The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-25


in the shape of an artificial horse.
The ingeniously constructed animal,
when ready for the road, will travel
twenty-five miles without stopping,
and afterwards may be wound up IN
few moments so as to go rs much
farther, and so on indefinitely. A
horse like this must be valuable
acquisition, provided it can be bought
cheaply as the noble animal of which
it is copy.
The NASHVILLE DIsfRfcT:- Chap
lain Judge Lawrence, of the. Freed.
mems. Bureau, and rather recent
transplant from an inhospitable
cline, is q contestant for the Con-
gressional candidacy III the Nashville
District Judge Lawrence is evident
ly'a modest man, and entirely igno.
rant Of the peculiar character of his
claims upon the confidence and sup
port of the. people whom he proposes
to represent.
Miss Ayonia Brooke, nee Jones, the
American actress, now in Scotland, is
always attended by a ve;y large New.
foundland dog, endowed with won
derful intelligence. He is admitted
into the saloons which his mistress
graces; in railway carriages and steam
boats, he holds his place by her side,
in defiance of rules; he sleeps be:
meath her bed, sits in n private box
with her at the theatre, and watches
over her at rehearsals.
THURLow WEEDS OBJECT. is
stated that the object of Thulow
Weed, in taking hold of the ComAser-
cidl Advertiser, is to lead off in the for
nation, if possible, of great con-
servatiTe party, steering clear of
radical republicanism on the one
hand, and copperhead democracy on
the other, with view of bringing
out Gen. Grant and Admiral Farra-
gut for President and ice-President.
A scheme is on foot in Richmond
to erect cotton factory capable of
giving employment to 800 operatives
1t is proposed to enlist the whole
community in this enterprise, like
they do in Lynn, when they build
and fit out n whaler, and every citi-
zen takes some stock. The shares
, are to be S25 each, which will place
the stock within the reach Of the
humblest citizen.
Wendell Phillipsis getting idiotic
i'll his old age. In recent address
Mt st. Louis, when speaking of The
press of New York, he said he believed
'that the New York Herald and the
New York Tribane were more really
the Government than that machine
Mt Washington, which, like the
weather-cock, only. shows public
opinion, while those organs make it. F"
The Pennsylvania Legislature
closed its session by making pre-
sentations to the retiring officers, of
which q Philadelphia paper says
that gold watches, ornamented gavels,
China-wnre, silver-ware, gold-headed
canes, clocks, tea-sets, pitchers, COB
lets, castors and household articles
i. were distributed with the reckless
profusion which distinguishes a gift
! concert.
OvER-RULED. Baltimore date of
| the 18th says: In tile United States
Circuit Court, this morning, in the
case of Thomas r. Rich and others
VS.. General John E. Wool, for false
Imprisonment during the war, the
demurrer Of defendants for justifca-
tion in the Acts of Congress was
over-ruled by the court, for the rea-
son that it was not sufficient grounds
for defence.
An item has been going around
the Northern press that Rhode
Island has paid in revenue tax $12,-
600, 600 more than the ten lately rebel
States. The Columbus Sun shows
that the South has paid in cotton
alone S45, 100000, and on tobacco il
has paid or will pay q much larger
sum. The town of Danville has
paid SO, 100000 on the staple alone.
The Savannah (Ga.) RepubHcn
, wants dozen or more of the leaders
of the Republican party to &c
through the South and enlighten the
, people on the real purposes and
designs of the party. 1t thinks the
opposition of the South is mainly at
, tributable to want of correct infor-
nation, and Justification of matters
by Southern editors.
RAILROADS RUNNING RIoT. The
New York Herald makes the startling
, announcement that "the railroad
} companies are running riot in the
l plenitude of their influence. They
are buying up the Legislature, buy