The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-18

Willow Island, which instantly killed
five persons and seriously wounded
three. The bursting of the boiler was
caused. We are told. by its worn out
condition. Tho persons who met with
their untimely deaths are: Thomas
Evans, Adeline Washington. Charlotte
Smalls, Mary Ann Brown and March
Rivers. Wounded-Henry Chisolm,
Mary Green and Joseph Brown.
Georgetown Planet, Dec. IL.
The Radicals in Congress seem to
need recognized leader worse than
the Democrats do. No two of the doc
tors agree as to the cause Of the pa
.ient's illness, and no cooperation can
be secured to devise and apply a reme-
dy. They caunot hope, therefore, for
a recovery. The blood of martyrs in
fused in its veins won't save it. All
the money in tho National Treasury
won't save it. The devil seems deter
mined on his rights. and will neither
sell out nor accept the vicarious offer
ings of Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Secretary Bristow, it is said, is re-
ceiving large number of letters from
leading bankers, business men and
manufacturers in different parts of the
country, commencing the Recommend
ations of his report with regard to
specie resumption. Most of those who
complain of the Secretnry's report are
said to be bankrupt or hopelessly in
debt. The President and Secretary
are Of the opinion that a majority of
the people are more strongly in favor
OF returning to specie basis than ever
before.
QUERY Senator Carl Schurz says:
1.-The cause Of much unhappiness
among young married people is tho
habit they have of living in boarding
houses. Every married woman should
have home. and should be the queen
in that home"
Rather doubtful. We dare say there
is as much matrim onial infailcity in
so-called homes as in the boarding
houses. Too many women love to be
queens in the parlor and strangers in
the kitchen.
The latest political scandal unearthed
is connected with the dist ribution OF
the bacon which Congress voted to the
sufferers by the overflow of rivers u
Alabama, last spring, aud duplicates
the notorious Congress man Hays and
some OF his colleagues. Itappears that
good deal of the bacon was held bnck
til near election, and then "put where
it would do the most good" for the
election Of Republican Congressman.
SHERMAN's RAID Col. Charles G.
Jones, Jr., Of Georgia, is about to give
to the world the true account of "Shey-
mans march from Atlanta to the sea,
the siege OF Savannah in 1864, and ali
Confederate operations in Georgia aud
South Carolina during that march. :"
Such history from the able md
graceful pen Of Col. Jones must be
warmly welcomed.
DEATH OF A MURDERER July
Smalls, the colored man who killed
his father with billet Of wood, and
seriously injured his mother with the
same weapon, in Christ Church Pa
rish, in October last, died in Charles
ton Jail. on the 18th, of epilepsy.
There is no doubt that the deceased
was insane when he committed the
horrible crimes.
The entire valuation of railroad pro-
pertJ for purposes of taxation in the
State of New jersey is SIC, 229, 563, Of
which more than one-third is made on
the properties OF the United Railroad
and Caual Companies leased 10 the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The storehouse and stock of goods
OF Mr.. A. NJ. MCMILLAN, near Lands
ford. Chester County, were destroyed
BY fire on the night Of the 9th inst.
Loss about $4,000. Insurance, 81, 600
on stock and 5000 on storehousc.
without expecting much OF the
Memphis movement. We can vet vel
come the increasing promise of grn-
dual division of the negro vote Of
which it gives indication" So saws
the New York Tribune
The officers of the royal army and
navy Of Great Britain presented Ad-
miral Semmes, OF the late Confederate
Navy. since the war, with magnifi-
cent sword, which cost $4,000, III
token OF his gallantry and horoism.
1t has been ascertained that there
were about 5000 bales of cotton de-
stroyed in Charleston by the burning
Of the Champion cotton press on the
18th.
The report of the Southern Claim
Commission sent to Congress is in
favor of paying $4,000 and rejects
"a, 440. 600 of claims.
The Democrats now claim u majority y
Of I've ;r the Florida Legislature,