The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-20
INVENTION BY A SoUru CAror,y,,>,

A Nashville paper states that Mr.. y.
X. Il. Mayer, Of Chester, S. c., has
introduced an improved soap in that
city, for which he has obtained Il pa-
tent. BY the use of this soap, half
the time usually consumed is saved.
and there are many advantages IN the
way t rubbing, boiling and machine
w. Tie paper man claims 70 speak
from experience.
The Liverpool Neycwy of June
26, says Il number Of suspicious per-
sons have lately arrived from .Ame-
rica in Liverpool, and, from their
movements, there is little doubt but
they have visited the country on Fc-
ninn business. Some persons known
to be leading Fenians arrived by the
Scotia and the preceding Halifax
steamers. 1t is said detectives ac-
company them from New York.
If cucumber and melon vines are
touched once with feather dipped
III kerosene, bugs or insects OF any
kind will not trouble them. 1t will
protect turnip and other tender plants
from the ravages of the fly. \ COR
respondent says he has used calomcl
for the last ten years, with invaluable
success. He sprinklcs few grains
on each hill, and never loses single
plant by bugs.
The last instance of monomania
for the acquisition of curiosities we
have heard of, is the purchase, for Il
collection, of the cast-off shoes of
celebrated race-horses and trotting-
horses. The blacksmith who shoes
most of these turf champions offered
the owner of Dexter So, the other
day, for the wornout shoes the shoer
had just taken off that animal, but
was informed that so could be easily
obtained for them.
INTERESTING TO RUNAWAY LOVERS.
The Fort Valley Gazette says:
Young people desiring to run away
and marry, will find this place to
afford all the facilities necessary for
a speedy union. Our depot agent is
an ordained minister; our hotel-keep-
er prepares a wedding feast three
times day; and half dozen trains
leave at different intervals, for differ
cnt stations.
We see it stated that ga new fashion
III ladies' bonncts has made its ap-
pcarance-tho long ribbons which
depend from them down the back
being fitted at the ends with little
gold bells" This is a tolerably broad
hint on the part of the ladies. They
wish those who are after them to
know that they have no settled OBJ
lection to Il ring.
IMNIGRAT1oH.-The right sort of
immigration would no doubt help
the South most materially, but we
can't exactly sec how it can be made
q paying investment, in the present
tendency of things. Itwon't do we'll
to tell the people one day that the
Inducements are great, and the next
that the condition is such as to be
hardly endurable.
CHOLERA A.-The Louisville .Jou1uol
reports two cases Of cholera rs having
occurred in that city on Wednesday
of last week. The victims were ia
ther and son, both of whom died n
short time after being attacked with
the disease. The Journal thinks the
disease traceable entirely to local
causes.
DROWNED. We regret to learn that
q youth, named Austin Putnam, was
accidentally drowned in Rabun's
Creek, in this District, at Abcrcrom-
bie's Mill, on Sunday last. This
youth, we learn, had gone to the mill
pond to bsthe. His body has been
found, and an inquest held.
LdurensoiRe Herald
Fifty sheep were killed by light
ming at Pittsfeld, Mass, last Thurs