The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-15

MUNICIPAL ELECI1ONS.-.lDeen0 0en
Chester-Maj G. w. Melton. War
deps-J. J. McL,ure, @. Q. Maooy. Jno.
Lee, aud Harrison Bailey. In York
vile. the old board were reelected.
w. az McCorkle, Intendent J. r.
Schorb. Joseph Herndon, Robert
Wright and Edward Wheeler, War
dens. In Greenwood, O. A. O. Waller,
Intendspt; j. r. Blake. Bennett Rey-
nolds. Nelson Brooks, Robert Griffin,
Wardens.
''Papa is deadl" suddenly exclaimed
the little daughter of Mr.. Jones, q sur
veyor in the Nova Scotia Government
employ, the other day. The mother
hushed the child, but in few minutes
the little one repeated the words en-
phatically. During the same day, in
teliigence came that the father had
been drowned. while attempting to
nc!!. R.:tcr n. Harrieon, @ho was
Private, Secretary TO President Davis
during the greater part of his admins
tration, has been appointed Secretary
Of the Mayor of New York Oity by
Mayor Wickham. Col. Harrison is an
ableand accomplished lawyer, highly
cultivated and elegant gentleman, an
apt and efficient secretary.
The Administration organs are very
anxisus that Congress shall order a
now election In Louisiana, and thus
lift President Grant ont of his trouble.
They are already weary of defending
Sheridan's bulletins, especially since
it 10 90 evident that the more the peo-
pie think Of them the madder they get.
On the Goth pltimo. little daughter
OF DR.. John w. Crosby, OF Blairsville,
while playing about the gin.house of
her grandfather. Mr.. James Atkinson,
in Chester County, wss caught in the
gearing OF the gin and killed almost
instantly.
A snow slide occurred near Alta
City. Otah, yesterday, burying two
persons to the depth of thirty feet,
in carting ore. No particulars as yet
have been received, out il is feured
that five men have been killed.
The New York Herald. of Monday,
speaking of Southern State bonds in
that market. says: .'South Carolinas,
under the new administration, are
more actively dealt in by private par
ties. and q better undertone exists"
OHAMBsRnAIN. The Baltimore Sun
says Gov. Chamberlain is on the right
track. and if lie steadily persists in the
course marked out his administration
may prove . blessing to South Caro-
lima, 7'77 *tef'
"a December 27, large numbers of
rnIIAaeNap wakohaH yn kho Ro
st. Hohore. Paris, nearly q whole day,
to attsst the Prince Imperial, who was
at M4olEich AL the time. They had
been looIed.
A,Tepnsssee funeral was delay ed for
half Rp hour to allow horse trade.
Business. before pleasure was the
motto. ~,.t
The Young Mems Christian Asso Ella.
tion OF Chicago talk of moving to
some city where it won't be such hard
work.srs1f
Ip some parts of the country, when
woman begins to get red at the roots
of her hair, Il IL regarded as storm
sighail ~ .''N9 ~
DThe last offender hanged at Carson
City died game. reminding the mob
that George Washington would have
been hsngsd, II be had not succeeded.
Maj. J. 2: Horbach. formerly of
ChaEissi9n. S. e., recently killed. at
Dallas, Texas. Mr.. H. X. Thomas,
agept ot the Texas Pacific Railroad.
OoinAeld s.. Coon. aged twenty-five
yeats. Was arrested at Penfeld, New
jersey. ON Saturday for outraging his
mothes, while he was intoxicated.
MI s. 1R Codsart. OF Lanca ster,
while 80 att fell In 4he fire, recently,
and swasS so severely burned that his
life - despaifed Of.
The fumor ia confirmed that the
assets Of Henry Clews will not yield
the" creditors more than twenty-five
cents op the dollar:
The steemsr Cortes. ON her passage
to London, .vas lost in the Bay of
Biscsy. and six persons perished.
Mr.. W. O. Evaue, OF AbbevilIe
County, diedllast week. Col. j. Nj. W.
Hill, of 6reenville, died on the 11th.