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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

CAPITAL. ADMINISTRATIONS young
lawyer fellow-citizen, G. r. Janney, ESQ.
is entitled to the credit of an arrange
ment which. if consummated, will prove
of immense advantage. He has recently
connected himself with the Independent
Steam Fire Engine Company, and after
several ''runs with the machine" very
sensibly came to the conclusion that
horse power was the proper means of
locomotion for these cumbrous but very
useful fire extinguishcrs. After consul
tation with some older heads, it was de-
termined to make the attempt, through
the medium of contributing members,
and, we are pleased to learn, it has been
very successful. 1t is understood that
MIR. Owen DAILY will furnish the animals,
from his stables directly opposite the
independents house, at very reasona-
bic ratc. We congratulate our citizens
on this important improvement of and
addition to the fire department.
The BEAUFORT DELEGATION IN THE
NEXT LEGISLATURE There will be a ma
terial change in the delegation from
Beaufort County at the next session.
Senator Smalls has been elected men,
Der Of Congress-, Representatives N. B.
Myers and Sammy Green resigned their
positions, to run for the vacant Senator
ship. The official return of the mana
gers was received by the Commissioners
of Election, yesterday, and is as follows:
Senator'S. Green; Representatives-W.
j. Whipper and - Simons. 1t is un-
derstood that ex-Representative Myers
will be appointed County Treasurer OF
Beaufort. Representative Whipper has
made sevenl attempts to reach higher
position-Congressional Representative,
State Senator and Judgeship-but
failed in all, and now comes back to his
old stamping ground, the House of Rep
resentatives. Congressman Smalls may
find himself in an awkward position; if,
by any means, the charges preferred
against him are proven, there IL no doubt
but that he will lose his Representative
head-for the big guns at Washington
don't seem to take kindly towards the
colored brother.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

Every young girl .sowse.Asys s3pects
to get rich hssbands and. therefore,
rich men ought y b abundant.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

The war between Princeton and Rut.
gers Colleges, in New Jersey, is very
puerile and undignifed affair, the Presi-
dents and Professors even being mixed
up with it. The Rutgers students, it
will be remembered, went to Princeton
and dug cannon, belonging to that
college. ont of the ground, and carried
it to New Brunswick. A few nights ago
the Princeton students retaliated by
stealing lot Of muskets from the armory
OF Rutgers College. The only way to
put stop to these disgraceful proceed
inSs is to arrest every student engaged
in the raids for theft or burglary. 1t
may be called college fun, but it has q
strong element of rascality in it.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

HOTEL ARRIVALS, May Columbia
ltotel-J. B. Leonard, Newberry; H. T.
Peate, Greenville; j. II. Seiglef, G. d G.
r. r.; F. s. DeTreville, Oraneeburc:
]. H. Hart1og,' L. n. Whaley, J. 8.
Whaley, H. p. Cooke. Lewisvilfe; J. A.
Dunn, S. G.. Gilbert, S. c.; j. b. Ezeu.
city; s. T. Hamilton, Chester; w. H.
Evans, j. f. Thames, Charleston; W. J.
Mcdowell, s. i U. r. r.
Hendrix House-W. s. Pope, wife and
two children, H. P. Yong city; w. H.
Reid, E. H. Rodgers, Charleston; j. E.
Hendrix, j. E. Flowart, N. c.; l.. PUN
phrey, Nd. H. p. Green, city.
Mansion House-Rufus Froneberger,
Charleston; Chas. B. Stears, j. B. Stears,
c. Aughtry, F. T. Miller, j. G. B. Smith,
Frank Merony, Dan Fry. Frank Ed
munds, DR.. d. L. Boozer, city.
CoNsIoSEEs.-PerS South Carolina Rail-
road, May 80, 1915. a. Selby, l.. G.
Eorthrop, Government, H. Muller, j.
Alexander, B. F. Griffin, II. Solomon, s.
Sheridan, w. B. Stanley, Jones, Davis. l.
Bouknight, c. J. Laurey, Saiuda Fac
tory. GL,l @. L. Koenig, w. Green, J..
Boltuno. j. A Hawerton, L. McPherson,
G. Symmers, c. F. Jackson, T.. lN, Pol
lock. A. Palmer, G. Il @. u. R., G. Brook
banks 4 Co., Perry 4 Shwson, E. Tozer,
~. A. Hendrix L Bro, D. Epstin, Kings,
land d H.. ". D. Love j Co., NJ n.
Berry, W. B. Burke, j. 81. Kinard, J. C.
Dial, G. H., C. 8. Leckie, T. Dodamead,
F. d. Koneman, W. j. Dufie.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01

'- 'DosT w1rr. President Grant says he
doesn't want third tesm, and has adj
dressed the following letssk ~ the Presi-
dent Sof the Pennsylvania Hspubl
Cbnyention. ~
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01
orr bArhSrists:. tevet 4if' Ne

czpesfyaf,f6s or hAra even ~ We
did not know they had been in contact
with depraved whites. Whatever their
chsFcterYthsy are entitled to honest
treament, Rtheya are 70 beallo1sd osr-
tain privileges and reservations their
rigHts should be respected With AZ much
saciS Sdness as those Of any other people.
The sentimental element of the Indian
question has nothing to do with the
matter, but if it is potsiblc to reform the
agency system, and to give the Indians
the benefits guaranteed to them by So
lemn agreement, it ought to be done.
Then let true civilization grow up
round about them, and they themselves
will become civilized and peaceful.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01
EXECUTIVE MANSIONS.

DR.. Schliemann, the distinguished
archicologist, discovered, several wears
ago what he believes to be the ruins of
ancient Troy, and exhumed from them
valuable callection of antiquities.
Proper investigations have been much
hindered by interference from the Turk
ish Government, which claimed the
ownership Of the relics, and legal pro-
ceedings were commenced. A recent
letter from DR.. 8. to friend in this
country conveys the gratifying intelli-
eence that the suit has been amicably
settled, the Turkish Government accent
ing 10000 francs, and renouncing all
claims to the collection. During the
progress of the case, the collection has
been hidden to prevent it's seizure and
possible confscation. A number of the
doctors employees, Greek laborers, were
cognizant Of the place Of concealment
but none of them betrayed the secret
although their treaohery would have
been literally rewarded. Since the set
tlement Of tho suit the treasures have
been removed to the. doctors house.
What disposition he VIII make of them
has not yet been decided, but the great
nations Of theiworld viii probably com
pete for their possession. ..
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-01


There are some merchants who affect
to believe. that the immense business
done by A. T. Stewart & Co., of New
York, is mainly attributable TO the supe-
Nor advantages enjoyed by the firm, and
not to -AAy particular sasacity. How
widely they miss the mark, recital Of
one fact Will evidence. The amount of
money expended for advertising by A.
T. Stewart d Co., during last year, was
sSOO,oOO. Here is one of the principal
secrets of their prosperity. They know
the value of printers ink, and are not
backward in taking advantage of their
knowledge. Such advantages might be
enjoyed by every Arm in the country.
a T. stewart 4 Co. have not a monopoly
Of the privilege Of advertising. yi
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

Benson, of sixth street, removed
the body of his mother-in-law from
the old cemetery the other day, and
he says he could find nothing but her
jaw, which was in state of perfect
preservation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

TO 300 fragments, but in addition
there were two pounds one ounce Of
the shell almost pulverized by the
force of the explosion broughtto bear
upon the metal through the agency
Of the confined water
Beside the increased destructive
ness Of this extremely simple device,
an even greater recommendation is
its saving of expense, enabling even
the most economical governments to
feel that they may afford the occa-
sional luxury of a war if they can
kill five times as many enemies at
less than half price.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
APull-Back a Drawback.

A subscriber in the country sends
us graphic account of a thrilling
but ludicrous incident that happen
ed in his neighborhoOd last week. A
fashionable city girl came out visit
his sisters. She wore a jaunty hat,
a coquettish spit-curl, and the pull
backedest sort of a pull-back dress.
On Thursday his two sisters and the
City rlmeandered out the shady lane
to drink in the beauties of the scene
~ and talk about the beaux. Pres
emily loud believing was heard, and
a mad bull was seen paving the
earth at the other end Of the lane,
and coming toward the ladies. The
country girls, admonishing their
friend to arun quick" went over a
four-rail fence into an adjoining
field with the agility, if not the grace,
Of circus actor. The city damsal
attempted to arun quick" but it was
a mournful failure. She was only
five yards from the fence, but the
longest step she could achieve was
not over six inches, and her frantic
efforts to escape the impending dan
ger were painful to witness. The
bull was coming nearer and nearer,
with mischief in his eye and his tail
switching ominously. For a minute
or two the situation was such as
would have filed the soul Of a news
paper reporter with JOY. But the
fashionably dressed young ladyproved
equal to The emergency. She just
laid down and rolled to The fence, and
by an overwhelming effort "busted'
the pin-back arrangement, and went
over the fence regardless Of etiqette
or anything else, and the bull passed
on with a sample Of her dress on his
horns, muttering all the while about
the rainy spell, or something that
way. That city girl says the next
time she visits The country she will
wear skirts expansive enough to per-
nit her to step over hay wagon,
should necessity or 4 cross bull re-
quire it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
Anecd0te Of Handel.

If you don't know the definition Of
a word, look it out in dictionary
The trouble Of searching for it Will
impress the meaning upon the mem
ory. Handel, the composer of the OR.
atorio ofthe Messiah, once drove, al
an early hour, a considerable distance
to find out the meaning of the word
abillow." Here is the incident:
DR.. Morell, who had written the
text for one of Handefs oratorios,
walked at FIVE one moning by hula,
baloo beneath his window. Handel
was there, in q coach, demanding,
"vat means de word billow?" which
was in the oratorio The doctor had
written for him. The doctor, after
laughing at so ludicrous a reason for
disturbing him, told him that billow
meant q wave of the sea. 20, de
vave," said Handle, and babe his
coachman return, without addressing
another word to the doctor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
Amber.
quire it.

Hundreds Of years ago, the dwell,
ers on the coasts of The Adriatic and
Baltic seas used 10 find this beauIi-
full substance thrown upon their
shores after Storms had swept the
deep. They found it could be highly
polished, and made into ornaments;
that it possessed an aromatic odor,
and had Z mysterious power of attrac-
lion: and that within It's cleardepths
were often imprisoned numbers OF
insects of unknown species. But
what it was. or from whence it came:
none Of them could tell. 1t is now
found Chat amber is the fossilized re-
sn Of a pine long extinct, which is
called by 5otanists pieu8 sacclnger,
OF amber pine.
IN former ages there were forests
OF these amber pines on q part Of
what is now the bed Of the Baltic
Sea; and they also fourished in the
Highlands Of Scotland. These for
ests were long ago covered with wa.
Ter. petrifed and fossilized; and still
from the depths Of the Baltic Sea. is
thrown up the precious gum which
we call amber. Within it are often
found DELEGATE moses and ferns and
leaves and insects, which belonged to
those by-gone ages. How wonderful
it seems that we to-day can look upon
a bright little butterfly, which so
many hundred years ago touched its
tiny feet to the soft and glitterins re-
sin, as it flowed from the tree, andas
the gum swept 50 swiftly over it,
made it captive, and the graceful
form and delicate wings still retain
all their beauty, and thus, through
amounted centuries, are handed safe
ly down to us.
More than eight hundred species
of insects have been found in amber;
and forty-eight species of trees and
shrubs have been thus most beautl-
fully preserved, which are quit diff
ferent from those now growing on the
shores of the Baltic Sea.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
A Destructive Agent.

Nature has a note on a new andre
markable destructive engine Of war
fare now undergoing artillery cxper-
iment in England, known as the
''water she'll" The chief merit Of
the invention-made by Mr.. Abel
consists in filling an ordinary shell
with water instead of with an explo-
sive agent. a small cylinder, con-
tanning from a quartertoa half ounce
of gun-cotton and a little illuminate
of mercury, is attached to the fuse
and inserted into the water-fillcd
shell, and, owing to the almost in
compressible character Of water, the
explosion Of this seemingly trifing
charge is said to produce more vio-
lent effects than have been attained
by any other means. We are told
that 16pounder (cylindro conoida)
shell filled with sixteen ounces Of
gunpowder, was broken by the cx-
plosion Of this charge into twenty
nine fragments. The detonation Of
4 quarter Of an ounce Of gun-cotton
confined in she'll of precisely the
same construction and weight, the
chamber being filed up with water
and tightly closed, burst the shell
into 121 fragments, which were vic,
lently dispersed. A corresponding
charge of gun-cotton, confined in q
third similar shell, the chamber be.
ing filed with air, did not burst the
shell when detonated; the resulting
gases found vent through q minute
perforation in the plug or screwstop,
per Of the shell. One ounce of gun
cotton confined in a similar shell,
filed up with water, broke it I'D in.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

An Irish lady, residing near the
corner Of Ninety-ninth street and
Central Park, was very much disgust
ed the other morning to find a pet
goat reclining at full length on her
breakfast table. She said she want
ed no more Of that she-nanny-gin."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
A Castor Oil Episode.

She had made up her mind for two
or three days that the boy needed
some castor oil, but She placed the
bottle where he could see it, and
when he turned up his nose at it, she
said:
ats Just like honey, darling"
BE seemed to doubt her word, and
she continued:
If you'll take some I'll let you 60
to the circus"
"How much?n he cautiously In
quired.
20, only a spoonful, just one spoon
full as she uncorked the bottle.
aAnd you will give me some sugar
besides" he asked.
@of course l villa big lump.
He waited until she began pouring
from the bottle, then asked:
aAnd you will give me ten cents
toO2"
'Yes, of course"
aAnd you'll buy me shoo-fy kite y
sing his advantage.
seeI guess So"
"No kite-no ile," he said, as he
drew back.
aweil, I'll buy you the kite she
replied, filing the spoon clear up.
Sand a velocipede?"
all think of it."
"You can't think no castor lie down
me-" he exclaimed, looking around
for bis hat.
"Here-I will, or III tease father
to, and / known he will. Come,
now, swallow it down"
"And you buy me gort?"
Eyes"
"And one hundred marbles"
"Yes. Now take it down"
aAnd a coach dog?"
II can't promise that"
"All right. No dog-no lie"
@Well, I'll ask your father"
"And you'll ask your father"
"And you'll buy me a pony?'
ooh, | couldn't do that. Now be a
good boy and swallow it down."
20 yes, Ill swallow that stuff, l
WILL" he said as he clapped on his
hat. "You may fool some other boy
with circus ticket and q lump Of
brown sugar, but it'll take a hun
bred dollar pony TO trot that castor
oil down my throat"
And he went out, to see if The
neighbor's cathad been caught in the
dead fall he set for her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

A gentleman lately Boosting of the
neatness and regularity Of his wife,
said, "If I get up in the night, pitch
dark, l can find my clothes, down to
my very gloves, all in their proper
places. I was up this morning be-
fore daylight" he continued Quitting
his hand into his pocket for his hand
kcrchie0, "and-"Here he pulled
out, not his handkerchief, but his
wife's nightcap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
LECTURE.
s7nz THE GREAT CAUSE OF
g HUMAN MISERY.

Just PuJliai$d, IN a Sealed EnrelGpe. Prict
SIR ce.ls.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

A very genteel-appearing young
man, wearing kid gloves and carry
ing a 1.-THE and flexible walking
stick, thought he would have joke
with a rusty and venerable farmer
on the Fair Grounds last Thursday
afternoon. 'Halloo," said the dandy,
"are you one of the judges on hogsg'
"Waal, yaas, walk right up and let
me look at you," said the old farmer.
That youth was soon lost amid the
crowd, and no other judges on swine
saw him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

An eminent lawyer of Boston tells
the following joke: A flashily-dress-
ed young sprig entered Ben. Buffers
office and was requested by Benja-
min to be seated. The request was
complied with, the young man was
asked to state his business. "Well,
Mr.. B., what would be the first thing
for me to do in order to learn the pro
fession?' Benjamin fixed his wealth
er eye upon the nobby dressed young
man and surveyed him from his fashy
necktie to his hishly-polished boots,
and exclaimed: "The first thingyou
had better do would be to go and roll
in barn yard" An answer came
as quick as the suggestion in the fol.
lowing teste language: "If l should
come and study two years in your
Office, wouldn't it do Just as well?"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
Death fool. Cyrus Vance.

This community was greatly pain
on last Tuesday by the announce
ment of the death of Mayor Vance.
The deceased was widely known in
this and adjoining States, having
been in public life in various capaci-
ties for a number of years. The
Town Council on Tuesday issued bills
requesting business men out of re-
spect to the deceased to close their
stores during the forenoon of We'd
nesday, which request was univer-
sally observed. The funeral on We'd
nesday, in charge of the l. 0. 0. F.'s
was one Of the largest seen on the
street for years, it being attended by
The citizens generally and 4 number
of people from adjoining towns. The
County Court suspended its session
in the forenoon-and the justices at
tended in a body.-7degum.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

A Danbury mother has determined
to frown down such excessive folly
in fashion as striped stockings and
the like. She says her son "shall
not keep company with any girl who
makes circus Of her legs"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14

OF the original cedars Of Lebanon
only seven remain. They cover a
space of not over half q mile upon
the mountain side. They are more
than thousand years old. Indeed,
it is believed that some of them were
planted by Solomon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
washington and Andre.

WasnluBtVla s-u
The following account Of an inter
view with persons who hadseen both
General Washington and Major An
Dire is published in an exchange
without anything to indicate its au-
thorship:
Many years ago made my first
visit to washington's headquarters
at old Tappantown, about a mile from
the old aseventy-six House" This
ancient edifce was more than one
hundred and twenty years old, and
although built ofstone seemed almost
tottering to the fall. 1t had four
roofs, one on top of the other, and
from the first lower layer of cedar
shingles l selected powder specimens
which pulled out easily, and have
them now among my Revolutionary
relics. 1 entered with my friends
whose guest / was at this time, and
who was a resident in the immediate
neighborhood. We were courteously
welcomed by its then occupants, two
elderly ladies, who were born in
the house. Nothing could be more
perfect keeping withsFhe mansion
than these two venerable women
Their name was Yer Bruyck; and |
was more interested in them because
I had recently become acquainted in
New York with a relative OF theirs
of the same name, promising young
painter, who was fast increasing his
reputation as a very natural artist
and a keen observer Of the pictures
que. One Of his most admired sketch
es I soon saw was most life-like pic
ture Of this same old house. One Of
the two ladies' was over eighty years
old, andher sister scventy-fve. They
were very likely for persons so aged,
and very obligingly communicative
"Did you ever see General Wash
ington?"
"oh, yes-manyand many a time,
she answered, Gin this very ROOM
He oftened used tohold me nhis lap.
I remember it as well as if it was
yesterday; he was q lovely man.
George Washington" And here she
continued, going to and opening a
wide cupboard, "he used to keep his
things. These blue and white CHI
ney cups and sassers housed to drink
out Of; and here IS the very ooWl ne
used to make his wine sangaree into;
and they used to pass it round from
one officer to another when they'd
come 10 see him; and they helped
themselves. He had then good deal
of company, General Washington
did,"
"Did you ever see Major Andre?"
Iasked. 2
4oh, ycs-morn'n fifty times. He
was beautiful mau. He kissed me
twice. I was a little girl then. !
saw him the very morning they took
him on to the top of the hill to hang
him. The day before in the morning
Itook him some handsome ripe peach
es. He thanked me so kind. and
broke one of 'em and put into his
mouth. and tasted of it; but somehow
he didn't seem to have no appetite"
Iasked how General Washington
seemed to feel on the occasion.
ooh, he must have felS dreadful!
He walked back'ards and for'ards all
the morning in this very room; and
I've heard Pop Bluvelt say that he
had never seen him feel so bad afore,
He kept looking at his watch every
now and then, and was uneasy until
the time had come and Major Andre
was hung. Isccn Major Andre my
self when he was swinging in the air
and l saw him when he was dug VI
and took away; so did you, Polly:
didn't vou?'
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Patrons of Husbandry.

The grange in Tunbridge reports a fine
progress. The members purchase most Of
their goods through the state agent, and
make a handsome saving
The st. Johnsbury Patrons and Sovereigns
have just received a car load of -four which
cost, delivered at their doors, 1918. They
bought just in the nick Of time.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by Farmers Protection
Grange, No. 1874. at Wallingford
Whereas, As an all-wise Providence has seen at TO
remove from midst Of most active aud val
liable brothers, Abner W. Tarbell while at work In
the woods April 8, 1875 therefore, bowing with
10 the mandate Of the Great Ruler in recognition
Of his earnest service as a worthy brother Of the
grange.
Resolved, That II Is with heartfelt sorrow that We
are Informed Of the death Of who has met with
but short time brother. He has fallen, and as
we this day mourn his loss We feel that the change
his gain.
RESOLVED, That As kind husband and ndulgeni
parent hls own dear family In their loss have our
wATmest, heartfelt sympathy. While we all feel that
good brother and faithful friend has gone, would
sympathiEe with the afflicted family aud minse ouI
tears with theirs and strive from this disponsa0n u
make our lives more useful and 10 emulate the virtues
Of the deceased.
Rsoivsd That COPY Of these resolutions be sent t.
the afflicted fAmlY