The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-01

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LOOK Our FOR PEDDnEns This
County is infested by sharpers, who
travel in two-horse vehicles, drive fine
stock md carry quite on assortment Of
goods. They generally 60 in pairs j;
they are always French-oniy one will
speak English Ono Of them always has
dead brother. or other relative, that
he ia particularly anxious to carry back
to France for burial. The goods have
to be sold, orgiven away. By arousing
sympathy for the dead brother, and ex-
hibit calico at two cents per yard, they
take in some OF our hest men. They re-
lieved some Of tho Thickety people in
Union County, of about 81, 900 few
days ago. To every ono owning few
greenbacks VIC would say, let these men
alone. They viii! most certainly cheat
you.-C Cor. Carolina Spartan.
Gen. Butler, who is now trying case
at'Salem, b ss been questioned By rep
resentative of Boston paper as to his
opinion regarding President Grants
veto Of tho intuition bill. The General
said he did not want to he interviewed,
but he would cay that tho veto was
great surprise to himself as we'll ns to
othere. He had expected the Prcsdcn,
would sign the bill, and had not enter
taincd doubt that ho would not DO so.
he had not read the veto, but could not
see how President Grant could get
around bis own act of last fall in issnpg
$4,000. 600 Of the reserve. In fact. he
said he did not understand it, unless
President Grant had 'gono back on
himself"
One Of OF the four negro men in our
jail. sentenced to be hanged. has died.
His name was. Patrick West. He was to
have been executed on the 9Th Of June
Two OF the remaining three have been
baptized in the Jail. The FIRST execu-
tion. that of Henry Kilcrease, is to take
place on the 22d Of May.
,s,a. EugefsM Adreriser.
The finding of the board of officers
convened to investigate the charges
against Lieutenant Benner. of improper
conduct, while in command of detnch-
ment of troops, at York vile, few weeks
since, has been forwarded to the Com
manding General.
A young negro girl accidentally hung
herself at Hillsboro township, Marion
County. on the Esd instant. ny entang-
ing her neck in several skeins of yarn,
which were hung to pole in her mo.
TIERS house.
On Monday evening last, an accident
occurred to the up train, between An
derson and Walhalla, by which two
passenger cars were thrown from the
track aud the second class slightly
damaged.
A difficulty occurred ut Hollands s
Store. Anderson County. on the Goth,
between party of young men; when
one OF them, named Reid, shot Ger
man, Edward Girsabeck, so severely,
that his life is despaired Of.
A Boston despatch says the Europe an
and North American Railroad bridge at
Mattawamkeal, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday. cansed by sparks from a
passing train coming from st. John.
Travel is seriously interrupted.
The Hon. Henry Buist, Gen. w. G..
DeSaussure and Mr.. N. Levin, ST., are
the delegates appointed to attend the
Supreme Council of Masons of the
Thirty-third Degree, in Baltimore, next
week. from Charleston.
The survey of the Greenville and
Asheville route has been ordered and
will be commenced at once. Major W.
8. Green, Chief Engineer of the Savan-
nah and Memphis Road, will superin-
tend the survey.
Henry Mailer, clerk employed in an
intelligence Office, 86 Greenwich street,
New York, was beaten to death Tuesday
evening, by his employer. Earnest Mai
ler. Mailer was arrested.
The recent heavy rains in York and
Chester have somewhat retarded furm.
ing.
The floral fair in Charleston was
opened on Wednesday. and proved to
be brilliant success.
Two negro boys quarreled the other
day, at Kingsville, and one Of them was
killed by the other.
daily mail route has been estnb.
!ished from Easily Station, on the Air
Line Road, to Pickeus Conrt Uonsc