The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-02

Laurenceville (Ga.) Herald: One night
last week, Mr.. Thomas Allison dreamed
that his brother, John Allison, had been
murdered and scalped by the Indians.
He lives in California, and trades to
Oregon. The dream made so strong ian
impression upon AIlfson's mind, that he
told it to several parties in town next
morning. That day, wheu the mail mr.
rived, at IL o'clock! he received letter
informing him of the death of his bro
ther. he was crossing mountain in
oregon, and the party Tas attacked BIZ
and scalped.
DEATH OF NEW YORK JrDGE. The
New York papers of Tuesday announce
the death, on Monday, of John 4. Stemn:-
ler, Judge of one of the inferior courts
of TINT city. The death of Judge
Stemmler was prematurely announced
several weeks since, whereupon Governor
Tilden appointed Mr.. J. T. Mclaughlin,
+" former BaltiiiioToan, to the supposed,
vacancy. AS vacancy now exists, it is
presumed Mr.. Mclaughlin will again be
designated for the plnce.
PRIVATE BoARD1NG." MIR Bicmann
has transformed his large commodious
hotel into IL private boarding house. The
traveller will lose nothing by this, but on
the contrary, will be the gamer. At this
senson of the year, Mr.. B. is renovating
his house from cellar to garret, and put-
ting it into order for summer visitors and
others. His table is furnished with the
best the market affords, and his servants
are polite and attentive.
[HalhaNa Courier.
4 bachelor in Bucklevel, hearing of an
Act of the Legislature for special tax on
all Old bachelors unless they could prove
by two competent witnesses that they
had made Mt least two attempts ut a
matrimonial alliance, mistOok it as the
South Carolina, Legislature, and to es-
cape the penalty of the law procured
two witnesses in one evening.
CGreen,coOti Ne,o Era.
box of hnnd-grenades, similar to
! those used in New York during the ter
rible riots Of 1868. were found i'm sta
ton n-house, in TINT city, recently, where
they had lein undisturbed during the
past twelve years. Through careless
ness in handling there was nm explo-
| sion, and n man lost his arm.
The Washington Republican says that
the ladies in the Treasury Department
are rebellious over the Inconvenience of
Having to hang their cloaks and hats on
one peg. and they demand one peg for
each female. If this is not given, n num-
ber of them threaten to resi- gn at once.
Koya-Inmasamora, King of the Canni-
| bal, Islands, died in Paris, the other
day. Some years ago, the English
turned him out of his Polynesian mo-
narchy. and ever since he has exhibited
himself; but, unfortunately, became
civilized in the process.
A Sioux City special says o. letter from
Gov. Pennington, of Dakota who is now
in Washington, states that treaty with
the Indians for the Black Hills country
will be accomplished within thirty days.
On Friday last, two well-known citi-
| zens died Mt their homes in York County
Mr.. James McElwee near Bethany
Church, and Mr.. Green Gordon, near
Bethesda Church.
A destructive winl storm in the West
is called 'blizzard, "-hurricane.
cyclone, tornado. whirlwind and words
OF that ilk not being sufficiently signiti-
cant.
Mr.. Bradford H. Benson, after several
attempts, succeeded in committing sui
eide, on the 3lst, by taking morphine.
He had been on bender in Augusta
The famous English race horse Thor
mandy, sire of the winner of the Derby
in 1860, died suddenly of heart disease.
Mt Newmarket, on February %.
| Women are said to have softening in
fuence, and instances are not wanting
where men influenced by them have ap-
penred very soft.
A girl in Houston, Texas. eleven wears
OF age, has been led to the altar by q
blind old orsan-grinder.
Girls, bear in mind that God made you
in his own image. and no amount of tight
lacing will improve the model
Mr. F. W. Andrews died Mt his resi-
dence near Phoenix. Abbeville County,
on last Friday, of consumption.
The business portion of the town Of
TiconlerogA. n. T., has been burned;
loss S200,0OO
Mr.. John Stitt, IN old citizen of FAIR
field, died on Tuesday night
| There were G04 deaths in New York
city during the past week.
Mrs. j. A. Brock, of Anderson. lied Il
few days ago.
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