The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-02
A "trooly loil" darkey in the Ala

A "trooly loil" darkey in the Ala
bama Legislature. on Saturday,
arose and said: "I moves de char
dat 500 copies of dis ERE Legislator
be printed" From such m anoma-
lous and enormous reproduction,
Alabama says, Good Lord, deliver
u.s."
TUNNEL BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND
IRELAND.-A suggestion has been put
forth in Lngland for tunnel to unite
Scotland and Ireland from the coast
of Antrim to Leaks Point, in the Null
of Cantyre, a length of fourteen and q
half miles, at n cost of G3, 100000.
A railroad bridge of eighty feet
span at Slatington, Pennsylvania, was
carried away by the freshet on Friday
night. By 10 o'clock on Monday
night following, new bridge of 1870
feet span was completed and the cars
running over it.
1t is not true that John Morrissey
has gone back on the Democratic
party. He is n staunch supporter of
Seymour and Blair, and is betting
largely on their election. 1t is best
to disbelieve everything you see in
the Radical papers.
A contest between steam fire en-
gines and new atmospheric water
power took place ut Louisville, Ky.,
on Monday, and resulted in favor of
the latter, five to one. The atmos-
pheric power can be furnished at
half the cost of steam.
The great Dering divorce case, the
scandal of high life in England, has
come to conclusion, the wicked
Lady Dering and her paramour,
Capt. Blakely, having both died of
yellow fever, ut Lima.
DR.. w. P. Passmore, the general
agent for the Southern Sorgo and
Sugar Refining Company, is now in
Greenville, and is forming o Joint
stock company for the purpose of
establishing n branch in Greenville.
The Natchitoches Ga.) Times is
informed that at meeting held at
Ringgold, on the Goth ultimo, 14O
colored men joined the Democratic
club.
Admiral Farrigut's big spree abroad
costs the Government ut the rate of
$15, 100000 per annum. The tax
payers want to know what return they
get for this outlay.
Dexter trotted n mile in 2.19sl,
while taking his regular exercise,
without urging. the other morning
Budd Doble thinks he will be able to
show his 2.12 in few weeks.
There is to be picnic of fat men
in Utica, New York, next month. No
person will be allowed to participate
in the festivities, who weighs under
$50 pounds.
A destructive fre occurred ct Ma
Olson, Florida, on the 18th, which
destroyed the whole business por-
tion of the town.
Mayor Gaillard, of Charleston, no.
titles the military appointee that he
claims the office. No answer has
been vouch-safed.
Chief Justice Chase says that "four
years more Of the rule of such men
as are now controlling Congress, will
leave us little morality, or Republi-
canism worth preserving"
This season the Southern rice crop
will probably reach 60, 1000 barrels, or
9,720,O00 pounds of rough rice,
against 45, 900 barrels in 1867.
The Queen of Madagascar is on a
visit to Paris. She is n little fair
haired. copper-cclcred, ;wvllise-teethed
woman, and wears trousers.
The elector at large on the radical
ticket in Alabama is Josh Morse,
under $4,000 bonds TO answer a
charge of murder.
We learn that the man "who writes
himself Governor" has appointed
negro as Mayor of the Intelligent
and refined town of Hillsboro, N. G.
A fellow in Nashville has trained
rat to steal bonds from brokers'
windows.