The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-23

Wm. IL. Burke. alias Geo. Moorehouse,
ia engaged in the ''snw-dust" swindline
business at No. 81 Amity street, and
sent one nf his circulars through the
mail, which circular came into posses
SION Ut Captain Lsary. of the Twenty
sixth Precinct. who depnted Officer
Francis O'Ronrke to work up the case.
"Mooretouse" offered 81, 400 in counter
felt money for 500 in good money.
| Moorehonse is now in Ludlow Jail. in
defanlt of 5000 bail.
How TO Do IT.-The new Chief of
Police OF Louisville, KY, Oolonsl John
son, has shut up oil the gambling houses
in that ''most gamblingest" OF towns, as
it wos called by the late David Crockett.
He effected this miracle by stationine at
each door Of each deu nn officer in.
atructed to take down the uame of auy
and oil persons entering tile same. Til.
officers we're relieved every six hours.
The lending members of the conserya-
tive party i'll the Spanish Cortrs hnvo
decided not to oppose the present. Co.
vernment. Political -eforms and the
abolition of slavery in Porto Rico now
occupy the attention of the Legislature.
The Carlists have been badly defeated in
Catalonia, and an attempted mutiny in
the garrison at Nav CASTLE in favor Of
Don Carlos proved q failure.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DuLL.-The
Southern State bonds were dull almost
to stagnation. The Tennessees and Mis-
souries we're better to tho extent of 150a
u per cent, and the new South CARO-
lima July bonds weak. The October
South Carolinas we're firm at 25. The
special tax bonds of North Carolina we're
strong ut 14.-NeU York Herald, ooh.
man by the name of VIM. Ham, in
tit OF delirium tremens, or something
else, jumped from the second story OF
the Brown House, at Macon, and broke
one OF his legs and otherwise seriously,
II not fatally, injured himself He had
come to Macon to 60 to work as a ma
chinist.
''The colored troops fought nobly:"
but for all that. Chung Loo Wing. an
enterprising Mongolian emigrnnt agent.
domiciled in Louisiana, has put his con
victions In the following formnla: "Our
Chinee man lickee 70 niggles aimee
timee."
ALBANY AaITATED. 1t is reported from
Albany that greMt deal uf agitation
exists among the members of the Lecis.
iature over revelations likely to follow
the investigation concerning bribes by
jay Gould for the repeal of the Erie
classification Act.
A shooting affray occurred in SAMPSON
County. N. c., on Saturday last, be.
tween ". 81. Gainey aud Henry Good.
win, during which the latter was serious.
~ wounded. Very slight hopes if any,
of his recovery.
We see. by our Atlanta exchanges, that
DR.. Barkwell, u member of the Legisla.
ture from Pulaski County, who has been
i'll only few days. died in that CITY.
Friday morning, Of congestion OF the
brain.
A FATAL AFFRAY--Ths Macon Teke-
prGph and Messenger, OF Friday, says:
A difficulty occurred in Enst Macon yes
terdsy evening, between John w.
Burge and j. G. Toler, in which the lat.
ter was shot aud killed.
Two more Irish divines-tbe Lori
Bishop OF Clonfert and the Rev. Mr..
Quin-have been acquitted of the charge
Of using spiritual influence to intimidnie
voters in the Galway Parliamentary
election.
A new phase of mau's abominable tyr.
amy over tho weaker sex is developed in
Wyoming, where nearly oil the rulings
OF the female magistrates are overset by
the male judges of higher courts.
A Philadelphia woman having mar.
riad off her ninth and last daughter.
meekly folded her hands and died. ..My
lie work is done, were her last words.
Voltaire's definition of physician is.
An unfortunate gentleman. expected
every day to perform miracle, namely.
to reconcile health with intemperanoe.
It IL proposed in Kentucky that the
Legislature charter q faro bank. to be
run by the best citizens, in opposition
to tho Louisville library lottery.
To-day, Arkansas has 500 miles of
railroad equipped and in running order.
Three years ago she had ouly about so
miles completed.
A lottery ticket of thrco numbers-11,
Al. 55-bought for ono dollar, a few
minutes before the drawing in Atlanta.
Wednesday. drew $7,50O.
1t is the opinion Of the Boston Herald
that the ..'public debt has got into bad
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