The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-20


four tells the truth about the ciroula-
tion. LRf
In advertising mercantile firms
generally prefer dailies; patent medi-
cine men weeklies. 80 "
Messrs. RoweIl &c Co. are now
compiling complete directory-a
volume that has long been needed.
1t will be book of over three hun
dred pages.
Parson French, of the Freedman's
Bureau, (who was defeated in the
Congressional race during the late
session of the Legislature, delivered
political harangue in O Methodist
Church, in Madison County, Ohio, q
few days ago. which so incensed the
congregation that they left their seats.
A resolution of censure of the rever-
end was afterwards adopted.
ANOTHER GIN HOUSE BURNT.
gin house of Capt Albert Dial, of
this District, was burnt, on the night
of the 18th instant. Eleven bales of
cotton and other property were con-
sumed. 1t is another case of the in
cendiary's torch We made the same
record in our last issue.
LdM'enSrWe He,ul0
ALMOST AN FRESHMAN. professor
in the Dublin University has lately
discovered that Homer's name was
originally O'Meagher, which became
abbreviated into O'NTer, which was
originally pronounced HOMER, by
the English cockneys, and finally
came to be written Homer.
Sydney Sarratt, q freedman, of
Spartanburg, publishes the following
in the Spartan: Il take this method
of informing my friends and the
public generally that I ain no longer
II Union Lacquer or radical, and am
bound to vote in the coming election
for Seymour and Blair"
John Crabb, who fought with Sir
John Moore in Spain, is living with
Mrs. Crabb, i'll Maine. He is ninety
three, but, according to the local
journal, in possession OF all his facul-
ties and in the apparent flush of
youth.
VOTES OF CITIES. s.-The largest vote
O'oA PoitS' III NcW AOIk CITY WAS TWO
years since, when III, 100 were polled.
Philadelphia, On Tuesday, polled
5000 above this, but New York
ought to poll from $50, 900 to 1GO, 900
votes in November.
Madame Italia Gnribaldi, wife of
N1enotte Garibaldi, is about to raise
regiment of Amazons, who are to
be clad in the celebrated Meuratori
cuirass, which is both ball and bayo-
net proof. A French journal is given
as authority for this announcement.
Only think of 400 souls surviving
the earthquake of Ecuador, out of
10000, who were swallowed up in an
instant by the subsidence of the
whole district, which is now covered
by lake. Horror enough for one
day.
Two severe earthquake shocks were
felt on Saturday night by the people
of Floyd Court House, Va. The du-
ration of the first shock is supposed
to have been about ten seconds, and
that of the second about five seconds.
The following announcement lately
appeared IN paper: edward Eden,
painter, is requested to communicate
with his brother, when he will hear
Of something to his advantagc-his
wife is dead"
Mr.. Thomas L. O'Sullivan, a mem
ber of the cart preservative. who
has resided many years in Charles
ton, died in Savannah, on Friday
evening last. His remains were sent
to Charleston for interment.
The New York IiiLune has made
the discovery that "there is less free
dom in the South than there was
during the war or before the war;"
Well, Horace, we knew it, but how
did you find it out?
It is stated that the Queen of Mad
agascar has abolished idol worship,
and though she has not yet embraced
Christianity, the effect of her course
is to give encouragement to the mis-
sionaries.
A family quarrel occurred near
Branchville, few days ago. Re-
sult-a woman named Charlotte
Jones was killed. The parties were
colored.
A STRANGE Trio. John Morrissey,
Horace Greeley and George Francis
Train, are to compete for the Con-
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