The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, January 27, 1874, Image 2
Taesiay Morning. January 27,1874.
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XeapcrtSRSe or Harmony In. the Conven?
tion.
The day is near at hand when the
people will meet to elect additional dele?
gates to .the. Tax-pay ere* Convention.
It is a duty upon the wise and faithful
dieoharge o* whWh the most important
results will hinge. We have watched
the currents of opinion oenoerning the
composition and duties of the conven?
tion with absorbing interest. There
are two risks,to be run. but good judg?
ment on the part of tho people in the
. ohoioe of delegates and in the instrno?
tions they give them, if reflected in
their action in the convention, will suf?
fice to obviate them and secure lasting
good consequences. Wo find a stroDg
sense of the necessity of prudent action
generally prevailing, coupled, however,
with apprehension, in several influential
?quarters, that this may be missed,
through some distrust now prevailing
amongst the poople, and from the in?
troduction of matters into tho conven?
tion which had better be left untouohed.
There is undoubtedly aorao opposition
to the call of a convention. But it is
instructive and agreeable to note that
it springs not from a want of percep?
tion of its possible usefulness. There
are persons, here and there, who hold
tho opinion that masterly inactivity is
tho true course to pursue, and that if
we keep hands off, tho Radical party
'Will go to pieces of itself, without as?
sistance from any quarter. If thero
was no other reason'for a convention, it
is enough that it will suffice to arrest
this weak and fatal delusion.
-But wo are not concerned with thai
point bow. Wehavetofaoo that sort of
' objection which results from unfavora?
ble recollections of the convention last
held, aud from anxiety lest some of the
same topics shall pome up again, and
the same sort. of , discussion, and the
? same -(so-called) manipulation of the
N^ond question, shall be repeated. An
impression of this kind has gone abroad,
whether justly or n^t, it is not our pro?
vince, nor is it material, to determine.
We have seen it in several journals and
in communications to. journals, and we
have heard it in conversation. It has
served,to neutralize what would other?
wise be a strong and enthusiastic de?
mand for a convention. The apprehen?
sions to .whioh we refer are shared in by
some of our best, moBt capable and
most far-seeing citizens. They want a
convention, but are seriously disin?
clined to have one run in the mould of
the last.
The bonds are a touchy subject. It
is not believed that the convention can
treat them with any good effect. The
people don't care to have delegates oome
here und take action upon them. Not,
of coarse, that they are satislied, or
have reason to be satisfied, with the ad?
justment which the General Assembly
has made. But a great many persons
give it Homo credit for tho work of
scaling the public debt, and for repu?
diating tho conversion bunds. They
thick it a blow in the right direction;
and they would prefer, at auy rate, to
wait and see what will oome of tho pro?
position to scale. They see no harm in
delay. But, apart from that, the com?
munity at large don't like capitalists to
consider and discuss what so clearly
affects their own private interests in a
convention of the poople. Everything
whioh can be distorted into "bearing"
and "bulling" bonds, by whioh their
value may be affected, they sternly rule
out of place there. The general public
would prefer to have questions whioh
jnst uow touch them more closely,
which are more easily bundled, more
readily comprehended and are less affi?
liated with special interests, form the
staple . of the action of suelj a body.
Again, it is not forgotten that certain
objectionable statements wore accepted
by tho convention from parties who
were not entitled to a proponderatiog
iuiluenco in its counsels, or in giving
bbape to its action.
We take no pleasure in mentioning
these things, It is done as a warning
against the repetition of error. Wo
witdi to-have a convention thst will
truly represent the great interests and
high spirit of the people, aud ono that
will not be branded with the epithets of
fuilure. We want the sagacity and
discretion which will disoeru the real
evils of the country, and the independ?
ence und firmness which will elaborate
proper remedies, and point the way to
the people's doliveranco. Let tho poo?
ple on the oue hand come together,
consult freely, and eleot the men of
their ohoioe, and let those gentlemen
who already hold commissions, aud who
are so deservedly esteemed, rogard with
all proper respect their feelings and
wishes upon cortuiu questions, which
are either already prejudged, or the
consideration of wbioh they would pre?
fer to have postponed to a more con?
venient Bwwon. The convention has a
great work' to,' do. Let it avoid every
rook of offence or stone of stumbling.
The occasion of its -meeting is one of
high histories, and patriotio inter oat. It
should bo constituted of our very best
men in virtue, statesmanship, ability,
experience and patriotism. We cannot
find men with qualities and accomplish?
ments bigber than the high duty wbioh
a down-trodden country will impose
upon them to discharge.
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An Important Omission.?The Clerks
of the two Houces, in tboir communica?
tion to the Legislature, relative to print?
ing for 1861 and 1805, omitted to state
that tho large amount which tboy say
was called for?874,500?was in Confede?
rate money; and as thnt curroncy was
at a particularly low ebb at the time, the
amount could not bo called high. Re?
duce it to a gold basis, and see what it
amounts to. The appropriation for tho
regular session of 1865 (tbreo weeks and
a half) was $15,000, and it was not ex?
hausted; this appropriation covered the
Aots, permanent journals, reports and
resolutions, &o. This btatcnieut is duo
to the proprietor of the Pntnsix, who
was tho State Printer at thnt timu.
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The Royal Marriage.?Tho union
which took placo on tho23d of the Duke
of Edinburgh and tho Russian Princess
Marie is not oonsiderod an event of any
direct political importance, though it
may be expected to exercise a moral in?
fluence and increased social intercourse
betweon the two nations. Their in?
terests in the East nro perhaps not so
irreconcilable as they are supposed to
be, and a better mutual nndorstaoding
may mako this a conviction in tho
minds of both. The Now York Times
reoalls the faot that Ivan IV, one of the
most liberal-minded rulers that Russia
has hod, was extremely anxious to take
to wife the virgin Queen of England,
and if bis suit bad been successful, it is
more than probable that the subsequent
history of Europe would have beou very
different from what it is. The young
oouple will go to housekeeping under
favorable auspices. The Duke has an
annual income of x 15,000 from Parlia?
ment, to which the Queen adds x 10,000
a year and the free uso of a oastlo resi?
dence, while the young brido brings
1,000,000 roubles down and a largo
sum is to be provided annually. Alto?
gether the Dako will be ono of the rieb?
est uncrowned princes in Europe.
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OldSouth Carolina bonds wore quoted
at 29 and now at 9, ou Saturday, in New
York.
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The Wondeefcl Cuses of Dr. Jones
?His Practice in Maoon and in Sa?
vannah?His Headquarters in Colum?
bia, S. 0,, at the Wheeler 1Iou.se, for
Two on Three Weeks.?An editorial in
the Savannah News, of Ja v. navy 3, saye:
During his four weeks sojourn in our
oity, Dr. Jones has cfleotud many won?
derful cures of most obstinate uud long?
standing disouses, conferring bom:., .s on
the ulllicted and relieving an aiamiut of
suffering for which money oould not
compensate. Severul of those cases
having come under our personal obser?
vation, and many others being attested
by the strongest certificates from relia?
ble uud grutcful putiouts, we feel thnt
wo uro doing n public service by drawing
attention to tho Doctor aud commend?
ing his unfailing skill to the confidence
of those wbd are suffering from disease.
A graduate of several of tho first mo
dieal colleges of Europe, ho bus tho
professional endorsement of mnny of
the moat distinguish/d physicians of
New York, Philadelphia, London, Paris
and Vienna. Having made diseases of
tho eye, ear und other organs of sense,
together with chronic affections of tbe
throat and lungs, his specialties, closo
study of tboir causes and the best treat?
ment to be employed in their euro, with
an extensive practice iu the hospitals
aud infirmaries of Enrope und this
country, have qualified him for the suc?
cessful treatment 6f those and other
diseases, by methods peculiarly his own,
the prompt efiionoy aud perfect relia?
bility of wbioh is ubftudautly attested
by the wonderful cares ho has mado.
Some very interesting cases, success?
fully treated by Dr. Jones, in this city,
havo been alluded to iu these columns,
und numerous tobtimouials have been
tondered him by patients iu gratitudo
for tbo benefits tboy havo received from
bis treatment. Theso certificates are
from well known nnd reliable persons in
various sections of tbo State, who have
been oared of diseases of longstanding,
and which th ? best medical skill had
fuilcd to relieve. Wo will briefly men?
tion some of thorn:
In a letter enclosing an extra fee to
Dr. Jones, Mr. J. A. Kennedy, of Con?
fers, Qu., whose wife hud boen afflicted
with that dangerous and distressing
malady, ozoena, with other aflliotions
peculiar co the sex, writes us follows:
"My wife thinks she is well. Has felt
so ever einco you treuted her in Atlanta
last spring. She says she takes pleasuro
in recommending all who aro afflicted
as she was with ozoena to your treat?
ment, wbiob is ploasant and sure to
onre. Sbe is the most thankful person
I ever saw, and lacks words to oxpress
her gratitude."
Mrs. M. S. Metzger, No. 3 Pino
street, Savannah, says: "Dr. Jonen has
straightened tbo eyes of my little grand
daughter ?od restored her sight, for
which I would uot toko all the world."
Mr. John Power? East Broad street,
who bad suffered' for years from badly
turned and Bunkeu eyoa with impaired
vision, says: MX would not take nil Sa?
vannah tor the benefit I have received
from Dr. Jones' operation and modi
cine."
Mr. Elijah Roberts, of Mobly Pond
P. O., Boreven County, says: "I was
sorely afflicted for many yrars with
ozoena, oatarrb, neuralgia and disease
of the breast and ohronio complaints, eo
that I was given np by our physicians
in Augusta as a hopeless cugo. In this
suffering condition, I placed myself
under Dr. Jones' treatment, who ra
lievod me very much in a few hours,
and by the continued use of his reme?
dies at homo, I am cured of most of my
complaints and enjoy lifo very well for
an elderly man of seventy-flvo. I feel
that I owo my lifo to Dr. Jone?, und
cannot rocummend him too highly. The
Dootor aleo cured my daughter of
disease of tho liver."
Mr. James Louden, of Savannah,
tays: "Dr. Jones iusertcd uu cyo for me
without pain, which moves and appears
so perfect that it cannot be distin?
guished from the natural organ."
Mr. R. H. White, of Mucou, Georgia,
says; "Dr. Jones cured mo of diabetes
after I was given up to dio by tuu family
doctors."
Mr. Wm. Iro Smith, a etudont of
Mercer University, who from early child?
hood had suffered great inconvenience
aud deformity from badly turned eyes,
submitted to an operation by Dr. Jonen.
Mr. Smith says: "Ho has made my eyes
as perfect as any eyes in Georgia.
Money would not induce ms to have
them back to the condition thoy were in
before the great surgeon operated on
them."
From certificates before us, from por
sons of the highest staudiug and re?
sponsibility, in all tedious of Ihe conn
try, wo might Uli columns with the
strongest testimonials to tho skill of Dr.
Jones in the successful treatment of all
chronio diseases of the throat and lungs,
tho most obstinate diseases peculiar to
females, optbnlmn deafness, gravel, rap?
ture, diseases of the skin, otorhiea,
rheumatism, nervous debility, and other
diseases whioh commonly baffle the
efforts of the best practitioners. But
we have confined our selections to the
testimonials oi a few well known per?
sons in our own vicinity, believing them
to be sufficient. In justice, however,
to Dr. Jones, we will give one of muny
similar endorsements ho has received
from eminent gentlemen of hin own
profession. The following testimonial
from a prominent physician of New Or?
leans is as just ns it is generous:
"Dr. J. Jones, of New York, is consi?
dered by the more liberal-minded por?
tion of tho profession the most success?
ful opthalmio and aural surgeon in tho
United States. He is a descendant of
Sir W. Jones, of England, the great
pioneer and nuthor in eyo and car sur?
gery, and has had advantages in his pro?
fession possessed by few, if any, in
America. J. HOLLAND, M. D."
Dr. Jones has closed his practice in
Georgia, and proposes to spend a brief
period at the Wheeler House, Columbia,
S. C.
Wo commend him to the courtesies
and confidence of the peoplo of South
Carolins, where, if he has the opportuni?
ty of relioviug tho afflicted, as he has had
while with us, he will leave that State us
he leaves Georgia, bearing with him
the heartfelt gratitude of all who trust
thems-lvos to hie ?kill.
Columbia., S. C, January 26, 1871.
Eoitok PnaiNix: According to pre?
vious announcement, a musical concert
will be given by Mr. Joseph Hart Dunck,
assisted by Miss Gabriele Feiuingor, of
our city, ns vocalist, and Messrs. Zu?a
dil aud Odever, instrumental acoompa
units. Mr. Ddiiuk will, in u few days,
leave our city fwr tho purpose of making
a professional tour of this nnd other
States. Ufa williuguesfi at u'.l times to
contribute his valuable services to our
citizens whon called upon for charilablo
and other laudable purposes entitles him,
this evening, to a very liberal share of
our pationogo on this his parting bene?
fit. Tho programmo selected lor this
entertainment is from the best au?
thors, embracing all that tho most
refined and cultivated musical taste
could desire; and, with tho assist?
ance at his command for the evening,
we are fully warranted in saying that
.such a musical treat is bat Heidorn
offered to any audicuce, cilher in Eu?
rope or America. Evory appliance has
been brought to boar to make this en?
tertainment a perfect success iu evofy
rospeot. Will our citizens give him
that liboral patronago he, without doubt,
so richly deserves? I have had the
pleasure of attending his rehcarsu'.s for
this occasion, and, without the least
hesitation, can my that I have had iu
formor years tho opportunity of hearing
the host European as well us American
pianists, and that to-day, as n pianist,
he Btamis their equal in every respect.
Give this artist, then, a fall house, and
I am confident no ouo will lenvo the
concert hall dissatisfied, but will have
tho satisfaction of saying that Columbia
can sond out one that she may justly ho
proud of wherover his wonderful Per?
formance? ns a pinnist uro hoard.
Yours, obediontlv,
WM. H. LyBUAND.
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The Lucky Man.?Tho parties who
drew prizes in tho 1st, 2d and 3d Gift
Concerts of the Public Library of Ken?
tucky, were very luoky, but the person
who will draw the first prize in the 4th
Concort, on March 31st, will get $250,
000 iu cash, and will be luokier than ali;
still, with 11,999 other cash prizes, run?
ning downward from $100,000, ?50,000,
$25,000, there is room for everybody to
havo a good chance. It is well to re?
member that there will be no postpoue
taunt, and that evorybody is hastoning
to purchase tickets. Don't bo too late.
Orix Matters.?Subscribo for the
pHcamx.
The weather continues pleasant, al?
though ft little unseasonable.
Hoyt'i German cologne is sold by W.
0. Fisher, druggist.
Smokers say the "Indian Girl" sells
the beat five oent cigars tboy have over
seen.
A truck of one of tho paasongcr cars
of tho np train ran off tho track, near
Cbappell's.
There were only threo deaths in Co
lumbia for the week ending the 21th in?
stant?all colored.x
If this were May, and not January,
wo should not wonder at tho balmy wea?
ther wo are now enjoying.
E. A. Scott, Esq., Postmaster of New
berry, will receive subscriptions for the
Piiassix end Gleaner.
Tho passengor trains on the Spartuu
burg aud Union Railroad were delayed
several hours, on Saturday aud M >udoy,
by run-offs. Nothing serious.
A colored man was considerably de?
moralized, last night, by being struck
with a sling shot. Iiis assailant was
unknown. Dr. E. E. Jackson fixed
things for him.
L. C. Carpenter, Esq., is making tho
final arraugemonts for tho publication
of his old-new paper. Tho new office
will be on Main, near Lady street?for-'
merly ocoupied by Mr. J. W. Donuy.
A pocket-book, containing a email
amount of money und some valuable
papers, was lost on Saturday night.
The finder can retain the money, bat
will please leave tho papers ut Pirenix
office.
Peters' Musical Monthly, for February,
is out, and full of choice musical viur
ceaux?iolos, duets aud quartettes,
polkas, waltzes aud suhottiscbes, to set
the head of a board iu g-scuool miss in a
whirl.
A colored man, while running to the
fire, yesterday, became overheated,
causing convulsions. He was carried
into tho drug ?Iure ?f Dia. Geiger A
MoGregor, where ho was properly at?
tended to by Dr. Taylor.
Wo havo been furnished by Mayor
Alexander with a neat photographic
copy of tbo design for tbo new City
Hall now boing erected iu this city by
Clark Waring, Esq. Messrs. Parkins A
Allen are the architects.
Messrs. R. & W. C. Swaffle!d arc also
in receipt of their new styles hats. See
them, aud let Mr. Beck fit you. If
chango is needed, Mr. Thomas will fur?
nish it; or if credit is desired, hu will
present a bill in a very short time.
Dr. Jones, of London, England, who
has distinguished himself by his great
euros of difficult disease.; and dolicato
surgical operations, has arrived at the
Wheeler House, in this city, where he
will ouro the aflliotod aud operato upon
the deformed until the 10th of February.
Governor Moses has appointed tho
following Notaries Public: James M.
Dickson, George W. McCarrell, of
Greenville; W. C. Camp and William
M. Ray, of Spartanburg; James Norton,
of Mullins* Depot, Marion, and Charles
J. SuBportas, Trial Justice for Colletou.
Tho concert by Mr. Joseph Hart
Dctick end tho other talented artists
associated with him, comes off this even?
ing, iu Purkor'd Hall. To obtain a
good seal, iL will bo necoseary to pay
Messrs. LyBraud k Son a visit and se?
cure cue.
Tho root of the hospic.il belonging
to the garrison took lire, yesterday,
ahout 2 o'clock. An alarm was sounded
aud tho entire lire department w.ts soon
on the run?man and horso power being
called into requisition. The flames
wero extinguished boforo any serious
damage was done.
The ladies in charge of tho late enter?
tainment for tbo benefit of the South
Carolina Monument Association regret
exceedingly that, entirely by sumo over?
sight, they neglected to acknowledge
various kindnesses from Mr. Irwin, aud
gratuitous use of costumes from Mr.
Cramer. Tho ladies desire now to ex?
press their appreciation of tbo generous
attentions of tbeso gentlemen.
"Whew! ain't it cold!" exclaimed and
interrogated everybody, as they round?
ed the cornors, yesterday, jnst ns though
everybody hadn't acknowledged tho
matter by words, noseH, ears and over?
coats a huudred times before. The an?
swer was usually in tho affirmative, ac?
companied and repeated with nu addi?
tion of Buperlativcs and paradoxical
motanhors.
We acknowledge tbo receipt of a copy
of the report of tho Superintendent of
tho Lunatic Asylum, and shall notioo
its contents moro fully to-morrow. Dr.
Eosor does his duty in his responsible
position with intelligence, zoal, aud at
much personal iuconvcuienco. It is a
shamo that tho institution should bo
kept iu such straits as it has beon for
tho last two years, from tho want of suf?
ficient means to carry it on properly. |
The Bonss Club Festival.?The
celebration of the anniversary of Robert
Borne' birth came off last evening, with
great eclat, at MoKeuzie'e. The ''olhb"
was oat in all its force, and a Urge nom
ber of invited guests weroipreeent to do
honor to the occasion. The sapper was
everything that conld be desired, the
viands exquisite?there were hot dishes
and cold dishes; gime, oyster, monster
Now York] turkeys, jolly, blano mange,
Charlotte ratss, ice cream and other
delicacies. The hot panoh was such as
Barns himself would have highly en?
joyed. President Hope presided with
his usual skill, and introduced the toasts
and sentiments of tho evening, with ap?
propriate remarks:
Gentlemen and Members ov the
Burns Cluc: Wo are again permitted
to ast.emblo aroand the "festive board"
to commemorate the 115th anniversary
of tho birth of Scotland's favorito bard,
if not most gifted poet. There is one
foatura in theso rc-unions which has n
peculiar charm?the absence of all poli?
tics. Huru all meet with one common
purpose?to spend the night with mirth!
and glee, and to do honor to the memo?
ry of him who, by his writings, eudea
vored (und not without success) to make'
all men brothers. I will not attempt to 'j
point out the many beauties of the poet,1
for whcicver our language is spoken,
they uro as familiar as household words,!
uud tho lays of Robert Burns find an
echo iu every heart. I will, therefore,
give yon the first toast of the evening:
The Day we Celebrate?The birth-j
day of Scotland's gifted son, Robert
Burns.
Mr. Symmors read the following de?
spatch from tho Burns Club, of Charles?
ton and the auswer: |
Tue Day We Celebrate?
llo'll hac misfortunes great aud tnia",
tint aye a heart aboou them a'; >
He'll bo a credit to us a';
We'll a' bo proud o' Itobin. I
Tho following answer was sent by
President Hope:
The Day We Celebrate?
Then let us pray, that coma it may,
As conto it will for a* that;
That sence and woth ower a' tho earth
Shall hear the proe for a' that.
Mr. Hope then read the following
toasts, whioh were responded to either'
with addresses or Bongs?the Governor
replying to the one iu honor oft the1
Stato of South Carolina: * I
Tue State or Bourn Carolina?
Through thick or thin, we will utick by
her fortunes. |
A toast followed complimentary to thoj
Hibernian ?Society, to whioh Colonel,
McMaster replied, ingoniously claiming
Burns to have been closo akin to Irish' |
men. i
Tun Day We Celebrate?The birth
day of Scotland's greatest poet; we hail
its recurrenco with delight.
Reply by Robert Hall.
Song, "Rautin* Rovin' Robin"-?R.
KiDg.
Tue Queen?Honored and loved at
home, sho is no less respected abroad,
especially by those who were born under
her proud sceptre.
Band, (violin,) "Rule Britannia." ,
Tue President of the United States'
?Magnanimous in war; under his ad-j
ministration, the march of tho country
has been onward iu all the arts of peace.
Song, "American Star"?John Dor
scy.
Scotland?At her name, how fond
memories thrum* our hearts?child?
hood's home! Old familiar faces 11 i 1 tho
vision; whilst we proudly claim kin
v/itn names in art, science, hteraturo and
meidiunics, which tho world nev.'r eau
let diu.
Sou.,', "Scot* Wua Hau"?R. W.
Scott.
The Land We Live In?Scottisli
bauds aud Scottish hearts uro no less
leal to tho laud they live in, than they
were to their own native hills and heaths.
Song, "Tho Sword of Bunker Hill"?
Robertson.
Tue La.s.sics?God's last, best gift to
mau; they share our sorrows aud double
our joys.
Song, "Green Grow tho Rushes, O"?
Joha Janes.
"The Judieiury" was responded to by
?Judge R. B. Carpenter.
"Tho Pros-," called out L. C. Nor?
throp, Esq.
Gov. Moaos was called upon to sing
"Tho Woariog of tho Green." no very
aptly replied, that if his Albion friends
would excuse the reflections in the song,
ho would endeavor to add to the amuse
merit of tho evening; it was tho only
one ho could got through with?and,
perhaps, before ho did got through, the
parties would wish that ho hadn't com?
menced. Tho song was then given in
good stylo.
Col. McMaster, in tho conrso of his
remarks, complemented the Federal
soldiors; when Capt. Alligood was called
upon, und responded in a neat speech.
Major Alexunder was called for, but,
upon search being instituted, it was
found that bo had mysteriously disap?
peared. Tho conclusion was that he
had crawled through a key-hole.
Mr. W. R. Cathcart, the acknow?
ledged humorist of tho ovening, perpe?
trated s ? vend practical jokes at tho ox
pouso of those in his immediate vicinity.
Writing invitations to somo in a more
distant location to exchange salutes
with n prominent guest near by, he
would have the receiver of the message
bowing and tipping his glass in tho vain
endeavor to attract the attention of the
supposed sender.
Mr. McKenzio found voioo enough to
give an old air, and Presidont Hope let
tho company know, vocally, what ho
knew ubout tho "Brave Old Oak."
A volunteer toait from tho Governor
WM "The worthy3 Preside** of the
BarQB CJub"? "Hope springs eternal
from tho human heart.*' This was re?
ceived .standing and with a hipl hipl
hnrrahl
Mr. Dorsey gave two of hie inimitable
songs, which Were received With shouts ,
of applause.
Mr. Berg gave "Annie Laurie," and
a Dutch song, which he was forced to
translate. , \
"Albion" was complimented, and
Mr. Byles was called upon, .who gave an
English patriotic song.
Mr. Symmers gave "Scotland Yet." .
There were a number of other songs
and sentiments, which the lateness of the
boar prevents our giving.
Mr. Hutohins, with his bag-pipes, en?
tertained the party nt different times
during the evening with Scottish airs.
De Ar ti of an Aged Lady Resident.?
Another ono of onr old citizens has
been called homo. Mrs. Sarah Green;
consort of Dr. F. W. Green, departed
this lifo on Saturday night, from a para
lytia uflectioa. Her health has been
dclicalu for several years, and during
the last few months, she has been very
feeble. On Friday last, thero was a
knock at the door, the good lady arose
to call a sorvant, but fell, and was in?
sensible for a duy and a half, when she
breathed her last. Sbe was a warm
friend, a devoted wife and mother, and
an energetic, earnest woman. Mrs.
G. was the eldest daughter of William
Briggs, Esq., (tho builder of the bridge
which formerly spanned Salnda and
Con gare e Rivers.) The deceased had
reached the age of sixty-three. She was
born in Joukintown, near Philadelphia,
Pa., on the 9th Angust, 1811; was mar?
ried iu this oity, July 31, 1828, and
lived on the same spot during the entire
term of her wedded life?forty-six
years. She has seven sons and ' two j
daughters living. Five of her boys
served in the Confederate army?one of
them yielding up his life to the cause.
We cxtond our earnest sympathies .to.
tho bereaved family?husband, sons,
daughters, sister, brothers. Farewell,
kind friend?for a friend she always
was, from carrier-boy days to years of
manhood. As it was the particular re?
quest of the deceased" that she should
not bo interred until positive evidences
of death were apparent, the time for
the funeral oannot be stated.
Fatal Accident?Extlosion of A,
Locomotive.?Intelligence was received
in this city, Sunday morning, thai the
looomotive Fort Hill bad exploded her
boiler, near Salnda Old Town, on the
Greenville and Oolumbia Railroad, kill?
ing the engineer, Mr. John Y. Lane, in?
stantly, soveroly wounding the colored
fireman, Orange Moffett, and slightly
injuring the white fireman, Scott
Logan. Col. Dodamead immediately
te'.egraphcd for a train to be Bent up
from Helena, with the coroner, and to
open telegraphic communication at the
point where the casualty took place.
In a short time, the first reports were
fully corroborated. After the matter was
fully investigated, the train re.turned to
Newbcrry, aud from thence came to Oo?
lumbia?tho residenoe of the unfortu?
nate engineer. Mr. Lane was a native
of Union, bad reached tbe age of fifty,
and been in tbe employment of this
company for twenty-three years, and
was one of tbe oldest engineers connect?
ed with the road. Ho was universally
respected for his many manly qualities.
|He leaves a wife and four children and
'many other relatives. His death Was
instantaneous; a fraction of tho boiler
eutered bis head, and ono of his arms
was broken. The explosion occurred
between 12 and 1 o'clock on Sunday
morning. A heavy'piece of the boiler,
which would have required tho nnitod
strength of several men to raise, was
?thrown nearly 300 yards. Tbo locomo?
tive was badly wrecked. She was run?
ning at ordinary freight speed, with a
light train and on a light grade. It was
one of tho so accidents which oannot be
accounted for. Mr. Lane was interred
yesterday afternoon, in Elmwood Ceme?
tery?largo numbers of his .riends and
relatives being present to pay the last
tribute of respect to bis memory. Mr.
Lano remarked to some of his friends
on tbo ovening of the explosion that he
.was running bis last trip, as he intended
retiring from the service of the compa
w.
I I'iia.:nixiana.?Spain is a nice place
to raise chickens. They have so many
icoups there.
"Happiness is frequently just under
oar nose." Sieze it.
List ox? New Advbbtisembnts.
Meeting Eu'.?w Encampment.
R. & W. O. Swaffleld?Dross Good9.
Indian Girl Cigar Store.
j Office of tub Sinobii Manufactur?
ing: Company, No. 186 Kixa Strkkt,
Charleston, January 22, 1874.?The
public are hereby notified that Jos, B.
Hurts field is not in onr employ, not has
he been during the past soven montba.
THE SINGER MAN'F'G CO.
J. Clark Bedell, Agent. J 24 3