said to have
once belonged to Hindoo prince.
In front of the clocks disk was 81
gong swung upon poles, and near
it was a pile of artificial human
limbs. The pile was made up of
the full number of parts necessary
to constitute twelve perfect bodies
but all lay heaped together in ap-
parent confusion. When the hands
of the clock indicated the hour of
one, out from the pile crawled just
the number of parts needed to form
the frame of one man. part coming to
part with quick click, and when
completed, the figure sprang up,
seized 1nallet, and walking mp to
the gong, struck one blow. This
done, he returned % che pile and
fell to pieces again. When two
o'clock came. two men arose and did
likewise and at the hour of noon
and midnight The entire heap sprang
up, aid struck Eone after another
bis blow, making twelve men in all.
and returning. fell TO pieces "a
before.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
"a Dead-out swindle." "

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
In your issue of Feb. "a, the above
heading appeared over an article on
what we mountain men term Gov
ernment whisky thieves. Now, Mr..
Editor, l am satisfied in my own
mind that you did not pen that arti-
Gle, and must acknowledge e that 1 am
ashamed of the one who did; for a
man who can use his pen as he does,
and fail to convey the least idea as
to the smallness of the class of char
acters that he makes mention of, is
a failure. l do hope it was not you.
So far as am concerned, | shall
not try to give the least shadow of a
pen portrait of these Government
Vampires, who, at the dead hours of
the darkest nights, dash into the
mountains and ravines of their own
country, and tear down and destroy
the property of their neighbors. just
to please the master, who is a great
er tyrant over these slaves of his,
than was ever any Southern negro
owner. And no Southern slave ever
! served his mas ter with as much fear
and trembling as do these Govern
ment water brashes; yes, that's the
word. / have seen persons who /
supposed had overloaded their stom-
achs with strong diet, and who ap-
peared to be suffering from it, but
who said they had water brash, and
who would occasionally belch forth
hinge volumes of wind from their
stomachs, after which stream Of
warm water would flow forth from
their mouths. This they called wa
ter brash, and these Government
whisky hunters just remind me of
water brash. Imagine their master,
u. S. G., overgorges his stomach oc-l
casionly. with the quintessence of
Jerusalem oak, and takes a spell of
water brash, and after each belch a
thin watery substance pours from his
mouth. out of which is manufactured
Government thieves and still house
hunters.
A man, or set of men, who will 90
at the dead hours of night, and with
Government funds, or rater the peo-
pies money. and bribe a man to be-
tray his neighbor. that he may there
by be enabled to find and destroy a.
still, steal the whisky, hide it away
in his cellar. and treat it out in elec-
tions. for the purpose of electing to-
Office those whom he or they know to
be as mean as themselves, deserve
to be just what they are. sthe stump
shot from the tangled end of black
gum saw-log."
| would that / could use language
expressive of my contempt for these
stilLhouse Hyenas, but as fail in !
every effort, / will stop. But thanks |
be to Pharoah ~. s. g. and his cor
rupt administration, these stump-shot |
water-brash buzzards will soon have I
to retire to private life. BY the help I
of Andy johnson and a few other 7
honest men, the children of Israel !
will be released from this bondage
and oppression in two years from
this. Yours,
LEMON.
BLoUNT CouNTY, March, 5,'75.
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FE78E4EE55V III 2. " 6l5st Al,sfl
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
A Warning Word to Those who
Contemplate Moving West 4

A Warning Word to Those who
Contemplate Moving West.
fGREEBEY, Colorado, Feb. 10. 1854
4 TO the Editor of the MorristOiwn Gazette: e's.5
/ I assume the, boldness to write a
few lines, l hope for the good of the
young men of your own as well as
my own beloved East Tennessee.
AS the spring is opening there, I sup
pose that as usual there is a class of
young men wishing to emigrate to a
new country, and as this country
(Colorado) has been blowed up to
such a pitch, L fear they will take
the epidemic, as others of all coun-
tries have already done, as well as
some from our own beloved East
Tennessee, These puffs from here
are only premonitary symptoms of
the worst, especially for the class Of
people that credit them.
These Western papers just know
how to take in the credulous East
ern boys, and cause them to sacrifice
a good position, come west, and
grow up with the country. But, alas.
this is not the class they are bugling
for. The smaller minnows are the
ones that bite at the bait, and the
consequence is that this country is
over-run with the very bone and
sinew of our beloved Eastern States,
out of employment, and not enough
stamps in their pockets to return to
their friends. -.-,...- q
They boast Of "big'' wages here,
and the great yield in wheat crops.
| will just say, as one who has had
seven months experience in Colora-
do, that the wages offered here are
not in proportion to the So and $40
per month ip Tennessee. A young
man comes here in the spring, gets
from $40 to $35 per month, and
thinks he is making it all. When
winter sets in, which is long and
dreary, all business is stopped, with
the exception of the landlord and the
grocery keeper; then board from Sc
to So per week. After awhile spring
begins to dawn. and where is all th
boasted wages? You know full we'll.
The crop busincs is like draw
poker. The crop is put in, the pro-
cess of erigation gone through with, 4
a fine crop staring you in the face !; 1
but in twenty-four hours the sun is
darkened with the pilgrim grass,
hopper, which takes every green
thing, saying nothing of gardens, and
even the wheat crop, if not too far
matured. So with these few hints,
you can gather some idea of the farm
ing and labot in Colorado, and my
advice TO all Feat Tennesseeans to
remain at your own corn and cotton,
and trust Old Master for erigation,
for nothing short of capital will eff
feet anything in Colorado. Hoping
you all may profit by this brief epis-
tie, leave the question with you. /
Very Truly Yours,
= j. G. G.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
MaryViue Letter.
Editor of the Morrfstown Gazette /:

| To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
That much dreaded time of gath
ering taxes has again rolled around
in old Blount, and we have weeping
and wailing, and cussin' generally.
The payers cuss the Legislators
who made the tax-law; they cuss the
County Court who levy the tax
they cuss the Assessor who assesses
the tax. and, last of all, though not
least, they cuss the Collector who
collects the taxes. There are many
strange things connected with the
taxes of this county. 1t is strange,
in the first place, that men do not
guard against these things, and at
once SC. fortify themselves that they
will forever hereafter be impregna-
BILE to Tax Collectors. This is an
easy thing done, if man will only
be careful, and not suffer property to
accumulate on his hands, in any great
quantities. am never bothered by
tax-gatherers. / am careful man
and any man who viii take my adj
vice and do as l have done. will nev-
er have to answer for the great sin
Of cussin' Tax collectors. It is in
deed terrible thing to think of.
Now, if man will just undertake it
in time, and rid himself of all small
change that may chance to find its
way into his pocket, he will also rid
himself of Tax Collectors, and of that
sinful habit of eussin'.
A very sad way to accomplish this
thing is, to live near a saloon, and
have business with the keeper there
of often. By this means man may
in a short time so strengthen his for
tifications as to render them proof
against all the artillery that can be
brought to bear upon them by an
army of Tax Collectors, and at the
same time save much cussin'.
In the second place, it is strange
that so many of our citizens will lie
around and through their carlessness
suffer vast quantities Of property,
and money to accumulate on their
hands, upon which they very we'll
know they will be taxed, and all this
for no other purpose than the privi-
lege of cussin' the Tax Collector ana
other officers, when, with proper
care, all these things could be avoided.
1 sometimes feel kind of sympa-
thy for taxpayers, but when l view
the thing in it's proper shape, and
take into consideration the fact that
they have voluntarily placed them.
selves in this position, | glory in the
misery they seem to enjoy.
THos. BAsCUM.
NARvvTTTE March g '76
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Laws Relating to Newspaper
Subscriptions, &c.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice to
the contrary, are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
q If subscribers order the dscontinuance of their
periodicals, the publishers may ntinue to send
them until all arrearages paid.
g. If subscribers neglect refuse their periodi-
Gals from the Office to which they are directed,
they are held responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them discontinued.
T. If subscribers move to other places without in
forming the publishers, and the papers sent to
the former direction, they held responsible.
s. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the office, removing and leay-
ing them uncalled for, is prina facje eEElence of
intentional fraud"
G. ANY person wlo receivs newspaper and makes
use of it, whether he has ordered it or not, is
held in law to be a subscriber.
z. If subscribers pay i'll advance, they are bound
to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their
time, if they do not wish to continue taking it;
otherwise the publisher, is authorized to send 1t
on and the subscribers will be responsible un-
till an express notice, with payment of all ar
earss sent to the publisher.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
A Remarkable swindie.

4 I
One OF the most unique swindles on
record is reported in the Paris Epeneme1st
About month since the Havre cores
pondent of large banking house in
Paris received the following letter from
the head of his firm;
@ h 7 Paris, JAM, 1875. e-.s
DEAR SIR:-I write to warn you that
the son of our principal cashier has dis
appeared with some 20O, 600 francs in
bills drawn upon you by us. He will
probably present them in Havre shortly
after the receipt of this advice by you.
OF course you will refuse payment. As
his father is a very old and valued serv-
ant, we have concluded not to cause him
the disgrace and modification of know.
ing that his son is a felon. You will
therefore allow the scoundrel to go free.
IF you can manage to get rid of him by
sending him to America, advance him
two or three hundred louis, and let him
go and hang himself. ConfdentiaIly.
The day after the receipt Of this letter
by the Hayre house, a young man of fine
address. presented himself and attempted
to negotiate the stolen bills The letter
was shown him, and he fell on his knees
in flood. of repentant tears. He ex-
pressed a Willingness to come to Ameri-
ca, and 250 louis (S1, ,250l were given him
with many cautions to reform.
The young man sailed for New York
next day, and the day after the Havre
house received an answer to its letter Of
advice detailing the facts. No bills had
been stolen from the Paris house, the
letter originally sent was a forgery, and
the principal cashier has no son. The
police Of New Yerk were notified TO look
for this remarkable swindler. but no
light has vet been thrown on bis move
mcnts IN this country
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
a Sad Experience.
From ths petrolt &c press.

After shaking hands at the ferry dock
the other day, one coIored man inquired
Of another: .-.s~s t
Didn't yon marry de Widow Jones
about de first Of Jinuarys"
Oats me, I did," was the answer,
S.but I've dun left her
'sWhos how's datgs
Well, de fust week she called me.
honey de next Week she sulked around
and called me ole Riehards;' de third
week she cum for me wid 1at-iron and
broke two ribs, and I'm gwine TO keep
right away from dar9n
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
The Morristown Gazette.
ADVERTISING RATES.

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A liberal discount from the above rate will be
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Obituaries of over ten lines will be charged as
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Inent, unless Otherwise coHtracten for.
All announcements of candidates. must be paid
for in advance.
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THE GAZETTE is permanently established
newspaper with paying and constantly increasing
list of subscribers Its circulation in the counties
of Hamblen, Hawkins, Cooke, jefferson. Granger
and Claiborne is more general than any other pa
per-making it the best advertising medium in
Upper East Tennessee. r
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
Who killed Cock Robin2

w llO h1llCh NfJCh INODlll.
"I," says Ulysses,
"With kicks and kisses,
Killed Cock Robin"
Who saw him die?-
Ben Butler says, 81.
With my old cock-eye,
l saw him die"
Who'll catch his blood?
81" says Ham Fish,
"That's my pious wish;
I'll catch his blood
Who'll toll the bell?
81, says Jim Blaine,
with my might and Maine,
I'll toll the bell" p"
Who'll be chief mourner?
eve" says Carpet-Bag,
eve and Scalawag,
Wen be chief mourner."
Who'll dig the grave?
''I, says De Trobriand,
with the help of Sheridan,
I'll dig the grave"
Who'll drive the hearse?
az" says District Boss,
''It4l need but one hoss,
TN drive the hearse. -"
Who'll preach the sermon?
81, y says Pomeroy,
'I'm a wise and sad old boy,
I'll preach the sermon p"
Who'll read the wil9
81" says Roscoe c.,
"That job'll do for me,
I'll read the will,
Who'll wind up the estate?
Never mind, says oliver P..
''Let each poor devisee
Wind up his own estate"
''Peace be to Robins bones"
Exclaims Bonanza Jones;
Goodbye, alas, goodbye"
Cries Conk., with streaming eye.
The saddest words were said,
However, by Ben Wade;
"They're got rs on dozen grade J"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-17
BEN+ F. MITCHELL,
CARPENTER & BUILDER,
Morrisfoaon, Tenn.

PROPOSES to the citizens of this community to
contract for the work of every description of
Buildings, upon the most favorable terms. Parties
who contemplate the erection of houEes would do
well to call ON him. lie is prepared to furnish all
the necessary material for buildings, upon such
terms that cannot fan 70 be to the advantage of the
person building. Those who doubt this can be sat
isied Of it's truth by consulting the undersigned
n46-ly.l D. +. MITCBELL.