The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-28

O'Clock, the bodies of'the Siamese twins.
Chang and Eng, were placed in bag
gage car ON the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad, under the
lcharg, Of Christopher and 'Diogenes
Bunker. the sons respectively of Chang
and Eng, for the purpose of removing
the remains to Mount Airy. North Ca
rolina, the late home of the twins. The
| Messrs. Bunker state shat the bodies
will be Immediately bnried with appro.
pirate funeral ceremonies, as soon after
they reach home as is consistent with
decency.
The ComancAe Chief a Texas paper,
Gays: MADAME rnmor soys they are
having lively times down in San Saba.
A report ia here, from pretty good au-
thority. that party went out after
gang OF cattle thieves and hung FIVE OF
them. and that another strong force was
in pursuit OF another outfit Now that
the cattle ..c about "a; sone, the trouble
hos begun in earnest. As the horse has
been stolen. the door is being fastened,
just too late to do good. Much harm is
brewing for somebody"
FACTS FOR TEMPERANCE MEN.-I.ast
year Georgia consumed about $25, ,OOO,-
0OO OF liquor, and Alabama about $23. :
100000. About 100. 900. 600 bushels of
corn, rye aud barley were consumed in
the manufacture of whiskey, ale, beer,
DC. last year. What al immense saw
ing there wonla be, were the temper
ance movement to succeed.
lCotun,bus Enquirer.
| CHESTER AND LENoIR RA1LnoAD.
Grading on this line has been com.
menced both ut Yorkville and Lenoir,
and the President, Dr.. a. q. Davega,
OF Chester, has called for the payment
of instalments. The prospect of the
curly completion of the road are said to
be bright, if the money part of the
undertaking is complied with by the
stockholders
Warren Law shot at Dempsey Ray at
Oglethorpe, Macon County, Ga. The
bullet missed Law and struck Henry G.
Hill in the head, killing him instantly.
MIR. Hill wac merchant. Law was ar
rested and placed in Jail. he is des-
pernte character and there is great in
digRation -einst him in the commune
| ty.
The Mississippi River below Napo-
leon, Is higher than ever known. About
twenty. five miles of the Chicot and Pine
Biutt Railroad have been swept away
The White country adjacent to Chicot,
Arknnsas. and Bolivar, Mississippi, are
under water. The overflow in the
Upper Red River is doing considerable
damage.
DIED PooE When the Northern
press says Senator Sumner "died com.
paratively poor" being worth about
only 500, 600. they simply meant to
compare him with the great body of
Northern Congressman, who generally
get rich on term or two at Washing
ton-how, nobody seems to know.
PLENTY OF NEmsrAPERs.-T city of
Philadelphia now has eight Sunday
newspapers, eight dailies published in
the morning. aud eight dailies pub
llsaed III the afternoon; SO that with
twenty-four journals in the field there ia
no lack of public reading md journal
istic enterprise.
IHE GRAssHOPpER.- So destructive
were the ravages Of the grasshoppers in
North western Iowa that there is no
wheat. oats aud other grain even for
seed. The State Grange of Illinois will
assist the distressed farmers in their
sore need. One Of the benefits OF the
grange.
VERY GooD.-A Charlotte minister,
speaking OF the Bald Mountain pheuo.
menon, says that, while the shaking OF
the mountain has had the good effect of
making the people more religious, it is
to be regretted that it has made them
oil so sectarian-they have ell become
quak=rS.
China is offered an outlet for its sur.
plus population, and, Notwithstanding
It's teeming millions. the supply is likely
to be exhausted before the demand. 1t
Is proposed to build the Canadian Pa.
ciic Railroad with Chinese labor. The
average temperature is about thirty de-
grees below zero.
ALL GONE We ARE informed that
every single one of the German immi.
grants employed! by Mr.. B. +. William
son, have left him. 1t seems that they
believe in immigration.
Darlington Soa!Ae,wer.
The Nawberry Herald states that
taxes are still due in ;lat County on
10. .O00 acres Of luud valacu ut $3.50, 900.
und on about IS. 900 worth Of personal
| property.
Several co!orcd men attempted TO
s'ea! lour bales Of cotton from the Char
!otte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,