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

1helsxPorts OF eerly. vegetables and
fruit, which has Of iate become an ina.
portant!item in the trade OF Oharleaton
has already begun. The steau,ship
champion, which left for New York at &
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, carried 22O
crates OF green peas and strawberries.
| The p0stmastership Of Charleston is
somewhat muddled. Dr.. B. A. Bosemon
was appointed and confirmed by the &c.
nate; and. although the official Bond was
sent to Washington over a week ago.
nothing has been heard from it yet, and
Postmaster Trott still oficiates.
Icvs has settled the .exed question.
whether horses are liable to q second At.
tack OF the hippozymosis, the epizootic
having broken ont again with . special
mortality among the animals which suf-
ferea from it last year.
The Massachusetts, legislative Com.
miteee on Towns has reported in favor
OF annexfugr West Roxbury, Brookline.
Brighton and Chstlestovn 10 Boston ii
tho citizens are willing. The annexa.
ton will add Is. 900 to;the popnlasion.
John Kennedy. nearly murdered hfs
vile with an AKA, In Ban Frsncisco, YES.
terdey. attempted TO hill his dauahter.
and then fastened j. rope to his neck and
hung himself from tho sscond.story win
dow OF the house. go
Two Massachusetts, men have pur.
0nssed tract Of 1900 acres about
| Yemassee depot. It Is said that q fine
hotel and eating sslosn IL TO be erected.
and that factory Of some kind ia to be
located on the land.
A respectable oolored barber. named
john Niliians. doing business in Au-
guota, Ga. was killed. on Saturday last.
by the accidental discharge OF q gun. in
the hands of another colored man. named
WilIiams. =.
While the suotioneer at an auction
sale near Sheffield. England, was in the
sot OF saying, "going, going, gone" the
hoor gave way, and about thirty people
we're precipitated below into the kitchen
Nine OF the thirty were injured.
wagon, on which was an anchor
weighing 2,436 pounds, and drawn by q
heavy team, crossed the Connecticut
River on the ice from Glastenburo to
Rocky Hill, few days ago.
A man at Fort Wayne, Ind, dropped
his well. filed pooket-boo In a depot. on
the lst instant, and found it some time
after, as everybody around had been
afraid Of being fooled"
The st. Louis Ii ,ues, of the 9th inst.
says the Mercantile Library OF that city.
on the 7th inst, was robbed OF SIC. 600
worth Of old paintings and Z. large num-
ber Of ancient coins.
The residence Of Mr.! John W. Lewis.
on Ashepoo River, eR6s- DESTROYED by
hre on the 10th instant. The ASS was
caused by sparks from tie chimney.
some OF the furniture was sSved. -
Three brothers, blythe name OF Smith,
whose approximate ages amountedto 265
years, died. during the same week, in
Loskport. n. T., recently.
The Southern Standard, published at
beaufort, by Senator Robert SmaIls, has
been sued, BY Aaron Alpeora Bradley,
for libel.
A quiet revolution has Just been con.
animated in Panama In favor Of ex-Pre.
sident Corsero. President MiarS vas
made prisoner. No lives were lost.
Don Ignaoio Castor. who fought at
NeW orleans under General Jaokscn,
died last week, in Texas, at the, age OF
ninety.five. FIJI, -
A man has just been indicted at Oma-
ha Tor taking q winter ride over the
Union Pacific on the pass of deceased
| Congressman. ..l
"A young man Of Peoria, !: III. hss
blown out what in another man would
have been called bib brains, because his
sweetheart would mono Of him.
II is anticipated that tho tunne|
through or under Baltimore, for the use
OF the Northern Central Railroad. will
be completed in few weeks.
Mrs. Brasey, widowlady, OF Suffolk,
Va, committed suicide on Tuesday even
ing, by leaping into we'll. .'.,.
On account Of the prevalence Of
meningitis in one County in Kentucky,
the courts have been adjourned.
MARRIED.