The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 21, 1873, Image 4
COLUMBfXS. ' C.j
Tbt Eighth AnalTcn?ry of aba Phoenix.
Oa the 21st March, 1865, - one month
aod a few days after the oaptore and de
etraction of Columbia, -.the first ntfrnber
of the Phoenix was issued by the preseut.
.proprietor. Oa this, the eighth anni?
versary of Oar newspaper existence, we
'find interest and satisfaction in reading
in that dingy little sheet the confident
expressions of hope for a resuscitation of
our braver old city from its ashes. Atf
earnest'appeal was made to' the citizens
to rally from their despondenoy, and
give themselves to the toil, which, ho?
nestly pursued, would heal all the hurts
of fortune. Let our oitizens, said the
infant journal,, rising with heart. and
faith firmly fixed da that diviue Provi?
dence whioh suffers no sparrow 1 to fall
unnoticed to the ground, proceed to
their labors manfully, each in his voca?
tion, and all working together, until our
oity is renovated, renewed,; regenerated,
and springs, with all her temples and
palaces, Let shrines of art and industry,
into ? '2strength, j?and Bplendor su?
perior even to the past. It was
? happy augury, and- tho Phcbnix
-to -day rejoices.' in 'the par tial fulfill men t
of the hopbs it then' cherished, and in
the brightening proapoots of the future.
The oltv 'has been in large measure x a -
built, it's business recovered, and com?
modious stores and handsom9 residences
replace the ashes and mouldering ruins
which then every where; mot the oyo and
chilled the heart.. Considering the de?
vastation- which bad baeh ' wrought, ttud'
<sthe loss of moans whioh our-psoplo had
igenerally sustniuod; oyn,Bidering, too,
the peculiarly iUQpropItious ciroutn
etanoes of the an wise- and heartless J
scheme of reconstruction, under whioh
?our prosperity was. fcp be. regained; con?
sidering these -and other drawbacks, we
rejoice : that ho- much ? has been- done.
Viewing .the.' growth? o'f^the' oity "and ? the
constant' improvCnwnt In Its \buainessy
our peop|o ^havWa'rtghtr congrat ulate
themselves that they hayebeen.no idlersr
no laggards in tqrilj and havepot elprank
from the duties and'' tfeepbasibillties1 de?
volved upon them daring itho past eight
trying years. g ^ * g f
On the 16t| MUoHoj|rn^U JksT
appearanoe^'we "linn sSSL juSsSEf- ?
larged to nearly its present rprppor tipnsv
Sinoe then, it has gone on with unvary?
ing steadiness1 and success,' appearing
without fail each appointed day, with its
news, its counsels and its encourages
ments. It has discussed with such ability
as it could aommaud, and -in a spirit-of
fairness and candor, the public questions
of the day. . While tenaciously uphold?
ing timo-honored principles, and ten?
derly respecting those prepossessions and
sensibilities in our people whioh form a
part of their heritage, it has sought to dis?
pel in them the feelings of gloom and ap?
prehension which were but too natural
in their situation. It has sought to Im?
press upon them a rational view of the
situation, and to win them from a fruit?
less contest with inevitable and accom?
plished facts. It will continue its effort*
. in this same spirit, endeavoring to point
out congenial and profitable fields of
labor, and seeking to impress upon all
how much for themselves, their ohildren
and country they have yet to live and
? straggle for. We trust that we may be
excused for saying that the Phoenix is a
fixed institution, exerting its proper
measure of influence, numbering its
friends and supporters in all classes of
the community, and in the remotest
quarters of the State. To these sap
porters and friends, wherever they exist,
in or out of the State, it sends its most
cordial greetings. Belying on the Pro?
vidence, whose aid it invoked at the
outset of its career for itself and coun?
try men, it sincerely trusts t that they
may continue to prosper; that oar oity
and State shall fully regain their old
time prosperity and happiness, and to
effect these ends in the iuture, as in the
past, it will spare no labor or exponso in
the performance of its part.
i * ?#??
Senator BbowsIiOW.?The Lynchburg
Virginian says:
"As announoed by telegraph, Senator
Wm. G. Brown low passed through this
oity Sunday morning, on the 4.20 train,
en route to his home in Knoxville, Tenn.
To see him, one would wonder what
keeps him alive. Thin, pale and ema?
ciated, and shaking with palsy, tho poor
old palterer, deprived of motion, was
borne from the Orange to the Tennessee
train by tho assistance of three gentle?
men, and as carefully seated as though
he were a woanded soldier borne from
the sanguinary conflict'. He was cleanly
shaved, attired in a blapk suit, and wore
a white slouch hat, drawn over his fore?
head. He is, to all outward appoaranco,
a human wreok, and it is more than pro?
bable that he has made his last visit to
the Senate Chamber.- But it |wouldn't
be safe, notwithstanding, to bet on
Brownlow's dying within any given
AJme."
A. DIlT*l?net.
A markedjoontxast is. .present^d-i
Jiotoeedings ?fjhe P^bytcrjir
ofLbuieville, ?entuok^, andjpf iho
thodlst Episoofial Churah, Si'Btb, at. ^?1
Umojre, in casting,out the pophlafkanj^
eminent preachers, Bobinson and Hus?
ton, from their folds, oh account ?fTm-:
moral oondnot, and those of the United
States Government, in its gingerly way
Of treating its great cri ruin als, Dr. Bo
binson was.a.distinguished divine* Very,
popular und sncjoeasful as a preanhar.
with many friends, and ingenious and
fertile in jwdients in his defence. Bat
even his friends were obliged'- to ?tarn
against him, and;he was sileneed and
oondemned. This oocurred about two
months ago. The investigation into the
ohurgoB otlloentioufl opadu?t againstTJrT
Huston, of the Baltimore Conference,
has beeh conducted with great patience
and thoroughness.' He had every ad?
vantage that able counsel could render,'
and the benefit of every doubt. He has
been nonvicted, and deposed from the
ministry, This was done a few days
ago. -I
These -dhurohes have performed a
pain'fhi duty With fidelity and courage.
Immorality in the leaders of the flock is
more reprehensible and more dangerous
than in any other Class. If their 'teach?
ings are 'not illustrated by uprightness
in' personal deportment; if their precepts
are- not. en forced, by example, they are
pernicious, and worse than vain. The
ohnroh inust disown them, or lose the
confidence** of the people whom' they
proles^ to guide. \7e. oannot but note
the aifferehCG between tho saasu of; duty
end che,manliness in carrying it out on
the- part of these l church es; aud - tho
temriorMng'fe^ble^ the TJntteV
States Oopgress in its abortive attempts
at ee^purification.^' ^The ? oourso of tbe
formier will command universal. reBpeet.
ana attrhotf the sympathy even of world*
ly men, while that oi,the lattor can only
be regarded* Weviderrce'of corruption^
themselves and of ja wiUiugue^s.^tQ en*
|OTura|e4^thersl E* ?>
AUM KXUX IN iMDlJ?fA^It Is J
ahbek to the nervous system^ to bo
aron^^it^Td-nlg'Ki's'?aJra] fcn4f}?u?y
hourl byrne* yells' of one hundred l?u
Kloxi M^eja skipping7#Wg fwb
playiog-3r*lM-?sne moon-ehlne beneath'
your'window. Last night the "Kuigbje
of JdartfeTahU?dSuptown, proceeded
ifc> the residence of Clerk Temple, and
(Mr. Temple being from home) they dek
sounded the key of his son, to the clerk's
pffioeL rHnjV.ing obtained the key, tb-jyi
then'went to the "residenoe of Deputy
Clorli JenkiiJ?7, placed him * on an ?easy?
going horse; and gav?him & little healthy
ride to, the office, where they- demanded
all thepapors in the railroad suit against
Crawford County. Mr. Jenkins hesitated
a moment, when ouo of the "boys"
showed him a oold, troaoherous looking
rope. Natb?. said he-didn't fancy that
kind of a neck-tie, so he shelled out.
After accomplishing their work, they
proceeded down Front street, and mer?
chants stood arrayed in single garments,
looked down both sides of their noses,
and studied over little mean tricks that
they had been f.uilty of. Our friend
John Benz got up in his' sleep, thought
it was u political demonstration, and
yelled out""big times, don't it!" but as
soon as he,found out his "mistake," be
had. his hoys to lower him into his cis?
tern. They manifested no desire to
barm any one, and, after accomplishing
their mission, they left tho Bleeping vil?
lage, aud. the refulgent moon shono
down as though nothing had happened.
They undoubtedly mean busiuess.
\ Leaven worth (Ind.) Independent.
Charlotte Cushman is a woman of
sense and-pluck. Grant weut to see her
iu "Meg Merrilies" at Wall's Opera
House Saturday. After the first act
Mrs. Grant and two friends mado their
appearance, bat no President, though a
wait of several minutes had boon made.
Tbe play proceeded, and between the
second and third acts tho Prosident made
his appearance, when tho orchestra,
breaking off in the inusio they were play?
ing, struck up "Hail to the Chief." Re?
garding this as an unwarranted inter?
ruption of the piece, Miss Cushman be?
came iudignaut and properly domauded
that tho orchestra stop its servility and
that the play proceed. Hor order was
obeyed, to the very groat surprise of tho
President's flatterers and himself and
family. So relatos a Washington cor?
respondent of tho Norfolk Journal.
It is reported that Judge T. H. Cooko,
of tho Eighth Judioial Circuit, is dosing
up all the bar rooms in Anderson, Ooo
neo and Greenville Counties, whioh do
not conform to what is known as tho
Tupper law. This is a law which has
remained ou tho statute books of tho
State for many years, but has been prac?
tically a dead letter, for it was never exo
oated. It provides that no one shall
keep a bar exoept he has a cor tain num?
ber of beds and accommodations for
horses?in short, unless ho keeps an inn.
Judge Cooke, it is said, ignores licenses
issued by town or city corporations, and
holds each vonder to an acoount under
the Tupper law.
Maggie Secrost, of Chester, youngost
daughter of Mrs. Melissa Secrest, de?
parted this life ou tho afternoon of tho
18th inst., in the fifteenth your of her
age. Her mother's death svus reported
only a fortnight ago.
Mrs. Eugenia MoKoe, widow of John
McKeo, Jr., departed this life at her
homo in Chester on last Saturday night.
The,
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ttf nfaaft frbiq
K':?h? ?
jw in iprco.
^compiled |hteu^a^||e||
them as are j net now oftp^'ttlier lute*
rest to the public, and of some others o?
more or lese importance to different
classea of people:
The) lev now allows, po matter, to bo
souk free through tho mails. 80 weekly
^?psrs -Will h*r?sftW":t?e object to a ]
postage of twenty, cents per > annum,
jevou in the Counties wherein' published
(and only twenty cents wherever de?
livered). Newspaper editors will have
to pay twenty oente per. annum ou their
weekly, forty on their semi-weekly, sixty
on their tri-weekly, $1.20 on their daily
exobanges.. Nobody oan frank letters
hereafter.. Bot Congress appropriated
money, to. pay postage* uppn dead letters
to be sent' to Washington, and upon
letters and other mailable' matter to. be
sent out by the President of the United
States, and perhaps som3of the heads]
of - bureaus and the olerks of the two!
{ houses of Congress. No such appropri?
ation was made for Congressmen them- j
selves, .
The postage qn regularly sent news?
papers and other periodicals is not re?
quired to be paid at tho - office from
which they are sent, but may be paid
there. It moat be paid .'in advanoo at
the office Of delivery, if not paid at the
office from which sent. .
Seeds, cuttings, scions and roots,
-which were .heretofore included among.j
articles whioh oould be sent -only in
packages weighing twelve ounces or leas,
are now allowed by a new law . (not here
quoted) to be sent in packages not over
four pounds oaoh in weight.
. "There shall be three classes of mail
matter: Letters, regular printed matter
and miscellaneous matter. All liquids,
; poisons, glass, explosive materials and
obscene books shall be excluded from,
-the mails. No package weighing more
than four pounds shall be received for
conveyance by cnail, except books pub?
lished or circulated by order of Con
gross. "No newspapers shoU be received
to be conveyed: by mail, uqfess they are
[-snfflcicQtly.dried.and enclosed iu proper
wrappers. ? ?
\7ontage on all mail matter must be.
pro-paid by stamps at tho timo of marl-'
iug, unless - herein .otherwise, ^provided.
for. ? -
v Third oTasa '.'mdst 'not exceed twejve]
inncee in''Weight. - ->
I Poistmastera shall notify the publisher
yot any/newspaper or , ^ih'ej- ponodical
when any subsoriber-BbaH-refuse tu take
{same froul '.the" ?fll<jh, 0r jnegleut to
'for it for the period'of "oife month.
L -When packages of ' newspapers or
['other periodicals are received' at'a post
office directed .to. one address, and
Oa'mesof tho subscribers to jvlmni ,,
belong, with the postage for a quarter in
dUvanco, is handed to the postmaster, he
shall deliver such; papers or "penodioajal
to theirrespective owners. ' - . : J ,]
' The Postmaster Geh era 1 may provide
by order the -terms upon which rod to j
agents may receive from publishers' or |
any news agent' in charge thereof, add
deliver the same as dkept?d if presented
and called Tor at tho mail oar or steamer,
packages of newspapers and other peri?
odicals not received from or intended for
delivery at any post office.
All mail matter deposited for mailing,
on which at least one full rate of postage
has been paid, as required by law, shall i
be forwarded to its destination, charged
with the unpaid rate, to be oollected on
delivery.
If any mail matter on which, by. law,
the postage is required to be pro-paid at
tho mailing office shall, by inadvertence,
reach its destination without, such pre?
payment, double the pro-paid ratos ebull
bo oharged and oollected on delivery.
No mail matter shall be delivered until
the postage due thereon has been paid.
No box at any post office shall bo as?
signed to the use of any person until the
rent thereof has been paid for at least
one quarter in advance, for which the
postmaster shall give a receipt.
On all mail matter which is wholly or
partly in writing, except book manu?
scripts nnd oorreoted proofs passing be?
tween authors and publishers, aud local
or drop letters; on all printed matter
whioh is so marked as to convey any
other or further information than is con?
veyed by the original print, except the
oorreotion of mere typographical errors;
on all matter whioh is sent in violation of
law or the regulation of tho Department
respecting enclosures; and all matter to
whioh no speoifio rate of postage is as?
signed, postage shall be oharged at the
rate of three cents for each half ounco or
fraotion thereof.
Drop letters, two cents, whero there is
a system of free delivery; other places,
one cent.
On newspapers and other periodical
publications, not exceeding four ounoas
in weight, sent from a known office of]
publication to regular subscribers, post
uge shall be oharged at the following
rates per quarter, namely: Ou publica-]
tions issued loss frequently than once a j
week, at the rate of ono cent for oaoh
issue; issued onoo a week, five oents; and
five oents additional for each isauo more
frequent than once a week. And an ad?
ditional rato shall bo oharged for each
additional four ounces or fraction thero
of in weight.
On mailable matter of third class, ex?
cept as horein stated, postage shall bo
charged at the rate of one oont for eaoh
two onnces or fraotion thereof. Double
theso rates shall be charged for books,
samples of metal, ores, minerals and
merchandise.
Every route agont, postal olerk or
other oarrier of tho mail shall recoivo
any mail matter preeentod to him', if pro?
perly pro-paid by stamp, and deliver tho
same for mailing at the next post office
at whioh ho arrives; but no fees shall be
allowed bim therefor.
All lettors enclosed in stamped enve
itage stamp in erery case
fenomination sufficient to
>e*lKrge-J
tt fa
del^
idc
lireoted an|
it er can o<
ifrom without defacing the]
envoi ope, and the date of the letter, or
of the transmission or receipt thereof,
shall be written or stamped on tho eavo
lope. ' ? . ;
No money order shall be issued for
more thah fifty-dollars, and the fees
therefor shall he: Fororders not exceed?
ing $10, five dents; exceeding $1U and
not exceeding 92Q, ten cents; exceeding
920 and not exceeding $30, fifteen coots;
exceeding 830 and not exceeding 910,
twenty Cents; exceeding $10, twenty-five
cents.
The Modern Leander?About ten
days since;-a white man, giving his name
as Joseph Taylor, was brought in from
Horn Lake by some citizens,- who
I charged him with being a horse thief.
He was turned over to Chief Athy, who
J locked him up. The fallowing day, a
well known lawyer visited Captain Athy,
and elaimed to know Taylor, and vouch?
safed for him as a well-to-do and respect?
able citizen. His name, the lawyer suid,
was Tucker, and be lived near Pratt's
Mills, in Do Soto County, Mississippi.
The lawyer accounted for his presence
and suspicious actions near Horn Luke,
by stating that Tucker was engaged in
an amour near that place, and changed
1 his name to avoid detection. As there
was nothing against the man bat suspi?
cions, Chief Athy, upon the lowjer's
'statement, released him, at the same
time writing to Sheriff Daily, of De Soto
County, making inquiry concerning
Tucker. Three or four days later, he
received an answer from that officer,
stating that no such 11 uia? as Tucker
had ever been ueeu iu tho vicinity of
j Pratt's Mills, where ho claimed to re
leide. ? Officers were at once put on the
track of Tucker, who had 'romuined in.
town, viith orders to arrest him. That
Worthy, iu the meantime, had formed
the acquaintance of Maggfb Morris, the
heroine of the nobody's block' story,
and they hud sworn to stick to. each
1 other through thick and thiu. Maggio,
it will be remembered, after her rescue
from the block, was turned over to
Father O'Brien, who placed her in St.
Peter's Orphan Asylum. She remained
there jast two days, when, telling, a
.plausible atory, she*' was allowed to- go
orit in town, promising to be back iu an
hour. That was tho lust seen of tho- in*
'teresting lass, us she never returned.
When the officers, -started.in_ quest ot
Tucker, ho by some' moans learned of
their movements, and, with Maggie, fied
town.
> Boing close pressed when he reached
Wolf River, Tucker placed the girl' on
hts back and plunged iuto that turbid
stream, swam, safely to the other side
and made good his escape. Informa?
tion of his escape was sent -Sheriff
Daily, with a request to'capture him
if possible. Since .his escape, several
animals, have been stolon from the vici?
nity of Horn Lake, and it was thought
that be was again operating. Saturday
night, Sheriff Daily sent Chief Athy. a
despatch, announcing' the arrest of
Tucker, who will be hold for trial, as a
number of the missing animals were
from Mississippi. Tho whereabouts oi
the innoceut Maggie is not known.
[Memphis Appeal.
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High Handed Outraoe.?We learn
that a colored man, supposed, from the
description given of him, to have been
Joe Smith or Joe Scott, of this town,
(who boars by no means an enviable re?
putation,) made his uppeamnoo at the
residence of Mrs. McLaue, a widow lady,
who lives in the lower part of the Coun?
ty, 'near Dr. Widcmau's, and, brandish?
ing a pistol, threatened her life if she j
ran away. She, nevertheless, ran away,
for the purpose of giving tho alarm to
her sons, who wero working in a field at
some distance from the house. During j
her absence, Joe appropriated a gun and
some clothing and made off. He was
tracked to Cade's Mill, and up Little
River to the neighborhood of Mrs. Dren
nan's, where all traoe of him was lost.
We trust he will yet bo arrested. The I
assault took place in broad day-light, in
the absence of tho male members of the
family.?Press and Banner.
m ? y>
ANoveij Law Suit.?The Savannah
Advertiser says:
Bridegrooms, poor fellows, have a
hard time at the best, and they are al?
ways to bo pitied oven in the height of
thoir bliss. But Savannah has one who
is peculiarly unfortunate. He was re?
cently joined in matrimony, and prof?
fered the rabbi $10 us his foe for officiat?
ing. Tho latter had the law on his side,
it seems, and insisted upon tho payment
of double that amount. Tho bride?
groom refused, wo understand, and
hence a law suit, which was decided by
one of our justice?, yesterday, iu favor
of the complainant.
It wou't do to be niggardly about
theso matters. Messieurs Bridegroom?,
and it is always befit to bo liberal with
the one who joinB you together in the
bonds of wedlock.
It is thought that Mr. Browuitig, the
owner of tho saw mills at Varnsville, on
tho Port Royal Railroad, whioh exploded
on Tuesday, will not recover; also, that
Mr. Pugers and tho two colored men who
wero injured, besides, will sharo the
same fate.?Charleston Courier.
United States Court.?In tho case of
J. and T. Green vs. Cyrus H. Baldwin,
reoeiver, and others, it being necessary
to take tho testimony of some witnesses
residing in Jackson, Miss., James M.
MoKeo and one of tho firm of Johnson
& Johuson, of tint place, wero delegated
with authority for that purpose.
I Charleston News
John H. Marshall, Esq., of Greenville,
died last week.
A narrow escape from a frightful ca?
lamity wan recently experienced by an
audieyoer In Loni?Vtlref Ky^a^rj?sletri
no witooa* a circus perJbrmsboe.^ WhenI
the #tenUinment bk& the Weather was
palm^and"there were" q$ iudJoatiOnB that
danger was soon tathsaaten^ In a short
time, boWevor, a lifcavy g?l? began blow?
ing, and after gradually increasing in
violence, it caused the main pole of the
tent to snap at abont one-third of the
distance from the top. The immense
audience were terror-stricken by the'mis
hap, and a general stampede began. An
indiscriminate rush, over -benches and
prostrate men and women was. made by
the more powerful of those present, and
the canvas was slashed with knives in
every part of the tent, in order to afford
means of egress from the scene of |
tumult and coufasioo, Before any con?
siderable number of the people bad!
escaped, however, the part of the pole I
whioh had hitherto remained upright
came to the ground, and the whole can?
vas fell npou tho confused audience and
completely buried them. A brisk rain?
storm prevailed at the time, and the]
saturated <nnvaa extinguished the lamps I
and left the people in confnsion and
darkness, with no means of escape. Tn
the rush several of the cages, continuing
the'animals connected with the mena
gerie, were overturned, and tho roaring
of the frightened beasts lent it now
terror lo the boeno. After an anxious
suspense of nearly au hour, however,
the canvas was raised sufficiently to ena?
ble the audience to escape, and the panic
was allayed. Fortunately uone of the
animals escaped,'and but one or two
fatalities resulted from the catastrophe.
A remarkable series of accidents is re?
lated to have occurred one night last
week, at Elizabeths N< J. ( A Mr.- Wells
had retired for the night, when, shortly
j afterwards, Mrs. Wells oomplaiued -of a
feeling of numbness in her. limbs, and
requested bur husband to help her across
the floor. About half way across the
room, he expressed some fears, when
she told him not to be afraid, and imme?
diately dropped dead at his feet. He
gave an alarm, and a neighbor, nn old
lady, in crossing the street to bis assist?
ance, fell, breaking nor left arm iu two
places and her right collar-bone. Her ]
bod, a young man, heard her scream, and
rushing oat of the house to her aid, fell
against the half-bpeii door, breaking his
nose aud rebouuding senseless to the
floor. Dr. Kendall, hastening to the re?
lief of the sufferers, ulso fell, broke two
j of his rib*, and bad to be carried home.
Tin: Obukian Gala Wkkk.?The com?
ing schutzenfest is .expected: to -be the
[jnost numerously attended that has ever
been'held in Charleston, ana. the . Ger?
mans are making every'preparation ne?
cessary to render it also' the most suc?
cessful and attractive. The parade on
the first day, April 21, will be partici?
pated in by all the rifle'' and mounted
clubs of the city, delegations from the
German clubs'.of several -Northern and
Southern cities, and it is even probable
that a large delegation of Germane from
Madison, Wisconsin, will be present.
Tho procession will be under the com?
mand of Captain A. Melchers, of .the;
Gorman Hille Club, and will probably
compriao over 1,000 men. After parad?
ing through tho streetp, tho precession*
I ist a will proceed by tho cars of the South
Carolina Railroad to tho platz, where]
creature comforts in abundance will be
served on their arrival.
I Charleston News.
A melancholy death occurred in St.
Paul about a weokago, the. sequel of a
?ad story. There .was -a. priest named
Schmiver, who greatly sympathized with
I a friend, also a priest, who had been de?
posed. He kept up a friendly corres?
pondence with the disgraced man, and
for this bo was in turn deposed by the
bishop. Ho immediately fell into a very
critical condition of nervous excitement,
I which reonrrcd upon every allusion to
his disgrace; and this .-finally resulted in
paralysis and death, just as arrangements
for his reinstatement had been acceded
j to by his bishop.
Death of Mrs. Mary Price.?This
estimable lady died iu Columbia last Sa
1 turday morning, and her remains were
brought to this placo and interred in the
Presbyterian church-yard on Monday.
Mrs. Prion was raised in this County and
was in the sixty-fifth year of her ago at 1
; the time of her death. She had been a ]
member of tho Preabyterian Church for
many years, and died the death of a
Christian. She leaves two daughters
and u host of relatives and friends to
mourn her death.? Winnsboro News.
According to Mr. J. P. Cook, there
were in 1820 but four Protestant places
of worship in Paris and its vicinity, and
five or six ministers, including the Eng?
lish clergymen, comprised the Protestant
pastorate. Now, Mr. Cook reports fifty
eight Protestant places of worship in
Paris or its immediate suburbs, forty
seven of which nro within tho oity pro?
per. Nearly half of those are either Lu?
theran or Reformed churches. Many of j
these places of worship are very small,
whilo in most of them tho attendance is
limited to one huudred or less.
Iu tho convention whioh framed the
Federal Constitution, in the course of a
debate as to tho titles which should bo
given to the various officials, Dr. Frank?
lin brought the wholo matter into deri?
sion by proposiug that the Vioe-Presi
dent be styled "His Most Superfluous
Highness." As this officer now receives
the handsome sum of $10,000 per annum
for sitting iu a soft chair, gavel in hand,
and looking as wiso as an owl, it must be
Admitted that official superfluity, like
godliness, brings great gain to its owner,
if not to the country.
Departure op Troops.? On Wednes?
day night of last week, Troop K, of tho ]
Sovonth United Stales Cavalry, under |
command of Capt. Haile, took their de?
parture from Yorkville on tho King's
Mountain Railroad from this plaoa,
destined to Dakota.
?opieitof ^pC?^Jjtfir^t^' gfl ?9?$
Old; newap?p^r^ :
office, at fifty oerfta a hundred. o| Uiioiset
Another change in the ujansgerceat Ot ?
the Book ton Lantern ^^nn?ta?c^fj l^1': ^
the last issue ol that paper. Mr. J. M. ?-.
Wateon, formerly connected with tho
Charlotte Observer, in a very neat salu?
tatory, takes charge as publisher end '
local editor. ,
Jadgo T. J. Mackey hat purchased
from Col. E. T. Atkinson the property
situated on York street, in Chester, and
known as the Kennedy place. The
Judge will take possession in a short
time of his new home, and will establish
himself permanently as a citizen of Ches?
ter.
A meeting of the officera-and Board of
Managers of the Sonth Carolina Mona
meat Association will be held at the re?
sidence of Bev. Wo. Martin, on Bland
ling street, on Saturday morning, March i
22, at 11 o'clock. All ladies interested
in the movement are invited to be pre?
sent.
Yesterday was windy, gnety and dis?
agreeable. ? ? ...
Dr. Frank Green (who. has recently
graduated from the Medical College in
Louisville, ,Ky.,) is about to open a drag
store at Lexington C. H. His medical
education1 commenced with Dr. E. E. .
Jacksou, iu Ibis city. He is a son of Dr.
Fi Green.-. . , . ..
A lady's shawl was picked ap by a po?
liceman, on Wednesday, and the owner
can obtain it by calling at the guard
hojse. ,
The Fhcenix Bali,.?The ball of tho
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company
oomes off on Thursday evening next,
the 27th Instant It will be a pleasant
affair, without doubt. The lady friends
of the company are requested to assist
them iu preparations for . the occasion.
The list of committees will be. found in
another column. ' ; ??. J-:?
The Fair.? The promenade concert,.;;
which has. been. ;in progress for two i
1 nights, at Mrs. Hiariohson's Hall, came
to a successful conclusion" last night.
The ladies have ha.pt .with a liberal ro- ?
spouse to their setf-BacrjOeing efforts in
behalf of a go'o'd c^h^e, . and the congre
; gation of the j^aptiaU^hnrch deserve the
gratifying success which -has .been jmj- .
I corded them. The visitors have met -
I with that Mention which ?d, always the
crowning act.of ladies devoted to a panso
which-enUsla th.eir whole.davbtion." Th? ; ,
purchasers have invariably been pleased
'with theirinvestments, and all went
merry as a marriage bell: Last night,
I tho articles that had not been disposed
of at private sale, were knocked down to
the highest bidder. Mr. Bryers, tho
salesman for the firm of Messrs. Seibels
k Ezell, kept the purohasera amused dnr
I ing the sole, and by his experience and
1 pertinacity, secured good prices for the
articles. Tho auction brongbt the fair
to a olose, and we learn that the pecu?
niary snocess was greater than was an?
ticipated.
Sun Rosa.?The proprietor of the
I Phoznix. has just retired to his oouoh, to
seek the embrace of "tired nature's
sweet restorer, balmy Bleep," and has
left the issuing of the first number of
the ninth volume of his journal in the
hands of hi? "right bower." Taking
advantage of his absence, we, the em?
ployees, Borne of whom were present
I when this enterprise was in its infancy,
(together with many friends of the un?
dertaking, thus manifest our apprecia?
tion of tho celebration, last evening, of
the anniversary of the Pikrntx.
The occasion was a re-union of old and
young, both of which ages assisted in
the christening of tho infant that has
since assumed the proportions of mature
age. The substantial?, as well as delica?
cies, presented at this sumptuous feast,
were enjoyed and appreciated by those
whose good fortune it was to be present
on this tho eighth anniversary.
List of New Advertisements.
F. J. Moses, Jr.?Proclamation.
First Annual Ball.
Trczevant Sill?Trial Justice.
A Paragraph tor DrsPEpncs.?If
you have a weak stomach, and wish to
make it weaker, take violent purgations.
There is no surer way to render indiges?
tion chronic. But if you are dyspeptic,
and, like a sonsible person, desire to
strengthen your digestive organs and
compel them to perform their essential
duties thoroughly and regularly, take a
dose of Hpstetter's Stomaoh Bitters be?
fore every meal, until your delinquent
stomach is restored to a healthy condi?
tion. It should bo understood that dys
popsia is always complicated with dis?
turbances of the liver and an unnatural
state of tho bowels, and that no modi
cine which does not reaoh^ and rectify
these irregularities can possibly cure this
agonizing disease Hosteller's Stomach
Bitters is an anti-billons agent and a
gradual cathartic, as well as a tonio and
stomachic, and hence its unparalleled ef?
ficacy in tho severest oases .of chronic in?
digestion. M16t3jl