The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-04

form, so as to make fluid Of the con-
slstence of honey, produces q good
cement. When spread, it will dry in
few moments, but it can be soft
ened by heating. Small patches of
leather can be cemented on boots by
its use, in such manner as to almost
defy detection, and some shoemakers
employ 1T with great success for this
purpose: 1t is waterproof, resisting
all the elements but heat.
A meeting was recently held at Pc
tersburg, Va, for the purpose of ap
pointing a delegation to the Philadel-
phia Convention. One of the mem
bers stated that United States
Senator had informed him that no
test would be demanded at the Con.
vention which q Southerner desirous
of restoration of the Union could
not conscientiously take.
Illinois contains over 500, 600 TO-
reigners. These, with their children
'orn in this country, constitute near
~ 100000 of the population. In
the public schools of Chicago, more
than forty nationalities are repre-
sented. People from almost every
civilized country on the globe are
found there
EMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA. The iSun
says Gen. G.. Tochman is in Balti-
more, collecting funds to enable some
OF his fellow-countrymen, Polish
eXiles, to obtain the necessary acri-
cultural implements to farm in Vir-
glnia, where they propose to settle.
The Sul publishes a letter to Gen.
Tochman from a number of Poles on
the subject.
An agent Of A. T. Stewart, from
New York, arrived at Savannah, Ga,
on Saturday, being authorized to Sc
lcct site for building n capacious
storehonse, which is designed rs a
wholesale branch office of the New
York firm. The building is designed
to eclipse anything similar in the
South
The Douglas monument ut Chi
cago VIII, when completed, somewhat
resemble Brooks monument on
Queenstown Heights. The base is to
be fifty feet high, the shaft forty
feet, and statue ten feet high, sur
mounting the whole. 1t will be made
Of the white limestone.
a New Haven company has begun
the manufacture of Il compressed
stone for building purposes. 1t is
made of sand, pulverized quartz and
slllcate OF soda, and hardens within
twcnty-four hours from the consist
ency OF putty to the solidity of stone.
A Spanish gentleman, studying
English, being at tea party, and
desiring to be helped to some sliced
tongue, IN doubt Us to the term,
hesitated moment, and then said:
81 will thank you, miss, to- pass me
that hmguoge"
\ terrible epidemic resembling the
yellow fever has broken out in the
department of Santa Cruz de Ia
Sierra, Bolivia, which in less than
sixty days has swept ont of existence
1000 people, out of population
barely numbering 10000
A letter from Niagara to I.ich
mond paper says: James NJ. Mason
has orrived in Niagara with his fami-
ly. [ hear that Mr.. Mason is unsub-
dued, n trne lover of his grand old
State, and an open admirer of her
war record.
Advices from Texas state that ter
rible disease is raging among the
horses near Corpus Christi. They
are attacked Will: severe swellincs Of
the legs, which soon spreads and kills
them. Texas crops are suffering from
the protracted drought
1t is said :lat the action of Con
Srcss i'll cutting off the salary OF Mi
mister Harvey ut Portugal, is so
adroitly fixed that the Secretary of
State cannot even pay him out of the
secret service fund. \ regular pick
pocket tlitir.
A returned French Mexican soldier
committed suicide recently in Paris,
by fiinging himself from the top of
the Column of July" Disappoint-
mcntln not receiving tho cross on his
return from Mexico was tbs cause.
\ London writer says Miss Evans,
George Elot,J is :. lady Of forty
years, plain in feature. with face
suggestive of intellectual power, calm
strength and amiability of disro-
sition.
The last thing done on Saturday, in
the House of Representatives was the
reception Of veto from the Presi-
dent of land bill. 1t seemed to
nettlo the House that the President
Shoul1 hovn tbn l.. ST word