The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-25
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port that the Cretan representatives
and exiles now In that city have
offered an address to the United
States Consul. On the occasion Of
presenting it, the Cretans and c;ti-
zens of Athens assembled in LARGE
numbers before the American Leea-
ton and made an enthusiastic de-
nlonstration Of gratitude for the
friendship and sympathy OF the
American people. .-ss4.- -.
81 at North Alexander, N. Y, as A.
l.. Dodson was going from his house
to his barn, during shower a few
days since. lightning struck his steel
watch chain, and passed thence ITO
his arm, and off at the ends of his
fingers. The electric charge was
Light, simply ,benumbing the arm and
producing for short time an intense
burning sensation throughout his
entire body. ,s-I-
WARNING TO TRAvE1ERs.-A poor
fellow carelessly put his feet out of
car window, on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad last Monday.
night, and thus reclining went
to sleep. AS the train passed
Shawsville, they were caught by q
box-car standing on the 'sswitch, s"
and injured so seriously as to probably
render amputation necessary.
[Chrstians6nrg Sentinel.
7 A brow beating counsel asked a
witness how far he had been from q
certain place? -
''Just four yards, two feet, six
inches and half"
Glow came you to be so exact, my
friend?"
Because expected some fool or
other would ask me, and so went
and measured it."
A commercial man who travels fire.
quently between Boston and New
York, relates an amusing anecdote of
fellow-passenger who fell asleep
soon after the train left the depot,
and on its arrival at a certain station
the conductor called out, "Jamaica
Plain" when the sleepy fellow sang
out, MOT by a sight! Brandy
cocktail for me-"
Joan of Arc has found imitators in
many countries. The latest is a
young Cretan' lady, who recently
arrived in Athens dressed in the
masculine attire, which she had as
sumed for the purpose of preserving
her incognito while fighting. against
the Turks in Crete. 40 y.
In reply to refusal by his parents
to take boy to church, "because he
was too small" the latter replied,
"Well, you'd better take care of me
now, for when I get bigger, I mayn't
want to CO." Consequence-the lit
tie philosopher went.
Saturday last was the 31st ami
versary of Queen victoria's accession
to the throne Of England, and was
duly. observed throughout the king
dom. A grand review of the volun-
teer troops took place in Windsor
Park, London, in presence of her
Majesty and suite.
Grant has something of a match
in Desborough, the butcher-general
OF Cromwell's time, who "knew the
four hoofs of going nag bet
ter than all the books Of Noses" !"
Similarly, Grant loves O trotter, and
hates the Jews. Matched.
Chicago is favored with q remark
able individual, o citizen named
Koerber, who has q beard six feet
long, which he is, of course, COM
PEELED to lift as he walks along the
street.
The Boston Post says: The negro
barber in Louisville, who left an
estate of 100000, made his money
by never charging more than five
cents for shave. Don't some of our
BARRIERS want 100000?
PERsoSAL.-The Army Gazette an
nounces the following:
Brevet- t-Colonel II. B. Judd, u. S.
A., (retired,) has been announced as
Provost Marshal General for the
Second Military District.
Young lady-"Going to make a
fiower-bed here, Smithers? Why, it'll
quite spoil cur croquet-grounds."
Gardener-"Well, that's your pas
orders, miss. He'll hev' it laid out
for 'orticultur', not for 'usbandry."
An exchange says: "Women are
allowed to practice law in Kansas. {"
How kind of Kansas! Unlike her
sister States, she will permit the Ia
dies to sully themselves with Coke.