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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

S1V CuilU(tu' WerC killed ana several ne
fgroes badly hurt At Windsor, no harm
%ay done, but the hail-storm was very
thenyy One. hail-stone, which was mea-
Esrrsas was six and thrce-quarter inches
ia circumference.
| tss t3etween( 4 and ) o'clock, on Saturday
afternoon, the storm swept over Florence
and the vicinity with great violence.
Trees were torn up and thrown across
the track of the Northeastern Railroad,
and had to'be cut away before the trims
could pass. The damage was considera-
BILE. 4 colored man was killed, and u
colored child had its arm broken. Hnil-
stones fell as large as a mans thumb.
MI. EDITOR: As our legislators secmgto
propose becoming permanent residents
of Columbia, l submit for their present
or future consideration question TINT
nppenri to me worthy OF their investiS,-
ton, because it is, rs now existing, II
public outrage They are aware there is
" railroad running through, "a large por-
tion of South Cnrolina, connecting At
lanta. Gu. with Charlotte. N. G.. called
the AIRLINE Road, and which is now
monopolizinS the transportation business
rs connecting link between upper
South Carolina and the North-w
Fr"ightS shipped from any point in the
Northwest by this route to any portion
of south Carolina will stop and lie over
at the 'lepot on that road. in this State,
until the amount Of charges is paid, be-
fore the freight will be forwarded. For
instance, bill Of goods shipped from
st. Louis to- Abbevillc Court House. will
stop ut Grecnvillc Court House and re-
main there indefinitely, unless the con
signee nt Abbevil!e sends money to
| I1n t,,
charges Who is responsible for this
outrage? The Airline Road snys the
Gresnville TOAD will not advance
charges" tIr. Did the Airline Road
advance chnrSes" ut Atlanta? Or was
not the entire amount OF freight pro
rated through to Grecnvillc, and all the
charges pnid at that point were the entire
charges FROM St Louis to Greenyille.
For manT years s;lch thing lns never
been heard Of ~ II railroad advancing
freight bills TIL. merchandise is always
worth the freight, ana the charges should
not. indeed never are, except in cnses
like this, collected, except ut the point of
destination Then why this interruption
here: Il it because Mr.. Mnyr:.tll, the
President of the (Irecnville end Colurn-
| bia Railroad is splcn"tic, and wishes 10
drive Northwestern treights MI the WAY
| i'"',! ny h"?'StI' IrancnVitlc ana To-
lumbln: Or il it because the Airline,
becoming monopoly, wishes to exercise
all the assumed privileges of these
curSes?
| This - question, Mr.. Editor. that
materially concerns large proportion of
our citizens, and it is sincerely hoped
the Legislature may consider it of sutfi-
clent magnitude and importance to de
| manu their Immediate attention Very
truly. a FRIEND.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

SUPREME CouRr DECISIONS, SATURDAY,
March 20, 1S75.-Samuel Hunter, appel
liant, Us. Wardlaw & Edwards, respond
ents. New trial ordered. Opinion by
Wright, A. j.
julia A: Boykin, ct al., appellants, .rs.
John .. Watts, respondent. Motion dis
missed. Opinion by Wright, A. j.
w. B. Charles, respondent, Us. P. Fl.
Jacobs, appellant. New trial ordered.
Opinion by Willard, A. j.
d. B. DeSaussure, administrator, re-
spondent, Us. II. McClena9han, admins
traitor, appellant. Judgment and report
Of referee set aside and case remanded.
Opinion by Willard. A. J. seA' -
In re X. G. Billings, executor. rs,
Irwin Clinton, ei al, j. D. Perry, ct aL.
appellants. Order of Circuit Court OF
July 10, 1874, set aside. Opinion by
Moses, c. j.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

Mr. james G. Gibbes has just returned
from Florida, where he has been visiting
the region OF the St. Johns River, look.
ing particularly at the land which is besG
adapted to the production of the orange.
He gives glowing saccounts of this por
ton of Florida, and thinks no business
comparable to orange culture. A few
acres set out in orange trees will, in
short time, yield handsome income.
He met gentleman in Pulntka, who
owns four acre grunge lot in full bear
1ng' for which he has refused $50, 900.
These are the veritable gardens of tho
Aesperides, bearing luscious golden
fruit. We feel like going right down
there with 9rnfting tools, budding knife
and other things with which to make %,
fortune forthwith. But the riaticum (
lacking, the money to invest is non est,
and so we content ourselves with adyis-
ing those who are more flush to think of
it, talk to Col. Gibbes nnd learn the
points and particulars of how to pro-
ceed and how to succeed. There's
money in it.
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anu SO we content ourselves with adyIs-
ing those who are more flush to think of
it, talk to Col Gibbes nnd learn the
points and particulars Of how to pro-
ceed and how to succeed There's
money in it.
CAUcCssINa. There was no session of
the Legislature, last night, but the mem
bers held cnucus, to hear from the can
didntes for Comptroller-Ge General. Repre-
sentative Hirsch presided, and intro
duced the speakers. First came DR.. j.
l.. Neagle, who. in lengthy speech. in
formed the assemblage of what he had
done and what he expected to do. Mr..
flllebroTn followed in short, crisp
speech. The irrepressible Kirk then
mounted the rostrum, but there seemed
little disposition to hear what he had to
say-hc was not himself candidate, but
nominated Gen. BIcGownn. Gov. Cham
berlnin wns roughly handled for time,
when Mr.. h. deemed it best to retire
without completing his rodomontade.
Senator Dunn presented his claims in q
few remarks. Representative Myers, of
Beaufort, announced himself candidate
for the position, and expressed the hope
that the Legislature would make Judi
cious selection. Gen. Stolbrand stated
that he had been among this people
nearly ten years and nearly everybody
knew him; he would favor none, but do
justice to nll Capt. Little said he WAS
no speaker; his claim for the position
was that he had served several years
faithfully in the Office as subordinate.
Reading Clerk Marshall, after thanking
the friends who had brought him for
ward, declined the nomination. A mo-
ton to adjourn was then carried. tho
crowd departed and the gas was ex-
tinguished.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

HOMICIDE. A brief despatch from
Sumter, Inst night, states that Butler
Specrs. colored man, formerly n mem
Der of the Legislature and now Chair
man of the Board of County Commits
sioners, WAS killed by Joseph Skinner, q
young lawyer. who is at present con-
n"ctcd with tho Sh eriffs Office.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

A VALUABLE ORNAMENT TO A HOTEL
READING ROOM. There has recently been
placed in the reading room of the Whee-
ler House, of this city, one of L. W.
Burton's patent hotel writing tables,
which is attmcting good deal of atten-
ton. 1t is one of the most convenient
and at the same time one Of the most
handsome ornaments, we have yet seen
for hotel. This table is made of black
walnut, and is eight feet long and four
feet wide, with inclined surfaces on
each side, making double table, ex-
ceedingly convenient for letter-writers.
Extending the length of the table, in the
centre, is an ornamental partition, also
made of black walnut, containing, in
frames, directory of many of our lead
ing business houses, the cards of each
establishment using this method of ad-
vertising, being emblazoned on glass in
gilt and silvered letters. Our friend
Pollock deserves credit, and we award it,
for his enterprise in adding this. .haad.
some feature to his reading room. HIM.
drcds of these tables are being put mp in
tho leading hotels of the North by Mr..
Burton and his mon. "a. word{to the
wise Is sufficient. We will simply state
TINT this desk is patented, and as the
manufacturers, venders and users are
equally liable in an action brought fol
Infringement, it would be we'll for our
hotel keepers in the South to ascertain il
parties offering to furnish these tablea
arc authorized BY power of attorney from
L. W. Burton (patentee) TO do 80.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-08-26

~s--
A GOOD story is told of Il certain tea
peddler, who lives not hundred miles from
Napanee, and who was pushing his vocation
IN the back couatry. Having called on a
poor woman and asked her to purchase
box of tea, she told him she was not able to
pay for it, whereupon he proposed to take
the baby that lay in the cradle in exchange
for it; and, she at once consented, he took
the baby and left the tea, thinking the
woman would soon follow. When he
came to the next house he told what he had
done, and was informed that the baby did
not belong 20 the woman, bat had only
been lcit with her the night before. He
then concluded to return the child, but had
to give the woman another box of tea to
get her to take it back. lie says he'll net
buy any more babies.-Toronto Globe.
A TENDER HEARTED BRoTHRR.-A
Couple of enterprising men, doing the
clothing business at Atlanta, are intheryiew-
| ed BIZ a customer in search of a coat. The
senior Of the firm handles the new conner,
and soon finds ''f.st class it," In answer
to the price the response is, eighteen dol
| lars
"Well, Sir, like your coat very much,
but don't like the price"
DWELL, mine trent, re price is noting SC
you like re coat. We let you take 'em a
fifteen dollars"
The customer still complains of the price.
saying that SIS was too much. This was
too heavy for the dealer, so, taking his Gus
toner to the extreme end Of the store, anC
drawing him into dark corner, he whisper.
in his ear, "MIne trent, | let you have "a
coat for twelve dollars and half.
"Well, SIR saidshe customer, "I lik'
your coat very much, and am satisfied
with thee price, yet l would like t.
know why this mysterious perfor
, nance
"Vell, mine trent, you see dot leetl
man dere? He was mine broier. He go
re heart disease, and go help me gracious
, if be was to hear me tell you take twelv
, dollars and a half for re coat he drop de
! nit his track
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NUMBER SSS.

"Mic,' ealledHarney's well known voice.
''are you asleep?'
| There was such a rushing and stumbling
inside, that he caught the door to again with
a snap.
"Alic, for Gods sake what is it 2"
"a general resurrection | gasped
struggling for the door. "For the love
Of heaven fling it oben, let me out, and give
me a pistol ~
| Then ranging myself alongside the portal
while Harvey aalsied with astonishmens
stood heroically by my side, / chaleged:
,"The lire man first, and then one corpse
at q time"
| &, Mustechoes made a dash, but we trIpped
him; then the old banker, simply trimmed
with shroud, and DR.. Giles, looking ex
tremely foolish, gasping, coughing and
, sneezing, reeling along in company with his
late patient.
As a revelation Of the possibilitie. of
the case burst upon my mind, should have
exploded with laughter, had we net so
nearly suffered sitting death, and then
my righteous indignation at the "soft
job"
A few moments will explain matters.
The crafty old man, Donald, had endured
dosing and this severe test to set his mind
az rest concerning the character Of his wife
and her friend. Giles, uneasy at the effect
OF his sleeping potion given to the supposed |
dead man had enconsed himself into the |
tomb, Ills patient providing him with KEY
for this purpose, to minister to him if any
thing unlocked for should occur; while |
Harvey, on his own responsibility, had got |
up little side show. Giles, in torture at |
being unable to make out my business or
identify, had undergone excruciating cramp,
and made soms little movement, which | |
heard.-Not liking the damp ground, he
had perched himself upon shelf above the |
collins, and when the thief, startled at the
halfopen eyes of the corpse, thought to
look again, and discovered them wide open |
aad glaring, aud had dashed backward, the |
Old banker angrily, but unwisely, leaped |
out and engaged in a hand to hand encoun-
ter.
l came out the best of any Of .hen
through miracle of good fortune, as Giles
leap, disIodging as he did the coffn upon
which he sat, would have endangered the
life OF one not borne under a lucky planet,
as, in its fall, it grazed my skull.
The tomb certainly must hare presented
a disturbed appearance, when the old bank.
er sent some workmen up for repairs.
Probably Dr.. Giles a,nrss"asetien e, GGarnpt7 rKe
strip over the portal, had saved US from
suffocation by the dust kicked up in
scufpe.
The baffied Sir Mustachces ard the dis
comited and disappointed wife fitted to
parts unknown, leaving Herney to his legi-
innate heirship. Ee did remember me, to
the extent that soon had a thriving busi-
ness.
took time tc tell Harney every particu-
lar of that nights performance. | told it
in Roman Italics, too, after had got the
mould out of ms hair, and found that l
was not wh ite headed; and for months af-
terwards, if l wanted to set tie fellow
almost into Mysteries, had only to ask
Kim If he had any moro 'soft jobs" on
hand?
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4 Vicksburg boy got hold Of news
paper the other day, which said that hot
drinks were more cooling to The system than
cool beverages. He emptied handful of
ground pepper into the coffee pot, in order
to test the experiment, and soon after
breakfast he was heard confessing to his
father his disbelief in domestic receipts of
any Kind whateYer. The father used a
barrel stave to aid his side Of the argument.
=ElcksbNrQ Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-08-26

The undersigned having leased tbs dry
dock Of the ManiJowoc Dry Dock Company
81 Nanltowoc. for a term Of FIVE years, is now
prepared TO dock vessels of all classes, in
cluding the largest afoat on the lakes. The
dry dock Is 265 feet long and IS feet wide,
with II feet Of water over the mud sill. All
work entrusted to Us viii be performed in a
skillful w0rkmaLlike and expedItious man
ncr and at lower rures than can be oh
tained either in Milwaukee or Chicago.
g, s Rand, HENRY BERGER.
l4-i7-tf
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I'hc Finest! The Che7DeSt!!
AND THE BES1!!!
" Iii, |. :? |. !. ? ER !.
A. ZI.JSAL' 5
FRANKLIN ST, SOUTH SIDE,
EiAMiT WCC, WIS.

Having purchased my EXten-
Eive Stock Of WALL PAPER
from THREE Of the Principal
Manufacturers in this country,
+ have been enabled to secure
for my patrons a Larger \ arie-
|ty of Patterns from which to
EELEcr, than any other house in
the City.
Call and Examine my Stock
before purchasing elswhere.
s7o-am A. KRYZINSkI.
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Over one hundred and thirty sold IN this County
alone during NEst season. 1t is the most durable.
most easily managed and gives the best satisfaction
of any Reaper sold in the West. Call and examine
them at the warerOoms of
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''lle was buried this morning. and I
want you to watch inside the .cmb to night,
as | am convinced that there will be an at
tempt made to rob the coffin of the metallic
box
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No man can become thoroughly acqua int
ed with his family history without running
for Office.
not max e the bed sweet for her coming.
AT recent spelling match one man
spelt it ''pasnip' and got beet.
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NEWTON, Nanitowoc Co., April 19, 1875
IL. b. SmaHey, Eanttowoe, Wis:
DEAR SIR:

DEAR SIR:
Since receiving the Improve
ments which you sent me, I must say
that am highly pleased wish the work
ing of my Buckeye Table Rake Reaper
and Mower. As I set the machine mp
myself and rot understanding it, it dil
not satisfy me- but after having thoma-
chine put IN order, gave me perfect sat
isiaction. There Is 20 machine made,
in my opinion, that lays a nicer eavel
for the binder. The machine is light
draft, durable. and splendid mower.
ours &c,
MICHAEL HOGAN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28

THE POULTRY ARGUs.-We invite Farm
ers. Mechanics Breeders and Fanciers to inspec
this Illustrated Monthly, one of the best poultry
journals in America. The January number con
taiDs two full-page engrayings-N hlte Holland
Turkeys and Black Cochins The table OF con
tents shows article on - Pedigree Breeding, by
Wight, of England, standard author the word
over; prize essay on Feeding Poultry" by
DR.. VIM. Pitt, Is begun, and Z. j. Kinney teiir oil
the Profits of Poultry Breeding. Beside these
there are dozen other articles on Poultry topics
and news. Every number will be finely Illus
trated with woodcuts descriptive of some lead
inr variety OF fowls Each number will be worth
the cost OF years subscription. Subscribe
now Liberal terms TO agents. One dollar per
year Send ten cents for sample copy. MILLER
& CLINTON Publishers, PoLO, Iii.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28
kalakaua's Palace.

THE home of King Kalakaua is thus
described; 1.-THE royal palace we found
at the eastern extremity of the city, sur
rounded by gardens and 'awns three or
four acres in extent and inclosed by a
high wall CT rough-hewn coral. A sleepy,
barefooted sentinel admitted US by a
wicket gate. TO the left were the bar
racks with a few soldiers lolling about
some light iron cannon. And before us
broad, hard avenue, shaded by beauti-
full trees, led up to very simple one
story edifice, built of coral taken from
the reef in the harbor, completely en-
comprised by noble piazza and sur
mounted with huge square cupola
Iolani Palace, rs it is called is about
twenty-five feet in length and fifty feet
in width. After looking about the
grounds, which are not kept in very good
order-perhaps because the authorities
contemplate the erection of new palace
we mounted flight of stone steps and
entered the royal mansion through a
wooden doorway which opened into an
immense hall. A long table, covered
with green leather, occupied the center
of this room, and upon it was rack of
law books. Some admirably executed
paintings adorned the walls-there was a
full-length portrait of Louis Philippe,
King of the French, one of the Emperor
of Russia and half dozen other Euro
pean sovereigns or statesmen. These
paintings were presented to different
Kamehamehas by the respective celebri
ties whose likenesses they portrayed. "A
door opens from the hall into the library,
lofty room with green upholstery. The
walls were hung with fine paintings of
Kamehameha l., surnamed the Great
Kamehameha HI; Kamehameha ~,
when young boy, and Kahu-
mana, the female premier, who was one
of the first of royal blood to embrace
Christianity. On one side of the room
stood secretdire and an iron safe; the
remaining side contained handsome
cases, two filed with French and two
with English books, about a thousand
volumes in all. Among them were sew
eral very valuable illustrated and scien-
| titic works-Audubon's Birds of Ameri-
Ca, Wilks' United States Exploring Ex-
pediton,' and others. On the center
| table stood an elegant set of Lord Macau-
| lays works. Next adjoining .be library
was the crown ROOM so called because
| the King places the crown here in state,
upon magnificent table of native woods.
! This apartment is furnished in brighter
| colors than the library and contains
several very fine steel-plate engravings-
| two of the British House of Lords and
! Commons in session. one of Prince Al
| bert of England, and another OF the
! Duke of Wellington. Crossing the hall
| brought US. to the grand reception
| ROOM which occupies one-half OF the
! building and bears the same relation to
| Iolani Palace that the East Room does
| to the White House at Washington, both
1 in position. character anduse The walls
and the furniture are richly gilded, and
two large chandeliers, containing each
ten kerosene lamps, depend from the
lofty ceiling. At the center Of one side
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28

A second visit found Helen Jewett in
tears She had failed to receive certain
remittances from her friends in the
South" The old story was not SO old
| then. Her landlady was about to seize
her valuable library or her wardrobe,
and possibly eject her from the house.
| Twenty dollars was all she needed, and
Robinson rendered it cheerfully. The
woman became his tempser. She used
| her arts to draw money from him until
he robbed his employer. The young
man was about to be married to young
lady of wealth and position. Helen
Jewett learned this, and, having discov-
cred the lady's name, threatened to make
disclosures to her unless larger sums of
money were paid to her.
Thus matters went on until the career
of Helen Jewett was brought to an end.
She was found dead in her bed her
head cut open with Ratchet. A Span
ish wrapper-a garment very popular
with the better class of young men in
that time-was also found at the scene
of the crime. The house in which
Helen Jewett was murdered, and in
which she had lived for some time, was
in Thomas street, near Chapel street,
now West Broadway. On the night of
the murder man had been seen leap
ing the fences in the rear of the house,
and thus reaching Chapel street. This
evidence was all that could be elected
on the trial The Ratchet was a new
one, and the cloak was similar to one
worn by Robinson. He was arrested
and tried for the crime. The negro
woman who attended the door for Helen
Jewett swore that Frank Rivers was the
only person she let in that night Then
it was learned that each of Helen
Jewett's visitors was known as Frank
Rivers.
A second person, a young tobacconist
in Hudson street, was confronted by the
negress, but she could not say whether
it was that or the other Frank Rivers,
and SO Robinson, who had, like the
tobacconist, proved an alibi, was &C
quilted.
The excitement caused by the murder
has few parallels in the city. The house
days and nights, and the citizens grew
that novel based upon the murder
reached several editions. Candies and
nickknacks, and even clothing, were
uullCu dltSl tuC pIoHilbCu1 detolo III
the affair. A blue cloth cap, some
thing like a naval undress cap which
was very popular at that time, became
known as the "Robinson cap" because
Robinson wore such an one. During the
same summer, 1886, high hats OF light
cloth were introduced 1t became popu-
lar to wear upon these hats black band
an inch wide, known as a "Helen Jewett
mourner."
Young Robinson went South and be-
came an attache of the Postal and Rev.
enue Department. During his stay in
Texas and other Southern States the
papers, especially in New York, continu-
ally reported his death-sometimes in a
duel and sometimes in q bar-room broil
In 1859, while en- route to Washington on
Government business, he was taken sick
and died at the Gait House, in Louisville,
Ky.-N. Y. Graphic.