The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-29
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ton Aarerttse,' says that The ma
chlnery IS being put into the new
linen mil at Fall River, whic! will
employ 1000 looms, $50 spindlcs
and LOGO operatives. The spinners
III one room of the cotton mill at
Chlcopcc Falls struck work, on Mon
day, because OF q reduction of cirlt
per cent, and their places have been
filled with other worhmcn. They re-
celved an advance of fifteen per cent
a year ago, and the present reduction
was caused by the stagnatior III the
cotton business.
.'Gris," Of the Cincinnati Y1mos
tells melancholy story of one of his
acqualntances who persisted in the
attempt to color an obstinate meer
schaum. He was found sitting in his
chair, lifeless, and with a rich. dark
brown complexion, while the mccr-
schaum was as white rs the sea foam
from which it is named. The pipe
had colored him.
81 In q biographical notice of Pope.
which [ compiled for an edition Of
hls poems, said an author. Il briefly
enumerated his prose works. among
which | named his Memoirs Of q Pa
rlsh Priest When the proof came
before me, l found that the COMPOST
tor had set it memoirs of a Paint
Brush.
French scientific mon predict that
the summer of 1867 Will bc cold and
vet, like that of 1866, and they base
the prediction on the fact that I'M
mcnSc masses Of ice have broken. or
are about to break. away from tl.c
extreme North, and Will drift to the
warm seas. where they vii, melt. pro
Gucin9 cold and vauor.
The political canvass il Connect
cnt is Incoming spirited The usual
indications Of a sharp and we'll CON
tested fight begin to appear. The
news papers are accusing each other
Of fals,hood, forgery. anG other pee
cadillos Of Il similar kind.
The following was found posted
on the wall OF country post Office.
Lost red kaf. He had :, red spot
on | OF his behind lcgss. He was
she kaf. / will give three shillins
TO cvridoddi to bring him hon.
y worthy man, when told that he
was about to die, said he was 'glatl
of ii, he was tired of putting his
shoes and stockings on and OFF. >
And this is about what life gets re-
tiuceu to at seventy.
\ working mans eating house has
been established in Cincinnati. where
coffee and bread is furnished for five
cents. Soup, beefstcak, and bread
and milk, can be obtained at the
same price.
The proprietor Of forge, not re-
markable for correctness Of language,
but who, by honest industry, had
realized comfortable independence,
being called upon at social meeting
for toast, gave @'Success to forgery :"
1t is stated that in one hour the
Hudson bank defaulter would be
praying fervently at the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton and the next tapping the bank
for money to satisfy his demands
"A young lady in a Boston school,,
on being asked why, in Latin, winds
came to be called masculine, quickly
replied, II do not know, unless it is
because they are SO fickle!'
T. 1t is stated that private information
had been received to the effect that
Sir Frederic Bruce had advised the
British Government to allow no more
news Of the Fcnian rising to be for
warded over the cable.
Go to strangers for charity, ac-
quaintances for advice, and relatives
for nothing-and You will always
have supply.
The will of Col. Fallon, of St.
Louis, has been set aside. His heirs
think he left six or seven millions
to the wrong people.
A man in Victoria caught $4,000
leeches in three days. None of them
aie wanted at Washington.
A child thus defines gossip: It's
when nobody don't DO nothing and
somebody goes and tells of it.