The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-26
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BRUSSELS Court Of Appeals has 2decfd9d
that the will is not valid, andi that the
fortune must go to the legitimate Heirs.
An idea may be formed of the amount Of
the fortune by the fact that the ;Jessttits
had offered the sum Of, 5000, ,OO0f, or
$60O, GOO, to some of the legitimate Heirs
If they would not go to law.
Larkln- Oolson, a. treasury detective,
who was instrumental in capturing the
dies and tools of Mullin, tho notorious
counterfeiter of Wise County, Virginia.
went back to that region about two weeks
since, on receiving what is now supposed
to have been decoy letter from Mullins
| confederates, and is believed to have
been murdered. t@ .
The Prince of Wales, in his tour in
India, will be dressed like an Eastern
potentate, in big turban and baopy
trousers, and his equipage will be AZ
magnificent as it can be made. The in
tention, of course, is to dazzle the natives
with spectacular exhibition of their
future ruler. The cost of this royal
show will be about 81, 900, ,OOO
An 1rishnlnn, to whom some wonder
| ful story was told on the authority of a
cheap paper. declined to believe It, saw
ing that he distrusted all he saw in the
'ohape prints" ''Why shouldn't YOU
believe the cheap papers," he was asked.
las soon as any other?" Because" was
his ready reply. 81 don't think they can
afford to speak the truth for the money"
THAT mr. patch of grounds memrible,"
SAID nm Omaha man, pointing to o grave
oil 6y itself outside the town. 81 reckin
you'll know that. stranger, when you see
1t agin. The ockypant of that was the
first man Horrus Greeley ever told to git
West-likewise he wns hung for stealth
mewl."
A little girl, four years of age, was
found on Sunday last, in the belfry Of
Baptist Church in Boston, with her skull
fractured and her nose smashed. The
sexton has been arrested on suspicion.
NO reason is assigned for the bloody
| deed.
Boston flnancier SAYS that the finan
cial history of this country justifes the
remark OF Hon. Richard Golden TINT the
United States have suffered more from
bad currency than from slavery.
colored child named Annie Burrows,
four years old, wns accidently shot and
Killed ut Kingstree last week, by q COM
panlon who was playiug with shot
gun.
Joseph Banning, Esq, of Greenville,
lin., dropped dead at his home on Thurs
day last. He was about sixty-five years
OF age' and, it is thought, died of heart
| disease.
Near Yonguesville, in Fairfield County,
last week, Linda Davis, colored infant,
three years old, was accidentally shot
and killed by her little brother York,
aged seven years.
"a woman, says Buckle, reaches her
IY,r IN bat 4 - a a,
though her beauty has lost the charm Of
youth, it has acquired that of express
sion."
The Orngeburg Brass Band have
| elected captain, two lieutenants, two
sergeants, corporal, n major, secretary
and treasurer. Where are the privates
to come from2
A fatal accident occurred near Allen
dale, on the Port Royal Railroad, on
Saturday last, by which Section master
were mortally wounded.
ESpring brings JOY to the heart of q
Western editor. who sings, "Soon the
ausKy squaw will be seen straining mn-
pie sugar through her winter stockings"
Boston is terribly excited over the de-
talcations of prominent lawyer, Abra-
ham Jackson. Several hundred thou
sand dollars are involved.
E. A. Webster, q Trial Justice for
Orangeburg County, has been prose-
cuted for official misconduct by the
grand jury.
The height of extrnvagrance in quality
of material reoklessly cut up into every
| Imaginable species Of trimming, has
evidently been reached.
Music is the only sensual qualification
which mankind may indulge in to excess
without injury to their moral or religious
feelings.
A murderer, named Christ, las been
arrested in Michigan.
Those who 60 to law for lumages gen
| erally get them.
Attend Perry & Slawsons clearance
sales of cigars.
"Orthogrammania. is what they are
calling tho rage for spelling matches,
Attend Perry & Slawson's clearance
sales of cigars.
patent has been issued to Mr.. w. w.
Hunting, of Aiken. for an automatic fan.
Attend Perry g. Slnwson's clearance
sales of cigars.
Friendship is the wine of existence.
Patience is bitter, but its frnit is weot.
A good heart is worth gold.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.