The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-03

Loss $500, 0,000-FIREolEN CRUSHED To
DEATH.-Tho Pennsylvania Sugar Re-
finery of Newhall, Borie Il Co., was de-
stroyed by fire on the Goth ult The
sugar refinery of Newhall, Borie Il Co.
was seven stories high, and was filled
with valuable machinery and large
stock of refined sugars. During the fire,
the rear wall fell on an adjoining build
ing, crushing it and carrying down nine
Gremen, all of whom are believed to be
dead. The surrounding buildings were
much damaged.
FIRE.-About. four o'clock yesterday
morning an alarm Of fire was raised in
King street, near Market, and on inves-
tigation was found to be in q rear room
of the clothing esta olishment of j. Ben
nett IL Co.. who occupied tho building
known rs No. 244. and owned by MIR.
Harris. The firemen, with their charac-
teristic promptness, were on the spot
and succeeded in con6ning the flames to
the inside of the store. tho contents of
which were destroyed and damaged. It
WAS pretty evident that it was the work
of an incendlary. y.-Marleston Courier.
A Connecticut man recently nte a
hearty supper, smoked two segars, went
to q confectioner's aud swallowed three
pints Of ice cream, drank two glasses of
ice water, ate an apple and two bananas,
with two slices of pineapple thrown in.
Then he went home, ate IL pie, drank IL
cup Of tea, and just before retiring took
two glasses of lemonade, with good
sized stick in it. He still survives, but
some Of the papers have taken occasion
to remark that great many mysterious
deaths are to be attributed to that style
of living.
Smokists and chewists, call at the
Pollock House.
TIE VENDETTA IN MEMPHIS. Another
terrible tragedy in tho Dickens
vendetta was enacted in Memphis, on the
20th ult. AS Colonel Thomas Dickens
was OH his way home on Big Creek,
was shot from the bushes and killed.
Detective officers are working up the
case, Which creates great excitement.
lie killed Wade Bolton in this city last
fall. Dickens is the tenth person killed
in this feud.
Lunch every day at Pollock
Olivier informed tho representatives
Of the press, ut the interview, yesterday,
that the Government would place no re-
striction on the publication of accom-
plishcd facts He took occasion to say
that tho Emperor never approved or
accepted the basis of the so-callcd secret
treaty alleged to have been drawn ND by
Bencditti, and that Dismarck's s prompt
ing ideas were actually odious to him.
Thirsty people, 60 to Pollock's.
DIR. LovIcK PIERcE.-The Augusta
Consti!Uiomalist, Of yesterday, says this
venerable divine was SO badly injured in
ono Of his feet by run off on tho Geor-
gia Railroad, Tuesday last, that he will
probably not be ablo to walk for some
time. He is stopping with Rev. DIR.
Mann, i'll that city.
Hungry people, 60 to Pollock's.
A Tribune correspondent says that
most of the oSouthern gcntlcmon ut White
Sulphur Springs, Virginia, arc the worst
dressed and the bost hammered men in
the civilized world. Judges go to din
ner in linen coats, and Generals go to
breakfast in dress coats of an antc-JelIuna
cut.
Drinkists, go to Pollock's.
Tho Union Times says: Ezekiel
McAbee. who killed colorcd man
named Simon Latham, at the Cherokee
Iron Works, some weeks ago, was tried
Mt Spartanburg, last week, found guilty
OF murder and sentenced to be hung on
Friday, tho 7th of October next.
Everybody, 60 to Pollock's!
Tho Philadelphia Age says the Quaker
City averages COO deaths week during