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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-11

How TO REsronE THE PaospsnrrY OF
TIE srArE.-Keep You money at home.
Do not send awny for anything which
you can obtain as well here as elsewhere.
we do not advocate paying s6 for that
which you can buy abroad for even "a. 90;
but when You GAN buy your Blank Books,
Of the best grade, at prices es loy as
New York, then send to Walker, Evans &
Cogawell, Charleston, 8. G., and purchase
what yop need. All their Blank Books
are mada In Charleston, and your an
couragement win sustain worthy manu-
faoturlng enterprise. Malt
q The CinOinnhtsiL CbS,nnAmI II AmIIIcial1s g La I -
sir,ile Of fthe signature Of MrsJ.RC New.
Of the First Natioral Bank Of Indiana.
polls, the appointad successor of General
Spinner as Treasurer Of the United
States. From. this It would appear that
the country, Is only to, have o change
from one ,remarkablec signature to ano.
ther. It looks like o handful of fish
hooks. = f'7l''T
Mr. Solomon Smith, aged ninety-two
years. died ut Equality Post Oface, An.
deraon County, last week.
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A CHILp's QUEER IDEA.-The other day
New York lady went to pay her re-
spectS to one Of the lntcst arrivals on the
list of bnbyhood, when the following
colloquy took place between her and the
little fonr-year-old sister of the new
conner: 81 have come for that baby now"
said the lady. You can't have it," was
the reply. "But must, came over ON
purpose, urged the visitor. 1--WE can't
spare it at all, persisted the child, .but
III get piece OF paper and you can cut
out pattern"
AS young darky employed in Sa-
vannnh boarding house was tripping
home from the store, the othor day, with
o Jug Of molasses on his head, the bottom
fell out and let the vessel and contents
down over his phsiognomy. He was
surrounded in few moments by a dozen
negro boys, and such licking as they
gave him surpasses description.
Mrs. N. H. Collins, living few miles
below Barnwell, gave birth to three
bouncing boys on the 25th ult., and two
OF them are still living, and promise
well. They were each fully developed,
we learn, and Mr.. Collins is q happy
man.
The following gentlemen were elected
Intendant and Wardens of the town Of
Blackstock last Tuesday: Intendant-J.
E. Craig. Wardens-E. F. Pagen, J. E.
Johnston, w. d. Richardson, G. L. Ken
nedy. -.
The Millerites now assert that the world
will come to an abrupt conclusion on
June Is. Prof. Tice, of st. Louis, also
predicts terrific cyclones about that time.
This Is very severe on the '''ieafy month
Of June"
The Norristown Herald ia hyperoritical.
It grumbleg because John Henry Brown
spells his name "Junius Henri Browne" Z"
He ought to be thankful that the idiot
gdontspellitJun Henreigh Brsughne
The newspaper men Of the Southwest
are holding o convont atom at St. Louis to
devise means for the better compensation
of journalistic labor.
A gang Of ,three-cerd monte men swim
died Captain Hall, Of Marion, out of
81, 900 on the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, last week.
Henry seige-, who is charge with the
murder Of o young lady in Anderson
County. last fall; has been taken 70
Greenyille for trial.
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Monte Christo's escape from the sack
in which he was flung into the sea from
the Chateau DIFF has been initiated by On
ingenious Persian. Having incurred the
displensure of high functionary at Shi-
raz, Mohammed Mira was condemend to
be fastened up in o sack with viper, n
cock and a cat, and after an hours time,
when the hapy family had improved
their acquaintance, the sack and its con-
tents were to be thrown into the river.
Fortunately for Mohammed Nfirza his
executioners forgot to search his pocket,
which contained Q small knife. Directly
the mouth of the sack was closed upon
him and his companions, he cut in half
the viper, which was already encircling
his leg, the cock and the cat were next
dispatched, and our Persian occupied
the remainder of his hour by Stimulating
violent fight of the animals, and giving
forth the most excruciating cries Of
agony. In due time sack and all were
consigned to the water, and then Mo-
hammed Mira. speedily freeing himself
from the prison, gained the other side of
the river, and came post haste to Europe,
for the future voluntary exile from the
fntherland.
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s. FATHEh POLAND As PUNCH MAKrn.-

- FATHEn POLAND As PUNCH MAKER.-
Even Poland likes his 'stod." would
rather count oil the money In the trea-
sury, which has to be done before Spin
her leaves, than undertake to tell YOU
how many cocktails have disappeared
inside of that "old blue cont" a1l but
toned down before. When he first came
here some Of tho old boys thought it
would be splendid to see old dignity P.
show come you so," 80 they attempted
to ''put up JOB" on him. A stag party
was inaugurated, and the "waiter was
implicitly instructed to give tho member
from Vermont q double dose every time.
This he faithfully did, but what was the
astonishmcnt of NIL when every time the
''wine went round" the old duffer COM
pleincd of the weakness of his beverage
and made the waiter brace it up. They
had reckoned beyond their host. He
was rs bright as u new shilling in the
morning, md as he gazed on the pros
trate forms of the cOnspirators, like AL
exnnder, lie sighed for more-whiskey-
to conquer.
The joke leaked out, and the Green
Mountain boy set his wits to work to re-
talia:c, On q oeT tain evening, he invited
the same parties to kind of hot Scotch
masquerade. The guests assembled ION
time. Forth is brought the ''whiskey,"
smoking hot. It was not long before it
was discovered TINT the punch was too
strong. add someS more hot water"
said the judge: The suggestion was
acted upon, and again and again the
water Was added: still tho stronger the
beverage became. It was wonderful.
Family. it was decided That the strength
was only in the imagination of the
drinkers. This decision was, however.
reversed when the gay worshippers ut
the shrine Of Bacchus sought the '.soft
side of plank" for q downy couch.
There was some talk of partition of Po-
land the next day, when it was disco
vered that the magic kettle, which was
supposed to contain water, wGs full of
whiskey MI the time, and every drop
added therefrom only made the punch
stronger. - Washington Correspondence.
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CITY HAIL GROCERYl

~ RAND OPENING Of spring and sum-
w ner GROCERIES. WINES, and 80
on, such as
= Substantials!
Viz: Hams, Smoked Beef, Tongues,
Breakfast Strips, &c.
Desirables!
AZ Pressed Co-ned Beef, Canned Sal
mon, Lobster, Oysters, (extra,) Toma-
toes, Peas, Apricots, Pine Apple, &c.
Indigpensables!
AS the finest Fancy Family Flour.
Pearl Grist, Fresh Bolted Meal, Gilt
Edge Butter, Pure Leaf Lard, Raw and
p.-cked Coffees, and Teas of znsD-
proaohable purity and favor. x.H = =
q 49, - Medicinal! - - q 2
Wines, Brandies. Runs, Gins, Whis-
kies, Champagnes, Clarets, Hocks--aI of
guaranteed purity, strength and general
excellence,
My stock is replenished daily; the few
goods enumerated above are but % enall
portion of the stock which is offered. at
attractive prices, in the han ndsomest store
In Columbia GEO. BYMMERs.s
April II
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The PRICE OF HEALTH like that of
liberty, Is eternal vigilance. The yapor-
laden air Of spring exercises O depressing
influence on the vital powers. The
strongest feel this devitalizing effect; the
weak are prostrated by it. Everybody is
more or less debilitated at this season.
and the feeble instinctively seek the help
of medicine. Unfortunately, the re
medy resorted to sometimes aggrayates
the mischief. Raw stimulnnts are emf
nently pernicious in such cases, and
drastic cathnrtics about as bad. The
vital principle needs succor and support.
and reinforcing preparation that will
tone and rouse, while it regulates md
purities the system, is the medicine TINT
nature demands. All the medicinal ele-
ments required for such emergencies are
combined in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
the purest and most eflicncious vegetable
elixir that the world has ever known. It
ls mild stimulant, q powerful tonic, m
unequaled appetizer, IN absolute spc-
oific for diseased digestion, n wonderful
nervlne, moderate cathartic, a remedy
for liver complaints and periodic feyers.
a cure for constipation, n specific for
rheumatism, Of essential use in all nil
ments to which the feebler sex are
subject, and rs n general household
medicine unequaled and unapproached.
These are the properties which have
made Hostetter's Bitters famous every
where: See to it, however, that You
have the true article, for the land is in
tested with swarms of local bitters, made
from condemned liquors and worthless
drugs, which greedy wretches, who
speculate on human life, recommend as
panaceas for every i'll that flesh is heir
to. Beware Of the oharlatans and their
poisona. A9t3T1
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18 27-32@165; July IT 5-32; August
II 9-32@17. SIG; September .16 $1,000
16 31-32; October 16A; November 16 SIG
@16f; December ID 7-32@16k; january
16 7-f6@16I. Cotton weak and nominal; /;
sales 1880, ct 165@17. Flour in active
request and 5@10c. higher-5. 1906. 90
for common to fair e1tra Southern; SOS
@8.25 for good to choice do. Wheat ir-
regular and unsettled, closing moro
steady and more doing -1.27@l.29 for
winter red Western; 1.30@1.32 for am
Der do; 1.35@1.41 for white Western.
Corn &c. better md active demand-92@
"a for Western mixed, in store; 92a@9II
do, aaoat; 944@95 for Western and
Western mixed, in store; 95 do, nfoat;
83A for new Western yellow. Pork lower
new job lots 22.5O. Lard firmer-
Is DIG for prime steam. Coffee and rice
quiet. Sugar and molasses firm Freights
quiet-steam, cotton 1872; grain 5@5j.
Bnnk st0tement-Loans decreased
81, $50, 900; specie increased s4,S75, 600;
legal tenders increased Sl,500, 900; de-
posits increased 81, 900, 600; reserve in
creased So, las, 900.
.Lou1svnLE.-Flour unchanged. Corn
quiet, Mt 71@73. Provisions quiet. Pork
%. 00@22.50 Bacon-shoulders 81 IM91;
clear rib and clear 122@13l. Lard,
steam 15i +; tierce 153; keg 16l. Whiskey
Ito. Begging firm, with advancing ten
dency, Mt 12a913I.
CHIcAoo.--Flour demand light and
holders firm, Corn buoyant and unset
tled-No. 2 mixed 10l@1Os. Pork in
iaiF demand and lower. ut 2i.5G. lard il.
fhir demand and lowor-15.20. Whis-
key dull and nominal.
ST. Lou1s.-Flour firm and unchanged
Corn dull and declining-No. Q mixed
75@77. Whiskey nominally Ill. Pork
declining, at "a. 90. Bacon easier-shoul-
13s. Lard nominally Is.
ut 73@75. Pork dull and declining, at
al. 75@22.OO. Lard steady-steam Isl;
kettle 154. Bacon in fair demand and
lower-shoulders 8; clear rib 12I; clear
13. Whiskey steady, ut Ito.
BALTIMOnE.-Flour quiet md un-
changed. Wheat t-Pennsylvania red
1.32@1.33; others unchanged. Corn
steady Southern white 5000; yellow
913. Provisions quiet. Pork steady;
at 22.50@23.00. Bacon quiet and un-
changed. Lard steady. Coffee quiet
and unchanged. Whiskey quiet, Mt /. I3J
@14. Sugar strong-1OA@1Ol
MEMPHIS. dulfSmiddlinq 153 :.
net receipts 2OS; shipments 1857; sales
500.
PHILADELPHIA dull-niiddling
16}; gross receipts 169.
NORFOLK. quiet-middlinp 49,:
net receipts 1,024; exports coastwise
1850; sales 100.
BosToS.--Cotton quiet and unchanged
-.middling 162; net receipts 1875; gross
326; sales 379.
AUGUSTA. steady-middlinc
153; net receipts LOT; sales 81.
CHARLEsToN.-Cott dull-middlino
ICY; net receipts 500; sales 200. .
GALVESTON. Cotton dull and un-
ohanged-middling 15s; net receipts
1888; gross 696.
NOBLE. quiet-middling 152
@155; net receipts 4G5; exports coast-
wise l, 1877; sales 500.
BALTIMoRE.-Cotton weak-middIino
16l@1Gb; low middling 1Gl@16a; good
ordinary 15s@153; gross receipts 759;
exports continent 100; coastwiise 500;
sales 215; spinners 30.
SAVANNAH. easier-middlinr
155; low middling Isl; good ordinary
14S; net receipts 1,039; sales 1872.
NEW ORLEANS quiet and un-
changed-middling 16; net receipts 437:
gross 1,724; exports France 1897; coast
wise 600; sales 1850.
-.
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Opera Hou9e,
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL Is.
Hiss Anna y. DICKINSON
Will deliverheri intensely thrilling sketch,
entitled
JOAN 0E AROI''

eeTNO sum up ANNA DICKINSON and
IL express her best, in fewest words,
as she is in reality and personality, it is
no extravaganza of speech to soy that of
the many strange and remarkable per
sonages that talent, ambition and reyo-
lutions have given to the world, none
have been so marked, on the woman side
of the race, as Miss Dickinson. She is
the crowning parsonage Of q peculiar
class Of genius and greatness, headed By
Hypatia, and succeeded by Joan of Arc
and Fanny Wright In ability, she stands
side by side with the former and the Lat
ter, and in the wonderful display of her
meteoric eloquence and brilliant genius,
she ranks with joan of Arc, the heroine
Of one nation and the captive of another.
Her eloquence is not the studied acquire
ment of schools and seminaries, but the
gift of God. It transcends oil discipline,
and is the most perfect fruit of genius.
In oratory, no man is her superior. Her
eloquence draws multitudes of men and
women, of divers creeds and nationaIi-
ties, to hear her discussions and in fu-
ture ages she will shine in history as the
brightest girl that the nineteenth century
gave to America "-Philddelphia Press.
Seats on sale at Wheeler House.
Admission 75c. Reserved seats 81. 90.
Doors open at 7.15. Commence at 8.
April B e
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GRAND CENTRAL DGT GOODS ESTAD' MENT
JUST OPENED

JUST OPENED
A CASE Of Japanese POPLINS, at so
IA cents yard-worch double.
1o pieces SUMMER SILKS, at rs cents
yard worth S1.OO yard in New York.
10 pieces black GRENADINES, ut so
cents yard-awful cheap.
A case of RIBBONS, comprising all
shades and widths, ut popular prices.
100 dozen Ladies' SILK TIES, in all
the lates styles and colors
All the departments have been largely
replenished the past week.
1t will pay every one needing such
goods as we keep to examine the exten-
slye and choice assortment of goods ut
the
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-11
COMING REVOLUTION
Rushing Sale of Cigars, Walk
ing Canes and Pipes.

MOW is the time for the old man need
IN ing n substantial support, to secure
one of the old-style Hickory or beautiful
Florida CANES; the young gent, one of
the nobby sort-just tho thing to twirl
around the finger whilst putting ONO
morrow you will need it, as we'll as again
onoe 10r tSarsfoys - PrcSesd ct
Cigar and Tobacco Store. April 10
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
THE WEEKLY Sun
1776. NEW YORK. 1876.

Eighteen hundred and scveugy-sjx is the
Centennial year II is also The year in Y hich
an Opposition House Of Representatives. the
first since the war, will be in power AZ Wash
ington; aud the year Of the Iwcuty-third cleo
ion Of \ President OF the United States. Al.
Of these events are sure TO be Of great interest
and Importance. especially the two latter, and
all OF them and everything connected with
them will be fully aud freshly reported and
expounded in THE SUS
The Opposition House Of Representatives,
taking up the line Of inquiry opened years ago
by The SUS, will sternly and diligently inves-
tigate the corruptions and miSdeeds of GRANTS
administration and will, il IS 20 be hoped,
lay the foundation for new and better period
in our national history. OF all this THE Sun
will contain complete and accurate accounts
furnishing its readers with early and trus;wor-
thy information upon these absorbing topics
The twenty-third Presidential election, " it'll
the preparations for it, will be memorable as
deciding upon GRANT aspirations for ;hiri
;eim of power and plumber, and still more as
deciding who shall be the candidate of the
party Of Reform, and as electing that candi-
date. Concerning all these subjects, those " no
read THE SUS will have the constant means Of
being thoroughly well informed
The WEEKLY Sun which has attained Il cir
culation Of over eighty thousand copies, al
EeauF mas It's readers IN every STATE 2Hu lcrF!-
tory, and We trust that the wear 1876 viii see
their numbers doubled. II vii, continue to be
thorough newspaper. All the general news
of the day will lie found in it, condensed when
unimportant, At fall length when Of moment, ;
and always, we trust, treated in clear inter
esting and instructive manner.
1t is our aim TO make the WEEKLY SUN the
best family newspaper in the world, and we
shall continue TO give in its columns large a.
mount of miscellaneous reading. such rs stories.
tales, poems, scientific intelligence and aeri-
cultural information, for which we are not able
/ TO make room in our daily edition. The agri-
/ cultural department especially is one OF It's
prominent features. The fashions are also re-
gularly reported in its columns; and so are the
markets of every kind.
/ The WEEKLY Sun, eight pages with ifty-siS
broad columns is only Sl20 year, postage
prepaid. As this price barely repays the cost
of the paper, no discount can be made from
this rate to clubs, agents, Postmasters, or any
! one
/ The DAILY Sun, a large four page newspaper
| of twenty-eight columns, gives all the news toI
two cents copy. Subscription, postage pre-
paid, 55c. a month or $3.50 yesr. SUNDAY
edition extra, SLID per year. We have nc
travelling agents. Address,
dec. got THE sun, New York City.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

The following We clip from the West
Coast Signal of the 9Th inst. The Signal
is published at Eureka, California:
FREE GOSPEL FOR THE PEoPLE.-Mr.
Spencer Purser, much respected resident
and business man Of this city, has asked of
the Common Council the privilege of be-
ing allowed to preach the Gospel in the
public streets, and his request has been
granted. We rather admire the determin-
alton on the part of Mr.. Purser, and hope
that his efforts may be attended with good
results. As perhaps nineteen-twentieths
of our people seem to have deep seated OBJ
jections against entering place of public
worship, it is possible that open air efforts
towards the redemption of the ungodly
may prove successful. We shall at least
hope that it may be SO.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
Weather Predictions.

We copy the following paragraph
from the Westminster Adrocate of Sstur-
day last:
The meteorological predictions of Pro
fessor Tice, published some weeks ago
have been singularly accurate, so far. His
first mentioned cold weather was put down
for the 2Sth ult. which came true. He
foretold cold weather on the 18th, and We
had it to perfection on that day. We shall
see how the remainder of his prophecy
will turn out Tomorrow, he says, will
be warm and pleasant, but it will be cold
again about the 30th. and until January
9th; then warmer till the 18th, then very
cold till the goth, then warmer for few
days, followed by cold weather till about
the close of the month. February will he
boisterous, generally warm, with short
spells of intensely cold weather.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
A Sad and Fatal Mistake.

A sad case of poisoning occurred in
Prince Georges county on the 21st in
slant, by which little girl about tour
wears old lost her life, and an older sister
was saved from the same fate only by the
skillful efforts of the attendant physician
On the above mentioned day, Mr.. Darius
Harmon, living between Bowie and Patu,-
emit Furnace. went to Collington to procure
some quinine, but by mistake was given
morphia, instead; and it was administer
ed to his two daughters, who soon showed
by their manner that something was wrong,
Upon examining the bottle it was found
by the label to have contained morphia.
DR.. VIM W. Duvall was sent for and ar
rived in time to save, by applying the pro
per antidotes, the life of one Of the chill
dren
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31

Now is the time Of the year for Pneumonia,
Lung Fever, Coughs. Colds, and fatal results
of predisposi;ion 10 Consumption and other
Throat and Lung disease. BoSsHEE' GERMAN
SYRUP has been used in this neiEhborhood fer
the past two or three years without u single
failure to cure. lfyou have not used this med
icinc yourself, go to your Merchant J. II.
RoBERTs L Co, Port Tobacco. and ask him Of
its wonderful success among his customers
Two doses will relieve the worst case. Ii you
have no faith in any medicine, jus; buy a Sam
pie Bottle of Boschee's German Syrup for 10
cents and try it. Regular size Bottle - cents.
Don't neglect cough TO save - cents.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
The Shad and Herring Fishery.

We find in the Washington Star an interest
ing report by Mr.. C. Ludington, the Inspector
of Marine Products under the Board of Health
of Washington city. 1t shows the quantity OF
fish, oysters, &c, landed at the wharves of the
city for the year ending September 80, 1875,
the most of Which is consumed in the District.
The report for the year shows that during
March, April, May and June last AGA, 2l5 shad
and l,674, 465 herring were received In q
comparative statement the report shows the
receipts for the years IS, IA and rs, respect
lively, as follows: Shad, $4,000, Gas, 631,
AGA, 2l5; herring, 7s9, $780, G, 567, 240, l,6I4,
465
Under the head of shad Mr.. Ludington al
udes to his statement in a previous report that
shad are plentiful every third year, and refer
ring to the comparison says his statement i:
borne out by it. lie continues as follows:
The shad fishing Of 1875 has been the mos
disastrous to fishermen ever known; with
the exception of about three shores the fisher
men have lost money. | am CT the opinion
that the scarcity of this as well as other kind:
of 4fishis owing TO the high winds which pre-
vailed from about April 10th to the LIST of May
which, no doubt, drove the fish eastward, thefe
by missing the Potomac river in their passage
up the Chesapeake bay, and as proof of thi;
the fish were more abundant up the Chesapeake
than they have been for number of years
The shippers in Alexandria and Washington
who were in the habit of sending fish to Balti
more, suspended operations about the lst o
May, owing to the fact that prices were muct
less there than here.
i L,
ing eaten by cells, | would state that by my
own experience learn that shad are never at
tackled by cells except when hanging in gill nets
and in nine cases out Of ten only the female
shad is attacked owing no doubt to lis soft ma
ture, while the male shad, being harder, ar,
seldom ever touched thus an enormous guam
tity of eggs are destroyed, and il is safe to say
this may be considered the most dangerous enc
my the shad has.
Under the head of herring he says:
By comparing the receipts of this fish Will
those of last year it will be noticed that there
has been very large falling off. This is ac
counted for in a great measure by the higl
winds mentioned above. As there is a grea
decrease of these fish ON all the shores of tn,
Potomac, | would again urge the passage of
law prohibiting the catching of herring aftel
the lst day of June of each year.
After referring to other kinds of fish, oysters
unsound fish, &C., he continues his report:
| The Potomac river is now alive with young
shad. They are about three inches long, tn
| fishermen using them as bait for larger fish
they are caught by bucketsful, and by SOM
used as table food. This practice should b.
stopped by some protective law, as nearly, i
not quite, as many are caught in this way a
will spawn in our river.
| The report then refers to the United State
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, Prof S
E. Baird, having made surveys at the Grea
Falls of the Potomac with view of planting