The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-17

The bankers of the United States meet
instant, for the purpose of organizing q
National Centennial Bankers Associa-
ton. They propose to have a depart
ment in which they will exhibit coins
and aotes Of the country from the date
of its settlement to the present time.
and specimens of all coins since civiliza.
ton.
HONEY AND DEATlI--A couple of ne
gro men were killed by falling limb in
the woods near Greenwood, on last Fri
day night. They had gone out to cut
down bee tree, expecting to get load
Of honey. The tree was felled and q
r;::;!: made for the honey. While the
negroes were hard ut work, limb of the
tree, which had broken off and lodged,
fell upon them and killed them.
[1bberil'e .Mcd;;:m
Hon. John c. New, who will shortly
succeed Gen. Spinner ns Treasurer of
the United States, has declined public
dinner ut Indianapolis, because he is yet
untried in the duties of his new position,
and would rather have something to
show In the way of public business be-
fore he goes to bnnqueting. Mr.. New is
an exception extraordinary to the pre-
sent race Of public men.
Mr.. Lewis Mnheffey, who lived near
GoodSions' factory, Laurcns County,
while engaged in repairing nm ag ricultu-
raj implement on Friday Inst, fell across
n pile Of lumber and received internal
injuries, from which he died during the
night. He was about sixty-five years
old and highly respected by his many
friends.
The philnnthropists are subscribing
libcrnlly to the fund for ten-ncre idiot
asylum in California. The solicitor goes
up to a philanthropist and says "How
do yc do, my good man2" Then he
reads the California Republican platform
to him, md the philanthropist, with nm
$500.
Frank Palmer, editor-in-chief of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, has been made
member of the commission to treat with
the Indians for the Black Hills. If the
expedition wants any Indian outrages
manufactured in transitu, Mr.. Palmer is
their man. He is the miller-in-ohief of
the Southern outrage grist.
United States Marshal w. D. Jenkins
and VIM. d. Street, scout and guide, had
desperate light, q few days since, with
band of Cheyennes in Rawlins County,
Kansas, and succeeded in driving them
of after killing seven of their number
The removal of Governor Axtell from
Utah gives the Mormons much uneasi-
ness. They nre afraid that Emory, the
new appointee will exhibit anti ti-iormon
proclivities, and make war on polysamy.
This is probably the fact.
A man who went to Europe last fall to
escape the Beecher trial, burst into tears
on his return to New York this week.
| when he heard Mt the wharf that it was
still in progress.
| A destructive storm of wind and rain
passed over Sumter County, on the 18th
Houses and fences were demolished nnd
limbs of trees went flying through the
/ air No lives lost.
A colored minister in Abbeville, who
had been Beecherizing, submitted to n
severe whipping from his pnrishioners
and then left the country, rather than
submit to trial.
A party of colored boys at Hodges de-
liberately stoned young companion to
death, few dnys ago, in imitation of
Stephen.
a new post Office has been established
Mt Mountain Ridge, Spartanburg County.
and D. D. Davenport appointed post
master.
The old song, 1.-THE Sword of Bunker
Hill, will be fashionable ut Boston this
week.
43 deaths in Charleston for the week
ending the l2th-whites IL; colored 80.
Maj. Ephrnim Corley, of Lexington,
died ON the Sth instant.