The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-25

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was continued to first Of June next.
The case of James ?. Low, John P.
Southern and George W. Williams.
| assignees of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company, against the Atlantic and Rich.
mond Airline Railroad Company, oc.
lpied the court during the day, and
arguments were made by D. T. Corbin,
Esq, for the plaintiffs, and " e. Earle,
Esq, and Gen. James Simons for de.
ttndants. A verdict was rendered for
the plaintiffs for the sum of $3.50.
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a FATAL WOMAN DUEL IN SPAIN.
is related that two girls in tho tobacco
factory ut Madrid recently killed each
other in hand to hand contest. The
mode adopted by the combatants was as
romantic as it was barbarous. The
antagonists. who were both about
twenty years of age, and remarkably
handsome, repaired, on Sunday morn
ing, accompanied by certain Of their
comrades, to village some four or Eve
miles distant, where they breakfasted
sumptuously at different tables. The
repast ended, they closed the window
curtains, stripped themselves to tho
waist, aud requested their friends to
leave the room. Then, at a given
signal, they attacked each other with
their navajas and slashed aud thrust
until both fell TO the floor mortally
wounded. When few minutes had
elapsed their friends re-entered the
room. Estefania, ono of the combat
ants, had received ten wounds, from
which she bled to death in about half I'm
hour. Casilda, Ler antagonist, died
soGewh sooner from u ghastly wound
in her neck.
WAR "A school.bov fight occurred on
Wednesday last. between two smull
boys, one the son Of Mrs. Brennan, Il
widow lady, the other young son OF
DIR. Neagle, the County Treasurer. Be.
yond the loss of q few hairs and the
rambling Of their shirt co!lurs, it np-
pears no injury was sustained 10y either
boy. Not satisfied with the result, the
doctor called on the widow in reference
to the matter. accompanied by friend
and u louble-barreled shotgun. Atthe
sight Of the weapon, the Indy fainted,
her daughter screamed. and all hands
became embarrassed. The gun didut
go of. but the parties did. The scene
can be more easily imagined than de-
scribed. School-boys will have their
little battles, and the less parents mix in
them the better, particularly with shot
guns. Union Herald.
The cause OF cremation appears TO be
rapidly gaining ground in Germany.
The merits Of the new system of dis
posing of dead bodies are shortly to be
tested by practical experiment in Saxo-
Dresden and Leipzig. have offered to
legalize it. as an optional course. sup
posing its advocates can practically
mako good their assertions in lis favor.
furnace for cremation is now actually
in process Of construction by Friedrich
Siemens, q civil engineer. Its cost is
estimated at 5000 marks, or Il j., $50,
and it is calculated that the complete
combustion OF human corpse will take
about an hour.
The notorious James Brothers have
murdered another detective in Missouri.
Their last victims name is not known.
His corpse was found on Friday, at Elk
horn, Ray County, Mo. On the coat Of
the dead man was pinned blood
crossed card, on which was inscribed:
This shall be the fate of all detectives
who come to hunt tho James Brothers. -
(Signed) ''Jesse James," "trank
James" A handkerchief found in the
murdered mrn's pocket was marked up.
Il. Cole"
Iney have judge in Florida who
WAS arrested and put into the calaboose
for drunkenness. While in contine-
ment, he endeavored to issue writ of
haos"s corpus, requiring the Sheriff Of
Manatee County to seize his body and
bring it before himself, in order that he
might inquire into the legality Of said
confinement. 1t was brilliant idea,
but it wouldn't work.
A complete and entire change has
taken place this year III the political
complexion os Tic .o~Hs IL New York.
Compared with 1873, the result is as
follows: 1873, Republican majority Of
towns, ~; 1874, Democratic majority Of
towns, o.; Democratic gain over 1873,
1G4. This looks encouraging for the