The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-29

lax Was recently fee25ng h{s wayselongi
|tpl fke dark, when She lo6koutN ahead,
|pfied ont. ''schoonef wishdat light. ~
q harrow escape, and Is the e3team.'
eE essed the schootler, Ahesscaptain de-
xaandsd.t s'What are you doing with
youe tAfernal schooner here in the dark
withpdt o. ight?" To his dismay, the
skippsf, who was Frenchman, answer.
ed, "Vat ze diable you do here Wis you
ole steamboat in three feet water, and,
eh?" and Just then the steamer landed
high and dry on sand-ban
The Republicans arc very much ex-
cited over the Chinese labor question.
A prominent member of the party yes
terday (says the Charleston NepS) assert
ed that a meeting of the party would be
called rs soon as the first batch arrived,
and memorial drawn up and presented
to the Legislature, asking it to prevent
them from working, on the ground that
their presence will throw out of employ
ment large, number of negroes.
DREADFUL RENcoNTRE.- BY q friend
just from Blackville we learn that terri
BILE rencomtre took place there last Mon
day night, between Mr.. Thomas Aldrich
and Austin Enochs The affray grew
out of IN old grudge. Both parties used
their pocket-knives. Enochs was terri
bly, cut up and is not expected to live,
While Aidrioh will lose an eye, and is
otherwise badly .cut. -, Orange6urg Ners.
The Chicago Republican is alarmed at
what it terms the widespread scheme to
organize national party to place Chief
Justice Chase in the Presidential chair,
and thinks that at no time has it been so
incumbent upon the Republicans to alb
stain from entangling alliances. and to
draw party lines strictly, for "treachery
is In the camp and ambuscade lines our
way
A colonial paper tells story of q
sentry who was placed on guard to watch
certain post. The adjutant of the
regiment came along and attempted to
pass. The gallant soldier cried out,
Halt 1 am century here, and if you
don't dismount and give the countcrpin,
Ill make you reform the whole revolu-
ton Of the tictacs." It is needless to say
that the military horscman came down.
The Pekin Government refuses to
ratify the convention concluded by Mr..
Burlingame and the Chinese Embassy
with the United States. \ serious dis
crepancy is said to exist between the
Chinese and foreign versions of Mr..
Burllngame's credentials, the former
appointing him envoy OF China to Tri-
butary Nations"
MURDER NEAR WHITE HALL.-We are
reliably informed that, on Sunday night
last, the 22d. negro man, named Bob
Richnrdson, living near White Hall, in
this District, was taken from his house
by party Of men, supposed to be eight
or ten III number, and murdered.
Ab6eriUe banner.
Some old bachelor who, no doubt, had
"fea" in his enr, thus speaks of pretty
woman's Laughing eyes," "Of all the
devils under the skies, devils wicked, or
devils wise, DEVILS short, or devils tall o
pretty woman with laughing eyes, is the
greatest devil OF them all.
An editor says. in n recent letter to q
friend, cat present am in the country
recovering from fourteen years editorial
life-bad eyes, crooked back and broken
nerves, with little to show for it," Any
one would think the three articles emu
merated wero quite enough to show it.
Bishop Lynch, Of Charleston, S. c.,
preached at st. Peters, Saratoga, Sun
day, and took up large collection. The
collection, which was for the relief of the
diocese of Charleston, was largely in
creased Monday by volunteer subscrip-
tions from the hotel guests.
The most destructive fro which has
occurred for ten years in Baltimore,
broke out on the morning Of the oath,
on the square bounded by Lancaster,
Thames, Wolf and Ann streets, which was
entirely dest royed, involving q loss Of
$50, 900.
A negro name Woods, under sentence
OF death in Memphis, Tenn, has con-
fessed to having ravished a young lady
during the war, and says that another
negro was hung by mob for the deed,
Woods having stolen his hat and left it
behind to mislead.
ANOTHER DOUBLE EXECUTION. Two
men, named Clarke Jones and Dennis
Nelson, were hung at Martin, Texas, for
murder. Jones denied his guilt, but
Nelson alleged that he acted in self-de-
fence.
A sad drowning case occurred at At
lantic City, yesterday morning. Mr..
Burton. Miss Rodgers and Miss Hunter,
all of Philadelphia, being the victims.
Their bodies were subsequently washed
ashore.
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