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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-05
The North Carolina State Life Insur-
anOe Company.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
OFFICE OF CoMPTRoLLER-GENERA
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 8, 1875.
CERTIFY that w. Il. GULICK, ESQ,
Il of Columbia, 8. c., Attorney and
Special Agent of North Carolina State
Life Insurance Company, Incorporated
by the State of North Carolina, has COM
piled with the requisitions Of the Act of
the General Assembly entitled "An Act
to regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the State
of South Carolina" and 1 hereby license
the said w. B. Gulick, agent aforesaid,
to take risks and transact all business of
Insurance in this State for md in behalf
Of said Company. Expires March 81,
1876. THOS. C. DUNN.
Comptroller-G General.
LICENSED As TRAVELLING AGENTS. -
Thos. H. Haughton, J. P. Smith, d.
Mcbride. A. l.. Slough. May wfmS'
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-05

Kerosene! Kerosene!!
k0 BARRELS pure white standard
cO KEROSENE, just received and
for sale Mt 19c. per gallon by the barrel,
and Zoe. per gallon at retail Kerosene
delivered, free Of drayage. in any pnrt Of
The city by JOHN AGNEW & son.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-05

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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-05

Temporary Removal.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE.
CoLUMH1A, s. c., May 4, 1875.
nURING the occupancy by the Fire
~ Department of the Council Cham
Der on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
apd Friday, the 4th, 9th, 9Th and 7th
instants, the City Clerks Office will be
closed. RICHARD JONES.
City Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor.
1B- Residence over Jacob Levin's
store, Richardson street. Nav A
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

SUBSCRIBERS WlTH Poor MEMORIES.
AN exchange gets off the following
on delinquent subscribers "Looking
over an old ledger we see long array
of names of former subscribers who are
indebted to us. Some Of them have
moved away and are lost to sight al
though to memory dear. Others are
carving the contribution boxes in our
most respectable churches, and others
again, have died and are angels in Hea-
ven; out they owe us just the same.
We have had bills sent to many OF
our subscribers, who have forgotten
they owe us. 1t has been many years
since we have heard fromsome of them
No doubt they mean well, but they do
not pay. We send them this paper, for
which we have paid, printing for which
have paid, postage which we have paid,
and still they pay us not. And yet
there is but one thing to be done with
a debt, and that is to pay it. Forget
ting a debt does not pay it; intending to
pay does not pay it; nothing pays it but
the money. We hope those excellent
friends who do us the honor to read
this paper will have the kindness to re
NIT at once. If they cannot pay all,
surely they can pay part; aud as half
loaf is better than no bread we should
be obliged if they will pay even part
of their long neglected debt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

GALL is VANITY.-Some time during
the last years of his life John Quin-
cy Adams wrote, beneath portrait of
himself, some lines of which the fol-
lowing is one: 'An age of sorrow, and
life of Storm These words were not
written by wretched outcast, dying in
the poorhouse, but by one of the mark
ed favorites of external fortune. The
late Harrison Gray Otis, in public
speech of his later days, said, 'As look
over my existence see pathway of
mingled roses and thorns; but the roses
have long since disappeared, and the
thorns only remain. This was the con-
fession of man who had everything
that almost every human being of our
generation thinks worth having, and is
striving distractedly to get-health,
strength beauty, grace eloquence, cul-
ture, popularity, $SOO,Ooo, palace on
the most exquisite spot in Boston and a
United States senatorship.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09
A Grave i'm n Tree.

A correspondent of the Pittsburgh
Leader writes that there is very re-
markable and curious freak of nature
on the bank of the Castleman river,
about two and-a half miles above Con
fuence, which is well worth the trou
BILE of going to see. A short distance
from the river at the foot Of the noun.
tain six poplars are growing, the space
enclosed being in the shape of a coffin.
For about six feet from the ground the
six trees have common trunk, or rath-
.er root, as it seems as if the six trees in
the enclosed space had all united solidly
and had grown out Of the ground car
rying the earth above them up along to
the height named. This root-truuk is
fifty feet, in circumference, and the pop
lars, when they assert their individuali-
ty, are each two feet in diameter. But
now an extremely, curious feature OF
this freak of nature presents itself to
the astonished beholder. Upon climb
ing up on the top of the common trunk,
it is found that these populars must
have been planted around child's
grave. The enclosed space is about
four feet long, and the green grass is
growing in the earth there. AT one
end is great stone with an inscription
omit, which, however, cannot be de-
ciphered, as it is so worn by time. A
part of it is broken off by the wear and
tear of time, although it would be
thought that those sturdy pop.ars would
be able 10 protect this small charge OF
theirs. No one knows by whom or
when this grave was made.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

A philosopher presents the following
general deductions from his observations
at a picnic:
Girls with small feet are most ven
turesome in climbing trees or wading
swamps. The girl who will fly in ter
ror to the arms of her escort at the sight
of a toad, will, if she happens upon a
snake by herself, deliberately catch it
by the tail and jerk its head off One
ordinary handkerchief is not large
enough for two persons TO sit upon at
one and the same time. The young
man whose pants have been the most
mercilessly torn by thorns is the one
who is the most urgently solicited to
climb trees and fix swings. Bugs have
no sense of propriety.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

One CAUSE OF THE TRoUBLE.-Pov-
erty and whiskey are inevitable con-
comitants. They attend each other
with unchanging fidelity, and in thous-
ands OF instances the poverty in the
South is the legitimate result of too
much whiskey. Many of our people
conclude that they cannot get along
without it-that it is indispensable to
there health ard energy. But the idea
is fatal one. 1t may strengthen for
time, but like deadly norcOtic, leaves
the system weaker after each dose, till
finally it has undermined the entire con.
stitution of the man and made total
wreck of his moral and physical
strength. Poverty then stares him in
the face, but he is powerless TO grapple
with it, and life becomes lingering
exberience Of want, sorrow, and unpro-
ftable drugery.-Sunny South.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

UNION or CHURCHES. Chicago
Tribune appeals for consolidation of
similar religions sects: "Suppose that
the Methodist and Episcopalians were
united in one Church, the Presbyterians
and Congregationalists in another, the
half dozen Baptist branches in another.
and the Unitarians and Uoiyersalists In
another, cannot any one see that the
usefulness OF all would be Immediately
increased, and the oppressive weight OF
supporting SO many separate churches
would be greatly relieved"
And further: sWhile the churches
remain apart it is inevitable that there
must continue to be numerous little and
weak congregations, constantly 10 debt
and hampered for money attended by
feeble uninfuential congregation, preach
ed to by halfstarved, weak ministers.
They can only pay very small salaries,
and consequently can only obtain very
small preaching. S.arve a preacher
and you viii get starveling sermon.
The minister who does not get enough
TO support himself and family cannot be
expected TO have much heart Or interest
in bis work while hunger gDaws at bis
yitals. Such churches cannot do auy-
thing in missionary work. They can
not take proper care Of their own poor.
They cannot contribute literally 10 the
worlds charities. To bind and main
tain churches in manner TO attract
people requires great deal Of money,
and this keeps them constantly impecu-
NOUS In addition to this, these little
churches must be in constant competi-
ton with each other, involving no end
Of wrangiing and heart burnings"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

The LAST WoRDs OLA SUIClDE.-It
has already been announced that a
young woman threw herself under the
train at Lebanon, Pa, a few days since,
by which her head was instantly sever
ed from the body. She arrived on the
train the previous evening, accomplish
ed by stylish-looking young man, who
was heard to remark to her, "No, pet,
am going to the fair first, you go to
the hotel and wait until / come" The
woman was afterwards seen on the
street, appearing deeply downcast. An
unsigned letter was found on the street
the day of the suicide, believed to have
been written by the woman, which
reads as followers: ''My own dear one
have concludedto live no longer, for
l know that | have been cruelty betray-
ed. God knows / have never deserved
this. I hope to meet you in heaven, if
God pities nv troubled soul and takes
me home to Him. Try and lead bet
ter life. Think of my heart sorrows as
spend my last moments here on earth
among strangers in strange land.
The money You gave me have given
to the hotel man, and which they will
in all probability use to bury me. l
will die forgiving and thinking only of
you. Goodbye until we meet again 10
the world to come" The remains of
the suicide were not identified.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09
NEVER MIND.
What's the use Of always fretting
AT the trials we shall find


What's the use of always fretting
At the trials we shall find
Even strewn along our pathway?
J Travel on and never mind.
Travel onward-working, hoping,
>" Cast no lingering glance behind
At the trials once encountered, =. r
- Look ahead and never mind. l..
WHAT'S past is past forever:
Let all the fretting be resigned;
1t win never help the matter. -
u do your best and never mind.
And if those who befriend you,
Whom the ties of nature bind.
Should refuse to do their duty, S,
= Look to heaven and never mind.
Friendly words are often spoken
- When the feelings are unkind;
Take them for their real value
= Pass them by and never mind.
Fate may threaten, clouds may be lower,
Enemies may be combined;
If your trust in God be steadfast,
He will help you-never mind.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

MURDER.-The relations of Mr.. Geo.
Ezra Boston, in Winchester, have just
received information of his horriable
murder in California. Mr.. Boston EN-
igraled to California about Is years
AGO. The letter of his friends in that
vicinity states that he latterly had been
engaged on the great road leading into
the Yosemite valley, aud was appoint
ed the toll collector on TIE road. His
cabin was entered, it is supposed by
Indians, in the first part of September,
and he was murdered and his body
burnt, only the head remaining. His
remains were gathered up as well as
they could be and buried by his com
rades in the Yosemite valley.
Mr.. Boston was born in Winches-
ter and lived there for many years. In
his trip out to California he met with a
narrow escape, having been one Of the
victims in the celebrated Panama dis
aster. He was aged about SO years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

Fatal POISONING OF A MrNlsrER.-
The Rev. Harrison Scott, of Danville,
Va, was poisoned by wrong dose OF
medicine on Saturday, and died on
Sunday night. Mr.. Scott was unwell,
and physician had prescribed nitro
muriatic acid, ten drops to the dose, to
be taken in half glass of water, and
aromatic spirits of ammonia and NOR
phia, teaspoonfull to the dose, the
prescriptions being plainly written on
each bottle. On receiving the medi-
cine Mr.. SCOTS wife got the bottle of
muriatic acid, and pouring out tea
spoonful, gave it to her husband undi-
luted. 1t Immediately produced the
most intense agony, and though medi-
cial aid was at once summoned Mr..
Scott died, as stated above. .-,. .
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

A PENNSYLVANIA TRAGEDY.-At
Roseville, Pa, last week, Miss Harriet
Russell, daughter of VIM. Russell, a
farmer, married Horton Hurst, a car
penter, and young man of excellent
character There had been family
feud of long standing between Russell
and the Hurst. family, and the former
had forbidden his daughter receiving
attention from young Hurst. After the
nuptials had been celebrated the couple
went to the village tavern TO dine.
Whilst at dinner the door OF the din
ing room was burst in, and Russell, the
father of the bride, sprang into tbeapart-
ment. His daughter arose hastily and
ran toward him with outsiretched arms,
but he threw her aside and sprang upon
her husband. Accusing Hurst of hav-
ing induced his daughter TO leave her
home, he grasped him by the throat,
but the young man threw him off and
commenced backing toward the door.
Russell seized knife from the table,
and getting between Hurst and the
door, attempted to stab the young man.
Hurst received the thrust in bis arm,
and seeing that the old man was bent
Oh murder, drew revolver and warned
him to stand back Russell did not
heed the warning, and continued to
make deadly lunges with the knife.
Hurst receiving many of these in his
arm and shoulder, AT last Hurst push
ed his assailant back from him and lev
elled the pistol at him. His wife at
this instant sprang between the men
Just as her husbands pistol was dischar-
ged. The ball entered her brain, and
She fell TO the floor and expired with
out saying a word. The report of the
pistol brought number Of persons into
the room. Hurst had fallen on his
knees beside bis wife's body, and after
several times frantically appealing to
her by name to look up and speak to
him, he rose to his feet, and before a
hand could be extended to prevent him,
shot himself through the head, and he
fell dead by the side of his wife. Rus
sell seemed stricken dumb by the fear
ful scene, and was led from the room
like child. He was arrested and held
in $1,000 to await the action of the
grand jury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

A Main of Cocks is to he fought be-
tween New York and Vagina for a.
900. Arrangements were completed
on Saturday and the tourney will be
fought upon the following conditions:
Each side to show 81 cocks, and fight
all that weight in weights ranging 4
pounds ounces to pounds u ounces.
according to New York rules, for $500
each battle, and $4,000 the odd fight
The main is to be fought on the 2lst of
November, at Wheeling, West Virgin
ia--H'ashin gfan Star.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

A Wyoming jury, composed of sew
Ell men and FIVE women were shut up
for two days and two nights and yet
they couldn't agree. 1t is said that if
they, had remained out for seventeen
years there would have been no YER
dict, as the FIVE women talked the seven
men deaf the first six hours.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

THE FAMOUS RAZOR STRAP MAN.
The New York police raided on the
street peddlers few days since, and
amongst those arrested was Henry
Smith, the famous razor strap man. He
was taken to New street station, and
Captain Petty reprimanded the Off
Ger for arresting him. Mr.. Smith is
over sixty years old, and has been a
privileged street peddler, for many
years. He served in the late war, and
lost leg at Gettysburg. After his
discharge he devoted himself to the
service Of the sick and wounded IN hos
pital, and after the war he went North
and embarked in the razor strap busi-
ness. At one time Mr.. Smith was
worth about S300,000, but mania for
the dry goods trade cost him Sl5O,oOO,
and notion that he could predict the
course of the stock market took the rest.
Then he went into the sale of razor and
knives, cultivated oratory of the spread
eagle style, and made good living.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

GENERAL EAELY's PosIrIoN.-Th state
ment that General Jubal A. Early fav-
ored the proposed new party movement
attempted to be inaugurated at Boston,
with Gen. Banks for President, it turns
out, was Incorrect The general says:
II am firmly convinced that the dem
ocratic party, as at present organized, is
the only one whose principles and poll
cy can give any of a restorations Of the
rights of the States and return of the
federal government to its ancient integ-
rity; and, therefore, standing with the
white people of my State, l will give
my support, in my humble way, to that
party in the coming contest for the con-
trole of the government, and cannot
give my countenance to any movement
designed te supplant it,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

Thomas R. Sharp, Esq, Mastor of
Transportation of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, recently purchased at
public sale, for $4,000, the fine estate
OF the late Colonel c. H. Lynch, stu
aeea a on the Dan river, in Rockingham
county ,oa North Carolina, twenty miles
~est .so OIL Danville, Va, and containing
~, r,sao acres including over 800 acres of
'''i po''oms OF inexhaustible fertility.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

AND IT WAS so NaMED.-The New
York Sun relates the following incl
dent of the visit of the Virginia editors
to Blackwell's Island: .'i- '..-
Ascending the stairs to the meterni-
ty wards, his honor said that if there
was a small boy up there that hadn't
been named he should be called Thomas
Whitehead. There didn't happen to be
any small boys; but as the party were
leaving the ward the smiling matron
hustled froward with an ihfantand said.
ats girl, gentlemen, but won't you
name it!" MIR. Whitehead was equa. to
the occasion.
"Call it Virginia" be said, 'call it
Virginia. and his Honor added, "Call
it Virginia Whitehead" and So the wait
was named" e
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

PRoposED STATUE TO GENERAL LEE.
"A writer in the Richmond (Va)
Wing proposes to initiate a movement
during the State fair toward raising u
fund for the erection of an equestrian
statue of General Robert E. Lee. He
says, "Englishmen have given us a
statue of Jackson; let Virginians them
selves provide one for Lee, The pro-
position has already received the en-
dorsement of number of the newspa-
pers of the State. ..., ;.,,.r,ii.r.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

A harder snbject TO deal with than
even anold deck of cards. Is man
who don't advertise. ~.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

Contentment is said TO be better than
riches, but the latter is good enough for
ye writer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN AGED LADY.
Mrs. Latte Drayton, the old lady up
on whose person the colered man Craig
committed an outrage IN Allegheny
county, Md, several years ago: and for
which he was hung at Cumberland, met
with fatal accident on Tuesday last,
She lived alone in cottage on the Ma
ryland side of the river, nearly opposite
Keyser, w. Va, and started to visit the
house of neighbor living on the same
side, to reach which she had to follow
narrow path leading round The steep
rocks opposite Keyser, bordering the
river. At some points this path is diff
cult TO follow, and close to precipice
almost perpendicular, for hundreds of
feet. Mrs. Dravton was partly, though
remarkably active for woman aged
near So years, and it is thought she
either tripped or her head became diz-
zy, causing fall that precipltated her
down, rolling ard falling together, a dis
tance of seventy-fve or hundred feet,
terribly bruising her body, where she
was discovered later in the day by some
brick-makers, attracted by her cries Tor
help, who carried her to the nearest
dwelling, where she died on Thursday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

The CASE OF WEsTERyELT.-The
counsel in the case of Westervelt, con-
yicted of conspiracy in the abduction of
Charley Ross, have fled their reasons
fer new trial. The reasons number
ffty-eight, and are very voluminous. A
large part of the document is devoted
to the questions which were put to Su-
perintendent Walling, Of New York,
by the Commonwealth attorney. 1t
lis held that all of Walling's testimony,
other than the facts which he was call
ed to prove, namely, ''that Westervelt
pretended to furnish reliable intorma-
tion to the authorities, but at the same
time was notifying Mosher and Doug
lass of the movements of the authori-
ties" has no bearing on the case. 1t is
I held that the court erred In allowing
the Commonwealth officer to state be-
fore thejury that the testimony of the
defendant and his wife must be consid-
cred with some allowance, since one is
the prisoner and the other his wife, and
codefendant III the same bill of indict-
ment. The testimony of each witness
is taken peacemeal, and wround of error
found. .-.. . .
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-10-09

Nor ENTIRELY WITHOUT REASON
Bundy has been married two weeks and
has left his wife. Bundyis a little man,
and his wife weighs two hundred and
forty pounds, and was the relict of the
late Peter Potts About ten days after
marriage Bundy was surprised, on ava
kening in the morning, to find his bet
ter half sitting up in bed crying as if
her heart. would break. Astonished he
asked the cause of her sorrow, but re-
ceiying no reply he began to surmise
that there must be some secret on her
mind that she Withheld from him, that
was the cause Of her anguish, so he re-.
marked to Mrs. B. that, as they were
married, she should tell him the cause
of her grief, so, if possible, he could
avert it, and after considerable coaxing
he elected the following from her:
'Last night l dreamed l was single,
and as l walked through well lighted
street / came to store where a sign
in front advestised husbands for sale.
Thinking it curious l entered, and ran
ged along the wall on either side were
men with prices affixed to them.
Such beautiful men, some for $1,000
some for $500. and so on to $3.50. And
as / had not that amount l could not
purchase ...
Thinking to console her, Bundy plac-
ed his arm lovingly aronnd her and ask
ed: -..,...
"And did you see any men like me
there?" ... .aiH. .... .....
"Oh, yes" she replied, drawing away
from him, "lots like you; they were tied
up in bunches, like asparagus, and sold
for ten cents per bunch" -..t
Bundy got up and went to see his
lawyer as TO whether he had sufficient
orOund for divorce.