The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

m!dd!ing uplnnds, nothing below low
mlddling, deliverable July or August.
1916. Yarns AMI fabrics dull but not
lower.
IHE RAGING GnAss-HoPrEn-A WAR OF
DIFFERENTIATION INsTrrUrEn IN PLATTE
COUNTY. Our people have been busy for
the last week i'll endeavoring to extermi-
nate the grass-hopper pests among us.
A battalion of our citizens, two nights in
succession, last week, surrounded them
upon the Court House Campus, all
with torches in hand, liberllly saturated
with conl oil, and went for the grass
hoppers with vengeance In some
plnces they were three and four inches
deep, and it was fun for the boys but
death to our visitors when the little
devils were enveloped in sheet of
tame. In other portions of town the
same process was being carried on. On
Mondny lust, about twenty of our citi-
zens, male and female, surrounded n
small squad of about lou, 900, 900, which
had just made their appearance through,
Mrs. Marshnll's 8 pasture, and drove them
to the centre Of Church street, where
plank had been put to head them of,
with straw scattered in prolific album
dance immediately in front Of the barri-
cadc, upon which they were driven,
when it was set on fire, destroying about
o0, 600, 000 ofthem. These efforts though,
Mt their destruction, seem to have di-
mlnlshed their numbers to no percepti-
BILE degree whatever, and our people
have become more or less disheartened.
and have about concluded that no effort
of theirs can stay their ravnges Whole
fields OF wheat, corn, grass, and the
most OF the gardens in our County have
already been sweptas clear of everything
rs If simeon had blasted them. Our
County Treasurer, who is noted for his
vcraclty, states TINT un army of grass
hoppers, about 100 yards wide, ntte1n pied
to cross Platte River, Mt Burnnll's Ferry,
on Wednesday last. Arriving ut the
brink of the river they made no halt,
but plunged headlong into the stream.
This march was kept up from half-pnst
IL o'clock in the morning until late in
the evening For miles up and down
the river the water was living mass of
grass-hoppers. MIR. Darnnll mt once
summoned his whole force of farm
hands, consisting of twelve men, who,
with the aid of clubs and sticks, kept
them from returning to shore or cross
ing, until they became exhausted and
tionted off with the current. Mr.. Dnr-
nall thinks that at least 500 bushels were
destroyed. Our friend thus saved about
100 acres of Us fine wheat ns he ever
raised.--Ptaae City (Mo.) Landmarks.
TwEED's CONDITION The Warden of
Blnckwell's Island states that William III.
Tweed was examined recently by three
distinguished physicians, who shy that
he is affected with heart disease and an
affection of the kidneys. They did not
express any fear of Immediate danger,
but thought that his situation was suf-
ficiently grave to justify unusual con-
sideration on the part of the keepers.
Tweed is now allowed to sleep out of his
cell, for the reason that he has grown so
stout that it is impossible for him to get
in the door OF one. Even if he could be-
squeezed in, the bed with which each
cell is provided is too narrow for his
bulky form, and there is not room for n
larger cot. 1t is said that the grind Jury,
In making their presentment, will recon-
mend thnt Mr.. Tweed be allowed more
privileges in consequence of his sick
hess.
WESTERN EPISODE An Indinnnpolis
despatch to the Cincinnati GazeHc saws:
Henry Palmer, of Columbus, had wooed
and won the affections Of Miss HoDD,I