The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-28

1Oaus Was uoattoye4 ny Hre on Cne Iotn.
The frey discovered between one and
two O'clock In the morning, and IA the
end windows of. the store were found
fopen, It was supposed thet tho fire was
the act OF inoendiaries and robbers. Mr..
Kennedy lost his furniture, stock OF
goods, books and papers. The amount
Of insurance is not known, but is be-
lieved to be sufficient to cover the greater
part of the loss.
The people Of New York State nre
being bled pretty badly in the construc-
ton of the new capitol building Mt
Albany. The law passed in 1864 provid-
ing for the erection oil II new capitol
| limited the cost to 100000 About
one-third of the building is completed,
and 81 ,3i7, 800 have been expended, and
now il III estimated that it will cost over
S12, 900, 900 to finish it.
The first ounce of blood injected into
Gen. Frank Blair cnused effects upon the
General similar to intoxication. Upon
investigation, the physician discovered
thnt the subject who had furnished the
blood had been on bit of spree the
day before, and with the blood Ind been
transferred some alcohol. II WAS clcnr
case of drunk by proxy.
The great men among the coiorcd clc-
ment Of Chester County nre disappear
ing from the stage of life with amazing
rnpidity. Barney HUMPHREYS, Sancho
Sanders, Prince Young and S. G. Nc
Cullough, who ut different times were
honored with prominent positions by
their brethren, hnvc died within the past
few months.
The President and Directors of the
Chester and Lenoir Railroad, have made
a. contract with George ". Melton, of
Chester, for the completion OF the road
from Yorkvillc to Dallus, n. c. The
grading between those points is nearly
finished, anil II force in the employment
OF the company is now working on it.
Says The Chicago hitter Ocean on the
terrible anxiety of the Republicans to
| fold the South to their embrace: "Thc
North has been looking over the brink
with hand outstrctched;" and it might
have trnthfully added. with IL bayonet
in it., rs far rs the Administration party
| is concerned.
1t looks very badly that the Govern
mcnt has to appoint General John Peter
Clever Shanks Il special commissioner to
prowl around the Indian agency officinls
| to see whether theynre stealing too much
or not. ShankS is now investigating the
| short ratinnS at the Cheyenne and Wichita
agencies.
The dwelling and out-houses of Mr.
John W. Almonds, Of Marion, with all
their contents, We're entirely destroyed
by fire on Monday morning Inst, about
10 o'clock, when he and his family were
out in the field at work. From all the
| circumstances connected with the burn
| ing it seems to be work of an incendinry
Buildings aggregating in value more
than $500, 900 are now III course of erec-
ton in Atlanta, Gn. The Herald, of that
city, argues that the cause of this is tho re-
enactment of the usury laws, which COM
pelS capitalists to seek other investments
than stocks, bonds and commercial
papers. y
Queen Victoria's last drawing-room
reception, ut buckingham Palace, wit
messed an extraordinary nssemblagc of
the nobility in gorgeous array. All the
serene highncsses in the kingdom were
there, and the rustic and glitter of satins
and diamonds were appalling.
There is not single rnilroad track
crossing the mountains from Dalton, Ga.
to Charlottesville, Va, distance of over
400 miles, and the Spartanburga and Ashc-
vile Railrond will open up an immense
area of the richest country on the CONT
nent.
Cnrruth, of Yin.land. is getting we'll,
with bulht in his brain Anthony,
OF Lenvcnworth, another perforated cdi-
tor, is also baking the doctors. 1t only
shows how har,l thing it is to kill IN
editor
The grasshopper panic in the West is
dwindling somewhat under more en-
cournging prospects. Reports from Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa are
all OF n more hopeful character.
Miss II. G. Levy, who made her debut
In Charleston few years ago rs mn ANA
teur, made her appearance in Washing
ton, on the 9th. in the character Of
pauline, as n finished actress.
The tire" Empcrors William, Francis
Joseph and AloXan1cr-a to meet and
confer nt Ems. What comnotion will
take place on Change until the momcn-
tous question peace or warts decided!
a United States soldier. stationed in
Chester, where le married. attempted
suicide. because his wife refused to go
to his Georgia home ut the end of his
term of enlistment.
| The municipal election at Fort Mills
resulted III the election of r. Il. Withers
for Intcndant and Is. +. Powell, N. G..
Bradford, Colonel j. III. White and Ray
mond Gibson Wardens.
| The Indies Of Texas are cndeavorinp to
collect money for the purpose of pur-
chasing home for Jefferson Davis in
| that State ond ,,reSa0tino II fO him