The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-04

1NoEND1AR1sM Tuesday night
last, O franc building on the farm of Mr..
N. nj. Porter, st. Andrews Parish, was
set on fire by a miscreant, and the PRO-
perty destroyed. The person in charge
OF the premises g. W the perpetrator es-
Gaping and fred at him. The attempt
to tire the barn failed, or that would
have gone aB did The former building.
Charleston Courier.
Grant insists that the first session of
the Forty-second Congress shall not
come to close until laws are passed pro-
yidlng for the control of elections by
united States troops, and AUTHORIZING
him to suspend the writ of hobeds corpus
wherever he chooses. Every right-mind-
ed Congressman would greatly prefer 10
see him suspended.
| A VIRGINIA CARPET. BAGGER IN Tno1r.
LE.-Edgar Allen, carpet-bagger, who
WIS elected by the colored vote common
wenlth's attorney of Prince Edward
County, Va, was recently indicted by
the grand Jury Of that County, for deal
log faro. He was tried ON the oath ult. !.
convicted and sentenced to six months
Imprisonment and to pay fine of $500.
A young man ut wedding in Bran
ford. recently, while promenading with
lady, Glanced to approach the officiat-
ing clergyman, who, happening to be
deaf and supposing them to be the cou-
pie he had come to unite Immediately
married them, in spite of their remon-
strnnces. They accepted the situation
and commenced housekeeping.
indianapolis possesses veteran razor
grinder named Daniels Woods, who was
born at sea, near Newfoundland, in ITO.
He served twenty five years in the Eng
llsh army, and was one of Napoleon q
guards at St. Helena. he has 1872 sabre
cuts on his body, and eleven bullet
wounds.
Mr.. s. N. Latham, Senator from Far.
quler county, Va, who has not been in
his seat the past session, on account of
illness, has notified the clerk that he
does not consider himself entitled to
draw his FER diem, and has voluntarily
relinquished about $500 that the law
allows him.
See what it is to have q good wife.
During the recent illness of Western
editor. his better half, whose name is Le-
onora McGuiness, set the type, did the
press work, published every number of
the paper in good shape. besides an extra
issue followed by On announcement that
mother and child were doing we'll.
Georgia papers are Dragging on the
ladies OF Quitman, who, during q recent
ire ut that place. rushed with buckets of
water where the men dared not venture.
and saved considerable valuable proper
ty.
The Parisians just now are in O high
state of indignation because Nilsson and
Patti are not singing this season in that
city, because it does not pay. The
singers are accordingly charged with in
gratitude.
A woman in New Harmony, Indiana,
slaughtered nearly 10000 worms in
eight days. They had gone into sum-
mer quarters on her rose bushes and
strawberry plants.
A man out West, who was lately struck
dumb by lightning, likened his sensa-
tions to those produced by his father in
laws boot. The striking wac ;n the
same place.
a Duluth paper says that Dan. Shum-
way, notorious rough, killed at Moor
head two weeks ago, WAS buried face
downward, with pack of cards in his
hand.
DR.. Edmond r. Gibson, residing in
Lock Township, Rowan County, n. c.,
died sitting in his chair, of heart disease.
on Tuesday last. He was sixty-four
years old.
There are rumors going about Charles
ton Of terrible case of death from hy-
drophobia. The victim is said to have
been young man about sixteen years
old.
young lady. in Aiken, while play
ing croquet on very warm afternoon,
WAS struck. It was q rich mans
son. We hope the marriage will be q
happy one.-Aiken Journal.
The carpenters and masons of Berlin,
Prussia, who recently struck, have had
their demands acceded to by the mas.
tiers. Their pay is now 81. 20 for day
Of ten hours.
Advices from Pensacola, Fla, reports
that Mr.. Stephen r. Mallory, ex-Con.
feherate Secretary Of the Navy, has do
clared his intention to work and vote for
Greeley.
The negroes have commenced build.
ing new town between Birmingham
aud Elyton, Alabama, which is known
as Baconsides.