The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-21


Our State election for this year takes
place on Wednesday, October 1e. Under
an amendment to tho election law, passed
ae the last session of the Legislature, the
managers are required to count tue votes
IN public Immediately after the polls ara
closed.
Two colored men we're arrested by Pc.
llceman A. Robertson, at an early hour.
yestorduy morning, having in their DOS
session quantity OF cotton, supposed to
have been stolen. They we're jailed.
Policeman John Mott sends us com
munication, denying certain charges
made by ex-Alderman D1inort of pavinp
certain debts contracted by the officer at
Cooper & Taylor's.
DR.. W. W. Wing. formerly Treasurer
OF the State of Virginia, and also Post
! master for several years at Norfolk, az
rived in this oity, yesterday. The DR..
Is now member OF the firm OF Geo. W.
Singleton & Co., (successors to the late
Henry d. Cowper,) Wholesale packers of
Nansemond River oysters, Suffolk, Va.
Dr. Wing will remain in Columbia day
or two, and will mako arrangements for
furnishing bivalves to dealers and others.
convention of Republicans was held.
yesterday. at the Court House, for the
purpose OF considering the action of the
late County Convention in making GER
tain nominations for State and County
officers. The proceedings were exceed
ingly disorderly. from the moment of as
sembling, at IL NJ, and continued 80 to
the hour of adjournment-1O P. M.
Without accomplishing anything, the
Convention adjourned to 10 O'Clock this
morning.
lNoUEsT.-Coroner Coleman held an
inquest. yesterday, upon the body of
James B. Davis. who died on Thursday
morning, from the effects of wound in
fiicted in his arm by Thomas Roberts.
After full Investigation. the Jury rem
dered verdict .thst the said James B.
Davis came to his death, on the 18th
day OF September. 1872, from the effect
OF wound inflicted by knife, in the
hands of Thomas Roberts" Roberts has
been committed to Jail. to await his trial
at the October term of the Court of
General Sessions.
SUPREME COURT DECISION, SRpTEMBRR
20, 1872. .-Er parte Theodore DELAY.
1t is ordered that notice of this order be
given forthwith, by the Clerk of this
Court, in writing. to the Sheriff OF Fair
field County; who, within three days of
its receipt. shall demand and receive
from the Superintendent of the State
penitentiary the prisoner, Theodore
DELAY, and him safely keep until duly
disoharged; and the superintendent
Aforesaid shall. on such demand. transfsr
the said prisoner to such sheriff. Obi
MON by Moses, Q. j.
ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon, about
O'Clock. while Andrew Wallace, Ia CO.
lored man. his wife and daughter, were
riding ont in buggy. the horse became
frightened and ran off-breaking the
vehicle to pieces and seriously iDjurinR
Wallace. he was carried into a>neigh-
boring house and his injuries attended
to by physician. and then carried
homo The horse amused himself by
dashing around several blocks, with the
harness dangling. -.
Ex-Alderman Minort also met with a
misfortune. yesterday. His buggy was
smashed, and the occupants slightly In
jured.
PHGNIxANA. Life without an object
is vagabond slnggard.
Punch says that the difference between
fixed stars and shooting stars is, the one
are suns; the other, darters.
Thirty substitutes for the steam whis-
tie have already been devised since the
SIC. 900 offer, and several railroads. have
already dispensed with the .use of the
nuisance. Let the disturber be bound
over to keep the peace forever, say the
English as we'll as American people.
A debating society discussed the ques-
tion, "Is it wrong to cheat lawyer?"
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