The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-27

BY j. A. SELBY. 80, =
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TIE OusroM HOUSE Worth |
ington, the newly-appointed Collector of
this port. arrived. in the city yesterday.
General Worthington stated that he had
no trouble in procuring aureties for his
official bond, ,the amount OF which is
800. 600. and that bis delay in taking
possession OF the Office was not caused
BY any difficulties on that score. It is
generally understood that Colonel @. G.
PnffeF will be eiappointed his Deputy Col
lector. Beyond this, there will be but
few Immediate changes. 1.t.
Charleston Necs.
A CoLoRED MINISTER IN TRouD1F.-
Sumter has had considerable of sensa-
ton in the shape OF an aFrest of colored
Meth odist minister on the charge of
threatening to abduct and rim away with
respectable white girl, aged about Sc
venteen years. 1t is alleged that he sent
her LISTERS threatpning to: carry her Off
byforce, with other insolent illusions.
Upon heraff1daVit, warrant was issued
for the recseaht minister, who was lar
rested and bound over in the sum Of,
$500. ~: EG% ,c>oa ssua.:t H.. 7ai]
The particaiays Of the M yaterious oc-
ourrence- on. Johl's leland have been
fully ssoertained, and it turns ont that
the girl who was found dead was killed,
and did not scdmmit suicide. Sheriff
Bowen afrested acolored woman named
Sallie Palmer on the charge of having
killed Maria 'Davant, the colored girl,
sbont fifteen years old. by cutting her
on the arm With q, razor. severing an
important artery and causing her death.
DrRECr Trade "A ship has cleared
from Liverpool. England. for Port Royal.
s. o. and ls now on it's way to the latter
port. with 500 tons Of iron cotton ties,
for Mesars:: Warren, Wallace & Co, OF
Augusta: This vessel but the forerun-
ner OF f'mahy others which in the not dis
and the. ports Of Europe.
Blind Tom. the celebrated negro pro-
dizzy, has settled near Warrenton, Va,
on farm which belongs to General Be-
thune, formerly Of Columbus, Ga. Tom
was slave Of The General. who brought
him up and took apecial pains in his
musical traiuing., TOMS father is living
near Columbus.
In the United States Court, before
Judge Bryan, the petition of I. H. Hall
& Co., to, establish, lien against J. 8.
Shuck, ,hankrapt. was, referred to Regis
trar Seabrook 70 report facts. u. ~.
Counts was appointed assignee of Allen
f. Free and William B. Rice, OF BAN
we'll.
s. B. Hall. Of Yorkville. the man who
threw "a shell in the Radioal camp"
and who was, convicted of embezzle.
ment, has been sentenced by Judge
A1ackey to pay fine of $1,000 and to
be imprisoned one year in the County
Jail.
SPlR1nRD AwAY.-A yoke of oxen and
wagon captured some time since by
United States Marshal Maloney, and
which were to have been sold at this
place on Monday last. were spirited away
one night last week-wnither, We arc not
able to say.-Pichens Seannel.
e. +. Mcintyre, proprietor O. the
Colleton Gazette, has determined to set
up press in Walterboro and do his own
printing. His removal from the position
OF colonel of the ''melish" he's not de-
pressed him much.
q house ut Hilton Head was struck by
lightning on the Goth. There were seven
CT eight persons II the hamse. The
lightning passed down the chimney,
striking and instantly killing colored
man, named Cyrus Gruss.
Dunn Key was shot aud instantly
hilled, last Monday. by an aged citizen
OF Aiken. whose name is not published.
A colored man, named jim Coebred,
was drowned in Venning's Dock, in
Charleston. on Thursday evening.
The total number Of nterments in the
savannah cemeteries, for the week end
lug July 81, was twenty two.
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