The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-12

FsSs aasasss Saturday Ssss;sfS5S ss:
at Clayton, man was found on the rail.
road lying on his back; the blood was
funnIng from his month and eare, his
tDdy was stiff aud cold ands to all sxtcr-,
nal al'appearanceS, he HAs dead. TIE ur-'
fortunate ma9s3Was taken up land Mtried
into the railro1d Office at that plaos; and
q are made, % order to restore ami ma.
ton. In q short time, he raised up,
and. from bis mouth there flowed q
large quantity & clotted blood. Soon
he was able to speak. with very great
effort. in q whisper, when the following
facts we're Termed concerning him: His
name 10 Joseph Simmons. he has been
afoot to his home, twenty miles this side
OF Suffolk. where his mother resides.
He was q Confederate soldier in Long.
streets corps. and was severely wounded
at Petersburg. Since lis last wound, he
has been subject to these attacks. but
they have become more frequent OF late.
He shows scars from four wounds; one
through the hand, another through the
mouth, one through The top Of his head,
and another through the breast. entering
the right eide, passing entirely through
the lungs. The last named wound. he said, ,
was the CO use of the flow OF blood from
his mouth. He was cared for by friends
until Monday morning. when tick"ls and
money were given him to enable him to
reach bis home. He came all right AZ
far as Enfield, and We learn that he WAS
taken with another attack, and stepped
from the train and was left He was
found on Monday evening almost frozen,
and friends again took him in charge,
and he was restored On Tuesday morn
ing, on being asked where he wished to
go, lie Subdivision. He was accordingly
put on the train and started to that
place. It is thought his mind is i'm
paired, which we believe to bo The case
ISoUEsTs. On last Tuesday, colo,ed
woman, nnmed Malsey Robertson, while
working in field in st. Andrews Pa
rish, attending to the burning Of the
corn stalks and refuse Of the crop, took
fire from the hlmes, and was so badly
burned before assistance could I've rem
derei her, that she died in a short while.
after the accident.
An inquest was held on Saturday, at
No. 80 Limo street, over tho remains OF
white infant two months old, aud a
verdict OF death from neglect and starva-
tion rendered. The mother of the child
is the wife OF a soldier who WINS attached
to the garrison at the Citadel, but de-
| serted from his command some time ago,
and left his vito and child to take care OF
themselves. sThe mother became i'll, and
not able to give proper nourishment to
her infant, gave it to another woman
| the wife also of n soldier-to take caro- OF
for her. The emaciated condition OF
the child and the testimony adduced at
the inquest, showed that it absolutely
died as previously stated.
The coroner was informed. yesterday,
that a colored man, known as BurrelI,
was drowned in Goose Creek, near the
fremont place, on Tuesday or Thursday
last. He was on fiat with two other
colored men. and fell of. his comrades
report, and was drowned. The body
| was not recovered. The coroner will
send one of his deputies to the locality
to investigate the matter, and see if it
occurred as reported.
Charleston Courisr.