The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 24, 1873, Image 2
COLUMBIA. S C.
Tuurilay ?oraing, April 24,1873.
Is the Pops. Dying? ?
Pope Pius the Ninth has had a num?
ber of escapes from death by various at?
tacks of illness, bat he is now stricken
in years, and cannot expeot.exhausted
natnro to do muob for him in the way ol
recuperative resources. Prostrated by
rheumatio fever and afflicted witb ulcora
tion of one of his limbs, he is supposed
to be so seriously assailed that his reco?
very for any length of time may be con?
sidered 'doubtful. As Giovanni Marie
Mastai Ferrcili?tho family name of Pio
Nino?was born in 1790, he is in the
eighty-third year of his age, and has a
long life, full of vicissitudes, to look
back upon and contemplate. In 1810,
he was 'created Cardinal-Archbishop of
Imola, in tlie Romagua. Pope Gregory
XVI died June 1840, andFerretti was
elected to tho Papacy fifteen days after
* wards as ^R^.^lno?Pius the IX. At
first,jhis popularity waa^ eioeesive. but
tho French Revolution", irA&48, inspired
Italian patriots with an enthusiastio
spirit of liberty, and as the Pope refosed
to yield to it, but, on the contrary, ma?
nifested strong ro-uctionary tendencies,
his temporal pow?r began to wane.
Finally, he selected as his Minister Count
Rossi,, ono of the most unpopular .of
Rorrio'e aristocracy, and the popular in?
dignation at onoo commenced action.
Rossi was assassinated, and the Pope fled
to Gaota. The French army -flually
drove the insurgents out of Rome, and
the Pope returned to the Vatioan. In
September, 1870, however, the French
forces were withdrawn from Romo,'Vic?
tor Emanael oooupied it with Italian
troops, and as a temporal sovereign, the
Pope's oareer was practically terminated.
Pio Nino has never consented to this
transfer of authority, and Btill protests
that he is the head, not only of the
uhnroh, but of Italy. He moreover in?
sists upon the dogma of his infallibility.
But death will soon render even ambition
silent, and the sorrows of the Pontiff, his
errors and his virtues, will beoome mat?
ters only of history.
?<
The Ponicrr of Extzbkinatiom.?Tho
diversity of opinion among the daily
papers in referenoe to the Indiau policy
now to *be pursued is remarkable. On
one Bide, the extremists raise, a cry for
extermination; on the other, the Peace
Commission still stands out for "PeaceI
peace! when tboro is no peaoe." Be
tween . these two, all shades of opinion
are represented. The Graphic comes
oat witb a very striking picture of "the
only Indian reservation of the future"?
a grave-yard and gal lews; and the World
and many other influential journals go
nearly as far, in words strong, bitter and
ill-judged. Tribes inhabiting a thou?
sand miles of territory would be involved
in the. revengeful feelings excited by a
band, of only 30? treacherous savages
among the Oregon-lava beds. We have
300,000 Indians on our border, 90,000 of
whom are peaceable, semi-civilized and
quiet; 55,000 savage and roaming, and
the rest giving but Kttle trouble, if let
alone by the white settlers, unscrupulous
agents and a meddling ' Government.
Givo these Indians, then, the same just
ioo that is given to white men? pnuish
the guilty, but let Iba innocent go free.
Beeoher on South Carolina?He
Pbays fob t?b Indians.?-Henry Ward
Bescher, in a oharaoteriutio sermon at
Plymouth Church, Sunday, drew on
South Carolina for an illustration:
He Boid that he did not know on earth
a more pitiable sight than South Caro?
lina. It was at one time the richest and
proudest of the States; It < inaugurated
those ideas which led to the disaster'of
the war and the cleansing of the conti?
nent. The people of South Carolina
bad risked and sacrificed everything for
their, principles; they had scon their
ohildren laid in the grave and their
households reduced to beggary, and yot,
in the plenitude of thoir sorrow, they
woald take baok no particle of their faith
in the cause. Though in a bad cause,
they had shown a heroism it would be
well to pattern and admire.
In his prayer, ho bosought tho Father
of all mankind to remomber in morcy
the children of the forest, whose pent np
wrongs had driven thorn to bloodshed
and diabolical murder.
Infobmation Wanted.?A letter boa
been banded us, making inquiries about
Mr. Wilson C. Braoe, who lived in Sntn
ter for many years previous and np to
1869, since whiob time nothing has beeu
heard from him by ,his relations. He
also had a brother .of eooentrio habits,
who left Monroe County, N. O., to re
.sido with his 1 brother; W. O. Bruce.
Thoy were both bachelors, neither under
tixty years of age, well educated and de?
cidedly intelligent. Any one knowing
anything of either of those genliumuu
will oonfer a great favor on a nutober of
relations, by communicating with Mr.
Clement D*>wd, President of the Mer?
chants' and Farmorn' National 13.mk,
Charlotte, N. O.?Sumler Neuis.
K Beaufort flshermau while fldhiag for
drum, hooked a turtle weighing uboot
150 pounds.
-.-p ;
The Southkbh Lifji Iksuuahob Com?
pany?establishment of BOABD of
Tkubtkes?Pbofits to bb Inyestxd in
this State?Addbe?s to the Pkofle.?
Columbia, S. C-, April 2, 1873.?At a
meeting of the business men and other
gentlemen of the city of Colombia, 8.
O., this day, Mr. Southern was called to
the Obair, on motion of Mr. B. O'Neale,
and Mr. Shiver requested to aat as Sec?
retary.
Mr. Southern requested some one fa*
miliar therewith to state the object of
the meeting, thereupon Mr. Blaok in?
troduced General John B. Gordon, of
Georgia, who briefly explained the
foundation, history, progress and snoceBs
of the Southern Lifo Insuranoo Compa?
ny, showing it to be very prosperous
and in good condition. He invited gen?
tlemen present to organise a State Board,
of Trustees, for the purpoaq of establish?
ing a branch of the company for this
State; whereupon-'Mr. lt. F. You mans
was requested to -read a contract pre?
pared for the government of saoh Board,
after which some discussion, ensued, and
Mr. O'Neale offered t ho following resolu?
tion: ??' ,"?*'?'.
Resolved, Tbat this meeting concur in
the. nlan.nrobosed for a looal department
of the Southern Lifo Insurance Company
at Colombia: Provided, The contract
be so altered a? to express more definite?
ly the per aantum tobeinvostod in South
Carolina of premiuma received lt> the
State, outside of Charleston. .
Which, being seconded, was unani?
mously adopted.-, ?
. The meeting!'after a spirited and har?
monious interchange of views, then ad?
journed, subjeot to oall .of J, P. South?
ern, Chairman. B. C. SHIVER,
.' Seoretary.
Columbia, S. C. April 22, 1878.
Adjourned meeting of Trustees of tho
Southern Life Insuranoe Company for
the State of South Carolina..
? The mlnntes of the previous meeting
were called for, read and approved.
Mr. Youmans was then called upon to
read the artioles of agreement, whioh,
being read, were adopted and signed by
the following trustees:
James B. Blaok, A. H. Waring, LeBoy
F. Youmans, J. P. Southern, Bev. Dr.
Merriwether, F. W. McMaater, Georgo
Sycamera, H. Murler, B. D. Sonn, Wm.
Wallace, Edwin J. Soott, B. C. Sbiver,
Dr. O. H. Miot, Dr. G. S. Trezevant, D.
H. Chamberlain, Edward Hopo, W. P.
Hix, John B. Moore, Johnson Hagood,
E. B. Cash, Clark Waring. Wm. H.
MoOaw, G. Dieroks, Jos. D. Pope, John
8. Wiley, J. H. Kinard, W. D. Dove, O.
D. Melton, M. 0/ Bntler, John O. See?
gers, George W. Bearden, F. W. Wing,
P. C. L?rick, W. B. Guliok, Bev. 8. B.
Jones, J. Li. Neagle, E. W. Wheeler, W.
K. Baehman, John B. Palmer, B. A.
Keeuan, O. H. Baldwin, W. 0. Swaffield,
B. O'Neale, Jr., LV B. Miller, J. M.
Mackey, G. A. Shield <, J. T. Sloan, Jr.,
Paul 8. Felder, O. O. Puffer.
On motion of Colonel J. B. Moore, a
committee of five wore appointed by the
Chair to nominate officers to serve the
enduing year.
The Chair appointed John B. Moore,
J. L. Neagle, W. P. Hix, G. A. Shields
and E. Hope, who retired and reported
on return the following:
For President?-James E. Black.
For Vice-President?J. P. Southern.
Secretary?A. H. Waring.
Executive Committee?J. B. Palmer,
B. D. Senn, B. C.Shiver, J.C. Seegers,
B. O'Neale, jr.,.DeBpy F. Youmans.
The newly elected officers [were then
installed. It. O. SHIVER, Secretary, j
Mr. James. Blaok, the newly-elected
Prosideut, was oondooled to tbe Chair,
and, upon taking his seat, addressed the
Trustees in a few well-timed remarks,
and urged upon them their hearty co?
operation. He predicted great success
to the Columbia branch.
The following resolution was offered
by Col. John ?. Moore, of Sumtor, and
unanimously uri opted:
Resolved, Tina tbe Executive Commit?
tee be inetructod to prepare and issue an
address to tho citizens*of South Caro?
lina, setting forth the claims or tho
Southern Life Insarance Company to
tbeir patronage and support.
Upon motion of Dr. Neaglo, it wan
resolved tbat tbe proceedings of tbe
meetings bo published in tbo daily pa?
pers.
Upon motion, tbe Board adjourned,
subject to tho call of tbe President.
A. H- WABING, Secretary.
The following is the address of the
Executive Committee- to tbe people of
tbo State, in accordance with tbe resolu?
tion of the Board of Trustees:
Southern Lips Insuiiance Co.,
Columbia, 8. C, April 22, 1873.
To the Citizens of South Carolina:
Tbe Trustees of tbe Columbia branch
of the Southern Life Insurance Company,
with its prinoipal offices at Memphis,
Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia, re?
spectfully invite your attention to the
oluims of this company to public confi?
dence and support.
It was organized in I860, amid tbo
gloom and despondency following the
olose of hostilities, and was tbe pioneer
in its peculiar and beneficent field.
Having to contend with tbo almost uni?
versal distrust in the stability of South?
ern institutions, its unparalleled success
is not only an earnest of ability and eco?
nomy of management, bat a monument
of the patriotism of an appreciative
though suffering peoplo.
Wo have boon solicited, and have, in
order to fooud one grand organization
for tbe whole South, aonseuted to joiu
this worthy enterprise. Founded on a
solid moneyed basis, with ample capital
and largo accumulation of assets, its ratio
of assets to liabilities (tbe true test of a
company's strength) equals all tho older
companies. While thero are several
departments, tbey uru departments of
tho same company, and each and every
one guarantees tbe payment of the poli?
cies of the company.
One of the prime object* of 4be> orga?
nization la to check tho drain of capital
from the Sooth, and at the same tlma to
furnish to the people aa safe and as ho?
nestly managed a company a* can be
found in any section. < ? , .
Have the people of this State any con?
ception of the immense sums of moneys
yearly taken from the entire Sooth for
life insurance? By calculation, based
on the best statistics which can be ob?
tained, it is estimated that a aam of not
lesB than $6,000,OQO or 88,000^000 is
sent every year from the Soqtn'for this
purpose, the aggregate amount einoe the
war being over $50,000,000. We ask
I the people to consider how rapidly and
I into what gigantio proportions every
! material interest of our section could be
developed by the retention in-our midst
of these enormous sums and the accu?
mulation of compound interest tboreon.
This company is prudently aud eco?
nomically managed, and is doing a suc?
cessful business in all the Southern
States, paying largo annual dividends to
its policy-holders, and always settling
its losses promptly.
The Columbia brauch is under safe
and discreet management, and a just
proportion of the funds constituting the
reserve, will be securely invested in pur
State for the development of the mate?
rial interests of our people. The com*
pany has already made satisfactory ar?
rangements to invest in real estate in the
city of Columbia the sum of about
$25,000.
Losses will be adjusted at the Colum?
bia office, without the trouble, expense
and uncertainty attending collections at
remote points and from unknown per?
sons. No Southern man should send
his money out of the South for life iu
suranoe, when Southern companies, iu
evory respect reliable, are seeking pa?
tronage.
In order to clteck the immense drain of
capital from the South to the North, we have
made satisfactory arrangements to transfer
parties wlio are now paying premiums to
Northern companies, without loss or addi?
tional annual outlay.
We urge upon our follow-oitizens the
consideration of the subject aud the
great importance of keeping capital at
home.
The oentral office at Columbia and
the auxiliary offices throughout our
jurisdiction, will furnish all information
and receive applications for ineurauoo in
this Company. N
JAMES E. BLACK, President.
J. P. SOUTHERN, Vioe-President.
A. H. WARING, Secretary.
J. B. PALMER,
R. D. SENN,
R. O. SHIVER,
J. O. SEEGERS,
B. O'NEALE, Jb.,
LeROY F. YOUMANS;
* Exeoutive Committee.
The Modocs ?It seems that these fe?
rocious savages do not live by hunting,
but that they are root-eaters, thus form?
ing an exception to the rale which as?
signs root-eaters to the lowest class of
Indians. They are said to have some
proud traditions and inspiring legends.
The Missouri Republican, which seems
well versed in their history, relates the
following:
"Not far from where they now stand
at bay, they point to a high rock, upon
whiob a band of their warriors was onoe.
beleaguered. All retreat being oat off,
and no escape possible, exospt by- volun
tary death, the Modoos stood up in tine
upon the brink of the dizzy preoipioe,
sang their death song witb defiant ges?
tures, in fail view of their enemies on
the plains below, locked their hands and
sprang with a shout of triumph to in?
stant death."
A HoBRiBiiB TaXjE of Murder.?A
dreadful murder was committed near
Camden, in this State, on Friday night
last. Abont five years ago, Robert
Pierce, then at work for Alexis Beeman,
seduced his employer's daughter, and
married her after the birth of their ohild.
He was always jealous of his wife, and
would hardly allow any one to speak to
her; bo even accused her of unfaithful?
ness to her marriage vows, and in otbeT
ways endeavored to irritate her and bring
her into disrepute, and often threatened
to leave her to take care of herself.
Sometimes ho would beat her, but she
never spoke of these things, except to
her father and ono old lady who was a
near neighbor and took an interest in
her. (Jn Friday night last, as appears
from tho testimony of their little daugh?
ter, Cora, and tho appoaranao of the
room in which the deed was committed,
Pierce brutally murdered his wife with
aa axe, as she was preparing for bed.
He then left the house with bis gun, and
has not been seen since the murder was
discovered. The child reo?two girls aud
a baby boy about eighteen months old?
passed the night in tho room with their
dc ad mother; and in the morning, Cora,
tho eldest, got some cold potatoes for
them, returned to tho bod, and shared
the food with tho others. The baby
crawled or foil off tho bod, dragged him?
self through his mother's blood, and
marked her olothes with bloody hands,
in its appeals for protection. So the
ohildreu passed Friday night, Saturday,
Saturday night and Sauday forenoon,
when a sistor of tho murderod woman
found them aud discovered the awful
crime. Neighbors were summoned, and
found the mangled body of the woman
lying on tho floor, near tho axe with
which tho mir dor had been done. Tho
baby was lying between its mother's
foot, smeared with blood, cold and on
the verge of starvation; tho little girls
were in bod to keep warm. Tho ooro
ner's investigation disclosed no other
funts than tho^o given above, except that
Mrs. Pierce was with ohild whea killod.
[New York 'IVibune.
The annual meeting of the Port Royal
Railroad stockholders will bo held on
Tuesday, the 29th iust.
Eiooal X t o m mm
. Om Matt?bs.?-The prioe of single
oopias of the Phcxstx ia Are oan ta.
* A tale of misery?the eock - tail. ;
|f There was groat complaint yesterday
of the impure water in tho pipes.
. The trestle on the Greenville Road,
which Was burned Monday, is all right.
The almanac makers promise rain at
the end of the month.
Elijah Levy, a colored carpenter, in
the employ of Captain Parker, died sud?
denly Sunday night.
To-day is the anniversary of tbe,
evacuation of New Orleans by General
Lovell, in 1802..
The latent styles wedding and visiting
cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can
be obtained at the Phoenix office.
The filthy condition of our streets,
alley ways and draiuB should attract tho
attention of'oordity authorities.
J. K. MoCarley has declined the ap?
pointment of Trial Justico in Chester
County.
Attention is directed to the list of arti?
cles that Mr. Oeq, Symmers advertises
in another column.
Miss O. R. MoGowan will acoept our
thanks for cards of invitation to the May
celebration by the pupils of her sohool,
at Irwin's Hall, on Thursday evening
next, May 1.
Additions to and improvements in tho
wires of the Western Union Telegraph
line in this oity are being made. There
aro eighteen wires of that line running
through this oity.
The base bail season is approaching,
when those who enjoy the fun of bruised
faces and bodies, dislobfcted finger joints
and other amusing (?) incidents to the
national gamo can be gratified.
Did our lady readers ever hear their
young lady acquaintances ask each othor,
"What's your politics?" and then giggle.
The question has a hidden meaning.
For explanation, apply to the first lady
you kuow who wears a large bustle.
The lease by the Trustees of the South
Carolina University to the Regents of
the State Normal School, of the ohapel
and wings of the University for the uses
of the Normal School, has been exe?
cuted. It BecureB this brdfcding for
ninety-nino years at a nominal rental.
The court martial which convened in
this city, Monday, for the trial of en?
listed men, is waiting for the arrival of
soldiors from different points, charged
with various offences. One arrived from
Newberry, and others are expected from
Spartanburg, York, Atlanta, Georgia,
and other places in this military depart?
ment.
Dr. E. E. Jackson, in addition to
other attractions, has placed in his store
a curious and very beautiful ornament.
It is a glaBS tube, arranged in the form
of a fountain, through 'which the water
is forced by an air pump. It presents
tbe appearance of a real fountain, throw?
ing ten or twelve sprays. It is worth a
visit.
As wo probably shall have summer,
by and by, it may be interesting to
know, that matting is considered by
many medioal practitioners to be far pre?
ferable to oarpets as a covering for floors
in summer. It takes np but little dust,
offers no enoouragement to moths, and
can be scrubbed with soap and water
when soiled.
Tbe Governor has appointed Millege
W. Turner and Wm. Parkmsn Trial Jus?
tices for Edgefisld County; James A.
Bowley and Neptune Bell to be Commis?
sioners of Pilotage; H. M. Thompson, of
Burn well County, as Notary Public; W.
C. Glover as Trial Justice at James
Island, Charleston County, vice M. F.
Becker, who was not confirmed by tbe
Senate.
Death.?Mrs. Christiana Davia, an
aged lady, who has resided in this oity
since 1821, departed this lifo yesterday
morning. The deceased was born in
Somersetshire, England, and was about
eighty-three years of sge. She has
been an invalid for many years. Sho
has left a large family and many relatives
and friends to mourn hor decease The
funeral services will bo held at Marion
Street Church this afternoon, at 4
o'clock.
Pakdoned.?Tho Governor has par?
doned Lettio Williams, of Orangeburg,
convioted of grand larceny at tho Octo?
ber, 1872, term of oourt, and sontonccd
by Judge Graham to one year's imprison?
ment in tho Stato ponitentiary. James
Horndou, of Union, convicted of grand
larceny, and sentenced by Jadge Moses,
at the March, 1872, term of tho court to
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
two years. John Donnelly, convioted of
the orimo of grand larceny, and sen?
tenced ono year to the State ponitentiary
by Judgo Lee, of tbe Criminal Court in
Charleston, October, 1872. Donnelly is
an old man, about ninety years of ago,
and was arraigned on the complaint of
his motber-in-law, charging him witb
stealing a cow.
Good Thmplars.?Excelsior Lodge,
No. 7, Good Tern pi are, held their stated
meeting at Masonic Haii, Tuesday aven
ing, a large number qf the members
being present. Nominations for offioers
were made and an interesting occasion
enjoyed by about eighty participants.
Seven new members wero initiated.
Preliminary measures were also taken to
have a pio nio some time during the en?
suing month.
The Railroad Investigation.?The
joint committee, composed of members
of the House and Senato, appointed
during the recent session of the Legisla?
ture, to investigate tho taxable property
of the South Carolina Railroad, now in
Charleston, is composed of R. Turner,
W. A. Grant and O. Minort, of the
House, and W. R. Jorvey and Beverly
Nash, of tho Senate, all colored.
Supreme Cnrmr. Columbia, April 23.
The Court mot at 10 A. M. Present
Chief justice Hoses and Associate Jus?
tices Wright and Willard.
The cases involving the validity of the
license law, commenced yesterday, were
resumed. Mr. Chamberlain was heard
for the State; Mr. Porter for appellants.
Dauiel Hand vs. the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad Company et at. Mr/
You mans read brief.
ThcTOourt adjourned until Thursday,
24th, 10 A. M.
Get Yotjb Stamps?Special taxes
hitherto assessed are, under the new
law, to be paid by stamps. The Internal
Revenue Bureau in Washington bos
commenced the issue of stamps prepared
for tho purpose, and after the first of
May all persons transacting business j
will bo obliged to display the evidence
that thoy have paid tho amount duo on
account of spcoial taxes in a conspicuous
place. The receipts from this source
last year were $6,700,000; but under the
new l%w the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue expects to increase the recoipts
fully fifty per cent., so it is said.
The Charleston Spring Meeting.?
Tho preparations for the approaching
Floral Fair and the spring meeting of
the State Agricultural Society, both of
whioh begin in Charleston on Tuesday
next, are being completed with a degree
of taste and cure whioh promise the most
complete success for both of these at?
tractive events. The people throughout
the State, who are in the habit of attend?
ing the annual meetings of the Agricul?
tural Society at Colombia, appear to fully
appreciate the importance and value of
tho approaching spring meeting in
Charleston, with its proposed discussions
upon the most practical and prominent
topics oouneoted with the economy of
the farm and plantation, and nearly all
of the County Agricultural Societies will
be formally represented by delegations.
Grand Lodge I. O. G. T.?The lodge
was oalled to order, at Winnsboro, at 8>?
P. M., Tuesday. Delegates from twenty
lodges were present Muoh interest was
manifested. Cheering news was given
from all parts of the State. The lodge
adjourned at 11 P. M., Tuesday night,
and was called to order at 8>? yesterday
morning by the W. V. T., as the G. W.
C. T. was compelled to leave on impor?
tant business the night previous. An
election was held yesterday morning, and
the following officers elected to serve the
ensuing year:
Rov. H. M. Mood, G. W. C. T.'j Bev.
j. M. Carlisle, G. W. C.; Miss Minnie
Brown, G. V.T.; F. P. Beard, G. 8.;
Rev. j. S. Connor, G. T.; Bev. j. W.
Murray, G. O.; W. H. Cattino, G. M.
The officers wero then installed.
rncasixiAJSA.?A young New Yorker
of fashion says that tho only thing he
learned while in Paris was to drink
absinthe. Is not this a powerful argu?
ment in favor of homcness over absin?
th eism?
A timid man who, for the first time in
his lifo, has provided himself with a
pistol as a protection against burglars, is I
trying to inure himself to the use of it
by taking gun-powder with his viotuals
instead of salt.
When a man reforms from drink and
begins to take care of himself, he gene?
rally remarks that ho is going to build
up bis constitution anew. Was it with
u viow to this that, for years, ho kept
accumulating bricks in bis hat?
A theological student on being re?
monstrated with by one of his pastors,
for indulging in matutinal stimulants,
replied that in all his reading of books
on divinity he never once found any
allusion to gin cock tails, and he con?
tinues to take (hem.
"Will tho coming man part his hair in
tho middle?"*is (he subject of a lecture
soon to be delivered here by a well
known professor of .physiognomy.
Brown's young men thick he will, but it
seems rather anomalous that the coming
man should bo the parting man at one
aud tho same time
The most patronized barber in Provi?
dence is a mute gentleman.
. Justin MeOartby opens tfco Gcdaxy l?*
May wWb a ?batty sketch of ?*The Na?
tional Assembly at Vfemaille?.". (,At
flrat/' eaya Mr- MoOartby, "the idea
conveyed to the Inind of tho nnacous
tomed visitor, (to the theatre in -which
the Assembly meets) in entirely that of
an ordinary theatre during, a morning
performance. He can hardly for a time
bring himself to believe that this is a
great National Assembly, charged with
the regeneration of a. Crushed and con?
quered country. He seems rather to be
'assisting' at the representation of some
comedy." After saying that admission
to (he galleries is not easily obtained, the
essayist goes on to remark that "the de*
bates aro hot end angry, and earnest
enough sometimes t? banish from the
mind of a spectator any thought of light
comedy:" " ...
"I was in the House of Commons on
the famous night of the debate on Sir
Charles Dilke's motion, and I have seen
many another -stormy scene in the same
House, not to speak of some rat be r noisy
discussions in the Capitol at Washing*
ton, and soenes in the- Palais Bourbon,
Paris, when tho Imperial 'Corps Legis
latif sat there, and the historical five
wero doing the whole work of opposi?
tion. But I, at least, never heard such
vehement, persistent and passionate
clamor as an the theatre of Versailles
during the sitting of tins present Assem?
bly. The whole 750 odd members seem
at times to be yelling with one throat.
Half are trying to scream down the
; speaker; half the other moioty are shoot?
ing in his defence; the rest are bawling
out appeals for silence.. The. orator in
I the tribune shrieks defiance to bis ene?
mies, and shakes his fists at them, and
bangs the front of his rostrum some?
times with both hands together. Now
I and then some interruption, shriller or
I ncaror than the rest, catches his oar, and
he goes off into an episodical altercation
with that particular enemy, each'skirl?
ing,' as theSoottish fish-wives would say,
at the very top of his voice, The Presi
I dent endeavors to reBtore order by ring?
ing his bell in a manner which would
suggest to English ears the notice of a
departing train or an approaohing muffin
man. Tho bell only adds another dread?
ful sound to the din; until the Assembly
has fairly spent itself with rage and roar?
ing, there is no ohanoe of quiet."
Hotel Arrivals, April 23, 1873.?
Wheeler House?j A Brenner, Augusta;
MIsb F Olover, Miss A Olover, Edge
field; B H Mcade, Mrs G W Farlee,
Miss A B Farlee, Miss Li G Farlee, New
York; P H Smith, Baltimore; Mr and
Mrs Murdoch, N C; E E MoCrady, Gen
J Conner, D T Oorbin, J A Gunn, W A
Bradley, Charleston; A O Shaffer, Wal
terboro; D S Hart, Charleston; ? C
Thompson, Kerishaw; E O LuDrout,
Boston.
Columbia Hotel?J M Penney, N C; W
J Crosswell, 8 O; Miss Darby, Va; O M
Smith, Wilmington; 8 C Gilbert,
Charleston; M B Lipsoomb, wifeand two
children, Florida; A H Waring, SO; J
H Miller, Augusta; T J Goodwyn, Fort
Motte; J C Hondley and wife, Mrs O H
Biogham. Mass; T M Oawton, U S A; J
F Izlar, Orangeburg; G D Fox, Orange
burg; GP Birkland, Oconee; J T Darby,
8 C; Miss E McCrsokeo, Thos 9 Clarke,
Chicago; Mrs H A Weed and niece, N Y;
M F Benton and wife, P L Koempel, N
Y; G W Thames, Wilmington; Fred D
Bosb, G & G B B; H P Hammett,
Greenville; P M MoBride, B McBride,
Charleston.
Hendrix House? John C Lane, A B
Counts, Pomaria; T P Stovall, Ga; M M
Padgett, Edgfield; ED Boozer, city; J
B MoOants, Winnsboro; C B Tyson,
Md; J P Gibbs, Charleston; T S OautLi?
ren, Miss H H Catbren, Miss N Kirkley,
Camden; C Binsler, Bichland.
List op New Advbrtukmkntb.
T. P. Walker?Special Meeting.
Prof. G. T. Sheldon?Dsooing.
George Symmors?Claret, etc. .
B. M. Wallace?Bankruptcy Notice.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
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UNITED States Court, Charleston,
April 22.?in the case of Harvey Terry
vs. Wm. Godfrey, receiver of the Mer?
chants' Bank of South Carolina, at
Cberaw, on motion or,;the-defendant's
counsel, the decree pro confesso pre?
viously made was set aside, and the 'de?
fendants were allowed to file their an?
swers within two days.
Tho ease of O. L. Barckmyer vs. Ro?
bert Adger Sc Co., was referred to W. D.
Thomas W. Gore, of Horry, was final?
ly discharged in bankruptcy.
The Bluo Ridge Bailroad Company
was declared a bankrupt on hearing the
I return of the petition of James P. Low,
and the caso was referred to Registrar
Carpenter for further proceedings and
aotion.
In the caso of Abraham Van Buren
and wifo vs. John P. Brown and others,
a bill in equity, the report of the special
referee was confirmed.
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Death of Captain H. 0. Inwood.?
The subject of this notice died at his re?
sidence, in Line street, yesterday after?
noon, of pneumonia, after a month's
illness. Tho disease was contracted by
bim while making an inquisition in St.
Andrew's Parish. The deceased was a
Trial Justice, and had his office at the
Eight Mile Pomp. He was an English?
man^ and came to this State with the
United States army, in wbioh he was at
the time a captain and brevet lieutenant
colonel. He married a lady of this city,
who survives bim.?(Charleston News.
We regret to learn of the death of Mr.
Garland Meng, a highly respectable and
' worthy oitizen, residing at the time of
his death on Paeolott Biver, in Union
County, Ho died on last Saturday, at
about 2 o'clock A. M.?Carolina Spartan.
Clancy