The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-10
The GREAT SAINT LOUIS BR1paE.-

Va cu'y WOO tuo C0lcDEatlOu OI tn6 COLu-
pletion Of the great bridge that now
spreads it's spans across the mighty !!
Mississippi at st. Louis, and over
comes what has been up to this time
the only break in the line Of oommu.
nication between the Atlantic and the
Pacific, the bridge forming, indeed,
the great buckle in the iron belt from
East to West. These spans are OF
steel and the piers of granite. They
are higher than the tallest steeple Of
st. Louis, aud planted in the deepest
and most turbulent current OF the
Mississippi.
SUDDEN DEATn.-.Mr. Solomon
Quin, who lived near Bethany Church,
in this city. on returning to his home
from the field in which he had been
working, late in the afternoon Of
Thursday last. while crossing bridge
over small stream. fell from the
bridge into the brook, and was taken
up dead. He was eighty.four years of
ago and in feeble health, being SUBJ
lact to vertigo, an attack OF which pro-
badly caused him to fall from the
BRIDGE = Yorh0iAe Enquirer.
BELLuYMER An act OF true hero
lem was recently performed by George
Bellhymer, on Red River. While lie
was lying on the hurricane deck in
handcuffs, for an alleged larceny. lit
tie girl foil from the deck of tile boat
into Goose Rapids. Bellhymer imme-
diately sprang overheard, swan to the
girl, aud after several attempts with
his manaoled hands, succeeded in
holding the child until boat came to
their rescue.
The New York Sun says that e1-
Senator Sawyer is to be the Admins
tration candidate for Governor Of
South Carolina; that he is first to be
mndo Collector Of the port of Charles
ton, rice Gen. Worthington, resigned,
eto.
4 sluve who had escaped from the
King Of A.hantee arrived at Cape
Const Custle in the last part of May.
He reports that King Coffee is sacri-
hcinR as many human beings as ever,
aud that he was forced to run away in
order to Save his life.
a telegram from Fairburn, Gu.
July D. says negro, named Simpson,
brick mason, signed petition to
close nll liquor shop, in shat town.
Ealing In his purpose, he got drunk.
laid down on the railroad track and
was crushed by passing train.
Mr.. Robert Doughlass, prominently
connecsed for some years past with
the Omnibus Company, in Augusta,
aud we'll known citizen, died Mt
Greenville, Wednesday morning Mr.
Douglnss' health had not beeu good
for some months.
Barnum has engaged in the ocean
balloon enterprise, and Donaldson is
to be tho balloonist. II there is an
Easterly current, Donaldson will find
it, or tho greRt Snowman will impro-
wise one for him.
a storm Of wind. rain aud hail did
much damage last Sunday. to the crops
in narrow section West of Great Pee
Dee. 1t reached down the river from
Mars Bluff to the neighborhood Of
Liberty Chapel Church.
The largest turtle caught near Pen
sacolu, Fla. this season, measures six
feet six inches in length aud three feet
four inches across the breast. and
weighs 1900 pounds.
q a new style of postal card will be
ont during the summer. 1t is con.
tcmplnted to issue card of nenter de-
sign and better finish than the one
now in use.
1t is believed that The outrages re-
contly committed knear Del Norte
Texas. were by Mexican thieves anG
not Indians. None of the bodies wer,
scalped.
Col. Wm. Unckles, formerly of til.
Confederate army, committed suicide
at his Office in New York, on the 9Th
by shooting himself in the head with ,
Derringer pistol.
a serious riot occurred at Frederick
ton, n. b.. few nights ago. between
II number Of lumbern en and the EN-
plOyees Of Lent's Circus. a number
were wounded.
Howell Thomas, convicted at th,
last term OF Marion Court of receiving
stolen goods and sentenced to th,
ponitrntlary for one year, died there
few days ago.
Rochcfort's Lan!erns appeared 70,
the first time at Geneva on jane 26
and sold immensely. 1t was n hoax
bnt they thought it just ns witty, M.
perhaps it was.
The rain and wind Of Saturday ant
the hail storms of Sunday afternoons
extended over nanrly tina ontiro caun