The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, May 15, 1874, Image 2
COLUMBIA, S. C.
? Friday Morning. May 15, 1874.
A Time for all Things.
The article, which, we copy in an?
other plaoe from the Port Royal Com?
mercial, containing, as it doea, some
truth, and yet not free from miscon?
ception, ia well worth consideration.
It comes from a Republican who occu?
pies an advanced position in his party;
one bo advanced, indeed, that very
iew stand with him on it. or if they
should take it, conld maintain their
footing against the ignorance, prejudice
and malice which would assail them.
Like the Union-Herald, the Commercial
says some bold thing?, but their prac?
tical suggestions are not always in ac?
cord with their teachings. If they go
up one day, they seem to think it ne?
cessary to go down the next. So they
are kept on a see-saw, and the party
which they might move and enlighten
remains stationary and besotted, its
broad base of corruption and imbe?
cility is not disturbed by the thunder
inga of its most enlightened journals.
But this only by the way. What tho
Commercial has to say about tho apa?
thy of the Conservatives in the State,
they may well lay to heart. If they
are really apathetic, when there is so
muoh to arouse their interest, tho les?
son or the lecture should not tall upon
unheeding ears. It behooves every
rjnan who is unwilling to submit to op?
pression, who feels the iufatny of tho
:Radiodl Stato Government, and who
is capable of discerning the signs of
. the times, whether he be of tho cluss
known as leaders, or of the rank and
: file, to throw off the feoling of indif?
ference about the great issues before
the .country. In this crisis of our
.?aflijjrfl, every man has a public duty to
discharge, and we are pleased that our
Republican contemporary has sent
?this ?Iiait to priok- the conscience and
roiiHO the manhood of the Conservative
.masses.
We might take issuo with the state?
ment that movements, such as that of
the tax-payers, alleged to have sprung
from the brain of the few, rather than
from the heart of the many, seldom
anooeed, beoanse not the uprising of
an agitated people. Everything that
ia good in patriotism as well as in
philosophy comes from above. But,
not to enter upon the general proposi?
tion involved in the view of our con?
temporary, and which we regard erro?
neous, we are inclined to think that
there is not bo much apathy among our
people as a wise patience. They re?
cognize themselves to be in a peculiar
.position. They know, instinctively,
that they have to deal with a power
behind that of tho miserable. State
Government, which is far from being
friendly to them. But for this, they
would long ago have taken decisive
steps and throttled the mouBter whioh
oppresses them. They remember two
things?the odium brought upon the
State by tho Ku Klax movoments and
the obaraoter of the General Govern
ment at Washington. They have,
therefore, to proceed with caution.
They have, first, to prepare public
opinion, by full and candid represent?
ations of their condition. It was a
?masterly stroke of policy to take their
case before the American people.
Compelled to use the medium of Con?
gress and the Exeoutive, and meeting
with just such opposition as might
have been expected, they havo suc?
ceeded, nevertheless, in getting a hear?
ing, and even more than that. The
discussions of tho independent press
have shed snoh a light upon South
Carolina affairs that tho miscreants
stand detected in its bias:?. The coun?
try has at last hud reflected back upou
it tho results of that policy whioh it
imposed upou tho States of the South.
It is a lasting and important good, not
alono to havo aroused tho rank aud
file of the riepublio'iu party, but (o
have touched so nourly tho senso of
justice of tho whole American people.
The leaven will work. The peoplo
of thia country may do a wrong thing
from impulse, passion and ignorance,
or be inclined to tolerato it from policy
and from regard to party ascondaccy.
Bat considerations of this kind neces?
sarily have only a temporary sway.
They fade out of men's minds, and in
their places come up the living, vital
issaes whioh tarn upon the happinesa,
prosperity, good government and oon
tentment of the country. Saoh issues
are now superseding the evil blood
generated by war, sectional strife,
party malignity, and nnworthy per?
sonal aspirations and ambitions. When
they are established, then we shall have
a government and a public opinion to
whioh we oan look with respoot and
confidence. Then it will be practica?
ble for as to take another step. That
will be the time to enter npon a differ
erat line of action. What oar Repub?
lican, contemporary regards as apathy,
but which we prefer to exalt into mas?
terly inactivity, when it has accom?
plished its mission, will have to give
way to a more resolute and aotive
policy?one that is Bhort, sharp and
decisive. And tho time (or it rapidly
approaches.
Regular Meeting or tho City Council.
COUNCIL ClIAMBElt,
Columbia, S. C, &U?J 12, 1874.
Conncil met at 8 P. M. Present?
Uis Honor the Mavor, John Alexan?
der, and Aldermen Brown, Carr, Gar
roll, Coopor, Davis, Pugh, Purvis,
SimonH, Swygert, Thomas and Wells.
Abcsent?Alderman Griffin. Tho mi?
nutes of previous meetings were read
aod approved.
petitions, communications, etc.
Petition of Jumes Neebitt and
others, Iosbccs of stalls in the market,
praying a reduction of stall rent, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Market.
Messrs. Pope & Ilaskcll nppoared
before Couucil iu reference to a reso?
lution adopted by the previous Coun?
cil to pay tho attorneys employed iu
tho water work.3 caBe S?UOeaoli.
On motion of Alderman Simons,
Mr. Popo was invited to address the
Council. He Btnted that the amount
voted was baroly sufficient to pay for
the manual labor in propariug tbo
papers; that ho had devoted much
time aod labor to thu careful prepara?
tion of the case, and thought the com?
pensation totally inadequate. He,
therefore, asked the appointment of a
committee to inquire into the circum?
stances of the case, and report upoa
tho value of the services rendered.
Mr. Haskell couiirmod tbo statements
of his associate, and hoped that the
committee would bo appointed.
The Mayor stated that a resolution
in reference to this matter would come
op properly under the Lead of new
business.
Communication was read from John
D. Wbilden, Esq , manager of t'io
Globe Gas Light Company, asking
that BOme arrangements be inaUo for
the payment of the amount duo said
Arm for fixtures and burners furnished
the city by order of the previous
Counoil. Mr. Whilden, being present,
was, on motion of Alderman Brown,
requested to state whether he would
be willing to acoept a city note in pay?
ment of his claim. He replied that he
would willingly take a city note if it
could bo discounted; that he sold tho
goods to the city at cash prices, had
incurred considerable expense in fur?
nishing them, was waiting here for
his pay, and was auxious to get his
money.
Alderman Carroll moved that the
whole matter bo referred to the Com?
mittee on Ways and aleans, with
power to not. After a leugthy debate,
the motion was put to avotu and lost.
Aldormau Carr offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: That a
special committee of five be appointed
by the Mayor to mako the neoessary
arrangements to pay Mr. Wbilden by
a city note, aud to report their action
to thu Council for approval. Tho
Mayor appointed Aldermen Carr,
Cooper, Carroll, Purvis aud Pugh.
Communication of D. D. White,
Agent Atlantic Cable Lightning Rod
Company, proposing to put up light?
ning rods on New City Hull, was read,
aud referred to the Committee on New
City Hall and Public Buildings.
Communication from IV Hanuau,
stating that tho city was largely in?
debted to him, and asking tha( no exe?
cution bo issued against his property
for non-payment of laxes nutil the
city could make a settlement with him,
was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, with power to act iu
this and all similar casus.
Communication of Ooorgo A. Rich?
mond, suggesting that the oQico of
City Civil Engineer and Supervisor of
Streets bo created, and making appli?
cation for the Bamc, was referred to
the Committoo ou Streets.
Tho following bills wore presented
and referred to tho Committee on
Accounts: M. Stieglitz, Guard House,
two bills; 15. F. Grifhii, Alms House;
It. F. Griilin, City Hospital; 11. F.
Grilfin, indigent poor; Independent
Firo Engine Company, rent of hall;
M. E. Carr, Street Department; S. D.
Swygert, examination of pauper lu?
natics; S. E. Struttou, examination of
pauper luuutics; Columbia Gas Light
Company, J. A. Jackson, Guard
liouse.
ItEPORTS.
The following report of Ihe Chief of
Police, for the mouth of April, was
read, and referred to tho Committee
on Guard Ilp'uso and Police:
Office Chief of Police,
Columbia, S. C, April 30, 1874.
The total number of arrests made
during the month oi April for all
grades of crime and offences oommittod
withiu the city limits are 76, of which
G3 were males and 13 (emales; 25
whites and 51 oolorod.
The following statement shows tho
grade of orimes and offences commit?
ted in the city limits in the past
month, ending April30, 1874, to wit:
Intoxication, 30; disorderly, 17; dis?
turbance, 7; using profano language,
4; nnisanoe, 2; petit larceny, 3; grand
laroony, 2; violating Sabbath ordi?
nance, 1; interfering with polico, 1;
vagrancy, 2; suspicions character*, 2;
keeping disorderly house, 1; fast
driving, 1; obtaining money nndor
false pretences, 1; assault with intent
to kill, 1; riding on sidewalk, 1; drum?
ming at railroad, 1.
The following disposition was made
of persons arrested during the month
of April: 11 served their term at work,
of which they worked 67 days; 2G
were disoharged by his Honor the
Mayor; 5 wore turned over to Trial
Justices; 1 was turned over to parents;
and 1 was continued until May 1?3ne
not paid, bat au order for it hereto
appended.
The following statement shows the
amount of fines collected from prison?
ers arrested by the Folioe Department
for the month of April, 1874, to wit:
Total amount assessed, $101; tota
amount collected, $55.
In conclusion, I would say that tho
members of the Police Department
have enjoyed good heoUh during the
past mouth, and would further state
that Captain M. F. Nixon has been
elected in my stead. I hnvo turned
my officj ovor to him, and have given
him all the instructions I could, and
wish him snccess during his adminis?
tration. I would ask your honorable,
body to pay me what is duo me, and
wish you aii success during your ad?
ministration for tho next two years.
I return many thanks to his Honor the
Mayor for his kindness to mo since my
election, in January, 1871, up to the J
present time I am, respectfully, &c,
? JOHN A. JACKSON,
Chief of Police. I
Report of tho Overseer of tho I'oor, j
as follows, was read and referred to I
tho Committee on Alms House:
Columbia, S. C, May, 1874.
To his Honor the Mayor and Abler him
of the City of Columbia.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to I
submit to your honorable body my re- j
port as Overseer of tho Poor for the i
month of April, 1874:
City Hospital?There have beeu ad- 1
mitted: April 7, Heury McGee, cu- j
lored; ou tho 11th, Michael Ryuii, ,
white. One death has occurred here? j
on tho 18th of April?Johu Beckham, ]
whito. Number of inmates, 10.
City Alms House?There have been ;
admitted: April 3, Y. J, Wall, white; j
April 17, Fanuie Wilson, whito. Num- i
ber of inmates, 19.
All of which is respectfully submit- j
ted to your honorable body. I havu l
tho honor to be and remuin, very re-:
spectfully,
CHARLES SCHULTZE,
Overseer of. the Poor. |
Columbia, May 12, 1874.
Return of deaths of the poor who
havo been buried at tho expeuse of tho
city during tho month of April, 1874,
by Fagau Brothers: Whole number,
7?white, 1: colored, G?adults, 4; chil?
dren, 3. Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES SCHULTZE,
Overseer of tho Poor.
Alderman Cooper, from tho Com?
mittee ou Ways and Means, presented
notioes of the Liverpool and Loudou
Globle Insurance Company, of expira?
tion of insurance policy on Howard
sohool-hooso, and JE:ua Insurance
Company on Market house. Referred
back to Committee on Ways and
Means, with power to renew policies
for one year.
Aldermun Carroll, from tho Commit?
tee on Acoouuts, reported back bill of
Columbia Gas Light Compauy, and re?
commended payment. Adopted.
Alderman Swygert, from the Com?
mittee on Alms House, reporti d unfa?
vorably on petitions of M.E.Doyle,
Abraham Rico and James Holcombe.
Conourred in.
Alderman Purvis, from the Commit?
tee on City Schools, reported that tho
buildings formerly used as a school
house aud engine-house we.e sold at
public auctiou, but the purchasers had
not yet paid for them. Received as
information.
The following ordinance, by Alder?
man Carroll, was takon up, aud re?
ceived a socond reading:
an ordinance to amend an ordinance
to make appropriationsforthefis?
cal year commencing january 1,
1874.
He it ordained by the Mayor and Al?
dermen of the city cf Columbia, in Coun?
cil assembled, and by the authority of the
same, That as much of the ordinance
as fixes tho salary of tho City Physi?
cian at StiU? be amended so as to read
$1,000.
Alderman Divis offered tho foiiowiug
ordinance, whioh received its first
reading:
an ordinance to abolish TIIK office I
of ov EKS EE It of the poor.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Ai
dermen of the. city of Columbia, in Coun?
cil assembled, and by the authority of the
same, That so much of au ordinance
entitled "Au ordiuuuco to amend au
ordinance regulating the. Alms House, {
and to create tho office of Overseer of i
tho Poor," as relates to tho said ollico |
of Overseer of the Poor, bu and tiie !
same is hereby repealed.
Ou motion of Alderman Carroll, the;
ordinance, passed its second reading. |
Aldcruiuu Purvis moved that Lieut. ;
Black be elected to fill tho vacancy in
the number of the police force.
Aldermau Cooper inquired of Capt.
Nixon whether Mr. Black was still
acting in the capacity of lieutenant of
the police. He replied in the allirma
tivo.
Alderman Thomas moved to lay the
motion of Alderman Purvis on the
tablo. Adoptod.
Alderman Carroll offered tho follow?
ing resolution, whioh was adopted:
Jiesolred, That the resolution where?
by the attorneys' foes in tho Water
Works oaso was reduced to $500 he
reconsidered, and their claims referred
to the Committo on Accounts.
Alderman Purvis offered the follow?
ing resolution, whioh was adoptod:
He it rcsolted, That the City Clork
be ordered to advertiso at once for all
persons having claims ordered paid by
tho Council to present tho same for
registry, in order that the committee
appointed under resolution of Council
to aaoortain the amount of the out?
standing indebtedness of the oity may
bo enabled to make their report.
On motion of Alderman Cooper,
Council adjourned.
WALTER R. JONES,
City Clerk.
Cm- Matters ?Subscribe for the
Fhcenix.
"Crushed strawberry" is one of the
new tints.
Learn to bay no, aud it will be of
more use to you than to learn to read
LUin.
The Governor has re-appointed Mr.
Beuj imiu Hughes us Trial Justice for
Abbeville Couuty.
Seegera' Heury serves a beverage
t int is bcncOcial to diseased luugs, and
many for bad uppetitcs.
Tho pic nic of the lodepeudeut
Order of Good Tempiars, of this city,
will take place ou the 20th instant.
We are indebted to Musjrs. HoQ'man
& Albrccht for u treat, iu the way of
suusnge, potatoes, and other articles
iu their Hue.
Tho PiKEN'ix job office U complete
in every respect, aud curds, posters,
pamphlets, programmes, bill-heads,
etc., aro turned oat with alaciily.
This office lacks nothing of being a
first clubB job office. Any stylo of
work desired we can do, und that at
low figures and ou short notice.
Solicitor lluukh' accidentally dis?
charged a pistol which he was band
ling, yesterday, iu the office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Ad Mr. Lincoln said, "Nobody hurt."
What relation is a loaf of bread to a
locomotive? You'll never guess it.
Bread is u necessity, aud u locomotive i
is an invention; the maternal relation
of a loaf to a locomotive will be tseen
at ouce.
The world i.s a looking-glass and
gives back every tnan the reflection of
his owu face. Frown ut it, and it will
turn und iook sourly upon you; laugh
at it and with it, und it is u jolly, kind
companiou.
Iu uccordanco with a resolution
adopted by the City Council, on the
12th instant, ail persons holding claims
against the city, which have been up
proved aud ordered paid by the City
Council, will present the same at the
office of the City Clerk, without delay,
for registry.
We returu lhauks to the committee
of urraugomeuts far ao invitation to
attend tho annual celebration of the
Calhonn Society of Wofford College,
ut Spartaubarg, ou Monday evening,
tho 22d of June. The subject for de?
bate is, "Would Ireland be benefited
by a separatiou from England?"
At the regular weekly meeting of
Excelsior Lodge, No. 7, the following
officers were installed: W. C. T., Geo.
W. Irwin; Ii. H. S., Miss Martha Fet
uer; lt. L. S., Miss Eliza Dean; W.
V. T., Miss Eva Irwin; W. S., W. J.
North; W. A. S., Miss Auua Belle,
Allen; W. F. S., C..H. Board; W. T.,
A. Fugle; W.O.. J. Wingate; W. M.,
T. S. Wood; W. D. M., Miss Julia
Irwin; W. I. G., Miss Minnie North;
W. O. G., M. A. Shelton, Jr.; Lodge
Deputy, Johu F. Sutpheu.
Death.?Mrs. Charles Beck, Sr.,
who was an old resident of Columbia,
departed this life, at a ripo old age, ou
Weduesday night, the 13th instant, in
Atlanta, Ga., whero she had resided for
a number of years past. Mrs. Beck
bad boon confined to her bed for a
great length of time. She leaves seve?
ral children, all of whom have reached
years of maturity. The remains will
arrive iu Columbia this morning, on
thu 11.30 train from Augusta, aud will
be escorted to Ibe Presbyterian Church,
where the hist sad rites will be per?
formed at 12 M.
The Musical Demon.sthati.on in
May.?Tho rehearsals, to which wo
have already called public attention,
are in full progress, aud continue to
give tho most flattering assuraucos of j
a brilliant and unprecedented success. I
Several of the grandest compositious
of the immortal masters will be ren?
dered by this combination of vocal
and instrumental ialout, in a stylo that
has never before been attempted in
Columbia. We invoke a patronage
from our citi/.jus worthy of the ooca
siou und fully commeusurato with the
imposing scale on which the enterprise
has beeu projected.
Wo learn that, at a recant rohearsal,
incipient measures v/ere taken to se?
cure a permanent combination, under
tho appellation of "Tho Choral
Uuiou," Professor W. H. Evans being
elected Vocal Director, in aseooiation
with Professor Joseph Hart Denok.
The concert this month, which will be
shortly announoed, will, accordingly,
bo designated as the first concert (vo?
cal and instrumental) of the Choral
Union, of Columbia. A great interest,
in anticipation of tho concert, has
already been manifested in our com?
munity.
Tickets may be obtained at tho mu?
sic and book stores, and from the
Committee of Arrangements, and we
advise all who wish to secure scats to
make early application.
Closing sale of ChkoiiOs.?V/o Bee
requested to state that the pieture sale,
which has been conducted by the
Messrs. Beard, will be continued to?
night at 3 o'clock. This is positively
the last sale, aud persona wishing to
purchase will do well to attend.
Real Estate Transfer ?Cap tain
Canton, of tho Union-Herald, has pur?
chased a couple of elegant building
lots ou Arsenal Bill from Mr. Charles
Barman, upon which he intends put?
ting up a handsome residence as soon
as the plans are perfeoted.
Court of General Sessions, May
1-V?The case of the State against
Wesley Simmons was argued by coun?
sel uutil half-past 12 o'clock, when his
Honor charged the jury aa to the law
applicable to the case, and they retired
tu their room. The jury failed to
agree on a verdict, and were dis?
charged.
Mail Arrangements.?Northern
mail opens G.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes
IIA. M., G P.M. Charleston opens 8
A. M., 5.30 P. M.; closes8 A. M., 6 P.
M. Western opens 6 A. M., 12.30 P.
M.; doses 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville
opens 15.45 P. M.; closeB 6 A. M. Wil?
mington opens 4. P. M.; closes 10.30
A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to
3 30 P. M.
Accidentally Shot.?A man, whose
name we arc requested to suppress,
found himself in disreputable quarters
yesterday, and got in a difficulty with
some women in the establishment, in
the course of which he threw a loaded
pistol at one. The pistol struck a
door, and exploded, inflicting a serious
wound in the breast of another woman,
named Fanny Norton. Physicians
were called, and the wounded woman
attended to. The man claims that the
shooting was purely accidental. At
lust accounts, the ball was still im
I bedded in the woman.
Colri of Common Pleas, May 14.?
Pursuant to previous notice, Calendar
No. 1 was peremptorily called at 2 P.
M., and the case of Hester Flinn
against Wm. Simons was tried, and a
non-suit entered, tho plaintiff having
failed to prove her case. So few cases
being ready for trial when called, the
Court gavo notice that at half-past 9
o'clook to-morrow morning, the issue
docket would be called, and all cases
not ready for trial would be continued
until the next term.
Sctreme Court, Thursday, May
14 ?The Conrt met at 10 A. M. Pre?
sent?Chief Justice Moses and Asso?
ciate Justices Wright and Willard.
Thomas Branch Sc Co., el al., appel?
lants, in re tho State of South Caro?
lina vs. Spartanburg and Union Bail
road Company, et al. On motion of
Messrs. Melton, Magrath and Jones,
for appellant, docketed and continued.
William B. Charles, assignee and
trustee, appellant, vs. Richard Jacobs,
administrator, respondent. On motion
of Mr. Sullivan, for appellant, to be
submitted on printed arguments.
Messrs. Sullivan Sc Stokes, Earle &
Blythe for appellant; Messrs. Cothran
& Wells for respondent.
The State ex rel. A. G. Brenizer,
Agent, el al., vs. F. L. Cardozo, State
Treasurer?petition for mandamus.
Messrs. Dunbar, Bion and Barnwell
pro pet. Mr. Attorney-General Melton
appeared for respondent. Bale to
show cause made returnable on
Wednesday, June 3, at 11 A. M.
Tho Sixth Circuit was called: James
II. Alken, respondent, vs. Western
Uuion Telegraph Company, appellant.
Mr. Douglass was heard for appellant;
Mr. Bion for respondent; Mr. Dong
lasH in reply.
Alexander Wise, administrator, re?
spondent, vs. Jesso H. Hardin, execu?
tor, el id., appellants. Mr. Gaston was
heard for appellants; Mr. Brawley and
Mr. Hamilton for respondent.
At 3 P. M., the Court adjourned
uutil Friday, 15th, at 10 A. M.
j List of New Advertisements.
Walter B. Jones?Notice,
Umbrella Last.
To all, particularly invalids, spring
is a trying season. Indications of sick?
ness should at once be attended to.
Fatal diseases may bo caused by allow?
ing the bowels to become constipated,
and tho system to remain in a disor?
dered condition, until tho disorder has
time to develop itself. An ounoe of
prevention is worth a pound of onre, is
an old and truthful saying. Therefore,
we advise all who are troubled with tho
complaints now very prevalent?head?
ache, indigestion, disordered liver,
want of appetite, nausea, or feverish
skin, to take, without delay, Sohenck'a
Mandrake Pills. We know of no
remedy so harmless and deoisive in its
aotion. It at once strikes at the root
of tho disease and produces a healthy
tone to the'systom. People never need
a offer from any disease arising from a
disordered condition of the liver, if
they would take this exoellent medi?
cine when they feel the first indica
tioL-s of the malady. Families leav?
ing home for tho snmmer months
should uko tbroo or four boxes of
t hese pills with them. They have an
almost invstan tanooas effect. They will
reliove tho patient of headache in one
or two hours, and will rapidly oleanse
the liver of surrounding bile, and will
effectually prevent a bilious attack.
They are sold by all druggists.
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