The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-23
A number of sudden deaths have

recently taken place at Annapolis.
caused by imprudence in the use of
raw oysters, which the late rains in
that section have rendered unwhole-
some. AT the instance of eminent
physicians, the corporate authorities
have forbidden the bringing or offer
ing for sale of oyster until the 1st
day of November next.
A Baltimore correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says:
"My solemn belief is that Andrew
Johnson will send the regular troops
into Baltimore to sustain Swami if
the attempt of tho latter to remove
the Police Commissioners if resisted
by the people, as resisted it will be.
In that event, let the North be pre-
pared. Let Pennsylvania he ready!"
The Richmond Wig is offered for
sale to terminate the existing part
nership in the paper, the number of
partners having been recently very
much increased by the death of Mr..
Thomas NJ. Boudrovant, whose heirs
succeeded to his interest. Next to
the Enqui1er the Wig is the oldest
paper in Richmond.
At the Baltimore municipal cleo
ton, held on the 10th, there were cast
for Mayor 1879 votes, of which
Chapman, Republican, received s.
405, and Harvey, conservative, 2,574.
The aggregate vote for Mayor, in
1864, was IA, SIT; in 1862, 10, 27O; in
1860, between 26, 600 and 81, 900.
meeting Of Senators and Centres of
the Fenians Of New York, held at
Rochester, adopted u resolution to
the effect that if the Canadian autho-
rites infiict punishment on the Fc-
nian prisoners now in their hands,
the most severe retaliatory measures
will be adopted.
The New York NEws.-A special
despatch says Ben. Woods paper has
been thrown back upon his hands by
the late purchaser. 1t failed to sell
asa daily police gazette, and has col
lapscd. An effort is making to buy
it up and place Hiram Calllins, late
of the Heyal1, at its head.
Bishop Early, of Virginia, is still
we're accident. He has not been ablo
to leave his house for several weeks,
on account Of rheumatism in the
shoulder which was hurt so badly
during the summer
The Board of Health in New York
have given notice that peril still exists
in that city to the public health, and
the special powers of the Metropoh-
tan Board of Health have been con
tinuod to the 1st of December.
Among the passengers on the i'll
fated steamer, Erening .Sta7', was
Wylde Harding, of the late Confede-
rate ship Shenandoah. He was the
husband of Belle Boyd, who is now
in New York city.
The Yarmouth (Mass.) Register
says the heavy frost on some parts of
the Cape, on Friday night of last
week, has Occasioned u severe loss to
tho cranberry crop, some estimating
it as high as 100000.
Colts Arms Manufacturing Compa-
ny, at Hartford, have an order for
manufacturing 1000 Prussian needle
SUMO, "i't 1OO OttCl1u . )ttUCuJ ICVOlV-
ing cannons, at cost Of 81, ZOO, 900.
Two English gun-boats had a lively
fight with twenty-five Chinese pirati-
cal junks near Quang-chow-wang,
and knocked them into smithereens.
A blue button ,rcn 1>~::,> -..s l,illed.
Mrs. Cunningham, notorious in
connection with the Burdell murder,
few years since, was lost on the
steamer Evening Star.
The post Office at Five Mile, in
Pickens District, has been re-opened,
with Mrs. Mahala Thompson as post
mistress.
5000 famine victims daily become
food for the jackal and the vulture
in the lonely jungles of India.
Mr.. Burleigh, the conservative
candidate, is elected delegate to Con-
gress from the Territory Of Dakota.
Why is the cndorscr of note called
a-snrety? Because he is almost s'u'e
to have to pay it.
The London Times predicts another
civil war i'll America
IN NIEMORIAM.