The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-18

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CIv1L RIGHTS CASE On the affidavit
Of Mr.. ". A. IInyne, n warrant was is
sued yesterday by Trial Justice Il. J.
Muckey, for tho arrest of J. Lombardo,
the Market street barber, for refusing to
shave Mr.. Hayne, on account of color.
Mr.. Lombardo was brought before JUS
tioe Mackey and bonnd over in 81 900 to
answer the charge of violating the civil
rights law at tho next term of the United
States District Court.
[Charieston Republican.
Our fellow. citizen, Mr.. Matthew Cave,
living few miles from This place, met
with terrible nthiction one day last
week. His eldest daughter. young
lady about sixteen or seventeen years Of
age, WHO was ut breakfast apparently rs
dinner suddenly taken i'll with brain
fever. A messenger was despatched to
Barnwell for physician, but before the
latter had even time to get to the house
tho unfortunate young lady had breathed
her last. Bdrn,oeN Journal
A SNAKE STonY.-A gentleman relates
to us novel and singular sight, wit
messed on the roadside, near town, few
days since. He saw rabbit attack q
very large black snake. with the fury of
q practiced snake dog. The snake had
charmed one Of the rabbits young ones,
and was in the act of crushing and swal-
loving it. when its mother put in her
timely appearance and saved it, life
Liberty (Fa. J Ne,cs.
100000 REFUSED Fon RACE Horse.
The New York Sul, Of the 7th, in its re-
port of the races ut Long Branch, states
that Mr.. John Harper. Of kentucky,
was offered the large sum of 100000 for
his splendid horse "Longfollow," the
day after he took the starch out Of the
boasted Eastern champions, "Preak-
ness" and "Helmbold," so handsomely.
The only thing more surprising to the
New York nabobs than this offer, was its
fat rejection.
| DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-Mrs. Mon
tandon. very long resident of this city,
and about eighty years of age, while
dressing q wound Friday night last in
her room, in the Widows Home, acci-
dentally set fire to. tho pavilion Of the
bed in which she was lying, and was
burned 80 badly that she died on Satur-
day. She had been hed-ridden for fifteen
years, and was very estimable lady.
Charleston Courier.
SUDDEN DEATH-John Gadsden, O
colored watchman ut Risley's Mill, was
found dead on the slide, yesterday morn
ing. At 3 o'clock lie was perfectly we'll,
and two hours after ward his lifeless body
was found. No bruises or marks of VIC
lence were found on his person indicat-
ing any foul play. The verdict OF the
Coroner's jury was that he ''came to his
death by tue act Of Gol.''
Georgetoun Times.
SUICIDE BY RAIL.-The mutilated re-
mains of man were found on the
Pennsylvania Railroad track, in West
Philadelphia, this morning. He had
laid his neck across the rai, having pro-
viously written in the sand beside the
track the following: "James Davis, born
1886; without friends; destitute; tired Of
living"
Two brothers met in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, on the 4th, after separation
Of sixteen years, having seen each other
but once in that time. One served dur
ing the rebellion in the Southern army,
the other in the Northern, and the latter
was taken prisoner by his brothers. COM
mand.
Troy has received an order for sixteen
slabs Of bell metal, to weigh 100 pounds
each, from some monks who have built
ohuroh on one OF the peaks OF the Andes.
They have constructed furnace, and in
tend to cast bell from the metal after
the slabs have been taken up the noun
tain on the backs Of mules.
Sergt. Demorest was shot dead while
sitting at table in his quarters at Fort
Niagara, on the 9th inst. It is thought
that the assassin was soldier named
Williams, who was in an adjoining room,
and that he attempted to shoot himself
afterward and failed.
The CHATHAM ROAD MovINa ALONG.
Tie first through freight train from
Fayetteville, bound North over the
Releigh and CASTOR Railroad, passed
Raleigh on Friday last
A blind OF, recently sold in Minneso-
ia, broke from the inclosure of its pur-
chaser, swan river and walked twenty
miles to it's old homo, guided by sin
stinct."
William Coins shot and killed Sher-
ror1 TooLIcor Gonf1ln}o,,N