The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-21

School Commissioner-Bar Bur
ton
County Commissioners u. Goings
W. L. Kelch. Tinsley Clark.
A66cUiNe Regular Republicans:
For LeSislature-E. Cain, j. II. Tol
bert. L. L. Martin, H. n. Ellison, 81
Widcmnn.
Sheriff.. P. Guffin.
Probate Judge-C. II. Gufin.
Clerk Of Court-P. l.. D. Bowie.
School Commissioner-M Presiding.
Coroner-W. p Jefferson.
A New NlILrrAnY DISPOSITION IN
TEXAS. The 10th Regiment OF United
States Infantry, it appears, has been
sent off from the Rio Grande frontier in
Texas, into some obscure Indian region,
to distinguish itself in costly ideness, or
worse than useless activity. This regi-
ment had been long stationed on the
Me1lcan border, and its presence was q
comfort to the Texas border residents,
and unacceptable only to the Mexican
thieves, bandits and assassins, who have,
by prescriptive usage, come to look upon
Americans and American cattle, horses,
goods and chattels, as their legitimate
prey, whenever within reach OF their
forays. And now, at the very crisis when
most needed, IT. is ordered away, and
coiorad troops are to take its place
Whether or not these colored troops may
prove Efficient, it is certain that the
Texas people III general don't believe in
them as protection from Mexican ra.
pine, or Indian rapine, or from ANYTHING
else abhorrent and outrageous. On the
contrary, they have suspicion that these
troops are to be encamped in Texas with
n special view to their furnishing the
political and historical material for O
plthy report of their doings, something
after the fhshion of famous stereotyped
despatch in tho late war-as, for exam
pie, "And the colOred troops fought
| nobly for the election Of Massa Grant"
III such be the intent of this military
disposition, it is scandalous to the Ame-
rlcan army, and u shame to the whole
country. And it must be said that cir
cnmstances are curiously corroborative OF
the Texas peoples theory of the matter.
The way in which the Mexican Claims
Commission has managed the important
business with which it was entrusted.
furnishes another striking illustration OF
Grants civil service reform. just clsims
against Mexico for depredations upon
American citizens living near the border
for several millions of dollars are in
volved, and it was for the settlement of
these that the commission by virtue of a
treaty between the two Governments
was agreed upon. Mr.. Wadsworth, of
Kentucky, who was Democrat up to
1868, was made commissioners by Grnnt,
because he went TO school with him, and
Mr.. Wadsworth has not had time to
spare from his law practice ut Maysville
to bring the affair to q successful con-
summation. a new Mexican Commits.
sion has been appointed. who claim that
the commission will expire in February
by limitation. and that it will be impos.
sible to get through the work by thut
time. The former Mexican Commis-
sioner says the whole affair would have
been settled long ngo, but for the hachss
OF the American Commissioner.
his residence, in this County, on the 9th
wes man highly respected for his uapy
good qualities ofihead and heart
An inquest was held over the body of
white female by the name Of Nancy
Leach, before Trial Justice Bird, on last
Tuesday morning, the jury rendering q
verdict that the deceased ''came to her
death by the hand of God"
Mr.. John Watson, Mrs. Lettie Lind.
say and Mrs. Sallie Griffin, died on the
18th instant; Oh the 10Th instant Mr..
Wiley Hardy, formerly resident of this
County, died in Abbeville. Mrs. Susan |
Hardy, wife OF the deceased, was buried |
abont one week before the death OF her
husband.-LaurensuiA Herald.
Tho venerable field marshal Won
Moltke. is living quietly in the little ST.
lesian town Of Schweidnitz. He can be |
seen there every day in long, black |
frock coat, smoking ON enormous pipe,
and reading the newspapers at the only
cafe in the place.
Georgia has hale and hearty citizen
who has been struck by thirty.two mimic
balls, one mortar shell, one shrapnel, one
three-inch conical, struck by lightning,
bitten by rattle.snake and chased by a
mad dog.
The doaths in New York last week
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