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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

N HoCR OF TERROR. There ar.
rived in the city. Friday morning,
over the Grand Trunk Railway, man
named Patrick McArthur, who met
with thrilling adventure. about six
miles East OF the junction, Thursday
night. He is a laboring man. and
started to walk down on the railroad
track. While crossing where q switch
leads down alongside the main track,
hs got his foot caught fast in a "frog, "
and his efforts to e1tricate it were Of
no avail. He had on stout boot, and
it lifted 80 closely over tho instep that
he could not draw his foot out. He
pulled this way and that, wrenched
aud twisted, but tho frog" held the
foot like wise. al length, he ionnd
that he must either be run over by the
next passing train, or make some one
understand his situation. He shouted
himself hoarse, but no one cam.. The
nearest house was half mile away.
After the man hud beer prisoner for
upwards Of al hour, he heard the
whistle Of u down freight train. He
had "a match-bo1 ia his pocket, papers
III his bandle He rolled them into a
heap, and for fear that tue fine would
die out too suddculy, he added two
flannel shirts from the bundle. Then
be " .ited until the hend. light OF the
locomotive should appear up the truck.
Ii iually greeted his vision, looking
i.s: a bright white star. Tue rumble
If the train grew louder, the star grew
lrs-r aud brighter. He struck his
match Up the track, he could hear
I'll. thunder Of heavy wheels, aud the
light Of the locomotive glared ut him
like The fiery eye Of some wild beast.
~. instaut OF lear aud doubt, and then
the paper blazrd up and cuilad over
AMI around the bundle, aud swuyed
right and left with tho night wind. He
waved the signal Of fire back and
TO- til. aud just wheu he was ready to
believe thut death uuder the wheels
was certain. hs heard the whistle for
brakes. Hs could hear ihe wheels
grinding and grooming. the hiss Of
stean as the engineer threw back his
lever, and then the heavy train came
to stop. with the great light shining
down npon him. pulling his dying sig
nal. He was saved, but the engine
had only thirty feet more to 90 to
crush him. The fireman came for
ward, got u crow-bar aud released him,
aud be WAS taken back to the caboose.
The train men were very kind to him,
and yesterday he found acquai ntances
here. who arranged for his board until
he will be- able 10 work. His foc. is
badly swelled, ard it will be severul
days before he will be able to walk.
Detroit Free Press.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

\ COSTLY DisrnICr ABOLISHED.
lhe abolition by Congress of the West
ern District Court of Arkansas, on uc-
count Of the enormous frauds perpe-
trated by the sanction of that court,
revealed some Of the most fragrant in
i4uities over nnearthed. 1t seems shat
the expenses of this conrt for 1871,
1872 aud 1873. were S743,O ,O23; of
which. it is said the marshal, his depu-
ties and the clerks received S5S2, lOl.
These outrageous charges were all
counteuauced by tho presiding Judge.
1t is curious to note that the expense
of administering the Federal Courts of
Pennsylvania, Ohio. New Jersey, New
York and the New England States was
less than that of this Arkansas District
-one-half of the State-with popu-
lation of less than 100000. The fret
named States have population of TO-
500, 600, with almost untold wealth.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

Elections in England are not models
OF fairness and dacorum, and, indeed,
are great deal worse than our own;
but then the injustice done at the polls
is often redressed on petition. Thir.
teen members of the present House of
Commons have already been unseated
for malpractices at the last general
election-one for bribery, one for cor
ruption, one for intimidation, and five
for ''treatin," and there are others to
hear from. That is the way they do
things under q monarchical despotism.
In our free and glorious country, q
gentleman who gets into Congress by
false certificates, or returns OF imagi-
nary majorities, is likely to stay there
rs long as he can keep on good terms
with the party in power. Or, if his
case is altogether too fragrant, he is
sent home gently at the end of the
session, with a large allowance for pny,
mileage and expenses.
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A verdict against the Western Union
Telegraph Company has just been rem
dered in the New York Marine Court
for S342, ut the suit Of II. B. Clafin
aud others The amount is animp0r
tant. compared with tho principle in
volved. The plaintiffs clerk handed
to u telegraph operator message to
one of their snlesmen, then travelling
South, worded as follows:
Atlantic 2 twelve, d twelve one
half, of trade" In the transmission
of the despatch, the y was changed to
A, and, in consequence. the salesman.
after inquiring ut the Office in Portage
City of the operator if A was correct,
sold twenty bales of a sheeting. being
the best quality. at 141s cents per
yard, the price ut tho time being Two
cents higher-making loss to plain
tiff of $500, for which, with interest,
this suit was brought to recover.
The defence was, that it was cypher
message, and was not repeated, as it
should have been, under the conditions
printed upon the company's blanks;
also. that the salesman was negligent
in selling ut price lower than had
been known for years. The verdict.
however. was rendered against the
company, as above stated.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

A GABLE PROJECT FOR TEE Pacific
"A scheme is on foot in California to
construct Pacific cable. Cyrus w.
fleid Is now in San Francisco. He
stated recently to newspaper inter.
viewer that the cost of the proposed
cable would not exceed 500, 1000, 900,
ana That this amount would be forth
ming from California capitalists US
soon as the project should take
dehnite shape. He estimated that il
would do paying business within two
years.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

Mr.. EDITOR: The young men about
town, clerks and others, who have the
time, will find great benefit in joining
the Columbia Library Association.
For small fee they will secure the
privileges Of reading works OF value
and interest. and have access to the
most readable journals of tho day.
The social advantages are also we'll
worth considering. Our neighboring
city Of Augusta has al institution Of
this sort numbering over 800 members.
1t is in fonrishing condition, with
ample resources, Sc. Surely O similar
ono ought to be established in Colu On g.
bia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16
ALLEGED HEAVY ROBBERY OF DR.,

ALLEGED HEAVY ROBBERY OF DIA-
MoNDs.-rho New York Herald pub.
lished detailed aud circum stantial
account of Remarkable robbery of
diamonds" 1t gives the victims
name as Charles Anderson, an old
Swedish captain, Who was druggsd
and then robbed Of Sl5. O0U of ''cut
aud uncut" diamonds. The story has
d romantic air about it-loye, mar
rlage. IA poisoned oonfection, insensi.
ble, return to Consciousness, fortune
gone. my poor vile. &:.-that will
warrant waiting for further particulars.
Rumors unfavorable to the Prince
Of Wales uro again afloat. It is now
said that he is in debt about $500, QUO,
and wishes his mother to pay the
amount on the ground that the liabili.
t.es were Incurred in holding ievees at
which he represented the Majesty of
Eugl and. The q leen, it is alleged,
tukes different view OF the matter,
aud heuce royal family jars are the
order of the day.
A very lively elfervescence seems to
hnve arisen, Of late, between the white
aud black Radicals in Alabama, upon
the OCCASION Of public meetings to mi
tate the Campaign. In all the i'm
poitant towns Of the State these meet.
Jugs have frothsi over aud burst off
the lid of the pot. Either black or
whites have seceded, and the Demo
cratic prints seem to think that they
Will not amaigamate any more.
Gen. Bcauregard has recently re-
celved u letter from representative
Of the Argentine Confederation, ten
dering him, IN the name of President
Sormiento, the position of military
eugineer, for the purpose OF making
u reconnaissance on the river La Plata.
with the view of establishing line of
lefenco.
DIED WHERE SHE WAS BoRS AND
MARRIED. is something rather
'ugular that Mrs. Overman, who de.
parted this life on Thursday night, in
this CITY, died in the same house aud
in the same room where she was borr
and ma rled. Mrs. Overmau wss.
We believe, the oldest Citizen of the
town who was born aud raised in it.
Charlotte Observer.
On Wednesday evening, negro and
the mule which he was riding were
struck by lightning. about i've miles
from Raleigh, aud killed.
Steamers load at Port Royal with
greater ease and despatch than at any
other port on the Atlantic coast.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

ALLEGED OPPOSITION OF THE PREsI.
DENT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS BI1L.-It
is thought that clearer insight has
been obtained into the reasons for the
apathy which pervades the Republican
party in the House regarding the Civil
Rights Bill. The President, it seems,
is against the bill, and from reports
makes no concealment of his opposi-
ton even to the race to be benefited
by the law. He was recently ap.
preached by Republican Congress-
man, "a colured man, who desired to OBJ
tain the Presidents IDEAS and opinions
as to it's adoption. Aluoh to the asto-
nishment of the member, and of all
the colored men who have heard of it,
the President expressed himself as do.
cidedly opposed to the bill. The CO.
lored men soy the President has
broken every promise made to them
during the campaign two years ago,
and that the defeat of the Civil Rights
Bill is due to his influence. General
Butler is reported to have said that he
would consent to the striking out of
the free school clause.
| Nep York Tribune.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

The American pilgrims are about to
prepare for their return humeward
from Rome. They have been blessed,
lionized and instructed in the holy
city, aud have handed to the holy
father u large sum of money and u
number OF nuggets OF gold from
American mines. Pleasant for all par
ties.
a oolored man, named Stephen
Jackson. was drowned in the Suvan.
nah River, opposite Augusta, on tho
18th.
A negro boy, eighteen years old,
named Solomon Biuckwood, was
drowned in Charlotte, N. c., on the
18th.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16
immigration Notes.

We have before Us q recent copy of
The Star Of Gwent and South THaIes
Times. a good sized folio newspaper of
eight pages, published weekly at New
port and Cardiff, in the South of
Wales. It contains Interesting dis.
oussions and correspondence In the
latter we find letter from Columbia,
8. c., from Mr.. John Wintle, advising
his countrymen OF the advantages he
had seen here, and picturing to them
the rapid progress which they may
make to prosperity, il they "avoid
New York, and mako direct to South
Carolina-.undoubtedly the garden
spot of the world" Mr.. ". grows
enthusiastic over the hospitality aud
refinement of the people. and in de-
scribing the produotiveness of the
land and the delights of the climate.
In connection with his letter appears
an article copied from the PHOENIX on
the "Mutuality between land.holder
and immigrant, which the editor
commends to the attention Of his read
ers
We learn from Mr.. T. r. Gaines
tina. the firm OF Harse & Brown, of
Newport, Wales, propose to cooperate
with his agency in getting out immi-
grants for this State. They ure licensed
emigration agents for South Wales,
and propose to open Offices in Lon.
don, Liverpool and other places in
Great Britain. Mr. Wintle, who is
now on visit home, will bring the
subject Of immigration to South Caro-.
lima pointedly before his countrymen,
and will establish agencies in this inte.
rest.
The Welsh, who settled the "Welsh
Neck" in Marlboro County, gave to
the country, in their descendants,
many Of its first citizens and most dis
tinguished men. The narrative of the
part they played in the "Old Cheraws"
is one of thrilling interest. They
were industrious citizens, sturdy pa
triots. sagaoious and energetic culti-
vntors of the soil. We trust that We
shall have another installment of these
worthy people. They will be welcome.
They will have the stimulus OF the
already won on our soil for
their race by the Welsh colony, which
gave to South Carolina such names MS
Evans, Wilds, James. jolly, Rogers,
farrell, kolb, Lide, Jones and others
of known repute in the Eastern part
of the State. We should bs glad,
indeed, if we could receive another
such Welsh colony.
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HEAVY ON TIcHBonNE The trua-
tees of the infant Sir Albert Tlchburne
have asked Parliament to authorize
them to mortgage the estate, in order
to raise the money which the Ortou
trials cost-the proceedings which be.
gan in chancery and ended with the
non.snlt Of the claimant in the Court
Of Common Pleas The amount of
these costs are Do 900, and they Will
burden the estate for many long years
to come. The cost Of the criminal
prosecution, which the Government
has paid. was c55 900; 80 that it has
cost fl47. 900 or S735. 900 to thwart
the designs OF the claimant.
Some of the retail merchants OF
Washington complain that their trade
has been injured by the baggage Of
certain accomplished dlplonintlst I
recently returned from Europe" That
baggage consisted Of some twcnty.od,t
trunks. which those merchants think
wrie filled with fancy dry goods, but,
of course, they contained merely the
records Of the dipiomntlsts oificlal Gu
| reer abroad.
Sixteen Joint stock companies, forty
four banks, thirty.six Industrial coln.
p"nes, eighteen building societies,
che INSURANCE. company and Que trauslt
company became bankrupt by the
financial crisis III Vienna. last May.
IL SEARCH or WoRK Three French
immigrants came to this city last Fri
day afternoon. and are in spurch OF
work. Two are skilled mechanics an d
tho other is II field laborer. They
| clnim that they werc shnmefully inn
posed upon and swindIed by an imm,
grafton agency in South Carolina.
They arc anxious to obtain work in
This city.
Angxsta Chronici, and Sentinel.
Except in two or three portions of
the State, everything points to over.
whelming Conservative victories this
summer. The Radical party was
never 80 weak as it is to. day; aud with
tho exception of the Disturbances
caused by independents, Conservatism
was never so strong.
lCharioNc Observer.
"Mother Darling's medicine" is
wonderful for children. Get il Mt
Heinitsh's.
"The nurses friend" is Mother
Darling's soothing syrup, for children
when teething. Get it at Heinitsh's.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

ITALIAN VENDETTA IN New ORLEANS.
New Orleans, in addition to its other
troubles, is just now laboring under
the terrors of an Italian vendetta, and
two opposing Italian factions are kill
ing each other with remarkable equa-
nimity. In the latest instance the
murdered man was fearfully hacked
with large cheese knife. but utterly
refused to give the name OF his assail.
ami to the authorities, preferring that
his death should be- avenged by some
member OF his party. Thus far the
authorities have been unable to put q
stop to the sanguinary amusement OF
the Italians. What with overllows
civil rights, negro riots. italian ven.
dettas, and too much Reconstruction, )
Louisiana is. indeed, to be pitied.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

TIE HOUSE BREAKEEs CHANCE
Just AZ r,ch New Workers. are prepar.
ing to go to Europe, the springs or
the country, sundry poor and wicked
devils, called the burglar gang. are get
ting ready to make hay wnile the sum :
mer sun shines upon deserted pala,ial
mansions. II the metropolitan press
can be credited, the lorlllest dwellings,
IN Gotham. VIII CHI have been simply
closed up while the proprietary faml-
lies revel ut Puris or Saratoga. are lite.
rally at the mercy Of thieves, who sell
dom fail to improve this opportunity.
Cracksmen from the Five Points enter
these abandoned dwellings. sleep III
the best beds, drink the finest vines,
aud always decump when it suits their
purpose. with valuable portable pro-
perty. to which they help themselves
at their leisure, Meanwhile, tho po.
liceman, who has. no doubt. been hea-
vily feed by Mr.. Ingot, occasionally
tries the door-knob aud window shut
ters. and there his duty ends While
this solemn guardian of the night
keeps watch and ward in front, the
rogues enter at the buck premises, and
probably have their little joke. "be-
tween the sherry and champagne. at
the owner of the property and his SEN
tinel ut the doorway.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16
The Winnsboro Neus has this te

The Winnsboro Neus has this to
say:
1t is hoped that every township will
organize tux uuions during the month
OF June, so that IL full and representa-
tive County union my organize in
Fairfield on the first Monday in July.
We regard this an imperative necessi
ty. The thieves have been lon9 fully
org lnizetl, and much OF their an,lucity
arises from the fuct that they meet
with no organized opposition to their
ncfarions schemes Au election,
frauSht with mOmentous results. is
upon us, and honest men must rally
for the fight Without organization
nothing Gu be accomplished; aud We,
many Of those VINO arc loudcs. in ia cir
denuncintion of Radical thicviug are
least disposed to orsaniz, against it.
Lat the apnthc.ic throw off their sloth,
let tho weak kneed summon coura q.
let The selfish nave some rcsnr.i for
their nsiChOors. aud ull work iur ho.
uestv together. AS an Did veteran has
said. the touch OF the elbow will intu,..
magnetic strength. Tie coward fights
when his shoulder presses tina. Of his
cOmrade.
The chances all favor Moses. Scott
or Cham5erlain rs the regular Repnn-
iican candiCnt". We be;ieve there is
enough honesty In tha Repub!con o
ranks to lead n poIt. aud The Conserva.
hves must be prepared to assist this
effort 1t Is our only salvation. II
we lie sullenly on our backs, ge vii
deserve every insult. every species Of
oppression tnat can ba heaped upon
as. Let US show our hands pla,nly
against corruption by Joining these
tax unious
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Nesting Independent Fire Co.
w. B Gulick-Referee's Notice.
Meeting Columbia Chapter.
Capital Building and Loan Assc' n.
Z. G. Shiver-Shoes.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

The first carload of freight was
hauled over the Enterprise Railway,
Tuesday last.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

The Philadelphia Bulletim has found
out who the American girl is that got
the diamonds that figured in the ST.
Petersburg scandal. It says that she
is "Miss Feenix." She is the daugh-
ter of former eminent Clergyman in
that city, whose career has been one
Of continual proaigacy for dozen or
more years past, during which time
she las been twice married. her first
husband dying suddenly in West Vir-
ginia, and hor second. young Now
Yorker, whose name. it appears, she
still wears, having married her in Paris
and afterwards separated from her.
After dashing career IN America, this
extraordinary young woman appears
to have brought up i'll st. Petersburg.
and to have fascinated Nicholas Con
stantinovitch. youth half-n.dozen
years her junior and the nephew Of
the Emperor, to such An extent that
she has 'got away" with the stolen
diamonds Of the Grand Duchess Con.
stantine, together with notes said to be-
of the value of 5000. 100 francs.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

Tho introduction of colored cheap
labor into Ohio threatens to result in
bloodshed. $40 negroes from Tennes-
see, Kentucky aud Virginia have taken
the places Of the striking miners ut
Jacksonville. These negroes, IL few of
them said to bs fresh from the rod
fields OF the Brooks Baxter war iu AR.
kansas. are well armed, aud are e1.
changing shots with the miners. The
miners have been addressed by the
Governors Secretary. and 6rrce
force OF militia is ready to move to the
scene Of action at moments notice.
The operators Of the mines have deter.
mined that, hereafter, they will en-
ploy no Union miners.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-04-15
Dickens Domestic Life.

The younger sisteEof Mrs. Dick
ens-ALiss Hogarth, who was with
Dickens when he died-was lspnl-
Der of his household from the
time of his marriage. She was a
lady of greater energy Of .charac-
ter than her sister, Mrs. Diclleus,
and had the faculty Of keeping the
house in order, and of doing won-
dcrs in the education Of the chill
drcn. She was housekeepcr and
govcrncss in ohc. Mrs. Dickens,
after many years, became acquaint-
ed with the fact that she was of in
ferior consequence in herAusband's
house, and was in deep distress be-
cause the children loved their aunt
s.bettcr than their mother. So the
Jealousy OF the lady was aroused,
not on account of her husbands
affections going astray, but because
her sister had won the hearts OF
her children.
AS this occurred after many years
of acquiesccnce in her inferiority
as to usefulness, the demonstrations
of Mrs. Dickens were regarded by
her husband as exceedingly absurd.
Mrs. Dickens could not bear to
accept the situation, and at last
made the issue that if her sister
did not leave the house she would
leave it. Dickens said that he
thought the presence of the sister,
in-law was more important to the
children, whom she had cared for
from their infancy, than that of the
wife, who had been of no service
to them after they were born and
and sucked. Therefore his wife
might GO; and she did 60, taking
her eldest son, Charles Dickens, Jr.
with her. After the separation the
estrangement grew more serious,
and the terms in which Dickens
mentions his wife in his will are
cold and almost disrespectful.
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There are s4,rewd boys in Bur
'lington, Vt. On tie night of a re
cent charter election they got out
drum and fife, and went noisily tc
the hoasc of one Of the successful
candidates. lie thought they wer(
the voters who had supported him
and flung wide his hospitable DOORS
Before he could get the boys ou1
they had eaten most Of the supper
that had been set for the real vo.
ters, who found the table barren
when they came.
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Nearer Home.

Below we give the sweet hymn
,ssNearer Home" by Phoebe Care.
This accomplished writer has gone
that Home, of which she sang so plan
lively:
Onssweetly solemn thought
Comes tome DER and DER,
TIM nearer my home to-day. 49,
Than Is have been before;
Nearer M ather's hon.e
9&Axa he many Nsnsians be;
earer the great wAite throne,
8>GEee the ceystl sea;
Gasef the bosad of life,
Whore We lay cxr burden down;
Xesser ieAying the cross; r -,
e4aslr Hssasrss gssisraaihs thsstown, y
Bst tbs waves of tnat silent sea
9RaM 'd4fk before nag, sight,
I Thae bsightiy the ether side
ETsak ga the shcre Of light,
0.tf nay restaifeet
Have almcst gained the brink; "
II it be i ana nearer home
ErsR today than; I think,
FAShef. perfect my trust,
Iek ms spirit feel ia death
4 That her feet, are fiignlxse
On The roek OF . living iaith.
X