The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-09

lice for, the present. Z !.
BY Alderman Stork: {
Resolced, That the City Clcrk be
instructed to advertise the bricks at
the Fair Grounds for sale. to the
highest bidder.
On motion, Council adjourned.
J. s.. MCMAHON, City Clerk.
a correspondents, writing of Salt
Lake City, says: This singular town
covers an area of about nine square
milcs-that is, three miles each way.
1t is one of the most beautifully laid
out cities in the world. The streets
are very wide, with water running
through nearly every one of them.
Every block is surrounded with shade
trees, and almost every house has its
ncat little orchard of apple, peach,
apricot and cherry trees. In fact, the
whole nine square miles is almost one
continuous orchard.
The Jews of Servia have lust sent
note to the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs of France, England, Austria,
Italy, Russia and Turkey, showing
the profound misery which they en-
durc from the violation of the inter
national compact to protect them.
They claim the equality of civil and
political rights, which had been pro-
missed them, but which is still obsti-
nately refused.
There seems to be mistake about
the Presidents signing the bill passed
by Congress to place 10000 stand of
arms in the hands of old Brownlow's
bushwhackers, to enable them to crush
out the last vestige of constitutional
republicanismin in Tennessee. It ap-
pears that the President killed the
measure by pocket veto.
San Francisco has had n case of
terrible depravity-a young man,
only twenty-five years of age, who
has robbed n sick mother, broken
the hearts of two innocent girls.
abandoned wife and infant child,
committed twenty or thirty robberies,
attempted n horrible crime upon
children and attempted to poison the
minds of several young ladies.
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.- Rich
mond Enquirer states that General
Schofield is entirely unapprised of
any purpose on the part of Secretary
Stanton, rs has been reported, to for
bid the re-assembling of the Virginia
Legislature on the 10th of April.
cold Ben. Wade" now President
of the United States Senate, at one
time worked on the Erie Canal with
spade and wheelbarrow These are
his armorial insignia, and mako him
out first class democrat, of whom
all workingmen will be proud.
AT Algiers, La, two small boys
were playing a confidence game on
negro boy, by which he lost five
cents, but seeing that he was cheated
he refused to pay, whereupon one
OF the boys drew q pistol and shot
him on the spot.
Chief Justice Chase has prepared
and will soon issue, in printed form,
circular stating the qualifications
required for registers in bankruptcy,
which will afford clear idea OF the
character of gentlemen whom he will
select for that service.
A mine of minerals, which mako
excellent paper, clay and paint has
been discovered at st. Albans, VT,
and will be worked by q stock com
pany of New York and Boston capi-
talists.
| A nervous divine, who was but
so-and-so preacher, being called
VI D." accidentally for sermon,
askC,. IL friend what he should preach
about, to which the other replied,
''abOut five minutes"
a sexton of fashionable church
in New York, it is stated, has sold
during the past season, two bushels
of "bugle trimmings" found in the
pews and aisles. 1t is sold to be
stored up and used again.
The Lynchburg Vugimiangives de-
tails of project tn establish nail
factory by company of gentlemen
Of Brentwood, West Virginia, which,
iitisprobable, will be located at Lynch
burg.
In Richmond, last Thursday, one
Richard Milburn ate, for q wager.
ffty-five raw eggs A few days be-
fore, the same person drank O. gallon
and half of water et ono timo