The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-22
military Arrests.


\ WAanp6u1ped last week that at the
hmstof gpiugt to press. the troop OF Cd.
yfsry were oR the Western side OF the
County, mailing arreste. The first ex-
plot Of the command was the capture Of
Mr.. L. Nj. Sanders, whom they found at
the house Of his father-in -law. Mr.. A. It..
Walker. MIR. Sanders had been in town
every day for week previous to his
arrest. aud oo:ld have been captured at
any time The yeftot. thopgh, Wonld
him out at 4 O'Clock in the morning md
taking him along as a prisoner OF war.
The company returned from this raid on
Thursday morning, bringing with them,
besides Mr.. Sanders, Mr.. L. T. CASTLES,
R'ohHrd Woods, VIM. McCollum, Martin
Wade, Thomas A. Anderson, june
Darby aud Joseph Sims. iIr. Suns WAS
released after few hours in Jail, it ap-
pearing that hs had been arrected by
mistake. Messrs. Woods, McColIum and
Wade were kept at headquarters under
guard all day, but we're finally discharged
on their parole, after having been sub
leceed to the accustomed iuquisitior.
Mr.. William Leckie was arrested on
"Wednesday OF last week, and kept in
jail till Saturday, when he was released
on bail. On Thursday night, another
raid was made by the cavalry in the
Turkey Creek heighborhood, aud the
following persons captured: j. D. Smarr,
5 Howell, NJ. Good. John Jones, Johu
hIoCafley, j. Il. Love, Lee CASTOR and
Amos Sca,fe, oOlored. About the same
time, a detachment from York arrested
and carried to the iail at that place Mr..
j. NJ. Kirkpatrick aud his brother, John
kirkpatrick. During The week. Mr..
Baxter Crosby was arrested near Lands
ford aud lodged i'll the Jail at this pluoe.
Mr.. j. L. Walker WAS arrested in Co
lnm blu on Friday last, aud released on
bail. On Tuesday of this week, Mr.. r.
NJ. Sanders was allowed to give bail, and
"ns discharged. All the rest OF the un.
fortunate prisoners nre still in iuil
1t is proper to state that all the arrests
were made by the military authorities
without nny pretcnoe of acting as an
auxiliary to the United States Marshal
There was neither COMMISSIONER nor
Marshal here. The arrests, however,
were made on warrants issueL by Com
missioner Porteus, when here last De-
oenber.
These are times when we arc all at tho
mercy Of arbitrary power. and it. pro-
bably, therefore, would be wise for us
to speak with bated brt ath. That every
feeling Of our heart is in deepest sym
PUTTY with these unfortunate victims Of
political persecution. it. is hardly ncces-
cary for us to say Chester Reporter.
CAROLINA NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
From u communication III tho Curoliua
Eagle, We learn that q charter has been
granted by the North Carolina Legisln-
ture for the above named road, winch ia
to begin Mt point on the State limo in
the direction of Yo1kville, ant. run
thence to Dallas, Lincolntop, Newton,
Hickory Tavern and Lenuir. Tho bill
gives tue County Com missionere, in the
several Counties. power to submit ques-
tions of County subscription to the
voters of their respective Counties, at
| any time they see proper; the snbScrp-
tious not to exceed the SUN of S200, 900
i'll ANY one County; and prcscrbes if
they have not taken that means of ascer-
tanning the will of the people in regard
| to subscription previous to the regular
election in August next, that they shall
do go then; aud empowers them to sub
nit snch questions repeatedly, if the
sun 0f subscriptions docs not nmount to
$500. 900. This is the first intimation
we have seen in print of this project;
but that it is feasible there eau he no
doubt. and we are equally certain York
| County will do her part in consummat.
ing the enterprise YorkpiAe inquirer.
New Yurkers have suddenly lost their
appetite for veal, III consequence of the
discovery that II Brooklyn butcher had
slaughtered number of inoculatetl
caIves. which he intended to sell in the
markets. hut was prevented by the
health officers. 1t appears that French
physician had inoculuted the calves with,
I'll" genuine COW -pox, nnd in this manner
had been able to get largo amount of
vaccine virns, which ho sold and also
exported. The doctor thonght the calves
we're just as good, if not little better,
after being inoculntcd and recovering
from its effects. 1t tended to purify
them. Tie same thing had been done
in France for years, le said. The
Frenchmen alto tho veal, and not u
Frenctman had yet been poisoned. The
New York World, which is nothing if
III.