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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-03
City Hall
GROCERY STORE,

the liberal patronage bestowed on ME
during the pnst TEN YEARS. and renew
the assurance that my best efforts will be
used to the purpose of supplying the
public with the BEST QUALITY Of
GOODS, ut the LOWEST POSSIBLE
PRICES.
l have adopted. and shall rigidly ad-
here to, IL STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM,
convinced that that policy alone is most
beneficial to the public and myself.
Mar oG GEO. SWIMMERS
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Coming Revolution.

A the time approaches, the Rushing
N Sale of Cigars" increases. Only a
few days until oil will realize what o
great change has taken place. Smokers
will rejoice even more than they do now
when they go to
PERRY e. SLAWSON'S
Cigar and Tobacco Store.
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ROSES HOTEL, COLUMBIA. S. C. WIN. 3. ROSE,

FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
Fare S24 a day, including
Omnibus ride. Situated
near the Capitol and in
centre Of business part of
the city. My Omnibus
will convey passengers to
and from every train. The
Ladies' Apartments are
complete; entrance on AS
sembly street. BILL
ARD and BATH ROOMS
are all new and in good
order. Ap ;
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South bound Trains connect Mt Au-
Gusta for all points South and West
Through tickets sold and baggage
checked to principal points.
JAS. ANDERSON, General Sup.
A. Rope, Gen. Pass'r md Ticket AIT.
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Screven House,
IL. BRADLEY, Proprietor
SAVANNAH, GA.

THIS long and favor:,hly known
Iiouse, pleasantly situated OF Johnson
Square, having been recently repaired
and reprinted, and having all Of its
departments filed with competent.
polite and attentive employers, offers
to the travelling public comforts un-
surpassed by any house i'll Southern
States. Feb il 3mO
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&@VshVo9 DVS7"N G&AD9E GW B0 4HBE@@ @s@VAe
Holder Of each Ticket admission to
Musical ut the Opera House Evening
Distribution the Awards Titles
The Distribution I'll hs a2aa: :A2 ;;pssa and
will be Immediately deposited in the Union Savings Bank with
list OF and instructions refund in Distribution
should not take place 1t is believed that be dsposed
rapidly and the Distribution made early ateproab by the
middle OF April The only desire of the of project is
dispose of surplus such manner
as to enable any one to procure q site for home
JULIAN A. sELBY. Manager Columbia g. C.
scke & can be obtained at Indian Girl Cigar Store Columbia
Grocery Store and the PHax1x Office, Columbia.
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City Taxes---Time Extended.
YTyHE books of the City Treasurer are
Il now open for receiving Of Taxes for
1875. ALI City Taxes must be paid be-
fore the 18th day of April instant. There
will positively be no further extension.
RICHARD JONES',
April it City Treasurer.
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Change of Schedule.
Will. ,GOL. e AUGUSTA r. r

CoLUMDIA, 5. c., April I, 1870.
knG @ @ Sd Il, inst' tnd Day alseT Paso ,no
Senger Train from and to Columbia will
be discontinued. Passengers for points
on Cheraw and Darlington Railroad can
make connections at Florence on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. leaving
Columbia on Local Freight at BIO 4. NJ,
Mt Florence ut 1870 r. NJ Re
leave Florence Mt 1850 =. NJ. +;
arrive Mt Columbia $50 Z. NJ. The fol-
lowing Schedule vii! be opcratcd
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THOS. DODAMEAD, Gen. Sup't.
JABEz MORTON, Gen. Ticket Agent.
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Char otte, Columbia 6, Augusta r. R.

Ma. 2 Train makes close connection,
TIA Charlotte and Richmond, to nll points
North, arriving ut New York Cos A. NJ.
No: 4 Train makes close connection, ria
Wilmington and Richmond, to all points
North, arriving at New York 5l5 p. NJ.
GOING SOUTH. Train No. /. Train No. 8.
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South Carolina Railroad Company,
COLUMBIA, S. c., April l, 1875.

CULUHBIA, .. q, ApflI I, 1910.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Columbia at 4.3O D. III.
Arrive ut Charleston at. .11.45 D. M.
Leave Charleston at. Gas q. m.
Arrive ut Columbia at. ..... 2.15 p IN.
NIGHT EXPRESS ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN.
Leave Columbia. 100 p. m.
Arrive. ............... -. $50 o. M.
Leave Charleston. ............ ITO p. M.
Arrive. ........ G.35 a m.
Camden Train will connect at King
Vile with Up Passenger Train for Co
lumbia, Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
and with Down Passenger Train from
Columbia, Tuesday, Thursday nnd Sa-
turday.
8. s. SOLOAiONS, Gen. Supt.
s. B. PIcKINs, General Ticket Agent.
Finest groceries at Hardy Solomon's.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11
From PIeasantville-

Yesterdays Pella Blade contains a
lively letter from Pleasantville, over
the signature Of Esau," to which
we cheerfully give place here notwith-
standing the naughty and absurd
things it says Of Knoxville. Neither
the people of Knoxville nor our rail-
road men have ever snubbed I"
Pleasantville or Its " Committee men. y
They have honestly and always labor.
ed earnestly to secure railroad point
ing to Des Moines by way Pleasantville
I'm preference to one locking
directly west on a route that
would leave Pleasantville some
three miles to the north. We have
thus far secured the expenditure of
S62 900 in grade upon which the
cars will, we hope, ere long be steam
ing for Pleasantville. We have taxed
ourselves $4,000 to that end, are
ready to do as much more, and are
now faithfully negotiating an oppor-
luDlty w luNcSt tHAt diiOuht VT iHoIe
i'm such a road. Has Pella done as
mueh? Has it done anything Is it
likely to do anything Does IL really
desire to do anything more than 10 Sc.
cure another road from the East as far
as Pella, and hold the trade it has
fr0Tn this side Of the river by prevent
ing the building Of railroad that
would cut off from 1t this trade ?
Knoxville cannot be alienated from
Pieasantvillo by the trick of some
Pella man writing such stuff to make
trouble between US and our Pleasant
vile friends for the purpose of injur-
Ling the prospects of the A. X. & ID.
Road. Here Is " Esau s " letter:
As the'affairs and status of our town
are not known TO many of your read
ears. and rs iione of your papers find
their way here, I will try aud give
| you short local. Our town has been
incorporated near two years; we have
two large and commothous church
HOUSES, with the churches in n
healthy condition. with good preach
ers and good pay, and not snloon or
len Of vice Of any kind within oul
limits. Surely we ought to he happy
tpeople. Ii IL rnmored that one Of on,
| ,iruggists dispenses some OF the "Oh
he joyful" through the back way.
Our business IL thus represented !:
Three dry goods and grocery stores,
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LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PELLA.

February 3, 1875.
DIR. Allen, Of this place, who has
been seriously ill for two or three
weeks, is now thought TO be out of
danger.
The humps have got aroand to
Pells, aud the jaws Of Young America
swely out like those Of a chipmunk.
Abfakeman on the K. Il d. M. Ry-,
named Adelbert French, lest three
fingers of his left hand while coupling
cars at Ottumwa yesterday.
The two concerts given by Prof.
Cushman on Thursday and Friday
evenings of last week were largely at
tended.
The wife of Rev. o. 8. Crittenden,
of New Sharon, formerly Of PelIa, died
ut her home in that place few days
ago. She has been ali invalid several
years.
Snow 81 Huber are making prepara-
lions to enlarge their rendering estab-
lishment. They now have 200 barrels
of grease In store and have dead hogs
enough on hand to make AS much
more. and still coming by the ton.
The large hardware Arm of Voorhees,.
Lankelma 4 Bousquet has been dis
solved, Mr.. Lankelma Withdrawing
and engaging In the grain business
with Mr.. Il. Van HSuten.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Mrs. Nancy
McKern, living four miles south OF
Knoxville, was injured by the acct
dental discharge Of shotgun last
Thursday evening. Her son, fourteen
years old, had been hunting rabbits
with shot gun. loaded with small
charge Of powder, and eight or ten
large shot, one size smaller than back
shot. The boy came in with zabbit
hanging on the end of his gun, and as
he was suffering with cold, his moth
er, intending TO relieve him, attempt
ed to take the rabbit from the gun,
when the boy, having snow on his
boots, slipped and fell to the hoor. The
hammer Of the gun struck upon a ia
BILE, and the piece was discharged.
Three shot entered his mothers leg
just below the knee, glanced around
the bone and lodged In the calf. The
physicians called determined that 1t
woald be better not to extsact the
balls. The wounds are not dangerous.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

DONATION. The Baptist congrega-
ton OF this place will convene at the
parsonage on Thursday, Feb. 18th In
the capacity OF a donation party, and
provide free dinner at one p. m. for
all who may attend. The movement
Il for the benefit Of tie pastor, Rev. A.
Robbins. Not only members OF the
church, but all others, are cordially
invited to be present, to bring such
offerings az their generous hearts may
suggest, aud enjoy social feast.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

Nix. HARVEY RANDALL, who went
from Clay township, this county, to
Kansas In 1856, was there through all
the border rutiian troubles, through
all the dry seasons, and through the
terrible days Of the grassllopper raid
called Mt the JOURNAL sanctum this
week and renewed an acquaintance OF
twentyyears ago. He Is now resident
Of Nemaha county, Kansas, where he
has left his family, while he Is here
for brief visit among friends and
relatives. expecting to take back with
him next week some supplies for the
suffering Of his neighborhood. He is
authorized as soliciting agent. Any
thing sent to his address, Ontario.
Jackson CO., Kansas, with instruct
ions for distribution, will be faithfully
and honestly applied. He tells us that
he visited families before leaving
there, some OF which comprised nine
persons, who had not Sufficient food
In their houses for n single meal,
Their teams are subsisting upon hay
alone, aud are already so poor and
weak MS to be worthless for any pres
ent use, and cannot be any better un-
/ til grass comes. The supplies thus far
! distributed have been very meagre In
/ quantity. No more than fifty pounds
Of flour il given to any family at one
time. Evidence which cannot be
doubted IL aceumulating to show that
thousands of families there are now
really in sad and suffering condr-
tion; and that many must perish un-
less relieved soon.
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KATE KINNEY,
OALLA q.

Feb. ., 1876.
The town of Dallas has two stores Al
present, one owned and managed by
Bucklew Bros. and the other by Golf
& Campbell. Both firms are appar.
emily doing fair business.
I. Gregg, our artist, has been doing
very good business for few weeks
past. He now talks Of leaving here
soon.
Quarterly meeting will commence
at the new church on the 18th inst,
held by the Evangelical Association,
and will probably be protracted fora
few weeks.
A company of Kansas men have
been feeding large number of hogs
here this winter, but have shipped the
larger part of them, and claim to have
lost considerable amount of money On
them.
John Willis and L. Sherman are
erecting building to be used as a res.
taurant and grocery establishment,
and may perhaps sell beer, but we
hope not.
Len. Golf has purchased a farm lying
north of town from J. S. Campbell, for
$4,000. Mr.. Campbell has purchased
OF e. Jacobs & Son, two miles north of
town, for ST 800.
A number of farmers of this vicinity
have in contemplation the building Of
new dwellings in the spring. Among
them are J. G. Richie, p. Davis, W.
Clark and S. Long.
Jas. Carpenter is erecting a new
dwelling in this place.
There has Of late been considerable
excitement here in reference to Post.
office affairs but all is quiet now.
JACK.
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n orakeH1an named Perdue ~,
hand badly crushed few dar. a' =
while coupling cars. ago
Mrs. Ed. Il. Cassatt has rs,.
ffom her vsitto Kansas, and -. "ea
TINT tlrefe il great restitution p'1
eountry, many families beinv :, as
starving condition. :" .
Hon. II. G. Bowen In. ,on
four or five weeks trip to Wash,n,. q
City, Maryland and Ohio. '0a
The latcst reports from Rev w :,
Burt, who was 40 seriously injured !.
his horse running away with him
To- the effect that he will probably ).
cover.
Grass widows are multiplying -,
idly over this way. Another man ~.
Iris wife separated during the n..,
week With several wards to ha.'
fforir.
Fire storm last Wednesday dela,.,
.ll the trains on the X. & ID. NJ D.
A freight train stuck in snow dri,, .
short distance west Of town and 4.
fayed the mail train going east sever,
hours. The mail train going west WA
also behind, and to make the matt,
worse, had no route agent aboard cor
sequently we had no mails from III.
east OH that day.
w. w. Totten has sold his grocery
and restaurant To his father-in.law
Mr.. Shaw, of Granville, who take,
possession this week. Totten cos.
back Oh his farm.
KATE KINNEY
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

sToCk SALEs.--An association has
been formed at Knoxville for the pur.
pose Of supplying market for live
stock, and chattles of any kind what.
ever that any person in the county
may wish to sell. Sales will be held
at Knoxville each month; and any
person may be his own auctioneer, or
employ whom he pleases, but must
abide by the rules of the association.
All property must be registered ten
days before sale, and will be sold in
the order in which il is registered.
Further notice will be given. For par
ticulars address, SALE ASSOCIATION,
Knoxville, Iowa.
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CELEBRATED Waldo Steam Washer
at Cunningham's price 1918.


NEW TOwN.-A new town is about
to be started, under the name Of Fon-
tan, about six miles southeast Of San
dyville, Warren county, and four and
half miles from Caloma, this county,
In the Quaker settlement. The own
ers of the lands, on the section corners,
propose TO give lots to any persons
who will build upon them. They want
store, blacksmith and wagon shop,
shoe shop, harness shop, mill, ETC.,
and have good prospect Of securing
them, and also post Office. II 10 In
the midst Of q ricfl and closely-settled
agricultural region, and IL an excellent
location for a village
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11
SYLvIE EBERHARDT.
1" PoTTERvILLE, OSBORNE Co., KAN.

" PoTTERvILLE, OSBORNE Co., KAN.
January 81, 1915.
To-day is the Sabbath, but
1t would not be known here by any
outward observance. People do about
the same AS on week day You
want to kHow VIII either or no we re-
ceive any aid? Precious little, / tell
you. Enough comes in the course of
montl, to Keep one family two weeks,
when there are 10 families in this pre-
cinct, 40 In one township; and there
Is not u man, or more than one, who
will not be almost entirely dependent
on aid In a month more. The question
is asked, What shall we do?u We
know that abundance Is sent, but why
don't 1t reach us? 1t Is overhauled by
that miserable Central Committee at
Topeka. and the choice things are
handed out to the people there, and IL
Is sent down on the Missouri river
where IL is not needed You know
what large amounts of money have
been sent here. Well, not a man has
seen any of 1t. II Is thought that II
sinks into the pockets of the Central
Committee. Every city that sends car
loads of provision and clothing should
send a man along to see that it gets
here. Doubtless boxes and car loads
are boxed up for future sale. Enough
has been sent to put everybody beyond
want, II we could get It. Men have
been sent to Topeka, but we have had
no report yet. A man could
get nothing TO do here IL his life de-
pended upon it. The winter
has been extremely cold, and some did
mot leave their beds for SO hours for
fear Of freezing. One man we knew
of was frozen to death two weeks ago.
Jewell county gets more aid than W.
do. Our tight time IL to come yet. A
lorg time Till crops can be gathered
and almost out nosv, 1t is well the
futare is yelled, perhaps.
M S.
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NEW PosT.OFFICE.--The people OF
Bethel. Clay township, have received
from the Post-office Department en-
couraging news in reference to the To-
cation Of post-office at their place
and hope TO secure it very soon. 1t is
to be supplied by an extension of the
mail route from leighton rid Bellefon-
tame. The route should be further
extended to English Settlement and
lola,
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doing . lsessy buMiness; four grocery
and notion st0res, and one Grange
store owned BY few Changers, doing
J0lerable bnhsiness, with general
assortment Of groceries hardware
etc.; one hardware and two drug
stores; one furniture store and two
harness slrops. and one grist mill one
Iafve school lYOtlse and various other
improvements. while the town itself
has neat, tidy appearance, which
certainly denotes thrift and enter
prise, and taking into consideration
the fact that we are situated In one Of
the most fertile spots In the State.
with an abundance Uf timber, coal and
water, and all the natural resources to
make wealthy md prosperous people,
IL seems a great wonder TO travellers
and everybody else that we have not
long ago had tlfe advantages of u rail
road. too. But we have siinniered and
stewed the matter down until 1 with
others, have jumped at ttiis conclu-
sion: That just SO long as we act Tn
conjunction with Knoxville In Il. II.
project we will ever he defeated and
we think We will ere long try some
body else; they have already snubbed
our conffttrlttee man, and we have long
suspected there Is a dog In the well.
And II makes little difference to- us
Where the county seat Ii located we
have, some of US. come to tile conclu-
sion that " you will help us to the r.
Z. we will Ifelp you to the county seat.
have heard most of the influential
business men and farmers express
themselves In that direction. Then
we would In few years have better
town than the one we now pay tribute
to. Think over this, ventilate the idea
through your columns, and talk it to
your business men, work for 1t and
win.
Times are very lively this season of
the year; already our grasshopper
friends are turning their faces toward
the setting sun. But to-day Ia dam
per on such enterprises with this
combing 'nor-wester.
To-day we had quite An exciting
runaway by a team Of horses attached
to a wagon, but nobody hurt. and but
little damage done. only our friend the
hardware man in the excitement Incl
dent on sncfr occasions, found a nice
smooth place and seated himself very
abruptly,
AS our people are very healthy we
will have no mortuary this week, but
we steadily increase.
PLEAsANTv1LLE, Feb. 2. 1875.
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THE PELLA BLADE comes 70 90 tllls
week bearing it, usually bright coun.
tenance, full Of local and general news,
and even, as we conceive, greatly i'm.
proved In some respects. We recog.
nize upon 1t The work Of new and
able head and industrious haiftis. T.
C. Masteller, who has for near two
years been faithful foreman in the
mechanical department. ~ the jour.
NAL Office, has purc..lasa ~ interest
Of Mr.. Cox In the Blade. j. H. Betzei
has also pure ased an interest. +. c.
Masteller, A. Il. Better andJ. II. Bet.
zer are the individual members of the
firm:which will henceforth be known
as Masteller 4 Co.. publishers Of the
Pella Blade. r. G. Masteller is tire
managing editor, and will conduct the
political and miscellaneous depart
ment. His salutatory says; 1t is our
intention to labor In the Republican
ranks with what ability we pSssess,
and for Republican interests aud pfin-
ciples. We shall, however, reserve to
ourselves the fight to criticize party
officials and party measures as to us
seernet1 best" "Clyde" will fiji his
place WITH credit to himself aud satis4
faction to the readers of the blade. j.
II. Better wifi still conduct the local
department, and do 1t we'll, as is his
habit. Cordially we wish that success
may attend the blade and its new
management.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

A RARE opportunity Is now offered
to any one desiring to invest in q
small (but which may be large and
weIl-paying business In Knoxville,
The business is specialty-the only
one In the city, and with an invest
ment Of ST 900 or 81 500 will pay net
profit of at least 81 500 per year The
stock Is new and can be bought at low
figures with agreement that the party
sailing will not engage in same bust
ness IN Knoxville without purchasers
consent. For particulars inquire o
attorneys Anderson d. Collins or G.
X. Hart.
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ii. b. KEEFER, OF this city, has pur-
chased from j. M. and Adam Hays
their farms four miles southwest OF
Knoxville, comprising 100 acres, and
sold to the same parties his stock OF
merchandise ut Marysville where
Messrs. Hays will go to take charge of
their purchase and continue the busl-
ness In the rooms occupied by Mr..
Keefer
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

a NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD from
Marshaltown to Newton, thence south
via Monroe TO the Marion county coal
fields IL talked of. A communication
TO the Newton Headiight, from Mar
shaitown, urges the project, and says
it can he built for $4,000 per mile. A
northern outlet for our coal Is one OF
our most urgent needs.
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RArLnoAp.-Letters received he

RAILRoAD.-Letters received here
Tuesday evening of this week from Mr..
I,uell, OF the O.. Il st. p. Co., insist
upon the terms of his PROPOSE
ton as heretofore published, asking
SIS, 900 to complete the road from Al
bia to Knoxville. There is still hope
here that an agreement can be effected
upon some amount less than the
So, 900 and more than the $40, 900 al.
ready offered by the A. X. & ID. Com
pany. The matter will be considered
at an early meeting.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-11

A MEETING Of the Marion County
Relief Committee was held at Knox
vile, in the office Of DR.. w. b. Young,
President, last Monday. Upon the
personal solicitation of Capt. John P.
Walker, soliciting agent for Anderson
county, Kansas, it was determined to
send a car load Of relief supplies to the
suffering Of that county as soon as 1t
can be collected and prepared for ship
ment. From copy of the Plaindealerr
published at Garnet. the county seat,
which is now before us, we learn that
the county has been thoroughly and
Systematically canvassed, by authori-
ties acting under.t the State Relief Com
mittee, and the facts ascertained that
the number Of persons in the county
who will require full rations for the
next six months, and for whom the
county is unable TO provide, is LOIS /;
requiring half rations, SIS persons /;
men, women and children requiring
clothing, 3.B. Capt. Walker comes
here not unknown, as he led company
+. Of the SD Iowa Infantry during the
war. Coming now with earnest APP
peals for the starving and freezing
people Of Kansas among whom he has
become citizen, he will not ask in
vain among his old comrades. He
goes from here to Oskaloosa, his old
home, where he has assurances of fur
Their substantial aid. In another place
in this paper he presents thanks in
behalf Of his people for the aid received
from this county.