The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-25
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States Marshal, day or two ago, seized
about sixty-six barrels of whiskey from
an. East Bay, Charleston, merchant, and
holds 1T subject to the action of the In
ternal Revenue Department. The whis-
hey was tracked from Chicago ria New
York to that city, and is believed to be n
port OF q .'contraband" lot which has
caused some trouble out West. The East
Bay merchant got it in his possession by
n bona. f,ie purchase, md will doubtless
make reclamation for its value.
The West Virginia capital embroglio
Is still unsettled. On Thursday, Judge
Smlth stopped the removal of any and NIL
archives of the State Governo8 Jacobs
and the other State officers intend to 90
to Wheeling. a letter from the Go
vernon states TINT Judge Smith, in ns-
Stunning to take the custody of books,
papers, &c, violntos plain clnstitu-
tlonnl provision, and that he fand NIL
others concerned will be held RESPONSE
BILE.
DEATH or FORMER WEALTHY VIRGIL
MAN. Major WIN. Allan, of Curls Neck,
on james River, Va, died Wednesday,
OF apoplexy. Prior to the war, Mnjor
Allan was perhaps one of the wenlthiest
native Virginians, owning some 1.SOO
slaves and nearly 40, 600 acres of the best
Eastern Virginia land, including the
famous jamestown Island, Curl's Neck,
Clnrcmont, etc. He had his own rail-
roads and engines on his places, und
sailed splendidly appointed Yacht
manned by his own people.
a despatch from New Orleans saws the
Republican hns the following despatch
from brownsville, Texas: Information
has been received ut military heatlounr-
tiers here, that since the departure of
Gen. Davis from the Rio Grande, three
Mexicans have been murdered near
Brownsville. The military authorities
intimate the force Mt the disposal of
Cortinas at 5000 men, 1000 of whom
can be raised on this side. The situation
has become more serious"
FHE CRATER.-The crnter Mt Peters
burg, Va, the scene Of the bloodiest con-
hlcts during the war, seems to have
come into mercenary hands. A reunion
OF Mahones Confederate Brigade, which
participated in the battle, was held mt
petersburg, few d9ys ago, and those
who desired to visit the spot found TINT
before doing SO they must pay the owner
OF the farm on which it is situnted
The devil seems to have roamed free
handed through Troy, N. Y. last Sun.
day: Upward of twenty crimes of n
terrible character were perpetrnted be-
tween sunrise and sunset. The Press
says: $50 numerous were the persons
under the influence of liquor that in two
of the precincts the police gave up mr.
resting them on account of the lack of
cell room" Troy is fine field for fear
less Evangelists.
Some of the Republican papers express
surprise Mt Vice-President Wilson's
hearty reception in the South. They re-
member, perhaps, that when some dis
tingulshed Southern congressman went
to New Hampshire last winter the Re
publicans had abusive hand-bills printed
and distributed, announcing their mr.
rival MS that of traitors and conspirators.
who had no business treading on North
ern soil.
The manufacture of percussion powder
Is ono OF the most dangerous occupn-
tions in the world. 1t is usually made
in some isolated building, removed n
good distance from oil other buildings.
Recently John Donahue, employed to
make this powder for the Winchester
Arms Company. in New Haven, WAS
blown into shreds. In week or two
there were ten applicants for his place.
One reason why King Alfonso cannot
fight Don Carlos md the Cubans very
long is financial one. The revenue Of
Spain is only $50, 900, 900; her debt is
81, $50, 900, 900. and the interest on it alb
serbs the whole revenue. Then the wal
ID costing more than the entire revenue.
1t looks as if Spain would soon be hope
lessly bankrupt.
Notwithstanding storm of rain,
Thursday night the celebration of the
alecklcnburg centennial at the theatre
IN Memphis, Tennessee, was quite sue
cess. The building was comfortably
filled, and the stnge was handsomely de.
cornted with evergrecns, flags and in
scriptions. Ex-Gov. Harris presided.
In the first Masonic Lodge of Jerusa-
lem, it is said, the Master is an Amcri-
can, the Past Master an Englishmnn,
the Senior Warden German, the Junior
Warden native, the Treasurer n Turk.
the Secretary Frenchman. the Senior
Deacon Turk. There are Christians.
3lohammedans and Jews in the lodge.
County Treasurer Gardner, of Sumter.
was prosecuted befsre Judge Shaw, on a
charge Of specializing in claims, jury
tickets. etc, with County funds. The
jury were out nineteen hours without
agreeing. and mistrial was ordered.
The Pope, in answer to petition from
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