The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-24
j. W. 1aRhEII,
superintendent and Physician.


A negro man, named William Jones,
abused white man, named Baker, in
Columbia County, Ga, few days ago,
and also drew weapon upon him, when
the latter shot him through the head. A
number of negroes who were present
then commenced an indiscriminate firing
upon Mr.. Baker, who succeeded in es-
Gaping; when the infuriated darkies went
to his home and threatened to burn it,
but were prevented by q courageous CO.
lored woman, who, gun in hand, chased
them off.
CONFERENCE.-The Charleston Courier,
of the Sd of April, 1857, under the head
of "Fatal Railroad Accident" published
an account of the running off the track
of the outward bound freight train at
Four Hole Swamp, and the killing of the
conductor, named John Gilbert, and
train hand, named Burns. The accident
was caused by defective rail.
At half-past o'clock, yesterday
morning, an express train on the New
York and Erie Railroad ran into way
train at Athens, Pa. William Mahee, of
Tonawanda, Pa, was killed. and Nelson
W. Ackley, candidate for the Legislature
from Dushore, Pa, has since died Of his
injuries. Others we're seriously injured.
HOMICIDE. Eufala papers, of
Thursday, say that an alteration occur
red on Tuesday last, near that city, be.
tween Mr.. Jacob Palmer and Mr.. John
Grubbs, in which he latter drew a re-
volver and commenced firing. Three of
the shots took effect upon Mr.. P, and
proved fatal in about half hour.
A man, named VIM. Walker, living
near RapidRn Station, Orange County,
Va, attempted to, kill himself with
pistol, which was wrested from him by
his daughter, but in the scufde the wea-
pom was discharged and the heroic girl
killed. Walker appears to be crazy, and
has made further attempts on his life.
Nashville (Tenn. despatch says the
foundry of Andrew Anderson, in that
city, was set on FIRE, Sunday night. Only
a part of the building was destroyed,
but patterns were burned which cannot
be replaced for $4,000. The property
is uninsured. An attempt was made on
Saturday to burn Yerger's foundry.
VIM. Hairless met with a shocking
death Mt Lenoir's Station. Tenn, n few
days since. He was blasting rock out of
we'll, and, having set fire to fuse, did
not make his escape soon enough. He
was so badly mutilated that he died in o
few hours.
FATAL AcCrDENT.-The Anderson In
teNigencer states that q very respectable
widow lady-Mrs. Mellow, of Pendle-
ton-went to the Pendleton Factory and
while examining the machinery, was
caught by cylinder and so terribly in
jured, that she died shortly afterwards.
A little boy accidentally cut off girls
finger, in Norfolk, Va, recently, and i'm
mediately picked up the amputated
piece, stuck it on the stump and tied it
up. In day or two it healed, and the
finger is now as good as ever.
A fire in Medina, N Y, near Roches-
ter, on Sunday morning, destroyed two
large business blocks, causing loss to
various persons of over 100000, upon
which there was an insurance Of about
$1,000
A physician in Waterford, Ireland,
and his wife, couldn't agree as to what
clergyman should baptize the latest,
flanagan. He ended the dispute by kill
ing her with a gun and himself with
pistol.
Congo Square, in New Orleans, is to
change its name for Humboldt Square,
so coon as the Germans erect statue to
Humboldt in it. So, decides the New
Orleans City Council, on the petition of
German citizens.
The stable of Mr.. G. Med. Miller, in
Abbeville, was destroyed by an incendia-