The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-09

colored man, named George Washington,
was shot by young man named John
MCMILLAN. II; apreaF5ss Thug NdNfllan
4as Sn.ering sftronk gab. Sna Main
stress below the State Hoase. wlbn he
potiS I'D his dogs Barking at. some object
in rear OF his house. Walking in that
direction, he observed q man lay flat
upon the ground. Mcmillan drew his
pistol, and demanded to know why the
colored man was there. lie pretended
to be intoxicated, and said he had missed
his way. Mcmillan therehpon arrested
him, and when o short distance On his
way to tho gnard house, the prisoner
ran toward the soldiets' barracks.
Mcmillan fred six shots at him, one OF
which took effect in the centre OF the
mans back. The wounded man then
crawled under the barracks. ,whsnoe he
was taken and carted to- his home. on
Wheeler's bill. The ball struck q hones
and glanced to one side, where it is i'm
is not dangerous, and. his physician says
the. man will soon recover. John McMil-
Ian was taken before Trial Justice Strat-
ton, yesterday afternoon, and bailed in
the su ~ Of 1000. Let this be warn
ing TO other evil-doers.
PnGsNIxIANA What did Cm.ar say
when Brutus asked him how many eggs
he ate for breakfast? "EY tu, Bruto.".
Prince Bismarck is said to propose that
persons executed for political offences be
turned over to tho medical schools.
thinking. perhaps. that dead traitors
may be- thus converted into good sub.
jects.
Not content with her Buncombe,
North Carolina wants to make new
County and call it Bragg.
"Tho Infant Camel and it's Mother in
the Geological Gardens III Central Park, F."
is the title Of IN illustration In Frank
Lcslie's. Before these psy-turvy days,
it would have been "The Camel and her
Infant"
Poetry is the flower Of thought; irony,
the thorn; sarcasm. tho nettle; wit, the
honey; and punning the small beer.
"AIan proposes. but God .dsposcs, "
said pions aunt to 4er oyer-con6dent
niece. "Let man propose to me if he
dare" was tho response. 'and will dis
pose Of him according to my own views,
as he suits me-" r.
SUPREME COURT, SATURDAY, February
8, 1873-Tbe State er REL r. G. SILVER
es al ps. s. l.. Hogo. Comptroller. Gene
ral.-On considering the grounds sub
mitted in the said case for the writ
prayed. it is ordered that the naandan,us
be refused and the rnlo discharged. The
opinion will be hereafter fled. Opinion
by T. ]. Moses, G. J.
SALE OF FIRE ESa1NE-A city
cotemporary gives the following descrip.
ton of o valuable machine recently com
pleted here:
The splendid ten horse power portable
engine, which Major John Alexander has
just completed, was sold yesterday, to
Mr.. Alexander Houser, of Sumter. The
drawing from which this engine was
made was drawn by Major Alexander,
and contains several novelties of his own
invention. SO accurate was tho draft,
and 30 perfect was tho workmanship,
that when the various parts were Joined
together, each fitted perfectly. and when
the fire was built, tho engine started
with two pounds of stoam, and was
found to bo in complete order. The
principal fentures of novelty is the con
struclion of the two cylinders cast in one.
and the double crank shaft, SO that the
ono crank beats the other one.quarter;
when ono crank is passing tue dead cen
tro, tue other is getting full steam; thus
avoiding tho rocking motion usually
connected with tho piston engine. The
valves are worked with separate eccentric
rods and rocking arms. so that if only
half the water is wanted, (say five horse, J
it is only necessary to throw out the one
eccentric rod; thus giving tho engine an
advantage over all other portable en-.
gines. in saving Of fuel, whoa the full
power Of the engine is not desired. At n
slight additional cost, it is claimed, this
engine can be adapted to propelling itself
along the road, and hauling freight in
cities. It is tho intention Of the in
ventor, Major Alexander, to build one