The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-12

Orangoburg TO build Q bridge over the |
North fork u Edisto River, and to es.
tablish rond from thence to Branch.
Vile. -
Mr.. Frost offered resolution, that the
petition OF the professors and librarian
Of the University for payment Of nrrear-
ages be, upon their application, returned
to them. Adopted.
Mr.. Wallace introduced II bill to in
corporate the Shiloh Camp Ground So
oiety.
Mr.. Byus introduced bills 10 make APP
proprutiops for educational purposes
| for the year ending January /, 1872, and
| for other purposes; to alter and amend
All Act to incorporate the town of
Orangeburg.
| Mr.. reedish gave notice Of bill TO
amend M Act to limit the cost of crimi-
nal prosecution.
Mr.. Jumison gave notice Of bill to
| authorize the Governor to establish q
tai.
Mr.. Reddish offered q resolution, that
tho Sorgeunt-at-Arms he requested to re.
port the amount of money lie has obli-
gated himself to pay for tho rent of COM
mittee rooms and other incidental ex-
penses.
Mr.. Cain presented the claim of r. A.
Green for touching free schools in Edge.
field County.
MIR. Simons presented the account OF
Messrs. Carroll & Spellman for work
done in the hall of the House.
Mr.. Gardner introduced bill to
amend Section 16 of au Act to organize
aud govern the militia.
Mr.. Singleton gave notice OF bills to
prevent persons in the cities or in the
country from going in disguise: to bnild
school-house in Sumter County.
1 A bill to authorize Clerks of Courts to
take testimony i'll certain cases was re-
committed
4 bill to protect the rights of parents,
and prevent the procuring and carrying
from the State Of persons under the age
Of twenty one years was postponed.
A bill to renew nnd amend tho charter
of the town Of Spnrtanburg passed to it's
third reading.
The enacting clauses were stricken out
the following bills: To establish school
houses in Colleion County; to authorize
the School Commissioners of Charleston
County to erect school houses; to amend
M Act entitled ''An Act to provide for
the appointment Of IL Land Commis-
sioncr, and to define bis powers and du-
ties
A bill TO determine the number Of
hours which shall constitute days Ia
Dor for all laborers, workmcn and me-
chanics employed by the State, vas
passed to its third reading. It provides
that eight hours shall constitute legal
days labor from October to March, and
ten hours the remaining months, unless
otherwise specially arranged by contract
ing parties.
The Sp .aker gave notice of Repnb-
liean caucus, to be held tonight, ut 7 p
NJ. in the hall of tho House. Adjourned
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Nellie Drisdaie, aged eighteen, while
boarding in the house Of Mrs. M. p
Snnborn, in Charlestown, Mass, was re-
Gently married to her landlady's son,
whom she had accused of seduction.
Nellie is now charged with poisoning her
husband, her mother-in-law and herself.
All three narrowly escaped death.
MORE INcENDIARIsM IN SUMTER We
learn that on Friday night Inst, the resi-
dence of Mr.. w. f. Redding, four miles
from town, was destroyed by fire. The
family were all in bed when the fire was
discovered, and barely escaped with their
lives None Of the furniture was saved.
iSumter Neus.
VIM. p. Price, recently elected Rep
resentatlve to Congress from Georgia,
his native State, was formerly a resident
of Greenville, in this State, and at one
time represented that District in the
South Carolina Legislature
In Leavenworth, on the Cd, Mr.. Ken
nedy, who suspected Mr. Graffray of
being too intimate with his wife, met
him on the street and put four pistol
balls through his head. killing him in
stantly. Kennedy gave himself up.
At Bennington, Vt, q laboring man
sat down on a keg Of blasting powder to
have quiet smoke. The boss had to
send off eight or nine miles to get q
man to take the place of the deceased.
Mr.. Van Horn, of the House Indian
Committee, has been authorized to re-
port bill organizing the Indian Terri
tory under the name of "Okahama."
Captain Lott, of the Cunard line, has
sailed more than 100000 miles-or
nearly fifty times the distance of the
circumference Of tie globe.
FIRE AT MANCHESTER The store of
Mr.. j. NJ. Tindall was destroyed by ire
| on FRIDAY night Both nit with the on