The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-05

4,2Gs; sales to-day 1000; last evening
]. 200; stock 86.211.
The recent bank robbery at st. Gene.
We've, Mo-, brief reference to which has
been made, has rarely been surpassed
for the cool audacity and successful
strategy which its authors displayed.
at tho opening Of the bank, the cashier
stood upon the steps Of the bank talking
With gentleman named Rozier, They
noticed two men walking down the
street looking intentIy at the hank, and
they soon walh+sl Mp tho steps into the
oank, the cashier preceding them. He
Started to GO behind tho counter, and
when be got about half way, one OF the
men put two navy reTolvers at his head
and commanded him to open the safe
At the same time, the other man drew q
P!stoi on young Rozier, threatening TO
XII him if lie opened his mouth. In.
timidated by the threats or the robbers.
she Cashier opened tie sa.e, when the
thieves seized package containing seve.
raj thousand dollars in notes and box
containing large amount Of gold coin
and ether valuab.cs. After making a
clean sweep Of oil that was OF any value
IN the bank, the robbers forced the
cashier to go about 200 yards from the
oank, whero two more men aud four
horses were found waiting. AS the party
came up, ono Of the horses got loose and
ran OH, and ut the same moment Ger
man came along in country wagon.
The robbers halted him, and compelled
MIN by thrents 70 go after the runaway
n9rse. la short timo he returned with
MN, and oil four of the band, after
taking the cashiers gold watch from bis
pocket, mounted their horses and fed
with their booty. The fact that the rob.
berry took place in the busiest part OF
the day, when the streets were filed with
peoplo passlng to and fro, makes this
performance not litt!o remarkable. 4
vigorous search has been instituted for
the detection OF the burglars, but it has
thas fas proved unsuccessful.
a FEARFUL STORM. On Thursday af.
teraoon last. between 2 and 3 o'clock, o
storm OF wind, hail, rain, lightning and
thunder was experienced here, such as
never has been known before. For
nearly an hour, the rain fell in perfect
deing.", sweeping over all distractions,
completely submerging sidewalks and
n!hng cellars, while the wind, which
nleW hercciy from almost every point OF
the compass alternately, had the effect OF
making leaks in almost every house in
town. Some rooms were completely
flooded, while in not few OF the stores
considerable damage was done to goods,
The hail, too. fell fast and furionsly,
while the vivid. eharp lightning caused
many timid one to blanch and tremble
uardens are rlddled and scanned with
ugly gullies, and such vegetation ns e.
capped washing away, in many instances
Is 1attened down and broken. The
greatest damage. and that most to be do.
plored, is the effects of this fearful storm
on inc plantation crops-on wheat corn
and cotton, beside the irretrie yable wash
ing away OF freshly.plowed lands. It ia
sad to contemplate. Suoh an immense
iali OF rain was never seen in this section
before. During the night, it again rained
heavlly.-Ne'cbs'ry Herald.
A despatch from New Orleans. dnted
Monday, says the Secretary of tho Nov
Orleans Board of Health, in his weekly
report, gives tho number OF deaths from
sporadic cholera as twenty-five, and from
cholera morbus as seven. 1t is uow
about ten weeks since the cholera frat
appeared, though the number of cases
occurring weekly has been gradually de.