The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-17
FJusr WHAT You WANT AT THIS SEASON

Jusr WHAT You WANT AT THIS SEASON. -
Mrs. Hoffman, near the PHaNrx Office,
has some Of the most delightful and sea-
sonAble articles to be obtained-green
pea, strawberries and other curly garden
tpgoductions; lemons, oranges, apples,
tcranberries, raisins, etc. Bologna sau-
eages and other necessaries. which the
tpolite attendants will he pleased to fur
nish.
| Destructive COTTON FIRE IN CHAR
LorrE.--A fire broke out, yesterday
morning. in quantity of cotton stored
In tho cotton press at the depot in Char
lotte. by which about $500 bales were
destroyed, together with the depots Of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
and she North Carolina; the joint depot
| escaped. The loss is estimated at over
5000 900, 100000 insured. The wind
was blowing perfect gale at the time,
and it WAS feared that the flames would
extend to the town, but fortunately it was
stopped. The fremen Of this city were
anxious to render assistance, and Mayor
Alexander telegraphed to the Mayor of
Charlotte, rendering them aid if neces-
sary. The following answer was re-
oeivei:
| CHARLOTTE. \. g., April l6. 1870
| John Alexander. Mayor-IEAR SIR:
am greatly obliged to YOU, but the fire
has been checked, so as to be under con-
troll Of our fire department.
". +. DAVIDSON. Mayor.
| -s>e
A FESTIVE WIDOW How SHE RAISED
BANK CHEcKs.--The gay anil festive
damsel who victimized one Of our city
banks, few weeks ago, has been stir
ring up the. Georgia bankers An ex-
change says:
Shortly after the Louisville drawing.
1t was reported that a widow lady at Lii
Grange Ind drawn q portion of the
grpnd prize. The LaGrangs Reparisr
announced that lady named Jordan.
the hotel, and that she was the fortunate
widow. according to Madame Kumor.
She is described as prepossessing
blonde. between thirty-fve and fortv
years OF age. dressing we'll, with all tho
appearance Of lady i'll her bearing.
About the 25th of March last. she visited
Newman. stopping at the jeff. Davis
House, and soon after meanderel to the
First National Bank there. where She
met the urbane cashier, L. j. Hill She
purchased a check for eight dollars and
ono for nine dollars and seventy i've
! cents. So elegant was she inl her mum
ners. that neither the cashier nor teller.
Harry Fisher. suspected any mischief
hpaSI, ,,,l, .,1,J g
them that she VAS purchasing the checks
to send to q friend in Texas, and placed
them in an envelop in their presence.
they did not suspect deception OH the
part of 40 innocent and ,lemur- a p.r-
| sonage
Mrs. Emma j. Jordan, as she called
herself in Newman. next visited Atlanta,
| where she visited two Of our bankers
and succeeded in .,loing them" hand
| somely. She raised the eight dollar
check by adding the letter ''y"t to eight"
| and Wan 80 careful that after making IA
cipher after the figure eight in one cor
ner, with a fine pen, she traced the eight
| over again to correspond with the cipher
The clever and popular cashier Of ono
OF our popular banks pail her the $50
on it, by which she nettrd S72 clear.
The check for SO. 75 she raised BY adding
tho letters "ty" to mine" and making
| the figures as in the other. The cashier
Of another popular bank shclled out the
$50. 75 TO her, by which she netted s8l. Is.
She endorsed the checks ON the back
"Mrs. S. ]. Evans" The checks were
sent on to the Fourth National Bank Of
New York, who returned them to the
First National Bank at Newman. Here
the 'trick" was discovered for the first
time. The amounts first stated ''SS"
and 80. 75"--were entered OH the stubs.
The question arises. who loses the $l53. rs
Mrs. Emma ]. Jordan, alias 8. J. Evans,
obtained?