The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-13

poses to do as soon as circumstances
will permit-Stdnton Vindicator.
Next year, if all goes we'll, there
will be second Atlantic cable, run
ming, without break anywhere.
from Brest, the extreme North west
point of France, directly to the city
of New York. This will considera-
bly, cheaper messages. The French
Government has contracted for the
completion of the Brest and New
York line by the beginning of Sep
tember. 1869.
Sheridan made his appearance one
day in pair of new boots, which at
tracted the notice of some of his
friends. "Now guess, said he, chow
l came by these new boots?" Many
probable guesses then took place.
"No," said Sheridan, "no, you've
not hit, nor ever will; L bought them
and paid for them"
The colored coroner of Whining
ton, N. c., held an inquest on the
body of Daniel Afford, white man
employed on the Wilmington aud
Manchester Railroad, who died very
suddenly on Wednesday last. The jury
found verdict Of 'death from ma
tnral causes and for want of proper
medical attention and treatment"
A boy seventeen years of age shot
and killed burglar named Sweeney,
in Philadelphia, on Thursday night.
The burglars had been driven away
on the previous night by the boy,
who threatened to shoot them, but
returned on Thursday night, when
the young man redeemed his pro-
mise.
Ex-Confederate Admiral franklin
Buchanan, of Talbot County, Nd,
who commanded the Confederate
ram Merrimac in the engagement
with the Monitor, has been elected
President of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College, by the trustees Of that
institution.
Julian Philips. colored black
smith, who was appointed justice of
the peace by Holden, does not value
the honor very highly, and says he
knows more of his trade than of law,
and can make living without the
aid of an Office, which he has not the
ability to fill.
l.. D. Sinclair has been driving o
stage between Dover and Conway,
N. H., forty-two years, having be-
gun ut the age of sixteen. He claims
to have travelled S45, 400 miles, or
thirty-four times round the world.
He still follows the business.
Napoleon and his family and guests
lately had spelling match. The
Emperor missed nine times, the
Prince Imperial eleven. Metternich
six, and the lAeraiem' Octave Feuil-
lit was the worst of all, had fourteen
faults.
a correspondent of u Hamburg
paper, in st. Helena, writes that the
apartments formerly occupied by
Bonaparte, on that island, are being
repaired and newly furnished.
Mrs. Wright, known ms the CEN
tenarian of Watertown, N. Y, died
at the residence of her son, on Sa-
turday, aged 102 years and six
months.
A lady told us, yesterday, that the
only thing she could tolerate about
her was n fan and a little lemonade.
A good costume for comfort, but not
for society.
Charles E. Leland, of the Claren
don, Saratoga, will be the proprie-
tor of the Grand Hotel, Paris, his
offer of 100000 francs (gold)
having been accepted. !
A Prussian chemist has invented n
new method of warfare on the battle
field; it is powder that makes a
whole regiment sneeze for half an
hour.
A man moving in Pennsylvania,
cut rattlesnake in two, and the half
to which the head was attached bit
him to death.
A German woman is the heroine of
Davenport, Iowa. She encountered
q burglar, met his pistol with one
better, and shot him dead.
Small monkeys are the fashionable
pets of fashionable ladies in Paris
now. I..,
A Louisville woman had two son
strokes the other day each weighing
nine pounds.