The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-08

second expedition to the Niam MAN
country, where he is extending the au-
thority of the Khedive. lie brought to
Cairo five specimens Of nnthropophngi,
including female Of the Aka or
Ticketicke dwarf race; the Khedivc de-
cornted with the order Of Medjidic two
negro soldiers, who aided Col. Long in
desperate encounter Mt Lake NIroole,
which Col. Long believes to be one of the
many sources Of the Nile. Col Long
leaves shortly for the United States.
ARRIVAL OF GERMAN Ex1LEs.-On the
30th Of June, ninety German religious
cxiles arrived in New York, expelled
from their native country by tile Falck
law. Several weeks before their depnr-
ture from Germany they were ordered by
the Prussian and German policemen to
leave the country. Although they were
offered missionary fields in other Euro
penns countries they resolved to come to
America. Twelve of them are Roman
Catholic priests, sixty nre theological
students and fifteen ladies. They will
settle in the West.
The Guelphs and Ghibbclincs of the
Cherokee Nation have succeeded in get
ting up twcnty-seven murder cases,
which were recently tried before the
United Stntes District Court ut Fort
Smith, Ark. AS result of the trial,
seven OF the scmi-civilized will he hung
IN batch on the third day Of Septcm-
Der. This will be the largest Wholesale
hanging since the execution of the
thirty-thrcc Sioux Indians Mt AIankato,
Minnesota, in 1862.
John Condor, lnborcr, of Chicago,
while ut breakfast, on Tuesday, drew n
revolver and shot across the table ut his
wife, killing her instantly. Condor then
shot himself, intlicting a wonnd which
will doubtless prove fatal He stated to
reporter that ne was perfectly con-
scious of the extent of his crime, and
that he had just cause for it. jealousy
ls supposed tie have been the cause.
Condor WAS sixty-tive and his wife forty
years old.
The Journal of the Telegraph reports
that the "duplex system" of telegraphy
has been successfully applied to the
combination printing telegraph instru-
ments. The first objection to its prncti-
cal use was the mntilation of the printed
slips by "breaks" from the distant stu
tlons, but this has been overcome, and
the system has been in practical opera
ton on the New York and Boston circuit
for the past two weeks.
The first session of the newly organ
lied Mexican Senate will convene Sep
tember 10th. In the meantime, all the
members thereof have to be chosen.
Like the Senators of the United States,
they have to be elected by the Legisln-
lures of the several States, of which
there nre nineteen in Mexico. Each
State choosing two Senators, and the
Federnl City of Mexico two, will make
the Senate composed of forty members.
Tho citizens of Waterloo Township.
Laurens County, adopted the following
resolution: That we endorse his Excel
lency u. II. Chamberlain in his reform
movement, and that we confide not ONLY
in the sincerity of his purpose, but also
In his ability, provided he receives the
earnest cooperation Of all good citizens,
irrespective Of party, to achieve substan-
tial good for the State.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Saline
County, Missouri, propose to start II
bank Mt Marshall, with capital OF
S1OO, 600. The Missouri Farmer thinks
this good move, rs the bank will lend
only to farmers, and Mt n less rate of in
terest than is customary. Tho Farmer
thinks the high rate of interest is eating
the farmers up faster than grasshoppers
or chinch-bug.
The FOURTH IN PAR1s.-The French
are not so scrupolous rs the Americans
in tho matter Of celebrating national
events on Sunday, and on the 4th NJ.
Caubert, IN emminent French Judge,
gave banquet in honor of tho day.
Minister Washburne and other distin.
guished Americans were present, besides
many eminent Frenchmen friendly to
America.
1t should not be matter of doubt
what substance Keeley, the motor man,
finds powerful enough to support the
awful force which his great invention
generntes. Mr.. Keeley's cheek, We
should guess, is strong enough to sup
port pressure Of at least GO0,00(
pounds to the square inch.
Capps and Lane. two colorcd men
We're the happy recipients of the reward
offered for the capture of the outlaw Ap
plewhite. They returned home from
Raleigh few days ago. It is now re-
ported that the notorious Henry Berry