The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-14

The Rome prisoners are still con-
fined at the Federal Barracks, and
though repeated efforts have been
made to secure their release on pa
role, we regret to learn that all have
tailed. They are permitted to enioy
the freedom Of the parade ground.
and are as comfortable as the nature
OF their position will permit. They
have received much attention from
our citizens, including the ladies.
atlanta hateAigence,-, 6h.
A picture in late number of
Pnnch represents q fashionable and
affectionate couple, the husband
searching vigorously in his waistcoat
pockets. The young wife inquiries.
'Have you lost your watch. loye?"
and he replies, ''No, darling, twas a
new bonnet had for you some
where"
The New York Herald is rluttcd
with scrap history about deposed
kings, and he utters warning to
Andy Johnson to remember that
every monarch who has been deposcd
by his people has invariably-been
deposed! The point of the warning
may be obscure, but the truth of it
is undeniable.
CAPT. E. S. KE1Tr's NoM1NAr1oS
The Newberry Herald publishes 4
card from Capt. E. S. Keitt, grace
fully accepting the nomination as a
candidate for Representative in the
Congress Of the United States. ten
dered him by a number of his con-
stituency.
A Washington correspondent saws:
''lt is dreadful to sit in either of the
galleries at the Capitol The colored
population Of both sexes are sand
wlched in between white folks. and
there is Il streak of lean and a streak
of fat all around, with an odor about
equal to that Of !, slaughter house"
The Mobile Tires says: 1t was not
an unwisc law, that Of an ancient
Republlc, which required every citi
zen, proposnS the repeal OF change
OF statute to appear in the forum
with halter round his neck. It
saved, and would still save, a vast
amount of bad legislation.
The editor of the Savannah Re
pu6hc0", who was tried last week and
convicted OF the crime of s.libcl,"
reports himself, in the last number
OF that Journal, as ''consigned to the
nospltable realms of Waring Russell,
in Chateau de Chatham" which
means Chatham County iaii
Squabbles an old bachelor. shows
his stockings which he had lust
darned to maiden lady, who con
temptuously remarks, pretty good
Tor man darner' Whereupon
Ssquabbles rejoins, eyes, good enough
for woman, darn her.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Lee. of the
United States Treasury Department.
disappeared on Saturday evening, and
that $50, 900, which had been set aside
for the payment OF coupons, is also
missing.
1t is said that the Rev. Henry Ward
Bcecher is about to sue the I1adeDeud-
ent Theodore Tilton) for publishing
his Plymouth Church sermons and
lectures, contrary to his (Beecher's)
advice and wishes.
"DIED OLA CoLD IN THE HEAD. -
A London letter says two pieces of
Ice We're found in the brain of man
who died recently. It is supposed
the coroners verdict was as above
stated.
The street cleaning contractor of
New York is having q ''fat take,'
just now. He sits still and does no
thing, but draws his pay of s5OO,oo
a year. He does not even remove
the ashes from the streets.
There is Chinese boy in San
Francisco Photographic saloon, who
has, "between hours translated
nearly all the words in Webster's un-
abridged dictionary into the Chinese
vernacular
The latest conscience money" case
is that OF Newark mau, who paid
farmer for apples he stole in child
hoods sunny hours. He is still at
large.
The meningitis or spotted fever
has appeared at Union City, Tenn.
Several members Of one family were
attacked and died Of it in few hours
one day last week
4 little six-year-old urchin, away
up in Maine, being unable to drive
an obstinate COW out Of the barn, set
it on fire "She run then" so the