The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-23

other day. The horses attached to
Governor Kellogg'a carriage ran away,
and fora brief while there was a luni-
nous prospect that, fol-, the first time
IA many years, the city would soon be
. Invited to;attend a gubernatorial iune-
raj; bot the COMPOUNDED brutes suffered
themselves to be stopped in time TO
render that prospect a -delnsion and q
fraud.
It would seem to be more or less sig.
nificant that the Indianapolis Journal,
Mr.. Morton's home paper, should be
found echoing the suggestions of the
New York Times, that Congress may
huve rather overdone the reconstruc.
ton business, and that it is about time
for this Interference with the Southern
States to stop.
Tue betting fraternity are having
herd luck this year the world over.
The Derby was won by the animal that
was put low down in the list by the
book.m"kcrs, and now Lorilard's
"Sa1oh" carries of the Belmont
stakes without having so much as whis-
pered to The betting men before hand.
GOOD TINES CoMINa.-Some of the
Alabama and Georgia journals speak
cheerfnlly Of the cotton crop and tell
as that if it will only fulfil its present
promise, ''there will be flush times in
the fall, the turner's not having been
able to run into debt"
Rochefort was not only mobbed in
Ireland, but he has been warned by the
belgian police that he must not visit
Brussels. An English newspaper says
he Will reside in Rotterdam, but an
other report is that he will go to
Geneva.
| The Springfield Union. R~publi-
can journal, says: The main qnes-
ton with ns now, as a people, is not
how to save the Republican party, but
the republic" The best way to save
the reuubio is not to save the Re-
publican party.
FATAL RESULT OF FRIENDLY STAB.
Michael j. Hills. grocer, residing at
Roslyn. Va, who was accidentally
stabbed by an Insurance Office clerk
during friendly scnfi ). died on the
night Of the 10Th. from his Injuries.
The editor Of the Timmonsville Ne,os
IL forcibly reminded by the corrupt
times OF tho following quaint but
pointed cuuplet: "Hail Columb bia, hap
py Land. where rascais have the
upper hand"
A house in Marlboro County was
struck by lightning few days ago,
and " col"red man. Bob Rogers, was
INSTANTLY killed. Another oolored man
died suddenly. in the same County, IN
the Same day.
In Lincoln County, N. c., on Sun
day last. Thotnas Norwood was baud
hing Iolded pistol, when the pistol
went off accidentally, killing Mrs.
Cole, married sister, about twenty
yeurs old.
John Mack. u well-known negro
minstrel, committed anicide recently,
by deliberately putting his head on the
railroad track. near Bushwick, L. +,
aud being killed by train.
A New IMroRr Among the i'm port
ations entered ut the Chicago custom
house on the 18th inst, was an in
voice of holy water from the grotto of
Notre Dame, Lourdes. France.
The meteorological record Of Friday
last showed that WILMINGTON. N. c.,
and Augusta, Ga, were the two hottest
places In the United States on that
day.
The wheat crop Of Texas has ma
tnred, aud the yield will be as high as
forty bushels per acre The corn, cot
ton aud sugar crops promise to be ex-
cellent.
A burglar attempted to rob the gun
store OF Mr.. Happoldt, in Charleston,
few nights ago, when he was severely
T"undcd by trap.gun.
Fwncis Butler. tho well.known dog.
fancicr Of New York, was bitten by q
small dog. u few days ago, and died Of
hydrophobia thee days afterwards.
Senator Robertson failed. on the
l7th. in his attempt to restore the
irnnking privilege. Seventeen mem-
nrrs Of the S@nate voted with him.
4 conscience. stricken thief returned
Of his owr accord watch he had
stolen from DR.. E.nott, OF Orunge-
burg.
Cnss Ma;toct. the Rock Creek, Ark. /,
murderer, was hanged ut IL o'clock on
rhn ID II. IL protested his innocence
to the last.
A culorcd man in Wilmington, N.
4 recently died from excessive bleed
inG at he uose.
Ike Grand Lodge Of colored Masons
IT l,iinuiS were III session last week.