The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-04

developed in Seymour, Indiana, on
Saturday last. On one of the last days
OF the past week young lady of re.
spectacle family. very popular With
her friends, and much beloved in that
city, died Of consumption, aud was
buried in the cemetery near that city.
The day after her interment, some near
relatives went to the cemetery for the
purpose Of decorating her grave. But
what was their alarm and horror on
finding strong indications that the
sra:o had 5sen tampered with-such
marks as to leud at once tc the suspi.
cion that the body had been removed.
AS quickly AS possible, the family
caused the earth to be removed. and,
on opening the coffin, their suspicious
were verified. The hcay of the girl
had been stolen. The friends and re-.
lativos of tue deceased instantly set "a
watch for the thief, aud eudeavored, if
possible, to arrest him. On Saturday
night last, man got on the East
bound train, at Hardensburg, on the
Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad, and
had his bnggage-a rather small sized
travelling trunk-checked for Cincin.
nntl. As soon as the trunk was put
on bonrd the train, some relatives Of
the tamlly. who were on the trnin,
watching for suspicious characters,
went for the baggage cur. and, disco.
vering an unpleasant odor arising from
the trunk, had 1t opened, and found
tho body Of the young lady
closely wedged within it. To
get tho corpse into so small space
lt fn -
ner which Indicated that much violent
force had been used. She was lying
on her side, with her knees doubled up
under her chin and her hcnd violently
forced over TO one side in corner OF
the trunk. The man having charge of
the trunk was Immediately arrested,
aud when the train reached North
Vernon WAS taken of, with the trunk
and its CHASTITY conteuts, to await the
arrival Of the West bound train to take
him buck to Seymour When the news
reached that place the greatest indig.
nation was felt among the people, and
opinions were freely expressed that
the body snatchcr would be lynched
on his return there. Tho body snatch
er IL Il German. but We were unable to
learn his name or anything CONCERNING
him. Immediately after his arrest he
confessed The deed, and said he had
been engaged in the business for two
years, getting his subjects from along
the liue Of the OHIO aud MlssIssippl
Railroad aud other roads running into
Cincinnati. The price he said lie was
p"id was $50 subject. He seemed to
be so terribly frightened that he could
give no intelligiblo account Of himself
or his confederates.
Loaisoiie Courier Jourm1!, 2JM.
MIDNIGHT MURDER Mack Thomas.
peaceable aud inoffensive colored
man, was brutally murdered ut Flo.
rence on Friday night last by an un-
known assassin, who shot him in his
house by pointing his gun through the
door while Thomas was seated at the
table with his family. A few days
previous to the murder bale of cot.
ton had been stolen from the gin
house Of Mr.. Lewis, which was in
charge of Thomas The deceased en-.
tertalned suspicious as to the identity
of the thief. which he communicated
to the authorities, and the supposed
tiiie', coi0rsd man. had .hreatened
to kill Thomas for informing on him.
This would seem to point to the mar.
derer, who, however. at the last nc.
counts had not yet been arrested.
PREPARE FOR THE kISu.-We have
had lord or two and grand duke.
but not IL king for many DAY. And
now king is coming. He is not. i. is
true, monarch of any port.nt0ns
power. His navies ITO not sweep the
Southern seas, nor do his invading
hosts spread terror and desoiution
through countries. lie is not the king
Of the Cannibal Islands. yet he com es
very near deserving that lyric appelIa.
ton. His name is Kalakua. aud he
reigns in Hawaii. He is IL bachelor, is
this visiting king. aud will probably
have time for pleasure as well AZ for
busitiess. Those young ladies, there
fore. who would prefer reigniug in
Hawaii to sweeping carpets and kneud.
ing dough iu the United States, had
better commence preparing the caps
they are to set at him forthwith.
FIGHTING AT THE MINES. .-Warlike
demonstrations at Armstrong; mines,
near Buena Vista, Pa, between TIA
llans and discharged miners, are cnus-
Ing considerable excitement among til o
people i'll that violnity. A number Of
oifivnpo Of p,,ono V,,,o