The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-24

that quarter, the consequence of
which is felt in higher prices. There
is now n prospect of the re-enact-
ment of the treaty, it having been
discovered that we have been punish
ing ourselves in this brilliant expert
ment to afflict "perfidious Albion"
Our dates from Mexico are to the
18th inst, by way of Sisal and the
Cuba cable. The British subjects
were 10 De lett under the protection
of the Mexican Government after the
departure of their minister. It was
expected that all the European Lega-
tions would withdraw. Several yalu-
able gold mines had been discovered.
An attempt was made at Jalapa to
create revolution in favor of Diaz
for President. but it failed.
Nep York Herald, 2OM.
1t will be rememb red that the
radicals in Congress objected to
printing the Presidents Message, on
the ground of the expense. The
document makes 80 pamphlet pages.
Yet these very men who were so
extremely and, we may add, suddenly
economical, propose to print 5000
copies of the impeachment tasti-
mony, each copy containing about
LOO pages and costing, at the usual
prices charged for printing the mes
sage, not less than $4,000.
AS an indication Of the decline in
the price of labor, we give the follow
ing item of information: The super
intendents and presidents of our
varions railroads, who last year paid
for laborers SIG per month, with ra-
tions. have determined not to pay
over IS to $40 per month, with ra-
tlons, for the next year These
laborers, it will be remembered, are
charged for all lost time, even frac-
tons of day.-1facon Telegraph.
The Florida planters feel great in
security, growing out of the number
OF gln-houses already destroyed, the
constant robberies of smoke-houscs,
and the thefts of hogs and cattle. So
frequent are these latter, and 80 long
have they been carried on. that the
country is almost stripped of hogs
and the stock of cattle has dimi-
nlshed fearfnlly, threatening great
distress for the necessaries of life the
coming year.
Tue AUGUSTA ARSENAL.
Washington correspondent of the
Mobile Times, says: 1t is proposed
by the army ordnance officers to
make the Arsenal at Augusta, Ga,
the principal arsenal of deposit Mt the
South, for the storage of arms and
other ordnance stores. The other
nrscnals Mt the South are to be re-
paired.
A man has been taking the census
of murdcrers in Europe. He finds
that the proportion of murderers in
England to the whole population, is
one in CTS, 900; in Holland, one in
1G3, 900; in the North German Bund,
one in 100000; in Austria, one in
1000; in Spain, one in 4, 900; and in
the Papal States, one in $50.
An Englishman. carrying q long
range rifle, with telescope sight, &C,
companied Garibaldi's expedition for
sport. He would establish himself
we'll out harms way, and pick off his
man Mt leisure, putting down every
successful shot in a sporting book.
The gin-house of Colonel H. l..
Benbow, of Clarendon, anu 1000
pounds OF ginned cotton, were de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday. Cause
incendiari.sm.
If you are lover, don't love two
girls at once. Love is good thing;
but it's like butter in warm weather
wont do to have too much on hand
at time.
Biblical theatricals are q Sunday
evening amusement of Connecticut
Sunday schools.
The balls are on the New York
ponds, and the skaters are down on
them.
The widow of Mr.. S. D. Hodge. of
Clarendon, was accidently burned to
death on the 14th instant.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis sailed
from Baltimore in the steamer Cuba.
on Thursday last, for New Orleans.
VERY OLD JAMAICA RUM.
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