The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-22

mbJoE Gs W 1ACAuEcs lOEmegly OF
Chester. S. c., but now living in Dal-
las, Texas, writes to his old paper, the
Chester Reporter. that he was in Tyler,
Texas. Monday, the 4th May, and that
there was frost that morning and every
prospect Of freeze the next morning.
He said that at that time the corn crop
was frequently lnid by. but This season
it was not all planted. He saw only
one field where the cotton was coming
mp. II there is any truth in Tho old
saying that "misery likes company"
our farmers can partially console them
selves with the reflection that their
agricultural brethren in Texas are con-
siderably behind in their farming
operations.
At q meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, held
in Dallas, N. g., on the 18th instant,
DR.. A. H. Davega was unanimously
elected President, and the following
gentlemen Directors: Chester-C. S.
Brice, Esq J. S. Wilson. York
Col. W. II. McCorkle, Captain L. Nj.
Grist. Gaston-.Uriah Matthews
Lincolnton-V. 4. McBee. Catawba-
Maj. s. M. Finger. Caldwell
II. G. Hamilton. Work on the road
is being proceeded with rapidly.
The executions of tho two. negro
men, Henry kilcrease and John
Mitchell, have been stayed until No.
vember next-pendipg decision upon
application for new trial. kilcrease
was sentenced to be hanged on the
22d inst; Mitchell on tho Sd of July.
Patrick West being dead. there now
remains but one, OF the four men
originally sentenced, who will proba.
bly, be executed Tom Padgett, to be
hanged on the 29th of this mouth.
Eugefeld Advertiser.
Gen. z. NJ. Is. Young declares that
the statements concerning him
published in the New York SIN, are
malicious and false" and says that
when the slandcrous accusations
therein contained arc preferred by a
responsible person who ''can be
reached" he will make "such re-
sponse" as becomes the representative
OF the honorable men of his district.
at the last grand bull in Wyoming,
one young lady was attired in q buff
gros grained buckskin dress, with
army blanket over skirt, bottom looped
up with buckskin strings cut bias.
Hair dressed a Ia Fed Cloud, in which
we're twined few eprigs of sage brush,
the whole secured behind in bunch
with handsome pin made with pine
splinter and buffalo's ear.
y reporter says that there is some.
thing grand in the sight of pair of
runaway horses, bnt the Detroit Free
Press believes thut good deal de-
pends on whether man is on fence
Or trying to climb over the end.board
OF the wagon.
DEATH OF An OLD CIr1zES.-Mr.
Hillariah Mccall, ono IF the oldest
men of this vicinity, and respected
citizen, died on Sunday night last. at
his residence, two miles and.a half
West of town, ut the advanced age of
eighty one years. TorhriNe Inquirer.
APPOINTED TO y CADETTnlr VIM.
Il. White, colored. son OF j. Hannibal
White, State Senator from York
County, has been appointed to a ca
detship in the Military Academy at
West Point, by Congressman Cain,
representative Of the State at large.
An exchange, IN announcing the
fact that McCulIagh. of the ST. Louis
G!obe, proposes TO lecture next winter
on the mysteries and miseries OF jour
nalism, adds that he is one of the
missries. Aud very likely one OF the
mysteries.
The surviving members OF Hoods
Texas Brigade held their third annual
union at Galveston, on the 7th inst.
Their battle-torn flag was greeted with
enthusiastic applause.