The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-10

WHERE THE Trouble LIES "A cor
respondent of tho Columbus Enquirer,
writing letters ''from tho moou," SAYS
some sensible things about sublquury
affairs. among them the following: 1.-The
great difficulty with your Southern pcu-
pie. then, is not the fact Of their power.
ty, bot the failure to realize their po-
verty as Il fact, and the South will never
attain to any reasonable prosperity
until. rs may be said, she eliminates the
remembrance Of her former wealth.
DEATHS IN New ORLEANS. The P;cu-
Vnne chronicles tho death of no less
than three leading citizens in one day
"Wednesday last-viz: Col. Charles II.
Winctield, the gallant commander Of
the Ninth Louisiana Cavalry during tue
late war; Mr.. Charles Briggs, President
of the Louisiana Mutual Insurance
Company, and DR.. Thomas r. Finiay,
for more than quarter of century u
prominent druggist Of that city.
ACCIDENTAL BURNING On SUNDAY
night last, about 10 o'clock, a negro
woman living on the premises Of Capt.
j. J. W lson, i'll York County, accident
ally set some straw on fire, and in their
efforts TO extinguish the flames the
woman, man aud two children were
badly bnrnt-one Of the childron SO Sc.
riousiy injured that it died next day.
TO save the adjoining buildings it was
necessary to pull down tha one on fire.
The China Nail reports that dread
full sentence had been passed, at Yeddo,
on woman who connived at the muir
der OF her husband, and married his
brother, the murderer, viz: That of be-
ing torn to pieces by bullocks. The
man is to be crucitied, and then tor
tured with spear wounds
| The students Of Princeton College, y,
j., declins to accept Leonard W. Je-
rome's oifer Of prize to be given to
the FIRST gentleman" in each class. The
students claim that they arc all gentle.
men, and that Mr.. Jeromes proposition,
II followed out, would place oil but the
winner CT tho prize in false position.
The new boot in Paris is tie Pomnc.
ian. 1t is Of black velvet, and very
high, the lcggings III trout of Vcnuliui.
cut work, embroidered with silver cord,
and pink or Pompeinn red silk stock
ing is thus seen through the open
clover or diamonl-shapcd design.
The municipal ciccl;un in Wirnsboro
passed of quietly on Monday. There
was no regular opposition to he nomi.
nation. The following WAS tho ticket
chosen: Intendant-P. Bacot. Ward
ens-J. y. Fraser, L. Gerig, j. d. Mc.
Carlcy aud ". Nj. Nelson.
| The vote polled at the election OF town
officers for Camden. held on Monday
last, shows the following ticket to hay,
been elected: Iutendant-J. d. Dunlap
Warden,-A. D. Kennedy, Abra N
Marks. D. z. k'rkl"y and Vim. Deas.
Additional dispatches from Yokohu.
ua by the steamship Alaska. state that
an eruption Of the volcano Foosiynn,a,
about twenty miles from the capital,
took place Oh the Sth OF February.
The following municipal ticket in Dne
West has been elected: Rev. J. y.
Young, Intcndant; Rev. J. I. Bonucr,
DR.. L. II. Edwards. I. w. Il. Nance
and Isaac Lindsay, Wurlens.
Col. Thomas a. Scott is credited with
having number more of gigantic
schemes to carry out before he CO conceives
himself worthy TO be crowned railway
king.
Deaths in Charleston for tho week
ending April 4. 33-whitcs 10; cuIorcd
80.
The wise men ., the ycast-The
bakers.
How death changes our ideas Of our
| friends.
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