The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-23

A few years ago the authorities Of Bos
ton agreed that they ,souldt incur no
debt which: they could; l.; Aos pay the same
year. Asa consef fSencc taxes hAye been
$4,000, ,00osof the municipal debt has
been paid OF: !, III the meantime 1nany
substantial improvements have Been
MHde. Other cities might find lesson
ansthiB. 5gs ,.il$ IS II
IS Thomas a. Goodwin, d praoticing phy-
stcianil of Windsor Township, York
County, Pennsylvania, has been arrested
and committed to prison there for the
seduction of Miss Mary Eichelberger, of
Lancaster, and attempting to commit
abortion upon her, from the effects Of
which she died to-day. The victim was
OF good family, was twenty-three years
old.
The Australian gold production is
much smaller than the yield of precious
metals in the United States. In 1873,
there was shipped from Melbourne gold
to the amount of S22, ,455,6 Our pro-
duction of precious metals for that year
was threo times this amount.
FIRE NEAR LANGLEY. On Friday night,
the barn of Dir. VIM. z. Pnrdue, two
miles South of Langley, WAS destroyed
by fire, together with its contents, con-
sisting of bacon, corn, fodder and other
articles. The fire was the work of an in
cenlinry.
Mr. John W. Pettigrew, wealthy New
York turfman, died in New York lust
week Only week before his death he
expended over $4,000 for three trotters,
Wilson, $40, 600 for Nat. WOodcock, and
$4,000 for Tanner Boy.
The italian Government is seriously
considering the adoption of radical men-
sures for the suppression of brigandage,
murder and other crimes in thnt country,
which have hitherto been trented so very
leniently. 7"e3
REpoRTKD KILLrNG.-There are rumors
that peddler WAS killed in Spartanburg
County, one day last week, md robbed
of about $500. It ia also reported TINT
the murderer hns been arrested and con-
fined in Laurens Jail
MURDER IN EDaEFIELD.-A foul murder
was committed in Edgefield County, last
Friday. While Mr.. Robert Foster, q
planter, wns in the field working, some
unknown persons entered his house und
murdered his wife. Mrs. Lena Foster.
In April next, General Butler is to re-
ceive public testimonial from the CO.
lored men Of Boston. In November last,
he received public testimonial from the
people of the Sixth Congressional District
of Massachusetts,.
DKATH OF THREE VErERANs.-Within
the past four weeks Daniel Cameron,
David Hawn, and Joseph Entler, citizens
OF Sheperdstown, w. Va, and all three
soldiers of the war of 1912, have died.
A Portland chap who, during court
ship, sent his girl some poetry beginning.
''Wss it Clean of Golden Hair?" was
mortified after marriage to see her hang
that 'gleam" over the back of the chair.
. :shake Rag" ..Pull Tight" Hard
Scrabble, Poor Do" and "Steal Easy, "
are the names of localities in Williamson
County, Illinois and '.Hell's Neck" and
''lIell's Half Acre" in Johnson.
On the 9th ult., Capt Staples, of the
tug Bull River, lying ut tiruham's Land
ing, in carelessly handling his gun, acci-
dentllly killed Ben. Louden Cause, an
old colored man.
Tie English admirers OF Gen. Stono-
wall Jackson have presented bronze
stltlle of the Christian hero to the State
OF Virginia. Il is s,id to be good like
ness AZ we'll as y fine piece of work.
Two terrible rain and wind storms
visited Augusta. on Saturday, accompn-
MED by n tremendous hll of hail
Sewers were oyerdowed and streets
flooded
jones Reed. Chairman Board County
Commissioners of Chester, wns convicted
on Friday, before Judge Mackay, OF lnr-
ccnS and breach of trust in office.
Mr. John Jenkins. agent of the Will
mington, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road, in Augusta, died in that city few
days ago.
A crusty bachelor explains that the ren-
son woman puts Il finger in her mouth
when she thinks, is because she cannot
talk and think too.
When IL naughty little boy breaks a
window, he should be punished on the
principle that pancs and penaltie, go
together.
Two men james Gordon, white. and
Charles Ramsey, cOlored were drowned
In the river, near Augusta, few days
ago, by their bOat upaetting.
A correspondent sadly cxclain,s. How
can coquette die happy" She can't, if
there's man around. nnd her back hair
isn't fixed to suit her
The colored miners hays been driven
away by the white miner, from Straits
Vile, Ohio.
Pye & Lumpkin. bankers, Of Forsyth,
ga, and Chapman & Verstylle. dry goods