The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-07


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Charleston Courier.
The first rhinoceros that has been
brought to this country in twenty
years, was landed in New York last
Monday. The animal is but four
years old, and measures nine feet in
length, and four and half in height,
weighing over 5000 pounds. AS his
daily food he eats two bushels of
corn, one bushel of potatoes, and
300 pounds of hay, drinking fifteen
to twenty buckets of water.
The duties of a policeman in Mem
phis have become as dangerous rs
the deadly field of battle. Within
the last four months six officers have
been killed in the discharge of their
duty, and six more severely wound
ed, in all about twelve per cent. of
the average police force who have
suffered death or manning at the
hands of actual or would-be assas-
sins.
A grand banquet was given ut
Willis Rooms, London, last evening,
to Cyrus W. Field. Over 800 gentle
men were present. Congratulatory
dispatches were exchanged between
the officers of the banquet and
President johnson, the Captain
General of Cuba, the Governors of
Vancouver's Island, California and
Oregon.
On Monday last, son of the late
r. @. Davis, of Georgetown, was
drowned while bathing; the body
was afterwards recovered, and several
of his companions have been recog-
nized to appear at the November
term of the court. The name of the
unfortunate is Charles Davis.
Sixteen failures are reported to
have occurred within week Mt
Omaha, and double the number in
addition likely to take place before
the end of Summer. A few weeks
ago, there were no stores to rent in
the place, and now there are over
fifty. The "great metropolis of the
West was overdone by speculators.
General Joseph E. Johnston, late
of the Confederate service, has re-
ceived full perdon from the Presi-
dent, through the influence of Mr..
Seward. This is the first pardon yet
granted to full general in the Con-
federate service. .-.5..azi
The Collinsville (Ct.) NIethodists
have. n valuable none y-saving mi
mister. Being himself n practical
joiner, he superintends the work of
building their new church, and takes
hold himself of all the hard jobs.
The colored presiding officers of
both branches of the Louisiana LIE
gislature, have decided that they
are under no obligation to obey
Massa Grant, and will manage bust
ness as they please.
Senator Sumner says that Mr..
Pendleton will "come down like q
stick" Few poor fellows, says
Prentice, know better than Sumner
how stick comes down. Ai
The mail matter handled daily at
the New York Post Office amounts
to ninety-five tons. making 900
wagon loads each day; $50, 600 letters
are despatched each day.
Eminent Berlin physicians, it is
said, concur in the opinion that both
Bismarck and King William will die
very soon and very suddenly.
The average deaths of negroes
occurring in this State, from acci-
dent, in handling fire arms, are
about five every week.
The citizens of the village of
Bamberg have organized Demo
cratic club.
The New Orleans papers chronicle
the death of Judge E. Warren Noise,
formerly resident of this State.
Il fond mother in Cincinnati broke
her arm while spanking disobedient
infant the other day.
Mr.. Cyrus Bacot, aged eighty-nine
years, died in Darlington on the 30th
ult.
The store Of Delorme &c Dove, at
Dove Station, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday night last.
An Ohio farmer has not slept since
last October, and is still lively.