The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, May 02, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, May 2,1868.
The Remark* of GOT. Orr.
Buring tho recent meeting of the
stockholders of the Green vi Ho . und
Columbia Railroad, a political pass
age-at-arms occurred between. Col.
Aiken, of Abbeville, and Gov. Orr,
which wo desire to notice. Gov- "Orr
having speculated somewhat in rela?
tion to the probable action of . the in?
coming Legislature uponi the fortunes
of thu Greenville, .and juoiuinoiu
Railroad, Col. Aiken ohoso to ?Ilude
iu unmeasured terms to the character
and pretensions of that body. In
reply, the Governor, wp regret to
say, after discussing th? businoss
point involved, pnt himself forward
somewhat as the defender and apolo?
gist of that Legislature soon to mis?
represent this State. His; language
was bold, and if our comments par?
take of the samo spirit, it will be ac?
knowledged that wo have not pro?
voked tho issue. The Governor said,
in effect, that the gentleman from Ab?
beville might join in tho current de-^
nunciationof the Radical Convention
-might sneer at "the great riflgod
streokcd-stripod-and-spcckleJi " oud
all of that, but ho woaid toll tho
gentleman from Abbovillo, that tho
acts of this Convention were the law
of tho land, and would romai? so for
three, yea, perhaps for ton years
that the gentleman might scorn to
obey, but that tho Convention had
tho power, and ho and all would have
to obey-that there were some things
iu that Constitution that he did not
approve; but that there wero others
that ho did approve; and in conclu?
sion, that it was for the gentleman
from Abbeville to consider whether
his course was calculated to remove
the fetters from off our limbs. In
his opinion, opposition and denun?
ciation would serve but to rivet them
tho moro timely-and hence, as we
presume, his Excellency would sug?
gest to the gentleman that it becomes
him and us to bo us gent?o us doves
and as mild as lambs.
Upon these remarks of Gov. Orr,
as a public journalist, as a sentinel
ou tho watch-tower, humble as we
may be, we intend to make our
comments. We shall not impugn tho
motives of his Excellency. We con?
cede to him tho ?arno purity of mo?
tive that, we claim for ourselves. Dut
wo do contend that it ill became the
Governor of tho State to utter the
sentiments that he, with so much
feeling, put forth on the occasion re?
ferred to. It ill became him to pro?
claim tho power of un illegal body
and to announce tho years of its
sway, and to taunt the high-minded
gentlemen of the State with tho fact
that, nolens volens, willing or unwil?
ling, they would have to obey what
was tho law of the land. You will
have to pass under tho yoko, says the
Governor, and ho seemed almost to
eiu?t in tho thought. At least his
air, es he announced this, was proud
..md menacing.
Nor do wo think that his Excel?
lency should suggest to his people
that they must make up their minds
to endure their badge of servitude
for three, and porhaps for ten, long
years. Wo would, with becoming
deference, suggest to his Excellency
that a moment is too long for us to
wear the yoko; that whilst wo shall
have to bear it, tho spirit of opposi?
tion should be kept up, its illegality
and outrageous character constantly
proclaimed, and the resolution re?
peated and repeated, that in all peace?
ful ways, in ull methods under the
Constitution and laws, we will oppose
this negro-radical rule, until we re?
gain tho heritage which is ours. Nor
has tho firwnrnrtf rvn on Vim if ann
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right to assume that this thing will
last three or ton years. Wo hopo to
shako it off earlier-at least, wo in?
tend to try, and it is our boundou
duty to trj% and ta try by every legiti?
mate mothod that God and tho laws
permit. Nor think we that this
course serves but to rivet our fetters,
as his Excellency supposes. If you
want a man to shake off his shackles,
would you put him to sleep with u
narcotic? If Samson is to husband
his strength and recover his powor,
would you lay his head in Delilah's
Jap, and let him he shorn of his
locks? We reply, no; and vo say
M ?. ;
the hands of radicalism, and would
bind 'this State, band and foot, to
the oar of that Juggernaut of negro
role which is driving over the man?
gled limbs of all that is left us; of
constitutional liberty and of white
men's rights.
' It is our duty to say to jbbe Oo
vernor, with no personal. ill will
whateyer^-but rather with feelings
of gonuine sadness and regret-that
his course, in our opinion, does not
refleot the sentiment H and opinion of
those who elevated him to the Go?
vernor's ?hair. When Gen. Ganny
I stretched forth his baud to seize the
public funds, lio did not, like tho
noble Jenkins, of Georgia, Metellus
like, resist it, and protect the Trea?
sury of tho State. Ho has not, ns
we conceive, vindicated the high pre?
rogatives of his office-thougji the
vindication referred to, w#* admit,
may have had- a mor^ effect only.
He may have meant we'M, brit he has
not always donned1- His political
thoughts and . views'are of the earth,
earthy. Jd bis eburso os politician,
ho^wiH hover about tho table land af
expediency; whilst ho might, as tho
exponent of the people who put him
in office and gave him their confi?
dence, rise to the elevated height? of
principle. Tho Governor is -o^r
senior in our years of political expe?
rience, bnt not our superior in devo?
tion to State and country. We
would commend him to ascend in his
political role to tho mountain heights
of an elevated and elevating Une of
action; and'wo would suggest that
he seek to escape the noxious vapors
that spring from the ireedy low hinds
of a shifting policy.
Let him return to his first love
tho Democratic party. That party is
purer and better than when he won
its prizes and enjoyed ita honors.
Let him throw the weight of his
great abilities and earnest nature into
the Democratic scales of his State
and country, and again will ho enjoy
the confidence of an estrangod con?
stituency. In all that pertaius to a
just conservatism-in all that looks
to tho restoration of tho peace and
unity of tho land-wo will uuito with
the Governor; but we desire it dis?
tinctly understood, that thu intima?
tions of his Excellency, as thrown
out in his dobato with Col. Aiken, do
not tend to that result. On tho con?
trary, they point to a policy which
reconciles our people to negro supre?
macy, ana thus prolongs this disas?
trous sway.
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A Suggestion.
We uotico that the Democratic
Club of Edgeliold proposo another
Convention of tho Stato Democratic
party, to bo hold in June next. In?
asmuch ns tho Convention of April
last adopted a platform which has
mot with unusual favor in the State,
and inasmuch as delegates have al?
ready boon appointed to the National
Convention, to bo held the 4th July
next, in New York, wo are inclined to
think that there exists no necessity
for Convention No. 2. However, tho
suggestion from Edgefield will no
doubt receive the high consideration
to which it is entitled. For one, wo
nre opposed to the movement.
Louis KOSSUTH-TUE HUNGARIAN
PATRIOT.-Our readers no donbt re?
member tho career of this remarkable
man, who, as thc champion of Hun?
gary, stands high on tho roll of
patriot martyrs. As timo rolls on,
how things do change! We seo it
stated, that Kossuth and two of his
sous havo been elected deputies to
the Hungarian Diet. Hungary will
not forget tho mau who added a bril?
liant pago to her history, and whose
grcntnoss, honesty and patriotic fer?
vor have attracted tho admiration o?
the world. Kossuth's dictum was
and is. we sn ppr???. ??Hnngory ia ?
free and ii-dependent country, sub?
ject to no other." Now, that Kos?
suth has ro-entered tho fiolds ol
Hungarian politics, attention will
again bo directed to tho land of the
Magyars.
-? * ? ?-.
General Beauregard writes a note
to a New Orleans paper, indignantly
protesting against the misreprosonta
tion, that while visiting the National
Cemotery at Arlington Heights, he
scoffed at the wove! s inscribed on tho
memorial vault. Remarking that a
trco-hearted soldier fools tho same
respect for the gravo of a gallant
enemy as for that of a brother-in?
arms, he says that ho is yet to learn
that a single Federal grave has ever
A V?t*e irons. Sew Jsrsey.
"We Lave boea favored by our fel
low-towuBninn, J. J. McCarter, Esq.,
with the following extract from a
Jetted written by a New Jersey farm?
er, !*,member of the New' Jersey Le?
gislature:
"It has given me much pleasure ?*>J
hear' through you of the political
movements in the South, vilUQed and
abused os your people now are. N?ver
wero a people, after a surrender of
their arms ?nd cause, more oppressed
than the Southern people have been
hy the radical fanatics who now bold
tho reina of govenim?ufrat Washing?
ton, ."When, the British.Government
put down the rebellion in Canuda,
about the yeal* 1838, for the purpose
of concilium? the good-will of Up?
per and liower Canada, tbat power
gave*them o inore liberal form of go?
vernment than they had before-giv?
ing to them many of the privileges
that thoy asked for, and'not with?
holding from ihem anything that
they had enjoyed before they rebelled
-thus by this means strengthening
the bond that held the colonies to
the mother oountry. Not so with the
radical despots at Washington-their
vindictiveness leading them to use
ovory means tboy could bring to bear
to forge chains for tho Southern
limb-to oppress the energies and
the liberties of a brave and free peo?
ple; by placing over them ns rulers a
servile and ignorant and corrupted
race of men, with whom thoy of the
'North, themselves, aro unwilling to
associate with as equals, either in a
political, social, or civil point of view.
Why, now, do they thus act? The
answer is plain. Because they want
to hold tho offices and political pow?
er, the fruits of which they aro now
enjoying, by enriching themselves
with tho fruits of the hard-earned
prcduots of the producing classes of
tho country. But enough of this.
I am writing what you already know
better than I do."
Tun RECENT ELECTION.-The fol?
lowing official statemeut of the voto
cast at tho roceut election on the
question of ratifying or rejecting thc
Constitution presented by the late
Reconstruction Convention of this
State, not only contains many inte?
resting features, but covers statistics
which are peculiarly suggestive:
rs G ? ti
tc ? _ s
c. r a z
Counties. Q a ~ >
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= = u z =
x ^ ? ^ _ 5
Abbeville. !. ?S?S 2821 1100 8021 ~ 1881
Anderson. ;J704 1812 137.5 2087 1077
barnwell ... 6718 3.157 ?K7 4044 1(174
Boaufort.... 8053 4939 159 5098 2955
Charleston.. 20144 12282 3334 15610 #528
Chester .... 3741 1750 981 2731 740
Chesterfield 1930 722 664 138? 550
Clarendon.. 2353 1402 258 1610 707
Collotou_ 5420 3083 382 8405 1955
Darlington.. 4607 2710 691 3401 1206
?Ugenem... 7056 3472 1072 4514 2512
Fairfield .. . ?509 198? 699 2685 824
Georgetown 3356 2173 145 2618 738
Greenville.. 8572 lOlO 788 2398 1174
Horrv. 1610 406 773 1179 401
Kershaw ... 2743 MOO 329 1735 1108
Lancaster.. 210? 80S 780 1648 458
Laurens_ 4119 190). 1137 3038 1081
Lexington.. 259!> 1105 669 1674 ?21
Marion. 3741 158? 1505 3151 590
Marlboro... -2213 1258 435 1093 520
Newberry .. 3493 2049 802 2851 042
Oconee. 1603 487 627 1114 48?
Orangeburg 6159 2957 1107 4123 1035
Piokens_ 1325 891 434 825 560
Richland... 4628 2501 1248 3749 879
Spartanburg 4449 1430 1983 3413 1030
Sumter. 5157 8426 482 3908 1249
Union. 3383 1490 771 2261 1122
Williamsburg 9689 1614 290 1934 755
York. 4233 1933 1576 3509 724
Total.133597 70758 27288 980-46 35?51
OUTBAOF BY NEOROES.-The Wil?
mington Journal chronicles tho fol?
lowing outrage, as a direct result of
tho inflammatory hu? migues lately
delivered there:,
About 12 o'clock, Mr. George S.
Copes was awakened at his shop,
near tho Journal building, whero he
has a room, by a crowd of excited
negroes, and distinctly heard pro?
positions made by them to take bim
ont and hang him, accompanied with
curses and threats of other ill-treat?
ment. Mr. Copes cried out to know
who was thcro, and the negroes
shortly afterwards concluding that
they wero not iu sufficient force to
make the attack, departed to secure
other assistance, leaving ono or two
of their party to watch the promises.
Mc Copes thou concluding that his
person was in danger, loft his shop
and was seen and chased some dis?
tance, until ho nt last succeeded in
eluding pnrsuit. The excited negroes
then repaired to the residence of his
iain uv, and there made tho most per?
sistent demands to the helpless fe?
males to give him np, supposing him
there, accompanied with every species
of iusult, until at last, fearing tho
police, they took their dopartnre,
leavibg the family in a distressing
stuto of fright. Mr. Copes seems to
have excited their animosity by his
services at tho polls during tho recent
oleotion as a challenger for tho con?
servativo party. Wo aro ploased to
hear that tho name of one of theso
negroes ia known, and steps will bo
taken to have him punished, and, if
possible, discover thc others.
After it was known that Thomas
ville, Georgia, had gone Democratic,
the radicals set fire to the place, and
but for its being discovered in time,
would probably have destroyed the
ANASFTY FEIAOW.- A young man
?with good olothes, bat bad principles,
baa been' charging around Walhalla
foi; several weeks. Ho professed tb
have a hotel iu Columbia, and, on
the strength of thia, bought sfcd for?
warded eggs, bntter and oth^r sup?
plies on ttck. Ugly rumors gpt afloat
concerning /him, but certain kind?
hearted gentlemen were loth to be?
lieve the tales. Atlast, having sticked
the orange pretty dry, be prepared
to 'VtW. Expressing bis baggage to
Augusta, he decamped; . Tuesday
evening, in the direction, it was
learned, of Chu'ksville, Ga. Mr.
Bryson, one of his main 'creditors,
and lue last man whom the villain
r.hcr.lc! hzrc --ttcUip?cd U> defraud,
! followed iu. >t pursuit. Bead was
; overtaken beyond the Georgia line,
I nud forced to disgorge to the tune of
$70. He went on his way :i sadder
1 and, we hope, :i wiser man. ppr
citizens must be more careful hence?
forth. Ooufido not too readily in
strangers, aud for respectability, look
deeper than a slick tongue or a fine
cont. Bead, before leaving, had ex?
pressed his baggage to James Collins,
Augusta; and supposing that it was
already gone, gave up tho agent's
receipt therefor. Unluckily for bim,
however, tho messenger, had declined
receiving it, until duly scaled accord?
ing to the rules of the oompauy. On
it? being returned to the office, cer?
tain other parties at once made legal
seizure; so that noto the rascal has
little to brag of in the way of ''skin*
ning" tho good people of Walhalla.
"The way of the transgressor is
hard." Bead got two "lickings" be?
fore his departure. Bogue?, take
warning. Walhalla is not n healthy
place for "sich."-Picketts Courier.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.-Weare grati?
fied to leam that several Democratic
clubs have beeu recently organized
in different sections of tito District,
and that much enthusiasm prevails
in regard to their formation. The
proceedings at Bolton are published
to-day, and also the second meeting
of the G. eenwood club, at which
several more negroes united Pen?
dleton and other localities are mov?
ing, and we presume will report their
actiou whenever properly organized.
The influence of organization has
already improved the condition of
affairs throughout the Shite, and
must yet accomplish a great work in
redeeming tho people from tho
incubus of inuruivlty. aud dissipating
tho evil effects of radicalism among
tho unfortunate aud deluded negroes,
Prompt and energetic measurer will
bring about thorough re-action, even
among the oath-bound Leaguers.
Let us "carry the war into Africa,"
and make these graceless scamps,
who are seeking to ride into power
on the shoulders of the iguorant ne?
gro, hide themselves from tho indig?
nation of all law-abiding and well
disposed citizens. The reign of such
men oan last ouly for a brief season,
if we are bfit vigilant, active aud
persevering. -Anderson Intelligencer.
The Herald, of yesterday, was ono
moro illustration of the wonders tlntt
are possible iu nn age possessed of a
means of communication that anni?
hilates time nud space. Our news
from Abyssinia was to the 18th inst.,
only nine days from tho date of pub?
lication iu this city. From that dis?
tant and almost inacccsssible coun?
try our despatches, traveling more
than one-third the circumference of
tho earth, recount the progress of
eveuts, and givo tho history of the
battle between the English and the
native forces with more particular
detail than a few years since newspa?
pers gave to events transpiring in
our own or in neighboring cities.
This is an example of what may bo
dono when a press is doveloped under
free institutions, and when the inven?
tions that havo placed this age so far
in advance of all others ure used with
energetic liberality to make a great
newspaper-to lay before tho reader
au net nul chroniole of what is going
on in the world.
[New York Herald, 11th.
Tho latest news about tho fashions,
says the Now York Mail, is somewhat
startling. Fat is now tho rage. La?
dies cultivate it. They are devouring
vast quantities of bntter. mashed rose
leaves, and such like. It is said that
a certain leader of the ton is quito
corpulent, which, we presume, ac?
counts for the style. Wo hail this
new fashion witb?"joy." A now era
is dawning. Our young ladies , will
stop eating slato poncils and chalk,
and commence partaking very libe
imiy ui roast beef and baked beans.
They will rise with tho lark. Thoy
will exercise They will try on tho
wash-tub-perhaps.
Further particulars of tho attempt?
ed assassination of Prince Alfred
havo boon received. Tho culprit was
an Irishman, named Farrell, who is
known to bo connected with the
Fenian organization. Farrell shot
the Princo in tho back, on the 2Mth
of March, at Sydney, Australia. The
ball was not extracted from tho
wound until two days afterwards.
Tho wound is dangerous and pain?
ful, but tho Princo is doing well,
beyond even tho hopea of his physi?
cians. His recovery will necessarily
bo slow.
On Saturday, April 23, snow foll
beavily in various parts of Massa
. "Wo notice; from our exchanges that
Conservative Gobs continue to be in
(.course of formation.-all over the
i State* Will1 uofc Charleston wheel
into line?
Tho entertainment gotten up by
the ladies fm- the benefit of tho "In?
dustrial Association," proved a very
successful ufiair pecuniarily, and will
materially aid the good work. Many
of our business men partoo'c of the
lnnoh provided yesterday.
BEWAUE:--jCircuiurs emanating
from M. Noyes A-Co., ?gents of the
Havana Lottery, are in circulation;
mid the unwary may be deceived.
They propose tn give a large prize,
etc. ; but it is absolutely necessary
that ten dollarashonldbesent. Keep
a sharp look-out for these imposten.
DETENTION OF RAIIAIOAO TKAINS.
Up to the hour of going to press last
night, the Greenville train had not
arrived; the cause of the d?tention is
uukuown. Au accident to a freight
train on the Hamburg Railroad, de?
tained a party of excursionists until
a very late hour last night, and as ii
consequence seriously worryed nu?
merous paterfamilias.
We dropped;iu yesterday, to taki
"pot luck" with our friend, Mr. D,
B. Clayton, of the "Central House;'
aud consequently eau fully, justify
the assortions made hy his "re
gula rs." that Vie thoroughly under
stands his business. The fare is ?in
exceptionable.; the rooms neat nuc
clean; anyl'the charges, we believe
reasonable. His accommodations ar?
ample for transient ns well ns regula
boarders.
INVITATION TO CoSTliUi?TOKS.-De
siring to impart to our column? a
much interest and instruction as pos
aible, we respectfully iuvite contri
butions of all kinds to this journal
political, literary, and scieutific
If there bo poets amongst us, .le
then verses grae? our columns, nu
let us have the benefit of the thought
of the writers of our city on inattei
that might befasoarcuof instruction
Let articles also ou trade and limine
bo prepared, to suggest how the bus
ness of the city may ho increase
and improved. Wo desire to mak
the Phoenix not only tho vehicle c
our own views, but also a faithful T?
flex of the thoughts and sentimeu!
of our fellow-citizons hero and els?
where in tho State. . Wo desire t
have it represent Carolina, as si
stauds, faithful to the memories <
tho past, but alive to tho practici
duties aud the practical policy tin
the exigencies of the times demand
COUKT OF APPEALS-Friday, Mt
1, 18Gy.-Sampson Fogle ads. tl
State. Islar k Dibble for appellan
uo reply.
L. T. Levin, administrator, vs. (
W. Rawls et al. Struck off.
Plenty Pino ads. tho State. M
Maurice for appellant; no reply.
Addison Cookfield ads. the Stat
Mr. Maurice for appellant; Mr. S<
lers read argument of Mr. Pressh
contra.
Isaac Wilson el al ads. the Stat
Mr. Maurice for appellant; 3\1
Pressley'e written argument read I
Mr. Maurice.
Lsaao Epps ads. W. P. Ervin. M
Maurice for appellant; Mr. Pressloj
written argument read contra.
W. W. Ward ads. Harlleo & Pres
ley. Mr. Maurice for appellant; I\l
Dozier contra; Mr. Maurice in repl
John Poison & David Poison ac
tho State. Mr. McMastcr read bri
and argument of Mr. Prince for a
pellants; no reply.
Rachel Lewis ond Anthony Jon
ads. the State. Mr. McMaster roi
the brief and the argument of- ?1
Prince for appellants.
James C. Craig and wife vs. Chi
Gi Pervis and others. Mr. McMf
ter read brief and krgntoent of TV1
Prince for appellants; Mr. S. ^
Melton read argument of Mr. Melv?
in reply.
Wm. Fiueklece rs. A. B. Joni
and wife. Mr. Harlleo road bri?
and heard for appellants to hour
adjournment.
Tho following resolution w
adopted by tho railroad conventii
on Thursday last, but was omitt
from tho publishod report:
Resolved, That the hoard of I
rectors be and thoy are hereby n
thorized and requested, to take su
action ns mav bo necessary to ha
tho Acts of 1861 and 1H60 of t
Gcnoral Assembly of South Carolin
valid.il ed by tho Legislature of tl
State, so that tho guarantees there
may be made available to thc Coi
pony aud bokid-holders, as provid
' ililliii i min iii.?.mi.
MAY DAV.-Yesterday, May 1, wi?
celebrated generally .by tba different
schools in Columbia, and there waaa
pleasant time. Mr. Muller's scholajs
chartered a car, over the Hamburg
Railroad, and spent the day in Le$ ,
ington. Miss McGowan caused till
hills arnaud Taylor's Bpriug to re?
echo with the childish mirth of he\
lurga .Hock; while Miss Martin's]
j scholars passed; a delightful day atj
i Dr. Douche's country scat. Mrs. .
Cordas' youngsters revived the old
sobool appearance of Dr. Marks' '
1 'l).".". l......\,11. . "
THE WHITE Scnr-Hf B Sr-Rixas.-r-An
advertisement in another colurau
announces Die ro-opening of this,
celebrated wateriug place, locatedin
the mountains of Virginia, on How
ard Creek, in Greenbrier County.
Tho situation of the springs is ele- .
vated, nud beautifully picturesque,
surrounded by mountains on every
side. Kates Mountain is in full view,
aud about two miles to the South; to
the West, aud distant about two
miles, are tho Greenbrier Mountains;
while tho towering Alleghauy, in its '
magnificent proportions, is found five
I miles to the North and East. The
springs arc in the midst of the cele?
brated "Spring Region," and inde?
pendently of the benefit to be de?
rived from the waters, a better
situation for the residence of inva?
lids and delicate persons, during the
summer and fall months, eau scarcely
bo imagined. They have here the
advantage of n most salubrious and
invigorating air, and the most agree?
able temperature-cool at morning
and eveuiug, aud at no time oppress?
ively warm. Tho proprietors of the
springs-the Mosjrs. Peyton-are old
hotel men, and havo av?rai compe?
tent clerks. Mr. John Liudsay, who'
is connected with the "White Sul?
phur," arrived'in Columbia yester?
day, and is stopping at Nickersou's.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post
office open during the week from 8'-?
a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from
.?}.? to 5}? p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at f p. m.. and
close at S,1., p. m.
Northern-Open- for delivery at
8'? a. m., closes at 2.4i*p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery 5)??
d. m., closes at 8 p. m.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special at?
tention is called to the following ad?
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning:
Dr. D. L. Boozer-Dentistry.
John D. Bateman-Ice.
Peyton A: Co-Greenbrier, ?cc.
J. Lewis-Sale of Town Lots.
I Later advices from Abyssinia, doted
/oula. April 18, are received. The
very latest reports from Magdala
represent that 14,000 native troops
laid down their arms to Gen. Napier.
Theodoras had 500 soldiers killed
and 1,500 wounded. The Europeans
lately held captivos, numbering sixty
souls, were already cu route to Zoul?,
for home. . Tho entire force of
Theodoras had been, killed, wounded
or captured.
? ? ?
A confirm ed and notorious toper,
of Cleveland, Ohio, named Nicholas
Bremer, after drinking, on a wager,
six large drinks of whiskey and a
pint of stock ale at a sitting, went
to a gas jet to light his pipe, when the
noxious gases issuing from his
mouth ignited, and in a few hours
he died n most horrible death.
Dan. Bice is iu Washington with
bis show. He makes two speeohes a
day from tho arena, announcing him?
self as a candidate for President.
His clownish hits nt Boast Butler and
the impeachment mauagevs are en?
thusiastically received.
Some unprincipled thief, on Sun?
day night, robbed the contribution
box of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
New Albany, Ind., of all tho money
placed in it during the day.
The \ jgilant and Washington tire
engine? companies ore ou. a visit to
tho noigbboriug city of Savannah,
to participate in tho firemen's paradt
to-day.
The official count shows that thc
Connecticut Stato Senate will con?
sist of twelve Repnblicaus and nine
Democrats. The House will have
129 Republicans and 109 Democrats.
Mr. H. W. Heath, of Memphis
has patented an augor, which, it is
claimed, will boro wells at tho rate of
seventy-five or a hundred feet a day.
Tho public lands in Alaska arc
said to extend 305,000,000 of acres.
Mauy of these acres are preserved iu
ice.
Col. Wm. Law, a venerable citizen
of Darlington District, died on tho
20th ult.
Blue is said to l?o the prc vicing
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