The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-18

,,uio summary OF ono days brutal and
bloody work in Galveston, Texas, illus
trative OF the insecurity OF life in the
Lone Star State. comes to rs in Gal.
WESTON paper Of the 8sh. The first item
oecn on Tuesday, and forms q Rt pre-.
!ude.fo the terrible and unprovoked as
sa9isa on the day following. We quote:
SUNDAY night, three men got into an
aitercationI about horse and buggy,
which Mckay had loaned two of item
The disputeSa became 80 violent that
Mckay loat his temper, and turning
upon Clarke. who was nearest. beat him
in most horrible manner over the head
With @ loaded whip He then raid h:a
attentions to Bersh, whom he hurt se-
| verely. Clarke was taken TO the hospi.
tai, where his wounds were dressed: He
was IN o terrible condition, and was
mass OF blood from head to foot. The
second Is tho cass Of two men getting
Into dispute over shirt, whom one
stepped behind the other and drove
largo, rusty knife into his back, pene.
trating the left lung, from which he will
probably y die. The third and most la.
mentabie occurrence. and which excited
the revengefn! feelings o! The :nhsh;.
ants 30 powerfully that furore of ex-
oltement was created, and threats of
Hynch1n9 the madman were freely in.
dulged. One Helms, arriving in the
CITY, took lodgings at the Chicago House.
Alter alarming the inmates, he walked
out Sunday night, went into the market.
and out one man undor the arm. without
any warning; left the market house, and
stabbed another in the back; then broke
into run. and meeting o gray-headed
man. cut him in tho back as he va. gun
mug; stabbed man named Burns liz
tie further on; returned, aud passing
through party of four, walked between
one and the wall and stabbed him: his
comrades informed an officer named
Ferguson, who. in endeavoring to arrest
the dangerous ruffian, was stabbed in
the breast, Knocked down aud stabbed
twice while down, from which wounds
ne subsequently died. Two men coming
to bis aid. ono Of them had his coat
drawn over his arms, aud before he
Knew 1t. the knife was buried in his
pack. This ends the series of crimes,
ana The only possible explanation of it
seems to be that the desperado was re-.
covering from an attack Of mania a 1,otu
AN OLD HKRo.-Mauy persons in
town have seen Prince Morse. an old
coiored man, who limps about the streets
on his way to and from work. He ia
eighty six years old. and has history.
which, for true grit and patriotism,
others, who occupy higher social posi-
ttons, might we'll envy. During his life.
Prince has belonged to seven masters.
he shipped as sailor on board the
Sauoy Jack, privateer, at Charleston.
In lol2, and for years followed seafsr-
ing nie. In an engagement with Bri-
tish ship between Charleston and George.
town, the tight was 30 serious that the
onlWarks were shot to pieces, and Prince
had his thigh broken. He carries his
wonnd with him in his old ago. After
peace was made, Prince went on a voy-
nge In tho Katrina. commanded by Capt.
Brown, loaded with rice anL cotton
Just as the ship was about to lnad at
Bordeaux. in France, it ran aground.
and was lost entirely. After this. he
shipped, as q regular suilor, on board a
schooner, and made several VOYAGES TO
hlatanzas and to Havana. During The
late war. Prince did not fall short Of his
former record, but was faithful aud true
to his section until the end. Since the
surrender, lie has gopo Oh in his humble
sphere-a poor but honest man, content
with what little he Gun make. Prince
nas had rough time of it in this "vale
OF tears. Battered and SCARED in tie
wars. with eighty six years on lis shoul-
ders, without a friend in Inc "wide,
~ido world" the man who stood by the
'siars and stripes" in the times thut
tried mems souls" has bat few of the
comforts aud none OF the Injuries Of
life to soo.he his declining years Poor
MS ho is, he is too honest to steal, and
has too much of the fire OF the heroic
days OF old to beg or be dependent upon
the County. He deserves we'll of his
country. and merits the consideration of
every brave man. He now lives in Fort
lickons, and stands high with his neigh.
bors. s.-A6LeuiNc Medium.
PLEADING GUILTY TO A MINOR Or
FENcs.-They have curious way of
evading the extreme penalty Of The law
in New York. by pleading guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree. Josiah
Morgan killed his wife with a bucket,
and was nrraigncd before Judge Brady
for murder on Tuesday. Tho counsel
for he.prisoncr entered plea of man-
s!aug hter in the second degree, and
stated as palliating circumstances that
The woman was old-fifty .tLrce-nnd nd.
dicted to drink, while the prisoner was
uu0or twenty and thnt tho Eiilipo, will,