The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-01


same Office, the ono on the Democratic,
the other on the Republican ticket
The women usually vote for the best
candidate and cannot be bribed, and
the whole political situation is improved.
at Centralia, Pa, recently, miner,
named Dougherty, lit his lamp and
placed it in his cap, bade his wife good
night, and started from his home for
his regular night work at the mine.
His wife stood at the door watching the
light III her husbands lamp as it gra.
dually receded into the darkness. Sud.
denly size i.eard & report aud tbs light
disappeared. On giving the alarm,
Dougherty was found dead on the
ground, having been shot aud instantly
Killed by some person who was evident
ly laying in wait for him.
The Boston Saturday Erening Ga.
SeHe recalls the fact that Judge Beoja.
min r. Curtis, whom the Democrats
have nominated for the Senate, in the
place OF Charles Sumner, declared at the
time that MIR. Mumner was first elected
by the coalition between the Democrats
and Freesoiiers, that the coalition was
so much subject Of offence that it was
!ndictable AS conspiracy under the
laws Of the State.
CUTTING OFF THE Kellogg, the
Radical Governor of Louisiana, has re-
voked all contracts now in force with
the "oilicial journals" throughout the
State. 4 movement of this kind in
South Carolina would cause the sus.
pension OF every Radical organ in South
Carolina S0yo fyvn Or f],roa
The Governor has ordered an cleo.
ton to be held in Orangeburg County
on the first Tuesday following the first
Monday In November next, to fill the
office Of Sheriff. made vacant by the
failure OF the present incu % bent to file O
new Official bond.
A fire has broken ont in the Empire
Mine, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, and has
hlreudy assumed most alarming propor-
tlons. Large numbers of men are en-
pioyed i'll cnieavorins to extinguish the
lire The loss is already very heavy.
y wagon, containing Martin McCue,
his wife and baby, residents of Jenken-
ton, Ulster County, n. l., was backed
OF the ferry boat, at poughkrepsie, and
Mrs. McCuc aud ncr baby drowned.
AcCTc WAS badly Injured.
There Is Hac opening for renl estate
| sntcn'ator5 i'll tile n.iGhborhood OF the
North Carolina Volcano. Land can be
bought 1T trllilng prices at this time on
the Ba'd Mountain, but no one has an
INCLINATION To purchase.
| Hon -GorLlS. .The New York Herald
OF recent a"trs, fairly bris,ies with u
seutctcu ot Charles Sutnners relative to
The i;npo!oc., ui Initiation. That ghost
w|at ''scarc worth IL ceut' on the
financial question
Thomas Calkin. IN ex-po!iceman Of
|ick>bnrg. attacked J. W. Laylus, local
editor III the ITichSJurysy, cutting him
III the meek with n knife. LAWNS then
shot Ca;::rs twice, killing him in
stanl!y.
Several ;hou.an.: colorc.l citizens re-
s."inS III The ChOctnw and Chickasaw
nuiiohs have complained 10 Congress
that their civil rights are Ut recc guize,l
by the aborigincs.
Antoine Lang died on Thursday, at
De'nhps. Ohio. at the ripe uge Of 100
yrars. He was soldier under Ma.
! polrnn, ANA has drawn pension from
the French Government.
| The President has signed tie Joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
War to detail Il medical officer of the
army TO inquire into aud report upon
Tie causes ui epidemic cholera.
john Roberts, E<q, Of Louisville,
Ky. was caught in IL COW gap on the
Nashville and Louisville Railroad, few
days ago. and instantly killed.
Col Vn!ettc has asked to be retired
from the French army with IA pension
and TO be allowed TO share the captivity
Of Marshal Duzuinc.
| Tho PENNSYLVANIA carpet manuiac.
turcrs have determined to adhere TO the
list OF prices adopted ut their last meet
ing.
The Augusta zee works are busy at
work Will! profitable results. Augusta
consumes daily about $1,000 pounds of
ice.
Thirteen sheep, belonging to Mr..
james Timms, nenr Winnsboro, were
killed by dogs last week.
Master Wm. Bray, of Columbus. Ga,
while hunting, was accidentally shot by
his own gun and killed.
y convention Of the surgeons Of the
late Confederate States will he held in
Atlanta on the Goth Of May.
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