The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-25
We regret to hear that Major Wav re-.

We regret to hear that Major Way. re.
siding about twelve miles from this
place, had his dwelling and all ont.
buildings destroyed by On incendiary
fire, day or two since. The loss is esti.
mated at So, 900. We are not informed
whether it liz covered by insurance or
not. The wretch who perpetrated this
foul deed has been arrested and pleads
guilty. She acknowledges having set
ire to the house three different times.
the two first attempts being unsuccess-
full Ordnge6urg Times.
INCREASE OF WHA1ra. sheets
OF the ninth census show that the total
real and personal property of the Upited
States was $50. .O0e, ,518. 8.507 in 1870 no
against $16. 159, GIG, O68 in 1860. and
81, 135, 78O, 228 in 1850. The per centare
of increase in wealth during the last de-
cade is found by calculation to have
been over eighty-six per cent, notwith.
standing the immense diversion of pro.
ductive energy and the enormous de.
2truction of property consequent upon
the war.
SArALL-Pox IN PHILADELPHIA AND New
YoRK.-In New York, for the week end
ing on tho Goth inst, the total deaths
were G08. against 691 for the week p1e.
vious. The number of smallpox cases
reported was sixty, being the lowest for
any week since January; the deaths were
thirty nine, the highest in any week for
tho same period. In Philadelphia, for
the same week, there were sixty-one
deaths from small-pox-a decrease of
nine compared with the previous week.
RAILROAD CoNNECTroN.-In short
tur Inv n~,I
road will be connected with the Air Line
Road by temporary track through our
town. The track is already located. and
the work OH it will be pushed with the
greatest vigor. This connection is made
to carry the iron to the Airline, in
order that the track-laying NAV COM
menco at this point. Carolina Spartan.
How THE SouTH KEEPS Poor. The
Montgomery (Ala.) State Journal men
tons the fact that a citizen Of Wilcox
County has made contract to deliver
to planters III that County 12O, 900 bush
els of corn, at s1.25 bushel. AS this
corn will como from the West, it will
require 1900 bales of cotton, at prices
now ruling, to pay for it.
In Allegheny City, Pa, the boys catch
NIL the cats they can find, dip them in
tar and then roll them in fine gravel.
This gravel-roofng the animal makes
him simply invincible in free fight,
tending both to preserve his body and
keep his grit Leonard's sheet iron cat
externinator would suspend business on
the first dozen Of Allegheny gravel cate.
BRUTAL MURDER.-A black fiend
named Orrcn Mercer. on Monday last, in
Edgecombe County, N. c., brutally mur.
dered his illegitimate child, by forcing a
vial OF concentrated lye down it's throat,
during the absence of its mother, in
consequence Of having been ordered by
law to support it. The villain is under
arrest.
On Tuesday, in Boston, boy was
stabbed by another boy in the side, and
called upon physician in Portland
street to have the wound (quite deep
one) dressed. The disciple of Escu!a-
plus asked him for his fee, which he was
unable to produce, and so the doctor re-
fused him help, and lie went home and
died.
IMMIGRANTS. "A correspondent writing
from Hartford, Conn, informs us that
there are many Germans in that section
who arc willing to come South and plant
on shares, if an opening could be as
sured them. Cannot some Of our plant.
ers' associations turn their attention in
that Charleston Courier.
A telegram from Hong Kong brings
intelligence of terrible marine disaster
on the Chinese coast. The French
steamer Avato came into collision with
the steamer Roma, and the latter vessel
was sunk. Sixty persons who were on
board the Roma nre missing, and it is
believed they have all been lost
THE STORM AT CoKEsDURY. We learn
that thero was very severe storm at
Cokesbnry last wcck-a section of the
same. we suppose, which did such
damage ut Columbia aud Chester-blow-
ing doSn fences, unroofing houses, and
lEilicting other damage.
dbberNe Press and Banner.
DOLLY WARDEN ON THE BRAIN. lutlv
%: Newark, n. j., seeing among the re.
iiglous notices that certain clergyman
would preach, I'D. "" said at onco she
would go and hear him, rresuming, rs
she did, that tho subject OF the discourse
was dolly Nardens."
The tornado of last week struck the