The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-22

A'/"' .o~ uluouuB 1t8; miudltnR 1SIM;
receipts 2.07l; sales 2, 100; stock 26, ,894
NORFOLK, September 21.--Cotton is
dull-low middling 17H@175s; middling
10; receipts 7o7; sales 30; stock 1,940.
BOSTON, September 22.-Cotton dull
middling 1875; sales 200; stock 5000:
receipts 598.
AUGUSTA, September 2l.-Cotton no.
matchmaking 1GA; receipts 1,OO1
bales; sales 941.
WILMINGTON, September 21.-Cotton
quiet-oImiddling Tx; receipts 100 bales;
sHles 81; stock 381.
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-The Jackson
vile (Fla.) Union, of the 18Th inst, has
the following account Of the mysterious
death OF o former citizen of Charleston:
Early last Tuesday morning it was
learned that the body of NIr. John T.
Henerey had been found floating in the
st. Johns River, near the railroad wharf,
With the whole of his face blown in and
q largo hole through the top of his head.
MIR. Henerey and family-consisting
OF wife and three ughters-came to
thls city three years ago from Charles
ton, s. c., where he had spent about
twenty-five years of his life. Mr.. Hene-
rey was native of Beaufort, S. O., aud
was about forty. five years Of age.
On Monday morning last the deceased
left his home in LaVilla about o'clock.
taking with him his Spencer rifle, pistol
and cartridges. He said nothing to his
family, and they thought that he was
Go:GS &c his farm ncruss the river, as was
often his custom. Nothing more was
heard or seen of him until Tuesday
morning, when his floating body was
discovered by the mate of the schooner
Guy r. Phelps. then moored to the rail
road wharf. Upon the discovery of the
corpse, it was hauled upon some steps
leading to the wharf by Joseph Marzyck,
of this city, aud others.
About S O'Clock Monday morning
mans hat, coat and gun had been found
upon piece of timber which projected
over the river from pile of lumber on
the wharf. by the mate of the schooner
b. A. Hunt, also moored at the same
wharf. Connecting all the above facts, it
was the universal conclusion that the life
OF Mr.. Henerey had been taken by his
own hands.
There is no doubt as to the identity of
the body, although the face was fearfully
manglcd and shot away, as the initials j.
L. Il. were tatooed upon one arm in
blue ink, while an cagle was stained upon
the other. From the appearance OF the
wound, the position of the hat, coat and
gun, the natural inference drawn is, that
Mr.. Henerey took off his hat and coat,
seated himself upon the projecting tim
Der. with his back towards the water,
placed the stock of the rifle upon the
timber, and with the muzz!e placed at
his mouth, pulled the trigger, and
launched his soul into eternity.
The only really mysterious thing in
connection with this homicide is, that,
although from the position Of the wear
ing apparel and gun, the shot must have
been fired within three rods of the
schooner b. A. Hunt, no one heard the
report
The deceased has gained his living by
plying his trade as o mason and brick
layer, and owns considerable property.
He bore on irreproaohabIe character, and
was kind and affectionate to his family.
The cause of his death is supposed to be
depression of spirits.
A short time ago Mr.. Hen ry pur-
chased some land across the river, from
which he expected rich reward, but was
disappointed, having spent considerable
money, and got no return. His trans
actions became somewhat embarrassed,
his health began to fail and he began to
grow morbid. Only short time before
his death he was heard to say that no
would kill himself, as he could not bear
the weight of his troubles. A coroner's
inquest was held by Justice Durkee. at
the wharf, and the following verdict was
rendered:
THAT tho said John T. Henerey, be.
tween the hours of and o'clock, on
the morning of September 10, 1872, on
the railroad wharf in Jacksonville, Fla,
with Spencer carbinc, loaded with ball
and cartridge, which he then and there
had and held, inflicted upon himself,
either by accident or design, mortal
wound by shooting himself with said
carbine, loaded rs aforesaid, in the
mouth and front part of the face"
DISTRESSING Saturday, several
children were playing in the yard of the
Seventh Street Congregational Church,
in Cincinnati, and one of them, q little
five or six yenr old son of the sexton, was
induced to descend to the bottom of O
dry cistern. After he got to the bottom
his little playfellows called to him that
NOW he was shut down forever" and