The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-28

dredB of bonnets, dresses made up,
oloaks, shawls and various specimens
OF the modiste's art. It is believed
that the sale Of this accumulation of
goods will realize something like 800.
600.
A man, named Clark, was choppiog
wood at Worthin9ton, small town
twelve miles from Louisville, KY,
Wednesday, when two men, named
Louston and Belch. suddenly attacked
him. Louston drew pistol, aud
Clark struck him with his axe, killing
him instantly. Then seizing Louston's
pistol he beat Bslch over the head
with it, crushing in his skull and in
hioting fatal wounds. He was arrested
and taken before magistrate, and ao-
quilted on the ground of self-defenoe.
There was an old grudge between the
parties.
Edward Lange. convicted in New
York last October, for stealing United
States mail bags and sentenced by
Judge Benedict to pay fine OF 5000
and be Imprisoned for one year, was
subsequently resentenced to imprison-
ment alone, the first sentence being
contrary to the atatnte. The second
sentence was declared invalid by the
Supreme Court, aud Lange WAS dis
charged. He now has begun suit
against Judge Benedict for false i'm
prisonment. claiming $50, 900 damages
and his costs.
The Boston Advertiser (Rep.) eays
that it would be folly to deny that
thoro 10 ,,,,,nl, 4 t;cf.o =
chusetts with the existing National and
State Governments, aud it gives two
reasons. One is the continuance of
the prohibitory liquor system in the
State. and the other is 'symputhy
with tue people of some of the South.
ern States, whose helplessncss has
been taken advantage of to impose
upon them in the name of the Repub-
loan party brutal tyranny which is q
disgrace to the country"
LAW AND THE TELEGRAPH "A novel
use OF the telegraph is soon to be put
into operation in New York. The
court rooms in that city arc to be tele-
graphically connected with the offices
OF the leading lawyers, aud by this
means the state of the calendar and the
progress Of trials can be announced to
| the lawyers, and the latter summoned
when wanted. The telegraph in this
| respect promises to be quite as useful
as it is on the stock exchange or in
business circles.
Mrs. Helen NJ. L. A1illington, of
Ontario. N. Y, has written a defence
of Beeoher. She thinks that inasmuch
as Solomon wasn't blamed for keeping
q whole female seminary in his private
residence, Beecher oughtn't to be
blamed for-well, for anything. Mrs.
Millington. you had better dry up.
Get thee to nunnery. Unmuzzled
as you are. you are more dangerous to
the community than would be howl.
ing raccoon of the mountains.
BOLD WoRDs. Congressman A. s.
Wallace, who is always candidate
for re- election. made speech at Cow
deysville, in upper part of this State,
on Saturday week. Amongst other
things, he said to the oolored people:
"Your rights are in peril, aud you
must defend them. If you don't get
them at the ballot-box, you must re-
sort to the cartridge.box.
The boy murderer OF Massaoh Is
has been adding 30 extensively to his
list Of crimes in his confessions that it
may be oharitably supposed that he is
insane. Such criminal record for O
lad. al such an early age. is too mon
strous for belief on any other theory
than juvenile morbid depravity, or,
rather. insanity.
A sen captain recently died at Wash
ington, leaving a request tha. h;s
body should be given to the doctors,
but if they did not want, it that it
should be sunk in six fathoms of water.
They didn't. and District law forbade
the mode Of burial prescribed, 80 the
remains had to be inhumed after all.
June Mobley, the Auditor of Union
| County, better known as Ku Klux
June, is trying to frighten the timid
white people, by telling them that the
formation of Tax Unions is conspira-
cy against the laws and peace of the
State and the country ut largo, and in
Inmates that the United States au-
thorities will interpose to put it down.
A lunatic in the asylum at West.
minister, Maryland. on the 25th,
crushed in the skull OF another lunatio
named Shaeffsr, with an axe-handle.
| Though portion Of the skull was
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