The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-03

While attempting to arrest colored
man, named Lewis Cleaveland, in Toe.
GOA City, Gasa on the 39th nit ON a
charge ,of attempted rape and mSrder,
Mr.. Willie Dixon was shot andykilled
IbY the negro, who then sucoeHded in
making his escape. The citizens EN-
1paasse are seatching for him, ahnd III
ea1ght, he will be lynched.
H. A'man who was bitten by dog is at
Bellevue Hospital, N. T., suffering
/ from what physicians call lyssapho-
bia. That Is the condition OF the pa.
tie1t who has persuaded himself that
he has hydrophobin, and who by con-
stantly brooding over it, has at last
brought upon himself some of the
symptoms Of the disease.
One day last week. party of wo-
men, dressed in mems attire, visited
{. nan in the neighborhood of Goshen
Hill, Union County. who had whipped
his wife unmercifnily few days be.
fore, took him out and administered o
very efficient dose OF "bickory oil" to
him, to let him :'hnow how it was
himself" '+
A HEAVY VERDICT IN GEoRa1A. -On
Thursday last, the State of Georsia re-
covered verdict Of $4,000 against
the Scofield Mill Company, Of Atlanta,
Ga. The complaint charged that the
amount claimeI was paid out for rails
aud spikes by Bullock s. Blodgett
which the mill did not furnish.
A raid was made ON lot of illioit
whiskey, in Greenville, "a few days
ago; but the United States officinls
we're forced to strike their colors sh ort-
~ afterwards, aud give up the whis-
key. There was no resistance. ns the
black aud white "moonshiners" out
numbered them-so they said.
Two workmen in Beatty's quarry, in
Bradford, Conn, foolishiy tried to
drill out heavy charge of powder
which bad fuilrd to explode. The frio.
tiou OF the d:il! exploded the charge,
and both men were seriously injured; !;
Que has since died, and the other lies
l'n II critical condition.
The first session of the forty.thiid
Congress has closed, and developed no
great statesman, no hopeful Presi-
Dental candidate. The shore is strewn
with the wrecks Of great reputatious
Only two men come ont conspicuous-
Butler for pure cussetihess, and Grant
for pure luck.-Iribune.
SoMETH.NG For YoUNG AMERrCA. =
The young idea of Augusta are de-
cidedly progressive and precocious lot
of Juveniles. They have thoroughly
organized infant fire department, com
posed Of three hook and ladder CON-
pauies aud Il hose reel. all manned by
boys under fftern years old.
ELECTION AT MounTR1Ry. I'VE The
following is tho result of the election
held ut Moultrievilie for Intendant and
Wardens: Intendant-C. n. Simon
ton. Wardens-W. j. Gayer. o. A.
Bowen, G. Wulbern, B. A. A1ucken-
fuss, A. D. Cohen, J. a. Devereux.
DEArH OF GEN. JAMES CANTEY =
Gen. James Cantey. formerly of Ker-
shaw, died on Tuesday last, 30th ult.,
at his residence nt Fort Mitchell. Ala.
He had been in q critical condition for
some time. and the news OF his death
vas not unexpected.
a man wfo was formerly citizen OF
Ao6ocG0s AocoAhOo JOotoSNdy oAtof Oo-
ing absent since 166l-thirteen years
He fonnd that his wife had married
again, and her second husband was
dead. His name was not Enoch Ar
den.
The New York Times advises the
Republicans in South Carolina to turn
ont Moses. land elect an honest man. "
The Republican party is promising to
do this. bat the trouble is that they
haven't an honest man in their ranks.
Charlotte Observer.
A terrible disease, the character OF
which is unknown, has broken ont in
Ilacolutam. Mexico, and become epi-
demic. Government is assisting the in.
habitants and adopting measures to
prevent the spread Of the malady.
Some scoundrel threw a rock into an
excursion train on tue Western North
Carolina Railroad on Saturday last.
1t strnck q boy in t. head and carly
killed him.
At Chew Magma. Somersetshire,
England, they had an earthquake not
equal to the ono on Bald Mountain,
though at the latter place they only
chew fine cut.
The bluck brute who committed the
rapo upon Miss Healy, Of Wake
County, n. c.. will be hung on the
9th inst. The jury brought in u ver-
dict ! n {iya Vn;pnfoc