The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, July 04, 1876, Image 10
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Tuesday Morning. July 2.1876*
The Centennial Anniversary.
To-day is the centennial
anniversary of the Declaration
uf Independence. The na?
tions of the earth have glo?
rified with their rarest tis?
sues and the choicest speci?
mens of their mechanical and
artistic skill, the centennial
exposition. In addition, how
over, to these most attractive
features, the exposition has
a profound interest for the
people ol the United States,
as representing within its
walls the material progress of
the Republic during the past
hundred years. But there is
a sentiment superior to all
the material triumphs that
the exposition blazons to the
world. It is one, too, which
ought to be cherished by all
classes of our people in a
special manner on the bun
dredth birth-day of our na?
tional independence. Year
after year the recurrence of
the national anniversary has
been celebrated by the ring?
ing of bells the tiring of can?
non, by processions and
speeches, by holiday excur?
sions and by juvenile experi?
ments in pyrotechnics. Of
late years, nevertheless, in
this popular observance of
the day, one essential thing
was wanting. This was to
do appropriate honor to the
memory of the founders of
the Republic; to recall their
names; depict in fitting
words the spirit that anima?
ted them, the deeds they did,
the sufferings they endured,
and to dwell lovingly and
thoughtfully on the great
debt that succeeding genera?
tions have owed to them for
the noble heritage of freedom
which they had bequeathed.
More than a year ago, the
Baltimore Sun suggested
that the local celebration of
the centennial anniversary be \
made memorable by recount?
ing on that, day the salient
incidents of the Revolutionary
war; the caiuses that led to it,
and the services of those who
were prominent in laying
solidly and well the founda?
tion, of the Republic. In the
older States there yet remains
a rich mine of materials for
history which has never been
fully worked while in the
hewerStates, men have arisen
? ? i
Ii'miii hum to turn' who, m
their day ?'?d generation, have
also helped to mould our in?
stitutions and shape the policy
oftlic Government. In con?
sonance with those sugges?
tions, the present Congress
has passed resolutions, which
President ft rant has embodied
in a proclamation, reeom
j mending that the people of
the several States assemble
in their counties or towns and
cause to be delivered on In?
dependence Day, "an histo
torical sketch of said county
or town from its formation,"
and that two copies of each
sketch he made in print or
manuscript, one to be filed
in the clerk's office of the
countv and the other in the
office of the Librarian of Con?
gress. The recommendation,
if acted upon, will, of course,
include many sketches of
public men and quite a num?
ber of incidents, of local if
not of general public interest
The domestic history of the j
Uuited States has yet to be
written, and any sketches
that throw light upon it, j
would be peculiarly appro?
priate to the day we are celo
: brating.
j Brieki.kts.-?All over the
, State, Democratic Clubs arc 1
j springing up. Keep them |
j going by all means.
Mr. Albert Oncrry's excel?
lent portrait of Con. I?oe has
gone to the Centennial.
The steamship Charleston,
with the Centennial visitors,
arrived at New York, Sunday
evening; and now for a frolic.
Another heavy auction sale
of dry goods is going on in
New York?Cochran, McLean
& Co. (iood prices.
"Columbia lias a stalk of
cotton with the ?>??. ??ud year's
growth of foliage on it. I*r?t- j
grcssive Age." No small
amount of lint will be ob?
tained in 1'ichland County
this year from this unusual
source. |
It is said that Treasurer i
Cardozo was in New York
last week, endeavoring to
negotiate a loan to pay t he J
interest on the State debt.
It is not known upon what'
authority he seeks to do this,
whether he succeeded. Mean?
while inauy of the State
institutions yt home are
going begging.
An aged couple, Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Peopplc, live
in Barnwell. They were j
born in Gloucester County, |
on the James River, in Vir- j
ginia. Mr. Peopple is 121
years old, and his wife is 123. I
This the oldest living couple
in the United States.
ENJOYING TBE 4TH,
The Fisherman.
The mill tar y.
Going into the Country.
The Chicken Disputes.
For the Bibulist.
Overcome by the Heat
At the Barbecue.
Terpsichorean Devotees*
How the Rich wilt Go It.
?Oit-y Items,
? ? ?
To Rent.?.V carriage house,
with loft and stable attached.
PltttNlX A overtiming Kates?
Only fifty cents a square.
Tiik Kfd X??In an intima?
tion that your subscription is
out. .Step up snd renew.
Wanteu.?A medium-sized
hand printing press. Com
in u nie ate with Phoenix offiec.
Jon Printing.?You can got
any stjdo of job work done up
in a hurry at PlUKXtX office.
Ciicai1 Xkw.-i.?$1 for three
months, is the subscription
price to the Daily Pikenix.
Got. CltAMRERLAIN?Is off
again. He has gone to George?
town to deliver an address.
How to Kelt Cooi. To-Day.
(io to Mr. McKcnzie's, and
i experiment with hiB Arctic
I soda, ice cream, or water ice.
Barrecue*.?There, will be
a 'cue at the Fair Grounds-to
| day; another at Adams' Cut,
and a private gathering for
! the same purpose at Sam.
j Garner's, in the Fork.
Tiik Courts to Settle It.?
The contract which Kvaus A
Montague claim to have made
with the \V., C. & A. IJ. 1?..
having been annulled, the for?
mer now threaten to go to law
to recover damages.
Frolics to Comk Off. ?
j There is to be a basket pic
| nie, barbecue and dramatic
entertainment at Leeaville,
Lexington County, on the 7th.
And on Saturday, July 15, a
barbecue, with public speak
I ing, at Knoii's Mill, Lexing
: ton County.
Younii Rowdies.?A party
of colored boys, who have for
some time liecn nightly en?
gaged in creating disturbances
in the vicinity of the Young
Men's Christian Association
rooms, were routed last night,
by Chief Radclife. The young
scamps broke in the door,
rushed through the building,
smashed a window and made
off, followed by a pistol ball.
Sale Day.?As was expect?
ed, very little property passed
under the hammer, yesterday.
The sale id* Congarec Bridge
was again postponed. Dr. j
Xeaglc's horses were bought
by Mrs. Xeaglc for $300. A.
B. Thompson bought a city
lot for $750. The Southern
Life Insurance building and
lot was sold for $10,000, to
Mrs. Virginia Clark and Mrs.
Mary D. Melton. The rest of
the property advertised was
postponed.
? "Red, Wnmc and Blce."?
To commemorate llic Ccnten
j nia! Celebration of the Fourth
of July, we exhibit the na?
tional colors in the Phoenix.
j this morning?the printing in
I rod ?n?l blue, the paper white,
j We also furnish a number of
; characteristic "illustrations,"
j which, if not prepared "by
j our own artists," were ccr
| tainly done by somebody else,
j Kritiko Cr Tin* Frolic?
The principal business houses
of New York and other large
cities commenced the celebra?
tion of the "glorious Fourth"
on Saturday afternoon last,
and will keep it up until to?
morrow afternoon. The ft old
and Stock Exchanges in New
York were also closed.
Sudden Death.?A highly
respected colored man, named
William Taylor, died sudden?
ly, yesterday morning. He
had been complaining of head?
ache the day before. An in?
quest was held by Deputy
Coroner Stratton, and a ver?
dict of death from acute in
(lamination of tin: brain ren
; dcred. Hilly formerly be
t longed to the Unwell family,
i and was the body servant of
! Major J. M. Howell through
! out the late war. He was an
j honest, upright man.
KtLLlNti a Convict.?A co?
lored convict, named Kotiert
Arthur, escaped from the pe?
nitentiary, at an early hour
Sunday morning, was pursued
five or six miles on Camdcii
road by the guard, and when
overtaken, ran into the woods
and refused to be taken, when
he was tired upon and killed.
Deputy Coroner Stratton held
an inquest, and a verdict of
"excusable homicide" render?
ed. Arthur was near seventy
years old ami came to the pe?
nitentiary from Kershaw.
Tin: Bonanza.?This Board
has adjourned to September,
having got through with fully
half the business to come be?
fore it. The whole number of
claims surrendered was KOl\
of which 15 have been return?
ed to the owners as not being
within the provisions of the
Act, 7H? remain. 377 have
been allowed in full, 13 in
part. The total amount sur?
rendered was $437,731 .;{0.
Total allowed so far $!?I,!HW.
53?which disposes of some?
thing over $100,000 of the
face value of the claims sur?
rendered.