The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-11

fEh.-d correspondent VI tue Cnurle6.
ton Ne,os says:
The Governor arrived in Sumter
Friday night, aud was met at the depot
by n large number Of negroes und
half dozen weather-heaten brass horns,
the performers upon which styled
themselves the Sumter Brass Band.
After vain effort to get II speecil, the
band played IL tlirge. aud the cuthu-
siasts settled themselves quietly to
await the disclosures of the morrow.
The streets were alive at All tariy hour
to.'lny with the colored gcutry fiom all
purts Of the country. who had CON. to
town III nll manner OF convrynncrs the
night before. The crow! gradually IN
creased. and bean assembling; nrnnn,,
the stand iii the r",r IF The Couit
El"li>c until about !inil-i, ~ J.. M..
when the Governor, Giric! Justice
Moses aud others IF thu. Ri.pc., ln:!-
nAr!es made ib.ir appearance, nuL the
meeting was called 10 order S:a,,.
S 'untor Johnson, from Sumter
County. acted as chairn,nI:, an'; intro
dnced the GOvrrnor. who delivered! un
u i'iress which lasted two hours and IA
huif. lie stated that lie had not come
upon IL political errnnd, that he had
como as the Chief Magistrate uf tie
State to render to the people II com
p!cte account OF his stewardship,
nothing more. After II rrhrnr>;,! Of til:
! dn'irs OF the Governor Of !. s5i,;;r 10
the people who had chos"n ham as
their leader, and th.. rin'lt ol the
people tn dctnnn,l an account ni his
| Ilp Il M, ira,
pnrison b.twr,-n The m1,niiiis;r.: ioi. ui
1870 nnd his own Evnry l,oiat III his
term WAS tuuche! n],uf,, All cluhurat,.
defence "t the O..nsebnr, affair was
riid". nn:!. III ''nurt, full statement:
Of t'.r tinnnc:ai condition %. the S,ta,e-
us l,c ilau found u, unt a' he HOW left
ii ut the close %: his ter;.,. There were
present nbnut 900 l"rrsous, WHO lis
tened, if not enthusiastically. ut ;enst
patiuEtly. There was little or no ap.
p!anse. Here anu there some deeply
interested party would haIloo, "rnlk
on. talk cn till night" But the major
! ity were evidently opposed to this I'LL
day business, aud hcnved sigh of re-
lief when the Governor took his seat, s
| The new comet is not as Yet visible
to the naked eye, but has to he sought
for with telescope. 1t is located "a
short distance South of the star Gam
tun, the upper pointer Of the Little
Bear, or Little Dipper. 1t is o; small
;ize and slow motion, and Is estimated
to be NJ least l00. .00O,u ,uUO miles from
the earth. lis distance has nut ,.s yet
been cnlcnlil el with any degree If ac-
! Il 4, IA
be necessary to ascertain lis direction
aud rate of motion.
In twcnty-onc Counties in the State
10 subordinate Tax Unions are known
to have been organized. County
Unions have bseA orgnuiZ.d in five
Counties. ald in ether Counties steps
have been tnken which insure tie
completion Of the organization by tho
1st Of October.
DEATH OF SOLDIER -Syrscan.
Smith. of tue Post Band, died in
Charleston, on the 9.h. lie had been
III the United States service moro than
twenty years, and was one Of the few
survivors OF the Federal garrieon at
Fort Sumter when surrendered by Mai
Anderson III 1861.
CoEH.-The reports of cxcelleui
crops throughout the South Continue
to be received. Some idea may he
formed ot other States when it is
known tina in Alabama sales for de-
livery this fall have been made ut
City cents per bnsh !, and in Tex IS at
twenty five cents.
John Mitchci has made consy.cu-
GUS start in Ireland. Cork is repre-
scut-0 ns "n1iac>a with uxcitemcnl" un
his arrival, aud 5000 people bore the
we!c. ni:iy torct,. Presently Mr..
Mitchell viii proceed 10 STIR up lic
| British iinu, when the cahlo iEtrii-
8crce vii! become Interesting.
\ letter from Meridian, Texas, says
that Saturday night last. crowd OF
armed men came 10 :he jill and tock
thcrcfrcm two prisoners. Evans and
J.ifreys. and ham: thea Il short dis
tancc from town. The prisoners were
accused OF being cattle thieves
T!!e "baby farming" establishments
of New York have been found to ex-
ceed III horror those o! London nn,I
Paris that created suc,. world wide in
diSHation last year.
| The new army uniforms arc being
is.acfi, ana there IL much complaint
found. The old style is liked tic best,
II we take the testimony OF those who
write Cor tho military papers.