The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-16

o.oAonto AEom SeuatOr IofK, OfOt0er
OF Bender's last victim, and other per-
SONS, all agreeing that the photograph
resembled the murderer. So intense
was the excitement in the vicinity. that
the jailor brought him twice out OF pri.
son, IN order to satisfy the crowds of
people who wanted to see him. The
officers will shortly bring up from the
South young man who answers to the
description OF young Bender. a woman,
said to be Katharine Bender, came into
the Southern settlements, some months
since, almost naked. After obtaining
1000 and clothing, she Disappeared, sn;!
1t Is Thought the whole family have been
IN the mountains all winter, and have
been driven out by starvation. The
story OF assassination that is brought
out by the capture, is one Of the most
horrible on record. No tale from the
French capital, not even the Traupman
atrocity, has cqnal power to horrify with
the narrative that came from Kansas
last Maya family of murderons people
living for months over the secrctcd
bodies of victims. The capture of Ben.
der lnsures that he will be punished for
his enormous crimes, and protects the
people OF some new locality from re.
petition OF them.
a Man SEES HIS Own SKELETON
Col. Feel. of Twiggs County, Ga, went
to Macon, found one bale Of cotton with
his f"ctor, which he thought he had sold
three months ago and spent the money,
had 1t turned into cash, aud felt SO
happy that he got on drunk indeed,
he got so drunk that lie had to be our
rled to friends room. and was so
drunk that it took good many friends
to take him there. When the doctor
who had occupied that room last year
moved out, be left complete human
skeleton standing in ono corner, wired
together. and full length. When Col.
Ieel was laid on his side on the bed, the
skeleton was laid alongside and facing
him. After sleeping three hours, hs
opened his eyes and saw the grinning
teeth. the socketless cye-holcs, the bald
head, the breast and arm bones and ribs
OF the horrid. looking figure. "Whatl
am l dead2 L. this my spirit in the
coain looking at its old tenement? Must
l moye2 must stir? Is there no one
to tell me what to do? 1 will Gy, if it
killsl But 1 am dead now! But + can.
be any worse off" Aud with that he
leaped upon the foor aud out tho win
dow. fortunately landing upon the bal.
cony. where he met two or three Of his
trIsnds and stood treat for sll NJ ost will.
ingly.
Among the treasures Captured at
Coomassie was an old brass snuff box
bearing the features of Aunt Harriet
Beecher stowe King Koffee Kalcalli
will smart for this. In the delightful
groves of Florida, we doubt not thnt the
nimble-witted disco7erer of secret sins
is already preparing a true history of
tie Ashantee monarch and his 1000
wives. Mrs Stoves image was doubt
less used as u holy fetish, and it is not
little singular that such counterfeit
prescntnent should be used us tails.
man by king who annually butchers
1000 slaves.
a Coon CnIrlc. The Galveston
Fexas) Ciriiim has critic who mixes
up things very curiously. In recent
and sober notice of the appearance OF
Miss Alice kingsbury in that city. he
says: This ein star (AIiss kingsburs)
twinkled in the theatrical tirmument.
last night, and had many worshppers.
In speaking Of Fanchon, which she
played. we will omit reference 10 the
whole OF the third and the larger por
ton OF the fourth ncts, being at that
time Engaged at the prayer meeting"
Danbury girl who was accompanied
home quito late Sunday evening, was
upbraided by her parents for the length
of the session ut the gate, and went M
to her room in what is popularity de-
nominated "huir" Tie next morn.
ing her mother. going to call her, was
Mortified 10 tind her in bed with he,
bonnet on. She was so mad on retiring
that she forgot to take it OF. We be-
lieve this is the only instance OF the
kind on record.
y lady has reported her visit to bar
room. After describing the horribl.
paraphernalia Of The bar. she goes on to
state: I'm the rear. upon IL table, the
soul'destroying. awful game of faro was
being played by malLcned, excited NJ en-
This game Of faro i, played with two
sticks, four balls and any number oi
pieces of chalk"
Alexander Mitchell. VI. G., from Wis.
consln, who recently spoke against in.
hatIon. Is rcpnted ,o BE- worth so, ,uoD,