The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-09
A wedding party assembled at an

irP1Hinoeo uay IN olgel, No., but the
bridegroom did not put in an appear
ance. The guests were shocked, tho
prlde hysrerlcal, until nice young
man, one of the spectators, offered
himself in place of the faithlcss
swain, was accepted and married on
the spot
Brownlow's Wing calls n cores
pondent of the Springfield Repu6li-
can liar, slanderer, coward, ETC., to
which the Republican responds, that
the only suspicion it ever had as to
It's correspondent arose from the fact
that, among his references as TO cha.
racter and ability, was Gov. Brown
low himself.
No DOUBT.-A Washington letter
says the radical politicians are anx.
1ous to secure q foothold in the
South, because the ground is slipping
from under their feet in the NORTH
therefore radical leaders are canvass
ing the South, and radical organiza-
tlons are pressed to furnish money
tor the campaign.
Ihe Commissioner of Internal Re
venue has decided that wagons.
carts and drNys, made to he used for
farming OF lumber purposes, and bag
gage or express wagons, made for
carrying freight exclusively, and not
TO be used as pleasure carriages, are
by Act of March Q, 1867, exempt
from taxation.
Governor Ward, of New Jereey
has vetoed bill for stationery r.
members Of the Legislature, amount
ing to about $50, 900, having been in
formed that the money was never ex-
pended for the purposes indicated
but paid direct to individual mem
bers.
AT st. Louis, few days since, the
police authorities hit upon tho idea
OF Disgusting n policeman in woman's
garments, and sending him to those
localities in tho city where respectable
ladies are insulted by loafers. The
result is that several of the lounonrs
are In custody.
The London Times says: Judging
from the effect of each adverse ru,
mor.ln Berlin or Paris, the impress
sion would seem to be entertained
that any rupture between France
and Germany would be the signal for
every nation in the world to repudiate
their obligations.
China is being gradually opened to
foreigners. 1t is stated that the mort
OF Pelho was opened to trade on
March rs. This is situated on the
Peiho River, and is the entrepot to
Pekin, which Cinnamon regard as
their "holy of holies."
One of the latest dainties sold in
the streets of New York is italian
sausages made of mule flesh. They
are bought and eaten with avidity.
and will probably drive the old
fashion deg sausages ont of the
market.
A remarkable being has just died
IN Page County, Va. Though up
wards OF 80 years old, he was a mere
babe III size, never left his cradle
except when assisted, received food
from spoon and was unable to
nrticulate.
A recent report of the registrar of
England and Scotland shows that
thirty-two per cent. of the marriages
IN the former are celebrated on Sun
day. In the latter, none took place
on that day, though Friday is q ia
vorite day.
In Hartford, Conn, q gentleman is
SAID to have made to order n verita-
BILE wooden nutmeg, from the bark of
the Charter Oak, which is SO good an
imitation that it actually deceived a
dealer in the article, who offered the
market price for cargo of that sort.
A bill was introduced into the Ten
nessee Legislature to incorporate the
Nashville Boulevard Company, when
nm unconditional Unionist arose and
protested that he should support no
bill having the name of Beu,oeqo7W
in it!
The names Of two of orr fellow
citizens at Sitka, are Mr.. Ewee.ta-
oke-toke, of Tschukutskoi, and Mr..
Kel- -ukke-poke, of Oonalaski. Tt
will bother Mr.. Blair to pronounce
their names when they come to Con-
gress.
~ revolutionary movement, either
for the establishment of n republic
or the annexation of the Papal States
to the kingdom of Italy, is antici-
pated in Rome. Garibaldi is looked
upon rs the leader of The conspiracy.
This mot attributed to Gortscha-
koff, shows the German appreciation