The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-16

young man OF wealth, visiting Boston
on business, was taken sick 1T his
hotel, and, during his sickness wa
devotedly nursed by on Irish girl of
remarkable beauty. Last Saturday.
the young man married his nurse. Il,
Charlestown, Mass. The groom is
twenty-four, the bride not YET twenty.
George Elliott, (Nfiss Evans,) after
seeing her last book, "Felix Eolt."
out OF press, took the money she
received for it, $4,000, aud went
abroad, to avoid reading disagreeab!a
notices of it,
a German, employed in pottery
at Evansville, Ind, recently fell heir
to Sl,O75,O 900, left him by relative
IN Germany. He is said to depiore
this wicked favor of fortune, prefer
ring to remain an humble potter.
The following copy of written
notice appears in Western paper:
"Lost or strade from the subscriber,
sheep all over white, one leg was
black and half his body. Allpersons
shall reseve five dolls to bring him.
He was she goat"
At Columbus, Mississippi, on the
18th, Eveine, freedwoman. was
bound over for trial in ST, 600. 1t was
proved that she put poison in medi-
cine to destroy somc member of AIr.
II. E. Moorc's family.
Mr.. Davis counsel are preparing
a denial of the late report of tho
judiciary Committee of the House.
involving Davis in completely with
the plot to assassinate the late Presi-
dent Lincoln and his cabinet
An experimental suspension pas,
senger railway is to be erected in
Greenwich street, New York. It il
intended to be introduced on Broad
way, as a means of relieving that
over-crowded thoroughfare
1000 acres of excellent land have
been purchased and laid out, about
l30 miles below ST. Louis, for an in
dustrial orphan agricultural farm
school. It abounds with fruit. tim.
Der and coal:
The New York World states that a
combination of capitalists in New
York have bought Sc, 600, 600 in gold,
and intend to buy more, in order to
run up the price when there is ia
vorable opportunity.
J. DAILY Rurl1e, returned Con
federate officer, while sitting on his
piazza, at Baton Rouge, few dlys
ago, was shot in the heart bv some
unseen assassin. A negro has been
arrested on suspicion.
San Francisco has made a compro-
misc with its prostitutes. All but
100 are to leave town. This may
seriously affect the population of the
city.
The postmaster ut Washington, D.
c., it Is understood, is to be removed,
and one Of the editors of the Ma
honal LateHigencer will be appointed il
his place.
The Houston CTexas) 7elsu.aph
says that 500 mechanics are needed
in that city; and, next winter, 1000
more can obtain profitable employ
ment.
The Memphis Post says: eve are
greatly in need of all kinds of labor
ing men. The high price paid for
the merest plodder is m index of the
scarcity of labor"
olSoSSG 10 LuS 1uGtli WHO SlVeUu
many and costly presents to the
young ladies, for great shall be his
reward-in II horn.
A very rich gold vein has been dis
covered in Nevada Count, Califor-
mia, by man who was digging a
cellar.
Atchison City, Kansas, the est-
mated tax value of whose property is
s., 0OO,O 900, does not own single
school house.
John Hunter, tho owner OF the race
horse, Kentucky, Won $4,000, on
Wednesday last, at Saratoga.
HOTEL DArRIoUE.-A hotel, for
the especial accommodation Of freed
men, IS in operation, in Cherry
street, Nashville
Prentice says that the spending Of
so many millions upon tho freedmen
IN the form of rations isn't rational.
Blessed is the man who hath no
brains, but brass in abundance, for
he shall be the ladies' iseorite.
Seven milk dealers We're arrestedin
New York recently, for adding water
to their milk.
The Arabs relieve persons suffer
ing from sun-stroke by pouring salt
water into the sufferers ears.