The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-03

BURNING OF THE WREcK-On Sunday
evening, about twilight, the wreck of the
ship Energy was discovered to be on
ire. Several persons were aboard of her
at the time. They had barely time TO
get off before the fire had spread to
every part of the vessel. The fire was
started amidship among some loose
oakum, and was evidently the work of
an incendiary. BY this act, several
thousands of dollars worth of property
was destroyed which could have been
saved, consisting of sails, cordnge stores
and such of the cargo Us was between
ecks.-BeaYou Republican.
A writer in the London Times relates
that IN the mummy pit at Sackara,
Egypt, he saw many persons busily en-
gagged In searching out, sitting and sort
ing temora, tiolp, and other bony bits OF
the human form, which almost crusted
the ground thercabout. Nine oamels
were employed to bear these in nets to
the river side, where vessels waited to
carry them to Alexandria, where they
were shipped to English manufacturers
of manure. The trade is brisk and is
said to have been going on for years,
and may go on for many more.
letter from Kumaon, India, to the
DELHI Gazette, states that great terror pre-
walls IN that region by reason of the ra-
wages Of tigers, which carry OF men
and women. The villagers are in the
habit of driving their stock out to pas
tnre, and from devorring the cutie the
tigers have contracted such on appetite
that they no longer content themselves
with eating cows and oxen. People tra-
vel only III caravans rs measure Of pre-
caution.
TRUs.-Carl Schurz, the great German
statesman and orator of the West, stated
in speech at st. Louis, on the 10th
ult., that eff, on tho 9Th Of November.
Horace Greeley shall be elected Prcsi
dent, it will be the last time United
States Marshal will dare to crack his
whip over an American citizen" We
believe this, and believe, further, that
the Southern man who votes against Mr..
Greeley will regret it before the end of
the next fonr years.
GERRIrT SMITH ON THE CoNFEDERAcY.
In recent letter, Gerritt Smith excuses
bis going bail for jeff. Davis with Mr..
Greeley by saying: II have always held
that the South had become nation tie
facto and shonld have been treated as
such, and hence that DO man should have
been tried for treason
CHARLEsToNIAN KILLED DY A RAIL.
ROAD AccID DEHT.-A tciegrum was re.
oeived here. yesterday, announcing the
sudden death BY railroad accident
North. of Mr.. Christian Beckman, of
this city. Mr.. Beckman, we believe,
had been residing in Trenton, New
Jersey. latterly.- Charleston Courier.
A young man touched off fuse in q
Wisconsin silver mine the other day, and
was rapidly pulled up, when the rope
broke and he tumbIed back, distance of
forty feet. The blast then exploded,
but he escaped both peris with only
slight bruises
The First Baptist Church at Chicago
are about to remove to a new spot their
house OF worship, which, seven years
ago, was erected at cost of $3.50, 600.
1t will be taken down and put up again,
stono by stone. until it is exactly repro
duced on the new site.
Tho driver of "Topsy" ut the York,
Pa, races, was thrown upon the shaft
by the breaking of wheel while the
mare was going Mt the rate Of 233 In
an instant he jumped upon her back,
without materially checking her speed,
and won the race mt a 2. 40 gait.
There are some California women who
think Mrs. Fairs trial was not IL fair
one, and arc protesting against hcr ac-
quittal Judge Curtis, who has received
So. 600 for his services. says it was q fair
fee, and that Mrs. Fair settles fair.
Ten years ago tho present horse dis
case was around in mild form. Ii ten
years honce it is to re-arpcnr III q cores
pondingly intensified degree, it j. timo
to be thinking about those steam
wagons.
DnATH.-Mr. James Gibson, au honest
and Industrious mechanic, departed this
life in this place Oh Thursday last. He
leaves wife and three children, to whom
We tender our heartfelt sympathy.
Uians50ro NeirS.
A colorcd man named Louis Wesleyan,
alias Ben. Mcintyre, who had stolen n
horse from tho stable of Mr.. 700, in ABB
beville, S. c., was arrested in Augusta, u
few days ago, and the stolen animal re-
covered.
Mrs. Crittenden, widow of Laura
Fairs victim, is at present keeping u
boarding house in San francisco, in
order to support her family. who are in
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