The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-21

ON the Auditor of this County and pro.
tested against the assessment on real
estate, and cited him to the Constitution
and tho Act Of their own Legislature
npon the snbject, and his reply was, be
chad received orders from Columbia
/; TINT the assessments on lnu1s must no.
be lower than last year"
p. S. FIELDER.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY or UNITED STATES
INTERNAL REVENUE WAKRANTs. .-Satur.
day evening two men giving thon oi
Ii. l.. Mason and l.. Edwards were
arrested by detectives in New York.
charged with robbing the Office of Com
missioner Douglass, In the United States
Internal Revenue Burean ut Washing
ton, Of large amount of Treasury war
rnnts or vouchers. The true names Of
the parties are reported TO be Williams
and Moore, and they are both well
'-nown in altimore-Wi liams being Il
lawyer, and has been practicing in tha;
city for somo time, but with Moore,
who was formerly clerk. originall,
camo from Washington. $4,000 is the
/ amount specified in the charge, but y
larger amount is missing. and othel
parties are said to be implicated. 1t is
stated that the loss OF the warrants is
only n part of tho affair, aud that II
heavy deialcation has been committed,
and that tho principal party is ut large.
Both the men arrested nre of highly re-
spectacle Washington families, and have
always had good regulations.
HOMICIDE homicide was com mmlt-
ted ut tho house OF Il Mr.. Morrow, in
Columbia County, Ga, last Thursday.
Aqnarrcl took place between Mr.. Nor
row and his son-in-law, Edward Hill,
who was qnkp drunk and qnarrclsomc.
MIR. Morrow told somc freedmen to
take Hill out OF tho house, as he Was
afraid for his lifc. One of them closed
in on Hill, when Hill drew knife and
stabbed him to tho heart. Tho negro
held on even after the blow, but Hill
got loose aud ran of. Afterwnrd he
gave himself up to tho authorities. Hill
is represented to be u dangerous man,
and quito quarrclsomc when under the
influence Of liquor. His inther-in-law
MIR. Morrow. has long bcon in fear oil
him, and henco his call for aid
A HANDSOME PRorIr. The following
statement is made of tue yield of one
acre Of land on the plantation Of Col.
Warthen, in Washington County, GA
Five bales upland cotton sold for 500
premiums taken at two fairs, S2G0; l3U
bushels cotton seed, sold Mt 6 cents pei
bushcl, $3.50; total. Sl.2G0.
Cosr AND CHARGES. 400 pounds
guano, Si5; 400 bushels compost, $40
sixty bushels cotton seed, SIG; seventy
loads pine straw. $40; labor in picking,
&c.. $50; total S17l; net profit, 81, OS9
There aro thousands Of acres ol
land in South Carolina that, with
care in cultivation, will produce frou
thrce to four bales Of upland cotton.
FIRE-Tho dwelling house and
kitchen Of Mr.. Wm. Stribling, near
Cano Creek, in Oconce County, was ell
tirely consumed by fire on the night oil
the 14ti inst. The fire originated from,
u box OF ashes. In the effort to get or
tho house by means of ladder, Mr..
Stribbling was thrown to tho groun,
and seriously Injured internally. as vel
as having his arm badly strained. by
tho falling of the ladder. Nearly oil the
contents of the house were bnrned
which, with the building, makes th,
loss very heavy one. W. are glad t
hear that MIR. Stribbling is improving.
heowee Courier.
Miss MARY ANNE BUIE.-This enter
prisiug lady is now in Augusta busil,
engaged in putting the last finishing
touches to her large cotton claim. AL
the necessary evidence has bden clicitet
and she hopes. with much reason, at al
early day, to be in possession of u yer,
snug fortune.
Walhalla continues to improve. SIEVE
ral new buildings are going up, nnd &
number OF old ones are being repainted
The trade Of tho place has been large
and moro profitable during the past fal
than during any previous year. Th'
cotton trade Of Walhalla is becoming