The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-09
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| At Wabash, Indiana, a few davs
ago, o man named Tumblen seized
his wife around the waist with his
left arm, and with one stroke 5of, a
large knife almost severed her head
from her body. He then laid down
on the floor, with her still in his
arms, and cut his own throat from
ear to ear. ii q
| DoLEFUL MUsIc.-Grant songs,
Gaunt, pant, haunt, taunt. rant.
can't, jaunt, elephant, comprise the
raGical rhymes as stock in trade.
Colfax is not much better; high tax
and hard tack is about the best the
poets can do with the South Bend
politician. 49,. -
General Grants keeper, Wash
burne,) in urging the recent adjourn
ment OF Congress-, said: "He desired
an adjournment at the earliest possi-
bic moment; for if they went on at
the rate they were going, the Govern.
ment would have neither money nor
credit"
Colfax, in his usual smirking styIe.
told some of his admirers lately that
he had engaged Gen. Grant to make
his speeches during the campaign.
This was probably intended for wit.
but Grant is not too dull to see that
it was silly sarcasm.
Monday last, one of the largest and
most enthusiastic meetings of the citi-
zens of Kershaw District, witnessed
Tor many years, assembled in the
court house for the ratification of the
nominations and platform of the De-
mocratic party.
The bay gelding. Billy Boyce,
made what is said to be the best
pacing time on record, at the Buffalo
Driving Park, on Saturday, being a
mile in 2:144, three seconds quicker
than the time made by Pocahontas
many years ago.
"A good woman bottled up lot of
nice preserves and labeled them:
"Put up by Mrs. c." Her boy
Johnny discovered them, soon ate the
contents of one bottle, and wrote on
the bottom of the label: "Put down
by Johnny c."
"A drunken EnglisEman said to
Judge Ledwith, of New York, on
Wednesday: "Your honor, I'm a
nobleman in disguise" $50 I per-
ceive," replied the Judge, "you re
disguised in liquor, and rs drunk as
q lord"
A colored wedding, at Williams
burg, was disturbed, the other day.
by the entrance of detective, who
hurried the blushing bride off to
jail, on n charge of larceny, before
the ceremony was concluded,
Joseph Clemens, of Malta, Ohio,
drove his horse into the barn of VIM.
Smith, to escape O coming shower.
and never came out again. The barn
was struck by lighting. and with oil
Its tenants and contents consumed.
During the thirteen years that Col.
John d. Whitford was President of
the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad, not single collision occur
red, nor was single life lost on the
road.
"a reward of S1OO, 900 will be paid
on the body of q first-class MARTYR
for campaign consumption" Ad-
dress: "The Republican Congression- c
al Committee, Washington, D. c."
At Sandusky, Ohio, few days
since, sexton fell dead in the grave
he was digging. He was preparing
1t for another-Providence made It
his own.
The Loyal League of Mobile, on
receiving notice from their landlord
to quit their room, set the building
on fire as they took themselves off.
Another robbers cave has been
found in Illinois, where the "ban-
dts" carried their victims, robbed
them and swore them to secrecy.
Mosquitoes are just now in their
glory. They are as fat MS reed birds,
and as saucy as newly-elected politi-
clans.
The two opposing candidates, Re-
publican and Democratic, in the 9th
Congressional District of Ohio, are
partners in the law business.
1t is reported that Butler wants to
Join the Democracy to steal the silver
lining of the cloud in the political
sky.
The accession of the Republicans
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