The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-15

HGov. Dix, OF New York, annihilated
busy politician tho other day, who Te.
minded him that Judge Oountryman,
whom he was about to appoint to the
supreme bench. had been an active
Greeley man. Tho Governor replied
that the pardoning power was vested in |
him, and he thought this an appropri.
ate occasion for it's exercise.
The Sumter Watchn,on Announces
that disgraoeful riot occurred ia that
town, nt the meeting OF taxpayers. on
the 18th. The colored folks had q game
Of fisticnffiana among themselves; butt
the meeting was afterwards re.organ-
lied and series of resolutions upani.
mously adopted.
Ayonng man about sixteen years of
a g, named Atwood, pephew of Mr.
e. A. Newberry, OF Magnolia. died at
that place on ThursdaJ, from the effects
OF an overdose of ckloroform, used il
the performance Of IL dental operation.
Wilmington Sar.
Town CoUNcIL OF GREENwooD.-At
a municipal cluction, held on Monday
last, tho following gentlomcu were elect
ed to serve for the ensuing year: .Inten6.
ante. A. Q. Waller, white. Wardens
j. w. Rowland, white, Robert Griffin,
Nelson Brooks. Wat. Roe, colorcd.
THE CONFEDERATE HOME. Tho ami
vcrsary meeting of tho Ladies' Confede-
ratio Home and of tho Auxiliary Associa-
ton of gentlemen will take pluce in the
hall OF the South Carolinn Society,
Charleston, this evening, the 10th inst
ut half-past o'clock.
An old minister, named Reynolds,
living in Muhlandes County, Ky, is
charged with brutally beating, with Il
cowhidc. his daughter, aged eighteen,
because she refused to accept a young
man in the neighborhood for her hus-
band.
The 81. 100000 of New York city
bonds put on the market a short time
ago, have been taken at and above par
IN gold. They we're to meet accruing
obligations. This proves the standing
OF the obligations Of prosperous cities
among capitalists.
Pinohback, who is about to take his
seat as a member Of the United States
Senate from Louisiana, was, at the time
of General Buffers reign in that State,
found guilty of larceny in one of Gen.
Buffers courts, and sont to the poni.
Tertiary for two years.
A NEW CoMDusrIBLE.-A Belgian
peasant made some time ago the extra
ordinary discovery that earth. coal and
soda. mixed up together, would burn as
we'll and better than any other combus-
tible, and the fact has since been proved
beyond doubt
The store aud eontents OF Mcssrs.
McAdams & Black, of CentreviIle, Alb
hevills County, was destroyed by fire, n
few days ago. The mail matter of the
post Office was also destroyed. No in
suranCe.
"Poor Kossuth," exclaims the Boston
transcript, "old, intirm, needy, child.
less, nearly friendlesa! Think of his re-
ception in New York quarter Of a
century ago. and beware how You trust
popularity"
DEATH AIR. Willie Adams, residing
on DR.. Rutherford's place, in this
County, died very suddenly on Wednes.
dizzy night last, Of oongestive chill. He
was out in the morning in his usual
health. Ner1e,yy Herald.
Hon. J. Duncan Allen. of Barnwell,
is now young lawyer, having been ad-
mittcd to practice in Abbeville, on the
18th, and to his senatorial renown will
add the new and more solid glory to be
achieved in tho forum.
A valuable gold watch and chain,
which it was supposed were destroyed
when Treasurer Gurliner's house was
burned, in Sumter, few weeks ago,
were mys.eriously returned, few days
since. Conscience.
The thieves made raid on the par.
so.age of the colored MetEodist Church
III Augusta, few nights ago. and
robbed one Of the brethren of hand
scmc gold watch aud chain, besides
other valuables.
rho election for Intendant and War
,rts for the town Of Mullins was held,
on the l2th, and resulted as follows: A.
Il Glchriot. Intenhant; Stephen Smith,
t. j. Byrne. L. Mcdaniel aud S. L.
Smith, Wardcns.
| related tlat n Uaycrsraw man
(. badly about the recent Cuban
| outrage that he erected guilotina il
| his poultry yard and beheaded all his
Spanish fowls. L: relieved him.
Jesse Merriman, Of Jones County,
Iowa, is eighty years old, but happier
than ever boy was. His wife present.
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