The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-17

try, while with their roads aud cities
and schools and public institutions, they
have the resources OF IA old one. They
offer the finest and most attractive field
for emigration in the world to o.day; and,
If lifted up out of their present embar-
rassnaents and put in position where
| they can develop their resources and do
Justice to themselves. they would un-
questionably draw the floating capital
| and industrial forces of this country aud
Europe as no other portion of the
globe.-New York Graphic.
DEATH VALLEY. The Beaver (Utuh)
Enterprise has the following respecting
recent visit to this noted valley:
The Valley Of Death-a spot aim ost
as terrible as the prophets Valley of
Dry Bones-lies just North of the old
Mormon road to Ca!ifornia. region
thirty miles long by thirty broad, and
surrounded, except at two points, by in-
accessible mountains. 1t is totally de-
void of water and vegetation, and the
shadow Of bird or wild beast never
darkens its white. glaring sands. The
Kansas Pacific Railroad engineers dis
covered it, and also some papers, which
showed the fate of the last Montgomery
train, which came South from Salt Lake
in 1850. guided by Mormon. When
near Death Valley. some came to the
conolusion that the Mormon knew no.
thing about the country; so they ap-
pointed one of their number a lea ier,
and broke off from the party. The
leader turned due West; so, with the
people and wagons and fooks, he ira
velsd three days. and then descended
into the broad valley, whose treaoherous
mirage promised water. They reached
the centre. but only the whites, and
bounded by soorohing peaks, met their
gaze. Around the valley they wandered.
and one by one the men died, and the
painting aocks stretched themselves in
death under the hot sun. Then the
children. crying for water, died at their
| mothers breasts, and with swollen
tongues and burning vitals, the helpless
mothers followed. Wagon after wagon
was abandoned, and strong men tot
tered and died. After a weeks wander
ing, dozen survivors found some water
in the hollow of rock in the mountain
It lasted but a short time, when all died
but two, who escaped out of the wiley,
and followed the trail Of their former
companions. Eighty seven families,
with hundreds of animals, perished
here; and now. after twenty-three years.
the wagons stand still oomplete-the
iron work and tires are bright. and the
shrivelled skeletons lie side by side.
| CHARLESTON ITEMs.--A large number
of colored men collected on Central
wharves, near the Spanish stcamship p
Puerto Rico, to prevent the men on the
vessel from going to work, as they were
not members of the Longshoremen' g
Union. The mob was large and threat
ening. aud finally compelled tho labor
ers to knock off, and the ship has been
kept idle by the interference OF these
rioters.
| Alick Downs, o well-known colored
shoe maker, who lived in Philadelphia
street, died on Tuesday night, it is al
legged, from injuries received in diff.
Guilty while fishing in Cooper River,
about two miles from the city, some
weeks ago.
1t is reported that boat with five CO.
!orod men, who went over the bar fish
ing, has been found bottom upwards.
Some OF the burnt district lots have
been purchased by colorsd men, who
have erected miserable one story houses
on them.
Prior to Wolfe's escape. his family
suddenly left the city for Columbia
Significant!
Republican qnid nuscs says that dc
ticlency bill for the benefit of tho
County will be passed by the next LIE.
gislature.
Some OF the imported colored suffra
gists who participated in the recent
election tied dried snake skins on their
fingers to remind them that they had t.
vote.
In the United States Court, the pc.
tition Of John E. Brown for final dis.
charge in bankruptcy. was referred to
the registrar. The court was occupied
most of the day in hearing revenue
case.
Travelling along the sea coast oi
Florida, gentleman noting barrenness