The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-27

UNITED STATES CorRr, CHARLESTON,
February 26.-Petition of Joseph 81.
Flynn to establish lien in the case OF
John Flynn, bankrupt Referred to Re.
gistrar Gawson. Petition of Eugene G..
EVans. OF PendIeton, for voluntary bank
rup.cy. Referred to Registrar Jeager.
Petition of Joseph Singley for payment
OF rent in the case Of Note Il Tarrant,
bankrupts. Granted. Arguments were
heard on the petition of 1. S. X. Ben
nett. bankrupt, for the reservation OF a
homestead, and the case was continued
Augustus Vcrder, Of Colleton, was
tinnlly di.chnrged from bankruptcy.
According to the San Francisco DuNs.
Il" the Modoc Indians, III l847, cut off
aud massacred party of twenty y-eight
persons at Bloody Point; two years later
they murdered party of eighteen per-
sons near Tule Lake. In 1851, they
murdered three persons near Lost River
and IN the next year, near Bloody Point,
they murdered thirty-seven persons.
Ihe names nre given of thirty to forty
men, III addition to those included
above, whose deaths are known to have
been caused by prowling bands of Mo-
docs. This tribe has always been war
like and aggressive.
DE MoRrU1s. Samuel Robinson
was found dead in his bed, at the house
OF Jesse Carlisle, on last Saturday morn
Ing. The finding Of the jury of inquest
WAS that deceased came to his death in q
natural way and by the visitation of
God. Mr.. Robinson was about fifty
years Of age and was unmarried. His
death mus. have been without strup-
gie-his nephew slept with him Friday
night. and got up on Saturday morning
without noticing anything peculiar
abont deceased. -4A6beoiNe Medium.
AUGUSTA POWDER Works MAcH1SERY.
Tho entire powder machinery near this
city, recently sold by the United States
government to the city of Augusta, has
Just been sold by the city to Judge Sa-
muel Watson, President of the Sycamore
Powder Company, at Sycamore, near
Nashville, Tenn, to which point the mo-
chlnery is being removed. The works
were built by the Confederacy, at cost,
including buildings, of upwards OF $3.50
OOO. when Confederate money was little
below gold in value.
CRIME AT THE CAPITAL.
houses are now in full operation in
Washington, ready for such visitors as
may choose to be viotimized. The
managers have thus far been very sue.
cessful on few residents here, and seve-
raj large robberies have been reported.
A large influx of thieves, burglars, pick
pockets, &C., are not only expected. but
Will be duly provided for by CORDS of
detectives, whose services are considered
necessary to the good name of Washing
ton.
BURNED TO DEATH.-A little girl,
three years old, the daughter Of CO.
lored man named Caesar Manigault, liy.
ing at tho Seven Mile Hill, South Caro-
lima Railroad, was burned to death
Tuesday, about noon. While her On.
rents were busy at some distance from
their house, the child began to play with
lighted sticks, from which her olothes
took fire. She died about two hours
later, in horrible agony.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN. Ed.
mund "A. Pendleton, IN old Virginia
gentleman, died at his residence in Au-
gusta, Monday, in the eighty-seoond
year OF his age. He has been resident
Of Augusta for several years, bnt his in
hrmities have been of such a serious na-
tnre as to confine Him 10 his residence
for most OF the time.
Havana journals say that on insurrec
ton broke out in the town of Arecibo.
Porto Rlco, the insurgents raising the
cry of death to Spsin" The insur-
rection was suppressed by thirty gen.
darmes, but not before three of the in
surgents had been killed.
Deaths in Charleston for tho past week