The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-13

Local Items.
Mortgages and Oonveyances of Real -.
tate for sale at this Office.
Parties holding the scrip of the Column.
bia and Hamburg Railroad Company ara
referred TO the notice of the Treasurer. in
another column.
Book AND JoE PRINTING Phnu,s
Office is now fully supplied with cards,
colored and white paper, colored ink, wuoa
type, etc, and is in condition to execute all
manner OF book and job printing in the
shortest possible time.
DIRECT iMPORTATIoNS We notice among
the sonsignccs per ship .amelia, ifs4A Liv-
erpool, which arrived III Charleston on tho
11th, the name of our townsman. ". B
Stanley, Esq.
The Johnny Rcbs.'' will give another OF
their pleasing entertainments, at Gibbes'
Hall, tomorrow tThureday) evening Not
w''hstanding the heat, they will doubtless
have full house.
THE BURNING OF CoLUMg1A-An ,nte,
estinG account OF the Sack and Destruc-
tiou Of the City of Columbia. S. c.. ha.
just been issued in pamphlet form, from
tn" Fhne"1 power press. Orders fGeti to
any extent. Single copies so cents.
HANDSOME PRESENTS TO A MASONIC LopaE,
q LoI' s1,n .g..l
jewels, Savels, working tools and hand
somcly bound Bible, donations from seve-
raj brethren of the mystic tie. in Louis
vile, Ky. to their unfortunate brother
Masons of Richland Lodge No. 80. Such
acts Of brotherly love, from the people OF
one section Of the country to those of
another, tend to cement the hearts of
men.
ARkEsTED.--Wc learn that a gentleman
from, Colleton District was robbed OF about
Sl2o, by pn'tic"'n'. friend, who had Just
formed his acquaintance, and who after the
robbery left Columbia by the Charleston
Road Information was given to Maeis-
trate Walker, who issued a warrant and
despatched an officer on his track, who
succeeded in arrestius the accused and
safely lodged him in jail
HnnvoSr CouRT-A uumber of case.
We're tried before this Cour, Yesterday
Among the more important ones were the
following:
The Inf'ed states IS. Ada" Par, .fi-eed-
man; Charge larceny. The prisoner was
employed on the plantation of Dr. LaBorde.
lew miles from Columbia. He made a
raid ON the funds Of a fe!low-servant.
named Nose. and succeeded in carving off
$3.50, with which he came to Columbia.
Parr Was also seen III the woods by a white
filled pocket-books, OF which he could give
no satisfactory account. On his return to
the plantation with a number of articles
he was charged with theft, which he de-
med; and an attempt being made to arrest
him, he ran Away and succeeded in getting
oil on the cars. Parr WAS afterwards ar
rested, when he offered to compromise the
matter by paying nne-half. He was found
guilty, and sentenced 10 thirty days hard
labor.
The t,na,d States r<. Ea,card Burns
Assault and battery on freedman named
Cyrus Craig. Craig had been in the en-
ploy OF Messrs. Burns ard Taylor, and Oh
Wednesday last a difficulty occurred be-
tween Mr.. Burns and the freedman, when
Mr.. B. struck him twice with his fists
"heii ttie iTctU!llan SelZeu STICK. Mr., b.
took 1t away. and struck him over the
head: The freedman was reprimanded
and Mr.. Burns fined S15.
The Cmited States rS. Bill Glore,-, freed
man.-Charged with violating a city ordi-
nance against gaming in the streets. The
prisoner was charged with practicing thin
ble-riG for the enlightenment of the be-
ni&hted freedmen. He was found guilty
and fined IS, or ten days hard labor. The
thlmbie-riGSer thought this hard case,
as he had only made two drinks of soda
water, when he was Invited by the police
10 walk down town. and on the termiE ation
OF the walk, found himself in the guard
house.
The tnHed States Us. Sam. COnnos, freed
ntdn.-CharSc stealing a mule. In March
last, gentleman named Counts, residin.
IN Lexington, lost q mne and succeeded
in tracing it to this city The ferrvman
informed him that freedman, riding a
mule answering the description Of the lost
animal, had crossed. and told him he yas
gong down the country. He was pursued
and the mule recovered. The thief was
subsequently arrested, and his trial com
menccd yesterday. 1t will be concluded to-
day.
At an extra meeting of the subscribers to
the purses for trottin3 aid running horses.
Col. A. NJ. Hunt was called to the Chair.
and briefly stated the object Of the meet
ing.
1t was resolved that a club be immefi-
2teiy formed, to be styled the ''Congarse
Jockey Club and that an election be en-
tered into immediately FOR the proper