The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-01

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except in four or FIVE
cases, his, nominations and recon-
mendations for registers in bank
ruptcy. The whole power of the APP
pointment is with the courts to which
his nominations and recommends
tions have been addressed. 4 It is
useless, therefore, to address any
further communications to the Chief
Justice on the subject.
The Providence Journal says Gu.
rious fish of the skate family has been
exhibited in that city. It has head
like a monkey, with prominent fea-
lures, two legs projecting from the
dorsal fin and terminating in cat-like
claws, long pointed tail covered
with bristling armor like an alliga-
tors, fins like fiat fish, but four
inches wide, gills on its breast, and
food pipe down the back of its neck.
It was caught in seine, at Seaconet
Point.
There is great excitement among
the distillers in Kentucky, in conse-
quence of being required TO pur-
chase an apparatus called "meter,"
ut an expense of several hundred dol
lars, which, it is said, will mark the
amount Of liquor manufactured, and
thus prevent frauds. The people of
the United States are learning O good
many things that they were formerly
unacquainted with.
When Attorney General Stanberry
is next called upon to deliver his
learned opinion on registration, re-
construction, disfranchisement, or
anything else, we hope he will send
for us to help him. We engage to
put his views within one-tenth the
compass of the "opinion" he sent us
on Saturday night and Sunday, with
out any injury to it's sense and force.
Lynchbu,g Republican.
The CosT OF MILITARY DEsPoTIsM.
A Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune shows that the
expenses of the War Department, in
Guiding the Freedmen's Bureau, for
the last two months and seven days,
amount to within a fraction of twen-
ty-six millions of dollars, or, for the
year, from q hundred and twenty to
a hundred and fifty'millions.
A boy, aged four and half years,
got lost in the woods, near Durham,
N. H., recently, and was diligently
searched for during the six succeed
ing days. At the end of that time,
the child was discovered by dog,
still alive, but nearly exhausted from
hunger and exposure. He had sub
sisted during that period on leaves
and berries.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.-We regret
to learn that On atrocious murder
was committed, a few days since,
upon the body of a young man
named Pitts, of the neighborhood of
Scutfletown, in our District. A ne
gro, charged with the commission of
the crime, has been brought here
and lodged in jail.-AbbecHIs Press.
The Grand Master of NIasons in
Minnesota has issued an earnest
appeal to the brethren of his juris-
diction, to contribute money for the
relief of the starving people of the
South, the amount to be forwarded
to the Grand Masters of the different
States for distribution.
One of New York's most distin-
guished organists was found, the
other morning. lying dead in the
streets, and the remains were carried
to the Morgue, for Identification, like
those of any common, worthless,
brainless "loafer." This was the end
of genius
A lady in Paris recently gave o con,
cert at her house. "Do you like Ro-
sini?" said she, to one of her guests.
"Rosini? Indeed L do; he is my ia
vorite composer" care you familiar
with his Barber (of Seville)?" "Oh,
dear, no." was the reply, 81 always
shave myself"
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette affirms that q distinguished
Kentucky Senator boarded with Q
colored family while at Washington.
The correspondent obtained his in
formation from the cook, with whom
he was on terms of intimate relation
ship.
EUROPEAN HARvEsTs. Harvest re-
ports from England are generally ia
vorable According to the latest adj
vices from France, the weather
continues fine, and the accounts
from the Departments respecting the
crops are in high degree satisfac
tory.
A gun weighing 9S,915 pounds
with twentyinch bore, arrived il
Jersey CITY, the other day. bv the