The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-28
An Irish ostler was sent to the stable

not knowing which of the two strange
horses IN the stable belonged to the
traveller, and wishing toavoid the ap-
pearance of ignorance in his business,
he saddled both animals and brought
them TO the door The traveller point
ed out his own horse. saying, ttThat
IS my nag" Certainly, yer honor,
know that very well, said Pat;
but didn't know which was the other
gentleman $
The fashion OF fifty years ago, of
wearing black colrt plaster on the face,
has just !;2ci. revived III New York,
and q number Of bellies now appear in
f"ll dress, with sable spots, in close
psoAlmlty To charming dimples.
they are employed either as scnti
mental tinScr-posts, pointing out the
tempting locality. or warming eaZers
OF the ianger OF too near approach
or too earnest contemplation.
One Of the circus riders at Robin
sons circus. i'll Chicago, on wager.
rode one of the circus horses from
the bottom to the top of the circular
stairs lending to the dome on the
Court House. The dome is one hun
dred feet from the landing. The
stairs are not more than four feet
wide, and the banisters not more
than three feet high. The daring
performance attracted 4 large crowd.
A French widow lady was travel
ing on the Paris-Lyons Mediterra
mean Railway, when coal blew into
the window and set fire to the car.
10 save herself from burning, ma
dame threw herself from the train,
breaking her arm and dislocating her
shoulder and wrist On a suit for
damages, the railway company were
compelled to pay the lady 20,OOOf.
and her doctors bill.
RHIGOLINE. London surgeon
has invented an article called s'rhico-
line" from petroleum, which will
have all the beneficial results of
chloroform, without it's atten dant
dangers. 1t is applied externally.
and renders the part insensible to
pain. About ten barrels of crude
oil are necessary to the manufacture
Of one gallon of ''rhigoline.
LOUISIANA SUGAR Crop FOR 1861.
The New Orleans Price Current gives
returns from seventeen out of twenty
tour OF the sugar growing Parishes.
The aggregate returns from the pre-
sent season is 36, 767, while that for
1862, from the same Parishes, was
142, 379, so that the present crop is
but a trihe over one-quartcr that of
SIX years ago.
A colored cook expected company
OF her own kin, and was at a loss how
to entertain her friends. Her mis-
tress said:
"Chlce, you must make an apo
logy"
La. Missus, how can make it?
[ got no apples, no eggs, no butter,
no muffin to make it wild.
They tell of an old farmer who.
while in town one day, was asked. the
best time to put in rye cit is about
the best time now, said the old fcl-
low, looking ut his watch; "and if
you Ec got any postal currency about
You, III go and show you how it is
| done.
\ new trade has been started in
Parls-that ofspy. Apcrson advcrtises
an office, at which You have but to
apply in order 20 obtain information
as regards family secrets, the tracing
of Il debtor. and the general surveil-
lance of parties in whom one is in
! tcrcsted
RADICAL SPEAKERS COMING SourH
t'orney says that next summer will be
an exciting one i'll the South, because
the novel spectacle Will be presented
OF radical Republicans addressing
colored Republicans in what were
long the centres and stroncholds of
human slavery
At q recent meeting of u Massachu
aetts religious society, it is stated
that dancing was INDUCED in, and
that the minister led off in the first
reel. The spectacle of CLERGYMAN
reelinS before his congregation is
calculated to hurt religion.
PROSPERITY AHEAD.-When there
is a prospect of the Government being
fairly settled upon fundamental prin-
ciples, you may look ont for that
revival III business, which, once be-
gun, will lead to speedy and, let us
hope, perpetual state Of prosperity.
fo1uey.
/ y young man in New Britain,