The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-19
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Bob, q anegro, was sent to Jail by the
Mayor, yesterday morning, to be
examined for larceny. Yesterday
afternoon, his gentle Fand compas-
sionate mother applied to- see him;
and, with the permission of the
Mayor, visited him. and administered
the cow-hide TO his back in manner
that not only did credit to the best
days of the whipping. post, but
showed how sincerely she felt the
shame of her sons crime. .sd
Petersburg Lnder.
The National InteRigencer, Of the
18th. publishes glorious Intelligence
from Maine. It says that there have
been immense Republican losses
the majority having been reduced
10000. The radical majority, in
1866, was 27,6S7, while, in 1868, it
was only 1900.
A mysterious old Persian, named
Ismail-Khan- Ago -Mohammed, has
died in Paris. lie has resided there
forty years, dressing in Oriental
costume, and going to the opera
every night. His only friend was
his servant, who had orders to burn
all letters that came to his master.
HOMICIDE are informed that
George Green, n citizen of Pickens
District, was shot on Friday last,
dying in short time from the effects
of the wound. The particulars have
not been reported to us.
IPickens Courier.
An English curate who believed
that clergymen of that rank are
under-paid, suggests that they. all
band together and adopt the tactics
employed by other workmen, namely,
that of strike, and thus secure better
wages.
The Burial Board of Carlisle, Eng
land, has been bigoted enough to re-
fuse daughter the privilege of plac-
ing on the tombstone of her father
the words, mot lost. but gone be-
fore," because he had been an actor
and clerk of race course.
HOMICIDE affray occurred in
this District, few miles from Cam
den, on Tuesday last, between John
Rowe and William Elliott, in which
the former was killed.
Camden Journal.
DEATH OF Mr.. A. G. FoGART1E.- =
Mr.. A. G. Fogartie, Of Charleston,
and of the firm of Fogartie & Still
man, died suddenly in Spartanburg,
a few days ago.
The tomb of William Rufus, in
Winchester Cathedral, has been
opened, and the bones of the red
haired monarch, with the veritable
arrow of Tyrell, found resting quite
comfortably.
1t is announced that 1000 Ger
mans residing in the upper portions
of Philadelphia, who have hitherto
acted with the Republican party,
have formed Seymour and Blair
club,
A young man, just twenty one, has
been refused the right to vote in st.
Louis, because somebody says he
heard him, when thirteen years of age,
cheer for Jefferson Davis.
The mass meeting at Walhalla, on
Tuesday, was largely attended.
Speeches were made by Gen. Hamp-
ton, Col. D. G. Mcclure, Gov. Perry,
MIR. Mckay and others.
New CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AIKEN.
We learn from the Gazette that new
Catholic Church is shortly to be
erected in Aiken, which will be under
the charge of Bishop Persico.
D. A. Finney, member of Congress
from the Twentieth (Pennsylvania)
District, died at Brussels, August
29th.
A negro, after gazing at the
Chinese, exclaimed, eff dc white
folks is dark as dat out dare, won
der what's de color OBJ de niggers?"
Mr.. James W. Leggett, of Martin
County, North Carolina, was brutally
murdered by negro, few days ago.
Number of deaths in Charleston,
during the week ending September
II: whites one, negroes twenty.
Orange satin petticoats hop at Sa-
ratoga
A baby in Chicago recently chokcd
a little playmate to death.
Evfro For,il1J E1nuy