The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-29
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&.CIam chowder today. IL o'clock, at
Fritz Konernan's, opposite the Market.
Doll. steady rain. Sunday night and
yesterday.
There were six deaths in Columbia
for the week ending tho 26th-whites
two; colored four.
A false alarm of fire, last NIGHT
caused the department to turn ont
about o'clock.
The rain storm, yesterday. washed
off the circus bills from the bill
boards, nccessita,ing complete re-
nswal.
The artificial stoue pavements have
pro7en failures in Columbia, Charles.
ton eId Augusta; and now We Gee
Charlotte, N. c., bus determined to
give them trial.
Tho Chamberla;nists are stumpina
the State energetically. On Friday,
they bad speecbifying. by the leading
big guns, at Walterboro, Colletor
County. aud yesterday at Chester.
To-day, Spartanburg will have yisi.
tation.
The boarding house of Mrs. S. +.
Wyatt. on Plain street, was entered on
Saturday night, and robbed of trunk
iuli OF winter clothing. a quantity Of
PROVISIONS, etc. The empty trunk was
fouud next day, but no clue to the
robbers.
The examinations for the scholar
ships will be held at the University, on
Thursday, the lst of October. The
term will begin on the 5th. Those
proposing to enter the University ara
expected to be present for examination
at the same time with the candidates.
namely. Thursday morning, at 9
o'clock. at the library OF the Univer-
sity.
WIFE MURDER-ATrEslprED SUICIDE.
Last night. about half past Z O'Clock.
there was fearful outcry of "mur-
der. in tho upper part of the city
Excited people hurried in the direction
Of tue sounds, when it was found that
the awful screams proceeded from 4
woman who had received her death
wound from her husband, at the board.
ing house OF Mr. L. Hunt, on NIaiu
street, near E;mwood avenue. The
| ,nme OF the murderer is John B.
harrington. n native of Newberry, S.
g., who. shortly after the lutte war,
removed to France, where he married.
1t appears that husband and wife disa-
greed, and several times recently harsh
words passed between them-he
Threatening to take her life. Last
night, this jarring was renewed, and
he stabbed her in the neck,
penetrating the jugular vein. and.
as is supposed, stabbing himself
severul times in the breast, near the
heart. The wounded woman rushed
to the window of the bedroom and
gave the alarm, and then fell back.
ward. When Mr.. Hunt and other per-
sons entered the room. husband and
wife were found lying by the side Of
the bed. in puddle of blood. Mrs.
harrington was placed upon the bed,
where she expired in few minutes,
Medical attendance was sum moned, and
the wounds Of Mr.. r. (which be says
were inflicted by his wife) were. at
tended to. He conversed pretty freely
with DR.. Hydrick and other persons
in French and English-apparently
perfectly cool and calm; declared that
his wise stabbed him first; and that he
wounded her in self-defence. Hrr.
rington is respe ctably connected in
Newberry. is moulder by trade, and
has been at work for some time with
Messrs. Goldsmith g. Kind. Three
interesting children-the eldest seven
years old-are the result OF this ill
fated union. The snpposition is that
Harrington, after using the knife-a
wooden handled instrument, about
four inches long-attempted to com
nit suicide. He is young man, ap.
parently about thirty years of age.