The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-11

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that opened the door and fnther imme-
diately shut it. While brother was
pleading, father said he would burn him
till he worked. I have seen father strike
mother with his fists many times: He
knocked brother down several times
with the butt end Of the whip. I never
saw my brother after he went into mo-
Tiers room.
, MODEL OFFICIALS. Judge Orr, acting
upon the presentment of the grand jury
OF Abbeville County. June term
ordered ''that o rule be served upon
Thomas nj. williamson, School Com
missioner for Abbeville County. reqnir-
ing him to show cause to this court, on
thathird Monday in October next, why
he should not ho indicted for being il
snch n state of habitual intoxication ns
to disqualify him from properly per-
forming i.ther duties ,of his said office;
alao. for not visiting the pnblic schools
Of the County, as required by law. Also,
that rules be served upon Arthur Jeffer-
son, one of the Abbeville County Com
missioners. to show why he should aot
be indicted for having drawn more pay
than the law allots to him; also, for in
competency to perform the duties of his
Office. Upon NJ. KapaD. Trial Justice
for ,Abbevilie County, to show cause
why he should not be indicted for CON-
pounding q felony; also, for charging,
in another case, moro than lawful costs;
also, for having compelled the prosecu-
prosecution. j. r. Tarrant. another
Trial Jns.ice Of the Same County, is
ordered to chow tauss why he should
not be indicted for mai. practice in Office,
in having charged illegal costs, and hnv-
ing promo unnecessary litigation by
virtue Of his Office. D. o. Hawthorne,
another Trial Justice of that County, is
charged with the same offences
The Beaufort Republican says: 81. ..
Robertson, the County School Commis-
sioncr. was arrested, Monday last, upon
M affidavit made by VIM. Elliot, Esq,
for forgery. He was examined before
81. G. Judd, United States Commits
sioner. and subsequently held to boil.
The horse malady in New York, after
exhibiting symptoms of dying out. is
said to have broken out afresh. In
Messrs. A. Il. Stewart & Co. g stables, q
number OF cases have appeared; tho
Sixth Avenue railway line reports sixty
cases and ten deaths. The Fifth Avenue
stage lines are also affected. Some of
the leading veterinary surgeons assert
that the complaint has changed or is
changing it's character from non-con-
tagious to an epidemic complaints. These
surgeons are about to call meeting to
consult on tho subject, with view of
devising remedies.
MURDER. understand that Bill
Webb, IN aged colored man, was MUIR
dered ut the Ben Chaplin plantation,
Lands End, Beaufort, early Tuesday
morning. Nothing of the deed is known,
further than he was killed in an old field,
and that an unknown man was seen
making his way from the spot.
Internal revenue spies are driving 81.
land othoe business" among the apothe-
carries OF Boston, looking for razor strops,
pomade pots, patent medicines nnd
tooth-picke, on which there nre no
.'stamps. More than 100 respectable
trims III that city are held for alleged vi
olations of the law.
On Saturday last, q negro mau. who
was in tho employ OF Dr.. Forster. on
Samplt River, near the mill of the Nv.
press Manufacturing Company, opposite
to the town, was drowned, saws tho
Georgetown Times. he seems To- have
been quite drunk, and fell out Of his ca
noe. ff
MIR. Joseph a. Thouron, we'll known
in this city, whore he was engaged in
mercantile pursuits for number of
years, died at Summorville, 8. O., yes
terdny morning, at 8 O'Clock, in the six
tieth year Of his age.
Charleston Courier.
A crazy darkey, named Moses Mccall,
was shot by the colored jailor of George
town, on Sunday last. It was case of
justitiable homicide.
Tho latest swindle in Springfield,
Mass, is to wrap up al old iron screw in
paper, and pass it for roll OF pennies.
It works well until the paper breaks.