The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-15

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often need them;
When yoa hold Ave, 'tis always right to
lead them;
Watch also for your partners trump re-
quest.
To which. with less than four. lead ont
your best;
When You discard, weak suits you ought
to choose,
For strong ones are too valuable to lose.
Mrs. Mary Cotton, tho West Auckland
poisoner. as she is called in all the Eng.
iish journals, was hanged in Durham, on
Monday, March "a. This woman is sup
posed to have poisoned sixteen Of her
own children and three husbands. She
endeavoFed to poison q fourth husband
who was her third in the order of her
marriage, but failed in the attempt. She
was only tried for one murder, although
the police authorities are said to have
had sufficient evidence to CON vict her Of
at Least half dozen, bad it been brought
forward.
FIRE Between and O'Clock, Fri.
day morning, fire broke out in frame
Kitchen on the premises OF Mrs. Mary
streets, which, together With small ad.
laoent frame building in the yard, was
totally consumed. The flames commu-
nioated' to the residence OF Mrs. Riley,
which was also badly burned aud da-
mayed before the fire could be subdued.
Most OF the furniture was saved. The
loss will probably amount to $500, with
| no insurance upon the property.
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
DIFFICULTY IN HAMBuRa.-We learn
that last evening, as Mr.. William Glover,
who lives in South Carolina, was return.
ing from this CITY to his home, through
Hamburg, he was assaulted by several of
the African denizens of that village.
Mr., Glover defended himself and drew
pistol. This brought down ou,him the
ire OF the colored marshals, who fiaroeIy
attacked him. knocked him down and
beat him severely, ,after which they
locked him up in the guard house.
IAugusta ConstitAionalist.
Bishop Wightman gave the good peo-
pie at Dresden, Tenn, round scoldine
for having such shabby church, but
the Dresden Democrat snys:
We venture the assertion without fear
OF contradiction, that, if the Bishop had
to contribute as much money for cigars,
whiskeey and tobacco, in order to keep
those businesses prospering, as the mem
bers OF his church and other churches
do he would not blame them for having
no more money.
A correspondent. writing Us on bust.
ness, incidentally mentions an interest
ing fact. especially to the medical frater-
nifty. Says our correspondent: A man
in my neighborhood had two sons born
to him on Sunday. the 9Th instant
twins; on Sunday before. 3lst March. q
daughter was born to him, and still an
other birth is looked for, making four
children in about three weeks.
Savannah Republican.
The press generally throughout the
North are complimenting Gov. Dix, Of
New York, for the frm and commenda.
Bile stand he has taken in regard to muir.
derers. The Boston Post, OF the 9th,
commenting upon it, says: "Painful as
such harsh remedy as death by the
gaiioWs ls to so many people. it is but
just. and its prompt application deserves
approval
A CHAMPION MOTHER. colored wo.
man, from South Carolina, was in Au.
gusts, on Friday, who claims 10 be the
mother OF forty-nine children, being
now sixty.two years of age. Twins were
born to her four times and triplets olce.
>~SA Aoo1odAD WIZ HA6 Will Q6S% SUD.
stantiates the statement Of his wife. She
formerly belonged to Major Paul F.
Hammond. OF Beach Island.
Mr.. Mark A. Knight, formerly a we'll.
known citizen Of Elberton, Ca, com.
mitted suicide in Bonham, Texas, last
week, in the presence OF his wife. With
the words: 'Kate, you shall no longer
live the wife OF drunkard," he placed
the muzzle to his temple, and fred the
fatal shot which sent him unbidden into
the presence OF his Maker.
Several housea and out buildings were
destroyed by the storm on Tuesday last,
in the vicinity OF Gardner's Corners,
Ono house was blown from it's feunda-
tions distance of seventy Eve feet; a
child was swept into swamp, and only
recovered after much search. No per
sons were seriously injured.
Beaufort Republican.
youth at Danvers, Mass. aged four
teen years, played ut hanging on Satur.
day, using a weeslba-row for platform,
which canted over, and he was soon af.
forwards found dead.