The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-26

from Rome for America, and that he
is now treating with Napoleon III for
the sale of the Farnese Palace. the
palace and feudal property at Capra-
rola, and the Neapolitan steamer at
Civita Vecchia, for the price, altoge-
ther, of l, ,2OO,0 600 scudi.
The best paste is made by dissolv-
ing one and a half pounds of wheat
flour and one ounce of alum in q gal
lon of cold water, and then boiling
the mixture until it is of the proper
thickness. Sour -four is better than
sweet for the purpose. ION the au-
thority of Thomas Harland, Acting
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. |
A gentleman lying on his death
bed, called to his coachman, who had
been an old servant, and said: ssAh!
Tom, I am going long and rugged
journey, worse than you ever drove
me-" ''Oh, dear SIR, replied the fel-
low, (he having been an Indifferent
master never let that discourage
you, for it is all down hill
'1t is notorious" says a Washing
ton correspondent, ''that member
OF Congress cannot live here on
$3, 900 per annum in IL creditable
manner" In commenting upon
which remark, the Mobile Times pun
gently says: ''It is at least notorious
that few of them do live i'm a credit
able manner"
The NEXT Hoe CRop.-The Louis:
VILE Journal says that the prospect of
a tremendous corn crop has given an
extraordinary impetus to the hog
trade, and feeders all over the State
are industriously engaged in buyinp
up stock hogs for fall and winter
feeding.
The Cunard mail contract expires
next year, and it is anticipated that
the postage of the letters will alone
De sufficient to maintain the service,
the shilling rate being reduced to six
pence, and all the letters being sent
to New York. One-half OF the letters
now go to Boston.
The people of Jackson County.
Fla, will make application to the
next General Assembly of that State
for charter to build railroad from
st. Andrews Bay to point on the
Chattahoochee River at the crossing
OF the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.
a man has been arrested in Hunts
vile, Ala, charged with ravishinc ten
girls, some of whom were mere chill
dren. One of the children has died
from violence. The people tried hard
to lynch the tiend.
Mn. S,ron p,ol,,->
White dead in the streets of Bolton.
Texas, and young Mr.. White shot
Mr. Bigham at the first convenient
opportunity. There were two fune
rails.
The Great Seal Of the State of Mis-
souri, has been found. It was dug up
from the bottom of we'll, near Mar
shall, Texas, at u place where x-Goy.
Reynolds headquarters were at one
time established.
\ Memphis lady was picked up the
other morning very drunk. She ex-
planned that having the toothache.
she had smoked strong pipe to re-
lleve the pain, and it flew to her
head. That's all.
AL Ahtot'uAs heBTeSS gave birth to
four children, lately, at one accouche
ment: 1.-TWO were girls, the others
were boys. The woman was doing
well. She will probably never do
any better.
In Sandusky, beautiful and
wealthy young lady has died from
mixing strychnine and love. She
took the former to cure the latter. It
did it,
Advices from Baden announce that
q Russian named Nariskine has. for
the third time this season, broken
the bank at the gaming tables there.
General Kirby Smith has declined
the Presidency of the Virginia and
Kentucky Railroad, to which he was
lately elected
The viceroy OF Egypt has abolished
poiygamy, and henceforth will con-
tent himself with one wife. Family
cares are too much for the poor man.
The yearly taxation Of the English
people is now $4,000, 900 less than
IN 1851, continued yearly reduction
having been made since that time.
Some wives are so jealous that they
don't like their spouses to embrace n
fair opportunity.
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