The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-12

seizure of that part of the road which
lies in North Carolina. Able counsel on
both sides are engaged. and the contest
promises to be lively. The counsel for
tue Government are very confident. The
Piedmont Railroad was built by tho Con-
federacy as military necessity, aud was
the chief source through which General
Lee obtained his supplies during the last
campaign of the war Washington Star.
The growth and structure of the
human hair is very plainly set forth in q
pamphlet published by II. p. Hall e. Co.,
Nashua. N. H., proprietors of HnIls
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover, for
gratuitous distribution. The deservedly
high reputation Of their preparation has
wholly been gained by its merits. Being
free from oil and alcohol, it has q healthy
action op the scalp, restoring gray hair
to its natural color without dyeing it,
cures itching of the scalp, removes and
prevents dandrulf, nnd will thicken up
the thin locks. Such arc the benefits
which are conferred upon tho consumer.
No one should neglect to give it trial.
Journal ana Statesman, Wilmington, Del.
Russia has 26 iron-clads, France 62,
Great Britain 46, Prussia 6, Italy g..
The largest of the Russian iron -clads are
the Sevustopol and Kniaz Pojarski, the
first of which is also the Oldest, having
been launched in 1864. She nearly
equals the British Black Prince and
Warrior IL Dimensions, end exceeds the
French Gloire and Normundie. Her
cost was $40, us, 900. The Russian iron
clads. if costly, are eminently seawortby,
differing in this from some of the Eng
lish. The naval status of Russia, which
is OF very recent creation and growth, is
wonderful. Already Russia is the third
maritime power of Europe, and its rate
of increase is at once rapid and steady.
The Gainesville (Georgn) Eagle re-
ports that track-lnying is progressing
rapidiy on the Airline Road, 6eiweon
that place and the Tugaloo River. It is
expected that the river will be reached
within thirty days. The framing Of the
bridge for Tugaloo has just been com.
pleted at Gainesville. and the bridge for
Chauga is now being framed. Fifty
miles Of tho road from Charlotte this
way is now in running order, and track
laying is progressing this way from
Spartanburg, and in both directions from
Greenville.
A ENGINE RAoE. The citizens of Au-
gusta city were startled Friday by two
engines. Which had got from the control
Of the engineers and won't with lightning
speed through the city. Ono of them
crossed the river and went distance of
three miles, when the steam was exhaust
cd. and it stopped on the track. The
accident was caused by the breaking of
tho throttle of one Of the engines, after
ypt ! {~r Il
another on tho same track. Fortunately
no one was seriously injured, the hands
upon each having jumped of in time to
save themselves.
About sixty emigrants, mostly young
men from Fulton, Gwinnctt, DeKalb
and Hall Counties, left this city last
evening on the $50 o'clock train, going
by the Western and Atlantic Railroad
They are en- route for jefferson, Texas,
where some go to engage in mercantile
business, to obtain clerkships and to
seek employment on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. They all left with IL
chorus Of huzzas, which we trust will
not be hushed by sorrow and dieappoint-
ment in their search for fortune.
Atlanta San.
The gin house of Messrs. r.. M. White
and John W. Daniels, situated two and
q half miles Southwest of the town of
Anderson. was entirely destroyed by fire
Oh last Wednesday night. The flames
wero discovered little after dark, and a
number of persons went to tho eccnc OF
the conflagration, but it was too late to
prevent n total destruction of the build
ing and it's contents. We learn that the
loss Of tho proprietors and other persons
will amount to about $4,000. Nine bags
of cotton, belonging to various parties,
are included in the loss sustained by the
fire.
About 175 negroes left this city for
Arkansas last evening, on the half-past
o'clock train, on the Western and At.
lantic Railroad. They are tho disciples
of JEFF. Long, the Macon negro agitator,
who exhorts them to leave Georgin for &