The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-15


cession, and an nctive soldier in the war
which followed it, can repeat that party
shibboleth without sense of compunc-
tion and self distrust''
STUPID JoKE-The old sayipr
about the great distance lio will travel
while truth is putting on its boots, is
likely to have another veriication in the
case OF clumsy hoax published in one
OF the Southern papers, and now going
ths rounds Of the Radical press Of the
North as genuine fact. The Macon
lGa.) Telegraph, q we'll known and re-
spectacle Democratic paper, printed an
impossible story, Of the seizure of n man
IA RadicaD near that city, by q band of
masked Ku Klux; of his being fayed
alive. nnd finally skinned and roasted
whole at the stake. The very cxtrava.
gance OF the particulars, the name Of
tie pretended victim-Adam Sekoh
Adam Hokes) and tho circumstances
that the narrative appeared on the lst
day of April should have been suffici
ent with any sensible reader to stamp the
story as burlesque, although very
stupid one. But there is hardly Radi-
CAL paper that has not reproduced it
with startling head lines. The TeleqraDh
y
and endeavors to explain that the pur.
pose OF it's reporter was to ridicule tho
oockand bull tales of Ku Klnx outraccs
manufactured for political purposes at
The North, but. unfortunately for the
truth, not ono Radical sheet in hun
:dred will have the candor to publish
lts correction. They are not only eager
to mako capital out Of the blunders of
the Southern papers. but to assist in
circulating the inventions of their own
pnrty contemporaries.
The Telegraph might have been more
ludicious in it's selection of subject
upon which to perpetrate n hoax.
WAR WITH MEXICO. An account of
an extraordinary affair reaches III from
Texas by telegraph. It appears Tint a
Mexican provision train was proceeding,
in tho direction of post in tho State OF
Chihuahua, when it was set upon by
Indians, and the party, including women
and children, murdered. Tho Mexican
troops pursued the mnrderers across the
boundary line into the United States
territory, when the troops of the latter
went to the rescue of tho Indians, at-
tackled the Mexicans. and were beaten,
with n loss OF forty men and their con-
10, "S oAuSo', "h VI WHOM were
killed. This is, mt least strange fInir.
For tho Mexicans had no legal right
to invade our territory, but under The
circumstances, international comfy
should have overlooked the trcspass, rs
there was no aggressive intent. BE this
as 1T may, should the United States sus.
thin the conduct of the commander of
Fort Goodwin, the afTair is likely to Il nd
to serious cOmpl cnti0na
The latest version Of the alleged secret
treaty between Russia and Prussia is
given in the Monday Kecie,o of Vienna.
No actual treaty, it is said, exists, but
an exchange Of written declarations is
alleged to have taken place between
Prince GortschakoH mud Count Bis
marck from the 9th up 10 the 18th of
July, 1870. These declarations embrace
i've points, tue Inst of which stipulates
that Prussia leaves to Russia the choice
OF the moment for demanding the nbro-
gallon OF the restrictions in the Black
Sea, and that Prussia guarantees her
support of this demand on the part Of
isussla nnder my circumstances.
NEGRO KU KrUx.-A bnnd of negroes
IN disguise, few nights since. made nn
attnck upon the house Of Mr.. Pnd SHINY,
IN this Couu'y. They demanded money,
and fired several shots into tho house.
Mr. Shaw is a very old man, himself aud
vile living entirely alone, and the vii
ialns 10 doubt thought that they wonld
havo nm easy job; but it 80 happened That
q young friend was with him at tho time,
who scattered the gang by sprinkling
them with shot. One Of them was Sc
Vereiy wounded, anil he is now under
medical treatment.
'S LaurenspiNe Herald