The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-23

moving maCh1ne, VIII whl9h he WIS at
york On his 2fsmises SnearB BouthhQrt.
last Tuesday affsrnoonH At the ti4bSof
the accident tue farmer wa$exaufhing
some portion oiltha, machins which had
got out OF gear, when the orses atSached
revolve. one Of them striking the man in,
the back of the 1cck, eeveriug the'heatii
from the body rs though guiIlotsned. A
Youthful son of the deoeased iwit9esyed
the terrible accident, and, dumb with
horror. graspcd the head by the hair aud
ran with it into his mother's presence.
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DBATn OF AN EApERoRs DAUGHTER III
PHLADELPHIA.-On the 14th. iustans.
Sabina de Yturbide, eldest daughter OF
Don Angustin Yturbide. died in F'hila.
delphia. Her father was distinguished
for his sudden elevation to the supreme
power as Emperor Of Mexico on May
l8. 1892, and his sudden abdication in
the March following, He was shot as
an outlaw on tIe 10th OF July. 1924, and
thrown into an unhonored grave, with
out coffin or ahroud. After this ,sad
event his children came to Philadelphia,
where they have lived in complete retire.
ment. Hs,a,U llt' .,% ..4l
1000 Chinnmen have been engaged
by IL large planter in the sugar. gro wing
district of Louisiana, and are expected
to arrive at an early day. A planter WHO
has had none but Chinese laborera for i
year or 80 past, writes that they are in
every respect superior to negroes He
expresses the hope that II sufficient mum
Der ''may be brought to tho State to
make it bloom rs it did in ante. bellum
times, believing that they nre tho labor
that can build up its broken fortunes"
Arrangements nre ON foot to start a
new Journal in Washington on the 1st Of
September, which shall be the especial
champion Of Southern Republicans It
will support tile present Administration,
iavor the reduction Of taxes, and oppose
the payment Of the national debt by the
present gen Grafton. It HAS not yet been
decided whether it will be duly or
weekly paper.
DEATH OF AN OLD CONFEDERATE The
Richmond (Va.) Dispatch of the Goth,
says: .
sergennt George ". Grove, SO we'll
known in this city during the war as
having charge of the ''Soldiers Home -
or better known in the army OF North
srn Virginia as Grows Nest" died at
his residence. on Sixth and Canal streets,
IN this city, yesterday morning.
It is said that OF the IA splendid
buildings owned in Paris by tho Roths-
ohilds. not one was harmed by shells
during the German siege, or by the
Communists during the fierce .interne-
cine strife. The great bankers have s!-
ways been lucky. If they had been
somebody else, and worth paratively
little. they might have been ruined.
Tho Jacksonville. Alabama, Republi.
can says: On Tuesday. lot of negroes
came into town, bringing as prisoner a
genuine Ku Kiux. with his mask and fix
ings. He was one Of the party OF three
| charged with marauding around gener-
ally in disguise. The other two escaped.
The one caught is pure unndulterated
negro" NJ.
The scandal going the rounds of the
Radical press, abont JEFF. Davis aud a
lady in sleeping coach on Southern
railroad is too contemplate canard to
be found in the columns OF "a respectable
paper. In all his domestic relations,
Mr.. Davis bears the reputation Of being
among tue best and kindeat Of man,
New York Herald
The whirligig Of time has brought its
revenge in the case Of John Martin, OF
the Young Ireland party, who, now a
member of the British Parliament, was
sentenced to death twenty i've years ago,
and afterwards had his sentence com
mnted to transportation for life, for par
ticipation in the Irish rebellion of thnt
date.
The Italian Parliament have voted the
Pope An annual salary of 5000. 900, be-
sides making him absolutely independ-
ent Of the civil authorities in the exur-
ciso Of his Pontifical functions, and gnu
rnntceing him the FREQ use of all the
Apostolic palaces.
A New INVENTION. w. Barrett,
OF Calhorn County. Ca, has invented q
car couple, for which he has just received
n patent. With its use cars can be cou-
psa and unconpIed without going be-
tween the cars. It is said to combine
simplicity and safety in high degree.
Proctor's block, Anlover, Mnss., was
burned Tuesday morning. Among the
occupants were Shirly & Kimhall and
Benjamin Merchant, lawyers, Kearsaee
Lodge OF Masons, and millinery shop.
The loss hns not yet been ascertained.
From THE BAR TO THE CuURou. u.-Coi.
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