The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-16

In Savannah, on Sunday morning. be-
tween and 4 o'clock, most brutal
murder was perpetrated on OaAal street,
near the foot OF Farm street. The VIC
tim, Patrick Walsh, was native Of One
beo, Canada, aged forty years, and had
been in Savannah but short time. The
perpetrator Of the horrible deed is as
yet undiscovered:
A gentleman, named Denmark, resi-
dent Of Lowndes, 'Ge ;, while on his way
home on Thursday night last, was set
upon by several .colored men, robbed
and horribly beaten. and then placed
ncross the railroad track before an ap.
proaohing train; he recovered, however,
sufficiently to get of, but died before
being able to indicate his assailants.
F.! During the late, freshets in Polk Coun.
ty. Ga, q Little boy attempted to save a
younger. sister, by swimming with her to
place Of safety. The brave little fellow
was borne down. by the current. and he
and the object lnf this care we're found.
when the waters suhsided, dead in each
others arms. ,y~xg 5-r-a,.T'
What was called the peoples ticket of
Chester WAS unanimously elected Mon
day, .siz:I IIntendant- George ". Melton.
Wardens-John l.. Agurs, William D.
Simpson; white, and Harrison Bsily and
VIM Brown, colored. Everything passed
of quietly, there being no opposition to
the ticket. ....,i..-,. -, n
MENINGITIS. We regret to note the
factthat this disease, or something like
it, prevails in our County, and from
which q number of deaths have occurred.
AZ near as oan be sseertained, about FL.
teen or twenty colored people have died
here during the past week. and two
whites. Nevbe7y Rer6M.
DREADFUL nAFFRAY.-- dreadful affrav
took place in Amerfeus,,. Ga, at the
grocery store Of Cobb &. Allen, between
Charles Croghan and Richard OleRhorn.
both young men OF that town, which re-
suited in OleghoFu'ss being stabbed by
pocket knife iT the hands Of Croghan. Z.
Esther Brown. the oolored, girl who
was burned in. st. Andrews Parish. a
few days ago. died on Monday: at the
City Hospital, in CAarleston. Coroner
Logan held an inquest, Sand the verdict
OF the jury was death from accidental
burning. 'Aa
There was quite sensation in Spar
tanburg, on Monday last, owing to the
attempt Of colored prisoner, named
Bynum Humphreys, to escape from a
constable. The prisoner is charged with
killing white man, named Horell
A colored man, named James Ladson !.
while intoxicated, attempted to cross the
railroad track in front of locomotive.
near Fernandina, Florida, few days
ago, and was instantly killed.
A we'll known citizen of Savannah
supposed to be insune. was seen q few
evenings ago running along Bay street,
bare-headed. Itis supposed that be; fell
into the river and was drowned. ~
Neal Brawley, aged sixty years. was
drowned while trying to find the bridge
over Lind Greek, North Caroline, q few
DAYS ago. = " .'..
MIR. John Green, of Red Bank Fac
tory, Lexington, killed a, two years old
hog lasst Yeek. Which tl,l Weighed 4ol pounds
net. - an. brc s:Irr4 @ 5
The ex.Empress Engenie intends to
issne q proclamRt ion ,to the Frenoh peo.
pie, announcing her assumption OF the
regency during Her sons minority.
There we're II deaths in Charleston for
the week.ending the 11th--w whites5; co.
lOred IL. Al .:ie& d. .so SO o. =
Several families left West Florida for
Texas, last week.
smali-pox So y! has appeared in various
The river at Vicksburg is full Of float
ing cabbage.