The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-24

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States oil the territory "lyipR North OF
q line Of latitude drawn directly from
the mouth OF the Rio Grande and
stretching thence to the Pacific Ocean. -
This would give to the United States
the whole of Nueva Leon, Coahula,
Sonora, Lower California, and part of
Sinaloa and Durango. The terms OF
cession are not known, but epeculators
are said to be busy already in pursuit
of mines in the territory to be ceded.
THE WHITE LEAouE.-The true peo-
pie OF Louisiana. having tried every
means within their power 10 conoiliate
the negro and colored clements, are
now banding together IN White
League. A correspondent of u North.
erD paper gives long account of the
causes leading to this action, not the
least Of which are the infamiea ensen-
dered by Summers diabolical teaching,
and the vile amendments to the Con.
stitution. which some people claim the
South regards as sacred as the original
charter.
BALD MOUNTAIN NEAR Us.-The
Piokens Sentinel says that a rock near
Mr.. Hsllum Hunts, in Dacus Town
ship. and covering half an aero in area
has been making strange noises and
giving forth loud reports recently. Il
has been oonvnlsed in several places,
leaving large gaps and cavorns, and
throwing pieces of the rock, weighing
up to $50 pounds, for some distance;
the smaller fragments from 100 to 200
yards off.
SUICIDE. Joshua Smith, son of
Simeon Smith, fifty-6ve years of age,
hung himself on Monday evening last,
near Slabtown, in Anderson County
Mr.. Smith had been school-teacher,
and was unmarried, and had been af.
fected for years with rheumatism. He
was found in the carriage house near
supper time, suspended by the neck.
| with bridis.
ENGLISH CIVILIZATIONS "A recent de.
bate in the English Parliament de-
velops the fact that on July the 4th,
| the amusement-loving people of town
named Hanley were entertained By a
combat between dwarf and bull
dog. The Home Secretary admitted
there had been such on inhuman and
unnatural spectacle, but promised to
have the subject Investigated.
MURDER OVER A GAME OF CHECKERS
Last March. in Topeka, Kansas, d. W.
Ferris and Fred. Olds quarreled over a
game of checkers, when the latter
killed the former, burying the body in
cellar, and giving out that Ferris had
gone East on business. The latter not
returning, Olds was arrested on suspi-
cion. and confessed the crime.
BuTcHERY. Two negro butchers,
Frank Warner and Sam Smith. fought
with cleavers and butcher knives in
their shop in Chelsea, Tenn, on tho
10th, indioting mortal wounds on each
other. Warner was disemboweled, and
Smith was cut with cleaver, the cash
extending from the shoulders to the
groin.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING On last Fri
day evening, Miss Ida Mcneil, q young
lady OF eighteen. living with the family
of Mr.. Edward Smith. near Gapway
Church, while at the we'll drawing wa
ter, was struck by lightning, and in
stansly killed. The same evening, Mr..
Edward Ovens was stunned from the
effects OF lightning. Marion Star.
Under the personal euperintendence
of DR.. A. II. Davega, the earnest,
hard working President of the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad,
work on the new and important enter
prise is going on vigorously. A con-
siderable force is pushing forward the
grading at each end of the road.
The Richmond newspapers contain
discouraglng accounts of the prospects
of this years tobacco crop in that
State. The yield will be small and
not OF very good quality. In scme
sections not one-fourth of last year,
crop will be raised.
Hon. James NJ. Qnidby, a promi
nent citizen Of Newark, and widely
known throughout the South, died ol
paralysis recently. He had beer
Mayor Of that city and State Senator
and held other positions of honor and
trust.
| According to telegram from Paris
Napoleon Lannes, Duke de Monte
belio. died in his seventy third year
He was son of Marshal Lanncs, and
was made peer of France by Loui.
XVIII in 1916, in consideration of hi.
fathers services.
The Mobile Register says that thu
reason cmigrants to Alabama buy land
} in North Alabama in preference to the
middle Counties OF the State, notwith