The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-14

Thames, Miss May, Charleston; s q
Gilbert. 8 @; l. NJ HIx, city; J 7 Stel-
ling. Abbeville: G e Rad. Ga.
Hendriz House-W b Mcdaniel, Aiken
= Coles, Augusta; j W Biles, Florida;
Mrs l. =. Adams, Edeefield: G v Martin.
Abbeville; VIM Perry. Pendieton; Jacob
Levin, Varnsvil!e; r r Rosboreugh,
Fairfield.
A SAvANSAH BUTCHER ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS H1MsRLF. Tuesday, Nj. Ran
dolph Alexander and Mr.. Joseph Small
wood, Savannah butchers, we're out
hunting, about six miles from the city.
While endeavoring to get q shot at a
drove OF doves, the gun of Mr.. Alexan-
der was discharged. When h:s oompan.
ion reached him, he found that the en-
tire load of buokshot had entered the
unfortunate mans head just above the
lett eye, carrying away portion of the
skull and producing almost instant death.
The deceased leaves wife and seven
children.
LOST AND FouND.-A friend Informs
as that Mr.. L. Wolfe (railroad agent OF
10 wes Pump found wallet containing
in notes, &C., S22, ,389, belonging to o.
A. Jones (coiored) Clerk of the House of
representatives. Mr.. Wolfe was teu-
dered the sum of iS25. for restoring the
same. The loser may congratulate him.
self that he did not drop tho aforesaid
package about the Senate chamber, as it
may have gone into TINT ''sinlsiuR fund"
that gnlps thousands ut u wink.
lOrdngebuIy Times.
DEATHS. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Gordon, who
resided in the neighborhood of Bsthes.
.da Church, in this County, died on Sa-
turday, 9Th inst Capt. Wm. Lawson
Brown, who resided about three miles
North of Yorkville, died on the same
day, after an illness of less than two
days. Since the 9th ult., Mr. J. High.
land Crawford, who resides in tho neigh
borhood of Philadelphia Church, has lost
three children from diphtheria. The
children were aged respectively about
two, four and six years.
Yorkoille Enquirer.
CAPTURE OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.
Last night (says the Savannah ADDER
tiser. of the 18th inst, Officer Green, of
the constabulary force, arrested on
Hutchinson's Island, Pollard o. Smith,
colored. who is charged with tho MUIR
der OF the overseer Of Kings plantation,
in South Carolina, and locked him up in
Chatam County Jail. At the time OF the
arrest the officer was crowded by up
wards OF forty negroes, who were given
to understand that their Interference
would not be tolerated.
French soldiers are being taught to do
their killing in more scientific manner.
At the recsnt execution of Communists
in Satory, the order to fire was given
pira roce, and not as usual by signal.
The prisoners were shot dead instantly:
whereas, in former executions, when the
soldiers we're watching the adiutant's
sword. their aim became unsteady and
they fred wildly. The result was that
sergeants had to flush the condemned
with pistol bullets.
Poor, played.out Stanley didn't get
very favorable notices from the Chicago
press, the morning after his lecture
there. This from the Times: after one
has seen this Hennery, and heard him
cackle his story, one cannot h.lp enter.
tanning rather poor opinion of the ve-
nerabie doctor for allowing such a per-
son to discover him."
Benevolent old lady-''Sakes alive,
childl what do you want two pals Of
cold victuals for? You had one only
yesterday?" Little girl-"Yes, ma'am,
but mothers taken boarders since!'
An old minister, the other day, asked
woman what could be done to induce
her husband to attend church. II don't
know" she said, ''unless you were to
put pipe and q Jug of whiskey in the
pew"
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says: Interesting rumors are in ciroull.
ton touching the charming songstress,
Madmoiselle Nilsson. .Rouszand. .Ab,
indeed! And do they think it will be
q boy or girl?
Atlanta will have another new bank in
few days-the bank of the State of
Georgia-with 100000 capital. Mr..
Cofer, late of Americus, will be Prosi-
dent, and Mr.. Bell, late OF Chicago,
Cashier.
Parties sinking tube in Sacramento
to obtain pure water for city use, have
come upon the trunk of an oak tree,
thirty-one feet below the bed of The
river. The sand brought from that
depth shows PARTICLES of gold.
Greenville ia not to have tho work.
shops OF the Airline Railroad, us here
tofore announced. Spartanburg is to
have them.