The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-13

xssss.sz6Ep pEHMGsrN NORTH ,CARoI.iNAs CIAIMs
TO BIZ Fnsr IN.---North Carolina has just
i claims to be first in many other things
/ besides tho declaration of independence.
" ts no recent prctcnce that the coast of
What Is now North Carolina was the first
portion OF the mainland Of America ever
discovered, ;as far as We havc any trust
l worthy account. In Williamson's old
history OF the State, the claim is suuarcly
put forward. and is well supported by
citations from the records OF the voyages
OF the ancient Norsemcn. Erick, Of
Norway, over 100 years ago, hns left re-
cord OF having sailed Southwark and
Westward across the great ocean until lie
came to land whose description, ns he
gives 1T, tnllies more with the coust of
North Carolina than with any other part
OF America. His story tells of glupcs
nbounding even to the wnvcs insomuch
TINT he called the country Vincland, an
account almost precisely reproduced by
Sir Walter Raleigh's commanders in
their pictures of Wohockon and Rom
okc Islands, which they discovered on
the 4tli of July, 1874. The following year,
on July 2G, the first British colony in
America WIS planted on Roanoke Island,
by Raleigh, and although this colony after
ward either abandoned that island or pe-
rislled on it, it existed there long enough
for Ronnoke to be the scene of the birth OF
virginia Dare the first child of British
parenta5e born in America on the 18th
OF August, 1887. When one considers
that North Carolina thus WAS in fact the
nrSt british colony, giving birth to the
first British child in America, there
seems to be peculiur fitness in the fact
that she was first to assert British free
dom through American independence.
There are other things the State is proud
of. Mount Mitchell, in the Western
portion OF the State, is thc highest noun
tam East of the Mississippi. From North
Carolina Raleigh got his first tobacco and
his first potatoes for Irelnnd--n although
some, rather too hastily, no doubt. claim
that Sir Francis Drake brought the Dotnto
from another portion Of Americn But
| there is still the long lcafcd pine-ttl,na
mater OF tar pitch, tarpcntine and other
naval stores; there is the native home of
the Isabella and ScuppornonS, if not also
OF the Cntawbn; and I,.t, but not lenst.
there Andy Johnson drew his natal
breath.
United STATES CoUnT. In the Dis
tr1ct Court i'll Charleston, on the 1lth.
Judge Bryan presiding, the case of the
United States rs. Jnmcs Malonev and
James W. Hayward, indicted for CON
Splrncy to- impersonntc United States
revenue officers, which WAS partly heard
on Monday, WAS resumed, and after ar
gument by Alr. Earle for til" Government
and Mr. Thnrin for the defendants, the
jury brought i'll Il verdict of guilty. The
same parties were then nrraignrd OH the
charge Of falsely personating n revenue
officer. After considerable delay in or
SnnlzinS jury, the case WIS entered
upon. and evidence heard up to the
hour of adjournment
In the United States Circuit Court.
Chief Justice Waite and Judge Bond pre-
siding, the cases of w. J. DeTreville rs.
Robert Small was resumed. After the
examination of two witnesses the case
was continued, in order to allow the
plaintiffs time to file exceptions. J. O..
Mathews rs. w. B. Gulick, Thomas C..
Dunn, w. Fl. Wise and others, cnmc up
for hearing. The pleadings were rend
and arguments were heard from SIcssr.:.
ID. T. Corbin and 4. &. Magrath for the
plaintiffs. Charles Parsons. Jr., rs.
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com
pnny, complaint for money demand,
came up. Trinl by jury WAS waived.
| .hiSulucit" were IIlillc DS Henry r..
Young for the plaintiff, and Judge 4. &.
Magrathl for the defendants All the
above cases were continued for further
hearing next day.
Er parte Alexander Mattison, petition
for writ of habenS cor}ts md order for
producing the petitioner. On hearing
the petition and iii motion Of y. r. Cor
bin, Esq, ordered thnt the marshal do
produce the body of the petitioner be-
fore this court on Thursday. the 18th
inst, Mt 10 o'clock, and that q copy of
this order be served upon the Solicitor
of the Eighth Circuit.
In the case of the United States rs.
John Fraser & Co. and others, Mr
Samuel Lord, Jr., special referee, filed
his report, and mn order WAS made con
tirming the same.
DEATH OF Cor. JoMN i. Aionr:. Ii is
our sad duty to record the death of an
other of the prominent and useful citi-
zens of Sumter On Monday last, the
remains of Col. John i. Moore were con
signed to the bosom of their mother
dust, after Impressive obscuuics ut the
Church of the Holy Cross. Statcbure.
Col. Moore was one of our large -hcnrtcd,
philosophical, educated and cntcrpris-
ing citizens, and one of the largest
plnnters Of our County. Quailing not
before the great difficulties and changes