The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-01

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the upper part of Greenville District,
attended by its members from town
and other parts, on last Thursday,
and they made nomination for the
Convention, as follows: James M.
Allen, (postmaster,) white; John B.
Hyde, white; w. B. Johnson, white;,
Wilson Cooke, colored. According
to the principal article of the
Leaguers, as we understand it, all the
members are sworn to vote for all the
nominees, when the election comes
on, or noG vote at ALL
GreenuiNe Enterprise.
AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE. the
New York Constitutional Convention,
Tuesday, motion to adjourn at noon
until the second Tuesday in Novem-
Der came up, and was agreed to after
considerable discussion. An amend
ment providing for the submission of
the article on suffrage and an article
on the Court of Appeals to the peo-
pie at the November election, was
defeated by q strict party vote of Al
to 76-all the Democrats favoring its
adoption.
DEATH oE A CENTENARIAN.- Mrs.
Mary Arnod. probably the Oldest wo-
man in the United States, died at
her residence in Douglas street,
Brooklyn, on the 25th ult., at the
advanced age of 110 years. Mrs.
Arnod was born in Charleston, S. G.,
in I75S, and moved to Long Island
in 1794, where she dwelt until her
death. She was the mother of eight
children, five of whom are still living,
tho eldest being 70. and the youngest
SO years of age.
FATAL ACCIDKNT.-Mr. Marshal
Ussery, worthy citizen of our Dis
trict, met with his death last week, at
n steam mill, few miles above this
place. The fly wheel of the engine
became detached, flew off, and strik
ing him in the head, inflicted
mortal wound, which caused his
death in n few hours, his brains
being dashed out. His afflicted
family, wife and two children, have
the sympathies of our entire commu
nity.-Bdrn,ceA Sentinel.
The Inquirer. at Gonzales, Texas,
says an old freedman told his old
master that his sable highness was
getting too feeble to work, and want
ed to be elected county Judge.
But" said his employer, ''you must
know the law of the land before you
can act as judge; and you can
neither read nor write" ooh, well,
dat makes no difference, Mas. 7. 7
wants de ONCE, and den wants you
for my clerk. You can do all de
writin'."
DEVELOPING OUR MINERAL RE-
SOURCES. s.-The Nashville Times hears
it reported that company of Penn
sylvania capitalists have bought about
40, 900 acres of valuable iron lands in
Hickman and adjoining counties,
and are making preparations to man
ufacture railroad iron, spikes, chains
and articles of hollow-ware. They
have charter to construct railroad
to Clarkesyille and Corinth.
NEGROES AND WHITES AT SCHOOL
TOGETHER. One of the resolutions
adopted Wednesday, by the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention in Richmond,
Va, declared in favor of schools open
to both whites and blacks-an absurd
proposition, which is secuted even
in the radical State of Ohio.
A Paris letter states that the latest
fashion in wells is to wear them so as
to shade the chignon. The face is
exposed to the sun, to let the face
acquire the fashionable color of the
brunette, and the dye of the chignon
is preserved.
A volunteer rifeman, of Canada,
recently fired 100 shots at target
at distances of 500 to ZOO yards, and
missed but five times, alth ough no
sighting shots were fired. He would
be dangerous man for the Fenians.
The remains of Sir Frederick Bruce
were sent home in the steamship
China on Wednesday, Every mark
of respect that could be has been
paid to the memory of the lamented
diplomatist.
CHURCH SECESSION. The Somerset
(Md) Herald says: "The Demo-
cratic members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Shad Point,
Salisbury circuit, have seeded and
gone over to the Church South"
During the late rain and flood in
Australia, some of the rivers rose sixty