The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-15


4 q clergyman in England, on a SAL
airy of 940 or $200, received a present
of 60, and his official members hear.
ing of it, claimed it as d part of the
salary, We know OF q similar case
In this country, where "a benevolent
gentleman gave minister 500 for
an extra service, and the people in
sisted on its going towards his little
salary. -,
At Dieppe, in France, the follow
ing notice has been issued by the
police: "The bathing police are re.
quested, when lady is in danger of
drowning, to seize her by the dress,
and not by the hair, which often
times remains in the grasp. New
foundland dogs will govern them
selves accordingly.
A mixture called "butter COM
pound" is advertised in the New
York papers, n small quantity of
which, its proprietors say, will make
two pounds of excellent butter from
one quart of milk! A "butter
powder" of like nature is also in the
market.
"May I he married, ma?" said
pretty brunette of sixteen to her
mother ''What do you want to be
married for?" returned her mother.
"Why, ma, you know that the chill
dren have never seen ANYBODY mar
ried, and 1 thought it might please
EN-"
On THE BORDER. R.-Napoieon re-
mains at Biarritz, where he received
the ex-Queen of Spain, and "defers
his return" to Paris. His Majesty is
thus Just at the fortress of San Sc
bastian, Nothing like having early
and reliable news, particularly in
times of revolution.
a newspaper in Cleveland, having
advertised that they would send q
copy of their paper gratis for one
year to the person sending them ''a
club OF ten" received the ten spot of
clubs from young lady in the
country.
An exchange has the following: 1t
is said there are more editors un-
married than any other class of pro-
fessional men. For tie reason, we
suppose, the majority of them are
men of fine sentiment, and do not
wish to starve anybody's sister.
One of the Oldest Free Masons in
the State of Rhode Island, Sir Knight
Samuel Greene, of Woonsocket, died
at his home on Thursday, in the 9Sth
year of his age. He one was one of
the original members of st. Johns
Encampment.
A difficulty occurred in Girrard
County. Ky, on Tuesday last, be-
tween Samuel Merriam and two bro
theirs, James FL. and Luther Mer-
shom, which resulted in the instant
killing of James and the serious
wounding of Luther Mershom.
Senator Morgan and Representa-
tive Schenck have decided that there
shall be no quorum present at the
meeting OF Congress on the 18th inst.
The two houses viii accordingly be
adjourned until the 10th of Novem-
Der.
The Metropolitan Church in
Washington is to have n sofa made
of wood from Gethsemane, n pulpit
of wood from the Mount of Olives.
and its vestibule paved with tiles
from Solomon's Temple.
A we'll known author hung up his
stocking in jest last Christmas Eve,
and his wife, very much in earnest,
put a baby in it; whereupon the
author said, "My dear, darn that
stocking" ,t..
A Fiench surgeon has invented
means of Illuminating the inside of
q mans stomach. If he could only
induce his apparatus into some peo-
pies heads, he would be benefactor
to the race.
The preliminaries of naturaliza-
ton treaty, similar to that recently
concluded between North Germany
and the United States, have been
arranged between Lord Stanley and
the American Minister.
An italian named Muratori has in
vented kind of felt, made of vege-
table substances. which is tough
enough to resist rifle ball. He pro-
poses to dress soldiers in it for battle.
What is the difference between
editorial and matrimonial experience?
In the former, the "devil' cries for