The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-06

AoAOW Rocoou8oE III tuo Olopp0 OORE,
taking ont my watch, but keeping my
eye steadily upon her, eve shall be in
less than ten minutes at the Custom
House." A spasm-a flicker from the
guilt within-glanoed from her coup.
tensccs.
"You look very good natured, SIR"
stammered she.
bowed. and looked considerably
more 80 to invite her confidence
"If WAS to tell you a secret, which
is too much for me to keep myself,
oh! would you keep i: inviolable?"
II know it my dear madam; know
it already" said I, smiling; ''it is lace,
is it not?"
She uttered little shrek, and-yes,
she had got it there among the criuo-
line. She thought it had been stick
ing out, you see, unknown to her.
'Oh. sir" cried she, ii. is only ten
pounds worth; please to forgive ne
and II! never do it again. As it is. 1
think shall expire
"My dear madam. replied I. stsrnIy.
but kindly, ''here is the pier, and the
officer has fixed his eye upon us. l
must do my duty"
rushed up the ladder like lamp.
lighter. l pointed out the woman to
legitimate authority. 1 accompanied
her upon her way in custody 10 the
searching house. l did not see Ler
searched. bnt I saw what was found
upon her, aud saw her hued aud dis.
missed with iSnominy. Then, having
given up my emolumepts as informer
to the suburdinate officials, 1 hurried
oil III search Of the betrayed woman to
her hotel. gave her lace twice the
vaIns OF that she lust, Eai.l her fne
aud explained.
You. madame. had .clJ worth OF
smugg'ed goods about yonr person; I
had nearly fifty times that amount 1
turned in!ormer. tna,lnme. let me con-
vince you, for the sake OF bath OF us.
You have too expressive connte-
nance, believe me, and the oi1icrr
would have found you ous at all events,
even rs did myself. Aro you salts
| fed, my dear madame? II you still
fec! aggrieved by mo in any wuy, pray
takn more lace; here is lots of it,"
When finished my explanation the
lady seemed perfectly satisfied with ny
little stroke Of diplomacy. though she
wou!d have doubtless preferred u little
less prominent part IN it.
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SERIOUS RIoT-SEvERAL KILLED Ash
MANY WOUNDED The election ut En-
| fnnla. Ala. progressed peacefully until
i2 NJ, when the negroes attempted to
! rescue II prisoner from the custody of
the Deputy Sheriff A general riot oc-
curred, and several whites and blacks
wero wounded and some killed. Mar
shai Willford was with one Of the pro.
minent citizens just before the riot
began, and sent him to preventit. The
negroes ran over him, and fred the
fret shot. The disturbance was quite
sanguinary. Six whites we're wounded
- one of them, William Keith, NOR
tally. Three negroes we're killed out
right, aud as far as heard from seven
| ty-four we're wounded-ten or fifteen
Of the number mortaIly. Since the
fight. five have died and three or four
more will die. The difficulty grew out
OF the abuse of q negro who had voted
the Democratic ticket by several Radi-
Gal negroes, chief among whom WAS
one very bad negro, Milas Long. Seve-
raj gentlemen rushed up when they
saw tine abuse being heaped upon the
Democratic negro, and when ne had
received several blows, they rushed in
and ordered the mob to desist. Milas
Long offered to draw a pistol on one
Of the whites, when he was told not to
draw Il weapon thurs, as he would be
killed. With an oath against. the
whites, and daring them to come on,
he drew out his pistol and fired. Iu
an in slant general fire from both
whites and blacks commenced, which
the latter stood for second or two.
and then gave way in Que Of the wild
est stampedes ever witnessed There
we're probably 500 shots fired by both
sides, majority of them being fired
by the whites. The negroes cnme in
from the country armed with pistols,
heavy clubs, wheel -spokes, etc. They
were very aggressive upon those of
their color who voted the De mocratic
ticket. FOR q few seconds after the
firing ceased the negroes began to mass
for renewal Of the fight, but seeing
that .he whites were nrming to receive
then they again scattered. and quiet
Was soon restored.
Fruitful California, the land of fine
wheat, and "old rye" and oranges,
figs ,1big pears and olives, and Of the
fat cattle on q thousand hills, and Of
| the bip traas Of SJ ,r;pooo op,l n,,I,ro