The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-30

RADICAL RIOTS IN GEoRaErowH.-The
Georgetown Times describes disgrace
iul riot in that town. On Friday night,
some scound;el tried to set fire to the
place with turpentine barrel, but failed.
On Saturday, a tar barrel was fred near
George Hollands house. This was put
out without the aid Of the fire compa-
MES. which were promptly on the
ground. They were dismissed by the
chief OF the fire department, and ordered
by him to their quarters. The Heston
Company did not obey the orders Of the
chief, but went about the town, stopping
where liquor could be had, and imbibipe
very freeley. The result was that night
was made hideous by the drunken
screams OF an Intoxicated mob, whose
foul, obscene and ribald language would
have disgraced the neighborhood of the
Tombs. Shortly after they had repaired
to the house of Hon. w. n. Jones, Jr.,
n >minally the second, but really the
first, officer in command Of the company,
the cry of fire was raised almost stimuli
taneously in dozen different parts. of
the town, and one of it's members was
found rushing to the market to ring the
alarm bell. We leave the public to con-
lecture who were the guilty parties VIII,
set fire to the sohool-house of Mrs.
Small. which was the building on fire.
The alarm called together the Heston,
the Star and the Salamander Hook and
Ladder Companies. It seems that there
ID some bad blood between the two first
named companies, and the scene. pre-
sented at o'clock. on Sunday morning
iaet at the place Of fire would seem to
Justify the belief that there was not only
bad blood between the companies, but
an utter disregard OF the interesta Of the
community. Instead OF employing them,
selves in putting out the fre,- the two
companies amused themselves in q; free
night, IN which one was badly beaten,
another stabbed. and others :. bruised.
In this time, Representative Jones,
magistrate sworn to keep the peace, in
stead OF using his influence and exercis-
ing the powers which the law conferred
on nlm, was the most conspicuous. figure
IN the group. with coat off and revolver
IN hand, encouraging in, coarse, vulgar
and indecent Language, continued vio-
lation OF law and good order.
LYNoH LAw.-Some 400 citizens of
Brainard, Minn., on Tuesday night. CON
cluded to take upon themselves the task
of avenging the death OF Miss Macarthur,
who was recently violated and murdered
by two. Indians nsar that place. Pro-
ceeding to the Jail where the murderers
were confined. they broke in the doors,
took the Indians out, and hung them on
tree in the principal business street in
the town. (. Nearly the entire population
witnessed the tragedy.
The Cleveland Plaindea.er says: sWe
have the Radicals on the runl The
honest Republicans are deserting their
ranks by more than platoons; they are
coming over to, us by the regimentl
Never has the conntry Witnessed such
furore for any man for President aa that
now exhibited for Greeley, the old phi.
losopher, who wants true and lastino
peace between sections estranged by q
bloody civil strife" 1f
A Westport dog went for a CIRCUS ele-
phant in the street the other day. An
eye witness says that dog in about one
minute was spread out over several
yards OF ground about the thickness of
sheet iron.
at negro party in Colbert County,
Alabama, two dusky rivals got up row.
One lies in jail, the other in his grave.