The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-04

were the purchasers. .ra.ia y
The Senate. yesterday. confirmed the
following appointments:
TRIAL JUSTICES. Es.-Anderson-W D.
Wilkes. Abbeville Moses A. .pTolemsn.
Benjamin s. Young. l.. A. Richardson
s. j.. Grandford. York-M. p. O'Oon-
nell, J. 8. Sill. Edgeaeld-P. Wills.
r. T. NJ. Miller. LancasterAR. ".
Cousart, r. r. Ciyburn, q. l.. Jones. D.
@. Woulfe, L. McKinna, T. Clinton.
VIM. Robinson, John Taylor, 8. Gard.
ner. Olarendon-S. E. Stranglon. Lex.
ipgton-W. D. Hull, Reuben Harmon.
tairfeld-W. A. Smith.
COURT OF GENERAL SRss1oNs-Couux-
B1A. February 3. 1878. The Court con-
vened today. Mt 10 o'clock, in tho Court
House-Judgo Carpenter presiding.
u. d. Ohamberlain,- Esq, objected to
the manner in which the jurors had been
drawn. contepding that it was not nc-
cording to law-that they should have
been drawn not more than fifteen nor
less thcn seven days before the conven.
ing OF Court; whereas the present Jurors
were drawn on the 10th January, more
than twenty.one days ego. The point
will be argued tomorrow Tuesday, at IL
o'clock.
RAILRoAD ACCIDENTS. rs.-The night ex.
press train on the Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, while on its way
from Charlotte, Saturday night, was de-
layed by the burning OF cattle car that
was attached to the train and loaded
with cotton. A passenger gives the fol-
lowing particulars:
"When within few miles OF Winns-
boro, the car WAS discovered to be on
fire. The engineer Immediately made
all possible speed to Winnsboro, aud on
arriving there detached the passenger
and baggage cars from the train and
took the burning car to point about one
mile this side of Winnsboro, and at
tempted to move the track 80 as to throw
the car down the embankment, but the
flames spread 30 rapidly that the; idea
was abandoned and the car allowed to
burn on tho track. After this, the oon-
duclor, engineer and firemsn set to work,
and atter great deal of labor, cleared
tho track of the burnt debris; the rails
were then taken up; tbs burnt ties re-
moved and others put in their places;
the rails were then replaced, and the
engine went back to Winnsboro. and.
taking the remainder of the train, pro-
oeeded on its way to Columbia, arriving
here about 8 A. NJ, Sunday. A great
deal OF praise is duo the conductor and
engineer for their prompt action, MS the
burning car was in front OF the passenger
and baggage cars, which would, doubt
less, hive been destroyed, and perhaps
some lives lost, bat for the presence of
mind Of these officials The fire, it ia
thought. was caused by sparks from the
engine entering through the lattice work
OF the car and igniting the cotton.
Loss to the company supposed to be be-
tween So, 600 and 81, 1000"
The engine OF the night express train,
going North on the same road, blew ont
the Aues of her boiler when some dis
tance this side of Augusta, Saturday
night. a despatch was Immediately
sent to Augusta for another engine,
which soon reached the disabled train.
bringing it to Columbia on time. It is
stated as singular coipcident that the
names Of the engines on either side of
the break, near Winnsboro, where the
North and South trains were delayed.
were the North Carolina and South Oaro-
lima.