The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-03
OOloMBlA. s. o. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER .

A SAD ACCIDENT. Fetzer, son of
Daniel Fetzer, of this County, was aoci-
dentally shot and instantly killed on last
out hunting pigeons in the neighborhood
of his fathers residence. Grandstaff was
putting cap on his gun when it was ac-
cidentally discharged, the whole load
taking effect in the back part of his COM
panion's head. The deceased was thir-
teen years of age, and the only son.
a. Shenandoah Herdld.r
PA NEGRO GIRL HANGS HERsE1F. F.-The
Lancaster Ledger states that an inquest
was held in that District, on the 22d ult.,
over the body of negro girl named
Jane Grow, who hung herself, in conse-
quence OF being crossed in love. Jane
wanted to marry young oolored man,
but her father opposed it, and suicide
was the result. This is the first instance
of the kind on record, we believe.
Five Cubans, who arrived at Nassau,
n, r., September %, rerort the battle at
Las Tunas great victory for the Gu
bans. Fifteen Spanish offioicers who
were taken prisoners were Immediately
shot. The patriots were i'll the best of
spirits. They bring important de-
spatches for the Cuban Junta in New
York, and $40, 900 from Gen. Quesada to
purchase arms. s.,. 80.
A band of Sioux Indians recently
attempted to take possession of the Sho-
shone Reservation in Wyoming Territory.
A company of tho second cavalry was
sent to drive them off, when fight en-
sued, in which five Indians were killed
and twelve wounded. Several white
citizens and ono soldier were killed by
the Indians during the raid, and the SOL
dlers at Laramie Peak were attacked.
Thus the st. Louis Times: 'sA Spa
nish proverb says the climate OF Madrid
is three months of winter and nine
months of hell. Somebody unkindly
thinks Sickles has gone to tho right
place, after ALL" Somebody may think
so, but the general impression is that the
right place for Sickles is where they have
hell MI the year round. ="
We learn from the Warren Sentinel, of
Friday, that q son of Mr.. Sandy Mills.
who lives about five miles from Front
Royal, shot his little brother, q child
aged three years. The mother and
father were both absent OF the time OF
the shooting. The perpetrator of this
diabolical act was q youth aged about
eleven years.
Franzt, of the Brandon Republican,
rather quizzically replies to Northern
radical paper, which complains of his
being too severe on Ames. Frantz says:
"Ames is our Governor; Grant gave
him to US, and we have the right to wal
lop him when he don't do right.
MwThings have come to very pretty pass,
When man can't wallop his own jackass"
The kangaroo skip is new thing with
lo1ioo ot IL.
hands, keep tho arms. close to the sides,
and go skipping and jumping, hopping
and bouncing, very much like the kanRa-
roo. The motion must be as graceful as
the dignifed strut OF lame Shanghai
chicken in the wet grass. ..iA -
Washington College General Lee's)
opened on Thursday, the 18th ult., with
larger number of students than it had
this time last session. A iudicious pro
fessor has expressed the opinion that the
number this session will reach 400.
At Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich, on
tuesday last, negro Mt work in field,
without any provocation, shot and killed
a nine year old son Of his employer,
Captain Fitzgerald. The murderer es
capped, but was tracked to dense swamp.
CUBA. Tho news from Cuba looks
SIunily AoI Iue pitTloIS, Ine New York
Herald will have to double Shot its guns
on Grant and Fish, or it will be too late
to bring them up to the scratch on bel
ligerent rights.
A despatch from Suez announces that
the barriers against the passage of the
waters of the Bitter lakes have been re-
moved, and M. Lesseps has passed
through the canal in steamer, from
Port Said to Suez, in fifteen hours.
The store of Mr.. r. 8. Desportes, in
Ridgeway, Fairfield, District, was enter
ed by thieves on the night of the 3Oth
ult., and robbed of about S75 in cash,
besides clothing, etc.
The Hartsville TIleNe says to the
Nashville Press and Times: eff the late
election kicked you over. just lie still,
for the thing isn't done shooting yet"
And it lies very still. It's dead
A young man named Wesley Waskey,
OF Botetourt County, Va, committed
suicide at the White Sulphur Springs, on
the 26th ult
Mr.. Ogden, of Barnwell, contradicts
his repOrtel death in n uall Ha 10 alive