The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-23
DEATH OF HON. John p. KENNEpY.-


DEATH OF Hon. JOHN P. KENNEDY
We are called upon to chronicle the
death Of Hon. John Pendleton Kennedy,
which took place on Thursday last,
at NewpbrtIFR l., while on visit with
his family to! that place for the benefit
of his health. Mr.. Kennedy had ma.
tional repttation as statesman and
author, which reflected credit upon the
city OF his birth. He was born in Balti-
moro, October 25, 1895, and graduated
ut Baltimore College in 1912.
FIRE ON WADMA1Aw IsLAND.--On
Wednesday morning last, between 3 and
4 o'clock, @ fire occurred ut Enterprise
Landing, Wadmalaw Island, destroying
fine gin house, machinery and num-
Der of gins belonging to Lancaster,
Howe & Co., merchants on the Island.
Tho loss of property will reach the
vicinity of $4,000, which was partially
covered by insurance.
terrific battle occurred between the
German and French walters at the Con-
tlnental Hotel, at Long Branch, the
other day. The Irishmen came to the
assistance of tho French, while the
Englishmen took sides with the Prus-
slams. Russia finally intorvened, in tho
person of the proprietor, who is a native
of TINT country.
A woman named Fogarty, residing Mt
Syracuse, New York, is accused of hay
ing starved one of her children to death.
Another child, two years of age, was re-
duced to skeleton. It was found wrapt
in blanket, and under the influence of
paregoric.
A boy of sixteen, giving the name of
John Geesy, made ''goose" of himself
few days since, at Pittsburg, Penn,
by getting married to n girl of fifteen.
The ceremony was performed with the
concurrence Of the mothers Of the into
resting pair.
The bound volumes of the Conqres-
sionoL Globe for the last session have lust
been completed. The proceedings fill
seven volumes, which is two more than
were required before. Ono entire
volume is taken up with speeches which
were mover delivered, but appear in the
Globe by virtue of leave to print
The New issue OF UNITED STATES
BONDS. Tho new issue of bonds for the
funding OF the public debt to the extent
OF l,500, 100000 will consume sixty
tons weight of paper. The paper has
been specially prepared for this pur-
pose.
An Ohio paper says that tho Wooster
man who drank thirty-ivo glasses of
beer last week before breakfast repeated
tho dose yesterday with an addition Of
SIX glasses. He is now in charge Of n
physician, with splendid prospects of u
funeral.
We learn from tho Wilmington Star,
h0t ~
by the name of Hiram Bishop, and we'll
known in that city, was brutally murder
ed last Wednesday, ut Middle Sound, in
that County, by a colored boy of the
same age, named George Cooper
ACCIDENT TO BIsnop DAVIS. We are
sincerely sorry to hear that the venera-
BILE Bishop Davis is suffering from an
accident, having fallen from his bed,
and it is feared has hurt his spine. The
bishop is entirely blind. aud very fcoble.
He is ut present ut Camden.
Mrs. Mary Huzzie and Mrs. Bridget
McNeeley, Of Brooklyn, were fatally in
jured, the other night, by fall from the
iron bridge connecting their tenements,
and the husband Of the latter, rushing
to their aid, was also fatally injured.
a very sad accident occurred ut Tot
tcnville, N. Y, "A few days ago. Two
brothers, named Orrick, and n Miss
Robbins, whilo out boating together
were upset, and went to the bottom of
the river, locked in each others arms.
DEATH OF THE GREAT OcuLrsr OF
EUROPE telegram received few
days since. announcing the death of
Won Graefe, the great German oculist,
has been confirmed by Berlin letters.
He died the morning of the 2lst of July.
A despatch from Westerly, r. l., an
nounces the death Of the celebrated
Joseph Hoxie, in the seventy fifth year
of his age. Probably no man in New
York had larger circle of ncqneintancos,
personal and political.
A great many Americans are Offering
their services to Napoleon aud Bismarck.
They NIL want to shed some patriotic
gore as suffers. They are capable of
making the most fearful charges on the
enemy.
The Indians in Texas continue trou-
blesome. One number of the Galveston
Ne'cs reports thirteen persons killed by
them and many more wounded; and one