The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-19

AAAs 0oA. - ho"ott, VI bEuud3lcR,
N. G., died on the morning of the
18Th, aged seventy years.
Tue Magnolia IN. C) Monitor re-
ports rust us severely iujuring the cot
ton crop i'll DupIin and Sampson
Counties.
Judge Greene was endorsed by q
mass meeting of the Independent Re-
pub!ic"ns Of Charleston city.
Tie heavy rains in Wilmington, on
Tuesday aud Wednesday nights flood
ed the streets and lots in the less cult
waited portions Of the city. This vas
particularly the case on Fourth street,
in the vicinity and on both sides of
Boney Ridge. where in some instances
the streets were almost impossible.
The witty wife OF noted physician
advises her husband to keep away
from the funerals of his patients, as it
looked too mnch like tailor carrying
home his work.
HOMICIDE "A homicide was COM
mitted near Graham's Cross Roads,
kingstree, on Saturday last. During
dispute, originating about some tur-
pentine, Alf. Barnes was killed by
Nose Allen. Both parties are colored.
Allen is now in Jail.
We regret to record the death of
Joshua Saxon, Esq I, which occurred
at his residence. in this County. on
the Sth inst, after long and painful
suffering with cancer upon the hand,
to remedy which the diseased arm was
amputnted more that year ago. Mr. I.
s. was highly esteemed citizen. His
age was about seventy-thiee years.
LaurensriNs Herald.
We learn that difficulty occurred
at Anderson's Mill, in Spartanburg, a
few days ago, between some young
white men and negroes, in which
pistols. knives, sticks and stones we're
freely used. No one killed.
It is proposed in Tennessee to re-
move the remains of Andrew jackson,
together with his wife, from their pre-
sent resting place at the Hermitage.
to the Northern terrace Of the State
capital at Nashville, where mausoIe-
um could be erected over them. LIE.
gislative sanction and an appropria-
ton will he. necessary, and move
ment is on foot to request both.
The Thames ia reported to be dry
ing up. The. outflow has been much
increased by the new embankment,
which is thought to be the cause.
It is said that the zouaVes and Tar-
COS will Lever again be employed by
the French in an European war.
Their total incapaoisy to Withstand an
attack by highly disciplined troops
was shown during the war with Ger
many.
SUIT AGAINST Mrs. TILroN's FRIEND
Mr.. Theo. Tilton is about to com
mence suit against Mr.. Edward Owing
ton for inducing Mrs. Tiiton to leave
her home at Livingstone street. Brook
lyn. Shortly after the Ply&oBth
Church Investigating committee vas
appointed, Mrs. Tilton left her home
and took refuge at Mr.. Ovington's 3
house, where she has since remained.
The Christian Union, Mr.. Beecher g
paper, says: 1T has been Mr.. Beech
er's fortune to have the weakest things
in him brought full before the public
gaze" If not more 80.
"Irritation of the brain" is the Eng
lish substitute for emotional insanity.
Cotton is opening rapidly in the
vicinity of Walhslla. There is good
deal OF rust in the crop, effectually cut
tintf off the fall crop.
Cotton continues coming in from all
sides, aud shipments to Charleston are
quite br sk. The season has opened
iavorubiy, and we hope. to those i'm
meiiateIy interested, in remunera-
tive point Of view.
williamsburg Republican.
The greut steamship City of Peking,
which ails shortly for San Francisco,
is provided with duplicates of all her
machinery, and so thorough is her
outfit in this particular that it is said
thut almost two engines might be set
up complete within her hull.
Seven thousand girls or" employed
in the silk fuctories Of New Jersey.
Although there nre hundreds of
postmistrcsscs in different parts of the
country, it il asserted thnt not one has
yet beeu Il defuu!ter.
The Anderson MhNiyemcer, after dill
gent inquiry, reports that the state-
ments OF tho farmers show falling
of IN the cotton crop Of that County
OF fifty per cent in the pnst three
weeks. The rust. with the hot weather
of middle August. and cold rains of
the hitter part of the month. is the