The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-19


(free) lectures will be given in Rich
mond, upon subjects touching upon
Confederate history.
A WHITE GIRL ELopEs WITH NrcRo
VIZ understand that young white girl
IN his city eloped with a negro man. a
dny or two since. The girl was en-
played US nurse and the negro as a
coachman. by one of our citizens. We
were Informed by one party that the
couple had gono to Hamburg, where
they had been married by a colorea
justice OF the peace. This was after
wards denied, however, by party who
seemed to know something about the
matter. There seems to be no doubt
about the .elopemeut.
Augusta Chronicle.
Test OF a MARRIAGE LAVA suit ia
about to be brought in Indiana to test
the question whether the statute for.
bidding persons with visible mixture
OF negro blood to marry white is or is
not in conflict with the OWL rights law
and recent constitutional amendments.
The suit is in behalf of Edward Brown.
of Indianapolis, convicted last spring of
marrying white woman. and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary. The
result will be looked for With interest,
as thore arc several other States in
which similar law exists, and some in
which it is enforced.
SALE OF THE UNITED STAIRS GuSnoAr
NEvADA.-The gunboat Nevada was
sold Mt auction ut the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, on Wednesday. This Runboat
cost the Government 81, ,30O.O 900. She
was built with view to run down the
pirate Alabama, and had capacity only
for coal and crew besides her machinery.
The hull cost 100000, and the ma.
chinery S600,00 The hull brought a,
auction S25. 900, and the machinery
brought S4G, 900.
DEATHS. John B. MuContl
who resided near McConnellsyillc, in
York County. died from pneumonia on
Saturday last, in the sixty second year
Of his age. Mr.. John w. Beard, a ma
tive and former citizen of Yorky;lle.
died Of yellow fever. in Calvert, Texas,
on the 29th nlt. in the thirty sixth year
Of his age.
SALE OF AUGUSTA Factory Srock.-
Col. G. '. Walker, auctioueer, scid
last Friday, thirty-two shares of Au.
gusla factory stock, as follows: 4 shares
at Sl7O per share; S shares at SI64 ps,
share; l ut Sl63 50; Z at SlG3 per share
OF Sl62.97ils per share; 7 ut SI62 sc
per shale; at SlG2 25 per share, ant
Eat S162 per share.
Tho New York Ecening Post, stau cl
RepnOlican paper, outs it mildly: 81
will not bn denied, we believe, by tn,
most p-rjndiced adhercnt of the Re
publican party. that it has failed 10 com,
up to tue requirements of its opportu
mites"
Died III her residence about two mile
from Camden, on the 5th inst, Mrs
Margaret Whitaker, ono Of tho old ant
!l"nnred ncmbcrs Of tho community
On M"ndis night, tho 10th inst, Mr..
Martha DGtton, another Of the age.
and respected ci,izsns of Camden.
Grand Master Johu NJ. Prince Of Tia
Masonic order of Kansas, has decide,
''ihut Master Mason who kceps
dram SHOP should be suspended or ex
PEELED, and saloon keeper is not
suitable person for degrees"
In 1872, the Fifth Congressional Dis
trct OF Michigan give Foster (Radical
u majority OF $500. On Tuesday, j
elected II Democrat to fill the seat mad
vacant by the death Of Foster. This i
very good for an "off. year" in politics.
MIR. Iephanniah Smith, of Pickeu
County, has picked this year. 2,62
pounds OF seed cotton from a fraction
less than one and three. quarter acres O
land Barn yard manure was the fer